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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-03-31

Stut6 VI NuHIy IUiIU,
Once of the State Insurance Department
Baltimore. February H. 1911
hereby certify That the above ~ true
abstract, taken from the Annual Statement
the Mutual Fire Insurance Co. OF Carroll
county for the year ending December 81
1910, now on file in this Department. :
EMERSON c. HARRINGTON
Insurance COMMISSIONS
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CONDENSED STATEMENT

Showing the condition OF the Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance Co., Of Dug Hill, Carroll Coun-
ty, Manchester, Nd, December 31st, 1910.
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Gross Assets. ..........
LIAHTITTIE@.

Office Of the State Insurance Department.
Baltimore, January 80, 1911.
/ hereby certify That the above is a true
abstract. taken from the Annual Statement
Of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
OF Dug Hill, for the year ending December
81, 1910, now on file in this Department
EMERSON G. HARRINGTON,
Insurance Commissioner
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W. Guy Segafoose,- well-known
Uniontown huckster, shipped to Balti-
more this week, 1000 dozens of eggs.
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le during

Total Income during +'
the year ..S1 10
Total Disbursements
during the year............:.. % 2IS A
r. ASSETS. ~
Real Estate owned by
, Company ...... .... 100000
Bonds ara Stocks owned
Ly Cor pany .... 10.l11 in
Cal in Offi,-e aud 10 81
Banks and Trust Com
IanleS 1881
Office Fixtures. ........ $4,000
Premium notes. $436, 226.00
Gross Assets. ........ ....... 65,50s,37
,- LIABILITIES.
Losses and Claims I'm
Amount at Risk in .'' ''' VV-'V
United States Deem
Der 81, 1010..... 4724762 90
Risks written in Mary
land during 1910.. 24S, $500
Premiums on Maryland
Business in 1910. 1,7T5.S0
Losses paid in Maryland
I'm 1910-..- ...... 3.4T3.06
Losses incurred in tft
Maryland in 1910. 3.47396 '-.s
tot ~ har
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Methodist Episcopal Church.

Sunday school 915 a. 10. Adult Bible
classes. Junior LeagiI5 2-3G D. 10.
Epworth league 6.45 d. in. Preaching
1890 a. m. by Rev. RoaGids Taylor.
Preaching ut 7.30 D. IN. BIZ Rev J. Z.
Pritchard.
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CONDENSED STATEMENT

Showing the condltiin of the Mutual Fire InsuT-
ance Co, Of Carroll County, Westminster,
Md, December 31st, 1910.
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Total income during -
the year ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $zUU5a4 o
Total Disbursements
during the year. 2O1o1A
ASSETS.
Cash in Office and in
Banks and Trust Com
p@n1eB $5S.O4
Cash I'm hands OF Direc-
tors and Surveyors. 1884
Unpaid Assessments -. $4,000
ONCE Building and Fur
niture ........ 65O.OO
Premium notes. $551. 0ss.77
Gross Assets. ........ ...... 14l1S4
Salaries, Rents, Expenses, ETC.. 1,ossOe
Amount at Risk in
United Safes Deem
Der 81, 1910. ..... G4S2094.O0
Risks written I'm Mary
land during 1910. .2S5 10000
Premiums on Maryland HI
Business in 1910. 49,. 1854
Losses paid in Maryland
Losses incurred in
Maryland I'm 1910. Ill 2T.9 90
State OF MARYLAND
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11
HEROD HAPPENINGS.
The News About People and Things
in That Community.

Our aldermanic board now con-
sists of Messrs. Elm Collum, Lumpkin
Quinn and Dewitt Brim, with Col.
Jesse Hass mayor. These are all
young men, and we are expecting
something doing" from them.
Mr.. John Holder has moved from
here to Sasser, where he will engage
in a livery business. We regret to
give him up, but wish him much
success in his new home.
Miss Mcleod of Pinehurst, who
has been the attractive quest of Miss
Agnes Brim, returned home this
week, to the regret of many friends
she made here.
Mr.. ]. T. Cocker and family will
move to Yeomans this week. We
regret very much to lose them as
residents Of our little city.
Mrs Matte V. Lasseter, who has
been visiting relatives and friends
in Eufaula, Georgetown and Hatcher,
has returned. She received a glad
welcome.
Mr. H. P. Hass will have a deep
we'll bored in the near future. We
already have more artesian water
than any town of this size in the
state
Mrs. J. P. Hanna has returned
from q visit of several weeks to rela-
tives in Albany, Bronwood Dawson,
Montgomery, Birmingham and Bes-
semer.
Mr.. Claude Turner of PARROT and
Miss Lucy Turner of Randolph coun-
ty have been recent visitors of Mr.
and Mrs Cense GatIin.
The friends of Mrs. d. J. Dennis
regret that she remains on the sick
list. and hope that she will soon be
restored to health.
Prof and Mrs. J. e. Mathews, af-
ter a pleasant visit to relatives here,
left for their home at Mona this
week
We regret that Miss Susie Horsley
and her mother are on the sicklist,
but hope they will soon recover.
Mr.. and Mrs r. E. Worsham and
/ children were among our appreciated
Sunday visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Roberts of
/ Dawson visited Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
/ HOrsley Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. Elm Collum and Miss
Alma McLain visited Brentwood
friends Sunday
Mr.. Jim Polk McLain left for At
lanta last week to attend a business
I school
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11
ONE OF DAWsON's NEEDS.

With the new year let's get to-
gether and join hands in a united
movement for progress. There is
need Of concert Of action on the part
of the business men and citizens of
Dawson, and in no way can this be
secured as effectively as through a
live, wide-awake board of trade.
A number of other towns in South
Georgia have commercial organiza-
tons that are alive to the opportuni-
ties of the times and are building up
and developing their communities by
securing enterprises of various kinds
and bringing a thrifty and progress
i've class of farmers to till their I'M
settled land.
There is work for a board of trade
in Dawson, and the new year should
not be permitted to grow much older
without the organization of one.
Why not begin 1911 with something
in view, and make it Dawson's best
year?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11
THAT "CANNEDn Committee.

From the Americas Times-RecOrder
Former Chairman Yeomans de-
clares that as at present constituted
the democratic state executive COM
mittee is but a canned" Organiza-
ton, representing not the partyrbut
a faction of the party that received
but small majority of the vote
in the last election. One hundred
thousand democrats, who do not
agree with the dominant faction, are
entirely without representation on
the committee, as at present consti-
tuted. Whatever dose the commit
tee serves up they must take, even
though it gives them a wry face in
the drinking.
This is undoubtedly one of the
bad features of factional politics
when carried to the limit, as it has
been done in Georgia in the past
few years. 1t was not the custom
in former years to entirely deprive
the minority of representation in
this way. 1t may be good factional
politics, but it is very poor party pol
itics. 1t is only endured, only sub
mitted to, because there is but one
NAALC pal ~ III NGOI SID. IL Iu0IG
were two white parties in the state
fighting for supremacy the majority
of one party would never dare to
ride rough shod over minority that
represented forty-five per cent of the
voting strength of the party. This is
one of the evils accompanying polit-
zeal conditions in the south, some
thing that is unavoidable, it would
seem, when controlling faction is
dominated by personal interests.
Such a course would be positively
dangerous to democratic control of
the state if there were a strong third
party of whites. The sooner the
party in Georgia gets back to safer
and saner lines in this respect
the better. No matter which fac
ton may temporarily be in the ma
jOrity there is no justice in suppress
sion of the voice of the minority in
convention hall or party councils.
Carry this policy along for a few
years and there may be an explosion
that will be disastrous. The party
is headed in the wrong direction in
this matter, and should right about
face before it threatens it's own life.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11
POOR CUPID.

Dan Cupid must be having some
trouble with the business men of
Washington, if a report from Spo-
kane is authentic Out in that city
a girl went to work as a telephone
operator in certain hotel on Christ
mas day. Before she was instructed
about the intricacies Of the board
she was obliged to give a bond not
to marry in six months Two bust
uess meE appended their names to
p $500 forfeit if she leaves the talk
chords" before June 81.
It seems that the proprietor has
)een pesteTed almost to death by
;wajns shining up to his hello girls.
Fhey do not only make eyes, those
elbows of Spokane, Oh, no. they
axe the girls right away to the
;omfy life in a coy little fiat. The
esult has been the drastic measures
lpplied to Miss Margaret Perkins.
That is the name Of the new opera
or She acquiesced readily. Now
he hotel proprietor has the goods
IN him that will keep the Washers
away. There is nothing doing
around the switchboard for the next
SIX months. The fellows will have
to bide their time.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11
DEATH OF MISS BRIDGES.
Stricken With Congestive Chill and
Died Two DAYS Later.

Miss Katherine Bridges died at
the home Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. NJ. Bridges, in the eastern
section of the county, at 4 o'clock
on Tuesday afternoon of last week
at the age of 81 years, and the in
terment occurred at Bethel church
Wednesday afternoon, Rev E. F.
Morgan performing the last sad rites
in the presence of a large gathering
of sorrowing relatives and friends.
Miss Bridges was taken with a
congestiye chill on Sunday morning
before her death on Tuesday, and
this was followed by a stroke of
paralysis on Monday.
The deceased had been a consistent
member of the Methodist church
since early girlhood, and possessed
of mind and heart that
won for her the love and esteem of
a large circle of friends
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11
DAWSON w. C. t. L. MEETS.
Begins New Year With Determination
to Promote Temperance Canse.

The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union held its first meeting for
the new year Wednesday afternoon.
The faithful president, Mrs. j. H.
Whitchard, was greeted by a goodly
number of members, and one could
not fail to be impressed with the
earnestness of each one present
The wives, mothers and daughters
of Dawson are banded together for
no other purpose than to give their
aid and influence to the complete
overthrow of the liquor traffic. With
unfailing optimism they face the flu
ture firm in the belief that the self
respecting men of Terrell county will
sometime awaken to the Importance
of taking hold of bad situation in
a way that will bring about better
conditions and save us the disgrace
of being classed as a lawless people
of low origin. WHITE RIBBONER.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11
MUST BE STEADY ON THE JOB
Employees Cannot Engage in Other
Pursuits and Hold Jobs With
the City of Dawson.

If you hold a job with the city
you must keep steady on it, and not
chase the elusive dollar III some 0th-
er way. The city fathers have said,
so, and have amended section IS OF
the city code in order to effectively
enforce their edict At the last
meeting of the council the following
ordinance was adopted
BE it ordained by the city coun-
Gil of Dawson, and it is hereby or
dained by authority of the same,
that section IS of the city code,
found on page "a, be amended by
striking the words, superintendent
of electric light plant in ninth line
of said section.
Said section so amended is here
by made to read as follows: Sec.
18 1t shall be unlawful for the
chief of police, regular police, regu-
lar firemen, regular employees of cleo
trio light plant, street overseer, or
any person regularly employed by
the city to be engaged in other bus
mess besides that for which the city
them. For violation of this
for the first Offense they
shall be suspended for thirty days;
for the second offense they shall be
dismissed from service. This ordi-
nance does not include the city
clerk, city treasurer, city attorney,
special police or special firemen.
Done at regular meeting of City
Council of Dawson, this January 4,
1911. j. NJ. BELL, Mayor
"R. E. BELL, Clerk.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11
Somebody Should Tell Champ.

From the Savannah News.
Some good friend ought to get
close enough to Hon. Champ Clark
to whisper into his ear that he is
in danger of making himself ridic-
ulOus, He has now added to his
mule proposition by ordering two
barrels of cOrn-cob pipes to be dis
tributed among the members of the
house. That is decidedly not a dig
nified way of advertising. Can one
imagine John G. Carlisle or Samuel
J. Randall handing out corn-cob
pipes?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11
Will RALLY AGAINST BEER.

Dispatches state that Rev George
w. Young, of St. Louis, assistant
superintendent of the American An
.i-SaIoon League, is coming to At
anita between January 18th and
}0tH so rally the forces of the Geor-
5ia Anti-Saloon League in the fight
which it intends to make to do away
with near-beer saloons and pass a
stronger prohibition law.
The national organization has
watched with keenest interest the
fight already waged by the League
in Georgia, and the larger organ
zation intends to offer all the
help possible in pushing it further
DR. Young will be in Georgia five
or six weeks, all of which time will
not by any means be spent in At.
lanta, fer he intends to visit all the
large cities and towns throughout
tho state
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11

Genial autumn fingered with US
almost to the close of the year And
then, when winter did come-weu,
we shiver yet, thinking Of Tuesday
and Thursday. Mercury at Is was
enough to incite shivers. But even
the unpleasant cold had its good eff
fects. 1t will help to make the soil
mellow and fallow for the farmers
pillow, and it was the end-by freez-
ing them out Of eXistence-of sun
dry insect pests that are no benefit
in the scheme Of nature. All in all
the effect is wholesome, so let us be
glad that there is advantage in cold,
and that it wasn't any colder.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11

The News congratulates our neigh
Dor Albany, on its splendid growth
and progress the past decade, having
increased in population, according to
the official census figures, from A.
606 to $3.50, or 77.8 per cent. The
population of Americas is 5000
against 1874 ten years ago, a gain
of only per cent Albany now out
ranks all other Southwest Georgia
cities in population, having jumped
from fourth to first place, and is
wearing her new honorg worthily
and becomingly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11
MAKE PUBLIC's AFFAIRS PUBLIC


Mr.. Robert F. Maddox, recently
mayor of Atlanta. in his address de
livered on his retirement from office
among other things said:
"I believe that publicity in
all departments of government,
whether national, state of mu-
nicipaI. is the best safeguard OF
the people, and a watchful press
is one of the best assets Of any
community.
Graft and wrong-doing can
not exist and will not grow un-
der the sunlight of pitiless pub
Hcity, and | hope in the future
our press may continue to
earn the appreciation of our
people which they now so richly
deserve"
There is no doubt that there can
be little if any graft where there is
complete publicity in respect to pub
lie affairs, says the Savannah News
in commenting on the above Graft
fiourishes only where there is con-
cealment. where matters which the
public has the right to know are
kept under cover. The CRATER is
always an advocate of the closed
door because he is afraid that some
thing might crop out and get to
the public ear that would interfere
with his plans.
Mayor Maddox understood this.
He believed that public officials are
the servants of the people, and hence
the public has a right to know all
they do in their official capacity.
Where there is the fullest pub
LEFTY the people don't bother them
selves with everything that is done
by their public servants, but if there
isn't such publicity they are apt to
think that things are being done that
are against their interests. They be-
come suspicious, and magnify re-
ports and rumOrs of alleged graft
or other wrong-doing until they get
to distrusting their public servants.
In this way injustice is often done
to officials who are doing the best
they can for the public good
All things considered, it is far
better that official acts and official
proceedings should be given to the
public Then there is no room for
suspicion or unjust criticism. Know
ng what has been and is being done
the people are satisfied, unless there
is reasonable ground for complaint
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11

Congressman Brantley does not
believe there is either wisdom or
good policy in the proposition, which
now seems popular, to have the COM
mittees of congress named by a
committee on committees instead Of
by the speaker, as has always been
the custom in all legislative bodies.
Congressman Brantley is right, of
course, and it is to be hoped that
he and other able and level-headed
men like himself can save the dem
ocratic majority from making a mess
of matters by going off after new
tangled ideas of reform when the
next congress meets.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11

Reputable and veracious citizens
who have recently returned from
Cordray report that the big pond
there is dry. This remarkable ,condi-
ton at that famous fishing resort is
due, they explain, to the fact that
Dawson's big and jolly citi .en, Hon.
A. J. Hill, fell overheard and splash
ed all the water ut The pond is
filling up again, and the fishermen
can soon get busy once more.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11

In Griffin the council fixed the
near beer license at $4,000 and one
drinkery is running, while Fitzger-
aid has taxed the berries 81, 900
each and one wholesale and six re-
tail establishments are keeping cob
webs out of the threats of the yam
KEGS and crackers" of that baiIi-
wick. Here in Dawson we are more
considerate OF the thirsty, and for
5000 viii authorize anyone to dis
pense the nigh suds.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11
COUNCIL COMMITTEES.
Mayor Names Those Who viii Look
After Different Departments.

Mayor Bell has named the follow
ing standing committees of the coun-
Gil for the present year:
CHARACTERIZATION, Baldwin and
Martin.
Water and Lights-Baldwin, Da-
wilson and Martin.
Streets, Cemetery and Sewerage
Whitchard, Jennings and Hamilton.
Fire-Martin, Whitchard and
Hamilton.
Building-Hamilton, Baldwin and
Jennings.
Health-Jennings, Davidson and
Hamilton
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11
PhiIatheas Entertain Philatheas.

One of the prettiest and most de-
lightful events of the season was the
reception at the home of Mrs. J. w.
Glass on Thursday evening, at which
the Philathea class of the Methodist
Sunday school entertained the Bap-
fist Philathea class The elegant
home was artistically decorated in
the Philathea cOlOrs, blue and white,
the entire lower floor being thrown
together. Bunting was draped about
the walls, over the windows and
from the chandeliers to the corners
of the rooms. Mrs. Glass, assisted
by Mrs. J. D. Laing, Mrs. J. P Per-
ry and Mrs. A. J. Baldwin and Miss
Louise Martin, received the guests on
their arrival. Mrs. w. r. JONES,
Mrs. c. NJ Couric and Mrs. w. B.
Cheatham assisted in entertaining.
An enjoyable program was the first
feature of the evening. Songs by
Mrs. J. A. Shields and Miss Nellie
Laing, piano solos by Misses Eliza
beth Patterson, Helen Christie and
Minnie Hatcher, and readings by
Lille Locke and Eva Mcfarland and
Master ]. NJ Glass were the numbers
of the program. Conundrums, an
swered with the names of the books
of the Bible, were answered with
much interest and pleasure. AS the
closing feature suggestions as to
What Philatheas Need" were given
by different members. Coffee and
sandwiches were served.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11
DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY.
Local Chapter Held an Enthusiastic
Meeting Friday Afternoon.

The Mary Brantley Chapter of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
held an enthusiastic meeting Friday
at the home of Mrs. w. B. Melton
The beloved and honored president
Mrs. B. H. Hood, was in the chair,
and much important business was
dispatched Plans for the observance
of Lees birthday were discussed, and
after comforting with Prof. Land it
was decided that the chapter coop
crate with the school in arranging
appropriate exercises for the day. 1t
was also voted to offer a prize to
the boy or girl in Terrell county for
the best paper on the subject,
Events in Georgia in 1854" The
president named the following chair
men of standing committees: Edu-
cational and Medal Contest, Mrs. J.
H. Whitchard; Public Day Observ-
ance, Mrs. ]. S. Lowrey; Historical,
Miss Mary Hornady The time of
holding the meetings was changed
to the second Friday in each month,
and the very interesting study of the
life and character of Robert E. Lee
will be taken up Friday of this week.
The meeting will begin promptly at
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Mel
ton, and the president urges full
attendance and a well prepared les
SON
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11

That man Dix has a head on him.
Since his nomination and election as
governor of New York he has given
expression to many thoughts that
mark him as man who possesses
real ability combined with horse
sense, and has the public welfare at
heart. Besides, he does not seem
to be pulled up with self-conceit to
the extent of believing that he has
the universe by the tail and a down
hill pull. Unless we are mistaken
there is good presidential timber in
Dix
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11
IN THE SOCIAL RREALM.

An enjoyable affair for the col
lege set, closing the holiday season,
was the party at which Miss zuleita
Clay was hostess. The house was
decorated in Christmas greens, holly
and bamboo being Hastily arranged
about the rooms. About twenty
guests were present. Informal games
were played. No prizes were given.
Fruit was served during the evening.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11

"Governor-elect Smith now fayors
a short mid-winter session of the
legislature and an adjourned session
in the summer, If we are not badly
mistaken the former governor is on
record in 1908 as favoring biennial
sessions of the general assembly, E"
says the Columbus Ledger. 1t is to
be hoped the governor-elect has not
changed his mind on this question,
and will stick to the proposition Of
one session in two years. Two SEES
sions a year would be awful.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11
Plants

Now is the time to set them for ear
ly spring heading. You can get them
right near, and at reasonable prices.
Strong, hardy, frost-proof plants, all
the standard varieties. Also Nancy
Hall and Early Golden sweet pota-
to plants. $1.25 per 1000; 1000
and over at $1.O0 per 1000. PIED
MONT PLANT CO., Albany, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11
Not the Georgia Kind.

From the Darien Gazette.
The republican governor of Mich
igan has just appointed the demo-
cratic candidate, whom he defeated
last month after very bitter cam
paign, railroad commissioner of that
state. That is one republican who
has a supply of loving kindness on
hand
Good Water-ground meal Fnltnn,s
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-01-11

Dawson has gained some herself
the past ten years, ana unless Amer
icus and Albany quit fussing and
behave Themselves we will be tempt
ed to annex them both.