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The Sentinel.
VOL. 14. NO. 25.
SOME TALK ABOUT TOWN.
What the People of Cordele Are
Talking About To-day.
The News And Gossip in a Roundup—
a Few Little Sayings Fixed up In
Bunch—You May Read or Let
it Alone, as You Wish.
Just as I said and so it will be,
we are going to have that Christ
mas tree. It will be at the school
house , and wont we have a high
rolling time though ? Christmas
trees come but once a year and if
all the boys and girls do not at
tend, it is not my fault, it is
simply the fault of those who do
not go. Now don’t get huffed up
and think you wont get anyth mg
and for that reason stay away.
Just be sure that you are there
and just bank on old Santa Claus
being there too, and remember
his goodness. He cannot stand
to see any little boy or girl go
away without something in the
.shape of a present.
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The Christmas tree occasion will
furnish a magnificent opportunity
for the generous hearted to do the
magnanimous act, one to be ap
preciated by the recipient and
will make the donor feel good.
Just remember some kind friend
needy one if you please—one who
is not only appreciative but will
never forget your kindness, by
placing on tnat tree something
that you know ought to be put
there and to whom it should be
given. If talk be true, and in
this case I am sure it is, the time
to get it there to go on the tree
will be Tuesday afternoon next
between one and four o’clock.
Now won’t you feel bad if you
dont. give something to somebody?
I would!
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There are some boys in this
town who will have to be chained
Christmas. In fact, they
to be chained all the time, if half
about them I hear is true, and I
. borne „
get it from „ a true , source,
. - , boys, .
little upstart, J manish
Cordele, not out of their teens,
drink whiskey, curse, chew tobac
co, smoke cigarettes, stay out at
night, rock houses and cut up gen
erally. Now these boys think
there is nothing like them and, I
must say, from the way other peo
ple talk, nobody wants to be like
them, and their mothers, fathers
and all decent folks would like
them better and think more of
them if they’d change their course
from towards the chaingang to
the road that leads the other way.
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The Independence, of Brussels,
says that Dr. Sylvester, formally
an American, but now a natural
ized French physician, has inven
ted a spectograph, which enables
users of telephones to see each
other. I expect there are a few
of us who had rather not have the
spectograph attachment, for in
stance when the wires are crossed,
or a young lady has a previous en
gagement, when her second best
fellow rings up—sometimes the
voice can be tuned to a very de
lightful pitch while she feels any
thing but pleasant to look at
hence I should think the specto
graph will not prove altogether
successful.
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There are lots of suffering poor
people in Cordele, but the men
tion of this fact will be glanced
only with a passing notice by the
average reader and, in fact, this
item may be skipped altogether
without being read at all. H
would us to stir around a lit
pay week,
tie next week, Christmas
QTortlele Sen line!
determine to make a personal visit
or two into the homes ot some of
our less fortuuate people, learn a
lesson as to actual conditions now
prevailing, about which we are
ignorant, and the sight of which
would prove astounding to the
selfish better classes, It would
do you much more good to actual
ly go and see for yourself than to
simply donate a mite and be con
tent. It will teach you also to be
more patient with your own con
cl it ion and better satisfied with
the luxuries you now enjoy.
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We’ve had an exceedingly cold
snap this time to be sure. The
thermometer went on down to
sixteen degrees above zero, but
the other day when it was 25 above
zero here, it was 25 below zero in
St. Paul, a difference of 50 degrees,
and when this comparison was
made I heard a fellow say he
was surely glad he didn’t live in St,
Paul. But it’s an ill wind that
blows no good and so in this cold
weather the farmers can kill hogs,
and too, the folks continue to get
married and the world just con
tinues to move along as though
the cold spell didn’t come.
the mean time keep your eyes
open for those marriages that are
to either take place or else the
people are talking fool talk.
In flemorium.
Died on the 21st. ult., Mrs. Fan
nie E. Smith wife of Mr. .T. D.
Smith, of Cordele, Ga. She leaves
besides her husband a son, Mr.
Walter Cody, of Stewart county,
and daughter, Mrs. Mamie Lip
ford, of Cordele, to mourn her
loss. Mrs Smith had been in bad
health a year or two. She was
about 65 years of age and had been
a consistent member of the mis
sionary Baptist church ever since
her youth, and was a dutiful and
consecrated Christian, bearing her
sufferings with Christian fortitude
j j without murmur or complaint,
land ! when the dread reaper came,
with sickle keen to garner in an
j other 9heaf, she sank peacefully
to rest, entering i:i that home
| whence no traveller returns. Her
I . carried . , to , Chatta
| remains were
hoochee county and interred at
the old family cemetery at Shiloh
church. Her loved ones have a
blessed assurance that having so
patiently borne the cross of suffer
ing, she now wears the crown of
rejoicing.
“Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep,
From whence none ever wake to weep.”
E. F. A.
A DOCTOR’S BAD PLIGHT.
‘‘Two years ago, as a result of a
severe cold, I lost my voice,” writes
Dr. M. L. Scarbrough, of Hebron,
()., “then began an obstinate cough.
Every remedy known to me as a
practicing physician for 35 years,
failed, and I daily grew worse. Be
ing urged to try Dr. King’s New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds, I found quick relief, and
for last ten years have felt better
than for two years.” Positively
guaranteed for Throat and Lung
troubles by J. B. Ryals – Co.
Christmas Holiday Rates via Seaboard
Air Line Railway.
During Christmas holidays the
Seaboard Air Line Railway, will
sell round trip tickets between all
of its stations and to points in
the Carolinas, Virginia and to
Washington, D- C. at rate of one
and one-third fares; tickets on
sa le December 21, 22,28,24, 25,30,
81.1901 and January 1st. 1902, good
returning until January 3rd. 1902.
For students of schools and col
leges tickets on sale December 16
to 22nd, good returning until Jan.
8th. 1902.
For further information apply
to or address any agent of the line.
Old papers at this office 25 cents
per hundred.
CORDELE, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1901.
THE CITY ELECTION QUIET.
No Opposition Developed in the
Nomination Yesterday.
Kennedy, Cox, Smith, are the Nomi
nees Who Will be Regularly Elec
ted in Januarv. They are
all Good Men.
Pursuant to a c.;Ii of the city
democratic executive committee
a primary election w as held yes
terday to nominate three alder
men for the city of Cordele.
The election was exceeding quiet,
due to the fact that there were
only three candidates for the three
positions, a condition never before
witnessed in the history of the
city. There was never a time be
fore this that a city election in
Cordele was not about as lively
and spirited as could well be.
So it was quite out of the ordi
nary and usual condition of things
yesterday to realize that a city
election was actually in progress
and many thinking so little of it
as to not go to the polls and vote,
but such was the case.
The three candidates who were
go fortunate ag to be crow ned with
the distinct honor for which go
many have strived and failed to
obtain and over which so many
hard fought political battles have
been waged, are: D. Ed Kennedy,
the jeweler, J. M. Cox, manager of
the foundry department of the
Tomlin-Harris Machine Co., and
J, B. Smith, the well known Jus
tice of the Peace. All three have
property holdings in the city and
are interested in the city’s welfare
and growth.
The following gentlemen were
chosen without opposition as
members of the city democratic
executive committee for another
year: C. M. McKenzie, U.V. Whip
ple, W. II. Dorris, G. M. Bulloch
and C. B. Bowen.
Only 62 votes were polled each
candidate receiving practically
every vote.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
Tlie Cordele National Hank, at Cordele.
iu the State of Georgia, at the Close
of ItuHinesa, December 10, 1901.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts......$170,445.79 i j
Overdrafts, secured and un- '
secured............;■ • • 2,<338 - 94
tt U. S. Bonds to secure circula
tion .................... 12,500.00
Premiums on U. S. Bonds... 953.13
Banking house, furniture and
fixtures................... 1,260.62
Due from National Banks (not
reserve agents).......... 942.21
Due from State Banks and
Bankers ... ..... 5,447.50
Due from approved reserve 1.079.35
Agents.................. and other cash items 1,936.24
Checks National Banks 560.00
Notes of other
Fractional paper currency, 30.24
nickels, and cents.......
Specie......... $3,202.20 ( 11,302.20
Legal-tender notes 8,100.00 )
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treasurer (5 % of circula
tion) ................. 625.00
Total... . ..... $209,721.22
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in....... $ 50,000.00
Undivided profits, less ex
penses and taxes paid, 3,130.94
National Bank notes outstand
ing. . ................ 12,500.00
Duo to other National Banks 220.50
Individual deposits subject to 112,527.52
check.......... • 7,266.12
Demand certificates of deposit 3,432.07
Time certificates of deposit 644.07
Cashier’s checks outstanding
Bills payable, including certifi
cates of deposit for money
borrowed................ 20 , 000.00
Total $209,721.22
State of Georgia, /
County of Dooly. )
I, B. IT. Palmer, Cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnly swear the
that the above statement is true to
best of my knowledge and belief.
B. II. Palmer, Cashier.
( Dave Browder,
Correct— Attest • I R L. Wilson,
B H. Palmer,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this J8th day of December, 1901.
W. T- Dodghtry,
Notary Public, Dooly County, Ga.
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running at full speed.
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OLD SANTA CLAUS WRITES.
Invites all the Boys and Girls
to the Christmas Tree.
Says, Rheumatism Permitting, he will
Be at the Public School Building
Tuesday night With a Present
For Every One
To Editor Bivins:
Please say through your valuable
paper to the boys and girls of Cor
dele—God bless them every one—
that, rheumatism permitting, I
will be at the public school build
ing next Tuesday night, Dec. 24th.
and that I want every one of them
to be there. I will have some
thing for each one of them,
whether lie or she was m school
last term or not. Tell Holmes
Morris and the other boys that
my deers will be tied back of the
music room and to not shoot any
fire-crackers and make them run
away. I wouldn’t mind it myself,
but they are not as thoroughly
“broke” as I am.
I hope every boy or girl who
was not in school will come next
Tuesday night. They ought to
make arrangements to enter
school the first day of next term.
It will not be long before they
cau’t go, and they will be sorry
they didn’t. But it will do no
good to be sorry then.
Give ail the little fellows about
the size of Florence Needham or
Edwin Rugele\ r my best love. Tell
the big boys and girls to not for
get that Christmas celebrates the
birth of Christ—God’s best gift
to (them, and that we ought to
give ourselves in deeds of loving
kindness to each other,
I want to say, sir, that Sam
Jones has requested me to offer
you his humblest apologies
for having forgotten to say that
the Sentinel is the best paper. I
fully agree with him, and wish
you to mail me the paper regular
ly as heretofore, to Snow Castle.
With love for all the children,
especially for those who try to do
right—whom I have, for many,
many years, tried to make happy
and good. Santa Claus.
Mr. O’Neal Writes.
By request we gladly change ad
dress of the Sentinel to Mr. B.
P. O’Neal at Tucson, Arizona.
Mr. O’Neal writes that the climate
is delightful, that his health is
improved, that lie and family will
house keep there until February,
when they will spend a few weeks
in California before returning.
That it was like homefolks to
meet with Mr. and Mrs. Murphey
who moved from Americus to
Tucson four years ago, Mr. Mur
phey holding a prominent govern
ment position there, Mrs. Mur
phey is a sister to Editor Bivins
of the Sentinel, and we are glad
to note that Mr. and Mrs. Mur
phey rendered valuable assistance
in ". securing quarters for Mr,
O’Neal and family while in Tuc
son—1500 miles from Cordele.
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The Gubernatorial Race.
BY C. J. SHIPP.
I see from Atlanta papers that the
Hon. J. M. Terrell will resign the
office of Attorney-General about the
10th of January and make a vigorous
campaign for the gubernatorial nomi
nation. This is in line with the ex
pectation of his friends, as it has
been known for the past twelve
months that at the proper time he
would enter this race. He is a man
of fine delicacy and was not inclined
to enter the race as a full fledged
candidate while receiving a salary
from the state. That lie will be a
strong candidate, goes without say
ing. He is a young man, only about
forty years old, and has, perhaps,
more strong personal friends than
any man in Georgia; and he is more
generally beloved by people of all
classes who know him well than any
man that I have ever met.
While in conversation with sev
eral gentlemen a few days ago, a
gentleman remarked that he thought
that he would support Dupont
Guerry for governor, when another
gentleman who was present re
marked: “Well, that is only be
cause you are not personally ac
qhainted with Joe Terrell.” He
then went on to gay, that if Joe Ter
rell was elected Governor of Georgia
that the humblest citi/.en in the state
would have a governor that would
treat him with proper consideration
if he should require his services.
On one occasion a gentleman came
to ine and told me of some business
that he had failed to get attended to
properly in one of the State depart
ments ; be was making his arrange
ments to go to Atlanta in person, but
I told him that if lie would write to
Joe Terrell, that I was sure that he
would attend to it for him with
pleasure. “But,” said he, “I am not
even acquainted with Col. Terrell
and I would feel a delicacy in asking
a man with whom I have no personal
acquaintance to give me several
hours of his valuable time.” How
ever, he wrote him, and, in a few
days, the whole thing was attended
to tor him. 1 his is the secret of
Terrell’s great popularity. He is so
unselfish and never tires of working
for liis friends. Besides this, he is a
very capable man, a great lawyer,
and a shrewd, sagacious business
man. He has been a success from
the beginning, and the better he is
known the more he is loved.
I see that the Hen. J. M. Smith,
of Oglethorpe, is also in the race.
He is a level-headed, shrewd man.
but the general opinion is that he
made a mistake in announcing hid
candidacy at this time. The race is
certainly between Terrell and Guerry
with Terrell in the lead.
We hear very little of Pope Brown
at present. He is a good man and a
strong man, but his friends generally
think that he should be satisfied with
his present job,and many of his strong
friends will refuse to support him on
this account.
Estill’s friends say that he will
poll a big vote in South-east Georgia
but I see very few who will support
him in this community.
USEFUL PRESENTS • •
Pocket Air - Rifles. Hanging
Knives. Lamps.
Guns, Pistols,
Carving Bouquet
Sets. Crockery. Lamps.
Water Sets.
Decorated
Shears and Andirons, Lamps,
Scissors. Fire Sets.
Etc. *.
Cordele Hardcuare Co.
Job Printing
AT OPF1CB OP
The Sentinel.
$1.00 A YEAR
FATE McNEIL KIDNAPED.
Ten Year Old Son of Mrs. Mat
tie McNeil Spirited Away.
All Efforts to Regain Possession of
the Lad Have Proved a Failure and
the Broken Hearted riother Has
About Abandoned all Hope.
Fate, the ten-year-old sou of
Mrs. Mattie McNeil, who was kid
naped about three weeks ago by
one Mr. Mooney, cannot be loca
ted. Warrants were sworn out
and all efforts possible have been
made to regain possession of the
lost boy, but all in vain.
Mrs. McNeil resides on Seventh
street near Sixth avenue and for
sometime before the disappearance
of her son he was at work for Mr.
Mooney, who was engaged in the
horse trading business. About
three weeks ago Mr. Mooney dis
appeared and with him young
Fate McNeil, leaving not a trace
of where he went.
Mrs. McNeil is a widow lady
and, natually, is broken hearted
at the thought of her boy being
lost to her, possibly never to be
seen again. She has practically
given up all hope of his recovery
yet efforts are still being made to
find him and Mrs. McNeil' would
appreciate the assistance of any
one in locating her lost boy.
Miss Mary Wooten Hurt.
Miss Mary Wooten, sister to
Mrs. W. W. Shipp, and who quite
frequently visited Cordele pre
v ‘ oue 4,0 M rs - Shipp s removal to
Gainesville, was seriously injured
a *’ Gull–den, her home, a few
ul0u ths ago, caused by a loco.no
five frightening liei horse which
rftn awa y and overturned the bug
b r J Miss Wooten was riding in.
Miss Wooten sued the Southern
Railway for damages and recover
f a $8,500 verdict in the United
The rftllroad wi n carry the case to
a higher court.
New Cafe Car Service Via Seaboard
Air Line Railway.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway
recently inaugurated a modern
and up to date service of Cafe Cars
upon its “Metropolitan Limited”
Which leaves Atlanta daily at
noon. This service is the par ex
cellence of luxury and new depar
ture iu dining car service in the
South. The menu is upon the
highest standard and the tables
are constantly supplied with all
the delicacies that the market af
fords The service is “a lacarte”
. order—and
—pay for what you
the prices are extremely reasonable
The “Metropolitan Limited” i»
one of the fastest and most super
bly appointed trains running be
tween Atlanta and New York and
is composed of Pullman’s most
palatial drawing-room sleeping
cars and day coaches,
When you travel “ask for tick
eta via Seaboard Air Line Rail
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