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The IKE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY. VOL. 6 wmmmmmxmiaBxuaam*Mxa*S3u*:i :AIRO, GRADY COUNTY. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 16. 1915. NO. 10 $3.50, $3.00 and $2.59 Straw Hats, Now on Sale Come Before they are Picked Over Higdon-Herring Company, “MERCHANDISE OF QUALITY” Prof. Lashley to Try Cairo City Couit Hand at Farming, j Convenes Monday, “After spending many years Nqxt Monday, the 19th, the in the class room as a teacher, July term of the City Court of Prof. A. E. Lashley, of Young Cairo will convene with His Hon- Harris, haa dtcided to heed the ori judge VV. J. Willie, presiding cali of the great out doors ami with Solicitor Carlisle, Clerk Me will try his hand at agriculture, Nair and Sheriff! Curr looking af- To this end he has purchased ter their respective duties. 500 acres of land in Grady county The docket for this term Is un- and will move his family to south dually large, there being 87 cases Georgia in the fall. to be disposed of, so there is a Prof. Lashley, who has occu- busy week ahead for these offi- pied the chairof science at Young cers, jurors arid lawyers. Harris college for several years, I The jury-drawn for this term is a former member of the state of court are as follows: senate, having represented the A. B. Mobley, J. B, Mitchell, Fortieth distpict for two years, W. C. Thomason, J, F, Williams, and is in Atlanta tins week re- L. M. Brinson. R. E. Wilson, C. newing his acquaintance with L. Cannon, ],. 11. Poweli, J. G. members.of the legislature and ! McK<>wn, C. E. Stringer. J. M. other friends here.” j Sasser, J. R. King. sr.. A. S. The above was taken from the! Mayo, W. H. Gainey, T. H. Wil- Atlanta Journal of last Monday, j Hams, E. N. Whigham, Oeo, E. Prof. Lashley spent all of last Prince, st„ Elias Harrell, V. A. week here with the family of McElvey, D. T. Robbins. B. A. Hon, M. L. Ledford and was Alderman, F. F. Key, P.H,Ward shown over this and adjoining and E. L. Jordan. . counties by Col. Ledford, Mr.' lashley has been inspecting! We call attention to the attrac- farms in different actions of Geot.' tl ve ad of Brown’s Garage in gia but could not find what he this issue. These people are of- wanted until he visited Grady, fering the King. Eight Cylinder, County, but while he has not yet to pur leade s. The King has closed a trade for a farm in this enjoyed a good sale all over the county, it is quite probable that country, and now that they are COAST LINE ENGINEER KH.LE0JN WRECK. v A. C. L. passenger train, No. 158, which passes through here about 1:30 a. m., ran into an open switch five miles east of Thomas- ville, killing engineer W. W. Phillips, of Waycross, injuring the fireman and several of the passengers, early last FHday. The passenger train was sever al minutes late and was running about 50 miles an hour when the open switch was se ri. - The en gine was reversed but too late to prevent it from crashingir.tc sev eral cars loaded with waterme - ons, turning over and pinning the engineer beneath the wreckage. The fireman jumped, thereby sa ving his life. Several freight cars were completely detholished arid the engine was almost a com plete wreck. The baggage cur left the track and turned over nut tin* passenger cars and sleep ers remained on the track and fortunately none ot' the passen gers were injured other than be ing shaken up. it is thought that a negro brakeman on the freight traip left the switch open through carelessness and he is 1 eing held under arrest pmding an invest. gation of the fatal wreck. lie will do so: getting out and making a spe jcialty of the 8 cylinder car, and F)r..W.' A.' Walker was called having reduced the price, they to Thomasville last Monday to are selling them as fast as can perform a difficult operation on a be made and you will do well to patient at the City hospital there, put in jour order now. Col.. J. S. Weathers was inJ Mr, Leslie Powell has returned SVhighairi.on legal .business last from his vacation and is back at Tuesday. his duties.at the Citizens Bank. Whigham City Court Jurors. Tile Tollowirg jurors have hceii drawn for the July term, 5,. of the City Court-of Whigham.' R. C.lIIollingvvorth,. 1. I'. Chap man, W, L. Perkins, James Brown M. G, Maxwell, F. 0, Oaten, .1. 11. Bryant, J, A. Moline, L. b ;: , Gain- ouh, W. II. Thoni.W. B. P. Hwii'oyl Joe Higdon, W, Tl. Wynn, T. W Swieiivd, 11. (1. Williams, J. M. Mobley, R. M. W'alden.' j. 1!. But ler. Judge W. J. Willie advises that, live above jury will (-eryo ■ in live I'lnop of thy one drawn for the April term, Wakes Up The Liver. People are becoming more sen sible all the time—learning more about the importance of taking care of tnemselves, and how to do it. They are learning, for instance not to resort to harsh, griping cathartics for clensing the sys tem, when it is so much better to use a pleasant effervescing drink. Yon can prepare a correctly proportioned, pleasant mineral water by dissolving a few tea- spionfuls of EQUALIZERS FINISH AND THANK PEOPLE. The Board of Tax Equalizers for Grady County, composed of Messis. Kcdar Powell, ,1. 1. Van- Landirigham and J. F. Forrester, completed their work lust woe): and have tut ned their list over to the Tax Receiver to bo i«faced on the digest. Id will ri it be possible to give the figures now on what lias been added but as soon as the Receiver has finished getting nil on the digest we will puolish the raise by districts. Weunderstaml that the Board did not have to resort to arbitra tion of a single raise and those who. were raised agreed to it as a matter of right rind justice. The following note of th inks was,handed us ' by one of the members for,publication: ‘‘The Equalizers have cornple- ted the work 'of equalizing the properties of the cjuuty and ac cording to law the books were turned over to the Receiver to be placed on the digest. The work has been a tedious and trying one and we desire to return our most grateful thanks and appreciation to all that have given their assistance and co-op eration. T' With few exceptions, after go ing over the advances made, af ter m ving hearings;and going ov er their properties all were satis fled ” L. Oliver’s Son Grady County’s Largest Store End Your Hosiery Troubles I Perhaps you feel that buying hosiery is pretty much of gam- » e. bornotunes the stockings wear well and sometimes they don’t, ilmt s the situation when you accept lirnnds that hear no assur ance of service and quality. Take the well known lines of hosiery, which you will find here, ns on example. Stockings with-a reputation behind them will give twice the wear you will get from most kinds at even higher prices And wha.’s more, they always look well; they keep their shape and retain the original beauty of texture. Your hosiery troubles will be over if you purchase here. L. Oliver’s Son Remarkable Success of King Eight Cylinder Automobile. Special Cut Prices EVERY SATURDAY On Meats and Fish CASH ONLY Try us and you will be pleased. Go where your money buys the most. White Star Market Better Meats Better Service Better Prices Liver Saline „ in si glass'of water; Drink it be fore breakfast'and it wakes up tile liver. Really, this is a fine .thing for people of sedentary habits, to koep the bowels regular without causing the slightest irritation. And the effect on the liver is much better than ordinarily pro duced by calomel (which Penslar Liver Saline of course does not contain.) The little aluminum measur ing cup that comes with Ihe bot tle is always at hand, clean and sanitary, for getting exactly the right amount. All these Penslar Remedies (more than 10O of lhern) are worthy of your full confidence. Remember the name—Penslar— and tell us your needs. We’ll help you select the right remedy. A twenty-five cent bottle of Penslar Liver Saline .vill convin ce and please you. THE GRADY PHARMACY, The Penslar Store.. Revival services are being car- tied oh at the Baptist 'cluirch this wdek. Pastor \\ ynue . is le'rg ns listed by Rev. Mr. Darden, of Ti.'tor., and much interest is b- niS shown in the meeting. SpIpVBales of Chiton Used in June. Washington, July I-}:- Colton used during June amounted lo 514,800 running bales, exclusive of linfers, the census bureau an- n junced today, as compared with 446,145 bales last June. Exports this June totaled 294,- 391 running bales, including (in ters,'as compared with 295.573 last year. One hundred middle western dealers assembled at the factory of the King Motor Car Company during the week of June 12th to meet Art emus Ward, the new President of the Company, and to drive home their new "King Eight” demonstrators. Thirty-eight of the dealers took their cars on board the Cleveland, while the remaining sixty two drove from the factory directly to t.heir home towns. During the past sixty days two solid trainloads of King ‘Eight Cylinder” cars have been dispatched to a single Distribut er. The "King Eight” is handled in this territory by Brown’s Ga rage, Distributers, Tallahassee, Florida. Watermelon Shipments Are About Over. Rev. B. R. Anderson, of Bi s- ton, filled his appointment at the Presbyterian church here last Sunday, . He has been conduct ing a series of meetings at the Bold Springs church near heie for the pa’st week. Prominent Methodist Preacher Died This Week. Word has been received in Cairo of the death of Rev. Albert McCoy Williams, D. D., one of the most prominent members ol ihe South Georgia Methodist Church in Macon yesterday morning. Dr. Wil i mis was pre siding elder of the Columbus dis trict prior to the time of his death and prior lo this had ser ved as presiding elder of this the Thomas ville district He had been in pocr heal h for about five months and had been at his brother’s sanitarium during that time. His ministry of more than foily years was gne of unusual dil- ijence, force aid fruitfulr.eis. He was a man of pronounced convictions and he possessed of a delicate sense of honor and a high degree of manly courage and Christian devotednoss that made him a virile leader in all the ouneils of his church. When you come to court next week be sure to come in and pay us that little mite. Dr. W. M. Searcy, spent Sun day with his family at Sylvester. Teacher’s Examination To Be Held July 30-31. The next regular state exami- ia:ion for teachers will be held at the Cairo High School building on Friday and Saturday, July 30 and 31. The examination will begin promptly at eight on both mornings. Those who expect to teach dur ing the next public term in this county and who does not now hold licenses and whose licenses havs expired, will be expected to take this examination. As previously announced, the reading course will be the same as last. J. S. Weathers, Supt. of Schools. J. M. McNair and W. E. Oliv er of Cairo spent Sunday in Bainbridge, guests at the Calla han Hotel.—Post. Watermelon shipments are about over so far as this immed iate section is Jconcerned. After this week there will be a few cars now and then sent to mar kets but the great majority of the melons have been shipped and the growers are now check ing up to see how they came out on-the season. 'I he general impression is that the season was fairly successful. Prices- were not as high as some lmd hoped nor were they as high as they had been m past years. However our growers leceived fairly good prices for their . mel ons and in some instances except ionally good prices were obtained. Stood Successful Operation. Hon. M. L. Ledford was in At lanta this week, having gone last Friday to carry his young (laugh ter, Curtis, to have an x-ray ex amination made of her right shoulder which was hurt in a fall a few weeks ago. The examina tion showed that a bone wjs biok- ed inside of it and that it was necessary for an operation to be performed, which was done by Drs. Westmoreland and Hoke, on last Monday. Latest reports are that the little lady stood the op eration fine and is doing nicely. Mrs. Ledford went up yesterday to remain until her’ daughter is able to return home. ... LOST—Presto-Lite Tank, sil ver plated, somewhere east of Cairo on Thomasville road or west on Whigham road- Fihder will please leave 'at. this rffice and recieve reward. Sheriff W. A. Carr was a Sun day visitor to Havana. Fla. 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. Ollr 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' nar Trr* r;J * lciagmMM