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VOL. XVII.
HEART DICE PARTY.
One of the loveliest serial affairs
of the week was a heart-dice party
given Monday evening hy Mr. and
Mrs. Judson Jackson to their chil
dren and grand-childrcn. Upon the
arrival of the guests, they were
served with an old-time country
ham supper, after which the game
of heart-dice was enthusiastically
played by all present.
The ladies’ first prize, a beautiful
rose-bowl, was won by Mrs. Harry
Millikin, while the gentlemen’s, a
lovely pair of lisle hose, was pre
sented Mr. Charlie Jackson.
Mrs. Judson Jackson and Mrs.
A. L. Jacobs cut for the consolation.
Mrs. Jacobs being the lucky one,
was presented with a large luscious
melon.
At the close of the exciting game,
delicious ices and cake were served.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Judson Jackson, Mr. and Mrs.
A. L. Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. Otis
Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mil
likin, Mr. and Mrs. Carl McDon
ald. Hubert, Style, and Lagree
Jacobs, O. M. Jackson, Jack Mil
likin and little Lillian McDonald .
FOR HOME GUESTS.
Miss Florrie Wood gave a recep
tion Thursday evening in honor of
her guests, Misses Smith, Almond,
Dunbar and Cannon.
The house was beautifully deco
rated in sun dowers and ferns.
Heart dice was the game enjoyed-
The prizes were won by Gussie
O’Neal and Starr Blasingame.
Sandwiches and punch was served
at a late hour- About forty guest
were present.
MISS WHITEHEAD ENTERTAINS.
One of the most enjoyable social
events of the entire week was that
of Tuesday afternoon given by Miss
Reba Whitehead in honor of the
Wood house party at her home on
Candler street. Progressive heart
‘dice was the game played on the
wide, cool veranda. After the
game a delicious salad course and
cream and cake were served. Miss
Whitehead, petite and pretty, never
looked more lovely than she did on
this occasion. Her guests included
Mrs. Walter Wood, Misses Mary
Stancer, Belle Dunbar. Nell Al
mond, Mathilde Smith, Starr Blas
ingame, Anna Cook, Willie May
nard, Sarah Cannon, W illie Farrar,
Launa Arnold, Gussie O’Neal aiTU
Florrie Wood. Miss Florrie Wood
won the first prize, while Miss Al
mond drew the consolation.
PICNIC AT WHITE'S MILL.
Monday afternoon Miss Gussiej
O’Neal and Miss Starr Blasingame
complimented Miss Wood and her
visitors with a picnic at White’s
Mill. Two wagon loads of young
folks left town at 5:30- A delight
ful picnic lunch was served, after
which the crowd came back to
town and spent a few hours with
Miss O’Neal.
EOR VIAL DANCE.
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Friday evening a few couples en
joyed a dance given on the porch of
Mrs. Annie Wood- The music was
rendered by Mis3 Dunbar and Miss
Marie Smith. Ices were served
during the evening. Eleven couples
were present.
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WINDER. JACKSON COUNTY. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JULY 29. 1909
HANDSOME OffICES.
W. K. Lyle A Cos., the cotton
buyers, have fitted up in the DeLa
perriere-Maynard building on
Candler street, the handsomest
offices to be found anywhere in
northeast Georgia, and are now
ready for the approaching cotton
season. This firm is composed of
Messrs. W. K. Lyle andT. C. Dunn,
experienced cotton men, and they
are among the largest cotton deal
ers of this section. The sample
room is large and commodious, well
arranged and well lighted.
In speaking of the coming season,
Mr. Lyle stated, that his firm was
preparing to handle cotton on a
more extensive scale than formerly,
and had already made arrangements
to place agents at all points con
tiguous to Winder.
Last year local buyers bought
from wagons on the streets 18,000
bales, while they handled from this
point about 60,000 bales. Some
ten or twelve of the largest cotton
firms of the South are represented
here-
BUNCO PARTY.
One of the most enjoyable affairs
of last week was the bunco party
given Saturday evening by Miss
Marie Smith, complimentary to
M iss Wood and her house guests.
The spacious rooms and halls were
decorated in ferns palms and bam
boo vines. The score cards were
hand-painted and were copies of
dice. The first prize, a picture,
was won by Miss Ethel Jackson,
and Miss Starr Blasingame was
awarded the booby. The latter
part of the evening was spent in
dancing, after which delightful
ices were served.
Miss Smith was assisted by Mrs.
Horner Smith, and both were hand
somely gowned in white frocks elab
orately trimmed in hand-work and
real laee.
Twenty four guests enjoyed Miss
Smith’s party.
BODY FLOATING IN RIVER.
While on a camp fishing trip
near Norcross, Ga., a party of Wan
der people discovered the dead body
of a man floating down the river-
A boat was secured and the body
brought to land. It proved to be
that of a young man from Buford,
who was drowned while in swim
ming some weeks ago.
PROTRACTED MEETING BEGINS.
The protracted meeting begins
tonight at Russell Baptist church.
The pastor, Rev. R. J. Huff, is an
ticipating a glorious meeting. On
Sunday Rev Upshaw, of East Point,
will arrive. He is a gifted pulpit
speaker, and all who hear him will
be well repaid for their attendance.
There will be two sermons Sunday,
and dinne rwill l>e served on the
ground. Everybody is cordially in
vited to come and bring a well filled
basket. The editor and his force
are expected to be on hand. R. C.
SCHOOL NOTICE.
Beginning August 2, I can teach
a few boys and girls, from nine to
twelve o’clock for four weeks.
Those pupils who are conditioned
in one study ought to be able to
make it up in that time. Terms,
$5.00. Prof. E. J. Robeson.
Off TO CAMP MEETING.
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Rev. W. T. Hunnicutt will leave
for camp meeting near Gainesville
Saturday, to be gone eight or ten
days. In his absence on Sunday,
Dr. James E. Dickey will fill the
pulpit. Dr. Dickey being very
popular among the people of Win
der will, no doubt, have a large au
dience to hear him.
On the second Sunday Rev. 11.
S. Crumley, agent for the Decatur
Orphans’ Home, will fill the pulpit.
We all know something of the work
being done, and all feel interested
in this work. Let all the people at
tend this service and learn more
about how our orphans are being
cared for. No man is doing more
for humanity than H. L. Crumley.
Keep these dates in your mind.
THE YOUNG MATRONS.
Among the prettiest of the parties
given by the members of the Young
Matrons club was the one at which
Mrs. E. C. McDonald was hostess,
on Thursday of last week.
The color scheme of green and
gold was carried out most effect
ively in both the decorations and
refreshments. Throughout the
house tall vases and bowls of sun
flowers and nasturtiums were used-
Bunco and heart dice were played,
the scores being kept on hand
painted score cards in sunflower
design. Mrs. Will Henry won
first prize; Mrs. W. M. Holsenbeek
the consolation.
Punch was served in the recep
tion hall by Mrs. Judson Jackson.
Besides the members of the club,
there were several visitors present,
those being Mesdames Dygan and
Jackson, of Atlanta; Henry, of
Macon, and Jackson, mother of the
hostess.
The club will meet next with
Mrs- Thos. A. Maynard.
CONTRACT COMPLETED.
Davison-Nicholson & Cos., who
had the contract to carpet the First
Baptist church, have completed
their work. This is the second
contract of this kind this firm has
had here in the last few months,
the Christian church being the
other. In both instances the pat
rons were loud in their praises of
the work. Davison-Nicholson Com
pany is one of the livest firms in all
Georgia, and parties needing any
thing in their line will serve their
own interest by taking the matter
up with them.
HAS THE WORLD BEATEN.
Mr. Ben Pressley has a system of
cooking lightbread that lias the
world beaten to a frazzle when it
comes to cooking dough, says our
friend, Mr. Bill Greeson. You
should try one of his loaves. And
just at this point Prof. Reynolds
rose to remark that this is another
evidence that the world is flat, for,
he contends, no bread would rise
if the world were round.
Mr. J. L. Saul, one of Winder’s
progressive dry goods and clothing
merchants, left Monday for New
York, Baltimore, and other eastern
markets to purchase his fall stock
of goods. Mr. Saul is one of our
wide-awake and livest merchants
and no doubt he will make his trip
profitable to his customers as well
as himself.
LOCAL OVERFLOW.
Mr. W. J. Smith made a Hying
trip to Statham Wednesday.
Mr. Golden Craft left Monday
for Atlanta for a few weeks’ visit.
We regret to chronicle the illness
of Mr. E. A. Bush at his home on
Broad street.
Mesdamcs Toole, McCurry and
Quarterman returned last week
from a visit to Mrs. Hunt at Pow
der Springs.
Mr. J. W. Carrington Jr-, spent
Saturday and Sunday in Calhoun
Falls S. C., the guest of his sister,
Mrs. J. E. Royal.
Miss Pearl Fowler, of Auburn,
is staying with her sister, Mrs.
W. J. Smith, and taking music
lessons from Mrs. Mac Potts.
We are pleased to state that Mr.
John B. Williams, who has been
seriously ill at his home on Athens
street, is much improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Giger, of
Boaz, Ala., who have been visiting
relatives in the city, returned to
their home in Alabama, Tuesday.
Misses Hortelle and Lourine
Hood left last week fur an extended
visit to their grand parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Z. W- Hood, near Com
merce.
Mrs. Maude Cook, of Athens,
was the gu>-st Tuesday night of I)r.
and Mrs. E. F. Saxon. She left
Wednesday morning for the home
of her uncle, Mr. Jim Burson, a
few miles from Winder.
Miss Nancy Stanton, Miss Jennie
Kircus, and John Kircus spent a
very pleasant day with Mr. John
Brad burry and family, on Jefferson
road. Miss Birtha, who has been
sick for several weeks is convales
cent*
Miss Willie Maynard, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Maynard, for several weeks’ returns
to her home in Gadsden, Ala.,
Saturday. Mrs. Maynard and
little daughter, Camille, will ac
company her home.
The friends of Mr. R. A. Cross
will be pleased to learn that he is
some better. Inadvertently last
week we stated Mr. Cross had been
sick at the Grady hospital, Atlanta,
when we should have said Presby
terian hospital, of that city.
Messrs. Loyd Leslie, of Bethle
hem, and J. E. Callahan have re
turned from Greensboro, where they
went its delegates from Russell
lodge, K. of P-, to the district con
vention- They report a royal good
time. Conyers will entertain the
convention in February.
A well conducted train will go
from Winder to Gainesville July 30,
for wfiite people only. Leave
Winder 11:30 A. M. Returning,
leave Gainesyille 7:30 P. M.
Professional game of hall will l>e
played at the park by two of the
strongest teams in the South. Game
called at 2:30 P. M.
Col. T. L. DeLaperriere, son of
the late Angel DeLaperriere of
Jackson county, has been visiting
relatives here. He left Tuesday for
his home in Panama City, Panama.
Mr. DeLaperriere, it is understood,
has accumlated a fortune in Cuba,
Porto Rica and Central Ameisica
since being mustered out of the
United States army some ten years
ago in Porto Rica.
MILITARY COMPANY BACK HOME.
After a week’s tour of duty at
Camp Porter King, St. Simon’s,
the boys of Company H reached the
city Sunday morning, and report a
thoroughly enjoyable trip.
During inspection Saturday, the
last day of the camp, the Winder
Guards received flattering comments
from the colonel of the regiment
and the regular army officer for
the excellent showing they made.
Arrangements are lx-ing made for
the company, and another outing
is l>eing planned for at an early
date.
COMING TO SEE THE EDITOR.
We have just l>een notified hy
phone that our old friend and
political ally, Mr. John Hill, of
Chandler’s district, will leave early
Friday morning with a load of
watermelons, bound for our sactum
sanctorium. John is one of those
farmers who believes in living at
home, and his smokehouse is laden
with juicy hams the year round.
John authorized us to invite all di
lenquents to this paper to meet him
here and enjoy a watermelon feast.
RETURNS TROM PANAMA.
The numerous friends of Mr. J.
M. Stanton are delighted at his re
turn *Jo this city for a short
vacation. Mr. Stanton has been
in the service of the government
on the isthmus for the past two
years or more, and this in his second
visit to Winder during that time.
Malcom is an interesting talker,
very observant, and is kept quite
busy entertaning his friends with
accounts of his experiences and the
manners and customs of the peoplt
down there.
GETTING UNEASY.
The Constitution Gopher is get
ting uneasy about his coffee. Talk
about biennial sessions, it should b
tri-centennial with the present
bunch of lawmakers.
Tried Suicide.
Harry C. Pulliam, president of
the National League of Baseball
Clubs, attempted suicide Wednes
day night in his rooms on the third
floor of the New York Athletic club.
The merits of dogs, good and bad,
of high and low degree, were
threshed out in the house Wcndes
day, when that section of the tax
act was reached which imposes a
tax of #1 per annum on all canines.
Mr. and Mrs. L. 1). Williams left
today for a tour to New York,
Niagra Falls, Atlantic City, New
Jersey, and several other points be
fore their return.
A resolution was introduced in
the senate Wednesday signed by
four of the five members of the
senate portion of the joint commit
tee appointed to investigate the
charges against Chairman S. G. Mc-
Lendon, refusing to remove the
railroad commissioner from office
under the charges prefered by for
mer Governor Smith.
Mr. J. J. Maddox is on the sick
list this week.
Walter L. Jackson and wife
Vsited relatives in Monroe Sunday
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