rhe Fort Valley Leader
VOL. XIX.
Terms; Monthly accts.
Monthly, Weekly, Due First of
and Cash. Each Month.
W.J. BRASWELL
DEALER IN
Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Gents’ Furnish¬
ings and a New Stock of
Pure Food Groceries
Call and buy, phone or send your orders, or notify
me and I will send for same. All goods delivered
- free of charge in city. Credit will only be extended
to reliable parties, and we will do our best to hold
your trade and give satisfaction.
Weekly Accounts Cash Buyers Will
Due Once a Week Phone 47 Save Money Here
JUST RECEIVED
The largest and best Selected Line of Furniture, Car¬
pets, Rugs, and Mattings ever shown in Middle Georgia.
We will take pleasure in showing you through
our stock even if you do not wish to buy anything at
all SPECIAL ATTENTION To Out-Of-Town Customers.
E l. & P. D. WILLINGHAM.
HEARD BROTHERS
346 to 352 Poplar Street
MACON, QA.
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Your money is as good as any¬
body’s. You are entitled to the
best that the market affords when
you spend it. That’s the reason
why you should come to see us
when you are iff the market for
Buggies, Wagons or Harness.
Go to Miona Springs
special weekly rates till Oc¬
tober $7.00 per week.
Episcopal Church Notes
Services Sunday morning.
Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Morn¬
ing service 11 a. m.
The present state of the meet¬
ings at the Methodist church
portend a revival. A genuine
revival would contribute to civic
righteousness as well as to the
spirit of kindness, of duty, and
of the happiest neighborly re¬
lations. At this, it would be of
more value than a factory or a
railroad shop to our community.
Mrs Albert Seifert is visiting
Mr Seifert’s mother in Macon
who has been quite ill.
Mrs M E Henderson and Mrs
Nina Hartley are spending the
week with their sister in Macon.
Mr R P Torbert spent Sunday
m Vienna.
FORT VALLEY. HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 4, 1908.
Robert Flournoy and Clifford
Mathews returned from Nor¬
wood Spring a few days ago after
a week of much-needed rest.
They returned feeling much im¬
proved and are amply fitted to
resume their arduous labors.
Illustrated Post-Cards.
'"For set of seven Post-Cards
beautifully illustrated with
scenes along the line of the At¬
lanta, Birmingham & . Atlantic
Railroad send 10 cents in postage
o\: c°in to W. H. Leahy, General
Passenger Agent, Atlanta. Bir¬
mingham & Atlantic Railroad,
Atlanta, Ga. 94tf
The Baptist Church
The Pastor J M Long will
preach at 11 a. m. Suject. “The
man that refused to be hin¬
dered.” There will be no evening
service on account of the meeting
in progress at The Methodist
church. A full attendance is
therefore desired at the mormner
r->
hour.
Miss Ethel Marshall and Miss
Jessie Stevens of Macon are the
guests of Mrs M S Brywn this
week.
Miss Carrie Riley after spend
ing July and August with her
parents Judge and MrsACRiley
leaves Friday to spend the winter
in Gainesville. Miss Riley will be
very much missed by her friends
Mrs Passmore after a pleasant
visit to the family of Mr Roland
Hiley left Monday for Ofxord,
Ga., to spend the winter.
Miss Jennie Riley of Macon
spent Wednesday afternoon with
the family of j udRe A c RiJey
Mr Lon Taylor and family will
occupy Beauty the Square. Miles Green home on |
Next ftonday.
Grady Institute opens its
'next Monday to the children
■the city and county. The
have provided the loving and
triotic services of a strong,
ligent and aspiring company
teachers to develop the minds
our children.
No man has a right to deny
children the opportunity
offer. Every man is under
gation to see to it that
child in this community has
chance of such an education
Grady Institute offers. A
ure to use such an
when possible is a crime
childhood and civilization.
city and the country have as
interest at stake in the
of oui’*children as we
We must recognize the right
the people to demand an
gent citizenship. We must
protest against the injustice
the child in neglecting the
ing of its rational powers.
child has them and has a right
their fullest development.
a It were better for him that
miilstone were hanged about
neck and he cast into the
that he should offend one
these little ones. J >
Neglected childhood is the
stone around the neck of
society. Give the children
chonce.
If any man among us is
cially unable and will see me,
will try to secure him
T. G. Lang.
Opening of Grady
The fall session of Grady
tute will open Monday
September 7th, beginning at
o’clock. Following is a list
the teachers and the grades
which they will be in charge.
First Grade, ,Miss Bessie
Singleton.
2nd Grade, Miss Eva Loyd.
53rd Grade, Miss Fannie Moore.
4th Grade, Miss Corinne Mans¬
field.
5 & 6 Grade, Miss Eula Prator.
7 & 8 Grades, Miss Eva McRae.
9 & 10 Grades, HS Strozier.
The school authorities wish to
urge upon parents in the beginn¬
ing of the term the necessity of
their hearty and continued
cooperation. The success of
school work depends very largely
on parents as well as teachers.
Therefore, we ask your interest
and your help.
The first request; we have to
make of parents is that they start
children in school is organ¬
ized and settled into the regular
better for all concerned.
New pupils coming in from day
day disarrange and confuse
work of the whole depart¬
ment. So, if possible start your
at the beginnin ©• <r
Tuition for the first six grades
50 cents per month; for the
eight, ninth and tenth
rades, $1.00 per month. Tuition
be paid to Mr L Carter at
store the first two days of the
and tuition certificate,
from Mr Carter on pay
of tuition to, must he pre
ted to teachers by Wednesday
H. S. Strozier,
Superintendent.
Mrs Wynn returned home
from an extended sum
visit.
Woman’s Home Mission
ary Society
The August meeting of
Home Mission Society was
of interest, and we had an
attendance- If every member
the Anx would take a
calendar, and go through
after month, marking with
colored pencil’ the Monday
each third Sunday, the
day might assist
memories to recall the date
our monthly meetings. This
a suggestion for the ladies
sometimes tell us that they
really like to attend the
but they forget the time until
is too late to get ready.
The topic for the Aug.
was ‘‘Schools for Koreans,
ese and Negroes.” Brief but
comprehensive articles,
! by workers in these
schools, left no excuse for igno¬
rance as to the success, impor¬
tance and needs of the schools,
The school for Japanese is situ¬
ated in Alameda, Cal., and con¬
sists of three departments a
kindergarten, a primary school
and a large night school. We
have in Alameda also, an excell¬
ent Sunday school, regular
mothers meetings and social
gatherings that are having a
wholesome influence on the
Japanese community. There are
missions for “Korean emigrants
at two points in Cal. Sacramento,
and San Fran Cisco. As in their
native country, so in our Home
Mission work, we find these
Koreans more receptive of
Christian truth, and so easier to
reach than any other class of
Orientals. The organized work
among the negroes, is represen¬
ted by an annex to the Paine
College at Agusta, Ga. Heye we
have a dormitory for young
negro women, where they re¬
ceive religious and industrial
training. As superintendent and
matron, we have an intelligent
and Christian negro woman, who
received her training at Hampton
Va. The students in this school
all are taught either to sew, cook,
millinery or laundry work, and
are prepared upon leaving, to be
honestly self-supporting. These
glimpses of these branches of
the work being done by the
Home Mission society, are
necessarily meagre. Come out
to the Sept- meeting and learn
something about the work of the j
Deaconess and City Missionary.
Reporter.
Mr and Mrs Albert Seifert
returned home Monday night
from Macon where they were
called to the death of his mother,
who was buried Monday after
noon in Macon. Their many
friends tender their heartfelt
sympathy.
Mrs H D Fincher and little son
of Robley spent a few days with!
her aunt Mrs J L Fincher lastf
week.
Miss Nettie Anthoin spent last
week with Miss Elizabeth Wood
at her home Triangle f-uit farm.
Mrs R 8 Braswell spent last
week with her sister, Mrs J M
Bass in Macon.
Mrs Holt Skellie was called to
Dublin Monday on account of
sickness.
Miss Bessie Woolfork is guest
of her brother.
NO. 29
Sunday School Auditorium
Material is now being laid on
the ground for the erection of the
Sunday School Auditorium to the
Baptist church,
This 'building will be of brick
with a slate roof. It will con¬
sist of an Auditorium will seat
250 to 5300 people.
The building will be so con¬
nected with the present building
that the two can be thrown to¬
gether into one Auditorium.
When completed and furnished
will cost about $51000.
We realize that this is a big
undertaking for our church, but
feel that the spiritual and moral
welfare of our city which must
come through the teaching of
God’s word demand such a build¬
ing as this. We feel furthermore
that it is an enterprise that should
appeal to every citizen of our
I goodly city.
Nothing can mean more for the
good of any city than the thor¬
ough equipment of her churches
for the preaching and teaching of
God’s word. We therefor appeal
to # our frends of other churches
»nd of no church, out of the good"
ness of their hearts and the
material things God has blessed
them with, to aid us in this
undertaking with such contri¬
butions as they may feel promp¬
ted to give.
J. M. Long.
Mr Louie Snow has returned
home from Atlanta where he has
been yisiting relatives.
Messers Edwin N Augo, Dan J
Beaver, Leon L Slappey, Robert
D Moore, Lee M Hansford of
Americus, Leighton G Dure of
Macon were visitors in the city
Sunday,
Col W M English spent Tues¬
day in Perry.
NOTICE
I have an up to date Hay Pres
and will hale hay for the public.
A. H. MURCHISON,
Fort Valley, Ga.
A most enjoyable affair of last
Friday evening was a tacky party
given by Miss Nettie Anthoin.
About eight couples were
gathered and dainty refresh¬
ments were served late in the
evening. The prize a dainty
handkerchief was won by Miss
Elibabeth Wood. Roy Anthoin
was also tacky. K. W.
Dr 0 G singleton, Mayor J L
Fincher and son Frank left last
Thursday on an excursion to
different points in Florida.
Miss Clara Poole spent last
week with her sister, Mrs J R
Moore.
The Methodist Church
The meetings are now largely
attended. The hour of service
on week days are 9:30 a. m. and
7:30 p. m. At the morning hour
next Sunday Brother. Jenkins
will preach on the Christian
Home - 1 have beard him present
that theme and consider it a
benediction.
T. G. Lang.
P S Some may wish to know
when the meetings will close. I
do not know. T. G. L.
Rev C R Jenkins who is assis¬
ting Rev T G Lang in a series of
meetings at the Methodist church
is a strong preacher. The edu¬
cational value alone of such
meetings is worth all the support
that our people can give them.
