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VOLUME SIX
RUGS! RUGS! RUGS!
You just ought to see the beautiful line of
Rugs and Art Squares just come in at
JACKSON FURNITURE CO.
Prices and Terms Always Guaranteed.
Hawkinsville Agent
Missing; S6OOO Short
Alleged Defalcations Not Started
Say Investigators, Until Few
Months Ago.—Wife And
Children Left in Hawk
insville,
Hawkinsville, Sept. 29.—T h e
disappearance one week ago ot 1.
H. Reeves, agent of the Southern
Railway here, led to an investiga
tion by special agents of the road,
which they charge show that Reeves
left behind him a shortage in the
neighliorhood of 80000. H.df a
dozen officers of the road are here
today ferreting out the case and de
tectives have been put on the trail
of the agent.
No shortage was discovered until
a few days ago when t soine drafts,
said to have been drawn by Reeves
througn local banks sh >wed up,
causing an investigation to begin.
It is said that the agent made away
with the lump sum at one time and
that the alleged defalcation did not
extend over the eight months that
he lied been in the cits.
Reeves’ wife and little son, who
were left in Hawkinsville. have
to Mr, Mrs. Reeves’ parents
in Tennessee.
When Reeves came to this city
al>out eight months ago to assume
charge for the Southern Railway he
made a good impression on the
business men from the start and
was well thought of throughout the
town. He is about 39 years of age,
intelligent and is considered a good
railroad man. He was for a num
ber of years with the Southern Rail
way in Tennessee.
Auditors who were sent here as
soon as it was learned that a short
age existed are still at work and say
that the amount may exceed 80000'
Even the associates of Reeves in the
office here had no suspicion of any
defalcation until special agents of
tne road appeared on the scene to
start an investigation.
So far as known there is no clue
as to the whereabouts of Reeves.
He has spent most cf his life in
Tennessee, hss native state, and it
is not thought that he stopped that
near to the scene where he is alleged
to have gottoa away with the rail
road’s money.
It was claimed by some that
Reeves left Hawkinsville with the
•‘Mutt and Jeff” show which play
ed here about one week ago. De
tectives followed the show to Mont
gomery, Ala., but failed to locate
Reeves.
Why he should have been con
nected with the show is not known,
further than that he witnessed the
performance here and appeared to
his friends to be fascinated with tne
work of the actors.
COCHRAN, BLECKUEY COUNTY GEORGIA. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 2, 1913
Mrs. Manning Kills
Five Foot Rattler
One day last week Mrs. A. R.
Manning, who lives eight miles
from Cochran, noticed the very pe
culiar antics of their old yard dog.
He kept running through the house
and back into the front yard as if
he had lost something. She thought
at first he was acting that way be
cause the children were away from
home, and he was looking for them,
but he kept on running backwards
and forward, and whining until
she went out to sec if she could find
out what was the matter with him.
As soon as she got into the front
yard she saw a large rattle snake
running across the yard with his
tail lifted up. The house cat was
running after him.
She called for assistance, hut
could get no one to hear her and
she picked up the garden hoe and
killed it. The snake measured live
feet.
Four Bales Of
Cotton Burned
Last Friday afternoon four bales
of cotton caught on fire at the gin
house of J. \V. Reeves and were
rolled out from the gin and it was
supposed that the tire was put out,
hut it was burning on the inside.
Saturday morning it was discov
ered that the four bales were burn
ed. It is supposed that the fire
came from a spark caused by fric
tion in the gin. The cotton be
longed to Mr. J. W. Reeves.
Big Auction Sale
Of Small Farms
Big Auction Sale of small farms
Friday, Oct. 10th, at 10 o’clock p.
m., at Ainslie, Ga. Remember
this property is at Ainslie Station,
near Cochran. The train schedule
is so that parties from Hawkins
ville, Cochran and other points in
this section can get there about nine
o’clock and return either at twelve
noon, o. five in the evening. This
gives all a chance t) enjoy a days
outing. \ We have attractions
for all, ] both young' and old. A
barbecu<4 someisrffuable silver pres
ents anil mtfhc by Brass Band.
All abfejjHuely free. Everybody
come and enjoy a good time.
These farms range from five acres
to 500 acres, all good land in a
good section in a good state. We
make the terms and you make the
price. Don’t forget the time and
the place, Ainslie, Ga., Oct. 10th,
10 a. . adv.
Carolina Development Co.
Sale Mrgs. Greensboro, N. C.
HAND PAINTtD CHINA
AND CUT GLASS
At Your Own Price
Very Beautiful for
Weddings,
Birthday and
Christmas Presents
You’ll save money by
taking a shot at
these goods.
Walker’s Pharmacy
The Korner Store
NOTICE
This is to notify and warn all
jiersons that to buy farm products
of our tenants, under the law, is il
legal. We hereby offer a reward of
10.00 for the apprehension, with
proof to convict, any person or per
sons who may buy corn cotton or
other farm products from any of
our tenants.
7-4 t J. E. & T. W. Harris.
SERVICES AT THE
METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School, 10 a. m.
Morning Services, 11 a. m.
Junior League, 3:00 p. m.
Preaching at night, S:00.
Senior League Monday night 8:00.
Prayer Meeting Wed. 8:00 p. m.
All are cordially invited
Opossum Invades
Residence
It seems that conservation of
game is a success in Bleckley Coun
ty. So much for the enforcement
of the game laws. Game must bo
very plentiful here.
The other night about 1 o’clock,
our friend, Mr. T. A Bolinger,
who resides about four miles from
Cochran, was aroused from his
slumbers by a noise on his front
porch. He thought it might he a
stray dog and got up to see about
it. When he opened the front door
anil looked out he saw a line pos
sum” on the porch., lie made a
dash for the possum. The possum
made his escape fioin the porch,
ran across the yard and got caught
in the crack of the fence. Mr. Bo
linger picked up a hay fork and
stuck it in the possum, capturing
him.
The next day the preacher dined
with Mr. Bolinger and they had
’‘possum and taters” for dinner.
Cochran Banking Co.
State Depository
The Cochran Banking Co., Ims
been appointed a state depository
by Governor John M. Slaton. The
tax collector of Bleckley County lias
been instructed to pay over to them
all money collected by him for and
on account of state taxes, except
such as may be paid directly into
the State Treasury. A notice to
this effect signed by the Governor
will be found elsewhere in the
Journal.
Another Enterprise
For Cochran
The Standard Oil Company’s
tank is nearly completed and wdl
be ready for the reception of oil
next week. This tank will hold
1700 gallons of oil, and has a pipe
running to it from the railroad
track. This pipe will be connected
with the tank cars and the oil will
be pumped from the cars into the
Standard Oil Company’s tank.
This makes Cochran a distributing
point for Standard Oil Company
products, and will enable the com
pany to handle their oil with much
better facilities and secure a cheaper
freight, rate.
This tank occupies a lot 50x100,
is located on the west side of the
Southern lailway main line just be
yond J. L. Floyd’s residence.
Miss Mittye Fendley, of States
boro, is visiting Col. and Mrs. A.
C. Saffold, this week.
NUMBER 8
Flundreds View Body
Of Dead Congressman
All Churches of Thomasville
Were Closed That The People
Might Attend Mr. Rodden
bery’s Funeral.
Thomasville, Oct. 1. —Numbers
of people visited the residence of
Mr. Roddenbery Sunday, to take a
last look at the late beloved con
gressman of the Second district,
who, lying as though sweetly sleep
ing, bore no trace on his counten
ance of the suffering borne by him
during his illness.
From all over the district and
from the surroundihg towns crowds
came to attend the funeral Sunday
morning. All of the churches of
the city were closed in order to give
all of the citizens an opportunity to
be present to pay theii last honor
to one who had been so faithful to
their interests.
(inanities of beautiful flowers
were received. A beautiful design
of Killarny roses, lilies and ferns
from the house of representatives
was among them. Also one from
the A P. O. fraternity to which
Mr. Roddenbery belonged at Mer
cer University; one from the W. C.
T. U., and numbers of others from
friends in different sections of the
state, as well as in Thomasville.
Hundreds of telegrams of sympathy
have also been received by the fam
ily from all parts of the country.
The congressional delegates who
attended the funeral came in over
the A. B. A A., and were met by a
committee of prominent citizens
appointed by Mayor Luke.
In order to save his family all the
trying details of the funeral, Mr.
Roddenbery arranged them before
his death, showing even to the last
the thought for others which has
been a characteristic of his nature
always. Old and young, white and
black, deplore his death and it has
cast a pall of sadness, not only over
the town, hut this entire section of
the state.
Fine Pecan Trees
Mr. Geo. F. Hendrick brought to
the Journal office a fine cluster of
growing pecans several days ago.
He has about a dozen trees at his
home place in the city, six of them
are bearing. These trees were
grown from the seed.
Mr. Hendricks lias about 1200
trees two years old on his farm.
In a few years these trees will he
bearing and will be a very valuable
asset to his farm.
Pecan growing is getting to he a
great industry and it is claimed
that it is yet in its infancy.