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1 Grady County Progress T. A. T. MATOEB, EBI1TO_ LEADING NEWSPAPER* OF GRADY COUNTY Published Weekly, Every Thursday by The Progress Pub. Co. Entered as mail matter of second-class at Cairo postoffice July 22, 1910. One Dollar Per Year, In Advance. The editor Tsnot responsible for veiws of correspondents. Eighteen Months For GunToter, Carrying concealed weapons is the cause of a chain gang sentence of eighteen months and fines aggre gation SI SO for I, S. Livingston, of Wavcross. He was tried in the city court of that place a few days ago and was found guilty of shooting at his wife and of carrying concealed weapons, Thomassville’s New Council. A brand new council and council loom is theorder of things in Thom- asville, the newly elected municipal officers having been installed there Monday night, The city hall has been remodeled, with new floors and ceiling and up-to-date furnishings. The policy of the new Ijoard is di rectly opposite of that of the old board and it is expected that many changes will be made. One of the changes will be in regard to keep ing the cows off of the streets, that question having been a paramount issue in Thomasville for many years. More Pay For Rural Carriers. JAN. 30 TO FEB. 4, 1911. 10 PLANTATION ELECTRIC PALACE 4 IN --The Latest Novelty 666--THE GIRL WHO IS FAT EMO STRANGE BEING FROM THE ANTIPODES The house of representatives Wed’ nesday adopted an amendment to the postoffice appropriation bill increasing the pay of rural letter carriers form $900 to $1,000 an nually. It is supposed that the bill will pass the senate. Most ot Vuu members of the Geor gia delegation were heartily in favor of the increase in salaries, as the rural carriers are very hard worked and tke'ir pay is not as much in proportion as some of the other postoffice officials get. Prohibitionists Are Fearful. Reports from Atlanta indicate that the prohibitionists are begin ning to fear that some radical change willl be made in the prohi bition law by the legislature, It is said that Mrs. Mary Harris Armour and other prominent prohibition speakers are already at work in an effort to create enthusiasm PALACE OF ILLUSIONS FERRIS WHEEL MERRY-GO ROYAL AND THE FEATURE OF THEM ALL ine Marvel among the prohibitionists, many of whom many of whom have become very hike warn towards the measure which swept over the state like a tidal wave three years ago. It is said that many strong prohi bitionists are are thoroughly con vinced that some other way will have to be adopted for handling the hiskey question, while others hold that time will cure the evil. There are a good many rumors afloat in regard to what the next legislature may do in the matter The HORSE With the HUMAN BRAIN Escaped Convict Captured Will Yarborough, who was sent to the chaingang last March from this county for seven years for forg ing .the name of Esan Whidden, su perintendent of W. B. Roddenbery escaped from the Mitchell county chaingang, was captured last week at Tallahasse and is now in the Grady county gang, Yarboiough had served seven months of his term when he escaped. Convicts Are Arriving The first installment of Grady’ arrived last Saturday, convicts There were five in the bunch and they came from the Mitchell county gang. They were misdemeanor convicts sent up from this county. The gang now consists of six mem bers, all misdemeanor convicts.