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ISHINGS SEE HIG-
D ON-HERRING 10.
Progress
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COMPANY
For
YOUR SHOES
THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY.
VOL. 4
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBERS, 1913.
NO. 2°
MRS. RQDDERBERY
TO GET POST OFFICE
Thomasvillo, Ga., Nov. '27.-
As to who will he the successfi
applicant for the Thomasvil
postoflice has been a subject,
much discussion here in the pas'
day or two, it being general!,'
understood that Postmaster Di-
muke has decided not to remai
in office until the end of his tern
Which will ; e in May. but vvi
resign the first of January.
There are. numbers of apph
cants for the office, the late rumo
being the M,rs S. A. Roddenbery
wi fe. of the late ■ Congressmai
Roddenbery, had sent in her a"
plication for the. position. T
opinion- generally expressed
that if Mrs. Roddenbery is real
an applicant her chances for gr
ting the. postoffice are very goct
■ Among those who applied f<)
the office before the death ot
Congressman Roddenbery were
J. S. Montgomery, Geonre Smith,
J. L. Beverly, Dr. A. P. Taylor
and others, Mrs. Roddenbery
has given out nothing in regard
to her application but the report
is general that she has sent it in.
Postmaster Dismuke, who has
held the office for a number of
years, will resign, it is under
stood, to go into other business.
It is reported here that Post
master Fred Feltham of Boston
has also'sent in his resignation.
It is probable that . J. B. Rountree
will be appointed to succeed him
JUDGE COX REVOKES
ORDER OF JUDGE PARK
LATER
After having received his com
mission from the Second district
of Georgia, Judge Frank Park*
lost no time in disposing of the
best political plum in the district.
He recommpndod the appoint
ment of "Mrs, S. A. Roddenbery
lor postmistress at Thomasville
last Monday, and it goes without
saying that the president will
nominate the lady and.the sen
ate will confirm it as soon as thn
place is made vacant by the re
signation of Postmaster Dismuke
Or his term expires, as the case
may be.
It is expected that Mr. Dis-
muke will resign before the ex-
peration of his commission, but
if he does not, his term will end
on the 24th of next May.
In naming Mrs. Roddenbery
Judge Park has disposed of a
Ashburn, Ga;, Dec. 1.—After
session of three days the spec
il term of Turner Superior ad-
urned last night, and the court
will not convene again before the
re>ular term. Only a few cases
>f miner importance were dispos
al of, the cases of Miles Cribb
md Bill Little being carried over
io the next term.
The action of Judge Cox re
oking the order of Judge Park
n. the matter of allowing Hill
kittle, Sam Apperson, John Hol
land, Ed arid Bennie Brown and
Hyde King, indicted for murder
of Son Christ nas last December,
) make bond, came as a genuine
.i prise to those acquainted with
ie case. I nmediately after
>is action of Judge Cox, five of
ie six men were placed in the
.’urner county jail to await trial
text February. Clyde King was
eriously ill at his home in the
iouthern part of the county at
the time and could not be |laced
n jail.
Mr.- P. H. Ward, demonstrator
of Grady county farm work, pass
ed through the city Monday ac-
compariisd by young Mr. Bryan
of Pine Park, enroute to Atlanta
to attend the Boys Corn Club
that meets there this week.
Master Bryan won the trip to
Atlanta in the Boys contest in
Grady,—Thomasville Press.
Editor Fuller Wind of the Cairo
Messenger spent Saturday after
noon in the city Saturday in the
iqit£ with friends. Mr. Wind
hte B'den Seriously ill for the past
Hooil* KiiV ID nnnr iw
BAD FIRE LAST
FRIDA'/ NIGHT
The home of. Mr. J. J. Coppage
on North Broad street was des
troyed by fire on” last Friday
morning about one o’clock. Th<
house and nearly all of the con
tents wa3 burned, only a few
minor articles being saved.
I^r. Coppage and bis brother
were alone in the house, Mrs
Coppage beihg away visiting rela
tives in Valdosta.
This home was one of the larg
est and most valuable in Cuit
and the loss will probably be
$15,000 wish about $5,000 covered
by insurance.
The origin of the fire is not
known, but it is thought that
cacght from the sj^jte flue,
they had'had a large fire in the
-stove that night.
WISE'S UNITED SNOWS
HERE ALL NEXT. WEEK
state that we have found this
Company to be far superior to
any. that has ever visited Brazil,
Ind.- All the Shows were first
class in every respect and every
letter of our contract was carried
out, and one feature conspicious
by its absence was the lack of
gambling devices usually carried
by Carnival organization. We
therefore heartily recommend
this Company to all committees
or other organizations desiring a
first class Carnival Company.
year, but' is now improving in
health and is in a fair way for
complete recovery. His numer
ous friends here will be pleased
to know this—Thomasville Press.
cas.e that would no doubt have
given him some extra worry in
being besieged with appeals, be-
titions and special audiences by
the numerous candidates seek
ing the appointment.
He ljas played the game well
from all points of view. The ap
pointment is well received here
from a personal and sentimental
standpoint and it is a master
stroke politically..
The people of the city and coun,
ty are apparently satisfied .with
the appointment and no word of
protest is ever expected to be
heard yet, no doubt, there are
many who would have prefen ed
seeing this beloved lady provid
ed for in some other manner than
that of being burdened with the
care and worry of public office.
She is dear to the hearts of all
the people of Georgia, and all
will join hands in an effort to
make the duties of the office as
light and pleasant for her at all
times as is possible. —Thomasville
Press,
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
CAIRO, GA.
MAKE OUR BANK YOUR BANK
Harvest time will soon be over arid another year of your
life gone Have you sived any monoy this year? Time once
spent never returns. You won’t always be young. Every person
'should lay aside part of their income for their protection in old
age. Deposit your sayings with us and let your money grow while
you sleep.
5 per cent on Twelve Months time Certificates
4 1-2'per cent on Six Months time Certificates
4 per cent-in our Savings Department, compounded quarterly.
W. T. Crawford, Pres. Thos. Wight, V-Pres.
J, E. Forsyth, Cashier.
Among the many at ti action
to be seen with the Wise’s Unit
ed Shows will be the big motor
dromeoritis sometimes callei
the Whirl of Death where the
riders going at the rate of 7o
miles an hour flirt with death
at every performance. Other
attractions are the Old Planta
tion, Ferris Wheel, Merry-go
Round ai d others too numerous
to mention. Prof. James Ander
son will give his famous triple
parachute leap from the clouds
every day during the week
Free concerts by- the the big
Brass Band.
The following is one of -the
many testimonials received by
the management or the Wise’s
United Shows:
To all whom it may concern—
On behalf of the Wise’s United
Shows just closing a successful
week here under the auspices of
the Fraternal Order Deers, I the
under signed Chairman of the
Amusement Committee wish to
state that we have found this
company to be far superb r to
any that has ever visited Brazil,
Ind. All the shows were first
class in every respect and every
letter of our contract was carried
out. And one feature conspicious
by its absence was the lack of
gambling devices usnally carried
by carnival organizations. We,
therefore heartily recommend
this company to all committees
or other organizations desiring
first-class carnival company.
Wise’s United Shows has sur
round themselves with a capable
staff, and all members of the
company acted in a ladylike and
gentlemenlike manner.
Chas. S. Robertson
. Chaff-man 0 f Committee,
Miss Kathleen Dunn Entertains
Miss Kathleen Dunn entertain
ed in her attractive home last
Friday evening' for her guests.
Misses Nell and Pearl Flemming,
of Hartford, Ala. Games of dif
ferent kind were played until late
in the evening. Before the dis
bursement a salad course was
served.
Those present were: Misses
Pearl and Nell Flemming, Alma
Hurst, Maud Graham, Carolyn
Powell, Myrtle Harris, Eva Hall,
Madoma Dyson, Me srs. Eugene
Powell, Reeson Bell . -.Anderson
Collins, Roscoe Vanlandingham,
Julien Roddenbery, Lee Ferre!!,
W. D. Clifford, and Griffin, of
Hartford, Ala.
Mesdames O. C. Spence, Gro
er Hodge, ana Dr. M. M. Me
OF TIFT FARMER
Tifton, Ga., Nov. 27.- Three
thousand dollars’ profit from
two-horse farm in staple crops
lor one yfcar is the record made
of a Tifton citizen, T. J. Parker,
whose farm is located near Enig
im and was cultivated exclusive
ly this year by hired labor. Thei
were sixty-four acres in cultiva
lion wit.i eighteen acres in oris
fol lowed by hay. The crop acreagi
was divided into cotton, 40 acres
corn, 12 awes; peanuts, 12ncrer
The handsome profit show that
there is money in South Georgi
land planted in staple crops anc
mltivated by hired labor, despib
opinions often expressed to th
contrary, Counting the profit
i'rom its cultivation, Mr. Parkoi
figures that his farm land is worth
$250 an acre.
Peculiar Thing
We are doing what some peo
pie world call a peculiar thing
tve are publishing formulas ir
our talks about Penslar Remedie
For instance. This is the time
of year when everyone takes, ot
need* to take, a blood medicine,
Your system gets clogged witl
impurities. This is the time t
get rid of them - to overcomi
that languidness, the run-down
olayed-out feeling. If you don’
you’ll wish you had .
, Jrifol-Alteratlve
is the bqst blood purifier We know
of. The formula is scientific
Each.ouncu contains Red Clover, 111
grs.,
Herberts Aquifolium, Stillingia, Bur
dock, Pope Root, Cnscnra Amnrgii
ach 16 grs., Prickly Ash and Iididi
of Potassium, each 4 grs.
Ask anyone who knows and ht
will tell you there is no finer pre
scription, if—
Yes, if. If it is scientificallv
compounded of pure and tested
ingredients, as all Penslar ffeme
dies are.
When you get any Penslai
Remedy you are sure of highes
quality, strict purity, and scienti
fic combination of the ingredi
ents- It means a great deal. If
you want to be sure of getting
the best blood medicine, takt
Penslar Tri fol-Alterative. Price
SI.00.
Mr. Reason Bell spent Thanks
giving inDoerun with home folks
Mr. Joe Poulk' returned home
Friday after a few weeks visit
with homefolks in Talbotton.
Misses Susie and Sammie
Stubbs were called to Lela Tues
day on account of the death of
their nephew little Gary Talbert.
Miss Nancy Smith, of Quitman
was a week end visitor in the
home of Mrs. B. F, Walsh.
Mr. Ed Manning from Leon
county Fla., was selling cotton in
our town Tuesday.
Misses Carolyn Powell and Eva
Hall spent Wednesday afternoon
in Thomasville.
Mrs. Louisa Miller, eighty
years of age, died at her son’s
home, Mr. Frank Miller’s last
Saturday and was buried at the
Baggett grave-yard on Sunday
morning. Rev. W. C. Jones of-,
ficiating, Messrs. Marvin Miller
of Eastman and Tom Miller, of
Milltown, grand-sons .of Mrs.
Miller attended the funeral.
Mrs. R. C. Bell and Miss Pearl
Cord autoed to Cairo Wednesday I Vareen s P ent Wednesd.y, after
afternoon, I noon in Thomasville,
Atlanta,' Ga., Dec. 3.—The
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
has raceived the prompt and un
qualified endorsement of Gover
nor John M. Slaton in its fight to
prevent the boll weevil from en-
tering into the State of Georgia.
The State’s Chief Executive
states his position through a pro
clamation issued to the people
>f Georgia generally urging them
’o give their support lo the Gtor-
ria Chamber of Commerce in the
boll weevil fight, and also to de
vise ways and means amohg
ihemselves to check the invasion
)f this pest.
Experts are generally agreed
that the boll weevil will make
its, appearance in Georgia within
three years’ timo unless radical
preventative steps are taken by
the people of the State in the
■neantime.
Following is the Governor’s
proclamation;
STATE OF GEORGIA
Lxecutive Department
ATLANTA
Whereas, the boll weevil is a
ierious menace to Georgia,
Whereas, the Georgia Cham
ber of Commerce is now activ
ely engaged in the organization
in each county in Georgia of a
rounty Chamber of Commerce
n which the farmers and busi
ness men will be organized for
the purpose of bringing about
nethods of farming and market-
ng for the better protection of
he State against the threatened
roll weevil invasion,
Therefore, I, John M. Slaton,
is Governor of the State of
Georgia, .do request and urge
chat public meetings be held in
averylcity and town and in every
rounty in Georgia for the pur
pose of devising ways and means
co aid the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce in this, movement;
md I do urge the people of the
cities and towns in each county
DEPOT AT PINE
(PARK BORNS UP
The Atlantic Coast Line depot
at Pine Park burned up on last
Monday night. The ' building
was of no great value, therefore
the loss was small, probably fivj
hundred doiiars. The location of
the depot wrs such as to place
several store buildings in danger,
and the volunteer firemen had
some hard work to keep fithe
flames from spreading.
The origin of the fire is un
known but it is generally believ
ed that it was started by rats.
Reno News.
Well as I have been absent for
some time will come again. We
are having some pleasant weth
er now days.
Misses Annie and Maxie Reh-
berg spent Saturday night and
Sunday with their cousins the
Misses Davis’es.
Miss Maty Smith spent Satur.
day with the Misses Maxwell’s,
and return to her home in Grady-
ville Sunday.
T. L. ReHberg spent the last-
part of last week in Pelham. ’
Every body are invited to at
tend Sunday school at Reno every
Sunday P..M.
I will ring off wishing the
Progress and its readus m ich
success.
Red Wing,
Mrs. A. C. Gadsoii is visiting
her mother in Loyd Fla.
Misp Kathleen Dunn has had
as her guests for several days:
Misses Pearl and Nell Flemming,
Pauline Adair, Mrs. J. L. Criffin
and son. ail of Hartford, Ala.
of this commonwealth to-meet
among themselves and devise
ways and' means in furtherance
of this seriously movement.
(Signed) John M. Slaton, Gov
Don’t Read This!
But after today, Come to
Dr. Walker’s Old Sanitarium
for your Meats and Grocer
ies.
We will have a Fuller and
Fresher lin after we move.
Phone The City Markt,
N.o. 16, For what you Need.
F. T. Brown.
CITIZENS BANK, Cairo, Ga.
W. S. Wight,
Prcsidont
WH Searcy, H. C. Cannon,
Vice-pres, & Cashier, Vice-Pies.
The Bank That Appreciates
Your Business
Let us prove this statement to you—that wo appreciate aiiy bus
iness intrusted to our enre and it matters not whether your account
large or small we give it the most careful attention,
We would like to havo the name of every man, woman and
child in Grady county on our lrooks as our customers. We now
have on our.books over Seven Hundred accounts and if you are
not a customer of our Bark.we would like to have you come in
and open an account with us. We pay interest on deposits as
follows:
Time Certificates of Twelve Months 5 per cent,
Time Certificates of Six Months 4 1-2 per cent,
Savings Department Compounded Quarterly 4 per cont.
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