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Official Orgsn of
Franklin County.
VOLUME 19 AJ L1IQMEPHIXT_,____ (-AKXt’svil LK HAl ......'-riDAY___FimiBJJAKY '9, T9I7 ^ TT 1 R 916
A wedding of unusual
was that of Miss Della Effie
Parham of Milhver to Mr. diar¬
ies Reece McMurray of ilvs place
which was quietly solemniz :d at
tho Parsonage on Timrsd iy alter
noon at six o’clock. Oo accou.it
of a recenr deatii in the family
of the hnde the wedding was a
qntenffur. Owing m the |> ,p„.
larity ot bo' h p u ties a few-
Prepress t to witness,- the ev-nt.
The brid. wore a navy bit*
siit wit a gove; and shoes to
match and a handsome -pictiire
Tne bride is the eldest daughter
ot Mr. and Mrs. A. Parham, of
Milliver. She is a fivorite ot
C.trnesville having visited here up
orseveral occasions and she will be
the receipent of many warm we!
corns. She is a beautiful young-
woman and has many charming
traits ot character.
Mr. McMurray is the young st
son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Greene McMurray and is a mem
ber of the force of The Carnes-
ville Advance and is one of the
best and fastest typographers in
Northeast Georgia.
He is successful in business and
has a bright tutu re.
The bride and groom are at
home to their mxny friends in
Carnc-s viile.
How Dear To Our Heart
Is The Steady Sub-
•/
seriber Who Pays
In Advance
How dear to our heart is the stead v
subscriber
"Who pays in advance on the
birth ot each year,
Who lavs down the money and
does it quite gladlv,
And cast ’round the office a halo
ot cheer.
lie never 83 vs, “Stop it; I can’t af¬
ford it,
I’m getting more papers now
than 1 ran read;”
But always says Send it; our
people all like it—
In fact we all think it h<!tp and
a need.”
How welcome his cheek when it
reaches our sanctum,
How it makes our pulse throb;
how it makes our heart dance;
We outwardly tha t k him; we in¬
wardly bless him—
The steady subscriber who pays
in advance.
The above poem has been going
the rounds of the press since Buck
was a calf, and it expresses a
whole lot.. Tap steady subscriber
who pays in ad vance, is always ap
predated.—The Herald Journal.
Fifty-Fifty
An Irishm in who had walked
a’ong distance, feeling very thirs¬
ty and seeing a milkman, asked
the price of a quart of milk.
“Three pence,” replied the milk¬
man.
‘■Then * nave me a ‘ auart " in rants ' ’ ”
" . t,'on p
P drinking one pint,
j TheZlkmln «u nw do we stand?
-J l Z.” ophed, -1 owe
' ('And l voaone,” said Cat,
owe
i„, we are rfuits.”—Obioaga Nows
V y 'oniCBtiillc SDnanct
PUBLISHED IN THIS INTEREST OF FRANKLIN COUNTY AND ITS READERS.
Civic League Will
Serve Meats
The members of the Civic Leag¬
ue will serve a regular dinner in
the Ladies Panor of the
house the first Tnasd u in
ary. j The mume will cons st*
; many things good to eat and ovs-
t ers w ,|j i>g mcTrLd among
other good eatables.
Tlio wom>n th.-t have Oil-
««• ■» charge are capable ofserr-
I*«»»<*« *» » *■*">*
.t will be a success. Ecery.
fhbig ui!i be clean, and well pro
I p ing arecl dinner and no wit one zr the sn!l Civic r ^ ret League eat
Tuesday February fitb.
body is tn viced to eat dinner with
the Civic League the proceeds
will be used for a wmthv cause.
They deserve great
for any undertaking as a
League is a grett asset to any
town. Encourga them bv eating
dinner witn them next Tuesday.
Entertained Thim=
ble Club
One of the most enjoyable and
delightful planned parties of Sat
turday afternoon was that of Miss
Edis« Dickson, when she was love
l.v hostess to the Thimble Club.
The beauty and fragrance of
Narcissos added to the attracti¬
vely furnished rooms. After an
informal hour spent with merry
conservation delicsous refresh¬
ment? were served, the bright
event proved one ot The happiest
social affairs of the season.
Young People Plan
Romantic Marriage
Mr. T. H, Bullard, Jr*, came
down from Lavoma Saturday
night and was due to return
Monday rrmruing but he had an
interview with his sweetheart Sun
day night, and by manual agree¬
ment, h : s plans were changed, and
lie decided to remtin over until
Monday afternoon, and she would
return to Lavonia with him. It
was agreed that nobody should
know about it. About J2 o’clock
M' 1 . Bullard called on Ordinary
Edwards and secured a marriage
license for Miss Madge Biickle
and himself and informed Mr. Ed
wards that they would call on him
promptly at 2:15 to .perform the
ceremony. Ri<>ht on the tick
the clock they were there. Miss
Edwasds, daughter of the Ot di¬
nary was the only witness besid-s
the umalcourt nouse officials. ,
Miss Brickie is a seho A girl and
on!v sixteen years old. She went
to senool Monday, as usual and
her parents were kept in the dark
as to the marriage until she went
on home and curried her books
and put them away. She then
dressed up and went up town and
just before the train Left for La-
voniaatS o’clock, telephoned
to her father that she was
ried.
Miss Brickie is a ver v charmi j
a daughter of .Mr. 0.
Brickie, and|Mr. Bullard is a prom
-.s von?a,' nx roan* bus'.ncss man of 1 ,
bein'/ connected wah
’ brother in a successful fruit # ,d
store. -Elborton Star.
Teachers Meeting
The Franklin Counts Teacher's
A-s ,cation will m et in regula’
tn mihly meeting Saturday Feb.
10t!i, lo o’closk A. M. at the court
lions 1 ia office ut 0. S. S. The fol
lowing- program will he lende’fd
Devotional ox ere ses.
Roll Call—-Teachers responding
with quotations from Sidney La
neir.
How to reach the patrons oflh •
eotnmt, r.,ty l.r. Abort i Mlanl.
^ ’
C
To „. hoxt ,,, is Tewhtr
f or the Spiritu ii wel-
of the pupil M : ss Lucy Ave-s
Story II mr Miss Flor.wee VIo *-
gan. ■
Cooperation betwei n teacher
ard coun ^ Llemcnstratoi C. A
The publ’c invited.
Respectfully,
J. W. Smith, Pres,
Tinnie Rucker Mak¬
ing Big Hit in Con¬
gress
Washington, Jan. SO. —No eon
gressman of recent years lias gain
ed in so and popularity of Col.
Tinsley W. Rucker, the new mem
ber from the Eighth Georgia dis¬
trict, and that gentle reader, ac¬
counts for the fact that he has
received more attention th in usual
in these colums. His progress in
the path of fame marries att-n-
short a space of time, tho prom
nenceiion. (VI Rucker has made
progress without apparent effort.
and the pity is that i iscong es*
ional career is to be of su short du¬
ration.
The Colonel *hc capital “C” is
used advisedly, for lie is Known as
“TheColonel” isoneoflour distm
guisiied members of tho lower
house of congress to he invited to
participate m the midwinter en¬
tertainment of the National Pres;
elidy Tne entertainment will be
Wednesday evening, and the Col¬
onel is shown m the program to
speak about whatever may appeal
to him. Talent for press club en
tertainments is picked carefully,
and it is considered an honor to be
invited to participate as a head
liner.
A keen sense of humor, a deep
sense of appreciation, a highly de
veloped originality the sharpest
of intellects on entertaining gift
of gab, a wealth ot good stories
and an attractive personalty
have contributed lo Coi. Rucker’s
prominence and popularity in t' e
housp. He is sought after by
m "!)i> ;s who enjoy good compan
iunship and who appreciate some
thing out of die ordinary in speech
an 1 observation about the hunt
drum doings of congress,
It isn’t surpr sing that Col.
Rucker attractions weie not slow
to become noised in the gallerv
and in the press club, and his
selcclion for the midwinter enter
la ninent followed as a matter of
course,
Well Named
“A wonderful man is mv uncle”
said little Binks, ‘so very origi-
nal and witty.”
Ho «.«! be called his
“sausage ’ because it was half
hrend.'os aoat “Xenri,”
was “all bntt” and h,s
cocnerel ‘ Robinson because ft
i ‘•Crowe,"-tootianne.
A Road Of Rock
May Be Built
If the citizens in this section of
Franklin county ever realized tho
ner d of good roads it is now.
I'lie roads have almost been im
passable with a team for several
d tys and tins caused g’eat incon
venience for more than one person
Tiie tax parers are entitled to
g " d roa; s and during the past ‘ew
days a movement was started bv
a prominent merenant to build a
road to Royston that would nev» r
be impassable by mud.
His idea is to have the rock from
the rive.r crus hed and build a road
worth while. This can oe done
and a rock built roa I would mean
one of the greatest convenience
the merchants he e and the tann¬
ers in this ieition ever enjoyed.
When it rains any length ot
time you have to stay at home,
you cannot travel Good roads
make Ut f er c t zens, liappie-
people and business will prosper
and wnl make land more valuable.
The citizens of Franklin county
are good people, they are fair mirvd
ed, honest, worthy and intelligent,
and deserve better than they are ,
getting. j
Let’s stand firm and determin
cd for a gcod road.
The Ball Weevil ’ll Git You If You Don’t Watch Out
(Apologies to James Wmtcomb Riley)
The Demonstration. Agent came to out house to dav,
To tell mv D idd - how to farm, raise corn and peavme bay,
And goobers too, to feed the hogs, alfalfa lo • the sheep,
And how to tell when soil was sour and h >w t o make it sweet.
And all us children ga’h -re l round to hear the agent chatter
As he told Daddy this was wrong and something else the matter,
All listened close to everythin g he had to talk about,
And the boll weevil that gits vea if you don’t watch out.
Once there was a farmer did n’t raise no ha' 1 ,
Diden’t own a mower and thought it didmi’t pav,
Pulled the fodder off the corn; diden’t believe it kept
The grain from growing sound and good, rather thought it helped’t,
Bought some mouldy bay from Kansas, twenty five a ton,
Called the doctor for his mule, brought him on the run,
Doctor siid your mule is dead, ten dollar* is my pav,
You’ll have less loss of mule ahd hess if you’ll feed home grown hay.”
Then he scooted down the road in his old Ford runabout
And the boll weevil ’ll git you if you don’t watch cut
Once there was a farmer kept a brindle cow,
Nearly covered up with ticks, cculden’t see and how
The pesky things did and harm, he’d seed ’em all his life,
Tick eradication was a lot of useless strife.
Brindle got the hollow tail, also lost her cud,
Split her tail and bored her horns and greased her back bone good,
Brindle soon gave up the ghost, then this farmer man
Bought milk for the babv in a little old Hn can.
Biby got the colic and mighty nigh passed out.
And the weevil sure will git vou if you don’t watch out.
Once there was a cotton planter woulden’t raise no feed,
Agent told him that he ought, but he woulden’t heed.
Run a credit at the store, mortgage on his crop,
Woulden’t lot his tenants do a thing but plow and chop,
Weevil lit down in the held, middle of July,
Court in session in the town, cotton all laid by,
All the hands gone a fisbin, or to barbecue,
No use hanging around the place, nothing there to do,
Weevil kept a multiplying heppy as vou please,
Eating up the tender squares, thick as Rover’s fleas.
Picking time came op at last, planter sure was sore.
Couffien’t pav the mortgage off nor settle at the store.
Had to sell the mules and leave, wife was sure in a pout.
And the weevil sure will git you if you don’t watch out.
And the demenstrotion agent said he’d show Daddy how
To set the cultivator and run the two horse plow.
' He’d help him build a silo and tell him what to grow
> To fill it with, and feed the cows and make the sweet milk flow,
j And he’d show him how to build a vat to kill the ticks ant ice,
j And keep the cows and piggies too ud looking hue am rice,
He’d show him how to spray the trees »«U'» thei celM,
And nelp him get the best ot secds^a sow
i know.
, lis oats, so he'd hare some to sell nest sn.rmer, .Wayoo ^
And And lue keep weevils -he niggers rvoul busr fen ' and *e, imo not leuto", .. ... >rHiiug. roam ^oul,
HyoMrtwr ot Dr.W.M.Bnwoc, Vowm**, »»**. *riillti!*T
Neal-Mason
An interesting event of this week
was the marring of Miss Lillian
Neal to Mr. G. T. Mason, which
occured at the home of Mr Guv
Alexander on Monday afternoon
at six-thirty o’clock..
The ceremony was derfonned
by Rev. L. M. Twiggs in in the
presence of only a few friends and
relatives.
Immediately a Ter the ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Mason left for Flor¬
ida. accompanied as far as Atlan¬
ta by Mr. and Mrs. Alexander.
IMoieher marriage Mis*' Neal
was Fnglist teacher in Jonesboro
High School, and has been a fre-
f l uer, t v,s f° r in Com fiv.
She ,s a young lady with charm
ing personality and has made
many friends here, who wish them
much success and happiness,
They will make their home in
Mont'Zama. where Mr. Mason is
a prominent young business man
eng 'ged in ihe cotton business.—
Gonyers Times
Mrs. J. R. Hall
Entertained
The members of the Crochet
Clnb were royally entertained
Wednesday afternoon at the love-
home of Mrs. ,T R, Hall on Frank
lin Springs street.
Me rv conversations were enjoy
ed a^d retbailments were served. !
OflctelOrpm^
Frsaklim County.
Administrator’s Sale
By virtue of an order of the
court of Ordidary, granted at tiie
December terrrf 1916 of said court
will be sold st public outcry to
the highest and best bidder, on
the lirstTuesdav in February 1917
upon the premises to be sold in
the City of I/a von ia, said county
•md state within the legal hours
of sale the following described
property to wit:
-YU that tract or p treel ot land
I. ing and being m said sta’e and
countv aforesaid, and in the Oitv
of La von ia known as lot number
three in block “15” of the “Robert
surveyi’ made by Dave Conger in
1908. and known as ‘East End”
Fronting on the east side ot Gro¬
gan street 6ixty feet and extend¬
ing back one hundred and seven
tv feet to east avenue.
Bounded on the west by lands
of M»e W. A. Mason,on the not tb
by Grogan street, on the east by
lot number two and on south by
east avenue.
This lot has situated there on a
good modern, seven room dwel
ling house, and is situated in the
best resident section of the Oitv.
Sold as the property of J. F.
Macom on, late of said county,
Upon petition rf the undersign
ed, the Ordinary lias granted ant
order, duly entered upon the min
ules of said court, directing that
said property be sold upon the
premises, to be sold as provided
bylaw. Terms of sale cash.
W. S, Macomson.
As administrator of J, F,M acom
son deceased.
Divorce Notice
Mittie J. Powers vs Henry
Powers Petition for divorc3 in
Franklin Bupenor Court, Swptem
ber term, 1916. To the Sheriff
ot said County—Greeting:
The defendant Henry Power
is hereby cited and required per¬
sonally or by attorney to be and
appear at the Superior Court to
be held in and for said county on
the Fourth Monday in March,
1917.then andthere to makeans
wer or defensive a negation, in wri
ting to plaintiff’s libel, as xn de-
ault thereof the court will pro¬
ceed according to the statute in
such oases made and provided.
Witness the Honorable, Jos. N,
Worley,Judge of said Court, tins
18th, day oi October, 1916
C. J. Culpepper, C. S. C.
Notice to Debtors and
Creditors
Notice is hereby given to ail
persons having demands agamst
Susan Floyd, late of said county,
deceased, to present them to me
properly made out, within tbo
time prescribed by law, so as to
sho.v their character and amount.
And alf persons indebted to said
deceased are hereby required to
make immediate payment,
This Dec, 28th t'jUk
J, G. W. Sewell,
AdmittJM&uw oi Snaan Floyd *