Mt Hope Annual Picnic Promises Record Day
The Mt Hope community invites all to the Annual Picnic on July 3 promising a day beyond past events. Attendees are assured of enjoyment and a memorable program.
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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1915
Page
4
The Mt Hope community invites all to the Annual Picnic on July 3 promising a day beyond past events. Attendees are assured of enjoyment and a memorable program.
Baptist preaching on 2nd and 4th Sundays led by Rev H C Dunn with Sunday School at 9 30. Methodist preaching on 1st and 3rd Sundays by Rev Guy F Ponder with 9 30 Sunday School. Church of Christ Bible study and Lord's Supper every Lord's day at 9 45 led by Earl M Hodson. J Petty Ezell preaches third Lord's day. Presbyterian church has Rev Rome Pickens on 1st and 2nd Sundays at 11 am and Sabbath school each Sunday. Sister Willie Thomas preaches third Sunday in 1915 at the Tabernacle four miles southeast of Mr Hope. Everyone invited.
Chancery Court sits on the fourth Mondays in February and August. Circuit Court on the first Mondays in June and December with a two week term. County Court on the third Monday each month. July terms at the third Mondays in January and July. Probate Court on the second Monday each month. Board of Revenue on the second Monday in February, first Monday in April, second Monday in August, first Monday in November. Educational notes: Teachers paid first Saturday each month at Moulton. Examinations on the third Mondays in December, April and July. W. 8. Dill, County Superintendent.
Probate Judge J C Kumpe. Circuit Court Clerk W R Jackson. Solicitor J M Irwin. Sheriff W B Lee. Tax Assessor W C Hamiton. Tax Collector J E Brown. Register in Chancery W R Jackson. Treasurer J M Sandlin. Supt of Education W B Dill. Board of Education J D French J D L Byars M J Taylor T F Aimon. Board of Revenue J S Smith J Frank Smith J M Byars A C Harris. Surveyor B O Masterson.
The Methodist congregation led by Rev. W. W. Aldridge holds preaching the first Sunday monthly with Sunday School Sundays at 1 o'clock under Inman Napps. Trinity guest Neighbors preaches on the third Sunday afternoon. Second and fourth Sundays feature singing at 2nd and 4th Sundays with Rev. J. E. Johnson as pastor. Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. with E. R. Hames superintendent. Fourth Sunday preaching at 11 a.m. Class leaders meet on the fourth Saturday afternoon. Ladies’ Aid Society gathers on the first Saturday afternoon.
Senator White recounted a post office burglary in Winston County and praised the county as loyal and honest. He joked about local customs and manners, noting excommunications over ice in liquor and the openness of doors. The appeal for relief was successful, illustrating a primitive Appalachian society in Virginia, Tennessee, and Alabama.
Circulars announce a summer program at State Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes in Normal Alabama to aid Negro teachers in the Tennessee Valley. Courses include grammar arithmetic school management and methods plus practical subjects Plain Sewing Cooking School Gardening Farm Carpentry and Blacksmithing taught in simple plans to help one room rural schools adopt these arts.
A 1920s era notice from Mehama Alabama reports the Lawrence County Sunday School Association meeting at Town Creek Station on July 22 and 23 with invitations to Sunday School workers to participate. It highlights Negro education progress, summer schools at Normal and the State Agricultural and Mechanical College at Normal, and notes 1861 illiterate adults among 6938 Negro residents.
Grove's Whenever You Need a General Tonic promises tonic benefits from QUIN and IRON. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the whole system. Sold for 50 cents.
Free offer includes two gold fish and a bow with every bottle of Eas-It headache remedy at Sandlin's Drug Store. Supplies are disappearing quickly as customers snap up the deal.
County convention outline detailing five sessions focused on Sunday School efficiency. Topics include devotional services, yearly work, financial status, district and department reports, teacher training, missions, temperance, and programs. Includes enrollment, district president reports, and officer elections.
When a person uses religion as a cloak or shield for wrongful acts, it reveals they have never truly been regenerated.
A reflective proverb notes that listening well often surpasses fluency in speaking about oneself. It warns that those who expound on possessions and plans may fail to win favor compared to attentive listeners.
Itig stated island and small peninsula inhabitants have longer lifespans than mainland residents. The text notes stockings appeared in the eleventh century, preceding a period when feet were wrapped in bandages.
A mansion in Germany, believed to be the oldest inhabited residence in the world, dates back to around the year 700. Archaeologists say the structure shows long term occupancy and shifting architectural styles across centuries.
An 82 year old Atlanta woman praises Anti Pain Pills and Nervine from Miles Medical Co. for headaches, nerve strain, and enabling housework. The ad claims decades of proven merit and urges purchase from drugstores at 25 cents for 25 doses.
The Lawrence County Singing Convention will meet near Mt Hope on July 10 and 11. The Banner Contest occurs Saturday with no entry fee. J P French of Moulton Route 7 invites interested singers to write for terms. J P French is president and W R Sims secretary.
The Mt Hope picnic program is being prepared and promises to be the best yet. Make arrangements to attend and enjoy the event on July 3.
Manifestly satirical patent medicine ad claims Ruse-My-Tism cures rheumatism neuralgia headaches cramps colic sprains bruises cuts and burns old sores stings of insects etc with antiseptic anodyne for internal and external use priced at 25.
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