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Mr. and Mrs. 15. L. Murray had
as their guest last Sunday Mr.
Wm. Underwood of Waycross.
Mrs J. B. White states she does
not like Nabuuta as a place of re
sidence, aud they may locate in
Florida.
Mrs. 11. 1,. Lankford and child
ren are attending the Georgia-
Florida Fair this week, and visiting
relatives in Valdosta.
Mrs. Irene Harper, of Blaeks'hear,
is visiting at the homes of Mr. 11.
F. Sears and other relatives in the
Union Hill community.
Mr. .?. C. Adams lias recovered
his male hog he advertised in the
Tribune. He says: Thanks to the
Tribune's thorough publicity.
Mrs. J. M. Meeks went up lo
Macon Wednesday night where she
will join her sister. Mrs. A. E.
Eozar, and the two will attend the
State Fair.
The Pearson Ginning Company
has closed down its plant for the
season. This would intimate that
the cotton season is over in Atkin
soil county.
Mrs. Jeff Kirkland, accompanied
by her daughter, Cleo, and soil,
Broughton, and Miss Carrie Skip
per, is attending the Georgia Flor
ida Fair at Valdosta.
Miss Francis Harbin is spending
the week at Hopkins with her
parents. Kev. T. M. Luke is sup
plying her place as teacher in
Pearson public school.
The marriage of Miss Lois Eliza
belli May, of Adel, to Mr. Asa
Lopez Day, of Douglas, isantiounc
ed by her parents to occur the
latter part of the month.
Mr. David M. Douglass arrived
from Maitland. Fla., last Friday
morning and has been shaking the
hands of his many friends since,
lie will go home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Kindall A. Pafford
are visiting her daughter, Mrs. J.
W. Pearson, of the Union Hill
community. 11 is understood that
they have moved from llopkins to
Waycross.
The Tribune is pleased to an
nounee that the Stork has kindly
brought to the home of Atkinson
county's genial tax receiver, Mi
ll. W. Corbitt, a pretty little baby
daughter. Congratulations Wei
born.
County Warden, R. If. Dicker
son, returned Saturday nighi from
Jacksonville, Fla . where heattend
ed t he annual eon vent ion of the Na
tiouai Prison Association and had
the time of bis existence. Dick
says it is really great to attend
one of these meetings.
Miss Mary E. Allen who, until
the death of her aunt. Miss Susan
Whitaker, lived in Valdosta, is now
residing with her brother, the
editor of the Tribune. She left
Friday morning for a short stay
wiih her nephew, Mr. Aubrey
Allen, aud family of Albany
Mr. Roy Paulk of Willacooebee
and 1 »i. J. S. Morris and Lonnin
Pearson of Pearson are the champ
ion fishermen to date. They went
fishing iu Satilla river, near l aii
fax, and brought home with them
a string of bream and perch meas
uring nine feet iu lengtii. They
divided with all their neighbors.
These fish were caught with hook
and line.
The Southland through passed
ger train running between Chicago
and Jacksonville w ill be reinstated
about N'ov. 15, according to an
iiou cement made this morning
by raiboad offh-ials. 'Phis train
operates only during the winter
mouths ami is run primarily for
handling tourist travel.
Institute at Methodist Church
The little Sunday-School pro
gram at the Methodist church last
Sunday was enjoyed by a splendid
crowd. Many expressed them
selves as being greatly benefitted
by the suggestions, which were of
fered by the speakers, who were
our own home talent.
We were disappointed by not
having some experts in Sunday
School work with us, but never
theless we feel that some of our
own workers will soon be experts
—judging from the start they
made.
Aiter preaching by the Pastor,
on the text found in St. John 8:32,
the congregation repaired to the
table in the rear of the church
yard, which was heavy laden with
the best things imaginable. It
was surely no expression of hard
times.
The afternoon’s program was
ably carried out and we feel sure
will be helpful in days to come.
Several on the program not be
ing present a number of impromp
tu speeches were made on subjects
suggested. These proved that
many of our people are awake to
the needs of the hour. The follow
ing were some of the subjects dis
cussed:
"How shall we keep up interest
in (he Sunday School.”
“Nature of good music in the
Sunday School.”
"Religioi in the Sunday-School.”
“The relation of the Sunday-
School to the church.”
“Recreation of the Sunday-
School.”
"Our duty to neglected child
ren.”
“Value of little things initially
neglected.”
“Boosting the Sunday School."
The following took part in the
above discussions: Col. G. 11.
Mingledorff, Prof. S. Booth. Messrs.
J. \V. Roberts, 11. 11. Parker. J. <).
Stanaland. M. I). I tout hit, E. K.
Skipper. Mrs. B. S- Malone and
Mrs. 11. H. Parker. Little Miss
Mary Luke gave a recitation on
the necessity of "Boosting” in the
plaeo-of " Knocking.”
“God give us another day like
111 is."
T. M. Luke, Pastor.
Death of D. L. Solomon.
The Tribune chronicles t he death
of Mr. David L. Solpmon Tuesday
evening at the home of Mr. Ed
Weathers, about four miles south
east of Pearson.
The deceased has been suffering
for some months with what was
supposed lo be “Dropsy of the
Heart," but had been quite cheer
ful and in high spirits all the while
and his sudijeri death just before
retiring after a day’s work was a
shock to Mr. Weathers and family
and his numerous relatives and
friends.
He had done a day's work, all
the family had eaten supper and
was sitting around the fire in
conversation until the arrival of
their usual hour lo retire. Mr.
and Mrs. Weathers went to their
room and told Mr. Solomon lie
could sit up as long as he wished,
but he said be was tired and would
retire too and went out on the
back porch to bat he his feet. After
some minutes he was heard to fall
When Mr. Weathers reached him
be was iu the throes of death and
expired in a few minutes.
The deceased was the second son
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Solomon,
and was about fifty six years of
age. He was married twice —first
to Miss Charity Gillis and after
her death to Miss Nancy Sat)]),
who survives him. There was no
children by either marriage. There
are two sisters and three brothers
aud a host of other relatives who
mourn his sudden passing away.
He was a consistent member of
the Union Hill Congregational
church and the funeral and inter
incut were at Union Hill church
cemetery Thursday morning—his
pastor, Rev. Daniel J. Pearson,
official ing.
Harvard university not only
claims the oldest law school in the
United States, but the oldest acad
emic law school in t-he English
speaking world.
PEARSON TRIBUNE. PEARSON, GEORGIA. NOVEMBER 4, IH2I
Atkinson Superior Court.
This tribunal met Monday morn
ing, 10 o'clock:
Judge R, G. Dickerson presiding
and Solicitor-General J. D. Lovett
representing the State.
The Grand Jury wasempanneled
with Dr. R. W. Boyce, of Wiilaeoo
chee, as Foreman, and Mr. Y. O.
Mathews, of Axson, as clerk, and
Mr. T. J. Wells, of Pearson, as
Bailiff.
Realizing that heavy civil and
criminal dockets were ahead of him
and only one week in which to
dispose of the business, Judge
Dickerson cut his charge to the
grand jury just as short as he pos
sibly could, but what he had to
say in his charge was clear and
pointed.
The attorneys present, besides
the local bar, were —
Waycross—W. J. Suminerall,
court stenographer, Judge J. Lee
Crawley.
Houierville —Judge Sherod
Hurkhalter, and Messrs. W. T.
Dickerson, Folks Huxford and W.
C. Morgan.
Nashville —Messrs. W. D. Buie,
R. A. Hendricks and John P.
Knight.
T il t on —Mr. H. H. Hargrctt.
Ocilla— Mr. Elisha Meeks.
Willacooebee —Messrs, J. O. Sir
mans and E. R. Smith.
Douglas— Judges J. W. Qtiineey
and Levi O’Steen, and Messrs. J. J.
Willingham, M. 1). Dickerson and
E. B. Chastain.
The court devoted the greater
part of Monday afternoon to tak
ing verdicts and judgments in un
eon tested cases and the trial of
divorce eases. After which began
the trial, as rapidly as possible, of
the civil eases on the docket the
court had, at the sounding of the
docket, marked ready.
At the heel of the divorce dock
et was the case of Prosser vs. Pros
ser. it was hotly contested from
start lo finish, and the evidence
was of t he most disgusting charac
ter. It seems that this couple had
lived together for many years,
raised a family of children to be
grown and near grown before their
estrangement terminated in a sep
aration. The husband came here
from South Carolina and brought
his suit lor divorce. The wife
heard of it in some way and filed a
defense. This brought about the
trial, which terminated in the
husband being denied a divorce.
Quite a number of verdicts by
consent and judgments in uncon
tested cases were taken.
Two other contested civil cases
were tried. One —Isidor Passon
vs. Peninsular Naval Stores Com
pany, which was strong and bitter
ly fought resulted in a verdict for
the Plaintiff for the amount claim
ed. The other The Pearson
Hardware Store, W. 11. Waddell,
vs. Johnston Bros. The jury up
held the defendants’ version of the
matter.
The court filled in idle moments,
while on the civil docket, witli
receiving pleas of guilty in crirni
na I cases.
Wednesday a number of young
white men from the West and
Northwest, plead guilty tostealing
rides on the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad. They were of the great
number of the unemployed and
without means to pay fares in
seeking employment. They were
fined $25 to include the cost, or
thirty days in jail.
Thursday morning three colored
men pleaded not guilty to gaming,
but the jury found them guilty.
The next case tried was against
Charlie Henderson, an old negro,
charged with assault with intent
to murder another negro. The
I jury, under the evidence of the
prosecutor and Ihe sratement of
the defendant, found a verdict in
favor of the defendant.
Shade Cibbs, another negro, was
put on trial and found guilty of
breaking and stealing from an At
lanitc Coast Line railroad box car
at Willacooebee.
At the time of going to press
the court was engaged in trying a
Negro indicted for breaking into a
ear at Willacooebee and stealing
watermelons.
The Sunny-Side News,
Hello! we call agaiu after a few
weeks rest.
Mrs. James Summerlin was in
town shopping Friday.
Mr. James Summerlin was in
town Monday on business.
Mr. Willie Neugent spent Satur
day iu Douglas on business.
Master Paul Summerlin visited
Master Willie Arnold Saturday
night.
Miss Jessie Newbern spent last
week at the home of Miss Dora
Kirkland.
Mrs. Willie Neugent visited
Mrs. James Summerlin Sunday
evening.
Messrs Wesley Johnson and
Robert Cowart called at the home
of Mr. Daniel Moore Saturday
night.
Little Miss Oua Lee Summerlin
was the Thursday night guest of
her aunt, little Miss Viola Sum
merlin.
Mrs. Lewis Flanders and child
ren visited Mrs. Mary Ann Neu
gent last Saturday night and
Sunday.
Mrs. James Summerlin called on
herdaughter, Mrs. Miriam Vickers,
and spent Saturday night and Sun
day with her, and reports having
had a nice time.
Miss Beulah Newborn, sister to
Mrs. W. O. Summerlin, returned
to her home at Brunswick Satur
day after spending a few enjoyable
months here among relatives and
friends.
People in this section are busy
making their sugar cane into syrup.
Everybody are enjoying the cane
grindings. Candy pullings will be
in order after awhile, and the
young folks will have a glad time.
Cupid.
Fairfax News.
Mr. Thigpen of Waresboro was
in Fairfax Sunday afternoon.
Miss Lilia Love visited home
folks at Kirkland last week-end.
M iss Vera Driver spent last week
end with her cousin, Mrs. H. I>.
Bunn.
J. W. Bunn and family were vi
sitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Sweat Sunday.
Mrs. Martha Arnold, of Axson,
visited her son, Mr. Dan Cowart,
several days this week.
Mr. Tom Ross, of Sapville was
the guest of Julian Holland Satur
day night and Sunday.
11. 1). Bunn spent Saturday in
Columbus where he attended the
Georgia-Auburn foot ball game.
Miss Grace King, of Waresboro,
and Misses Lois and Pearl King of
Axson spent last week-end with
their parents here.
Mesdames Dudley Bunn, Dan
Cowart, W. A. Sweat and 11. I).
Bunn were shopping in Waycross
Friday afternoon of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sweat and
little daughter, Coriune, are to at
tend a Primitive Baptist meeting
near Blackshear Saturday and
Sunday of this week.
Miss Corinne Smith who has
been special nurse for Mr. J. R.
Bunn for three years, left for her
home in Waycross Wednesday
morning. Miss Smith will be great
ly missed by the entire commu
nity.
Douglas Bank Closes Doors.
Douglas, Ga., Nov. 2 —The Ci
tizens Bank of Douglas, capitalized
at SIOO,OOO, and organized some
twenty or twenty-five years agoj
failed to open for business this
morning and later notice was plac
ed on the door, signed by the di
rectors, advisiug that the affairs of
the bank was iu the hands of the
State Banking Department.
The notice stated that the fail
ure was due to inability of the
bank to realize on its collateral
and could not keep up its cash re
serve. It is understood that the
bank owed about $90,000 and that
its deposits was about $65,000.
Superintendent T. R. Bennett, of
the State department, has been
wired to come and take charge and
he is expected here tomorrow.
H. Kirkland is president; W. C.
Patterson, acting vice-president,
and W. C. Wooten, cashier.
JUST RECEIVED!
A nice line of Ladies’ Coat Suits, La
dies’ and Misses’ Coats, Men’s and Boy’s
Suits and Ladies’ Oxfords.
ALL OTHER LINES OF WINTER DRY GOODS ARE COMPLETE.
Call and see these goods and get my prices before buy
ing your winter supplies.
H. L. LANKFORD.
As to Large Families.
Replying to a recent comment
in the Gazette, Dr. Jefferson Wil
cox, of Willacoochee, writes:
1 notice in yesterday’s Gazette
you called on me for information
in regard to the Vickers family of
32 children. There is a mistake
as to the number. The Rev. Jack
Vickers, of sainted memory, was
the father of 22 children. He was
twice married. His first wife was
a Miss Lott; she and my mother
were first cousins. She was the
mother of 12 children. She died
in 1870. In 1871 he married Miss
Jane Graves, of Berrien couuty,
and she is the mother of ten child
ren. Mr. Vickers died May 3,
1900. His widow and one or two
of the single boys are now living
on the old homestead, just across
the line iu Coffee county.
The Moultrie Observer kieks iu
to the profifie parentage handicap
with an entry from Colquitt coun
ty thus:
The Observer wishes to enter
the Tucker family. Elder Tucker,
the father of thirty-two children,
has passed away, but a number of
his sons are still living in this
county, and they are good citizens,
at t hat.
Tift county has a substantial
claim in this respect. Mr. G. W.
Conger, who lives two miles north
of Tifton, is the father of 20 child
ren. He was only married once
and his wife died a few years ago.
Niue of the children are still living.
The foregoing is from the Tifton
Gazette. The Tribune wants to
add that Elder Jack Vickers had
several brothers and all of them
were fathers of numerous progeny.
One of them, lion. Willie Vickers,
was the father of eighteen child
ren, all splendid citizens of Coffee
and Atkinson counties, aud fine
specimens of manhood and woman
hood.
But the Vickers' families were
not the only prolific ones in Coffee
and Atkinson counties. Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Davis were the par
cuts of twenty four children before
they died.
Mrs. Davis was a sister of Hon.
B. 11. Tanner, and is told as a fact
that he told his sister, when her
twenty third child was born, if she
made the number two-dozen he
would give her a lot of land. The
twenty-fourth child was born but
Mrs. Davis died soon thereafter.
Her descendants are all good citi
zens.
Death of Mrs. J. I. Lott.
Just as the Tribune was going
to press it received the intelligence
of the death of Mrs. J. 1. Lott, nee
Miss Iva Ilatton, at her home in
Norfolk, Va., on October 18th.
The funeral and interment was on
the 20th.
Mrs. Lott, as Miss Ilatton, was
well and favorably known here,
having lived here with her parents
for several years. She was a pupil
at the Pearson High School and
graduated in the class of 1910.
She also was a graduate in music
the same year.
She was an exceedingly bright
young woman, and her death is a
distinct loss to husband and her
own family. The Tribune joins
her many friends in Pearson and
vicinity in tendering sincere con
dolence to her loved ones in their
sorrow'.
NEW FALL AND WINTER MILLINERY.
We call special attention to our new arrivals in
seasonable Millinery, and cordially invite the lady
readers of the Tribune to call and Examine our
stock.
GARRETT & DOUGLASS.
Next door to N. E. Harrell,
Pearson, - Georgia.
Grand Jury Presentments.
1. We the Grand Jury, selected,
chosen and sworn, for the October
adjourned Term of the Superior
Court of Atkinson county, respect
fully submit the following present
ments;
2. We recommend that all phy
sicians and midwives in Atkinson
county as required by law to report
all births to F. F. McNeal, as ho
has been appointed to keep the
registration of the same; also that
ail deaths be reported to F. E.
McNeal.
3. We respectfully recommend
that our honorable Judge, R. G.
Dickerson impose straight chain
gang sentences in all cases convict
ed of making or selling whiskey.
4. We further recommend that
our Sheriff appeal to the Feder
al Authorities for aid in locating,
capturing and destroying moon
shine liquor stills, and that every
effort be made to convict the vio
lators of the whiskey laws.
5. We recommend that a copy
of the resolutions, in regard to
Federal Aid in snrpressiug the
whiskey vice, be sent to the Fed
eral Prohibition Agent, Atlanta,
Georgia.
6. We recommend that for the
convenience of the court, the pris
oner's dock in front of the Judge’s
stand, be removed.
7. We further recommend that
our Sheriff and town Marshal re
refrain from interfering with train
hoboes, unless requested to do so
by the train conductor.
8. We respectfully ask that Dr.
Joe Corbett and Mr. Manning
Corbitt proceed to open up the
street in front of the court house
to Austin stteet.
9. We the committee on books
beg to submit the following; We
find the books of the Justice of the
Peace and Ex-officio Justice of the
Peace of the Pearson and Axson
Districts to be kept in neat and
regular order. The books of the
Willacoochee District, not being in
our hands, wc are unable lo report
on same. Committee, J. O. White,
J. E. Lee and M. N. Johnston.
We, the committee apimint.ed to
inspect the roads, chaingang aud
public buildings, beg to submit
the following:
1. We find the jail clean and
correctly kept, but not enough
bedding to accommodate the pris
oners.
2. We find the chaingang camp
sanitary and correctly kept. We
recommend that the commissioners
get the necessary pillows and
blankets for the comfort of tli
prisoners.
3. We find our roads aud small
bridges in bad condition and re
quest that the commissioners give
same as speedy attention as they
can. Committee, J. S. Paulk, G.
W. Paulk and John Paulk.
We recommend that that the
jurors, bailiffs, clerks and foremen
for the year 1922, be paid the su tn
of $2.00 per day.
We recommend that these pre
sentments be published in both
papers of said county and each be
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