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MIDDLEBROOKS
APPEALS HIS CASE
JONES COUNTY SHERIFF, UN
DER SENTENCE TO FEDERAL
PEN, WILL CARRY CASE TO
COURT OF APPEALS.
The case of J. Clarke Middle
brooks, sheriff of Jones county, un
der conviction of conspiracy with
moonshiners to violate the prohibi
tion law’,’ will be taken to the Circuit
Court of Appeals on a writ of error.
In addition to the usual grounds,
two specific exceptions are taken to
the trial procedure: first, that the in-1
dictment failed to specify that the al
leged conspiracy was to manufacture
whisky for “beverage purposes;” sec
ond, that in charging the jury Judge
Wm. H. Barrett failed to caution
them that the fact that Middlebrooks
was an officer had no bearing on the
case.
Middlebrooks was arrested by fed
eral officers last October following
the investigation of the whisky traf
fic in Jones county occasioned by the
slaying of, two county policemen
after they had raided a still on Com
missioner creek.
The trial in United States district
court last November was of a sensa
tional nature, some half dozen Jones ,
county men taking the stand and
swearing they had paid money and ]
whisky to the sheriff in return for !
protection in their operations. A
former county policeman, G. E, t
Rape, was tried jointly and received | f
a sentence of 12 months in the fed* i
feral penitentiary) the sheriff being (
sentenced tn 18 months. i
Since the conviction over eight '
months ago, Middlebrooks has con- (
tinued to serve as sheriff of the 1
county and no efforts have been ]
made to impeach him. At one time 1
he considered resigning, but now (
intends to “fight the case to a finish” 1
and remain in office, he says.—Ma
con News.
GRAND JURY FINDS
DECREASE IN CRIME
(Continued from page one)
thorough repainting. We think the
commissioners have acted wisely in
having this needed work done, and
commend them for their interest in
preserving this splendid public prop
erty.
We recommend that a ladies’ toilet
be put in, the court house as soon as
same can be done.
The county commissioners have re
ferred to us a written report showing
the financial condition of our county.
We find this apparently correct, and
that the records of their office are
neatly and correctly kept.
We are gratified that our investi
gations have revealed a very small
number of crimes in our county since
February court, and are encouraged
to believe that conditions are better.
We desire to express the appreciation
which we think our county arresting
officers deserve for this condition.
We express our appreciation to his
Honor, Judge Persons, for his very
able charge, and for the courtesies
extended to us during our service.
We wish to thank Frank B. Wil
lingham, our solicitor' general, for his
capable and courteous assistance to
us in the discharge of our duties.
We thank our bailiff, Mr. I. M.
Sheppard, for his courtesies and effi
cient service.
We recommend that jurors be paid
a per diem of two dollars, and that
court bailiffs be paid two 1 dollars per
day and riding bailiffs three dollars
per day for their services.
We have appreciated the written
reports submitted for our considera
tion by the county treasurer and
county commissioners and suggest
Finds Relief After Six Years
Suffering
Mississippian Strong in His Praise of Dr. Thacher’s
Liver and Blood Syrup
"I suffered with indigestion for six
years,” said H. L. Alexander, McNeill,
Miss.
"I had gotten ‘to the place where
I could hardly eat a thing. I had
■motherir' • spells and fell off twenty
pounds.
GOOLSBY’S PHARMACY
that this custom be continued for the
information of future grand juries,
and that such reports he submitted
’ I by all county officers handling pub
। lie funds.
We recommend the publication of
I these presentments for public infor
_' mation in The Monroe Advertiser at
" a cost not to exceed SIO.OO.
* Submitted in open Court, this Au
j I gust*4th, 1926.
I P. B. MAYNARD, Foreman.
B. F. HARRISON, Clerk.
Approved and ordered published
and entered upon the minutes of the
‘ Court. August 4, 1926. G. OGDEN
. PERSONS, Judge S. C. F. C.
I Georgia, Monroe County.—-I, Jno.
1 j.O. Ponder, Clerk of the Superior
. j Court of said State and county, do
_ I hereby certify that the within and
' । foregoing is a true and correct copy
, of the grand jury presentments as
returned by the grand jury at the
' August term of said court, 1926.
Witness my hand and seal of office,
this 4th day of August, 1926. JNO.
0. PONDER, Clerk, S. C. M. Co., Ga.
BRIEFS FROM BRITT
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Williamson and
family had as their guests recently,
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Kimbell and
children of Forsyth, Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Williamson of Brooks, Mr.
Johnie Williamson of Monticello, Mr.
Glynn Callaway of Smarrs and Mr.
Walter Smarr.
Messrs J. C. Walker, Walter
Smarr and Sam Walker motored to
Macon recently.
Mr. E. P. Howell visited Mr. J.
C. Williamson Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Tommie Williamson returned
home Tuesday from a short visit to
her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Grady Kimbell of Forsyth.
Messrs. John Hobbs and George
Wilder visited Mr. Robert Wooten
recently.
Mr. Johnie Williamson of MontG
cello spent R Saturday night recent
ly With Mr, Glynn . Callaway of
Smarrs.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Williamson
visited Mr. and Mrs. W. L. William
son Friday.
Mr. and Mrs, B. E. Smarr and Mr.
and Mr», Walter Smarr visited Mr. 1
and Mrs. W. T. Williamson Thurs- ■
day.
Messrs. James Collier and Robert 1
Williamson visited their sister Mrs.
E. P. Harwell Saturday afternoon.
Messrs. John Hobbs, George Wil- ’
der and Robert Wooten visited re
latives in Griffin last week. :
Misses Mildred and Frances Wil- •
liamson visited their sister, Mrs. E.
P. Harwell, Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Johnie Williamson of Monti- ’
cello visited Mr. and Mrs. E. P. <
Harwell recently.
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SOUTHEAST CIRCLE
Mrs. Roy Chambliss and Miss Ev
elyn and Charles Chambliss of Had
dock are here visiting Mr. and Mrs.
T. C. Pritchett.
Miss Minnette Pippin has returned
home after a visit to Mrs. J. M. King
and daughters of Forsyth.
Messrs. Claud Koon, John Morris
and Joe Roquemore spent Sunday
with Mr. Raymond Lail.
Mrs. J. C. Morris and daughter,
Inez, spent Sunday afternoon with
Mrs. Guy Pritchett and Lollie.
Frank Rogers and George Jackson
spent Sunday at Indian Spring.
Mrs. T. C. Pritchett visited Mrs.
E. L. Foster Friday.
Miss Dorris Pippin, Mrs. A. G. Pip
pin and Mr. Leslie Williamson and
Mr. Lester Jackson of Round Oak
attended preaching at Indian Springs
Monday night.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
W. D. Lail will be glad to learn that
they reached North Carolina all
right.
Mrs. H. L. Kimbell and children
have returned home after a visit to
relatives in Atlanta.
The many friends of Mr. G. A.
Pennington are very sorry to hear of
his illness and hope for him an early
restoration to health.
Messrs. Arthur afid John Edgar
Chambliss spent Monday in Forsyth.
Mr. and Mi's. J. F. Pippin had as
guests Sunday Mrs. H. J. Burns, Mrs.
Pippin’s mother, Misses Rose and
Helen Burns, Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Burns and sons, Jack and Henry, all
of Macon, and Mrs. A. G. Pippin and
children.
Mr. C. M. Roquemore attended
court in Forsyth last week.
Mr. Walter Spier spent Saturday
night with Mr. J. G. Snow of Box
ankle.
Mr. and Mrs. John McElreath of
I Macon were in this community last
week.
Walking sticks with fancy heads
would be taxed as a luxury under
plans of the Dutch government to
increase its revenue. "Plain sticks
will not be taxed.
“I was in a bad fix until I decided
to try .Liver and Blood Syrup. I gained
in weight.. I’ve not had a baa spell
of indigestion since. I believe Liver
and. Blood Syrup is the best liver
medicine made. I cannot say enough
for what it has done for me.”
THf MONROE ADVERTISER
GOGGANSVILLE AND
COMMUNITY NEWS
The singing school under the direc
tion of Mr. Joe Brown, of McDon
ough, which has been in progress for
the past week, will close on Friday
with an all-day singing to which the
people generally have been invited.
A number of singers of note have
been invited to be present and *the
day will doubtless be very pleasantly
spent. . ।
The annual series of meetings
which have for many years been be
gun at Shiloh on the second Sunday
were deferred this year until a later
date on account of the work on the
highway which prevented a number
the members from attending. Rev.
G. R. Brown, pastor of the church,
went to Ashburn Saturday to fill an
engagement which he had there. v
The announcement of the ap
proaching marriage of Miss Esther
Dumas, daughter of Mrs. N. T. Du
mas, and Mr. Thad Persons is of es
pecial interest to the people of this
section, where the brijle to be is so
well and favorably known.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Manry of Plain
Dealing, La., arrived Friday from
Forest, Miss., where they had spent
several days with relatives and
friends, and will spend several weeks
with relatives in this section.
We regret to chronicle the death
of Mrs, Tim Baird, a former Lamar
county woman, who died Monday af
ternoon at ^n Atlanta sanitarium fol
lowing a low state of health lasting
for several months. She is survived
by three sons, O. S., W. T. and Don
ald Baird one daughter, Mrs. Oscar
Duke, and by two brothers, J. F.
Wise of Goggansville and Dr. M. T.
Wise of Fort Valley. The funeral
services will be held at Rehoboth
church near Liberty Hill and the in
terment will be in the family lot
there.
BROOKS PERSONALS
Miss Mattie Roquemore of Barnes
ville spent the week with Mrs. Roy
Jackson and Miss Lucile Rogers.
Mrs. W. T. Williamson visited Miss
Lucile Rogers Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. L. G. Jackson and son visited
Mrs. Rufus Rogers Tuesday after
noon.
Mr. Hubert Rogers of Forsyth
spent Monday night with his brother,
Mr. Cicero Rogers.
Mrs. Rufus Rogers and baby and
Miss Bettie Rogers spent Monday
with their sister, Mrs. R. E. Bowdoin,
Jr.
Mr. E. R. Rogers spent Monday in
Forsyth with his daughter, Mrs. M.
R. Vedder.
Mr. Cicero Rogers visited Homer
Ham Tuesday night.
Mr. E. R. Rogers visited his son,
Mr. J. B. Rogers Wednesday.
Mrs. M. R. Vedder and children
of Forsyth visited Miss Lucile Rogers
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. Emerson Pitts visited Cicero
Rogers Wednesday night.
Mrs. Elrod Abernathy and baby
spent several days with her sister,
Mrs. R. E. Bowdoin, Jr.
Mrs. George Heard and children
have returned to their h'ome in Jack
son after spending several days with
their parents.
Mr. Harvey Pitts of Forsyth visit
ed Cicero Rogers Thursday.
Miss Mattie Roquemore of Barnes
ville and Mrs. Roy Rogers and daugh
ter spent Thursday with Mrs. Rufus
Rogers.
Mrs. Rufus Rogers and baby and
Mrs. Roy Jackson and daughter visit
ed Miss Lucile Rogers Tuesday.
Mr. Fred Bunn called on Misses
Lucile Rogers and Mattie Roquemore
Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Rogers and
baby and Mrs. Bert Bowdoin, Jr.,
and Mrs. John Wesley Dorsett of
Juliette and Herbert Rogers of For
syth visited Miss Lucile and Cicero
Rogers Friday night.
Miss Mattie Roquemore of Barnes
ville and Miss Lucile Rogers spent
the week-end at Juliette with Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Bowdoin, Jr. They
were accompanied home Sunday by
Mr. John Wesley Dorsett.
Mrs. F. L. Roquemore and son and
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Bowdoin, Jr.,
and children spent Sunday in For
syth with Mr. and Mrs. Elrod Aber
nathy.
Mr. Cicero Rogers, Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Ham and Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Ham and children of Forsyth and Mr.
and Mrs. John Parham of Macon
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ham Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Bowdoin, Jr.,
and children and Mrs. Elrod Aber
nathy and son of Forsyth visited Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Bowdoin, Jr., Satur
day afternoon.
Mrs. Rufus Rogers and son spent
Saturday in Forsyth with Mrs. M. R.
Vedder.
RAY SUTTON WRITES OF
SUMTER COUNTY GAME
Dear Mr. Editor: Please allow
me space in your paper. Ray Sut
ton, an old Monroe county boy, went
wild hog hunting last Friday and
killed three hogs. He was accompani
ed by several other boys ®nd had a
barbecue and fed about 200 people.
Sumter county is the best county
in Georgia. I live about two miles
from Flint river. There are wild
turkeys, geese, alligators, bears,
ducks and plenty of sport.
One thing I hate is that I will have
to go to picking cotton next week.
Well, I will ring off for this time.
RAY SUTTON, Americus, Ga.
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HOW CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY AIDS IN DEVELOP-
MENT OF TERRITORY IT SERVES
The Central of Georgia Railway recognizes that its first duty to the public is to supply quick,
ample and reliable transportation. It also recognizes a further obligation—to aid in the develop
ment of the territory it serves. The railroad prospers and its business grows as its territory de
velops.
The best assurance of permanent prosperity is a development balanced between agriculture and
industry. The Central of Georgia Railway has a development Department with a force of trained
and practical men whose services are at the disposal of the public, without charge. These men de
vote their entire time to building up agriculture and industry in the states served by the Central of
Georgia. While this work is. the especial function of the Development Department, the officers
and employes of other departments take keen and active interest in all matters that have to do with
the progress of the Southeast.
While keeping always in mind the basic requirement of prompt, adequate and reliable transpor
tation, there are many other things that a railroad can do to advance the interests of its territory.
It is interesting to note the wide field of constructive work that is open to a railroad that believes
in the territory it serves and the people with whom it does business. Advertising through the print
ed and spoken word centers attention upon natural resources, manufacturing opportunities, busi
ness possibilities and climatic advantages. The Central of Georgia, for instance, is now engaged in
an extensive advertising campaign to make the public familiar with the opportunities for success
ful ceramic and textile manufacture in this section. Before enggaging in this campaign facts
were established by careful research work conducted by the railway. The Industrial Department
works with chambers of commerce and civic organizations in attracting new industries and in se
curing new residents.
The Agricultural Department cooperates with the farmers as they diversify their crops. It
shares in the expense of experimental work that promises increased per acre profit to the farmer.
It places at their disposal a study and a knowledge of approved and advanced methods.
The railway’s Traffic Freight Department endeavors to establish and maintain freight rates .that
will place and keep enterprises in this territory on a fair competitive basis. Shippers are assured
of ample car supply and are given complete information as to shipments.
The Passenger Traffic Department, through its agents throughout the country-and by widespread
advertising, encourages tourists, vacation visitors and home seekers to come to the Southeast. Cheap
excursions are operated frequently and low fares are made for week-end trips and for the resort
season. „
There are many things that the various departments of the Central of Georgia can do, and are
doing, to promote development. The public has shown its appreciation of this practice by accord
ing the Central of Georgia a liberal share of its business. The Central’s revenue tonnage has in
creased 136 per cent during the past ten years—a gain well above the average increase of South
eastern railroads.
The Central of Georgia takes real pride and finds genuine satisfaction in promoting, by every
means in its power, the development of its territory. It acknowledges w’ith sincere thanks the ap
proval of its patrons —which has been -evidenced in many ways. It promises to continue and to in
crease its efforts, both to give courteous and efficient transportation service and to build up the
country.
Constructive criticism and suggestions are invited.
• L. A. DOWNS,
President, Central of Georgia Railway Companf.
Savannah, Ga., August 10, 1926.
Why Not Buy It In Forsyth?
FUNERAL HELD FOR REV. W.
H. BROWN, NEGRO MINISTER
The funeral of Rev. W. H. Brown,
well known colored minister of For
syth, was held Monday at the Kynett
M. E. church. The death of Brown
occurred August 6. He had been in
the ministry , 43 years and for 12
year^was district superintendent. At
the time of his death he was pastor,
of the Goggansville circuit. The
funeral was conducted by Rev. H. E.
Burns of Atlanta with District Super
intendent W. H. Odum as master of
ceremonies. A fit tribute was paid
to the Christian life and service of
the departed.
VENTUREPERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Beasley and
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Radney spent last
Thursday night with Mr. and Mrs.
Fate Roquemore.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Stuart spent
Sunday with relatives at Smarrs.
Mr. J. M. Allen spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mr. Julian
Beasley.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jackson and
daughter, Mildred, and Mr. and Mrs.
M. R. Vedder visited Mr. and Mrs.
Lon Jackson Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Beasley spent
the week-end with relatives in Ma
con. Mr. and Mrs. Will Herndon,
Mrs. Cleve Liles and Mrs. F. M. Beas
ley accompanied them home.
Mr. Sam Jackson spent several
days last week with relatives.
Mr. Fate Roquemore spent Friday
with Mr. B. F. Roquemore at Smarrs.
Mrs. Fate Roquemore spent Fri
day with Mrs. Julian Beasley.
Mr. J. M .Allen spent Sunday night
with Mr. J. B. Rogers.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jackson, Mr. and
Mrs. Rufus Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Otis
Britt, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Preston
Stuart visited Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Jackson Saturday night.
Miss Mattie Roquemore visited
Miss Lucile Rogers and Mrs. Roy
Jackson last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Stuart spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Julian
Beasley.
Mr. Claude Allen, who has a posi
tion in Jackson, spent the week-end
at home.
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