The bulletin. (Irwinton, Wilkinson County, Ga.) 191?-19??, March 15, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVolume VII No. 29. COKSnSSSsER'S MO'THLY REPORT List of Warrants Drawn on Treasurer for February Expenses. Irwinton, Ga. March 5, 1918. List of Warrants drawn on Treas urer lids day. J. F. Billue, d'k B'd County Com. Adams Grocery Co, groceries $ 27 34 Austin Bros Int 23.50 B Asbell peas 1 50 GD BarnhtinMCo state 113.43 W W Bendy road work 300 J F Billue, clerk . 27.00 E M Boone pauper farm 10.9 G J W Brooks Jr commisnr 5 00 Chrk Brown Ferry 40.00 The Bulletin whiskey ad 2.00 job printing 6 00 L C Carr bridge 24.00 A E Carr bridge 5.00 Fernando Cannon corn 59.34 Isaac Carswell roadwork 15.00 F B Chambers camp 8.60 C B Chatman meal . 24 70 J 1) Coney bridge 5.00 P M Davidson guard 45 00 Victor Davidson health 2.00 Allen Davidson beef 7.28 Leon Dennard road work 18.00 W I Dixon Interest 4.83 S J Dixon collecting road tax 47.00 G H D 3.60 G O A Daughtry oats 224.15 J H Duggan commissioner 5.00 health 2.C0 M M Eady warden 100.00 “ “ freight 38.83 F W Freeman guard 40.00 C W Fountain road work 2-50 W T Gibbs repair jail 5.00 C F Gray corn 57.00 Hubbard Hall corn 62.21 T J Holliman corn 35.43 J E Holliman pauper farm 600 pauper farm 77.05 J E Holland guard 40.00 J H Howell potatoes 10.00 J R Hudson commissioner 5 0i) Tom Jimmerson janitor 3.00 E Johnson camp 25.55 “ “ “ 2.86 W A Jones nails 21-45 AC Kinsby blacksmith 17 15 R C Lord ferry 15.00 J M Lord corn 84.84 Jack McConnell well repair 300 E F McCook pauper farm 85.80 L P Player jail fees 49.81 Miss Ola Sammons home econ 35.00 Will Spears barrels 4.00 John T Stanley fish 4.50 D F Taylor peas 5.00 Geo Walke'&Co hay 949.48 J T Weaver lumber 37.26 T B Williams Oil 5.00 HM Williams corn 47.50 Joe Wright, corn ’ 10.00 R L&N J Wynn meal 32,30 z\. J Young ferry 7.50 J Youngblood commissioner 273.27' % Willinghams Warehouse COTTON FACTORS Cotton, Mules, Wagons Fertilizeis, Bagging, Ties Macon, Georgia. ✓ ft h c il ulle H h i Everybody is Invited, Come. — On Saa li>\ the 31st inst, the pco i pie of Wilkinson county will hold a ' union meeting of all the churches land all the pec-pleat Irwinton. Good i preachers and good speakers will be 'on hand. Ail the singers will be here Plenty to eat-. A full pro ■gram will appear in (he next issue. All the boys from this county who ’ are at the different army camps will try to be here, and issues of the war ■and means of fiinancing same will be ■ presented. If you are not here you '' will miss something. If you can preach ' come, if you can speak be here, if I you can sing be on han 1, if y-u can ' eat (not too much), bring it with you ' and if you can listen don't miss it. Geo. 11. Carswsl!, 1 Chairman Liberty ' Loan Comil tec. I In Memoriam Mis Emma Lavender, wife ol W [ B. Lavender died the 25th day of De । comber 1917, her age was about 39. ij Her bereaved ones are her husband. 11 five children, many relatives and ' friends. She was a member of White Springs Baptist church and a mem ber that will be missed by all who knew her. She was a devoted wife ; and mother, Hei' remains were in terred in the Waters cemetery. We all should be ready to respond as she did in her last words: “I am going to heaven.'’ O, what a sweet thought to be prepared to meet thy God. t around that great white throne where we can dwell in peace forever with the Lamb of God and all His saints Oh what a change when we see His । face. What a sweet thought to tdl that are born in the Spirit, I'll be * satisfied just to see His face. Mrs J. P, Jones, Mrs A. T. Veal, Committee. ■ By the order of Rev. A. S. Avant. Read and adopted by White Springs , church. People of Ocmuigee Circuit Like Judge Park ‘"The Herald-Journal doesn’t be lieve the people of the Ocmuigee Cir । cuit are ready to dispense with Judge Park’s services. He has made a thoroughly competent, conscientious • and painstaking ofliciai. His record i will compare favorably with any Su perior Court judge in the state or any other state. Judge Park is i courteous, yet firm in bis manners, to i the bar, court officialsand the people. Judge Park has given eminent sat isfaction as presiding judge, and why should the people displace him? We do not believe they will in the com -1 ing primary.’’ —The Herald-Journal Oof March Bth, 1918. adv IRWINTON, WILKINSON COUNTY GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1918. Proclamation I • On Monday, the 24th inst is the beginning of “Clean-up” week and^ the Mayor and -Council respectfully j' ask that all citizens join in the effort: 1 ; to make streets, yards and premises 5 neat and clean. Let everbody ob serve the week. i 1 By order of the Mayor. H J. J. Ragan, Clerk, j ht m a~.' nr urnfr— -■ ~ ----’-Him—in »m—uaia ■ ~ ■J. ||»|l L -Hl» —I —I J ---Tl- ~~ — —-■* --J.IW nw—— — , ■—■■■■ m|. j ’Madison Bar For. Judge Park Madison, Ga. Mar. 7. 1918 Whereas Judge James B. Park, ol 1 : the county of Greene, has . o.ved the ■ | Ocmuigee Circuit as Judge of its su j perior courts for the last eight years, ■ and whereas during all this period of j service, he has at all times been most : considerate of the lawyers, jurors ■ witnesses and litigants in Lis court. ; and whereas his decisions have been rarely reversed, perhaps more rarely I than of any judge in the Slate, ami: whereas he has been indefatigable in the discharge of his duties, without any regard whatever for his own con venience, but always with the highest i regard for the convenience of others, ' and whereas duringall this service. ’he has at all times shown himself to be an impartial and upright judge, ■ desiring above all things to dispense justice to all parties, under the law, I 'without favor or affection for anyone; whatsoever, Therefore be it resolved by the • 1 Madison, Georgia, Bar: 1st —That it! lis to the highest, interest of the pco-. 1 pie of the Ocmuigee Circuit that ■Judge James B. Park be retained in ‘ ; office. i 2nd —That his candidacy is. there-1 ' lore, heartily endorsed by us and the good people throughout the circuit : are hereby respectfully requested to express at the ballot box their ap I proval of his e^’eient and honorable i record. ; A G. Foster. E. 11. George ; E. W. Butler. T. M, W ood. ; Percy Middlebrooks, K. S. Anderson ; Walter Merritt, W. W. Baldwin, Sr W. C Thompson. Q- L. M illiford E. R. Lambert We concur in the foregoing en dorsement, A. H. Baldwin, (llerk Su) erii Court, Morgan county, adv A- S. Baldwin, Shciilf. I will pay $2 00 for shelled corn seed Irish potatoes 75 cents peck. E- Johnson. Messrs Julian and Edwiu Blood worth of Lewiston were guests of Cd Fleming Bloodworth Wednesday. Mrs. E, C. Momand, Mrs. Orian Manson, Miss Rubye Culpepper, and Messrs. Fred Everett and Lamar Tig nur visited Toomsboro Wednesday RGB MY-TISM Antiseptic, relievo- Rheumatism, Sprains, Neura Igia, In Memriam f. n lYbruary 25. 1918. Mrs Levi Cason, Jr-, quietly breathed her last and lias gone to rejoin those she loved in that world where sorrows are nev er known, and friends are never part ed. She was born in Bibb county, in Macon, Ga., August 8. 1892, later on moved to Toomsboro, Ga , where she spent her early childhood days. In a few years she moved back to Macon, where she finished school at Wesleyan college, and graduated in Music and Expression. S’ro also fin ished school at Murfreesboro. Tenn. In her early life she united with the Christian church, and became a great church worker. In 1915 she was married to Mr Levi 14 . Cason, Jr. Never did :i e’up’e < ! forward mi the flowery path oi'eadv and well suited marriage with a fairer prospect of felicity. She was all life and gladness. She sent forth he; sympathies on adventures, her v hole soul was in the traffic of aii'ection. She worked with the childred and tried to make everyone happy. She was laid to rest in Jackson cemetery on Feb. 28. 19IS. she is survived her husband, Mr L. R. Ca son, Jr., two babies, mother and fa ther. Mr and Mrs W. P. Duncan. Iwo brothers. Mr Peyton Duncan and air George Dunean, and many rela tives and friends. —Benita Dixon. Break your Cold or LaGrippe wita a few Joses of 666. W.O. KINNEY & CO. * ' X Successors to B. T. ADAMS & CO. Cotton Factors Farmers Supplies, Mules High Grade Fertilizers 614 to 620 Third Stree* MACON - GEORGIA. S, S. Ccnvention Augusta in May The annual convemion of the Ga. Sunday School Association meets this year in Augusia, on May 7th, Bth and 9th, Information from that city indicates that the church and Sunday - school people are already making big I preparations for the Convention. Mr t A. IL Merry, one of Augusta’s prom inent Christian business men and Su perintendent of St. Johns Methodist Sunday school, is General Chairman., of the committee on arrangements. I (He has associated with him on the p'ommittce a number of other promi nent business men. S mie of foremost Sunday school leaders in America have been secured as speakers for the convention. More than fifty of the best Sunday school worker in the State will take part on the program. Rev. Charlie ' Tillman, of Atlanta, one of Atlanta’s, well known song leaders, will lead the sir ging. lie will be assisted by Mrs Annie Jones I’yron, of Carters ville. as pianist. All white Sunday schools in the i State are requested to send three del egates besides the pastor and super- ■ imendent. Each delegate will be furnished free entertainment for lodging and breakfast, this being the same plan on which the convention I has been entertained for the last three ■ years. Revenue Licnse Report Slate Capitol, Atlanta, Ga. March 7, 1918. Shcrifi' M iikinson County, Georgia. , Dear Shcrifi': I have this day per-; . sonally inspected the books of the U. S. Internal Revenue Collector eon , tailing the name of the persons, firms or corporations having license to deal ; in whiskey, beer, etc., and find tlie following mimes thereon from your <ar,;nfy. Tiiese mimes have been nut cn the books since iny Jest in oedi 'n last month. None. Smet rely yours. S. Y. Jamison. Jr. MFs. Fountain Entertans ' Irwinton Woman’s Chib The Irwinton Womans Club met in regular meeting on last Wednesday ar the home of Mrs Jane Fountain with Mrs Robert Maddox as hostess. An unusually pleasant time was bail at this meeting and much import ’ tantjbusiness was attended to After the business was dispose! of a splen d d program of Food Conservation was carried out after which a most delig ; t id salad course with i 1 tea was s?r ved. Ihe club will meet m-Xt on March 2 f> at three-thirty o’clock with Miss Ruby Culpepper. Or.e Dollar a Year NEW S. S. CLASS ORGANIZED HERE Young Folks Entertained by Mrs. Ragan and Class Formed Thursday Night, I I* — i The Irwinton y. utg iteople met last I hursday evening with Mr J. J. Rigan tor the purpose of organizing i a Sunuayschool class. A large mem ! bership was enrolled for the Method list Sundayschool. and the promise of a wide-awake incarnc-st class is ns -ured. '1 he olnetTf who were elected are -is follows. Pres- Mrs. J. J. Ragan; Vice Pres. Miss Ethol Bragg; Sec. Mrs E. C. Momand; Treas. Mj-s Ed na Nesbitt: Ihe itm h rs cleo cd wc;e I three in number, as fellows: Mr La- I mar Tigner, Mr Fleming Bloodworth | and Mrs Orian Manson. । Al! the young people of the com (munity ndi find a heattv welcome at I,- , , tnis mass every Sunday at Union ■ cliurch. i Other Schools Add Month Whitt,iker school patrons met last Saturday and am-ccd to run the school an extra month. Miss Essie Richardson, teacher, having e<|tiipped the school with m. w patent desks is now contemplating adding a library. Fairview school, under Miss Em ma Lucile Favors, is not behind the other schools. In addition to pur chasing new desks to the value of about s!2<>oo, already ordered, the extra month is practically ascured. Poplar Springs, under Mrs J W. Lanier, reports that the extra month will be added in all probability. GleneGa school under Mis® Marr Smith's management is auother one of oor schools deserving credit. By means oi Imx parti-, s Miss Smith has made many meded improvt-menra i and will have another party Friday ; night, March 15. Glenella is also ■ considering the extra mmlh. Miss Mary Walls of Bioo-IweHh school is rapidlv improving conditions it that ]-lace, r ands to the amount of 83(4.00 are in the treasury and will lie used for used for improvements. This school has an opportunitv of Ite coming one of the leading schools of the county, if a consolidation eouM be effected and a modern school lieuse .built. Patrons of this community seem to be interested in tlie education of their chi!-Iren. Salem school has a wide awake lit erary society. Miss Lizzie Miller, pres ident, These literary societies can be made a very valuable edueatiomtl fac tor and should continue through va ■ cation.