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TBlT, VALDOSTA TIMM,
Sitting Room
To PaHor : ::
San Francisco, Kept. lO.-j-Lord
Savannah, Ga„ Sept 19.—In(. the ’ Northcllffe, English puhllihef, and
trial ot 0. A. Gordon, for the murder. editor of the f/ondon Time*,' who
of Wm. N. FaulUn* at Hlneerille, wtrt i n the.sUy today, both express j
Liberty county thin afternoon, Mrs. ^ the ..belief that war between
paulllng, widow of the dooeaaed. Great liritaln and Germany It car-
canned a big eenaatlon while on the tain to come.
a tend ai a wltneee. She teetllled that “Tii* fact# are plain," Lord North-
»— - —f JSi»" — . *
bad killed Fanning, She arid rite had ( ^ tnMm ^ w . hDOW that air
not had a nleht’e eleep #lnce the af- of j, er shipbuilding yard* are en-|
fair, and that ehe wae glad to get,*'g#g#d in naral connection; that
chance to eonfeae her knowledge of on# hundred thousand men., are
In fitting, renewing and touching up your
parlors, we wish to call your attention to some
of our Latest Novelties in FURNITURE.
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terstat
We Hare a Very Select Line of Art Squares Running in Price From
With Small Rugs to Match.
<k grown
SbAtlanta
fjf whls.
ga, Tenn.,
, are pro-
customer#
Wicker Suits, thres t, ‘ive pn Cc mi t-, from _.„J20 to $45
Mahogany Rockers f nm_ , $6 to $10
L -nther R ickers fr'm $6 to $20
Corner Cnairs from to $10
I.i ft:t »' hav: \ are ll<ele:tcl st>:'t of Furniture for the Parlor.
atlc In the extreme. Mm. Faulllngjed attache on other nntloni and wa in Georgia . on*;
collapeed, crying bitterly for nn bonr * know that the vessel ehe Ip bnlld. ( Tennee.ee. pn
i Ing are designed either for com-. Into effect on L
or more. more* destroying purposes or ’ fo dently It wsn ,s|
First liny of the Trial. ula t0 borne waters. here any effect '
Hlnesvllle, Os., Sept *9.—The Jury "We here the German emperor* hence the establl
which 1* trying Chnrlee Gordon and declaration that Gerraanye futnr | houses In TenneS
lire. Helen Faulllng, for the murder In on the water. We here the fact cuatomera, nqtti
of the letter's hnebend, W. N. FenV | that the population of Germany other states, £
ling, we, secured much quicker yea- muet hare'an outlet and her Indue- states. & J
terday then was expected, and con- tries new markets, and that tha When thin maj
sldcrnbio progress was msde on tbs most likely Held te In placen where the attetftlon or
j the British flag floats. 1 length it they said It mus
Severn! witnesses were examined .any opinion Is foolleh. Jn J
Mom court ndjonmed yeaterday af-. "Mach has been uld abouCTJr wae,
temoon. the most Important being j scare «n England. There 1« not
Troy Gordon, eon or the nceneed man.',enough of » war scare there.., ...Com
The boy is only U yearn old. and toM.dltlon. which confront Great Brtt-
1„ , straightforward way of being tin are ominous, and It I. to Jmde-
sent by his father to W. B. Rnmbo plorcd that we are no better^hre
to borrow shot gun uhells. Fanning** P 8 ™ d -” ' I
death wound wae msde by small shot. > «<> not think (km Is
To those who watched Gordon* doubt, said Mr. Bell, that them
face as hi* eon was helflg questioned. v*» ® eralnT "'‘i
ft seemed he tnrned P*l*. Hit face Gre,t Hritnln before long. The
daring the teeUmony pictured vary- »«“»«<>» *■ W "»"* V »,_ Fron ^|
fag emotion., P | « to " d fc
Walter Fnulllng. 17-ycar-old eon ?f Herman war when he *gl«,th|£B[
the elaln men, told of Incidents teafl- eountrlrs were llko
InA to prove that Improper relations ^a'a* .running logotheynJK^g
ban existed between his etep-mothef ”•**■ r- .i,
andlGorJon. The boy nt no time heels x '
anewors to qupellona and lr "kae ll
’law went
t. but cvl-
iwn as to
ate tragic,
of liquor
to supply
ree but In
Don’t forget to call in and see our exquisite line.
ras brought to
KTgta officials
doe to some
■ee law and
raitalillshlng a
Valdosta, Georgia,
other
KILLED
^ proportion- one ar3*WnK broirWWjtwo placr*
than at present. And and her bead crushed In by the fall,
’connection, It la significant] Miss Harrell and her cousin wen
» German battle ships arajdrlvlng home from the school there In
nil! with very small coal the afternoon when the horse became
Ai Germany has few frightened and ran away." Miss Hnr-
■PP^^WnTwiee shot! with a
Srreeh-loading slintgun. Th,- first was
a glancing shot nn<l the second was
Bred at close range. ?
Intonslov Interesting was the testi
mony given by Mr. Smith of Florida,
wtoae home In that tint* formerly
was near that of the Bantlings and
Gordon, during their residence there.
Stating that he had suspected the
relations of Mrs. rnulllng and Gordon
were not proper, he sold that daring
■ time when Faulllng. was on a visit
In South Carolina, leaving hit with
at home, he warned Gordon. He mat
ed that Oordon told Mm he would "get
tfd” of Faulllng, bnt that ha thought
at the time Gordon was Joking. At
tho conclusion of Mr. 8mlth’a testi
mony court adjourned till tomorrow.
Gordon, who la on trial tor hit life,
la short and heavy net. with red hair
and mustache and florid complexion.
His bend, however, ha* recently been
shaved and he has removed his man
tache. Hla confinement In Jail appar
ently has had no 111 effects upon him.
He appeared In court dressed In a
bine coat, blue wool ahlrf, black
pants and brown hat and shoos.
Mrs Faulllng keep* her nerve ad
mirably during the ordeal that-In u^
on her.
8he It of medium height and alen-
der. not 111 proportioned and rather'
pretty- Much attention wae given her
by the spectators who crowded the
Every set ^
of harness
I sell ismade^ 4^
in, my facto-
ryand every
set is guar
anteed. If
a atund the funeral.
'3 SKVlfiRAPllP
Years,,
that is qual
ity. Ask
Mr. J. N.
Bray where
he got his
Third National Bank Will Erect an
18-Story Building.
Atlanta. On., Sept. IT.—An agree
ment hue .been, dosed bat ween' the
Third National represented by lie pres
ident,. Mr. Frank Hawkins, and Mr.
Mm W. Grant, a director at Us
bank, and owner ot the property At
southeast comer ot Broad and Ma
rietta street to erect an olghtcon-
atory skyscraper at that eornar,
which win ha known so tho Third
National Bank Building. Tho now
building will cost 11,000,000. Tower
ing to a height of eighteen stories
the new skyscraper “will overtop ev
erything In the city, tho next tallest
In nnmhr of- atorlea beliig the Can
dler building, which Is seventeen sto
ries.
Mr. W. A. Odom of the Robinson
district tells of a peculiar Hghtntnf
freak at hla place. A few days ago
there was thundar at mid-day which
Indicated that lightning had struek
something near hi. horns. A tew
American
Steel & Wire Co,
corn Held and noticed smoke arising
from a fodder Hack. He made Inves
tigation and found that the fodder
was on Bra burning slowly hut al
ready covering the exterior of the
alack. Thirty feet away waa a high
stump which the lightning struck.apd
doubtless the same flash eat the ted
der on lire, though the stamp had es
caped the Unmet.
Mr. Odom bad quite a lively ex
perience trying to save that portion
ot the (odder not yet eonnnmed bnt
he found to bin dismay that tho more
he stirred It the more the Barnes
spread sad even water thrown on It
bnt served to harry the certain de
struction of tho forage. He Anally
gave up the Job.—Moultrie Ob*-Tver.
John T. Roberts,
Vessel May be a Total Loan
Savannah, Oil. - 8ept. IS.—It la
very much feared that the Botch
Steamship Zoeburg who want
aground Just outalde of Jackson
ville, while bound to Savananh,. fa
to ha a total lose. Shipping men
In Savannah who understand the
situation say there la little chanoe
cf taring the big chip.- The tmt
that the member* ot tho erew and
the officers of the ship left. It yes
terday afternoon, Indicates that the
chances of taring the vessel nr*
very slim indeed. The Zeebnrg la
a regular trader at Sarannah and
her loss would he seriously felt
VALDOSTA, GEORGIA.
F J . Peppsll, an Aged Preacher,
Died Suddenly an Monday.
The Honltrl* Observer ot yester
day announced the sadden death of
P. l. Poppcll, a Holiness. Baptist
preacher and former county coroner.
Hla death occurred a little after elev
en o'clock this morning and resulted
from paralysis, the f ret stroke com
ing on him Saturday night
Mr. Poppell la welt known In Moul-
trle aad over the western part ot the
comity. He hae resided fa the county
. « number ot yean and cats time nerv
ed ns coroner. He ha# been located
' at Fnnston recently and was doing
a vlarylng business between Funston
'and Moultrie. He la survived by a
.wife sad oa* daughter, the latter he-
Jfng Mrs. W. a. Baris. Ha waa sev
enty-three yearn old.
Baggies, Wagons, Harness, Automobiles, Wire Fence, English
Gins and Saddles.
Electric
Bitters
Madrid, Sept. 10—Spanish troops
this morning occupied Mount
Qurngt, Morocco. The victory fa
Morocco la now completed. Thera
la rejoicing In Madrid.
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