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VOLUME FIVE
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Macon Wants General
Headquarters K of P
Will Lay Plan Before Grand
Lodge During Present Week.
The meeting of the Grand Lodge
of Georgia, Knights of I'ythia,
which convenes at Wayeross, Wed
nesday and remains in session
through Thursday, will he marked
hy several hard fought, hut good
Matured contests. Probably th e
thing in which Macon people are
interested most is the effort that will
he made to have the Grand Lodge
make Macon its permanent head
quarters, holding rll of the annual
meetings here.
The local delegation will go arm
ed with figures to prove to the
Grand Lodge that hy meeting in
Macon each year a big saving can
he effected in revenue. The cost of
holding the meetings in Brunswick,
Savannah, Augusta, Atlanta, Co
lumbus and Macon will he corn par
ed, showing that the cost of meet
ing in Macon is far below that of
any other eity in the state. —Macon
Telegraph.
1 ax Receiver’s Notice
1 will he at the following points
at time and date mentioned below.
On Monday, May 2Gth, at H. S.
Wimberly's store from !) a. m until
4 i>. m. _
On Tuesday May 2ith, at Baileys
Park from 9 a. in. until 4 p. m.
Wednesday, May 28th, at Petty’s
istore from 9 a. tn. until 1. p. m.
At C. S. Sapp’s store from 2 p. m.
until 4 p. m.
Thursday, May 29th, at Cary
from it a. m. until 4 p. m.
Friday, May 30lh, at Reby from
.8 a. in. until 1. p. m. At Will
Wynne’s store from 2 p. m. until
5 p. m.
Saturday, May 31st, in Court
House, Cochran.
Monday, June 2nd, at .T. B. Bry
ant’s store from 8 a. m. until 1 p.
m. At John R. Smith’s store from
2 p. in. until 5 p. m.
Tuesday June 3rd, at C. F Fran
cis store from 8. A. M. until 1 P. M
At Bob Skippers store from 2 P.
M. until 6 P. M.
Wednesday, June 4th, at I. H.
Braddy from 9 A. M. until 2 P. M.
Thursday, June sth at Ruth
Church from 9 A. M. until 1 P. M.
At John Pursers store from 2 P.
M. until 5 P. M.
Friday, June 6th at F. M. Dykes
store from 8 A. M. until 1 I*. M.
and at E. T. Mullis store from 2 P.
,M. until 5 P. M.
This is my third and last round.
J. E. Holland, T. C. B. C.
Robt. L. Walker, of Macon,
spent the week-end with homefolks.
Sl|c Cocljrmt Jcmntal.
Prof. Browning
Goes to Moultrie
Prof. Monts, of Lyons, Comes
To Cochran.
Leo 11. Browning, who has been
the efficient Superintendent of the
Cochran Public Schools for the past
live years has accepted the Superin
tendency ot the Moultrie High
School, at a considerable larger sal
ary than the school hoard at this
place could afford, although the
hoard went the full limit and offer
ed Prof. Browning all the induce
ments they possibly could to stay.
Realizing his eminent qualities, the
need of his continued services, re
membering the work he had done
for us in the past, not only in the
school room, hut for our C'ty and
new County. Mr. Browning was
offered several hundred dollars more
than was offered to any one else, in
fact more than the town was really
able to pay, and very much more on
the average, than the amounts paid
Superintendents throughout Geor
gia for schools the size of Cochran.
While we feel like the School,
the City and the County of Bleckley
will suffer a distinct loss, yet we do
not blame Mr. Browning for accept
ing a better position. He goes to a
growing city of six thousand or
more people, with a school enroll
ment of between seven and eight
hundred and at one of the largest
salaries paid to any public school
Superintendent outside of the cities
in the state of Georgia.
Cochran will ever remember the
substantial and lasting work Prof.
Browning lias accomplished here.
He is yet a young man in the vigor
of manhood. He came here live
years ago with little experience and
staried on a small salary. The
town fully appreciating his work
raised his salary from year to
year until 1 venture to say we are
paying him the largest salary by
far than any City in the State of
Georgia the size of Cochran is pay
ing the school superintendent.
Prof. Browning lias developed in
to a well known educator. This
development has taken place in our
community. It would have been
impossible without the full co-ope
ration and support of the loyal pa
trons of the Cochran High School,
The school has grown, Mr. Brown
ing has grown. Mind you a thor"
oughly independent proposition.
Catch the point. There cannot and
never will he any independent de
velopment. Fellow citizens and pa
trons of the Cochran High School
we will have to help the teacher if
we expect the teacher to help us.
Prof Browning will be succeeded
by Prof. It. M. Monts, of Lyons,
Ga. He comes to us highly recom
mended as a strong school man and
COCHRAN, BLECKLEY COUNTY GEORGIA. THURSDAY, MAY, 22, 1913
Porch Rockers $1.75 and up
Porch Swings $2.50
Matting Art SquJtes 9x12 $2.50
Duplex White and Green Window Shades 75c
We have goods for those hunting price, and goods for those hunting quality.
Always see our line before you buy. JACKSON FURNITURE CO.
Mor e Money Released
On a Treasury Ruling
Washington, 1). C., May 21. —
National Banks no longer will have
to hold reserves against any deposits
of the federal government.
Thus. I*. Kane, acting comptrol
ler of the currency, today notified
the hanks that the treasury depart
ment would not require reserves
against any money deposited hy of
licers of the government upon which
interest is to he paid the United
States. This action is the result of
Secretary McAdoo’s order charging
2 per cent interest on government
deposits and it probably will release
more than $51,000,000 now tied up
in reserves.
eranost worker. He is regarded as
one of the best men in South Geor
gia. We feel sure that the school
was very fortunate in securing him.
Now we want to implore every loy
al citizen, every patron of the
school to give Prof. Monts and the
school their full and hearty co-ope
ration and henceforth bend every
effort for the future welfare of our
school and the moral and intellec
tual uplift of our community. At
all times working for harmony and
leaving nothing undone to pro
mote the best interests of the com
munity, whatever may be our indi
vidual differences, when it comes to
the interest of our school let us get
together, pull together and stay to
gether and wc are hound to go for
ward .
Walker s Chill & Fever
THE BEST ON EARTH
One bottle guaranteed to cure
any case of chills and fever
or your money bac
Manufactured by
Walker s Pharmacy
One Cent Rate
To Chattanooga
Chattanooga. Tcnn., May 20 —
Reunion events, amusement fea
tures provided in connection with
the reunion, and visiting the battle
fields, will furnish a continuous
round of pleasure and educational
benefit in the city during the Con
federate Veterans’ annual gathering
May 27-29 —in fact the entire week
—siu'li as lias seldom been the case
in this or otlnr southern citys. All
preparations are rapidly coming to
a focus, and there is no doubt about
visitors that week having the time
of their lives. Every day indica
tions are received that the 1913 re
union will attract a record breaking
crowd, and the important news
that the south-western railroads will
grant the one cent a mile each way
fare, just the same as the south
eastern lines, guarantees that every
section of the old Confederacy will
he largely represented here. This
means that veterans can reasonably
count on seeing their comrades, no
matter in What section they are lo
cated. for they will come in large
numbers from Texas and the other
Trans-Mississippi Department states
just as they will come from the
states east of the Mississippi river
Mrs. I). C. Walker returned
home from Macon, Saturday, very
much improved in health after tak
ing treatment in that city for the
past three weeks.
Dynamite Explosions
Continue to Occur
It seems that after the celebrated
McNamara trial the periodical dy
namite explosions continue through
out, various parts of the United
States. Associated press dispatch
from Pittsburg, states:
Pittsburg, May 15. —Frequent
explosions of dynamite and powder
in western Pennsylvania, Maryland
and West Virginia, and attempts to
explode heavily-filled magazines,
are causing anxiety, and a joint
state investigation is a possibility.
Since last Saturday more than ten
persons have been killed, scores
have been injured, some fatally,
and much property has been ruin
ed.
'fhe epidemic of accidents began
last Saturday, when 500 sticks of
dynamite exploded in the magazine
of the Sunshine Coal and Coke com
pany’s mine near Masontown, Pa.,
resulting in the death of four and
injury of two score.
Yesterday 1,700 pounds of dyna
mite and 70 kegs of powder stored
in the magazine of the Consolidated
Coal Company at Eckhart, Md., let
go. Three were killed and a dozen
injured.
Last Monday an attempt was
made to blow lip the Brownsville-
Uniontown passenger train at Lack
rone, Pa. A track walker found
nine sticks of dynamite placed un
der the joints of the rails of the
Monongahela railroad. A jar
would have exploded the dynamite.
Within 75 yards of the railroad was
the plant of the Cameron Powder
company, containing 20,000 pounds
of powder and 500 pounds of dyna
mite.
Epigrams on Cleanliness
During the preparations for the
clean.up campaign in Chicago, Dr.
George B. Young, health commis
sioner of the city, issued from his
department a bulletin containing
these pointers:
“Cleanliness is the keystone in
the arch of life.”
“To measure the health security
of a neighborhood take a look at its
back yards and its alleys. Shun a
dirty neighborhood.”
“Some people seem to think that
alleys are maintained as places
where they may indiscriminately
deposit their wastes and filth. Get
that notion out of your head ’ ’
“The least desirable citizen is a
habitually dirty citizen. For such
tin; ducking stool should he reviv
ed”.
“A clean city is a plagueless city.
“Healthy is as cleanly does.”
“Cleanliness begins at home.”
“First aids to cleanliness: Dispo
sition, elbow grease, soap, shovel,
rake, fire.” —American Press.
NUMBER 42
Peaches Are Nearly
Ripe At Americus
The Crop Generally Will Be Dis
appointing—Only Half Crop
Expected From Big Orchards
Americus, May 20. —The first
ripe peaches will he upon the mar
ket here within ten days, but the
crop here, generally, will be disap
pointing. In the best orchards a
half crop is expected, while in
others a ten per cent yield will he
the best.
J. L. Glawson, superintendent of
the Ware orchard of 100,000 trees,
said today that a ten per cent crop
was all lie expected. The failure is
attributed largely to the lack of
pruning and care of the orchards,
anil to the heavy rains during
blooming period, which washed pol
len from the blooms. This later
casualty, Mr. Glawson stated, was
most serious, as with the pollen re
moved the blooms fell from the
trees. In the Ware orchard there
are more than 100,000 trees, Mr.
Glawson says, and some very fine
fruit has been produced there in re
cent years.
L. M. Hansford has an orchard
of 5000 trees, which are given care
ful attention. Mr. Hansford ex
pects a 50 per cent crop this year.
The cutting down of the Bagley
orchard with its 200,000 trees sever
al months ago, with the poor crop
prospects otherwise this year, would
seem to indicate a small fruit yield
from the Americus territory, which
in recent years lias come into prom
inence as one of the most produc
tive fruit sections of southern Geor
gia.
Harrell-Anthony
Miss Allie Harrell, the popular
and attractive daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. D. J. Harrell, was married to
Mr. Charles B. Anthony, of New
York City, last Monday morning at
11 o’clock, at the home of the
bride’s parents. Rev. A. Lester
officiating.
The wedding was a quiet home
affair and was quite a surprise to
many of the brides friends in Coch
ran.
The groom is a cotton buyer and
also represents the New York cotton
exchange. He is a splendid busi
ness man, and draws a fine salary.
The bride and groom left on the
noon train for Charleston, where
they will take a steamer for New
York. They will make their home
in New York City until the cotton
season opens, when they will again
come South.
They heve the best wishes of
their many friends. Miss Allie is a
lovable young lady and Cochran re
grets to have to give her up.