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VOL. XVI.
ERiEf NEWS STEMS
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General News Gathered from Our
Exchanges and Told in
Terse Paragraphs.
The Georgia federation of labor
is in session in Macon.
The Atlanta baseball team is
having its usual June spasm of
hard luck.
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No prohibition for Florida. Al
bert W. Gilchrist has been elected
governor on a local option platform.
The house of representatives of
Louisiana has indefinitely postponed
consideration of a prohibition bill
by a vote of 58 to 47.
Some mighty good men are an
nouncing for the speakership, but
our money is still on John Holder.
—D uhi in Cou ri er- Di spatch.
Tom M. Sullivan, of Atlanta, was
fined sls in recorder’s court for
calling a woman who butted into
his conversation over the telephone
j|n ‘'old goat.”
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The big Jail mills of the United
States Steel Corporation at Ensley,
Ala., resumed Operations Monday.
This means that about 3,000 men
have bean given work.
Arthur B. Long,” son of Dr.
Crawford Long, the famous Jackson
county citizen who discovered an
esthesia, died at Eiberton last week,
where he had been in the drug bus
iness for several years.
R The levees on the Mississippi
.'Javer below Shreveport, La., gave
W'ay during recent rains and a large
section of ri<-h farming country was
flooded and crops ruined. There
are 2,300 flood sufferers in the
Black river district.
i. The strike on the Western and
Atlantic rail]- ad is over and the
trainmen have returned to witrk.
An agr amient w is reached between
the brotherhood and the officials of
the road and the strike breakers
+\\ '■ere sent back to the places from
v hence they'came.
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- /Populists from all over Georgia
A
ana delegates from other states will
gather in Atlanta July 9th, when
Hon. Thos. E. Watson will be for
mally notified of his nomination as
a candidate for the presidency of
the United States. The feature of
the meeting will be Mr. Watson’s
speech of acceptance.
A pair of trousers made of mohair
have been presented to William H.
fj'aft, the Republican nominee for
{'resident, in the name of the state
of Texas.* The wool was clipped
from a famous Angora goat and
sent to Philadelphia to he made
into mohair, thence to Mr. Taft’s
tador in Washington. ' The Texas
delegation made preparations to ad
vertise their goat industry before
Mr. Taft was nominated.
“Blind Tom,” the famous negro
piusician, died in Hoboken, N. J..
June 13. He was born a slave near
Columbus, Ga., about 1850. In
18G1. he became the sensational
miisical freak of the country and
those who took him in charge,
Reaped a rich harvest by exhibiting
WINDER. JACKSON COUNTY. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JUNE 13 1908.
him in this country and Europe as
a phenomenon. In Ids latter years
he subsided on charity and died a
pauper where his managers had
dropped him.
A Confedrate flag flying from the
printing office of W. J. Physioe,
at Ossining X. V., was hauled down
by Commander S. A. Smith, of
Morell Post of the G. A. It. Phy
sioe was cited tv appear before the
post and explain his action in hoist
ing the flag. He was not at his of
fice when Commander Smith ap
peared there to demand that flag he
lowered, and in his absence Smith
hauled it down anjl carried it away.
Morrell Post met and adopted a
resolution sustaining Commander
Smith’s action and deciding to keep
the flag as a trophv.
Jurors Drawn for June Term, 1908.
Judge B. A. Juhan has drawn the
following jurors to serve at the
June term of his court, to be held
on the 27th:
J. A. Sugars,*
Judson Jackson,
,T. W. Mill saps,
J. IT. House,
F. L. Sims,
.J. M. McElhannon,
Z. F. Jackson.
W. F. Dunahoo,
R. A. W. Smith.
THE OPEN GATE.
It has been suggested to us that
the reason so many Winderites are
tormented by flies, they persist in
leaving their front gates wide open
night and day. One irate citzen
called at our office and while plead
ing with us to sound the riot-call
aganist open gates in Winder ex
hibited his bruised and battered
shinbom-s as an evidence that the
open gate is a menace to a long
suffering public. We would give
lais exact words, but for our religious
scruples and the fact that paper
easily burns.
SIX KINDRED BALES COTTON.
The streets of Winder put on the
appearance t)f fail this week in ev
ery particular. With the cool wave
of Monday cotton began to roll into
town and the buyers were kept busy
sampling and weighing the fleecy
staph-. The advance in the price
to 12 cents hr eight over six hun
dred bales from the farmers' sheds
in this neighborhood and dumped
them on the Winder market dur
ing Monday and Tuesday. There
is more cotton in the country, hut
the farmer has learned not to turn
loose until the price suits him.
Winder is the best cotton market
in this section of the state, her buy
ers ever being eager to accept de
liveries at the highest market price-
DEATH OF HARPER KENNY.
Harper Kenny, a well known
man of Jackson county, who had
been engaged in railroad work near
Knoxville, Tennessee, for the past
few months, met a tragic death List
week by the premature explosion
of a blast. The body reached Win
der Sunday morning and was in
terred Pentecost church. We
extend to Iris mother and near rel
atives our sincere condolence.
Miss Florine Perry, who for some
time has been the guest of the Stan
ton House, leaves tomorrow’ fur
Athens, where she will visit friends
before returning to her home in
Atlanta.
KOSOHTON GIRL ENTERTAINS
THE BUSY BEE CLUB.
IJoschton, Ga. —Friday evening,
June 12th, Miss Kstiia Hosch en
tertained informally the Busy Bee
Club. Miss Hosch is a charming
hostess, and the interest she mani
fests in her club is greatly appre
ciated by all her friends.
As this was the time for the elec
tion of new officers, the following
were chosen: Russell Hosch, pres
ident; Talmadge Cooper, vice pres
ident; Colena Darby, secretary;
Tula C. Blalock, corresponding sec
retary; Dr. Y. S. Darby, treasurer;
Miss Leila Hosch, chaplain.
The meeting adjourned, having
planned to have a social meeting
on the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. W.
F. A. Anderson Tuesday evening,
June 16th.
This club bids fair to be of more
help to our town than anyth!nc
that has yet been organized by the
young people of Hosch ton.
All of the young people are active
and eager workers and the club is
fast raising money to contribute to
the churches of the town for little
neccssary e x penses.
LEAP YEBR LEEPERS.
The Leap Year Leepers were enter
tained at the beautiful home of Miss
Annife Lou Jackson last Tuesday
afternoon from and to 7 p. m.
Miss Jackson's attractive home was
beautifully decorated with cut
flowers, red and white roses pre
dominating, and quantities of oth
ers being used.
Ferns and other potted plants
were ' also used with charming
decorative effect- Much music was
rendered and many games enjoyed
during the afternoon; also delicious
refreshments were served, aftm
which all departed declaring Mis*
Jackson a most charming hostess.
The next mating will be with
Miss Ida Kilgore, Tui sday afternoon
fit b:bO p. m.
Letter By Commission Pound.
The following letter has been re- j
eelve l l by* County School (bm
missioner Warj; from State School
Cos anmissioner Pound:
“I shall send' you, on or about the
loth of June, the questions for
the annual examination, which is
to occur on the 19th and 20th of
the mouth. We shall take great
care in this office that these ques
tions and thser answers are not dis
closed to any one, and we hope that
when the questions ate received by
you they *vill be kept with vigilance
and opened onlv in the presence of
the applicants in the examination
room.
“The questions this year are not
intended to develop so mi
as heretofore the exactness and scope
of the scholarship of those who take
the examination, as they are to show
their preparation and Training for
teaching. It will he impossible,
therefore, to give as many exact an
swers as in the past- The com
missioner in estimating the answers,
and in grading them, will have to
exorcise good judgment in weighing
their sense and reasonableness.
Fitpessfor teaching, instead of mere
scholarship, is the one thing th at we
seek t< develop through these ques
tions.’' —Gwinnett Journal.
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Mr. W. E. Carrington, of Athens,
passed through here Monday, en
ruute to Huschton.
CANNON OUT
Is the Rush Order from Whithe
House.
Washington. D.C. ~T une 17 - —The
war between Speaker Cannon and
the administration has now reached
a stage where no quarter will be
shown on either side. What might
be termed the speaker’s Dernieious
activity in endeavoring to have the
Republican platform conform to his
own ideas has aroused the ire of
President Roosevelt, and it is now
a question who can control the com
mittee on resolutions.
Dispatches reoieved at the white
house over night regarding “Cncle
Joe’s” activity against the anti-in
junction and postal savings bank
planks were so annoying that a con
ference was held early in the morn
ing, at which President Roosevelt,
Secretary Taft ard Postmaster Gen
eral Meyer were present, and as a
result of that conference the admin
istration representatives in Chicago
have been ordered to overthrow
Mr. Cannon.
HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
Garnett Wood, a young white
boy about 17 years of age, living in
Commerce, was arrested Monday
night, charged with assault upon
Miss Daisy Ayers, daughter of Mr.
Sam Ayers. The arrest was made
by Sheriff Collier, and the young
man is now in jail at Jefferson.
EOUND DEAD SN BED. *
Mr. D. B. Austin, an aged and
respected citizen, living just blow
Statham, was found dead in bed
early Thursday morning. Mr. Aus
tin had been in feeble health f* r
some time and bis death was not
altogether unexpected. He haves
a wiL and two elildren and one
brother. Mr. 0 D- J. Austin, to
mourn mr him. He was a brother
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in-law of Mr. J. T. Thompson, of
Be', hie hem. The funeral will take
place Friday at *2 o eh ck.
KiLLRtN FILL IWL
Columhv. , A t- Ingram recieved!
Monday from the head officers of
the Central of Georgia railway, at
Savannah, lirw-ted tl at the ma
chine shops of the company in Co
lumbus be operated nin< hours a
day, six days in the week, from
now on. heretofore they have been
operating eight hours, and only five j
days in the week. The order affects
machinists, boiler workers, and
blacksmiths, and caused much re
joicing among the railroad men.
C’cses In Blaze of Glory.
Atlanta, Ca., June 17, —The one
hundred and seventh commence
ment of the University of Georgia
ended today in a blaze of glory.
The chapel was crowded els never
before in the history of the iutsitu
tion, the enthusiastic audience ap
plauding the young men to the
echoe as they took part in the final
exercises of the brilliant cammence
ment season.
JOLLY JOKERS. '
Miss Camp was the charming
hostests of the Jolly Jokers Wednes
day 17. The house never looked
prettier than with the club colors
so artistically arranged. Forty-two
was played. After games delicious"
ices were served. The next meet
ing will he with Miss Manehe Stan
ton from sto 7 o’clock, Wednes
day, 24.
LAWRENCEVILLE VS. WINDER.
Baseball fans Enjoy Good Games
a! Valley Park.
Yesterday afternoon the Winder
baseball nine crossed bats with
Lawrenceville at Valley park. The
game was a good one and resulted
in a tie ore of 6 to 2 in favor of the
home team- The second game is
in progress as we go to press. There
is much rivalry between the towns
iii a baseball way, but up to date
Winder has been ti e victor, having
defeated their opponents when they
visited Lawrenceville last week.
B.ime good ball players have been
developed bore, among whom is
John Segars, who is now pitching
first-class hall for Spartanburg, S.
C., having pitched three games
since he joined the professionals
this season, winning two of them,
one a shut-out, and drawing the
one he lost out to a thirteen-inning
3-2 finish.
ROOSEVELT WAS LISTENER
TO THAT GATE lOK HIMSEIf
Chicago,.Tune 18— It was said last
night that President Roosevelt him"
self was an actual listener to the
wild demonstration of enthusiasm
which greeted his name in the con
vention yerterday afternoon.
Remarkable as this may seem, it
is accounted for by the following
circumstances. Hanging ten feet
above the heads of the delegates
and immediately in front of the
platform, are four black discs,
lopped lW wires andj joined by a
small central (“able leading from the
hall. Many have wondered at these
discs, believing them to he a part
! of the system of electrical display.
As a matter of fact they are a
combination of telephone and phon
| ograph, taking up the proceedings
I ah they occur and transmitting each
sv, 11 of oratory and each throb of
applause. According to the reports
last night, one of the winsjvns cut
into the white ljou.se' early yesterday
afternoon and tlm pr*sidvnt in per
se n, with the receiver to his ear,
•c; uglrt the words of Lodge as he
electrified the vast assemblage and
tlk; echoing shouts which ebbed and
flowed for fully 45 minutes. It
is said, moreover, that the presi
dent, pleased with the demonstra
tion, made his f clings known to
some of the leaders he re and then
contented with the outcome, went
out to drive.
MUSICAL COMEDY.
There will he* presented at the
Opera house Friday night s>f next
week a musical comedy in three
acts, entitled “The Starry Flag.”
The cast is composed of the lx\st
local talent and the play is given
for the benefit of the Winder
Guards, the era ok militay organiza
tion in which citizens feel a par
donable pride. Miss Ruby Carith
ers, sponsor for the company, has
charge of the presentation of the
play, and no boubt a musical treat
is in store for Winder theatre-goers.
Miss Bell O’Kelly, of Loganville,
g pnt Saturday in this city.
Mr. Anderson Sharpton spent
Sunday in Statham with friends.
Mrs- Yallie Arnold and children,
of Monroe, are visiting Mr. and
Mis. S. W. Arnold.
Hon. Clifford Walker, of Mon
roe, recently nominated for solic
itor general of the Western circuit,
was in Winder Tuesday. Cliff has
many admirers here.
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