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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. • 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. iDittfcr tUcclilg JVcws 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. % 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 NO. 19