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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.