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'JUDGE WOODWARD }
VIENNA. QA.. THURSDAY, dtfTOBER 24 1918
NUMBER 10
PASSES AWAY
A FRIEND PAYS TRIBUTE TO HIS
Life. Was 87 years of ace
AT TIME OF HIS DEATH. :
On last Thursday, the spirit of
Judge J. H. Woodward passed from
its tenement of clay and returned to
the God who gave it. His demise was
as tzinquil as fading day. Conscious
almost to the last, he spoke of his ap
proaching decease with a soldier’s
his trust, wisdom probity and 'sldll.
Judge Woodward was a Southernor
to the manor born, and the spirit of
Southern Democracy was in every fi
bre of his being. He was true
the South during war, and loyal to her
principles and interests in Die trying
times of reconstruction that followed
the war. His political convictions
have always rung true. He 0)
ed a company in 1862 the “Whittle
Guards,” and whs elected to the of
fice of first lieutenant, refusing to ac
cept higher office which was proffer
ed him by the company and batallion.
Sometime later ill health forced him
to resign his commission. Later desir
ing earnestly to be in active service,
and thinking his health improved, he
joined another company and was
elected to the office of 2nd lieuten-
ant. This position he held a while,
when the surgeons of the regiment
doomed him to an early grave, and ad
vised him to desist from army life.
Although fighting a dread disease, he
still devoted himself to the service of
his‘ country as a recruiting and
“rounding up” officer.-- . Living
out-door life in all probability enabled
him to disappoint the doctors and con
quer the dread disease.
Judge Woodward was an earnest
believer in Christ and a sincere Chris
tian. In his early boyhood days he
united with the Primitive baptist
church and in all the walks of life he
illustratedi the principles of.the Chris
tian religion. To the writer only a
few weeks before his death, he related
calmness. Looking forward with a di-. a bright Christian experience and ex
vine hope, he could look backward pressed a deep faith in Christ as a
without remorse. Verily to him death' personal Savior. His religion was- a
/ had no sting, for no child ever went 1 practical kind that shone in all the re-
to dreamland on its mother’s arms • lations of life.
with sweeter repose than did this j Judge Woodward was married three
good man, as he wrapped the drapery y me3i to Miss Carrie -Sheets, of
of his couch about him to lie down to | Madison, Ga. From this ^marriage
pleasant dreams. I there was born one child, who died.
In the death of Judge Woodward
1 Vienna and Dooly county have lost
one of its most honored and useful
citizens. Bprn in Sumpter, S. C., on
the 16th of 'jan., 1881, he was at the
time of his death more than 87 years
-if age. His parents, when he was
small boy, moved from South Caro
lina to Alabama) From Alabama
thpy moved to -Bibb County, Ga., near
Macon. In 1864 Judge Woodward
located in Dooly county, where he
spent the remainder of his long and
useful life.
Judge Woodward was in many re
spects no ordinary man. He possess
ed many remarkable traits of charac
ter, and there are many remarkable
things in the story of his life. Coming
from the best stock of South Caroli
na, his. native gifts and endowments
were amplified and enriched by as
liberal an education as his times
afforded. As a boy, and young man,
his social position brought him into
constant association with leading men
in all the walks of life. In his early
manhood he traveled a great deal, ex
ploring what was then the “wild and
wooly west.” With an observant eye
and retentive memory- his verbal sket
ches and reminiscences of his travels
Would prove interesting reading had
they been reduced to writing. His
mind was stored with many incidents
ant) scenes of the long ago, that were
His second marriage was to Miss Nan
cy McCormick, of Pulaski County.
There were nine children to this mar
riage eight of whom are living. The
thjrd- marriage was to Miss , Eftuna
Peacock, whom he survived.- There
were" no children.
Judge Woodward leaves the fol
lowing children:
John M. Woodward, Hawkinsville,
Ga.; James M. Woodward, Vienna;
D. M. and C. C. Woodward, Tampa,
Fla.; L. L. Woodward, Mrs. C. S.
Gurr, Mrs. C. H. Turton and Hiss
Emily Woodward, Vienna.
The funeral services .were held at
the home of his son, Mr. L. L. Wood
ward, and were conducted by Dr. Wal
ter Heard, of Macon, assisted by Rev.
W. L. Wright. The services were
very impressive, consisting of songs,
prayer and a beautiful tribute from
Dr. Heard. The floral offerings were
many and handsome and attested the
esteem of admiring and devoted
friends.
For several years prior to his death
Judge Woodward was in feeble health
and suffered much. But he bore his
afflictions without a murmer, rarely
speaking to callers of his own troub
les, but with an irrepressible good
cheer and geniability always acting
host to those who visited his bedside.
Who that ever had the privilege of as
sociation with this good man can ever
INFLUENZA RAGING i FREQUENT VISITATIONS BOVS AND GIRLS
THROUGHOUT COUNTY: OF GRIM REAPER _ FAIR POSTPOEDN
numerous Deaths and un
limited SUFFERING CAUSED
By disease, government
PHYSICIANS HERE.
This week it seems that the tide o?
suffering caused by the flu epidemic
has reached its greatest height in this
city and community. The presence
here of two physicians supplied by the
government has helped greatly-, to
ward relieving a situation that a few
days ago was exceedingly grave. Con
ditions are still quite serious, but the
fact that those who have been afflict
ed most sorely now have the reassur-
SERIES OF SAD DEATHS RESULT, PREM,UMS HAVE BEEN SUB-
FROM
INFLUENZA.
OF ONE
PASS OUT IN RAPID
SION.
THREE
FAMILY
SUCCES-
Many homes and hearts are sadden
ed because of the repeated visits of
the-Great messenger of death in this
community during the past week.
The family that has seemingly been
visited with the greatest affliction is
thatchf Mr. J. M. Spears, who prior
to his death Sunday resided with his
family ion his farm southwest of the
city. The disease which in this case
ance that medical assistance is avail
able helps in a measure to relieve the
strain and anxiety they have exper- tained and three developed pneumon-
ienced . since all the local physicians
proved so fatal attacked the whole
family, medical aid could not be ob-
in resulting in death. The first to an-
have been incapacitated through per-, swe r the call Was Walter, age 18, who
sonal illness to attend their needs.
Dr. Edenfleld, the first medical re
lief to arrive on the scene, has worked
vallently, his knowledge of the coun
ty and people previously acquired, he
having lived for yeans at Pinehurst,
has aided him materially in rendering
service to those who have been in the
greatest need. *
Dr. E. D. Richardson, of Atlanta,
who came down lasTweeiTonpenonaT
business was pressed into service be
cause of the dire emergency. He gave
valaublc assistance.
Dr. Hunbar arrived from Atlanta
Tuesday, sent by the government and
with Dr. Edinfield is working untir
ingly for the relief of the sufferers.
In a number of instances entire
families have been attacked by the
disease at the same time. The prob
lem of obtaining domestic assistance,
which has been serious for some time,
has increased to perplexing propor
tions because of the spread of the ep
idemic among the negroes and the
fear of many whites and blacks of ex-
posuro to the disease.’ - Consequently
a great many have suffered not only
for medical attention but the proper
nourishment and nursing as wel|.
The local Red Cross has come to
the assistance of a few of the cases
where these conditions have prevail
ed, with nourishment and other things
that would add to the y>mfort of the
suffering. A few have even risked
their lives to give the personal aid
that in some cases was so much need
ed.
It is truly hoped that the severity
of the epidemic has attained its great
est height and that normal conditions
will obtain in the near future.
There is no death; the stars go down
To rise upon another shore,
And bright ii^Heaven’s jeweled crown
They shine forever more.
There is no death; the dust we tread
Shall change beneath the summer
showers
To golden grain or mellow fruit,
Or rain-bow tinted flowers.
cember 1st An ideal time to buy
bargain either small or large farm in
the best county in Georgia.
4
The granite rocks disorganise
To feed the hungry moss they bear,
The forest leaves drink daily life
From oat the viewless air.
< . . . , . . . . .« svvir»iuii nivu wuo suuu man wait
filled with human Interest and to the fowt , he impreuionl milde by hu
relation of which the writer often li*-; itrong yet mort p)eais!ne penons |ity.
tened with the deepest interest He . g gone but not d „ d
Reared before the war between the
states, he imbibed the spirit of the
“Old South," and bore to his latest
day the noble marks of an anto-bel
lum Southern gentlemen. More could
hardly be said, for that type of chival
rous manhood which flourished then
in the South can never be surpassed.
Judge Woodward studied law and
was admitted to the bar in Macon at
about 20 years of age. While he was
very successful as a lawyer and prac
ticed his profession until he retired
from business, his mind was too versa
tile to confine himself to that exclps-
ively. He was a man of affairs. His
life was a busy one and was truly a
successful one. He lived no selfish,
Exclusive life. He took a deep inter
est in his connty and its people and
was n leader in -things looking to ma
terial educational and moral better
ment. He was called many times by
the people to places of responsibility
and trust. As representative of his
county in the house of representatives
four years, and of this senatorial dis
trict two years, he made the state an
honest and capable legislator. He
held the office of tax collector at one
' time and was for a term of years
1 Judge of the Superior Court of this
judicial circuit. He was also judge
of the superior court in Bibb county.
He served his county in other useful 1
.1 .y% •. *».» ——of The loving voice whose joyous tones ed to make j^as resilient as rubber.
There is no death; the leaves may fall,
The flowers may fade and pass
away,
They only wait through wintry houra
The coming of the May. .
There is no death, an angled form
Walks o’er the earth with silent
tread;
He bears our beat loved things away,
And then we call them dead.
He leaves onr hearts all desolate^
He plucks our fairest, sweetest
flowers;
Transplanted into bliss, they now
Adorn immortal bowers.
BIG LIND AUCTION
SALE DOOLY COUNTY
486 ACRES—W. R. HARRIS f ARM.
11 MULES, COWS, HOGS, FARM
PRODUCTS, IMPLEMENTS. FRI
DAY, NOV. 1ST, 10 A. M.
The W. R. Harris farm, 486 acres,
8 miles Vienna, 8 miles Cordele, ad
joining H. R. Fenn, J. Frank Powell
farms, has been subdivided Into 160
died qn Thursday, the 17th, the burial
occurring at Mt. Pleasant Saturday.
Mr. Spears was the next to succumb
to the malady, death coming Sunday
to relieve him of his suffering. He
wn3 a splendid man, a faithful Chris-
tian, ielng a member and deacon’of
the Mt. Pleasant Baptist church. He
was 74 years of age at the time of his
death!
On Tuesday, Myrtlce, the twenty-
ytar-olil daughter passed away a vic
tim of the same disease. The funeral
of father and daughter was -conduct
ed je^ntly Wednesday morning at
Mt. Pleaasnt, the Rev. T. W. Tippett
officiating.'
Surviving these are Mrs. Spears,
the wife and mother, who is quite ill,
six sons, John, Charlie, Louis, Elmer
and Wo small boys and one daughter,
Lillie. An older daughter, Mrs. Con-
nally, having died iq July.
GEO. SWEARINGEN LAID TO
REST.
SCRIBED—FAIR WILL BE HELD
AT LATER DATE.
Owing to the conditions that exist
as a result of the continued spread of
influenza the Boys and Girls Fair
and Fiddlers Convention which were
to have been held this week have
been postponed indefinitely. It is not
the purpose of the demonstrators to
abandon the idea of having the fair,
plans have been so well perfected and
the boys and girls have prepared such
meritorious'exhibits it would be un
fair to them to give up the project en
tirely.
The present distressing state of af
fairs will, soon pass it is hoped and-
when the usual order of things is
restored announcement wilt be made
of the date on which the fair will be
held. A large majority of the boys
and girls who expected to furnish an
exhibit are either sick or have sick
ness in the family and so many othen
UNITED WAR WORK
CONFERENCE WEEK
ALBANY WILL. BE HOST TO
WORKERS IN THIS CAMPAIGN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6.
Vienna and Dooly County as well
as this entire section of Georgia, will
hdve as an event of exceptional in
terest a United War Work Campaign
district conference in Albany on
Wednesday, Nov. 6. . The conference
will be featured by addresses from
such well known men as Dr. M. Ashby
Jones, Dr. 8. E. Watson, Rabbi Marx
and J. K. Orr, state chairman for the
campaign. - It will be attended by a
large number of this district’s most
prominent men and women who are
actively engaged in the campaign.
Upon an appeal from President
Wilson and by order of the war de
partment, the United War Work Cam
paign has beep launched by seven or
ganizations In combination, each , of
which is doing army welfare work at
home and abroad that has wop the
jhigh praiso of President Wilson, Gen-
are sick the attendance would neces-lcral Pershing and other loaders
in
A large number of attractive pre- drive will, begin on Monday, Novom-
miums have been subscribed which jber 11th,: and will run through Mon-
should prove quite an incentive to the day, November 18th. 8170,500,000
members of the organization to make is to be rensied' by the nation of which
their exhibits as attractive as possi- (Georgia’s quota will'be $1,585,785. It
is the sentiment of state, district and
— ' county workers in tho campaign that
S. S. CONVENTION TO ' Georgia will far exceed her quota for
■ this magnificent army welfare serv-
' MEET AT
squarely
j backing their government and their
TO BE HELD WITH THE BAPTIST 1 soldiers on the battlo-flelds than are
CHURCH THERE SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY, NOV. 2-3.
Much interest is being shown in the
Dooly County Sunday School Conven-
™. ■ . . „ „ a . : tion which is to be held in tho Bap-
Mr ’ jj* ” rolted f “ m *,ty l. V urged U tesen?agood n driegatlom
deceased 1 was /native of U Doo?y And thblatest'methods ”f Sun-
plored by a wide circle of friends. He
leaves a young wife who was Miss
Madejine Owen, a father, Mr. O. P.
Swearingen and several brothers.
The funeral was conducted from
the residence of Mr. Ben Bryan, Rev.
W. L. Wright, officiating. Interment
followod in the city cemetery.
work in their own Sunday School.
Most of the Sunday School workers
of the county are familiar with the
work of the County Sunday School
Association which is an international
organization and aims to help every
Sunday School in the county to do
better work.
Among thea peakers will be Mr. D.
W. Sims, State Superintendent of the
Georgia Sunday School Association,
and Miss Daisey Magee, Superintend-
INFLUENZA CAUSES DEATH OF
BRUCE McNEESE
Mr. Bruce HcNeese, a highly es
teemed citizen of this county, living „
at Pleasant Valley paued away at hi. * **< Dlvl * lon -
home there Monday night after * I through n. af _t *f ee V® known
brief iUness. Mr. McNeese was the°®"£* ** ot th ®
son of J. T. HcNeese, one of the ’J**"** Su " d ® p j5<*ool workera In
county’s most prominent farmers. HIsL . ’ . wo
death was particularly sad because of ’ »«•
his youth, being only 25 years of age. . . , -
He leave, a young wife who prior to - *" e ‘“ do “ *.* thw » treat
her marriage was Miss Thelma Hud- th ®“;
son, and a small babe. Besides these | Other prominent speaker, will be
he leaves a mother and numerous j on - P r ®8 rsm - T* 10 Program for the
other relathre*. Tho funeral occur-1 tw0 <,ayi is M follow*,
red ot Snow Wednesday morning, In- Saturday Afternoon, November 2nd
who have not heard them ahould be
torment following.
acre tracts, well improved, high state | MRS. N. J. CHRISTMAS PASSES
cultivation; land grey pebley loam AWAY
with clay subsoil. Fine - community,
everything desirable has been con
signed to us by the owners to sell in
its entirety to the highest bidder on
terms of one-third cash, balance De-
In the widespread devastation of
human life in this community from
Spanish Influenza, no sadder instance
of its wreckage has occurred than the
death of Mrs. N. J. Christmas Mon
day night at her home two miles east Class. By Mr. D. W. Sims, Superin-
of this city. The deceased was the tendent Georgia Sunday School Asso-
3:00 Prayer and Praiso Service.
Conducted by Rev. J. M. Kelly, Una-
dilla.
3:16 The Cabinet and its Work.
By Miss Daisy Magee, Superintendent
Children’s Division, Georgia Sunday
School Association.
3:46 Song.
8:60 The Teacher Before the
mother of nine children, the young- ciation,
All personal,property including 11 lest a babe of ten months. The fact
mules, 1 horse, cows, hogs, farm im-!that every member of the family ex-
plements, farm products, farm ma-lcept the husband was ill at the time
chinery and tools, wagons, buggies,! of her death made her going espec-
etc., for cash. < j ially sad.
Sale starts promptly at ten o’clock | The funeral and interment occur-
and you are welcomed whether you I red at Shiloh Tuesday afternoon,
are bidder, buyer or spectator.
FRANK FELPS VICTIM OF FLU
Made glad the scenes of sin and | Only a few* days of extreme suffer-
strife,
Sings now its everlasting song
Amid the trees of life.
buoyant
!en close
I ing and the life of a
| young man came to a
Thursday night of last week. Al
though the deceased, Mr. Fqlpe, had
been a citizen of this city only a short
while he was well-liked by all who
knew him, his manly bearing and
strict attention to duty commanded
the respect of those with whom he was
associated. He was. employed at the
Ford Garage as a mechanic and was
held in high esteem by the manage
ment and his co-workers. He leaves
a frail young wife to mourn his loss, j 11:20 Results of Cooperation In
Two coiled springs enclosed in a The funeral and burial services were, Sunday School Work. By Mr. D. W.
new leather heel for shoes are claim- held at the Lane cemetery Friday at- Sims.
Born into that undying life,
Thej leave us but to come again,
With joy we welcome them the same,
Except in sin and pain.
And ever near us, though unseen,
The dear immortal spirits tread.
For all the boundless universe
Is life, there are no dead. .
4:20 Discussion and Questions
Answered.
4:30 Adjourn.
Second Session—Saturday Night
8:00 Prayer and Praise Service.
Led By Rev. W. A. Brooks. Unadilla,
Ga.
8:16 The Book from the Land of
the Book. By Mr. D. W. Sims. (This
lecture is based on observations of
Hr. Sims while in Palestine and Jeru
salem a few yean ago.)
9:16 Adjourn.
Sunday Morning, November 3rd
10:00 Prayer and Praise Service.
Led By Rev. J. M. Kelly.
10:16 Bible Story for Children.
By Miss Daisey Hagee.
10:30 Illustrated Blackboard story
for the Children. By Mr. D. W. Sims.
10:46 Four Gates. By Miss Daisey
Megec. ■’
11:16 Song.
the people of the Empire State of the
South.
It is entirely fitting that this county
should eagerly embrace every oppor
tunity for contributing'to the success
and happiness of tho army and navy,
for many of the county’s own sons are
fighting bravely under the American
fiagagainst Prussianism.
The district conference will bo fol
lowed quickly by county conferences,
for which able speakers will be provid
ed. County organizations have been
under way for several weeks and are
almost completed. With the comple
tion of the Fourth Liberty Loan Cam
paign lost week the United War Work
Campaign was given full right-of-way
and one of the most thorough patri
otic campaign organizations ever yet
perfected in Georgia is now beginning
to swing into forceful action.
State Director Ely R. Callaway will
attend this district’s conference next
week and heu rges that every comma-
nity be well represented. Tho con
ference offers unusual Interest .and
entertainment as well as an opportu
nity fon> valuable service to the boys
at horns and on foreign battlefields—
the fellows who will mould the future
of America.
DOOLY SCHOOLS ORDERED
Local school boards, teachers, pat
rons and the public generally please
take notice that owing to the spread
of irifluenza, the schools of the coun
ty are ordered closed until such date
as may seem advisable to reopen. The
date for the short term schools is de
ferred until further hotice.
The general public is asked to co
operate in every way to prevent as
much as possible the further spread of
this epidemic.
J. B. WALTON,
DR. V. C. DAVES,
J. M. ROYAL,
Dooly County Health Board.
ternoon.
12:05 Freewill Offering for the ***
Support of the Work.
12:16 Announcements aad Ap
pointments of Committees.
12.20 Adjourn.
Fourth Seuiso—Sunday Afternoon
83)0 Prayer and Praise Service.
Led by Mr. J. C. Pickern.
8:16 The Graded Sunday BchooL
By Hiss Daisy Hagee.
8:46 Song.
3:60 Some Little Things That
Make a Big Difference. By Mr. D. W.
Sims.
4:20 Reports of Committees and
Election of Officers.
4:30 Adjourn.
Fifth Session—Sunday Night
7:30 Prayer and Praise Service.
Led By Rev. W. A. Brooks.
7:46 The Peoples of the World.
By Miss Daisy Magee.
8:20 Song.
8:25 Meeting One of the Sunday
School’s Greatest Needs. By Hr. D.
(W. Sims. i
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