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SHORTSTOPS Mr. W. W. Smith is spending a few days in Nashville, Tenn. o Silow-Dale Peaches, 28c per can, at R. D. HALL’S. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Patterson were over from Cordele Sunday. Phone 114 for Yeast Cakes. WILLIAMS' MARKET. Mr. J. W. Vinson is spending a few days down at Orlando, Fla. _o —_ Bring us your shelled corn. T. K. WEAVER & COMPANY. o Mr. L. J. George, Jr., is visiting down at Panama City, Fla. o Irish Potatoes, 35c peck, at R. D. HALL'S. o— — Several of the college boys and girls are at home for the week end. New Dry Goods arriving every day. T. K. WEAVER & CO. Messrs. T. H. Bynum and Neil Ray spent Sunday at Florala, Ala. o Get our prices on Dry Goods and Shoes. T. K. WEAVER & CO. o Miss Emma Stevens spent the week end with home folks at Camilla. o Mr. J. M. Haisten, of Panama City, Fla., visited Blakely and Albany this week. Dr. and Mrs. P. I. Hopkins, of Dothan, were visitors to Blakely Sunday. o Mr. W. T. Jay was here from Thomasville Sunday mingling with friends. 0 Attend the Thanksgiving services at the Baptist church this morning at 11 o’clock. o We are agents for Clauseen’s Cakes —the South’s best cakes. WILLIAMS’ MARKET. ——o Mr. and Mrs. Murray Fain, of Fort Gaines spent several days in Blakely last week. Mrs. W. W. James and Miss Ouida Yarbrough are spending today in Dawson with friends. o Mrs. 11. A. Perry, of Beaumont, Texas, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Willis. Bring us your syrup. We will give you SI.OO in trade. T. K. WEAVER & CO. o Miss Dora Saxon, of Carnegie, is spending this week with her grand mother, Mrs. B. H. Saxon. Misses Una Jones and Pennie Max well and Mr. Robert Stuckey paid Norman Park a visit Sunday. o Buttons. All size buttons covered. MRS WALTER JORDAN, Fort Gaines street. o Miss Kathleen Robinson, of Albany, Is spending the week end in Blakely with her sister, Mrs. A. T. Fleming. o "Pay cash and save on your Gro ceries. T. K. WEAVER & COMPANY. OUR PRICES ARE LOWER OUR QUALITY HIGHER OUR STOCK MORE COMPLETE CONSISTS OF FANCY GROCER IES, PRODUCE, FANCY FRUITS, PURINA FEEDS OF ALL KINDS, COTTON SEED MEAL AND HULLS, SHORTS, SEED OATS AND RYE. —PHONE US.— C. D. DUKE Phone 231 Quick Delivery l r I I M’-M-l-M* Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Frazier and a party of friends are down from At lanta on a visit to Blakely friends. o Look up our announcement in this issue of the News. It should prove of interest to the buying public. MRS. D. M. WADE. o Quite a number of Blakely people attended the Georgia-Florida Fresii men football game in Bainbridge Saturday. The friends of Dr. C. T. Alexander, who has been quite ill recently, will be pleased to learn that he is slowly improving. o—— Dr. J. P. Parks v> ill be in Blakely Monday, December Ist, tor one day ? only. If you have eye trouble see him. BARHAM JEWELRY CO. o Rev. M. W. Carmichael was a visi tor to Blakely Monday. He has been j returned to the church at Lumpkin j for another year. / —° —• Mr. W. W. Fleming, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyl Fleming and Mr. Earl Fleming I are spending today down at Panama City, Fla., with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Haisten. The friends of Miss Ellene Willis will be pleased to learn that she has sufficiently recovered from a recent i operation at a Dothan hospital to be j able to return home. o Messrs. R. C. Singletary. J. 3. Sherman, W. J. Grist, 11. B. Ains worth and C. D. Duke left Sunday afternoon for a several days’ trip down the East Florida coast. o Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bragan, Miss Lois Mills, Miss Rebecca Bush and Mr. Boyd Sanders are spending this week in Atlanta, going up to attend the Tech-Auburn football game. o , Dr. J. P, Parks, optometrist, will . be in Blakely Monday, December Ist, for one day only. Eyes examined and glasses prescribed. . BARHAM JEWELRY CO. o Mr. C. L. Tabb spent several days in Atlanta on business this week. : Mrs. Tabb and the children accom r panied him as far as Grantville to spend a few days with home folks. L Rev. S. B. King went over to ! Adel Tuesday, where he delivered a sermon on Tuesday night at the Baptist church in that town, there being a special week’s service at that church. o Mr. J. J. McLendon, Jr., who has i been confined to his room for the past week or more, was out on the streets Wednesday. His friends hope his convalescence may ne . speedy. o Notwithstanding the fact that the city tax books close next Monday, December Ist, not more than one eighth of the city taxes have yet been collected. Procrastination truly is the chief fault of our people. o A thief broke into the home of Mr. Joe Allen some time Saturday night and carried away a new suit of clothes belonging to Mr. John ’ Allen. Nothing else has been miss ed, and it is presumed that the cloth ing was the only thing stolen. o There is another state wide elec tion to be held on the first Saturday in December. The office of every justice of the peace in the State , becomes vacant on January Ist and the elections are to fill these vacan i cies. So far only one candidate in k Early county has complied with the secret ballot law and notified the Ordinary that he will be a candidate. This leaves it up to our people to write their own ballots in all the other precincts, as no official ballots can be provided. o Mr. and Mrs. T. B. McDowell, of Blakely, Ga., came over Sunday on a visit to his sister, Mrs. C. B. Savage, at the Sara-Charles Hotel. Mr. McDowell is quite a prominent man in his home town and bears a fine character throughout that sec tion of the State. He has, in time not long past, represented his dis trict in the Georgia State Senate. He is in close touch with the civic, re ligious and social affairs of his town I and section and has the confidence | of all classes. He has been a visi tor here before, made numerous friends and always is cordially wel comed by Brundldge people.—Brun , dldge (Ala.) News. EARLY COUNTY NEWS TOBACCO GROWERS VISIT BLAKELY Messrs. Mullins and Bunn, who are experienced North Carolina tobacco growers, are spending some days in the city, and are guests of Mr. T. B. McDowell. These gentlemen are endeavoring to interest Early county farmers in the growing of tobacco on a small crop during the coming year. Both are demonstrators who know the cultivation, curing and grading pro cesses of the crop. They have been over the Early county farm lands and are very enthusiastic over the adapt ability of the soil of this county lor the growing of this profitable crop. It has been noted in the columns of this paper before that North Car olina tobacco growers have been moving into Mitchell, Colquitt and other South Georgia counties, and the two gentlemen now in our city are emphatic in their declaration that. Early county soil will produce tobac co equally as well as these other South Georgia counties. They are urging Early county far mers to sign up for a small acreage for next year that tobacco growing may be given a fair trial. Cotton, corn, peanuts, hay, velvet beanq, watermelons, tomatoes, po tatoes. Now why not —TOBACCO? TO APPOINT FARM CENSUS ENUM'ATORS The following letter is self-explan atory : Albany, Ga., Nov. 18, 1921. Editor Early County News: I have been appointed Supervisor for this district for the United States Census of Agriculture, with head quarters in Albany. At the census of 1920 there were 3128 farms in Early county. For enum eration purposes the county has been divided into four (4) districts, as follows: E. D. 31—Militia Districts: 430, Cedar Springs; 1164, Cuba; 1572, Jakin, including Jakin town; 1592, Lu cile. E. D. 32—Militia Districts: 510, Rock Hill; 866, Blakely, including Blakely city; 1760, E. D. 33 —Militia Districts: 854, Damascus, including Kestler town; 1435, Arlington, including that part of Arlington in Early county. E. D. 34—Militia Districts: 114 J, ITrquhart; 1535, Colomokee. One or more enumerators will ue appointed for each of the above four districts from representative farmers or other persons identified with agri cultural interests living within the respective districts. The enumeration will begin Decem ber Ist and must be completed with in oight weeks. Any publicity given the above item through the medium of your paper will be appreciated. Very truly yours, John a. Mcknight, Census of Agrculture. SEND NO MONEY: Cabbage and Bermuda Onions. Plants SI.OO per 1,000, .all leading varieties: shipped daily. Shipped C. O. D. express or mail. DORRIS PLANT CO., Valdos ta, Ga. 13-4tp SALE—My houses In Blake ly; $3000.00 for a quick sale. I. P. BELTSLE, Fort Gaines, Ga. Old Hats cleaned and reblocked. Made to look like new. Don’t throw them away, bring them to us. E. H. DUNN PRESSING CLUB. CHURCH DIRECTORY.' BAPTIST CHURCH. The Blakely Baptist Church, Rev. Spencer B. King, pastor. Sunday School 9:45 a. m., B. R. Collins, Supt. Preaching every Sunday 11:00 a m. and 8:00 p. ra. EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Rev. H. Scott-Smith, Viear In charge. Church .School 10:00 A. M., J. Q. Standifer, Supt. Prayer Services and Sermon 8 p. m, on the second Sun day and 11 a. m. on last Sunday. METHODIST CHURCH. The Blakoly Methodist Church. Rev. W. M. Blitch, pastor. Sunday School 9:45 a. m., Chas. L. Tabb, Supt. Preaching every Sunday at 11:00 a. m. and 8:00 p. ra. Rather than carry over stock into another season, and too, to raise some much needed CASH, lam making some drastic price re ductions on all ready-to-wear goods in stock for SPOT CASH. Come in and look them over. You will find some rare bargains. MRS. D. M. WADE BLAKELY, GEORGIA WE HAVE— the Fruit Cake ingredients, such as crystalized pineapple, cherries, citron, figs, orange peal, raisins, currants, mince meat, and all kinds of spices to make a good cake. 1 We have the F. O. Stone Fruit Cakes, 1, 2 and 5 lbs. They are the best. Fryer’s Market Sanitary Market and Grocery. BLAKELY. GA. # mmwrmmvwxmt** i mmmfi&Kmmmßaxamm iwrww in 1 r— i u ■ m mi mmit.w NOTICE TO CITY TAX PAYERS. ! I I The books for payment of City advalorem taxes are now open and your receipt is ready for you. The books close on December Ist and fl.! fas. will then he issued against de-! faulters. Why not make a virtue of! necessity and pay promptly? The success of the city schools is largely dependent on the prompt collection of taxes. The sooond installment of paving assessments is now due and payable, becoming delinquent on December Ist. Those affected will please take note. W, \V. FLEMING, City Clerk. FOR SALE —A nice large corner lot on College street. Just east of J. B. Tarver’s and west of B. B. God win’s; also a good otre-horse farm situated 4 miles west of Blakely. DR. W. H. ALEXANDER. j BLAKELY CHAPTER NO. 44 R. A. M. Blakely Chapter No. 44 K°yal Arch M’asons meets on the second fourth Monday nights of each month at 8 o’clock. Visiting companions cordially invited. LOWREY STONE, High Priest. J. O. STANDIFER, Secretary. Try the News for Job Printing. Tuft’s Pills Induce regular habit, good digestion. Relieve the dyspeptic and debilitated and tone up the system AGAINST MALARIA j