Newspaper Page Text
VOL.
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1911.
NO. 40
TO
T FOR A
GREATER CAIRO
Board of Trade Organized
Wednesday Evening
LEAING BUSINESS MEN ARE INTERESTED
Booms Will Be Fitted and Adver-
tlslnn Matter Will be Kept on
Hand and Sent Out to Every
one About Cairo and Grady
County—A Close Watch to be
Set For Industries.
Cairo is to have a Board of
'Trade.
This much has been decided
upon by the people.
The business 'men of Cairo
have subscribed sufficient funds
to employ a paid secretary.
Rooms will be fitted up and all
necessary stationary and adver
tising literature will be kept on
hand to be distributed to all seek
ing information in regard to Cai
ro and Grady county. It will be
One of the duties of the secretary
to keep a lookout for munufac-
turing industries seeking a loca
tion and try to land them for
Cairo.
A meeting of the subscribers
was held Wednesday, evening
for the puopose of perfecting
a permanent organization by
electing officers.
At the meeting held Wednesday
evening the following officers were
elected: President, Joe Higdon;
Vice-President, J. J. Coppage; Sec
retary und Treasurer, B. M, John
•son.
The following committees were
also appointed by the president;.
Finance Committee.—Thomas
. Wight, chairman ; T. A. Stringer
and G. A. Wight.
Emmigration Committee.—W.
B. Boddenbery, chairman; C. G.
■Stephens, J. B. Wight, M. L. Led
ford ftnd R. L. VanLandingham.
Manufacturing Committee.—
P. M. Brannon, chairman; C. F.
’Sanders, Ira Higdon, W. T. Craw
ford, K. P. Wight and T. F. Dy-
tfbn.
Real Estate Committee.—W.
5). Lewis, chairman; W. J. Willie,
P. Poulk and D. F. Oliver.
Committee to Rent Rooms and
^Furnish Same.—G. A. Wight, C
p. Poulk,.F. M. Brunnan and the
jpecretary.
Committee on By-Laws.- M.
'L. Ledford, chairman; J. J. Cop-
page and W. J, Willie,
Committee to Get Funds From
<)ld Board of Trade.—Vice presi
dent and the secretary.
On motion of J. B. Wight a com
mittee of live was appointed to take
top the railroad proposition. Mo-
■iton carried and the president ap
pointed the following: W. B. Rod-
Alenbery, chairman; J. J. Coppage,
0, G. Stephens,. D. F. Oliver and
Thomas Wight.
On motion the meeting adjourned
‘tty meet at the call of the president.
The following gentlemen consti
tute the board:
Wight Hardware 0°» Wight &
Browne, Farmers & Merchants Bank
Higdon-Hcrring Co, Cairo Furni
ture Co, Roddenbery Hardware Co,
W J Willie. South Georgia Land &
•Loan Co, Pou’k Br< s Co, Wight
Realty Co, W D Lewis, White &
Stringer, Dyson Manufacturing Co,
% B Wight, J J Coppage, M L Led
ford, C G Stephens, Ira Higdon, J
D Holman, Central Hotel, wight
Beds Co, Citizens Bank,.! L Oliver’s
0 F SaAders. w O ' Bakgett &
IIC. ELUDTT GETS
SfiMMUGES
Against Pelham & Havana
Railroad
THE JURY WAS OUT OVER FIVE HOURS
Geovernor Hoke Smith and May
or WlUe Represented Eliott—
Orville Parks and R. C. Bell the
Railroad—Two Days Censamed
In Trying the Case—Railroad
Appeals For a New Trial.
The case of A, C. Elliott vs the
Pelham & Havana railroad has oc
cupied the attention of the City
court during Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Both sides are ably represented.
Mr. Elliott is represented by Gover
nor-elect Hoke Smith and Mayor
Willie, The railroad is represented
by Orville Parks, of Macon, and
Col. R. C. Bell.
There was a large array of wit
nesses on both sides and each side
tried hard to disprove the testi
mony of the other.
It will be remembered that Elliott
was injured in a wreck on the Pel
ham & Havana railroad years ago,
and since that time has claimed
to have been injured permanently,
and is now unable to follow his
chosen profession, that of railroad
ing, or any other line of business
The railroad cyntends that he iB
not seriously injured.
Argument was commenced Thurs
day before nooon. Mayor Willie
representing the plan tiff and Col.
R. C. Bell; the defense.
In the' afternoon Governor Smith
and Col. Orville Parks spoke.
During the trial there has been a
large attendance, each eager to hear
and see Governor Smith. The lad
ies were out in full force and were
interesting spectators.
The. case was given to the jury at
six o’clock and were out five hours
before rendering the verdict which
was:
The jury rendered its verdict at
twelve o’clock Thursday night and
gave Elliott #6,000. It is said that
the railroad company will appeal
the case to a higher? court.
The suit was for thirty thousand
dollars. This case has been a noted
one has been continued several terms
by first one side and then theother.
Eye Speceialists Coming
Dr. F. B. Hughes, the eysight
specialist, will return to our city for
the first two days of next week and
will be at Charley Banders jewelry
store.
Dr.Hughes has a large number of
satisfied customes in our city and
county. His work is always high
class and of a satisfactory nature.
If you have eye trouble you are
invited to see him. No charges
are made for examinations.
Don’t huve your eyes guessed at.
Be sure.
Off on a Fishing Frolic
Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Wight with
their son, Wendall, Mr. and Mrs.
John Hall, Mrs. Geo. A. Wight,
Revs. W. C. Jones and W. E. Tow-
son left for Spring Creek, Fla., in
two autos last Monday. Messrs.
Bon .• McManeus and Harry Hart
were in charge of the machines.
These gentlemen returned Tuesday.
The rest of the party, who are the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wight, with
the exception of Mr. Towson, will
be gone for ten or twelve days, Mr.
Towson,will return the last of this
jYSptikv •
FORMER Cm
KILLED LUST FRIDAY
Mr. Bud Watson Meets With
a Foul Play.
EDDIE ANDREW CHARGED WITH CRIME
.igwr r ;i * i i t -1 n
Had Thr< atened Watson and
Tried riel to Get Help to
“White Cap” Him — Walton
Formerly lived Near Cairo aad
Well Known Here.
Mr. Bud Watson,who formerly
lived about 4 miles north of Cairo
and who moved to Wakplla coun
ty, Fla., some three years ago
was found, murdered in his field
last Friday night. Not return
ing from his work in due time,
his family went out in search for
him. After a short while he
was found dead from a large gun
shot wound in his side. The gun
had been loaded with buck shot
and he must have died immediate
ly.
A jury was impaneled, who af
ter viewing the body and hear
ing the meager evidence returned
a verdict of death at the hands
of an unknown party.
Several persons are under sus
picion and one man, with whom
Mr. Watson seem3 to have had a
misunderstanding, is under ar
rest.
It is hoped that that the guilty
party of this dastardly deed will
be brought to speedy justice.
Later:—The killing occured
some time Friday afternoon. Two
shots being heard in the direc
tion where it was known Mr.
Watson had gone to chip some
pine trees. The location of the
wound under his right arm rather
indicated that his arm was raised
to chip a tree,—the arm was not
wounded,—when he' received
the fatal wound.
As the shot did not scatter.it is
thought some shot holes through
his hat were made by a second
shot which fired just as he fell.
The physician, who examined
the wound, said death must have
come instantly, as the profuse
hemorrhage showed that theaor*
ta was severed.
It is thought the assassin was
lying in wait for him, hiden be
hind a tree or log. He must
have been someone familiar with
Watson's movements and the
ground he covered in chipping
trees.
Suspicion strongly points to a
neighbor, a young man by the
name of Eddie Andrew.
Andrew was already out on
bail on two charges sworn out by
Watson. When arrested by the
sheriff, Andrew was on his way
toward the Georgia line with a
valise.
On the coroner’s investigation
it developed that Andrew had
told Watson that he would never
live to be a witness in the circuit
court against him. It also came
out that he had sought to gather
a band of men to make an as
sault on Watson’s house last Sat
urday night. This plan did not
mature. : Watson was killed Fri
day afternoon.
The coroner’s jury has not yet
brought in a verdict, having ad
journed subject to call.
The murdered man is a cousin
of Mr. Henry Watson, of Och-
lpcknee, and formerly lived four
aiilss north of Cairo.
MISS LUCILE STRINGER
WINS PROGRESS’ PIANO
Miss Emma Singletary Gets Par
lor Suit and Mrs. Butler the
the Scholarship. Everyone
Pleased.
Last Friday afternoon at 6
o’clock marked the close of the
only successful piano contest ever
conducted in Grady county.
Miss Lucile Stringer winning
the grand prize, a handsome
Seminole piano, Miss Emma
Singletary winning the parlor
suit while Mrs. T. J. Butler se
curing the scholarship.
All contestants are' highly
pleased with respective premiums
This contest has practically
doubled the circulation of The
Progress and was by far more
successful than we ever antici
pated at any time during or be
fore the contest stated.
It was through the efforts ex
tended by our friends, as well as
the contestants, that made this
contest successful and for which
we assure all that they have our
most sincere thanks and best
best wishes.
All the contestants worked
hard for the grand prize Miss
Stringer being the lucky one,
however, the others are content
with their respective premiums.
Below is published the votes
secured by the winners.
CAIRO LADIES
WERE HONORED
GULF LINE RAILROAD
SEEKING OUTLET
i
Wants to Come Through
Cairo and on to Gulf
AND CAIRO IS GOING AFTER IT HARD
Al ike Convention ol Ike Mercer
UaptlBt Association 1* Tkrnnas
vIHc.
At the convention of the Mis
sionary Unions, of the Mercer
Baptist Association, in Thomas-
■villei this week, four members
of the Cairo church had leading
parts assigned to them.
Mrs. L. L. 0*Kelley, delivered
the address of welcome, for the
local union of Thomasville, in a
most felicitous way. Mrs. Mamie
H. Burts sang a lovely solo, to
the delight of all who heard her
Mrs. W. H. Robinson read a uni
versally enjoyed paper upon How
the Study of Missions gives De
velopment. And little Miss Sa
rah Burts gave a charming reci
tation that elicited* the admira
tion of everyone.
Besides those named above,the
president Mrs. J. L. Mauldin and
Mesdames J. F. Stone, G. W.
Hurst, L. G. Merritt, W.D.Lewis
Aden Powell and Miss Ruth Den
ton were delegates to the Thom
asville meeting.
RAISING WHEAT IN
GRADY COUNTY
Will Connect With Pelham A
Havanna Railroad—Runs From
Hawklnsvllle to Brtdgefcoro—
Connecting {Short Lines To
gether—W1U be Great BeneUt
to Cairo.
Another railroad is headed for
Cairo.
This much was developed Tues
day.
The promoters of the line are
working in connection with what
is known as the Gulf Line, build
ing from Hawkinsville and are
seeking a near southern outlet to
the gulf, and they have in view
coming through Cairo.
Bainbridge is one of the points
working for the road as well as
Donalsonville.
Tuesday Messrs. H. H. Merry,
editor of the Pelham Journal; J.
J. Hill, D. C. Barrow and Dr.
Clements, all of Pelham, spent
some time in Cairo confering
with some of the leading citizens,
of Cairo about joining with Pel-
ham and bring the road through
Cairo. *
The Gulf runs from Bridgebore
to Hawinsville, From Hakins-
vijile it connects with a road to %
Mr. W. L. Wight so Far Making a
Success ol the Experiment-
Sowed One Acre Last Fall.
Wheat can be grown success
fully in Grady county.
This is being demonstated by
Mr. Waiter L. Wight.
As an experiment last fall he
sowed an acre and today is show
ing up fine and heading out nice
ly. *So far rust has not struck it.
He says that he feels assured
that it will prove successful.
This will add to Grady’s produc
tiveness and the farmers will
soon be able to ra'se all they con
sume on the table at home.
Augusta, Bridgeboro is about i
miles fromJthe Flint River and
Northeastern'road, which runs to
Pelham. The idea is to build
from Pelham to Cairo, a distance-'
about 19 miles and connect here
with the Pelham & Havana rail
road, them build from Calvary,
the present southern terminus of
that road on to Havana, Fla., a
distance of about ten mileB. At
Hayana it will connect with the
Georgia, Florida & Alabama road,
also a short line running from-
to Quincey.
Such a road would (five Cairo
competitive rates from the North
and south.
The objective point is St. Jo 6r=
Carrabell on the Gulf of Mexico, t -
which is about 50 miles fron£ i
here.
It is argued that this routo
could be built cheaper as there-
are several short lines already
constructed and they can be
cheaply .connected.
The chamber of commerce hag
under advisement and will take ifo
up with the people, and an effort
will be made to secure the road.
Just keep your optics onlCairo
and watch her grow.
Chufa Crop on Fifteen
Acres is Worth $35,000
WAYCROSS, G a ., April 17-A
report received here from Nashville
in Berrien county, gives in detail?
whatTy Peeples, a farmer of that
section .will make,according to an
estimate just rendered. Peeples has
fifteen acres in chufas, and estimates
a yield Of 300 bushels to the acre.
The average price per bushel is $$
which meads a total of $36,000 from
the fifteen acres. Chufas are rep*
ognized as one of the greatest fatten*
era to be had, and are always in db-
roand for stock,
