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The Miller County Liberal.
VOL. AT.
Convicted Man
Is At Work.
Saturday, Green Suggs, aenten
•ad’at the April term of ti.e Su
perior Court to serve seven yours;
iu the penitentiary for v luntarv .
manslaughter left the jdi in this,
city for Berrien County where Ik ■
will begin his service of ntone
m«nt.
■ ■ Notice
All pkrtirs w'fo are behind with
their water rent are requested to
aettla same prLtgptlV by the 10th.
On the 1 life the I
of light au<nhj<-r ®|l, be instrdc
•d to discontinue ,fece to those
who in arrears, j V?
nMn. Wa&»on t ,
Ci'y Clerk.
A Double Wedding.
Hunter-Persona -Grimes-Laxsifer.
Thursday, Thanksgiving Day..
Cal. Jas. T, Persons and Miss Le- ■
■a Hunter, and Mr. W. H. Grimes!
■ad Mrs. Alice Lassiter, all of
this city, went down to Bain
bridge on a touring car.
To the casual obs -j-ver the oar
coatained a parly beaten pleasure
only; but a few friends bud an
idea that when the automobile re
turned it would contain Mr and
Mrs. W, H. Grim»s Hud Col. due.
T. Pereoas and wife; m l sure
enough that ia tile wav the quar
tette ware coupled when they r"-
turned toih'rr bow-e here.
The two couples reached Bain
bridge abuit 3 o’cioci P. M.
and at about 4;15 Mr. W. 11.
Uriases and Mrs Alice Lv-siter,
aud Col Jas. f. P. raons <md Mins
Lena Hunter appa*r-'d b-son
XfU'-nW” w ’id ‘ pf>ti°>d need the
words which made, the two happy
souptea us the pleasing group be
fore hits
It was indeed a double wed ling
as the four high eoutracting par
ties assumed the vows at the same
tiaae and the words of the im
pressive eeremony v.ere uttered
t>at once.
Services Sunday.
The Liberal has been requested '
to announce that Rev. T. F
Drake who has been assigned to
the Grnymont circuit will preach
hie “Farewell” sermon as pastor
• f the Methodist ohurch here Sun
der.
Tn»r» are to be two services,
oae in the morning and another
is ths eveving; *nc the Liberal
hours that a large congregation
will hear this earnest worker in
the Master's vineyard.
Eleven Prisoners.
Sheriff Juo. A. Phillips is car
iag for eleven prisoners, five are
white and all of the prisoners await
lag trials in the April term of Su
perior Court, however Some of them
■sav have rbeir trials put off till
th* fall term of court.
A Happy Marriage.
SnedsyNov. 26th, there was
solemnized at the home of the
bride’s parents, Mr and Mrs W. H
Miller a pretly wedding in which I
Mr Klzie Vann and Miss Minnie i
Miller became united for life, Rev.
J. T. Lunsford officiated.
The bride is the y mngest child
of a large fami’y. She has been
deservedly popular among her
acquaintances.
The groom is a quiet young
gentleman who for some time has’
been holding a position with The
Babcock Bros Lumber Co.
The happy couple are boarding
in Babcock at the home of Mr and
Mrs Marion Vann.
.May choice blessings be shower
ad on Mr and Mrs Vann as they
jiete down the stream of time.
Colored Man Is
Burned to Death >
i
John Terrell was so badly burn-1
td Monday morning when hs' f
1 home, n tenant hoi.soon the, bin- I
| taii’m of Mrs Ru.nie Iviwls. 1
I went, up in smoke, that he died a ■
; few hours afterward.
Tn l wife of the negro had c >me '
to town she says to provide pro- '•
visions; and h- r idea i.- that her]'
husband must havn been seized ]
with a crazy spell from which he I
had suffered occasionally f >r.s<> ir, 1
i years.
! It his delusions the negru al-j
i ways seemed to be hunting for
something, often taking i toreli
and searching amoii" the bed
clothes and other pl.; ;vs i.i the ]
house.
After doliii s wife !<■' she says
he s' nt their children o ', aid she
thinks wttile he was id" . one ,>l
his spells seiz d him and that !:■
aet the house o-n fire.
: All the c."‘thing of tin family
i and the contents of the house |
; were burned exc 'pt the garments
worn by the members of tin fami-
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Newspapers As ,
Town Builders!
>
Trade follows a newspaper
Prior t<> the i smbiishnn-nt<Jthe
. Liberal in Colquitt most of the
. ' pian ei-s west of Colquitt t> ok the
; Early County News, and tie y tra
| de i .11 Blakely.
. : The planters South >f this city
■•iblded to the pleadings ci tie: old
. ; Bainbridge Democrat ami they
t 4pent thousands of in lUiti
i Mpikrahee diamond. St/
more of the el’s I’t-'f -
4 onnectea with bq.
, spent their money in Arlington.
The Liberal for nearly fifteen
. years has beep placing the fact. !■?-
I fore the people of this section that
good* were soi l at a sm ; 1 pr.ii'
here that Colquitt's business
• were offsiiug superior a IvutiUges.
The town has grown wonderfully
fust.
The towns which have foster 'd!
j newspapers furnished to the dis-,
| trict and circuit congressman’ jud
ges, Solicitor Generals and other;
officers, not because we did not'
nave men as capable, but because '
there was no paper her* to bring
the noble qualities of the best cit
izens before the thoughtful peo
ple.
The splendid snla r ies have been
spent all these years in Dawson,
Bainbridge, Cuthbert, Blakely
and Arlington, and all these years
Miller has betu paying her pro
rata part of the expenses:
li is time for Miller to furnish,
soul* ot these m -n and to come in- i
to the possession of ii, r own.
Tax Notice.
I will be at the following places
on the dates mentioned for the
purpose of collecting the County,
State and School .ax for the vear
1911.
December.
Cook Bros Store. .... ..Ist
G. P. Shinglers _ . .. ,7ih i
J. M. Sliingler Uth I
■ Lucile 12th |
i\V.S. Bush. ____l3th;
j S. L. Pickron 14th j
Babcock loth
Mayhaw .. 16th ,
Bak 9th j
'Till ne in Colquitt court week
and most all the day's not mention
ed in the above, the boohs will
positively’ close Dec. 20th. Ba
early and avoid the rush,
AV. I. Moody, T. C.
Miller County Ga.
I
Mr and Mrs J. V. Tabb spent i
Monday very pleasantly here guests I
at the lovely home of their son. Mr |
J L. Tabb.
COLQUITT, GEOJUsIC, G’LUTESD.iY, DECEMBER 6 1911.
Thanksgiving Tfc-
Unions and Dibiers
Mr and Vrr. 1. E. C T.ilt s
attractive home w-.i- he sc.'i] < i i
plea ant gath'-ring Thursday Mr
aid M:.-. J.W. Hatfield aw .Ir.-,
M. \". Cook, nil of Miypcm, -.ere
t.i'i-ir g lests. Th" v i sit hrs rI? ’ in
ed here until Sunday. The Tjv
i;ie ih>> "t . enn d sister and mt’ !
■■r of Mrs. Caluouti.
T > celebrate the home conino
of her brother, Mr. Ivan Jl't's
who !i mis a pi eitioii in Quin"
'Miss Golden -Jones euteitn. I
Mis/e.s L'.iei'r Dancer, Bulb v ut
son and Claud V ar.l at a dfc.ug
Sunday. Al-
Mrs. Henry Harrell was h's;> s
Sunday nt a dinner compliment,
to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. GnV s
and Col. mid Mrs. Jas. T... .1 •;
-ous. Tliis affair was very noS
tniovi'd.
J " ■ /!
,f
Thursday' Mrs. J V» < I'iL
invited rei itiv'a to hi r beh V.i:
homo where she served a delifc !
Thanksgiving feast. /
Our “Thanksgiving Di
was taken with Mrs. B. B L
i whose friendship rv won in " r
hood’s happiest, days. Mr. lit.ly
Lans, Mr. -I. R. Hornshy Mt
B. C. Bird, Mrs. T. F. T’rakt,-
Miss Mollie '! cole, Miss aghq
.J'lres ar. I tl;« editress with h r
'■hildren grea’ly' mijoyed the h"
yitality accorded by the family
Mr. ant! Mrs. B. B. Lane at the
elegaut home west of town.
Kelley-Cook. ’
Mr Char'cv 11, C /b ja:)'’ O, ■
ri'ige Thursday the 30tli. tilt
The wedding was solemniz’d
Baker county Mr Z. Chcshir ofli
ciating.
The gtoom is an excellent citi
zen sober reliable and full of ner
zy.
Ills bonny bride was a popmi
n-acherin tout community priori
• her marriage.
i She was reared in Middle Geij 1
.gia. Sometime ago both of hiri
; parents died and since then s I
! has depended on her own resoufei 5
! for a livelihood. '
For Mr and Mrs Cook theLibe I
al wishes all the happiness allot', i
to mortals? as they pass over tie
matrimonial seas.
Local Briefs.
Mr G. W.C'ook and his cbsrmin.
tlnughter, Miss Maitie spent lie,
week delightfully in Savannah at
’ fending tka races ar,d being eg
I ertuined at the home of Dr ait
I Mrs L. E. Mt fvre.
1 , “ -
i'bat Confederate V eterau,‘‘Um ■ |
Fidler Bush’’ was in town a fe' ,
days ago, and the editress bead
hint say that the rural mail carric
who delivered mail along the rou’i
on which lie lived was the best o ?
in tin world. Upon inquiry tp
found that Mr John C Bird wfa
the earner and we were glad tbit
| this Colquitt young gentleman ws
! giving such perfect satisfaction.
Their many friends in this se>-
I tion will sympathize with Mr aid
Mrs E. B. Jones urf*Bal>cock in tip
I tedious sickness of tlii-ir little so;,
Velma, who has been ill for mop
j than ninety days. He now bp
j only one or two degress of fevc
; but that seems to hold on with ah
almost renikss grip. Phe Liber I
hopes that Wlma will soon regaih
his health.
The attention of our readers i I
directed to the professional can
of Col. Jas, T. Persons who ha. |
been until fecently associated ill
the practice of law with Col. P. D.l
Rich. He is frank, courteous am .
capable and will, we believe succeed:
in nis chosen profession.
Important Letter
From W. I. Moody
t
Colq'li.t, Ga., Dec. 6, 1911 . I
To the Tax Fayo-s of Miller;
County;
There are only 14 lays in
which to pay vour tax before the i
i >ks clo-e, An 1 there is yet about
' H)i) on the book unpaid.
| The law requires you to pay’
v 'iir tax and register six months
before the election
Please conn- in and settle your
tax ami regist -r. The R-gistra■ ;
tiou book of the I3th Jist. is with i
1.. A. Free, I.2’h, dist. with Bush j
\ anti, ami 26tb, di-.t. is with -I Ik. i
R ie.hie.
Yours truly,
W. I. Moom,
T ' C '
Mr J. E. Sholar’s interesting let- j
t.-r intended for this isene a II ap-|
pear in our m xt isst: .
Adams, f.it orange!,, apples ami
pfln r C 'i istmas t'rivts.
iThoi ille District
Appointments.
J. M. Cutler presiding elder.
t Thomasville G. V, Mathews Al
bany I .-J. Ballard Blakely J. I’’.
Lafiders Bainbridge W Anth mv
Cairo Vt . L Wright Camilla •!
Chatfield Arlington E. E R
I Colquitt m.d Damascus 11 l.’ Stubi -
; Boston oil ’.ut W. T. Stewart D.jii-
I ftbonvil! • circuit H. L. Persons
i Brinson elrcnt J. D. Snyder Pavo
circuit J. -hirak. Jakin circuit M
’ M. Leggett Wingham cire.ut C. E/
Roberts Pvi'iam circut S, 0. (biff
Attapulgus circtit R. F. Owens
rxie circut L. W. Wffikor Climax
’'tent L. ?’">cr. pl'ibcoc ; cvqu.t W
. A. UiA A-V . •Z.W X«.
' im-i.ii Ochh.'ckm. e circut C. F.
' Faeevilltrc'r.'ut L. E. Brady]
i V ,’B circut B, 0. Matterson Mct
circr.t •J. W. Hines Hilton ■
I..it J. M. Llark Crmf t -rence mis- i
ary. F. A. Ratcliffe foreign!
r sionary secretary Board of nis-;
f s Edward F. (.'.
Make Adams your lieadpuarters
i f». Christmas Sweets.
Notice.
. Below are the names of those
1 who have .eceived frei- sets of dish
es in the contest of the Colquitt
Elardwar- A Furniture Co.
M°sdames C ( •''lev. l.uie. -J 1.
CalhoiAi, J. ' Spoon r, Annie
i ..,.. i . • 1
i Addison. E. E. Mullis Babcock G .1. ;
C. K. Stewnit Balx .i.'k Ga. J. H.
Christie, John R. Williams
Bunch Nelson, L. Bench, Hairy
Stein. Eddie Kimbr. I.J. B. Tarp-j
ley, S. C. D< Burry. S. Hayward, L. I
E. Calhoun, doe ( oilier, L. R
Cltfney, R. Cummings, Arthur
Lofton, M. G. Middleton, T. T
Brown. J G. Dunn. U. F. Keel, M.
■ Bethume, Sam •Johnson.
1
lu this ie.-ue (f the Liberal Mr
8. B \V Ikiu, the capable mana
ger of the Fudge-Wilkin Furniture
Co , offer.--some reni bargains'in
furniture, stoves etc., which will i
surly delight housekeepers. Note
bis attractive page "ad. '
To get the best prices on Christ
mas fruits see Adams.
Adams lias it. nicer, more of it
and at a better price. "C” him.
Elsewhere in the Liberal will
be found ait interesting article on
“Giving”, read by Mrs. \\. ,1.
Bush before a prominent Mission
ary gathering at Boston, Ga.
Strayed
From my lot 9 miles Southwest
of Colquitt 1 bay mart with dark
■ mane, parts in the middle, age 6
yrs. also 1 mouse colored mare
mule with streaks on legs, 12 yrs
‘old. Notify me, t will pay a liber
al reward lor information which
willhe'p me to regain the animals.
d. W. McMullen,
Donalsonville Ga. R F D l .
The Colquitt
National Bank,
Colquitt, Georgia.
“Designated STATE Depository’
mm*
Ca.yitcil Slock - - I
Surplus S Profits - 11,111-91
'rs Liubihty 40.0< 0.00
\ Protection to Jj’p’rs - $91,1 '1 91
Starting a bank account now
means more money for you
than startining one six
months fnom now.
i F. E. Fudge, Pres. J. W. Bailey, V-P.
S. M. Watson, Gashier.
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Diamonds
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!co I have the Goods. Just call Q
-v. ’’ to F -
: c furnish you witn a?v u ; u<
The Jewelry Line
j ® You-. MY PRICES ARE .
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T Colquitt, Georgia.
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Watches
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Adams for Bargains n Fruits i
Candies and all ‘ hristnias
■ Is
Sheriffs Sale.
Georgia. Miller County.
Will be sold before the court house
door In the City of Colquitt, said State'
and county, between the legal hours oi ■
sale, on the first Tuesday in January. I
next, to the highest bidder for cash,
the following property to-wit:
Twenty head stock cattle marked'
swallow fork in one ear and under bit
l in the other ear, also twenty (20) head
stock hogs marked same as cattie are
masked. Also at the same time and
place one mouse colure 1 horse mule
about five years old named .Mack, also
one mouse colored mare mule about ;
yerrs old named Kate.
Said property levied on as the prop
erty of F, P. Davis under and by vir
tue of afi fa is sued from the City-
Court of Miller county in favor of
Simpson and Hurst against the said F.
P. Da Hs.
This 10th, day of November 1911.
J. A. Phillips, Sheriff
Jas. T. Persons.
Attorney at Laic.
Office tei. porarily in the Court House,
I
\V. H. Krause P D Rich.
Krause & Rich
Attorneys at Law.
Colqirit. Gn. Bainbridge, Ga.
Administratrix's Sale
! Georgia. Miller County.
By virtue of an order of the Court of
' Ordinary of said county granted on the
first Monday ia December. 1911, will
be eoid at public out cry, for cash
to the highest bidder on the
fir-’ Tuesday in Jannary, 1912, ar
I the court house in said connty, between
\ the regular hours of sale, a one-half
undivided interest in the following real
; c-.t..te in said county, to-wit:
One store house and lot on the north
side of South Depot Street in the City
!of Colquitt, said county and contaiaing
thirty (30) feet front on South Depot
Street and extending north back one
hundn d (100 feet, bounded on the north
by land of Cook Bros., on the east by
store house and let of Joe Toole, on the
south by Depot Street, on the west by
jby store house and lot of Caok Bros..
and being part of lot of land No. 1(19
n the 13th, district of said county.
This the 4th day of December 1911.
Rannie Rawls, Administratrix
Estate of J. T. Rawls.
Application for 12 Months Support.
Georgia, Miller County.
Mrs. Vina Roberson having made ap
plication for 12 months support out of
the estate of T. W, Roberson, and ap
praisers duly appointed to sat apart,
the sam< having filed their return, ail
persons concerned are hereby required
to show cause before the Court of Or
- dinary of said county on the first Mon
day in J anuary 1912 why said applica
tion should not be granted.
W. C. Dancer. Ordinary.
Cures Coldst Promote P— wente
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