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MAKE SURE YOU ARE COUNTE D IN THE CENSUS
DOUGHS COUNTY SENTINEL™!
VOLUME XV.
DOUGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, GEORGIA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 30. 1920.
Him GETS
WAY
The End of a Perfect Day
Official anouucement for the office
of tax receiver by T. L. Pittman, and
for the office of tax collector by S. P.
McKoy, and an authoritive announce
ment that other? wiii run for other
dffioes, start? the political hall roll-
ini' toward the primary goal which
will be held at a date r.ot yet decided.
There seems to be an undercurrent
of much expectation; some hint that
some surprises may be sprung, but
up n the surface there’s not a ripple,
so one can only speculate ns to what
may finally develop.
All. however, are agreed that the
political contest will be a lively one.
The date for the primary has not
been set, hut it's probable that it will
be held this spring. J. H. McLarty,
chairman of the executive committee,
said that the committee will not he
celled to meet until after the meeting
of the state executive commitee Feb
ruary 6. If the state executive com
mittee fixes the date of the preferen
tial presidential nomination to be be
fore summer the county committee wil
consider the advisability of holding the
county primary the same day, or will
take such action as it thinks best. If
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BIG VOLUME FARID
IRAK EXPECTED
THIS YEAR
Indications point to a greater vol
unu* of real estate transactions than
ever this year. Of late salos and ex
changes have been brisk and interest
in farm and town trading is at the
highest pitch.
Douglas county farms are always
in demand, due to the fact that Doug
ins’ superior land and living conditions
make it especially attractive from an
agricultural standpoint. This will be
doubly true when its roads have been
brought up to a level with its other
advantages.
But admitting that farmers arc buy-
ms, there are many who
IEW HE CLERK.
* 9 PRESENT
Makes Girl Wait
While He Goes
Awav for Booze
rmeet
Old J. Barleycoi
bridegroom to doseit his bridc-to-h/
one of the very rainiest rainy days
ever. But then, you know “love
ultcd in the I laughs at locksmiths” ami other oh-
nomination of a new mayor, clerk, i stacles, and old corn laughs at them
thought, however, that the primary marshal and council, with the excep- | all—love included.
!] be held before june 1st. tion-of two councilmen. The present: Anyway, this is what happened.
town treasurer was also retained. J A eeitain lothnrio came to town.
A tie vote in the councilmanic race 1 Arrived, his presence became known
those who are “wise,’’ and soon
re was various whispering into his
meeting of the executive committee er.r
Monday Dr. Whitley and 'Mr. Holloway
BecinninK this week, Slim Jim ami r withdrew . their llame3 , leaving T. L.
other famous gloom chasers will be j Varner as the se venth man.
a regular feature of the Sentinel, j Th( . Nominees are as follows:
printed in colors for the delight of For mayori j H McLorty; f ol . clerk,
mg move larms, tnc
consider the conver
j -y.d in a town like Douglasville worth
some sacrifice, so they aver th*
would sell if suitable locations could
be had in town Such locations an
lacking, and until some public-spirit
od eitb'.yns begin thinking in terms oj
houses and'lots, real expansion wi!
be held back.
ANTI-SALOON
MASS MEETING
The Rev. Firley Baum was ci
Douglasville Thursday and ar
ranged for a mass meeting in the
interest of the Anti-Saloon
League and the enforcement ol
the prohibition amendment, to be
held at the Baptist church. Sun
day evening,February i, at seven
o'clock.
A prominent representative of
the league will be the speaker of
the evening and everybody is
urged to be present at this im
portant meeting.
[. F. Long is chairman of the
local committee co-operating with
the Anti-Saloon League.
T'iie regular preaching service
at the Methodist church will not
he held.
FLU SITUATION ROT ICEIffi. WORK GOING
FI
That colds and influenza are pre-
alcnt, but no more than the nver-
•/. for the time of year and that the
Colored Comics |^ave T. R. Whitley, T. L. Varner and
Regular Feature G L -.' H ° Uo ' vay114 votes each - At a
t- 5 meet in
the youngsters and the grown-ups j T Giles; for marsh al, V. M. Leath-
t* 00, i era; city treasurer, G. T. McLarty:
ear. It happened, though, that the
adored one of his dreams was in
town also. Meeting, he bid her wait
in the shelter of un awning until he
should return with the license he pur
posed buying.
Obedient to his command she waited
and then some. ’Til the afternoon j
HOBSON
The recent rains have gotten the
creeks out over the bottom lands and
the river is yut of its banks in some
places. If we have a few more big
rains just now there will be another
big freshet in the river. A few clays
of sunshine would help everything
just now.
We have just learned of the death of
Mr. Bud Brown, a son of Uncle Peter
Brown. He is to be interred at Mt.
Zion today (Tuesday). lie lived a
quiet life and had been a faithful
Bp it understood the Sentinel can councilmen, H. T. Cooper, (present' had dragged by and the curtain of ' nun >
never fill the place .of a daily—nor ct , unc . iln , a , i j. F . Long, (present 'night was lowering, she patiently wait- ] deepest ayrnpat y.
member of Mt. Zion church for a (rood
. The family have our
councilman), J. S. Abercrombie, J. 0.
A total of 253 votes was polled.
Of these J. H. McLarty, for mayor,
and G. T. McLarty, for treasurer, re
ceived 253 each.
In the clerk's race J. T. Giles re
ceived 128, J. E. Phillips 92, B. F.
Hagin 33.
will it try. But it can be, and is, th
best weekly in the state. And the ad- . c olma l|y, p. H. Poole, T. L. Var
ditional expense entailed in giving a p H McGouirk.
colored funny section is one only in
keeping with the policy of the present
management to keep abreast of the
times in country journalism, giving
the news so aeuratly. so clearly and
so thoroughly, that you will feel that
“if you get the Sentinel, you get the
news.”
Witness this letter from a promi
nent ex-Douglas countian and South
Georgia lawyer—
Messrs. Hall & Kirby.
Gentlemen:
Allow me to congratulate you on
publishing one of the best weekly
■newspapers in the state. It is
newsy, well, gotten up*, and splen
didly edited, and furthermore, it is
a booster for Douglasville. Like, a
letter from home, I read everything
A subtle enquiry
information that tlferdr „ _ ^ . ... , 7 . „
I Mr. J. R. Cosby, of the Mt. Zion
very bad
but in
i dieted' the
| had been much whispering and
! maneuver, as mentioned above,
then some men bad quietly"* Slipped
away and out of town. The con-
{elusion to be drawn was that the
! would-be-gropm hud gone seeking \
! something packing a kick.
| "Oh, no, we v/.*ie not going to b
118, |married today,*’ said the girl, “but \v
just told me he would get the paper
Tobe
ftimi
Price is quiet sick at this
in it.
Wishing the Sentinel success, I
beg to remain,
Very truly yours,
Cordele, Ga W. H. DORRIS.
For marshal, V. M. Leather;
J. F. Freeman, 85, R. M. Cole, 42. j
For councilmen, J. S. Abercrombie,; and have'them ready.” THen . she
191; H. T. Cooper, 147; J. F. Long, ; added, “It wouldn’t have made any
141; J. 0. ConAally, 141; P. H. Me- j difference if he had only told me he
Gouirk, 131; R. H. Poole, 118, T. R. 1 was not riming back. When lie comes
Whitley, 114; T. L. Varner, 114; G. ! along, tell him please, that I’ve gone
L. Holloway, 114; J. M. Banks, ,112; i home.”
S. A. Griffith, 110; W. D. Styles, 102; j Something in her voice told you.
O. T. Selman, 100; J. M. Boyd, 09. * though, that it would be up to some-
! r v Set for Election body to do some rare explaining soon.
Th - nr ' " w.i election will be held I As for him-*-he hasn’t “come along”
Monday, -February 2. j yet—mute evidence that he was
eminently successful-in his quest.
‘community, who has been
‘ health for some time, is improving, we
are glad to report. Mr. L. .J. House-
worth, of the same* community, who
happened to the misfortune to get one
of his legs* broken sometime back, is j ladies'
able to be out on crutches. We hope | shoes,
for each a speedy r<
It is interesting to note that Doug
las county has displayed an attitude
of helpfulness quite in contrast with
it on the increase, is the! the indifference maifested in other
Dr. A. F. Abercrombie.; sections of the state, as regards the
of the state board of health, census enumeration now under way.
touch with conditions over j From all reports the people of the
I county are lending cooperation in
• 32 ( ilC’AGO’S TOLL FOR MON- every way possible to faciliate the
DAY work of the enumerators to the end
Chicago, January 26.—Deaths from ! that Douglas county shall get her
influenza anti pneumonia r?.u-hcd the j just dues in the census directory,
highest for any single day today, with ! The advantages to be gained by a
.•pinion
he
•".2 deaths from both diseases.
Civic Club Gets
Ready For Sale
The committee on material for the
Civic dub auction, arc meeting with
u ready response’from every person j Durham;
solicited, and have a splendid li.i °* i lett: Sal
useful articles on hand to be sold to
the highest bidder, beginning at 2
p. m. Saturday, January 31st.
Among* the various a:Tiri< s are,
sewing machines,, tables, chairs, bed
steads, parlor suites, rugs, pictures,
baby carts, one cottage organ, and
possibly’ other musical instruments,
men’s and children’s ‘ suits,
cans, and other articles too
numerous to mention. Among the
true count are obvious, atid everyone
should see that the record is made
complete before it is published. If
no enumerator has called on you, or
if you think it likely that, you may be
missed, communicate with the enumer
ator at once.
Enumerators for the county are
as follows: ~
Town of Douglasville, Mrs. Nodie
District, Luther Bart
er- and Chestnut Log,
Linton S. James; Fairplay, L. E.
Bartlett; Conners and Middle,J. T.
Samples; Chapel Kill, Jay Camp.
OLD
NEW ■ BUILDING
READY TO TUMBLE
r.r the I
Prof. J. T. Reese lms the school in | u ve things
•ill la
This, the 19th school district.
I The contract for building; the school
house in this district has been let to
IT. F. Hollis and C. W. Owens. So
! we hope to have a school house some
I sweet day. We are sorry to say it is
I a hard matter go get anyone to help
; the work along. In another communi-
; V in this county, some time back,
I mos 1
ons, and
pigs, chick -
and horse.
; the cc nier ol
all passers-by,
S'-uth building still
", part of it does, in
Church arc. Bowdon
rum! ID
FURGESON MILL
dition
We hear a good deal about our
city neighbor. What fine wages he (
is getting. It has got our hired labor {
scarce on the farm. If you say any-
t Th”''entire'seltWinent Uiiaed’out thing to one he will say: “Well, if
r ;>ie o'- -r any time
s reach that r.oint.
rear wall hi3 fallen away, al-
1 -aving it i: ar. unsafe con-
ard it i - « ..•<'< : d that some
Vi cl: r s - t. r have it
... it must he passed daily by
children av.d others, which
makes it all the more necessary that
sol. thing he done for safety’s sake.
razed
school
FAIR FLAY
VILLA RICA, ROUTE TWO
BIRTHDAY PARTY
One of the most delightful
events of the season was the party
given by Mrs. D. W. Peace, Tuesday i the arriva
afternoon from three to five o’clock,
to meet her visitor from Alabama.
As the guests arrived they were met
by the hostess and introduced to Mrs.
Hayden Dorris as her visitor.
This surprise was planned by Mrs.
Peace as she and Mrs. Dorris have
the same birthday. Never were these
ladies more entertaining than on 1 McWhorte:
this special occasion. The Lone Scout tribe at McWhorter
Old-fashioned games were played, i 3 now honored with three Skinner
and quite a number of stories and boys. They are, John Reese, Clifford
jokes were told, after which a delicious ] R ee se ami Harvie Hen-dee. John won
sweet course was served by the hos-1 the distinct honor of being elected
tess. t mayor the first night. An honor he
As the guests departed each one j should be proud of.
The Villa Rica Electric Light &
Power Co., are making preqarations
to install their new engine. ,
Mr. W. H. Bell and son, Rufus,
inde a trip, to Villa Rica on business
We .were 'so . to Ic-acn^of the death
of Mr. Bud !' - wn, pear Hannah', last
i Monday. I. • was laid to rest at Mt.
j Zion cemetery. !
Mr. and Mrs. C.* R. Fountain report
1 new girl boarder at j t 0( \. d
their home. | Mr. R. O. Taylor has moved his
The writer and f * v.ily visited T. J. | stock of goods into the old Pope stand.
Fountain a:*d family Saturday and j at, * j j0U Henslee is having a new
Sunday, a; Carrollton. j dwelling built for her son, Dewey. It
Mr. Oscar Stamps, of Rome, was in j will soon be ready for occupancy,
our burg Saturday and Sunday. j Miss Fayne Boyd, who is teaching
Mr. Henry Fountain, spent Sunday ! school No 2, in the 20th district*,
night with Mr. King Towler, near| S p en t the week-end with her parents
in Douglasville.
Grover Nutt and family have
s the can mak
little faster
it-
wished Mrs. Peace and her charming
visitor (?) many happy returns of
the day.
Those enjoying Mrs. Peace’s hospi
tality were: Mesdamefe T. R. Whitley,
J. S. Abercrombie, R. E. Edwards,
Banks, Abercrombie, Morris, J. H.
Almand, J. R. Hutcheson, W. M.
Almand, P. H. McGouirk, N. M. Haw
ley, Hayden Dorris, J. E. Phillips.
A CORRECTION
An item in last week's Sentinel
3tating that a lot had been purchased
by Joe Harding was an error. The firm
name of S. C. & J. H. Harding should
have appeared as the buyers
Some of our boy3 from Skinner at
tended the play at Oscar Baggett’s
Thursday night and report a fine time.
There was no school here Monday
on account of bad weather.
Lone Scout John Reese and Virgil
Chapman went to the city of Winston
last week, on business.
Mr. Towler has moved on Mr. Win
kle’s plantation, on the McWhorter-
Skinner highway.
The roads are bad through.here.
Judge Bartlett says he is tired of
his job as census taker. We venture
some good old lady ‘‘cussed” him out.
Mr. Henry Holland will get him a
jnew Ford next week.
moved to South Georgia.
Miss Kate Miller visited Miss Thel-
a Bell Friday afternoon.
Mr. J. K. Bivins traded mules Tues
day.
Mr. Bob Cragg and family visited
Mrs Cragg’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
K. Birins, Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. J. A. Bivins, wife and two
children spent Tuesday with his sister,
Mrs. W. M. Bell, and family.
Mr. C. M. Clinto and wife called on
Mr. J. A. Bivins Thursday night.
Mrs. Emma Waldroup is very sick.
Hope she will soon recover.
^ Mr. A. Henslee has purchase a little
Delco light plant. Soon the lights will
be shining on his place.
Mr. O. 0. Gilland hauled over 100
logs to the saw mill last week. He
expects to build a new dwelling soon.
Little Audry Bivins has been suf
fering with tooth ache.-
to work. Some of them went to haul- : ‘ hat man don t do j ust '» ke 1 want h , lm
injr material, while others worked on to do I will quit and go to town, for
the house, and in about two weeks'11 can make more there than I can on
time they had a modern school build- j tlle fal ™-” And the most of them
inir ready for occupancy. Down at; >' av c gone there, but what are they
Rex the men of that settlement turned doing? 1 hey are
out during Christmas, pulled down make as fa>t
the old school house, and built a two- j s °me of them
room up-to-date school building and j talking to one of our city neighbors
had it ready for the, school to open in who is making'these big wages, about
January. All this good work was | the city. He says that you had better
accomplished by the co-operation and stay where you are at, for it cost so
the sticking together of the entire ! much more to stay here that if you
community. Another good thing come you will get in such a shape
about it; they think more of them-1 that you cannot go back to the farm
selves and love one another more, i U you want to. “That .* what I.have
When people get so narrow and so j done.’ was his reply. So. . 1. arm
selfish that they are not willing to j er and Hired Man. if you know when
make some sacrifice to help build up Y ou arc doing we ^ *
MR. A. l\ LONG ANSWERS CALL
„ Longs father,
pending what they . - «...
’ 1 - at the home of his ?.]n, Mr.
The home of Mr. J. F. Long has
been saddened by thi death of Mr. *
Mr. A. P. Long, which
occur re ’
L. ' . Long, of Greenville, S. C.
Mrs. Long is seriously ill in un
Atlanta hospital. Her speed recovery
is hoped for by the many friends of
Mr. and Mrs. Long. •
the community in which they live,
they ought to go off to the jungles of
Africa an live among the heathens
for a while,so maybe they would ap
preciate living in a civilized country.
McWhorter
The school at Fair Play is doing
nicely with an attendance of about
100.
The school at Pateville is reported
as doing nicely.
The Lone Scout tribe is doing fine.
It now has thirteen members. At the
last meeting it was divided into two
tribes to form a wigwam. The names
of the tribes are Flying Eagle and
Cherokee. Thomas Reynolds is cap
tain of the former and Virgil Chap
man of the latter.
Mr. Ossie Baggett gave a play
party Thursday night, and quite a
rowd attended.
pect it would
he a good idea for you to stay' where
vou are. for if the farmer ever ex-
ANNITAL MEETING W. M. S.
The annual meeting of the Woman’s
Missionary Society of the North Geor
gia Conference, that was to have been
held in Marietta this year, will hold
its session in Wesley Memorial church,
Atlanta, beginning February 3rd, con*
turning to February 6th.
Dr. Belle Bennett and Mrs. Luke G.
service will be presented.
MR BOB BULLARD DIES
Mr. Bob Bullard, well known Aus*
tell business man, died at his homo
Tuesday night.
pects to make anything, now is the | Johlum wiU tell of their trip over ths
time for him to Ho it. | war-riven countries of Europe. Sever-
Mrs. Quillie Martin and little son, j ca ,„j ic | ate3 f or home and foreign
Orell. are spending some time with
relatives in Atlanta.
Mr. J. B. Tucker motored to At
lanta Thursday'.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Garner spent
Saturday' night with the latter’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Burke.
Mr. S. C. Norton has had a very
severe attack of rheumatism, but is
some beter now.
Mr. W. H. Roberts is spending
some time in Atlanta with relatives.
About all the work the farmers are
doing now is cutting wood, building
fires and going to wood choppings
and the fine dinners that are fixed
for them at meal time.
The electric plant at this place 13
in operation again after the high
waters shut it down for about' a
month.
SUBSCRIPTION
HONOR ROLL
NEW SUBSCRIBERS!
M. N. Martin, Rt. 7.
Homer Price, Rt. 2.
VV. L. Black, McDonough.
RENEWAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
J. N. Pope, Winston.
J. R. Hamby, Rt. 3.