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IE NEWS
Thursday, March ,28 1905.
LOCAL.
Dr. II. W. Walker,
Dentist.
U8 Cherry St. Macon, Ga.
J A HENDERSON J
r ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
■CLINTON, GA.
Hon L C Morton is on a busi¬
ness trip to Atlanta.
Miss Annie Kate Cheatham re¬
turned to Macon Sunday night.
Judge’Bcnner is improving his
house over in Clinton by repaint-
ing it.
Mr9 Martha Moring left yester-
day for a short visit to Atlanta.
Quite a crowd enjoyed a kind of
combination show at the 6choo)
house last Saturday night.
Without some set back fruit in
Jones county this year will be
plentiful.
Mr W A Bragg continues quite
We sincerely trust that he
soon bejhimself again.
Dr Barfield,Jof Macon, was out
Monday looking after his fruit in¬
dustry in the county.
Mrs J B Anchors and children
spent .Saturday and Sunday with
relatives in Hillsboro.
Many of our correspondents
failed to show up this week, con¬
sequently our paper is less newsy
than usual.
Bradley will put on her rural
route on April 15. R L Brad¬
ley has secured the position as
mail carrier.
Mrs John Bragg, mother of W
A Bragg, came up from Macon
yesterday and is at the bedside of
her sick son.
Several)from this county expect
to attend the opening game of
baseball m Athens next Saturday
between Mercer and Georgia.
Miss Ida Latimer, after a visii
of several days to her friend, Mrs
T S Bush, returned to her home
111 Abbeville last Sunday night.
Judging from the manner in
w hich guano is being hauled out
the quantity used this vear will
be very near last year’s figures.
The Knights of Pythias will in¬
stitute a lodge at Jeffersonville
itexo Monday night. Macon
lodges will have charge of the
work. Many Jones county
Knights will go down.
There is no change in the con¬
dition o! Airs Sam Green for the
better, in fact, she is gradually
growing iveuker. O 11 account of
her serious illness the doors of
Bradley school are closed, Prof.
Green, her son, being at her bed¬
side.
Work on the new road from
Lite and Tie to the Bibb county
line will begin this week. This
rode will be of much benefit to
the people in that section of the
county. A rural mail route will
pass over a portion of it as soon
a* completed, starting from Gray.
Judge Bonner was over yester¬
day morning viewing with some
interest the novel sight of a train
of cars as it passed through Gray.
He stated, however, that he came
oat for a breath of pure country
air. He got that too—en rot to
over.
Small grain that was planted
last fall is doing nicely. So
well does it look that every farmer
who looks upon it wishes that he
had a few acres seeded, Few
crops pay better than small grain
in tins country 7 .
If ail the guano purchased this
spring is to go under cotton we
can’t see where the reduction is to
come in. Guano pays andercorn
and perhaps >1 good deal of it is to
he used that way. At least we
hop 7 - so.
Assuming that Air Ethridge
will receive his commission in a
few days he will be sworn in in
time to sit with tbe county com¬
missioners on the first Tuesday 111
April, thereby practically keeping
the board to its maximum number
without a break.
We are informed that Dr BI
O’Kelly and family will move to
Atlanta this week. Mauv in this
j 0 tion of the county will regret
to give him up. He lrad a
p-act a and he will be missed
both as a physician and citizen.
There is talk of building
Missionary Baptist Church
Gray in tho near future'. Nor
it confirmed altogether to talk os
some hondeomo subscriptions nre
being made for that purpose,
dol, R imatbini/like Zl »'n n fifteen tl n"i, hundred
We understand that, several
farmers in tho county will pitch
their crops with a view of making
an individual display at the Ma¬
con fair tins fall. This is ns it
should be. Macon is near by. the
prizes handsome, and nocounty
posesses better farmers than
Jones.
Jasper Morrison; a young man
who works for J M Roberts, was
so unfortunate ns cut his font
very severely last. Tuesday while
c itting stock for the sawmill. He
was taken to Clinton whore his
wound was dressed.
We nre reliably informed that
our fellow countyman, who
spends tne winters in Macon, Mr
Jesse Hunt, has been offered the
position of general superinten¬
dent ot tho Macon fair this fall.
Mr Hunt has had considerable ex¬
perience in that line, and if he
accepts the position we feel like
guaranteeing satisfaction to all
concerned.
Mr Wiley Card, one rf the
county 'sbest farmers, was at Gray
yesterday. Mr Card had made
all arrangements to live in Hous¬
ton this year, and in fact, had
moved down, but being reared i 1
a healthy county, he soon became
dissatisfied and moved back home.
We gladly welcome him back.
In the death of Mr Silas the
county has lost one of her best
officials. He had just closed liis
first term of two years and was
reelected to serve (wo more years
by a very large majority. The
unusually large attendance at his
burial attested the mail’s popu¬
larity. A more extended notice
of his death will be found in an
other column,
A wreck on the road jest below
Round Oak last Tuesday prevent¬
ing the passenger train from pass¬
ing and ail offices south of that
point was without mad until yes-
teriay morning The passenger
train went around by Milledge-
ville in order to reach Macon.
.Seven freight cars were thrown
from the track and considerable
damage done, the track being
badiy torn lip. The track has
been repared and everything
righted and (rams will resume
their regular schedules today-
Let those who were- appointed
to lead in obtaining district or¬
ganization for the purpose of re¬
ducing the cotton acreage, re¬
member that the time is growing
short, and if they expect to make
a creditable showing on the sec¬
ond Monday in April at the
organization, they will
have to hustle themselves. Blank-
for signatures have been forward¬
ed to each district chairmen. Fill
them out and send or bring them
to the county meeting. It is
suggested that the farmers meet
ou the 1st Saturday in April at
their voting places and perfect
district organization. A good
suggestion and should be carried
out.
Mr J IIC Ethridge was ap¬
pointed last Alonday by Judge
Lewis to fill the vacancy on the
board of county commissioners
caused by the death Mr L Silas.
A large number of our people
were under the impression that
the vacancy was to he filled by an
election, and several names were
suggested for the position. There
were others, however, that were
hotter posted and many were the
letters that poured in upon Judge
Lewis urging the appointment ol
All Ethridge, with the result as
stated above. Air Ethridge served
the county for two years in this
capacity a id the record he
was one to be prmid of, and while
he was defeated in the last eh c ion
t>y a small margin, the unatnmi-
ty with which a. large number of
our citizens came together and
urged his appointment—without
any solicitation on his part—
shows that his services wyre ap-
predated. To thus have the
fice thrust upon hinds an honor
indeed. While all deplore the
death of Mr Silas, the county is
to be congratulated that his man-
tlelell upon such worthy and
'
shoulders.
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fy L3LM THE wrer *;»;/,«.,»«. //,vp 3, id
Sutttcr&ttolfe /j Tiie patent. at-
Lottets from Till’Oak.
The farmers around hero aro
very busy with their crops. We
have had some nice weather for
* urm ' n 8-
Miss Alice McCullough was out
vi.iii„gs»„a v .
Mrs W I Maynard bos returned
home after spending a month
with her daaghter, Mrs Gus Sim-
mons.
Miss Bamma Wilburn spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
her eous.ng Miss Mattie Wilburn,
We had a nice {little show at
our school house last Monday
bight.
Tom Wilburn spent Thussday
night with Lotlinn Finney.
Mr and Mrs G W White were
out visiting Sunday.
Mrs Jim Finney and her son,
Lotlinn visit eel the family of Norn
Green Sun lay.
L W Gray is slowly recovering
from a recent attack of grip.
Mr and Mrs G T Pippin spent
Sunday with their auut, Mrs Sum
G reen.
Miss Nannie Barr is the guest
of her br.illfer, John Barr.
We are sorry to know that J W
Turk it on the sick list.
Patti Wilburn has been from
several days on account i f
sickness. We hope the little gill
will soon be out again.
Mrs D S Redding and her niece,
MiSo Dovio White, made a trip
to the Central City one day last
week.
E W Sammons, Jr. will soon
take charge of his school again.
Mr Henry Hunt has moved into
his new home. We are glad to
Welcome them in our midst.
Miss Clara Huff made a busi¬
ness trip to Montieello Saturday.
Kiu^.sv ille Locals.
The farmers are very busy plant
ing their corn and gardens.
H G Burns and sister, Miss
Bear!, spent Sunday with the
the family of J F Pippin.
Mrs II J Burnes spent Thursday
with Mrs John Gordon.
Mr and Mrs J A King spent
Sunday at the Oak.
Mr It M Lyon is out here for
his health.
We arc very'glad to hear that
Mrs W U Maynard is able to come
home.
.John Barron visited the family
of N C Gariand Sunday.
Duff and I.udie Grubbs passed
here one day last week en route
to Hillsboro.
Lida Garland visited her aunt,
Mrs Garland, recently.
We are sorry to state that T G
Middlebrooks was so unfortunate
as to fall and break two of his
ribs last week. We hope he will
soon be well again.
Mr and Mrs Joe Hardin visited
the family of E L Hardin Sunday
Mrs J G Bradley visited Mrs W
J King Friday.
Mrs Aldire Mobley spent a few
days last week with the home-
folks.
Little Eunice .Jackson is spend¬
ing this week with her sister, Airs
J A Mobley.
John Hardin visited the family
of Airs If L Hardin Monday.
Mrs Ola Grubbs visited home-
folks Wednesday.
Aliss Ethel Hardin visited Miss
Bessie Hardin last week.
Ham Hardin spent Sunday with
the homefolks.
Misses Ethel and Burma Har¬
din spent Saturday with Mrs T G
Middb brooks.
Corn Corn Corn.
We have just received a
large spipmentof of the Seed fol¬
lowing varieties
Corn—Improved Golden
Dent, White Dent, Hick¬
ory King, Blount’s Pro¬
lific, Marlboro and Snow¬
flake. Also German Mil¬
let, Amber Cane Seed,
Cattail Millet, Pop Corn
and Chufas, all of which
we guarantee ot best qual
i t v.
Cheatham Drug & Seed
Company.
W. E. MORGAN, Agt-,
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1 A PI ly to LEV. F. R SMITH,
1 Cliuton,
In Memoriam.
The death of the human body
j 8 the saddest incident in human
Jif e . Saddest because »t the
shook of sorrow to the sensibilities
of friends and loved ones,
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coffin and the grave marked
delihly upon the human
and mind. But it.should be the
most glorious, when we havo an
abiding faith that it ends the
contentions and trials of bodily
life and brings rest and
ment to the weary soul-
On March 10th, lion Laz Silas,
one of our bestand most useful
citizens, breathed his Inst after a
lingering illness of over four
months, He was born in Warren
county, Ga. in 1847, having ill-
most reached the 58th mile post
of life. Mr Silas was married to
Miss Margaret Ellen Anchors, of
Jones county. They lived happi¬
ly together from that time until
God in His wonderful power
saw fit to separate them by throw¬
ing the mantle of death around
Mr Silas and leaving his devoted
wife to mourn his ’loss. Nine
children blessed their union, all
of which still survive to mourn
the loss of a good and loving fa¬
ther. The children aro Mrs T II
Turner and Mr C E Silas, of At¬
lanta, Mrs F II Askew and Mr W
B Silas, of Macon, Mrs G B
Moore of Marietta, Mrs A C Rol>-
berts of Statesboro, Mrs K G Kel-
lum of Athens, and Messrs T L
and A E Silas of Jones county.
Air Silas was a man with a great
heart and no one could fail to see
the breadth of his tender feelings.
Ills loyalty knew no bounds,
and ho had nothing in the wealth
ot liis generous heart and sou!
too good for his friends, lie al-
ways stood as a friend and sup¬
porter of such measures a? de¬
clared eternal enmity to thill
which tends to debase and cor¬
rupt the morals of his friends anc!
countrymen. Moral and social
virtues were his ideal and upon
their sacred altars he consecrated
his noble manhood. Our deceas¬
ed friend was so impressive and
generous in his nature, so honest
in his convictions, so devoted to
iiis ideals, that those whose lives
he touched will miss him as long
as they remain in life. Showers
of blessings fall upon humanity
from the lives of such men “Iik<
the dew drops” that fall from
the eyelids of the morning t<
moisten the lips of the roses.
He was a kind and nffectiunatf
husband, loving and sympathetic
father and a good neighbor, He
set an example as a husband, as a
father and ns a neighbor that i
worthy of emulation.' We believe
lie lias crossed over the river nnu
is resting in peace silently tmdei
the shades of the trees. But in
our weakness:
“We sigh for the hand that is stilled
And the voice that is hushed”
Our sympathy goes out to tin
grief stricken wife and children
and may God in his infinite mer¬
cy and kindness sustain and com¬
fort them in their hour of trial.
The funeral services were coi -
ducted by Rev F It Smith, at tin
home of the deceased, after which
bis remains were gently laid ti
rest in the James cemetery, sur¬
rounded by a largo number o!
friends and relatives.
“Hopeful and earnest, brave and
true, do
With a heart to feel and 11 will to
Weep! for the tears become ye well,
Whose hearts the worth of his los~
can tell:
And each sacred drop 011 his grave
that
Some charm of his beautiful life re¬
calls”
Let us trust, hope and believe
that when God’s resurrection
trumpet shall sound and the
scattered dust of the dead moulds
1 tself into immortal life that his
free spirit will sour aloft and that
liis pure soul will tie consigned to
that higher temple in the Paradise
above the skies.
“Death is a puth that must bo trod
If man would ever pass to God.”
A Friend,
Clinton, Ga.
Hon. Lazarus Silas was born m
tbe fall of 1847 and died, snr
rounded by his sorrow ing futility
I homo, March loth, l.,-L.
j The most precious possessions
of any community is not its l.ou-
and lands, its mo.my and re
Sources, but its best Mien and w-
®«». They are tc the yonngam
queBt i 0I1 j„g the concrete expres
Lions of all that is noble, true and
! Christian It is from these tha-
’ the best ideals
the young get ..
( 1 r ne ^ nauiotism, the bread mind
o'.ness of public spirit, and the
ol deep and well duvel-
oped character. Among tho men
who have thus blossod tlioir oom-
munitios, who have been the con-
aervators and perpetrators of its
best life, we would place our J
friend, s„„. ...
very modest and unassuming in
disposition, but ha hod
turn, in a marked degree, all those
higher qualities that ennobles,
enriches and beautifies life, lie
was a substantial farmer and
owned a good farm near James
Station, and was prepared, as lie
once expressed himself to me, to
live as free Irom the trickeries of
trade, and as favorable to tho tie-j
velopmeutof independent possible, and 6it;-J
cere manlioud as
He was a member of the board!
of county commissioners, and had
held this position for several
years. He conducted tho busi-1
ness of this important office with
such ability as to merit and re-
oeive the unstinted praise of his
colleagues and cotintymen. 11" I
was a man of fine mind, sincere
life and generous impulses, even
towards his enemies. llis most
striking characteristics were his
kindness, industry and an intense
hatred for all shams. These gave
to him a warmth and energy, a
directness that made him a strong
influential citizen. But it was
perhaps ns a friend, husband and
father that the gentleness, unself¬
ishness and genuine nobility of
the man were most fully realiz 'd.
Those loved him most who knew
him best. There is much more
wo would like to say but our heart
h too sad to say more now.
God bless the weeping ones in
the midst of such a crushing and
overwhelming sorrow. In tears
we lay these flowers on tho grave
of our dear friend.
G. W. Fa hr,
Griffin, Ga.
Cross Roads Hems.
Hope we will have a largo fruii
crop this year.
The farmers are beginning to
plant corn.
Miss Abhia Morris left Sunday
for Slocuinb where she will
spend .onto tin 0 with her auut,
Mrs L Silas.
Mrs .JM Clark spent Sunday
w ith Mrs J T Morton.
Gus Morris attended preaching
at Pine Ridge Sunday.
Mr and Mrs T J Chambers spent
last Monday in Clinton.
Pursley Christian spent Sunday
with Gus Morris.
Sid Mercer, of Haddock, spent
Sunday with T L Whidbv.
C S Morris and Frank Morton
passed through Cross Roads Sun-
lay.
We are sorry to know that Air
•Miles Kitchens is 1.0 hi Mer¬
it >88 Morris spent Sunday at
Slocuinb.
Gus Morris luu b ion out of
■i.liool for several days.
L:uly Teachers.
We often wonder if we nre suf-
riciently patient with our school
teachers, especially the fair sex.
It is so cusy when Charlie comes
homo with liis complaints to my
disagreeable things of the teach¬
er. Tho queens we should all
honor are I he female day school
leachers of tho land. We should
put upon their brow the coronet
instead of speaking evil of them.
I’lmy are the sisters and tin-
daughters of our own towns and
cities, selected out of a vast num¬
ber of applicants'because of their
■special intellectual and moral
nduwment. There are in none
if your liomewymen more worthy
The teachers, some of them, come
from effluent homes choosing
leaching as a useful prolessior;
others, finding that father isoldet
han he used to be, and that liis
strength is not. good, go to teach¬
ing to lighten bis load. But ii
you could read the history of a
large majority of our teachers, it.
would say ‘father is dead, It IH
hard for men to earn a living in
Ins day,and age of the world, but
it is harder for women. These
teachers, after receiving their,
certificates, step over the sill ol
:he public school and do two
things, instruct tho young and
‘■urn their own bread. ' h ii
work is weary to the last degr.e
The management of forty or fifty
rliildren, the suppression of tin ir
V! C(Z, the development of their
4 ood q uahtifs. the breaking of so
many wild and frisky colts for tho
iHl'IG ,-s of li>, sends them home
it night vs k u d unstrung. Let
us all ho friondfi to the teadiera.
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Royal Owl, per bbl. # 6,10 i
Pet flour, half patent, per bbl. $^40 X
Constitution, one half patent, per bbl, $$,)o
Model, one half patent, per bbl.
Coffee, Arbuckles, per pound 1 $cts
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The su 'C-ss of the season. Some New
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at $13.50 to $35
Everybody who lins soph these sD Ks
the verdict is identical, These are the
most artistic clothes of I lie century. You
should see them, Prices not low but
moderate.
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808 Third Et., (next door to S Jones & Co) Macon, Ga
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to you, my son, Al C Balkcom, Jr., who is wit ft me in tlm
hardware busim ss. M. C.. as he is familiarly called by his
friends, is thoroughly reliable in every particular, and worthy
of you confidence, fie is almost as familiar with tbe business
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