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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY
PHONE ON. 229
\T)Y County Progress
THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY.
VOL. 3
ft/GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY^ JUNE 13, 1913.
NO. 49
KAUFMAN TO WRITE FOR THElWHIGHAM SUFFERS FROM
SiRAOl COUNTY PROGRESS!
Herbert Kaufman, the most
noted editorial writer in America,
; will, beginning at an early date,
f"; become a regular contributor to
• this paper.
This is an announcement extra
ordinary. It means that the
• best talent known to the literary
world today will write 52 edito
rials for the Grady County
Progress, each of which will be
worth the subscription price of
the paper. This announcement
in itself ought to add 1,000 new
subscribers to the Progress; list,
as there is not a single weekly
newspaper in the whole state of
Georgia, and only one daily, pub
lishing Mr. Kaufman’s editorials.
These editorials make a wonder
ful appeal to, men of every class,
from heads of the biggest busi
nesses to the men at the workers
bench, to farmers, to profession
al men, young' men, old njen--
and everybody else who can
think. Some of the biggest,
business men in. America and
editors of some of the greatest
magazines are extravagant in
their praise ot Mr. Kaufman’s
work. His • editorials may be
•found pasted on the walls in
. thousands of offices and factories
ssm
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'•■in our large cities.
Get your name on pur list at
.once. You cannot afford to miss
a single one. of these inspiring
litprials,.
inter Visits Us Again.
The weathef man sprung a
sure enough surprise on the peo
ple of Dixie land last Monday
night.
From summer to winter at a
single bound—that’s the stunt.
Tuesday morning brought out all
the overcoats, and it was neces
sary to build fires Tuesday even
ing 1 and Wednesday. A cbld rain
was another very disagreeable
feature.
Just how . much the crops will
-be damaged, is a matter, of con
jecture, but all agree that there
will be some damage. The peo
ple north of us, in the colder cli
mate, fared much worse.
Three stores were destroyed at
Whigliam early Mondi y morning,
the store of the Harrell Drug Co.,
the millinery store and the store
occupied by C. V. Chapman.
The fire was first discovered
about one o’clock, a. m., and
from some cause or other the wa
ter supply was short, and the
fire fighters were unable to save
the buildings. Part of the s ock
in the Chapman store was saved,
but it was badly damaged.
The Harryll Drug Co.. carried
i55,000 insurance; and had a stock
of $7,000. Mr. Chapman’s loss
is almost fully covered by insur
ance. The Millinery store car
ried but little insurance
The stores will be rebuilt at
once.
PELHAM SHIPS
FIRST CANTALOUPES
Graduated At Mercer
Julian Roddenbery returned
home first of the week, a full
fledged graduate of Mercer Uni
versity. He will leave in two
weeks for Washington, D. C.,
where he Will take a course in
book-keeping and commercial
law, after which he will return
to Cairo and take a position with
the Roddenbery Hardware Co.
Stubborn Livers
twenty or thirty years of neglect
the liver may become very stub
born and hard to rouse to action.
In such cases try
Liver Persuader.
Mr. C. A. Hancock brought in
an eight pound Thomas melon
Tuesday. He has a good size
field of this variety planted for
the local market and they will be
coming in this city in about, ten
days. — Thomasville Times.
The Best in Printing at the
Progress office.
It is just what its name im-
plies-a persuader. It is not harsh
and drastic but it is very -active
and it soon ‘'persuades” the
most rebelious liver to do its duty
We know just how it is made
—so can you by reading the
label, for all Penslar Remedy
labels give the full formula.
Recomend it.? Certainly we
do, where a very active liver
remedy is reeded. If you have
one of those livers that simply
won’t behave, try Pensular Liver
Persuader—a fifty-cent bottle
will prove its worth.
Dr. D. A. Spence, of Palham,
shipped by express to northern
markets, Monday, the fifpt can
taloupes to move from Pelham
this season, and probably the
first in the state. The shipment
consisted of twelve crates. He
expects to load a car about the
16th.
There is planted around Pel
ham about 210 acres, all of which
are very fine.
THE OCHLOCKNEE
Meigs Losing Interest In
New County Movement
Thomasville, Ga.. June9.—The
citizens of the Meigs district seem
to be getting a little discouraged
in regard to their “new county”
plan and the present indications
are that it will not get through
at this session of the legislature
at any rate. There seems to be
a good deal of apathy on the sub
ject and in spite of the calls for
meetings and rallies no definite
steps have been taken in the
matter, and with such a short
time before the legislature con
venes there seems to be very lit
tle chance to get to the work nec
essary in presenting the matter
in proper shape.
No petitions have been circu
lated in the counties from which
it is planned to get the territory
for the new county, and nothing
has been done in the matter of
raising sufficient funds to guar-
Now and then customers tell
us that ordinary liver medicines,
cathartics, etc., have little or no
effect on them.' ,
There is no denying that after nntee the building of the couil-
house and jail, so, unless some
very quick work is done there
will be one of the proposed new
counties which will hardly be
made this year.
Grady Pharmacy
THE PENSLAR STORE
adv
Monster Callage is
Brought to Moultrie.
Not to stick too closely to bo'
tanical metaphors, Colquitt coun
ty has added a 24 pound cabbage
to her crown of agricultural lau
rels.
A local truck grower who is al
ready proud of his record for
snapbeans and Irish potatoes,
drove in a few mornings ago with
a monster cabbage that tips the
scales a little further than any
other cabbage Moultrians have
ever seen before. It measures
36-inches in diameter and 140
inches in circumference. —Moul
trie Observer.
Gone To Panama
On 12 months time certificates we pay 5 per cent interest
On 6 months time certificates we pay 4 1-2 per cent interest
We also solicit your active account which shall
have our prompt and careful attention at all times.
We- keep a complete record of every transaction
made, with this institution, and same is filed sys
tematically for the protection and convenience of
our customers, and. we are always glad to give you
a history of any transaction which you make vyith
us. If we can be of service to you call on us
whether our customer or not.
“Make Our Bank Your Bank’ 7
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
W,
T. Crawford,
President
J. E.
Thomas Wight, V-president.
Forsyth,
Cashier
Washington news dispatches
say that Congressman Rodden-
bery who has been yisiting his
home in South Georgia, left with
his family Saturday on a steam
ship excursion trip for the Pana
ma .Canal. They will be accom
panied by. a party of Southern
Congressmen and their families.
These Congressmen are taking
advantage of their spare time
from work during the house
inertia while the senate is wrest
ling with the Tariff bill—Thom
asville Press.
ATTEMPTS ASSAULT ON
OWN STEPDAUGHTER
Death, through the instrumen
tality of the waters of the Och-
locknee river, claimed two vic
tims last Sunday, one a young
man named William Sarrett, wfio
was drowned at the Jones bridge,
and the other Ed McGinnis, who
was drowned at Miller’s Springs,
a few miles further up the river.
Young Sarrett, 17 years of age,
was being learned how, to swim
by his brother-in-law, Mr. Rich
ards. The water was very swift
and Mr. Richards became ex
hausted while teaching the boy
to swim. He’placed him on a
sand bar, where the water was
not so deep, and told him to re
main-there for a few minutes.
Young Sarrett for some reason
stepped off the sand bar back
ward and has never been seen
since.
The other young man, McGin
nis, and a friend, Reggie Haw
thorn, were bathing in the river
at Miller’s Springs. McGinnis,
swimming out in . mid stream,
called to his friend to-come-to
him. Before help could reach
him, however he had disappear
ed beneath the murky waters,
and was never seen again.
Searching parties dragged the
river all Sunday afternoon, Sun
day night and Monday, but; with
out finding the bodies of either.
Young Sarrett. lived near fear-
nett’s Creek church, and Mr. Mc
Ginnis was from Cummings, Ga.
The body of one of the young
men drowned in the Ochlocknee
was recovered Tuesday morning,
not thirty yards from where he
was drowned.'
Quite a number of searchers
were on the scene when the body
rose, which was being swiftly
carried down ' stream. ; They
swam out . immediately , and
brought it to- shore.' Consider
ing the time in - the water, forty-
eight hours, it was in a good state
of preservation.
The body was immediately,
taken tp -Sarrett’s home. The
body of the other young man lias
not been recovered yet.
LaGrange, Ga., June 9.-One
of the most revolting crimes in
the history of Troupe county oc
culted Saturday night, when H.
C Ilogwood, night watchman for
Unity Mill No. 1, dragged his 16
year-dld stepdaughter out to a
swamp near the mill, it is charg
ed, for the purpose of rape. It
is believed that, he did’nt accom
plish his purpose, but that he
was prevented by the timely in
terference of a woman who
heard the screams of the child
and telephoned Sheriff Florence,
Who rushed to- the scene and
caught the man just as he was
emerging from the swamp.
Hogwood is about 40 years old
and stood well in the community
until this deed. The child,
though 16 years old,, is very small
for her age and not well develop
ed. As soou as the matter be
came noised around, threats of a
lynching were heard on the
strrets and Sheriff Florence rush
ed the nian in an automobile to
Newnan for safe keeping.
He was given his preliminary
hearing in LaGrange this after
noon and waived hearing and was
bound over without bond.* The
community is excited over the
matter and trouble is feared be
fore the matter, is brought to a
head in the courts.
The little girl is very beautiful
and is desperately ill as a result
of the incident.
It is sakL.that after enticing
the child away from the house,
the man grabbed her and drag
ged her to the swamp, and . only
her screams saved her possibly
from death.
. Up' to the present time he has
been ttble to secure no lawyer to
handle-the case for him. He is
being heavily guarded against
escape and the possible onslaught
of a mob.
Sheriff Florence is being high
ly praised for his quick work in
responding to the call of the wo
man, who gave the authorities
the first intimation of the matter.
Crop Conditions.
The government crop report
dited June 1st, shows a decided
decrease from last year at .the
same time. Georgia is off in
crop prospects a little more than
14 per cent' fiom June 1st, last'
year. • •
Frank
Freeman
. Arrested In Floriba
Frank Freeman, .colored,
who was indicted, for a^sauult
and attempt to murder, is at last-
in the toils. He was arrested in
Florida, arid Sheriff Nicholson
went to Perry, Fla;; to meet the
Florida officer and 'get his prison
er, Wednesday afternoon.
Compton Green House.
I solicit your patronage and
strive to please. Pot plants,
Cut flowers etc.
Funeral work on short notic.
Orders for wedding banquets ap
preciated. Call at Compton
Green House or Phone 159.
Mrs. Bessie Compton. Propietor.
Adv.
Statement of condition, of Citizens
Bank of Cairo, Ga.
At close of business May 22, 1913 published under call from
i State Bank Examiner
RESOURCES
LIABILITIES
Time Loans
V- $178.9:10.97 Capital Stock.'.
Banking House..—
Furniture and Fixtures..
Due from Banks and Cash in
Vault....- — - 55,2:19.84
7,975.63.
5,530.37
$•50,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits 25,345.74
Caspier's Checks.—. 138.78
Deposits
Time certificates 47,012.24
Subject to check 125,179.95
Total .« $247,076.71
Total 'Deposits .-. 172,102.19
Total $247,676,71
Upon the strength of -the above statement we solicit your
account, it is the policy of this bank to, at all times take care of
the needs of it’s customers, and this fact together witn courteous
treatment to all has madeour business what it i?.
If you are not already one of our customers we.would be glad to
have you open an account with us • and be satisfied with your
banking connection.
W. S. WIGHT, Pres.,
H. G.
W. H. SEARCY, Vicc-Pies St Casliie
CANNON, Vice-Pres.
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