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Wheeler County Eagle
Vol. 2
Money Increases Fa't
Wheeler County Bank.
0. J. MAY, Cashier
Glenwood School Opens.
Monday morning Glenwood school
opened with bright prospects wit h Prof
J. H. Wilson principal, in charge of the
upper grades, Miss Lurene Pughsley in
the primary room, and Miss Me. L,
Knight and Miss Thomas with the in
termediate grades.
It was not known to some of the pat
rons that school would open at this
date, which is a month earlier than that
at first fixed by the Board of Education
and consequently the attendance was
not as large as it would otherwise have
been, but the enrollment will be great
er this year than ever before, and the
interest of both patrons and pupils will
give it an impetus that, it is hoped,
will make this the most successful term
in its history.
Glenwood is to be congratulated on
having secured the services of a corps
of faithful and experienced teachers,
each one of whom seems determined
to make this their most successful
year.
Benton-Swain.
Last Saturday evening at the
home of Judge R. F. Jordan,
Miss Annie Benton and Mr B.
Z. Swain were united in mar
riage, Judge Jordan officiating.
The marriage of this popular
young couple was a pleasant sur
prise to the many friends, and
when the fact was known among
their acquaintances, they were
showered with congratulations.
Mrs. Swain is the pretty and
accomplished daughter of Mr,
and M rs. B. R. Benton and has
many friends. Mr. Swain is one
of the county’s prosperous far-;
mers, and also has scores of
friends that will be pleased to
learn of his marriage. The Ea
gle, together with their many
friends, extend congratulations
and wishes for them much hap
piness through life.
Hon. John W. Lancaster.
I
The friends of Mr. Chas. W.
Lancaster of this place will sym
pathize with him in the death of
his uncle, Hon. John W. Lancas
ter. for over thirty years clerk of
the circuit court of Pulaski
county. Mr. Lancaster was
found dead in his bed on Friday
morning, the 9th inst. When he
retired he was in his usual
health. Mr. Lancaster served his
country in the war between the
states He leaves two brothers
and scores of relatives through
out the state.
Mr. W. E. Curry of Glenwood,
was in town Wednesday.
if you employ it in a careful, yet
wide awake business manner,
► and to do this you must have it
t In a Sate Place
, yet convenient to get at a mo
ments notice.
< Open an account here and yon
( are offered every facilitv to do
J business on a prompt basis.
Notice lo Parents
and Guardians
It will be necessary for each
pupil to optain an entrance card,
price 11, before entering school.
School will open next Monday
morning, the 27th, and it is de
sired that all who intend en
tering to be on hand at that time,
so that they can be properly
classed, and pupils can apply for
their entrance cards to Prof. A.
W. Burson, principal Cash will
be required before the pupil can
enter. This is the only charge
that will be made for the term.
Non resident pupils will bear in
mind that arrangement have been
made for only five months school,
and at the expiration of this time
they will be required to pay for
the extra two months.
Notice.
For the benefit of collections and to
aid my customers in paving their ac
counts, I will make the liberal offer, so
far as the account goes, delivered at
Alamo. Ga.
For Lint Cotton, 10c per pound on the
basis of good middling.
For Seed Cotton, 3c per pound.
For Cotton Seed SI.OO per ton above
market price.
For Corn $1 00 per bushel.
Full value for cows and hogs.
Shall have to require cash or part
i cash payment on calls from this date,
i owing to the fact that I have to pay
| cash for my supplies. Please bear this
I in mind when you call.
Yours to serve.
Dr. B. W. Yawn.
Meeting of the Far=
mers of Wheeler Co.
By direction of the powers that
be I hereby call a general meet
ing of the farmers of Wheeler
county in Alamo, next Saturday
for the purpose of increasing the
price of cotton and reducing the
cotton acreage for next year.
Let every farmer in Wheeler
and ‘adjoining counties attend. 1
Good speaking, prett.y girls,
handsome ladies, sweet babies
and ugly men, God bless them
all, and last but not least, the
bachelor ma'dens and widowers
are urgently requested to attend.
A grand time in store for every
one. Come and let us protect 1
ourselves against the Trusts and
and “Money Changers.”
Wm. B. Kent.
ALAMO, GEORGIA. OCTOBER 23. 1914
By Father’s Death School 1
Is Suspended for Week’
I
On last Monday morning, the date I
for the opening of the Alamo public i
school. Prof. A. W, Burson, the newly I
elected principal, who had arrived on ।
the previous Friday, received a tele- I
gram announcing the sad intelligence
of the death of his father, Mr. David
W. Burson, at Monroeon Sunday night.
Arrangements had been made to open
school and quite a number of the pat
rons and pupils had gathered when the [
announcement of the deat h of the I
principal’s father cast a gloom over the
entire assemblage, and the trustees
who were present, very kindly consent
ed for the opening of school to be post
poned until the following Monday
morning and Prof. Burson left on the
eleven o’clock train for Monroe to at
tend the funeral. Though here only a
short while, Prof. Burson made quite
an impression upon those that he came
in contact with, and the deepest sym
pathy of the people of the town was
felt for him in the death of his father.
He will remain with his people for a
few days and will then return to us
again and will be ready to open school
on next Monday morning.
Death of J. A. Clegg.
Last Friday morning a gloom was
cast over the entire county when the
news of the death of Mr. J. A. Clegg
was learned. The news of his death
was a severe shock to his friends, ow
ing to his short illness, but very few
knew but what he was enjoying his us
ual good health. He was only confined
to his bed a few days before he was
called to give up life’s toilsand join the
band of travelers that never return.
His suffering was short, and though
many of his relatives lived in other
states, they reached him before the end
came.
Mr Clegg was one of this county’s
best citizens and business men. He was
a member of the board of county com
missioners of Wheeler county, and rec
ognized among his colleagues as safe
in all his business dealings. Besides his
large farming interests, he was en
gaged in the stock business, which
identified him with not only the people
of this county, but the adjoining coun
ties.
Besides his wife and seven children
he is survived by his father, three I
brothers, Mr. W. H. Clegg, of Kirk
sey, S. C., Mr A. T. Clegg of Green
wood, S. C., Mr. L. J. Clegg of Scot
land, and three sisters, Mrs. W. M.
Ouzts of Kirksey, S. C., Mrs. Odessa
Rackord of Greenwood, 3. C., and Mrs.
Utensa Smith of Mathews, Ga.
The interment was in the Scotland
cemetery Saturday afternoon in the
presence of a large gathering of rela
tives and friends, who were there to
pay tribute to the memory of deceased.
Bead) oi’ Mr. IL W. Burson
Mr. David W. Burson, father of Prof.
A. W. Burson, principal ot the Alamo
public school, died at his home at Mon
roe last Sunday night after a long iil
ness. His death had been expected al
most daily for some lime, but not
withstanding this fact it was a great
shock to his relatives and friends. Mr.
Burson was sixty years of age at the
time ot his death. He was a man of
very strong and highly cultured liter
ary attainments. He had been identi
fied with the educational interests of
Walton county for the past twenty
years, and gloried in the work that so
much appealed to him as the founda
tion stone of success. He was the
father of six children, four of whom
are teachers, among them being the
(principal of our school. He was a
. member of the Christian church. His
great endeayor being, not only to edu
cate his own children, but his neigh
bor’s children as well. Truly a good
man has gone to his reward.
Card of Thanks
Through this medium we wish to
thank our neighbors and friends who
so willingly rendered their assistance
in the sickness and death of our hus
band, brother and father, J A. Clegg.
The kindness shown us will ever be re
membered.’T^' Mrs. J. A. Clegg and
children and brothers of deceased.
Alamo Public School
I Opens Next Monday,
I
| Thoroughly Educated Children,
( Good Schools, the Hope of our Country. I
j Next Monday morning at eight
'o’clock, every man, woman and
child in Alamo and surrounding
vicinity are requested to attend
l the opening exercises of Alamo’s
[ Public School. Let us devote one
hour in a general love feast look
ing to the building up of the
greatest high school in all South
Georgia. We have a faculty sec
ond to none in the State, a build
ing that compares favorably with
any in South Georgia and a lot of
children the equal of any in the
world, and we should all turn out
for one hour next Monday morn
ing and hold up the hands of
Boys’ Corn Club Show Was
Held Here Last Tuesday Morning
On Tuesday, the 20th inst., the Corn Contest, as previously announced by
the Eagle, was successfully pulled off in the Odd Fellows hall, at 10 o clock,
conducted by Prof. G. V. Cunningham, Dist. Agt. of the Boys’ Corn Club from
the State Department of Agriculture, ably assisted by Mr. O. J. Matthews,
Farm Demonstrator of Telfair county, and Prof. J. R. Auld, Co. Superintend
dent of Schools. Os the 63 boys entering the contest in the spring, only seven
came through on time. The following table shows the names of the contest
ants, the number of bushels produced per acre, the profit, the per cent profit
and the premium of each.
Name No. bu. Profit % Profit Premium
J. Manning Dunn 65 .$45.60............... 70
Marcus Wilkes — 52 56 37 70 70 3.00
David McGahee 50.9 36 47 71 2.00
Sam .1. Wilkes 45 35 00 77 2.00
John A. Hamilton . 35.5 6 66 1 00
Hardy Anderson 28 2.75. 1.0
Newman McVey '6.76 3.00„ .... LOO
A premium of $1 for the best exhibit of 10 ears was awarded to Sam J.
Wilkes. Leon Clements of Spring Hill District came in after dinner bringing
his exhibit which showed a yield of 18 5 bushels. It is t.o be regretted that he
was 100 late for the contest. In addition to the premiums above stated, each
i boy who came through will be presented with a gold filled emblem pin, gotten
up especially for the corn club boys ....... t
I Now, Mr. Farmer, consider the figures carefully and see the possibilities of
the neglected corn crop. Taking the average profit, of the four highest yields
shown in the contest and we have a net profit, after deducting cost of fertil
izers, labor and land rent of $38.69 per acre, and that too under most unfavor
able seasons. Can you realize one-third of that on cotton.
Revival Services
Closed Sunday Night
The revival services that had been in
progress at the Methodist church for
the past week came to a close last
Sunday night. Owing to the fact that i
the Baotist church had just concluded
a ten days’ series, the pastor thought
it advisable to close. The people of
Alamo have had an opportunity of going
to church twice a day for the past sev
eral weeks, and though they have come
to a close, it is thought that great good ।
has been accomplished. Rev. Summer, '
the pastor, did the most of the preach- I
ing, While he was assisted by Rev. I
Davenport of Helena, for a few days.
H" had engaged Rev. Ewen of Mt.
Vernon, to assist, but owing to previ- ■
ous arrangements he was unable to ।
come and the pastor did the most of i
the preaching.
HOW ABOUT YOUR
SCHOOL SHOES?
W & HAVE THEM
The time is getting short. The weather
will soon be cold, school will soon open,
and the little ones may take cold.
HURWITZ, The Shoe Man, Alamo, Cia.
| Moses —our teachers —as Aaron
and Herr did in Biblical times.
Let no one fail to be the Aaron
and Herr next Monday and all
through this scholastic year.
When we give our children a
thorough education we give them
a priceless heritage. Moth and
rust cannot tame this and thieves
can not break throuah and steal.
Good speaking, good singing
and a general love feast will be
the order of the day from eight
till nine o’clock. Let every par
ent be there with their children
and let no one miss this great
event in the school history of the
“Atlanta” of South Ga.
Interest Growing in
Law and Order League
The members of the taw and order
league, organized during the tent meet
ing revival, are determined that this
! organization shall not lag in its under
taking to rid the town of its many evil
devices New lite is being instilled
into its members, and a meeting was
held last Wednesday afternoon, when a
constitution and by-laws were adopted
for its government They set forth
the duty of each member, and the com
mittees appointed from this body is ex
pected to get busy, and it won’t be very
| long before their work will be felt by
the law-breakers, and instead of the
town bearing the bad name it would if
; lawlessness was allowed to continue.
Alamo will be a made a moral and law
abiding place in which to live.
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