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Official organ of dooly county and of the city of Vienna, largest bona fide circulation of any paper in the county.
ENNA, GA., FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1908.
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Hamilton c<
William H.
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to the board.
. a member of
le following
led for 1872:
SOMETHING ABOUT THE
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
J. D. Norris Tells The News’ Readers Some valuable
Facts About the School System in Georgia
• —When it Was First Established
The preseht school system of
Georgia was organized in 1871
The original idea of the State was
only to assist the people in edu
cating the children. The amount
paid by the State is intended only
to supplement that paid by the
parents and guardians of the chit
dren. The State does not propose
to educate the children of this
commonwealth, but only to foster
schools and assist the individuals
in educating their children
0\ir schools will never be much
better than what they are now.
until the people who have children’
to educate are willing to pay for
their education, and accept what
the State does as a friendly gift to
assist them only. Some people
seem to think that the State owes
them a debt, and that it is the
' duty of the State to educate their
children fre6. It is the duty of
each citizen to educate his own
children; and if the State is kind
and generous enough to assist him,
then he should thank the State
for it. Just think of the thou
sands of citizens in Georgia who
have no children at all to educate,
yet who are taxed to educate other
, people’s children.
It is a generous and patriotic
act on.the part of citizens of the
State, who have no children of
their own, to be willing to pay
taxes for the education of other
people’s children.
A There inUst be a limit to the
mount appropriated by the State
for school purposes. All the poll-
ax, special tax on shows and ex
hibitions and all taxes on the sale
■of spirituous and malt liquors goes
into the school fund; also the
dividends upon the stock of the
State of Georgia, Georgia Rail-
oad and Banking Company, one-
alf of the proceeds of the rental
|of the Western and Atlantic Ruil-
oad, or one-lmlf of the net earn
ings of said road; money for the
inspection of oil and fertilizers;
,et amount arising from the hire
f convicts of the State, after all
■xpenses lire mot.
By u special act the State ap-
ropriated eight hundred dollars
in addition to the amounts men-
ioned above in 1008. There are
i'few other small amounts given,
to the schools, derived from other
lources.
We are not in favor of the State
- ncreasing this amount for educa
tional purposes.
Hon. Augustus J. Orr, Hon. S.
[>. Bradwell, Dr. G. R. Glenn and
don. S. D. Merritt, who have oe
lupied the responsible position of
'tnte School Commissioner, have
much to 'improve^nnd nd-
ance our school system, and the
nuse of general education.
In February, 1871, the Board of
Education for Dooly county met
it Vienna. W. H. Byrorn, W. G.
Redding, R. B. Lane, O. P. Swear-
n, L. W. Mobley and J. M.
composed the board.
H. Byrom was president
. Swearengen secretary.
1871, David S. Cul-
S. T. Heard were added
Hardy Pitts became
of the board during the
duties and powers of the
not well understood at
new board was
0. P. Swearen
gen, R. L. Barfield, James R.
Holmes, J. P. Heard and Wai. C.
Greer. Hon. O. P. Swearengen
was elected the first County School
Commissioner.
In 1878, L. W. Butler and W
Ira Brown were elected melnbers
of the board. Hon. O’. P. Swear
engen gave a five thousand dollar
bond, with Joseph T. Collier and
John H. Whitsett as sureties.
On September 10th, 1878, the
board ordered D. B. Leonard,
County Treasurer, to pay to R. L.
Barfield, president of the board,
eighty dollars, received from the
Ordinary on the whiskey license,
to be paid to Joe P. Heard for
teaching public school at Vienna.
James S. Barfield, James Wil
liamson, A. J. Cone, A. B. Spen
cer, James Pope, John H. Shrew
der, Mary F. Skipper, Ernest
Courtney, S. M. Brown, Millard
McRae, John F. Ryder, P. B.
Monk, James L. Timberlake, Ella
J. Jordan, Jesse B. Bateman, B.
E. Thompson, Charles B. Bartly
and R. B. Lane taught public
schools in Dooly county in 1878.
H. G. Lamar was elected a
member of the-board in 1874.
The’ following persons taught
public schools in Dooly county
during the period of 1874 to 1880:
Amanda Person, J. B. Roberts,
•Whit L. Ellis, William B. Cone,
Jr., 'Mack Kitchens, John W.
Christmas, J. R. Burnett, Thom
J. Simmons, Lizzie Boie, J. R.
James, W. L. Story, Alonzo Sum-
merford, O. P. Swearengen, Jr.,
Mrs. M. W..Collier, Mrs. Tallulah
Forbes, Miss Lizzie Bowen, Toney
Hill, Joshua Owens, Mid. M. Mc
Donald, Henry Manning, Wm. A.
Collins, Robert Raiford, Wesley
Whitehead, Elizabeth Cooper,
Mary M. King, Loulu H. Morgan,
Lizzie Pickle, Henry Royal, Mary
F. Skipper, Samantha J. Powell,
Charles J. McDonald, Emma J.
Ham, Joe P. Heard, A. R. Brown,
James H. Spence, Jasper C. Fore
hand, T. A. Varnadoe, William J.
Harvard, John S. Pate, Beatrice
Whitehead, 51. Pauline Morgan,
Elizabeth Hall, R. A. Murray,
Arznnder Shirah, R. Nobles, Jns
T. Henderson, John T. Bridges,
Mattie Causey, B. F. Kemp, Co
lumbia Lasseter, William Ryder,
E. G, Green, L. W. Parrott, J. G.
Forrhand, Jasper M. Lewis, L.
Jeff. Stovall, Bcttio Swearengen,
Ella Forbes, T. A. Adkins, Sallie
Youngblood, Mollie Lewis, John
H. Brantley, D. L. Henderson,
Lucy Swearengen, George T. Col
lier, R. W. Clewis, Abo McDonald,
Jessie Bivens, John B. McDonald,
Loulu Forbes, Joseph L. Peuvy,
Mary J. Roberts, A. C. Bulling-
ton, J.-Frnnk Calhoun, H. D.
Royal, Martha Sangster, H. II.
Ingram and piany others.
Dr. Joe Forbes, Joe P. Heard
and Rev. J. R. Fields served on
the school board for the Vienna
district man-years.
The late Hon. O. P. Swearengen
served as clerk of Dooly county,
represented the county in the
legislature and was a ^ember of
the Constitutional Convention of
1877. Whilo he ably filled all
these places, yet the greatest ser
vice be rendered to his State and
county was as School Commis
sioner of Dooly county. His man-
H2LP THEM OUT.
Last week we published in the
News a communication from the
pupils -of the Dooly Business Col
lege proposing the organization
of a literary and debating society
in connection with the young peo
ple of Vienna. The News wishes
to speak a word in behalf of this
project and to urge our young
people to join’ hands 'with the
pupils of the business college in
organizing such a society. There
is nothing that will be of more
benefit to the young people of our
town in an intellectual sense of
the word than participation in
debate and literary discussions.
By all means Vienna should have
such an organization and we hear
tily commend the proposal of the
pupils of the Dooly Bqsiness Col
lege to our young men and women
too. The cost will bo insignifi
cant. A nice room will be fur
nished at the college free of charge,
and only a few chairs and lamps
will have.to be purchased.
In this day of ours, the most
important matter with our young
people is the development of the
mind, and a well conducted debat
ing society is a mighty factor for
the accomplishment of this end.
We trust that this matter will
receive serious consideration at
the hands' of the young men and
women of Vienna.
VIENNA AND PLEASANT VALLEY.
The Pleasant Valloy baseball
team came to Vienna last Saturday
and played a scrub team of Vien
na boys who had not played any
this season, nor oven been out to
practice, with the exception of
one or two evening* before the
game came off. The game re
sulted in a victory for Pleasant
Valley by a score of 12 to 9.
The main feature of the game
wns the pitching done by Wood,
of the Pleasant Valley team; he
stricking out eleven of our boys
during the game. With practice
he would make a good pitcher.
The Pleasant- Valley boys played
a good game and outclassed our
team, the majority of whom were
green men who hud had no prac
tice to amount to anything. They
mean to practice up a little, and
try the farmer boys again with a
better chance of success.
Saturday night just about nine
o’clock a young negro man named
Festus Jones, who drives for Mr.
0. M. Heard, and a negro woman
became involved in a rough and
tumble fight in the waiting room
of the A. & B. depot. Mr. John
James, who is employed as assist
ant at the postoflfice, and who was
in the depot at the time engaged
ih some work, told the combatants
to get out of the depot to do their
fighting. For an answer the
negro applied an oath and a vial
epitaph to Mr. James and the
latter pulled his gun and also the
trigger twice in quick succession,
but Brear Festus was too quick
for him and fairly “burned the
wind” down the street. He was
caught, however, at Bryant’s cor
ner and placed under arrest, but
later released on a bonus of $5. to
appear Monday morning before
the mayor for trial. Monday
morning came, but no Festus and
his bond was forfeited. It is
supposed that he left for parts
unknown.
A NEW FIRM FOR VIENNA
IMOHE INTERESTING NEWS ABOUT THE
GLORIOUS REUNION AT UNADILLA
tie has fallen on the shoulders of
Proctor, Lashley ft Co. Sell Their
Business to Messrs. Taylor and
Purser, of Cochran, as.
The firm of Proctor, Lashley <fc
Company, haberdashors, is
more, these gentlemen having sold
their business to Messrs. J. J.
Taylor and J. J. Purser, of Co
chran, Ga. The new firm took
chargo of the business Monday
morning and opened the doors
Tuesday. Mr. Purser will con
duct the business, Mr. Taylor re
maining in Cochran. The new
firm will occupy their present
quarters until the new building of
J. G. Forehand, now- in course of
erection, is completed, when they
will move into that building.
The News is glad to welcome
these gentlemen to Vienna, and
hopes that -they will meet with
hearty encouragement and abund
ant success.
Mr. Purser, who will conduct
the business, has moved his fami
ly to Vienna, and will make this
his permanent place of residence.
The hustling firm of Proctor,
Lashley & Company will be greatly
missed, ns it at once became one
of the leading business firms of
our little city, and its popularity
wns wide-spread.
SHADE TREES NEEDED.
PROF. K. O. OUEEN,
who is making an able andefficent
official. Under his administration
the schools of Dooly county are
■linking steady but real progress.
As Dooly is leading all theother
counties in muterial prosperity,
let us see to it that the “ State of
Dooly” does not lug behind in
educational progress. The noble
men and vfomen who taught the
schools of Dooly county a genera
tion ago deserve great honor for
the good work they did.
Vienna is very much in need of
some more shude trees. Why can
not Vienna follow the plan adopt
ed so advantageously by some of
.the other Georgiatowns. That of
forming a society for the planting
of shade trees. In this way some
system could be had to the work
and in a few years we would have
beautifully shuded streets and
sidewalks. Nothing adds so much
beauty to a town ns plenty of nice
shade trees. In addition to being
attractive to the eye mid enhanc
ing the beauty of the place, they
add greatly to the comfort of the
people during the hot summer
days.
A FLINCH'PARTY!
I will .not be able to fulfill my
promise to my readers this week,
on account of a failure to get a
copy of the minutes of the meet
ing of the Camp. I wrote to Col.
Lasseter, our gallant Commander
of Dooly County Camp, for a copy
of hisBpeech and the minutes, but
have heurd nothing from him yet.
The Camp selected all of the old
officers to fill their same positions
for another year, each being se
lected by a unanimous vote, and
all who were present accepted the
positions and promised to give us
their best efforts to discharge their
duties in the future ns they have
in the past.
Col. Lasseter scored the “ old
hoys ” a little for not attending
the - called meeting. He said he
could not count sure on any of
them but Lee Nobles and Joe
Heard if he called a meeting in
ploughing time. He said he never
calls a meeting unless it is abso
lutely necessary, and then he
wants all hands to lay down every
thing and cgme to see him.
There were a number of new
names added to fhe list of Dooly
Camp; some of them old “ rebs ”
who have recently moved into the
county from other counties, and
several prominent citizens—sons
of veterans—enrolled their names
with the old gray-headed, limping
brigade.
It makes the hearts of the few
of us who are left rejoice withjn
us to seo such prominent young
men as Col. Crum, John Byrom
and Jack Smith enroll their names
with us and help to perpetuate the
organization. ->■
In tho hands of such men we
feel sure that the Dooly County
Camp will live, and meet in re
unions long after we battle-scarred
old soldiers have ulT crossed over
the river and ore “ resting under
the shade of the trees ’’ on the
other side with the old heroes who
have gone before.
I give below a letter just receiv
ed from a man who is a widower,
claiming to be under fifty years
of age, who I am sure is in need
of a young wife. He did not send
mo his picture, but I guess he
would send it to nny Jody who
would write to him that she would
be willing to take charge of
small boy farm and help to train
the boys:
makes his farm self-supporting.
He showed me pen full of fat hogs
that would weigh about two hun
dred pounds each now. He will
turn them in on his ground-peas
early in the fall and can easily
make the pen of twelve hogs aver
age three hundred pounds by the
first of Novembor next. His barn
yard is alive with chickens, ducks
and turkeys. Ho also has some
fine milch-cows, and Ins pretty
daughter knows how to make good
butter, good steak, good hash,
good biscuit and good coffee.
Miss Mitchell is a model house
keeper and knows how to make
her guests feel pleasant at her
lovely home.
Our Marshal is doing some good
work this week pa the streets, and
the ladies can now walk on most
of the side-wulks without getting
drenched with the dew on the
weeds.
Ye scribe returns thanks to the
street brigade for some nice work
done in front of his gate. We can
get to the business part of town
without swimming a river.
Rkctus.
ORPHAN'S HOME EXCURSION,
Miss Myrtle Everett entertained
a number of young friends at
“ Flinch ” at her home Monday
night. Those who attended were:
Misses Ollie Smith, Ora Morgan,
Frankie Davies and Lucille Moye;
Messrs. Carl Stovall, Eddie Pow
ell, John Hargrove and Colley
Will iams. It was a merry gather
ing of light-hearted and happy
young folks, and a most delightful
evening was spent.
“Richwood, Ga., July 5.
“ Mr. Rectos:—Will you pub
lish the names of the young ladies
who furnished the music ut Una-
dillu on the day of the re-union ?
I was sitting where I could see
them and hear their sweet voices,
and I fell in love with seven of
them, and would have gone wild
over the eighth one if I could have
seen her face, and it had been half
as pretty as her form.
“Don’t publish my name, but
give me the names of the girls,
and oblige
Your Friend, M ”
As ill}’ friend is ublc to furnish
one of the girls a gooil home, 1
give their names below. But he
hud better find out whether the
or not ladies are mortgaged prop
erty before ho writes too lovingly
to nny one of them.
The ladies were Misses Laura
Kate Pate, S my thy Carroll, Mury
Jeter, Hattie Pattishnll, Martha
DuPree, Susie Lowry, Lessie Car-
roll, Evelyn Peacock.
I spent a few hours pleasantly
at the home of Mr. T. W. Mitch
ell, at Richwood last Friday. Mr.
Mitchell is one of the leading
farmers of his neighborhood—
’ Mr. W. W. Webb, who has the
excursion to the Orphans’ Home
in Macon in charge, was a pleas
ant caller at the News office Wed
nesday morning.
Mr. Webb informs the News
that a baggage-car will be provided
on the excursion train, and that
all baggage, dinner-baskets, eto.,
will be 'placed in this car, under
the supervision of a trusty man;-'
thus relieving the passengers of
all care and worry concerning-
these things.
The plan under which the ex
cursion is being organized will'
prevent any but the best class of
people going on it. Mr. Webb
issues a card, which, when coun
tersigned by him, will entitle the
holder to the reduced rate. Per
sons not having these cards can
not buy the excursion tickots.
Judge D. L. Henderson and Mr.
W. W. Jordan will distribute
those cards in Vienna. This plan
is adopted so that no rough or
rowdy characters can got on the
train.
The excursion, which will leave
Valdosta for Macon on July 80th,
is run every year by Mr. Webb
for the benefit of tho Methodist
Orphans’ Home at Macon, and
tho children of the Home receive
ten per cent, of the proceeds from
tho sale of tickets.
The fare for the round trip from
Vienna will be one dollur. Mr.
Webb especially requests that all
who go be sure and tuke well-
filled baskets, so that,tho children
at tho Home and the excursionists
may be abundantly fed.
All arrangements have been
made in regard to the baggage, and
when it arrives at Macon it will
bo placed in wagons and taken to
the Home without any trouble or
bother to those who go.
Mr. Webb hopes for a large
crowd from Vienna, and says that
if a sufficient number willgo, he
will have a coach placed at the
depot here for the special use of
the Vienna crowd:
Notice!
All cash and monthly accounts
due and unpaid on July 1st will
be placed in an attorney’s hands
for collection after Saturday, July
18th.
Egleston, McDonald ft Howell Co.