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VOL. 2
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 1911.
NO. 10
Concert Friday Night Was
Grand Success.
PROGRAM DESERVED BETTER
Last Friday night, The Cairo
. Concert Band gave a splendid
. concert at the court House. Every
one who attended it spoke in
glowing terms of the magnificent
display of ease and practice in
playing the band showp by the (
boys. The music was simply'
grand and the fact that some
of it was Prof. Harlow’s own
production and had never been
played before, made at least part
of the audience feel that they
were being given a rare treat.
The program was one that
should have brought forth every
•man, woman and child in Cairo.
“Memento," is one Prof. Har
low’s best pieces. It, alone, was
worth the cost of admission.
Other pieces were almost as good
as it, especially the Grand Medley
Overture, “Round the World,"
The boys need not be discour
aged because the turn-out was
“not better. They will win over
i the stubborn ones yet. Such
« ’ 'concerts as one given last Friday
night, will appeal to even the
hardest heart.
FULL OPERATION.
Plant Gins Both Long
Short Cotton.
and
The Grady Ginning Company
who have been erecting a long
and short cotton ginnery in Ea‘st
Cairo, have now finished it and
are doing splendid work thus, far.
This will be a great benefit to
the ‘farmers in Grady and should
be patronized by all.
A Card of Thanks.
We do earnestly thank the
Cairo people for their kindness
shown to us through the sickness
and death of our little darling.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Fitzgerald.
ALL POLL TOGETHER FOR
GRADY COUNTY’S FIRST
FAIR, OR PULL OUT.
The farmers;and business men
alike should exert every power
and all energy to make the coun
ty Fair the greatest success pos
sible. For much depends upon
the result of the county’s first
'effort at holding a fair.
Not only will each see what
his neigbor is doing and stimulate
friendly rivalry and there will be
a general exchange of ideas of
farming and a dislay of the prac
tical results of improved methods.,
but many home-seekers with
money to invest will be on hand,
also men looking for a business
location and perhaps those desir
ing to locate business enterprises
will be on hand.
We know Grady has resources
equal to th'e best anywhere; but
the display made will not only
show the fertility of the soil and
our n'aturaradvantages, but our
industrial and intellectual stand
ing will be judged by the display
made, and these' things will go a
long wayS toward causing a mau
to make up his mind in selecting a
home or launching an enterprise.
Whether we be members of the
Farmers' Union, bankers, law
yers or mej’chants, let’s all out
best to do justice by our grand
county.
j. CO. ORGANIZED FRIDAY
With J. M. Sasser President and
Coy Vanlandingham Sec’y.,
Treasurer and General
Manager..
The Cranford Trading Co. was
organized last Friday. J. M.
Sasser was made President and
Coy Vanlandingham Secretary,
Treasurer and General Manager.
These people are opening: up. a
general, mercantile store at Cran
ford a station on P. & H., 6 miles
from Cairo.
League Program, Sept. 26th.
Subject: Exemplary Life.
Leader: Mrs. Frank Brown.
Talk on Optimism by D. L. Wil
liams.
Talk : “Thinketh No Evil, ’’ Miss
Lucy Seale.
A sketch of the Life of Frances
Willard, Leader.
Hon. Russell Brinson Dead.
Hon. Russell Brinson, who for
years was editor the Bainbridge
Search Light and for five years
a representative in the. General
Assembly of Decatur County,
died in Atlanta Tuesday mording
at 4 o’clock.
The time for listing exhibits
will be extended a few days, but
DO NOT DELAY ENTERING
YOUR EXHIBITS, in order that
the Fair Authorities may have
have time to arrange for them.
There will be lots of work for
the Secretary, President and
Treasurer during the last few 1
days. Help them out by enter
ing EARLY.
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S0U6HT AFTER.
We hear that several large
sales of farm lands were made
last week, also a number of city
lbts changed hands. This, to
gether with the fact that several
contracts were let and dwelling
houses begun shows how great
Grady and Cairo are, and the
superiority of this section is be
ing appreciated more and more.
Soon the two guano factories
will be completed and in opera
tion. Already the hum of the
new gin of Grady Ginning ^Com
pany is heard. If
Our development is so rapid it
is difficult to keep up with it and
could not but for The Grady
County Progress.
On account of lack of space we
could not publish the letter from
Congressman S. A. Roddenbery.
We will, however, publish it next
week.
By Mrs* E. C. Stubbs.:
THE “TITHE” IN THE
NEW TESTAMENT.
Jesus said in the. “Sermon on
the Mount:"
“Think not that I“am come to
destroy the law, or the prophets:
I am not come to destroy, but to
fulfill. For verily Isay .unto you,
Till heaven-and ^jarth pn ; §$5?' one
joUor tittle shall in po wise pass
from the law,Jtil lall be fulfilled. ’
(Matt. 5: IT, 18.)
If, however, you are seeking
for an explicit command-concern
ing the Christain duty of tithing,
you can find it -.unequivocally
given in the words of our .Lord:
“Woe unto you, scribes and Phar
isees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe,
of mint and anise and cummin,
and have omitted the weightier
matters of law, judgment, mer
cy, and faith: these ought, ye to
have done, and not to Leave the
other undone." (Matt. 23:23.)
HOME MISSION FINANCES
cents is forwarded to the Con
ference Treasurer for bearing the
expenses incurred by the District
and Conference Secretaries in
prosecuting the work.
Conference Pledge.—Each Auxi
liary is asked to pledge a certain
amount of money .over and above
dues and specials which is not
specially directed to any individ
ual enterprise, but along with the
dues is used for the maintenance
of the general work. By the gen
eral work* we mean the support
of schools, immigrant work, dea
coness work, city missions, etc.,
may be collected by mite boxes,
life membership, and membership
offerings of Young People and
Junior Division.
Specials.—An opportunity for
free will gifts is given under the
head of Specials. A list of objects
which specials may be directed to
was published after the - annual
meeting of the Woman’s Mission
ary Council. These specials.gen
erally go to new buildings, to
specials enlargements or- which
cannot be counted in as current
expenses. This gives an oppor
tunity for those to contribute
who desire to express their in
dividual interest. -The collection
for the week of Prayer is always
especially directed and is known
as one of the specials for the year.
Under the head of Specials are
included also scholarships, annu
ity funds and endowment, funds.
These funds are collected at
each monthly .meeting. At the
end of (he qtrabter the Treasurer
fOnyard? tfife^ameyto.^eVCon-
ference Treasurer who, in Turn,
remits to Mrs. F. IT. E. Ross,
Box 87, Nashville, Tenn.
for the purpose of maintaining
and working Grady County’s
quota of convicts on the public
roads of said county.
Upon report of County School
Commissioner of agreement be
tween him and the authorities in
the several school districts the
following levies for local school
purposes have been made for the
ensuing year and the Tax Collec
tor to make collections accord
ingly:
Cairo School district 5 mills.
Woodland 31.2 “
Bold Springs
Greenwood
Providence
Gnlden Rod
Calvary
Sunny Side
Pleasant Valley
Whieham
Walker
Pine Union
r'
A Correction.
In the statements of Farmers’
& Merchants Bank, by inadvert
ence, in last week’s issue, it was
stated that the Farmers’ & Mer
chants'Bank had $50,512.91 on
deposits when it should have
been $59,512.91. We are very
sorry that this mistake crept in-
tb our columns and we cheerful
ly make tfie correction. We re
publish the statement in its
rect fqrm.
cor-
mm
At the me
of County Commissioners
September 12th, 1911; 5 mills
were ^ied for general purposes
on thepublic roads of the county.
The people will hail with de
light this reduction. 4 mills is
the amount authorized by the
General assembly of Georgia at
the recent session for road 1 pur
poses.
Questions like this have been
reaching the office:
“What do our dues go to. sup
port?" “What does the Con
ference Pledge mean?” A simple
explanation of each collection
should be given every member
who joins the Missionary Society,
and none should be induced to
join feeling that the ten cents a
month is all that will be expected.
These funds are:
Dues— for the Home Depart
ment, ten cents a month; total,
$1.20 per year. If the Society is
united, then ten cents per month
for the Foreign Department.
No one can really belong to the
Missionary Society without pay
ing these dues to one or the other
Department, and very few should
fail to belong to both.
Conference Expense Fund.—
This fund is raised for carrying
on the work in the auxiliary and
Conference Society. Each mem
ber is expected to pay 25 cents
per year for this purpose. Ten
cents of this is retained in the
local auxiliary to pay the ex r
penses of a delegate to the Dis
trict and Annual meeting and
,-yvhat correspondence and other
expenses the society m,ay> have;
in a connections! way/ Fifteen
5
31-2 “
3
41-2 “
5
31-2 “
3
31-2 “
31-2 “
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. Thomas Wight, Chair.
Albert Powell,
Henry Mitchell,
L, L. Barwick,
J. L. Peebles,/,
J. M. Sasser. ^
M. Johnson, Clerk, •
Announcement.
The fifty-fifth annual Session,
of the Bowen Baptist Association
will meet with Mt. Pleasant Bap
tist Church, 16 miles north of
Bainbridge, at. 10 o’clock on Wed
nesday, October 4, 1911.
Elder A. N. Morris or his alter
nate, N. W. Cox, will preach, the
intVodiictory sermon.
N. G. Christopher, -clerk.
GEORGIA—Grady Couuty.
Notice is hereby given that at
the meeting of the Commissioners
of Roads and Revenues of.said'
county, held on September 12,
1911, the following Tax levy for
county purposes was made and
collections ordered accordingly,
to wit;
50 cents on each $100. worth
of property returned for taxation
subdivided as follows: .
First—15 cents to pay legal in
debtedness of the county now
due or to become due during the
year.
Second--5 cents to build or re
pair court house or jail,'bridges,
ferries or other public improve
ments according to contract.
Third—10 cents fo pay sheriff’s,
jailer’s or other officers’ fees that
they may be legally entitled to
out ofthe county.
Fourth—2 cents to pay expen
ses of bailiffs, at court, non-resi
dent witnesses in criminal cases,
fuel, servant hire, etc.
Filth—10 cents to pay jurors a
per-diem compensation.
Sixth—4 cents to pay the ex
penses incurred in supporting
the poor of the county.
Seventh—4 cents to pay any
other lawful charges against the
couqfy. . ...
A)so in compliance with the re
commendation of the Grand Jury
at the September term of Sup
erior Court, 1910, of said county
the following special) levy was
made and ordered collected,
tq-wit:
40 cents on each $100. worth
of property returned for taxation
Mrs. E. C. Stubbs Entertains.
Mrs. E. C. Stubbs entertained
her Sunday School class very,de
lightfully Friday afternoon with
a porch party.
The class colors,'pink and green
were carried out kr the decora
tions. . After a pleasant hour
spent in games and conversation,
delicfons ices were served by
Misses .Kathleen Dunn and Sam-
mie Stubbs.
Those present were: Misses
Irma Powell, Nola Bell, Margaret
Hudson, Lila ' Mitchell,. Rosa
Crawford, Mamie Belcher and
Kathleen Dunn.
Notice to Correspondents.
We again call the attention of
Correspondents and Contrib
utors of communciations to the
necessity of having their articles
in our hands, by Tuesday morn
ing. Numbers of communciations
have been crowded out, because
of failure to observe this notice-
Some communciations can be
carried over; but news items thus
dealt with would be too stale for
publication.
The Invariable Rule.
In all well-regulated printing
offices, there is an inflexible rale
that requires every communica
tion to be accompanied by the
name of some responsible person;
not necessarily for publication,
but for the protection of the
managing editor. In many cases,
such a rule would appear un
necessary; but if anonymous ar
ticles of a harmless character
were allowed, the same privilege
could be claimed for those of an
other character. Therefore, no
deviation from this universa
rule can be permitted. H,