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1 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. P#f .kiV -aA'-i.- 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 ■ , 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. 1 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.