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Local and Personal
Mr, W. Berman was a visitor
to Dublin Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. ^lcDaniel
spent Sunday in Stuckey.
Mr. L H. Bowden of Macon
was in the city Wednesday.
Mr. S. B. Browning was a
visitor to Mcßae Monday.
Miss Maude McMillan was a
visitor to Mcßae Monday.
Mr.J.R. Swain made a business
trip to Savannah Tuesday.
For your fresh groceries, go
to Cleve Crosby’s.
Mr. Van Grimes of Glenwood
visited friends in Alamo Sunday.
Miss Edelle Browning was a
visitor to Mt. Vernon Friday.
Mr. D. R. Jackson is visiting
his mother at Rentz, this week.
Mr. Jesse Bright was a visitor
to Mt. Vernon friends Sunday.
Mr. Tom Browning of Scot
land spent Sunday with friends
in the city.
Miss Madge Youngblood left
Sunday for her home in Dothan,
Alabama.
Mr. J. A. Clegg of Scotland,
was among the visitors to Alamo
yesterday.
Fresh groceries received regu
larly by Cleve Crosbv. Also buy
and sell country produce.
Mr. Jim Macbeth of Savannah
visited friends in the city Wed
nesday.
Misses Jennie Browning and
Valila Adams were visitors to
Glenwood Tuesday.
Messrs. Willis Parkerson and
Horace Nixon of Eastman visited
friends in Alamo Tuesday.
Cols. Tomlinson, and Thomp
son and B. L. Dean were visi
tors to Dublin Sunday.
■Mr. and Mrs. Ashley and Mrs-
Dart from Douglas are visitig
Mr. and Mrs J. W. Clements. .
Mr. J. C. Youngblood was in
Alamo on business Saturday He
returned to Mt. Vernon Sunday.
The Misses Bond of Mcßae,
spent the week-end with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Bond.
Rev. J. E. Summer filled his
regular appointment at the
Methodist church here last Sun
day.
Rev. C. M. Montgomery,
pastor of the Presbyterian
church, preached here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs-T. E. McLeod,
and little daughter, Mary Ruth
of Douglas, who have been spend
ing sometime here with Mr. and
Mrs. W H Calder and other
relatives, retured home yester
day.
When You Need Money
it is not necessary to put a
IIWH friend's generosity to the test
■ H with a request for a loan, nor is
it necessary to mortgage or sell
anything if you haye
I ^ one v In The Bank
I M Your bank book will be all the
I $ friend you need, and one that
■ ,z j I wd l n °t fail you, but may be de-
I pended upon. One of our bank
X jfr 9 hroks is good to make a star
wbktnHIBMIMHHHHBBI w i th.
Wheeler County Bank-
WHEELER COUNTY EAGLE, ALAMO, GEORGIA.
Captain A. C. McClennon of
Mcßae, was shaking hands with
friends here yesterday.
Mrs. L. T. Hilton of Vidalia is
spending a few days with her
sister, Mrs. A. L. Elkins of this
place.
Rey. C. C. Hines of Helena
will preach at the Methodist
church here next Sunday morn
ing and evening.
Mr. M. M. Rountree is com
pleting a nice five room dwelling
in East Alamo. He expects to
move into it soon.
Mrs. Austin Gibbs, who has
been visiting her husband at the
State Sanitarium at Milledge
ville for the past week, returned
Saturday.
Mrs. J. M. Rogers of Hazle
hurst spent a few days of the
past week with her father, Mr.
J. R. Swain.
Judge L. M. D. Nobles of the
Erick neighborhood, was circu
lating among friends in Alamo
yesterday.
Miss Claudie Bailey and Mr.
W. A. Nordan motored through
to Eastman in Mr. Nordan’s car
last Sunday. They visited Mes
dames Bailey and Sawyer.
A series of protracted services
will begin at the Methodist
church on the third Sunday in
May—Full details of the services
will be published later.
Mrs. Christian Wilcox of Cof
feecounty, returned home Satur
day after a pleasant visit to her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Mc-
Alum. She was accompanied
by her sister. Miss Annie, who
will spend sometime with her.
STRAY COW —But -headed,
yellow milch cow came to my
place in February—Has young
caif; marked crop, two splits and
crop in other. Owner can get
same by calling at my home and
paying for this ad.
J, W. Clark, Alamo, Ga , Rte. 1.
Dr. and Mrs. T. H. Nelson,
Miss Lewis and Miss Clements
motored through to Dublin Sun
' day in Dr Nelson's car, on re
turning Sunday afternoon the
motor refused to work, about
fourteen miles from Alamo, and
they were forced to remain in
■ the woods all night in the rain.
They came in Monday morning.
A gentleman walked into our
! office the other day, and ask us
> if we could inform Ilirr where
• Bibles were kept for sale. We
referred him to the places where
text books are sold, . but be
' stated that inquiry had been
1 made at these places, but the
Bible was not on sale. On inves
, tigation, however, it was found
i that this book is not handled, for
■ sale in as large place as Alamo,
i We hope an order will be sent
r in immediately, and that they
- will here-after be found in stock
at our book stores.
SO/HETM/NG new at
Little Champion Grocery Store
We haye recently added a beautiful line of Ladies’ Spring end
Summer Hats to our line and they are beauties, sure enough,
Come and see. for yourself. Prices to suit the times. It will
cost you nothing to look at them. Also a fine line of groceries.
Fine Self Rising Flour 75 cents per 24 pound sack.
Whole grain Rice 7c. Broken grain Rice 6c. Jack®
son square Coffee 30c can. Golden brown Sugar 20
pounds to $L Best green Coffee 20c pound. Wiue
of Cardui 90c bottle. Black Draught 20c package and
many other goods in propotion
Little Champion Grocery Store
OCHWALKEE, GA
FACTA COMPILED ON
GEORGIA HESGLRCES
Atlant^, April 17.—The Georgi*
Chamber of Commerce has now st
pres* a forty page booklet entitled
“Georgia Facts,’’ which has been
carefully complied by Willism F.
Parkhurst, of that organization, end
it contains boiled-down facts on the
resources of Georgia which are very
valuable.
As a result of the investigations
made in compiling material fcr this
book the standing of Georgia among
her sister states of the Union is shown
to be remarkable. The following
interesting facts will be of general
interest:
Out of 59, 476 square miles of land i
ir. Georgia, 540 equate miles are j
covered by water. Georgia has 7,536
miles of railroads, The financial con
dition of the state is shown to be
splendid, as the total resources of the
693 state banks show an increase in
1913 over 1912 of 55,693,000. The in- .
dividual deposits in the state banks,
on January Ist, 1914, were $91,441,535.
and in the national banks, weie $53,- i
633,989., a total of oyer $145,000,000. |
The total amount invested in capital
stock of financial aad commercial,
public service, industrial and manu
facturing, mercantile srd miscel
laneous corporations, is $485,593,826.
Adding to this the capital stock of the
693 state banks in Georgia, $28,895,513,
and of the national banks in Georgia,
$15,168,500. makes a splendid total of
$529,657,839, invested in all Georgia
corporations.
Showing how easily farming is car
ried on within the state. Georgia has
an average of 235 growing days each
year, while, for instance. Ohio has
only 165 growing days.
The estimated total value of farm
lands and buildings, implements and
machinery, and live stock, in 1913 is
$625,000,000, whereas in 1880 this total
was oniy $143.158,308. Georgia farm
products brought to the state in 1913
. $360,000,000, whereas in 1880 farm
products brought only $67,028,829.
The income in Georgia for 1913 from
cotton, corn, oata and hay over and
above 1912, is estimated to be $47,611,-
; 0)0, and the total estimated value of
Georgia agricultural products for 1913
is shown to be $332,000,000.
The value of crude cottonseed pro- j
dujts has grown from $1,670,196, in j
1890 to over $19,000,000, in 1913
The total value of the Georgia to
bacco crop grew from -449,000, in
1912 to $558,000, in 1913. The estimat
-11 ed value of the peanut crap for 1913 is
• ' $2,250,000. The estimated value of
| sugar cane products is over $2,500,000,
’ j as compared to $1,481,000, in 1899.
I The acreage planted to pecans now
I represents a value of $12,500,000, and
■ the annuel iut picductirn is almost
‘ i 250,000 pound*.
! The mineral products of Georgia
- were valued in 1913 at $6,400,000, as
■ ' against $5,980,000, in 1905.
■ ! Georgia mw has over 5,000 factories
’ and their total production in 1912 was
$202,863,000. The lumbry industry in
| Georgia employs 22,000 men in over
j 1800 sawmills, and the value of the
lumber products is $24,632,000. The
valne of naval store* preducts amuns
to $6,938,957.
» —
NEW BLSIhESS
Look for our new place of business,
in old post office building, if you are
looking for Fresh Groceries of any
kind, Fresh Meats, or a quick Lunch.
Your patronage solicited. Goods
delivered promptly. Highest market
price paid for chickens and eggs.
ALAMO GROCERY CO.
B. L. DEAN, Proprietor
Graham &niGnTowER
«
General Merchants
We carry a full line of Buggies, Wgons,
Hrness, Hay Presses, Engine and Clinder
Oils, Lumber and Shingles and will be glad to show you through
at our general Store. Also operate a modern all steel Murray
Ginnery with cotton cleaner attached and buy cotton and cotton
seed in connection with same and extend a cordial invitation to any
one needing anything in the above mentioned lines to come and
get our prices before buying.
MAKE OUR STORE YOUR HEADQUARTERS WHEN INTOWN
Graham & Hightower
ALAMO, GA
Announcements
For Representative
To the Voters and Citizens of
Wheeler County;
I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for Representative of Wheeler
■ county in the next General Assembly.
, I solicit the votes from my fellew
i citizens. If elected I promise to faith
fully serve my people and my coonty
to the best of my ability.
JERRY JOHNSON.
[ For Representative
To the People of Wheeler County:
1 I beredy announce myself a candi
i date lor Representative of Wheeler
county subject to the democratic pri
, mary. If elected I will represent the
entire county and no particular section,
1 no class against another, but for the
‘ best interest of the people, and solicit
the votes of ail the v«ters.
DR. M. MORRISON
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS
FOR BACKACHE KIDNEYS ANO BLADDER
J For Representative.
To the People of Wheeler County:
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for Representative of Wheeler
county subject to the rules and regu
lations of the August primary, and if
elected promise a faithful discharge
of the duties of the office. The vote*
and influence of all are solicited,
Respectfully .
ANDY W. CLEMENTS.
This March 27th, 1914.
for Representative
iTo The Voters And Citizens of
Wheeler County.
Having been strongly solicited by
my many friends throughout the
' county to run fer the Legislature, and
after having thoroughly considered
. the matter, I announce myself as .a
> candidate to represent Wheeler County
in the next Legislature.
’ Soliciting your valuable support,
I am. Yours very respectfully,
JOHN D. BROWN.
i OLEY KIDNEY PILLS
t R BACKACHE KIDNEYS AND BLADDE3