The bulletin. (Irwinton, Wilkinson County, Ga.) 191?-19??, January 05, 1912, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextTHE BULLETIN e ——l OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WILKINSON COUNTY. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. Subscription One Dollar a Year in Advance. 1 E. C. MOMAND Editor LEE P. HATFIELD . . Assistant Advertising rates furnished on ap plication. Announcements FOR SOLICITOR. To the Voters of the'Dublin Judicial Circuit: I am a candidate for the office of solicitor general of the Dublin judi cial circuit, subject to the result of the primary election to be held in 1912. In event of my election I shall strive to discharge the duties of the office rigidly, impartially and faithful ly- I believe that a solicitor should pros ecute the rich and the poor, the high and low alike. No man’s money, nor his social or political standing should be used to defeat the ends of justice; ;hat all who violate the law should be made to endure its penalty. I am in favor of abolishing the fee System, placing solicitor generals on salary, running the courts with dis patch and economy, strict and due en forcement of the law, rigid obser vance of the election law, stamping out and forever obliterating the use of liquor and money in elections; a heal thy sentiment that is the exponent of the majesty and supremacy of law and good government. I respectfully solicit the suffrage of all the voters of the circuit. Yours truly, E. L. STEPHENS. P. 0., Wrightsville, Ga. FOR JUDGE. Dublin, Ga., Jan. 1, 1912. To the Voters of the Dublin Judi cial Circuit: I respectfully announce my candi dacy for Judge of the Superior Court of the Dublin Judicial Circuit, and sincerely ask your support and influ ence. If I am elected, I shall make the effort of my life to fill the office faithfully, impartially and with effi ciency. Respectfully, J. E. BURCH. +++++++++++++++ + + + WITH THE CHURCHES. + + + ♦+++++++ + + + + + + + METHODIST—Irwinton Circuit. First Sunday—Toomsboro, preach ing 11 a. m. and 7 p. m.; Sunday school ten a. m., each Sunday Mrs. Hall, superintendent. Poplar Springs—Preaching 3 p. m. Second Sunday—Salem, preaching 11 a. m. and Saturday before. Sunday school each Sunday at 10 a. m., J. T. Holland, superintendent. Third Sunday — Ball’s Church, preaching 11 a. m. and Saturday be fore. Fourth Sunday—lrwinton, preach ing 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Red Level, preaching 3 p. m. Prayer meeting at Irwinton each Wednesday at 7 p. m. Bible study at home of T. A. Brun dage each Friday at 7 p. m. Woman's Missionary Society and Parsonage Monday after the fourth Sunday at 3 p. m. Sunday school each Sunday, 10 a. m„ H. M. Shelton, superintendent. To all of these services the public is most cordially invited. A. F. WARD, P. C. The first quarterly conference of the Irwinton Circuit for the confer ence year will be held at Toomsboro, January 27 and 28. A full attendance is most earnestly desired. Plan to go. A. F. WARD, P. C. —* • ONE NEGRO KILLS ANOTHER. On last Tuesday, December 26, Rob ert Booker, colored, shot Jonnie Beall (colored). The shot negro lived only a few minutes; the doctors reached him before the last breath left him, but could do him no good, as he was shot through a large artery in the neck, and the bullet also entered the spinal cord. The shooting occurred down in the negro residence section of this place. The shooting occurred when the two negroes met about a matter about which they quarreled several times before. The negro that did the shooting ran away, but was caught that night and a commitment trial was held on Thursday following. It was claimed by all that swore that the dead negro was advancing on the Booker negro with an open knife in his hand and he was turned loose on the ground of justifiable homicide. A WORD OF APPRECIATION. , For the warm and cordial recep tion given us, and every kindness shown us, by the good people of Ir winton, we desire to express our heartfelt appreciation. May your heavenly Father give to each and every one of you His rich est blessings now and always. Most sincerely, MR. AND MRS. A. F. WARD. Our Diplomats and Their Small Pay f-ANO THEY X RM? EXPECT ME er X TO UPHOLD THE UlZ^OOlA^j^ML 01CHITYOF the 111 ASHINGTON.— Secretary of State If Philander C. Knox is a vigorous advocate of government appropria tions sufficiently generous to provide for the erection in foreign capitals of embassies and legations such as would be a credit to the United States as a great nation. He also pleads for a liberal increase in salaries, arguing that it is unfair to expect an ambas sador to delve deeply into his own, pocket to pay expenses while repre senting the government abroad. Un der present circumstances poor but eminently capable men are barred from high place in diplomatic service. Ridicule * as we may, a certain amount of ostentation, or, at least, a lack of any too evident necessity for economy, is almost compulsory for an Uncle Sam is Held Up in Buying Fuel THAT the United States government is “held up” and mads to pay ex orbitant prices for coal and oil for fuel is the charge made by Brigadier General J. B. Aleshire, quartermaster general of the army, in his annual re port. By law, fuel supplies for the army must be purchased under the bidding system, the lowest bidder getting the contract. General Aleshire says that under the present system bidders communicate the amount of their bids to one another, and trade agreements keeping up high prices are thereby maintained. The general asks that congress give him authority to use his discretion in purchasing fuel, so that the gov ernment may escape the present sys tem of excessive prices. Such author ity has already been granted to 'offi cers of the navy department. As an example of the excessive prices demanded and obtained under the bidding system. General Aleshire cites the case of the transport Burn side, operating between the Pacific coast and the Philippines. On one occasion it was necessary to coal the Burnside under an emerg ency without asking blds. In open market coal was purchased at $3.60 a top, for 400 tons. Previously the army had paid $5.25 a ton for the same grade of coal, under the bidding system. Four hundred dollars was saved on the one purchase, and It is Census Shows Big Shortage of Women MATILDA • . ITHINKV/E Zj U CL :Jb STILL hate A CHANCE TO FIND A THE female of the species is less numerous than the male, accord ing to a census bulletin, giving the distribution of the population of the United States according to sex. The enumeration taken as of April 15, 1910, showed that in the United States as a whole there were 47,332,122 males and 44,640,144 females, or a propor tion of 106 males for every 100 fe males. Moreover the men are increas- Ing their lead. The figures for 1910 mean that if every one in the country was ordered to marry there would be 2,691,879 wifeless men left over after the rush. In only five states and the District of Columbia do the women and girls outnumber the men and boys. Here is their relative strength: State. Males. Females. Massachusetts ....1,655,226 1,711,190 Rhode Island 270,359 277,251 Maryland 644,225 651,121 Dead Letter Office Auctions Off Mail NEARLY 10,000 packages containing a year’s accumulation of articles of all sorts from the division of dead letters of the postoffice department were put on sale the other day by C. G. Sloan & Co., auctioneers, and when the auctioneer began a hard week’s task by singing out the con tents of package No. 1 a crowd of several hundred people had gathered to regale themselves with the excite ment of the sale and perhaps to profit by its terms. Package No. 1 con tained “two man’s handkerchiefs, with Initials E. K., a necktie, two pairs of hose, size 11, and a clothes brush," and went to a girl in a picture hat, who evidently was looking for Christ mas presents “for him.” The sale continued daily until the whole lot was disposed of. The auc tioneer had so easy task before him, as he had to work hard and sing-song vehemently every second. The terms are cash on delivery, and two active porters were kept busy engaged run ning to and fro with packages and money. The bulk of the goods was in the American dealing with foreign courts unless, and such cases are rare, he be a man of very remarkable.personality. The day when an American diplomat of the first class could live in a board ing house and make a lever of his democracy has gone by. One may have a hearty contempt for the demands of fashion and pos sess an innate love for a hickory shirt and corduroy trousers, but he will find himself uncomfortable at exclusive so. ciety functions in such garb, if, in deed, he be admitted at all. Similar ly, the American diplomat unable to compete in entertainment, at least to a modest degree, with the representa tives of other countries will find him self seriously handicapped. We pay our ambassadors $17,500 per year whether they are sent to Mexico or Turkey or to Germany or Great Britain. It probably costs Whitelaw Reid ten times that amount to live in London, his house rent alone exceeding his salary. Our min isters are paid from SIO,OOO to $12,000 per year, whether they have to live in Haiti or Spain. JSLyPAYME, Jfc® estimated that by buying regularly in the open market $9,000 a year could be saved in coal purchases for tjiis vessel alone. Similar conditions pre vail on the Atlantic coast and also In the purchases of anthracite coal for use in army posts. Considerable progress is being made in the movement to eliminate the army mule and substitute the auto truck, according to General Aleshire. It has already been found, after careful investigation and experi ment, that the auto truck is more eco nomical and more efficient when used in cities and over good roads. Three such trucks are now being used at San Francisco, one at Fort Sam Hous ton, Tex.; one at West Point, N. Y., and seven in Manila. Efforts are now being made to obtain a truck A’hich will replace the animal-drawn wagon with troops in the field. The ordinary commercial truck is not suitable as a means of transporta tion in the field, says General Ale shire, but a truck of a special type has already been planned for testing purposes. District of Columbia 158,050 173,019 North Carolina... .1,098,471 1,107,816 South Carolina 751,842 763,558 Ten years ago the females outnum bered the males in five other states —• New York, New Hampshire, New Jer sey, Virginia and Georgia. Now the tables are turned. The bulletin says in part: *"At birth the number of males al ways exceeds the number of females, but male mortality is always greater than female. Consequently through the excess of male deaths, the num ber of females gradually approaches that Os males and in the later years of life creeds it. The negroes, with their greater death rate, show the same result as Is observed in Euro pean countries, namely, an appreciable excess of females in the population both in 1910 and 1900.” The bulletin shows that New Eng land has 64,452 more females than males. Since the proportion of fe males of middle age and beyond is greater than that of earlier life, it is fair to assume that there are more old maids in New England than in any other section, but proportionately the excess of females, and presumably of old maids in the District of Colum bia, is even greater. lAUCTiorI J GIVE HE *—HBID — [I THESE teeth are miscellaneous schedule, and were mis cellaneous in the truest sense of the word. Everything from an infant’s zephyr sack to a gold-filled false tooth was scheduled. For example, lot 785 contained twenty-five damaged cigars, three handkerchiefs, two pairs of socks and twelve adjustable tobacco pipe covers. Musical instruments were scattered throughout the list in profusion, and neckties by the bale were offered to the highest bidder. Scores of cheap jewelry articles were for sale, and at the end of the miscellaneous list ap peared hardware and electrotypes. A list of books, most of it interest ing fiction, appeared in schedule B, and these with 480 packages of valu able jewelry were auctkned off near the close of the sale. LOCALS Rev. William Spears of Douglas visited relatives and friends in the county ^his week. Miss Sallie Beall of Bethel spent part of last week with relatives in Irwinton. Mr. and Mrs. John Stevens of One co, Fla., spent part of the holidays with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. I. Stevens, here. Miss Myrtle Everett is spending this week with her cousin, Mrs. Effie Baker, in Macon. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Pritchard and children of Tennille visited Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Wood this week. Miss Floried Joyner has returned to her home in Macon, after spend ing the holidays with Mrs. G. H. Carswell of this place. Mrs. J. P. Stevens and daughter, Genie, visited relatives here and at Mclntyre during Christmas. Miss Annie Lindsey has returned to Atlanta after spending some time with home folks here. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Bragg and little baby of Fort Valley spent last week end with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Bragg of this place. » • Mrs. F. C. Manson and little son, Crawford, are back at their home here, after a lengthy visit to rela tives at Jonesboro. Mr. L. B. Simmonsi of Macon and Mr. P. B. Hughes of Savannah were among the visitors here during the holidays. The many friends of Sheriff W. J. Player will be glad to know that he is rapidly improving from his recent serious illness and will soon be able to be at home from the hospital in Macon. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Parker spent the last week with the former’s pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Parker, in Milledgeville. Mr. A. B. Holt of Macon spent last Friday and Saturday with Col. and Mrs. J. W. Lindsey at this place. Mrs. W. H. Parker and son, Du pree, spent this week with relatives and friends in Dublin. Miss Edna Price of Mclntyre was the charming guest of Miss Edna .Nesbitt last Tuesday. Mrs. I. E. Burkett and family of Macon, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. James of James, and Mrs. I. B. Burkett of Dry Branch, attended the Hatfield-Tison wedding here Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Poole of Sharpes, Fla., visited relatives and friends here the first of this week. Miss Fannie McCook is visiting relatives and friends at Beech Hill this week. Mr. and Mrs. Jim McCook and Miss Hulda Skellie of Macon were among the visitors to Irwinton during the holidays. Mr. H. M. Skelton and family re turned Sunday, after spending a week with relatives and friends at Rome, Ga., Anniston and Jacksonville, Ala. Mrs. Eben Reynolds of Monticello and Miss Broadfield of near Eaton ton spent last week with their grandmother, Mrs. Jane Burney, here. Misses Izetta Davis and Edna Price returned to G. N. & I. College at Mil ledgeville Tuesday to resume their studies after spending the holidays with home folks. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Williams of Dublin spent a short time this week with relatives and friends here. “May the New Year be a happy one for you: Happy to many whose happiness de‘ pends on you.” Mr. Walter Spears and wife of near Jeffersonville visited friends and rel atives here last week. • Mrs. Mose Wood of James is spend ing a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Hatfield, here. Mrs. H. A. Smith and children of Milledgeville spent last week-end with relatives at this place. Judge F. Chambers of Macon made a business trip to this city this week. Mrs. J. S. Wood, Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Wood visited relatives in Tennille on Thursday of this week. LEAP YEAR PARTY. Miss Ruby Culpepper was the charming hostess at a Leap Year par ty the evening of January 1. One of the most interesting fea tures was the pretty little aprons made by the young men and present ed to the young ladies as souvenirs I wish to announce to the buying public of Wilkinson County I am now ready to do a general Farm Supply business on time to desirable customers. I have bought heavily for the coming season and will I be able to supply your wants. E. C. MOMAND of the occasion. Progressive Love Making was another enjoyable fea ture of the evening, for the contest was very close and exciting, as each fair dame was an expert on that line. Dainty refreshments were served. The young men were escorted home and wished for each young lady , a happy new year and her fondest hopes be realized this leap year. The invited guests were Misses Lola Hatfield, Jimmie Hatfield, Bessie Hartley, Annie Wood, Carol Nesbitt, Eloise Hatfield and Misses Julia Todd, Edna Price, Bessie Walden and Grace McCart of Mclntyre, and Messrs. Lee Hatfield, Thad Player, Forest Dixon, Leon Player, Ralph Culpepper, Joe Player, J. J. Ragan, and Charlie Todd and Roswell Hel ton of Mclntyre. i HATFIELD-TISON. A pretty home wedding was that of Miss Jimmie Hatfield of this place and Prof. W. A. Tison of Bullards, which occurred Wednesday morning at 10:30 o’clock at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Hatfield. The ceremony, which was perform ed by Rev. Mr. Reese of Jefferson ville in a most impressive manner, was witnessed by the immediate rela tives and friends of the bride and groom. t , Mrs. Tison is the youngest daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Hatfield and a most popular and attractive young woman. Professor Tison is well known here, having been principal of Talmage In stitute for the past year and is a young man of sterling worth and character. The bride and groom left immedi ately after the ceremony for Bull ards, where they will make their fu ture home. The Bulletin extends heartiest con gratulations to Professor and Mrs. Tison. SPEND THE DAY PARTY. Misses Cora and Edna Price were the hostess at a spend the day par ty at their home at Mclntyre Thurs day, December 28, from eleven o’clock 1 a. m. until 3 o’clock p. m. Interesting games were played, after which a most elaborate luncheon was served. Those who enjoyed the charming hostess’ hospitality were Misses Bes sie Walden, Julia Todd, Grace Mc- Cart and Ruby Culpepper and Edna Nesbitt of Irwipton, and Messrs. Charlie Todd, Roswell Helton, Henry Parker and Messrs. Lee Hatfield, Joe PlSyer, Forest Dixon and. Ralph Cul pepper of Irwinton. — ■ SUPERIOR COURT CONVENED MONDAY. The January term of Wilkinson su perior court opened Monday morning, Judge K. J. Hawkins of Dublin pre siding. The appearance docket was called, but no cases were treid. There were but few in attendance, as thia la a new time for court here, LEGAL NOTICES W GEORGlA——Wilkinson County. B. P. Stanley, executor of estate R. R. Stanley, deceased, represents to the court in his petition duly filed that he has fully administered estate of said deceased. This is, therefore, to cite all persons concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they can, why said B. P. Stanley should not be discharged as such ex ecutor and receive letters of dismis sion on first Monday in February, 1912. J. E. BUTLER, Ordinary. A 1 GEORGIA —Wilkinson County. Whereas, W. M. Collins, adminis- ■ trator on estate Byrd S. Collins, de- J ceased, represents to the court, in a his petition filed that he has fully -H administered Byrd S. Collins’ estate. This is, therefore, to cite all per- ; sons concerned to show cause, if any they have, why said administrator O| should not be discharged from his administration and receive letters of dismission on first Monday in Feb ruary, 1912. J. E. BUTLER, Ordinary. This January 1, 1912. } I will be in Irwinton on Monday and Tues- I day, in Gordon on Wed nesday and Thursday, in Toomsboro on Friday and Saturday of each week, for the purpose of doing Dental work, z First-class work at rea sonable prices. All work guaranteed. 4 DR. M. T. GODWIN, Toomsboro, Ga. . V as it yas not a grand jury term. Hereta/ore there were only t\^o terms each year, but we will have quarter terms now, but the grand jury will meet elnly twice a year. X ' Its Origin Lost. The property of the English crown r has been marked with the broad ar- . row from times so early that no one can now tell when it was first used for this purpose or what was its mean ing. K J Dally Thought. Welleep, but the loom of life never v stops I and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down Is weaving when it comes up tomorrow. —Henry Ward Beecher. .