The Pelham Journal.
VOL. 7, ».
A HABIT
Is formed through repetition of the same act. If you will covenant to
lay away a certain sum every week or month and keep faith with your¬
self, you will have formed a habit that is worth something. A habit
the fruits of which gathered in old age, or in time of need,
WILL PROVE OF BENEFIT.
There is everything in farmif the right kind of habit.
^
It you will leave your savings with us, we will pay yon lf< interest and
compound it every three months. Clad to see you any time, but the
sooner the better.
FARMERS BANK OF PELHAM
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES
Will Begin With Sermon
by Rev. W. H.
Budd.
Thy commencement exercises
of Pelham High School will be¬
gin Sunday and continue through
Monday and Tuesday. The com¬
mencement 'iermon will be deliv¬
ered at 11 o’clock Sunday mor¬
ning by Rev. W. II. Budd of Ma
con. Rev. Budd is one of the
able divines of the South Georgia
Methodist Conference.
On Monday evening at the
opera house the entertainment
will consist of drills and other
mtetersting features presented bv
the different grades of the school.
On Tuesday morning at 10:80
o’clock at the opera house Prof.
It. E. Park will deliver the
baccalaureate address. Prof.
Park is a member of the faculty
of the state university, and is rec¬
ognized as one of the most gifted
speakers of t he state.
At this hour the diplomas will
Business Houses to Close.
We, the undersigned Merchants
and Business Men of Pelham,
hereby agree to close our places
of business on May 28th, at noon
for the balance of the day on ac¬
count of the Union Sunday School
Picnic, to be held at the “Old
Sapp Place.’’
Everett Mercantile Co.
L. G. Tray wick & Co.
Pelham Mercantile Co.
M. Goldstein.
H. B. Tucker & Co.
G. W. McCormick &. Co.
A. Stein.
T. O. Battle.
A. A. Turner.
J. T. Lane & Co.
Mrs. L. H. Cannon.
Farmers Hardware Co.
Mitchell County Supply Co.
A. B. Spence.
Hand Trading Co.
Consolidated Clo. & Drug Co. (Clo.)
A FAIR PROPOSITION
We wish to supply your drugs this year. You wish to trade where
your interests will be most fully protected and promoted. We should
combine, and our proposition is this:
Begin trading here with the
Intention of remaining a
Customer only so long as
You receive courteous treatment,
Get wholly reliable goods.
Find what you want,
Are satisfied with prices.
If you will do this we shall not ask you to remain unless every
one of these conditions is fully and satisfactorily met.
HILL & KING
the old reliable druggists
PELHAM, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. MAY, 21, 19C9.
Union Sunday School
Picnic.
The Sunday schools of the city
have arranged for a union picnic
to be held on Friday the 28th
inst. The picnic will be at the
Sapp Place about one mile west
of Pelham. At one time it was
thought that the picnic would be
held on the Ochlocknee river, but
after consultation between the
committees of the Sunday School
it was decided not to go the river.
The grounds at the Sapp place
are beautifully located for picnic
purposes. The several commit¬
tees have the arrangements for
the day in charge. This is the
annual picnic arranged by the
Sunday Schools for the pleasure
of the young members.
New School Regulations.
A meeting of the Board of
Trustees was held at the council
chamber yesterday afternoon.
The meetiing was confined to a
discussion of matters of genera)
interest and policy for the school.
It was decided that inasmuch as
the trustees could not employ
special teachers in the depart¬
ments of music, elocution and
and coniine the
school hours exclusively to litera¬
ry work.
A reaolutien was passed requir¬
ing that no pupil of the school be
allowed to take music, elocution
or art during school hours. This
will necessitate pupils studying
these branches to take their les¬
sons in the morning before school
or after school in the afternoon.
There may be some change in the
length of the recesses which will
put the pupils out of echool a
a little earlier in the afternoon,
and give them a better opportuni¬
ty to take these courses. The
number of teaching hours will be
the same.
The trustees are very anxious
to encourage and foster the inter¬
est and work in these special de¬
partments, and the resolution
adopted yesterday afternoon, will
in their judgment not interfere
with the work in this line-, but
will be rather promotive of better
results.
“ESMERALDA,”
4 ACT COMEDY
At the Opera House To¬
morrow Night,
May 21.
“Esmeralda,” a comedy in four
acts, will be presented by the
pupils of Miss Maggie Bell Thax
ton’s Expression class, * Friday
evening, May 21st at 8 'o’clock.
This is a splendid play, well writ¬
ten, abounding in both humor
and pathos. ||
Cast of Character^
Mr. Elbert Rogers (•# North
Carolina farmer)—Frank Kemp.
Mrs. Lyddia Ana Rogers—his
wife—Mell Pickron.
Esmeralda Rogers—h - daught¬
er—Marie McDonald.
Dave Hardy—(In !o
Esmeralda) — Euawrfc Twi
Mr. Estabrook, a gent
leisure—Patt Mize.
Jack Desmond (an
Artist in Paris)—Henry
Nora Desmond (His
Pearl McDonald.
Kate Desmond (His 'Nr I
Wylie Daniel. gjgfc ?
Marquis deMontessiu
adventurer)—Isaac
George Drew (art
Speculator)—Wilson
Sophie (a maid)
General admission,
Children, - |
Reserved seats,
Tom Watson to C
July IStl
Mr. H. M. fUlWljQt
la,prom'^r tc|r^lham
E. Watson to coiiie on
July 15th and delivi t a‘ lecture.
Mr. Watson is sehedub u for a
lecture at Douglas ot the previous
day, and states that these w ! ll b«.
the only lectures he will deliver
during the month,
Mr. Mitchell, who is an ardent
admirer of the populist, has been
trying for several years to secure
a date for Mr. Watson.
There are many friends and ad¬
mirers of the noted Georgian in
this and surrounding counties,
who will be very much pleased to
have this opportunity to hear
him. The subject of his lecture
on this occasion will probably be
“The New South.”
Will Furnish Day Current
The Pelham Public Utilities
has been pushing an effort to se¬
cure enough consumers for a day
current to warrant their running
the electric plant all day. They
have met with considerable en¬
couragement along this line.
.Mr. Wm. Cook says that they
have been able to close a number
of contracts for day power and
that it is his intention to put on
regular day current next Monday.
In a number of stores and offices
electric fans have already been
installed. The power can be used
for many purposes, including the
running of machinery, sewing
machines, electric fans, etc.
Electricity is also used in many
places for cooking.
A demonstration room showing
the various kinds and sizes of
fans has been opened on Railroad
Street, and is in charge of Miss
Mell Pickron.
Have you tried the “EGYPTO”
cigar at the Pinev Woods Drug store
ss
he time to find out whether your insurance is good or not /
is before you have a fire and not after. The COM¬
PANIES we represent PAY their LOSSES. Insure
with us and YOUR interest will be taken care of.
Tornadoes are coming nearer—better take out
STORM insurance before it is too LATE.
Pelham Insurance Agency.
Office over Farmers Bank.
The New Faculty of Pel¬
ham High School.
It will be a matter of much
gratification to the patrons of
Pelham High School to learn that
all the members of the present
faculty with the exception of one
have signified their acceptance of
the position tendered them for
the ensuing year.
At a recent meeting of the
board of trustees all the teachers
who have been engaged in the
school this year were re-elected,
their work having been eminently
satisfactory.
Miss Hanks, who was re-elected
to her position in the second
grade has not yet accepted the
position tendered her.
Near Beer Decision.
The Court of Appeals has just
handed down a decision in regard
to the sale of near beer that will
be of great benefit to municipal
ties that are endeavoring to regu
Ite the sale of this article.
The decision establishes the
fact that towns under their char¬
ter provisions may adopt many
regulations such as requiring th
UeaBt- lo give Ldff'dy restH^fThg
the quantity sold restricting
the location of the sale, drinking
upon the premises, etc.
The Mayor of Pelham has been
recently studying this (piestson,
and under the decision which has
just been rendered, will draft an
ordinance along the lines of the
decision which will be presented
to the council for passage.
Under the statements recently
made to him by persons charged
with drunkenness to the effect,
that they had become intoxicated
upon cider sold by dealers in
Pelham, the mayor called on these
dealers, and they promptly agreed
to cut out the sale of this cidpr,
claiming that it was sold to them
under a guarantee that it was not
intoxicating, and showing the
mayor a certificate of the whole¬
salers to this effect.
Mr. J. M. Merritt went to
Cairo yesterday to spend several
days with relatives.
Just Received
ALL THE LATEST POPULAR
Sheet Music,
VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL
10c A Copy.
Consolidated Clothing & Drug Co.
THE LEADING DRUGGISTS
PHONE 32.
$1.00 PER YEAR.
GRAND LODGE
MEETING
Of Odd Fellows Will be
Held at Thomasville
Next Week.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fel¬
lows will convene at Thomasville
next week, and will he in session
three days, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday. Arrangements
have been made by the Thomas¬
ville Lodge^ tor the accommoda¬
tion ot about fifteen hundred del¬
egates.
Mr. J. T. Flint has been elect¬
ed as a delegate from the Pelham
lodge. In Company with him a
good many members of this lodge
will attend the Session at Thom¬
asville.
The Odd Fellows is one of the
largestjorgamzations in the world,
and the sessions of the grand
iodge are largely attended.
Thomasville will be full to ovev
llowing with the members of this
order next week.
Rev. Budd to Preach.
Rev. W. H. Budd of Macon will
fill the appointment at the Meth¬
odist church next Sunday evening.
Rev. Budd is a preacher of emi¬
nent ability, and the people of
Pelham will be glad of an oppor¬
tunity to hear him. A cordial
invitation is exteded to all.
Inauguration June 26th.
The day for the inauguration
of governor elect Joseph M.
Brown has been set for June 26th.
The legislature convenes on the
4th Wednesday in June, and the
law provides that the governor
shall be inaugurated during the
first week.
Quite a party of the admirers
of the governor elect will go up
from Pelham to be present at the
inaugurial exercises. There has
been some talk of the members of
the parties securing special
home-made suits of brown jeans
to wear on the occasion.
