rhe Fort Leader
VOL. XIX.
The Leader’s
Was a Big Success
Miss Baldwin and
Green Won the Trips.
The Leader’s Big
Contest closed Saturday night
10 o’clock Avith a very
finish. Saturday afternoon
the last bulletin was issued,
contestants were all very
and no one could tell by
standing who would >vin, as
the young ladies were
back large numbers of votes.
Soon after the ballot box
moved to Spiller’s i Lee
Parlor at eight o'clock for
final two ho.us a otiug, tm- cioaa
began to gather to mv* i n hits
By 10 o’clock there
several hundred ladies,
and children at the voting
and many more lined the
in front,
A steady stream of votes
gan to pour in at 8 o.’clock
continued until the alarm
rang the closing hour. All
contestants in the first and
District dropped out before the
; close except Miss Stella Glass,
Miss Ettienne BaldAvin, Miss
Blanch Green and Mis ss Annie Sue
Johnson, of Marshallv ille.
Several days ago, The Leader
decided to give all the winning
young ladies companions trips to
Washington, instead of one to
Washington and one to Biloxi ?
Miss., as first advertised.
When the voting closed at 10
o ’clock Saturday night, Mayor
Fincher and Hon G H Haidison
atced as judges, counted the votes
and announced the winners.
Miss Ettienne Baldwin won the
companion trips in District No. 3
by a majority of 5,050 her total
vote being 59,250, and that <>1
A Miss Glass bein 7~ or 64,200.
In the second District. Miss
Blanch Green Avon the companion
trips by a majority of 9,500, her
total A T ote being 35,300, and Miss
Johnson receiving a total of 25,-
800.
All four young ladies are to be
con gratulated on their excellent
race and the close finish they
made.
The fair manner in which the
contest was conducted by The
Leader from beginning to end
has received the approval of all,
and no complaint has been made
by anyone as to the result.
\ he contest has proved succes
ful in every respect, as the
greatly 'increased circulation of
The Leader will show. Nearly
every family in Houston County
is now receiving this paper and
our merchants are losing no time
in making ad\'ertising contracts
with us before our rates are ad
ranee d.
On Monday, The Leader turned
over to Miss Baldwin and Miss
Greene the necessary funds to
pay the expenses of the four trips
to Washington and return, This
includes Railroad fare Sleeping
car fare. Meals en route
board for one Aveek at the
hotel in ’Washington. These
young ladies will leave with their
companions in a few days on their
delightful trips, andTm their re¬
turn, Avill write a full account of
their stay at the Nation’s
capital, which will be published
in The Leader.
Mrs W A Sawyers of A-meri
ms is visiting Mrs J L Finchor
this week.
PORT VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY. GEORGIA. FRIDAY, JULY 17. 1908.
The Baptist Church.
The Pastor will preach at 11 a.
m. and 8 p. m. Sunday has been
set apart as a day to be known as
Stainless Flag day, by the
churches of Georgia. The pastor
will preach on a subject appropri¬
ate to the occasion.
At the evening service he will
preach the last of the series on
The creed of his judgement. The
This will be a discussion of the
final judgement of the world as
taught by Jesus. The same law
of love that guided Jesus in his
life, will be the law by which he
will judge men at the last day.
Do! Adkins, Paul Pearce and
Ge0 i Sea spent Sunday at
j Tybe e .
j Ruth Glass is visiting
re j a R ves j n Atlanta.
Miss Helen Glass Avill leave
Sunday for Norfolk Va., and N Y
to be gone a month.
Moses Solomon spent Sunday
in Macon.
i Claude Walton has gone to
Marietta to pack peaches.
Misses Artie and Kate Winslow
visited Atlanta this week.
Mrs Andrew Jackson of Macon :
is visiting her mother Mrs Duke.
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accept yofttr offer although it It i
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^Shipping oxfords today, your price, very low for them.*
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Trusting you will do well with them * we are,
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Yours truly,
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Is it necessary for us to add any words of commendation or expla*
nation except to say that these are Ladies 5 Low Shoes and well
worth your inspection? 833 pairs various, new pretty styles. THe other
fellows cry “Bargains’’, but here you have positive evidence of
j when read the Manufacturer’s plaintive wail he succumbs
| ours, you as
after 3 weeks dickering to our low cash offer. Note the v say, “should
create a sensation, 55 -with such low prices. We w?!?! Thousands
j 1 who have worn Selby Shoes know there are none better.
We will sell them for less than the other fellow paid
for his. We charge nothing. Money back if you want it. »
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Murder in Fort Vallay
Parties who owe us for
tising and job work will
settle at once as we have
large bills to meet at once
must have the money due us.
The Fort Valley Leader.
Mrs Walker and her son
left Monday for Atlanta to
the summer. v
Mrs J A Everett has returned
home after a visit of
weeks to her daughter, Mrs .1 A
Flournoy of Macon.
Mrs Joe Flournoy and son are
the guest of relatives.
Mr Geo McDonald has gone to
Woodbury and Marietta.
Mrs Frank Withoft and Master
Frederick have gone north to
spend a while.
Mr F P Pierce and her grand
daughter Lucile and Pauline
Pierce leaves for Marietta Friday
Miss Margarett Shepard is
guest of Mrs Gamble'in Perry.
Mrs Sidney McMillan and Miss
Amanda Smith spent Tuesday in
Macon shopping.
Mr Heath’s father spent a few
days with him last week.
Mr Clarence Withoft is in
Cincinnatti Ohio.
Fort Valley Booze is Cause of
Here.
The negro who gave his
as John Smith and who
officer Lavender a great deal
trouble at Union Station
day, was fined today £10 on
counts, one for, drunkness
the other for resisting an officer.
Smith said he was a farmer and
that he secured the liqnor
Port Valley.
While the negro resisted Officer
Lavender, it was an easy task for
him to subjugate his man and
place him in the wagon.—From
Macon News.
Mr Roe Green and Lon Taylor
left for North Ga., Sunday in
j interest of peaches.
Miss Cora Singteton of Bluff
ton is the guest of Dr O G Single
ton this week.
Judge A G Riley spent Satur¬
day in Macon.
Mr William R Brown spent
several days in Atlanta during
the past week.
Mr and Mrs Taylor Williams
and Miss Ethel Williams spent
Tuesday in Macon shopping.
Capt and Mrs Asa Singleton of
Ft. Levenwoth Kansas are guests
of Dr and Mrs O G Singleton.
NO. 18
Methodist Church.
The pastor will be in his pulpit
next Sunday.
Choir meecs Friday 8 pm. A
full attendance is desired. There
will be some valuable additions.
T G Lang.
Big Crown Attending Sale
When the writer attempted to
enter W. F Miller’s Store Wed¬
nesday morning he could hardly
push nis way in the door, so
enormous was the crowd attend¬
ing the Big Scandalous Sale.
Although there were extraclerks
in the store they could hardly
wait on the people. And the way
Mr. Miller has cut prices on his
goods is a wonder. Ever since
the Sale started there has been a
steady stream of people going in
the store, all attracted by the
Scandalous Sale. IT It
Mr Aim on Williams of Marshall*
ville was in the city Monday.
Miss Nora Rountree and Mr
Charlie Rountree spent Friday in
Marshallville the guest of Mr
and Mrs John Haslam.
Miss Nora Rountree was the
hostess at a water melon cutting
given in honor of Misses Riley
and Houser the first ofjthe week.
