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PEARSON#! RIBUNE
YOL. 3—NO. 31
COFFEE COUNTY
News Items Gathered from Various Sources
There is plenty of game in Cof
fee county this season, which
opened Tuesday, but you had bet
ter procure a license from game
warden, T. J. Wells, before ventur
ing out to kill any of it.
According to an advertisement
published by Sheriff Tanner in the
Enterprise, Clem Davis of Willa
eoochee and the Union Pharmacy
at Douglas, hold license from the
United States to deal in whisky,
beer, etc., in Coffee county.
Two marriages of interest to the
young people of Axson were those
of Miss Lena Sears, of Millwood,
and Mr. Lonnie Davis, a son of
Judge M. I>. Davis, of Axson, and
Miss Julia Boone and Mr. Willie
Adams, both living near Axson.
Both couples are excellent young
jK'ople and the Tribune joins their
numerous friends in wishing them
long lives and much happiness.
The spunky little city of Nich
olls entertained the Eleventh l)is
trict Knights of Pythias meeting
last Tuesday. The program for
the meeting included addresses by
Grand Chancellor Joseph D. Smith,
of Barnesville; Supreme Represen
tative, B. P. Brantley, of Black
shear: Past Grand Chancellor,
Clifford Walker, of Atlanta, and
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal,
W. H. Leopold, of Savannah. The
meeting was an interesting one.
The Coffee county fair has been,
pronounced a big success, but all
arc agreed that the finest display
—the one that means the most to
the future of Coffee and Atkinson
ceunties —was the three thousand
or more school children admitted
to the grounds on Tuesday. The
Tribune feels an abiding interest
in t hese young people and proud
of the effoits being expended to
give them an education that will
fit them for tliedutiesof life. Solo
mon, the wise man, advises that
we “Receive knowledge rather
than choice gold,” and the Tri
bune passes the admonition on to
the school children of (toffee coun
ty.
A number of Xicholls citizens
have organized and applied for
letters of incorporation under the
name and style of “Planters'Ware
house Company,” and will build a
large tobacco warehouse. The
capitol stock is $5,000, with tin 1
privilege of increasing to $15,000.
The company will engage, not
withstanding the building is to be
a tobacco warehouse, primarily for
the purpose of handling next sum
mer’s tobacco crop, in a general
brokerage business, handling and
dealing in farm products and sup
plies, and will operate in connec
tion with the State Market Bu
reau. Something of this kind is
needed in Pearson and in every
town and city, where the farmers
can keep in touch with the mar
kets and get the best prices for
their products. When the farm
ers prosper the entire commercial
world prospers, and vice versa.
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M. O. CARPENTER, Pres. Waycross, Ga.
Editor Ricketson, of the Coffee
County Progress, has recovered
from the injuries received in the
automobile collision a short time
ago. The only trace left is an ug
ly scar under his left eye, which
has about healed.
Ira Ricketson, who is now on
the police force at Douglas is not
much the worse for his duel with
the blind tiger, Hutchinson. His
injury was only a slight flesh
wound near the wrist of his right
arm. Hutchinson was made to
give up 43 pints of whiskey and a
Ford car.
The November term of Coffee
superior court opened Monday for
a two weeks session. The grand
jury was organized with Hon. E.
1). Douglas, of Xicholls, as fori'
man. The calendars, civil and
criminal, are composed entirely of
business transferred to it from the
defunct City Court of Douglas, ex
cept that all divorce cases on the
superior court docket were given
the right-of-way on Monday after
noon. The court will be unable to
dispose of more than one-third of
the cases on the civil calender dur
ing the week and; it is understood,
next week will be devoted entirely
to misdemeanor'-casesappearing on
the criminal docket .
Coffee county, the Tribune is
informed from the Department of
Animal Industry, with seventy
eight other counties, nearly all of
which is in South Georgia, is tin
der the ban of cattle tick quaran
tine. I’mler a recent act of the
legislature, which becomes effect
ive with the beginning of the new
year, cattle dipping becomes com
pulsory. This brings up the ques
tion of facilities. People without
facilities cannot dip their cattle,
and many of them are not finan
cially able to provide the necessary
vats. There area number of private
ly owned vats in the 900 square
miles of Coffee county, and these
are widely separated. To accom
plish tick eradication in Coffee
county not only should these pri
vately owned vats be open to the
public but many others provided
at public expense for the use of
the public. The county treasury
is depleted; what can be done
about the matter?
H. G. HARDING & CO.
Byron, Ga., April 11, 1917.
Old Kentucky MTg. Co.,
Paducah, Ky.
Gentlemen:
1 had cholera in my herd of
hogs recently and begun feeding
the B. A. Thomas’ Hog Cholera
Cure and stopped losing my hogs
at once. I was losing from four to
five each night until I began the
use of this preparation. I raise
about 300 head of hogs per year
and never expect to be without
your remedy.
Yours very truly,
11. G. Hardison & Co.
Sold by Pearson Hardware Store.
PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 10IT
TWO IMPORTANT MEETINGS
STATE BAPTIST CONVENTION.
The Georgia Baptist Convention,
which held its 1917 session at
Newnan, adjourned Thursday night
after a most harmonious and busy
session.
All the reports showed denomi
national interests in the state
were in a healthy condition.
Among the most important mat
lei's which claimed the attention
of the convention was missionary
work among the soldiers; in this
critical period of their lives the
soldiers need more than all things
else that the gospel be preached
tO t Ill'll).
In providing 144 chaplains for
the army the result is there are
53 Catholics, 34 Methodists, Hi
Baptists, 8 Presbyterians, 4 Epis
copalians and 39 scattered among
till' other denominations. The
war department did this.
'the Convention endorsed the
work of missions to the soldiers
and will appeal to the churches
for a great contribution to carry
on the work.
Many Baptist preachers, seeing
the great opportunity to preach
Christ to the soldiers, have re
signed pastorates and given up
other important work in order
that they could preach to the sol
diers and endeavor to lead them
to Christ. Notably among the
number is Dr. T. W. Calloway,
who resigned the pastorate of the
wealthy Tabernacle Baptist church
of Macon, with a large salary, and
is now engaged in preaching the
Christ to the soldiers at Camp
Wheeler, not knowing what his
financial support will be. Here
is a work that calls for our pray
ers and our strongest financial
help,
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SOUTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE.
The nine young preachers ap
plying for admission into the con
ferenee were accepted and will be
given work. Only one of these,
Leroy l’ilcher, was from the Way
cross district.
Six young preachers, including
Carey M. Infinger who was raised
in Douglas, were given Elders or
ders.
Norman S. Camp, of Forsyth,
and \V r . C. McGill, of Butler, sur
rendered their credentials aud re
tired from the Methodist minis
try.
The case of Dr. Ed. F. Cook
took an unexpected turn when he
requested that he be located,
which was done. The conference
refused to place him as leader of
missions at Moody Institute, at
Chicago, and insisted that he ac
cept work in the conference. lie
has declined to work in the con
ference and his being located will
practically eliminate his influence
in the conference. I). A. Lastin
ger was also located at his own re
quest.
Judge Levi O’Steen, of Douglas,
was one of the lay membeas chos
en as a delegate to the general
conference.
The appointments were read out
Monday night. Those for the
Waycross district are as follows:
E. F. Morgan, presiding elder;
Alma Circuit, F. A. Ratcliffe; At
kinson Circuit, to he supplied by
H. C. Griffin; Blackshear, J. B.
Webb; Broxton Circuit, J. P. Dick
inson; Brunswick First Church, L.
J. Ballard;Brunswick McKendree,
N. 11. OI instead; Douglas, B. E.
Whittington; Folkston Circuit, J.
W. Walker; Glenmore Circuit, to
be supplied by H. G. Vanisaral;
Granberry Circuit, to be supplied
by J. A. Cook; Hinesville Circuit,
W. J. Cburehwell; Homerville Cir
cuit, John S. Sharp; Jesup, J. M.
Lovett; Ludowici Circuit, M. W.
Meeks; Merslion Circuit, A. A.
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
The past week lias been replete
with stirring events along the bat
tle front in Europe and Asia.
British troops in Mesopotamia
are pressing on towards Constan
tinople, while those in Palestine
are rapidly encircling the ancient
city of Jerusalem. Neither army
is meeting wit li any decided re
sistance. Efforts to save Jerusa
lem from a bombardment is being
made in all the warring countries.
The Italians are making a de
termined and successful stand on
the Piave river, and so far have
prevented the enemy from cross
ing. A division of Austro-Ger
mau troops crossed at a point
above Zenson, but the Italians
threw them back into the river,
liayonetted, drowned and killed;
ijb fact, complately obliterated the
entire force. The Italian right
flank is being ably defended, and
all the efforts by the Austro Ger
mans to get in the Italian rear
from this direction has failed.
Gen. Haig’s British army has
smashed the German line from St.
Quentin to the Scarpe river, ad
vancing five miles on a front of
thirty-five miles. The Germans
were taken entirely by surprise
and never sufficiently recovered to
prevent the British from com
pletely establishing themselves in
the new lines. The British losses
were much smaller than that of
the Germans.
French activity, save periodical
bombardments, is very slight. Close
observation of German movements
are being kept anil all attacks
promptly repulsed. The new
French cabinet, under the leader
ship of M. Clemenceau, has re
solved to redouble the efforts to
whip <iermany.
Nothing of importance trans
pired along the American front
beyond brisk cannonading. An
incident is fold of a woolly pup
straying from the German trenches
nearby into the American t renches
in search of food. Helms been
adopted by the Americans and is
known as a German-American
without the hyphen, lie is a
German prisoner that will never
see Germany any more.
Tlii' latest from East Africa is
(hat the allied British and Portu
guese forces have swept if clean of
Germans.
It is now conceded that Russia
and Houmania are out of the war
for the present and, perhaps, for
the remaining period of the war.
Russian efforts to secure a separ
ate peace is unavailing, the Kaiser
has refused to discuss peace terms
with the peace party so long as
White; Nichols Circuit, G. J. Ty
ler; Patterson Circuit, L. R. Pil
cher; Pearson Circuit, O. B. Talley;
St. Mary’s Circuit, L. C. Gray, T.
B. Kemp, supernumerary; Town
send and Darien,.!. E. Barnhill:
Waresboro Circuit, M. B. Boykin;
Waycross, First Church, C. A.
Jackson; Waycross, Trinity, W. E.
Arnold; Waycross, Deenwooil, to
be supplied by G. R. Smith; Way
cross Mission, to be supplied by
W. C. Rahn; WhiteoakCircuit, W.
W. Hill; Woodbine Circuit. R. F.
Owen; Missionary to Korea, James
W. Hitch.
Former pastors at Pearson have
been provided with work, viz:
Rev. Moody Booth, Willacooehce,
in the Valdosta district’ Rev. 'l'
A. Mosley, Washington circuit, in
Macon district; Rev. E. L. Pail
rick, Eureka Circuit, in Savannah
district.
Rev. N. T. Pafford will go to
Blakely in the Americas district,
anil Rev. B. A. Pafford to Wood -
land circuit in the Columbus dis
trict.
The 1918 meeting will be at
A’aldosta.
SOUTH GEORGIA
News of Our Neighbors Told in Short Paragraphs
For tin' accommodation of their
pat rous the several banks at Bruns
wick will be open one hour from 7
to 8 o’clock, on Saturday nights.
Dr. J. L. Walker, whose friends
posted his entrance fee in the race
for Mayor of Waycross, declines to
run and leaves the field to S. T.
Wright. E. J. Berry, C. W. Parker
and D. T. Cowart.
Mr. Sam 11. Rountree, farm
demonstrator for Charlton coun
ty, is to be married in the near
fut.uie to Miss Marie A. Galloway,
of Camilla. The wedding has
been announced by the young
lady's fat her.
The Woman’s Fair of Thomas
county is being held in Boston in
stead of Thomasville. The reason
is t he City Council of Thomasville
had granted license to a carnival
to be in that city on the dates se
lee ted for the fair. Plucky wom
en!
The mill of the Brandon Lum
ber Co., at St. Marys has been
sold to the Bertha Mining Co.
This deal insures the extension of
the Atlantic, Waycross and Nor
them railroad five miles west of
Kingsland, in the direction of
Folkston, in order to reach the
Mining Company's recent timber
purchase.
At the- recent term of Camden
superior court Sheriff Higgin
botham obtained an order from
Judge High,smith authorizing him
to destroy about 400 quarts of
"liquid devilment” that had ac
cumulated on his hands. The
stuff was promptly poured upon
the ground. He has on hand also
an assortment of cars which will
Ik' confiscated and sold to pay
costs.
the i(resent unsettled political
conditions exist. This situation
may mean that Russia will have
no separate peace fora long time
if at all. II is definitely stated
that Russia is now controlled by
the Cossacks who arc opposed to a
separate peace.
A perceptible falling off of sub
marine activity Is reported. This
may result from an inability to
secure men to man the undersea
craft.
A dispatch states that there
was a desperate food riot in Ber
lin last Sunday. Both sides used
fire arms and knives freely, and
thenuinber of killed and wounded
are appalling.
In the southern training camps,
especially in Georgia, there are
epidemics of measles anil pneu
monia and quite a number of cas
ualties are reported. This con
dition has been attributed to va
rious causes —one because of a lack
of winter clothing and over
coats. The Tribune attributes it
to the indiscretion of the men
themselves, and for the same rea
son that pneumonia is prevalent
throughout middle and South
Georgia. Lax discipline prevail at
the camps and the young men are
permitted to roam around at
will amid the night air. Such
conduct is not conducive to health.
However, the Tribune has here
tofore attributed this condition to
the fact of lack of changing of
clothes. The men are taken out
for drill and exercise until they be
come hot and wet with perspira
tion and when turned loose they
soon become chilled. They should
have changing of underwear and
be required to exchange the wet
for dry apparel.
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The Folkston canning plant has
shipped two carloads of canned
sweet potatoes to market, anil are
now eagerly awaiting the result of
sales.
An effort was made by an un
known fire-bug to burn an Alma
business block last Tuesday night.
The fire was set under a wooden
stairway between two stores, but
it, went out before making much
headway.
Solicitor-General \V. F. Slater,
of the Atlantic circuit, will be in
the race for congress in the first
district regardless of who or how
many may run. Of course, lion.
J. W. Overstreet, the incumbent,
will try to succeed himself.
Not exceeding one-fourth of the
Sea rsland cotton crop of South
Georgia has been marketed. The
farmers are in podtion to hold it
and are “bulling” the market.
Some say they will sell at 75c. per
pound, and it is expected to go to
that price next week.
It is stated that game is more
plentiful in Ware county this sea
son than usual. This not only ap
plies to partridges, hut squirrels,
rabbits, raccoons a., . opossums as
well. The open season began last
Tuesday and will continue until
the first of March, 1918.
Charlton county farmers have
raised enough provisions to feed
their families and some to spare.
They don’t have to take their
money out of the bank to buy
their supplies of flour, coffee,
etc., they just carry some of the
produce from their farms and ex
c liange them for what they want.
An effort was made one night
last week, by a gang of robbers, to
crack the safe of the Bank of Ock
lochonee, in Thomas county. En
trance to the building was made
by prying open the front door. The
vault door knob was knocked off,
three efforts made to blow open
the door with explosives but failed.
The party had traveled in an auto
and could not be trailed.
The Elks lodge room, a beauti
liful t.wo story structure in Way
cross, has been accepted as a Red
Cross, home, and the Red Cross
flag floats from above its portals.
Mrs. T. J. Gurr, the well-known
principal of the Quarterman street
school, will be the instructress. It
is open to all who desire to take
training in the surgical dressing
course.
Since the hunting season opened
there has been reported two acci
dental shootings. J. H. Tankersly
of Darien was shot in the shoulder
aud seriously wounded. He had
leaned his gun against a fence and
was in the act of climbing over —
the fence went down anil in some
way the gun was fired off. Dr. W.
Q. Garter, a dentist of Odum, was
shot in his right-arm and wrist as
he was iu the act of removing his
gun from his buggy.
The Beasley Contracting Com
pany. of Savannah, has asked for a
franchise from the commissioners
wf Camden county, Ga., and Nas
sau county, Fla., to build and
operate a toil bridge over the St.
Marys river at Wilds Landing on
tlic Dixie Highway. The Camden
county commissioners has granted
a franchise conditioned that the
Nassau county commissioners ap
prove the project. These coun
ties will have an option of buying
the bridge at the expiration of
five years,