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VOLI’MK 6. >O. r.O
Missing Oconee County
Farmer Found in Madison
W. T. TREADWELL, THOUGHT
TO HAVE BEEN MURDERER,
TURNS UP VERY MUCH A
LIVE.
Athena, Ira., !><•<•. 14. —Alter a
mysterious absence iromhis home
of about ten weeks. W. T. Tread
well, Oconee county farmer, was
found and arrested in Madisou,
Oa., a few miles tfi om his home at
Watkinsville, Sunday afternoon,
lie was brought to Athens Sunday
night and lodged in the Clarke
county jail, facing court charges.
On the morning of September 2-1,
an automobile bearing the descrip
tion of a ear in which Treadwell
was seen in Athens the day pre
vious was found on the banks of
the Oconee river. A watch, a
man’s hat and several other nKi
eles were found in the ear. Cut u
few feet away, lay the Oconee riv
er. Evidence pointed to probable
fou.l play and the river was dragg-
ed for several hours. Police got in j
communication with the friends!
aqd family of the missing man. but
iro clue to his whereabouts could
bo discovered. He had gone to
Athens September 22, it was said.
In. Athens be had drawn SI,OOO
from a bank, sold an automobile
and transacted other business oi
minor importance. That was all.
lie had left no message with his
family, according to their state
ments, no cause for suicide was
known.
For two weeks a vigorous
search was made for the man, but
without avail. With the passing of
the days the excitement subsided
and the subject was gradually dis
used—the common theory being
that Treadwell, with Ids *I,OOO
cash had been done away with, i lis
friends said that he was known to
have indulged in a drink or so at
limes, and it was believed that he
had been drugged and relieved of
his money.
Treadwell declared Monday that
he was given a drink oi whiskey
cm the day of his disappearance by
a man with whom he was trying to
transact some business. He claims
that after taking the drink, they
got in the ear for the purpose of
driving it around before closing
"the trade, and that, he asserts, is
the last thing he remembered, un
til he was awakened by the con
ductor on a train in Monroe. N. C.
When he arrived in North Caroli
na, he claims he possessed s4f> and
was wearing a small rap. liis hat
was found in his automobile the
day after his disappearance.
He went from North Carolina 1o
Jacksonville, Fla., where accord*
"ing to Ids statement, he was treat
ed for several days by a njiysiekui.
He 1 hen went to Dublin-, <>.. and
remained under the cart; of a phy
sician in that city for some time.
At that place he communicated
with his wife and arranged with
his counsel to prepare fur Ids re
turn home.
Treadwell says that he made two
visits to his home in \\ atkiiuiville
while detectives were investigat
ing C e ease. He said thal lie was
advised to keep in hiding until hr*
law yer could gel his business mat
tes straightened. He went from
Dublin to Albany, da,, where be
sigaifTwas under treatment of a
physician. He spent some time if*
Jiehland. (>a.. Inter finding work
at Camp Henning, at Col tun bu,
w here he remained for almmiJ four
Weeks. While at Columbus, he
arranged Iof ; his wife to meet him
at Madison Sunday where he was
reciijitfizfd the man for whom
THE BARROW TIMES
THE WINDER NATIONAL
PAYS GOOD DIVIDEND.
The directors of the Winder Na
tional Bank met in the offices of
the bank last Tuesduy and declar
ed a live per cent dividend for the
last six months of the present year,
payable January 1, 1921.
A surplus was also set aside and
the report of the bank officials was
very pleasing and satisfactory to
the directors.
LOYAL GUARDS.
The members of the Young mens
class of the Christian ehureh are
planning another great day for
their class.
The two children, a brother and
sister whom they are supporting
i a t the Southern Christian Orphan
age in Atlanta, will visit the class
Sunday and it is the desire of the
teacher that every member of the
class be present. This class is do
ing a woudrful work and should
have the support and encourage
ment of every member of the
church.
WOMANS CLUB.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Womans (Tub will meet. Tues
day afternoon, December 21st, at
3 : 30 o’clock in the basement of the
Baptist church.
Every woman interested in this
fwork is urged to ho present, flip
following officers wore elected for
the ensuing year:
Mrs. John H. Wood, President.
Mrs. !’. A. Flanigan, V-President
Mrs. Alice King,, 2d V-President
Mrs. He ha Vonderlieth. Hee-Sec.
t Mrs. W. H. Cor.
See.
I Mrs. W. O. Wooten, Treasurer.
Below we give program fpl-Tues
I day afternoon.
' Talk— Conservation, Mrs. W. M.
Holscnbeck.
Vocal Solo Miss <lra Lee * amp.
Talk—< ’ommunity Spirit.
: Mrs. duo. H. Wood, President.
i Mrs. Rehii Vonderleith, Bee. See.
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Christmas Pageant at Methodist.
Church.
Tin* Methodist church will hold
f> “'White” service on the coming
Sunday night, and will conclude
with the offering of the "White
(lifts to the King” for the relict ot
suffering at home and abroad. The
public is invited, but the request is
made that all who attend be in
their places at the school audito
rium not later than 7 : I0 oV\d( as
it will be very difficult, to seat any
one after that time. There will he
over om- hundred people in the va
rious nuuihrs on I lie program.
The exercises will be reverent
throughout and characterized 1 hv
the tmv Christmas spirit.
Special exercises will also he
'held ill the'isunday school hour,
j At the preaching service at II A.
M. the pastor will preach on the
subject ” 1 lie Problem of Problems
- Myself.
L. Wilkie Collins. Pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. 0.,M. .Jackson are
spending a few - da a s with relatives
in Aftolrtß.
Ho?, .fuo, H. Wood conducted
Mr. McKltoy’s funeral in Law
reuer-vine Wednesday.
Athens }folice had been searching
for nearly tbre mouths. He was
arrested by the police at Mddisot*
ami relumed to Athens.
THE H ,\P HOW TIM KS \\\\ XT AMs
' OKXTS TMK I.IXC.
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WINDER, HARROW COUNTY. A., THURSDAY. DKCKMHFH IH2O
VISITING COMMITTEE AP
POINTED BY THE CITY
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
At a recent meeting of the City
Board of Education, the chairman
was authorized to appoint a visit
ing committee of two ladies and
three gentlemen with the chair
man.
This committee is to visit the
school as often as it can and make
o report to the Board of Education
of conditions, as they "find them,
making such commendations and
criticisms as it sees fit.
The committee will make its first
visit next Friday morning when
the closing exercises of the fall
term will be held.
The visiting committee is com
posed of W. B. McCants, chairman
Mrs. B. B. Jackson, Mrs. C. 0. Ni
black, Messrs L. S. Radford, Claud
Mayne and R. 11. Kimball.
This is a good move, will have
and tendency to place the faculty
and patrons in closer touch and
sympathy with one another and
often prevent unjust criticism as
to the management-of the school
and eonditions that frequently the
patrons do not understand.
The reports from time to time
from this committee will be of a
helpful nature to all parties and
the Board of Education is to be
commended for its action.
DARD OP THANKS.
There are no words to express
our deep and heartfelt gratitude
to our ninny fiends for their noble
and tender expressions of love and
sympathy during the illness and
death of our dear husband and
father and for their loving regards
shown in the beautiful floral re
membrances.
We shall never lie able to repay
the generous service rendered, but
will keep the memory of it as an
imperishable posession.
With appreciative hearts, we arc
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. R. H. Whitehead and chil
dren. Bethlehem, (fa. Doc. 14. 19-0.
WILSON IS HEEE.
Special notice to every one who
has a sewing machine. Von have
now at your command the finest
land the only practical and scien
tific expert for overhauling and re
building sewing machines in fleor
' 71: ■>!
gia.
| It makes no difference to me what
make, how (fid or what fix your
machine is in, 1 will malic it as
[good as it was the day it left the
factory or no pay for the work.
1 will save yctfi a lot of money
so don’t dcluy, as I will only bo
|liore for 11 few days and you may
miss this great opportunity.
Yours to serve and please.
Call Phone 26H I>. M. WILSON.
NOTICE ODD FELLOWS
1 'l'o every member of Winder
: Lodge No. til, l. O. O. K. you are
requested to be at t.lihall next
j Tuesday evening at 7 ;MO, for the
.purpose of electing officers for the
ensuing year. Don’t forget the
• dale. December 21, and be on hand
A. L. OVZTK, N.
j .1, A STILL, Secretary.
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CHARITY COMMITTEE
\ .
The Winder Associated t hat>
hies has arranged to look (<ut for
work for those who are unable to
find positions ami, are in nerd.
All such parties can call on ilay*
jor Maynard or Mr. Claud 11 ay no,
[chairman of the committee altd
it hey will l>e glad to render any as
sistance along this line iit their
1
1 power.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY
Christian Amer
ica and the Real
Christmas Spirit
The Plea of Unprecedented Suf
fering in Famine-Stricken
Lands.
At the Christmas season, the
most seltlsh of men arc apt to loo :
en up a little and enter into the
true Christian spirit of giving and
good cheer. And true charity is
always manifested in the care of
the nearest neighbor before we
turn to the need that is farther
away. Nobody in America will go
hungry this Christmas tide, if any
body knows about it.
Recently an appeal was made in
our own city for several worthy
families, where there was no man
to provide for the widows and ehil
dren, and the response was enough
and to spare. The Sunday schools
of Winder are planning to contrib
ute a Christmas tree for the chil
dren of homes that good St. Nich
olas might not otherwise find, and
even the colored children are not
to he forgotten. It does not take
much to brighten the life of a child
and even though times ore hard,
surely that, is no good reason to
take the Christmas joy from the
children of these homes.
The Christian people of America {
have on their hearts a heavier}
burden than merely the poverty I
at mu* own doors. We dart- you to
find a worthy home where thare. i
will be suffering if the need is
known to those who have imbibed
the Christmas spirit from the
Christ of Bethlehem. But the
Christmas spirit is a bigger thing
than that. It knows no hounds of
race or creed, for its author is the
Christ who gave Himself for the
life of the whole world. Selfish
ness and prejudice are its chief op
posite. Its creed is that of Hie
good Samaritan, whom Jesus
praised because lie treated one of
an alien race as liis neighbor, and
forgot his racial prejudice when
he heard the cry of need. And
Christ speaks of this os the surest
test of a true disciple. It was not
not the charity of a man to his
next door neigh boK but. a good
deed done by u Samaritan to a
Jew.
This Christinas, our well-laden
tables will he haunted by shad
ows. True we, ourselves, ore in a
state of financial crisis, and yet
our harvest has been one oi Hie
most bountiful we have ever
known. We have bread enough
and to spare. But the Christmas
Star will shine upon the land of
Christ with its hundreds of thous
ands of Armenian orphans, on the
war-scarred lands of Europe* where
countless little children, according
to M**. Hoover, are dying of hun
ger ond cold, and where men and
women are dropping dead upon
the streets. If would he a Christ
mas feast if they could obtain a
crust of bread. In < liinu a section
that contains forty million people
is in the grip of such a famine as
the world has never known. 0
hmm* to erv hard times in Ameri
ca when literally millions in these
less fortunate lands would be
thankful for the scraps from our
♦ able. Have \v<> no pity? Did
Cod bestow, ou us these blessings
to be used for ourselves alone,
while his other children go naked
and hungry in the bitter cold?
The Christmas cash offering of
the various churches of Winder- is
asked for this imperative cause,
and will be divided according t<
the real need. Every cent will
actually go toward saving lives Ip
will go through channels where ev
ery petuiy will fa* accounted for.
...SOCIETY...
MRS. J. P. CASH
ENTERTAINS.
On Saturday afternoon, Mrs. J.
P, Cash entertained the Teachers’
Club and a few other friends in
a most delightful manner at. her
home on Athens street. The liv
ing room and dining room were
beautifully decorated in red and
green, with vases of salvia and
poinsettas, with the Holiday idea
much in evidence.
An'liour of sewing was enjoyed
and then the guests participated
in a unique and very laughable
eontesl.
The hostess, assisted by Prof.
('ash, Mix. < ’. S. Williams and Mrs.
Paul Roberts, served a delicious
salad course and on each plate a
dainty little basket, filled with al
monds, was placed.
Besides the teachers tin- invited
guests were:
Mrs. C. O. Niblack, Mrs. C. S.
Williams, Mrs. S. T. Ross. Mix. (C
ear Summerour, Mrs. Lee Eortson,
Mrs. W. N. Bailey, Mix. Paul Rob
cits, Mrs. W. C. Ilorton, Mrs. W
L. Bush, Mrs. W. M. Holsenbeek,
Mrs. W. O. Perry.
MRS. E. E. DeLaPBRRIERE AND
MRS J. B. PARHAM GIVE
LOVELY RECEPTION
On Tuesday a tit moon Mrs. E. L.
DeLaPerriere and Mix. J, B. Par-
Jham entertained a lovely recep
tion, at the home of Mrs. DeLuPcr
riere bn Athens street, in honor ol
Mrs. (1. W. DeLaPemcrc, a recent
bride.
Tiie living room, parlor and (lin
ing room were thrown together
and beautifully decorated in
Palms, ferns and garlands of smi
)nx. The large punch howl, ar
ranged on a tabic in the hall, was
embedded in English ivy holly and
Christmas berries in red. adding a
touch of color and was presided
over by two charming young ladies
Misses Charlotte McCmits and Sa
die Harris. In the receiving line
were Mrs. E. E. Do La Ferric re,
Mrs. C. W. DcLalVrriere, Mrs. J.
B. Parham, Mrs. J. W. Cooper, of
Decatur, and Mrs. J. \V. Collins.
As the guests arrived they were
graciously received by Mrs. Lee
iDeLaFt*mere, Ms. Helm Vonder
leith. Mrs. Harry Segars and Mrs.
T. A. Maynard. lmtlic parlor, rc-
cciviug were Mrs. Howard Ferry,
Mrs. <iuv Kilgore and Mrs. Reese
Couch. In tin* dining room where
the dainty refreshments were serv
ed, from a beautifully appointed
table, were Mrs. W. B. MeCants,
Mrs. L. S. Radford, Mew Robert
Arnold, Mrs. Miles <’. Wiley, Mrs. j
W. R Smith, Mrs, S. T. Ross. Mrs.
K. Y. Snipes, Mrs. W. 11. Jennings, 1
and Mrs. H. A. Faritlters.
| Music was enjoyed throughout
ithe afternoon on the vietrola pre
sided over hy Mrs. Oscar Boss and
Miss .Mabel Jackson.
Mis. F. Hraddick in ipiite a
pleasing manner, represented Kan-,
ta Claus, with all the necessary|
decorations and presented each
'guest with a favor. Dm* hundred
'and fifty guests called during Hie,
showing the cordial "**l
dome extended Mrs. lit* Lu Ferric re
mid Mrs. Collins to out* city .
II will bring greater joy I bun the
feast of plenty, for it will assure j
the promised presence ot a
ful Christ who will set the joyl
bells ringing in the saddest head.
The Christmas Offering Com
mittee of Winder Churches.,
Mr. B. B. Jackson was in Atlan-j
f u “sul *-*' - - - - w
51. 50 IN ADVANCE
Autry , House Co
s for Charter
Old Established Mercantile Busi
ness Asks to be Incorporated
PETITION FITS' OIIAETER.
Htntc of Georgia, Marrow county.
To the .Superior Court of said county:
The petition of IV. B. Autry, .1, It.
House and ii. A. Cunt hors, ail of said
county of Barrow and state of Georgia,
respectfully shows to the Court the fal
lowing:
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That they desire for themselves, their
associates and successors, to Ire incur
poratod uud made u body politic under
the unnie and stylo of AUTRY. HQT’HK
COMPANY for the period of twenty
yea rs.
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Th principal office of said company
shall ho in the City of Winder Htuto and
county aforesaid, but petitioners desire
the right to establish brunch offices
within this State or elsewhere, whenev
er the holders of a majority of the stoc.fc
may by vote so determine.
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The object of said corporation is pe
cuniary gain to itself and its sharehold
ers. •
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The business to be carried on by said
eerpoiation is that of u generu! mercan
tile busiueas in the t'ity of Winder, nud
petitioners in the conduct thereof de
sire to buy and sell goods, kvaros ond
irerehandisv, dry goods, groceries, gtsins
feed stuffs, clothing, shoes, oud any amt
all other articles usually kept and aol.'i
in such an establishment, cotton, e.orn,
produce of oil kiuds and other like art 1
(•Its of trade, and to make contracts
borrow money, loan money, to buy find
s#!l real estate, to sue and be sued an !
to do any and nil of the acts flint may
be necessary or deciroo!' ■ n the caa-iu* f
of the affnit* of the said corporotioa and
i its business.
Th* capita) stock of die said corpora
tion sbtdl b# TWENTY I’IVK THOf
hand not .lawk (syr>,oim.oo), to be di
vided into shares of the par value of
ONI’ H ENDUED POLIAKS 'Kio.uo/
ouch, but. petitioners desire flu* rigid by
\ ote of the holders of the majority of
the said stock outstanding at any time
to inereUHo the said capital stock I" any
sum not exceeding ON I. HI NUKED
tHOrSAND POLI.AKK, fS 10O.iKHMMl)
and witli a like right and privilege at
uuy time by a majority vote of the hold
ers of the outstanding capital stock to
reduce the capital stock down to tiuy
sum not undel the original capital stock
of Deputy five thousand dollars (tjtL'S.OWl)
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Petitioners desire tin* right to have
and use a eoinuioa seal, to make alt nee
esstirv or desirable by law* and rogtilit
tions, to execute notes, bonds, mortgii
ges or Other ev ideum-s ol i edtioss
incurred or to bo incurred in the con
duct of the affairs of the corporation
and to secure the same by deed or tiny
other form of lien under the hies of
(leorgia and to do all (he things that
may lie accessary for the successful op
eration of the affairs of the company.
I
Petit inner* desire lor said corporation
the power ami authority to apply lor
sad accept amendments to j,ts charter
either of form or substance by a vote
of the majority holders of the stock at
any time outstanding and also the pow
er and authority at tiny time In s two
tliirdA vutc of the - tuck outstanding *i.t
nay time to wind up it* affairs, Inpii
date sail discontinue its business.
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Petitioners desire for the said corpor
ation the right of t renewal k-tlcu uud tc*
is provided by laws of Georgia, oud that,
it have alt such other lights, powers,
privileges and immunities as are inci
dent to Like corporations or as tire |w*r
uiitff-d under the law* of the State of
OeOrgitl now existing or to be enacted.
Wherefore, petitioners pin' to be in
rorporaded under the name and style
afgjesuid with the ymwers, privileges
and immunities herein set forth, and as
are now, or may hereafter be. allowed a
corporation of similar character under
the law* of the State of Georgia. This
the Iffth day of December, IDL’o.
O. V JOHNS,
J. e. Pif ATT,
Ai in rimy* for Pelit.ipHf.rs.
Winder, Georgia.
f-’KOKUIA Harrow county
Office of the Clerk of KHperbo- Court.
1 Oenrtp \*. thtgoefi. t'lerk- itf Mir
anv peri or * 'nul l. do hereby certify
that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of An- application for chnittjr **
the same appear* of tile in this ofli-ee.
tiled on DeceitJ>ei 10, lff-th Tins the
dffth dkv of December, 13-0.
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