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CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1915,
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NO.45
MR. JOHN A. HUDSON J
DIED LAST IHUfiSDAV.
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Air iluiisdrt was born and
raised in Thomas county v and
nad been in the harness ana re
iair business here Sirice a yeung
man. He was in his Sikf|ieth
year and had beeh a dented
member of the Methodist church
far many years.
Mr. Hudson is survived by
his wife and 10 children as fob
1 ws: Mrs. T. F, Graves. Mrs,
H. J. Hurt, Mrs. J. E. Connell,
Miss Margaret and Messrs.
Robert, John and Floyd of Cairo,
and Mrs. G. F. McLendon, of
neai* Sale City, Mrs. R. A.
Beard, of Naylor, and Mr. H.
A. Hudson, ofThomasville.
The funeral services were con
ducted Saturday morning by
his pastor, Rev. W. L. Wright;
and the enterrment was in the
city cemetery here.
We extend sympathy to the
bereaved wife and children..
MFi/Mary Jane Pearce, widow
;•*’ *'te Wiley. W Pearce,
•'*.«• • * »»f litr son i'. -
aw". * il. Connell, eai »
«i; rV . e-day morning from a
i *‘oK, j of uppoplexy.
Mi-., Pearce had been a resi
dent of Grady Cjunty for many
yuirs and was a devoted and
consistent member of the Meth
odist chursn for sixty; odd yenrs
She was in her 71st year and;
is, survived by .the ; following
children; Mr. M. J. Pearce, of
Cairo, Mr. R. W. Tearce, of
Monticello, Fla., Mrs.; R. L.
Shtton and Mrs. J. H. Connell
of this place.
The funeral services were
conducted yesterday afternoon
bv her Pastor, Rev. W. L
Wright, assisted by Rev. \V. C.
Jones. The internment took
place at Poulk cemetery a few
miles from town.
We ex tend, condolence to the
bereaved children. .
Plenty of Ice First of This Week.
Mr. Hi ?Jfi firry Passes Away,
Air. R. H. Grey died at. his
home ab ju 18 miles west <j|f Pel
ham in Grady county Monday
morning. He had been ill for
abouttwo weeks with pneumonia.
He was about‘35 years rid and
isi survived by his wife and
three children..' Burial was at
^Macedonia' church Tuesday af
ternoob, the services at the
grave ‘being conducted by the
Odd Fellows of Spence lodge of
which he was a member.—Pel
ham Journal-
Mr. W. H. Searcy was in Al
bany on business last Tuesday,
Card of Thanks.
We wish to express our thanks
and appreciation to the many
friends for their kindness and
sympathy shown us during the
sickness and death of our father
and husband.
Mrs. jQhn A. Hudson,
and family.
Miss Margaret Hudson,' elocu
tion teacher in thd public schools
whs called to Cairo last week on
account of the dangerous illness
of her father. She has remained
at his bedside all through this
week.—Bainbridge Searchlight.
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PHONE 248
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Perkins & Sellers, Proprietors.
With searching cold winds
blowing through a temperature
chat hovered not far above the
freezing point, all this section
hivered Monday and Tuesday
in the grip of the most unseas
onable March days km-wp. here
in years.
It began getting/ colder late
Sunday afternoon. Sometime
during ihe sight a howling wind
came tearing out of the north/
west and by morning the tern
perature had been whippedidown
below the freezing point Early
risers statethatiee.waapientiful
both mornings a» thick as it has
Penn any morning since the al
most unprecedented' cold spell
last December;
R ports indicate that Georgia
fruit has been damaged more
than SO percent and that the
truck and fruit in Florida was
also badly damaged.
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson Dead.
Mrs. T. J. (Stonewall)JJackson
wife of the former Confederate
General, died at her home in
Charlotte N. C. last Wednesday
at the age of 84 years.
A Real Blood Tonic.
At this season of the year the
blood becomes thin and impov
erished because of the depress
ing effects of the long, hot days
resulting in paleness and general
weakness.
While there are many forms of
iron for the blood, it is generally
conceded that iron alone is not
sufficient. During many years
of experience as druggists we
have observed many remedies
and we frankly admit that the
formula of
J L. OLIVER S SON
Grady County’s Largest Store.,
Early Closing To
Start April 1 st.
We, the undersigned merchants
of Cairo, Georgia, do hereby agree
to close our places «f business in
said town at six o’clock p. m. bc-
gining on April first 1916 and
continuing to do same to' Septem
ber first 1916 excepting Saturday,
.Wight Hardware Co., Redden-
bery Hardware Coi, Poulk-Wight
Co., M.,Rappeport, Cairo Furn-
tureCo., Bargain Store, G. S.
Johnson, R, H. Hudson, Mrs. J.
H. Spence, G ( F. Sanders, John
. P<nilk.,J. L. Oliver’s Son,
__ij?don-Herrihg Go., Ab6 Poller,
t. L. Rushin & Son, F. A. Rich
ter, Cairo Millinery Co., Grady
Couftty Progress.
Post and Searchlight
To Be Consolidated
Blood Tonic Pills
seems best adapted to the needs
of the blood. They not only en
rich the blood but nourish the
nerves and increase appetite,
it is surprising to see how quick
ly “green sickness” in young
girls, and other forms of blood
impoverishment clear-up under
their use.
Pule weak people should by all
means get a 50-cent package Of
this remedy.
The Grady Pharmacy
THE PENSLAR STORE
Bainhridge, Ga., March, 24 ~
Editor E. H. Griffin, of The
Bainpridge Rost, announced n
day that at private sale hs had
purchased The Searchlight from
Hon. P. S .Curntpirgs and
would eonsniidate-both week!
under title of .the Post, search
light.
The purchased p iper is near „\
a quarter of a century old and
was one of the best-known week
lies in southwest Georgia.
Mr. Griffin who was recent y
elected to the legislature has
been editor of The Post for
about eight yenrs and is known
as an excellent business man
and capable editor.
Tired Creek Items.
Mr. Bob Belcher went to Cairo
Saturday.
Mr. Bud Vanlandingham ma e
a business trip to Cairo Satur
day. c
Mr. J. W. Rich and Mr. Leon
Wimberly attended Preaching
at Midway Sunday.
Master Rainey Rich and Hur.
shal Belcher attended Sunday
school in Cairo Sunday after
noon.
Miss Alice Wimberly of Jakin,
Ga., visited her brother Mr. J.
D. Wimberlv Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr, Robert Finch visPed. Mr.
Van Wimberly Sunday.
Mrs. J. VV. Rich visited Miss
Poarl and -Ruby Wimberly Sun
day.
There will be .preaching at
Tired ©reek Sunday afterneon
at three; o’clock 1 . Let every
body come and bring some one
with them.
fou Want to be
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tinguish the wearer as a woman of
good taste in dress.
See the New Spring
Styles.
That Have Just Ar
rived.
J. L. Olivers Son,
Cairo, Ga.
Greatest Cotton Crop
Ever Grown.
Washington, March 20.—The
greatest cotton crop ever produc
ed in the United States was
grown .in 1914, The census
bureau statistics giving the final
ginning figures, which was issu
e.d this morning, place the 1914
crop as the largest ever grown
vith 16,102,143 bales, weighing
on an average of five hundred
nound each. That makes the
crop 409,442, equivalent to five
hundred pound bale , more than
the great crop produced in 1911.
Included in the figures 121,461
bales as estimated to be turned
out aLr | March canvass. The
round bales included were 67,
618 bales. Sea Island bales
were 81,698, average gross
weight of 607. Ginneries oper
ated were 24,622. The linters
totaled 791,464 with an average
weight of 500 pounds to the bale.
The crop produced in Georgia
during 1914 amounted to 2,273,
470 bales while Alabama’s crop
totaled 1,760,281 bales.
What is the use to complain of
the high price of floui. Some of
the best people in Grady will re
member when they only got bus-
cuit on Sunday morning for
Judge Who Tried Frank • .
Dies in New York.
Former Suparior Court Judge
L. S. Roan, ot' Atlanta, who
presided, at the trial of Leo M.
Frank, who also sentenced Him;
to death for murder died'Tuesday
at the Polyclenic Hospital in
New York where he had been a-
pa’ient since February 26th.
Former Judge L. S. Roan -was;
elevated to the State court of
Appeals through an appoint-,
ment made by Governor Slaton
of Georgia, in 1913. Previous
to that time he had been a Judge
of the Fulton Superior court.
The deceased retired from ac
tive work on the court of Appeals
in July 1914 because of continued
ill health. He was sixty-six
years of age.
Messrs. J. B. Crawford,
George .Crawford, Lawrenes
Powell and Miss Nannie Mae
Crawford, of Cairo,,were the
guests Saturday and Sunday at
the home of the former’s son-in-
law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Murchman. Mr. J, B.
Crawford is postmaster at Cairo.
—Cuthbert Enterprise.
Among those who attended
the unveiling of the handsome
, . . _ . .. . „ monument to the memory of
breakfast and thev will tell you Editor John Triplett at Thomas-
that they sure enjoyed them, j ville last Monday were Dr . A B
Jou bear m^ch said about the Cooke, Capt. J. F. Stone, Post
master Crawford, Ordinarp Her
ring, Major Clifford, Sheriff
Carr , Col. P. C. Andrews, Mr.
Shade Griffin and probably sever
al others.
high cost of living. It is not
the high'cost of living, but the
high living which cost. Kat
more good Georgia corn bread
and lighten the flour bill.
ABSOLUTE SAFETY
When you have money deposited with us you can
always rely on ll.c fact that your money is safe at
all times. We observe the laws governing banks,
and always conduct our business on safe and sound
business principles. Our officers and Directors are
men with business experience and our policy is
always SAFETY FIRST.
We offer you an absolutely safe place to deposit your
Money.
Citizens Bank,Cairo, Ga
W. S. Wight, Pres. W. H. Searcy, V. Pres, and Cashier
H. G. Cannon, V. Pres.
