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THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
VOLUME XIX
SUPT. BAGWELL SAYS
NO NEWJPOT NOW
HOLDS OUT LITTLE HOPE FOR
NEW FREIGHT DEPOT FOR
VKDALIA UNTIL BUSINESS FOR
RAILROADS IMPROVES.
In a conference last week between
W. J. DeLoach and W. A. Jones,
president and secretary of the Vida
lia Kiwams Club, with Superintendent
E. C. Bagwell of the Seaboard Rail
way, little hope for a new freight de
pat for Vidalie in the near futmre
was held out by the superintendent.
ilr. Bagwell said he waited'to see
ta new freight station here and that
he had a $25,000 building on his bud
get, but until times improved it was
•ut cf the question to get the money.
The Seaboard, he said, lost twu nul
lipn dollars for the first nine months
of the year and it was impossible
for them to borrow money. The road
was perfectly willing to move to a
new location if the people of Vidalia
would supply it with a building of
equal facilities, but for the railroad to
go to the expense of building it at
this time was out of the question, he
declared.
Bah Mr. DeLoach and Mr. Jones
pointed out to Mr. Bagwell that the
moving of freight cars thruugh the
heart of the city over constantly used
crossings was some day going to re
sult mi an accident that would cost
the ruad many times what a new de
pot would cost. They also told the
superintend*-** that a new depot at
this point would do much toward re
taining the good will of the shippers
of Vidalia and that increased freight
receipts at the local office would
juicily pay for the expense to which
the road would be put in erecting a
new freight station at another lo
cation .
Mr. P. T. Darby is visiting rela
tives and friends in Walton county.
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CAR BREAKERS SECURE
WAGON LOAD OF FLOUR
Robbers broke into a G. & F. ear
late Saturday night and secured a
case of shoes and forty sacks of
flour, only to have the stolen property
later recovered, due to a little boy *
reporting the theft to Constable T.
J. Ford, who with county Policeman
J. D. Mallard followed the trail of
the wagon several miles out of town
and arrested J. E. Johnson. Two
other men were with Johnson and
made their escape, but warrants have
been issued for their arrest and ofti- i
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cers hope to have them in custody
at an early date.
About ten o’clock Saturday night!
Constable Ford was notified by a lit-j
tie boy that some men had broken |
into a cur near the G. ft F. depot, 1
and going to the car Mr. Ford found i
that a large quantity of flour had
been removed. Many of the sacks
were in had order and- it was easy bo
follow’ the trail out the road toward
Kibhee. Several miles out of town
the wagon was overtaken and John
son was arrested, two men who were
with him making their escape. The
arrested man declared he knew noth
ing aboutthe other men, having been
asked to ride on the wagon.
With the flour the officers also se
cured the wagon, a dog and a blind
mule. Johnson is now in jail at
Lyons.
JR. B. Y. P. U. PROGRAM.
Subject—-Tales of the Red Men.
Scripture reading—Mildred Herring
Early wnrk—Ruby Sutton.
How Indian stories were saved —
Kathryn White.
An old chief and his work —Ruth
Anderson.
Some words from Christian In
dians—Juanita Carr.
Shining Moon and Little Brother:
Shining Moon—Lillian Moore.
Mother—Julia Meadows.
American girl—Evelyn Walker.
American women—Duffie Williams
Mildred Herring, Group Leader.
Vidalia Cotton Market, Thursday: 17c
VIDALIA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 1, 1921
NEW GRAND JURY
IS SUMMONED
ORGANIZES WITH C. If. WALKER
FOREMAN TO INVESTIGATE
KI.LLINK OTIS HOLMES—COURT
WILL ADJOURN FRIDAY
A grand jury for the November term
of the Toombs superior court was
drawn Monday by Judge Hardeman,
and convened Wednesday, electing C.
N. Walker foreman. The grand jury
will probably be in session but one
day, having been summoned for the
purpose of investigation the reeeni
I killing of Otig Holmes.
Only a short session of the court
w*s field Monday, after taking a large
■inker of default judgements, Judge
Hardeman adjourning court out of
respect to Judge Bennett Rawlings,
a former judge of the Middle circuit
who died Sunday at Sandersville. A
committee from the local bar, con
sisting of Attorneys Giles, Lankford,
Brown, Corbitt and DeLoach were ap
pointed to draft a suitable memorial
which will be read to the court Fri
day.
The trover suit of Mrs. C. L. Pal
mer against Dr. H. F. J. Arundel, in
which the plaintiff sought to recover
10 head of cattle which were quaran
tined and dipped last May, resulted in
a verdict for the defendant, the plain
tiff being required to pay all costs mt
dipping the cattle and also the court
costs.
Tfie suit mt C. N. Walker against
Qineia Collins, Henry Mobley and
Ada Mobley, being a suit for land, re
sulted u a verdict for the defendant.
Tfie court will be in session the bal
ance es the week, adjourning Friday
afternoon.
FIRST MONTGOMERY FAIR
WAS SPLENDID SUCCESS
The first Montgomery county fair
held Wednesday to Saturday of last
week, brought out some splendid
exhibits from the farms of the coun
ty, and was largely attended. Finan
cially, the receipts of the fair ex
ceeded the expectations of the offi
cers, and considering the business
depiession, the managVment wps
greatly pleased at the showing made-
The fair will be made an annual
event and next year the promoters
hope to improve on the fair held this
year in many ways.
FOR vSALE—Seed Wheat. See
Vidalia Flour Mill.
Official Organ City of Vidalie
M. E. CONFERENCE
MAKES APPOINTMENTS
RET. T. B. PHARR ASSIGNID
TO LYONS—REV. W- M. BLITCH
RETURNED TO VIDALIA—NEXT
SESSION AT WAYCROSS-
Rev. T. E. Pharr is to fie the new
pastdr of the Lyons charge, Rev. W.
M . ilitch being r eturned to Vidalia,
the appointments for the South Geor
'gia fkmference being announced on
Monday afternoon at the final session
at Tifton. Waycross was selected
for the 1922 meeting.
The full list of appointments for the
Mcßae and Dublin districts are given
below:
Mcßae District.
J. j M . Outler, presiding elder.
I Alamo circuit, R. W. Cannon; Al
tamaha circuit, C. A. Martin; Baxley,
! station, L. A. Brown; Baxley circuit,
C. G. Ernest; Cedar Grove circuit,
to be supplied by W. E. Kinchen;
Center circuit, O. H. Rhodes; Chaun
cey and Milan, I. K. Chambers;
Claxton, S. A. Hearn; Cobbtown cir
cuit, W. J. Simmons; Daisy siruuit,
to be supplied by Edgar A. Martin;
Eastman, J. H. Mather; Glennville
circuit, L. fe. Me Michael; Graham
circuit, O. S. Smith; Hagan circuit,
J. E. Channell; Ha-zlehurst, H. L.
Pearson; Helena and Scotland, I. L.
Lewellyn; Jacksonville circuit, L. T.
Rogers; Lumber City circuit, E. E.
Gardner; Lyons, T. B. Pharr; Mcßae,
’ M. R. Heflin; Mt. Vernon circuit,
Moses Register; Reidsville and Shi
loh, R. F. Dennis; Rhine Circuit, W.
W. Hill; Surrency circuit, C. A. Mor
rison; Uvalda and Alston, Z. T.
Johnson; Vidalia, W. M. Blitch;
West Green circuit, W. C. Bryant;
South Georgia College—president, J.
D. Smith, Mcßae. Q. C. ; South Ga.
i College—professor, G. N. Rainey,
Mcßae Q. C.
Dublin District.
J. P. Dell, presiding elder.
[ Adrian circuit, L. A. Brown; Brew
. ton circuit, I. R. Kelley; Bartow
circuit, A. W. Quillian; Davisboro
circuit, A. P. Segers; Dexter circuit,
. H. E. Wells; Dublin, First church, J.
i M. Glenn, George C. Thompson, su
pernumerary: Dublin, Centenary, J.
. E. Sampley; Dublin circuit, j. F.
1 Ford; Dudley circuit, W. S. John
; son; Garfield circuit, J. D. McCord;
i Graymont and Portal, M. A. Shaw;
Kite circuit, O. H. Rhodes; Louis
ville, C. T- Clarke; Metter circuit, C.
L- Rogers; Midville circuit, S. W.
Brown ; Scott circuit. N. M. Lovein;
Soperton circuit, E. L. Wainwright;
Stapleton circuit T. E. Murray; Still
more circuit, J. W. Connors; Swains
boro station, W. A. Tyson; Swains
boro circuit, E. A. Sanders; Vidette
circuit, G. R. Stephens; Wadley cir
cuit, J. H. Allen; Wrens and Mt.
Moriah, W. N. Hill; Wrightsville
station, J. C. Griner; Wrightsville
circuit, to be supplied by C. G.
Johnson.
Rev. Jason Shirah, who has serv
ed the Lyons charge for the past
three years, is assigned ta the Plains
circuit in the Americus district.
A. L. POWELL, OAK PARK,
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
A. L. Powell of Oak Park was
accidentally shot last Saturday morn
ing while handling a pistol, the bul
let entering the thigh and making an
ugly flesh wound.
The wound is not regarded as se
rious and Mr. Powell will no doubt
be out in a few days.
NOTICE HUNTERS.
Get hunting license and be on the
safe side of the law. It is my inten
tion to rigidly enforce the game and
j fish laws in this county. Be sure
you also have permission to hunt on
lands that are not your own.
L. D. MORRIS,
County Game Warned.
“MEASURING PARTY" AT
HOME OF MRS. JONES
The local auxiliary of the Presby
terian church will give a “measuring
party* at the home of Mrs. W. A.
Jones on Church street Friday after
noon, December 2nd, at three-thirty
o’clock.
The ladies of all the other church
societies in tows are saoit eordially
invited to attenß.
WANT ROUTE OF HIGHWAY
THROUGH VIDALIA CHANGED
A number of citizens of Vidalia are
agitating a change in the route of the
highway from Mt. Vernon to Lyons
through Vidalia so as to avoid a lot
of giade crossings over the tracks of
the Seaboard and M. D. ft S. Rail
ways.
These citizens point out that if the
highway is changed at the first rrnss
ing M. D. & S. about a mile west (
of the city and is brought through
to First street near the Vidalia public '
school building, a number of crossings
will be cut out and about three- quar
ters of a mile will be saved in the
length of the highway.
Engineers for the highway depart
ment who have gone over the road
have been favorably impressed with
the change suggested and the plan
will be considered by the board be
fore the route is definitely agreed on
CITY COURT JURY LIST
FOR DECEMBER TERM
J. R. Ryals, F. Q. Jones.
J. L. Jones, Alva Nobles.
J. L. Wolfe, M. Anderson.
J. A. Pughsley, J. I. Aaron.
W. J. Scott, Geo. F. Milligan.
Geo. B. McLeod, J- A. McLeod.
J- L. Mclntyre, W. M. Mchemore.
W. W. Odom, W. H. Rollison.
C. C. Coursev, T. H. Faircloth.
R. S. Sharpe, J. P. Brown.
J. C. McSwair., Oscar Taylor.
W. I- Graybill, T. O. Walker.
B. H. Coursey, W. T. Ryals.
L. B. Edenfield, F. M. Rabun.
D. K. McKenzie, B- L. Thompson.
H. K. Lanier, W. W. Stanley.
C. M. McSwain, W. H. Higgs.
J. S. Sutton, Dr. H. C. Sharpe.
C. W. Bugg, C. E. Corley.
W. L. Findley, B. M. Brown.
W W. Anderson, J. L. Wilke*.
J. C- Anderson, P. G. Wheeler.
PARENT-TEACHER ASSO.
MEETS DECEMBER IK
The regular meeting of the Parent-
Teacher Association for December
will be held Friday afternoon, De
cember 16th, at three o’clock at the
school auditorium. The program for
this occasion will consist of Christ
mas carols and other Yuletide music,
rendered by pupils of the school un
der the direction of the teachers of
the various departments.
The December hostess committee
is as follows:
Mrs. H. L. Burkhalter, Chairman.
Mrs. E. L. Meadows, Mrs- F- M. Ra
bun, M's. H. F. J. Arundel, Mrs.
Royal Page, Mrs. Joe Hackel, Mrs.
W. J. Wllliaipson, Mrs. G. W. Ray
ford, Mrs. L. B. Godbee, Mrs. H.
L. Cromartie.
Mothers and fathers and other
friends of the school are sincerely
urged to attend these meetings.
Mrs. J. W. POE, Pres.
OUT-DOOR PAINTING I
Requires the best quality of I
Paint. It requires a paint that will Ij
wear well, and will not crack, peel I
or blister. Our ever increasing I
paint business is good evidence,
that the people of this section ap- I
preciate the wearing and lasting I
qualities of our paints. |j '
Lowest prices consistent with I
quality. |
See us before painting your I
home. I
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Hardware Comply I
Telephone No. 16
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NUMBER 48
MUST STILL SiP
CATTLE JT LARGE
FARMERS IN LOWER EDGE OF
COUNTY WHO HAVE CATTLE
IN FIELDS ARE RELEASED
FROM FURTHER DIPPING.
j, Under an order of the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture, effective on
1 December Ist, the farmers in the Low
er edge of the county who were com
pelled to continue dipping their cattle
owing to tick-infected oxen being
brought into their section, were re
leased from further dipping where
cattle were confined <n fields. Dip
ping will have to be continued for
cattle still on the open range.
Rr. Arundel, who is in charge «£
the work in this county, states that
a close watch will be kept on all the
range cattle, and that owners of cat
tle tifl on anges will be required to
dip cattle regularly.
A section of Treutlen county that
has been required to dip up to this
time was also released on the first
of December.
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COLORED BOY RECEIVES
CUTS MEANT FOR ANOTHER
Twenty some odd catgtrt stitches
were required to hold together the
anatomy of one Willie Montgomery
after he had been thragh the hands
of Joe Dry last Thursday evening*
the cutting occurring inthe neighbor
hood of the African Baptise church
of Vidalia, and on the road to Mont
gomery’s home. Both of the partic
ipants are colored sports about IS
years of age.
Montgomery says that he was on
his way home in a peaceful mood
when he was attacked in the dark
(and that the two big gashes which
Dry inflicted on hie person are pain
ful and deep.
Dye, after having been arrested, ac
knowledged that the joke was on him,
as Montgomery was not the party he
was waiting for at all, bnt he did not
know of the mistaken identity until
after his razor work was about com- ,
pleted.
The doctor who officiated after the
cutting contends that though the cut
running from the back of the head
to the front of the shoulder blade is
long and the cut running from a
point in the flank near the backbone
to hip is more or less deep, the stitch
es and plaster applied will hold the
victim together and that Montgomery
will get well.
Dry has been arrested on a warrant
charging him with assault with in
tent to murder and is in jail at Ly
ons to await trial.