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UNION RECORDER, MILLEDGEV1LLE, GA., SEPTEMBER 5, 1929
I N ION RECORDER
Federal Union E.Ubli.hod 1829
Southern Recorder Eetb. lilt
Published Weekly on Thursday
.t MilledgeeiUe, Q*.
R. B. MOORE—EDITOR
JERE N. MOORE—Business Mgr.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
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Months .78
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Applicetion
C. M. C. GRAMMAS SCHOOL FORD MONTGOMERY RETURNS
OPENS WEDNESDAY
TO NEW ENGLAND CONSERVA-
Tht Grammar School of G. M. C M
will n.mmcnce its fall session next
Wednesday morning at nine o’clock.
The pupils will assemble in the
various rooms, promptly at the above
hour, and those who made their rises
the past year, will be promoted and i Mi
assigned to their classes. * to
It :* expected that the building j awi
Ford Montgomery will leave next
*ek for the New England t’onser-
tory at Boston, where he has been
warded a scholarship in piano for
Mr. Montgomery as the pupil
.* Virginia McClure w
ervatory last year, be
schorlarship from
THURSDAY. SEPT. S. 1923
TO THE MERCHANTS OF MIL-
LEDCEVILLE
Following n repeated suggestion
tl.it the Union Recorder has made
fi r 'fvt-rnl months, we take this space
on the front page in order that we
might bring more forcefully to the
attention of those who own and
operate a business in Milledgeville,
an !dia that we believg not only
profitable hut constructive.
Recent announcements regarding
the surer s of crops throughout this
with the news that
will be filled to its capacity. | .lulliard School of New York. Mr.
The teachers of the Grammar; Montgomery was again awarded this
School me: Miss Julia Moore, Princi-| scholarship this year .as a result of
pal; Misses Agnes Stembridge, Mat-ihis very fine record. .The Julliard
tie Moore, Mary Simpson, Margaret; chool gave the scholarship and the
Yarbrough, Elizabeth Brannen, Mrs. J President of the New England Con-
Munie Jones, Mrs. Mamie Pitt* and I servatory made up the other ncccs-
Mrs. Hattie Garrard. I *ray expenses for Mr. Montgomery’s
— I work this year.
CHANGE OF HOURS IN EVEN-| During the summer Mr. Montgom-
ING SERVICES
The evening terv.ces a
churches will during the next few/
.nths be held at eight o’clock in CENTRAL RAILROAD OFFICIALS
»f 8:30. The congregations IN CITY
red to bear this change in Mr. R. B. Gumming, Superinten-
mind. dent of the Central of Georgia Rail
road. of Snv.innah. and Mr. William
E. Stewart, Assistant General Freight
Agent, of Macon, were in the city
Wednesday for .a few hours, on a
tour of inspection. Both of them
are efficient officers, and pleasant
gentlemen to meet.
PENSION MONEY RECEIVED
Judge W. H. Stembridge has re
ived the second quarter payment
r Confederate Pensioners, and ha*
en distributing it to the soldiers
id widows. The amount was $1,-
0.00 for 12 soldiers and 27 widows.
, Ur.
then with the news that Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Dooley and
, f money is to be spent f,lmil >' of Hartwell, Ga.. have come
rdu.developement in the •« Milledgeville to make their home.
'mure i ..licates a stimulating They are living in the Spear house
........ on business generally. on the hill. Mr. Dooley is connected
b- imr.hunt. ..f Milledgeville, of "ith Hatcher’s Hardware Co., and
.... .Xpert to profit by all these was formerly with the Yates Hnr-1-
... hut the greatest profit can ware Co., at Hartwell.
without concentrated Kev - J - Conlin, of the Sacred
j H.-ird Catholic church, has gone to
his form:r home in Brooklyn, to
pent several weeks.
The be
pul e
RESOLUTIONS
Passed By
•stry of St. Stephen's Episco-
:h on the death of Mr. J. R.
r.t:
tn bring ibout this
concentrated efforft is tbrought a
well i.rt.-arized group of business
men. A Retail Merchants Associa
tion can be a valuable asset to Mil
ledgeville nnd of gr^at advantage
to the merchants.
There is much work to be done by .... . ,, . .,
an orvanitation of this kind. With Chorea, •■> ‘ho Providence of At-
the cooperation of the KiwanU “
Club they can induce other interests
of a '.nanufacturing nature here, for
certainly with the great power dsv-
flopemcnt there will be industries
who will look toward this section.
Bur the more important function
would be to make some plans to show
people the folly in trading with mull j ^owMge~with7eepe,”t sorrow the
erder houses These people are us.ng , rab| „ „ bich tbc cburcb h „
. he radio and other methods to bnngl thru h|j dc>th
husmes,. and it cannot be dented that) Tbot , h( , vo „ t Jc „ ir< . „ prc „
the small town merchant feel, the ef., thllnkfulnM , , or tb . nobu , „ arap | e
feet. This cm be oversame easily of South „„ chivalry „„ d cultU red
but no, unless the merchant, ipe-* j chrl , tl , n „,„ nhm , d which his lift . ba8
sincerely furnished.
J. R. Norment
Died Thursday
One of Baldwin County's Best
Citizens Posses Away. Funeral
Held Friday Aftrenoon
Mr. Janies R. Normtav one of
Baldwin County's most prominent
and respected citizens, died at his
homo in Scottsboro Thursday, Aug.
29th, after an illness extending
through several weeks. The
came peacefully and quietly, und he
passed through the shadow;:
The funeral services were held at
St. Stephen's Episcopal church Fri
day afternoon at five o’clock, in the
presence of a large number of
, friends and acquaintances. Rev. F.
II. Harding officiating. The remains
were interred in the city cemetery,
the following acting as pall hearers
Messrs. F. E. Bone, F. R. Mai pass.
M. S. Bell, C. T. Harper, J. C. Coop
er and Dr. E. W. Allen. The hon
orary escort were Messrs G. C. Mc
Kinley. J. F. Bell, E. E. Bell, J. S.
Bone. A. J. Carr, W. C. Tennille, W.
A. Cook, M. H. Bland. Jere Moore,
C. H. Whitfield, W. A. Cook, E. C.
Kidd, J. F. McCluney.
Mr. Norment was born in Studiey.
DP. JOSEPH H. WHITE IN CITY i Hanover County, Va., January, 1852,
Dr. Jo-eph H. White, of Washing- and grew to manhood there. For sev-
ton. D. C., is spending several days! i‘ rn * yea™ he was a traveling salesman
in the city. Dr. White is one of the f'»r a wholctale manufacturing Co.,
most prominent physicians connected j°f Richmond, Va., for the Southern
with the health department of the States. While traveling in this
Government, and has been in all sec-ion he decided to locat?, and be-
tiuns of the world in performance of came a citizen of % Rildwin county
his duties. Milledgeville is his native ‘ thirty-four years ago. As his ac-
ity and his visit here is nlways quair.tance widened he grew in fnv-
•leasant both to him nnd his friends.
Our sympathy goes out tc Mr. C.
B. Chapman, Senior Editor of the
Eandersville Progress, on account of
thc death of his wife, which occur
red Thursday night of last week. She
u.is one of Sandcrstiilie's most
charming and attractive women, and
faithful labors
earth.
Whereas his beneficent press
will be so keenly missed by the p
i ishiners of St. Stephen’s Episcopal
| church.
Therefore be it resolved. That the
>stry of St Stephens church do
And lastly there is this f/ict Mil
ledgeville is in the center of a five
county trading area. It is the larg
est town in the five counties nnd
Baldwin county. These facts make
Milledgeville the logical trading cen
ter for the sixty thour.ind people that
live in thi sarea. But they nre not
going to make this the trading center
unless the merchants show some dc-
eire for their trade.
Created with ell thi* th"*"'* l s tb®
rrrai benefit te l„. ,I,.rived from the of tbe fani j| y , to the |>n|>er» of Mil
let. the exchange of | Icdeevillc and to thc Di ocean Record,
That they do realize in his broad
sympathy nnd tenderness! great
charity nnd humility, deep affection
and friendship he was radiating thc
"outward visible signs of the inward
■niritunl grace’’ which filled his life.
Thnt the vestry extend their heart -
felt sympathy to the bereaved broth
er nnd sisters in their gre.it loss.
Thr.t these resolutions be put on
the minuter of the cl arch and that
copies of the same be sent members
•teem of our citizens, and
established himself in the life of the
community. For a number of yeari
he successfully operated a general
mercantile store at Scottsboro and
looked after fnrming interests. He
was a careful, painstaking buriness
man und accumulated a competency,
lie served as a member of thc Board
: <>f Education filling the office of
chairman, and rendered valuable as-
A STORM THURSDAY AFTER-1 ‘istance in advancing the interests
NOON i und upbuilding of the school system
SERVICES AT MONTPELIER
NEXT SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Rev. J. H. Farr, pastor, has an
nounced that there v.ill be services
at MontpJior church next Sunday
afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. The peo
ple ok thc neighborhood arc invited j
to attend.
Sections of Baldwin county
•ited by .an electric, hail and '
storm late Thursday afternoon. Hail
fell at the water works station of the
State Sanitarium, on the Oconee
•, but the storm seemed to be
s worst on Mr. G. C. McKinley’s
place. A silo was blown down, and
a valuable pecun tree and other trees
re blown down.
At the State Prison Farm lightn
ing killed six brood mares, two colts
and eight hogs were killed, and sev-
rul other colts injured when a tree
inder which they were feeding, was
struck.
the county.
Mr. Norment was a cultured gen
tlemen, and his life was a most ex
emplary one, .as he walked upright
ly, and performed the duties that
came to him faithfully. He Kid the
highest appr?ciation of his friends,
and one of the chief detires was to
obtain and hold the friendship of
hi s fellow men. He was well read
nnd a most interesting and enter
taining conversationalist, being pleas
ant and affable in his manner. He
was a member of St. Stephens
Episcopal church, which he served as
a vestryman for a long time.
Mr. Norment form after becoming
•ho live -a citizen of Baldwin county married
I give j Miss Snilie Richardson, who died
If you several years ago. He is survived
Mr. New Comer—Those
here, know, you may not.
you the information now.
wish to eat the best of everything. | by a brother and sister. Mr. R. H.
ideas and the good fellowship that
could exist eliminating all misunder-i
standings.
• We trust the merchants of Mil-1
ledgeville will give this thought ser-j
ious consideration. The Union I
corder pledges to them every assi
nnce in perfecting such an orgini:
ti :! to make it .a succe‘sful oi
MILLEDGEVILLE’S EARLY
HISTORY
Many of the arcuratr details re
lative to the founding and cstablHi-
J “7 f th? r'ic fer Georgia’s first
permar nt capital city have gone un
noticed and unchroniclcd in the sev
eral histroies that have been written
and it is to Dr. Tigner’s credit that
the article published in this issue,
giving the ground tloor plan as
rhown in a surveyor’s plat and the
names of the commissioners who se
lected the site for Milledgeville, bring
♦i tl.® attention of our people facts
tHev ‘hould know of their city’s
It is a valuable treaties and one
that should be cut out and preserved
t»v every citizen of Baldwin county.
This story gives the accurate details
of hew the commission planned the
♦■’vn of Milledgeville. It gives you
tV very birth of the place that you
We would venture the statement
♦V.t no: a dozen people who Kid read
article knew the names of the
’nen who a* a committee appointed
by the General assembly of Georgia
c-m- across the Oconee River an
f«tab!i-ht’d the city of Millodgovilb
rhow* splendid thought and excellent
planning.
If all people in the world, Mil
ledgeville people should be those who
know who, why, and when their city
was founded. It is a valuable piece
of historical data and we
F. E. BONE
W. S. JETT. JR.
J. N. MOORE
Committee.
Mr. H. B. Eberhart has gone to
Augusta, where he is connected with
the band of the Georgia Railroad.
H. *s a talented musician.
M3 s Jimmie Evtfns, of Djblin,
! k visiting friends in the city. She
will go from this city to Dougins
r here rhe will be in the office of the
"'rg'r T.wir.g Machine Co.
Miss Constance Day will return to
LaGrange today to resume her duties
as a member of the faculty of the
high school.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Barclift and
children have returned to Birming
ham. Ala., after .a visit to Mr. and
Mrs. Dixon Williams.
open an account with the PALACil
MARKET. The finest equipped and
most innitary market, south of New
York. This ’s what we claim and
. tand un-challengcd. If there is a
better .md finer market, with qunlity
even equal to ours, show u.-. ENNIS
PALACE MARKET. Phone 239-150.
FCR RENT—Fun
alleged. Apply
Walker.
ithed;
Norment and Mrs. F. M. Gibson, both
of Richmond, Va. The former came
to Milledgeville to attend thc fun
eral and burial.
Mr. Norment died honored and
est med by his fellowmen, and in
his ..enth Baldwin county has lost
a good and useful citizen.
FOR RENT—Two
The slick red bills sene times can
rrecks. Don't forget oar wreck
errice—The best wrecker in ton
Ve can get any car out of any dit
•nylime of day or night. Phone 3C
RALPH SIMMERSON
Buick Sc Marquette Dealer
‘ .-ten the new Cold Stor-
at the PALACE MAR-
? up-to-date. Our meats
Try us.
-ill tbe attention of our people to
this article and suggest that they cut
i* out and preseive for in it they
fmd the authority for the beautiful
and grand old town of Milledgeville.
The teachers at both G. M. C. and
G. S. C. W. will show wisdom in
bringing this .article and the data
‘herein to the attention of their chil
dren.
Dr. Tigner is a keen student of
history and we arc greatly indebted!
to hint for this article.
RALPH SIMMERSON
Buick Sc Marquette Dealt
Trout, Mullet, Oysters at PALACE
MARKET this week. Fish arrive
daily direct from the coast.
When* do you buy your meats?
Have you, or do you ever think of
the value of Sanitation? The most
important feature in the use of
.11 loc.teJ meats. ENNIS PALACE MARKET, I
jjist re-modeled in every way, new
Cold Storage Machinery, with In
spection of all meats as to health |
nnd quality when killed. Not a cow, j
calf, or pig ever used that doesn’t
pass the most rigid inspection by a
competent Vctinarian. Our service
is near perfect. Our meats, fish and
oysters thc best that can be bought
If you consider quality and values,
try the PALACE MARKET one
month. If not satisfied then try
elsewhere.
r State Oil to your
your body. Keep
t none hotter than
of Texaco. We
Don't cut* call ui for a Veata
Batery- We have an expert to re
charge your old one, but when yon
put in a Vesta—your battery troubles
take the air.
RALPH SIMMERSON
Buick Sc Marquette Dealer
ENNIS PALACE MARKET is
place to buy meats, fish and oysl
W,
be chance with jack-
■They coat more in the
not only .have the two
lica, but a completely
hop—meaaing absolute
to you. See na for your
equipped
aatiafacti.
unto ilia.
RALPH SIMMERSON
kick Sc Marquette Denier
Miss Mamie Riley, of Atlanta,
visiting Mrs. West Mosteller.
COLONIAL THEATRE
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
SEPT. 9-10
MIDNIGHT SHOW SUNDDAY
NIGHT SEPT 8
SHOW STARTS AFTER TWELVE
O’CLOCK
Miss Myrtle Thompson, head t
at the City Hospital, has reiurj
from a visit to Clayton in the X •
Georgia mountains.
STILL SELLING PAINT
At Old Prices
In spite of conlinued advances in linseed oil and other paim
ingredients we are continuing to sell—
Cooledge Hygrade Paint
AT OLD PRICES
AS LONG AS OUR PRESENT STOCK LASTS
All though we bought heavily our stock is being reduced rapid
ly—Get yours now, before we will be compelled to advance—
It pays to use a high grade paint—Lei us tell you about
Cooledge—
R. W. Hatcher Hdw. Co.
Wholesale and Retail
BELL’S
NEW AND EXCLUSIVE SHOWING
Fall Frocks
by CO-ED
1675
Modern modes of distinction and charm. Every frock is indi
vidual and different, fashioned ivith studied simplicity which
makes each mode! an outstanding success.
Smartly mannish frock of
plaid tweed — a welcome
addition to any wardrobe.
Frock of jersey with blouse
of all-over embroidery. New
and especially appealing.
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If You Want the Best Shop At
E. E. BELL’S