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Miliedgeville, Ga.. TEursday, April 21. 1927. CoMolld.ted ta 1872
Number 36.
SCHOOL SING TO
BE HELD FRIDAY
children of county will
GATHER in C. S. C. w. AUDI-
TORIUM TO RENDER A PRO
GRAM. DAY OF INTEREST.
The scuool children of Baldwin
county will assemble in Miliedgeville
on Friday, April 22nd. for their “
nusl sing.
The day promises to be one of the
greatest interest to the children. The
?ing will be held in .the auditorium
of G. S. C. W. at half-past ten in
the morning. At the conclusion a
picnic dinner will be served
court house lawn. The G. M. C. band
will give a concert during the dinner
hour. Free lemonade will be served.
At 2 o'clock the children will be the
guests of Mr. M. L. Curry at the
Colonial theatre.
The following is the program:
Supt. P. N. Bivins, presiding; song,
••America"; invocation, Rev. George
B. Thompson; response, Scottaboro
school; song, ‘‘America the Beauti
ful”; violin solo, Miss Christine Cot-
ner; songs by individual songs: Black
Springs, Baldwin Primary, Union
Point, Meriwether; primary grades
at G. M. C.; Midway; primary grades
at G. S. C. W;; Hopewell;-Union
Hill; Salem; Peabody High School;
Cooperyille; Georgia School Song;
presentation of prises, Mist/ Leila
Umar, Mrs. R. W. Hatcher; The
Star Spangled Banner; G. M. C. band
concert, court house lawn, 12:15;
picnic dinner 18:80 to 1:30; special
moving pictures 2 o'clock p. m. by
compliment of Mr. Curry.
Mrs. J. L. Beeson, Pres. Baldwin
County Federation; Mrs. Howard
Underwood, Vice President; Miss
Manie Jones, Secretary and Treas
urer; Miss Fannie Virginia McClure,
Director of Singing; Mrs. Emmett
Barnes and Mbs Ruth Sima, Pian-
GOVERNOR ELECT VISITS
STATE INSTITUTIONS HERE
CADETS MEET SOUTH GEORGIA
AGGIES IN DUE. AND GORDON
INSTITUTE IN SINGLE GAME
MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WED
NESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
The G. M. C. cadets will open a
three game series in Miliedgeville on
Monday when they moot the tenth
Georgia Aggies in a two-game aeries,
the Aggies remaining over for the
Tuesday matinee. On Wednesday the
Gordon Institute nine will form the
j lTf opposition.
day at State SoMtariomi at tW
G. S. C. W. ea Thoeaday.
Dr. L. G. Hardman, who will be
come governor of Georgia in June,
has been here the past two day*
visiting the state institutions.
Dr. Hardman arrived at the Geor
gia State Sanitarium on .Tuesday
evening, and spent Wednesday and
a portion of Thursday at that insti
tution. He was shown through the
sanitarium, and met with a commit
tee and attended a full meeting of
the board, which was in session on
Thursday. He went over the affairs
«*f the institution, and was given an
insight into its management, and
the work it is doing.
Dr. Hardman came to the city on
Thursday and spent several hours at
the G. S. C. W. at half-past eleven
o’clock he spoke to the members of
the faculty and student body in the
auditorium, where he was given a
most cordial reception. He in the af
ternoon visited the State Prison
Farm and hte Boys’ Training School.
H. B. ENNIS NAMED OFFICER.
CapL H. B. Ennis was named com
mander of the Georgia division of
Klks at the Tri-State Convention to
be held next week in Daytona Beach,
Florida, where Elks from Georgia,
Floridu and South Carolina will have
their annual convention, B. C.
Broyles, district deputy naming
Capt. Ennis to this post Tuesday.
Capt Ennis will form and lead the
Georgia delegation in the parade to
be itaged on the 27th. The Famous
Elks Patrol of Atlanta will form an
important feature of the parade. He
will join the staff of Atlanta next
Wednesday and accompanied them to
the famous beach resort.
CADETS LOST TO MONROE.
Lacking the necessary punch to
put over runs in the pinches the G.
M. C. cadets were defeated by the
Monroe Aggies lait Tuesday after
noon in Monroe by a score of 2 to 1.
Both teams played an excellent game,
lighting every minute for the vic-
:,, ry. The cadets defeated the Aggies
’ n the opening game here, leaving
I- r-jams even steven in the won
lost column.
COL POTTLE RELATES THE
HISTORY OF METHODISM
la Aa latarcatiny Address Delivered
Moaday Before the Circles.
CoL Joseph E. Pottle delivered
most interesting address on the his
tory of Methodism before the mem
bers of the Circles of the Methodist
church Monday afternoon in the Sun'
day school room.
Col. Pottle has made a close and
extensive study of the history of
Methodism, which he declared was
most inspiring. He told of the condi
tions that existed when the Metho
dist church came into existence, and
eaid that it came not as a revolt but
as a revolution. John Wesley in all
of his precahing in England and
America never mined an appoint
ment. Col. Pottle eloquently and
forcefully painted the wonderful life
and character of Wesley. The Meth
odist church is now one of the great
est militant forces for righteousness
and its influence is felt around the
world.
The address was listened to most
attentively and 'those present were
entertained and interacted as to the
history of their church. Col. Pottle
has consented to deliver the address
at a meeting of the men of the
church at an eraly date, at the time
the address is delivered the men will
be the guests of the members of the
Circles at a luncheon.
THREE GAMES
HERE NEXT WEEK
The three teams coming her* are
the strongest in prep circles and
good games can be seen on the dia
mond next week.
The cadets go to Augusta Satur
day to play a return game with the
A. R. C. team. The cadets were vic
torious in the game here the past
week, winning by a score of 8 to 7.
At a meeting of PLantagenet Com-
indery of Knight Templars held
last Friday night Mr. W. D. Stem-
bridge was elected eminent com
mander succeeding Mr. T. A. Reese,
who has filled this office for the past
year.
Mr. Stembridge has been in com-
mandery work for a good many years
and will make the local temple a
iplendid leader.
The following officers were named
it the meeting: W. D. Stembridge,
emrainent commander; W. L. Ritchie,
generalissimo; P. N. Bivins, captain
general; R. H. Reynold* senior war
den; K. G. McMillan, junior warden;
Joseph A. Moore, prelate; J. T. Mc
Mullen, recorder; John T. Day,
treasurer; James A. Ivey, warder;
C. Ivey, sword bearer; W. L. Fra
ley, standard bearer; I,. C. Wall, sen
tinel.
Property holder* to the extent of
61 per cent petitioned the city c
cil Monday for the acceptance of
the fourth xone as the next section
to be paved under the program now
in progress. The fourth xone will
begin at Green street on Jefferson
run out Jefferson 210 feet be
yond Montgomery street. This zone
.will be paved as the others are com
pleted.
REV. F. H. HARDING TO DE
LIVER THE PEABODY ADDRESS
Rev. F. H. Harding, rector of St.
Stephens Episcopal church, has ac
cepted the invitation to deliver the
literary address to the graduates of
Peabody High School at the com
mencement exercisea to be held on
May 27th. Plans are being made for
the high school commencement, which
will be a most interesting occasion.
UNION REVIVAL SERVICES WILL
COMMENCE IN CITY ON APRIL 28
United Church Forces of Miliedgeville To Hold Great Meeting Under
Tent. Local Preachers to Be in Charge. A Large Chorus Choir
To Be Organized Soon.
City-wide revival services will com
mence in .Miliedgeville on Thursday
evening, April 28th.
The date and plans for these ser
vices were agreed upon at a meet
ing of the ministers and committees
of laymen from the Presbyterian,
Baptist, Episcopal and Methodist
churches held Tuesday morning at
the office of Rev. J. F. Yarbrough,
pastor of the Methodist church.
The services will be held in a tent,
which will be looated at the most
convenient site obtainable.
The ministers of the four church
es named, Rev. Geo. B. Thompson,
Rev. H. D. Warnack, Rev. F. H.
Harding and Rev. J. F. Yarbrough
will do the preaching, at services
that may be assigned them.
A large chorus choir composed of
all the singers of the city will be or
ganized. The members of all depart
ments of the work of the churches
are expected to take 'an interest in
the services, and every person in
Miliedgeville and Baldwin county is
expected to attend.
At the meeting held on Tuseday
morning the organization was per
fected by the election of W. L.
Ritchie, chairman, and R. B. Moore,
secretary, and the following com
mittees:
Executive Committee: Rev. George
B. Thompson, Rev. J. F. Yarbrough,
Rev. H. D. Warnock, Rev. F. H.
Harding,. W. L. Ritchie, George H.*
Tunnel], J. C. Grant, Otto M. Conn,
T. H. Clarke, A. J. Carr, Frank
Bone, Jcrrc N. Moore.
Committee to Secure Tent, Erec
tion, Lighting, Seating, Etc.: T. H.
Clarke, chairman; George H. Tun-
nell, Jerre N. Moore, Harry Bone.
Committee on Securing Site for
Tent: M. S. BeD, chairman; L. H.
Andrews and L. S. Fowler.
Finance Committee: A. J. Carr,
Frank Bone, Otto M. Conn.
Treasurer: H. H. Herndon.
Ushers: E. E. Bell, L. C. Wall, A.
C. McKinley, W. S. Jett. They to se
lect all assistance needed.
Music Committee: L. H. Andrews,
Mrs. M. H. Bland, Mrs. R. E. .Long
and Joseph A. Moore.
Publicity Committee: Jerre Moore,
Erwin Sibley, Jos. A. Moore.
The ministers will compose com
mittee to arrange services and power
to appoint personal workers com
mittee.
A large tent with a seating
capacity of more than a thousand
will be secured, and centrally locat
ed as near as possible. Services will
be held twice daily, after the open
ing on Thursday evening.
On Sundays during the meeting
morning services will be held at the
various churches by the ministers,
and in the evening union services
will be held in the tent.
All the plans and details will be
worked out, and it is expected that
the greatest and most far-reaching
revival services ever held in Mil-
ledgevilie will result.
FIRST PARADE OCCURS BALDWIN BLUES TO HAVE
HERE ON NEXT SUNDAY BIG DAY MEMORIAL DAY
NatloMl Guard Cempaay te Have
Concert to Fallow Drills. Barbecue as G«eet aa the 38th:
The G. M. C. batallion parade efl Capt H. B. Ennis and his com-
the spring season will be put am pftny of National Guard will meet
next Sunday afternoon, when the 'next Tuesday, Memorial Day, at the
padet batallion will pass in review
before Lieut. Nash at 6:30 in the af
ternoon. The parade will be follow
ed by a bandgconcert by the famous
Cadet Band, under the direction of
Major Godfrey Osterman.
Lieutenant Nash plane to vary a
little from the usual custom by hiv
ing other maneuvers besides the reg
ular parade. An informal guard
mount, rifle drills to music and oth-
interesting features will be staged'
each Sunday afternoon.
Col. E. T. Holmes is offering a
trophy to the company having the
best attendance and making the best
showing during the spring exhibi
tion*.
The second quarterly conference
of the Methodist churches will be
held April 30th and May 1st.
The Miliedgeville circuit confer
ence will be held at Pleasant Grove
Saturday the 30th, Dr. Elam F.
Dempsey, presiding elder of the Ox
ford district, will preach in the
mornir.g, and after dinner, which
will be served on the grounds will
hold the conference.
The Miliedgeville Methodist church
conference will be held Sunday,
May 1st. The hour not yet having
been decided upon. Dr. Dempsey
will preach at the morning services.
The Midway conference will be
held Sunday afternoon.
Interest centers in this conference
ts delegates to the Oxford district
onference will be named.
SCOTTSBORO SCHOOL TO
CONTINUE TWO WEEKS YET
All of the schools will close Friday
with the exception of the one at
Scottsboro, which will continue two
weeks longer. This was made possi
ble by the magnanimous gift of Miss
Sophie Richardson, who gave the
amou. t nece«sary. The gift is deeply
ppreciated by the patrons of the
school, -will) TifBw and love Miss
Richardson for the food that she has
done in-Jier work UK the promotion
of their intercut anrt happiness. The
teachers of the school are Mrs. R. T.
Bkisden, Jr., principal, and Miss Bes
sie Richardson, assistant
target raage for a barbecue dinner
and have invited as their guests all-
cx-Baldwin Blues in the county.
The occaflon in to be a re-union
of ail the war time vets and present
barbecue dinner with ail the acces
sories will be served the men at one
o’clock and they will then come to
the city for the Memorial Day pa
rade.
The Blues an* increasing their
strength preparing for the encamp
ment this summer ar.d have recruit
ed several new members. The re
cruiting officer Lieut. Ed Bell Jack-
son, has on a drive for enlistments
and any man in the county desiring
to join can see him at the postoffice
or .m the armory on Monday nights.
Several other social features are
planned for the company and the
company is working for the summer
camp with the expectation of walk
ing off with all honors.
Messrs. J. W.
Messrs. J. W. Amoss, son of Mrs.
J. W. Amoss, and Mr. Jack Day, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Day, the past
week purchased a drug store in Pal
metto, Ga., and have begun the
operation of the business.
Mr. Amoss has been in Fairburn
several years, having purchased the
store of Mr. Robert Green, and has
been operating and running it since
leaving here. When in Miliedgeville
he worked at Hall’s Pharmacy, which
has been succeeded by Fraley’s
Pharmcay. Mr. Day was with the
Culver & Kidd Drug Company until
u few month* ago when he went to
Atlanta to work.
These young men are live, pro
gressive and wil* make a splendid
success of their business. They have
a large number of friends here who
wish them well in their undertaking.
FIRST ZONE COMPLETED
AND STREETS ARE OPENED
Paying Completed Highly Satisfac
tory. Second Zone to Bogin.
The McDougal Construction Com
pany completed the final stretch of
paving this week and the first tone
has been opened to traffic, giving
Miliedgeville about ten blocks of
paving in the residential section of
the city.
The paving is highly satiifactory
and is one of the biggest improve
ments ever made in Miliedgeville
was the opinion of members of the
council who inspected the work. The
paving is asphalt over concrete,
which gives a highly satisfactory ap
pearance nad service.
The section completed are three
blocks of Montgomery, three of
Clarke, two of Hancock .and one of
Greene streets.
The paving of the second zone,
which consists of a section of Wayne
street beginning at Jordan’s garage
will be begun immediately.
REMAINS OF INFANT BUURIED.
The remains of Ann Elizabeth,
the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Harding, were brought to this
city from Foley, Ala., and interred
in the’ cemetery Monday.
MEMORIAL DAY
TO BE OBSERVED
APPROPRIATE EXERCISES WILL
RE HELD AT CEMETERY. R.
E. LEE CHAPTER TO ENTER-
TAIN VETERANS AT DINNER.
Tribute and honor will be paid the
Confederate veterans in this city on
next Tuesday, April 26th.
The R. E. Lee chapter of the U.
D. C. has arranged a program of
exercises, which will be rendered in
the city’s beautiful cemetery in the
afternoon, and the people of Mil
iedgeville and Baldwin county are
uigeB tfl these Harrises.
Tuesday morning at 18*0
a meeting of Camp Doles will be’'
ttt Hi, rnnrf Kaiim anil at tl.u ^
PROF. ALFRIEND TO DELIVER
AN ADDRESS AT SPARTA
Prof. Kyle T. Alfriend, of Macon,
will deliver the Memorial address at
Sparta next Tuesday. Prof. Alfriend
is recognized as a speaker of unus
ual ability, and scholarly attainments
with a broad field of information aa
to the history of the south and of his
country.
hel| at the court house, and at the
same time Camp Dan Sanford Sons
of Confederate veterans will meet.
At the noon hour the chapter will
have the old soldiers as their
guests at a luncheon, which will be
served in the hall at the court house
Eurcim at Cemetery.
The procession will be formed in
front of the court house at half-past
two in the afternoon with Lieut Nash
as marshal of the day.
The line will be headed by the G.
M. C. band, followed by the cadet
batallion, Baldwin Blues, automobiles
with veterans, speaker, master of
ceremonies, chapla'n, members of the
R. E. Lee chapter and citizens after
the cemetery is reached the crowd
will gather at the stand and fol
lowing exercises will be rendered.
Prayer by Rev. H. D. Warnock.
Selection by G M. C. band.
Songs by the G. 8. C. W. Glee
Club.
Address, R. W. Hatcher.
Song, The Bonnie Blue Flag, by
members of the Hattie Potfle chap
ter of the Children of the Confeder-
aay.
Selection by band. Benediction.
MRS. FRED SMITH WAS SE
RIOUSLY HURT IN ACCIDENT
Mrs. Fred Smith, formerly Miss
Julia Bethune of this city, was pain
fully and seriously hurt in a train
wreck in Louisiana last Saturday.
The train in which Mrs. Smith was
returning to her home at Alexandria,
La., from a neighboring city, ran
into a washout on the road, and the
coach in which the was sitting turned
over three times. She was serious
ly injured in the back, causing the
paralysis of her lower limbs. Her
mother, Mr* B. T. Bethune, who was
in this city, visiting her daughter,
Mrs. J. S. Bone, was notified and
left Saturday evening for Louisiana.
Mrs. Smith is well remembered
as Mibs Julia Bethune, and has hun
dred of friends in this city, who
deeply regret the accident and wiah
for her a speedy recovery.
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TEXAS CO. TO
ERECT STATION
$10,000 DRIVE IN STATION TO
BE BUILT ON BROWN CORNER.
WORK TO BEGIN* THE NEXT
MONTH. TEXAS MAN HERET
Representatives of the Texas Oil
Company were in the city the early
part of this week to close all arrange
ments for the construction of the
Taxas filling station at a cost of
$10,000 on the corner of Liberty and
Hancock streets on the lot recently
purchased from Mr. D. W. Brown.
Mr. H. A. Massey, local Texas
agent, stated that work would begin
on the station about the middle of
next month and would be ready for ‘
operation in about sixty days after
construction was begun. The station
will be equipped with every modern
device. Electric pump* air tests and
rest rooms with all modern conveni
ences. The company plan to make
this one of the most attractive spots
in Miliedgeville.
The construction wjll make a $20,-
000 investment for the Oil Company
in this city. It is probable that Mr.
Massey will manage the station.
CUPID-UP-TO-DATE TO BE
A SUCCESS NEXT TUESDAY
Next Tuesday evening at 8:30 at
the Grand Theatre the American Le
gion Auxiliary will present “Cupid-
Up-to-Date” starring a cast of local
artists in one of the greatest, fun
niest -nd most original plays ever
given in Miliedgeville.
The play deals with the constant
conflict between love and science.
The play keeps the audience in sus-
pence, always looking for something
new and has a pltft that holds the
undivided interest.
The choruses are very exceptional,
with tuaeful melodie* beautiful and
unique costumes, and the dances
all way from th*na«eful.
range all the way from the synceful.
sflKeti’i HR* of minuet days to the
is the cast that will
appear in the modern up-to-date
ploy;
Dan Cupid, Junita Ingram; Father
lae, Pearson Berry; Common
Sense, Sallic Hall; Bally, a modern
husband, W. D. Morrison; Dossestica
(Bully's wife), Marie McCombs; Dol
ly Extreme Will Steady’s sweetheart.
Florence Cole; Will Steady, Julias
Holt; Dorm and Cora Dumb (twin
sisters), Lucy Dsvis and Carol Butts;
Eddy and Freddy, Freeverse twin
brothers, end Dora and Cora, sweet
hearts Cason Black and William
Moore; Senator Bing, Cornell Wil
hite; John Scientists, Dub Stem-
bridge.
Cat chorus. Star chorus bed time
children. Charleston babies, ’’Cupids
court and a chorus of eight young
ladies.
Seats will go on gale at Fraley’s
Pharmacy on Monday. 50c, 75c and
$1.00.
tewn ia May, Three te Attend.
Messrs, Frank Bone, W. S. Jett
and J. N. Moore were named dele
gates to the Dioscean Council of the
Episcopal church, which convenes in
Cedartown on May 11th, at a meet
ing of the church last Sunday.
Rev. F. H. Harding, who is secre
tary to the bishop and executive sec
retary of the council and chairman
of many important committees in the
diocesan, will also attend. Mr. Bone
is a member of the board of direc
tors of the diocesan and one of the
most prominent laymen in the
church.
Messrs. Normant, Bohm and Wes
ton were named alternate delegates.
The Farmers Progressive Club met
Saturday at the home of Mr. W. H.
Montgomery. After a business meet
ing at which several topics relating
to the work of the club, were dis
cussed, the members were served a
sumptuous dinner by Mr Montgom
ery. The repast was thoroughly en
joyed. The May meeting of the club
will be held with Judge B. H. .Dun
away.
