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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1022.
C. M. THOMPSON
STROLLS IN OTHER
PARTS THIS WEEK
MEANDERS OUT ATHENS STREET
BEGINNING AT THE COURT
HOUSE.
I will travel today, folks, northwest
k along Athens street, starting at the
. court house. The first to which I
would call your attention is now where
this temple of justice now stands. A
number of years ago there stood here a
log cabin built by Gallant Reynolds.
Later came Richard Hill, then his
brother Zion Hill. Later came John \
Patman. He married a sister of Dr.
TV. H. Bush. The next was TV. H.
Bush who built the noted Bush home |
which was moved to give way for the
present court house building.
We will travel on. Now we are ap
proaching the Winder school building.
Look at that large oak tree. Just
south of that was old Concord church.
It was built some time before the civil
war. That wooden structure oyer
there by the side of Woodruff’s brick
* home is a part of the original church.
It was moved over there by Mark
Whitehead.
We find the names of a few of the
old members, Jonathan Betts, Z. B.
Betts, Ira Lovic Betts. John Betts,
Red Betts, Randall Willis, Parks Wills,
R. M. Wills, Jordan Stanton, Z. F.
Stanton. J. D. Stanton, Samuel Harri
son, Jeff Harrison. Parks (Harrison.
Mrs. W. H. Rush, Thomas Roman and
many other names which lack of space
forbids mentioning.
In the same locality is a cemetery
and' the first man buried there was very
likely Jonathan Betts, and then Mr.
Bradberry who was killed at Cross
roads.
We must go on. The next to at
tract our attention is a small house
on the right of this way where at one
time lived Sim ill. He was a great
sport; he loved his dog and gun. The
next is our left where now Marion
Maynard has a nice home. Here Wylie
Wright lived before he moved to north
cast Winder. Here the road forks.
■>V * shall go to the right. Our next is
a small house on Jess Stewart's place.
The next is the Jess Stewart home.
Here he lived a long time and from
this place he was carried to his long
home.
The time of which I would tell you
a story was when the swamps and
Bills of Cedar Creek were filled with
squirrels, partridges, rabbits, turkeys.
Mr Jess Stewart located the feeding
ground of a large drove of turkeys. He
built a blind in which to hide with
just a hole for gun. Early one morn
ing he strolled out and hid and waited
for the coming of the turkeys. 'He had
not long to wait. They were coming
In a pretty drove. He gave a good im
itation yelp which he could do nicely,
and this brought them on in double
quick time. He sat with his gun in
the hole, his finger on the trigger, his
eye on the drove, waiting an opportuni
ty to get several in line. They twist
ed about so in coming rip that he
could not get them in line, lost his
nerve and never fired a shot. He went
borne somewhat crestfallen, told Sim
Hill how silly he had acted and they
both took a good laugh.
Tn a few days SimxHill went into
the location, built a pen of nine poles,
dog a ditch from the outside of the
pen to the center inside and baited it
, v jtl< wheat. At the opportune time lie
strolled over to the pen and found it
full of turkeys. They were slinking
the pen and to keep them from getting
out be lumped upon the pen and shout
ed for Jess Stewart. His weight broke
through the ton of the pen and he went
in and the turkeys came out So Hill
and Stewart had another dry laugh.
Some three or four hundred yards off
this road on another road leading to
Judsou Jackson’s, upon what is known
as Flat Rock you can see cut in the
rock Sam Hill’s name and the tracks
of one of the first turkeys killed in this
section.
We must go on. Now we have just
before us a stream known as Cedar
Creek. It has more pretty water falls
on its course to the Mulberry river
than most streams of its size and
length. ... •
Our next residence is the home of
Dan Huie. He was very eccentric old
gentleman. Upon one occasion a dar
key met a white man in the road. The
darker bowed, scraped the ground with
his feet, raised his hat and was very
profuse in his manners of respect to
tbs white friend. As soon as the man
was gone he told the darkey “the half
of that was a plenty.”
The next is now. Cedar Hill. Then
it was known as Osborn’s Crossroads.
'Here Mr. Osborn lived and died. Here
Mr. J. C. (Bud) Pentecost died. He
had a pretty little home south of the
cross roads. Our next stop is Naza
reth church. It has been here about 48
years. It was organized by the Rev.
It. S. McGarity. A few of the charter
members are R. J. Pentecost, his broth
er. J. P. Pentecost, George Adams, Har
riet Pentecost, Sarah Pentecost. Su
san Adams, Mr. and Mrs. William
Thurmond, Mary House and James
Peppers. I know of only one charter
member living. Mr. R. J. Pentecost.
We must travel on. Now ap
proaching a territory in which was a
small battle between “Yanks and Rebs,”
during the civil war. This is known
as Kings Tanyard battle. I shall tell
you of it some other time.
Down there on or near the branch to
our right was the tanyard. The next
is the home of R. J- Pentecost. He has
l’.een living here many years. He is
the son of Richard Pentecost and the
grandson of William Pentecost, a Rev
olutionary soldier. This man has been
very successful in business and has
accommodated hundreds of his friends
and neighbors in coming to their assist
ance in times of need. He is a devoted
Christian and deserves more good things
said of him than I have time and space
to spare, had I the words at my com
mand. May lie live long for the good
he has done and can do.
We will continue our stroll another
But just a moment backward.
Mr. N. J. Kellv remembers well the
turkey hunts for he was on the hunts
and got a good 19 pound gobbler. He
BETHLEHEM NEWS
Mrs. John Tucker of Winder and Mrs.
Lillian Pittsinger visited relatives here
la>t week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sims and chil
dren spent the week-end with their
grandmother, Mrs. Venable of near Jef
ferson.
Mrs. Fannie Thompson of Winder
spent part of last week with relatives
here. / ,
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hosch and chil
d on spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Clack and family.
Rev. S. B. Sams spent Saturday and
Sunday at Camptoh where he fillecf his
regular appointment.
Mr. and Mrs. 11. H. C. Thompson had
as their dinner guests Sunday Mr. and
Mrs. Weyman P. Harrison and family
and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hendrix.
Dr. and Mrs. E. It. Harris spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Harris
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Moore had as their
guests Sunday the latter’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Ross of Statham.
Misses Lizzie Mae Ridgeway, Pau
-1 no Thompson and Modiue Thompson
spent the week-end in Winder.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Jennings visited
the latter’s brother, Mr. G. C. poster, of
Monroe Sunday afternoon.
Rev. J. W McWhorter filled his ap-
pointment at the Baptist church Sun
d v morning and evening.
Mr. J. X. Thomas celebrated his 72d
birthday on last Sunday at a dinner.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Thomas and children; Mr. and
Mrs. Leon Vincent, and Mr. Pope Har
rison.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Year wood spent
Sunday with the former’s brother, Mr
and Mrs. Carl Yearwood of Winder.
Mrs. Pearl Whitehead and children
spent Friday night with Mrs. C. T.
Mathews.
Quarterly Conference was held at
the M. E. Church Friday. This was
the first meeting of the year, and a
large crowd was present, all entering
whole-heartedly into the proposed plans
for the years' work. Quite a number
from each church was present.
Mrs. W. D. Hendrix spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Willie Hosch.
Mr. and Mrs, Luther McDonald an
nounce the birth of twin hoys, Fran
cis Larry and Charles Harry, on Feb.
12th.
Prof, and Mrs. J. L. Moore attended
he singing at Ebebezer Sunday.
Mr and Mrs. Clovis McElhannon
spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
John Hill, of near Winder.
AN ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the' City of Winder, and it
is hereby ordained by the authority of
the same:
1. That any person who shall at any
.season of the year keep within the in
corporate limits of the City of Winder
any hog or pig in a pen of less than
forty feet square or containing less
than sixteen hundred feet for each hog
or pig kept therein r or In a floor pen,
the floor of which is not built on an
incline, so that it can be easily cleaned,
and at least eighteen inches from the
ground at the lowest point, or shall lo
cate such pen within forty feet of any
dwelling house or well, from which wa
ter is used, shall be deemed guilty of
disorderly conduct, and upon convic
tion shall be punished as is prescribed
in the ordinance and charter of the
City of Winder.
2. Be it further ordained by the au
thority aforesaid that any person who
shall permit or allow any hog pen in
the City of Winder to become offensive
or filthy or liable to endanger the pub
lic health shall upon conviction be pun
ished for disorderly conduct as is pre
scribed under the charter of the City
of Winder and the ordinances of the
City of Winder.
3. Be it further ordained by the au
thority aforesaid that all hog pens in
the City of Winder sliall be subject to
inspection of the sanitary committee
and of the Board of Health of the City
of Winder and any person failing or
refusing to make such pen in a sani
tary condition after being ordered to
do so by the sanitary committee or of
the Board of Health he shall be guilty
of disorderly conduct and shall be pun
ished on conviction as is prescribed un
der the Charter and ordinances of the
City of Winder.
4. Be it further ordained by the au
thority aforesaid that any person con
victed of violating section two or sec
tion three of this ordinance shall for
feit his right to keep a hog or pig in
the City of Winder under the provis
ions f this ordinance and shall within
three days remove the said hog or pig
from the limits of the City of Winder
and on failure to do so he shall be
guilty of disorderly conduct and shall
be punished as is prescribed under the
charter and ordinances of the City of
Winder and the said hog or pig shall
be subject to condemnation proceed
ings as a menace to the public health.
5. Be it further ordained by the au
thority aforesaid, that this ordinance
shall not apply to, nor shall hogs or
pigs be kept within the following spec
ified boundaries, to-wit: Beginning at
the intersection of the Seaboard Air
Line railroad and Park Avenue, thenee
following Park Avenue east to Steph
ens street north to the Gainesville Mid
land railroad, thenee across the Gaines
ville Midland railroad to the west side
thereof, thenee parallel with the Gaines
ville Midland to Church street, thence
with Church street to Athens street;
thence southeast witli Athens street to
Beulah street; thence southwest witn
Beulah street to the Seaboard Air Line
railroad; thenee with the Seaboard
•Air Line railroad to the beginning point
on Park Avenue.
(i. Be it further ordained that all
laws or parts of laws in conflict with
thus ordiance shall and hereby are re
| H 'H 1(h1
Adopted this February 8, 1922.
FOR SALE
One new Model Ford Truck. Slightly
used—good tires all around. Cheap.
4t B. 11. MERCK.
says that it was another man and not
Sim Hill who built the pen. Mr. Kelly
owned a good farm about a half mile
up the creek from the bridge and lived
there at that time.
C. M. Thampsou.
SNAP SHOTS
By W. 11. Faust.
‘Representing nothing on God’s earth
now,
And naught in the water below it—
As the pledge of a nation that s dead
and gone,
Keep it, dear friend, and show it.
-Keep it—-it tells our history o’er.
From the birth of the dream to the last,
Like our hope of success, it passed.
Modest, and born of the angel, Hope,
A Confederate Note.
“Days of my age.
Ye will shortly be passed;
Pains of my age,
Yet awhile can ye last;
Joys of my age,
In true wisdom delight;
j Eyes of my age,
Be religion your light;
Thoughts of my age;
Dread ye not the cold sod;
Hopes of my age.
Be ye fixed on your God.
St. George Tucker.
To the confirmed cynic the religious
man is always a consumate hypocrite.
To the confirmed optimist a cynic Is
a fellow who needs a big dose of calo
mel to clear up his liver and his mor
bid views of life.
j A lnek of funds keeps a lot of young
sprouts out of considerable trouble
these days.
“The sun shines ever brightest
In Kentucky;
The breezes whisper lightest,
In Kentucky.
Plain girls are the fewest,
Maiden’s eyes the bluest,
Their little hearts are truest,
In Kentucky.
Jas. 11. Mulligan.
Plenty of preachers who go regular
ly to fiil their appointments are never
able to fill the auditoriums.
Occasionally you run across a fel
low who doesn't understand opportuni
ty's knock, but some little fellow in
the community begins to knock you,
then you know it.
“Ol’ Dan Tueker was a fine ol’ man,
Washed ’is face in er frying pan.
Combed his hair with a wagon wheel.
And died with toothache in his heel.
Git out’n de way
Ol’ Dan Tucker!
Come too late fer ter git you’ supper.”
-—Francis P. Wrightman.
Homely girls make the best house
wives, but occasionally a husband
wants to take his wife to the picture
show or out to church.
If women were more modest and
courteous, men would be truer and
more attentive.
If a man is happily married about
the proudest thing in his life is that he
is his mother-in-law’s son-in-law.
A little man with a big job reminds
one of a sparrow trying to sit on a
turkey’s nest.
Judging from the time some preach
ers preach they must, have a message
to the present generation and to pos
terity. and are going to deliver it in
person.
A fellow was once run over by a
train and both legs cut •off. Since
that time he has never kicked anyone.
Quit your kicking and boost.
Some men have the greatest thirst
for office and the least capacity to fill
one that is imaginable.
‘I am afraid of nothing on earth, or
above the earth, or under the earth,
but to do wrong. The path of duty I
sliall endeavor to travel, fearing no
evil and dreading no consequences. I
would rather be defeated in a good
cause than to triumph in a bad one. I
would not give a fig for a man who
would shrink from the discharge of
duty, for fear of defeat. —Alexander
H. Stephens.
“The most important civil institution
in the state is the public school. No
man can really believe in a republican
form of government who does not base
his political philosophy upon the Intel
ligence and right training of all the
i people. The chief factors of any civ
ilization are its homes and its people.
.The chief factors of any civilization are
inade by women rather than by men.
iNo state which will educate its moth
lera need have any fear about future
j illiteracy Chas. D. Mclver.
He who forgets to practice Christian
'hospitality has neglected one of the
most important phases of great char
acter building.
‘The old time darkey was a philoso
pher. His thoughts never ranged be
yond the smoke of his cabin. Content
with food and raiment, his little patch
of ground, and at peace with all the
world, lie cheerfully and proudly drove
his team afield. He was a Christian,
he saw God in the clouds and heard
him in the wind. If he sinned much,
he prayed often, and his repentance
was instantaneous and evangelical, lie
praised God in song all the days of his
.pilgrimage, and the sweet melody of
,his unpremeditated hymns echoed
■around the earth'. He was a poet, the
eldest child of nature, rocked in her
cradle and nurtured at her breast, He
knew the language of birds and flowers.
He was a true and faithful friend;
true to his old master; true to his chil
dren and his children’s children unto
the third and fourth generation. God
Idess the forlorn and ragged remnants
of a race now passing away,
the old black hand that rocked our in
fant cradles, smoothed the pillow of
our infant sleep, and fanned the- fever
from our cheeks. May the green turf
rest lightly on their aches and the wild
flowers deck every lonely grave where
“He giveth his beloved sleep.”—Peter
F. Smith.
THE WINDER NEWS
Wanted Help.
A motorist came upon another whose
machine had broken down on the road.
In the disabled car sat a woman.
“Need any assistance?” inquired the
newcomer, courteously.
The other man lifted his flushed and
grimy face from under the hood.
“Yes," he replied. “I wish you’d an
swer my wife’s questions while I’m fix
ing this engine.—Selected.
GO TO MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION
New Orleans, La., Mobile, Ala and Pen
sacola, Fla., February 27-28, 1922.
SEABOARD offers reduced fares on
basis one ond one-half for the round
trip. Tickets to be sold February 25 to
28th, inclusive, limited for return pas
sage, March 7th.
(’all on nearest SEABOARD Tick
et Agent or the undersigned for fares,
information and Pullman reservations.
FRED GEISSLER,
Asst. General Passenger Agt.
SEABOARD,. Atlanta, Ga. 2t
A $3.00 Mop For 75c
THE SAMSON AUTO CORD MOP
A mop made of auto tire cord fabric. The highest
grade tire fabric used in making automobile tires.
Scrubs faster, cleans better and lasts five times as
long as other mops that sell for the same price.
Opening price to last 30 days
A 24 oz. Mop for 75 cents
The Samson'Auto Cord Mop made in Winder and
sold by the following merchants. We want every lady
in Winder to have one.
Smith Hardware Cos. W. C. Jett
W. T. Robinson Herrin’s 10c Store
Kilgore-Kelly Cos. Fberhart
Autry-House Cos. A - br)e ' nal 1
J. C. Ray & Cos. J- N. Summerour
Watson-Glover & Cos. L. E. Herrin
Woodruff Manufacturing Cos.
The Winder Dry
Goods Store
Specials for Saturday, Feb. 18th
and Monday, Feb. 20th
6- Unbleached Pepperell Sheeting, for single 29 C
beds and other uses. The yard
60 inch Unbleached Pepperell Sheeting for single C
beds. The yard
7- 63 inch Bleached Peppered Sheeting 39
The yard
10-9, 90-inch Irish Linen finish Sheeting for C
and Pillow Cases. The yard
72 inch, Pretty Table Damask, 79
The yard
45x36 inch Stamped, Hemstitched Pillow Cases
The Pair
36 inch 3A Sheeting 19^
The yard
36 inch Curtain Scrim, White or Beige 12^
The yard \
Ten (10) Ladies All-Wool Slip-Over Sweaters $2*95
to close out. . Each
J. & P. Coats Spool Cotton
The Spool
One lot of Laces worth up to 15c, ad on a table C
The yard
Many other good values to show you.
Yours for Better Values,
The Winder Dry Goods Store
PLANT COTTON
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Maximum cost of treatment under worst weevil conditions, will not
exceed $3.00 per acre. No machinery necessary to apply.
Give me your order NOW, and have remedy shipped out later.
For terms to salesmen for Barrow and Jackson counties write
For full information write;
THE BOLL WEEVIL ROUSTER CO.
Milledsreville, Ga.
Subscription Price: $1.50 Per Year.