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NEWS
Official Organ
City of
Milledgeville
HILLS BARELY
excapes BURNING
MR. JULIUS A. HORNE
DIED HERE TUESDAY
.plant Threatened
irsday When Seed Eleva-
ls Discovered On Tire
juick Work Prevents.
Ex-Mayor of Milledgeyille and
One of Most Prominent
Business Men In This Sec
tion Answers Last Call.
_ tlre plain of the Milledgeville
f .. s threatened 'l'nursday
‘ n 3 about three o'clock when
£“ e out in the seed elevator of
jlablisbmenl.^re wa(J ,.ji 8C0V ered
J u t of the top of the building.
« a s immediately put in for the
Sment and onlv for the quick
6 5f F the ' the building
have l
flames,
U the firemen, tne Duiiamg
have been completely envelop-
fcliiing the danger of the threat
ourbursting flames In the big
the oil mills, the entire fire
„ auaratuses of the fire depart
ure rushed to the scene and
t«n minutes after the arrival
iirennn the blaze was under
control.
let,
lift
Pastor Wiil Discuss
lid Year” Sunday Night—
Conformity In Conversion”
Morning Subject.
; the course of his 3ermon
night Mr." Wilkinson Will be
red to call to the mind of his
egation some lessons of the old
that have escaped some unnotic-
J, C, WILKINSON
GIVES SUBJECTS
MANY SHOPPERS
CROWD STORES
Sidewalks Were Also Jammed
With People 4 Here During
Saturday And Manday,
Trade Exceptionally Good.
Hon; Julius A. Horne, foi* ten^years
J. C. Wjiltinson, pastor of the
Ch-rch, lias selected as speci
es for liis sermons to be
at the morning and evening
next. Sunday, the subject for
,raing services to be ‘^Com-
in Conversion” and Sunday
lie will preach on "The Old
tpastor requests those attend:
mrch Sunday 'night to name
subject which they would like
discussed at some later date,
Wlrement being made in the way
ning names. Anyone calling to
.fctne particular matter they are
hating bhjugfit' before
ongregation will be requested to
same on a slip of paper and
into the collection plate.
* f r ™ next Sunday the first
night of the new year, Mr.
ason will preach a special, ser-
o men .Ujhe-efenlng service on
•'ten of Milledgville.” On this
Messhs. .1. D. Howard, J. H.
Bce :; r - Bonner and L., N.
*!“ il " :!K sponsors and the
v "f: ' ropoec to reserve
1 ' '"octed to ba.'filled.
* j of both-sides-of
■i m reserved for ladies
mayor of Milledgeville, from 1897 t<r
raor, preeminent oanaer and business
man, died at his home on Jefferson
street in this city at two o’clock Tues
day morning.
While the condition of Mr, Horne
was considered critical all the while
during the last two weeks before his
death, the news of his passing away
was learned-as a. shock to the many
friends of the family, especially In
view of the fact he had been so-ill as
do ba unable to attend to his busi
ness al fairs only two or three months
Mr. Horne was a native of Macon,
having moved, to Milledgeville in : 1887
to enter business. Si* years before
moving to this city, Mr. Hone was
Married to Miss Carolyn Budlong, in
New York city. Entering business
here with a small investment, he
immediately persued- U • succhsful
course and since the beginning pf his
career he accuihilajted considerable
property and at the time of his death
he was considered one of the weal
thiest men in Baldwin County.
Ten years after Mr Horne came to
Milledgeville he became a successful
candidate for mayor of this city, which
oflice lie held from 1897 to 1907. He
was educated at Manhatten College,
New York, and Georggetown Universi
ty, Washington D. C. ~v
At the time of his death, Mr. Ho:ni
was president of the First National
Bank, of Milledgeville, president of
the Horne-Andrews Commission Co.,
ono of the largest warehouses in this
city, besides having large investments
hare In the way of real estate and
merchantile buildings.
The deceased prominent citizen ta
survived by his wife, three -daughter^
Mrs. John W. Hutchinson, Mrs. Y. A
Little and Miss Mary Horne, and two
sons, Messrs. Adrian and Louis Horne
ail of this city, who havo the sympathy
of numerous friends in their sad
bereavement.
The funeral services were conducted
from the Sached Heart Catholic
church Wednesday afternoon at 3:36
o’clock, interment taking place in tlie
city cemetery. The funeral was con
ducted by Father Schonhardt, of Sa
vannah.
As a tribute of respect, Mayor Mil
ler S . Bell Issued ' a proclamation
.Wednesday morning asking that thri
various business houses of Milled:
ville be closed, during the -^our o
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, Friday Morning, December 28, 1917,
$1.50 a Year
The trade with the merchants in
Milledgeville during the week ap
proaching Christmas this year was
probably the most extensive of any
time In the last score of years. If not
greater than any In the history of the
city.
All during the two days of Saturday
and Monday the crowded conditions
of the. streets, -sidewalks and stores
presented a somewhat unusual ap
pearance and It was a task from morn-
ng until night for the clerks to fel
low the demands of hundreds of cus
tomers pulling forward to be served.
It Is 'the opinion of many that the
business transactions here during the
first three or four days Before Christ
mas were greater than over before
known by any of the old citizens in
Milledgeville.
Even though hundreds of people
crowded every business block In the
city during main shopping days
no disturbance of any pature was re
ported from any hand and the general
peaceful conduct prevailing here since
the beginning of the holidays has been
of marked interest.
‘POSTPONED.
UNTIL FEBRUARY
Appeals Made to Judge Park
By Attorneys Who Are En
gaged In Patriotic Work
And Request is Granted.
aiiie regular January term of the
Baldwin superior' court, which is due
to convene the second Monday in next
' • ' irthe
month, has been posponed ymt
seeded Monday In February.
During the last few days, Judge Jas.
B, .park, of the Ocmulgee circuit, has
received many requests from attorneys
asking that the term of court be put
oft on account of other important
duties they are now performing In as
sisting registrants of the selective
drait'law in filling out their questlon-
alre !. This request has been granted
arid the various county officials have
teen -Bo notified.
Special published' notices of the of
in-
ficia
:gi
given those who are interested in the
cdtt£t calendar, jurors, etc.
“WILD BILL” APPEALS
HIS DISTILLING CASE
NEW YEAR SERVICE
METHODIST
Congregation From All
Churches In City Will Unite
In Making The Occasion
One Of Marked Interest.
LITTLE EDWIN WILLIS
BURIED HERE TUESDAY
. The pi any friends of Mr. and Mrs.
L. H. Willis, formerly' of thiB city,
and now of Macon,- will be grieved to
learn of the death of their little two
yea?.old.son, Edwin,-who died-1ri Ma
ce fr Monday, pneumonia being the
cause. ■> • ,\v ,
Tho*'funeral of the child was con
ducted in Milledgeville Tuesday by
Bey. J, C. Wilkinson, Interment tak
ing place in the city cemetery.,
• Besides his parents; lit Me Edwin
\VMis is survived by-one brother, th'e
ouly remaining child of Mr. and Mrs.
Willis. •
m
COLECTOR COMES
HERE IN JANUARY
Charles Williams, better known as
Wrid Bill” Williams, and said by the
revenue officers (ip* be the champion
tilieit dlstjller of Georgia, has taken
exceptions to his recent conviction in
the -United States couret and appeals
his case to the circuit court of appeals.
Tie is represented by John R. Cooper.
Probably no-man has been convicted
lhore often :f illicit distilling in the
Untied States “court at Macon than
lllains. In ip07 he was feentenccd
to tie federal penitentiary at-Atlanta
Tn-Sla he received a Bibb jail sen
tenbb. At the last term of court he
was -convicted again and drew qigh
teen months and a fine of .two hundred
dollars,
' Jfen his statement to the court Wil-
liani3; declared he quit distilling ten
years ago. He denied that he 'knew
anything of the still alleged to have
been found at his home;
FOR SALIT
A new year service will be held at
the Methodist church next Monday
night, December 31, arrangements to
this effect having been completed
rnursday afternoon and the congrega
tions from the various churches In
the city will take part on the occasion,
The program to be carried out Mon
day night will contain short address
es by Dr. T. R. Kendall, pastor ef the
Methodist church, Dr. D. W. Brannen,
nastor of the Presbyterian church
Rev. J. C. Wilkinson, of the Baptist
church, Father J. H. Flye, of the
Episcopal church, Rev. A. A. Tilley
of the Bsidwin circuit, and Rev Z
3ne 0 f the. Midway circuit. Also
several short talks will be made by
various layreu of Milledgeville.
The chiors of all churches will be
asked to take part ia the services ir.
furnishing music for the occasion and
it Is expected that a full congregation
will be present to' witness the New
Year exercises, which will commence
promptly at 8 o'clock, Monday night.
NEGRO IS KILLED
AT OIL MILL FIRE
He is Caught Between Plat
form And Freight Car As
Latter Was Being Switched
From Burning Building, j
JOIN
IN SINGING CAROLS
WfOH GENERAL IS
uES'OGATiNG SALE
OF JAMAICA GINGER
Congregating Around Com
munity Christmas Tree,
. Hundreds Take Part Ih Smgr
mg Appropriate Songs. ,
Government Official Will Be
;To Refceive All Income Re
ports Of County.
The comnr-unnflr Christu-e‘4 tree hb!d
The following statement-has been
is'-motl- by 4.. 0. Blalock,-,<>£ Atlanta,
Internal Revenue Collector for Geor--'
gia. announcing the fact' that a Goc-
ernment official is to. be in Milledge-
ville in January to receive income x%r ■
gifts from parties in Baldwin county f
.i r1 “Ttte- .05.W War .Revenue Act ex
tends the incoftte-xaX to include a!'
AMERICAN TROOPS
NOW IN MEXICO
James Clayton, a negro employed
of the Milledgeville Oil Mills, was
killed almost instantly yesterday after
noon when he was caught between a
platform of the building and a freight
ear which was being cleared from the ■
switching tracks shortly after a blaze
had been discovered In the roof of .
the building which threatened the^dlr*
traction of the plant. ■>
Several cars loaded and unloaded
on the tracks were being rushed away
when it seemed that the cars would ,
be in danger by the flaxes and while
backing up to get a start to pull out .
from the switch track the negro was -
caught while attempting to mount the
platform. He was crushed to such •
.in extent ns to cause his death almost •
instantly.
, As soon as It was discovered that
the negro had been so seriously In
jured, physician was immediately sum
moned, hut he lived only about fifteen-
mjnhtes after the accident occrired. 1
One Good fartn
' mule. Oconee Brick & Tile
CAVALRYMAN- ARE PURSUING
MEXICAN BANDiTS WHO RAID
ED TEXAS POSTOFFICE AT
BRITE;
Marfa; Tex., Doc. 27.—Two troops of
American cavalry are pursuing fifty
Mexican bandits toward the interior
of Mexico today, making the second
time within .ri 1 "month that-Mexican
raiders have beerf followed across the
border; ‘ Movements of the American
REV. A A. TILLEY WILL
PREACH AT BETHEL
Pastor of Baldwin Circuit Will Preach
Extra Fifth Sunday Sermon at 11
O’clock Sunday Morning.
Rev. A. A. Tilley, pastor of the Bald
win circuit, will preach a 'special ser
mon, next Sunday morning; the’fifth
Sunday in this ixonth, at Bothel
church.
Tho coming Sunday Is an off day
with the Baldwin circuit pastor and_
troops were unknown by Col. George! he will fil) the Bethel.Church 1 pulpit for
T. Langhorne, commanding officer of
the Big Bend patrpj 'district, until late
last night. fie bandits are those
who raided the^Bntq ranch, killing
three rzen, or^ 'American and two,
Mexicans. ’ ~
Another rfii£ wad - mhde by a smaller
band- of Mexicans on the Fitgerald
ranch, fifteen miles west' of the* Brite
postoffice, ' Christmas night.. This
band is supposed to have been a de
tachment of the fifty who raided the
theyday and a large congregation Is,
urged to be present on the occasion. -
The State Sanitarium, bought,thr
mules a few days ago for which was ft .
paid f1,000. Most any kind of a mule is *
selling now. for $200, arid a real good -,
mule is worth from $300 to $400.
miles Southwest of Marfa, Christmas
morning. No persons on the Fitger-
Bsite postotficc and merchandise store aid ranch weto Injured but the bandits
on - the Brite touch; - twenty-seven 'drove awa> ! .Rtyek,
jiiayried persons h a ''!r,g’ a ..n,etapeomc
W $2,005 or mor- ^
more arid Iffil ‘Urinirirfied
povsoris havirig duiet tftcofhe of-'$l,000
move for the year 1917; They are
oh’ the campus of 1 he Georgia Normal
»nta, Do
gl.V no;'
. The alleged in-,
ncthod of-acquir-
B n », ' ?f saturation by
,eiVi^!'." : "P 80f4 drinks and
f ' 1 I'cmg made the sub-
a uor I--, investigation by
ilcitor-tif-y, ;,]'b office"
^ l n ti:< ’. at tenU° n of So-
j, | that Jamaica
;itv i r . m considerable
o'r.i '.’; ccrt;,ln individuals un-
tho-! n of wet goods
hnii , dry ’ era, the approv
it drink 61 -lu t0 " s P ike ” a bottle
in ‘ k u '’. h liberal dose of the
«nt.’ akohoi. 1S Said t0 bG ° V?r
indictn(M ee !°u cal concerns have
isingjam,’,;,.. he - grand jur . y for
s said 1' ,; K'nger promiscous
that the mix-
giKrcr highballs’
"o'S Ie ^ 8 "appare^t eS in m th r e
i b v th Kat ! on now being con-
to y (Uv„i SO bcitor-general is ex-
nore mu ? p :u!(1 itional features
Ible, it i' -! m< ' nts are im
|°f the Super! d ’ before - the next
firs
nor Court is ended*
required to report their income on
and Industrial College, just in front
of Terre> .Hall Sunday 'afternoon
aheut dark was attended by hundreds
of teen, women and children of Mill
edgeville, who gathered to take part
the attractive and appropriate an
nual event. .
Several Christmas carols, lend liy
choirs of tho various churches of
the city, were sun}.- by the large con
gregation gathered to celebrate the
occasion, while the State Sanitari a:,
Band f.rnishd splendid music in fur
ther completing the attractive pro
gram rendered.
Rev. J. C. Wilkinson, pastor of the
Baptist Church, delivered' a short and
appropriate address, . commending
those actively behind the affair lor the
beautiful spirit manifested.
Just before 5 o’clock Sunday after-
nOBTfr hundreds of children of the sev
eral Sunday-school classes of the
various churches in the city gathered
in front of the Methodist Church to
form a line of march to the grounds
surrounding the attractively lighted
Christmas tree. They were met in
front of Terrell Hall, where the “Tree
of Light” had been prepared with
hundreds of beautiful colors and the
entire congregation began at once to
sing the Christmas hymns,
form prescribed for that puprpose to
rue or one of my officers before March
1; 1918. ‘Net 1 incoriic is the amount
left after subtracting ..expenses (but
pot family expenses, money used to
pay off the p;mcipapl of a mortgage,
new machinery," buildings or improve
ments) from the gross income. If the
remainder is $2,000 or $1,000, then
the person has to make return of in
come and pay tax. If ho doesn’t re-
port he becomes liable to penalties of
from $20 to $1,000 fine or imprison
ment. It is the taxpayer’s dudty un
der the law to go to the Government
and not the Government’s business to
go to him. He is supposed to report
his income for 1917 before March 1,
1918 - , ,
To make it easy for taxpayers to
report their incomes and to assist
them in making out their reports the
Government will send a man into
Baldwhr county. He will be at Mill-
ledgeville continuously from Janu
ary 10 to January 19, 1918, both
dates inclusive.. He will have an am
ple supply of income tax forms, thus
making it unnecessary for taxpayers
who shall call upon him to ask my
office for them. Inasmuch as his stay
in your county will be limited to the
date specified and he will not be re
turned to your county again it is of
the utfhost importance that all pros-
ective taxpayers take advantage of
ay „ short ia Milledgeville
•hipment" nnU had not a sood
Christ mi ° me la "'by express
Shlri ^. 8 . stockings would have
P a »ta wL-n 8 <lelic| ous fruit, for
Lure it n not have .been able
J cents,, '.’ 00d oranges retailed
l at Pronortf en ' Medium grades
I ^Proportionate prices.
A UT0 TAGS FOR
191 8HAVE ARRIVED
‘ ta - Oa.. i) (
who has charge of
atninist
ioeii.se
‘d the fi r Jj lR ,! nw ’ Wednesday
licen-,.7''' 1 slll Pnient of auto-
I'c .l anu ; i ,‘ il f for 1918. which go
pad sj!'!"’" 1 . "liii-li has been on
* v er.n ,, ( ' , ' , ‘ mlj er 9, and was
|®r alt ... 10s : comprises 35,000
ISis. ne 'Half the total need-
s ^mond Cream, 25c.
Chapped
p f - Tanned
lu ‘ v er & Kidd.
, ipective taxpayers wse uuvouw*. «
The weather was unusually suitable j,j s presence there by calling upon him
for the occasion of the Community on one of the dates suggested, the ear-
Chrtstmas tree this year and the con-.jj er the date the_ better._ Any one in
gregation attending was considered doubt about being subject to tax
equally aa large and every feature of should call upon nim. He will maxe
the event wes carried out in a very no charge for his sennices and will
freely give all assistance within his
equally as large and every feature
pleasing style.
FORMER -EXEMPTIONS
CANCELED BY NEW RULES
Under the new regulations every
person registered' for selective draft
Is restored to his original status, sec
tion 4 stating that all exemptiogs.aud
discharges made prior to December
15 are revoked. ,
Th» office of the Prcvost Marifial-
General declares*it is imperative that
every registrant know his "order num
ber." Every person who registered or
should have regisHqrejl.. Jupe u is
charged wlh a knowledge'of the se
lective service law and additional reg
ulations and failure to perrorift any
duty so prescribed Is a mledenwupr
punishable by Imprisonment for one
year and may'result in^ the Jpos of
valuable rights and privileges and in
immediate induction into military ser-
1 .ylce, jfe*^ ..J.iTcSisfliiti
power.”
“A.
“Respectfully,
O. BLALOCK,
Collector. 1
LOOSE LEAF LEDGERS
We have added a line of the
well known “Cesco” Loose
Leaf Ledgers to our Stationery
and Office supply Department.
THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS
you stiu reeding high priced corn to your hogs
that are ready to kill.?- You cahnofaffotd tb'dd this
>.*4 w . • * •* ; y.- y,* " *- r * X**!>"*■ ** ^ . **
with corn wotth $1.75 pet^.hushe 1, and going higher.
trot kill your hogs now? We have ready for
delivery just what you need, the cold weather and the
salt that will save your meat. +
YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE ANY CHANCES
WITH MtlAT f/QRTH 35 CENTS PER POUND.
We will cure your meat for a very small sum. Why
wait on the weather, continue your feed expenses and
after all take chatices. You run no risk when you store
your meats with us.
TIMBER FOR SALE—One million
feet long leaf yellow pine timber,
1 mile of deepstep, 400,000 feet short
leaf pine timber, 5 miles of Oconee,
all In Washington county. Address
T. JEFF VEAL,
Oconee, «a. ( R. F, D. No. 1
We Cure Your Meat And Return it to
You in 30 Days.
Phone 181 and let us tell you adout our process.
Georgia Products Co.
COLD STORAGE DEPT.
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