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STRETCH BAD ROAD IN FRANKLIN-MADISON DELAYS DIXIE COACH LINE
Capt. Roper, of The Dixie
Coaches, Visits Hartwell
SAYS WILL CARRY LINE ON TO
WASHINGTON, D. C., AS SOON
AS ROUTE IS OPENED
THROUGH HARTWELL
Capt. W. G. Roper, president of
the Dixie Coaches Co., Inc., was
a visitor to Hartwell last Saturday,
coining here to confer with Chamber
of Commerce officials regarding the
establishing of a bus line through
this city from Athens to Anderson,
connecting at these points with other
lines operated and to be operated by
the company to Atlanta on the south
and going east to Washington, D. C. j
"We had intended establishing the :
line some weeks ago,” said Mr. Ro
per, “but were held up on account of |
the’ road between Royston and Dan- ;
r ielsville. Hearing that this had been |
remedied I came up to see about the
prospects for putting on the service,
but found the road in bad condi
tion, and a detour would make the
line impractical.
“When this stretch of road is put
in good shape we will operate mod
ern 14-passenger cars leaving Ath
ens and Anderson daily at 8 A. M.,
12 noon and 4 P. M., making con- ;
nection at these points with the
other lines.
“The service will not be establish
ed until we know that it can be main- !
tained without interruption,” con
p tinned Capt. Roper.
The Dixie Coaches, Inc., is one
of the best known bus operating com
panies in the South, and it is to be
regretted that the road conditions
referred to is the only hindrance in
the way of this new line coming
through, which eventually will place
Hartwell on the main line of travel
from Atlanta to Washington and
then on to New York.
Chamber of Commerce officials
here have appealed to citizens and
organizations in the counties men-
Ptioned and it is hoped that the work
of completing the road will be rush
ed.
The citizens of Royston, Daniels
ville and Athens are very anxious to
see the service started, and with
Hartwell, give the Capt. Roper and
the Dixie Coaches a hearty welcome
as they prepare to enter this sec
tion.
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KINDERGARTEN OPENING
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I shall open my Kindergarten on
Monday, September Ist. Will teach
from ten until twelve o’clock the
first Monday. From nine until twelve
all other days. I will teach children
four and five years old.
Tuition $4.00 per month.
MRS. H. W. BINGHAM.
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f Hear And Their
By DANA
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SEVERAL YEARS age.
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WHEN I WAS A mere stripling.
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AND “DIDN’T KNOW what it.
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WAS ALL about.”
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AND MY IDEA of a good time.
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WAS TO GET IN AN orchard.
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AND EAT all the fruit.
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I STARTED traveling.
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AND I LEFT HOME heartsick.
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and I WAS GREEN and afraid.
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AND AS the Hartwell train.
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PULLED out.
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AND I STARTED to get on the train.
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A FRIEND nearby shook my hand. |
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AND WISHED ME luck.
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AND told me.
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THAT IF I ever needed money.
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OR help.
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ALL I HAD TO DO was to wire him.
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A-'U THE YEARS have passed.
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AND EACH TRIP he says the.
SAME thing.
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I KNOW he means it.
AWAY I have thought of this.
Wn THE DARKER hours came.
-i “RIENDS seemed few.
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IT S BEEN my anchor.
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MORAL to this, except.
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GOOD to have true friends.
LIKe ROSCOE LINDER.
; HIS KIND live always.
* T HANK you. * * *
THE HARTWELL SUN.
Large Crowd Expected To
Hear Commissioner Brown
Here On Next Monday
Hon. J. J. Brown, commissioner
of agriculture, will address the voters
of Hart county here next Monday in
the Court House at 12 noon.
Mr. Brown has many warm friends
in this section, and it is expected
that a large crowd will hear him on
Monday.
The ladies of Hartwell and Hart
county are invited, a special an
nouncement regarding the speaking
appearing elsewhere in this issue.
New Rates Give Hartwell And
Other Nearby Cities Power At
Same Cost 4s Atlanta Pays
Hartwell and all the cities in this
section of Georgia, served by the
Georgia Railway & Power Co., are
now getting power as cheaply as At
lanta and the other larger cities.
Equalization of all retail power,
heating and cooking rates, became
effective August 1.
f. The new rates which were volun
i tarily put into effect provide for a
reduction in all territory served re
tail by the company.
The new retail power scale is for
alternating current service only and
1 is as follows:
For the first 100 K. W. H. per
month 6 cents per K. W. H.
For the next 400 K. W. H. per
month 5 cents per K. W. H.
For the next 500 K. W. H. per
month 4.25 cents per K. W. H.
For the next 1000 K. W. H. per
month 3.75 cents per K. W. H.
For the next 3000 K. W. H. per
month 3.25 per K. W. H.
For the next 5000 K. W. H. per
month 2.75 cents per K. W. H.
For all over 10,000 K. W. H. per
month, 2.25 cents per K. W. H.
Minimum charge: 83.3 cents per
H. P. connected, but not less than
$2.22 per month.
Discount: Bills based upon the
foregoing rates are subject to a dis
count of 10 per cent of the total
thereof if paid on or before ten days
from date of bill.
Contract period: One year.
The new heating and cooking
scale is as follows: Schedule J:
Heating and cooking scales. Month
ly basis.
Applicability: All territory serv
ed by the company.
For all consumption—3.33 cents
per K. W. H.
Minimum charge: $1.66 per
month.
Discount: Bills based upon the
foregoing rates are subject to a dis
count of 10 per cent of the total
thereof when paid on or before ten
days from the date of the bill.
Contract period: One year.
Catches Big Turtle
Mr. M. E. Wilbanks, who lives on
the Carolina side of the old Elrod
ferry, Savannah river, brought in a
turtle Monday morning he caught in
a home-made trap that weighed 20
pounds.
The age of the turtle was estimat
ed at four years.
Little Edward Anderson
Edward, three-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Baylus E. Anderson, of An
derson, S. C., died in that city last
Sunday night, August 17, 1924, and
was buried Monday following appro
priate funeral services from the
home at 610 Marshall avenue.
The little boy had been ill for
several days, death being the result
of appendicitis.
Surviving are the grief-stricken
parents, one brother, Baylus, Jr., and
an infant sister, Sara. Mr. Anderson
is remembered as Miss Eunice Cun
ningham, of Hartwell, before her
marriage.
Mrs. Anderson’s mother, Mrs. Sal
lie Cunningham, of this city, was with
the family when the end came.
The sympathy of all is extended
the bereaved ones in their great
loss.
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Whisenhunt —Holbrook
The following announcement in
Sunday’s Atlanta papers will prove
of interest to many relatives and
friends in Hartwell and the county of
the groom-to-be, who is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe F. Holbrook, of
Cross Roads section:
Mr. and Mrs. John David Whisen
hunt, of Orangeburg, S. C., announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Yona Barton, to Joseph Clyde Hol
brook, of Atlanta, the marriage to
be solemnized September 11.
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Oak Bower Revival
Revival services will begin at this
place next Sunday night at 8 o’clock,
the pastor, Rev. T. J. Espy, will con
duct the meeting.
Services will be held twice daily,
at 11 A. M., and 8 P. M.
The public is cordially invited.
Don’t prolong a quarrel; make a
fight of it then quit.
Elephants play football in the (
jungles of Africa, forming the bah ,
out of earth taken from an anthill. I
HARTWELL, HART COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1924
August Term Court
Postponed
AT CHAMBERS
Hartwell, Ga., August 19, 1924.
To the Public:
The August Term, 1924, of Hart
Superior Court will be postponed un
til sometime during the month of
October, the exact date to be fixed
later and due publication will be
given' thereof.
All jurors, parties and witnesses
will take notice of this postponement
and govern themselves accordingly.
W. L. HODGES, Judge,
Superior Courts, Northern Circuit.
Hardwick To Speak In
Royston On August 29th
Hon. Thos. W. Hardwick will speak
to the voters of this section in Roys- I
ton on Friday, August 29th, at 2
o’clock.
The former Governor is opposing
Hon. Wm. J. Harris for the United
States Senate.
A large crowd will doubtless greet
Mr. Hardwick in Royston.
Notice of Trustees’ Election
An election will be held at the Law
Ground in the 1118th District, G.
: M., for the purpose of electing three
| trustees of the Nuberg-Bio Consoli
i dated School District. Election to
be held Wednesday, August 27, 1924,
from 1 to 3 o’clock p. m.
W. B. MORRIS, C. S. S.
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Hartwell Roller Mills Has
Best Equipment In This
Section; Make Fine Flour
The Sun editors are enjoying some
real biscuit this week, as the result
j of a present Tuesday from our good
friend, Mr. G. H. Spradlin, owner of
the Hartwell Roller Mills.
It is pure, unbleached, —no chalk,
no substitutes, nothing but the real
thing, and it has been some ttme
since we’ve had such bread.
Mr. Spradlin and the expert miller,
Mr. R. A. Cooper, are putting out
some excellent products these days
with their new’ equipment, which was ,
recently installed, making the Hart
well mill perhaps the most modern
this side of Athens.
Flour is put up in 24 and 48 pound
sacks, which are labeled “Tempter,”
showing a little girl reaching up to a
high table for a piece of cake; their
meal is put up in 6, 12 and 24 pound
sacks.
Hartwell is proud of her roller
mill, and justly so. The new equip
ment was installed at a cost of sev
eral thousand dollars.
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Veteran County Official
Endorses Mr. Skelton
Among the many who are endors
ing Solicitor General A. S. Skelton’s
candidacy for re-election, and his
record as an official, for the past
years, is Hon. S. C. O’Kelley, who
for thirty-two consecutive years was
clerk of the Superior Court of Mad
ison county, two years clerk of the
city court of that county, and who
for the past 12 years has been and is
now the Clerk of the Commissioner
of Roads and Revenues of that coun
ty. Mr. O’Kelley’s connection with
the officers and the official life and
conduct of these courts places him in
a position to make trustworthy ap
praisals of their effeciency. We
quote from hi mas follows:
Danielsville, Ga., Aug. 8, 1924.
Hon. A. S. Skelton,
Hartwell, Ga.
My dear Friend:—
From what I hear people say
you are going to be elected by a
large majority, and this is very
gratifying to me because I have
been in a position to know of the
way in which you have conduct
ed yourself and performed the
duties of the important office
in which you were placed and re
tained by the people of the
Northern Judicial Circuit.
I came into the Clerk’s office
of Madison Superior Court on
the first day of February, 1877.
I was under Reese, Howard,
Meadow and others, all good
and true men, but none, were
more honest, fearless and up
right in the discharge of all the
duties pertaining to the office
than you have been. You have
taken care of the financial as
well as the moral welfare of our
county, at the same time you
have given every right and pri
vilege allowed by law to each
and every defendant prosecuted.
Yours with highest regards,
S. C. O’KELLEY, C. S. C. ]
32 years; Clerk City Court 2 ,
years; Com. Clerk 12 years. ,
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American Legion Notice.
To All Members Hart Co. Post 109:
We have secured permanent quar- :
ters in the rooms upstairs in the <
McCurry Building over Benson’s
store. We want a full attendance i
next Friday night, August 22. In- '
vite all ex-service men to come. We
are counting on your presence.
T. R. GAINES, Commander. 1
I. J. PHILLIPS, Adjutant <
Committees Working On
Plans For Parsonage For
Hart Circuit To Meet 23d
Officials and members of the
churches composing the Methodist
Hart Circuit have announced a cam
paign for the erection in Hartwell
of a parsonage for the future pas
tors of this group of churches, and
to this end will hold on next Sat
urday, August 23, the organization
meeting of the various committees
appointed.
The meeting Saturday will be held
in the main auditorium of the court
' house at 3 o’clock.
The building committee and those
’ appointed from the various churches
I as noted below, will be present:
Building Committee—A. T. Hem
bree, W. C. Dickerson, W. R. Gray,
i T. H. Lovern and Albert Page.
Mt. Zion—J. W. Cheek, H. L.
i Peek, W. M. Alford.
j New Harmony—J. A. Banister, Joe
Ayers, A. T. Hembree.
. Candler’s Chapel—T. F. Mabry,
T. H. Lovern, J. E. Casey.
Liberty Hill—G. W. Richardson,
T. R. Cordell, S. C. Richardson.
The pastor of Hart Circuit, Rev.
E. O. Vickery, will also meet with
the committees.
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Mt. Zion Revival
Revival services are in progress
at Mt. Zion this week, the pastor
Rev. E. O. Vickery, preaching at 11
am., and 8 p. m.
The public is cordially invited to
all services.
Eighth District Doctors Will
Meet In Athens Next Year
Dr. W. A. Simpson, of Washing
ton, was named president of the
Eighth District Medical Society at
their annual session in the Wilkes
county capital last Wednesday.
Dr. Harold I. Reynolds, of Athens,
I was elected vice president, and Dr.
D. M. Carter, of Madison, was re
elected secretary.
The 1925 session will be held in
Athens.
Oak Bower Meeting
i The revival meeting will begin at
Oak Bower church Monday, August
25, at Bp. m. Services at 11 a. m.,
and 8 p. m., daily.
Everybody in ’the community
urged to be present at every service
during the meeting.
Gasoline Price Is Cut
One Cent On Gallon
Gasoline dropped one cent in Hart
well last Friday, the price now being
23 cents per gallon.
The reduction was general in
Georgia and in parts of several other
Southern states, due to a drop in the
price of crude oil in the West.
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Visitors Praise Hartwell And
County On Visit Here Friday
Mr. Joe Saul, of Atlanta, and Mr.
David Cohen, of Alexander City,
Ala., manager of the Saul store in
that city, visited the Hartwell store
last Friday, en route to New York
City, where they are purchasing the
fall and winter stocks for the var
ious Saul chain stores in Georgia and
adjoining states.
While in Hartwell, Messrs. Saul
and Cohen called at The Sun office,
this being Mr. Cohen’s first visit to
our city. He joined Mr. Saul in
praise of Hartwell and the county,
and said he had heard of the pro
gressiveness of the town and county
for many years.
Mr. Saul is buying the men’s
goods and Mr. Cohen the apparel for
ladies while they are in the Eastern
markets, and Mr. Saul said that
within the next few days their pur
chases would begin to flow in at the
Hartwell store.
Saul is a firm believer in the use
of newspaper advertising, this being
clearly shown in the fact that not an
issue of The Sun this summer was
without a large ad from this firm.
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Seawright—Norman
A marriage of interest to many
friends and relatives was that last
Sunday morning, August 17, 1924,
of Miss Iva Seawright, of Hartwell,
to Mr. J. C. Norman, of near Sar
dis.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. E. O. Vickery, pastor of the
Methodist Hart Circuit, at his home
in Fernwood.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
I. F. Seawright, and one of Hartwell’s
charming young ladies. She is a
graduate of the Hartwell High !
School, and has long been active in
Sunday school and church work.
Mr. Norman is a young man of
splendid character, and one of Sar
dis’ most progressive young farmers.
The Sun joins their many friends
in extending congratulations and best
wishes.
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A genius is a married man who
has a new excuse every time he stays
out.
How A Leading Cross Roads
Citizen ‘'Makes Hay While
! Sun Shines’’ With A Cannery
? Mr. L. Dawson Gurley, who lives in
t Cross Roads community, has been
- putting in good time during the past ,
1 few weeks canning. He has one of j
- the most modern plants in the coun- ;
1 ty, and is putting up vegetables,
- fruits and meats in great abundance,
i One day last week Mr. Gurley,
3 through the aid (of course) of his
splendid wife, and other help, put
1 up a whole cow and a hog.
t We have just tried some of the |
Gurley products, and they are fine.
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Towery—Brown
Os interest to a wide circle of
relatives and friends was the mar
riage Thursday, August 14, 1924, of
, Miss Anita Towery and Mr. Josh C.
Brown, of Atlanta, which was per
formed by Rev. Homer Thompson,
’ former pastor of the Hartwell Metho
dist church.
Immediately after the ceremony
the happy couple came via auto to
! Hartwell, where they have been
spending several days with the
groom's parents, Sheriff and Mrs. B.
Rucker Brown.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Towery, of Atlanta,
, a young lady of both beauty and
. charming personality.
Mr. Brown has been in Atlanta
for the past two years, and holds a
, responsible position there with the
Pan-American Oil company.
Their many friends will join The
Sun in wishing for the happy couple
a long life of happiness, usefulness
. and prosperity.
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Former Reed Creek Citizen
Making Good In Florida
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The following news item from The ;
> Miami (Fla.) Tribune will prove off
• interest to our readers:
“J. A. Bailey, the former F. E. C. (
agent at Little River, has announced
1 his entrance into the real estate field
at Little River, and the securing of
the exclusive rights for the sale of
the Freeman estate in that section.
"The Freeman estate has long
been a desirable piece of property
and much sought after for the pur-
- pose of creating a high-class sub-
> division and Mr. Bailey expects to |
haw* record sales in that section.
- “Mr. Bailey has opened an office
' |at Little River and is leaving in a
few days for New York where he
will make final arrangements for the
securing of the property.”
| : Mr. Bailey formerly lived at Reed
I Creek in Hart county, being a sister
| to Mrs. J. T. Sanders, of that section,
, I whom he will visit en route back to
Florida from New York.
His many friends here are glad to
. hear of his success in the real estate
, field.
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Third Big Melon Arrives
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The third melon in The Sun’s
' j “largest Hart-grown watermelon”
I contest came in early Monday morn
ing. Mr. W. Inman Maret, of Cedar
Creek, who has just recently pur
chased the local drayage business
from Mr. Fred Hicks, brought in the
specimen, which was a healthy one,
indeed.
Its weight is kept a secret until i
the contest ends September 16th. j
If you have a large one try for the
free subscriptions.
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Payne—McLane
A marriage of much interest to a
wide circle of friends was that of
Miss Eva Clyde Payne to Mr. Fred
S. McLane, which took place at the
home of Mr. T. B. Whitworth, J. I’.,
Sunday, August 10th, 1924. The ,
bride is the beautiful and only daugh- ,
ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Payne,
while the groom is the eldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. McLane, and a ,
progressive young farmer of Mt. |
Olivet. We extend to this young |
couple heartiest congratulations and .
wish for them a long, happy and j
prosperous journey through life. (
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Kiwanians Hear Visitors j
Visitors to the Kiwanis Club last t
Friday were Mrs. R. J. Thornton, of (
Birmingham, Ala.; Miss Frances
Hall, of Elberton; Mr. T. H. Turner,
of Denmark, S. C.; Mr. J. W. Hanna,
of New York City; Mr. A. L. Hanks, 1
of Atlanta; Prof. W. W. Thomas, the t
head of the new Mt. Olivet Consoli- I
dated School. i
Principal addresses were by Mrs. 1
Thornton, who is an American Red t
Cross social worker, stationed now in c
Elberton, and Miss Hall, public 1
I nurse in the schools of Elberton, who i
told most effectively and interesting- c
ly of their great work. 1
The others also made short talks, c
Miss Mildred Johnson presided at t
the piano during the session. i
An expression of appreciation was 1
given Dr. W. L. Murrow, Dr. S. R. c
Patton, Dr. M. M. Parks, Prof. H. L. \
Fry and Mr. T. B. Thornton for their a
splendid work in making the barbe- I
cue the Friday previous such a sue- c
cess. i
Lovers Must Have Written
Consent of Parents Or Give
Five Days’ Notice Wedding
No more "runaway” marriages in
Georgia. A law has been passed by
the Legislature which requires the
| posting of the contracting parties’
' names at the court house five days
before the nuptial date, or the is
suance of the marriage license.
However, where written consent
to the marriage is furnished to the
officer issuing the license, the posting
I is dispensed with.
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Kindergarten Will Open On
Monday, September First
Elsewhere is an announcement by
Mrs. H. W. Bingham that she will
open on Monday, September Ist, her
kindergarten class.
The splendid work already done
by Mrs. Bingham with the pre-school
age children of Hartwell speaks for
itself. She will doubtless have a
very large class this year.
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Woodmen World To Have
Rally Here Friday Night
A home-coming rally will be held
here Friday night by the T. W.
Mitchell Camp Woodmen of the
v,oriu, the program including sever
al good speakers.
Al) members of the local camp
and their friends are invited; refresh
ments will be served during the
evening.
Mr. A. L. Hanks, general field
representative of the W. O. W., will
be among those present.
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D. 4. Moseley, Danielsville,
Heads Eighth Dist. Masons
The Eighth District Masonic con
i vention will be held in Royston in
; 1925. Mr. D. A. Moseley, of Dan-
I ielsville, was elected worshipful rnas
i ter at the annual meeting in Elberton
last Thursday.
Fully 1,500 Masons attended the
Elberton meeting, a barbecue being
served at the noon hour by Philo
mathia Lodge No. 25.
The Master’s Degree was conferred
by the Royston lodge.
Skelton Gains Votes
Over The Circuit
Hon. Steve Skelton’s many friends
will rejoice to know that he is receiv
ing hearty encouragement over the
entire Northern Circuit in his race
for re-election as Solicitor-General.
He has made one of the best
Solicitors the Circuit has ever had,
and indications point to his re-elec
tion on September 10th by a large
majority.
In speaking of Mr. Skelton, The
Lavonia Times, one of the leading
newspapers in this section of Geor
gia, said recently:
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found an announcement of the can
didacy of Mr. A. S. Skelton, of Hart
well, for re-election to the office of
Solicitor-General of the Northern
Circuit. Among both the members
of the bar of this circuit and the
people generally is often heard the
i expression "He has made the circuit
f a good officer.” The experience he
has gained in the successful practice
of his profession, taken in connection
with that acquired as the Solicitor-
General of this Circuit, renders him
better qualified than ever for the dis
charge of the duties of this impor
tant post. Throughout this section
of the State, or more particularly in
the home county and town, Hart and
Hartwell, he has been closely iden
tified with every movement of pro
gressive import, contributing not
only of his time but of his means as
well in the furtherance of these.
In speaking of him a well known
citizen of the circuit says: “He has
been both manly and honorable,
placing the desire that justice prevail
above persona) interests, handling
the affairs of the office with all its
delicate intricacies successfully.”
Another says: “Col. Skelton is a
man of sterling character and Chris
tian integrity, an eloquent speaker,
a brilliant lawyer, and fearless in
the discharge of the duties of the
office.”
Mr. Skelton is NOT the only one
filling the office of Solicitor General
to ask for a third term as has been
frequently stated. It will ibe re
membered by our older citizens that
Hon. Wm. M. Howard, of Ogle
thorpe county, was elected for three
consecutive terms, having served
from January Ist, 1885, until Jan
uary Ist, 1897, making three conse
cutive terms. At the latter part of
his third term he gave up the duties
of the office to run for congress, was
elected and served the Eighth Con
gressional District for 14 years.
Long tenure in office is no reason for
displacing an officer who has served
well but to the contrary should be
a strong reason for his re-election.
In fact practically each county in the
circuit has recently elected many of
its officers for a third term.
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