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GPU Cfrxn T,ihr?*s > Bzxl 1 - B Hoffi iidiii VOL. 6. NO. 40. 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 BAINK OF PELHAM CAPITAL AND SURPLUS - # 150 , 000.00 AN EARLY TWILIGHT. Astronomical Phenomena at Camilla Friday Af¬ fects the Ball Game. One of the most unexpected phenomenons of the astronomi¬ cal world put an end to the base ball contest between the Pelham and Camilla teams on the Ca¬ milla diamond Friday afternoon. All unexpected and apparently superinduced by Pelham’s rapidly ascending score twilight fell and Camilla’s last batter in the sixth declined to take the stick on account of the unusual dark / I --sie. The darkness came almost ihtantaneously with the making \ of three runs by the Pelham team and a double play just afterward |l§ that put out two of the Camilla m Ti» had strange effect on the visual organs. At this critical instant when the teams were in two minutes of closing the 6 th inning and leaving a score of 5 to 2 in favor of Pelham the team of our sister city and her hundred sup¬ porters arose almost enmasse and called attention to the sudden fall of darkness and the danger of their man at ihe bat. Had he been hit by the ball of course he would have gotten his base but then—he might have been hurt and the Camilla boys would not stand for the possibility of such an injury. of At the same time the eyes those who came from further south saw it differently. The man behind the bat said he could see. The pitcher said he could see and all the boys on the bases and in the field said they could see O K. The umpire called ‘'play ball” again and again but that lmie batter who was to save Camilla’s reputation despite the fact two men were out and none on bases would not get beside the plate. Pelham In the first inning fumbled some and let Camilla in with two runs. Then our boys steadied down and commenced playing a fast and beautiful game. In the 3rd inning she sent a -couple of runners over home plate making the score 2 to 2 The interest grew intense. It was a battle between the neigh¬ bor towns for the supremacy in a series of five games. As the game advanced the Pelham team began to show its marvelous ball playing ability and the Pel¬ ham rooters were going wild. It w^s the first half of the 6 th inning when our boys scored three runs amid the wildest ex¬ citement among the many loyal fans who had driven to Camilla Pelham, Georgia, Friday, July 31, 1908. even through a heavy rain to see the game. Then Camilla’s turn was on Sheats fired in a few of his mar¬ velous curves, a short hit out was made and on a pretty double play two men went out. Then darkness fell I Like a thunder clap out of a summer sky it came. The phenomenon iffected the eyes only of the team whose home is north of Leland. The umpire’s efforts to get a batter up proved futile and finally he called the game back to the fifth inning where the score was 2 to 2 instead of 5 to 2 as it was when the game was called. At any rate our boys made 5 runs and suffered no shock to the visual organs. FoTauy further information in regard to the real status of the game and as to why the game was decided officially a tie our read¬ ers are referred to Mr. A. Mc Dougall of Thomasville who urn r&f tJs?, r d&qMBfe that Pelham had fairly and squarely beat Camilla and that the Camilla boys ought to take their medicine. New Members of County Board of Education Elected, Mr. A. A Turner of this city has been elected to a position on the County Board of Education to fill the expired term of Mr Nat Bradford. Mr. Turner is u capable man who will make an excellent member of this board. The grand jury also elected Mr. E. M. Davis of Camilla to fill the term of the member from that city which had expered. Mr. Bob Jackson was elected to fill the ex¬ pired term of Mr. Jeff Glausier. The County Board of Educa¬ tion is now composed of A. A. Turner, E. M. Davis, Bob Jack son, Horton Branch and Emory West, with J. H. Powell, County School Commissioner, member ex officio. This makes a very ca¬ pable and progressive board un¬ der the control of whom the edu¬ cational interests of the county will be subserved and advanced People Are Asked to Pro¬ test Against Renewal of Convict Lease. Telegrams were sent out from Atlanta Wednesday to the May¬ ors of the various towns in Geor¬ gia, asking that a mass meeting be called and that the citizens take action protesting against any re¬ newal of the present convict lease. The telegrams were sent out in obedience to instructions from a meeting of Atlauta business men and were signed by J. J. Eagan, E. C. Calloway, W. S. With|ir, 6 u . i t.se, J. K. Orr. Miss Harkness Resigns Position in the School. Miss Lillian Harkhess, who was re-elected to a posstion in Pelham High School, has resigned, and will go to Dawson to teach. Prof. Wilkinson fwho has the matter of selecting fa teacher to fill the vacancy under considera¬ tion writes that he has offered the position to Miss MfCutcheon of Latta, S. C. CommitteInspects Mitch¬ ell County Convict Camp. A committee composed of Messers T. 0. Battle, and T. J. Cross appointed by the grand jury, went out inspected the covict'camp Branchville Saturday. There were only eight convicts in this camp. They are being worked by Mr. Hail, on his turpentine farm. The committee found all the convicts were being, w .11 cared for, comfortable quarters having been provided for them, and that they were supplied with plenty of clothing and good food. Their finding was that the.convicts are being well cared for and well treated in the Mitchell county camp. « --------- 'JtTTYTXXTXTYXYYITXTYYYTTTTTXXXXXTTX Phones Working X XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX^ Our ■ - For Any time ' need ■' : ■■ something • 3 you. you we can supply, don’t hesitate to call us up. It will be a pleas¬ ure to us to be of service to you. We carry about every¬ 0 M thing that can be found in the drug trade. The largest and complete stock in the city. The number of our M most H M phone M SEVEN w M H M 0 M and it will be a good idea for you to make a note of it and ring us when in need. 0 H H HILL&K 1 NG H M H ►< H M The Old Reliable Druggists. M M N Etx N xxxxxxxxxxxxiixxxxxxixxxxxzxzixxzzxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxtl n °*.| /Tha kind in.\ clean M d ajruAbwl ^iSaniioiy ^Sunshine ^‘foAheh 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. Illustrated directions for a correctly done shampoo are given in OUT little book, “The Charm of Cleanliness." Write for a free copy. Consolidate:! ■I -A r * t** ^ r* - V A ' *• * * PELHAM INSURANCE AGENCY INSURANCE AGAINST Fire Lightning T ornados. We represent only the best and strongest companies and solicit your business. Resourses of companies represented over $ 150 ,000.000 Offices at Pelham State Bank. C. G. Lott, Sec. & Treas. W. C. Twitty Jr., Manager, Score 9 to 2 In Favor of Camilla. The second nines of Pelham and Camilla played an interest¬ ing game of ball on the local dia¬ mond yesterday afternoon, and once more the laurels went to Camilla, the score standing nine to two at the close of the game. Pelham’s First Bale of Cotton. The first bale of cotton for the season was brought to the city Wednesday by Mr. Mack Wilkes and sold to the Hand Trading Co. Mr. Wilkes is one of the prog¬ ressive farmers living south of Pelham. The bale weighed 478 pounds and was bought by Hand Trading Company at 10 1-4 cents. $1.00 PER YEAR. A Bill to Increase the Councilmen to Six. In accordance with a resolution which was passed at the last mass meeting held at the council cham¬ ber, the mayor has drawn a bill to amend the. charter of Pelham so as to increase the number of councilmen from four to six mem¬ bers. The required notice has been published and the bill drawn and forwared to representa¬ tive A. T. Jones for pssage. It is rather late in the session for any local bills to se¬ cure passage, and it may be that Representative Jones will not be able to get this charter amend* ment through at this session. It is a question about which there has not been much discussion in the [city, and a number of those who have expressed them¬ selves say that they do not see the need ef it, and they are op¬ posed to its passage. Mr, - S. R. Blanton Politics in Boston. Editor S. R. Blanton who is well known to the people of this couuty and who is now editor of the South Georgia Home, at Bos¬ ton, Ga., has entered the political arena of that city. Br. Blanton recently announced for the office of alderman to fill the unexpired term of one of the members of that body who resigned, but find¬ ing that he had not been a resi¬ dent of that city long enough to qualify for this office, he has re¬ tired from the race with the statement that he will be in the race for Mayor at the next elec¬ tion. The City Tax Assessments The city tax assessors held a session which lasted all day Tues¬ day in which they went over a large number of tax returns. Very many citizens of the city had not returned their taxes, and this information had to be secur¬ ed by the personal efforts of Mr, Z. H. Jones, and another of the assessors who had been over the ground. A number of the returns were raised. Notices in instances where the returns were raised will be mailed to the property owners, notifying them of the increase. The total returns have not yet been completed and the footings not yet been made. It was noticable that in many instances there was considerable falling off in property values. In other in¬ stances, especially that of the larger corporations in Pelham, there was considerable increase and it is thought that the total footing* will still show some in ' if "