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(Eoebrau Journal Entered May 23r.1, at the Post -office at Coehra i, Ga., a* Second Cla.« y Mail Matter PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY Sty? (Curhran tlubludiing (La. T. L. BA.ILEY, Editor. J. H. MULLIS, JR. Business Mgr. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE SI.OO PER YEAR The Late Cold Weather. T. G Hudson, Commissioner «»f Agriculture reports tliat fruit in Georgia was not hurt hy the cold and snow Sunday night, hut the cotton crop lias been injured alwmt 50 per cent. Report from weather bureau in Atlanta, stales that the minimum temperature was the lowest ever recorded for so late a date. From what we eaii learn, the cotton in our vicinity was hurt some, but none in comparison to some other portions of the state. It seems that old Pulaski is a favored section. We don’t appreciate our country like we should. Just think how long we have been exempt from cyclones, earthquakes, disastrous, storms, crops failure or any calamitous visitations. Death oj Mrs. W. A. Wiggins. Mrs. W. A. Wiggins dVd Wed nesday morning April 27th, after an illness covering a period of sev en months. .She was a great suffer er. She will lie greatly missed by family, friend<and neighbors. She was a member of the Methodist church. She is survived hy her husband and two children, Kibbie Wiggins, a young man about twen ty years old and Miss Walton Wig gins, a young girl of twelve or thir teen. She was a daughter of Mrs. S. T. G. Murray. We extend heartfelt sympathies to the relatives and friends. BASE BALL Cochran Wins from Mcßae hy a Score of / to 0. Cochran defeated Mcßae in a prettily contested game of ball here Tuesday. The game was anylwUw» the first half of the nineth, when Coch ran bunched two hits and scored a man. The feat ure of the game was the pitching of Jackson and Walker, each having his opponents guessing all through the game. Score by innings: R H E Cochran 000 000 001 121 Mcßae 000 000 OOx 0 1 1 Batteries —Jackson and Peacock; Walker and Little. Council Chamber. Tuesday, April 19 1910. Mayor and council convened in regular meeting and on roll call, the following were present: W. M. W ynne, mayor, T. L. Bailey, H. F. Bullard, J. A. Fau sett, J. C. Urquhavt. Absent: Z. V. Paacock, E. Cook, Sr., J. E. Cook, clerk. Minutes of last meeting read and adopted with exception of license on circus which shall be left in dis cretion of the mayor. Motion carried to declare dogs a nuisance and kill all sunning at large. Motion carried to pay the follow- BARGAINS! We Invite the Public to Call and see our Excellent Line of Dry Goods and Clothing. We carry a Full line of Panamas, Brilliantines, Ginghams, Lawns, Cotton Suitings, and Ribbons of all kinds. tJWe make Special Mention of our Celebrated Lineil George Dewitt's Shoes Unexcelled in Quality, Comfort and Durability. Below is Just a Few of our Leading Prices 7 1-2 Cents Lawns going for Only.. v^C/110 10 Cents Lawns Going O for Only ° C7lfS Great Bargains in George Dewitt’s Slippers. DUNHAM & MEADOWS. hills. Freight *1,14 Pay roll L. * W *<>.ls Motion to adjourn. W. M. WYNNE, Mayoii. Death of Infant. Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Smith, died Thursday night and will he buried at 3 o’clock Friday. Much sympathy is extended to the bereaved parents. —•*- Dr. Walter's Address. Ladies and Gentlemen, Teachers and Pupils of the Third. Congres sional School Convention: On behalf of the good people of our city, teachers and trustees of our schools, it becomes my pleasant privilege to extend the good hand of welcome to your body. I assure you we are delighted to have you with us and hope to make your stay so enjoyable that you will think of us pleasantly when you return to your homes. It augurs well for the future and tells us with unmistakable emphasis that the great cause which you re present is coming to the front with tremendous stride. What nobler and far-reaching work can any one engage in than character building-training the fu ture men and women of our coun try. We may confidently predict the stability and standard of future citizenship hy knowing the training and ideals of the youth of our land. What a responsibility and what a glorious reward! It is not always the privilege of the teachers to see the full fruition of their seed sowing; this is the slow process of evolution, and the silent reaper may gather many of them as his own ere the goal is reached; but the leavm cast upon the water will continue its good un til the masses are leavened. Organization is absolutely neces sary for the advancement of any cause if you would obtain the bes> results. I can see great possibilities in your convention. It will develop the best methods and systems of school work: it will arouse the dor mant aspirations and ambitions of the pupils, and as the glint of the sun reveals the lustre of the dia mond, so also the glint of minds develops the brilliancy of the human intellect: and the standard of excel lence will become so high that the winners of the laurels will indeed LIBERALITY |iARDI NAIvTKI N Cl PLtS OnTiJb.BaMj Wo Will Be Glad ; to :'Bu3ipeiiy^|q.uainlhßCe The First National Bank of Cochran J. B. PEACOCK. President. B. J. WYNNE. Vice-President. I J. B. THOMPSON. Cnsher. R. H. PEACOCK. Asst. Cnshier. J ACCURACY; MMNT! We will give, as long as they last on Ladies One Piece Dresses andf Coat Suits a 25 Per Cent Discount! These Goods are marked in Plain Figures. Come in and take your choice, Discount price 25 per cent and the Suit is yours. DUGGAN BROTHERS & CO. Agents for Zeigler Brothers Shoes for Ladies and Stacy Adams Shoes for Men. be stars and champions. It is claimed that the section em bracing fifty miles around Washing ton, Wilkes county, Georgia, has produced more distinguished men than any like section in the United States. lam prepared to believe this is true, but was it accident or is there a basic reason for such re sults. Originnally, the lands in this sec tion were the most fertile in the state, and were first sought out by the pioneers. More than a hun dred years ago *hey had organized 75 Cents Umbrellas AQ Now Only wfs perils churches and schools and began the educational up-lift of its people. Some modest, unassuming school teacher laid the corner stone for the magnificent structures of Stevens, Cobbs, Toombs, Hills and a long list of jurists, orators and statesmen. Then our wiregrass section was but a great deer park with an occasion al hut of the hardy pioneer. in later years when the steam en gine and the iron rail gave to this section transportation facilities, shrewd pioneers saw the. possibilities in her pine forests and later the COURTESY STABILITY husbandman and the plowshare have demonstrated our farm lands to be the best in the State, and un der the guideing hand of education will produce in the coming decade scores of men who will be equiped. to guide the helm of State in all thy intricacies of human endeavor anj sustain the l>est glorious past, Frank Lamb and Miss Claude Lamb, of Twiggs county, visited family of W. H. Chapman, this week. j