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iOL. XXI.
BARROW ELECTION PASSED OFF QUIETLY.
Cad weather keeps many voters from coming to winder to cast vote.
CARITHERS, HILL AND BAGWELL WIN THREE HIGHEST OFFICES.
pVINDER’S OLDEST CITIZEN
CASTS BARROW’S FIRST VOTE.
B)r. J. M. Saunders Appears at Polls
Early and Votes First Ticket
for County Officers.
- When the Barrow county precinct
las opened Tuesday for the special
lection, the first man to greet the
aanagers and cast his vote for offi
ers in the new county was I>r. J.
1. Saunders, Winder’s oldest citizen,
nd perhaps the oldest man in Bar
ow' county.
Though in his 89th year the vener
hle old gentleman is still taking an
ctive interest in current events and
hings of life, and his vigorous mind
5 still alert and there’s a merrv
winkle in his eyes as he greets his
riends, which shows that he is far
roin believing that all is going wrong
n the wmrld.
iFifty*five years ago he was repre
sentative in the lower house of the
ikw makers of Georgia, and was the
■rst man to suggest that the little
tbwn, now Winder, be made a county
Bat. What he knew this section
Bernied then has now become a real-
By, and the doctor has lived to see
winder a thriving city and the seat
m government for a county that is
Best hied to become one of the rich
■st and best in the state. Whatever
Bis predictions end dreams of the
fciture were when he represented this
■potion then, we dare say many of
lem 'have proven true, and hope that
B lay enjoy for years to come c*it-
BeWship in the county for whose of-
Bcers he cast the first vote.
Dr. W. H. Bush Votes Early.
;1 The first man to cast his vote at
|1 * precinct where the citizens of
■arrow, formerly of Gwinnett, voted,
■as Dr. W. H. Rush. No man in
B inder is better known throughout
ne South than Dr. Bush. He was
■ie of the first settlers here, and
htes done as much to help this city
wd section forge to the front as
Biy other man.
I He is familiarly known in the city
B the terms he so quaintly uses a?
■Hie father of Winder,” and his
Biergy, pluck and progressive ef
forts have done much to gain recog
nition for the city.
I He is a brother-in-law of Dr. Saun
■ers and has hundreds of kinspeo-
Be and friends in this section.
I He has always had great faith in
Binder’s being a splendid town, a
Bounty site, a railroad center, and
Bhis section as being recognized as
Bne of the richest and best in Geo*
Bia.
I The doctor always takes a prom-
Bent part in movements that mean
fclgger and better growth for Win-
Ber, and has been an advocate o*
Bany of the projects that have help-
W to make her growth sure and
Bertain.
I It is extremely fitting that these
Bo old gentlemen should have been
Be first to cast their votes for the
■fficers in the new county, and ev
erybody wishes them well.
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Go Into Office Today.
1 Athens, Ga„ January sth.—The
It" administration for the city of
Bhen& goes into office tomorrow at
Boa, Mayor W. F. Dorsey holding
B I° r another year. The council is
Bposed of Messrs. J. Z. Hoke, H.
•linton, V. T. Mathews, A. G. Dud-
John F. Tibbetts, Hugh H.
h. R. Palmer and R. T.
■right.
®lje uKttfar Mews.
Tabulated Returns of
Tuesday’s Election.
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FOR REPRESENTATIVE:
R. L. Carithers __ __ __ 287 294 787 T 368
J. T. Wages 268 133 183 584
FOR ORDINARY:
John W. Bell 163 203 345 711
H. O. Hill __ __ __ 311 200 500 1011
P. W. Quattlebaurn __ 66 21 115 202
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CLERK SUPERIOR COURT:
Geo. N. Bagwell __ __ __ __ 247 67 221 535
H. Edgar Haynie 38 38 407 •M
Albert L. Jacobs __ __ 72 16 57 145
Jas. T. Lord __ 10 33 32 75
Muller McElroy __ __ __ __ __ 82 106 186 374
W. J. Smith, Jr. __ __ __ __ 80 51 49 180
W. !C. Baggett __ __ __ __ __ 20 113 16 149
FOR SHERIFFF:
E. S. Bennett __ __ __ 15 9 41 65
H. O. Camp 168 178 525 871
Pi. B. 'Harwell 35 7 89 131
Willis McDaniel __ 172 196 161 529
S. C. Potts __ __ __ 148 26 145 319
FOR TREASURER:
John T. Bradburry __ __ __ 42 7 85 134
J. T l . Fuller 7 11 33 51
A. Fee Hardigree __ __ 76 29 57 162
Joseph N. Hodges __ __ __ 23 16 40 " 79
J. L. Lackey. _ __ __ „ 116 197 215 52S
J. W. Nowell __ 207 115 370 692'
Walter M. Stanton 51 36 133 220
COUNTY SCHOOL SUPT.
W. M. Holsenbeck __
W. L. Sligh __ 145 113 358 616
FOR TAX COLLECTOR:
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J. W. Carrington, Sr. __ __ __ __ 26 40 96 162
John W. Clack 222 106 107 435
Jas. H. Mobley __ __ 31 33 168 232
Walter Morris __ __ __ __ __ 22 11 126 159
J\ H. Parks 120 6 57 183
John E. Stewart __ __ __ __ 40 17 31 88
Alonzo M. Williams __ __ __ 83 214 378 675
FOR TAX RECEIVER:
G. E. Everett 136 45 9 190
S, M. Grizzle -- --
J. W. D. McDonald __ __ __ 23 44 153 220
John M. Pool 122 20 111 253
J. J. Shed lOB 57 262 426
J A. Still
A. J. Wages __ 33 61 77 171
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR:
R. L. G'riffeth 552 419 960 1931
FOR CORONER:
J. M. Baxter __ - 45 19 43 107
D. P. Lord
W. M. Marlow
Tom McElhannon __ - 226 293 499 1018
John J. Thomas __ -- - ... 67 33 165 265
The News received a check this
morning from Mr. \y. L. Hewitt, of
Edwardsville, Ala., for subscription.
IHe says he wants the paper each
week because its like getting a let
ter from home folks. He was reared
on Beech Creek, which heads in Win
der, but has been away for twenty
years. He adds “Hurrah for Barrow.’
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, January 7th, 1914;
Stove to Exchange.
Practically new, medium size par
lor heater to exchange for cooking
stove. Will give or take boot. Re
ply by letter, giving full description,
to “Stove,” care Winder News.
The Tenth Commandment at the
NoName Theater Friday night.
H. O. CAMP GETS
SHERIFFS PLACE.
Nowell, Williams and Still Win—
McElhannon Coroner.
■Barrow’s first election is over and
the newly elected officers are await
ing to take their oath of office and
begin the discharge of their duties.
Despite the disagreaeble day Tues
day, nearly two thousand voters went
to the polls and cast their ballots
the candidatees of their choice, and
while interest in some of the races
was intense nothing happened to
mar the quiet passing of the day.
Friend met friend, candidate mixed
with candidate, and it was purely a
matter of one man's choice instead
of a voter’s effort to defeat anyone
else.
It will be a long time before the
people of the county will have such
splendid opportunity to select offi
cers from such a list of aspirants as
the ticket contained Tuesday. All
of them were good men with hun
dreds of friends, and any one of
them would have made a good offi
cer. They couldn’t all be chosen,
and the people have made the issue
straight by electing a set of men
that will beyond doubt give them
the best of service.
There were surprises for some, dis
appointments for many but no one
of the defeated ones has been heard
to say anything but “hurrah for Bai
row county.”
The successful candidates are too
well known to have need of praise
from anybody, and that they will
have the support of the entire coun
ty gofs without saying.
Three precincts were opened for
the reception of the votes and the
crowds were moving between these
all during the day, alert for any in
dication of how the result would be
It was close in many instances, and
long after nightfall before anything
could be learned that would tell
how it would show in the final count.
The count was completed early
yesterday morning and the returns
consolidated. They appear in this
issue.
NEW MAYOR AND COUNCIL
TAKE CHARGE OF AFFAIRS.
Reorganization Under New Admin
istration Tonight.
The regular election for mayor
and councilmen from the second and
fourth wards and city at large, was
held yesterday and the following
gentlemen, nominees in the Novem
ber primary, confirmed by the vot
ers:
W. 0. Perry, mayor; B. H. Hill
L. W. Hedges, and J. T. Wages, al
dermen.
They will be sworn in tonight and
take active charge of city affairs.
NEW AGENT AT THE
SOUTHERN EXPRESS.
Mr. Ray Sharpton has been appoint
ed agent of the Southern Express Cos.
here and has taken active charge of
the office. Mr. Vernie Sharpton, for
merly of the University of Oeorgia,
will assist Ray in the dischrage of
his duties.
The sixth installment of Trey O’
Hearts, with a really good Joker
comedy was the bill at the NoName
moving picture house last night, and
despite the weather a large number
of people saw the pi tures.
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WINDER POSTAL RECEIPTS
BREAK ALL RECORDS.
Month of December Shows $200.00
Gain Over Same Month in
1913.
Otie of the surest ways to judge
a town’s steady growth is to com
pare receipts of its post office, and
th past quarter at the Winder office
ibroke all records.
Over seven thousand people are be
ing served by the office in an effi
cient and satisfactory manner. Par
cels post has come to stay, and the
five rural routes serving the country
people are being patronized liberally,
and there is no reason to fear dis
satisfaction on the part of the gov
ernment authorities in regard to
them, as is the case with many
routes over the country.
There is a movement now on foot
by private parties to give the city
a system of street numbers in order
'to secure an experimental free ei y
delivery of mails, and this has the
sanction of the city authorities and
the postmaster. This experimental
delivery has been tried with success,
by live towns in Georgia, some small
er than Winder.
One of the chiefiest sources of grat
ification in the splendid showing that
the office is making is the fact that
only by a sufficient volume of busi
ness can a federal building be secur
ed for Winder, and we hope this may
be done in the near future.
HOLIDAY VACATION OVER
SCHOOL OPENED MONDAY.
More Pupils Enrolled Than Before £G
Faculty Begins Spring Term.
onday
The public school opened Me two*
for the spring term, after a i>d
weeks’ vacation for Christmas, anu
the enrollment is larger than ever
One teacher was added to the facul
ty at the beginning of the fall term,
and a school established at the cot
ton mill under control of superinten
dent Huffaker. Now that the number
of entries is increasing it is becom
ing a serious matter of accommodat
ing them.
WANT TO ANNUL TRAINS.
Gainesville Midland Claims It lc Los
ing Money on Passenger
Service.
General Manager W. B. Beauprie,
of the Gainesville Midland system,
was in the city Tuesday, and called
at the Ne\ys office.
In this issue of the paper appears
the notice of a petition by the road
to the Railroad Commission to allow
it to cease the operation of its ex
clusive passenger train between Mon
roe and Belmont, and in this con
nection Manager Beauprie stated that
this was deemed necessary by the
road on account of the fact that the
passenger traffic did not pay, and
that a mixed train carrying both
freight and passengers, would tak*
care of the business, and for this
reason the change was contemplated.
The notice gives the full facts re
garding the change.
The passenger schedule as at pres
ent gives excellent service to the pat
rons of the mad, and they would
probably be well served with the
mixed train.
The schedules would be changed
some, however. What the commis
sion will do with the request remains
to be seen.
No. 39