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The Pelh Journal.
VOL. 8, NO. 2z.
THE BANK ACCOUNT
Is the first step toward succes and fortune.
Protects your family in emergencies.
Educates your children.
Makes you independent.
Gives you a standing in the community.
Is a valuable aid in any enterprise undertaken anywhere by
anybody under any conditions.
If you do not have a bank account, let us suggest that yon start one
with us immediately.
FARMERS BANK OF PELHAM.
TOTAL RESOURCES OVER $300,000.00
Gov. Brown’s Announce
• ment.
After the meeting of the state
executive committee Saturday
naming the date for the state pri¬
mary Gov. Brown gave to the
press his formal announcement
for governor. 11 is campaign gives
promise of being even quieter so
far as public expressions from him
are concerned than it was in his
former race. lie will probably
write a few “cards” but will hard¬
ly make a public speech during
the campaign.
His announcement is as follows:
“I have considered it improper to
make any declaration effecting a candi¬
dacy for governor until at least after the
executive committee of the Democratic
party had met and named the day and
made other arrangements for the pri¬
mary election. Now that the commit¬
tee has met and done its work, I con¬
sider that the people have the right to
expect a declaration of my intention.
I, therefore, say that I will be a
candidate for re-election to the office of
governor in the primary which has been
ordered by the state executive com¬
mittee of the Democratic party to be
held August 2.>, next.
‘‘At this time I will not only say that
I have appreciated beyond measure the
great honor'the citizens of Georgia have
conferred upon me and have endeavored
id the best of-Acy aM! tty to tlVe tr ¬
emor of all the people, impartially and
honestly and in accordance with the
constitution and laws without regard to
class, clique, locality or faction. I shall
continue so to be, and, if re-elected the
same policy shal be my aim throughout
another term.”
County Registrars at
Work.
The county registrors are at
work at Camilla this week purging
the registration lists. The board
consists of Messers J. W. Everett,
A. B. Joiner and E. V. Faircloth.
When the list is completed it will
be the one used for the next two
years. Quite a number of negroes,
especially from the upper part of
the county are registered. Many
of these registered under the edu¬
cational qualification and the test
of reading and explaining the
Constitution will be put to them.
If they can not stand the test their
names will be stricken from the
lists.
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RIGHT
TRUSS
SERVICE
We have given truss fitting thorough study and have had years
of experience. If you come to us for a truss you’ll get one
that will give you perfect protection and satisfaction. We
carry all the best makes and our prices are low. We guarantee
our work.
HILL & KINO,
The Old Reliable Druggists.
PELHAM,GEORGIA, EJUNE 10, 1910.
County School Commis¬
sioner to Be Elected.
At a meeting of the county
board of education Tuesday ar¬
rangements were made for an ex¬
amination of applicants for county
school commissioner on June 30th.
Under the law of 1909 the school
commissioners will be elected by
the people. Applicants must first
stand an examination and only
those obtaining an average of
85 are eligible to the office.
It is presumed the applicants
who stand a successful examina¬
tion will enter the primary of
August 23rd. The successful
candidate in the primary will be
elected at the general election in
October. Should the candidates
.not enter the primary the contest
would he in the general election
unless a special primary were
called by the county executive
committee for the purpose.
The newly elected commissioner
will not go into office before June
1912 when the term of the present
commissioner expires.
There are yet no announced
candidates for the office but it is
thought there will- be several in
tUv race fit is nw E'T the
ent incuuiijent, Mr. J. IT. Powell,
will be a candidate to succeed
himself. lie has served as school
commissioner of this county many
years.
Postmasters Receive In¬
crease.
The department at Washington
has announced an increase in tlie
pay of seventy-three Georgia post¬
masters for the next fiscal year.
Five receive an increase of $200 a
year. These are Ball Ground,
Moultrie, Vidalia, Quitman and
Warrenton. The others receive an
increase of $100 a year and the
postmaster at Pelham is among
these. Over half of those TSces
receiving increases are located
south of Macon.
Under the increase the salaries
going to some of the offices
in this immediate section are as
follows: Pelham, $1700; Cairo,
$1700; Camilla, 1600; Moultrie,
$2200; Thomasville, $2600; Val¬
dosta, $2700; Quitman, $2400;
Dawson, $2300; Tifton, $2400;
Whigham, $1100.
Celebration
Davis’
On last Friday,;
opera house, tH
Confederacy de:
ed the public
and varied progr.
ingthe deed§ “ es-.pf the
South’s great h pit Davis.
The exersises £ by
Rev. J. W. which
Judge Bush ma< eloquent
and inspiring a<
In this, lie spo bravery
and fortitude,! a cruel
treatment during Mohrd^^^Hu^ isonmeiit
at Portress
Mesdallies C : H-ittS . .MFNeal
gave some well ptyj readings,
which spoke in ffjerins of
our hero.
Two vocal Bugle
Call” and “in Qlli j|irgjftia’Vwere
rendered by Maiisjg jjlcDoii
aid, Ruth I'.o; 'fee Cleve
land, Eddie King, .triqti Wilson
and Eunice Hand
Special credit d be paid
Mrs. Shipp for til lid train
ing of these girls.
A very unique interesting
feature of the prc was ‘some
conundrums, the fe to which
were names of , .Is, battles,
etc, of tlie civil The first
letter in each o: answers
spelled tlie uami Jefierson
Davis.
The old vete; nt were
eager to respoifd of these.
The entertain With
delivering of to
some of the v<
dent of the char*
Cleveland.
Harper-1 ticker.
A very beautiful and impressive
wedding took place in St. Mark’s
procathedral Wednesday afternoon
at 5:30 o’clock, when Miss Alice
Russell Harper, daughter of Mrs.
William J. Harper, was married
to Luther Paul Tucker of Pelham,
Ga.
The ceremony was performed by
Dean Roger Hanson Peters in the
presence of a large company of
friends. 'The church was decorat¬
ed with palms, pink hydrangeas
and peonies.
The bride wore a gown of white
embroidered silk batiste, her only
ornament being a diamond brooch,
the gift of the bridegroom. She
carried an arm bouquet of Bride
roses, tied with white satin ribbon.
Iler bridesmaid, Miss Sadee Muir,
wore a white batise gown and she
carried pink roses. The best man
was J. Maurice Hurst of Pelham
cousin of Mr. Tucker.
The ceremony was followed by
a reception at the home of the
bride, the house being decorated
with roses, carnations and south¬
ern sinilax. Among the out-of
town guests were Mrs. Frank
Rixey of Detroit and Clarence J ud
son Hurst of Pelham.
Mr. and Mrs. Tucker left for an
extended wedding trip in the east.
They will be at home after July 1
in Pelham, where Mr. Tucker is
engaged in business. — Grand
Rapids, (Mich.) Daily News.
A Sunday Blaze.
About 9 o’clock Sunday morn¬
ing'the residence of Mrs. Rosser
was discovered on fire. Passers
by lent their assistance and the
flames were extinguished by a
bucket brigade and by a stream
which was quickly played on the
flames by the fire department. The
fire caught from a defective flue.
We wish to notify our patrons and friends that
we Block, are now Mitchell occupying offices Nos. 1 and 2, Hurst
over County Supply Company.
See us for FIRE, TORNADO and
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE.
Wc also write Fidelity Bonds.
Pelham Insurance Agency.
Mr. D. M. Rogers Announ¬
ces.
Mr. D. M. Rogers makes formal
announcement this week of his
candidacy for representative
Mitchell county in the general
assembly. Mr. Rogers has been a
resident of this county for twelve
years and is widely known
especially in the eastern part of tlie
county where his labors have large¬
ly been. When he first came to
Mitchell lie established the Iliggs
ton Lumber Company which wield¬
ed an influence in developing the
eastern part of tlie county and
which built the tramway which
later became the Flint River &
Northeastern railroad. In fact Mr.
Rogers was one of the original ill
corporators of this railroad. Along
its line Cotton, llinsonton and Sale
City have sprung up and become
towns of commercial importance
and the lands in their neighbor¬
hood have increased many times'
in value. Since retiring from the
lumber business he has been a
resident of Pelham devoting liis
time for the past year or so to
seeing after the duties of hU
Justice of the Peaye
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serve as a member of the legisla¬
ture.
Mr. Rogers states that bis plat¬
form will be the democratic plat¬
form adopted by the state conven¬
tion. During practically all of his
life he has been identified with
business enterprises of large pro¬
portions that have given him a
wide experience with men and
measures and which would tend
to specially qualify him for the
position lie seeks.
Pelham Swimming Pool.
Will be open to the public June
10th. Baths free on opening day.
Get a season ticket and let tlie
children learn how to swim. Sin¬
gle bath 25c. Bathing suit 10c.
Season ticket for you and your
family $3.75. Season ticket for
all your visitors $2.50. City water
will be used and changed every
few days. Ladies only, next Tues¬
day from 3 to 6 o’clock and free
batli.
LEE HAND, Manager.
PEACH CREAM
Served at our fount every
day this week, made from
Fresh Georgia Peaches.
Consolidated Clothing & Drug Co.
THE LEADING DRUGGISTS
PHONE 32 .
$1.00 PER YEAR
BIG DAY AT
PLEASANT VIEW,
President Lee to Address
Farmers on Friday
June 17th.
There will be a big day at Pleas¬
ant View Church on Friday, June
17th, when it is expected that' an
immense crowd will gather to hear
J. L. Lee, president of tlie Far¬
mer’s Union who will deliver an
address.
Mr. Daniel Kierce lias received
a letter statin g t hat M r. Lee w ill
be present on this occasion. He
is today one of the most promi¬
nent men of the country on ac¬
count of his connection with the
Farmers Union and his addresses
are along the practical lines that
mean much to the agricultural
classes. ' #
An effort is being made to get
other speakers of prominence to lie
present on this occasion, but
definite arrangements have not yet
been made.
The public is- invijed to come
State Primary August:
23rd.
The state democratic executive
committee met in Atlanta Satur¬
day and named August 23rd as
tlie date for the state primary elec¬
tion. Rules were adopted for hold¬
ing the election. It was provided
that all white electors, who have
duly registered according to law,
irrespective of past political affilia¬
tions, and who intend in good
faith to abide the result of tlie
party primary and support the
nominations thereby are hereby
declared qualified and are invited
to participate in said primary elec¬
tion .
Also that no candidate at the
approaching primary shall be de¬
clared the nominee of the party for
any of tlie offices named if it be
made to appear that he lias used
money or other things of value to
employ workers at the polls or in
advance of the primary; or that he
engaged in buying vote even where
such improper use of money or
other things of value or buying of
votes is done by the friends of such
candidates with his knowledge.