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CO. UNION BARBECUE
COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL
• Good Dinner, Good Speaking and
Good Time tt Eldorado.
A WELL FULL OF ICE WATER
Monthly Meeting of Tift County Formers
Union on Occoslwt of Pleoture ond
Profit to oil Present.
An educational. Tally, in con-
nectiop with the monthly meeting of
the Tift County Farmers’ Union,
was held at Eldorado yesterday.
There was nothing to mar the pleas
ure of the exercises from beginning
to end. As usual in that community,
everybody turned out and contrib
uted liberally to make the occasion
one long to be remembered.
Nothing that would contribute to
the comfort and pleasure of the
visitors was overlooked. The well
at the schoolhouse had been thor
oughly cleaned out a few days ago,
until it resembled an immense stone
jar sunk into the earth, and into the
fresh water that had collected sever
al hundred pounds of ice was placed,
so for one day, at least, Eldorado
had the coolest well of water in the
county.
The bountiful' dinner that was
spread was a surprise even to the
ones who prepared it. The meats
were barbecued to perfectio:: by
Mr. T.,K. Phillips. In quality and
'quantity the dinner was all any one
'could wish for.
The Union held its session at the
school house, which Jins served its
day and generation fairly well, but
in a few weeks will be, removed to
give place to an up-to-date building
that will be the pride of the entire
district.
Addi'esses were delivered at the
Methodist church, both morning
and afternoon which were interest
ing features of the day. -Among
the speakers were: Prof. Chas. C.
Elliott and Prof.. Barrington, of the
Convention to be Held in Tifton July
11, With District Convention.
Saturday, July 11th, there will be
held at the Methodist church in Tif
ton a meeting for the purpose of
organizing a Sqnday School Asso
ciation for Tift county. Pastors,
superintendents, and others interes
ted in promoting modern Sunday
School work are invited to be present
and take part.
This is the occasion of the Valdosta
District Sunday School Convention
of the Methodist church, and a most
helpful program has beeiv arranged.
Delegates to the county convention
are therefore invited to come on
Friday afternoon and remain
through Sunday if possible, in order
to have the benefit of both gather
ings.
Tifton will furnish royal enter
tainment for all who send in their
names at once. If you have no
school, and you would like to see
one in your community, appoint
yourself a delegate to this conven
tion and come. The County Conven
tion is inter-denominational and all
Protestant denominations wjjl have
part. J. M. Glenn,
Pastor Methodist Church,
Tifton, Ga.
FORM-
TIFTON FURNISHES ONE
Of School Officials of Tift County
Next Friday.
COM. J. M. POUND TO SPEAK.
All School Official* and School Board*
in tha County are Invited to I
% Prevent and Take Part Therain.
Paulk Shoot* Again,
Dennis Paulk. Jr., near Willacoo-
ebee,'While on a drunken spree shot
and probably fatally Wounded his
wife Saturday night because she re
monstrated with him when he start
ed to shoot a negro and his mule.
At first it was thought Mrs. Paulk
could not live, but now there appears
to be some chance for her recovery.
By some Paulk is thought to be
crazy; by others only mean. He is
in jail. Not long since he was par
doned out of the penitentiary, where
he was serving an eight years' sen
tence for killing a friend while
drunk.
Seeking Pardon for Mack Paulk.
Atlanta, July 1.—Former Gov. J.
_ ■ . M. Terrell today filed with the pris-
Sparks Collegiate Institute and Prof. on commission an application for the
KoyjJ, .Bay, editor of the Hahira pardon of Mack Paulk, of Berrien
Dispatch. Worthy of mention also county, who is serving a twenty-
were the talks given by WE Johns, g* ft* Ct“m2.
W. V. Martin and Jno. Y. Sutton. ^ strong petition in his behalf is
They w^re to the point and greatly presented.
.enjoyed by all. I Mr. Paulk killed his brother, Hill-
The music for the occasion was man, within a mile of Tifton. The
furnished by-Mrs. J. N. Miller. | circumstances are well remembered
The Local Union at. Eldorado is here,
less than a year old, but has come to | Mgler s hoes fo*r ladies and chit-
stay. The membership has doubled ,] r en known for quality the U. S.
the past sixty days. S. . over, at Whitley Bro’s.
This Bank Will be Closed
TO-M ORROW,
JULY 4th,
The Same' Being a Legal Holiday.
H. C. BAKER, President.
W. H. Hendricks, V-Pres. J. L. Brooks, Cashier.
L. 0. Benton, V-Pres. K. P. Baker, Asst Cashier.
^NATIONAL BANK'/TIFTON
TIPTON, GA.
Capi tal—$50, COO. 00. Reso urces—$250,000.00
Two and one-half years old.
You cannot do the
work without
good tools.
We sell Everything in
Hardware
and
Fencing.
Tiie Taylor Furniture and Hardware Company,
E A. Boca, PrmMeot. J. If. Paulk. Cashier.
Citizens’ Bank.
CAPITAL, STOCK, 825 000.
lnterc-,1 I,*M on It'll* dennnhe
, laicrnl. You- ir-.-iteM solicited
L i*u* made on good ool
’ 9c-m«as solicited
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Mais Struct; Bovtsiohj BnitPitro
•PifTOK. »*•
Friday of next week, July 10th, is
the date for the Convention of all
the school officers of Tift county.
This includes the members of the
County Board of Education, City
Board and the various Local Boards
throughout the entire county. Ev
ery friend of education who can ar
range to attend should be present at
the morning session, which opens at
9:30, in the Tifton Public School
building. Ladies are especially in
vited.
It is gratifying to note the inter
est taken in this approaching Con
vention by our school officers. It is
a time when school officials, business
men, and legislators are devoting
more time to the study of educa
tional problems than ever before.
The public realizes to-day that pro
gressive business methods should be
applied to school systems in order to
secure satisfactory results. The
school trustee should be one of the
most effective factors in securing
the needed improvements in our
public schools. It is a time when no
school officer can stand aside neu
tral and indifferent., Economy may
be a shining virtue, but if you are a
school trustee, and cannot devote
one day in twelve months in meeting
with the organized cduca’ional forces
of your county, we would suggest
that you tender your resigna
tion at once and state that your com
munity was mistaken in their man
when they appointed you, and the
county Board of Education blun
dered when they confirmed that ap
pointment.
Failure to comprehend responsi
bility, and unwillingness to meet re
sponsibility must no longer be
characteristic of any school official
of Tift county. If our schools main
tain a high standard of efficiency
we must not only have teachers no
ted for their mental equipment,
strength of character and moral pur
pose, but we must have loyal, devot
ed, self-sacrificing school officers in
every community who will take spe
cial pride in keeping their county
abreast of this tidal wave of educa
tional progress that is sweeping over
the entire state.
It is true that you may receive but
few words of commendation for
your labor. It is true that you may
receive no compensation for your
expenditure of time and energy. It
is also true that the children of fu
ture generations may never hear
your name; but it should gladden
your heart to know that you are lay
ing broad and deep the foundations
for their future happiness and pros
perity.
This occasion will be the first of
ficial visit to Tifton of our worthy
State School Commissioner, Hon.
Jere M. Pound. Ourcounty will be
blind to its best interests if it does
not give him a royal welcome. His
intense earnestness and enthusiasm
have ever been a perpetual inspira
tion to his pupils and associates. So
long as the commonwealth of Geor
gia chooses such men to preside over
the educational affairs of the state,
she can face the future with every
prospect of success. We trust that
no school officer of Tift county will
be so unfortunate as to fail to hear
his address next Friday.
W. R. S.
Charles Wesley Austin.
Charles Wesley, the little year-and-
a-half-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clif
ford Austin died-at their home on Tift
avenue this morning at 6 o’clock.
The little one had been sick ever
since his birth until a few months
ago he began to improve, and the
parents thought he would soon be
well. Last week he was taken very
ill again and slowly failed until
death ended his suffering this mor
ning.
This is the second little boy Mr.
and Mrs. Austin have lost, Eut they
have the sweet assurai.ee that they
are at rest in Jesus, and are waiting
to welcome them to their heavenly
home. . .
The many friends of the young
couple deeply sympathize with them
their time of trouble.
Country hams, fresh and good at
W. H. Graham’s. It
For Sale—E. B. Thompson’s "Ring
let" strain of Barred Plymoth Reeks.
: Code
Pullets, *1.00 each; Cockerels, *2.00.
Eggs, *1.00 for 13; BAT Orpington Em,
*1.00 for IS. Jno. G. Padrick. 26-2t
Of Eleven Member* From State at
Large on Executive Committee.
Saturday, Hon. Hewlett A. Hall
Chairman of the State Democratic
Executive Committee, named the
eleven members of said committee
from the state-at-large, as provided
by the last state convention, one
from each congressional district,
as follows:
Hon. J. R. Miller, of Bulloch.
Hon. W. W. Banks, of Tift.
Hon. W. E. Stead, of Taylor.
Hon. J. A. Thrash, of Meriwether.
Hon. F. J. Paxoo, of Fulton.
Hon. A. Emmett Barnes, of Bibb.
Hon. G. R. Hutcheson, of Polk.
Hon. J. M. Smith, of Oglethorpe.
Hon. B. F. Carr, of Banks.
Hon. Louis Brooks, of Richmond.
Hon. F. L. Sweat, of Coffee.
A state-at-large membership on
this committee is one of the greatest
honors the party in the state has to
bestow, and the selection of one
from Tifton for the Second district
is a fit recognition of our town and
section, as well as a personal honor
to Mr. Banks.
Before the convention. Mr. Banks
was solicited by many members of
the Secoijd district delegation to go
as one of the state delegates to the
National Democratic Convention at
Denver, but when this appointment
offered decided that, as the honor
was a higher one, and he could best
serve the party and state as well as
his section as a member of the execu
tive committee from the state-at-
large. he decided to accept it.
Mr. Banks has done a great deal
of work for the party in this section
and the honor is deserved one.
Sh.pperd-Whittier,
Miss Katie Julia Sheppard and
Mr. N. B. Whittier, Jr., were united
in marriage near New River church
Sunday .afternoon at 1:30, Rev. W.
W. Webb officiating.
The young people had the consent
of the bride’s parents, but they
decided they would have a quite
wedding. The only witnesses to the
marriaga were Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Lytle and Mr. Rob O’Quinn.
Mr. and Mrs. Whittier left on the
Shoo-Fly for Valdosta where they
spent the night, going from there to
White Springs, remaining there for
several days. They returned Wed
nesday and are keeping house in a
cottage on Tift avenue.
The bride is the second daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. 0. F. Sheppard and is
still in her teens. She is a sweet and
lovable girl and we wish for her the
happiness she deserves. The groom
is the son of Mr. N. B. Whittier, Sr.,
who lives a few miles south of Tif
ton, anij jsp deserving young man o(
good habits, and holds a position
witli the City Market.
The Gazette wishes for them both
a life of happiness and sunshine.
THE ^.CONVENTION
Of the Valdosta District Meets
in Tifton Neit Friday-
MANY WELL KNOWN WORKERS
Will Address the South Georgia Sunday
School Delegates, Whom Tifton
is Prepared to Entertain.
The following: program is an
nounced for the Sunday School Con
vention of the Valdosta District, M.
E. Church, to be held in Tifton, Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday, July 10th,
11th and 12th:
Program.
FIRST SESSION.
Friday evening, Juljr 10th.
8:00 -Devotional.
8:20—“The Mission of the Sunday
School’’—Rev. J. C. Jones.
8:50—“Meaning and Importance of
Religious Education”—JLev. E. II.
Chappell, D. D.
9:30—Benediction.
SECOND SESSION.
Saturday morning, June 11th.
9:30—Devotional. '
10:00—Sunday School Jackscrews”—
Mr. E. E. French.
10:30- “What's the Matter?”--Rev.
H. C. Jones.
11:10—“Conditions of Successful
Teaching”—Rev. E. B. Chappell.
12:00—Benediction.
THIRD SESSION.
Saturday afternoon, July 11th.
3:30—“Model Sunday School”—Mr.
E. E. French.
4:30—“Hitting the Bull’s Eye”—
Rev. H. C. Jones.
5:00—“The Educational Process”—
Rev. E. B. Chappell, D. D.
5:40—B^nodietiofi.
FOURTH SESSION.
Saturday Evening, July 11th.
8:00—Praise Service.
8:20—“A Model Teacher”—Rev. H.
C. Joaes.
8:50- “The Educational Process”
Rev. E. B. Chappell, D. I).
9:30—Benediction.
FIFTH SESSION.
Sunday morning, July 12th.
9:45—“A Model Sunday School”—
Mr. E. E. French.
11:00—“Some Conditions of Success
ful Service”—Rev. E. B. Chappell.
SIXTH SESSION.
Sunday afternoon, July 12th.
3:30—Praise Service.
3:50—“The Man at the Wheel”—Mr.
E. E. French.
4:20—“An Echo from the Interna
tional Conventicn”—Prof. Jason
Scarboro.
4:50—“Other Factors in Educa
tion”—Rev. E. B. Chappell, D. D.
5:30—Benediction.
Mr. Edward Purvis Patted Away Some
Time Last Night.
Mr. Edward Purvis, one of the
most prominent farmers of Tift
county, who has spent his life in this
section, was found dead in his bed
this morning at his home about five
miles southeast of Tifton.
When his wife arose at an early
hour, Mr. Purvis was not up, and
when she went to call him later he
was found dead in his bed.
While* he had not been in the best
of health recently, yet Mr. Purvis
had *|bt been seriously ill, and the
causAf his death is unknown. The
only trouble from which he suffered
was occasional spells with his head.
He was sixty-nine years of age,
and is survived by his wife and seven
children, the youngest of whom is
nearly grown. There are two boys,
Daniel W., and Jacob, and five girls,
Mrs. Susan Langley, Mrs. Julia Ann
Walker, Mrs. Kelcy Walker and
Misses Lydia and Lizzie Purvis/
Family Reunion.
The children and descendants of
Mr. John Church well field a family
reunion. Thursday of last week, at
the home of Mr. Dan Fletcher, near
Brighton.
Tho6e present were: Mr. John H.
Churchwell and family, of Cordele;
Mr. A. F. Churchwell and family, of
Albany; Mr. Walter Churchwell and
family, of Cordele; Mr. J. C. Hind
and family, of Dawsqn, and Mr. M.
D. Calhoun and family, of Boston.
An elegant dinner was spread, and
the day was greatly enjoyed by all
present.
Mr. Hind and family and Mr.
Calhoun and family returned by way
of Tifton, going from here to St.
Simons Island, for a few days’ out
ing.
SEVENTH SESSION.
Sunday Evening, Jtily 12.
8:00 Praise Service.
8:20—“How to Study the Bible,”
Rev. H. C. Jones.
8:50—Impressions of the Convention.
9:30—Benediction,
Mr. E. E. French is Superinten
dent of Sunday School Supplies for
the M. E. Church, South, and the
successful Superintendent of one of
the largest and best schools in South
ern Methodism.
Rev. H. C. Jones is Sunday School
Rev. Jtnc* King Dead.
DoerUN, Ga., June 25th, ’ 8,
This morning about 11 o’clock I Field Secretary for the South Geor-
Rev. James King was thrown from a i gj a Conference, and one of the best
mule *md instajitly killed at his! Sunday School men in
home about two miles from this
place.
He had been to ride aliout his
farm ancf was returning when the
animal was frightened, throwing
nim from its back; his foot got
tangled in tfce stirrup so that he was
mangled from his head to his feet
before his foot was gotten out.
Rev. King was a young man of
thirty-five years of age, and had
been a minister of the Missionary
church since boyhood.
His remains will be laid to rest in
Cool Springs cemetery tomorrow
afternoon at 4 o’clock.
He leaves a wife and six children
to mourn his death.
Doctor Chappell is Sunday School
Editor for the M. E. Church, South,
and theoretically and experimentally
speaks authoritatively on the mod
ern Sunday School, in all of its phases.
Those, desiring to attend should
send names at once to I)r. O. Lee
Chesnutt, Chairman Entertainment
Committee, Tifton, Ga.
Governor’* Vole Fell Off.
It has heeh claimed that Governor
Smith received a larger vote in the
last election than he received two
years ago. This is due to the fact
that, two years.ago, the first reports
gave him ten thousand votes less
than he really received, due to an
In another column appears a notice
of local legislation amending the act
creating the City Court of Tifton. 1
This amendment covers several
minor details, such as providing that
judgments in, civil cases may be
taken at the ap/>earanco term where
no defense is filed, and making a
slight increase in Judge’s salary, as
recommended by Lhe last grand
jury.
Pineules for the Kidneys, 30 days’
trial $1.00, Guarantee^. Pineules
act directly on the Kidneys and bring
relief in the first dose to b.ackachc.
weak back, Jame back, rheumatic
pains, kidney and bladder trouble.
They purify the blood and invigorate
the entire system. Sold by Mills
Drug Co.
IN SUPERIOR COURT
Civil Docket Will be Token up 1
Monday.
QUITE A LOT OF LITIGATION
For Fir»t Week, With Criminal Week to
Follow. About 40 Civil Case*. Only
One Criminal Case of Note.
The July term of Tift county su
perior court will convene Monday
morning at 10 o’clock. Judge Robt.
G: Mitchell will preside.
‘There is quite a lot of civil busi
ness, enough to occupy perhaps the
entire week, or the larger portion
of it. There are about forty civil
cases on the docket.
For the second, or criminal week,
there are only a few cases, unless
some are developed by the grand
jury during the first week.
The only criminal case of im
portance likely to be tried i3 that
against Sherman for killing Lennon
Paulk, with which our readers are
familiar.
Jury lists appear in another 1
column.
At the Methodist Church Sunday.
Sunday School, 9:45 a. m.; Preach
ing, 11a. m.; Junior League, 3 p. m.;
Senior League, 4:30 p. m.; Baptism
and reception of members, 8 p. m.
The morning discourse will be on
the subject of “Christian Educa
tion.” Parents, teachers, members
of School Board, and others interes
ted in the subject of education are
cordially invited. Every boy and
girl of school ^ge in the congrega
tion are especially invited.
Let every member of the church
be present at the evening service to
giv^ most cordial welcome to those
who are to be received into our com
munion. J. M. Glenn, P. C.
Mr. Miles Cowart, of Omega,
whose store was burned several
weeks ago, was in Tifton yesterday,
and made a satisfactory settlement
with his insurance people. Mr.
Cowart has opened up business
again in a store room rented from
J. P. Moore, and contemplates erect
ing a brick building at some future
date.
Use DeWitt’s Little Early Risers,
pleasant little pills that are easy to
take. Sold by Hollingsworth &
Moore.
I J. J. L. PHILLIPS, PresA J. W. MYERS, V. Pre*.
FRANK SCARBORO, Cashier.
m
First National Bank of Tifton
STATES niSPOSITOKY.
DEPOSITORS
Like to feel that in bringing their business to a bank thfcy are
helping to build it up; in other words they pro giving some
thing tor what they receive. We want you to feel that way
toward us.
We are growing. Grow with us. Wc want your «c-
con.Vlf SVAllt to make ourselves useful to you in anything per
taining to [iii.iiiciS rtild we enP handle it with profit to you
and to ourselves.
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k For a Proper Celebration of the Fourth you ought ro
ti to have something extra fine in the way of eating. It is y
^ easily enough to be had at least in the way of '
He has many relatives in Tift and error in an adding machine. His
Turner counties. ! vote this year was more than the
Mr. J. L. Baker sent the Gazette considerably less than the second
yesterday from his place at AlapaTra, count> wl)ich was the oflicial one.
The Dublin Courier-Dispatch says
the rattles from a snake his wife
killed which was after her chickens. | on ^js line:
Mr. Baker says he is not telling a "This is an error,
snake story, but just sent us a watch ;
charm of fourteen rattles and a but
ton. This makes the third one killed
near his place recently, and he says
shows what a woman will do when
something bothers her biddies. T he
snake was about five feet long.
Countrv hams, fresh and good at
W. H. Graham’s. It
He received in
the primary of June 4 , 5,847 less
votes than he did in 1906. His vote
this year is in excess of the vote first
accredited to him two years ago, but
when the official figures were given
out at the Macon convention it was
seen that Governor Smith’s total
vote was 104,796. In the primary
this year he received 98,949 votes.
"In 1906 the opposition candidates
BARBERSHOPi 79 ’ 556 V0 ‘* 8 ’ 0nthe4thof
Hotel Myon
Fine Fruits and
Vegetables.
Just come here and see what
a tempting variety we dis
play. Note how naturally
ripe and fresh they are.
Think how you, your family
and your guests would relish
them. Don’t limit yourself
to thinking. Buy and make
it a reality. Our prices are
certainly low enough.
H. GRAHAM,
'Phone 197,
‘TIFTON’S BEST GROCERY STORE.”
(Areund Csrner (rent Bank at TMton.)
THREE EXPERT BARBERS,
Service Equal to any City Shops.
F1L
, «« Us Ytir Bisii
June Mr. brown received 109,806
votes, or 30,250 more votes than the
opposition to Governor Smith two
years ago, and 6,013 more votes than
Governor Smith received at that
t'me.”
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel salve is
good for! cuts, burns, bruises and
scratch^. It is especially good for
.Mid sold by