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Volume LXXVII
Federal Union Batablithed in 1839
Southern Recorder “ “ i8ig
r Comolidated 1873. MILLEDGEVILLE, GA., JUNE 26.1906.
Number I
CHRISTIAN SENTI-
MENT CRYSTM.IZED
A|iMst the Movement to Bring on An
other Prohibition Election.
The Christian sentiment, of Miilledge-
ylUe ig unalterably opposed to the
movement to bring on another prohibi
tion election in Baldwin County.
If evidence of this fact were wanting,
it was abundantly furnished by the
mass meeting held at the Methodist
Church, last Sunday night, to voice the
sentiment of Christian people of the
community.
The meeting was large and tlioroughlv
representative in character. In thought,
feeling, purpose and action, the meeting
was a unit. Not one dissenting voice,
iu an audience that filled the church,
as raised against the fiwikly avowed
object to make ceaseless and determined
war upon any movement to bring the
bar room back to Milledgeville and
Baldwin County.
Rev. D. TV. Brannen, through-whose
initiative the meeting was held, presid
ed and in his opening remarks stated in
unmistakable language for what purpose
it was called, and outlined the objects'
it was expected to accomplish.
Mr. YVm. E. Reynolds, Cel. D. S. San
ford, Rev. Joel T. Daves and others ad
dressed the meeting, speaking, to the
snhject from several view * points.
Every speaker expressed the strongest
opposition to the agitation of a question,
held by a majority of the best people of
tin county, to be settled in riglfteoos-
uess. and for tine best interests of the
city and county. There was 110 room to
doubt where these gentlemen stood on
this issue, and it was easy to see that
each aud all of them stood reaefy Jo do
yeoman service in encompassing the de
feat of the projected movement. 14 k
speakers evidently voioed the sentiment
of the audience. When the paper,
which is given below, was read by the
chairman, and a rising vote called for,
every jierson in the herase arose as owe
man.
. Xo sucli unanimity <of thought and juar-
IKMe has ever been shown, perhaps, by
a mass meeting of Milledgeville citizens
on any question. This sentiment laas
erystalized into a purpose, fixed and un
alterable, that the open bar shall never
agaiti become an institution in Ms
community.
It the Christians and order-loving peo
ple of the eouuty are as unanimous and
as determined iu their opposition to tins
movement, to bring disaster and strife
again into a community where peaee
reigns, and where the beoeficent results
of prohibition are so patent that a way
faring man, though a fool, can read
while he runs, will die a premature
death.
Sunday night's meeting will be fol
lowed up by the appointment of oom-
mittees in every militia district of the
Comity, whose business it shall be to
prevent, if possible, the signatures to
the petition calling for an election. It
is thought if the Christian sentiment of
the entire county cau only be united
and brought to bear in direet and deter
mined opposition, one-third of the qual
ified voters cannot be induced to sign
ihe petition. In other words, the best
sentiment of all the people is to be ar
rayed against bringing on this election,
efforts are to be directed to the at-
attainment of that end. A prohibition |
is greatly, to be deprecated by every
right thinking citizen. Such an election
can only mean civic division, unholy
strife, social demoralization, unhappy
entanglement of friends and even fami
lies, and a train ofj other woes too nu
merous to mention. From such a ca
lamity the Christian people mean to
deliver their city and county, if concert
ed action and tlie crystalization of pub
lic sentiment can accomplish that end.
PAPER ADOPTKD BY THE MEETING.
The following strong paper, adapted
by a rising vote, reveals more forcibly
than any mere description can possibly
do the temper of the meeting:
To The People of Milledgeville aud
Baldwin County:
The Christian people of Milledgeville
in mass meeting assembled, address to
you this earnest petition.
A movement is 011 foot to bring on an
election in oar county with the hope
of getting bar-rooms back into this city.
Tins movement lias its origin with a
few designing men whose sole object
is private gain, regardless of the de
bauchery that may result, and of the
increased poverty among the poor
which will follow the re-establishment
of bar-rooms.
We understand a petition is being
circulated and many of our people are
being asked to sign it, it being the
purpose of those behind the movement
to secure one-third of tlie qualified
voters of the county, which number is
necessary to call an election. In order
that all may know who are Kite foes of
order aud decency, it is onr purpose to
publish the list of names on this petition
should the list reach the hands of the
Ordinary, thus becoming public proper
ty. We. therefore, urge those who
have at heart the welfare of our city
and county to refuse to sigst this peti
tion asking for a whiskey election, or
if they have signed it, *to erase their |
names at once.
We do not believe there is any possi
bility of this city and county’s taking a
backward step in this important matter.
The sentiment ctf our people is over
whelmingly in favor of prohibition.
This being true, those who are trying
to bring <su an election are not the
friends of peace and order.
All the world is stamping out the
plague of the bar-room. Men in <our
city who were once its champions, now
declare it to be a corse, and are openly
opposed to the movement tint has been
inaugurated.
The whiskey traffic is inexcusably
wrong. No man who has any regard
for the Christian religion or Christian
morals can give it countenance. No
one who knows our city and oounty
will deny that moral conditions are
infinitely bntttr than when we had bar
rooms. There is an absenae of the
trifling bar-room loafer; lewd women
no longer Haunt themselves on our
streets; gambling lias been reduced to a
very few incurables; public order,
especially on Saturdays, is incomparably
better tliau it once was; the general
tone of onr streets is cleaner by far.
Open aud seductive temptation has
been removed from onr youth:; the
sight aud smell of the open bar do not
incite to drink. And. though there
may be a “blind tiger" here aud there,
iu the language of one who knows, “the
Sunday sales of the bar-rooms were
greater than the week-day sales of the
tiger are to-day." .
The material conditions of our citv
EXAMINATION NOT HELD. GEORGIA MILITARY COLLEGE. NEGRO BOY STEALS PISTOL.
Commissioner Lamar Not Notified
' •Change of Dates.
of I Alumni Banquet Qives Fitting Close to
Commencement Exercises.
dy^lt ge
Tries to Set Fire to Guard House
When Locked Up.
Prof. 'Wm. E. Reynolds Again Elected
President of the Q. M. College.
The examination of applicants to teacup It generally couceeded that the late
in the Public Schools of Baldwin county commencement was the most interesting himself iu the basement of the store of
was not held last Friday and Saturday, event in local college annals. Mr. Joseph Staley, last Tuesday, and
as advertised by Commissioner Lamar, From the ante-commencement festiv- j Wtts l° cked il1 building when the
. . . . , -c, ., , .. . _ ., door was closed at night. He made his
but will be conducted Friday and Satur- ltie8 , of Friday and Saturday nights, j escape thToagh the back door, after
day of this week. June 15th and ltttli, to the disjiersiou securing a pistol aud a box of cartridges.
The 22pd and 23rd of June were the ot the happy alumni banqueters, at a He was suspected aud arrested Friday
days for the examination settled upon , ^ ate hour last Friday night, the exer- by Policeman Terry, and locked up in
Lige Smith, a negro boy, concealed^ .'''‘ f Tlie Trustees of the Georgia Military
College held their regular annual meet-
by State School Commissioner Merritt,
and the County Commissioners were no-
fled by letter. Later Mr. Merritt de
cided to change the dates to the 29th and
30th as the Georgia Teachers Association
was iu session, on the 22nd and 23rd.
The letter notifying Mr. Lamar of the
change did not reach him, and he re
mained under the impression that the
examination would be held on the first
named dates.
Commissioner Lamar notified those
who reported last Friday that the exam
inations would take place next Friday
aud Saturday. For information read
notiee of tJ^^^MKkSkioner in another
coUk
cises went without hitch or jar, aud the guard house; Friday night when
with increasing pleasure to the students 1 Mr. Terry went to the guard house to
and their guest^ / give him supper, he found that the
The banquet nttiugly framed the close bov had taken straw from one of the
of these interesting exercises. Origina- tnatresses, piled it near the door ancT
ted by this year’s graduating class, aud 1 se f, q on fl re , When the officer arrived
planned by the lady teachers, it proved j at the guard house, the straw was be-
a peculiarly happy occasion. The ban- ginning to burn at a lively rate, and he
quet hall—one of the plain, uniuvit- < was just iu the nick of time to prevent
ing section rooms of the the main build-; the door from catching on fire,
ing, had been transformed into a scene j He easily extinguished the blaze
of enchanting beauty, by the magic The hoy pleaded guilty to stealing
touch of the ladies. the pistol in the county court yesterday
The dinner was in keeping with the morning, and w»« given twelve mouths
hall audits decorations—simple, satisfy- in the county chain gang.
ing and served iu perfect taste. To say
that everyone of the more than one organization holding the promise of so
hundred guests present enjoyed this mttC h usefulness to the college.
“feast of fat things,” seasoned with the j
sauc* Of happy conversation, is putting '
ii, tamely. We venture to say that no At the meeting held last Friday night
net was ever more completely, or Board of Trustees took important
thoroughly enjoyable. - action on several matters brought out
■'After the feast came the speaking j » n tl,e »»mual report of President Rey
—"the flow of soul,” without which nolds.
no banquet could be complete. A committee was appointed to act
Prof. Kyle T. Alfriend acted as Toast- wiHl a similar committe, from the city
master and brought the speakers forward ' coucil, to proceed to build a new doma
in speed, always graceful, at times Y° r .y f° r lha cadets. The joint commit-
arnest, forceful, eloquen^The respon- fet> will K° to work, and it is con-
PK were &K irnnd »« are nunallv i 1MH wt ftdeUtly expected til
MEETING OF TRUSTEES
tes were as good as are ^usually had at nueutiy expected that the hnilding will
banquets—better thau many utterances i he ready for occupancy by the opening
which are reported as “electrifying the next session, Sept. 4th.
audifAces’’ on such occasions. T,le Board approved the Faculty’s
le following are the toasts, with the action iu fixing the last Sunday in May
speakers who responded: as Commencement Sunday, for all fu-
Gnr Alumni—In their success Alma ture time - T, ‘>» establishes a session of
ing last Friday afternoon. "
The report of President Wm. E. Rey
nolds was read. It showed that the
past year had been the most successful
in the history of the College, both teach
ers and pupils having done faithful
work.| (There were enrolled during the
term 530 pupils. The Barracks had been
taxed to its utmost capacity.
Mr. Jno. Coun was elected a member
of the Board'to succeedJMr. P.'J. Cline,
resigned. Mr. Cline has been a member
of the’Board for a number of years, and
lias manifested great interest in the sac-
cess of the sclipot
Prof. K. T. Alfriend, who lias filled
the clmir of Latin and Greek, was not
an applicant for re-election, having re
cently been elected Superintendent of
the public schools of Dublin. His suc
cessor was not elected at the meeting
Friday afternoon.
Prof. Wm. E. Reynolds was again
chosen President.
Prof. O. M. Cone was re-elected to the
chair of Mathematics.
Mr. Eben N. Reynolds was re-elected
Professor of Science, and will hare
charge of the Barracks.
Several of the grade teachers were re--
elocted, hut the entire list was not com
pleted before adjourmeut.
Miss Gertrnde Treanor was again
named as teacher of music, and Mrs
Townsend as matron of the Barracks.
The Trustees will hold another meet
ing at an early date, aud the entire num
ber of teachers will be elected.
Mater finds rich reward; iu tlieir devo-
on,. a priceless legacy.”—Mark Lamar,
lass of ’05.
The Ex-Cadet—The school of the
thirty-eight weeks, front early in Sep
tember to the last of May, or the first of
June.
The recoommendatiou of the President
loldier taught liim lessons not inferior the college, that hereafter all foreign
o those he learned in books.”—Dr. J. E. ! students slwU be charged fifty dollars
idd class of ’86 for the session, was adopted. This pay
ment includes the regular matriculation
fee of ten dollars, now charged all
students outside the city of Milledge-
“•Storm Periods-^The battle line not the
ulyto try men’s souls.”—Dr. T.
Hall, class of ’88.
Our Alumnae—Iu college they did al
ways beat us; in the university of the
world they still lead.”—Judge .Tolm T.
Alien.
“Onr Board of Trustees—Twenty-
seven years ot. successful college admis-
tration attest ihear wisdom, resourceful
ness, and loyalty to high obligations.”—
The heavy rains, of Friday night, the
15th. inst., wrought great damage
throughout the county. Several mill
dams, in East Baldwin, were broken,
among them was Mr. W. J. O'l^uinu’s.
on Town Creek. The water also rose*
into Mr. O’Quinns store, and badly
damaged his stock of goods.
ville, aud is not exclusive thereof.
The Board also adopted the reccom-
meudatiou. that no student be allowed
to register, or report for recitation until
all fees liave been paid. The first re
quirement of all students npon entering
any college, iB manifestly, the iwyment
of tees. He can hold no real connection
Hou. Adolph Jose pi i, 27 years a trustee. wit *' 8<d,0,d uutd this ' H do,,e
“The Class of 1906—Young iu years
The President made other reccommen-
and weak in experience, strong iu love dation " tl,at look t0 P"*™ 88 Hud en *
largement. The reccommendations are
in the haiffis of a committee, to consider
and report to a subsequent meeting of
and buoyant in hope.”—Lt. Guy Wood,
class of ’Ot. »
“A Look Ahead—The past is rich in
experience; the future will be what we
<F
“take a kodaa with you"
Don’t overlook the fact that the
most important part of your sum
mer touring outfit for : : : :
Pleasure is a Kodak
and supply of films. With these
you can bring home many pleas
ant aud immorous scenes of your
trip that will brighten your reflec
tions in the years to come. “Take
a Kodak with you.” : : : :
dixon williams
and county are incalculably better thau
they once were. More progress has
been made in the past four years than
iu the previous twelve.
Our schools are iu a more flourishing
condition than they ever have been.
Both of them enrolled more students
last year than ever before in their his
tory. Iu the Military College especially
there was a record breaking attendance
of young men. Barely oup people ap
preciate the blessing of these great
schools to our entire section. They give
us a standing, a prestige, enjoyed by no
city of like size in our state. Aud the
greater they become, the greater the
blessing we shall reap. For our people,
therefore to do anything that would
imperil the prosperity of these schools
would not only be criminal but foolish.
Nothing that we could do would so
greatly imperil their welfare especially
of the G. M. O., as the re-establishment
of bar rooms.
We have arrayed ourselves with the
moral aud progressive counties and cities
of the State and country. We are no
longer described in the public prints as
“Bloody Baldwin,” but “Blessed Bald
win.”
Prohibition is responsible for this
happy condition.
Fellow citizens, stand by prohibition.
Turn your back uflbn him who would in
sult your intelligence by asking you to
sign a petition to bring back the bar
room. Hold him as an enemy of your
city, of your county, of your prosperity,
of your homes, of your young men, and
of righteousness.
make it.'*-President Wm. E. Reynolds. * l iuterest - 11 P ro P° 8es to e,llar f tl,e
■^the Athletic Council, by adding thereto
two members of the board and two citi
zens of the town. It is the purpose to
the full board. One of them is of sjx'c-
organize the Athletic Association of
the College into a stock comi>any
placing each share at five dollars. The
College must develop athletics among
the cadets, until that department rests
upon a sure basis, or drop the whole
subject, there is little doubt as to the
Boards action on this question.
Prof. Eben Reynolds submitted a
comprehensive report to the PreBideut
of the college, covering his administra
tion of the barracks for the sessiou.
The report showed that one hundred
and three cadets had registered as board
ers, fifteen of whom had occupied quar
ters in the main building, from lack of
room in the bnrrucks. The decipline of
building was rtqiorted excellent. The
College had, the past session, a fine set
of boys. Their record for conduct was
high, winning the meed of praise from,
school officers and from the public.
Ciipt. Robeit E. L. Spence has brought
the Military Department to a high state
of efficiency. He is a valued aud valu
able officer, and is devoted to his work.
Judge Griggs was right when lie said to
President Reynolds during commence*
ment, “I insist that I made the college
a great contribntion, when I sent you
Capt. 8i>ence.” No Military School in
Georgia lias a more capable or more ac
tive commandant. Capt. Spewe is ma
turing plans for yet farther enhancing
the interest and efficiency of his de
partment.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF
EXCHANGE BANK
I .located at Millegerille, Ga., at the Close of Buiness June 18th, 1906.
RESOURCES.
LIABILITIES.
bringing to a close this event,
li Imd given genuine pleasure to
ievt^ , ?t»e present, Prof. Alfriend spoke
with teucPr feeling of his long aud
happy connection with the school, soon
to be sundered. At times his voice
broke with emotion, aud tears came into
the eyes of his audience, as he told how
stroug was his affection for the college,
andfor the city of Milledgeville.
,/lfrom the bauqnet room the oonqiany
adjourned to the chapel, where the per
manent orgauizationjof the Alumni As
sociation was perfected by electing the
following officers:
President, Dr. Thomas M. Hall.
First Vice President, Mr, John Conn.
Second Vice President, Mrs. Jos. E.
Pottle.
Secretary, Miss O’Nora Ennis.
Treasurer, Dr. J. E. Kidd.
On motion, of Mr. Reynolds, the offi
cers elect Will constitute the executive
committee of the Association. .
Great things are expected of the
Alnmni Association. It starts out with
commendable enthusiasm aud will
prove a valuable factor in the upbuild
ing of the college. It is by no means
intended that this organization shall
supersede the Ex-Cadet Association or
ganized some years ago There is woik
for both, and is hoped that one Associa-
will but stimulate the zeal of the other.
With the perfected organization the STATE OF GEORGIA, County of Baldwin,
meeting adjourned and the banqueters Before me came Otto M. Conn, .Cashier of the Exchange Bank, who being
dnly sworn, says that the above and foregoing stateme ‘
said Bank, as shown by the books of file in said Bank.
OTTO M CONN, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 28rd day of Jnne, 1906.
E. P. GIBSON, J. P.
Loans aud Discounts I 81,481.75 Capital Stock Paid in $ 25,000.00
Demand Loans 1,000.00 Undived Profits, Less Current
Overdrafts 1,857.07 Expenses and Taxes Paid
Bonds and Stocks, owned by Dne Banks and Bankers in
Bank 3,000.00 this State
Furniture and Fixtures 657.37 Due to Banks and Bankers
Due from Banks and Bankers | in other states
in the State 8,151.90 Individual Deposits Subject to
7,851.66
209.71
None
Due from Banks and Bankers
in other states 3,886.62
Currency 4,869.00
Gold 200.00
Silver, Nickles and Pennies. . 1,716.68
Checks aud Cash Items 68.00
Total *101,888.40.
Check 49,827.14
Bills Payable, including Time
Certificates representing
Borrowed Money 18,500.00
Total *101,388.40
dispersed to their homes, every one sing- ■ dn .*7 «wo™, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of
ing the praises of the late Senoirs for
the happy thought which culminated in
an occasions of such pleasure, and an
