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Jji Miditfiik,
We had a ?reat sale of IVORY CEMENT
PLASTER the other day.
People are beginning to realize that for wall
strength
insures the best protection for strength and
durability.
We Have Plenty
and can fill vour orders AT ONCE
Sandersville, Georgia
The Sandersville HeralI.
$1.00 PER YEAR
SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 18, 1908
VOX. LXVIII, No. 27
EVERY SUNDAY
IN NEXT YEAR
Christian Church to Have
Services Every Sun
day Next Year.
After the first Sunday of January
the congregation will worship at the
Christian ehtirch every Sunday and
Sunday evening instead of twice each
month as lias been the custom in the
past.
Heretofore the pastor of the church
has preached at other- churched but
the church is now strong enough with
its membership considerably increased
to have services regularly and they are
all delighted with the change
The church at Sandersville has had «
remarkable grow l.h during the past few
years and the church was never more
prosperous and never more progressive
than it is now under the pastorate of
Mr. Omer, who lias the love and suje
pnrt. of a united and enthusiastic mem-
Derslii p.
Strangers always receive a glad and
cordial welcome from the congrega
tion.
FALL TERM CLOSES
TUESDAY DEC. 22
IS
IN THE RACE
Will Be Candidate For
Congress From The
METHODIST PASTOR
BIDS US FAREWELL
CASE COULD
BE MODE OUT
HAYNES CHAPTER
First District.
The pat.roila and friends of the
Sundersville High School are cor
dially invited to attend the closing
exercises c<f the fall term of the
school, which will take place in
the auditorium on Tuesday eve
ning December 22, at7:80o’clock.
An interesting program will be
rendered, and the hall will doubt
less he crowded.
That Hon. Alfnd Herrington,
the popular Solicitor General of
the middle circuit will be a can
didate fur Congress from the first
Congressional District next time
to -succeed Congressman Edwards,
line teen talked for some time
past , and Mr. Herrington's friends
have definitely announced that lie
will be in t he race.
It was expected that be would
run before, but by reason of his
friendship for the other candi
dates, Mr. Herrington decided not
to enter at that. time.
While Washington county peo
ple cannot vote in the First Dis
trict, contest, lie lias many friends
here who will delight to see him
honored by election there, and if
he is ns strong in that district a-s
he is in this neck of the middle
circuit, he may not have any op
position in his race.
» Mr. Herrington says he hopes
to be elected, and will be, if the
people vote right, that it all de
pends on how the ballot* will
read.
Rev. L. W. Colson Preached to Large Congregations
at the Methodist Church Last Sunday
Morning and Evening.
RESOLUTIONS WERE ALSO ADOPTED
H_- Ones to Moultrie From Here, and
Has Best Wishes of All Who
Knew Him.
Wo have been too busy the past
week too get out among the busi
ness nmn of the town, but w-e’ll
see them n-xt week.
JACKSON’S
Merry Christmas Sale!
HELLO! HI! HI! HO! HO!
Hurry! Meet -Old Santa Claus at
Jackson’s.
Toys, Dolls and ©#feer Pretty Presents for
Little Folks.
Useful and Pretty Presents for the Grown
Folks.
Santa Claus Goods
In Greater Abundance Than
Ever Shown at This Store.
&ANTA CLAUS Is a merry old soul and
& wants every child remembered during the
approaching holidays.
We have an immense stock from which se
lections can be made. Come early to our.
MERRY CHRISTMAS SALE.
TF MISS MARY LIZZIE BAYNE, Sanders-
1 ville, Ga„ will bring this paper to our store
in a week she will get One Dollar’s worth of
Jewelry.
K v. L. W. Colson, by request
of the R >ard of Stewards of the
Met! odist church, hit pastorate
benig dosed, preached at 11 a. m.
and at 7 p. m. Sunday last.
H is sermons on both occasions
were enjoyed by all who heard
them, und at tbe end t e night
s Tvices he was interrupted with
the request that the Hoard of
Stewards be allowed n few mo
ments. The request being grant
ed,'the following revolutions were
adopted by the board, and pasted
by t he congregation:
Whereas, in the providence of
God, and under the system of
church polity obtaining in the
Methodist church, Brother L. W.
Colson, our pastor for the past. 51
years, has been called to labor in
other fields for the next, Confer
ence year, and
“Whereas, we the tnemheN of
the Sandersville Methodist church
lmve become endeared and attsch-
i ed t.o Brother Colson and his fam-
j ily during their labor of love in
I behalf of the cause of Christ in
I our midst,
“Therefore, be it resolved,
“1. That, we tbe members of
the Methodist church at Sanders
ville, are deeply appreciative of
the lofty Christian character ex
emplified by Brother Cdlsou and
ins-entire family in all their min
istrations of love and faith, and
that wo value and ost- eiu ti e priv
ilege of meeting in Lfo’s walks
this family, who in an unselfish
way deserve the commentin'ion of
another that they have done
w Inii t hey could.
“2. Tlmt, we endor-m mid coni-
mend t he fait h'-ltd preaching and
sound counsel-«f Brother Colson
t lirou/iiout lvis pastorate.
“11. That, we-emdorse the manly,
straight,forwui'd., honest character
of our brother..
. “4. That, we feel a keen sense of
our loss in *the going of this Godly
Ulan, his rt-eilPiH wife and children
"f> That.'they carry with them
our prayer*,mud that we shall re-
them constantly in thoir
absence.
“(5. TGtn’t we bid our Brother
God-sjiwfl -in the work he is en
gaged in., and that, we commend
Inin aiid his family to the tender
con-ideTjit inn and love of those to
win mo they go.
•‘7 That * copy of these resolu
tions »a* furnished Brother Colson,
a copy Torn shed our local paper-
tor publication, and a copy be
spread on the minules of our
church.”
A handsome dressing case was
then presented to Mr. Colson as a
token of biV'ii and hsteem of tIn
board.
Mr. Colson, who was deeply
moved, 8,-ihl it was unnecessary to
state that this part of the service
was entirely unexpected by him.
The retiring pastor gives to
Moultrie, and has the best wishes,
not only of the Methodists of tin-
city, but of it’s entire population.
naywoou arid Hafuin Are
Af Mnn+mrf nf I Aftffo nn
ill inLLiiiig vi wu^v vm
Discharged From The
Assault Charge.
Last Tuesday Night.
Crowd Present.
For the reason that- under all the
evidence they could not be convicted
under the law, of the alleged assault
upon Willie Irby, Counsel for the
prosecution nursed to dismiss that
charge in the Buperior Court yesterday
against Ed I). Ilnywood and Matthew
Harain. two white men from Jefferson
county whose eases ex -iled so much
interest several months ago.
Each plead guilty to misdemeanor
charges and Haywood was given a
li-avy chningang sentence hv the - nrt
without the privilege of a line.
At the time the alleged offense was
said to have been committed there was
a good deal of fee ling, but time soon
developed that tbe cases were greatly
exaggerated and the public general-y
is now satisfied that the eu-es were
greatly misjudged at the time.
Tile county was saved a lsri»» sum of
money lw reason of the oour-e taken
and the lawyer* deemed this ttie prop
er course as » convict-inti could not he
finally sustained in Huy view of the
case.
Why Not it Christman Tree?
Do you know we may bo out. oi
date, but wo would like to n<*e t.h>
churches combine nmi have an
old-fashioned Christmas tree. One
where each youthful member will
will be remembered by the Sun
day school, and where the widow
ami orphan's hearts will hu made
glad. One where part of our
children's presents will he present
ed, and wh<*ro the boys can give
their girls a pair of 11.40 vases,
and receive) in return something
from their sweethearts that is in-
va'uable to them.
The regular election of officers
of Haynes Chapter. No. 518, K. A.
M., occurred nt the lodge rooms
in the Masonic building Wednes
day night, and resulted in tiny
election of the following officers:
E. J, Fuller, M. E. H. P.
L-iwaon K. Brown, E. K.
Geo. H. Mayo. E. S.
S. M. Hite’u-imk, Tr-aa.
J. S. Adams, Met*.
A. Chamler, Chaplain. ,
T. C. Adamson, C. of II.
W. P. McK-'iiney, P. S.
.1, E. Hyman. II. A C.
W. H. Wood. M. of fit? V.
Ben Brookins, M. of 2d V.
E. L. Holmes, M. of 1st V.
J, 11. Thompson, .dent in--!.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
BAZAAR A SUCCESS
The Endin' Aid Society of tlnr
Christian ohun-h iieid their annual-
bazaar at the .InHrin Hotel on
Tuesday und Wednesday of this
week.
As usual, it was quite a success',,
for these ladies know how to- ni
ter to the wants of the hungry
and thirsty, and we understand
they are pleased with the amount-
realized.
OSIE TURNER
IS
HOUGHTON CASE
Negro On Trial For Crimi
nal Assault Goes To
The Pen.
In the Superior Court new in
session, Osie Turner, charged with
an attempt to criminally ussuult
a negro girl, was tried last Tues
day, the trial consuming the en
tire day.
The case was a warmly contest
ed one on both sides, and a large
number of witnesses were sworn.
The jury retired very late in the
afternoon, and after a few hours,
deliberation, returned tv verdict
of guilty.
The victim was a daughter of
Berry Gordy, who lives in Hebron
district. She is about seventeen
years of age.
On Account of Absence
of Representative
of State.
Going out of the Piaster busi
ness?” merrily asked some
When the ease of Mr. T. I\. Bough-
ton whs called hy the court Monday, a
motion was made by the State to con
tinue the case on account of the ab
sence of Mr. Hard wick, one of the at
torneys for the state.
The case may he postponed again
next term for the same reason, unless
Congress should adjourn before that
time, though this will be determined
when the cusp comes up in March.
Mr. Houghton’s counsel announced
ready for trial, and the continuance
was charged to the .State.
Lodge Directory.
HAYNES CHAPTER, HAMIL
TON LODGE.
Regular Convocations first and
Wednesdays in each month J
nt Masonic Hall,
Sandersville, Ga.
Visiting Brothers Invited.
NEW TRAIN EXPECTED.
The new engine and two new coaches
for the .Sandersville Railroad are ex
pected to arrive tomorrow.
Cotton is still moving some, hut the
price has been u great disappointment
to our farmers. We would sugeest
that cotton be tabooed for a while and
some othei “money crop” substituted, j
The trouble is most farmers realize
this is the solution of the cuttun ques
tion, but they are all waiting for the j
other fellow to do the act of reducing |
cotton acreage. We know of a man who |
netted something like F2C0 00 an acre
on potatoes, but if all raised potatoes
they would soon be as cheap, in pro
portion, as cotton.
Mr. Wm. T. Bartee, machinist, of the
Southern Branch of the Mergenthaler
Linotype Co., N u w Orleans, arrived in
the city Thursday morning and is put
ting up The Herald’s new Linotype.
He is a very pleasant gentleman, and
Certainly understands his business.
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