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VOL. XVII. LITTLE LOCAL LINES Little Personal and Social Items Caught on the Fly—lf Your Guest Is Not Mentioned It Is Your Fault. Don 't fail to read what our Coun ty Line correspondent has to say about some south Georgia folks. Miss Ruth Carithers is visiting friends in Augusta. Horace, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Maynard, is on the sick list. Mr. C. 0. Xiblack, who has been indisposed for a few days, is out j again. Men and Boy’s Bicycles from 518.5 Q to Sio.OO at Smith Hard ware Company. Mr. John \V. Robinson, of At lanta, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Brooks. Hoes! Handled Hoes, seven to ten inches wide, sold by Smith Hardware Company. Mi ss Ada Hancock has returned from a week’s visit to friends in Social Circle. Lost —Fountain pen; heavy gold mounted; Waterman. Return to k W. B. Holt and receive reward. The many friends of Mr. Grover Mosley will regret to learn that he is confined to his home, ill. Mr. W. L. BiasLngarae left today for a business trip to Lawrenceville, Loganville and other near-by points. For Sale Cheap —One second hand Sterling Bros, organ in extra good shape Address lock box 12 The Baptists of the Appalachee Association are planning for .a big meeting to be held in \Y inder on the fifth Sunday in May. At a Bargain —'One extra good i sec md-hand Columbus surrey. 4d i dress lock box 226. Mr. Earle Kimbell was a recent visitor to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kimbell. For Sale —One second-hand piano in good shape, at a bargain. Ad dress lock box 275. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. M. Gunnin, i of Crawford, came up Sunday to the funeral of the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.W. L. Sikes. Good Bicycles, Coaster Brake Bi cycles, Better Bicycles, Best Bicy cles sold by Smith Hardware Com pany. Little Dorris Hood, of Athens, was the guest of her uncle, Mr- J.sM, H ood, and family Saturday and Sunday. If it’s a Cultivator, Weeder or Drag Harrow you want, we have it for you. Smith Hardware Com pany. The Y. M. A. C. Comedy Com pany, of County Line, will give a minstrel performance :tt Longview school house Saturday night. Mrs. Harriett Hardigree, who has been visiting relatives in Texas and Oklahoma for the past three months, returned home this week. Mr. G. W. Gordon and family left Monday for El Reno, Okla-, where they will make their future home- The good wishes of many friends follow them. The many friends of Mr. Sam Graham will be glad to learn that he has entirely recovered from his re cent illness and is again at his post with Griflfeth, Smith & Cos. The friends of Miss Ethel Wills, who has been seriously sick in an Atlanta sanitarium, will be glad to know that she has sufficiently re covered to return home. Rev. and Mrs. Seaborn Arnold, of Winder, were here several days last week visiting the family of Mr- Silas F. Ray. —Walton News. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Baptist church met Monday with Mrs. J. C. DcLaperricre. After the business session delicious re freshments were served. iOinfter tlteclilu iVctos. WINDER, JACKSON COUNTY. GEORGIA. THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1909 DEATH Of LITTLE ANNIE SINES. Saturday afternoon at 1:60 o’clock the death angel entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L Sikes and laid his hand upon little Alline, their two-year-old baity. Little Alline had been ill only a few days when the summons came. The funeral was preached at the grave by Rev. W. T. Hunnicutt, of the Methodist church. The inter ment took place at Rose Hill ceme tery at 10:60 o’clock Sunday morn ing- We extend to the family our sym pathy in this sad hour. ALL-DAY SINGING. There will be all-day singing at Chattahoochee Park, Gainesville, Ga , Sunday, May 16, 1909. One fare for the round trip. The train will pass Wind r at 8:30, a. m-, returning at 7:10 p. m. Basket dinner and line music. Go up and enjoy the and >y. HEWING TO HIE LINE. “This is o bum write-up for the wedding of the belle of the town. “How so?” inquired the editor. “You didn’t mention the bride groom as being popular.” “lie isn’t popular. Every bach elor in town wanted that.girl, my self included.” R. IT. Settle spent the week-end in Atlanta. Miss Edna Freeman is visiting friends in Toccoa. Mr. and Mrs, C. (). Wages- visited relatives in Carter Hill Sunday. Call on June H. Wood, Carl, Ga., if you want whippoorwill peas. Messrs. M. E. Grover, John Dyer and Louie Wall, of Gaines ville, visited friends in the city Sunday. For Sale —150 bushels peas. J. H. W ood, Carl, Ga. Miss Roena Hill, of Winder, was the guest of the Misses Sims Sun day afternon in Carter Hill, and attended Sunday school. Col, W. H. Quartcrman, who was taken ill in Washington City last week while en route to New York, is expected home the latter part of the week. Whippoorwill peas for sale. Ap ply to June H. Wood, Carl, Ga. This is Hiram Flanigan’s birth day. At noon he was greatly sur prised when little Desma Elder and Carmen Anderson, his nieces, pre sented ham with a well prepared dinner. Little Desma had also placed in the basket a check for 525. The deep appreciation of being remembered by the little ones plain ly pictured in Hiram’s face. Miss Gussie O'Neal has been elected manager of the Glee Club of Agnes Scott College. Miss Gussie is a very popular girl at home and it is a great pleasure to her friends here to learn that her popularity follows her, and her ability as a leader has been thus recognized. The T. I). Club was delightfully entertained by Miss Mary Alice Strange Tuesday afternoon at her beautiful home on Broad street. After spending an hour very pleas antly over work of different kinds delicious ices were served by Miss Louise Strange. The next meeting will be with Miss Mildred Jackson, on Woodlawn avenue. Smith Hardware Cos. is having an extention roof placed upon the firm’s headquarters at the corner of Jackson and Athens streets. Jim Saunders says when the awning is completed he and Willis Perry are going to give a public candy pulling, the proceeds of which will go toward the building of a home for stray dogs. CLOSING OF HIGH SCHOOL Parents and Friends Cordially Invit ed to Visit School and See For Themselves. Next week closes this term of the Winder Public Schools and we give the following program for the infor mation of all those interested in the school and the approching com mencement exercises,a detailed pro gram of which will be given in our next issue: Monday, May 17th, the Board of Education will visit the schools in their official capacity and will in spect the different rooms. Tuesday, May 18th, wil he visit ors’ day in the primary grades, from 10 to 12 o’clock. Wednesday, May 19th, the gram mar grades will receive visitors from 9:30 to 12 o’clock. The High School Avill expect their friends on Thursday,May 20th, from 9:30 to 12 o’clock- All parents and the friends of the school are cordially invited to see for themselves what the teachers and children have been doing The term will close on Friday, May 21, so far as the regular school work is con cerned . All the commencement exercises will be held in the opera house. Sunday, May 23d, at 11:30 o’clock, the commencement sermon will be preached by Rev. Ira. M. Boswell, of Chattanooga, Tenn. There will be special music render ed by the united choir of all the churches. Monday morning, May 24th, tin school will meet at 10o’clock in the chapel, when the promotion cards will be given out and short ad dresses made. Monday evening a concert by the music and elocution classes will be given at the opera house. Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock the literary address will he deliver ed by Hon. H- 11. Perry, of Gaines ville, Ga. Colonel Perry is one of the best known men is north Geor gia, and ne is a fluent and entertain ing speaker. The graduating exercises will be Tuesday evening, when an interest ing program will be presented by the class, and the diplomas will be awarded. A full program of the exercises will be given our readers next week. Commencement of Colored School. The commencement exercises of the Winder colored school will be gin next Sunday. Rev. \\ . T. Hunnicutt, of the Methodist church, will preach the commencement ser mon Sunday afternoon at 1:50 o’clock and Rev- J.ll. Wood will de liver a lecture Monday evening. Special arrangement have been made for the accommodation of the board of education and other white visitors and they are urgently invited to at tend the graduating exercises Thurs day night, when Superintendent Robeson will deliver the diplomas. Cyrus Williams, principal of the school, requests us to extend a cor dial invitation to all. It has been decided that conduc tors have a legal right to refuse 85.00 hills We have a legal right to refuse them also, ut we have no intention of exercising our right. — Elbert-on Star. ATTENTION ODD EEEEOWS. This is to notify all who wish to attend the session of the Grand Lodge which meets in Thomasville on May 20-27, that I have made definite arrangements for a special ear to he placed on the side-track at Winder on Tuesday morning, the 26th, for the use of the delegates and visitors from the 20th division. This car will be carried to Atlanta by train No. 57, S- A. L., which leaves Winder at 7:45 a. m., eastern time, and there transferred to the A B. & A., at I Jell wood yards, and then direct to Thomasville. This isto he an “Odd Fellows’ Special” and tiiere will bo no one on the train but Odd Fellows, the special cars from other divisions being concen trated at Atlanta for this train- The fare, round-trip from Athens, Winder and Lawrenceville will be $8.05, and tickets can only be bought at the above named stations; however, those wishing to hoard the train at way stations can, by hav ing the agent at the coupon station notified the night before, have tick ets sent to their stations and thus save the time and trouble of going to one of these three stations. Brothers, will not all of you g<> on this special car? Every conven ience is guaranteed and you can go no better route. Besides we will have a day-time trip through a sec tion of country that many of us never traveled before. Hoping to he with you and always for Odd Fellowship. 1 am fraternally yours, R. P. ADAMS, M. I). Div. D. G. far N . 20, I. O. O- F. GIRD OF THANKS. To the Public —We extend our heart-felt thanks for the help we re coived to restore our losses from the storm of Friday, April 31. We are thankful that God spared our lives and grateful to the good people for tlx-ir help, which assisted us to get on our feet again. We realize that the disaster was not to our hurt, but to our good, for we rememl>er that the Lord said all things work together for good to thmn that love and serve Him. We believe that the Lord chascneth whom He loveth. We ask God’s blessings upon all the good people of this community. — W. J., W: Z. and L L. Jones. STAMPER GETS EOLR YEARS. Elijah Stamper, a negro, pleaded guilty to horse-stealing in Jackson Superior court Monday, and Judge Brand sentenced him to four years in the penitentiary. It will be re membered that a month or so ago, a horse and buggy belonging to Mr. L. P Smith, disappeared from the hitching grounds in Winder. A few days later Stumper was arrested in Marietta and brought back, charged with having stolen the horse and buggy. A CARD OT THANKS. We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the many acts of kind ness and tender words of sympathy during the illness and death of our little girl. May God’s richest bles sings rest upon each and every one of you, is the prayer of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Sikes. NOTICE. All parties are hereby warned not to hire or harbor one Gus Doug las, a negro lad about 20 years of age, who is under contract, with me for the year 1909. C. W. Lynch, Route 1, Bethlehem, Ga. REVIVAL CLOSES. Thirty-Nine Additions to Christian Church During Series of Meetings. Evangelists Leave for Macon. The series of meeting held at the Christian church by Evangelista Violett and Charlton came to a close Wednesday evening. At the last service the house was well filled and a fine spirit was manifested. Mr. Violett is a man of much ability, good speaker, knows the Hi hie, condemns sin wherever he finds it without fear or favor and at times displays great eloquence. He made a good impression on the community at large and especially on the members of the church for which he held the meeting. Tn the entire series of sermons it was very noticeable that he did not speak harsh or unkindly of any other denomination. lie preached his belief, but left bid religious neighbor free to do the same. He appeared to be perfectly fair in all of his statements and took no un due advantage of any one. Mr. Charlton is a fine singer and gave perfect satisfaction to all. There were thirty-nine added to the church here. In his farewell talk to the new converts Evangelist' Violett said: ‘'When there is a revival in town, no matter at what church the ser vices are being held, you go and take your preacher with you, put your shoulder to the wheel and help lead men and women to Christ.. Don’t ever get it into yoiu*- heads that you are the only Christian- May you die before you do. "l ake this little Bible and cherish it. It is your only creed and rule of faith, put its teachings into practice and should John Wood ever fail to teach and preach the Word of God you quit his church.” These gentlemen begin a series of meetings in Macon Sunday next. They carry the good will of many friends with them. STANTON-JOHNSON. Mrs. Zed Franklin Stanton an nounces the engagement of her daughter, Manche, to Mr. Robert Lee Johnson, of McDonough, the marriage to take place June 9. TAKE NOTICE. Section 175, City Code of Win der, requires that hog pens in the city limits contain 40 square feet to the hog- Monday, May 18th, all pins will be measured, and owners of pens that do Hot come up to the terms of the code will be Cited to appear before the mayor to show cause why they should not be pun ished as prescribed in Section 12 of the Charter Respectfully, A. P. Copeland, Chief of Police. WAINTED Reliable agent to sell monuments and tombstones in Jackson and ad joining counties. Exclusive terri tory and good proposition to right party. Address the Monumental Marble Cos., 154 Whitehall street, Atlanta, Ca. Mr- and Mrs. Job Hill, of Carter Hill, attended preaching here Sun day night. NO 8