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A TIMES, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 6. 1909.
CHURCH RALLY
. LASTJIGHT.
.First Baptist Gtiurcti Held Inter
esting Service Last Night
(From Thursday's Dally.)
There war a large congregation at
(he annual rally of tbe Flrat Baptist
.church laat night. The program, as
prarlously arranged was carried out
and that part of tbe program con
sisting of report, from tbe various
societies and departments of churclvj spent
.work, created much enthusiasm.
Tbe song service which bad been
arranged by tU cbolr waa very lm-
•reaalre.
In opening the service Dr. Chap-
man salt) that he waa confident that
aaeh annual rallies gould tend to
lofSae new life Into the membership
ad the church, and he believed these
Meetings coupled with the reports
Cram the various departments would
-grow In Interest each year.
The reports covered every departt
nient of church work and showed
erhat bad been accomplished during
the year.
Clerk and Treasurer’s Report.
The report of the clerk. Mr. W.
. II. Render, gave the numerical sta
tistics of the church, and showed
that during the year 112 members
had been received by letter and bap
Ham and 71 had been dismissed by
letter.
Mr. J. L. Olddena, treasurer, made
Ms report which showed that the
amounts which had paaaad through
the bands of the treasurer totaled
(From Tburaday'a Dally.)
Mrs. G. M. Dame, of Homervtlle, It
vlstlng Mr. and Mrs. \V. M. Collier
on North f.ee street
Mr. J. N. Talley, of Macon, came
down this morning to look after le
gal matters here.-
Messrs. H. O. Wood and W.
Leon, of Tallahassee, were vlsltois
to Valdosta yesterday.
Messrs. Stephen Neal. C. M. Kil
lian and G. M. Grlmsley, of Cordele,
were among the visitors to Valdosta
yesterday.
Mr. E. G. Harrell, who Is assist
ant to Mr. F. H. Harrell ns cla'rn
agent for the Georgia Southern and
Florida road, expecls to move hla
family to Valdosta as soon at he can
get a suitable house to lire In.
Mr .1 R. Wells, of Jacksonville,
eaterday In Valdosta.
Col. I .eon Wilson, of Waycrots,
was here on professional business
yesterday.
Mr.. J. M. -Smith, of Thomasvllle,'
waa among ther visitors to tbe city
yesterday.
Mr. C. A. Blatchford, of Cordele,
was among (he visitors to the city
yesterday.
Mrs. W. M. Ferrell, of Jaape-,
was a visitor to Valdosta today.
The hens are wild to be doing
pretty good work these days and
there Bre more fresh country eggs
on the market than usual at this
season of tho year. There ought tu
be enough chickens raised In I.own
des to supply the demand for eggs,
but there are not. Hardly half of
the eggs consumed here are home
product.
Col. J. M. Johnson and family
came home yesterday evening. Mrs.
Johnson and the children have been
at Montlcello visiting relatives most
of the while that Mr. Johnson was
In the hospital. He 1s Improving
slowly, but la atilt quite weak.
eiaHB . . ... Col. John P. Knight and Sheriff I.
•WK.*- *** ““ C. Aver., of Berrien, came over
.^hlle he treasurer, report waa Nashville and spent last night
■vwtuplfte as to the atqopnt which . h _.. T
-had rased through that *ban»al tha‘ Mf B L wilkerson. of llahlra
a targe sum had been sent direct to .. , ,. . .. ,,
V . ., . * waa among the visitors In the city
•Vhe mission boards which tha tress- n)
aver did not receive and which la a „ . ,, ,
... . . , ", Mr. J. H. Hmlillck. of Mariana
consequence did not show In his re- ... .
j Fla., was among the visitors to tbe
,W,r Ti. - i city yesterday ami laat night.
Thr ** , ”'* r „, pcrt '\ ... Miss Minnie Stantlll. of Hahlra, Is
The work of the Woman's Mis- 1
alonsry Union was reported by the
’’i visiting In the city today.
president, Mrs, O. K. Jones. It
showed that the Union had been
very active In all fields of work du
ring the vesr. and that a total of
gS7S luiil been raised by the Union
dining the year.
Miss Kells Parrish reported for
the Y. IV. A. society and showed
that Ills had been contributed h.-
that society.
Mrs. W. E. Thomas reported for
tho Sunbeam Society. The report
shows that a splendid work In being
done by this society.
B. V. P. U. Work.
The It. Y. P. U. work waa report
ed by Col. McCreckln.. the president
He spoke enthusiastically of the
work and showed that the attend
ance was Increasing as well ns the
Interest, and made a strong appeal
for all in come In anil Join the
Union.
Sunday School and Baracas.
The Sunday school report was
made by the superintendent. Col. W
E. Thomas ai'd showed that during
thje year .its pupils had been enroll-
ed with an avorase attendance of
4M! and that the collections averag
ed (9.00 (or each Sunday during the
Mr. . t
The Barnes class was represented
ky Mr. .1. T. Mathis, who made a
splendid report of the work being
done by the class. There Is an en-
rbttniont of about 7S and the Inter
est continues to Increase.
Prayer Maatlnp.
Mr. TV. S. Fender reported for tbe
prayer meeting. He said there waa
an average attendance of from 75 to
Its at the prayer meetings and that
H had been the beet -year he had
ewar known ter the prayer meeting
services of tha church.
The organ committee waa
Mr. Grambllng Dead.
.Mr. John Grumbling., a merchant
of Plnetta, Fla., died at/ Ms home at
. that place last n'glit after suffering
several weeks with a complication
j of troubles.
I Sir. Grambllng was about fifty
j years of age at the time of
, death. He was well known In that
( section amt was highly respected by
all.
i His remains will be burled at
Hickory Grove church near Plnetta
today.
In Business Again.
Sir. Joseph 'Mnrka Is In business
again and la In charge or the Burt
store, which hla brother, Barney, re
cently bought from Oliver & Grimes
Tbe stock Is a large onp and many
new gooda have recently been added,
Mr. Marks and Ms sons expect to
make It one of tho lending stores of
the city.
NOTICE!
Having encaged a first class tin
ner and aheet me:al worker, wa .are
now prepared to do all kind, of roof
ing, cornice and blow-pipe work. Al
so guttering and tin work. Esti
mates furnlahed and satisfaction
guaranteed,
W. H. Briggs Hardwara Co.
Valdosta, Cs.
1-30-daw w-t lm.
deacons could report the chnreh In
much better condition than a year
ago. .
He said the church was In good
condition spiritually. He said the
deacons were In 'position to know If
any estrangement among the mein-
| bers arose, nnd.w that during the
repre- whole year nothing of the kind had
aaated by Dr. Talbot, who said that, been reported. He spoke feelingly
It was expected the new pipe organ i of the great church family of more
would he completed about the first | than i(KI members being at peacu
of May. with each other amf working along
Deacon's Report. ' all lines In perfect harmony.
Col. E. P. S. Denmark made the[ Social Reception,
report for the deacons. He said that' At the close of this part of the
he was glad to be able to report aa'meeting, the congregation went to
Indebtedness of about $1,500 whit'll *}c basement of the church where a
Included part of the current ex-1 social meeting of more than an hour
pense account entirely settled. was held. This feature wag most
' (From Wednesday's Dally.)
Kav. M. A. Morgan la at Tlfton
this week assisting in a meeting
there.
Mr. At M. Ramsey, of Balnbrldge,
waa among tbe vlaftora to Valdosta
today.
Mrs. C. O. Martin has returned to
tbe city, after spending a few days
with friends at Balnbrldge.
Maater Matt and Sam Breedlov
hare returned from palpietto, Fla
where they have been spending
some time with their grand mother.
Mr. William B. Williams was
among Ms friends in this city yea
terday. He la again connected wl h
the Savannah Morning Newa aa
travelling representative.
Mr. R. D. Smith, of Tlfton, was u
visitor to Valdosta yesterday.
Mrs. a. J v Lova, of Savsnnab, was
among the visitors to Valdosta yes
terday. ■*-.>—■
Mr, W. T. Cranford, of Cairo, was
a visitor to Valdosta yesterday.
Mr. Allen Langford came home
from up the Georgia and Florida
road on Sunday to spend a day or
two and recuperate from a recent
illness. \ r" '
Factories usually go to cities that
have good outlets in sill directions.
Valdosta Is getting to the point
now that she can offer extra induce-
menta In that line.
Mr. C. O. Duvall,* of ''Dougin*, I*
anvna the vlaltora to Valdosta to-
Jay, ' v -
There Is getting to be 1 big de-
nand for cottages to rent In Val-
doita and a dozen nice ..plages
mid find good renters non.
Mr. Turner Jones made a busi
ness trip to Hahlra yesterday.
Mia May Touchtono returned tc
her home at Blanton yewterday af
ternoon, after spending home time
with relatives In the city. She was
accompanied by Mias Sudle Touch-
tone who will spend a few days vis
iting friends and relatives at Blan
ton.
Miss Bailie Hayes, of Hahlra. was
a vtailor In the city yesterday;
Mr. W. F. Bamberg spent the day
at Haylow yesterday.
Mr. W. R. Wimberly, of Lovett,
Fla., waa a visitor in the city -last
night, ^
Judge E. E, -Youman, of Tlfton,
Is spending a few daya with rsla-
tlvcs |n tha city.
; Mr. J. H. McOranle eann?" ! ‘doWT
from Sparks and spent laat night w
Vnldueta.
-Mr. and Mrs. E. Y. Fry expect-to
move to their Stockton home In a
few days, and Mr. and Mrs. Abner
Gibson will keep house In their
home here. Some of the children
may remain here with Mr. and -Mr*.
Gibson and go to school.
Mrs. R. Frank Cassels, of Savan
nah. left for her -home this morning
after spending several weeks . In
the city with her parents. Mr.'and
Mm. A. K. Dlmmock.
Mr. John E. Cole, of Cordele, .was
a visitor In the city last night.
Enthusiastic Meeting nt Their Caa-
tle—A Large Number Present,
The Knights of Pythias held a
very enthusiastic meeting last night
at their Caetle Hall, a large number
of Knights being present. District
Deputy Brown of Tlfton. was also
presnt.
New life and fntereet was injected
Into the lodge, which has for some
time been lying dormant.
New officers were chosen for the
ensuing term as follows:
J. G. Cranford. C. C.; J. T. Math
is, V. C.: A. E. Dlmmock, Prelate
J P. Ulmer, M. of W : W. B Norris
M. of F. and R. of a; E. E, Dekle,
M. of E. D. H. Mashhurn, M. of A
S. S. Breedlove, I. G.; J. M. Young
blood, O. G.: E. E. Dekle, Represen
tative to Grand Lodge: W. E. Them
as. Trustee for three years.
Installation of officers will
held at the next meeting.
The prospects are very bright for
the lodge. Many new members are
In view and with the hearty ooper*-
tlon of all the lodge is expected to
go forward from now on.
Did Ground Hog 8ea his -Shadow?
Yesterday was "groundhog day,'
the day on which many people In all
parts of the country are disposed to
place more reliance on tbe weather
wisdom of the little woodchuck than
In the scientific predictions of the
government weather bureau.
The method of the groundhog
cannot be termed scientific, but on
them a large percentage of the peo
ple pin their faith and even
most akeptlcal probably cast their
eye skyward at noon to see If the
sun shines or sot.
According to the ancient tradition
which had Its origin possibly pylor
to the Christian era, the groundhog
yesterday awakened from his letha--
gic sleep. In which he had Been en
wrapped for several months, went
forth and rendered Ms dedsftm
about the weather for the next six
weeks.
If he sees his shadow, he returns
to his old place of hibernation and
again falls asleep. If, on the other
hand, he falls to see bis hadow, be
will remain out and make prepara
tions for the coming of the spring,
thus Indicatlhg that the. moat severe
part of Winter le past and that mild
er weather 1s near at hand.
Couple Wedded Quietly.
l»an Cupid made unotiui- raid on
the Valdosta telephone exchange
Inst night, one of the best knovr.
operators being married to another
well known employee of the Beil
Telephone Conmpan.v. The contract
ing parties were Mias Grace Dugger,
who has been at the switchboard
for the peat three veers, and Mr.
Morgan, who waa .with £ie company
here as eleotrician. •
Mr. Morgan waa transferred
Amertcua some time ago, but yeeter
day he returned to the city and laat
night -he and Miss Dagger, and one
or two friende, went to tW home of
Mr. G. G. Taylor, a nriolater of
the Church of Chrfet, who lives 1b
( the Paine residence and were quiet
ly married, the ceremony being per
formed by Mr. Tnylor.
Tbe couple toj^thcir relatfFha and
friends by surprise, tho annnunse
men! of* the marriage baring been
kept until after the ceremony. Both
of the young people have -many
friends, who will share in wtabeu cf
health and haytdncsa for-them.
•old that the remaining Indebted
ness or the church was more than
offset by the property secured In In
curring the debt. He had reference
to tbe handsome pastor's home on
West Hill avenue which was bought
by the church laat year.
He said the church building now
waa practically completed tram
basement to dome, the Bsrscs class
’ having shoot completed work on the
Basement. He mid financially the
highly enjoyed by all.
Refreshments consisting of oyster
May Buy In This County.
Though the prison commission has
nut Indicated where It will locate Ita
prison farm in southern Georgia,
idea Is growing that It will be
In Lowndes county. It Is under-
stnod that the commissioners arc
favorably impresaad with the lands
of this section, and gs pec tally with
certain lands that were offered them.
The commissioners desire lands''
soup, coffee and other things we -ei that will product big crops of pro-
served. • I visions and they are anre that the7
The large basement hall Is splen-|ean get such lgnda in this section.
Little Oamage From tha Cold.
The freese of Raturday night and
Sunday killed many oats and much
lender vegetation thongh It did no
damage to fruit, except In rare cas
es to early iieaches. The pears are
all right and so are late peaches.
The freese will have the effect of
checking the budi and will, there
fore, be a benefit to them.
ft Is not believed that peach treas
that were already In bloom wore
very seriously hurt. .Many of the
blooms have been examined and
they appear to be In good' shape.
The worst damage waa done Jo
banana trees, which looked as
though they would survive the win
ter, and to pot plants and flowers
which were left In exposed plsces.
Large oats were nipped, but those
which were Jnst coming up will
come again.
Most of the farmers are pleased
with tbe result of the cold, even
though some of tbe tender vegeta
tion was killed by 1L Tbe advan
tages outweigh the disadvantages
many told. >
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr. G. W. H. Terry, of Plnetta,
was a visitor to Valdoeta today.
Col. R. G. Dickerson oamefover
from' Homervtlle this mbrplag anJ
spent tbe day here.
News was received here today of
the serious Illness of Mr: Joseph
Littlefield st Adel. It was said that
there is hardly a chance for Ms re
covery.
Mr. R. R. Terrell, of Whlgbam,
was among the visitors to Valdosta
yesterday. , .
Mr. M. E. O'Neal, of Balnbrldge,
was among the visitors to the city
yesterday.
Mr. George R. Kline, of Moultrie,
was In the city on business yester
day. ' '
Mr. J. N. McDonald., of Douglas,
was a visitor to the city yesterday.
Mr. H. F, Mabbett, of Quitman,
came over and spent yesterday in
this city.
Mr. Y. D. Dowling, .of Ozark, was
among the visitors to tbe city yes
terday. — •
Mr. C. H. Cohgrove, of tbe Geor-
gla Southern and Florida road, was
In tdwn today.
Miss Gussle Lou Walker returned
to Rtatesboro with her sister, Mrs.
Carlton Dougherty, last week, and
will remain there a couple of weeks.
Mrs. H. G. Powell left yesterday
for Cairo to attend the: funeral of
Mrs. M. L. Wight, her sister-in-law,
ibis morning. Mrs. Wight was a sis
ter of the late Capt. H. G Powell.
Mlsa Edith Lott, of Waycrosa, af
ter spending some time In Valdoptx
visiting Miss Mary Kelley, left ter
her home this morning.
There is still a good deal of mov
ing In Valdosta. Five families chang
ed their places of residence yester
day and four more today. Others
will move into the bouses that were
vacated before tbe week ends.
Col. J. M. Johnson baa written CoL
Little, who has been acting as so
licitor of the elty court in hlfe place,
that be will return to Valdosta next
Thursday, but that he la .still too
weak to attend to any business.
During the cold weather yester
day tbe convicts (pent the day work
ing on Patterson street, south. They
returned to the canal this morning
and will continue to push work
there while the weather Is good for
that kind of work.
Dr. Len Brougpton, of Atlanta, is
expected to spend two'week* In this
city duripg April conducting a se
ries of meetings at the Tabernacle
Baptist church.
DEATH OF JUNIUS ROUSE.
Well-Known Young Man , Passed
Away This Morning.
Mr. Junius A. Rouse died at about
hall-past ten o’clock this morning
at the home of his father-in-law, isfr.
A. M. Palley, on Magnolia street,
where he resided.
Mr. Rouse suffered for many
months from tuberculosis, and
eently bis condition grew' rapidly
worse, having been confined to hi* j -
bed for several weeks. The deceas- ■
ed was a son of Mrs. Mary Rouse, w
and bas lived In Valdosta for sever- ,
al years. He was a quiet, steady ■
young man who waa esteemed very
highly by his friends.
Mr. Rouse leaves a young wife,
who was Miss Stella Bailey. Mr. k
Roscoe Rouse Is a brother, and Mrs.
J. E. Vollaton a sister. In addition
to his mother who lives here he has
many relatives In North Carolina,
his old home. He was only a little
over twenty-one years old, and hi*
untimely death is very sad. “ S
The funeral will occur from tEe
residence tomorrow morning x at‘
10:30.
Death of Mr. John Hunt.
News was received here today of
■he death of Mr. John Hunt, which
occurred Saturday night at Plnetta,
where he lived with hla family of
a daughter and three aona. Hla
death was due to complications aris
ing from the grippe. He waa about
seventy-two years of age and
wife preceded him to the tomb a few
weeks:
He 1 bad resided In that Immediate
section for several years and was
well known In that section. He was
good citizen and was highly es
teemed.
Why he Wants a Pardon Quick.
A negro who is serving a sontenj'-
In tbe convict camps at Mllltown,
has written to one of his white
friends here begging him to “seek »
pardon" for him before the first ol
April. He argues tbat there Is go
Ing to be a change on tha first ot~
April and If he Is not pardoned bet
fore then, ha Is afraid that he wiF
be unable to get one at aB. Then
be cites numerous other reasons an u
winds up with tMs one: “Beside*
all of this, I hear the man who I#
going to be Governor tbe next UrnS
owns a coal mine and tbat he needs
all the convicts he can get to dlt
coal.” . v •
That negro bas evidently ' bee.l
reading campaign literature.
Marrlon Zipperer's Homs Bums.
The bomp of Mr. Marion Zlppeter,
near the old steam mill between the
twin lakes, this side of Lake Park,
waa burned Sunday. The fire origi
nated from a defective flue and the
flames spread rapidly The residence
was a good one, valued at tbout two
thousand dollars, and It Is under
stood tbat there wag no Insurance
upon |L
Mr. Zlppcrcr menaced to I save
much of tils household furniture.
Lame 8houlder.
This Is a common form of mus
cular rheumatism. No Internal
treatment Is needed. Apply Cham
berlin’s Liniment freely three
three times a day and a qnlck cure
la certain. This liniment baa prov
en especially valuable for muscular
and chronic rheumatism. Sold by
Iigram ft Ramsey, W. D. Dunaway
and A. E. Dlmmock, Valdosta, Ga.
This Is jnst the Hn yea
you are moat Bkrly to haVw'ki,ln»v
or bladder trouble, villi rheumatism
and rheumatic pains causod hr
weak kidneys. Delays are dingaroop.
Get DeWItt's Kidney and Bladder
Pills, and be anre you get what you
ask for.' They are the best pRJs
made for backache, weak back, uri
nary disorders. Inflammation of tbe
bladder, etc; They are antiseptic
and act promptly. We sell and
recommend them. Ingram ft Ramsey
Judge W. H. Griffin Appointed.
.fudge Emory Speer bas Issued an
Order appointing Judge W. H. Grtf-
flri. of thls city, as special master bi
chancery to pass upon tbe issues In
volved tn tbe case of J. L. Phillips,'
the Tallahassee Lumber Company
and tbe Cherokee Sawmill Company,
all growing out of tbe tallure of J.
L. Phillips, of ThomasylUe.
and
Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera
Diarrhoea Remedy.
There Is no medicine made tbat |a
relied upon wltb more Implicit con
fidence than Chamberlain'* Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For
sale by Ingram ft Ramaey, W. D.
Dnnaway sad A. E. Dlmmock. Val-
dosta, Ga,[
F+rat class ahoe work—done at
Strickland Repair Co’s., 12> Ashley
street. All work guaranteed.
t-3dlt.
dldly arranged for such gatherings
and It was pretty well filed la*t
night
Quite a number of visitors woe
It la understood, on the quiet, thfit
tbe eouity commissioners have
promised the prison commlaalonen
that a good clay road would be
by the church
th* year.
present sad they spoke In terms nt, built to the railroad atatta If they
highest praise of the showing made | buy lands in, this county (or their
(tans. j ‘
^ Jisw, £
Business in Good Condition.
'I have never seen business In
re satisfactory condition in Val
dosta than It la right now," said
leading financier this morning. “I do
not mean by tbat that trade la boom
ing or tbat tbere la extraordinary ae
tlvlty, but I mean tbat things have
settled down to a conservative basis
and that the merchants are in bet
ter shape to carry on tbe race before
them.
You know when you build a fence
and It stands against tbe weather
for awhile you have to go along and
make repairs, take out a rotten rail
and pui In some new ones. After
tbla bas been done your fence la as.
good as new. Thera haa'beeu s V
newlng, repairing and wlnnowlng^ll
now Is In staple shape. I confident
ly believe that Valdosta la going to
accomplish much this year. It ought
to be tbe best year we have bad ter
safe, conservative business."
It you need a pill takw DeWItt’s
Little Early Risers. Insist on them;
gentle, easy, pleasant, little Ever
pill*. 8old by Ingram ft Ramsay.
The safety of your mosey, the absolute as
surance of being able to get it at may time,
being the first and prime requisite when yon
place it in a bank, why bot keep it in a HOME
bank? Keep it where yon can be in personal
touch with the men who care for it; keep it
where you can know it is loaned to home peo
ple and can be used in the advancing and up
building of Valdosta and vicinity; keep it
where in case of need you can get it quickly—
no waiting two to ten days for mail returns.
IMs BaMk affords you this safety and of
fers you the modern banking conveniences for
tbe care of your business affairs and interests.
We shall be pleased to have YOU open an ac
count with us NOW.
Valdosta Bank & Trust Co.,
Valdosta, Georgia.