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The Miller County L iberaL
VOL. XV
A Few Hours
Town of Colquitt
(BY MRS. MARY T. WHITSON)
Wish the clued# abkxw with
gold and crimson, banging low
over the pine tree* I nnived in
the pretty ok] town of Colquitt,
and I came away with a beautiful
picture in my memory.
Colquitt looked *o spick and
apau. Nearly everything wfl a
painted white—even the court
bouse looked new —that I wee
glad. lam always glad when “my
towns” have improved.
By the grace of God, I am a
a Georgian by adoption, and I
love Georgia mere than all the
states put togi-tlnr.
Colquitt ha? made mark d im
provement in four or five venr*
It lies in the S. .■■■•' d C. ■ /-. J
al district, has* 4 batrks. 8 !>•. •••/ i
7 pbyaiciaue. I 2c it I
gins, 2 cult on Km'fi'-■?, ami I
learned fr -m toe Rev ‘V I. M ••<■>-
dy, Tax C 41- >.-. that th# assess
ed value of Al ilk r county • $i
275,040.
Court beiug in seasio.i, I ir.il-d
'to #ee severe.! n'WW I wanted tn
•ee.
The hotel full u? v.ki'tn#
lawyers, ixjrs t: e n t'e H« n.
Bob T’i tbe, t, e beat lawyer if
B akelry.
Rev. ‘V. I. -. iv *•■»« 1 rn in
Raudo p • CO'.; y ... • : ) r-r 66.-
•nt }i>k .. • ! ■'.!" '
years, tie was <’r: as p
Missionary B j o M i:> I*3o in De
catur coio <.. H? t<‘ it ah urge, c"
the Tax C .>1 °-to’"# ffisen# Jnu
uary Ist, jOOi. A v gous mam
in public u. - lias vast oyp<-rtaut
ties foi o >g o i'd
Mill-r oour/y boasts of good
ror.tls.
T e Miller county officials are
mighty nice gentlemen, If they
were net t'bey would never be elec
ted .
Judge W C Dance-, Ordinary
comes of good old S. nth Carolina
ancestry, was elected to fill the
unexpired term of bis father.
Judge W. R. Dancer. Els waa
born in Worth county cu S. p •
30th, 1867, but grew up in- Alil'er
County, being raised on ft farm
He ownes three fa-ms and makes
from forty to fifty bale# of cotton.
He is a Baptist, Mason aud Elk,
and no man stands higher in the
esteem of the people of the coun I
ty-.
The enrollment of ths county!
public schools is 1,023. There;
are 22 white schools and 15 color
ed schools; 20 white teachefs sue.
15 colored teaohere. The county
has 23 school districts' all under
the charge of Schor l Cotnmiseion
e B. B. Bush, one of the most
prominent lawyers in Colquitt.
He has very greatly advanced th.-
cause of Education. HI li«» in
formed me that the publie sehook
are in a high state of prosperity.
Coder h t s administration t h e
physical property baa fa*re«aed
from $1,500 to $2,000.
Colquitt has tw » <$!»» '1
banks that stand abreast wish Cbe
leading banks of this glvriou# eld
State.
The First National Bink of
Ciiquitt, capitalized at $40,000.
sta-ted with a capital of $25,000
but (tie bank was so splendidly
man.ged and money H.-Wed in a.
rapiriy that the capital soon in
crease! The surplus and undi
vided profits are now SI7jOOQ and
dividends of per ceat are being
Every facility is provided I
and no expense spared tw take
care <tf the peiptu’a ai-opry. The
in
Bushes own thia ba»k. Their
uarua makes erne chink, at hard
oash. The officers of the En*»k
are O. C. Bush, President, J. £.
Bush, Vice-Prrsideiil, J. Si. K#«b.
Cashier and lease Bask, A se.ill® at
Cashier. There are ssvea direc
tors, five of whom are Beshes, end
all have a p< eke! full-of money
The gallant y<mng Cashier is
is 22 jtars < Id. He graduate.!
from AlafeSiyk Buriuess College,
■ft C. 'u•>;• ’and ha« been wii.fi
the bank since he- ,\ae 19 yearn
<d. The< ffi 'era ar- ■ t bo-d ..
drift ey .. K hr. Il ing it w.-'t’i I
be eteuHr g from tfieiusel.'cs. T e ,
anh is in the handsome n
■l .ok, the Sbnigier block, -th# fi -
ost m C. ~j ’id.
f- C- qrntt Hardware ». .
. ..ure 8 -ire baa built ■ . Id
■■. i carries ar shio'.- 7' - I
■ , il: ruei-.08 3!<i XS by 7,■ i i
1 ills >s < i.e of ti is I jit- ■ i
<i S'lUth-iVvst G w ... ~ . . .
Handle a beautiful line of '
turo i f the most er’ie'ic tl*-
vbich can be bought oa -■■ ■■
payment*. If lint tiewiy ||.l.
will furuisA their b •use* it .
aere they would et.-joy a. '*• .
honeymouu. Tb? most tasi
could be pleased, eapeeuily tb-.
rhe geuhemanly tnsusger, i .
I 'TA 1 '.-W- J* n« wkJ .Z» V
is juat s» uipe st the eeM.it ;
tilings hv sells you, usd
the s.uid truth.. Ils nas been i
.he t.oeit-sas ri«hs years, :
front of the store i? st! jilate r
and 1 .Oss like a ci y ?tore.
The C.lquitt NaiiouaJ Bank
was •. rganized in 19t.‘8. It l.> s «
capilai of -li/.vd t'-iid tbesU’p
aboui so or 16 tueusaud
and deposits the bigiust, shot'
$55,000. This btnk will begin
paying 12 p< r cent in 1912 '!<;•.•
officers and book keeper sr.- bond
ed. F. E. Fudge is President,
J. W. Builty, V ce-Piesidr-ut, S
M. Watson, Cashier. The Col
quitt National Bank is basked by
the richest men iu Miller county.
The- fii-auciul management has
been most satisfactory. The
Cashier is very popular and is au
expert aeoountaut. He eame in
three mouths after :te orjaciza
tion in 1909. Mr. Watson repre-
J sente ten fire insurance companies,
I known as lusu
j rance Agency, on# of Hie most
successful and beet managed In
surance agencies in South-West
Georgia,
The Colquitt Live Block &
Supply Company, B. P, Coach
man, wi Ido a big buslnewi. He
has bu.ii -i tine place.
I had the pleasure of meeting
Mr VV. H. Gainva, Ejpt«sa and
fiailrcsd Hg-nt, whe has rn- vrd
up town and will or hag opened a
hrndeotne fancy grocery eetab
lishment in the rear cl the First
National bank. He hse been
■railroad ageet fur •»ver-sl years
and has moved the Expveee eftiee
io his Store. Air. Raines corn
in Colqvittand baa iota of friends
who will be glad to trade with
Him He is aueseeded in the raii
rorfd office by ene of Atlanta's
most promineat yeting men, Mr.
J. E. Weathsrly, »ho haa ee»n 15
years service in the railroed busi
uese as dispatcher for tbq fka
’ >oard Air Line. You will find ■
Mr Weathers ao polite sb'4 cblig-
just like Mr. •eipes> ttist
you will like him.
I wish the goed arid es Col
l®itt all the geoi fortsee tire*
COLQUITT, GEORGIA, WEDXESIAY, NOVEMBER, 1 ' 1911
A Serioue Fire on
Saturday Morning
About 1:30 o’clock Saturday
ototninu the reeidents of Colquitt
were aroused from tbeir elumbers
by pistol shuts and wild cries of
“tire! fire!!”
The fire was raging in the gro
«wy store us Mr. Arthur Lofton.
I'be store house was the proper
ty of Dr. E. B. Bush, who also
t»waed another building near by
isl Wbiali the Cleney Bros, were
ruaaiag a pobular restaurant.
Nothing so’jld oe done to save
th# two bouses as the pumping
machinery a» tha artesian well
could not be used and the town
w«S out of water.
Both of the structures were cov
ered wiili galvaniz’d iron and
tvt re d wi’.h yellow pine lum
; her.
None of Mr, Lofton's goods;
■ ulv - ave.l. but willing hands'
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Benevolence Items.
! The people of Benevol-noe have
■ linis’itd gathering their crops and
<re now ready for cane grindings.
The many friends of Mr. J. V.
4#bb will be elad to know that his
son, Mr. Jim Tabb, of Miller coun
ty, is convalescing from a spell of
typhoid fever.
Mr. Vinson Tabb is at home
ihie week on theaick list.
Mr, and Mrs. J. Corley are
made happy over the birth of a
little boy.
Ths people of Benevolence are
very proud of their Sunday
School. It has been going on
now for eight years without inter
ruption.
Mr J V. Tabb and family are
planning a trip to the bay They
will probably begin their journey
next Wednesday
Mr. Tom Tabb returned from,
the bay last week and brought
with him a large quantity of fish.
The people of Bi-nevolence will be
glad wbea be goal again.
The Benevolence School is pro-
nieely. We are hoping
that all the children will be com
ing in next week. We miss them
, very much.
Dame Rumor whiapera that two
pwpelar Colquittonians will be
come united io marriage in De
cember. And the same important
personage declares that Colquitt is
soon to loss one of her most char
min< ladies, who as a bride will
become a resident of a city which
fol years has been popular with '
the people of Colquitt.
'irr falls So mortals.
I wish the Liberal lots of pat
ronage. Mre. Toole ia a fine Indy.
Bhe has fitted op her c-ffi.ee with
machinery.
»a rery smart woman.
C llquitt Now Has
Her Electric Lights
fee lesday evening of last
we k ! e streets of Coulquitt were
, ilb >!) ed for the first time in its
I history with electricity.
9 *oae of our residents who love
Col iiitt were united in tiieir re
joic ag
Si'urday evening the electric
ligh 3 expelled the darkness fr m
the tor<s as well aa from e
stn a, a d again lhe people w
glad. Bo the lights will fla.
in i'y - 0 nces sud there will b
mor.-* y.
Um. )’ i. Wilkin, nnd Coun
cilmm t \ Hays, B. B. Bush,
H. j|r.‘w .uertsand 8. M. Wat
son loser; ■ lhe appreciation of the
inha tai. ’■ for the installation of
the i Je lid plant during th»ir
adtni ist:',.ti<'.n.
“Ti Girl in
The Taxi.”
; AI r< .da theatrical will had to
Bai firl ge ana the Grand Thea
tre i'ri< y night Nov. ]Oth, the
day it ft ’he first appearance is
hat ;iy ihat laughable aud
sensr ual successful French
mpoit hon ‘The Girl Is The
Taxi” hicb comes with ’.be envi
able r utation of being 'he great
est ei rtainmsnt concocted for
the p pose of enjoymanl ever
produc ion any stags,
P'r-‘ 1 greeted a
4$
.Xerf'-l'G Dhiesge tseatrs
gjer d dd not permit it to de
par 1 'i ll e ‘ r uidete aofil it had
ao( >ffioe rseeipti knewr in
tbo ’’ • ** r f» rOP productions.
! 80. lot it in th most fist |
teri g erm '’ * l° r out e “
mgs? ’ eppland its laughableait
ua t. „ for nearly six months.
i Vt' t these endorsements “ I’he
Qi r j , The Taxi” assy be sore of
rec; . ... g an overwhelming reeep
tion it 3ainbridge. Aotere of the
( b es utations es eom medians of
.it rank compose the eom
plt aich will be eeen when the
pj t . lakes its bow for the ap
prc x ’f the show goers of Bain
bn ind the surrounding terri
tor which Colquitt is includ
ed.
jj Hi Tabb now glides on the
oxcoll. 1 fonde in this county in a
new A car which be pur
ch isot * few weeke a K°'
D < h Claims Mr.
! Charley Dunn,
j is home, east of town, Mr
Qbi A * Dunn, after a long illness
wit ’ yphoid fever died Monday
abc i* Qooa -
{..eaves a f ithful wife, who
in E f w days will especially need
the i ro ’Mention of her de
ceas (* companion. Mr. Dunn is
also J’Tvived by five little chil
dren (ind several other relatives,
amonf? whom is a widowed motb
er brothers and two sisters.
His death is deeply deplored.
M r Dunn was an orderly eiti
aen a kind husband and father, a
k-ood- 50 ” a “d Brother and an oblig
ing neighbor.
Hi s wife is a daughter of Mr.
T. B.King.
’]’?■ {remains were interred Tu
tsdait I n the cemetery.
M iHe who cares for the spar
row e, ire •for and comfort the be
reave d ones.
The Colquitt
National Bank
Colquitt, Georgia.
“Designated STATE Depository”
Cayital Stock - - $40,000.00
Surplus Profits - - 11,711.91
Sliarehotdsrs’ Liability 40,000.00
Protection to Dpis -• $91,711.91
Starting a bank accout uow means
means more money for you
than startining one six
months fnom now.
F. E. Fudge, Pres. Jk W Bailey, V-P.
S. M. Watson, Gashier.
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I Friday Night, NOVEMBERJO. |
Hou- can a young man buy flowers
I and take his lest Gal to Dinner on
$ 5.001....
A.H. WOODS Presents. I
“The Girl In The!
Taxi” I
A scream in every line. With an g
All Star Cast. Prices 50c to $1 50. g
The patronage of Colquitt show ?o- j
ers respectfully solicited.
I ]) I) R E S I
| Walter J. Brackm. |
• @ OHBRB •OB •
D. B. Womble
Carries a full line of Coffins
and Caskets.
Special attention given to Embamling
Your Repair Work Solicited
I
I also operate an up-to-date blacksmith and
repair shop and cordially solicit your patronage and
guarantee absolute satisfaction. .My shop is located
near the pdblic school building.
D. B. WOMBLE •<
COLQUITT, . s • QEQKMA
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