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THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY
VOL. 3
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1913.
The Cannon barrel factory is a
very busy plrce just about now.
To see the folks in the big build
ing hurrying to and fro and to
hear the noise of the tumult con
vinces one that there is going to
be something doing v in the syrup
line next fall.
“Yes,” said Mr. Cannon, when
asked about the prospect, “we
, are preparing for a big business
next season. So , far we have
had good luck with our work and
I am glad to say that we will be
able to supply all demands
promptly another season with no
bad luck from now on.”
Young Frank Thomas, son of
Mr. Jessie Thomas found and
captured a real, live alligator un
der the barn at Mr. Thomas’ resi
dence on Main street, within
four blocks of the center of Bos
ton, one day last week.
The gator was t a perfectly live
ly, healthy specimen of the alliga
tor family, and measured about 3
feet in length. Just why he.hap
pened to -wander so far into town
is hard Imagine. -So. Ga. Home.
COUNTY MASONIC MEETING
The Thomas County Masonic
Association will hold its semian
nual meeting with Coolidge
Lodge on Thursday March 13th,■
and the event promises to be one
of much interest. The atted-
ance on these meetings are al
ways large and the fact that this
one*is to be held in Coolidge
where the Masons are noted for
hospitality is sure to draw a big
crowd.
Dr. McCord and Mr. J. G. Jpr-
dan were among the many visr
itors from Whigham Tuesday
"SIMON SAYS WIG WAG”
Booth Lowery will give his
famous lecture, “Simon says wig
w ag, ” at the High School Audi
torium next Monday night, this
being the fourth Lyceum attrac
tion of, the^eb&^h. ' 11
Booth'Lowery is alright and
When you have heard him Mon
day evening in "Simon Says Wig
Wag” you will say “I’ve had the
worth of my tponey. ’ ’ The Daily
Wig of Jackson, Tenn., says this
of Mr. Lowery:
“Booth Lowery is a kind among
men, in body, mind and soul.
Perhaps the most striking char
acteristic ip his personality in his
utter abhorrence of “shams” in
any guise or fashion* For one
- hour we responded to the touch
of a master-hand, antLwe did not
care whether the teas in out eyes
were from laughing until we cri
ed, or crying until we laughed.
Though fully appreciating him as
a humorist, it seems his greatest
achievement is in the pathetic and
dramatic productions that have
marked him as one of the gifted
authors of the South.
LIVE ALLIGATOR IS
CAIRO LODGE F. & A. M.
HAS DISTINGUISHEDVISITORS
Last Friday.njght was a very
pleasant and prof itable occasion
for the Cairo lodge, F. .& A. M.
Rev. J. M’ Rushin, Grand
Treasurer of the Grand Lodge of
Georgia, Hon. J. J. Parramore,
and Messrs. J. G. Taylor, W. R.
Forster and E. C. Milligan, Jr.,
all of Boston, were guests of the
Cairo lodge
Three candidates were initiated
into the mysteries of Free Mas
onry,two for the first degree and
one for the third. The Boston
brethren assisted Worshipful
Master J. B. Wight in conferring
the degree, and to say the work
Was very fine is expressing it but
mildly. Brother Bushin, Parra
more and Forster nrs ftmoug the
brightest Masons in Georgia,
Brother Bushin especially, he hav-
ng been Gfahd Trie&Slirer for
many .years.
The Cairo lodge turned out al
most to a man and the lodee rjom
was comfortable filled. Jj : i Cairo
dodge. ia-under many obligations
tVthe, Boston brethren for., their
-Yisit at this time and sincerely
trust thats they may comei again
soon. '
CYCLONE LAST FRIDAY
A cyclone passed over Troy,
Ala., early Friday morning, and
according to dispatches received
here 100 houses were blown
down. One death -Tiad been re
ported. '
Several cars were blown from
the tracks at Banks, Ala. The
edge of the storm struck Bain-
bridge blowing part of the roof
from the big stables of the Ellis
Transfer Co., and doing other
damage in the city..
The present Grand Jury is a
splendid body of men, and we
believe they will look well to the
matters with which they are
charged. ,
WE OFFER YOU
THE BEST SERVICE IN BANKING
We seek the opportunity to prove the above state
ment. All depositors, whether large or' small,
receive our best attention. Give us an opportunity
to serve you, and open an account with us today,
On 12 .Months Time Certificate we pay 5 per cent
On 6 Months Time Certificate we pay 4 1-2 per cent
In our Saving department we pay 4 percent and com
pound it quarterly. > , ./ .
GRADY SUPERIOR COURT
IN
“How is Mitchell’county get-
ing on with her road building
probleih,” asked the Progress
man of Hon. H.'H. Merry of Pel
ham, who is attending court here
this week.
“Why, very well indeed, es*
pecially since January 1st of this
year, since which time consider
able improvement has been made
in the manner of working the
roads and in managing the bus
iness end of it.
“The present board of County
Commissioners inherited from
the retiring board quite a hard
problem. The county was indebt
and last year’s taxes .were not
enough to pay out. Realizing
the imperative necessity of econ
omy, the new board has aban
doned the idea of buildining any
more new roads for the present,
and are rebuilding and patching
the roads already built.”
‘ ‘How does the new plan vary
from the old way”, we asked.
“Why, instead of only two or
three big gangs, we have one
small gang in each road district.
It seems that the foreman in each
district tries to make a better
showing than the other fellow,
and the result is that there is a
friendly and laudable rivalry ex
isting that produces more work
and better work than ever be
fore.”
> v\And how do the people like
the change”? we ventured to
inquire.
“They are delighted’’, said Mr.
Merry. ‘.‘Each and every sec :
tion of the.county is now able., to
have its roads looked afteL bad
places and washouts receive ' im
mediate attention, and complaints
have virtually disappeared. One
important change that does away
with one man and one salary,may
be of interest to you. Our road
superintendent has been made
superintendent of the pauper
farm; he lives at the place and
looks after the home and its in
mates while superintending the
roads.”
“Just now”, continued Mr.
Merry, “the Commissioners are
planning another new depature.
There have been confusion and
possible extravagance in the buy
ing of supplies for men and
stock. The Board plans to ope
rate a commissarbuying every^
thing at wholesale after adver
tising for bids. It is firmly be
lieved that several hundred dol
lars a month can be saved in this
way.”,
Monday morning when the
court house clock signaled ten
o’clock, arid as Judge Payk took
his seat at the bench, Sheriff
Nicholson made the official call
and the Spring term of Grady
Superior court was on the jqb.
Only opt! ti rad J urOr, su bj es t
to duty, was Excused, H. G. Can
non. Judge Park asked that
any juror who wished to be ex
cused to come forward and make
their - excuse under oafh, and
none came.
The Jury retired, and elected
Mr. Tom Moore of Pine Park
foreman, and Mr. Vinson bailiff,
and came back for the charge.
Judge Park took nearly an
hour to tell the Jury what was on
his mind, finishing just as the
clock signaled eleven a. m. It
was the most practical charge
we have ever heard from any
Judge. Judge Park did not take
up so much time explaining the
law, but dealt largely with com
mon things, and especially of
the solimnity of the Juror’s oath.
He said, in emphasizing a point,
that if this system of government
ever failed the failure would be
due to the disruption of our Jury,
System. Judge Park also called
the attention of the Grand Jury
to a card by Dr. Eugene Clower,
'published in last week’s Messen
ger, toothing on the public road
service- in Grady county, and
told them that it was thir duty
to investigate the matter fully.
-Quite a- number' of civil cases
of minor importance,' were dis
posed of Monday. One of con
siderable. interest was " that
against Marcus Pincus; merchant
of Whigham. The plaintiff got
judgement, and Pincus paid up
the claim in cash.
RAILROA SETTLED /
WITH IS. FflY
The Atlantic Coast Line Ry.,
settled with Mrs. Maud Foy this
week and thus ended a $40,000
damage suit. Mrs. Foy is the
widow of the late Ben H. Foy,
the young man that was run over
and killed at Camilla several
months ago by a freight train
while he was working for the
company . in the capacity of
breakman.
The amount paid Mrs, Foy in
settlement of the suit has not
been given out but it is said to
have been a good round sum in
cash.
en to the barbershop Wednes
day morning and given a- shave
and shampoo, preparatory for
the ordeal through which he
must pass. Thirty additional
juror have been summond pre
paratory to taking up his case.
Coggins Settles
N. A. Coggins,who has been in
jail for more than a month,
charged with several crimes of
more orjess import is once more
enjoying his liberty.
We understand that he paid all
the costs, settled with his credi
tors, and hit the grit for other
parts. His crookedness in Cairo
has cost him, or somebody, sev
eral thousand dollars.
FORDECATUR
“Make Our Bank Your Bank”
E. Forsyth,
Thomas Wight, V-president. Cashier
A new enterprise for Decatur
county will be a candy manu
factoring plant at Eleorendo,
and will be-operated by J. L. &
M. L. Smith of that place. They
will manufacture, and sell in
wholesale lots to jobbers.
It is understood that all kinds
of candy, will be maiiufatured.
Including a special drilieious
brand of chodolate, stick and
penny candies.
All the machinery has been
ordered for the operation of the
candy plant, some of it being now
on the ground. As fast as the
machinery arrives it will be in
stalled. and it is thought the fac
tory will be in operation within
trie next three or four weeks.
Search Light.
Gets $12,000 Verdict
Another hard fought case was
the LoWnds Lumber Co. vs the
MasseoFelton Lumber Co. This
case occupied nearly all of the
day Wednesday. -The jury re
tired on this case lafe in the after-
r o m and reached a verdict about
9:30 o’clock, finding for the de
fendant in the sum of $12,000.
Burns Goes on Trial Today
,R. L. Burns, charged with the
murder of his father-in-law, will
be put on trial this (Thursday)
afternoon. He / will have able
counsel in the person ot Mr.. J.
Q. Smith of the local bar, who
ha? been appointed by the Court
to defend him. Burns was tak-
LOCAL ITEMS
Cairo and Gtado’county is proud
of . .Solicitor-General Bell. H«i
makes a mpdel Solicitor, a watch
ful and eloquent guardian of the
interests of the Commonwealth,
• Hon; SamS. Bennett of Albany,
one of the brightest • legal lights
in,all Southwest Georgia,, was a-
mong the busy lawyers attending
court this week.
' Col. T. N. Hopkins, one of the
youngest of the Civil War veterns,
was looking after legal matters
here this week. Col. Hopkins is
universally esteemed throughout
Southwest Georgial
Mayor Luke of Thoriiasville,
was one of the prominent mem
bers ofthe legal profession attend
ing court this week. Mayor Luke
is setting a worthy example over
in Thomasvilld and his stand is
numerous cases whicn have come
brifore him has recived high com
mendation.
Judge H. W. Hopkins of
Thomasville, always a welcome
visitor to Cairo, was here this
week attending court. ’ The Judge^
is popular in Grady as well as in’
Thomas.
CAIRO
GEORGIA
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5 per cent
4 1-2 per ce nt
We Pay Interest On Deposits As Follows:
On time Certificates of 12 months
- On time Certificates of 6 months
• Savings. Deposits Compounded Quarterly 4 per cent
If you have some money on hand that you would like to
place in a good strong bank, we would he .glad to have you
place same with us, we will be glad to pay . you interest ac
cording to the above scedule.
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This bank always conducts its business absolutely on a ba
sis of conservatism, and at the same time we always endeavor
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to give our patrons liberal treatment. *
If you dre not a customer of ours vye wjlhbe gla&to have 9
-you open anaccount with us, and be satisfied with your g
Banking Connections. *
W. S. Wight, Pres
H. G. Cannon, Vice-Pres. W. H. Searcy, V.-P. & Cashier jt
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