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Troup County Fair Association was organized at LaGrangc Tues day. The contract for the building of the $500,000 Dunson mill at La- Grange has been awarded. A marriage took place at Harts- fiold in which the groom was 92 and the bride. G8 years old. St. John’8 Methodist church of Augusta, lias purchased a $5,000 pipe organ, to lie installed in Sep tember. Perry has been having estimates made for the electric lighting of that place; it is proposed to buy a plant. The student body of the Univer sity of Georgia may go to Albany for the annual camp, which will be gin April 29. The presbytery of Atlanta will meet with the LaGrangc Presby terian church on Tuesday evening, the 11th of April. M. U. Mooty of LaGrnngc, has announced for mayor of LaGrange. Mayor J. D. Edmundson has al ready announced for re-election. Woodpeckers broke into the hens’ nest of a farmer in Lowndes county and sucked the eggs. The birds were of the red-headed species. Clarke county is to have a poul try association. Already fifty names have been enrolled and arrange ments are being made for a show this fall. The Houston county camp of Confederate veterans will be reor ganized at Perry Monday noon to prepare for the reunion at Little Rock. A Vidalia fire partially destroyed a store occupied by W. G. Rabun, grocer. The building, the property of J. L. Hart, was partially covered by insurance A bill for four tellurians at $17.50 each roused the interest of several Roman aldermen when read in council. The bill, however, was finally O. K’d. Fire destroyed the home of J. B. Lanier, a Bulloch county farmer. He lost nearly all his effects and i^lso came near losing,. twenty-five bales of Sea Island cotton. A meeting of much interest to Shriners over the state is that of Alee Temple, which is to convene at Cordele April 12. A feature of the meeting will be a big banquet for the visitors. A large pelican was killed recent ly at Pembroke by Clayton and Leon DeLoach, they shooting him off the residence of R. E. Lee. The bird measured six feet from tip of one wing to the other. Roy Morris, a mulatto boy, was committed to jail for robbing the postoffice at Cuthbert. He failed to make the $300 bond, He admitted taking valuable packages from mail boxes at Cuthbert. The State Federation of Women’s Clubs have accepted the invitation of the Bainbridge local club to hold a state meeting in the Squth Geor gia city during the four days of No vember 7-10. A mare belonging to Mrs. M. E. Lloyd of Rome, got into the wrong side of the stable, and made a dash through the door, striking her head against the beam, crushing her Bkull. She died in a few minutes. Charging his downfall to Alabama liquor,and acknowledging the Geor gia 1 brand mild, John Speer, a white man, claiming Georgia as his home, Was up before the Birmingham re corder for disorderly conduct. s The newest enterprise for Buiri- bridge is a big fertilizer plant to be owned and operated bv local capi talists. Aiming those interested are J. W. Callahan, F. S. Jones find I)r. J. D. Chason. Baxley men charged with peon age have lieen allowed to return to their homes. Three plead guilty and fines for more than $2,000 were assessed against them by Judge Speer at Savannah. For alleged violation of the state prohibition law, the Progress, Ger man-American, Phoenix and Bruns- wick-Oglcthorpo Clubs, all white clubs, have been indicted by the Glynn county grand jury. Hear ing was set for next June. The Millcdgeville Union-Recorde boasts there “has never beettr'a seri ous automobile accident in this city or county. While automobiles are driven through the city at a 1 speed beyond the limit, all of the drivers are careful in handling their ma chines." Further .investigation into the newly-made grave which caused such suspicion that the Bulloch county authorities were oallcd upon to investigate it, shows the mound to be that of a negro boy who was buried near Statesboro a short time ago. The people living there know nothing of the funeral. FAIR PEACH CROP SAYS BOLIVER RAY. He Has Made an Examination ol Many Orchards And Finds a Fair Percentage of Fruit. Macon, April 5.—There will be a fair peach crop in Georgia this year, according to Col. Boliver H. Ray, who is.well .posted.on the fruit sit uation. Col. Ray has been engaged in handling fruit for a number of years and is in close touch with orchard owners. He has just re turned to Macon from a trip over the fruit belt, and states that in his opinion there will be a very fair sized crop in the state this year. There arc some orchards he states that have not been injured in the least, by .the .cpld^oatfeer., while others have been ' badly '[.damaged. Col. Ray agrees with State Entom ologist Worsham in his estimate that there will be a 40 per cent cron in Georgia. Tired Creek Nice season now, who Said rain. If it did not rain Sunday night you can sue me for damages. Berry Elkins visited Cairn Mon day. Everybody wondered what was the matter with the mail Monday. H. R. Belcher is patching up the rural mail road today. W. J. Davis is hauling for J. L Swords this week. • t . R. B. Belcher visited Cairo Wed nesday. J. W. Rich was hauling Wood to Cairo Wednesday. Miss Winnie Granger,the teacher at Sunny Side school returned Tues daytnorning after spending a few days with home folks. Mr. Sam Cooper’s mill is not washed out as was reported Monday Subscribe for Th3 Progress and you will get the news while it is news. We arc ready to show our oalen dar samples. We make them up here and save you the freight. The Progress. COURTS ARE GOVERENED BY THEIR APPETITES Judge File Discusses Decisions Regarding Shipping Liquor Out ol a Stale Dalton, Ga , April !.—The grand jury was organized here today by the election of P. B. Trammell as foreman and F. F. Baker, as clerk, following which the Judge delivered his charge. The new pistol law was chaigcd for the first time in this county, the law having gone into effect the first of the year. Judge Fite gave his interpretation of it, being given blose attention. The prohibition law, however, came in for the most attention. In this connection he spoke of the di versity in the opinions of the higher courts of Tennessee court had held that the sale was made when the liquor was turned over to the com mon carrier, while the Tennessee court had held that the sale was not made anywhere- “The courts are governed largely by their ap petites,” he said. He took another rap at the higher courts when he spoke of their re versals of the decisions of the lower courts. “No case should be re versed on a technicality where no harmful error has been committed and justice had been done, as is frequently the case,” he said.“This feature of the courts is reaching an alarming stage and should be cor rected . ’ ’ BUSINESS WANTS FOR RENT—A five room house. Ap ply to Dr. W. A. Walker 4-7-11 For Salk—Pure bred Wjendott eggs for hatching. $1.00 per setting. Mrs. J. G. Courtney. Cairo, Ga. 32 tf. For sale—Select planting peas all kinds, write for prices. H.M.Frank lin, Tennille, Ga. 31 lot. Large Bared Plymouth Roek and White Leghorn eggs for sale by G. W. Hurst at Hursts Poultry Farm. Prices SO cents for 15 eggs. Phone 35. Cairo, Georgia.36 tf. PELHAM & HAVANA R. R, CO Time Table No. 2 Effective Saturday, October let, 1910,12:01, A. H Between CAIRO AND CALVARY South Bound Sun. Only P.M A M P M 4 00 3 27 3 34 3 44 3 50 3 00 7 00 3 12 7 12 7 27 7 34 7 44 7 49 8 00 STATIONS 2 else Mixd i Ar9 Lv Cairo Gradyville Cranford FBooth Reno FMaxwell Ar Calvary Lv|g North Bound AM 50 9 38 9 21 9 13 9 06 8 56 50 let Claes PaaBenger Dally Sun Only PM 5 15 5 03 4 48 4 38 4 31 4 21 4 164 lh PM 5 15 5 03 4 48 4 38 4 31 4 21 F Traias stop on signal. New Styles All the LATEST Creations in READY-TO-WEAR MILLINERY Are continually being re ceived at my store, a nd 1 bought them close, in order to be in a position to SAVE YOU MONEY on each and every purchase you make in my store. & NOTIONS & I have a full stock of the newest and best in notions and that too at real bar gain prices. Inspect my stock you buy I feel sure you’ll save money cylbe Poller, Next door to Cairo B’k’gCo. ►J Cl • 9 TT & Spring s Here And the coming of Spring brings the detestable, filthy, germ-soaked fly., Screen your home against these invaders, who are armored with disease and death. We have just received a large shipment of screen doors and windows. We have also received a car of SASH and DOORS. Come into see us and let us show. Our prices are right and we’ll certainly please you. Remember we handle lime and cement also in carload lots. Yours to Please, Wight Hardware Co. r CAIRO, GA. Attractive Buggies, that the prices and long- wearing Qualities make more Attractive How many times have you accepted the deal ers word about a so-called “Best-Made” buggy to find that after a few months running it was absolutely NO GOOD? And you PAID good money for them too. We deal in Buggies that are in strict keeping with the words “ALL RIGHT’’, and it is NOT neccessary for us to misrepresent them. In other words our buggies are GOOD ONES and you needn’t take our word for it. We’ll sell you wagons, harness, fertilizer and feed stuffs too, if you’ll consider meritable values. W. G. Baggett & Son, Cairo, Reno, Cranford, Calvary. »!-■ 11 iC^^=ir=: DC r» NYAL’s SPRING SARSAPARILLA For the Blood And Skin It is better by far than most so-called remedies. It’s 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. Are Your Clothes Used For DOG BEDS? Did you ever have an occasion to “follow your clothes” to the pressing? If you should have an occasion to do so at an expected hour, you’ll find that the “‘nig’ pres’n clubz” are no respector of persons, in their filth-reeking dives, and you likely to find some big dirty buck (or a dog perhaps) at calm repose on your best suit. You’ll find nothing of this sort at our shop, everything is clean, sanitary *ud your clothes will found hanging on clothes trees. BETTER BE SAFE. Patronize a white man, because it’s safer in the end. Phone 81 CITY PRESSING CLUB Cairo, Ga. . Did you say Printing? Yes, we are head quarters for same. Give us your next order.