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VOL. XVII.
Maysville Locals
(From Our KeguUr Corrwpoiulent.)
Mr. and Mm. Joe Aria.il, Mr.
John Strange and Mrs. Martha
Ariail attended serviees at Nail’s
Creek chareh Sunday.
Misses Maurine ami Florence
Sims entertained abont forty
friends at a rook party last Fifthly
evening.
On last Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Comer and Mis. J. T. Smith,
visited the latter's uncle, Mr. l’hil
Deadwyler, who is quite seriously
ill at his borne in Nicholson.
Mrs. Will Mason and Miss Mary
Griffin, of Homer, were shopping
hero Saturday.
Mrs. S. It. Phillips, of Atlanta,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. ltobt. Williams here this
week.
Prof. Ferris, of Baldw in, spent
Sunday herewith Mr. M. C. San
der’s and family.
The members of the baptist
\V. M. S. enjoywl a quiltiug and
luncheon at the hospitable home
of Mrs. Boone Suddath on last
Friday aiternoon.
Miss Cora Simmons, who is a
matron at the Decatur Orphanage
is with home-tolks here this week.
Mrs. Rainey Huberts and Mrs.
Luther Dunson from near Com
merce; spent a day here reeeutly
as guests of Mrs. Torn Blackwell.
Messrs. Claude and Herbert
Williams, of Gainesville, spent
Sunday with friends and home
folks here.
Mrs. C. A. Meeks was a visitor
to Commerce Monday.
Mrs. Wimp Smith and children
of Bishop, spent several days le
cently with relatives here.
Mrs. Will Ayers and Miss Ms
telle Ayers, from Mt. Pleasant,
were shopping here one day this
week.
Mrs. Walter Hill and children
spent the week-end with relatives
in Homer.
Mr. Ralph Meeks, of Carrollton,
spent Sunday in our little town.
Mrs. T. K. Miller was the
charming hostess of the Social Club
at the lovely home of her mother,
Mrs. BooneSuddath, ou Thursday
afternoon of last week.
On last Saturday the kinfolk of
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Chandler met
at their home to enjoy a reunion in
honor of Mi's, ('handler’s seventy
fourth birthday. Mrs. Chandler
is very unlike most women of her
vge. As an artist few can excel
her. She is as proud and neat in
appearance as if she were sixteen
and looking for a beau. We, join
her many friends in wishing for her
many happy returns of the day.
Our school w ill close on Tuesday
of next week. For several reasons
we will have no commencement
this year. The diplomas will he
given to the graduates on the last
day. The faculty for the next
term is composed of the following
teachers: Principal. H. T. -argent,
of Dahlooega. Assistants, Miss
Emily McCurdy, of Tallapoosa,
Mr. E. Nicholson, of Clay ton, Miss
Cherry, of Tennessee, and Miss
Hill, of Maysville.
Miss Carrie McKee w ho has been
indisposed for several days, enjoyed
a surprise party Sunday when five
of her sons came to spend the day
with her, they were Messrs. W. J.
Mcßee, of Lexington, Frank Me-
Ree, of Nicholson, Bobt., Arthur,
and Bert McKee, of Jefferson.
On last Sunday morning the
“honk honk” of a big automobile
which “honked” without ceasing
told the drowsy Maysvilleites some
thing unusual was on hand. On
inquiry we found Miss Faunita
Gurlie and Mr. B. B. Jones, a
handsome young couple from
-Gainesville, were enroute to Homer
Ihuntiug license and a preacher.
“They were accompanied by Mr.
<sam Ham, Miss Janie Jones and
SANKS COUNTY JOURNAL
Smith-Lever Agricul
ture Extension Bill
Atlanta, May 18. One of the
duties of the coming Georgia legis
lature will be to select the different
agricultural colleges and schools
that are to conduct and direct the
farm demonstration work provided
foi by the Smith Lever agricultural
extension bill, which United States
Senator Hoke Smith has succeeded
in making a law.
The senator had a hard fight to
keep in the measure the clause
leaving the selection of the schools
to the legislatures of the respective
states. Republican senators sought
to force an amendment providing
that part of the moody should be
expended by negro colleges. This
precipitated a lengthy delwite in
which Senator Smith pointed out
the impossibility of a southern
state accepting the appropriation
j it negro schools were to direct a
! part of the demonstration work in
| the south. As the result of that
tight, the Georgia legislature will
have the absolute control of the
selection of the institutions in
Georgia through which this work
shall be done and this money shall
lie SJK'llt.
The measure, of couiseis nation
wide, and it is proposed to place a
demonstrator of scientific farming
in practically every county in the
United States.
Pruitt.
Several of our people attended
Memorial serv ices at the ((shorn
cemetery Sunday. Interesting talks
by Revs. Freeman Bice, W. H.
Sm mens and Hilyer Brooks.
The many friends of Mrs. T. E.
Anderson will lie glad to learn she
is much improved this week.
Mr. Tom Luallen is ijuitesick at
this writing.
Mrs. Dora Ayers and children,
of Toccaa, spent last week with
her father, P. L. Caudell.
Miss I.awshe, visiting agent of
the Ga. Orphanage, of Atlanta,
spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs.
Freemen Candelle.
Howell Anderson and wife of
Broad River were in our burg Sun
day.
Misses Vaneie and Minnie Coch
ran spent Sunday at Canon.
Mr. Marion Henderson was
among the passing throng last
week.
Mr. Jim Pool is the happy fath
er of anew girl.
M is. Margie Caudelle was shop
ping in Maysville Tuesday.
Some of our people attended the
burial of Gran pa Terpine at Har
mony Saturday. The bereaved
have our sympathy.
Mr. Herbert Mays, of Gainesville,
and stopped over for Miss Lillian
Stephens who went with them on
their “joy ride.” After getting
the license at the court house they
went to the home of Mr. J. A. Hill
who was entertaining the pastor,
Rev. Ayers, of Mt. Airy, and after
a hurried explanation securely tied
the matrimonial knot for them.
After the ceremony they departed,
and all was well until some of the
party remembered they had no
proof of the marriage. Of course
they turned around and hurried
back lor a certificate, only to be
told the pastor had none at hand.
No doubt the young couples had
trouble in making their trusting
mothers lielieve the truth for they
ran away from chnrch.
Superfluous Solitaire.
Judge Woodfall, In a cape at West>
minster county court, sr’d the ques
tion whether or not a diamond and
sapphire engagement ring of the
value of £45 was necessary to a young
man with £3OO a year and whose ut
most expectations were said to
£SOO a year could only be answered
Is the negative.—London Mall.
Devoted to Giving the News, Encouraging the Progress, and Aiding the Prosperity of BanKs County.
Homer, Banks County, Georgia, Friday, May 22, 1914.
Statement
There has been much talk in re
gard to me, my wife, and my busi
ness. ]am tired of it. Hencethis
statement.
In Feb. 1911, I had measles, and
my health lieing in a run down
condition, 1 suppose they affected
my mind, and T lost the power of
sound reasoning. My w ile waited
on and eared for me as long as she
could On May 22,1911, I was
tried for lunacy. 1 was carried to
the .Stale Sanitarium on May 29th.
My wife was later appointed
guardian of my estate, \V. S. Ed
wards was put in as co guardian,
(illegally,) they took charge of uiy
business, my wife did the best she
could with my business affairs un
der the circumstances. She was
handicapped by advice that proved
to Ik* illegal, and detrimental to
our interest. My wife on her part
acted in good faith toward me and
my creditors. For in her returns
made to the Ordinary she shows
' bow every dollar came into her
hands, and where every dollar
went, as the records in the Ordi
nary’s office at Homer shows.
On Nov. 24tb, 1911, my wife
brought ine Home ou furlough, but
finding she and our childrod were
afraid to live with me, and finding
that it did not suit for me to stay
with my people, and after telling
my sister Mrs. H. B. Patterson in
the presence ol my brother R. L.
Prickett, and his wife,that she was
going to send me back toMilledge
ville as soon as I came home from
my brothers. She told them this
two weeks liefore she sent me back.
None of my people made any pro
test.
The impression is out that she
did not let my people know that
she was going to return me to the
Sanitarium, which is false.
My wife thought, and still thinks
she did the lest thing for me, her,
and our children, by returning me
to the State .Sanitarium. My wife
and children were afraid for me to
stay with them. I had nowhere
else to stay; and she was afraid for
me to go alone among strangers. I
am satisfied my wife was honest
and acted in good faith and from
pure motives.
But I, on my part, think she
made a mistake, in returning me to
the sanitarium, for 1 think I was
competent to take care of myself,
and my bud ness needed my person
al attention.
It has been reported lately that
me and my wife are seperated. 1
wish to say, and wanted it distinct
ly understood, that this report or
rumors any anything else contrary
to this statement is false, untrue
and without foundation.
Respectfully,
A. B. Pkickktt.
Clermont, Ga., May 18, 11)14.
T. B. M. Hawkins
Dies in Lula
Rev. T. B. M. Hawkins died at
the home of his son in law Mr.
John Turner, at Lula last Friday
night. Mr. Hawkins was a local
Methodist preacher and was much
beloved in the community where
he lived. His remains were in
terred at the Hickory Flat ceme
tery Saturday afternoon.
W. J. Harris Hakes
Formal Announcement
Washington, D. €., May 18.—
Hon. W. J. Harris, director of the
census,has resigned his position in
the department here to become
candidate for governor of Georgia,
the brief an nouncement of his in
tention being sent out Saturday
night by the Associated Press.
BoDfii lrrcjfu. . j L it. Milas* Lax*
l Ur% a
Rev. W. A. Harris Dead
Rev. \V. A. Harris, pastor of
the Methodist church of Manchest
er, Ga., and one of the ablest and
most esteemed men in the Method
ist church iu the south, died
yesterday in College I’ark. He
was the brother of the late Doctor
Lundy Harris.
He was taken ill in Manchester
about two weeks ago, where though
broad in spirit and of scholarly at
tainment, the type of man the
church and the world needs, he
was content to serve where he was
called. He loved and was beloved
by the little Hock ol the pretty
.village at the foot of the hills.
With him at the last was his noble
wife, who was Miss Hope Harris
and his four sons, tho eldest John
Harris, who is at Emory College,
W. A. Harris, Jr., Frederick Nixon
Harris and Walter Harris also his
sister, Mis. Cora Harris, who, is
the “Circuit Rider’s Wife,” one of
tho lH*st contributions the south
lias made to literature, has so fre
quently told the story of the sacri
fices that come into the life of the
men of mission spirit who serVe the
church most faithfully.
The two young Methodist di
vines married the two sisters, Cora
and Hope White, of Elbert county,
over twenty years ago. Now both
are widows, Doctor Lunday Harris
having passed away four years ago
while his brother to whom he was
so tenderly devoted p issed yester
day.
The funeral will take place in
Hock mart, Ga., today, where the
two brothers will rest side by side,
in the old family lot. Hundreds
of Georgians will mourn the loss
of this eminently noble character,
and the spring llowers in their
beauty and fragrance which cover
wl his bier yeu'erday, bespoke the
love born him, and symbolized the
purity of his life and service.—At
lanta ('onstitution.
Pronunciation of
Mexican Names
Huerta—Oo-Eli-tali.
Torrcon —Tor-ray OWN.
Villa—V EM-yah.
Hidalgo—Ke DAHL go.
Zacatecas —Zach-ah -TAY-cas.
Ban Luis Potosi —Sahn-Loo-
EEd Po to SEE.
Tam au li pas —Tail -mo- LE E pas.
Queretaro — Kay-HET a roll.
Coah u i la — < u-a-Wldid-lah.
Jalisco —Hah,LEES co.
Aguas (’alientes —AH-gwasCah-
leh-EG-tess.
G uanaj uto —G wah-nah -H WA H
to.
< iaxaca—Wall • lIA H. kali.
G uerrero—(l her. BAB- o.
Tex coco —Test JO eo.
Tlaxcala —Tlas- KAIL lah.
Tehauntepee—Tay-VVAHN tay
pee.
Tuxbam—TOOS pain.
Tampico—Tam PEE co.
Chihuahua —Chce-WAH-wah. —
Ex.
NOTICE
For Dental Work
13 off for cash for 10 days only,
beginning Friday,May 22. This in
cludes all preparatory work for
plates and all other work to be
completed in the fall.
You will do well to see me before
having your dental work done.
Now is the time to have your teeth
extracted for artificial dentures.
Kememberand do not call or ask
lor an engagement on Wednesdays.
Call at Jla, Ga., on Wednesdays.
Dr. G. H. Dunlap, Dentist
COMMERCE, GEORGIA.
Gentleness and Strength.
Nothing ia ao strong as gentlenoaa.
Nothing ao gantle as real strength/
Ik Fnaots 4s Bala*.
Young Corn And Cotton
Should be Harrowed
Washington, I>. C., —The ben
eficial effect of a well prepared
seed bed and the use of good seed
may be wholly or partially offset
by improper or insufficient culti
vation is the advice of crop spec
ialists of the Department of Agri
culture.
Proper cultivation is an impor
tant footer in crop production.
Cultivation should begin immedi
ately after planting by running
once or twice across the rows with
a weederor section harrow. Af
ter the plants come up at least two
additional cultivations should be
given with either the weed or or
harrow in the case of either corn
or cotton before the regular
cultivators are used. Hun di
agonally across the rows with eith
er of these implements using the
section harrow with the teeth
slanted baokwood with an angle
of 45 degrees and repeat a week la
ter at right angles with the lirst
cultivation.
The use of the weeder or section
harrow is strongly advised for the
early cultivation of corn, cotton
and many other crops. It is best
to use the weeder on very loose or
sandy soils while the section liar
row is preferable on clay or buck
shot soils. This early cultivation
with the weederor harrow destroys
all young grass and weeds and
leaves the soil in fine condition
and the cotton ready for chopping
or thining. The use of the section
harrow for the early cultivation of
corn and cotton in the South is
comparatively recent butis rapidly
becoming general. One of the
great advantages in its use, in ad
vantages in its use, in addition to
the excellent work done, is the ex
tra amount of land that can be cul
tivated in a given time.
Mt. Pleasant
Everything is dry in this part of
the country.
The Sunday School Convention
met at Mt. Pleasant church Sunday
and was enjoyed by a large crowd.
Oscar Pruitt has anew bug
gy—lookout girls, O. S. means to
ride high.
Little Master Clay Emory Gailc}
is visiting his brother, 11. G. (Jailey,
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Dailey
visited the latter’s parents Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Horton Sunday.
Mrs. T. M. Armour dined with
her sister, Mis. A. Jf. Gaitey Sun
day.
The Mt. Pleasant Literary So
ciety club meets at Mt Pleasant
school house every Saturday night
commencing promptly and 7.30
o’clock everybody come.
Miss Ethel Cunningham sa\s
there are many things that grow in
Georgia. But of all she likes
Wood best.
Rev. T. M. Sullivan and wife of
Comer, Ga., visited his mothvi
Mrs. John Sullivan Saturday a
Sunday.
Miss Florence Jones visited in
the lower part of the county lasi
week. Tulip.
Wanted
A woman, (white or colored; to
help do house work and cooking,
for a family of four-all grown.
Boom furnished in house with
family. Good wages and a perm a
nant home for the right person.
G. P- Boone,
Maysville, Ga.
DENTAL NOTICE
Dr. D. M. Snelson, of Toccoa,
will be at Baldwin the first week
of each month prepared to do den
tal work in all its branches —office
over the Bank.
Homer Locals
Bam Dyar of Roystou, came over
Sunday and spent a short time
with relatives here.
John Hood and Homer Stark
spent about five minutes in Homer
Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Venie Watts and Herbert
Daniel were married at the resi
deuce of Esq. J.A. Hill Sunday
the 10th.
We notice that the ton n of Por
tal is to be incorporated and M.
<’. Hulsey (our Cicero) is to be one
of the councilmen. They have
heretofore had a law and order
league.
Joe T. Turk, who has spent the
past eighteen months in Alabama
arrived at home last Saturday and
will make his home here in the
future. Joe is a good citizen and
we welcome him back •to the land
of his birth.
The tax assessors have gone
through the returns froth Homer,
Anderson, Grove River, Rushvillc
and Davids. In some of the coun
ties six weeks time is being con
sumed in the work of equalizing
but the work here will be completed
in less time than that.
Mr. J, V. Phillipps special en
gineer of the Drainage Department,
of Washington, I). C. arrived
several days ago, and with a crew
of hands, is making the survey of
the Grove River drainage district.-
He began work at Kylee’s bridge,
on the Maysville and Homer road,
and will make survey and plat of
all land subject to overflow, on the
Grove, together with the water
shed, and will transmit this report
to the authorities together with an
estimate of the cost of cutting the
ditch. Where this is done, every
thing will bo ready for work on the
ditch to begin.—Commerce News.
County Treasurer Hollilield
dropped by last Tuesday long
enough to get a drink ol water at
our office pump. For along time
Mr. Hollilield was troubled with
rheumatism, being unable to raise
his hands above bis head. A little
more than a year ago, while work
ing on the big Seaw.ell dredge in
this county, a Hash of lightning
knocked him down, where for a
few seconds he was unable to move
either one of his hands in any man
ner. Soon recovering, Mr. Hol
lifield has never felt the pain of
rheumatism since. Lightning
set ins'to be a cure for rheumatism
but we don’t suppose there are
many who like the remedy.—Dah
lonega Nugget.
County Unit Plan
,<u'
Atlanta, May LB—For the benefit
of Georgia voters who do not clearly
understand the difference between
the county unit plan and the popu
lar majority plan of primary elec
tions, the following explanation is
given, in view of the wide discus
H*on throughout the state on the
respective merits of the two, and
the possibility that the state ex
ecutive committee may change the
county unit system to the popular
majority.
The county unit plan means that
each county vots within itself as
a unit, and that the candidate win
ning the election in that county
shall send tw ice as many delegates
to the state convention as the coun
ty has legislative membership, and
thatthis cou vention shall nominate
the cand.date receiving a majority
of all the delegate votes.
In the popular majority plan it
is purely a question of state wide
popular vote. The candidate who
gets th:* most votes wins.
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