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THE TIFTON GAZETTE, TIFTON, GA., FRIDAY* JANUARY 14, 1916.
VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 36-
IAYE NEW HOME
Set Aside $30,000 Inspiring Talks Made by Rev. Made Schedule Time All the
Way from Chicago.
f .' JFora New Building
ID BE nmara m OFFICEBS FOB YEAR CHOSEN CARRIED 115 PASSENGERS HARING A TOUR OF STATE WOULD SAVE FARMERSHONEY TOE FIRST ROUND TRIP TODAY
"Will be Story end a Half
Exclusively for Bnb !
iny Purposes
hk of Tifton is to have a
j : . j;
as decided on at a meeting
eard of Directors, following
nual stockholders' meeting
afternoon. The sum of $30,-
appropriated for building
11 mejei
' to d«-
Board of Directors will
|in fn tho first of February
t_a location.
he stockholders' meeting ( a
satisfactory showing was
During the year the bank
eed the million dollar mark,
^ita steadily increasing voluko
dness has already carried it
hto the second million. Tho
iividend was paid and a neat
sed to the surplus,
stockholders re-elected the
Board of Directors, as fol-
i p. D. Phillips, W. W. Banks,
LTift, L. S. Shepherd and E. P.
t Board of Directors re-elected
ner officers: j
| H. Tift, President.
i;P. Bowen, Vice-President.
^W. Banks, Vice-President.
McLeod, Cashier. \
, O’Neal, Assistant Cashier,
i after the re-election of the
_j that the matter of a new
Kyras taken up and passed upon,
i the site has not been select-
f fit is regarded as certain that the
hrip building will be on Main street,
i>W|r’»l desirable locations being un
ify consideration.
The new bank building will be on*
half stories high and will bo
exclusively for banking puts
It will have every modern
hience for banking consistent
t the business handled, and will
it notable addition to Tiftph’s
business house*." TJie'dh-
bent is one,of the most inter-
■events of'the'NbW'Year.
S. SCHOOL MEET
THE DIXIE LIMITED
ON MAIDEN VOYAGE
TO REACH TIFTON
TIFT COUNTY’S NEED BETTER SERVICE
ON FEBRUARY I3T0 FOR DEMONSTRATOR TIFTON--VALDOSTA
Brown and Mb* Magee
Exhibit Car* of Georgia Cham
ber of Commerce.
Aptly Illustrated in Epidemic of
Hog Cholera.
few Morning and Afternoon
Train* Operated.
Rev. Watkins President and Mrs.
Eve Secretary. Division Presi
dents and Committee Selected
After an enthusiastic two-day ses
sion the convention of the Tift Coun
ty Sunday School Association ad
journed Wednesday night following
the election of officers for the year.
The sessions of the convention
Tuesday and Wednesday night were
largely attended and the day ses
sions also had a good attendance.
The chief speakers on the program
were Bev. Wm. A. Brown, superin
tendent of the Mission Department
of the International Sunday School
Association, and Miss Daisy Magee,
Elementary Superintendent of the
Georgia Sunday School Association.
The talks by both of these conse
crated workers in Sunday School
course wtre as interesting and inspir
ing as have ever been heard in Tif
ton and Much good work is expected
from the inspiration received by
Sunday School leaders in the county.
The officers elected are as follows:
Rev. J. T. M. Watkins, President,
to succeed A. C. Tift.
Mrs. K. Eve, Secretary and Treas
urer, to succDed K. P. Baker.
A. C. Tift, H. H. Britt and W. V.
Martin, Executive Committee.
The following division presidents
were also chosen:
C. W. Cooper, Brookfield. *
T. JS. Higdon, Chula.
J. A. Dodd, Omega.
E. J. Cottle, Ty Ty.
K. P. Baker, Tifton.
Ten Sunday Schools were repre
sented in the convention.
Bev. Brown and Miss Magee left
Thursday morning for Moultrie,
where they will take part in the Col
quitt coupty convention.
EXTRA EARLY COTTON.
Stalks With Squares Growing in Tif
ton in January
You just can’t get around the fact
that. Tift county has the Georgia
... _■ blue ribbon for early cotton this
V. F. NORMAN MAYOR year. Stalks two and a half feet
|£NLt the city election held Monday high with squares on them in Janu-
an Park, Mr. V. F. Norman ary, what do yon think of that!
•inerted mayor and J. II. Hall Wednesday, Mr. Joe Adams sent
Bostwick were chosen ar the Gazette office a stalk of cotton
Mbs of the city council, says the of that length with four forms on it.
[Brie Observer. jThe ttalk grew by the wail at Mi-
election was quiet, only one son’s warehouse in the open air.
jin the race having opposition, i Without waiting to hear from the
; other precincts, we hand Mr. Adams
Iraham’s prices on your ham- \ the award for the earliest cotton of
csries before buying. j 1016,
Southbound Train Reaches Tifton at
3:05 p. m. and Northbound at S
p. m. Crews Lay Over Here
The first run of the Dixie Limited,
the new palatial through train from
Chicago to Jacksonville, for the sea
son 1916, set a pace that it is going
to be mighty, hard to keep up. The
Limited left Chicago on time and ar
rived at Tifton on time, making the
entire trip on schedule time.
The Limited arrived in Tifton
Tuesday afternoon at 3:06 p. m. over
the Georgia Southern and Florida
with Conductor Brown in charge and
Engineer Holloway at the throttle,
and Baggage Master Riggins and
Flagman Bush. It left five minutes
later over the Atlantic Coast Line
with Conductor Bullard in charge.
Engineer Campbell at the throttle
and Baggage Master Stripling and
Flagman Pitts.
The train was composed of seven
cars, including combination baggage
and second-class coach, first-class
passenger coach, dining car, three
Pullmans, the Clipton, Farquhar and
Egena, and Pullman observation car
Sinton. There were 116 through pas
sengers on board, a good crowd for
the first run.
Among the prominent railroad
men accompanying the limited on
its first run were E. M. North, As
sistant General Passenger Agent for
the Atlantic Coast Line, who board
ed the Limited at Atlanta; M. J. C.
Wrenne, Superintendent of Trans
portation of the Nashville, Chatta
nooga and St. Louis; and S. B. Cal
houn, trainmaster for this division
of the A. C. L., who boarded the
Limited here.
The Dixie Limited is a daily
through train from Chicago to Jack
sonville during the early months of
the year for "the accommodation of
the winter tourist travel. It will con
tinue in operation until after tho
tourists have returned north. The
train leaves Tifton southbound at
3:05 p. in. and northbound at 2:05 p.
m., making a day run, north and
south, from Jacksonville to Atlanta.
Conductor Bullard and crew
brought the first northbound train
Wednesday afternoon. Conductor
Youngblood, Baggage Master Haines
and Flagman Babb have the opposite
run to Conductor Bullard. The con
ductor, baggage master and flagman
on the A. C. L. will lay over in Tif
ton, but the engineer will bring the
northbound train from Waycross to
Tifton and return the same after
noon with the southbound.
Before Leaving for lbs North and
East, Where They Will Travel
for Five Years
The railroad exhibit ears, portray
ing in concrete foftn the varied pro
ducts of Georgia, (which the Georgia
Chamber sf Commerce plans to run
for the next five years through the
West and East, will be ready to start
rolling on the 22nd of this month.
The cars are probably the most
complete plant of its kind ever op
erated, even having its own electric
lighting and steam heating equip
ment, and everything else to make
it complete in every way.
In order that the people of Geor
gia may know just exactly what
kind of display of the resources of
the State we are sending through the
nation the officials of the Georgid
Chamber of Commerce have decided
to run the cars for six months in
Georgia, and they wifi reach Tifton
on February 13th.
The ears will carry a complete dis
play of Georgia products and em
brace the best from the exhibit* at
the State Fair.
Our people should not fail to visit
them while they are here.
ARCHDEACONRY OF
ALBANY CONVENED
In St Anne’* Episcopal Church
Wednesday night In
FIRST OFTHREE DAY SESSION
A A A A AAA A A AAA AAAAA/
In MAN Who Has Had ONE
Fire Experience is in
variably a staunch ad
vocate of
FIRE INSURANCE
EVER AFTER!
A valuable pointer to
those who have not yet
had such experience.
Some one has said; "What
you learn to your cost, yos
remember long."
SCARBORO
OFFICE MYON BUILDING TIFTON, GA.
V V VV V V V V S/ V V V V V V V V >
ATTENTION, VETERANS!
Don’t Fail to Attond Meeting Satur
day, January 15th
The Veterans of Tift county, whe
ther members of the Camp or not
are especially invited to attend the
monthly meeting of Tift county
Camp of Veterans on Saturday, the
15th, at 2 o’clock ip their hall over
Churchwell’e store.
The Sone of Veterans who have
been or are now members of the
Camp wifi be welcome and share in
the importance of the meeting.
Don’t forget the time and place,
and help perpetuate the cause so
important to those to whom yon can
bestow honor to whom it is justly
due.
J. S. Royal, Adjutant
Tift County Camp, U. C. V.
ATLANTA SPECIALISTS COMING
JANUARY 19TH
rtune’s Wheel
does not alwas turn your
way, and when she seems
to smile most is most
treacherous and is alway
fickle in dispensing her
favors. Don’t depend
upon chance, but take
time by the forelock and
save a part of your weekly
earnings, and when for-
most you can snap your fingers in her
5 you have a snug account in
ank of tifton
,il\:' • : GEORGIA
Guoru
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Growths on tha Eye* Absorbed and
Cross Eye* Straightened Without
Knifo or Pain by Our New Method.
Glasses Scientifically Fitted and
Fully Guarantaad. Consultation
Frio.
Dr*.* J. R. Hughes and Kennon
Mott, the eminently successful -eye
and chronic disease specialists, who
have offices in Atlanta, will be in Tit
ton again. This is a boon to those
suffering from bad eyes, ears, nose
and throat, nervousness, kidney, ca
tarrhal and rheumatism, dropsy, and
all diseases of the eyes and body.
They have made a special study of
children's eyes and diseases and give
them close attention. Some eyes can
be treated so that glasses need not
be worn. These noted specialists
have success where other have fail
ed, because of their special study and
long experience and their new and
original methods, so no matter how
bad your eyes or health, call an these
specialists. They will be at the Myon
Hotel, Wednesday Jan. 19. Every
one welcome. w-lt
.
1 Dos. Cue* of the best 2 lb. To-
'or 95c at Graham's.
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Nina Sessions Will be Held. Public
at Large Invited. Interesting
Program Arranged
The Archdeaconry of Albany
met in St Anne’s Episcopal church
Wednesday night at 7:80 in the first
of a series of meeting to last for
three days.
Nine sessions of the Archdeaconry
will be held and an. interesting pro
gram has been arranged for esch ses
sion. The public at large is extend
ed an urgent invitation to attend all
the sessions.
Rev. James B. Lawrence, of Amer-
icus, is Archdeecon, and Rev. John
Moore Walker, Jr., of Cordele, sec
retary and treasurer.
The program in fall follows.
Wednesday, January 12th.
7:30 p. m. Evening Prayer and
Sermon. Speaker: Rev. Alexander
M. Rich, of Valdosta. Subject: “The
Laborers in the Vineyard. Work for
God.”
Thursday, January 13th.
10:00 a. m. Holy Communion and
Sermon. Speaker: Rev. William H.
Higgins, of Thomasville. Subject:
“The Love of God.”
11:30 a. m. Thesi*. Rev. Newton
Middleton of Albany.'
4:00 p. m. Cottage Prayer Meet-
' ings as follows: ;
(a) At the residence of Mrs. A.
B. Coe, conducted by the Rev.
Messrs. Higgins and Middleton.
(b) At the Residence of Mrs. Per
ry Moore, conducted by the Rev.
Messrs. Sams and Walker.
(c) At the Rresidence of Mrs. J.
S. Taylor, conducted by the Rev.
Messrs. Lawrence and Rich.
7:30 p. m. Evening Prayer and
Sermon. Speaker: 'Rev. Newton
Middleton. Subject: “It Pays to Ad-
vertise.”
Friday, January 14th.
10:00 a. m. The Litany. Bible
Story: Psalm 110. The Clergy are
requested to bring their Hebrew Bi
bles.
11:30 a. m. Business meeting. Re
ports. Discussion of Missionary
Work in the Archdeaconry of Al
bany.
3:00 p. m. Business Meeting con
tinued.
7:30 p. m. Evening Prayer and
Sermon. Speaker: Rev, William B.
Sima, of Bainbridge. Subject: “The
Kingdom of God and His Righteous
ness.” (St Mat VI., S3).
In Advising Them How to Use Serum
and Assisting la Checking
Hog Cholera
Editor Gaxettei
Yon have spoken through your
columns of the need of * farm ex
pert in Tift county. I am writing
to give a practical, present-day il
lustration of the value such a man
would be to our farmers.
One day this week a man came
to the school and told us that he had
two hundred hogs and that a lot of
them were sick and that a few had
died. After visiting his herd I call
ed the office of the state veterinarian
to request that a specialise bo sent
to Tifton at once to inspect this and
several other herds where there are
sick hogs. No man could come be
fore the next week. The following
day Mr. Owen, superintendent of our
school farm, and I went back to tho
farm and dissected two hogs. We
found very strong symptoms of hog
cholera. Enough serum to inoculate
the herd was ordered. There being
no one in tho bounty whose duty it
is to inoculate this and other herds,
Mr. Owen offered his services if tho
owner can find no one else to do the
work.
Yesterday another farmer asked
for information about the cholera
and serum and stated that he would
order serum for Inoculating his herd.
We offered our services to him if he
finds no one to inoculate his herd.
We dissected a hog one day this
week on another farm that had slight
symptoms of cholera. A man more
experienced with this disease might
have more accurately diagnosed tho
trouble.
Symptoms of tho cholera on the
first farm were noticed nearly three
weeks ago. Now about three-fourths
of the herd show evidence of the dts-
). The loss to this one farmer
will probably be at least $1,000,
may be $2,000 or more. Without
treatment about 80 per cent would
doubtless die. By being treated now
many of the sick ones may bo saved
and all that are not now Infected—
if there are any—should be saved,
those that survive the attack of the
disease will be left in s' weakened
condition that will make them ex
pensive to the owner.
Surely we have here an apt illus
tration of the need of a county
farm expert. Had there been ono
whom our farmers could trust the
owner of this valuable herd wduld
have notified him promptly when the
first hog showed symptoms of sick
ness and the agent would have be
fore now inoculated every ^sog on
his and several nearby farms, and
in this one instance would have sav
ed more than the annual coit ho
would be to the county.
The Agricultural School it willing
to do all it can to help tha fanning
interests, bnt we are too busy with
our school duties to become closely
acquainted with the farm conditions
of the county and so are not called
on as often as a form agent would
be. Mr. Owen will very glediy in
oculate hogs anywhere in the county
and in the absence of an ageirt whs
can do this work I hope the farmers
will call on us, yet, it will take Mr.
Owen from bis own important du
ties of superintending the manual
work about the school and farm.
With the boll weevil near us, our
farmers are beginning to look to the
hog more than ever as one of their
chief money crops. Within two or
three years I believe Tift county will
be shipping many cars of hogs to
packing plants or will have such e
plant of her own. An expert should
be worth many times his salary in
teaching us how to grow cheap hog
feed every month of the year and
in helping us keep free of the chol
era, lice, and other troubles which
now cut down our gross income from
the hog by at least twenty-five per
cent.
May we soon have an expert in
Tift county whom we can consult
about our many farm problems. I
hope you will keep up the agitation.
S. L. Lewis.
Train Leevee Tifton 7:30 e. m.. Re
turning at 6i40 p. m. Great
Convenience to Local Trade
A new train from Tifton to Val
dosta over the Georgia Southern and
Florida Railway made its first trip
Monday morning.
This train is known as No. 7,
Southbound, and leaves Tifton at
7:30 a.m. arriving at Valdosta 9 n.m.
Returning, ft leaves Valdosta at 5:16
p, m. arriving at Tifton at 6:40.
This train succeeds No. 33, for
merly leaving Tifton at 6:25 a. m.
for Valdosta. It will doubtless prove
great convenience to tho people
of Tifton and Valdosta and points
between, as well as the local travel
ing public. Parties can leave Tifton
after breakfast, visit points south of
here and return cither at noon or
in time for supper. It is equatty
convenient for Valdosta.
Tho train will afford the people
of the section South of Tifton the
most convenient schedule they hate
had on t]io Georgia Southern and
Florida sinco tha Valdosta Express
was discontinued several yeara ago.
It is oven more convenient for local
points than that train was.
The operation of the train as a
permanent service will depend on
tho patronage. Therefore the peo
ple who find it convenient to them
should seo thnt so far as they are
able it secures business enough to
warrant its continued operation.
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BANK Of Vff-APAHA.
Has Record if-Notp.‘P*st> Due Paper
Nor an Overdraft . .
There is at least one (lank.in Geor
gia that has not a past due 1 note nor
an overdraft. This Is the Bank of
Alapaha, and the factiilereioped at
the annual meeting of the stockhold
ers and election of officers.
The stockholders held their annual
meeting in tho offices of the bank
Thursday morning. The best year’s
business in tho'history of the bank
was shown, and the records disclos
ed that tho bank did not have a past
due note nor an overdraft. A divi
dend of twelve per cent was paid.
Tho stockholders elected the fol
lowing Board of Directors: M. J.
McMillan, Geo. A. Paulk, J. J. Paulk,
S. B. Dorminy and E. D. Gaskins.
The Board of Directors elected
tho following officers for tho year:
Geo. A. Paulk, President.
M. J. McMillan, Vice rPcsidcnt.
F. T. Tiller, Cashier.
The people of Alapaha say they
have the beBt bank in Berrien coun
ty. They'can add that few banks in
tho state equal the remarkable ehow-
ing of their institution.
$15,000 WAREHOUSE
CENTRAL GRO. CO.
Will be Built this Year. Wort;
to Start Soon. j
A SUNDAY DINNER.
Mrs. H. R. Smith sent the Gazette
office Saturday a fine basket of veg
etables: Cabbage, mustard, onions,
kale, etc., that removed all doubts
as to Sunday’* dinner.
They were among the finest we
have seen this season. >
WEST OF PRESENT LOCATIM
Will be Ready for Occupancy ia FeK
Old Officers Re-Elected at Wed
nesday's Meeting
The Central Grocery Company
will build between now and next
fall a handsome $15,000 warehouse
on Central avenue to accommodate
the growing business of this fires.
This was decided upon at the annual
.stockholders and directors meeting
held in the offices of the company at
Tifton Wednesday.
The Central Grocery Company
has owned for some time a strip of.,
land 76 by 250 feet immediately
west of the building they at present
occup and facing on Central ave
nue. It has been their intention toy
build when times got right and at
tne meeting Wednesday the director*
authorized Vico President B. Y. Wal
lace to go ahead and have plana
drawn for the building.
Tho warehouse will cover the en
tire lot, including the ware house
proper and stables or garage. Ik
building will be one story and fire
proof throughout. Work on the
building will begin as soon as the
plans are completed and contract ia
let.
It is understood to be the purpose
of Mr. Tift, who ownit the warehouse
at present occupied by the Centra*
Grocery Company, to convert it inta
store, rooms.
At the stockholders meeting they
following directors were elected
H. II. Tift, W. W. Banks, E. P. Bow
en, B. Y. Wallace, C. S. Tait, P. A.
Hay and C. Downing. >
directors re-elected the foL
lowing officers.
C.' Downing, President.
H. H. Tift, .Vice President.
B. Y. Wallace; Active Vice Preri-
dent.
J. B. Smith, Secretary and Treas
urer.
The usual dividend was declared.
The Board of Directors were en
tertained at dinner Wednesday by
Vice President Wallace at his hand
some home at the corner of College
avenue and Sixth street.
Among the out-of-town direch|f/i|JM
attending the meeting were Messn^-
C. Downing, of Brunswick, and P. A
Hay, of Waycross.
ON THIRD NATIONAL. I
Tifton Man Elected 'on Directorate
of Strong Atlsntn Institution
At the recent meeting of the stock
holders of the - Third National Bank
of Atlanta Mr. W. W. Banks, Vice-
President of tho Bank of Tifton, war
elected a member of the Doard af
Directors.
This is ono of Atlanta's strongest
financial institutions, being a two-
million dollar bank, and its choice ef
a Tifton man on its directorate is
quite a compliment to this city as
well as to Mr. Banks.
Mr. Banks was also re-elected dur
ing the past week as a member of the
Board of Directors of the Bankers
Trust Company of Atlanta and of
the Fourth N'utim^U Bank of Macoa
MILLS BUILDING SOLD
will
Coma ia to so* us and wi
convince you that you cau
monay by buying your groceries at
Graham’s.
Herbert L. Moor,
Graduate Optometrist
. TSS F«*r* of continuous practice
in Tifton and scores of satisfied cus
tomers. If you are suffering with
headache, or other troubles caused
ny uye strain be aure and consult me
and see if glasses property fitted
"°n t relieve them. At our office
in th* Myon Hotel Block every dav.
A deal was closed a few days
since by which Dr. B. W. Mill* sold,
••** to Mr. T. W. Tilt the two-story build
ing on Main street occupied by Mills
Drug Company. The consideration
was $11,600.
This ta one of the most desirable
pieces of business property in Tif
ton and is a bargain at the price. It
is understood Mr. Tift bought it se
an investment.
he Best Rice for $1
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moST ,T E VoSMoiS E oL T D H fel E oV T P§5 E !S u T? L,FE
IF YOU
KOU CANTNTHE I
SSEYaRMT AS MUCH OF IT AS
PAY DAY. YOU WILL BE HAP-
ANCE GROW AND SEE YOUR
N REALLY ^PROTECT” YOUR
OLD AGE. •/
START RIGHT NOW. /
WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTEREST ON SAVING* DEPOSITS.
. BANK WITH US.
The National Bank of Tifton, G
tarni
