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VOL. XX. NO 44
VIENNA. GA. THURSDAY MAY 28, 1808.
TERMS $1.00 PER YEAR
We will not continue the paper to those who do not pay for it. It is only a dollar.
Most of the idle gossip is started
by idle people.
The wise man has an opinion, but
sDlilom expresses it..
The higher the tone of society,
the more expensive it is.
A man iB always admired for
sticking to his business.
/F<}r a good wife, select a girl
who helps her mother.
it is a pity for a small boy's mind
to bo led off on sports.
Every man has his special weak
ness and his special streugth.
Lots of men would ilirt if they
knew it would not bo found out.
Many a man’s downfall is oaused
' by his tongue wagging too loosely.
it beats all how tough a woman
can look while she is cleaning house.
To be a success, yon must not
make up your mind that you arte
smart.
The less a man has to do, the
more time ne has to devote- to mis
chief.
You should be fuir with others
in order that others may be fair
with you.
If you promise a woman a thing
on a certain day, you’d better liavo
it ready.
A woman’s idea of art is to make
something that other people know
nothingabout.
A married woman whose husband
is moss to ber, oannot understand
✓ why girls are not happy.
A njjffn with ability and industry
a always looked upon by the loaf*
iers
When people promise to help
.you pa time of trouble, thank them
but detn’t depend on it.
Yog may expect, damage from
any man who Carries a pistol in one
pocket and a bottle in another.
It |s a matter of regret, that there
is no . superstition against Rearing
or eating things that are not paid for.
We kpow a man who drinks orie
thing to keep his nerves up and
and another thing to keep his nerves
down.
Jfiveay man ought to bo permit
ted to have his own way enough to
convince him that he is a poor judge
of good ways.
You will have a hard time all
your life if you go oil and chew
your tongue every time you have a
little bad luck.
Sorao time ago somebody told
the school children that cancelled
postage stamps could bo sold at
$5 a thousand. The children made
a rush for them and gathered up
old stamps in large lots. One ohtld
got 150 at this office. It was sev
eral weeks before they found out
that old stamps would not sell tor
anything.
The weakness of man is a thing
that will not bear muoh pressure.
I am so stronly opposed to the use
of Whiskey that I will not run a
whisky advertisement or keep in
my employ a man who drinks it.
Yet I wrote an order to a whisky
house for a friend and actually
loaned him the mouey to put in the
letter. Probably I yielded to his
request beoauso his wife was pres
ent and sanctioned the transaction.
I hope that it will never happen
again.
• There was A raeetihg of the base
ball people Monday morning and
Ed Howell was made chairman.
The meeting elected Tom Simirions
field captain of the Vienna team,
and placed upon him the duty of
doing the kicking and settling dif
ferences for the entire' team when
in a match game. The Vienna
team went to Tifton last Friday
and lost the game by 9 to 6. They
will play the Tifton team again
tomorrow but on Vienna’s ground
our boys are lining up to get the
game back and practicing. daily for
the occasion.
Another bill poster for a tobacco
company has visited our city and.
placed upon the dead walls,** burly
brute for which a certain brand of
tobacco is named. The picture of
the animal is life life, "fie ! iS VidWhs
a man up a tree,
i not iiiten'decl by
and has run a
There is a lesson
the artist: The animal is a great
spirit that will chase your 1 "nerves
and run your system up a tree and
guard yV>u there if you persist in
using the stuff that is advertised
If we had a hundred dead walls,
not one should, contain that tobaoco
sign. ....
• The brotharly love that reaches
into a neighbor’s orchard while the
neighbor is away, is often overdone
in this day of civilization : -Fruit
in this day
trees overhanging, the fence alo'pg
roai sides are not public property
A neighbor's orchard is not open to
you, even though he be like
brother. A plum orchard not far
from town was entered last Satur
day while the family was away
Some men do as they please and | and the entire crop vif plums des
are not talked about, while others ■ troyed. The ripe plums were
are riddled with gossip on the taken and the green
alighest provocation.
The average parent will tell fibs
to their childreir,until they are half
grown, and then expect them to be
come truthful oitizens.
A man who would not allow a fire
bnilt in his barn, will build one in
his stomach with booze that is as
dangerous to the human system as
& torch is to a barn.
When a man is known not to
treat bis wife right, every woman
In ,the neighborhood desii.es to be
his wife just for a day to teaoh him
a lew lessons.
The honeymoon is going out of
fashion. Formerly, they took two
weeks off. Now they take a diyfdij
two and some of them go to work
the vest morning.
ones beaten
off the trees. Such is against the
law, and if a few individuals were
sent to jail for such conduct the
fruit of this countrV'would be
safer.
Another flying jenny ocoupied the
vacant lot near the court house last
week without attracting very much
attention. The owner said every
day was Sunday with him while
here, and one said that the flying
jenny that was here before had
ruined t'iie jenny businesi ih Viedifia,
THE FAIR GROUND.
The Dooly County Fair Asso
ciation owns 40 aores of land in
Vienna, and is makiug things fly in
the way of improvements. The
main entrance is in full view of
tne business part of town, and it
presents an inviting appearanoo.
iEfcide the gate to the right is tho
race track, a half-mile around.
The grand stand is a handsome
structure and will seat several hun
dred people with a full view of the
entire track to all.
On the left is a natural park of
several acres that needed ouly the
skill of man to mako it one of the
most beautiful hereabouts. Heavy
foliage, produce a dense shade 011
land that is high and dry. Joe
Barns had 16 hands in there sev
eral days last week improving the
place. It is beautiful. Nothing
this side of Beeoh Haven equals it.
Rustic seats are placed here and
therefor fully 800 people. Near
the gate is a spring of water, and
further on is another. Very few
people are aware' of tne existence
of suoh a place in this part of the
moral wiregrass.
The Sunday sohools of Vienna
will picnic there tomorrow, and
the young folks are sharpening
their wits for a day of pleasure.
Let everybody go. There will be a
match game of ball in front of the
grand stand and an admission
oharged to the stand, but the park
is large enough for al| insthe shady
dell who (to not oareto see tho game.
There has been many a picnic in
these digglns not As good aB that
will he tomorrow.
PROCEEDINGS OF
< THE CITY COUNCIL.
■ Regular meeting of council, May
26th 1908
Present: Mayor Whitehead, Al
dermen Lewis and Forehand, Ab
sent aldermen Walton and You-
mans.
Motion carried that the clerk
&' treasurer purchase a dog catch-
irig net.
Motion carried that committee
on surveying city limits haVq sign
boards erected at eaoh public roda
and railroad leading in the city,
where the city limit crosses them.
On motion the following reso
lutions were adopted: It is
olved by the fnayor and aldermen
of Vienna that the Georgia Muni
cipal League is on organization
likely' to be of, great service in
promoting municipal improve
ments and we hereby authorize
the payment by our treasurer of
two dollars annual dues, in order,
that the city may become a mem
ber of said League.
Resolved further that realizing
the necessity of more fire protec-
tfon and improving the sanitary
condition of the city, the’propriety
of floating bonds for such purposes
was discucseed and it is decided
that at some near future day, an
eloction will be ordeired on’ the
question.
Motion carried that Alderman
be requested to call on owiie^fl.qf
all 1 bhSirreeshouses iuthe cityv aad
request them tb > ’piit ,<; b'riek ll pave x
0 ments in front of theif places’ l! cff
business.
BIRTHDAY DINNER.
The elegant hotpe of Mr. M. E.
Rushin was the socne of a beautiful
birthday dinner Inst Sunday in honor
of John Pleas Lilly, tho step-Bon of
Mr. Rushin. Mr. Lilly was 21
years old on that day, and tho fam
ily celebrated the oocasion. Mr.
Lilly has a position in Cordolo, and
ho brought with him: James
Kay, Tom Fenu, Jake Hoard, Her
bert Rushin, Misses Annie and
Irma James, also Mr. Marshall of
Amerious, Miss Lilia May Mc
Donald and Miss Jewell Powoll, of
Vienna, Miss Calla Lilly, teaohing
Pinehurst school, and Mrs. L. W.
McKenzie, (Miss Lida) of Spalding.
Several courses wero served and a
happy day for all was the lesult.
CONDITION OF THE PEACH CROP.
Reports from Various Stata*
i ~®he reports upon the peach crop
conditions given below have been re
ceived from the deportments of agri
culture of various. , states and they
show the conditions that existed about
the middle of April, Press dispatch
es Indicate that the more recent freez
ing weather has. changed the condi-
tlone in some sections ail’d that the
general prospects iafe much.more dis
couraging than formerly.
Thede reports ,may be summarised
as follows:
.California, April 22.—Peach crop In
this state in a normal condition, with
promise of an average crop, taking
the peach districts at a whole. The
Indications are that all early fruit
will be mutually lite In ripening and
will reach the faarket some two or
,three, week* lafcr than. ,
Delaware, April 18 t —From present
indications'less ’thdri Kbit a crop will
bs produced I and I extremely unfavor-j
bore will be no'
At any rate, the machine stood,
most of the time, and failed to at
tract a very large crowd when' fit
ran. pending money on a, dying
jenny is like fiuyWg d&Snshine:]-. Minutes read and addpted
YbuQricfemfliui^l, thro? miles,, (Jouhfcii a&joufiied', •■AAUO 1TA
get off at the same plaoe and are noj J. Ml WHITEHEAD, Mayor,
better off. J. A. Walden, C. dc T*
_ hots, _
pea'dhes 1 ha central,, and northsrn Illi
nois this year, and but part of a crop
lsc
the
Massachusetts, 1 April 18.—Accord***
tn best Information hardly a peach
S ll be harvented throughout the state.
ic j sudden and , ,intense oshb ln the
11 Hit: week *f Dumber i kMf the
almost summer temperature of No
vember not only kttWd All peach buds
but doubtless damaged the 'trees os
well, j ,
Missouri, 'April 16.—The ’ prospects
generally not good and In many sec
tions even thft, most hardy varieties
are killed. However, in the southern,
eounties where the bulk of the peach
es are grown,' 25 to/BO,,per of
a crop Is Indicated. Taking the state
as a whole, not more than 10 par cent
of a crop will be produced.
New Jersey, AprlfTF.—CWiiwjl re
ports Indicate 25 to 60 per cent of
an average crop, although at that date
iti.was too early to determine the ex
tent of damage.
North Carolina, April 15.—No defi
nite information at hand, but general
reports show something like 60 per
cent of a crop.
Ohio, April 17.—Reports made by
township correspondent* on. April 1st
showed the peaot) crop lu, Ohio to be
about 77 per cent of an average.'
Texas, April'17:—A rate freeze dam
aged the fruit materially; and only
half a crop Is Indicated.
Virginia, April 17.—Reports eomlng
,in at this' date "were conflicting, but
nothing like a full orop .will be pro
duced.
West Virginia, A/prtl 18.—Not more
than 15 per,cent of , the usual nrod Is
expected and the indications are that
all other fruits'bave / been greatly
'damaged by the cold .w/sv/s.
Georgia—At present the crop In this
state is more promising than was In
dicated by reports received som* tow
weeks ago,;,,- In, the 1 northern, part of
the state the yield will be viry light,
although > s6me : 'Individual orohare la
this section
About 25 pa „
ma^fie bxbefeted frdtt tha Middts
•Southeim Bf««on^. AJ^eugk.fhe pfjr-
.oentage of a,, crop will be small, a
large quantity of ’fiiili; , wiU be produo-
ed, Winy enemoua -ownbsri of
tresa.ini'bftariftg.i rti umhj*
Wtoamlogtst'T/^^k oil
Lot us preparo for a good camp-
mooting this year.
L. M. Aultmau has crawled out
of his bod of foyer.
Mr. E. W. Smith, of Macon, vis
ited friends here Sunday.
Farmers oomc to town seldom
this good working weathor.
Robort Sangster entered tho
Dooly Business collogo Monday.
Mrs. W. Thigen spoilt Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Owen.
Judge D. L. Hondorson presented
the first ripe peaohes; M. B. Bowen,
the next. *
Mr. L. A. Crawford, of 'lhom-
aston, was in the oity this week
trading horses.
Mr. C., O. Beauchamp, a promi
nent merchant of Broxton, was in
the city last week.
Tho sohool teachers mot hore
Saturday and all old bachelors
tried to put on airs.
When our park is completed, all
tho Sunday sohools along the lino
might come here to pionio.
There is no better name for the
fair ground than Fail Ground,
ane the park should be named Park.
Mr. Charlie Griffin and Miss
Quoin Cato trotted off from a pio
nio at Wenona Saturday and got
married.
Mr. Dave Wells, of Cordele, and
MIbs Mamie Clements, daughter of
MfvNelson Clements, drove to the
parsonage, in Cordele Sunday
eveningand married.
l<l Next Sunday is the day for the
ittftdn singing at Mt. Pleasant.
There be dinner, of which you
4re requested to furnish a part. A
good and. happy dky for all.
iftelgy Ward left Monday for
Buwaeee, Tennessee, to take another
ddWse.jp .the University of the
South. He expects to graduate in
medicine sometime next year.
Miss Carrie Wbidden died at
Ooilla last week and was, buried at
Tnoniasville. She was a daughter
of C. B. Whidden, the railroad
contractor who graded the A. & B,
from Fitzgerald 10 Montezuma.
Postmaster K. S. Middleton and
his good, lady spent Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday in Blaekshear,
their old home. They report a
pleasant trip with fatted oalves
Killed for their coming.
Mr. Rupert Stovall returned
home Tuesday from Belvue Hod*
pital and Medical college,’ of New
York City to spend vacation.
When he'graduates he will be Dr.
Stovall 111, of Vienna.
The scarcity of chickens on the
market and the small sizes that
bring a quarter, is enough to con-
vince > one that a ohioken hatchery
would 'make a barrel of money if
properly conducted.. But every
body cannot raise ohiokens; one
man; in. a thousand is qualified for
such delicate work.
1’he News states that a Pine
JProduot Plant is to be operated in
Cordele, that Mayor R- L.; Wilson
ha6‘-'edutraoted- iwithv the Ralfinger
,'eonstruotion,.. Cp, for the plant.
The business is to take fat pine,
bfe||Wi k *l?»« ; |W^oW.«P l d.ftumj«, pnt
them in a large vessel and book oqt
the tar, turpentine and brebbote,
and reduce toe wood a(,