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VOLUME 7, NO. 4 News Items Of Interest From Our Exchanges JOHN KELLY APPOINTED WATSON'S PRIVATE SEC. Prom Lawrenceville Journal. The people of Gwinnett county will be pleased to konw that Col. j John I. Kelly has accepted the position of private secretary to Senator-elect Thomas E. W aton. This appointment comes as a dis tinct honor to our fellow citizens, and Mr. Kelly is to he congratula ted cpon his preferment This will afford him a larger field of usefulness, and it goes without saying tnat'ne will ne zealous in looking after the inter est of Senator Watson and his con stituents. Mr. Watson tendered the posi tion to Mr. Kelly immediately af ter the September primary. 3lr. Kelly will leave for Wash-| ington about Marcli Ist in time for, the inauguration. He will retain | his office here, where he w r ill con-| tinue as a member of the firm of Kelly & Kelly, but owing to his duties in Washington will leave the principal business in charge of his brother, Col. G. F. Kelly. It will be possible for him to return during the terms of court, how ever, to assist in the trial of such cases as he may be interested in. ALLEGED RACE DISTURBER REFUSED BAIL ■ From Uainesviue Eagle Seaborn Black, who was arrest ed last week and placed in jail for complicity in the race disturban ces in Quillins district, was re fused bail by Judge Jones Tues day. Black sued out a writ of habeass corpus for the purpose of making a bond, but before the writ was served, the grand jury had found a true bill against him. The jud ge heard the case after adjourn ment of the court Tuesday night and refused to bail Black, and set his trial for Janury 21at. The grand jury has heard evi dence in several cases of intimida tion, and doubtless have found more bills. Some of the negroes who were run out will testify that the white men, withoct masks or disguise of any sort met them and told them to leave. FIRST WOMAN DEPUTY SHERIFF , r ' * From uawesvuie uaraia i- With the new county officers of Jackson installed for this year is Miss Lurline Collier, who will serve as a deputy sheriff. - She is a daughter of Bi 11. (Big Ben) Col lier, who was elected sheriff for the ensuing term. Though Mr. Collier did not serve the past term, he was previously sheriff of Jack son for many yeahs, and is fam ous as an “auctioneer” at sher iffs sales and as a fearless, loyal officer. Iliis dughter is puobably the first hfdv deputy sheriff in THE SAME OLD STORY . From Dahlonega Echo Out in Nimblewill District last week a man had $2,500 in a Karo, syrup bucket and it buried in hiS| cellar. One day he chanced to! need his money and went to get it | find found that $1,900 of it was gone, leaving S6OO (all one dollar | bills) that was done up in a bundle j to itself. After several days, sus. ( THE BARROW TIMES pieion rested on two lads of about 12 and 14 years. Warrants were taken for them and after two or three days longer they agreed to bring back the money to its right ful owner who was the proudest 'man in Lumpkin county, for it is 'said that he refused to eat during the entire time it was gone and on ly drank water occasionally. 'Moral: Put your money in some Igood bank. MAD-DOG BITES FIVE , . Troln Banks County Journal Mr. Ellis Brown, one of the guards and four convicts, two white and two colored, were bitten by a mad-dog at the Banks county camp about ten days ago. Dr. Har den, the county physician, is ad ministering the Pasteur treatment to the men. This is a liot-bed of rabies and if nine-tenths of the dogs were killed the country would be better off. Prom Dahlonega Nugget The news reached Dahlonega Monday that a man named Stone Iliad broke his wife’s neck with a stick of stove wood in*the West ern part of the county. We have heard nothing more about it. So if true we judge that her neck has been connected together like a joint snakes and the trouble is over. <£,* =•■■■ From Gwinnett Herald The many - friends of Mr. Geo. Pharr will regret to learn that he h>s decided to move to Florida to make it his future home. Mr. Pharr has been very prominently connected with all the progressive moves made towards the better ment of conditions in the county, state and United States. We hope however, after living in the Land of Flowers for awhile, will find out that lie was living in the gar den spot of the world and will de cide to return to his old home. From Jackson Herald Mr. Jim Turner who lives on the farm of Miss Leila Patrick, above Jefferson, was stricken critically ill on the streets here Tue.sdy, and was carried to his home, where his condition is still serious and alarm ing. The friends of Dr. Walter C. Smith will regret to know that he has been suffering considerably during the past two weeks with an attack of tonsilitis, that has.caus ed him much trouble. The skill ,of a throat whom he consulted, has so far failed to give him complete relief. , Dr. Sam Daniel was called here Sunday from his home at Daniels ville, on account of tho serious illness of his mother, Mrs. Evie Daniel, who is at the home of Mrs. H. \Y. Bell, on Sycamore street.' We are glad to know that there is some improvement in Mrs. Dan iel’s condition. People generally in and around Jefferson will be delighted to. hear Rev. W. T. Hamby at die Metho clist elicrch on next Sunday, on the occassion of Ins first visit to the town ns Presiding Elder of the Gainesville District. they J will give a cordial greeting to 3lrs. Hamby, who was formerly 3liss Alozelle 'Whitehead. She was horn and reared in Jefferson, and 'is a graduate of Martin Institute. WINDER, BARROW COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1921. STATHAM LOSES SPLENDID CITIZEN Statham lost • another splendid citizen last Saturdy morning in the death of Mr. B. C. Lankford. He, too, was a native of Oconee county, as Mr. Michael who passed away the week previous, but had lived in Statham for ten or twelve years. Mr. Lankford was a good and solid man, unassuming in his na ture, honest and upright in all his dealings and greatly respected by all those who knew him. He had reached tlife age of 78 years and four of these were given to the South as a brave and fear less soldier of the Confederate army. Rer. John H. Wood and Rlasen game conducted the funeral ser vice at which were present hun dreds of those who knew and loved him. Rev. S. R. Grubb T o Come Here On March Ist Rev. Stanley R. Grubb who has been pastor of the Christian church at Atlfens for the past twelve years will begin his work as the Winder Christian church on March first. He will hold a ten-days meeting on his arrival, so as to become acquainted with the members and the people of the city and the other churches. Dr. and Mrs. Grubb are univer sally popular in Athens where he has been so long stationed and both of them will be great factors in strengthening the moral and spiritual atmosphere of Winder. MOTOR CORPS FORMED A volunteer motor corps was formed Wednesday afternoon by the ladies in town who drive cars for the purpose of taking our Red Cross nurse out on calls among the needy of our county. In this way we feel that we will be drawn closer to these people and will also have’aided the Red Cross in this noble work. We have at present 28 ladies en rolled for this work, and will be glad to have any others who care to join. - • .■■& Mrs. Robt. Camp, Asst. Captain. The members of the Motor Corps include the following: Miss Ora Lee Camp Mrs. 11. A. Carithers Sirs. Robert Camp Mrs. Lee De La Perriere Miss Willie Mae Eavenson Mrs. J. W. Griffith Mrs. John Hargrove Mrs. W. C. Horton MrS. Foster llardigree Mrs. B. B. Jackson s!rs, Guy Jackson 3.1 rs. Roy Jackson Mrs. Guy Kilgore Mrs. Lon Maynard Mrs John Maynard Mrs. MeCurry Mrs. Hiram Flanigan Mrs. (i. A. Johns Mrs. Howard Rogers Miss Evelyn Radford Miss Montine Robinson Mrs. Ralph Smith Mrs W. R. Smith 31 rs. J. J. Wilson 31 rs. Spergeon AVilliams 3lrs. John Williams 3lrs. Paul Williams 3liss Runette Woodruff OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY CELEBRATES HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY Mr. J. R. Gamp, perhaps the old est man in Walton county, cele brated his nintiieth birthday last Sunday at his home in Campton. Uncle Ray, as he is familarily known by his hundreds of friends, is one of Walton county’s clever and remarkable men. His mind is clear, his recollec tion accurate and he iis still more active than most men at 75 years He has had many and varied experiences during his long life, and has always been true to his friends and loyal to his county, his state and nation. The Times sincerely wishes for him many more pleasant and hap py birthdays, and that during the next twenty years he may still continue to visit Winder, where he has scores'of strong friends who are ever ready to give him a warm and cordial welcome. Dr.G . T. Vinyard Visits Old Home After 32 Years Dr. G. T. Vinyard of Amarillo, Texas, was in Winder first of the week visiting relatives and shak ing hands with the friends of long ago. It had been 32 years since he went to school here in his teens, when Winder —then Jug Tavern — was a small villiage, and Prof. McCarty—was *principl of the school. > < Many changes have taken place during these 32 years—the men who were here at that time in the prime of life have become old and numbers of them have gone to the home beyond and Winder has grown from a villiage to a thriv ing little city. The transition has been so mar ked he could hardly realize it and jwas amazed and surprised over the wonderful growth and devel opment of Winder and this part of Georgia. k)r. Vinyard is also located in a great state and flourishing city away out on the plains of Texas as Amarillo has a population of 20,000 or more. The doctor has been one of its leading citizens and practitioners for the past eighteen years and thinks it the greatest place in all the world. He was anxious to keep in touch with the progressive city of Win der and what the friends of his school days were doing and left $1.50 with us so that he might read every week during the year the Barrow Times. NOTICE TO TEACHERS 1. All teachers must have their reports officially signed before sending them in to this office for approval. 2. Reports must be myde out at once after the close of the month including twenty school, days. When the month closes on Friday we wish to have the reports on Saturday following. 3. Teachers must send the names, on the backs of their reports, of all the children in their School Fist, between the ages of 8 and 14 who are not in school. J. B. Brookshire, County School Supt. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mc- Elroy, a little girl on January 4. $2,000,000 Fire Destroys Business Block In A.thens COMMENTS OF OLD-TIMER Editor Barrow Times: Your comment concerning Win der’s improved streets was timely. The improvement coming at the time that it did is a heavy burden on the property owners in the cen ter of the city, and to the tax-pay ers in the other parts of the town, but had the work not been done at this time, the probability is that it would nftver have been done until many of us are in our graves. The paving hills are making our ■property owners groan, but the civic improvement is a great asset Jto the town as a whole, and in a few years even those who are hard-hit now will rejoice to know 'that Winder kept her progressive [head above the receding lide dur ing the panicky season of 1920. Winder’s paved streets are caus ing much favorable comment, by our neighbors and friends, upon the improved appearance of the business section and are destined to prove*of great benefit to her business interests. Now let’s keep our faces to the east'and look for the dawn of a brighter day that is surely coming just over the hills. Let’s hope tht our mayor and council can see their way dear to arrange for more up-to-date fire-fighting ap paratus than the city now affords, j Winder has been fortunate this fall, though her dependence for fire protection has been mainly upon Providence. So far she lias escaped with two small blazes that were extinguished without the use of the city’s wrench I ess plugs, un-nozzled hose and rickety reels. Let ns hope that before the ap proach of the next fire season | Winder will be equipped with a fire-fighting outfit second to that of no city of her size in the state. 11 has been said that those who .look for the Lord to do all things for them without putting forth a little effort upon their own part I are doomed to disappointment. One uncontrolled daze in the heart of the city, with which we are now unprepared to cope, would cause more damage than the cost of an up-to-date motor. The reduced rate that the insurance companies would make or could he .made to make on Winder property 'after the installation of a real fire department that would be protec tion to the town would maintain a fire company with one man on the job all the while. And to the good ladies: The clean-up season is fast approach ing. During these dull times |when “hubby” has nothing more to do, you should compel him to rake up the trash about the premi ses and burn it. Then why not re organize Winder’s famous Floral Club. Old citizens will recall the time in the not far distant past when Winder’s reputation for floral displays was heralded to many corners of the state. 3 ari •eolored flowers adorned the yards and stately chrysanthemums nod ded in almost^:very garden Ex pert florists from a distance were called here to judge a gorgeous display of plants and flowers ar ranged in the largest hall*in town by friendly contestants apd to a ward the prizes offered by the club. The rivalry was keen. The prominent ladies of the town be came enthused over the cultiva tion of flowers, the men folks en joyed the artistic beauty of their work and all AVinder was made beautiful and happy ,and other- $1.50 IN ADVANCE BUSINESS BLOCK IN HEART OF CITY IS BURNED, MICH AEL BROTHERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL STORES CON SUMED—LOSS $1,000,000 % On last Monday night , Athens was visited by the biggest fire in its history and at one time it was feared the entire business area would be destroyed. The estimates on the loss by the different firms is as follows: Michael Brothers, wholesale and retail department store, $1,000,000 Lee Morris, gentlemen’s fur lishings, $25,000.’ Andrew candy kit chen, $25,000. Citizen’s Pharmacy, $25,000. Denny Motor company, $50,000. Epting & Everhart, dry goods, $15,000. Sol J. TJolcy, dry goods, $75,000. Fred Davis, gentlemen’s furnish ings, $lO,OOO. D. Lund, dry goods, $30,000. Joseph Jewelry company, small water damage. No lives were lost in the fire, but Chief George W. McDorman, of the Athens fire department, was badly cut and bruised in a 'fall from a ladder. Messrs Fritz and W. C. Potts were in Athens Tuesday on busi ness. , , , n&j 31rs. Lillie Lamar lias moved in- 1 1 o the home of 3rr. nnd 3lrs. J. W' ■Shields, on Hamilton Ave. Rev. W. 11. Faust was taken quite ill Tuesday, but we are glad to state lie is much better today and will soon be out again. 3Tr. Erastus Smith spent Sun day in Jefferson with his wife and baby who are spending a feSv weeks with their parents, 31 r. and Mrs. Bailey. 31 rs. Della Mayne had as her dinner guests Tuesday a few friends at her lovely new home on Center street. Those enjoying this happy occasion were: Mes dames G. W. Smith, Emma 3loss, Thirza Odom, Arch Perry and Miss Anna Odom. Strictly Pure Linseed Oil, $1.25 >er gallon at Smith Hardware Cos. PREACHERS CONFERENCE The Barrow County preachers held an interesting meeting at the First Baptist church last Monday. Rev. L. Wilkie Collins president, called the body to order. Prayer led by J. B. Gresham. Following reports: Winder 3{ethodist S. S. 287, church 227. Winder First Baptist S. S. 183, church 190. " Bogart S. S. 75, church 100. Statlmm, good day, crowds fine. Paper of day read by Rev. J. J. Shedd on “Church Discipline”. Next Sunny Rev. C. 3V. Bender-* son prepares the paper on “The Church And Amusements”. All the preachers.who do not at tend. miss a meeting that is highly informing and inspirational. wise benefited by the activities of this Floral club. The spring sea son is fast approaching, why not re-organize? I AN OLD-TIMER. ,