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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. tUin&cr tDeekh) 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. * " ——- 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. NO. 36