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THE GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS, CAIRO, GEORGIA.
GW COM PROGRESS
S. R. Blanton & Son, Owner*.
the grass and shrubbery on the
lawn would be trampled by the
veterans.
A member of the Confederate
camp replied that the Confede-
8; K.Blanton, Editor.
Z. V. Blanton,(Ashocint^ Editor. ,
Miss Aildie Lou Powell, Local Editor rates donated large sums of
money to Battle Abbey and that
they would have some voice in
Per Year, In Advance the management of the property.
Rates Reasonable and
Known on Application.
ME Ellyson responded some-
SCHOOL NOTES
Entered at Cairo, Ga., Postoffice
as Second Class Mail Matter.
Jacksonville, Fla., March 4.—
The indications now are that
three strong delegations will be
in Jaaksonville in May to com
pete for the next reunion of the
Confederates. Richmond, Va.,
and New Orleans are already or
ganizing their forces for the con
test, and letters have been re
ceived from Waco, Tex„ indi
cating that that city will be in
the fight also.
Richmond, through R. E. Lee
Camp, No. 1, and its trade bodies
is already in the fight, and the
Confederate camps of Louisiana
are pushing quietly the claims
and advantages of New Orleans.
The champions of Richmond
have as one of their best cam
paign cards the fact that the
Confederate Memorial Institute,
or Battle Abbey, will' be ready
for dedication during next year,
and they are urging that the de
dicatory ceremonies be held dur
ing the Confederate reunion.
Quite a storm of prosest was
created last week in Richmond
by a statement of Lieut. Gov. J.
Ellyson, of Virginia, chairman
of the Memorial institute board,
that no dedicatory ceremonies
would be permitted during the
Confederate reunion. Members
of R. E. Lee Camp, No. 1, ap
pointed a committee to wait on
the lieutenant governor and as
certain his reasons for making
the announcement. He replied
to this committee that if the de
dication was attempted when a
Confederate reunion was being
held in the city that the immen
se crowd could not be accommo
dated in the building and that
what hotly that the Confederates! season. The exercises will con-
did nor contribute anything like! sist of 100 yards dash, 220 yard
the total, amonnt required to‘dash, 440 yard dash, relay race,
efect the building and buy the • chinning the bar, standing broad
furnishings, and that no South- jump, running high jump, shot
ern state gave as much to the; put, and base ball throw. Among
cause as was contributed by Pres- j t h e laughable entertainments
ident McKinley’s cabinet. This there will be a sack race, potato
assertion started the fireworks race, wheel barrow race, and
in Richmond, and the newspapers 1 one-legged race. There will be
of tne old Confederate capital j a small admission fee for the
are publishing long stories about j benefit of the athletic associa
te very day. ition. Everybody is invited to
The controversy seems to have j be present,
settled down to a decision on both The time for graduation is
sides to fight the battle, out be- drawing near, and the pupils of
fore the convention of the Unit-! Senior Class are preparing them
ed Confederate Veterans’ Associ-j selves for graduation,
ation in Jacksonville in May. R
On Friday afternoon March 6th
at 3:30 on the athletic field near
the Baptist church there will be
field day exercises conducted by
the Cairo High School. The
competitors in each event will be
high school pupils.. This will be
an introduction to the athletic
E. Lee Camp, No. 1, of Rich
mond, insists that the Confed
erate reunion in Jacksonville will
have authority to deteimine the
question of dedication ceremon
ies, while Chairman Ellyson de
clares flatly, and with some
warmth, that the reunion can
have nothing to do with it.
A parting shot fired at Chair
man Ellyson by a-member of the
Richmond camp shows how hot
the fight is there. “I cannot do
anything here, “said he, “but
when I get to the Jacksonville
reunion I intend to ask and find
out why J. Taylor Ellyson does
not want to have the Confederate
Memorial Institute dedicated.”
Chairman Ellyson met this insin
uation with the statement, “I
will meet you at Jacksonville,”
Box Supper
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See us for all kinds of ferti
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iaggett & Son
Highest cash price for chickens
and eggs. Surprise Meat Mark
et.
the box supper given by the
young ladies o f the Sunday
School of Centeniel church. It
will take place at the Centeniel
school house, Friday evening
March 13 at 8 o’clock. Proceeds
to go to the Sunday school at
Centenial.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
WANTED—Eggs eggs eggs,
and Chickens. I am paying fif
ty six and one half cents 56 1-2
cents for large fat hens in cash
trade, always pay the highest
price cash for Eggs. Bring me
your produce of every kind and
receive the highest price for
same.
F. A. Richter,
“The Produce Store.”
FOR SAL E—Stunmerour’s
Half-and-Half Cotton Se9d. See
or write J. B. Coker, Route 5,
Whigham, Ga.
(leeorgia, Grady county:
To Whom it may Concern, and
to the Legal Voters of Whigham:
You are hereby notified there
will be an Election held in ac
cordance with the following or
dinances, to-wit:
A Resolution for Electric Lights
Bonds: and for Water Woiks
Improvement Bonds:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
MAYOR AND COUNCIL: And
it is hereby resolved by the au
thority aforesaid, that it appear
ing to the Mayor and Council
that the Town of Whigham is
very much in need of Electric
Lights, and to establish and erect
a system of Electric Lights, that
it will be necessary to make im
provements and repairs in the
Water Works System now- in use
by the Town, so as to operate
both conjunctively together, be
lieving that it will meet with the
approval of every citizen and tax
payer-- ,
(A) That a Bond issue of
$6,000.00 should be issued for the
purpose to establish and erect
an Electric Light System for the
Town of Whigham.
(B) That to meet this requir
ed improvement, that a Bond is
sue of the sum of $2,UU0.00
should be issued for the purpose
of improving and repairing the
Water Works System 'now in use
by the Town of Whigham. *
Now therefore be it resolved,
and it is hereby resolved by the
authority, the Mayor and Coun
cil, that there shall be an elec
tion held in the Town Hall, the
same being the only place where
elections are held- for Mayor and
Council on the 31st day of March
1914, tor. the purpose to deter
mine whether there shall be or
not be a Bond issue in the sum of
,000.00 for the purpose to es
tablish and erect an Electric
Light Plant and System for the
Town of Whigahm, That said
Bonds shall be of the denomina
tion of $375,00. Each, and, Six
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teen in Number, That said Bonds
shall draw interest at the rate of
Six per cent per annum, All in
terest shall be paid anually, be-
gining on the 1st, day of January
1915, artd anually thereafter,
And there shall be One Bond of
the denomination of §375,00. Paid
anually begining on the 1st, day
of January 1918. And anually
thereafter untill all Sixteen Bonds
shall be paid off in full on the 1st,
day of January 1933, All of
which shall be' -haid in lawful
Money of the United States at
any Bank in Atlanta Georgia.
And the some Election shall be
he.d for the purpose to determine
wheather there shall be or not be
a Bond issue fbr the sum of 82000, -
00, for the purpose of improving
and repairing the Water. Works
System now, in use by the Town
Whigham so as to opeaate the
Water Works and Electric Light
Plant togather, That said Bonds
shall be of the denomination of
8125,00, Each, And Sixteen in
number, that said Bonds shall
draw interest at the rate of Six
per cent per annum, All interest
shall be paid anually begining on
on the 1st, day of January 1915,
And anually thereafter, And
there shall be One Bond of the
denomination of $125,00, paid an
ually begihingon the 1st, of Jan
uary 1918, and anually thereafter
untill all the Sixteen-Bonds shall
be paid off in full on the 1st, day
of January 1933, All of which
shall be paid in lawful money of
the United States at'any Bank in
Atlanta Georgia.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
BY THE MAYOR AND COUN
CIL, That an Election shall be
held on the 31st, day of March
1914, By Three Free Holders of
said Town as Managers in the-
Town Hall the only place where
the elections are held for Mayor
and Council in said Town, That
said Managers shall open said
on their tickets these words,
"FOR ELECTRIC LIGHTS
BONDS OR AGAINST ELEC
TRIC LIGHTS BONDS.” And
shall vote for cr against these
Ronds, Also at the same time and
place at the same Election shall
have these words on their Tick
ets. “FOR WATER WORKS
BONDS? OR AGAINST WATER
WORKS BONDS?” And Shall
Vote for or against these Honda,
That the Managers of said Elec
tion with the Mayor and Council
togather shall consolidate the
vote at said election and declare
the results, And should the re
sults declared be the required
two thirds as fixed by law in
favor of the Bonds issue for Elec
tric Lights Bonds, then these
Bonds shall be and is hereby au
thorized to issue as heretofore set
out in this resolution. 1
And should the results declared
be the required two thirds as fix
ed by law in favor of the Bond
issue for Water Works Bonds,
then these Bonds shall be and is
hereby authorized tc issue as
heretofore set out in this resolu
tion.
Be it further resolved by the
Mayor and Council, that the May
or is hereby authorized to call the
Election as set out in this resolu
tion.
Read in full in open Council
and passed, This Febrruary 23rd,
1914. ,
R. R. Terrell, Mayor.
E. P. Trulock, Alderman.
D. G. Mc Nair, Alderman.
J. E. Cobb, Alderman.
W, C. Bell, Alderman.
I certify the above to be true,
J. O. Harrell, Clerk, Town of
Whigham.
Louis W. Rigsby
Attorney-at-Law
Office with Col. M. L. Ledford
Cairo, - Georgia.
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