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Has the largest weekly circula tion in VOL. 6. THE CLOSING EXERCISES. A Most Prosperous Year in History Oordele Public Schools. The commencement exercises of the public schools of Cordele will begin day after to-morrow (Sun day) morning May 15th, at eleven o’clock with a comipencement sermon by Rev. J. M. Kelly. All the churches of the city have agreed to hold no services at eleven o’clock Sunday morning, and all our people will turn out to hear a very fine sermon. On Monday night at 8 o t clock Dr. C.E. Dowman,brother to our fellow townsman, J. W. Dowman, and president of Emory college will de liver commencement address. He is well and favorably known to all Georgians, needs no introduction at our hands and we congratulate all who shall be so fortunate as to hear him. The school children will give their entertainment Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The Chau tauqua building will be used for all purposes except examinations which will be held in the public school building on Monday,Tues day and Wednesday, in the pres ence of any and all who may at tend. These exercises end the most prosperous year in the his tory of Cordele schools, and Cor dele is proud of and returns tanks to Prof. Prenti3s and all his able corps of teachers who have labored so faithfully, zeal ously and patiently with boys and girls who have been so fortunate as to attend during the past year. Under Prof. R- J. Prentiss as Supt., Prof. H. S. Simpson, Prin cipal, Miss Annie Smith and Miss Maggie Bass, Grammar school, Miss Belle Watson intermediate department. Miss Mamie Morgan second primary, and Miss Abbott Spratlen primary, our boys and girls have been lifted much higher from a literary and educational standpoint than they were a year ago, and the parents themselves will, if they will attend, find that this is much truer than they had even dreamed. Heretofore the chautauqua has interfered with our holding a commencement, but the chautau quaBoard has this year very kind ly postponed the chautauqua until June eighteenth, so as to not in terfere, and the Board of Trus tees of the schools, the teachers and pupils have not been slow to avail themselves of the oppor tunity and expect to show all who attend the commencement, the true condition of the best school in Dooly county, Two hundred and twenty-two pupils were enrolled this year, and ac cording to the certified reports of the various teachers, compiled by the superintendant,. the average attendance was 208^ pupils, which was an average of 83 pupils more than last year. The school board thought this, not only the best average attendance in the history of Cordele schools, but the best average attendance for the num her enrolled of any school they know, or ever heard of. Through the kindness of our clever photog rapher, Mr. Nichols, the Senti NEL is able to give its readers a cut of the public school building ■a., Tf v '1 M I •f ' w / PROF. R. J. PRENTISS, •Superintendent Cordele Public Schools. The Cordele Sentinel ft and this is the only thing which needs an apology, yot, no doubt, the building will soon be remodel ed. Let everybody attend the closing exercises of the Cordele Public schools. It will do you good, do your children good, and do the teachers good. Those who do not attend will miss a treat, as the following most interesting program indi cates: PROGRAM OF EXERCISES. Monday evening, May 15th. Song—rooms 4 and 5. Presentation of Class Colors, Miss Mattie Belle Samples. Introduction of speaker, Mr. Perry Coney. Address—Christian Education, I)r. Chas. E. Dowman. Closing Song—rooms 5 and 6. Tuesday evening, May llitn. The Billvilie School—room 4. The Fan Faries — Primary Department. A Visit from Mother Goose, Primary Department. Wreath Drill, - Primary Department. Queen Flora’s Day Dream, Girls of room 3. Cane Drill, - Boys of room 3. The School Festival — Cantata, Room 4. Wednesday evening, May 17th. Greeting Chorus, by school. Burlesque Band. Recitation—“Mammy’s Lit’ Baby Boy” Miss Zellner. Pantomine—“Coming Thro’ the Rye.” Recitation — “Music on the Rappa hannock” — Misses Culver and Wheeler. Natural Spell — Chorus. Recitation—The Sinner and the Song Miss Pound. Beauty of Piety—Ten young ladies. Operetta, Eulalia, Valedictory—Mr. James Lowe. Farewell—Closing Chorus—School. No admission fee will be charged. Cueklen’s Arnica Salve, The Best Salve in the world for Guts .Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter Chapped Hands, Chillblains, Corn and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles no pay required. It is guaran teed to give perfect satisfacton or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box! For Sale at The City Drug Store. To the People of Cordele And Surrounding Country. We desire to call your attention to the fact that now since the “shoo-fly” train has been put on between" Abbeville and Americus we shall endeavor to make it to your interest to come to Americus to do your trading. The exceptionally fine schedule now in operation, leaving Cordele 9 a. m., arriving at Americus at 10 a. m., gives you an opportunity to come to Americus at a nominal cost and spend practically the en tire diy, as the train leaves here at 5 p. m., giving you plenty of time to attend to a full day’s busi ness. Without av.y boasting whatever we are unquestionably recognized as the largest wholesale and retail Dry Goods, Clothing and Carpet house in Southern Georgia. In trading with us you can do so with that feeling of confidence that you always get the latest styles of everything, the best quality, the largest stock to select from and the lowest prices consistent with good, desirable merchandise. Our methods of doing business are conducted on straight-forward honest principles and all goods bought of us are always guaran teed as represented. of the old Under the operation schedule we had a very large pat ronage from this and all the ad joining counties. We hope now to soon have the pleasure of renew ing all these old acquaintances and also to make a great many new ones, and we cordially invite the people at large to come to Ameri cus, see what we have to offer, and you will surely go home convinced that there is no better place any where in Georgia to trade and that we are the recognized head quarters for Dry Goods. Clothing, Carpets and Gents’ Furnishings in Southern Georgia. for As an extra inducement you to cjme here to do your trading with us tor the month of April we will pay your railroad fare one way on all bills of Twenty Dollars and upwards, except wholesale bills. Express prepaid on all orders of Five Dollars aud up wards. respectfully, Very – Ansley. Wheatley Do you want to learn Hypnotism ? to cure disease? to influence others? If you do, address, with 4 cents to pay postage, S. J. Page, Sect. South ern School of Hypnotism, Double Springs, Ala. 3 31 ly CORDELE. GA., FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1899. LOCAL-PERSONAL POINTS. People Going and Coming.—Local Items of Interest to Our Subscribers. Picnic parties are numerous. . Roy Harris is in Chauucey this week. Judge U. V. Whipple went up to Atlanta Monday. The infant child of Mr. auid Mrs. E. W. Rutland died last Monday. Col. J. M. Busbee, of Vienna, was in Cordele a little while last Monday. Dick Taylor has secured a posi tion with the Acme Bottling Works. Mr. Julius Shipp has returned from Cuba, and his friends are glad to see him back. Messrs Jno. E. Howell and D. H. Ledbetter were in Vienna the early part of this week. The Sentinel likes to be kind hearted, but we have no advertis ing space to give away. The Oordele police force are holding high heads these days, sporting brand new uniforms. The readers ef The Sentinel will see a quantity of new legal advertisements in this issue. Mrs. Julia Turner, of Ashburn, was in the city this Week, a guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Cawley. The Swam-Ryals Machine Works have about completed an addition to their shops which will be used as a foundry Mr. Tilden Adkins, formerly of Vienna Progress, is this week set ting up type for “The Cordele Hermit.” Our “devil” and reporter both resigned Saturday night and we are “devilless” today.—“The Cor dele Hermit.” When the fire bell fails to wake the people from their slumber, the ice factory whistle pours forth its voice and the earth trembles. R. A. Be Igood – Son have put in a telephone at their place of business at Arabi. This gives Cordele a chance to talk to Arabi again. The boys who have made a practice of playing jokes in Cor dele will rest up on these things for a while. The whiz of a pis tol ball dosen’t sound well in their ears. One who has tried it says the way to brighten light of lamps is to take a pinch of camphor pow dered put into the oil of lamps and then they will give a bright, white and steady light. Mrs. F. II. Poston, after spend ing a month in Cordele with rela tives, lias returned to her home at Douglas. Mrs. G. II. McKenzie accompanied Mrs. Poston to Doug las, and will remain there two or three weeks. Mrs. Briggs Carson returned«to her home at Tifton last Monday. She had been in Cordele for some time with her parents, Mr. and I Mrs. Jno. S. Pate. Briggs came up on Saturday, spent Sunday here and returned on Monday with his wife and son. Mr. J. B. Ryals has had a minia ture fish-pond built in the corner window’ at the drug store, and the attention of many people is at tracted by the pretty fish, the ugly cooters, and other “wild var mints.” If anybody desires to know where these curious speci mens were captured, how long they can live out of water, how much aud how oiteu hojr eat, ask .John Raines. He will tell you all about it. MEETING BOARD TRUSTEES. Gratifying Report of Supt. R. J, Pren tiss.—Officers Elected. Regular monthly meeting of board of trustees of the Cordele Public Schools Monday night, May 8th, 1§99, in office of Dr. H. B. Roberts. Present. President Jno. E. Howell, Dr. H. B. Roberts, J. W. Bivins, J. K. Smith, R. L. Wilson and S. D. Ravenel. Mo tion to defer election of member of Board until next regular meet ing, unanimously carried. Prof R. J. Prentiss submitted his report for the year, which was made from the certified report of each teacher. After each mem ber of the board had expressed himself as highly pleased with the report, the same was accepted and ordered filed for reference. Motion to allow colored school bill of $27.95 for incidentals, was carried. Motion carried to fix salaries of teachers for next year as follows: Oue Superintendent, $90.00per month, 9 months. One Principal white school, $50 per month, 9 months. Five teachers for white school, each $40 per month, 9 months. One Principal colored school, $25 per month, 9 months. Two teachers for colored school, each $15 per month, 9 months. Moved and carried that adver tisement for teachers be placed in The Cordele Sentinel for one month. Moved and carried that follow ing estimate of expenditures for next year be furnished City Council: Salaries for white schools. $ 3060.00 Salaries for coioied schools, 495.00 Incidentals for both schools 350.00 'Interest on school bonds 240.00 Altai - $4145.00 On motion, Jno. E. Howell for president, H. B. Roberts for vice pi s;deut, S .D. Ravenel for secre , iary, were unanimously re-elected for the next scholastic year. The same committees were appointed. Meeting adjourned. PROF. PRENTISS’ REPORT. To the Honorable Board of Trustees, Cordele Public Schools. Gentlemen■ I herewith have the honor to hand you my report for the year. I am truly thankful to say that our schools are in admirable condition, and that we have had but a minimum of friction during the year. The pupils as a class have been desirous of accomplishing good honest work, and I believe them to have materially advanced during this session. The teachers, while making some mistakes, and forgetting that the school and not the room is the unit, have been faithful in their work and have striven standard. to bring their pupils up to the I am satisfied that as a whole we are in better condition to-day for an ad vance along all lines of progression. Our commencement exercises, I trust, will arouse an interest among the patrons for theirschool. I am assured that by a little effort and judicious advertising many pupils can be brought from the country. I take opportunity to again thank you for your many kindnesses and considera tions during the year, and wish for you a prosperous management in the future, and for the school a most suc cessful career Respectfully R. submitted, J. Prentiss, Supt The report of Prof, Prentiss is very voluminous, can be seen at any time on file in the Secretary’s office, but the following is a re capitulation of same : Grade No. 1, teacher. Miss Spratlen, Total on roll,.............. ... 38 Total withdrawals.......... l’er cent, of attendance..... . .86 Grade No. 2, teacher, Miss Morgan, Total on roll............... 41 Total withdrawals .......... 3 Per cent, of attendance ...... .87 Grade No. 3, teacher, Miss Watson, Total on roll................. 34 Total withdrawals........... 7 l’er cent, of attendance........ .87 Grades Nos. 4 – 5, teacher, Prof. Simpson, Total on roll.................. 37 Total withdrawals............ 6 Per cent, of attendance...... 91 Grade No. 6, teacher, Miss Bass, Total on roll.................. .. 30 Total withdrawals........... 4 Per cent, of attendance........ .90 Grade No. 7, teacher, Miss Smith, Total on roll.................. 31 Total withdrawals............ n Per cent, of attendance........ *• No. 8, teacher, Prof. Prentiss, Total on roll.................. u Total withdrawals......... 2 Per cent, of attendance..... .90 Grand total on roils....... . 222 Total withdrawals......... 40 .89 Had it Dot w £or snow storm in tendance February the percent, of at would be 94|. This re- port shows the total on #oll to be 222, and an average attendance of 208£. Of the withdrawals, one pupil died; 16 moved from the city, 4 stopped for work; 8 for sickness; 2 objects to commence ment; 9 no excuse rendered . A recapitulation of the colored school report shows: Total on roll . . 78 Total withdrawals . . . . 12 Per cent, of attendance . . m No Right to Ugliness. The woman who is lovely in face, form and temper will always have friends, but one who would be attractive must keep her health. If she is weak, sickly and all run down, she will be nervous and ir ritable. If she has consiipation or kidney trouble, her impure blood will cause pimples, blotches, skin eruption and a wretched com plexion. Electric Bitters is the best medicine in the world to reg ulate stomach, liver and kidneys and to purify the blood. It gives strong nerves,bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich complexion. It will make a good-looking, charm ing woman of a run-down invalid. Only 50 cents at the City Drug Store. V fltfy * .1 1 % I 1 ,4 S- "-v, > 4 i 1 ^555 %M(K » 'I «• U! ir j yf. : 'i\_ . r 1 I V J i ,!!; j 'il: mj HI i/i in) lUWjlJ ffOrn/sKfl src Cb. Public School Building , Cordele, Ga. Three Houses Burnell. Last Sunday night about eleven o’clock three small houses over in southern portion of the city were destroyed by fire. One of the houses was not occupied and much of the contents of the others were saved. The fire department re sponded to the alarm and arrived on the scene of conflagration in time to save some other build ings. The ancients believed that rheu matism was the worn: of a demon within a man. Any one who has had an attack of sicatic or inflam matory rheumatism will agree that the infliction is demoniac enough to warrant the belief. It has never been claimed that Chamberlain’s Pain Balm would cast out demons, but it will cure rheumatism, and hundreds bear testimony to truth of this statement. One application relieves the pain, and this quick re lief which it affords is alone worth many times its cost. For sale by J. B. Ryals – Co., Druggists. Kmory College Entrance Examine tions. Through the kindness of super intendents and teachers, arrange ments have been made to have examinations for admission to Emory College conducted at the following places in southern Geor gia, and the time set is May 19th and 20th inst., except Waycross, E. A. Pound, Supt., May 26th. Americus, J. H. Mathis, Supt., Eastman, W. T. Gaulden, Supt., Hawkinsville, N. E. Ware, Supt., Valdosta, W. B- Merritt, Supt. Au Epidemic of VVlioopiugCoufflu Last winter during an epidemic of whooping cough my children con tracted the disease, having severe coughing spells. We had used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy very successfully for croup and naturally turned to it at that time anti found it relieved the cough aud effected a cemplete cure.— John E. Clifford, Proprietor Norwood House, Nor wood, N. Y. This remedy is for sale by J. B. Ryals Co., Druggists. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mims went out to Mr. Mims’ plantation near Tippettville last Sunday. On Monday having they went fishing and report had good luck. They returned to Cordele Monday night First Class Job Work done at the lowest prices. NO. 46. COL. HALL USED TRUST FUND Well Known Macon Lawyer Accused by His Kinsfolk. The following article is taken from tho Savannah Morning News of May 9th inst., from the Macon corresponded of that paper. Col. Hall is well known in Dooly coun ty, and has many friends who will regret to see him in trouble: Macon, May 8,—Nathan and Fred Hill, Pittsboro, N. C., and Sallie and Ivy Hill, of Washing ton city, D.C., have filed a sensa tional suit in equity against Hon. Joe II. Hall, Bibb’s representative and a member of the firm of Guer ry – Hall, lawyers. The allegation that the petitioners are heirs of Mrs. Katherine Hill of North Carolina, a cousin of Mr. Hall. And as such have a life interest in $4,000 worth of South western Railroad stock, which Mrs. Hill sent to Mr. Hall for the collection of dividends. They claim that Mr. Hall sold the stock and appropriated the proceeds to his own use, continu ing to send Mrs. Hill the amount of dividends as if he were still acting as her agent and attor ney. They now demand a decree against him for the value of the stock. HalUadmits the debt, and does not deny the allegations, but claims that Mrs. Hill knew whai he was doing and consented there to. To his answer is appended an exhibit showing that in his will Mr. Hall has provided that out of his life insurance the money should be paid. The money it is shown, was used in building the residence of Mr. Hall in Vineville, which appears in the name of Mr. Hall’s wife, who is therefore made a party defendant. For fear of doing Mr. Hall an injustice and un necessary injury, the local papers will not publish the story.” His Life Was Saved. Mr. J. E. Lilly, a prominent citi zen of Hannibal, Mo., lately had a wonderful deliverance from a fright ful death. In telling of it he says : “I was taken with Typhoid Fever, that ran into Pneumonia. My lungs became hardened. I was so weak I couldn’t even sit up in bed. Noth ing helped me. I expected to soon die of Consumption, when I heard of Dr. King’s New Discovery. One bottle gave great relief. I continued to use it, and now am well and strong. I can't say too much in its praise.” This marvelous medicine is the surest and quickest cure in . the world for all Throat and Lung Trouble. Regular sizes 50c and $1. Trial bottles free at City Drug Store. Every bottle guaranteed. 2 The protracted religious services which were held at the Baptist Church closed last Sunday night. Rev. Mr. Oakes preached some very fine sermons and the influence he has left here is of telling effect. Each meeting drew a large con gregation. Dr. Oakes went from Cordele to Quitman and from Quitman he expects to go to Montgomery, Ala.