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VOL. XVI.
WINDER PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Doors Will Open for fall Term Sep
tember I—One-day1—One-day Session
Adopted by Trustees.
The fall session of Winder Public
Schools will open Tuesday, Sep
tember 1. The school is one of the
largest and beat in Georgia and the
board of trustees has spared neither
pains nor expense in getting to
gether a corps of fourteen experiened
educators to preside over the dif
ferent. departments.
In keeping with the growth and
progress of Winder, the board of
trustees at its last meeting adopted
the one-session system which is in
vogue in the larger cities of the
state, and is said to give perfect
satisfaction. The school hours will
be from 9 a. m. to 2:30 p. m.
A'prelim inary meeting of the fac
ulty will be held at the school build
ing at 10 o’clock on the morning of
August 31. At this meeting the
work of each teacher will be out
lined definitely and plans will be
made to make the coming year one
of the best years in the history of
the public school system of this
city. The faculty consists of some
of the strongest and most experi
enced teachers in Georgia. They
are as follows:
Superintendent —Professor E. J.
Robeson. Professor Robeson was
horn at Asheville, N. C. He is a
graduate of Emory College and has
been teaching in the public schools
of this state for eighteen years. He
comes to Winder from Gainesville,
where he was superintendent.
Assistant Superintendent —Prof.
W. M. Holsenbeck. Professor Hol
senbeck was born at Clinton, Ga.,
is a graduate of Mercer University
and has had five years’s experience
in Die public schools of the state,
having been formerly connected
with the Winder public schools.
He comes here from Cochran, where
he was superintendent.
Seventh Grade —Miss Dovie Blair.
Miss Blair is a native of Marietta,
a graduate of Shorter College, Rome,
and a teacher of experience. She
comes from Cochran, also, where
she was teacher of the seventh grade
and assistant in the high school de-
partrnent.
Sixth Grade —Miss Kina Ware.
Miss Ware’s home is 'Winder. She
is a graduate of Winder Public
School and the State Normal School
and has had experience in public
school work. She taught last year
at Loganville.
Fifth Gradi —Miss Lula Bowden.
Miss Bowden’s home is Chipley,
Ga. She is a* graduate of Brenau
College and of the State Normal
School and is an experienced teach
er. She comes to Winder from
Moultrie, Ga.
Fourth Grade —Miss Euphenia
Thompson, of Ora, S. C. Miss
Thompson is a graduate of the
Presbyterian College at Clinton,
S. C., and is an experienced teach
er. She was teacher of the fourth
grade here la*t year.
Third Grade —Miss Mattie Wood
ruff. Miss Woodruff’s home is near
Winder. She is a graduate of Win
der Public School, and of \ oung
Harris College and a teacher of ex
perience. She was teacher of the
third grade here last year.
Second Grad' —Miss Irene Mc-
Williams. Miss McWilliam’s home
is Luthersville, Ga. She is a grad
uate of Georgia Normal and Indus-
winder week In Jtews.
| trail College, Milledgoville, class
1907, and took a year's course in
the teachers training class of this
school; which is equivalent to sev
eral years experience in public
school work, being work in th“
schools of Milledgoville unde r super
vision of strong educators. She
cymes to Winder from Milledgoville.
First Grade. —Mi?s Nona Quillian
and Niss Mary Lou Cargile, who
will have charge of sections A and
Bof this grade, respectively. Miss
Quillian’s home is Winder. She is
a gradurte of La Grange Female Col
lege, and has some experience as a
teacher. She was teacher of the
first grade lure last year. Miss
Cargile is a native of Winder, also.
She is a graduate of Winder Public
School and The State Normal School
and has had experience as teacher.
She was also teacher of the first
grade here last year.
Music — Miss Susie Dowdell, of
Opelika, Ala. Miss Dowdell is a
graduate of Cox College, and The
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.
She had charge of this department
last term,and her re-election is a
guarantee of her efficiency.
Elocution —Miss Bessie Ham,
of Jackson, Ga. Miss Ham is a
graduate of Cox College, both in the
literary and elocution departments,
and has had experience as an elocu
tion teacher, having been with the
schools at Jackson beiorc coming to
Winder. She had charge of this
department last year, and gave
perfect satisfaction.
SMALL BOY WREGKS TRAIN.
Louis Ccxey Confesses Crime and
Is in Jail.
The wreck of a Southern vestibule
train south of Buford Sunday after
noon resulted in the death of Engin
eer.Dewhcrry and his negro fireman.
The wreck was caused by the place
ing of a bolt on the track by some
small boys. The passenger ears
were only shaken up and passengers
in the dining coach tumbled about,
suffering several bruises and strains.
Louis Coxey, a boy 11 years of
age, has beer! arrested, charged with
wrecking the train. He admits
placing an iron bolt on the track,
but says another boy about twenty
years of age, who claimed to have
wrecked several trains, persuaded
him to do so.
Engineer Dewberry was one of
the most popular engineers on the
Southern, and was in charge of
what is recognized as the best run on
the road.
DEMONSTRATION A SUCCESS.
The demonstration going on at
the Smith Hardware Company for
the past week under the auspices
of the Majestic Manufacturing Com
pany,came to a close Saturday night.
The demonstration/ has been a
decided success in every particular,
and highly satisfactory to all con
cerned.
During the week there were cook
ed 2,008 biscuits on this range.
Mrs. A. W- Quillian was awarded
the handsome $25 china set, her
guess at the number of biscuits
cooked being 2-007.
If you are in the market for' a
range, let Claud May he or R. A. W.
Smith tell you of the beauties of
the Majestic.
School Teacher Wanted
At Carter Hill. Good school build
ing; excellent neighborhood; liber
al patronage. Apply to S. T.
Maughon, Bethlehem. Ga.
WINDER, JACKSON COUNTY. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 27, 1903
DEATH Of 11 SAUNDERS.
Stricken Suddenly on Sunday After
noon and Was Dead When found
By Members of family.
•
Mr. L.-L. Saunders, son of Dr.
,J. M. Saunders, died suddenly Sun
day afternoon.
For some time Mr. Saunders had
been under the can* of a physician
having his throat treated, and was
in the city Saturday afternoon for
the purpose of obtaining medicine.
He seemed in his usual health
Sunday, and after th< midday meal
took the papers and retired to his
room, where he was found a few
hours later by his sister cold in
death.
Mr. Saunders was a member of
the Christian church, having con
nected himself with the church in
Atlanta in 1895. He was 47 years
of age. Besides his father and moth
er, he leaves four brothers,, three
sisters, and many relatives to grieve
for him.
The funeral was conducted at tin
Saunder’s home by Rev. A. W.
Quillian and Elders T. M. Foster
and .J. H. Wood.
His remains were lowered to rest
in Rose Hill cemetery Monday af
ternoon at 5:30 o’clock.
The sorrowing relatives have the
sympathy of many friends in tins
bereavement.
DEATH OP MRS. PEARL PALMER.
Mrs. Pearl Palmer, after a linger
ing illness with tuberculosis, died
Monday.
Mrs. Palmer was the daughter of
Capt.’J. W. Kemp, and was about
25 years of age. She was a widow,
her husband preceding her to the
grave several months.
Besides her father, she leaves a
stepmother, one sister and several
half brothers and sisters to mourn
her demise.
The funeral and interment took
place Tuesday at Grayson, Ga.
White Man Kills Negro.
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Last Sunday afternoonf on his
plantation near High Shoals, in
Oconee county, it is alleged Mr
Webb Hinton shot and instantly
killed, a negro by the name <>f Stineh
eo.id). It is said the negro was ad
vancing on Mr. Hinton with a rock
in his hand when the fatal shot was
:i red.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC.
City Hall, Winder, Ga., Council
Chamber. —Upon recommendation
of the City Board of Health, 1 here
by direct that all occupants of res
idences, stores, offices, shops or
other places of business, shall forth
with make a general yard clean
ing, remove all surplus boxes, trash
and other unnecessary garbage, and
cut down all heavy weeds and grass,
and remove all such garbage to at
least two hundred feet from any
residence or place of business.
All persons failing to comply with
the above bv September 5, 1908,
shall be subject to penalty as pre
scribed in Section 12 of the charter.
Witness my offical signature, this
Aug. 25, 1908.
J. T- Stranoe, Mayor.
Mr. George Finger,of Gainesville,
is visiting his uncle, Dr- H. P.
Quillian,
BOND ISSUE PROPOSED.
Hooper Alexander Introduces Bill to
Extend W. k A. Road to Sea.
$
Hooper Alexander, of DoKalb
county,Wednesday morning propos
ed in the house of representa
tives a constitutional amendment,
providing a bond issue of approx
imately ten million dollars, to ex
tend the Western and Atlantic rail
roa 1 to deep water, and, incident
ally, solve the convict problem.
The amendment also proposes to
prohibit the leasing of convicts
The proposal provides that, in or
der to pay the interest and create a
sinking fund for the retirement of
the bonds, an. annual tax of one
half mill (five cents on the hundred
dollars) shall he levied, in addi
tion to the rate of taxation hereto
fore permitted by the constitution.
MIND BECOMES UNBALANCED
BECAUSE Of HUSBAND S ABSENCE
Bristol, Tenn. —Mrs. Meek Stone ,
wife of the wealthy young business
man of Wytheville, who lias been
missing for ten days, and who, it is
feared, has been the victim of foul
play, has practically lost her mind,
and physicians say that unless there
is a decided change she cannot live
over 24 hours.
Not a trace has been heard from
young Stone.
KILLS WILE’S BROTHER.
Atlanta, Ga. —J. 11. Harris, an
iron worker, 28 years of age, was
shot and killed at 7:30 o’clock last
night by his brother-in-law, J. R.
Earnest, of 23, Wylie street, with
whom Harris lived. The killing
oceured at the Earnest home in a
bed room, and was done with a
load of buckshot from a single-bar
rel, muzzle loading gun. Earnest
shot Harris in defense of his wife,
who was Harris’ sister.
Mr. Chao. M. Jerome, of Atlanta,
assistant manager southern depart
ment Security Insurance Company,
of Connecticut, is in Winder on
business.
The ladies will he admitted free
to the moving picture show at the
opera house tonight. This show is
well worth the price of admission
that is usually charged. The films
are changed nightly.
Mrs. P. F. Smith entertained in
a charming manner one afternoon
last week at the Ellis House in
honor of Mrs. Le<* S. Radford of
Winder and Miss Helen Craig of
Augusta, gu stsof Mrs. A. C. Kelly.
—Walton News..
Dr- J. W. Quillian, presiding
elder of f he LaGrange distriet, ac
companied by his wire two children,
is the guest of relatives in the city.
: Dr. Quillian gave the congregation
jat the Methodist ryyweh Wednes
day night an enter' strng talk.
Rider J. 1,. Green has returned
from Bethany church? in Banks co
unty, where he has been conducting
a meeting with good results. He
leaves tomorrow for Auburn,where
;he will begin a series of services
tomorrow night. "
The farmers’ Union will give a
; barbecue at Carter Hill tomorrow.
! Speeches will be delivered by some
of the most prominent men in this
section of the state. Everybody In
vited. This will be a genuine, old
time southern ’cue and should you
miss being present, you miss a treat
i indeed.
Rev. .T. I, Oxford will preach the
j dedicatory sermon at Center Hill
l Baptist church Sunday. Rev. Ox
j ford has been preaching effective
J and able sermons in this immediate
neighborhood recently. He has
received 108 additions to the Bap
tist faith in the past two weeks.
DAMAGE BY FLOODS.
Heavy Rains Swell Streams- Many
Bridges Swept Aaway—Augusta
* Almost Submerged.
The rainfall in the eastern por
tion of the cotton bolt has l>een ex
ceedingly heavy and much damage
has been done the growing crops
by the high water. The Seaboard
Railroad bridges across the Savan
nah and North Broad rivers were
swept away and m§,ny road bridges
across streams in all-sections of the
state were carried down stream. All
trains are behind time and the
mails have been greatly interfered
with.
Athens was one of the worst suf
fer* rs, and over five and one-half
inches of rain fell there Tuesday.
At Greensboro, Ga., the downpour
reached two and one-half inches.
Greenville, S. (’., suffered more
than any other section, the precipi
tation there going above six inches.
At Toccoa, Ga., the lain was near
ly two inches; Newnan was four
inches, and Spartanburg, S. C.,
nearly two and a half inches.
In many sections of the western
belt the downpour has been equally
as incessant, though in most esses
it has been in less quantities.
At 11 o’clock yesterday morning
telephonic and telegraphic commu
nication with Augusta was cut off
and it is impossible to learn the
condition of affairs in that city.
At that time the water was rapidly
submerging the entire city and was
waist d/pp in The Augusta Herald
office.
later —The locks broke at the
dam above Augusta, water swept
down the canal, breaking the canal
banks near the city stables. The
water went right over these stables
to May a venue and to Glover street.
At the same time the water is being
swept back into the city from
Hawk’s gulley onto Fend wick street
t<> East Boundary.
Haily Wednesday while the waters
were rushing like a great stream
through the streets of Augusta, fire
broke out in the Nixon cotton and
grocery werehouse, and for a time
threatened surrounding property.
The fire department was abso
lutelyShelpless, and citizens gazed
at the blaze doing its work, and
Imped for the best.
The buildings were destroyed hut,
fortunately, the horrors of a general
conflagration were spared the panic
stricken inhabitants, and-the fire
.was confined to the warehouse. It
is said the Maze was started by
the water reaching some lime in one
of the warehouses, causing an ex
plosion
Three deaths have been reported
and rumor says four more have
been drowned.
At 9:00 o’clock las tnighttwo tele
graph operators employed by the
Western! Union Telegraph Company
swam to the chamber of commerce
building and cut in on a wire that
had not gone down. This wire,
with possibly a railroad wire into
the yards in outlying sections of the
city, am the only means of com
munication to the outside world.
Mr. W. K. Lyle spent Tuesday
in Atlanta.
Mr. J. C. Pentecost has returned
from South Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs. Dr. J. T. Wages
spent last week a Tallulah Falls.
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