About The McDuffie progress. (Thomson, Ga.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1909)
PPp|p|s!p UMiB ■-'Hr- • r * TEI McDuffie Progress. Vol. IX. THOMSON, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1909. No. 25 EVERY THING YOU WEAR And Every Thing For The Home. are eacy in any position. Liberal use of cloth in hips and seat makes them com fortable as well as fltvlish, and they are cut to fit, shrunk to shape and made Or* *t You will find a most beautiful line of Dress Goods, Swell Shoes, the most stylish Clothing. Large assort ment of Notions and Novelties, Lace Curtains, Potierre Curtains, Bed Spreads, Comforts Blankets, Domestics, Art Squares, Rugs, Matting, Linoleum, ChinaClosets, Book Cases, Cut Glass, China Ware, Enamel and Ten Ware, Ranges, Stoves. All kinds of Furniture and House Furnishing Goods. We dont claim this is the only place where you can buy good stuff, bnt we do say it is the BEST, and the quality of our goods and prices speak for themseltes. We sell McCalls Patterns. We sell the Thomsen Glove Fitting Corsets. IcCoramoas-EiisSt-Boswell CD Thomson, . Georgia. COUNTY TEACHERS STORES TO CLOSE ON THANKSGIVING. I W The first county teacher’s meeting for the year wns held Saturday at the High School building, Mr. Dunn pre siding. Various problems of school life in the county were discussed, but the chief feature of the meeting was the talk by Professor Ware on ■■Map-draw ing" and "Lessons from a Paddle." Under the first head. Professor Ware spoke of the importance of teaching the children from the maps themselves, es pecially emphasizing the study of the maps of McDuffie county and of the state, and passing from the.-e to the United States as a whole, lie brought ■out the necessity of teaching the child to make his own maps, and show, d what skill might be acquired, as far ;.s simple outlines are concerned, by a few minutes practice each day. Next, he had the teachers draw at his direction the design for a simple paddle, marking the various dimensions •and from this showed what varied and practical problems might be worked in arithmetic. After mastering which lie suggested that the pupil whittle out for himself the paddle, gaining a lesson in wood-carving, that a spelling lesson might be obtained from the various woods employed, and that geography study might be stimulated in learning where these v.-oods are to he fonnd. In short, he showed how a whole woek’s work might profitably be gotten from a paddle, and added shat this same im plement might further be used in main taining order. Various matters of business were 'discussed, a secretary and assistant secretary appointed, and the roll celled. An oyster dinner was also decided upon as a feature of the next meeting. These meetings are held on the Sat urday before the first Sunday of each month to discuss vital questions of school work, and to help the teachers by united effort and enterchange of ideus to best serve the children in their care, and all the teachers of the county are expected to be prestnt. E THE UNDERSIGNED AGREE TO CLOSE | OUR PLACE OF BUSINESS NOVEMBER j 25, 1909, (THANKSGIVING DAY). GINS TO C HANCOCK OSE IN Mr. C. S. Cary of Sparta and Mr. John O. Moore of Culverton were in Thomson Monday ar.d reported that cottou picking is nearly over in Han- * C ock County. The gins in Sparta will reduce the days of ginning to two or three in the week. Mr. Moore who controls the gin at Culverton says it will close for the season in the next few day3. McCommons-Bush-Boswell Co. Hadaway Barnes Co. R. A. Kunnes. H. S. Davis. A. J. Mathews. Mrs. L. A. Sparks. The T. A. Scott Co. J. W. Sparks. M. Steine. Hayes & Colvin. D. B. Gordon. Corbin & Co. G. F. Prather. II. L. Boatwright. J. A. Boatwright. J. H. Bartlett. M- F. Harrison. Thrasher & Wilkerson; For a week. W. W. Downing. Joe B. Ivey. J. E. Gross. B, H. Willingham. Thomson Mercantile Co. McDuffie Oil & Fertilizer Co. (Gin). W. A. Watson. D. L. Farmer. Thomson Hardware Co. Mrs. J. II. Johnson. The First Nat - Bank.P. A. Bowden. G. W. & G. F. Granade. J. P. JOBOS. J. Russell & Son. J. B. Boyd, Cotton Buyer. A. H. Curtis & Son. J. H. Wilson, Mgr., W. U. Tel. Co W. S, Curt:.., Cotton Buyer and Ins. H. B. Laramore. S. F. Morris, Cotton Buyer. Mrs. C. F. Hunt. J. G. Carithers., Cotton Buyer. Bank of Thomson, .J. T. Neal, V. P. La»eter & Davis. T. H. Morris, Cotton Weigher. J. E. Moye & Son. M. W. Farr. T. B. Stockton. McDuffie Progress. Mrs. D. B. Hadley. J. C. Cliatt. II. S. Palmer, Agt., Ga. It. It. STATE BAP COUNTY SCHOOLS OPENED. ATTENDANCE GOOD AND INDICATIONS ARE THAT SPLENDID RESULTS WILL BE ATTAINED THIS TERM. All the county school of McDuffie county opened November the first. Mr. M. W. Dunn, the efficient county school commissioner is devoting virtu ally all his time to the schools and it is expected that the year will be unusual ly successful. The complete list of teachers for the various schools of the county is as follows ; Sweetwater—Miss Lizzie Usry. Union—Miss Vessie Johnson. Mt. Auburn—Miss Ruby Stone. Bradshaw—Miss Annie Usry. Springfield —Miss Lucy Wilson. Pine Grove—Miss Belle Willingham. Columbia Mines—Miss Annie Fluker. Wrightsboro—Miss Marie Wilkerson. Anthony—Miss Ida May Smith. Marshall —Miss Minnie Baskey. Boneville—Miss Gertrude Warn Iron Hill—A. J. Megahee. Jamerson—A. L. Ivey. Cobbham—M. L. Meal and Miss Pearl Stone. Dearing—H. T. Coker. Reeves Academy—B. W. Fuller. Adams Chapel—Miss Willie Connell. Avondale—W. P. Freeman. Autney—Mrs. Beatice McCorkle. COUNTY LINE SCHOOLS. Fountain—Miss Adeline Ledbetter. Mesena—M. J. Bruce. Fairmount—Miss Florine Johnson. Macedonia—Miss Ruth Swain. Morri3—Miss Maude Harris. 1ST CON- OMEET TUESDAY. THE NORTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE. The State Baptist Convention This great body will hold its annual session in Atlanta, and will open at 9 , 1 o’clock a. m. the 17th inst.. Bishop E. of i R. Hendrix of Kansas City who is a Georgia meets next Tuesday at Dublin, Ga. It is expected to be one of the largest conventions of recent years, as practically every Baptist church in the state will be represented by one or more delegates. The representation is to some extent based on the amount contributed for church work, and under this rule the Thomson, cluarch will be allowed three delegates from the church proper, one very distinguished prelate of his church, will preside. The people of St. Paul, where the body will hold its sessions is making large and liberal provisions for the oc casion Dr. Gooddell, the great New York Evangelistic pasto. will deliver the Vesper Lectures during the conference. Dr. J. C. Kilgo. who is known to our people will deliver the address on Edu- from the- Sunday school, one from the cation. Distinguished ministers from Woman's Missionary Society and one from the Young People’s Missionary Society. The other Baptist churches in the tonnty will doubtless be repre sented by one or more delegates which will make McDuffie well represented at the convention. At a church conference held Sunday the following were elected delegatee to represent the Thomson chdrch, Sunday school, etc. For the Church : J. C. Cliatt, G. W. Granade, and Geo. E. Smith. For the Sunday school : J. E. Gross, E. B. Borders; Aiternate. Mr. McLemore will represent the Ga. Baptist Association. Augusta Automobile tew in Number The Augusta Automobiles tlmt were to come in great numbers Tuesday in the race to Atlanta, dwindlod down to f»ur. They came through Thomson about 8 o’clock amt reached Atlanta the afternoon of the same day. It is sunposed that the Augusta fair being in progress kept a large number from entering the contest. Barn and Stock Burn. The barn and stable located on the place of Mr. Jesse V. Hall in Wrights boro district, was destroyed by fire last Saturday night. Mr. B. M. C. Bell resides on the place and had three head 1 believe, of stock—two horses and one mule — burned to death, and in addition a large quantity of corn, fodder, etc. The origin ol’ the fire is unknown. The building was used both as a barn and stable and the loft was filled with forage. Nashville, South Georgiaa*id elsewhere will be in attendance. This conference is looked forward to with unusual concern. No Deliberative body ever assembled wiil do more work in the same length of time. Every charge and every minister will be car- fully considered. All the benevolent, educational, and missionary institutions of the church, Home: and Foreign will pass in review. Appointments of pastors to the va rious charges will ebmade by the Bish op and l)is cabinet, for the ensuing year. The work done will affect the whole territory covered by the conference and not only the Methodist Church, but all other religious communions feel a lively interest in the plans and movements of THOMSON’S GINS RUN ON SHORT TIME. Beginning next weeSs the two Thom son gins will be reduced to half time.. This is necessary because there is very little cotton left to be ginned—not enough in fact to keepi them running half time. For the lasAtwo weeks both of the ginneries have been operated at a loss, the amount of entton ginned not. paying labor expenses. It has always been customary for the Thomson gins to reduce their ginning-days in the late fall, but it has never been done efore so early in the season. Beginning next week the ginning days, will be Tuesdays ’i hursdays and Saturdays; Fire at Mesena. Last week the store house at Mesena. occupied by Mr. J. R. Edwards was. destroyed by fire, and along with it his stock of goods. The fire occurred at 2 o’clock in the morning and is supposed to have been of an incendiary origin, as- the house was fired from the outside. Mr. Edward’s loss was $700 or $800< fully covered by insurance. this influential b*xly of ministers, who go with a gospel of salvation for every human being why will repent and T. H. T. t Monday afternoon Thomson had an automobile smashup on Jackson street. The car of Messrs Story Bros, in charge of Mr. Stacy Story, became unmanage able near the residence of Mr. John E. Gross, and while going at a good lively rate smashed into a tree. The auto mobile was considerably damaged, but none of the occupants of the car were hurt. The tree was badly used as a re sult of the contact. The cause of the accident was the failure of the steer ing gear to work. Ga. Railroad Kills Bears. Special Church Notice. Itev. U. A. Edmondson will deliver bis last sermon of the conference year next Habitath at 11 o’clock a. m. Tliere will be a Praise Service at night will be highly animating. A hearty invitation is given to tilt whole--’ community to attend. Strangers amt sojourners definitely invited. Circus Horso Kill<d- The circus horse that broke hLs leg •tops the cough and heals lungs Struck Coffin Whlei Digging Grave. Tuesday, while a grave for the body of Mrs. Roxy Farr was being dug in the Thomson eemetery, a coffin deep down in the earth was struck by the workmen. There was no sign of a grave when they begun to dig, the ground being smooth, but when down below the surface the ground showed evidence of having been|dugout in time, and later a wooden coffin was struck. It was in a fair state of preservation, but the occupant is unknown. The new grave was refilled and an other dug. FOLEYSHOSEY^TM •tops the cough end heels lungf I when Robinson’s show was here, was Monday the train of the Ga., R. R. killed Monday. Mr J E Wilson, to whom Mr Robinson gave the animal, was forced to shoot it, because he saw- no chance for its recovery. if he had had a swing at first it is probable that he could have saved the animal, but uftertlie bone had begun to knit there was a fresh fracture which rendered recovery almost impossible. The ani mal made a game fight for life and it was with many regrets that it was killed. on the Macon branch killed two bears near Long’s Creek. It appears that two Italians had the bears and were crossing a trestle when a train came upon them. The men jumped, but the bears did not and both were killed. It is hoped thatthese are the "bears" that have been keeping down the price of cotton. In any event the next day after they were-killed cotton advanced 45 points. But if they are not the right ones, we hope the Ga. R. R. will try her hand again. Mrs. Roxv Farr Dead. Mrs. Roxy Farr died at her home in Warren County on NovemberSth, after an illness extending over several years. She was in her 74th year. The burial occured November the 9th at the Thomson cemetery, Rev. Benj. Ivey officiating. Handsome Hear Skirt Mr. L. A. Morgan of Ainericus was In Thomson Wednesday with the skin of the largest of the two bears killed by the Georgia Railroad. It is a mag nificent pelf and was dressed with the head iv.tac.t, measuring eight feet in length. Mr. Moigan will have the skin cured in Augusta for a rug.
