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THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS.
VOL. IX. NO. 5.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA., FRIDAY, Oct. 29. 1909.
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GOOD TRADE FOR MERCHANTS
EXPECTED IN
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Farmers so Far Been Too Busy to
Buy Their Winter Supplies.
Owing to the fact that the farmers in
the territory around Milledgevdle have
boen so busy all the fall gathering their
crons, they are very unusally late in
purenaseing their winter goods, and it
is safe to say that the merchants will do
the largest amount of business during
November that they have done in many
months past.
An average crop and the high prices
for cotton haa enabled the farmers to
meet their obligations with the ware
houses and supply houses almost entire
ly- .
I,arge grain crops are being planted
in this vacinitv and the future outlook
promises to be one of unusal amount of
prosperity for this city.
F. W. Hendrickson Has
Tomatoes After Frost
Despite the fact that a heavy froet
visiting this section Monday morning
Mr. F. W. Hendrickson, the well known
farmer and truck grower oat at Scobts-
boro, still his a large quantity of fine,
fresh tomatoes. He has a telephone
and is ready to fill orders and proposes
to protect his gardeYis against frost for
some time yet.
THE BALDWIN COUNTY BUCK
COMPANY SELLS 1.700.000
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One of the largest sales of brick in
the history of Milledgeville hss Just
been consummated by the Baldwin
County Brick and Pottery Co. in which
the enormous amouut of 1,700,190 brick
was sold in one order. The order came
from Charleston and will be seat to two
customers of the concerr ordering the
brick. The sale speaks well for Messrs.
Barnes and Vaughan, who have active
charge of the plant, Mr. Vaughan being
selling agent.
CHILD ACCIDENTALLY
BURNED TO DEATH
Clothing Caught From Fire Place
And Died a Few Hours Later.
The clothing of the little three year
old son ot Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur A.
Harris, who lives out several miles
from Milledgeville just over the line
in HancocK, was caught by a blaze
from the fire place in the house and
before the mother could smother the
blaze the child was fatally burned and
died in a short while afterwards.
Mr. Harris is a well to do farmer and
well known in Milledgeville. The re
mains were intered in the cemetery at
Black Springs Church, Rev. L. D.
Coggins conducting the funeral ser-
yices.
The many friends of the parents ex
tend their heart fell sympathy.
QUAIL SEASON WILL
COMMENCE ON MONDAY
Game Laws Permit Hunters to Begin
Shooting Favor!! Bird Next Week
And Nlmrods Are Impatient.
SUPERIOR COURT
TO 1 OPEN MONDAY
Long Week of Judicial Work up Be
fore Judge Lewis And som? Cases
Are Very Interesting.
aiiow me
,f£yw so
The crack of the gun and the call of
the hunter will be heard over the cour
tv nc"xt week. The game law permit
ting the killing of quail will allow the
hunters to follow 'he trail afj
day, Nov. 1st. The la\^^;
force until next March.
The state law permittimg the shoot-
ing of jquail from November 1st to,
March 15th. but prohidiling it at all
other times of the year is obeyed very,
generally by hunters over the state,
but they are impatiently waiting for
today week when thev will begin op
erations.
The woods and fields in thi3 section
contain many Bob Whites and the
nimrods even now a-e oiling their guns
and getting their dogs into fine con
dition for the season. There are a
large number of sportsmen in Augusta
who delight in shooting quail and
from now until March the woods will
be teeming with them in many local
ities.
The adjourned term of Baldwin coun
ty superior court will begin hero next
Monday and throughout the entire week
it is quite probable that the court
will be busy. Some important cases
are up for consideration and much de
tail work will also have to be carried
through. The grand jury may finish its
wor# before the week is over, but the
ij^purt will hardly adjourn before Friday
i^^r Saturday.
Oconee Brick & Tile Co.
Making Addition to Plant
Preparing to make from drain and
partition tile Oconee Brick and Tila Co.,
already one of the flourishing industries
of this city, is adding quite a good deal
to the plant. The new machinery has
been ordered and will soon be in place,
ready to turn out the tile.
The management of the plant is un
der the capable hand of Mr. J. S. Bone
aod he has made splendid success of the
establishment since its incipiency.
With the increased facilities and the
dopaiture into tile maxing the new
plant will be one of the leadi ig concerns
of iu kind in the state.
Judge Lewis will be presiding and
Solicitor General Pottle will look after
e interests of the state. It is ex-
cted that quite a crowd will be in
Milledgeville on account of the fact
that farmers are so well up with their
work and they will be in a position to
come.
STATE FAIR OPENED
IN MACON WEDNESDAY
The Georgia state fair opened in
Macon Wednesday and for the next ten
days the Central City will be crowded
with visitors from over the whole state.
The exhibits are all in place and the
fair promises to eclipse anything held
in Macon in many years.
Mr. F. M. fiobert Probably
Oldest K. of P.in Slate
Maccahee Organize
Lodge At Devsrsux
Last Thursday the Maccabees organ
ized a tent of the order at Devereux
and quito and enthusiastic meeting
was held. Twenty members went in
as charter organizers and the lodge
promises to be one of the best in the
state.
Mr. A. C. Hamrick, state comman
der of the order, has completed his
work here and Mr. F, A. Hall, of this
city, has been made Deputy State Com
mander and he will have charge of the
state organization work for the next
few months. He has already added
several new members to the order for
the Milledgeville tent since he has had
charge.
Milledgeville Lodge, K. of P. pro
bably‘has the distinction of having the
oldest member of the order in the state
in point of service in the person of Mr,
( ' Frank M Gobert. He joined the order
in Louisville in 1874. The lodge was
known as Damon Lodge No. 10 and
theK. of P. order was then only ten
yeaisold. He has been a member in
good standing since that time and with
the exception of one term, which he
him reel :is Chancellor Commander of the
Milledgeville lodge, he j»as been Mas
ter at Arms for iWe con .ecutiva years.
He has also been president of the
Tenth District and is now Deputy Grand
Chancellor of the District.
Mr. Gobert loves the order dearly
and hardly ever passes a meeting night
without answering roll call unless he
is too ill to come. He wears the medal
of honor as a quarter century knight,
but he has been a member for 35 years
now.
Dr. Atkinson Takes A Dip
In told Waters oi Oconee
Dill pickles at-C. E. Greene’s.
Monday just before noon Dr. John P
Atkinson took a dip into the cold waters
of the Gconee river rather unexpect
edly. He was going down to the ap
proaching of the Baldwin County Brick
Co.’s ferry when the brake.on his auto
snapped and the machine plunged into
the river. The ferry boat was not in
waiting, but Dr. Atkinson jumped in
time to avoid dire results. A block and
teckle was used to haul out the auto.
DIXIE. GEM
TIC SOUTHLANDS FAVORITE
When you think of Coal, think of “Dixie Gem”—
Not better than the best, but better than the rest.
It's a BLACK business, but we treat you WHITE.
FOWLER-FLEMISTER COAL COMPANY
PHONH XOB
Country Schools
Attendance Good And indication
Are That Splendid Results Will
Be Attained This Term.
All the country schools of Baldwin
county opened for the regular term
last Monday and quite a large attend
ance was recorded from the first.
Mr. -*F\. H. Bullard, recently elected
county setool commissioner, will socn
assume charge of the schools and it
is expected that marked improvement
will be noted in them ns he proposes
to devoted virtually all his time to the
schools, *
The complete list of teachers for
the various schools of the county is as
follows: i
Coopetville—Prof. W. D. Hammno-
tree and Mrs. W. D. Hammontree.'
Salem—Misses Kate F. Roberts and
Abbie L. Hill.
Pine Grove, Miss Essie Newton.
Camp Creek —Miss Euln Simpson.
Midway-Misses Agnes Stembridge,
Marion HoiUnahead and Mrs. Ola Ed
wards.
Mt. Pleasant—Miss Leone Etheridge,
State Farm —Miss Berta Williamson.
Hopewell —MisH Bernice Amos.
Trilby—Miss Julia Riley.
Pleasant Grove—Miss Eleanor
Adams.
Watson —Mrs. F. M, Beals.
Dovedale—Miss Ethel Stembridge.
Humphries, Miss Bonner.
Moran's— Miss Nannie Finney.
Bass—Miss Eva L. Arnold.
Harmony —Miss Mammie Torrance.
Union Point—Miss Ethel Pugh.
THE IMPRINT OF
THIS CITY
Milled^vlllo En|oy!ng an Era oTJUnprncedenliid Pror.pi rily And Indications
Point to a Continuance Throjghoul Tits Lillra Season
Local Ojep Play
Been Postponed
On Account o( Previous Engagement
* by Professional Company, Play
Postponed till Nov. 19th
The date of the play to be|given by the
Georgia wilitary College Players Club
has been changed from Friday night,
November I2th. to Friday night No
vember, Tilth.
This change was made necessary by
a previous engagement of the "pera
house, bv a professional company lor
November. 16th.
Full announcement of the play with
all the details, will appear in the next
bsue of the News.
Meanwhile the public will wait for
the best production local talent has
ever undertaken to present, so every
body can put the new date down in
their memorandum, for Friday Novem
ber 19th.
Sanitarium Investigation
Will Star! in a Few Days
The special legislt tive comlnittee
appointed to thoroughly investigate con
ditions prevailing at the state sani
tarium here will begin the Second Mon
day in November and they will be kept
busy for quite awhile. Everybody who
>6 intimately acquainted with the insti
tution is thoroughly confident that
the outcome of the affair will be highly
creditable to the management of the
institution.
Court House to be
Protected on Interior
Clerk cf the court, Mr. J. C. Cooper,
has posted notices in the court house
warning everybody against expectorat
ing on the floor and defacing the walla;
or marking on tham in any way. The
taw provides for the protection of pub
lic buildings and as the interior of the
court has just been cleaned up and
painted it ia proposed to keep it in
splendid condition.
Miss Ethel Stembridge spent Satur
day and Sunday with her parents here.
There is a general impression of splen
did trade and better conditions in every
way in Millodgeviile. The country folk
and city folk areviewing with eachothir
in an effort to demonstrate the fact that
key realize a new era is upon this sec-
t , an of the south. This is clearly in
dicated by trade in every line of busi
ness. An examination of affairs now
and at this time last year will thorough
ly convince any one that prosperity js
back hero once more and here to stay.
The most skeptical man eunnot argue
anything to the contrary, the pes
simistic can find no excuse to combat
Iho optimist. The conservative man
views the situation with a keen degree
of pleasure.
This is not a news item. It is not
editorial, for it savors too much of tell
ing things out of school to bo admitted
as such matter. But it i% simply a
statement of facts that ought to in
terest everyboby interested in the wel
fare of Milledgeville and the upbuild
ing of Baldwin county. For just eleven
months now the present management
of The News has had control of the
paper right on the spot. To eav that
we a»-8 immensely pleased with Mil
ledgeville, with Milledgeville folk and
the treatment they have accorded us,
would be putting it mildly. We. bow in
thanks, made our prettiest court'.eses,
so to Bpeak, assure you of heartfelt ap
preciation we carry way down deep in
our hearts.
We want to say this is your paper,
we are your servants. Nothing we can
do will be good enough for you. We
MILLION AND HALF
IN COTTON CARGO
On Tho Str.am.shin Indian Sails
Fur Bremen Willi Twenty-Three
Thousands Bales.
Savannah, Ga. —, the steamship
Indian, which s-i! Satqiday for Bre-
fnen, will carry the most valuable cargo
ever taken from Savannuh. Over
$1.5.10,000 is represented in the cotton
carried by tho.big Lelnnd leviathan, in
addition to which other cargo is carried.
The ve ssel carries 2B,000 halos of cot
ton practically all of which weighs
considerably over the average 500
uound bale. It is calculated that the
steamer carries an equivalent of 23,600
500-pound bales. This nt. the current
price of cotton la worth $1,625,088. In
addition the vessel carries 700 barrels
of rosin worth $5,000. This makes the
value of the cargo aggregate $1,630,077.
are ready to serve you. If it’s any- . , . ... .
thmg in our line, or edtqf it, wefil be of ot
to help. We Physicians of tho state’I sanitarium
glad to do what we can
invite co-operation, we solicit support,
we urge you to help us. Think about
some of the little ways you can do it
and watch us do more and turn out a
better paper in the future.
For Rent.
Mr. John M. Edwards’ old home place
about 1 1-2 miles from town possession
given Jan. 1. For further particulars
apply to Miss Bessie Edwards.
209’Liberty St.
Dr. Mobley to Attend
Pellagra Convention
mv
is attending the southern pellagra
convention in Columbia. Much inter-
ost is now manifested in the disease
which seems to be gaining headway
in the south. By investigation and
comparison it is hoped by the scientific
workers in the mudicul world that a
remedy will be secured to overcome
the dreaded disease.
Miss Annie Ennis was in Milieuga-
ville Saturday.
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