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i he Pelham Journal. VOL. 6. NO. 39. Wednesday August 5th. is credit day at this bank. Depositors ‘ in the SAVINGS DEPARTMENT are requested to present their pass books at the bank on that day to have interest credited thereon. WE PAY 4 PER CENT COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY FARMERS BANK OF PELHAM CAPITAL AND SURPLUS #150,000.00 FIRST BALE FARMER AGAIN TO THE FRONT Deal Jackson, The Well Known Dougherty Co. Negro Farmer, Markets Firt Bale July 17th. (Albany Herald, July 18th.) Deal Jackson, the well-known Dougherty county negro farmer, has beaten his larst year’s first bale record by two days. Yesterday afternoon Jackson brought in the first bale of cotton in Georgia for the season 1908. Last year he brought in the first bale ou July 19—two days later that the feat was accomplished this year. Jackson wins first bale honors again this season in spite of his own prediction, made early in the spring, that he would fail. The patch that he planted for the first bale waB visited by one of the hardest rains on record shortly after the seed were put in the giUu..a. Deal was afraid that the ground was beaten too hard for the seed to come up. But in spite of this, he comes in with the first bale again, as he has done every season for ten years or more. The first bale was received at the warehouse of A. W. Muse & Co., and weighed 850 pounds. It was shipped to Savannah by way of Macon last night, having been purchased by Mr. A. C. Plonsky. It classed “middling tinge,” and brought 18 cents a pound. Through the courtesy of the Central of Georgia Railway Co., the first bale was rushed to Sa¬ vannah by passenger train, leav¬ ing here last night at 9 o’clock in the baggage car. It was consign¬ ed to E. A. Cutt8 & Co., Savan¬ nah. In Savannah the bale will no doubt be sold at auction, probably bringing somethiug over 20 cents, and will then be shipped to New York, where another auc¬ tion will be held . These auctions over the first, bale of cotton are usually attend¬ ed with much enthusiasm, and the proceeds are given for sonn •charitable purpose, the Democrat¬ ic campaign fund, or something of that sort. Of course there i? no more intrinsic value in the first bale of cotton than in the second bale, or any other bale of same grade of lint, but the sentiment connected with the first bale and the enthusiasm over its receipt gives it its addi¬ tional value. Notice. All dogs not wearing tags after August 1st, will be killed, accor ding to the new town ordinance. These tags can be received from the clerk of Council A. A. Turner at the cost of Sfl.OO each. PELHAM, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1908. The Library is Proving Popular. The Carnegie Library which was opened July 1st is proving quit® popular with the citizens of the town. Over two hundred have become members, and there are a number of callers at the library each day. The records show that there are many children using the books, and each day showsYhat a num¬ ber of books are taken out and returned. The average daily cir¬ culation this week is over thirty books and the circulation is con¬ stantly increasing. - . An Even Break Between Pelham and Columbus. After having been defeated in three games by Camilla last week, the Columbus boys came down Thursday morning to cross bats with the Pelham team for three games. called Tifufs The licit game Cas day afternoon at 4:30 by Umpire Campbell of Albany. On ac¬ count of three of Pelham’s bpst players being out of town it was a very one sided affair, Columbus winning by the score of seven to nothing. Friday found the Columbus boys in the best of spirits think¬ ing that they had another walk¬ over. But the Pelham boys with Groover ou first base and Melton playing second proved to be too strong for them. The game was very close, only one run had been made on either side until the fifth inning, when Melton came to the bat with two men down and three men on bases. After having had two strikes called on him he swatted the ball for a home run scoring four runs. After this the Columbus boys had no show whatever. Pelham win¬ ning by the score of 7 to 4. It was a great disappointment to everyone that it rained the boys out Saturday afternoon as everybody was sure of Pelham winning the game. The Dog Tax. Attention is called to the fact that the ordinance placing a tax on dogs goes into effect August 1st. Mr. A. A. Turner, Cle k, has supplied himself with the necessary tags, which will be fur¬ nished to each person wtio ap¬ plies for same and pays the nec¬ essary registration fee. The tax is one dollar for each dog, and applies to all dogs over four months old in the corporate limits. A provision of the or¬ dinance is that all dogs not wear¬ ing one of these tags shall be killed bv the ma-~!vU. Farmers Union Will Meet Here Friday. July 31. A meeting of the Farmers Un¬ ion has been called to be held at Pelham at 10 A. M. Friday, July 8lst, for the purpose of consider ing the proposition of building a warehouse W Thi8° ' Uto be . business meeting of tile members of the Farmers i ham with a view to arriving at an agreement. The Union has grown very rapidly in numbers throughout "the country and Mitchell county is how fairly well organized. The official uotice c|f the call is published elsewhere in this paper by Chairman D. Kierce. in 1 Protracted Meefing Cotton. Rev. C. W. Curry and Rev. J. A. Mills will £bmimmce a pro tracted meeting at Cotton next week. • jg Everyone is cordially urged to attend this series of meetings. Rev. Mills is pastor of the church at that place; uaxxxxxzxx jjrrjrrrrrrrr ttttttyi XXTXXXXX R OurPhoaeV Working H M H ■.....THf'' M mMI H :fgk For .ou. time you need something we. can sdpply, "Scm't .4'#s&te f to call us tip. it iviti be a pleas¬ ure to us to be >{• service to you. We carry about * every¬ thing that can be found in the drug trade. The largest and most complete stock in the city. The number of our phone SEVEN and it will be a good idea for you to make a note of it and ring us when in need. hill&kinq I H ^ The Old Reliable Druggists, ftx xxxxxxxxxxxzxxxxxxxxxxxirzrxxxixxxxrxxxxxxxxxxxxrf) ^ ^ .................... fwm flow The Kind OoodnftM in.^ciean How a§reeabU.j and In .Sanitary oppIkaiioi)l Sunshine thehiJ, good for but sunshine won't make hair grow —it takes a perfectly kept scalp to do that. Krom Soap cleanses, cures and invigorates the scalp, and keeps it in prime condition. Thick, growing hair Is then a natural consequence. Brushing and sunshine are of much assistance, and will add a splendid gloss. Cake 25c at all druggists DR. J. J. KROM CO., Atlanta, Ga. IBuatrated direction* for « correctly done shampoo are aiven la our Btde book, "The Charm of CleanUnets." Write for a free copy. . , n _ — Conso^claM C C-cmpany. PELHAM INSURANCE AGENCY INSURANCE AGAINST Fir© Lightning Tornados. We represent only the best and strongest companies and solicit your bus * ness - Resourses of companies represented over $150,ooo.ooo — Offices at Pelham State Bank. q. Lott, Sec. & Treas. W. C. Twltty Jr., Manager. Farmers Union Picnic. The Farmers Union held a pic uic Saturday at Mt.~Ziou church about three and a half mileB east of Camilla. There were about three thousand five hundred people present. State lecturer J L. Lee of Atlanta addressed the Union about an hour and fifty minutes in the morning. An abundant dinner was served on the grounds. The afternoon was in singing. *r. ; ^ * . ; spent ' V ~ The Farmers Union of Mitchell county is growing rapidly. Amoug those who attended from Pelham were, Messrs. J. L. Hand, H. L. McDonald, C. M. Baggs and Judge I. A. Bush. $1.00 PER YEAR. Mitchell Superior Court. The adjourned term of Mitchell Superior Court convened at Ca¬ milla Monday at 10 o’clock. Judge Spence delivered an able charge to the grand jury covering a period of more than an hour, and touched upon various points required to be given in charge. The grand jury organized by electing D. M. Rogers foreman, and C. E ri Palmer special bailiff. The remainder of the day Mon¬ day was taken up in the call of the civil docket and the trial of divorce cases. About a dozen divorces were granted during the afternoon. On account of sickness of several attorneys the court found it difficult to get any civil business ready for trial, and on Monday afternoon dismissed the jury until Wednesday morning. The most of Tuesday was taken up with the hearing of motions in cases pending in Doagiitery Su¬ perior Court. Some civil buai the court is now at work on the criminal docket. Solicitor Wooten was unable to remain in attendance upon court and returned to Albany Tuesday In his place Col. E. M. Dasris is acting as Solicitor protem. It is said that the grand jury is finding a number of indict¬ ments, and the present indica¬ tions are the court will be busy the remainder of the week, dis¬ posing of some of these cases. Ball Game at Camilla Tomorrow Much interest is being mani¬ fested in the game of ball which is to be played between Pelham and Camilla on the Camilla dia¬ mond tomorrow, (Friday) after¬ noon. It is said that both the teams have secured several out of town players'to strengthen theiir local teams. In this game Pelham hopes to regain the prestige it lost in a recent game with Camilla, when that city’s team visited us with a number of semi-professional play¬ ers and put upon us the score of fiifteen to naught. Quite a number of people will drive up from Pelham, and if the weather is good, it is quite likely they will have the opportunity of seeing one of the best cames play¬ ed in this section this season. Notice to Creditors. All persons holding valid claims against J. M. Minton, deceased will please present them to me at once. Open accounts must be itemized in full and sworn to be¬ fore some officer authorized by law to administer oaths. B. U- Curry, 7 - 2 - 0 ?. 6t. Atimiuistiator.