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VOL 21
Enoch Arden
By Adelyn Butler
(Eighth GiaJe )
(continued from last week)
When Enoch sailed on the ship to
China he would not need his sHp, so
h d. tided to sell it and buy Annie a
stock of {foods so she would have
som- way to earn her living. Enoch
dep; 'ted with his old sea friend and
bou; hi Ann^e goods- He set his
hsn to (it their little streetward
sitti g room with shelf and corner
for the goods and stores.
When Enoch was ready to go he
tdd Ami the time the ship was to
pisn lore (lie named the day). He
to’d her to get a seaman's glass, spy
out ।is face and laugh at all her
fears.
But when the last of those moments
cam-, he said to her, "Cheer up, be
comf rted. Look to the children
unt: I come again Keep everything
shipshape for I most go’’. Enoch
rose, and kissed his wife and ch.ldren
good-by.
When the day came for the ship to
come by, she went to the shore and
watched f or him. He waved at her
but so; did not see h'm.
Niw th :■ th rd child was sickly
born and grew sicklier, though the
mot’er cared :Lr it with alia mother's
care. Not long after Enoch had
gone th • child died and Annie grieved
abou* i very much In that same
week when Annie buried it, Philip’s
true heart hungered for her peace.
He went to see her but when be
entered Annie did not care to look
up i myoie’sface because she was
grieved. Philip told her that he had
THE BULLETIN
Ofifcial Organ of Wilkinson
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winton, Ga., under the act of
congress of March 3. 1879.
God grants any of his creatures, and
1 have loved you longer than you
know.”
Annie could not love Philip as she
loved Enoch, and she told him to
wait a year. When Philip, Annie
and the children had gone back to
Annie’s house, Philip told her good
bye and went his way.
. When a year had passed, Philip
came to Annie and said, "The nuts
are ripe, come out and see”, but she
put him off until another month.
At last one night Annie could not
sleep, and she said, ‘ Oh my Enoch is
gone'’. Then she got up, lighted a
lamp, and took the Holy Book and
suddenly set it wide to find a sign.
She put her finger on the text,
Under the Palm Tree”. That was
no meaning to her, so she closed the
book and slept. While she was
asleep she dreamed she saw Enoch
sitting on a height under the palm
tree over the sun. "He is gone she
thought. "He is happy and singing
Hosanna in the Highest ’
When she awoke she s nt for
Philip and wildly said to him, ‘ There
is no reason why we should not wed ’.
He said, “Then for God’s sake, both
our sakes let it be at once’’. So
these were wed-
THF F 0 FTIM
I ll— D^WLLL I 11^1
IRWINTON, WILKINSON COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY,
come to ask her to let him put her
children in school. He said. "If you
will Enoch can repay ma when he
comes back.” Then Annie told him
that the money could be repaid but
the kindness could not be repaid, so
she agreed with him to put her
children in school.
Then Philip put the boy and girl
in school and bought them needful
books. He would send Annie many
gifts by the children such as, garden
herbs, fruits and roses from his wail
The children would play with Philip
whom they called Esther Philip.
Philip gained as Enoch lost, for
Enoch seemed to them uno s tain as a
vision or a dream. It Iw! Ie n ten
years since Enoch lift his native land
but no news came from him
It- chanced one evening that
Annie's children longed to go putting
1 with others to the woods, dud Annie
1 would go with them, then they beegt d
Father Philip to go but he would
hesitate. When the children plucked
at him to go, he laughml ami went
with them.
While they were hunting nuts, Annie
sat down to rest and Philip sat down
with her. While they were sitting
' there, Philip told Annie there was
something on his mind, but he knew
not when it came there. Ue said
"Oh, Annie it is beyond all hope,
i against all chance that he who left
you ten yoars ago should still be
living. I grieve to see you poor and
wanting help. I cannot help you as
I wish. Perhaps you know what I
want to ask you. I want you to be
my wife. I fain would prove as a
father to your children. I am sure ,
that I love them as if they were mv
own; and we would be as happy as
At that time Enoch was on an island
by himself- He had been ship
wrecked near this island, and he was
staying alive by eating wild fruits.
He put up a sign and after many
days a ship saw his sign and picked
him up.
When he reached home he saw the
sign “For Sale” on his door. He
learned the story of his wife and
children from the Keeper of t n Inn.
He learned of the death of his < hild,
the birth of Philip’s child, but he
yearned to see Annie's iace again
and to see the children.
He crept softly to their window
one night and saw them all. They
were smiling and seemed contented so
he stole away and went back to the
Inn.
A few days later on bis death bed
he called the owner of the Inn to his
bed and revea’ed his secret. She
did as Enoch wished and told no one
until after his death. His message
to Annie was, ‘Tell I.er I was bless
ing her, prating for her, and loving
her. Tell my daughter that my list
breath was spent in blessing her and
praying for her. Tell my son that I
died blessing him too. If my children
care to see me dead, let them come
but do not let Annie come, because it
will vex her after life ’.
’ The third night aftpr this
1 while Enoch was motionless and pale
Ihe cried with a loud voice, A sail,
a sail, lam saved!’’ and so fell back
and spoke no more. When the strong
her, ic sou^ passed away, am! when
they buried hint in the little port no
one had seen a costlier funeral
I
! Irwinton Highschool News
For the benefit of those who
' did not come out to hear Mr
3 Carswell’s Education Week talk
’ there is given below the statis
-1 ties of the white school children
’ enrolled in Wilkinson county the
school year 1924-25. These fig-
Genuine Ford Parts
*
For your convenience we have put in a new stock of genuine
Ford parts. Give your Ford tl e real article and get best service.
We Still Pay Close Attention
to seasonable Groceries, Vegetables, Fruits, Candies
Attractive line Shoes. Nice Suitcases.
THAD W. PLAYER
Coffins and Caskets. Agent Idle Hour Nurseries
Dolls! So many pretty Dolls for
all the little folks. Come to the store
and select just th Doll you want.
Christinas Beds, Drums, Attract
ive Toys of m ny lands, and plenty of
good things to eal. See them today.
MISS ELLEN KING
/HI J
MILLINERY
Smart Hats in small and large
Headsize—
Silks, Satins, and MetaLics.
NEWMAN’S MILLINERY
622 Cherry St. Macon, Ga.
ures are taken from the roll I
books of the various schools in !
the county, and to those who J
have the future of our county at J
heart, they j resent a serious sit
uation. Who is to take the lead- ,
e'shipo the various communi- (
ties if not the boys and girls v ho
s rould be in school today? What
will be their qualifications when '
that time comes if the figures ie
low aren’t corrected by Letter
attendance? Disregard the wel
fare of our social order as a
whole, parents and guardians,
and think just for a minute
about the individual rights of
the child. Every healthy boy
and girl in Wilkinson county Las
the right to compete with any
other boy or girl in the material
things of this world. If he or
she hasn’t at least a high school
education, what chance do they
stand? As a general rule they
will always be the under-dog, so
to speak, taking orders from the
otner fellow at whatever price
he is willing to give. No doubt
it will mean a few dollars out of
your pocket, at present and seme
sacrifice but you owe it to them
so why not give them the chance
they deserve?
Enrollment by Grades
Ist 369, 2nd 217. 3d 250,
■lth 252, 5’ h 235, 6 ISS. 7th
154, Bth 99, 9th 74. 10th 33,
nth 17.
What has become of the three
hundred and fifty-two children
who have dropped out between
the first and eleventh grades;
The Eighth Grade Eng’ish
Class ebserved ft hittier’s bit th
day Friday Dee. 17th, by pre
■ senting a short play, ‘‘Guests
: From Whittier Land”.
The characters were:
i Bessie Betina Hatfield
! Barefoot Boy Felix B; lue
■ Maud Muller Belle Golden
D3C 24, 1926
Schoo' Girl Elizabeth Todd
Schoo Boy William Grinstead
Red I iding Hood, A lelynßutler ;
Barb: ra Frietchie, Ellenßutland :
The Third and Fourth Grades
prese ;ted a program at the ।
Chris mas tree Tuesday Dec. 21.
A 1 iddle, by Mattie Will Beall
Tho i it a fisherman by trade,
The 1 >y says hels handy with
t e pole,
Tho . ;ver a reel he rolls,
But s-metimes we find him in
s in(ing) when he scolds.
ft ho -5 it? Just one guess.
It’s
s STREET OF IRWINTON :
j s t 4 t •Je J st ’ a •■Lr? < •t* > v** , j**% s J**
Rall n ulpepp 'i’, the Christmas
merch. nt, exhibits me a tiny cap pis
tol, art it bangs! so much louder
than o be expected, my hair rose a
little rod I hopped sideways.
Jin..-s Everett with his grandpar
ents for the holidays, and that, was
one among the foremost reasons he
came oom Tampa to enter the school
at Col ege Park.
Cha.He Thompson, now gets his
Bullet a from Statesboro p >stwtiee,
and by word of mouth and clasp of
hand declares he likes best to read cl
the Ie ite county happenings.
Art: ur McGraw, the high-diver,
wonck if dreams of f illing trighu n
him a. they do most people.
Jan -s Adkins, sunning with over
coat b ttoned tight, and he gives me
his pl t for avoiding colds; ‘ fake
serum egularly. wear overcoat, ha nt
the su shine, avoi I exercise, and buy
fresh i teats from 1 lav wood
W. ft’. Smith bringing me a bush
el of finest potatoes He always car
cits a happy face, like one who finds
‘ living a pleasant business.
i
Saw Mill Men
and Farmers
I have the agency for J. I. Case 45 H.
P. Kerosine Skid engine: will handle
any No. 2 sawmill-something very
few, if any will do-
Also have listed Second Hand Engines, Threshing
and all kind of Farming Machinery.
If interested call and see what we have to offer.
And our long suit is Dry Goods,
Hardware, Shoes, Groceries, Medicines
Millinery, Auto Supplies, Tires, Tubes.
Lynchburg, Oliver and Syracuse
Plows and fixtures: and last but not
least, ARMOUR’S FERTILIZERS.
E. Johnson
Irv/i n t o n
M L Justice savs, “Two buckets
of cane syrup tor you. N w let any
school teacher come forward and see
if he can improve that language. t
ft HA T !! Persimmon beer! if I
am not dreaming. Nossir, Mr Red,
I done forgot who brought it.
I
College girls home for the holidays,
and I begin to understand the canni
bal’s point of view.
Howard Stevens speeding out of
town, his car reflecting the glowing
glories of sunrise, and he is selling
his auto polish bv the thousands now.
T. A Brundage with an outward
bouiid look in hTs eyes Tom sticks
close to home, so hope he enjoys the
day c-fl.
Wade S’-elton and Fred Everett iu
front of Thad r layer's store figuring
on how to find themselves by a com
pass if they got lost iu the swamp. I
rescued a party of expert swampers
after they had acknwiedged they were
lost, and 1 did mailing more wonder
ful th nto walk ng behind a milk
cow a.id tth her git home, and we
followed to tile ears within thirteen
steps of where the ear was parked.
T. L. McGraw shoots a firecracker
and it pops as loud as if any boy had
fired it at the sky.
H. A. Brannan, who brings in the
left over taxes Useful work, but is
somewhat trving. It hasn't spoiled
his cheetful disposition at die has
been remar ably successful
G. T. Stapleton with no teeth. »nd
says he didn’t have them pulled for
fun. nor to save food, but to improve
his health, ami his thousands of good
friends hope it does that and soon.
Considerable banging of guns. The
country comes up so close to the
street almost the whirring of wings
may be heard as pat fridges desert
■ the eager hunters
’ School took its heavy hand off the
young folks and they’re on the street.
Number 6
NOTICE
Notice- The grass, grain, feed
stuffs, etc. now on the farm owned
by N A & L C Thomas in V ilkin
son. Co , Ga is my peronal property.
Any damage from stray or graz’Dg
cattle, etc. is forbidden.
H. P. Thomas.
GEORGlA—W’lkinson Countuy.
Under and by virtue ot a deed with
power of sale given bv Elbert Shin
holster to the undersigned on Jan
10th 1919. said deed being recorded
in Boek 29, page 303. office clerx
superior court of ft iltinson County.
1 will sell before the court h mse door
in the town of Irwinton during legal
hours of sale to the highest bidder
for cash on the .first Tuesday in
January next, the following property
towit: One hundred and one aid
one fourth acres of laud, more or h ss,
lying and being in the 26,h ■. nd
district of said state and cou; ty.
bounded on the N* rth by ci - ; Is m
J. A. Wood, East by Ends of J T I
Brooks, South bv lands of ’I i'
Stinson, and West bv lands if ft K.
Stinson. Said deed being given to
secure the payment of a certain note
for $650 given by said Elbert Shin
holster to the undersigned, dated Jan.
10th 1919, and due Nov. -st 1919,
the same bearing interest from
maturity at the rate of eight per cent
per annum. Said note being past
due and unpaid, said lauds will be
sold for purpose of paying the
principal, interest and all cost of this
proceeding, and the balance if any. to
be paid to said Elbert Shinholster-
Good and sufficient titles to same to
be made to purchaser.
This Dee. 7th 1936.
I. B. Stinson.
Not in the new home for Christ
mas, but Messrs Taylor & Pierce are
s doing some excellent work and mak
ing good time
