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The Grady Count* trogress
HE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY.
VOL. 5
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1915.
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After it’pn the merits of WALK-OVER shoes.
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Straw Hats
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Norman Institute Closes
Norman Institute dosed a very
successful school year Tuesday
night.
The Commencement exercises
were attended by a large number
of visitors from all parts of south
Georgia.
Aside from the regular gradu
ating exercises there was a play
given by the Expression class.
This play, “The, Lion and the
Mouse,” was thoroughly enjoyed
Monday evening:
Commencement closed with the
annual debate between the Bessie
Tift and Excelsior Literary So
cieties. The Excelsior Society
won on this occasion.
FRANK’S PETITION READY
FOR PRISON COMMISSION
brief will assign the three basic
Next fall the school is expect- reasons for Frank’s appeal. They
ing one of the best year’s in its!are:
history.
Sheriff Jessie Wade of Quitmjg)
was'in the city a short' time Fri
day afternoon. lie whs enroute
home from Cairo with a white
prisoner that Sheriff W. A. Carr
of Grady had arrested for him.
—Thomasville Press.
Moose Sentenced to Hang.
Live Stock Association to Meet.
The Grady County Live Stock
Association which was organized
a few weeks ago will hold its
regular monthly meeting at the
Court House at ten o’clock first
Saturday in June.
The committee on Constitution
and by laws composed of Walter
Wight, J. F. Forrester and C. C.
Belcher, will make report at that
time and the association will;fin
ish the organization.
Other interesting features will
be fully.discussed, and everybody
who is interested directly or in
directly in the future success of
the live stock husiness in Grady
County are urged to attend and
become identified with this good
, movement.
D. L. Williams.
Secty.
Cow Peas.
For good field peas at moderate
prices write, v
'C. P. Daniels’ Sons.
Waynesboro. Georgia.
Tallahassee to Play Cairo
There will be a ball game here
Friday, the 28th, Tallahassee vs.
Cairo. Tallahassee has a good
team, and you know Cairo can
play ball, so come out and lend a
helping hand to the boys. They
deserve your encouragement and
attendance.
Bainbridge, Ga.~J. F. Moose, , 0 f justices Holmes and Hughes,
white, who marketed the first 0 f the Supreme court of the Uni
bale of cotton in Georgia last
year, and the father of six child
ren, was convicted in the superior
court Friday atternoon of ravish
ing a 14-year-old daughter, and
was sentenced to hung July 2nd.
Mr. Earnest Powell, ot Jack
sonville, Fla.,'is spending a few
The crime was perpetrated onj,j ays w j t h home folks.
April 25, on Moose’s fgrm near _ ; .
Donaldsonville. The girl stated Bronnie Mae Merritt, has
Jones-Smith
A marriage that will be of
much interest to their hosts of
friends throughout the county is
that of Miss Etta Jones and Mr.
C. T. Smith, which will occur
at the home of the bride’s parents
in Wliigham, on Sunday, May
the 30th.
Miss Jones is the charming
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. F.
Jones, of Whigham, and numbers
her friends by the score.
Mr. Smith was formerly a res
ident of Edison, Ga., but is now
a resident of Cairo, and has made
many staunch friends since com
ing here.
J. L. Oliver’s Son
Grady County’s Largest Store
urnmer
Your-.hat is one.’feature of your attire which
simpfy must be correct in style. Sometimes it is hard, to
be sure just what-is'right in the Mw millinery. But thfere
need be no anxiety on this score if you‘get your summer
hats-hei’e, ^
* y ou w ill know that they are up-to-the-minute and you don’
liave to pay'big city prices for the satisfaction either.
A splendid variety of shapes and trimmed hats awaits your in
spection at our store. If you have in mind - some particular ideas
•about tpi nming; tell our milliners .about them, and they will be
glad to'carry out your plans'. .
J. L. Oliver’s Son
Atlantu, Ga., May 27.—•Counsel
for Leo M. Frank today were en
gaged in putting the finishing
touches to the brief which they
will present to the Georgia Prison
Commission here, when hearing
Frank’s petition for commutation
of his death sentence for the
murder of Mary Phagun, to life
imprisdnment, is to bo begun
next Monday.
According to statements made
today by Frank’s attorneys, this
First—Doubt as to Frank’s
guilt was expressed by Judge
L S. Roan, the trial judge, as
publicly expressed when he de
nied the first motion for a new
trial.
Sceond--The dissenting opin
ion of Chief Justice Fish and of
Justice Buck, of the Georgia Su
preme Court when Frank’s peti
tion for a new trial was denied.
Third The dissenting opinion
ted States, with Frank’s habeas
corpus proceedings before that
body.
Fatal Shooting Near Camilla;
Two Men Are Under Arrest
Camilla, Ga.—J. A. Hays wob
shot Saturday’ night, near Vada
in the lower .part of this county
by J. E. Batchelder, Hays dying
from the wound Sunday.
Batchelder and his son, Lonnie,
have been placed in jail here, the
father charged with murder and
the son with being aii accessory.
Batchelder and John Tipper had
difficulty in Vada Saturday.
Emory West and J. A. Hays were
in Vada together. West decided
on his way home that he would
attempt to get them to an under
standing. West says that Bat-
chelder agieed to drop the affair
mid make friends. West called
to Tipper to come where they
were. As Tipper and Hays ap
proached Batchelder fired, the
load of shot passing through Hays
left hand and entering his Btoni-
ach. West immediately caught
Batchelder.
While waiting for assistance
Lonnie Batchelder came up 'and
attempted to free his father, who
had been tied. Batchelder claims
that he thought it a frame up
and shot to defend himself. All
parties are well known in the
community.
Hays is survived by a wife and
Seven small children. Funeral
and interment took place at Hope
ful cemetery Monday.
between outbursts of tears that
her father had threatened her
with death if she told anyone.
An older sister, aged 18, testi
fied that she was awakened by
her sister’s entreaties, but that
she dared not move. Later, after
consulting with their mother, she
slipped from the house and ran
to Donaldsonville for assistance.
During the absence of the jury
from the court room Judge Cox
heard statements tegarding him.
The evidence was the most re
volting ever heard'in this section
and Moose is the first white man
who has been sentenced to hang
here in more than twenty years.
The convicted man has lived here
three years. He came from
Lumpkin county near Dahlonega.
returned to her home at Pelham,
after a few days visit with rela
tives a t this place.
Old Citizen Passes Away.
Mr. J. L. Hendricks, an old
Decatur county citizen died this
week in. Cairo at the home of his
son, -Eugene Hendricks. Mr.
Hendricks has lived brand around
Bajnbiidge for anhmberof years
and at his death .wgs 77 yea is old.
He was the stepfather of Mr.
Gus Stribling and also was a res
ult nt of this city last year.
An age'd patriarch that-all lov
ed who knew : hitn. An humble
believer, in all things religious,
h is gone to reap the reward of
many years of righteous living.-
Bainbridge Post-Searchlight.
hake Detectives Captured
E. S. Floyd ap'd-Homer -Harrell,
two white men-who recently hir
ed a horse and buggy ■ from "W.
11. llurst at .Meigs. Thomas coun
ty, and forgot to return it, have
been captured * in Montgomery,
Alabama. ' •
Sheriff - ' Rheberg, of Thomas
county, has been notified of the
capture of .the’men and also that
they had been-’working the same
game in Alabama and could not
be sent to Georgia until they had
been tried in that state.
• The men professed to be detec
tives -working up some clews.
The horse and’ buggy hired from
‘Mr. Hurst was found recently in
I Jnkin and brought back to the
Towner.
Whigham Items
Among those who attended the
convention at Quitman Tuesday
were: Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Mills,
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. McEIvy,
Misses Mary Terrell, Ella Dick
erson, Willie Moore and Messers.
Arch Harrell, Bob Cox, Ed Far
rell, B. Williams, II. F.’Smith
and Joe Swicord. »
Mr. J/N. Chester, of Orange
Springs Section, was in town
Tuesday.
Mr. J. W. Strange, of Pied
mont, Ala., is here for a few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Dorsey
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mrs. Dorsey’s sister, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Dollar, near Bain
bridge.
Judge Willie, of Cairo, was in
town Tuesday.
Mr. Carl Thompson, of Calvary
was in town Saturday.
Miss Johnson, of Swiconl sec
tion was in to.vn Tuesday.
Mrs. Turn Parker, of Open
Pond section, was in town Mon-J
day.
The Wliigham School closes
this week, with commencement
exercises on Monday and Tues
day nights of next week.
Mr. W. R, Hawthorne, of
Orange Springs section, was in
town Monday.
Mrs. Jones, of High Springs,
Fla., was called home to the bed
side of her father who is quite
sjck this week.
Mr. D: D. Perkins, of Attapul
gus, spent Tuesday evening in
town.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Maxwell, of
North Grady, was in town Tues
dav.
Mr. Alex Maxwell, of Swamp
Creek section, was in town Tues.
day.
Mrs. J. A; Belcher is spending
a while with her daughter. Mrs.
J. H. Dollar, near Bainbridge.
We will quote the’following
prices on ICE to go into im-
mec}iate effect and to remain
in effect until further notice;
60c per Block
—" T ~
30c per Half
Block
1 5 c per Quarter
Block
25 Ten Pound
Tickets $ 1.00
. :$!§,%
Cairo Ice and
Bottling
Works
P. L. Bailey, Mgr.
Phone 217, For Quick Delivery
and Satisfaction
TWO CHILDREN DROWN
IN OGHLOCKNEE RIVER
One of the most tragic and sad
dest accidents that has befell
Cairo in some time was the drown
ing last Friday afternoon of Es
telle and l.uuilc Logtte, the two
little daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
II. 1.. Logue of this city.
Estelle, aged eleven, and Lu
cille, aged thirteen, in company
with their parents, and others
were camping on the banks of
the OchlocUneu river at the Dick
ey old ferry, and were in wading
when they accidently stepped in
to deep water, Mr. Logue anti
Mr. Harrison made valiant ef
forts to rescue them, but owing
the swiftness of the current were
unable to do so.
The body of Estelle was recov
ered about 6 o’clock and the body
of Lubitle was not found unitl
about eleven o’clock Saturday af
ter an all night search.
The funeral services were con
ducted from the residence Satur
day afternoon at two o’clock.
Rev. Walter C. Jones officiating.
Interment taking place at the
family burial grounds about nine
miles from town. •
The sympathy of the entiro
community goes out to Mr. and
Mrs, Logue in the double loss of
their two beautiful little girle,
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Horne, of
Metcalfe, spent Sunday with
friends and relatives here.
Messrs. D. L. Williams, J. IL
P. Lewis, C. L. Browne, II. G.
Cannon, W. C. Jones, C. A. Van-
Duzee and J. B. Wight, attended
the Ga.-Fla. Pecan Growers As
sociation at Quincy, this week,
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Beale, of
Meigs, spent several days of this
week, with friends and relatives
here.
Instead of Purgatives
People take too many harsh
purgative pills and tablets; they
get temporary relief to be sure
but only temporary. It gets to
be a daily habit and that’s bad.
Lately we nave been selling a
great deal of a new liquid laxa
tive and bowel tonic. The good
feature about this article is that
it gradually overcomes chronic
conrtipation and makes the use
of any purgative unnecessary. "
Snow-Flower Compound
You will not have to keep on
using it. Very likely one bottle
will be.sufficient to re-establish
normal condition?. That’s what
you want .
Formula onlable—you see ex
actly what you are taking. 50
cents and $1.00 a bottle, and it
lasts a long time.
The Grady Pharmacy
THE PENSLAR STORE
ABSOLUTE SAFETY
When you have money deposited with us you can
always rely on the 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.
