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UNION RECORDER, MILLEDGE VILLE, GA., FEBRUARY If, Itxa Thirty-Nine Years Ago In And Around Milledgeville The following are among the local items appearing in the Union Re corder January 8th, 1889. When will the Hotel Oconee o The college opened ln*t Wednea d*iy with good attendance. Billy Scott is hard Coroner. He has r. life office deed Messrs Wright and son are chang ing their locality to F. S. Hancock’s old stand, Mr. Hancock moving in their old Mtand. 2nd. the following officers w i elected: Ordinary—M. R. Bell. Clerk of Court—Walter Paine. Sheriff—C. W. Enni*. Tax Receiver—P. T. Ennis. Tax Collector—T. W. Turk. Treasurer—John M. Edwards. County Surveyor- II. L. Huntc: Coronet—W. S. Scott. the unspoken.” However, I um gratified to say that—while the publishers, who in former years sent um their literature have not only continued to do so, but other friends of the Institution hav, been added. While special days hive been ob- wrvtd and cmpl seized, 1 have- held Special Re. i delegatio- y Posts ha day. T. i thro** hun n-etings. • xcc m the Salvatii isited the Far »*d and twer.ty-one eligiou- servici held this year—ex- usive of th«- .' .inday Schools, two ‘ which have ! < come self support - g. Not only are these schools ficered ami taught by the men and omen here, but are financed by eir own contributions. As a VI S A FILE result of this work •o hundred and'fifteen men and girls in both the white'*and colored departments prepared and rendered Christmas programs of unusual There have been ten electrocutions during the year; two white and eight colored men, making a tota' of twenty-four who have been elec trocuted since the chair was placed at the State Farr.i. Those who were electrocuted this year were as fol- 'ows: Mell Gore (whit 1 ) June 3rd. Herbert Fennell colored June 3rd. Oscar Mars, white, June 6th John J. -insaville, colored July 12th, (VHus m v.-art, colored July 15th. Lee ' mblee, Mo-. Parker, and Wilbur (J ;! : oway, col<.i .d, Oct. 14th. Iloy Pryor, colored Oct 26th. George Clark, negro N'-v. 11th. and John > • ders, negro November 18th. Respectfully submitted. E. C. ATKINS. Chaplain, j MILLEDGEVILLE DRESS MAKERS BUSY FOR STYLE SHOW Man, H>». Already B.,.« To E.t.r Gheealiaf’a Big Drea* Making Contaat Unusual in‘«rcst has been shown in the J. T. Gheeslings Dry Goods Store* big Style Show and Dress Making Contest that has been an nounced for Thursday March the fir=t, as evidenced by the number of women who have selected their pat- The dresses will be displayed dur- j ed,” was the comment of Mr ru ing the contest and show which has j ling. **** been announced from 3 to 6 on March 1st Judges from Atlanta, who are competent ready-to-wcar and are unknown here, will de cide the winner. The lady who wins the first prize will have her expenses paid to Atlanta to compete in the Southeastern Dress Making contest ladies to get and We will cooperate , to help them i Automobile Insurance-—Buck I 66 6 is a Prescription f 0r Goldj, Grippe, Hu, Lien Bilious Fever and Mali It kills the gue, work dr. i the < HIGHEST QUALITY PECAN TREES—STUART and SCHLEY the I P 'igi« Mr. !ol Barrett is closing up by selling off his stock The Dummy now hauls al freight to the asylum. Heretol took six or or eight wagons There were some very amusing scenes on election days too numerous for relation, only u sample will suf fice. A man rode ten mules to vote, and voted for a man who was not a candidate. Col. Jas. A. Green was elected Justice of the Peace for the 320th (town) district, last Saturday, qml MrT T. S. Bagley and Mr. J. N. Leon ard were elected constables. The weather prophets predict a very severe January. We hive had no very cold weather up to the pres ent, and January may furnish it. The monthly Union Missionary meeting was held at the Methodist church last Sunday night. Prayer by Rev. J. D. Chapman, reading the ncripturc by Rev. J. R. King and an eloquent md impr: ssive address by Rev. D. McQueen, interspersed with excellent nnd appropriate music, composed the program. The n xt meeting will be held in the Baptist church on the first Sun- ' day night in February. CHAPLAINS ANNUAL REPORT State Farm, Milledgeville, Ga. January 1st, 1928. The Hon. Prison Commission, Atlanta, Georgia. Gentlemen: I herewith submit my Annual Re port for the year ending Dec. 31st, 1927. As I come to submit my Annual Report I remember that life—in an environment and work like this— consists of many duties, and much that is performed quietly, with pati ence and love that ia never recorded. Indeed—that which can be recorded is always incomplete, for what one writes is but part of the things which are thought and felt and done. "Speech"—said Gdorgc Elliott—is but broken light upon the depths of «onfll Sav- • i publicly declared it to be ji.'IRK and PURPOSE to live in lives. AH of these have nly joined "The State Farm ns Association” which is: “A c.-mpany of men and women, nanded together to study The Word of God, pray together, ami help each other work out their salvation.” They have also joined The “Pocket Testa ment League,"-which a "Company of men and women, who make it th«* RULE of their lives, to READ The Word of God DAILY, and to carry a copy of The Bible or The New Testament with them." These organ izations arc Undenominational and Non-sectarian, and the membership comprises or includes about twenty different religious denominations. At the Male Camp an interesting and helpful Christman program was given by Mrs. R. B. Moore, and her co-workers from the Methodist church at Milledgeville, Ga. At the Tuberculosis Camp Mr. R. W. Hatch- cr, a layman in the Catholic Church, at Milledgeville had charge of the services and gave to each of the men a Christmas greeting. At the Female Camp—through the efficient aid of the Warden and Matron, Capt. and Mrs. J. E. Smith—the women and SEED IRISH POTATOES AT CHANDLER BROS. Two weeks remain •before the day for the .Show. It in important that you get your patterns now and get ready to win the big prizes that arc being offered, stated Mr. Ghecsling. "I believe that MilLdgeville and Baldwin County has the Champion Dress maker in the South, and 1 want to bring the Atlanta prize back here/' continued Mr. Gheesling. The Gheesling store is offering three prizes, 810.00 for the most attrac tive drew made of Bord.ns Rayon fabrics, $5.00 for the most attractive dress made from Bordens All Cotton Goods, and $5.00 for the most at- Arc- Made by the "McMILLAN" Pi-oces. BURNT IN OUR CONTINUOUS KILNS There is No Waste in Our Bricks. We Make Quick Shipments in Any Quantity. • RICH GI.O FACE BRICK-FIRE BRICK—COMMON BRICK ♦ *'*'-** —him- Uiviv.iv—\Asmmvsm BKILK i ♦ MiMedgevilleBrickWorksCo \ iv«* child’s dre.« of 6 and 12. MILLEDGEVILLE. GA. ablishcd 1SS3 by J. W. McMillar resident Belle McMilla o r j loexogsMeao 01=30 ACHED ALL OVER Woo Sdki| Dreadfully, Jest “Wasting Away.” Took Cardui, and Say* It Helped Her. Arlington, Texas.—A resident of this town for many yours. Mrs. J. H. Jackson says: "I had suffered dreadfully with an aching all over my body. At times my head would give me so much trouble I could hardly stand iL 1 bad been in bed for weeks and it looked liko I was just wasting away. "I took 9 bottles oPCurdui nnd my strength began to slowly return. "Since that time I have used this medicine a good many times and it hss always helped me. "At one time I took Cardui for Several months regularly. 1 would be afflicted with sudden spells of when 1 could not stard t- my feet. Everything would turn black before my eyes and I would turned at once to Cardui and took' it tall 1 was safely through." Cardui ia a mild, irwiiHf Insl Imiq mads from purely vegetable ingredi ents. It has been in use for over GO yean, and in that turn thousands of women have written that Cardui helped them back to good health. Sold fay all druggists. NC-I82 Wait a minute! I can’t work without my Waterman’s. How anyone can refrain from using s Waterman’s Ideal Fountain Pen is something that those who hove used Waterman's cannot understand. May we tell you about that no-time limit guarantee and take your measure to-day for a 100 per cent fit? Jewelers WILLIAMS & RITCHIE Mifledgeville, Ga. LADIES’ HANDKERCHIEFS 50 dozen ladies’ fine Porto Rican handkerchiefs, 50c to 75c values. Special for 39c BELL’S MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND YARDS OF NEW SILK Just received crepes, georgettes and satin crepes, plain and floral - $1.00 to $3.00 SPECIAL SHOWING OF New Spring Coats, Dresses, & Suits AD the New Leading Shades in Silks, Crepes and Georgettes. Very Smart Dresses *at very Low Prices, for Street, Evening and Dress Occasions Ladies’ Dresses More than 200 new dress es just received by express this week. Very smart frocks — Street dresses, evening and sport models. New catering and many new style*, in alia, crepe*, geergette* and figwed leeegette*. For ear open ing Sole, priced $16.75 $26.75 $39.75 Price* lower tku in many of Ike larger cities. Presenting many new model ia FallCoats s—Pleasing in style, ^o!or and materials—Something just a little different. For dress and sport wear. In Kasha Cloth. Poiret -Shein and sport materials. Priced Ladies’ FINE HOSE Ladies’ Fine Shoes Black Satin, Patents, Black Kids and many new light shades—High $6, $8 and $10 Onyx Pesntex and Slipper Heel, in cluding all the new shade*. AB pure silk ckiffon $1.95 Service weight, all tlse new color ing* $1.95 All pore silk stocking-Ckiffan and service weight $1.50 25 DOZEN NEW GLOVES Fancy cuffs—New shades nnd poitels. Specially priced $1.00 IF YOU WAiT THE BEST SHOP AT E. E. BELL’S MORE THAN 100 BRAND NEW BAGS New coloring and new stylea $2.00 to $5.09