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THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY. VOL. 3 CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER i6, .1912. OTIS 1ST IS FATALLY CUT BY FARAT KANO The marriage' of the negro prize fighter, Johnson, to a white TiT woman of .Chicago, caused quite ‘ la; stir in Congress on Wednesday b’; , <?f last week. ^.■.Congressman S. A. Rodden- ijjbery “embraced the present oc- | ijasion” to utter some vital truths respecting the intermarriage of the races. II#:; Among other things Mr. Roil- vderibery said: ‘‘the case is not an r isolated case. The records of If 'Boston, Chicago and other cities show .'that negroes less promi ll'' pent, of less notoriety, are from P time to time binding themselves in matrimony with women of the '.white race. That does not hap* |f pen in the South. ’l ' “If the power, political or other- ® wise! of the African in those ■: States issdgr^at, ^he^ethe divi- sion between political parties may 1 i he so close that yon cannot solve Y it by State constitutional amend* ments or Stat6 legislation, we are. :C ready from the Southern country with, I apprehend, not a dissent ing voice, to join you in adopting a resolution in Congress submitt ing to the people of all the States a consituationaL amendment that will make it impossible forever hereafter fora brutal African ■ lighter to join his name with that of a fair American Caucasian woman. .“It is detrimental to the greats est welfare of both races, if we may refer to the whites and the blacks as. two distinct races, for. +uich a condition to exist'. We can ' do'nogreater- violence or injustice to the negro than to let our statu te's permit liim to entertain the .hope that at some future time he ;'or his offspring may be married to a woman of the. white race. “It will bring conflicts." in:, the' future years—black, dark, grew- isome and bloody. The consequen ces will bring annihilation to that race ’which we have protected in’ pur land for all these years. And the States that permitted the in termarriage of race will bear their just share of responsibility for « such a condition, i; v ‘ ‘I. challenge any man of wis- i i dom and insight into the future to ;<56hjecture or prophesy wheth er er the result will be for the good Of the country. It is debasing, ultra-demoralizing and uh-Amer- ■Ms| Mamie Love Burts, has re turned'horhe after a-long stay in Tampa. Moultrie, Ga., December 16. Otis Hart, a prominent 'farmer living near Berlin, in the eastern part of the county, was cut near ly to death Saturday night by a farm hand on his place by the name of McCallum. What the dif ficulty arose over is unknown, though both were drinking heav ily. Hart’s nose was cut entirely off and his face lacerated in a most horrible manner.' He was also stabbed in the ear, very near ly to the brain. His wounds are of. a most serious nature and will probably be fatal. No arrests have been made, though McCall um is being searched for by the officers. • Notice. Justice of the Peace commis- §ionsjave in my office. Come in and take 'the oath of office and four get your commission for years from Jan. IstJ 1913. Most respectfully, P. H. Herring, Ordinary. SHORES-GAINEY At the residence of the par ents of the bride, near Centen nial church, on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 15th, Miss Minnie Shores and Mr. J. R. Gainqy were hap pily married, Judge P.’ H, Her ringperforming the ceremony. Mr. Gainey is the son of Mi', and Mrs. R. H.Gainey. He is a young ,man of sterling worth, a good farmer, admired by his many friends. The bride is- the beautiful and accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Shores, a iady universally _ jloved by her acquaintances; all of. whom, together with' the Prog ress, wish her a 'happy voyage' on the sea of matrimony. , A SINGULAR CASE. Quite a singular case of thiev ing recently came to light in this county. ■■ Fred Watkins, a negro convict working orithe gang, has been stealing weaving -apparel and other things from .the camp’. His wife, Mittie, was aiding, him and taking care of the loot. Arid now Mittie is mighty sad arid her and Fred will soon be reunited in chains of legal lock as well as wedlock. O.MAOY COIIW III Fifteen new pensioners go on the Grady county roll for 1913. Of this number eight are men and seven are widows. The list as furnished us by Judge Herring is as follows: Peter Boutwell,” Jasper Brock, R. A.' Connell, Green Davis,. J. R. Maxwell, J. A. Rigsby, T. 6. Dugger, W. B. Bishop, Mrs. Kate Cooper, Mrs. Margret Collins,' . ' _ Mi’s. Octavia Barwick,' .Mrs. LouisaMaxweil, Mrs. Elender Brock, 1 Mrs. Rebecca Johnson, Mrs. Mary A. Lodge. The old veterans and their widows sire rapidly passing to that .other \ land •* ‘beyond the river” and Wri‘are ; ^13idV kribW that these worthy ones are to feet what iB justly due them. Last Friday night was.thereg ular meeting fqr the election of officers for. Cairo lodge No. 299, F.& A.M.,and the following were' chosen to serve for 1913: J. B. Wight, W. M. . I. S. Hunt, S. W..' G. -6. .Godwin, J. W. M, J. Pearce, Secl’etaay. W. S. Wight, Treasurer.. P. H. Herring, Chaplain. J. D. Alligood, Tyler. . Installation of officers will take place December 27, at 7:30 p. ml Degree work will be put on by a select team iri the master’s de gree. Refreshments will be serv ed durinfe the evening. Brethren are cordially invited to attend. The lodge has a large’member- ! MR. CALEB DEKLE DEAD. Mr.- Caleb Dekle, a well known citizen who lived near Union, died from a str ike of paralysis on Thursday of last week. He was about 60 years of age, and was highly^ respected by his neighbors and all who knew him. He was a member of the Bap tist church'and. a consistent fol lower of the faith. He leaves a family and many friends to mourn ^is death.- DEATH OF MRS. ADA SAPP Col. Ira CavJile, spent the v first of the week in Tkomasville on business. “Make Our Bank Your Bank’ SAVETN THE BANK, do not'hide your money around the house, nr iri some out-of-the-way place. The || miser likes to have his money where he can count it, but the pru dent man entrusts it to the safe keeping of a reliable bank. We have among our depositors some of- the rtiost suc cessful and prominent farmers and business men- of our county—a fact of which we. are proud, as it shows our reliability. FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK Capital Stock $30,000.00 y W. T. Crawford, - J. N. Maxwell, J. E. Forsyth, President Thomas Wight, V-presidents. Cashier C A IRO ; The -Death Angel visited our toym on the i6.th iristrint''. and: took from the home of-our felloW - citizen, Council Sapp, his estima- biA.wife;/ . .' WTrile she had been ill for some time, even her., closest friends ap<j ■ nearest ; relatives. did' not know that her eonditjomfwas se- rious until a few days before her death; -Mrs.. Sapp, was , iii the meridian of life; strong.and vig orous in appearance , and bade fair-tb. live. many, years. She and Mr. Sapp had been married for fifteen years and while she was not the mother of any children, she acte.d the moth er part to Mr, Sapp’s large, fairii: ly of children. " She was a faithful apd deyoted member of the Baptist' church of this place: : . Funeral services were conduct ed at the Methodist church by Revs. Wright, Parker, and Rags dale, the discourse being by -Rev. D. H. Parker, her former pastor, who spioke in high terms of her noble, womanly Christian char acter. There were many .floral ^offerings which bore testimony 'to the high esteein and tender af fection of her large number of friends. The greatest evidence of her womanly qualities was shown by her step-children, to whom she had long^been a .kind, tender and faithful ihother. After the services at the church interment was had at the City cemetery. She leaves to mourn her loss, a husband and several step-child ren; three, brothers, Messrs. John L.;, H. J., and M. M. Poulk, and two sisters.. Mrs. Kate' Johnson and Miss Lizzie Poulk, all of Cairo. ELECTED NEW OFFICERS Dear Farmers: I am interested deeply in better farming and want' to do •everything possible to assist you in bringing about the desired end. Hence I am addressing this letter to you through your county news paper. I want to be of service to you, riot only through the Boys’ Corn Clubs, but in any other way possible. •I am writing to suggest that you take advantage of the'Farm-, ers’ Ten-Day Short Course, offer ed by the State College of Agri- culture, Athens, Ga., beginning January 2nd, 1913, and cohtinu- iufe until January 14th.. : , I know a farmer - in Sumter ship and is continually growing. ®®^hty who took this course in. 1919.. Before that time. he was SMITH, HARRISON AND DOLLAR OUT ON BOND **^'•7 At"' thought of. as only a .common fanner. As a result of that ten- Messrs.jirn Smith, Clearance Harrison arid Gordon Dollar, who. day course, he has revolutfonizeff the farming in his 1 coihrriunity and other farmers took the course in. 1911 and 1912. Your railroad fare there and. hack and your expenses while in were confined in the Decatur j Athens should not exceed $25.00, jail, charged, with killing the arid I know the benefit you will negro, Bentley, are free men once receive from the. course will be more. ' j repaid to you a hundred fold. You They made bond Saturday see you can go at a time when afternoon and, returned immedi- you are least busy, atelv to their homes in Grady | Athens is a beautiful city, a, county. .. Bjil was.fixod at $7,000 pla£e where you will be glad .-.to ' in each case, but it is said that‘visit. You are entitled to a va-' the ‘friends who made their | cation after a hard year’s .work, bonds could have gone to $84,000 and, there is no better place nor ■as easily as $21,000: LIVES WITH THROAT CUT Albany, Ga„ Dec.'16, “Sheriff,J way to take it. I shall be ther.e and slial.1 be glad to be of any service to you in making the trip for you the' P 0S3 i bl . e - u .# 'Poe, has best, etud- of blood. That he .is living is ccfrisidered miraculous byphysir dans. : Poe is charged with murder ing a Woman and cutting her bead :off VyjtH: ah', axe. ; His wound was Sincerely, K. ^t' v G. y. Gunningham, . .District Agent Boys’ Corn Clubs & School Etxension. OUR NEW ADS., V The ’Progress carries several h; an. axe. His o\yn ..n^ridS/this week of more than the public; ^ nerri ^ s ^ -® wn Reari \hem; and you will see what "” wre tr >'*hK to' areestl thcyh4vet0otEel . you . mm hA nrimo woa ■ .rr him. The crime was committed in Mitchell courity . and' Poe will be'earried there for trial, v , • The Canrioh .Co.,' the largest Mariufacturers of Syi ; up barrels in this State,, is closing up a haost profitable season’sbusiness. ,Miller Bros. Co. auction sale of horses, mules, etc., Wight Hard ware Coe, Michelin. tires, J. H» Mitchell, everything gooff in gro ceries; ' Mr. Willie Watkins was an out of town visitor Sunday. JWMmM Where Do Ydu Do Your Banking? i We offer you our serviecB in handling - your Bauk’ng Business. I /. We have a fiank fully equipped with modern appliance? that will as- i I , eist us in giving' the. public the verjr best service that can be obtained. Our Bank ib managed in the most conservative manner and we guar antee to you an absolutely safe place to bank your money. . , It is the policy of. this Bank to assist Us patrons and to the people , I who depoit their money with us wc give preference when their business requires, assistance from a bank. In our Savings Department We pay. interest at the rate of 4 per cent ’ compounded quarterly, and if. you have money that you would like to invest safely and let it make you a reasonable income you can do. no better than place it with us on interest.' You can feel at all times that | your money is safe and that you will have it .-when your needs require it. I Your business will be greatly appreciated at this Bank whether your account be Jarge or small. CITIZENS BANK . . A - - W. S. Wight, Pres H, G. Cannon, Viee-Pres. W. H. Searcy, V.-P. & Cashier