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The Pelham Journal. VOL. 7, NO. 11. IF You liaye valuable papers that could not be replaced if lost, burned or stolen, .don’t worry about them any longer—but. Come in and let 4i s ren t you one of Our Steel Safe - Deposit Box es. The rent is cheap; they are Fire-proof and Burglar-proof; and you carry the key. 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 *. ? ■* f Jr 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. 1 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 > . • IT you have it in opor l » k ' " 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.