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Doings at Whigham
Last Weeks News
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Jordan, Mr
L. M. Itigsby, Mr. and Mrs. B. A
Connell and Miss Hebbie McNair,
attended the quarterly meeting a (
Calvary Monday.
The School Improvement Club
met on Friday afternoon and
several points of interest were dis
cussed.
Miss Mary Cobb left Wednesday
for Jacksonville where she will
spend somo time with relatives.
Rev. and Mrs. I. K. Chambers,
attended the quarterly meeting at
Calvary Monday.
^ Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Perkins, Mr.
N. F. Jones, spent Tuesday in
Cairo.
Master Ozro Hollingsworth of
Valdosta is spending some time
with his grandfather Rev. William
Hollingsworth.
Mr. Edd Autry of Magnolia sec
tion was in town Tuesday.
Rev. Morgan passed through
here Saturday enroute : to Bethel
where he held a quarterly meeting
Messrs D. D. Perkins, G. B.
Trulock, John Knight and ' N. F.
Jones went over to Bainbridge to
hear Hon. Hugh Dorsey speak
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Spence Williams
of North Grady spent the week
end with Mrs. William’s grand
father Eld. Williams Hollingsworth
Mesdames M. M. McCord, C.
G. Hodges ahd Miss Mildred Mc
Cord spent Saturday afternoon in
Cairo.
The Highway Bill
It would seem superfluous for I This newspaper business is
this paper th again urge the dcsir- great game. Just in the midst of
ability of the pijssage of .the con- an obituary of a dear friend, and
templatod state highway commis- when hot tenrs threaten to flow
sion bill at this session os the Gen- down and blot out the words you
oral Assembly, because the need I write, there breaks through the of
- fico door the radiant face of the
vnY rnilv : rv Puynitt»s._CAiRo. guokuia.
Great Business
for such a piece of machinery is■
it i daddy of a new boy. Tears and
intent and has been so intelligently . . , . ,
J joy mingle m the same breath, and
stressed recently T * u - f — 1
Miss Mary Cook is spending
some time in Dothan Ala., at this
writing.
Mr. ElrHarrell, of Trinity i
tion was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. M. M. McCord, of Rome,
Ga., is spending some time with
her mother, Mrs. G. B. Trulock
This Weeks News.
Mr. Bob Harrison, of Magnolia
section was a Monday shopper.
Misses Mattie and Myrvin Har
rell, spent Friday p. m. in Cairo.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B.^Compton, of
Americus, arc spending some time
with relatives in and near town.
Revival services began at the
Baptist church on Monday night,
services at 3:30 p. m. and 7:45 at
night, Rev. Taylor will appreciate
a good audience at all times.
Mrs. J. E. Cobb, and daughter,
Miss Mary are spending some time
in Jacksonville and other points in
Fla. - .
Mr. Manly Connell, has recently
moved into the cottage mear the
Parsonage. We are glad to wel
come Mr. Connell and his estima
ble family to qur town.
Misses Mattie and Myrvin Har
rell, spent Monday in Bainbridge.
Col. Ledford of Cairo, was here
a short while Monday on profes
sional business.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hudson, of
Cairo, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Hudson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.
A. Connell, in north Whigham.
Miss Elneita Patterson, of Mill-
town, Ga., is visiting her brother,
Mr. Marvin Patterson and family.
Mrs. W. E. Darscy, and mother
Mrs. Annie Maxwell, spent Mon
day and Tuesday with Mr. Mr.
Miles Maxwell near CalVary.
Mr. Oliver Hall of Trinity sec
tion was in town Monday.
Miss Susie Stubbs wnstho charm
ing guest of the Misses Chambers
for the week-end.
Mr. Neel Hollingsworth, was in
town Monday.
Mrs. Annie Massey is spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs.
Henry Holliway and sister Mr$.
Wm. Hollingsworth.
Rev. I. K. Chambers, is spend-
ing this week in Stewart county. a11 more later
assisting in a meeting.
It comes before I (,| le giving and taking away of life
the committee today and it is to are recorded on the same page,
bo hoped fervently the bill will be I Before you have finished the
reported out unanimously. obituary the breezy aclvnnco mnn
The good roads movement ' in for a comedy sl,ow > ,0 ' ls in and aska
• , , , , .. you to write a scream for his Forty
Georg,a has worked wonders the I Fat Frolicsomo Faii . ica and how
last ton years, but the time has joyous they nre. Before you have
tlow come when some cohesive, done with the kind words about
sequential state system of highways your departed friend,' the joy over
should be worked out so that every I ^ le " ew baby and finished the
portion of the commonwealth be sh I owma f ad a fcH^neuks in to
, , ... , , ask you to surppress the story of
linked up with the rap.dlg develop- the fight that he wa8 mixcd up ir |
mg trunk highways and these main Then, after putting all the lucc'and
roads be further perfected. Fqrther trimmings on the bride’s wedding
than that, however, as stressed so gown, dressing the groom in the
clearly by the Georgia Chamber of conventional black and starting
Commerce, the situation has now wUh “"emulations and
. , - , - , . best wishes, you turn again to the
arisen where a federal tund of one tenr sidc of , ifc flnd writ « But the
million dollars is available if th«s L atcly ship moveg on to the haven
state create the machinery to intel- under the hill, and oh, for the
ligently direct its expenditure, touch of a vanquished hand and
The bill now being considered .the'sound of a voice that is still!”
seems to bo carefully thought out hen com(jg a lu „ and thc 0 , ( ,
mid those versed in this work typewriter is coptent to record thc
it will do the work. commonplace facts, knowing that
Good roads have sent Georgia just around the corner and each
arm lands far beyond whnt they awaiting his turn stand Joy, Grief,
were ten years ago, but the work Sorrow, Mirth, Sarcasm, Wit and
must not be allowed to lag. To Laughter
add further to what has been done, Small wond thed thftt lhe
to make the system a real estate L* » • , ,. .
0 . a ^ newspaper man brings to his busi-
system with the expenditure of all ness a devotion thafc is not found
this outside money available is so in other walk of ^.-Oakley
obviously the thing to eo that The (Kans>) Q hic>
Telegraph cannot but believe the
To The People Of
The Albany Circuit
, 1 hereby announce myself n can
didate for Judge of the* Superior
Court, of the Albany Circuit, sub
ject to such action ns thc Demo
cratic party may see fit to take in
reference thereto.
I believe in the prompt and econ
omical administration of the law to
the nph and poor alike, and in the
curtailment of dilatory tactics ns
far as is consistent with the prin
ciples of justice and fair play.
Should t lie people see fit to be
stow upon me 1 this honorable trust
pledge them faithful service.
I respectfully solicit your support
and influence.
Very truly yours,
A. S. JOHNSON
S. Civil Service
Examination Aug. 26
bill will pass practically without a
dissenting vote. Even the chronic
kickers, now happily growing few
er, can have nothing to,say against
this measure. It is one of those
Dollar-Jenkins
Married in Whigham Ga., Wed-
steps in progress the state has been "°f day . e T ening du * y 12dl > ‘
taking so rapidly in the last decade, Miss Willie Dollar and Mr. Walter
Long laid plans are coming to' JenClns '
fruition and even one year’s delay Miss Dollar is the beautiful and
in starting the harvesting is too aceomp h s hed daughter ofMr. Wes-
costly to even contemplate.—Ma- * ey ^ odar ’ Whigham, Ga , and
aon Telegraph. numbers her friends by her acquair -
AsthcTeWso aptly sets tan “" Jenkin8i8 a son of Mr ,
forth , would seem that than Elizabeth Jcnkins
hodd beno opposition to a bill And is a man of sterling wol -th who
that would mean so much for the . °. ,,
, , : will make his mark in the world,
permanent advancement of the r it
. .* , „ . Tr , 1 he ceremony was performed by
state of Georgia, However, the Hon T j Mi „ s
optimistic spirit of the Macon- The wedding was solemized with
paper ,s hard for us to feel since on , y . rolalivc8 and a fcw * intima(e
hearing the great solicitude of some fr j ends shortly after the cert-
° °ur wise legislators for snvmgL the couple left for their'horae
he people’s money The needs of innorth Whigham . At8:0 0o’clock
-the state demand that a highway | a very de i icious 8Upperwfts served.
U. S. Civil Service Examination
for thc position of Clerk in the Post
Office Service, Cairo Georgia, will
be held on August 2Gth, 1010 com
mencing at 9 o’clock a. m.
Applications for this examination
must be made on the proscribed
form, which, with necessary instruc
tions, may be obtained from the
Commission’s local representative,
Secretary, Local Civil Service
Board at thc Cairo Post Office, or
from thc undersigned.
All persons wishing to take this
examination should secure blanks
and file.their applications with the
undersigned at once in order to
allow time for any necessary cor
rections and to arrange for the ex
amination.
Each applicant will be required
to submit to the examiner on the
day of examination a photograph
of himself taken witcln two yearn
T. C. SHAW,
Secretary Civil Service Board.
Atlanta, Ga.
Peas! Peas!! Peas!!!
commission should be provided for.
Let your legislator know that you
expect him to do all possible to se
cure the passage of an act provid
ing for this. Do it NOW.
May peace and gladness be theirs
is the wish of their many friends.
f
Yours, j
Tired Creek News
Well times are getting dull again
in this section, everybody better
Wake up, and get busy.
There wasn’t any preaching last
Sunday at all, guess the preacher
was rained out.
The entertainment that was given
at Mr. Wimberley’s home was en
joyed by all present. Ice cream
was served, also there was some
good musifi and songs, afterwards.
Mr. Henry Johnson, was at Tired
Creek Sunday last.
Mr. Walter Rich, and sister Osa
visited at Mr. Wimberley’s'Sunday.
We are idle now, but fodder pul
ling and protracted meetings will
soon have us going.
Mr. J. D. Wimbcrley returned to
Madison Fla., a few days ago.
Mr. Guy Willis ra r g at T'r d
C.'rtflc, last S unlay, if c/erybody
would try to go there every Sunday
there would be enough to. sing if
the preacher does fail to come.
Mr. Leon Wimberley was down
about Centenial Inst Sunday.
Well I will ring off and tell you
Bubber.
DO YOU
Think dog muzzling cruel and
then marvel at thc spread of rabies
Carefully select your brand of
liquor, and then feed your children'
unpastcurized milk?
Repeat thc Golden Rule and
then sneeze in somebody’s face?
Go camping for your health and
then place your toilet so that it
drain's into.your water supply?
Doing hard work in a bent or
stooped position puts a stitch in
the back that is painful. If thc
muscles have beebme strained, you
cun’t get rid of it without help.
The great penetrating power of
BALLARD’S SNOW LINIMENT
will appeal to you most strongly at
such times, because it is the very
thing you need. Trices 26c, 50c
and SI.00 per bottle. Sold by
Wight and Browne.
ft-
i for those light, j
\ palatable biscuits 9
i and pastries, with j
the tantalizing J
U odor and delicious I
| flavor, S
| Rising Sun
| Self-Rising and
Ready Prepared
First aid to tedi-
To tke last drop
^MAXWELL
HOUSE
COFFEE J
Is Perfect
o" Ask Your Grocer
■M
g ous baking and lag- g
J ging appetites. j
| Your Grocer J
f Knows, a k
L™*3
A bad taste in the mouth comes
from a disordered stomach, and
back of that is usually a lorpid
liver:—A condition which invites
disease. HERBINE is the remedy
needed. It corrects the stomach
and makes the liver active and
regular. Price COc. Sold by
Wight and Browne.
I have a full line of all kinds. You can get from me
first class, sound stock of Unknown, Brabham, Clay, Iron
Black, Mixed, Red Ripper, New Era etc. at low prices.
I buy the right stock at the right prices, and sell them
right. Also have a few of the Small White and Large
White Early .Spanish Peanuts. You can also plant
Chufas now, I have a supply of these which are tip top
stock! Hope to see you.
W. H. Robinson
WHEN you HURT THE BEST IN GROCERIES
COME TO US.
Youi* Table will be well supplied with the best
.the market affords if you buy your groceries and provisions
from us.
Your Bank Account will bo amply safe
guarded because our prices are away down, as low as posi-
hle for groceries and provisions of quality, even lower than
they should be.
Your Health will be amply protected because
we sell only goods of known purity and excellence.
Your Appetite will be well satisfied because
we sell groceries of quality that possess an unusunl amount
of nutriment, and- they are good to the taste.
Your Friends will remark on the excellence of your
cooking, for thc goods we sell, combined with your own
good sense, wjll produce a meal fit for the'gods.
White & Stringer
The Leading Grocers
MOSQUITO DREAD
KEETER
fKOOT
A mosquito will not stand it around. It won't
. leave, but the mosquito will. An agreeable and
pleasant safeguard for a good nights rest from the
pest.
These heavy rains that have been flooding our
county have tended to breed an enormous quantity
of them. Besides being a very unplesant companion
for a night; they are disease carriers and dangerous.
A few drops of SkeeterSkoot insures safety and
sweet dreams for a night.
SKEETER-SKOOT
Sent Prepaid to Any Address
Wight & Browne