Newspaper Page Text
- vi-
Grady Superior Court convenes
Monday.
Read Wight & Browne’s new ad
in this issue.
Cairo was visited by another cheap
show Thursday.
S. m. Beach, of-Beachton, was in
Cairo Wednesday.
Raymond Newborn was a visitor
to Macon this week.
J. W. Miller has moved to his
new home on Perry strecet.
Kedar and G. A. Wight have
’purchased a Cole automobile.
Cyrus Duke, of Blakely, was a
visitor in Cairo the past week.
Typewriter ribbons, all colors,
for sale at Tub Progress office.
A series of inee^ing^ will begin
shortly at the Methodist church.
Mrs. L. C. Graham and little son
viviieil in Whigham last Friday.
niss Lessie Walker, of Tampa,
Fla., is the guest of Mrs. O. Maxwell.
Dr. and"Mrs. G. B. Carter were
visitors to relatives in Cairo this
■week.
All kinds engraving and emboss
ing. See samples at The Progress
office..
R. L. Gwaltney, of Beachton,was
transacting business in Cairo last
Friday.
Postmaster J. B. Crawford made
a business trip to Whigham one
<lay this week.
W. B. Brown, who has been con
fined to his home for , several days
is able to be out again..
Don’t order until you see our
calendars—The biggest and best
yet. The Progress.
Mrs. Maxie Paulk has returned
from Baltimore, where she attended
the millinery opening,
M. F. Timmerman was called
first of the week to the bedside of
his sister, who is very low.
• D. F. Oliver has just received
another E. M. F. 30 automobile
wbieh 'he is offering for sale.
Hugh Lane, the little son of Mr
and mvs. H. W. Lawson has been
seriously ill with pneumonia.
Mr, m. J. Jordan, of near Ochlock-
nee was in Cairo Thursday and gave
The Progress office a pleasant call
Slator Wight, who is in the Senior
class at Oxford has been elected
Valedictorian by his Literary Society
J. H, Mitchell has an ad in this is
sue and it will pay our readers to
look it up and see what he has to
offer. .
Girls! don’t fail to find out about
that $5.00 in gold that the band is
iffering. Help a worthy cause and
win the prize.
Why send away your orders for
engraving? Every kind of society
engraving at rock bottom prices at
The Progress.
Mrs. A. C. Gadsden, who has been
on a, visit to her parents at Lloyd,
Fla., has returned home to the great
delight of A. C.
Dr. and Mrs. G. S, Solman are
visiting Mrs. Solman’s parents in
Valdosta this week and taking in
the avaition meet.
Bernard Drew, after spending
Several days with his parents’ near
Pine Park, has returned to his work
at the A. C. L. depot.
Dr. R. H. Harris,who has been on a
visit to his children for the past two
weeks, has returned home to the
pleasure of his many friends.
It is a very unusual thing to have
Dogwood bloom in February. This
year there were a few blooms which
were wide open the last day of
February.
The Progress’ contest is being
witched with ii^erest all over the
county and friends of the different
candidates are wagering that then-
favorite will win.
Joe Higdon has returned from
rthe eastern markets where he went
to buy his spring and summer
.stock.
mfb. A. R. Oliver and Miss Kath
erine Brown are in Atlanta study
ing the new styles in millinery for
spring.
The small-pox scare is now
tiling of the past. The sign don’t
hurt rny arm is still being displayed
by some.
Pleasant Valley.
The farmers are still busy plant
ing cane.
Miss Ethel Singletary and Mr. Jim
Williams were married Sunday af
ternoon.
Sidney Blitch and Sam Gilliard
were out calling Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Guss Gilliard visited her par
ents Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Mattie Gainey, Viola Blitch
and Bessie Hunter spent Saturday
afternoon with Miss Lillian Ponder.
We haven’t any small pox in this
section, but plenty of lagrippe.
Some of the hoys from this sec
tion attended services at Pleasant
Grove Sunday.
Guess Who?
Epworth League Program
for March 7th
Tuesday evening the residence of
Mr. T. A. Powell caught on fire,
caused by a coal of fire falling out
of the cook stove, burning a small
bole in the kitchen floor.
The premiuns have arrived and
are on exhibition. The piano is at
Wight & Browne's and the furni
ture at the Grady County Furniture
Co’s, store, next to the Citizens
Bank.
Subject—The Christians Foe.
Leader—Mrs. G. A. Wight.
Opening hymn 476.
Prayer.
Hymn 412,
Scripture Lesson—Psalms 80.
Topic I—Our Physical Foes—Miss
Ruth Walker.
Topic II—Our Spiritual Foes—Mrs.
G. A. Wight.
Special Music.
Discussions.—Is the World grow
ing Better or Worse?—Mr. J. E.
Forsvtli," Miss Susie Stubbs—Miss
DessaCox, Mr. Cheshire.
Talk on Current Topic—W.Q H.
Searcy, Jr.
Hymn
League Benediction
The following citizens of Cairo
and Gradv county have been ap*
pointed as delegates to the National
Commerce Commission which meet:
in Atlanta on March 8: Senator L.
C, Graham, Dr. J. B. Warnell and
C. E. Mauldin.
The Progress Popular Voting
Contest is progressing nicely so far
There is a good territory in Grady
county, there being something like
4,000 homes. They should all read
The Progress.
The Cairo Concert Band will of
fer a prize of $5.00 in gold to the
girls and young ladies of Cairo. En
quire of the band as to the particu
lars. We will announce them
next weeks issue.
An examination of the LeConte
Keifer pear crop shows that they
not been materially injured by the
recent cold weather. Unless de
stroyed by the blight, the crop
promises to he a good one this year.
There are getting to be some
reckless automobile drivers in Cairo.
If there is not a speed limit ordi*
nance one should be passed and en
forged. We looked for one machine
to be torn up Wednesday by a reck
less driver.
Scale of Votes.
Progress 12 months
“ 2 years
“ 3 “
5 “
votes
1,000
2,500
4.000
7.000
price
$1.00
2.
3.
5.
00
Woodland.
We are always on the alert. The
Progress office is prepared for any
kind of printing, engraving or em
bossing.
For the next two weeks we will
sell seed Irsh potatoes at $2.25 per
sack of eleven peckB. Wight &
Browne.
We have been having some very
cool weather for past few days.
W. E. Taylor transacted business
in Cairo* Saturday.
Messrs II. L. Hughes and Alfred
Akeridge were in .Cairo Friday af
ternoon.
The stork visited the home of
Han sell Cone and left with .them a
sweet little boy.
Miss Susie Singletary spent Sun
day with Miss Winifred Harper.
W. E. Taylor and Ivey Morgan
attended Sunday school at Golden
Rod Sunday afternoon.
Homer Threlkeld spent Sunday
with Walter Taylor.
Uwclb Philip.
w. T.Crawford. Pres. Walter L. Wight,CnsMer
FARMERS &, MERCHANTS BANK
Capital Stock $30,000 CAIRO, G.
We Want New Accounts
n
W * nt y° u to right bank connections, and in or
der to do this, we have installed the best equipment possible.
As our funds are strongly protected by fire and burglar in
surance, and as our book methods are .of the latest, we are able
to serve you^quickly and accurately.
officers take pleasure in instructing and advising you
on all matters pertaing to banking and financial questions.
You cannot go wrong if you bank with us. ‘ 6
MAKE OUR BANK YOUR BANK
The Machine
Everyone Buys
H. M. Ashe Company,
Southern Dealers
Y. M. C. A. Building,
ATLANTA, GA.
- ;v,V
• ’
■yV •
Layman at the
Methodist Church
J. H. Therrill, M. D., of Ai
ry*
kJt.iL
JL
lm-;
Blood And Skfijk
bany, the Laymen’s leader of
Thomasville District will occupy
the pulpit of the Methodist
church next Sunday. In the
morning Dr. Therrill will
speak on “The Taking of the 1911
Census from a Business Man’s
Standpoint.” In the evening his
subject will be “Men and Mis
sions.”
Dr. Therrill is a native of North
Carolina where he practiced
medicine for several years, un
til forced to give it up on account
of his health.
He is a live, wide awake man
and has a burning message for
the church of to-day.
For some years, Dr. Therrill
has been connected with the
Southern Bell Telephone and
T^egraph Co.
Fire Lads Get More Practice
The old frame building on West
Broad street, next to the residence
of R. L. VanLandingbam, was dis
covered to be on fire Wednesday
night about 10 o’clock.
This building was occupied by
Walter Pringle, col., where he runs
a negro barber Bhop and pressing
club.
Considerable damage was done to
ihe building.
The building belonging to sirs. F.
J. Wind also caught and had to be
put out for the third time recently.
All evidence point to the fact
that the fire was from incendiary
origin.
BUSINESS WANTS
LOST—One Small black mare with one
white foot. Reasonable reward to
the finder. LiUa ilforgan Attapulgus,
Ga. . 32 tf.
For Sale—Pure bred Wyendott eggs
for hatching. $1.00 per setitng. Mrs.
J. C. Courtney, Cairo, Ga. 32 tf.
For Sale—Select planting peas,
all kinds, write for prices.—H. ’
Franklin, Tennille, Ga. 31 l.Ot.
all
Velvet Beans—1 am prepared to hull
Velvet Beans-on shares at my farm
near Cairo. J. B. Wight. 29 tf
We want to
Wanted Farm Lands
buy several farms in Grady County.
See us ar. once. Wight Realty Com
pany. Thomas Wight, Manager.
It is better by far than
remedies. It’s better for tb
it performs it’s work.
It’s the most powerful remedy
market.
most so-called
c simple reason that
on
the
100 Doses $1.00
Wight & Browne,
Leading Druggists.
the New Year, 1911, with a good
business, but we are not contented.
You are not trading with us.
Why not give us a trial this month?
We are prepared to fill your orders at
once, and to give you the best there
is at the
Lowest Market Price.
We will appreciate that order—
Call or Phone 97.
We BUY Eggs, Chidkens,
Country Butter and anything we
can use in our business.
J.H.MITCHELL f
PECAN TREES—I have about 100
large pecan trees of good varieties
which, to save carrying over, I will
sell at 30 cents per tree in lots of not
less than five trees. They should be
set within the next few days. J. B.
Wight. 3-3-11. It.
r< A KTC n YES! our line o£ Advertising Fans are
r rVL^liD In here, that is, part of them. The^ price
IEEI
makes them dotitty attractive*
? A- ''T
.sir