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Rev. C. \V. Ruth, of Indianapo
lis, Ind., one of the most noted e-
Vangelists in the I'nited State's will be
i:i Cochran this week and will begin
a meeting at the Methodist Church
on Friday night, Sept. doth. The
meeting will continue 10 days or
more. Sermons 9:30 A. M. and
7:00 I*. M. The pastor and mem-
U-rs of the Methodist Church invite
the cordial co-operation of Chris
tians of all denominations.
For Rent
One seven room dwelling, good
location. House has just been
painted. Apply to Journal Office.
CAUTION!
ATTENTION CUSTOMERS]
All drugs, medicines, etc., pre
scribed by any doctor, whether connect
ed with this drug store or not, are charg
ed direct to the patient or a member of
the patient’s family instead of your doc
tor. No Drugs are ever charged to
physicians. Please Remember this.
We will appreciate your drug
business and any prescription sent us
will be carefully compounded by an
experienced man who Knows Flow).
ker’s Pharmacy,
L Bp XJ. L. Adams,
Iran, Georgia.
c®Be Cochran Smxtml
COCHRAN, PULASKI COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1910.
FURNITURE!
We now have a nice line of Furniture, including Bed Room Suits, Dressers,
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Beds, Rockers, Dining Tables, Mattresses, Springs, Sideboards and infact a full
line of Furniture. Also, Pianos and Organs on Easy Terms.
Get your Prices from Where You Please and come to us and
we will Assure you that we will take care of our territory.
JACKSON FURNITURE COMPANY.
Death of Little
Alton Haskins.
Little Alton Haskins, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Haskins,
age 15 months, died Tuesday, Sept.
27th. He was sick only three or
four days. His funeral was preach
ed by Rev. F. B. Asbe.ll and he was
buried in Weeping Pine cemetery
last Wednesday.
Death of Jewel Fausett
Little Jewel Fausett, the
three year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. .J. A. Fausett, was taken ill
verV suddenly and died from • con
gestion of the bowels last Thursday.
She was up and playing in the
yard on Thursday morning and was
seized with an exceedingly high
fever and expired the same day.
Maness Dead
B. E. Maness who just a week a
go today shot and instantly killed
Mrs. E. H. Williams and painfully
wounded Mrs. Virginia Royal, at
Abbeville died Saturday afternoon
as a result of a self-inflicted wound
in the head with the same pistol
from which he never fully regained
consciousness. He was being held in
the county jail at the time of his
death. —(Jordele Rambler.
Mr. Jr C* Tucker
- : r v Pardoned Yesterday .
When*.|, 0. Tucker receiver the
pardon which was signed yesterday;
by Governor-Brown he will leave
the state farm at Milleflgevilld and
take, a train for Milledgeville, to re
join his wife and six little ones.
There are two baby girls who he will
especially delight to sec.
Tucker was convicted in Telfair
county at the fall term of court in
1909 of killing T. H. Davis, who
had repeatedly bullied and insulted
him. Tucker is a hopeless cripple
and was no match physically for
his persecutor. When he became
convinced that his life was in dan
ger he armed himself and shot his
antagonist at the next meeting. Fie
was arrested tried, found guilty;
and sentenced to life imprisonment.
His application for a pardon was
approved by all the trial jury and
by seventeen members of the grand
jury which indicted him. The trial
judge and solicitor, while they did
not indorse the application outright,
did not oppose it. The prison com
mission approved the application
and the governor granted a pardon.
So Tucker will rejoin his little
family. They have all eagerly a-
Our Millinery Stores
Our Millinery establishments are
to be congratulated for the nicelihe
of hats and millinery they carry.
The ladies of the city were delight
ed with the display at both places
Tuesday. They keep a nice up-to
date assortment at reasonable prices
and there is no reason why the
most fastidious should go away
from Cochran to buy millinery.
Patronize our home people: they
will certainly treat you right and
give you good values for your mon
ey.
News from Route 5.
We are sorry to know that J. A.
Bryant has been sick, but we hope
he will soon recover.
Mrs. Lizzie Benson and Miss Car
rie spent Saturday evening with Mrs
Fred Floyd.
Mrs. Ira Anglon spent Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. G. G. Floyd.
Mrs. Willie Bell Roland is spen
ding a few T days with her mother-in
law .
Ira Anglon and Ernest Cheek
went opossum hunting Friday night
and caught a fine one.
G. G. Floyd and family spent
Sunday with his brother, W. A.
Floyd, and family.
waited his coming, but the two ba
by girls h i,ve been particularly in
sistent. Each evening as they hear
the train whistle they run to their
mother and say:
’lsten, mama, ’isten. Train
b’ows like papa is turnin’.”
The application for Tucker’s par
don was also approved by the widow
of the man he murdered. —Atlanta
Constitution.
Mr. 'Fucker and his excellent fam
ily are well known and prominent
ly connected at Cochran. Mrs.
Tucker was a Miss Mattie Obcrry,
daughter of the late J. E. Oberry,
one of our most successful, worthy,
and prominent citizens. She is
also a sister of Mrs. T. 1). Walker,
Sr., and is known by all of her
friends and connections as a most
lovable character and devoted wife.
Mr. Tucker was agent jf the South
ern Railway at this place about
twenty three years ago, and
is well known throughout the coun
try. Their many friends and con
nections are delighted that he has
been restored to his family.
Atlanta Surpasses
the Whole South
in Building
The amount of building permits
issued in Atlanta from January
1 to September 1 was greater than
the amount of permits in any other
city in the south.
The permits issued here amount
ed to 85,411,062. In Louisville to
$3,877,675; in Nashville to $1,301,
159; in Birmingham to $2,525,062
Memphis is the only southern
city that approaches Atlanta. The
permits there amounted to $4,722,
998.
The permits that have been is
sued in Atlanta this year amount
to $5,683,955. The permits issued
the whole of last year amounted to
$5,551,951.
Fewer building permits have
been issued during September than
during any month of this year.
The amount of the permits for this
much of September is $272,393.
The permits issued during Septem
ber last year amounted to $439,791.
Mrs. Jackson, of Eastman, is
in the city for a few days with Mrs.
C. E. Taylor.
Ty Cobb to Race at
Atlanta Speedway
Atlanta,(Ja.,Sept.29—Tyrus Ray
mond Cobb of Royston.Ga.,probably
the leading batter of the American
League this year;and Nepolin Ruck
er,of Crabapple‘Ga.,doubtless the
best left hander in the National Lea
gue, will meet this fall on the Atlanta
Automobile Association's speedway
in a match race for the Speedway
Championship of the big league.
Cobb is batting bravely now for
possession of the Chalmers automo
bile offered for the big league's best
batter this year and stands a good
show of winning it. If he does he
may drive that machine against
R"cker’s own car, a speed Buiek. If
the men do not drive their own
machines they will use eark selected
from the array that will be on hand
for the fall races.
Cobb has long beep an automobile
bug of the most pronounced type.
Last fall he drove a machine in the
Journal-Herald, Neiv York-to-At
lanta run and was one of the. warm
est fans at the Speedway meet.
Rucker is an autoist of several years
standing. One day, a few years back,
he walked into the local Buick agen
cy, said lie wanted to look at an
automobile, found one that suited
his fancy and nearly knocked -the
salesman cold by peeling the coin
off a monumental roll of bills and
driving away in the machine. It
was not until months later that the
JUST RECEIVED!
An assortment of Brass Jardineers,
Fern Dishes, Umbrella Stands,
Smoking Sets, Candle Sticks, Pin
Trays, Etc. tJThis is the most
complete assortment of Genuine
Hammered Brass Goods that has ever
been m Cochran. cor
dially invited to come and inspect this
elegant line of goods.
Always glad to see you.
/. M WYNNE & SOW,
JEWELRY STORE.
NUMBER 18.
jßhjut jgjiH ■
A Card of Thanks
M e desire to extend to our
friends our most grateful thanks and
sincere appreciaton fot* the kind
attention and sympathies shown us
during the recent illness and since
the death of our little daughter,
Jewel.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fausett.
Notice to the Public
Everybody who has mules amF
horses to swap will meet with the
Horse Swapping Convention to be
held on vacant lot next to Union
Warehouse at Cochran next Satur
day, October Ist. Be sure to come.
They are expecting a large crowd
and many good bargains will lie off
ered.
We have just receiv
ed a car of Fresh Burnt
"Keystone'" Lime in
good cooperage* Coch
ran Lumber Company*
salesman knew that he had dispos
ed of a ear to one of baseball^most
famous southside hurlers.
It has not been decided in just
what sort of a race the two famous
Cracker ball players will meet but
it will probably be in a ten mile af
fair.