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*SrRBTUY. JANUARY 2fl, 1928.
SOME HAPPENINGS
‘AT BEECH CREEK
1 BOUT the year 1876 A. Louis Barge
A taught school at Beech Creek
4 and there as quite n number of
grown boys and girls in school.
When the summer term ended they
W (. r e well prepared for the occasion,
ths ■lamatiou, recitation, dialogues and
and various other entertainments, a
brass hand to make the welkins ring
and a bass drum sounded like thunder
to me a boy.
The good people had put a plenty of
cows ami hogs and such a dinner had
never been there before.
In the morning an examination of tnc
lower grades, in the evening the more
advanced grades, and at night a snow
of intellect in operatic and vaudeville
performers; singing, dancing, dialogues,
jtc. with music at different intervals.
Now, there had come to this great
gathering a Mr. Ilalwick. a rope walk
er and wanted to exhibit his skill on
the play grounds.
The teacher saw he would steal the
crowd and got M F. Hinton to not let.
bim perform on his lands. So he went
over on what is now B. Hewitt’s farm,
stretched his rope and did some won
derful feats.
This was all new and exciting to us
country folks; wc left the school build
ing almost to the man, until he walked
Sis rope, then we returned.
About this time there was much talk
about a machine that could he placed
iu a room or on a stage and catch ev
ery word of speech, and ns hoys ex
pected something of this kind to be on
band, hut failed to find it.
Home of the more noted ones on the
stage were Wood Hinton, Ham Hinton,
Ouss Haynie, Eli Martin, Hill Hnrdi
gn*e. Miit Car ruth, Annie Camp, Bud
O’Shields, Ada Camp, Hubert Camp,
Jennie Patman, Fanny Dunnahoo, Jno.
Morgan. Bud Fields, Henry Saymon,
jerry Johnson, George Homan, John
Pendergrass. Fayette Thurmond, Dora
Gjithright, Ben Collier, Berry, Bingham
Pendergrass. Now some of the small
er ones were Will and Hill Steed, Will
Hewitt. Fred Wells. .1 I). Thompson,
Annie Thompson, Carrie Steed, Lizzie
Hewitt, Ada Thurmond., Pat Thurmond,
Alex Hinton, Mary Hinton, Bill Dun
ttahoo, Joe Dunnahoo, W. E. Autry.
The writer had reached the age
where it took a number 5 brogan shoe
and they were so large he was ashamed
for folks to see them and ns much as
possible kept them stuck beneath the
slab bench on which he sat.
There never was assembled such a
crowd at Beech Creek. Emory K|wor
was just getting into politics, made a
pretty speech at the 11 o'clock hour.
Now. great were those days when
Mie boys would scatter to the hills on
the one side and the girls on the oppo
site to make melodious music in speak
Rig to the tail oak. chestnut and pine,
getting ready for that great occasion,
for each one hoped to show off to the
host advantage.
Now, on tho south side of tlio school
house the neighbors hauled in IK or 20
pine logs and across them placed slubs
for seats. These wore left there and
we hoys had a big time making riding
oht of them. One day Joe Uunnahoo
hjgd one in full swing ami someone
gave him a shove; he went otT and as
hr did his chin met the rebounding
sluh; Jo bit an old slate pencil all to
pieces and lost two or thrive of his
front teeth and 1 don’t remember hear
ing Joe cry.
Another funny affair in this school:
Ben Collier came in a little late; there
had been a snow and it was melting
Wiiieh made walking no pleasant job.
As Ben came in, the teacher hailed him
“Cate Ben." In a lug, rough voice Ben
replied: "I started soon enough and
walked awful hard, when 1 stepp'd up
one step I slipped back two. and before
1 knew it 1 was below Lebanon, so I
turned around and hits ’em for Athens
and just iu a little ldt I found myself
out here at this old field where I ought
to turn off to get here." We all laugh
ed.
In this school John M. McElhannon
and John Itohcrtson were sitting learn
ing to write. Robertson says to Me-
Elliannon, “Do you know the difference
between my Its and Barges’ Bs ? “No,”
says Robertson. “Barge knows what
he is going to make and I don’ know
until I have made it.”
The place where this great barbe
cue was held was at the Rocky Ford
across Talapnhoo ereek. Here the old
Milledgevllle road ran coining from
north and going south. Here it was
that the Indians slaughtered their game
apd held their feasts. Where braves and
squaws from Snowdon. Thomoscogin,
kort largo and Tarouleboul Swamp
met and held their feasts and danced
to their hearts content before the com
ing of the pale face.
Here on this same spot of ground
camped for a while one Garvin Miller
who had no chat for anybody and none
cipild find out anything about him.
There were many stories as the cause
of his conduct. I have one nil my own
I shall give. He was searching for an
Indian gold mine. When old grand
mother Sara Pentecost, who lived near
her hundredth year, would talk of her
childhood days often told of Indian
gbid mine which was located some
where in that section and large quan
tifies of gold lay hurled on a small
stream which ran into the Mulberry
river. She told her grand son, R. N.
Pentecost, in my presence that ho
ought to look good, it might lie on
some of his lands.
Now. this Garvin Miller probably got
this story from some old Indian and
came in search of if.
Now tliis part of Barrow county lnfti
a history never written worthy of the
attention of the more learned.
C. M. THOMPSON.
CASTOR | A
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Signature of
HAPPENINGS HERE
THIRTY YEARS AGO
Taken From the Jug Tavern Progress
January ID, 1893
As we go to press an unprecedented
snow is falling. It is now twelve indi
es deep and it is believed by some that
if it continues will be twelve feet deep.
§
CHURCH NOTICE.—First Quarter
ly conference for Jug Tavern circuit at
Bethlehem 20tb and 30th inst. Preach
ing at Wood’s Camp Ground first Sun
day and Saturday before; at Jug Tav
ern second and fourth Sundays in each
month ; at Bethlehem third Sunday and
Saturday before
I
Change in Firm —We call special at
tention to the change in the advertise
ment of the firm of Stanton A: Kelly
which appears in another column. This
popular tlrm lias taken into its member
ship Mr. (’. W. Harris who is well and
favorably known to all of our readers.
The new firm of Stanton. Kelly Cos. be
gins the new year with flattering pros
pects.
#
There will be a Christian church
built at or near Auburn during the com
ing spring, perhaps at Carl. Mr. W. T.
Perry, who is noted for his generous
heartedness lias kindly offered the
Christian brethren a nice plat of land
at his place (Carl) surrounded by a
beautiful grove to erect the building
on. Thanks to Bill. Mr. Perry has
accumulated a large fortune in his life
bu* money lias failed to make a simple
ton of him. He sticks to his Christian
integrity with much religious zeal. El
der Luther Jackson, district evangelist
for the Christian church in Northeast
Georgia, is at the bottom of the enter
prise.
Smith Carithers Ac Cos., are overhaul
ing their warehouse on the G. J. & S.
railroad to store guano, iu order to
accommodate their fast increasing
trale. Just think of one firm in Jug
Tavern doing a business that exceeds
one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars a year.
i
I) is said by some of the hoys that
Dave Hill makes two good cars and a
nubbin eighteen inches long to the stalk.
Pretty good for Pea Ridge.
It is said since the first (lay of Jan
uary Bob Carithers spits over his left
shoulder and says, "by grannies, hoys.
I want to sell a mnle.”
J
Hodges At Camp Ims received during
the past ten days enough plows, it is
said, to supply Jackson county.
5
M-ore than likely, Mr. W. F. Reagor
will preach for Jug Tavern and Chapel
churches.
i
James Hawthorne of Auburn paid
ns a visit last week and speak* highly
of Auburn High School and Auburn’s
outlook generally. Esquire Hawthorne
has been N. P. and Ex J. I’, of Ben
Smith’s district for lo these many
years anil makes a most excellent oil!
cer.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our friends for
their many deeds of kindness and sym
pathy shown 11s during the sickness and
death of our dear uncle.
May God bless each one of you is our
prayer.
(’. A. Moon' and Family,
Mrs. W. H. Gunnin.
AUBURN NEWS
Rev. Warwick filled his regular ap
point meat to preach at the Methodist
church last Sunday.
Glad to note the sick have all about
recovered.
Miss Lucile Rice of S. C. C. spent
the week end at her home in Dacula.
Mr. Loy Etheridge has returned to
his home from a trip to South Georgia.
Statham hoys came up and defeated
A. 11. S. boys in a game of basket hall
last, Friday. Hoping for better luck
next time.
Mr. ami Mrs. A. J. Pool and Miss
Jeel Pool visited Misses Dessie Col
lins and Lila Pool of Athens last Sun
day.
Mr. Carroll Burel lias accepted a po
sition as assistant teacher at Thomp
son's Mill.
S. c. c. girls won the game played
with Winder girls Monday afternoon.
The score was 15 to .
Rev. J. It. Burel tilled his appoint
ment at Sharon church last Sunday and
Sunday night.
Miss Lucile Hinton spent Monday
night with Miss Fay Wages.
Mr. Mercer Forster of laiwreneeville
was in town Saturday night.
I>r. J. J. Bridges and son, Ralph,
of Atlanta motored through here last
Sunday.
Quite a change in the weather last
Tuesday lint most of us met it with
high spirits as it reminded us of ol
len times.
A Good Thing—Don’t Miss It.
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No doubt our people are interested
in the amount of work that is being
put into the control of venereal dis
ease, as it represents 25% of the en
tire number of contagious and infec
tious diseases of our state. The State
Board of Health is well satisfied with
what has been accomplished, but not
content. The army figures show the
lowest rate in 25 years. The reduc
tion in brain syphilis at the insane asy
lum last year was 4 1-2%, which hap
pens to be the sum of SIO,OOO saving
to our taxpayers, and is the amount
of the appropriation made for the en
tire department.
* CONSOLIDATED REPORT FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1922.
DIVISION OF VENEREAL DISEASE CONTROL— GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH— JOE P. BOWDOIN, SURGEON (R).
1922 | Syphilis Gonorrhoea j Chancroid | Arsphen- ! Wasser- Smears i Pam- | Audiences j'Total | Cities
MONTH | M. F. M. | F. M. | F. | amine manns | M. | F. | phlets. ) Lee. J Films Cards. Attend. | x | xx
Jan. - - - - 207 127 263 59 10 1 1134 1367 73 29 I 20 780 796 200 1618 2614 4 ~7
Fob. 237 117 254 98 27 4 1756 1881 236 1 l 147 806 1267 31 1298 4 6
Mch. 269 130 237 58 35 5 1368 1824 346 41 80 835 941 175 1116 2 6
Apl. - - - - 184 118 241 56 37 3 1726 1576 443 20 64 656 1649 300 100 2049 3
May - - - - , 215 142 299 59 23 1 1497 1924 872 29 40 767 3374 3374 2 2
June - - - - 450 167 389 108 38 4 1603 1988 152 24 35 156 690 145 835 4 7
TOTAL 1563 801 1713 j 438 170 18 9084 10561) 2122 144 386 4000 8*717 *75 1894 11286 19 28
Syphilis 2364; Gonorrhoea 2151; Chancroid 188. Total V. D. First Six Month* nf A?nt
x—lo,ooo or more. xx —10,000 or less.
The table above shows by months
Just what has been done. Study it for
a few minutes.
Arsphenamlne mentioned is the tech
nical name for what is commonly
known as 606. The average price of
this drug is $1 65 per dose to the
druggist, making a valuation of this
drug distributed by the State Board
of Health $14,988.60.
The Wassermanns mentioned mean
that an examination of 10,560 speci
mens of blood has been made in the
laboratory. No reputable laboratory
will make such examinations for lose
than $5 each, or $53,800. This is the
test for syphilis.
The smears mentioned refer to
smears of mucous or pus made on a
glass slide by the physician and ex
amined for the germ that causes gon
orrhoea, 2,122 of which were made, and
they are $2 each by all laboratories, or
$4,244,
This gives us a total valuation of
$73,032.60 of work done and 606 fur
nished the people of our state with an
appropriation of SIO,OOO. How much of
suffering, anxiety and health have been
conserved you can imagine.
aff Hands chapped
IMENTHOLATUM J
, quickly
THH WINDER NOTTS
MBS. MARTHA JOHNSTON PERRY.
(Tribute of a Friend)
In the death of Mrs. Martha John
ston Perry, January 18, 1923, at her
home In Winder, one of pure, gentle
and noble women of this section of the
state was taken by the angeLs and
her immortal soul welcomed to the
home of the redeemed to dwell through
endless eternity.
It is a sweet comfort to friends and
loved ones and a priceless heritage to
children, when a sainted mother closes
her earthly career to know that her
life here not only had the approval, the
love and esteem of those who knew her,
but that there was indescribable re
joicing in heaven when the announce
ment of her coming was made known.
Mrs. Perry was horn August 24, 1849,
and died January 18, 1923. Her maiden
name was Martha Johnston Whitworth
and she was married to Mr. William
Thomas Perry in 1860.
Mr. Perry died at the age of 49 years
at Carl, Georgia, on May 1, 1894, and
was at that time one of the leading
business men and largest farmers of
Gwinnett county.
"By this union were horu fifteen chil
dren, fourteen of whom were reared to
maturity and eleven still living.
Those surviving her are five-sons: J.
TANARUS„ J. A., W. 0., G. S., and W. E. Per
ry; six daughters, Mrs. Ella O’Shields,
Mrs. W. F. Camp, Mrs. H. G. Hill, Mrs.
Minnie Daniel, Mrs. E. S. Harris and
Mrs. Gibson Nowell. Also 48 grand
children and 12 great grand children.
Two sisters, Mrs. Olive Shephard, of
Lithoaia, and Mrs. Julia Kilgore, of
Walton county.
Mrs. Perry's life had been one of ser
vice to others and her help and kind
ness to the sick and unfortunate dur
ing her long and useful life is known
by scores of neighbors and friends.
She was a devout and consecrated
member of tlie Baptist church and the
touching tributes to her life and ehar
aeter by her pastor. Rev. J. M. Dodd,
and her former pastor, for ten years,
Rev. W. H. Faust, were truly the trib
utes silently uttered by the large con
course of friends and relatives who at
tended the funeral service at the Bap
tist, church last Saturday morning.
The many beautiful floral offerings
evidenced the great love and esteem
for this good Christian woman and de
voted mother.
It can he truthfully said of her that
sin* was a woman in every sense—a
woman ombued with the spirit of her
Savious —kind, gentle and considerate,
loyal to friends and family and strong
in her ideals and convictions of duty
and service to her God.
Such a life has been worth much to
tin* world and leaves an indellible im
press.
RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions Adopted by the Woman’s
Missionary Society of the First Bap
tist Church of Winder, on the Death
of Mrs. Martha J. Perry.
WHEREAS, It has pleased our Heav
enly Father in His, to us, myeterious
providence, to remove from our midst
our faithful and beloved sister, Mrs.
Martha J. Perry; therefore, Be it Re
solved :
First. That while we bow to His will
yet we do not grieve as one without
comfort, for we know she was ready
for the summons and our loss is her
eternal gain.
Second. That as a Missionary Soci
ety we are thankful for her beautiful
life which was an open Bible to be
read of all.
Third. To the sorrowing family
we extend our deepest sympathy and
pray that God’s richest blessings may
rest upon them.
Fourth. That these resolutions he
inscribed in the minutes of the Society
and that a copy be sent the bereaved
family, and that a copy be sent the
Winder News for publication.
She is not dead—but borne beyond the
shadows,
Into the full, clear light,
■Where all is calm and bright;
Not silent, just passed out of earthly
hearing
To sing Heaven’s liew sweet song;
Not lonely, dearly loved and dearly lov
ing,
Amid the white robed throng.
Is not forgetful, keeping fond remem
brance.
Of dear ones left behind;
And looking gladly to the bright reun
ion,
With hand clasped and with smite.
MRS. J. P. CASH.
MRS. K. P. CARPENTER,
MRS. L. A. HOUSE.
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