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DEVOTED TO THE MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHEROKEE, THE BEST COUN
VOLUME XLVII
SOME FAMOUS MOTHERS
BY MRS. OLIN
—
There are many mothers whom we
might call famous, but 1 have select
ed only a few of the most promi
nent characters whose christinn in
fluence still lives to bless the world.
We all know Mary the mother of
Jesus was the most honored mother
in the world’s history.
Susanna Wesley, the mothei of
Methodism, was assiduous in teach
ing her children their duty to God
and to their parents.
She was the mother of nineteen
children most of whom lived to be
educated by their mother.
John and Charles Wesley proved
to the world what a wonderful
ihrfther and teacher they had.
Mary Washington was left a wid
ow before her son Geoige was quite
eleven years old. By the will of her
husband she was intrusted with the
the children signed, this pledge was
the foundation of Francis’ life.
One mother, apparently, more fa
mous than any other, was Mrs. Eliza
Jane Thompson. All great niove-
ments in their inception, of necessity
crystnlized around an outstanding
personality. So in its beginning the
great Temperance movement cen-
teralized about Mrs. Thomnson,
notable for her diffidence and te-
tiring disposition.
In Hillsboro, Ohio Dec. 23-1873
Dio Lewis delivered a temperance
address, in which he told of his
mother and several mothers uniting
in prayer for liquor sellers of his
native town until they gave up their
hurine*». Dio Lewis said, “Ladies
you might do the same thing in Hill-
boro if you had the same faith.’’ The
next morning Mrs. Thompson as
sole mnnagment of the property offender with seventy other consecrat-
her five children, until they should ed women formed in line two and
become of age. Being u woman of
singular prudence and strength of
character, she fulfilled this impor
tant charge with great success. “
two and proceeded, trusting alone in
God, with their appeal to the saloon
keepers. Thus on Dec. 24, 1873 the
historic Womans Crusade was on
Geo. Washington was indebted to j and in this number was the grand
his excellent and pious mother for | mother of our present Federal pro-
that education and those sentiments, hibition commissioner Mayor R. A.
of heroism and principles of virtue Hnynes. Mother Thompson's efforts
and honor which, acting on a happy
disposition and lofty genius nnd nid-
ed by a favorable concurrence of
circumstances raised him to the
summit of greatness and glory.
Thin Christian mother of the father
of our country taught her son to
pray, and he alwnyh asked God's
blessings on the eve of a great bat
tle. She lived to see her son reach
the height of his ambitions. *
* Abraham Lincoln’s mother enact
ed promises of him against the us<j
of 1iquo r and tobacco,
resulted in the organization of the
Womans Christian Temperance
Union 48 years ago and is termed
"Organized Mother Love” which
continued 40 years, to create senti
ment, upon which later local option
and other temperance laws were
adopted.
The Womnns Christian Temper
ance Union secured the inactment
by every state legislature of a law
providing for the teaching in the
public schools of scientific temneV-
hnce and through this instruction a
DRAWN FOR
AUGUST TERM, 1®
Grand Jury for August Term 1922
CANTON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 2d, 1922
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1*.
Jessie W. Wallace
2.
11. O. Thomas
3.
Jas. H. Halcombo
4.
Henry Wheeler
5.
A. D. Wright
6.
G. W. Sandow
7.
W. J. Satterfield
8.
Harrison Wilkie
9.
Thos. E. Long
10.
Frank H. Collins
11.
Jno. H. Cornelison
12.
Jno. R. Qunrles
13.
W. S. Padgett
14.
W. L. Evans
15.
L. M. Reeves
16.
Thos. A. Lewis
17.
J. V. Keith
18.
W. T. ,Cowan
19.
Jas. A. Quarles
20.
J. A. McLain
21.
H. R. DeLay
22.
P. W. Forrester
23.
S. C. Worley
24.
E. S. Robertson
25.
H. C. McAfee
26.
W. F. Keith
27.
H. N. Addington
28.
Jno. L. Redd
29.
W. F. Palmer
30.
J. B. Medford
31.
W. D. Latimer
■US* Jim sikh mm
i« ML|a SM((( _
The OAfifon High school came to a
close Monday night the 22nd for the
Commencement exer-
Guy Stringer was shot and in-
in Tuesday evening of lust - ' tanl! . v kiib'd last Saturday night at
cH included music and eX-F h,s home lhree milt>s <,f Canton. Mr-,,
pupils. Thursday followed Floyd Rt ‘ eCt ‘ ‘hums to have done the
Friday u play by the shootin K> has so far given no
lass entitled Safety reason for th ‘‘ kil,i "F-
Mrs. tfcotherford Hayes was great whole generation beramo intelligent
' n Vfl'nt she would not allow wine on J concerning the mature and effect of
the White House table. "**’*' 'alcohol. * , ~ ^
Madam Willard, mother of Fran- Previous to Ihe goihfr into oporn-
cis Willard was u wonderful woman ^tion of the 18, amendment, 33 states
teaching her children all that con j either by the act of their state legi-
stitutes a Christian life. Francis I siatur* or by vote of the people at
W-dlard was the greatest woman in the polls hud voted out the legalized
America. Her mother wrote a liquor traffic. All of which Mother
pledge which she, the father and all
Thompson laid the foundation.
1. J. J. Groves *
15. i Jas. H. Ponder
2. G. B. Epperson
16. J. H. Ingram
3. C. T. Darnell
17. L. L. Jones
4. P. J. Boston
16. Noble S. Go.sa
5. Judson Wheeler
19. W. B. Beard
6. D. J. Haney
20. V. N. Collier
7. Jim Kelley
8. W. H. Morris
21. Jas. W. Soshee
9. Jno. W. Turner
22. Thos J. Anderson
10. Henry Worley
23. J:w. F. Merrett
11. W. A. Gramlin
24. S. D. Hulcomhe
12. Henry S. Pitts
25. T. W. Darby
13. Jasper Hopkins J ‘
26. W. A. Watson
14. W. L. Pettitt
■ 27. Lewis Cline
28. Zeb Walker
29. W. W. Wiley
You can readily see from the brief
' 30. W. H. Allen
•fetches of these famous mothers I
31. A. P. Hendrix
have just 8riven you What the in-
32. W. W. Scott
fluence of a consecrated praying
33. Freeman Carney
mother may accomplish.
34. H. A. Kennett
God grant that each mother here
35. Sam Byers
today will follow the example these
36. W. H. ,Norton
mothers have set before us, to make
37. J. B. Ragsdale
the word better by having lived in it.
38. Luther Coker
Mrs. Olin Fipcher.
39. Geo. M. Hurmnn
year 1922.
cises h
week \
pressio
hy the
gradua
first. &mmencement sermon Sun-j^' - and Mrs. **hiyd Reece have been
day mooting at the Auditorium by t h v > n 8f in fherokee county for The
Rev. W. A. Sutton and Monday night pttst fourtei ‘" ycal ' ft a "' 1 for several
the gradjpating class which conclud- nilon ths have been living on the farm
ed the e<ereises. |’ >f Mr - Stringer, and were at the
The graduating class consisted of ’' mc * be killing living on his
six girls and four boys. Salutatory, T , l ,, ‘ , e- From the heat evidence we
Ben R. Crisler; Class History, Eva have heen nb, «‘ to oh <»ln the Reeces
Poor; Dream of Love, Listz, Mar-J an<l Stringer ha.l been drinking to-
jo^ie Jolfinston; Art of Optimism, ^‘thor, and that Reece had called
class Orator, Orrin McCollum; class Stringer up to his home which is
Prophecy, Tranquilla Hardin; class °"ly a short distance from the
Poem, Grady Wheeler; Midsummer Stringer home, and had on two pre-
Night’s Dream. Mandolsson, Annie, viou * occasions given Stringer whis-
Stafford; Giftorian, U. I*. Starnes, k ' ,y - 11 " ecni " ,bn ‘ Mrs. Reece had i
Jr.; class Will, Rena Mae Boling; sho t ffnn and that Mr. Reece had a
Valedictory, Virginia Doss. Dip!®- P isto1 and for "« m «‘ unknown cause
mas and Jfedals were delivered fol- they became angered at Stringer and
Towed by class song, “You’ll be Sor- ,,n ‘ d “t him. theshot gun load hitting
ry When We’ve Gone.’ While this Stringer in the neck killing him
year is drawing to a close, we are *tontly. Mrs, Reece claims to have
thinking of the next and anticipating, fired the fataI " hot > hut would under
great things for which some day no cond 'ti°n state why she hnd shot
might he termed our “Alma Mnter.” Stringer.
A number of neighbors had on
““several occasions heard Reece threat
en to shoot Stringer, and several
heard them fussing the afternoon of
the killing.
, Officrs from Canton immediately
placed Mr. and Mrs. Reece under ar
rest and have them lodged in the
county jail. Officers soon after the
i
killing searched the barn’ and resi
dence of Reece, and found several
| gallons of whiskey hidden in various
places.
^ The Reeces have employed Judge
]N. A. Morris to represent them nnd
flu* hiding' his created considera
ble excitement in Cherokee county
us Guy Stringer was well known
throughout the county. Reece has
several cases pending against him
now for violation of the prohibition
laws,
Guy Stringer was about 40 years
of age and aside from occasionally
drinking, he was a whole hearted fel
low and had numbers of friends
throughout the county. He was the^
kind of fellow that would go the lim
it for those whom ho liked, and for
this reason had ahost of strong
friends.
He is survived by his mother, wife *
and two sons und one brother. His
remains were laid to rest in Hickory
Flat cemetery Sunday afternoon In '*
the presence of a large gathering oV
friends nnd relatives, with Revt
Smith of Holly Springs officiating., I
The Advance deeply regrets tltylg,
sad occurance, and hopeH that the 1 '
guilty pnrties will be brough speediljr w
to justice.
BRITISH AIRMEN START UP-
* $
ON TRIP TO CIRCLE GLOBK
C oydoi), Eng., May 24.—Major
W. T. Blake and fwo . companions
sturted from the aerodome here at
3;45 o’clock this afternoon on an
attempted 30,000 mile airplane flight
around the world.
The three aviators, Major Blake,
Captain Norman MacMillian sad
Lieutanant Colonel L. E. , Broome
made their start in the DH-fi air
plane equipped for their trip,
out the attendant plane with |
I no doubt a peliminnry trial will be
jheld at an early date with Solicitor j ^pher-s. and moving picture
.Wood looking after prosecution for, . . . ,
I rators, which it had been pla
the state.
40.
C. I).
Austin
41.
Frank
Stewart
42.
Jno.
M.
Richardson
43.
Coleman
Gramlin
•14.
J. T.
1I<.
Hand
45.
W. C
. C
ham hers
send with'them as far as Athens,
it was found impossible to get tt,
second muchine ready on time.
Major Blake expressed confides
of making the world tour
ninety days. He hoped to be
American soil early in August.
Your family doctor is your best friend; no matter when you call
for him he comes, and he will stick by you through the direst
trouble. This store may be put down right at the top of your
list of friends, for when you need the family doctor yon also need
our aid. It is yours for the asking. We will do your doctor’s bid
ding if you call for our aid when some one of the family is ill. A
druggist’s duty is to assist the physician in saving lives and restor
ing health, and we have prepared ourselves and our stock of drugs
to do our duty when called OpUA. You will make no mistake in send
ing your prescriptions to us.
Johnstons Drug Co.
r Canton, Ga. Phone 51
This Is Election Year; Are
You A Qualified Voter?
tKe
In Section Fifty-two (52) of the
Civil Code of Georgia a provision is
made for the appointment, of a
Board of County Registrars for oach
County in the State. In Cherokee
County the following were appoint
ed to fill that place for the next two
years: H. G. VandiViere, Chairman;
II. C. McAfee and J. E. B. Lyons.
These gentlemen are now going into
every District in the County and hy
the assistance of men in each Dis
trict, they are purging the lists as
they appear on the voters book,
taking therefrom people who are
dead, moved- from the County or
from the District in which their
names appear. Should you have
moved into' another District
should make application to
Chairman of this board for a trans
fer to the District in which you now
live. W# have been asked by this
board to state to the people that
they will be glad, upon application
from any person, to mail them a
transfer into the District in which
they new live. So if you have
changed your residence, then your
name has been stricken from the
list in which you registered an ! in
order for your name to appear or
the qualified list of voters which
will be in the hands of *he election
managers it will he necessary for
you to receive a transfer. We sug
gest that you communicate at once
with the Chairman of this hoard, at. i
Canton, Georgia, and get you r name
in the proper District and in making,
this application it will be necessary
to mention the District in which von
are registered in and the one vou (
desire to transfer to. The voters 1
hooks are now closed and it is too 1
late to register and transfers should
you ' be secured at once as the qualified
the | list must be completed hy June 1st,'
it is true vou could secure a transfer.
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later but it will cause this board con
siderable inconvenience. We hope
that every citizen in the County to
whom this applies will look carefully
after this matter as this is a duty of
yours as a citizen of our State and
County.
America
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Chosen as the emblem of our country, we have come tyVo
on the eagle as emblematical protection from abroad.
1 Ji'i| ' '
The eagle might well be chosen as the emblem of the
institutions of our country-—they protect not .only the bid
hut the entire business structure from the depressing
scarce circulation medium.
With the credits established by a sound bank a few thou
lars in real cash transacts all the business'of % lai*ge crity;
the bank business would stagnate while men counted m«
thair various business transact-ions.
Bank of Cherokee
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Canton, Ga.
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