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Responding to the call Hint hUiL.'vrhia was one of the most unhni been sent, put for ft meeting to eon- v riiously eritiUKOStic meeting; of a sidcr tho matter of a .railroad pro* public nature t int has boen held position pertaining to tho best in- in Cairo, and with the splendid tcrest of Cairo, quite a large crowd showing that was made as to the gathered at the Court House last feasibility of making this exten Thursday night in spite of the very : sion of road, there seems to be no unfavorable weather condition. reason why it should not be a com- The meeting was organized by \ paratively easy matter to sell the the election of Mr. W. B. llodden- re{ l ulred uraount of stoek to enabl ° bery as Chairman and Col. L. W. * work to bc 8 m 011 thls road at Rn Rigsby as secretary. The Chair-, ear ^ ^ ftte ; man outlined the purpose of the ! The truth of the matter seems mass meeting as being to deter- to be tbftt w ‘ lb tbe B rent benefit mine whether on not.Cairo would that would co ™ <; . to froln . thc ' subscribe sufficient stock to amount building of .this line of- road into to one half of the estimated Moultrie, whereas was pointed out amount of-thirty thousand dollars a( ‘ mass> meeting Thursday necessary to construct a lino of night we could have direct conucc- railroad from Cairo northward to t ' on w * tb f° ur entirely seperate connect about ten miles from this lines of road, Cairo might well af- placc with a lumber road already ford to evcn 6 ive thesum of flfteen built by the J. N. Carter Company tho.usand dollars to insure its being from Hansell and which it is pro- built, but when instead the propo- posed will be extended by way of silion comes in the natu, ° of an °P Meigs into Moultrie. The Chair- P^unity to buy stock in a propo- man also explained that Mr. Car-i sition thafc in all likelihood will ter would put.his present road inlo P rove a vef y Profitable investment the proposed proposition at the cost j the P B0 P le of Cairo should certainly ,of the iron at the present, prices,* not hesitate to quickly. respond to . and would also undertake to raise * bc cab> the other half of the necessary Another railroad outlet is the thirty thousand estimated for tho . fP'eat crying need of Cairo. It will extension.' I c °ntribute as hardly anything else could to her material progress, and After Mr. Roddenbcry had stated j the opportunity that is knocking the purpose of the meeting and i at he , do6rs right now is one tha , had expressed himself as most fa-' hould not be ign0l . ed . i t may ab vorably impressed with the matter, j most be gaid t(J mean Cair0(S mak ; expressions were called for from ■ ing Qr unmaking . others present. Among those ex- I „ . . . . .. ... , . ., ,, L Cairo must rise to the opportu- pressing themselves ns decidedly r ., , ,. , , . ., favorable to the proportion and of; the the desirability of trying to ac-j ' complish the extension, were Dr. More than usual interest attach es to tlio meeting of tho Live Slock Association next Saturday because they are to have as the speaker for the day Mr. John H. Mock of Al bany who has a reputation of being one of the most entertaining and instructive speakers in the state. Mr. Mock is one of those men who like a lot of things more than they do a dull time, and he is always not only very much awake himself but trying to awake and arouse the other fellow. It is our understanding that Mr. Mock will talk on the relation of the Farmer and business man, It is expected that a big audience will greet him. It is especially urged that just ns "many as possible of the business men of Cairo will get away from their business for a short while and hoar this mess 'go of Mr. Mock. Mr. Mock is secretary of the Board of Trade of Albany and that capacity has made a wide reputa tion as one capable of bringing lungs to pass. The Grady County Live Stoek Association is to be congratulation on securing his ser vices for their meeting next Sat urday. At a sj-.hriid call meeting hold Monday afternoon the now City offtcitl| consisting of Mayor, A, W. Miller, J. M. Poullc, J. E. Hurst, W*L, Wight, Dr. J. B. Warnell, W.A. Willie, Couricilmon; uftor preliminary business elected, the following officers; for tho ensuing year, J. H. Connell, Clerk &Trens. S. A. Barber, Police-; A. Poulk, Police; R. R. Jones,: Street Fore man & Sanitary Inspector; U. A. Clifford, Supt. Water & Light Plant; J. S. Weathers, City At torney; II. J. Hart, Chief of Firo Department. . , ‘ W. 0. w. "W. A. Walker, Mr. C. E, Mauldin, Col. M. L. Ledford, Mr. D. F. Oliver, Jud[ • W. J. Willie, Col. J. Q. Smith, Col. L. W. Rigsby, Mr. Thos. Wight and Mr. K. P. Wight, i and-it was very evident that these . but voiced the unanimous senti ment of those present. On motion of Dr. Walker a com mittee was appointed to solicit subscriptions for stock based on the understanding that the road is to be completed into Moultrie. The-Chairman appointed as this . committee Mr. Thos. Wight, Col. M. L. Ledford and Mr. L. B. Pow ell. On further motion it.was car ried that the Chairman and Secre tary be made exofficio members of that committee, and the committee was also authorized tq appoint, such sub committees to assist Jhcm as they might see fit. j- Mr. W. 0. Uarrisoi! Opens Sales Garage Mr. W. Of* Harrison returned from Jacksonville'a few .days ago with a demonstration car of the El-Car. This is a beautiful car and a high class car at the moderate price of $850.00 delivered. Mr. Harrison has opened a garage in one of the Walker buildings on Broad Street and will be glad to have his friends call on him so that he can explain in detail the merits of the El-Car. Mr. Harrison^has the agency for this car covering Grady, Thomas and Decature Countis. The Woodmen of the World and Woodmen Circle wiirimvo a joint instalation on Tuesday evening, January the 9th,j at 7 .'3-9' AH Woodmen and tneir wiyesyni-p ■ cordially invited to be present; ** Hon. W. H. Woodruff District Manager will conduct the cere-, mony. After which there will be refreshments served to all present. Let us all remember that the Wood men of The World i3 now the giant of the world when it comes to pro tecting homes. Sov. Hi L. Lester district orga nizer from Macon Ga., is in our city for the purpose of helping our camp put bn one of the, biggest Log-Rollings that has ever, been in this country, he is soliciting and recipting for Cairo Camp No., 580. See him on tho streets and talk it over with him and join the Wood men of the World. RUB - MY - TISM—Antiseptic, Relieves ltueumatism, Sprains,* Neuralgia, etc. I have just returned from the Tennessee Markets witfra choice CAR of MULES. My connections there enabled me to buy these Mules right and .1 ex pect to sell them right. If you are expecting'to buy a mule this spring it will pay you to buy from me. I will be located at the WALSH STABLES. Come around to see me. The fol lowing committees ap pointed by the Mayor. Water & Light' Committee, J. M. Poulk, W. J. Willie; Street Committc, J. M. Poulk, J- E. Hurst; Health Committee, Dr. J. B. Warnell, W. L. Wight; Finance Committee, W. J. Willie, W. L. Wight; Fire Committee, J. E. Hurst, Dr. J. B. Warnell; Ordinance - Committee, W. L. Wight, W. J. Willie. Tba RJ'aatost campaign yet inaugurated in Georgia against the boll weevil wdl be launched January 10 and continue till the' middle of March, Four teams of speakers wilUie in the field and will be - heard about four places m each south Georgia county. These speakers will bo composed of farmers from states west of Georgia who have made a success growing cotton in boll weevil territory, and experts in livestock- husbandry and crop d.versifiaation from the College of Agriculture, the eampa-gn has been launched dy ti[o Extension Division of tho Gol- ego of Agriculture but it has the cordial cooperation of federal forces business mcn f bankers, railroads, educators and many organized inter ests m the state. In fact, it isthoone united effort of preparedness ^the boll woey 1 ,!.chafes Farmers are to be organized into “Bolj ft Weevil l reparedness Clubs”, each member subscribing to certain lines of pioceduro lo protect himself and his neighbor from the boll weevil. / lliese organizations will become a> .permanent basis of cooperative community effort in fiieoting the boll weevil situation. ill'° ftr 0 ,? 8 c . ount- y' in thls campaign of preparedness aie to be held at the following places, days and hours: Wednesday Jan., 24th., 10 a. m„. at Spence Court House; 3 p. m. Fairview School Houso; 1 hurSday 10 a, m. at Whigluim: -3 p. m. at Cairo. . The farmers of this county arc urged to turn out for these meet ings and get ready for the changes which will surely have to bo made in farm practices if the boll Weevil is to be successfully met and if our farmers are to be saved from ruin. NEW STOCK FARM Mins,rel PlMstl W letter Fron the Messrs Albert Holman of' this city, and Charles Beale of Cairo have bought the Patterson place two miles north of Thomasvillc on the Grooms Ford road, and will convert it into a stock farm and daisy. The place is to t o stooked witlim Very htghfc$t grade of' cat tle that can be found,Jn fact many very fine cows are already in the herd. ■ This new enterprise will i ttract much attention. The locafon is ideal and the farm will soon be one of the most attractive placi s in this fectioh. The promoters pro posed to demonstrate whet can be done witlr fine stock in Thomas county. —Thomasvillc Press. ■ We clip tho above from this weeks issue of the Thomasvill Press Mr. Beale and his family have al» ready moved to Thoinasville where Mr. Be.nlc will enter at once inlo the active management of , the Stock Growing enterprise referred to above. Mr. Holman and Mr. Beale are buying the very best an imals that ciin be secured both in hogs and dairy cows for this farm and there is no doubt but that they are feoiiig to add new laurels to Georgia live stock productions with the animals that they produce We congratulate these gentlemen on the establishment of this en terprise and wish for them the very fullest success. Boll Weevil Preparedness Me stings mt Farmers Who Have Made ASuccesa With Cotlon In Boll Weev l Territory Will Tell Hour They Did it-Liveatoek And Crop Experts Of Ballege Of Agricnlture Also To Be Heard, Mrs. J. 117 Spence Moves Store. One of the changes noted for the New Year is the moving of the millinery store of Mrs. J. H. Spence from tho location occupied last year i to the White & Stringer Building next door to the Citizens Bank. This enterprising firm ex pects to _bo better equipped than ever to fill the v/;mts of tlreir cus tomers and will/be glad to have them call at their new quarters. The Dixie Land Minstrels gave their first porformaneffin Thomas- ville' fit the East Side auditorium last night. The hbuse was nearly filled and the reception of tho show wns enthusiastic from the opening chorus to the conclusion of the Olio. If was one of the best am ateur shows of ito kind cy.ei - ' pre sented; in this part of tho State, and the training evidently roocived and the talent displayed reflects great credit upon the gentlemen taking part.and particularly upon Mr. Busch, who .managed and trained them. The voices in the, opening were splendid. After the chorus work, which wns pnrticunly attractive, Mr. Hearin sang, “I Love You Best of All,” and was 1 enthusiasti cally encored. Doc. Crovntt followed in black face with, “I Ain’t Got Nobody.” Tho song was good and Doctor Crovnt’s attempts at getting it off were provocative of great amusement throughout the lime he stood be fore the footlights. Mr. Juan Loyez, sang, “When My Ship Come3 Sailing Home,” and his rendition was one of the features of the evening. He has a voice of unsual sweetness and is particularly good in the simple ballads h'o sang. • Fred Dismukc’s Part. You’re Gwinc'to Git Somethin’ What You Don’t Expect,” was ft scream from beginning to end. Fred' Dismukc got it off and he was so natural arid so comical, that the entire house was in laugh ter from beginning to end. John Herring Sang, ' “Asleep in the Deep,” and he, too, received-an ovation. George Crawford followed with that enticing bnllad, “Plant a. Watermelon on My Grave.” The “tout ensemble” Was perfect and George, in addition to; being comi-' cal. sang his song with great feel ing and tho perfect bathos it de manded. Mr. Boots .Cook sang, “My Little Gray Homo in the West,” and was so pleasing that he was Called on for another ballad which lie rendered with the - grace and ability which always clmra'cterizes h>s singing. Rawleigh Men There has been a report in cir culation that, we'.were qufting or ; had quit. Several of our custom ers have expressed their, regret and urged us to continue ending on them with products .which have become ft-Ttouso hold necessity. We take this method or thanking you for 1 your patronage in the past and to state that we will continue in the business for the next year and hope to give you good service and recieve your patronage in the fu ture as in the past. , , We also wish to thank you for tho hospitality shown us in the homes where we have been entertained. This lias been a social treat and has rqade tho work very pleasant for us. Hoping to recieve your patronage in the future and thank ing you for the past. We wish' for you all a happy and prosperous New Year. * Yours respectfully, J. W. Pelham and G. W. Cook. The Rawleigh Men. WEBB-PEEBLES. Dr. and Mrs. James Webb, of Whigham,” announce the engage ment of their daughter, Winnie Pope, to Mr. Jack Peebles, Jr., the wedding to take place in January. The above announcement from la* Sunday’s issue of the Tele graph .will be of interest in Grady county where both of these young people have a wide circle of friends Break your Cold or Lc* j* Grippe with a few dose of | 666. Mr. Lester Busch acted as Inter locutor and lie was perfect in his role, not only leading the singing but keeping. the show moving at a rapid rate. Lame back may come from over work cold settled in the muscles of the back, or from disease. In the two former cases the right remedy . is BALLARD’S SNOW LINI MENT. It should be rubbed in thoroughly over the affected part, the relief will be prompt and satis factory. Price 25c, 50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by Wight & -Browne. Ti - Closing; Number. “Fort Four Plush” didn’t belie its name and the gentlemen who starred all were funny and thoy all had their parts down to perfection. Mr. Busch took the leading role, an ! was, as usual, on the job ip tie right way. ■m ■ • l " '