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"■Every day in every
way Benson’s Bread
will make your health a
little bit better. Ask for
Hot Rolls, Benson’s
every day at your gro
cers, two deliveries,
noon and afternoon, 10c
Hie dozen.
BENSON’S
BAKERY
SPECIALS FOR
SATURDAY
Dressed Hens
Fresh Fish
Good Western Meats
Also Native Meats
WESTERN
MARKET
Phones 1446—1447
IFUNERAL NOTICES!
MARKETS
ATHENS COTTON
The local cotton market fluffcr-
HARTLEY, W. B. “BEE.”—Died
Friday morning at his residence, 1 0( j the biggest drop
Athens, (ia. Survived by wife, (weeks, when the staple hit twenty
three daughters, three sons and | seven ce.its. The previous close
three brothers. Funeral and later-j was 28 cents.
ment Sunday afternoon at S: 30 at
Holly Springs church near Mays-] new york cotton
vllle. Rev. Wasson lr. charge.
Georgia Leads ^ ■
In Building
ENT BEGIf
TABOR—Died Thursday after- r' ay
noon the infant daughter of Mr. J ^ ly
and Mrs. Paul Tabor. The inter* la
ment wii be at Monticello, tho j
home of Mri>. Tabor.
Mr. W. B. Hartley
Called By Death
Open High Low flow P.C.
2h.0U 28.29 26.90 27.38 23.45
27.03 27.38 2C.18 20.31 28.0.’!
24.35 2( 61 23.73 23.92 27.03
23.83 24 11 23.28 23.31 24.20
23.65 23.76
Bids
May
July
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
.Mr. W. B. Hartley, formerly of
Gainesville but a citizen of Ath-
fnr the past several years,
died Friday morning at 10 o’clock
at the residence, corner of Baxter
and Bloomfield.
Mr. Hartley's death came rather
suddetnly and was caused by
heart trouble. He was a member of
the First Methodist church and
originally from a prominent Jack-
son county family.
Surviving him are his widow,
Mrs. Alice Hartley, three daugh-
tersters. Mrs. M. L. Pennock of
Athens. Mrs. N. B. Mobley, of
trwlnton, and Miss Daisy of Ath
ens, three sons, Jote, Paul and
Kendall and three brothers, John
of Hochtop and R. J and Taylor
of Pendergrass.-
The funeral service* will be con
ducted Sunday afternoon at 3:30
from Holly Springs church near
Maysvllle and the interment will
follow In the churchyard. Rev.
Wasson will be In charge.
7.70 26.27 ft* 61 27.28
7.30 26.02 26.30 26.9<l
4.08 23.18 23.40 23.61
23.96; L'ec^rnhcr
LIBERTY BONOS
Building contracts awarded in
Georgia during the first quarter
of 1923, have amounted to $27,-
913.90ft, according to F. W. Dodge I
Corporation. This is the largest
amount reported for the period
in any Southern State east of the
Mississippi. The volume of con
struction in proportion fo popula
tion was just about the same oi
for the entire country. '
The construction record for tb4
quarter included: $14,262,100 or
51 per cent for residential build
ings; $4,372,700 or 10 per cent fo*
public works and utilities; $3,584,
000 or 13 per cent for business
buildings; and $3,230,000 or 12 per
cent for educational buildings.
H 1100.000 SOU
Interesting Case Expect
ed to Reach Jury Some
time Friday. Trial Began
Here Monday Morning.
Beacons Erected
On Highways
3 1 -2m
First 4 1-4h !'
.Second 4 I -4k 9
Third 4 I-4h »
Fourth 4 1 -4s 9
CHICAGO GRAIN
Motorists travelling the Florida
Highways should be greatly im
pressed with the new and novel
Highway Beacons which ha- o been
erected by the Gulf Refining com
pany.
The Beasons are on tho job every
i ,: - minute of the day and night and
• ■20 j are designed to warn mororists of
• 17; dangerous curves, railroad and
8on j ighway crossings. The flashing
<■24 j light cannot )** overlooked and
9.oo their warning should be observed
| by all.
Will Entertain
Tourist Party
May ..
July .. ..
FOILS'—
Sept. ... ...
May ..
July ..
OATH—
Sept
May .. ..
July
NEW YORK STOCKS
f THE bread for
every digestion
:' No matter what your
health is Mother Goose
Bread is the
’ " BEST BREAD ,
IN TOWN
its uniformly, fine tex
ture—lightness and tasti-
gfess—makes it the logi-
col bread fer everybody
—from Baby - to Grand
pa.
BUY IT FROM
YOUR GROCER
Visit the Coffee Shoppe
where the best Coffee is
served — Skelton’a, Bak-
ery products are on sale
there.
The get-acquaintcd tour con
ducted annually by the
Greenville Chamber of Commence
will visit Athens on May 17th and
will bring here 125 of the leading
I’Vgini&t. men of that city, oi.c of
the leading manufacturing cities of
the south.
A tour similar to this was con
ducted through Georgia and Ten- r# , nncr
neesee last year. The party will
•- A»k« n . V..» mmII N. y. I enlfal ....
Amc. Tel. Tel. ..
U. S. Steel ....
Southern Ry. ...
Southern Ry. pM.
Fail American
American Sugar..
Open 2 P.M
77% 77%
Sugar 18% 16%
pfd.. 61% 60% 61%
.... 106% 106% 106%
34% 34% 34%
17%
68
69%
,n. Athens fui breakfast and will
be entertained here. Governor T. G.
McLeod of South Carolina will be
with the party bo will the mayor of
Greenville The party will he in
Athens and hour and a half. It will
travel by ipeeial train and carry an
18 piece band.
The committee on entalnment ap
pointed Friday from the Chamber
of Commerce is composed of Harry
Hodgson. James White, A. G. Dud-
ley, SL J. Costa and J, W. Jarrell;
FEARED OPERATION
NEW YORK.—Seeing nothing
but discouragement ahead or him
because of a paralytic affliction
and tearing to undergp an opera
tion for an Internal trouble. Domi
nick Drlllp, an Italian, S3 years old
who lived With his wife, Anns, at
313 Wsst Twenty-sixth street, ,
committed suicide yesterday morn-1 *»*<?■' *
— — * -■-lining
70%
79*4
<1% 41% 41%
94% 94% 94%
122% 129% 123
Hodgson Barn
Is Destroyed
While these danger signals bear
the advertising of the Gulf Re
fining company, they are at the
same *«—« an exemplification of
“Gulf Service” to motorists of
Florida as well as tourists gener
ally who are driving over. Ur-t4ge
roads.
TO CENTENNIAL
Argument of counsel In the $100,-
000 insurance suit on trial In Fed
eral court here began Friday morn
ing. The case wa» expected to
reach the Jury by the middle of
the afternoon. -
Attorneys for L. T. Penick, of
the Penick Warehouse at Madison
Is suing the Camden Insur- j
A Puzzle A Day
In the diagram shown-above, a
course may be traced from A to B,
along the lines between the* dir*
cles, that will touch each circle
once. Each line must: be followed
from circle to circle; it Is not per
missible to turn where two Uses
cross. Can you trace the course?
Yesterday’s answer:.
ance company for collection of
$10o,f»00 alleged loss at a coootn
fire in 1921 when 1100 bales of
cotton are said to have burned,
began the argument with K. 8. An
derson 'of Madison opening.
Will L. Erwin, of Erwin, Erwin
and Nix. of the counsel for the
Camden Insurance company et al.,
followed Mr. Anderson who in turn
was followed by Daniel McDougal
of Atlanta. Greene Johnson of
Monticello, of counsel for the
plaintiff closed the argument.
The trial began in Federal court
Monday morning and a large num
ber of witnesses were examined.
The -insurance company through Its
attorneys claimed fraud In
statement as to the number
bales in the fire and that the
a Ives to the sprinkler system
FIVE
The word “five” is composed of
four letters. If ^ and E (two let
ters) are removed, IV (Roman nu
meral four) will remain. Take
away the I, which leaves V (five.)
Replace the FIE, and you will still
have FIVE.
Berton Braley’s
Daily Poem
Give the kid a dog and you’ve fur
nished him a playmate.
Always true and faithful as can
be;
♦he 11'Over and companion, a loyal
-*> nlght-and-day playmate.
Full of warm affection and of
glee.
wfre cut off before the fire pre- Give the kid a dog, be it alredale,
Venting operation of tho sprink-1 bull or collie,
lers. ' Ready tor a rome or tor a Jog,
The plaintiff denied that the Tail forever wagging In a manner
statement was fraudulent and that | that is jolly—
the water sprinklers were cut off j Give the kid fc dog.
before the fire I ,
Attorneys representing the Give the kid a dog and you ve
Macon Ready to Enter
tain 50,000 People At
Big Celebration on May
9, 10 and 11.
A largo barn used as a garage
for M. S. Hodgson, Walter Hodg
son and H. H- Gotdon, Jr., and sit.
uated ,in the roar of the Prinoe
Hodgson heme on Prince avenue
was totally, destroyed by- fire
Thursday night about 8:45 o'clock
A Lexington owned by Mr..
Gordon was destroyed while tho
other cars were in use or gotten
out before the (Ire made great
headway. A ’(fcorgia studont name I
Hilton was trying to get the Lex-
cummiMcu .u.c, u „ 7 e.„r H .x .u u .u- ,»«*?»' 0»> **•
Ing by shoot ng himself. He h»d‘“ u ™ n * hin ] ™* h from the bar “
been a carpenter for twenty years. t0 T f’ cll P® '2SS55, on the roof
He suffered a paralytic stroke two c ™ th -
paralytic
years ago and has been unable to
work alnce.
Th# Bsst Ossssrt in ths World
COSTA'S DELICIOUS ICE CREAM
Phena your, ordort In today and
tomorrow for your Sunday dinner.
COSTA'S
PHONE 617
Read Herald
Want Ads.
Splendid work on the part of tho
fire department saved the Prince
Hodgson home and that of Wal
ter Hodgson from damage.
Large Crowd At
Field Day Here
I 'and S3? parents attended the
Field day exercisea on the Agri
cultural College campus Friday
1’rices in the speaking and athletics
(contests will bo announced Sunday.
MACON, (la. — Fifty thousaipl
people of Georgia and the south
will Join with the cJtlzena of Maeon
May 9, 10 anu 11th, in celebrating
the city's one-hundredth anniver
sary with a three-day festival
entertainment said to surpass any
previous undertaking of similar
nature, In the south.
Five thousand Macon people are
enthusiastically engaged in
hearsing their parts for the
torlc pageant -vhich will be an out*
standing fciiture of the fete. Miss
Olive Jackson of New York City IS
directing the pageant, which will
depfet the history of Mncnn and
Middle Georgia from the time rtf
'k
TieSoto’s visit to . thin , region In
lf»40, to and including the present
era of progress nnd prosperity.
Hlx concerts by ,Creatore’s Inter
nationally famous hand will con
tribute tho high light of the stu<
pendous musical program arrang
ed. Six other hands have been en
gaged for the entire celebration,
including the Tyventy-Xlnth In
fantry musical organization o
Fort Renning. the 122nd Infantry
band of Macon, the Hhrine band of
AlHihnh Patrol, tho Odd Fellow*
band and like organizations from
Lanier High School, said to huve
the greatest prep school band in
the southeast. An Independent Ma
con band of sixty instruments is
another.
There will be three civic parades
which every city, town and
county in middle sand south Georp
gia will be invited to enter com
munity flouts. This will be nn out
standing .feature of the celebra
tion.
Living Cost Increase Far Outstrips Gasoline
nlnintiff are Albert O. Foster,
Madison; Greene Johnson. Monti-
^ello: K. 3. Anderson, Madison and
T. M. Wood. Those representing
the defendants arc, Edward J.
Trottc;*, Cedartown; Judge Shepard
Bryan. Atlanta; Daniel McDougal,
Atlanta, and Erwin, Erwin & Nix,
Athens.
ATHENIANS ARE
0. J. Tolnas, W. D. Pas-
chall and George A.
Beattie Made First Lieu
tenants.
The following from Atlanta
is of interest in Athens.
Headquarters IV Army
Officer of the Chief Staff*. Spec!
- W. pete
Corp
Orders No. 43 O. R., 25
tree St Atlanta, Georgia,
9, 1923.
' The promotiop- of the Re
Peach-
April
serve Officers whose names .
poor below is announced, they will
retain their present asignmont;
Oluf J. Toinas promoted from
2nd to 1st lieutenant of date of
March 9th, 1923.
WiWlliam D,. Paschall promoted
from 2nd to 1st lieutenant or date
William D- Paschal! promoted
2nd to 1st lieutenant *of date of
Dec. 21st 1922.
Read Herald
Want Ads.
surely given something
Valued more than figures can
compute.
Friendship, love and. service in the
bosom of a dumb thing;
Golden-hearted glamor In a
brute J
There's a guide and worder who
will free your mind of worry.
One with quick intelligence agog;
Be It mutt or champion, short-
haired breed or furry— .
Give the kid a dog»
Staba to Avoid Lynching
ORANGE—When a crowd which
collected outside the jail in which
he is confined began clamoring for
his life, Clarence Spiith, a negro
stabbed himself and cut hi* throat
Smith, who is accused of writing
improper notes to white women
is reported dying. The crowd was
quieted.
The Best Dessert in the World
COSTA’8 DEUCIOU8 ICE CREAM
Phone your order* in today and
tomorrow for your 8unday dinner.
COSTA’S
PHONE 697
Aragon Co., Inc.
Richmond, Virginia
The Wier Grocery Co
WE DELIVER Phone 166 WE DELIVER
9:30-11:30 A. M. 3:30-5:30 P. M.
SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY ONLY
1 pound Jtallard’s Strawberry
33c
1 quart Jar isweet Mixed
Pickles
49c
1 pound Bulk
Cocoa
19c
Large Fat Norway Mackerel,
2 for ..
: 25c
No. 8 Crescent
Lard ..
$1.27
No. 4 Crescent
Lard
67c
No. 2 1-2 can Yellow Cling Dessert
/Peaches . .. .. .. ... ..-j-i “*■
No. 1 can Robin Hood
Peas ..
: i7c
No. 1 can Royal Scarlet
Okra !
*
12c
Fresh Snap Beans, Nice Tender Squash,
Carrots, New Irish Potatoes, Sliced
Bacon, Ham, Tongue.
FOR QUICK SERVICE PHONE US
J yOURORDERS..
The Wier Grocery Co.
PHONE 166
IMPORTANT NOTICE
All who have not paid their State and
Cognty Taxes for last year, please hurry set
tlement to me at once.
Levies will be made as fast as the Sheriff
and Bailiffs can make them.
W. A. MALLORY. Tax Collector
Banner-Hetirtd Want ‘Aft
(too LxtettfdsssjrjO^,.' f
for { £o-
gated’, in flfmifB rljjgintlai
section, two fivfc room * Apfttments,
odrrn conveniences. ~ Will rent
entire bouse to one party or .separate
apartmenW House newly painted- and
all wallH done over. Reasonable rent
Albert Davison. n23c
FOR SALE— WOOD. DRY PINE.
Phone im-J or 120-J. Jl. L. I3ram-
blett. . * 20c
10 Pounds
IRISH
POTATOES.
24 cents
Fresh Tomatoes, lb. . 16c
Spring Onions, bunch 10c
White Bermuda Onions,
pound .. . f 16c
Green Beans, gallon . 60c
Yellow Squash, lb. .. 16c
New Irish Potatoes,
pound .. .... 12 l-2c
Sweet Potatoes, lb. .. 3c
Cucumbers, pound .. 16c
Green Cabbage, lb. 10c
Bell Peppers, Grapefruit,
Highland Brand Oranges,
Lemons, Bananas, Shelled
Popcorn, and Checker
Brand Popcorn in 6 cent
packages.
COMBINATION
STORE
Produce Departmnet
Clayton Street
She Insists On
' GETTING
NOO-NAME COFFEE
Why?
Because, she says,
she has used it and
found it best. She has
compared it with other
c o f f e e~aad NOO-
NAME isher choice
You will agree with
this connoisseur of good
drinks—the minute you
taste our coffee.
dtuPM-ooft
SCOTT T. & COFFEE
COMPANY
Wholesale Roasters
GET ON A CASH BASIS-IT WILL PAY
1 YOU ,TO TRADE AT
PIGGLY-WIGGLY
ITS THE SENSIBLE WAY
Wisconsin Cheese,
pound ' .. *Y.
26c
Armour’s Bacon, sliced,
1 pound box
38c
8 pounds-Snowdrift
Lard
$1.35
3 cans Lighthouse ‘
Cleanser ;»• .-j,-. .*.
20c
NOO-NAME Coffee, pound » Ofisi
(A delicious home roasted product)
12 cans Government Bacon,
(Just a'few left) .. ... w
$1.98
10 pounds Kiln Dried Sweet
Potatoes .> .e .... .. ..
23c
PIGGLY-WIGGLY
rh»t is thewayl&ur cus
tomers oftefc describe
' our steaks. We sell the
jholcestxuts.’
Nativd and WSsterri Meats
Although our meats are inspected by gov
ernment and city authorities, the real test
of quality is WHETHER THEY SUIT
YOU!
Orfr Customers come back for more of our Quality
Meats, therefore we know they are
pleasing to the
r
Phones 1616—1617
•*T"‘ Mrnm VL-iir
PIEDMONT MARKET
240 North Lumpkin Street
.