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The Miller County Liberal.
VOL. XV.
Yes Madam
I have those pins, any style or
price, Veil Pins, Waist Pins, Bar
Pins, Handy Pins and Chain Pin
Sets. In fact you will find any
thing in the Jewelry line in my
place. lam going to move in
one of the Wilkin Buildingsand
am going to show you a nice
place also the goods. I have
anything you want in solid gold
which is my specialty.
EDWIN J. HUNTER,
JEWELER.
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Local Paragraphs.
We are glad to note that the in
fant son of Mr. and Mrs. I. B
Bush is now convalescing.
The ben that eats Aunt Patsy’s
Poultry Feed cannot help but lay
because the feed is turned into
Eggs. Get it at Sholar’s.
Mesdames J. P. Cook and W.
H. Grimes are now in Atlanta at
tending the spring millinery open
ings.
EGGS FOR SALE —By those
who teed Aunt Patsv’s Poulty
feed to their liens. Sold by J. E.
Sliolar
The court house square belongs
to the county and all loyal citizens
will be glad to know that the
premises have been cleared of all
unsightly debris, except one old
iron safe, and that the grounds
have been turned over with the
plow and leveled.
Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls
cheap at Sholar’s.
Mr. D D. Grimes returned last
week from a pleasant visit to Nash
ville, Ga ,-where he was the guest
of his son, Mr. P. G. Grimes
“Pat’s’ many friends here will be
glad to know that he is doing well
in Nashville, ■
Several barrels of pure, home
made cane syrup for sale at rea
sonable price. For particulars
call at Colquitt Idardwaie & Fur
niture Co. ts
Mrs. D. B. Womble is in Early
county at the bedside of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Swann, who is very sick
measles.
John John Jones, who is now a
resident of Jacksonville, Fla., is
here on a visit to home folks.
Send Possum To
Georgia Governor
Clarence Richardson and Gus
Ragan, two convicts at Chamblee,
both with petitions for pardon
pending in the executive office,
sent a fat possum to Governor
Brown.
Not two months ago an aged ne
gro woman, seeking freedom for
her son, interviewed Governor
Slaton with a prize pullet under
one arm and a basket of eggs un
der the other, both mercy gifts.
C. D. Dolbow, of Darien, a fish
dealer, shipped Governor Brown a
20-pound river sLad, one of the
first of the season, today. Both
the possum and the shad were rs
shipped to Marietta, the governor
still being confined to his house
with a severe cold. —Atlanta Geor
gian.
Woodward Is
Again Suggested
James G. Woodward, of Atlan
ta, is elated to again endeavor to
come back. He is a man ofextia
ordinary executive ability and
gave the city administrations that
won for it the reputation of being
the best governed municipality in
America, but that was nothing.
He was regularly nominated in
a Democratic primary and de
feated in the general election.
It was in this election the Atlan
ta Journal, after participating in
the primary and becoming in good
morals bound to support the nom
inee did not ds so, and after
the election virtually said that the
“niggers” who supported the in
dependent candidate, almost with
out exception, were better citizens
than those loyal white Democrats
who remained true to their party’
pledges.
Eggs For Sale
Brown Leghorn Eggs, 15 for
SI .00; Buff Orpington eggs,ls 1.50;
The chickens are fine single Cimb
fowls. Thosi desiring eggs cun
get either of these fine breeds by
notifying
Mrs. Joe M. Shingi.er
Colquitt, Ga.
FOR TREASURER
I am a candidate for Treasurer
of Miller county, subject to the
primary of April sth. If elected,
1 promise an efficient and faith
ful of the duties of the
office.
Sam M. Wateon.
Former Miller
Citizen Is Dead
The remains of Mrs. Heard,
widow of the late John V. Heard,
a long time a prominent and re
spected citizen of Miller county,
were brought to Blakely for inter
ment last Friday from Dotban,
where she died on Thursday, the
15th, inst, Mrs. Heard was quite
au aged lady and was also for a
long time a resident of Arlington,
later following her children to Do
than. Her husband and two of
her children are buried in Blake
ly’ cemetery and for this reason her
remains were brought here. It
was quite a cc-incidence that she
should be buried in the same tcwn
on the same day as her formei
friend and neighbor, Mrs. C. J.
Mulligan, whose death we chroni
cled last week. Quite a party of
Dctban and Arlington friends at
tended her funeral. —Early Co.
News.
COLQUITT, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27 1912.
He Is With Us
■ !
Now For Keeps |
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BY J. W. L. 1 1 j
James Roberts, the negro IP 4
black and presser, and some nfiA
tache, who have until very recent-1
ly been in the employ of Mr. Et
S Lawhorn at the City Barber I
Shop, tire now securely locked in
the fond embrace of the law.
James is a former chef of Jack
sonville and according to hie mod,,
est admissions prepared the good
things to eat for the uueste in one
of the most fashionable hoti Is in
the city of dampness, for all of 1
which he was lavishly rewarded iff
the first of each month. Afterffgj
life in the metropolis of the “If
of flowers” lacked at least onJ
its essential ingredients;
perhaps it wae. ■
At any rate, Roberts
to Colquitt, as he nad a perfect
right to do, where those things for
which hie very’ existence yearned i
might be found in abundance. |
Upon his arrival in our progress
ive little city, after making due
investigation and finding the wa
ter fine, he waded right in.
Well, our good triend Lawhorn
looked prosperous to James and
his mustache. Noihiug unusual
in that. Any stranger would have
arrived at the same conclusion,
which was correct. Hadn’t Air.
Lawhorn just equipped one of the
handsomest and most complete
barber shops south of Alaeon?
Didn’t it make things fairly hum
in bis place of business to supply’
the wants and desires of his large
and increasing clientelle? Well,
then.
James "kinler“ fell into the job
of boot black and presser in the
new establishment. |He was at
tentive to his busisaess and polite
and accommodating to Mr. Law
iiorn’s friends . and patrons. In
fact he fitted his new situation so
superbly that it looked as though
he was destined to grow up with
the business.
In Darktown society James, at
once became a “shining light.”
In society he squandered t’ie even
ing’s leiaure hours. His hand was
always full of trumps.
Finally, “ Jeems ” committed
matrimony. That was the signal]
for a violent uprising among his
fellows on the social side, who had 1
grown jealous of Jimmy’s mus
tache and social triumphs. Things
were so stormy for a while that it
requited almost th 3 undivided
time of Chief of Police Jordan to
protect Jamie in the possession,
ownership and enjoyment of his
newly acquired property. The
Chief is not a demonstrative fel
low, but is positive, firm and very
convincing when he gets down to
business. It will suffice to say I
that things soon became normul
and the new boot black and press
er went back to his labors.
The days that followed were not
uneventful ones for Colquitt.
One morning, no less conspicu
ous a person than John A. Rocke
feller, having arrived from Arling
ton the evening before, put in kis (
appearance at the Liberal office.
Mr. Rockefeller was in Colquitt
and as strange as it might seem (
was “broke” and the writer, who
for several weeks bad been laying
his plans for a quiet and sane
Christmas, had just a few of the (
world’s goods. A rather singular (
co-incidence you may think. Nev- ,
ertheless it is true. Our friend
was anxious to ride on the next (
passenger train to Tallahassee |
aud we were able to and did make f
arrangements to gratify his wish
es. |
Then Mr. “A. No. 1,” the world’s I
most famous tramp paid the city i
a visit. The manner in which be
met with our fellow townsman, 1
Harry Stein, was, indeed, “touch
ing.” >
Roberts seemed to draw an in-
- . . -
i Peter Poor-Devil
Timely Prayer
•A- ’
> Peter Poor-Devil went to church
pine Sunday. The preacher’s text
' i iAs: “Out of the abundance of
■ /ip In-art the mouth speaketh.”
[As soon ns the sermon was over,
l' ’’eter Poor Devil arose and said,
iet us pray.” When people are
hji church, the motion to pray is a
■privileged motion and is not sub
ject <o debate. So there was noth
’i’ng to do but liste-., and Peter
■ prayed as folh ws;
| “O Lord, I’ve got to prny or
I know the people here
' lou’t want to bear me prny, but I
ian’t help it.
I “The preacher’s text ins taken
I’m- muzzle off of my mouth.
1 yj.) Lord, I am getting awful
,3easy about this here earth of
lours. Lord, Isi tit right certain
its Yours, that’s what’s a bother
ing- of-me. I want to know if you
.Still own any property here, if so,
" ..here is it ?
; “I want to know if you ever
cotne here on a visit any more?
They told me you was here and
helped to run the protracted
meeting last winter ard done such
grand and glorious work. But,
0 Lord, that work has nil gone to
pifees, and I’m afraid it wasn’t
yours. What I want to know is,
do you guarantee your work not to
rip, ravel or run down at the heel?
If so, I know you wasn’t hero lust
win for.
“bailie Perkins is done raveled,
Bill is running down at the heel
and a whole lot of others is a iip
pit’. 0 Lord, I just want to tell
you this because I know they are
impeding on you in these digging.
If there is any real old fashioned
blue-jrans Christianity’ here they
never put it out where a fellow
JAsti -0 Lord, aiqt that kind
of Christianity getting mighty
scarce and what are you going to
do about it?
“0 Lord, if these people about
here have got any religion, it has
got so many flounces, ruflb-s, rib
bons, tucks and gores that you
wouldn't know it yourself if you
should meet it in the road.
“Lord, one thing more and I’ll
quit. I want to know if it is
Chnst-like to make fun of people
because they are poor and can’t
dress flue? Is it Chnst-like to
back-bite and run down folks in
their absence aud try to eat ’em
up when you meet ’em? You
never done that when you was
here on earth did you?
“What is right, to go with the
crowd or be on the Lord’s side?
“Lord, you needn’t answer this
publicly here today as it might
break up the meetin’ but if you ,
feel like answering it in some
; way I wish y T ou would. —Ex.
Amen.
Attention Teachers!;
The Annual Teachers’ Institute j
will be held in Colquitt from
April 15th to the 19th and every
teacher, unless providentially hin
dered, will be expected to attend.
The Institute will be conducted
by Mr. F. E. Land, State Supevis
or.
B B. Bush, County j
Superintendant. ]
spiration from these or some othor
events that a “setting hen never,
gets fat.” Consequently, like the
Arab, lie folded his tent, and he
also folded up a pair of trousers,
the property of his employer, in 1
said tent, and departed.
As time passed it developed
that the subject of this little story!
had been careless with certain
funds. He was so careless that
Mr. Lawhorn had him brought
back to Colquitt and he is now
being entertained at the Aliller
county jail where he will be al
home for some time.
Weekly Happenings
Around Mt. Hebron
Airs. Will Powell and little
daughter, Willie Ola, left last
week for their home in Cyrene af
ter a pleasant visit to the home of
Airs. Powell’s parents, Air. and
Mrs. Henry Batts.
Miss Sadie Batts is visiting Miss
i Lon Bell at Coleman this week,
Mrs. E. D. Taylor and little
daughters, Inez and Elizabeth,
spent Monday in Kestler <s the
guests of Mrs. W. AL Bradley.
Messrs. Carlton Gav and Thad
McCorkle, of Colquitt, attended
Sunday School here Sunday af
ternoon.
Mr. Oscar Taylor who has been
confined to his room for the past
two weeks with small pox, is bet
ter and will soon be able to come
out again.
Friday n : ght is debate night.
The subject for debate is Resolv
ed: That money has more influ
ence over man than love.
Mr. and Airs. W. B. Moody and
family spent Sunday with Mrs.
Aloody’s mother, Mrs. Fannie
Christie.
Mr. Wyatt Aliller spent Satur
day with Mr. Lanier Hardy.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Batts stent
Sunday nt the home of Mrs. Sudie
Batts.
There was a large attendance at
Sunday School Sunday.
“Duo Puellae.”
State Campaign
Starts In March
In spile of the Atlanta lull and
the disposition of Statehouse offic
ials to discourage a long campaign
politicians in certain sections <|J
the stale are active, and the gub
ernatorial campaign promises to
open up as early as the middle of
Match.
“I am surprised at the lack of
interest in state politics in Atlan
ta,” said Judge W. A. Covington
of Moultrie. “In South Georgia
State politics is getting to be the
live topic.”
It might be said without au
thority that Judge Covington who
was a candidate for the United
States Senate before the Legisla
ture last summer, may be found
in the lists for governor before the
campaign is far gone.
Joe Rill Hall, of Macon, already
in the field for governor and who
will begin bis campaign at Xnox
viPe on the third Alonday in
March, was in Atlanta today, and
ilike Judge Covington, was sur
prised at the luck of local interest
in the gubernatorial fight which
will be run off in August.—Atlan
ta Georgian.
How Does Your
Stationery Look?
Does It Suit You?
If it does not you should try us
with your next order, lie guarantee
perfect satisfaction in every particular
in all lines of JOB PRINTING; and
neatness and promptness shall always
be our motto. A man’s business is
generally sized up by the appearance
of the stationery he uses; so take the
hint and get the BEST.
Hiller County Liberal
[The Truth About
The Street Work
It seems that some of the resi-
Idents of the county were very
much dissatisfied on account of
the work recently done in Colquitt
bv the county road working force.
Perhaps if these loyal citizens
realized the fact that the tax-pay
ers of Colquitt pay $1 200 road
taxes a vear they would be ready
toadmitthat the roads [sheets|
here should be worked.
In 1911 only about §2OO worth
of worth of work was done here,
and this year §3OO will cover the
expense. Therefore, §1,900 of the
road taxes for the two years goes
to the county.
Every thousand dollars worth
of property, whether in an incor
porated town or not, is taxed two
dollars for road revenues.
The best citizens of the town
most earnestly desire the roads of
the county worked; and the tax
payers of the county, living in the
ruial districts, should be glad for
the roads within the incorporation
to receive a portion of the work
done by the chain gang force.
Within the incorporate limits of
Colquitt there is six hundred thou
sand dollars worth of taxable
property aud the loyal citizens in
iho county would feel ashamed of
their county site should the roads
here be totally neglected.
In addition to the §1,200 paid
by direct taxation street taxes are
collected from the residents here.
Oolquittonians are certainly
striving to do their best for the
town and county.
We learn from the columns of
the Cuthbert Leader that J. H.
Jones, erstwhih* editor and pub
lisher of the Stießjunn Sun, is now
on the o the Ma
con Ti'ley- apA. ’ 1.
that the former editor is nergotr-
Ic and learns rapidly. At first
blush the.com pliment appears to
be a pronounced one, but one ao-
with him cannot be
greatly impressed. A rag doll
with Jones’ utter lack of informa
tion would learn just us rapidly
and at the same time be far more
modest in his pretensions.
A fairly well authenticated ru
mor places Judge T. A. Parker in
the race for congress in opposition
■to Congressman Brantley over in
i the Eleventh district.
Ex-Justice Holden, of the
Georgia Supreme Court, is looked
upon as an almost certain candi
date for congress in the Tenth
district. A contest between him
and Congressman Hardwick would
make things fairly hum in the
“Bloody Tenth.”
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