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Official Newspaper of the County of Atkinson.
VOL. 5-NO. o 7
SOUTH GEORGIA.
News of Our Neighbors Told
in Pointed Paragraphs
Judge T. A. Parker has been
elected City Attorney by the
municipal authorities of Way cross.
Messrs. \V. V. Musgrove and
J. F. Patterson, of Homerville,
have purchased the turpentine
business of the DuPont Turpentine
Company from Mr. J. Radium.
Mr. Ludlam formerly resided and
did business in Wiljacoocbee.
Mr. A. \V. MeWather, the State
civil engineer who will have charge
of paved road construction in the
Eleventh congressional district,
will make his permanent head
quarters in Way cross, lie was in
Way cross a few days since for the
purpose of arranging for a location.
Col. ,T. 11. Gary, solicitor of the
City Court of Nashville, has been
solicited and accepted the job of
taking the census of the City of
Nashville. Col. Gary displays a
very commendable spirit in assum
ing the task of seeing that a cor
reel enumeration of tin' inhabi
tauts of his home city is made.
Miss Finnic Darley and Mr. W.
A. Howell, both of Homerville,
were quietly married on .Saturday,"
January dd. The bride is a niece
of Hr. it. S. Malone, of Pearson,
and a most admirable young lady.
The groom is a splendid young
business man of Homerville. The
Tribune extends congratulations.
According lo the St. Marys
Georgian the cutting out of the
Darien bridge has had so far little
effect on the patronage of the new
Sat ilia bridge. For the past, three
months the tolls amounted to #l,
(543.95. For the nine months of
its existence they total $-1,2114.53.
Jf this business continues the
bridge will pay for itself in six or
seven years.
The big Clinch county real
estate deal between the Varyan
Tnrpentii e Company and Messrs
W. V. Musgrove and W. T. & W.
IF Dickerson —mention of which
was made by the Tribune last
week —failed to materialize. How
ever. Mr. Musgrove has purchased
the interests of the Dickerson
brothers in the property, which
makes him the largest individual
land owner in Clinch county.
A mass meeting of Clinch conn
tv democrats will be held tomor
row. The meeting will elect a
new executive committee, and
give an expression of opinion;
w hether there should be an early
county primary; whether there
should be a second primary where
candidates do not receive a majori
ty vote; whether the county com
missioners should be nominated
by the voters of their respective
districts rather than by the entire
county. "
To provide homes for the people
who desire Lo become citizens of
Alma a local Jlnilding and IjOhii
Association will be organized. It
will assist the people building
homes for themselves. The pro
jectors are acting upon the broad
and true principle that “when a
man becomes a freeholder —owns
his home —ho at once becomes a
permanent citizen and tax-payer.”
It pays a man to own a home and
quit mpving. Some one has said
that “two or three moves is as de
structive as a fire."
What Mrs. Brenninger, of New York,
Says About Rat Poison.
Tried preparations that kill rats,
but RAT-SNAP is the only one
that prevents disagreeable odors
after killing. Also like IiAT SNAP
because it comes in handy cakes,
no mixing with other food. You
don’t have to dirty your hands, it’s
the best for household use.” Try
RAT-SNAP. Three sizes, 25e, 50c,
SI.OO. Sold and guaranteed by F.
R. McNeal.
County Financial Statement
The following bills were order
ed paid and vouchers drawn upon
the County Treasurer for each
separate item.
\Y. L. Kirkland $ 300.00
\V. M. Tanner 87.(50
R. it. Dickerson 15.00
Mrs. 11. Jordan 5.30
Rowan Corbitt 18.00
General Morgan 8.00
!<’. S. Welch 22.00
Rowan Corbitt 1(5.00
W. H. Purvis 2.00
Burroughs Add. Ma. Co.. (55.00
Marshall \ Bruce Co 1098.39
Evans Woodward Co KM.OO
B. S. Malone 4.00
Pearson Banking Co 42.00
E. W. Weathers 4.00
S. S. Parker, Agt 23.40
Dilburn Palmer 25.33
Bill Murray 4.00
Gordon Murray 20.00
Jesse Hardin 1.00
A. T. Minchew 21.#5
IF F. Sears 177.07
,1. (). Manor 12.80
Joe Crosby 50.00
G. IF Yost 21.50
Pearson Banking Co 12.00
Fester Corbitt 1.00
S. S. Parker, Agt 4(5.17
G. B. Mills 17.00
Bill Bennett 35.00
R. H. Dickerson 8.45
Fevi Courson <5.00
Pearson Banking Co 39.85
Pearson Banking Co 4.00
F. A. Hargreaves 75.00
Dan Metis 9.00
Foote & Davies 11 (5(5.(5(5
Mrs. Emma Guldens (5.00
Bill Bennett 3.75
It. IF Dickerson 75,00
Broughton Kirkland 4.15
Geo. Clements ' 1(5.20
Coy Belch 50.00
Mrs. B. S. Malone 9.72
Jesse Pafford 34.00
W. M. Sumner .75
N. M. Pafford 5.00
Hargreaves & Tyler 78.75
Will Maneil 1.80
Jeff Kirkland iii.til
R. W. McGahee 9.25
J. F. Humbert 3.00
Evans Woodward Co (54.2(5
Foote & Davies 27..30
Happ Bros Co 55(5.80
W. J. Summered 47.50
W. L. Kirkland 350.00
Jonas Pearson 8.00
Sadie Royal *. 5.00
Willie Myers 5.00
Rondon Rhem 3.00
Sallie Bennett 5.00
Florence Emerson 8.00
Harriet Carver 5.00
1 l’asson 40 00
Dave Weathers. 18.00
J. O. While .. (55.50
Joe Crosby 1.00
C. W. Williams 27.73
C. F. Murray 104.(50
Pearson Garage 27.1(5
F. W. Summerlin & C 0... 5.75
Pearson Banking Co 2504 50
Jeff Kirkland 43.50
J. M. Roberts 15 00
B. T, Aden 31.75
IF J. J. Markey 35.(52
Ben McLendon 22.50
J. M. Roberts 2.00
E. D. Heggelt 89.20
Sam Smith 19.80
Pearson Hdw. Store 111.27
Fester Book <N S. Co (5.09
It. IF Dickerson 12.50
Parker & Bennett 35.25
W. M. Corbitt 40.00
Parker Hdw. Co 28.00
W. <). James 17.50
J. S. Morris 35.00
C. F. Murray 4.00
John Manner 5.00
Archie 'luff 10.00
John Bennett 5.00
Pearson Banking Co 2.00
Pearson Tel. Co 8.75
W. M. Tanner 7(5 20
Pearson Banking Co, 25.77
Total $8453.28
Attested. Jan. sth, 1920.
Jeff Kirkland, Chairman.
H. A. Hargukavks, Clerk.
Col. John It. Cooper, of Macon,
is still hammering away at the
task of obtaining a pardon for Mil
ton Raw lings, who years ago was
convicted of murder in Lowndes
superior court, in connection with
the Rawlings Carter tragedy, and
sentenced to life imprisonment.
His father and two younger broth
ers were indicted and convicted
at the same time; the father was
hung, and Leonard and Jesse, the
brothers, were confined in the
penitentiary but has since been
pardoned.
Remember, subscriptions to the
Tribune are now $1,50 a year.
PEARSON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. JANUARY 1(>, 1020
SOOTH OEGHOIA PIONEERS.
James Allen, who was the First
Sheriff of Lowndes County.
The Tribune editor's ancestry
are interestingly interwoven in the
history of South Georgia.
The subject of this .sketch was
his great mu le, and for whom his
father was named. He was one of
eight brothers born in northwest
ern North Carolina, near Ohio.
The names of these eight brothers
wore Henry, William John, Don
nis, Isaac, James, David and Ben
jamin.
'They moved to South Georgia
with their parents soon after the
Revolutionary war and when il
was a wild, howling .wilderness,
and when neighbors were few and
far between. They squatted on
lands in what is now known as
Telfair county. The home was on
lhe high lands near Jacksonville
on tlie Ocmnlgee river. The coun
try was in its primeval state. The
Indians, sons of the forest, were
here and in their pristine glory;
wild animals —bears, panthers,
wolves, foxes, deer, wild cats, rac
coons, etc. —roamed the woods at
will; birds —largo, small and of
every plumage —abounded.
It was amid such environment
that these eight brothers grew to
manhood. There were no churches,
no schools, no civilizing influences
of any character save that of their
parents. They nafuraiiy grew up
well developed, mentally well bal
aneed, frontiersmen.
The t imeoame when these broth
ers were to go out into the world
for themselves. William and
Henry returned to the scenes of
their nativity. William made his
home in northeastern Ohio; hi.-;
sou, William, became the great
D emocrat ’of Ohio, and had the
honor of , being governor, and
I' n i ted Hi atos semi tot —a colleague
of Geo. IF Pendleton—from that
Stale. Henry settled in north
wos I ern Noil ii < roliuu, near where
he was born, lie lived only a few
years after moving back. However,
his posterity are numerous in that
section.
John moved to the western frou
l ier and set t ied in Mississippi. He
was the father of the celebrated
"Private” John Alien, who was
elected to congress from that .State
soon after the civil war and recoil
struct ion, and acquired consider
able fame as a joker. In spinning
his yarns he displayed all thechar
aeteri.slies of a frontiersman and u
real child of nature.
Benjamin Franklin Allen went,
to Florida about the tihie she was
admitted lo statehood. He fell in
with the leaders, read law, was ad
mitted to the Florida bar. He
engaged in politics; became At
lorney,General of the Stale, and
before his term of office, expired
was killed in a political broil.
Dennis, my grandfather, set fled
on t lie land on which Hie city of
Thomasvilic is now located. He
drew four lots of land in a body
from (lie Si'ite. lb- raised five
children —three sons' and two
daugliteis.
Isaac settled at Dry Fake, near
the present line of Brooks and
Thomas counties, and reared a
large family of children, whose
posterity are among the progres
sive people of Brooks county.
David settled in Hiberty county,
about five miles cast of Fudowici.
He also reared - a large family of
children. His oldest daughter was
the wife of Col. Theodore S. ilcriol.
and they were among the first set
tlers of Pearson. Their four chi id
ren —Clarence, George, a daughter
and Benjamin—were born here.
Their home has undergone remodel
ing and is now occupied by Mrs.
Minnie F. Corbitt and children.
James settled ou the Withlacoo
cbee river not far from the present
[town of llah ua. He opened up a
Pitching tiis Crops.
You ought to have that crop
pitched for 1920. I f you have not,
don’t wait till the last moment
and then decide to plant it all in
cotton. No farm dependent ex
clusively oil cotton ever made any
money. Euless economic condi
tions change rapidly, there never
will be a cojfon farmer with any
money ahead. It is doubly sure
that lie will not do anything re
markable with the boll weevil
after him. Don’t plant too much
cotton in 1920. Remember how
blue you fell about it in August
and .September this year. —Cor-
dele Sentinel.
small farm but devoted Hie greater
portion of bis time to hunting,
trapping and fishing. As has been
indicated lie was reared a frontiers
man aiid he took no delight in
civilization, nor anything akin to
civilization.
He lieeame a citizen of Lowndes
whim (hat county was created from
Irwin. He was chosen sheriff and
assisted in the organization of the
county. Near his home was a
blockhouse, built by the set tlers
as a means of protection from the
Indians who were constantly com
mitting depredations and some
limes violence on the settlers.
It was at this block house the
. oftic-ials of t ile new county met (0
i perfect its organization. The
county seat selected was located
about a mile from his home. He
alone demurred to the selection,
lie did not like it; it was bringing
civilization too near to him.
The new county seat was chris
tened Eranklinville and someshow
| being made to build a town there
lie ((mid stand if no longer, lie
sold his place, quit tlie Sheriff’s
office after having served about a
year, mid moved further south,
well info the frontier. He.settled
on the south side of the Piscola
creek about five miles south of
Quitman. He opened a farm —
known for many years as I he Spain
place—but In* eoiilinudtl lo hunt,
trap and fish for a livelihood.
lie remained at this location
until the ereat ion of 1!rooks county,
i lie select ion of Quitman as the
county seat am! the building of a
town commenced, lie becaiiiedis
contented, if was bringing civiliza
tion too near to him. He.sold his
farm and moved to the frontier of
Florida, on the Suwannee river in j
the Witiquepin section of Madison
county. Ho lived there until his
death at the ripe old age of 103
yea rs and <i months.
His life was a remarkable one
noLouly as lo longevity, but in
physical nietamorpbases. He be
came totally blind after passing
his fourscore years, but required
his sight in about ten years so that
lie could see as well as when a
child. In his ninety lifth year he
was physically fit and did the
plowing for a one-horse farm. It
was said that a year or two before
he died lie could jump astride the
tallest horse in the neighborhood
where he lived.
•■j He grew up without education,
and when Sneriff of Lowndescoun
ty his penmanship consisted of
knowing how to scrawl his name.
None of his family could read or
write, but they were possessed of a
,mi per abundance of native* ability
in looking after their business
affairs.
(To be coniinned.)
When Yfiiir Farm Stock is Silk, Leak
For Rats.
Disease among farm animals
don’t just happen. Rats are car
riers of dangerous plagues —hog
; cholera, foot and mouth disease
and that terrible of all scourges* —
Bubonic plague. Farmers should
throw around premises EAT KNAP
It’s sure and safe. Three sizes, 25c,
iO3e.sU.oo. Sold and guaranteed
by F. E McNeal
GRAND AND TRAVERSE JURORS
Drawn for Atkinson Superior
Court, January Term, 1920.
By his Honor, J. I. Suinmerall,
Judge of said Court, on the s(sfh
day of J urn, 1919:
GRAND .1 URORS.
J. A. Gaskins, Lacy Hall,
E. Corbett, Charlie Merritt,
G. \Y. Hadsock, AY. IF Purvis,
Richard Vickers. Martin C. Corbitt
Richard Thigpen,Hacy F. Sutton,
Oliver "White, 1). Weathers,
Ike Minchew, A. D. Brooker.
I). A. Smith, 'lenient,
P. M. Fang, Otis Paulk.
Joe McDonald, .1. M. Roberts,
F. E. McNeal, J. I. McMillan,
Dan Motts, Sr., Ed. O’Brien,
J. W. Morris. J. E. Gaskins,
•Inn.Paulk, l P.'ksiC, W. Williams,
J. IF McKinnon,.!. F. Rambert.
TRAVERSE jurors.
.1. W. I)clk, 11. E. Brown,
J. R. Riteh, Gray Meeks,
IF F. (FQiiinn, A. T. Minsliew,
W. IF Kirkland, E. A. Clement,
G. W. Daniel, A. IT. Lewis.
Daniel Woods, J. M. Meeks,
Dan Courson, Rowan Pafford,
G. A. Gillis, D. Kirkland,
li. Morris. Jr. IF F. Lankford,
Elijah Melts, Je-se ('orbitt,
K. D. Kirkley, IT. F. Sutton,
C. W. Harrell, Talm’gc Newbern
().(>. Wilson, F. M. Guthrie,
Charlie Adams, Robert Maine,
John Vickers, GeorgHTuoker,
J. M. Deen, Newton Paffork,
I!. G. (Mierry, Sr.,John 1). Paulk.
T. J. Rickelson, David IF Corbitt.
Farm for Rent.
I have a nice farm for rent,
about forty-live acres in cultiva
tion. Renter to furnish own slock.
Dwelling has five rooms. See
F. M. Muu.is, Pearson, Ga.
Minutes Board of Education.
The Board of Education met in
regular session 1 >ecemberslh, 1920,
P. M. Fang, E. Corbett and Thom
as Morris, Sr., present.
The Superintendent was ordered
to keep on hand for reasonable dis
tribution, crayon anc erasers for
i he schools.
The .Superintendent’s salary was
placed at $1,500 for the year 1920,
If was ordered that the Ever
green school be paid $25 on paint
ing' the school house and $lO on
ol her expenses.
It was ordered that windows be
furnished Mt. Zion school house,
Fiddlers Green school was paid
$25 on painting. *
A bill of $173 was approved for
Hiberty school house for ceiling
material.
It was ordered that the appro
prialion for Illiteracy work be. dis
continued. (The Superintendent
and teachers will carry on the
work, however.)
The Superintendent was elected
Atlcndanefe officer at a solary of
S3OO for I he year J 920.
'l’he following accounts were au
dited and ordered paid. An item
ized statement of these aeounts is
on file in this office, also in the
office of the State Superintendent.
Supt. and M. 15. E $ 135.00
Focal systems 21.00
Incidentals 494.65
White teachers 2.588.75
Colored teachers 1(58.25
Total $ 3,407.96
No other business coming before
the Board, it was adjourned to
meet again the first Mond«y in
February, 1920.
San key Booth, <’. S. S.
Rub My-Tism is a great pain killer. It
relieves pains and smeness caused by
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains, etc.
Mr. J. A. White Says “If You Have an
Automobile, Keep Rat-Snap.”
“If 1 knew about RAT-SNAP
last winter, would have saved $l2O
M.v car was in the garage for a few
weeks during bad weather; when I
went take it out, found that rats
had eaten great holes in two new
tires. Got them later with RAT
SNAP.” Three sizes, 25c, 50c,
SI.OO. Sold and guaranteed by F.
iis. McNeal.
s!..">() A YEAH
Program for Press Meeting.
Convention called to order by
the President,
Prayer, by Rev. Arthur 11. Rob
inson, Adel.
Welcome Address, Mrs. Edna
Cain Daniel, Quitman Free Press.
Response, B. T. Allen, Pearson
Tribune.
Roll Call and Reading Minutes.
Some Problems Which Confront
Us, Royal Daniel, Quit-man Free
Press.
How to Economize in Produc
tion, Jack Williams, Waycross
Jon rnal-llerald.
How to Conserve Newsprint, E.
F. Turner, Valdosta Times.
How to Increase Profits:
Advertising, Y'olney Williams,
Waycross Journal Herald.
Subscriptions, A. C. Sweat,
Nashville Herald.
Job Printing, J. K. Simmons,
President of Georgia Press Associ
ation.
From a Policy Viewpoint, W. G.
Sullive, Savannah Press.
The Benefits of a 12-eui Column,
V . T. Anderson, Macon Telegraph.
How 1 Run my Newspaper, Mrs.
W. li. Robinson, Charlton County
Herald.
The Business Office Problems,
W. IF Frier, Douglas Enterprise.
From a Womans Viewpoint,
Miss Emily Woodward, Vienna
News.
Round Table Discussion.
Elect ion of ( MTieers.
Selection next Place of Meeting.
Adjournment.
During the session, which begins
at 10 o’clock, lunch will he served
wit houl iuterupling I he discussion.
Visitors of north of Atlanta
should leave Atlanta on the Val
dosta Pullman not later than Sun
day nigh i.
Visitors north of Macon should
leave Macon not later than Sunday
night on the Georgia Southern cN
Florida for Valdosta.
Visitors from Savannah and
Southern Georgia should arrive oil
Atlantic Coast Fine Pullman leav
ing Savannah Sunday midnight.
Should connecting trains al-Val
dosta arrive late Monday morning,
missing the Atlantic Coast Him;
for Quitman, automobiles will be
scut over to bring them through
the country. Simply telephone
the Free Press in Quitman if yen
miss your connection in Valdosta.
Come prepared to remain over
Monday night and at lend Tuesdays
sessions if possible,
IF M. Milken, Secretary,
W. T. Shytlk, President.
Call for League of Nations.
President W ilson, Monday, issu
ed the call for the first meeting of
the council of the league of nations,
lo be held at Paris at 10:30 a. in.
Friday. It entente nations which
have become a parly to the ex
change of ratification of the treaty
of Versailles and will not be made
public until it has been transmit
ted by them lo their government.
The United States will not be
represented at the meeting of the
council, which is expected to pro
vide for the setting up of a num
ber of commissions, immediate cre
ation of which to carry out certain
provisions of the treaty* manda
tory.
Bought Wife a Pistol.
A certain Tattnall county farm
er purchased a revolver for his
wife while tramps were plentiful a
xvhile back, and insisted upon (ar
got practice, so that she could de
fend herself during his absence.
After a bullet was dug out of his
leg and the cow was buried he said
she had better do her shooting
with her mouth, as was her wont,
which, although explosive more or
less, was not necessarily fatal, —
Tattnall Journal.
“I Lost My Best Customers Thru Rats,"
Writes J. Adams. •
“I used to have the busiest Res
taurant in j.own until news spread
that the kitchen was infested with
rats; lost a lot of my host, custom
ers until I tried RAT SNAP.
Haven’t a pest in the place now.
Restaurants should use RAT
SNAP.” Three sizes, 25c, 50c,
SI.OO. Sold and guaranteed by F.
E. McNEAL,
