MUSCOGEE COUNTY, GA - Box Springs 1923 ***************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm *********************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by:retrofit@flash.net John Mallory Land Newspaper Clipping (probably from the local newspaper in Columbus, GA), 03 SEP 1923: "Box Springs, Ga. "Box Springs, Ga., Sept. 3”(Special.)”Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence LOWMAN and children left Thursday morning for a few weeks visit to relatives in different points in North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. George SINCLAIR and family, of Waverly Hall, [and] Mrs. GREEN of Ellerslie, Ga., were the guest[s] of Mr. and Mrs. Grady SINCLAIR Sunday. Mrs. Stella CANNON, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W. WHITE, returned to her home at Pelham Thursday. Miss Mary STRIPLING left Sunday afternoon for Athens, Ga., where she will enter school Monday. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. DUKE, of Fort Valley, Ga., moved here Tuesday, and will reside here in the future. Miss Eva Grace WEED, of Largo, Fla., and Sara Ruth WEED, of Buena Vista, GA., returned to their homes Tuesday, after a pleasant visit to Miss Wyolene GREER. Miss Sarah PATTERSON returned home from Columbus Friday. Mrs. Love LLOYD, of Hurtsboro, Ala, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. W. WHITE this week. Dr. A. W. WHITE made a bus! iness trip to Columbus Tuesday and Wednesday. Among those attending court at Talbotton this week were Messrs. W. H. STRIPLING, Fred KING, Henry SMITH, Walter ROBINSON, George LOWE, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bill WYNN, of Columbus, were the guests of Mrs. J. Wood BROWNING Monday. Mr. C. H. JENKINS and children, Theo and C. H., visited relatives here Monday afternoon. Mrs. J. M. GREER attended the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Alice PATE, at Eelbeck Tuesday. Messrs. Wood BROWNING and Hubert WEED motored to Columbus Saturday afternoon. The many friends of Miss Hazel SHOEMAKER, who was seriously hurt in an automobile wreck, are glad to know that she is doing well as could be expected at the city hospital." Notes: Box Springs straddled the line between Talbot Co. and Chattahoochee Co. at this time. Eva Grace WEED is daughter of William H. & Susan "Susie" (WALKER) WEED. Sarah Ruth WEED is perhaps daughter, and Hubert WEED is son, of Marvin V. & Lucy (HARBUCK) WEED “ Marvin is brother to William H. Wyolene GREER is perhaps daughter of John M. "Johnnie" & Mollie Kate (JENKINS) GREER “ Mollie is probably the Mrs. J. M. GREER mentioned Walter ROBINSON is perhaps husband of Ruby ROGERS, daughter of Alonzo N. & Alice (BROOKS) ROGERS, who are buried in Box Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Alice PATE is Alice Ann (McCARDEL) PATE (1856-1923), wife of Jesse PATE. C. H. JENKINS is Charles Hampton "Charlie" JENKINS, Sr. (1890-1962), son of Rufus Hampton & Martha Ann "Mattie" (PATE) JENKINS; he is brother to Mollie Kate (JENKINS) GREER above and married Gladys Ophelia JOHNSON. Mattie (PATE) JENKINS is sister to Jesse PATE. Hazel SHOEMAKER is daughter of George Henry SHOEMAKER (by his first wife) of Upatoi, Muscogee Co, GA; George married second 1913 to Permelia Catherine ADERHOLD (1890-1962). Hazel later married a Mr. WHITE (who was he? “ connection to Mrs. J. W. WHITE or Dr. A.W. WHITE?). I am interested to know the parentage and husband of Mrs. Stella CANNON. I would also like to know the parentage of J. Wood BROWNING. John in TX