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The Pelham Journal.
VOL. 7, NO. 11.
IF
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FARMERS BANK OF PELHAM
Appraisers of the Estate of
Eli Adams.
Appraisers met at the former
home of Mr. Eli Adams Tuesday
and appraised the estate and set
aside a year’s support to Mrs.
Adams, upon liey *■ 'plication
made therefor. 2 *. ?
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The appraisers * ^ Noah ^ Ad¬
ams, Wesley Cu*les, Gfus Jones,
J. J. Sapp and FI.'B. Tucker. Af¬
ter appraising the estate they set
aside all of the stock, provisions,
farming implements, etc., and the
home place consisting of 100 acres,
as a year’s support to the widow
and minor children. This left
about. 220 acres belonging to the
general estate. The report of the
appraisers will be made to the or¬
dinary and approved or disap¬
proved by him.
A Trip to China.
On Wednesday of last week the
Woman’s Missionary Society of
the First Baptist church spent a
pleasant afternoon on a “Trip to
China.” Thanks to the efforts of
Jbe capable and consecrated presi
J.* u«W, S" “ k -
tire program was a success. 5
Mrs. Charles Boggs acted as
■guide, taking the visitor from San
Francisco to Hong Kong, and on
into the missionary fields. She
gave a bright and interesting talk
China, as an introduction. At
each station she was met by mis¬
sionaries, who interestingly told
of their work. These were repre¬
sented by Mrs. W. S. Hill, Mrs.
W. C. Twitty and Misses Caro
Twitty, Marie McDonald, Annie
Cooper, Maud Pickett and Eunice
Hand. The following papers were
beautifully read:
“Superstitions of China,” by
Mrs. Iloseoe Akridge.
“A Glimpse of China,” by Mrs.
D. C. Barrow.
“Child Life in China,” by Mrs.
B. U. Curry.
“A Plea for China,” by Mrs.
■C. G. Lott.
The devotional part was con¬
ducted by Mrs. D. F. Pickron.
The treasurer, Mrs. S. 1). Hand,
made a nice collection, which will
be sent to this great field.
For Mutual Benefit.
We wish to supply your drugs in 1909.
We know we can be of genuine service to you, and
you can of course, be of service to us, to yourself, and to
the public at large by showing your approval of our policy.
We insist on supplying drugs, medicines and sun¬
dries of the most worthy character and at the most rea¬
sonable prices.
In 1909, as in the past, we shall give special atten=
tion to the compounding of prescriptions.
When you think of drugs, think of us—-the
thought will pay.
HILL & KING.
PELHAM, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY, 15, 1909.
Mayor and Council Elected
Tuesday.
The general election for mayor
and council . is held at the coun¬
cil chamber Tuesday.
In the primary, held in Decem¬
ber, the nominees were named,
and the election Tuesday was only
a formal affair, and very little in¬
terest was taken in it. Fifty-six
votes were cast, and each of the
nominees received the full vote.
The new board consists of II. H.
Merry, Mayor, and the following
councilmen: J. L. Hand, J. W.
Everett, II. L. McDonald, II. B.
Tucker, R. A. Mallard and M. S.
Stewart.
This is the first time the town
has ever had six councilmen, the
city charter having been amended
by the last. General Assembly to
provide for this number. The
new board will be sworn into of¬
fice at the February meeting, on
the first Wednesday in next
month.
The election was held by Messrs.
Z. H. Jones, T. O. Battle and Nat.
Bradford.
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At 9 o’clock Sunday morning,
at Camilla, Mr. J. C. Smith, of
Tifton, and Miss Ruth Whiting,
of Camilla, were united in mar¬
riage. The bride is a daughter of
Rev. Whiting, pastor of tiie
Methodist church at Camilla. The
groom is a prominent business
man of Tifton.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith left Mon¬
day for their future home at Tif¬
ton, returning by automobile
through the country.
Death of M. F. Brimberry,
of Camilla.
The death of Mr. M F. Brim
berry occurred at Camilla, about
5 o’clock yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Brimberry was one of the old
citizens of Camilla, and was
widely known throughout the
State.
Cabbage Plants.
Will have shipment about 10th
ilist. Give us your orders.
H. B. Tucker & Co.
Atlantic Coast Line In¬
stalls Light System.
-Have you seen it? That splen¬
did system of (one) light install¬
ed by the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad?
It was turned on' .or the first
time about dark '-yesterday by
“George”. The tijXtoin is one of
the most eomplefcd; extant. All
that is necessary :Js to place a
little Kerosene in the. receptacle,
turn up the wicd^and stick a
match to it. Common parlor
matches are used land they are
ignited by*a swift Movement over
a specially constituted spot on
George’s trousers, i
The entire system, except the
ignition apparatus, is installed
on a single pine §ole about six
feet high located on the corner of
the depot platform,
• A brilliant ligbfcps difused over
a radius of several feat so that
friend may recognize friend by
carrying him close do the system
The light shines as red as a dan¬
ger signal in the ynsence of the
city’s arcs located:a little distance
away which is probably intention¬
al on the part off IJurtailroad.
The simplicity fpf the system
is hardly less than marvelous and
its operation cgtrj||,seen after by
George, the porter, without, se¬
riously inconveniencthg his at
teudence upon other duties.
The capable and. popular agent,
Mr. McKenzie, wanted electric
lights installed,his desires
llfickefeller.9yst^m yfo're overruled A flavor of the
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• IT you have it in opor
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J. J. Hill Elected Trustee.
A meeting of the creditors of
T. R. Carter, of Meigs, who re¬
cently filed a voluntary petition
in bankruptcy, was held at Val¬
dosta Saturday. Col. II. H.
Merry, who represented several of
the creditors, attended this meet¬
ing. Col. J. J. Hill was appoint¬
ed trustee, and Monday took
charge of the assets.
The bankrupt scheduled $11,
000 liabilities and $8,000 assets
An inventory will be made of the
stock at once, and it will be put
up for sale under order of the
re feree.
Married.
On Saturday afternoon, at 1 :15
o’clock, at the home of the bride
in Jefferson, Ga., the wedding of
Miss Lizzie Dadesman and Mr. T.
R. Carter, of Meigs, was solem¬
nized. The couple has a large
number of friends over Georgia,
who extend congratulations. They
will be at hojne to their friends
at Meigs, Ga,
The State Disbursing More
School Money.
Announcement has been made
from Atlanta that the State
School Commissioner has made
requisition for $140,000 more of
last year’s school apportionment,
and that within the next few days
this mouey will be, distributed to
the County School Commissi'm
ers, to be disbursed among the
schools of the county.
It is said these funds have been
available since December 20. and
would have been disbursed before
now but for the tardiness on the
-part of a number ol the county
to the School Uomimssioner.
FOR FIRE INSURANCE
SEE
Pelham Insurance Agency
C. G. LOTT and M. V. ROBBINS.
Georgia Electors Cast
Their Vote for Bryan.
Gdorgia’s thirteen presidential
electors met in the Senate cham¬
ber at the State capitol Monday
and, in accordance with law, bal¬
loted for president and vice presi¬
dent of the United States. The
vote of the Georgia electors was
cast unanimously for William
Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, for
president, and John Worth Kern,
of Indiana, for vice president.
The Georgia electors organized
by selectingHon. Eb T. Williams,
of Atlanta, as president of their
body, and Hon. 15. M. Blackburn,
also of Atlanta, as secretary. Mr.
Blackburn had made all necessary
arrangements for the assembling
of the electoral college, so that its
business was transacted in short
order, and its session was brief.
The pfily live question before it
was the selection of a messenger
to carry the State’s electoral vote
to Washington. The candidates
for this position, as nominated,
were Clayton Robson, of Milledge
ville; T. K. Oglesby,of Savannah;
and John Corrigan, of Atlanta.
1, ■ vote in The efcctwftj
or Mr. Robson, on thogfirst ballot,
as follows: Robson, r; Oglesby,
1; Corrigan, 2. The duty of the
messenger is to carry a certified
copy of "the State’s electoral vote
to Washington and place it inr the
hands of the vice president of the
United States, for which service
the federal government pays him
25 cents per mile traveled, one
way.
The members - of the electoral
college each received from the
State a fee of $50, in addition to
mileage of ten cents per mile
traveled. This money, amount¬
ing to a total ef $978 40, was paid
the electors from the contingent
fund by the governor at the con¬
clusion of their session.
The Georgia electors, all of
whom were present, were: Frank
H. Saffold, Robert M. Hitch,
Wade H. Lassiter, Alonzo M.
Brand, William E. Spinks, Jeff
Davis, A. Lee Hatcher, Eb T.
Williams. James R. Pottle, Sam¬
uel J. Boykin, Douglass Glesseer,
George W. Westbrook and Isaac
S. Peebles, Jr.
PURSES and HAND BAGS
We have a few of the latest styles
j left over from Xmas that we are
Cloasing Out Cheap. Call and in»
spect the stock before they are sold.
Consolidated Clothing & Drug Co.
THE LEADING DRUGGISTS
$1.00 PER YEAR.
Woman’s Club.
The Woman’s Club held its first
1909 meeting last Thursday after¬
noon, at the residence of Mrs. C.
M . Baggs. For the beginning of
the new year the efficient program
committee has mapped out a
course of study on King Richard
the Third—the study of the
French Revolution having been
completed before Christinas.
The next meeting, however,
which will be held January 19,
will be a celebration of the one
hundredth anniversary of Edgar
Allen Poe and a study of the life
of this great Southern poet.
If the first meeting of “King
Richard” be indicative of those
to follow, this, indeed, will he a
most ardent and enthusiastic
study.
1'pon the conclusion of the dis¬
cussions, the way was led Into
the dining-room, where a deli¬
cious course of sliced turkey and
hot chocolate was served.
A unique feature of the decora¬
tions was the dainty New Year
place-cards on the back of which
were conundrums, the answers to
thesn-being the names of some of
Pelham’s most illustrious citizens,
as follows:
1. First great king of England.
2. A useful pantry article.
8. A book in the Bible.
4. What club women do.
5. A part of the body.
0. A happy dispoeition.
7. A popular language.
8. A steep incline.
9. A town official.
10. A spring color.
11. A Democratic President.
12. A portion of land.
IB. What college boys like todo,
14. An American humorist.
15. A mode of travel.
10. Scrubby trees.
17. A Georgia poet.
This was a most enjoyable oc¬
casion, and one which spoke elo¬
quently ef the hospitality of the
charming hostess.
Mrs. Eddie Battle and daughter
arrived the latter part of last
week from Marshallville, and will
spend the winter with Mr. and
Mrs. T. O. Battle.