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THE GAINESVILLE EAGLE.
3y the Eagle Publishing Company.
VOLUME LV
Clean Up.—Paint Up.
The Painting Season is now on. Os Paints you have
choice of many varieties—some good—some indifferent
—many worthless. This applies to Lead as well as the
Ready Mixed Paints.
The Horseshoe Brand of Ready Mixed Paint is one of the
very best that can possibly be made. It has grown
steadily in favor in this section, and has friends in ev
ery community, who speak highly of it, because they
have used it or seen and realize that a good Paint will
stand two or three times as long as a cheap Paint. And
then there are other things to consider—a good Paint,
by reason of its spreading capacity, costs no more, of
ten less, to complete a job than if the cheaper Paint is
uused.
Come in and let us show you.
George’s Drug Store.
GAINESVILLE STUDENTS
WIN AT JEFFERSON MEET
Miss Lottie Belle Twitty, Jamie Pope, Sam
Ham, and Carlton Miller Figure in
Toting Medals fl way.
At the Ninth District Track Meet,
held at Jefferson last Friday, Gaines
ville boys and girls represented the
High School of Gainesville in a man
ner that was most pleasing to their
tutors, and pupils of the school.
Miss Lottie Belle Twitty and Mr.
Jamie Pope took second prizes for
the best orations among the boys
and girls, while Sam Ham took first
prize in the ruuning-high-jump con
test, which was .a beautiful bronze
medal, and Carlton Miller toted off
first honors in the 240 yard dash,
also a medal.
The teachers of the Gainesville
High School are to be commended
upon the fine showing that Gaines
ville made at this meet. But if it
happens in the Ninth District and
amounts to very much, Gainesville
always gets a look in.
—
Mrs. Gaillard Out.
The hosts of friends of Mrs. B. P.
Gaillard will be delighted to learn
that she is improved to such an ex
tent from her recent severe and ex
tended illness that she was able to
be up town Tuesday afternoon.
Chief Richardson’s Condition.
The many friends of Chief Rich
ardson are very sorry to note that
he is still very sick at his home on
W. Broad street. Mr. Richardson
has been suffering severely !for the
past few years.
He was carried to Atlanta Tues
day morning by Dr. John Rudolph,
where an examination, it is under
stood, was held, returning Tuesday
evening.
Another Feature Coming.
“Quo Vadis,” another rousing fea
ture, will soon appear at the Alamo
theater. Mr. Nininger, the manager
of this theater, realizing that thea
ter-goers of Gainesville want some
thing good, spares neither pains nor
money in securing the best.
This is one of George Kleine’s
famous feature, a series of which
are being presented at the Alamo
from time to time, at great expense
to the management. No “Movie”
lover can afford to miss this picture.
See ad for date.
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Officers Royal Arcanum.
At the final close of business of
the Grand Council of the Royal
Arcanum, held with the local
council last week at this place, the
folowing were elected: W. D.
Green of Atlanta. Grand Regent; E.
H. Rueland of Angus a, Treasurer;
R. P. Lester of Covington. Secre
tary.
Mr. W. H. Norris of this city
says there was never a meeting of
the Grand Council that proved any
more beneficial or enjoyable to dele
gates than this meeting.
Mr. Norris said further that too
much stress could not be laid on the
manner in which Brenau College
acquitted themselves in the enter
tainment of this lodge at Yonah
Hall on the evening of April 16th.
Brenau entertained the Grand
Council and those citizens of
Gainesville who cared to attend
most royally on this occasion.
ODD-FELLOWS LODGES WILL
CELEBRATE ON THE 25TH.
Bradley and Oconee will Join Hands for Grea t
Day on Anniversary.
Bradley and Oconee Lodges will
celebrate with Tadmore lodge at
Lebanon Camp-ground Saturday.
April 25th.
Lodges will meet at 10 o’clock.
Music will be furnished by the
Hawkins band.
Program as follows:
Opening by singing the Ode.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Music.
Welcome address by J. W. Beard.
Music.
Response by J. W. Hawkins.
Music.
Anniversary ceremonies.
Music. A
Sermon by Rev. J. E. Hampton
of Gainesville.
Music.
Adjourn for dinner.
Reassemble at 2 o’clock.
Music.
Speech by Col. Ben Gaillard.
Music.
Speech by Col. F. M. Johnson.
Music.
Everybody is cordially invited to
attend. Bring well filled baskets.
J. A. Cook,
B. H. Flemming,
Eldora George,
Committee.
Oakwood High School,
The following program has been
arranged for the Oakwood High
School commencement:
Friday, 8.00 p. m.—Exercises by
primary grades and play by ten of
the High School boys and girls.
Saturday, 10.30 a. m.—Addresses
by Prof. L. L. Bennett and Con
gressman Thomas W. Hardwick,
Washington, D. C.
Saturday, 8 p. m.—Debate: Re
solved, that the Southern States
should encourage foreign immigrants
to settle within their borders:
Affirmative—Frank Bell, Loyd
Brooks, Esten Luther. Negative—
Ewell Hope, Bela Brown, Frank
Crow.
Sunday, 11.00 a. m. —Sermon by
Rev. Allen Candler Shuler, Atlanta.
Brother Shuler is known all over
Georgia and the Carolinas as the
“Fighting Parson of the Wiregrass,”
yet he is a mountain man.
Baptist Baracas.
Last Monday evening the assembly
rooms of the First Baptist Church
presented a most pleasing appear
ance where bunting, plants and
flowers had been artistically dis
posed. The occasion of all this was
a reception given by the Baraca
Class of the First Baptist Bible
School to the Philathea Class. The
young men had arranged an inter
esting program composed of orches
tra selections, piano and vocal
numbers and short addresses by Dr.
Hampton, Mrs. Pryor, Supt. Robert
son and J. W. Merritt. At the
conclusion of the formal program,
the Baracas proved themselves
worthy hosts, fully capable of mak
ing the social hour pleasant for all.
Refreshments of eream and cake
after which both guests’
and hosts regretfully ttflfied their
faces homeward. The young people
of the Baptist church are a strong
factor in its life and in their efforts
for good have the support and
hearty co-operation of the entire
membership.
GAINESVILLE. GEORGIA, THURSDAY APRIL 23, 1914
WILL JIM CANTRELL HANG
TOMORROW MORNING?
Will Accessory Before the Fact Hang Before
the Principal—Question being Debated
in Gainesville.
(BY STICKEM.)
The time has arrived when the
last chapter of the Cantrell case is
coming to a close —in a few days the
curtain will fall on a Hall county
murder that had its roots in
sodden igornance.
Without a respite or a commuta
tion from Governor Slaton in the
next few hours, Jim Cantrell, the
elder brother, the accessory in the
case, will hang, while Bartow, the
principal, will live a few days
longer, and a final fight is made
before the Governor for a commu
tation.
From the beginning of this most j
famous murder case Jim Cantrell I
has been the “goat.”
Young Bartow swore enough |
against Jim at the trial, trying to j
save himself, to hang half a dozen i
men.
Later when appeals were made for
new trials for the convicted men,
the decision was withheld bn Bar
tow’s case until after Jim’s case
should return from the Supreme
Court.
Hence Bartow, after being also
turned down by Judge Jones, had
his case carried before the Su
preme Court, and like Jim’s case, i
was turned down. Meanwhile Jim
Cantrell has been living on reprieves
from Governor Slaton for the past
three months, the respites being
granted by petitions and personal
appeal to the governor from people
interested in the case and by Can
trell’s attorneys.
It was the intention of a commit
tee of representative citizens, and
attorneys for Jim to call on the
Governor yesterday to make a final
appeal, but the Governor has been ;
in South Georgia for the past few
days, hence the committee could
not gain an audience with him.
Bartow has not yet been carried
before Judge Jones for a resentence,
consequently it will be at least
thirty days before the final chapter
closes and the curtain is rung down
on hall county’s most famous mur
der, “outrivaling, the Phagan case
in Atlanta,” as Judge Jones termed
it in sentencing the boys after the
trial, to hang on September 26th,
1913.
Public sentiment in the case of
the Cantrell boys has turned since
the time has almost arrived for the
execution of the accessory before
the fact, Jim Cantrell. Partially
because as the world advances in
civilization capital punishment is
receding into oblivion, and in a few
years hence, the hanging of a fel
low man will be, historically, an
episode of the dark ages, as we
term the barbarian mode of tar and
feathering criminals, and burning
them at the stake.
It is argued, “An eye for an eye,
and a tooth for a tooth.” In the
same Scripture it is further said,
“Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,
saith the Lord of Hosts.”
On the former assertion, Vox
Populi, or the Strong Arm of the
Law, which is also the voice of the
people, it is presumed that the life
of a fellow man shall be taken in
turn for his having erred in a passion
of rage, or ignorance.
Should Jim Cantrell hang tomor
row, and Bartow later, it is a safe
prediction that these executions will
close hangings in Hall county.
It will be hard hereafter to get a
jury on a murder case, and harder
still to get a jury to find a verdict
in the first degree.
Mrs. Hawkins, also accessory
before the fact, is serving a life
sentence, while another accessory,
not more concerned in the case, is
about to be hung, and the principal
in the case gets a few days longer
to live than the accessory.
Should neither get a commutation
to life sentence it is certainly due
Jim Cantrell to receive a further
respite until Bartow Cantrell also
pays his last debt to society, in
vindication of the Strong Arm of
the Law.
Coming to Gainesville.
Mrs. O. L. Gregg and daughter of
sAl&?lArtta, k, aooompanied by Mrs.
Gregg’s father? toother and sister,
will move to Gainesville in a few
days and occupy the Rudolph house
on Academy street. Mrs. Gregg is
moving to Gainesville to avail
self of the many school advantages
and the healthful climate..*
Established in 1860.
ARE YOU ADVERTISING MAY
7TH FOR GAINESVILLE?
The Merchants Are—Tell Your Friends and
Neighbors—if You Don’t See ’Em
Send Word to ’Em.
The Gainesville Merchants are
sending out circulars all over the
county and adjoining counties ad
vertising, the aeroplane flights that
aviator Beech will make at this
place on Thursday, May 7th.
The railroads are going to give
special rates to the city, and the
Chamber of Commerce and the
merchants of the city expect to
make this a red letter day for
Gainesville, bringing people here
from many counties of Northeast
Georgia.
Aviator Beech, who will be here,
is one of the best known of today.
He has made many exhibits in the
principal cities of the United States,
and will perform every feat known
to aviation.
He is considered one of the most
fearless aviators of the time, which
will be clearly demonstrated upon
the occasion here in May. With his
frail craft, he will soar many thous
and feet above the city, where he
will perform the latest feats in
flirting with death, as cross flying,
glides, altitude climbing, dips, rolls,
and spirals.
Don’t fail to be in Gainesville on
May 7th.
This will be the first opportunity
that many have had to see the
wonderful “Flying Machine,” and
the opportunity should not be
missed.
“The Perils of Pauline.”
The second episode of this inter
esting story will be shown in three
reels at the Alamo Theatre tomor
row. In addition to this w,ill be
shown a John Bunny comedy.
Good Man Passes Away.
Last Wednesday, at his home in
Dawson county, Mr. John Palmour
passed away at the ripe old age of
85 years, after a long illness. The
remains were interred in the family
cemetery at Dougherty Thuraday, a
long concourse of friends assembling
to pay a last tribute of respect to this
pioneer citzen.
Mr. Palmour was a devout Chris
tain, having united with the Metho
dist church when a young man.
The larger part of his life was given
to the service of the Lord.
He is survived by the following
children:
Ben T., Silas V., John L., W. A.,
R. E., Homer, Oscar, and Raymond
Palmour, and Mrs. N. D. Black,
Mrs. Robert A. Gober, and Mrs. J.
D. Whelchel.
Blest Be the Tie that Binds.
The following item is clipped from
the Atlanta Constitution of Tuesday:
As a source of surprise and pleas
ure to their friends comes the an
nouncement of the marriage of W.
H. Craig, of Gainesville, editor of
the Gainesville Eagle, and Mrs.
Sallie C. Osborne of Atlanta.
Mr. Craig came to Atlanta Sunday
and they were quietly married by
Rev. B. F. Fraser, pastor of St.
Paul’s Methodist church, at his res
idence, 330 Grant street, Sunday
afternoon. Several friends and rel
atives were present at the ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Craig w’ill be at home
to their friends at their residence in
Gainesville.
The above seems to be correct.
We extend to the bride the right
hand of fellowship, and wish for
her a great deal of happiness in her
residence in our city.
Sunday School Convention.
The Chattahoochee Baptist Sun
day School Convention met with the
Gillsville Baptist Church Saturday
before the fifth Sunday in March.
After the devotional exercises,
conducted by Rev. J. R. Lancas
ter, the Convention organized, and
the following officers were elected:
T. H. Robertson, President; H. H.
1 Humphreys, Secretary.
The program was then carried out,
which was very ably spoken on.
This convention is doing a great
work in the uplifting of the Sunday
School work, and we sincerely in
sist that the Pastors and Superin
tendent of the churches and Sunday
Schools in the
ciation encourage the work and im
press it upon the minds and hearts
of their hearers, and we trust that a
good, delegation will be present at
the next session, which will be held
at Poplar Springs Baptist Church
May 80 and 11.
GAINESVILLE MERCHANTS TO
CLOSE EARLY IN SUMMER. I
Will Give Their Clerks Opportunity to Have a
Little Recreation in the Long Summer
Afternoons Approaching.
Gainesville will never need an or- i
ganization for her clerks —no union j
of clerks necessary here.
Why?
Because the merchants get busy
and arrange for them to have a little
time for pleasure and rest without
being forced to do it. The merchants
think it the proper thing to do, and
they act without even so much as
being asked by the clerks for early
closing.
It behooves every patron of every
store in Gainesville to do their shop
ping and telephone ordering early,
that the clerks may have an oppor
tunity to get the orders up and have
them out of the store by 6 o’clock,
the time set to close during the sum
mer moths.
The printers are the only laboring
class of people in Gainesville that
have heretofore had anything like
decent hours of work—banks don’t
come under the caption of laborers.
Printers work eight hours and a
half, while clerks work from 10 to
15 hours per day.
It is hoped that the trading pub
lic of Gainesville will consider the
feeiingb of the tired clerks and co
operate with the merchats in this
campaign for early closing. You
CAN do it, we are sure, and that
you WILL do it, we feel assured.
You will help humanity by shop
ping early. Please remember that.
The following merchants have
signed an agreement, hereinafter
set out. Read it and be governed
thereby:
“We, the undersigned business
men, agree to close our places of
business at 6 p. m. each evening,
except Saturday evening, commenc
ing Monday, May 11th, and continu
ing until Friday, September 11th.
Newman-Frierson-McEver Co.
Gould-Scoggins Co.
Geo. P. Estes.
W. J. & E. C. Palmour.
Pilgrim-Estes Furniture Co.
Vater & Lederer.
Singer Sewing Machine Co.
Parks & Bowen.
Canning & Elrod.
Jake Sacks.
Pruitt-Barrett Hardware Co.
Smith & Co.
Wright & Son.
Garrett & Ashe.
Palmour Hardware Co.
U. R. Waterman.
A. W. Bailey & Co.
B. A. Rogers & Co.
Carter Grocery Co.
C. E. Barrett.
J. C. McConnell & Co.
McConnell Shoe Co.
Hosch Bros. Co.
J. M. McClure.
Parker Book Store.
Red Grocery.
B. H. Merck.
W. H. Muncy.
Dr. Henry Simmons
Os Brenau will conduct the prayer
meeting at the First Methodist
church Wednesday evening, April
22nd. The congregation and public
are cordially invited to hear Dr.
Simmons.
Fire in Barron's Case
The night policemen discovered
smoke issuing from the restaurant
of Grover Barron on the public
square Friday morning, and notified
the fire department, which quickly
arrived on the scene and extin
guished a blaze which originated in
the upper story.
—
Grace Church.
The meeeting of the Athens Con
vocation here last Thursday and Fri
day proved to be very successful.
The Right Rev. C. K Nelson, D.D.,
the Very Rev. Thomas Duck, the
Rev. H. Fields Saumenig were the
visiting clergy. The woman’s Aux
iliary for the district held an enthu
siastic meeting Friday afternoon in
connection with the Convocation.
Mrs. C. L. Pettigrew, Diocesan
president was present.
Services next Sunday will be as
follows; Holy communion at 8
jq’jeiock;-morning service at 11.30 and
■ evening service at >h ßible
class and Sunday school at 10 a. m,
St. Mary’s chapter will meet Mon
day afternoon in the choir room.
All members are requested to attend
as important matter will be brought
for consideration.
SI.OO a Year in Advance
NUMBER 17
CARL N. DAVIE BRINGS
SUIT AGAINST SOUTHERN
FOR CHARLIE HOLLAND.
Damage Asked in the Sum of $2,000 for
Being Evicted from a Southern
R. R. Train.
t
Mr. Carl N. Davie has entered
suit against the Southern Railway,
for Mr. Charlie Holland of this city
as the culmination of the plaintiff
having been taken from a train last
February.
Mr. Davie says in the suit that
the trouble arose over the Southern
Railway not having established a
ticket office at Howell Station, a
place near Atlanta.
The suit further sets out that Mr.
Holland, on boarding the train, paid
$1.35 fare, which is full fare from
Atlanta to Gainesville; the conduc
tor contended for additional fare of
15 cents, which Mr. Holland re
fused to pay, and it was then that
the conductor evicted him from the
train, at Cross Keys, a little pig
trail, and Holland alleges further
that he was forced to walk through
eight miles of desolate country,
with which he was not acquainted.
He also charges that the conductor
demanded $1.50 railroad fare, that
amount being 15 cents excessive of
the regular fare.
Swaps Places of Worship-
Rev. W. W. Benson will fill the
First Methodist pulpit Sunday morn
ing at the 11 o’clock hour, the St.
Paul congregation worshiping with
the First church, while Rev. Ben
son will return to St. Paul for ser
vice Sunday night and the First
church will worship with St. Paul.
Rev. Kendall is still in Florida.
Granted Telephone Charter.
The Sugar Hill Telephone Co.
was granted a charter by Judge
Jones on April 18th, and will pro
ceed to build a telephone line from
Gainesville down the Athens road
through Tadmore district to the
lower end of the county.
This will be a great convenience
to the farmers of this section of the
country, and shows the progressive
spirit of the Hall county farmers.
Got Severe Fall.
The friends of Judge J. B. Gaston
will be sorry to learn that he re
ceived a fall a few nights ago
landing on his left shoulder, that
has caused him considerable pain.
Judge Gaston had climbed up
onto a chair in his office in the
Gaston building to turn on an elec
tric light, when in some manner the
chair craned with him, throwing
him to the floor. It was thought
for sometime that his shoulder was
dislocated, but it is reported now
that it was just a sprain.
Would Make Good Team.
The latest feature in county poli
tics is the reported intention of
Frank Conner and Dr. Clifton New
ton to enter race for Representative.
They would make a good legislative
team for several reasons, one of
which is that they are both old bach
elors of a very chronic description,
and would resent any move to extend
the franchise to women, as women
don’t seem to be included in their
scheme of political or household
economy.
But they are both excellent men.
Coburn Players at Brenau.
The Coburn Players, leading open
air actors, will give three perform
aces on the campus of Brenau col
lege on April 30 and May 1 and 2.
This announcement has been re
ceived with much interest in Gaines
ville.
The first performance will be “The
Canterbury Pilgrims” on Thursday
evening, April 30, and Friday, May
1, “The Merry Wives of Windsor,”
will be given as a matinee perform
ance. Friday evening, Jeanne
d’ Arc” will be presented.
The Coburn Playershave appeared
annually at all the leading universi
ties and colleges and have taken
part in various pageants on the
White House lawn in Washington
city. Their performances are most
artistic and of great educational
value.
The Brenau campus, beautifully
shaded by many old oak trees, will
be a splendid setting for the outdoor
performances, and the students of
college and the residents of Gaines
ville are looking forward with
pleasure to the Coburn plays.
Brenau College is to be congratu
lated upon securing the Coburn
Players for Gainesville'.