Mt Hope Annual Picnic Promises Unprecedented Event
The Mt Hope picnic on July 3 aims to surpass all prior gatherings with a day full of activities and enjoyment. Attendees are urged to join and expect a memorable outing.
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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1915
Page
4
The Mt Hope picnic on July 3 aims to surpass all prior gatherings with a day full of activities and enjoyment. Attendees are urged to join and expect a memorable outing.
Baptist and Methodist pulpits share Sundays with pastors Rev H C Dunn and Rev Guy F Ponder. Sunday School at 9 30. Church of Christ Bible study and Lord s Supper at 9 45. J Petty Ezell and Rome Pickens preach at various churches on Sundays. Tabernacle hosts Sister Willie Thomas on the third Sunday. Visitors invited.
Chancery Court convenes on the fourth Mondays in February and August. Hrcait Court meets on the first Mondays in June and December, continuing two weeks. County Court sits on the third Monday each month. July terms occur on the third days in January and July. Probate Court meets on the second Monday each month. Board of Revenue meets on the second Monday in February, the first and second Mondays in August, and the first day in November. Educational notices state teachers are paid on the first Saturday of each month at Moulton with examinations on the third Mondays in December, April and July. W. 38. 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 Hamilton Tax Collector J E Brown Register in Chancery W R Jackson Treasurer J M Sandlin Superintendent of Education W 8 Dill Board of Education J D French J D L Byars M J Tayor T F Aimon Board of Revenue J S Smith J Frank Smith J M Byars A C Harris Surveyor B O Masterson.
Methodist services first Sunday each month led by Rev W Aldridge with Bro Neighbors preaching 3rd Sunday afternoon from Trinity. Sunday School every Sunday at 10. Singing on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. Congregational preachings 2nd and 4th led by Rev J E Johnson. Service on Loo Sunday at 9:30. Fourth Sunday Pocock ing on the Fourth Sunday at o'clock. Leaders meetings on 4th Saturday afternoon. Aid Society meets first Monday afternoon.
A society is formed in New York City to reduce birth rates among the poor, though the group doubts such laws will be enacted.
Mrs Octo Gans of Zanesville Ohio describes years of stomach trouble and drastic weight loss. After taking two bottles of Chamberlains Tablets she reports a complete recovery and renewed strength. Ad promotes availability everywhere.
The incident notes John Jacob Astor died on the Titanic leaving an unborn heir born later. The child receives $20,000 yearly for support, but the guardian seeks an additional $10,000. The commentary questions spending so much on one baby while many families live on interest.
Circulars promote six week session for Negro teachers at State Agricultural and Mechanical College at Normal Alabama. Courses mix basic academics with practical skills like sewing cooking gardening carpentry and blacksmithing. Board lodging and wash costs eighteen dollars. State Education Dept offers one year extension on certificates for attendees.
C C Smith requests all Sunday School workers in Lawrence County attend July 22 and 23 at Town Creek Station for the Lawrence County Sunday School Association meeting with a State Field Secretary. Please submit name, address, and preferred discussion subject by June 15. Delegates are elected by each Sunday School and by church officials.
Lawrence County hosts a singing convention near Mt Hope on July 11 and 16 with a Banner Contest on Saturday. J P French of Moulton Route 2 leads entries and terms inquiries. no entry fee. J P French president. W R Sims secretary.
The annual Mt Hope picnic program for July 3 is being prepared and promises to be the best ever. Readers are urged to make arrangements to attend.
The program outlines five sessions for a county Sunday school convention. Topics include efficiency in Sunday School work, department reports, district progress, teacher training, and missionary and temperance efforts. Sessions cover devotional services, reports by county officers, and plans for promoting efficiency.
Advertisement for Rub-My-Tism claiming to cure rheumatism neuralgia headaches cramps colic sprains bruises cuts burns old sores stings of insects etc. Described as antiseptic and anodyne, usable internally and externally. Price 25 cents.
Congressman Almon announces an agricultural health and education campaign with expert speakers on crop diversification stock raising and rural sanitation. Four meetings will occur in seven counties starting Madison County on July 13 with county agents selecting times and places and communities providing basket dinners or barbecues. Lawrence County dates include Town Creek July 27 Mt Hope July 28 Wren July 29 Hodges Store July 30 Harmony July 31.
Mrs Walter Vincent of Pleasant Hill North Carolina recounts three summers of severe headaches prostration and inability to walk. After three bottles of Cardui the nervous system and appetite improved and she gained strength and rosy cheeks. Cardui described as purely vegetable with mild tonic effect for the womanly constitution and claimed to have helped over a million women in fifty years.
Mrs Florence Slife of Wabash Indiana reports great relief from sprains bruises and rheumatic pains after using Chamberlains Liniment She urges others troubled by rheumatic pain to try it for prompt relief available everywhere
Following Moulton’s example, Hartselle progressives plan an oil mill and fertilizer plant to boost local industry. The effort mirrors regional development patterns and aims to expand employment and economic activity in the area.
A call urges boys to sign a total abstinence pledge with a book for names and addresses at the Commoner office. Sign, paste, mail a notice with age or adult, and receive acknowledgment via publication. The pledge begins with We, the undersigned, promise never to use intoxicating liquors. William Jennings Bryan signs dated Nov 28, 1914 from Lincoln, Nebraska.
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