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Pianos,
Organs, Buggies.
VOL. XX.—B Pages
Church Bells Call You
SOSI many of ue attend church on
Christmas day? Hnd why not?
Of all the days In all the year
Christmas Is the most appropriate
for one to go to church and unite with his
neighbors and friends in giving thanhs and
praise unto him who died that you and I
should live. Christmas is his birthday, and
above all things one should hear p short ser
mon and offer a prayer of thanhs for the
fortunes that the past has showered on htm
and ash forgiveness of all sins. One should
go to church feeling that it is a pleasure and
a privilege and not consider it a duty. It will
furnish inspiration that will mahe one capable
of better enjoying the day and at nightfall be a
great deal happier.
OFFICIALS AND EXECUTORS
Now Carefully Complying With
Inheritance Tax Law.
Atlanta, Dec. 24 —After sleep
ing over the fact for more than
four months, Georgia has waked
up at last to the fact that the in-
Ueritance tax, passed by the last
legislature, is not a joke.
Ordinaries and executors, un-
Aier pain of SI,OOO fine, are now
statute all over the state, and
tax collectors have been informed
,as to the duties which they have
been neglecting.
The inheritance tax law has
gone through an experience with
out parallel in the history of
Georgia. For four montlns it has
been a law on the statute books,
yet there hasn’t been a single
m
compliance with it —at least there
hadn’t up to the first of this
week. Executors and ordinaries,
each time they participated in a
transfer of property to heirs, vi
olated the law, and laid them
selves open to a possible SI,OOO
fm<?. v , _ *V-
If appears that all were bliss
fully ignorant of the way the law
was supposed to operate, and that
now that full information has
been put in all their hands, the
inheritance tax will begin tb
bihllg a steady stream of gold ift*
to the state’s treasury,
Drys Win Ottt in Savannah,
The anti-saloon forces won fiv4
out of seven cases in the
ior court of Chatham county last
week. These prosecutions are
the result of the rcent visit of
Seaborn Wright to Savannah.
-More prosecutions are to follow.
When those Savannah folk's are
made to respect the prohibition
law, the sailing in other sections
will be easy. They are the bold
est and moist flagrant set of law
breakers to be found in the state,
sand in the past they seemed to
y&ave had the backing of those
ikigh up ia* the Law and Order
FLeage, more commonly known
as the judges, solicitors and ju
ries. But these verdicts indicate
that someone is having a change
of heart.
M.ss Pearl Elrod, Winder’s ex
pert telephone operator, spent a
few days in Atlanta last week.
.wje UPtnott mm*
JUDGE G. A. JOHNS
DOCKET IN FINE SHAPE.
After a two weeks’ grind
Judge Johns has tbe City Court
of Jefferson docket in better
shape than it lias been in years.
The judge held court four week*?
since September and reports that
the docket is colser up than it has
been since he went on the bench
Judge Johns is one of the finest
city court judges in the state and
carries on the business of the
court with dispatch, and in a bus
iness like manner He has the
lawyers, jurymen, witnesses % and
bondsmen about convinced that
his court is not run for their con
venience, but is run to transact
the judicial business of the coun
ty
LAWRENCEVILLE MAN
JOINS THE INVENTORS!.
T. C. Yearwood has invnted a
door che(k which promises to be a
good invention.
It is a small implement to 'a ten
on the bottom of a door to hold' it
in place when you want it p.utiy
or opened all the way.
The machine gon?its of t\ spring
With two trips, which can ha sprung
with U.e foot. The Spring teste on
the door and is covered With leath-
C • or rubber Whit*b pfeVehts it from
and nting the boards or tearing the
carpet, it Will hold the door in
any tuition desired. —La wren ce
vilie ‘News-Herald.
Bow Long, 0 Lord, How Long
The “ready pistol” is still get
ting in its deadly work. Over at
Kaines, near Oordele, two men
had a difficulty about some hogfy
that might have been settled
fist and skull fashion, but they
both had pistols and of course
had to use them.
When shooting ceased three
men were dead and a fourth fa
tally wounded, and incidentally
there were three widows and sev
eral fatherless children left to
bear the sorrow, d’sgraee and pri
vation.
llow long will it be before our
civilization will weigh the dead
ly firearm in the balance and find
it wanting in use to humanity
and then stop it's manufacture
and sale in this country.—Moul
trie Observer.
Winder, Jackson County, Ga., Thursday, December 25, 1913.
I Sociel\j
Mrs George Fortson spent Mon
day in Atlanta.
Mr. Ralph Pledger, of Atlanta,
was in Winder Monday.
Miss Pauline Camp was an
Atlanta visitor Monday
Miss Robbie Blasingame of Bre
nau, is home for the holidays.
Miss Fay Wilkerson left Mon
day for Deinorist to yisit relatives
and friends.
Mrs. W. O. Perry and Miss
Annie Perry vis.ted the Gate
City Saturday. i
Mr. and Mrs. 11. J. Pledger vis
ited relatives in Atlanta Satur
day and Sunday
Mr. Luther McGee, of Atlanta,
spent Sunday as the guest of Mrs
E. J Foy and family.
Maider Jamie Wood, of Atlan
ta, is in Winder to spend the
Holiday's with friends.
Roy and Ralph Smith, who are
attending the University of Geor
gia are home for the holidays.
Mrs. L. W. Hodges who has
been visiting for several weeks
in Atlanta* has returned home.
Miss Lila Dell Betts will leave
Monday to spend the week as the
guest of her sister near Talmo.
Messrs. Robert J. and R, A.
W. Smith motored over to Wat
kinsville Sunday afternoon to vis
it frinds. 'J i
s nr
Airs Lewis Jbhnson, of Deca
tur, is the guest of her parents,
Air and Mrs A.. H. O’Neal, for
the holidays.
Rev and Mrs. W. 11. Faust loft
Wednesday for Oglethrope coun
ty to spend the holidays visiting
relatives and friends
Miss Anna Favenson, of Young
Harris, has reached the city for
the holidays with, her parents,
Mr and Mrs A. Y. Eavenson.
Miss Clifford Daniel, on<; of
our popular teachers, left Mon
day for Athens and Jefferson to
spend the Christmas Yuletide.
Mi & s Newton Swinnqy, teacher
in the Winder High school de
partment; left Saturday for Mc-
R|ea tjp vis : t relatives and friends,
Masters Warren and Wescottp
Ttiole, who are attending school
in Macon, have arrived in the
city to spend flu* holidays with
th ir patent* t4of -
Lipscomb*, head milliner
tbf J. T. Strange Company left
Monday for her home in North
Carolina to spend the holidays
with relatives.
Mis® Mary Alice Strange who
has been attending school at the
Wesleyan Cbllege at Macon has
returned to her home to visit
her parents during the holidays.
Mr. T. E. Iluffaker, of Chat
tanooga, father of W. P. Iluffa
ker, superintendent of Winder
Puplie Schools, is the guest of
his son in this city for the holi
days.
Lewis H a good and Spencer Mc-
Kelvey, of Lawrenceville, have re
turned home, after a visit to their
auut, Miss Bettie Julian. She ac
companied tb< rn home, and will
spend the holidays m that city.
Mrs. J. W. Saunders and little
son left Sunday for Atlanta to
visit friends. They were joined
there Wednesday morning by
Mr. ,j W.Shunders and will on
hi s arrival leave for Florida to
visit the parents of Mrs. Saun
ders. i
H. H. LEDBETTER IN
AUTOMOBILE COLLISION.
Few Scratches and Braises, But
No Serious Damage Done.
Air. 11. 11. Ledbetter, who lives
a few miles below Winder, on
the Hog Mountain road, was run
over by an automobile driven by
Willie Smith about 9 o’clock last
Monday night.
Air. Ledbetter was driving a
mule along the road. He had been
to town, and was a little sleepy,
it is said and in some unaccount
able manner, tumbled out of bis
his buggy and the automobile fol
low ng ran over him.
Neither, the automobile nor Air.
Ledbetter was damaged to any
great extent.
Robbed by Pickpockets.
Messrs. Bill Elrod and W. A.
Watson.who live a few miles from
Winder, were robbed last 'Satur
day afternoon .just as they board
ed a Seaboard train in Atlanta
for their home. They didn't dis
cover the robbery until they
reached Lawrenceville. However,
good luck always follows people
from this section.
The Sunday morning papers
told us of the capture of three of
the nimblofingered gentlemen.
Air. Elrod’s pocket-book be
sides some small change, contain
ed a promissory note $75.00. This
note was in one of the pocket
books thrown away by the pick
pockets just before capture.
Neat Sums Realized at Bazaar.
The Stntham School Bazar is the
interesting feature nere since* last
Friday night. About $25 is real
el each da)', and a whole world of
fun and interest.
Everybody is looking forward to
box supper Monday night, the29th,
t ie proceeds of which go towaid
piying for the new piano at the
Methodist, church.
Every lady should bring a box
and her best friend. Boxes will not
be sold to to the highest bidder.
TO OUR FRIENDS
AND CUSTOMERS.
•' '.'*i * ,
We wish you a Merry Christina*,
an 1 may good luck open up to you
during HU4, in uddition to health
and happiness, a long era of com
mercial prosperity.
THE QUALITY SHOP,
J. T. DeLiesseline & Cos.
Jackson’si Ginners’ Report.
The tabulation of the separate re
turns from the ginners fur the Pe
comber 13th report shows that there
were 40,098 bales of cotton, count
ing rounds ns half bales, ginned in
Jackson county, from the crop of
1913, prior to Decemcer 13th, a.-
compared with 30,986 bales ginned
prior to December 13, 1912.
Trains Delayed.
All trains going south on the
Seaboard were delayed Monday
ovviVig to the burning of a tres
tle between this city and Athens.
Master Joe Bagwell, of Bir
mingham, Ala., will spend Christ
mas with his grandmother, Mrs. J
F. Green. ’ ! ,
Mr. J. T. Strange has purchased
a handsome six-cylinder touring car
from the Buick agency, Winder
Mobile Cos
Mr. J. L. Green, of Guyton,
Ga., will spend the hoi.days with
ins father, Mr. J. F. Green.
W. E. Young,
—the—
Shingle man.
8 Pages—No. 37
CURRENCY BILL
BECOMES A LAW.
i
House and Senate Pass Confer
ence Report and Bill Gees
To President for
Signature.
Washington, D. C. Dec. 22nd—
Tlie house passed the conference
report on the administration cur
rency bill at ten forty-six o’clock
tonight by a vote of two ninety
eight to sixty.
They sent the report to the
Senate which had awaited in ses
sion to recieve it before adjourn
ment for a fortn'ght.
The new currency measure has
as its chief purpose for rendering
of money of the country more
elastic thus eliminating the dan
gers of a financial str agency.
This can be accomplished large
ly thru a chain of regional re
serve hanks.
The banks of the country will
be required to deposit in these
fnst tut ions a certain proporta n
of their reserve.
In case of emergney region
al reserve banks may he drawn
upon. ! '
It is expected that thus ra llionl
of dollars can he put into circu
lation quickly.
The arrangement is also design
ed to prevent a money “corner.”
Ir an emergency anew form
paper money can be issued; bills
to be known as treasury notes.
They may be put out by.the gov
ernment thru regional hanks.
When condit on* become nor
mal, these hills will be taken bad
by the government. In charge of
the whole new system and direct
ly controlling the regional re
serve banks will be a federal re
serve board appointed by the
president.
MR SINGLEION BROWN
HAS MOVED TO TOWN.
Mr. Singleton Brown, who
ha* been liv ng about two miles
west of Bethlehem, in Cut-Off
district, has purrehaged a house
and let from Mr. W. J. Bennett,
and with Jjis fam'ly has took up
hjg res deuce with us. We wel
come Mr. Brown to our town,
t*# 0
Phili ips Hearnto n.
Sunday morning at the Meth
odist parsonage, Miss Ethel Phil
-1 ips of this city, was happily mar
ried to Mr. Will Hearnton, of
Monroe. , i
The bride is the daughter of
Mr*. Vann e Phillips. The groom
is in the plumbing business in.
Monroe. Rev. John Yarbrough
performed the ceremony.
Care's Your Chance!
1 have received the agency for
The Saturday Blade and Chicago
Ledger. The Blade contains the
news from all parts of the world.
The Ledger carries stores that
thrills one’s heart. Yo’u wil\ cer
tainly enjoy reading them both.
For further particulars see or
write Oscar Ross, Winder, Ga.
Arm Scalded with Icing.
While assisting his sisters to
prepare Christmas cake Mr Geo.
Sim 8 had his arm scalded with
hot icing. George is a fine look
ing young man and is a 4 ine cook
and he has the sympathy of sewr
al young ladies in h s atfliction.