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Southern Recorder ” 1819 Consolidated 1872.
MILLEDGEVILLE. GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER % 1920.
NUMBER 23.
01 STAB- TWO MOTS KIEIH MsiRliE PASTY TO
|| MCH IS BEST III Him COUNTY
|)o You Like Best, My
Ither.
•ood many folks were
■ ,<o dollar ehat they had
You
b veil r a f? c
n g that t"
worth fifty cents,
that cry today; they are
because they have not
County Policemen Shoot Ben and
Gene Trawick, Two Brothers, on
Saturday Afternoon, When They
Resisted Arrest.
rung'
Ben Trawick and Gene or Joby
Trawick, two negroes, who live in
Hancock county, about three miles
[he fifty rents, which will buy f rom the line of Baldwin, were shot
a dollar and half worth of and killed by the policemen of that
iiodui i this Fall, .vow will i county Saturday afternoon.
,1 n where all that plentiful The reports that have reached thi
ed cheap) money, has gone to? city about the affair are as follows;
BE HEBE SUM 10
Milledgeville included in the Itin
erary of lour Through the State
by Over One Hundred Lead.ng
Georgians.
The Georgia Tech Industrial Tour
•vlncii starts from Atlanta January
■ Oth will include Milledgeville in its
itinerary.
The party to make the tour will be
.(imposed of one hundred and fifty
ading Georgians, among whom will
e Governor Hugh Dorsey, other state
Of the 'ittsmimiBs cmi
CHKISlMAS IVIDEN1 °-ASlBH NtXE SIM
People Are Busy Making Final Ar- It Is Expected That Rev. Trios. G
rangements for the Happiest! Watts, of Monticello, Fla., Wilfi
Season of the Year—Streets Are Be Chosen And That He Will
1 OEEIliBIEIII SUBBED
CONCtKT SIINBAY BIGHT
ihronged With Shoppers.
Thfs week is a busy one, with
everybody getting ready for the com-
i °f °ld Santa Claus and the
Christmas season.
Tf the weather is favorable the
remaining days of the week the
ite Seniors of the G. N. & I. Col-*
ege Delighted a Large Audience
v at the Methodist Church Sunday
Accept.
Mi Evening.
The members of the Presbytanyi
hutch will, ;it a meeting to 1*6 iiyj'f
text Sunday morning, Formally; cwM
minister. The pastorate of the
The Christmas concert given by
the Senior Class of the Georgia Nor
mal and Industrial College at the
Methodist church Sunday, evening
hurcli has been vacant since the re was enjoyed by an . ud.cjiee that fill-
■'-ni.unn of Dr. D. W. Brannon the cd the Auditorium. .
stores will be thronged with people past Spring.
These annual conceits'are highly
you heard of any of it being Saturday afternoon Messrs. Love- house officials end Dr. R. G. Matheson,
up, <»i -unk to the bottom of joy and Boskey, county policemen of president of the Technological school,
or getting so musty that you Hancock and a Mr. Jackson, and two The tour will lie made for the pur-
rot “ ■ • or the weevils get- other white men went to the home ofjP o c °f arousing all Georgians to a
i a and making it useless; these the Trawicks to arrest them for sell- realization of the great prosperity we
happen to cotton, corn or ing liquor. After reaching the house I can enjoy through developing the
but they do not happen to they placed the Trawick negroes un- 1 magnificent natural resources of the
j der arrest and started to make a i state, and through increasing its in-
jihuvn and write your congress- search of the house. The shooting 1 dustrial facilities.
To stimulate general business con-
ill give those boys some-
| t0 th i k about, besides what
| Claus will put in their stock-
s year in Washington. Every
smnn and senator should h"
jto earn his seven thousand dol
ly ry this year by sending circ-u-
(tters to the voters explaining
happened that they knew just
i lo when they put this country
. and why they can't do any-
,vhen this country is at peace.
I] want to see done is to make
Ingressmen and senators admit
ley are not running the United
{and when they do that we will
find out who is running it.
! man is a fool who thinks this
nator, asking him where is! started when Mat Trawick, a sister
or.ey that every one had last j of the negroes, endeavored to pass
one of the white men, who was keep
ing her from going into the kitchen.
The man knocked her back and shot
his pistol, which was pointed to the
ground twice. The negro woman
screamed, and Ben and Gene Trawick
who were in charge of officers, made
a break to go to the woman and a
scuffle ensued.
It is reported that Ben had a knife
ami Gene had a razor. It was known
by the officers that the Trawicks
kept their firearms in the kitchen,
and they believed that the negroes
■ntended to go after them. Ben was
shot twice and Gene four times.
Sunday morning the officers, ac
companied by a posse, returned to
ment is going to feed and i the Trawick house and placed Mat,
him and for him to sit up and j George and Jim Trawick under ar-)
ing. hut there is just one man [ ” ( -D. and carried them to Sparta. A i
r fool then that one, and that, search of the house wa made. Three j
nan who th : nks the government shotguns, a Winchester rifl.e and
thing to do with his material three pistols were found and taken
pity. | in charge by the officers,
pr this government is a “hap- i The affair created a great deal of
1 or if is run by men. If it is : excitement among the negroes of
len so” it is like the rain and that neighborhood, but has apparent-
ni. the storms and the earth- 1 ly Quieted down.
: \v» will have to tpke what j
hut if it is run by men (and 1 NOTICE
r I ■ 1 ic”) we can keep chernr- Anyone wanting plumbing done can
cal! the R. W. Hatcher Hardware Co.
and leave their order, and oblige,
12-21-4t ROBT. CAWTHEN.
..a., ■ig i eir fina urchases.
Old Santa Claus can he expected
on schedule time to visit the children
Friday night and on Saturday,
Christmas day, the Cares of life will
13 forgotten both by young and old
alike, and the day will be a happy
one.
All of the stores will be opened
late Friday night, and most of them
will remain closed until Monday
morning.
Lev. Thos. G. Walls, pastor of the: appreciated by the people of ■ Mfil-
! '"c -by; ei fan churcli at Monticello. | edgevillc, as they .are musical -treat?.
.. spent several lay.- of the p.istj the Senior Class’ this .year is*, the
week in Milledgeville. having come j b# • in the history of tiig to4teg<Y,
here upon the urgent invitation of • *Y*'d there are alfoong thg.Vfass a 1 -large
-veral of the members of.the local number of talented and sweet sing-
cbnrch. lie made a most pleasing Ins, and the concert AhMf.JnT'c Sun
il net'uel’gh
ditions in Georgia.
To increase consumption in Geor-;
gia of Georgia products. KIWANIS CLUB TO
To develop and increase acquaint- ! HAVE A LADIES NIGHT
anceship among .Georgia’s leading [
me ’V „ Tuesday, December 28th is the day i
Mayor Miller S. Bell has received , and those who remembered the char-
the schedule of the trip, which shows ter presentation are willing to bet
day night w
that they will reach Milledgeville over
the Central of Georgia Railroad from
Macon at 3:15 o’clock of the after
noon of January 14tn. They will re
main in the city only half an hour,
leaving here for Earonton at 3:45.
Mayor Bell will arrange a program
of welcome to the visitors and if
possible get them to remain in ,Mill
edgeville long enough to be shown the
points of state interest, located here.
The program will be announced
later.
that it will be some day.
Ladies—your husband has a good
time at the Kiwanis club—unless he
is an old grouch—So see to it that
he shares tlvs one with you; that is
what we have arranged it for. A
real old time good time. Be sure
he speaks up and reserves his place.
SPECIAL MUS»CAL PROGRAM
AT STATE SANITARIUM
until they run it to the best
'<■ of all concerned.
•ver be fool enough to bc-
t because we have made more
I more corn, more wheat, more
of everything, for that
• country must go broke.
[' nk of it, because the barns
’’ with fatness, and the
Pull of goods, some must go
(food and some half clad. Was
r such a fool proposition
to sensible people? Are
|i to accept it without a ,pro-
ere is the mouey, the med-
| exchange, that will make the
the West wear more clothes
man of the South eat more
|mf tell you something. Re-
U as long as you live. Know-
: wonderful country and its
P U 1 people, I do not hesitate
I 1 ' t siA’en tenths of the trou-
come to our people are the
had government and about
tn,: ■ to the faults of the in-
B
|s°mc individuals made mis-
-y s 'iid when, things were
would wait until they came
P rr ‘ you in a better position to
| on >e now than you were then.
)u see that no houses have
It in years (only three I
l n five years in this town),
realize that more people
pine to town, and that^you had
t now if you want a home, for
THE KITS SUES!
Bill BEPBESESEEt
By the Method...! Sunday School
Next Sunday Evening in Base
ment of Church as Christmas En
terlamment.
the pressure of homes is going to
keep city property up. Consider
these places and act at once.
I have in hand the nicest home
that can be bought on Jefferson
: street, six-room cottage between Mr.
| Garrard and E. E. Bass. Here is a
! place that has been greatly improved
by its present owner, Mrs. Stem-
| bridge, and a place that can’t be du-
' plicated cn that street.
I have a nice corner house on East
i Green and Elbert streets. If
j buy this place now you can get im
mediate possession.
A Christmas cantata, dealing with
ho miser’s selfish nature and refor-
,. ation w 11 be given in the Sunday
Ijichool room of the Methodist church
next Sunday evening at seven-thirty
o’clock, under the auspices of the
Methodist Sunday School.
The public is cordially invited and
a most pleasant evening is promised.
| An actor that has starred upon the
| stages of Milledgeville on many oc
■ casions and has furnished much plea-
I sure to his audiences will have a con-
; o ; cuous part and you again will have
5’ 0U ; the opportunity of observing his won
derful talent. In addition to his rep
resenting the miser, he is to render
impression upon all who met him, as
he was a man of pleasant addvosft
and affable manner and strong per
sonality. He is recognized as ontt‘
of the leading ministers of the FHoV-
ida Presbytery, and has done a
splendid work in Monticello in build
ing up the church in both a spiritual | panist, and J
and material way.
The members of the Presbyterian
church here were greatly impressed
with him ami recognized him to be a
man of spirituality, intellect and per
sonality.
From what we can learn Mr. Watts
was greatly pleased with Milledge
ville and i*s people and recognized
the great opportunity that would be
opened to him as pastor of the
church here.
At the meeting next .Sunday, it i-
quitc probable that a call will be
extended Mr Watts and it is believed
that he will accept.
’ghtful one.
The Rev. Mr. Hiller, chaplain at
the Sanitarium, announces that the
combined choirs of the city churches
will. reader Christmas Jnus'cat the
chapel service next Sunday after
noon.
All are urged to help and some
volunteers with.cars are wanted to
help in the good work.
Everything cheaper, Phone us.
Emmett L. Barnes.
4,155 BALES GINNED
The ginners’ report issued by th
gove: nment shows that up to Dec.
20, 1920, there had been ginned in
Baldwin county 4,115-bales of cot
ton, against 9,875 up to the corres
ponding date of 1919. This is 5,700
hales decrease.
BAPTIST CHURCH FINANCE
COMMITTEE AT DINNER
. The finance committee of the Bap
list church were guests at dinner at
the Baptist parsonage last Friday
evening.
The business interests of the
church were felly d: icusred and plans
were made for the approaching year.
The dining room was beautifully
decorated with the colors of the holi
day season.
An old-fashioned turkey dinner was
erved by Mrs. W. A. Walker and
Mrs. J. T. Stewart.
The occasion was a most delight
ful one.
A nice home on West Montgomery two vocal solos; thig alone is v , orth
street; large lot Over^lOO f oe t f ,on U traveling many miles to hear.
• Miss Susan Myrick and her com
mittee, who have charge of this en
tertainment, have been congratulat
ing themselves on securing the ser
vices of these wonderful actors and
actresses The nilser is assisted by
several noted stars—Mrs. Loderick
and running back 210.
Two places on the east side of the
river, about, five miles out; one of
sixtv-five and the other about eighty
acres.
67 aci’es in lower section of the
county: has a two horse farm open, a
SOME PRICES THAT WILL
INTEREST YOU
8 lb Bucket Best Compound,
$1.40. '
Loose Compound ...16 2-3c
Very best Sliced Breakfast Bacon,
50c lb. •
Our special Coffee—S’mighty good,
25c lb.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to express most heartfelt
thanks to those who so generously
attributed to my consolement and
the burial arrangements of my dear
and beloved mother.
M. N. BOWDOIN and FAMILY.
nCR SALE—Bantam chickens. Phone
294-J.
Everything cheaper, Phone us.
Emmett L. Barnes.
1 can Government Bacon, $2.35. j NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
place; very cheap at the price asked.
500 acres, part of t.he Harper place,
near Jordan’s Crossing.
Remember the barber shop where
John Sinton stays is for sale; it is a
bargain. Other houses and farms,
j L. SIBLEY & SON.
house and outhouses mighty cheap at j ones w h 0 carries out to a finish the
seven hundred dollars. [part of Dame Marjorie, the miser’s
About three hundred acres J ust I housekeeper; Miss Ethelyn Gillespie,
north of the city; part of the Adams I ty pj ca | 0 i,| Mother Goose; Miss Annie
Black takes the part of the witch;
M’ss Sara Barnes introduces herself
by a beautiful solo as Elf Selfish
ness; Miss Elizabeth Grant represents
Elf Unkindness; Miss Martha Bass
takes the part of the Christmas fairy,
and Miss Evelyn Barnes represents
Fairy Generosity—these two dainty
characters are continually at work
’ceeping the miser’s heart from turn
ing towards selfishness. You don’t
want to miss the butcher boy and his
“black cats” who render “A Cat Cho^
i’us”—nor the chorus of the “Elves
■ind Gnomes.”
Come and bring someone with you,
Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock at the
Methodist church. A freewill offer
ing will be taken to go to reduce in-
'ehtedness on the new church.
COAL
&EM LUMP, WHICH WE OFFER AT
3.65 per Ton Delivered
full weight and satisfaction guaranteed
M
PHONE 252
SOMEBODY CARES
Every letter and package that car
ies a tubercular seal announces that
'imehodv cares, that c, omcbody is
orking to down the T>]fif*ue that P
he most devilish assault ever devised
-aimt physical humanity. Let th°
go forth—“They shall not
’IFS.”
come before the meeting. Please he
present or represented by duly exe
cuted proxy. Do not make your
proxy to an officer of the bapk.
Respectfully.
JON W. HUTCHINSON,
Cashier.
1 can Government Corn Beef, 15c.
2 1-lb. cans Government Roast
Beef, 25c. The regular annual meeting of the
100 lb. best Salt—the kind that stockholders of the First National
will keep your meat, $1.35. iBank of Milledgeville, Ga., will be
10 lb. very best Head Rice, $1.00. held at the office of said hank on
12 lb. fancy Head Rice, $1.00. I January 11, 1921, at three pm
We have an extra nice lot of Directors are to be elected- and any
Christmas goodies that we will retail other business that may properly
at wholesale prices.
Fancy Candy from 20c to $1.50 per
lb.
Mixed Nuts, Raisins, Dates, Apples,
Oranges, Bananas—that we can sell
by the box or hunch at wholesale
prices. Special lot extra fancy In
dian River Oranges. Large and med
ium sizes. Fine for a Christmas
present.
FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS DINNER
We have Cranberries, Celery, Al
monds, Pickle, Plum Pudding, Mince
Meat, Premier Tiny Tot Peas, Pre
mier Corn, Premier Asparagus, Pre
mier Olives, Premier Cheese, Bell’s
h st Roast Coffee and anything else
vour table may require—at prices
that are absolutely right.
Car Blue Seal, Idyl and Beauty
^lour—at the lowest market price.
You make no mistake in using Blue
C V«1 for voui; Christmas bread and
cakes.
Don’t buy until you see us. It
vill pay you to keen in touch with us.
rrif oinrcpY
Ture Food ^tnre ' Qns'ltv
Service and Price.
Phones 401 3 «,«
, Miss AliPW .enure Tucker conduct
ed the singing Sunday night and with
her wonderful talents this direction,
•Inspired d^^juig-.jjidius to their
best-efforts. /
Miss Geit; 4di»-JirtiBu was accom-
~l!S. Allen, violinisie,
both of whom are talented musicians.
The audience Sunday night was
composed of moiqV^ySk 'of -the‘congre
gations of the 'different churches, as
union sen/ices were held, and all of
t.he ministers participated in the ex
ercises.
Rev. C. M. Lipham, pastor* of the
Methodist church, after making an
appropriate talk on the Christmas
■Cason, expressed the appreciation of
the audience to Miss Tucker and the
members of the class for the delight
ful music.
A c 'lection to raise funds to be
distritu.i.ed among the poor of the city
was talrpn. The following program
was rendered:
Hymn- It Came' Upon the Midnight
Cleir Entire Congregation
Scripture Reading,
Rev J. C. Wilk'nson
Prayer P.ev. G. I. Hiller
Gounod—Draw Nigh, Draw Nigh—
Senior Class
Bliss—O Little Town of Bethlehem-
Special Chorus
Norris—The Star. Miss Frances Hines
ilopkins—We Three Kings of Orient
Are Glee Club
Gruber—Silent Night Senior Class
Neidlinger—The Birthday of a King,
. Senior Glass
Martin Luther—Cradle Hymn—
Miss Nanel Coney and Glee Club
Harrington—There’s a Song in the
Air Entire Congregation
Christmas Around the World—
Rev. C. M. Lipham
Dudley Buck—The Virgin’s Lullaby,
Miss Margaret Rankin.
Bliss—Angels from the Realms of
Glory Special Chorus.
Adam O Holy Night . Senior Class
Offertory—
Gounod—Nazareth Senior Class
Handel—Joy to the World—
Entire Congregation
Benediction—
Conductor—Miss Alice Lenore Tuc
ker.
Accompanist—Miss Gertrude Ur
ban.
iGoliniste—Mrs. J. S. Allen.
SALE OF SEALS
Only a penny buys a seal and tells
hte world that you are making your
contribution towards fighting tho
great white plague. With proper co
operation we can put on a systematic
campaign in our county that shall do
work along preventative lines that
will help in years to come. Buy
now. Use them.
We meet all prices and deliver.
Emmett L. Barnes.
Notice. Hot Water Bag
Time is Here
See Them Before Buying
(OUR RUBBER GUARANTEED 12 MONTHS.)
O- • of Hot Water Bags, Foutain Syringes and Ice
r complete, and our prices cut low.
Culver & Kidd Drug Co.
“OF COURSE”
PHONES 240 and 224
v Pants and Rbbber Sheets Mean Dry Beds.”