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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Cane Stalks Used
In Making Paper
South Georgia Growers Have Add.
tlonal Source of Revenue
From Crop.

WAYCROSS, Sept. Elf expert
ments continue as successful in fu-
ture as they have in the past farm
ers of South Georgia who devote a
large acreage to the growing of sugar
cane for syrup making will have a
new source OF revenue.
A splendid grade of wrapping pa
per has been manufactured from a
pulp made Of sugar cane stalks here,
and so far the paper seems to be
better than any shipped from East
ern mills.
Experiments with banana stalks
and marsh grass are being made with
success also, and within a short time
the mill will commence the manu-
facture on a large scale Of a fine
grade of paper.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Court at MOultrie
Has Heavy Docket
Over $50 Civil Suits and Record
Number of Criminal Cases
Awaiting Trial.

MOULTRIE, Sept 27-Superior
Court convenes in Moultrie Monday
with Judge w. T. Thomas presiding.
More than $50 cases are on the civil
docket. 1t is believed court will be
in session four weeks. The criminal
calendar is the largest in several
years.
Since the City Court was abolished
several months ago business has ac-
cumulated so rapidly that the higher
court has to meet four times a year
instead of two, and then the dockets
can not be kept clear.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Live Ne1Us of All South Georgia
Negro Holds Revival
In Waycross Jail
Converts Are Baptized In Big Tub
Furnished by sherlff-charses
Against Preacher.

wAYCROSS, Sept. 2E-Unless a
special session of court is held in
Waycross in the near future, 1t seems
that a continuous revival" among the
negro members of the county jail's
boarders will hold forth, to the delight
of the prisoners but to the annoyance
of the court officials who are near
enough to get all the noise.
Recently a self-styled negro min
lister" was lodged in Jail for action by
the December Grand Jury, and he lost
no time in renewing his work. Daily
services are being held in the jail, ADD
frequently the Sheriff is asked to let
the minister" baptize a convert IN
a tub.
Several charges are pending against
the so-called preacher, but he is not
worrying over them at ALL claiming
that he will be helped out of his din
cultiea,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
PAVING CONTRACTS FOR
VALD0STA ARE AWARDED

VALDOSTA, Sept PA contract
to pave two more streets in the city
was let to-day by the City Council to
the West Construction Company,
which has just laid asphalt pavement
on a number of the principal resi-
dence streets. South Ashley and
Crane avenue are the two thorough
fares to be paved now They are in
the business section and will be laid
with brick with a cement filler.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Went to Seek Work
And Fails to Return
Jim c. Smith,, Of Valdosta, Left
Home August 29-Has Not
Been Seen Since.

vALDOSTA, Sept. 27.-Jim C.
Smith, a citizen of Valdosta, has
been missing from his home -Hince
August %, and his family and friends
fear that he has been foully dealt with
or he has committed suicide.
He formerly worked at a number
Of sawmills In this section, but had
been out of work for some time pre-
vious to his disappearance, and was
in a respondent mood. He told his
aged mother on the day he was last
seen that he was going off to hunt
work, but would be back in a short
while. Despite diligent inquiry nc
trace of the missing man has been
found since then. He was the sole
support of his widowed mother.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
City May Build It's
Own Paving Plant
Brunswick Mayor Considers Propo-
sition Of Building Creosote
Wood Block Factory.

BRUNSWICK, Sept. 27.-Plans are
on foot which, consummated, will re-
suit in the city of Brunswick being
the only municipality in the country
owning a creosote wood block plant.
A local manufacturer has offered -
sell the city, at a very reasona BILE
price, the butts of logs II 1t will build
a plant for manufacturing creosote
wood blocks for street paving. The
Mayor is getting an estimate of the
cost. Should the city erect the plant
It will pave every street in Bruins
wick
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Savannah Police
To Have Gymnasium
fund Being Raised by Subscriptions
Of Members of the Force-EquiP-
ment Ordered.

SAVANNAH, Sept. 27.-Members
of the police force will soon enjoy the
privilege of gymna stun training with
out leaving headquarters. A we'll
equipped gymnasium is to be estab =
lished on the third floor at headquar-
tiers, which is already equipped with
baths, a reading room and other con-
Veniences.
A big room on the third floor will
be transformed into a gymnasium.
Members of the force have subscribed
literally toward the project. The en-
tire equipment will be purchased with
money subscribed by members of the
department.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Idle Negroes Sent
To Cotton Fields
Mayor Of Albany Orders Police to
Arrest All Vagabonds-Effect
Is Good,

ALBANY, Sept. 27.-vagrant ne
groes are a scarcity in Albany at
present. A week or more ago Mayor
Tarver instructed the police to hunt
the lazy negroes and bring them be-
fore him.
This week lot were brought in and
given the alternative OF working foI
money or for the city. Most of them
took the work and were sent to the
cotton patches in wagons which were
waiting.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
10000 PUPILS EXPECTED
IN SAVANNAH'S SCHOOLS

SAVANNAH, Sept 27.-AN records
for enrolment in the public schools of
Chatham County will be broken this
year despite the fact that the last
school census, taken during the sum-
mer shows a decrease in the number
of children in the county of school
age. There will be an increase in
practically every school in the coun-
ty and city systems, including the
High School The total enrolment
will go above 10000 children. The
schools will open for the fall term on
October |
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Bond Issue Starts
Boom in Blackshear
Citizens Follow Lead of City In I'm.
Observation-Disclosures in
Land Values.

WAYCROSS, Sept. 27.-The town
of Blackshear, in Pierce County, is
enjoying a steady building boom, and
from present indications will receive
many improvements during the fall
and winter months.
The city set the pace in improve
ment work by voting bonds for pub
lie improvements and ever since then
the citizens have followed the lead
Some idea of the increase in land
values is obtained from a recent real
estate transaction in which $50 acres,
bought eight years ago for $4,000, sold
for $4,000
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
PLAYGROUND DIRECTOR
FOR SAVANNAH PARK

SAVANNAH. Sept. 27.-Savannah's
public playground and amusement
park will be established just as soon
as an experienced and competent di-
rector can be employed to take
charge.
Mayor Davant is now in communi-
cation with playground authorities
with a view to securing a capable
play director. Inasmuch as play
ground work in Savannah is an en-
tirely new thing it will be necessary
TO get a man who is thoroughly ia
miliar with the work,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
WAYCR0SS PUPILS CROWD
ALL SCHOOL BUILDINGS

wAYCROSS, Sept. 27.-During the
week registration in the schools OF
Waycross, white and colored, climbed
past the 100 mark. The attendance
in the white schools is so much
greater than anticipated that more
teachers will have to be secured.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
New Specifications
Midway Monument
$4,000 Shaft To Be Erected In Mem
ory Of Generals ScreVen
and Stewart.

SAVANNAH, Sept 27.-Colone
Dan c. Kingman, chief of engineers
in charge of the South Atlantic di-
vision, is in receipt Of another set OF
specifications for the proposed monu-
ment to be erected by the government
at a cost of $4,000 in the old GENE
terry at Midway to the memory OF
Generals Screven and Stewart, Revo-
lutionary heroes.
This set is the third submitted
The Midway Society has been trying
to get the work started ever since the
Government, more than a year ago
appropriated the money. Colonel
Kingman rejected the first plans, ask
ing that they be made more definite
The second set was also rejected.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Triton OFFERS FARMS
TO NEW H0MESEEKERS

Triton, Sept. 27.-Two large
plantations in Tiff County will be
placed on sale at auction next week.
one Of the farms being just outside Of
the corporate limits Of the city Of
Triton. The small farmer and home
builder is always the most desired
landowner and 1t is believed that the
cutting up of these large farms into
smaller ones will bring several new
citizens to the county
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Terminal Station
Opening Delayed
Paving Of Streets In Albany to Con-
meet With Depot Not Yet
Complete.

ALBANY, Sept. 27-It now seems
probable that the opening of the new
terminal station will again be de-
layed.
Mayor Tarver has written a letter
to w. NJ. Legg. chairman of the
board of control, asking that the
opening be deferred for ten days in
order that the paving operations on
North street, ADJACENT to the station
may be carried to a point where the
comfort Of the travelling public may
be subserved. He suggested that the
date be changed to October 10.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Negro Who Escaped
Twice Finally Jailed
One Gained Liberty by Jumping
From Train Running Fifty
Miles an Hour.

SYLVANIA. Sept. 27.-Sherif B. r.
Joyner returned yesterday from
Montgomery County with Jim Per
kins, a negro.
The negro was first arrested at
Halcyondale in August. charged with
assault and intent to murder but es-
capped while tied to a post in the
constable's barn.
Last week he was rearrested, placed
in a baggage car, securely handcuffed
and chained. He again escaped by
jumping while the train was running
so miles an hour.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
GIVEN JAIL SENTENCE;
BOY PUT ON PROBATION

SAVANNAH Sept 27.-Convicted
in the City Court on a charge of using
an automobile without the consent of
the owner, Leon Lewis, a lad in short
trousers, is the first person in Chat
ham County to serve out a jail SEN
tence without seeing the inside of me
Jail. Lewis is required to report once
a week to Probation officer L. K.
Meldrim, of the Juvenile Court, un-
der the recently enacted State law
for the suspension If sentences.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
WORK BEGINS ON BIG y
INSTRUCTOR PLANT

SAVANNAH, Sept. 27.-Parts of
the new city destructor plant have
already begun to arrive and the work
of putting them together will start in
q few days
Work on the building is now going
forward. The assembling of the parts
for the plant will take only a few
DAYS. and Chief Engineer f. R. Co
nant sees no reason why the de-
structor should not be completed on
time
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28

Furred tongue, Bad Taste, Indiges-
ton, Sallow Skin and Miserable
Headaches come from a torpid liver
and constipated bowels, which cause
your stomach to become filled with
undigested food, which sours and fer
ments like garbage in a swill barrel
That's the first step to untold misery
indigestion, foul gases, bad breath.
yellow skin, mental fears, everything
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
YOU'RE BILIOUS AND CONST|PATED!
LIVER IS SLUGGISH A BOX

that IL horrible and nauseating. A
Cascaret to-night will surely straight
en- you out by morning. 10-cent box
will keep your head clear, stomach
sweet, liver and bowels regular and
make you. feel cheerful and bully for
months.
Don't forget your children-their
little insides need good. gentle,
cleansing, too, occasionally.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
ATLANTA FISHER SHARES
IN 61-P0UND BASS CATCH

SAVANNAH. Sept CIV. H. Per
rim, of Atlanta. who is considered
one of the best hook and line artists
in the State, and DR.. Daniel DeLoach,
of this city, have mad excellent luck
at bass fishing at Kings Ferry. IN
one day they pulled in 40 fish,
weighing 81 pounds,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Accused Slayer Of
Uncle Evades Arrest
Fulton Crosby Said to Have Fled
With Much Money on
His Person.
MOULTRIE.

MOULTRIE, Sept 27.-Fulton
Crosby, who. it is charged. three
weeks ago shot and instantly killed
his uncle, WILLIAM Clark, one of the
wealthiest farmers in this section of
the State, is still at large.
Young Crosby is said to have had
large sum of money on his person
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
BAPTIST AssocIATION

DUBLIN, Sept. 27-The Laurenf
County Baptist Association meets for
it's annual session with Shady Grove
Church, in this county October s
next, at Manning. on the w and T.
road a few miles from this city.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
Savannah :: Waycross
Brunswick :: Va1dosta
Chatham Artillery Divides
+'+ +'+ +.+ +.+
Batteries Keep Historic Name
+'+ +"+ +.+
Will Give Georgia a Battalion

Savannah artillery officers Above from left right,
FIRST Lieutenant Gilbert Long, Captain E. D. Wells and Second
Lieutenant Joseph Thompson, of Battery &C. Below, the
left MaJorect Richard Davant while in the other picture
from left to right First Lieutenant George Butler Captain
Edward Thomson and Second Lieutenant Valentine Seyden
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
$4,000 BALES OF COTTON
RECEIVED AT AMERICUS

AMERICUS, GA. Sept. 27.-Forty-
five thousand dollars was paid for
cotton here yesterday. Receipts so
far are IL. 900 bales.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
OMEGA SCHOOLS MEET.

Triton, Sept. 27.-Omega Sun
day School Association will convene
at Salem Church, in Tiff County, Oc-
tpber to s. A very interesting pro-
Efam has been arranged.
Milford chronicle., 1913-04-04

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visited fri
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from Robii
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ton were ii
Harvey
mington a
dupont Con
DR.. Howe
visited his I
Miss Eliza
ton returne
Miss Flemir
kindergarten
A. Raughl
West next s.
and mules.
Miss Hele|
Buchwood Sd
Linwood b
new car.
Chas. MurT
expecting the
Joshua J. R
Funeral servi,
on Weiner A
His remains
N. Y, for int
Albert Harr
to his home fc
Miss Lillian
Miss Cad 81
Club last Thur
Misses Kath,
nerly attended
week.
L. NJ. Baird
week.
The high wiz
erable damage i
Overturned bu.
moved Ben Al
foundation; al
Lanes's mail
Carriage.
The stork HI
both Jack Mast,
girls in both cas-
Mrs. w. E. I
phia last week.
Rev. d. ]. Ci,
nngton for anot,
N. P. Conferenc
to our town: /
Popular.
Milford chronicle., 1913-04-04
BURRSVILLE

OF the many storms passing through
the country Burrsville has not been ex-
empt. We caught it last Thursday when
a heavy rain with hail and wind passed
through, up-rooting trees, breaking them
off moving buildings and tearing them
down. Among the damage it struck S.
A. Raughley's barn and stables and blew
it down with about two hundred bushels
of wheat in it and a lot of hay and corn.
The committee appointed for the NJ
(. Cemetery met last Saturday relative
to putting concrete pavement around the
cemetery. They will meet again ON Sat
day the 18th of April and desire all Of
those who are interested in this land to
be present.
Miss Iva Russell. who has been sick
for FIVE weeks, is improving slowly and
is able to sit up little.
Charles Reese and wife, of near Cor
dova, visited the latter 5 grandmotherMrs.
+. T. Russell, last Sunday, and on Mon
day Mr.. Reese visited his sister, Mrs.
W. +. Chesman.
Walter Bulluck, wife and daughter
took four days trip this week. Mr. Bull
lock went to Baltimore, and Mrs Bullock
visited her people near Chestertown.
Milford chronicle., 1913-04-04

Wednesday for fast speeding of his auto
I through town. Six dollars fine and cost
was the verdict. 1t would appear to any
sane person that this young man would
profit by experience. Last year he was
/ before the mayor of Milton one or more
times for this same offence; and it is likely
he will be there again if he does not re-
spect our laws better.
Frank Outten expects a heavy crop of
mosquitoes the coming summer. He has
already enclosed his front porch with wire
netting preparatory to the event.
John Wright has put partition fence
between his property and that of Martin
Chandler. Go and look at it and be con-
WINGED.
On Friday morning as the wife of John
Clark was coming into town with horse
and buggy, part of the gearing broke
and the animal began to kick and run.
The woman succeeded in guiding the
horse through Federal Street and in
making the turn into Front Street, when
some men succeeded in stopping the ami
NAL. The woman was not hurt, but much
scared over her adventure.
Schooner Sand Snipe, Captain Warning
ton, left on Monday with an assorted
cargo for Philadelphia
Miss Virgie Hazard, of Philadelphia, ]
paid visit to her mother last week.
VIM. w. Conner by a fall on Friday |
hurt himself considerably in the breast. |
No bones were broken although it was /
feared at first there were.
A tank car loaded with petroleum ar
rived for heating the Chandler peach or
chard on Thursday. 1t was unloaded on
Friday and put in the reservoir on the
farm.
The NJ. f. Conference has sent Rev.
Zachary Webster to be pastor OF Goshen
NJ. T. Church for the present conference
year. He succeeds Rev. w. 0. Hurst
The cool weather of several evenings
past has necessitated the lighting of the
heaters in the Chandler peach orchard.
Lena NJ. Carpenter, aged Is years, wife
If Onis Carpenter and daughter of the
ate George A. Abbott, died on Saturday
If tuberculosis. Funeral on Tuesday
lfternoon at Reynolds Church by Rev
'ardee, and burial in cemetery adjoining
" S. J. Wilson & son. D. A. {.
Milford chronicle., 1913-04-04
EPWORTH DISTRICT

Setting Strawberries seems to be the
chief occupation Of the farmers at present.
The wind storm last Thursday did
little or no damage in this locality. ex-
cept the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Coates was blown out of the
porch and hurt, but not dangerously as
it is improving
Our school closes April 4 TO the sorrow
of the pupils as it has been very salts
factory term. We wish for our teacher,
Mr. Martin Elliott, next year.
Sunday school at p p. m, followed
by class meeting. Everybody come out.
Miss Edith Nelson entertained at sup
per Sunday evening the Misses Helen
Banning, Blanche and Grace Hastings,
Ethel Russell, Bessie Coates and Mary
del Willen.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Workman and fam
ily, of near Harrington, Miss Mary L.
Mears, of Milford. Mr.. and Mrs. ". T.
Belts and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Belts
and family, of Bridgeville, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Tucker
Sunday.
S c. Belts was a Harrington visitor
from Saturday to Monday.
Milford chronicle., 1913-04-04
OAKLEY

Wheat fields are looking prosperous.
Many people are on the sick list.
Farm bells are so plentiful in this
vicinity that it is no trouble to tell
when meal time comes.
Shingle School is progressing rapidly
with 7. D. Good as teacher.
Mark L. Banning has made big i'm
provement on his farm by removing
number of old fruit trees.
Marshall H. Webb has recently sold
a valuable track of white oak timber.
George Webb spent Sunday with his
father.
James Donovan has repaired a num-
Der of his old buildings.
w. NJ. E. Tucker has started a large
poultry farm.
Milford chronicle., 1913-04-04
MILTON NEWS.


The Milton quarantine is raised. BY
word Of mouth the boys were given per
mission to appear on the streets on We'd
nesday The scarlet fever scare" has
again about disappeared; and what is the
most astounding result, there have been
no fatal cases. It is well enough to OBJ
serve precaution, but sometimes it is
possible to make mountains out of mole
hills The churches were again open
on Sunday. Rev. DR.. Behringer conduc-
ted Easter services at the p +. Church;
Rev. Frank Holland preached his last
sermon before going to Conference; in
the absence of the Rev. W. o. Hurst
who was attending the Crisheld Confer
ence, there were no services at the NJ f.
Church: Rev. T. 0. Johns preached his
last sermon before attending his Phila-
deiphia Conference, and the Rev. d. J.
Blackston conducted services at his
church in North Milton. On Monday
morning the public schools again opened,
as did also the shirt factory. People now
breathe somewhat freer and all are mighty
glad that we have escaped, thus far, what
might have been an epidemic.
TIN old Mason mansion, formerly own
ed byBcapt Vim. S. Mason and built in
1885, Us being repaired and remodelled.
Il is situated in the south suburbs of Mil
ton, where the road to Harbeson inter
sects with the Georgetown road. It is
now the property of one of Capt. Mason 5
sons. The position it occupies. at the
entrance to town, will make it particularly
conspicuous if the repairs are such as
contemplated.
The crushed stone that was put upon
the hill on North Union Street-as well |
as or other streets of the town-is being /
washed out of the ground by the recent /
heavy rains, and now deserves another /
covering of dirt.
Capt. George +. Mcgee attended the .
Crisheld Conference on Sunday.
WOrkmen have commenced to put
slate roof on the residence of Mrs Eliza
beth Chandler on n. Union Street.
jacob Hancock has been paying Milton
a visit. The same oldlJake.
About IL o clock on Thursday morning
a considerable wind storm visited this
district. At the farm of Thos. Spencer
about six feet of the metal roof of the
kitchen was wrenched off, twisting the
laths and rafters into various shapes
Early in the afternoon the rain began to
fall IN torrents. There was not so much
wind, but the rain, oh my Il flooded
the streets, cutters, culverts and every
thing else. There were no casualties.
We learn that had it not been for the !
timely arrival of his wife, VIM Hankin,
clothier, might have been drowned in the |
back room of his store.
On Friday morning the work of clean
ing ont the cutters and low places COM {
menced. At the corner of Chandler and
Union Streets much sand had been wash
ed down into the low places, requiring
much time and labor in its removal. /
Geo II. Draper. Jr, of Milford, was
arraiPned before Mayor Stephens on p
Milford chronicle., 1913-04-04
REDEEM

Several members of the Redden Quail
Club were at the Lodge for few days
pleasure last week.
The death of Thomas Plummer came
as a shock to the people in this vicinity.
He was widely known and highly re-
spected in this community and many
of his old friends attended the funeral
at Ellendale Thursday afternoon.
A large number Of our young people
attended the festival and box social at
Hebron Church near Georgetown and
all reported it very pleasant affair.
We have many sympathizers around
Redden for the distressed people in the
West where the cyclone visited last
week and then was followed by flood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Rust were the
guests of Lawey Simpler and family Sun
Milford chronicle., 1913-04-04

day out in Nanticoke the neighborhood
where they moved from when they move
to Redden.
T. J. Pritchett, Jr., made a business
trip to Baltimore last week.
Mrs. R. c. Hill called on friends in
Georgetown Friday of last week.
Harlan Hinman and Clarence Cooper
spent Sunday with their old friend Miles
Isaacs in Nanticoke. ARBUTUS.
Milford chronicle., 1913-04-04
ST. JOHNSTOWN.

Col. David Reed was the guest of
Col. Thomas Curry last Thursday.
We had one of the worst wind storms
through this section last Thursday that
we ever witnessed, taring up trees and
doing lots of damage to the buildings.
Truly hope we will not have one any
worse.
Miss Bertha Dickerson has returned
home after spending four weeks with
her cousin Miss Aleta Dickerson.
WHITE WING.