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VOL. 21,
NO. 43.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA., FRIDAY, AUG. 18. 1922.
Established October 12, 1901.
CITY WATER WORKS
PLANT COMPLETED
J. B. McCrary Company, Con
tractors, Turns Purifying
System Over to Authori
ties for Final Approval.
NEGRO IS KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Struck by Machine Saturday
Night, Fulton Walker Dies
Shortly Afterwards From
Injuries Sustained.
hi „ -i I ••
91.50 A YEAR.
DEFICIENY FUND
FAVORBLY VOTED
Boys Training School and
Sanitarium are Given Ex
tra Appropriations by Leg
islative Body.
G. M. C. TRUSTEES
ELECTIONJUESDAY
Although System Has Been
Changed to Electing Board
Members by People, No
Ticket Yet Declared.
L. R. HUMPHRIES IS
FUUND INjASHVILLE
Father of Child Left Here
Month Ago Turns up After
Absence of More Than
Month.
BARBECUE GIVEN
BY FARMERS CLUB
More Than 100 Assemble at
McKinley’s Woods Thurs
day to Enjoy Big Annua!
Feast.
Mr. W. F. Hodnett, constructing en
gineer of the J. B. McCrary Company,
contractors for the erection of the new
Milledgeville water purifying system,
completed his work here Tuesday and
tinned the plant over to the city of-
iicials for approval.
The work of erecting the water
work plant has been in progress since
the fall of 1921. Completion of the
job was considerably delayed on ac
count of excessive rains during the
winter and spring, according to Mr.
Hodnett.
The purifying system of' the Mil
ledgeville water works is now said to
lie equal to any in Georgia, The ma
chinery installed is of the very latest
type and insures the people Here of
obtaining the purest water to be had
according to the local health officer.
For many years Milledgeville has
beeh considerably handicapped on ac
count of being unable to secure pure
water and the erection of a modern
purifying! plant has served to bring
about a source for much satisfaction,
judging by many expressions coming
from all hands.
, ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
To the voters of Baldwin county:
ocratic ExecutlveruIesoftheDcnf-the..
Subject to the rules of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee for the
primary to be held Sept. lSth., I here
by announce my candidacy for county
ctunmlssloner.
I an> not a politician and have never
ha* the desire to hold offce. I make
thin announcement after the earnest
solicitation of many friends; and af
ter being drafted into service by a
Committee representing most of the
Aietrlcts in the county. I feel that It
Is my duty to at least give the people
a chance to vote for me. I want them
to vote for me just as they think of my
ability to fill the office. I am under ob
ligations to no one; I make no prom
ises, except to help manage the cpun-
tv's affairs as I would my own busi
ness.
Voters, I am a plain countryman
vith twenty years business experience
that stands ready to serve you as best
I can. If you need me and want me,
so to the polls on the 13th of Septem
ber and say so.
Yours to serve,
O. M. ENNIS.
1 hereby announce as a candidate
for County Commissioner, subject to
the primary September 13th. I will
appreciate the support of the voters
cf Baldwin county.
g. c. mckinley.
I hereby announce my candidacy for
re-election to the office of county com
missioner, subject to the Democratic
primary to he held September 13th.
J. F. MILLER.
To the voters of Boldwia county:
I laving been approached by quite
a number of citizens of Baldwin coun
ty with the request of me to make
the race for county commissioner,
ami having been indorsed at a mass
meeting held recently at the court
bouse as a candidate for the place,
committees from almost every ms
trict having given my name their en
dorsement, 1 have decided to yield to
the requests made of me.
After carefully considering the mat
ter, I have come to the conclusion that
lt°t to accede to the requests of so
many citizens of the county would he
nothing short of a manifestation of in
gratitude. 1 appreciate the honor tna*
has already been conferred upon me,
ami in offering my name as a cattdi
date for county commisaioner 1 wish
make it understood that I am under
1 ligations to no one.
Should the people see fit to elect
• 1K ‘. I will go into office with the view
standing for every means of re
trenchment in order to help as far
' possible lift the heavy burdens of
taxation from the shoulders of. the peo-
T* 1 '- I shall stand for a strictly bus-
1 s like and constructive administra-
ticii of the affairs of the county.
Should you desire my election, 1
" ur e you your support will be ap
preciated
Saturday night a negro by the
| naipe ot Fulton Walker was struck by
{an automobile driven by John Grif
fin, a young white man of Macon, and
died shortly afterwards from the in
juries sustained.
The negro man at tho time wap
walking along the public road a short
distance beyond the Oconee Bridge.
Mr. Griffin was enroute from Sanders-
vllle to Macon and as he approash-
ed the curve in thi^road just over the
bridge he was forced to turn sharply
in order to prevent running into one
of tfwo wagons. As he attempted to
pass between the two horse drawn
vehicles he dashed into the face of
W’alker, who was afoot.
After being run down and severe
ly injured by the automobile, Walker
was placed in the machine and rush
ed to a pnysician. it was found that
the negro's skull had been severely
crushed and his spine broken, from
which injuries he died shortly
afterwards. Halker was a well known
qiegro about Milledgeville, having
negro about iMflledgeville having been
employed at the Baldwin hotel.
Mr. Griffin was a traveling sales
man for the Case-Fowler Lumber Co.
of Macon. After fully explaining the
nature of the accident and fully con
vincing the authorities here that the
fatal happening could not be avoided
under the circumstances, he was al
lowed to proceed on his journey home
ward.
FARMERS TO VISIT
IN WARREN COUNTY
Many to go From Here Next
Wednesday to Review
Crops of Several Leading
Warren County Planters.
A party composed of thirty-five or
forty Baldwin epunty farmers will go
from here to Warren county next Wed
nesday for the purpose of reviewing
the crops of several of the leading
planters of that section.
The party to go from here will be
headed by County Farm Agent L ;E.
Swain. Is is claimed that C. R. Fitz
patrick will this year make a yield
of not less than eight hundred bales
of cotton and it is the farm of Mr.
Fitzpatrick the farmers here are most
ly interested in looking over.
At noon the farmers will be served a
a barbecue on the farm of Mr. Swalu,
located a short distance from War
feuton. The trip will be made by au
tomobile and probably eight or ten
cars will be required for the entire
number.
MANY ATTEND COUNTY
, SUNDAY SCHOOL MEET
ANNUAL CONVENTION AT PLEAS
ANT GROVE CHURCH WEDNES
DAY PROVES BIG SUCCESS AND
MUCH COSTRUCTIVE WORK
PLANNED.
The annual convention of the Bald
win county Sunday Schools was held
Wednesday at Pleasant Grove church.
The annual gathering was attended
by a large number of delegates from
eht various Sunday schools of the
county and many others interested in
Sunday School work. A sumptuous
dinner was served on the grounds at
the noon hour.
Several prominent ' state Sunday
School workers were present and
made talks to the large congregation
present. The field workers ottered
many suggestions for the purpose of
stimulating interest in the Sunday
'Schools of the county and it is believ
ed that the meeting as a whole will
prove instrumental in amusing all
parents « realize the importance of
supporting the Sunday school move
ment.
FOR SAiLE—One Ford! touring body
with pullmnn feature, converts into
bed. Ideal for camfflM or touring
Sleep in your own car. Body in good
shape. Price $25.00. Apply B. 0
C-lass Motor Co.
Although a bill introduced in the leg
lslature this week by Representative
J H. Ennis for an appropriation tor the
completion of a nurse's -home at tin
state sanitarium was unfavorably act
ed upon an increased deficiency appro
priation of 120,000 for the institution
was passed by the senate during Wed
nesday's session.
Also, a deficiency fund of more than
$19,000 for the Georgia training school
for Boys was voted by the two Houses
of the General Assembly this week.
This appropriation fivas provided to
take care of an old indebtedness Incur
red years ago and when received will
wipe out all outstanding accounts
against the institution. During the
last year $5,000 of the regular malnte
nance fund allotted the Training
School was given over by the board ol
managers for the purpose of reducing
the indebtedness of the institution.
It Is proposed that at least $20,000
of the deficiency appropriation given
to the state sanitarium will be useo
towards putting a roof over the build
ing commenced two years ago to be
used as a home for the nurses employ
ed at the asylum. It Is considered
possible that the extra appropriation
granted the institution will be suffici
ent to justify the expenditures on the
nurses' home building other than the
building of a roof.
The bills Introduced by Representa
tive Ennis for the-extra appropriations
for the Sanitarium and the Boys'
Training School were hard fought on
the floor of the Houae and every means
of Impressing upon the legislators the
serious needs of the two Institutions
were brought Into action In order to
bring about favorable action.
$40,000 PROVIDED
FOR NURSES’ HOME
Bill Passes Legislature at
Last Hours ol Session and
is Signed by Governor
Hardwick Thursday.
It has been authenically stated t?\at
a bill was passed by the legislature
Thursday evening providing a special
appropriation of $40,000 to be used in
the completion of the nuroe's home at
the State Sanitarium.
The building of the nurses' home
J.vus commenced two or three years
ago and on account of the eo3t of labor
and material the original sum provided
was insufficient to carry out the wotk
contemplated. When the funds first
provided for the construction of the
building became exausted suspension
of further work was found necessary.
An effort to induce the legislature to
provifte funds for the completion was
the work of Represenative Ennis. Tne
bill when first introduced was met
with considerable opposition, thougn
at the final hours of the General As
sembly the bill was again brought
up and the arguments presented by
Represenative Ennis and others in
duced to get behind the measure re
sulted in getting the appropriation
through.'
MR. JAMES M’DANIEL
CALLED BY DEATH
Mr. James McDaniel, for a number oi
jears a faithful employee at the state
sanitarium, passed away Tuesday af
ternoon.
Mr. McDaniel was a Confederate vet
eran and was highly respected by a
large number of acquaintances. He
was a member of Camp George Doles,
United Confederate Veterans and was
held in tho highest esteem by his com
rades.
The remains were interred in the
Milledgeville cemetery.
FOR SALE!-— Preserving pears at
$1.50 bushel, delivered. Phone 2002.
J. F. Miller.
WANTED, residence of from 5 or
six rooms, desirably located. Can
take possession at once. Telephone
312.
Next Tuesday, August 22, has
seen named as the day for electlnt
.rustees of the Georgia Military Col
lege in accordance with the recent bill
passed by the Georgia legislature in
"hich it is declared that* the board
members shall be elected by the peo
ple.
The present perpetuating board of
rustees is composed of ten members.
The bill passed by the legislature in
July specifies that there shall be a
board of trustees composed ot seven
members and that same shall be voted
upon and chosen by the popular vote
of the people of Milledgeville.
Despite the fact that only three
more days will elapse before tho day
for holding the election comeB around,
no formal announcement of a single
candidate has been issued. Just what
the outcome of the election will be is a
matter that is causing much specula
tion on the part of the citizens of Mil
ledgeville, though to say the least ol
it time is not far distant when the
story will have been told.
There have been many suggestion*
made and many given publication rela
tive to those to be chosen to fill the
teven places on the board, but no one
if those, whose names have been men-
toned have come out and openly ae-
dared his Intention to be a candidate.
MRS, SHINHOLSER
HAS PASSED AWAY
former Popular Milledgeville
Woman Succumbs Mon
day Night at Country
Home Near Eatonton.
Mrs. John W. Shinholser, daughter
■)f Mrs. Clara Bates Walker, former
ly of this city, died Monday night at
the Shinholser country home near Eat
onton. •
Monday afternoon Mrs. Shinholser
mined a swimming party and several
Yours later, she died, apparently from
apoplexy.
Mrs. Shinholser and a party were
iwimming In a pool on the estate Mon-
lay afternoon about 5 o’clock when
die complained of feeling chilly. She
left the water before the others and
vent into a both house. Mr. Shin-
holser, who was not in the party at
the time, arrived some time later and
asked for his wife. He was informed
that she was in the bath house. Call
ing to her received a weak response
and investigating found Mrs. Shin
iiolser, partly dressed, crouched on the
floor of the bath house in a semi-con
scious condition.
She was taken to the house, a short
distance away, and phyiscians were
summoned. During the night she
■teadily sank, but regained conscious-
less several times before she died
shortly before midnight.
He mother, Mrs. Clara Bates Walk-
■r, and her husband, Mr. Shinholser,
survive her.
Mrs. Shinholser was reared in Mil
ledgeville. During her residence here
as a young lady she won many friends
who will be grieved to learn of her
death. She was a graduate of the
Georgia Normal and Industrial Col
lege and she was looked upon here as
a young woman of rare attainments,
possessing an unusually pleasing dis
position and charming personality.
The funeral was held from the Ma
con residence, 445 College street, Wed
nesday afternoon at five o’clock, the
services being conducted by Dr. Ruth-
eiford E. Douglas, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Macon. Inter
ment was at Rose Hill cemetery, Mb-
con.
POSITION WANTED — A young
man of education and refinement de-
■dres situation as private secretary to
active or retired business man or wo-
■an. Address Box 2C6, Milledgeville,
Ga.
L. R. Humphries, *.vho left his twelVf
ear old son at the Baldwin hotel the
morning of July 11th, has been located
n Asheville, N. C.
Monday morning, Bobbie, the desert-
id son of L. R. Humphries, received a
egistered letter from his father. Bo
lides a note to the boy, the sealed en-
elope contained a postoffice money
order for $20.00. The hoy was instruct
id in the letter to leave Milledgeville
it once for Asheville, where he would
;e joined by his father.
Humphries came to Milledgeville
with his son the evening of July 6th,
registering his address as Atlanta, Ga.
Four days later the father left here
for Gordon with the understanding,
according to the boy's statement, to
return the same day of his departure
ir the next morning following. Sover-
1 days went by without the revealing
> fany kn: • vledge of the whereabouts
if the man and for a while fenr of his
laving met with foul play was enter-
alned. In the meantime, the twelve
•ear old son failed to show any signs
if emotion over his father's apparent
nysterious disappearance and for this
cason a generhl presumption was
eached that Bobbie knew a great deal
nore than he cared to tell.
When Humphries left the Baldwin
totel he made no arrangements In the
•vay of paying his bill or that of the
ihild. The letter received by the
toy-Monday from hla father contained
to reference to settling the claim of
.be hotel proprietor, the letter being
tent special delivery, and marked ’‘de
liver to party addressed and no one
tlae," or wording to such effect. The
lotel proprietor learned of the special
Jellvery being received by Bobble and
he end of the mystery that had been
he subject hereabout of much conver
sation during the laBt month came to
an end.
As soon as It was learned that Hum
phries was In Asheville the Baldwin
lotel management wired the officials
here'to be on thelook out for the man.
f arrested, Humphries will be chaiged
with the offense of dodging his hotel
bill, if for no other offense.
The boy, for so long a time looked
upon as having been deserted by his
father, was allowed to proceed to Ashe
ville without molestation or detention.
Nothing ot the details as to why Hum
phries left his son here to be cared for
>y the proprietor of the Baldwin bote!
has been learned.
Bobbie was allowed to leave Mil
ledgeville shortly before noon to go to
Asheville to mqet his father, though
nothing has been learned as to 'where
ihe two met, as the authorities in the
North Carolina city have furnished no
information as to the arrest of the
man.
Steals Cow, Walks 30
Miles; Gets Caught
After having walked for a distance
of practically thirty miles, driving a
hne Jersey cow stolen from the form
of Chandler Brothers, a man giving
his name as Will Shaw Monday was
placed in the Baldwi tocnulnyaij.t
placed in the Baldwin county Jail.
It is presumed that the cow was
stolen from the Chandler farm at a
late hour Sunday night. When the
animal was missed Monday morning
an investigation was commenced and
a trail was soon picked up.
Getting Into his automobile, Mr.
C. N. Chandler traced the cow out
the Macon road. It was soon discov
ered that the animal was being driven
The members of the Baldwin County
Farmers Club, their wives, children
land a few friends assembled at Mc
Kinley's woods Thursday to enjoy u.
splendidly prepared barbecue
The event was an annual one and
not since the organization of the club
more tahn ten years ago has there
been enjoyed a more sumptuous feast.
The gathering was composed of be
tween a hundred and twenty-He and
150 men, women and children
and when all had feasted to the full
content of their appetites there was
left quite a bit of as good ‘cue as was
ever cooked, according to those who
passed judgment on tho supervising
ability of Terry Treanor and Hamp
Collins.
Upou the tables erected in tho beau
tiful oak grove were spread attractive
dishes of barbeue, Brunswick stew,
fresh tomatoes, lemonade and sauces.
When the whole assembly had been
waited upon and all had finished eat
ing, around was passed quaintitles of
the choicest brick ice cream of various
Davors suited to thetastes of all.
More than three hours were spent
on the grounds and when the crofwd
commenced to leave every one was
free In expressing themselves as hav
ing enjoyed the btwfecue and ihe op
portunity of coming in contact with
friends and neighbors.
Maj. Muldrow to Head
School at Commerce
The followerlng announcement
appearing In the Eatonton Messenger
will be read with Interest by the
friends In Milledgevilhl of Major MnV
drow who was for a number of years
a member of the faculty of the Geor
gia Milltray College.
Major J. F. Muldrow, for three years:
superintendent of the Eatonton Pub
lic Schools and re-elected for the next
school year, was this week offered a
similar position in the city schools of
Commerce and has accepted. He will
leave In a few days to take up his
new duties In that city at the opening
of the fall term.
News of the loss of Major Muldrow
from the Eatonton schools will be re
ceived with regret throughout the
community. Under his direction the
school has made marked advanement
from year to year, and he Is generally
conceded one of the very beBt super
intendents the Eatonton school has
ever had. At the same time he is be
ing congratulated in becoming head of
tile Commerce school, in which posi
tion he will receive quite an Increase
in salary over that paid by the Eaton
ton Bchool.
Seen Thursday morning, Cahirman
of the board of trustees of the Eaton
ton Public Schools, Dr. S .A. Clark,
confirmed the report that Major Mul-
dri'iv hail accepted the Commerce po
sition, and stated that due to the ab
sence .of some of the members of the
board no action had yet been taken
towards supplying the place vacated.
He stated further that school would
open at the appointed time and a suc
cessor would be secured by opening
day.
as the footprints of a man showed up
with those of the cow. The trail was
'continued and about five miles this
side of Macon the thief with his prey
was overtaken.
The man when approached by Mr.
Chandler was asked to get into the
automobile and without resistance the
request was complied with. The cow
was taken on to Macon and Shaw was
later lodged in the -Baldwin county
jail.
SPECIAL THIS WEEK
CASH ONLY
$1.00 Durham-Duplex Razor
50c Durham-Duplex Blades
AT
Culver & Kidd Drug Company
••OF COURSE"
Phones 224 artd 240
10c
39c
O. F. MORAN.