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[INCREASED VAL'' ■ ;q;j OF $3*,,
000,000 IN GEORGIA FARM
I PRODUCTS FOR 1922
TELEPHONE NOTICE.
wilhMay, all telephoiis bills will be
3 mast be paid on or before the 10th of
.* I lo waiting after the 10th as the Long
Man Lured From Home And Siam
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mailed an 3
the month. 1' lo waiting after the 10th as
Distance Cam >ani©s now require us to 'Ipay them
se ’’era {days earlier than heretofore.
Please be aro lpt or service will be discontinued
and a charge of $1.00 will be made for
connecting up your line.
JAS. D. MARTIN .Jr., Mgr.
Hoaston Telephone Company.
, Perry, - Georgia.
FARMERS
Please r ims nber we are Local Agents for Per-
r y and trade territory for
Empire Buggy Co
Cary Roofing Co
Lynchburg Plow Co
Chattanooga Plow Co .
Goodrich Rubber Co
Cole Manufacturing' Co
We solicit your patronage when in the market
for any goods made by these well known com-
paiiies. You will make no mistake by using
goods made by these companies. -
B. II.. ANDREW & SON,
PBBBT, QhiA..
Newnan.—Three automobiles loaded
with more than three hundred gallons
of whisky were captured near here by
! Atlanta.—An Increased valuation of De P uty Sheriff Walter Dial and United
($34,000,000 In Georgia farm iroducts for States Marshal Milton Grover. Word
*1922 is the outstanding feature of the bad becn received that several cars
(report of Z. R, Pettett, statistician of filled witb whisky had left Harris coun-
Jthe bureau of agricultural economics of ty bound for Atlanta, and probably
would-pass through Newnan. They im
mediately went in search of the liquor
runners.. About three miles below New
nan, they saw several cai'3 parked on
the side of the road and the drivers
malting repairs <n one of tho cur3,
V^lien the officers were within n short,
distance of them they ran through the
woods and escaped. One of the cars
hurried left and has not been found.
One .than was arrested.
[the United States department of agrl-
jcultnre, which was given out the other
!day. The total valuation of Georgia
jfarm products, as compiled by Mr.
[Pettett, is $211,000,000.
j The tremendous gain in revenue to
.Georgia farmers, which i3 equivalent
/t° approximately 20 per cent, iq due
[mainly to the increased value of the
[principal crops such as cotton,* corn,
.hay and peanuts. Increased acreage
iin hay accounted largely for this ad
vance in the monetary value of this
.crop, according to the report.
Of all Georgia products, cotton still
Byron,—Missing several hours -when
a negro came to his house and told
him that he was wanted at the saw*
mill, where he was employed, five
miles from here, the body of Zame
Bryant was found with his head split
open, buried in a pile of sawdust. Of
ficers who are confident that Bryant
was murdered, have established no
motivo for the crime. It is known tl\afc
Bryant had no large sum of money on
him. One suspect has been arreted.
California Girls Make Lor.3 Hike
ThoninsvillD.—Prom Bos Angelas,
Calif., to Miami, Fla., is some step',
(retains advantage in value, though the |tlt it did not ?eem to cans ? any,, die-
(production of 725,000 hales is the low-
jest since 1878. The value of the crop
!| by Mr. Pettett as $101,188,000,
‘ (compared with $77*610,000 in 1921.
65 Big Conventions For Atlanta
j Atlanta.—With the close of the year,
|One of the most successful in the bis-
,lory of its exist;uce, the Atlanta con-
,’vontion huroau announces that 65 con
ventions have already been hooked f't
(1923. Threa have alroady been books.',
.for 1924, and one for 1925, and one for
,1928.
comfort lo Misses Ressie KulmondHiul
Corinre Dewd, two young women from
the Golden St^ato, who stopped over u
few days in Thgmnsvilla on their l'C-
tttrn trip to California, having mad3
Miami. They claimed to he making
the trip on a wager and were not al
lowed lo take any money along to pay
their way, but found everybody kind
and had many lifts from automobillsts.
They said the trap had been made in
nine weeks. They were dressed in kha-
ld' coats and knickers and were “trav
eling light." They were both strong,
husky looking damsels and apparently
Of the G5 booked for 1923, 18
1 are of national bodies, 16 are sectional .. , , ,
(and 31 are of State organisations. Dur- able , to look out H thomsolvos ' •
,’ing olio month of December of this ... . ^ „ * “ _ , .
year, 15 conventions were held with the Chief 0f Po,lce Batt8 Dl ’ unkards
[co-operation of the bureau, it Is an- Atlanta.—Emphasizing the need of a
4* bounced, and these gatherings brought Police force of total abstainers from
Fail Trade Goqd Says Columbus Men
Columbus.—Fall trade in Columbus
has been exceptional, this being one
of tho best seasons In the liteiory of
tho city, according to reports from
local merchants collected by the cham
ber of commerce. With numbers of
big stores the season has been record
breaking and this despite the fact that
unseasonable warm weather prevailed
for much of the fall and also that
cloudy weather prevailed for ten .days
of the two weeks preceding Christmas#
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. E.F, Barfield & Company
ANNOUNCE y K
That they are ready to serve their friends and cus
tomers at their nfew market, formedy W. M. Smith
place opposite Masonic Building.
Best Quality of Meats and Prompt Servic^ is our
Motto. Call to see us.
E. F. BARFIELD & CO.
Perry, - dia.
1 "l* Wo White Men Kill Aged Neijro
; Sylvania.—Governor Hardwick has
jbeen asked to offer a reward of $250
jfor the capture of two whitt men accus
ed of brutally murdering Andrew Jones,
:70-year-old ex-slave, near Millhavon.
.They are —oe Jenliine, 34, and Mima
[Nunnally, 33. The aged negro, ill with
(influenza, was summoned from his bed
jby the two men and ordered to help
(them pull their automobile opt of the
imud In which it hod stuck in front
iof his scabin, according to Sheriff Grif-
[fin of Screven county, who investigated
[the killing. ,
Judge Bryan Retires From Bench
Atlanta.—Judge Shepard Bryan, who
has served on the superior court bench
since shortly after the resignation of
Judge Pendleton, having been appoint
ed by Governor Hardwick to that po
sition, will voluntarily retire from the
bench, when Judge Thomas, elected to
the term In November, will take up
the duties. Judge Bryan declined to
istand for election to the position to
[which he had been appointed;, prefer
ring to return to the practice of his pro
fession.
epiritous liquors, Chief James L. Besv
ers has appointed .25 supernumeraries
to serve during the holiday week. Tht-
chief said: "If It comes to my atten
tion that any one of you officors or any
of police force has been violating your
oath as officers, or I find that anyone
on the force is guilty of imbibing
intoxicants I will forthwith discharge
the offendor.” The ohiof warned all
the men, whether on or off duty to
uphold the laws, and take into custody
nny offendons. "It Is your duty," he
said, “to suppress crime.
Greek Was Murdered
Savannah.—A coroner’s jury Inves
tigate wtlie killing of John ICakeno^,
who was shot by unknown parties in
liis. fryit store on Bull street. The
verdict was that Kekonos came to hii
death at the hands of unknown par*
ties. The jury held the killing to bo
murder. The police say they have-
ceased to 'work on the theory that rob
bery was tho motivo for the killing.
They suspect it was done in a Bpirit
of revenge.
killed By Accidental 8hot
Atlanta.—Charlie C. White, 23/
whose pistol was discharjffed, Instantly
killed Ollie J. Hembree, 26, was lib*
orated by the coroner’s jury, which
‘ held tho shooting to have been acol*
j dental. The shooting, which occurred
in White’s room, was Investigated by
officers, who arrested White and held
him until a coroner’s jury could in*
voollgate. White claimed at the time
that the shooting was accidental and'
repeated practically the same story to
the jury that he told the officers. ,
After 8 Months Service, Gets Trial
Atlanta.—Sometimes the wheels of
justice grind slowly. Prison records
bear mute evidence of certain instances
where Innocent men have served terms
und paid the penalty . for another’s
crime. Destiny occasionally weaves a
skein of circumstantial evidence which
results in tho sentence of the court be
ing imposed on the wrong "defendant."
Whether this be true, or not, in tho
case of Jog Smith, Philadelphia me
chanic, who was notified at the Atlanta
federal prison that his application for a
new trial had been granted by tho
United States court of appeals, is food
for thought, according to local govern
ment officials.
Soldier Killed By Runaway Team
Savannah.—Charles S. Schnelpf, a
soldier at Fbrt Screven, died recently
from Injuries received In,,a runaway,
Schnelpf was driving a wagon deliver*
lng ice on the reservation. The mule
became frightened and ran away,
throwing him beneath the wheels of
the wagon, which passed over his
body. He was brought to Savannah
for treatment. The dead man was
from St. Louis. ;
Chinese Drive Off Armed Russians
Vladivostok.—Armed Russians have
recently crossed the Manchurian fron-
tier at Aliauor and attempted to cap
ture the Chinese coal mines, according
to a report received here. They attack
ed a garison 9! Chang Sao Tin troops,
.who, with reinforcements, repulsed thf
[Russians. i
j Gun Explodes; Man Loses Eye
| Savannah.—Brutus Metzger, aged 42,
jis in a local hospital seriously injured,
waving sustained the complete lose of
|one eye when a gun acccidentally was
[dropped and exploded while he was
bunting squirrel near Clyo; He was .
jfound blinded and led by a passing
colored boy to his home several miles
from the scene of tho accident.
Greatest Mother Summons Her Children
Ford To Increase Atlanta Output
i Atlanta.—Indicating that an Increas
ed demand for automobiles in the South-s
(east in 1923 Ib anticipated, the Ford
[Motor company announces that it will
.expend $50,000 at once to enlarge its
asssembling plant on Ponce de Leon
[avenue and increase its capacity to
j225 cars per day instead of 150, the
present. capacity.
Pastor Memorizes The New Testament
: Chicago.—Rev. Henry R. Halley, fc
(minister of the Disciples of Christ de
nomination, has memorized the entire
(New Testanlent and much of the
pld, following the manner in which
[the Druids of lod England perpetuated
[the texts of their faith, after many
[years of study. This was learned when
[Rev. Halley attended several church
es and occupied the pulpits, *not by
Ipreaching to the congregation, but
.telling them stories from the Bible in
the words of the prophets and apostles.
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Lead And Zinc Output Shows Increase
I Washington.—Mine and refinery out
put of lead in the United States each
(made a good gain in 1922 and mine
and smelter output of zinc each in
creased about 70 per cent ov^r 1921,
the geological survey reported. Mine
production of soft lead totaled 464,000
tons compared with 409,700 in 1921, ’
Mississippi valley and eastern pro
duction being about 256,000 tons and
western ^states production 208,000 tons.!
St. Louis Paper Votes Big Dividend
St. Louis, Mo.—Stockholders of the 1
St. Louis Globe-Democrat have voted
a stock dividend of 100 per cent, B.!
Lansing Ray, president, announces, j
Simultaneously with the announcement, I
application was filed with the secretary !
of state to increase the capital stock
of the company from $500,000 to |L-
oop.000.
An allegorical concept of the Red Cross as a peace-time ideal is em* j
ployed by the American Red Cross in a new and striking poster for i6l
Annual Red Cross Roll CalL Spread out before the heroic size figure is the
outline of the United States with a Red Cross superimposed upon it while
•round its borders are sketched scenes depicting the chief activities of tl»
Red Cross today—service to disabled veterans of the World War, disaster'
relief and promotion cf the public health. The poster la the work <(t'
'Z*wzj&x» Wilbur, a New York artist and will be dlaplayed.'throughout thaf
pppFduring the enrolling^ of the Red Croea. tawabeifhip for -1928 t , A
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