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WHIGHAM IS ON
A STEADY BOOM
(Continued from opposite page.)
the one which is spoken of.
WHIGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Whigham Public School build
ing' was erected and equipped in the
year 1914 at a cost of approximately
.*15,000. It is a large two story brick
structure fitted with all the modern
conveniences necessary to the com
fort of both teachers and pupils.
ft, is situated in a quiet part of the
town surrounded by a well shaded
campus which renders it a most de
sirable and ideal place for eduea
tional work.
The facutly for the present term is
made up of the most capable and ex
perienced teachers obtainable, and
is doing an excellent and efficient
work. The members of same are IT.
G. Guffey, of Monticello, Ky., prin
cipal ; Miss Bessie White, seventh
and eighth grades; Miss Elizabeth
Broaddus, of Erie, Tenn., fifth and
sixth grades; Miss Cary Connell,
Whigham, Ga., fourth grade; Mrs.
Neta Nicholson, Yatesville, Ga., first
grade; Mrs. T. J. Mills, Whigham,
second and third grades; Mrs. Lee,
Plauqitsmine, Miss., Music and Ex
P cession. „
The enrollment for the present term
i the largest in the history of the
institution being 258 with an average
■attendance of 226. This exceeds all
Lust records for any corresponding
length of time.
The local Board of Education is
composed of the following progres
sive and able men who are intensely
interested in the development of the
youth of the community along edu
cation and moral lives. Their efforts
have all been utilized and directed to
ward making and maintaining for this
community a school second to none in
the country; J. E. Cobb, N. Z. Tru
lock, (). D. Sellers, S. P. Swicord,
W. A. Skipper.
BOOLA SONG
“Away down south near the Chatta
hoochie,
L the state of Georgia great and
grand.
h pines sweet perfume comes over
the lea,
Tells of folks, the best in all the
land.
There’s whore our high school gifts
impart
Which are dear to every heart.
Bid we laugh and sing the whole day
thru,
i Jjuola Boo, Boola ’oola Boola Boo.
1 Chorus
n.iigham High School,
Whigham High School,
Whigham High School,
Whigham High School,
We will meet there in Whigham High
School
And will sing our Boola song.
Sweetest memories, tenderous mem
ories
Cluster around Whigham High School
For ’twas there we were taught,
To know and live the golden rule.
Professor Guffey, who never gets
hufly,
I) dills the principles rich and rare,
A d pretty Miss White with eyes so
b right,
IT.! s by love and is always just and
fair.
Miss Broaddus as her name doth
lull.
Benches cut for ihe he, rtf- of all,
But we greatly tear as .‘ he’s quit.? a
belle,
omo one else cla ms a previous call.
M s Cornell with her gentle modest
ways,
hr wearing a little diamond ring.
P* may mean nothing but in dream
ing days.
I > generally joy and happiness
[Mrs. hung, her
Mills will always leave
mash
I pon the youthful mind.
IVith words of wisdom she leads
I them on so faithful and so very
kind.
Little Miss Neta knows how to enjoy
The love of those tots she will teach,
phe jhwrah gave her heart to a soldier boy,
for she’s a very “peach”
|G*.Lee ’t is in harmony fall, with all,
r only sweet notes
■oak-out for the “balton” held high
in the air.
in our song, we’d not forget,
Me Champion, the good old man,
r sweeps the floors, every task is
met,
I't don’t do any thing to make him
I “raise sand.”
tiggtifrid It^rustees hearken: where will ye
J B a faculty so good.
Til shout their praise the whole
■ J B 'lay thru,
f Boo, Boola 'oola Boola Boo.
iicL Sam has shared also in the
THE CAIRO MESSENGER SPECIAL HOLIDAY 4ND INDUSTRIAL EDITION, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1917.
| great prosperity that this sectioi
jhas enjoyed. This is plainly shown
by the increase in postal receipts
which may be taken as a barometer
of the commercial and social acti
vities of the community. B. A. Par
ker, the present postmaster was re
sently appointed for a second term
of four years, I nder his able and
efficient administration many changes
| j that have been brought into operation
marks a new epoch in the ad
vancement of the postal service,
j The public has received at all times
jhis undivided attention, and thereby
lias been served in a most courteous
and satisfactory manner.
RECITAL TO BE GIVEN AT
SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
A recital will lie given in the Whig
ham School Auditorium, Friday even
ing, December 21st, by the pupils of
Mrs. Lee’s Piano and Expression
class. A program is being arranged
for the evening which will be very
entertaining and instructive. The la
ches will serve hot refreshments for
the benefit of the School Improvement
Club of Whigham. The people of
Whigham and vicinity are earnestly
requested to attend this recital. A
nominal admittance fee will be charg
ed to help defray expenses.
WHIGHAM VISITED BY
TWO FIRES
The serenity of Whigham’s resi
dential section was suddenly dis
turbed last Saturday night, at an
early hour, as fire broke out in the
home of Mr. H. W. Holloway in South
Whigham. With a stiff wind that
fanned the flames into a raging con
flagration, that threatened the de
traction of several nearby buildings
for a time. But for the heroic ef
forts of those present no further
damage was done. Also a few nights
before the residence of Mr. E. C.
Jordan in North Whigham was burn
ed, saving only a very few of its con
tents. Both residences were partial
ly covered by insurance.
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This is a prescription prepared especially
MALARIA or CHILLS *, FEVER.
five or elz doses will break any case, end
if taken then as e conic the Fever will not
return. It acts on the liver better thsa
..-mmei and does noi gtipe or sicken. 25c
WANTS.
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WANTED —To buy your fat hogs at
top prices. C. R. Beale.
SEVEN ROOM —House for sale on
Grady street. Leaving town. See
John F. Massey.
DOG LOST— One white and black
spotted puppy, about eight months
old. Reward for return to C. M. Bar
row, B. Cairo, Ga.
FOR SALE —Choice Shorthorn and
Hereford heifers for breeding pur
poses. Priees right. C. R. Beale.
ROOMS FOR RENT—Two unfur
nished rooms near school hduse.
Apply to C. H. Williams.
FOR SALE —Choice Shorthorn and
Hereford heifers for breeding pur
poses. Prices right. C. R. Beale.
HAVE FIVE HEAD— Mares will sell
at a bargain or swap for cows.
J. D. Spurlin, Agent,
WANTED. —Good brood mare to
weigh between 950 and 1,100 lbs;
not over twelve years old, and is
guaranteed to work any where. C.
F. Walker, Cairo ,Ga. 14-ltpd
FOR SALE —Home grown Fulghum
oats. $1.50 per bushel. J. B.
Wight, Cairo, Ga.
WANTED— To buy your fat hogs at
top prices. C. R. Beale, Cairo, Ga.
: 0R SALE.— Nice, well bred, young
colt. Will either trade for milk
•ow. Apply to J. D. Spurlin, Accnt.
FOR SALE A LITTLE BEAUTY—
One rut down speedster body
Ford Roadster automobile with silk
Mohair top. I built this car at
cost $550.00; never been used by
me as it is too small. Will sell
for $350.00 cash, C. L. Harrell,
p. O. Box 60, Bainbridge, Ga.
FOR SALE CHEAP— ModelD 55-
7-passenger Buick automobile,
practically new and in perfect con
dition. Run less than 4.000 miles.
First one thousand gets it. A bar
ajr C. L. Harrell. P. 0. Box
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i CO, Bainbridge, Ga.
With Dickens
At Christmas
He Made Yuletide Real
Again
DEFORE the Christtnas
■*-* hearth 1 muse alone,
And visions of the past,
both grave and gay,
Rise from. the ruddy coals;
outside the moan
Of homeless winds is chid
den by the lay
Sweet sung by children who
keep holiday,
Making the season’s mood
their very own.
And slowly, tohile I gaze and
dream and grow
ivess lonesome, do the sights
and sounds of earth
Fade, and my fancy wanders
to and fro
With a great master of la
ment and mirth,
Who waved his hand to gild
the long ago.
aljr A wondrous company! Micaw
W her smiles
W In spite of poverty, and Lit
tie Nell,
Too frail a flower, travels her
weary miles,
Then falls on sleep, and Da
vid tries to tell
The trials of the young; now
Pickwick’s spell
Makes laughter easy; on a
pinnacle
Of sacrifice sits Carton midst
war’s wiles.
Drolls, villains, gentlefolk of
' all degrees
Make populous the air, a
hundred strong.
Last comes, as fits the season,
Scrooge, his knees
A-tremble, till he harks the
Christmas song
Of love and knows that spite
and greed are wrong
And how that charity is more
than these.
Master of human hearts! No
Christmastide
Whose chants are not the
sweeter and whose
cheer
Is not more blest since Dick
ens lived and died!
The savor of his teachings
makes each year
Richer in homely virtues,
doth endear
Man unto man; hence shall
he long abide.
—Richard Burton.
A Christmas Gift That Could Not Be
Bought.
Of y*/ valued ~ this
“One my most gifts
past Christmas was one that money
alone could not have bought,” said
Polly Wayne in the Philadelphia
Ledger. “It was a pot of wild flowers
and mosses which had been trans
planted from the woods in the early
fall and lovingly watched and tended
until Christinas time. When the gift
came to me the pot and saucer had
been prettily decorated, and on the
hepatica plants there were numerous
buds, which blossomed, some on
Christmas day and others later in the
week. The gift still affords me daily
delight. I have enjoyed those sweet
purple and white hepatica blossoms
far more than I should have any
florist’s roses, for I know that the
plants were gathered and kept for me
by one who understood how dearly I
love the woods and the treasures found
there.”
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® HerSan a C
1 Letter
OHE wrote a note to Santa
Claus,
The queerest note that
ever was;
’Twas naught but scrawls and
dots and rings;
But, oh, it meant so many
things!
For little girls, strange to be- t
lieve,
Want many things on Christ
0 mas eve.
She asked for dolls all dress
tf ed in blue,
I And red and pink and purple,
L too;
9 She asked for dogs and cats
[ and toys,
A And instruments that make a
L noise;
She asked for candies, cakes
y and things
I And popcorn strung in lengthy
a* strings.
She sent her note to Santa
Claus,
The queerest note that ever
was.
Her papa mailed it early so
'Twould surely off to Santa
go. riaught
’Twas but scrawls and
dots and rings;
But, oh, it meant so many
thingsl
—Joe Cone in Woman’s Home
Companion.
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Wish To Thank You
Mv Many Customers and Friends
who have favored me with a large
I o share of their business this I
year,
wish to take this means of extend= =
I ing I wish my each thanks. Christmas and every one of them T
M i a Merry and a Happy
and Prosperous New Year, and =
trust that the year 1918 will serve
them as good as this year. .
During the coming year I wish to be favored with a
continuation of their patronage and 1 assure them, I c
will do everything in my power to give them the best F
goods for the least money possible. I will continue to r
carry in stock a complete line of
Dry Goods, Shoes, flats, doling Groceries
and everything carried in a first class General Mer
cantile Store. r
When in Whigham I cordially invite you to make my
store your headquarters. You. are always welcome. .
REMEMBER, when you have anything to sell, I am
in the market for it and will pay you the highest
market prices.
I. P. CHAPMAN,
WHIGHAM. GEORGIA.
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For Christmas Gifts
[i
Is a problem easy solved if you will visit our store.
We have a most complete line of
General Merchandise
And cordially invite you to come in and inspect them.
When we say our line is complete, we mean exactly
what we say. We are in a position to furnish
f! I
I The Whole Family From Head to Foot.
We also wish to take this method of thanking the
people of Whigham and vicinity for their patronage
in the past and trust to be favored with a continua
i tion of the same.
i Before Doing Your Christmas Shopping, Come
In To See Us.
I Swicord Brothers,
Whigham, - Georgia.
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