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Omega is to have a new with *15,000 capital. Cartcrsville will hold a Chautau qua in June or July. Dr. G. W. Malone is mentioned for Mayor of Snndorsvillo. The News is making a vigorous fight against the slot machines in Statesboro. J. Estes Johnston, of Ellijay, has acquired a half-interest in the West Point Herald. C. D. Rountree, for three years editor of the Graymount Hustler,be came editor of the Richland Hustler on March 1. W. II. Bowen, of Blackshcar, has on exhibition a cabbage head weigh ing 8i pounds, grown from his home-grown plants. Unless the Savannah near-beer dealers take out a license Ijy tomor row the grand jury which convenes that day will take the matter up In a shooting affray near Unadilla in a field on the plantation, Mr. Allen Dortch wounded a negro farm hand by shooting him in the .side. Will Childs, arrested at Columbus ia, believed to he a notorious and ex tensive counterfeiter. He was found ■with $60 spurious coin. The out fit was destroyed before the arrest. While Mrs. G. N. Miller was in the field near Adel burning some grass near where her husband wis work her clothes caught on fire and burned her so badly she died a few hours later. April 4 is the date fixed by the Americus city council for the next bond election, whereat the qualified voters of Americus will pass u the issuance of $65,00 of municg.it} 1 . bonds for needed improvements. W. T. Lang, recently connected with the Lang Manufacturing Com pany, West Point, will build the Castle mills at Monticello, the pow : er to be generated from the Central Power Company plant at Jackson. J. D. Dyer, of near Tallulah Falls while at work for J. E. Harvie, cut ting down timber for a sawmill, was killed by a tree which he had cut downfalling upon him. His neck was broken and skull badly crushed A hen owned by J. C, Perkins, of Norristown, has outdone the others of he. gehus, producing a double egg of a very peculiar shape, similar to two connected may-pops, one a small one and one large one contain ing two yolks. In order to raise funds to be used in building a parsonage the Ladies’ Aid Society of the Presby terian church gave an entertainment at the school auditorium Friday night. Children were assigned to parts in a Tom Thumb wedding, Houston, the 14-year-old son of Mr. and and Mrs, T. F. Thompson was run over by the automobile of C. W. Smith at Cedartown. The boy was on a wheel whert the; two collided, the car passing over boy and wheel, resulting in sbalp wounds. A voluntary petition in bank ruptcy has heen filed with Referee Isaac by E. F. Taylor at Bumswick, former chief of the fire department. The liabilities are scheduled at $952, and he has no assets. The petition Was filed and will be heard there, March 10. W. H. Lanier, of Savannah, 'has announced his candidacy for state p msion commissioner in 1912, Mr. Lanier is probably the first man in the state to make his formal an nouncement of bis intention to run for office in the primary of that year A young Greek giving his name as Nontas Kelhagas, who wont to Brunswick several days ago and was employed by a restaurant as night, waiter, is missing, as well as $142 belonging to V. Poletae, the propric t;r of the restaurant. He stated lie came here from Savannah. D:catur has organized a hoard of trade with some seventy-five mem bers. Chas. D. McKinney is presi dent,’ T. Y. Weeks, first vice-presi dent;.!. F. Ridley, second vice-presi dent; J. F. Green, third vice-presi dent; Robert Rauispeck, secretary, and A. E. Almon, treasurer. The body of Henry Johnson, colored, was found cold in death by some of his neighbors at Columbus. The negro had not been seen around his home and an investiga tion revealed his body lying across a bed in his room. The negro ap parently w'as about 65 years of age C. A. Dobbs, Gainesville’s well- known fancier, sold one of his prize liens for $100. He paid $15 for this hen sometime ago,but after ex hibiting her at several poultry bIiows and winning many prizes with her her value increased perceptibly and many offers were made to buy her. Citizens on the west side of the Oconee river, in Montgomey coun ty, are actively engaged in the work of arousing sentiment favorable to the establishment of a new county with Alamo as the capital. Peti tions are now being circulated, and considerable interest is felt the movement. John D. Dowling, who lives near Hi boken, irt» Piefcfe, killed a large wild cat near Ttis houi'e after a chase of a bo listen hburs. Mr. Dowling presented ono.'bf its feet to Prof. E. M. "Nighl^red, of the United States bureau of animal indqstry, who was with the Agriculture train at Blackshear. M. S. Turner, who lives in Pauld ing county, showed several Indian relics which he found in an old mine near his home some time ago. AinoDg the relics were a set of tools such as the Indians used in the mine, viz: Drill point, chisels, etc., also several tomahawks, which were the Indians’ deadly weapon. A writer in the Dade County Times says that within a “genera tion hence our descendants will read with amazing and incredulity that their forebears, but a few years be fore, bought»annually millions of bushels of corn and billions of pounds of meat from'distant States, paying therefore at least double as much as they could have produced the same for themselves at home.” W. F. Adams, who carries the mail for Jloute 3, out from Mans field, had a narrow escape and in cidentally a exciting time when he and his faithful steed broke through the bridge .at Thompson’s Creek, Jaspercbunty. Fortunately neither Mr. Adams nor the horse went •dbwn’ihto tl)A,creole, but the horse Wtfrm badly skinned up, and the two- shafts and ''the harness were broken. E. Z. Byrd, editor and proprie tor of the Blackshein; .Times, has disposed -of the plant, Clement A. Sydnor becoming the new manager. Mr. Byrd established the News in 1880 and published it three years, tjqaii sold it to W. Brantley and S: W.Hitch;in 1889 A. P. Brantley <fc Cm purchased it and the name was changed to‘the Times; In 1893 Mr. Byrd again came into possession who now retires because of ill health The Baptist Young People’s Unit n of Georgia has been invited to hold its yearly meeting at Millcdgcvillc 11 July and will in all’ probability accept. This organization of relig ious workers was to have met in Milledgeville in July and will in all probability accept. This organiza tion of religious workers was to have met in Milledgeville last year, but after accepting the invitation it changed its plans to meet at the Baptist assem bly grounds at Blue Ridge. The county school commissioner of Walton in his report to the grand jury says: “Not one copper docs Walton county pay for her free schools, receiving more for schools than she pays out in taxes in the State school fund. The plain fact is, every patron who pays nothing above the public salary to his teach er instead of being taxed to educate bis children, receives his education absolutely froo at the hands of At lanta, Savannah, Augusta, Macon and otl e • cities in Georgia. ‘Gift is contrary to the laws of nature,’ and to get something for nothing has a tendency to spoil the patron.” THOMAS COUNTY NEGRO FARMERS PLAN FALL FAIR Their Association Will Reward Corn Growers. Thomasvillc, Ga., March 5.—The second . meeting of the Thomas County Colored Farmers’ Associa tion will be held at the court house March 11, when j. C. Beverly, in charge of the Experimental Farm ers of Thomas county, will address the association. Prof. F. H. Cardoza, head of the Agricultural Department of the Florida Agricultural and Mechani cal College, also will address the meeting, his subject being “Better Living on the Farm.” Congress man Roddenbery has se.ilt the asso ciation 2(j0 gOverriment\bulletins on corn and cotton raising which will be distributed at the meeting. This association was oi^anizcd by the colored' farmers of Thomas county several months ago and it has proved a great success and bids fair to do much towards improving the status of the negro farmer of this county in every way. The association has planned to offer $50 to the colored farmer of this county raising the best crop on one acre. At the meeting they will discuss the proposition of holding a county fair next fall. The officers of the association are from the best and most reliable negroes of the town and county and they seem very much in earnest in their desire to do all they can to help and improve those of their race engaged in farm ing. Thomasville Is to Have Good Spring Cleaning Thomasville, Ga., March 5.— Thomasyille is preparing to have a good spring cleaning as the ladies are proposing to give it one if the members of the City Council are willing, and as the men on the hoard are all married, ■ there will hardly be any objection made. The members of the Civic Com mittee of the TWomasville Study Classfeported’at the last meeting that it was getting time for the la dies, to take matters in their own hands and “clean up” the town, on the same principle that they give their own homes a general spring cleaning and all the members of the class agreed with .the idea. This cleaning will probably take place in a short tirrfe, as soon as’, the ladies and the Council have reached a defi nite agreement. “A perfect wonderland of the beautiful” is our line of calendars for 1912. See them and get prices. The Proorms, “Mitchell” The Wagon that has stood the test of time for durability. Mitchell wagons have un equalled records for long ser vice,; there are hundreds of them that have been in daily use for more than 20 Years and these wagons are good for many more years yet. Buy a Mitchell and you will settle for all time your wagon troubles. Wight Hardware Co. P. S. Our Hardware Stock is Complete. Call on us when you are in CAIRO. 6 the New Year, 191 1, 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 t Lowest Market Price. We will appreciate that order- Call or Phone 97. We buy Eggs, Chickens, Country Butter and anything we can use in our business. ESPECIALLY WANTED Seed Pinders— Highest Paid. J.H. MITCHELL NYAL’S SPRING Sassprilla For the Blood And Skin It is better by far than most so-called remedies. It’£ better for the simple reason that it performs it’s work. It’s the most powerful remedy on the market. 100 Doses $1.00 Wight & Browne, Leading Druggists. YES! our line of Advertising Fans are here, that is, part of them. The price makes them doubly attractive. Progress