The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-06-09
PARROT MAN KILLED
BY BOILER EXPLOSION
MR.. ROBERT SNELLGROVE IS
VICTIM OF FATAL ACCIDENT.
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST.

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services held Tor Mr.. Robert Smell
grove at the Parrot Baptist church
Thursday afternoon. Rev. J. W. Ham
performed the last sad rites and inter-
ment was in the PARROT cemetery.
Mr.. Snellgrove was so badly injured
lin an explosion OF the boiler OF saw
mill on the plantation OF c. NJ. Gam
mage. at Howe, Ala. ten miles north
OF Eufaua on Wednesday that he
died at the Eufaula hospital about II
o'clock, and the body was brought to
PARROT on Wednesday night. The eX-
plosion was caused by turning cold
water into hot boiler while it was
dry. The deceased was about Al years
old and is survived by his wife and
SIX small children; his father, Mr..
F. H. Snellgrove; four brothers. Burt,
Clyde. Walter and Jerome Snellgrove,
and one sister, Mrs. Marion Daniel.
Tea for Mrs. McDermott.
The lovely tea at which Mrs, NJ.
d. Pierce entertained Saturday after
noon was a compliment to her guest,
Mrs. Milton McDermott, OF Knox
Vile, Tenn The guests were met at
the door by Marvin Pierce, jr, and
little Miss Muriel McDermott. The
house throughout was beautifully dec
grated with sweet peas, roses and
gladioli, gracefully arranged in vases
and baskets. The table in the dining
room was overlaid with a lace cover
and held as a central decoration a
large silver basket filled with roses.
Mrs. George Lee and Mrs. w. M.
Dunn presided at the beautifully ap-
pointed table from which delicious
course was served. Others assisting in
entertaining were Misses Bertha Lee,
Odelle Marshall, Argyle Cole and Mrs.
Hanson Pritchard and Mrs. Claude
Rutherford. The artists who furnished
the music during the afternoon were
Mrs. Arthur Hamilton OF Dawson, at
the piano, and Mr.. H. c. Hasselbring,
OF Dawson, violinist Mrs. Pierce re-
ceived her guests wearing a gown OF
georgette, lace trimmed, and carried
a nose gay of vari-colored sweet peas.
Mrs. McDermott was gowned in or
child georgette and carried nose gay
Of vari-colored sweet peas.
FdTTOtp NEWS NOtcSs
Mrs. !. O. Cannon Mrs l. W. Can
non and Aubrey Cannon attended the
graduation exercises at Americas last
Thursday night Miss Lillian Cannon
was a member of the graduating class.
The friends Of Mr.. ]. A. Cochran
will learn with regret that ne is i'll and
has been carried to the Wise santa
rum for treatment.
The friends OF Mrs. NIollie Lynch
will regret to learn that she was i'll
during the past several days.
A number OF Parrot councilmen
made trip to Plains Monday on bus
mess for the town.
Mr.. and Mrs c. R. Elliott and chill
dren are spending the summer at Fer
nandina, Fla.
The friends of Mr.. Sam Foster will
be glad to learn that he is recovering,
Parrot Personals.
Mr.. Walter Pearson, OF Atlanta,
and Messrs. Paul and William Pear
son from Emory University are
spending the vacation with Rev. and
Mrs. H. L. Pearson.
Miss Gladys Pinkston, Mrs. N. NJ.
Woods and Mr.. Eugene Woods LETT
Saturday for Cleveland. Ohio, where
they will spend several weeks with
Mrs. Ashton Stanley.
Messrs. Arnold Cole, Noble Arnold
and Robert Pinkston are at home from
Mercer University to spend their va
cation.
Miss Eula Mae Spann, of Weston
and Miss Thelma Ball, OF Pelham, are
guests of Misses Ola Belle and Argyle
Cole.
/ Little Miss Frances Watkins, o.
| Doerun, is visiting her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Whaley.
Mrs. Oscar Jennings and children
OF Ocala Fla, are spending the sum-
mer with relatives here.
Mrs. Duggan and Miss Kathryn
Duggan, of Herod are guests OF Mrs
S. ]. Carter.
Miss Virginia Lee has returned from
Doerun, where she visited her aunt
Mrs. Neil McFall.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Allen Hayes, OF
Fort Myers, Fla, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Hollis Kenyon.
Misses Odelle Marshall and Gladys
Pinkston visited Mrs Robert Harden
in Cuthbert last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tanner, Of
Cataula are guests OF Mrs. Pearle
Marshall
Mr.. S. c. Yarbrough and Mr. S. J.
Carter went to Eufaula on business
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Manor ant
Miss Avis Cochran spent Sunday in
/ Dawson.
Messrs. John w. and Joe E. Coch-
ran, OF Albany, spent Sunday in Par
rott.
Mrs. Maude Holiday, OF Jackson
Vile, Fla, is visiting Mrs. Henry Lee
Miss Rubye Jones, Of Richland, Wis
tied Mrs. L. L. Tilley the past week
Miss Rubye Harris, OF Dawson, has
visited Mrs S. c. Yarbrough.
Mr. Marshall Neney is at home from
Riverside to spend his vacation.
Miss Grace Flowers is visiting Mrs.
Frank Faux in Albany.
Miss Arcola Davis, of Albany spent
Sunday in Parrot.
MRS. BYLES APPOINTED TO
CIVIL SERVICE POSITION