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r 7\< i " # a fl ' ' '■> r. s Miller County Liberal NO 37 News From Mt. Harmony We are glad to see so many visi tors attending the revival at Mace donia. Mr and Mrs Coot Wilson are Visiting the latter s mother * Mrs W. W. Phillips, Miaees Julia and Willow Min nie Stanton Mere the guests of Miss Corinne Barrell Sunday. Mr J. H. Cook went to Bain* bridge Sunday to accompany Miss Fannie Lou Cleveland home. Mr and Mrs L. W. Westbrooks are expecting to return soon to their home in Nickola, Fla. Mrs “Bobber” Spence was the guest of her mother, Mrs H. A Tabb Sunday. Mias Ethel Tindel is the attrac tive visitor of Miss Hazel Chester thia week. Miaa MyiMe Tabb is the guest of Miss Milda (ileaton this week Miss Lura J. Weaver and escort were visitors of Miss Ruth Weal Sunday. Rev Hand is assisting Rev Emanuel in the revival thia .week. Mrs Alma McDonald and daugh ter were in our community Mon day night. i Rev Cox preached an impressive sermon at Hebron Sunday night. The Klu Klux Klan parade w'aa just before church. Snow Drops. r e.: Missionary Society M. E. Church 0F / , '■ ' ’ The Society failed to meet Mon day; bat we are anxioue to have a full attendance ne»t Monday afternoon. Mrs. B. C. Bird has been re quested to pfeaide at the approach ing session. Many ladies feei it an appreci ated privilege to be a member of this organization which affords op portunities for development in rendering more efficient service far the Master. Let every member make a spec ’ iai effort to be present Monday afternoon. Press Supt. ' For Representative At the solicitation of friends I hereby formerly announce my candidacy for representative of Miller County in the General As. sembly subject to the white prima ry to be held Sept. 8,1926. Tonr support will be heartily appreciated. * Sincerely, G. W.COOK. Mr. J. B. Bawls was mingling fr’.th friends here today. WATCH COLQUITT GROW THE LEADING CITY OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA PULL FOR COLQUITT OR PULL OUT Liberalities Socials, Locals, and Personals. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bush epent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Bush, who are occupy, ing a cottage down al Panacea Springe, Fla. Mr. J. W, Scbueesler, his two sons, Messrs George and J. W.Jr., of Columbus, reached here Mon day; and from here they were ac companied to Dead Lakes, B ia., by Mr. J-, W. Hamby, manager of the Sohnessler interest in this city. Buy 99X440 Balloon Corti tire for $15.00, and get tubs FREE any day in March. J. M. FUDGE. Miss Jennie Ruth Everett, cf Columbus, is enjoying a ten day vacation here at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L Everett. Sunday marked many happy re unions in all parts of the county Tbe rain, falling almost eveiy day, is furnishing ideal weather conditions for the growth of the boll weevils. DUNN ’S—Dry Cleaning Plant Cuthbert, Ga-. Expert cleaning, pressing and dyeing, tailoring, bats cleaned and reblocked. i In throngs Colquitt’s young peo ple attended the opening of tbe bridge spanning Flint River at Bainbridge Monday. Messrs I. B. Jones, of Donal sonville, and W. J. Lee, of Union • .Springs, Ala., were attending to business here Monday. Mrs. 1. V. Jones, of Donalson ville, tras a guest last week at tbs 1 suburban home of her husband's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Jones. NOTICE: Any one desiring an experienced nurse Notify Mary Batts, (col.) Colquitt, Ga. Tbe revival services, being con- 1 ducted at tbe Baptist church here 1 by Rev. D. V. Cason, are being well attended. He is winning the i respect of bis bearers by his ex cellent sermons. ( Mrs. Homer Mills, of Iron City, 1 accompanied by her sister, Mrs James Howell, of Geneva, Ala., were here Sunday visiting at the 1 home of the editress. They are 1 daughters of tbe late Tom Toole, the only brother of tbe late Joe Toole. After a pleasant stay here at the bungalow of her parents, Mr. and Mrs J. fi. Carpenter, Mrs. Tom W. Bush, accompanied by her aunt, Mrs. S. Ross, also a visitor, left Friday for their homes in New Smyrna, Fla. Little Misses Vir ginia and Marion Bush are sill here, guests at the home of their es teemed grand parents, on North Cuthbert street. CO LQ UITT, GEORGIA, WEDNESDA Y, July 7 1926 :| The large Hats in the southeast ,ern portion of the county, tbe . j Nigh Pond and the Big Pond, are 11 submerged. Water is covering ’ hundreds of acres which have af | forded fine grazing lands since 19- ' 23, when they were submerged for 1 a few months. Miss Elizabeth Hall came down from Albany Sunday with Mr. James Roberts, who brought Miss Julia Rich here to spend the day with her Cousin, Mrs. E. J. Hunter. Miss Hall gave up a stenographic position to remain awhile with her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs, W. J. Pridgen, in Eldorendo. LOOK:—Room and table beard $25.00 per month at Mrs. Avadell Hunter’s. >- Mrs. Belle Thompson and her daughter, Mrs. Vassar Laue, were among those who seme home from Bradenton, Fla., with the proces sion coming to attend the funeral service of Mr Gussie Powell, whose body reached here Friday. Mrs. Thompson’s daughter, Miss Haze), ill for st vend weeks with typhoid fever, is up; but wasn’t strong enough to make tbe Irin home. She is still with her brother, Mr. i Charley Thompson. Mr. G. B, Middleton and family spent the week-end as guests at the home of Mrs. Susie Houston, tbe esteemed mother of his wife Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bush, of Albany, were here Sunday. They were accompanied by her niece, Miss Mar ha Collins, who joined her mother here at the borne of her 1 grand mother, Mrs. Hattie Fudge, 1 after her wonderful trip with Mrs Bssh and a party of friends through , the North —East and Canada. All i plans for pleasure materialized. Mr. Hilton Cook, of Cocoa, Fla., 1 is a visitor at the home of his moth- ' er, Mrs. Cook. Hesayshisoousin, 1 MrJ* Aubrey Dozier, and her bus band are doing well in Cocoa. Be fore resuming bis work in Florida , Mr. Cook intends to visit friends in Atlanta. i Sunday Mr, and Mrs. L. W. 1 Cobb asd family, of Sales City, 1 and Mr. 8. T. Hodges, his wife and son, of Helena, joined the two I matrons’ mother, Mrs. Rosa Jones, and their two sisters, Misses Gold en and Mamie Jones, at the "old home place” on their plantation, J to enjoy a feast. Saturday meats bad been barbecued and many other delicisus dishes prepared. The tenants shared in tbe pleas ure of this delightful affair. Misses ' SaNie and Golden Cobb remained over to spend several days here at ’he home of their grand mother, Mrs, Rosa Jones. Mr. and Mrs, C. R Brown re turned to their home in Auburn dale, Fla., last week after a delight ful stay with relatives and friends in different portions of the county. In Other Words ’Taint Fair! A business man who had motor ed out to his summer camp for the week-end, inet bis little daughter at the bridge and presented her with a small sack of candy. Just before tbay readied camp they overtook the small barefoot boy who brought them milk each morning. “Give the little boy some candy, Gertie, 1 ' her father sugges ed.. • Gertie picked out a small piece, but her father took the bag and poured out.aeveral pieces into the boy’s outstretched hand. After thegboy had gone Gertie said “Papa, why did you givi that milk boy nearly all my cand"?” “Why, my dear, you must be generous! Think of all ths nice milk be britsgs, and they don’t charge much for It.” “Oh, well,’’ said the little girl, still reproachful, “I only had a few bits of clndy, and he's not a cow full of nifk. 1..X " ■o ■ Cemetery To Worked T.'ie Liberal has been requested to announce that the Rawls Ceme tery will be cleaned off and beauti fied on Thursday, July 15th. All having loved ones rest'ng there, and all who are otherwise interested are urged to bring such implements as ure necessary in beautifying this quiet city of tbe dead. o , Mrs. Olin Roes, whose boms is in the eastern portion of the state, near Savannah, is here visiting among relatives aud friends. Hie many friends were glad to see Mr. Drew M. Roberts, of Ma con, here this week. His health has greatly improved in tbe Central City, where he and his wife have operated, for years, a popular board ing house. Mri. Ivau Jones returned with her husbhnd Sunday from a de lightful stay in Morgan, formerly her home town, where she was pi anist during a revival at tbe Bap tist church. Accompaning tbe couple home was a winsome guest, Miss Majorie McClelland, of Mor gan, a relative of the Mr. C. R. Phillips and his charm inn wife came up from their home in Eustis, Fla., last week. They were accompanied by his sister, MLe Effie Philips, and by their youngest brother, Mr. Joe Brown Phillips. The party bus been en joying a stay out at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J, A. Phillips. Reward SIOO 00 reward will be paid to any one furnishing evidence fsuffi cient to couvict any one guilty of cow stealing from C. H. CROSS & FAMILY. Examination For Teachers lhe regular examination for teachers will be held at the court house in Miller county on July 30th and 31st. Question on education and meth ods wiW be based on the Georgia Manual. Successful teaching in rural schools, by Pitman. Introduction to education, by Frazier and Armentrout. Diagnostic testinS and remedial teaching, by Paula. N. L. STAPLETON, C. 8. C. *■ o — « Left Bight Children The remains of Mr W. H. George, a citizen of this county, who died last week at the home of a niece in Panama City, Fla. were snterred in tbe Pilgrims Rest Ce metery on Thursday of lest week, Rev. Mr Wade conducting the funeral. The deceased is survived by tive sons and three daughters all grown, They are Mr D. 0. George of El Paso Tex., Mrs Hattie L. Johnson of Knoxville Tenn., Mr W. F George of Eldorado Ark., Mrs Fan nie Mae Eggleston of Poplarville Miss.,'Mrs Ida I’earl G'liver,.Tulsa Okla., Messrs W. H. George, New Orleaes La , 0. E. George, Jack sonville, Fla. and P. K- George, Poplarville Miss. The decendants were scattered over a wide area. Four of them reached here for the funeral, and one whs with the deceased when the summons came to him. He is also survived by one bro ther, Mr J. M. George, who is looking after the farm left by tbe deceased brother. , Mr George was a qu+et orderly citizen. He was especially esteemed as being a model neighbor; and bis leved ones have tbe sympathy of all their bereavement. - - o AMERICAN YOUTH iwi llh 10 Elizabeth (“Betty”) Clark, 13, of Cedars, Delaware is one ot that state’s girl candidates for the Ameri can Youth Award, established by the directors of the Sesqui-Centennial In ternational- Exposition, to be held al Philadelphia from June 1 to Decem ber 1 in observance ot 150 years oi American Independence. It “Betty” ie finally chosen .to represent,Delaware • she will be given a week’s trip to the Exposition and to Washington and the 1 White House, where she will receive a medal from the,hands of President Coolidge. VOL XXIX Remains Brought > Here • Friday on tbe 5:32 afternoon t train the body of Mr. W. A. Pow ■ ell arrived at tbe station here. It was carried to the bungalow of Mr, W. H. Grimes, a brother i of the widow, and the deceased was a brother of Mrs. W. H. Grimes. It rested there till ten o clock Saturday morning, when it was borne to the Baptist church. There Rev. J. C. Grimes, of Shell man, agisted by Rev. E, M. Wise, conducted the impressive funeral service in the presence of relatives and friend. The floral tributes were exquis itely beautiful, especially a red cross with K. K. K. wrote in flow* ere, resting on a green pedestal. Although the body had been brought from Bradenton, Fla., a distance of nearly 600 miles; and had been kept in the casket for more than 90 hours, it was in a perfect state of preservation, ow ing to the skill of the embalmer, Mr. PoweM Looked natural. - Those coming from Brom' Bra , denton were the bereaved wife, I the four sons, the eldest being on ly-eleven years of age, and the in daughter, fourteen . months old. The brother of the deceased, Mr. J. G. Powell, Mr. and. Mrs. Bruce McCollum, the latter a sister of the widow, and then the trio of Oolquittans, who hurried to Flori da to see “Gussie,”,as he.was lov ingly called, returned with the other strickened reiatiaes. They were the Mother, Mrs. Fannie Powell, two brotners, Messrs J. W. and Hugh Powell. Mesdames Belk Thompson and Vassar Lane also were among the relatives coming on the sad mis sion. Following the funeral ser vices the body was interred in tbe family lot at Pilgrim’s Rest. The relatives from Bradenton remained over with relatives and friends here till Sunday night and Monday. Mr. Powell hold a position in the post office at Bradenton. Some thought that the widow and her five children might return to this city, or that she might join tier parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Grimes, al the old homestead; but she returned to her home in Bra denton. With the help of Messrs B r uce McCollum and J. G. Powell it is thought she can do better there. The hundreds of friends of the large family sympathize with them in their bereavement, in tbe loss of a splendid husbaud, a noble father, an excellent son, a loving brother and a faithful friend-; for “Gussie” Powell was ail of these. o - Notice! Notice!! Professional licensed embalmer ind funeral director for state of Georgia can be secured over tele phone call at Eldorendo, Ga., until further notice Prompt and de pendable service day or night. Wm. J. BURNS JR,