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CHARLTON COUNTY HERALD. DOLLAR AND A HALF PER YEAR THE EDITOR’S NOTE BOOK News and Views from the Curb, Home, and Farm. No More Weavils—Mr. B. M. Gaddis, the Entomoly Inspector spent two days of the past week in the big Bend, looking over the old territory where there use to potatoweavile, His obpject is to get the quarantine raised against Charlton iu the shipment of plants to all localities. He gives us a clean bill of health, and hopes that the bans will be raised, by other states, s (g Mad Dogs—Renorts of rabid doos still persist. One said to have been mad, was killed by a colored man, south of Folkston Sunday, but before being Filled bit the fiiie dog of Mr. Cy Jones. Mr. Jones geve the dog to Dr. Williams who had it treated and has it under his watchful eye. An other dog was killed Monday in Snowden settlement, by Mr. Har ry Snowden, the owner, but not until it bas bit him. Mr. Snowden went to Jacks nville for treatment as he did not care to take a chance. Hedges—As an enthusaist on growing native hedges, our county agent takes the lead. He says that there are none so pretty and so thickly grown to prevent any ingress as the gall berry. With their dark green foilage and black berries they present a pleasing aspect. No trouble to make them grow, plant a hedge of toem arouud the yard and take down your fences. Native vines also vie with the most beautiful. We noticed the Baptist decorating their pulpit with dogwood blos soms, and the Methodist with Bridal wreath and just as pretty as fine cut flowers. o — Get Tobacco Out—Steve Gibson was acling as substitute carrier last week in Heary’s place said he had gotten his four acres of tobacco slanted, just ahead of the others and was goiving Henry an opportunity to get his four acres out. That particular neigh borhood works well with tobacco as H. H. Crews, Jesse Mizell, Grady Gibson, J. E. Chesser, and Gad Roddenberry all have their acreage anc considerit their best paying crop. More Brick,—With the arrival of another ear of brick, Wednes day. ine Baptist now have on hand on tue ground thirty thousand bricks, which with the brick they will have from the old building will suffice for the work contem pluted for the present, Other ma terial for construction will be se cured at once and ere we know it these earnest workers will have begun the erection of an edfice the pride of the town, [ poc wise | ] { { ? \\-' ’ =lO ) ~ . ‘ O | A \ b o’ p 1/ \\'4 e | e | aie v} AYS THE THIEY 51?4%7 lg’o.i.l A PIE FROM %" wike wE ‘€ W A.“,, . | Seriously Illl—The Herald learns with deep regret of sericus illness of Mr. P. B. Higginvotham and his son Clvde, with preu monia. at the home east of Win okur. We hope they will pull throuch, as they are useful and good cilizens of Charlton. Mr. Higgintotham is a member of the Charlton Board of Education. e} e Frosty Weather — Sunday morning early risers saw what we hope will be the last one of the season. Many were up washing the icy surface off theit beans and cucumbers, but other report no damage. Some say that on the Jight of the moon, frosts do no idamage in the early spring, so it may be true; what do you think. i A St. George Club—Organizad Friday with Miss Lill and Normin as president: and Alba Fountain, vice; and Rena Batten, secretary. This 1s alive set of officers and we ook for them to make some a gieat showing during the year. | School Census—Mr. T. V/. Wrench, having the census in Charge reports that” he has ap pointed assistants in each district to assist him and w;wyew up-this» work in hext two weeks. Mr. Mel Prescott has the Prescott district: Mr. P. B. Hiz ginbotham and Fugere Rodden berry, Winokur; Miss Nettie Keene Razepond; Mrs B. B. Gowen, Up tonville; Mie. and Mrs. R. B. Burn sed, Moniac: Mrs. Kate Crawford, Riverview; Prof. Vinson St, George Mr. Wrench will look after Sar 'is and Folkston. Watermelon--An odity i an early melon was noticed a few days since by ye Editer in the shape of a smali watermelon grown back of the Georgia-Florida Investment Co. building. On the edge of a pit, the vine came up, and ran under some boards. It blossomed and grew into a smal| melon, ripening. It weighed just about four pounds, Mr. Gowen cut it and it was red, and tasted like a melon. And to think thal this went through freezes. Barbour Builds—A. L. Dar bour, the contractor, is building a bungalow cottage on the high. way, and has the building almost completed. It is justone step for in the rignt direction, that is the construction of neat little hom:s along the “Main Street of Ameri ca.” The drainage and lighness of most of the propertv between Folkston and Homeland is special ly adopted for the construction of peautiful homes and we hope to some day see it lined with them, Progressing Nicely—The George Gowen home is going up nicely, and Contractor Hall is gets ting the place to begin looking like a placa to live in. Frame work up and being closed in, This house is about the twentieth bul! in a section that up to a two years ago was held off the market Progress can best be depicted by the use o/ property, from the hol der for a piece held for profit to ‘men who see the need of supply inr lots to builders. The point is a large tract cun be utilized to ad« vantage, by turniog 1t intc usable sized tracts and distributed out to hose who want a home of tieir own, OFFICIAL ORGAN OF Tié!: COUNTY OF CHARLTON. “A Paper With A Purpose.”---“The Peoples Paper.” THE COURT SE BUILDING. 48 : The meeting of the Boas® of County Commissioners on Monday was just the kind @ eting that we would like to see on every oceasion when'iatters of public concern or the policy to be adopted of progs sos the future. There sat the chairman dhe board, \lr. Litticficld with a full membership of the boaghall in the place. Seated in an outer circle were same tWillty of our representatiye citi zenss included among them@@hmmitiee from the Chamber of Ccmmerze, also represedtives of, the St. George body, all with the purpose and op#en that we should buld a blgger and better Court Hougl aitd that now that labor was plentiinl and reasonable; b ;‘E material available and at lower prices, the accepted ti iA as now to build an edi fice in keeping with our §ibgress, suitable for future needs, and one whereby 1 ‘.it-izen would be ashamed of our temple of justice. ’ The Chairman, by his ac@showed that the Loard de. sired to carry out the peopldWill, was anxious that those present express themselyes, § i'many of them did, and the trend of thought was to build @ rer and better, and ) harmo nize every difference if thergwvas any. The sentments expressea were just as fine_g? €ould be, and the result of the meeting will be in keepingfl? { itnited people. Present before the B :!‘;dvere Hive achitects and the Commissioners made a agieement with Mr, R. A, Benjamin, to draw and sufim ®plans along the lines indica ted in the discussion, wlt§the int in view of constructing a buildiug a hundred feet in leMth and fifty feet wide. The need of a jail will e considered in the program of construction. 1.8 When plans are readgafi ing will be held for an early decision. : L Moniac Club.—Officers »;v en lead the boys and girls lub arg Powell {Leckie, president, Sippie Canady. viece-president; Pauline Carady, secretary, As we are banking upon tnis ciub, we went down to be with them last Friday but the meeting was rained out,| but hope for better luck next tnne.l P e | i Shivar Sells Home—The Har-| ald is glad to state that the Davisl ‘hoys, Gaston and Frank, have! purchased the E. W. Shivar home and their fatherfwill reside there. Muis is a neat home, means a good home for Davis, and also spells progress as Ed Shivar has two other locations and witl begin at once, so he says, constracting an other home. Edis one of those kind of fellows thatcan’t stay idle, and rather likes to build and sell.‘ Cheering —The equalizing fund of the state, appropriated to help those counties that gone tne limit, but which left us out of it, ere to re-appointioned on July Ist, and as th= petition prepared by Supt. Harris showed the extra transpor tation expense, w e have been over the fact that thisis to be con sidered on the next division of funds, so we are hoping. i Veterans Passing — Charlton has been losing some of that class of citizens lately that were history makers of the good old days Nhen one lives to such a ripe old age as over eighty, they are land marks that we honor and hate to see go, but the life they have lived will ever remain to remind us tlmtl such characters will never be for fotten. Lately crossing the great divide have bLeen Mrs, Emily Thomas, 81; Mrs. Mary Petty, 83; and Mr. John Wanghtel, 84, the lutter a union soldier We have still living with us, Mr John Vickery, tne oldest of them all, 90; Uncle Jesse Grooms, 8l; Mr. Seab Mills, 80: and Mrs, Polly Privett and Mrs., Eizabeth Robin son, both over 80. This is the one class of citizens that we have the greatest agmiration for ard the little pensions paid them year- Ly is # small tribute for these hou= ored citizens, FOLKSTON, GEORGIA@FRIDAY, AHRIL 6, 1928 #day Sehool Colkaigy TR et yv*“i“ wéj.:z : The Peidmont Sunday School Association mests at Hoboken Sat urday ane Suanday, and Rev J. D Polhdexter is on the program for the prineinal address the first day Quite a number of our Sunday 5%h00l worker will the meet and those planningr to go both days in clude Mesdames W. H. Robiuson, W.R. Wainwright and E. H. Wright with a prospective delcgation o! some twenty-five for Sunday. | This is to be an instructive and helpful meet, with the purpose of enlarging the work of the Peid mont Association | | Lacy Gowen Answers Call Master Lacy Cowen, past seven years of age, son of wr. and Mrs J. V. Gowen, died Tuesday evening ‘ at ten o’clock, at the fam!ly home iut Traders Hill, after an illness of a week with pneumonia complica tions. Lacy was a sweet child, the idol of his parents and a pet of the houschold. The funeral service was conducted by Rev., Chastain at the grave, assisted by Rev. C. A Neese. The burial was in the Tra ders Hii' cemetery, by the side o his prother Williard, who died at ithe seme age, on April Gth, 1918, Specisl music was surg, sweet and feelingly for the little child that had gone to Jesus, From the residence lhe funeral cortage of some twenly cars, s corted his earthly nody to its Jast rasting place neath spreading oaks o Splendid Citizen Passing ‘ As we 1o o press,we hear with sorrow that the eondition of Mrs ‘Eryie Franks, is such as to dispawr Of all hope of her surviving the Jay i!ler loved ones are with bher, No inuuris;hr.'u.-m;hns;tu‘.-n taken in two days and the splendid life of this good, woman will soon pass oul to end its earthlypilgrimage i geis Transfered to Brunswick Unable to get a jury in the tria of the Kingsiand Bank robbery and Perrv murder ease the transe fer was made to Brunswick to be ried thefirst monday in May. BAPTIST BAZAAR FRIDAY P. M. Amusements for Ye Old Folks, and Foilies for the Young Methodist Revival Services Splendid Interest Shown Revival services begun at the Meijhodist chureh Sunday morning wy the pastor, Rev. C. A. Neese. ‘hie pastor outlined his hopes of the meeting, pleading for co oper ative help of all christians, the elem inating denominatiohal lines. At the evening service, Aniiversily [.eauge work was discussed. On Monday evenihg at 8 o'clock the series begun, with scheduled services for the week, and an af ternoon servic2 at 3:30 oclock, The pastor, Rev. C. 1.. Nease be gun the meeting; Rev. E A. Mar tim; of Whute Oak, joined him on l'uesday tolead the singing and as aide; Brother Neese's father, Rev I Neese, of Savannah, who has been workiag in the cause for lo these many years, arrives to-day to assist with this good work, Interest and attendance in the revival is inereasing and the prob ability the mecting will continue or another week. Burnt Fort Bridge Contract Goes to Bauman & White J M&flh;},‘:fi?‘ ] ;‘M. Hac ‘b :fi: by the Touny Comorisajgness, "Bauman and White were the owest and therefore successful bidders at the sum of $7500. With five bidders, the closeness of the contest can be seen by the small difference between the low and high bid S2OOO. The work will be started just so snon as a permit is secured from congress, which is necessary for bridge bui'ding across navigatable streams. Both of the members of the firm of§the success bidders are old home mens know the busi ness, are hustlers, and wili com plet the job without delay. | The structure of this bridge is’ another step forward in the ntmiu-‘ ing of neac-2ut roads, and it inter est us that much more in other contemplated projects. Brother Williams Accepts The announcement that Kev. L i, Williams, will preach the Bae calaureate sermon, at the closin of the High School is pleasing 1) his many friends here, who are always glad to know that he is 1 yisit us. Splendid Features Showu The Edueational Entertainment siven at the School Auditorium saturdsy night was well attended and enjoyed The Safety Divison of the He cules Powder Company avce teach ing through Moving Pie ures and Demonstrations the dangers o Dyramite and how ese du ges* may be avoided, This is edveative ahd nstructive 1o both parents and children, and shows how through ignoranee or Jarelessness people are injured. The large sudience present on \Suundny night ought not never to be caught by dynamite for it was clearly shown how the Caps could 'f-:o easily blow off a band or a limb., i Mr. Frank W. Woodcock who is in charge of the work is having Jarge crowds and much interest is manifested, be together with Mr. D. W. Lane always give us both leducniw azd fun in these enter (hinmerts, VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 14 Mr,deWay’s otfice is the place where the Woman's Missionary Society Bazaar will be given. as he has kindly and court=ously oftered us the use of his beautifully and centrally Locating Office, Cooling punch and slices of de licious cakes will be sold, Thers will be an “Easter fish IPog;i” for the chiidren. 10 cents a fishing, Beautiful}Easter sovven irs will be the "fish”, There will be a “hot dog” stand ‘where the hungry sciocl children ‘may eat there fill, 5 eents, There will be handkerchiefs from everywhere, even from Hon olulu in the Pacific Ocean. There will be the baby booth where dainty garments for the ittle ones will be sold. There will be a grab table. €AI j will enjov grabbing for the uscful, dainty articles securely wrapped ‘to disguise. *+ ™ There will be aprons galore, pretty embordicred picees, a Hand printed bed spread, fllli mapy other things to numemt*tfl men tion, o ~ Remember, Mr. deWay’s Orfice t'riday afierncon beginning at 2: o'clock. Everything is going to be cheap: - Mrs. W, HL R. it ooy, el »'» L s March 26th, for a Uuion meeting.. Circle No. 2in charge of the pro gram, Mrs Harry Coudon, leader. I'ne followinz program was given, Song~Send The Light, Prayer—Mrs. E. H. Wright. sScripture Lesson-—Mrs. H. Condon. Personal Service— Mrs. W. H. Robinson. Special Song—Mrs. (. A. Kitchen. How we mignt zain the key to Gods Chests of Jeweis—M»s, R. E. Condon, Prayer—Mrs. W.. R Wainwright. Mrs. Harry Condon related a Missionaries personal cx perience in Brazil in a toucling manner and closed by sppealing (o all for the personal touch that means so much to thase in need of service, Closing song—Have Thine Own Way. Lord. A shor: bvsiness session con ducted by Mrs, W, E. Banks. Cirele No. 1 wul mget with Mrs. “loyd Larkin Monday afterno,n April 6th Mrs. 5. 17, Mills leader, Cirele No 2 will meet with Mrs, Harry Condon al Homeland Mps, R. E. Condon, icader. Mrs, WHR. 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