The Schley County News Friday, Oct. 29, 1909 No. 42 A CERTAIN MERCHANT SAID TO US There are a few people in this burg (and pretty nice people too) who will enter a grocery store, run their fingers into a barrel and lop up a couple of ounces of sugar, nibble at the back of a herring, eat a handful nuts, cut off a slice of cheese, just to taste, then as a matter of course, must take a few crackers; and perhaps before they have made up their mind to buy a bar of soap, they have eaten up the profits on $2 worth of groceries, and to wind it all up they are charged, and the poor merchant realizes a profit of one cent. They leave the store munching a couple of apples. This is no dream but a reality, except sometimes they don't buy any soap. But such is life. WANT ELLAVILLE TO DO SOMETHING? At a recent meeting of the business men of Butler, the sum of $400 was readily raised for the purpose of claying a certain sandbed that led to their market. Why is it the business men of Ellaville don't get out of their own light and wake up to their business duty and priviledge, and get in line with the county authorities, so that the good-roads movement in Schley might move onward and upward to an ultimate success, thereby giving our county a public highway second to none in the state. Good roads in Georgia is a certainty. The handwriting has been placed on the wall, and for the people of so good a county as Schley to close up in their shells and spurn the warning, is nothing short of business suicide and retrogression. Every binson' day the daily press brings to us convincing evidence that we must wake up and look up. Some of us are so narrow minded and ignorant that we would oppose a decent road for fear some fellow would take a ride over it in an automobile, when if we would only use a thimble full of reason, we couldn't help but realize that if a road was good for iron and steam, it would be all the better and more hum! an for flesh and bone--the dumb brute. Aside from this, we have only to look to the revolution in land prices that has been brought about in Sumter county. Just recently members of familes From North Carolina have purchased homes in the county paying thirty five and forty dollars per acre for lands 12 miles from Americus, that sold for $10 per acre before the good roads were built adjacent to them. The lands in Schley County would be more than double in value, and our little town would blossom like a rose, if we only had the right kind of roads. We can have them, and it is high time business men of Ellaville were manifesting some interest (in) the enterprise. They certainly can do as well as the business men of Butler. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Rev. W.K. Dennis, of Shellman, was in Ellaville this week. Mr. H.S. Lindsay went up to Macon this week. Robinson's big circus will be at Americus on Nov. the 8th. Miss Lucy Baldwin left this week for Tazewell where she goes to take charge of the school. Mrs. John Wall and Miss Eva Wall went down to Americus Wednesday, shopping. Mrs. P.Z. Hill is spending some time in Macon with relatives. Mrs. T.G. Cheney, of Montezuma, spent several days in Ellaville this week. Mrs. T.A. Collins was in Montezuma two days this week. Mrs. R.M. Murphey is on a visit to relatives in Columbus. Col. T.B. Rainey, of Buena Vista, was in the city Wednesday. Miss Bobie Royal came home Saturday from LaGrange College on acount of sickness. Mr. E.H. Morrison attended the Masonic Grand Lodge at Macon this week. Quite a number of criminal cases will be disposed of next week in city court. Hon. W.D. Murray and W.D. Herring represented the Masonic Lodge at the Convention held at Macon this week. Dr. S.R. patton and wife, of Hartwell, arrived Tuesday and will spend several days with his mother, Mrs. M.E. Patton, at Concord. Dr. and Mrs. R.T. Bivins spent several days last week at Bronwood with their son, Mr. Clarence Bivins. Sheriff Lumpkin returned from Albany Wednesday morning with a couple of state convicts, given to Schley by the Prison Commision. They were at once added to Stephens' gang and are now doing work on the roads. Mrs. W.A. McMath was in town doing shopping Wednesday. Cotton sold for 14 and the half, and clipping right on to 15. We are informed that the afternoon train from Americus will be held on Nov. the 8th until after the Robinson show performance is over, thereby giving all our people an opportunity to go to the show on the train. John Robinson's big circus will be at Americus on November the 8th. This is considered one of the best and cleanest shows in the United States. Go and take the children. Judge E.Wall, of Fitzgerald, is spending the week here with his mother, Mrs. M.I. Wall, and otherwise meeting with many of his old Schley county friends. Mr.Wall has just recently been appointed to the judgeship of the city court of Fitzgerald, a position which any young attorney should feel proud of, and one which he gained through his recognized ability and popularity over a strong competitor. Mr.J.H. Bryant has resigned position as manager of the Union warehouse, on account of business duties on his farm. Mr. Bryant, during the present season, has made the Union an excellent manager and his service has proven more than satisfactory to both his employers and the patrons of the warehouse. Mr. Claude Dixon is at present in charge of the warehouse and will, it is understood, finish up the season for the Union. THE SCHOOL TEACHER The requirements of the country teacher are many. She must be a primary, intermediate, grammer grade, high school teacher combined ; she must be able to adjust a fallen stove pipe, build fires, put in window panes, sweep, dust, split kindling, keep out the neighboring quarrels, know how and where to whip a bad boy, understand the school laws, run the Sunday school, plant trees on Arbor day, keep all kinds of records, be of spotless moral character, and pass an examination that would trump the president of the Central of Georgia Rail Road. For all of these minor accomplishments she usually receives the enormous salary of THIRTY DOLLARS oer month. My! ain't it outrageous? end # 42.