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J ' ‘ a“ ' ‘ . A , V . »- a w ‘ A 1‘. I ‘ «2". ,- ‘:3;' 3:. ‘ .34., :1 ‘ . ‘ .‘ '. xi , I: I y ’ ' ‘ “- r 4 ;- i ‘3‘ , ‘5 ‘ ' ‘V; - 1‘ 3:6: ‘. " 2:“ S": :' -'.::w::,—,_:T“_‘;.:_W‘f“"‘ _.,.._.»._ "~v ":"‘“:“_';T‘”'"AA‘"”‘:_‘W:_‘:”‘”~_:::*:_——»~fl , , VOL. 6,NO. 31. Farmers Bank of Pelham, - Pelham, Ga, Condensed Statement of Condition at the close of business May 16, 1908. LIABILITIES RESOURCES ..SlUU,UuU.UU .. 49.407.48 Stocks and Bonds................. .. 3,000.00 Deposits .. 100,733.36 Furniture and Fixtures. ... 1,732.95 55,000.00 Cash and in Banks.............. 60,664.93 ... $305,140.84 $305,140.84 FARMERS BANK OF PELHAM OFFICERS DIRECTORS J. L. HAND, President .1. L. HAND. .T. M. HITRST, J W. EVERETT, Vice President. J. AY EVERETT, H. h. MeDONALD, B U, CURRY, Cashier W. S. HILL, E. JI. SMITH, THOS. A. BARROW, Asst.Cashier D. L. TURNER. HON. T. W. HARDWICK DIVIDES TIME WITH COL. E. E. COX. An Interesting Joint Debate' Between the Supporters of Smith and Brown. Hon. T. W. Hardwick who was scheduled to address the voters in the interest of Hoke Smith Wed¬ nesday afternoon on request of the opposite side consented to a division of time with Oi. E. E. Cox of Camilla. Mr. Hardwick, l>y the terms agreed upon, was to speak fifty minutes, followed in a fifty min¬ utes speech liy Mr. Cox and then to have a fifteen minutes rejoin¬ der. The opera house filled up soon after the speaking commenced and by actual count there were ■ ..‘.W v ’ the vot^lakmi' theVe were shown to be almost umiani mous for Hoke Smith. It was estimated eighty-five per cent, was for Smith. Many ladies were present. It is hardly possible to give even a synopsis of the speech¬ es in this paper this week. Mr. Hardwick spoke largely in humorous style wittily attacking the position of Mr. Brown and in the same breath defending the record of Hoke Smith. He at¬ tacked Brown for his failure to appear before the people, sayingthat it was not his personal appearance that he criticised but his non-ap¬ pearance. He said that he should have gone out and at least talked to the voters as Escil 1 did whether he could make a speech or not. He said that Hoke Smith was being fought on two grounds, one because he had done too much and one because he had done too little. He asked his opponent to state to which of these factions he belonged'. He suggested that the Brown forces should first have a joint debate among themselves to settle their own differences and decide whether they were fighting Smith because he had done too much or too little. He asked why they cried out Brown and Brpad and Brown and Prosperity. Is Brown a panic doctor? Can he cure panjes? Can he prevent panics? If so, and he is a patri otic citizen why didn’t he prevent the present one and why doesn’t he cure it.now? He declared the local optionists are behind Brown’s campaign and defended Smith’s prohibition record by saying that he has at least been consistent in the pres¬ ent ermpaign and that Frown !ir« .PELHAM, GEORGIAQI 7 7 MAY 29, 1908. , Judge Roddenberry Made a Fine Speech Saturday. Judge S. A. Roddenberry spoke to about three hundred people at the opera house Saturday after¬ noon. With his usual vigor and force he jumped into the issues of the campaign and for an hour and a half discussed disfranenise inent, the injustice and mistake of the whites having to contrib¬ ute to the education of the ne¬ groes, prohibition and immigra¬ tion. He made a fine argument that appealed strongly to Ins hearers and was liberally applaud¬ ed. The speech was dignified and strong and was considered by th-^e whq^ietyd it far above frhe berry at the “opening of the cam paign and when he was in joint debate with Judge Griggs over the district. The audience seemed to be with him. Those who were not in ac¬ cord with his aspirations gave him a most respectful hearing and he was not interrupted. The speaker was introduced in an appropriate ten minutes ad¬ dress by Mr. W. D. Barber. changed position several times since the campaign opened. He said as soon as the country is again in prosperous condition and the railroads can stand it Smith will put the blocks to them and give to the people the $4,000,000 he promised them in freight re¬ ductions. Mr. Cox went vigorously and eloquently into his argument and attacked Smith for building the strongest political ring in the his¬ tory of the state in spite of his declarations two years ago that he was against ring rule. He at¬ tacked his position on the early primary and the change in the method of county representation in the state convention. Smith, he said, had done both too much and too little, too much to begin with and then followed it up with too little. He especially t charged insincerity on the part of Smith and went into an extensive dis¬ cussion of the issues of two years ago to prove that smith is not sincere. He also attacked his position on immigration and port rates. Mr. Cox was vigorously applauded at every turn in his speech. The audience was full of en¬ thusiasm but was most respectful and attentive to both of the spen’-er?. E. M. Davis to #peak at Harmony SclBm House Col. E. M. Davis ffl sp< at Harmony Se4jool on Mon* day night, June 1st, S .. ’clock in the interest candidacy of Judge W. ijj jVmv. Mr. Davis was clos as* jciated with Judge S ior several years as court rap her and is amply qualified t all- ass ability and record. Every body v it. d. The ladies will be come. The ,, voters of the istrict are especially invitee iteit HlfiL IfeJpL) m present. Democratic Committee E?^ NC^r*^ u Elec= t i v e tion At rs A meeting of ’ m Ry demo¬ cratic executive cjjp mitte was held at the court h< ■ e Monday at noon and manages > named for . holding the electi.dP June 4th. Managers had tried at a previous meeting hep there was some question raisfiflpu f° the le¬ gality of the action r v M he commit¬ tee and a new meetiip was called. It was claimed the;-* was not a quorum at the first 'ting and that members of i>' committee were also schedule;! to act as A managers. m. , Rfqiresentatioif ty* been given to opposing candH|l|cs as far as practicable. As '■%. R opy stands . thft. f uwmm tu. “J.mes, D. C. Bafrow and D. L. Turner. 1 DON’T POT IT OFF There is nothing that will give you more satisfaction than to buy your drugs from us. Come in and get ac¬ quainted. Bring us your prescriptions. We understand tlie art of compounding. HILL&K1NG The Old Reliable Druggists. h M ■minis can ALWAYS FRESH. CONSOLIDATED CLOTHING & DRUG COMPANY. The Leading Druggists. Phone - QfSnfW ' - -o-yvu'*' <vv> PELH AM INU RANGE AG EN C Y. i INSURANCE AGAINST Fire L,igr Filming Tornados. We represent only tlie best and strongest companies and solicit your business. Resourses of companies represented over $ 150 ,000.000 ! Olfices at Pelham State Bank. C. 6. Lott, Sec. & Treas. W. C. Twitty Jr., Manager, Death of Mr. S. J. Mc= Elvey The death of Mr. Stonewall J. Me Elvey occurred at his home on Castleberry Street last night about nine o’clock, after a sick¬ ness of a couple of weeks. The burial took place at the city cemetery today. He leaves a wife and five children to mourn his death. Mr. McElvey was a man of genial disposition, always having a pleasant word and a joke for his friends. He was popular with a wide circle of friends who will be grieved to learn of his death. First Cotton Bloom. From the farm of J. J. Mize comes the first cotton bloom we have seen this season. The stalk has one bloom and thirty five squares and is from a field of 15 ........ acres planned 1 ..... 1 on March 8th. Trow: . farmer of east Mitchell. $1.00 PER YEAR, ~ Sad Death of J. M. Minton Many people flocked out to the scene where the body of J. M. Minton was found Friday morn¬ ing. In a clump of bushes at the fork of two branches a half mile west of Pelham the badly decomposed body of the former real estate man was found. It is thought that lie died short¬ ly after his disappearance just a week previous. On account of decomposition it would have been hard to identify him had it not been for his clothes and sev¬ eral articles that were found on his person, among which was his wife’s watch with her picture in it. There were also several small memorandum books and a letter or two. On the back of one of these letters was written these words: “I am so sick, if I die tell B. U. Curry to take $1,000 life insur¬ ance policy and settle up with my i,„-s M> m art will * ■ ’ ' ..a; There was no evidence of vio¬ lence and the drug stores say they had sold him no drug. When Mr. Minton disappeared he had been arrested in connc tion with a debt he bad incurred. It is said that he was subject to heart trouble and it is thought by some that worry brought on heart failure. A coroner’s jury was impanell¬ ed and after making an investiga¬ tion they brought in a verdict de¬ claring that the deceased came to his death from unknown causes. The jury was made up as follows: T. F. Perdue, Foreman, A. P. Spence, W. G. Adridge, T. L. Wilder, M. V. Robbins, J. M. Watts, Jr. The remains were laid to rest in the city cemetery, Rev. J. M. Dodd officiating. The body of Mr. Minton was found by Nathan Bostick a tur¬ pentine hand who was chipping boxes. He ran at once to the city and disclosed his discovery. Mr. Minton leaves a wife, and child. Mrs. Minton was M iss Ramsey of this county. Her re¬ latives have been with her this week. Among the effects of Mr. Min¬ ton were found two life insurance policies aggregating $9,000. Judge Frank Park Friday Night. Juge Frank Park is scheduled to be in the city Friday night and will make a speech to the voters in the Factory Tabernacle in the interest of his- candidacy for the judgeship. This is also the night of the meeting of the Literary Society at the same place and the address of Judge Park will take place after the exercises of I he soviet v.