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"WEDNESDAY,, SEPTEMBER 1, 1915
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County News Items
Intere&antf Facts Gathered During the Week by Our to
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La Crosse
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
, La CROSSE, Ga., Sept. 1. —Miss Es
telle Jones spent last week in Ameri
cus, the guest of Misses Ethel and
Minnie Lee.
Miss Lyde Green, of Bainbridge, is
the attractive guest of Mrs. H. G. Kille
brew.
Miss Edith Autry is spending this
week in Americus, the guest of Mrs.
W. J. Payne.
Mrs. Leila Hardy, of Columbus, spent
last Wednesday with Mrs. R .H. Hol
loway.
Mrs. C. A. Takack returned to her
home in Sanford, Fla., after spending
a few days with Mr. and Mrs. U. B.
Jones
Mr. Lee Autry, of Americus, spent
the week-end with homefolks.
Mrs. L. G. Council, of Americus,
spent Tuesday with Mrs. Ada Hollo
way.
Miss Lillie Belle Franklin returned
home Monday after a pleasant stay
with Miss Minnie Lee, at Americus.
Mr. Clifford Anglin, of Americus,
spent Monday with Mr. Newton Frank -
lin.
Mr. W. L. Williams, of Anderson
ville, was a visitor here Sunday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Killebrew autoeJ
to Americus Saturday.
Mrs. B. R. Walls spent Monday bery
pleasantly with Mrs W. B. Jones.
Mr. John Jones, of Macon, is spend
ing this week with Mr. and Mrs. W.
B. Jones.
Mrs. Christian, of Salem, is spend
ing this week with Mrs. A. J. Autry.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Autry spent
Sunday with Mr and Mrs. W. H. Hol
loway.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Pilcher, of An-
Chapel, were visitors here Sun-
Way.
Mr. J. R. Autry went down to
Americus Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Holloway, of
near Andersonville, visited relatives
here Sunday.
Mrs. W. B. Jones spent Sunday in
Americus, the guest of Mrs. H. A. Lee
Anthony Chapel
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
ANTHONY CHAPEL, Ga., Sept. I.
Miss Jessie Daniels has resumed her
school duties at Pennington school
near Andersonville.
Miss Ruby Simpson is now teaching
at New Hope, near Leslie.
Mrs. Emmett Daniels was the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Kile, at Cobb,
for the Xveek-end.
Mrs. Parsons and Miss Emma Par
sons were guests of friends in Leslie
me day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jones, of Les
e, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rov
' iobinson last Sunday afternoon.
. One of the most unique parties of
: le season was that given by Miss Ed-
1 Robinson Friday evening. She en
rtained with an old fashioned school
i irty. Each one was presented a box
dinner at the “dinner hour” and
•nonade was found to be in the "old
ken basket that hung in the well.”
me of the interesting ,'haracters
>re Mr. Douglas Walters, Misses
• mde Johnson and Ethel Howard, AU
• nt in school-day attire.
• dr. and Mrs. Hugh Page were
' ssts of friends in Americus Mon-
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day.
Mrs. J. A. Worthy,, of Sumter, was
a guest at Mr. Lonnie Worthy’s sev
eral days last week.
Anthony School opened Monday with
a full attendance.
Misses Eula and Eva Jordan were
guests of friends in Americus several
days last week.
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Plains
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
PLAINS, Ga., Sept. 1. —Plains school
opened Monday morning with a large
enrollment and with Prof. Barrett, as
principal; Miss Gay, Bth and 9the
grades, Miss Julia Coleman, 6th ano
7th grades; Miss May Belle Anderson,
4th and sth grades; Miss Lula Earl
2nd and 3rd grades, and Miss Estelle
Rawls, beginners and Ist grade. A
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successful term is assured.
On Monday evening a rather unique
and withal a most enjoyable affair was
the “Proven” party given in the Hud
son park by the young ladies in honor
of the young men. The young ladies
going for the young men was much
fun and enjoyment. Ice cream and
cake was served. Those invited were:
Misses Margaret Hudson, Martha Hud
son, Alice Ruth Timmerman, Lucy
Williams, Effie McArthur, Carrie and
Catherine Oliver, Ruth Ansley, Leila
Earl, May Bell Anderson, Gay, Estelle
Rawls, Julia Coleman, Lucy Kate and
Berta Will Clark, Agnes Thomas and
Emmie Kate Andrews of Americus.
Messrs, Tom, Frank, S. H., Alvin and
Louie Timmerman, Ernest Spann, Dr.
Sam Wise Dr. Bowman Wise, Earl
Carter, Otis Wellons, Green, Harris
Hall and Sieg Holmes.
Miss Emmie Kate Andrews, of Am
ericus, is the guest of Miss Lucy Wil
Hams.
Mrs. M. D. Walters and Miss Carrie
Walters attended the funeral of Mr.
Jere Bolton in Americus Monday after
noon.
Mrs. M. M. Jennings and yong sons,
Philip Brown and Millard, have re
turned from a visit to relatives at
Cordele.
Mrs. R. S. Oliver is spending several
days with relatives in Americus.
Miss Mattie Stapleton returned
Tuesday from a delightful stay of six
weeks in Live Oak, Fla.
Mr. J. W. Timmerman spent Sunday
in Macon.
Miss Melba Lunsford spent Tuesday
shopping in Americus.
Miss Amy Coleman returned to Bon
ifay, Fla., Tuesday, after a visit to Mrs.
H. R. McGea.
Mrs. Lucy Forth and Miss Jessie
Bell Forth, of Bronwood, were guests
of Mrs. E. Timmerman the past week.
Mrs. W. B. Gibson and children have
returned from a visit to her parents,
near Leslie.
De Soto
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
D’SOTO, Ga., Sept. 1. —The barbe
cue given by the De Soto people re
cently was a decided success and a
number of visitors were here from th±
country and towns.
Mr. M. W. Marshall, of Dawson, was
a reecnt business visitor here.
Mr. W. C. Herring went to Hunting
ton Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Ferguson went
to Americus Friday.
Miss Eva Hooks, of Lee county, was
a charming week-end visitor to Mrs
Bruce Bothwell.
Mr. and Mrs, R. E. Howe, Mrs. Ed
Ferguson, Sr., and Mr. Harold Sum
erford spent Wednesday at Myrtle
Springs.
Mr. E. A. Luke, Misses Gussie and
Mae Luke and Tmma Glostermance
w’ent to Americus recently.
Miss Ann Duncan spent several days
recently with little Misses Wilma and
Mary Hill, at Cobb.
Mr. L. K. Bagley was a business vis
itor to Americus Thursday.
Mr. Mirk Harvey ,of Mississippi, was
mingling with old friends here last
week.
Petite Misses Wilma and Mary Hill,
of Cobb, visited Misses Blanche and
Ann Duncan last week.
Mr. A. M. Barlow went to Americus
Friday.
Miss Fannie Kaylor, of Chokee, was
a charming visitor here, the guest of
Miss Florine Scarbro, last week.
Miss Blanche Duncan visited her
grandny>ther in Americus recently.
Miss Ada Mae Battle, of Dawson
was the attractive guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Aleck Duncan last week.
Miss Gussie Luke was a pleasan'
visitor to Miss Frances Johnson in
Huntington last week.
Mrs. Ed Vinson, of Cordele, was the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Allen John •
son, last Sunday.
Miss Sallie Johnson, of Americus,
visited Mrs. Hugh Ferguson Monday.
Miss Elise Barlow, of Glenwood, has
entered the De Soto High School.
Mr. R. E. Howe and little daughters
and Dr. Alva Bagley motored to Am
ericus Tuesday.
Misses Mary Lizzie and Rebecca
Ferguson, of Chokee, were the week
end guests of Mrs. Frank Ferguson.
Dr. Alva Bagley, Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
Howe attended th e party at Mr. an.i
Mrs. John Methvin’s in the 28th, Tues
day evening.
Mr. C. C. Womack and little daugh
ter, Helen, went to Americus last
Wednesday.
Rev. J. A. Phillips and Dr. Wise, of
Plains, were -the guests of Dr. and
Mrs. W. J. Smith Sunday, Rev. Phillips
preaching two splendid sermons to a
large and interested congregations. ..
School opened Monday morning with
a good attendance. Mr. Mark Adams,
of Dallas, and Miss Nellie Morris, of
Conyers, are the teachers.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Simmons, of
Daphne, were here Sunday, guests of
■relatives.
Mrs. R. E. Howe began her music
school Tuesday with a large class. Pu
pils in voice and piano are solicited.
Weston
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
WESTON, Ga., Sept. I.—The past
week has been a gay one, Weston en
tertaining royally for many young
visitors.
On Monday Misses Willie and El
dora gave a 6 o'clock dinner for a
number of intimate friends. The for
tunate honorees were Misses Elia May
Coik, Thelma Patterson, Lucile Pat
terson, Lucile Pinkston, Gussie Jones,
Georgia Elliott, Harshall Martin, Effie
Adams, Susie Mae King, Louise Sims,
and Mr. Lawton Sims.
Monday evening Miss Thelma Pat
terson was hostess at a dance and
musicale. Tuesday evening Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Wood entertained in
honor of their sisters, Misses Gladys
and Lucile Pinkston.
Wednesday night Dr. and Mrs. Cleve
land gave a delightful musicale in
honor of their charming visitor, Miss
Elizabeth Mallette, of Mobile, Ala.
One of the most delightful parties of
the season was that given by Miss
Louise Sims on Thursday night. Manv
out-of-town visitors were present,and
music and cards were enjoyed until
a late hour.
Friday, 26th, Weston enjoyed a big
barbecue dinners at Camp Ground
Springs. Quite a large crowd was in
attendance, and after a sumptuous
dinner, bathing and swimming con
tests furnished amusement for the
merry crowd.
Friday evening wound up the week’s
festivities, with Miss Marshall Mar
tin hostess to Weston’s gay young peo
ple.
Wenesay was municipal election
day. Dr. G. G. Lunsford was made
mayor by a large majority, and Messrs.
THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER
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• Americus, Georgia •
J. W. Adams, Lem Harmon, Oscar
Sims and Tom McGarrah, councilmen.
With such progressive men as Dr.
Lnusford and his able assistants at
the head of city affairs, Weston feels
that she has entered into a new era
of prosperity.
The fall term of Weston High school
opened Monday with full attendance
The school is to be congratulated up
on securing Prof. Knox Walker, from
Whitesburg, as principal. A graduate
of Mercer university, a gentleman and
scholar, under Prof. Walker’s able
maan gement, Weston High school
hopes to rank with the best. The pri
mary department is again m charge
of the efficient teacher, Miss Floyd
Sims.
Personals.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Adams, of Way
cross, after a delightful visit to rela
tives, returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Olin A. Williams and son, Olin,
Jr., the guests of Dr. G. G. Lunsford
the past week, returned to Americus
Tuesday.
Misses Gladys and Lucile Pinkston,
of Parrott, are the charming puests
of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wood.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cleveland, of
Eufaula, and Miss Eliabeth Mallette,
if Mobile, are guests of Dr. and Mrs.
J. T. Cleveland.
Miss Allie Godwin, of Plains, and
Mr. Wylea Johnson, of Sassar, are
guests of Misses Rena and Ella May
Cook.
Miss Thelmaj Patterson returned
Monday from a bisit to her sister, Mrs
Golden Christian, of Parrott.
Mrs. John Lunsford, Miss Sadie
Lunsford and Mr. Jim Lunsford, of
Preston, and Miss Sara Hightower, of
Americus, were visitors in Weston
Friday.
Prof. Dudley Dennard and family,
left Monday for their home in Sale
City.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hay and child
ren, Miss Florence Johnson and Mr.
Joe Johnson, of Leesburg, were guests
of friends in Weston Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley King and
children, of Cusseta, were visitors a'
the home of Mrs. A. W. Elliott, for
several days this week. On Saturday
Mrs. W. A. King gave a Lining in
their holnor. Those invited were
Messrs. Joe and Kay King .Mr. and
Mrs. Elliott, Miss Georgia Elliott,
King and Florence Elliott.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Adams enter
tained at a spend-the-day party Wed
nesday, complimentary to Mr. and
Mrs. Mark Adams, of Waycross. The
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Dave Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. Ribert Stapleton, Mr.
and Mrs. Sid Adacs, Mr. and Mrs. Bob
McCollum, Misses Jennie and Anie
Lee Adams.
Shiloh
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
SHILOH, September I.—Mrs. C. J.
Jordan and children spent Thursday
in Ellaville.
Miss Bessie Beckwith arrived home
Monday, after spending a short while
with her cousin, Lizzie Ruth Dozier, at
Sumter.
Mrs. E. W. Pilcher and family spent
the week-end with Mrs. G. N. Jordan.
Miss Margia Whitely, of Americus,
is spending this week, the guest of
Miss Louise Arrington.
Miss Jewel Owens, of Ebenezer.
spent the past week with her sister
Mrs. J. A. McGill.
Miss Minnie Beckwith is a charm
ing visitor of her sister, Mrs. A. C
Grey, and her cousins, Misses Imo
gene and Lillian Dixon, of Americus.
Miss Jewel Jordan visited relative'
-near Andrew Chapel Sunday.
* Miss Jewell Duncan has teturned t<
I Ellaville, after visiting relatives here
The dance at Myrtle Springs Thurs
day night was greatly enjoyed.
| Miss Bessie Beckwith had as her
guest Saturday, Misses Sarah Belle
Eunice and Margarete Evans.
Misses Lois Pilcher and Julia Ar
rington spent Sunday, guests of Miss
Mary Wood.
Miss Eunice Walters spent Sundav
1 i
very pleasantly, the guest of Miss Jew
! ell Jordan.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Bell visited Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Beckwith recently.
Leslie
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
LESLIE, Ga., Sept. I.—On August
' 30tft, Leslie High school witnessed
one of the best openings in its his
tory.
Th e prayer was followed by the in
troduction of the teachers, Mr. W. S.
Lancaster, Gainesville, Ga., principal
Miss Esta Garr, Jackson, Ga., assist
ant principal; Miss Nellie Siddall
Lumpkin, Ga., grammar department;
Miss Leola Ranew, Leslie, Ga., inter
mediate department; Miss Clifford
Whaley, Maysfield, Ga., primary de
partment.
Short talks were then given by
trustees and principal.
Mr. Stonewall Bolton, of Doles, Ga.,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. A. T. John
son.
The protracted service at the Les
lie Methodist church closed Sundav
evening. The interest in the meeting
continued to grow as manifested by
the house being well filled at each
service.
Mr. E. A. Bowen has returned to
Leslie and accepted a position with the
Leslie Hardware and Furniture Co.
Miss Beatrice Hutchinson returned
to her home in Tifton Friday after a
visit to her cousin, Miss Lota Speer.
Mrs .Sallie Larimore, of Huntington
i is spending the week with Mrs. E. L
Wilson.
Misses Susie, Mary and Martha
Pryor spent the evening Friday with
Miss Ella Wilson.
Miss Annie Clare Ranew has gone
to Swainsboro, Ga., to accept a po
sition in the Swainsboro school.
Mr. Eugene Lockett, of Americus,
spent a couple of days in Leslie re
cently seeing his ffriends.
We are glad to see Mrs. J. R. Pil
cher able to be out again after her re
cent illness.
Miss Lillian Jay spent the week
i end in Huntington, the guest of Miss
Frances Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williams, Jr.
have a fine little girl at their home.
Those going from here Monday as
ternoon to attend the funeral of Mr.
Jere F. Bolton, in Americus, were
Mr. W. R. Bolton, Mrs. A. T. Johnson,
i Mrs Elizabeth Bolton, Mrs. J. O.
i Suggs, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Bolton, Mr
[ and Mrs. J. T. Bolton, Mr. and Mrs. F
P. Jones and Mrs. Sallie Wade
Cut Off
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
CUT-OFF, Ga., Sept. I.—The Mission
Study class held a most interesting
meeting at Union Schoolhouse, on
Saturday evening.
Quite a number from here attended
protracted services at Pennington
schoolhouse the past week.
Miss Mary Alice Stubbs ieft Mon-1
day for Americus, to resume her stud
ies at A. M. C.
Mrs. J. B. Rouse had as guests Sun- |
day Mr. and Mrs. Godwin and child-1
ren, and Miss Chappel, from south
Georgia.
Miss Laura Stubbs is the guest ol
Misses Louise Turner and Elizabeth
Pennington, at Spaulding.
Misses Janie Wicker and Beulah
Pennington spent a few days the
past week with Misses Bertha and
Jessie Pennington, in Sumter county.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Smith spent Sun
day with Mr. J. R. Rouse and fam
ily.
Mr. Murchison, of the Public Min
ing; company, spent the past two weeks
pleasantly with homefolks near Rome.
Miss Beulah Pennington left Monday
a. m. for Andersonville, where I
she has a position in the public i
schools. I
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Preston
(Special to Times-Recoraer.)
PRESTON, Ga., Sept. 1.- —For sev
eral years past Mr. W. P. Addy has
celebrated his birthday with a good
old-fashioned barbecue dinner, to
which he invites all his relatives and
numerous friends. This happy occas
ion rolls around on the 25th day of
August each year and each year it ia
looked forward to with pleasant anti
cipation by many. Last Wednesday
being the fifty-third anniversary, there
were a hundred or more friends an 1
relatives assembled at their hospitable
home, where they enjoyed the joyous
occasion once more.
Rev. Mr. Walker, pastor of the
Methodist church, is conducting a se
ries of meetings there this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jenkins had as
their guests last week, Mrs. W. D. Pa
den, Mr. D. S. Paden and Mr. E. IX
Jenkins, of Atlanta, the party arriv
ing last Sunday and spending the
week
Miss Alla Kidd has returned to
Doerun, where she resumes charge of
her school there.
Mr. Geo. McNeal left Tuesday for
North Carolina to make his home.
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