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GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS—PAGE 8
LOCAL ITEMS
Miss Alma Bell was a visitor to
Climax Sunday.
Miss Bessie Dunn of Metcalf
spent Saturday and Sunday with
home folks in Cairo.
Miss Jewel Jones of Whigham,
spent a few days last week with
Miss Georgia Cannon.-
The little two-year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Shiver of
North Grady, died Monday morn
ing of grippe. The parents are
deeply grieved over the loss of
their bright little boy.
Mr. Will Miller visited Meigs
this week with a nice drove of
mules and horses. There’s al-.
ways something doin^g where he
goes.
Misses Georgia Cannon and
Jewel Jones, spent Saturday and
Sunday in Pine Park, the guests
of friends and relatives.
Misses Gladys Paulk and Louis
Walsh, spent Saturday and Sun
day in Thomasville, the guests of
friends.
BOX PARTY AT GOLDEN ROD
There will be a Box Supper at'
Golderi Rod school house of i riday
nvening, March 21st. Exercises
will begin at .7 o’clock. Every
body invited. Remember the date
and come.
The School.
There were twelve “colts” on
the Grand Jury last iveek.
Whenever there are new men on
the Jury who have never served
before, the old jurors, in a spirit
of fun, make the new men pay,
an initiation fee. The fee last
week was quite a nice one. It'
was collected and given to. the
family of R. L. Burns, which
was quite the proper thing to do.
Local and Personal
J. L. Oliver’s Son
Mrs. C. F. Sanders, after spend
ing some, time in Dothan, return
ed home Tuesday. She was ac
companied by her mother, Mrs.
Blaun, who will spend some time
with her daughter.
Mr. R. A. Bell and son, Bryan,
returned Sunday from Washing
ton, D. C. where they took in the
inauguration. Mr. Bell talks in
terestingly of his trip. He and
Bryan enjoyed their stay im
mensely.
Mrs. Albert Russell of Bain-
bridge, President of the W. C.
T. U. of Decatur county, spent,
Sunday night in Cairo, the guest
of Mrs. J. Q. Smith. Mrs. Rus
sell delivered an address, which
was much praised, at the Metho
dist church Sunday night. She
went down to Calvary Sunday
morning to organize a W. C. T.
U. at that place.
A Hebrew Merchant, Mr, Fein-
berg of Moultrie, will occupy the
store where the Wight Hardware
Co. is now doing business on
June 1st. The Wight Hardware
Co. will begin .moving to their
new quarters, the store formerly
occupied by Wight Bros., next
week.
We invite all the Ladies to our Spring
Opening Tuesday and Wednesday,
March, 18th and 19th.
Ladies in Charge,
A CARD
Editor Progress:
As I am still in jail and cannot
see the friends who have given
me their assistance and sympa
thy duiing my trial, and *during
the time I have been incarcera
ted in the Grady county jail, I
wish to publicly thank them for
what they have done for me.
I want to thank my Gounsel,
Messrs. Smith- and Rigsby, for
their faithful and earnest work
in my behalf; also Sheriff Nich
olson who has shown me every
kindness and consideration that
he could as Sheriff, and to 'all
others who have expressed sym
pathy for me.
God alone knows how much I
approbate the efforts of those
who have given me their help
and assistance;-
Respectfully,
J. L. OSJVER’S SON
Providence seems to have been'
thrown around somebody who
occupied a seat in the court house
last week. In the main court
MEAL FOR BREAD
AND WOOD TO BURN.
When you want fresh groun«d
corn meal come to my mill. And
when you want wood come right
along to the same place. I sell
both meal and wood. A square-
deal to every one. Mill in rear
of old-barrell factory.
J. W. Cannon.
Mr. Jones, the street overseer,
is doing some nice work on South
Broad. Keep on with the good
work, Mr. Jones; our streets
generally need attention.
Mv. W. R. Garner announces a
new arrival at his home, a fine
boy.
Contractors Will and Frank
Brown are making good progress
on the handsome residence of
Mr. Forsyth, on College street.
When you need a carpenter
phone No. 272, call to see or write
W. R. Garner, Cairo.
Prof. Carl Steed of Mercer Uni
versity, accompanied by Mrs.
Steed and children, are guests of
Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Moore.
Mi*. Chas. Maulden will leave
Friday for Gainesville, Fla., on a
business Trip.
Solicitor-General Bell will hold
the fort 'at Baker county Superior
R. L. Burns,
Court next. week.
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