About The McDuffie progress. (Thomson, Ga.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1909)
™S McDuffie Ycl. IX. THOMSON, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1909. No. 31. Headquarters For HOLIDAY GOODS McCommons, Bush, Boswell Co. The first barbecue of 1910 has already been scheduled. Mr. W. H. Fluker of the Mines was in Thomson lately. He is suffering with a severe attack of au- tomobilious fever, and when he learned that a plan was on foot for the Thom son automobilist to have a picnic at the The-, 'itable flood tide of booze in < ; file County this week- In fact the ords will show that at no time in the past have ship ments of whiskey into Thomson been so large. The rush started the latter part of last week arid the Expr ess Corn- Judge Gheesling dosed a trade with the Georgia Railroad Monday whereby crossing Sawdust, This is the most dangerous crossing in McDuffie County and it will Mines in the early Spring of 1910 he ! parry was almost swamped bySaturda, called off the picnic part, of it and sub stituted a barbecue in its place. He says that he is in dead earnest and that as soon as old Sol begins his return journey every automobilist in McDuffie Couuty, with as many friends as they can bring in their cars are to be his guests at a barbecue at the gold mines. In behalf of all of those who own au tomobiles and those who expect to own them, the Progress accepts the invita tion. Christmas Money for the Teachers Commissioner Dunn has received 12,000 from the state for the teachers. This is the second payment that Com missioner Dunn Iras made. During this week they have had all they could handle, and still there are belated jugs yet to arrive. Of course, all of this business is not booze, for at this season of tire year there are thousands of packages sent from friend to friend and most of them go by express. Then agein the mer chants use the Express Company more than usual in order to get rush ship ments quick. But it is a fact that the shipments of booze have been larger and more numerous than usual, owing perhaps to 14 cents cotton. .. , , , .. „ , completion and will be heard for the the public road leading from Hearing | fi rs t ori Sunday at the usual ser- to Harlem will be run under the Rail- j vices and a grand recital will be given road at the crossing on this side of j on Wednesday Dec. 29th when Prof. C. A. Sheldon Jr. will be organist. The instrument is of most modern , , , „ , , .. construction, having a beautiful be better for the public and also the! railroad for the public road to cross under the railroad instead of on the. , o wifch e , ectric motor coupled grade as at present. Judge Gl.eeBl.ng , direct to „ haft will furni , h wind for the made a good trade, as all or the ex-1 pense of the change will be borne by! or , 1 ?,f n ‘ ,• , • the railroad,, and they will also keep permanent- The New John Brown Pipe Organ ai j ufe Daggert, Alias Jute Lampkm, the M. E. Church is rapidly nearing ^ r . ...... * * ‘ Confesses to Killing Aged White '; quartered oak case with gold docorated pipes and all latest improvements, an the passage way in repair ly. Stops itching instantly. Cures piles ( eczema, salt rheum, teter, itch, hives herpes, scabies—Doan’s Ointment. At any drug store. Buy Your Xmas Gifts From The Leading Jewelers A FEW SUGGESTIONS:—Diamonds, Watches, Brooches, Bracelets, Cignet Rings, Umbrellars, Gold Heod Canes. Silver Mesh Bags, Handy pins, Scarf Pins, Cuff Links, Toilet Sets in sil ver, Veil Pins, Necklaces, Manacure Sets all sizes, Small Diamond Rings at all prices, Fobs, Photo Frames, and a great variety of Christmas Goods at Ceasonable prices. Como and visit our store, buy or not, you arc welcome. WM. SCHWEIGERT & CO., jewelers. Augusta, Ga. ' COTTON SEED REACH 50 CENTS PER BUSHEL There has been a steady advance in the cotton seed market this fall, and this week prices have reached what is ! thought to be the highest iri the history of this market—50 cents per bushel for ordinary seed. The shortness of the cotton crop is thought to have some thing to do with the high price, and in addition to this the mills are finding ready sale for their products at good prices. Fifty cents per bushel brought out a good many seed and the present price will bring nearly all that are left except the planting seed—and perhaps some of them. round and bold, the Flute tones bright and liquid and the string tones wonder ful imitations of the instruments they represent. No expense has been spared to make this instrument the equal of any in the country. Frank Brown, son of the builder, has superintended the entire construction in church with the assistance of Thomas Mettall. The specification of the organ is as follows: CHEAT ORGAN. 1 Open Diapson 8 ft. Cl Notes. 2 Dulceana 8 ft. 61 “ 3 Melodia 8 ft. 61 “ i 4 Principal 4 ft. 61 “ | SWELL ORGAN. 5 Violin Diapason 8 ft. 61 “ 6 Aeoline 8 ft. 61 “ ! 7 Voisc Celeste 8 ft. 01 “ 1 8 Stopped Diapason 8 ft. 61 “ i 9 Harmonic I< lute 4 ft. 61 “ 10 Flautina 2 ft. 61 “ PADAL ORGAN. 11 Grand Bourdon 30 Notes. THROWN FROM BUGGY. Last Saturday as Mr. J. S. Jones was coming from his home near Hear ing to Thomson his mule became fright ened, and ran away throwing Mr. Jones and his little boy from the buggy. In the fall Mr. Jones’ arm was sprained but the boy was uninjured. The mule stopped after running a short distance and Mr. Jongs came on to Thomson. TRY A TON OF INDIAN MOUNTAIN JELLIC0 COAL And be convinced that it is the best on the market and is the genuine Jelli- co. Satisfaction guaranteed. Prompt delivery. Phono 23. 12-17-lm. J. D. Cturns. COUPLERS AND ACCESORIE.S. 12 Reversable pedal to great organ. 13 Tremolo to Swell. 14 Balanced Swell Pedal. 15 Orgoblo. 1G Electric Motor. 17 Wind Indicator. 18 Great Forte Combination. 19 Swell Forte Combination. 20 Great Piano Combination. 21 Swell Piano Combination. Man in Columbia Comity- Jule Daggert, alias .Jule Lampkin, the negro, who is held in the Bichmond county jail charged with the murder of Mr. Zuck Kendricks, has made an open and full confession of the killing of Mr. Kendricks and say that the mo tive of the crime was robbery. The negro Daggert, is the one the officers suspected from the very first, and after being put through a severe sweating by Sheriff Pearre and two lo cal officers he made a full and complete confession of the crime. From the confession of Daggert, it was learned that the crime had been planned since last May, and that the whole plan was to secure money from Mr. Kendricks. The place was robbed after the killing and the negro Dag gert had money on his person that he had stolen from Mr. Kendrick, when he was arrested. The officers are still investigating the case, however, and will run down some other clues they have. While Daggert has made a confession of the crime, still the officers have not let up and will run down every clue they get about the case. The crime is one of the most blood curdling ever committed in this section. Mr. Kendrick was a man of 78 years of age, and with almost snow white hair. His murderer is a young negro man, who conld have overpowered him, and got all of the money, without re sorting to murder. There was considerable excitement about the killing and there i3 yet a feeling of unrest and for this reason, During the. last two weeks there has been a big demand for seed cotton in Thomson and the prices paid by the buyers have been high. Two weeks ago they paid five cents per pound, then went to five and a half, and in somo in stances sales have been made at Bix cents and even higher. This week the highest price we have heard of being paid wa3 5.58 cents per pound. At these prices some of the farmers prefer to sell their cotton in the seed, especial ly when the sample of lint would be off in grade. A. J. MILLER LODGE ELECTS OFFICERS The annual election of officers for A. J. Miller Lodge was held Monday night, and the following were elected: W. W. Hardaway, W. M. F. B. Davis. S. W. J. T. Ivey, J. W. W. R, Hadley, Sect’y. J. S. Boyd, Treaa. J. C. Irving, Tyler. Geo E. Smith, Chaplain. Ira E. Farmer, J. T. Neal, J. E. Gross, „ J. S. Boyd, A. H. Curtis, Trustees. J. Quinn West, S. D. C. W. Dozier, J. D. C. H. Moore, S. S. E. M. Hatcher, J. S. SCHOOL CLOSED WEDNESDAY. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. The regular annual meeting of the stock holders of the First National Bank, Thomson, Ga., will be held in the directors room of the bank on the second Tuesday at 2:30 o,clock the 11th. day of Jan. 1910. J. II. Boyd, PaulA. Bowdem, The Thomson Public Schools cloaetf Wednesday at noon for the holidays, opening again on January 10th. Though scattered from Neal street , to the Baptist church, badly equipped the negro Daggert will be held in the and besot with many difficulties, the Richmond county jail until time for his wor jj done during the fall has been ad- tvial to be held in Columbia county. | m irablc and too much cannot be said in ! praise of the teachers who have work ed so well under such disadvantages. The now school building, through unforseen delays, will not be ready for occupancy before March and work will be resumed in the present quarters. i TWO OXEN PULL AUTOMOBILE TO TOWN , Monday afternoon a hundred people saw two oxen pull Johnnie Bradshaw’s automobile into town. A slight acci dent had put it out of business for the time being and the two cows were pressed into service to bring the ma chine in for repairs. There was some thing humorous about it that made every one of the hundred people smile. The cows appeared to enjoy the situa- ITe ’nshier : lion and thev also smiled. “Dr. Thomas’ Electric Oil is the best remedy for that often fatal disease —croup. Has been used with success in our family for eight years.’’--Mrs. lu Whltscre, Buffalo, N. Y. *.<. .jo tin* courfh and heals Utngt
