The Marion County Patriot, No. 13 Friday, April 3, 1908 Page One Doyle Mr. and Mrs. Charles Knowlton left Saturday morning for their new home at Good Water, Ala. Mrs. Chas. Hogg, from near Americus, spent last week with her parents, Capt. and Mrs. J.M. Persons. Hon. J.S. Rogers has a field of oats containing 100 acres that is the finest we ever saw for the time of year. He has a small patch of several acres in Doyle that is heading out nicely, which is a fair sample of the larger field. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hale have gone to house keeping. They are now at home at Mr. Rogers' Baker place, one mile north-west of Doyle. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Williams spent Sunday in Buena Vista. Hon. and Mrs. J.S. Rogers attended preaching at Ramah Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. William Wells and children, of Draneville, spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. E.J. Brown. Mrs. Will Allen, of Buena Vista, and Miss Lillian Edwards, of Talbotton, visited friends at Doyle Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Wiggins spent several days this week at Preston with Mrs. Wiggins' mother, who is quite sick. Miss Nettie Snipe, of Atlanta visited her brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Snipe, near Putnam Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Phelps entertained a number of their friends Friday evening at their home on Cotton avenue. All report a delightful time. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. H.O. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hale, Misses Pearl Brown, Dora, Grace, Rosa and Maxie Hale, Martha Baldwin, Bell Hale and Minta Kilcrease; Messrs. George Brown, Noxie and Roy Hale, Cleve and George Persons, Laz Wiggins, Emett and Burton Cook, Huff Melton, Robert Daniel, Henry Green, Arthur Long and Eugene Phelps. Mrs. John Hart and Mrs. Lillian Hearing, of Ellaville, visited Mrs. Harvey Hale last Thursday. Charlie Pickard, of Tazewell, was in Doyle last week on business. Think he is ironing the county. Mrs. John Cook is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Amos Jordan, Jr., at Friendship this week. Mrs. J.W. Steed, of Buena Vista, visited her parents Sunday and Monday. Mr. R.T. Persons, of Mauk, spent a few days with homefolks this week. Honor Roll, Doyle High School Charlie Persons, Willie Phelps, Myrtle Kilcrease, Pearl Highnote, Lilah Daniel Plow Boy The Marion County Patriot, No. 14 Friday, April 10, 1908 Page Five Doyle M.C. Rushin has been grading our streets this week. He has put Cotton Avenue in excellent condition with a complete system of sewerage. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Melton, from Ellaville, visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.J. King, on West Church Street Saturday and Sunday. T.A. Maddux, Emett Cook and sister, Miss Bell, and Eugene Phelps, of Buena Vista, visited home folks in Doyle Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Aldine Pickard, of Buena Vista, spent Sunday in Doyle. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John T. Sorrels, on Wednesday, April 1st, a fine girl. Mother, babe and John T. are all doing well. Mrs. Willis Wiggins spent some days with her daughter, Mrs. J.W. Steed, in Buena Vista recently, Mrs. Steed being quite sick several days. Mrs. B.C. Cheek, of Plains, is visiting her mother, Mrs. John Hanner, this week. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harbuck, of Sandhill, spent Saturday and Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Brown. Mr. Chas. Womack, of Schley, was circulating among friends here Saturday afternoon. Mr. Noah Butt, of Buena Vista, was a pleasant and welcome caller in Doyle Monday. Mrs. J.W. Cook returned home Saturday from Friendship, accompanied by little Miss Mae Cook and Master Ed Mathis, of Draneville. Mrs. M.B. McCrary and daughter, little Miss Elizabeth, of Buena Vista, spent a few days with relatives in Doyle last week. Misses Martha Baldwin and Rubie Lee Persons spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives and friends in Ellaville. Hon. and Mrs. J.S. Rogers and son, Joseph, spent a few days at Mauk last week the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon H. Wall. Mr. and Mrs. James Persons, Jr., spent Sunday with their parents, Capt. and Mrs. J.M. Persons. Last week in listing the ladies that honored us by lending their presence at the entertainment we unintentionally omitted to mention two, Misses Belle and Addie Cook, and we do hereby offer our most humble apology. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Snipe were called down in Schley last Saturday upon the occasion of the death of the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Waters. Honor Roll, Doyle High School Rubie Lee Persons, Myrtle Kilcrease, Pearl Highnote, Lilah Daniel Plow Boy The Marion County Patriot, No. 15 Friday, April 17, 1908 Page Seven Doyle Mr. J.W. Snipe is visiting his son and family near Putnam. Mr. J.C. Bass, of Americus, visited Miss Addie Cook Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Wooten and Mr. and Mrs. Aldine Pickard, of Buena Vista, spent Sunday in Doyle. Mr. Lon F. Ward, of Delaware, who has been in the United States Army for the past three years visited friends in our town last Tuesday. Mr. John C. Smith has returned from Cordele and other southern points and is stopping with his son, Barney. Miss Martha Baldwin spent Saturday with friends in Buena Vista and Sunday with homefolks in Ellaville. Mrs. B.C. Cheek, of Plains, returned home last Friday, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. John Hanner, who will spend a week or ten days with her. Mrs. Harvey Hale is spending the week with homefolks in Ellaville. The Doyle school will picnic at Knowlton Spring and Picnic Park on the 25th. Everyboyd invited. Mr. J.P. Hogg, of Buena Vista, was among his friends in Doyle Sunday afternoon and - oh well? Honor Roll, Doyle High School Myrtle Kilcrease, Charlie Persons, Mamie Lee Kilcrease, Pearl Highnote, Lilah Daniel Plow Boy The Marion County Patriot, No. 17 Friday, May 1, 1908 Page Eight Doyle Misses Christian Hair, Reba Rogers and Mr. Edwin Rogers, of Buena Vista, visited relatives here Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Annie Jordan, of Friendship, spent a few days with her father's family, Mr. J.W. Cook this week. Mr. Mike Wells, of Draneville, visited his sister, Mrs. Jack Brown Sunday. Mr. Clarence Jordan and sister, Miss Maxie, visited relatives here this week. Messrs. White McAfee and Gray Tillman, of Americus, visited two of Doyle's fair maidens last Saturday. Mr. R.T. Persons, of Mauk, spent several days with homefolks this week. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hale entertained a number of their friends one evening last week. All report a delightful time. Misses Annie and Mildred Colum and Atta Belle Gresham, of Americus, visited friends and relatives here last week. Eugene Phelps, of Buena Vista, visited homefolks Saturday night and Sunday. Little Miss Velma Williams, of Ellaville, spent Friday and Saturday with her aunt, Miss Martha Baldwin. Mrs. J.W. Steed, of Buena Vista, visited homefolks Sunday. Mr. Monroe Walker spent a few days in Columbus on business last week. Mr. and Mrs. Herring, of Ellaville, spent last Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hale. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harbuck of Sand Hill, spent Saturday and Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Brown. Miss Martha Baldwin is visiting friends and relatives in Columbus this week. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Jordan, of Friendship, visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hanner, Sunday and Monday. The Union Picnic last Saturday at Knowlton picnic grounds was a grand success. The pleasure seekers began to arrive about 9 a.m. and by noon the spacious park thronged with bands of beauty in bonds of love, and baskets of rich viands in every variety that culinary art could conceive or suggest, and in sufficient quantity to gratify the most hungry and fastidious epicure. The occasion marked the closing of two literary schools and the annual feast of two Sabbath schools. The literary school of Glen Holly and Sabbath school of Hopewell, in Schley County, and Doyle literary and Sabbath school. They were joined from every section, most of Marion and Schley Counties, in furnishing the good things to ear and mirthful young people to make the day one of joy to all. Plow Boy The Marion County Patriot, No. 18 Friday, May 8, 1908 Page One Doyle Mr. Roger Williams will ship a few crates of fine early peaches the latter part of this week. Miss Martha Kilcrease returned home Sunday from Friendship, where she has been spending a week pleasantly with Miss Clyde Jordan. Miss Addie Mae Cook is spending a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Ame Jordan, of Friendship. Mr. J.W. Jordan and family, from near Buena Vista, visited relatives in our town Sunday. Mr. J.T. Cook and children, of Draneville, visited his parents Sunday. Several of our young Doyleists attended the Glen Holly concert Friday evening. Capt. J.M. Persons and three daughters, Misses Rubie Lee, Estel and Lucile, visited J.M. Persons, Jr. in Schley Sunday. Mrs. John Cook is visiting relatives in Draneville this week. Little Miss Estel Persons entertained a number of her little friends at a birthday dinner Monday. Those present were Misses Mamie and Tomie Lee Kilcrease, Rosa Highnote, Lavenia Daniel and Sarah Phelps. Mrs. S.A. Powell returned home to Corinth last Friday from Flem, where she has been spending a month or two with some of her children. Hon. J.S. Rogers is harvesting his oat crop this week. Marion Williams, of Preston, came up Saturday and spent a few days with his father and family. Miss Mary Elizabeth Sorrel, on Route 1 from Doyle, spent last week with the Misses Hart on Route 1 from Buena Vista. Mrs. C.R. Ross spent last week in Americus and with relatives in Schley County. Mr. R.M. Williams had a light stroke of paralysis last week, much improved at this time. On last Sunday morning your humble scribe, in company with Mr. G.C. Persons, boarded the train at Doyle and took a trip to Americus. We would not have gone, but we had promised a certain young lady upon her departure a few days since to be gone for a season, that we would look after Cleve for her during her absence, and we do not wish to alarm the lady, but we came near loosing him and that too, upon more then one occasion, also in more than one sense of the word "loose" he was hard to get away. We arrived in the city upon schedule time and went immediately, in company with Mr. Gordon Jordan, out to the Agricultural College, arriving in due time we were ushered into the private office of the principal, Prof. J.M. Collum, than whom there is no more affable and thorough bred gentleman. We were shown through the buildings by Prof. Collum until the dinner hour, when we retired to the spacious dining hall and partook heartily of the substantials calculated to satisfy and regal the innerman. Here we met Capt. C.L. Peacock, Prof. Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Gresham and charming daughter, Miss Atta Bell, and many others. After having did awful justice to the bountiful dinner, the Principal Hon. J.M. Collum, and I took a stroll over the adjacent grounds and buildings. We were shown many tools made by the students, but the one that gave us the greatest surprise, was as fine a razor as any gentleman might be proud to possess. Mr. Collum informed us that he had just shaven with it that morning and he looked as slick as a peeled onion. In the course of our stroll over the buildings we were shown into the largest, best planned and furnished auditorium that has ever been our pleasure to enter. Prof. Collum went into detail explaining the past, present and future work of the institution. The building is situated upon a moderate elevation, the grounds are laid out regularly and after a beautiful and artistic pattern, it is surrounded by broad fields of fertile lands. The college stands about one-eighth of a mile east of the S. & L. Railroad. By early autumn they will have the electric railway completed out to the institution, then it will be easier of access. We had but about 3 hours to spend and were hurried through, so about 2:15 we bade our host and hostess an adieu and made our way back to the C. of Ga. Depot, boarded our train and was soon speeding our journey homeward, arriving at Doyle on schedule time we disembarked, knowing we had spent the day pleasantly, believing it was profitable, we winded our way up dusty Cotton Avenue, arriving at our domicile feeling wiser, younger and better, all to the credit of our first trip on the sly to the city of Americus. Plow Boy The Marion County Patriot, No. 19 Friday, May 15, 1908 Page Eight Doyle Candidates are swarming these balmy days, but Judge John Hanner keeps them off with his old hat and continues sawing wood. John would make a big Sheriff. Hon. J.S. Rogers continues planting cotton. He plants the 2 bale per acre variety exclusively. Mrs. M.B. McCrary and daughters, Mrs. Aldine Pickard and little Miss Elizabeth, visited Mrs. J.S. Rogers Friday. Mr. and Mrs. John Hart, of Ellaville, spent the day with their daughter, Mrs. Harvey Hale last Wednesday. Miss Estelle Persons visited her cousin, Miss Christene Hair, of Buena Vista several days last week. Mr. Amos Jordan is visiting his son near Ellaville this week. Mrs. W.R. Gresham and Miss Annie Collum, of Americus, visited homefolks Saturday and Sunday. Mr. T.A. Maddox and family, of Buena Vista, visited Mrs. J.E. Phelps and the hub Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Williams spent Sunday with relatives in Buena Vista. Mrs. E. Brown and daughter, Miss Pearl, visited relatives in Schley County this week. Miss Belle Cook and Eugene Phelps spent Sunday with homefolks in our town. Rev. Hugh Oliver visited friends in Doyle a short while Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Wiggins visited their daughter, Mrs. J.W. Steed, in Buena Vista last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brown visited relatives at Draneville Sunday. Mr. Harvey Hale is up to snuff, he has recently had a phone placed in his residence and some of the boys have started a good one on him. They claim that he has a secret line attached and extends away out in the field so he can call up the cook and enquire if he can make "another round by dinner." Plow Boy The Marion County Patriot, No. 20 Friday, May 22, 1908 Page One Doyle More cool winds. The sky has a wintry hue. Crops are growing nicely now, but Gen Green is busy maneuvering a flank movement by the Clodhopper Corps. There is the most bountiful crop of fruit of all kinds that has been in many years, especially of plums and berries, also persimmons and you know that foretells a lot of marriages and oh! well you know what the next crop will be! Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Steed, of Buena Vista, visited their parents Sunday. Mr. David Bullock visited friends in our town Sunday. Mrs. J.W. Cook returned home Sunday from Draneville, where she has been spending some time with relatives. Mr. Ed Stewart, of Americus, called and spent a short while with his cousin, Mrs. T.L. Kilcrease Thursday afternoon. He had been in Buena Vista in his auto. Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Durham, of Preston, visited their daughter, Mrs. A.D. Gurley, a few days last week. Miss Mattie Pearl Benson came home with Miss Belle Cook Saturday and stayed until Sunday. Misses Corley and Aultridge and Mr. Span, of Columbus, visited friends and relatives in Doyle Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Sam Melton and children, of Ellaville, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.J. king, here Saturday and Sunday. Miss Minta Kilcrease is spending the week with Mrs. Charles Meeks. Miss Pearl Highnote spent Saturday with Mrs. J.W. Steed in Buena Vista. Rev. Chas. Meeks visited in Doyle last Thursday evening. Mr. J.T. Cook and children, of Draneville, visited Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Cook Sunday. Mr. Amos Jordan returned home Monday from near Ellaville where he spent a week with his son. Mr. Geo. Persons spent Sunday with his brother near Walls Crossing and attended preaching at Hopewell. Dr. Joe Hair spent Thursday with his uncle, Hon. J.S. Rogers. Mrs. Roger Williams left last Thursday to spend a while with her parents in Athens. Mrs. Plow Boy and little daughter spent last Tuesday with friends and relatives in Buena Vista. Mrs. J.A. Chappelle spent last week with her daughter, Mrs. W.H. Knowlton. Mr. G.C. Persons made a business trip to Columbus Sunday afternoon. Think he was looking after some bonds. Mr. James Harrison has quit the Central as section boss and gone to Florida, Mr. Statham is filling the place. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harbuck, of Draneville, visited homefolks here Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hale spent Saturday night and Sunday with their parents in Ellaville. Plow Boy The Marion County Patriot, No. 21 Friday, May 29, 1908 Page One Doyle Showery Crops are doing their best. News items are scarce, very scarce. Hon. J.S. Rogers and Judge Wiggins attended quarterly meeting at Tazewell Saturday. The judge thinks it beats fishing as he got a square meal. Miss Addie Mae Cook returned home from Friendship Sunday. Misses Lucy and Mamie Jordan from near Buena Vista were in our town Sunday, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H.O. Cook. Messrs. Lazie Wiggins and George Persons went down to Americus last Thursday night to the closing exercises of the Agricultural School. They returned Saturday morning a good deal worse for the wear, but reported a fine time. Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Langford, of Cordele spent a few days with friends and relatives around Draneville last week and looking after their extensive farming interests in that section. Hon. and Mrs. J.S. Rogers attended commencement exercises at Hoke Smith Institute Sunday. Misses Rubie Lee Persons and Sarah Phelps are taking in the commencement this week. Rev. C.M. Meeks delivered one of his usual eloquent and instructive sermons Sunday morning at Shady Grove. There was one acquisition made to the church, Mr. L.H. Brasington withdrew from Corinth and became a member of Shady Grove. Miss Martha Baldwin returned from Talbot, Talbotton and Columbus Saturday, where she has been spending life in the fullness of its joys and pleasures, with friends and relatives since she closed her school here on the 25th. She resumed her journey on to her home in Ellaville Sunday evening by private conveyance accompanied by our most efficient and chivalrous postmaster, Mr. G.C. Persons. Mr. G.C. Persons and Miss Addie Cook went to Americus Monday night to witness the closing of the Agricultural School, which was held at the Glover Opera House. Rev. Hugh Oliver we understand, will preach at Corinth Church every 2nd Sunday afternoon. Rev. Lumpkin will fill the pulpit every 3rd Sunday at 11 a.m. Now, if Rev. Hirshburg would occupy the fourth and Joe Brown the first, Old Corinth would revive and thrive as she never did before. Plow Boy