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PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF RELIGION, EDUCA TION, LITERA 7 URE AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE,
VOL. XX.
PILGRIM MAKES WARM REPLY
TO ARTICLE OF W. L. ROGERS
Says Rogers Helped to Eat The Beef And Shows Facts.
Rabbit In The Brier Patch—Charges That He Wrote
Insulting Letters to Davis And Barrett.
Mr. Editor:
I notice a two column, double
header, automatic scalper in The
News from W. L. Rogers, which
is a sling of hot air at all the
Commissioners and overseers of
the good old county of Forsyth.
In his article he wilfully, know
ingly and falsely accused myself
and Elliott of being the ark of
protection and strong arm of sal
vation to the defaulters. He also
says all the Commissioners of
the county are guilty of “helping
the overseers eat the beef.”
I don’t know who ate the beef
in the other districts, but I do
know who ate it in the 87th dis
trict.
As it is snowing this morning
Bro. T’s rabbit got in a brier
pitch on this side of the moun
tai&and lost a few old papers,
aikd happened to fall into
mv'possession. I will give you a
true* history of the “so-called”
, Commissioner. w
.Now Luther. von wa> appoint
ed Road Commissioner in 1904,
with Davis and Barrett. Was
there any beef then? Yes, but
it was limited. The convict cow
was not giving milk then. You
had a craving appetite and per
sisted in running your unholy
hands down in the boys’ jeans
and advocated the good roads
system—for the boys to get
pick and shovel and hit it for 15
days in the year in the ditches,
the overseer on the bank with
watch and authority in hand. See
article in the North Georgian,
March 17, 1905. Well, that raised
a howl in Canaan and somebody
took to the woods.
Then you resigned as Commis
sioner, joined the detective force
and went to reporting road
hands, overseer and Commision
er, and tried to divide the beef
with Judge Gober. But he was
not fond of beef, was he? How
many times did you go to him on
March 27th, 1905, to get him to
go down in the boys’ jeans?
Luther, show us that salty letter
he wrote you. We know what
was in it. How many in
sulting letters did you write to
Davis and Barrett? I have some
of them before me now. Do you
remember one dated April 5,
1905? It is a dandy. No king
on his throne ever used stronger
language to his subjects. Tell
us about that affidavit you made
before the Ordinary. Did you
go to that trial? No; in the
woods again. Did you succeed
in going down in any of the boy ’s
jeans that term? If so % how
many, and how much much did
you get out of your job?
Well, I promised to tell you
®jc Mmllj #cotgktL
who ate the beef last year. This
brings us down to 1909. When
I, having served the last 24 years
in the capacity of either over
seer or commissioner, continu
ously, Judge Jones, for fun, I
think, hooked Luther, Elliott
and myself up together. What
next? The same old howl start
ed—put ’em in the ditch six days
at a time with pick and shovel,
overseer on bank with watch and
roll calling time. Before each
term of the courc Elliott and I
objected to the plan and that
raised no little quarrel. After
about an hour’s discussion every
body became satisfied and we
proceeded. Everything ran pret
ty slick for awhile, till along in
August. There was plenty of
grass, and the convict cow was
giving lots of milk. There was
a cave or gully, or washout, on
the rood leading from Cumming
to Wildcat, and the Commission
ers’ attention was called to it.
,We;!?t at Camming to see about
it, "and we parleyed, planned and
and argued, and decided to all
meet and get the overseers to
take his hands on that road and
fix it, which was right and fair.
But what happened next? I was
providentially hindered and in
the absence of myself and Elliot,
Luther took the responsibility to
contract with another party and
get hands and teams from other
roads and districts, and put in
his own team to suck the convict
cow. But Jeff and I put her in
another stall and you had to wait
for the taxpayers’ beef to be
I killed.
Now, tell us how much pay
you got for hauling piping—and
other work—and hauling done on
the road running by your door.
Now it is up to Pilgrim and El
liott. It has been up to us all
the time. When we would say
anything about going down in
the boys’ jeans from 10 to 50
dollars we would get an agree
ment out of you. But when ad
vocated plows and scrapes, and
modern machinery, and common
sense and good judgment, the
quicker and cheapest way in the
least time we got a row.
Now, keep cool, for there is
nobody scared on this side of
town. The boys on my side of
the district say they are ready
for us to inspect the roads. Let’s
do that like men and say what
roads are worked as the law di
rects, and which are not worked
properly.
Now Luther, you say -you are
in favor of good roads. Let’s
see if you practice what you
preach. I don’t aim to consent
for you to quit your job and join
GUMMING, GA. MAY t> 1910
the reporting crew. We mean
for you to serve your time out,
and if the roads are reported in
bad condition by the Grand Jury
in August, we intend to see that
you walk up to the slaughter pen
like a man and pay your fine to
Clerk Brannon like myself and
Elliott.
Now, if I have misrepresented
you or your plans for good roads
I have not done so intentionally.
I have stated it just as your acts,
doings and writings presented
themselves.
W. C. Pilgrim.
Rogers Replies to Overseer.
Good morning Bro. Road Over
seer. A fine morning for scalfing
road overseers. If I had the pow
et I would not only scalf part of
the overseers, but part af the
comrs. I would go after some
part of you besides your scalf.
Your scalt is too near your brain
and judging from your piece in
the North Georgian, 1 would infer
your scalf is like your brain unde
veloped and not of auy value. I
would be proud indeed if H. V
Jones would appoint course, who
woald do their duty and come
square down an all lazy overseer
like yourself and make you work
the full I5 days in a ysar or work
yi?'ir road, Give me a chance and
I'll hit you square between the
eyes for 15 days in a year. Any
fool knows it is day when it is not
night, so a days work is from sun
up till sun down, but if you would
lay aside that laay half day notion
and shew a manly desire for good
roads I would let you otf with 15
days per year of Bor 10 hours
each. Poor little selfish lazy over
seer, talking about giving one half
days work per year to the public
for good roads.
Such a lazy trifling and-good-for
nothing overseer is not worthy of
a path to travel much less a good
broad public road. 1 don’t know
who I’m shooting at nnd care lees
I believe in standing flat footed
for the right and doing somothing
if you have the power. Come out
from ambush overseer be a man,
face me like a soldier, light your
battle like a hero and don’t be
blowing off your little pop j gun
back in the bushes like a coward.
vour name to your pieces and
if your name is as ugly and sorry
as I judge you are I will ask Roos
evelt to suggest you one. Over
seer. you ‘say there has been no
time suitable to work the roads. I
never saw a better time. You
have had sunny weather, cloudy
weather, wet and dry weather, and
still you growl and say no weather
to work. If the Lord gives you
different weather, you will have to
do different praying and stop your
growling about the weather. If
the Lord were to hand you a free
pass to heaven you would growl
and be too lazy to make the trip
unless you could do it in half day.
Mr overseer listen 1 You talk about
your state officers, your big road
course etc, but my advice to you is
work your road well or keep in
the bushes, I have already given
you fair warning in my other
piece and I expect to carry it out
to a letter, if Pilgrim and Elliott
don’t keep me chained I cannot
do or act alone but they cannot
keep me from expressing my op:n
ions. I think it would be wise for
you as an overseer to tat something
that will cause you to talk with
some sense and also lake something
to work the laziness out of you
Yes I wear King Quality shoes. A
wise man usnally wears the best.
I eat fish and beef when I can get
them, have plenty bacon and some
to sell, am fat and saucy, chained
aud ready for business. Loose me
and watch mo go after these lazy,
stingy half day overseers. Bro.
overseer if I am untied this sum
mer, good rods will make peace
on first inspection and if you have
to be ordered back, growling jump
ing fences nor taking to the bush
es will not save you. I’m not
blowing as you may suppose. Pil-
grim & Elliott saved your fine
April Ist. and they may save it
this summer but I guess not as
Pilg-im has already told me it we
had to send any overseer back over
his road this summer, he would
stand by me in imposing a fine
Three cheers for Pilgrim and you
will find Elliott there too. If we
fine an overseer he will certainly
pay his fine and work his road be
sides.
If I can get Pilgrim <fe EHiti
to stand by me, you will see a sign
board every mile, two sign boards
and every fork and 4 at every cross
roads and our roads clear of rocks
We were to inspect our roads Ap r .
ist, but deferred on occonnt ot
negl'gent overseers. We put an
other notice in the papers to work
at once and still but few roads
worked. I notified Pilgrim Aprd
w I lli to inspect tuem and lie still
put it off. I’m going to inspect
in a few days if I have to go alone
The Alternative system wos on us
first of 1909. The people wou and
not have it so we still have the ole
system and no roads. You are
going to do better work or have
the Alternative system in a sliori
time, Mr overseer you order me
to stay at home and keep my mouth
shut till time to look over your
road and if not found in lawful
/
condition send you back. lam
getting tired asking overseer to
work their roads and jetting them
do as they please. I’ll say once
more for the benefit of the over
seers that I’m not going to lick my
calf over this summer till some
fines are paid. Pilgrim & Eiliott
may humor you more but I assure
you I am down and ;ut of the
begging and humoring business.
I am keeping N. A. Morris
posted on our roads and furnishing
him clippings from our papers on
the road question.
As ever.
W, L. Rogers.
So called road oomr.
Notice of Review Course.
On Monday May 23, I ex
pect to begin a review- course
for those who wish to pass
the next examination arid those
who would like to become
very thorough in the seventh
grade.
The course will be full of
good things and nothing you*
need will be left off. It will 1
continue for twenty days and”
end just in time for the ex
amination.
My terms are $3.00 for the
full course.
Nearly thirty have already
arranged for the course, you
cannot afford to miss it.
T P Tribble.
ROUTE 7
Looks like spring has come
again.
Rev Shields preached at Mid
way Saturday, and Rev Singletoa>
Sunday.
The singing at Mr M L Holbrook;
Sunday night was fine.
Messrs Elliott, Guthrie and
Smith are sawing at Mr J T H*—
drix’s.
Messrs R O Harrison and Elliott 1
Castleberry visited at Mr D W
Boling’s Sunday.
Mr Erlie Bennett and sister
Othell were the guests of M L Hol
brook and family Saturday night.
SingiDg at Midway every first
Sunday eviening, Everybody
cone out and lets have a good
sinking Mr Charlie Hendrix ie
pr-'-ident, and sure knows how to
sin '.
Mr Tommy Ezzird is visiting
home folks.
There will be a singing at Shiloh
e Snnd.tv afternoon.
Mr Arp Hooper was the guest
of Mr Miles Elliott or route o Sat
urday night.
Miss Pauline Dodd entered
school at Cumming Monday.
Mrs Ida Wills, of Cumm’ng..
spent Saturday and Sunday with
her parents Mr and Mrs J S Han
sard.
MrTyra Sewell and family, of
Heardville, visited M r R P Thomp
son and family Saturday night and
Sunday.
Clever W W Jones was in onr
burg Monday taking the census.
Mrs Nannie Wood and Mr Joho
Webb visited Mr Henry Webb
and family Saturday night,
Mr Jule Watson and family vis
ited Mrs Hardin and family Sun—
day.
Jay Biref.
An interesting revival is in
progress at the Baptist church
in town, conducted by Revs.,
E B Gill, W J I) Upshaw and
Solomon,
NO* IS