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THE MILLEDGEVILLE iM EWS.
7OL X NO. 29
MILLEDGEVILLE GA.,QFRIDAY MAYS, 1011
81.00 PER YE A K
Ijo Colleges to Hold Commencement Mrs - 1H - BlDBdworth
Within The Next Month in This City 1 “ E "" E
fwo oi The Greatest Educational In
stitutions In Georgia Will Have
Closing Exercises Here With In
a Short Time.
Preparation* for commencement ex
ercises at the Georgia Normal ant) In
dustrial College and the Georgia Mili
tary College are under way. Both will
be held within the next month and the
usual unending rush of arrangements
will have 10 be gone through with. Full
announcements of these have been
made from time to time wi'hin the past
few weeks in The News and minor de
tails will be given from time to time.
The G. M. C. commencement starts
last Sunday in May and the G. N. & 1.
C. the First Sjnday in June.
I'he G. N. & I. C. has the largest
graduating class in the history of the
institution and it is also the largest of
any class in state this year. Indications
are that next se is in's graduating class
will be still larger. The progress at
the G. M. C. has been most saiifactory
to those connected with the institution
and it is understood that extensive|plun»
for improvement will be made for next
season’s work.
Throughout the state great interest
is felt in the institutions here especial
ly the G. N. I. C. for nearly every
county in the state is lepresented Ly
students in the institution.
ORDER OF OWLS TO
BE STARTED HERE
Mollnr o Mr. J. 0. Hlojdworlli ol
This City Passes Away Alter
Spell oi Typhoid Fever
PCI
,6.11. C. Commencesant LOCAL REAL ESTATE
Exercises Announced
Edgar Stripling Now
At State Prison Farm
Edgar Stripling, one of the most fam
ous prisoners in the history of Georgia,
is no v safely encamped at the state
prison farm here to stay for life unless
executive clemency is finally extended
him. Stripling killed a man fourteen
years ago, escaped fiom prison, reform
ed and became chief of police in Dan
ville, Va., where he was discovered re
cently, arrested and brought back to
Georgia to fill out his sentence.
He is now at the prison farm payind
tribute for the ciime for which he was
convicted.
Mr. W. H. Fulton, organizer for the
order or Owls is in the city promoting
a local organization. He is being as
sisted by Mr. Frank A. Hall, who itbvell
known in secret order work here.
The order of owls is a comparatively
new institution in Georgia, but they
have met with unbroken success where
they have undertaken to organize and
there are now about 8,000 members in
Georgia. The local lodge will probably
be instituted here within fhe next two
or three weeks. Mr. Fulton states
that Ahe order to be instituted hero will
be conducted in a strict moral and frat
ernal manner. The Order of Owls in
Milledgeville will not operate a locker
club. Some of the best citizens have
a'ready signed applications, and the in
dications are that Milledgeville will hold
its own when it comes to membership.
Loth in quality and quantity,
Mrs. J. H. Bloodworth, mother of
i Mr. J. O. Blood worth, of this city, died
I at her home in Wilkinson county Mon
day evening, and tl e heralding of this
news will be received with genuine ro-
] grot to the many friends of the fnetn-
j bers of the family.
Mrs. Bloodwrorth was in her (58th year
of age, having been born and reared in
Wilkinson county where she remained
the entire years of her life. She w; s
before her marriage, Miss Mary McC< ok
and married Mr. J. H. Bloodworth in
the year of 1888. Mrs. Blood\Lort,l
leaves her husband and seven children
to mourn her death us follow*; Wrs.
C. H. Pearson, of Dublin, Mrs. B.' H.
Huff, of Ashburn, Mrs. J. E. Wheeler,
of Baxley, Mrs. II. E. Eady, Me(sr3.
Gus and George Bloodworth of Wilkin
son county and Mr. J O. Bloodwortl.,of
this city.
: B vldwln County's OutlocK in Outs,
Corn, Cotton Lni Other Crops
Promise to Turn Out Well
REV. L. R. CHRISTIE WILL
PREACH li.N.UC. SERMON
Considerable interest wifi no doubt he
centered in the announcement that Rev.
L. R. Christie, of Columbus, will preach
the baccalaureate sermon of the Geor
gia Normal and Industrial College this
year. Mr Christie is universally regard
ed as one of the most prominent minis
ters in the South and he is a forceful
influence in the Baptist church.
He is well known in Milledgeville
having assisted in religious work here
year before last. The sermon will be
preached the first Sunday in June.
TWO BALL GAMES
FOR NEXT WEEK.
Next Wednesday and Thursday two
ball games will be played here between
the G. M. C. team and Athens High
School. The local team will be con
siderably strengthened by the addition
of Duke and Wilson, who are well
j known as sturs in local baseball, but
i they have had no hand in any of the big
j games up to this time. The Athens
aggregation comes with a splendid re
cord behind them and there is no doubt
but that interesting games will be play
ed.
The games will be called promptly at
3:30 o’clock and the patronage of the
entire city and surrounding section is
earnestly desired. The local oaseball
season is rapidly drawing to a close and
the opportunity afforded here to witness
some excellent exhibitions in ball play
ing is rare in the coming games. Cap
tain E. B. Harris, Jr., and Manager
John H. Bocock are devoting consider
able time to bringing up the standard of
the team and exciting contests are
promised. Be sure and come out to sec
the games.
Splendid weather corditions and an
unusual amount of attention to soil pre
paration and seed selection is putting
Baldwin county to the front in an agri
cultural way. Cotton chopping has al
ready commenced in many sections and
the beginning is most satisfactory.
However, the great interest ji st now
is centered in the oat and corn crops
and the prospects are exceptionally
bright. The oac crop is in excellent
condition and the crop on the Sanitarium
farm is one of the finest in the sWe.
The corn outlook there is also bright.
Corn throughout the county is grow
ing well and cultivation is under way,
showing an early start in most caBes.
“BILLY'S BUNGALOW'
A GREAT SUCCESS
Last Friday night the G. M. C. Play
ers’ Club presented “Billy’s BungaL w
in stirring style and throughout the
tire play the crowd was held in mix
suspcnce, awaiting each succeeding
event. The cast of characters was 1 ad
mirably adapted to the parts they hod
to play and all acquitted themselves
well.
GOOD STREET WORK IS
BEING DONE IN CITY
Considerable comment lias been caus
ed recently by the splendid improve
ments being made in the streets, the
deshri8 being cleared away and tills
made where needed. Capt. Jes. Wil
liams, superintendent of the city streets
is being complimented on the judgment
used in the work he is doing.
Go to the New York Candy Kitchen
when you want pure fresh candy.
CAPT. JAS.M. LITTLE
RECEIVES HIS ORDERS
Yesterday morning Pres. Wm. E
F.eynolds, of the G. M. C., received ofT-
> cial orders from the war department a< -
i vising him that Lt. C. M. Maigne, of
I Virginia, had been appointed here to
■ succeed Capt. Jas. M. Little, as com-
! mandant of the cadets and instructor in
: Military Science.
I At the same time Capt. little re
ceived orders instructing him to prepare
I to report to his regiment for service
' and he will leave gome time in July.
, This is in accordance with orders al
ready issued.
2,330 WHITE MEN NOW
FILLING IN STREETS, I RESIDE IN BALDWIN
IN MANY LOW PLACES
Excavations for several large build
ings including the Methodist church, the
Science Hall of the G. N. & I. C., and
the new government building, is giving
the city plenty of dirt to fill in many of
the low places on some of the important
streets. The section of .Liberty street
abutting Hancock is being filled in now
and it is probable that the ugly depres
sion on Greene street, between Liberty
and Wilkinson, will be filled to some
extent during the coming week.
These changes will make the appear
ance of the thoroughfares very much
more beautiful and in addition to these
there will he several other section:
raised soob, all tending t o make the city
beautifu'.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR TO
LEAVE NEXT TOESDAY.
The direc tor of the Census has issued
a statement showing the number of
white men over 21 years of ago resid
ing in the various counties of Georgia
and it shows there aro 2,330 in Baldwin
county. Of this number there are ap
proximately 850 including the sanita
rium statistics, reducing the number in
the county proper to 1,480.
There are nearly 39J of these who
failed to register, according to the fig
ures of 1910 when the registration in
Baldwin county showed a net total of
only 1,2)0 and of these just 1,219 qual
ified to vota.
Splendid Arrangiimcnls Completed |
For Closing ol Inslltntlcn Tliu I j 0 Binodwnrtli Presenls Many Af-
Li s! H'eeK in May
Announcement has been made of the
closing program for the commencement
exercises at the Georgia Military Col
lege this year. There is the usual
routine of college arrangements to be
made and, of course, every incident
will bo marked with more or less inter
est. President Wm. E. Reynolds has
obtlined the following program:
Thursday, May 23, 8 p. M.—Junior
Prom.
Friday, May 2(5, p. m.—Voice, and
Expression Recital, by Pupils in Those
Departments.
Sunday, May 28, 11 a m. — Bacca
laureate Sermon by Rev. C. E. Dargan,
D. I)., Pastor First Baptist Church,
Macon, Ga. (College Chapel).
Monday, May 29, 10 a. m. —Annual
Contest for Daclaimers and Reciters
Medals.
Monday, Muy 29, 8 p. m. —Senior
Play (Opera House[
Tuesday, May 30, 10 a. mi—Com
mencement Day.
Tuesday, May 30, 4. p. m. — Prize
Drills for Captain,s Sword and Gold
Medals.
The graduating class will usher in the
occasion with their class night exercises,
set for Friduy evening, Mav 12. This
will be the order:
“Graduation March”—From Opera
Aida (Verdi) --The Class.
Chorus—“Light and Gay” (Gound)
—The Class.
“Address of Welcome” —Lt. Robt. B.
Williamson, —Class President.
“Looking Backward”—Miss Marie
Stembridge.—Class Scribe.
Violin Solo—A. Schubert’s Serenade
—B. Kujawiakk. (Wieniaw^ki) Miss
Belle Collette,
Reviewers Reviewed”—Lt, Fei'mon
Hargrove, —“CIusb Agitator,”
‘‘Poetic Farewell” -Miss Anita
Thrasher—Class Poet.
•‘Glimpsing The Enchanted Future”
—Miss Sadie Humphrey .--Truthful Iio-
vealer of Coming Events.
Song, “The Clang of the Forge”
(Rodenney)—The Class.
“Dona o Nave” — Miss Emily Adams
‘1 I’s Benefactress.
‘‘A Batch of Legacies” —Mr. EidreJ
Christie, —Accredited Testator.
“A Last Good Rye To G. M. C. -The
Class.
Save Money
No matter who you are, what you do, wnat you earn,
or what your age—the one thing essential to success is
to spend less than you earn. A saving account paves the
way to better things—will work for you and take care of
lou in later lile—start today. We pay 4 per cent on
amount from^nc dollar up if left six months.
The Milledgeville Banking Company,
OF MILLEDGEVILLE, GA,
Capital
Surplus and Profit
$50,000.00
$85,000.00
D.B. SANFORD,
President
MILLER S. BELL
Vice'Pres't. and Cashier.
About fifty Btrong Plantagenet Com-
mandery No. 12, Knights Templar, will
leave Milledgeville next Tuesday after
noon at 1:20 o’clock over the Central of
Gecrgia for Athens. A special car will
be provided to make the run for the
party, lunch wil^he served en route and
the car will reach Athens at 9:20 o’clock
at night.
Dr. Geo. D. Case is now Doputv
Grand Commander and there is no doubt
but that he will be promoted to the
highest position in the state con clave.
The local commanderv will turn out in
grand style to uphold this end of the line
and carry the reputation of Plantagenet
Commandery to its highest point.
There is no doubt but that the crowd
will have an enjoyable time on the trip
and while in Athem. They will return
Friday morning.
Mrs. Annie Abbott Had
Large Crowd Monday
I Mrs. Annie Abbott, batter known as
“Dixie Haygood,” was the attraction
at the opera house Monday night. A
large cr iwd was present to see her per
form the feats peculiar to her class of
entertainer* and she satisfied by far
! the larger part of her audience. The
i attraction was a voluntaro offering to
j Hill Band No. 1, of the Methodist
church here, a!) the proceeds going to
I the chuich workers. Mrs. Abbott is a
native of this city and has made a no
table reputation throughout this coun
try and Europe.
Old Citizen in a Very
Critical Condition Now
Mr. Jacob Gumm, of this city, is now
seiiously ill at his home on North
Hancock Street and though he was 99
year* of age on the 14th of February
it is now feared that he will not live to
reach the century mark in age.
Mr. Gu.nm was born in this city of
1812 and spent his entire life as a citizen
of Milledgeville and was 79 years ago
a soldier ia the Creek India* War.
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS
AT JOHNSON’S BAR1IEK SHOP
NEW SODA FOUNTAIN
FOR ENNIS PHARMACY
The new soda fountain purchased by
the Ennis Pharmacy some time ago Ins
arrived and has been put in place. The
workmen started on the task Wednesday
and were kept busy until it was finished.
The fount is one of the most modem
type and will be a great ad lition to the
pharmacy and in addition to this other
notable improvements are being made,
including the installation of new electric
fixtures, linoleum on the floor an 1 var
ious other conveniences.
tractive Propositions to Those De
siring a Home or Foe Investment.
The following list of property is of-*
fered for quick sale by J. O. Blood-
worth nnd and a perusal of the list will
be profitable nnd interesting:
Five-room house, lot 105 x '-'10 feet,
good well of water and nice barn,South
Jefferson street, pries $1,175. Terms
if you want them.
Nicu five-room, well located, close in.
house on larva lot, Eaat Hancock St.
price $1,800, terms to suit you.
Splendid hoir.c on North Columbia St.,
$2,450 with terms that you v.’utit. Re
member this is on the Hill, very de
sirable.
Elegant two story residence on South
Clarke street, $5,750. Terms to suit.
Three beautiful and well located lots
on the Hill, 70 x 140 feet each, fronting
on Columbia street, at the bargain
price of $-150, each. Young man this in
your npoortumty for investment for a
future home.
Fine lot on Jefferson street, 70 x M<>
feet, for $1,100, ar.d this is not iho only
one I have for sale on Jefferson street.
Desirable lot on Montgomery 70 x 210 •
foot, this is one of the best lota in Mii-
ledgevillo, see me, it’s a great bargain.
Many other splendid lots, dusirubly
located, 1 It of them cheap prices and 1
you should soe mo and get an invest
ment of this character.
For farm Linds I’m the man, I have
100 aTes 10 miles from Milledgeville
in Hancock county, for only $G0(), rents
for two bulcs of cotton, is well im
proved, will-soil on easy torms.
400 acres of land in Hancock coujity
tor the ridiculous price of $6 per aerg.
one fifth cash, balance in five years at
7 per cent interest.
200 acreH in Wilkinson county, two
miles from Gordon, $1,200, terms.
lOO acres in Wilkinson county, 21-2
miles from Gordon for $600,
524 acres in Wilkinson county, known
as the old Stubbs place at $10 per acre.
115 ucrea, just north of the city line 1
along the Georgia railroad, rcnt3 for
10 bales, fine hay lands, ono of the- best
farms in Middle Georgia, not $100 per
acre, but only *50 per acre.
420 acres, seven and half miles from
Milledgeville for $1,400, one fifth cash,
balance in fivu years at 7 per cent in
terest.
A good many other farms, equalfy
as great bargains, with the same terms,
all good investments. See the man
that will sell you ns cheap ns he can
j and not as high as ho can. who will ul-
’ ways save you money and help you to
, make progress. J. O. Bloodtvoftb,
Milledgeville, Ga.
A C A It II OF THANKS
Wo desire to earnestly thank each
and evury one who responded so readi
ly to our aid in the sickness and death
of our father. May many b lessings be
theirs in return. Also to express our
deep appresiation for the beautiful Mor
al offering.
Miss Mattie I’atterson and sisters.
Yale coffee, tea, lemons and ice cream Go to t ie Ne w York Gandy Kitchen
salt at, C. E. Greene’s when you want pure fresh candy.
E. N. Ennis Sells 150 Bales of
Cotton at 15 Cents Per Pound
There are but few places in the city
that have been as materially improved
in the past few weeks as Johnson’s
Bm ber Shop on South Wayne streets,
just above the Hatcher building, near
the Baldwin Hotel. In addition to the
installation of much needed improve
ments in the way of electrieial app i-
ances, including a massage and shampoo
machine, electric fans and other inci- J
d-ntals, a new barber has also been en- •
gaged and the place made more efficient j
and satisfactory generally- !
This week new papering ha* been put
on the walls and different arrangement
of the furniture and other conveneinces
made so that any one desiring first
class service and a delightful shop will
not go wrong in visiting Johnson's Bar
ber Shop, Don’t forget the place, be
tween the postoffice and Hatcher's.
The patronage of the traveling public
and the country trade is respectfully
solicited and satisfaction guaranteed.
One of the largest individual transac
tions in cotton recoided here in some'
time was closed Monday afternoon
when Mr. E. N. Ennis sold 150 halos of
cotton at 15 cents per pound, Mr. Jno.
J. Barrett being the buver. The cotton
netted something in the neighborhood
of $12,000 to Mr. Ennis, which is one of
the be3t returns made to farmers in
this section in many months.
There are sever ul other holders of
large amounts of cotton in Milledge-
villo, Mr. W. T. Garrard being one of
the largest. Generally speaking farm
ers are in splendid condition and indi
cations are that they will continue so
indefinitely.
Three Veterans Have Passed Away
Since the Memorial Day Ceremonies
Three member* of the local camp of
Confederate Veterans have passed away
since Memorial day. They are Capt H.
K. Byington, who lived in Bibb, but had
his membership here and was buried in
this county. Mr. Wm. C. Patterson, of
Midway, a full accountof whose demise
appeared in TE,e News last week. Mr.
Jas. Sanders has also passed over to the
eternal camping ground.
One by one the oM heroes are passing ,
away, but the flight of the three, almost f
within one week has brought this fact !
before the people fully and more will
enter the rankB of the heroes of thn
world to be before there is another
Memorial Day celebration here.