Georgia Historic Newspapers

    VOLUME S3—NUMBER 42.
"JURY DELIVERS VERDICT AFTER
NINE HOURS OF DELIBERATION;
(PADRICK TAKES SENTENCE CALMLY
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'Padrick Displays Noticeable
Relief as Sheriff Conducts
Away to Begin His
VvYeary Grind.
SOI
TRIAL SEEMED TO LOSE
INTEREST FOR PEOPLE
Jury Finds Minister Guilty of
First Degree Murder, With
Recommendation to the
Mercy of the Court.
ATTORNEYS ELOQUENT
st Night of Trial a Social
Occasion.
.Statesboro, Ga„ Nov. I—Elliott
Padrick, youthful Methodist minister
charged with the murder of his wife
and mother-in-law on the night of
•June Ifllh, on a bridge that crosses*
the Ogccchee river between (Tito and
Dover was tonight found guilty of
murder in the first degree with rec
ommendations to the mercy of tm
court. The verdict automatically car
ric*> with it a sentence of life ini
prosinmeni. The jury's verdict was
reached after a consideration of the
case that lasted since nine o'clock
(his morning. Foreman .1. !.. I’ran
non presented the verdict after tin.
jurors had filed into the courtroom
and taken their seats in the box.
For the firsl time since the slaving
of bis mothcr-in-law and his pretp
young wife, Padrick showed intense
9 interest in the proceeding that sc
vitally effected Ins future. His face
look on a tense look as Foreman
jjf ran non arose and read:
“AVe find the defendant guilty/*
Padrick quickly recovered his com
posure, however, displaying a look
of noticeable relief as he stood up
to hear Judge J. IL Parks offically
pronounce the sentence of life im
prisonment.
With a pleased look on his face
Padrick turned to Sheriff Tillman
and was led back to his cell in the
county jail.
There was no demonstration when
Ihe verdict was returned as there
—Avas only a few hundred persons in
J -iic court room at the time. The peo-
Jple seemed to have lost interest in
he trial when the case went to the
>.piry last night. The mother, father,
r aster and two brothers were present
■J* hen the verdict was returned. They
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ANNOUNCES
Reductions to
LOWEST PRICES ON FORD MOTOR CARS IN
THE HISTORY OF THE AUTOMOBILE IN
DUSTRY.
THE PRESENT PRICES, F. O. B. DETROIT,
ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Chassis $235.00
Runabout, regular $269.00
Touring, regular $298.00
Truck, chassis $380.90
Coupe $530.00
Iwc-door Sedan $595.00
Four-door Sedan $725.00
Prices on closed cars include starter and demount
able rim equipment. When furnished on open
type cars and trucks the list price of the starter
is $70.00, and of demountable rims $25.00.
LOUISVILLE MOTOR CO.
LOUISVILLE, GA.
THE NEWS AND FARMER
made no outward show of their j
emotions.
No Longer Crowded
The case for tlie past two days
packed the small court room to its
capacity. Lst night when the trial
lasted until midnight the court room
presented a spectacle seldom, ever
seen in a court room in the south.
If seemed as if Statesboro had made
a social affair out of the trial for
hundreds of women and young
girls were scattered throughout the
crowd. They hung breathlessly upon
every word uttered by the lawyers
for both sides, as they made their
add res to the jury. Most of Un
people were there to hear the out
burst of oratory, the most eloquent
over heard in this section. Wallace
Pierre leading counsel for the de
fense burst into a flow of oratory
which was considered by the people!
in that section the finest heard in
the staid old court house of Bulloch
county. Tc address of Mr. Pierce;
was not of tlie fireworks variety |
Ids address to the jurors was in an
easy soft Lpne but carried with it a
convincing quality that was cloqu
nee itself, and the residents of
Statesboro today arc commenting on
he masterful manner in which he
delivered himself.
The counsel on both sides were all
congratulated on the way they hand
ed the case from both angles and it
was stated that never before has*
’here been such an array of legal
talent in one case as that which i
aas displayed at the trial of Padrick.
The following is a brief history of
the ease from the time of murder
up until the trial and a review of
he trial with a compliment to Judge
Parks, of Greensboro, who conducted
he trial in the absence of Judge!
Strange. Judge Park was very con
secrate of the ladies in attendance
and had the court officials to show
hem the best of attention during
he trial.
Summary Of Case
Although he killed his young wife
and mother-in-law, Mrs. Mamie Lou
Dixon, wife of M. Byron Dixon of
this county, the young minister was'
tried only for the murder of Mrs.
Dixon. He had been separated from
his wife for some month: had sought
other fields of endeavor, being em
ployed at a dairy in Washington
county just before the awful crime,
was committed. He wrote his young
wife, barely out of her teens, to meet
him at Glilo one afternoon the lat
ter part of June, the letter conveying 1
endearing terms trust me, love me.
and give mv love to papa and ma
ma. In the meantime, he had gone to
a hardware store in Sandcrsvillc aiuT
purchased a pistol and a bov r*i
cartridges. Before this, however, he
had gotten a brother minister to en
dorse a check for him for SIOO.OO.
with this money he purchased the
pistol. He tried to get a negro at the
dairy to bring him to Bulloch coun
ty, saying he wanted to “come in the
dark and go back in the dark,” ac
cording to witnesses. Failing In this,
he took the train and instead of
meeting his young wife at the little
station five miles from this city on
that afternoon alone as lie had in
structed and had expected her to do,
he met also Mrs. Dixon, the mother
of his wife. Witnesses testified that
when he got off the train he hesitat
ed, first putting his hand to his
face, then walked directly to the
sedan which he had instructed his
wife to meet him, alone, kissed and
put his arm around his wife amt
shook hands with his mother-in-law.
They then went to a filling station ;
and got gas and oil and the two wo
men and the young minister were
seen to depart on the road toward
Dover. A little later the news of two j
women having been killed reached
the little station and when interested
parties rushed to the scene it was
found that Mrs. Dfxon and Mrs. Pad
rick had been murdered, shot to'
death.* Mrs. Dixon was sitting on the
front seat and llie young wife direct
ly behind her, the latter in a crumpl
ed position and the mother, with a
hole in the hack of her head and
r onc through her breast leaning back
upon the seat cushion. There was a
man and his little hoy comjng in a
ear ahead, he got out to investigate,
finding that blood was dripping from
the front car. Peering in he saw
the two lifeless women, and, pushing
his car to one side of the road he
made his way to Dover, which is
across the river on the Screven
county side. Before he reached there
he saw Padrick ahead of him. He
went on to Dover and gave the alarm
but by this time Padrick had secured
an automobile to carry him to Syl
vania. lie first wanted to go to Mil
len, where he li3d left his baggage,
but the jitney driver told him hr
could not take him to Milieu but
would take him to Sylvania. By this
time the news had reached the offi
cers of Screven county and when
he was within two miles of Sylvania
he was stopped by officers. When
the driver was asked who he had
in his car by the officers they were
informed that it was a Mr. Padrick.
After some conversation the young
minister produced a biblc and told
the officers he was a minister of
the gospel, and according to the
county police they were about to
( pass him up, but filially concluded it
would he best to take him on to
Dover with them. They told Padrick
to get in their car and they would
bring him hack to Sylvania without
cost. The nearer they got to Dover
the in; nervous was Padrick and
finally he asked Chief of County Po
lice Dickey: “Chief, can you protect
me?” Assured that lie would he pro
tected the young minister
said: “Well, I am the man von are
looking for.” He then told the offi
cers how he committed the awful
crime, the equal of which has never
been surpassed in this county only
by the atrocities of Heed and Cato
who were burned at the stake for
the murder of the Hodges family on
August It), 1904. He said he did not
want to go hack to Dover, fearing
mob violence. He was then taken to
Sylvania and from there he was
rushed to Augusta. He told the offi
cers before leaving for Augusta that
lie wanted to send a message to Mil
ieu directing his baggage sent to the
jail in Savannah, thinking he would
he sent there for safe keeping. When
in Augusta Padrick gave out a state
ment every day to the press from a
column to a column and a half in
length, accusing his wife and mo 111-
er-in-law of being responsible for
his acts. He was finally brought to
Bulloch county to face trial. His
leading counsel were Pierce Brothers
of Augusta, Anderson and Jones, of
this city and Judge Boykin, of Syl
vania, the stale being represented
by Solicitor Anderson of Milieu, Deal
and Benfroc and Congressman-elect
M. Lee Moore. The case went to the
jury at eleven o'clock Tuesday night,
the jury being instructed to retire
and not to consider the ease until
this morning when they returned to
their room at nine o'clock. The jury
wrestled with the ease for 11 hours,
the information leaking out that they
were divided on the question of the
penalty, some wanting to convict for
murder and some for murder with
recommendations for mercy.
Seer By Farmers
When the young minister left
Clito on the road for Dover he was
seen by several farmers along the
route who testified in tlie ease. When
he reached the bridge spanning the
Ogeechec river he deliberately readi
ed over the shoulders of his mother
in-law and shot off the switch, the
car stopping with the front wheels
on the bridge and the rear wheels
on the enbankment. According to
the officers of Screven county, Pad
rick told them it was his intention
when he wrote his wife to meet him
at Clito alone to take her to the
Ocgeechcc river, kill her and
throw her body in the stream
and take the ear and go west.
And had not it been that Mr. Free
man was close behind him both his
wife and his mother-in-law might
have been found floaling down the
Ogccchee many miles'from the scene
of the tragedy and Padrick might
have gotten many miles before be
ing apprehended, although lie told
the officers the body of his mother
in-law was too heavy for him to
manage. He also told them that he
had nothing against his mother-in
law, but had to kill her in order
to escape.
The ease has attracted state-wide
interest, many of the daily news
papers having staff reporters on the
scene during the trial. At each ses
sion of the court the court bouse
LOUISVILLE, GA., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 2, 1922.
Would You Think Louisville Beau
tiful If You Had Never Seen It
Before?
The face of a beloved one is always beautiful despite the
bfeniishes that may be visible to one who looks not through flu
eyes of love. If we love a person or thing c are no tit judge
of merit or beauty. That sweetest of all singers—Browning tells
of one little star that seemed so fair to him that all his friends
would fain see to this little star that dartled red and blue. Yet
when he pointed this star out of them they were unable to see its
resemblance to a furled flower or its bird-like poise. They could
see only their only particular star that looked like a world to
them, and the poet concludes—-
“They must solace themselves with the Saturn above it.
What matter to me if their star is a world?
Mine has opened its soul to me, therefore I love it."
We love Louisville because it has opened its heart to us.
Would we think the town beautiful if we did not know thal the
best people in the world lived here?
If the milk maid was correct when she said that her face was
her fortune then Louisville will lie out of luck if a fortune is
awarded. No street can look well with empty barrels, chicken
coops, paper and rubbish of all kind' staring every passer-by in
Iho face. The trees here arc beautiful, to he'sure, and the streets
are broad and straight. No street in any town has better pos
sibilities than our Broad street, hut it would ho hard to find a
street that deserved more and received less care. TIIK NKWS
AND l-AltMLit lias spoken before "f the need of beautifying tin
little park on this slreel and for this worthv work there is no
time like the present. If Ihe rily is not linanciallv able at this
lime to do the work we belies e that there are enough public
spirited rilizens who are willing t.> help in anv was to make
Louisville more attractive to the stranger. Wlial is needed is one
person, or organization, or a group to MARK A STAIIT.
If you want to hear interesting comment on the towns of this
and neighboring stales keep your ears open in a hunch of travel
ing men when they discuss their territory. One asks another:
"Do you make N?” and he answers, "is that the town where
the jail is the biggest thing in town?" or "Is that where tho
streets are fixed up so pretty?" In (lie past few weeks we have
heard towns described in these terms: "Did you ever see anything
like, the dogs in that place?” "Man. Ilu-v sure feed vou iii llia'l
town!” "Nobody sees you in that place.” “A little town, but its
a hustler.” “Prettiest magnolias I ever saw.” “Got a crazv mar
shall.” “Kvcry yard looks so pretty." And so it goes. Livery
town gets free publicity of one kind or another. Here', what wc
would like to have said about Louisville:
MOST HOSPITABLE PEOPLE.
CLEANEST STREETS.
PRETTIEST YARDS.
BEST PAY.
SHADDIEST TREES.
INTERESTING HIS I ORICALI.Y.
SPLENDID SCHOOL.
GOOD CHURCHES.
COMFORTABLE HOMES.
FLOWERS AI.L THE YEAR AROUND
GOOD BUSINESS PLACE.
HARD W ORKING MEN AND WOMEN
HOME OF THE BEST PEOPLE ON E VRTH
\v;is packed lo suffocation. At tlic
morning of tlic first (lays .liuljic
Parks, who hciil ihc court for Judge
Strange, who was stricken at the be
ginning of the Iriai, cleared Ihc gal
lery of all negroes, saying this was
a case in which only white people
were interested, hut despite this
there was not near room enough in
tho building for tlic curious spccla
! tors. There were many ladies in the
I audience especially during tlic iast
I speeches between Attorney Picarcc,
leading counsel for the defense and
Gol Deal, who had the conclusion
for the state. There was not even
standing room during the eight ses
sion last night.
The one outstanding feature com
ing from the bench. Very often, and
it was very often. Judge Larks would
be heard to say: “Mr. Bailiff I sec
a lady standing up over there, or
back there, I wish you would have
some gentleman give her his
seat, or you supply a seat for her.”
j All through tlic entire trial this was
a familiar sentence from the bench,
gi\ ing evidence of 11 is Honor being
of the old school of the old south
ner.
Interested parties have hung
around the court house all day
awaiting the final outcome.
Pastor Returns Police
Chiefs Fislial Attack
Anderson, Oct. 31.—Because the
pastor told of the lack of proper
law enforcement the chief of po
lice attacked him, and if onlook
ers had uot interferred tlu* pastor
would have given the chief of
police the best licking he had
ever had in his life, so eye wit
nesses said when this two round
bout took place in the little city
of Hartwell. Hcv. Homer Thomp
son, pastor of the Methodist
Church, had nothing to take back,
and took back nothing, when the
big hurley Chief \V. 11. Locke,
dealt him the frist blow, hut he
hit hack with goqd effect, and
after a deputy separated them
pulled loose and gave the chief
a black eye for a souvenir. This
time others came up and stopped
the fight.
Two weeks ago, it was stated,
Rev Thompson preached the ser
mon which the officer resented,
and said that the preacher would
not dare make the same remarks
to him in person. This was re
peated to the preacher, according
to the report, and when the
preacher met the chief he spoke
to him civily, and asked him
what part of the sermon he would
like him to repeat. Then, it is
said, the officer stepped forward
and dealt the preacher a severe
blow’, the minister reeled, but
came back at the officer with
full force.
Rev. Thompson staled to
friends that be regretted the oc
currence, but it was forced upon
him.
ARRESTED FOR MAKING
FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE
Gang of Seven Skilled in
Making $1 and $lO Notes.
Atlanta, Ga„ Oct. 3t.—Charles S.
Johnson, of Mobile, Ala-, was ar
rested today by federal secret
service operatives on a charge of
making and passing raised federal
reserve banknotes.
Johnson, it was slated by Ihc fed
eral aulhorilics, was a member of a
gang of seven who were skilled in
raising -$1 federal reserve notes to
$lO notes. He was the fourth mem
ber of the gang to be arrested, and
was taken into custody after a pur
suit that began here last April. The
chase extended lain the mountains
of Canada beyond Quebec and back
lo Atlanta. Hie federal agents said.
MIDDLE GROUND
1 here will he preachihg al Middle
Ground Sunday and as it i ; . the day
to call tin* preacher for another
year. W hope there will be a crowd
out that day.
Miss Bertha Gofer was ver> sick
last Monday blit is better now.
Mr. Homer bong was very sick last
week but is some better now.
The school truck from this sec
tion is going rvcr\ day, but it has
had a time getting through Uve
sand beds.
Mr. Tyler Benson, is in South Caro
lina with his aunt. Miss Lou Relic
Sally. Mr. Benson is going to school
in Sally.
Mr. Barton Jessup and bis wife
have both sick but are
some better now.
Safe In The Arms Of Jesus
Viola Elizabeth, little daughter of
Mi*, and Mrs. E. F. Benson, died
October 7th. She was eighteen
months old and had been sick for'
several months.-Their friends sympa
thize with them in the lost of a dear
little, one, who .is safe in the arms
of Jsus. The funeral was at Mt.
Mariah. Rev. Still, of Wrens, officiat
ing.
A FRIEND
BARTOW, GA.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Tanner have
returned after several weeks spent
in Sandcrsvillc. Mrs. Tanner is
very much improved.
Mrs. E. Smith, Mrs. \V. B. Jordan
and Miss Annie Smith were visitors
in Savannah last week.
Garnett Greensway has entered
the navy and is statoined at Ports
mouth, Va.
Mesdamcs Leltoy and Joe Smith
with Miss I.enora Smith visited Au
gusta Thursday. Mr. Joe Smith
went on to Decatur and joined Mrs.
Smith for the week-end.
Mrs. Wm. Finch, of Atlanta, who
has heen visiting Mr. and Mrs. T.
G. Smith, has returned home-
Mr. Lonnie Williams was up from
Savannah a few days recently.
Miss McCrary presented her music
pupils in a recital Friday evening at
the school auditorium.
Misses Mary Grimsley and Nell
Strange, with Mr. Ford Sutton, of
Fort Gaines, were week-end guests
of Rev. and Mrs. A. W. (Juillian.
Maj. and Mrs. Clark Thomas and
three children arrived in Bartow
Monday morning, ending their long
journey from China. Maj. Thomas
will go on to Washington, D. C., j
next week to receive his new ap-1
pointment.
Mr. and Mrs. 1.. T. Williams and
children spent Sunday iu town.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kiiiman and
Mr. Clarence Kimnan spent the
week-end with relatives in Bar
tow.
Dr. and Mrs. Harvey visited in Sa
vannah several days last week and
while there attended the wonderful
services of Gipsy Smith.
Mrs. T. C. Slade gave a picnic on
Saturday to several little folks, in
honor of little Miss Elinor's birth
day.
Mr. aud Mrs. Roy Gilbert, with
Mrs. Daniel, of Tcnnille, spent Sun-
with Mr. and Mrs. Boozer
'i lie Epworth League had charge
of the services Sunday evening, pre
senting an interesting program, in
cluding a pageant, “Waiting for the
Doctor.”
P. T. A. MEETING
The second meeting of the P. T. A.
will be held in the school audito
rium on Thursday afternoon, Novem
ber ninth at 4 o'clock.
A short interesting program, as j
well as a business session, will be
rendered.
Each member is asked to be i
present ami to bring at least one I
new member.
TO THE MEMBERS AND
FRIENDS OF RED CROSS
It is impossible for me t< meet
all of you personally as 1 should
like to do, but am enabled to say !
a word directly to you through the
courstesy and cooperation of the
Louisville News and Fanner,
The Annual Bed Gross 801 l (.all
will he held November 11-3 U this
year. Will you not write or speak
an encoruaging word to Mr. Olin
H. Beall. Chairman, Louisville. Chap
ter, A. B. G.: Mrs. Win. F. Little,
vice-chairman; Striven Fanner,
treasurer; Mrs. Leona Powell, sor
rel a ry.
Tell them you will help with the
801 l Gall in your neighborhood, or
that you will renew your member
ship.
Your Bed G.ross Ghaptcr is or 1
should he one of the forces for the
progressive betterment of your
county, hut your Ghaptcr and the
national organizaiton are dependent
upon public support. Local Hand
nationally. Bed Gross officers will
appreciate sour active cooperation
and pledge you their best efforts
to Krp the organization faithful to
its obligations to disabled cx-soJdicrs
and in its man.' other services to
the country .
Sineerclv yours.
HARRY L. HOFKINS, Manager.
Southern Division. A. B. G.i
WADLEY, GA.
Mrs. I . W. Frey man. who has beer
teaching at Pulaski, was the guest
of Mrs. S. A. Johnson last week. I
while cn route to Detroit, where!
she and Mr. Freyman will spend the
winter with their son. Gol. Bussell
Freyman.
Mr. and Mrs. T. I). Lamb and
Mr. and Mrs. W. I*. Bcdingfield at
tended the Savannah Fair several
days last week.
Miss Lavinia Kelley js in a sana
j tar him in Atlanta for an operation.
Mrs. L. M. Burke who has been
in a sanatarium in Savannah re
turned home Thursday. Mrs. i.
K. Peterson went down to accom
j puny her home.
Mrs. K. M. Parker is spending
orae time in Mount Vernon where
she is the guest of her brother,
'!r. E. J. Wells.
Among those who were visitors to
\ugusta last week during the Jolli
fication Week, were Miss Sophii
Johnson, Miss Klizabeth Donovan.
Miss Vicuna Ham, Mr. and Mrs S.
D. Mandevillc. Mr . v. .i. Bell. Mrs
;T. M. Martin, Mrs. M A. Evans,
Mrs. L. A. Black, Mrs. ( . I*l. Bontz.
! Mrs. W. H- DonnvaiC’ ami Mr. and
Mrs. F. r. MeLlre.ith.
Miss Mary Wilson, of Midville, was
the attractive week-end guest of
■ Bey. and Mrs. J. 11. Allen.
Mrs. J. F. Vrnold returned t<>
Dublin Monday after visiting her
: mother, Mrs Ann Davis.
Mrs. Luther Smith, ol . Bai ty w, \vns
1 the guest of Mrs- H. C. Allen Sun
day evening.
Mr. Lewis Overstreet, of Augusta,
visited his parents Sunday.
Gol, and Mrs. If. Levy Rogers,
of (Villa, havf announced the birth
of a son on October 23rd, who will
he called Levy , Jr.
One of tiie most enjoyable affairs
of the season was the Hallowe’en
party given in the park by the Sun
day Schools Friday evening. Tha
iland stand was attractively decor
ated in black and yellow, with black
cats suspended everywhere. The
Jack O’Lantcrns were hung among
the trees and these with the numer
ous ghosts and broom riding witch •
dispe.lcd every dull moment. The
usual games were enjoyed. Prob
ably the most popular booth was
that at which Mrs. Wiggins was the
Gipsy fortune teller. The refresh
ments consisted of apples; peanuts
and cane juice. The two oclal Sun
day schools have by far the larg
est attendance of any community in
our county-:nd they have learndc
that looking after the social features
of the young people is a great help
in keeping up interest in their
labors.
Miss Jessie Wiggins spent several
days in Savannah at the fair.
Mrs- K. E. Robinson and her moth
er, Mrs. (i. B. Robinson have re
turned from a visit to relatives near
Louisville.
Mr. Edgar Raines, of Augusta, vis
ited his parents near Moxlcy dur
ing the week-end.
Rev. W. A. Tyson of Swainshore
was a visitor here Monday.
Mrs. N. W. Bedingfcld, Miss Liz
zie Hcdingfcld, Miss Sadie Johnson
and Mr. W. A. Bcdittgfeld were
motor to Milledgeville on
Tuesday.
Mrs. M. L. Moring went over to
Davisboro Sunday for the B. V. P.
G. convention, remaining over until
Tuesday as the guest of friends.
Mrs. W. A. Boykin spent the week-
I end with his family at Atlanta.
Mr. J. F. Dukes has returned from
Lake City, Fla., where he was called
on account of the illness of his
mother.
Mrs. F. W. Echols, of Selma, Ala.,
is the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Edingfcld.
Dr. J. I). Tarver was a recent vis
itor to Macon.
Mrs. B. J. Moore entertained the
younger set with a party on Satur
day evening.
Firemen Carry Water in
Buckets!
—Volunteer firemen were forced to
carry water in buckets because rats
destroyed theii fire hose. Building
was burnt to-Hie ground.—Bulletin.
Guard against this menace! Destroy
rats everywhere. Use Royal Guar
anteed flat Haste. 25e and 50c handy
lubes. Sold and guaranteed by Pol
hill-Domiy Drug Cos., Louisville
Drug Cos.
COTTON shipped to BAT
TEY & CO., The Efficient
Cotton Factors of Savannah,
Ga„ yields satisfaction as is
evidenced by the large vol
timn of business entrusted to
| them. Isn’t it to your interest
j to try them? Do it now and
{be convinced.
RUMMAGE SALES
SATURDAY AFTERNOONS
The Library Committee takes this
occasion to thank every person who
sent articles for tlie rummage sale,
which was opened very successfully
last Saturday afternoon, these sales
will continue through November, or
so long as our stock warrants them.
The articles which wore sent are
being disposed of readily, and it
there arc others who 'dill have con
tributions for these sales, they may
telephone Mrs. Barwick, or wrap
packages mark Sale.” and
send I" and Beall,
which firm kindly' v> •red the com
mittee space in wN in conduct
sales.
\
STAPLETON \
y /
Wc arc sorrv to report the death
of Mrs. Bel I Hughes, which occurred
last Saturday, and was buried at
Pleasant Grove church near Avera.
The deceased leaves four small chil
dren. She was a daughter, of Mr. and
Mrs. Seymore Avera, she loaves .
large concourse of friends and rcia
lives to mourn her death.
Mr. and Mrs. G. 11. Logne. Miss
Mary Logne. Miss Myrtle McNair, and
Mrs. W. L. McNair spent Saturday
in Augusta.
The people of Stapleton were
pleasantly surprised to hear that
Mr Lee Walden and Miss Annie
Swift were married at Heodv ( reck
church hv the Rev. Willis Howard
Sunday afternoon, the onlv attend
ants were Misses Julia Stapleton.
Bessie Gulpepper. Sallic Lou Loft in
and Atwell Williams.
After Ihi ceremony there was a
siunptious supper served at tlu
grooms mother’s home. Miss Swift
is a beautiful daughter of Mrs. Swift,
j :>f near Stapleton across roads. Tin
groom is the youngest son of Hou.
•nd Mr: . Wm. Walden. The people
ol Stapleton wish for them a lofty
and useful life.
Mr. Garlos Williams had the mis
fortune of losing his home and barn
by fire Friday night. The family
had a narrow escape of being burned
in the house when it was falling in
while they were asleep.
Ihe domestic and manud arts
liihs of the school are making some i
very attractive exhibits. Ih< exhibit
I room, where csciinans of their
! handiwork is on display, is the
■ pride and the school.
Miss Geiger, our music teacher, is
rehearsing for a play ti be given
some date in the near future.
(tur school basketball teams, both
boys and girls played the Grange
teams last Thursday. The boys won
j their game hut the girls were de
feated.
ihe Woman's Gluh is planning an
•laborale entertainment for Hal
lowe'en night. The entertainment
I will consist of a fair. The different
• hows, candy booth, weiner stands,
' etc. Different shows suclj as the Old
Plantation, the Wild Man etc. will
feature as a part of the entertain
inent.
Once upon a time a naturalist took a
glass of aquarium and placed a dividing*
glass partition in the middle of it. He
then filled both sides with water. In one
compartment he put a big* gamy bass,
and in the other he placed several min
nows. The bass, upon seeing the min
nows, made repeated dives for them, and,
of course, bumped his nose good and hard
against the glass. This performance
happened several times. Whenever the
minnows approached the glass partition,
the bass struck out for them. Eventually
becoming so sore and worn out, he gave
it up as a bad job. The naturalist then
took away the partition with the result
that the minnows swam around the bass,
but the bass paid no attention to them.
He was thoroughly sold on the idea that
“business was poor.”
It has seemed for the past three years that
there was a “partition” between this com
munity and good times—a partition
erected by the 801 l Weevils and low
prices.
We believe that next year this partition
will be gone—that the weevils can be
largely controlled, and that prices will be
right, and we believe that the man who
sticks to trying* will be the first to realize
the effects of good prices.
We feel that 1923 is going to reward the
real workers.
Our prosperity depends on the prosperity
of this county, and we*are always ready
to contribute anything possible to the
welfare of the county.
-THE-
Louisville Drug Ho.
REXALL STORE
Louisville, Georgia.
“Going Since 1896—Growing All the
Time.”
$2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
OYSTEB SUPPER
LIST FRIDAY HPT
Farmer and Rowe Loan Stur. v
Room to Ladies Wo:
for Library Funo r
Crowd Attends the
A nice sum mono' w.-s vt *
day night by the ladi. !
library committee wb
stcr supper as a money m.-,
position.
The supper was given in
rooms of Farmer and Bow
These gentlemen vers 1 • 10.
their building free of c'o
did much to insure the s
the undertaking The ho
dainty and beautiful iy
of many pot and cut How
tables were attractively s<:•'
voting ladies of the iowr 1
in serving. Gocktaiis oyster 1
frys made up the menu.
This committee realized • *
over tvveny dollars, we u; i,
DEATH OF MR.
j. J. WH .u-1 1
Mr. J. J. Whigharn dit g
home at Yidcltc, Georgia, - >-
ber 28, 1922. He had been .<*
health for some time and h
was not unexepeted. He wt. s
old. was born in this eo r
Kbenezer church. He lived G
ville several j ua' mil pro •*
here. He moved to Yidet,? nd s 1
: postmaster for several yea as
a faithful and gallant sol- ac
Civil War. ind was loved a* ■ u
cd bv his many comrade ;• > :
whom passes cm before hi r Hr was
a member of the Prcsb.Tt.eri n
church, a wife and one d;uu oter. MD
, B. J. Peel, and many relatives arc
friends mourn his departure Hv ?
main: wc re ini rred i A 1 ’ 1 ■
religious services were conduct '' :>3
his pastor. Hcv. Paul Pr* -sly
LETTER FROM SLA AT OK P\RLh
Oclobc* T 192*
Dear Mr. Editor:
The distribution of vegetable an*
flower seed will take place in ;
few weeks, but the supply each Ana
tor is limited. 1 will be glad to sen*
a package to each person cquesG
seed, if they will let me nave, (bet
name and post office address •‘Picas
address me: Boom 280 Senate Ol’ficj
Building. Washington. D. G
1 would thank von to im-mv-n
matter in your paper, if p"Ode.
With best wishes, I am
Very sincerely yours. 1
i W. J. H \BBIS