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PEARSONftTRIBUNE
VOL. 3—NO. 33
COFFEE COUNTY
News Items Gathered from Various Sources
The 1917 syrup crop of Grady
county is placed at forty thousand
barrels. It is selling' at 65c to
75c per gallon in barrels.
Sheriff Nix, of Berrien county,
made fourteen raids, within fif
teen days, and each time eaptur
ed large quantities oi contraband
“headache producer.”
The cost of elsctricity will be
increased at Fitzgerald owing to
the inability of the city council to
procure fuel at anything like for
mer prices with which to operate
the plant.
The heirs of M. J. Home, who liv
ed in Worth county before the war
and carried the mail from Isabella,
via Moultrie, to Oeapilco, are to
receive the sum of £77.08 which
the government has owed for this
service for fifty six years.
It is probable that Gov. Dorsey
will, next week, appoint a sucees
sor to A. 11. Grovatt, who has just
resigned the office of solicitor of
the City Court of Brunswick. Dave
Gale, Frank Scarlett and John
Howell are the candidates. Can’t
predict which will win the coveted
office.
The shrimp canning industry at
St. Marys is assuming huge pre
port ions. The Georgian reports
that 191 bushels, valued at £727,
were handled in one day recently.
Also 1130 barrels of porgies which
yielded 70 barrels of oil worth 75c
per gallon, or $1,575, were han
dled in one day.
Gen. LaFayette Me Laws, of Con
federate fame, has two grandsons
in the present war —Lieutenants
LaFayette Me Laws and Cldrich
Me Laws, sons of Hon. \V. 11. Me-
Laws, of Savannah. The first is
already in France and the other
has been assigned to duty at No
gales, Arizona. They are descen
dants of fighting stock.
An excurson boat, from Bruns
wick to Fentandiana a few days
since took on some German and
Swede laborers from Jekyl island.
On the return trip these foreigners
had discussed everything they
could think of and then the sub
ject of the war came up, and a dis
loyal remark was made by one of
the Germans and il had not more
than passed his lips before an
American on board lit into him
“like a duck upon a junebug” and
a general fight resulted. It took
some time to quiet it down. The
German-Ameriean said he meant
no reflection by his remark; that
he was from Chicago, and had al
ways been impressed with the
opinion that South Georgia people
are very patriotic.
Again are we reminded that the
pioneers of South Georgia are
passing away. The Tribune an
nounces the death, after sev
eral weeks illness, last Saturday
of Judge C. A. Smith, of Homer
ville, aged 75 years. His remains
were buried Sunday afternoon
with Masonic honors. Judge
Smith was born and reared within
the territory that is now Clinch
county. He raised a large family
of children, all of whom had gone
out from home to bless the world
by illustrating the excellent train
ing they received from their par
ents. He has held positions of
public trust to the satisfaction of
his constituents and at the time
of his death was a Justice of the
Peace and had been for many
years. He is survived by his wife
and a number of children, includ
ing S. A. Sweat and E. D. Brinson
of Homerville, and W. J. Patter
son of Argyle.
It will be know n in a few days
whether (lie site for an aviation
training camp between Montezuma
and Americus w ill be selected.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Coleman, of
Berlin, Colquitt county, announce
the birth of a son on November
30th. Mrs. Coleman will be pleas
antly remembered as Miss Inez
Goodman.
The contest between Bleckley
and Laurens counties for the loca
tion of the Twelfth district agri
cultural and mechanical school
will probably be settled today.
The properties are to be examined
before the award is made.
Mr. G. Langdale, living in Clinch
county near Militown, was con
victed Monday afternoon by a
jury in the Clinch county court,
of violation of the state prohibi
tion law. The sentence was twelve
months in the state prison farm or
pay a fine of SSOO The case w ill
be carried up.
Mrs. J. P. McCall, of Quineey,
Fla., has purchased the furnish
ings and leased the Valdes Hotel,
at Valdosta, for a term of five
years. This gives her a string of
four hotels —three besides the
Valdes. The Quineey, Madison
and Live Oak hotels in Florida.
She bears the reputation of being
a capital caterer.
It is understood that a change
of sentiment has taken place in
Colquitt relative to “dipping the
tick.”' The opposition which,
some time ago, prevented the erad
ication of the tick in Colquitt
county has given way to saner
ideas. The bringing of many
blooded cattle into the county has
awaked new views and interest in
the matter.
The legal advisory board for the
fifth senatorial district exemption
board, composed of Messrs. John
W. Bennett of Wayeross, Walter
T. Dickerson of Homerville, and
John W. Quineey of Douglas, met
in the office of the former at Way
eross last Wednesdey night, organ
ized and arranged plans for carry
ing on the work to which the gov
eminent has assigned them.
The South Georgia ('. M. Con
ference opened at Albany Tuesday
with spirited fervor. Bishop Wil
liams, in his annual address, gave
the members of the conference
some very wholesome advice. He
urged, first of all, pure lives and
entire devotion to the gospel min
istry. lie said he felt that the
critical times demand more activ
ity on the part of the ministers in
preaching the gospel, but in lead
ing their people in matters of so
cial, domestic, fraternal and indus
trial activities. The address was
intensely practical, being deduced
from his own every day experience
and observation.
Judge W. M. Harrell, in charg
ing the Calhoun county grand jury
last Monday, took occasion to give
his opinion of the political critic
in this time of war when patriot
ism should be in the ascendency.
He said: “A man who criticises
the President is to be compared to
a little dirty sparrow dusting it
self in the back alley as it lifts its
eyes and condemns the American
eagle. It is not a matter of ap
proving any war nor this war, but
since our country is in war, the
least any man can afford to J - is
jto be patriotic. President Wilson
was set apart of Gc"*. for this par
ticnlai ‘ask nd it 3 the duty of
every U W can Gtizen to be
loyal.” 11
PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1917
“CHRIST IN THE CAMPS.”
A book bearing the above title,
written and published by the late
Dr. J. L. M. Curry soon after the
close of the war of the eighteen
sixties, gave a minute account of
how the spiritual welfare of the
Confederate soldier was eared for
in the camps along the battle lines
in Virginia, Tennessee and else
where.
The regiment and brigade chap
lains were vounteers just as were
the soldiers themselves. They
went along with the boys when
they left home. They were true
men of God, filled with the Holy
Spirit, and their ministry to the
soldiers was helpful in many ways.
They preached the Word wherever
and whenever opportunity rightly
presented itself; they made them
selves agreeable to the soldiers,won
their confidence and esteem, and
in this way they secured many a
heart to heart talk with the men
in regard to their soul’s welfare.
They administered to the wound
ed, the. sick and the dead with all
(ho tenderness of a loving heart
and thoughtful nature.
Dr. Curry tells us in his book
that the religious services in the
camp varied little from those the
men were accustomed to at home.
There was the preaching service,
the prayer meeting servive and the
Bible study service. These ser
vices were not all at the wayside
homes nor at the base hospitals,
but absolutely at the camps, in
the tents and in the open. Prayer
services were frequently held at
night after a hard day’s march.
Capt. Anion Do Laugh for, the
editor's father in-law, delighted to
tell of the prayer meetings in the
camps and to describe them. He
told of one (hat will never be for
gotten. It was held near the en
campment of the Fifth Florida
regiment the night before a battle
began early next morning. Thirty
or forty men gathered around a
big oak stump in full view of the
enemy pickets; the stump served
as a pulpit. A tallow candle was
the only light and it was placed
on the stump. The service was in
the midst of a prayer when, at
tracted by the small light of the
tallow dip, the enemy fired a shell
at it with precision; it snuffed out
the tallow candle but the men all
escaped to their tents, expressing
an audible “Thank God,” to sleep
and to await the carnage of the
morrow.
When the war was over many
thousands of men who eaine home
went to the churches and dated
their conversions from the preach
ing and exhortations in the camps.
They made good soldiers in the
army of their country and they
made good soldiers in the army of
the Lord.
I)r. Gurry wrote from actual ex
perience. He went through tin
war as a chaplain, as did Dr. J.
William Jones, father of Dr. Ashby
Jones, of Augusta, and Dr. Lansing
Burroughs, now aresidentof Amer
icus, the latter being the only one
of the trio living. These grand
men were worthy leaders.
In this present war a similar
mission service has been under
taken. 11 is the service the men
in the camps need. The Tribune
has heretofore referred to the work
of Dr. T. W. Callaway, who lias re
signed from the pastorate of the
Tabernacle Baptist church, at Ma
con, to become a missionary to the
soldiers. There are other brave
and true men engaged in this kind
of mission work, administering to
the spiritual needs of ohe soldiers,
a work which the Tribune can
heartily commend to its readers as
worthy tßeir support.
The Tribune is the place to get
your job printing done promptly
at prices that defy competition.
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS
We the Grand Jury chosen and
sworn at the November term of
the Superior Court of Coffee conn
ty. Ga.. 1917, recommend that the
Dixie Highway be repaired.
We have examined the books of
the Justice of the Peace and Ex-off
J. P. and find them fairly well
kept. W. H. Duncan,
Henry Vickers,
K. L. Griffis,
Wc have examined the chain
gang and find the camp fairly well
kept. We also find that the War
den is keeping hogs and chickens
for his individual benefit. We
recommend that these hogs be
kept for the benefit of Coffee coun
ty and not for the special benefit
of the Warden. We also recom
mend that the chickens be not
raised on the camp grounds. We
further recommend that the coun
ty commissioners investigate the
amount of mules kept at lhe camp,
and see if the chaingang cannot be
operated with less mules as we
think there is too many mules
there for the work.
Thomas Byrd,
J. W. Pridgen,
Elijah Tanner,
Committee.
We the Grand Jury have exam
ined the public buildings of the
county and find that the water
closet adjoining the Grand Jury
room, in a very dirty condition.
Wc recommend that this closet be
cleaned up and kept only for the
court officers and members of the
Grand .Inry when in session. We
recommend a public closet be built
on the ground of the Court House
yard. We further recommend
that the closet under the stairway
be kept exclusively for women and
so lettered on the door and the
key to this closet be kept in the
< Jerk’s office. Wc find the roof of
the court house leaking over the
Clerk’s office 1 . We recommend
same be repaired. We find cook
ing floor in Jail in bad condit ion.
Wo recommend same be repaired.
Also the piping of stove at jail be
repaired. We also find some
plumbing in the jail should be
done. Thomas Byrd,
J. W. Pridgen,
Elijah Tanner,
Committee.
We recommend that our Fore
man and Clerk be paid the sum of
throe dollars per day and that our
bailiff be paid the sum of two dol
lars per day, and that the rest of
our jurors both Grand and Petit
be paid the sum of t wo dollars per
day. We recommend that Sheriff
Tanner be paid the sum of three
dollars for the use of his automo
bile in carrying the committee to
the chaingang.
We recommend that W. T. Roy
al be appointed Notary Public Fix.
Officio J. P. for the 1550 G. M.
I iistrict,
We recommend that the steno
grapher be paid three dollars for
writing up these presentments.
We further recommend that
these presentments be published
in the Douglas Enterprise, the
Coffee County Progress, also the
Pearson Tribune.
We farther recommend the ap
pointment of W. T. Royal. A.
Overstreet and Gus L. Brack to
audit the books of the various
county officers and report to the
February Grand Jurors.
We the Jury beg to say to the
public that we are advised by
Hon. B. H. Tanner that we need
not recommend anything as he is
“the” County Commissioner and
will do as he D n please, there
fore our recommendations are cut
short.
We also wish to thank the able
charge given our body by his Hon.
J. I. Summerall, also wish to
SOUTH GEORGIA
News of Our Neighbors Told in Short Paragraphs
The Tribune regrets to learn of
the serious illness of Mrs. Spivey
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Henry O’Brien, six miles north of
Pearson.
Miss Stoatly’s school at Axson
will have a box supper benefit to
night. A rare time and plenty of
money is in sight. Of course eve
rybody will do their “bit.”
The candidates for councilmen
over at the county seat have all
announced in favor of a “Water
and Light Commission” to handle
these public, utilities. The Trib
une is of opinion they see the ne
cessity of placing them on a plane
with privately owned property.
Gov. Dorsey has selected Judge
J. W. Quineey, of Douglas, as one
of a committee of three lawyers in
the fifth senatorial district —Ware,
Clinch and Coffee —lo organize
and train the other lawyers how to
advise conscripts in answering the
questionaires of the new draft
plan.
The Tribune spent a few- min
utes in Willacoochce Saturday
morning. Saw much sign of act iv
ity; among other things the build
ing of four brick stores ou the
sout h side of the railroad, near tho
depot, for Mr. John E. Gaskins.
They take the place of two or
three old wooden shacks. The
Tribune congratulates Willacoo
choo ou lvcr every progress.
The trial of Mr. J. S. Burns
charged with the murder of Mr.
Jack Wiliams last week resulted
in his acquittal. It was a very
sad affair, but the extenuating cir
cumstances surrounding the kill
ing brought the jury to settle up
on a verdict of “not guilty of mur
der.” The Tribune is glad of the
verdict for his children’s sake, and
especially the single girls —Misses
Daisy and Kittie —as it returns
their father to them for their fu
ture protection.
t hank our Hon. Sol. General for
his able work in this court.
Respect!u 11 y submitted,
(Signed) E. D. Douglas,
Foreman.
Arthur Veikers, Clerk.
H. T. Paulk, W. 11. Traynham,
11. L. Vickers, L Z. Dykes, Thos.
Byrd, J. L. Courson, J. W. Prid
gen, S. M. Murray, Jesse M. Paf
ford, E. F. Vickers, J. L. Bryant,
A. Overstreet, W. H. Vickers, W.
T. Royal, Henry Vickers, Jr., Eli
jah Tanner, Sr., K. L. Griffis, W.
If. Duncan, W. L. Pridgen, Paulk,
Elias Meeks.
The within and foregoing Gen
eral Presentments received and
read in open court. It is ordered
that same be admitted to record
and published as therein recom
mended.
In open court this 28th day of
November. 1917.
J. I. SUMMERALL,
Judge S. C. W. C.
M. I). DICKERSON,
Sol. Gen.
Mr. Chairman Tanner.
Courtesy is one of the graces of
good breeding; it is a small thing,
but it goes a long way in marking
(he instincts of a true gentleman.
These thoughts came to the editor
of the Tribune upon reading the
general presentments of the late
grand jury.
If Mr. Chairman Tanner, of the
Coffee county commissioners, is
SI.OO A YEAR
J. C. Kennedy, who was shot by
Cleve Tanner at Nicholls some days
ago, has since died of the wounds
at a Wayeross hospital. Tanner is
out under bond. Sad affair.
Mr. 0. A. Furney is the newly
appointed game warden for Coffee
county. T. J. Wells is warden for
the Pearson district. Either will
take your money and give you a
hunting license.
Clyatt James is making good as
principal of the Fus sell school, lo
cated about four miles south of
Kirkland, and Miss Verdie is a
first rate assistant. The people of
that neighborhood is taking much
interest in their school and the ed
ucation of their children. It is a
sign of progressiveness-
Hon. A. W. Haddock, clerk of
Coffee superior coart, reports there
were 95 cases —26 civil and 69
criminal —dispose:! of at the two
week’s session of the November
Term. Pretty good showing in the
quantity of work, but it didn’t
disfigure the long civil calendar of
the defunct city court of Douglas.
Farmers of Coffee county, if they
have not already done so, should
clean up their fields and destroy
as many boll weevils as possible.
The best way to accomplish this is
to plow under all old stalks and
burn around logs, stumps and all
fence jams. If they can reset all
rail fences it will pay them to do
so. There is a great demand for
cotton and the South is expected
lo supply it.
Mr. John E. Gaskins of Willa
eoochcc, came near losing his store
by fire a few days since. He had
an office cut off in one corner of
the store, and for comfort kept a
gas stove burning in there. He
had noticed it was leaking a little
but did not anticipate any trouble
from it. The stove set the office
on tire and had not help been pres
ent the store, its contents and,
perhaps, a good portion of the city
wiped out. As it was Mr. Gaskins
lost considerable valuable papers
and memoranda.
guilty of the remarks to Mr. Fore
man Doughes, of the grand jury,
as alleged, he is not only guilty of
contempt of the superior court of
Coffee county, but a breach of eti
quette and courtesy becoming a
gentlemen.
The grand jury, and its foreman,
was as much a part of Coffee supe|
rier court as Judge James I. Sum
merall, on the bench, presiding
and giving directions to its pro
ceedings, and entitled to the same
consideration and courtesy, and
Mr. Chairman Tanner should not
have so far forgotten himself as to
make the deliverance as alleged
against him.
Is it possible he desired to pre
sent himself in the role of a bullv
and a boss? If so, he succeeded to
the queen’s taste, and lowered
himself in the estimation of all
decent and right-thinking people,
if Mr. Chairman Tanner presented
his true disposition, and proposes
not to listen to recommendations
from those who have authority to
make them, the people of Coffee
county may well begin to inquire
“On what kind of meat hath our
Caesar fed, that he hath grown so
great.”
Now. Mr. Chairman Tanner, if
you are guilty of these allegations
you have escaped quite luckily;
the wonder is that, when those
presentments were read in open
court, Judge Summerall did not
hale you into court and relieve
you of your conceit.
