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I h Ok Pelham Journal. VOL. 6. NO. 46 . Arc You an Independent American Citizen ? During the coming Presidential Campaign, you will read a thousand appeals to the “Independent Citizens of the United States”. A man is not independent if he has no money saved up, if he must look to somebody else, independent every time he needs a little cash. A man is not if his business is in such shape that he cannot move unless some other man will loan him a little money. The Fall season is at hand. Put by something in the bank so that when this time of need comes you will not have to depend upon some other man for what you must have. You may have needed money in the past when you had no way of getting it—you don’t want this to happen again. Or if you have never been so unfortunate, don’t let yourself get Don’t in this put shape. Keep ahead of the game. Build up a bank account. it off ’till next month, or next year. DO IT NOW! FARMERS BAINK OF PELHAM Marriage Announcement. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Dey an¬ nounce the marriage of their daughter, Channa, to Mr. Charles Marion Lufburrow, which took place at 7:00 o’clock Wednesday evening, September 9th at Wesley Monumental Church, Savannah, Dr. W. N. Ainsworth officiating. The announcement is of strong local interest. Miss Dey is quite a handsome young woman, and has won countless friends by her sweet, lovable disposition, her womanly and gracious bearing and her charming cordially of manner. Mr. Lufburrow is a promineut young business man o.f Savannah, and has charge of the City’s Con¬ struction Department of that place. the Immediately after ceremo¬ ny the bridal party left on the 6:85 train for Pelham and are now visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Dey, after which they will return to Savannah where they will, be at home to a wide' circle tff friends at 415 Macon Street East. Protracted Meeting at Camilla. Rev. Chas. M. Dunaway, who will be remembered by many here as the evangelist who held such a successful meeting here last fall is soon to conduct a series of meetings at Camilla. Owing to the illness of of the of the pastor Rev. W. F. Hixou, the pastor of the Methodist church here has been asked to assist in the services. Mr. Dunaway’s friends will be glad to know of his coming to our sister city, and many of them will avail themselves of the opor tunity to hear him preach. Big Tent Meeting. One of the greatest meetings which has ever been held in this vicinity is that which will come to a close Sunday night under the district tent, located eight miles southwest of Pelham. This meet¬ ing has been in progress since August 28rd. Till Sunday night sixty four had applied for mem¬ bership. Rev. Francis A. Ratcliffe, Missionar of the Thomasville District has been doing the preach) .g, assisted by the pastor, Rev. P C Holloway. Collections have been taken for the erection of a church and in the near future a church will be built near the spot upon which the tent now stands. Thi- j the sixth church organized by Mr. Ratcliffe this year Mr. W. L. Burch of Albany spent Sunday in the city. PELHAM, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1908. Watson Rally. Col. F. D. Wimberly of Coch¬ ran, Ga., spoke to the people of this section last Saturday at the opera house in behalf of Thomas E. Watson, the populist candi¬ date for president. He spoke about an hour to the farmers, giving them some good advice along agricultural lines. He spoke along the lines of his other speeches over the state, at¬ tacking the democratic party, and called a great many of their acts during the last twenty years “rotten acts”. He made a tirade against the present democratic campaign for catering to the negro vote of the west and north. He said that Bryan was no friend of the south, and advised that if his friends had any votes to throw away in the electien this fall, to throw them away on Watson and not on Bryan, be¬ cause neither of them had any chance of being elected. He did not say a great deal aghinst the republican adminis¬ tration,. Aid .,.. the Independence League. He paid his compliments to Hoke Smith and gave Mr. Watson’s rea¬ sons for supporting him two years agoand hi> reasons for not support ing him in the primary held this year. Ho said that Tom Watson was almost a divine being, and that he believed that his was a divine call. There were about a hundred people out to hear him, and the speaker was given the closest at¬ tention. In Honor of Pelham High School Teachers. One of the most enjoyable so¬ cial functions of the season was a reception given the teachers of Pelham High School last Friday evening at the Marguerite Hotel by the senior Baptist Young peo¬ ples Union. In the receiving line were Rev. Jesse M. Dodd, Dr. and Mrs W. S. Hill, Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Clements, Mrs. Pearl Shipp, Mrs. W. C. Twitty, Prof. T.H. Wilkin son, Misses Belle Nortbington, Norton, Ema Dyer, Eleanor Huie, Bessie Whatley, Caro Twitty, Lummie Lou Hanks and Maggie Belle Thaxton. Misses Mattie Maud Hill, Marie McDonald, Mell Pickron, Annie Cooper,'Maud Pickett and Reba Mock assisted in serving punch, cream and cake. The parlors, halls and dining room were made lovely with flowers and,growing plants. Mrs. Sarah Frazelle who has been with her daughter, Mrs. E. A. Smith, for several weeks left Satuiday for Monticelia, Fia., where she will visit her daughter, Mrs Kelley. Camilla Gin is Destroyed, The cotton gin of the Camilla Cotton and Fertilizer Co., was totally destroyed by fire last Sat urday afternoon. The flames were discovered about 1 o’clock. The fire caught, in some unexplain¬ ed manner among the gin ma¬ chinery. Two bales of cotton which the fire fighters were una¬ ble to get out of the building were also destroyed, The loss is between $6,000 and $8,000. The cotton warehouse of Butler, Heath & Butler across the street from the burning ginnery, was in great danger, but was saved by hard work. The work iof rebuilding will commence at once and every effort will be made, to have the ginnery again in operation within a few weeks. Romantic Wedding. ' Is Ou last Saturday afternoon Mr. E. J. Carter and Miss Olive Wilkes of Meigs wefe married at Ochlocknee. It was a romantic affair, parents of the young woman objecting tojihe match. Miss Wilkes is a?daughter of has Mayor lately E. E. been Wilkes|>f stiudent Meigs at Wes¬ and a leyan. She has mlby friends in Pelham, having visited here many times. Mr. Carter is a young business man of Meigs, being’s Pullei partner of the firm of J. H. & Com¬ pany. The Local Cotto ’•ket. Thursday, Septem 1 ■ 10th. Fully Good Middli 9c Good Middling h 8£c Middling - 8 ll-16c Receipts 8500. FRESH 0 w Garden Seed m JUST ARRIVED W PLANT TURNIP SEED m NOW HILL& KING Incompetency On the part of the druggist who fills your prescriptions sometimes proves fatal. In our Prescription Department only the Purest Drugs are used. When you want to feel satisfied that your prescription is put up just as your doctor writes it, bring it to us. Consolidated Clothing & Drug Company, The Leading Druggists. PHONE NO. 32. PELHAM INSURANCE AGENCY INSURANCE AGAINST Fir© Lightning Tornados, 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. 6. Lott, Sec. & Treas. W. C. Twitty Jr., Manager, W. R. Hearst and John Temple Graves to Speak In Thomasville. Announcement is made that Wm. R. Hearst and John Temple Graves of New York, and W. Yaney Carter, the candidate of the Independence League for Governor of Georgia, will speal; at Thomasville on next Saturday, September 12th, at 11 a. m. Mr. Hearst is one of the most prominent figures in New York politics, and is at the head of the Independence League. Mr. Graves is editor of the New York American, one of the newspapers belonging to the Hearst Syndi¬ cate. The announcement that they will speak in Thomasvilh comes through the Thomasville Press in a brief statement sent t< the Journal this morning. Representative Wanted. We want a representative to to handle FORD automobiles in Pelham and vicinity. Live hus¬ with or without previous ex¬ perience, can easily clear $2000.00 in season. Write with references at once.. Ford Motor Company, Dept. H Detroit, Michigan. $1.00 PER YEAR. City Court of Pelham in Session. The adjourned term of City Court of Pelham was held Mon¬ day and Tuesday, his Honor, Judge J. H. Scuife presiding. The day Monday was taken up with the trial of criminal busi¬ ness. All litigated civil business went over for the term on account of attorneys who had to he present at Grady Superior Court which is in session this week. A short session of court was held Tuesday morning for the purpose of hearing motions, and disposing of civil business where there was no contention.t The iriminal cases disposed of were: State vs. Toy Saddler, verdict, not guilty; State vs. C. E. Griner, verdict, not guilty; State vs. Will Ross, verdict, guilty; sentence twelve months on the ’hain gang, or forty dollars, in¬ cluding costs. Besides the local attorneys tJje»-rare i’u a^SflangS upon court attorneys Sam Bennett, E. E, Cox and W. H. Hoggard of Camilla. Fourth Quarterly Con* ference. The Fourth Quarterly Con¬ ference of the Methodist church will be held on Monday, Sept. 21st,, Presiding Elder A. M. Williams will be present. He will also preach at Pelham •>n Sunday preceding the con¬ ference. Recital at School Audi¬ torium Friday Night. Miss Maggie Belle Thaxton, teacher of expression in the pub¬ lic schools, will give a recital at the school auditorium Friday evening a: 8 o. m. She will be assisted by\Miss Caro Twitty. On account of there being no piano at the opera house, the re¬ cital will be given at the audito¬ rium of the public school build¬ ing. The program will be as follows: 1. —Bear Story (That Alex made) — Riley—Miss Thaxton. 2. —A La Bien Aimee—Schutt—Miss Twitty. 3. —The Necklace—Maupassant—Miss Thaxton. 4. —Mi Terrisita—Marie Careno—Miss Twitty. 5. —Behind A Curtain—Mrs. Burton Harrison—Miss Thaxton. 6. —Funeral March — Chopin — Miss Twitty. 7. —The Lost Word—Vandyke—Miss Thaxton. Lost. An Alligator Purse containing money and several cards bearing my name and address. Finder will be liberally rewarded if purse is returned to G. S. BALLARD, Monticello, Ga.