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ACCUSED OF MAKING
MOONSHINE LIQUOR.
Gene Gay, Charlie Moore and Lee
Carter, three well-known Blakely ne
groes, are in serious trouble over in
Dougherty county . All of them are
employes of the Blakely Hardwood
Lumber Co. and have been cutting
timber for them near Walker Sta
tion. However, they thought to get
rich a little quicker, so they estab
lished a lard can still in the timber
camp, where it is said they manufac
tured the stuff that makes men for
get their miseries. The Dougherty
county officers flushed them. Lee
Carter was caught, but Gene and Char
lie got away and came to Blakely.
Deputy Sheriff Sid Howell picked them
up Sunday and carried them to the
sheriff of Dougherty county Sunday
night. As manufacturing liquor is a
penitentiary offense, if the superior
court of Dougherty county convicts
them Early county will lose their cit
izenship for a number of years.
CONVICTS ESCAPE.
Three of the penitentiary convicts
sent up from this county at the April
term of superior court made their
escape from the Decatur county camp
last week.
Two of them were white men—No
lan Williamson, who was convicted
of murdering Cliff Hughes, the neglo
soldier from Alabama, and sent up
for life, and Lum Rhymes, sent up
for several years for burglarizing a
store' at dakin.
The other was a negro sent up for
murder. The negro was seen in Ear
ly county near his old haunts after
his escape and an effort was made
by the officers here to recapture
him, but it was unsuccessful.
It is rather provoking to read of
such gross carelessness as permitted
these men to escape.
METHODIST PHILATHEAS.
The Methodist Philathea Class
met with Mrs. E. B. Hamilton and
Mrs. Jesse Smith at the former’s
home on June 10th.
A full attendance was present.
There were several things reported
*'■ lonr> Viftv dollars was pledged
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The Relief Committee for next
month is Mrs. W. W. Smith, Mrs.
Vinson and Miss Mattie Butler.
Church Decorators: Mrs. Chas. L.
Tabb and Mrs. Walter Bell for June
15th; Mrs. Battle and Mrs. Walter
Jordan for June 22nd; Mrs. Smith
and Mrs. Whiddon for June 29th;
Mrs. J. B. Tarver and Mrs. Carl Fry
er for July oth.
There will be a tea given by the
Philathea Class, which will be an
nounced later.
After the business meeting delicious
sandwiches and tea were served.
The Philatheas will meet next
month at the residence of Mrs. D.
W. James, Mesdames Mack Fain
and Wilkie James being joint, hos
tesses.
MARRIAGE LICENSE SENT
BACK AFTER 32 YEARS.
On May 27, 1887 —thirty two years
ago—dudge R. B. Blocker, then ordi
nary of Clay county, issued a mar
riage license for James Allen and
Miss Cornelia Reynolds. Two days
later, on May 29, 1887, the couple
were joined in wedlock by ’Squire J.
L. Harris, at that time a notary pub
lic in the Bluffton district. Almost
a third of a century passed before
anything else was said or done with
reference to the marriage. On June
2, 1919, Judge R. T. Foote, who now is
serving his twenty-ninth year as or
dinary, received through the mail an
envelope in which was enclosed the
long-delayed paper, duly executed by
the notary public who officiated at
the wedding. Judge Foote immediate
ly recorded the certificate and Mr. and
Mrs. Allen may obtain it by applying
at the ordinary’s office here. It is
supposed that the license was found
among old papers belonging to the
now deceased ’Squire Harris. —South-
west Georgian.
Nothing the matter with this story
except that ’Squire Harris was a
citizen of Early county and Justice of
the Peace of the 1140th or Urquhart
district of Early county.
For the Relief of Rheumatic Pains.
When you have stiffness and sore
ness of the muscles, aching joints
and find it difficult to move without
pain, try massaging the affected
parts with Chamberlain’s Liniment.
It will relieve the pain and make
rest and sleep possible. advt.
BLAKELY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO CLOSE NEXT WEEK.
Announcement is made that the
Blakely public schools will close the
1918-1919 session next week.
The commencement exercises will
begin on Friday night, June 20th, and
continue for two or three nights.
Programs for the various exercises
will appear in the next issue of the
News.
The schools have been kept in ses
sion several weeks later this year
than customary in an effort to make
up some of the time lost because of
the “flu” epidemic last fall.
DOINGS OF THE CITY DADS.
The city council held their month
ly meeting on Friday night. A num
ber of interesting topics came up
for discussion.
Mr. W. L. Elder was denied the
privilege of erecting an iron build
ing on his vacant lot on the south
west* corner of the square.
A license was granted to Messrs.
Belisle & Neves to open a market in
Blakely.
The United States Aeroplane Ser
vice having offered to establish a
landing place at the fair grounds in
Blakely, the mayor and council di
rected the street crew to mow the
weeds and grass off the ground and
put same in order.
The question of tax equalizers for
1919 was solved by the mayor and
councilmeu agreeing to do the work
themselves. They expect to begin
this work about the middle of July.
ABOUT BLAKELY FOLKS.
This bunch of items was culled
from the last issue of the Calhoun
County Courier:
Dr. E. L. Fryer, of Blakely, spent
yesterday in the city.
Miss Mamie Jones, of Blakely,
spent yesterday and last night in
Arlington, guest of Mrs. G. P. Crapps.
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Mrs. W. F. Bell and baby, of Blake
ly, have been visiting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. McNair this
week.
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John Allen, of Blakely, was
over since receiving his u’.&eharge
from the army.
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Mr. L. B. Fryer, of Blakely, spent
several days in Arlington this week.
While* here he decorated Fryer’s
Pharmacy, which shows the touch of
an artist —anyway, Lewis is a crack
er-jack.
A BEAUTIFUL FISH.
Mr. Duncan Davis caught a striped
bass, more commonly called rockfish,
weighing 20 pounds, this morning.
He arose early and went to where
Abrams creek empties into Flint
river, and it was there that the big
fish was caught. Mr. Davis was us
ing an ordinary casting rod and was
casting a Dowagiac minnow. It took
him nearly thirty minutes to land the
fish.
This is the largest fish we have
heard of being caught in local wa
ters with a light casting outfit, and
puts Mr. Davis at the head of local
sportsmen who consistently use rod
and reel.
The striped bass or rockfish comes
out of the salt water and runs up
the fresh water streams in the
spring, and is about the gamest and
most excellent food fish that visits
our South Atlantic and Gulf streams.
—-Albany Herald.
The foregoing is calculated to
make Blakely fishermen “sit up and
take notice.” Some of them bring in
some very fine trout and jack occa
sionally, but reeling in a 26-pounder
is something thrilling even to read
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FIRE TOOK BIG TOLL
DURING YEAR 1918
Fire losses aggregating $290,000,-
000—the greatest of any year ex
cept 1906, when the San Francisco
earthquare occurred —were reported
for 1918 by the National Board of
Fire Underwriters.
This year also showed progress in
bringing to justice persons ’responsi
ble for incendiary fires, according to
the report of the committee on ar
son, which announced that 441 con
victions had been obtained in 42
states.
Let it he the cost of high living.
W. F. BELL.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS
100, YOU, AMD YOU
Everybody ’s invited to share in the won
derful values we are offering in high-class
merchandise. Millinery, Summer Clothing,
Hats, Coat Suits and Dresses, all kinds of
hot weather goods and Low Cut Shoes
are going to make room for the Fall Stock
which will soon be coming in. For two
weeks dnly these reductions are made,
since all classes of goods are high and
hard to get.
Saturday, June 21 st, last day. Come.
CULPEPPER DRY GOODS CO.
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The Fount of Good Cheer!
Cooling Drinks, Ice Cream and
. _ Ices in Delightful Variety
Our Soda Fountain is the most popular spot in town
these hot sultry days. It is a real pleasure to drop in here
after a drive or a walk in the hot sun and get a glass of
something cold and refreshing. Everything is clean and
• inviting, pure and healthful and when you have been here
once you will find you will want to come again. There is
no penalty for repeating—so come as often as you like.
« Phosphates—Whatever You Like '
Soda, Ice Cream Soda,
What will it be? Cold soda of any flavor—a great big jce-cream soda, a tasty
phosphate or whatever you like, is here. They are delicious, too, and their purity
and flavor can not be equaled anywhere.
Come in and try your favorite drink at our fountain.
ICE CREAM, ICES, '
SUNDAES, ETC.
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A dish of rich ice-cream or an Ice or Sundae, is the best thing that his been dis
covered for a hot day.
There is nothing so satisfying or healthful. The quality of our cream is abso
lutely pure and the Ices are delicious. Come in and try a dish of our Golden Glow
Ice Cream —a cream that the formula alone sold for $32,000.
Ice Cream in bulk to take home with you. Any kind of flavor that you can de
sire, the same quality that we serve at our fountain—and the best cream that you can
buy anywhere.
Grape Juice, Ijflj- Root Beer,
Coca-Cola \ Bromo Seltzer
A big drink of grape juice and soda is one of the best thirst killers that has yet
been discovered by man.
Plenty of others here, too—Coca-Cola, Root Beer and all the rest.
If you want a Bromo-Seltzer or a seidlitz powder to cure a headache or to
put you on friendly terms with your stomach, we can fix you up in first-class style.
If you don’t drink, have a cigar. We have a good assortment of your particular
brand here.
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