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PickensCounty Progress
Pc’JM.ISWKD Wetltf
flaude to.. and Robt. to. Edge.
Editors and Proprietors
Only Newspaper in County
Subscription $1.00 per year
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(in,, at me mattar of the 2 nd t!»*‘
County Bonds Sell
At Fancy Premium
$[r county roa A
wt old at noon Wearies
day to t e Robinson Humphrey
of Atlanta,for $ 101 , 510 ,
1 above par. The next
{ill; >id w«is bmitt v >y the
onnty Bank, which was
oliars below tHat of t he
bidder.
\ total of seven bids were re
ved and all o ffered a!*ove par
Jf >e gentleman win came from
( ncinnaU, < )hio, had a great deal
about the wisdom of Geor
muling law sayingGeorgia
were regarded as out
l>est in the Union and were u Ew
ways in great demand.
Not only did the county get a
fancy premium, but the genera;
contract 1 most satisfactory. The
county tnply calls for the inonev
as it needs it, and the company
pays its own legal expenses.
Fidelis Class Meeting
The Fidelis Class of the Tats
Baptist church met with Mrs.
K. Humphrey Tuesday
March 23 rd. The following
gr ii;i w.'ps rendered:
Song—“He KeepsMeSingiiig
Scripture. John 15 : 1 - 10 .—Nlr.s
F'rank Jarrett.
“Individual Responsibility”—
Mrs. C. E. Humphrey.
M filings For Us to Do’ —Mrs.
Walter King.
Prayer—Mrs. A. I.. Waldrop.
After the program the business
meeting was held. Several item 1 '
of importance were discussed and
passed on. hour enjoyed
The social was
very much. Two contest on
characters of the Bible were enter
ed into and caused much rnerri
ment. Two visitors were present,
Mrs. Carson, of Smyrna, atid Mrs,
Garrison. The hostess served
delicious cake and coffee.
This class will have charge of
the Sunday school next Sunday.
Everybody invited.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. A. E. Waldrop in April.
Listen! Farmers!
If you Want to Pay Cash for Fertilizer
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If You Want to Buy on Time—See Us
We Have the Goods and the Prices
WE BUY COTTON
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Bryant wer if es
Frankie M diy.
.Mr. and M V M
ed thru t tf t
Mi. J Ain H 5 n
the guests of Mr. Tom J n a 1 A
family Wednesday 1$
Mrs VeOer Med tin visited Mrs.D.
Kruce V/edm day
M 1 ut Hi 1 51 mdy visited
sj r mi, * f niU c und.y
Mr.. J. 11. Ing e sp X ll t Sa jsdiy a f
with Mr
Miss Munye 1 ,1
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neiday night with MJ -an 5iok‘
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Edge
through ierusaiem Suud.j ilei noon*
W. L Bruce and family vitited
relatives ne„r Adairsv*. guilds) .
Come 011 , Blame, we Uke to e r
from you. XYZ
^ skunk recently inv led one
of the swell hot s in Fallll Beach
perfuming alnto cf ever v room on
t h e ground fio >r. Probably looking
for,.some of hi s among the
European nol no ski A ueen
stopping tlieic
FOR SALE—10,000 >00 ‘Tabbaffe
and Bermuda Onion Piants$l
per thousand- Prom fit shin
menls Dorris Plant Company,
Valdosta, Ga.
Talking Rock
and fanulf were in
ck Saturday.
bn htte ant-ni -d Mr*. J.
uner at }
and Mrr. Vent !.agle and
Luabter. Loren*. *pent Sviu
M r. A?ro Rid Sifut aud
cf Salem.
Mr. Walker ‘pent Sa'or
<Sl¥ wt'.U bom* tolif, here.
3i hards, of Salem,
Z rel lives iu Talking Keck.
Mr Hoke Taylor, who is arc r.,:
I {■ jay, spent ’he week-end ' -
ho
Mr Frank Ganue pent the week
d wish Mr. C ay Wotbrook.
M r. Ra-tus Cag e made a business
p to jasper Monday.
Mr ao i Mrs Sberrr.an Russell
le daughter, Mildred. « f At
, the week-end w ills her
! r dud Mrs. Mari >11 R^avis.
)re* : e< Darnell is spending a
re d *v - in Marietta.
Mr Jonathan Burgess an.l faraih
‘per t ,'c’urday night with Mrs. Eliza
James and family.
Mr. Em u Bo d and family lei
Monday for ,V Tenti-,“. here fher
w: ! ::j ,ke tlieir fu'ure borne.
()d 'tie 1 bar ker spent l ues
<U: i,i{h! wail MBs Shirley Cagle
SC Stella Wiginglcn went to
Hind Tuesday to vi it - her
er.
The pou--»d -upper given by Mr.
.rley - . in^ton Saturday night
di e’ joy.d by all.
Mersis W e and Co eman Mul
inax sperr Si'urday night with their
nsser. Mrs Newt Boling, in Bali
(iroend. Easter Gift.
Made Lonely Journey
A woman farmer in a lonely part of
South Africa, Mrs. Ida Francis, has
j’.’Kt shown that in lack and endur
British women settlers are not
f><* dnd the men.
About two months ago a cyclone
devastated her farm, which lies be
yond -the western fringe of the desolate
Kalahari desert; and then came floods
which destroyed the food and shelter
for her cattle. The only way to save
her animals was to drive them 400
miles across the desert to her son's
farm, and this she did, unaided.
She found that many of the water
noies in the desert had dried up, and
sometimes she had to ward off attacks
C H‘*n» with her rifle; hut she kept
steadily on, and in the end brought
S” Economical Transportation
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New Low
Prices
Touring - *510
Roadster - 510
Coupe . 645
Coach - 645
Sedan • - 735
Landau - 765
HTon Truck 395
(Chassis only)
1 Ton Truck 550
(Chassis only)
f,o.b. Flint, Michigan
Government tax reduction on automobiles officially in ef=
feet on March 29th is allowed NOW on all purchases of Chev=
rolet Cars.
FOWLER CHEVROLET CO.
Jasper, Ga.
Cove Mountain
Mr. Charlie Gtiffeth made a busi*
less trip to Ta king Rock last week.
Mrs. T. M. Petidiey vi-ited Mrs
Silotne Norton last week.
We are glad to learn that Mr,
lemer Fann’s little son is recover
ng from a severe spell cf sickness.
Mr. T. M Pe lid ley i* progressing
nicely on his ne w house
Mrs. Jim Poole visited Mrs T. M.
deiidiey last v-eek.
Rev. Wilson and Mr.Ar hur Field
massed thru oui burg recently
M 'Ster Hugh Pool visited Master
■iarl Grffeih last week.
The singing was enjoyed bv all
iresent Sunday night at Mr. V. M.
Pendleys,
Come on, Sharptop, we tnj
eading your dots.
Mr Coleman Fiizstmmons made
i trip to Atlanta last week.
Mr. Edgar Mullinax visited Mr.
A. Q. I’aige Sunday.
Buttermilk – Crahappples.
astinis'Seeds
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Ekrweir Seeds Fro'Vb
You can get 5 packets of seeds of
5 different and very beautiful flowers
free. Hastings’ 1926 Seed Catalog
tells you all about it.
Hastings' Seeds are “The Standard
of the South.” They give the best re
sults In our Southern gardens and on
our farms. Hastings’ new 1926 Cata
log has 112 pages in all, full of pic
tures from photographs, handsome
covers in full colors, truthful, accurate
descriptions and valuable culture di
rections.
We want you to have this catalog tn
your home. It tells all about Hastings’
garden, flower and field seeds, plants
and bulbs. Write for it today. A post
card reQuest brings it to you by return
mail.
H. Q. HA6T1NGS CO., SEEDSMEN,
ATLANTA, L QA.
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Your first drive -in the Improve^
Chevrolet will be a revelation! Im
proved, made amazingly smooth and
responsive—Chevrolet offers today a
combination of power and effortless
performance absolutely new in the
low price field!
But even more remarkable is the fact
that these improvements cost you not
more, but actually less—because the
prices have been substantially reduced .
Take a ride in the Improved Chevro
let. A demonstration will delight you!
Ask for a Demonstration!
Harris
Little N, A. Jr., and Denver
Moss are sick with the "Hu.” We
hope for them a speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Free are the
proud parents of a little son.
Messrs U L Mullins, Leonard
D.ivis and O. A. Davis made a
’rip to Lndviile Sunday.
Misses Bonnie Mullins andEu'a
Griffin spent Saturday nitrht and
Sunday with Miss Bernice Coy
near Talking Rock.
Mr. Howard Bruce and family
visited home folks Sunday.
Mr. Art Moss, from Talking
Rock, was the guest of Mr. N. A,
Moss Sunday.
Mrs. J M. Brock spent Sunday
with Mrs. Joe Free.
Mr U L. Mullins and littleson.
Fred, visited his mother, Mrs
Lizzie Mullins, Sunday morning
We are sorry to say the little
son of Mr. Richard Densmore i«
real sick, but hope he will soon
be out again.
Cotne on, Hinton and Blaine,
nobody hasn\ fell down the steps
and got killed yet.
Widow Zander.
Community News
!i tended for l,i?t week.
Burris‘chool has dismissed on ac
count of flu.
Miss Annie and Mr. Oleti Pitts
visited Miss Ethel and Mr. Ernie
Little Sunday.
Burris school went to Flat Bottom
March 5th on a field day, the score
being 29 to 11 in favor of Burris. ,
Miss Inez Jones visited Miss Jen
tiie Lee Perkins Sunday.
We are sorry to sav that Miss Cle
v-a Hasty has been real sick with flu
Mr, Ralph Harrelson has return-
TIGHT FEELING
Stomach Troubles Relieved by
the Aid of Black-Draught.
Telling how he obtained relief
from very disagreeable symptoms
of stomach trouble, Mr. Charles T. I;
Wintz, of R. F. D. 4, Huntington, T g
W. Va., made the following state
ment:
“I began taking Black-Draught
about fifteen years ago. I would i
have gas on my stomach that just
pressed breath, and and 1 seemed would have to shorten all kinds my j
of feeling. My head would ache
and 1 was in a very bad fix.
“1 had tried remedies that didn’t
seem to do me any good. I saw
for Black-Draught it. advertised and sent
it “Aftertakinga helping few doses, I knew
was me. It seemed to
break up the gas, and the tight,
bloated feeling disappeared, and I
was like a new man. I would not
be without Black-Draught. 1 can
eat anything 1 want to. If 1 get
dizziness in the head, Black
Draught relieves it.”
Sold everywhere; 25c. C-35a
if _
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ed from the Canton hospital, where
he was operated on for side pleurisy.
On Ma ch 10 th, Death’s angel
visited the hoin^of Miss Lou Pittman
and took her beloved sister,Sallie, to
a better land, She was laid to lest
in B tar Patch cemetery
On Match the 8 th, the death ai -
tel* visited the home of Mr- Joe
Whitley and took his dear wife to
j iu in the praises in theG'oiy Land.
She was buried iu the Sho.il Cteek
cemetery. Bloud.
Mules and Horses
Jnweuo.
Ball Ground, Ga.
Buy ing and selling and trad
ing in mules and horses.