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The Pelham
VOL. 7, NO. 38
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 the mon¬
ey you pay out? Call at the bank and let us
explain the benefits of this plan.
FARMERS BANK OF PELHAM
Death of Mr. J. L. Barrow.
The death of Mr. J. L. Barrow
occurred at his home at Whig
ham last night at 7 o’clock.
Over ten weeks ago he was
taken ill with typhoid fever which
was followed by other com plica
tions.
The remains were brought to
Pelham this morning and the in¬
terment. was made in the city
cemetery this afternoon.
The funeral was conducted
from the residence of Mr. J. B.
Cooper, his father-in-law. Rev.
J. M. Dodd of the First Baptist
church officiated.
A large concourse of sorrowing
friends attended the funeral.
Less than a year ago Mr. Bur¬
row was hnppily married to Miss
Katie Cooper of this place.
He at one time held a respon¬
sible position in the Pelham
State Bank and for two years was
cashier of the Bank of Whigham.
He was a young man of splendid
character and during his stay in
Whigham has becometprominent
ly identified with the biftiness
life and progress of that city.
Jfe was exceedingly popular
and Iris deat.fi is sincerely mourn
ed by a wide circle of friends
who sympathize deeply with the
bereaved young wife.
Mr. Barrow was a prominent
member of the Knights of Pythi¬
as and members of this order met
the body at the train and had
charge of the burial services.
A Bill To Regulate Butch¬
ering.
Representative A. T. Jones has
introduced in the general assem¬
bly a bill to regulate the butch¬
ering of meats in this county.
We have been unable to secure
a copy of the bill but we under¬
stand the Act will provide that
no cow, goat, sheep or hog shall
be butchered in the woods or out¬
side of a regular enclosure any¬
where in the county and makes it
a misdemeanor for anyone to do
so.
The bill is intended to operate
against those persons who would
catch and butcher another man’s
stock under the cover of the
woods.
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PELHAM, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1909.
TELEPHONE SYSTEM
CHANGES HANDS.
Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Co. Buys
Local Exchange.
Mr. W. N. Drake has closed a
deal with the Southern Bell Tele¬
phone <fe Telegraph Co., whereby
they become the owners of both
the Pelham and the Doerun ex¬
changes.
The new owners have taken
charge and the actual transfer
dates from July 15th, the purch¬
asers being responsible for the
exchange from that date and en¬
titled to the accounts from that
date.
After much negotiation the
city granted the purchasers a
franchise on terms that are con¬
sidered favorable to the city.
Under the-terras of the fran¬
chise the poles and wires of the
company are to be placed where
directed by an authorized official
of the town; the company is to
be subject to the laws and ordi
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maintain first class service nay
and night; are to furnish a cross
arm on their poles when required
by the city for the use of police
or fire alarm telegraph system;
and are to hold the city harmless
against any damage that may re¬
sult from the neglect of their em¬
ployees or failure to comply with
ordinances. They are also to
properly protect and guard their
wires where they cross the city’s
electric light wires.
A rate agreement was also
entered into whereby the rates
for service will not be increased
before January 1st, 1911, and not
then unless the company has in
operation two hundred phones.
The Bell company has had
its long distance lines in the city
a number of years and they have
always been very agreeable and
pleasant in their dealings. When
requested to readjust and move
their line* to meet the needs of
the electric light construction
they very promptly did so.
They have plans for the exten-
City Court Adjourned.
Georgia, Mitchell County.
It is ordered, That the July
Term 1909 of City Court of Pel¬
ham be and the same is hereby
adjourned for the term. Parties,
jurors and witnesses shall be gov¬
erned accordingly. Jurors drawn
for the tferm are excused. A new
jury will be drawn for the Octo¬
ber term. This July 22, 1909.
j. H. Scaife,
J. C. C. P.
Song Service Sunday
Night.
Instead of the regular services
of the First Baptist Church next
Sunday night there will be a song
service, consisting of solos, duets,
quartettes, chorus and congrega¬
tional singing.
A most uplifting hour is anti¬
cipated. Come and join us.
sion and improvement of the sys¬
tem and the ; r men have already
been here making a thorough ex"
animation of the entire plant
with a view to making a complete
report along this line.
One of the special features the
company is pushing is what is
known as farmer’s lines.
A special man will be here in a
few days to visit the farmers in
the interest of this proposition.
Under an agreem ut whereby the
farmer builds and maintains the
lines the compuir mushes him
a telephone and jeetion with
the city at 50 ct per month.
The city subs< ■t have the
privilege of ufii * mer’b
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do at present
The rate agreement also covers
the rates for future years. When
the number of phones reaches 200
the rates may be increased 50
cents until <300 is reached, then
there may be an increase of 50
cents on business -phones and
none on residence phones until
500 is reached. After that the
rates shall not be in excess of any
other Georgia city operating un¬
der similar conditions.
This insures the rates for Pel¬
ham shall be as low as may be
found in other Georgia towns.
The purchasers operate in seven
southern states. They have con¬
stantly in their employ experts
seeking in every way possible to
improve the service. They quick¬
ly adopt every new invention that
will be an improvement. The
system is splendidly organized
into departments with capable
men at the head of each to keep
in touch with every local condi¬
tion.
Among those who were in the
city Saturday completing the
transfer and looking over the
property were W. B. Roberts, Div¬
ision Commercial Superintendent,
Atlanta; H. O. Reiley, Division
Plant Superintendent, Atlanta;
M. L. Stannard, District Traffic
Chief, Atlanta; F. H. Kuauff,
Plant Supervisor, Albany, and
several others who were making a
personal inspection of the lines.
The company announces its in¬
tention of extending the system
here and of winning the good will
and approval of the public by its
efficient service.
One immediate result of the
transfer that will be appreciated
is that connection will be given
with Albany direct without hav¬
ing to pass through Thomasville
as heretofor .
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.
CARNEGIE LIBRARY.
Its First Year a Success¬
ful One.
On July 1st the Carnegie Li
brary had been open just one
year. It has been a very success¬
ful year for the institution and
the interest of the public lias
constantly increased since its
On the reading tables are found
the leading magazines and
periodicals in which are found
the latest articles on economic,
scientific and political questions
besides much good reading mat¬
ter that is purely entertaining.
Many have availed themselves
of the opportunity to read these
periodicals and the daily papers
that are found on the taffies
There is no record kept of these
readers nor .of the various ones
who come to search the reference
works.
The Library has proven a val¬
uable adjunct to the school. The
students have used its reference
works constantly in the prepara
that they were 1 studying m wc
text books.
The membership continues to
grow. There are now 6530 mem¬
bers and nearly every family in
the town is reached either directly
or through some relative or friend
that is a member.
There were 90953 books taken
out and read during the year
This is in addition to the use of
the periodicals and the reading
rooms'.
The library owns 12953 books
that were given to it and 970 that
were purchased with money that
was donated, making a total of
22653 volumes.
The final report of the library
building committee was recently
filed with the Mayor and Council
and showed that the building was
erected and equipped at an ex¬
pense of 12,5306.00. Of this
amount Mr. Andrew Carnegie do¬
nated $10,000 and Mr. J. L. Hand
donated $2,5306.00. Mr. Hand
also donated the site on which
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
Several Small Burglaries.
in Nothing more has been heard
the last few nights of the bur¬
glaries that excited the citizens
the early part of the week.
1 he thieves seem to have ceased
operations for several days or
have removed to other parts.
Nevertheless every caution is be
ing taken to prevent any further
like occurrences and to detect the
guilty ones.
Among those who fell victims
were Messers Ed Adams, J. F.
Mansfield and Joseph Ferris. In
each case small amounts of mon¬
ey were taken from the pockets of
the men. The trousers seem to
have been reached in each in¬
stance by a hook or something
manipulated from the window.
During the same nights suspi¬
cious persons were chased away
from the houses of messers J. L.
Hill and L. H. Cannon by dogs
that were in their yards.
W. L. Phillips Arrested.
Warrants were sworn out be¬
lt re Justice D, M. Rogers Mon¬
day for the arrest of W. L. PfciJ
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Phillips swore out.'a count*-*
warrant against Mrs, Broadaway
in which he sought to have her
placed under bond to keep the
peace. The hearing of the lat¬
ter case was had before Justices
Rogers and Bradford Tuesday at
9 a. m . and Mrs. Broadaway was
discharged.
Phillips waived commitment in
the case against him and was
hound over for appearance before
the City Court of Pelham.
The man who works hard usu¬
ally plays hard. But he always
remembers that the working hard
comes first.
the building is constructed, mak¬
ing a deed to the town for the
same.
The building was constructed
within these donations and the
citizens of the town together with
several out of town citizens do¬
nated the money for the purchase
of the hooks.
