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VOLUME SIXTEEN
VIENNA, QA-, THURSDAY, October 26th, »916.
NUMBER 14
Parade of Deorated Floats begins at 10 O’clock Tomorrow—Parade of Agricultural
and Other Floats at i lime Hour Saturday—ftDooly Band Will Make Music
Exhibits of Womai I’s Work, Canning Club, Corn £Iub FUtfii Procucts
WEEVIL CONFERENCE
WELL ATTENDED
EXCELLENT l|ALKS MADE" BY
EXPERTS FROM STATE BOARD
OF ENTOMOLOGY,
At ten'o’clo'ck yesterday morn’nc,
the' hour s<t for the boll weevil eon-
ference, a large crowd gathered in the
* c-ityr park where the meeting was held.
** Farmers and men engaged in almost
ev*y line of business were present
giving evidence of the fact that Dooly
is thoroughly aroused about, the
weevil and anxious to obtain any in
formation that'will be of benefit in
••>.6, conduct of fanning ‘ and flther.
business "now'that' the! cotton" destroy
er is established permanently fa'fhe
county. Another auspicious feature
of the occasion was the presence of
algrge number of negroes,who man
ifested the keenest interest. W the
talks and advice that were given. Mr.
•J : Turner spoke first discussing the
-tnr*. habits and work of the
giving his life history ana '«
practical suggestions for fighting him.
Mr-Worsham followed with a flow of
information that-.was especially val
uable to farmers. He took up a num
ber 4f subjects Such as when to plant,
how to plant and what to plant. He
laid, especial stress on what to
pointing out the importance
careful selection of seed. He discuss
ed the question of fertilizer, giving
the results of the year’s experiment
made by the department of- entomol
ogy which has been done in order
to discover the fertilizer best adapted
t( the soil in this section, pe urged
the importance of producing the 'ne
cessities of the farm, but never a I-
vised the farmer to entirely elimi
nate cotton from his piantipg.
Mr. Manus the third speaker gave
a very interesting discussion of farm
ing. under boll weevil conditions, this
of course beng the subject" of su-i
preme interest to those present
A rapid fire of queations’from dif
ferent ones in the audience was an
other evidence of the interest' that ex
ist*, ■
Arrangements are about complete for the County Fair to be
i* held here tomorrow and Saturday., :{Fhe various committees in
\ | charge of the arrangements have been busy getting the court
i house ready for the reception of the exhibits and now every
thing is practically in place and ready for the ibspectibiy of vis
itors. > Promptly at 10 o'clock in . the' morning those who are to
parti, ipat* in the parade will fall in line with the procession
which is to start from the corner of Second and Cotton stroots,
going east from the court house. The races and other amuse
ments wi|l be held in front of the court house, at 2 o’clock. The
woman's work and Girls’ Canning Cluo exhibit will be on pig-.
play up stairs in the court room. These exhibits contain many
beautiful specimens of needlework and domestic art.' The .dis
play of the canning club is especially yrorthy and degervps the
commendation of alt. Saturday will be devoted to agricultural s
wbrk, the parade of agricultural floats, "farm products and iiye
•sbnfk^eXhibits being the features of the,day.
V .. -, ,1Q :00 a.^n^^Parade of trades floats, decorated automo-
- I 1 , 12-60“ noon—Luncfi will he aervedinthe park.
. 2 :00 p. m.—-Racee and otter Amusements. ’
Saturday, Oct. Mth—Agricultural u#d Boy*’ Corn and Pig
Club Day.
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DAWSON CAPTURES THE
NEXT W. C.T. U. MEETING
Waynesboro, "’ Oct—The trity-
fourth annual convention of the
Georgia Woman’s Christian Temper
ance Union came to a close Friday
with the selection of- Dawson as the
place of-the, 1 9J7 convention.
The night faceting was a grand re
view of the Georgia white ribbon
aruty, a pleating pageant, in which
, every department of-the work -par-
geticipatqd in costume, with appropri
ate banners and spoken texts and mot
toes.
. The loyal temperance legions, the
young people's branch end the pretty
college girls were especially attract
ive* and drew Hberal applause from
the [crowded houses.
'After resolutions of thanks, read
by .Mrs. J. F. Rogers, of Covington,
members formed the fraternal circle
filling every aide of the> church, tang
“Cod Be WRK Ydto-TM’We Meet
Again,” repeated the Aaronic bene-
Sra ion, and adjourned’ ♦ith "* “
•P. HEARD SOLE
OWNER HEARD’S BANK
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INSTITUTIONS HERE AND AT
LILLY NOW OWNED AND CON-
TROLLED BY J. P. HEARD.
Germany Had No Lore For Slain
Premier.
Madridr”upt,—Sermahy haT long
wished to replace the elain Pretfiier
of Austria, Count Karl Stuergkh,
with another, because of his partial
ity' for the Czechs, says LTmpertot
Count Steurgkh was a skillful poll
tician and it was his custom, upon
, occasions, to combat the threats of
I the German Government with the po
litical quarrels of th’a Slavs in Aus-
| -ViHa-Hungary.
A dispatch from Rome says that
. Count Stuergkh was regarded as one
of the chief authors of.the ill feeling
between Austria and Italy.
■P 9:30 a. m.—Band Concert
% 10:00 a. m,—Parade of Agricultural and .other floats.
:00 noon—Lunch willbe selfed inthe park.
Fair visitors are requested tefpattttpize the lunch stands
arranged for their convenience iti the park'v
Negroes will be given the privilege inspecting the ex
hibits each day between the hpaatnf,1.2:30 and 2 o’clock.
Schedule ofAjpNMpe Evrqts.
100-yard dash for boya >2 ^fea, s and under.
.100-yard dash far boys-18 iJPili years.
100-yard dash for boys 17 to 20 years.
100-yard dash for men 21 jrears and over.
100-yard dash for fat men. ? : •-
100-yard dash for lean men. ,
80-yard dash for girls 12 years and under.
80-yard dash for girls 17 to 20 years.
80-yard dash far girls 13 to 16 years.
80-yard dash far lady school teachers of county. '
80-yard sack race far girls 6 to 8 years. ’
8p-yard sack race far boyB 6 to 8 years.
Pie Race, Bicycle Race, Apple Contest.
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MRS. R. I. MURRAY
DIED SUNDAY I. M.
BARRING A FEW TEARS WAS A
LIFETIME RESIDENT OF THIS
COUNTY.
Following an illness of several
weeks duration Mrs. R. A. Hurray
died Sunday morning about 9 o’clock
at her home in this city.
Mrs,' Murray, who prior to her mar
riage, was Miss Laura Bullard, : was
a, native - of Dooly having spent her ■'
life, with the exception of a few years
in this’county. She was born in the
year 186D- and was married in her
early womanhood to Mr. R. A. Mur
ray who has long been identified with
the work of education in Dooly. ; In ■
this work as well as all other in Which
her husband has been engaged Mrs, -
Murray was an- active and interested
helper. She. was a faithful companion
and a loving devoted mother. If there
was-pne characteristic in her life that
took • preeminence oirer^ all others it
was her loyalty to those she loved.
The kind and beautiful attentions
shown her by her.^rienda and neigh
bors during, her .’last days were a tri
bute .to the life she lived as a friend
and neighbor. - , , ' ■
• ; In her quiet, unpretentious way she
‘found pleasure in lending a hand
where help was needed. She possess
ed the true spirit of neighborliness,
always responsive to the needs of
those about her.
Previous to the illness that result
ed in her death Mrs. Murray had, en
joyed the especial Mossing of excel
lent health and remarkable activity
ci ly succumbing after repeated para
lytic attacks. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. W. t. Wright
at the city cemetery where the inter
ment was made, the sons and sons-
in law of the deceased serving as pall
bearers. f
Surviving Mrs. Murray are her
husband, two daughters, Mrs. J. W.
Porter, Mrs. T. L. Williams, and four
sons, Richard, Carl, Bascolm and
Gwinn Murray.
PECAN CASE BEARER DOES
MUCH DAMAGE IN GEORGIA
,The holdings of Messrs. O. M.
Heard, W. F.GeOrge and A. P. Grace
in the bank of J. P. Heard A Sons
through a recent transaction have
been transferred to Mr. J. P. Heard.
Mr. Heard’s former connection
with the'bank were that of principal
stock owner, manager and assistant
cashier. He now owns the entire
banking 'business which includes the
branch at Lilly. Mr. A. P. Graee who
is now serving as cashier qnd.bopk
-keeper, will continue as an' employee
of the institution far the present: The
as will also be operated under
and tfeesame conservative polHy that which coine f<
.lways characterized the conduct
ic institution's business will be
continued. ' ’ * ‘
■ Stfricii it Shiloh.-
Thera Will he' services at Shiloh
Methodist^ church next Sunday morn
ing at 11 o’clock. Rev. Seonyers will
preach at this fcogg, Everybody in
vited to attend. Quarterly Confer
ence will beheld at this church
Wednesday, October 31st.
FOR SALE—Horse with good quail
ties about 8 years old, also good
mule about 10 yean old, a good milch
cow with 3 months old calf and If
head of bogs. Apply to
H. L. OWENS.
Athens, Oct—Heavy lost has been
sustained by pecan orchard! in some
sections of Georgia during the last
twelva months by reason of the at
tack of 'the case bearer*—an insect
that destroys the fruiting buds of the
pecan trite. A circular has just been
issued by J. W. Firor, of the horti
cultural department of the Georgia
-State College of Agriculture, de
scribing the life habits Of the case
bearer and tells how it can be’con
trolled by spraying. Prof. Firor has
keen' conducting demonstrations in
parts of south Georgia during the
past" year' to show pecan orchardists
how to escape what threatens to be a
very serious menace to pecan .grow
ing in thw state.
Prof,- Firor says that trees attack,
cd by the case bearer apparently
quickly.recover by putting out new
buds' and leaves where they have
keen destroyed by the insect, but the
buds which the. case bearer has de-
stroyCd are fruft hearing, "
CORDELEJUDICIAL CIRCUIT
WANTS REFEREE DISTRICT
Cordele, - Oct.—Bar associations
and other citizens of the Cordele Ju
dicial circuit are interested in the es
tablishment of a referee district, com
prising the counties of 0MI Corisl*
circuit, and 'efforts are being made
to secure the appointment of a ref
eree in bankruptcy stationed at Cor
dele to serve the proposed district
Petitions have gone upfrom the
bar association, cityofficials and busi
ness men of Cordele to Judge Emory
Speer and Judge W. W. Lambdiq of
the United States court, asking for
the creating of euch a district Judge
Speer has referred the matter to
Judge Lambdin for action, and the
prospects of securing the new bank
ruptcy court district seem very favor
able.
FARM LOAN BOARD '
: IN MACON
MANY DOOLY FARMERS GOING
UP TO BE PRESENT AT THE
MEETING.
are not.
The circular covering the subject is
fur fre* dtttribhtion. *, f
Salto Against Pinehurst Man Settled
Macon, -Ga.,' Oct—Upon -the pay
ment of $4,000 and waring his right
to an exemption of $1,600 the suits
against F. A. Peary, a Pinehurst mer
chant were,withdrawn in the United
States court by creditors Saturday.
An involuntary petition being filed
against him' in January, 1016, cred
itors claimed that after that date he
transferred certain assets, and they
brought suit to cancel the deads.
Just received one car of the famous
Quitman Cypress Syrup Barrels.
D. B. THOMPSON.
November IB Made Georgia Products
Day.
Atlanta, OcL—A proclamation was
Issued by Governor Harris Tuesday
setting forth November 48 as Geor-
vie Products ITav * ’ ‘
gia Products Day.
The governor calls on the State for
a general observance of "the day in
accordance with the usual cdtiom.
Card of Thanks.
We feel deeply.grateful to the good
people of this city who showed us so
many kind attentions during the, re
cent illness of our wife and mother
and wish to thank each and every one
who had a part in those, the last
earthly services that could be given
her.
R. A. MURRAY and FAMILY.
Just received one car of the famous
Quitman Cypress Syrup Barrels.
' D. B. THOMPSON.
Quite a number of farmers from
this county Will go to Macon'tomor
row to be present at thehearing by
the federal farm loan board. A very
urgent invitation hag gone out from
the Macon' Chamber of Commerce to
the farmers and farm demonstrators
to attend this hearing. An effort is
being male to dradr a largo crowd
because a good representation en
hances Macon’s chance tr land one of
the banks.
The meeting will be.Md in the
convention hall of th* Hotel Dempsey
at 11) o’clock. The business men of
Macon are making a strong pull for
bna of the banks and since it is chief
ly for Aha farmers that the banks are
established "the interest manifested
by them will have more or less weight
with the members of the board. One
’ the chief purposes of this hearing
to get the views of the farmers in
it section ks to the need pf such' {in
sUtotion. Macon is belng'endorsed
I the logical location fa Georgia far
th* bank by the various towns, cities
and counties over the stale, among
which to the city of Atlanta which
until recently expected to pnt np a
strong fight hersalf for the institu-
t!i n.
Farm
Georgia Notables Will Mast
Loan Board.
Macon-, Ga., Oct.—Uited States .
Senators Hoke Smith, and Thomas
W. Hardwick, Governor Nat E. Har
ris, Congressmen from this stato and
other prominent men will be invited
to attend the meeting of the Farm
Loan Bank Board Here next Friday.
Officials of the Stato College of
Agriculture, State and Federal farm
demonstration agents, bankers and
other persona who can give informa
tion relative to the needs of the farm
ers, tell of interest rates and kin
dred matters will be in attendance.
The board will arrive from Jack
sonville. Before the hearing, the
members will be taken on a short
tour over the surrounding country In
automobiles. .
GEORGIANS IMPORT FINEST OF
CATTLE FOR STOCK FARMS
FOR SALE—Ahqut 400 bushel
Feagin Seed Oats, free from run-
and smut at 80 cents per bushel a
toy home. J. M. Lane, Route 3. 2'
Savannah, Ga., OcL—Sixty-seven
head of cattle'valued at $9,000, rep
resenting thelargest single shipment
of'registered animals ever Imported'
tv people of Georgia and Alabama,
were brought into Georgia on Tues
day by ; the'Central'of Georgia rail
way. Three cars were' Used to trans
port the animato. These were token
Ij Macon, and distributed over the
ttoo ktotek from that center. '
E. J. 1 Willingham, of Macon, -re
cently elected president of the Geor-
gia Short!- r.-. Preeder’s association,
owns 40 of the animato others arc
owned at Macon and various localities
where I-ve stick to rapidly gallin' as
a line of endeavor. One carload of
the Shorthorns was purchased at
Vaughnville, Ohia; another at Ox
ford, Ind., and a third at Lexington,
Ky. ______
Just received one car of the famous
Quitman Cypress Syrup' Barreto.
D. B. THOMPSON.