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ANNOUNCEMENT
I wish to announce to the pub
lic that 1 have bought the Grocery
business, forme lly run by J. C. Aus
tin at 140 Railroad Ave., and solicit
a share of your business.
I have good delivery service and
your orders, will be given personal
attention and prompt delivery will
be made.
I am not making special prices
on any article, but promise you a
fair deal on every purchase from
this store. Phone 140.
G, W. RAYFORD.
I Daily shipment of fresh
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I BREAM PERCH
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J Manufacturers and dealers in Lumber, Shingles,
Laths, Mouldings, Sash, Doors, Mantels. Frames,
| Screens and other Shop Work to detail. Lime,
% Cement, Plaster, Wall Board, Composition and Metal
f Shingles, Paints, Oils and Builders Hardware.
| If you have a building lot unincumbered aad
one-third the amount in money that you want to
| put into a building, we will build for you by your
plans and specifications and let you pay the other
two-thirds like rent at eight per cent simple inter-
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| J. F. Darby Lumber Co.
| Vidalia, Georgia
MR. AND MRS. CHRISTIAN
LOSE LITTLE SON, LORAINE.
After a brief illness, little Claude
the three-year-old son of
Mt. and Mrs. Claude Christian, died
early Wednesday morning at the fam
ily residence on Durden street. Ip
a bank of white flowers the little
body lay in the tiny casket until 11
o’clock Thursday morning, when in,
the presence of many friends, tender;
words of ;com)fort and con sedation
were spoken by Rev. J. T. B. Aii
! derson, the interment following at
the Pine Crest cemetery.
The loss of this sweet hahe has
been a crushing blow to the father
; mother, and countless friends
! mount with them in their deep sor
|row. About a rear ago their oldest
'child, a lovely gir1 t was taken, and
j since then the tendrils of their as-
I section and love had centered upon
[the little boy', who proved the joy
and sHinshine of happy home.
fHE VIDALIA ADVANCE, VIDALIA, GEORGIA.
G. S F. OFFICIAL
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ROAD HAS MANY PLANS TO
HELP FARMERS IN THIS SEC
TION DURING COMING YEAR.
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Mr. W. H. lyahy, General Passen
ger Agent for the Georgia & Florida
Railway, has issued the following
statement reviewing the work of his
road the past year in promoting bet
ter agriculture in this section, and
outlining the plans of the road for
the coming year:
The Industrial and Agricultural
Department of the Georgia & Flori
da Railway are maintaining a spirit
of optimism in these days of business
depression, with the full conscious
ness that the situation-so far as bus
iness is concerned-is anything but
favorable; but, we ivnow that a re
adjustment is coming atm with the
readjustment, a new and steady in
flow of prosperity will obtain. We
should all take seriously into con
sideration, the fact a single crop
system in any country, is not depend
able. Let us foster and encourage
in every way, the estabtfsinent of
new money crops and the proper
methods of marketing them. It has
been demonstrated beyond the ques
tion of a doubt, that the ravages of
the 801 l Weevil and business depress
ion-due to low price cotton-can he
offset, if undertaken along the right
lines. The present time is an except
ion, as every commodity is affected.
South Georgia, the richest section
in the South in agricultural and other
resources MUST BF. DEVELOPED.-
Our land, thousands of acres of
which are now unoccupied, must lie
populated and cultivated. We are in
possession of natural wealth, the
immensity of which has never been
correctly estimated. Along develop
ment lines, the surface has only been
scratched and if the State, Chamber
of Commerce, the Business Men gen
erally a*nd the Raihvays-which are
natural territorial developers, will co
operate, South Georgia country will
become the richest section in the
Lhiited States. The soil, the Climate,
Water Power, Immense qua ities of
Hard Woods- and the m II !;ft
large quanities of pit titn' rMin-i
eral Deposits in large quani L-s, in-j
eluding deposits of Kaolin, the adapt
ibility of this section to stock rasing,
all combine to insure Golden results
to come with the proper development
efforts.
Speaking for the Georgia & Flori
da Railway,-it is our purpose during
the coming year to put on a number j
of campaigns for the purpose of co- j
operating vviththc people along our j
line in the establishment of new J
money crops and special effort will j
he made to induce manufacturers to
come into the territory and establish ■
plants at points where the raw tna-|
terial used-grows or is deposited in j
the earth in abundance.
Some of *he Thing* Accomplished
This Railway, after 5 years of hard
work, has succeeded,. in establishing
South Georgia as a Tobacco raising
section and it is with no little pride
that we can announce that last year,
there was planted along the line of |
the Georgia & Florida Railway, ap- j
proximately 10000 acres of "hright to
bacco” and that the 4 markets (Vi
dalia, Douglas, Nashville and Val
dosta and Nashville) sold Tobacco to
the amount of $060,000.00. Douglas,
Ga.-in the vicinity of which city* the
Tobacco business was started by the
Georgia & Florida Railway, is now the
leading market in Sar.th Georgia and
the sales at that point last year
amounted to $49.5,000.00. This was
accomplished by the employment of
an expert Tobacco Agent, who spends
his entire time instructing and en
couraging growers in the territory.
During the coming season special
efforts will he made to open up new
Tobacco territory and to safely and
sanely increase the acreage and at
th esame time maintain a high grade
quality of the product.
During last year / Sweet Potato
Curing houses were established on
the line regardless of the fact that
tlie prices of Sweet Potatoes. Like
everything else at the present time,
are very low, tlie.se houses are all
in operation and the operators arc
not discouraged. The establishment
of a market system for sweet pota
toes has been accomplished and the
Georgia & Florida Railway has em
ployed a sweet po'ato specialist who
visits these houses and who will com
mence at an early date to hold a se
ries of meetings a* different points
along the line of the G. & F., in
structing farmers with reference to
seed selection. »ultivation, curing,
grading, packing and shipping sweet
potatoes. With the return to normal
conditions the sweet potato will come
into its own as one of the South’s
greatest money crops, and it is our
hope and belief that by the end of
next season we will have at least IS
curing houses on the G. &. F.
It is the purpose of the G. &. F.
to encourage every farmer along its
line who will do sp to plant five or
more acres of Irish potatoes, upon a
guarantee by the Industrial and Agri
cultural Departments of a market for
the product.
Correspondence with people in ev
ery section of the country indicates
considerable interest in South Geor
gia, and every encouragement will be
offered good, progressive people to
come into our section and locate.
Literature dealing with the territory
has been compiled and is mailed daily
to inquirers in various parts of the
United States.
The Georgia & Florida Railway is
anything but dismayed at the pres
ent conditions and will redouble its
efforts to develop and make South
Georgia what nature intends that it
should be—The Garden Spot of the
South.
SCHOOL NOIES OF IH
IEHEST TO THE PUBLIC
We are glad to have back in school
Clayton Williamson, Sarah William
son and and Vance Mulling who are
again residents of Vidalia.
Miss Lucy Merritt was ill the first
part of the week and was unabte to
attend school on Monday.
The basket ball game with Brew
ton-Parker was a good one but our
boys had hard luck. Many oppor
-tunities for ringing the goal were giv
en them but only one time did the
ball go through from the field and
three foul goals were made. The
score was five to eighteen in favor
of Brewton-Parker.
The girs have been doing some real
hard practice tilts jweek preparing
for a game with the girls from Brew
ton-Parker next Friday afternoon.
All our girls are iti good trim and ex
pect to win the game. As many as
possibly can should go over to the
game and pull for the home team.
The Senior Boy Scouts has a call
meeting at the club house on Friday
night and a new organization was
perfected for the year. Winslow
Barker and Bernard Herring are pa
trol leaders and James Cromartie is
Senior Patrol Leader. r
On Tuesday evening these officers
met with the Scoutmaster and plan
ned a standard of excellence for
each monthly report. Every scout
will be expected to make at least
90 per cent of this standard. A pro
gram has been made for the meeting
Friday, January 28th, at 8:00 P. M.
We shall be glad to have present at
this meeting any dad or interested
adult.
The Girl Scouts had their regular
monthly meeting at the club house
Saturday night. the program con
sisted principally in reciting the va
rious parts of the tenderfoot test.
At the close of the program the
whole troop enjoyed singing the scout
songs. The presence of Mrs. Coombs
and Mrs. Mercer was appreciated.
Assurances of theii co-operation in
making the troop a live factor in the
life of girls encouraged the leaders
to undertake biggei things than ever
for the Scouts.
The people of the city have never
done anything in a definite way for
the Girl Scouts. The hoys were giv
en substantial aid in many ways
which they justly deserved but now
the girls should have the same sup
port. On Saturday, Jan. 29th, the
Girl Scouts will observe Tag Day for
the benefit of their troop and will
expect every citi.en. of Vidalia to
wear a tag on that day bearing the
words, “Girl Scout.” In other places
in this issue notice is called to this
plan of the girls.
On Wednesday afternoon a call
meeting of the Girl Scouts was held
at the school building and definite
plans were made to begin practice
tor field day progiam. The follow
ing are some of the various contests
to be held between the two patrols:
Pass and Goal Ball: Captain Ball;
Dodge Ball; Potato Race: Three-
Legged Race; 50-Yard Dash.
The Parent-Teacher Association
voted to pay for the making of a
cabinet for our Victrola records. The
cabinet has been made and is now
in the office. A large number of ex
cellent records is owned by the school
and this cabinet will make sure the
care of them.
Last week the 9th grade, which is
studying Ancient History, had a de
bate on. Resolved that Washington
was a greater man than Alexander.
The affirmative won. Much interest
was manifested hy the whole class
and the argument on both sides was
well presented. The papers w'ould
have been a credit to pupils even
much ojder.
The menjbers of the Otlh grade are
now working on original propositions
in plane geometry. The work is hard
soy them but those who are willing
to buckle down are coming through
all right.
The members of the Senior Class
have enjoyed during the last week a
study in chemistry of the prepara
tion and process of making ui many
useful articles in the home. The
practical part of their text hook
makes the subject matter very inter
esting.
WAS KILLED AND
THROWN INTO RIVER
ROBERT WILCOX, PROMINENT
YOUNG LUMBER CITY MAN, IS
MURDERED IN RIVER SWAMP.
Lumber City, Ga., Jan. 18.—With a
rope around his neck, in the of
infuriated citizens of this place and
Telfair county, J. C. Thompson, a
young white man of Wheeler county,
today made confession of the killing
of Robert Wilcox, a prominent young
man of Lumber. City, who has been
missing since Saturday.
Thompson, in his confession, impli
cated John Buchanan, a fisherman
and alleged I>oot-legger, and his neph
ew, Joe Thompson of Alamo of tak
ing part in the ciime. Buchanan is
being chased by a large posse, while
Joe Thompson is confined in jail at
Alamo.
The confessor stated that young
Wilcox had been shot down and his
body thrown in the Oconee river and
informed the citizens as to the loca
tion of the place where the murder
was perpetrated, and that Wilcox’s
hat. coat and shot gun could be found
hidden under a hush near the scene.
By the aid of Thompson's direc
tions, the crowd found Wilcox’s prop
erty. his hat showing blood stains and
was badly battered, and his coat was
also bloody. On the ground near
where the clothing was found, there
was a dried pool of blood and tracks
leading down to the edge of the wa
ter. Following his confession, which
occurred five miles from Lumber
City. Thompson was brought to this
place and turned over to the sheriff
and is now locked up in the local
jail.
Buchanan, whom Thompson impli
cated along with his nephew, is prac
tically unknown in these parts except
that he makes his living fishing up
and down the Oconee. Shortly af
ter Thompson confessed to the mur
der, a motor launch was dispatched
down the river in an effort to locate
him at one of his favorite haunts.
At a late hour tonight no news had
been received here from the motor
boat party.
One theory leading to the murder
is that young Wiicox, after comple
ting his inspection of the ties which
he went to see, iie took dinner with
Buchannati at the latter’s cabin, lo
cated on the edge of the Oconee
swamp near Cheney’s Ferry. After
Wilcox finished lunching with the
fisherman it is believed that he went
hunting, he having taken along his
shot gun for the purpose, and that
while in the woods he ran across a
still operated by Buchanan.
Later in the afternoon at the fish
erman’s hut Buchanan and Thomp
son. who is believed to have been a
partner of the /fisherman, accused
Wilcox of being a revenue officer
and he was attacked with a heavy
club, which caused ) ,s cteavn, and the
body was dragged into the swamp
and covered with leaves.
Thompson, it is stated, took the
party to the place where the body of
Wilcox was supposed to have been
buried. The body had been removed
in the meantime, hut that the young
man's hat, coat and gun v were found
buried in the brush. It was stated
that blankets inside the fisherman’s
shack were smeared with blood. It
is believed here that the body was
removed from its first burial place
and thrown in the river under the
cover of darkness.
The spot where the body is alleged
to have been thrown into the river
is located near Cheney's Ferry and
several boats are now engaged in
dragging the rivei in an effort to
locate the body.
A TONIC
Grove’s Tasteless chill Tonic restores
Energy and Vitality by Purifying and
Enriching the Blood. When you feel its
strengthening, invigorating effect, see how
it brings color to the cheeks and how
it improves the ap|>ctite, you will then
appreciate its true tonic value.
Grove’s Tasteless chill Tonic is simply
Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup. So
pleasant even children like it. The blood
needs QUININE to Purify it and IRON to
Enrich it. Destroys Malarial germs and
Grip germs by its Strengthening, Invigor
ating Effect. 60c.
TRUTH ABOUT AVERAGE MAN
Not a Bad Fellow at Heart, and Really
Is at -Least Entitled to
Toleration.
The average man is not a bad fellow
when you come to know him. You have
ro make his acquaintance if you are
not to hold yourself aloof from this hu
man, interdependent world, remarks a
writer in tlie Philadelphia Ledger. He
constitutes a majority. It is by his
vote that candidates are set up and
itvsues determined and business gov
erned and charities supported and
plays patronized. There is a great
deal of money in pleasing the aver
age wan. Moreover, the level of his
tastes is rising, though pessimists re
fuse to see it or to say so. He is ca
pable of education and he has traveled
far since liis training began.
He needn't always be given all that
he asks for; sometimes he makes mis
takes, and sometimes he wants what
isn’t good for him. Sometimes he
loses his head, and in an incendiary
or inebriate temper, loses that which a
cooler judgment in a c almer hour leads
hint to worry for. But on the whole
he is strangely reasonable and patient
and self-controlled. It is touching to
rind how often he is doing the best
he can, according to the light he has.
He serves the world far better than
some eccentric and unconventional
mortals who sneer at him tor following
a dull, unemotional routine.
Leaders of men have learned to deal
with the average man, to taik his lan
guage and to understand his ways.
They have taught the rank and tile
to discover a latent capacity and to
reveal a strength hidden and unsus
pected. They have had faith In “the
general good sense and honest inten
tions of mankind.” They have gen
uinely loved their fellows and their
sympathy has been real and manifest
Neither in war nor In pence is a vic
tory to be won unless the captains put
their confidence in a host.
SCORED ON THE PRINCIPAL
Young School Teacher Got Gloriously
Even for Long Series of Sarcas
tic Observations.
Now. the principal of ihis school ia
sarcastic as well as intelligent, and
whenever she happens to mention a
subject and finds that her teachers
are ignorant on the subject she
“bawls them out” for their ignorance.
Especially is this resented by the new
est recruit at the building.
Recently the principal acquired “a
man." who was a widower. She is
proud of the acquisition, mentioning
him often in her conversations.
The other morning she began to ask
the teachers about an article she had
just read in the paper. Now, none of
them had read it. Sarcastically she
asked: “Well, don’t any of you read
the papers?"
The newest recruit smiled sweetly
and wisely. “Os course," she returned,
“but not everything in them. We
just have time to read the society page
and then the death and funeral list
so that we shall know who the new
widowers are."— Indianapolis News.
Autoing for Wolves.
The motorcycle threatens to out
rival the broncho as an instrument of
locomotion ou Western ranches aud
cattle ranges. According to the Illus
trated World, cowboys are using it
for rounding up cattle, driving in stray
animals, inspecting long lines of
fences and other such work. By all
odds the most remarkable purpose for
which the motorcycle is employed,
however, is that of chasing coyotes.
Such a machine, if the terrain be not
too difficult can easily overtake one of
those little gray wolves, tiring the
beast down to a point where It can no
longer turn and dodge successfully.
Then it is simply a matter of a whirl
of the lariat, and the vicious brute,
with a few quick spurts of the motor
cycle is choked to death. —Philadel-
phia Public Ledger.
She Knew.
The girls in the seventh grade att
wore large hair bows made of beau
tiful. bright tissue paper. They were
not only inexpensive hut so pretty
that they were declared a great suc
cess until one day it rained and the
bows faded all over the little owners’
hair. Then great was the lamenting.
One of the boys looked from the
girls with their-spotted red and blue
and purple hair to two spinster teach
ers in the rifty-year-old class. “I don’t
know as they’re so budly off.” he re
marked to the teacher who was young
and pretty and with a strong sense
of humor. 'Td rather be faded ou ac
eouut of having beaus than to be on
account of not having them.”
Then teacher smiled. She too hart
preferences.—lndiana polls News.*
Belt Full of Sea Lion Scalps.
As the sea lion is regarded as the
worst enemy of the salmon, the state
of Washington pays a bounty of $2.30
on every sea lion scalp and recently
William Hunter, who devotes his en
tire time to hunting sea lions, collect
ed jiSSO for SS2 sc«)ps which he gath
ered during the season. Ttiis man is
also paid by the salmon fisheries for
hiv efforts to rid the waters of the
sea lions. He is known as the “king
of the sea lion hunters.”
Black Opal Prized.
Almost every known gem is miued
in Australia. The black opal is the
most beautiful of ail. It has Increased
SO«> per cent in value in Hie last two
years and the best quality now hriuga
nearly $49 a carat. It ranges iu size
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