Talbot COUNTY GA Newspaper Abstracts File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by "Helen Pond" http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/talbot/newspapers/1926.txt News From the New Era by Nelson Goolsby January 1926 Miss Sarah E. Butler and Mr. James H. Brown of Howard were married on Dec. 27, 1925 at the home of the bride's parents. Mrs. Fannie Lula Williams Griffin died recently. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Williams, who lived east of Talbotton. She attended shcool at LeVert College and was a member of Talbotton Baptist Church. Her husband was the late Carter Griffin. Olin Royal, 11-year-old son of Professor and Mrs. J. M. Royal of Woodland, was accidentally killed by his 14 year-old brother on New Year's Day. The older boy was polishing a gun when it hung on his sweater and discharged. Miss Frances Brown of Howard celebrated her 16th birthday last Saturday night. Among the guests were: Misses Mary Adams, Annie Mae Bozeman, Ruth, Mattie Mae and Lenora Collier, Jessie and Lois Heath, Lillian and Marie Brown, Alice and Estelle Parker, Marilu Everett; Messrs. William Childress, Billy Brown, Jack Morris, Robert Harry Callier, Albert and Billy Butler, Louis Matthews, Archie Heath, John Pound, Floyd Davis, Sewell Maxwell, Charlie Buckner, John Boswell and Lewis Spinks. >From the New Era twenty years ago: Mr. Frank Bethune has purchased the lot next to the Peoples Bank of Talbotton and will erect a three story building. The bottom story will be a store and the upper stories offices. The Stewards of the Talbotton Methodist Church, in an effort to raise money to pay their pastor, have assessed each member a certain amount. If not paid, they would send a collector out to get the money. The Stewards say it is successful. (Now back to 1926) Mrs. Lizzie Smith of Talbotton, was standing too close to the fire andher clothes caught fire. She burned to death in the home of her son, "Tip." They are a well respected family of Talbotton. Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards, age 76, died in Talbotton on Dec. 15, 1925. As Miss Elizabeth Boswell, she married Mr. Henry Edwards on July 9, 1875. Mr. R. Griggs Currington, convicted of killing his brother, has appealed his sentence to the Georgia Supreme Court. He is represented by J. H. McGehee of Talbotton.