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WINDER’S OLDEST
IS DEAD
Dr. W. H. Bush Passed Away
Saturday Night at Eleven
O’Clock.—He Was 77
Years Old.
Dr. W. H. Bush died Saturday night
at 11 o’clock and the funeral occurred
Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock from*
the residence on South Broad street.
Dr. Bush was born in Oglethorpe
county on January 10, 1841. and lived
to a ripe old age. Up until a short
while before bis death he had heeen re
markably strong physically.
In all of the enterprises which have
helped to place Winder in the front
rank of Georgia's most progressive cit
ies he took an interested and active
part.
In early life he came to what was
then Jug Tavern and caught a vision
of the possibilities of the section, and
enthusiastically and energetically ap
plied himself to bubbling a city here,
and he lived to see his dreams hi this
regard become a reality.
The great throng of citizens from
Barrow and other sections who attend
ed his funeral exercises spoke more
loudly than words of the high esteem
in which he was held.
The funeral services were conducted
by Revs. \V. H. Faust, .1. Frank Jack
son. John 11. Mashburn, Jno. H. Wood,
and 11. W. Wallace.
His body was interred in Rose Hill
cemetery beside that of his beloved wife
who preceded him to the beyond almost
a decade ago.
He was a loyal and brave soldier in
the C. S. A., a prominent man in the
social, political and civic lift* of bis
section, and at the time of his death
was a member of the First Baptist
church here, having been for a number
of years a member at Cedar Creek
church just above town.
He was often referred to ns the
father of Winder and the entire city
joins in sorrow and sympathy for bis
liereaved family.
The children who survive him are:
Mrs. It. L. Rogers, Mrs. Z. F. Jackson,
Mrs. W. H. Sheets, Mrs, M. .1. Griffeth,
C. M. Ferguson, Mrs. Hayes, Miss
Cleo Bush, Dr. Wiley and A. E. Bush.
LETTER FROM THE WEST.
When I)r. 0. W. De La Perrlere and
wife left Winder for * tour of the Gol
den IVext we asked him to let ns hear
from him about his trip, and tell our
readers of his Impression of the coun
try. Here is his first letter:
Editor News, Dear Friend: Did
not think 1 would write you so soon,
but I want to tell you that our
trip,to Cincinnati around Danville
through Kentucky was very rough
and mountainous; scenery was
tine. Around up to Cin
cinnati was fine.
Wheat and clover fields filled
with fine stock and cattle were
wonderful.
Cincinnati is a wjde open town,
but, you know, people closed all
day Thursday. Did you all in
Winder? I bet you did not.
The ride over the Rig Four from
Cincinnati to Chicago was fine.
Land as level as a floor; every
thing inclosed in wire fence; plant
ed in corn and wheat and red clov
er; many barns better than the
iMiuses.
In the clover fields were any
where from ten to twenty-five
cows and a dozen to thirty mares
and horses, all slick and fat. I
saw hundreds of .fifty to one hun
dred and fifty acre fields of corn;
rows two and a half feet wide—
corn planted ten to eighteen inches
apart in the row, which, it is said,
would yield an average of 00 bush
els to the acre with no fertilizer.
It is no wonder this land is worth
$lBO per acre. This was through
Indiana. You may think me drunk
, or telling a fish story, but I am
not.
Went down to Sears & Roebuck’s
today, possibly the greatest busi
ness in the world. They employ
34,000 people, have fifty-four fac
troles, covers 90 acres of floor
.space—seven large six to ten-story
buildings. The Cnited States in
stalled in their building a postof
flee to take care of their parcel post
business. They have one hundred
clerks and their postage amounts
to $B,OOO a day and ten thousand
packages every ten minutes. They
ship eighty car loads of merchan
dise out every day. Now, you say
that is another fish story, but it is
not. I counted the cars and went
through the buildings. Some busi
ness, isn’t it? But if you are go- '
ing to doubt everything I say I’m
not going to write any more. Re
member me to Mrs. Itoss and the
boys. Yours very truly,
G. W. I>e La PERRIERE.
For the best refrigerator see the Jack
Frost for sale at Woodruff Hardware
Cos.
REV. H. N. RAINEY
YIELDS TO REAPER
Well-Known Baptist Minister
Dies at Home in Winder Fri
day Morning After an Ill
ness of Two Years.
Rev. Hiram X. Rainey died at his
home here last Friday morning.
Something over two years ago the
deceased suffered a stroke of paralysis
and had been in declining health ever
since. He passed through a trying or
deal about two weeks ago, when he
Came near being the helpless victim of
a would-be marriage, in which the
aged and speechless minister was al
most kidtmfped to force a marriage
with his divorced wife. Happily for
him the plan was frustrated.
He was affectionately known to his
friends as “Uncle Hiram.” He was
7, r years of age, and was a former pas
tor of the Lawrencevile Baptist church.
He was known ns the dean of the Bap
tist ministers in this section.
-Rev. Ilriam X. Rainey was horn in
Jackson county. His father. Erwin
Rainey, was a farmer and descended
from the Tennessee branch of the
Rainey family. His mother was Emily
Pendergrass, a sister of Nixon Peuder
grsas, a distinguished lawyer and jur
ist of San Francisco, and also the sis
ter of Nathaniel Pendergrass, a pio
neer of Jackson county, whose descend
ants are among the leading citizens of
that section.
The only educational advantages en
joyed by Mr. Rainey were those fur
nished by the country school at Rock
well. At the age of seventeen, he en
listed in the Confederate army and
saw service mainly with Longstreet’s
corps in Virginia and Tennessee until
the surrender. Returning home in May,
1865, he began life with few r advan
tages. He was engaged in teaching
school for several years or until 1872.
In the meantime, he had felt the call
to the ministry, and was accordinly or
dained in 1867 a minister in the Bap
tist church.
From that day until the time he
was stricken he remained actively in
the ministry, serving many churches in
Gwinnett and Jackson counties. For
thirty-odd years he was pastor at He
bron church, near Dacula, and likewise
moderator of the Mulberry association.
He was a believer in education and
helped many young men in their ef
forts to obtain an education. Being a
good business man, he accumulated a
fortune. He leaves only one son to in
herit his fortune, Hon. 11. N. Rainey,
representative of this county in the
Georgia general assembly.
Rev. Frank Jackson, of Atlanta, a
life long friend, preached the funeral
and a large concourse of people attend
ed the last sad rites.
The interment occurred Saturday in
Rose Hill cemetery.
WINDER-JEFFERSON
ROAD IS TERRIBLE
This isn't news; it's just a fact, a
plain painful fact! Barrow county has
not pretended to scrape the road from
the Mulberry river to Winder, and the
results speak for themselves. From
the Jefferson cotton mill on to Mulber
ry river, the going is rough. Just be
yond tin* river the road is fierce, but
it’s fiercer on the last lap before cross
ing Mulberry river bridge to the Bar
row county line.
And that bridge across the Mulberry
river. It's a sway back sort of an af
fair. with short strips of two-inch
planks covering holes in the running
surface. When approaching the bridge,
you drive cautiously, hoping the good
Lord will protect you from mis fortune
all the while. It’s enough to make a
fellow back out of continuing his trip
—that sway-back bridge is.
Over in Jackson, the road on to
Jefferson is beyond compare, as the old
saying goes. Gullies, ruts, holes, wash
outs and everything (“Ist* that makes
a road mean and treacherous, is found
in abundance. Long bridge needs at
tention at the western approach, and
since two-by-twelves have been par
tially laid lengthwise the brige, why
not finish the running track, even
if the material is costly. It's more
costly to neglect the job.
People from this section of the coun
try who go to Atlanta in automobiles
art 1 forced to take the punishment of
traversing the Jefferson-Winder road.
It’s tough business, but there’s no other
highway optional.
How long will this state of affairs
continue? When will the district com
missioners of the territory agree to do
a little work? Isn't it time the public
was relieved of the awful punishment
of traveling over this awful, miserable,
neglected road?—Commerce Observer.
Has a Good Opinion of C hamberlain's
Tablets.
“Chamberlain's Tablets are a won
der. I never sold anything that beat
them, writes F. B. Tress.v, Richmond,
Ky. When troubled with indigestion
or constipation give them a trial.—adv.
THE WINDER NEWS, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1918.
THE NATION’S
WANT COLUMN
Under Call No. 591 Barrow Will
Be Entitled to Send to Geor
gia School of Technology
Three White Registrants.
Only white men physically cpnilified
for general military service, who have
completed a grammar school education
and have some aptitude for mechanical
work will he inducted under this call.
The men selected for this service will
receive a course of training at govern
ment expense fitting them to serve in
army positions requiring knowledge of
auto mechanics, truck driving, machin
ery, electricity, blacksmithing, bench
woodwork, crapentry and radio operat
ing incident to many kinds of military
service.
The man taking this course will re
ceive thorough instructions which will
be of great benefit in working their
way ahead both in the army and civil
life.
This is an exceptional opportunity
for energetic registrants and one of
the best calls that has been made yet.
Any registrant wishing to enlist un
der this call will have to notify the
local board on or before June 7, who af
ter being accepted will he sent to the
above named school on June loti), 11)18.
The military aeronautic branch needs
certain skilled men, and only men
qualified for special or limited military
service will he accepted under this call.
These men will he engaged in spruce
production work for aeroplanes, which
is interesting and healthful work, and
should strongly appeal to the regis
trants who have been placed in the lim
ited military service.
The following types of men are de
sired :
Locomotive engineers, firemen, rail
road grade foreman, railroad track
foremen, wooden bridge carpenters, lo
comotive repairmen, telephone linemen,
surveyors or railroad instrument men,
telegraphers, draftsmen, pile drivers
foremen, stationary engineers for don
key engines, steam shovel operatives,
carpenters, steam fitters, electricians,
auto mechanics, auto drivers, cooks,
clerks, railroad brakemen, railroad
conductors and a large number of la
borers.
This is the first opportunity that the
limited military service registrants
have had to volunteer and all those
who avail themselves of this opportuni
t.v will be greatly benifited for service.
If a sufficient number of volunteers
are not secured, involuntary induction
will be used.
Now is the time to come to the aid
of your country for she is in great need
of your service. Only white men will
be accepted.
Local Board, Barrow County, Ga.
POLICE CHIEF WAS
ENTIRELY HELPLESS
“I am (Bad to Say a Good Word for
Tanlac, for it Put Me on My Feet
Again,” Says Chief Riley.
“I can understand now why every
body is praising this Tanlac, for it has
filled me with new life and energy and
I feel better than for months past,”
said Chief of Police George S. Riley,
of Macon, Ga„ -in an interview, some
time ago.
“I was always a healthy mna until
June, 1615,” he continued, “when I had
a serious attack which confined me to
bed for three months, and left me with
troubles that developed pleurisy and
other complications. I underwent sev
eral operations and tried mnay differ
ent medicines, but couldn’t get rid of
the catching pains in my hips and the
small of my back and a hurting all
through my feet and legs, and -for a
long time I was entirely helpless. My
kidneys were also affected and my sys
tem seemed to be poisoned with uric
acbl.
“From the very time 1 began taking
this Tanlac I improved until 1 am now
feeling like anew man in every way.
The pains in my side have left me en
tirely. I haven’t a sign of trouble with
my kidneys, the pains have left my
lower limbs and I am in better shape
than I have been for many months. I
sure am glad to say a good word for
Tanlac, for it has put me on my feet
again.”
Tanlac is sold in Winder by G. W.
De La Perriere & Sons, and by one
established agency in every town. —adv.
Sour Stomach.
This is a mild form of indigestion.
It it usually brought on by eating too
rapidly or too much, or of food not
suited to your digestive organs. If you
will eat slowly, masticate your food
thoroughly, eat but little meat and
none for supper, you will be more than
likely t oavoid sour stomach without
taking any medicine whatever. When
you have sour stomach take one of
Chamoer'alu’; Tab'ets f o uiu digestion
—Adv.
LONG’S SYMPATHY
LOST ON HOLLOMAN
Letters to Senator Tillman, of
South Carolina, Clearly De
fining the Administration
Policy Are Given Out.
After all the senatorial twisting,
drawing of conclusions and deep sym
pathy with the much-abused James A.
Holloman by The Macon Telegraph
concerning the Wilson-Howard inter
views and correspondence, Jater devel
opments tend to show that the conclu
sions were wrong and the sympathy
wasted.
Instead of being content with the
sympathy of Long and let it go abroad
that he was a mere tool of Howard.
Holloman comes back with proof be
hind every assertion he made, and that
proof from no less distinguished wit
nesses than the president himself and
Postmaster General Burleson.
The senatorial race in South Caro
lina is similar to the one in Georgia,
the only difference being that Cole
Blease is running on a straight-out op
position to war and war measures,
while Senator Hardwick professes loy
alty, but opposes the policy of the ad
ministration in the conduct of the war.
In vindication of himself, Holloman,
the Atlanta Constitution Correspondent
in question furnishes the following let
ters to substantiate the statement that
“it is the fixed policy of the adminis
tration which it does not vary to
refrain from interference in state
political affairs,” that “at no time has
the administration, in South Carolina
or any other state, invited any person
to become a candidate for the United
States senate.”
The letter written Senator Tillman
by President Wilson follows:
“The White House, Washington,
May 24.
“My Dear Senator: I have your let
ter of May 22 and want to thank you
very sincerely for the generous senti
ments about myself which it embodies.
“You refer to the postmaster gen
eral’s letter to you of May 8, and are
kind enough to let me see it. I beg
to assure you that it expresses with en
tire accuracy the attitude which I have
assumed in all contests between genu
ine friends of the administration, and
the attitude which I shall always try
to maintain. 1 hope and believe it to
be the right position.
“Cordially and sincerely yours,
“WO(>1 >R< )W WILSON.”
“Hon. B. R. Tillman, United States
Senate.”
The letter written by Mr. Burleson
to which the president refers above is
as follows:
“Washington, I>. (’., May 8, 1918.
“Hon. Benjamin R. Tillman, United
States Senate:
“My Dear Senator Tillman: This
acknowledges the receipt of your letter
of May s B. In reply there to please ac
cept my assurance that it is the fixed
policy of the administration from
which it does not vary, to refrain from
interferrence in state political affairs.
"At no time has the administration
in South Carolina, or any other state,
urged or invited any person to become
a candidate for the United States sen
ate.
“I sincerely hope that the contest
for the nomination for senator in your
state will he so conducted as not to
interfere in the slightest with the very
cordial friendship which has hereto
fore existed between you and Repre
sentative I .ever. Sincerely yours,
“A. S. BURLESON.”
Then summing up Mr. Holloman
says:
“1 made no reference in that dis
patch, directly or indirectly to any
‘promise’ that may have been made by
Mr. Howard, as I knew of none at
the time. I made no reference to
any ‘correspondence’ that may have
passed between Mr. Howard and the
president, except to say that before the
congressman announced for the senate
he notified Mr. Wilson that lie intend
ed to do so. 1 knew nothing of the con
tents of Mr. Howard’s letter, or of the
reply of the president. I had not seen
them, nor did I hear any reference
made to them.
“The statement that was taken up
as a senatorial political morsel was
that the president declared “ as be
tween two loyal democrats he would
take no stand.”
That the statement —not secured by
me from Mr. Howard —was unmistaka
bly and uudisputably correct the let
ters above attest.
“I have no interest in the candidacy
of anv man. Asa newspaper man it
is my duty to either know what I am
writing about, or not to write it. No
person ‘inspires me to do anything or
say anything. If a story is worthy of
public attention, 1 publish it, regardless
of who it helps or hurts.
“I knew what I was talking about
when 1 said the president would take
no hand between loyal democrats in
state elections.”
To Hooverize conserve and economize
get a nursery refrigerator at Woodruff
Hardware Cos.
HONORABLE
John W. Bennett
of Way cross
•>
Will address the voters of Bar
row county at the
COURT HOUSE
In Winder at 3 P. M.
SATURDAY
June the 15th
In the interest of the candidacy
of Honorable Wm. J. Harris for
United States Senator.
Every citizen is cordially invited
to attend. Special invitation, to
the ladies.
Girls and Boys Now
Leaving High School
Should Prepare
For good positions in banks,
offices and commercial institu
tions generally.
Places of greater responsibili
ty are opening to women and
young men under the draft age
—there is no limit but your own
determination and ability.
Stenography and bookkeeping
furnish the stepping stones to
a splendid career. Arrange now
to enjoy the better things of
life by enrolling for our sum
mer classes. Turn the usual
‘‘play spell” into a period of
the greatest personal value.
Call or write for information.
We are glad to answer ques
tions.
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Business College
Athens, Ga.