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take calomel as it seemed
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'ROUND ABOUT.
toy Note* aud News From This
and Adjoining Counties.
A WOODLAND IDYL.
'The f»>Ks all blushed a rosy red,
The very wheat was shocked;
The corn, itself, picked up its ears,
The while the mocker mocked.
The cabbage shook its hoary head,
The peach trees all looked grim
The wicked wind the oak exposed
And showed a naked limb!
r. It. Patterson, of Sunny Side, was 1
\n ibe city Thursday.
Hi®> Ettienne Goddard, of Barnes- j
wife, spent Thursday here.
Mr. and Mrs. .1. W. Orainc, of Mil
ner. were in Griffin Thursday.
Mrs. Nannie Taylor, of Orchard
ftlf- spent Thursday in the city.
Amelia Walker, of Locust
Grove i<HMit today in the city with
friends.
Mrs. W O. Stallings, Mrs. S. ,1.
TO.iters. Mrs. (I. P. Wheel is and Miss
Incite Lindsey, of Milner, were shop- 1
ping here Thursday
Misses Lona and Mattie Kate Thom
*js. two charming and popular young
ladies of near Jackson, have been
spending several days with their
sunt, Mrs. T. Gray, on West Broad
street.
J If. Perdue, of Concord, was in the 1
■stty Friday. ! 1
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Peebles, of Love
jut were in the city Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crawford, of
Kottonville, spent Friday in Gritfin.
Mrs. Georgia Burnett, of Barnes
*die, is visiting reltaives in the t*itv. I
i
Edwurd Elder, of Bartlesville, was
x. visitor to Gritfin Thursday after
■Rs-tm.
Mr, and Mr> J. B. Sheppard, of Ze
w-Ha, w'ere in Gritfin visiting relatives
r rail y.
WOMEN OF
MIDDLE AGE
.. *
ftredl Help to Pass the Crisis Safe
ty—Proof that Lydia E. Pink
‘ham's Vegetable Compound
Can be Relied Upon.
r rbana.lU. — “During Change of Lift?,
a ufefcUon to its annoying symptoms, 1
t i amt your Vegetable < '< >rrn >■ ><;i ui
mu. suaile mt- a well, strong woman so
v, aii mv own housework. I cannot
y rwaanend Lydia E. I’inkham s Vego
-3;.•-»;'Compound too highly to worn. 11
7,-K-sanjj through the Change of Life.
‘An. Frank Henson, 1316 S. Orehadt
. Ucbana, 111.
Women who suffer from nervousness,
flashes,” backache, headache s
ami “the blues” should try this famous
*,’*•<? aad herb remedy, Lydia E. I’ink
iaaß’s Vegetable Compound.
«j#is
1 1 W. A. Mintz has returned to Camp
I Greenleaf in Chattanooga after ten
I days’ visit to homefolks here.
) Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jones and
I Miss Inez Cox are spending several
I days with relatives in Coda: town.
| j Miss Vivian Drewry, of Williamson,
is the gut t of ■■ •• gin-; Smother, Mrs.
I <; V. [tank on West Poplar street.
| <. ( it lie Ci awle;. i f Milner was
. in the city Saturda; .
Mi . Torn Pound, of Williamson,
I - :>( nt S d unlay hen-.
I Mr and Mrs It. P. Hteinheimer, of
I Brooks, was in the cit;, Saturday
• ; an I Mr-'. J>. < ~;Fonl, of Mc-
I Into h, spent Saturday here.
Mi. - Krniiy Tyler and Miss Lulie
Tyler have returned after a short visit
to Atlanta.
Miss Krniiy Tyler has returned to
her home in Brunswick after spend
ing two weeks with home folks.
Miss Thelma Grubbs, Misses Nellie
and Annie Gossett, of Midway were
visiting friend* in the city Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. G .J, Barrow and
daughter, Nell, left yesterday, for
Dahloriega, Ga., on a visit to Dr. and
Mrs. G. K. Glenn, after a visit here
to Col. and Mrs. B. N. harrow, Sr.
Another Griffin boy is “over there."
Mrs. Derby, manager of the Western
| Union Telegraph office, received a ca
blegram Saturday armour.' ing that
her son Horace, had landed “over
I seas.” The young man was formerly
a messenger boy here.
DEPARTMENT OF Si
| TO OPEN OFFICE HERE
David W. Edwards, \u Experienced
Man, Will Be In Charge of Office,
Assisted by Mrs. Pritchard.
Within a few days, a permanent of
fice of the department of labor of the
i United States will be established in
Griffin.
Through David J. Bailey, chairman
of the committee, Council of Defense i
for Spalding county, the agent of the j
j government perfected arrangements
j for the opening of this office.
I Mr. Daniel W. Edwards, of Toceoa,
Ga., who has been trained for thisj
| work, will he manager in charge and j
will move to Griffin with his famiiy
and make his permanent home among
us.
; Mrs. Julia D. Pritchard of our city,!
who has been so faithful and efficient;
in Red Cross work, has been selected
to assist Mr. Edwards in the office.
The work of the new office has here
tofore been done cheerfully by Mr. I
Bailey without remuneration.. He will [
now have more time to devote to the
t
office of local council of national de
fense. Mr. Bailey has been very faith
ful and efficient, and has made a cred
itable showing in enrolling laborers
for ship yards and other industries of
Idle government. The Sixth district
will get two departments of labor,
Macon being the other city selected.
Griffin’s importance has thus been
recognized by the government.
SENrailcfis
GREETED BY IM 111
Between Two and Three Hundred
People Hear Junior Senator De
fend Record in Evasive Way.
Senator Thomas W Hardwick vis-;
ited Griffin Thursday afternoon and i
delivered an address from the court J
j liouse door steps in which he defend- j
od his record in a most evasive way.
The junior senator admitted that !
hi l was opposed to conscription and i
voted aginst the measure, favoring the
j volunteer system, which he attempted j
|to show was the best way of raising;
'an army. He touched on other issues
of the campaign and gave his reasons
for opposing the administration in :
m st of them. He referred in a sar .
eastie way to both Harris and How
ard, hut did not mention the names
of the other candidates. The addressL
,was along the usual lines and practi
cally the same as delivered elsewhere
during the campaign so far.
1 A few people in the audience were
evidently with the junior -imator in
the stand that lie lias taken in the
war and rave frequest applause,
which sei-med M pic ,-, him vorv j
much, lu'T 1 1 s'■ audience as a whole,
listened only .attentively nr.d gave the
speaker a respectful hearing.
Mr. Hardwick was introduced to his j
audience by Lionel Moore aid depart- 1
cd in an automobile immediately af
ter delivery of his address.
Two used c-y -for sale, in median- |
irajly A-l u/ndition. See me before
buying, /nil's Garage, opposite post
office. d6wt
ALEX. STEPHENS ENTITLED TO
COURT OF APPEALS JUDGESHIP
He has fairly won it. Now
asks the people to give him his
y J commission.
Received highest vote two
years ago, hut denied nomina
tion by the convention.
Rebuke autocratic conven
tion methods by electing him
and make Georgia “Safe for
| Democracy.”
Only nominee of last primary
now out of commission.
Endorsed by Bar of Stateand
home county.
>
Was reared in Taliaferro and Wilkes
counties; is 44 years old; is a graduate
of the University of Georgia; took law
course at. Harvard; has been in the ae
; tive practice of the law in Georgia over
twenty years.
In his announcement he says; “My
personal ambition is perhaps of little
moment to you, but to me it means
much to have pursued a laudable ambi
tion to achieve a coveted honor of my
profession, and, after the expenditure
of much effort and substance in an hon
orable appeal to the people of my State,
and receiving at their hands a vote
which has always been held sufficient i
MRS. ALBERT EUTRAL DIES
AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS
j Mrs. Albert K. Futral passed away
at K o’clock Saturday morning at her
, home on North Hill street after a lin
gering illness. Although her death
was not unexpected, it came in the na
ture of a great shock to her devoted
husband, relatives and many friends.
Mrs. Futral was a lovelv and high
jly cultured young woman who num
bered her friends hv her acquaintance,
j She was formerly Miss Sadie Manley
: and for many years was an efficient
; teacher in the Griffin public schools.
. She was aiso for several years a
splendid and effectual worker for the
j United Daughters of the Confederacy.
She was treasurer of this worthy or
ganization and her services were in
valuable. She was deeply loved by
lthe members. She gave up the work
j reluctantly when her health failed.
The deceased was a memfber of the
Christian church and took a keen and
(active part in religious affairs.
Mrs. Futral is survived by her hus
jband, Mr. Albert A. Futral. She is
also survived by her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. M. Manley; two sisters, Mrs.
W. P. Barfield, of near Griffin, and
;Mrs. R. H. Moore, of Hampton; three
j brothers, Theodore Manley, of Camp
I Gordon, Joseph Manley and Taylor
Manley, of near Griffin.
LIKE AN ELECTRIC
BUTTON ON TOES
Tells why a corn is so painful and
says cutting makes
. . them grow.
Press an electric button and you
form a contact with a live wire which
rings the hell. When your shoes press
against your corn it pushes its sharp
roots down upon a sensitive nerve
and you get a shock of pain.
Instead of trimming your corns,
which meerly makeg them grow, just
step into any drug store and ask for
a quarter <>f an ounce of freezone.
This will cost very little hut is suf
ficient to remove every hard or soft
corn or callus from one's feet A
i few drops applied directly upon a
tender, aching corn stops the sore
j ness instantly, and soon the com
! shrivels up so it lifts right out. root
; and all, without pain. This drug
freezone is harmless and never in
' flames or even irritates the surround
ing spin.
r>2 BALKS NEW COTTON
H\S BEEN RECEIVED HERE
Up to the present date 152 bales of
i new cotton have been received iii
j Griffin. Seventy hales came in Fri
day, hut none wore received Saturday.
; The price for the new cotton is 1-2
cents. Old cotton is bringing a little
more than that.
1 ARM LANDS FOR SALE
1 have 1 ."> or 20 desirable
farms for sale, located at Pied
mont, Ga., on Southern Railroad,
running from Atlanta to Fort
(Valley. fl miles from Harness i He.
Some of these farms are bale to
acre lands.. My terms are 1-1
cash and balance on 10 to la
years time, if wanted by pur- (
chaser. Now is the chance to j
buy von a home with a railroad j
station on your farm. Cotton
'market. School and Churches at
! ' " station. Write for descrip
tive circulars.
I. C. COLLIER. Owner.
Barnesville. Ga.
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ALEX. W. STEPHENS.
for election, to be deprived of rny just
reward and stand aside while an honor
meant for ine is bestowed upon an
other. ”
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EOT BILLION REVENUE
Sill IS NOW CM
Washington, Aug. 31.—The new
revenue bill, providing eight billion
next year to help finance the war, has
been completed by the house ways
and means committee ar.d will be re
ported early next week. Treasury
experts believe the bill will provide
; from one hundred to two hundred
j million dollars in excess of eight bil-
I lion.
IBLEpII.
Be it resolved by the Board of Com
missioners of Roads and Revenues of
Spalding County Georgia and it is
hereby resolved by said authority
that there be levied and collected on
all property located and situated with
in said county on the first day of Jan
uary, 1918, whether said property be
real, personal or mixed, the following
rates of taxation for the purposes
herein named, and that the same be
collected by the tax collector of said
county at the same time and in the
same manner as the tax levied by the
State of Georgia is collected. and
when collected the same shall be de
posited by the tax collector with the
treasurer of Spalding county and that
the treasurer’s official receipt be tak
en therefor.
First: To pay the legal indebted
ness of the county due or to become
due during the year or past due .10
of one per cent.
Second: To build or repair court
house, jail, bridges, or ferry or other
public buildings or improvements, ac
cording to contracts, .40 of one per
cei t.
Third: To pay sheriff’s, jailor’s or
other officer’s fees that they may be
legally entitled to, out of the county,
.07 of one per cent.
Fourth: To pay the expenses of
the county, for bailiff, and court, non
resident witnesses in criminal cases,
fuel, hire, servants’ hire, stationery
and th<- like, .09 of one per cent.
Fifth: To pay' jurors a per diem
compensation, .0.7 of one per cent.
Sixth: To pay expense incurred in
supporting the Poor Farm of the
county and as otherwise prescribed
by the code, .20 of one per cent.
Seventh. For Public Road fund of
the county to he used in expending in
paying wages and salaries and for
working, and improving and repairing
the public roads of the county, as
provided in section 09(1 code of Geor
gia, known as the alternative Road j
Law, .21 of one per cent.
Fight: To pay any and other lawful
charge against the county .03 of one
per cent.
F'or the maintenance of the public
schools of Spalding County outside of
the Citv of Griffin, .40 of one per
cent. Said money when collected to
be paid over by the tax collector to the
Roard of Education of said county,
Acts 1911, page 497. A total tax levi
ed and'collected as above ordered, 1.65
of one per cent, on all the property of
I Spalding and State of Georgia, wheth
er it be real, personal or mixed, pro
vided only that it he not exemnt from
[taxation by the laws of the State of
Georgia.
Resolved further that this order be
spread upon the minutes and that the
same he advertised and posted in ac
icordancp with Sec 515 of the Georgia
Civil Code of 1910.
9 E. WALLACE, Chairman,
C. L. ELDER.
W. A. JESTER.
Commissioners Roads and Revenues,
Spalding Countv, Ga.
By order of Commissioners of
j Roads and Revenues of Snalding
I County. Ga. T. J. PURDY, Clerk.
LOST OR STRAYED,
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under breast and black streak around
,body, with short horns; fourteen
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. merson, 316 Fifteenth street, Griffin,
1 Ga. wit
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