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BtMta iuirial auii &lub Notes
Telephone Number Twenty-three.
Cooper-Kempson ■
Marriage of Interest
The marriage of Miss Annie Coop
er, of Ozark, Ala., to Mr. J. C. Kemp
son of Holloywood, a. which occured
Thursday morning in Savannah was
of much social interest to the friends
of Miss Cooper, who has made Vida
lia her home for the past three
months, having held a responsible po
sition with the Western Union Tele
graph office here.
Mr. Kempson is a valuable attachee
of the Southern Railway.
Mr. and Mrs. Kempson will make
their home in Hollywood.
Business Meeting Womans
M. E. Missionary Society Held
The regular business meeting of
the Womans Missionary Society was
held at the church on Monday after
noon at 3 o’clock.
The meeting was opened by sing
ing, “More Love To Thee.”
The President being absent from
the city, the meeting was presided
over by Mrs. G. F. Granade.
The devotional was from the 15th
chapter of John and many references
to Jesus as a missionary were given.
After the devotional, the roll was
called by the Recording Secretary,
Mrs. J. W. Vann.
Reports from the officers were en
couraging for the first quarter. Mrs.
L. C. Williams, Superintendent of Bi
ble Study, reported three interesting
meetings with a large attendance.
Thirty being enrolled.
Superintendent of Junior Mission
ary Society reported 42 enrolled.
The Mission Study Class, with Mrs.
G. F. Granade as teacher, will begin
the study of the book, “Moslem Wo
men” at our next meeting.
Mrs. Ragan, the Treasurer, reports
$163.00 paid on pledges and dues
this quarter.
The amount raised by the Society
for last year included Pledges and
Dues in the amount of $300.; Local
Work $349.35; Belle Bennett Mem
orial $61.15, makinfi a total of $7lB.
50.
Flower committee for February is
Mrs. P. J. McNatt and Mrs. E. M.
Auld.
Methodiat Women
Meet In Brunswick
The South Georgia Womans Mis
sionary convened in Annual Session
in Brunswick this week. Mrs. W. R.
Brewer represented the local auviliary
at this meeting. Mrs. M. A. Shaw,
is conference Superintendent of Bi
ble and Mission Study is also in at
tendance. This conference repre
sents 9,00 South Georgia Missionary
women. In addition to their regular
work, which approximated last year
$112,000, they have made a special
offering this year of $38,000 as a
Memorial to Miss Belle Bennett.
All this exclusive of the amounts
paid through the regular channels of
the church.
Circle Meetings Held By
Women of Baptist Society
On Tuesday p. m. February Ist,
Circle No. 1 met at the home of Mrs.
J. Carl Hodges, with seven present.
The devotional was in charge of
Mrs. W. O. Davis, using for a scrip
ture lesson the sth chapter of Matth
ew; followed by prayer by Mrs. Mil
ler.
Ashort business session was held
and Mrs. Hodges served refreshments.
The next meeting w:i! be held on the
Ist Tuesday in March with Mrs. G.
L. Jackson.
“Community Service”
Subject For Womans Mub
Mrs. A. C. Jenkins vas leader of a
very interesting “Community Serv
ice” program, at the regular meeting
of the Vidalia Womans Club, on Wed
afternoon.
Os what Importance is the Influ
ence of A Small Woman’s Club, was
discussed by Mrs. J. G. Mosley in a
very interesting way. A reading
given by Mrs. J. W. Bracken was most
entertaining. Mrs. H. P. Willbanks
read a paper on “Problems of Juvi
nile Delinquency,” which was enjoy
ed. A general discussion on the sub
ject of Our Local Responsibility was
held.
The hostesses for this meeting
were Mrs. H. P. Willbanks, Mrs. A.
L. Vann and Mrs. Herman McArthur.
Bronte Study Club
Meets With Mrs. Thompson
At the home of Mrs. J. E. Thomp
son, on Durden street, was held the
regular meeting of the Bronte Study
Club, last Thursday afternoon, Feb
ruary 3rd.
The home was artistically decorat
ed in early spring flowers—bowls of
jonquils and narcissus being placed
attractively about the rooms.
An unusually good attendance
showed the interest and enthusiasm
of the club, preparatory to the under-,
taking of several important plans of
spring work.
The presence of Mrs. J. C. Mead
ows after an extended absence on ac
count of illness in her family, was a
source of much pleasure to all and
she was greeted with a round of ap
plause. .
A short business session was held
after which the following intersting
program was given, appropriate to (
“Georgia Day,” which comes on Feb
ruary twelfth.
Early settling of Georgia—Miss
Claudia McDonald, leader.
Natural Wonders in Georgia—Mrs.
Club Chorus —“Georgia Land.”
F. M. Rabun.
Vocal Solo Little Dorothy Roun
tree.
Junior Chorus —Miss Coile, Direct
°r'Captital Cities of Georgia—Miss
Harris.
•sußUinoji osinoq—ops oue s ci
Reading, “Georgia Land”—Esther
Hackel.
Memories of Stanton Dorothy
Huie.
Roll Call was responded to with
names of noted Georgians.
Following the close of this pro
gram, dainty refreshments were serv
ed by th ehostesses, Mrs. Thompson
and Mrs. T. J. Ainsworth.
B. W. M. S. Meeting
Held At Church Tueaday
The W. M. S. met on Tuesday p. m.
February Bth at the church at 3:30
for the regular Business and Pro
gram Meeting.
Circle No. 1 was in charge and
rendered the following program, the
subject being “What is a Missionary?’
1 Hymn—“ The Son of God Goes
'Forth To War.”
( Bible Study—Mrs. J. R. Miller,
leader.
Prayer for our Missionaries—Mrs.
J. C. Bobitt.
Paper, “What is a Missionary?”—
Mrs. J. R. Miller.
Paper, “Knowing the Missionary”
—Mrs. H. A. Turner.
Paper, “The Missionary of Today”
—Mrs. O. O. Williams.
Paper, “Modern Missionary Hero
ism”—Mrs. Marvin Davis.
Paper, “ The World’s Missionary
Force”—Mrs. Rentz.
Paper, “The Missionary’s Reward”
—Mrs. W. O. Davis.
Hymn—“ Jesus Shall Reign.”
Closing Prayer—Mrs. T. R. Lee.
After the program a short business
session was held presided over by the
President, Mrs. O. O. Williams.
, All the Circles made good reports.
I A short talk on Personal Service
was given by Mrs. J. R. Miller. Mrs.
Williams made arangements and ap
pointed committees to take charge of
the Prayer Meeting on Wednesday
night.
Miss Rose Jones has returned to
her home in Washington, D. C., after
,being the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.
uosipuf uo auioq Jiaqi ‘sauof *y
street.
Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Thompson, ac
companied by Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Jones, spent a few days in Savannah
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Dorough and
children left Tuesday for Columbus,
where they will be the guests of rela
tives and friends.
Mrs. I. D. Stewart spent Tuesday
; in Statesboro as the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. L. H. Shuman.
Among the out of town visitors to
the city this week were: Mr. Ernest
Oatts, Hazlehurst; Mr. Charles Gar
butt, Lyons; Mr. Hugh Graham, Dub
lin; Mr. M. M. Williamson, Bruns
wick; Dr. A. M. Gates and Mr. J.
Wade Johnson, Mt. Vernon.
Mrs. Joe Phillips left Saturday for
Bowling Green, Ky., to join Mr. Phil
j lips, where they will make their home.
Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Thompson had
as their guest this week, Mr. Hershel
Smith of Americus.
Col. B. P. Jackson and Col. D. C.
' | Pattillo were business visitors to Dub
| lin last week.
I Miss Mildred Herring, who is a
! student at Bessie Tift College, and
’ j Messrs. Bernard and Emory Herring
jof Mercer University, Macon, have
j returned to resume their studies af
j ter being called home on account of
; the death of their grand-mother, Mrs.
\ Catherine Mcßride.
j Mr. H. M. Tarpley was a visitor to
j Reidsville this week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Ainsworth had
| as their guests this week Mr. and Mrs.
; ;J. T. Ford and Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Ainsworth of Newton, Miss.
Mrs. J. E. Thompson returned
Thursday from Atlanta where she
went to buy spring goods for her mil
; linery and dry gods store.
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Brice and fam
ily are now at home in their beauti
ful new home on Magnolia Heights.
Mrs. A. J. Brundage returned on
Thursday from Macon, where she has
been the guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Millirons.
Friends of Mrs. Mark Mathews will
be glad to learn that she is resting
nicely after a slight operation at the
Vidalia Hospital.
Mr. Douglas, manager of the Geor
gia Power Company station spent the
week-end at Stone Mountain.
Dr. H. A. Deep and Mr. R. C. Wil
son were in Macon this week.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. McColskey have
as their guest their son, Mr. Herman
'. McColskey of Jasksonville, Fla.
Mr. H. Skurow has returned from
a business trip to Dublin.
Mr. E. L. Meadows has returned
from a business trip to Savannah.
Mr .and Mrs. M. A. Russell and son,
Dick, spent Friday in Graymont-Sum
mit.
Presiding Elder Wainwright of the
Mcßae District M. E. Church South
was the week-end guest of Mr. and
Mrs. M. A. Shaw.
Mr. E. A. Blount and family are now
at home in the house formerly occu
pied by Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Brice.
Mr. A. J. Brundage and Dr. J. E.
Mercer will spend the week-end in
Savannah
Mrs. J. Wade Johnson and daught
er, Marguerite, and Mrs. M. B. Cal
houn of Mt Vernon were in Vidalia
Shopping on Monday.
Mrs. Roscoe Ledford, Editor
i Beloved Woman Is
Called By Death
Sunday Morning
The hearts of the people of Vida
were saddened Sunday by the death
of Mrs. Catherine Mcßride, wife of
the late Mr. D. S. Mcßride, and one of
the city’s oldest and most prominent
women, which occured at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. V. B. Herring,
I Sunday morning at 4 o’clock.
Mrs. Mcßride, who was seventy
two years of age, was born and reared
where Vidalia now stands, living her
entire life here, never leaving the
state. She is a member of one of
Georgia’s oldest families, the Mcln
tyres who came over from Scotland.
Mrs. Mcßride is survived by one
brother, Mr. George Mclntyre of
Montgomery county, three sisters,
Mrs. J. C. Mosley and Mrs. Freeman
Thompson of Vidalia and Mrs. Q. V.
Smith, of Harrison, Ga., three child
ren, W. J. Mcßride, D. W. Mcßride
and Mrs. V. B. Herring, all of Vidalia j
and eleven grand-children.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at 4:30 from the
home of Mrs. Herring, by Dr. J. C.
Brewton, pastor of the First Baptist
church, of which Mrs. Mcßride was a
charter member, with interment at
Pine TDrest cemetery.
The pall bearers were Messrs. G.
N. Mathews, Sr., W. T. Jenkins, S. B.
Meadows, W. L. Darby, J. A. Bland
and I. B. H. Joiner; Murchison Under
taking Company in charge.
Rev. 0.0. Williams
Dies At Home Here
Thursday Morning
Funeral services for Rev. O. O.
Williams, who died at his home here
on Thursday morning after an illness
- lasting only a few hours, will be held
Friday morning at 1 o’clock from the
First Baptist church, with interment
at Red Bluff church, a few miles be
yond Soperton.
Rev. Williams was born in North
Carolina and has made his home in
and around Vidalia for thirty-odd
years. He was an ordained minister
of the Baptist faith and has served a
number of churches in this and sur
rounding towns. He was forced to
give up his churches last year on ac
count of his failing health.
Funeral services for Rev. Williams
will be conducted by Dr. J. C. Brew
ton. Murchison Undertaking Co., in
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FOREST FIRES DO BIG DAMAGE
occasioned when the fires are left or
get beyond control, setting woodland
not closely patrolled, where the fires
may burn for days before it is dis
covered.
Reports claim that no especial bene
fit accrues from burning o ffpasture
age as stock can find the green grass
j just as easily through the dry grass
; and they can when it is burned off,
1 | although it is a little hard for the hu-
I man eye to locate the green shoots
among the dry grass.
Fences, young growth of pine trees
and in some instances, houses are
consumed annually during February,
when it is customary to do the burn
ficient in rainfallg-whenn the cause
ing, if the month happens to be de
ficient in rainfall, as has been the
.case this season.
Accepting County Agent Garner’s
statement of loss in Toombs county
and multiplying it by the number of
counties in the piney woods section
of Georgia, the loss in the state
reaches an alarming figure.
(Continued from Front Page)
j COMMUNITY-WIDE EFFORT
FOR EVANGELISM ;REVIVAL
val Series of Meetings, under the
iministerial leadership of the Rev. S.
R. Sheriff of the Extension Staff of
the Moody Bible Institute, who has
had wide experience in the evangelis
tic field as well as in the pastorate,
and who will give us an evangelistic
ministry highly acceptable in every
way. Mr. Sheriff is a strong spiritual
preacher, a man of very pleasing per
sonality, and withal a soul-winner.
The plan is put seating in one of
the largest of the tobaco warehouses,
as the best available place for hold
ing the meetings, give every denomi
nation fullest and freest opportunity
for co-operation, and allow no room
for denominational jealousy or rival
ry or dissent.
Mr. Sheriff will come to us on the
basis of a Thank offering made to the
Moody ‘Bible Institute in apprecia
tion of his services.
A musical director from the same
Institute has also been provided for
the musical management of the meet
ings on proper terms.
Arrangements will soon be made
for a Religious Census of the city
prior to the campaign opening. Fur
ther details and committees will be
arranged for in the near future.
The one desire is to Reach Every
body For Christ and the Church,
through a Genuine Soul-Winning and
Reviving Campaign under God’s In
spiriting and Using of His Servants.
Let us all Trust, Prav and Work.
C. O’N. MARTINDALE,
Secretary, Ministers’ Association
(Continued from Front Page)
DEVELOPMENT AND REAL
ESTATE IMPROVEMENTS
INCREASE WITH NEW YEAR
will occupy the site formerly occu-
THE VIDALIA ADVANCE
pied by the Patrick House on Rail- |
road Avenue. This building, which '■
was operated as a hotel, was recent
ly burned, and its owner, Mr. George
Hamilton, is rebuilding to meet the
demands of the city for additional
housing space for the citizens. There
will be three or four apartments in
the building when it is completed.
Produce Company Improves
Building
Work at the South Georgia Pro
duce Company is progressing this
week, and when completed the South
Georgia will have their quarters out
fitted with a cement floor throughout.
Magnolia Manor Development
Continues
Magnolia Manor, just to the west
of the city, shows considerable de
velopment during the past two weeks.
The three magnificent homes have
been completed and the owners of
this new section have fallen whole
heartedly into the spirit of the City
Beautiful Campaign. Landscape
work in this section includes the level
ing and laying out of about twenty
acres of land; tree planting in pro
fusion over the land and along the
roadside frontage; terracing the road
| frontage and planting hedges of ever
green indigene to the local climate.
Darby Acquires Property
Mr. J. F. Darby has acquired the
parcel of land on the north side of
Railroad Avenue lying to the east of
the old First National Bank build
ing and containing two building lots.
This purchase was made from Mr. E.
L. Meadows who bought it some time
ago for speculation. The acquisition
gives Mr. Darby a long frontage on
Railroad Avenue, he having recently
bought the First National Bang
and the two brick stores known as the
Hicks stores, on the same street The
two vacant lots are between the two
latter named buildings, which will
give him two walls beside the land
and make the building of two addion
al stores on this street an unusually
attractive project.
Continued from Front page
VIDALIA HIGH BOYS
DEFEATS HAZLEHURST
Harris and Reeves began to function
on all five cylinders and with five
minutes left to play an dthe locals
Ninety Si*, S. C., Sept. 6, 1926
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I Mrs. Eliza Lennon
Laid To Rest At
Pine Crest Cemetery
Mrs. Eliza A. Lennon, wife of Mr.
G. H. Lennon, of this city, died Wed
nesday afternoon at four o’clock at
her home on Durden street, after
having been sick for a number of
months. She is a sister of Mrs. Mur
chison of this city, Mrs. Campbell,
of Mcßae and Col. B. M. Calhoun, of
Mt. Vernon. Others surviving are her
husband, two sons, Mr. Thomas Len
non, Thomasville, Ga., Mr. Gaston
Lennon of this city and Mrs. Eliza
Lennon Johnson also of this city.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon at three-thirty at the
First Bantist church with buriel ser
vices at Pine Crest cemetery with the
following ministers officiating: Dr.
J. C. Brewton, Rev. M. A. Shaw, Rev.
T. E. Sikes and Dr. C. O’N. Martin
dale. Murchison Undertaking Co., in
charge of funeral arrangements.
seven points behind, a rally was start
ed that scored goal after goal from all
over the court. When the final whis-
I tie blew, Vidalia was leading 27-24.
The feature of the game was the
splendid team play and the wonderful
come-back of the above mentioned
five boys in the last quarter. Walter
Jenkins, playing until a dislocated
shoulder forced him out of the game,
in the first half, did some good play
ing, as did Albert Harris, who was
taken out because of fouls.
The summary of the game follows:
Vidalia Hazlehurst
Reeves 1. g. (3) Frazier 1. f. (14)
Jenkins r. f. (2) Holton r. f. (4)
Thompson c. (8) Rush c. (4)
Harris A. r. g (1) Gaskins r. g. (0)
Harris C. 1. g. (3) Williams 1. g. (0)
Substitutions: Vidalia, Sasser (6)
for Jenkins; Blount (4) for A. Harris;
Hazlehurst, Best (2) for Rush; Time
of quarters, 10 minutes. Referee,
Oatts, (Tech.)
First **Postal Service **
The Greek soldier and historian,
Xenophon, attributes the first courier*
to Cyrus, the Persian king. The
Romans had no regular couriers until
the time of the first emperor, Augu*
to*, who reigned from 27 B. C. to 14
A. D. Couriers or posts are said to
have been Introduced Into France by |
Charlemagne about A. D. 800.
Cases to be Called For
Trial On Feb. 21,1927
The following criminal cases will
be called for trial beginning Febru
ary 21, 1927, at the Special term of
Toombs Superior Court:
State vs Roach Wilkes, intoxica
tion; E. L. Williamson, concealed pis
tol; Joe Williamson, assault with in
tent to murder and carying concealed
pistol; Harvey Rogers, larceny and
cheating and swindling; Seab Partin,
vagrancy; Arthur NeeSmith, misde
meanor; Wesley Mitchell, stabbing;
Frank Hall, abandonment® W. C.
Herring, possessing liquor; Bruc#
Morris, dynimiting; Melvin Edenfield,
larceny; Lit DeLoach, selling liquor;
Sam Mack, possessing liquor; Smith
Bakery, possessing liquor; Wiliford
Cook (four cases) concealed pistol,
carrying pistol, intent to murder ana
disturbing worship; Buddy Brantley,
assault; Walter King, assault; Virgil
Burns, intoxication; Wilson Collin*,
intoxication; Edgar Bazemore, riot;
George Camp Bell, riot; Lee Arthur
Bazemore, riot; Ethel Bazemore, riot;
Cliff Baker, possessing liquor; Missou
ri Arline, selling liquor; John Wigging
possessing liquor; Walter Salter, ob
taining endorsement by fraudelent
representation; Bell Salter, selling
liquor (two cases); Ira Stanley, pos
sessing liquor; D. W. Arnold, intoxi
cation; L. D. Clarke, cheating and
swindling; Elmore Anderson, gambl*
ing; Fred Baker, disturbing worship;
John S. Cribbs, abandonment; J. W.
Crawford, possessing liquor; Dewey
Collins, selling liquor; Charlie Davis,
possessing liquor; Jonas Franklin, as
sault with intent to murder; G. T.
Crosby, poisoning fish; Carl Morris,
stealing automobile; J. M. Mulling,
violating Sabbath; Arley OsbomS,
possessing liquor; Clayton Proctor,
intoxication; Bed Ridgell, possessing
liquor; Jim Lewis, selling liquor. Ths
above cases will be called beginning
Monday morning February 21,1927,
and all bonds of defendants not pres
ent will be forfeited and all defend
ants rearrested. All witnesses tot
the State and defense that are not
present when their names are called
will be attached and arrested.
This February 9, 1927. 2t.
A. S. BRADLEY,
Solicitor General.
inexorable Law of Work
Th* law of work I* the law whisH
requires perfect obedience, without IW
■xissiou or abatement, so that by that
law a man cannot be Just, or Justified
without an exact performance of every
tittle.