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THE GAINESVILLE EAGLE. the Eagle Publishing Company. volume lv THE COBURN PLAYERS WILL PERFORM AT LAKE BREN AU. On April 50 and May i —“ Joan of Arc,” “Merry Wives of Windsor,” Etc. A play in every particular adapted to the charm of the out-of-door per formances is “Canterbury Pilgrims” of Percy Mac Kaye. Mr. Mac Kaye has chosen for the characters of his play those men tioned in the Canterbury Tales of Chaucer as pilgrims to the shrine of Thomas a Becket and has woven them into a plot which is interest ing and amusing, full of bright comedy and sparkling wit. The great poet himself, Chaucer, is in cluded in and is the central figure of the plot which entangles him in several embarassing situations through the machinations of the Wife of Bath, who tries to win him for her sixth husband by fraudu lently forcing the issue of a wager made between them. Her accom plices are the lisping friar, the jolly miller and others of their kind, while her wit is aimed at the gentle Prioress in whom she scents a rival for the attentions of the poet. The dignity of the play is upheld by the beauty and grace of the lan guage in which it is told. Except for the modern English, which for obvious reasons has to be employed, one might easily imagine one's self transported to the thirteenth century and witnessing the actual pilgrim age to Canterbury. Special attention has been paid to the costumes which are correct in every detail to the period presented and the color effect of them is most satisfactory to the eye. M/ork Will be Returned. The Hall county Commissioners and the Commissioners of Gwinnett county met Saturday to arrange for the return of some work by the Gwinnett county convicts which that county owes Hall from last year. It will be remembered that this county lent Gwinnett some of her convicts to pull the former out of the hole on her road building, and Gwinnett is now ready to recipro cate. A Mammoth Egg—Eggzactly. Mr. W. E. Lattimer from down Calvary way brought a hen’s egg into the Eagle Office yesterday that would lay the egg of a goose in the shade —and then some. The egg was laid by a hen that belongs to his son, Mr. G. C. Latti mer, of the lower end of the county. The egg in circumference the long way measured 81-2 inches, while the circumference around the side pulled the tape at 7 1-8 inches. The egg weighed 5 1-2 ounces, which is equivalent the weight of three average hen’s eggs. Talkin Ben Buried. A fellow told us Monday that Talkin Ben was buried on April 10, a.,d that J. W. Allen was buried in the same coffin. The work was done by the neighbors, who dug the grave themselves. However, both the corpses escaped and are now at large. The kind neighbors, after they had rounded off and patted down the grave, put up this epitaph: “Here lies the body of Talkin Ben: We’ll see him agin, but we don’t know when. He font the devil and fout the Dutch, And died of Long fever and talkin too much." Gainesville High Totes Honors. In a close and hard fought game of basket ball between the Gaines ville High School girls and the girls of the N. G. A. C. College, played at Murrayville Saturday, the former won by a score of 7 to 6. This was the continuation of a series of games played between the Gainesville High School and the Dahlonega girls. The first game being played at Dahlonega, the Dahlonega girls won. while the second game played in Gainesville, the local team won. and it was then decided that the two teams would meet at Murray ville for the third game—the rubber —which was some rubber, they do say. Miss Annie Belle Wheeler and Miss Lillie Strickland starred for the Gainesville team, while for the? Dahlonega team, Misses Mildred Hendrix and Mary Lon Quillian s starred. Miss Hendrix secured a broken I collarbone and other painful injuries ■in the game. WILL THE BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT BE A SUCCESS? This is the Question that is Now Confronting , the Patriotic Citizens of Gainesville— Gainesville Spirit in the Balance. Have you done your part toward the Boy Scout movement for Gaines ville? If you have not, will you do your part? The commissioners have decided upon Rev. W. W. Bonson, pastor of St. Paul Church, for the Scout Master, and Mr. Daniel Ashford, a promising young man, and a grand son of the late Governor Allen D. Candler, for Assistant Scoutmaster. There is a list of sixty boys of Gainesville who want to be Boy | Scouts, but who are, many of them, i handicapped for the lack of funds j with which to buy uniforms and j supplies which the organization re- j quires, while there are about thirty! boys whose parents are willing and ! will supply them with requisites for the organization. Now, it is not a hard matter to get a contribution for most any move ment wanted in Gainesville, when the Atlanta spirit gets mixed with ! it. Here is what we would suggest: After Rev. Benson receives his commission from the National Scout master, let every citizen, whether you have a boy in the organization or not, make a contribution, how ever large or small, to the Boy Scout Movement of Gainesville. The funds thus raised to go for buying uniforms and equipment for boys who want to join but who are unable because their parents are not able to fit them out. It is a religious duty to prepare the boys for useful manhood. We hope every citizen will do their part toward instituting one of the strongest Boy Scout Organizations in the State. We are due the young life of our State that much. Let’s not let charity begin at home and stop at the same place; but let’s get charity to tarry for a long while. Delegates to Presbyterial. Mrs. Waterman and Mrs. S. A.- Wallace will go as delegates to the ; Presbyterial at its meeting at Com merce the 21st. Meeting of D. A. R. Called. The Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a meeting in the parlors of the Princeton Hotel next Saturday, April 18, at 4 p. m. At this time the business of signing the charter will come before the members and it is very important that all the ladies be present. Got Refreshments. Policemen Skinner and Spence Monday afternoon captured about fifteen gallons of refreshments out near the cemetery, and the same is now behind lock and key at the city hall. The Rausum Gitter who had the refreshments took leg bail when he got news that the officers were coming. Preached at St. Paul. Rev. S. R. Belk, presiding elder of the Gainesville district, preached an able sermon on the resurrection of Jesus Christ at St. Paul Sunday night, to a large and attentive au dience. Dr. Belk took occasion to say that he had preached from two to three sermons a day for the past thirty-five days, at different churches in the district. And he will still be ready to preach a goodly number of revival sermons when the campaign opens up. It is a pleasure to hear Dr. Belk. He throws his whole life into his sermons, and you can’t lose interest in them if you want to. Spring Convocation. The spring meeting of the Athens Convocation will be held in Grace Church, 66 East Washington street, this city, next Friday, begining with the celebration of the Holy Eucharist at 10.15 o’clock, when the Rightßev. C. K. Nelson, D. D., will pontificate, assisted by the Very Rev. Thomas Duck, M. A., dean, the Rev. Troy Beatty of Athens, and the Rev. H. Fields Saumenig, of Atlanta. Im mediately at the close of the com munion service the Convocation will organize In the afternoon at- 2.30 o'clock the different, .branches of the Woman’s Auxiliary will meet. The meetings are open to the public, and all will be cordially received. GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY APRIL 16 1914 MANY SHALL BE CALLED, BUT FEW SHALL BE CHOSEN. Last Friday Proved How Much the Frisky Voters had been Prevaricating. The county primary was held last Friday with fair weather and a fair turn-out of voters, and about an average amount of snccess and de- I feat was mixed up with the pro-, ceedings. There were many surprises and it' would have been surprising if there had not been., The vanquised ac cepted the arbitrament of the ballot gracefully, while the victors wore their laurels with becoming mod esty. The successful ones were: Wheeler for County Judge; Johnson for County Attorney; Spencer for Sher iff; Reed Lathem for Treasurer; Buffington for Receiver; Barrett for Collector. Smith for Clerk and Stow for Coroner had no opposition. About 3,210 votes were cast out of a white registration of 4,724. Wheeler’s majority was 1,040. Pickrell carried Tadmore, Sandy Flat, and New Holland Johnson’s majority was 1,471. Quillian carried Narramore ami Quillians. Spencer’s majority was 1,209. Long carried Clinchem, Morgans, Cander, and Gainesville Mill. Reed Lathem’s plurality was 80. George Lathem carried Friendship, Gillsville, Sandy Flat, Whelchels, Gainesville, and New Holland. West carried Candler, Polksville, Quillian, Clermont and Gainesville Mill. Buffington’s' plurality 515. Lokey carried Roberts. Cato carried Tad more. Whelchel carried Morgans, Candler, Big Hickory, Fork and Tom Bell. Barrett’s majority was 180. Fuller carried Flowery Branch, Roberts, Friendship, Sandy Flat, Narramore, Gainesville, New Holland, Gaines ville Mill. Now, you need have no doubt about the new officers measuring up to the full stature of the best in the country. The new Judge apd Solic itor are in the vigor of alert young manhood, and both of fine legal equipment and of most unimpeach able intergrity. The sheriff is not a new one, but he has served one term, and the big vote he received attests his popular ity and that his duties have been well performed. As to the new Treasurer we will say that if a penny should escape from the County’s exchequer, he will chase it with the same unremit ting industry that he displayed dur ing the recent campaign—and that is saying a lot, and then some. Reed is allright. As to Billy Buffington—well, the office seems to want him as badly as he wants it —and that is saying some also. He has been tried and is a good OIK. And Brother Barrett—he is too modest and quiet and unassuming to run for office. That is what some people thought. But the country folks liked his style, and they knew 'he was thorough tly competent. And [they got up before day to vote for him. And he’ll make good. Pension Money is Here. Ordinary Whelchel tells us that the long-looked-for pension money for the Confederate veterans has ar rived and is now ready to be paid out. The number of pensioners in Hall county is 331. and the amount re ceived is $19,855. ■' ■■■ - ■ ■ ■ 1 Thanks for Big Vote. Mr. John L. Barrett wishes, through the Eagle, to thank the voters in Hall county for the splen did vote they gave him last Fri day at the primary election. He is truly grateful for this fine evidence of their confidence, and it will be his earnest endeavor to fully justify this confidence in all his private and official acts. Visited Chestnut Mountain. Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Hudgins and family of this city were guests Sat urday and Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Hudgins and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Stringer, near Chestnut Moun tain. On Saturday they had the pleasure of attending a most delight ful Easter egg hunt given to th® chidren. The children were busied in the home 1 lctf«MnniWu(JG. Hudgins with games while the eggs were being hid, after which • they had the time oftheir lives searching out the beautifully colored eggs. Established in 1860. WE SHOULD HAVE A MAP OF THE CITY WATERPIPES. Os the Many Thousands Feet Water Pipes Now Running Over Gainesville there is Not a Map with Which to Find Many of Them. Did you ever stop to think what a proposition it would be to keep the lay of waterpipes, the manholes, and sewerpipes in one’s head? Well that is the proposition that is now confronting the city. We not only have not a map of the pipes, but there is only one man in town that nows the exact lay of the pipes, we are told. That man is the present city en gineer, Mr. Saunders. Suppose Mr. Saunders were to get sick, and some one else had to take up the work in his place, and there were some work to be done on the pipes in some section of the city, then a man would have to dig all over town finding out where the pipes were located. Whereas if he han a map he could find the trouble in a minute. We have talked with one of the Councilmen, or rather he talked with us, about it, and we are thinking that it should be attended to at once: and he is of the same impression. Visiting Parents. Mrs. H. S. Sewell of Memphis, Tenn., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Simmons, on Green street. She is accompanied by her little son, H. S., Jr. Lecture at Brenau College. On Thursday evening in Brenau Auditorium the Right Rev. C. K. Nelson, D. D., will deliver a lecture on “The Church’s Relation to Educa tion.” The public are cordially in vited to attend. There will be no admission fee. Coming to Hall County. Mr. T. N. Jarrard of Madison county last week purchased through Roper & Washington the Jeff Whelchel place near Antioch Camp ground, from Mr. Sam Westbrooks. Mr. Jarrard made the investment for a home, and will also run a store at that place. Some Game this Week. The Gainesville High School nine will cross bats with the Peacock Meet Thursday of this week, while on Friday and Saturday they have games booked with the Riverside Scrubs. The High School has a good team this season and these games may be expected to*be inter esting. Old Field School Tuesday. The Old Field School and Spell ing Bee, which was postponed a few weeks ago, will certainly pull off some stunts at the City Hall on next Tuesday night, April 21st. Ad mission for adults will be 25 cents, while the children will get a look-in for 15 cents*. A goodly number of citizens are expected to be present, and they do say there will be a laugh for everyone. Beautifying Square. The work of planting a hedge all the way around the square and around the walks is progressing, and when completed and the hedge gets a good start to grow, this will indeed add much to the square’s beauty. I The square will be put under police protection and there will be no one allowed to eat watermelons and throw the rinds on the square this summer. “Keep off the Grass,” would be a likely sign to place within the square. Off to Commissioners’ Convention. Mr. John A. Smith is in atten dance in Atlanta upon the first annual convention of the Georgia Road Commissioners’ Convention, which convened in Atlanta yester day and today. A good program had been arranged for this meeting and very likely this wil? prove very beneficial to Mr. Smith in the good roads building for Hall county. Mr. Smith is con stantly on the alert for the best in terests of good roads builflingjtahd Hall eounty is getting her roads now into condition that is causing other counties to sit up and take notice. JIM CANTRELL SUFFERING FROM ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA Grim Reaper May Rob Gallows of Prey—in Critical Condition Awaiting Death Sen tence on April 24th Jim Cantrell, incarcerated in Hall county jail for being accessory be fore the fact in the murder of Arthur Hawkins last spring, and who has been granted two re prieves by Governor Slaton, the last one of which expires April 24th. is in a critical condition suffering from pneumonia, and very little hope is held out for his recovery. Cantrell, although a stout and portly young man from the moun tains when placed in jail, has grad ually lost strength, and the long confinement has weight'd heavily upon him. Bartow Cantrell’not quite eighteen years old yet. who killed Hawkins, is in the same cell with his brother, but is the very picture of health. The younger Cantrell's case has been argued before the supreme court, but no decision has beeh handed down by this tribunal. Should Cantrell recover from the attack of pneumonia, which from all accounts is very unlikely, it will only be to meet death by the gallows two weeks hence, unless the Gov ernor should grant him the third reprieve. Visited Brother Sunday. Dr. C. C. Whelchel and son, from Comer, were guests Sunday of the former’s brother, Mr. W. D. Whel chel, of this city, returning home Monday. Will Enter for Legislature. Mr. W. F. Conner of this city will enter the lists for a run for the General Assembly this year. Six years ago he was one of the entries and made a spirited race. Negro House Burned. A two-room negro house on Rail road avenue was destroyed by fire about 4 o’clock last Thursday after noon, the origin of the fire being unknown. The house was occupied by Jerry Harris, a negro. No in surance. Miss Mincey Recovering. Communication from the bedside of Miss Emily Mincey, who was operated upon for appendicitis in Atlanta a few days ago, announces the fact that she is much improved, and a speedy recovery is predicted. Miss Mincey’s friends, who are legion, felt much uneasiuess as to her condition after the operation. Grace Church. Next Sunday being within the Octave of Easter the music of last Sunday will be repeated. Services will be at 8 and 11.30 a. m. and Bp. m., with Sunday school and Bible class at 10 a. m. St. Mary’s Chapter will meet Mon day afternoon at 3.30 o’clock, in the vestry room. In Flowery Branch this Week. Rev. W. W. Benson is this week assisting the pastor of the Flowery Branch Methodist church in a series of meetings that are being conducted at that place. Rev. Benson will in all probability be gone for a couple of weeks. Arrangements are being made for services at St. Paul, however, dur ing his absence, and will be an nounced in the Eagle later. Will Open Campaign. J. O. Adams will open his cam paign at Chestnut Mountain Satur day afternoon April 25th, for the State Senate. He will discuss live issues upon which he bases his can didacy. Notices are mailed to every voter in that section. He will have every bill ever in troduced by him in the House and showing the present status of all measures and business now pending in the House. — < - 4852 Names on Register. When the Hall County registra tion was finished last Wednesday there were 4,852 voters on the lists. There are a 128 negroes registered to vote. These are of the better class of colored citizens. There are 1,657 names on the Gainesville list, which includes New Holland and the "registrars, Messrs. C. A-. Dozier, J. B?^Gastdi»V ; and H. E. Mundy, did a neat and careful job and are to be congratulated upon their efficiency. SI.OO a Year in Advance NUMBER 16 AVIATOR BEECH TO FLY IN GAINESVILLE ON THURSDAY MAY 7 Noted Air Devil will Positively Make Two Flights in Gainesville in May—Comes at Big Cost to Merchants. At great expense to the Gainesville merchants. Aviator Beech of Chi cago. has agreed to come to Gaines ville for two flights in his monstrous aeroplane on May 7th, probably making the initial flight in the morn ing and the second flight in the after noon. The Gainesville & Northwestern and the Gainesville Midland, and in all probability the Southern, will put on excursion rates to Gainesville on that date. A few years ago the Gainesville merchants tried to get an aviator to come to Gainesville to make three flights, but some way or other they didn’t make it go. Now it is an assured thing that Hall eounty people and people from all Northeast Georgia, will have the privilege for the first time in their lives of seeing an aeroplane flight, with all the greatest feats in aviation. Mr. Beech ranks with the best aviators in the world. During the two years that he has been flying he has made several records for skill and altitude, one of the greatest being when he flew his machine to an altitude of 11,775 feet. When he gives his exhibitions here on May 7th, he will perform all the maneuvers known to aviation, such as cross flying, glides, dips, rolls, altitude climbing, and spirals. The aviation being assured, a cam paign of advertising has been started and the entire country is being covered, and it is needless to say that there will be more than 20,000 people in Gainesville from the rural districts of Hall and many other county. It is one thing to read of the great aviators flirting with the undertaker, defying all laws of nature, but it is another thing to see them. A little over two years ago when Wright Bros, made their first flight at Kitty Hawk, N. C., of 43 seconds, the world was amazed. It could not comprehend how a machine with its weight in addition to that of the aviator could stay in the air a length of 43 seconds time. But now the continent has been crossed in aeroplanes; machines have been known to stay in the air for 14 hours at the time, soaring away many hundred feet from the earth. Tell your neighbor that {you are going to see an “air-ship” flying over Gainesville like a hawk, and also tell him to send word to his neighbor. If you are not in Gainesville on May 7, you will be by yourself wherever you are. Come Tonight. Regular meeting Chamber of Com merce tonight at City Hall, 8 o’clock. The Improvement Committee Os the Women’s Civic Club are urged to attend the meeting this afternoon. Important business in regard to the Triangle will be dis cussed. Back from Florida Mr. John E. Redwine, Jr., re turned last Friday from a trip to Florida, where he visited many points of interest, He reports hav ing had a most pleasant trip. United States Court. There will be a session of the United States court held in Gaines ville beginning May 11th. The court will in all probability last through more than half of the week, as there is a heavy docket to dispose of. In Cleveland This Week. Judge Jones and Solicitor Mc- Millan. with a large aray of attor neys from Gainesville, left Sunday evening for Cleveland, where they are holding a little court this week. Among them were Mr. Gaillard, Mr. William Johnson, and our Billy Sloan. The Coburn Players. Plan to hear them at Brenau Park Thursday night, Friday afternoon, and Friday night, April3oand May 1. The season tickets are only $1.50 and $2.00 If they were playing in Atlanta you would pay that much for one performance, instead of three, be sides railroad and hotel expenses.