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VOL. XXII.
THE GROUCH PUZZLES
OVER THE GUANO QUESTION.
Fret* About Road Conditions and
Fears Barrow Is Learning the
Lesson of Procrastination.
The Grouch l ad c nvassed the city
getting prices oji cotton seed meal,
acid phosphate, ready-mixed fertili
zers, etc., wiheii he came into the of
fice, fell into a chair, and) said/:
‘‘War, mud, each, credirt, corn, cot
ton, cowi3. Say, Bob what system
of road working do we operate in
this progressive comity of Barrow-”
“■Well, Go-ouch,” we answered, "we
might instruct you as to the lawful
system and, then miss local prac
tices. You see thie ms a progressive
age and/ present day officials often
devise method's of road working as
well as discharging other duties to
v ward, the public far in advance of
anything found in a puny legislator's
philosophy. The man on the ground,
you know, sees the situation, applies
common sense, does the best he can
and leaves the law for the legisla
ture to apply or change at the next
session. What is wrong wJth the
roads, Grouch.”
"In the main I have no complaint
of road conditions. But there are
places near the rivers and creeks
that are almost impassable. The lit
tle hill at Mulberry bridge iis a eight.
Why, the man on Route 20 carries
his shovel hung across the wind
shield of his automobile regularly,
so as to dig his mail out at the Mul
berry bridge.”
“You see, Grouch, that is at the
border of the county and the author
ities naturally look after the roads
that are mo,sit traveled. Doubt jess
the Ordinary has not heard of this
rough place near the bridge. Allay he
waiting' till the road gang is organiz
ed before taking up such heavy
work.”
“But now is the time for hauling,
Bob. The .March winds will beat the
county authorities repairing roads
next month. Barrow is learning the
procrastination lessen too well. Pip
ing ha.s been lying at Mulberry
bridge for more than a month. Just
lying out there to scare horses and
mules and make believe someone
will come soon to repair the road,
waiting for the winds to dry the
roads. That oid scheme has rotted
a car load, of pine polls at Red Stone,
Jackson county. Every winter a few
loads of pales would be delivered at
Red Stone to stop the talk. A team
ster could use a pole to aid him cut
of the mire, but he can't use two-foot
piping.”
“At this .season of the year, Grouch
there is apt to be a bad place on
nearly every road. This happens to
be near you and catches your eye.
Tlie Ordinary must give attention to
those place s that appeal to him as
most importance.”
“Talk about importance, Bob. This
point is on a graded road from Jef
ferson to 9 tat ham. McCksky’s bridge
has been down. All the amomi'biuee
had to go this route to Jefferson.
Much travel to this market aud to
Sta'ham must cross the Mulberry
bridge and block in mud a foot deep
on the hill this side the river. Here
Bob, you* tell Judge Hill to have
somebody fix this road. Tell him
1 am afraid that some Jackson coun
ty galoot will be sitting on the Jack
eon end of the bridge pointing the
finger of ridicule at that ugly spot
in Progressive Barrow. Tell him
Mjr. Maynard lias tons of rock near
by and it is a down hill pull from
rack p ile to the place’ where they are
needed. A small job, but a needful
on?, to us, our kinfolks and Stat
ham.”
GLAD BUSINESS
WAS PICKING UP.
W. W. Jackson, the hustling repre
sentative for the Coggins Marble Cos.,
of Canon, Ga., was in town this
week, and says he is glad to note
that the tombstone business is pick
ing up right along, and he hope’s it
will continue so. —Pensacola Journal.
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MRS. W. H. WARE
BREATHES HER LAST.
Died at Home of Daughter in North
Carolina. —Body Buried Here
Wednesday.
Mrs. W. H. Ware, widow of the
late W. H. Ware, of Gwinnett coun
ty, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Sam Sherard, in Concord, N. C.
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Ware suffered a stroke of
paralysis last Saturday, from which
she never regained consciousness.
Had she lived until June Ist, she
wou and have been 66 years of age. She
was a member of the Methodist
church at LawrenceviHe, and was a
consecrated Christian woman, and her
passage to eternity will be mourned
by many relatives and friends in this
section, where she had lived so long.
Hue body \was brought to Winder
and laid to rest in Rose Hill ceme
tery Wednesday afternoon. The fu
neral occurred at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Claud Mayne, in this
city, Wednesday at 2 P. M.. Revs.
Jno. F. Yarbrough and J. H. Wood
conducted the services.
Mrs. Ware was the mother of
eight children, all except one surviv
ing her. They are:
Hon. C. R. Ware, superintendent
of schools of Gwinnett county.
Mrs. W. R. Smith, of Athens, Tenn
Mrs. Sam Sherard, Concord, N. C.
Mrs. J. T. Woodward, Dacula, Ga.
Mrs. Claud Mayne, of this city.
Mrs. D. J. Ware, of Athens.
Mrs. L. R. Sams, of Newborn* Ga.
Mrs. TLnnie Ware-Irwin, deceased.
The News, with hundreds of other
friends of the family offers condo
lence to the children in the loss of
their mother.
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
IN REGULAR SESSION MONDAY
Monday, at 10:30, the weekly min
isters coincrence of the city met in
the Christian church with President
Jno. H. Wood, presiding.
Prayer was ltd by RoV. N. E. 11c-
Breyer.
Reports were mane by the ministers
present on Sunday’s work. Observed
Georgia Go To Sunday School Day.
Following i'S attendance of the va
rious Sunday schools of the city—a
f lid showing despite the rainy day:
First Methodist, 211.
Christian, 201.
First Baptist, 201.
Presbyter an 33.
Wesleyan, 00.
Second Baptist, 85.
Total 8.1.
Rev. W. M Dempsey, of Statham
invited the conference and officials
of churches to be with Statham on
Monday, February 28, at 10:30 A. M.
Th? following program was adoptee
by the body for that day:
Toastmaster, Rev. W. ,M. Dempsey.
Financing the Church, Rev. Jno. H.
Wood.
The Benefits of a Ministers Confer
ence, Rev. Bruce Nay.
The Challenge of the Sunday School
Claud Mayne.
Church Discipline, Rev. J. T. Griz
zle.
Christian Education, Rev. W. A.
Chastain.
Conserving The Force's of Our
Country Churches, Rev. N. E. Mc-
Beyer.
Hindrances to Sunday School Work
W. C. Roberts.
The Church and Missions, Rev. W.
H. Faust.
The Church and Popular Amuse
ments, Rev. D. S. Patterson.
Soul Winning, Rev. S. W. Dubose.
The Woman’s Missionary Society,
Mrs. W. M. Holseivbeck.
The Duties of Church Members,
Rev. Jno. F. Yarbrough.
The Religious Paper in the Home,
Rev. T. C. Buchanan.
The Importance of Trained Sunday
School Teachers, Dr. S. A. Boland.
Music by Statham Orchestra. At
Baptist church.
- The subject of next meeting' will
be a paper by Rev. Jno. H. Wood on
"The Importance of Putting the
Church Paper in Every Home.”
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, February 17, 1916.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY.
ALTERNATIVE ROAD LAW
ADOPTED IN BARROW COUNTY,
Ordinary Hill, in Accord with Grand
Jury Recommendation, Passes
up Order.
Whereas, the Grand Jury of Barrow
county In their general presentments,
at the September Term, 1915, of the
Superior Court of Barrow county, re
commended the adoption of the Alter
native Read Law- as the system un
der which the public roads of Bar
row county should be worked; now,
therefore, I H. G. Hill, Ordinary of
said conuty, pursuant to the afore
said recommendation of the Grand
Jury, and under the authority vested
in me as the Ordinary of said coun
ty in charge of the public roads
thereof, and under the authority con-
ferred under Section 704 of the Code
of Georgia, do hereby declare the
Alternative Road Law adopted in
Barrow county as a system under
which the roads of the county shall
be worked, and tine said Alternative
Road Law and all the provisions
thereby declared adopted.
It is further ordered in accordance
with the provisions of Section 695
of the Code of Georgia that each
male citizen of Barrow county be
tween the ages of twenty-one and
fifty years, not specially exempted,
from the operation of this Section,
when called upon or notified by the
county Authorities charged with the
enforcement of the Alternative Road
Law in Barrow county, shall perform
work upon the pubile roads of Bar
row county in accordance with the
provisions of the law for a period, of
6 days per annum, or in lieu thereof
shall pay a commutation tax of $3.00
per annum.
This the 7th day of February, 1917.
H. G. Hill,
Ordinary Farrow County, Ga.
Mrs. Saxon Hesters.
One of the most enjoyable events
of the past week was the lovely Val
entine party given by Airs. E. F. Sax
cn in honor of the Young Matrons
club.
The living room and reception hall
were most attractive with their Valr
entries.
Vases of carnations and bonbon
diishes of red hearts were placed on
tables where 500 was played. After
many pleasant games the guests were
served a delgihftul salad course with
hot coffee.
Mrs. Saxon was assisted in enter
taining by her mother, Mrs. G. W.
Smith.
Birthday Party.
Carlton N-iblack, Jr., entertained
a number of his little friends one
day last week, at a lovely party, in
celebration of his fifth birthday.
After the guests arrived and greet
ings and good wishes were extended
to the cordial little host, merry
games were played, after which the
children were invited into the din
ing room, which was attractively dec
orated. In the center of the table was
the cake with five candles placed on
it. Fruits, candies and punch were
served.
Little Carlton was the recipient
of many nice gifts.
Killed by Train.
Last Tursday, in attempting to
board a freight train for a short ride
down the road, young Jewell Shad
burn fell under the wdieels of a heavy
car and his life was crushed out. He
was a manly young fellow, aud his
untimely end cast a gloom over Bu
ford, his home town. He was a son
of Mr. Norman Shadburn and. a
nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Benson, w r ho
attended the funeral Friday at New
Bethany, near Buford.
Winder Guards to be Inspected.
Tuesday, February 22, state and
federal office it w ill arrive in Win
der for the regular annual inspection
of Company H , Winder National
Guard. In the forenoon the property
and records will be inspected, and in
the afternoon the company inspec
tion will take place.
CHAMBER COMMERCE MEETING
PROVES VERY INTERESTING.
Covers Laid for Seventy-Five Guests,
by the Ladies of the Local
W. C. T. U.
Wednesday at 12:00 o’clock, C. J.
Haden, of Georgia Chamber of Com
merce, and Mr. Weatherly, assistant,
called to order in Christian church
parlors the following gentlemen inter
ested in Barrow’s progress:
I), p. Thompson, W. B. McCants,
R. O. Ross, Rev. J. H. Wood, J. R.
Jones, R. D. McDonald, S. P. Smith,
W. U. Mathews, Dean W. A. Chas
tain, I). B. Maxey, W. H. Quarternjan
,J. M. Brooksher, W. W. Parks, Dr.
G. W. Yarbrough, J. E. Stewart, Jud
son Jackson, Foster Hardiigree, J. A.
Thompson, A. A. Thomas, Jno. M.
Williams, J. F. Anderson, Rev. Win.
Dunbar, W. L. Blasingame, A. J. Har
digree, J. W. Hill, J. \Y. Shields, H.
A. Carithers, .Jr., C. J. Hodien, W. H.
Toole, J. H Hutchens, G. W. Giles, ,J.
M. Ross, A. A. Camp, Rtev. W. H.
Faust, J. W. Nowell, C. Win. Hath
away, J. G. Weatherly, Cf. ; W. Wood
ruff, J. A. Mardigree, Guy Kilgore,
E. A. Starr, L. A. House, -J. R. -John
son, W. L. Jackson, W. C. Horton, R.
L. Carithers, A. Y. Elavenson, W. H.
Bush, O. S. Roberts, Rev. J. F. Yar
brough, P. A. Flanigan, J. C. Pratt,
L. S. Radford, M. J* Griffeth.
A bountiful dinner was served, the
guests by the ladies of the W. C. T.
U. Uhose present were Mrs. W. C.
Horton, President; Mrs. Plaul Roberts
Secretary; Mrs. Will Herrin, Treas
urer; Mesdames St. John, S. P. Stan
ton, T. A. Maynard, S. T. Ross, R.
O. Ross, Green Smith, Mercer Jack
son, Hitman Jackson, BLerhart, A. T.
Harrison, A. A. Camp, EJd Jones, G.
W. Ee L.a Perriere, James Eie La
Perriere, Lanier, Jim Seats, L. S.
Radford, J. B. Parham, Harry Segars,
John Wood, Miss Fay Wilkerson.
Mr. Had; n acted as toastmaster,
outlining the work of the Chamber,
stating that Winder was in the lead
in Georgia cities.
Introduced Revs. Jno. H. Wood,
W. 11. Faust, and- C. Wan. Hathaway,
who made brief addressee on the re
sources of Barrow county.
A splendid spirit was manifest by
the large crowd present and the large
number of ciitzens from all t ecitcus
present insures success for the move
ment.
YOUNG MATRONS CLUB
SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY.
Ait the borne of Mr. and Mrs. T. C.
Dunn, Monday evening Jhe Young
Matrons Club, which has so long
been noted for the beautiful! recep
tions tendered thei-r husbands each
year, gave their annual spread of a
seven-course dinner in honor of the'r
husbands.
The home was lovely, being deco
rated in red. hearts, cupids and red
carnations. Punch was served in the
hall by Miss Alary Dunn, who was
gowned in red crepe de chine, assist
ed by Mrs. Williamson, Mrs. Jackson,
Airs. Saxon, and Airs-. Mil leaps. Airs.
Dunn, Airs. Johns, Altb. Walter Jack
son, Airs. Smith, Airs. McDonald and
Mrs. Perry were in the receiving line.
Airs. \V. A. Bradley and .Mrs. .Mac
Potts furnished music during the ev
ening. Covers were laid for twenty
four.
The table was unusually striking for
the annual occasion. In the center
was a mound of red roses, while cut
glass vases held red carnations.
Unique Place cards were at each
place with a cigar for each man.
The guests were seated at the ta
ble from 8:30 to 10:30. The friend
ship existing between, ail member:*
and their husbands made the occa
sion possibly less formal than or
dinarily, ar.d this real liberty for
genuine freedom of pleasure was
greatly enjoyed.
In 1909, seven years ago, this
month, at the home of Mrs. H. E.
Millikin, Airs. Clyde Williamson, Mrs.
E. F. Saxon, Mrs. Mac Potts, Airs
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NEW SUPERINTENDENT
TOOK CHARGE TUESDAY.
Comes Well Recommended from Rock
mart, Where He Has Labored the
Past Ten Years.
Last Tuesday morning, Mr. J. B.
Cooper, who had tieen selected by the
Water and Light Commission of this
city as superintendent of the plant,
took tip tJte duties of hie office, in
speaking of Mr. Cooper and his de
parture for Winder, The Rockmart
News says:
“We are in no way surprised that
Mr. Cooper met with so much suc
cess when he applied for the respon
sible position that he is to fill at
Winder, for few men can boast of
such a record as he has made here.
Jim, as we all know him, came to
the Rockmart electric light plant ,on
tlie 18th of June, 1906. From that
date to November of the same year
he worked in the construction of the
plant. It was in November, 1906, that
he was made superintendent. Not
once since that date has Rockmart
been in darkness for more than a
few minutes, and not to exceed a.
dozen times have the lights failed to
respond to the touch of the switch in
every home that Is fortunate enough
to enjoy the comforts of electricity
and then only for a few moments.
"'We are loath to give up Air.
Cooper both as a citizen and as a
faithful officer. True he did not
make much noise about w'hat he was
doing. He had been entrusted with
the responsibility of our city’s light
ing system and : -| n his quiet, say-notli
iwg way, he was creditably taking
care of the city’s interests and prop
erty.”
BARROW COUNTY CHOIR MEETS.
The first quarterly meeting of the
Barrow County Choir Convention will
meet at Union church on the first
Sunday in Alarch.
This church is located about three
miles from Winder, on the Winder
and Jefferson road.
Let all the good singers of the
county, as well as those of adjoining
counties, come. Also all those who
enjoy good singing.
I>o not forget to bring dinner bas
kets well filled, ne dinner will be
served at the church.
Be sure to bring your song books.
Ed House, President. -
Geo. N. Bagwell, Secretary.
Air. A. J. Seymour and family were
guests of friends and relatives in
Winder the latter part of last w-eek.
Geo. Johns, Airs. C. O. Ntblack, Aim.
W. O. Perry, Mrs W. L. Jackson,
-Mrs. W. AI. Holsembeck, Airs. O. Al.
Jackson, Airs. E C McDonald, Airs. C.
Al. Jackson organized the Young .Mat
rons Club and since that time some
kind of social affair has been given
at .intervals during the year, either)
in honor of the wives or husbands.
Very often have the husbands taken
their wives to the river for an allrday
barbecue in their honor and the con
genial spirit that ha.s been manifest
ed between these Young .Matrons for
seven years is one of the pleasant
memories that will always be cher
ished in the club and will ever be a
close tie. Those invited for the ban
quet were—
Airs. Alma McDonald.
Mr C. O. Niblack
Air. and Mm. Mac Potts I,
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Dunn
Air. and Mrs. W. L Jackson
•Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Williamson
Air. and Airs. W. A. Bradley
Air. and Airs. John Millsaps
Air. and Airs. J. L. Jackson.
Mr. and Airs. G. A. Johns \
Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Saxon
-Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Smith
Air. and Airs. W. O. Perry
Air. and Mrs. O. M. Jackson
Air. and Airs. O. B Mcßae
Mr. and Airs. W. F Huffaker
Air. and Airs. E. C .McDonald
Mr. and Mrs. H. E Millikin
Mr. and Marvin Maynard
Air. and Airs. C. W. Jackson
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