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VOL. XXIII.
FREE CITY DELIVERY
STARTS MONDAY, MAY 1.
Postmaster McCants Receives In
structions to Try Out Experi
mental Service.
Instructions from the Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General to Post
master McCants directing him to in
stitute experimental village delivery
service at Winder, effective May Ist,
1916, have been received.
Patrons receiving this service
must notify the Winder postmaster
in Winder in writing that they wish
their mail delivered, and shall have
their houses numbered, erect proper
mail receptacles at their gates or at
their house fronts, or provide mail
slots in their front doors. The fourth'
assistant postmaster general, writ
ing to Postmaster McCants, says:
“You will advise all patrons and
prospective patrons at your office
that the village delivery service
at Winder is authorized with the
understanding that this requirement
shall be met, and notify them that
unless such receptacles are provided
within a reasonable length of time,
it will be necessary for them to call
at the postoffice for their mail.
ATLANTA SPECIALISTS
COMING MAY THE 2ND.
Health restored, Growths on Eyes
removed, Cataracts absorbed and
cross eyes straightened without knife
or pain. Eyes scientifically measur
ed for glasses. Consultation free.
Dr. J. R. Hughes and Kennon Mott
the eminently successful eye and
chronic disease specialists of Atlanta
are coming again to Winder. This is
a boon to those suffering from bad
eyes, ears, nose, throat, nervousness,
headaches, stomach, kidney, catarrh,
rheumatism, dropsy and all diseases
of the body. These noted specialists
have succeeded where others fail, so
see them. Special absorbent treat
ment of Adenoids and Tonsils with
out knife or pain. Diseases and the
eyes of women and children success
fully treated. In some cases eyes
are corrected so that glasses are not
needed. See them at the Hotel Gran
ite Hotel, Tuesday.—Advt.
Pound Party.
A pretty event of last week was
a pound party given by Mr. and Mrs.
J. K. Wills, of Mulberry. The house
was decorated throughout, the Eas
ter feature being carried out in ev
ery detail.
Rook and many interesting games
and contests were enjoyed. A puz
zle was the putting togehter of a
rabbit was solved, the prize being
won by Miss Annie House and Mr.
Dan Durham.
After the games the guests were
ushered into the dining room which
was very pretty in its decoration of
Easter lillies, and a lovely table was
laden with every thing good to eat.
On leaving the dining room the
guests found in the hell a miniature
tree loaded down with eggs contain
ing fortunes for each one.
Mrs. Wills was assisted in enter
taining by Miss Audrey Wafford and
Miss Ruth Hill.
Easter Egg Hunt.
About twenty-five children enjoy
ed the Easter Egg hunt last Saturday
afternoon in Dunn’s pasture, given by
Mrs. G. W. Del>aPerriere to her lit
tle granddaughters, Harryette Segars
and Hattie Eugenia DeEaPerriere.
Master Edmund Saul and Little
Miss Gertrude Young tied for most
eggs, both having found eleven.
Elizabeth Yarbrough and Lona Bell
Carrington tied for the booby, having
found two each.
STORE ROOM FOR RENT.
Two-story brick building on Broad
street, next door to Dr. George De
La Perriere Drug store, in the heart
of Winder. Formerly occupied by
G. W. Graham & Cos. For rent rea
sonable.—J. L. SAUL.
£l)c Winder iXetus.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY.
MR. S. T. MAUGHON DEAD;
BURIED AT APALACHEE.
j
Last Saturday afternoon at a hos
pital in Atlanta occurred the death
of Mr. S. T. Maughon, one of Win- j
der’s most prominent business men
and leading citizens.
He had been sick only since the!
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Sunday night before, leaving Thurs
day afternoon for an operation. His
death was quite sudden and unexpect
ed and a great shock to his family
and many friends.
His body was brought in Sunday
morning over Seaboard and interred
in the cemetery at Apalachee Baptist
church Monday at 11 o’clock, Rev.
W. 11. Faust preaching the funeral
and the body buried with Masonic
rites. The large Baraca class of
which he was a member attended in
a body and acted as honorary escort.
He was a leading member of the
First Baptist church, a prominent
worker in the Baraca class movement
and a bright Mason.
He leaves a wife and four children
to mourn the loss of a loyal and lov
ing husband and father. The chil
dren are Prof. Sidney Maughon, of
Ochlochnee; Mrs. Allen Dixon, of
Toombsboro; Miss Essie Mae Maugh
on, and S. T. Maughon of this city.
The tremendously large crowd in at
tendance upon the funeral shows in
what high esteem he was held by his
hosts of friends throughout the city
and county.
TO THE FARMERS
OF BARROW COUNTY.
As the spring season passes and
the crops are planted, and the sea
son of harvesting the small grain
crops approaches, we want you to
keep in mind the WOODRUFF North
Georgia FAIR for this fall, SAME
TIME AND PLACE as before. We
want you to save back a few sheaves
of wiieat and oats to use in your
agricultural display.
Our Premium Lists will be out la
ter on, and will, in some respecst, be
similar to those of last year. Be
sides the regular premiums, we are
to give six scholarships to the boys
and six to the girls of the county,
and it may be that we will figure out
a plan to assist the farmers along
the same line.
We are anxious for the farmers to
avail themselves of the opportunity
to assist us in introducing good beef
cattle in the county. We have
brought to the county the firs tfull
blood registered Short Horn Bull,
and we want you to help us improve
the cattle of the county. Call in to
see us when you are in town and
let us talk it over.
We want to make our fair useful
L. the farmers and to do so we must
have your co-operation. We are re
ceiving very encouraging reports
from every section of the county.
The SAME FAIR. SAME/ TIME AND
PLACE is what we offer you. We
have never doubted for a moment
that the people fully appreciated our
efforts in this line of work, but it
is made doubly plain to us since
the little handful of cheap politicians
have been trying to “sell” us “out,”
but when the people are with us the
“midnight deals” of the cheap poli
ticians will not defeat our efforts in
giving to Winder and Barrow coun
ty the most useful and best county
fair in Georgia. •
G. W. WOODRUFF.
TIME WAS UP SATURDAY
FOR ENTRY TO PRIMARY.
Last Saturday was the closing day
for entries in the primary election
race scheduled for May 10th.
Bagwell, Camp and Holsenbeck
have no opposition, but all the oth
er county officials have opponents.
There seems to be little interest
in county politics this year, and un
less a storm breaks out in the next
few days the outlook is for a very j
quiet election.
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, April 27, 1916.
SUCCESSFUL SERVICES
AT FIRST BAPTIST.
The series of meetings in progress
at the First Baptist church have
been largely attended and very help
ful to the spiritual development and
growth of the membership .
The song services, led by Mr. Geo.
Bagwell, have been interesting and
soul-refreshing. The old songs being
used altogether, songs, rich in the
ology and emotionism of the sane
sort, that stir the memories of the
hearers and carry them back to othei
days when the Lord visited his plan
tation with seasons of soul-refresh
ing.
The gospel in its simplicity has
been preached by the pastor with
pow'er.
Several days at the morning ser
vice the meeting was turned over en
tirely to the people whose souls were
stirred by the testimonies of those
for whom God had done great things
and they were blessed in the telling.
The meeting demonstrates the feas
ibility and power of Christ's origi
nal plan of evangelizing the world
and shows that the “Win Them One
by One” method is still the only
worthwhile method.
The membership has been greatly
stirred. Nine additions to Tuesday
morning. The meeting continues thru
Sunday night.
W. C. T. U.
W. C. T. U. met last Monday af
ternoon with Mrs. Ike Hall.
The attendance was good consid
ering the threatening weather just
prior to meeting.
The president being absent, Mrs.
G. W. DeLaPerriere conducted the
meeting. The most important busi
ness before the Union was the mat
ter of placing a fount on school
ground and plans for raising some of
the funds. These being disposed of
the meeting was turned over to Mrs.
Hiram Stanton who had charge of
the program on Sabbath Observance
Very interesting and instructive pa
pers wer£ read by Mrs. T. A. May
nard and Mrs. J. B. Parbam.
Mrs. Hall invited the guests into
the dining room spread with not only
enough but to spare of sandwiches,
pickles and tea and useless to say
was much enjoyed by all.
A NEW ONE FOR CORONER.
This week’s issue carries the an
nouncement for Coroner of Barrow
county the name of Mr. W. P.
Thompson, of Bethlehem district.
Mr. Thompson is the son of Mr.
A. D. Thompson, and a young man
of 35 years of age. He is in earn
est about this political plum and as
the time is too short for him to
see you in person, asks us to say
that he will appreciate your vote and
influence in his behalf. He says
this is his'-first effort to break into
politics, is sure he is qualified to fill
the office and is certain that his elec
tion will not ruin a good farmer.
Christian Colleege Wins Series.
Christian College met the Fifth
District Aggies at Athletic Park in
Winder Monday for the third game
of the season between these two
colleges, one game having been play
ed at Auburn, one at Monroe. Chrif
tian College took the last two games
from the boys of A. & M. easily.
The entire C. C. team played good
ball, but it was the fine work by
Cain in the box and the heavy hit
ting by all the boys that won. Cain
gave up only a couple of hits while
Cowan had fourteen hits marked up
against him when the game was over
Next Monday, May Ist, the Ath
ens High boys cross bats with the
Christian College team in Winder
for the first game of the season.
Mrs. D. D. Kesler has returned
from Gainesville where for the past
week she had been the guest of,
friends and relatives.
VISITING BANKERS ROYALLY
ENTERTAINED ON VISIT HERE
About one hundred visiting bank
ers were guests last Friday of Win
der, and enjoyed the hospitality of
our local financiers.
The occasion was the meeting of
Group Two, Georgia Bankers.
President Radford called the meet
ing to order and introduced the
speakers.
Some good talks were made by
the visitors and some big subjects
handled in an able manner.
At the conclusion of the program
Mr. R. H. Branch, of Augusta, was
elected president, Mr. C. J. Hood, of
Commerce, vice president, and Mr.
G. F. Stephenson, of Athens, secre
tary. Augusta was selected as the
next meeting place for Group Two.
After the business session the vis
itors enjoyed an old-fashioned barbe
cue in the woods just inside the city
limits on the Winder-Jefferson road.
MOVIE ABOUT COMPLETED.
From all indications the new the
ater on Broad street adjoining the
court house lot, being erected by J.
L. Saul will be ready for the the
atergoers in a few days. The play
house will be in charge, of Mrs. L.
Love, and it goes without saying that
the films to be used will be of! the
best. No pains liave been spared to
make it one of the most attractive
pLayiuuses in the state. The artistic
design and interior arrangement Is
attractive and elaborate, perfectly in
keeping with the high-class film ser
vice installed.
No loss by fire lias been so keen
ly felt by a majority of the people
of Winder as that caused by the
burning of the No-Name theater,
which cut out for a time the pleas
ure of attending the movies. The
doors of “The Strand” will be
thrown open to the public between
May 1 and 15.
PERSONALS
Mrs Robert Camp spent last Mon
day in Atlanta.
Mr. Oscar Ross, Jr., was in Gaines
ville Sunday.
Mrs. A. H. O’Neal is in Atlanta
for a few days.
Mrs. Mac Potts has returned to
her home in this city.
Ned House visited Jefferson, Ga.,
his former home, Sunday.
Mrs. G. W. De La Perriere spent
last Tuesday in Atlanta.
Miss Pearl Farrar is visiting rela
tives in Atlanta this week.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Flanigan went
to Atlanta first of the week.
Mrs. M. J. Griffeth and Mrs. W.
L. Bush spent Wednesday in Lexing
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kilpatrick, of
Atlanta, spent week-end here witn
relatives.
Messrs. Victor Jones and Otis
Piiar, of Dacula, were visitors in the
city Sunday.
Mrs. C. S. Williams and baby are
visiting relatives in Bogart and Stat
liam this week.
Miss Dora Wilhite has returned
to Atlanta after a few days spent
with friends here.
Mrs. M. B. Wingate and children
of Dallas, Texas, are guests of Mrs.
J. W. Sounders.
Uncle Sam’s troops in Mexico will
encounter more than one Villian be
fore they return to God’s country.
.Just received the prettiest line of
misses and children Slippers we’vo
ever had.—The Winder Dry Goods
Store.
The friends of Miss Tavie Mathews
will be glad to know that she is
improving after a severe attack of
grip.'
Mrs. W. H. Toole was called to
Macon this week on account of the 1
serious illness of her mother, Mrs. !
Wescott.
We have just ten (10) Coat Suits !
left, going to close them out, come J
and let us price them to yon.—The
Winder Dry Goods Store.
COUNTY LINE ROAD
IS ABOUT COMPLETED.
Captain Dreyer Is Doing Some Fine
Road Building in Barrow
County.
The new road from Winder to
County Line has been about com
pleted and it is a beauty, thirty-foot
wide. Large trees have been uproot
ed to give the road the proper width
and when the finishing touches have
been put upon the road it will be a
veritable speedway out from Win
der. Warden Dreyer is an expert
road builder and the work he is do
ing in Barrow is receiving much fa
vorable comment. If all the other
roads in the county except the one
on which the road gang is at work
are not neglected, ere long Barrow
county will have as good roads as
can be found in the state. However,
the road gang is being used to build
roads, not to work them. When
once placed in first-class condition
the up keep will be of small expense,
comparatively speaking.
Nowell Heads Company H.
Company H, Winder Guard, last
Friday night unanimously eheted
Lieutenant Nowell as captain of that
company.
He has been instructed to appear
before the state board of examiners
to qualify for that position.
Captain Nowell is one of Win
der’s most popular young men and
is an enthusiastic military man, and
no doubt will have the backing of
all the military boys as well as the
citizens at large in his efforts to
bring Company H up to the stand
ard and place it in the front ranks
of the companies of the state.
The time for the annual camp is
drawing near, and it has been prac
tically settled by the authorities that
St. Simonds Island, off the coast at
Brunswick will be the site for the
camp this year. This will no doubt,
meet with approval at the hands of
the Winder company, as they have
attended several camps there and saj
it is an ideal place. , r 4
Prize Essay Contest.
The Prize Essay Contest is on in
the public school and next Friday
week the subjects will be announced
and Essays written. These Essays
in the lower grades must contain 300
words and in the higher grades one
thousand words. '
Mrs. H. J. Pledger of Atlanta,
is spending a few days with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jackson.
Mrs. J. T. Strange and Mrs. E. A.
Starr were guests of friends in At
lanta Tuesday and Wednesday.
Pretty Silk Dresses, net dresses,
waists, skirts and a pretty line of
parasols.- The Winder Dry Goods
Store.
Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Harris and
children, of Watkinsville, spent Sun
day here with Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
Edwards.
' A certain Georgia weekly carries
no name at its mast-head. From the
| appearance of the sheet, we cannot
say that we blame the brother.
Newspaper Advances.
There lias been a tremendous ad
vance in the price of newspaper, and
some country weeklies are raising
the price of subscription. The best
paper stock for the job department
of printing offices has advanced 50
per cent within the past six months.
The cost of production is soaring
higher from different angles, and the
printer who still clings to the prices
of two years ago was never taught
to figure the frog in the well. We
will continue to send the paper for
one dollar per year, not that we ex
pect to clean up a bank roll, but be
cause we love the game, and in or
der to give employment to the good
fellows.in.our mechanical department.
However, we would rather that they
enjoy the ball games than piddle at
job work for less than the over
head cost.
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