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WINDER WEEKLY NEWS Published Every Thursday Evening Ross Bros. Editors and Proprietors Entered attbe Postoffice at Winder, Ga., as Second Class Mail Matter. Thursday, November 25, 1909. THANKSGIVING DAY. i All the states are giving thanks today. People everywhere have turned from shop and work bench to thank God for blessings bestowed ; on them during the year. All do; not express thanks in the same way j nor do all have tin* same cause for I offering thanks. The clouds of do-j spair must hang over many while others can truly rejoice and thank (iod for the blessings vouchsafed to them during the year 1900. Among those of the latter class we find our self on this glorious Thanksgiving ' day. Thankful for good friends, thank ful for health of self and family, thankful to live in a Christian com munity where we can fellowship with those who love God and their fellow men. RURAL MAIL DELIVERY. The Fourth Assistant Postmaster- General has issued an order permit ting local postmasters to suspend rural ftee mail delivery thirty days when the carrier reports habitual neglect of roads by any patron,over seer or trustee. If the road is not made good within thirty days the local postmaster is requested to reco mmend that the badly kept portion be perrnantly withdrawn from the route. On receipt of this order, the post master of a typical county town in the grain belt paid this tribune to the value of rural free mail delivery: “A rural route is held to enhance the value of a farm more than ♦ 1,000, and it is worth SIOO or more a year to any farmer to have his mail delivered, so it is hardly probable there will be any neglect of the roads where this order ap plies.” The postmaster’s conclu sion is all the more tenable in view of the fact that while he estimates the value of mail delivery to be SIOO a year, Kansas farmers have demonstrated that it is possible to have good roads at a* cost of only soo a mile. At this ratio rural mail delivery enhances the value of a farm sufficiently each year to pay for two miles of good roads. —Car- rier and Patron. Preparations are being made for MX) marines to sail from Philadel phia next Saturday for Nicaragua. It may he necessary for Uncle Sam to spank this little republic for kill ing two Americans If the Atneri 'cans were criminals and were given a fair trial possibly they deserved their fate The News reaches its readers one day earlier this week on account of thanksgiving. Its force will cele brate according to individual taste. One may hunt, another may sing praises while still another may play pranks and hand out sweets to the prattler at his knee. The prize contest ended Tuesday at 7:30 o’clock. Next week we hope to comment on the manner in which it was conducted the suc cess of the young lady participants who they are, where they live and to whom they may l>e of kin. We state now, that the editor of The Winder News feels proud of the fact, that young ladies of such char* aett r, connected with the best fami lies of the three counties touching Winder, have seen tit to commend our paper to their friends. We are unable to say more of them this week on account of going to press on Wednesday instead of the regular publication day. The friends of John Jacob Astor are worried over his disappearance. If I had as much money as he has and couldn’t please a woman I'd hide, too. STALH4M PERSONALS. There is yet i - little cotton com ing to market, and a few seed being sold- Both arc bringing good prices. There have been two deaths in our vicinity recently. On Saturday evening, at *he home of her parents, Mrs. Columbus Hunter passed away after a brief illness. Mrs. Hunter, before her marriage, was Miss Nora Owens, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bud Owens. lass than one year ago she was mar ried to Mr. Columbus Hunter, of this place, and they have made this place their home. The inter ment was at Pleasent Hill cemetery. The services were conducted by Elder \V. B. McDonald and Rev. R. S. McGarity, the latter being her pastor. A large concourse of friends were present to pay a last tribute to this truly good woman. To her relatives, and especially to the husband, we extend deepest sympathy. The many friends of Mr. Guy J. Thurmond are pleased to see him out after an illness. Mr. W. C. Ross is slowly improv ing from a seige of typhoid fever. At the residence of Judge M. J. Tucker, of this city, on Sunday morning at 10 o’clock, occurred the marriage of Miss Annie May Perkins to Mr. Wesley Henry, l>oth of this city. These young people are of the best families, and have made countless friends, they start out on life’s voyage with bright and promising hopes. They will reside in Statham. We join their friends in congratulations. The Misses McElory, of Athens, visited their grandfather, Mr. Tol bert N. Lester, Sunday. The family of Mr. L.W. Anthony have arrived from Winterville, and they have moved into their home on South Broad street. We are glad to welcome these good people amoung us. Mr. J. W. Thurmond has lost Lindsey Johnson, his fine race horse. Lindsey died with blind staggers. The first meeting of the Christian Endavor was held Sunday night at the Christian church with a large crowd in attendance, The organiza tion was perfected only a few days ago with thirty two members. Work is progressing nicely on the new residence being erected by Mr. Wright, of Winder, who is soon to be a resident of this place- Judge and Mrs. Tucker have re turned from Hancock county. While there Judge Tucker bought a large tract of land. Thanksgiving services were held at the Baptist church Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock. The Statham High School gave an entertainment on Wednesday evening which was appropriate to Thanksgiving. On the evening of the sixth of Novembci the spirit of the month old baby of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Hale took its flight and went back to the God who gave it. The little one was taken into sweet relief from the most severe suffering. It was hard to give up one so tender and sweet, but all things are l>est, even though we cannot understand. The little body was taken to the family graveyard at Good Hope for inter ment. The funeral was conducted by Elder \V. B. McDonald. These good people in their sorrow have the sympathy of countless friends. Be Thankful f —'Sa.Vks— ■ AT Strange’s MILLINER Y Our Bonnet trade this season has been wonderful, and now we are going to sell you your Christmas T--^" Hat way down. You will find lots of new, stylish hats you can buy at a great reduction. ddddddddd J. T. STRANGE & CO. Leaders in Styles, Regulators and Controllers of Low Prices . . . Ladies’ Dresses, Suits and Skirts Our New York buyer sent us last Monday quite a lot of new, long, attractive suits, plaited skirts. Coats trimmed with jet and ivory buttons, Bestva'ues we have had this season. They come in diagonal, ladies’cloth, striped worsted; in fact, all the new weaves. Colors—black, navy, grey, ashes and raisin. Prices $5.98, $7.50, $12.50, $16.75 and $19.75. LADIES’ DRESSES 25 beautiful dresses. No two alike. Made of Ladies’ Cloth, Li* erty Silk, Foile Silk, with Plaited and Kilt Waists, and embroidered with rat-tai lbraid, back and front. All man tail ored. At a price equal to what the goods alone would cost. Prices SIO.OO, $12.50, $15.00 and $19.75 . . 300 Ladies’ Kimonos, made of heavy Kimona fleeced Out ing. All the new and different shades, with borders to match. The price of short Kimonos 50 cents. The price of long Kimonos 98c, $1.50, $1.98, $2.98 and $8.5(1. Ladies’Jackets one-fourth off 'i, ‘ Olfhb \4 30 ' i'i ’if