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CHARLTON CQUNTY HERALD
YOL. Xl.--NO. 59.
When “America
- Was Sung For
The First Time.
A Reminiscence of Dr. Ed
ward Everett Hale's
Boyhood,
“On one Fourth of July in Bos
fon,” writes Dr. Hale in his ““Re
miniscences” in The Woman’s
fTome Companion tor Javuary, «]
tad Speut all my allowance for July
and all wmy “’lection money’ on the
Common—possibly for 2 sight n
the camera obscura, though I doubt
if I had money enough for that—
certainly for raw oysters, three fora
cent if small, two for a ceqy iflarge;
probably half a glass of spruce beer,
one cent, and two or three checker
berry medals—die now lost—and
make what allowance you please
for tamarinds, cocoanuts, sugar
cane and other foreign delicacies.
I was returning peaniless and Fad
to pass Park Street Meeting House,
when an eveut ot historical impor
tance took place. Long columns of
boys and girls were going into meet.
ing. ‘T'he spectacle of a procession
of children going to meeting on any
day but Suadav was as wonderful to
ime as a voleanic eruption from the
Blue Hills would have becn. Of
- eourse { joined the throng. So is it
that [ am one of the little company
who heurd the ‘vational hymu sung
for the first time;
; “ “My eountry "tis of thee,
L oliess faud of liberty.” .
ing, for at that time DO was to me
even as RE and Mi. and T am afraid
1 should not have Laptoved on the
tarqonies of the cecasion
v astEp—TrAcHERS. :
“ nOOL, {EACHERS— | have
Lo gaestions and answers of the last
edn Bote school examiog tiors in
v M nail them 21l fer cn
dollar. Descriptive circular free,
. B. S. Houpex,
Box 27, Eilijay, Ga.
Burut Fort.
We are having pleasant weather |
whicn we have not enjoyed in a long
time. ; 1
Services are held twice a month
at the O’Quinn schoolhouse Ly Rev,
Liles. |
S. N. Wainwright spent Sumlay!;
at the howe of E. S. Strickland’s.
E. S. Strickland has been very
ill for several weeks, but we hope to
Boon sec him vip again., :
The farniers in this vicinity are’
busy preparing their lands for plant
ing crops. We hope to have good
seasons and tha' the harvest will be
great,
Justice Court was well attended
last Saturday and many cases were
disposed of, Two abls lawyeas
were present and delivered speech
es.
“A Well Wisher.”
Smmm—— ——
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Wardin.
Mr. Sykes is putting up a tur
pentine still near here.
Mr. E. D. Waiawright is grind
ing cane this week,
Mrs. Rhoden is very sick at this
Lime but we hope she will soon re- |
Mr, wlars Nettizs has recovered:
iils usual health. |
» 1
E. 5, Strickiand visited Winokar
last Saturday,
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Fxtension of St.
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Mary's Railroad.
An important mesting to arrange
for the extension of the St Marys &
Kingsiand railioad to Waycross was
la progress last Wednesday and
Tharsday at St Marys. A weeting
ot the directors will follow as soon
as some of the members of the board
wha are abseat from the state ze
turn home,
The building of this road will
mean much to South.east Georgia
and espectally will it nelp Charlton
County. The line surveyed passed
Folkstor five miles to the north.
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S. L. Lee attended church at the
o’Quinn schoalhovse Sunday.
W. J. Rhoden and J. W. David
son attendea church Sunday night.
Miss Kate Dowting, of Winokur,
is visiting her parents this week,
T. V. Rhoden, of Mudge, visited
his brother, W. ]. Rhoden, here
lyst week,
Mrs. J. W. Davidson visited Mvs
P. C, Dowling Sunday, :
Misses Kate and Naucy Dowling
and Lettiec Davidson visited Miss
Clee Rhoden last Sunday.
Frank Lee visited [. W. David
son last Sunday.
Mrs. Rhoden has been very sick
but is improving.
Cleveland Miller, of Bachlott,
was on the river Sunday,
Everybody is invited to meet at
the schoolhouse on the fourth Sun
day to help organize a sing,
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FOLKSTGN, GA THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25. 1909
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- The Taft Cabitg.
The Taft Cabinet is complefwith
the exception’ of the Secrct@® of
the Treasury. It will be a lgf¢ab
inet as five lawyers have beenf@hos
en. James Wilson, of lowaf ' the
oaly one held over from the Bose
velt cabinet. B 1
Canstituiional legal reit?l "pnsfi
on ceopcrate abuses are thg‘;g pom
plishments Mr. Taft will strivll tor.
The extreme difficulties of firs mflJ
ing such measures and thé@ £ se
curing their enactment has coff on-l
ted him with great foree. TaEmecet
them with success he bel will
require the eombinw%& il of
the-ablest minds he can bris ‘5 o the
task, Fhis is the reasowt he'fpas a
law cubinet, believing there _:’ none
better in the country, .
The Cabinet will be as fa WS
Sccretaty of State—Philabifiér C,
Knox, of Pennsylvania. s
Attorney General—-—Ge‘ oW
Wickersham, of New York, & {
Secretary of War—J, M. Mickin
son, of Tennessee, ‘i 1
Secretary of the Navy ‘ eorge
Vou L. Mevyer, of Mass, :s’g_ 4
Secretary of Commerce afhl La.-]t
bor—Chas, Nagel, of Mo. ;
Secretary of the Interiér?fit‘_. A.
Ballinger, of Washington,
Postmaster Generai—-Fragk .
Hitchcock, of Massachusettssf
Secretary of Agriculturess 'fé.lnes.
Wilson, of [owa. " J
~ J. J. Mattox, his agents, Eemms
and confederates, are férhi’ddcm
from trespassing any further on the
lands of A, G. Gowsen, Sr., under
peralty of the law, and anyone with
proof to convict of any trespass by
said parties will be liberally rewamt
ed. This Jan. t2th, 1909. ‘
A. G. Gowen, Sr,
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A Happy Time.
'l'was @ happy time last weck at
the home of Mr. and Mis. S. F.
Mills when theiv chilaien came
home to give them a house-warm
ing. |
~ Not since *93 have they all been
together. Atl of the children are
‘married except the youngest son,
‘Edgar, and all were there. All the
grandchildren except two were
there, and three of the ’in-law’s.
Mr. and Mrs. &, F. Apiills Jr., and
son, came from Remlig, Texas; Mrs.
W. L. Jones and daughter from
Sawmpson, Alabama; Mrs, C. Y. Mc
Mullen from Kansas City, Mo , and
Mc and Mrs. H, A. Renfree and
children from Jacksoaville, Florida -
Mrsy J. B. Baker and two younges
daughters, and Mr. I'. D. Mills and
famtly—all of whom live 1n this
county—were present. The family
circle was made complete by the
presence of Mis. M. E. Rudolph
and her danghbter and two sons from
Quitman, Ga. |
Mr. Mills hus just completed a
comfortable house. It s cood ‘:'“Ni
roomy and large enouch to hold
them ali, and a jolly, gouu ume th
had. |
So many good things to r:;lf.l
brought back old times, -+ din i
ner, Sunday, was like those T
the preachers talle about at Couioi
en e, ;
The next veunion is set for near
est date possible because, inspite o
the little ones that “cidn’t use to be
hece,” all were made younger for
having been together,
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~ An entertainment was g'vew at the
hwome ot Col. and mrs, W. . Oliitt
Tuesday eveming In honorof Mr. M.
iu. Proctor, of Wayeross, a brother
of wrs. OHiff.
i The young people were delighted
wwhen the invitation was received,
beease they remembered that al
ways the entertainments at this
bome afforded them much pleasure,
and have always been pleasint mem.
orics. |
- The evening was indeed » plcas-J
ant one. The many different gamey
played were enjoyed by evory one
and all went home happy because
of their good time.
Those present were: wisses Fthel
Linch, Lula Johnson, Florence
Wainwright, Violet and Nellie 1)a~'
vis, Edna Mott, and wmessrs. J. w,
Roddenbery, J. W. Eubanks, », L-
Madray, Frank Wamwright, J. G,
iZanders and E.L. Wainwrigh.,
W asdin=Wainwright,
On last Sunday at the houne of
the bride’s parents near * Waynes
ville, mr. W. E. Wasedin was mar
ried to »ss Currie Wainwright,
The bride is the daughter of wmr.
Matthew Wainwright, one of Wayne
County’s most prominent ciizens,
while the groom is the son of D, R,
Wasdin, one of Charlton’s best
known citizens. Both have a host
of friends who wish them a long,
happy and prosperous journey thru
life.
. oty ;
Moved To Town.
¥F. W. Young and son, Churlic,
Who has hived here for several yours,
and two years ago moved to Home
land, moved bLack to lolkston last
week.
Also . H. Hathaway and famis
ly, who has been living near Kings-
Ferry Fia. in Cuamden County,
movzd to town last week
& are glad to welcome them a
fim again,
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ton County.
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| The new song books have arri\'ed,!
they are fine. Don’t forget 1o prac-l
tice aew pieces Friday at 5 sharp, 1
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Pul For Homeland.
. Up North they say we can onl.\“
‘raise the razor back hogs downhere.
- [hey ought to sea W. H. Thomp
‘son’s Essex hogs that are so fat that
they can hardly walk. They weigh
’about 420 ponnilz,
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Cull Together, Dent
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r Nee-saw.. |
~ Mrs L. R, Kennedy and danghter,j
lElizabeth,. returned from Welaka,
Fla., Friday. Her daughter has’!
recovered her health, 1
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Don’'t Join The An
iias Clab.
M. Pritchard wors a very long
face the first of the week but he 1s
miing again, His wife has returned
Les, e tlave A Few
Knockers Here. {
But if they doun’t shut up and get
to work we will have a balloon as.
cension with a string to tue gas bag,
and when we are sure that they are
efu «'#2 .‘;T’.’fls,,"&g SR . '>y 3*‘
~ Charles and Fred Kennedy re
turneo last Friday from a pleasure
trip, visiting Jacksonville, Welaka,
St Augustine.
F A Armbruster and son, Floyd,
were at a fish dinner at W H Bruze's
last Friday. |
IHomeland Tls
The Nicest Laid
2 Iy . ‘
Out Town In
rry | o
T'he South.,
Mr Armbruster has taken up his
residence at the Thompson Hotel. ‘
Mrs, M. A, Freeman has gone to
Savannah to teach a new method of
dressmaking.
The Colony Company hrs set a
side 7, t-2 acres of land for a burial
ground. 14 of this land has baen
surveyed and staked, there is a fif
teen foot drive around the ountside
and a 20 foot driveway through the
center. [l'he are 18x32 with a six
foot walk ane way and a four foot
walk another way,
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Keep Smiling; {
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Don’t Growl.
Work for Homeland;
?
Don’t Howl
There’s talk of forming a ccme-‘
tery association to take charge of |
the cemetery and sell lots so they
v raise money to improve the
| bout a live town, We are
g dittle ourselves—four resi
, nid a brick senoolhouse, un
e coustrcetion now.,
Vie following parties were here!
last week looking over our to.vn’
with a prospect of locating lLere:
John Zarfas, T W Zarfas, R l")l
Glenn and wife, from Red Lion, |
Pa., and miss Fix from Dallastown, |
Pa. wr. Glenn was favorably im
pressed and we expect Mr. Zarfas
il)ack in a few days. ;2 . g
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SI.OO A YEAR,
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Winokur.
There was quite a crowd here Sat
urday it being court day.
Miss Bessie Mizell spent a few
days bere with friends. '
Dellie Harris had the misfortune
to lose his wife and babe last week.
- Mr W, E. Wasdin was quietly
warried last Sunday, ;
L. T. Wasdin, of Waynesville,
was here yesterlay.
Mr. and Mrs. Flemon Allen, of
Bachlott, visited Mr, and Mrs, S,
A. O’Qninn last Saturday. -
“Grey-Eyes,”
Thos. Rhoden was here Satuxday,
’ Theie were signs of the evil spirit
in Winokur Saturday,
Mr. Sikes, a naval store opetator
from Lang, Ga, was intown Mon
day night.
~ Miss Norah Highsmith accompane
ied miss Junmic Wainwright from
’ Hickox yonday afternvon,
Sheriflt Wainwright was in Wino
kus Monday afternoon, he says If he
cannot get a man to carry back he
will take a bird dog.
Among those who attended Juse
tice Coutt from Folkston were Col.
W. M Olllifi, J, 'rice Robinson and
Prot. J. R. VanVoorhis, and quite
2 aumber of the country folks.
The Prodigal Son, Mr, Lonnie
Wasdin, retnrned home Saturday
night filliug, no doubt, some hearts.
with joy and gladus;}.bm, for only -
;is&eS s s g N 3
a short time, for he -was bidden a
afterneon, e A TN B
A few days since we vere remind
ed of former Gov. Joseph 1 Browms
and his two oxen that helped him
through school, when we saw a man
who perhaps 15 destined to rank
high in the next Gieargia legistature,
plowing and hanlitg cane with an
ox, This incident makes us helieve
still stronger that our ablest men
comes from the humblest walks of .
life, and then
“Lives of great men all’ remind
us,
We can make cur lives sublime,
And departing, leave behind s,
Foot prints on the sands of
time.*’
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Died.
‘ On last Wednesday morning at ¢
@’clack, Mrs. Emma Harris quietly
passed away leaving a husbund, a
father and mother and several bro
thers and sisters and a host of
friends who mourn her loss. Mrs,
Harris was a noble woman, a devet
ed wife and was loved by all who
knew her. We extend our heartfelt
sympathy to the bereaved husband,
parents and friends,
The remaias were laid to rest im
the Bethichem Cemetery, Friday
morning.
“Bkidoo.”
There are some new things in the
air for Homeland. Now get to
gether and work together, laying a
side all personal feclings and make
it a reality for Homeland,
Foundation has been laid for the
schooldouse.
Still more next time,
Attendance at Sunday School last
Sunday was 56 and we had two good
sermons, Everybody ocome nexk
Sunday.§