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extremely fortunaty.
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THE GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS, CAIRO, GEORGIA.
P. D. WARD WRITES
T PIG CLUBS
TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF
GRADY COUNTY:
Last fall when Mr. .las. E.
Dowing began organizing pig
clubs for Georgia, he put Lown
des. Brooks, Thomas and Deca
tur counties in the list, skipping
Grady, the best county in South
^ Georgia. I at once entered a
protest contending for this work
to be given to Grady county also.
After two months of persistent
hammering Mr. Dowing agreed
to let me have it in Grady also.
Now the success of this work
depends on the co-operation you
give me in this work. Fathers
and mothers of Grady county, I
appeal to you as my fellow citi
zens, do you appreciate my ef
forts? If so, encourage y ur
boys and girls in a work that
means much to their future, and
the future of Grady county. The
success of your boy or girl in life
depends on you. Just as sure as
the sun shines, and God rules the
Universe, you will be held ac
countable for the example you
set before them and the lessons
you teach them. Your children
are co-partners with you in the
farm and home. Give them some
thing to call their own; some
thing they can earn a little mon
ey of; something to care for,
something to make them love
home--father and mother,
Now i have got to have 25
boys and girls in the pig clubs in
Grady county. $10.00 invested
in a thorough bred pig is the
best investment you could make
of the kind on the farm, A $10.
00 pig at three to four months
old that will be worth $50.00 to
S75.00 at a year old is good in
terest on your money.
In conclusion, I have this to
say
belonging to a pig club boy
girl in Grady county, free of
charge, with cholera serum. If
you get them from Mr. D. L.
Williams they will oe inoculated
already. You can buy any breed
you wish. I am not going to dic
tate what breed you should use.
Be your own judge as to that, so
you buy a thorough bred regis
tered pig. I have already made
up in prizes for pig club work in
Grady county $50.00, besides
Congressman Park offers as a
prize to the boy in the Second
Congressional District who makes
the best showing in the pig clubs,
a pair of registered pigs. Now
boys, lets go after it. I want a
Grady county boy or girl to win
that pair of pigs. Remember
this, there is only a few counties
in the Second district that have
the pig clubs. This gives Grady
a better chance to get the pair of
pigs. Send in your names as
fast as you enroll. With best
wishes. P. H. Ward.
Henrietta Crossman in her
cleverest play, “the Tongues of
Men” which comes to Bain-
bridge directly from its long run
in Manhattan. Of this play the
New York critics were kind
enough to say that Miss Gros
man has the cleverest play she
has had in many years and that
in it Miss Crosman is at her very
best. Not since she did “Mis-'
COMMISSIONERS
The County Commissioners, or
the Commissioners of Roads and
revenues are very important of
ficers, as they have the greatest
controlling power.
Therefore it is very essential
that they be the right kind of
men, men who have the ability,
and are fitted for the duty they
have to perform.
Sometimes they have very hard
INTERESTING ITEMS FROM
CAIRO HIGH SCHOOL
P. H. WARD WRITES
tress Nell” ten years ago has j problems to solve, and sometimes
Miss Crosman had so great a hit ‘ it is a difficult matter to do that
as “the Tongues of Men”
A comedy with grand opera
atmosphere best describes "The
Tongues of Men” and the play
is founded on that famous say of
St. Paul “Though I speak with
“The Tongues of Men” and ot
angels and have not charity, I
am becoming as sounding brass
or a tinkling cymbal.” This
does not mean that “The Ton
gues of Men” is preachy, It is
really the church and the stage.
Possibly there are some minis
ters in The South who resembles
the Reverend Penfield Stuigis in
the play. For seat reservations
address Walter Brackin, Local
Manager, Bainbridge, Ga.
Sofkee Items
We are having some cold weath
er at this writing. |
Several from here attended the
party at Mr. J. E. Harrisons Fri
day night, and they report a fine
time.
Mr. Norman Maxwell called to
see his girl Sunday p. m.
Mr. Emory Moore accompanied
Miss Mabelle Largant back to
her school Sunday p. m.
Messrs Henry Brown, and Alva
Jones called on Misses Permelia
I will inoculate every pig and Annie Harrison Sunday p.
m.
Mr. Bennie Harrison transact
ed business in Cairo Monday.
Mr. Willie Reeves accompanied
Miss Jewerl Jones back to her
school Sunday p. m.
Messrs Lonnie Johnson, and
Clisby Brown were the guests of
Miss Oma Faircloth Sunday p. m.
Mr. Charlie Brinson was a visi
tor in our midst Sunday p. m.
Mr. Ira Harrison called on Miss
Lula Smith Sunday p. m.
Mr. Oliver Lee and wife spent
the week-end with relatives here.
Mr. Edd Johnson and Miss
Maggie Rehberg were out driv
ing Sunday p. m.
Messrs Oliver Lee, Ira Wood,
and Frank Faircloth drove
through our midst Sunday.
Our school is getting on nicely
has thirty two on roll and expect
ing several more, Miss Jewell
Jones teacher.
which is best for the entire coun
ty.
One of the hard problems they
have had before them, was to
know what to do with the large
traction engine which was bougnt
to take place of mules to pull the
scrapes. For a long time it seem
ed that it was not paying to try
to run the engine and'it was about
to be discarded, or ' rather set
aside, which would have been
setting aside several thousand
dollars worth of machinery. But
at this time, one of the commis
sioners, Mr. T. W. Faircloth per
suaded them to try the, engine
further, impressing it upon their
minds thut it only required the
right kind of management to
make it a success, so they decid
ed to try the engine further, and
placed it under the management
of Mr. Faircloth, and he having
an excellent knowlege of machin
ery. had a great deal of work
done with the engine and will
likely continue to run it as long
as he is in office.
But making the engine run is
not all that Mr. Faircloth has
for the county. When the war
den was off building a bridge one
time, he left a large number of
hands in the care of Mr. Fair
cloth to do a piece of work; when
the warden returned, Mr. Fair
cloth had finished the piece of
work, and had taken the hands
off as far as Reno working up the
bad places in the roads, which
otherwise would have been un
done. The writer passed by at,
the time and remarked, that if
they would just let Mr. Faircloth
work those hands a few months,
Mr. M. J. Harrison went to
Reno recently.
Mr. Reuben G. Smith called on
his best girl Sunday.
Miss Nellie Smith student of
the Cairo High School spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
home folks .here.
Messrs Walter Gilbert and Her
bert Graham were the guests of
their sister Mrs. T. C. Harrison
Friday, p. m.
This is a new writer and he
hopes to see this in print, think
the new one will try to do better
than the old one.—Me Alone.
As an introduction to the Cairo
High School athletics for the
spring of 1914, there will be
held on Friday afternoon Feb.
27th a “Field Day” exercise.
This will be composed of athletic
events, engaged in by pupils of
the High School, who are plan
ning to represent our school in
the annual meet at Camilla on
April 9th and 10th. This con
test will be held on the school
athletic grounds near the Bap
tist church. As it will consist of
every feature which the High
School of the state shall engage
in it should prove quite interest
ing to the members and friends
of th^ Cairo High School. The
following contests will afford the
majority portion of the afternoon
exercises; 100 yard dash, 220 yd.
dash, half mile relay race, run
ning broad jump, standing broad
jump, running high jump, stand
ing high jump, base ball throw,
shot put, and chinninir the pole,
In addition to these will be given
several amusing features, such
as the potato race, sack race, and
the wheel barrow race. A small
admission fee will be collected in
order to assist in the payment of
necessary expenses connected
with the preparation of the ex
ercises to be be held in Camilla.
We desire the presence of the
public.
On Wednesday, Feb. 25th,
there will pe-an oyster supper at
the city hall. This oyster supper
is for the benefit of the Cairo
High School athletics and we hope
the Candidates will bring in their
friends.
We are looking forward to the
Old Folks Concert to be present
ed in the school auditorium on
the evening of Friday, the 20th.
This program celebrates the
birthday of George Washington
without mentioning his name.
The manners and dress of his day
are to furnish a setting for a
musical program made up of the
old songs and trios, and quartetes
of an amusing character. The
program is intended to please the
public and we hope the public
will be there. The price of ad
mission is 15 and 35 cents. ■
As it is a part of the work of
the County Demonstration agent
to aid the farmers in buying sup
plies and marketing his products,
I would appreciate a letter from
every larmer in the county who
PROVES NOTTO BE
The negro that was brought
from Florida to this city by Mr.
Dudley Stanfilll was not Charlie
Williams, as was first thought,
The negro bore some resem
blance to the murderer
former sheriff of the county,
resem-
of the
ty, twt
. . parties knowing the negro, de-
expects to grow truck crops for L, aped it
was' not him, and he
market this year. Give me the | was turned loose,
number of acres
you expect to
plant and the kind of truck crop
you expect to plant on each acre.
This information will be sent in
to the Division of Markets, or
ganized for the purpose of aid
ing the farmers in, findings mar
ket for their crops.
What this Division Markets
will accomplish remains yet
to be seen, and depends largely,
in my opinion, on the co-opera
tion the farmers give it. Hon.
Hoke Smith introduced the bill
and put it through last year,
creating a bureau of markets,
called the division of markets I
believe. Like the parcel post
and rural free delivery it is but
an experiment to start with.
Now brother farmers give me
the information asked for. It
will only cost you 2c and a few
minutes time. Address P. H.
Ward, Ochlocknee, Ga,, Route 1.
0ATES-MAXWELL
A marriage of considerable in
terest in this section was that of
Miss Mattie Maxwell and Mr. C.
R. Oates, which occured Wednes
day, Feb. 11th, at the home of
the bride’s parents near Calvary.
Mrs. Oates, the bride, is the
daughter of Mr. Jesse Maxwell,
and is a young girl of charming
personality and loveable disposi
tion , and has many warm friends
in this section.
Mr. Oates, is a progressive
young farmer who lives above
Cairo, and is well and favorable
known.
The Progress joins their num
erous friends in extending con
gratulations and best wishes for
a happy wedded life.
Junior League Social ~
Last Friday evening the Jun
ior Leaguers celebrated St. Val
entine’s Day in the form of a soc
ial at the League Hall.
As "Hearts” general hold sway
at this season, they were- used
for decorating this gathering
place. Pot plants were also used
very effectively. A booth was
made in one corner of the room,
from red and white crepe paper,
which served as a Post Office for
these merry children. A num
ber of Valentines were given and
received in this way. Master
Dwight Browne with hia assis
tant Carl Browne acted aS Post
master.
Another interesting feature
was shooting at a large heart,
tacked upon the wall, by means
of a bow and arrow. A second
booth was mane similar to the
post office from which hot choco
late and < rackers were served a 1
during the evening by Misses
Myrtle Poulk and Roseleen Pow
ell.
There were about fifty present
to enjoy this merry heart social.
See Joe Miller for pressing and
cleaning he needs the work and
will appreciate same. All the
work done with white hands,
rates reasonable. Agent for Dix
ie Steam Laundry.
Col. R. C. Bell is attending
court in Sylvester this week.
Mr. W. A. Carr, of Calvary,
was on our streets Monday.
Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Stevenson,
of Camilla, spent Suturday and
Sunday with Mrs. Stevenson’s
mother, Mrs. Casper Walker.
he would go over all the roads in
Grady county. /
... Mr. Faircloth has made many
long trips for the county, in his
car. which would have required
much more time with a horse and
buggy, only charging for the
time, and he has made many trips
in halves of days, which would
have taken whole days with horse
and buggy, only charging one day
for two halves.
We want to keep such men in
office, and it is our duty to keep
the right kind of men in office
especially such an. important of
fice as that of the County Com
missioners.
Mr. Faircloth is now serving
the unexpired term of M. J, M.
Sasser, and should be elected for
another term, so that he will be
placed where he can continue to
help manage the affairs of the
county in the future as he did in'
the past, ad he has the ability to
do, is willing to do, he is econo
mical, and serves as a brake on
the wheel, when it comes to roll
ing out the county’s money. We
should all vote for him Wednes
day. Adv.
BAD RUNAWAY
A bad runaway occurred in the
city last Friday evening. Mr.
Tom McKown, with his wife and
two children, were on their way
home, when the hame-string on
the harness of one of the horses
he was driving broke, causing
the animals to become frighten
ed and runaway. The occupants
were thrown out on the sidewalk
in front of the Bell House, the
oldest child receiving a severe cut
above the eye. She was picked
up immediately and hurried to
Dr. Walker’s sahitarium where
the wound was dressed' Mr.
McKown, wife and other child,
with the exception of a few bruis
es, were not seriously hurt.
Pension Money Is Here.
The pension money from the
State has arrived and is now in
the hands of Ordinary Herring.
Judge Herring’s requests us to
announce the following:
NOTICE TO PEFSIONERS
The money with which to pay
pensioners has come.
P. H. Herring, Orninary.
“Esmeralda” will be given at
the school auditorium Friday
evening, February 27th, this will
be given by local talent, don’t
fail to see it.
BANKS WILL BE
CLOSED
MONDAY
Monday next, Feb. 23rd being
a Legal Holiday the undersigned
banks will be closed for the day.
Farmers & Merchants Bank.
Cairo Banking Company.
Citizens Bank.
TO TIE VOTERS OF
GRADY COUNTY
I am compelled to take this
method of explaining myself to
yc u in regard to my race for
Sheriff, owing to the pressure of
work that has been upon me,
it of course being my sworn duty
to attend to the business of the
Justice Court of the 753 District
G. M. of Grady county, as well
as other official duties that I
have been engaged in that is of
great interest to the county (as
well as to the people in it.) I
wish to bring myself as near to
each voter as it is possible lor
this communication too, feeling
that you will pardon me for not
neglecting my official duties to
make a thorough canvass of the
county and having a heart to
heart taik. Also feeling most
assured that you all have not for
gotten me, I wish to say that I
have net forgotten you, my
friends, for your support two
years ago and that I have ever
felt grateful to you all for your
past support and would beg to
thank you in advance for your
vote and influence in the coming
primary, Yours to serve,
Respectfully,
Adv. W. D. Stanfill.-
Miss Margaret Hudson, of
Bainbridge, spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents.
TRAINED NURSE
Mrs. A. M. Flanders, R, N.
Whigham, Ga.
Instructions Received at
Grady Hospital, 1897-98.
Services Solicited in Grady County.
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