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The Tifton Gazette.
FARMERS’ MEETING.
WUI B. H.ld at Coart Houao Satur-
_Jay Afternoon.
Th* December farmers' meeting
under the auipices of the Tifton
Board of Trade will be held
• court house Saturday aftern.
3 o’clock. These meetings are for
open discussion by the farmers them-
Ar';“ ■
The new cucumber pickle proposi
tion will be thoroughly explained at'
this mcettno
HEALTH COMMIS’RS
HOLDMEETING HERE
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
IntsCetting M.etio* H.U in Tiftoo
Many Snbjecta Diacuaaed.
The Teacher’s Institute, Decem
ber 8th, was called to order by the
president and opened with the song
SALTING STATION IS
SECURED FOR'TIETDN
Mt ' L '" c °^T,.NNAiR,s THELATEST NEWS BY H/j
Five Per
Notice is hereby given
i registered in Tift county, that
a _ , _ „ , , —Mi »—■« „ , , _ . _ , _ . beginning Saturday, Dee. 15th, we
t Perfect Organization for Health • America’’ Board ot I rade 1 akes Kesponsi- w j|j begin mailing Questionnaires
Work in State j The president read the program. bility for Contracts iwcnUethTf'thi'rwstSuw rack
, 1. The teacher as the reformer. , .lav for twenty days, Sundays and
. ORESTS OF COUNTY MEOICOS .is a person of intelligence to lead WILL EXPLAIN TO FARMERS Immediately upon receiving Qui
I children no teacher should be allowed 1 T *
•C this meeting. Dr. Abercrombie Presided Regular to teach who has any bad habits. r Expected Thai Matter Will Meet with
All North Georgia farmers who Organisation Formed and An- Mr. W. C. Mitcham gave a very Public Approval When Terms
. have located in this county are espe- nual Meetii gs Will Be Held. striking talk. He told the joke of of Contract Aro Known.
cinlly asked to be present. Not be- The County Health Commissioners an old preacher and his sermon. The Heim Salting Station at Tif
cause of the cucnmber proposition of Georgia met in Tifton Wednesday ; His topic w:.-: “The teacher the ton is to be a reality,
primarily, but for the sake of another and outlined plans for the work next. ideal of the children.” The child- With it’s characteristic promptnesi
mntter of peculiar Interest to North year. V ren have a.desire to follow teacher's to take advantage of a good thing.fot
Geonria farmers. Detail, will be Dr. T. K. A - • • Secretary examples. The teacher’s influence Tift county; with a substantial nnd
made clear at the meeting of the Stu i: ,-rd t f lie .!th, ; renebes the^patrons n- well ns the fully representative attendance. The
•ng thoM.- present ! children. The story of I.ot
QUITE A REVOLUTION. v.-ic: I)r. II. J :icCo. l. of lloir.v; |>"?r ^'her >« the best example of
■ ^ ~ . Dr. John' Schrcibci
/fa Tea chin 7 in District Agricultural Dr y„ . V. -
S-hnol. Under New Law. „ 0retr . of lira
Prof. Moseley ofthe State Univcr-1 coo d. of L-.Grang.
tity spent Thursday at the Second <lf Tifton >r
District Agriqpltnral School, his nl -W.lons were adopted pled*->
in connection i nc . every'Health officer to get the
fund nn-« hi . ai. 0 , V
', of Thomasvi]!e
I Dr. K. >
sent th. n
tided latex
r the health I
har- !
dy requirements
i to the patron:
-s are responsible for mi
•fee;.
“To Krop Order in Pr on
inf Mr.
Prof. I.
special mission hei
with the Smith-Hughi
work to be done thereunder. Hejs Tl"'. . ..... .
visiting all of the eleven District Agri . Ct ?
cultural Schools, inquiring into con-" ,J J . a '
riitions and -seeing whnt preparations . : . ,-t|
are being made for earning out the * A '* '’' ‘ 1 ’
provisions under which the appropri-
atioaismade. meetin.-. Th
These require a revolution in the 1,1
methods of teaching agriculture in ' i . r: ■ °"'‘ l
this section. Agnculture will he tnu* en “* d il! "l P> 3!
ght as a vocation, especially tb e.juip wor ^> * n Various
young men for their life work, and
Student* will required to do a !o*. Tll<! meeting was
of practical work on the farm. Boys monious nnd pleasant one nnd will
Lnkine this course will he required do much toward furthring ebunty
to show a profit—that is, their work health- work throughout the state . .. .
must produce sufficient crops to pay At night, the visiting health of-
expenses and a surplus. ficer* were the guests of the physi-
The farm course at the A. M. S. cians of Tift county at their annual
dinner at the Hotel Myon.
Drs. Price. Pet.-son. Baker. Smith
and Fort, of Tifton. and Wiiiis. of
Omega, were seated at the table
with the guests.
The Tift county doctors will meet
one night next week to act on the
at Dr. Willis’ residence at Omega
teacher’s influence,
istnlled in them follow. Tench-
do-more to mold the character
preachers do. Through ta.-ich-
ind pupils, drunkards and smok-
ire reformed; through lessons in
one and Physiology habits of
tifyinir femes. Fail to do your
bv not 'reforming.
!ifi»ing Standards in Rural
Board of Trade Wednesday after
noon jjnuniimju-iy, in open meeting,
voted to tuke. upon itself to accom- .
plish what the Company wants,
namely the planting, according to
he details will b
ned to farmers
rested nt the co
at three P. 1!..
tailing at the Board of.
■ D
Pie..
will please ha
nd return to Local Board
tressed envelope enclosed
ionnaire, which requires
Those who are unable
till their Questionnaires
i t, I by the attorneys of
• will -be in the Court
i day for this purpose,
•v . have kindly consented
i or’; free of charge.
• onnnircs must be re-
i I ocal Board within
:u the date appearing
o of Questionnaire.
NOTIFY BOARD
: Marshal General announ- |
.I! registered men who have
;hcir adresses since June 5,
ify the local board with
•ir names arc enrolled, or
: k of not securing a copy
ntcred Hartain, Manchuria, to pro-
. 15
c should
tered men think that fill
ary is to get a copy of
h -. nr.'pertjr fill It n-.t
a the local board. This
ir the copy of the ques-
fa being remodeled to meet these
ditions which .are welcomed by the
faculty as wise measures. Among
the requirements is that the farm in-
stuctor shall receive not less than
31,200 a year bt^t must work for the
entire twelve tnoiRhs.
1 unless he was nt the meeting Wed- ‘ l,nnal
|n.-s.i^v afternoon, after he is;**” 1
thoroughly familiar with the terms :
, ttf the proposition. Further and i ard '
songs and yells ht‘!|i-Ahc school, more detailed ‘outline will be given !
e gave the general standard of liv- in . this paper from time to time. "
g. Teachers should he ieformers, This i s only one more nccemplish-
every phase of life. pient which goes to make up the
Miss Long, who has charge ofthe prosperity of busy Tfftqn.
a fill.
t be ’
i from his own local board
t bear the stamp ofthnt local
Failure to All
n the
registered n
o fail-
J. D. SHARPIE DIES HERE.
Mr. J. D. Sharpie died at the hos
pital here Saturday night from an
attack of fever. The body was
taken to Florida Sunday morning
and probably will be interred at
Cedar Keys. ;
Mr. Sharpie was ?' wars old ana i
reporting contagious'
MR. SUMNER LOSES HOME.
Home Dcmonitr.-
an interesting talk. She told
{bis Home Demonstration work
one of the greatest branches <
cation. The time now deman
■th taKb the lent
how
WHICH IS WORSE.
i dismissed by th •
Bessie Freeman. Secretary,
; ing heads the 'list imho first call
from his county, nnd will be imme
diately inducted into the military ser-
»vice of the country. It IsC therefore.
, to the interest of every man within
( the military age to see that his local
i hoard sends him a copy of the qpes-
iti nnaire. Failure to make the ans-
|wers required in this form will 3e-
privc the man of any claii
ed l- Comparison Bot-een tb* T
•llat ! and the Permanent Abl
I “It's a burning shame!"
• n-jij. “What now. Smith?”
"Why Jones has gone off with that emption of deferred clasaification he
Alaska expedition.-trill be gone three ’ might otherwise have.
< left hi* family without three o
Mr. Seaborn S. S»m«r. abo . - '• “ Y “= «»«W -*»“ >«* SALE BROUGHT UM.
.in Ik. norlhwe.lern port of th, roon- M ‘ j- P M ""- of * bre- of it An,| hr . toembrr of onr"
_ I hi. hoot, and ront.nL, by «„ •' «'■ 1 W , ** »' R» h “ *“* “ A n oHoinal id„ that of th.
hod born ootMrrd bp lb, rorrm- Sa.ort.,- »i S bt about 10 MS ,“ h ° *“ ** “* 'T?***^ W |““- " ; onloHainmonl ot Midway «hool Pri-
ment as lumber inspector in th:. -- | The tire caught from the fireplace, Monday afternoon while killing hop and something ahead, I would help i
tion. He was taken sick at Enigma 1 which was
of the sills.
n his farm near Docrun was resting them.
last week and came to Tifton Thur* ! which extended through the space ‘hi* morning and is thought
day, being carried to the hospital ; ben „ th the hearth. When discovered ‘ '
Bfa fether Mr. H E. Sharpie, of , t was betweeii th e w ,|is and ceiling.
i take charge
sething ahead. I , , . , ■ _
It i. bod. otirtty bod bo,i.| J ‘>- flfht. •.h.n . P.re.! Po« Sal.
Should h, ,v,r retoro. whirb *“ U "• >“■
0 be fatally hurt Ji. not likely, he will be | ™ .old by ponUr rote »td broo S ht
A rifle was used to kill the hogs handled.”
' , A strong wind was blowing and it was and th “ was dt**anred while in the I VBy the way. Smith, you will go
I only by hard wor^ that the children hands of Mr Myer’s helper, the bul- ,»ff on a tnp one of these day, to
e——— were rescued. Little of the house- ,ct penetrating his itomach. HU | Heaven, we hope to be
A-dining suit is a nice thing to give j ho jj were saved and Mr Sum- condition xras thought to be critical thing more than three y
awife. SeeusKenfs 12-d2wlt| ner wfts Jeft barefoote( j , nd ' bar*.-nt one time, but he was carried to an 1 family be left with
We are in the market fo r com. 'headed. ' : Albany hospital and an X-ray showed three months supplu
shelled or shucked, snd field peas j His son Charley had moved into ’he nature of the wound not to be as say th.it you
Baker and Rigdon, Tifton Ga. 2mo. jtj, e boU5e witb bili fatber temporarily dangrrou, as was feared.
We
Claus'
headquarters for Santa and nearly all is household effects
Kent's 12-d2wlt were lost. The total loss was prob-
" j ably $1,200 with no insurance.
Mr. Sumner had just built his new
home, with hard work and some sacri
fice and moved into it not long ago
although It was not quite complete.
The loss falls heavy on him.
Toilet Sets
Shaving Sets
Manicure Sets
Military
Brushes
• /
All with Pure Ivory
fondles
( '
$3.50 to $22.50
Complete line of Combs
and Brushes.
Conger Drug Company
The Store That Sella You Whet
You Ask For, and Not Something
"Just As Good.’’
PHONE 9411
» Tifton Board of Trmdo.
Among the land vales closed recent
ly through Brown and Peeples ware:
George Walker to J. B. Manning,
of Denton, Ga., 72-acre farm, seven
miles west of Tifton, for |3.100.
Rjekerwa .Grocery .Company
Mrs. A. B. Goode, of Dawson. .100-
e farm, two miles east of Tifton,
f^- Jfi.500. Mrs. Gnode will reside
in Tifton.
S?00 Rc’vard, <100
■ llu* paper r»*
trended di*«ue ^ that science hjui ^
fraternity. Catarrh beliirw mnstltuttonsl
disease, reralrcs s e*ns;!ta:lGii:.t treat
ment. nail’s Catnrrh Curo Is la'-rn !n-
■.craxil*. scUng directly apon the blood
- -id m -cous surfaces of the system, thers-
r dciUT>rtn* tbs foundation cf tlie.dL--
-1SB. and giving the paUent strength by
aaturnla Solng Its work. Ths prepri. tors
so much faith In Us curative pow-
lat they offer One Hundred Hollers
. . . - j c-ias that !t f*J!s to cure. Bend
Mlrwr. OO., Toledo. Ohio.
vJl UsU's rseluy'ltle to* eensUpaUso.
MATHIS-JONES.
Omega. Dec. 11.—Mr- Clark Jones
and M:>s Minnie Mathis.both of thii
place.were married Sunday at 2:30
by Rev. 0. M. Martin at the home
of Mr. E. K. Patrick, who gave them
a splendid dinner. The wedding was
I almost private, only a few friend*
being present
Mr. Jones enlisted in the army sev
eral years ago, where he spent four
years. Then he re-enlisted In the
Marine Corps for three years Ibnger.
After .hgiog-hoj
home in the early part of the
summer and has lived with his par
ents Mr. and Mrs.W, A. Jonea.
Graduate Optumstrisl
Herbert
Two years of continuous pructle
In Tifton and scores of eetixfied cu*
comers. If yon are suffering wlU
headache, or other troubles caused
by eye suraig be sura and consult me
and see If gifuaea pr'parly fitted
don’t releive them. In our office
i the Myon Ho'al Block every dav-
Will
than
Didn’t you
t in debt and
nothing ahead? And you an
officer in our church! How I would
pity your wife and little ones! Now
iu haven’t a cent of Life In-
Don’t you think it* bad
mighty bad business? And if you
should ever get hack, which iantj
likely, ought you not be -.oaghly
h .idled?
You better "get right” »g- making
application to the United Life for
of their combination life and
accident -insurance policies. The
United i» a splendid Old Line com.
finny whose policies are unusually
attractive. 'ifadt-
NEWBERNE-NORMAN.
“SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE."
A letter received from Gerald this
(Friday) morning brings the good
news of his safe arrival “Somewhere
in-Europe.’” No date even fa given.
He says he had a pleasant trip across
with courteous treatment and plenty
at He adds that he certainly
enjoyed the voyage. We sent his
Christmas boxes on the 4th. They
not sent sooner because we
• not sure that he had sailed.
BOX PARTY.
There will be a box party -at
Chula on Friday evening December
14th,. ■ . -——
Everybody fa invttod to
W. C. Dodson,
Cost LttUs
. l i £35na.'srB8s£
pmtoht* wMmq.
S'imSsir'ytS to Sm
TqWbiMiMCt IaaU
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTH
GEORGIA—Tift County:
To all whom it may concern:
Notice fa hereby given that the
firm of Whiddon and Jenkins, doing
business in drugs and notions at
Chula, Ga., fa this day dissolved by
mutual consent, J. T. Jenkins having
old hfa Interest therein to T. J. Whid
don, who will continue the business
at the same stand, assuming all obli
gations and collscting all aceounta
due laid firm.
| This, 17th day of November, 1917.
T. J. Whiddon,
Jo T. Jenkins.
m ns (fataks That Dees Hot Affect Os Nasi
Braue ot lu tonic end laxative-etat. I
TIVIt lauuo CLI.VINE Ir r .alter then oci
Quinine do* not cane Penn—11
An line in hud. KeRnanbrr the tell nan
look tor the aissntoit ot £. w. CBOVg
Moultrie, Dec. 12.—On last Wed
nesday morning Mias Bessie Newber-
of Adel and Mr. J. A. Norman,
near Moultrie, were married at
Nashville. They were accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tillman, of
Berlin, and immediately after the
ceremony left for several itcresting
points in Florida in Mr. Norman's
Mr. and Mrs. Tillman were married
i Thanksgiving and she was former
ly Miss Vance Newberne a sister of
the bride.
Mr. Norman fa engaged in fanning
and the last mill business. The
newly married couple will make their
ne sear Moultrie.
The bride ia a very charming
young woman who made her home in
Tift several yean ago, and who
has many friends who will be inter
ested to hea r of the marriage.
$71.18; $7.60 worth of peanuts
sold, and Miss Biitch sent in $1 for
the Red Cross, making a grand total
of $122.55.
Twenty-five per cent was given to
the Tift County Red Cross Chapter,
amounting to $30.34. The school's
part xras $91.21. which will be used
for improvement' ot buildings and
grounds.
The pupils had sent out letters
many friends asking for parcel post
packages for the sale, and the res
ponses with packages numbered 88.
They were sold by Sheriff Shaw at
Woodrow Wilson sent
picture of the White House and this
brought $1.25.
For the popularity cake, Mias Ger
trude Hutchinson
by Die single men and Miss Agnes
Marchant by the married men. Miss
Marchant winning by a small major
ity. . f _
Dr. fort snd-Col Rldgdiil
sent and when called on for talks'
made splendid addresses on the Red
Cross work and our duties in the
MR LUCIAN CORBETT KIRKLAND
Mr. Lucian Corbett died at hta
home In Kirkland Monday and was
buried at the cemetery at that place
Tuesday afternoon at 8 o'clock. He
fa survived by his wife and three
children, two boys and one girl.
Mrs. Corbett fa a sister of Mrs. G.
W. Julian and made her home here
for some time. FViends here deeply
sympathize with h*r and her V
ones In their loss.
Mrs. Julian went over to Kirkland
for the funeral yesterday morning
returning home last night.
Toys for all the family at Kent’t
Copenhagen, Dec. 13.—Disorder has broken out in Pel
Pad. Firing is taking place in the streets andtbe Bolshevik
Placed machine guns on the house tops.
In the peace terms submitted to the 1
m Germany.-promised to protect the BAsheviki government
horn its domestic enemies.
B«me, Dec. 13.—Turkey is about to make separate peace,
according to articles appearing in the Swiss press today.
Mouktar Bey a Turkish delegate sent here to exchange
**r prisoners, has asked his government fer authority to open
aeso’.iaticns, it is reported.
London, Dec. 13.—Three heavy German attacks on the
Umbrai front last night were all repulsed, the War Office an-
oounccd today.
Jerusalem the Holy City has been captured by the British
Gen. Allenby.
J-.rjs.iIrm thus passes into Christian control for the first
r:ncr 1516, when it poised „,-?der the yoke of the Turk.
Tokio, Dec. 10 Japanese tr**,.is have landed in Vladi-
*o»tock.
Chinese troops
fact their interests.
NOTE Presumably th- . .panes* troops were landed at
ladivostock to prevent ’he immense Itorel of munitions sold
!t Russia by J.ipan ar.d A merit* from falling into the hands of
Ibe Bolshevik!.
Washington, Dec. 8.—The American destroyer Jacob
ones wax torpedoed and sunk Thursday. There were only 37
'•rvivors, the Department announced.
The Jacob Jones was one of the latest types of destroyer*,
-wd was torpedoed on December 6th, at 8 p. m. Thirty-seven
cf the crew were rcscuod from life rafts after suffering greatly
ffen exposure.
It is believed that 72 men perished, including Lieutenant
Commander David Worth Bagley, brother of Mrs. Josephus
Piniels, Wife of the Secretary of the Navy, who commanded
tie Jacob Jones.
San Antonio, Dec. 11.—Without any previous announce
ment to indicate a decision on the part ofthe military authori
ties, thirteen ring-leaders among the negro soldiers who recent
ly killed seventeen persons at Houston, Texas, were hanged
A Ft. Sam Houston today.
These negroes were members of the Twenty-Fourth In-
bntry and wre among the sixty-three who were tried by court-
nartial for mutiny and murder.
Besides the thirteen hung forty-one were sentenced to life
iagu-isonment; three to two years imprisonment and one to two
ad a half years imprisonment, and five were acquitted.
Washington, Dec. 13.—Congressional opposition to gov
ernment operation of railroads is chrysUlizing rapidly.
Heavy snow on the northern Italian front will aid the Ita-
ikns in holding the Austro-Germans back from the plain®.
Anid the first Hurries of the storm Tuesday the enemy resumed
tleir at’ack among the hills and was rewarded by the capture
<x several positions. Later, however, the Italians in a counter
a*ack regained fheir lost terrain.
Stockholm, Dec. 18.^-TJie Bolsheviki has issued a procls-
nation denouncing the revolution and threatening the leaders
«th death.
The Bolsheviki claims to be winning inthe field but this is
ret confirmed. They also claim that Korniloff is wounded,
aid his capture is expected.
Washington. Dec. 13.—The United States Guards, a body
o! armed American^ who will take over the guarding of muni-
*sn plants, railroads and the like essentials of war, was crea
ted today.
The first increment will be 25.000 me n. between the ages
oi81 and 45- services to be voluntary enlistments.
Washington, "Dec. 11.—The government reported the to-
trf cotton crop for this year 10.949,000 bales.
Second Lieutenant W. L Mut-
who had been ipending several
days in Tifton with relatives
friends, left Wednesdi..- night for
Louisville, Ky„ to join his company.
The Gazette wishes Lieut Murrow
God speed, and that promotions will
continue to come'his wsy.
Mr. Lott Warren, of Inaha, wa*
Tifton between breezes Wednes
day afternoon. He it offering i
choice brood sows for sale, and as he
has made hog raising a specialty for
era! years he has something worth
while. See his ad elsewhere.
We are In the market corn,
shelled or shucked, and field
Baker and Rigdon, Tifton Ga. 2mo.
A nice McDongall Kitchen Cabinet
for Xmaa, at Kent's 12-d2wl
r. E. W. Ulm, of Route 3, was
among the business visitors to Tif
ton Thursday.
TEJSaSSffiJBSjSBV-
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live
For
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her
What better Gift can(you make for wife or £
daughter?
Start an account for them Today.
Set an example of thrift and teach them to
save.
Put YOUR money In OUR bank,
pay 5 per cent Interest.
Come to our bank.
The National Bank <