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PEARSON
VOL. 5-XO. 23
SOUTH GEORGIA.
News of Our Neighbors Told
in Pointed Paragraphs
The Tift county road bonds were
sold to J. H. llilsman & Co., of
Atlanta, for par and a premium of
$1,570.
The Yidalia Advance suggests
the resuscitation of the Twelfth
District Press Association. It
could be of great value to the craft.
South Georgia is having a num
ber of fairs this fall —Nashville,
Fitzgerald, Albany, Moultrie, Adel,
Valdosta, Jesup, Blaekshear,
Thomasville and Donaldsonville.
The effort to secure a parole for
Dr. McNaughton. convicted in
Emanuel superior court of poison
ing one Flanders, whose wife was
jointly indicted with the Doctor,
has failed. Flander’s wife has never
been tried: Why! There was
not sufficient evidence to convict
her.
News comes from Congressman
Lankford to Postmaster Peterson,
of Douglas, that work on the
Federal building in that city
would be delayed until he could
get a Kill providing a larger appro
priation through Congress, which
will take not less than six months.
The present appropriat ion is made
quale to erect the building accord
ing to the plans and specification
accepted.
Several Thomasville merchants
have established a policy of pur
chasing from the farmer every
thing he can raise in the way of
potatoes,corn, peanuts, syrup, hogs
and, in fact, any sort of produce
from the farm; they pay in cash
the highest market prices. This
is the forerunner of a permanent
cash produce market in that city,
affording a safe and sure market
for what they have to sell.
The battle is still on between
the Bowen Telephone Company
and its ((cilia patrons. A get to
gether meeting was held last week,
but instead of getting together,
the breach was widened beyond
repair. Mr. Bowen insists that
tin* increased rate was necessary
and would be enforced. The eiti
zens say we will not pay the in
creased rate, Mr. Bowen, and you
may discontinue the service.
In the special election last Satin
day, held in Coffee county, T. N.
Henson was named judge of the
City Court of Douglas; .LA. Bob
erts was elected Solicitor. Moses
Griffin was chosen county commis
sioner from the Douglas district
and will no doubt be chairman of
the Board; David Tanner won in
the Nieholls Pickren district, and
William Carver in the Broxton
Ambrose district. The city court
officers will assume their duties as
soon as commissioned, but the
commissioners' term does not com
mence until the first day of Jan
nary.
The Ben ien county fair was held
last Thursday and Friday. The
big tobacco warehouse in Nashville
was utilized, in which to display
the exhibits, and they were taste
fully arranged in their places.
The exhibits in the different classes
were excellent, no entrance fee
was charged and the citizens from
all sections of the county went to
see the display, caught inspiration
and encouragement to do better
work on their farms next year.
The corn and pig exhibits by the
boy's and girl's clubs were worthy
of the effort bestowed upon them,
and will greatly encourage the
boys and girls to greater effort.
This, however, was not Berrien's
first fair. Berrien had her county
agricultural fairs thirty-five or for
ty years ago.
Effort to. Free Lott.
Mr. G. W. Lott, the aged convict
who is serving a life sentence for
the homicide of his son several
years ago near Broxton in Coffee
county, is reported to be in a pre
carious physical condition and is
likely to die at any time.
llis attorneys, Messrs. John B.
Cooper, of Macon, and Calvin A.
Ward, of Douglas, are now making
an extra effort to secure for him a
pardon before he passes hence.
This homicide for which he is
serving the penalty is one of the
most unfortunate in the criminal
annals of Coffee county. However,
his relatives and the people of the
county generally,thinks he has suf
fered quite the sentence imposed
by the jury and, as he has only a
few more days on earth, that he
should be permitted to spend these
few days at home as a free man.
The hearing before Gov. Dorsey
will be held in a few days, and it
is understood that the application
for pardon will be strengthened by
a petition from hundreds of the
best citizens, including relatives,
of Coffee county, asking that his
application for pardon be granted.
Bennett Assumes Duties.
The District Court for the South
ern District of Georgia, Judge
Beverly 1). Evans presiding, con
vened in Macon last Monday morn
ing..
Hon. John W. Bennett was pres
ent and assumed the duties of
Fnited State's District Attorney
under special appointment by the
President, not being, as yet, eon
tinned by the Senate. The con
firmation is expected to take place
in a few days.
Mr. Bennett is anot her example
of how a country lad. without
wealth or prestige, has risen to
prominence by slieerdeteriniiiat ion
and force of character. He seized
his opportunities as they passed
his way. He stands to (he front in
all public enterprises.
Mr. Bennett's family residence
will be maintained at, Way one -,
but his official headquarters will
be in Macon.
St. Marys-St. Marks Canal.
Fernandina, Florida, has joined
St. Marys in her fight, fur the Si,
Marys-St. Marks ('anal, proposed
to he cut by way of the St. Marys
and Suwanee rivers arid connect
ing the At laut ie ocean at St. Marys
with the Gulf of Mexico at St.
Marks.
This is a project in which all
Sout h Georgia is vitally interested
and should lend assistance when
ever and whenever possible. The
cutting of this canal will settle
some of the agricultural problems
of the counties bordering on the
(tkefinokee swamp.
It would supply the necessary
drainage to bring into cultivation
of thousands of acres of some of
the finest farming lands in South
Georgia. This, in itself, is suffici
ent incentive for the people; of
Echols, Clinch. Atkinson, Ware
and Charlton counties to keep
their minds and hearts on this
movement and aid in bringing it
to success.
Berrien County’s Industry.
Eighty seven carloads and 218
baskets of tobacco, aggregating 1,-
570,032 pounds, of tobacco were
shipped out of Nashville over the
Ocilla f Southern railroad during
the past season. The freight paid
on this amount w as- $12,407.32.
The war tax amounted to $363.38.
In addition to this amount hand
led by the Ocilla Southern, two
car loads, aggregating 36,000 lbs.
was handled by the Georgia &
Florida. Then, estimating the
amount shipped by express and
freight and handled by trucks to
other markets because the ware
house facilities were inadequate in
the heaviest rush, the total crop
went well bbyond a million and a
half pounds. —Nashville Herald.
Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
I’EAKSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, Ot TOREK 10, 11)10
MEMORIES OF THE LONG AGO.
Berrien County’s Circulating Me
dium of 1867.
The year 1867 was a trying one
for tin- people of South Georgia,
and those of Berrien county were
no exception to the rule.
Everything was in a turmoil.
The people had not recovered from
the effects of the war. Money was
scarce, and provisions and cloth
ing wore high.
The people were cast ing about
for some means of relief. A mass
meeting of citizens was held, and
it was determined that Berrien
county should issue some scrip to
be used as a circulating medium
in addition to the little Fnited
States currency that was afloat.
Scrip was issued by, not only
Berrien county, but by Brooks,
Lowndes and other counties, by
the Atlantic and Gulf railroad,the
Quitman cotton factory, then
known as the Brooks County
Manufacturing ('ompany.
On the part of the counties the
Ordinary and Clerk of the Superior
Court, signed the scrip and put it
in circulation. My present recol
lection is that W. E, Connell was
the Ordinary and I). I’. Luke Clerk
of the Superior Court of Berrien
county at the time. I>. B. Luke
is still living at or near Cecil,
ninety or more years of age.
There was a bit of suspicion at
tached to this issue of scrip by the
people, and wV-n the Republican
congress passed an Act, during the
summer of 1867, taxing all these
issues of scrip ten per cent, upon
the amount put in circulation,
t here was a fit of denunciation —
not against congress —but of the
men whose names were signed to
the scrip, and it came near cost ing
these- two men, as holiest and
Straight forward as there was in
the county, their reputations for
t rut li and honesty. They were
condemned without stint.
Just what was the amount of
the scrip issued was known only
to Judge Lake and he, after the
tirade of abuse and criticism be
gan, vcr.\ wisely kept his mouth
scaled on the subject. It, was cur
rent at the time that it amounted
to between >30,000 and $25,000.
\t any rate it was. plentiful and
well circulated among the people.
At first il was received in good
faith and it was generally conceded
that it would have answered the
purpose intended and been retired
without injury to any one had
congress not inlerferred with the
expectation of getting a few thous
and dollars to help pay the war
debt. Then, as now, everything
was taxed save the air you breath
ed.
The ten per cent tax, of course,
put the scrip issue out of business.
It was made a criminal offense
against, tin* Federal government to
issue or use it. There was talk of
redeeming it, gradually, but the
legal fraternity could figure out no
way to do it w ithout getting into
trouble. Consequently the loss
fell upon those who had accepted
it in payment for merchandise.
This editor’s father pocketed a
loss of $2,000 without a muriner.
He knew the scrip had been Issued
in goad faith, was present at the
meeting of citizens that had au
thorized its issuance and that, cen
sure of anyone connected with it
was tantamount to censuring him
self and it would be unbecoming
of him as a man and a citizen.
There were many, however, who
did not take it so philosophically.
These became very abusive in their
denunciation of everybody connect
ed with it, and especially Judges
Connell and Luke whose names
appeared on the scrip—the simili
tude of money. For a time it was
feared that. Judge Luke would
The Battle of Olustee.
Uncle Jimmie Callaway, the
historian of the Macon Telegraph,
generally states correctly the facts
about which he writes. But in
writing of General Alfred IL Col
quilt, and his connection with the
battle of Olustee, he gets his facts
a little mixed.
He says: "General Colquitt liad
charge of two brigades and the
smaller one was commanded by
Col. Goo. I’. Harrison, in which
was the gallant Thirty-second
(leorgia.
"The bat tle was brought on near
Olustee by advance of the Sixty
fourth Georgia, supported by Col
quitt's brigade and Harrison’s.
General Colquitt commanded the
line of battle.”
The facts are the bat tle was
brought on by Florida troops-, in
cluding Villipigue’s battery of
Florida artillery. These troops
were under command of General
Bat. Finnegan, and had been
watching the Federate from the
time they advanced from Jackson
ville. The Federal’s superior
numbers forbade an engagement.
Reinforcements were expected.
General Finnegan's troops slowly
retreated, first to Bald win, then to
MacClenny, and then to Olustee,
harassing and checking the Fed
eral's advance.
Couriers kept Gen. Finnegan
advised of the approach of the re
inforcements and as soon, as con
venient he sought an interview
with Gen. Colquitt and they de
cided upon a plan of battle, Gcu.
< 'oliinitt taking command.
Gen. Finnegan's Florida troops,
including Villepigue’s artillery,
brought on the battle. An uncle
of the Tribune editor was a mem
ber of Villepigue’s Artillery, and
talking of the battle he said that
< 'olquil t's and Harrison’s brigades
were deployed in a crescent shape
and was laying down in the bushes
and sedge. Their presence was
unknown to Finnegan’s command,
as well as to the Federate, who ad
vanced rapidly almost up to the
battery of artillery. He expected
to be captured every moment, and
could not understand why the re
treat was not sounded.
At the supreme moment Gen.
Colquitt’s reinforcements rose up
out of the grass and charged the
advancing Federate and complete
ly overwhelmed them and chased
them back to Jacksonville.
But Gi n. Colquitt's sobriquet of
"I h-ro of < Mustee,” has never been
challenged.
suffer bodily harm from these
madmen.
It, resulted in the political death
of both of these men, and they
were no more responsible for the
situation than other good citizens
of the county who were afterwards
given political preferment,
x x x
It is fresh in the memory of
many Tribune readers that during
the panic of 1907 the Banks in
each county in this section formed
Clearing Houses and issued Clear
ing House Certificates to bridge
over the crisis.
This was a similar condition to
that of 1867. The purposes were
the same, but the plans different.
The Berrien county scrip was issu
ed on the faith of the county,
while the -Clearing House Certifi
cates of 1907 were issued upon the
faith of the Banks composing the
several Clearing Rouses, By care
ftil handling the latter was a suc
cess —business was kept at normal
and the issue was retired without
any body losing anything.
For Rent.
Wooden store building facing
King street, can give possession
September Ist, 1919. For further
information apply to Miss Eu
genia Allen, Pearson, Ga.
ATKINSON COUNTY.
Items of News Gathered from
Various Sources.
An order was passed Monday
afternoon by the county commis
sioners granting a public road
from 1). R, Corbitt’s home on the
Homerville road to Red Bluff
school house.
The farmers have commenced to
manufacture their cane crop into
syrup. There will be more syrup
made in this section than last year;
the cane crops are much better
generally than last year.
Go to Union Hill church to the
Sunday School rally. The people
of that community, four miles
southeast of Pearson, are expecting
you and will treat you royally.
It convenes next Sunday.
Brof. Cauley Taft tells us that
there is a tine attendance at the
Sat ilia Park school, the pupils are
energetic and enthusiastic in their
studies and he is expecting great
results to follow the efforts of him
self and assistant in leading the
pupils in the way of knowledge.
William Wilson, Jr., has taken
the teacher’s examination and is
expected to blossom out as a school
teacher. He is expecting to teach
at a school at the old still quarters
near li is home, seven miles south
of Pearson. There is no reason
why he should not succeed as a
school teacher.
A colored woman, living on one
of B. If. Tanner’s places on the
east side of the county, was shot
Saturday afternoon and seriously
wounded. Dr. H. P. Smith, of
Pearson, was called and ministered
to the needs of the wounded wo
man. It is claimed that the shoot
ing was accidental.
Fp to the typhoid vaccination
episode at Harmony Grove school
it was getting along finely under
the leadership of Prof. Sellars and
his young lady assistant. More
than a hundred pupils had enrolled
and they had taken hold of their
work enthusiastically and harmoni
ously. Hope the school will get
in line again right soon.
The vaccination at Harmony
Grove, ordered by School Superin
tendant J. G. Floyd, of Coffee
county, has practically put that
school out of business for a time.
Superintend ant Booth, of Atkin
son, under instruction from his
Board of Education, has issued
orders that no vaccination of any
sort should be submitted to with
out the expressed wishes of the
parents,or guardians, unless there
be a threatened epidemic. The
experience at Harmony Grove
school is not without its lesson
and reward.
The consolidated school at Ax
son will begin the scholastic year
next Monday. It is under the
management of Prof. Homer Cor
bitt, assisted by Prof. J. G. White,
Misses Belle Pafford and another
young lady whose name the Trib
une failed to learn. The citizens
of Axson aud vicinity are determ
ined to make this among the best
schools in the county. The Trib
une is glad this community is uni
ted on the school question and
working harmoniously together
for the education of their children.
The Tribune learns fVom a relia
ble source that a strong Methodist
church, with sixteen members, has
been organized at Sandy Bottom
as a result of the protracted ser
vices held there recently, in the
schuol house, by the Rev. W. C.
Balm, pastor of Pearson charge.
The community of Sandy Bottom
is an unusqally progressive one,
is forging ahead in matters of reli
gion and education. They have
a good school and school building;
they have a strong church organi
zation aud will have a church edi
fice in the very near future.
#I.OO A YEAR
Program Teacner’s Institute.
To be held at Pearson Public
School building Saturday, Oeto
ber 11th, 1919.
9:00. A talk with the teachers
by the Superintendent.
9:30. Sanitation and Health, by
Dr. H. P. Smith.
10:00. The place Beading holds
in the school curriculum by Prof.
Warren.
10:30. Prerequisite to High School
Work, by Miss Emily Curls.
11:00. Importance of Order and
how to maintain it, by Prof,
Sellars.
11:30. Members in the first three
Grades, by Miss Beulah Roberts.
12:00. Adjourn.
Dinner at the Teachers’ Table
at the Hotel will cos! only 35c.
1:30. Importance of Knowing the
meaning of Words and how this
should be taught, by Prof 11, M.
MeNeal.
2:00. How to teach the Primary
Grades, by Miss Margaret Liles.
2:30. General Discussion on the
Working Plan for the year.
Everybody is attend
these meetings, especially arc pat
rons, trustees and menib rs of the
School Board requested to attend
as much as possible.
Respectfully,
Sankky Booth, Supt.
Program Sunday-School Rally.
For Division Sunday School Con
vention, Sunday, October 12th,
at Union Hill church.
10:00. Song and prayer service,
led by Tom Corbitt.
10:15. Scripture reading, by Mrs.
Minnie Corbitt.
10:20. Ways of increasing the
Sunday School membership, bv
Miss Lilia I jOVC.
10:50. Hymn.
10:55. The Sunday-School pro
gram and what it should contain,
by J. <). White.
11:25. the ten efficiency or
( Banner School) points, by Sankey
Booth.
11:50. Measuring the efficiency of
the Sunday-School by marking
them on the division Chart, by
Dave Kirkland,
12:00. Who will pledge to gel,
their school to put in some one or
more of the Banner Sunday School
points, by Rev. AV. C. Kalin.
12:30. Adjourn.
Basket Dinner <>n The Ground
Afternoon session.
1:15. Song and prayer Service, by
IL H. Parker.
2:00. Scripture Reading, by Miss
Emily Curls.
2:05. What are good records and
how they help the Sunday-School,
by Rev. Dan Pearson.
2:35. Methods of teahing the
Lesson, by G. H. MingledorfT.
3:05. Hymn.
3:10. Bound table Discussion.
All are requested to make sugges
tions, give any helpful information,
or ask any question.
D. Kirk land, Division-Pres.
Naming a Postoffice.
The recent robbery of the post
office at Enigma recalls how the
village and postoffice came to be
named “Enigma.”
Many years ago, when the saw
mill of Weston & Gunn was locat
ed at that point on the old Bruns
wick <N Albany railroad which
is now the pretty little town of
Enigma, the late John B. Gunn
made application for a postoffiee.
I he application was granted, and
several names were sent in to the
department for the office’s chris
tening. All were rejected, for
various reasons, and after awhile
Mr. Gunn said: "Naming this
town seems to be an Enigma.”
“Make it that,” said Mr. Weston,
and the town was named.
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