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The Pelham Journal
VOL. 21 AO. 50
POMPANO CHURCH
IS DEDICATED
The Pompano Baptist church
has beeu completed and will be
dedicated uext Suuday. The con¬
gregation aud Rev. J. P. Lee, the
pastor, are looking forward to a
great day, for the church aud par¬
sonage, both complete, have been
paid for aud there will be no ne¬
cessity for a collection to pay off
a church debt. Next Suuday wifi
be spent in rejoicing.
A citizen of Pompauo in Lauder
dale Saturday said that too great
credit could not be given Rev Lee
When the pastor came to Pompauo
two lyears there was no church
building and only a scattered con
gregation, Under his manage
meut the congregation has grown
and two splendid buildings costing
between fifteeu aud twenty thous
and dollars have beeu erected aud
paid for.
There will be a big meeting in
the church Suuday and the congre¬
gation will sing the old time hymns
“How Firm a Foundation,” and
“Come Thou Fount of Every Bles¬
sing,” with rejoiciug hearts —Ft
Lauderdale Herald.
The Journal learns that the Pom
pano church was dedicated March
23, the pastor preaching the dedi
catory sertnou by special request
of the church.
The church made a special offer¬
ing of $412 50 to missions, in order
to mark the date on which it turns
;’wjLy frost the ta?k of
after its own wants, aud takes up
the greater and more blessed work
of ministering to others.
MEIGS TO HAVE
MUSIC FESTIVAL
The people of Meigs are look¬
ing forward with interest to the
coming at 8:00 P. M. Monday even
ing, March 31st of, The Piedmont
Music Festival. This Festival
Compauy present strickly proffes
sional talent with four quality pro
grams, Monday evening, Tuesday
evening, Wednesday eveniug and
Thursday evening.
FORT VALLEY
HASJIG
Thursday was the big day of
year for Fort Valley. The
Peach Festival of that city
grown more prominent each
until the Climax seems to
been reached this year.
Arrangements have been
by the little Middle Georgia
to stage a carnival that would be
the envy of oue of the greater cen¬
ters of the State
Three bands will furnish music
for the crowd. Over 700 actors
will take part in the pageant,
“Peach of the World”. Seating
space has been provided for
persons to witness the crowning
the Queeu. And lastly, 50,000
pounds of barbecue has been
ed for the 50,000 guests who are
expected to attend the Festival.
For energy, public spirit, and
hospitality, Fort Valley ranks
first in the state, and she deserves
the praise and good wishes of all
her sister cities of the state.
PELHAM, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1924
D. G. BARROW’S HOME
DAMAGED BY FIRE
Fire, which caught from chim
uey sparks, destroyed a portion of
the roof of the residence of Mr. D.
C Barrow at about eight o’clock
Suuday morning.
The voleuteer fire department,
by their prompt aud efficient work,
was able to soon gain control of
blaze, which had gained consider¬
able headway before, it was discov
ed.
The fire did not spread to the
body of the house, and it suffered
no damage other than that from
water aud |smoke. Most of the
furniture was removed from the
'house, and suffered some damage
from moving.
Business Houses To
Close At 7 P. M.
We, the undersigned Merchants
and Business Men, heryby agree
to close our respective places of
business at 7 P. M. beginning
April 1st, aud ending August 1st,
with the exception of Saturday,
Hand Trading Co.,
Lacey Gro., Co.,
G. R. Brock.
L. A. Shepherd.
W. G. West.
B. Kahn.
J * Miakofb «
L. Frosteg.
L A. Simpson.
Pelham Hdwe. Co.
First National Bank.
Spence Gro. Co.,
J. N Hayes.
White's Market.
Willis Gro., Co.,
Art Tailor Shop.
R F. Whiddou.
G. R. Pollock.
Joe Ferris
Ga. Alab. Power Co.
Mrs. W. W. Burnett.
W. J. Adams.
Farmers Bank.
Star Market.
M. Goldstein.
W. G, Stokes
J. E- Ott.
A. F. Richter and Son
Julia Ferris.
W. W. Adams.
MRS. J. P. WILLIAMS
DIED SATURDAY
Funeral services of Mrs. J. P.
Williams, beloved Atlanta
aud president of the Georgia, Flori¬
da & Alabama Railroad, who
Saturday night were held in
ta Monday.
Mrs. Williams for years held
distinction of being the only wo¬
man railroad president in the Uni¬
ted States.
In addition to being the presi
deut of this railway, which extends
from Richland to Lanark, Mrs.
Williams was head of the J. P.
Williams Land ,Co., which owns
vast tracts of land in South Geor¬
gia and North Florida.
Burgamy And Ray
Caught InThomasville
Enoch Burgamy aud Ernest
Ray, young white men who es _
caped a few days ago from the
Mitchell County jail, where they
were held charged with stealing
the car belonging to J. J. Hill, of
Pelham, were arrested by the police
in Thomasville Suuday and have
since been returned to Mitchell
jail, in charge of Sheriff Crow.
After escaping from the Mitchell
County jail they stole the Ford car
belonging to Clarence Groover, of
Ochlockuee, the car beiug taken
in sight of Mr. Groover, w.ho was
superintending some work iu a
field. By fast dtiving they man
aged to make their escape, going
first to Quincy, Fla. and from
there to Jacksonville aud on to
Columbus aud Atlanta, according
to the story told by them. Theu
they decided to come back to
Thomasville to see a friend at a
house uear town, where they were
traced aud arrested by the officers.
COLUMBUS TO
VOTE ON BONDS
Columbus, Ga.,—Citizens ol
Cloumbus will vote May 31 ou a
$^00,000 municipal bond issue it
was announced when five ordi¬
nances were introduced at the
weekly commission mating. Five
items were rtffctudei'in the propo¬
sal, an ordinance covering each
item. The voting will be on each
item separately. The schedule as
announced after several revisions
follows: School, $450,000; sewers,
$240,000; fire stations, $60,000;
paving, $45,000; park sand play¬
grounds, $105,000. It was also
aunounced that the school item in
eluded $65,000 to be paid over to
the Wynton with the remaining
amount of $385,000 for the erection
of a new house aud its site.
STUDY COURSE
Pastor W. B. Feagins is teach¬
ing “Training in the Baptist Spir¬
it” to the Fidelity Senior Union,
this week, at the church. The
class assembles at eight o’clock
each evening. At the close of the
class Friday night, the quarterly
social will be held iu the assembly
room of the church. All members
of the Union are cordially invited
to this social.
Wagon Runs Over
Little Rackley Child
The two-year-old son of Mr. J. J.
Rackley was very painfully hurt
last Thursday when he fell under
a wagon loaded with fertilizer,
and one of the wheels ran over his
head.
The accident happened in the
soft ground of a newly plowed
field, aud in that way the little
iad escaped what might have been
a fatal accident- His scalp and
oue ear were very badly injured,
but he is up again and seems to be
on the road to rapid recovery*
Mrs. J. H. Maxwell was called
to Jacksonville Wednesday night
to the bedside of her son-in-law,
Mr. Harry Best, who is critically
ill at his home in that city.
FIELDS
BEING PLANTED
The trq,ck farmers in aud around
are now very busy with
tomatoes. A number are
this week.
Some of the tomato seed-beds
damaged cousiderably by the
spells of severe cold last win¬
aud several hundred thousand
plants have been shipped in from
Florida to supply the shortage in
plants, but all have now been sup¬
plied aud this business is now re¬
ceiving earnest attention.
PERRY. WILL GET
$2,000,000 PLANT
Perry, Ga.,—Official information
received by Duncan & Nuun, at¬
torneys for the Clinchfield Port¬
land Cement Corporation, of
Kingsport, Tenu., gives assurance
that the construction of the ce¬
ment plant uear Perry will begin
at once. Workmen have already
begun clearing off the ground pre¬
paratory to the erection of the
plant.
Duncan & Nunn have also been
requested to assist iu the procuring
of living quarters for 250 men who
will come here to begin the work.
The people of Perry will accommo
date these men until bouses can be
erected to receive their families.
Geueral Mauager I'
of the company, has been in Perry
and visited the site. Actual work
will begin in the next few weeks.
The plant, according to the of¬
ficials, will cost $2,000,000, with an
iuitial output of 2,000 barrels of
cement per day aud will employ
more than 300 men, all skilled
laborers aud artisans. The indus¬
try is something almost new in
Georgia, there beiug only two
other similiar plants in the state
Send Her Norris"
She deserves the Best.
Just received fresh
shipment by Express.
Consolidated Drug Co.
TWO PHONES - 32 and 66.
NORRIS CANDIES NYAL REMEDIES
“Take Marshall’s Liver Pills.
They Work While You Rest.”
For Weddings
Our entire stock was selected
piece by pience, our constant pur¬
pose being to choose each article so
that it would be a joy to give it, and
a pleasure to receive it.
Our stock of silver and plate rep¬
resents the highest conception in
artistic pattern and superb work¬
manship. For wedding gifts, or.
personal remembrances, you have a
splendid stock from which to select,
and prices that are always reason
able.
W. W. BURNETT
$1.00 PER YEAR.
N. HAYES BUYS
PORTER BLOCK
Mr. J. N. Hayes has bought the
J. Porter brick block, which
partially destroyed by fire
weeks ago, aud coutract< rs
now at work making imports t
•
Tue new owner states that his
are to throw together two of
small stores aud make one
store building, aud remodel
third store so that the front
be suitable for ati up to date
and the rear could serve
a storage room for the adjoining
building.
Mr. Hayes is considering moving
his grocery aud market to the
Porter Block as soon as the altera¬
tions are completed. The new
work is beiug put iu of the very
best material, aud when completed
this will be an attractive block.
TWO STORES BURN
AT CAMILLA
A fire of unknown origion early
Sunday destroyed Stripling’s Ser¬
vice Station aud Marshall’s grocery
store iu Camilla. The fire broke
out about 2 o’clock, aud soon en¬
veloped the two stores. The fire¬
men were unable to control the
flames uutil both buildiugs had
been gutted. The store of J. C.
„ i'A^ioTured; -
and they comparatively small
plants. This plant will be the
largest iu the state and exclusive
of the home plant in Tennessee,
the largest iu the South.
A ridge of this lime cement runs
clear across the comity from east
to west, just south of Perry, and
has beeu pronounced the best lime
deposit iu the state.