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ROCHELLE
A Growing Town in Wilcox County—“Its
Commercial Importance-'—Its Fine School
and Its Unsurpassed Agricultural Terri
tory—A Prosperous Community.
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ROCHELLE, Oil, Dec. 10.—Rochelle
Is one of the Important towns between
Cordele end Savannah, located on the
Seaboard Air Line railway, In the cen
ter at the productive county of Wilcox,
and surrounded by a magnificent
farming section where the farmers
gnaka money and everybody is prosper
ous. Rochelle Is one of South Oeor-
3!a’s younger towns, Its existence dat
ing back to the completion of the Ben-
■fcnard Air Line railway about sixteen
years ago. At that period Wilcox
county was a sparsely settled region,
except along the Ocmulgee river. After
getting out a few miles from the river,
settlements were scattering, there was
Utile to mar the natural beauty of the
forests of the finest yollow pine timber
on earth, which was then pratlcally
valueless for lack of transportation fa
cilities, notwithstanding the constant
demand for yellow pine lumber In the
markets, and the fertile tnmls of thla
section could be purchased nt the buy
ers’ own flgurca. In fact, there was no
demand for If at Any prlrn and many
owners did not consider It worth the
taxes required by the state and coun
county. In some cases owners of. large
tracts threw their lilies awny. or pre
sented them a> gifts to frlrnda In
stances sre remembered where North
Georgians having come Into possession
of tracts of this land by way of trades
.or In settlements, who came down to
Inspect their Houlh Georgia: properly
end finding noll|lug hut "pine barons.”
as they called this region, with no hab
itations prohably, within several miles,
a;..! considering the land worthless,
rammed their titles, plots, grants and
all down gopher holes, and returned to
their homes In a more civilised and
Vetter developed eectlon. Materlnl
things and lime change. Today these
same lands Hist a quarter at a centu
ry ago were rnneldered worthleaa by
North Georgians, sre worth big money,
as a convincing proof of which one In
stance will ha stated. Mr. Nnaworthy,
an old resident of thla community who
. was here se s boy when land was con-
i stdered valueless, owns 1.200 arres, on
S portion of which stands round tim
ber, that Is In soy, tho virgin foreat of
yellow pine, for which he has veen of-
1 fared 120 per acre. In cash for the law
mill and turpentine timber alone, leav
ing (he land, whlrh la selling In thla
section at 16 to 110 par acre unimprov
ed. and very llttln as low aa 16.
As another ovldencc of how things
have shifted since (he building of rail
roads In ths wlregraaa region, middle
and north Georgia farmers nre coming
by Ihs thousand every winter In search
of linmea In Houlh Georgia, or the
barons,” where they can make
sre unexcelled for peaches and other
fruit. It Is only about thirty miles to
Houston and Macon counties whars
are located the greatest peach and oth
er fruit orchard! In the world, and that
lection haa no advantage over Wilcox
county I ncllmate and aoll, for the rais
ing of fruit.
Wilcox county is also well suited In
climate and aoll to the growth of pecan
nuts of the finest paper shell varieties,
and thla very profitable Industry Is be
ginning to attract considerable atten
tion In various psrts of wlregratt
Georgia. It Is a far-rlgbtsd movement
on tho part of south Georgia farmers.
A pecan orchard can bp planted at
reasonable cowl and within seven or
eight years the trees begin to bear.
Meantime the land on which they are
growing la available for the cultiva
tion of the ordinary crops, so that ths
land Is not wasted iv'ille the trees art
growing to the bearing age.
Greet are the resources of wire-
grass Georgia and na good aa (he best
Is Wilcox county, for It Is In the very
heart of the most productive belt ill
the floulh. To figure cut the substan
tial possibilities of this magnificent re.
glon Is to describe In literal truth a'
tend diffusely favored by nature and
flowing with milk a-.d honey. A for
mer Mleblgaqdar seld recently that
‘south Georgia la beyond doubt tho
best country on earth, specially for a
poor man. Look." pe said, "at the
hundreds <f wealthy nnd well-to-do
men who came to thla section only a
few years ago without a dollar. They
have accumulated handsome p.topar-
tlea and are growing rich every year.
There Is no section I know at where a
men’s labor and thrift brings him such
splendid results."
Rochelle a Substantial Town.
Rochelle Is a town of wealth and
substantial backing. Its growth Is
solid and supported by a splendid ag
ricultural territory, which, In n largo
rnensure. Is yet to be developed. The
town Is fortunate In having a . on-erv-
ntlvn cltlssnshlp and level-needed,
liberal business men whr. have always
discouraged anything like s boom or
mushroom growth, fla growth has
been gradual and substantial .is the
territory which supports It developed.
No town In this pnri of the state has
n more productive an I prosperous ter
ritory from which to draw trade. As
lirfore Mated, this section Is but par
tially developed. It ina been but little
advertised; therefore Its splendid ad
vantages hnd not been known In those
sections from which so many farmers
sre moving to the fertile lands of south
Georgia. For this reison these splen
did lands hnve nnt been settled up as
rapidly ns other portions of fhs wlre-
grnsa country. Ilut from now on farm
ing lands In this community will lie In
" _7,W |7. Tconstant demand nnd the development
" 7hin thlvcnuld make In" them Wl11 br moro ru P M ar '<* progressive
t than they could make In their | , hnn w „ ever seen In thla section.
A n\llWI out from ThU nimiMI DfWNlhkllA'a flllltea nrnihltl
former
Rochelle rood farming land, unim
proved. whom tho mw mill timber him
i'A*on rut, can bo purchaser^ at It to
95 per acre, arrordlnr to location. This
land la aurpaaaod by none In the wlre-
gras* section. The aoll, the pebbly
clay tub-anil, which I* much aoutht
throughout Houlh Georgia. It la nat
urally productive and by fertilisation,
can be made exceedingly productive.
Farmer* In thla community make
about an avarage of twelve balea or
cotton to the plow and abundanca of
and meat for home conaumptlon, and
many ralae .moat arid other provision
and forage rrnpa for aale. The above
la the average yield of cotton, where
no special efforta arc made to Increaao
production, but on aome furihm where
more attention la given to fertilisation,
much greater result* are obtained and
■a bale to the mere nnd other
proportion la not unuatinl. Aa one well
Informed, progressive farmer remark-
« I. "A man can make all he
he will apply the lutenalve ayatem of
fertilising and cultivating hla crops."
Wheat growa well here, though It la
not generally planted, because In the
flr*t place, other cropa are more profit
able for money cropa, and In the sec
ond place. It |a not rataed for home
Thla naaurea Rocehelle’a future growth
nnd prosperity on a larger scale than
hitherto. Being In tho center of a
moat magnificent agricultural auction,
which la aa sure to be nettled up by
thrifty farmers from baa favored com
munities, aa south Georgia la to con
tinue to proaper. there can he no tea-
aonahle doubt of the town's future
growth.
Hochelle la very favorably located.
There are fourteen public roads lend
ing Into the town from every corner
of the fine territory already described.
The town occuplea an elevation on the
crent of the waterahed dividing the
Ocmulgee and A la pi ha rivers, being
the htghcnt point In Wilcox aunty,
which affords excellent natural drain
age. making It eaay to establish aanl
tury arrangements, thereby Injuring
good health for tho town. With pur
arleatan water aa well ua good well
water, Rochelle haa a health tecord
second to few* communities In south
Georgia.
Rochelle at a Market Town.
Few towns of Ua population can sur
pass Rochelle aa a market town. The
merchants carry ampie nnd up-to-date
stocks of merrhand're and are pre
pared to aupply the needs of the ixopl*
In every line of k<m».|*
ompetlng In
there are no I Quality nnd prices with the larger
f ur mills suitable for making flour. | t°*rna, and pay the farmers full mar-
'In aome aectlona of the wlregrnM belt, I value* for cotton and other farm
however, the farmers are beginning to | products. The merchants, too, are
' rate* wheat more and more every year r °urteoua and liberal In their business
for home uae, and the establishment ,,p *Nng*. by which methods th
. of flour mills follow. Hy raising their of ,own *■ continually expanding,
own wheat formers save considerable I Geeldea. when the farmer* nnd other*
money awry yw, and have better ! advance* to carry m their work,
flour for their families than the Weal- I bonkers nnd merchant* of Ho-
!*rt» grades shipped to thla section. chelle are In position to accommodate
• The velvet bean growa well Ig this I *bem on the moat favorable term*.
The commercial Importance cf Ro
chelle la eonalderabl * nnd the hu*lne*s
of the town la tncr«o*lng every year.
The cotton receipt* this season will he
between 4.A0A and 5.000 bales,
aide* cotton, naval atorea. lumber,
shingle* nnd wool me marketed here.
The value of these ptoduets represent*
“ and amount* t<
In thl* part of tb*) J r * w V**?
The territory surrounding th * 1 .**• mwperlty of town*
like nearly every part of the R^helle In the timber belt of
country I* well adapted to | dsp^nded^em lumhc- and
•very variety of fruit.
i and Ita pr
where It ha* been tried aa Its
•a a forage crop and fertiliser
poor aoll la demonstrated. Event*
It will he a common crop
South Georgia. The won*
Ita general cultivation haa
delayed for Ita value a* a
and fertiliser I, beyond any i ,h ? pf •*****>>■*
I known in this part of the I * , * r ** A *•*'
to full perfection, pear*,
grape*, fig*, etc., a* fine as any a
or any country produces, are ra
Wilcox county. The soil nnd c
THE TROPICS
RHEUMATISM
And Oral, bat I* nUm
MULLER'S
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Cara Trcs'mrnt, satis* any other.
16 books h the —u*f teebow
yxalld 'kxujillo" may mal
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ay PU~. NTWTORK.
al store* Industrie*, and that when
I the timber aupply waa exhausted,
I forcing the a*w mills and turpentine
I operators to move t> other fields, the
I towns would go dow.t for lack of sup-
l port. At that ttm« lha productiveness
I of the wlregraaa aoll had not been dta
I covered hy the north Georgia and Chr
loltna farmers. Thla eectlon was still
I called the "pine barrels.** Later, how
I *v#r. It waa demonstrated that eout.t
I Georgia was a great agricultural coui
I try. with splendid resource* climatic
I and other advantage*, and fanners
I from worn-out parts of *he country be
I gan to move In. settling around the
towns, giving them tar better and
mor* substantial support than the:
had received from the lumber an t tur
pentine Industrie*
Rochelle'* Educatierat Advantage*—
Pre*hyt*ri*| High School. ■
Rochelle'* educational facllltt*
first-clam. The PicsbyUrtal Ulgh
ftrhool |s an up-to-date Institution. af.
fording the modern methods a
cllltie*. While Presbyterian In
It is non-sectarian m Its tea
and Ita patron* nre from varknta d«
nontlnatton*.
Ua-ler ths administration of Pr<
■or Chandler and hla efficient MOllt
I ants, this school t* crowing rap'd!)
huUdlna up to a lush point
of efflclsty.
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Wo are not In competition with ‘‘FAKE’’
PREPAID LIQUOR 8CHEME8. We do not have
to prepay express or offer premiums la order
to sell our product Our foods are honestly
worth the money ssked, and we make the price
so low. QUALITY CONSIDERED, that the con
sumer can well afford to order from us and pay
express charges, whether he lives In Georgia or
far distant states, like Maine or California.
MOW THE PREPAID
SCHEME IS WORKED
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When you order from Roso you DON’T PAY
80ME OTHER CONSUMER’S EX PRES 8
CHARGES. Tho prepaid scheme Is worked like
this;
Estimate coat of whiskey, add profit and also
enough to cover any express charges, no matter
bow far away tho consumer may bo. For ex
ample, a party In Georgia, whose express rate
Is 26 cents on a package, pays his part on u
package going to a consumer In California, whose
rate Is $1.75. Of course this additional coat
must bo made up In soma way. THE DEALERS
IN "FAKE” LIQUORS KNOW MANY WAYS
FOR MAKING UP THIS EXTRA COST.
We cater for orders for medicinal use. MORE
OF OUR WHISKEY IS PRESCRIBED BY
PHYSICIANS IN GEORGIA THAN ALL OTHER
BRANDS COMBINED. We want more of this
business In southern and other states. We be
lieve that there is too: 2 t one large bouse
which makes a specialty 0% absolutely pure high-
grade liquor* for medicinal use. THAT’S WHY
WE ADVERTISE; but If we have to misrepre
sent and run a “FAKE” BUSINESS TO GET IT,
WE DON’T WANT IT.
WE HAVE FAITH IN
HONEST METHODS
IF WE COULD RECEIVE 5,000 ORDERS BY
MISREPRESENTING AN ARTICLE IN
OUR ADVERTISEMENTS, WE WOULD NOT
DO IT. The newspapers are flooded with glar
ing advertisements, offering six, eight, ten and
twelve-year-old whiskey at ridiculously low prices.
PURE WHISKEY ONLY
IS MEDICINE
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BUYING LIQUORS FOR MEDICINAL USE
18 A 8ERIOUS BUSINESS. THE BEST IS
NONE TOO GOOD. Only puro whiskey Is bene-
flclal as a medicine. The other kind poisons the
tender lining and aenstttve glands of the stomach.
BUY ONLY FROM RELIABLE, EXPERIENCED
DI8TILLE RS OF UNQUESTIONABLE INTEGRI
TY. To And out If the dealer has thla standing,
pick out at random any business house or bank
and wrlto them, stamped envelope enclosed, or
better, If possible, get a special Bradstreet or
Dun report on the dealer's standing, ask If he
operates n distillery, and how ho Is regarded in
hla own town. THAT’S THE KIND OF CUS
TOMERS WE WANT—OUR COMPETITORS
CAN HAVE THE OTHERS.
Wc aro Dot looking for this class of customers.
We have been told that our advertising would
not pay; that we must offer BIG INDUCE
MENTS— In plain words—misrepresent our
goods In order to compete with “fake" dealers.
WE HAVE THE FAITH TO TRY, ANYWAY,
FOR IF WE SECURE A CU8TOMER HE WILL
CONTINU E TO PATRONIZE OUR FIRM,
WHILE THE “FAKE” DEALERS HAVE TO
KEEP LOOKING FOR “NEW GAME." We do
not compete with dealers who have no reputa
tion to lose.
THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS
OF EXPERIENCE
REMEMOER—37 years of experience and rep
utation are behind our goods; also, every article
guaranteed exactly as represented or It can bo
returned at our expense and money wilt be
promptly refunded.
In buying whiskey from ’’fake’’ prepaid liquor
houses, every purchaser helps “Jones to pay the
freight” on every bottle shipped.
WE SHIP .THE CONSUMER DIRECT—AND
THERE’S THE DIFFERENCE SO FAR AS THE
PREPAID SCHEME IS CONCERNED. OUR
WHISKEY IS AS DIFFERENT FROM THAT
OF "FAKE" DEALERS AS IS OUR METHOD
OF CONDUCTING OUR BUSINESS.
CORN. RYE.
Rose’s Old Reserve Stock.
(Six Years Old.)
Full qt. f $1; 4 qts $3.75
Gallon, Jug 3.50
ROSE’S OLD GEORGIA.
(Four Years Old.)
Full (I., 80c; 4 qls $3.00
Gallon, Jug 2.70
ROSE’S BLUE RIDGE.
(Two Years Old.)
Full qt„ 65c, 4 qls $2.50
Gallon, Jug.. 2.20
Cobb County (New).
$2.00
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ROSE’S CONSTITUTION.
(Very 'Fine Old Whiskey.)
qt.,$l.$0;4qts $5.50 X
Jug 5.00
ROSE'S PERFECT. ^
(A Smooth,tMdlow Whiskey.)
qt., $1.25;4qts $4.50 «&•
Jug....... 4.00 i?
ROSE’S PURITY.
(Absolutely Pure, for Medicinal Use.)
Full qt., $l;4qts $3.75
Gallon, Jug .3.50 ^
ROSE’S OLD CABINET.
Full qt 75 .1
I, Jug $2,70 .J.
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F. LOUSS EXPOSITION
'ROSE,, The ‘’Distiller, Atlanta.
(R. M. R09E CO.)
Special Prices In Five-Gallon Ke$», or
WRITE FOR
in Cases of One Dozen Quarts Each of One Brand.
COMPLETE PRICE LIST.
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THE 'REVEJVVE OFFICE'R
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The main building la a handxnme
brl<*k structuro; two stories high;
built and furnlnhed at n cost of $10.-
The recitation rooms nre all on
the first floor, well arranged, well
lighted and ventilated, nnd fumlahed
with Intent school desks, and aupplled
with ample equipment for a well or
dered school. The second story con
tain* th* tnuiilc nnd art room*, and the
auditorium, with Ita Inclined floor,
hiindaome opera chairs, etc., etc.
While the school I* under the mnn-
niem»*nt of Macon Presbytery. It does
nnt propose to tench denominational
tenets; hut to give the best school ad
vantages In nil departments. All pu-
pita will be entirely free na to their
religious belief*. We appeal for pat
ronage to all alike. Independently of
rveda or church connections.
It haa an excellent corps of compe
tent teachers. The aim Is to give the
beat Instruction, nnd thorough prepa
ration. so that the pupils will be able
to make advanced entrance Into nny of
the colleges In the Mate. It la propos
ed to Include In the*# courses the
military features and will give full
Instruction* and thorough drill In nil
that goes to make n good soldier boy.
Write to Prof. Chandler for further
nnd full particular*.
Wiloox County'* Publio School* and
Churches.
Like most of south Georgia countie*.
Wilcox ho* a progressive public school
system which Is being built up on
odern lines. The subject of educa
tlon Is receiving much attention from
the people of the county and the pub
lie schools nre Inthustastlcsllv sup
ported. Every community la prov
with a good school and the teachers are
selected with much care as to their
character and competency. Methodist
and Baptist are the lending rellgloui
denominations, though there are Pres
byterians and Prlmatlve Baptlats. The
churches are liberally supported by
the people generally.
Rochelle's Enterprising Citixsns.v
lochelle has many enterprising cltt
a. among whom are progressive
men of wealth, business ability and In
tegrity. something to do for the tetter-
U and advancement of their town
nnd community. They not only pull
together for Rochelle's commercial
growth, but for the moral and educa
tional development of the town also.
The town U fortunate In having a cttl-
aenshlp ao liberal In giving Ha means
and energies for the general advance
ment of the community. Among such
cltisena are the following firms and ln<
dtvtduala:
B. Raid A Son. Merchant* and
Farmer*.
ft. R and Robert R. Reid, father and
son. compose the above firm, which la
on* of the principal mercantile con
cema of Rochelle. They carry a com
plete stock of general merchandise and
do a general supply business. They
are also among the largest farmers of
the county and owners of much farm
tng lands and town real estate, among
which la the new Hotel Atgenon.
largo and welt arranged brick struc
ture near the depot. Mr. B. R Reid Is
Rochelle's progressive mayor and one
of Wilcox county's best clllti
G. W. Holliday, Merchant and Farmer.
G. W. Holliday la a leading mer
chant. carrying a large stock of gene
ral supplies, etc. He Is a popular mer
chant and haa many customers,
buy* cotton and other farm produce
and sella fertiliser* to the farmers. He
,1s hlm*elf a successful fanner, bavin,
fine place near town on which ho
makes money by diversifying his crops,
raising nine or ten bales of cotton to
the plow nnd provision nnd forage
crops In abundance for home use. He
Is a town alderman nnd a notary pub
lic and ex-officio Justice of pence.
Rochelle Gin and Cotton Company.
The above concern operates a mq/1-
n ginnery arid conducts one of the
largest cotton Warehouse* In thla sec
tion. doing a general warehouse busi
ness. handling over* two-thirds of the
cotton marketed In Rochelle. They
have one of the best equipped cotton
gins In the country. The officers nre
as follows: J. 8. Cnimn)®>’. manager;
J. 1*. Poster, president; J. II. Taylor,
secretary and treasurer; J. P. Poster.
8. R. Penn. J*. T. King and J. 8.
Crummey, directors.
G. F. Nasvvorthy, Farmer,
G. F. Naaworthy Is one of Wilcox
county's successful farmers. who
makes money every year. He raises
all the meat, grain and forage he needs
for home conaumptlon and averages
nine or ten bales of cotton to the plow.
He owns S.200 acres of fine farming
land, most of which Is yet unimproved.
He owns also a large tract of round
timber for which he has refused nn
offer of 910.00 an acre for the timber
alone.
C. 3. Clements, Salesman.
8. Clement* Is one of Rochelle's
later. He Is a native of Talbot .coun
ty. came here from Brookhaven, Mia#.,
last July to take charge of the above
school.
J. P. Doster, Farmer.
P. Doster Is probably the largest
farmer In Wilcox county nnd a suc
cessful one. He makes from 12 to 18
bales of cotton to th* plow and raises
meat and corn for home use and to aell.
He la also Interested In the Rochelle
Gin and Cotton Company and other
enterprises in the community.
Brown & McNamara, Merchants.
The above Arm conduct* a large
general store, carries an up to date
stock, consisting of merchandise In
general and do a large supply business.
It Is a firm of standing and popularity.
As a firm and Individually they own
farms near town and are among th*
most progressive and successful farm
ers of the community. The firm buys
cotton and sells fertilisers.
T. W. Weeks, Merchant and Farmer*.
T. W. Week* Is a dealer In general
Merchandise, carrying a fine stock and
Is building up n good trade by liberal
business methods. He Is also a suc
cessful farmer nnd own* a fine place
one mile east of town. He I* a native
of Telfair county; lived In Dodge coun
ty and wa* several years a citizen of
Florida before locating In Rochelle.
J. W. Hamilton, Naval 8toras.
, „ . „ . j. W. Hamilton, manufacturer of
popular salesmen. He Is connected.
with the larx. mercantile ..tabllah. "»vnl Mor«, conducts th. lcadlnx
ment of Fenn ft Co. and la a young! oualnc
man of line character and bualneea
ability.
Ell Mullia, Jr., Merchant.
On* of Rorhetle'a largest general
stores la that of Ell Mullia. Jr., who
'arrtee a complete assortment of gen.
eral merchandise, embracing every
thing the 'people need In thla section.
He has an up to date (tort and a large
trade. He buys cotton and other coun
try produce. He came here six years
ago from Cochran. Ga„ haa succeeded
In building up a fine business and la a
public spirited cltiien.
Dr. Charlt. D. McRae. Physician.
Dr. C. D. McRea la one of the lead
ing physicians of thla community. He
la a native af Montgomery county,
graduate of University of Maryland
School of Medicine and located here
about ten years ago. He la also a
large farmer, having a fine place one
and a half mile, from town qn which
h. made this season 1IM bale* of cot
ton to the plow and plenty of meet,
corn, forage, etc, tor home consump
tion.
Dr. J. Y. H. Smith, Physician and
Oruggi.L
Dr. J. Y. H. Smith la proprietor of
one of the principal drug store* of
Rochelle, carries a complete line ol
drugs, medicines, toilet article., etc.
Ha la also a physician and surgeon and
does a large practice In the commun
ity.
D. B- Nicholson, Lawyer.
Cot D. R Nllcholaon. a prominent
lawyer, practicing In all the courts,
came here from North Carolina. In III!
and has a good practice. He la aoll
dtor of Ihe county court of XVllrox and
The Telegraph's correspondent
Rochelle.
Rev. G. T. Chandler. Teacher.
Rev. O. T. Chandler, M. A, la princi
pal of Presbyterian High School and
aa educator et high .landing- He
good work In building up this
Ha la alaa a Praahy te.-.au m.u-
of the kind in this section.
Also a progressive farmer. He made
eleven and half bales of cotton to the
plow thl. aes.on and provision and
forage crops in great plenty. He la a
ger of the above concern, dealers In
general merchandise and doing n gen
eral aupply bualnen, having scores of
customers throughout thl* section.
They sell commercial fertllixera and
buy cotton and other farm products.
Mr. Penn la also nn enterprl.lng farm
er, made thla aenson 12 balea cotton to
the plow and nil the grain, meat and
forage needed to run the place next
year.
Rochelle New Era.
The New Era lx Rochelle's live news
paper. It has a good circulation. Its
advertising columns are well patron
ised hy the local merrhnnts and Its
Job department turn* out much work
for the business concerns of the com
munity. John T. King la editor and
publisher. He I. also a Are Insurance
agent, representing standard compa
nies. He has served the town aa- may.
or. haa been Justice of the peace the
past »even years and Is the fertiliser
inspection for thla district. He la a
native of Wilkinson county and wiu
editor of the McRae Enterprise before
coming to Rochelle. He la a . public
spirited cltlxen.
Rochelle Drug Company.
P. H. Coffee and Dr. J. A, Bussell are
proprietors of the above concern. They
carry a stock of drug*, medicines and
other articles to be found In drug
store*. Dr. Bussell la a native of Irwin
county; came here eight years ago and
haa been practicing medicine eleven
years. P. H. Coffee came here from
Dodge county. He la also a farmer,
owning a farm near town.
..Judge Max E. Land, Lawyer.
Judge Max E. Land Is Judge of the
county court of Wilcox and rspresen
native of Taylor county, came here tatlve-elect In the legislature. He la a
■Ixlfton VM pa nan nnd ha * nrnxrtarod i .. _*.*sa... , . _ . • .
sixteen year* ago and haa prospered.
He la c public spirited cltlsen.
Bank «f Rochells.
Th* Bank of Rochelle la • strong In
stitution, does a general hanking bust-
and Is county and city depository.
J. N. King Is president and Georg.
Drown cashier. J. N. King la also
proprietor of a drug store, carrying
full Urns of drugs, medicines and other
goods usually kept In s llrat class drug
■tors. He la one of Rochelle's most
progressive cltisena.
W. B. Owens, Merchant and Farmer.
W. D. Owens Is s Urge dealer In
general merchandise, carrying full
lines of all kinds of goods lo he found
In an up to date general atore. Includ
ing furniture and household goods. He
■Iso sells commercial fertilisers and
buys cotton and other farm products.
He Is one of the Urgest farmers In the
community, mads this year ten bales
of cotton to ths plow and grain, meat
and forage to run hla pUcs a year.
Rogers Dry Goods Company.
The Above establishment carries up
to date lines of dry goods notions,
clothing, shoes, gents' furnishing goods,
etc., and haa many customers through
out the community. The Arm Is com-
posed of J. W. Waddell and J. H. Rog
ers. The latter came hts fifteen years
■go from North Carolina and haa pros
pered, like hundreds at other tarheela
who came to South Georgia to engage
In the naval stereo business. J. w.
Waddell came from Jaekaon county
seven yeun ago and haa made money
farming. He owns a line farm near
town on which he make* l» to II bales
of cotton to the plow and Urge food
and forage crops.
Fern ft Co, Merchants.
S. K. 1 • aa is proprietor and mange
lawyer of ability and had a good prac
lice before going on the county bench.
He Is a native of Twiggs county and
has been a resident of Rochelle fifteen
years. He Is a public spirited cltlsen
For a correct lit In eyeglass or spec
tads, go to Spratllng, the optician.
OculUt prescriptions a specialty. Com
plete lens grinding pUnL Cherry
street and Cotton avenue.
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER,
Meteorological data furnished by the
local office of the (Jolted State* depart
ment of agriculture, weather bureau, for
the twenty-four hours coding at 4 p. tn.,
River Wsport.
r, .”f r .l? , .t M !!rof“. T R&
during the past twenty-four hours. b*lng
1.8 feet above low water mark of 18M.
Ik- Extraordinary Offer
J. J. Mercer, the well known Mulber
ry street Jeweler, haa Just Inaugurated
a schema hy whlrh his customers will
have an opportunity of obtaining a SIO
ladles' gold watch free of cost. Every
customer that spends one dollar wtU
be entitled to a ticket for rack dollar
expended. This shautlful time piece
will he drawn for on January 1. A corns
plete stock of Jewelry and holiday
goods, optician spedalttaa.
the best goods and most skilful wori*-
tr.uuhip. J- J. MERGER.
4l« Mulberry street.
LOVE AND DIVORCE.
Court Proceedings Often Sweep Away
Differences Between Man and Wife.
From tho Detroit Tribune.
We never mlia the water until the
well runs dry. We never, appreciate
the true vnlue of our friends until
they aro taken from ua. The normal
ly constitutor married couple who
have allowed cares of business, house
hold worries, social ambition, and the
acquisition nf great wealth to bring
about disharmony and estrangement
are apparently eager for divorce.
They come Into court still estranged
nnd Irreconcilable They hear the
attorneys go over the pitiful tala of
petty discords, and It begins to dawn
upon them that their hostility haa no
substantial basis. Instead of one fell
wrong or one particular characteris
tic which makes association Intoler
able, both parties often discover that
their disagreement Is due to an aggre
gation of minute annoyances, or a
Itlee of pln-pricka of which not one
would be worthy of attention If It
could be considered apart from all
the others, nnd which a little tolera
tion and a little tact aould turn aside
without harm. When the aggreg-
tlon Is shown up In the moat force
ful fashion of the trained pleader It
apparently Justifies the court tn Issu
ing a decree.
Whan a decree Is rendered which
separates s husband and wife be
tween whom there la no Just cause
for separation, each experiences a
strange revulsion of feeling. The
memories of the post come like
trooping ghosts to plead for a resto
ration of the unlop. The memories
of courtship day*, the lint days of
housekeeping, when perhaps both
were struggling with the necessary
problems of economy, the birth of the
children, the rearing of those which
survive, or. perhaps, the memory of
sorrow aa both parents stood beside
the open grave of those who are gone.
Theae and a thousand other things
wring the heart and compel a fair, un
prejudiced comparison between the
Joys and sorrows of the past, such as
sre the lot of every married couple,
and the miserable emptiness of the
present When the review Is fairly
taken there is one excellent way of
ending the embarrassments which be
set the independent way of both, and
that Is hy doing what Laurence C. ’
Phipps and his wife Genevieve ap
pear to be doing—beginning a second
courtship, and pleading a new suit
baaed upon the recollection of the
put and pledges for the future.
Pay your state, county and poll taxes
by December 26th and save costs and
InteresL
$7.70
vV-
Maeen to JscS-ionville. FIs, and Re.
turn Via Southern Railway.
Account annual meeting Southern
Educational Association. December
itth-list. 1M4, the Southern railway
willl sell tickets from all points within
a radius of three hundred miles of
Jacksonville at rate of one rare'plus
26 cents. Tickets on sale December
22th and nth, final limit January 4th.
IMC.
Taro (*) trains daily, leave Macon
2:16 a. ni, arrive Jacksonville 9; 25 a.
m. Leave Macon 9;M a. m, arrive
Jacksonville 7:49 p. m.
Ear further Information apply to
JAS. FREEMAN. T. P. A,
’Phone 424. Motor. G*.