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PEARSON ©TRIBUNE
VOL. 5-XO. 26
SOUTH GEORGIA.
News of Our Neighbors Told
in Pointed Paragraphs
The Souther aviation field near
Arnerieus is practically abandoned.
It has no flyers there now.
The people of Brunswick have
formed a permanent organization
to advocate a commission form of
government for the city, as a mat
ter of economy.
Alma is anxious that the Bacon
county Board of Trade be reorgan
ized. A properly conducted Board
of Trade is a good institution for
any county to have.
Mrs. Rilza Tanner Byrd, daugh
ter of B. 11. Tanner, of Coffee coun
ty was married a short time ago to
Mr. Noah llolton, of Lyons, Ga.
They will reside there.
The Colquitt county fair is on
this week, and the exhibits are
said to be excellent. Colquitt is
a splendid county and her possi
bilities are yet unknown.
The Adel News passes the word
along that Bob Dickerson is mak
ing good as a superior court judge,
and that Jess Lovett is doing like
wise as a solicitor general.
< ioilla's new hotel is to be local
ed on the corner opi>osite the Bap
tist church, more than a block
away from the business section of
the city. Work on it is to com
mence at an early date.
The Clinch County Sunday-
School Association has just held a
two days meeting at Stockton. ,1.
Levin Bafford and W. B. Cornelius,
both of Stockton, are the President
and Secretary respectively.
Alapaha is to have another big
saw mill. It will be the property
of the “Albemarle Lumber Com
pany," just incorporated. It lias
recently purchased a big body of
timber in the northwest portion of
Berrien county.
The Georgia and Florida railroad
will run a special train from Doug
las to Valdosta, during fair week,
for the accommodation of the visi
tors to the Georgia-Florida fair.
The schedule will no doubt be a
convenient one.
T'te Albany Herald says the
pecan growers are busy gathering
their crops, and that the supply is
equal to about one-fifth of the de
mand. Here is room for South
Georgia to widen out with a great
expansion. Grow pecans.
One of the most beautiful epi
sodes of the Cook county fair was
the presentation to the young
county by Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Peel,
of Atlanta, of an oil painting of
Gen. Phil. Cook, the county’s name
sake. Mrs. Peel is a daughter of
Gen. Cook.
Coffee superior court will be in
special session next week for the
trial of criminal business. The
docket is stupendous. The recent
grand jury, with Moses Griffin as
foreman, has endeavored to clean
up the patch. They did faithful
work for two weeks.
The death of Mr. J. T. Relihan
takes away one of the old land
marks of Douglas, and one who has
done a noble part in the progress
and upbuilding of the city since
he became a citizen in 1896. He
is survived by nine children —four
daughters and five sons. He was
in his sixty fifth year.
It is conceded, by all who saw
the Cook county fair, that it was
a most creditable industrial and
live stock exposition. The better
part of the show were the boys
and girls who are to be the future
men and women of that splendid
young county, and who are to il
lustrate her tone and character.
Two Proclamations.
Gov. Hugh M. Dorsey has just
promulgated two interesting pro
clamations. One gives official
State recognition to the’Third Roll
Call" of the American Red Cross.
The Governor says that the work
of the American Red Cross is wor
thy and should meet the hearty
response of every good citizen.
The roll call begins next Sunday
and continues through November
11th.
Both the Chapters in Atkinson
county, the local chapter al Villa
coocliee and the county chapter at
Pearson are anxious that every
citizen within their jurisdictions
should become members by paying
the $1 membership fee. The Tri
bune urges all our people to in
terest themselves in the matter.
The Atkinson county Chapter,
at it’s last meeting, elected Prof.
Sankey Booth chairman of the
Third Roll Call, and adopted a
resolution that the money raised
by the roll call shall be expended
so far as necessary in keeping the
children of indigent parents in
school. This is laudable and
should inspire a large proportion
of our citizens to become members.
The other proclamation desig
nates November 19th as Georgia
Products Day, when the dinners
of the State shall be composed en
tirely of Georgia products. The
Georgia Chamber of Commerce has
arranged a prize contest for the
day, under the following rules and
regulations:
The prizes will be awarded by a
committee of three composed of
Col. Wm. Lawson Peel, Asa Can
dler, Sr., and Wilmer L. Moore, of
Atlanta, and decisions will be rend
ered awarding the prizes about
December first, 1919. All bills
of fare and descriptions of events
must reach the offices of the
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
within five days after November
19th, to be considered by the
judges. In reaching their decisions
the judges w ill consider variety of
products served, number of people
served in proportion to population
of the county in which dinner is
held, and price of ticket to dinner.
No ticket can be sold for more
than one dollar per plate, and
those contesting are permitted to
charge less if they so desire. No
event w ill be eligible to contest for
prizes unless application has been
made of the Georgia Chamber of
Commerce to hold an official
event, which application will be
granted upon request, without ex
pense to the applicant.
„ PRIZES.
Public dinners: For the best
menu served, a first prize of $lO, a
second prize of $5.
Public dinners: For the largest
attendance at any one dinner jn
proportion to population of county
in which dinner is held, a brize of
$5. This prize may go to those
winning any other prize.
, Domestic Science class dinners:
Besides being eligible for first and
second prizes, an engraved certifi
cate will be given to the Domestic
Science class giving the best all
round dinner.
Hotel dinners: To the hotel
presenting the best menu and most
attractive card, a framed engraved
certificate is offered as first prize
in this centest.
Home dinners: To stimulate
holding “Home” Georgia Products
Dinners for the best description of
a dinner in this class, a prize is
offered consisting of some house
hold article, to be selected by the
judges, to the value of $5.00, suit
ably inscribed for the occasion.
Communicate with the Georgia
Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta,
Georgia, for further particulars.
We will pay you cash for your
com and hay.
Adams, Sutton & Co.
Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, ()(’TOREK 31. 1019
MEMORIES OF THE LONG AGO.
The Religious Status of Nash
ville in the Year 1867.
In 1867 there was but one church
building iu Nashville, owned by
(lie Methodist South Georgia Con
fereuee. 11 was erected by the
citizens but the deed, to the land
for a church building site and a
graveyard was made to the Con
ferenec and in that way it became
Methodist property. It was a
small wooden structure and locat
ed just across tht street from the
present Methodist building.
The building, having been erect
ed by the united help of all the
citizens, it was used for preaching
services by all denominations who
desired.
Rev. John M. Hendry, whose
home was in Brooks county,
preached for the Methodist con
gregation once a month, on Satur
day and Sunday.
Elder M. F. Morgan preached
for the Missionary Baptist congre
gation once a month, on Saturday
and Sunday.
Elder Ansel Parish, Primitive
Baptist, pleached occasionally in
the court house, generally on his
return from an appointment at
Flat Creek church, about five
miles north of Nashville. lie liv
ed about seven miles south of
Nashville. He declined the use of
the Methodist house.
There was a Sunday-School held
in tlu" Methodist house. It wavs
organized as an Union Sunday-
School ami everybody attended.
Judge Henry T. Peoples was the
superintendent. He was a good
mau and made a splendid executive
officer. The literature was from
an Union Sunday-School publish
ing house. The song books used
was the Amaranth, published by
Dr. It. M. Mclntosh, professor of
music in Emory college. There
was not the slightest suggestion of
“Rag Time” music in the book.
There was no organ or musical
instrument of any kind, and any
body who could would pitch the
tunes. All sang and the music
was grand. Old Uncle Edmund
Morris usually was depended upon
to pitch the tunes ami he was re
liable.
The attendance upon church
services and Sunday-School was
good; the house was alwayspacked
to its utmost capacity, and a true
spirit of worship prevailed every
service.
However, some ludicrous hap
penings occurred. The Statesboro
preacher, who stopped in the
midst of the services, got his gun
and killed the jaybird, was paral
leled by Elder Morgan who, wheh
in the midst of his Sunday morn
ing sermon, saw a chicken eating
hog catching and devouring his
little chickens deliberately stop
ped, went to his home, got his gun
and killed the hog. He then re
turned to the waiting congrega
tion and finished the services as if
nothing had happened.
The pulpit was at the front end
of the building; the entrances were
on either side of the pulpit. Elder
Morgan was filling a Sunday morn
ing appointment. Uncle W. D.
(Dumps) Griffin was in tl*e con
gregation and a little tipsy. He
happened to see a cow jump into
his cornfield, which was in plain
view, and began eating his corn.
He got up, went to the pulpit and
apologized to the preacher for
leaving before services had ended,
but stated that “He had to run a
d —d old cow out of his cornfield.’’
In October the annual meeting
of Smyrna Missionary Baptist As
sociation was held in Nashville on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Elder O. C. Pope, of Mill town,
served as Moderator at this session,
and Hon. James F. Goodman, of
Nashville, was the clerk. The
Annual Teacher's Institute.
The Teachers of Atkinson coun
ty were in session last week, under
the direction of Supervisor L S.
Smith, holding the regular annual
institute.
Prof. Simth spent Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday visiting
the schools of the county. The
regular exercises of the institute
began Thursday morning and con
tinued through Friday, lie is well
pleased with the manner in which
the county is organized for the
year’s work, and especially the
splendid discipline that obtained.
The lectures were good and in
spiriting and all the teachers pres
ent gave rapt attention, not seem
ing to grow weary or bored. The
program of exercises was well ar
ranged and adhered to without
deviation.
Misses Banks and Thompson
busied themselves in the organiza
tion of the classes illiterates, with
what success the Tribune has not
learned. The Pearson class is an
enthusiastic one, numbering about
twenty five, and the pupils are
learning rapidly. The Tribune is
deeply interested in this work and
hopes that by the time the 1920
census is taken Atkinson county’s
illiteracy will be reduced to a
minimum.
Prof. Smith and his assistants
became very much interested in
the Booth Method of imparting
knowledge and, after a number of
tests, commented most favorably
upon the results that can be ob
tained by its use, especially in the
primary grades.
Altogether the first Annual In
stitule for the teachers of Atkin
son county was a success and in
every way helpful. The leaders
and teachers were congenial, will
ing to teach and be taught, creat
ing the* utmost harmony and good
fellowship.
Southern Georgian Watchman.
The old newspaper, “Southern
Georgian Watchman," purported
to have been published in Valdos
ta .lime 12, 1800, was really not
printed in Valdosta but in Troup
viiJe, four miles away. Valdosta
did not become the county seat of
Lowndes until 1800. The DeLyon
brothers, Isaac and Leonorean,
owned a printing plant at Troup
ville, the then county seat, and
had published the “Southern Geor
gian Watchman” for a number of
years, which accounts for the state
ment “Volume 8, Number 9.” When
Valdosta succeeded Troupville as
the county seat, they printed the
paper in Troupville and circulated
it from Valdosta. They intended
to move the plant to Valdosta but
the sounding of the tocsin of war
put a stop to the program. The
plant of “The South Georgia
Times,” established in 1867, was a
new one and that newspaper was
the first really and actually printed
in Valdosta, it was printed
on a sheet 22 x 32 inches and
the subscription price was $3 a
year:
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Association was held under a
brush arbor near where the old
wooden Baptist church was lo
cated.
It. was a great meeting; the time
was not taken up in discussing fi
nancial embarassments and cut
ting out work for the churches to
perform in order to relieve the sit
uation. The messengers attended
to the business which their church
es had sent them there to transact,
but the exercises were largely de
votional. There were a number
of conversions during the Associa
tion.
In 1867 the religious atmosphere
of Nashville was without dissimu
lation; it was vital and healthy.
What is the present status ?
ATKINSON COUNTY.
Items of News Gathered from
Various Sources.
Mrs. W. M. Sutton, of Kirkland,
visited over in Berrien comity last
week and was the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. W. Henry Mathis.
There will be a box supper to
night at the Sandy Bottom school
house. It is to be a benefit for
the new Methodist church organiz
ation.
Sheriff Leggett and Mr. Joe
O’Steen, of Atkinson county, went
to Baxter, Fla., a few days since
and brought a prisoner back with
them..
The funeral of a daughter of Mr.
Wm. Andrews was preached at
Wesley Chapel last Sunday by
Rev. .lowers. Owing to the con
fused announcement only a few
people were present.
Misses Carolyn and Margaret
Kirkland, who are attending the
E. D. A. 3., at Douglas, came home
to attend the funeral and inter
ment of their grandmother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Kirkland.
The Faculty of Willacooehee
High School cordially invites the
next monthly, session of the At
kinson county teacher’s institute
to meet with them. It, will be held
tomorrow week, November 8.
It is current that Miss Melva
Corbitt has resigned as principal
of the Kirkland school to accept a
better paying place at Cogdell.
The Tribune has not learned who
lias succeeded her at Kirkland,
It is a very important matter
that the voters of Atkinson coun
ty be registered, especially if they
expect to vote in the elections
of next year. In making his
rounds Tax Collector Corbitt will
have the registration books with
him and you should meet him at a
convenient time and place and
properly write your name therein.
It is unfortunate for the music
class at Ax son that the teacher
has failed to secure an instrument.
The class can not be taught with
out an instrument. It is told that
some of the trustees object to an
instrument being put even in the
cloak room of the school building,
and yot a campaign to raise money
to buy a school piano is being
launched;but, perhaps, the trustees
have it in mind to build a studio
separate from the main building.
That would be good.
The civic committee of the
Woman’s Club of Willacooehee, in
the lasl issue of the Times, read the
City Dads and the Marshal of that
city a lecture spiked with caustic
and vitriol. If that lecture doesn’t
clean up Willacooehee a funeral
cortege will surely result. But,
truly, there is too much trash and
filth all over Atkinson county, not
ouly in the towns aud villages, but
at the country homes. Our people
are taking too little pride in their
homos and surroundings. They
act as if they are only temporary
stay-places.
Many Letters from Senators.
According to the Cordele Senti
nel, about three hundred people of
that county received letters last
week from Senator Harris and
Smith with reference to tho recent
petition sent them asking them to
support President Wilson and the
League of Nations. Senator Har
ris merely thanked the Crisp coun
ty people for their indorsement of
his position and said that ho was
glad to know that he was in ac
cord with their views. Senator
Smith went into lengthy discussion
of the League of Nations and under
took to show that it would result
in low priced cotton and high
priced potash.
#I.OO A YEAR
The Death Angel's Harvest.
Three of the splendid grand-
of Atkinson county have
been called away since the last
issue of the Tribune.
It is sad to think that the links,
which bind the glorious past to
tne roseate present and future, are
fast being removed from the chain
and creating a new era of diverse
aspirations and results.
May the lessons garnered fnnri
the ripe experience of those dear
grandmothers be cherished more
and more and practiced with
greater assiduity than ever before.
They are lessons of wisdom and
truth, and guided by them our feet
are placed on a sure foundation of
honor and integrity.
GILL.
On Thursday evening Mrs, Gill,
eighty-five years of age, the verier
able mother of our esteemed fel
low-citizens, Messrs. W. M. Joyce
and Frank Higgs, was called from
time to eternity.
The Tribune has been able to
get but few facts connected with
the life of this dear woman; people
who know her say she was an ex
cellent woman and esteemed by
all. May her examples of right
living guide the children and
grandchildren that the same praise
may be accorded them.
PAULK.
Friday morning Mrs. Samantha
Paulk received the summons and
was borne away from earth to
mansions prepared for “Those who
love and await His appearing.”
She was the •daughter of Hon.
Hiram Sears, Sr., and the wife of
Hon. Dennis Paulk. Her parents
and husband have been dead for
many years. She was the mother
of two children, a son and a
daughter, both of whom preceded
her to the grave.
The daughter, Mariam, inter
married witli Mr. Joe Peterson.
They died several years ago, leav
ing four children —Mrs. Dan S.
Wall, Mrs. George Touch ton, Mr.
Dennis Peterson and Miss Avie
Peterson. Her later years were
devoted to properly raising and
educating these four grandchildren,
whose parents died when they
were small.
She was the last of her parents
eleven children —four sons and
soven daughters —to pass away,
and was in her eighty-second year.
Mrs. Paulk was a Christian wo
man, a devout member of tho
Methodist church, and died fully
persuaded that “lie is able to keep
that which she had committed uu
to Him until that great day.”
The interment was in the Wil l
aeooehee cemetery Saturday morn
ing
PEARSON.
Another mother in Iserai, Mrs.
Delilah Pearson, was called to her
eternal reward, Sunday afternoon,
in her eighty fifth year.
With her family is connected
much of the best history of old
Coffee county. Her father, her
brothers, her husband, Judge
James S. Pearson, and her son,
Rev. Daniel J. Pearson, held many
officers of trust and responsiblity
in the old county. Her husband
made Coffee county a present of
fifty acres of land upon which
the courthouse and the business
portion of the city of Douglas is
built.
Mrs. Pearson was the mother of
eight qhildren —two sons and six
daughters. She is survived by
one son and live daughters, and a
host of grandchildren and great
grandchildren. One sister, Mrs.
Sampie Smith, and one brother,
Hon. Daniel Gaskin, of Douglas,
also survive her.
She was a woman of robust
health and her life was one of
strenuous activity until a few days
before her death. When the time
of her departure came, she folded
her arms and went to sleep with
the full assurance of an eternal
life beyond this vale of tears. She
had “fought a good fight” She had
“kept the faith.”
The interment was Monday
afternoon in Union Hill cemetery.
