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The SANDERSV i lle
SEMI-WEEKLY.
NEGRO MEETS DEATH .
IN GAMBLING RAID.
Tom Roberts Shot in Leg
as He Ran From
City Officers.
SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 2, 1907.
ESTABLISHED IN 1841
Tom Roberts, more commonly
known ns Tom “Mandy,” a negro
employe of the Sandersville Rail
road Company, was shot and kill
ed ns he ran from city officers last
Saturday afternoon about 5:80
o'clock near the McCullough place
in the northern end of the city.
It is claimed by those who were
near the scene of the unfortunate
tragedy that several negroes were
gambling in an outhouse in that
section last Saturday afternoon
and Policeman Barwick and spec
ial Policeman May went to make
an arrest. They approached the
house and Marshall Barwick en
tered, placing all the negroes
under arrest with the exception of
the dead negro who ran past him
and escaped. As the negro ran
from the house he was shot, one
witness claiming that Officer May
and another white man in a wagon
in the road near by fired upon
him and another witness claiming
that only one shot was fired.
It was not known at the time
that “Mandy” had been wounded,
but after running a short distance
further he fell in a cotton patch.
Sunday morning his dead body
was found where he had fallen
and the matter reported to, [the
city authorities.
Just what time the negro died
is not known. His body was cold
when found and ho had been in
the heavy rain of Saturday night.
It was found that he was shot in
the calf of the leg, the ball sever
ing an artery and the negro bled
to death from this wound.
The investigation so far made
has not definitely revealed who
did the shooting.
Coroner Ainsworth summoned
a jury Sunday morning and held
an inquest. The jury’s verdict
was that the negro was killed by
some person unknown. It is stated
that further investigation will be
made.
MR. ISAAC LOZIER GETS BOUND OVER
SUPERINTENDENTS JOB.
JUDGE AND SOLICITOR
CHARGE. TAKEN FOR BOOK AGENTS
Home Man Selected
Water and Light
Superintendent.
as
Mr. Isaac Lozier, well known in
Sandersville and the son of Hon.
W. S. Lozier of Warthen, has been
elected superintendent of the San
dersville water work's and light
plant and has accepted the posi
tion . Mr. Lozier will take charge
of the plant in a few days.
Mr. Lozier is a young man but
the commissioners feel that he is
splendidly equipped for his new
duties from every view point. Ho
has had the best technical instruc
tion, having stood high in his
class at the Technological school
where he recently graduated, and
lie will likely make the city a good
superintendent.
He has been until recently em
ployed as electrical engineer at
Cincinnati, Ohio, where he gave
satisfaction.
Ho has been until recently em
ployed ns electrical engineer at
Cincinnatti, Ohio, where he gave
satisfaction.
Mayor’s Matinee Brings
Much Money Into the
City Treasury.
Mayor Evans held his court
Monday and a crowd assembled
to witness the handing out of jus
tice measured by the municipal
yard stick.
Several negroes and one white
man were tried for disorderly con
duct and fined heavily by the
mayor and each was bound over
to the city court to be tried for
gambling. They are all charged
with gambling last Saturday af
ternoon when a raid was made
that resulted in the death of the
negro, Tom Roberts.I
The white man charged is Mr.
Lton Brooks, and the negroes hold
on the gambling charge are Wiley
Jones, Jesse Jones, Ike Umphrey
and Jim Butts.
A negro woman, Tressie Lamar,
was also convicted for disorderly
conduct.
The court resulted in a good
large sum for the city treasury.
FARMERS HAVE IMPOR
TANT MEETING HERE.
COUNCIL CREATES A
NEW CITY OFFICE.
Large Number Gather at
Court House Last
Monday Morning.
There was a joint meeting of
the several Farmers’ Unions at
the court house in this city last
Monday morning at which a large
number from the various district
Unions gathered, it beingestimat
ed that about three hundred were
in attendance.
Much important business was
transacted at the meeting and the
farmers showed considerable in
terest and enthusiasm in their
organization.
The feature of the meeting was
a very able and interesting ad
dress by Prof. J. P. Campbell,
president of the Third district ag
ricultural college located at
Americus.
This county is one of the largest
union counties in the state.
Plumbing Inspector for
City, iRalph Rawlings
Gets New Job.
Negro Approaches City
Court Battery to
Pay for Books.
A country negro who evidently
has never been “skused” of any
offense in the city court and who
knows very little about who are
the leading la\Vyers of the middle
circuit approached Judge Jordan
and Solicitor Hyman on the
streets yesterday and insisted on
paying them his first installment
on a religious book which he had
contracted to pay on October 1st.
Both the judge and solicitor
entered pleas of “not guilty” but
the negro evidently thought the
distinguished looking pair were
“jess projeking wid him” for he
insisted that they give him the
promised receipt. A crowd began
to gather and the judge and solic
itor dispersed.
JUST'
PLAIN
PRICES
While the
Goods Last
REV. J. L
TALKS ON KOREA
FEW
FARMS FOR
SALE IN COUNTY.
Home Seekers Find
Difficult to Secure
Any Land.
it
There are very few farms chang
ing hands this year and those who
are seeking farming lands and
homes in the country find it very
difficult to secure them. _
Very recently there have been
two plantations sold in the county
and they brought twenty-five and
thirty-nine dollars* per acre and
each was several miles from town.
Old citizens tell us there has
never been a time m their mem
ory when it was so difficult to
find farm lands for sale. Land is
regarded as both a profitable und
safe investment.
The Sandersville Investment
Company is now offering three
plantations for sale, the first farm
lands to be offered in the open
market in some time.
5c GOODS
1 sheet iron stove pan, 1 fry
pan, 1 set teaspoons, 2 one pint
cups, 1 sash fastener, 1 four-quart
milk pan, 1 bottle machine oil, 1
enamel pie pan, 1 enamel pudding
pan, 1 enamel cup, 1 slate, 1
square pan, 1 perforated ohair
bottom, 1 roll crepe paper, 1 hair
brush.
The mayor and council elected
Mr. Ralph Rawlings sanitary and
plumbing inspector at the meeting
of council lust Monday night.
This is a new office created by
the present administration and
takes part of the work away from
the superintendent of the water
and light plant. The office is a
very responsible* and important
one and Mr. Rawlings takes
charge immediately.
DR. DICKEY GREATLY
PLEASES HEARERS.
Good Sum is Raised
Service to Improve
Pastor i urn.
at
Rev. J. E. Dickey, president of
Rmory College, preached at both
the morning and evening services
at the Methodist church in this
city last Sunday to large and ap
preciative congregations,
Both sermons were scholarly
and were greatly enjoyed by hifl
hearers.
At the conclusion of the morn
ing service about one thousand
dollars were raised with which
to add to and improve the present
pastorium. It is understood that
work will begin on the building in
the near future.
LOCKER CLUB ORDI
NANCE PASSES COUNCIL.
Alderman Arnau Gets Tax
Law Through at
Last Meeting.
The ordinance introduced by
Alderman Arnau recently to fix
the locker club license tax for this
city at ten thousand dollars an
nually was unanimously passed at
last Monday night’s meeting and
was approved by Mayor Evans.
Mr. Arnau is being congratulat
ed on his ordinance by a large
number ol citizens and the ordi
nance is generally approved.
Carlyle’s Creed.
Man was born to expend every
particle of strength that God Al
mighty has given him, in doing
the work he finds he is fit for, to
stand it out to the last breath of
life, and do his best.—Thomus
Carlyle.
OCTOBER THE FIRST
OPENS BUSY SEASON.
Trade and Collections are
Good. Much Cotton
Brought to City.
Tuesday, October the first—yes
terday was one of the busiest bus
iness days Sandersville has had in
some time.
Until late Monday night the
book-keepers were busy, and a
little earlier Tuesday morning
than usual the stores were opened
and the work of the day begun.
Bill collectors hurried to and
fro about the city and the bank
cashiers were kept constantly em
ployed accepting payments and
deposits.
There were muny farmers in the
city and they were as busy as the
merchants, trading and closing
up accounts. The day was
record breaker.
Perhaps you have not received a sub
scription bill, but the latch is always
on the outside to our subscribers and
especially to those who desire to pay
subscription debts.
jp0“The Model Barber Shop has two
first class white barbers to serve you.
Shave 10c.
^j^^The Sandersville Investment
Company will sell you a home in San
dersville on easy terms, or we will
build you one to suit you. For infor
mation see,
, Battle Sparks, Sec. and Tress.
Unselfish.
Master Walter, aged five, had
eaten the soft portions of his toast
at breakfast, and piled the crusts
on his plate.
“When I was a little boy,” re
marked his father, who sat oppo
site him, “I always ate the crusts
of my toast.”
“Did you like them?” inquired
his off-spring, cheerfully.
“Yes,” replied the parent.
“You may have these,” said
Master Walter, pushing his plate
across the table.—Harper’s Week
ly*
V
last Thursday night ltev. J. L. Gerdine,
misf&onary to Korea, gave an intereat
ing talk on work being done for the
spread of the gospel in that country
and told of the habits and customs of
the natives of the Hermit Kingdom.
Mr. Gerdine was five years ago pastor
or the Methodist church at Tennille,
and from there he volunteerd to enter
the foreign Held as a missionary. He
was sent to Korea, which lieH to the
northeast of China. He said that the
country is about twice as large as Geor
gia and contains a population of about
fourteen million people,or seven times
the number in Georgia. The people
a<e kind hospitable and very friendly in
disposition. Those who have been con
verted from the heathen beliefs to the
Christian religion are earnest and sin
cere and the work of the missionaries
is aided in every way possible by them
The customs of the people of K^rea
are peculiar. When a son is born into a
family there is great rejoicing, but
there is d ^satisfaction when a girl baby
arrives to make her home with her par
ents. It is the duty of the parents to
provide wives for their sons, and this
arranged in childhood. A man Is nl-
ays spoken of ns a child until he be
comes married, no matter how old he
may be, and is not considered a man
ntil he is married. It is a rare thiDc
for them to reach the age of twenty be
fore they become married. If a family
having n daughter engaged to be mar
ried lias reverses they will send the
daughter to the family of the young
man to whom she is pledged to be mar
ried and she will then make her home
with the parents of her intended hue
band until she becomes of proppr age
to be marripd which is from fourteen
to eighteen years old in that country.
The husband treats his wife as if she
were a servant, and not as an equal
They are are looked down on as in
ferior in every way, and are not held in
the high regard which the people of
our country show to the women. The
boys are given a partial education, re
quiring several years to learn the char
acters which are used in their compli
cated language, but no educational ad
vantages are given to the girls, as they
are considered a great nuisance and un
worthy of education. When they are
married they remain at home practical
ly all of time and if the husband has
company sho stays in the background
Mr. Gerdine reported that his work
in that country was progressing and
that great interest was manifested by
the people in the effort of the mission
aries to spread the gospel. Since he had
returned to the United States he had
received earnest appeals to return as
Roon as possfbU to look aftPr matters
connected with church work. He is at
home cri a three months vacation and
will soon be actively at work in the
field whore he has labored faithfully
for the past five years. He spoke at
considerable length and was heard with
appreciation by those who were present
Thursday night. His earnestness gave
eloquence to his description arid it was
a pleasure to hear the report he made
direct from the foreign missionary field
in which so many earnest Christian peo
ple are laboring for the improvement
and uplifting of the unfortunate people
who have for centuries been groping
in darkness and are now seeking the
light which is being carried to them by
unselfish love and devotion of those
who have left their homes and friends
that thev may turn them to the ways
of righteousness.
lOc GOODS
1 extension curtain rod.
1 wash pan, 1 enamel preserving
kettle, 1 enamel dipper, 1 twelve
quart milk pan, 1 aluminum cup,
1 fancy covered lunch basket, 1
steel fry pan, 1 ten inch fiat dish
1 crank sifter, books by good au
thors 10c each, 1 window shade, 1
ten inch fiat dish, 1 square vege
table dish, 1 crumb tray and
scrape, 50 feet galvanized clothes
wire.
I5c GOODS
1 ten quart milk bucket, 1 cool
handle steel fry pan, 1 sheet irou
stove pan—12x17 inches— 1 scrap
album, 1 pair draw scales with
chain and pan, 1 fourteen quart
dish pan, 1 nickel waiter—12x17
inches—1 lantern, 1 woojl bread
bowl, 1 eight-a?m clothes rack, 1
twelve inch flat dish.
25c GOODS
1 Japanned foot tub.
1 fancy glove und handkerchief
basket.
1 reflector lamp.
1 syrup pot.
1 ten quart white lined milk
pan.
1 set plates.
1 twelve quart galvanized iron
water bucket.
1 seventeen quart dish pan.
1 raw-hide buggy whip.
1 work shirt for boy or man.
1 steam egg poacher.
NEW 5 & 104
PACKET ST Oh l
Back Combs
We have many Beautiful Back
Combs that we are going to sell at
and below cost as we are going to
discontinue all Back and Side Combs
except in solid gold mounings. See
Special display in window for next two
weeks
Scarborough & Gar butt
JEWELERS HND OPTICIANS
Sandersville, Georgia.
The
Twice-ii- Week Herald.—$1.00
Per Year. Worth $2.00.
If You Want A Home
You can buy one from
The Sandersville Invest
ment Company on terms
to suit you.
If you have one to
sell, we will buy it and
pay you cash for it.
See us to-day.
THE
SANDERSVILLE INVESTMENT <2 3
BATTLE SPARKS, Sec. & Treas.
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