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VOLUME <• NO. 49
Little Dorothy Smith Meets
Instant Death in Accident
Was Little Daughter of Mrs. Kath
leen Smith and Formerly Lived
Here.
Dorothy, the Utile 7-year-old.
daughter of Mrs. Homer Smith,
was run down by an automobile
driven by Leonard Gordon, ot At
lanta, a young student at the Uni
versity shortly after 6 o’clock yes
a few minutes after she had been
taken to a hospital
The accident occurred just after
the child had left a street ear in
Mil ledge avenue on her return to
her home from a rehearsal for The
Flower Shop,’ which was given at
the Colonial Theater last night.
She had taken a Lumpkin street
car that comes back over the ave
nue, and was crossing the street
into the yard of her grandfather’s
home when struck by the car.
Shortly after the accident Mr.
Gordon reported to the police, but
it is understood no charges have
been made against him, and he was
released upon bis own recogniz
ance pending investigation of the
H itVair.
" The little girl was the youngest
daughter of the late Mr. Homer C\
Smith of Winder, and Mrs. Kath
leen Smith, who is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Uulme, and
who with her two little daughters,
M'areia and Dorothy, has been
making Iter home here with them
since 4 her husband’s death, some
two years ago. l>otlt of the chil
dren’had parts in “The Flower
Shop.” Dorothy was one of the
brightest and most popular cliiH
dren in the city.
P>t J si<les her mother ; >nd sister,
site is survived by her grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. (!. 11. Ilulme. of
this city, and Mr. and Mrs. Breen
Smith. of Winder, and a number
of other relatives, all >i whom
have the svmpatiiy of the whole ot
Athens in their sad bereavement.
-—Mhens Banner.
Few deaths have occurred to
bring more grief, sorrow and sad- (
ness to Winder than that of sweet
little I)orothy Smith.
.Most of her-short and brief life
had been spent in Winder, where
she was horn and lived until alter
the death of her .father. Mr.llomer
•'Smith
She was a lovable ebild. hind
and affectionate, and the favorite
of all wito knew her.
Since going to Athens with her
mother, she visited Winder often
to be with her grand-parents, Mr.
and Mrs. <!. W. Smith, both of
whom were devotedly attached to
her.
In another column v\ ill be found
an article from The Athens Fan
ner telling how she eaine to her
untimely death.
It was so sudden and um).|>eol
cd that it makes the grief more
poignant to her loved ones and
friends.
The funeral and interment look
place in Winder Saturday aiter
nooii. The services were conduct
ed at the Christian church by
Revs. W. If. Faust and dim. 11
Wood, and a large concourse of
sorrowing friends attended to pay
the last tribute of love to this dear
little girl, whose soul is now rest
ing in the home of the pure.
The pall-bearers were; Harold
51ml < lariand llulmeof Athens and
lhdj)li and Roy Smith, o 1 this city,
of little Dorothy.
Dr. J. H. Moore is attending
L veterinarian convention in Athens
this sveek. *
THE BARROW TIMES
DEATH OF DR. T. A. FOWLER.
Dr. Thus. A. Fowler died at the
home of his son-in-law and daugh
ter, Mr .nad Mrs. W. J. Smith, Jr.,
of this city last Saturday morning
after an illness of eleven months,
having been stricken with paraly
sis early in January.
Dr. Fowler was a native of For
syth county but located at Au
burn, this county, over 30 years
ago and was one of the prominent
physicians of this section.
He moved from Auburn to Pen
dergrass in 1917, but came here
several months ago to be with Mrs
Smith and continued to grow
worse until the summons came that
relieved him of his suffering.
He had many friends all over
this section who will learn of his
death with much regret and sad
ness.
He leaves His wife, two sons, and
four daughters, Mrs. Smith being
the oldest one of the children.
lie was buried with Masonic lion
ors at Auburn and the funeral ser
vice by Rev. W. E. Moore at Au
burn last Sunday afternoon.
J. J. WHITEHEAD DEAD.
Just before going to press news
was received in Watkiusville of
the death of Mr. Jesse J White
head at bis borne on the Griffeth
farm in Greene county, which be
recently purchased and moved to
after spending practically all bis
life in < )conee. ,
Mr. 'Whitehead bad only been
confined to his bed a tew days, suf
fering from a number of carbun
cles on the neck, his system absorb
ing and failing to throw off the
poisons resulting therefrom, which
finally produced death. —Oconee
Enterprise.
The above is taken from the ' Sco
nce Enterprise of last week.
Mr. Whitehead was one among
the most successful farmers in this
section of state and had accumula
ted quite a competency.
lie was the father of Mrs. J. R.
Jones of our city, who has the siu
orre sympathy of all her friends
here.
$1,500 OF DIAMONDS STOLEN.
Some thief entered the home of
Mr. F. V Niblaek last week and
robbed Mrs. F. A. Niblaek of all of
her rings and diamonds amount
ing to about id 500.
No trace of these valuables have
as yet taken place but it is hoped
the guilty party may be apprehend
ed and the rings and diamonds
restored to Mi's. Niblaek.
ORCHARD MEETINGS
At Statham in the Fity Hall Fri
day, December 10. at * I’ M. and
Bethel school Saturday December
11. at S P. M. orchard mecilugs
will be held touching every phase
of orchard work. Pictures of in
terest will be shown, and fresh
fruit will lie on display. It you are
interested in better fruit on the
farm attend one of these meetings.
These are the last of the indoor
meetings on orchard work, field
meetings will bold in January and
February when pruning shears
and spray pumps will clash with
diseased limbs and insects. 11 you
want a field demonstration in your
community let il be known.
A. I). 10 IBKKTSON
Founty Agent.
Air. and Mrs. Ij. Love arc in At
lanta for several days this week.
WINDER, HARROW COUNTY, (iA„ THURSDAY. DECEMBER s>. 11120
W anted--5000 Boys and Girls
To Meet Santa Claus
SANTA CLAUS has promised to pay us a visit just be
fore Christmas. He says he is coming to Winder Tuesday
afternoon, December 21st, on the 2:35 train from Atlanta.
He wants all the little boys and girls in this section to meet
him at the station.
Write him a letter, care Smith Hardware Company,
Winder, Ga., telling him what you want for Christmas.
Tell your little friends about his coming, be at the train
and lets show Santa Claus what a fine lot of boys and
girls we have in this section.
Depositor Writes Card
Bethlehem, Ga., Dec. 8, 1920.
Editor Barrow Times,
Winder, Ga.
Dear Sir:—
The people of this section and
especially the depositors of
the Bethlehem Banking Company
appreciate very much the fight you
have made through your paper a
gainst the two lawyers who have
recently attempted to grab the as
sets of the Bethlehem Bank which
properly belong to the depositors.
So far as I have been able to
learn, and 1 have talked with near
ly all of the depositors, not a siu-|
gle depositor is willing for these!
lawyers to represent them or make
any effort in any way to throw
Mr. W. C. Horton or the Bethle
hem Banking Company into bank
ruptcy. Yet. these two lawyers
insist on saving the depositors n
spite of their objections. One of
these attorneys, who wants to be
receiver, represents that he is go
ing to save the edpositors and the
other informs Glide John Wesley
Bell that lie thinks lie can save
him about 10 per cent of his de
posits. 11 is very strange to us
down here that these two attor-J
nevs differ so much in wind tlicyi
think of saving us and especially
when we consider the close rela
tionship between them. These at
tomvs have found that the people
in this section arc not the tools
Rev. Jno. H. Mashburn
Welcomed by Elberton
Thinking that our Winder
friends might he interested in
what we have been doing, and
what has happened since we lett
that goodly city. Abou two weeks
ago, I send a few lines of greet
ing, an item of news that all may
read and I hope that each one may
in will consider tligt these lines
arc seal as a personal letter to all
the good people who were so kind
to us during our pleasant, happy
stay among them. Me have been
pretty busy since coining here in
many wavs-—especially so in fix
ing up our little home, which has
been done, and we are now in il
comfortable and happy. This last
move is the third one we have
made in Klbertou, coming here in
is'rj. as pant or of the church, and
t lien in UMKi as presiding elder of
the district. We had to begin tins
time, about like new married peo
ple do. We had the beautiful suit
of furniture given us by the good
people of Winder as a neuclns to
start with. It sure costs something
in these times of high prices to tur
nisii even a very humble home.
Our welcome heir by Baptists.
Methodists, and Presbyterians has
been all that we could ask, or ex-
Mr. K. Hewitt went up to Atlan
ta Tuesday for several days.
Prof. .1. L Moore, of Bethlehem,
was in town today.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OP BARROW COUNTY
they first touk them to be. We re
alize that to throw Mr. Ilorton into
bankruptcy, which means bank
ruptcy for the Bethlehem Banking
Company also, means a small per
cent of the assets of the Bethle
hem Banking Company going to
the people they belong to and all
of the balance to be divided up
between the lawyers and receiver.
We trust that you will continue
your fight against these lawyers
gobbling u | > the money we have
deposited in the Bethlehem Bank
ing (‘ouipnny and Dial we may yet
I receive dollar for dollar for what
we deposited in this hank in the
very host of faith.
Some of our people yet remem
ber the failure of the Winder Lum
her < oiiipauy, where the creditors
received about 10 per cent and
three lawyers over s!>ftO each for
signing their names as attorneys.
Nor lijr <■ any of us forgotten the
receivership of the Winder Cotton
Mill, where we lost every penny
Iwe had in it wlm it sold for prac
tically nothing as compared with
its worth and has since been roll
ing in dividends since four of your
local citizens bought it at the
forced sale.
Continue your tight, Mr. Kditor,
as we arc all right behind you.
Yours very truly,
A DEPOSITOR.
pert. We hail a union Thanksgiv
ing service with myself as the
speaker, at the Presbyterian
church. The following Sunday l
went over to Carlton to burry a
good Christian woman, an old
friend.
Sunday night we had a welcome
service held in our honor, with a
large congregation out. After sev
eral talks, 1 was called on to make
the dosing one, which 1 did and re
ferred to my pleasant pastorate in
Winder, and the many dear, good
friends we left there.
Fast Friday the Baptists, Meth
od isls ami Presbyterians gave us
what they called a shower, and it.
was some shower too, for the
things poured in,so did the people;
flour, coffee, sausage, back-bone, 2
doz. one-half gallon .jars peaches,
pears, preserves, china, glass, table
linen, towels, aluminum vessels -
can’t tell yon all. wish you could
have seen Hie sight. Still we
liHv’nt forgotten, never will, the
dear, good, clever Winder folks.
Love to them all,
J. H. MASMFI R\
P. S.—l forgot to tell you, a
good friend, Saturday morning,
fitted me up with a *75.00 suit.
Dr. Sikes, of Statham, is a visitor
to Winder today on business.
It will he a little news to state
icotton is up just a little today.
Prominent Jackson County
Citizen Takes His Own Life
BURGLARY AT AUBURN
LAST SATURDAY NIGHT.
Three Stores Looted, One Safe
Opened and Many Articles
Taken.
The little city, of Auburn, in
this county, was visited by bnrg
lam last Saturday night, three of
the stores were entered and one
safe opened.
The stores burglarized were
those of T. (\ Collins, J. W. B.
Moore and Boole A Carroll.
The safe of Poole & Carroll was
opened but none of their notes or
valuable papers bothered.
The merchants robbed are una
ble to estimate the amount of
goods carried away, and us vel
have no clue as to the guilty par
ties.
A coffin was also left in the col
ored waiting room of the depot
which has caused no little conster
nation among those who frequent!
this room waiting for trains.
FOUR CONTESTANTS FOR
THE OFFICE OF BAILJjFF.
Last Saturday was election day
all over Georgia for justice of the
peace and bailiffs in the different
militia districts.
In Winder district the justice of
the peace election was overlooked
and no election held for this impor
taut position.
Two bailiffs were In he elected
and there were four candidates;
The race was a spirited one, all
of them having warm friends who
wished to honor them for aspiring
to this very' necessary office, which
is one with big emoluments and
great distinction - especially dur
ing present conditions.
Messrs. J. W. Sims and B. I*.
Bradbury were Hie winners, the
vote being as follows :
J. W. Sims, 179.
B. B. Bnullin' \. 139.
W. .VI. Marlow, 100.
J. M. I)caton, (>9.
MR LUCK TANNER SHOOTS
SELF.
Mr. Luck Tanner, of near Bethle
hem, shot himself one day last
week.
The hall struck a rib over Ihe
heart and glanced, thus missing
this organ and preventing instant
dealh.
lie is getting on alright under
treatment of his physician, Pr.
Harris and will recover.
j
Mr. .John farrington, .Jr\, receiv
ed a check tliis week from an old
Winder boy mm prospering in
New York ( itv to tie used for the
needy of this city. Me has also
receiver several other contribu
tions for this purpose. All Ibis is
in answer to an article lie recently
published station the condition
eonf'ontirig some out of employ
ment. This money will be judi
ciously used for relief of the un
fortuuate
Messrs. L. It. Marlin, Lent Ew
ing, Toni Smith, A. 'I Eicon. Dr.
Kelley, Emory Montgomery and
others, all leading citizens of Eaw
retieeville. were in Winder on bus
iness Tuesday afternoon.
M r. V (i Jliihls, of the I niver
sity. at Athens, was the guest of
his father, Mr. <'. (\ Childs. last
Sunday.
Mr. rims. Ethridge, a prominent
farmer and business man of Sparta
is here today. j
#1.50 IN ADVANCE
The sad and shocking news wars
cut out Monday morning that Mr.
Ernest Duke, one of t he prominent
business men and splendid citizens*
if Pendergrass and Jackson eoun
y, had shot himself and was nofi
expected to live.
Mr. Duke bad sustained heavy
losses this year financially and the
present critical period bad aggra
rated these losses and added to
them.
Being a high-toned and honora
ble man these reverses worried
him and brooding over bis finan
cial condition unnerved him. In
this terrible condition of mind hr
committed this unfortunate and
deplorable 1 art.
Few men in Jackson county had
more friends and held the respect
and confidence of his people more
closely than Ernest Duke.
He was a lovable character and
stood high in the business world.
His untimely death has brought,
grief and sorrow not only to his
ii!mediate family and loved ones
*7*lll to hundreds of devoted
friends all over this section of the.
state.
lie was closely related to Mrs.
dim. r. Whitehead, Mrs. hVIm Ymi
derliet 1 1 , Mrs. I targe. Mrs. S. C.
Potts and Mrs A. <!. Imnmr of Iliis
city and had many friends here
among our business men.
lie leaves to mourn bis loss, bis
wile and two children, his father,
Air. Harvey M. Duke,uncle, an un
clc. Mr. <!. S. Duke; an aunt. Miss
Sweet Duke, all of Pendergrass.
lie died Tuesday morning at the
Gainesville sanitarium and wais
buried at Pendergrass Wednesday.
STATE BAPTIST CONVENTION
IN SESSION IN ATLANTA.
The ninety-ninth session of Ihe
Georgia Baptist convention is in
session this week in Atlanla.
Hr. dolm l>. Moll, of Athens, was.
re-elected head of the convention.
This is the ninth time lie has been
i lionord.
A slate convention of the Baptist
is a lag gathering as this church
excels all others in numbers in
< margin.
GOOD OLD WOMAN DIES IN
ATLANTA
1 rs. Mary and. Thompson. 77 years
of age, died Tuesday aflemoon at
her home in All ant a.
Mrs. Thorn |won was reared in
Jefferson, but had lived in Atlau-
Ia for do years or more.
She was a good, consecrated
woman and had a number of rela
tives in Winder and different,
parts of .Jackson county.
GETTING READY FOR ROOF
TO GO ON THE COURTHOUSE.
Work is now progressing on the
roof of the new court house and if
this can be done before the cold
and bad weather begins, it will en
able the workmen to continue fin
ishing up the inside during the
rainy season of January and Feb
ruary of next year.
It is hoped by every one that
this can be accomplished and the
work go on until completed.
STREET PAVING
Only a short part of three streets
iel* our paving contract hit yet un
finished and if the weather is not
too unfavorable this will be com
pleted by close of the year.
Winder will boom again after
It lie little flurry passes over and
[continue to grow and prosper.