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VOLUME 4, ISO. 15 DEATH OF MRS. MARY MAFFETT, AGE 88 Mrs. Mary Maffet, who was per il aps the oldest woman in Barow county, died last Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Stew art with whom she was living, be ing the mother of Mrs. Stewart. Mrs. Maffett was a remarkable old womanin in that she had lived to th<; age of near 89 years, was the mother of fifteen children, 11 of whom are still living and' hqr mind still clear and active up to her death. She was noted for her good works and deeds of love and ser vice to the afflicted in the com munity where most of her mar ried life was spent and where she was hurried last Sunday after noon, at Rock Springs cemetery, between Buford and Lawrence ville. A large concourse of peo ple attended the burial of this good old woman and all of the 11 living children were present to pay the last tribute of love to their sainted mother. 'The burial service was con ducted by Rev. R. E.Moss,of 'Win der, pastor of the Christian church, Mrs. MafFett being a .member of the First Christian church of z\tlanta. She was the mother of Messrs. B. F. and 1). W. Maffett and Mrs. j Hardigree, of this city. Such lives as hers are always a blessing to humanity and a beau tiful example to the world of ma ternal duty and loyal service to God. BACK FROM FRANCE. * ’■** *' mr Mr. E. AY. Greeson was in Win der last Friday to meet his son, Henry Greeson, who reached here that afternoon from France. Henry makes a fine looking sol dier and when he and his father met at the depot there was great rejoicing, lie is one of Barrow county’s young men who crossed the ocean to help perpetuate lib erty and these young men deserve our gratitude and admiration. AYe felt good for this father and son when they met. Mr. E. AY. Greeson is one of our splendid citizens and his son Henry is a young man who has done his du ty and his father is proud of him. MISS LUCY MOORE, OF BETH LEHEM DIES. On Sunday of last week the spirit of Miss Lucy Moore ,of thlehem, wended its way to the Home above and that section of Barrow lost one of the best and oldest women . She lived with her brother, Mr. John P. Moore at the old horn stead where she was reared and where she had resided during her long life of 88 years. Miss Moore was a sister of Prof. J. L. Moore, of Bethlehem, and also of J. J. and R. B. Moore, of "Winder, and she also leaves four sisters, Miss Sarah Moore, Mrs. Ellington, Mrs. Sims, and'Mrs. Sorrells, she being the oldest one of the family . Her funeral and burial was at the old family cemetery near Bethlehem on Mon day of last week. MISSIONARY INSTITUTE AT FIRST BAPTIST. Tuesday, April 15th, the Wom an 'te. Missionary Institute for this section of Georgia, W. M. U. work will have its annual session at the First Baptist church. A most interesting program has been arranged, a large number of delag).tes will be present. Lunch served in church parlors. All the in the city cordially invit ed to the entire days session. THE BARROW TIMES CAPTURES STILL IN WINDER Sheriff Camp a n d Chief of Po lice Hill captured a still inside the incorporate limits of Winder last Saturday night. There was no corn juice with the still but indications were that there would have been soon had these vigilant officers failed to find it. Sheriff Camp and Sim Hill are trying to do their duty as officers and if things go wrong it is not because they are n ot making an effort to catch violators of the law. ON A VISIT TO HIS OLD HOME. * ___ Mr. "W. J. Hosch, a former resi dent of this county, but now a sue cessful business man at Carbon, Hill, Ala., has ben spending a few days here visiting his mother, brothers and other realitives and friends. While here he jjad his name en rolled as a reader of the Barrow Times for the next twelve months so as to keepin touch with his na tive county and his old friends. lie is a large dealer in furniture and The Times is proud to know he has prospered in his adopted town and state. Mr. M. G. Harbin, of near Iloschton, was in Winder Monday and renewed his sub scription to the Times for another year, lie had the misfortune to lose his wife last fall with influ enza and has been in bad health for several months from the re-i suits of the same terrible disease. The many friends of Mrs. Geo. Turpin are delighted to know she is at home from Dr. Noble’s San itarium and hope she will soon be well again. Dr. Adams, of Bethlehem, was in Winder a short while Wednes day afternoon en route home af ter visiting several patients. As an indication how that part of Barrow' county tries to carry out the injunction to multiply and re plenish the earth, the genial doc tor informed us that a little girl was born Wednesday to Mr. and Mrs. Bullock, of the Argonne com munity', where they have recent ly built a fine school house. This makes the 20th birth this year where the doctor has attended. ENROLL THE BOYS AND GIRLS IN THE CLUBS. Let us again urge the parents everywhere in Barrow county to put their boys, and girls in club work, and do it without, delay. These clubs afford the present gen eration of boys and girls, a really wonderful opportunity—an oppor tunity for gaining knowledge a bout agriculture,, livestock, and home economics and home man agement that their parents never enjoyed. .If we mistake not, these clubs are. going to. make of our farm boys and girls a mighty fine home-makers. To keep children out of these clubs means denying, them, the right to. developement—shutting the door of knowledge and hope to them.. . To. encourage them to join means giving them the oppor tunity. to rank, among the lead ers of the next generation of farm men and women. .. Let us appeal to you, then, Bar row county parents, to talk this matter over with your boys and girls, and. then. see. your local tea or county: agent about get ting them enrolled. This a mat ter of great importance to your OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUI'TY WINDER. BARROW COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 10. 1010 GENERAL WILLIAM WILSON. OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, STOPS OVER IN WINDER A FEW HOURS HE IS COMMANDER AT CAMP WADSWORTH, AND THE ONLY SURVIVING GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF N. Y. General William Wilson, com mander at Ca m p Wadsworth, Spartenburg, S. C., accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, his daughter and son, and Mrs. Dr. H. G. Carnes, of Atlanta, stopped over in our little city for a few hours last Tuesday, en route from Atlanta to Spartan burg. Winder considered it a great honor to have these distinguish ed visitors, and had it been k n own in time, they were to be here a real genuine- Southern welome would have been extended and the best things our city possessed placed at their disposal. General and Mrs. Wilson are charming in their manner and ex children. . Enroll them now. Purpose of Club Work. 1. To teach improved methods of agriculture, putting science in to practice and introducing im proved livestock. 2. To facilitate the teaching of agricultural subjects in the rural schools. 3. To encourage the spirit of co-operation and team work and to develope leadership, all of which are so much needed in the solution of many of the problems incident to farm life. To devel ope a generation of farmers who will co-operate. 4. To give the boy an opportun itv to learn business methods and make money for himself, and to encourage a business partnership between the boy and his father. 5. To give farm boys a broad vision of the advantages and pos ibilities of life on the farm and to develope in them an ambition and an inspiration to build in the ru ral South a civilation that will meet demands of physical, the so cial. the moral and intellectual man. Miss Dillard, Home Economies Teacher, and myself are now mak ing a canvass over our county to get boys and girls in the club work and at an early date the time will be up to enroll members. If you have not already joined one or more of the clubs, boys and girls, be sure and do so at an early date. Give your teacher your name and state what club you wish to join or see or write Miss Dillard or me. We hope and expect to do some good club work in our county this year and all the boys and girls that have joined up to date are going into the work with that aim. Thanking you, I am, Yours for service, AY. HILL IIOSCH, County Agricultural Agent, Win der, Ga. AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL. Honor Roll of the Primary Dept. Pupils who made 90 per cent and above in daily recitations. Primary Class. Kennit Daniel, Harry Lee AYages, Robert Parks, J. O. Boss. First Grade. Hazel Giles, Nettie Ethridge, Rochelle Hutchins, Erma Parr. Second Grade. Quinton Kilgore. Fourth Grade. Julia Mae Peppers. MRS.J.B. BROOKSHER, Teacher Aliss Nina Stewart and Ernest Sims, and Air. and Airs John Sununerour motored to Jef ferson and Commerce Sunday afternoon. ceedingly gracious a n d courte ous to those with whom they come in contact He had been to Atlanta to un dergo an operation an while there he and Mrs. Wilson were the guests of Dr. and Mi’s. Carnes. They were returning to Camp Wadsworth Tuesday and were accompanied by Mrs. Carnes as far as Athens. General Wilson is the only sur viving general of the National Guardof New York, which is his native state. The Times editor greatly en joyed a brief interview with him and the pleasant meeting with the charming ladies of the party. AUBURN LOCALS. Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Thurmond and Miss Cattie Burson and Mr. Rov Burson, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Ross. Mrs. John 11. Wages spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Wages. Mr. and Mrs. John Wood and Mrs. Jim Ethridge attended ser vices at Harmony Grove Sun day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Will Carrol spent Sunday at Iloschton with Mr. and Airs. Hudson. Mr. Juan R. Thurmond, is spending shitfe time with his sis ter, Mrs. E. L. Ross, of this place. Mr. John Wood spent Mon day in Winder. Mrs. E. L. Ross spent Wednes day in AA’inder shopping. Miss Garmon Anderson spent the week-end at home. Mrs. Richard Davis, of Dacu la. spent Monday with her sister, Mrs. John 11. Wages. Dr. John T. Wages spent Sun day at home. Mrs. J. T. Wages spent Mon day with her sister, Mrs. Pink Flanigan at Winder. The friends of Clifford Jordan are glad to see him at home again from France. Mrs. 11. J. Peppers spent Satur day in Winder shopping. Mis. Jim Walls spent Satur day in Winder. Mr. and Mrs. Yenden Kilgore spent Saturday and Sunday in Dacula. Mr. and Airs. Hill Wiley spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Cliff Kilgore. We are glad to know that Mrs. George Stewart, who has ben very sick, is much better. Little J. B. Patten who has been quite sick for the past several days, is much better. .Mi'. Jim Mitchel died at his home in Auburn Sunday night at 8:00 p. m.,Mar. 30th. Mr. Mitchel was 72 years old and leaves an aged widow, two sons, and one step-daughter to imfhrn his departure. Rev. J. R. Burel conducted the funeral service. Interment oc curred at Union Grove church Monday. AT THE STRAND SATURDAY NIGHT. The Hawaiian Singers failed to reach here Alonday night on ac count of a railroad wreck on the Seaboard. They will sing at the Strand theatre in this city Saturday and Saturday night, and will he a treat for all music lovers. VISITS HOME OF BOYHOOD DAYS Mr. J. K. Miller the popular agent of the Seaboard Airline R. R. , spent Sunday in Franklin county with his father. He was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Ayers, one of his clerks' at the office. Mr. Miller greatly enjoys the occasional visits to his old home where he was reared as they bring back to memory his happy boyhood days. While there Sunday he attend eri services at old Hopewell Pres byterian church, where his mem bership was when a young man and had the pleasure of seeing many frierds of the long ago. DEATH OF MRS. MARTHA ROOKS. Mrs. Martha Rooks, of Pente cost district, died at her home near Nazareth church last Sun day night. Her husband, Mr.Geo. Rooks died on February 11th. Mrs. Rooks was horn where Carl is now located on February 14, 1839 and was a daughter of Mr A. Boyd. She had lived a long and useful life and was one of the good women of her section. Her remains were laid to rest last Wednesday at Nazareth cem etery by the side of her lnisHund; Rev. S. P. Higgins conducting the funeral service. GONE TO BALTIMORE. Judge G. A. Johns left Tues day for Baltimore, and will be gone for about two w r eeks. He had some legal business be fore the Railroad Commission Tuesday morning and at noon left over the Southern for Balti more from Atlanta. The Times wishes for him a pleasant and beneficial trip. A BUSY PREACHER. Rev. J. S. Settle, of this city, filled his regular appointment at Bethany church, near Stone Moun tain last Sunday, delivering two able and edifying sermons to large audiences, lie came and fill ed the pulpit of the second Bap tist church of Winder that even ing Mr. Settle has in his charge five churches, three of them in South Georgia and is a busy preacher. He is a hard worker and if there were ten Sundays in a month he would have at least ten churches or more to serve. Among the visitors to Winder last week during court, was that clever and fine business man, Mr. R. L. Manning, of Bethlehem. Barrow county has no better citizen nor more progressive man than Mr. Manning, lie is one of those men who help in various ways in a community and county. Such men are useful and valua ble citizens. Air. Ira Ethridge, one of the progressive farmers of the g<od old county of Jackson, was in Win der Tuesday shaking hands with his many friends here. Ira Eth ridge is always in a good humor, full of pep. a real hustler and leaves you feling better by hav ing met him. Air. Bud Poster, the big capital ist, good farmer and clever citizen of Pentecost district, was a visit or to AVinder Alonday, but when approached on the side for a loan of ten thousand dollars or more, stated that the security was not sufficient for the risk he would be taking. 1*1.50 IN ADVANCE HOLLIS LANDERS TO HANG FOR KILLING SHERIFF BARBER The trial of Hollis Landers for killing Sheriff Cliff* Barber, of Jackson county, on the night of January 19th, of this year, began at Jefferson last Monday morning and consumed the whole of Mon day and Tuesday, Judge Andrew J. C’obh, of Athens, presiding. This case had aroused interest not only in Jackson, but in all the surrounding counties, and able counsel, both for the stae and de fendant was engaged. Sheriff Barber was popular as a man, as an officer and the trial at tracted a large crowed to Jeffer son to witness the trial and pro ceedings in the case. The jury was out for an hour and a half late Tuesday afternoon when a verdict of murder in the first degree was rendered. Judge Cobb sentenced the pris oner to hang on June 6th, 1919. A motion for anew trial was iin mediately made by his council, hut the date of hearing has not been set. MERCER BOOSTER CLUB. On Friday night, April 4th, a number of the Alumni of Mer cer Vniveraity residing in this section of the state met at Gibson- Mereer Academy for the purpose of perfecting an organization for putting the Baptist of this section squarely behind Mercer and the things for which Mercer stands. After a social hour together an organization was perfected as follows: President Lawson E. Brown was elected temporary chairman. Rev. Arthur Jackson, pastor of the Baptist church at Royston, was elected permanent chairman Prof. Lawson E. Brown,president of Gibson-Mercer Academy, as vice chairman, and Dr. John A. Pool of Gibson-Mercer as secre tary-treasurer. Following flie organization was the discussion of some of Mer cer’s immediate needs and the best way of meeting them. It was decided to bold the next meeting at Gibson-Mercer during commencement, on Monday after noon, May 26th.' At this meeting it is also hoped to have every Alumnus of Bessie Tift college Gibson-Mercer Academy, and al sothose who are alumni of John Gibson Institute, the former name of our school. We cordially in vite and urge every alumnus to these three institutions to be here on May 20, and meantime to use every effort to make this move ment a success. Respectfully submited, JOHN A. POOL, Sec. The above was sent the Times this week with the request to pub lish same, thinking that there might be some of the Alumni of Gibson-Mercer, formerly John Gib on Institute, in this county or section. Dr. Patrick, who has been here on a visit to his mother, who is sick, returned this morning to his home at Pelham, Ga., Mrs. Patrick’s health being considera bly improved. ATTENTION CHRISTIAN. Sunday School Members. The superintendent urges eve ry member to be present to re main for the church services and sermon. Over 200 members will he expected. Parents, bring them for church.