Walker County messenger. (LaFayette, Ga.) 187?-current, October 10, 1924, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Text’ . II " 1 ” ” I Capital and Surplus « 4J20.000.00 Where Your Money 1 la Sale >■' i | *> \ * *• ,i . ; I . '*'•'! ’ i ' -• • , < ,1 '■ 'V J Conscience talks to all—but few have the courage to obey. The man who has strength es will to regulate his affairs to conditions as they -exist and saves regularly soon finds that conditions change—and always for tho better. Conscience says SAVE! So why don’t you start this week . This institu tion pays. 4 per cent on savings accounts and stands ready to assist deposit ors in many ways. MAKE THIS YOUK BANK Cordially yours. * . ' President. X WUjUiMHMMMinr sxaaMtfc n ,| i |,, m i n ■■ mwm-m.*. 11 11 11 ■' ■ ll min David W, 'Stiles LVSIKO.CE Floor Bank of LaFayette Bldg.; write at! kinds of Insurance and guarantee tl>e lowest prices. See Me Before Insuring o I R M. COULTEF ,M. D. Telephones : | Residence—lß6 Office—l 6€ LoFayette, Ga. : I O O o : —— o NUCKOLIiS-K EMP-BRY AN tec. I Funeral Directors and Embalmers AMBULANCE SERVICE I / PHONES Fay—-6S Night—2l2 ct 223 , o O Town and County , Dr. It. E. Talley, of Trion, was a visitor here .Monday.’ Torn Rhyne spent several days this week in Macon and Atlanta. D. C. Wilson spent several days ; n Atlanta this week. A. R. Fortune is expected to return from a business trip east today. The Embroidery Circle will iwat with Mrs. C. C. Gilbert Friday af.er noon at 3:30 o’clock. Miss N’era Belle Hanson left Tues day for Chattanooga, where she tas accepted a position. Col. and Mrs. E. A. Jackson retim - ed Monday from a few days stay ti Mentcnei Ala. George Crawford, of Summerville, was the guest Sunday of Dr. and Mrs. D. W. Herndon. —4* — Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Bledsoe spent :he week-end with relatives at - Car* i rollttn. Judge Moses Wright, of Rome, | spent Monday here juries for the November term :df■ oourt. He, also held motion court while I MiSF Mary Stiles will return to her home here the latter part of the week from a Chattanooga where she recently underwent an operation for appendicitis. Her condition shows much improvement and her friends ws f Ini \Yr r^LVfcrv - F A NICY GROCERIES—And F’resh Fruits. Get ’em from Henry's and you will be sure to be satisfied. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. McXown spent the weekend -with relatives at Valley Head, Ala. ——o— — Messrs Du ham Philips and Mil ford McCord, of Section, Ala., were guests Monday of the titter’s brother, M. M. MoCi rd. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. JRhyne and liittle daughter Dorothy, of Rossvilie. were week-end guests of Mrs. W. M. F. Rhyne. Mrs. SC. C. Gilbert and son Boh, spent sssveral days last week k. Chat tanooga she guests nf their auatt, Mrs. "Mercer Reynolds. Mrs.. Wm. Gpslcti, of Carrollton, came fvonday for an extended visit with ter daughter; Mrs. O. W. Bled soe. '* .„ - "0 -- Missis Ruth and Minnie L« Shat tuck Kpent the wwek-end very pleas lartb, > xhe guests of Mr. and IMrs. R. L. iftm-ant, at .Marietta. Mr. and Mrs. C. <C. Bass and family, of Atlanta, spent the weekend here the guests of Mr.aend Mrs. J.C. Knox and Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Hall, JSr. Mis* Clarentine Knox, who » teach ing in the Atlanta system of schools, spent ft* week-end with her yarents Mr. aTit Mrs. J. C. Knox. f . « Mr. slid Mrs. John C. Knox 3r., and little daughter, of Chattanooga, were guests Sunday of the former"* par ents, Mr. and Mrs. .3. C. Knox. —o— Mr. aid Mrs. M. C. Cooper and daughter, Ernestine, bf Rome, epent Sunday with the former’s mocher, Mrs. P. A. Cooper. Rev. I. Leonard and W. J. Vnat tuck left Monday for Baker, Oregon, where Rev. Leonard will preach Kris trial sermon at the Baker Bapt; t church. » —°— - Miss Mabel Campbell ,of Eastman,. aaiived Friday and is the attractive i guest of Miss Margaret Patton. MiiS t Campbell has been complimented with several soda! affairs during ljer vis i iiC.' s !' I Regular meeting of Walker:, Lodge. No. 25, I. 0. 0. F. will be held* Thurs day night, October 16th. At this mee*-- . ing the Dalton degree team wnl be,g#i ’ hand to confer the first degree.' JMI Odd Fellows in this section ffre cor dially invited to attend—D. ft. jfelw i Walker County Messenger, October 10, 1924. POR RENT—Ary residence and store .and fixtures, consisting of large safe, ] i computing scales, two large floor | show cases and all either necessary I fixtures. One mile north of Trion on Dixie Highway. Rest location in North Georgia.—. Mrs. R. P. Robert- i son. 4t — i Mr. anj Mrs. F. S. Dennis and family .leave today., Thursday, for «I visit to (relatives at Tallasstje, Ala. Mr j Dennis will return Tuesday, while I Mrs. Heanis and children will remain | for a Jrager visit. J Mrs J. A. Sartain returned Wed-, nesdaj from a Chattaneoga hospital, I where she underwent a serious oper- I a«.ion at few weeks ago. Her condition | show* remarkable .improvement and 1 her tuc ny friends will rejoice in her, csanpHte recovery. Tinge will 'be a box supper at Fair view church Saturday might Oct. 11th. The rjrroceeds will he used for Sunday schmil purposes. Girbi bring well filled boxes and boys bring well-filled pock - ■etbodns. Everyft-ody is cordially invit ed ti attend—Com. All noembers of TBt. Carmel Lodge, \ T o. U 27, I. O. <J. F. rare urgently re qnesned to attend she meeting at the j hall on next Saturday night at 7:30 p. in. Very important business is to J be transacted. All tihose in arrears I please come out and let us talk things i over—M. D. Cagle, !Sec. I Mrs. L. S Kelly and baby, who have ] been spending the summer wifch her: parents, Rev. and Mts. J. F. Yar brough, at Griffin, arrived last Thurf-"' j day for a few days visit with Mrs., A. S. -fcparks, before going to Chat tanooga to reside. Mr. Kelly, of Chat-, tanooga, joined then here for th week-end. -o- ( The local chapter O. E. S. held a very interesting meeting at their j lodge room last Thursday evening. A I large number of visitors from the Po cahentas lx»dge, of Rossville, wereji present. After the usual meeting sev era! addresses were given by the vis- i ; itors as well as some local members. During the social hour a delicious sal-j ad course was served. j I _ (" convocation of Wa!k"r ] Chapter. No 140, R. A. M. will be held I this evening, Thursday at the usual j hour. A full attendance of the com- ( panion s is requested, since there are a number ~of petitions that are to i Mr. and 'Mrs. '! Clifford Baker and fjynily, of Rf me, were guests of rein t!ves here Sunday. I will preach at Fairview next Sun day at 11 a. m. Everybody is invited.! —J. C. Jones. Miss Jewell Surratt, of Chattanooga I was the guest Sunday of her parents! Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Surrett. Prof, and Mrs. R. D. Love spent j Sunday at Villanow with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Shahan. —o — Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Poweli, of Ber ryton were guests Friday of Mrs. W. M. Hammond. Mrs. W. W. Neely returned Tues day front a three weeks’ stay in At lanta. Mr. and Mrs Gordon Rea have rent ed the Sam Simmons home on North Main and are moving in this week. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Tucker and Mrs. Annie D. Culberson, of Chatta- j nooga'were guests Sunday of friends. —A— Friends here of Mr. and Mrs. Law rence Foster of Macon, will be griev ed to know of the latter’s death, Wed nesday. ..... —. mr jmmi —— o— Mattie Clements, of Atlanta has been the guest of Walker rela- j tives for several weeks. She returned j home Friday. —— 0— The local chapter U. D. C. will meet at the home of Mrs. R. L. Rich next Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 14th at 3 o’clock. ——o— Several parties fr< m LaFayette at-j tended “Blossom Time’’ at a Chatta nooga Theatre Wednesday afternoon and night. Mrs. F. L. Baker and daughter, Elizabeth left Monday on a ten days’ visit to relatives and friends in At lar.ta. I —o— and Mrs. E. G. Raimey and children of Chattanooga were the | week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. ; H. Surrett. Hobart Collins, of Atlanta, arrived; T - day to spend his vacation with iw mother, Mrs. B. F. Coliins. —*o""* J. L. Collins and little daughter, Lou Erlily, of Johnson City, Tenn.,, spent several days here this week with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. W. Evitt an nounce the birth of a daughter at; ; their home on McFarland Avenue. 1 Jlr.-. Evitt was formerly Miss Ruby j Wood. | Mrs. Ethel Norris and family and ' Miss Pluma Lee Clarkson, of Chat tanooga, were guests Saturday night ' ahd Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. : Thurman. Mr; and Mrs. C. F. Moreland, of Chattanooga, were guests of relatives here Sunday. Mrs. Moreland will be [remembered here as Miss Ruth Rob | inson. — - | Owing to some delay ;n getting m jto the new Methodist church this j week, the revival services, as an nounced last week, have been post j poned until further announcement. | Rev. Brirrsfield announces the usual Sunday at the school audito ! Mrs. M. E. Wheeler was called j Tuesday to Barwick, Ga. to be at the j bedside of her little grandson, who was seriously injured in an auto ac cident. The little sufferer, it will be recalled is the son of Rev. and Mrs. Julian J. Sisemore .Friends of the family hope that the little fellow is not as seriously injured as was at first thought, and that he will soon recover. FLINTSTONE A. E. Yates has returned from Now York. ll”' j Mr. ar.d R. H. Massey and Mr. j and Mrs. B F. Tarver, of Eagle Cliff j will leave in a > host while for a motor j trip to Miami. Fla. Mrs. Tarver who ! is a recent bride will be remembered I as Miss Leila Massey. I Several of the younger set are at j tending school in Chattanooga this ] year. Among them are: Clifton Dim on. George and Miss Carolyn Powell, : City High; Edward Yates, Baylor; Miss Katherine Varnell, Central High 'svd.Miss Mildred Yates, Girls. Prep School. Mrs. Wyatt Sanders and little son, Jean, spent Saturday«with her mother 1 Mrs. Ben Hollingsworth. | Miss Edna I.'imen is confined to her home with inflamatory rheumatsim. Miss Ethel Manning of Chattanoo ga has accepted a position as stenog- 1 rapher for the Yate- B'eachery Co. Mis' Ora Mae Harp of Birmingham is expected in a short time to visit her sister, Mr». Wallace Bohanan. > Miss Lillian Yates of snsnt lest week-end with her parents, | .Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Yates. Mrs. Claude Hudson is quite ill at; her home here. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smith of Lindale 1 was the week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hankins. Paul Catlett of Ware Shoals, N. C.! is on a months visit to hi* brother, I Glenn Catlett. Miss Nell Stansell of Chattanooga wis the guests of ldfeu. fest Sunday. ./ ,> j > $f ■ The revival meeting wh!M) has been J at-4h»k4?a«tosV clos- ; R. Y. P. IT.l T . Leaders Have 1 Delightful Weiner Roast One of the most delightful social affairs of the B. Y. P, U. was the weiner roast given the members by the group leaders on Tuesday even ing. The members met at the church and front there went to Rea’s Lake, where weiners were . roasted end marshmallows toasted. Many games were enjoyed, after which the.crowd returned to their homes at $ ‘ declaring this to have been one of the happiest occasions of the season. .j Mrs. W. E. McKown Hostess To Bridge Club Wednesday Mrs. W. E. McKown was hostess to I her Bridge club Wednesday afternon! at her attractive home on North Main Street. The rooms, where Mrs. Kown received her guests, were unur-- ually inviting on this occasion, being ! decorated with quantities of Irtitttmh [ leaves and bright colored “’Wsnipfc. Three tables were arranged—-Jor bridge, Mrs. R. A. Ward law making, high score and was presented a daiq- - ty handmade handkerchief.' Ai the conclusion of the game, ; Mrs. Mc-i Kown, assisted by Mrs. F..JS. Dennis ' served a tempting salad copxsa. 1 Mrs. D. J. D. Myers and Mrs. N. C.j Napier were invited guests. WILLIAMS—PEPPERS j A wedding of much interest W TTMT"' many friends was that of Miss Ruth Williams to Mr. Paul Peppers. The | ceremony was quietly ■ urday evening in the pre<rtcV-wi a 1 few friends at the home of.JDtditl'ary Stansell. The bride is the ed young daughter of Mrs. A. liams and is popular with a cle of friends. She was fowfrifejyc*. teacher at Noble. The “saro<SfSSwkl'. 1 young man of splendid ,is the son of A. J. Peppers o He is well-known throughout tflij; sec tion where he is popular with id host of friends. The young couple-wiU l»e,. at home to their friends cnp Chafastr nooga Street. Their many frfejulf Mr j tend felicitations. . ————————— • „ , . Woman's Club Held Interesting Meeting Friday The W mans Club held its regular, meeting in the club rooms at the, courthouse Friday afternoon. Announcement was made of the State Federation meeting in Atlanta, Nov. 11, 12, 13 and the President was 1 ■ urged to attend. The Chairman of the Music com mittee reported that they are plan- j ring Christmas music also that a mu- S. ic club is to be organized in the near ' future. The Standing Committees re organized according to the outline of the District Chairman. The subject of the program for Oc tober was Great Scientists and In- I venters of Today, with Mrs. R. A. 1 i VVardlaw as leader. Edison—Mrs. .J. L. Hammond. Burbank —Mrs. I. 11. Holloman. j Ford—Mrs. J. E. Patton. Marconi—Mrs. W. M. Hammond. I Dr. Banting—Mrs. W. ii. F. Rhyne Kirby Family Reunion Sunday At Colonial Inn The fourth annual Kirby fondly i reunion was held Sunday, 06tol £r ' sth at the Colonial Inn, the attractive , home of Mrs. A. M. Street. A large | number of relatives were present and the occasion was one long to;' be re ' membered. At noon a bountiful dinner was served, after which there wer > speeches from members of the par f y There were relatives present ’fr< m Atlanta, Dalton, Chattanooga', Ft, Payne, Valley Head, Ala., Codele, Ga., I and Milwaukee, Wis. A number of the guests arrived Saturday.niftfet were guests of Mrs. Street until,;Mori day. ' *■ .. /«•'*' WEST LAFAYETTE SCHOOL HONOR ROLL FOR SEPTEMBER First Grade, Teacher, Mi ?s Kara Myers. Sec. I—Wesley Adams, NeYinc Cornett, Herman Crouch, John Erjwit- Julia Frye, Carl Oglesby. Sec. 2—Ralph Dodson, Floy Kirk, Vertniin Mount FreeLHenry, Ipne Hargrave. ,-iK .If. v *'• ■Second Grade-—-Marvift Crouch, Vtv raJtiLat Gray, Bessie Mae Poppers, Martha Womack. • —•/ . "Esrie Mitchell, DorothyTftad, T>w:ght Jennings, Amos Ketchum, Nellie Shif letf. Fourth Grade—Annie Ruth JJweL J. D. McConnell, Clarence Ni) ff ffw* raine Nix, William Tracy. ( Fifth Grade—Lucile Meerr, ' jfiona Wimpee. * S:xth Keown, Gladys « Wilson, Mabel Wiiiiarns. • j ■ -i* ■; CARD OF THANKS Words fu;l to express our ziriapr Mon preciation of the many kind expres sions of sympathy and the thoughtful courtesies of friends during our recent sad bereavement. May each of you have just such friends during the i hours of sadness. i Misses Sibyl a.nd Nora Deck, Mrs. Joe Deck and Misses Vera and Jewell ' Deck and others. — ' I NOTICE I 1 have openings for four more , Piano Pupils on my Saturdays Chickamauga. First and- Secobd Grade Music. ADDRESS EDNA HATCH . , Car* of > 907 Mirket St. • Mrs. -O'. AY; Brerfstte Hostess To Mission Study Class The Mission Study Class of the La- Fayette Methodist Church held one *»f its ja.ost interesting meetings Monday uitei noon at the home of Mrs. O. W. Bledsoe. The subject “Christian Move ment In Japan” was discussed by Mrs: John A. .Shaw and was very intereat ingl and impressive. A large number of menthols: were present and Mrs, ' filed.-oe’s mother, Mrs. Wm. Gaston, of Carrollto'n, was an appreciated vis itor. At the conclusion of the lesson a delightful salad course with iced tea was served. KENSINGTON Rev. W. B. Taylor very ably fiTTkfl the pulpit at the local church Sunday piorning and evtning. The Epworth. had a very interesting meet hnggjjjpst before the evening service*;. 1 M#S< J. P. Hunter read the scritcczre reading and then discussed it vittt the League members in a very nsS*r ,jkfitif manner. Mrs. M. L. Crowiior ' Mf-'V Willie Mae Bailey and Glemn HUt\ter were others on the program. ' The Fourth Quarterly Conference*- hSf ffie Kensington charge will be held tit Cove church Saturday Oct. 11th. P The Junior Missionary Auxiliary will meet with Miss Octavia Strick land Saturday afternon Oct. lltb. The B. Y. P. P. of New Prospect: ; efuirefi is making wonderful progress , in their work. R. J. Wheeler, presi dent of the B. Y. P. U, Association yfjfited their meeting Sunday evening: s6|t. 28th and presented them the bfijjner for the best work of the 26. pitches in the association. This is a . vjjrtfy gratifying record and they are tfo’ibe congratulated in their success. IL Y. P. U. will visit and put on fih'\ro#ram at the Cenchat Baptist ‘JTJiuich next Sunday evening. ;• j A;AS. Hasty had the misfortune o£ lbdjig his large barn by fire Saturday •alreffion. Mr. Hasty and wife were c*«SWr in a nearby field and noticed. .stroke and hurried to the scene .tWtil.l* flames spread with such rap* that he soon saw there was no hase (jf extinguishing them. They I succeeded in saving a few farm tools. | A Ford car which was in the barn was . also burned and a fine lot of hay. ' The loss is estimated to be S2OOO hr I $2500. The origin of the fire is un ' jyiown but Mr. Hasty thinks it must ■ have been a match lighted by a rat ; 1 and does not think it incendiary. They | have the sympathy of the community- in their loss. Betty Jane, the little daughter of Mr. and Mr-. C. B. Hall is quite sick. Tern and Leland Brooks .ar.d Miss • Mary Brooks, of Chattanooga were visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Hall for 1 the week-end. Jane s and Berry Hall, 1 of Chattanooga were also guests of hpmeloiks Sunday. Cbs Hail of Chattanooga was the 1 guest of relatives here Sunday. Mr. id Mrs. T. M. Wallin and 3on, • Lo’Jd, of Kossville were the guests 1 Sunday of Mrs. W. J. Wallin. I James Freeman and Mr. oid Mrs. Brooks Hall of Chattanooga, were the guests Sunday of Dr. and Mrs. —if. Pr-rßintcr. I Dr. and Mrs. Ballenger of LaFay ett were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. p. P. Hail Sunday. Miss Mary Brooks waj the dinner guest of her cousin Sunday, Miss Mar garet Hunter. G. E. Hunter happened to a very piiififul accident one day last ween. He was in the field where his mowing: machine was running and happened. ' to istep in front of the blade. Both | ankles wa re cut badly and it was nec erfhary to take several stitches.. Last, reports he was doing well. Rev. and Mrs. W. B. Taylor werer guests Sunday of Mrs. W. J. Wtolin. I Mr. atjd Mrs. E. L. Hunter and fam | ily were the guests Sunday of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R." , [ Hunter. • Mr.- and Mrs. Pink Rutledge and and Miss Carmen Martin, of r , jvere the Sunday guests of I Mr. arid Mrs. Claude Fpiley and fam ily. **' “ , Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Brown have, in the house owned ?|iv > | UtfUt’s father, Mr. Ma.V< r*> *«■ the i Pike- ’ K veryone is glad to welcome j ‘hi nf i<> this community, I ' v CATLETT The Saints 8 meet:ng at Pine Grove Sunday ~, , » J*.”. and Mrs. M ? s he " 8 * ° f M ntttanooga were V-s/fi- •'*- >V- A. SstAhenson’s Saturday ‘ Mrs. R. W. ° w" Ruby Cfulter and Mr. C ■ V Mack Coulter were visitors at *" ,W. Moon’s Sunday at Naomi. w Horn the 2fith of September, to M atul Mr». J. F. Cameri n, ,a fine son. Visiting at .1. E. Cannon’s Sunday OMHCWAH and- Mrs. ?,1 Giie-i and children. Mr. and Mr*. I.oc Tripp and Mi and Mrs. Robin Clifford of La- Fcyette. Bob Norton and Mrs. Pentirce and children if Lindaie and Julius Cam eron i f ( ’eveland, Ttnn., were visit ors at Dave Cameron’ sfor the week end. SLIM JAY. PROGRAM COOSA BAPTIST S. S. CONVENTION AT WAL NUT GROVE OCTOBER 25TH. Following is the program of the Coosa Baptist S. S. Convention meet ing with Walnut Grove Church Satur day Oct. 25th. 10 a. m.—Devotional, B. H Howard 10:20—Address—G. W. McClure. 10:40—Address—Richard Wheeler. 11—Address—Lee H. Dyer. Dinner 1:30 P. M.—Devotional, A. H Ward I:4o—Reports and Election of of ficers. Address— Mrs. P< Hall. Address—W.- L. MaVtty. 2:so—Address—J. E. O’Quinn. Albehitrcjtes arw requestedMfce send deleilte*.. ' '< v ... J 1 * R. TUCKER, President.