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Farmers’ and Merchants’ Carnival, Cordele, Ga., Oct. 10,11,12.
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IF you need a Buggy, Wagon, Saddle or Harness of any kind come to see us
at W, E. Cody’s Id stand and get our prices before buying elsewhere. We will
save you money. For next thirty days we will sell any Refrigerator, Water
Cooler and Ice Cream Freezer we have in our store, adjoining O’Neal build
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Waycross Air Line.
Much has been said and writ
ten concerning the extension of
the Waycross Air Line Rail Road,
that is now being extended to
Fitzgerald. Believing that our
city offered special knowing advantages the in- to
this road, and not
tention of the officials regarding
the further extension of this line,
we wrote to Judge J. L. Sweat,
vice president of the road con
cerning the matter, and also offer
ing the co-operation of our city in
bringing the road to this point.
We herewith print his reply:
Waycross, Ga.,
Aug. 80, 1900
Messrs. Bivins – Ballenger,
Editors Sentinel.
Gentlemen:—Replying to your that
recent letter, I can only decided say
it has been definitely to
extend the Waycross Air Line
Rail Road to Fitzgerald for the
present. Very truly yours,
J. L. Sweat.
It will be seen by the above let
ter that no action has been taken
regarding a further extension of
the road beyond Fitzgerald at
present. All this talk about- the
road being extended to certain
points, etc., is all bosh. Cordele,
as the matter stands, has as much
to talk of, and about, as any it
other town. We believe that
would be to the road’s best inter
est to extend it to Cordele, thence
to any other point they may de
sire. To put more force to our
opinion we will state that there
is a short road extending about
half way from Fitzgerald to Cor
dele. If the W. A. L. could buy
this lumber road, it would not
have many miles to grade and
build to reach our city. Then we
are the junction of three different
roads which would greatly benefit
the W. A. L., if it should extend
here. This in itself is an induce
ment no other town nearby stands can
offer, or surpass. Our city co-operate
ready and willing to will extend
with the road, and
every favor possible in order to
bring it here. Cordele needs an
outlet through the section in
which the Seaboard Air Line is m
operation. facts that
Now, these are a few
the W. A. L. authorities have
not possibly thought of, and per
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present our advantages and offer
our assistance in bringing the road
here when it is decided to extend
beyond Fitzgerald. This is good
work for the Young Mens’ Busi
ness League to take up.
Let us do all we can. to induce
the authorities to extend to Cor
dele.
Protracted Meeting
After the regular services on last
Sunday morning at the Baptist
church, the membership present
decided to commence a protracted
meeting at their church, begin
ning the third Sunday in October
next.
The church left the matter of
help with the pastor. It is likely
that Dr. White, of the First Bap
tist church of Macon, or Dr. Ray,
of the First Baptist church of
Milledgeville, will assist the pas
tor.
Feels Lost Without It.
Moultrie, Ga., Sept. 1, 1900.
Dear Sentinel:
You will find enclosed one dol
lar to pay my subscription for
another year.
We can’t aff ord not to take your
paper which is so gladly received
in our home. We all feel lost
without it, from the least to the
largest, it is so full of home news.
Yours very truly,
J. T. Whitley.
Mr. Whitley will be remember
ed as a good citizen of Cordele who
moved from here to Kerns last
fall, and right recently bis busi
ness called him to the progressive
town of Moultrie, which will he
his home for some time to come.
He has always been an admirer
of the Sentinel, and we assure
him that such expressions as above
quoted are very much appreciated
by us. _
Superior Court.
Superior court convened at Vienna
last Monday morning, with Judge /.
A Littlejohn presiding. Solicitor
Hooper was on hand to look after his
branch of the court. The grand jury
organized by electing K.M. Patterson
^Several disposed minor of. cases There have are been several tried
and that will probably en
divorce cases of the court
gage tfme. the attention some
We will give a more complete week.
account of the proc eedings ne xt
r»p 5 centB at
CORDELE, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1900.
Suwannee Changes Hands.
Mr.T. A. Collins, of Ellaville,
was in the city this week and
the trade for the elegant Suwannee
Hotel property, through W. H.
and C. M. McKenzie. Mr. Collins
will make many changes in the
building, moving the office down
stairs, and converting the large
dining room into bed rooms, and
several other changes that will
make it all the more desirable. He
will take charge October 1.
Mr. Collins is a Christian gen
tleman mended and comes people. highly recom
to our He says
he proposes to keep the hotel in
first-class order and place upon his
tables the very best the market can
afford. He is a gentleman of
means and will do just what he
says. We welcome this excellent
family to our midst and hope they
will find it both profitable and
pleasant to be here .
Cordele Schools Open.
The fall session of the Cordele
Public Schools began last Mon
day morning with a favorable
outlook. Prof. Saunders, the
superintendent, stated to the
school board that the attendance
was 89 per cent, greater than that
of last year, which indeed is a fine
showing, and demonstrates the
fact that our people are taking
advantage of the splendid instruc
tion to be had in our public
sclloolB -
Several patrons well „ the ,,
as as
trustees were present, and Rev. J.
W. Weston, of the Methodist
church, Rev. J. C. Brew ton, ot
the Baptist shurch, Dr. 1 upper,
of the Episcopal church Hon. J.
C. Tracy, Messrs. B E. Varnadoe,
W. Bivins, J. I . Hughes, I to .
Prentiss and Dr. Roberts de iv
short talks during tfce °P en '
ing exercises.
The Cordele school has a splen
corps of teacher, and this, to
with the splendid harmony
is existing among the p -
we predict that The total mucn will
be accomplished. d ..202. num
ber;of enr ollment up to ate
The Farmers’ and Merchants’
Carnival will be held in Cordele
October 10th llthandl2tfo The
people of Cordele are making ar
rangements to entertain large
crowds of visitors.-MeRae Enter-
MARRIED
At the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Williams at Dawson,
Ga., at 4:30 p. m., Sunday Jast,
Mr. J. H. Ross of this city, and
Miss Stella Adams, of Dawson,
were united in marriage. They
arrived in Cordele Monday eve
ning, going direct father, to the home John of
the groom’s Mr.
Ross, near Arabi. An excellent
dinner was served to the happy
couple on Tuesday by the father
of the groom, to which several
close friends were invited.
The bride is a lady of many
charming qualities and graces,
which are admired by a host of
friends.
The groom is a moral and up
right business young man of our
community, holding a position
with Mr. H. L. Graham, the gro
cer. He has many friends here
who rejoice with him in his good
fortune.
We extend our heartiest con
gratulations to the happy couple.
Mr. J. R. Bridges, the gentle
manly clerk at R.B.Scarborough’s marriage
store attended the at
Dawson.
Streets Present Lively Scene.
The streeta of Cordele present
gceneg £ bat ma ke people remem
bgr times when cotton was
br j n „ bl „ a handsome price, and of
w hen our merchants enjoyed
a heavy trade. Every day, teams
from the country oan be seen on
Qur gtreets loaded w j t h cotton and
country pro d UC e, all of which finds
a ready J Ha | e and at a handsone
r j ce
Cotton ig oponing s0 fast that
thefarmers are obliged to pick the it
out - n order to save it before
£ a jj ra j ns come on. The recent
hot spell has caused the bolls to
hurst open, in many cases before
b - s full matured) an d many
bollg have dropped off. What cot-
ton j g made j s open an d ready to
The uplands have all suf
£ ere( j f rom f be heat, and those
w ho own this kind of land say the
; ^.erable failure except
in the low lands. Cotton piaiited
on the low lands where sufficient
grow fact and form £ prop- f
W> J® *“£ be 52. fine nd t
» thlf} cr £P that the farmer farmer
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ARABI NEWS ITEMS.
High Yesterday morning the Houston
school at this place opened with
one of the most beautiful programs in
all its history. On Sunday Rev. B. J.
W. Graham, of the Christian Index,
preached the opening sermon, and on
before Monday the large program was completed
a audience of boys and
girls institution. with those Thomas who are J. Royal friends of to this the
place delivered the address of welcome
followed by a response from Rev. J. .T.
Hyman, pastor of the made Baptist church.
Other addresses were by gradu
ates of the institution, chief among
which was that of Walter F. George,
who is a recent graduate of Mercer
University. The This was a most noble
effort. program was interspersed
with music, both vocal and instrumen
tal and recitations, Misses Brown,
Weston and Rogers taking part.
been Large coming numbers in since-Saturday of students have
toenter
ttie school. At present the prospects
are for a much larger attendance than
was expected. school’s Houses for those com
ing for the advantages are in
demand. The dormitories have been
filled and outside preparation is fast
being No outlook made for for the education rush of pupils. this
in sec
tion the was ever brighter. Those in charge
of school are in high spirits and
feel confident that the problem for
higher education been at successfully a nominally solved. low
cost has most
At this writing the number of board
ing students reaches above sixty, and
the total a week hence The is expected to
reach about eighty. immediate
neighborhood is well represented, and
the little town puts on the appearance
of quite a school center.
On Wednesday evening, August 29,
the business men of our town met in
the council chamber and members organized a
Board of Trade, several names
being enrolled, and the following offi
cers w r ere elected : K. M. Patterson,
president; J. H. Bedgood, vice-presi- We
dent; Bev. J. J. Hyman,secretary.
believe that the organization will be a
great benefit to Arabi.
Miss Mamie Hyman of Macon, is the
guest of the family of her uncle, Rev.
J. J. Hyman, this week.
The family of J. C. Jeter, who for
the past two years have kept the Hotel
Myrtle, have moved to Ash burn. Mr.
and Mrs. L. J. Heath will take charge
of the hotel. They are good hotel
keepers and we are sure we will have
one of the best hotels in South Geor
gia.
The famijy of Mr j. l. S. Brown
have moved back to Arabi. We are
glad to have them back in our midst,
A cotton factory is being spoken of
tiU 5S
b e all, but that we cansoonaec abuild
bg goingup
?li£
ville, have moved back to Arabi, where
he states he intends to die and be
buried.
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NO. 10.
Methodist church here, We are look*
ing forward to a good meeting. Rev.
Norton is a fine preacher.
T. J. Royal will leave this week for
Ann Harbor, Mich., where he will
study will law. We are satisfied that Tom
mie make a fine lawyer.
There will be a concert at the audi
torium of the Houston High school on
Friday night, September 14. if.
Business League.
The members of the Young
Mens’ Business League are request
ed to meet at the Council Chamber
Friday evening, September 7th, at
8p.m., for the purpose of consid
ering the advisability of sending a
committee of our organization be
fore the proper authorities to ask
the railroads to provide a suitable
passenger station in Cordele, com
mensurate with the needs and im
portance of the people and our
city. S. R. Fields, Pre^’t.
Delightful Entertainment.
Among the numerous social func
tions that Cordele is noted for, was
one given by Mr. and Mrs. W. E .
Aycock Wednesday evening at
their elegant cottage* on Eleventh
Avenue.
This handsome and popular
couple entertained in an unusually
charming manner, assisted by Miss
Killian. The colors in the parlor
and dining-hall being blue and
gold, with decorations of choice
cut flowers, was a bower of loveli
ness, and on entering you could
imagine yourself in fairyland and
made to feel you were hospitality. enjoying
the king and queen’s
The young people enjoyed games
and dancing until a late hour,
when they were served with de
lightful refreshments. Those who
had the pleasure of enjoying Mr.
and Mrs. Aycock’s hospitality
were: Miss Edna Earl Killian,
Miss Ethel Hall, Miss Mamie Cor
relle Benson, Miss Bertha Mae
Bullock, Miss Mattie Belle Samples
Miss Neva Mae Bell, Miss Call
Isom and Misses Mae Belle and
Louella Shipp. The Maddox, young men
were: Messrs. Bob Frank :
Ryan, Hope Roberts, Jack Dixon,
E. B. Mann, J. N. Raines, George
R. Harris, Leo and Ray Marshall,
and Homer Rodgers. Subscriber,
Miss Sadie Thomas, who has been
JLS turned Komi Se, “° Ur ' “““ W '
to her home,
Mrs. J. S. Pate has returned home,
a visit to her daughter, M«,