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W J VOL. ‘ ; ,• ■■ ■'L 1, v ■ ’ '* ■ ■■ ’/v'..' ■J • !,•>' v, '.J ; . •; •' v ■ • v-. • ■■■ •• ■. • . "Jt vflL ••; * •"$? 4jj$$* ^ : >v 'c NEW HIGH UK MADE IN SCHOOL Of Cairo For the Year of 1909-10. ANOEHER TEACHER HAD TO BE ADDED The Scholastic Year of 1909-10 Had 254 Attendance—1910-11 Term Shows Up With 318 Tn Attendance—Auditorium to Be Erected. Along with the upward tendency of all of Cairo’s institutions the Cairy High School is leading the van. Each year has called for more room and now the large building is full. The new building was completed five years ago. At that time five teachers were employed. The build-’ ing had six class rooms and an au ditorium. The auditorium was made into class rooms in the sum mer of 1909 to make room for the seventh teacher in the grades. At the beginning of the fall term of <1910, another teacher was added and at the opening of the present spring term another. Including the teacher of music, ■'wl^F has a good class*.the’school now %s ten teachers. . . - It is the intention 'of the Board of Trustees to-.erect. a new auditorium during-thc next vacation, knnd is 3b_nad tliiit ;r ' ^IHolenti Ito Bertha Bloodworth, Carl Brown. Ei ditto grade, G<?orgo Moore,Wal ter Jones. * Ninth grade, Weyman Bussey, Lucy Bell. Tenth grade, Marion Bell. The following were neither ab sent or tafdy during the entire fall term: Second grade, Alva Willie,Burton Wight. Third grade, Eilleen Bussey. Fourth grade, Ruth Baggett, Lois Walsh, Dwight Browni William Wight. Fifth grade, r 6raey Booth, Jewell Brown, Janie Bell, Annie Lou Coop er, Katie Miller, Carol Van Land- ingham,’Ed Wight. Sixth grade, Ethel Bussey, Alma Hurst. . - , . Seventh grade, Lottie Baggett, Ivy Bussey, Robert Hudson. • Eighth grade, Amy Brdwrt, Bes sie Forsyth, Irene Hurst; ElVa Mal loy. Ninth grade, Mildred Denton. Tenth grade, Eva Hall. Very few people realize . how few students lose no time from school. ■' The Board of Trustees J early in the fall, offered two prizes-, one a two-and-a-half .dollar gold piece to the student who would 3pass the best, examination on Current Events at the close of the fall term; the other, five dollars to the room making the best record of attendance for ..the' last three/fnontbs of the fall term the money to be expended for im provements in the room making the best record, The grades in the at tendance contest were from the first to the eighth, inclusive, and in the Current-Events contest, from the si xth to' the tenth, inclusive, In the Current Events contest the following things were to be consider ed : General knowledge of the ques tions asked, sentence construction, spelling, neatness, and the age and. DOUBLES DP » That is the Record of The Citizens Bank Organized Jan 1904 With $25,- 000 Capital Now Has $50,000 ..Grade of the ptudent. Tlife prize was won by Warren Wight, a .] $ l vke’’cSre >br the school’s .future growth will be erected at the same £hne. - .Mfor the scholastic, year of 1909-10 ■i t*ie enrollment was- 254. For the •...yftir 1910-11 the entfbllment has al- .-Hf* wjady reached 318, a gain of 25.2 per cent, over the previous year. The enrollment, according to : sjgad.es, for the fall term of the pres- - - bnt session, together with the per centage of attendancebased on the enrollment, is giyen below: . First grade,'enrollment 40, per centage of attendance 94.4, j Second grade, enrollment 1 28, per- «cntagS °f attendance 96.9. THMrd grade, enrollment 28, per centage of attendance 93.9. Fourth grade, enrollment 49,per centage of attendance 87.6. Fifth grade, enrollment 49, per centage of attendance 89.9. Sixth grade, enrollment 30, per centage of attendance 84.1. Seventh grade, enrollment 26, percentage of attendance 89.2. Eighth grade, enrollment, 23, percentage of attendance 92.S. Ninth grade, enrollment 10, per centage of attendance 94.8. Tenth grade, enrollment 8, per centage of attendance 97.9. All grades, enrollment 291, per centage of attendance 92.5. Since the opening of the spring toi'-ra pupils have entered the grades as,follows: First, 3; Second, 4; ■ Third, 3;.Fourth, 4; Fifth, 1; Sixth 3;J3esenth, 5; Eighth, 2; Ninth,2. Total 27. • Eelow are given the names of thbse students who were present -every day during the fall term of the present scholastic year: First grade, Leon Merritt, Leon Powell, Second grade, Glenn Brown, Be atrice Gainous, Sara Higdon, George Alden Wight. ' Third grade, Pearl Nicholson, < Powell Jones, Lewis Moore, Mae Nicholson, Pearl Wimberly, Ruby Wimberly. Fifth grade, Ida Bloodworth,Lem Baggett, Rol ert Fi r e iter, Higdon, Margarett Jones, Oneida ^Maxwell, Thelma Maxwell, Alvin AVi^ht. Sixth grade, Bryan Bell, Nellie Dunn, Gladys Poulk, Myrtle Pouik. Sevoif|h grade, Ollie Bennett, pupil of the Sixth Grade. In attendance contest the follow ing things were to be considered: Five per cent off the attendance of any pupil for a whole day’s ab sence, or two half-day absences. Three tardies were to be counted as ah absence. After an absence of five continuous days, a pupil was to be dropped from the roll and re-en tered on his return., This prize was won by the Second Grade. WANTS TO LOCATE . A COLONY IN GRADY Seeking a Large Body of Land In Grkdy for the Purpose. Dr. Gray, of South Carolina, spent several days here recently in vestigating the lands of Grady, It is the purpose of Dr. Gray to locate a large colony of South Caro linians in Grady this fall and for 'that purpose he made this trip., He was well pleased with the soil of Grady, and has several places in view for his purpose. He will return in the early fall to make his selection, and will proba bly bring a number with him on his return. SHORTAGE IN BOXES FOR SYRUP SHIPPING -¥ Shippers Have Had Trouble In Se curing Boxes In Which tG Ship Their Syrup. Owing to the scarcity.of lumber, shippers of syrup have had consid erable trouble in getting boxes in sufficient quantities to make prompt shipments. Another drawback has been on account of the box makers being unable to make the quantity required, due to the fact that a laiger quantity is being shipped in cans. The South Georgia Syrup Co., has been seriously handicapped be Loie cause it was unable to secure boxes. To relieve this state of affairs Mr. E. H. Taylor, general manager, states that he will put in a complete plant for making boxes for the next season crops, and will make boxes for all comers. INCREASE FROM IIS EARNED SURPLUS and With $12,500 Surplus $6,000 Undivided Profits. At the annual meeting of. the stockholders of The Citizens Banking Company a very nice melon was cut and divided, among the stockholders in the shape of an increased dividend. Besides the usual -8 per cent dividend the managers of this institution announced that •thbi’e was sufficient fuhds on hand to ddubie the capital stock arid leave a' surplus of $12,500. and $6,000 of undivided profits; The stockholders, after going over the situation, decided .to doubie the ,capital stock, and a sufficient sum was taken from the surplus to-do so, besides, leaving a surplus of $12,500. The Citizens Bank yras orgarii- zed January 1904 with a capital stock of $25,000 paid in. W. S. Wight was its first president. By the courteous treatment o^ its officers th/3 bank''sprung into im mediate popularity and today is carrying a deposit of $200,000. During the year the bank will occupy its new home something like $5,000 will be spent in re- modling the building now occu pied by R. H." Hurst* The old officers were re-elected with F. M. Brannon, president, and Wh Searcy, cashier. BRYAN ELEMENT IS LINED UP FOR CLARK This Is the Meaning ol Warning Note Given at Jackson Day Banquet by Theodore Bell, ol California, as Interpreted by Democratic Senators and Rep resentatives at Washington. "Washington, Jan. 18.—Demo cratic senators and representatives who attended the Jackson Day ban quet in Baltimore last night dis cussed with unusual interest today the significonce of the warning note, in the closing minutes of the dinner from Theodore Bell, of California, recognized as a personal represen tative of William Jennings Bryan. Mr, Bell did not attempt to start a Bryan boom; in fact, he eliminat ed the Nebraskan from furthur con sideration as a Deniocratic nominee in 1912 or any succeecing presi dential year. “Fate has undoubtedly decreed,” he said, “thatMr, Bryan shall never be elected President of the United States. ” . Mr. Bell warned his hearers that, if they were seeking that harmony which might bring about future Democratic success, they must not continue the policy which omitted by Bryan from consideration as a leader in the party councils. Mr. Bell declared that tee affec, tions of millions of the American people are still centered cn Bryan, and his views must be given most serious consideration. Previous to his reference to Bryan, Mr. Bell took occasion to pay a high tribute to Clinmp Clark ns a-man in whom the middle and far west had, implicit,confidence. He did not' go so far as to name Mr. Clark for the presidency, but by inference his meaning was clear. There arc many- political watchers in Wash ington who regard the incidetit as tho lining up of the Br.van element in the .party behind Clark as against Harmon, Woodrow Wilson or others mentioned for Democratic lekdeisl.ip. . - v ■ CAIRO AS A SEVERAL HUNDRED ACRES TU^BE PLANTED About Thirty Carloads Sold in This Section Within One Years Time. * Thousands of dollars have beeri spent in Cairo : for horses and mules through the JrD. Holman stable the past year. The number sold was 674 abofit 30 carloads. This firm has also sold f opr car- loads of the Ellis buggy besides several carloads of other, makes, Summers, Parry, etc. \ k This speaks well for the liber ality of this firm and their fair dealings. It will pay our readers to see therii before buying either a horse mule or buggy. ' Only About Sevent-five Bales Grown in Grady During .1910 —-Eiitimated that About 1,000 Acres Will be Planted for 1911 is 400 PER CENT. Porintytion of Jenkins Capitol i •' 2,030 Now Washington, D, C., Jan 16.- Millen, the county seat of Jenk ins countv one of South Georgia’s typically alive and hustling smaller cities, has Smashed records in the matter of growth in population during the last de cade. From 411 persons in 1900 she has jumped to 2,030 in 1910, an increase of almost 400 per cent. The exact increase in 394 per cent. This information- was given out by the Census bureau^tqday. So far has been announced, this is a new record among Georgia towns Of cities of over 5,000 the high est record is Fitzgerald with an increase of 224 per cent. Of the cities between 2,030 and 5,000 the record now set by Millen is hard to beat. The census of Cedartown an nounced today shows 3,551 in 1910, against 1,823 for 1900. Off Again. Dr. R. H. Harris went to Boston Tuesday to attend a meeting of the executive committee of the Mercer Association, of which large body he is the presiding officer. Yesterday, by invitation of Jno. B. Gordon Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy, he delivered an address'in Thomesville, on the oc casion of the celebration of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s birthday anniver sary. Maj. Christopher, Dr. Cooke, Mr. W. J. McMillian and a number of other people, ladies and gentlemen, from Cairo and other points in Grady county, attended the latter function. City Court The following cases were disposed of during the present term of the city court: State vs J. H. Holland, $35.00 or three months. State vs Charlie Wright, $75.00 or ten months. State vs Dan Frazier, not guilty. State vs Crof. Williams: not guilty. State vs Anthony McDuff, not guily. State vs Allen Sapp; §100.00 or twelve months, State vs Henry Sims; §75.00 or 10 murihs. n be MIMED EOS 1911 ■<*: ■ -y-x* ■ i V ’ .1- V' -I 7 , %■ ^ V-i- v] V. Large Number of Farmers to Try Sea Island Cotton Farmers of Grady are now turning their attention to the growing of Sea Island, or long staple cotton. ' It has befen demonstrated that the lands of Grady are better adapted to the long than short", and the farmei-s having become convinced of thfs fact are going • ■ iiiPrV ■ It js estimated'that about one thousand will be planted for the J9fi Crop against 150 or 200 last year. It is claimed by those who know more money can. be made from long staple cotton than any other crop. This has b^eri ( the experence of the farmers of Lowndes county. ; *.vY:* With long staple cotton and sugar cane there is nothing to pi-event Grady dirt frdm becom ing more valuable than it is now at present. Just a word with those con templating buying, now is the ac- peted time as lands can be bought cheaper at the present than in six months hence. A week never passes but that home seekers get off the train at Cairo. IP lire again free In Less Than Two Hours a Cor- dele Jury Returnes VIrdict of Not Guilty lor the Accused Men Cordelc, Ga., Jan, 17.—A verdict of not guilty was returned late to day in the case of W. B. and Archie Lyens, on their third trial for the murder of M. Fleming Smith two years ago at Jesup, Ga,, The. jury was out less than two hours and the big crowd ' that had filled the court room during the seven days’ trial had dispersed, thinking the jury would deliberate much longer. Only a few persons w'ere in the court room when the jury came in. The Lyenses, father and son, and members of their families shook hands with each juror and thanked him, Thera was no demonstration. This ends the Lyons case, which has become noted,in Georgia. The virdict came at the end of the fourth effort at trial and the third actual trial. Two changes of venue had been granted. The killing of.Smith occured in December, 1908. The two pris- ioners, Shcriff-and Deputy Sheriff, of Wayne county, were taken to Savannah for safe keeping, such was the temper of their neighbors. A monument erected at the in stance of women, of Wayne county, stands over the grave,, of the man they were accused of killing. Their plea was self-defense they charging that Smith tried to shoot them as they entered the store where he was at work and then they riddled him with bullets. Gradyville Growing Gradyville is coming to the front, Messrs. Kedar M. Bennett and J. H. Collins have purchased the com missary at Gradyville apd resumed charge Monday. Mr. Bennett is a. popular salesman and under his management the businejs will pros- p'ery. l *•; %