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THE GRADY COUNTY PROGRESS, CAIRO, GEORGIA.
Personal Items of a Local Nature.
Conducted by Miss AddieLou Powell; Telephone No. 126
, Mr. P. J. Miller' was a visitor
in town Wednesday.
Mr. J. B. Wight was a visitor
in Ozark, Ala., last Friday.
Mr, T; T. Mills, of Lime Sink
District, was a Tuesday visitor.
Mrs. Ira Arline, and three
children, of Camilla, are the
guests of Dr. T. J. Arline and
family.
Misses Lucile Stringer and Dozier
of Bascom, Fla., left Monday to
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Mr. K. P. Wight attended to take a summer course in Brenau
business in Quincy, Fla., Thurs- College,
day. | Mr. George Bussey, of Macon,
Mr.-W. A. Dollar, of LimeSink Spe ^/ few days as gu f st . of
District, visited the county-site Weyman Bussey here durinff
Tuesday. , the week.
Mr. Tom Jones was an out a " d D * ug1 ’-
mm -era. & durine $!&»£■ife
Mrs. K. P. Wight Entertains.
Last Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. K. P. Wight entertained
her Sunday School class, and a.
few other friends in honor of
her little nieces, MisseS Jewel
and Eloitie*Butler, of Camilla.
A number of outdoor games
were enjoyed on the laivh. .
Fruit punch and ice-cream and
cake seemed very' refreshing
amidst, this fun and frolic.
There were about fifteen boys
and girls present.
the week.
Miss Dozier, of Bascom, Fla.,
spent "the week-end with Miss
Lucile Stringer.
Mr. Joe Trussed, of Sanders-
ville, is the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Browne.
Messrs. G. T. Hardy and W.
H. Bryartt autoed to Thomasville
Thursday afternoon. ’
Miss Lucy Bell left Sunday for
a six weeks study in Brdnau
College at Gainsville.
Mr. E. R. Pringle left Wed
nesday for several days outi ng at
Panacea Springs, Fla.
Mr. G. T. Hardy left Cairo.
Wednesday morning to accept a
position in Thomasville.
Mr. and Mrs., Byron Butler, of
Whigham, spent Tuesday after
noon here with relatives.
Misses Lucy and. Rochelle
Saturday.
Mrs. K. P. Wight and son,
Alvin, and Miss Laleah Wight
shopped in Thomasville Thurs
day morning... v
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Blair re
turned home Saturday after sev
eral days visit with their daugh
ter in Montgomery, Ala.
• Miss Mellie Bell, who has been
visitink her brother, Mr. E. A.
Bell, for some time, returned to
her home in Climax Saturday.
Mrs; E. A. Evans, of Tampa,
Fla., is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Z. R. Jones. She will be re
membered as Milas Bettie Hayes,
a resident of Cairo many years
ago.
Messrs. Lawrence Martin, Eu
gene and Louis Powell, Albert
Walker, George Crawford and
Walter Jones composed a party
ATJ.IOOVO ftUU, JVUUiciie — - r —
Mumfora, of Metcalf^, are the who spent several days at Spring
guests of .Mrs. J. R. White. | Creek on the l lorida .Coast dur-
Mrs. W. B. Roddenbery left ^ wee k‘
Thursday for a visit with rela-1 Recent rains throughout this
tives in Meigs and Camilla. , section have been a great aid to
M „ 0 . tt „ 1 crop conditions. For some time
R n 0bm p° n / a r the crops in and around Grady coun-
Meigs Thursday and Friday. 6 SoStuTbuf xecenSy’teavy
Miss I.alekh Wight and Mr. rains visited the entire section
George Bussey, of Macon, visited and prospects are better than
Thomasville Saturday afternoon, they have been in some time
School Improvement Club to
Meet Friday.
Mrs. Henry Clark, Mrs. H. W.
Lawson and Mrs. ’J. B. Warnell
will entertain the School Improve
ment at 4:80 otplook Friday af
ternoon at the'-home of Mrs.
Warnell.
All members are urged to bring
a dime for the Tallulah Falls
school, which is supported by the
club women of Georgia.
Mrs. R. C. Bell, Pres.
Call Meeting of W. C. T. IL
There waS a call meeting of
the W. C. T. U. of Cairo, last
Wednesday afternoon, at . which
strong resolutions were passed
condemnin ? the bill introduced in
the House and Senate to regulate
the manufacture and sale of beer
in Georgia. They heartily ap
proved the measure introduced by
•tepresentative Fullbright, of
Burke, to prohibit the sale of
any beverage'in Georgia contain-
more than 1 per cent alcohol.
Copies of these resolutions
were forwarded to our Senator
and Representative accompanied
by strong letters urging them to
use their best efforts to defeat
the bill for sale of beer in Geor
gia and to support the bill of
Representative Fulbright. •
Mr. George Taylor, ex-county
chairman of Board offCoiuitV Com
missioners, was in Cairo Wednes
day shipping-melons.
Mr. R. M. Mott, who recently
bought the Surprise meat market
from Clark & Jones, has sold the
business to Messrs. ' M. A. Perkins
and J, I,. Swords, who took charge
on the first.
Thq Saxon car will be handled in Cairo
and vicinity by H. H. Boyd
This is the car that drew, the biggest
crowds at the New York, Chicago and
other motor shows. It is the talk of the
motor world--a real automobile at $395.
The Saxon is a well-design
ed, thoroughly up-to-date, two
passenger automobile with
simple but standard design;
light weight; low upkeep;
standard tread, 4-cylinder, 15
horsepower Continental motor
of special Saxon design; roomy
streamline body and other
standard motor car features.
It has 96-inch wheelbase;
shaft drive; sliding gear trans
mission; cellular radiator;
vanadium Steel springs; left
hand drive with control. It is
built by a strong organization
of experienced automobile men
soundly financed and ably
managed.
The Saxon is not cyclecar,
but a genuine automobile—the
first to offer all the essential
features pf standard motor car
practice at a price under $500.
Come to our showrooms and
arrange for a demonstratipn
in-the Saxon—the car for you.
Gradyville, Ga
BIG
SAW
FREE PICTURE SHOW.
A' large crowd Grady’s promi
nent farmers, together with their
families, came to Cairo Inst Mon-
lay to see the moving pictures
given especially for their benefit
■y our enterprising hardware
merchants, the Wight Hardware
Company and' the Roddenberry
Hardware Company, the picture
being furnished by the American
Steel & Wire Co; •
The picture was entitled
“Through the Furnace -to the
Farm”; and pioved to be very
interesting and enjoyable io the
large' audience, that filled the
City Hall, and showed the won
derful improved methods that
this concern uses in making their
products. „ - : V
The pictures were put on again
that evening and were greatly
enjoyed by another large crowd.
FOR SALE
200 Bushels of Ear Corn,
J. L. OLIVER’S SON
MAN BEATEN TO DEATH
IN ROAD; TWO ARRESTED
R. L. Smith, a prominent far
mer living about 10 miles west of
Pelham, was found dead in the
road about half a mile from his
home Monday morning by a bov
plowing near the roadside. His
skull was crushed with a piece of
rail, which was found nearby
covered with blood, and .it is sup
posed that his assassin hid him
self by the side of the road and
struck Smith with this instru
ment.
Smith had been to the home of
a neighbor and was returning
when killed.
The dead man was about 38
years old and unmarried.
J. D. ..Cameron and his son,
Weaver, according to reports,
have been arrested and lodged
in the county jail at Camilla,
charged with the, killing of
Smith. It is reported that tracks
were found leading from the
scene of the killing |to the home
of the Camerons.
The Calvary lodge of W.- O, W.
will give a picnic at Calvaiy Satur
day, July 4th, and a cordial iriyita
tion is exten led to every one to at
tend this picnic. An interesting
program has been arranged'and a
good time for all is promised.
Messrs, J. C. Courtney and J.
R, White weie in Beachton Thurs
day and Mr. John Courtney, who
has been- suffering with rheuma
tism for some time, returned with
them, and will remain here for
some time taking treatim lit.
Tax Equalizers Powell, Forrester
and Vanlandinghnm, together with
Clerk Rigsby, have completed their
work witli the exception of a few
adjustments. In some instances
the returns were raised and in
others the returns were reduced,
but, taken as a whole their report
will show, we understand, an in
crease of about §130,000.
Mr. E. L. Drew, of Bold Springs,
Grady county, was among the visi
tors to Thomasville today. Mr.
Drew reports that fine rains have
fallen throughout his district, where
they were greatly needed, ns the
crops hud suffered very much from
the protracted drouth, which had
been even worse in Grady than in
Thomas.—Wednesday’s Thomas-
ville Times-Enterprisej
Mr. Graham Ward this week
purchased stock in the Gilmore-
Maxwell Co., and will hereafter be
connected with them. Tho Gil
more- M itx w el 1 Co. purchased' the
stock of goods of Ward & Fowler
and will consolidate with, sheir stoik.
Tho 10 cent store of Messrs, Ward
& Falkner will not be continued.
Mr. Falkner, we understand, will
move in a few days to Orlando,
Fla., where he will engage in tho
mercantile business.
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S0FKEE NEWS.
We had a firae shower of rain
Monday.
J. E. Harrison spent Monday
with W. H. Harrison.
Olarance Boyett, of -Meigs,
spent the \Veek-end with Emory
Moore.
.Ira Wood spent the week-end
in Reno visiting friends.
Messrs. Frank Bullock and Tom
Sasser, and the Misses Merretts,
of Meigs, attended the foot wash-
ing-at Pisgah Sunday.
Walter Gilbert and Misses Lilia'
Gilbert and Ella Harrison, atten
ded foot Washing at Poplar
Springs Sunday.
Misses Melia. and Annie Har
rison were shopping in Reno Sat
urday. . .
Several from here attended
the foot washing at Pisgah Sun
day.
Hue and Dave Davis, of Meigs
is spending this week in this
section, .
Jim Brinson and son and Reed
Thornes and W. H. Harrison au
toed to Whigham Sunday.
Russell Johnson passed through
this vicinity Monday.
WHIGHAM LOCAL NEWS.
Whigham is soon to have Elec
tric lights. The wires are being
put up 'and the machinery is
about .ready for operation.
Mr. W. R. Reeves and Miss
Kate Bell, motered to Moultrie
Saturday morning returning
Sunday.
Quite a crowd of Whighamites
attended foot washing at Pisgah
church Sunday.-
Miss Ethel -Maxwell returned
home Sunday, after a ten weeks
visit in Gretna, Fla. Miss Rilla
Stewart accompanied her home
for a few weeks stay.
Messrs. Smilsey Ragan and
Harry Jones, of Barwick, were
visiting in, town Sunday.
Mrs Bill Maxwell, of Trinity
section, is reported to be very
sick at this writing.
Mr. Tom Walker, of Bain-
bridge, was in town Sunday.
Mrs. D. D. Perkins and chil
dren are spending the week at
Attapulgus with relatives.
Rev, Duncan, of Texas, spent
Monday night with Rev. W. M.
Hollinsworth.
Mrs. Charlie Chapman return
ed home from Madison, Fla.,
where she has been for treatment
for the past two. or three months.
Mrs. Chapman is much improved
in health but not well and will
return to Madisor. again about
the middle of July.
Miss Ethel Harrell is spending
a few days in Bainbridge this
week.
Mr. Lampkin, of Pidcock,
spent Sunday in Whigham the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lane.
Mr; W. R. Hawthorne, of
Orange Springs section, was in
town Tuesday.
Watch for Miss Lena Belcher’s
Mid Summer advertisement in
next weeks paper.
Mr. Jack Peebles, of Peebles
still, was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Butler, of Camilla, is
spending some time with her
son, Mr. Byrun Butler and wife.
Mrs. D. G. McNair and chil
dren, are at Pelham this week
with her father, who is very
sick.
.... M.
Senator West slipped and fell
heavily in his apartments in
Washington last Monday, and
was painfully injured. TheSen-
ator struck upon one of his hips
and a first examination disclosed
that no bones had been broken,
but there are fearsof.a disloca
tion.
McNair-Beckwith
Miss Sliiiloy McNair and Mr. A.
M. Beckwith were united in Mar
riage in tho Ordinary's office last
Tuesday, the ceremony - being per
formed l.y Judge P. II. Herring,
in his impressive style.
The bride is the eldest daughter
of Judge and Mrs. B. II. -McNair,
of Calvary, and is beautiful and ac-
.complished.
The groom is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jasper Beckwith, of Calvary,,
and is a young man of noble quali
ties and is a triember of the- firm of
P. L. Brannon & Co. at Calvary.
The Progress joins their many
f.lends in wishing for them a happy
voyage on the matrimonial sen.,
Mr. J. K. Godwin, of Spence
district, was in Cairo this week.
•Mr. G. G. Thomas, a Calvary
merchant, was in Cairo on business
Monday.
Dr. A. B. Cooke and K. M. Ben
nett wore Tliomasvillo visitors
Wednesday.
Messrs. W. A. Dallas and R. J.
Brinson, of Lime Sink, were in
Cairo Tuesday.
For Bicycles, Tires, Saddles and
Sundries of all kinds at prices that
are right. Tires $2.75 per pair
ind up. Firstclass repairing. See
Johnson next door to W. G. Bag
gett.