News From the New Era by Nelson Goolsby September, 1925 Corinth Methodist Church in Prattsburg, organized in February, 1828, was host to a large barbecue on Friday evening. A wondersul program, good food and special speeches brought out a large crowd. A neat sum was raised to paint the church. The present church building was erected in 1869, after two log buildings had been destroyed. Mr. Sidney Cook of Woodland dropped dead at Roy Starling's garage while putting gas in his car. Officials af the AB&A RR will spend $35,000 on improvements at the Manchester yards. This shows the increasing prosperity of this section of the railroad. Talbot County Commissioners are offering a reward of $50.00 for the conviction of the party setting fire to the Bethel Baptist church and $25.00 reward for the capture of John Ellison for the murder of his brother, Ed Ellison. Assets of the Bank of Talbotton: $358,511; The Peoples Bank of Talbotton: $209,409; The Woodland Bank: $160,761; F&M Bank of Junction City: $112,176. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Woodall, Sr., John, Jr., and Mrs. R. E. Trussell of Woodland, attended church services in Talbotton Sunday and were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ferguson. Ad: Well dressed people are never run down at the heels. Keep your heels and soles in good shape at the Talbotton Shoe Shop. October, 1925 Banker James D. Peters of Manchester says prosperity is here. Farmers are building tenant houses, tenants are buying Ford cars and Bank of Manchester deposits are the largest in its history. Dr. Johnson sold his farm in the Persico community to Mr. Henderson of Lansing, Michigan, who will set out 10,000 peach trees. J. M. Guy, Buford Fowler, R. A. Harris, J. E. Lanier and N. A. Weldon will put out an additional 20,000 trees in the Persico community. R. Griggs, who was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of his brother, has been granted a new trial. July, 1925 Due to the continued drought in all sections of Georgia, there will probably be an acute shortage of food. Some late crops may be planted if we can get some rain immediately. The cities are great, the country is greater. Man made the former, God made the latter. Man does wonders, so it seems, but he can't make a sun and send its beams. Man can do nothing in this day and hour, unless God graciously gives him the power. By: P. H. Raiford. Miss Maude Jordan became the bride of Mr. W. K. Couch, Sr. at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Lily J. Persons. Woodland: Misses Inez Mills and Fannie Mahone left Monday for New York.