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Miller County Liberal
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In Memory of
Mr John Thornton
On March, the 3rd, after a long
end useful life of more than four
score of years, Mr,John Thornton,
living ea<t of town was called to
rest from his earthly labors.
The greater portion if not all of
this pioneer citizen s life was spen
in this section.
Being at the bead of even a
moderate sized family in the recon
struction period following the Civ
il War called for much hard man
ual labor here in the devastated
South, and Mr . L’hornton was
among those residents who went to
work bravely and cheerfully.
His motto among bis neighbors
seemed to be "To do them good if
possible; being certain however to
do them no harm.
Mr Thornton is survived by hie
widow, a son, Mr J, S. Thornton
of this county, by several daugb
ters, and by a large number of
friends who sympathize with the
bereaved ones, and who appreciate
the many loyal efforts of the de
ceased for the betterm nt of the
institutions on the Plains of Mil
ler County.
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About The
New Light Plant
Management
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The Liberal has taken no part,
either for or against the sell
ing, by the City of Colquitt, of ths
Electric Light Plant, The City
Water Works and the Cold Stor
age Plant, except as a small con
Sumer.
We find that since these valu
able assets were sold, the streets
have be-n illuminated by the star
only much of the time.
By raisin? the minimum price of
water from $1 (X) a month to $1 50
a month, and by rising the min
imum price of electric lights from
$1 a month to $2, the citizens
who use less than the minimum ol
water and lights are having $3. A.
instead of $2 to pay, an increas*
of about 75 per cent.
Those oitizens who use more
than the minimum of lights ant
water are supplied at a reduction
in the rates.
Since the plant was sold in Feb
ruary, Mr. Oliver Jones has been
occupying his same position as
manager; and his efficiency is ap
preciated by the patrons.
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The weather still looks threaten
ing. A heavy rain fell Saturday
night and Sunday, and farm op
perations are being greatly hin
dered.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stein re
turned Wednesday from Ellaville,
where they enjoyed a short visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hite,
the latter their (Laughter.
Miss Julia Rich of Albany is
spending a few days here with rel
atives and friends,
WATCH COLQUITT GROW THELEAI|NG CITY OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
PULL FOR COLQlirtT OR PULL OUT
Colquitt Baptist
Colquitt Baptist
i Church
; D. T. Cox Pastor, Bible School
• opening promptly at 9.45 N. L.
, Stapleton Supt
i Moring worship 11: A. M. Sub
ject “Something every Baptist
: should Know."
Junior 3. Y. P. U. 6: P. M.
Mrs. Alice Grimes leader.
Evening wcreßTp 7: P. M. Sec
or B. Y. P. U. Monday : P M.
Midweek prayer meeting each
Wednesday evening beginnir'
promptly 7; o'clock
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Remains Os Miss
Eugenia
Underwood
Laid To Rest in the Blakely
Cemetery Sunday
Afternoon, npri.l Ith.
Early County News.
The remains of Miss Eugenia
Underwood, who died at the home
of her sister, Mrs, C. S, Bruges, a>
Cyrsne, (la., the 3rd inet. were in
terred in the Blakely Cemetery Sun
day afternoon, following funeral
services conducted at th** iitwtdy
Baptist church by her pastor, Rev
H. H. Shell, of Bainbridge, Rev
D. T. Cox, of Colquitt, and Rev
J. S. Hartsfield, of Blakely, assiu'-
ed in the seivioe.
Ths deceased was a daughter ol
die late Kav. and Mrs. John L
Underwood, aud lived in Blak -.y
with her parents a number ol
years ago. She was about 44 years
old, and was a gentle Christian
woman, very fond of children, and
led the Sunbeam Baud at the
Blakaly Baptist church when sh*
iived here.
The deceased bad been in declin
in r health for a number ot years;
but the serious illness which took
her away, lasted only about two
weeks.
The funeral congregation was
very large’, and the fl >ral offerings
were surprisingly beautiful.
Three of her five brothers J, J.
Underwood, of Blakely, W. C. Un
Jerwood, of Colquitt, arid E. H
Underwood, of Coral Gables, Fla.,
and her four sisters, Mrs. W. C
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L’witty, of Pelham, Mrs. W. J
Pinson, ot Albany, Mrs. C. S
Hodges, of Cyrene, and Mrs, C, E.
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Schofield, of Savannah, as well as
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many other relatives and fii.nd,
from Bainbridge, Brinson, Cyrene,
Shellman, Dothan, Colquitt, Pel
bam and Albany were here t<
’ attend the funeral.
Another crown has been cla : meo
in heaven, and the dear sister has
■ joined mother, father and olber re
deemed loved ones “over there,” so
our friends, mourn not as this
without hope, but find comfort in
the knowledge that she is "safe
in the arms of Jeans.
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DUNN’S—Dry Cleaning Plant,
Cuthbert, Ga. Expert cleaning,
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pressing and dyeing, tailoring, bats
cleaned and reblocked,
COLQUITT, GEORGIA,
Liberalities
Socials, Locals, and Personals.
Mr and Mrs J. W. Mims .of
'Miami, Fla. is spending a few days
with relatives and friends here.
Mr and Mrs R. W. Bush and
son and Air and Mrs P. Z. Geer
spent Sunday in Quincy, Fla,
Buy 29X440 Balloon Cord tire
for sls 00, aud get tube FREE
auy day in March.
J. M. FUDGE.
Mrs Peicy Denman of Qu’ncy,
Fla who has been visiting her
nother here, aud Miss Clara Pate
*peut Sunday wit IT her husband in
Q Lucy.
Mr Jeter Calhoun, who has been
bolding a position in Titusville,
came home Friday returning to
lis position in ITJa Sunday.
Mr Harry Stein Jr. spent Sun
lay here with bis parents Mr and
Mrs H. Stein.
“Uncle” Cbarly Webb spent tn.-
week-end in Colquitt. *
Dr W. D. Powell,of the Foreign
Mission goard, was with pastor D
) , Oo®» "f.-lquitf foi a ' -4*i vie '
Friday evening March 26th. March
26th was Pastor Cox’s birthday
md his peop’e made it very pleas
ant for him by dressing him oul
from head to foot.
The Christian Index
LOOK;—Room and table board
$25.00 per month at Mrs. Avadeli
-Hunter’s.
Little Paula, toe infant daugh
ter of Mi. and Mrs Odum, ha*
grown better after a painful illness
from which she suffered last week.
Mr, Ivan Jones snent last week
in Atlanta, where, in the Chevrolet
Machine Shops, he was under the
caching of master mechanics
During his sojourn in Atlanta his
wife was the guest of Mrs. Hilda
Bailey, at the borne of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Hightower, in
Damascus.
Does Education
Pay?
The Brooklyn Teachers Ansoci
ation calculated some years ago
that for a day spent in school there
was an added life income of be
tween §9 and $lO. Each day in
•ohool now ts considered to hr
worth sl6 or sl7.
The conclusion drawn by the as
aembled facts is that education
pays bath the individual and so
ciety. While it coats, as all good
th’ngs do, it pays such enormous
dividends, in ail sorts of ways, that
•io one can afford to do without it
The trained mind is an asset to
the community io endless ways
for it creates, discovers, invents,
•raves labor, material, time, les
sens the waste of disease, deteri
oration and decay, and helps to
make life more complete and hap
py. —Editorial, Caicago Evening
Post,
ESDAY, April 14 1026
j» ssrf ’ VBOU ~nd Newton
1 Stapleton spent the week-end at
home
and .Mrs Geo Morgan wb
halfbeen at the home of her par
entseVlr and Mrs R. F. Hardy
since Friday left Monday for Eus
tis. I’la; where they exp. ct to stay
a two and from there to
MiaMl where they will make their
future home.
Buy 29X410 Balloon Cord tire
for $15.00, and get tubs FREE
any day in March.
J. M. FUDGE.
Miss Myrtis Powell and Mr Tom
SmiddtH of Columbia, An. spent
Sunday with her parents Mr and
Mrs J. VV. Powell,
Messrs. Alfred Millen and Wat
son MilliJt motored over to Douai
Sunday,
MessrajUS. Jj’.auka ail Law
rence Quartr rrnan 'motored down
to Waßßi«tq-F|a., Sunday,
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their twl/daughtem of Montznma
*pent Bunday with relatives nod
friennds here.
DUNN'S—Dry Cleaning Plant,
Cuthbert, Ga. removes spots, cleans
and presses clothes for men apo
women, in a most satisfactory man
ner; aud their work is dune rapidly.
Pastor I. 8. Leonard of the First
Church, Baker Oregon, borrowed
Rev, T F Callaway and Siuger T
E. Bush for a two weeks’ meeting
and writes that it was the most
otieeseful revival the church has
»ver experienced. The people wer«
lelighfed with the ministry ol
these two Georgiansand are hoping
to have them back next year. The
congregations soon overflowed and
the church was greatly revived
Eighty-two were added to the
membership, about seventy ol
them by B.ptiem. Pastor Leonarc
was formerly pastor at LaFayette,
Georgia.—Th a Christian Index.
Mrs W. J. Wade is painfully ill
at her home on E. Main street.
She is a young daughter of Mi
Richardson and was married a few
aionttis ago to a young salesman
employed here by Messrs F. E.
Fudge aud Co. She is threatened
attack of appendicitis.
Later: Mr Wade carried hit
wife to the hospital in Donalsor
ville this afternoon to have list
appendix removed. It then
that be underwent the same kind
of an operation last year. Tbosi
tiiat'know it'o young couple hop*
that she wilt .su'ely pass through
the tr.irsg ordiwU,
Mrs. AV Viley, of Hilton,
passed tilt: JUgh here Sunday after
, a ploaeatot visit at the home of
uer Jiradther, it, John Alston, who
j resides west <: the old mill site al
PSaboetk,
A Saturday
Night Carousal
Gets Partici
pants In Trouble
Mr. Grady Middleton was ill
Saturday night. His Ford car
was locked in the shed. It is
■aid his wife’s brother, B. Wade,
ibotrt lw«nty-on# years of age, and
his nephew, Claude Roberts, uoi
sixteen till July, wanted to acctpl
the invitation of Smiley Weaver,
aged about twenty-two years, tog<
'or that accursed beverage,
whiskey.
The younger boys, after dark,
broke open the locked door and
rolled out Mr. Grady Middleton’s
Ford, which was well provided with
gasoline. It teems that the oldet
man was waiting for the boys to
push the car from the shed. It
was cranked when some distauce
from the house.
Not much more has been learn
ed of the proceeainge Saturday
night, ’
Sunday Sheriff Houston was
called upon to place the trio in jail
Smiley Weaver was found witn a
turn*.'
with mud aud a torn top, was
standing near Union Church, juat a
short piece from the owner’s
home.
Ail were imprisoned; but ar*
now out under bond.
Claude Roberts lost bis fathei
by death early in life. Much sym
pethy is manifested for him. Hi
will probalfty be sent to the re
forinatory. Yo«ng Mr. Wade i*
* eon of h Primitive Baptist min
ister. It seems that, for several
months, the younger boys hav*
been seeking companions amonu
a dees who care very little abou
the principles of good citizenship;
and that now, the only thing that
can be done, is to place them
in the clutches of the law.
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Superior
Court Jurors
Below is a list of those gentle
men who will serve ns jurors, both
Grand and Petit, at the April term
Miller Superior Court, which con
venes Monday, April 26, 1926:
Grand Jurors
C C Sheffield E J Houston
I A Pale J K Ritchie
J D Roland W H Cook
Carl F Davis J W Powell
C M Lewis M J Warren
W B Reagan Jas W Hair
S L Overstreet W A Floyd
•J H Tabb E J Hunter
W Strickland J L Mock
Ohas Wi.liame J J George
W F Houston J B Addieou
G T McLendon K W Odom
W R Runnells A J Cowart
Dement Williams G W Grimes
J F Eodges J C Grimsley
Ti* verse Juiors
8 J Miller C F Roberts
J M Grow G L Cleveland
C F Andrews D D Davis
.. VOL XYIX
Says Georgia
Is The Very
Best State
Recently there was published in
a Boston paper an editorial written
by John Bantry, in which he makes
the statement that Georgia is the
best state in the Union and proves
it by figures. He says that Flor
ida is a mere “incident” and that
the next ten or fifteen yeaia will
find the greatest migration in the
history of the United States to
Georgia in full swing.
The article reads in part:
“Phis is the season of the year
when thousands of citizens groan
over taxes and demand that some
thing be dona about it. Taxes are
assuming more and more import
incr in the minds of the average
man, but his activity is mainly in
the direction of kicking about
ihotn.
“But where are the cheap lauds
and the low taxes to be found a',
present?” »
“The answer is quite saay; in
the SOUTH, Not in Florida,
where even* farming- land* have
soared to Up aktes. - tout -in
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“One ot the great advantagea of
the south at present is the low tax
ation, Georgia bus very little pub.
lie debt, almost none, They are
spending but little money on wel*
fare work. They have no great,
number of state employees. Roads
ind education account for moat c f
the tax rate. Os course, low taxes
mean rather primitive conditions
in many cases, but anything seems
belter than the present impossible
situation here. A Georgia corpo
ation, doing $1,500,000 more busi
ness than a Massachusets company,
under tlie same management, and
ith no difference in capitalization,
a dually paid $26,000.00 lees in
taxes."
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Mr and Mrs F. M. Johnson and
children spent Sunday in Colon -
bin, Ala. Mrs Johnson’s fattn r
returning with them will be heie
a few days as their guest.
R P Moody I D Mock
C W Sheffield J J Harre’l
Henry Bush Virgil Gay
J D Runnells B F Harrell
R E Daniele S G Albritton
Jno Kimbrel L R J.oflo s
J L Cleveland L Cook
Josh F Williams Cleveland Col b
G vV Carter J O Shepard
•J C Davis W S Lai e
vV B Jones C f Williams
D B Davis Sr C M Lans
G G Middleton J M He t
Willie Lane C B Bus 1
G R Brown B C Tai b
T D Gray E M Middleton
L B Kelley J M Jeruegt u
Jus Cheshire C H Cork
W W Middleton E B Jones
Jno Cobb R L Cook
J T Jones C C Cato
■J B Hodges O D Busti
W A Whitaker J W Widner Jr
S W Houston Wright Williams
A F Pierce S E Willian s
C W Roberts J T Boweo