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THE GAINESVILLE EAGLE.
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Huyler’s
Did you know that HUYLER’S is the Candy?
That no other make begins to compare?
That fresh shipments are constantly arriving?
That it can be had in Gainesville only at —
George’s Drug Store.
HERE THERE
--M) THEA <§>OME
(By Slickem)
The sweet girl graduates were cer
tainly sweet. Did you see ’em?
And now we can't get a lineonthe
gubernatorial until Hugh M. Dor
sey tells us what he is going to do.
In the mean time, Thomas E. still
has the Catholics, the Frank case,
and the Foreign Missions on his
hands.
(Het into the Eagle’s Gift Cam
paign. It will be a pleasant pastime
for you. and besides a pretty gold
watch is worth having.
Gainesville’s speed ordinance is
not being enforced properly, espe
cially around corners is this true.
Will some one tell us a remedy for
for this?
The Atlanta papers say that we
will have rain about the last of the
week.. The papers get all they want
down here, but how can they have
any influence on J. Pluvius?
The merchants' early closing cam
paign is meeting with the greatest
success, and we are informed that
they will eventually give the clerks
a half holiday every week. This
would certainly be appreciated by
the salespeople of the city.
About this time last Spring we
distinctly remember that the
fanners of Texas had a chronic case
of bellyache on account of the
drouth. Now the Georgia farmer is
in the same boat, while the Texas
farmer has a plenty of rain to
spare. The man who said “Life is
just one dam thing after another’' 1
wa some philosopher.
And while the .Jobrownites are
waiting and wondering what “the
little one” in Marietta is going to
do. the Big Gun is in Washington
lambasting the bulls that have
robbed the Southern farmer of his
living for lo these many years.
Hoke never loses sight of the best
interests of his constituents, regard
less of the political demagogues
down here that can’t quite swallow
his greatness as a leader.
Nearly 200 Nominations
Had been received up to Tuesday
night for the gold watch contest an
nounced in last week's issue of the
Eagle. Send in your nomination
today, and help your favorite get in
the race for one of these hadsome
prizes. Clip out the nomination
coupon in tins issue and mail it in
today.
Asheville Couple Wed Here.
O. L. Bradshaw and Miss Bessie
Shockley, two young people of Ashe
ville. N. C., were married here Mon
day at the barbershop of Tom Little.
Owing to paiental objection the
young people could not obtain li
cense in Asheville, consequently
they came here to wed.
Arriving here the couple immedi
ately went a hotel, the groom later
going to Tom Little's barbershop,
where he explained the situation to
Mr. F. B. Glover, who bought the
license and called Rev. Hampton to
officiate.
After the ceremony the couple
left for Atlanta.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
ELECTS PART OF TEACHERS.
Owing to Vast Amount of Business, Board
Could Not Finish—Will Take Up
Work Again Next Week.
Owing to an unusual flow of busi
ness in the work of the City Board
of Education, at the last meeting
held Saturday afternoon at the City
Hall, much work had to be post
poned and a meeting called for next
week to complete the routine, it
beingstated by Secretary that, some
ot the members being away at the
Odd Fellows Convention at Macon,
the business could not be resumed
earlier than next week at the out
side.
However, Prof. W. S. Mann was
elected principal of the High School,
while Prof. J. A. Mershon was re
elected Superintendent.
It is understood that Prof. S. P.
Kenyon and Prof. Dunlap will not
be applicants for re-election.
A complete list of the teachers,
and the salaries attached, will be
given in the Eagle next week.
Got Touched in Atlanta.
Mr. George Henderson of this city
was robbed in Atlanta Tuesday
night of his watch and about $7.50
in money. Two negroes held him
up on the corner Pryor and Decatur
streets. He notified the police but
no arrests have been made.
Going to Sunny Tennessee.
Major R. E. Nickles, who has been
with Riverside Military Academy
for the past two years, will be with
the Castle Heights school at Leba
non, Tennessee, next year. Major
Nickles has many friends in Gaines
ville who regret to have him leave.
Miss Kate Dozier Returns Home.
1 Miss Kate Dozier, who has been
j Principal of the Fitzgerald Public
Schools for the past year, returned
home last Saturday. Miss Dozier
was for a number of years Principal
in Ihe Gainesville High School, and
we predict that she could again con
nect with this school any time she
might want to make application.
Chamber of Commerce.
Last Thursday night, at the regu
lar meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce, Mr. H. M. Newman was
elected president Mr. W. J. Pal
mour. vice-president: Mr. C. A.
Rudolph, secretary; and Mr. G. C.
Reed, treasurer.
The officers will be installed the
first June.
of Commerce is now
doing work for Gainesville
and should receive the hearty sup
port of every citizen.
Grace Church.
Next Sunday will be the feast of
Pentecost or Whitsun-Day, and is
one of the five great feasts in the
Christian church, ranking with
Christmas, Easter, Ascension and
Trinity. Services will be celebrated
according to immemorial usage of
the Church by having a low cele
bration at 8 o'clock, high celebration
at 11.30 and evening prayer at 8.15
o’clock. Communicants who desire
to attend the commencement sermon
at Brenau College may do so by re
ceiving the holy communion at the
8 o'clock service.
GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MAY 28, 1914.
JIM CANTRELL GETS THE
FOURTH LEASE ON HIS LIFE
Convicted Accessory May Not Hang Until His
Brother Bartow is Executed —Reprieve
Expires Friday, June 26th.
The daily papers of Atlanta car
ried the announcement of the fourth
reprieve for Jint Cantrell Monday
evening.
And it is now thought that Jim
will not hang until Bartow can be
resentenced by Judge Jones, and
the brothers will be executed to
gether.
The action of Governor Slaton in
this matter should be endorsed by
the entire county. If the two men
hang they should certainly hang at
the same time.
It was also stated in the Journal
that the respite was granted that
the two eases might be argued to
gether before the Prison Commis
sion and Governor in June, asking
a commutation to life imprisonment.
The meaning of the petitions and
petitioners xvho have visited Judge
Jones. Governor Slaton and the Pris
on Commission, have been sadly
misconstrued. It was not the inten
tion of the petitions to have the
Judge or the Governor to understand
that they asked a life sentence for
the boys because the woman in the
case was not hung. It was upon the
absolute illiteracy of the men that
the commutations were asked.
We don’t believe in hanging wo
men, and we don’t think that any
person who signed those petitions
wanted the woman hung.
The ignorant boys being influ
enced by a stronger mind was plead.
And it is hoped these good citizens’
petitions, containing over 3,000
names, will be honored by executive
clemency.
Had Delightful Trip.
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Harper re
turned home Tuesday morning from
New York, Boston and many other
points of interest East.
Hurt by Fall from Horse.
Miss Della Thompson had the
misfortune of falling from a horse
last Saturday afternoon, sustaining
painful injuries. Her left shoulder
was dislocated, and she was other
wise bruised considerably.
Blooming in Eden.
Edna Duncan, the eleven-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. E.
Duncan, died at the residence of the
parents on Myrtle street last Thurs
day night, after a lingering illness
from typhoid fever. The funeral
occurred at Central Baptist church
Friday afternoon and the remains
were carried to Salem church for
interment.
Broad Street vs. Merchants.
In a very much one-sided game
played at Brenau Park yesterday
the Broad street nine walked away
with the Merchants’ team by a
score of 9 to 2.
While Gainesville has no local
team this year, her merchants and
business men are taking great in
terest in this sport, and they have
some mighty good games.
Sloan Elected Grand Master.
The annual session of the Grand
Lodge of Georgia, I. O. O. F., con
vened in Macon yesterday morning
with about 2,000 delegates present.
Hon. W. B. Sloan was elected Grand
Master.
Mr. Sloan was last year elected
Deputy Grand Master, and his pro
motion to the highest office in the
order is hailed with delight by his
thousands of friends all over the
State.
T. H. Robertson was re-elected
Secretary.
Institute Moving Along.
The Hall County Teachers-’ Insti
tute is progressing nicely under the
able management of Miss C. S.
Parish of Atlanta, and a good at
tendance is daily visiting th court
house.
The meetings are opened every
morning with prayer by one of the
local ministers. Rev. J. E. Hamp
ton was with the Institute Monday
morning. Rev. T. R. Kendall Tues
day morning, Rev. E. F. Griffith
Wednesday morning, and Com
missioner Underwood tells us that a
local minister will open the con
vention every morning this week.
Many topics of timely interest are
being discussed by the teachers, and
the convention promises not only I
to be one of interest but beneficial'
to all who attend. J
Established in 1860,
GREATEST INTEREST SHOWN
IN EAGLE’S GREAT GOLD
WATCH GIFT CAMPAIGN!
Many Contestants Have Entered Campaign—Prizes for All —You Can’t
Lose—Nothing to Risk—Enter Today and Get an Early
Start with Your Neighbor.
Unusual interest has been manifested in the announcement made in last
week's issue of the Eagle whereby the largest gift campaign ever inaug
urated by any newspaper in Hall county is offered to the white citizens
of this county.
Fifty solid gold ladies watches are offered to the contestants in each,
of fifty respective districts who comply with the rules governing the
aw aiding of these prizes. Votes may be secured by obtaining subscriptions
to the Gainesville Eagle, or clipping the free vote coupon from this paper.
In next week s issue oi the Eagle will appear a list of those nominated
together with all votes received by them up tQ Tues’day night. June 2nd.
CONTEST FREE FOR ALL TO ENTER
This contest will be free for all white persons who desire to enter, and
it < osts nothing to win. All the Eagle asks is the hearty co-operation of
its friends and leaders to make it an enthusiastic and friendly struggle
for leadership.
HOW TO ENTER.
Just clip the nomination coupon out of each issue of the paper and fill
in the name of the person whom you wish to enter as a contestant, or if
you do not have a nomination coupon, the name and address of the per
son as a candidate. The name of the nominator will not be divulged.
HOW VOTES ARE OBTAINED.
Votes may be secured by obtaining subscriptions to the Gainesville
Eagle, and votes will be issued on the following basis:
TERM PRICE VOTES
1 Year SI.OO liooo
2 Years $2.00 3,000
3 Years $3.00 5>000
4 Years $4.00 7.500
5 Years $5.00 102)00
10 Years SIO.O0 25.000
25 Years $25.00 lOOJioO
The following rules will govern the contest and the awarding of the
fifty Gold Watches offered as prizes in the fifty districts:
RULES FOR THE CONTEST.
Rule 1. All money for subscriptions shall be paid to the Contest
Manager.
Rule 2. The Contest Manager’s Signature must be affixed to all
votes before they are of value in the contest.
Rule 3. In order to win one of the gold watches a contestant must
secure the most votes in their respective district, but no contestant shall
be eligible who turns in less than S3O worth of subscriptions during the
contest.
Rule 4. An accurate record will be kept of all subscriptions turned in
personally by contestants, but in order to save time and worry, no record
will be kept of any subscriptions other than turned in personally by con
testants.
Rule 5. Ballots cannot be bought. The contest will be run on a fair
basis lair to all. Votes can only be obtained by securing subscriptions
either new or renewals, or by clipping the free vote coupon out of this
paper.
Rule 6. No employee of this paper, or member of his family, will be
allowed to participate either as a contestant or nominator.
Rule 7. Contestants will not be restricted in securing subscriptions,
but may secure them at any place they desire.
Rule 8. Only one nominating coupon entitling each contestant to
5,000 votes will be allowed.
Rule 9. AH votes must be in the ballot box by Tuesday 6p.m. of
each week.
Rule 10. Votes once issued cannot be transferred to another contest
ant.
Rule 11. No votes will be allowed on subscriptions held by contestant
moie than one week after being secured. All subscriptions together with
money for same must be turned in promptly to the Contest Manager.
Rule 12. Contestants and nominators must agree to and accept all
rules and conditions.
Rule 13. Tho light is reserved to reject all names of contestants for
cause, also to alter these rules should occasion demand.
• I** ° aSe ° f a ,etween any two contestants, it is agreed
that both ot the contestants so tied shall receive the prize tied for.
Rule la. Any question arising between the contestants shall be de
termined by the contest manager and his decision shall be final.
This Coupon Worth 10c
As it Entitles the Bearer to 100 Free votes in the Gaines
ville Eagles’s Great Gold Watch Campaign, if mailed or
brought to the Eagle office not later than next Tuesday
day night, June 2nd, 1914.
NOT GOOD AF fER THAT DATE
Get in the game and enjoy the sport.
Prizes for all Disappointment for None
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NOMINATION COUPON.
Campaign Mgr.,
GainesyillejEagle,
Gainesville, Ga:
Dear Sir: —
I
M
whose P. O. address is
as a participant in your great circulation campaign. It is understood
that the first nomination coupon received for a nominee will entitle
the nominee to 5,0 0 votes, and that under no circumstances will the
nominator’s name be divulged.
>I.OO a Year in Advance
NUMBER 22
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CLOSE SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
Twelve Young Ladies and One Young Man
Receive Diplomas—Geo. P. Estes,
Jr., Makes Fine Address.
The closing exercises of the
Gainesville Public School for the
present scholastic year were held at
the City Hall Monday night, the
Board of Education and the City
Fathers turning out en masse to
witness the exercises, which were
the best in the history of the school.
Prof. S. P. Kenyon made the final
address to the young people, it
being stated by Prof. Mershon that
it was decided by the school to have
home talent at these exercises
rather than imported, as has been
the custom for a number of years.
Prof. Kenyon made an able ad
dress. which fact was demonstrated
by the rounds of applause received
both from the patrons of the school
and the Board and Mayor and
Council.
Mr. Geo. P. Estes. Jr., the only
male member of the 1914 class, spoke
in behalf of the class, and it was
one of the best ever delivered in the
City Hall, either by home or foreign
talent. His voice was clear and had
the ring of the Southern orator of
the old school.
Misses Lillie and Lucy Tucker
then favored the audience with a
piano duet, which was followed by
a vocal solo by Miss Marie Terrell,
both of which were good and
thoroughly appreciated by the vast
assembly.
Judge Gaston was called upon to
deliver the diplomas. The Judge
made an appropriate address, but his
school days timidity coming back
upon him. he sorter got- mixed in
his statement, and said that he had
been on the Board of Education
“nearly every day,” when he should
have said nearly every year, for .a
number of years past.
The Moreno medal, given by the
Daughters of the Confederacy for
the best essay on the Civil War,
was awarded Miss Rose Johnson,
while the gold medal offered by the
Board of Education was awarded
Miss Ruth Clarke.
The Brenau Scholarships were
awarded Miss Ruth Maness and
Miss Ruth Clarke.
This has been one of the most suc
cessful years of the school’s history,
and those in charge are to be com
mended for their most excellent.
i work.
Bible Class
Friday Evening 8.30 in the Sunday
School room. First Methodist
church. Everybody come.
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Mrs. Bickers Visited Parents.
Mrs. D. G. Bickers, and little
daughter, Marjorie, have been
guests of the former's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Dozier, for the past
week, returning home yesterday.
A New Citizen.
Mr. W. H. Chambers of Quitman
has moved to the city with his
family to become a permanent citi
zen. He is for the present domiciled
in the Ketron cottage, on E. Wash
ington street.
We extend a cordial welcome to
Mr. Chambers and his excellent
family.
Reube Burgess Robbed.
Two negroes walked into the store
of M’ - . Reube Burgess, on Athens
street. Tuesday night and called for
a dozen eggs. Mr. Burgess filled the
order, and while in the act of mak
ing change from his purse, one of
the negroes grabbed the pocketbook
and ran. It contained only about
$5. however, and some receipts.
The police were called and arrest
ed several negroes on supicion, but
none that Mr. Burgess could identify.
Preached Commencement Sermon.
Rev. A. J. Moncrief of Barnes
ville preached the Gainesville High
school commencement sermon to a
large and appreciative audience
Sunday morning at the First Bap
tist church. The Board of Educa
tion and the Mayor and Council
turned out in a body.
Rev. Moncrief's discussion was to
the point on the advantages of edu
cation. He also preached at the
First Methodist church Sunday
night, when he also touched on edu
cation.
He is an able minister and a fluent
speaker, and the school could have
made no better selection for this
sermon than Rev. Moncrief.