New Hope Community News and Social Toasts
Rain boosts crops across New Hope as locals report healthy fields and late-season growth. A series of family visits and gatherings filled the weekend, with numerous guests staying in homes of Holt, Bray, and others. News of Uncle Tom Holt’s death in East Fayetteville brings heartfelt sympathy to the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Berry
G. W. Holt
Colin Bray
Rufus Bedselle
Atlanta
Bird Phillips
Dorothy Jackson
Fayetteville
Fay Martin
Annie Mae” Dixon
Nellie Mae Wallis
Litthe
Vedselle
Daniels Banks
Galie Banks
Uncle Tom
Holt
Grand Master Bass to Preach at Fayetteville Church
The Grand Master of the Georgia Masonic Fraternity, Rev. Charles L. Bass, will deliver sermons at Fayetteville Methodist Church on Sunday July 4 at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Public cordiary invited.
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Charles L. Bass
Masonic Fraternity of Georgia
Fayetteville Methodist Church
Brooks Sees Rain Aid Crops and Local News
The section notes needed rain after dry spells improving gardens and corn middles. A lightning strike near Digby hit C E Coppedge's barn killing two hogs and shocking others and a horse and two boys inside. Barn was extinguished after the fire. Jesse Hubbard reports the boll weevil first in the area with dewberries picked by children showing two pests. Local social notes include Crawford family Washington trip, Gable sisters at college, a new show in town, and church services by Rev Brown with Rev Adams visiting from Atlanta.
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Digby
Jesse Hubbard
BH. Ny Crawford
Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Sara
Jimmie Gable
J. L. Gable
G. N. and I. College
Milledgeville
Brooks
Fairview
Brown
F. A. Adams
Atlanta
Ebenezer Church Sunday Services Notice
Sunday School at 10:15 a.m. and preaching at 11:00 a.m. at Ebenezer Church. The Boston Transcript notes the adage Have No Talent for It about economy and expertise.
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Boston Transcript
Corn Borer Erosion and Home Potatoes Advised for Farms
The article discusses corn borers damaging crops and notes experts doubt dusting with arsenate of lead is profitable as borers infest from the stalk base. It suggests growing fall Irish potatoes like Lookout Mountain or Red Bliss on a tenth of an acre, with weekly shallow cultivation for corn and boll weevil control to conserve moisture and curb weeds.
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Lookout Mountain
College of Agriculture
All Day Picnic At Lake Bennett
Fayetteville invites all residents to Lake Bennett for an all day picnic on Thursday July 1. Businesses will close for the event and residents are urged to bring a basket dinner for a day of fellowship and good times. Committee members are E L Fife, L G Perry, and W R Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Bennett
Fayetteville
Hk. E. L. Fife
L. G. Perry
W. R. Jackson
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