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CHARLTON COUNTY HERALD VOL. X.--NO. 48. SCHOOL CLOSED. 14 Last Friday night the Folkston Graded School closed its spring term with a very elaborate .and im pressive program. It was intended by the teachers to have made it one ot the most elaborate commence meats in the history of the school. but the trustees- thinking . that the, children had been sufficiently work ed during: the eight months term. re quested them to shorten the time.to one night vnly, which they did. - © One of the prettiest features, was. the doll drill by sizteenlittle, git}'s‘,' which elicited'rounds of applause. Some of the recitations were excel lent, prominent among ‘whick ~was *¢ \ anting to Read that " ere Sign,” by Bert fladdock, and «Nothing but Breeches,” By Verne s Pickrel The Flag Drill; by sixteen boys was indeed good dnd the Huop Drill, by sixteep gi'l"i's,y could "h‘a‘rdlv_ _be excelled. g v o i . After this certificates_ of promo tion were delivered by L. E. 'Mal lard C. S.'C. ‘who also made a short talk.” Ihe essays by Exum Pickren, Robel"-t'.\rj_zfijqk .and. Miss Nolan Hathayay"w;é?é' to the * point and did more than credit to those who wrote them. - We had almost forgorten to mention - little Miss’ Aunnie Lucy !:;gark;v'&fih() made qui-te, 2 hirin ‘“The” Education of Her Dotly,” which. kiz;ai.s one bf the most reaiistic s’ccncs,}fi;@c evgp‘ixig. and brought dogft th@hoqse, i Sl R « The'sentiment in favoreof better school houses, beiter roads for Chayigor (,unty and artesian water fur Folkston seems to be geueral. That our people are *tfissd of leng et or S Jah i!%fflsi tlie recommendations of the Grand Jury week vefore last. ladeed we have no time to waste if we expect} to benefit the present generation ‘The children of today are fast grow ing vp. What are we going to do to educate them? A few more years will put them past the . school. .age and they must fight the battles of life unprepared. With the means at our hands we are criminally neg lecting them and, justly, we must bear the blame of the rising genera. tion if we fail to do our part. The Grand Jury has pointed out the way, and zood school houses, gaod teachers and good public roads are within our reach 1f we will only put forth our “hands = With good schools and good public roads ail over Charlton county our wood lands that are now worth from sr.oo to $5.00 per acre wouldin a few years be settled by a good- class of people from different sections. The land, no better, but being under cultivation, would be enhanced in value, our tax returns would soon double and in a tew years treble what they now are, -and the new settler would help to pay those bonds. On.our part we would reap the benefits in the iacreased amount of money put into circulation now, in good schools for the country boys and girls that are fast growing past school 2ge, and last but not léast "we W r 8 hat ' wouid be a pleasvre to drive on that would save many dollars in vehicies, horses, mules etc. THE ARTESIAN WELL IS ASSURED. e C ity Commissionors 2 ¢ :..)"»t] he recommendaation ot the Girand Jury so far as pz2yving half the expenses of boring ¢ tesiall well in Folkston, and appointed a committee of three to confer with the cfficials of the town as to the best place. A meeting was arrang ed to take place in the afternoon, during which they agreed to put the well in the middle of Main St, at a point near the Denmark Hotel. The town officials are in correspon dence with a contractor and the work' will be started as soon as a few pre }iminaries can be arranged, l DEMOCRATIC EX-- ECUTIVE COM | MITTEE MET. S X Folkston, Ga., Apr. 8, 1908, The Democratic Egecutive Com mittee met at the Court house and was called to order by Judge B. F. Scott, Chairman. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed Judge Scott was re élected Chairman and ‘L= E.” Mal lard was re-elected Secretary. ...The following resolutions ~were unanimously adopted. That the primary be he'd June 4th and that for the purpose of defraying the ex penses of said primary, the offices shall be assessed as follows: Office of Representative, S2O, 00, Ordinary, $12.36; Clerk, sl2 sO. Tax Collector, sl2 50, Sheriff, $153, Tax Assessor, $12.50 and lreasur er $15.00, the said sums to be paid joinfly by all candidates entering the race for each office respectively, and which shall be paid to the chairman of this committee not later than May 15th and if not paid by that t‘me, only such* candyldates as have paid such 'assessment” of their just proportion of same. shall have their names entered -upon the ticket. The following were elected members of the committee from their respective districts: 'D. R, Wasdin and N. H. Crews, of Winokur; Hampton Crews Sr, and J. W. Dinkins, of Uptonville; J. J. Mattox and ‘N. Roddenberry, of Traders Hill; 0. R. Anderson and"E. B. Stokes of Toledo; Robt. « hism and John Harris, of (ianey yille; John Canaday and Joseph Canaday, of Moniac; B. F, Scott, H. J. Davis and B G, McDonald, as Balhbon. " L 0 -l tee adjourned until June sth, L. E. MaLLARD, Secretary. Folkston, Ga, Apr, 20, 1908. The County Commissioners met in called session and among the things they did was :hat of appoint ing a committee from their body to assist the committee from the Town Council in selecting a site .for an artesian well, it'being agreed that the County Commissioners pay one half the expense of boringkame They also approved of that part of the Grand Jury recommendations in regards to furnishing the Grand Jurya stenographer to take evidence ifi,all"true bills found during their iacrsSl\)lla. -‘ .. : | They further approved of the idea of the State Road being buil; through our county and expressed a willingness to do anything that they could to further and assist in same. They approved of using the surplus arising from the proceeds of the County Court oo the public roads of the Colony. i L. E. MALLARD, Sec'y | A GOOD WORD FOR THE DEVIL They possess an unfortunate dis position who are so warped or jeal ous that they can see little or no good in their fellows We have 1n mind an acgnantance who 1s of this Ly Fie aimost unConsciously minimizes and discounts the good traits and deeds of his fellows and in the same way magnified their defects and misconduct, This view of life always places human beings below par, is as pessimistic as it is unfair and brings no comfort or sune shine into life. Rather should be cultivated the habit of the good old sister who had such a way of saying a good word for ail that when some one to test her began to vpraid the devil as a pretty tough character she replied that if Christian people were as energetic and industrious in working at their profession as he was at his the world would be a good deal better, While the old lady may have carried her doctrine to an extreme, she Was certainly work ing along the right line. —Ex. FOLKSTON, GA THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1908 “ :,‘ (% ‘r g . COPY OF lAX cncroa S Y R N \ « L. g . TR . Georcis, CuarrLton COUNTY; s - . Comm’ssioners’ Court of Roads as :" evenues, sitting for county pur poses,” Folkston, Gra., April 2oth, 1908 < - Mémbers present; Hon. §. F. MillsjChairman, Jos. P. Misell, ). B. Lloyd and J. I. Johnson. e lhe following settlement was allowedl |J. Stokes, 'ax t‘ollector for the year .907. “ STATEMENT FOR EOUNTY laX. To general tax collected not m'digéi f 1906 : $2 10 i » ' in digest fr 1007 i . 2850.31 . i * ‘collectea not in dig‘e’éi'%ar 1907 223.80 ot " error in digest tor Igof A 4 " Southern Express Co. for Igogs <4 3.07 ” Atlantic Postal Tel. Cab, (‘o.'fel;,_ »07 6.30 ” American Tel, & Tel. Co. for, 1967 t ; - 13.60 ” Southern Bel. & Tel, Co, for tgf’ — 14.50 ” A, C. L. R. R. Wavcross to ‘,‘ te Tim. for 1907 1284.80 ” A. C. L. R, R. Jesup Short Ling féf 1907 1318.43 ” G S. &F. Ry. for 1907 /v WS - 536.62 e RS T : ; é‘ 1 $6252.57 By Receiver’s Commission “ $62.46 " Collegctor’s .~ ” = 212:84 ” errorsin Genl, tax for 1907 Tl : 19.92 » Insolvént Genl. tas for rgo7 = o 28.72 ” Amt. Pd. Co. Tréas. for taxes colld@ll for 1906 not in digest . z.lO 0. o” p s tep ~.'Jp' ‘9O! ! .“4th,11907 : 195.90 w o o 9 9" ’9.91 ~,flf% ’:‘%nd' 3\907 310.95 odn i " .u _vng th, 19(:)8 4730.42 A " M '.” g)é‘"/q’ th, 1908 = . 297.54 e wo» ” fig?‘,f 4th, 1907 279.9% 00 2.0 ” fi;.y e :?M h !968 7.06 » » P i, ”:%: ,e‘ bth, 1908 104.90 ‘ | o e $6252.57 Examined and approved this 2 April, 1908. s y Comm. Bd. Co. Comr, Capt. Lem Johuson, I resident of the St. M. & K. railroad, ‘saw mill and business man makes a good printer’s devil. The South East ‘a“ v,. ‘assistant at the™ STe % and can handle the rollers equal *to dpy of the bovs, . "= WATSON THINKS IT’S ENNY (Tom Watson in the Jetfersonian. ) The Governor, feeling awfully govd and gay every time he thought of his tremendous victory in 1906, had determined to stretch forth his lrand and show his might. He whirled upon our oné¢ hoss Railroad Commission, selected his victim and struck—not Warner Hill who is known to have a following— not Obediah Stevens, who has strong backers in Tom Hudson, Dr. Raines and othérs—but Joé' Brown—who is knownta be. pnysically small and believed obe without friends. '« «Little Joe,” as tite Governor’s friends aie fond of calling the vic tim, ' was pounced tpon, incontis nently and furiously, and bounced out of his office within three weeks of the end of his term. Hoke Smith couldn’t wait three weeks, you see. Just had to have Little Joe’s scalp, to hang up as a trophy. We did not think that Hoke show ed good common sense in this per formance, and we daid so at the time, We could not understand the men tal process by which the Govetnor came to the conclusion that 2 com mission of three coula be purified b the owsing of one; nor could we understard why the Governor bonue.d loc Brown and left Obe Steveus roosting serenelv on the roof of the puplic crib. } But the fun of the vhing came a | long later. Little Joe quietly went home to Marietta, and Hoke bulked majestically before the American world, as a triumphant popular hero who might be vice president; who, would be senator if he chose to take the place; and who, as a matter of course, could remain Goveruor by merely nodding his star-str.king: heasl and letting it be known that he would kindly accept the place, That was just a few weeks ago— and now what do we see? f I Really, we have to mb our ‘eye¥ and shake ourselves good and hard‘ to become convinced that we are! 1 ream. A 3 _ sbe the majestic Hake { ring tft.)imd t};e .t%am, ng all the stonts Of an anxious o e didate for re election? ~Can this be the all conquering Hoke that jumps out of bed and Ihurrvies ‘away to laboring wmen’s night meetings, in s home town, to defend his administration, explain hig failures, and to draw tosy pic tures of what he means to do in the future? ! Alas, it's Hoke. According to the newspapers he made two speech € 3 in one day in Waycross!!! Heavens! What bal shape that splendid town must be in when he hag to wrestle with it twice in one gey,.. ° . . In the meantime Hoke’s journal 18tic ¢himpion: continue to predict that he will carly every county 1n the state, # THE SITUATION IN AND i AROUND FOLESTON. - On last Saturday morning, with a personal desire to know just what the political situation was in and around Folkston, we took a pencil aud paper and began with the first men we met, taking the names of none but eligibie voters, both in Folksion and those from the cotn- Et}y, putting the same question to all without giving our own views, The question put to all was *“lf the elec ti,qé, of governor should be held to day, for whom would you vote— Smith or Brown? Sixty men were zfihvassed, including those from the country as well as here in town. Forty-three were out-spoken for Joe Brown, six for Gov, Smith and the remaiuder non-committal. ‘ . Ihe friends of Mrs. W. H. Bruccl Wwho hzs been so seriously ill at the colony will be glad to know that she is imoroving with gooed hopes of re cavery, * Insure your property against FIRE and STORM. The undersigned has a string of Old Line Companies, Don’t delay; it might be too late. Policies written while you wait. W. W, TyrLer, Agt. | | CHURCH DIRECTORY. : 1 AT THE BAPTIST CHURGH. Preaching and Conference on the fourth Saterday at rr o’clock A, M and cn Sunday at xx A. M. and at 7:30 P. M, Prayer Meeting every Tuesday at »P, M. Sunday Schoul every Sunday at 9;30 A. M. , Woman's Missionary Socicty, ev-. ery Wednesday at 3 P, M., Miss Mattic Denmark, Pres, " Everybody is invited to attend each service. M. . CHurRcH SoUTH, OF THE ; FoLkston Circuyr. M. Booth, Pastor, ‘ B. F. Gay, Assistant. Preaching at Folkston every Ist and 3rd Sunday at 11 A. M. and 7 P. M. R Prayer Meeting }.'very Wednesday at 7 P. M. Sunday Schoolat3 P. M. ev ery Sunday. Preaching at Uptonville every Ist Sunday at 3 P. M, Preaching at Bethel every 2nd Sunday at st A, M. and at Traders Hill at 3 P. M, Preaching at Mills’ church every 3rd Sunday P. M, | Preaching at Temple every 4th Sunday at 11 A, M. and 7P. M, 1 All are cordially invited, . | . Plentyof Trouble 1s caused by etagnation of the liver and bowels. To get rid of it and headache and biliousness and the poison that brings jaundice, take Dr, King’s New Life Pille, the re. liable purifiers that do the work without grinld;ng ortgriping. 25C. Il drug stores, , Savings Department. e - The Atlantic National Bank 3 | 10nal DBank, Jacksonville, Florida. e amsunded quertorty T Resources over . Savings Department, F Mflli Du § , our on Dollars, ‘ ITNDISTINCT PRINT [sm— . OFFICERS. EDWARD W. LANE, President, THOMAS P. DENHAM, Cashier, FRED W. HOYT, Vice-President. DELMER D, UPCHURCIT, Asst. Cashier ankin Mail s aVery Simple Matter. __g_______g___by._____‘! To open an acccount, send your name and address with your first deposit. The money may be sent by registered mail, postoffice money order, express money order, or draft, or by check on your local bank. As soon as this first deposit is received the bank will send you a pass book, in which will be written your name and the amount of your deposit. It will also send you signature and identification card, which you will sign, fill ovt and return. Your pass book must accompany all deposits and withdrawals. You can withdraw money by mail just as easily as though you visited the bank. Your signature to a blank withdiawal receipt, which we will send you to fill out, is all the identification necessary. We will send you our check for the amount you withdraw, or, {f you prefer, we will send you the cash by express or registered mail. When answering this Ad. pleass mention the Charlton County Herald, . SI.OO A YEAR, DR. J.C. BREWER, f DENTIST. - Beginning Morday May 11th, [ will make regnlar visits ta Folkston on eack Monday until further no tice. All parties nesdimg dental vork will please call on Monday begipning withethié above date,” - | aSSuts ~We agan call the attention of the voters of Chariton County to the neceigity of registering. You have no time to lose now, The primary will be on June 4th and only régis tered voters will be allowed to. vote. The law requires the books to close ten days before the primary. So don't per it off, Register now. ;'lfu:dayi : : - The Joe Brow Club will meet 8% ‘thc court house Monday night fog the purpose of ofganization. ' Mr. Virgil Pafker came down ’from Waycrogs Monday with a force of carpenters and at once began the erection of a modetn two story dwelling for Mt. H, ]. Davis. Judging from the foundation and frame work this will be the best Awelling in Folkston; ia fact, Mr, Parker says that it will Be the best house between Wayrross and Jack sonville, -~ Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Christie came. up Sunday, and will spend gome tite hére while Mr. Christie is re coveting from his injury. Heis a conductor for the A. C. L. 'fiom Jackgonviile to Tampa, and in at. tempting to cateh his train severul days ago he missed and was turned a somersaul¢, lapding on his head on a crossfle, whick completely scalped him, He is npw doid§f well. o