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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-28

What Bingville needs Is a water works to supply water to those who desire same to drink or to warsh theirselves with when in emergencies when the necessities of the case demands. The present supply of water which Bing- vile enjoys is not adequate to the occa- shion nor never has been. We have thought some of agitating the quest shion of water works for Bingville for some time and have even went to the trouble to mentchion the same to several of our selectmen but it didn't seem to do any good so we now take our editorial pen in hand to write a editorial in favor of a waiter works and thus ferment and stir up public opinion as you might say.
 Some families in Bingvilie has wells from which they get their water and others hasn't. Those who hasn't de- pend for their water upon their neigh hors or on the town pump in the pub lie square. Half the time in summer the town pump is dry and when it aint dry the water in it ain't fit to drink. We know of at least one cat who has met a untimely deth in the town we'll to say nothing of old shoes and other articles too numerous to mentchion which have been dumped into the we'll from time to time by parties who didn't seem to know what else to do with them. Now it don't do water any good to dump things like that into it for drinking purposes. Edi- torially we would haft to be turrible thirsty to drink water of that mcclure and we ain't over particlSler what we drink either so long as 1t don't inebri- ate.
 We sujjest that a large reservoir be built on the hill behint Cy Hoskins' residence which will hold enough water to supply the whole entire town. If our town selectmen in whose hands the well fare of Bingville has been intrust- ed had any git-up or snap about them they would raise the tax rate of Bing- vile and thus collect enough money to build such a reservoir which could be kep full of water from Snake Crick at all times and run through pipes from the reservoir to the various residences in Bingville having been filtered so 1t would be fit for human consumption. If our citizens could be able to turn on the water in their various homes simply by twist of the fasset 1t would beat trying to get water from a well that was dry in summer wouldn't it? We answer, yes.
 In speaking about this matter to Hank Dewberry one of our most re- spected but dilatory townsmen Hank asked us how the Sam Hill we would calkilate to get the water from Snake Crick up into the reservoir-carry it up the hill in pails by hand power That shows about how much Hank knows about water works. Hank can't open his mouth on some sub jeckts without making a blamed fool of hisself. Carry it up-Noi We told Hank what we ought to have was a gasolean injine to pump the water up. Hank replied that he had once saw a band of Injines at a wild west show at the Go. seat but he hadn't never saw one of them critters called a gaso- lean Injine that he knowed of What is the use to talk to a ignorant person like Hank?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-28

excepting Luke Packard who was left be- hint fast under the stove moaning and hollering for help and cussing and pray ing by spells. Hen Weathersby run acrost the street to his residence and lit . lantern and run back and pseIEed Into the store and seen that Luke was under the stove instid of in the wise like grip of the snake and Sam Barker and Hen both snuk into the store and rolled the stove offen Luke and hslped him to his feet and drug him outen the store ale most as near deaa as alive.
 As for RilI Hepburn who had first dis covered the snake he never moved from his seat through all the ooznmoshion and when Han hollexad for him to come outen the store or ne would be deevoured by the snaik,s Bill said he hadn't saw nc snaik at all being as it was big green spider that he seen as big as a bushel basket. When Bill said, that the truth suddintIy dawned on them who had been almost scairt outen their boots-the truth that Bill had delirIuEn trinmins which accounted for the holoocinashions which he claimed to of seen. Bill set there an kep right on seeing things. At last when the store outen the cellar he bolted and run out the door and down the street and hid hisseif in his blacksmith shop.
 Hen went back into the store and 1t @ lamp and was disgusted to nnd the in- terior 6 recl1 as you might say. One show case was broke and drygoods and groceries nbshions and ali kinds of goods ushually kept in first class general store was scattered all over the floor. Hen calkilates there was at least s10 worth of damage did in five minnits.
 Luke Packard hunted up Seth Dew berry our lion hearted town constable and asked him to arrest Bill dead or alive being as he was a menace to the com munity in his present condishion, but Seth said he hisself was a sick man be- ing as he had awful pains in his chest and feared he was going to have pneu- rnanya and therefore couldn't perform his duties, but would deppytize Luke who could go and do the job. Luke said he was lame from being ketehed under the stove and was therefore unable to serve % the matter was dropped.
 Bill must of slep in the blacksmith shop that night Next morning he called on Doc Livermore and asked for treatment for what ailed him. Bin has swore of again and says he will never tetch a drop of Ticker as long as he lives. He says he has forgot where he hid his jug of Ticker, but we ealkilate if Bill don't find 1t he will make another Journey to the Co. seat next Satterday as ushuaL
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-28
ROOmerud Bert Got tho Milton

It is roomered that Bert Hoover and Miss Phronicia Watkins who have been Keeping company with each other for the past IS years and have been re- ported engaged for II years have become estranged with each other and that the engagement has been broke between them and that they will not therefore now become united in the holy bonds of Tnatrimony at all.
 We are sorry to hear this. We have not as yet learnt what caused them to break their engagement, but will en- deavor to find out and let you know in our next issue of the Bugle. We had strong hopes of this union and Rev. SarnI Moore, who also had shared our hopes, now has our sympathy Rev. Moore will lose marriage fee by this transackshion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-28

If we had water stored in reser- voir that dread fend Fire would not have sich terrors for Bingville as 1t has had in the past and holaeausts would be ayerted If not prevented In case of fire all the fire dept would haft to do would be to attach hose to a fire plug and then there would be suf- fishient preshure to squirt water clean over the highest buildings.
 We reckon however t will be M-eold day before our citizens will wake up and demand a water works in this town. We reckon they would prefer to drink the water from the town pump or borrow water from their neighbors than to have a waterworSs. It cannot be said of us however that when we have urged that Bingville have a water works we have not saw our duty and have did it.
 Subscribe for the Bugle whether Bingville ever has a water works or mt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-28
This OTt to 8S a Lesson to
 LIgH

Lige Green set out to take his. ushual summer scrub last week. Lige ailus scrubs hisself thoroughly twict year. once in the spring and once in the fall and has did so for many years. Lige says he can't recolIeckt that he ever mist. He has been so tarnashion biEzy this spring that he never got around to 1t until last week. Lige had his wife het up a whole warsh boiler full or water "hlch ne turned into a. warsh tub, then he got the scrub hin brush and went to work on hisself. The next day after Lige took his warsh ha beetn to git hoarse and his head was all stopped up and now he has sich a flIrrihIe bad cold that he can't talk above a whisper and blamed near sneezes his head offen his shoulders. Lige says he
 would of never took warsh if he had of knowd he would ketch sieh cold aS that and he ealki!sates he nsysr VII again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-28
Wat Got the Worst of It

Wat osgood went home tother day af- ter a rain and clumped into the house with his muddy boots on after his wife had jest scrubbed the floor. The first inttmashion Wat got that he did rons was when his wife hit him belt acrost the side of the head with the hoormor which made his ears ring for him. Wat got outen the house terrible quick Mrs OsRood struck at him second time but mist him and hit vase on the mantel shelf breaking same into smithereens It's plain to be saw who is boss in Watts house. Wat's wife ain't got red hair for nothing. She is a woman of few words, but her ackshions speaks louder than words.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-28
Bale Smashed a Finger

While bilding a stone fence on hIs
 farm one day last week Bale flaw
 kins one of our hest knowed towns
 men smashed his thumb by letting a large stone fall on 1t. Sim Freeman
 asked Bale if it was a axident. Bale
 says, Course it was, you blame fool---
 you reckon I'd go and smash my thumb
 on purposef"
 At present Bale has his thumb ban daged and is carrying 1t around in a sling Bale says he never before real iEed how much use he has for his thumbs
 until one of them had been rendered hors de combat, as you might say. Bale also says he now realizes fully the truth of that old sayin. Always in the way like an old sore thumb"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-28
Society

They is a dance to be in Hoskin's barn next Sat ev'g. beginning at p. m. Aaiss Sally Hoskins got it up. Brent Williams of Snake Bend will furnish musick for the occasion on the fiddle. The affair promises to be a brillyunt one. and we perdiekt that everybuddy will be glad they have went.
 Mrs. Gahe Walker give a sowing party at her home last Friday afternoon. Shs servd tea and cookies. Several was pres ent and went home with the conscien- tlousness of e afternoon well spent Mira. Walker is a royal entertainer.
 Several other events in the soshial whirl are scheduled for the neeF Gaaa chure.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-28
A Apology

We desire to apologize to our numer- ous subscribers because there ain't any correspondence in this issue of the ceived some correspondence from Hard scrabble. some from Sorrow Hollow and some from Calamity Corners and we left 1t on our office desk to be used in this weeks Bugie. but on last Friday
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-28
Married As Cheap As This

Young ladies do not hesitate beeauks you have not your trueso ready yet. fair flower needs ried in your common clothes you wfIl in a bridal gown and vale.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-28
| STRONGLY URGE YOU TO GET MARRIED
 AT ONCE

while our wife was tidying up the houss she thort she would also tidy up our oface and while we was out she made a general cleaning up and burnt up a whole lot of valuable papers which was on our desk including the above corres- pondence mentchioned. We wisht our wife would tend to her own business and leave us to tend to ours.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-28
You Might As We'll Have The Job Over With Without Fur
 th0r Delay

Tn marriage delay is dangerous. Here fu alas opportunity for those who have not bean con tAfnniating matrimony to con4emplake II at once. You will likely pever have opportunity aaaafn to be
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-28
GIT MARRIED CHEAP
desire to stste that from this date untii tha end of June will marry couples at the Eale dz TWO DOLLARS
 PER COUPLE

hsvs never offered in the past so nnrrs couples any cheaper than this--eEcept cn sev-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-28
THE BINGVILLE BUGLE ]!
 The Leading Paper of the countyl
Bsisht-Breszy--BslIicOss-sustiiss

npw doth the busy little bsa
 Improve each shining hour- 6y eathering honey all the oa9 From every opening e0gR.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-28
WHEN | WAS HARD UP FOR MONEY

June is the popular month to get married fn, and if you have fixed upon the partner of ycnR joys and sorrows, young man,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-28

ne cheapest advertising medium in ths country. If you believe in adveetisinR, conaa and see us. For further information cal oa or address the edatoe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-04
PRESTON.
From Our Regular Correspondent

! (From Our Regular Correspondent
Preston, Ga, Sept. 3.-Miss Ami
| ME Will Addy of near here, was al
admired visitor in town Thursday
Miss Bertha Lunsford, who has beer
| the charming guest of Mrs NJ E
Lunsford during pleasant visi
! here, has returned to her home a
| Plains
Miss Frances Bell, who has beer
visiting her grandparents, Capt. anC
| Mrs. j. T. Beatty, has returned t.
| her home in Richland.
Little Miss Thelma Pitcher, who
has been spending some time very
pleasantly with her cousin, Miss Mary
| Bell, has returned to her home neal
Americas.
News reached here last Friday OF
the death of the infant daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Davenport, oil
Doerun, formerly of Preston. Their
| many friends extend to them theiI
deepest sympathy.
Miss ALA Kidd, who has been on the
sick list for several days, is able tC
be up again.
Miss Sallie Thornton, who has
been spending some time with hel
sister at Buena Vista, returned home
Mrs. j. G. Bell, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Pitcher, near Am
CIRCUS, has returned home.
The many friends of Mrs Mamie
McEachern regret to know that she
is still seriously ill., and wish for hel
a speedy recovery.
Messrs. Will and Willis Cole rush
ed over to town Sunday morning.
Mrs. Rebecca Kidd spent Sunday
very pleasantly with friends in Rich
land
Mr. Howell Cobb left Sunday for
Columbus, and will spend several days
there on business.
Little Miss Kathleen Bell came home
Saturday from Plains, where she has
been spending the summer with hel
grandmother, Mrs John Nicholson.
Mrs. S. Bell left Sunday for Dawson
where she will spend several days
visiting relatives and friends
Mr.. James Nicholson of Plains was
in town Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Welch spent
Sunday with their father.
Quite number of people from here
attended the meeting at Enterprise
Sunday.
Mr.. T. Cobb Tharp, formerly OF
here, but now of Leesburg, made a
flying trip to Preston last week
Little Miss Christine Spann OF
Plains, is the charming visitor OF
little Miss Kathleen Bell.
Lester Christian returned to his
home in Parrot Sunday, after a
pleasant visit of some length to rela-
tives here.
The Misses Reid and Miss Oliver OF
Plains, spent Sunday here, as the
guests of Mrs. Margaret Oliver.
Miss Vesta Tharpe, who has been
in Atlanta the past week, buying her
fall stock of millinery, returned home
Sunday.
Mr.. d. B. Thornton came up Sun
day on a visit to his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. E. Thornton.
Mrs. J. G. Spann and Miss Eula
Nicholson, of near here, spent Tues
day very pleasantly with Mrs George
Sapp.
Mrs. W. II. King of Weston, who
has been spending a few days very
pleasantly at the home of Mayor Wal
ker has returned to her home.
DR.. ]. F. Lunsford, who has been
in Atlanta for several days, has re-
turned home.
Miss Jessie WEIGH is spending this
week in Columbus, where as the guest
of her cousin, Miss Eleanor Fulford
she is the recipient of many pleasing
social attentions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-04
ANDERSONVILLE.
From Our Regular Correspondent

From Our Regular Correspondent
Andersonville, Ga, Sept. School
opened Monday with twenty-five pu-
pills. Others have come in since then
and still others will enter.
Mr.. e. H. Clark returned last week
from visit to her father at Crawford
vile.
Mrs. J. B. Easterlin returned home
Sunday night from a very pleasant
trip to Atlanta and Bishop.
Mrs. Emma Darby is at home again
after spending several days very
pleasantly with relatives at Abbeville.
Mrs. A. V. Phillips and children, af-
ter spending some time very pleas
antly here, left Friday morning for
Atlanta to visit Mr.. Phillips mother,
before returning to their home in AL
bany.
Miss AdeIla is expected home today
after visit of nearly a month in At
lanta
The new warehouse will soon be
finished.
Farmers are quite busy picking and
hauling cotton to the gin
Mr.. T. j. Harden and quite a num-
Der of others from here attended
the quarterly meeting at Mountain
Springs Wednesday,
Miss Maggie Callen, depot agent
for the Central railroad here, left
last Friday for Virginia to visit rela-
tives.
Miss Ruby Dorman, who has been
with her grandmother for the past
year, will leave Thursday morning
for her home in MiSSissiDpi
Little B. F. Easterlin, Jr, who was
quite sick several days last week, is
able to be out again
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-04
FOR SALE.

One brick plant 40 to so thousand
capacity, equipped with new machin-
cry, facilities for loading and shipping
can't be eXcelled. This plants ter
ritOry covers radius of one hum
dred or more miles in each direction
and has been operated successfully
for seventeen years, and has never
failed to show a good yearly profit.
The trade regards brick from this
plant to be best on the market, for
the past two years it has been i'm
possible to supply the demand for
products of this plant. This plant is
now capable of earning easily 90 per
cent net, present owner too old to
operate plant. VIII exchange for de-
sirable city or farm property, or sell
for cash easy terms, and take one
half of cost price in brick. Will lend
purchaser each year enough to run
plant at a reasonable rate of interest
if desired. Call on or write
w. L. ENGLISH,
Colin Americas, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-04
SOLDIERS TO LEARN
ORIENTAL TONGUES
Languages of China and
Japan TO be Learned.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-(SpeciaD-
Major Gen Leonard Wood, who is
now on his way to the United States
to succeed Major Gen. F. d. Grant as
commander of the department of the
East, with headquarters on Governors
Island, will suggest to President
Roosevelt on his arrival it is said,
that a number of the officers in the
regular army be sent to China and
Japan to master the languages of
those countries, believing that the
army needs officers with a thorough
speaking knowledge of those languag-
es. The same opinion is held by 9TH
er officers who have served in the Far
East.
The contemplated proposition of
Gen. Wood looks to the sending of
four of the younger officers, not
above the grade of Captain, to the
countries named for two-year peri
cd of study. At the end of the first
six months in China or Japan they
will be examined as to their progress,
and if it has not been satisfactory
they will be ordered to rejoin their re-
spective commands and other officers
sent to take their places.
IL the OIuC6fS SIdlQ the 6Xdm1na-
ton successfully they will undergo,
at the end of their first years study,
a second and more rigid test This
examination will require that they
shall be able to converse intelligently
on technical affairs, and be able to
carry on general conversation in
the language of the country in which
they are receiving instruction. Should
an officer fail to show commendable
progress on this examination he will,
Of course, be ordered home and anoth-
er officer sent in his place.
The final examination at the end Of
the second and last year will be one
that will test the ability of the ablest
officers in the army This examina-
ton will include conversations on all
topics with Japanese and Chinese
scholars, while many questions will
be asked on military topics the answ-
ers to which must be written in the
Chinese or Japanese languages. Of
ficers while taking these courses,
should the Wood scheme be adopted,
will be under the general direction of
the Military Attaches of the United
States at Toxic and Picking.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-04
nth DISTRICT.

(From Our Regular Correspondent
Mr.. Jack Smith and Miss Mamie
Livingstone gave their friends a sur
prise by their marriage last We'd
nesday evening. We wish them a
long and happy life full of usefulness
Mr.. Kenneth McTyiere was a visi-
tor in this community Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Tedder of Daw-
son, spent last Sunday with their mo-
Their, Mrs. ]. G. Israel.
Mrs. j. D. Williams is on the sick
list this week.
Misses Marilu and Susie Clay Nc
Tyiere, Emma and Ellie Virgins
Messrs G. w. Virgins and r. p
Israel went to Richland Sunday
Mr.. ]. K. Sims of Plains, was in
this settlement Sunday.
Miss Bessie Salter, spent last
Saturday evening with Miss Annis
Jones.
Mr.. C. C. Jones made business
trip to Plains Sunday.
All are anticipating a delight
full dance at Mr.. ]. d. Williams Fri
day evening.
Mrs. G. W. Israel and Mrs. j. A.
Mills spent last Thursday with their
sister, Mrs. j c. Tedder, of Daw-
son.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-04

(From Our Regular Correspondents

(From Our Regular Correspondent. }
Rift, Ga, Sept 3.-Miss Carrie
Jones is spending the week with hel
uncle, Mr.. Bob Miller, in Americas
There was a very good attendance
at the general meeting at Antioch
last Friday, Saturday and Sunday
There were a number of visiting
preachers and others and it was re-
ported very good meeting.
Mr.. d. c. Jones, Jr.. will leave
Thursday for Gordon Institute al
GAINESVILLE, where he will attend
school.
Miss Ada Bell Usry will leave the
latter part of the week for Summit
Ca. where she will teach.
Miss Musa Usry has just returned
from pleasant "trip to her cousin
Miss Nella Brady, in Macon
Miss Musa Usry will attend the
Leslie High School this fall, boarding
with her aunt, Mrs. Frank Wilson,
Mrs. j. l. Hitler, of Plains, re-
turned home Saturday from a pleas
ant visit to her daughter Mrs. J. T
Pritchard, near here.
Miss Eva Mae Pritchard, has re-
turned from a pleasant visit to hel
grandmother, Mrs. j. |. Hitler, in
Plains.
Miss Mary and Annie Laramore
from near here are visiting their ST
ter, Mrs. Young in Valdosta Fla.
Miss Marilu jenkins has accepted
the school at the Greene school house
The school opens Monday, Aug. Both
JACK.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-04
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