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The Pelham Journal.
V 0L. 7, NO. 4.
Fa. BANK OF PELHAM,
ELHAM, GEORGIA.
Statement ol Condition at close of business September 23, 1908,
Condensed from report to State Bank Examiner.
RESOURCES
Loans..................................... $215,776.08
Overdrafts............................. 258.77
Stocks and Bonds ...»....... 3,000.00
Furniture and Fixtures. 1,060.00
Cash and in Banks........... 77,864.75
$297,949.60
OFFICERS
J. L. HAND, President.
J. W. EVERETr, Vice President.
B. U. CURRY, Cashier.
THOS. a; BARROW, Ass’t Cashier.
Board of Trade Meeting.
The regular monthly meeting
of the Board of Trade was held at
the council chamber Wednesday
night, fifty-fire members being
present. Several matters of
general m'mbers, interest were discussed by
the and the committees
made their reports. A communi¬
cation from the National Cotton
Tuft and Fiber Manufacturing
Co , of Philadelphia, which is
seeking a new location for their
plant, was read and referred to
tt e Committee on Business Enter¬
prises, with the request that cor¬
respondence be taken up with
them at ouce, with a view to se¬
curing their location in Pelham.
Several members expressed their
willingness to contribute person¬
ally to a fund that would relieve
them from taxes if they would lo¬
cate here. Mr. J. L. Hand stated
thit he would undertake to per¬
sonally guarantee a suitable site
committee of four was appointed
by the chair, to be known as the
Committee on Freight Rates, who
will investigate and take steps
’ looking toward reduction in
a
these rates. On this committee
the chairman appointed J. W.
Parker, D. V. Thompson, C. J.
Hurst and D. L. Turner.
Reporting for the Committee
on Roads and Streets, Mr. D. B.
Turner stated that a delegation
had appeared before the County
Commissioners and urged that the
road leading west from Pelham
be clayed, and that the Commis¬
sioners now had a crew on this
road, putting it in good condi¬
tion. This report provoked an in¬
teresting discussion on road im¬
provement, which was engaged in
by a number of the members
present.
A resolution was offered by J.
L. Hill, condemning the manda¬
mus suit brought against the city
U* compel the payment of the
back taxes by the Pelham Manu¬
facturing Co. The resolution was
liberally seconded, and when put
by Mr. H. B. Tucker, who wa9
called to the chair, it was passed
by a rising vote, without a dis¬
senting vote. On motion the reso¬
lution was ordered published in
the Journal. The resolution, which
was later submitted in writing,was
a9 follows:
Whereas. The organization of
the Pelham Manufacturing Co ,
and the building and operation of
their cotton mill in Pelham, has
been of vast material benefit to
the town, and has been a potent
factor in its upbuilding and its
prosperity, bringing many citi¬
zens to the town and disbursing
large sums of money every two
PELHAM, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER, 20, 1908.
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock..........................$100,000.00
Surplus and Profits.............. 44,385.98
Bills Payable.......................... 40,000.00
Deposits..................................113,613.62
$297,949.60
DIRECTORS
J. L. HAND, J. M. HURST,
J. W. EVERETT, H. L. McDONALD,
W. S. HILL, E. M. SMITH,
D. L. TURNER.
weeks to its employes; and
Whereas, We approve the origi¬
nal action of the mayor and
council in exempting this prop¬
erty from taxation for a period of
ten years; be it
Resolved, That we condemn
the suit brought against the city
for the purpose of requiring the
Pelham Manufacturing Co. to pay
back taxes.
Candidates for Justices
of the Peace.
All the elections for 1908 are
not yet over. In addition to the
municipal election for mayor and
council, which will be held on
December 15, there will be a
genera' election throughout the
State on December 5 for Justices
of the Peace. In each district a
•Justice will be elected who will
hold the office for two years.
There have been reported to
this office no new candidates in
the field throughout the county,
apt know what is being
A. „ . •’ *«.- *, ■ -f ■ -
line. But in the Pelham district
there is quite a shake-up. H.
B. Tucker has decliued to again
make the race. Z. H. Jones, who
has been for a number of years
Notary Public and ex-offico Jus¬
tice of the Peace, receiving his ap¬
pointment from the governor by
recommendation of the grand
jury, is in the field as a candidate
Judge Jones’ term would have ex¬
pired next year. The other can¬
didates for Justices of the Peace
in this district are D. M. Rogers
and G. A. McElvey. The three
candidates are making an active
canvass of the district, and at
present it is impossible to fore¬
tell the outcome.
Fertilizer Factory to be
Built at Meigs.
J. M. Culpepper & Co., of this
city, are perfecting the architec¬
tural plans for a fertilizer factory
which will be constructed at
Meigs.
The new factory will be known
as the “Standard Fertilizer Com¬
pany,” aud will be incorporated.
The building will be eighty five
feet long and the factory will be
constructed after the most ap¬
proved style, and will have a large
capacity.
Double Tragedy at Doerun
John Story, a farmer living near
Doerun, was shot by a tenant, A.
H. Helm, Monday, and it was
thought badly wounded. Helm
then then shot shot himself, him8e if 5 and and died died iu
stantly.
The shooting was the outcome
of a quarrel over some cotton, and
took place at Story’s cane mill.
Story was shot with a shotgun,
the load striking him in the body.
C. L. Schedule )Vas Not
Changed.
The announcement made by
A. C. L. authorities a f w
ago that traiu No. 71, arriv¬
from Albany at 5:15 in the
would leave Albany an
aud twenty-five minutes
each day met with vigor¬
protest from Pelham, Ca¬
and Albany, The change
schedule would have delayed
arrival of the afternoon mail
northern and eastern points
the following n . jang, and
have caused passengers to
to lie over in Albany all
As soon as the proposed
was made known the
mayor of Pelham and the Chair¬
man of the Board of Trade sent a
to the railroad commh
urgently protesting against
change. "
^
A letter was received Monday
from Chairman S G McClendon,
stating that he had had fa confer¬
with the A. C. L. authorities
and that they had agreed that
there would be no chan i made in
the schedule of train £ o. 71.
Supper Pa irt -r
Miss Annie Cooper, .i«c informally
at tea last Fnjday eve¬
ning, in compliment to « V guest,
Miss Octavia Byrd, of as
About a dozen of the
set formed the pa r' and
were entertained wit Jh a de¬
hospitality.
m
et.
rumifc . rfj\k 9c.
Folly Middling
Middling 8 9*10c,
Total Receipts 11,500.
TAFT AND BRYAN
DON'T STOP THE
SALE OF OUR
SYRUP CORKS.
HILL & KING
Syrup Corks
AND
Sealing Wax
Consolidated Clothing & Drug Co.
PHONE; 32.
Penn Mutual Life Insurance.
SEE
W. C Twitty, Jr.
And get Notes and Specimen Poli¬
cies. It will be to your advantage
to get comparisons with other
companies.
Proctor-Jones.
On last Sunday afternoon, at
4:80, occurred the marriage of
Miss Effie Proctor and Mr. J.
Frank Jones, at the home of the
bride, Rev. A. G. Ott officiating.
The bride is the second daugh¬
ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Proctor,
and is quite handsome and lov¬
able, with a large circle of ad¬
mirers. The groom is a son of
Mr. W. M. Jones and is a valued
employe of the firm of G W. Mc¬
Cormick & Co., of this place.
On account of sickness in the
family of the bride, the marriage
was very quiet, only a few rela¬
tives and close friends of the con¬
tracting parties being present.
The newly wedded couple are at
home to their friends for the
present at the residence of Mrs
G. W. McCormick, on Railroad
street. The Journal joins with
their many friends in wishes for a
long and^happy married life.
For Rent.
One eight-room Dwelling. Large
(garden, good barn and all neces¬
sary outbuildings, with artesian
sr hM-- m " £■
BA ft BE R or G. W. OTT, Pelham,
Ga) nov20-4t
$1.00 PER YEAR.
Bazaar Meeting.
Last Friday afternoon quite a
number of ladies met at the Car¬
negie Library and discussed ways
and means for a bazaar on behalf
of the library.
Mrs. A. J. Barrow, who already
held the position of chairman of
the Book Committee, was unani¬
mously called to the chair at this
meeting. In a practical address
she laid before the ladies the ob¬
ject of the bazaar, and called for
a discussion of the subject. After
half an hour of enthusiastic dis
cussiou the following committees
were appointed:
Fancy Work and Booth Com¬
mittee—Mesdames D. L. Turner,
W. S. Hill, C. M. Bagg, J. R.
O’Neal and J. R. Clements.
Refreshment Committee—Mes
dames S. D. Hand, D. F. Pick
ren, J. B. Cooper, Dora Green
and Jessie Minton.
Amusement Committee—Mes¬
dames C. G. Lott, Pearl Shipp
and Romeo Cross.
Each committee has the privi¬
lege of selecting such aid as it
sees fit.
Mesdames J. R. Clements, J. B.
Sc-itt, \y. N.
tor the trazaar.
,,,,
It is proposed to open the ba¬
zaar Wednesday morning, Decem¬
ber 16, at 10 o’clock. From 8:80
to 5 o’clock of the same day will
be devoted to the children, as well
as to the grown-ups. The night
of the 10th, from G:80 to 9
o’clock, an oyster supper will be
given. The bazaar will close on
Thursday.
This is an affair which should
appeal to every person in or near
Pelham. It is essentially a pub¬
lic-spirited undertaking. The com¬
mittee asks that each person take
up the part assigned them and
work on it to the best of their
ability.
Mrs. Barrow, at the library,
will be glad to answer all, ques¬
tions concerning the committees,
etc.
Undisputed Shrinkage.
The 1908 report of the Distil¬
lers’ Securities Corporation—
otherwise known as the Whisky
Trust—shows that in the fiscal
year only one hundred and twenty
seven million gallons of distilled
spirits were produced, as against
one hundred and sixty-eight mil¬
lion gallons, the output of the pre¬
vious year.
This is a noticeable decrease,
amounting at least to 25 per
cent.
Some time ago the president of
the trust suggested that prohibi¬
tion laws do not diminish the
consumption of liquor, but only
change the method of distribu¬
tion.
He will be forced, in face of
the above statistics, to change
front, and perhaps beat a slow re¬
treat.—Macon News.