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THE PELI-IAML JOURNAL.
vol. 7, r lo.-negie
The Officers and Directors of the
Farmers Bank of Pelham extend
their best wishes for a happy and
prosperous New Year, and take this
occasion to thank sincerely their
friends and patrons for the spend id
hasiness of Nineteen Hur. -ed and
Eight.
TV {graph Wires Used to
Quench Thirst.
A Pelham man got his drinkii g
aparatus iu a bad fix during tl e
holidays. The consuming thirst
that had been fostering itself for
many months reached its most
desperate stage just as a box
labeled liquor arrived by express
from Chicago, but when the man
called at the express office, he
found that the package was shipp¬
ed C. O. D. and that the bill of
lading was at the bank. The
bank declined to accept payment
for the shipment of liquor on
account of the penal laws of the
state, so the thirsty inan had to
resort to three or four telegrafns
and wire the money direct to
Chicago and have the shipment
released. A day or two was con¬
sumed in these transactions.
Meanwhile the throat of the
thirsty one became so patched
: t is stated he had to drink
’r quarts before he could get it
»rly moistened.
ap Year Party.
day evening ^feern
Charming
ment of her guests, Misses Ste
veus, Philippi and Hutchinson, of
Virginia, and Mrs. Monahan, of
Mexico, at a Leap Year party.
The house was beautifully deco¬
rated for the occasion with holly,
mistletoe and Xmas bells. Palms
aud ferns were banked here and
there. The color scheme, beiug
red and green, was carried out in
every detail. The proposal cards
were daintily hand-painted with
sprays of holly. The wedding
bells and cozy corners were very
suggestive of matrimony, aud
seemed to remind the young folks
of the possibility of their “last
chance,” at which idea the fair
sex started out in a modest, half¬
shy way to propose to the young
men, making their most desperate
efforts to be saved from, an old
maid’s fate.
At a late hour a dainty buffet
luncheon was served. The menus
were written on hand-painted
hearts in conundrum style aud
p.-oved very amusing—for in
stance, a glass of water for a
spring offering.
Those present were: Messrs
Arnold, Wilkinson, Merry, C
Twitty, D. V. Thompson, Ben
Hill, J. Hill, T. A. Barrow, S.
Bundrick, English, Ingletary, M.
Hurst, H. McElvey, Thigpen, T.
C. Cleveland; Misses Floy Mc¬
Lain, Ethel Lewis, Caro Twitty,
Norton, Annie Everett, Ruth Ar¬
nold, Hutchinson, Philippi, Cleve¬
land, Sterns and Mrs. Monahan.
Cabbage Plants.
Will have shipment about 10th
iust. Give us your orders.
H. B. Tucker & Co.
PELHAM, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY, 8, 1909.
Lucky People Qet
Valuable Prizes.
In the contest offered by W. VV
Burnett, in which those guessing
nearest to the number of peas in
a sealed bottle Miss Hollie Twitty,
who guessed 2,946 and came with¬
in one of the correct number, se
cured the diamond ring.
Marion Barber, who guessed
2,942, came next and was given
the handsome umbrella.
S. Bundrick came next, with a
guess of 2,940, and secured the
fountain pen.
The presents were delivered at 9
o’clock on January 1. The con
test ran about five months.
The handsome cut glass punch
bowl, which was raffled off by Mr.
Burnett during the holidays, w'as
won by Mrs. M. H. King, who
held the lucky number.
The popular contest offered at
the Piney Woods Drug Company,
in which they gave away a hand
some piano, resulted in the piano
being awarded to Mrs. C. E. Hop
kins. This contest had also run
a number of months, and a large
crowd was present in the hope
that the would be the lucky
at O. W. McCor¬
mick & Co.’s, in which they gave
away, holding last ,he Saturday, lua> to the ones
numbers a
sewing machine, a graphopfioue
and shotgun, Mr. T. H. Strick¬
land was awarded the sewing ma¬
chine, Mr. W. S. Moore the
graphophone, and Mr. T. E. Hol¬
land the shotgun.
Ernest Huey Secures
New Trial.
Attorneys for Ernest Hney,
charged with assault upon Mrs
Ruth Huey, argued a motion for
a new trial before Judge W. N.
Spence, at Camilla, December 29.
There were about twenty grounds
in the motion for new trial. The
grounds were based upou errors
alleged to have been committed
in the introduction of testimony,
and in the charge of the court and
upon new evidence discovered.
After a hearing lasting several
hours Judge Spence granted a new
trial, and the case will probably
be again heard at the April term
of court.
In Honor of Miss Murray.
The younger society set was de¬
lightfully entertained last Thurs¬
day evening by Dr. and Mrs. C.
W. Reid, in honor of Miss Ar
morel Murray, the attractive guest
of Miss Charlie Reid.
The spacious rooms were taste¬
fully decorated in Christmas col¬
ors, evergreens and red berries be¬
ing used with good effect. The
guests played various games, and
at a late hour a delicious salad
course, fruit, cake and cream was
served. Dr. and Mrs. Reid were
assisted in receiving and enter¬
taining by Mrs. John Monahan.
The Telephone Case Tem¬
porarily Settled.
The litigation between the
telephone company and the town
was temporarily settled by agree¬
ment before Judge Speqc# on
December 29th. This day had
been set for a rehearing of the
case. After the trial b'ad 'com¬
menced and had been in progress
about an hour, a proposition was
made by the telephone company
and after some negotiati ns and
modifications, was accepted by
the attorneys for the town. Un¬
der this agreement Mr. Drake
will cable the wires oa Hand
Avenue within 60 days, and the
town will proceed to construct its
electric light wires on the south
side of Hand Avenue in accor¬
dance with their original ,plans.
The further adjudication of
any other matters in controversy
is left open till the reguia; term
of Mitchell Superior Court.
Carnegie Library;
The following is the mouthh
report of the Librarian of the Car¬
negie Library, of Pelham, up to
January 1, 1909:
Registrations for the onth—
Adult, 10; juvenile, 6. ' tal, 16.
Ciass Books Read During Month
—Adult, 36; juvenile, 28. Total.
64.
Fiction Read During Month—
Adult, 488; juvenile, 260.' 1 otal,
698.
Total read during-month, 762.
Total registrations to date, 588
Books added to Library during
the month, 49 volume^making
tofcftl 'number rf volumes.on th<
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Savannah, Ga., Jainary 5.—
Despite prohibition shat has
caused the* police records in ether
Georgia cities to fall off during
1908, Savannah’s record shows an
increase.
The total number of arrests,
8,495, is an increase of 416 over
1907. Fifteen murder cases were
docketed, an increase of one.
The fact that the police court
fines increased to $35,000 from
$18,000 for the year before is ac¬
counted for by Savannah’s sys¬
tem of dealing with blind tigers.
In each case, when the alleged ti¬
ger operator failed to appear, his
bond of $100 was forfeited. About
$16,000 was obtained in this way.
Death of Mr, W. G. West.
The death of Mr, W. G. West
occurred at his home, just East of
Pelham, last night. Mr. West
suffered g slight stroke of paraly¬
sis some time ago and has not
been very well since. The inter¬
ment took place today.
He leaves a large family to
mourn his death. He was widely
known in this county, and his
many friends extend sympathy to
the bereaved ones.
The Show Wednesday
Night Was Poor.
Those who attended the per¬
formance of'the Majestic Vaude¬
ville Company, at the opera house
Wednesday night, report that it
was rather poor. It consisted of
some very good acrobatic feat9 and
feats of strength, together with
other amusement features. A fair
house was out, but they were not
very well pleased with the show.
FOR FIRE INSURANCE
SEE
Pelham Insurance Agency
C. G. LOTT and M. V. ROBBINS.
Mr. Ludwig Assumes
Charge of the City’s
Public Utilities.
Mr. R. E. Ludwig assumed
charge of the city’s electric light,
water works and ice plant on
January 1st in accordance with
the lease which he made with the
town several months ago. Mr.
Ludwig assumes entire control,
and pays the city a prescribed
precentage of the gross receipts of
the plant for a period of ten
years. He was the supervising
engineer who planed and super¬
vised the construction of the
utilities. He was educated in
iermauy, and spent six years in
the old country in work of this
character and has been engaged
in similar work in the United
States for eight years, and is one
of the most competent men in
his line in this country. His
present home is in St. Petersburg,
Fla., having moved there a year
ago from Atlanta, in order to be
near a spendid orange grove
which he owns.
He will conduct the business
under the name of Pelham Pub¬
lic Utilities, R. E. Ludwig,
11 «ssee. All contracts for water
it light, will oe made HWb Yj’u*,
and all accounts made since Jan¬
uary 1st are payable to him. Mr.
\Vm. Cook will be in direct charge
of the plant. Mr. Cook has been
on the Water & Light Commis¬
sion, and is thoroughly familiar
with every detail of the plant
and is a mechanical engineer of
experience and fine ability.
Under the operation of the
lessee, the extension of the system
will be advanced as rapidly as
conditions will permit, and un¬
der the contract with the town
the efficiency of the service will
be maintained.
For Sale
Cheap far cash, a bay Mare.
Weight, about 1,000 or 1,100
pounds; good condition; work
anywhere. Apply to
J. E. PICKRON,
jan8-lt Pelham, Ga.
We wish all of our friends
and customers a happy
and prosperous
NEW YEAR.
Consolidated Clothing & Drug Co.
THE LEADING DRUGGISTS
PHONE; 32.
$1.00 PER YEAR.
School Opens With Good
Attendance.
School opened Monday with a
good attendance, and with the
prospect of a large school during
the spring term. AH the teach¬
ers who had been home to spend
the holidays were back in time to
assume their duties, and within a
short time after school opened the
pupils were at their regular work
for the spring term.
Miss Thaxton, who was elected
to fill the vacancy made by the
resignation of Miss Dyer, is in
charge of the sixth grade. She is
a competent teacher of several
years’ experience and is a sister
of Miss Maggie Belle Thaxton,
who has charge of the department
in expression.
Monthly Session of City
Council.
The regular monthly session of
city- council was held Wednesday
night. A number of accounts
were audited and ordered paid and
the reports of officers received.
The petition of T. H. Mize and
others to pave the-aidewalk on a
pori 'On ol Mathewsvn avenue was
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tions.
The resignation of Wm. Cook
as a member of the Water and
Light Commission, was received,
and Dr. W. S. Hill was elected to
fill his place on the board. Mr.
Cook’s resignation was tendered
because he has accepted a posi¬
tion with Mr. R E. Imdwig, who
has leased the plant, and will he
engaged with the operation of the
plant this year.
Examination for R. F. D.
Carriers.
An examination for Rural Car¬
riers from Pelham postoffice will
be held the latter part of this
month. Blank applications can
be had at postoffice.
N. T. JONES, Postmaster,
Rev. R. F. Dennis of Sale City
was a visitor to Pelham a few
days ago.