Wheeler County Eagle
VOLUHE i
SUCCESSFUL MEN.
Nickles and Dimes
Small things to be sure, but they wield a mighty power in the bus
insss world. Early in life Mr. woolwcrth recognized their va’veand.
through his 5 and 10 cent stores has earned a princely fortune.
Somebody helped him get a start. This Bank stands ready to
help any of its worthy depositors finance legitimate enterprises.
Consult us.
Bank of Alamo
“OUR BANK IS YOUR BANK”
To The Trustees
All trustees of the white schools of
Wheeler county are urgently requested
to meet with the Board of Education
on Wednesday, January 7<b, 1914, at
Alamo. . Stale Superintendent of
Schools, Hon. M. L. Brittain, has
promised to be with us on that occa
sion, and matters of weighty import
ance will be discussed. Comeandiet’s
begin the New Year with renewed
interest in the cause of educaiion.
With an earnest desire for the up
rising of the youth of Wheeler’county,
and through them the betterment of
our civic affairs.
Very sincerity yours,
J. K. AULD.
Count* Supt. of Schoch.
Next Tuesday is sheriff sales day.
Monday next is ordinary’s court day.
The county commissioners will hold
their regular menthly meeting next
Tuesday.
Don’t Accuse US Boasting
CT\ni v a wrx ’ we are onl y repeating
oIAULt «hat hundreds of sat-
FANC i fled customers are
irJk*^ saying about our
fw staple and fancy grn-
*nJ■** cerias. Besides
Gt " )(is ™ n!ls at
Reasonable Prices
They say we fill all
J orders promptly and
- carefully. You should
know that there is no
extra charge for this good service. It’s just cur way,
that’s all.
G. M. ELKINS
OUR TELEPHONE NO. IS 36.
F. W. WOOLWORTH
Dominating lower Broadway, New York
City, is the tallest office building in the
world. It Is fifty-five stories high, over
750 feet, and cost $12,000,003.00. The man
who financed it and furnished the greater
part of the money for its erection was F.
W. Woolworth. Woolworth as a boy had
ears to hear and brains to think. While
working in a country store at Watertown,
N. Y., he heard a man telling how to get
rid of a job lot of goods by piling them
on a counter and selling each article at
five cents. Ue listened and determined
to act. Borrowing money, he opened the
first five tent store in Utica, N. Y.. and
failed. indeterminate failure had no
place in Woolworth's mind, so off he
went to Lancaster, Ba., not to give up his
idea, but like a strong man, to enlarge
failure and make it success.
Success came and from that first five
and tan cent store others were started,
and now Woolworth has nearly 300 stores
scattered throughout the English speak
ing world. In these stores are displayed
the w lerful outpouring of usefulness
and gild-sr that make the tremendous ex
ample o: what five and ten cents can bo.
The Mammoth on Broadway is a monu
ment to the power of nickels and dimes
in the hands of a wise man.
I Death of Col. P.G. Thompson
Co). P. G. Thompson, father of Col.
IC, P. Thompson of this place, died in
an Atlanta sanitarium last Saturday,
after a short illness. He had reached
j a ripe old age, having reached the
j seventy-sixth mile post.
i Col. Thompson-, before retiring from
। active life, was considered one es the
; best posted men in the state The
' many friends in Alamo and Wheeler
( coanty will sympathize with Col.
Thomp# <in the death of his father
The remains were laid to rest Sun
day in West View cemetery, in Atlanta
The Board of Education of the Ala
mo Public Schools was called together
today to elect another principal, Prof.
Metts having resigned to engage in
another line of business.
Found bunch of keys. Owner can
gst same by identifying, paying for
this ad and calling at Hurwitz shoe
| store for teem.
ALAMO, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, JANUARY, 2, 1914
Alamo Baptist Church
i Called Rev. Hunt.
I At the last session of conference of
i the Alamo Baptist church, Rev. R.
, Phillip Huht was unanimously called
to the pastorate of the church at. this
j place, embracing other churches in
the county. Rev, Hunt will give Ala
mo the second Sunday in each month
land Saturday before. He preached
’three very interesting sei mons to large
congregations, the first on Christmas
I night, Sunday morning and evening,
i Rev. Hunt is a great church worker
and has already launched an active
I campaign to raise funds and secure a
site to erect a nice hoase of worship
for his congregat’on.
The Methodist church is being used
until they can have one built. Rev.
Hunt believes in going at things in the
right way and staying with it until it
has been accomplished. His efforts
should be encouraged in every way
possible. Alamo only has two church
es and one of them is being used by
three denominations, Methodist, Mis
sionary Baptist and Presbyterian. We
cannot progress without churches and
a good school, and everybody should
get busy and lend Mr. Hunt and his
congregation all the aid they can.
Marcus Wilkes.
Marcus Wilkes, son of Mr. and Mrs,
E. Wilkes, who live on route one frem
Helena, died Tuesday of brain fever,
after an illness on one Week. The
yoang man was only eighteen years cf
of age and his death wasascy<.re«
shock to his parents. The remains
were taken to Epick Wednesday and
laid to rest in the family cemetery.
Rev, L. A. Hill, presiding elder of this
d strict, conducted the funeral services
in the presence of a large number of
sorrowing relatives and friends. The
bereaved family have the sympathy of
tle entire community in the loss of
this young man.
F. & A. M. No. 585
ALAMO, GEORGIA
Meeting Night, Friday before
i first and third Saturday in <ach
month.
Visiting members extended a
cordial welcome.
Wm. B. Kent, W. M.
D. L. Graham, S. W.
S. E. Mauney, J. W.
J. L Hightower, Treasurer.
W. H Spell, Secretary.
J. T. Dixon, Chaplain.
B. R. Hartley, S. D.
A. L. Elkins, J. D.
G. M. Elkins, Marshal.
J. P. Johnson, S. S.
C. G. Hightower, J, S.
D. A. Coleman, Tyler. /
In making New Year resolutions it
will be well to beware of stretching
out the list to such a point that the
memo»y will be overtaxed in trying to
keep up with it. After all, why not
bear in mind that weariness in well- i
doing is pretty likely in the average ;
case to develop premonitory oymptbms j
on January 2, show clear pathological]
indications on January 3, and break I
out like the measles, whooping-cough I
and scarlet rash combined before the ;
first week of the year has had a chance ;
to get a good running start? Resur- .
reeling from a drawer the pistol you j
have kept all the previous year for the i
burglrr who never came and firing it |
off as a salute to Father Time is an |
unmistakable indication of insanity.
-Ex.
E. M. Rackley
DENTAL SURGEON
AT ALAMO
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY
OF EACH WEEK, office in Wheeler
County Bank building. At Mount
Vernon remzinder of time.
!914=We Welcome It I
To All:-
We wish a very happy New Year and
many returns.
We also desire to thank everybody for
the phenomenal large business given our
store during the past year. All during the
holidays we did capacity selling. We only
wish our store had rubbed sides. Never
mind, we supplied your wants with GOOD
SERVICE. Our complaint book is almost
a blank. Good—now for the new year
1914===It finds us with the goods and ready
to serve you all.
Idelson Department Store
THE STORE THAT SELLS FOR LESS
Many Presents Deceived
From Santa Claus.
The Christmas tree at the Methodist
church last Saturday night eclipsed
anything of its kind ever held in Alamo.
Judge Kent, Mrs. Calder and Mrs.
McDaniel had been appointed a com
mittee to arrange the tree and see that
every pupil of the Sunday school, ns
well every child in town should receive
a present from Santa Claus.
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$ Jenkins Lumber Company, j
I VIDALIA, GA. ■ I
1 . I
Did you ever stop to thing how much betted it would |
be to place your entire order with one company for build- t
ing material iustead of placing it with two or three con- jj
cerns? Try it one time and see if you do not like it better j
than the old way. Weare AHly prepared to furnish you C
everything that you will need for the house, from the s
foundation to the roof, and know that we can please you, li
j WE HAVE PLEASED OTHERS, j
A We manufacture everything that goes into a house 8
3 that is made from wood, and handle the best brick, lime, t
cement, plaster, Ridge roll valley tin, etc.
And all of Our Material is the Best Money can Buy I
?
R SEND US YOUR LIST OF MATERTAL'AND WE WILL S
TAKE GREAT PLEASURE IN MAKING YOU AN ESTIMATE! |
ON SAME, OR SEND US YNUR PLANS AND WE WILL MAKE “
| YOU LIST WITH AN ESTIMATE ON THAT TOO.
I ■ I
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| Jenkins kumber Co. i
I VIDALIA, GA. |
| “EVERYTHING IN BUILDING MATERIAL”.
The program consisted of speaking
and singing, which was well rendered
and then came Santa Claus, who was
very liberal and distributed among the
great number of children and grown
ups presents of various kinds.
The occasion was a pleasant one and
all went away feeling that Santa Ciaus
had been very good to them.
Miss Martha Leah Sears came up
from Savannah this morning and spent
the day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
IL L. Sears. She was accompanied
by Miss Clapp of Savannah. They
returned on tho afternoon train.
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