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VOL. XVII.
S. T. BOSS. W. B. MCCANT9. |
TURNER’S PHARMACY
Liider New Management, Corner
Broad and Candler Sis., Winder,
Ga., Next Door to P.. 0.
We cairy in stock anew, up-to
t-ye Stock of drugs, meeting all the
requirements of the pure food pro
duct law. Finest fount in the city.
Special attention given ladies and
children.
Dr. 8. T. Ross will Ik* found at
our store when not attending pro
fessional calls.
In this connection Dr. J. II
Turner wishes to state to the public
JNet he will still be with the new
drug* company, and bespeaks for
them a liberal patronage in the
future and wish to thank the people
of Winder and all the surrounding
territory for the liberal patronage
bestowed in the past.
The service of the Pharmacy in the
past has .been good, and Manager
McCants hopes to make the future
service better.
Can Supply Your Wants.
When you come up town don’t
go home until you have lieen to
Barney Barron’s fruit stand. He
can supply you in Malaga Grapes
at “20c* lb, and Delaware Concord
Grapes at 25c per basket. He al
.ways keeps choice Bananas, Ap-
and Oranges. Aside from these
he handles standard brands of
Cigars. Drop in and give hi nr a
trial.
THANKSGIVING DINNER.
Why buy a turkey and spend a
“half day in the kitchen preparing a
thansgiving dinner, when for 50c
you can get a better one, and at
the sameßtime patronize those de
serving ladies.who compose the
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Christian
church? The ladies will appreciate
your help, and the proceeds will go
to worthy causes.
Miss Daves To Lecture.
Miss Daisy Daves will l>e in Win
der Tuesday, November 23, as a
guest of the Woman’s Foreign Mis
sionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Miss Daves is a
very enthusiastic worker in the
missionary cause, and her talk on
Tuesday, we feel sure, will be inter
j|sting and instructive.
A notice will l>e given later as to
the hour. Everybody invited.
Will Observe Week Of Prayer.
The Woman’s Foreign Missionary
Society will observe the week of
paryer at the Methodist Episcopal
church, beginning Monday after
noon and continuing through the
week. Splendid programs have
Den prepared and a great week is
expected. Hour of services 3:30
p. m. Everybody invited.
W'ins first Honor.
The friends of Preston House and
of his father, Mr. John W- House,
of Chandler’s district, will be
pleased to learn that he is making
a tine record in Byrne Business col
lege, Athens, Ga. In a contest for
the greatest all-round improvement
since matriculation, in a class of 63
he won first Jhonor.
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WINDER. JACKSON COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 18,1909
DR. LESTER A. BROWN.
Noted Divine Has Accepted Unani
mous Call to Winder Bap
tist Church.
Dr. Lester A. Brown, of Chatta
nooga, Tenn., has accepted the
unanimous call of the First Baptist
church of Winder for full time, be
ginning Dovmlter Ist, IPOD. lie
comes from Si. Elmore Baptist
church, of Chattanooga, Tenn., and
has served several of the leading
pulpits of the South with unusual
success, never failing to draw large
congregations and increasing the
membership of the church, and ever
active in the upbuilding of the
moral and religious influences of
the city and community.
Lester Alexander Brown was born
and reared in Culpepper county,
Virginia. He is the son of an ex-
Confederate soldier, and himself is
an associate member of the N. B.
Forest Camp IT.l T . C. V- There being
no Camp of. Sons of Veterans in
Chattanooga he joined the F. C. V.
as an associate member. He is
chaplain of one of the Chapters
of the F. D- C.
He is a graduate of the Dayton
School of Music of Virginia,and has
written and published several song
books. He took the Bachelor and
Master degrees from Gale College,
Wisconsin, also received the degree
of Doctor of Divinity from the same
school. Graduated from the Ham
ilton Theological Seminary of Col
gate l 1 niversity, N. V. He studied
law in the University, of Chatta
nooga and the Illinois College of
Tatw receiving from the latter school
the LL.D. degree and also Doctor of
Civil Law.
MAY DECLARE DEAL VOID.
The United States government
has began an investigation into the
merger between the Western Union
Telegraph Company and the Ameri
can Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, with a view to disolving
the combination if it is found to
violate the anti-monopoly laws. As
sistant United States District Attor
ney Wade Ellis and Special Attorney
Harrison have the matter in hand
It was declared in New York
Wednesday that the merger an
nounced Tuesday but expected for
some time, would ix* the basis of a
suit within a short time.
In connection with the telegraph
merger, Mr. Ellis and Mr. Harri
son are also investigating the organ
ization of anew *1,000,0 XJ,OOO cor
poration to control the output of
copper and the amalgamation of a
number of the most influential ex
press companies. The department
of justice is hacking them up in
their work.
The officers of the department of
justice according to dispatches from
Washington, are convinced that the
anti-trust law applies ns clearly to
the telegraph and telephone com
panies as to railroad companies.
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Joshua Simpkins Coming.
The management of the Lyric
announce the coining of“. Joshua
Simpkins" on November 27- This
is a high-class play and Winder
amusement lovers can’t afford to
miss its presentation. Remember
the date, November 27.
As the result of an explosion last
Saturday in the St. Paul coal mine
near Cherry, 111., three hundred
were entombed, and have doubtless
perished.
Contestants Take Notice.
Next Tuesday Marks the Close of
The News’ Popular Voting
Contest.
The popular voting contest inau
gurated by The Winder News some
ten weeks ago will close next Tues
day evening at 7 :30 o’clock. No
vote will he aeecptee from any source
after that hour. We previously
announced that the hour would he
12 o’clock and that envelopes bear
ing postmarks before that hour
would be counted, but to facilitate
the work of cheeking up and get
ing everything in readmes for the
committee, of awards, which will
meet in The News’ office at 8 o’clock
we announce this change in hour.
It is our desire that each contest
ant having representation before
the committee, and that stubs of
all receipts given lie placed in the
hands of the committee, together
with cancelled checks and receipts
given for money turned in to the
Contest Department. The contest
manager is requested to appear be
fore the committee with a complete
record of all money that has passed
through his hands, showing cancel
led checks or receipts for same.
The committee of awards is com
posed of G. A. Johns, J. T. Strange
and W. H. Toole, and the commit
tee is requested to meet promptly
at 8 o’clock, at The News office,
Tuesday evening, November 23.
Only a few thousand votes have
been received this week, and the
tabulated statement is omited.
The names of the successful con
testants will lie announced in our
next issue provided the finding of
the committee of awards reaches us
in time for publication.
Four days more remain for work,
hut much may he done in that time
Much interest is being shown in the
contest, and the number of votes
held back isundoubtly large. Here’s
to each and everyone of the con
testants. Would that each one of
vou could win the capital prize, hut
as that is impossible, let work,mer
it and votes decide between.
A DOLL PARTY.
On last Friday afternoon quite a
number of little friends of Miss Ern
estine Jenette Bush gathered at her
home on Broad street to play dolls
to the surprise of the little hostess
and her friends, Mrs. Bush usher
ered them into a room layed off in
to a doll house.
There was the parlor, two bed
rooms, dining room with the table
laden with candies and fruit, and
last hut not least was the cook room
with stove ready for the fire to he
made.
After playing dolls for a while
Mrs. Bush, assisted by Miss Emma
Ola Reed, served delicious refresh
ments.
About dark the little girls with
glad and happy hearts departed
with their dollies, thanking Mrs.
Bush for their delightful afternoon.
Mr. John Harbin, one of the old
est citizens of Gwinnett county,
died at his home near Centerville,
Thursday and his remains were in
terred in the Johnson cemetery near
that plaee Friday. He was twice
married and was the father of 22
children. He was widely known
in Gwinnett county.
BIRTHDAY DINNER.
'
Mr. S. E. Graham Entertained Friends
at His Broad Sreet Home
Tuesday at noon some twenty or
more of the friends of Mr. it'd Mrs.
S. M. Graham gathered at his home;
on Broad staeot in honor of his
fifty-seeund birthday, and partook;
of one of those old-fashioned din-;
nors, the like of which only such *
hostesses as Mrs. Graham know!
how to prepare.
One seldom has the pleasure of
dining at a more hospitable home
than that of Fnclo Sam Graham,
and what we like best of all, lus
1 ,
good wife serves us the old-time:
dishes, cooked in the old-time way
our mothers cooked when we were
boys. The hall was decorated with
ferns and pot plants, and the din
ing room was lovely in its decora
tion of vases of pearl of garden
roses. Mrs. Green Graham and
Mrs. A. E- Bush assisted Mrs. Sam
Graham in receiving. Miss Luna
Segars served ices and cake. M. J.
(JRIFFETH was given the honor of
carving tlx* turkey, while Boh Ross
carved the ]>ig. G. \V. Smith
helped plates to the old-time
C-h-i-e-k-e-n p-i-e. Among others
present were: Messrs. D<x: Lay,
Sam Graham, Ernest Settles,Lucius
House, Edgar Griffeth, Claud Greg
ory, Will Smith, John Craft, Cliff
Wages, Jim Williams, Elec Lay,
Greeen Graham and Ernest Bush.
WAS BUSY AT HOME.
“My wife presented me with
twins,” was the excuse offered t>y
J. L. Guidry, of Church Point, La.,
when brought to task by Judge
Campbell for failing to answer a
juror summons on time.
“Don’t let it happen again,”
commented the court amid sup
pressed laughter from the court
room.
DISOLUTION NOTICE.
The Farmers’ Suppy Cos., consist
ing of E. W. Bond, J. lester Har
well and W. P. Chandler has this
day dissolved by mutual consent.
Mr. E. W. Bond having bought the
interest of J lister Harwell assumes
his interest in the accounts, notes
and stock of merchandise, also as
suming his interest in the liabilities
of the old firm. The new firm is
composed of E. \V. Bond and W.
P. Chandler.
This November 1, 1909.
E. W. Bond,
J. L. I lahyvkli,,
\V. P. Chandlkr.
Makes Good Impression.
Speaking of a recent performance
in that city, The Commerce News
has this to say of .Judge Ben A-
Julian, of this city:
“Mr. Ben A. Julian, of Winder,
also made a dazzling hit here by
his natural acting. He had the
hero’s plnrto, and no professional
actor of long experience could pos
sibly have executed the part Ix'tter.' ’
Miss Willie Cotton, of Atlanta,
walked into one of the down-town
fa'shionablie department stores Tues
day afternoon and fell unconscious
from the effects of strychnine
poisoning, presumably administered
by her own hands. She died a short
while later.
MRS. E. E. SAXON
Entertains Members of Younq Ma
trons Club This Week.
Mrs E. F. Saxon was the cordial
hostess to the memljers of the
Young Matrons’ Club this week.
'Flu* entire house breathed the very
spirit of cordiality, and every detail
was most carefully planned and
carried out.
Mrs. Saxon was assisted in re
ceiving her guests by her mother,
Mrs. Green Smith, who is herself a
very charming hostess.
The score cards, which were
dainty affairs, showed a tie for first
prize, a beautiful handkerchief hag,
between Mrs. John McDonald and
Mrs. < His Jackson, a lucky cut giv
ing it to Mrs. McDonald.
Mrs. George Johns and Mrs.
Willis Perry cut for the consolation,
Mrs. Joints receiving it.
After the game delicious refresh
ments were served and later several
piano selections were rendered by
some of the guests prests.
Those enjoying Mrs. Saxon’s hos
nitality were: Mesdames W- O.
Perry, G, A. Johns, H. K. Milli
kin, T. A. Maynard, E. C. Mc-
Donald, \Y\ L. Jackson, Clyde
Williamson, Mae Potts, B. B. Per
ry, W. M. Holsenbeck, John Mc-
Donald, W. H. Kimbell, Otis Jack
son, Green Smith, E. F. Saxon
and Miss Anna Cook.
The club will meet next with
Mrs. Clyde Williamson on Tuesday
afternoon, November 30, at 3
I o’clock.
THE BICYCLE RACES.
There will be hot time in this old
town Friday afternoon. The young
bicyclists have scheduled an old
fashioned road race.
All the lx>ys are enthusiastic, and
are l<x>king to Mayor Carithers to
see that all get a fair deal. A purse
has been raised and there will be a
first, second and third prize. L.
W. Nowell will class the riders.
The race will end at Garrison’s
jewelry store. Be on hand and sec
the fun. ___
ROBERTS-SUMMLROUR.
A wedding of interest to their'
many friends took place at Between
Wednesday afternoon. The con
tracting parties were Miss Berta
Roberts and Mr. J. W. Summeronr.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. .Joe McGarity, of Jersey, in an
impressive manner, witnessed by a
few friends of the young couple.
The lnide is the accomplished
daughter of Mr. Pierce Roberts, of
Between, and is a young woman of
many lovely traits of character.
Mr. Summerour is a sterling
young business man, ar.d has many
friends here who are congratulating
him upon wining such a prize for
his life companion.
JUDGE J. P. HUTCHINS.
Mr. J. P. Hutchins was on Sat
urday elected Justice of the Peace
of the 310th G. M. District of Gwin
nett coiuity. The seat of his court
will lx 1 at Carl, and the day the
third Thursday.
G. L. Norinan, one of Atlanta’s
prominent architects, shot himself
through the brain Tuesday and
died a short while later At the
Presbyterian hnspital.
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