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VOL. 13. NO. 48.
JOHN S. PATE.
The subject of this
was born in Dooly county
Dakota June 27th. 1847, and
/ IP except lived all when his life oft in at this school
" months of his boyhood; in
I IS ly manhood he moved to a farm
\ that his father gave him,
I L m%y 1 where is now located Pateville,
f.y I which place ivas named for his
l \ \ ) | I familyjhe married Miss Jimmie
-—A * Clements June 27th. 1872; they
1 f j have five children, of whom Mr.
u J. B. Pate our fellow’
is the only son; his
are Mrs. Briggs Carson of Tif
js.r* rF -J ton, Miss Bertha Pate who
\ now attending Wesleyan Fe
male College, and Florence and
Agathor, two young girls.
Mr. Pate has been merchandising since 1877, he has also been farm
ing extensively; he is now running twenty-five plows on his land;
ow’ns about 4000 acres of lands, seven hundred and fifty acres of
is round timber, for which he has been offered the neat sum
$10,000.00; he also owns large central property in Cordele; Mr.
was Vice-President of the First National Bank of Cordele for about tw r
years,and is now one of the directors of the Citizens Bank of Cordele,
he has also owned a saw mill, a grist mill and public ginnery, all
which he managed successfully, he removed from Pateville to Cordele
in 1891 but still retains his farming interest at Pateville; at
he then opened up a general merchandise business, giving special at
tention to the supplying of farmers on credit; in 1893 he disposed
his mercantile interest at Pateville consolidating both businesses at
Cordele; he has always been a successful merchant, probably losing
less on bad debts than any other large merchant in the county.
His especial hobby is good schools, and there is probably not a man
in his neighborhood who has given more of his time, attention and
money for the building up of good schools in the community.
Mr. Pate though a man of considerable political influence, has never
been a candidate for public office; it is often said of him that he could
easily represent this county in the legislature but he has
assured his friends that public office was not to his taste; he is perhaps
the most popular man with the country people that w'e have in the
southern part of Dooly, having sold a great many of them homes,
charging them only 8 per cent, interest and always acting gen
erous and liberal with them; he would sometimes carry them eight
ten years after their paper was due; this generusity has made him
many friends, as it is rarely that we see a man of wealth so little in
clined to take advantage of the necessities of the poor.
He is a man of shrewdness and judement, possessing a high quality
of strong practical sense, and is a most exemplary citizen, public spirit
ed though very conservative where taxation tor new improvements are
concerned.
He is true to his friends in politics, business or in the social rela
tion, but just to those with whom he differs; in a conversation with
him a few days ago, the name of a gentleman with whom he had con
siderable differences was mentioned, when he remarked, “that man
has always been on different sides from me in everything, but in my
opinion he is a man of the highest principles and of unflinching in
tegrity, I would risk him on a point of honor as far as I would any
man in Cordele,”
There are very few men whose judgement would have been so little
elouded by predudice.
Zion Hill Dots.
The farmers are shaking hands
with “General Green” these beaut
iful days.
The hail in the recent rain did
much damage to corn and cotton
in this section.
Last Wednesday the neighbors
of Mr. Jim Wright met at his home
and helped to repair the damage
done his cotton and smoke houses,
by the recent wind.
Will Culpepper is planting peas,
Willie is a hustling farmer.
R. A. Smith made a visit over
in Pulaski county last Saturday.
Gus Dickerson is slighly behind
with his work, but at the way he is
SIBERIA REFRIGERATORS
_Lr 'OK ISOl.
Made of Ash
Antique Oak Finish
Polished Brass Trimmings.
COLD AND ODERLESS.
TpJpple Walled
Charcoal pilled
patent Drip Cap.
All Sizes and All Prices.
CORDELE HARDWARE CO.
GTofddE Sentinel
hustling things now he will soon
be up again.
The little son of J. A. Altman is
quite sick at this writing but your
correspondent trusts he will soon
recover.
Unadilla Notes.
The Unadilla High School com
mencement exercises will begin by a
sermon at the Baptist church Sun
day morning June the 2 nd. by Rev.
,L*A. Cooper of Quitman, and the
exercises will be continued at the
school auditorium, morning, after
noon and night, commencing Mon
day and continuing until Tuesday
night. A splendid programme has
been arranged and the school ex
j~” tends a cordial invitation to all to at
d H, W. B.
CORDELE, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1901.
TO EXTEND TO CORDELiE
Waycross Air Line Officials Have
Important Meeting.
Waycross, Ga., May 27,—An important meeting of Waycross Air
Line Railroad officials was held this morning at the First National
Bank, in this city. There were present at the meeting Capt. W. G.
Raoul, president of the road, of Atlanta, Mr. Minis of Savannah, Geo
Dale Wadley, vice president and general manager; J. E. Wadley,treas
urer; J. L. Sweat, general counsel , and others.
Among other business transacted was the completion of the arrange
meats for beginning the extension "i the Way,™, Air Jane from
Fitzgerald to Cordele. The surveying corps has already been at work,
and a permanent line will he located, and in a very short time the
construction forces will be at work on the extension. The
from Fitzgerald to Cordele is about thirty or thirlv-five miles The
sfflirssr “«s
structed easilv, as there are no difficult trestles to build.
A prominent Air Line official said to-day that he fully expected
Waycross Aiv Line trains would be running into Cordele by the first
day of January next. “Of course,” said he, “it takes some time to
build thirty-five miles of road, but I see no good reason why this
should not be done during the present year.”
The same official was asked as to the rumor of the sale of the Air
Line published in an afternoon paper here and sent out in the press
dispatches. He said so far as he knew’there was absolutelv no found
ation for the rumor. The owners of the road have not been seeking
to dispose of it and there was no sort of deal on foot between the
officials and any other system.
“I think the best argument against the reported sale of the road,”
said he, “is the fact that the Air Line is going right ahead with the
work of construction ori the new extension.”—Savannah News May 28.
SCHOOL CLOSED.
The Closing Exercises Well Attended
and children aquited them
selves nicely.
The auditorium could not begin
to accommodate the large crowds
that attended the closing exercises
at the public school building last
Thursday and Friday nights. The
auditorium was not only packed
with visitors but standing room
was at a premium, many standing
on the porch and looked through
the windows to see as best they
could what was happening inside.
The exercises were interesting
and every child seemed inspired by
the presence of so large a crowd to
do his or her best. The program
as given in last week’s Sentinel
was carried out in every detail and
with that precision that showed
the untiring efforts of the teachers
in training the pupils for the oc
casion.
It would be almost impossible
to do justice to the three hundred
childern who took part and for that
reason it is not attempted to men
tion every feature in detail.
Thursday and Friday nights
were devoted to drills and plays,
the children were beautifully dress
ed for each, and frequent applause
from the audience served to in
spire them to do even better than
the teachers expected.
Friday morning at 9:80 o’clock
speeches were made by President
H. B. Roberts, of the school board,
by Judge J. B. Scott, Hon. J. C.
Tracy and Rev.L C Burch stressing
the importance of education, es
pecially harmony and unity among
trustees, patrons, teachers and pu
pils in order to accomplish the
best results.
In oratorical contest between the
boys, Mr. D Hawes won the medal
offered by Prof. Jas. T. Saunders,
while in the elocution contest Miss
Nelle Smith won the medal offered
by Prof. Wm. P. Fleming. The
judges were Mrs. H. B. Roberts,
Mrs. A. L, McArthur, Mrs. J. W.
Bivins, Dr.H.M.Smith and Rev.L.
C.Burch .Miss Idalene Ray won Harris the
medal offered by Miss Essie
to the pupil that accomplished
most in instrumental music dur
ing the session. Music was fur
nished for the occasion by The
Pate orchestra.
Think of This.
If a doctor writes a prescription dollars
for you it costs two ( 2 . 00 )
If your druggist fills it he wants
fifty (50) cents or one prescription (1.00) dol
lar. We offer you a
filled and ready for use at twenty- is
five (25) cents a box, that Tetter, guar
anteed to cure Eczema,
Itch, Salt Rheum, Barber Itch,
Itching Piles, Scald Head and all
Skin Diseases. Fatts’ Eczema
Ointment, Twenty-five cents a
box. All druggists.
Taylor – Peek Drug Co,,
Macon Ga
NOTICE.
The previlege of running stands
for the sale of lemonade, soda
water, ice cream, cigars, fruit etc.
on the grounds, at the Veterans
re-union at Vienna, .July 4th. next,
will be let to the highest bidder, in
public, at the court house in Vien
na June 8 th. at 10 o’clock a. m.
by the undersigned committee.
We reserve the right to reject any
or all bids. For father informa
tion apply to either of us.
I. S. Lasseter i „ Committee.
D. A. R. Crum. }
Our May Honor Roll.
Those who have gladdened the
heart of the Sentinel and must
feel better themselves for having
advanced their subscription du
ring May. are: *
J. B. Pate, Cordele; G. H. Tom
mey, Cordele • J. B. Scott, Cordele;
J. W. Henley, Cordele; W. H. Dor
ris, Cordele; George H. Mansfield,
Cordele; W, B. Lindsay, Cordele;
T. J. Griffin, Augusta; J. A. Lasse
ter – Co., Cordele; B. F. Lindsay,
Cordele; R. G. Tomlin, Butler; J.
A. Stripling, Ashburn;J. J.Wheel
er, Cordele; Mrs. M. Park, Rift; J.
P. Heard, Vienna; A. M. Knight,
Cordele; W. H. Thornton, Cordele;
Thos. Griffin, Cordele; C. C. Cutts,
Cordele; Pink Gray, Cordele; D. J.
Graham, Penia; L. H. Webb, Cor
dele; W. F. Holton, Macon; Dr. W
M. Haslam, Pinehurst; Dr. W. E.
Beacham, Pinehurst;Mrs.E.Mixon,
Pinehurst; E. L. Speight, Pine
hurst; J. W. Graham, Unadilla; L.
O. Shivers, Valdosta; J. E. Joiner,
Drayton; J. D. Cobb, Cordele. To
tal 81.
Blufftown Breezes.
We are having some rather cool
weather for this season of the year
Rev. C. T. Berryhill preached
at the First Congregational church
Sunday and what he done for the
boys was enough.
Parker Henderson and Joe Brid
ges of Rochelle and Levy Glenn of
Seville were in town a while Mon
day morning.
Mr. Henderson has bought Mr.
Forrest’s interest in the Forrest –
Bruce shingle mill and it is Hend
erson – Bruce now.
Mr. Neil Conner and others
went to Seville Saturday evening
and got caught in the rain.
Mrs. Nancy Hardy is visiting
the Misses Conner this week.
Mr. D. J. Christmas Sr. of Ro
chelle was in town Tuesday.
On Thursday night of last week
at the home of the bride’s parents
near Seville. Mr. Willis Wrightand
Miss Janie Hardy were happily
reduced to “one” by being joined
together in the holy bonds of wed
lock. This couple have many
friends who join your scribe in
Treasurer Park
And His Conscience.
BY C. J. SHIPP.
1 n this day of expediencies, it is
>r to hi" . pohti- .. .
M '‘ . a man m
'‘ ;1 !:t, ‘ ' vl '° through a11 the vicis
sitndes and details of public office
is guided by the iron hand of dntv;
hi „ .............. A. ,„ av 1
the . ignis-tatuus . .. ot
•' lo| low
111:1 lusions, but him who
takes the constitution for hi* guid
:r:: ::Tl!z ®
... P»hlic ... will ... sometimes .
s " eri "S ex
c,,se ot many errors and harmful
irregularities; but when from a
selfish persistency ' and a con
'
* Amntn Hiap , nf ‘
? °
.. ot , t . . .
)ers ’ ,1S 1 c ' aim " evo ‘
^ . on to constitutional . principles _
and patriotic duty is made, the
public t usually weighs .f such pro
. !l ,. U,I1S - °t . " u 4 1 iey are wor
• ,
as an mlliction ot emigogism on
an unprotected constituency.
Treasurer Park does not deny
even remotely the justness of the
teachers claims, their claim is of
equal dignity with his own claim
against the state for salary, or
that of the gevernor and other
members of the executive depart
ment; their salaries I understand
he has paid promtly, so the ques
tion naturally arises, why this dis
crimination? There are several
hundred thousand dollars in the
hands of the treasurer,
or at least in the hands
of his friends the banKers, subject
to his order; more than sufficient
to pay off all ’the teachers, but
a constitutional doubt presented
itself to his legal acumen for so
lution, so he refused to pay the
warrant of the governor for teach
ers’ salaries. The state had pro
vided for emergencies like this by
furnishing a legal adviser in the
form of an Attorney General, one
of whose duties is even specified
in the constitution as being a le
gal adviser of all members of the
executive department; now if this
is true does not it reasonablly fol
low that a refusal to pay these
wishing them much happiness.
Blufftown is located on the S.
A. L. Ry. about midway be
tween Seville in Wilcox county
and Lloyd in Dooly is the same
place that was Williford. Willi
ford having died some years ago,
your scribe with others after hav
ing drawn on their imagination
for a suitable name with which to
Christen the place since new en
terprises was located with us, hit
upon “Blufftown” as most suited
considering all the most noted in
cidents having occured since the
mill was placed on the ground.
Sorry we did not locate ourselves
as should have been, “did” in our
first effort.
We say nothing about any inci
dent occuring over two hundred
yards towards Lloyd. There was
a typographical error in one of our
previous items that may have been
mistaken for a burlesque. The mis
take w’as in mentioning something
at the Conner Academy, it was
the “Come Over” Academy
Penia Items.
The farmers near Penia have
good Crops so far, but are kept
busy at work.
The friends of Miss Mattie Mose
ly are glad to know that she has
returned home.
Mr. Jim Brown has been on a
visit to relatives near Penia for
several days, also one special one
near Penia.
Misses Leola and Gussie Hatcher
have been on a visit to Mr. Reid’s
family.
John wright paid Vienna a visit
a few days ago.
Mrs, Bula Pittman visited Mrs.
BEST EQUIPPED
JOB OFFICE IN
SOUTH GEORGIA.
II PPL Y fOR
PRICES
$1.00 A YEAR.
warrants ' after the the advice atlvice of 0 * the ™ ie
Attorney General that he should
pay them, ceases to be a matter of
conscience? •/.'
n,., H'«» matter AJ . of , oensoience
when he seeks the advice of other
lawyers, rather than of the one
the constitution and the people by
their vote -»*^ have named as his leual
r lviser ’
lawyeis coincide with him in his
endeavor to help his friends the
bankers to obtain a loan at two
percent?
1911 r, n -f more rea8 onable to be
Deye that it is a stroke of policy
t oca t cb the influence of the bank
ers of the state?
The banker as a rule is a man
of ot inflnenop influence in in the the community,
frequently controlling the destin
ies of his customers: And while
j do Dot cbarge t bat the treasurer
had and an eye fo thigj still> in
view of hia per8istent ob9tinacy iu
re f u8ing to be governed by the ad
vice of the Attorne y General, this
suggestion it seems to me would
8tricke any reasonable man with
unusual force,
The teachers as a rule are poor,
a ]a rge number of them ladies, and
a8 a rule not stationary in their
a bode, their personal influence is
small, and scarcely felt in our pol
itics.
Treasurer Park is in the posi
tion of a big boy jumpping on a
little one for a fight, which he
thinks he can do with impunity,
but sometimes the virtuous indig
nation of an outraged poeple will
come to the small boy’s rescue.
Then where will treasurer Park’s
conscience be? Hidden under his
vest pocket like a concealed
weapon awaiting an emergency.
I 11 my humble judgement treas
urer Park will find that the peo
ple of Georgia are not to be gulled
into accepting this view of his
cruel obstinacy, and the gentleman
will soon have time for reflection.
Bush and Mrs. Mathews Sunday
afternoon.
Sunday School is progressing
nicely, good crowds in attendance
and the teachers are doing theii
best.
Lloyd Dots.
Last Thursday night at the hom<
of the bride’s parents, Mr. Willii
Wright and Miss Janie Hardie wen
united in marriage. May their lift
be one fair day with just enougl
clouds to cause a glorious sunset.
Mrs. Nancie Hardie of Pulask
county, is spending the week witl
family of Mr. James Corner.
Mrs. Mary Johnson returned horn
last Friday from a visit to her daugh
ter at Obe.
Mr. D. J. Christmas, Sr. of Ro
chelle, is visiting relatives here.
Colored School.
The exercises of the colore<
school department of the publi
school system was taking place a
the same time and the interes
there was equally as great amoty
the colored people. The auditc
rium there could not accommodat
the people. Prof. E. H. Neil am
Mrs. Dora Holzendorf 111 charg
over there received much prais
from the patrons of that schoo
for their efficient work m trainin
pupils.
Miss Florence Newman, who ha
been a great sufferer from muscula
rheumatism, says Chamberlain’s Pai:
Balm is the only remedy that afford
her relief. Miss Newman is a muc'
respected resident of the village c
Gray, N. Y., and makes this state
ment for the benefit of others simi
larly afflicted. This liniment is fo
sale by J. B. Ryals – Co.