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PLRSONAL
brRAGRARS
Fred /Brewer, of Waycross has
moved to his farm in Coffee county,
where he expecis to pay special at
tention to spring chicxens.
Mr. Will R. Tucker, Agricultural
Agent of the A. B. and A., with head-
Guarters in Fitzgerald, was in the city
today trying to get the farmers inter
ested 10 a good melon crop and other
things that the boll weevil can’t aet
away with.—Tifton Gazette.
For breaking lots phone 1312,
Give your street and number. 2tp
Mrs. Kate White was hostess to a
spend the day party on Monday, Jan.
?_22. in honor of Mrs. W. S. Martin,
of Pittsburg.
Miss Bessie Hester, of Braden,
Ky.. is spending the winter with her
aunt and uncle, Mr./and Mrs. Chas.
Carroll, on West Roanoke Drive.
Mr. and Mrs. Tedired Meyers an
nounce the arrival of a son Thursday
morning. oy |
Miss Letitia Lewis. of Douglas.
came Thursday to be the guest of
Miss Hester Brewer, and to attend
the Elks’ dance. \ |
Xirs: Mciver. of Savannah. I'resi-l:
den’ of the Woman's Auxliary in the |
Diocese of Georgia. will be in the city '
‘or the purpose of giving an address
before the ladies of the St. Mathew's
Episcopal church in the apartmentsg
of Mrs. J. W. Bleker nevt Tuesday
afternoon. |
Wi and Mrs. J. H. Dodgen and]
Miss Pauline Crawley motored over
to Douglas Sunday and spent the day. :
|
Miss Isla Green left today for Or-!‘
lando, Fla., to visit her brother, Mr. |
Vincent Green. |
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Pickens, of Mar
' tin’s Ferry. Ohio, arrived Thursday to
fspend several weeks with their son.
_B;I,& R. C. Pickens, 'who lives west ol
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“ Mrs. Josey, of Americus, is the
iguest of her sister, Mrs. T. M. Grif
“fin, and Mrs. J. M. McDonald.
Mr. and Mrs. J. ‘A, Alberson re
port thie birth of a boy at their home |
on South Grant street Tuesday morn- ‘
ing. |
Emil Raymor, who spent the past
four months in lowa, rerurned to the
city last week, glad to get to a milder
climate. It was 20 below zero in!
lowa when he left. ‘
"Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Adams are
spending a week with their son, Mr.
J. T. Adams, of Adel.
Messrs. E. M. Riff Tam and* . T,
Johnson passed through the city to-'
day en route to Jacksonville fr(')mi
Scranton, Pa. These gentlemen en
rjoycd good roads all the way until'
reaching Chattanooga, Ssince which |
the roads were next to impassable,
owing largely to the alnfost contin
wous rains. DBen Hili ‘county roads
and the “nifty” appearance of the city
so impressed Messrs. Killam and
Johnson that they declared their in
tention of returning here to spend
their vacation if Jacksonville did not
come up to their expectations.
Mr. Pemberton, son of Mr. Wm.
Pemberton, and brother-in-law of Mr.
1. M. Swafford, of tnfs city, arrived
here this week from Keokuk, lowa,
for an indefinite visit with his rela
fves. Mr. Pemberton regards the
present weather here as delightful
compared with lTowa weather at the
time of his departure.
#Aldine Barber Shop
vvvee .....Under New Management .... ..........
Competent -Barbers and Sanitary
Toolg--Perfect Satisfaction
. (Guaranteed i)
Yourzi‘izatro'nage .Solicited .
ARTHUR MOBLEY, Prop.
Mrs. I. L. Dorminy is cntertainingl
a large party this afternoon compli
imcntary to Mrs. W. S. Martin. l
' GINNER'S REPORT '
. Number of bales of cotton ginncdl
:up to January 16th, 1917 in Ben Hill'
| county—l2,3s4. Same date 1916
9,794, T
IBOLL WEEVIL REACHES
| ATLANTIC OCEAN
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iF rom the Progressive Farmer:
l With a movement tor 1916 un
precedented in its exient, the boll
i\\'cc\'il has now established itself
along the shore of the Atlantic
trom the mouth of the Savannah
Im-cr soutiward to the Florida
| li}lC, a distance of some 125 miles.
'From the mouth of the Savannah
river, north by northwest, the |
river is the eastern limit of in
| festation until Richmond county,’
| Ga., 1s reached, where the line
iu_lms more to the west, running
| diagonally across norin Georgia
!tu rloyd county, where it enters
innrtheast Alabama. I
LWOL Y EADS aO, iSO Jar aAs . 1S
known, not a boll weevil had
Leen louna 1 Leorgia; today |
full four-hfths of the comm—pru-l
‘ducing arca of the s:ate is iniest- |
oL wuring the same period .\lu-]
bama has become entirely infest
ed, as has a considerable portion |
of Tennessce, and neaity ali ot the |
cotton producing areas of Ark
ansas and Oklahoma. For mmcl
unknown reason the weevil dur
ing the past two years has l)f«;l(—'
en all records in the extent of its
‘migratory movement and new |
‘arcas invaded. If its rate for the
ipast two years is kept up, I\\'o‘
‘more yearggwill iind South Caro-|
lina whelly covered, and five]
‘years will suffice to put the wee- |
vil all over North Caroiina and
l\\-;-l'l into the cotton gru\\'ingl
counties of southeast Virginia. |
i ‘The outiook, while alarming.!
1s by no medns hopeless. Cuttnu!
has been and is being produced
at a profit under boli weevil con
ditions, but in most cases the fight
has not been an easy one. Farm
‘crs have failed and mortgages
| have been foreclosed; merchaats
'and bankers have gone down be-
Icausc of crop failures and bad col:
l lections.
But there have always been a
few farmers who have succeeded
in spite of the weevil, and the ex
ample of these had been followed
by others, with a gradual return
‘to prosperous conditions. Nearly
}:lll of Texas and Louisiana are
now in better condition than be
i fore the weevil came, and the only |
regret they have 1s that a sound
policy was not agreed on by
farmers and business men in the
beginning, and then adhered to.
} Instead, there was much flounder
ing about, one man advocating
'this and one that, without any
sort of concerted ewort.
Cotton will very probably con
tinue to be the main cash crop of
'the South, despite tiie boll weevil,
but it must be made purely a sur
plus crop, after all needed food
iand feed crops have been grown,
along with an abundance of win
|tcr and summer legumes to main
'tain and increase - soil fertility.
| Following such a policy has put
many weevil-ridden sections on
Irheir fecet, and every thinking
{farmer and busines man in newly
invaded territory should aim at a
similar policy in his own section.
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i Wedding and party invitations.
‘Style and quality the best.
Prompt service. Leader-Enter
prise. : TF
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE AND PRESS, FRIDAY, TANUARY 26. 1917
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Miss Helen Osborne—Phone 159
SEWING PARTY-FOR
MRS. MARTIN.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Shallen
berger and daughter. Mrs. Heler
Maldoon were joint hostess entertain
ing with a sewing party complimen
tary to Mrs. W. S. Martin. who is a
popular visitor in the city from Pitts
burg, Pa. The Valentine colors o’
green and red were effectively car
ried out in the decorations. Mrs.
Tone Wagner assisted in entertain
ing and in serving an caborate three
course luncheon at the close of the
enjoyable aiternoon. Twenty guests
were invited to spend this afternoon
over their fancywork,
—o—o—
SIX O’'CLOCK DINNER,
Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Cass entertained
with a six o’clock dinner Saturday
evening in honor of Mrs. \W. S. Mar
tin, of Pittsburg, who is the guest
of Mrs. Fred Spiller, and Miss Bcssicl
'Hester, of Braden, Ky., niece of Mr.
lia‘nd Mrs. Charles Carroll on Roanoke
'zDrive.
Greater Stocks
Better Service
Present Selling breaks all Records... Thousands of Shrewd Shoppers
~attending...Money spent here means Money Saved! The Great- s
est Bargain Eveatin tis Store’s History is in Full Blast
‘ DON'T DARE MISS THESE....
YOU CANNOT MATCH THEM ESLEWHERE
Ladies Trimmed
HATS....
Values up to $7.50.
Choice entire stock
Selected lot of Slightly soiled Muslin Underwear have been grouped
» 448 cents .. 79 cents
Garments originally worth 89c to $1.50. Grasp this opportunity!
Here are desirable kinds of Muslin Undergarments at a price that is
less than the value of the materials used in their making.... All because
the garments happen to be slightly soiled. .
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Coats! Suits!
A Real Sale
| Every Ladies Suit and Coat in stock bears ‘
a newly revised price— |
At $2.85--84.95 |
At $6.95---89.95
i They are exceptional values, and aie the
i choicest styles for street & general serv
ice wear, In all the leading shades and
I combinations, values up to $27.50. |
Mens t
Suits and |
Overcoats‘i
1-3 off j
ELKS CLUB GIVE DANCE.
At the parlors of the Elks hall a con
.genial party gathered and enjoyed an
nformal dance on Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Brewer and Mr.
ind Mrs. G. S, Flournoy chaperoned
he party, and Messrs Stubbs Dorm
ny and Charles Taliaferro were the
aosts who made the afiair a success.
The Moultrie orchersra turnished the
beautiful music. Punch and said
wiches were served curing the eve
ning.
The out-of-town guests for the eve
iing were: Mrs. John H. McLain,
Miss Virginia McLain. Mr. J. Her
vert McLain, Mr. Monroe Griffin,
Mr. John Paulk, Mr. Clifton Paulk.
Mr. Preston Ward and Miss Letitia
Lewis, of Douglas, Miss Marian
Bradfield. of Atlanta, Miss Margaret
Austin, Miss Clara Stedman, Mr. Wal
do Henderson and Mr. F. Bullard. of
Ocilla, and Mr. Samuei Coney of Cor
dele.
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'MRS. BREWER ENTERTAINS
'FOR MRS. MARTIN.
| Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons
‘Mrs. J. C. Brewer entertained with
{t\\'o delightiul parties for Mrs. W. S.
'Martin. of Pittsburg, who is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Fred Spiller.
iThe beautiful home of Mrs. Brewer
[’on West Central Avenue was the
scene of artistically arrangéd decora
tions, red carnations with fern being
10c 10c 10c 10c 10c 10c 10c¢
10¢ tonday January29th..AsaLEot IQ¢
10c BEST DRESS GINGHAMS 10
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10c v« A OQC rates 10c
10 st eel 5 10c
10c¢ Efi:i’%%’},‘éf,},c Gllighais s Lic 74500 T ialt 10 yards (o lOC
10c 10c 10c 10c 10c¢ 10c 10c
We Undersell All Others
CHURCHWELL’S
5-Story Bldg. : Fitzgerald, Ga.
CHURCEWELL’S
Good styles in Ladies $2.50 to $5.00 Shoes. in Patent Leather;
' Tan, Gun Metal and Vici, sizes 2to 4s. These are the very
' best bargains you have ever had offered to vou at pair .....
$1.48 and $1.98
|
$1.50 10 yard Boit Long
Cloth 9. to 12 A MO«
Tuesday 0u1y...... ‘)cli
Superior Quality, soit English finish- |
ed. Limit, one (1) to each purchascr.{
used profusely and red candles east
ing a glow throughout the rooms
which made ‘them bewitchingly pret
ty both afternoons.
Bridge was played at three tables
on Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Martin.
guest of honor, being presented with
a beautiful hand-painted mustard jar.
Mrs. ‘Reason Henderson who made
top .score receiving a hand—p:\inted‘
bon-bon dish. The ladies were asked
to cut for the consolation prize and
Mrs. Jesse Grantham was presented
with a handsome deck of cards. A
four-course luncheon was served and.
the hostess was assisted by her daugh
ter, Miss Hester Brewer. The guests
for this afternoon were: Mrs. Martin,
Miss Marian Bradield. of :\flanta.
the guest of Mrs. “Flournoy, Miss
Alice Shepherd. of Abbeville, the
gtiest: of Mrs. J. L. Pittman, Mrs.
Reason” Henderson, of Ocilla, Mrs. T.
1. Dickey. Mrs. Lon' Dickev, Mrs,
Fred Spiller, Mrs. J. L. Pittman., Mrs,
G, Flournoy. Mrs. J. = L. -Dormiav.
Mrs. J. F. Sheahan and Mrs Jessc
Grantham.
Wednesday afternoon rook was en
joyed by the guests at the close of
which a delicious three-course lunch
eon with coffce was served. Miss
Hester Brewer very aniy assisted her
mother in entertaining! The guests
for the afternoon were: Mrs. Josey, of
Americus, who is the guest of her sis
ter. Mrs. Griffin, Mrs. T. M. Griffin,
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Mrs. Fred Spiller, Mrs. Martin, Mrs.
L. \W. Keim, Mrs. D. P. Adams, Mrs.
Will Adams, Mrs. G. P. MingledarfE,
Mrs. L. C. Montague, Mrs. L. . Gri~
ner, Mrs. C. S. 18ler, Mrs. -€. &
Brower. 3
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BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Mrs. lEdd Hussey invited the mem~
bers of the G. A. S. Club and the E.
K. C. Club to meet at her home Wed~
nesday evening to celebrate the 14tk
birthday anniversary “of her som,
-Clyde. A jolley evening was spent
L'plav\'i{)g games and toasting marsh—
;xixa.fi'fi\’vs. Punch and sandwiches were
{scr\‘ed‘ and Mrs. Hussey was asgisted
in_entertaining by her son, Orville
| Many happy reminders of his hirth
gda_\' were received by Master Clydex
from his friends. .
I The young people enjoying this
pleasant party were Misses Athleen
ll)icke_\'. Cor.:l_h&g“ McPhail, Mary Alice
l Leath. )[il(f%fiaie. Josephine Man
| ning, and Annie Duncan, Masters Al
| pheus Hill, Robert Ricketson, EM
I Mixon, Carlos Horn, Earnest Justice;
Ralph Herring, Mary Mays and Wal
i\:u'c Waites.
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W. RAINE
222 EAST PINF. STREET
New and Second Hand'Furniture:
—Heaters and Stoves—
“Buy HERE
- Pay LESS”
House Dresses
Neat Styles..
The Best Value
You’ve ever known
$1.25 Bed Sheets, 9 to 12
a.m. Monday onlyBs
M C
Standard 81x90-inch size, made of Ex
tra Quality Bleached Sheeting. Plain
hemmed Ends. Limit, 2to each pur
chaser.
SILKS...
Worth up to $2
at
yard 89(:
‘ Some Tafletas, wash
!snks ani Messalines