June 1, 1923.
The chicken sale was another success with almost a carload sold. Around 261 people sold parts of their flock. There were 7,555 lbs of hens selling for 21 1/2 cents a pound, 1464 lbs of fryers at 36 cent and 1270 lbs of roosters at 10 cent. The carload of chickens shipped out to New York city.
Capt. Stanley had one of his force of 28 try to make an escape Saturday night. Rob Hicks, colored, a trusty around the camp who did the washing, thought he had stayed around long enough, for the fifth time he has been on the gang and decided to make an escape. Leaving his seperated bunk early after bed time he fled and about half past ten his escape was discovered. The guards secured the trained dogs, put them on the fleeing desperado's track and after a hot chase of 15 to 20 miles the dogs caught him in a road and Rob was brought back to camp. He is now back working the roads in chains.
Graduating from Mercer this time is Messrs. Lewis Lamar Lovett, Forrest B. Jackson and J. Roy Rowland. Hon. William J. Harris, U. S. Senator of Georgia will speak at the court house on June 8th.
Dr. J. R. Dent has been very sick lately at his home in Oconee from malaria. Capt. T. J. Brantley will attend the state Confederate Reunion at Rome, Ga. Mr. William Oliver states he was delivering gas and oil to the oat field of Mr. Jim Cave. He picked up two bundles and weighed them showing 42 lbs heavy. One head of oats was 15 inches long.
In all three Sunday schools of the city next Sunday will be observed an anti-cigarette program. Now showing at the Dixie this week each night is Freckles Barry in "Penrod" on Monday; Johnnie Walker in "My Dad" on Tuesday; Jane Novah in "The Show Shoe Trail" on Wednesday; Doris May in "Gay and Devilish" on Thursday and Randolph Valentino in "All Night" Friday and Saturday.
County policeman W. T. Kitchens has been making a few more heavy raids lately among the whiskey dealers recently capturing a car with four people in it carrying 2 or 3 qts around. Officer Kitchens is continually on the watchout for the liquor runners and dealers and there is no telling when he is going to make a rush on some unsuspecting booze wagon.
Mr. J. H. Rowland responds to a "sticking to your job" column. He says his wash woman, Classie Powell has been washing steadily for him for 14 years and hasn't missed a week. Then, his cook, Rena Hicks has been with him for 4 years save one week when sick.
The 1oth season for the Georgia Peach finds him still going in baseball. One national magazine writer never gets far off in his paper without giving prominence to some "hit" of this southern favorite. Ty Cobb is really a wonder.
A fellow with a house full of little children and a good wife and is so tarnaciously sorry that he won't provide for them the daily needs of actual existance ought to be made to do it somehow and that in a legal manner too. Character and reputation! How far would a parallel comparison of them go with most of us before we'd find the parting of the ways?
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