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The Miller County Liberal
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VOL. A’F.
I Have That
Present.
Just received a new line of cut
glass, silver ware & silver plated
matter. The best that many can
buy. Remember I will show you
something new each month in the
Jewelry Line and will replace any
article that doesn’t give satisfaction.
Get next and come over on the
White Way.
EDWIN J. HUNTER.
Jeweler.
Local
Paragraphs
About Town.
Jud'e W. C. Dincer and Mr S.
B. Wilkin ace rep.'osentiu ' M.ller
county at the Convention of coun
ty Gommissioners being held this
week in Athens. They are expect
ing ty spend the time very pleas
antly, and their many friends join
the Liberal in wishing for them a
full realization of their anticipat
ions.
Mrs W. H. Stanton and children
after a very pleasant stay with re
latives ai d friends in this city re
turned last week to their home in
Jacksonville Fla: and they were
accompanied by Mrs J. A. Phillips
and her two young daughters,
M isses Dola Kate and Fay. Mrs
Phillips expects to spend ten days
or two weeks in Jacksonville be
fore returning to her home here.
We do not s°e how any one
could now be guilty of killing fish
with dynamite in Spring Creek.
Very fine strings of fish, caught
with hook and line, are brought al
most daily from the stream; and
there are millions of little fish left
sporting in waters. Only a selfish
disloyal citizen would take any
part in uiing an explosive in the
creek.
Messrs John and Wright Kim
brel spent a port’on of this week
attending to business in the city.
These young gentlemen are accord
ed a royal welcome wherever they
are known.
Misses Drusilla and Gertie Har
rell spent Monday here, popular
guests at the home of Mrs J. W.
Powell.
Mrs C’yde Bush wi.l leave this
week for Pavo to assist her broth-,
er, Mr Euston Mims, in conduct
ing a special sale for ten days in
taat city.
Mr. J. W. Biiley, of Colquitt,
spent several days in the city this
wecK, looking after business inter
ests. —Havanna Herald.
“Strawberry” wrote up ths May
haw items: but since no real name
accompanied the communication
we CAN NO'l PUBLISH IT.
Correspondents, S'-nd your real
name with every communication.
You can just write it ecross the
back and it will not be published
if you sign a non-de-plume at the
close of the communication.
Miss Louise Coachman returned
last week to t.he pleasure of her
many friends. She was accom
panied home by Misses Dena But-
Ur of Camilla and Maude Living
ston of Newton, both fascinating
girls who are now her guests.
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Coachman
are now i ccupying their elegant
new dwelling on Pine street. The
two story brick building presents
a pleasing outward appearance,
the inter or of the structure, how
ever, is said to be beautiful.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer McMuriia
are now occupying the residence
on Pine street recently vacated by
Mr. ancLMrs.
Dr. W. E. Hunter and Mr. Z. T.
Williams are arranging to leave
this weik to visit Dr. Hardy Hun
ter in San Antonia Texas.
Those citizens own’ng sheep in
this section are busy shearing.
The shearers are hard to obtain.
Mr. J. K. Ritchie was among
the progressive citizens m town
last week. He is now striving to
better the mail facilitiis in his
community.
Mrs J. L. Tabb has as guests
this week a quartette of pretty
girls. Misses Lilian and Gladdis
Poulk and Marion and Carroll Van
Landingham all of Cairo. They
are cousins of Mrs Tabb.
Cook Town News.
The community is being favor
ed with nice refreshing showers.
Mr. C. 11. Cook’s wife and little
daughter are improving.
A crowd went fishing on the
river lastweeK and reported hav
ing had a nice time,
Mr Frankl n has moved to Cook
Town. He expects to put up an
auto repair shop
Sunday was preaching day nt
Belleview, the crowd was large as
usual.
Lots of fever among the little
folss, guess this if due to the fact
that peaches and water melons ore
getting ripe.
Two Miss Cooks took the advan
tage of Leap year Sunday by call
ing on one little boy.
Regular Correspoudo t.
A Delightful
Affair.
Complimentary to her guests
Miss Annie Lou Fudge entertain
ed Friday evening and a large
crowd of younger members of so
ciety enjoyed the affair.
Amusing games, contestsand the
serving of delicious refreshments
tilled the hours with pleasure.
COLQUITT, GEORGIA, ' WE
Give Us Your
Real Name.
flow many times will we have
to request that all correspondents
to send with all communications
their real name.
We will not publish the real
name if it is desired with held but
please understand that, no com
munications will appear in the
Liberal unless the identity of the
anther is known to the editress.
The New Hotel.
The hotel purchased by Mr. J
W. Bailey of Cblqui't is being
overhauled and put in condition
for occupancy as fast as possible
and expects to have it ready' in the'
course of seveial weeks
It will have something like
twenty rooms and will be supplied
with water and lights and all mod
ern conveniences that goes to make
an up-to-date hotel.—Havanna
Herald.
Infant Dies.
Ash r a brief illness the Death
Angel called at the home of Mi
ami Mrs B. S. Thornton Thursday
morning before the dawning of the
day and claimed their infant son
aged six months.
The little one suffered with
pneum nia.
The remains were interred Thu.
astern >on i i t' at quiet “city of
the dead” known as the Tabb
C metery.
Parents who have been ‘carted
upon to give up these buds of hu
inanity know irow closely the ten
dtils of the heart are entwined a
rouijd the little forms: and they
join the Liberal in extending sym
pathy to Mr and Mrs Thornton in
their bereavement.
Teachers Examined
And Graded.
The following teachers were ex
amined week before last.
We nre indebted to Col B, B.
Bush, the efficient superintendent
for his kindness in bringing to us
the list with the grades made by
the teachers.
FIRST GRADE
11. L. Batts, C. J. Williams, J
R. Williams, Misses Susie Millet
and Ruby Bynum.
SECOND GRADE
J.G. Harris, Z. A. Cheshire,
M isses Lolio Franklin, Marie Saun
ders, Inez Miller Annie L. Shep
aid. Ruth Grimes Irene Edwards,
Lu’-iU Dancer Mesdames Susie M
Roberts and Lillie Clemants.
THIRD GRADE
•I. F. Barber, ‘H. 0. Phillips
Misses Jimmie Tabb Jennie Clem
ents, Ruth McMullen and Lucile
Rich
Colored Teachers.
First Grade
H. Chandler 'l’. D. Austin, D. J
Adams Maude Alexander Rosetta
Coachman Maude Walker, Susie
Redd'ck, Lizzie Collier and Josie
Ram bo.
Mrs. Rolen Dies
June 20th at her home west of
town Mrs Haidy Rolen passed a
way.
The lady 7 had been in declining
health so- several years, but or
Tuesday before sue died Thursday
she grew alarmingly 7 ill. She
found no relief from her intense
sufferings except in death.
The deceased is survived by a
husband and eight children wljo
mourn the loss of a good wife and
an industrious mother.
The remains were interred Fri
day in the Salem cemetery in the
presence of a large crowd. Peace
to her ashes.
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lESDAY, JUNE 26 1912.
A Letter From
Iron City..
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t Iron City, Ga., 6-21-12,
Editress Miller County Liberal,
>D<ar Madam:-
I noticed statement
in your paper that you would have
totiiocontinue sending the paper
hs the laws prohibited doing so.
Mail statement of account to meat
once.
Your request for tne grown peo
ple to attend sabbat.i school with
the children think very good ad
vice. Thick parents should take
the little ones to school and get
them interested and then the par
ents could stay away more or less
while it would be beneficial for
them to attend regular. All cant
be good all the time: but they
should be as good as they could.
Don’t have any hesitation in
mailing statement
Yours very truly,
4 -J. A. B. Sikes.
V. S.
Would it not be very benefici
al and a good warning to write up
die cause of each murder when it
s from whiskey and put special
-dless on it an when a hanging is
produced by booze. Most art wife
murdering is caused by strong
■ Iriuk. I wish the ladies could
vote on prohibition and have full
sway in congress on whiskey alone
and that would put the business to
thy bad.
R spt.
j. A. B Sikes.
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Cemetery To
Be Beautified.
' 11*JB Liberal has been requested
to'urge those who have loved ones
resting beneath the H<>d in the
Rawls Cemetery to meet there on
July the 3rd carrying rakes hoes,
>rush biooms etc. with a willing
heait to work, that this sacred spot
mav be cleaned off and beautified.
Let the friends and loved ones who
are willing to work provide for
themselves a lunch and water,
A negro woman who for some
years had been hired in the home
of Mr R. E Jordan near Pine
Hurst Monday 7 morning after get
ting mad with Mrs Jordan secret
ed herself about the premises and
when Mrs Jordan came out she
cut her throat with a razor inflict
ing a wound from which she died
in a short time The negro went
to Mr Jordan and told him she
had killed his wife. He did not
believe the negio who was 60 yis.
of age but went to his home to
find that his wife lay in tile yard
dead with a neighbor who had
heerd her screams standing by 7 her.
Infuriated citizens of Dcoiy coun
ty lymhed the murderess and left
her bullet ridden body 7 swinging to
ihe limb of a tree.
Ice Cream
Supper.
To help raise money to be used
in painting the Baptist church in
Eldorendo.
There will be given in that vil
lage Friday tvening.the 2Nth inst,
an ice cr-atn supper by several la
dies there, to which the public is
most cordially invited.
The National Democratic Con
vention is now in session in Balti
more; and we regret to note that
there is much wrangling. Certain
it is that in each party 7 there are
leaders who advocate the election
of law makeis who adhere to those !
principles which will best foster'
the interests of the big corpor
ations.
| Mr. Wilson Dies.
Saturday morning at 2 o’clock
after suffering excruciatingly from
wounds inflicted by 7 barbed wire in
Which he and his horse became en
tangled two weeks before, Mr.
Bunk Wilson died at bis home a
cross the line in Decatur County.
The flesh between the knee and
ankle on both of Mr Wilson’s legs
had been awfully 7 cut and lacerated
the 7th inst when the horse he was
riding stepped on a piece of bar
bed wire and instantaneously be
gan kicking tangling the wire a
bout its own legs and cutting them
terribly. Mr Wi'son jumped from
the animal and in trying to free it
from the wire became entangled
himself
Fina !y he succeeded in disenga
ging himself and the horse when
he started for his home leading the
animal.
After walking some distance Mr
Wilson became exhausted and sat
down by the roadside.
A colored boy passing was asked
io go to his home (Mr Wilson’s)
for help Mr Smi'ey Hatcher
hitched went quickly in a buggy 7
[carrying the bounded man and his
I horse home.
A physician, Dr Carroll, of Bab
cock was summonsed. The woun
ded man seemed to be getting a
long nicely for a week when his
throat commenced troubling him.
Later lockjaw or blood poison
caused a choking sensation which
soon produced death
Mr Wilson is survived by a wife
three children and other relatives,
all of whom have our sympathy in
their sad affliction. The retrains
were interred Sunday afternoon in
the prvsenpe of a large crowd in
“God’? Acre” known as ‘'The Fanp
Grave Yard” v .U<»vJ T.. Luusjjjfc)
officiating.
Boykin News.
Mr. C. L. Howard made a busi
ness trip to Colquitt a few day's
ago.
Miss Rosa Nalls has been quite
sick for thi last few days, am glad
to say she is now convalescing.
Rev. Bush Vann of Babcock at
tended Sunday school here Sun
Iday P. M. He made quite an i.i-
I teresting t<lk that was much en-
I joyed by all present.
Miss Ruth Grimes spent a short
time here Saturday afternoon.
We are glad to see Mr C, C.
Nalls out again after his recent ill
ness.
Mr I. L. Jackson brought a nice
load of water mellons here Satur
day.
Miss Carrie Newberry of Arling
ton spent a few days last week
with her mother Mrs Win Wells.
Mrs W. I. Moody 7 accompanied
her husband to Mt Hebron Sun
day.
Quite a number of our citizens
are spending a portion of their
time on Spring creek. They cer
tainly must get some encourage
ment judging from their frequent
trips.
Miss Etta Jones of Whighau
spent last Saturday with friend
here.
Miss Maud Valentine of Eldo
tendo visited Miss Ruth Parrott
Tuesday.
Mr J. R. Beall is attending to
business in Alabama this week.
Mr W. M. Rich of Bainbridge
was a pleasant visitor here Sunday
afternoon.
H. D. P.
Note;
The account of Mr Wilson’s
death was omitted from the “Boy
kin Items” for the reason that it
had been put in type before the
communication was received.
Editress.
Mt. Hebron
t News Items.
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1 Rev. M. 1. Moody fill d his
- regular npp:.i;i : in, nt Sunday. A
■ large crowd ntt.ndel.
Mrs \\ . G. Powell and daughter
! are visiting her parents Mr and
Mrs Henry Batts.
) Miss Arnie IL.nrn from Atlanta
s isspend'ng the w< • k with her eous
. ins Misses Annie B *th and Fiorie
. Shepard.
Mr I’had McUirkle and Miss
' Johnnie Batts were out driving
i Saturday afternoon.
I Mr Edd Mims called -a Miss
Annie Beth Shepard Sunday.
Mr R. D. Pay lor made a bu. i
i ness trip to Colquitt Saturday.
- Misses Essie I'ayior and Sadie
Batts spent Monday <l,l. htfully
’ in Kestler.
Mrs P. F. Hardy and children
I w-ll return the latter paJ >f this
I week from North Augusta S. C.
r Mrs J. 11. Christie and daugb-
- tors Misses Ruby and * *1 v-alt n
-3 ded preaching a'. .Mt IL i.ron Sun
day.
A small crowd had an ol 1 sash-
■ ion fish fry at Batts .Bridge Fri
’ day.
Mr and Mrs 11. 11. Roberts from
Coiea spent Satuidny night with
Mr and Mrs J. () Shepard.
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An unusually largo crowd at-
■ tended prayer meeting Saturday
, night. Hope more will come next
i Saturday' night.
i For-Get-Me-Not.
i -
Wrist Hurt.
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Tuesday Miss ( liarlev Bush was
enjoying'he eating of some fine
peaches at the home of her father.
Mrs S. M. Watson was driving by’
in an automobile, when Miss Bush
’ asked her to stop and have some
peaches. Mrs Watson’s engine
' stopped whi'n she cli- eked the
1 speed of the car. After delivering
the fru<t the young lady proffered
to cranx the machine In doing
so the crank "kicked ' striking the
right arm of Miss Busii and break
ing a small bone in her wrist and
dislocating another bone.
Without saying a wont to the
family Miss Bush got in the car
with Mrs Watson and they hurri-
■ ed to the office of Drs Cook and
- Hays.
])■• Cook dressed the wounded
, membi r and she is now convales
cing.
The regiettable accident was
probably caused by the spark plug
not being cut off.
I God Keep My Child.
J God keep my child! The hour
i lias come;
Thou goest forth from friends
and home,
While life and love and hope
are new -
And all seems bright that meets
the view-
God keep my child!
God keep my child! Tne world
is wide:
I may not hold thee at my side,
■; But strong as angel guards shall
< be
The earnest prayers that follow
thee-
God keep my child!
A father’s eye, a mother’s hand,
They can not reach Hit stronger
’ land:
But one is ever present there,
, I give my treasure to His care-
God keep my child!
-From the German of Karl Gerok.
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