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VOLUME FIFTEEN
VIENNA, QATHURSDAY. July 13t*h i916.
NUMBER 50
DOOLY FARMERS
HAVE ft BIG DAY
.tfoyas2 innmjmtM
INSTRUCTIVE AND SOCIAL
GATHERING HELD AT HOME
OF MR. J. W. 3ANGSTER.
BIG METING TO BE
ftT INDIAN SPRI
MANY PROMINENT PREACHER
FROM ALL PARTS OF TH
COUNTRY TO BE PRESENT.
It is not often that so much of
profit and pleasure are combined in
one occasion as there was in the one
that was devoted to a study of farm
ing at the home of Mr. J. W. Sang-
ster last Thursday. Some have been
pleased to refer to the gathering as
an agricultural institute but it in
cluded so many other splendid fea
tures that the term is not sufficiently
broad to do justice to it. Mr. Sang-
ser’s place proved an ideal one for
such a meeting, the splendid build
ing which he has recently erected
for housing his cattle was converted
intc a comfortable assembly hail.
There was a carpet of fresh clean
straw and a unique idea was the use
\>t hay bales for seats. When the
large number who were present were
comfortably seated, • Mr. Culpepper
who was master of ceremonies, ad
dressed them briefly stating the pur
pose of the meeting and introduced
Mr. J. F. Pittman who was sched
uled to speak on the boll weevil. Mr.
Pittman spoke very earnestly on the
subject laying stress upon the cer
tainty of the weevils approsch and
offering practical suggestions as to
the most effective methods of pre-
• paring for the coming.
He was followed by Mr. R. M.
Gridley who talked intorestinglly and
convincingly of the advantages of
live stock production. To make his
argument more impressive he used
a chart showing the comparative fig
ures of the various live stock produc
ing: states and their relation to the
farmer’s financial condition.
When he had finished an inter
mission was announced and all pres
ent urged to remain for dinner.
The heavy rain which began to
fall in no way interfered with the
serving of this bountiful spread, for
the commodious building was easily
changed to a great dining hall to ac
comodate the feaat and feastera.
(V And a feast it was indeed of all
' the good things that could be desir
ed. The number and variety of de
lightful dishes were an eloquent
testimony to the culinary skill of
Mrs. Sangster and the other ladies
of the neighborhood who contribut
ed to the dinner.
After the meal Mr. Guy R. Jones,
spoke on silos and silage crops. He
discussed the merits and demerits
of the$ various kinds of silos now be
ing constructed and offered /some
practical advice to prospective build-
„ era. He also give out valuable in
formation about growing and feed
ing the ensilage.
Mr. L. R. Proctor waa the last
speaker. His subject was an impor
tant one and of vital interest to every
farmer—was Soil Fertiltiy. He
V laid special stress on the importance
of studying crop values in their re
lation to soil improvement show
ing by analitieal reasoning that the
conservation and use of fertilizers
produced on thef arm is the most in
telligent way to permanently im
prove the soil. He recommenced
live stock raising as the most eco
nomic and profitable business for the
farmer to engage in for reason of
the possibilities it furnishes for in
creasing the soil fertility.
^During all of these talks oppor
tunity was extended the audience
to aak the speakers for any informa
tion desired and a continuous fire of
questions evinced the interest that
existed. When this part of the pro
gram was finished the crowd gath
ered around the dipping vat where
k they witnesses a cattle dipping dem
onstration.
There was no disturbing element
(fin the success of the day, it is true
that occasionally the voice of a
speaker was completely lost to the
listeners in the noise of lowing cat
tle and grunting pigs that grazed in
a pasture nearby>which.were con
crete evidence that Mr. Sangster not
only believes in but Is actually en
gaged in progressive farming. Not
only do these herds of Short Horns
and Angus Aberdeen cattle, Duroc
and other breeds of swine indicate
a spirit of progress on the part of
tjte proprietor of this farm but ev-
erything about the place is sugges
tive of prosperity and advancement.
Mr. Sangster is a good farmer and
mighty good host to a fanners'
meeting. «
NEWSY LETTER
FROM PINEHURST
ITEMS OF INTEREST
.THERED FROM THIS, THRIV
ING LITTLE CITY.
MB. 3. WHITEHEAD
, - DiED TUESDAY
PROMINENT PINEHURST CITI
ZEN SUCCUMBS TO DEATH
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS.
Rev. J. M. Glenn, Secretary of
Ground, id sending out an attractive
announcement of the twenty-sixth
meeting of this ' famous religious
gathering. It begins this year, on
Thursday night, August 10th, and
closes Sunday night, the 20th.
The Camp Ground is situated on a
choice tract of eighty-five acres in
the hills of Butts County, Georgia,
on the Flovilla and Indian Spring
Railroad, just one mile from the cel
ebrated Indian Spring. Tho life-giv
ing properties of the .water, the high
altitude which renders it froe from
mnlaria, the proximity of the Camp
Ground to both Macon and Atlan
ta, the ample hotel and boarding
house accommodations at a low
price, the delightful Christian fel
lowship with leading church people
of different denominations from the
southeast, the sweet Gospel singing
and the great gospel preaching by
the leading Holiness preachers of the
world, makes this an ideal place for
all who desire to spend ten days both
delightfully and profitably.
From a small beginning a genera
tion ago, this Camp Meeting has
grown in attendance; equipment and
interest until now it is the largest in
the South and one of the great camps
of the country. New cottages are
being built every year until the en.
campment has assumed the propor
tion of a good sized town. There is
an ample water supply for the in
creasing multitudes who gather here
annually, and the executive commit
tee is installing an electric light
plant which will be ready for the ap
proaching meeting. Attractive sum
mer rates to Indian Spring will ap
ply to the Camp Ground and the lar
gest crowd in the history of the en
terprise is expected this-year,., Rat
tors of all evangelical denominations
will be entertained free. Evange
lists and other ministers not in
charge of churches will have lodging
free and meals at half rates. Mrs.
H. P. Myers, who for several years
hasbeen in charge of theh otel at the
encampment, will again have charge.
This means that the very best possi
ble for the low rate will be.furnish
ed the hundreds who stop at this
popular hostelry.
During the twenty-six years of
its history the Camp Ground pulpit
has been filled by some of the most
noted preachers of Europe and
America. This year the leaders are
Dr. John Paul, of Charleston, S. C.,
land the Rev. Will Harney, one of
tiie South’s most successful evange- 1
lists. Dr. Paul bears the distinction
of having won the prize for the best
article on “Entire Sanctification,”
offered recently by the Nashville
Christian Advocate, the official or
gan of the M. E. Church, South. In
addition to these some of the lead
ing pastors and Christian workers of
the South will assist in the meeting.
From its organization twenty-six
years ago Charlie D. Tillman of At
lanta, the sweet Gospel singer of the
South has had charge of the music
for these meetings. He proposes to
make this important feature of the
meeting even greater this year than
ever before. Assisting him will be
a full orchestra and a choir of 200
oices. Mr. Tillman is the leading
composer, publisher and director of
sacred music tn the South, and it will
be well worth the trip to the Camp
Meeting just to hear him and his
great choir render then new songs
which he is preparing especially for
the occasion.
The promoters of this enterprise
are among the leading ministers and
laymen of Georgia, and every year
its circlue of influence is widening.
Rev. G. W. Mathews, one of them ost
successful and widely known minis
ters of the South Georgia Confer
ence, is its president .Rev. J. M.
Glenn, Presiding Elder of the Macon
District of the South Georgia Con
ference is the Secretary, and Mr. M.
D. Smith, a prominent business man
•>f Atlanta, is the Treasurer. Mr. R.
F. Bur Jen. one of t-.c strong laymen
of Methbdism and a leading business
man of the city of AUe >i, is Chair
man of the Exe-ittiv.: Committee.
Its erttagers are from Georgia,
ind thousands of ocopie from all
parts of the counts/ visit this great
Camp Sleeting every year.
■Fs Mollie Snelling is at Athens
fcaWrg this summer school,
Margaret Hendrick has re-
-•*■ to her home in Tifton 1 sifter
to Miss Gladys Walton.'
Everytime it rains' Dr. Hasiaro
takes a fresh cold.
Mrs. E. G. Walson nnd .her
daughter, Miss Francis, of Atlanta
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Wil
son.
Mr. G. S. Haslam entertained her
Sunday school class at the camp
ground last. Monday week.
Dr. J. M. Whitehead, of Vienna,
was in town last Monday on buai-
NEW MARRIAGE BILL
Introduced in house
MEASURE WOULD MAKE RADI-
CAL CHANGES TO CONFORM
WITH OTHER STATES.
Mr. Luther Williams is spending
his vacation* with his Uncle, Mr. W.
L. Williams.
The many friends of Mr. Carl
Lewis will be glad to know that he
is recovering from a severe illness.
The “Tootsie Club” has disbanded
on account of the damp bad weather.
Miss Elizabeth Barrett, of Mon
roe, Ga., is visiting her grand moth
er, Mrs. Turner.
Mr. Palmer Snelling left last Sun
day week for New York where he
goes to take a six weeks course in
music.
Mr. Horace Beacham returned
la3t Wednesday to Aycock, Fla. After
visiting his home folks.
Miss Anna Wagner left last Sun
day week for her home in Milledge-
ville.
Mrs. Starke left Tuesday for
Jacksonville, Fla., where she will
spend her vacation.
Miss Ada Wilson returned home
to spend her vacation with her moth
er, Mrs. L. J. Wilson.
Mias Annia Grace Wise la visiting
her annt, Mra. V. L. Harris.
-Mr. G. JL Herring made a busi
ness trip to Macon last Monday.
Miss Ida Reynolds returned home
Friday from an extended visit to her
Brother, Mr. W. C. Reynolds at Val
dosta.
Mrs. Sam Owens entertained the
Woman’s Civic Club with a barbe
cue last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Snelling re
turned home after a visit to 'White
Springs, Fla.,
Miss Em Glover, of Americus, is
visiting her sister,, Mrs. Sam Owen.
Miss Tingle of Jackson, is visit
ing her aunt, Mra. W. P. Watkins.
Miss Alice Rape is visiting rela
tives at Wellston and Kathleen.
Mr. Carlton Graham worship
ed (?) at Kathleen last Sunday.
Mr. R. Whitehead Died Tuesday.
Mr. R. Whitehead, one of our old
est and best citizens died Tuesday
morning at his home here. .He had
been sick for several days, yet his
death was unexpected.
There was no better known man
in the county than Mr. Whitehead
and all who knew him loved him. He
always had a kind cheery word for
everyone.
He was a confederate veteran and
a consistent member of the Baptist
church.
He leaves one son, James, and
two daughttrs, Misses Bessie and
Ethel, one brother, Dr. J. M. White-
head, of Vienna, and one sister, Mra.
G. S. Has lam, of Pinehurat The
entire community joins with them in
their grief.
Horae Reunion.
On Tuesday, July 4th, "Sunny
Home” the old country home of Mr.
J. R. Horne, of Pinehunt, and now
Mr. J. E. Horne’s home was the
scene of a most happy family reun
ion. About 10:30 the family began
to arrive and in a short time the en
tire family of 33 (with the excep
tion of two) were gathered together
once more.
Soon after ail had assembled, the
children went into the yard where
they enjoyed various games and
swinging. The others enjoyed con
versation and music. There are
granddaughters and all play the pi
ano except two who are too young.
The next feature of the day was
the most interesting of ail. Dinner
was announced and all ejoyed it
lust before we began eating Mr. J.
R. Horne made a short talk and call
1 ed on hia son O. W. to ask the bles
sing.
Mr. Reason Whitehead,, one of the
oldest- and most highly esteemed cit
izens of Dooly county died at his
home in Pinehurst last Tuesday
morning after an illness of short
duration,
About a week ago Mr. Whitehead
contracted peritonitis and at first
hopes were entertained for his re
covery .but or. account of his advanc
ed age his constitution was not
strong,.enough to cope with this dis
ease and he gradoaUy grew werse
until tfc? end came Tuesday : morn
ing at one o’clock.
Mr. (Whitehead was TO years' old
at the ((me of his death and was born
n county, near Reynolds,
came to this county with
in 1849 and soon after
became!-engaged in farming near
Pineht^ht where he resided up to the
time-of his death.
Possibly no man in Dooly county
was m<|ie highly respected nor better
was Mr. Whitehead. He
a pleasant smile and a
cheery Word for all whom he met
and he numbered his friends by his
acquaintances.
He i| survived by two daughters,
Misses Jessie and Ethel, one son,
James, a sister,,Mr*. G. S. Haslam,
all of Pinchurst, and one brother,-Dr.
J. M. Whitehead of this city.
The funeral services were con
ducted from the Baptist church in
Pinchurst. of which he was a consis-
ent- member, Tuesday afternoon at
4:^p Ktileck. Interment was made
in the city cemetery.
The large concourse of friends
and relatives that gathered to pay
their respect to his memory attested
the high esteem in which he was
held.
BIG CHANGE IN
ELECTION METHODS
IS PROPOSED—NEIL BILL PASS-
ED BY THE HOUSEi UP TO
THE SENATE.
Tries to - Scare Jokers; Kills Self.
Tifton, July.—Playfully pointing
a rifle butt forward out of a window
to scare two neighbors who had been
tapping on the window jokingly,
trying to scare her, Mrs. Samuel
Goode, wife of a prominent farmer
near Omega, this coanty, was shot in
the heart and instantly killed last
night when the hammer of the rifle
caught in the window sill and the
rifle was discharged.
Mrs. Goode leaves four young
children. She was Miss Bertie Mit
chell, of Bartow county, and 30 years
cld.
$30,000 Cotton Sale at Thomasville
Thomasville, July.—A sale of 350
bales of cotton was made here Mon
day by Louis Steyerman to a repre
sentative of the Brown-Cramer Com
pany, the sale netting about $30,000,
While the price per pound is not giv
en out it is understood to have been
more than 12 cents. This is one of
the many deals in cotton that have
been made here and in other towns
in this section of late.
There was plenty of barbecue,
chicken ham, salads, pickles and
cake. This claimed our attention
for a greater while than any other
part of the day.
About the middle of the afternoon
watermelons and peaches
brought on the scene and ail ate
heartily. Then games among the
grown-up were enjoyed until a late
hour.
Alt present say this was the hap
piest day they have spent in a long
time and it will be remembered many
days hence.
Those present were Mr. and Kirs.
R. Horne, Mr. and Mra. F;
Barfield and three daughters, Mra.
Jno. R. Barfield and ton, Air. and
Mrs. J. R. Carroll and baby, who
the only great granddaughter, Mrs.
W. E. Beacham and children, Mr.
am! Mrs. O. W. Horne and four
children, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Horne,
and three children, Mra. W. L. Wil
liams, daughter and ton and Mrs.
Robinson and five children, “Elsie, 1
the old family cook who helped Air.
and Mrs. J. R. Horne raise their fam
ily was there too.
A Guest
Atlanta, Ga..-July.-—A bill!relat
ing to and regulating marriage and
marriage licenses,'was.introduced in
the houae .Tuesday morning by Rep
resentatives John B. Hutcheson, of
Turner: Culpepper, of Meriwether,
and Swift, of Muscogee counties. '.
'The original. of the bill was pre
pared by the American Bar associa
tion with a view toward, providing all
states in the union with uniform
marriage and divorce laws apd has
been slightly revised to comply with
the Georgia law.
In Georgia it is thought that tho
ministers of the state will sponsor
the enaction of it, and already in At
lanta, the Alsnta Ministers’ associa
tion has coiled a special conference
which will meet Wednesday morning
at U o’clock at the Central Congre-
gatiohal church.
The bill comprises twenty-six sec
tions, and while it does not attempt
in any manner to deal with marriage
from a eugenic standpoint, it leavea
no phase of existing marriage laws
undealt with.
Hasty marriages will be a thing of
the past if the bill is passed. One of
the contracting parties to a marriage
must be a resident of the county
from which the license it issued, un
less both parties are non-residents
of the state, in which cate the license
may be issued by the ordinary of the
county in which the marriage is to
take place.
Application must be made for li
cense five days before the cermony
is to be performed,' except in exem
plary cats, and then in lqss time only
by legal authorization by the judge
the probate county where the li
cense is applied for.
Both of the contracting parties
must be identified by the ordinary,
appearing before him in person, and
sworn statements must be made as
former divorces and the manner
dissolution thereof. If the par
ties are of legal age, and no objec
tion is raised concerning the legality
of divorces, the application is
cepted, the notice of the marriage
application is posted in the ordi
nary’s office and the prescribed time
of five days must pats before the
parties can be married.
The bill would prevent persons
over the age of consent, yet under
the legal age (male, seventeen to
twenty-one; female, fourteen
twenty-one), marrying without le
gal consent, for in this case the pa
rents of the contracting parties not
having attained the age of twenty
mo years must go before the ordi
nary and present, under oath and
duly certified by him the parents or
guardian of curator, an order allow
ing the marriage in question.
The bill would establish in Geor
gia a “marriage license docket,”
Look which would be kept in the of
fice of every ordinary, and which
would contain in every possible de
gree, full information, in the form
decertified statements, the status of
every married person who would be
married after passing of this bill.
In any and every case where the
father and mother of a child shall
lawfully intermarry, auch child or
children thereby shall become legit
imated.
HOGS ARE INOCULATED
Tifton, July.—Tift county farm
ers are having their hogs inoculated
against cholera as fast as possible.
County Demonstrator Watson and
Farm Superintendent Owen at the
agricultural school inoculated 550
Tuesday and have many more en
gagements.
Atlanta, Ga., July.—If the senate
passes the bill put through the house
today—-the new election form meas
ure, by Neill, of Muscogee—the pres
ent rules of the state democratic ex
ecutive committee will be set aside,
a scond primary will have to be held
for at least some of the state house
officers, and, as the author of the bill
claims, there will be no selection of
a governor or any other state officer
by a convention vote. The bill after
being amended in severA instances
was passed by the house, 98 to 59.
(Briefly its provisions are:
It undertakes to provide the meth
od of nominations by all political
parties in the state, through pri
mary election of candidates for
United States senators, governor,
and all state house officers, judges
of the court of appeals and the su
preme court and by the county unit
system. This provision is that the
candidate of any party getting the
majority number of county units
the primary election shall be de-
clard the nominee of that party for
the office for ayhich he was running.
" any candidate fails to get a ma
jority of the county units in the
vote cast throughout the state in- the
first primary, a second primary elec
tion between the two highest candi- . .
dates in that race shall bo run.
In case of a tie vote in any county,
the county unit vote for that county
shall be divided between candidates
tying in that particular county. No'
scond primary shall ever be neces
sary in election where there are on-
two candidates, at one or the /
other will necessarily receive either
majority of the county unit vote or
majority of the popular vote. The
bill provides that, in the event there
are only tyro candidates, and there
should be a tie of the county unit
vote throughout the itate, the candi-
dae receiving the majority of the
popular vote shall be the nominee.
The bill also provides that in the
second primary if there should be a
tie in the county unit vote through
out the state, the candidate receiv
ing the majority of the popular vote
shall be the nominee.
The bill does not abolish conven
tions, but does abolish convention
nomiations. Under the bill, the po
litical parties could, if they taw fit,
abolish concentrations and provide
for a declaration of the result in
such manner as the executive com
mittee might determine.
The bill does not take any power
away from the executive committee
of the party except the power tq fix
the unit of election and* to provide
for a convention nomination. , ' '
Nothing in the bill will have the
effect to provide any different meth
od for the nomination of members of
congress, judges of the superior
court! and solicitors general, mem
ber! of the general assembly and
county officer!, nor does it repeal the
existing law, which requires all of
these officers, except county officers
to bo nominated on the fame day as
governor end other etate house of
ficers. The primary laws of Geor
gia, at at present existing, do not
require county officers to be nomi
nated on the same day as governor
and other state house officers, and
this bill does not change that pro
vision of the old law.
Mr. Neill, author of the bill, wiU
follow it up in tho senate in the ef
fort to push it through that body
just as quickly as possible. | *
Ask Charter for Bank.
Cordele, Ga.—An application for
a charter for the American Savings
bank of Cordele, was filed with Sec
retary of State Philip Cook Tues
day. It proposes to have a capital
stock of $25,000. The incorporators
all of Cordele, ere: F. G. Boatright,
J. W. Cannon, E. A. Vinson, Wil
liam Greer, O. M. Heard and J. N.
ChurchwelL
J. P. HEARD A SONS
BUY BANK AT LILLY
Bank Will Be Operated ea Branch of
Bank at This Place.
We learned just before going to
press that the firm of J. P. Heard &
Son* had purchased the building
and fixtures of Planters Bank of
Lilly and will open up a general
banking business at that point
Thie is one of tho strongest bank
ing concerns in this section as the
tesonrees of this firm ere over a
quarter of a million dollars and are
not incorporated. We have not as yet
learned who will be in active charge
of this bank.