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/ THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS. i VOL. 1*. NO. 1 MILLEDGEVILLE, GA., FRIDAY, Oct. 1, 1909. .00 Per Annum BAPTIST 1 HART Annual Services of This Nature Com mencc Sunday Md Continue For Several Days Here. Rev. Lamar Sims pastor of the Bapt ist church here, has perfected plans for the annual protracted services here and they will begin Sunday. Rev. J. Dj Winchester, of Atlanta, wfll preach Sunday. Mr. Winchester is one of the most able ministers in the Baptist church and there is no doubt but that his sermons will be well received. A cordial invita tion is extended the general public to attend. Dr. Atkinson Inspected. Tuberculosis Hospital\Z DAY CURRENT FOR J CITY STARTS NOW Dr. John 1’. Atkinson visited Augusta last week for the purpose of examining the tuberculosis hospital there was to | •furnish data for the construction of a j similar institution here for the state * tarm. I — — While in Augusta Dr. Atkinson was | hir ' bouquets in greai profusion, all the recipient of many courtesies from °t which we folk here in Milledgeville •friends there and the local papers hand' know lie deserves. Nn More Hours Of Darkless And •Power Can be Secured For All Purposes From Electric Company The time will not come again when the lights will go out in Milledgeville and any time during the night or day hereafter the electric bulbs will send out penetrating rays of light when the current is turned on the 'line. The electric department of trie Oconee River Mills has completsed its lines throughout the city and to the state sanitarium and consequently Mi'.ledge- ville now has a splendid system. Every form of lighting power and heating will be furnished 'by the com pany and from the curling iron to the cook stove, from the one candle Power ghl to the brilliant arc light, from the tiny raator to drivs the churn, sewing machine, or parlor fan to the mighty machines to drive all sintl of manufac turing enterprise*, all may be furnish ed. Electricity is a wonderful thing and this city to\7 has its share. J.S. Another Primary To Decide The Tie Distinguished Jurist of Ealonton En- CApt. Geo. W. Caraker.And Mr. Roy ters to Rest After Illness Extend- 1 S. Alford Must Contest For Cuun- Ing Over Many Months Judge Joseph Sydney Turner, aged 45 years, well known in Milledgeville, died at his home in Eatonton Wednesday afternoon at 11:110 o’clock and wus buried Thursday morning. Judge Turner was head of the prison commission of Geor gia and known over the state as a man of marked ability. Judge Turner is survived by his wife and five children and the whole state sympathir.es with them in the loss they have sustained. ANNOUNCEMENT B,£R7& OSaK’SE- •©(? AWTI’WICi, Aixm- ©wst, A ms> M SDCW m We a,re in the “Race” for your Coal orders fotvfer-MsterGoalGo Baldwin Hotel is Npw UiuierNew Management Begenning today the New Baldwin hotel will be operated by Mrs. S. E. Brannan, formerly of Hawkinsville. She comes with an enviable reputation and there is no doubt but that she will maintain a high standard for the popu lar hostelry. Mrs. Emmie Jackson, who has boen leading hotel keeper here for a long number of years will operate the old Central hotel under tho name of the Hendrix House ami sh e will make it an up-to-date place. The house has been thoroughly rcnftvatod and painted and Milledgeville has now reached a point whera it hotels should meet with success. Meeting For Methodist Church Next Sunday The meeting at Sunday morning v teresl of the new ■ on which will cornu io Methodistchurch I he held in the in ure!) building, work ne soon Some in- cll Second Thursday In October The city democratic executive com mittee met at citv hall at noon Thurs day and -declared Miller S. Bell duly nominate^ for mayor, Walter W. Stem- bridge city clerk and treasurer, M. A. MeCraw, J. E. Kidd, U. L. Wall and J. C. McAuliffe for city council. In tiie case of the tie for the sixth position oh city council between Capt. Geo. W. Garal er and Mr. Roy S Alford it was decided that another primary should bet held October 14, next and the polls^be opened from 8 o’clock to 1 o'clock. Tho same managers who acted in the regular primary were named. T.iere is no doubt but that there will bo mu.'li interest manifested in the con test to decide tho rie and results will bo watched by the public. “t NOTH E OP PRIMARY. A lity primal v to decide the tie be tween G. VV. Caraker and R. S. Alford, both of whom received an equal num her of votes in the regular citv primary, Sept. 29, lid).), is hereby called, to be held at City Hull in Milledgeville, Ga. 0<!t. 14_, 19 U) and the polls will be open from 8 f.i’clbck a. m. to 1 o’clock p. in. The managers will be tho same as in the ,regular primary and only the two contestants named are eligible for place itoWx CITY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY PASSED OFT SMOOTHLY WEDNESDAY WITH LPT VOTE Ten Candidates Contested For Six Positions nn Council And AicCrav, Kidi r , Wall, Fowler And McAuliffe Elected, While Caraker And Alfcrd Tied For Sixth Place. Bell And Siembridge Ker.omdialed. The city democratic primary for the nomiration of mayor, city clerk and treasurer, and six city ceuncilmen. was held here Wednesday. Hon. Miller S. Bell was re-elected mayor and Hon. Walter W. Stembridge was re elected clerk and treasurer. The contest for city council created quite a good deal of interest as there were ten candidates in the field for the six places to be lilloVl Messrs. M. A. MeCraw, J. l4. Kidd. R. L. Wall, S. B. Fowler and J. C. McAuliffe wore elect ed by large majorities whilo the sixth place was a tie hctweon Cupt. Geo. W. Caraker and Mr. ltoy S. Altord. Capt. Caraker is one of the present council- men and Mr. Alford is a well known young man here, manager o? the Mil. 'edgevilie Oil Mills. Tho election passed off with quietude' which indicated that the people wefri satisfied that the result would be satls- [ factory to the general public. -The number of votes cast was within 60 of j the registered number and the registra tion was almost equal to that of a couple j of.yenrs ago when the race for all city j officials wus considered warm. | The advancement of the city frt all . lines during the past two years baa; I been r 'markable and th re is no doubt : hut that the newly elected councilracn • j will readily fall into line for anything that tend: toward the advancement of the city’s I iterests. IS Rates of Cotton is Made on 12 Acres Here 0. (!. U. H. Anil Formers Onion to Build »Ubt. By order of the executive it SUM. AtMlIv sustain two goqd J. E. Kidd, Chairman, , consequantly Mrs. Jackson J C. McAuliffe, Secretary. STOLEN. Fioin train No. 70, Central railroad between Macon and Milledgeville, a coat with very dark stripe, cut p'ace on right hand corner. Letters and other things in pocket, reward to finder. C. W. Wingfieid, Care Southern Express Co Macon, Ga. Phone 152 fORZXC R n o •y.V'Wl A JO A A every ton goes into • c nr’zz-ssurvxzx of our coal before it ♦ our bin. : A GOOD STORY * * WILL BEAR : REPEATING : would do Mrs. E. D. For Kcnl. i, .... ... .1 Three to four fannsfir non formal talks wnl be given and tho exact . . , . . , , ed) 11*2 miles of Milledgeville statu > of affairs w.il lie made public. I | The situation is well in hand and the members and the public contriouting to the work purpose to make the new structure one.of the most beautiful in I the state. Those connected with the j work os well as Inc public arc invited to attend tb muting. wanting farm (and examine. Apply tc Milledgeville, Ga. Icsir- rlies II to lanor Mr. J. N. Butler, well known here Mt. Pleasant I.odge No. 2 of the Be am! operating a small farm near F'sh-| n9V0 i 0il t Order of United Hearts and ing creek, is breaking Baldwin county’s the members of tho Farmers Umon in l ccurd for cotton growing this season, the community have uniLod in n laud- From a plat of 12 acres of ground he able offort to build a hall in which to has already ginned 12 ■ bales of cotton, hold their future qieetings. More than- has another picked and will get three more, this making a total of 16 bales. This is a demonstration of whut can be done by intensive farming and the enormous profit from fcuf'h a course The record made by Mt, Pleasant 'usily discernible. Tho cotton, together with tho e.aed should l.ring around $1 209 for tiie crop giving easily .$1,000 net profit. Burning nut and slack is not a pleasant task, 60 we screen it out of our coal and save you th's trouble. There is econqp^y in buying this kind of coal. Phone as your orders and you will get the best in quality and preparation. P owier- lemister 6 oai oniDanu Phone 152. A Card oT Tuaiifc For Kent. Two nice 6 room houses in desirable of Mill vi >12.50 at 815.00 per month, also two I room houses near Georgia 11. H depot, price $8 09 per month, aii nice new houses- Applyto-W. A Walker. MD WlMFflV Hi it. mLLlM pH r-s-.-r nniin llLl.. u jj-J DuiiU Thursday afternoon Judge, Lewis granted bond to Mr. William Croley in the sum of $10,039 in 1 it war im media te- ly signed by friends acceptable to tiie sheriff of Baldwin county. Mr. Croley " a ; released at onw a . i it is stated his physical con litlon is very poor. half the sum has been raised and the.' best of fueling exists between the two orgitnuuUi.ns, both Striving to lift high er tho wm k of co-operation and unity - Lodge li; O. U. H. is considered quite- remarkable, for a little more that a. vear ago it was organized with ten- members and has flourished under the- management of Commander J. W. Hub bard, Priest hi. M. Patterson, Secretary/ W. K. Combass and Treasurer J - S. Pearce. Plant > ia ,;»ier'i; genu ine appler seed .oats. For sale by Mormo & A n d r o w 3 G o mmissio n Co, Old buggies • rep-.' 1 r.:.d paipteif,. will wear and look lil o no .v < nes. Prices- reasonable. E. Bo’.kei. We claim that you can find here the precise ar ticle you are looking for In Watches, In Clocks, In Rings, In Chains, In Brooches, In ('ut Glass, In Fancy China, In Diamonds, I n Gems of A LL Sorts. Judge these by the highest standard that you know of. Judge them by the best that you ever saw anywhere. Judge them a* to quality, de sign and price. Then we will abide by vour deciiion with confidence that you will decide that we are worthy of your patronaze. Oar New Good. Are Coating In Daily— We lurlle Tear Inspec tion. DIXON WILLIAMS. “It is all right If yon Bay from WILLIAMS.” We derire to thank our friends and j The many frien is of Mrs. S. F. Den- neighbors for the kindness shown us | wn wi u hg jd^hte-J to learn that she mother, j j s ril pidly improving and will probably soon bo up from long illness.* ffffy f ' ' fOgi is during the illness of our dear We trust that none of them will ever have need in time of trouble and may there be no sorrow when they cross the bar, and dwell in their last resting place forever. Mrs. Wm. McDaniel. Death of Mrs. T. S. Bock. At her home in Wilkinson county, Mrs. T. S. Beck died last Saturday. She wac 80 years of age, a member of the Methodist church and known every where as being gentle and lovable. She left eight children to maurn her death, to whom the people of the entire community extend sympathy. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Up Before The Bar. N. H. Brown, an attorney, of Pitts field, Vt.. writes: "We have used Dr. King’s New Life Pills for years and find them such good family medicine we wouldn’t be without them.” For Chills, Constipation, Biliousness or Sick Head ache they work wonders 25c. All Drug- ' gists. Dr. E. A. Tignerhas about completed his splendid new dwelling. It is of the bungalow style and marks a new de- partue in architecture of the residences of Milledgeville. The house is beauti ful and the interior is arranged in the most stylish manner making the home an ideal one. Mr. J. O. Bloolworth spent Monday and Tuesday in Washington and Wilkin son counties attending to some real es tate deals, mostly in farms. October Hampton’s and Everybody’s magazine on sale at R. H. Wootten’s . Mrs. Adolph Joseph and daughters spent Monday in Macon. Mr. ana Mrs. Edmond Shurley, Mr. and Mrs. Will Shurley and MTss Ander son, of Warrenton, spent Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. John Shurley. Pa- m 1 n V i to r '- T : | b., i "rA i A 50c Aquarium and two Gold Fish will he dv^en II away ftext Monday morning, Oct. 4th, at 10 o’clock, with every package or RexallTooth Paste, £ 25c | NOW IS YOUR CHANCE The sale will commence at 10 o’clock and last until. all are gone. None w ill be set aside or saved. To take advantage of this offer you must he on hand, Remember the hour and price, 25 cents Cash. John Vinson The Pexall Store 1