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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.