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I’d back out—and go again, r been a business man—but I imagine if a book agent came in I on me when I was busy with special thing or person—I wouldn't only NOT buy *» book —I'd feel like calling the dog. I’m rather ne'ined to think the next book 1 write will be called “hints on being i book agent— or the psychology of nicking your time.” Dota’t for a noment think thai I imagine I am uthoroty—hut anybody can hav*- I ACT TRIM JTF OF RESPECT I OFFICERS RAID STILL IN WEST j Lula P. Middlekauff PAIDMR Wm A MASSEY Baldwin Friday TAID BIK. Wra A. B1ADDE.I | | George S. Middlekauff. Sheriff Haynie, Deputy Sheriff Petition for divorce, Yinson and Special Officer Roland j Baldwin Superior Court, Funeral Service* Held at Method**! Church Thursday Afternoon. Many Beautiful Floral Offerings Around Caahet The funeral services of Mr. \V. A. Massey were held at the Methodist o'clock ia the presence of a large , . . church Thursday afternoon ,at two >i|jinion. Nor could yon jade I UInber of reUtivM aIll | friend*. who gathered to pay the last tribute of re peel to one who hud spent a lif" ol more than three score years and ten i.i this city, and who had wor the esteem and confidence of his fel- I low citizens. Yarbrough, assisted by landing as a book agent by ■ucce-s—indeed no—for you see—I was working among my friends. Whew! but that mako< a difference! Everybody has been mighty nice to me. Why even in Atlanta—I went into one?- of the biggest stores there —asked to see the boss of the book Lawrence made a raid into West [January Term. 1930. Baldw in tea: Friday capturing a j To the defendant, George S. Middle- omplete stilling out-tit. hnuft: The still was an nil copper variety. The plaintiff, Lula P. Middle- Two hundred gallons of beer wcrcjknuff .having filed her petition for also taken. The still was not ini divorce against George S. Middle, operation at the time the raid was | kauff, in this court, returnable to mudi The .fficcrs had expected to | this term of tho court, and it being find the operators busy. I mode to appear that Gccrgc S Mid- dlekauff is not . resident of county, and also that ha docs r aide writhin the stale, , n d or , 1 having been made for service L him, George S. Middlekauff, by' c .?| lication, this, therefore, ia to net t I you, George S. Middlekauff to be ,J1 appear at Second Monday i n j, I uary, 1930, then and there to nnsat.l said complaint. ■ Witness the Honorable Jam? a Park, Judge of the Superior Court! this the 17th, day of October, r J. C. COOPER, Clerk ‘ On Brin* A Book Arc. Well—friends, "me child—” has come; she arrived last Frida; you can never know how thrilled 1 was. She wears a dainty green dres: and her “hair si like spun gold”—nn< ovw . vt WIW if you don't mind 1 will he waxing j, pnrtment—showed him the iilustra j Rcv - L. E. Roberts, pastor of th, poetic before you know it. And un-| ,i on5 _ t „ w h im something about Uie I Baptist church, officiated. Mr. 1 like Noah's wife^instead of hcingl book—ax beat 1 could, and he »l- brough paid tribute to the life and “pitched inside and out with tar”— j m „ st took my breath away when he: character of Mr. Massey, referring • whatever it was that described the ca | mly as ked—“well how many do specially to his love and loyalty to ,u wish me to buy?.” I almost fell the Methodist church, which ne had l the floor, hut had strength enough served many yea:s as a member of reach out and take the contract the Bourd of Stewards. The mini.- hun.led me. But I didn't get over I ter ulso referred to his love for flow- y surprise the whole day. Another jers, and how friends, during his long u ad man”—I introduced myself to! illness, had kept his room and home by aying—“Well—I’m a book agent 1 filled with beautiful and frag: - maybe you don't want to se? me | flowcM. and placed so many le smiled nnd said—“That’s my ! iul floral offering uss—” and I’ll be jim-swigglcd | caske t, didn’t take some too! Oh well j The remains were laid ■ is n good old world—even for , the family square in the city tale of th? had Boy wh leaves of the Bible toget the preacher read his lesson nnd get Noah’s wife and the description ol the ark mixed)—she has pictures in side. and lots and lots of things tr II last until he i an, and his “grand-* ■fly’s guardian angel. I BRICK , ; am talkiig about my book—thi child who ha- come home. I have had a lot of fun with i all—first making up my mind to do it; then hurrying around I i find out what on earth I could put in it then deciding to make my own pit- lures to illustrate it; then, a-rangin; how she should be dressed. Yes-si there was lots of sentiment at- j ou ^ and ; n the fre taihed to that part—for nothing but .FIRST book—foi green and gold would do. Why—?i s „ thor.- mu nn* because- -all growing tilings are a beautiful green—and isn't the book dedicated to a Garden? And my grandson is the sunlgiht of my life— and also the sunlight has a great deal to do with the beauty of my garden —so there you arc. Simple—isn’t it?—But, not so simple after all, for she hnd to go all the way to Virginiu to get her pretty dre?s. But—she is at home now—and I see my finish this week. 1 am just about to wear my two poor feet off all over again, trying to get around and deliver those tjhat Ffive been ordered—and—ol> well, business is business, you know, and if I don’t want to ent my Christ mas dinner in jail, Iwil] have to get a move on me and sell those books. And there-by hangs a tale, have to be truthful. I don’t think much of myself as a book agent, gutss there have been so muny jokes about them, just like the mother- law—poor thing—that if you i “book agent" folks arc just ready to laugh, unless they find their front door. I would start out some fine morning—all full of pep and feeling so good that I knew I was | going to get about ten or twelve ord ers right off the but—and by the time I would get to the first stopping pluce. I’d sit in my car for awhile, deciding if that was the best place to go in fir.‘.L Sometimes I’d go in -—ometimes I wouldn't. I tried to be just as business like as I could—and I hnd a nice speech made up—telling all the best quali ties of the book, pictures, tents etc—and I “sho* did mind my p-s and q-s when I vent in to seo a man at his business address. If there wa- anybody within speaking distr.r.c 1*. .S. The Grandson h so thrilled j Arnontr those who came to this city ■ver the copy 1 sent him, he wants to to attend the funeral and burial ser- leep with it. The first book in the ' vicCB W ere: Mr. and Mrs. J. J. package that arrived was taken j Thompson and daughters. Misses Ja- it was written” the j net t e and Carolyn Thompson, Mrs. the Grandson i Henry Johnson and Mrs. Chas T. re you are. And that isn’t all. Q WcnSf 0 f Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. Geo having one bound in green' Roben , ti Mrs. Raymond Noon. Mrss. leather—one of those soft kind, of LcHa Th . ims# Mr . Geo Robinson and La leather that costs “like all forty—” Mr und Mr *. Spearman, of Macon; H I with the gold letters on it—and Mr and M rs. j. Fred Vaughan. Mrs. PJ im going to .give that to him so ii Kmnu>u Vaughan and Mrs. Mittie H a grey-headed old VouKhun of AuffU8to; Mrs. M. N. M » is some- j„ rdun< and Miss Margaret Jordan of ^ He II prob- Tennille, and Mrs. Leon Vaughan ^ al.ly tear that “first copy” up-look- Lewig( of Ra i e i R h. N. C. U ing at the pictures. r - That Clink Like Steel Are Made by the “McMILLAN” Process BURNT IN OUR CONTINUOUS KILNS There is No Waste in Our Bricks. We Meke Quick Shipment, in Any Quantity. RICH GLO FACE BRICK—FIRE BRICK—COMMON BRICK $ Milledge ville BrickWorksCo t MILLEDCEVILLE, GA. \ Established 1983 by J. W. McMillan. J K. G. McMillan. President Belle McMillan, Vice-President f ALL TALKING PICTURES Colonial Theatre - Next Week - n ight f |. r*? ular B»ckcd MONDAY AND TUESDAY DECEMBER 9TH AND 10TH “Disraeli” STARRING GEORGE ARL1SS WED., THURS. AND FRI. DECEMBER 11TH, 12TH AND 13TH “8R0ADWA? SCANDALS 8F 1930" STARRING SALLY O’NEIL SATURDAY DECEMBER 14TH “Skin Deep” STARRING MONTE BLUE AND DAVID LEE Talking New,Comedy or Screen Cartoon with every picture Ml Ml TXXXXXXXXSXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXmXXXXXP Smart ideas for men’s gift boxes! $2.50 $1.00 $1.50 CipnUi |bra, wool $3.00 Colored kid house “AND THEY BORE PRECIOUS GIFTS OF GOLD AND SILVER ’ Block striped madras shirts Neckties with small figures Pastel Silk Muff kn Hundreds of other yift ideas ere here priced from 25c tc $25.00 John Holloway H R1 STMAS! 1 A merry festival of joyous Giving Mor<- than nineteen hundred years old—and now only a few days away. WHAT WILL YOU GIVE?'—Perhaps, as did the wise men of old—the beareis of “precious gif Is of gold and silver”—with lasting gifts that survive the years. We invite you, cordially, to call and inspect our gift:, of this sort —gifts finely wrought, truly precious, genuine expressions of the Christmas spirit. Williams & Ritchie JEWELERS MILLEDCEVILLE. GA. 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