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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 _ rij-nuT cm « 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. —o — Mrs. W. F. Bell and baby, of Blake ly, have been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. O. McNair this week. —‘o — John Allen, of Blakely, was over since receiving his u’.&eharge from the army. —o — 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 • atyout. 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. ‘ in ■ 1 " 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. U 1 it ii l 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. ** - - l