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tower to be built
Cordele “Kind’o’’ Needs It-it
Will Be An Ornament.
Hr. D. Ed Kennedy, Popu
lar Jeweler, Behind
Scheme-“A Fine
Advertisem’nt
Since the article in this paper
a few days ago, we have been
informed that Cordele will soon
have what was suggested—a city
time-piece.
Mr. Kennedy, the popular and
reliable jeweler and optician in
the Suwanee block, so we under
stand, will, so soon as he can
complete arrangements, erect a
tower, either of brick or iron, at
intersection of Seventh street and
Tenth avenue.
A large clock will be placed in
the top of the tower which can
readily be seen from almost any
part of the city. The clock will
be what is known as a one-bell clock,
which will strike only the hours,
not giving the halves and quar
ters.
It is also thought that the city
will have a large electric light,
or, several lights, on the tower,
so that the time can be seen at
night, as well as in the daylight.
The cost of the clock and the
building of the tower will be
somewhere in the neighborhood
of $1,000.
Mr. Kennedy will have two
purposes in view in building this
tower and supplying the public
with a correct and well-regulated
time-piece. He will find through
this clock a medium by means
which his business will be con
stantly kept before the public.
And, secondly, he will render
a service to the public generally
that will be highly appreciated.
As soon as Mr. Kennedy can
make arrangements that are now
pending, work will commence,
and a long felt need be will be
supplied.
SEELS OUT HIS
INTEREST.
Mr. J. D. Parsons has sold out
1118 interest in the mercantile busi
ness of Parson – Hill, and will
hereafter pursue his old occupa
tion, that of contractor and builder.
Mr. Parsons is well known to the
people of this city, and to those
who do not know him, elsewhere,
we cheerfully recommend him as
a hrst-class workman, and a good
man to deal with.
The grocery business will be con
ifinued by Mr. Hill, who deserves
a liberal patronage from the pub
lic.
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LARGEST OPEN1N rri 'or
la The History of The School—
Enrollment #f 155,
Being 20 Per Cent. Above
That of One Year Ago
sac 3= Outlook Encour
aging, Etc.,
The opening of the Cordele Pub
lic school on last Monday was the
largest in the history of the school,
the initial enrollment of 155 be
ing more than 20 per cent above
that of one year ago. It had
been thought that the dread of
scarlet fever might interfere with
a prompt attendance, as it prob
ably did in some degree. While
this disease seems to be under
control—about all the cases hav
ing been pronounced cured it is
likely that the school attendance
on Monday would have approached
200 but for prudence with refer
ence to scarlet fever.
Seventeen new pupils were en
rolled Tuesday morning in addi
tion to the above number, and
if the percentage of increase con
tinues in keeping with the pace
set by the opening, the total en
rollment for the year will ap
proximate the entire school popu
lation of the city.
The opening exercises were at
tended by many of the patrons
and friends of the school.
Speeches expressing loyalty to
the school interests of the com
munity and hopeful of their con
tinued advancement were made
by Dr. H. B. Roberts, President
Board of Trustees, Superintend
ent Fleming, Revs. J. O. A. Cook,
and E. H. McGeheo. The chapel
services were conducted by Rev.
J. D. Winchester, who also gave
the school and patrons a talk
that was thoroughly appreciated,
appealing, as it did, for individ
ual and united co operation in
bringing the school to the highest
possible standard of excellence.
The public school is in a satis
factory and prosperous condition
from all essential standpoints.
The third story room of the
building has recently been fitted
up for occupancy by Miss L.
Mae Laing, teacher of elocution
and physical culture.
Four rooms are in process of
preparation for the Music and Art
departments, presided over by
Miss Essie Harris and Mrs. J. M.
Nelson, respectively.
The recently elected teachers
of the High school and Grammar
school departments, Professors
Fraauer and Smith, have entered
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Behind the Matter-Additioa to
Be Made This Fall.
Buildings to Adjoin Those
of the Foundry = =3 All
Kinds of Boiler
flaking, Etc.
The Tomlin-Harris Machin
Company, of this city, will, some
time during the latter part of
the Fall, equip themselves for
the purpose of manufacturing all
kinds of boilers.
Extra buildings will be erected
and all necessary machinery and
implements will be purchased for
the 8UCceS sful carrying out of this
branch of foundry work,
These people have a great de
nian q j n this line, and have had
under consideration the boiler
department for some time.
This addition to their already
well equipped plant will put
them in the front ranks of any
of the large foundries and illa
chine shops of the State. It will
necessitate a good outlay of capi
tal, but the Tomlin-Harris Corn
pany have the money and are
always willing to spend it when
their business interests require.
This boiler department will
give employment to several more
skilled workmen, increase the
city’s population, and put into
circulation a consideraole sum of
money.
We are not advised just when
this addition will be made, but
the company think it will be the
latter part of this Fall.
upon their work with zest,' as
have the entire corps of teachers,
and a spirit of unprecented in
terest and earnestness seems to
pervade the pupil-body, as does
a spirit of interest the com
munity.
The fact that many of the pa
rents remained at the school on
Monday—-having voluntarily put
aside other business in order to
accompany their children to
grades to which they were as
signed and express to the teach
ers purpose of co-operation
increased exhibition of loyalty,
was appreciated by the
tendent and teachers as
takable evidence of sincere
est and confidence in the
conduct of the school this
The faculty of the Cordele
lic school is composed,
exception, of teachers of
ful experience, and is,
not surpassed by any corps
teachers, similarly occupied,
the State.
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Sept,mi Ltr Term or
Superior Court Con
verted Honday.
Dooly Superior curt convened in
Vimma Monday limming. CDtm
>* a - organized i r in. tl \, Judge
IMtlej dm presiding, with Suliciior
1loupi r on hand to lender his usual
valuable services. [tl r. J. O. 1 iam
ilton was elected foreman >f the
grand jury. Mr. .1 j 'N i 11 is ejei k,
and Mr. Henry Hall bailiff. Messrs
t. n. Smith, Joseph W. Qrahirn
and VV. L. Sheppard weie sworn in
as special court bailiffs.
Aside from the usual charge of
the judge l e especially commended
those papers in the county in what
they had said relative to the condi
tion of the oublic roads of the
ty. He also called special atten
tion to the vagrancy law of this
state, urged its enforcement and
ildded‘-that ai majority of the crimes
that have been committed in Geor
gia could he traced to the one thing—
vagrancy.” .grand is
The present jury com
posed of some of the best men in the
who are not afraid to
perform their duty as they s e it.
A great many cases have been
continued and the court has kept up
with the court calendar daily, stdl
quite a number of cases have been
disposed Court of. Wednesday
was adjourned Monday
night to reconvene on morn
ing of next week.
CENTRAL HOTEL
CHANGES HANDS.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Pierce, who
have for a long while been pro
prietors of the Central Hotel in
this city, left this week for Adel.
^where they have leased the
hotel and will continue in the
same line of business. This is an
excellent family, and they have
made quite a reputation for the
Central Hotel. They understood
their business and always gave
entire satisfaction to the travel
ing public. We regretted to see
them go.
But the change will not affect
matters at the Central, for it has
fallen into experienced hands, and
will be kept up to the high stand
ard that it has always enjoyed.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Geiger, of Me
Rae, moved in and took charge on
September 1st. They are a most
excellent family, and thoroughly
understand how to please and sat
isfy the boarding public. We are
glad to welcome this family her6,
and wish for them a good patron
age.
A DELIGHTFUL
EVENING.
The entertainment given by
Misses Florence and Bertha Pate,
in honor of their visiting guest,
Miss Pate, of Hawkinsville, at the
home of their father, on Twelfth
avenue, last Friday evening, was
a pleasant affair, and highly en
joyed by those fortunate enough
to be the recipients of the Misses
Pate’ hospitality.
Social intercourse, together with
two recitations, one each rendered
by Miss Laing, of Atlanta, and
Miss Mayme Elder, of this city,
were the principal features of the
evening.
Elegant and delightful refresh
ments were served at the proper
hour, which were thoroughly en
joyed.
Mesdames J. W. Bivins and S.
D. Ravenel assisted in receiving
during the evening,
At a late hour the guests de
parted, each voting the clever hos
tess and guest of honor many
thanks for the pleasant time spent
while there.
Miss Pate, the guest of honor,
is one of Hawkinsville’s social
vorites, and during her short
here has made many friends,
delight in her c ompany.
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Several Hundred Peo
pie—Speech , Well ... Iin Re
ceived.
Ibai. Dupont Guerry, candidate
for governor, spoke at Vienna Wed
nesday, for one and a half hours
at the noon recess of court. The
held the close attention of
-e\( nal hundred people that filled
t he court room. lie was frequently
cheered throughout, his speech and
made an exceedingly favorable im
pression. Gucrry’s
The main planks of Mr.
i Tat form a 5 * discussed by him. is
sta’e prohibition, to purify state
politics and state legislation, to rle
sfroy lobbying and to compel the
railroads to pay their share of the
taxes.
He contended that lie was not
making an unheard of early cam
paign as some people would make
believe, other candidates, said he,
have been running for years while 1
have only eight, or ten months.
The Sentinei. regrets its inabili
ty to give a full report of the speech
or even a complete synopsis, but it
can be said truthfully that Mr.
Guerry’s candidacy has been greatly
strengthened in Dooly by reason of
this speech, and his friends are- al
ready claiming Dooly for Guerry.
STOCK LAW.
BY C. .T. SHIPP.
Cordele is probably the largest
city in Georgia in which stock are
allowed to roam at laige. Every
day we can see droves of cattle
wandering at leisure up and down
her streets. The same is true of
the surrounding country, and as a
result, thousands of acres of land
contigious to Cordele that should
be in cultivation, supporting
worthy families, are allowed to re
main in wiregrass, on account of
the great expense of building law
ful fences.
In conversation with a gentle
man a few days ago, he remarked
that fully three-fourths of the
country people of this militia dis
trict were in favor of such a law,
but that the people of Cordele,
who had milch cows, were, as a
rule, opposed to it, and, although
the country people owned and
operated the farms, that they
would not ask for an election on
account of the large majority of city
people who would be allowed to vote
on this issue.
This is to be deplored. This is a
farming country rather than a stock
country. There is very little land in
this community but what can be
brought to a high state of cultiva
tion. Nearly all of it is too valuable
for grazing purposes; even in the
city there are a large quantity of va
cant lots that could be put into cul
tivation but for the fact that the ex
pense of fencing would take away
the profits of the crops for at least
two years.
It has been urged that this elec
tion now would be premature on ac
count of the large quantity of rail
timber that there is in the com
munity, and that on this account the
farmers can easily get all of the rails
for fencing purposes. This argu-
Cut Prices
ON FRUIT JARS AND TIN CANS.
Globe Glass Jar 1 qt. 90c doz.
66 •6 “ 2 qt. $1.15 doz.
Weir Stone Jar 1 qt. $1.25 doz.
66 66 •• 2 qt. $1.75 doz.
Wax Tin Cans 50 cents dozen.
CORDELE HARDWARE CO.
BEST EQUIPPED
JOB OFFICE IN
SOUTH GEORGIA.
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merit would bo effective in a 11 old set
tied community, where the fences
were already built and where the
fanners only had to repair each year
instead of building new fences. But
in ibis community fully 5-6*'h of the
!a '" 1 »* unfenmi, ami the umior
taking of fencing it would bo a Her
culeau task—in fact one that will
not be accomplished for many years
to come, and it, is a great hardship on
the farmers that they are not allowed
to have the benefits of this law.
Besides this, 1 corn an economical
standpoint, I lebeve that Cordele
would be gnatly benefitted, as there
would be many more people re
quired to cultivate these bauds, who
would, of course, have to purchase
their supplies lie.c, and the addi
tional amount of cotton and other
produce they would bring to town,
would more than compensate for the
slight sacrifices that we would have
to make in keeping up our cows.
Besides this, I have been informed
by dairjiuen that grazing promiscu
ously is not beneficial to milch cows,
and that it is quite as cheap as to
keep them up.
I have noticed that in communi
ties where the stock N'w is in vogue
that land brings 5d per cent more
per acre than in communities where
stock is allowed to run at large.
If the country people want this
law, I, for one, am willing that they
get it.
UNADILLA NOTES
Miss Louisa Herndon, of Ameri
cus, Georgia, returned Monday to
take charge of the music depart
ment of the Unadilla public school,
to the delight of her many friends.
She was accompanied by her niece,
Miss Winnie llragg, who will spend
a short while with her in this city.
Professor and Mrs. Power, for
merly of Culloden, Georgia, with
their children, arrived in the city
last week, and will make this their
future home. The Professor will
have-charge of our public school.
He comes to us highly recom
mended, and we are pleased to
welcome him and his excellent
family in our midst.
The Unadilla Public schools
opened Monday, September 2d,
with a good attendance, and every
indication points Professor to a most sucess- Power
ful term. With
at the head and the excellent staff
of teachers which we have been so
fortunate to secure, success is as
sured .
Everything is booming in Una
dilla now. Cotton has commenced
to move quite rapidly, and every,
thing seems to have taken on new
life. In fact, Unadilla is improv
ing every day, and it won’t be
long before we will have a real
boom on. Our cotton market is
always within l-16th of a cent of
the Macon market.
Mr. Theo. Lamb and R A Dixon,
o’f Cordele, spent Sunday in our
city, the guest of J. H. Lamb,
Miss Mamie Read ot Augusta,
is visiting her sister Mrs. H. W.
Baird.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Baird and
family returned home last week
after an extended visit to Augus
ta and the North.
Mrs. Bessie Rentz and Mrs. R. L.
Baird, of Grovania, Ga.. spent
Monday in in our city, the guest
of Mrs. H. W. Baird.
Mr. George Willis is with us
again, having returned Monday to
engage in the cotton business.
