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THE EMOX-MCOHHI, NIUZlXi'VILLX. GA, NOVEMBE* I, ltM
SEEN AND HEARD
THE PAST WEEK
hens of Loci) Interest Picked Up
Here ud Here By News Gstk-
erer of The Union-Recorder.
A Good rain would be beneficial
(Eatonton Messenger)
A Granite marker with a bronze
tablci. will be unveiled at the scene
of the first court ever held by white
men in Baldwin county, now Put
nam county, on Sunday, Nov. 18th,
av 3:30 o’clock.
The ceremony will take place at :
the site of what was once called !
Hillsboro and which was the first I
peat of government of Putnam coun- ,
ty. The place is located about six
mile- - from Eatonton on the Sparta ;
. road, near the site of Shupes’ Mill
j Crooked Creek. The mon ment
: ideal day for the
the
A large number of those
ult of efforts of Mrs. J. L. Bee- j
of Milledgcville. D. A. R. His- j
n. together with the coopera-1
of the Boards of county com- |
of Putnam and Baldw
“***' missioners or Putnam ana twiawin
on the Four Capital Motorcade a nd the D. A. R. chapters
passed through the city Saturday on j of Putn;]m and Baldwin. Mrs. Dan-
their return from Savannah. They | je) state Regent, of the D. A. R.
stopped here for a lunch. (will be the main speaker on the oc-
There was a large crowd ii
city Saturday afternoon and
was good.
and Household sciences as well
the classes in landscaping, and care
of the grounds—will be interested
in this program.
It was decided by the club, that
each member be given the privi
lege of inviting a number of guests
to attend this entertainment, and
it is suggested that all members
make out their lists at once and in
vite friends before they make other
arrangements for the evening—and
remember it is Wednesday—Novem
ber 21st—at the auditorium the hour
will be announced later.
After the meeting the hostesses
served toothsome sandwiches, mints
and Russian tea from a lovely tea-
table which had been arranged by
Mrs. Scott. It was one of the most
enjoyable meetings the club has had
in a long time.
The December meeting. December
12th—will be hold at the Mansion
ar.d further information will be an
nounced lat<!r.
'j? 0 ! The first trial to take- place was a
adc ! murder trial against two defendants,
j It took plac in a grog house and
1 the accused were found guilty and
speedily hanged to a chestnut tree
across the creek. They were buried
at the scene.
Hillsboro was the first settlement
in what was then Baldwin county
, , , ... and consisted, according to legends,
the 19th. Everybody should contrib- , of sevora , inns and shops . In 1B0 8 I
u * c - after Putnam was divided from i
| Baldwin the seat of government was j
’ ; moved to Eatonton and Hillsboro j
j finally disappeared through the;
' years. A log court house was built;
? in Eatonton and this served as the j
; seat of justice until 1830 when it!
~ , * ««•, ' was replaced by a brick structure. |
The Board of Stewards of the Mil- This hiiildinc was later replaced by
ledgevillo Methodist church with a | th( , prcsent building in 1906.
committee of the Board as hosts, on- | _____
joyed a turkey dinner Tuesday night
served by the Lillie Little Circle.
After the dinner a business session
Country eggs are scarce, and the
price was increased by those who
had any to sell.
schools
Dr. Sidney L. McGee, prdminent
member of the Morris-Little Post
of the American Legion, was named
chairman of the Foreign Relations
committee for the department of
Georgia of the American Legion at
a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Legion in Macon Sun
day.
Dr. McGee is head of the depart
ment of French at G. S. C. W.. and
has spent several years in Europe.
He has been an active member of
the local post of the Legion for sev-
also. This will make fourteen cows in
all killed by some man who took
the simplest way, and the most
wasteful way. of getting a few fish.
That valuable cattle should be pois
oned by drinking from a stream of
clean water, deliberately poisoned
either maliciously or thoughtlessly,
is a serious ma ster.
“Primarily for the purpose of stop
ping this wasteful practice, of pois
oning for fish, but also to stop
further losses of cattle. I am post
ing a reward of $25.(/0 for informa
tion leading to the arrest and con
viction of the party or parties re
sponsible for poisoning this river.
We are going to stop the wasteful
fisherman if it means constant prose
cution.
“I shall expect every conservation
THE
KERCHANTS & FARMERS
BANK
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA.
Deposits Insured as Provided in
Banking Act of 1933
We have done our part for
over thirty years in promoting
commerce, industry and agri
culture in this section.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR
BUSINESS
minded citizen of Tift county to work
with me on this case and S25.00 will
be paid to the man supplying infor
mation to convic. the violator.”
PETITION FOR DIVORCE
Edward N. Christian
Petition for divorce in Baldwin
Superior Court, January Term,
1935.
To the defendant. Edward N.
Christian:
The plaintiff, Nellie M. Hames-
berger Christian, having filed her
petition for divorce against Edward
I». Christian, in this Court. retun/T
to the January Term, 1935 ‘ 0[ ^
Court and it brine made to aL^‘ s
that Edward N. Christian k, £?? ar
resident of said County , a
^ h -rannrxr5S
J,™' j 1 10 notify you, Edward V
Christian, to be and appear at t* ’
next term of Baldwin Sun ? e
Court to be held on the second m"
duy in January. 1935. then and th "!
to answer said complaint. e
Witness the Honorable James R
Park. Judge of the Superior Court
This October 15th. 1934.
J. C. COOPER. Clerk
CADET B TEAM TIES
GORDON JUNIORS
The G. M. C. B team coached by
of the Board was held. Mr. J. F. Boll ; Ervan t battled the B team from
was chairman of the host commit- j Gordon Institute Friday afternoon
teo - j on Davenport field to a scoreless
The Count/ Commissioners and i * l °’ ... , , ....
*• . ,, .. . The young athletes battled every
the Board of Education held their 41- -»
. 1 minute of the game and although the
regular monthly meetings Tuesday. * , . ’ . ., 4 ___ 0
„ . . _ '• _ „ pupils of Maj. Bryant threatened on
Routine business was given atten- , h ’ , • „
.. ! several occasions was unable to push
'< over a marker. This was the final
! game of the season for the B team.
FRESH BUTTER
STEW MEAT
BEEF ROAST
PORK CHOPS
BEST STEAK ..
SPECIAL
lb. 30c
2 lb.. 15c
lb. 12 l-2c
lb. 20c
lb. 15c
Th~ straight Democratic ticket >
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Across Street From The New Ford Place
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Your Patronage Appreciated.
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MILLEDGEVILLE. GA.
EtUbli.hed 1883 by J. W. McMUIbb.
K. Z. McMillan. President
; WORK PROGRESSING
I ON OCONEE BRIDGE
Hon Carl Vinson. Congressman I The steel construction on the cen- .
from the Sixth District, was at the 1 ter P'cr of tj 1 ® Oconee river bridgc |
polls early Tuesday morning and
^ ^ ^ going rapidly forward. The steel
cast the fifth ballot! The first vote j beams and side construction havi
been finished across one-half of the ! 9
I span. I
i Concrete workers will be ready to j |
, 1 start their work about the middle of 1
by Sheriff W. J. Haynie.
In a negro row Saturday night on | siari “ww wurik “ wul ]
West McIntosh street John Williams ' th e month. The contractors expect ,
split the head of T. J. Jones open to °P° n 0 bridge to traffic about
with an axe inflicting a serious j *’ ,e middle of December.
wound. William: made his escape, ! „„
and the officers have not arrested j *®S. CORNELIUS SPEAKS TO
him, and Jones is in the city hospi- GARDEN CLUB.
I The October meeting of the Mil-
~ I ledgeville Garden Club war held at
Mr. Julian Mays has recently the home of Mrs . E . H . Scott with
planted pansies around the Confed- . D _ s . Sandford. Mrs.
BELL’S
erate Monument at the juncture of
Wilkinson and West Hancock streets.
He will keep the plants watered, and
cultivated during the season. He has
for several years planted zenlas.
This act on the part of Mr. Mays
is appreciated by the people of the
city.
Jones and Mrs. M. H. Bland acting
as hostesses with Mrs. Scott. The
feature of the occasion was a talk
made by Mrs. Cornelius pre-*»nting
some suggestions for program? and
study ior the year. It is hoped that
many of these may be carried out.
Mrs. Cornelius is a new-comer, wife
of one of the new members of the
faculty at G. S. C. W. and has studied
landscaping and made a specialty of
reading along garden lines. The
club feels that she will be quite a
help in many ways.
During a business meeting several j
plans for civic work were discussed j
All readers will realize that every
approach to the city has been tom
up until recently—and only one is
really in condition to be used as a
project for improvement and beauti-
.. ~ . I fixation. This is the road toward
, , tha n ? w ** » r °- Macon, and Ihc city has promised to
and the building Is rapidly | help Bx u* plot 0 , eround which
-ssuming shape. i has already been graded, so it can
be planted. This means that li
Tax Peceiver Briscoe Wall is still
confined at his home by illness, and
he is missed at his offioe.
Traffic Cop Cox lead the parade
of the motorcade from Atlanta into
and through the city last Thursday.
He was accompanied by several of
the police force of the capital city.
He performed the task that had been
assigned him well, and the motor
cade passed without an accident.
Work 1
Th» publishers of The Union-Re- { will be haiiled out and plowed un-
oorder would suggest that those who der so as to make a soll-at pres-
are in arrears call by the office and i _ t there is no top soil what-so-
pay their sulscnpUon. jever- <mly gravel and soil that
„ __ _ . . , _ . I would not afford food for anything
Mr. Osear Ennis, chairman of the j but weeds. It is hoped that in time
Board of County Commissioners. \ thl , road-side planting mav be done,
joined the Four Capital motorcade
in this city, and made the trip to
Savannah.
Mr. J. L. Sibley presided at the
assembly of the motorcade crowd,
and presented the speakers. As is
usual with him there were shafts
of wit in his introductory remarks.
this road-side planting may be done.
Nothing is gained by too much hur
ry—and it is the Garden Club's wish
to place only the things that Na
ture herself would allow there—and
that will practically take care of
themselves. This is one project—
and others are under way.
Announcements were made re
garding the next two meetings of the
club. On November 21st—Wednes
day—there will be a night meeting
in the auditorium of G. S. C. W.
which will be of special interest to
those who enjoy beauty in thesir
Leading sports writers of the, homes and out-of-doors that may
south will come to Milledgeville on be accentuated by special lighting.
Friday Nov. 16th, to see the G. M. J The club has planned a program of
C.. South Georgia Teachers College about an hour’s length which will
ga ") c - I include music, organ, orchestra and
Morgan Blake, Ralph McGill, singing—and a presentation of a
Jimmy Jones. Dave Jenkins, Bobby ! number of pictures (thrown on the
Norris, Bill Munday. Walter Wynn, j silver screen) showing these various
Ed Danforth. Judge John Cone, Tub- lighting effects. These pictures are
by Walton and Nathan Gans will I beautiful, taken from homes and
probably be the party. j gardens that have tried out methods
| of getting the best out of light. The
1 talk which will explain these pictures
“ j will be made by Miss Beth Tabor
who was invited by the club to
J give this part of the program. Miss
I Tabor is a charming young lady
and is conencted with the Georgia
Power Co.
The club is indebted to Dr. Guy
I Wells for use of the auditorium and
has invited the students to be pres-
Guaranteed Radio Service
T. A. ASHFIELD
R. C. A. Tubes
Genuine Replacement Parts
ent. The groups in Home* Economics
Special Sale Ladies Sweaters
Twenty-five in the lot. Broken lots, one and two of a ityle—
Worth up to $2.00. Your choice for
90C
A NEW SHIPMENT OF
LADIES’ DRESSES
Miostly tunics, brown, green, wine and black, all silk,
especially priced for this sale
$6.95
Don’t forget to visit
our Beauty Skop on
the Second Floor.
Running a Special This Week of Spiral Waves
Special Sale of Blankets
Chatham—Very unusual values and fine qualities, solids,
plaids and two-toned
S3 and $5
Ladies’ Fine Silk Stockings
All the new shades—See a special table of twenty-nine
dozen. Values 69c and 79c—On sale this week for
49c
If You Want the Best Shop At
E. E. BELL’S