The Schley County News Friday, May 21, 1909 No. 20 LESSON IN TEMPERANCE An old friend, writing to us a few weeks ago, expressed the wish for another article on temperance, says Tom Watson in the Jeffersonian. Well, here is another. We were on the cars going to Atlanta, our companiion be the best physician in middle Georgia. The door at the upper end of the coach was thrust open, and in came the boy with his arms full of small black bottles, crying, "ice cold Coca Cola!" The doctor paused in his talk, glanced at the boy and remarked to us in a tone of quiet deep conviction. "That stuff is doing more harm than all the barrooms did." In former years soda water and other harmless drinks were sold on the cars. You won't find any of them now. Coca Cola has driven them out. Every train is a Coca Cola distributor--every passenger coach a purveyor of hell. Never, until the advent of that insidious foe of the human mind and morals, did anybody ever witness the shocking spectacle of white ladies, with up-turned bottles at their mouths, swilling a pernicious tipple in public. Any man, woman, boy or girl who tampers with Coca Cola will form the Coca Cola habit. Any man, woman, boy or girl who has become a slave to the Coca Cola habit is on the road to ruin. The appetite, like the whiskey, thirst, will establish a mastery over the victim. It will demand more and more. It will go from one or two glasses per day, and from two to four to eight, and eight to sixteen. It will injure the eyes, wrack the nerves, weaken the brain, loosen the moral structure. It were better that your boy were a drunkard than a Coca Cola fiend. In the one case there is always hope of reformation; in the other there seldom is. Bad as it would be for your daughter to drink wine, worse it is for her to be the slave of Coca Cola. What cowards and hypocrites we are! Any of us can preach a against John Barleycorn, dam "the demon, Rum," and bank the barrooms--but who dares to go up against a worse foe to humananity's future than even John B. has been? Nobody. Why? (We would like for the W.C.T. to think it over and tell us what is the answer to this last question, because we want to be certain that, when we answer it we'll do so correctly.) LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mrs. H.F. Dixon left Sunday for a two weeks trip to New York. Mrs. S.J. Wynn after a visit of several days here to Mrs. A.J. Walters, left Thursday for her home in Macon. Mr. and Mrs. S.J. Jordan spent Wednesday with Dr. and Mrs. J.R. Jordan. Mrs. Joe Strange and Miss Lucy Mott, of Andrew Chapel, were in town shopping Wednesday. Mrs. H.C. Brawner, of Buena Vista, was the guest of relatives here this week. Mr. Wallace Nelson, of Ideal, spent Sunday in Ellaville. Miss Julia Peacock will leave Monday for her home at Douglasville. Mr. Frank Hill made his parents a visit at West Point this week. Mr. R.F. Williamson left last week for a visit to relatives in South Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. E.W. Strange will leave Sunday for a stay of two weeks at White Springs, Fla. Miss Beryl Jones has returned home after an extended visit to Oglethorpe and Fitzgerald. Mr. Joe Murray, of Dawson, spent Sunday with parents here. Mrs. R.W. Stevens, of Putnam, is on a visit to Mrs. S.C.Collins. Miss Susie Beckham leaves Monday for a visit to her sister, Mrs. Dr. Rogers, at Ocila (?), thence to her home at Zebulon. Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Williams will leave Monday for Monroe county, where they will spend a couple of weeks with relatives. Miss Law, of Atlanta, is the attractive guest of her aunt, Mrs. J.N. Cheney. Mr. John C. Trice, once eidtor, of the Schley County News, and a man who has many friends in Ellaville, has been here on a visit for the past few days. Mr. Tice's home is now at Tallahassee, Fla. Dr. Bridges is attending Mr. Claude Harvey, of Bronwood, this week who is very sick with Typhoid fever, Mr. Harvey is a brother of Mrs. C.B. Johnson. Messrs. C.R. McCrory, J.H. Stevens, Rogers Williams, R.E.L. Eson, H.F. Dixon, H. Willis Hogg, C.E. Baldwin, S. Williamson, Ed Morrison, Grady Murray and J.H. Cheney were visitors at Columbus this week, account of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias in session there. The best fish yarn of the season can be heard at Williams & Collins' store. We heard our esteemed friend, Tondee, who is especially noted for his varacity, tell it several days ago--it was a whopper then--it has grown in rapid proportion ever since. Tom honestly believes, now, that he caught 27 breame, the smallest being larger than a small size bread tray. Miss Nettye Payne arrived Friday from Amsterdam, and is with Mrs. L.G. Stewart. Miss Martha Davis left today for a visit with relatives at Doyle. Mr. and Mrs. J.C. King spent Sunday with relatives at Doyle. RESOLUTION The following resolution was unamiously adopted in Sabbath school at the Methodist church Sunday morning May 16th. "Resolved that the thanks of the officers and members of the Sunday school be tendered Miss Beckham for her valuable assistance both in Sabbath school and church work, as well as by the good influence in her general department, since residing in our city, where for several months past she has been employed as music teacher, and in which capacity her work has also been appreciated. May her life be one of pleasure and heaven's great blessings attend her where ever she chooses to cast her lot. DEATH CLAIMS MRS. REESE Death has claimed Mrs. Carrie E. Reese, a venerable and much beloved woman, who passed away yesterday at the home of her son, S.J. Reese, in this county, the end following a brief illness. Mrs. Reese was in her eightieth year, and had long been a resident of Schley county. She is survived by three sons: Messrs. S.J. Reese, of this county, F.L. and Malone Reese, of Live Oak, Fla. and one daughter, Mrs. R.A. Stapleton, of Plains. When the end came this venerable lady was surrounded by sons, daughter, grandcildren and great grandchildren. MR. McMATH DEAD After an illness which lasted more than a year, Mr. W.A. McMath died at his home, two miles east of Ellaville, Thursday afternoon. His sickness and death has indeed been a sad calamity to his family and his neighbors, his suffering having been so intense and of such long duration. All that loving hands could do was administered to him. Mr. McMath had many friends in the county who will deeply sympathize with his breaved family. He was a member of the Masonic Order, and was buried at old County Line cemetery Friday afternoon with Masonic honors, the members of Washington Lodge officiating. Rev. R.F. Williamson conducted the full services. MRS. BRIDGES ENTERTAINS Mrs. E. L. Bridges gave a domino party on last Friday afternoon in honor of Miss Julia Peacock who will leave soon for Douglasville, where she will make her home. After the game, in which Miss Dollie Allen made highest score, a delightful course was served. Those invited were: Mrs. Lilly Dixon, Mrs. J.B. Williamson, Mrs. Sam Williamson, Mrs. E.E. Collins, Mrs. J.S. Lightner, Mrs. E.W. Strange, Mrs. J.H. Cheney, Mrs. S.B. Baldwin, of Atlanta, Misses Julia Peacock, Dollie Allen, Lucy Baldwin, Lucile Lindsay, Minnie Cheney, Susie Beckham, and Hattiebel Lightner, of Ideal. end # 20.