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A A. «,fw? m Pelham Journal.
VOL. 7. NO. 36
WE SOLICIT
the checking account of all the ladies in town and
in the country. Why not pay your grocery bills
by check and thereby have a record of all tin* mon¬
ey you pay out? Call at the bank and let us
explain the benefits of this plan.
FARMERS BANK OF PELHAM
The Masonic Convention.
The Mitchell County Masonic
Convention held one of its most
interesting and instructive sess¬
ions with Pelham Lodge No. 312
F. & A. M. last Thursday.
Business sessions were held in
the morning and afternoon. A
number of good and enthusiastic
talks were made by members of
the order.
Many visiting members from
other lodges were present and in
a fraternal and soc>al way flu
day was thoroughly enjoyed by
all.
Those who had the matter of
arrangement and the committee
on entertainment are to be con¬
gratulated on their success.
The wives and lady friends of
the masons joined them at the
dinner hour, A most abundant
and delicious basket dinner was
spread in the din'iig hall of the
Margurite Hotel. It is the con¬
sensus of opinion that a better
basket dinner has never been
spread in Pelham. About a hun¬
dred were at the table.
In the afternoon some fifteen
or twenty of the ladies had special
lie degrees coiiietrefT W>
n. And this proved one of
mos') interesting features of
the day.
Hoke Smith Denies He
Knew of McLendon’s
Disposal of Bonds.
Ex-Governor Hoke Smith
branded as false the published
stories to the effect that he knew
of ex-Railroad Commissioner
S. G. McLendon’s sale of the
Athens Railway bonds prior to
his suspension, of the commiss¬
ioner, and failed to mention the
fact in his message to the legisla¬
ture reciting his reasons.
TBb stories in question not only
tended to create the impression
that Mr. Smith purposely omitted
reference to the bond deal in his
message, but suggested that he
knew all about the the ex-com¬
missioner’s alleged violation of
his oath of office and the law of
the state long before he (Smith)
acted.
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H ANNOUNCEMENT.
In reference to the FAN-TAZ voting contest now be=
ing conducted at our store, we counted the votes June 29,
and the result is as follows:
Miss Wilma Twitty, 71 . Miss Jlene Mize, 07.
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Miss Mell Pickron,..... Miss Marie .McDonald 34. M
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Miss Love Alger,....... ....27. Miss Maud Council, 27. M
Hand,..... 15. N
Miss Eunice ... .17. Miss Addie J. Bragg,. . . H
Miss Clyde Griner,.........14. M
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The contest is waxing warmer all the time and so is P
the weather, it is the proper time to drink FAN-TAZ, de= p
lightful and cooling, the drink that helps you think. 5c a
glass at the fountain of
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PELHAM, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. JULY 9, 1909.
To'Enter Race Again.
We are all glad Judge NY. A.
Covington of Moultrie is human
aid therefore likely to err when
be gives out the information that
within three months Hoke Smith
■will again be in the race for the
governorship.
We may admire Mr. Smith
without limitation and still bo
without the physical strength to
withstand another season of local
street argument on the merits
and demerits of Hoke.
Belief in the mercies of Provi¬
dence makes one discredit the
statement of Mr. Covington.
First Bale of Cotton
Brought 33c a Pound.
NEW YORK, July 1—The first
bale of cotton raised in the Unit¬
ed States this season was Sold at
tuction in front of the cotton ex¬
change today, as is the yearly
custom with the first cotton bale.
Tt brought 83 cents a pound.
Leigh M. Pearsall, the bnyoj;, will
ship the cotton to Ellison ou\t)m <fe*Oo.,
of Liverpool, Saturday
steaimr pO.remm The
grown l'n H imago county, Texas
and shipped to Houston, where it
was sold at auction at 85 cents a
pound, and then consigned here.
Cemetery Cleaning:.
We will start a crew Monday,
July 12th, to cleaning the city’s
property in the cemetary. This
includes the. walks, driveways,
and all unsold lots. It is very es¬
sential that everybody have their
lots cleaned at the same time
while we have a team there to re
move the rubbish. If you so de¬
sire it, we will clean your lot for
you at actual cost of labor only,
which we think wont be over 25c
per lot. If you want your lot
cleaned notify me or the Marshall
before we finish cleaning the city
property. Cleaning one lot and
dumping the rubbish on another
or in the walks, or drives will be
forbidden hereafter.
H. B. Tucker,
Chairman Street Committee.
! HP 1 he
time to find out whether your insurance is good or not
\ is before you have fire and
a not after. The COM
PAN1ES we represent PAY their LOSSES. Insure
I with and YOUR interest
us 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.
Palmer=Adama.
A very pretty home wedding
was that of Miss Nannie
Palmer to Mr. W. C.
which was solemnized at the
home of the bride’s mother, Mrs.
Laura Palmer at Camilla Tues¬
day.
The contracting parties are
numbered among the most p;opu
■ ar young people of this section.
The bride is a young woman of
charming personality and p'Osesses
those splendid characteristics
that command the admiratom of
all those who know her. .|F
Mr. Adams is one of the ster
ling young business mep Ca¬
milla and stands high in the
social and business worldJsi.Tfioy
will make Camilla their home. %
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Moultrie Sells Bo lies at
High Price. m
The Moultrie bonds, ferSIwers, . M ,; .
for water works extension bind for
street improvement, soldi fe the
Robinson Humphrey ComLj|^ of
Atlanta for $58,150 which
six and three tenths per
above par.
The buyers of the bonds*
bear all the expenses of,
graphing the bonds and tf|
to bear interest from, datoF
money will lie immediate!
able and the improveme
will go forward at once, -j
What an Auto Caiig
While Bremen were shop)!
stream of water into a *
automobile on.a street j'tpi
tlu.'L. t % ■ 1 .....
started off and the firemen pujflued
it. The blazing car ran a quar¬
ter of a mile down the road', the
fireman following at full tilt with
a chemical engine, from which
they played during the chase, a
stream on the hoeing car, until at
a turn the automobile ran into a
ditch.
A large crowd followed the run¬
away fire until it was captured
and extinguished.
Fence Election in Ben
Hill County.
An election was held in Ben
Hill county, yesterday to deter¬
mine whether fences should re¬
main or whether Ben Hill should
join the list of “no fence” coun¬
ties. The election was hotly
contested. The vote was consoli
dated at noon today but we have
not learned the result.
Letter Carriers Associa=
tion.
Mr. B. Y. Cooper returned
Tuesday afternoon from Cordon*
where he attended the annual
session of the' Rural Letter
Carrier’s Association of Georgia,
Mr. Cooper went as the repre¬
sentative of the Mitchell county
association. A large number of
carriers from all over the state
were in attendance and the three
days session was a most interest¬
ing one in which matters of in¬
terest to carriers were discussed.
Among the matters that occu¬
pied the attention of the associa¬
tion were the betterment of roads
and increased nay for the carriers
The R. F. D. carriers are ear-|
nest supporters ‘ 1 of the good w roads !
movement which is attracting
wide spread attention over the
Late. 1
A Lime Sink Party.
At an early hour Tuesday mor¬
ning, the telephones wore ringing,
waking up a merry party to join
Mrs. J. B. Scott and Mrs, L. If.
Cannon, for a day’s outing at the
Lime Sink.. The clouds morning
favored the happy couples, and
the long hot drive that was dread¬
ed, proved to be a most delight¬
ful one.
The party reached the sink
at eight o’clock, and the little
gypsy camp was scon arranged,
and a delightful pot of coffee
made by Mrs. Scctt and Mrs.
Cannon, and a dainty breakfast
served. The happy couples were
soon seen in many winding paths,
leading down into the sink. The
target shooting was enjoyed very
much. Miss Hattie Everett prov¬
ed to be the champion shot At
twelve o’clock, a most bountifn'
dinner was spread, and later ices
were served. Some of the ladies
went in wading, and several foot
races were enjoyed very much.
I t was sad to say good bye, to the
old romantic spot, (The Lime
Tile .pFnie: . g< >t.t«u .. .up ir.
honor of Misses Harkuess and
Scott. Those attending, were
Misses Harkuess, Scott, McClain,
Lewis’ Foy, Hattie Everett and
Dickinson.- Messers Singletary,
Kelley, Thigpen, English, Paul
Cievelad, II. _H. McElvey and
Grover Cleveland, Mrs. L. H.
Cannon, Mrs. J. B. Scott, and
J. C. DeGraffenried.
No Near Beer License in
Colquit.
Colquit county has an ordinary
who is a prohibitionest to the
core. He declines flatly .to issue
a near beer license to any one.
The ordinary is L. II, Parker
and a few da)s ago he returned
to R. E. Aldermrman of Doerun
the $200 check sent to pay for the
license and wrote him as follows:
I herewith return your check
for $200.00 enclosed in this letter
and beg to advise that I decline
to issue a near beer license to you
or any other person this
county,
Just Received
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Heath of Mrs. Bradford,
Mrs. Mary E. Bradford died
Thursday afternoon 12:80 o’clock
after an illness of several months.
The funeral will.be conducted l>v
Lev. J, W. Arnold at Bethany
church six miles west of Pelham
at 11 o’clock this morning.
Mrs. Bradford has been a con¬
sistent member of the Methodist
1 hureh from girlhood, and was
eighty four years old at the time
of her death. She has been liv¬
ing with her daughter, Mrs. F. B.
Acree on Primitive Ave. for sev¬
eral years.
She leaves eight children to
mourn her death, whom are, N.
Bradford, J. J. Bradford, Mrs.
1L B. Acree, B. H. Bradford of
Pe i h a m ; M rs .Cox of A1 bn ny,
Mrs. J, M. Wilson of Camilla,
Mrs. B. B. Watkins of Dawson,
and Mrs. Harrell of Wbigham.
These have the sympathy of their
many friends in their bereave¬
ment.
Second District Masonic
Convent n. .
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Masonic visitors Wednesday and
Thursday of next week.
The occasion will be 100 or 500
delegates from various points in
the Second Congressional Dis¬
trict, and also a number of state
grand lodge officers. Many of
the delegates will bring their
ladies and other members of their
families with them, and Albany
lodge is making preparations to
entertain fifteen hundred people
during the two days’ session.
The convention will be called
to order in Elks’ Hall at 11
o’clock Wednesday morning, July
14. At 11 o’clock, in the Chau¬
tauqua auditorium, public exer¬
cises will lie held, at which time
prominent Masons, including
state officers, will make addresses.
Albany Lodge will keep “open
house” for the visiting Masons
and their Judies during the two
days of the convention,