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In the High School contest of
the Second district, given at the
High School auditorium in this
city Thursday and Friday. Miss
Marjorie Peacock of Thomasville
won first prize in the spelling
contest. Miss Rebecca Bowen
of Tifton won first in recitations
and Miss Marion Van Landing-
ham of this city, first in music.
In the final count, Normat Park
came out first, Cyrene second
and Thomasville third, in the
athletic contest, T. L. Spence of
Thomasville came out second in
the hundred yard dash-and third
in the running broad jump.
A large crowd was present to
witness these contests, and the
entire exercises were greatly
enjoyed.
NOTICE TO FARMERS.
By request, Mr. S. R. Blanton,
Editor of the Grady County
Progress, has agreed to address
tne Grady County Farmers
Union at the court house on Fri
day, April 18th.
Mr. Blanton has made a close
study of the farmers’ problems
for years; he knows their needs,
he has witnessed their stuggles,
and will have something to say
that will interest you. Come out
and? hear him.
We wish to discuss also the
proposition of a farmers’ fair for
Grady County.
Take a day off and come; let’s
make it a rally ,day.
P. H. Ward, secretary.
The 26th, day of April, being
the day set apart as Memorial
Day. Therefore the members
of Camp Grady is hereby reques
ted to be and appear at the
court house in Cairo, at 10 o’clock
a. m. on that day.
Hon. H. D. D. Twiggs, of
Savannah, have accepted our
invitation to deliver the address
upon that occasion. The
speaking will commence prompt
ly at 2 o’clock p. m. at the audi
torium in the school building,
where every one can be comfort
ably seated. Immediately after
the speaking the Veterans will
march to the cemetery, and the
graves of, their departed com
rades will be decorated.
Every citizen in our county is
most cordially invited to be pres
ent. Come one, come all.
E. A Parrish, Adjutant.
J. W. Clifford,
Commander Camp Grady 1650
MASONIC NOTICE
The regular communication of
Cairo lodge, F. & A. M., will be
held at the lodge hall Friday
morning at 10 o’clock. Work in
the Fellow Craft degree. All
members earnestly requested to
attend this meeting.
MRS. CANNON NOT DEAD
Did you find a hat-or rather
two hats, a man’s and a boy’s
somewhere near the Ochlocknee
river, about the second day of
April? If so they belong to Mr.
J. F. McCall of Cairo, Ga. The
hats were lost out of the buggy
while Mir. McCall and littte boy
were enroute from Thomasville.
Mr. McCall will pay a liberal re
ward for the return of the hats.
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Prof. J. S. Searcy and wife,
and Miss Louise, their daughter,
of Thomasville; were guests of
the family of Mr. W. H. Searcy
last. Friday.
Mrs. J.-R. Newman, returned
‘ last Thursday from Atlanta after
a very pleasant visit of several
weeks at the home of her grand
son Mr. L. N. Moore,
Mr, Dekle of Sale City, was
the guests of his daughter Mrs.
A. L, Harrell, Thursday of last
•week.
Just as this paper went to
press last week, it was announ
ced on the the streets that Mrs.
J. W. Cannon was dead. The
paper was informed of the fact
and published same.
Later, after the paper was
out, it was ascertained that Mrs.
Cannon was not dead, and we are
pleased to announce, that this
good woman is still numbered
with the living and is improving
in health every day.
This papers is not responsible
for the error, as the report had
been freely circulated in town.
We regret however that the
mistake occurred. Newspapers
do not usually have to verify
such reports.
Mr. and Mrs. William Sherrod
of Pavo are. the guests of their
son, Mr. Joe Sherrod, near town.
Misses Lizzie and Lou ’Black-
shear of Beachton, were guests
of Cairo friends Monday.
Mrs. Effie Taylor of Meigs was
the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry O’Neal for a. day or.
two first of the week.
We Pay Interest On Deposits As Follows:
On time Certificates of 12 months 5 per cent
On time Certificates of 6 months , 4 1-2 per. cent
Savings Deposits Compounded Quarterly 4 per cent.
We credit our. growth to the assistance we have
been able to give our customers. There are many
ways in which a bank can assist the people of the
community in which it is. located. You will find
that our officers take a pleasure in advising'and in
structing you in matters pertaining to banking or
other forms of business.
“Make Our Bank YourJBank”
Card from former Commission
ers, Coppage, Sasser and Aider-
man. H ifMnllf-Ji '
Cairo, Ga., April, 7, 1913.
Feeling a sense of obligation
to the public who haye an honest
desire to know our reasons for
resigning as County Commission
ers, we wish to make the follow
ing statement:
While we are human and not
above making mistakes, yet we
feel that we had to/ follow the
law and act upon our best judge
ment in the conduct of the coun
ty’s affairs. Others might have
done better, we could not. We
did the best we could, under the
circumstances.
The conduct of the county’s
affairs is left to its officers, se
lected in the manner provided
by law, and those selected are to
conduct it according to their
cor.victons of right, and their
best judgement, and not upon
the demands of others. While
it is right and proper to seek ad
vice and receive information and
suggestions from any and all
concerned, yet the officer must
act upon his best judgement and
satisfy his conscience as well as
keep in the bounds of the law he
swears to support and uphold.
However much we respect and
^appreciate the opinions of others
even when not in accordance
with our views, yet we were not
influenced in the least by the
demands of those outside the
board to take the action we did
in resiging, although the de
mand came from as many as
10 per cent of our voting pop
ulation, but when there was dis-
cension among file members of
the board as to the manner of
conducting the board’s business,
and we feeling • constrained to
stand by the law and established
usage in the conduct of the
board’s business, and as we saw
it, there being a division and
disagreement, we felt it our duty
to get out of the way and let
others take our places.
We hope all will, in the future,
work in harmony, and that every
thing will be done for the best
interest of all, as we entertain
the kindest feeling for all mem-
bers of the board, both new and
old, and possess the keenest in
teres^ in the county’s welfare
and advancement.
While it has been currently
reported and generally believed
by most of our good people that
the county is bankrupt, yet bn
examination of the county’s fi
nances will show that with the
judicious and business like ad
ministration our board will give
us, there are sufficient funds to
conduct the county’s business
until tax-paying time.
As private citizens we are
ready at all times to help our
county officials in every way,
legal and proper to develop and
build up.our county.
Yours with kindest feelings for
all.
J. J. Coppage
J. M. Sasser
B. A. Alderman.
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
W. T. Crawford,
President
Y rb ' J- E. Forsyth,
Thomas Wight, V-president. Cashier .
CONTEMPT
BIG LAND DEAL
IN NORTH GRADE
“B. C. Johnson, a farmer of
Thomas county, will face an alleg
ed contempt of court charge be
fore Judge Thomas of the South
ern Circuit, in this city, on next
Tuesday. The charge against
Johnson was brought about by
an alleged violation of an injunc
tion granted by Judge Thomas
against him in \favor of the
Southwest Georgia Telephone
company, of Pavo.
Several week ago the telephone
company was building a line from
Pavo to a point just beyond the
farm of Mr. Johnson and it seems
that he r fused to grant the tele
phone company a privilege of
building through his property.
After putting up several posts,-
the linemen found that it was
wasting time as the irate farmer
would cut them down as fast as
they were put in the ground.
Manager Gassett, of the tele
phone company,- employed At
torney Bryan of this city to file
injunction proceedings against
Mr. Johnson, preventing him
frbm interfering. At this time,
Judge Thomas was holding court
.in Atlanta and Mr. Bryan -yvent
there, presented the telephone
people’s side of the case and
Judge Thomas granted,the injunc
tion. Armed with the injunction,
the work of building the line was
resumed without interference
during the day. But the next
morning, when the linemen came
back, to go to work; the wires
had been cut and other damages
sustained.
On these grounds, contempt of
court proceedings have been pre
ferred against the Thomas coun
ty man. The case against him
will likely be heard next Tuesday
as superior court in this county
will be in session at that time.”
Moultrie Obseaver,
A $10,000 land deal was pulled
off in North Grady a few days
ago, in which Messrs. J. R. God
win and E. F. Dollar • and the
Meigs Lumber Co. were jointly-
interested.
About 800 acre 3 of land
changed hands. The place is ten
miles north of Cairo and is one
of the finest bodies of,farm lands
in the county.
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES.
.Judge II. D. D. Twiggs of
Svannah to be speaker of the day.
The following programe will be*
rendered at the High School Aud-
torium, at 2 o’clock..
Music by Orchestra,
Song by s'hool childi’en.
Prayer by Dr. B. D. Ragsdale
Double male quartette ‘‘Tent
ing oil the Old Camp Grounds”---
Messrs. Pope, Forrester, Weath
ers, Bell, Graharii, Sutton, Rags
dale: and Searcy.
Introducing speaker, Judge J.
F. Stone,' :
Oration, Judge H. D. D.
Twiggs. •
Song-Dixie—Mrs. M. H.Burts
Committees: M rs. ICedar. Pow
ell, chairman of dinner arrange
ment assisted by Mesdames W.
S. Wight, W, O. Harrison and
E. Clower.
Miss Irma Powell, chairman
music committee,.
Miss Addie Lou Powell chair
man of cemetery committee • and
also flower committee.
. Mrs. J. F. Stone, chairman of
program committee.
ATTEND BANKERS MEET.
All the Cairo banks were reper-
sented at the Bankers Associa
tion Valdosta Tuesday.
O. T. Davis repersented the
Cairo Banking Co.
Messrs. Robert Wight and Les
ley Powell repersented the Citi
zens Bank/
And W •' T. Crawford repersen-
the Farmers and Merchants Bank-
All report a glorious time social
ly, and a propitable business
meeting.
The next meeting goes to
Brunswick.
Presiding Elder Outler will
hold the 2nd quarterly meeting
of the Cairo charge next Friday
night. Mr. Outler always
preaches a good sermon on these
occasions.
Child Drowns in a Shallow Pool
To take her three-year-old
child fishing, to leave hirn a.min
ute, hear a plash and re!urn to
find him drowned was the ex
perience'last week of Mrs. Mel-
lie . Rogers, a • Brooks county
woman.
The child toddled over the bank
into a shallow pool, only' a- few
inches deep and the report that
reached this office is that it
would not have drowned had npt
the fall been occasioned by an
epileptic fit to which he had been •
a victim almost since birth,.'.
Mrs. Rogers states that she ;
had left the child only a moment^
or so and that he was only in the
water for only a few seconds.
Mrs. Rogeis is..a widow and lives
alone. She has been employed
by . various sawmill owners as'a
cook.
citizens bank
CAIRO GEORGIA
We Pay Interest On Deposits As Follows: .
On time Certificates of 12 months 5 per cent
On time Certificates of 6 months 4 1-2 per cent
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 be glad co have you
place same with us, we will be glad to pay you interest, ae-
coi’ding to the above scedule.
This bank always conducts its business absolutely on aba-
sis of conservatism, and at the same time we always endeavor
to give our patrons liberal treatment.
If you are not a customer of ours we will be' glad to have
you open an account with us, and bs satisfiied with your
Banking Connections.
W. S. Wight, Pres
H. G. Camion, Viee-Pres. W. H. Searcy, V,-P„ & Cashier.
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