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NEWS[
Official Organ
City of
Mjlledgeville
IURJAS. E, * jM IS
NEW DEMONSTRATOR
Takes Up Work Here Monday
Morning as Farm Demon
strator and! Supervisor for
Baltin County
in co-operation with the United
department of agriculture, the
St ‘„,v commissioners of Baldwin
n v have secured the services of
m Tames E- Odum as farm demon-
J ^ tor (or this county, the work hav-
commenced by the new farm ex-
'"rt Monday of this week,
in deciding to employ a farm dem-
",,. cn agent for Baldwin county,
1 countv commissioners took into
I”® .deration the extreme importance
h nring about a means of further-
°nl X* interest of agricultural pro
to jn this section, particularly
|; ng the period of the war and it
““ to tli' s en(1 that Prompted them
to become specially interested in the
odum, the new farm demonstra-
re nt who comes here to advise
Laid t he farmers of this county in
JL\ V avs is a first honor graduate
jl University School for Boys, of
L e Mountain. After graduating
from the Stc.ne Mountain school he
nterert the I'niversity of Georgia and
he Geonria State College of Agricul-
Bre receiving his diploma as a grad
ate fr m this institution this year,
(ter taking a three years’ course in
gricitlttiral and veterinary training.
Prior to Mr. Odum’s coming to Mill-
geviiie and Ilaldwin county, he was
ngaged as a farm demonstrator for
reene cotnty. his work there having
eceived the ' hearty endorsemnt of
everal of the most prominent citizens
that section.
During the time Mr. Odum attended
. University of Georgia, he served
o years as supervisor of advance
Meter of the college, which position
isheld with marked distinction.
In the beginning of his work here,
. Odum, who is a Newton county
.will visit the farmers of the va-
s sections of the county with the
t of advancing modern ideas con-
miilg the development of ngrlcul-
“1 and livestock interests, possess-
all the training possible to obtain
carry on the duties placed in his
e.
The actions of the county commis-
rs in employing the service of a
demonstrator is being generally
cpted as a progressive step, espe-
lly at this time, and it is generally
lieved the movement will meet the
proval of the farming element of
e entire section.
E .. a bii»h.d October 12, i w . MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, Friday Morning. September 21. 1917
CIVILIZATION” AT THE
COLONIAL ON FRIDAY
The Colonial theater has secured
os. H. Ince s million dollar speca-
“Civilization,” for Friday, Sept.
• Conceded by many to be greater
an “The Birth of a Nation.”
Here is what New York papers say
out it:
Nothing so stupendous ever before
eated by man.—N. Y. Evening Jcur-
M’onderfui and stupendous.—N. Y.
ihtine.
Abounding in pictures of marvelous
My. x. Y. Sun.
Outdoes "T!,,. |;, rlh 0 f a Nation.”—
V- Globe.
hienieriainm.int on an artistic level
ft no;; || \ y Thl . es _
mllzaii'ur i s up argument against
‘-"iic 111:111 1 he power of life and
11 °'” r ‘ 11 "omen and children.
' i' "in day .'illy, Friday, Sept.
'' "v" hours. Admission
Shoe
Clara
HEat E1
AR Wednesday
KIMBALL YOUNG’S
T PICTURE AT THE
Renew
y:i ' r subscription TODAY.
G. N. & i. COLLEGE
OPENED TUESDAY
Several Short Addresses Are
Delivered 1 Before More than
A Thousand Students En
tering the Instituion
The twenty-seventh annual term of
the Georgia. Normal and Industrial Col
lege was commenced Tuesday morning
with imore than a thousand students
enrolling with the institution, the total
number of students registering at the
college for his season being decidedly
the largest since It was first establish
ed, more than twenty-seven years ago.
At the formal opening of the college
Tuesday morning, several interesting
addresses were made in welcoming the
students to Milledgeville and to the G.
N. and I. Colelge. The principal ad
dress of the occasion was delivered
by Mayor Miller S. Bell, who told the
young ladies of the great pleasure of
the people of Milledgeville In having
the entire student body return to this
city. Dr. E. A. Tigner, as a member
of the board of trustees of the college,
made a short and very appropriate
address in welcoming the students to
the Institution.
The opening exercises were opened
with a Scripture reading by Dr. D. VV.
Brannen, pastor of the ''Presbyterian
church, and a short prayer by Dr. T.
R. Kendall. Other short adresses were
delivered by Col. Livingston Kenan
and Rev. J. H. Five.
In conclusion of the opening exer
cises, Dr. M. M. Parks, president of
the college, spoke Titerestingly of the
high aims and purposes of the insti
tution. calling upon the members of
the student body to co-operate in ev
ery way possible in the object of
maintaining and promoting the high
standard of the famous Georgia school
for young ladies.
As soon as the formal opening ex
ercises were completed, the college
classes were assembled and work
was commenced in the beginning of
the new’ college term.
COTTON MAKES BIG
PRICE
Jumps to a Rise of Almost
Ten Dollars Per Bale Within
Two Days—Now Selling at
22 1-4 Cents Per Pound
The cotton market made a very sud
den and Increased advance during the
days of Wednesday and Thursday, the
increase in price amounting to more
than ten dollars per hale over the
price offered for the staple ten days
ago and an advance of more than
eight dollars per bale over the clos
ing of the market Tuesday afternoon.
Shortly following the opening of
the market Wednesday morning the
market value of cotton began to soar
upwards and continued throughout the
day, several points at a time, and be
fore the market of the same day clos
ed the fleecy staple had made an ad
vance of 100 points, or $5 per bale.
Thursday the market opened firm
and during Iho day the price advanc
ed about sixty points, equal to $0 per
bale.
MOMENT OF PRAYER
AT TOLL OF BELLS
Woman’s Club Asks That
Bells be Rung and Bugle be
Sounded for the Occasion
This Afternoon 5 o’Clock
All Milledgeville will be silent for
a moment this afternoon at 5 o’clock,
at the instance of bugle'calls and the
ringing of the bell In the tower of the
city hall, when a word of prayer will
be offered by the people of this city
for the young men called into the na
tional army service.
The idea of the special prayer serv
ice is that of the members of the Mill
edgeville Woman's club and it was
their work that caused the bringing
about of the occasion this afternoon.
The sacred event to be held this
afternoon in which all Milledgeville
will participate is for the purpose of
asking Divine b'essings be bestowed
upon those having responded to the
call of the country from Baldwin
county.
At the alarm of the bell and the bu
gle call this afternoon, everyone will
be reminded of the saced service and
the people will be silent.
RED CROSS NURSE
CLASS ORGANIZED
Mrs. E. C. Duval, of Macon,
Will Come to Milledgeville
On Every Wednesday to In
struct Volunteer Workers
$1.50 a Year
MARKET QUOTATIONS
FOR MILLEDGEVILLE
Good Middling Cotton 22 l-4c
Middling Cotton * 21 3-4 c
Cotton Seed, per bushel. 20 lbs 84c
CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG’S
bhx xv aunxoid xsaxvaao
STAR WEDNESDAY.
A nurse class has been organized
hero by the local chapter of the Na
tional Red Cross Society, the first
lesson of instructions haying been
given Wednesday in the store room
on the first floor of the Baldwin ho
tel building, next to the Ladies’ Rest
Room.
The student class of the local Red
Cross is being Instructed by Mrs. E.
C. Duval, of Macon, who will come
here Wednesdays of each week here
after to carry oh the work, voluntarily
offering her services- free of expense
in aiding in the ; movement.
So far .there are eighteen* ladies
havlhg joined the Red Cross nurse
class, this number reporting on the
first day of Its organization. The stu
dents are being trained in making
bandages and other necessary sup
plies to be furnished in caring for the
soldiers of the United States army.
Those having already joined the lo
cal Red Cross nurse clas sare as fol
lows :
Mrs. J. W. Mobley, Mrs. Y. H. Yar
brough. Mrs. M. D. Clayton. Mrs. G.
C. McKinley, Mrs. J. H. Ennis, Mrs. .1.
C. Stiles. Mrs. R. H. Chandler, Mrs.
Howard B. Ennis, Mrs. J. A. Sibley.
Mrs. A. C. McKinley, Miss Pauline
McKinley, Miss Olice Bell, Miss Fran
ces Hall, Miss Bessie Bland, Miss
Elizabeth Jones, Miss Ellen ’ Joseph,
Miss Henrietta Conn and Miss flattie
.Thomas.
TWO TRAINS BE TAKEN
OFF GEORGIA RAILROAD
BEN F, HANCOCK IS
TERMED^DESERTER
Was One of Fourteen Men in
Baldwin County Ordered to
Report at Camp Gordon.
Fails to Show Up
Out of the fourteen men ordered to
report in Milledgeville Wednesday
morning preparatory to boarding the
central of Georgia train for Atlanta to
enter Camp Gordon for military train
ing, under the selective draft law,
one man of the number failed to re
spond to the orders, the person be-
ing^ that of eBn F. Hancock, a young
mail living in the southern part of
Baldwin county.
When the men ordered to report at
the court house Wednesday morning
began to show up to form a line of
march to the Central station, Han-
cock failed to put in his appearance,
cutting the force of men down to thir
teen in number.
Since young Hancock failed to com
ply with the orders of the government,
the exemption board has reported the
matter to the war department for fur
ther action in the matter.
According to the implications of the
ruling of the war department, young
Hancock's failure to report at Camp
Gordon Wednesday afternoon is term
ed as a matter of desertion and will
be subject to courtmartial.
So far as could be learned the
whereabouts of Hancock was un
known up until Thursday afternoon,
though it is probable the government
will take action in the case within the
next few days.
NEW ICE FACTORY
BE ERECTED HERE
Plans for Building Plant Will
Be Looked 1 . After by Capt.
Ennis and Enterprise Soon
Be Unjder Construction
Two pases'nger trains operating
over the Georgia railroad, one arriv
ing here from- Macon at 2:08 o’clock
in the afternoon and the other arriv
ing here from Canmk at 5:45 in the
afternoon, will lie discontinued after
next Saturday, September 22nd.
SALESMAN WANTED
Lubricating oil, grease, specialties,
paint. Part or whole time. Commis
sion basis until ability is established.
Man with rig preferred. Riverside Re
fining Company, Riverside, O. It
HOG KILLING WEATHER
ALL THE TIME WITH US.
Farmers with hog’s ready to kill can stop
the feed expense and also get ahead of high
c t>st of meat. We furnish the cold weather
GEORGIA PRODUCTS CO.
Cold Storage Department
Phone 181, N. Wayne Street.
t
- Planq are how being considered by
Capt. h H. Ennis and other Interested
P a rtle4:.f°r Xhe^erectlon o^ a new lce
The -proposed enterprise will prob
ably be -under construstlon within the
next few weeks, according to the ex
pectations of those entering into the
undertaking of building the ice plant
The industry will be owned and ope
rated by a stock company, the shares
to be sold to the public at $10 each.
According to Captain Ennis, who Is
promoting the erection of the new ice
factory, the corporation owning the
plant will be capitalized at $25,000,
the application for the charter to be
applied for within the next few days.
During the coming week Captain
Ennis proposes to call a meeting of
those interested in the new project
for the formulation of the general
plans of proposed enterprise, at which
time subscriptions for stock in the
plant will also be considered and dis
cussed. The meeting will probably
be called for Thursday night.
It is the object to begin work on the
now ice plant in time to have the
place in operation by the first cf. Feb
ruary, next year.
W. S. MYRICK CO. PLACES
MANY NEW FIXTURES
BIG DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING
HOUSE INSTALLS ATTRACTIVE
EQUIPMENT IN THE PLACE OF
BUSINESS
The big dry goods and clothing
house of the W. S. Myrick company
ibis week installed a beautiful and at
tractive lot of now fixtures in their
place of business, adding decidedly
to the appearance of the store.
Mr. W. S. Myrick. head of the \V. S.
Myrick company, spent several days
in New York during the past month
in purchasing new goods for liis fall
trade and since his return to Mill
edgeville the establishment lias been
eonftnntly receiving large, shipments
of every kind of ladies’ and men's
ready-made clothing, dry goods, shoes,
etc.
MAYOR BELL GIVEN
IMPORTANT PLACE
President and Cashier of Mill
edgeville Banking Company
On Committee to Frame
Banking Regulations
Mayor Miller S. Bell, president and
cashier of the Milledgeville Banking
company, was Wednesday appointed
by Speaker of the Georgia House of
Representatives, John N. Hol-dr, as a
committee of two Georgia bankers to
frame a bill for regulating the estab
lishment of banks in this state, as
well as to draft other features for
the conducting of banking institutions.
, At the last session of the legisla
ture, a resolution was Introduced and
finally passed for the appointment of
two members of the senate, three
members from the house of represent
atives and two prominent Georgia
bankers to draft a bill that would
prove practical in regulating the es
tablishment of Georgia banks, the
drafted bill to be in shape to be pre
sented to the members of the legis
lature at the next general assembly
in July next year, for consideration.
In the appointment of Mayor Bell,
the speaker of the house paid a high
tribute to the Milledgeville banker,
who was given one of the places to
be filled by two of the most widely
recognized bankers in Georgia to
frame a bill that will be of unusual in
terest to the people of the state.
SOLDIER MARRIES A
MILLEDGEVILLE GIRL
AT IKE STAR THEATER
Saturday, Sept. 22— Dustin Farnum
in “Durand of the Bad Lands.’’ W m.
Fox production. Also a Keystone
coTcdy. Admission 5 and 10 cents.
Open 10 o’clock. \
Monday. Sept. 24,—Robert arwlek
i- "The Silent Master,” Lewis Selz-
nick production.
Coming—Clara Kimball Young in
“The Common Law.”
We have a full stock ol
Typewriter Ribbons, one and
two colors, for all makes of
machines. Also, Carbon Pa
pers and Second Sheets.
Phone 312, The Milledge
ville News.
FOR SALE—One good mule, hut poor,
it years old; prico $100.00. One good
mule, but blihd, S years old, [price
$50.00. L. D. Smith. .... ..
A marriage here last nijht that
enme as a considerable surprise to
their friends was that of Sergeant
Mike Johnston of Company E, Second
Georgia regiment (Baldwin Blues)
and Miss Marie Osborn, of this city.
The ceremony was performed at the
home of Ordinary W. H. Stembridge,
Mr. Stembridge performing the cere
mony in the presence of a few inti
mate friends.
The bride is a daughter of Mr3.
Shade Osborn, of Hardwick, and is
one of the most popular young ladles
of this city.
Sergeant Johnston is one of the
best known non-commissioned officers
of the Second regiment, Rnd Is. a son
of'Mv. Zi s Br Johnston, of tbi-j
Sanitarium at jiff.
DUSTIN FARNUM AT THE
STAR ON SATURDAY
From an outlaw with a price on his
head, to an 100 per cent citizen is the
character portrayed by Dustin Far
num, famous star of stage and screen,
in the latest William Fox photoplay,
“Durand of the Bad Lands,” to he
shown at the Star 1 theater Saturday.
In this screen drama, Mr. Farnum
shows all the virile energy for which
he is so well known. His portrayal
of the bad side of Dick Durand’s
character is the best he has done and,
he shows the man’s softer, nobler in
stincts with that care-free, rollicking,
laughing disposition that has made
him a favorite wherever he has ap
peared.
He paves three kids from Indians,
who massacre everyone else in the
little settlement. He is blamed for
the killings, is caught, tried and con
victed. But t.he governor, whose
daughter he has saved, pardons him.
Long before he had fallen in love and
the girl’s fondness for him turns him
into nn A-Nn. 1 man. Mr. Farnum’s
boyhood life on a farm comes in
handy to him in this picture—milking
cows particularly.
We now have in our Print
ing and Stationery Depart
ment more than One Hundred
and Fiflv Thousand Commer
cial Envelopes', of various
grades for our fall business.
The Milledgeville News
13 MORE YOUNG MEN
DRAFTEDFROM HERE
Second 1 Call Front Baldwin’s
Quota Answers Call and
Leaves Wednesday Morn
ing for Camp Gordon m
The second call for troops from
Baldwin county’s quota of 98 young
n , a “Y d in the se,ect lve draft of
August 5th was answered Wednesday
morning when thirteen of the number
left here to go to Camp Gordon to en
ter training for the national army ser
vice.
Preparatory to their departure
from this county to enter the army
training camp, the young men report-
ed at the court house Tuesday after-
no:n and soon after their arrival
they marched to the campus of the
Georgia Military College, where they
were present to attend the retreat
and salute the flag on the occasion,
scores of citizens of Milledgeville and
Baldwin county being present to wit
ness the event.
During the formal occasion at the
Georgia Military College campus, .an
eloquent address was delivered by
Hon. Joseph E. P.0UI9, doing honor to
(be young men leaving here to answer
tie call of their country. In his re
marks, Mr. Pottle paid just tributes
to high ranking men furnished from
this county and state during previous
wars a- 1 ho called upon his hearers,
who were preparing to make their de
parture in behalf of liberty and jus
tice, to maintain the high principles
heretofore laid down by the former'
generations of Baldwin county and
the state of Georgia, expressing him
self as being confident that those be
fore him called upon to defend the
American -flag would bravely and
fearlessly do their duty.
Wednesday morning the young men
assembled at the! court house and at
8 o’clock they marched in a body to
the Central of Georgia station to make
their departure for Atlanta, where
they reported at Camp Gordon Wed
nesday afternoon to enter training for
the nafldhal army. Before the arriv
al of tnel train they were busily en
gaged in being greeted by many
friends and relatives who gathered at
the depot to say God-speed to. each
one departing to an fewer the call of
America.
flfcose included. In. .tiuuP*U'«t. Wed..
-"Bday. morptag' Vere a s folldws: - ■
Charles H. Moorfe. William C. Tav-
I°r- ’ Fernando C. Posey, Henry W.
Huff, William L. Gholson, Harry L.
Chandler, Jake Brookins, Jasper A.
Land, James J. McCoy,, George T.
Thompson,. Henry P. Carr, Carl N Al
len and DeWltt Ralley.
REV.J.C, WILKINSON
CONDUCTREVIVAL
Pastor of First Baptist Church
Here to Go to Cherokee
Heights Church, in Macon,
Monday, For Week
Rev. J. C. Wilkinson, pastor of the
First Baptist church cf Milledgeville,
will go to Macon next Monday, where
he will spend a week in conducting a
revival services at the Cherokee
Heights Baptist church.
Tlie people of the Macon church are
looking forward to Mr. Wilkinson’s
work'' to be carried on there during
the next week, according to reports
received here, with a geat deal of in
terest, and effective work is being
looked forward to, also.
Mr. Wilkinson is a graduate of Mer
cer University and besides being one
of the most widely known Baptist min
isters in Georgia, he has many per
sonal friends and acquaintances in
-Macon who will no doubt be interest
ed in learning of his acceptance of the
invitation to carry on the revival cam
paign there next week.
The first of Mr. Wilkinson’s serv
ices to be carried on in the Macon
church will commence Monday after
noon and will continue throughout the
remainder of the week, twice daily.
MR. FARMER:
I AM GOING TO MAKE AN APPEAL TO YOUR BETTER JUDGMENT.
NOV/, I AM A TAILOR WITH THIRTY-TWO YEARS EXPERIENCE IN
MEASURING, CUTTING AND MAKING CLOTHES. I DEAL WITH THE
LARGEST WOOLEN HOUSE IN THE WORLD, THEIR MAIN HOUSE IS IN
NEW YORK; ALSO, HOUSES IN CHICAGO, PITTSBURG, CINCINNAI, ST.
LOUIS LONDON, ENGLAND, AND PARIS, FRANCE. SO YOU CAN READ-
ILY SEE IN WHAT ENORMOUS QUANTITIES THEY MUST BUY, WHICH
ENABLES THEM TO BUY AT A LOWER PRICE THAN THE AVERAGE
WHOLESALE MERCHANT AND THEREFORE CAN SELL AT A MUCH
LOWER PRICE. ANOTHER REASON IS THAT I DO ALL MY OWN SELL
ING, MEASURING, ETC. NO CLERK HIRE. HOUSE SENDS OUT NO
TRAVELING SALESMEN, WHICH IS A BIG EXPENSE, AND EVERY CUS
TOMER WHO GIVES THEM AN ORDER HAS TO HELP PAY. ARE THESE
NOT FACTS?
THINK IT OVER BEFORE PLACING YOUR ORDER FOR A FA'
SUIT OR OVERCOAT. ALL I ASK IS FOR YOU TO CALL AT MY PLACE
OF BUSINESS OVER EXCHANGE BANK AND LET ME SHOW YOU JUST
W Id AT I HAVE AND WHAT I CAN DO. I HAVE CONVINCED HUNDREDS
GF*OTHERS; WHY NOT YOU? ^
YOURS VERY TRULY,
GEO. W. BARR,
THE POPULAR PRICED TAILOR
CLEANING AND PRESSING PHONE 451