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THE TIFTON GAZETTE, TIFTON, GA* FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1916.
BROOKFIELD NEWS.
Days
are'growing short
er and there wil! be
more reading and
studying by artifi
cial light. This will
continue to be a
pleasure if you are
properly equipped.
This means if you
have the proper
Glasses for use.
If not come at once
and have us test
your eyes and fit
you with the proper
Every.day at our
place of business
on Main Street.
Mr*. J. R. Owen and children left
Friday for Savannah where they
went to spend a couple of weeks
with relatives. They were accom
panied as far as Ludowici by Miss
Fannie Smith, who has been visiting
rs. Owens for some time.
Mrs. Mollie Turner, or "Aunt Mol-
lie” as she is familiarally ki.ewn was
found at her home, where she lives
alone, Saturday evening speechless,
from a stroke of paralysis. She was
taken immediately to Mrs. Nan
Bowen’s, where medical aid was sum
atoned. She is improving but her
condition is considered serious owing
to her age, which is eighty seven,
fir. Buchan and children left Wed
nesday morning for Hawkinsvtlle,
where they will spend Until Sunday
with Dr. Buchan’s brother and fam
ily. They will make the trip in Dr.
Buchan's Ford which he has recently
purchased.
Miss LaVerte Haisten spent the
week-end in Tifton, the guest of her
sister, Mrs. R. M, Smith.
Mr. William Hardy left Sunday
for Dawson, where he went to enter
the fall term of school at that place,
Miss Juanita Carpenter, from
Waycross, who taught here for the
past two terms passed thrugh Mon
day en route to Norman Park, where
she goes to teach at Norman Insti
tute.
HERBERT L. MOOR
Optometrist
When Susie Quinn was eight years
old,
A tomboy and a tease,
The little bit of skirt she wore
Struck her about the knees.
And then when Sue was twice that
age,
And more sedately gowned,
Htr skirts quite hid her dainty feet
And trailed along the ground.
HUNTER-PAYNE.
WANT AD. COLUMN
\ Pictures start at the Strand Sat-
(urdaya at 2:30. Always a good, clean
Show. Saturday prices 5 and 10
cents.
Mrs. Adelc Hunter, of San An
tonio, and Mr. Boy H. Payne, of Los
Angeles, California, were married
at the former place on Wednesday
evening, September 12th. They left
immediately for Los Angeles, where
they will make their home. Mr. Payne
until recently was engaged in the
real estate business in San Francis
co.
Wanted—Good Com and Good Hay,
in exchange for furniture or a range.
Kent’s Furniture & Music Store.
12-d2t-wlt.
Wanted—To exchange good renting
property in City for well improved
farm. Address D. B. Medford, Fen
der, Ga. 15-w2-dl.
Wanted—To do your blackshmith
work; I have an experienced smith,
give him a trial. Tifton Repair Shop,
H,i*C. Carmichael, Manager.
j ■ • 25-d-w-lmo.
For Sale—/Thirty high grade Jersey
milch cows for sale. G. E. Knight,
D. 5, Macon, Ga. 9-d-w-lw
f/ar Sale—Nice six-room nouse and
e vacai t lota on Main street, in
Hawn. J. B. Vickers, Tifton,
29-Dtf-Wtf
•Agents to sell celebrated
coats, made to measure,
waterproof. A $10 value
[Idren’s $3.50. Apply
Box 114, Macon, Ga.
9-d6-wl
ir«—Grain Drills
rs and force feed,
payments. W. E.
18-w8t
mowing machine,
g cultivator good at
cash. B. W. High-
18-W-tf.
market for marble,
ct from the qunr-
>ne of the largest
a. Drop me a card
Fand see you.—R. 0.
>n, Ga. 8w2t
q sell 2,000 tons of Seed
0 bushels Seod Rye by
Afterwards some more.
I5-w-2t
Mr. Payne is a former Tifton boy
and a brother of Mrs. J. L. Brooks
and Mrs. W. P. Myers, of Tifton
and Mrs. John M. Wilkes, of Tampa,
Fla. He is a fine young man and
congratulation of many friends
through this section are extended
him and his charming wife. Mrs.
Payne is a sister of Mrs. A. B. S>tev
ens, who has visited Mrs. Brooks and
Mrs. Myers here several times and
is step-mother of Miss Eva Stevens
who made her home here with Mrs.
John Murrow and later with Mrs.
Brooks for several years.
BRETHREN AGAIN.
Wednesday morning about 8:30
o'clock, Representative-elect R.
Ellis crossed Love avenue and met
Represetative Joe Young at the co
ner of Brooks Pharmacy.
The defeated candidate extended
his hand to his erstwhile opponen
and the two men greeted each other
cordially.
The last the writer say of them
they were arm in arm en route to
ward a drink of Coca-Cole (or some
thing) both smiling.
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ALBANY AVENUE.
THE SHIFTING STYLES.
But now, when other years have
passed,
It seems the fair Miss Quinn,
So far as skirts concern her, is
Just where she started in.
—Macon Telegraph.
Mrs. Grace Bates spent Wednesday
in Valdosta.
Mr. M. L. Whitfield, of Ty Ty, was
in Tifton Wednesday.
Mr. J. T. Jackson, of Route 4, was
a visitor to the city Thursday.
Miss Nellie Guest is visiting Mrs.
John Guest in Terrell, Ga., this week.
Misses Cora Ross and Martha Ford
and Franklin Ross, of Ty Ty, were
shopping in Tifton Wednesday.
Mrs. W. H. Graham, who was oper
ated on at Tift County Hospital Tues
day night, is in a very critical con
dition.
Miss Reba Bowen left Wednesday
morning at noon for Cox Colleg:
Atlanta, where she will resume her
studies for the fall.
Miss Elmer Williams, of Daytona,
Fla., arrived Wednesday and will bo
the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. T.
Cope, for several days.
Miss Mellona Scarborough left on
Wednesday for Waycross where she
will be the guest of her sister, Mrs.
A. M. Knight for a week or ten days.
Mr. Robert Glover, who has been
spending a short while with home-
folks after the adjournment of the
General Assembly, left at noon Tues
day for Atlanta, where he will attend
Tech this fall.
Miss Josie Golden and Miss Katie
Ruth Pickett will leave tonight for
Shorter College, Rome, for the fall
term. This is Miss Golden’s second
year, but Miss Pickett is entering
for her first term.
Miss Mary Pope and Miss Velma
Eason left Wednesday for Bessie
Tift college, Forsyth, which they en
JUST PURE
SWEETNESS
That’s what we can
truthfully say of
the delicious candy
we sell. It’s so good
that it has a reputa-
tion all over the
world.
A fresh shipment
has just been open
ed up and it includ
es what you want.
Phone One Ate Five
Brooks Pharmacy
Phone 180
The Mott Popular Corner in Tifton
n
SeT. Hines conducted a protracted
meeting at Chula for two weeks. He
was assisted by Rev. Sim McCook
the blind preacher from Florida.
The Chula acadamy will open its
doors soon and quite a number of
pupils will be enrolled. Prof. Tom
mie Higdon will again resume his
studies as Principal, assisted by Miss
Nettie McCartney, of Tifton, and
Miss Elizabeth Doney, of Detchard,
Tenn.
The Hat Creek school will be in
icharge of Miss Mote, who taught
there last year.
Mr. T. E. Leach has completed his
new residence near Chula and will
occupy the same in the near future.
Mr. Carmicheal, of Eldorado, has
taken up the duties of blncksmith
at Chula, Mr. Duffy and family hav
ing moved to South Carolina.
Mr. Shivers has purchased the
drug store from J. N. Welch, who
has moved with his family to Jack
sonville.
Mr. Solly Cravey has opened up a
barber shop in the old postofflee,
the postofllce being now in the new
l brick block.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Scarborough are
nursing a week-old baby girl.
Mrs. Lizzie Smith, of Dublin, was
the guest of her sisters. Mrs. E. D.
iBranch and Mrs. W. Scarborough.
She departed for her home early in
the week.
Chief Charlie Jordan, of Sylvester,
came over to Chula Sunday and Mon-
day, in the interest of some of the
candidates of Worth county.
Mr. J. E. Rogers, who has accept-
ed a position with the freight alTIce
at Hawkinsville, spent several days
•at home with his family.
Mr. A. B. Hollingsworth has re
ceived an offer from the G. S. and
F. railroad for enough land to erect
section rouses, six miles north of
Tifton. The offer was rejected ow
ing to the price fixed as land on the
National Highway is vnluable.
Quite a number of folks from this
section will attend the Union meet
ing at Frank Saturday and Sunday,
Sept. ICth and 17th.
ster Earl Young, who left Chula
in the spring, is located at Jackson
ville, Fla. He is a grandson of Baby
Branch nnd akin to nearly everybody
dn Chula.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Dickinson arc both
on the sick list. They are advanced
in years and subject to the infirmi
ties pertaining to old folks.
SmstU.
DON’T SW BILIOUS, CONSTIPATED
guarantee ‘ ‘Dodson’s Liver Tone’’ will give you the best
Liver and Bowell cleaning you ever had.
Calomel makes you sick; you lose
day’s work. Calomel is quicksilver
and it salivates; calomel injure* your
liver.
If you are bilious; feel lazy slug
gish and all knocked out, if your
bowels are constipated and your head
or stomach Is sour, Just take a spoon
ful of harmless Dodson’s Liver Tone
instead of using sickening, salivating
calomel. Dodson’s Liver Tone is real
liver medicine. You’ll know it next
morning because you will wake up
feeling fine, your liver will be work
ing, you headache and dizziness gone,
your stomach will be sweet and bow
els regular. You will feel like work
ing. You’ll be cheerful; full of vigor
Tone under my personal guarantee
that it will clean your sluggish liver
better than nasty calomel; it won’t
make you* sick and you can eat any- -
thing you want without being sali
vated. Your druggist guarantees that
each spoonful will start your liver,
clean your bowels and straigbtein
you up by morning or you get your
money back. Children gladly take
Dodson's Liver Tone because it .is,;
pleasant tasting and doesn’t gripe or .
cramp or make them sick.
I am selling millions of bottles of
Dodson's Liver Tone to people who
have found that this pleasant vege
table, liver medicine takes the place
of dangerous calomel. Buy one bot
tle on my sound, reliable guarantee,
and ambition.
Your druggist or dealer sells you a Ask your druggist about me,
50 cent bottle of Dodson’s Liver | (Advertisement.)
MRS. MYERS’ SUDDEN DEATH
Brookfield, Ga., Sept. 13.—Mrs.
Abraham M. Myers died suddenly
at her home (two miles fcouth of
Brookfield Tuesday night about 10
o’clock. Her death Was caused from
heart failure.
She is survived by two brothers,
Mr. Cage Mullis at Pearson, and Mr.
Mullis at Macon; a husband and
three small children who were alone
with her, at the time of her death.
Mrs. Mollie Myers, consort of Mr,
A. M. Myers, died Sept. 12th at the
ter "for the’ fa"ll term. ‘Miss'Bessie ' nRC of 39 - of “ chronic troublc - shc
NOTICE, SINGERS.
The Executive Committee of the
Tift County Singing Convention, M.
Tucker, J. II. Hutchinson, Jack Ford,
W. C. Sumner and Dan Goff are re-
guested to meet at the courthouse
Saturday, September lGth at 11 a.
m. for business of the Convention.
J. S. Royal, Secty.
SIMMONS-HALL.
Wednesday a merry party consist
ing of Miss Bessie Sutton, Miss Do
me Fletcher, Mr. Walter Sutton, Mr.
Will Sutton and Mr. Chesley Hall
left Harding via auto and went to
Sylvester, where they were joined
by Miss Elizabeth Simmons, and the
party then drove to Shingler and on
to Ashburn, where Miss Simmons be
came the wife of Mr. Chesley Hall
the ceremony being performed by
Ordinary Joe McIIancock, of Turner
county.
The party then became a wedding
party and joyfully proceeded on their
way arriving at Tifton about 4:30
o’clock in the afternoon.
The bride is a charming and splen
did young woman, a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. L. Simmons. The groom
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hall,
both families being well known and
highly esteemed in Tift county. The
newly wedded couple will make their
home with the groom’s parents for
the present.
The good wishes of the Gazette
are added to those of a large nhm
ber for the young couple as they
start out through life together,
BLEASE A LOSER
South Carolina Appears to be Safe
for Manning.
Columbia, S. C., Sept. 12.—Re
turns tabulated un to 11 o’clock to
night indicate that Gov. Richard I.
Manning has been renominated over
Cole L. Blease for two terms gover
nor, by a majority of between 3,000
and 7,000 votes. With more than
129,000 reported, the standing at 11
o'clock was:
Manning ......... 67,467
Blease 62,390
Murrow also left Wednesday to re
sume her studies at Bessie Tift.
Mrs. A. P. Hunter, who has been
the guest of her parents, Capt. and
Mrs. W. W. Timmons, left Monday
for North Georgia to visit Dr. Hun
ter’s relatives before returning to
her home in Ft. Myers, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Choate, accom
panied by Miss Velma EeaEon, motor
ed through to Forsyth Wednesday,
Miss Eason going to enter Bessie
Tift College. Mr. and Mrs. Choat
returned home that afternoon.
Mr. J. H. Lankford, one of the
industrious farmers of Route 1, who
was in Tifton Thursday, says that
his cotton has some boll weevils but
has not sustained much damage as
yet. He does not expect to be able to
make a cotton crojT next year, how
ever.
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Pate motored
over to Valdosta to attend the Prid-
gen-Pate wedding Tuesday evening at
the home of the bride’s parents, at
Lake Paik. They were accompanied
home by Mr. L. M. Pate, of Hawkins
ville, who returned home this morn
ing. The groom is Mr. O. W. Pate’s
brother.
, Mr. George W. Shannon, who was
operated on in a hospital in Orlando,
Fla., three weeks ago for appendi
citis, was able to come home Wednes
day, and is with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. S. Shannon, near Fender.
still very weak hut apparently
on the road to recovery. Mr. Shan
non has been clerk for Lakeview
Hotel, at Leesburg, this year.
COTTON—PF.ARCE & BATTEY,
the Savannah Cotton Factors, are
substantial, reliable and energetic.
Their extensive warehousing facili
ties and superior salesmanship are at
your command. They are abundantly
able to finance any quantity of cot
ton shipped them. Isn’t it to your
interest to try them? Do it now and
be convinced. w-2-1-17.
I)r. Fort and Demonstration Agent
L. S. Watson will speak at Vanceville
School house tonight. They urge all
to come out and hear them that can
possibly do so as they will talk on
matters that vitally effect the peep!
at this time. Dr. Fort will talk
about typhoid and malarial fevers
ard how to prevent them; while >'•.
Watson will tall: about preparation
for the boll weevil.
had been afflicted for some four
years but has been able to be up and
attend her housework, but not well
by any means.
Sister Myers was a Miss Miles be
fore her marriage. In early wo
manhood she joined the Methodist
church hut had recently expressed
her intention of uniting with the
Baptists of Turner church, but had
not done so. Sister Myers was
good, faithful Christian woman. She
leaves three small children, two girls
and a baby boy 18 or 20 months
old, her husband and a host of rela
tives to mourn her demise.
I never heard anyone say ought
against Sister Myers; she was loved
and respected by all. May He who
doeth all things well, strengthen
Brother Myers, enable him to bear
his loss, and bless those precious little
children. J. G.
FAIRV1EW CHESTNUTS.
Messrs. W. O. McGill and Eddie
McGill are visiting in Alabama.
Miss Lottie Drexel Tuesday for
Athens where shc will enter State
Normal School
Mr. Charles Brown has returned
from Macon, where he underwent an
operation at hospital.
Misses Berma Bell and Josie Davis
are now attending school at A. M
S.
Messrs. George Conger and Rich
ard Drexel will leave for Athens,
where they will enter “Georgia”
University.
Mr. Pearson Clegg trill start for
Lynchburg, Virginia, Wednesday to
enter college there.
Fairview was well represented at
the Poll*.
Mr. Arton Clegg will return to
Athens Saturday to attend college
there.
Mr. Eugene Drexel returned Wed
nesday from a trip to Rabun Gap, S'.
C„ intending to leave for Athens
soon to attend college.
Gitwhstieuia—HaddetnBad.
FUNERAL SERVICES.
The funeral services of Hilman
Hargrett, who died at the home of
his mother, Mrs. C. S. Hargrett,
St. Petersburg, Fla., Monday night,
were held at Oakridge cemetery
Wednesday afternoon at l o'clock,
conducted by Rev. C. W. Durden
The services were very quiet owing
to the physical condition of Mrs.
Hargrett. There was no music.
Hilman is survived by his mother
and three sisters, Mrs. Crandall Over-
street, Miss Aurelia Hargrett and
Dorothy Hargrett. Mrs. Hargrett
was accompanied from St. Petersburg
by Mr. and Mrs. Griggs Walker. Miss
Aurelia came over from Albany for
the funeral.
_ „ Hat of
Summer Better Tbaa iheWetk
....
end enabled to go through the depress-1 completed
A CARD FROM MR. ELLIS.
I desire to thank my friends who
so loyally supported me in the recent
primary and to express my apprecia
tion off the honor the peoplo * ; of
Tift county have conferred upon me
by nominating me for a third term
as their Rcpiesentative in the Geor
gia Legislature. I pledge to each and
all, whether you supported me in the
primary or not, the same earnest and
impartial service as in the past.
Very respectfully,
R. C. Ellis.
THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept, 14—-Paraphras
ing the words of the Holy Bible,
Governor Nat E. Harris yesterday
had this to say of the result of the
election: “The people have given and
the people have taken away.’* The
governor accepted the result with
his characteristic cheerful spirit and
went about the duties of the day as
if nothing out of the ordinary had
happened.
Mrs. J. E. Cochran and little Miss
Sarah Amanda returned Tuesday
night from a month's trip to Tennes
see and North Georgia, spending
-:ome time in Johnson City, Tenn.,
and later visiting Smyrna, Ga.
The Quinine That Dees Not Affect The Head
Brcau»« of its tonic *nd Usative effect. LAXa.
TIVK BROMO QUININE k better than ordinary
Quinine end doe* sot cause nervousness i
Prof. George D. Godard, of Mil
ner, representative in Georgia of the
General Education Board, spent Wed
nesday morning in Tifton taking
notes o. progress ci the new nego
school building south of the euy.i
I This building will be near enough i
w i completed for -chord to pen in H
of tnmiser hy^aking regakrly * on October 2nd. when the county
pr^.TMUta.CM.Taate “ fof G. -ard will™
am for tiu. opemuf.
Miss Floy Ford leaves today at
noon for Milledgeville, where she will
resume her studies at the State Nor
mal for the fall.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always bears
tiie ,
Signature of
LONG COTTON GIN
OMECA, CA.
Jim S. Johnson, Proprietor.
Good Gins, Experienced
Operators.
Guarantee Satisfaction
and Price.
Bring me your
Sea Island Cotton
For Croup—Mothers-
Always Keep this Handy
RANGE ETERNAL
The Best
_ The day of tha Crony scare Is l
tot those parents who wisely keep
aPoley's Hour sad Tar Compound la
tas boms ready for Instant nsa.
W. C. Allen, Boseley, Mo, writes; 1
nave raised a family of four children,
have used Foley’s Honey and Tar
Compound with all of them. I find it
the best croup and cougU medicine f
nave ever used and 1 have used It for
fjsht or ten years, and can recommend
ft for croup."
If toward nightfall the little
pow hoarse or croupy, If their breath*
lny becomes wheezy and stuffy, five
them Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound
promptly and it will ward off an attack
or croup.
. If you are awakened by the boaree
eraser cough that mean* croup, give
Foley •. Honev and Tar Compound at
once. It will ease the little i
quickly, cut the thick choking
and soon they will have easy!
vvysaStr* _
BROOKS PHARMACY COMPANY-
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Call and see for yourself. Ask
the party that is using the Range
Eternal, they will tell you.
We are selling them now, and can
arrange terms if you like.
McDougall Kitchen Cabinets—also
good. Step Savers, time savers,
saves worry and Doctor Bills,
Remember Our Range Contest
Kent’s Furniture & Music Stoie
SOLID OARLOAD
NEW FALL GOODS
Received this week and now on display for your in
spection. There is included everything interesting
generally found in a modem Department Store.
The goods were bought so as to allow us to sell
them at about last year’s prices-and our prices are
always lowest.
Specials for Saturday Only
98c
Men’s heavy work pants
$2.00 values for
Skirts, a big lot, variety of materials
all well made, fast colors, for.....
The above gives an idea of the
at LITTLE prices.
here
Plenty of room. Plenty of
people to wait on you.
Don’t Forget Our 10 Cent Department
MAX NATHAN
“Tifton’s Largest Department Store”
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