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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
VOLUME XIX
POltn NAMES
TWffifSSIS
MESSRS T G. POE, J. S. JEN
KINS AND L. B. GODBEE SE
LECTED-LIGHT AND WATER
RATES REDUCED
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At the regular monthly meeting of
the city council held Monday night,
Messrs. T. G. Poe, J. S. Jenkins
and L,. B. Godbee were selected for
the board of tax assessors. The
board will start their sessions at an
an early date.
The council decided it would be a
jjfreat accommodation to the public
if lights were furnished for the post
office lobby, and in the future the
- will find the lobby weil lightl
ed.
Rate* Reduced
The recent reduction of water and
light rates went into effect June Ist.
According to the new schedule, the
light minium is 10 hours, and after
the minimum is passed the new rate
of 12 cents pec kilowat hour will ap
ply instead of the old rate of IS cts.
Rate for motors was also reduced,
■the first 100 hours being charged for
at 10 cents per hour, Instead of 15
cents, the old rate. After the first
100 hours the rate will be 9 1-2 cents.
As a reduction in the water rate the
minimum was raised from 2000 gal
lons to 3000 gallons.
HONOR ROLL.
Following is the honor roll of the
Baptist Sunday School, 2nd grade,
junior department, for May:
Dorothy McGlohon, Maurine Dar
by, Hazel Shuman, Juanita Thomp
son. Dorothy Huie.
We were glad to have one of our
old pupils, Mary Allen Culpepper, of
Lyons, with us last Sunday.
Olive Horton is visiting in North
Carolina and we miss her.
| THE RELIEF OF EYE STRAIN I
IS OUR SPECIALTY. J
* We provide glasses to meet every //f
% defect and give the eye .free, easy £
| vision and increase ability for workJ
| or study. £
| W. E. WALKER, Jr., Registered Optometrist \ !
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR
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Notice of Reduction in Ford Prices
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The following prices on Ford cars are
effective June 7th, 1921, f. o. b. Detroit:
Touring Car - - $415
Runabout - - - $370
Chassis - - - - $345
Coupe - - - - $695
Sedan - - - $760
Ton Truck Chassis $495
No change in Tractor prices.
.STRICKLAND MOTOR CO.
Authorized Ford Dealers
PHONE 242 VIDALIA, GA.
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CITY COURT HEARS
* PLEAS OF GUILTY.
The city court was in session for
a short time Monday, a number of
pleas of guilty being heard by Judge
Corbitt. The cases disposed of were
as follows:
G. W. Overstreet, po::sessing beer,
plea of guilty; SSO or 3 months.
Lee O’Neal, drunk on highway,
plea of guilty; SSO or 3 months.
W. D- Slocum, possessing beer
and possessing still, plea of guilty
in each case; $l5O or 6 months in
each case.
Sid Giimes, possessing still and
possessing beer, plea of guilty; SSO
or 6 months in each case.
Nowel Dixon. concealed pistol;*
SSO or 6 months.
TOOMBS COUNTY SINGERS
MET IN LYONS SUNDAY.
I The Toombs County Singing Con
vention in session at Lyons Sunday
v/as largely attended and the sing
| ers fr. m this and adjoining counties •
enjoyed the day to the fullest.
Prof. D. D. Moore presided and
in addition to class singing there
were several numbers rendered by
quartettes and a beautiful solo by
Miss Gillis of Soperton.
Ajt. the afternoon session the con
vention enjoyed a talk by Mr. C. S.
Meadows. Sr., and paid tribute to
J. M. Tapley.
LOCAL BUILDERS LAND
JEFFERSONVILLE CONTRACT
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Messrs. J. T. Ragan & Co., local
contractors, were last week awarded
the contract tor the erection of the
new; school building at
The building will cost in the neigh
, borhood of $35,000 when fully com
pleted.
Mrs. W. A. Jones entertained the
Round Dozen Club last Friday after
• noon, the home being attractively
r decorated in yellow flowers. After
an enjoyable game of Rook, Mrs.
i l Jones, assisted by Mrs. Austin, serv
j ed a delicious salad course.
VIDALIA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1921
ONE NAN DEAD;
3 BAW WOUNDED
FEUD BETWEEN FAMILIES HAS
FATAL ENDING FOLLOWING A
PITCHED BATTLE IN ROADU
WILLIAM GALBREATH DEAD-
William Galbreath is dead, his son
in-law, Tom Tippett, is dangerously
wounded, Ciceio Mathews * and his
son, Fred, are dangerously, if not
fatally wounded, while Tom Galbreath
and Manny Booth, brother and son
in law of the dead man respectively,
are in jail at Lyons, as a result of a
pitched battle between the two fam
ilies early Monday morning in the
road between Sharpe Spur and Cen
ter church.
The Galbrcalths and the Mathews
live in the same neighborhood and
'all are prominent farmers. borne
months ago, in the city court some
charges were brought by the Gal
breaths against a Mathews boy and
two other boys of the neighborhood
for breaking out a large number of
window lights in the Galbreath school
building and much feeling between
the families had developed, and the
fatal feud resulted from this incident.
Neighbors who were attracted to
the scene by the shocking, found
William Galbreath dead in the road
and three wounded men near by.
Cicero Mathews was removed to
his home, while F*d Mathews and I
Tom TippetjE were brought to the
Vidalia Hospital for treatment. All
the wounded men have serious in
juries. Both Cicero and Fred Math
ews received pistol shots in the ab
domen. while Tippett received a load
of buckshot in the hip.
According to the story of the af
fray as generally accepted, Cicero and
Fred Mathews had been to the home
of a neighbor to borrow a cultivator
and were returning in a wagon by
way of a settlement road which runs
near the Galbreath home. They met
up with William Galbreath. Tom Gal
breath. Tom Tippeitt and Mannie
Booth, who had been out picking
blackbet ries. It is said the shooting
started almost immediately, the Gal
breaths, Tippett and Booth having
pistols, while the Malthews had a |
shotgun loaded with buckshot and it
is said also had a pistol.
B(jth Cicero and Fred yMathews
were badly wounded from the pis
tols in the hands of their adversa
ries, Fred Mathews with the shotgun
killing William Galbreath and badly
Official Organ City of Vidalia
JOHN C. CALHOUN I
DIES AT MT. VERNON. |
Mr. John C. Calhoun, a prominent
citizen of Montgomery county, died
last Friday morning at his home at
\ft. Vernon, after a long illness.
Funeral services, and interment took
place at Mt. Vernon Sunday.
Mr. Calhoun was born Long
Pond in Montgomery county Sept. 8,
1854. and was the son of Thomas B.
Calhoun, an early settler of the coun
ty. Besides his wife, he is survived
bv two brothers. Rillie Calhoun of
Uvalda and Col. M. B. Calhoun of
Mt. Vernon, and four sisters, Mrs.
Sallie Brewton of Belleville, Mrs. A.
E. Lennon and Mr®. G. K. Murchi
son of Vidalia, Mrs. L. L. Campbell
of Mcßae.
FLOE
INJPERATIOH
PROSPECTS FOR TOBACCO CROP
IN THIS SECTION ARE FAIRLY
GOOD—THE WAREHOUSE WILL
OPEN LATE.
The Vidalia Flue Factory has al
ready opened and operations have
been started for the new tobacco
season, shipments for the barns now
being made daily.
The tobacco season this year will
open a little later than usual, owing
to the backwardness of the season,
but> it is said that the season at -the
Vidalia Tobacco Warehouse will be
bigger than last year..
Several of the growers in this im
mediate section did not plant tobacco
this year, but the one? who were more
successful in this business last year
have increased the acreage and the
increase will more "than take care of
the loss. It is also reported here
that some ttarHibuSes in this territo
ry which were open and did rather
well last season will not undertake a
selling season this year on account
of reductions in their immediate ter
ritory, and the shipments from these
places to Vidalia should make the
coming season better here.
Planters who have reported on the
I grow'*i to this date have made no
I serious complaint about the general
condition of the crop, and with fa
vorable weather from now on the
tobacco raisers should do welf.
Messrs. Warren & Pollard, lessees
of the tobacco warehouse at this
point, have made an inspection trip
through this section and seem fairly
well satisfied with the propect. but
owing to the backwardness of the
growth, it is understtod they will de
lay the opening at least a week or
ten days later than last year.
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wounding Tom Tippett.
The dead man was about forty-five
years of age and was born and reared
in the neighborhood where he met
his death. The Mathews are com
j paratively new comers in this section
having moved here from some other
part of the country.
Following the shooting, Tom Gal
breath came to Vidalia and got doc
| tors for the wounded and made a re
port to officers about the shooting,
later being arrested by County Police
man Mallard, as was also Manny
Booth, and placed in jail at Lyons.
Tippett and Fred Mathews were
I brought to the hospital in Vidalia.
Wfilliam Galbreath was interred in
j ithe Galbreath cemetery on Tuesday,
| with the impressive ceremonial of
■ the Odd Fellows, he being a mem!)cr
i of the Vidalia lodge of that order.
News from the bedside of the
j wounded men Thursday morning was
j that all were resting fairly comfort
i ably, and while they are in a critical
J condition* they have about an even
chance to recover.
NOTICE TO HOG AND
CATTLE RAISERS.
I pay the highest market
price for cattie and hogs. Car
load shipments going every
Thursday. Located at the Na
tional Stock Yards.
* See me if you have cattle or
hogs to sell.
J. E. THOMPSON,
VIDALIA, GA.
LOCAL BALL TEAM
DROPS ANOTHER GAME
EASTMAN DEFEATS VIDALIA IN
PRETTY GAME AT McRAE ON
LAST FRIDAY BY A SCORE OF
FIVE TO THREE.
With both teams playing league
ball, the strong Eastman team got
in the second defeat of the season
against Vidalia at Mcßae last F’ri
day afternoon.
Stillmore was defeated Monday
by a score of 10 to 9, and Tuesday
a ( t Hazlehurst in a fa9t, clean game
the locals were victorious bv a score
of 5 to 1.
Eastman 5; Vidalia 3.
•Score: B H E
Vidalia 010 000 011 3 8 3
Eastman OOQ 000 50x 5 9 1
Batteries : Bloodworth and Butler;
Ryal? and Wright.
Vidalia 10; Stillmore 9-
Score: R H E
Vidalia 010 223 020 10 13 5
Stillmore 013 023 000 9 8 7
Batteries: Snuith, Tapley and But
ler; Hudson and Collins.
Vidalia 5; Hazlehurst 1.
Score: K H E
Vidalia 000 201 020 5 13 1
Hazlehurst 000 000 010 13 3
Batteries: Smith and Butler; Bean
and — —.
Vidalia 13; Claxton 2.
Playing at Reidsville Wednesday,
Vidalia defeated the strong Claxton
team in rather a one-sided game.
Score: R H E
Vidalia 150 310 12x 13 15 2
Claxton 100 000 010 2 2 2
Batteries—Norris and Jackson; Clark,
Warren and Durrence4
Two Games Next Week-
So far, two games are scheduled
fpr Viext week on the local diamond,
Stillmore coming for a game Monday,
while Mfllen will play Thursday.
City authorities Thursday announce
the sale of the sewer bonds at par,
less expenses connected with their
sale. The net price to the city will
he about 96.
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VIDALIA METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL.
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'SEASONABLE
SUGGESTIONS
Ice Cream Frezers
Screen Wire Cloth
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Water Coolers
Plow Hoes
Paints
Shovels
Hoes, Rakes
Garden Plows
Cotton Planters
Guano Distributors
And such other goods as you
expect to find at a first class
Hard store store.
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Telephone No. 16
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NUMBER 23
ADVANCE AND PROGRESS
UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT
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Announcement is mane at Lyons
this week of the sale of the Lyons
Progress ;to N. C. Napier, the pub
lisher of the Advance. Mr. A. K.
McGill, who has edited the Progress
for a number of years, will re-enter
the newspaper business in another
field. ,
Mr. L. C. Smith, an experienced
newspaper man from Summerville,
(>a., arrived Monday at Lyons to ac
cept a position as associate editor
and business manager of the Pro
gress.
No change in the policy of the Pro
gress will be made, and the paper
will continue to he published from its
own plant at Lyons.
DOCTORS MEET
HEBE WEDNESDAY
TWELFTH DISTRICT MEDICAL
SOCIETY WILL BE IN SESSION
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ON FIFTEENTH—MANY VISIT
ORS EXPECTED.
The 12th District Medical Society
will have its annual session in Vida
lia next Wednesday, and about forty
physicians from over the district are
expected, as well as a number of
visitors.
The business session of the society
will be held at the city hall, begin
ning at 2 o’clock, and will include re
ports of the officers as well as the
reading of a number of interesting
papers.' Following the session, the
physicians will enjoy a swim at the
natatorinm and then will drive to the
Vidalia Hospital for a tour of in
spection of this up to date hospital..
At 7 o’clock the physicians will be
the guests of the Kiwanis Club at a
banquet given in their honor at the
New Vidalia Hotel.
The public is invited to he present
at the city hall Wednesday afternoon
-.. —For Sale—Beautiful pansy blos
’soms. 5 cents per dozen. Duffie
Williams, 113 West St., Oconee Hts.