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HE SOUTHERN RURALIST
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
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Clinci) St <4 * Y &
THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CLINCH COUNTY
Homerville, Georgia, Friday, July, 28. 1911.
Arabia Items.
We are still getting plenty of
rain and crops are growing from
good to better.
Misses Lee and Emma Tomlin'-
went . to tt Homerville c , ,
son, L over
uidayP.M. nr v P M
T. C. Keells went to Dupont
Sunday.
The picnic at Mr. H. Cox’s was
a success, although a very hard
rain fell. A good crowd of the
Arabia boys attended, and report
a jolly good time.
we arc delighted to hear from
all the correspondents, come again
friends, Bay Slim Jim you must
have oeen over to Billies Island
fishing.
J. A. Colley drove over to
Reignsmidt and Hughes Still
Sunday and wonder if you didut
go on to Eddy ’s to J. A!
Bay dont fail to go to big meeting
at Arabia church thix-d Saturday
and Sunday in August.
Sam.
L i nw )V\ VY EXCLUSION ,, T n KI ,. v v b AHLS. . tjt.o
via At I an tiled < Hf-t Li ne, Rli
A-ugusta, Ga., Odd Fellows, Aug-
8 to 11 .
Atlantic City,N J .Christian E n
cleaver July 6 to 12 .
Atlantic City, N Y,'Grand lodge
Elks July 10 to 15
ASiville,NC, Student. Conference
Jen. Stole.
B1:lck . :V,[ .. NC .... ,, Student , Conference ,, ,
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'i MCA. June 16 to 25.
Huntsville, Ala, Col Prim Bag-
fist USA, July IP to 23 .
Kansas Ci'y, Mo, J?;»rueft,J^lilla
then Con, June 10 to 15
Knoxville, Toon, Summer School
wuiix, June, July
Monteagle & Sown nee, Ten n,Bi
hie schoot, June, Aug.
Philadelphia. Pa, North Baptist
Con; June 13 to 25
Home, Ga, Grand lodge IOOF,
May 24,25
Rome,” Firemans Assn,Junel4 16
Rochester, NY, Mystic Shrine.
July 11, 12
SanFrancisco, Cal, Nat, Ed, Assn
July 8 to 14
SanFrtnciseo, Los Angeles, &
Portland, fnt Sunday School Assn
June.
Summer excursion Tickets are
on sa| e to principl resorts in USA
and C aa. Fulainformation re
garing rates, routes, schedules
reservations, etc, upon appli tion
to the nearest ticket age ca or
L. P. Green.TPA,Thoinnt;ae
Notice of Parole
Notice is hereby given that an
application will be made to the
prison commission of Georgia sit¬
ting at the September term of
1911 of said comissior for a parole
of one Edd Oogdeli who was con¬
victed in Clinch Superior Court
at the October term 1897 for mur¬
der, for killing one Will Hawkins,
colored, and sentenced to fife
imprisonment.
This the 8 th day of Juh 1911.
W’Steen & Wallace
Attorney’s for defendant
NOTICE
This is to notify each and every
one that subscribed to the build-
ngfund for the Oliveleaf Church
that J.B.Coon C.H North and Arte
mas Rice were selected as a Icom
mittee to collect this funds and
purchase the meterial and we
are now ready to receive same
and will appreciate if every one
subscribing to same will pay to
us as they meet us-
J. B. Coon, Chairman.
Saturday at Way-
cross
A fairly good crowd gathered
at the court house to day to hear
Hon. Pope ^ Brown deliver the
opening . . gun to . , his. . campaign . for -
Governor of Georgia. Mr. J, E.
T- Bowden called the meeting
order and introduced Col. Bob
Dickerson of Clinch, who in turn
introduced the speaker of the
casion, Mr- Dickerson and Mr.
p ope Brown were members of
the Legislature together and
have a close personal friendship
for each other, and Mr. Dicker
son’s introduction was a glowing
eulogy of the personality and
character of Mr- Pope Brown.
Mr. Brown made no attempt at
oratory, but in quite
but a v e ry P' easan t manner,
outlined i his . careei from road
overseer, commissioner of
and revenues, member of the
legislature, president of
State College, member of railroad
commission and Treasure of
gia , and brought out many
esting points illustraing the prin
doles he had advocated then and
now. He interspersed bis set ad
dress with interpolations that
were very interesting, one was
this, said Mr. Brown: “If I
advising any of you young men, I
w0 “'j f 11 f“' never «o into
politics for the money that, in
for if you are an honest man
you>1Uose by it -
His S p eec h was we il received.
—Waycross Herald-
A real daughter of the Kevolu-
tion has been located in Bartow
county, Georgia. Mis. Mary Tra.
w ick Proctor, age lit years, a
woman who has lived in three
ttiriefi, has been discovered in an
humble one room cabin in
G eorgia. She was born in North
Carolina, moved to Alabama about
1800 and was married to Hiram
Proctor when 19 years old. She
was Mr. Proctor’s third wife. Her
husband was a veteran of two
wars, the Revolution and the war
of 1812. She is in want and starv
iug. lying on a bed of straw, with
her daughter ace 90 years, as her
only attendant. She has lived un¬
der the administration of 25 pres¬
idents; from John Adams to Wm.
H. Taft. The United States only
had one president belore her birth
and that was George Washington.
Mrs. Proctor has been receiving
a pensioa of $12. per month for
the services rendered by her hus¬
band in the war of 1812. A move¬
ment to raise funds sufficient to care
for the two old women the re*t of
their lives.
School Books for sale at J. C.
Hargraves. All Book sold r
cash.
Elementary Geography
Fryers High ( t ^
Fourth Reader 35
Third i t oU OA
Second * i 25
First t < 20
First Speller 13
Word Book
First Grammar 35 _
High ( ( 75
Two Book Course Grammar 46
Elementary Arithinitic 25
Practically 11 40
Small Physology 35
Large i t 80
Highir 8 • 1 90
History of our country 40
Georgia 60
Civil Government 54
I I fieeaf items 0f Interest
;
1¥Uies Miles Dickerson ^leKerson, of oi Dunont oupom,
spent Saturday in the city.
Dr. Lee, of Thomasville, is
visiting his brother P. R. Lee,
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Mr. Jim Dickerson, of near
Argyle, was a visitor here Mon-
day.
C. H. Dickerson and F. C-
Dame spent Tuesday down on
; P° n d fishing.
j
E. J. Rice, of Dupont, was in
c j^ y Monday, on his way
| home from a visit to Jackson-
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Mr. D. G- Mallory, of Perry,
Fla. was in the city Thursday,
gues t 0 f his sister Mrs. G. C-
j Hughes-
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Mrs. Watley, returned to her
home in Alabama Sunday morn-
ing, after a short visit to Mrs.
j Bainbridge.
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Senator Dickerson spent
Sunday and Monday with home
folks. He says he is certain our
Drainage Bill will be passed al¬
right.
Mr. and Mrs. Barnhill and E.
N. Evans, returned home Sun-
j Strip day night in South after an Caralina, extended North
Carolina and Virginia. They re-
turned over the National High
wa y-
The Board of Education met
in regular session here today and
passed some important measures
relating to the common schools of
our county. The Board is doing
some good work along the school
line, and every citizen[should aid
in the work.
The many friends of Mr. J. O.
Rodgers will be pleased to learn
of his success in obtaining a State
License for teaching school in
Georgia. It came direct from
the State School Commissioner,
and sir Joseph is to be congratu¬
lated upon his success. He is a
self-made man, and we are
proud of him.
If plans which are now being per¬
fected are carried out, it is proba¬
ble that the county agricultural ex
hibit which wins the first prixe at
the Geoagiu State fair this fall
will be seut to the big land and
industrial show at Chicago In Ncv-
ember. Thus the winning county
| will not jnly receive a great deal
of publicity at the state fair but
at the international land show as
1 well
In order to encourage the breed-
ing oi fine livestock, the Georgia
state fair will bring several car
loads of registered stock to Macon
this fall and after the fair is over
will sell to the highest bidder,
Among the stock which will be
bought will be one or two car loads
of Pcrcheron mares, one car joad
of Missiouri mules, one car of
Berkshire swine and one or more
cais of fine jersey and and other
cattle.
Vol. XY. No-40
Always plenty of visitors in our
hustling little city.
Mrs. Booth, of Argyle, was in
the city Monday afternoon.
A. J. Gibbs ran over to Dupont
Monday afternoon on business.
"v-y
Frank Thomas made a flying
trip to Dupout Monday afternoon.
Miss Ruth Newbern. of Dallas
Texas is visiting relatives here.
Mr. Blackburn spent Sunday/
and Monday in Nashville with
h mne folks.
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Mr. and M rs . J. M. Inman, of
Wiregrass, were shopping in the
city Monday morning.
Leon Byrd, and Joe Dillon
went to St. Simon last Sunday
an( i spent the day.
Sheriff Lee spent several days
in Atlanta last week, attending
a convention of the Sheriffs of
the state.
Mr. Geo. M. Dame is spending
a while in Baltimore, Md., buy
ing up Fall and Winter goods
for the fim of Dame Bros.
The meeting at the MetWic*-
church have prove in every way
a success. It will do you good to
hear the sermons preace there.
Mr. and Mrs A. H. Culepepper
left Monday morning for Wash¬
ington D- C. where they are to
attend the doctors convention
Now is the time to go to St.
Simons while the cheap rates
are on. It will only cost you $1:50
round trip to Brunswick on Sun. ,
day.
The Homerville Drug Co. is
always doing something for the
pleasure of its customers. They
have put in some good fans in the
Store and will beep you cool while
there.
Misses Myrtice and Maude Dick
eiflon, and Lillie Smith, returned
home Monday after a pleasant visit
to friends, and relatives in and
round Milltown.
Waller Culpepper visted hig
parents Mr, andMr.s A. H. Culpep
per here Sunday. Waller is hold¬
ing a good position in Fitzgerald,
now, and we wish him success^
J. G. Hargraves has sold out
his mercantile business to Messrs
Fred Saunders and Charley Tull is.
The new firm will also handle the
Express at this place. Mr, Har¬
graves will continue to sell the
School Books and ran a nice jew-
ely store in connection
We continue to have plenty of
LO AF EDS. We, dont know
why it is, because «e have given
them all kinds of hints to stay a-
way. It wouldn’t be so bad, but
they prop back in our best chair
and pop their No. 10 ’s right up
in the middle of the table. We love
good visitor f, It, deliver us from
ungodxy LOAFERS;
