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66 EATONTON, GEORGIA OCTOBER 26 TO 30. The Best County Fair Ever Held” The Only H orse Races In Middle Georma. $2,300 in Prizes. Clean Entertaining Shows and Innocent Amusements Make the Best Midways ever seen at a County Fair. THURSDAY OCTOBER 28 “Fraternal Day.” Daily Balloon Ascension Si Parachute Leaps FREE CONCERTS BY Barber’s Concert Band. EXCURSION RATES ON CENTRAL RAILROAD. FRIDAY OCTOBER 29 "Educational Day,” 1 Special Trains on October 27, 28 and 20, ■ WILL LEAVE GORDON AT 8 A M., MILLEDGEVILLE AT 8:48. RETURNING, LEAVE EATONTON AT 6:45 P. M. Milledgeville Horses Entered in The Races. ALL BALDWIN IS CORDIALLY INVITED. YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO MISS IT. J Local An I Feiiin; Capt. A. B. Coombs has been ap pointed state inspector of convicts to succeed Mr. J. M. burke, who was re cently appointed superintendent pf the state farm, succeeding Capt. Coomb* ‘to that position. J4 r. DuPree Coombs has resigned his position Xvdth Shu Milledgeville Oil M.lis and will leave the city to take a pi 1 le elsewhere. Toe Milledgeville News is now pre pared to furnish all classes of Invita- tiens, including wed ling invitations, receptions, vi-iting cards etc. We can please you in every way as we have the best companies, doing the latest style work at lowest prices consistent with high class work. Mrs. G. G. MtKinley and Miss Ceohic Carrington, left Saturday to visi.their sister, Mrs. Hood, in Birm ingham, Ala. Messrs. Warren Edwards and Sam Patterson went down to Albany to attend the National Not Growers as aociation, which has heen in session there this week. Atkinson and Miss spent Saturday in Mrs. John P. Hellen Maxwell Macon. The Devereux school opened last Monaav with a splendid attendance and bright prorpects for the coming season. Devereux is making spler.eid progress this year, a new Baptist church is be ng constructed and the people gen «ral : y are in Splendid condition in every wav. Rev.J. B. Armstrong, of Decatur, Ca.. stopped over in Milledgeville Sunday cn his way home from a trip to Florida He was the guest of Rev. J. T. Burnley while here. Mr. H. P. Brake, of Powellton, made a business trip to this city tnis week. One of tne most destructive storms in I istory raged over the gulf coast the first of this week and destroyed mil lion* of property in Florida coast cities. The severest blizzard known at this leason for many years has just swepl iver the great lake region and snow and ice prevails in the great r.orthweU. The cold of the northwest and th* tropical storm of the southwest pre vented this section of country from receiving and disastrous results ii either way the past week, but cool, dry veather has been prevailing, makir g things disagreeable. The many friends of Mr D. V/. Brown are very glad to see him bark in Milledgeville after being in the hospital in Augusta for several weeks. Mrs, Geo. Greene was hostess to a few friends to a lovely spend-the-day party Monday. Among the guest* were Mrs. Chas. Moore, Mrs. Chas. Wnitfield, Miss Kate Thrash, and Miss Nan Barksdale. A delightful event of Tuesday morning \ was a pretty informal entertainment given the Midway Bridge Club by Miss Floride Allen. The sitting-room was ,right with pretty fall flowers and ferns. After the games hot luncheon was served. Mrs. Chas. Moore was at home Wed nesday morning to the Basket Band. Outside of the Club members those invited were Mrs H. D. Allen, Mrs. J. E Eiv'.ns, and Mrs. 0. M. Cone. Mrs. Sam Evans entertained a num ber of guests at Bridge Whist at her oretty home on North Jefferson St., Wednesday afternoon, in honor of Mis* Nuckles of Versailles, Ky. The pacio is rooms were beautiful with cut flowers, growing plants, and ferns artistically arranged. Delightful courses were served, salad, fruit, cake, and ices. One of the pleasant socials of last Friday afternoon was the entertain ment given by Mrs. Geoge Edwards in honor of Miss Annie Wicker, of San- dersyille. Bridge Whist was the game enjoyed by those present, after which dainty refreshments were served. Messrs Conn Carr and James Ingram took a trip through the country to Eator.ton in an automobile Sunday. GIBSON-BIVINS. Mrs. E. P. Gibson announces the ■ngagmont of her daughter Jones to VIr. Homer Bivins, the marriago ti iccur at home Thursday evening, Oct 18, half past eight o’clock. Both parties are well known in Mil- le<lgevill%and while the announcement is received with much pleasure it is b\ no means a surprise to the "umerom friends of the young couple. Miss Gib son is a popular young lady here am Mr. Bivins is an energetic young busi ness man connected with the John Com Co They will make their future horm in Milledgeville and a host of friend extend congratulations in advance. Mr. John J. Barret, who has beei connected with Alexander Sprunt & Co. of Wilmington, has resigned his place to accept a position with a Savannal exporting firm and he will represent them here in the future. The R. E. Lee Chapter of the U. D C. will meet at the home of Mrs. W. R. Roberts, on the Hill, Saturday when e delegate will be chosen to attend the Mate Convention. Rev. W. R. Scaritt is visiting St. Louis pnd other points of interest. Mrs. J. F. Bell has just returned from a visit to her sister, Mrs. L. L. Shivers of Atlanta. Mr. David Ferguson, of New York, is in the city. Miss Mary Barrett is visiting h«r sister, Mrs Hansel Compton, in At lanta. Mrs. George Reid, of Atlanta, is visit ing relatives here. Mrs. J. W. Dennington, of Birming ham, has returned after having spent several weeks with her aunt, Miss Cora Gumra. Miss Sadie Mathis spent the week end with friends in Macon. Dr. J. H. White of the U. S. Marine Service left Sunday for his home at New Orleans. Mias Claire Greene, of Eatnnton spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Greene. NO POLITICS IN THE CENSUS TAKING HERE Supervisor Burns Says That Ap pointments Will be Free From This Feature. “All appointments by mo in connect ion with the taking of the census for the Sixth congressional district will be absolutely without regard to personal or political favor,” state Census Supervis or Harry Burns Wednesday. “Because 1 am u republican it does not mem for an instant that the bene ficiaries of my a| pointments will of a lecessity be of that or any other party. In qualifying for the commission I had to certify that I was not affiliated with any political party or organization and would conduct the work of the office without regard to and political connec tions or sentiments. “Not having received definite instruc tions, I do not know just how many enumerators this district will require, but in any event I will not have anv difficulty finding persons to do the work as I already have more than (500 appli cations on hand. A number of these ap plications came from points outside the state and many more from parties living n other districts. All of my appoint ments will be residents of the Sixth con gressional district and men, or women, who are competent to gather census statist ins.’’ The work of collecting the census will not begin until April 15. 251bs. granulated sugar <1.35 24lbs. flour from 70 to 75c. 15 bars soap 25c. Parched coffee per lb. 121-2c. 4 10c. boxes potash 25c. 5 gallons kerosene oil 76c. 3lbs. best lice 25c. Georgia cane syrup per gal All heavy goods at cost. 50c. W. H. Montgomery. Miss Julia McArthur, of EUonton, epent the week-end with" htt' sister Mrs. I. W Richardson. T FOR THE PRESS Libel Proceedings Against Smith And Williams Dismissed In Federal Court. Indianopolis, Ind.,—Judge A. B. An derson of the United States court of this district, Wednesday dismissed the proceedings against Delavan Sdmlth and Chas. R. Williams, proprietors of the Indianapolis News, who were re sisting removal to the District of Co lumbia for trial under a grand iury ndictment charging them with haying committed criminal libel against ex- Presidont Roosevelt, President Taft, Chas. P. Taft, Win. Nelson Cromwell, J. Pierpont Morgan and others in pub lishing articles al'eging that there was a corrupt profit of $28,000,000 in the sale of the Panama canal to the United States. Judge Anderson said: “So we have this situation. Here is a matter of great public concern: I was interested, you were interested, we were all interested. Here was a news paper printing the news-or trying to. Here was this matter up for discussion, and I am not willing to say that the inferences were too strongly drawn. 1 am not approving them —I am simply saying that I am not able to say they were too strongly drawn.” “That man has read the history of our institutions to little purpose,”Baid •Fudge Anderson in concluding his de cision, “who does not view with ap prehension the success of such a pro ceedin' as this to thu end that citizens could be dragged from their homes to tdurDUtrict of Columbia, the seat of government, for trial under *he cir cumstances of this case. The defen dants- are-discharged.” AC- the close today of argument In Commissioner Pound To Travel Out West Hon. Jere M. Pound, state si kcol commissioner will leave the latter pait of this week for a trip to Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and other western states where he will make addresses at the various Jstata universities. His general topic will be education in the south and there is no doubt but that he will receive cordial welcome during the whole trip. County Schools Will Open on Monday Week According to an official statement made by President O. M. Cone, acting county school commissioner, the pub lic schools of Baldwin county will open the Fourth Mondav in October, which will be 26th of the month. The pub lic generally, and, of course, the teach ers will be governed by the notice appearing elsewhere in The News to day. Prof. Wardlaw spent the week-eul in Atlanta. Mrs DbPree Coombs is visiting rela tives in McRae, Miss Belle McMillian hasjust return ed from a visit to Atlanta. NOTICE Since 1 have enlarged my store to 1 considerable extent I have put in an ex tra large stock of goods and am pre par ed to furnish a household completely, ii the way of fancy groceries, crockery enamel, procelain and tinware, cutle jry, etc W. H Mortgomery. $15,00 men’s Mary Jane suits goin, ■ at, W. H. Montgomery’s for $8.52 Cal | in and see them. the hearing, Judge Anderson said thai he was too busy to write a long opin ion in the case, hut he would sum u - ' at once his view of the evidence anc the argument.