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VOLUME 18
NUMBER 17.
Established October 12, 1901.
gGVILLE, GEORGIA WEDNESDAY MORNING, March 30, 1921
WOMEN’S CLUBS TO'KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
CONVENE MAY i8TH! TO SANOERSVILLE
$1.50 a Year
i c ;o. :a t-s From Over Entire
feul. district to Assemble
[lx for lhree Davs Ses-
tuav lb. 19 and 20.
i aiul
;n ( ;• turf bolding of‘the
the women’s cli’bs of
, a is now being phin-
.i the next two weeks it
,i detirls will be work-
ii . next two weeks it
ga: tiering to take place
Local Knights Attend Service
At Sandersville Church
With Sandersville and Ten
tulle Members.
,on v. ill be r: session
nn n May i (Ah.
. .11 be expected tb in -
, ,t noon on the Kith,
i.mdred prominent club
; , ■ various cpunttc., .in
• e i -il to 1 • here|
annual meeting.
• t luncheon hour iHe day of!
, ; l t e iM gates the visitors'
tour by I
Millcdgevilje. Tlilsl
Ip .'lb headed by Mayor Miller j
Hell tin:! will incl do "isita to the |
, .,c rtant institutions hi dad
val the city. [
. lug ui ho day the vlistora i
live la 'till* i -vili! a musical con-
!r£ , i gi\( n at the Methodist
i 1; Hi 1 Mil ledge villa Music
i'll, concert will be given ns
. entertainment for the' deic-
7.:. .nt ;n on of May I kill the delo-
ite.i v.ill It entertained at a garden;
irty given at the homo of Mrs. j
Iwartl 11. llinoa, president of the'
;nth District Federated Women’s]
ubs. Other details of the program J
be ('.tried out have not yet been)
mpleted.
Too Club women delegates
Id t’ o sessions daily,
ins will be held in
d afternoons.
The local members of Plantaganot
Ctnimandory Knighps Templar made
a pleasant tiip to Sandorsyillu fcttn-
day to attend with the Tenuilio and
Sandersville members a special her.
v ice heid up the Sandersville chu.ch.
TLero were about sixty-l'ivo of the
knights to attend t-o services, all
members of lie Milledgeville Com
ma udery. Tho special sermon was
pleached by Or. .1. ('. Wilkinson, pas
tor .1 the M.lfedgoville Baptist ehurcii
Tho visitors front here attending
-d alter the services by ho Tluneli
i c.unch were warmly received and
t z. ay member talking occasie.t to
luake .the trip expressed hixusotf a.-,
having enjoyed phe occasion to the
fullo. t extant. They vvi.ro entertain,
ed afer the services by the Tomtille
and Sande. jville members in u most
royal manner.
Tiroes going to Sandersville re
turned late Sunday afternoou ,t,'o en
tire number having made the trip in
automobiles.
J. C. SMITH GETS FOOT
CUT BY FREIGHT TRAIN
Ball of Foot Is Crushed Wednesday
Night When He Is Thrown Under |
V* heels of Freight Car on Georgia
Railroad.
Paster ci Milldseville
Baotist Church Resigns
FARM BUREAU MEMBERS
WILL MEET IN ATLANTA
Plans fer Co-Opcar,ive Marketing or
Cotton and Other Produce Will Bo
Considered When Mee’^ng Takes
Place In April,
Atlanta, Ga.—With the anno tee-
ment of Jatne3 R. Howard, president
will °f tho American Farm Bureau Fed.
The ses-1 orat ion tout he had set April 20 as
the mornings i 1,18 d at ° f°r a mass meeting in Ap-
j lanta of all agricultural interests to
A special appeal will be made at consider plans for tho formation of
l early date to start a campaign for I a cotton marketing plan, and plans
leaning up the city and getting ! for the co-operative marketing of all
erything in tip top shape for ho °t her farm Products. President R. A.
cepion of the visitors. The MU-| Koll >*. cf tlle Georgia Farm Bureau
Federation announces that work will
be started at onca for tho April
dgeville Woman’s Club "will call
ton Mayor Bell to Issue a formal
uclamation declaring a clean-up
eek between now and the time tho
invention takes place. .
k. MERCER
WAS HERE TUESDAY
Erffcc.ncnt Official Spends a
Fe.v McHii Her:—Discusses Out-
l: f re Future and Appeals for
Snfsreement.
! Mercer employed by
law enforcement
.. .Mill dge'villa Tuesday
trf took occasion to call
(I friends, after hav-
•rt conferences wiph a
1. 1 city and ct>. nty offl-
r v.tt ' for a number of
| b.;,t known tiews-
■ coix.ia and while here
. t > stale that lie i3 am-
” enter the foild of Jour-
n fatly dte. He is
::f'jfcom 'it) of tho lav;
1 ral official he anti
pie; t^nl position
CONTRACT GIVEN
■V c attract to grave
1 .■’’tell of jho Lousiuna
on each aide of Lake
>>"•' : awarded to tho
arty, of Anniston,
o. teams and supplies
''1 litis week to Louisi-
a ire, of Anniston,
vc of tho work. In
cur tract are phree city
‘ i ti of Lake Provi
nce ping.
At the recent ctatc convention of
.he Georgia Farm Bureau Fodvation,
Mr. Howard paid the four hundred
11 gates that tl.o American Farm
Bureau Fedration was ready to aid
the southern farmers whenever phey
dosired, and a resolution was unani
mously adopted asking that Mr. How
ard appoint a date for a mass nteep-
ing. x
No definite plan will i>0 Offered,
nor will it be compulsory on the at
tendant.-. jo adopt any prepared plan,
b t conddeartlon will lie given every
plan that ia offered. The American.
Federation recently adopted, a plan
for tho marketing rf grain, prepared
by a committee cf seventeen after
many mon L h3 of work. This plan i
raid to be one of the best co-opera
tlve marketing plans that has ever
been devised, cud it will put in
operation this season.
Delegates from all farmers’ organ-
.nations, representatives of tho fed
eral anil state departments of agri
culture, and representatives cf all
agricultural;', schools will bo Invited
to attend, and it is'hoped that out of
the meeting there will bo evolved ,
plan that w ill prove of Immense valu
to pho cotten planters.
I-resident Kelly announced that ct
ganlzation work hi several co tntlo
of tho state where there are no fauu
bureaus would he putf-tod with ouch
vigor, and that ho was optimistic . ter
the outlook for the bureau fedon-
t!y> n In Georgia.- .1. ;<>• Oliver, ct
Athene, has been appointed secretary
of the federation, and lias taken up
his new duties. Complete announce
ment of tho plans tor the moating
an April 2ti will be made later.
•f. C. Smith, ten of Mr. and Mrs.
V>. G. Smith, residing on South' Wayn.
s treet, had the misfortune of leaving
too ball of his foot crushed when he
was thrown under a moving freight
train over the Georgia Railroad \\ ed
it ;sday niglip.,
Accor ( |ing to tho.io present at the
m °, young Smith was attempting to
at di on to the passing train as it
v.as slowly moving along tho' track
n: ‘-r tho Gocrgia doi>:t. It is said
that lie failed in getting his footing
: nd as a result he was thrown under,
neath tho rolling .wheel of the ..envy
car.
Sorn after lira occurance Smith
was n;ched. to the Hall-Little Suui-
torium, where porgical treatment wit..
■ endet ed. While his injuries were
lainlnl find the ball cf his fcot ser- I
ii-u Hy crurt.’.od as pa ca.c-e complete
amputation, it is said to be improving
and no fears tiro now entertained for
the setting in cf complications.
For several months young Smith
wa.e engaged »» soda water dispenser
at the Colonial Tehatre which pucltiou
ho was holding at tho time of his
injury.
JEFFERSON STREET MAS
BEEN MUCH IMPROVED
Didcwelks end Streets Are Put In
A/tractive Shape By Grading Sur
face, Pruning T r ess and Sodding.
During tho pact week tho city’s
fores, at least a part of it, has been
engaged in improving t ho appear
ance cf the thoroughfare of Jefferson
street.
Several weeks ago curb stones
wore placed on the street. This
week the men engaged by the city
liuve been busy grading and leveling
tlhe sidewalks out to the street and
in the center of the sreat. Also the
unused portion of the street has been
made attractive by sodding it with
grass.
work done on this street was
accomplished in a short while, though
e appearance added is very marked
it®. A. D. NESEET
RANKS WITH BEST
M'i'iiedfjcville Railroad Man Is Corv
meuiicd In Article Appearing In
Tlte Recent Issue Of "The Right
Way” Magazine.
Mr. A. D. Nesblt, agent of Ilia Ct n-
t-.nl of Georgia Railroad at Milledge-
villo received commendation by Mr.
Cl. 1,. Candler, assistant gene.: 1
;ger or the road, for )iis s;
record in handling of freight.
In an article appearing in th
recent issue of the "Right
magazine, Mr. Nesblt ranks with
nine other agents having obtained the
highest mark for efficiency of me
hundreds cf agents employed by the
Ci ntral of Georgia Railroad in Geor
gia and Alabama,
G. M. C. BASEBALL OR J. C. WILKINSON
STARTS OH FRIDAY WILL GO TO ATHENS
r . n ~rz~ ^ Pastor of Milledgeville Baotist
1 P Gt \?w;° f ^ aSOn Wl Church'Tenders Resigns
Havcd With Lanier High tion to Eecome Eff ective
kjchco! lech toHavHere Lasl Week in Aoril
baturdav.
Dr. J. C. Wilkinson, who announced
to C.i.; congregation Sunday morning
tit .t ho had aceopted a call ns pastor
of the First Baptist ck*. rch of Athens,
his resignation ltero becoming cffec-
tice the first of May.
LITTLE J. C. WATKINS IS
STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE
rive Year Old Son Of Mr. and Mrs.
G. C. Watkins Barely Escapes Be
ing Dangerously Injured Saturday
Afternoon.
Late Saturday afternoon tho little
five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. G.
C. Whtkins was struck by nn auto,
la.bitb' and ‘barely escaped being
seriously injured.
At the time fie child was crossing
Hancock street from Joseph's corner
to Ennis's Pharmacy. The machine
was being driven by a son of Air. J.
B. Kennedy, of Devereux.
The little fellow sustained a pain
ful bruse on the left shoulder, the
avoidance of a more serious accident
being duo p° the quick throwing on
°f ij'ie brakes by the young man
driving t' e automobile.
. T-io begining of pha baseball sea
l'll with tho ti 'oigia Military College
aggregation will take place next Fri-
I day .tiltornoon when the local upli_
Ictos will be met on the gm nd by the
I anier High School team.
There is much reason for believing
4hap tho line-up at G. M. C. ( is year
will ohovz a big hnprovment over last
year. Tho players have had cc:i-
sldorablo practice aad the team .is
made up of heavier weights and far
this reason Ccach Bonner is firm in
tho belief that i aggregation will
mako thlngj Interesting Tor the Ma
con students wjicn the first game is
played Jioro Friday.
Al io, |h s c:ulets v ill be given
mother ehanvo to shew thorn. 1 ,'es
trp Saturday ntternoon. At this tit le
t 1 will battle with Tech •High anl
having to go up against to .-tx-png
teams in s . ecession, the bent mater,
ial inc’uded' in tho ring of aphides
will be called upon to show their
hands.
Tho baseball season at G. M. C. in
looked forward to with a great deal
of interest eat h year by a large num
ber &f local fans and the chances are
a largo attendance will bo had for
beta games to be played this week.
Both rallies will bo called tip 3:30
o’clock.
Mr. J. O. Bloodvvortli is on an ex-
teimivo ‘business trip po Floridu.
WANTED—Mon or women to take
orders among friends and neighbors
for the genuine guaranteed hosiery, full
line for men, woman and children. El
iminates darning. We pay 75c an hour
spare time, or ?36.00 a week for full
Rile. Experience unnecessary. Write
(Mernational Stocking Mills Norristown
Pa. l-7-10tp
Dr. J. C. Wilkinson, who has served
i pastor of tho .Milledgeville Bap
tist church for a period of more than
live years, Sunday morning placed
his resignation before Ids congrega
tion to I,, . out.; effective after the
last Sunday in April.
Dr. Wiikinson as accepted a cull
to the First Daptisp civ rch in Athens.
His resignation as pr tor of tho
Milledgovillo church was roceivcd
i 'itl. much rogret by every member of
| tho cong:.gat .n as lie announced
intentions at tho .services heid Sun-
i day morning.
I Since corning to Millodgevlllo five
yo:-.s ago last January, Pr. Wilkin.
:m Dan dene a splendid work in
I buNding up his congregation, lie has
bo. u succcssfiR in tiie mapter of fi
nancing the tiifairs t the church and
a stilt • of harmony with the entire
membership has been experienced
since bis first coming to Hits city.
Dr. Wilkinson canto to Milledgo-
ville front Columbus, Georgia, where
churches of that city, Few ministers
he served ono of the leading Baptist
in Georgia are as well known us Dr.
V. ilkinson. Ho is widely recognized
as a greap student of human nature
and liia natural manners have won
for him many friends.
With tiie members of all denomina
tions in Milledgeville, Dr. Wilkinson
is '..old In high esteem. Since his
coming to this city ho has labored
unpirelngly in behalf of worthwhile
morals pud for the furtherance of
Christianity. These having been ap
prized of his intention to leave Mil-
ledgeville have expressed keen re
gret.
In banding in his resignation. Dr.
Wilkinson stated to ills congregation
that he would preach his last sermon
hero flie lasp Sunday in April and
that he would commence serving as
pastor of the First Baptist cMurch in
Aphen8 tf.ie first Sunday in May.
Di-sd, Trout, Spanish Matltbrai and
Mullet every day at limits Palace
Market, but Friday will ho pho big
Six d day. Only 20 cts per pound f r
ari'o Rco Shed.
NOTICE
Cii an dafter April 1st our Fount wil 1 be run for Cash only.
CULVER & KIDD DRUG CO.
“Of Course” Phones 224 and 249
F. r your Porch Box vve have a spec lilly prepared Green Paint.
•leudii
\Yi
Just Arrived By Express
A Most Complete Assortment of Labi
ROGERS STOkE OPENED
IN MILLEUGEViLU
7* yr
i 3 , 7! T5
,
balance cf this vvc.ck POUND
DON Nynnally’s Stick Candy.
Mk*. ’
GET IT AT HALLS
WE OEklVER
New Grocery Establishment Opened jj j
Deers Here Friday Morning ,n |||j|
Building Formerly Occupied ■•■j i > .
Davis Muse Hcuss.
Illjj
An t r i nk wos addtd t • tho I '■ ,
chain cf Rogers utoro3 when a i- 1 '-' |jj(*
ono was opened in Milledgovil'e on till.
Friday morning.
The building formerly occupied by
t :o Davis M «ic House oil Wayne
street. Tjo store is one of many
being operated by the same concern,
there being sc res of them operated
In Aplantu and Macon.
Thi\ Rogers concern; carries pm-
ceric:) nml in connection a meat mar
ket operated by an >pher concern.
SADFS^iAN WANTED Direct, •>-
wearer ralasmnn, niusp bo experloni
ed. to soil Men’s luaJe-to-mc.ism ‘
clpthin-;. popular prices, exceptional
value.-., commission large, if y -a •' ''
a real Balouiuan wrlto ux 1.. .
Tailoring Co.. Butler Bldg., C!r. n-
nottl, Ohio. 3.30-ptp
lit
J j’
SOME ARE MAD2 OF TAFFETA, CREPE DE CHINE AND CREPE
MEOTHER. OTHES ARE OF TRICOLETTE AND GEORGETTE, SO
BRII.UAN’T IN COUOR, SO FASHIONABLE IN STYLE, ARE THE
NEW DRESSES JL’ST RECEIVED. THEY ARE SERE TO MEET WITH
INSTANT FAVOR OF PARTICULAR WOMEN. THE FROCKS THAT
ARE 'j'RI.MMED IN RUFFLES AND FRILL ARE MOST POPULAR,
BUT ALL ARE DESIGNED AI.ONBTHE STYLE IDEA OF FLUFFINESS
AS TO THU SHADES. THEY COME IN TAN. ORANGE,, NAVY AND
HADING BLUE, GREY. BR r.VN BLACK, AND WHITE, AND ABOVE
ALL REASONABLY PRICED IN KEEPING WITH THE GOODRICH
IDEA OF QUALITY MERCHANDISE AT LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES.
A VISIT FROM YOU IN THIS DEPARTMENT WILL BE A DELIGHT
TO YOU, AS WELL AS TO OURSELVES
GOODRICH’S
The Underselling Store
IN W. S. MYRiCK’S FORMER LOCATION, MILLEDGEVILLE, GA