The weekly true Democrat., 1908-06-05

IAMoNlA AND STATE LINE NEWS
June Ist.-Mr Albert McElvey, OF
Gadsden County, and Mr. G. T. Brown
ST., Of Leon County, Fla, visited Mr..
and Mrs. j. M. Terrell, staying over
Saturday night. The pleasure Of the
visit was mutual TO host and visitors,
being greatly enjoyed.
Mr.. Miller, a son of Mr.. Fred Miller,
OF Orange County, Fla, is visiting reia.
tives in Leon County, Florida, and
Thomas County, Georgia. His mother
was Miss Emily Hancock, a sister Of
the late Mr.. Joe Hancock, OF Thomas
County, Georgia. He returns home to-
morrow to Orange County.
Miss BERTHE Hancock was visiting
relatives and friends last Saturday
having been down TO Mr.. VIM. Bill
llngsley's.
Mrs. A. McElvey and granddaughter,
Miss Holly McElvey, stayed over Satur-
day night with Mrs. G. I. Brown.
w. +. Stokes, Of Atlanta, Ca, was
riding over the BeachtOn Mail Routes
last week taking subscriptions for the
Atlanta Constitution.
Beachton r. +. d. mail carriers had
a holiday and did not bring the mail
on Saturday the 30th Of May, because
It was Memorial Day.
Young Female College, ThOmasville,
closed school last week, and those
pupils who did not live In Thomasville
went to their several homes to spend
the vacation. Miss Frances Van Brunt,
a daughter of Mr.. r. +. Van Brunt, or
IamOnia, Is now at home from the vaca-
tion holidays. She is student OF said
College. We are sorry to be forced to
say that she is sick, and hope for her
a speedy recovery.
We hear that Miss May Manning Is
sick in the hospital at Tallahassee, and
not expected to recover We hope Il
will prove to be a false report.
Mr.. Joe Billingsley and sister, Lucy,
went to Thomasville last Saturday art
ernoon.
On Saturday afternoon there was a
refreshing shower Of rain along the
State Line to Sunny Hill, and in Beth
page neighbOrhood 1t developed into
somewhat Of a clOudburst and cyclone.
The wind blew down fences, trees and
old houses, and shook the dwelling
houses Of some. 1t twisted and blew
the tall corn down very badly. 1t blew
the top of Mr.. Joe Blair's smokehouse,
and blew down an old storehouse on
Mrs. Albert McElvey's place. The rain
drowned a lot Of chickens for some or
our good women OF that neighOorhooo'
AS the storm visited portion OF the
county that fences the crops and not
the stock, the COWS got into the nelds |
Of some OF the neighbors and did some
damage before they could be got under
control. While we deplOre the losses
caused by the storm, we are glad OF
the rain, for we know 1t did q great
deal Of good. We haven't had enough !
rain yet for the making Of the crops,
however.
The district school Of Meridian,
taught by Mrs. Ellen Coe, came to a !
close on last Friday, and on Saturday
the patrons and friends Of the school
gave the children a picnic on the west
ern side Of the lake.
Mrs. A. c. Dickey and children had
the pleasure OF attending the picnic. In
returning home they got into the storm,
but fortunately did not sufter any
injury.
AS usual there was Sabbath school
held at Bethpage last Sunday, and |
there was a full attendance.
BeaehtOn, R. F. d. 2, June 3, 1908.
To the True DemOcrst-Please add TO
Ianonia snd State Line News Of June
lst, the following correction Of last
weeks locals:
''Rev. H. J. Graves had just returned
from Baltimore, Nd, and not Or. A.
NJ. Williams, our Presiding Elder"
Yours truly,
G. T. BROWN.
Also: miss May Manning was bur
led in the Manning Cemetery, on the
Davis place, this a. m. at 8 O'Clock.
We extend our sympsthies to the be-
reaved family" G. T. B.