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SMITH, THOS. A. BARROW, Ass't Cashier. D. L. TURNER. The Election in Mitchell County. There was considerable apathy in the election in this county last Tuesday, the total vote being about 1,100. Bryan got a majority of 154 over all opponents. In the county the vote was: For Bryan, 555; for Watson, 205; for Taft, 103; for Constitutional Amendment providing for in crease in pensions. 577; against this Amendment, 528; forConsti tntioual Amendment providing for extra police, 514; against this Amendment, 292. The vote in Pelham was quiet The polls were opened promptly at 8 o’clock and closed at 8. The election here was held by Judge Z. H. Jones and Messrs. Nat Bradford and W. F. Hayes. Mr. Dave Jones acted as clerk. In this precinct the vote was as follows: Bryan, - 159. Taft, - - - 26 Watson, -• - - 59. Considerable interest was mani fested in the election returns, which were received at night by special Western Union wire and read to a large crowd which con¬ gregated in the street from an upper window over the drug store of the Consolidated Clothing & Drug Co. The returns were re¬ ceived by Mr. C. A. Bowen and read to the crowd by Mr. H. C. James. About one o’clock it be¬ came evident that Taft was over¬ whelmingly elected and the crowd dispersed. The Farmers’ Institute. The Farmers’ Institute for the Eighth Senatorial District will be held at Pelham next Saturday. The meeting will be held in the opera house, and will be under the direction of Dr. Soule, of the State University, who is one of the most noted scientific agricul¬ turalists in the United States. With Dr. Soule there will be several experts who will hc ure on various phases of farming. The addresses will be full of prac¬ tical value and interesting to those who are engaged in agricul¬ ture. Every farmer of the county ought to be present at this meet¬ ing. and gather such suggestions and ideas as may be practical and profitable to them in the conduct of the ; r business. These m°n have studied the agricultural con¬ ditions of Georgia and of the South, and what they have to say will be along lines that can be put into actual practice on Mitchell county farms. The lectures will be free, and we hope that a large congregation of Mitchell' county farmers will be present. PELHAM, GEORGIA, PRIDE U’imsfi .r ' ‘ I ‘ 61%!“ ."'\;~J“W* 31" LIABILITIES Capital Stock..........................$100,000.00 Surplus and Profits.............. 44,335.98 Bills Payable.......................... 40,000.00 Deposits.............................. 113,613.62 $297,949.60 City Council Meets. The regular monthly meeting of the city couucil was held last night. Only H. B Tucker, C. R Nesmith and the mayor were present. This was a working quo¬ rum, however, and the monthly business was dispatched. A petition signed by many citi¬ zens of the country adjacent to Pelham was read, asking that the ordinance prohibiting hogs from running at large on the streets be repealed. This petition was ta¬ bled for the present. The resignation of C. D. Crow as marshal of the town was handed in, and will go into effect Decem¬ ber 25. This is the seventh year that Mr. Crow has acted as mar¬ shal of Pelham, and he has made a most capable and efficient offi¬ cer. His recent election to the office of sheriff of the county makes his resignation necessary so that he can assume the duties of his new office on January 1. A. OMlier, nndmie from J. D. Kennington—were re¬ ceived, asking for the position of marshal, to succeed Mr. Crow. Action on these applications was postponed until the December meeting. A number of accounts were or¬ dered paid, and the regular re¬ ports of officers for the month were read. Cane Grinding Excursion. Mrs. C. G. Lott and Mrs. Har¬ ris Hill chaperoned a party to a cane grinding at the home of Judge I. A. Btish, several , miles east of Pelham, Monday evening. Those in the party were: Misses Thaxton, Huie, Pickrou, Lanier and Bush; Messrs. Grover Cleve¬ land, Pat Mize, Roy Hill, Robert Mitchell, Ewart Twitty, Maurice Hurst, Winston Daniel and Fred Hollis. Will Make Pelham His Home. Rev. J. C. Mayes will move to Pelham in December, or about January 1, and will have charge of the Associational work of the Tucker Baptist Association. Rev. Mayes is now located at Whig ham. He is a young man of ex¬ cellent education and splendid ability, and he and all his family will be qu'te an addition to our town. The Cotton Market. Thursday, October 15th. Fully Good Middling 8£c. Good Middling 8fc. Fully Middling’ 8Jc. Middling 8*c. Total Receipts 10,500. Primitive Bap tio The Primitive B&pu Assoc ia cion, which was last Friday, Saturday Sunday, was a very success: It 18 said there were pro re dele¬ gates, ministers an_ ..... ters than ever before attended a jKssioti in this city. Service! vr®r® held in the oak grove, bountifu near est dinner church, where also a was served each day. minispfcfs j The visiting present were: Elders J T Stqwart, Bean Greek; F M Donaldson, States¬ boro; J H Smith, Ellabilia, Ga; M M Mattox, Savannah; R B Smith, Luverue, J Z Cummings. Slaughterville, Ala; A A Garrett. __ Cuthbert, J A Adams, Round Oak, S T Bentley, Cullodeh, W M Hol lingsworth, Whigham, W H God¬ win, D M Monahan, Cairo and J R King, Cotton, Ga. Among the delegates were: El¬ der Win Hollingsworth. E Har¬ rell, W L Perkins,iG S Key, W B Jones, J N Maxwell, W W Max¬ well, E L Maxwell, J W Maxwell, T M Maxwell, C W Chason, J B Godwin, A C Sellers, T O Battle, W H R Blasingame; J W Leon¬ ard, Eld W H Godwin, J G Reh berg, W D Tromel, J C Kille brew, John Culpepper, Eld D M Monahan, J N Sanders, A J Harri¬ son, G W Stallings, B Roberts, L W Smith, J F Andrews, B D Rob¬ erts, W G Kirklaud, B L Lam¬ bert, W D Stampar, J J Adams, H Hurst, D J Sheffield, E A Houston, E P Thomas. Mr. liud K*i ' 4 A Mize and Mr. and Mrs. _•> * Mize 'left Wednesday for < WUI bay, where they will spend days. They went in covered wagons through the country. TAFT AND BRYAN DONT'T STOP THE SALE OF OUR SYRUP CORKS. HILL & KING MARSHALL’S Laxative Cold Tablets Will break up the cold. Every Box Guaranteed. No Cure, No Pay. Consolidated Clothing & Drug Co. PHONE 32. Fire Lightning Tornados, We represent only the best and strongest companies and solicit business. of companies represented over $150, 000.000 Offices at Pelham State Bank. 6. Lott, Sec. 8 Treas. W. C. Twitty Jr., Manager, The City of Cairo. A visit to Cairo disoloses that is one of the livest towns in Southwest Georgia. Aside from holding the ban¬ ner as a syrup market she han¬ dles a lot of cotton and has a band of progressive merchants that are reaching out after trade. The citizens of Cairo are ad¬ mirers of thrifty Pelham and are anxious for railroad connection between the towns. Work is rapidly progressing on the railroad line from Cairo to the gulf and the grading crew are now at work about 8 miles south of Cairo. The county is spending $53,000 in the construction of a court house and jail. The court house will cost $40,000 and is beauti¬ fully located, well proportioned and will be a handsome building in architectural design and finish. It will be finished in about three months. Railroad connection would put in closer relation two of the best town8 in this section of the Btate and give Pelham a splendid open¬ ing to the sea. Mr. Z. H. Jones spent Wednes¬ day in Camilla, carrying up the election returns from this dis trict. $1.00 PER. YEAR. Home Coming. Next Sunday will be “Home Coming Day” in the Methodist church. A special sermon will be preached for the occasion. Quite a number of the old-fashioned hymns will be sung, and the ser¬ vice throughout will be informal. Every member is urged to attend, as this service comes so near the annual conference, in which every one should be interested. At night the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be observed. The pub¬ lic is cordially invited to all ser¬ vices . Librarian’s Report. The report of the librarian filed with Mr. J. W. Parker, secretary of the Board of Trustees, for Oc¬ tober is as follows: Registrations—Adult, 19; juve¬ nile, 17; previously reported, 458. Total registration, 494. v Class Books Read—Adult, 42; juvenile, 40. Fiction Read Adult, 445; juvenile, 238. Total for month, 760. Books added to library this month, 22—making a total of 2,009 volumes. The Woman’s Missionary Society. -v:r Following is the program for the Woman’s Missionary Society of the First Baptist church for Monday, November 9, at 8:80 p. in.: Leader., Mrs J. M. Minton. Subject: “Missions on the Frontier.” Song. Prayer. Bible Reading, Psa. ciii. Reading—“From Onr Mission Fields.” Bv Mrs. C. W. Reid Reading—“Some Things We Are Doing in Oklahoma.” By Mrs. Saddler. Leaflet—“He That Provideth Not for His Own.” By Mrs. E. A. Smith. Roll Call and other business. Prayer. Taft Gets 301 Electoral Votes and Bryan 182. Latest reports today show that Taft has 301 electoral votes and Bryan 182. The Republicans retain control of the House of Representatives. In Georgia the Democratic ma¬ jority is not so large as it was rt first thought. The majority over all tickets will be 10,000 to 15, 000 . Taft received a larger vote in Georgia than Tom Watson, which is considered significant of wan¬ ing strength in the Watson ranks. Both Constitutional Amend¬ ments have carried. The r.mend ment providing for adding to the pension rolls the names of Con¬ federate veterans, or widows of Confederate veterans worth less than $1,500, was adopted by a majority of more than two to one.