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VOL. XXIII.
CHRISTMAS DAY TRAGEDY
Jim Mahaffey Killed by John Hoyt
Watson About 11 O’clock Mon
day Morning.
J'm Mahaffey, a good citizen, as
negro citizens go, was killed Monday*
morning by tfoln Hoyt Watson, an
other negro.
Jim Mahaffey ran a negro barber
in the rear of the Garrison
building, and it seems that Watson
with a friend went into the shop and
demanded a shce shine. A dispute
arose as to the price, and, it is said
Watscn struck Mahaffey with a Coca
Cola bottle, the blew resulting in
death a few hours later.
Watson was arrested by Sheriff
Can p, and when arraigned, waived
committal trial and was committed
th jail without bond to await the ac
of a Barrow county grand jury.
MR. G. LOVrC THOMAS
( PROMINENT CITIZEN DIES
•
Asa result cf measles Mr. G. Lov
ic Thomas, a prominent planter of
Barrow county, who lived a few
miles from Winder, died at his home
last Tuesday morning.
Mr. Thomas was a good citizen, an
ideal farmer, industrious and unas
suming and his many friends in this
section will grieve at his departure.
He leaves a large family to mourn
his going away, and his death is
mere sad by t’. e fact that all his
childr n are now down with the same
malady that ended his life.
Owing to the illness of his immedi
ate faimly, the funeral was deferred
to a liiter date.
'The deceased was about sixty
years of age and lad lived in this
nearly all his life.
The ir.ti rment took place at Corinth
Wednesday, Bethlehem Hodge of Odd
Fel'ows performing the burial rites.
Death of John Fowler Hitchcock
On December 16th, 1916, the An
gel of Death took from the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hitchcock lit
tle John Fcwior Hitchccck, age
e'even months.
He was unusually bright and atrac
tive.and had a winsome smile for
all who knew him.
While his loved ones are in the
Shadows of sorrow we rejoice that
he is in the arms of Jesus. Weep
not father and mother, you have a
sweet flower planted in the Garden
of Eternal Rest. Sometime we’ll
understand. Aunt Lillie.
Nifty Dozen
One of the most enjoyable eventts
of the holidays was the party given
'by the Nifty Dozen Club at the at
tractive home of Miss Marie Herrin.
The living room, parlor and dining
rcom were elaborately decorated with
holy and green and red decoratfcms.
The electric globes were encased
in red throught which bright lights
gft amed. /
As the guests entered punch was
sjfveel by, Misses Mabel and Imo
gene Herrin. Afttr a latte hour of
conversation and games a delicious
salad course with tea was served.
Phfleatheas Entertained
Mr. L. S. Radford, tille highly es
teemed and efficient teacher cf the]
Phileathea Class of the Methodist
Church entertained his class Christ
mas c’ay at a theater party. A sand
wich feast in the class room was en
joyed after which they repaired
to The Strand to see Clara Kimball
Yeung in “The Dark Silence.”
Margarite Clarke is one of the
best actresses in screendcm and the
situations hold the audiene until fin
'is is written.
Stic IDitifar Veins.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY.
PEOPLE YOU
KNOW ABOUT
Rev. W. O. Foster of Atlanta
spent Tuesday with home-folks here.
Mr. R. C. Foster of Atlanta spent
Christmas with home-folks in Winder
Mrs. W. S. Shank of Virginia is
the guest of relatives in Winder.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Johnson are
holiday guests of Mr. nad Mrs. A. H.
O’Neil.
Mr. J. D. Whitehead cf Wichita
Falls Tex. is the-guest of his mother
Mrs. John Whitehead.
Mr. E. A. Starr and daughters
spent Tuesday and Wednesday with
relatives in Jersey .
Mr. Claude Baugh of Atlanta was
the guest of home-folks in Winder
during the Christinas holidays.
Miss Vinnie Nickelson spent Sat
urday and Sunday with friends in
S a* ham.
Mrs. McKibben and Miss Lila Mae
MoKitben returned home Tuesday af
ter a delightful stay with relatives
here.
Miss Mildred Appleby has return
ed to her home in Pendergrass after
spending several days with Mis;
Wilma Appleby.
Miss Ethel Weatherly arrived Sun
day night to visit friends here. She
is being accorded a warm welcome
by her host of friends in Winder.
Mrs. Joe Smitth and daughter, Mar
t’ a, who for several years have
made their home in St. Louis arrived
tihis week to visit friends and rela
tives here.
Ti e many friends of Miss Fay Wil
kersen, one cf Winder’s most
efficient and best loved school teach
ers will regret to learn tlhat she has
been confined to her bed for the
past week.
J. T. Strange, head of the J. T.
Strangs Company, lias been confined
to his room for the past few days.
We learn that he is improving and
will soon be out greeting his friends
with his pleasant/ healthy smile.
Rev. W. H. Faust, the popular pas
tor of the First Baptist Church, got
mixed up wit'h his Ford this w r eek,
and is now carrying his arm in a
sb'ng. It is the same old story, kick
ed and laid up for repairs. The bone
was not broken and the parson is
practically himself again.
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, December 28, 1916.
GREETINGS
\ . J E EXTEND the compliments of the season to our
* * readers. May a kind Providence deal gently and
generously with each and every one of you to the end that
in the fullness of life and the ripeness of age you may
reap bountifully of the manifold blessings that accrue to
mankind. As you follow the Star of Destiny along life’s
way, may your acts and your examples be such as to prove
an inspiration to others who are groping in the dark shad
ows of existence.
! Wide gulf divides
EUROPEAN BELLIGERENTS
Washington, Dec. 27. —In spite ci
the wide gulf between the insistence
of the ccnUral powers for an immedi
ate peace conference and the fore
cast of a unanimous refusal by the
ent nte allies to enter such a con
f r ice without knowing Germany’s
tern s in advance, the American gov
ernment believes the negotiations in
progress are resulting in good.
M ! ss Mamie Chatham of Duluth
sptnt several days with Miss Rcwcna
Shedd.
Miss Vinnie Nickelson was the
gue't of Miss Fltrene Hill of near
Hose! ton Thursday.
M.r. T. H. Niblack has been ill
this week. His friends wish him a
speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. McCurry left
Tuesdy fer Haartwell to attend the
marriage of Mr. McCurry’s niece.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Horten and
Mr. and .Mrs. Paul Roberts and fam
ilies are in Boman visiting relatives.
! Mrs. S. T. Ross and mother, Mrs.
J. L. Williamson spent Christmas
Day in Athens as the guests cf Mrs.
J. H. Bullock.
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Wages and
children, of Tignell, Ga., are spend
ing the holiday season here with Mr.
and Mrs. A. S. Morgan,
Mrs. M. A. Mitchell and Miss,Corine
Mitchell, of Athens, were guests of
Mrs. H. E. Edwards Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mrs. W. M. Holsenbeck has Issued
invitations to a large reception for
Friday afternoon in honor of Mrs. R.
F. Holsenbeck. a recent bride.
Ti e many friends of Mrs G. B. El
and r will regret to learn that she felt!
and sprained her ankle while in Au
burn last week, and as a result is
conf ned to her room.
Tie members cf the Priscilla Cir
cle are planning for their annual
Cl ristmas party to their husbands
which is an affair looked forward to
with much pleasure.
Many houses were brightened and
hearts of little children made happy
this Christmas by the generous res
ponse to the appeal made for the
empty stocking fund. Over three hun
dred Christmas packages were dis
tributed by the committee.
For Sale —A good mule. See R. L
: Rogrse.
WILL LEAVE FOR NEW
ORLEANS IN JANUARY
Dr. L. W. Hedges will leave some
time in January for New Orleans,
where ie will take a post graduate
c urse in Tuiane University in
diseases cf the eye, ear, nose and
t rap and glasses. He will be gone
for five or s,x weeks. Wljile tnere
the doctor will take a short course
in surgery and brush up on general
practic . We understand he will
equip his office with all the latest
instiuments and appliances upon his
r. turn.
He ias recently moved liis office
* the fourth floor, corner room, No.
4 1 9 in the Winder Bank
Building.
“SILKS AND SATINS’'
Margurite Clarke in “Silks and Sat
ins” is the special offering at The
Strand next afternoon and night.
FORD ACCIDENT
Two Fords collided on Broad Street
last Saturday. A young man and
his mother were in one and several
young boys cf the city occupied the
other. No one -seems to know just
how the accident occurred. No one
was seriously injured, although Gor
don Toole, sen of Mr. Warren H.
Tco’e, Bresident of the First Nation
al Bank, sustained quite a painful,
fracture of the knee cap.
Mrs. W. H. Sheats Hostess
No event of the Christmas season
was more enjoyable than the “500”
party given by Mrs. Sheats to her
c'ub and ether friends on Wednes
day afternoon.
The holiday red and green w’ere
in evidence everywhere and lent an
air of festivity to the occasion.
Mrs. SI eats is a genial and gra
cious hostess and her affairs are al
ways enjoyable. After t!;e games
delicious were served.
WANTED STOVE WOOD
Would take one or two loads of
dry pine wood on subscriptions if
brought within a few days.
Christmas has come and gone. Its
observance in Winder was sain.
Chr stmas comfort and cheer was giv ;
en the needy, and if Santa
overlooked a single child in this com
munity, it was net the fault of the
good people who had charge cf the
empty stocking fund.
WE SUGGEST JUDGE JOHNS
As t" e Logical Man Should a Vacan
cy Occur on the Bench of
the Western Circuit
Governor Harris is very popular
among the lawyers—at present.
The Governor has had an exceed
ir.gly large amount of patronage to
bestow upon that fraternity during
his term cf office, and another juicy
plumi in this territory is quite likely
to fall into his hands for his direc
tion by appointment at an early date.
Judge C. H. Brand, of the Western
Circuit, has announced his candiacy
f r congress from the Eighth Dis
trict to succeed the lafte S. J. Trib-
! lie, and should lie resign the Judg
ship or be elected to congress, either
1 of which is more than probable, the
Governor will be called upon to ap
point a successor to preside over the
Courts if the Western Circuit for
two years.
The Governor is being beseiged by
applicants in different parts of the
district and the names of many well
quad ied attorneys have been called
to his attention, including that of
Judge W. W. Stark, of Commerce,
but as yet we have heard nothing
from the logical man to succeed
Judge Brand should a vacancy occur.
We refer to Judge G. A. Johns, of
Winder.
BACK TO THE OTHER SIDE
Hon. John B. Gamble, retiring soli
cit. r general of the Western Circuit
will actively enter general practice
in all courts after January 1, 1917.
Than John Gamble there are few bet
ter lawyres of the Western Circuit.
Fearless, but fair, he has made the
circuit a ffne prosecuting officer and
U’;e criminally incl’ned dreaded him.
He will open offices in his old rooms
in the Southern Mutual Build s ng,
A hens. While lie goes out as pros
ecutor Gamble, no doubt, will bo
with every , meeting of our court
primed for legal battle for his cli
ents.
Beautiful Tea for the Bride
Mrs. Hcmer Smith entertained
Thursday after neon at one of the
most beautiful teas of the season, in
honor cf Mrs. Ralph Smith, a recent
bride.
The atthactive cottage was thrown
opc-n and the rooms boautifkd with
f rns and tall crystal vases holding
red carnations fringed with aspara
gus ferns.
Mesdames H. A. Caritliers, Jr, and
Robert Can p stood behind the hand
some* tea table in one corner of the
living room and served tea. In the
dining r(jpin all was rosy. The ma
hogany dining table held vases of
red carnations and cut glass dishes
of red and green mints. The four
candle sticks bore tall red and green
tapers. On the chandiliers above
were tied butterfly bows cf green
tull^.
Mrs. Smith receivde her guests
wearing a gown of white satin and
c Bfon beaded in crystals. The:
bride was becomingly gowned in blue
satin with flounces < f lace and wore
a corsage bouqijet of red carnations.
Assisting Mrs. Smith in entertain
ing were Mesdames Saxon, Cooper,
Hodges, Moseley, Flanigan, Wilson,
Snipes, Misses Marie Smith and
Robbie Blasingame.
About one hundred ladies called du
ring the afternoon.
GEORGIA LOSES OUT
Ti e twelve cities in which farm
loan banks are to be established
h ve b en annorn ed from' : \Y|asl ing
ton. Georgia lost to Columbia S. C\
Di trict No. 3 includes North Caro
lina, South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida.
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