The Marietta journal and courier., 1917-11-23
LOST MOUNTAIN


as follows:
J. w. Mayes, Master of Ceremonies
Song.
Reading of Proclamation OF Presl-
dent by A. N. Mayes.
Scripture Reading by S. P. Arnold
PRAYER by E. A. Kemp.
Song.
Five minute talks, each on Thanks
giving, by R. H. Barnes; c. A.
Kemp; Charlie Watson; c. A.
Hamilton; A. ]. Ward; F. G.
Wardlaw.
Recitation of Scripture by II boys
and girls.
Thirty minute talk by Rev. E. D.
Patton.
Committee on music w. N. Terry,
Clarence Kemp and Mrs. A. N
Mayes.
Everybody in the community is in
vited to attend this service. Stop
and count your blessings, they are
many. Show the Lord your graft
tude by coming out and taking part
in this service. We want to see the
house filled.
Do you appreciate this fine wea-
Their? You ought to. It has given
such fine opportunity to finish the
fall work. Perhaps the cotton has
never been so tedious to gather on
account of the cracked bolls. Much
of it is in the field yet.
The ladies Of Midway church will
not send the box to the orphanage
until after Thanksgiving. If you
want to contribute anything to eat
or wear bring it with you to the
Thanksgiving service.
Charlie Wright in partnership with
Walter Lindley Of Americus, has
bought 400 acre farm near Amer
icus. Charlie expects to sell his farm
here and move to his new place.
All those from here who visited
South Georgia recently tell some very
glowing tales about how easy they
are making money down there. But
uait and see-you'll never find all
the possum's up one tree.
Walter Dobbins and family spent
Sunday at Cartersville.
Cobb County can boast of some
thing every county hasn't got-the
boil weevil
The cotton crop will fall much be-
low what was expected. The freeze
cut off the crop.
Those who have gone to hear Billy
Sunday like his sermons and advise
others to go and hear him.
A gloom was cast over our COM
munity at the sudden death of Mrs
Newt. Scott, nee Miss Monnie Lee
Thackston. She died Monday even
ing leaving an infant boy few
hours old. She was the oldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. J, R. Thackston
She was married to Mr.. Newt. Scott
Nov. 1st, 1916, and he survives her
She was member Of Lost Mountain
Baptist Church A devoted wife just
entering the threshold Of married life
with its duties and responsibilities
no doubt with many bright prospects
before this couple for a bright anC
happy home, Suddenly one is taken
the wife called into eternity bringing
sadness and disappointment to the
husband, and this reminding each OF
us we are sojourners and this is moi
our abiding place. The funeral vii
be conducted Wednesday morning al
Midway at IL o'clock where she vii
be laid to rest. We extend our sym
pathy to the bereaved ones.
All reports from public officials
and newspapers, are that the worlc
IS short on food supplies. The Euro
peans have been fighting for three
1OI&C 4C1G OAA bi1S
cannot make supplies for their ar
mics and Europe is looking to the
United States largely for supplies
Here's the problem, can you figure Il
out? The selective service has call
ed many of young men from the
farms to war many more of oul
young men have left the farms tt
take places, in the factories shops
railroads and offices, of men who
have been called from these places
II this year the amount is not enough
tell me how can the farmers make
enough next year with this vast mum
Der taken from the farms. At the
present rate the world viii go hun
cry. To take farmers away from
the farm at this time is "killing th'
goose that laid the golden egg"
ALLEN.