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VOLUME 5. NO, 33 BURGLARS BREAK IN THE MANDERS HOME TA& MEN ENTER HER ROOM TUESDAY NIGHT, BEATING HER OVER THE HEAD AND CHOKING HER. Mrs. Sarah Manders, who keeps some headers in tlie cotton mill section, was attacked Wednesday morning about three o’clock, by two men whose purpose was rob bery. She was known to have some money, but those who attempted this dastardly act were disap pointed as she had made a loan on Tuesday of the small amount she had. Her room was entered while she was soundly sleeping and her mouth was closed by the robbers to prevent her giving any alarm. She received a heavy blow on her bead and her mouth and different places on her face were badly bruised. Mrs. Manders, in the scuffle freed her mouth from their clutches and began to call for help when the robbers became frightened and made their escape. The burglars bad dye on their hands and left the signs of this blue dye on the bed clothing. Two negroes have been arrested r•> suspicion. Further develop ments are in progress and the of ficers in all probability wifi make other arrests before this is read. Every effort is being made to get the guilty parties. REGULAR MEETING BOARD OI 1 EDUCATION The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Barrow County' met at the court house Tuesday. One of the most important mat ters before the board was the esta bleshing of anew school in the W. E. Flanigan and J. T. Wright sect ion. There was-no fight made a gainst estableshing this new school which was very much needed in the splendid ‘community in which it will be located. County school Commissioner, Prof. Ilolsenbeck, and Mr, R. \V. Itaynie, one of the board oi edu cation, will select the location for this school right away. This Times congralutales the the citizens of that fine section on securing a school and commends the board for its wise action. HERE FROM OKLAHOMA Dr. and Mrs. M. E. Enloe, of' 'Ada, Oklahoma, are here on a visit to ME and Mrs. P. P. Smith and other relatives. Dr. and Mrs. Enloe lived here about twenty five years ago and will he pleasanty remembered by many of our people. Mrs. Enloe is a sister of Mr. Smith and it was a happy meeting after so many years separation. The Times is proud to know that Dr. EEnlore has propered in his adopted State and is one of its leading dentists. SERVICES AT STATHAM BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev. E. H. Jennings, pastor of the Prince Avenue Baptist church; Athens, will supply the pulpit of Ktatham Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Come and bring your friends. W. H. Faust, Pastor. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Oakley are visiting relatives in Monroe and Loganville. Barrow Times Want Ads 5c line. THE BARROW TIMES HARRIS FAMILY REUNION Mr. and Mrs. John L. Harris of this eitv are having a family reunion at their home on new St. at which all of their children and grandchildren and many other rel atives and friends are present. This is also the birthday of Mrs. Harris and the Times, in common with the many friends of this fam ily, wishes for Mr. and Mrs. Har ris many happy occasions like* this one and that every one of them may be a reunion of all those present at this joyous event clos ing with today. Dem. Exec. Com. Assess Can idates The Barrow County Democratic Executive Committee met pursu ant to call Saturday afternoon, August 7th. 1920, at the Barrow County Court House. The following assessments were made by the Committee against caneidates in the Primary Election to be held on September Bth, 1920 For Congress: $25.00 For Solicitor General ... 25.00 For State Senate 20.00 For Representative .... 20.00 August 16th, 1920 was fixed as the date for closing entrance in to said Primary Election and as the last date on which assessments at fixed above may be paid to the Chairman or Secretary of the Com mittee. Hon. R. O. Ross was elected as Senatorial Committeeman to the 27th District Senatorial Democra tic Executive Committee. A motion was carried that the committeemen from the respect ive Districts of Barrow County select and advertise as they see fit the place for holding the Primary Election on September Bth. 1920 in their respective precincts. R. O. Ross, Chairman, J. C. Pratt, Secretary. LOYAL TEMPRENCE LEGION OF AUBURN The Loyal Temprence Legion society of Auburn, will meet at the South Eastfrn Christian Col lege on the third Sunday after noon of this month at 4 o'clock. We have some literature to give to the members. • We urgant ly insist on your presence and in vite others to come. MESSRS STRANGE and MC CURRY IN THE EASTERN MARKETS Messers Strange and McCurry, of the firm of J. T. Strange Com pany. left Sunday for New York and others cities of the east to spend ten days or more selecting the varied stock of inercandise for this big store. They are both experts in know ing values and quality and wall spare no pains in selecting what their customers demand. All of their different departments will be closely looked after with a view of supplying the trade with everthing needed. A FINE BOY Mr. and Mrs. ('. O. Niblack had a fine little boy to make himself known in their home on corner of Athens and Church streets, Thur. day night. Mother and little boy are doing finly and Mr. Niblack is the proud est man in winder. WINDER, HARROW COUNTY, HA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, I**l2o LOCAL NEWS MENTION Mr. Frit/ Potts spent Friday in Atlanta. .Mr. 11. X. Rainey of Atlanta was in the city Sunday. Mr. John Drake spent last Sun day with his parents near Monroe. Air. Paul Brook,slier spent sev eral days last week in Dahlonega. Mr. E. Hewitt was in South Georgia several days this week. Airs. W. J. Herrin spent Friday in Atlanta. Airs. Ford and son are visiting in Demo rest this wek. Mr. W. E. Young spent Thurs day in Atlanta. Mrs. John 11. Wood is quite ill at her home on Candler street. Airs. 11. T. Flanigan is in Atlan ta for several days. Mr. Ralph Moon spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Moon, near Mulberry. Dr. J. T. Wages- of Alacon, was here last week to the delight of his many friends. Miss Frieda Durst has returned to her home in Commerce after a visit to Air. and Mrs. AY. E. oung. Mrs. Omie Richardson, of Atlan ta, was the guest of her parents here, for the week-end. .Miss Daisy Ewing, of Atlanta, is the attractive guest of Airs. Aliu uie Daniel. Col. and Airs. R. 11. Kimball has had with them the post few days Col. Kimball’s sister. Airs. P. A. Flanigan left last week for Henderson, N.C. to spend several weks. Mrs. V. N. Sigman has returned to College Park after a visit to Winder. Miss Estelle Breazeale spent last week-end with home folks in Jefferson. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hubbard and children lmve returned from a vis it to Elberton and Royston. Miss Evelyn Harris of Bethlehem is spending the week with Miss Lu cil.e Daniel. Mrs. Vella Mae Smith and little daughter and Miss Berta Meaders are visiting relatives and friends in Monroe and Mount \ ernon. Col. and Mrs. ,1. C. Pratt spent Sunday in Lawrenoeville. Mrs. Pratt will spend several days with her mother. Mr. Claud Mayne attended the Board of Trustees meeting of tlie Southeastern Christian College in Atlanta Saturday. Miss Virginia Cooper has re turned to Atlanta after a few days visit to Miss Hattie Eugenia DeLa- Perriere. Mrs. L. Love and Miss Ruth Love have returned from several weeks’ visit to Philadelphia and New York. Messrs. Durham and Mark An thony. of Atlanta, spent Sunday here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Anthony. Mis. G. A. Johns and Misses Ma ry Louise and Sunie Johns, spent several days in Athens last week with Mrs. I‘. A. Julian. Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Perry and son, Lamar Perry, left Wednesday for Chicago, Poston. Niagara Falls, and Canada on a two weeks trip. Misses Fay and Fannie Lou Tucker and Mary Emma Bell were week end guests of Misses Mattie and Mary Thomas of Beth lehem. Mrs. Dorroh Nowell and at tractive’ children, Dois. Dean and Dorroh, Jr., spent last week with Mrs. Nowell’s sister. Mi's. A. C. Dillard, at Watkinsville. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY Airs. Robert J. Smith is the guest of friends in Atlanta this week. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Camp spent last Saturday in Atlanta. Mr. John Kilgore spent last Sun day in Jefferson. Dr. and Airs. Adams, of Bethle hem, were in the city last week. Mr. Lamar Wood is spending several weks in Atlanta. Mrs. AV. C. Horton is spending a few days in Atlanta this wek. Mr. AV. C. Potts is spending ten days in Jacksonville, Fla., with friends. Miss Lillie Miller, of South Car olina, is the guest of Mrs. M. J. Griffeth and other friends here. Mrs. W. D. McKinney left last Saturday for Monroe, X. C., where she will spend a while. Rev. Jackson, of Kirkwood, was the guest last Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Oakes. Mrs. Emma Robinson of Logan ville was tlie guest of Alls. A. A. Camp last Thursday. Mrs. J.AV . Eavenson has return ed to her home in Bowman after a visit to relatives here. Mr. Earl Kilgore is visiting his sister. Mrs. T. M. Leonard in Reids ville, S. C. Mrs. G. AV. Elder and Alias Bos nia Elder spent Wednesday in At lanta. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Camp visit ed relatives in Loganville last Sun day. Miss Liliiam Clinkscales, of An derson, S. C„ was the guest of friends here for a few days this week. Airs. John Edwards has return ed to Atlanta after a visit to her parents, Air. and Airs. AV. B. Mc- Cants. v Mrs. K. A. Hammond and daugh ters, Joe and. Elizabeth, have re turned to their home in Monroe after a visit to Mrs. A. A. Camp. Mrs. W. If. Faust and daughters, Hilda and Marietta, and Mrs. Tom Burson left Tuesday for Clayton where they will spend a while. Misses Ida Kilgore, Flossie Hen son and Mary Smith will return the latter part of the week from a visit to Hendersonville, N. C. Dr. and Mrs. C. B. Almond have as their guests this week their neices, Misses Earline Wilder, of Royston. and Myra Belle Brown, of Athens. Dr. and Mrs. Edgar DeLaPer riere and little daughter, Hattie Eugenia, are spending this week in Atlanta at the Piedmont Hotel. Mrs. W. N. Bailey and little daughter, Kathleen, are spending the week in Fayettevillewith rel atives and friends. Cards received by friends from Mr. and Mrs./S. 11. Ware and Mrs. J. F. Broome, state they are enjoy ing their visit in Colorado but that they will be home soon. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hargrove and little daughters, Anne Gunter, and Ktherine. spent last week in Stephens with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Nowell had as their guests last week, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Whaley, of Columbia, S. C. Mrs. Whaley is a niece of Mr. Nowell. , Mrs. Mamie Martin and daugh ter, Johnnie, of Gainesville, are spending a few days with Mrs. A. D. McCurry at her home on Broad street. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Maughon had as their guests last Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Williams, of At lanta, and Mr. and Mrs. W. Tl. Jennings. WINDER TAKES THE ONLY GAME PLAYED TRAIN STRIKS ATTOMOBILE Messrs Leon Vincent and Paul Johnson of St at ha in miraculously escaped death last Friday night at the railroad crossing just be yond the cotton mill. They were leaving Winder for home and reached this crossing just as the 11 o’clock passenger train from Atlanta was passing. The head lights were on them be fore they knew it. Paul Johnson was seriously in jured. while Len Vincent escaped with less injury. The Oakland car was completely wrecked. S. S. Convention A t Bethlehem The Barrow Couifty Sunday School Convention will he held in the Methodist church’, Bethlehem, Ga., on Wednesday, August 25th, and the Sunday schools of all de nominations in our county are in vited to send delegates. A strong program dealing with all departments of modern Sun dap school work has been prepar ed. Miss Daisy Magee, Children’s Division Superintendent of the Georgia Sunday School Associa tion, is expect*! to attend this convention. With Miss Magee will he Mr. Z. X. Holler, superintendent of the A'oung People’s Division of the Georgia Sunday School Associ ation. In order that no Sunday school worker be deprivedof the privi lege of attending this convention, no limit will be set on the number 'of delegates who may attend from any Sunday school. All will be welcome. At this convention an attractive banner will be publicly awarded to the Sunday school having the largest number of delegates in r proportion to the distance travel- ed. Under this plan, ten delegates coming ten miles each to the con vention count the same as twenty delegates traveling only five miles each, thus making it fair for all. both near and far. The banner becomes the prop erty of the Sunday school winning it, and may be taken home forget, manent display in the Sunday school room. Information regarding the eon \ ention may ue secured from the Com ty President Mr. W. H. Quai term an, of V h der, or from tlit ('ounty Secretary. Mr. S. F. Maugli on, of Winder, or from the Gener al Superintendent of the Georgia Sunday School Association, 917 Hurt Building, Atlanta, Georgia. MEMORIAL SERVICES OVER AT OMER CHURCH Last Sunday the entire commu nity in the old Omer church or the Sharpton cemetery met* for a me morial service and reunion of the neighborhood. Sermon and short talks were made by Revs. Harbin and Brook shire and others. Flowers were placed on the graves of loved ones and a bounti ful dinner was spread for all pres ent. This community meets every year for this memorial service and last Sunday brought several hund red together. AJr. and Mrs J. W. Eaveson. of Bowman, spent several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roberts. *1.50 IN ADVANCE ELBERTON, THE CLIMEERS, HERE FOR THREE GAMES MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY On next Monday v Tuesday and Wednesday, August 16th, 17tli and 18th, Klberton will he in Winder for three games. Klberton is lead ing the Million Dollar League with AVinder a close second and these will be the best games of the sea lion. Windr is going after the pennant and if she can defeat El bert on she will grab it, you bet. Both teams have strengthened up and are in the best of condition. Come out and help Winder win. Winder took the game Monday from Thompson by a very close margin of three to four in one of the best games of the year. The game Tuesday was rained out and a double bill was scheduled for AVednesday, but was rained out in the fourth inning without a score. Cochran was at his best and had not given up a hit and Winder had only gotten one hit off Hanneman and was staged for a real pitchers’ battle with everybody playing ball with not an error marked against them. ATTENDS BARBECU IN OCONEE. Mr. Judson Willoughby, one of the splendid citizens of Chand ler V district, attended a barbe eu at tne home of his aunt in the lower pint of Oconee county, one day hist week. He enjoyed the day very much among die relatives and friends of his ; onng childhood days and it >ic /!,t hack man. memories of the wars that have gone. ' he 'limes editor had a cordiai invitation to he present on that occasion and regrets more than he can express his inability to at tend OMITTED LAST WEEK In the hurried writeup in last week’s issue of the Times of the beautiful community town out a few miles from Winder on the highway leading by Bowman’s Mill, the names of Messrs. Pink Giles, James W. House, A. A. Hill, J. S. Hill and Joe Stineheomb, who are also prominent citizens and fine farmers of that community, were left out of the list by mistake of the printer. In addition to the above we would State that 40 years ago all of this community was owned hv four me community was owned by four men, namely, Hartwell Jackson, David Casper, and Valentine Cronic and Sylvester Bowman. Now there are 24 beautiful farms, all in a high state of cultivation, showing Hie value and importance to a county of improved small farms. There are only two colored fam ilies in all of the above area. Mrs. J. 11. Mashburn is in Elber ton this week, keeping house for her daughter, Mrs. C. F. Herndon, who had to carry her little daugh ter to Atlanta for an operation. Rev. .1. H. Mashburn spent Tues day in Atlanta on business. Miss Annie Lee Lamback went to Elberton Wednesday. Mrs. Hills of Atlanta spent the week-end with her daughters, Mrs Dorothy Hills. Miss Rutii Jacobs is spending the week with relatives in law renceville, Ga. Barrow Times Want Ads 5c line.