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THE BULLETIN
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WILKINSON
COUNTY.
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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 faith
fully. *
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;
that all who violate the law should be
made to endure its penalty.
I am in favor of abolishing the fee
system, placing solicitors general on
a salary, running the courts with dis
patch and economy, strict and due en
forcement of the law, rigid observ
ance of the election law, stamping
out and forever obliterating the use
of liquor and money in elections; a
healthy sentiment that is the expon
ent of the honesty and supremacy of
law and good government.
I respectfully solicit the suffrage of
all the voters of the circuit.
Yours truly,
E. L. STEPHENS.
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.
the situation as to the pub
lic ROADS OF WILKINSON
COUNTY.
It occurs to The Bulletin to pub
lish this article because. so much is
said and so little is done about the
roads of Wilkinson county. Some lay
the blame one way and some another,
and so few look at the situation fair
ly in the light of the existing circum
stances.
Everybody knows that it takes
money and lots of it to build good
roads, and especially is this true of
this count on account of its natural
disadvantages. The county is very
sparsely settledr and in every direc
tion there are miles and miles of pub
lic roads, public roads world without
end. One might complain of the con
dition of the public roads, but not of
the lack of them. Evidently this was
considered a pretty good section
when people first began to open up
the public roads.
There are two things necessary if
the roads of this county are ever to
get into the class of “good roads;”
one is a more general interest in the
situation manifested in a more intelli
gent way, and the other is a system
of compelling the people to return
their property for taxation at a fair
valuation. The truth of the matter
is the people are not required to re
turn their property at a fair valuation
and perhaps never will unless some
thing is done to help out the situation
f or the tar receiver who would
start out to raise the .valuations would
would lose his job by the vote of
the people. [
If we can’t have good roads, it
would nevertheless be good to have
better roads. If there is room for im
provement in the present system of
financing and running the county’s
affairs, why don’t some of our public
spirited, enterprising citizens get to
gether and start something, have a
mass meeting, publish their sugges
' tions and make their demands.
If things are running along in the
best possible way now, then let’s hush
up and ere we grow old at “cussing”
learn to love and pray, and may be
a kind Providence will keep us out
• of the holes. i
We will be glad to publish any sug
gestions relative to the situation.
Don’t let everybody answer at once.
FORWARD.
We are going to promote a credit
able county weekly newspaper at Ir
winton. The word “we’’ is used in
more than an .editorial sense. For
we expect help in our undertaking.
Henry George said, “Co-operation is
civilisation.” Co-operation has be
come almost a household word in the
homes of America. In co-operation we
have seen a panacea for many ills;
a salvation for many of the most dif
ficult problems. The observations of
the practical workings of the princi
ples in the efforts of numerous insti
tutions leads us to say that the the
ory has been but remotely approach
ed and the practical application al
most nil as a factor in actual results.
However, we are coming more and
more to see from the very complexity
of our civilization our mutual depend
ence on each other.
It tastes subscribers to make a pa
per. We want subscribers, but we
want more than mere subscribers;
we want subscribers who will say,
and say truthfully, "This is our pa
per.” We want your heartfelt sym
pathy, your loyal support. We want
you to feel that you are helping to
make the paper. Then we can feel
sure that success is assured.
The Bulletin will have the definite
policy of presenting the interest of
every worthy enterprise of Wilkin
son county; of doing everything that
will make for the uplift of every cit
izen.
We feel that taking everything into
consideration that Wilkinson county
is as good a place as anywhere on
the globe; but we see the need of
magy things—some of which are:
1. A better country weekly than we
have had.
2. Better schools.
3. Better roads.
4. More intelligent agricultural de
velopment.
5. A desirable class of people to
settle over waste places.
We have convictions of our own,
but we shall always keep in mind
the convictions of others. The pa
per will be an open hour for the hon
est expression of all the people on
all questions of interest.
In short, let us boost everything
that needs boosting, and boost out
everything that doesn’t. Co-operate
with us in making the Bulletin the
best weekly in the county. We can
do it.
ANOTHER YEAR OF ELECTIONS.
1912 is to be another year of elec
tions. It is just one political cam
paign after another in Georgia, and
any other state of affairs would seem
unusual; but this is the real big year
with the politicians. While Governor
Brown is just taking his seat they
are popping up already about over
the state with the announcement “I
am. next.”
Hon. J. M. Slaton, while occupying
the governor’s chair only a short
while, has demonstrated that he is
a very able and conscientious man,
and he will, no doubt, be one of the
strongest contenders for the next
nomination. Hon. Joe Hill Hall of
Bibb has also announced that he is
in the race. Mr. Hall is one of the
best known men in Georgia and will
doubtless make a splendid race.
There is no telling how many will be
running or walking before the elec
tion, but fortunately one does not
have to lose any time or sleep over
the outcome unless he wants to. Os
course every one ought to exercise
his privilege of voting, but there is
no necessity for worrying over the
matter, or boring or being bored by
anybody. We hear people say so
many elections are demoralizing to
the people and their business, but we
don’t think it hurts anybody or any
thing much except the defeated can
didate. Anyhow, since they will have
elections, it behooves every citizen to
register and vote ifor the best man.
It is to be hoped that the people of
Georgia will be pleased to elect some
competent and upright man for Gov
ernor, No one should be elected to
hold a responsible office who is not
both capable and conscientious. If a
man is lacking in either he will not
be a good officer. It is indeed hard
to tell which is the more undesirable,
a knave or a fool.
In addition to the state election,
this is the year for the local county
election, and there will doubtless be
some lively opposition to some of the
present office holders.
The national election, however, is
the real big gun. It is to be hoped
that the Democrats won't make a
mistake in their nominations, because
the time is opportune to ‘clean up”
for that “depraved and devilish. Re
publican party.” If the .Democrats
get out a good man, then it will oe
well to get out the old anvils and be
prepared to announce the glad tidings
of a Democratic victory to our hum
ble community, as they were accus
tomed to do in the old town away
back when times were good for the
Democrats. It looks like Wilson and
Harmon are the two favorites for the
nomination, with Clark and I nder
wood also standing a good chance
to be nominated.
L. P. PLAYER
APPOINTED AS SHERIFF.
Mr. L. P. Player was appointed
sheriff Wednesday, January 10th, by
Ordinary J. E. ^Butler to fill the un
expired term caused by the death
of Mr. W. J- Player. Mr. L. P.
Player was the son of the late sher
iff and has been deputy sheriff for
some time and has made a good of
fleer in that place.
Mr. Player has informed the editor
of this paper that he will be in the
race for sheriff in the coming pri
mary, and his formal announcement
will appear in this paper in a short
while.
MRS. LINGO DIED RECENTLY.
The many friends of Mrs. Gracie
Lingo of near here were very sorry
to learn of her death last Thursday
afternoon. She bad been ill for some
time. She was the widow of the late
Mr. Jim Lingo.
Mrs. Lingo has several relatives
and lots of friends to survive her.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. A. F. Ward, and her body
was laid to rest in the old Branan
graveyard near Mclntyre last Friday
afternoon. a
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Messsrs. I. O. Hall and G. C. Dan
iel of Toomsboro made a business
trip to this place Monday.
Col. M. J. Carswell of Jeffersonville
spent last Friday and Saturday with
his brother. Col. M. J.. Carswell, at
this place.
Col. and Mrs. G. h’ Carswell,
Messrsfl J. B. Stinson, E. C. Lindsey
and,J. A. Carswell went to Milledge
ville Monday to attend the burial ser
vices of Mr. J. L. Byington.
Col. J. S. Davis, State ^Convict In
spector, spent last Sunday with his
family at this place.
Dr. T. M. Godwin was here Mon
day 'and Tuesday for the purpose of
doing dental work and will be here
regularly each week hereafter.
5 or 6 doses of .666 will cure any
case of Chills and Fever. Price 25
cents.
Sheriff L. P. Player made a busi
ness trip to Allentown last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hatfield of near
Dublin visited relatives here last
week.
Mr. Wright Byington ^>f Macon vis
ited his brother, Mr. J. L. Byington,
at this place last Friday and Satur
day.
Mr. C. H. Parker made a business
trip to Milledgeville the'first of this
week.
Miss Mamie Beall Brundage, who
is teaching school at Gordon, spent
last week-end at her home in Ir
winton.
5 or 6 doses of 666 will cure any
case of chills and fever. Price 25
cents.
The regular monthly services of
the Irwinton Baptist church will be
held Saturday and Sunday and Sun
day night.
Mr. Tredaway of Jacksonville, Ala,
is spending some time with her
daughter, Mrs. H. M. Skelton, at this
place.
Mr. Joe Hatfield of Dublin spent
last Thursday with relatives and
friends here.
Douglas after .spending several days
with relatives and friends here.
Mrs. B. S. Fitzpatrick and daugh
ters Mrs. Ross, Misses Fleta and
Rosebud, Fritzpatrick, of Fritzpatrick
Ga., are visiting relatives here tin
week.
The friends of Mrs. Addie Butler
are glad to learn that she is able to
be up after being sick a few days
last week.
Mrs. J. S. Wood returned home last
week after a short visit to her daugh
ter, Mrs. L. J. Pritchard, at Ten
nille.
Mr M. Shepherd has moved from
where he has been living to the
Duggan place on Quality Hill.
ON TO WASHINGTON.
For the past ten years the people
of the United Spites have been seek
ing legislation for the protection of
prohibition territory from the contin
ued encroachment of the liquor traf
fic protected by Federal law.
Year after year a bill known as
an “Interstate Commerce Liquor Bill"
has been introduced. Letters and tel
egrams by the thousands from the
waiting multitudes have been sent to
their representatives for the enact
ment of this legislation; literally hun
dreds of miles of signed petitions have
made their mute appeals; to all of
this congress has turned a deaf ear,
and we seem no nearer the goal than
when we started.
There is now before congress, un
der its new congressional name, what
is known as the “Kenyon-Sheppard In
terstate Liquor Bill;’ approved
through a committee, by a national
conference of twenty-six societies
from thirty-nine states, and its pass
age will be pushed by temperance or
ganizations in every state in the
Union.
This bill with other liquor bills
had a bearing before the sub-commit
tee on January 11th, and there will
be another hearing later on. possibly
the last of this month, at which time
Congressman Hobson will address
the house of representatives, and
speak on his bill in favor of a con
stitutional amendment.
The passage of this Kenyon-Shep
pard bill will do more to make prohi
bition prohibitive than any other pos
sible legislation, and the following
“new plan” is suggested as an effec
tive means of securing its passage.
In addition to the written petitions,
personal petitions; in addition to<the
letters, face to face consultations; in
addition to the telegraphic messages,
ringing speeches, backed by a com
mittee of several hundred prominent
Georgians, representing every county
in the state, will, in my humble
judgment, make congress “sit up and
take notice” that Georgia is getting
in earnest about this matter, and they
will give us this protection.
MR BYINGTON PASSED
AWAY LAST SUNDAY,
After several months of serious Ill
ness Mr. J. L. Byington died at his
home at this place last Sunday night
at seven o'clock. He had been very
low for some time and his death was
not a surprise to his friends here.
Mr. Byington was one of the most
prominent men in the county. He
moved here from near Ivey several
years ago to assume the duties of the
sheriff's office and served in that of
fice for six years and was in 1910
elected representative from this coun
ty and had served just one term in
that office.
He leaves a wife, one daughter, two
sons, one brother, one sister and a
host of relatives and friends.
Funeral services were conducted
here by Rev. A. F. Ward Monday
morning and his remains were buried
in Milledgeville Monday afternoon.
The Masons had charge of the fun
eral services at Milledgeville.
The many friends of the deceased
extend their heartfelt sympathy to
the bereaved ones.
COLDEST WEATHER IN YEARS.
For the last week we have had
some as cold weather as we have had
in this section for several ; years. All
day last Sunday the temperature was
below freezing. The people that have
been living here for several years
say that Monday night was the cold
est night that has been since 1899,
the temperature was 14 degrees above
zero at six o’clock Tuesday morning.
More snow fell here Sunday morn
ing than has fallen here since the
year 1905.
NEW MAYOR AND COUNCIL
ELECTED.
Last Saturday the election for may
or and councilmen of Irwinton was
held. The election passed off very
quietly and just a few votes were
cast. Mr. B. I. Stevens was elected
mayor and Messrs. H. M. Skelton, I.
B. Stinson, E. Johnson and J. F. To
ler were elected as councilmen.
NURSES SHOULD NOT SNORE
One of Them Tells How the Habit
Keeps Them From Holding
Good Places.
"In all those months I was in the
hospital somebody ought to have
warned me, I think,” said the trained
nurse. "Os course I had It from the
folks at home that I snored a little,
but I never took it seriously until I
went on my first case. I found then
that it is a serious matter for a nurse
to snore.
“I took the case from a nurse whose
own health had broken down. The
patient was nervous and excited over
the contemplated change, and that
made my ordeal more severe; a brand
new case of my own would have been
much easier. Still, we got along fairly
well together the first half of the
night. He was a kindly man, and soon
after midnight he insisted that I
should try to get some sleep. I didn’t
think I’d catch a wink, but by and by
I dozed off. It was a fatal sleep for
me. The next morning the patient’s
sister told me about the snoring.
“ ‘James could not rest at all,’ she
said. ‘I heard you in the next room.’
“Before night I was looking for an
other job. Os course I did not have
to give up nursing entirely, but the
hard cases, where I am required to
keep awake every second, are open to
me. All those soft snaps that give
you a chance to sleep half the night
are beyond the reach of the snoring
nurse.”
Saw No Future for Pittsburg.
"Pittsburgh” of the ninth edition of
the “Encyclopaedia Britannica” had
quietly become "Pittsburg” in the
tenth. The former, to which America
has now officially reverted, is the orig
inal spelling. When General Forbes
captured Fort Duquesne in 1758, he re
named it Pittsburgh in honor of the
great English inspirer of victory. In
1784 Arthur Lee described the place
in language which seems strange to
those who know “the smoky city” of
today: "Pittsburgh is inhabited al
most entirely by Scots and Irish, who
live in paltry log houses. There are in
the town four attorneys, two doctors
and not a priest of any persuasion, nor
church or chapel, so that they are
likely to be damned without the bene
fit of clergy. The place, I believe, will
never be very considerable."
German Trade Advancement.
At one time the county of Lanca
shire, In England, produced practically
all the sulphuric acid in the world.
The commercial development in Ger
many and other foreign countries of a
special process of manufacture, origi
nally Invented by an Englishman, has
lost this trade to England. Similarly,
the working out by Germans of a
method of making artificial indigo has
already revolutionized the indigo busi
ness and bids fair also to revolution
ize the cotton dyeing industry. Four
fifths Os all the dyes used in the world
are made in Germany.
Showing the Englishman.
Englishman (patronizingly)—“Your
school faculties are excellent, 1 am
told." American (suavely)—“Well, 1
should say. See the Smithsonian in
stitution over there? Think of a build
ing like that, just to educate the
Smiths."—Vogue.
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
be able to supply your
wants.
E. C. MOMAND
I will be in Irwinton
on Monday and Tues
day, in Gordon on Wed
nesday and Thursday,
in Toomsboro on Friday
and Saturday of each
week, for the purpose
of doing Dental work.
First-class work at rea
sonable prices. AH
work guaranteed.
DR. M. T. GODWIN,
Toomsboro, 'Ga.
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NOTICE.
Notice of Application to Amend the
Charter of the Cary North and
South Railway Company.
Notice is hereby given that the Ca
ry North and South Railway compa
ny will apply to the secretary of state
on the sth day of March, 1912, for
an amendment to its charter to au
thorize an increase in its common
stock from one hundred thousand dol
lars to five hundred thousand dollars,
and for an extension of its line of
railway from Danville in the county
of Twiggs, through the county of Wil
kinson to Toomsboro, twenty-one
miles, and from Toomsboro, through
the county of Baldwin to Milledge
ville in a northeasterly direction
twenty-four miles, and at the same
time to apply for an extension or
branch road from Toomsboro in the
county of Wilkinson and through the
counties of Wilkinson. and Washing
ton to the city of Sandersville twen
ty-one miles, by virtue of a resolution
of the hoard of directors passsed De
cember 7, 1911, in pursuance of a
resolution passed at a stockholders’
meeting held after notice on Novem
ber 28, 1911.
CARY NORTH AND SOUTH RAIL
WAY COMPANY, H. R. Brown,
President.
J. H. King, Secretary and Treasu
rer.
Hobbled.
Mrs. Styles—So, you see, my hands
are tied. I can do nothing.
Mr. Styles—Tpo bad. dear, you seem
to be hobbled at both ends!—Yonkers
Statesman.
Very Realistic.
First Paris Artist—Vy you put zat
salt wid ze paint? Second Artist—
Eet Is for a marine picture. 1 make
ze paint salt; zen when ze English
put zalr fingers to zalr lips, cay say, :
“Eet is wonderful, almost taste ze salt
on ze ocean.” Zan say buy. • -
LEGAL NOTICES
GEORGIA 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
eciitor and receive letters of dismis
sion on first Monday in February,
1912. J. E. BUTLER,
Ordinary.
GEORGIA —Wilkinson County.
Whereas, W, M. Collins, adminis
trator on estate Byrd S. Collins, de
ceased, represents to the court, in
his petition filed that he has fully
administered Byrd S. Collins’ estate,
This is, therefore, to cite all per
sons concerned to show cause, if any
they have, why said administrator
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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GEORGlA—Wilkinson County.
J. L. and T. E. Farmer, having made
final returns and filed their petition
for a discharge from the executorship
on estate W. T. Farmer, deceased, —
Notice is hereby given that said
application will be heard at the regu
lar term of the court of ordinary of
said county to be held on first Mon
day, in February, 1912.
J. E. BUTLER, Ordinary.
This January sth, 1912 .
GEORGlA—Wilkinson County.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has applied to the ordi
nary of said county for leave to sell
one-half undivided interest in sixty
four acres of land lying in Laurens
county, Georgia, and known as the
W. H. O’Neal place adjoining lands
of Bill Miller and C. D. Daniel. Said
land to be sold for the support, main
tenance and education of Ann Eliza,
Edna and Elender and Beulah O’Neal,
minors. Said application will be
heard at the regular term of the court
of ordinary to be held first Monday
in February, 1912.
J. J. HOW'ARD,
Guardian Ann Eliza, Edna, Elender
and Beulah O’Neal.
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