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VOLUME FIVE
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Well , you had btst g ct a Felt Mattress and a Noisless Spring and with all your getting do not
Fail to get our prices on
Dressers, Beds, Rockers,
Hat Racks, Trunks, Suit Cases, Graphophones with new recoids.
All We ask is that you see Our large stock and hear our unusual low prices. Satisfaction is Cur
motto.
Phone 262 Free delivery
JACKSON FURNITURE COMPANY
Flower Garden and
Lawn.
The Chamber of Commerce of
our City has obtained permission
from tl»e Southern If-ii I way to use
the plot of ground located on the
East aide of It he depot for a lawn
and flower garden.
Who will volunteer to give us
flowers and help plant it? It
will add a great deal to the ap
pearance of that part of our city.
It will be right where it car: be
seen from passenger trians stopping
at nr passing the station. If it is
desired to have it inclosed, a wire
fence, coping or small brick wall will
not cost much and we don’t doubt
that the Railroad will help us bear
the expense, as it will beautify their
station as well as that part of our
city.
Now we would like very much to
hear from some of our citizens
through the columns of the Journal
next week whether or nqj the peo
ple want this lawn and flower gar
den.
Newspaper Men in
the Next Legislature
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 2fi — The
next session of the legislature will
see more newspaper men serving
in the legislature than Georgia has
sent to Atlanta in many years. C.
M. Methvin, editorof the Eastman
Times-Journal and president of
the Weekly Press Association,
comes as representative from Dodge
county; Pleasant A. Stovall, editor
and proprietor of the Savannah
Press, comes to represent Chatham:
Editor J. C. Bryan of the Catoosa
Record, comes to the house, as al
so does Editor T. G. Doroughof the
Royston Record. Editor W. M.
Oliff af the Folkston Herald comes
to the senate, also in the senate
will be Major Charles F. McGregor,
of Warrenton, M. D. Irvin of Law
renceville, both former newspaper
men.
In commenting on the fact that a
lot of newspaper men would be in
FOR
OFFICE,
; HOMES
I AND
SCHOOL
fflje €ocl)i*on Journal
School Notes.
The board has appointed D. E.
Duggan, L. 11. Browning, and E.
Cook, Jr., to act as building com
mittee for the new school.
It was decided toAmforce the rule
that incidental fees and tuition be
paid in advance.
As there is some strong opposition
to teachers playing regular playing
cards. It was decided that teach
ers be requested not to play regular
playing cards. All other cards such
as 42, Bunco, etc., will give ample
source for amusements.
Sunflower 16
Inches Across
Mr. RichardC. Grumpier brought
to the Journal office a sunflower
that measures sixteen inches across.
He says it grew in his yard with
out cultivation or fertilizing. We
understand the sunflower seed makes
splendid chicken food and it seems
that a market might be created for
this product.
We would like very much to bear
from our correspondents in the
uountry. We want one on every
rural route. We miss this feature
of the paper and urgently request
our old correspondents to send us
some news.
Announcement.
I hereby announce as a candidate
to fill the unexpired term of Dr. T.
D. Walker Jr. as alderman of the
City of Cochran, and will appreciate
your support.
Very Respectfully,
U. H. Patrick.
the legislature next year, an At
lanta reporter gets off the following
—the Fourth E&tate, as somebody
called the newspaper bunch some
time ago, for reasons best known to
himself.” It will probably sur
prise most members of the Fourth
Estate to learn that in their own
ranks there is a member who does
not know the history of how that
term came to be applied to journa
lists, or the cause of its appropria
teness.
Writing Material of every Discription. Pens,
Penstaffs lnk in 5c 10c 25c 40c and 75c
Bottles, all good Fluid. Fountian Pens and Foun
tian Pen Inks.
INKS IN COLORS
White-Blue-Red-Green-Yellow Purple and many others. ICceach.
LIBRARY and phot© PASTES.
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Box Paper, Blanks, Ledgers, Day Books, Tirjie Books, Etc.
We appreciate your patronage.
COCHRAN, PULASKI COUNTY GEORGIA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1912
Miss Carrie Mae
Chapman Entertains.
Miss Carrie Mae Chapman en
tertained very delightfully Mon
day evening in honor of Miss
Mary Lamb, who left Thursday
for College. The house was tasti
ly decorated with ferns and oth
er pot plants. On the side yenind
er, Misses Marguerite Ur</h. -♦
;nd Carrie Mae Taylor servea
punch, after which the gues'.* re
sorted to the beautifully lighted
lawn. The young men were giv
en dainty little blue ribbon beaus
and the young ladies were given
white ones; after a ‘‘Prom” of
about an hour and a half, each
one was requested to give their
bow to the one with whom they
most enjoyed conversing. Miss
Cleo Strickland of Waycross and
Mr. Morgan Taylor were duly
nominated the belle and beau of
Cochran. She being presented
with a small brass bell and he
with a huge blue ribbon beau. A
delightful ice course was served.
The Boys Corn Club.
Mr. B. M. James of Columbus,
Ga., District Agent of the boy’s
corn Club, was in. Pulaski county
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week. Mr. James saw some of the
corn being grown by the hoys in
the club. The acres seen were in
good shape and the prospects are
good for fine yields.
The/i are many prizes offered for
the boys in Pulaski, and every boy
should be sure ami make a showing
of the yield on his acre.
Thursday, Mr. James and Dr. J
B. Peacock went out to see some of
the crops around Cochran. Some
good cotton and corn was seen on
the trip.
There will be a corn club for the
boys of Bleckley County in 1913,
all hoys from 10 to 18 years of age
should begin and prepare to enter
this contest.
Georgia State
Fair News
Arrangements have berm made by
President W. E. Dunwoody, so that
every small town in Georgia may
come to the State Fair and Boost
their town. 100 tents have been re
served for the use of the different
towns in the state and they w ill be
let out to them for the sum ofjJ2.nO
for the tr . days. It is hoped that
many towns in Georgia will avail
themselves of this privilige and
snow the visitors from other states
what fine towns we have in Get rgia.
Write to the Publicity Department
to secure one of these tents. Adver
tise your town. It pays.
There is not a single foot of floor
space left in the 15 big buildings
and the displays will be the best at
any previous fair.
The Automobile .show at the Fair
will be a very big affair, and it is
hoped that no one will miss this
big building. Three handsome sil
ver loving cups have been ordered
and they will be given to the best
three exhibits in the building.
All the most prominent makes of
machines wiil be on display. Jf
you are thinking of buying a car
wait until the fair.
There will be a large exhibit of
tire most approved road making
machinery that lias ever been shown
at the State Fair before. Road
building is now at fever beat in the
State and you will want to learn,
all about the latest machinery.
1,000 coops of fancy poultry will
greet your eyes at the Great Poultry
Show at the Fair. Some of the
finest birds in America will come
here to compete for the big prizes.
Big new building for the Poultry
exhibit.
2 Flying Machines will fly three
times each every day of the Fair.
They will carry mail, throw boombs
and do other blood curdling stunts,
3 big brass bands will entertain
you, 6 big free acts will do their
part to see to it that you have a big
time. So come on.
' Three horse Olds Gasolene en
gine for sale. Apply at Journal
Office.
Lightning Bolt Kills
Men Sitting on Porch
Laurens County Farmers are
Instantly Struck Dead.
Dubli ;.(ia., Aug. ID. —Two-men
were killed by lightning, the bouse
they were at was badly damaged by
the bolt., and set afire, near the
town of hovett Sunday afternoon.
The men killed were John Purvis
and Jim Myers, both well known
residents of this county. They were
sitting on the front porch of H. A.
Pervis’ home brother to John Pur
vis, shortly after dinner, when the
bolt struck the house.
A heavy cloud had come up and
there was a good deal of lightning
along with it. A heavy bolt struck
the chimney of the bouse and divid
ed, one part of if going down the
kitchen side, tearing out of a couple
of rafters in the ceiling, knocking
oIT a part of the roof and tearing off
nearly all the weatherboarding on
the gable, besides setting lire to the
kitchen roof, which was a shed ad
joining the main building. 'i be
other portion of the bolt wont down
one of the posts of the front porch
and seemii.g’y spread over the porch
Both of the men were killed in
stantly just as they sat in their
chairs, the bolt passing through
their boflics and leaving little signs
except a few black streaks on their
legs.
A little daughter of 11. A. Purvis
was on the porch at the time, and
she was badly shocked, being un
conscious for several minutes.
Mr. and Mrs. 11. A. Purvis were
in the house, Mrs. Purvis near the
the k'Tchen. Mr. Purvis was stun
ned for a few seconds, and when lie
came to his senses be heard his wife
screaming that the kitchen was on
fire, lie rushed into the kitchen
and succeeded in putting out the
lire after a few minutes lend work,
not knowing that the two m n out
on the porch were dead. Mrs. Pur
vis was also shocked, but not in
jured.
After putting out the fire Mr.
Purvis went out on the porch to see
NUMBER 13
You Can’t Get Mail
Any More on Sunday
dt .—,
In the larger cites.
Washington, Aug. 20. —All fust
and second class postoffic.es will be
closed on Sunday as a result of one
provision of the new postal bill pass
ed by congress and signed bv Presi
dent Taft.
Every important city in the Unit
ed States is effected. Hereafter
only special delivery letters will
pass through on that day and no
mail will be placed in lock boxes.
Postoffices in several cities have
been closed heretofore. The post
master general has permitted this
under a regulation where it was evi
dent that local sentiment demand
ed it. The closing is now compell
ed by law.
At the postoflice Monday it was
said that a letter r.lative to Sunday
mail had been received, hut that
nothing could be said about it until
Postmaster McKee’s return to the
eity during the day.
NOTICE
It is hereby ordered by the Mayor
and Council of the City of Cochran,
Pulaski County, Georgia., that an
election he held on Sept. 3, 1912.
to fill the unexpired term of Aider
man T. I). Walker Jr.
Polls will open at 7 o’clock a. m.
and close at 4 p.m. This the 20th,
day of Aug. 1912.
J. E. Cook Clerk
J. 11. Mullis Jr, Mayor.
alxnit those who were nut there, and
found (o ltis surprise that both his
brother and Mr. .Meyers were dead,
sitting in their seats as they were
when struck, and bis little daught
er lying on the floor, also dead, to
all appearences.
lie carried his brother to il bed
inside, and with the. assishyice of
some neighbors who had arrived by
tha* time, carried in Mf, Myers and
also his daughter. His daughter
revived, hut|l>olh' the men wert
dead, and had been smce siruck.by
the holt. Both of them had been
killed instantly, to all appearances.
Both were well known citizens of
this county, and were farmers.
WALKER'S
PHARMACY
Phone No. 9
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