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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WILKINSON
COUNTY.
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E. C. MOMAND Editor
LEE P. HATFIELD . . Assistant
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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[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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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. .
