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THE OFFICIAL
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ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY.
VOL. 4
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY,
GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST j
/, 1913.
NO. 3
FBI Mill BALE
Albany, Ga., July 28.
The first bale of cotton from the
crop of 1913 was brought to Al
bany this afternoon by Frank
Thomas, one of the most progres
sive negro.farmers in Dougherty
county. The cotton had not
been ginned, but was hurried to
one of the local public ginneries;
which immediately made ready
to gin and press.
Late in the evening the bale
was carried to A. W. Muse &
Co.’s warehouse, where a score
or move of cotton men and many
merchants went to see it sampled.
It will sold and shipped tomor
row morning", probably going in
a baggage car to Savannah for
export.
For years Deal L. Jackson, a
negro farmer of this county, was
Georgia’s first-bale man, but he
voluntarily retired from the
from the annual competition sev
eral years ago. White farmers
have since been carrying off first-
bale honors. He farms on the
Callaway place, in the lower part
part of Dougherty, near the
Mitchell county line.
The bale was classed as good
middling, and was sold to the
Brown-Crammer Cotton Com-
pany for 17 cents a pound. It
will be shipped tonight to Hunter
& Co., of Savannah. ’ The bale
weighed 410 pounds.
CALVARY MASONS
HAVE NEW HOME
Calvary Masons now have an
elegant new home.
Mr. Joe Herring has just com
pleted a handsome new two-
story brick building and the sec
ond floor was built especially for
the Masons.
The rom is large and well ven
tilated, and no town in this sec
tion has better quarters than the
Calvary brothers.
August the 13th will be the
first meeting in the new lodge.
This is the second Wednesday,
«and the lodge meets at 10 a. m.
On .'the 4th Wednesday they
meet in the afternoon at 8:00
p. m.
Mr. 0. J. Hall was selling ba
con in Calvary last Friday, He
had quite a nice lot of it and re
ceived 15c per pound for it. Mr.
Hall is one of the substantial far
mers of that part of Grady.
Mr. Funderburk of Brinson
was here Friday looking for a
HOKE SMITH EIGHTS
Washington, July 28-
Senator Hoke Smith called at the
white house today to protest
against the nomination of Adam
E. Paterson, the Oklahoma negro,
for register of the treasury.
Senator Smith told President
Wilson that all the senators from
the south would vigorously oppose
the confirmation.
Because Senator Smith reach
ed the.white house simultaneous
ly with Senator Gore, of Okla
homa. reputed sponsor for the
negro, the erroneous impression
got abroad that Senator 1 Smith
was supporting Senator Gore in
this fight.
“I told the president I would
be forced to fight the nomination.
The sole object of my visit was
to express my disapproval,” said
Senator Smith.
The Crawford-Miller Co.
In another column of this paper
will be found a charter for the
Crawford-Miller Co., the new.
corporation which takes over the
business of Miller Brothers Co.,
and J. D. .Holman.
The Crawford-Miller Co., is a
firm of remarkable strength and
energy. Financially, it has all
the capital needed for the im
mense business which it already
has and for any needed exten
sion. Mr. W. T. Crawford, pres
ident of the Farmers & Mer
chants Bank, is at the head of
the new corporation and will give
it his personal attention. Messrs.
•I. W. and A. W. Miller and J,
D. Holman, are not only strong
men, but men of known and es
tablished hustling abilities. The
combined energies and business
abilities of these gentlemen can
be counted upon to take care of
their line of business and to give
the people of Grady county and
surrounding section, all the ac
comodation they may need.
We lift our hat three times to
the Woman’s Christian Temper
ance Union of Cairo for th.e beau
tiful fountain which they have
caused to be erected on Main st.
The fountain cost several hun
dred dollars and is not only ser
viceable, but an ornament as
well. The Town Council is .due
the ladies a resolution of thanks.
business location. If he gets
suited he will move to Calvary
and go into business. 'He will
have, a partner and the firm will
be a strong one.
On 12 months time certificates we pay 5 per cent interest
On 6 months time certificates w e 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 with
us. If we can be of service to you call on us
whether our customer or not.
“Make Our Bank Your Bank”
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
W. T. Crawford, J. E. Forsyth,
President Thomas Wight, V-president. Cashier
A telegram to Mr. W. F. For
rester Saturday announced the
sudden death of Dewitt T. For
rester, postmaster aboard the
Battleship Arkansas.
The telegram was dated at
Newport, Rhode Island.
The young man was found
dead in a hammock in which he
was sleeping about seven o’clock
Saturday morning, and it is sup
posed that he died of heart fail
ure.
The deceased had been aboard
the ship for a number of yeais,
and was a great favorite among
‘officers and crew. He was rear
ed in this -vicinity and was relat
ed to the Forrester family of this
city and county. His fath jr and
mother are dead and he had not
been back to the old home in
some years. The remains were
shipped to this city and inter
ment took place Thurssday after
noon at theMuggridge cemetery,
two miles from town.
The deceased being an Odd
Fellow, the local lodge was wired
to be in readiness to receive th,e
remains on arrival.at Cairo, arfd
the beautiful and solerrj ceremo
ny of that Order was carried
out at the grave.
In a letter to Mr. W. F. For
rester, from the Captain of the
ship, speaking of the young man,
says:
‘‘Confirming telegram sent
you this date in reference to the
death of your nephew, Dewitt T.
Forrester, yeoman third class,
allow me to express to you, as
his nearest relative, that his
death is a sad loss to this ship.
‘‘He was last seen alive at
about 10:30 p. m. yesterday even
ing. He was not complaining
and seemed to be in the best of
spirits. A Board of Inquest has
determined that death was caus
ed by heart disease.”'
‘‘His conduct and attention to
duty and efficiency has been
most exemplary; also his cheer
fulness and amiable disposition
have made it a pleasure to the
members of the crew to deal
with him. It will be with the
greatest difficulty that his place
aboard this ship can be filled.”
Such effects as he may have
left will be collected and held
awaiting your instructions. ”
‘‘Very respectfully,.
Roy Smith,
■ Captain, U. S. Navy,
Commanding,”
I. C. T. U. ERECTS
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Another Ginnery Ready.
Cairo is going to have ample
accomodations in cotton ginner
ies this season. The Copeland
ginnery is now ready. .It has
been thoroughly overhauled and
put in first class candition. It
will be in charge of experienced
men with Mr. Copeland himself
to superintend it and the public
may expect good service.
With a good ginnery on both
sides of town—east and west—
we ought to get our share of
cotton.
Mr. and Mrs. Julien Bailey
and children of Pensacola, Fla.,
were guests of Capt. and Mrs. B.
L. Bailey, the former’s parents,
last Saturday and Sunday.
(Communicated)
The Woman’s Christian Tem
perance Union has erected a san
itary drinking fountain on the
public square of Cairo, located
between White & Stringer and
the A. C. L. depot. The date of
the unveiling of the fountain'
will be mentioned elsewhere in
this paper, and the Union’s spec
ial request is that every person
in the county be present,on this
occasion, as a special program
has been arranged in which the
work, of the Woman’s Christian
Temperance Uiiion will be
brought < ut, and but few subjects
before the world today deserve
more careful study by all classes
than that of health apd temper
ance, one of the greatest bless
ings to be enjoyed in this is heal
th, but priceless as this treasure
is, it comes only to those, and
abides only with those w'ho stead
fastly conform to the laws of
God established in our nature.
.Consider some of the causes
which are without doubt largely
responsible for the increase and
wide spread intemperance of to
day.
What an important truth is ex
pressed by the apostle Paul relat
ing to.sowing and reaping. ‘‘Be
not deceived, God is not mocked,
for whatsoever a man soweth
that shall he also reap.”—Gal.
6:7., This law holds good in nat
ural as well as spiritual things.
The farmer who wants a crop of
corn or wheat sows corn or wheat
The man who wtnts health must
sow for it. Many a fond mother
whose son has gone down to a
drunkards grave would be shock
ed to know that she and not the
saloon keeper was largely re
sponsible for her son’s untimely
end. Men and women who are
drunkards could, if they knew
the facts, locate the first steps
toward their downfall back in
their childhood days at the home.
It is the seed sowing to which
temperance workers should give
careful attention for as long as
the seed sowing continues the
inevitable reaping follows.
The drunkard is a diseased
soul and body. His instincts
physiciafiy, mentally and moral
are preverted. His only hopes
is to return to God physiciajly,
mentally and morally. Readers
are you addicted to the use of
any of- the poisons? Remember
that no drunkard shall enter the
kingdom of heaven.— 1 Cor. 6:10
CHILD II COFFIN
TO LIFE
Bolivar, Pa., July 28.-Just an
the lid was about to be placed on
the casket containing the body of
Mary Yosterling, three years;,
old, the babe’s mother, Mrs,
Henry Yosterling, gave vent to
her grief and her pitiful wails
acted like an electric current on
the ‘‘dead” child.
Opening its eyes the little one
began to cough and choke in an
effort to cry, When the mother
saw her child still lived she fell
on the casket in a .faint.
Several other mourners, al
though startled, hurriedly re
moved the little one from the
casket and summoned a doctor.
After working over the little
girl several minutes she finally
sat up and called faintly for her
mother.
It was stated by Mrs. Yorterl-
ing that the child had been pro
nounced to be dead in the morn
ing. For some reason the mother
refused to allow the body to be
embalmed, submitting rather to
an early burial. 1 Tue child
probably will recover.
WHIGHAM’S BIG MILL
Whighm’s big saw mill which
has been talked about for some
time, is taking shape. The Boyd
Co. is the name cif the corpora
tion and work has begun on the
big plant.
The mill will be located in the
northern part of town. Ir will
have a capacity of 100,000 feet of
lumber per day and will give em
ployment to about 300 hands. (
This means quite a nice pay
roll and Whigham is to be con
gratulated.
Will Matthews is nursing a
black eye. He hasn’t been in a
scrap though. While stopping a
leak in a radiator one day this
week, a bit of hot babbett metal
spurted upward and into his
right eye. We are glad to state
that he expects no' serious injury
to his' eye from the accident.
Louis Friecllarider of Moultrie
was here for a day or two first
of the week.
Galatians 5. God is not pleased
to have his people indulge in-
anything that tends to degrade’
and erslave humanity. The
heartaches, pains, miseries and
woes which follow in the wake of
intemperance should be a warn
ing for all. ‘‘Touch not, taste
not, handlenot.”-PrOy. 23:29-35;
Statement of condition of Citizens
Bank of Cairo, Ga.
At close of business May 22, 1913 published under call from
State Bank Examiner ■
RESOURCES
Time l.oans _ 5>178.9:50.97
Banking House... ._ 7,975.53
Furniture and Fixtures 5,530.37
Due from Banks and Cash in
Vault 55,239.84
Total $247,676.71
LIABILITIES
~r
Oapital Stock..'... . $ 50,000,00
Surplus and Undivided Profits 25,345.74
Cashier’s Checks • 138.78
Deposits •
Time certificates 47,012.24
Subject to check 125,179-.95
Total Deposits...., '172,192.19
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 made our 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., W. H. SEARCY, Vice-Pres & Cashier
H. G. CANNON, Vice-Pres.