Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1915-04-29
ALGOOD

Henry Daniels has been indisposed
for several days.
Little ]. T, Colvert has been on the
sick list this week.
Mrs. d. A. Virgins was en- the sick
list the first of this week.
Little William Howard. Jr., was
quite i'll the first Of the week.
Homer Mccormick, of Lebanon, was
here this week visiting home folks.
A number of our citizens attended
Federal court at Cookeville this week.
Oscar Clark attended the StateBank-
ers Association in Nashville this week.
Miss Lillian Storey, of Nashville,
was the guest of Algood relatives this
week.
An Indian street peacher was the
means of diversion here the first of the
week.
John Swift, of Livingston, was the
guest last week of Harvey Draper and
family.
W. H, Nelson, of Chattanooga, was
the guest of Algood friends Monday
and Tuesday.
Rev. Fount Smith will preach here
Sunday morning. and evening at the
Presbyterian church.
The children of theMethodist church
are preparing for Children's Day the
third Sunday in May.
Mrs. o. e, Cameron and children, Of
Cookeville, were the guests last week
OF Mrs. Lee Epperson.
General Speck and family, of near
Hickman, have moved to Algood to
make their future home.
r. p. Powers, Of West Tennessee,
was the guest of his daughter, Mrs.
Clabe Puckett, this week.
William Virgins was down from
Monterey Sunday visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs D. A. Virgins.
Misses Clara and Cora Swift re.
turned home to Livingston this week,
after spending the winter here in
school
There will be an all day service at
Snipley Sunday, May Q, conducted by
the pastor. One Of the services will
be used for church conference.
The colored Methodist Episcopal
church is in the midst OF a very sue
cessful revival. They are holding SER
vices twice daily, and much good is be-
ing accomplished.
It. d. Verble has equipped his Sun
day school class with base ball uni
forms and the young boys are proud
as can be. and expect to be the victors
in many hard fought battles this sum-
mer. hc
The nrst base ball game Of the sea-
son was played here last Saturday be-
tween the Baxter and Algood teams.
It was short but enthusiastic game,
resulting in q score of s to 10 in favor
Of Baxter. s eef stNS
The third Quarterly Conference Of
the Algood circuit, M. e. Chuch, South.
VII be held t.t Wilson's Chapel; Tues
day, May 4. It will be an all day SER
vice. Presiding Elder, II. B. Blue, will
be present. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
The Algood High School closed last
week with appropriate exercises. Thurs
day and Friday nights there were en-,
tertainments by both the Junior and
serior students. Full houses greeted
both performances and they were high
ly entertained. Prof. r. w. Kittrell
and Misses Judd, Moore and Riley
have taught very successful spring
term and there is perfect satisfaction
among the patrons in regard to the dis
cipline Of the echool
There is much interest being mani
tested in the organization of the Y. M.
G. A. Three meetings have already
been held for the perfecting of the or
ganization. About so names have been
secured as members, and everyone is
enthusiastic over the good work Dr.
w. A. Howard has been chosen as
chairman, Oscar Clark, secretary, and
Carson Hampton, treasurer Of the or
ganization. It is the purpose to get
the State Y. M. c. A. secretary to take
this organization over into the state
work and thus give 1t recognition and
help from that source
The Algood Produce Co., has ship
ped 10 cars Of poultry from this point
in the past two weeks, and also 2 cars
of eggs The poultry is rated at ST.
500 car, and the eggs at $4,000 car.
About fi-ty per cent Of these shipments
came from Livingston, where the Al
GOOD Produce Co. has branch house.
Mr.. J. L. Colvert, the genial manager
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