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Published Every Thursday Evening
}{(ms Ilros. Editors and Proprietors
KiitereU at the I’ostoffiee at Winder, Ga.,
as Second Class Mail Matter.
Thursday, August 26, 1909.
Even Jefferson is to have a sewer
system, while Winder languishes
ltehind.
Winder owes it to her trade to
immediately erect a public comfort
building or build sewers.
In one respect most any old town
leads W inder. Call at this office
and we will put you next.
What’s the matter with a Tri-Coun
ty fail at Winder? There are some
good potties here, and plenty lovers
of good horse flesh in this section.
It is said that a few first-class
funerals are sometimes good for a
town, but sewers for this one would
he better, and possibly save fun
erals.
A booze negro ran amuck in
Monroe, La., Tuesday, and before
lie was killed wounded 27 persons.
His body was burned in the streets
of the town.
We learn that the city council
has under advisement immediately
installing a sewer in broad street,
and will levy a special tax to pay
for same. Now howl.
After having her case pronounced
pellegra, caused from eating corn
bread, an Atlanta woman quietly
informed her physician that she had
not tasted eornbread in thirty years.
Another American heiress is soon
to he sold to hroken-dowu English
aristocracy. This time Emperor
Joseph arranged the sale, and the
brother of the victim will hand her
over.
between 200 and 1100 persons,
mostly women and children, perish
ed Tuesday when the Argentine
steamer Columbia and a German
steamer met in collision at the
mouth of the harlmr at Montevideo,
Uruquay.
Col. Georage Bell has been ap
pointed by Governor Brown to the
judgeship of the newly-created su
perior court of the Atlanta circuit
Colonel Bell is a native of Cum-1
ing, Forsyth county, Georgia, and a
son of th<‘ late Hiram I*. Bell.
Mr. E I*. Hardigree informs us
that off of less than a half acre of
ground he has gathered and sold
sll .Jl of watermelons this season,
lasides having a bounteous plenty
for himself and friends. He says
one “long gooddy” done him for
two bits, but lu* hopes he en
joyed the melons.
Madame Carnello Zeggio, daugh
ter of Mrs. Charles Robinson, of
New York, who some years ago
bought entre into Italian court
circles, gave a reception Monday in
Lenox, Mass., in honor of her
SS,(XX) Marmoset monkey, which
she has housed in a $5,000 gold
cage. It is said that the fashion
able set from a dozen cities called
to pay court to his highness. The
monkey seemed bored with his
evoluted apes.
John Harper, who has been sen
tenced three times for the murder
of Sheriff Keith of Murray county,
says that he is converted and will
preach if freed, but the people arc
in no need of such preachers, and
it seems now that l>e will have to
go the hemp route —Pahloncga Nug
get.
Lying dead in a branch, on the
Mercer Jackson place, near Russell,
| the Itody of Adah Moore was found
! Sunday morning. Moore was an old
man and chopped wood around
town for a livelihood. The coroner
held an inquest over the body Sun
day evening, and reached the con
clusion that Moore came to his
death as the result of a fall from a
hill to the branch ltelotv, where his
body was found. It is said that for
several days ho had been tanked up
on Winder blind tiger whiskey,
washed down by Jackson county
near lieei. Friday night he left
his home and wondered away, lie
was seen the last time alive Friday
night. His Itody was buried in the
cemetery here Monday.
10 GIVE BOGGY AWAY.
The News takes pleasure in call
ing the attention of its readers at
all times to Winder’s energetic and
progressive merchants. On August
12th, we published a list of pre
miums offered in the Ninth Congres
sinal District Agricultural disblay
to occur in the fall.
Among the prizes offered is one
by Mr. R. L. Rogers, of this city.
In conjunction with the Rock Hill
Buggy Company, Rock Hill, S
Mr. Rogers will give to the farmer
in Jackson county exhibiting five
stalks of cotton bearing the largest
number of bolls, a handsome Rock
Hill buggy.
The farmers of Jackson should
interest themselves in this hand
some prize, which cost such small
effort on their part. Read Mr
Rogers’ au in another column.
SOME fINE CORN.
Monday morning we were in
vited by Uncle Wiley Bush to go
look at a patch of corn he had been
experimenting with. Mr. Bush
designated it as Bush’s Improved
Fowler Corn. He showed us several
hills containing eight or nine stalks
on which there were a dozen ears of
corn- Mr. Rush tells us that he
only planted one grain to the hill.
That's a bad Dollar
That finds its way into a mer
chant’s till, at the risk of a custo
mer’s satisfaction.
We don’t want such a dollar —
wouldn’t even think of accepting it
There’s a mutual advantage to this
business of ours. We sell you fur
niture so genuinely good, so really
and truly worth what it cost, that
to purchase it is like putting the
money out at interest. Here is an
invitation to every reader of this
ad. to inspect our stock to their
heart’s content. Our time is at
your disposal. Glad of the chance
to acquaint you with the merits of
what we sell. Again we thank you.
W. T. Robinson.
A young man of Hall county
had been engaged to a lady of Dah
lonega for a long time. But re
cently the lady’s religion whs re
newed and because her intended
husband wouldn’t agree to pi ay
four hours a day the engagement
was broken. The fellow said that
he couldn’t devote that much time
in prayer and make a living. We
don’t blame him lx*cause tlu* Lord
wouldn’t want to be bored in such
a manner no way. —Pahloncga Xug
got.
We wonder if a dog has the ra
bies and bites someone, that tin
fact that he has a dollar tag would
prevent the hydrophobia. This is
a great question which has lx-en
bothering us for a long while. —
Clarke County Courier.
The Dawson News says that Tom
Watson may lx- the father of thi
rural free mail delivery, hut that
Jim Griggs is its stepdaddy.
QUARTERMAN & TOOLE
THE
REAL ESTATE MEN OFFER YOU
Farm, 150 acres, 3 12 miles from Winder, at $26.00 per acre.
Farm, 214 seres, 212 miles from Winder, at 37 50 per acre.
Farm, 73 acres, at City limits. Winder, at 75. j 0 per acre.
Farm, 40 acres, at Russell, Ga., at 55 00 per acre.
Farm, 139 acres, 1 mile from Statham, at 40 00 per acre.
Farm, 132 acres. 4 miles from Statham, at 30.00 per acre.
Farm, 50 acres, in Statham, at 55.00 per aure.
Eight farms on richest land in Georgia, Hancock county, at $15.00 tos2s.oo
per acre. Small payments and liberal terms to buyers
5-room house and 200-foot lot 011 Wright street, together with 21-4 acres on
Griffeth street, Winder, Ga., $2,750.00. New 5-room house on Broad street, Win
der, Ga., $r,000.00. Other improved property and 40 vacant lots in various localities
in Winder at reasonable prices and favorable terms.
Buy NOW and make or save your profits on the rise soon to come.
vSce ns for full particulars before these bargains are gone.
Quarterman & Toole,
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
WINDER, GEORGIA.
WOMAN’S MISSIONARY UNION
Of Appalachee Association To Be
Held in Monroe Sept. 9 and 10.
The annual meeting of the Wo
man’s Missionary Union of the Ap
palaehee Association will be held
with the Baptist church at Monroe,
Ga., Sept. 9 and 10- An interest
ing program has been prepared for
the occasion beginning at 10 o’clock
Thursday morning and continuing
until Friday afternoon.
We will have with us several
prominent workers under the direc
tion of the State Board,who will no
doubt deliver profitable and inter
esting addresses. Miss Amos, of
Atlanta, secretary and treasurer of
the W. M. U. of the state board,
OI Tf fire AT REDUCED
dUuuILo prices.
I will sell my stock of Buggies in
the Opera Eiouse at reduced prices up
to the time of moving into my new
warehouse.
If you want a bargain in a Buggy,
Surrey or Wagon, see my stock before
I move.
The premium Rock Hill Buggy
given away by me and the Rock Hill
Buggy Company, will be on exhibition
at my new warehouse in a few davs.
R. L. ROGERS,
WINDER, GEORGIA.
Mrs. F. C. Wallis, of Savannah,
state organizer of the young ladies
auxiliries sunbeam societies and
royal ambassadors, and Mrs. Mary
Gunter, state missionary of the W.
M. U., will deliver addresses on
subjects pertaining to our work.
There will be several ladies of our
association to take part in the pro
gram-
Pr. B. 1). Ragsdale will preach
the missionary sermon Thursday
night, September 9th, and the pub
lis is invited to this service.
Every church and missionary
society in the association is expect
ed to send two or more delegates.
The number from each church or
society is not limited. Let no one
who can possibly attend this meet
ing stay away because they were not
elected by their church or society.
Let the Baptist women of our
association rally to this cause and
attend this meeting, and we will
have a glorious refreshing from our
Heavenly Father, and a great i
pet us will be given the wor.l
in the bounds of our association.
Pear sisters, let us come and make
the meeting a grand success fur the
glory of our blessed Master. One
who has the cause at heart and is
intensely in earnest. Your sistkT
in Christ, Mrs. W. H. Prior.
Superintendent of the W. M. U. of
the Appalachee Association.
We have forgotten just what the
new Indianapolis speedway is called,
but an appropriate name for it
would be “The Death Trail,” or“A
Shortcut to Destruction.” —
City Journal.