Georgia:  Elbert County:  Social News, Elberton Star, 14 June 1900
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Newspapers - Social News

The following social news appeared in the 14 Jun 1900
edition of the Elberton Star newspaper: 

BOWMAN
Rev. W. M. Coile filled his regular appointment at the 
Baptist church Saturday and Sunday....Messrs. Wyly
Thornton, Walter Arnold, of Elberton, S. P. Adair and 
Ed Barton spent Sunday in town with friends....Mrs. 
Lovie Stephenson and brother, Mr. McGinty of Atlanta, 
will visit Miss Maud McGinty this week....Mr. Jim 
Carithers of Columbia visited his parents here last 
week....I. H. Cordele and Co. have moved their stock
of goods to the C. C. Vaughans corner and are ready to
serve all their friends....C. P. Carruth in company with
the distinguished J. R. Booth spent Sunday in our city..
..Mrs. W. N. Bailey, Misses Dalree Adams and Hattye 
Sisk attended the house party given last week by Mrs. 
A. H. Strickland, at their beautiful home in Bowersville,
complimentary to the latters sister, Miss Cleo Eavenson
of Atlanta....Quite a delightful pinic was enjoyed by
several couples last Friday on the banks of "beautiful
Beaverdam." A sumptuous luncheon was served, as the 
last rays of the sun were peeping out, and seemingly 
satisfied the fastidious. 

GOSS
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Smith and little daughter visited
Mrs. M. P. Webb of Goss last week....Miss Fannie 
Crittenden, after a pleasant visit to relatives in Hart
county, has returned home....Dan Bond was in Goss Sunday,
the guest of his sister, Mrs. G. R. Carithers....Willie
Butler and sister, Miss Fannie, visited Misses Maggie and
Lyttie Webb Sunday....G. B. Conwell went up to Atlanta
Saturday on business. He returned Sunday....Willie Ragan
is suffering with a severe boil on his hand....Mrs. M. P. 
Webb and two little children, Asa and Lissie, visited 
relatives here Sunday....A. C. Fortson, one of our 
popular citizens, went to Elberton Saturday on business..
..Mr. and Mrs. George Loehr of Elberton visited in Goss
a few days last week....G. B. Moore of Nickville visited
here Thursday....Mr. Asbury Andrews was very sick a few 
days last week....Two negro children came near being 
drowned at Brewer's mill near here last Saturday, and if
it had not been for Messrs. A. J. Holliday and Parks 
Ragan they would no doubt have lost their lives.

NICKVILLE
Our farmers are engaged in a battle this week with 
General Green. If none will fall out of the ranks we
will gain the victory....M. D. Webb returned home last
Saturday from the reunion of the old soldiers at 
Louisville and among all the great things he saw he put
the emphasis on the pretty young ladies that were 
there, and says more of the Confederate sons ought to 
have gone....C. M. Seymour has returned home from his 
trip to Washington, DC. He looks better and can tell 
a heap of interesting news....G. C. Oglesby is going to
make a report this fall of how much stock food can be
raised on three acres of land....The Farmers Institute
of Antioch was not a failure last Saturday, if there were
not but seven present. They had baskets in proportion 
with appetite pleasers. And Mr. C. M. Seymour, Uncle Joe
Deadwyler and A. P. Deadwyler told jokes while they were
eating to extend the time of pleasure....I suppose some 
saw mill man can furnish Ms. J. M. Benton and C. C. 
Haynes with a bill of lumber to enlarge their parlors.
Two young ladies have arrived at their home to board
awhile....Messrs. J. R. Booth and Charlie Carruth went
to Bowman last Sunday afternoon....Rev. E. R. Goss 
preached a very interesting sermon at Antioch last 
Sunday morning....The young people had a gay time at 
the picnic at Oglesby last Saturday. 

Contributed by: Chandler Eavenson