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CAR TURNED TURTLElTOBACCO GROWERS PROGRESSIVE STEP
H. L ROBERTS KILLED! MEET AND ORGANIZE 1 TAKEN BY VOTERS
Ti(t (or Mayor; Bowen, Golden, Hendry
VStwb Othera Injured In \Vreek on Nt-'Joint Gatberlnc of Tobacco Men, Rail-! (or Council, llenry Tl(t Rtslrns and
tional Highway Wednesday NI*ht way lnduitral Ayenta, Government J. N. Mitchell b Ilia SitcMwor.
Party Returning From Florida. |. Men and Land Ownera at Donylaa | p etce> prosperity and ph>gr4ss (or
twelve’ Mr. Henry L. Roberta, of Gejton, waa
, 1918,‘instantly killed; J. G. Lewis,'of Ken-|i
An all-day enthusiastic meeting o( thCjTlfbra lu the next year were assured
tobacco warehousemen, railway ayrlcul- by the mass meeting In the {court house
ferm'nesaw, sustained a broken shoulder and'tural workers,'tobacco growers, Gorern-
Water-Jother Injuries; G. F. Lewis, ot Hehnc-'ment agricultural workers and Georgia
ith 173 taw, had a broken rib and a cut across Land Owners' Association was held at
the! be face; J. S,.Ellison, of Montesumf,|l)ouglas, Tuesday, November 23th. Rep-
car and Hr. .Blackwell, ot Atlanta, were'resentsfives (torn Atlanta, Athens, Plta-
lalued'at! lightly braised Wednesday pight about gerald, Tilton, Waycross, Ocilla, Ash-
0 o'clock, when the Mitchell car In which burn and other places were In ettendance.
V ur carload' they were riding turned turtle on Use j Tobacco growing, Ita future In South
'enta’onlT'Tbe smaUer shipments National Highway about a inlle and a Georgia and its place on the South Geor-
Enn* products (robs Omega uo doubt half north of Chula. ,gla (arm was well discussed. Realising
■ o# nearly as great value as the car- ,The party was returning -to North the need of more information concern-
gtehinmenta. Omega baa been recog- Georgia from a motor trip to Florida. ] ing the growing of tobacco in this belt,
faTveare as one of the best mar-,The accident occurred Just beyond the plana were formulated at the meeting
eti for (arm products iu this section of crest of the hill. A slight rain had made' looking to the establishment of a federal .
ei state “ The -stablishment of this the ground slippery ami the car bad cl- j tobacco experiment station somewhere ] unity in Tifton politics. J. N. Mitchell
irket is largely -due to the efforts of'ther slipped or was driven into, a small |„ the tobacco territory, with bn aim j will succeed H. H. Tift, Jr., who re-
r J yf Lang, of j. W. I.ang A Co. ‘ditch beside the road. Ih turning out that the station will greatly facilitate.signed, effect!,, In January.
From November 19, 191S, to Novem-of.tho ditch the turn wts evidently made the growing and handliug of the crop to , Tho moss meeting was one of the moat
I J(K) aod the car turned over. Mr. the interest of Georgia farmers | harmonious brer held in the history of
Monday night gt which H. if. Tift was
nominated (or mayor and E P. Bowen,
J, J. Golden, U. .E. Hendry and J. N.
Mitchell for couucilmen. The nomina
tions were unanimous and, there will be
no-opposition In tho election, (which takes
place December 8. T. Air Hltcbell was
nominated to succeed himself as member
ot the Oity Board'of Education.
The nominees will succeed Mayor H.
H. Iiargrett and Councilman ,L. E. Bow
en, H. L. Moore and B. H! McLeod, who
were elected on the young then's .ticket
four years ago and brought harmony and
' ■ ’ No. Value Total Roberta wan on tho back rent. His head
«dHv ears per car value was crashed and he only lived a law
• I 173 1 280 8 43,250 minutes after he waa taken out. The
S* ■: 40 1,600 04,000 driver wna not hurt beyond a few bruises.
- ■ 8 1,600 12,800 Mr. Roberts waa about 05 years of age
a seed _IZ. 28 1,800 50,400, snd was one of the most prominent cit-
2S COO 10,800 lisena of Canton, as well as'one of Its
1 (2371 bales) 08 5,000 340,000 wealthiest men. Ho was ,ia tho mer-
~ ' 2,500 lO.UOO'csntile business snd also owned a large
r 1 ano 1 farm. *
500
389 »517,000
, was laid out ss a town In 1899,
the present business pstt of
ug to Rev, Gt W. Ridley,
school has an cnrollmt
popils, and a faculty of nine.
Includes the principal, music, ex-
snd art teachers.
■ are two churches, Methodist snd
, with a total membership of near-
L500 farm.
2,000 Mr. B. D. Harden, of Tifton,* was
iuf home and reached the scene about
five minutes after the accident, in time
to render assistance. The wreck waa
in front of a boose and help had al
ready . reached them when he arrived.
The dead man and the injured were put
In a car and ac&t to Sycamore.
’ Jdr. W.,8. Cobb and Dr. Price, ot Tit-
ton*, both knew Mr.‘ Roberta well. The
qar'iil which he was riding passed through
Tifton late in the afternoon and* Hr.
Roberta spoke to' Mr. Cobb, but did not
lere are fifteen stores, one of which
dware store, and two drug stores,
three garages, two cotton gins,
; mill, and a stock yard.
JURORS DRAWN TO SERVE
Week December Term, 1919, TJft
Superior Court
falter Sutton W. H. Scarborough
|W. W, Smith
KWalters
W. L. Puckett
H. J. Richards
James Sumner
B. Arrington
W. A. Reid
,A., J.,Fopfc Jr.
J. I. Cotney
E. Marchant
J. A. Sumner
C. H. Patton.
W. L. Watson
Sanders Gibbs
S. T. Pearman
B. P. Turk
G. W. Ford, Jr.
T. W. Tift
JUDGE PORTER KILLED
When He Stepped FVom Moving Train
at Moultrie.
Moultrie, Nov. 27.—Judge G. K. Por^
ter„ widely known throughout this section,
and commander of Camp Colquitt Confed
erate Veterans, died early this morning
from injuries he received last night when
he stepped from a moving train of the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic. Judge
Porte r l^oarded the’ train with his grand
daughters, who was going sway. Be was
Conversing with friends and before
realised it the train began moving. He
rushed to the steps snd jumped off, but
was unable to hold to his feet, his head
striking one of the rails' of a sidetrack.
It *as not thought* at first that he had
been badly hurt but later, in the night
bis condition beerfme worse and death
resulted early today. Judge Porter was
about 75 years old.
CARMICHAEL BOUGHT CAR
Mr. Homer Carmichael showed the
rlter Tuesday afternoon n check for
John R. Daniels $50, which his brother, Mr. T. A. Car-
T. M. Chesnutt miehael, gave for the purchase price of
R. H. Mangbam the Ford car he was accused of stealing.
W. M. Ponder The car was smashed on an A. C. L.
G. E. L. Dukes crossing. Mr. Carmichael passed by some
weeks later, saw the car lying by the
.KULBERSH’S road and inquired at a saw mill nearby
, v • SELLING OUT SALE ss to the owner. George Woodworth,
you know, I nm solus out of the employed ot the mill, raid that the widow
Good. Business and will o;ieu a of lhp m *n «*o owned the cn r had turn-
^ ^ ed § it over to him to sell. Mr. Carmichael
is the time for you to get your We him the chock for $50 for the
supply as the house must be He wa8 therefore very much surprised
and there la Jbn- when wrested on a charge of stealing
^ and falter goOdtatiU;Sbe th « car - B « «*P<*ts to have.00 trouble
•f. They'must go regardless in proving his innocence when his case
E* t \ X - ; comes up for trial In Decatur county,
goingW far less -than
if * . V -i-.V
It was pointed out that the farmers! the city. JAtj -least 100 of the leading
in the tobacco section of Georgia knew j men of the ct(y were present and the
almost nothing about the\crop and the meeting was- entirely harmonious.
overnment men did not know exactly how
to advise them Because of the fact that
no wohk* of this natqre has ever been
done before in this section. Virginia,
North Carolinq, South Carolina, and oth
er tobacco states have federal aid in their
stations, and now since Georgia has gone
into the business and erected warehouses
barns, and invested huge sums of meney
in equipment to properly carry on the
industry a station should be placed in
tbia territory by the aid \>f the D. S.
Department of Agriculture o r by an ap
propriation from Congress.
Among those in attendance were Jesse
M. Jones, Agricultural Director of the
S. A. L., R R.; W. W. Croxton and G.
B. Eunice, of the A. B. & A. R it.;
E. B. O’Kelly of the A. C. L., J. A.
Winslow of the Central of Georgia, F.
H. Abbott of the Georgia Land Owners’
fuct it wa
there
mity.
a veritable love feast and
discord or lack of unani-
IIOMECOMING DAT
WUl Be Observed at Zion Hope Churcty
on Saturday December 0.
On the first Saturday in December,
the 0th, every member of Zion Hope
Baptist church is requested and invited
to meet at the church and have a Home-
Coming Service. The members that do
not attend- regularly and some who live
out of the oommuuity are especially in
vited to come to church on this day.
Brother C. W. Durden will preach on
this day and a great message awaits
all who may be present.
A basket'dinner will be spread at 12:00
and all who live near are requested to
Association, E. G. Westbrook, Tobacco!bring a basket.
Specialist .of the Georgia State College, Not ouly the members of the church
S. H. Starr, Director of the Experiment arc invited but every one who may wish
Station at Tifton, A. M. Dickson, County to come has a cordial welcome.
price. Y v I TAX NOTICE—LAS* ; ROUND
you from 50 to 100 per cent. Ty Ty, Monday, Nov. 80, 0 to 8:80.
visit " Satisfaction Tifton, every day except dayi mention
ed above.
ley's worth or your money I will have’the Registration books with
me. Be sure and see that you are prop-
[ARRY KULBERSH | erly registered when you pay your taxes.
Tax Books will close December the
pay you the best 20th.
Chickens, Eggs, Tur-
itter and Country Produce. 1
Yours to serve, I am,
T. S. Rlgdon, T. C.
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■ SAV/.
A \‘/fVGS SAV/A/GS SAV/WGS
Money
■PK bank is a strong foundation to build upon.
INot all of us can be rich, but each of us can better
[his condition. Saving—steady and .persistent—;will
. accomplish wonders.
Open
an Account
with us today with whatever amount you can spare;
then add to it as opportunity permits. A foundation
for starting some substantial business or a competence
k for old age will result.
Agent of Tift and Lon Dicky, warehouse
man and tobacco grower of Fitxgerald,
and of the local men present
Thrash, principal of the ‘Agricultural
College, J. H. McDonald and J. P. Ross,
tobacco warehousemen, Congressmla W.
C. Lankford, Levi O’Steen, T. J. Holland,
a Coffee county farmer and W. E. Bow-
era, Coffee county Agricultural Agent.
For the furtherance of their plans
those present named an executive com
mittee consisting,of the following men:
J. N. McDonald, Chairman, Douglas;
J. M. Hunt, Cordclc: Lon Dicky, Fitz
gerald; Alva Gaskins, Nashville; Vidalla
Watetionse Company, jVidalia; R. M.
McCord, Ashburn; W. K. Algfce, Tifton;
W. T. Holliday, Lumpkin; A. P. Brant
ley, Blackshear; W. W. Croxton, AtlanU;
F. H. Abbott, Waycross; J. A. Winslow,
Cutbbert; R. L. Shipp, Moultrie; E. C.
Westbrook, Athens; E. B. O’Kelly, Jack
sonville ; J. M. Thrnsh, Douglas; J. M.
Jones, Norfolk; O. C. Jones, Waycross;
.T. A. Gaskins, Willacoochec; E. Burkett,
Nicholls, and W. A. Johnson, Savannah.
permanent organization was (per
fected to be known as the Georgia Tobac-
■Afttwcintion. This association will
have as its aim the development of leaf
tobacco in Georgia and to aid the farm
er in growing and handling his tobacco.
IN MEMORIAM
On this day the Pastor and Deacons
of the church want to sec every member
of the church present. Make them hap
py and glad by your presence. We hope
tj*have a great day together In serving
the Master. We will be looking for
you on this day.
\ D. t’. Rainey, Pastor,
Wm. Higdon, Secretary.
NATION-WIDE DRIVE NORMAN WON GREAT
EPISCOPAL CHURCH'GAME FROM AGGIES
VOLUME XXII.—NUMBfcR 3*.
Discussed at Interesting Service Here Captured South Georgia Championship
Friday. Talks by Rev. R. N. MrCal- At Norman Park 3 to 0. Aggies
luui and Mr. O. T. Waring. I f Crossed Goal Line Twice.
At a special meetiug in the iuterest Normau Institute wou the football
of the nation-wide campaign held at St. Jd&mpionship of South Georgia by dc-
Anne’s Episcopal church here ^Friday, feating the Tifton Aggies iu a pretty
Mr. O. T. Wariug, of Waycross, repre; ^une on Norman field Thursday after-
seated the laiety and Rev. R. N. Me- nooa before a record-breaking crowd, by
Callum, rector of Grayc church at Way* the close score of 3 to 0, as the referee
cross, spoke for the clergy. . / saw it
Mr. Waring, who Is a prominent rail-1 It was as good a game as any one could
road man of Waycross, spoke first, and .want to see, the two teams being
tuadq a very practical common sense evenly matched and the contest was close
talk, jiving ir detail the issues from start to -finish, the ball changing
from a Ipymuu’s viewpoint. hands frequently. Neither side was able j Sparks Institute. A part of the pto*
He stated that a great many people,’tu gui u consistently against the other I t-eeds of this bond issue will be expend-'
especially men, join the church with for any great length of time. . ed iu the purchase of property for the
the same unconcern that they take outj There is no means of uceurately judg- enlargement of the campus of that insti-
a life insurance policy or join a dub ing the crowd, but it must have numbered ■ tution. The board of education also en-
of some kind. He stated that this lax- j well over 2,000. People were there fromjdorsed the proposed campaign for rait- •’
ity on the part of tho male members of ^11 sections of South Georgia, Tifton I ing twenty-three million of dollars for ’
tho church was responsible in-part, for semliug down 1,000 or more enthusiastic! education during the present quadren*
the chaotic condition of this Country, rooters. Every old A. M. S. player who nium.
Tifton .and Waycross Also Invited Meth
odists. Rev. W. II, Rudd Is Return
ed for Another Yesr
Moultrie wiU be host hT the 1020
ouuuul South Georgia Methodist Confer
ence, sayp Rev. W. A. Brooks, writing
of the meeting st Dublin. Invitations
were extended by Moultrie, Wsycroas
and Tifton and the conference Toted to
accept the Moultrie invitation. Each
of the cities named extended most cordial
citations to the Methodists. - r ’-< ' f
The board of education has recom
mended a bond issue of $16,000 for
today; that we are living on the verge j wasn’t dead or physically incapacitated
of a volcano and unless the men wake j was on the field Footing for the Aggies,
up and get to work there will. be a ( Normau also had a great throng there
great eruption and Bolshevism will be pulling for the X. I. players,
the lava. He said this great Government i Tifton Made Touchdown Twice,
canuot exist without the support of J During the second quarter, Tifton cotn-
the churches. jpletely, walked away with Norman, doing
He urged that all members take some their most consistent gaining during the
church paper and thus keep informed on game. Starting with the ball on their
all affairs of the church, and* gave in own 35 yard line, they carried the ball
59TH ANNIVERSARY
Day of Pleasant Surprise for Mr. Henry
Sutton, of Brighton.
Mr. Henry Sutton on Saturday, No
vember 22, was taken by‘surprise at
noon by his children, who celebrated his
50th birthday with a reunion of the
children aud n collection ot well-filled
baskets to please and satisfy the most
timid as well as the healthier appetites
at his home near Brighton.
Mr. Sutton us is his custom, attended
church near his home and on his re'
turn home at noon found that all his
ten grand children had come in and when
on inquiry to find out how such should
happen, he was notified that they '
celebrating his birth day. Besides his
immediate family, were Mrs. Katie
Fletcher, (mother of Mrs. Sutton), Mr.
Daniel Fletcher and family. The child
ren were Walter, Willie, Darr, George
and Mrs. Bessie Hall, aud their families
to show honor on this dny which comes
but once iu Mr. Sutton’s life, the GOth
birthday.—Ex. R.
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God
to take from us one of our beloved, Sis
ter Comrades, of the Confederacy, Mrs.
Mary Jane Montgomery. Sistfc Mont
gomery flllcl her place at home uhd sup
plied the food and other necessities of Docket for Two Weeks of Decern*
SUPERIOR COURT MONDAY
tho Confederate Government to maintain
the cause, as loyally and patriotically
as men who went to the battle Jront.
Therefore, be it resolved by the mem*
hers of Tift County Camp of Confederate
Veterans, that we extend to our bother
and Comrade, G. W. Montgomery and
family our sincere sympathy, and join
them in mourning the loss of wife and
mother.
Resolved, that these resolutions be
spread upon the Minutes of the Camp,
and a copy be sent the family of the de
ceased.
Respectfully submitted,
J. A. Yarbrough
Henry D. Webb,
J. H. Hutchlnion,
Committee.
MR. J. T. JACKSON DEAD
Mr. J. 'T. Jackson, one of the oldest
and best loved citizens of this section,
passed to the Great Beyond Monday af
ternoon at bis home in Tifton,> and was
buried at Mt. Zion cemetery Tuesday
afternoon at *1 o’clock, the services be
ing conducted by Rev. W. L. Harrell.
Mr. Jackson was 00 years old and a
deacon in th e Freewill Baptist church.
He had spent most of his life in this
immediate section and had made a host
of loyal friends who mourn his death..
Besides his wife, who, before her mar
riage was Miss Rachael Sumner, he is
survived by seven children, four sons
and three daughters. The boys arc Alec,
Jim, John and Tommie; and the girls are
Mrs. J. W. McDaniel and Miss Arabdle,
of Tift county, and Mrs. G. S. Walker,
of Cordcle.
The Gaxettc joins with the many
friends of the deceased in extending
sympathy to the bereaved family.
Chickens, eggs, and all kinds of farm
roduce! That’s our line! Why sell
BANK/TIFTON
A Bank of Service
brt* Term
The December term of Tift Superior
court.will convene Monday morning for
two weeks.
Ah usual the first week will be de
voted to cases on the civil docket, for
which 02 are listed. Of these 10 arc di
vorce cases which will be the first called.
Tho criminal docket is also a long one
but there ore no cases of unusual im
portance.
Lists of the Grand and Petit jurors
have been published already.
'tiiree-in-one cane
Mr. J. B. Ellis, of Route 4, brought
the Gazette office Saturday a triplet
sugar-cane, three stalks growing
main stalk. Just to show that be could'
make other kind of cane also r he brought
along a red cane that measured nine
feet in length.
Mr. Kills also brought us a pear which
looks like a Keifer and testes like a sand
pear. It is evidently a cross between
the two.
right on down the field and across Nor
man’s goal line. They put the ball across
Norman’s goal Hue twice, but the touch-
was not allowed to count cither
ut the referee ruled he went out of
ounds. On the next piny, Branch took
he ball across, but the referee ruled that
he Tifton players pushed with bauds
nd instead of Tifton getting a touch
down. they got a fifteen-yard penalty.
They also got the pep knocked out of
them to a considerable extent.
The lust quarter started with the ball
in Tifton’s possession on their own 7
yard line. They punted out to Norman,
who brought it back to Tifton’s 31 yard
line. Norman then carried the ball to
detail the work brim dcAe in the Way-
cross parish.
Mr. Waring waa i very enthusiastic
speaker and handled his subject well.
No doubt much good will come from his
idea when put into practice here.
Rev. R. N. McOaUum spoke next and
it waa quickly aeen that he waa thor
oughly grounded In the fteat principles
of the church.
He spoke very t eloquently of the work
to be done In this-Nation-wide campaign
and the results that would be obtained
if the church would awaken to the ne
cessity of the undertaking.
He stated that the campaign waa not
a money drive, and that though some
money would be necessary, it was primar
ily a spiritual drive; that what waa
needed was a nation-wide revival of the
church membership and then the rest
would come of itself.
He stated there was a scope of country
comprising au area of 800 square miles
In the southeastern part of this state
where very few, if any, of the people
had ever heard of Jesus Christ, and that
to reach such -as these ^Rs one of the
aims of the campaign.
Ho said that in this anglo-saxon part
of this country we didn’t realize the Harrell
danger this country is in today, and the Overstreet
church was the only remedy to cure Berwick
these evils, fo r the reason that church Monk
neglect was maliily responsible tor the -NeSmith
present condition. * | Hell
He spoke of the need for the family Woodruff
altar service, stating that the Metho- ’Foreman
dint and Baptist churches urged this as I Referee, J. H. Saxon, Moultrie; Um-
ono of the requisites of success in their pire, R. N. Stokes,.Moultrie; Head lines-
drivon, and the need was especially great man, L. O. Rogers, Moultrie. Timekeep-
in the big cities where the real homes W Glover and Adams. Time of quar-
knnw homes are fast disappearing ters, 13-15.
W. H. lludd, who has served the
Tifton Methodist church for one jetir,
will return for anotJTer year, his appoint
ment being announced at the final ses
sion of the South Georgia Methodist
Conference at Dublin Monday afternoon.
Following are the appointments tor
the Valdosta district:
Presiding Elder, J. C. G. Brooks.
^del, A. II. Robinson; Alapaha Cir
cuit, II. C. Brewton; Berlin Circuit,
C. W. Jordan; Chula Circuit • to be
supplied by If. E. Wells; Doerun’ Clr-
F. Drake; Eldorada Circuit to
iwe. With the ball in less than a yard be supplied by J. F. McTier; Funston
f Norman’s goal line, Ivey took it over, and Ellington to be supplied by W. D.
Rabun; nnhira Circuit, R. P. Fain;
Lake Park, P. H. Tinsley; Milltown Cir
cuit, F. L. Stokes; Marvin Circuit, J. #
F. Snefl; Moultrie and Mission, A; W.
Reese; L. E. Pierce, junior preacher; \
Nashville, L. L. Barr; Norman Park,
J. B. Griuer; Omega Circuit, Oscar 8.
Wilson i Pouian Circuit, H. C. Ewing;
Sparks, Theodore Pharr; Statesville Cir
cuit, J. M. Williams; Sylvester, J. C.
Flanders; Tiftou, W. H. Budd; Valdosta,
J. M. Glenn; Willacoochee, Moody Booth;
Sparks Collegiate Institute president, Le-
m
Tifton’s 21 yard line, NeSmith making ,un ' 1 Moore; commissioner of education,
a pretty end run for 12 yards. Woodruff A * W. Reese.
kicked a field goal from the 21-yard line Former Tifton pastors are 8ent to
and won the game. The ball changed j the following places for the new con-
hands six times after the goal
ed and before the game ended.
The line-ups.
Norman
Leverett
Horne
Murphy
Position
kick-p erMwe >' oar: R«v. T. H. Thompson,
Dawsou; Rev. J. M. Foster, to Swains-
boro, and Rev. Jason Shirah, Collins and
Tifton • L > on8 - Bev. E. L. Patrick goes to
Welchel j tl,e Eureka circuit.
% i
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la
Hb
Bridges
Parker
Harrell
Hausler
Harrison
Maxwell
Ivey
Branch
Layton
Fletcher
The centenary allotment of the South
Georgia Conference was two million dol
lars. On this allotment $2,201,513 has
been pledged. The amounts raised by
the districts on the centenary fund are
as follows: Amcricus district, $24,403; \
Columbus district, $21,017. Cordeie dis
trict, $25,000; Dublin district, $20,442;
Macon district, $51,450; McRae district,
$11,350; Savannah district, $85,750;
Thomasvillp district, $28,427; Valdosta
district, $27,041; Waycross district, $13,-
104. Total, $275,773.
Tlie statistical secretaries have com
pleted the compilation of figures for
§im
He said this work was not a matter While the Tifton Aggies feel sor e over the year an(1 will report as follows
to the rector, but was strictly the loss of the game, they are real
a layman’s work because tho world needs sportsmen and will abide by the referee’s
more real applied Christianity rather decision. They feel that they scored a
tiiau mor»» fervent preaching and money, touchdown and won the game, but of-
Itev. McCollum is a very scholarly ficially they did not. There is nothing
gentleman and an eloquent speaker. Those to do hut to bear the defeat as best
who heard him Friday were well repaid they may, and they arc sportsmen enough
fo r their going out. ] to take It.
Immediately after the service here,
the party left for Cordle where
iiar meeting was held Friday night.
aim-
IN SHOTGUN DUEL
Taylor Seriously and Albritton Slightly
Wounded at Fitxgerald.
Fitzgerald, Ga., Nov. 20.—A shotgun
and pistol duel here today between G.
L. Taylor and J. H. Albritton resulted
in the serious wounding of the former,
and the slight wounding of the latter.
The men were neighbors, and bad
blood bad existed between them for some
time.
A uew grievance arising tbis morning
said to be the chickens of one tresspass
ing on the premises of the other, the
men agreed to shoot it out.
Procuring weapons they met iu the
lane between their homes and opened
fire.
Fitzgeritld, Nov. 27.—George L. Tay
lor, who was seriously wounded Wed'
nesday in a duel with J. H. Albritton, is
today reported improving after an opera
tion*. A section of his intestines, which
were perforated, was taken out. Al
britton, not seriously wounded, is con
fined to his home under bond.
INFANT OF MR. AND MRS. RICH
ARDS
The little seven months old infaut of
Mr. and Mrs. H.< J. Richards died Mon
day morning of pneumonia and was
buried at New River cemetery at 11
o’clock Tuesday, the services being con
ducted by Rev. D. C. Rainey.
-The little child was taken sick about
two. weeks ago and no medical skill
could save the little life.
The many friends of the bereaved par
ents deeply sympathize with them in
their loss.
Number of districts iu the Conference,
10; Number of charges, 244; number of
churches, 801; Jocal preachers, 170;
present total membership, 100,500;
adults baptized, 3,070; infants baptis
ed, 1,022; number of Sunday schools,
(514; officers and teachers, 5,498; schol
ars, 02,000; number of women’s Mis
sionary Societies, 270; members. 7,860;
amount raised for foreign missions, $33,-
802; raised for home and Conference
missions, $31,SS0; for church extension,
$13,002; tor conference claimants, $22,-
887; for American Bible Society, $2,-
002; for geuerai Conference ezpenses,
$008; for education. $20,000; tor bish
ops, $0,187. for presiding elders, $33,-
805; for pastors, $315,778; for centen
ary, $204,773; raised by Sunday Schools
for missions, $21,197; raised by ppr*
>:V'
We are now in the market for Velvet
Beans. See us bofore selling. Golden
Live Stock Co. 24d5twlt
$4,000 FOR' 100 ACRES
Mr. J. M. Ray was In the city Thurs
day and closed a deal in which he pur
chased 100 acres of woodland in front
of and east of his home. Tbis land joins
Mr. Ray and makes one of the most
desirablq farms in this county.
The land belonged to H. V. Kell and
the deal was made through J. E. Peeples,
and Son. The 'purchase price was
$4,000.
JONES STILL AT LARGE
Sheriff John.-rNi Sumner, of Worth
county, who was in Tifton on business
Thursday,.says the negro Brutus Jones
who shot and killed Mr. W. E. £mith
near Sylvester last week, is still at large.
He traced Jones to Worth, a station on
the Georgia Southern and Florida-above
Ashburn, where be w.s seen Saturday.
He was supposed to have gone from there
In a northerly direction.* *
Birkcr, No. 330W »t Tifton, »nd he will recomm
!L’:«
AT CIIERO-COLA PLANT
Changes in Office Force Following Death
of C. C. Colbert
Mr. J. F. Colbert came in the first of
tlie week and is in active charge of the
Chero-Cola plant here, taking the place
made vacant by the death of his brother,
Mr. C. C. Colbert, last week.
Mr. Colbert has resigned ns Superin
tendents of Schools of Webster county,
and will leave here Sunday to wind up
the affairs of that office. During his
absence from Tifton the plant will be
n charge of Mr. F[oke Smith, of Way-
cross.
Mr. R. L. Christian, of Preston, has
arrived and will be associated with the
Colberts in the plant here.
|We have just received another carload
Of Good Vonng Mules. If you want to
buy or trade for something good, don’t
fail to come to see us. Golden Live
Stock Co. _ 24d5twlt
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Did you know jyou could have your
old suit dyed and made over? City Pro*
djib, (Stipe*,Tailor Shop) Phone
ti
! L. Moor* Graduate I
' ^ tinuoua 1
satizfikhm^ tailored. If n’t this
lendation enough tor 'Our/toftM
need Ota** see me aftv day in
week, exeat Friday P. M. at Kooi>
Store, Maln 8t Vr -**
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