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CHARLTON COUNTY HERALD VOL. Xl.--NO. 46. HOMELAND NEWS Remember Pull for Homeland. Mr A. N. Mitchell arrived last Wednesday with a team of mules for w. H Thompson. Remember Push for Homeland, Look out for the Easter e huut next ' Saturday. Remember work for Homeland, | wm. Remich’s store building is ready for ingide Gunish, | Remember \ write about Houwe land, i Mrs. J. R. Kennedy and Miss E- Lizébeth léft last week for their sum mer home at'M{, Kagie Tenn. Mre, Ker edy’ left a nice gift with the building cowmitice for our new schioo | buiiding, Remember talk about Home laud. Frank Fieber is getting better, he is he Iping his father screen in their fronl porch. Remember | Homeland is the best looking town | in *he South, | J- w. wilson, of Mimn. has had fence post set around his wact, and it 1s now ready for the wire, It mazes o fibe looking: fieid and will soo bé'reac.iy forj(‘ithe plow’ Wa,‘g-u when we help Homeland we help Charlton Co, ¢ Sunday was a good dey for church and Sunday School Rev. Gay gave us the gospel message. weé had an Kuster concert which was enjoypd by many, The officers were so pleased that they said they woulg have something even better cn child ren’s day. Remember we have the healthiest climate there is.: | Spend you vacation an your-own plantation in Soute-east Georgia, the grandest section of the United States, and Homelaad is the best place of all. Remember In Homeland we paint our builg ings and in that way we keep a ntce looking town. The extensive development taking place on the adjoining lands will a— ione advance the value of the 1c acre tract 100 percent in two years, Moral. Make your invesiment now dont ~ait, write to 1906 Colony (‘O. Remember we work together. H. M. Anderson, of Minn. writes our correspondent and ask that we keep up the good work of pulling to gether. Mr Anderson has 21 acres of Colony land all cle red, fence post 1n and ready fer wire and piow‘ Remember | “1 he longer you wait the further on | you will have togo in buying tracts of land. F. A. Aimbruster secretary of the 1906 Colony is working on the pic— ture business. Just as soon as he can get another set he will ihem to fricnds in Minneapolis. One set will be sent to H. M Anderson and the oth erto J. N. Porter, 2947 Girard Ave Both of these gentleman will be glad to shew them any one. Remember 1 July 1s- all L 1 and acres will ai—} wance 'n price | Hur .i ior a zood umec next Sat— grrday, Homelaud is going mbavei one o’clock, the children of Folkston an Kaster egg hunt next Saturday at are coming up to Homelund to join with us in a grand egg hunt A com mittee was appointed to take charge and make all arrangements, it is ex— pected that over five hnndred egys ¥ilt be hidden, there are to be prizes given tor the greatest number of eggs found and other prizes will be given for finding certain eggs. Everybody meet at the Colony building at 1 o 2 lock. Remember that one third of sur town lots are sold, The Colony Ce report no sales for the week. Tnere was five 10 acre tracts soid but the deed was not cosed unti: after § o’clock so they will appear in next weeks report. I'hey are obliged to put a crew sur— veying and setting out corner post. Remember you hau better buy a conple of town lots before 1t 15 to 'ate, weather report for the week ending S turday April loth, og. Sun. 4th ow 66, High 82, Fair, Mon sth ” (8, »” 84, Faip, Tuegth ' 69, D 86, Fair: wed. 7th 7 66, ” 85, Cloundy. Thy, fth " 84, 188 Cloudy. Fri. oth ” 58, ” a 0 Rain. Sat, 1oth” 48, 7 ‘79:6, Jair, In comparison with this time last ; mem?&?m this a L R our new firm, Hustler, Honesty and Grit. : : Among our callers last week were M. V. Muller, J. R. Shannon, S, J. | Swith, P. ] Osterman, August Haag I;\mos Bennet, G: B, Carpenter, and IT. W. wrench, all from St (reorge. One of the gentlmen said that our }plan of getting people here was the ‘best, and would bring the class of ‘people desired, he asked where the negro quarters were, we promply told him we had none, Remember you will soon see pictnres of Home land. At a meeting of the officers of the l cemetary association, it was decided to put a fence around it, clear off tree and place the lots on sale. Prices will double when improvements are made. Buynow, Remember a beautiful cemetary adds to the beau ty of a city, J. H. Zaifoss is laying down ma terial for a resideuce on his lot on west dide and will comumence work right away, { Remember | we have the healthiest town in the South, To Lovers of Good Photo Work, | s ~ Stopin and get vour m neys worth at the tent photo studio. | make all viud of photos, post cards etc, Mv prices are reasonable and work guaranteed. Special premiums giv en to my customers, bv I give the Charslton County Her ald free for'one year with every $s ‘worth of work done, $4 six months ‘and $3 three months, Dont fail.to come and look at ‘my samples. | Yours for business, 1 C, Wackym. BOOKS 21 * CREDIT i * The-Franklin-Tarmer Go,, Alanta, Ga, ™22 FOLKSTON, GA,, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1909. Governor-elect Joseph M. Brown. R AR 3 T - A 5 ¥ 3SAT AN R SN s Al \ &\\“ R T—_—.S SRR K N T SRR §R\z NN S .I\\s’._-{'-(-\_\ R N - it £ RSN AR ‘,_\\,.v.\:-»f.-.\xx-n-\ RN T, PRI ) .~3,::.:‘<-"«:‘»"s_’C§,\&'\‘&%fi&‘fi\%\\ BSR \\\:\ RN \%\\\\w PR SR R '~~~:~-f:r~::>.‘s.::<::5:5:r»-5,,.:,,, RR R i+ . 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Y At e N PRI e PR By s y Ro 7 S SAR AT B X 0p PG RoIARA io | SB B ST SI TR SR BN RN A 3 eTN Pol g X eA AR PO Bh o SR R L ; ! g PR RX o o AR o it <5 X -ST o i rhs , ; v PR 3gl 1 o « BBt L2O LR B % j ,é,-fi?. ¢ - R e ¥; Bl g e ¥ S PO ol Since Gov-elect Jos. M. Brown was 1 Folkston the first day of this wonth, and wet a large number of the citizens of this county, every Auagisbn SEO O IR GRS si T b i R Byt T i s R A & ;"h - %Ynm PIRATY. % 1 v-~.’: ?‘:%» to county meeting: the people the [ueWs comes Dback that Chailton’s citizens are not the only ones that iarc proud of him for Governor, but every county is in love with him. It 1s the delizht ot the people thatj l Superior Court | ; : ‘ Proceedings. Superior Court convened here Tuesday the 6th inst with Jndge T. A. Paiker on the bench. - His charge to the jury was an able one. He instructed them as to their duty and dwe2lt on the im , portance of the laws being enforcea, There were many people present from the different sections of the county. ) The most important cases in court were the cases King & Clark vs Menia: Chemical Co. and the Pet ty-Dixon case: ‘The King & Clark case lasted for more than a day and every one seemed interested. Tnel attorneys on both sides worked faith | ful. The verdict was in favor of the plainiff, o The murder case in whidh Joe Petty, Lon Dixon, Mat Rhoden and Nat Rhoden were charged for the killiag of Dan Crews the first of last year was czlled Thursday morning about ten o'c lock, Petty land Dixon were the on ly ones tried ’this terin, the Rhoden boys being out untler bond, work began secur; ling the jury but it was not secured i,until Friday ¢ (»’c]r»(:k‘.:a.;m."‘}"Af 'this time the witresses'were ca | led. Both-siiies put ap many witnesses , At 4.30 the exaningtion of witnesses closed. 3 Each side was given two héurs for the argument, Col Cockran for the defense spoke first, foilow ed by John W. Beunet for the State Court dismissed until 5 o’¢lock when Co l. Toomer tor the defense spoke about one and a half hours and was followed by |, H. Thomas, Solicitor General. Atg:3o court ad journed. Saturd.y mogning the Judge delivered his chige to the jury and at g o'c lock they retired, he is fulfilling his .promise to visit t’&b different counties of the State. ?);ifgflégx,plajns fully why he did not r@mebefurc the people before the e ume was short-after he had de iy 10 e . candidate an . was an impossibility to meet the peopie of the state, Now everybody is meeting him and sll believe he is the man for the office, ‘t@w;)rcgware. e verdict, At 1145 thc’ ‘v%z@dict wasreached which found the defendents guilty and recommended thg;n 1o the mercy of the court, after & few words Judge Parker sentenced them to the venitentiary for the re mainder of their lives, A motion for-a new trial was made and wili be héim before judge Parker May 6th, Below we give the civil and crim inal docket. Civil Docket, 8, €. Crews vs A, C. L. Ry. Co. sett led. A. B. Goodanow v; Bashepa Row ell, Verdict for the p laintift, Mrs Lucy Martin vs R. I, Hall. Verdict for the p laintiff, Kathrine Myres vs H, N. Myres. Tota | divorce. “”Haywood Gowen vs Kesler and' Wainwright, Verdict for the des fendent. ‘ | King & C lark vs Moniac Chemic al Co, Verdict for the plaintiff, ivG, Eoughtry vs W, H, l)ought% Iy. Dismissed, | 4 o y'l’ercy Johns vs Earnest Johns. Verdict for plaintiff, /. N | Jo E, Keen vs Annic“E.,chn.' Dismisie 1. sga #» 8 r lA} Johns vs J.M. Johns, peti tion to estabiish last deed. Order ‘gramed to establish deed. Criminal Docket. . State v 8 N, L. Baxter., Nol- Prosed, | State vs Union Robinson. Vcr~.! dict nat gui ity, ‘State vs D, [.. Harris, Nol-l’ro-]i sed on payment of c.ost. ) State vs Joe Petty and Lon Dixon | {Verdict, guilty of murder gmd scn-l }wnced to fifs imprisonment, ! 8 Jiate vs A Kipdall. RNule ab-l }smutc un pond, s LUMBER ILUMBER <% % Youmans Bros., Waycross y 2 DEALERS IN * o§o Fough and Dresced Lumber, all Kinds,::' % Isoshingles and laths. one-fourth roundx ~§oblind stops, window and door stops, all’:' &N . . . 0 &kinds of mouldings and casings. Balus-.:: °§* ers and baluster rails and turned col-:g’ :::umns. Out of town orders givenr prompt.& ‘attention and low prices % o 0 * o Phone 422, Waycross, Ga‘.'k 003 soo oS ettt ee et Sitate vs Josh Warren P lea of guilt. . Fine S4O or six months, State vs Warren Byran. Plea of gailty, $25 or thrae months. State vs Annie Fisher. Verdici guilty. line S4O or six months, State vs J. E. Allen. P lea guilty 5 years io pcnitentiary, ~~ State vs Fred Horton, Plea guilty, fine $25 or thirty days. State vs Jesse Cwens. Verdict anidty, fine $75 or six months. L i wens, Ver dict not gui iy, GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS To The Superior Conrt. Of Charl- B i . We, dulp aworn es Grautl Juray 1 ; 21 sald | i Brolighe batore i did make the 10l lowing recommendations:— We recommend that J. W. David son be appoisted Notary Public and J. P. of the 1354th Dist. G. M. and that T, W, Wrench be appointed Notary Public and Ez-Officio J, P,, of Toledo Distrfet, ’ Pensions. —We recommend that I, R, Privet. be put on pension roll Paupers.—We recommend that Mrs. Julia Walker be placed on theJ pauper list at 2,00 per month, and that L. R. Reville be paid the sum of 5.00 per month as pauper instead of 2,00 as heretofore; also that B. A. Chesser receive 10.00 per month for the benefit of his disabled and afflicted children instead of 5.00 per month as herttofore ; that Mrs. Te na Johns oe placed on paiiper list at 5-00 per month, funds to be, placed in the hands of C. H. Johns; that Tommie Walker remain as a pauper at 3. oo per month, funds to be paid to L, E. Mallard. S T'he report of the County Schook Commissioner was read to our body and we were pleased to note that ed ucational affairs are making some progress in our county as shown by nis repert, Some items in the re-! port deserve special atte_ntign,,‘for‘ ‘instance, the new np-to'-,'q%t'éfi s¢ll'§9l ’ building at Boons Crgck‘m:m\j mprov i ed school grounds) ctc.@lsg'thc tWo. istnry brick :'Lfié,fihsyu‘?u. at‘-'.iflome-‘ land now in"course gtgconstruction. < We have’ r'cgeiv&ta_nd faccepted ‘.thcs"p?r't: of ‘the’book commitire, as a part of these presentments, which reads as follows: We, the committee, appointed by the Crand Jury of the October term ot the Superior Court Igoß, for thel purpose of examining the books of the variovs county officers, beg to submit the following report; T'reasurer’s Books.—We find that the treasurer has received since last examiration of the books the snm of 5245.21 as county taxes, which added to a former balance of $4068. 63 makes a total of " 35713.84. He/| has paid out 1058 .30 leaving a bal-; ance, according to the books, of 46060.54 to the credit of the county, County Court,—We find the treas urer'r retords of the county court SI.OO A YEAR. [are well kept, but it occurs to the members of this committee, accord ing to information furnished us, that certain funds belonging to the cred it of the county court, were paid out 18 expense which ought to have been paid out of the regulur county furds. As the books now stand, it shows a dcficit in the treasury of the county court, Sale Record.—This book we find correctly kept, and everything filled out in regular fo'm. There have been very few sales since the last ex amination of this record, conse quently but few entries have been. made, Ordinary’s Books.—=~We have ex lammed the books ot the present or dinary as well as those of his prede cessor and find them all in true and _SN T “.rm;';" iy R m kept; ail proceedings ot their meet ings properly recorded in their min ute book., We noticed that all or ders were properly paid out, County School Commussioners Books.—The- books belonging to this office were carefully examined. For neatness and accuracy, the keep cer of these books deserves commen dation. We have gone over all funds received from the State Treas urer as well as those from the con vict fund, and find that they were all properly applied, and that the stmple system of bookkeeping em ployed by the present commissioner shows all expenditures at a glance. Jail Records,—The jail records, beginning with Jan. 9th 1908 and extending up to April 2nd 1909 shows that $760, 50 was paid out for board of prisoners and key fees dur ing this period. We recommend. that all entries be made in full - and. that a full ('.f,é,scri‘ption of .each pris oner be entered in:regular form. "Aside from these omissions we find' the book wcll;lk(;pt. £ . Clerk’s Bovks,—We have exam ined the books?’.of this .office, We find the court docket and minutes of the courts kept Yin a¢commendable way. The book of platsgin which are filed all the town nfips and land. plats of the «lifici‘%&&dfiics now in operation in our coupty, deserves ch(;inl praise, " This April sth 1909, ° W. O. Gibson, C. w. waughtel, }Committec. B, F. Scott. y That we have through a. commite tee, examined the books of the J. P’s, and Notary Public’s and find tnem. neatly and correctly kept. That we have learned that our roads are in bad condition and rec ommend that our county commis 'sioners use their inflnence to im= ‘prove the roads of the county. That we recommend the contin uance of the present action of the county commissioners in working the convicts on the public roads oy the county, That the county commissioners ‘work the roads to the best advan~ | , Continued on Page Three;