AUGUSTA NEWS
Items of Interest To Our Read
ers as Published by the
Augusta Free Press
March 1st, 1918
Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Brewer
are at Hot Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Eldridge
were Little Rock visitors Mon
day.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Thompson on Wednesday, Feb
20, a son.
Homer Chaney is recover
ing from an illness of several
weeks duration.
Miss Mattie Adkinson left
yesterday for Memphis where
she will enter Macon & An
drews Business College.
Miss Minnie Bell Ferguson
will leave today for Oklahoma
City to spend several days the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. O. B.
Kee.
The Ladies Aid of the Bap
tist church will meet Monday
afternoon at 2 :30 at the home
of Mrs. D. P. Shoup. Subject:
Bible Study.
Corporal George Hamilton
left Monday for a several
weeks stay in the Army and
Navy hospital at Hot Springs.
The post office site at Inman
Woodruff county has been
changed 100 yards east and
Edward Jackson has been com
missioned postmaster.
i^ee iienzie, a memoer oi
Co. A, 154th Infantry, Camp
Beauregard, La., returned to
his company the latter part of
last week after a visit of a
week’s duration with relatives
and friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Simmons
of McCrory were Augusta vis
itors last Saturday. While
here they favored the Free
Press editor with a call, bring
ing with them their ninth son,
he being therr fourteenth child.
J. J. Jones and family who
recently moved here from Mc
Crory are occupying the resi
dence in the south part of town
where “Grandma” Davis for
merly lived. Mr. Jones is as
sistant machinist in the Augus
ta Auto & Tractor Co’s ga
rage.
Word from John Brown,
who enlisted in the Quarter
master’s Department U. S.
Army, at St. Louis in Decem
ber, states that he is now in
Washington, D. C., and that
he is getting along fine but
that he’d be “John Browned”
if he wasn’t having a hard time
getting his mail as there was
another of the same name in
his company.
Dr. V. H. Ragsdale who is a
member of the Medical Offi
cers’ Reserve Corps and who
is stationed at Camp Dodge,
Iowa, writes Dr. R. Q. Patter
son that he has been promot
ed from First Lieutenant to
Captain. He also states that
if he is not sent to France with
in the next few weeks that he
will visit Augusta sometime in
May. His many friends here
are glad to learn of his promo
tion and hope that he may visit
here soon.
Rev. C. G. Patridge, Jr., has
resigned as pastor of the Pres
byterian church here and ac
cepted a call to the Presbyte
rian church a t Excelsior
Springs, Mo. Last Sunday be
ing his last Sunday here, the
Methodist and Baptist* church
es called their evening services
and attended the service at the
Presbyterian Church. The
many friends of Rev. and Mrs.
Patridge regret to see them
leave here and wish for them
their full measure of success
and happiness in their new
field. They left yesterday for
their new home.
The Augusta Chapter
A shipment of 806 surgical
dressings was made on Tues
day. They were sent to Di
visional Headquarters, at St.
i Louis and from there will be
| sent to France. This is the
! dressings.
A box of 35 suits of pajamas
| and 66 hospital bed shirts was
| shipped to St. Louis on Thurs
day.
Just received from the Hun
ter branch, 6 hospital bed
shirts, 2 sweaters, 2 pairs sox,
and 1 pair wristlets. These
articles will be enclosed with
our shipment and credit given
to “The Hunter Branch.”
Mrs. J.A. Mitchell would like
all knitted articles sent to her
by March 15th as she expects
to make a shipment then.
Mrs. R. Q. Patterson has just
returned from McCrory where
she has been giving instruc
tions in the work room. She
reports that the McCrory
Branch is very enthusiastic.
Mrs. J. J. Smith who is 73
years old came to the work
room Tuesday and helped
with the sewing.
Gregory News
With the help of R. W. Beck
County Agent, and Miss Ruth
Anderson, the Home Demon
stration Agent, an interesting
Agricultural Club was organi
zed in the Gregory School last
week. There are ten mem
! bers, forming Pig Club, Poul
try Ciub, Tomato Club Corn
Club and Canning Club.
Following are the officers
and members:
Alice Honeyfelt, president.
Aubrey Johnsey, vice presi
dent.
Virginia Eldridge, secretary
and treasurer.
Members: John Eldridge,
Jr., Cora Davis, Fay Strictland,
Olive Carter, Wm. Stewart,
Zeila Langdon, Velva Johnsey,
Wilson Morgan.
The club will meet the last
Monday of each month. The
members are very enthusiastic
and they expect to do good
work.
There is an active contest
being carried on in the Greg
ory Sunday School. Sunday,
Feb. 17, there were 22 new
members enrolled. The cam
| paign will last six weeks and
I at the close of the contest the
| losing side will entertain the
i winners.
Mr. O. L. Short returned
Tuesday overland, from a visit
to friends at Gassaway, La.
! Mrs. E. N. Jordan of Boone
! ville, accompanied by Mrs. Mc
| Donald of Brinkley, arrived
Tuesday for a visit to the for
| mer’s sister, Miss Myrtle Best.
The latter has returned home.
Cut this out-It Is Worth Money
DON’T MISS THIS. Cut out
this slip, enclose with five cents
to Foley & Co., Sheffield Ave.,
Chicago, 111., writing your
name and address clearly. You
will receive in return a trial
package containing Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound,for
coughs, colds and croup. Fo
ley Kidney Pills and Foley Ca
thartic Tablets. Red Cross
Drug Co., McCrory. Adv.
Mrs. G. W. Barber wTas the
guest of Little Rock friends
this week.
Overseer George Smith of
Hillman was a McCrory visit
or Monday. c
Born: To Att’y. and Mrs. W.
A. Henderson, Saturday, Feb.
23, 1918, a boy.
Frankie Davis has quit the
restaurant business and moved
back to the farm.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Arnof are
home from the St. Louis mar
kets where they spent several
days.
Mrs. D. C. Elliott and baby
Frances, of Tillar arrived
Thursday and are the guests
of Mrs. W. Dillard.
Miss Johnnie Harris left
Thursday for Little Rock
where she will be the guest of
friends for a few days.
We are glad to state that
Dr. H. P. Hargis who has been
dangerously ill with pneumon
ia is reported better today.
We are sorry to note that
Mrs. J. W. Neeley who has
been ill for the past five weeks
is yet confined to her bed.
Last Sunday was an ideal
day, being warm and pleasant
and a large audience was
present at each of our church
es.
Mrs. R. A. Cartwright who
has been in the Gartley &
Ramsey Hospital, Memphis for
the past month is reported
improving.
Mr. W. L. Morgan of War
saw, Mo., spent a few days
this week in McCrory the guest
of his brother, Mr. J. F. Mor
gan.
Mrs. B. Brewster returned
Sunday from Brewer, where
she spent a week with her sis
ter, Mrs. H. L. Mitchen, who is
ill with tuberculosis.
Messrs T. E. Dye and L. J.
Dilliard are each the proud
owners of a new Ford chasis
equipped with stylish five-pas
senger Ames bodies.
Mrs. S. M. Elliott, who is in
the Gartley and Ramsey hos
pital, Memphis, is convales
cent. Mr. Elliott went to
Memphis Tuesday to be with
her.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Heath,
and daughter, returned last
week from Camp Beauregard,
Lar, where they went to visit
their son, Joe Heath, who is a
member of Co. “A” 154th Inf.
39th Division. On account of
the heavy quarrentine they
did not get to see their soldier
boy.
Election Proclamation
By virtue of the authority
vested in me as Mayor of thi
Incorporated 'town of McCro
ry> Arkansas, notice is herebv
given that an election will hi
held in said town on e
TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1918
for the purpose of electing
the following officers to serve
for the ensuing year:
One Mayor,
One Recorder.
Five Aldermen.
Given under my hand as
Mayor of the Incorporated
fown of McCrory, Arkansas,
this, 1st day of March, 19is[
WALTER W. RANEY
adv. 3-l-4t. Mayor.
Spring Is Nice, But—
Lack of fresh vegetable food
and interrupted, changing
habits make these trying weeks
for any one inclined to consti
pation. Foley Cathartic Tab
lets are just the thing for indi
gestion, billiousness, gas on
stomach, furred tongue, head
ace, or other condition indicat
ing cloged bowels. Cause no
bad after effects. Red Cross
Drug Co., McCrory. Adv.
Mrs. Jerry Mooring of Mar
vel, is expected up Sunday to
spend a few days with home
folk and friends. While here
Mrs. Mooring will assist the
Red Cross ladies in getting
started with their sewing for
the soldiers-—Woodruff Coun
ty Democrat.
Mr. L. F. Maynard, editor
and owner of the Hoxie News
has accepted a position as
book keeper for the Mullens
Wholesale Grocery at Jelks.
Mr. Maynard is a business man
from the ground up and will
ro doubt prove a valuable em
ployee for this progressive firm
which is to be congratulated
upon having secured his ser
vices.
. Mr. J. Edward Sullivan, Jr.,
who for the past four years
has been holding an important
position as Linotype operator
and printer with the Lonoke
Democrat, arrived today and
is now with The Home News.
The gentleman resigned his po
sition to join Uncle Sam’s for
ces in the aviation section but
failed on the physical exami
nation. He was offered his
former place with the Demo
crat, but decided to accept oui
offer. He is a first-class opera
tor and printer and we consid
er The News fortunate in se
curing his valuable services.
Feed, Lumber, Coal
Shingles, Doors, Rubber
Roofing, Paints, Brick and
Lime.
Corn, Oats, Chops, Hulls
and Meal.
H. D. SWAYZE