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'Group No. 1 to Hold Conven
tion Here
i in Fitzfer<
WUI Coin* to Tifton in 1909.
Tifton FursUho* Secretary.
' Group No, 1, of -the Georgia
Bankers’ Association, embracing the
towns from Swainsboro, southwest
to Thomasville. and Bainbridge, in
cluding all that territory of South
Georgia, will hold its meeting next
year in Tifton.
The first two meetings were held
in Savannah, and the third one was
held in Fitzgerald this week.
, Mr. Frank Scarboro, of the First
National Bank, Mr. B. H. McLeod,
of the-Bank of Tifto', and Mr. J. L.
Broods, of the National Bank of
Tifton, were delegates from this
city. They, worked, hard to secure
the convention for this place next
year, and yesterday afternoon the
vote decided in Tiftoo’s favor, and
the group will hold its next annual
meeting at Tifton, probable in April
or May of next year.
Mr. J.L. Brooks, of Tifton, deliv
ered a lengthy and comprehensive
paper on the "Pro and Con of the
State Clearing House, as Seen by a
Country Banker.”
The contest foy (he place for hold
ing the next meeting was between
Tift I ~ ' - - •
Tifton and Douglas, Mr.
■ Tifton in
Frank
Scurboro plaicing Tifton in nomina
tion. The vote stood six for Doug
las to fourteen for Tifton, so this
place was the - almost unanimous
choice of the convention.
Tifton was also honored - in the
election of officers, Mr. A. M.
Knight, of Waycross, being elected
chairman, E. K. Farmer, vice-chair
man and Mr. Frank Scarboro, of
Tifton, secretary.
The bankers, of course, are the
leading business men of the section,
and represent its’ commercial in
terests and that Group No. 1 should
hold its annual meeting in Tifton is
a recognition of the business im
portance of this city, as well as a
great opportunity for our people to
impress its location and conveniences
on the leaders in the commercial
development of this section of the
state.
<16od Substantial Screens, Tifton
Variety Works. 2t
Will be H.td .t Horn, thii Year on
Rida* North of City.
At a meeting of the picnic com
mittees of the Baptist and Methodist
Sunday schools, held at Brown’s Stu
dio Tuesday afternoon, it was deci
ded to have the annual Sunday
School Picnic on Friday, May 1st.
For a change, it was decided that
the picnic this year would'not be
held away from home and after
some discussion the ridge along
Twelfth street, east of Love avenue,
was selected for the picnic grounds.
A shelter will be provided, seats and
benches will be placed on the
grounds, also swings etc., etc., as well
as free lemonade and water, in abun
dance.
The students of the Second Dis
trict Agricultural School have been
invited to join us and also the chil
dren from the Factory.
As the annual picnic has come to
be a "general. Tifton picnic” every
one U invited. Fill a good, big bas
ket with eatables, gather all your
children, and come and have a good
time.
The business men are requested to
close up and make the day a gener
al holiday.
The committees from the Baptist
Sunday School are as follows:
Entertainment and Amusement.—
J. D. Duncan, Chairman; Mrs. C. B.
Carson and Miss Briscoe.
Refreshments:—H. H. Tift, Jr.,
Chairman; Ben McLeod, Edwin
Scarboro. „
Finance:—Briggs Carson, Chair
man; T. E. Stubbs, Mrs. H. H. Tift.
Grounds:—Prof. Jason Scarboro,
Chairman; W. W. Timmons, Henry
Tift, Jr„ W. S. Cobb, J. A. Eason.
Committee from Methodist church:
lW. L. Harman, Chairman; Dr.
the Georgia Chautauqua
Opens in Albany
'ill be Appropriately Observed in
tie Monday.
For the first time in the history of
Tifton, Memorial Day will be ob
served 1 with fitting ceremony, under
auspices of the If.' D. C.’s of the
NEXT MONDAY APRIL 20TH Charlotte Carson Chapter, at the
school auditorium; beginning at 3:30
o’clock on the,afternoon of Monday
next, the 27th of April.,
Prof. Jason Scarboro will be Mas
ter of Ceremonies and Mrs. J. L.
Brooks Chairman of Committee on
Decorations.
0. Lee Chesnutt, J. Day Stewart,
Mrs. E. A.. Buck, Miss Ava Baker.
Refreshments:—Miss Ava Baker
Miss Lynda Hollingsworth, Mrs.
John Padrick. -
Finance: —Dr. Chesnutt, J. D.
Stewart, Mrs. E. A. Buck.
Entertainment; — Mrs. Dr. N.
Peterson, Mrs. W. 0. Tift, Dr. 0.
L. Chesnutt.
Don’t pay profits, when you can
select from the Great Stock of the
Meredith Merchandise Co., and get
it at Wholesale Cost. It will last only
a few more days,
Seed Irish Potatoes, the Red Bliss
variety,. See Chesnutt. tf
Hammocks, Trunks, Et«., at
■{Cent’s,, 2t
For Sorghum seed see Chesnutt. tf
DID YOU EVER STOP TO
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These
Things
Are
Thinking
Of the many opportunities that a banking
connection put within your reach?
I t protects your money.
It lends you money without delay or red
tape.
It gives you advice and assistance free of
cost. ,
It offers you a place of safe deposit for even
small sums whicn, if persistently saved,
will eventually develop into a snug bal
ance. -
It will assist you in placing your money
money where it will be safely and rofit-
ably invested.
Good standing with the bank, establishes
your credit in the community.
NATIONAL BANK ^TIFTON
TIFTON, G A.
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An Int.tv.tine Program for the Week,
Embracing Medal Contest and
’ Cadet Prize Drill.
For two decades the Georgia
Chautauqua has been the great
annual musicial festival and educa
tional event for this section of the
state and its opening next Sunday is
an occasion looked forward to with
the most pleasant anticipation.
The platform speakers will em
brace leaders of thought all over the
country and the Bible Normal
Work will be one of the most in
structive and enjoyable branches of
the Chautauqua course.
The Medal Contests, Musical De
partment and Cadet Prize Drill are
all leading features and will add
much to the attendance.
Reduced rates are given on all
railroads, under the cutificate plan.
Program in Detail.
Sunday, April 26
11:00 a. m.—Opening Sermon, Rev.
Gross Alexander, D. D., LL.D.
3:30 p. m.— Memorial Exercises, un
der auspices of Ladies Memorial
Association.
8:30 p. m.—Vespers—Address by Dr.
Alexander.
Monday, April 27
9:30 a. m.—Bible Normal Lecture,
Dr. Alexander. 6 s
10:00 a. m.—Musical Prelude, As
sembly Orchestra.
10:16 a. m.—Contest in Declamation
by Boys, for Walters-Chautauqua
Medal.
3: 00 p. m.—Contest in Oratory by
Young Ladies, for Laura Clemen
tine Davis-Chautauqua Medal.
8:00 p. m.—Opening Twentieth An
nual Assembly by Dr. W. A. Dun
can. Chautauqua Chorus, under
. direction of Madame Calloway.
Miss Kingsberry, soloist. Assem
bly Orchestra.
8:30 p. m.—Contest in Vocal and In
strumental Music for the Laura
Clementine Davis-Chautauqua
Medals.
9:30 p. m.—Delivery of Medals, by
Hon. J. M. Pound, State School
Commissioner.
Tuesday, April 28
9:30 a. m.—Bible Normal Lecture,
Dr. Alexander.
10:30 a m.—Musical Half Hour, by
Assembly Orchestra.
11:00 a. m.—Lecture, Hon. Luther
Manship, of Mississippi.
3:30 p. m.—Reading, by Mrs. Mary
A. Pimlott.
8:30 p. m.— Lecture, by Dr. Gross
Alexander.
Wednesday,—Governor’s Day
9:30 a. m.—Bible Normal Lecture.
10:00 a. m.—Musical Hour, Chautau-
ua Chorus, Soloists and Assembly
irchestra.
11:00 a. m.~Address, Hon. Hoke
Smith, Governor of Georgia.
3:00 p. m.—Grand Concert, by Chau
tauqua Choir, Soloists and Assem
bly Orchestra, under direction of
Madame Galloway.
4:30 p. m.—lecture, Hon. Luther
Manship.
Thursday, April 30
9:30 a. m.—Bitle Normal Lecture.
10:30 a. m.—Orchestra Entertain
ment.
11:00 a. m.—Lecture, by Dr. A. A.
Willet.
3:00
atonal Contention Held in
Valdosta Monday
TURNED DOWN THE ATTEMPT
All Confederate Veterans in the
simri
country are urged to
have a
■oundini
attend, ana those in town
cordial invitation
A very attractive program has
been arranged as follows:
Music—“Maryland, My Maryland.
Band.
Chorus—“Dixie,” Little chorus girls
of U. D. C.
Address—Dr. W. L. Pickard, of
Savannah.
Solo—Mrs. W. W. Driskell.
Chorus, “America,” Little chorus
girls of U. D. C.
Music—“Star Spangled Banner,”
Band.
We think it is the duty of every
citizen in Tifton to take some part
in observing Memorial Day, in honor
of our Confederate dead, and as the
ladies of the U. D. C. are the first to
observe this oceeasion they should
have the help of every one, and let
the children see what Memorial Day
means.
A committee has been appointed
to raise a subscription for a public
park, where a monument may be
erected in honor of the dead soldiers
and where it is hoped by next Mem
orial Day they may be able to have
their exercises in this park. They
wjll spare no effort to obtain this
end, and hope they may be ably sus
tained by every individual in our
beautifnl little city in their noble
work.
This park will fill a long felt want
in Tifton, and the U. D. C. should
not have to do all the work in plan
ning and carrying out, but each and
every one should do their share, for
will it not add to the pleasure of
each man, woman and child, and to
the attractiveness of our already at
tractive city? We thipk the ladies
of the Twentieth Century Club and
the ladies of the U. D. C. will be
able to work together in furthering
the plans for this park.
The merchants have all kindly
Agreed to close their stores at three
o'clock in the afternoon, so that all
who wish to-do'io. may attend the
exercises. The auditorium will be
beautifully decorated with floral of
ferings, and the stage especially
made attractive, where the lectures
and other features of the program
are rendered.
Dropped Deed et Play.
Mr. Benjaman T. Rice, the eigh
teen-year-old nephew of Col. R. C.
Ellis, of Tifton, died suidenly at
Sparks Monday afternoon about 4
o'clock.
He was playing base ball with his
fellow students of the Sparks Colle
giate Institute, and having made a
safe hit ran to first base, then to
second and was on his .way from sec
ond to third when he fell. I'or some
time his playmates thought he was
ilaying or that it was an accident,
iut when he did not rise they went
to him and found that he was dead.
A physician was summoned, but
found that life was already extinct.
The deceased young man was a
son of Mr. H. T. Rice, of Springvale,
and his remains were carried to
Georgetown Tuesday for burial, be
ing accompanied by Prof. Elliott and
his uncle, Col. Ellis.
It will be remembered that a short
while ago, while wrestling with a
Playmate, y :.ung Rice fainted, and
J^ e Gentleman from Min- j or gome t ; me wa3 thought that
he was dead. He had a sister who
died very much the same way sever
al years ago, and the cause is
thought to have been some heart
trouble that had not made.itself ap-
pearant or appoplexy, due to over-
nesota.
8:30 p. m.—Grand Concert, Chau
tauqua Choir, Soloists and Assem
bly Orchestra, under the direction
of Madame Galloway.
Friday, May 1
10 ment m ’-° rchestra Entertain 'I “Sisdeath is very much regretted
11:00 a. m.-Lecture, Dr A. A. Wil- 1
let, Apostle of Sunshine.
3:30 p. m.—Lecture, Judge Emory
Speer.
8:30 p. m.—Lecture, Dr. E. B. Me
Dowell.
Saturday, May 2
8:00 p. m.—Exhibition, by Class in
Physical Culture, under direction
of Miss Charlotte M. Heath, of
New York. *
Sunday, May 3
11:00a. m.—Baccalaureate Sermon,
W. H. Hickman, LL. D., D. D., of
New York.
8:30 p. m.—Vespers, with address by
Dr. W. H. Hickman. •
From Albany Avanue.
"Simula,” our Albany Avenue
correspondent, came to Tifton
through the rain Wednesday to re
port Frank Whiddon for killing a
rattler on Little river Saturday, that
was five feet nine inches long, with
thirteen rattles and a button.
Also, at the same time, he|reports
Pete Cromey and Jim Brewer with
broad smjles over a new girl each
last week.
Just at this point of his report, a
friend of his proposed to lend him
a dry coat, as a wet one was danger-
ius to his health. Come again
irother on a dry day.
The stock’ is still large; and the
roods are still going at Wholesale
dost; but it is a matter now of a
few days; better hurry. Meredith’s
as well as by his many friends in
Tifton, where he was well known.
Th. Pa,lion Play in Tifton.
Afternoon and evening of Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday of this
week, the 23rd, 2Uh and 25th, the
genuine Passion Play, or the life of
Christ from birth to Ascension, in
moving pictures, consisting of near
ly six thousand feet of film, beauti
fully hand-painted, from beginning
to end.
Yeu will see with your eyes what
hymn and song and sermon and ep
ic and eloquence have made sublime
the world around.
An opportunity seldom had In
small towns.
Admission forthis picture, 15 and
25 cents, which will be returned to
any dissatisfied person.
Robertson’s Electric Theatre.
Groceva Clow Early.
We, the undersigned Grocers of
the city of Tifton, agree to close our
stores at 7 o’clock, p. m., beginning
April 27th, Saturday night excepted.
‘ Geo. Baker. W. M. Sellars, E. F.
Bussey & Co., W. J. Henderson &
Son, T. 0. Knight, T. M. Chesnutt,
W.J. B. Watkins, C. M. Boswell,
W. H. Graham, M. Regopoulos,
Edgewood Fruit Co.,' except soda
fountain, 8 o'clock, Rickerson &
Watson.
Fresh Green Vegetables, with the
dew on’em. at the City Market ev
ery morning. 10-4t
To Repudiate Action of Sixth District
Executive Committee Which Said
Tift Should Furnith Senator.
What looked for four hours like a
hopeless deadlock of the Sixth Dis
trict Senatorial Convention at Val
dosta Monday, was finally settled in
an amicable and what appeared to
be a thoroughly satisfactory manner
by Echols county withdrawing her
claims to the right to furnish the
senator this year, and conceding
the same to Tift county, which coun
ty was unanimously accorded the
right to name the Democratic candi
date.
Berrien county held a mass meet
ing Saturday, and elected ten dele
gates to the convention at Valdosta,
instructing them to vote for Tift
county to furnish the senator, and
for this county to also name him in
whatever manner they saw fit. Ber
rien’s delegation was instructed to
vote as a unit.
Echols at the same time held
convention and elected ten delegates,
sending them to Valdosta instructed
to insist on re-opening the matter of
which county should furnish the can
didate for senator and to also insist
that it was Echols, county’s time,
This delegation was instructed to
vote as a unit.
On the same day, Lowndes county
held a convention, and while there
was a great deal of difference of
opinion in Lowndes as to which coun
ty had a right to furnish the senator
this year, after a warm contest those
favoring Echols county took control
of the convention and elected dele
gates instructed to re-open the mat
ter as to which county should fur
nish the candidate, and to vote for
Echols’ choice. This delegation was
also directed to vote as a unit
Tift county’s delegation consisted
of the full number of ten: C. W.
Fulwood, Thos. McMillan, C. C.
Guest, R. C. Ellis, J, M. Branch, E.
P. Bowen, W. G. Devane, C. L. Par
ker, W. W. Banks, and J. L. Her
ring. Messrs. J. L. Pickard, S. M.
Clyatt and L. P. Thurman accompa
nied the delegation and rendered
valuable assistance. Some of this
committee have been on every com
mittee sent out from Tifton and have
the distinction of ‘never coming back
without the object they went for.
The delegation stuck together as a
man throughout the day. It was a
unit on every measure and never let
a point pass unchallenged or an op
portunity that was not promptly
seized to advantage. Every man
buried self-interest and forgot all ex
cept that of his county.
The Berrien delegation consisted
of T. L. Adams, C. D. Shaw and W.
B. Allen. Loyally, like brothers,
they stood by Tift county through
out, and hut for their support and
co-operation, the delegation from
this county would have been help
less. Mr. Adams was chairman of
the Berrien delegation, and a speech
he made on the justice of Tift coun
ty's cause was one of the most gin
gery and logical of the day. It will
be a long time before Tift county
forgets its debt to Berrien.
When the four delegations ari ived
on the scene, th?re were twoof them
instructed to vote for Tift and two
instructed for Echols, and all four
of the delegations were bound by
the mass meetings that elected them
to act as a unit.
It looked as if the convention was
hopelessly tied. The meeting was
called to order promptly at 11 o’clock
by Chairman G. A. Whitaker, of the
District Executive Committee, and
from the moment his gavel fell the
scrapping began, and from then un
til the matter was finally adjusted,
after 3 o’clock, it was probably one
of the most stubbornly contested
conventions ever held in the county
of Lowndes.
The election of a chairman being
first in order, the Lowndes delega
tion put Mr. B. P. Jones in nomina
tion and the Tift delegation, Mr.
Whitaker. Matters were temporar
ily suspended while a'temporary sec
retary was elected, Col. Woodward,
of Valdosta being given the position.
The Lovbndes delegation then
made the point th»t until the cre
dentials of the delegates had been
examined, the convention would not
know who had a right to vote, so a
committee on credentials, composed
of one from each of the four coun
ties, was elected and these retired to
make their report. Mr. C. L. Par
ker was the member from Tift on
this committee.
In a few minutes the committee
reported a full delegation of ten
from Tift, also a full delegation
from Lowndes, with nine delegates
and one proxy from Echols and three
delegates and seven proxies from
Berrien.
Col. West, of Lowndes, who led
the fight for Echols countv from
first to last, made the point that the
proxies could not be voted, and the
matter was appealed to the chair.
Just here the Lowndes delegation
appeared dissatisfied with their own
action in insisting on a credentials
committee first, and attempted to
postpone action on receipt of the
committee’s report until a chairman
could be elected, but this was not
Wxrren ll Alto Reflected Clorlc Su;
I Or Court.
In Wednesday’s primary in Woj'th
county, Hon. G. G. Ford deft
Hon. Claude Payton for re-election
as representative by a majority 'of
seventy.
J. W. Warren was re-elected clerk,
L, A. Potts sheriff, Thyal Holton tax
receiver, J. W. Aultman treasurer,
and G. W. Chapman and J. T. Thorn
hill County Commissioners.
Following is the official vote:
For Representative: G. G. Ford
725, Claude Payton 655.
For Ordinary: W. W. Tison 1417.
For Sheriff: C. C. Alexander 24, J.
W. Davis 294, W. H. Gregory 254,
J. L. Milner 208, L. A. Potts 611.
For Clerk: R. L. Deariso 416, J.
W. Warren 968.
For Tax Collector: N. G. Houston
1392.
For Tax Receiver: J. J. Culpepper
238, Thyal Holton 763, C. C. Walters
414.
For Treasurer: J. W. Aultman 762,
J. W. Smith 637.
For Commissioners: W. L. Boze
man 205, G. W. Chapman 880, S. G.
Long 198, M. H. Sumner 473, J, T.
Thornhill 560, J. S. Westberry 323.
County Surveyor: W. J. Davis
1392.
For Coroner: T. M. Coram 1401.
Will Hold District Convention i
Tifton
in
Political Meeting.
Postponed until 8:30 p. m. Satur
day, April 25th.
Owing to the Lyceum attraction
at the school auditorium last Friday
night, the meeting at the court
house was postponed until Saturday,
April 25th.
Mr. E. L. Vickers will make an
address on the uncertainty of gov
ernment regulation of the public
utilities, without any reference to
candidates.
It was further agreed by the Smith
and Brown men that local talent
would follow with a speech for
Brown and Smith and at the conclu
sion there would be Smith and Brown
clubs organized.
The Smith folks insist that every
man, to a man, be on hand. Like
wise the Brown men urge every man,
to a man, to be on hand.
Citizens and Smith and Brown Men,
$1,000 on Governor'^ Rzce
Five hundred dollars will change
hands in Tifton when the guberna
torial primary is decided.
This morning, two certified checks
for $500 each were placed in the
hands of Mr. R. W. Patrick.
Mr. C. L. Parker took the,Joe
Brown end of the argument ’and
Col. J. B. Murrow the Hoke Smith
side.
A dollar saved is a dollar made.
Meredith’s Cost Sale will last only r
few more days:
Screen Doors, Tifton Variety
Works. 2t
ON TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK
. /
Prominent Pythixns .Will be Hera end
About Forty Visitors and Delegates
- From Other Ledcee.
On Tuesday, April 28th, there
will convene in Tifton the Second
District Convention, of the Knights '
of Pythians.
The first session will be held
the K. of P. hall at 4 p. m., sharp,
and will continue until 6 o’clock and,;
the second session will be held at the
same place at 8 p. m.
After the night session, refresh
ments will be served.
All Knights in good standing are
invited to be present at both sessions.
Grand Chancellor Bailey expects to
be in attendance, also one of the
Supreme Representatives and several
other prominent Pythias.
The afternoon session will he de*
voted to the organization of the:
Convention,, of which this is the. ’
first meeting, the election of officers,
etc. etc. The night session will be
devoted largely to the secret work, |
there being candidates for the first, 3
second and third ranks i
There will be in attendance repre- i
sentatives from the Lodges at Ash- '
burn, Alapaha, Witlacoochee, Nash
ville, Valdosta, Adel, Sparks and \
Quitman, and reports froip these*
points indicate that the attendance '
will be good.
Every member of Tifton Lodg
No. 122, who can possibly attend
urged to come to both sessions, 1
welcome the visiting brothers.
The delegates from the Tifton '
Lodge are: H. W. Brown, R. Eve
and W. C. Spurlin. Each Lodge in
the District will send three delegates *
and about forty visitors and dele
gates in all are expected frQm out of
town.
An Invitation to the Public.
Miss Alien, of the classes in music;
Miss Robinson, of the class in elocu
tion, and Miss Nelson, of the class
in art, Tifton Public School, extend I
a cordial invitation to the public to'
come to the recital and art exhibi-1
tion, which will be given at the
school auditorium on Wednesday
afternoon, April 29th, at 3:30.
Red Cross Mattresses and Victor *
Springs, at Kent’s. 2t
Bring your Chickens and Eggs to
the City Market and get best cash
price. 10-4t
Seed Chufas, Sorghum and
nuts at Chesnutt’s. tf
Pea-
The
Bank
of
Tifton,
TIFTON, GA.
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Monday, April 27th,
being Memorial Day
and a legal holiday
this bank will be
closed
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Designs On It
is what all young chaps have when they see a jar of the best brand of J
Jams like we always keep.
They're not made to keep
but to eat, and that's why C
they go off so lively.
Pure Fruit Jam
of all kinds is always in
stock ready for delivery on
your order. Our assort
ment at present is unusually
large and comprises a fresh
lot just received.
H. GRAHAM,
P ’Phono 197,
^ “TIFTON’S BEST GROCERY STORE.”
First National Bank of Tifton
J. J. L. PHILLIPS, Pres. I. W. MYERS, V. Pros.
FRANK SCARBORO, Cashier.
STA.TB nBBOSITORY.
A PPRT^CT ACTION.
This bank values the business it receives from its custo
mers and takes every opportunity to telling them so. Our
customers on the other hand appreciate the fact that the ser
vice extended to them is .oupled with security. ....
Any business arrangements to be permanent must be mutually satis
factory and profitable. Therefore, in selecting your bank, have
PERMANENCY in view and establish yourself for your preaant amt
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