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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
RECTORY FOR
REV. WALKER
EPlSCOPALlANS HAVE BUILT AND
PAID FOR HOME FOR RECTOR
AND EXPRESS DEEP APPREclA-
TON OF SUPPORT OF FRIENDS.

AS the result of a sustained effort
several months, The Episcopal church
in Cordele reports that it has built
and paid for residence for it's min
ister-generally referred to among
Episcoralians as "Rectory." The
members of this church have a feel
ing of pride in what has been achieved.
1t will be remembered that this little
church group numbers only eighty
souls in ALL of whom forty are chill
dren and are accordingly largely neg
-ligible when it comes to finances
though let it be added with emphasis
that their insignificance is allowable
only n this connection
For forty members, representing
about half that number of family units
to undertake project involving no
less than thirty-five hundred dollars
savors of the courageous and the I'M
dertaking terminated in success wor-
.ty of cCngratulation' to the workers.
The Episcopalians of Cordele are
convinced that their efforts could hard
ly have been crowned with so early a
success had it not been for the coop
GRAFTON of generous friends of other
communion, and in some instances, of
no communion, who assisted in the
enterprise.
They feel deep appreciation of these
evidences of good will on the part of
their neighbors and take this oppor-
tupity to register it.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
CAMP MEETING
SOON TO START
INDIAN SPRINGS GATHERING TO
START AUGUST 1o-MANY NOT
ED GOSPEL WORKERS TO At
TEND.

Indian Springs. Ga, July 11.-Rev.
J. M. Glenn, secretary of the Indian
Spring Holiness Camp Ground, is send
ing out announcement of the twenty
sixth meeting of this famous religious
gathering. 1t begins this year, Thurs
day night, August, 10th, and closes
Sunday night, the goth.
The camp ground is situated on a
choice tract of eighty-five acres in the
hills of Butts county, Georgia. on the
Flovilla and Indian Spring railroad,
Just one miles from the celebrated In
dian spring. The life-giving proper
lies IT the water, the high altitude
which rendrs it free from malaria, the
proximity of the camp ground to both
Macon and Atlanta, the ample hotel
and boarding house accommodations
at low price, the delightful Christian
fellowship which leading church peo-
pie Of different denominations from the
Southeast, the sweet gospel singing
and the great gospel preaching by
the leading Holiness preachers of the
world, make this an ideal place for all
who desire to spend ten days both
delightfully."- and proftably.
From small beginning almost
generation ago, this camp meeting has
grown IN attendance, equipment and
Interest until it is now the largest in
the south and one of The great camps
of the country.
During the twenty-six years of it's
history the camp ground pulpit has
been filled by some of the most noted
preachers of Europe and America. This
year the leaders are DR.. John Paul,
of Charleston, S. c., ana the Rev. Will
Harvey, one of the souths most sue.
cessful evangelists. Dr. Paul bears the
distinction of having won the prize
for the best article on Entire Sane.
LITIGATION" offered recently by the Nash
willie Christian Advocate, the official
organ OF the M. E. Church, South.
From it's organization twenty-six
years ago Charlie d. 1illman, of At
'lanta, the sweet gospel singer of the
south, has had charge of the music
for these meetings. He proposes to
make this important feature of the
meeting even greater this year than
ever Before. Assisting him will be
"a full orchestra ano choir of 200
voices. Mr.. Tillman is the leading
composer, publisher and director of
sacred music in the south, and it will
be we'll worth trip to the camp meet
ing just TO hear him and his great choir
render the new songs which he is pre-.
pairing especially for the occasion.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
CLEAN CITY IS
NOW The SLOGAN
CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR BILL
HUSSEY is GOING AFTER WEEDS
AND RUR6lsH-READY FOR THE
WOODMEN.

Cordele is going to put on cleanli-
ness and civic pride upon the occasion
of the South Georgia Log Rolling, July
20 and 81. Though already possessed
of these qualities the city is going to
put the finishing touches on this oc-
casion so far as cleanliness is con
corned.
Sanitary Inspector Bill Bussey says
so, AMI so will it be. The health of
ficer while usually vigilant in the per-
Torrance of his duties, made an early
start in preparation for the coming
Of the Woodmen, and the continuous
rains nave caused no "let up" in his
efforts to remove all trash and rub
bish accumulated in the city beyond
the danger line.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
CLOSE CALL FOR
BATHING PARTY
MRS. &. n. PARKS HAD EXCITING
EXPERIENCE AT DOOLY CAMP
GROUNDS-MRS WINERIES
COOL JUDGMENT COUNTS.

Caught in q swirl in the swift cur
rent of the swollen stream of the creek
while in bathing at the Dooly camp
grounds Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. G.
H. Parks, Of this city, had a narrow
escape from drowning. In a courage
Gus effort to save Mrs. Parks after
she had been caught in the current
and carried down the second time, w.
man also of this city, came near los
der for the second time.
Mrs. w. C. Winfree exercised remar
kable presence of mind and probably
saved the lives of both Mrs. Parks and
Mr. circuit, when she pulled them to
safety with the branch of tree, which
she ,ound near the creek. Though
thorou yhly exhausted and almost over
come with weakness from his efforts
to save Mrs. Parks, who was also over
come from exhaustion, Mr.. circuit sue
ceeded IN getting a firm hold on the
limb, and still clinging to Mrs. Parks,
they were both drawn to the bank.
Seeing the serious predicament of
the two, W. C. Winfree made several
dlIellpIo W pun tieAi 'ut Va CH0 o"iA
current, though he WAS also caught
in the swirl and carried under sew
eral times. He was still making an
effort to save them when Mrs. Winfree
pulled item to safety with the limb.
Mrs. Parks was a member of camp
ing party that has spent the past week
at the camping grounds, and she and
others mad gone in swimming frequent
Iy in the creek. The excessive rains
of the past several days had swollen
the creek out of its banks and made
the current dangerously swift. Messrs.
circuit and Winfree and number of
others from Cordele had gone up to
attend the Masonic rl,1y at the camp
grounds Tuesday and had gone in for
a swim when the accident occurred.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
STORM TIES UP
RAILWAY TRAFFIC
G. S. G. w. G. HIT HARD NEAR AL
BANY--HEAVY WASHOUTS.

Traffic over the Georgia Southwest
ern & Gulf railway between Cordele
and Albany will be delayed pending
The repair Of severe washouts on the
road near Albany caused by the ex-
cessive 1ains and the swollen condi-
ton of the Flint river and other
streams crossed by the track in that
vicinity. The tracks were undermine
ed for considerable distance and in
some places cannot be repaired until
the swollen streams receCe. $50"
An engine is operated between Cor
dele and Warwick each morning and
afternoon for the purpose Of carrying
mail between these points and to the
intermediate towns. The engine car
ries a crew in compliance with require
ments regulating such matters.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
Municipal Us Pruate Ownership

letter of Hon. Albany
this city the owned and operated their ecr light
Why Albany the
enable
municipal light paid
the the 1914 253 Cordee paid for
Albany
treasury
5000 lights
j Gordon Mayor Cordee Ca
Dear sirRepyng he 9th inst, relative to the
City Al
light
1914 the de-
$99496 the lights $2153171 In
$32924 the lights
77S7 This after paying MI for maintenance
other words, this a profit
will 1915 which accounted for by
The 1914 showing is about
buildings the
all public buildings
me county, lights the Y M. c. A building
impossible intelligent
the city
of
profitable satisfac
toryo o lights and
the matter will glad
passing through will be glad
recently finished such
schools nothing the hand
soonest municipal auditorium in the south
"Hoping early date, beg to remain
M.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
ALBANY WOODMEN
after next meet
coRDELE MEET WEI L ADvERTIs-
ED AND THOUSANDS OF PEo-
PIE ARE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
MAKING READY.

The Albany Woodmen of the World
have chartered special train, and will
come to Cordele over the Georgia,
Southwestern & Gulf railroad on the
morning of July 20, five hundred strong
A special train over the Central of
Georgia will be provided for, bringing
two hundred with band, and request
has been made that division in the
grand parade be assigned to the Alba
ny, Blakely, Arlington, cambridge,
and Sylvester crowds. A joint meet
ing of the SWoodmen of Albany has
been held with the mayor and coun-
Gil, looking to arrangements to have
the city of Albany represented by one
thousand people to pull for the 1917
Log Rolling, and the Albany Travelling
Mems Association, have agreed to Or
ganize their forces so as to come to
Cordele in full and assist the Albany
w. o. w. in their fight for the next
convention.
There have been more than twenty
five thousand circulars sent out by
Col Newton Phillips of Atlanta, Ca,
president and general manager, thru
out south Georgia, advertising the Cor
dele meeting.
Mayor ]. Gordon Jones has furnish
ed large quantity of small size cards
TO the members of tine Cordele camp,
which are being sent out. The A. B.
& A. hallway has issued flyer circu-
lars, advertising two special trains
from Manchester and Thomasville
which are to arrive in Cordele at 10
o'clock A. M, on the morning of the
goth. Trains from Valdosta, Macon,
Columbus, Vidalia and Albany are to
reach Cordele by 10 o'clock A. M. so
that the grand parade can be formed
Immediately on arrival of the special
trains. Extra low round trip tickets
have been put on sale by all the roads,
entering Cordele and the special
trains will be held late at night to en-
able ali who desire 20 return to their
homes.
Mayor Jones is attending the U. S.
court at Albany, and will appear be-
fore the Albany camp Thursday even
ing. and urge the coming of large
delegation from that city
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
INTRODUCING
1916 POTATO
COUNTY FARM HAS FIRST SWEET
POTATOES TO COME FROM THE
1916 CROP AND THEY ARE FINE.


Here's introducing the readers of the
Dispatch to the Sweet Potato of the
1916 crop. Yes, it is here, fine, fat and
juicy. The first sweet potatoes to reach
town came from the county farm
which has been in charge of Superin-
tendent T. c.. Cox There is 25-acre
field on the county farm tended by
the prisoners of Crisp that is as fine
a prospect for great yield as was
ever seen on this place at this season
Of the year.
Superintendent Cox has devoted
considerable time to the planting and
cultivating and it looks like results
are going to prove the investment a
good one.
There is a four-acre cane patch on
this farm which is as fine prospect
for fine yield as there is in the coun-
ty The cane and potatoes alone are
going to be most valuable crop on
the county farm.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
CONGREGATION ENJOYS
NIGHT UNION SERVICES

A fine spirit of cooperation was man.
ifested at the union preaching services
of Baptists and Methodists at the
Methodist church last Sunday evening,
when Hev. j. H. Coin, pastor of the
First Baptist church, delivered an in
teresting and inspiring sermon.
The union Sunday evening services,
as previously stated, will be continued
throughout July, the services alternat-
ing between the two churches, and
the pastors of the churches alternat-
ing in preaching.
The services next Sunday evening
will De at the Baptist church at eight
O'Clock, and Rev. Walter Anthony, pas
tor Of the Methodist church, will
preach.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
MAYOR PROTEIN
HIT UP TIGERS
ALDERMAN HUNT, PRESIDING IN
POLICE COURT, PUT TWO IT,
GERS ACROSS AND RELEASED
ONE NEGRO.

Bob Madison and lump hunts, both
colored have learned that the "way
of the transgressor is hard" They
learned it through being arraigned in
police court on the charge of keeping
on hand for sale Intoxicating liquors,
and being convicted of the charge.
Mayor Jones was out of the city in
attendance upon the United States dis
trict court at Albany, and Mayor Pro
Tenn, J. M. Hunt occupied the seat
from which is melted out to each often
der his measure of justice.
Both of the alleged blind tigers were
given & sentence of ninty days on
the city changing, to be relieved up
on the payment of $50 each. George
Gilmore, another negro, arraigned on
a similar charge, was dismissed.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
OFF TO NEW YORK
BUSINESS MEN GO

With the chief object in view Of en-
joying the sights and pleasures Of the
metropolitan city during this splendid
season of the year a number of Cor
dele people have arranged for trips
to New York during the present month.
Most Of them will make the trip by
steamer from Savannah. Monday night
Joe Espy, Arthur Wheeler, Homer
Wheeler and Mathew Wakefield left
for Savannah to take the steamer there
for the big city. They expect to re-
turn in two or three weeks.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
LITTLE GIRL Is SHOT.

cambridge, July 1O.-Word reach
ed here today of the accidental killing
of little Lillian Weatherby, the 6-year-
cd daughter of D. e. Weatherby, liv-
ing near Quincy. 1t seems that the
child was playing with the child of
neighbor and one of them had acct
IDENTIFY gotten hold of a pistol which
discharged from the hand of the
neighbor's child, seriously wounding
the Weatherby child Aid was sum-
moned from Quincy. but the child was
dead before a physician reached her.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
LONGVIEW FARM
live MANS PLACE
MINNESOTA FARMER HAS BUSI-
NESS SYSTEM IN THE WORK
DOME. WORK HAS MADE THIS
PRETTY PLACE.

Longview Farm on the Seville road
eight miles out has a master who be-
lieves IN having a name for his plan
tation. He believes in more than just
name. There is business system
about this place. There is not stump
to be seen in the pretty level fields
and everywhere the work is being done
by labor saving machinery.
H. C. Lee, who came here twelve
years agC from Minnesota, studies
farming to make the most of it, saves
his money and pays his way as citi-
zen Those who have 2 custom of rid
ing out to see the best farms on the
roads ought to find Longview. This
is an example of what work &C
complisnes.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
RECEPTION FOR
GRAND MATR0N
TALLULAH ATKINS CHAPTER, Or
DER EASTERN STAR, WILL ENTER
TAIN IN HONOR OF MRS. COL
QUIT.

Tallulah Atkins chapter No. "a, or
der of the Eastern Star, will tender
a reception Friday night to their wor-
thy Grand Matron Mrs Willie Col
quit, l. member of this chapter, and
70 their grand secretary, Mrs. Senie M.
Hubbard of Macon, past grand matron
Iof Georgia, and in honorary member
Of this chapter Mrs Mary L. Askew,
of Arlington, past grand matron, will
also be guest of honor.
A number of visitors from neigh
boring chapters are expected to be
present. Every member of the chap
Fer is cordially requested to be pres
hnt, and the wives and husbands of
members who are not themselves mem
bers are also cordially invited to be
present.
! This promises to be a very enjoy
able occasion. The local chapter has
been the recipient Of many honors
rom the grand chapter of Georgia,
having had some member on the board
Of grand officers every year since be-
Ing chartered and having enjoyed the
} distinction of having both a grand ma
iron and grand patron previous to Mrs.
Colquitt's election to this highest Of
flee in the order in the state at the
grand chapter session recently held in
Rome.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
FORMER cORDELE TEACHER
DIES AT Triton HOME

Miss Van Mitchell, age SIS, died at
the residence of A. II. Riley in Triton
Saturday evening at six o'clock after
an illness of several weeks.
Miss Mitchell has many friends here
having taught here in Cordele's early
days. She was cousin to Mrs. Loula
Scandrett and c. C. Mcntford, of this
city, and sister to ]. N Mitchell, of
Triton.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
WORK STARTED ON
TIFTON'S NEW SCHOOL

Triton, Ca, July 11.-Work began
his morning on the new high school
building which is to be completed and
ready for delivery by January 1, next
The building will cost when COM
pleted, outside of the equipment,
$685. 1t will be thee stories, of
white brick, stone and marble, and
will be situated on a lot donated by
Mr.. H. H. Tiff to the city for the pur-
pose, facing Tiff avenue almost oppo-
site the court house.
spacious auditorium with seating
capacity of 1000 is included in the
plans for the building.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
SINGING SCHOOL ON AT
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH

A ten days singing school is being
conducted at the Primitive Baptist
church by Prof. John Brown, well
known singing teacher. The singing
school opened Tuesday and hours for
each afternoon are from 1870 to
o'clock A large number are taking
the lessons.
An Invitation is extended the public
to attend the singing services.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
LILLY YOUNG LADY
CAME NEAR DROWNING

Miss Summerford, a young lady of
Lilly, came near drowning~-at the
Dooly camp grounds Tuesday after
noon. She had gone in swimming with
a party of friends and was caught in
the swift current of the swollen creek.
When she was unable to help herself
and her impending danger of drowning
was realized, Henry Brown, a Cordele
young man, who is employed at the
Ford Agency, assisted her in reaching
safety.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
CYCLONE CUTS SWATH
THROUGH DAWSON FARM

Dawson, July 10.-A cyclone two or
three hundred yards wide swooped
down upon the farm Of J. D. Weaver,
four miles north of town, yesterday
afternoon and put fields of corn, fences
and trees and barn flat on the
ground The only damage reported
is on this farm. There were heavy
rains over this section all day.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12
PRIMITIVE BAPTIsTs SERVICES
CLOSE WITH SIX ACQUISITIONS

The annual meeting of the Primitive
Baptist church came to a close last
Sunday evening. Thu meeting was
one of the most interesting and largely
attended ever held with this church.
Elder William H. Grouse assisted the
pastor r H. Barwick in conducting the
meeting There were six acquisitions
to the church as a result of the meet
ing, and the baptismal services were
held Sunday evening.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12

A portable but powerful hydraulic
press has been invented for bending
large pipes to any desired curve with
out injury.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-12

The registration of sickness is even
more important than the registration
of deaths.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-09
Copyright.
THE BIG W. |. SWAIN SHOW co.
HEADEA THIS WAY.

The tens and hundreds of thousands
ofenthusiastic patrons who form the
clientele of the w. l. Swain Show Co.
throughout the length and breath of
the land have universally conceded to
this we'll conducted organization the
hattering sobriquet "The monarch of
them ALL, To tie practical sense of
those familiar with popular forms of
amusement it is not a question for
deep contemplation why this organi-
cation has met with success.
Quoting a criticism printed in the
Alexandria, (La.) "Town- Topics" of a
recent date thewriter, after a careful
review of the performance of the
night before, gives, as his opinion, the
following reasons why the W. I. Swain
Shows are so popular:- From the
time the orchestra is "rung in" until
the final drop Of the curtain there is
not a moment when something of in
terest is not transpiring, An orches-
ira of ten pieces enlivens the interest
between the acts and thors addresses
are given OPPORTUNITY by Mr.. W. IT.
relative to the current bill and I
those to be sen during the rest of the
engagement. Mr.. Swain, in his initial
remarks last night, disclaimed any de-
sire to class his attraction with those
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-09
OCTOBER 9 IN HISTORY.

l66S-Seminary Quebec founded.
l7Ol-Charter was granted to Yal,
college.
l7o0-Berlin was captured and sacked
by combined forces of Russia
and Great Britain.
l804-Both Russia and England re.
fused to recognize the title OF
Emperor of Germany" which
the ruler of Prussia assumed.
ls55-Treaty ratified between Japan
and Great Briaain.
ls67-Russia transferred Alaska to
the United States.
lSs4-University of Kief, Russia,
closed and 1853 students arrest
ed charged with being Nihilists.
lS99-President Kruger issued an ul-
tlmatum making the Boer War
inevitable.
l9O4-Russian army began forward
movement, capturing Bentsi-
aptze from the Japanese.
l9lZ-Ihe M~ontenegrins attacked the
Turks on the frontier and be-
gan a general advance.
l9l4-Germans captured Antwerp.
British Home Office took stems
to stamp out spy work in Eng
land.
.9lo-Gll Anderson, driving a Stitz
car $50 miles at rate of 1925
miles an hour won the Aston
Cup at Sheepshead Bay.
Austro-Germans captured Bel
grade.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-09
VOW TO KEEP THE BOY ON THE FARM.

The answers to this question are as varied as
the minds that have advanced them. Some nave
,rarit. Some are doubtful. Some are utter non
sense. -, ..s
The nroblem. e believe, could be met If faith
ers or bows on the farms could only DC brought TO
sec facts as they are. ~
We venture to say that more boys leave the
farm on account Of the deadly monotony ana
sameness of the average farmer boys lite than
from any other cause. The normal BOY Graves
the excitement to be found where humanity herdS
in crowds, 1t can't be found on the farm.
And right here is where the average farmer
father fails from want of foresight. He uses ev-
ery means at his command, even to force, in pre-.
venting the boy from familiarizing himself with
town or city life. The business and social life
of the town are cried down as something to be
shunned-the surest way in the world to make the
boy determined to plumb to the depths. The boy
is held to a monotonous routine on the farm
until one or two things usually happens. He
either sinks into a listless aut0maton, or he re-
volts and throws off the shackles altogether.
Why not encourage the boy to famiiarize him.
self with the town life to some extent? Our word
for it, he would soon lose many OF his Illusions.
Let him go among the young men who are filling
positions in the town. Impress upon him that
these men, instead of living like millionaires, are
in reality worse drudges than he; that while he
sometimes must work early and late for a very
short season, these young men must frequently
be at their work before he is out of bed, and must
remain there until he is back in bed again; and
that as to the matter of fine clothes, frequently
the suits he sees on their backs comprise their
entire wardrobe. Let him also learn that while
they frequently handle money, very little of it
sticks to their fngers-except with ugly results
to themselves.
Let the boy come to town. Let him have a
taste of life and make the acquaintance Of town
boys. Let him learn, as he is bound to do, that
not by any means is all gold that %glitters. Thus.
with the right surroundings and conditions on the
farm an occasional dose of town life will not hurt
him, and he will soon grow to see that his own life
is infinitely to be preferred to that of any town
boy of his acquaintance.