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VALDOSTA. GA., TUESDAY,
MAY 2, 1811.
O’HARA CLAN
BURY THE DEAD 1
nr SWIM MIN' WITH ‘GATOR.
Gipsey Folks Gather in At
Waycross Man Ha* Unusual Exper
ience In the Satllla.
Waycross, Ga., April 29.—Mis
taking the partially submerged back
or an alligator (or the bottom of his
capsized boat In the Satllla river,
below Lulaton, came near getting
Edwl_ Murray, an attache o( a flab
i lng camp on the Satllla, Into serious
lanta to pay Respect to trouble. Murray was out In the
-r-L .... I, yv j river with a boy named Sweat, and
Those Who Have Died. Upped th , lK)8t . He i. a splendid
swimmer, and Instead of making a
4 . „ _ 0 . . rush for the boat, and knowing that
Atlanta, G... April 28-Members Bw „ t ^ lw|m> „ e BWam telMirelr
of the i Him cl tn of Irish horie<f 0r upturned boat,
traders, more than 500 stro-ig, gatli- His attention wag not given en-
ert*d here today for their annual j an< * w ben he did
' 'ook up he was alongside an alli
gator. Few large ‘gators are found
burial servlet*, when six of their
number, wtfo have died during the
past year In various part? of the
country, were interred In Oakland
and West cemeteries.
The services were held In the
Church of the Immaculate Concep
tion and the funeral cortege wag Im
posing In the number of carriers,
hearses and the floral contributions.
Four large wagons were necessary J
to haul the flowers, while the bod
ies of the dead were handled In
three hearses.
The O'Haras are for the most
part pure blooded Irish and not
Gypsies, as many believe. .Scores
of the clan are natives of the "Ould
Rod." many of them are wealthy
and at least two are rated ns mil
lionaires. They live In all sections
of the country and annually make
in the Satllla higher
miles from the mouth,
caped.
than thirty
Murray es-
HE KAN* INTO A 1*0V.
Elder Luke, in Ills Huggy, Struck a
Hoy on his WlieCl.
Elder J. B. Luke ran Into John,
the negro boy who delivers meat for
Sasey’g Market, yesterday afternoon
and knocked his hip out of place
The boy wat# turning the corner at
tho old Sutton stables on a bicycle
and Mr. Luke was driving along at a
moderate gait. The collision was
i due more to the quickness of the
iturn and the narrowness of the street
the "pilgrimage in Atlanta" for" tits j a ' ‘ h « " ol( " than the recklessness
burial of their dead. Jncaa of the boy or Mr. Luke. Tbo
boy was carried to I>rs. Key & As
kew’s ofliee for medical attention.
—Nashville Herald.
THE DODGE MURDER TRIAL.
Woman to Im» Placed o n Trial for
Murder Without Motive.
Guildhall Vt., April 29.—A mur
der trial which Is expected to attract
Odd Fellows at Sparks.
The First Division meeting of the
Odd Fellows met at Sparks yester-
wide attention Is scheduled to ibegln 8,1(1 toda * • Dlv "" 0n D ® pUty ,
Grand Master, W. II. Burch. of
BLOODY TIMES
ABOUT CANTON
Mutiny Break* out Among
Chinese Soldiers and Of
ficers are Killed.
Hong Kong, April 29.—Tho dls-
patches this afternoon from Canton
say tha mutiny hma broke out among
the sol llers of Admiral LI.
The Governor is reported to have
been assassinated and the rebels are
advancing on the city.
Fear Is felt for the hundreds of
PERSONAL MENTION.
(From Friday'© Dally.)
Mrs. S. D. Ravenel has returned
from a pleasant vlait to Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Lastlnger, Mr.
and Mrs. Randall Walker and Mrs - .
M. A. Briggs left last night for At
lanta to tak© In the Grand Opera
performances.
Mayor John Roberts returned to
day from Hampton Spring*. Fla.,
where he has been spending several
days. ,
Mr. J. E. Plowden on yesterday
bought the D. S. Wilson residence
on Troup street from Mr. B. S. Rich
ardson. It is understood that he
paid In the neighboor of $5,500.
This is a fine piece of property and
tho price Is very reasonable.
The weeds are being pulled on the
court house square and the grass
foreigners who may "be massacred j u to be mowe(1 - Enou S h ° f 'he work
after the rebels gain control. has al^ea(l > , been done to show that
The latest advice from Canton
Is that General Chlng of the Imper
ial army, was killed In battle today.
Two Briti&1i torpedo boats were
started to Canton today. The Amer
ican gun boat Wilmington is also in
route.
The earlier reports today stated
that everything was quiet and that
the Government had the situation
well In hand.
At that hour tt wag reported that
htA’cral of tho revolutionary leaders
had been executed..
TW f O DEPUTIES QUIT JOBS.
here Monday when Mrs. J. Marshall
Dodge, a woman of wealth and social
prominence, .will b« placed on trial
on the charge of killing William
Heath at her home in Lunenborg.
Heath, who was temporarily employ
ed an a painter in the Dodge home,
■woe shot and killed on Sept. 18,
1910, while lie and Mrs. Dodge were
apparently alone In the house.
The most mysterious feature of
the rase Is the entire absence of a
motive for the killing, so far as can
.he le&rnedi Since the tragedy Mrs.
podge has been at liberty on $7,000
ball, the lawns of Vermont permitting
hall in murder cases where no motlvo
Is mentioned In tho warrant and in
dictment
POSTAL HANKS MAKE GOOD
Steps to be Taken to Establish Oth
ers in Rig Clt lee.
Washlngt n, April 29.—It Is an-
noumvd todny that forty eight ex
perimental officer© of the Postal
Bank system have reported that the
hanks have made good.
As result, there will he n speedy
extension of the system to the Inrg-
er cities.
Sudden Death at Waycross.
Waycross, Ga., April 29.—After
eating a hearty breakfast today,
Henry Stone, aged 00 yonTs, dropped
dead at Ills home near Waycross na
he was preparing to leave the house.
Ho la survived by a wife and six
children.
Forsyth Adopts Early Closing.
Forsyth, Ga., April 29.—All the
merchants of this city hav© agreed
to close their places of business, be
ginning May 1 and ending August t,
every afternoon, with the exception
of Saturdays at 0 o'clock.
Thomasvllle is In charge of tho ex
orcises and delegates representing
nineteen counties aro present.
Public exercises were held Wed
nesday night when the address
welcome was gracefully delivered
by Rev. J. P. Chatfleld, with an elo
quent response by Rev. L. T. Mays,
of Thomasvllle.
Addresses on the principles of the
order were delivered by Hon. W. W.
Webb, of Hahlra, Hon. I. G. Col
lins, of Camilla, and Hon. J. L
Milner, of Sylvester.
Sparks Lodge No. 396 I. O. O. F.
and the citizens generally of Sparks
are making the vlst of the Odd Fol
lows one of genuine pleasure.—Adel
News.
RATTLE EXPECTED SOON
lleltels Surround a Mexican City and
Demand Its Surrender,*
Washington, April 29.—Ambas
sador Wilson, of Mexico City, tele
graphed that the rebels have sur
rounded Masntlan and have de
manded Its surrender.
A battle Is momentarily expected.
AR1UTKLK REFINERY BURNS
Explosion of Sugar Dust Caused i
Rig Fire In Brooklyn.
New York, April 29.—The Arbuc-
kle eleven story sugnr refinery plant
at Brooklyn was burned last night
with a loss of a half a million.
The explosion of sugar dust causod
the tire. Two firemen were Injured.
Capt. Cunningham Is Dead. »
Richmond. Va., April 29.—Capt
Frank Cunningham who was sus
pended from tho office of city col
lector two weeks ago was found
dend this morning.
Sorghams, Millet, Velvet
Beans, Sojar Beans, 2 Crop
and Fall Peas.
Write for Prices
Spalding Base Ball Goods,
Poultry Supplies.
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We have the best of Everything.
Vinson & Barnes
Drugs, Seeds, School Books,
Valdosta, : Ga. >
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Sheriff Pittman Made Fine Race
for Election.
Waycross, Gn». April 29.—Rumor
has It that a light Is to be made on
Rheriff D. W. Pittman, of Ware
county. It Is- said that tho resigna
tion a week Bgo of two deputies, C.
A. Bennett and 3. P. Cason, reopen
ed matters that were closed shortly
After .the election of) Sheriff Pitt
man. |
Just what proceeding. If any
are to he Instituted Is not known,
but developments uro expected with
in' the next month.
Sheriff Pittman was elected over
the largest number of candidates
ever out for the sheriff's place, and
has a strong following both in Way-
cross and Ware county.
Righteous Indignation,
'•So you wait a divorce, do you?"
fald the lawyer, peer Jpg ts»er bis
glasses at the worried little man In
front of him. . •
■'Yes, sir. I'ye stood Just about all
I can. My wife's turned Xuffragette
and she Is never at home.”
“It Is a pretty serious thing to
break up a family you know. Don't
you think you had better try to make
the best of It for a whllo? Perhaps
tt la only a passing fad.”
"That's what I have been doing,
but there are some things a man
can't stand. I don't mind the cook
lng and I haven't kicked on washing
tho dishes, but I do draw the line at
running pink rlbbotTs In my night
shirt to try to fool the children."—
Success Magazine.
Population of Neighboring .Towns
The Census Bureau lias given out
the population of nearly nil of the
cities and towns in Georgia. The
following Is some that will be of In
terest throughtout this section.
Adel, 1.902. Alapnha 632; Argyle
280; llarney, 303; Hoston, 1,130;
Dlxlo, 212; Dupont, 312; Enigma,
35S; Hahlra. 650, Homerville, 437;
llowcll 191; Lake Park. 2Sr.; Lenox
206; Mllltown. 1,217; Nashville.
990; Naylor, 538; Pearson, 658;
Unys Mill 300; Quitman 3,915;
Moultrie, 3,312. Sparks, 812; Ttf-
ton 2,381; Vnhloeta, 7,666; Cecil,
351.
Mr. Jesse I-ovett came down from
Nnshvlllo today and spent the day
In this city.
INirs North Carolina Corn WHrlo -
I* natural tritilo flavor; contains ji,
original rtcluwasof flavor and purhy
aa distilled. No blend, comtour.d or
mixture of foreign matter. A-k any
one that has oniered II1IX. 1VVAY
STRAIOHT. They know.
We guarontee all goods to be as rro-
?sento»l._ W'e refer you to Vtonds
lowing liricea:
2 Full Gallons ,
$4 00
3 Full Gallons .... $6.00
12 Full Quarts . . . $6.73
4 1-2 Full Gallons . $8.60
Thfa .nertal offar mint call for S cal.
the appearance of things will be
vastly Improved.
Col. E. W. Edwards has returned
from Springda’e, Ga., where he was
railed by telegram announcing the
death of his brother-in-law Dr. C. L.
Buchanan.
Rev. Mr. Walker, of Kentucky
will preach at the Christian church
in this city Sunday.
Mr. H. D. Sheppard, of Quitman,
came over yesterday and spend the
clay In this city.
Mr. L. E. Moore of Madison, Fla.,
was among the visitors to this city
yesterday.
Mr. R. B. Allen, cf Mllltown, was
among the visitors to Valdosta yes
terday.
Mr. E. V. Miller, of Fitzgerald
spent yesterday In Valdosta.
Mr. A. Z. Stevens, of Dayton
, and Mr. W. E. Stevens, Jr., of
Mllltown. were among the visitors to
Valdosta yesterday.
Capt. J. F. McCall, came over
from Quitman and spent yesterday
In this city.
Mr. J. E. Wright of Cairo, was
among the visitors to Valdosta yes
terday.
Messrs. S. W. Davis and W. H.
Burch, Jr., of Thomasvllle, spent
yesterday In this city.
Mr. T. P. Powell, of Madison, Fla.,
spent yesterday In Valdosta.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sinclair, came
up from Madison and spent the day
In this city on a business trip yes
terday.
Mr. J. L, Fonda, of Madison, was
In this city today on his way from
the TIfton National Highway.
Fonda will come back to Valdosta
tomorrow and will assist In select
ing the route from this city to Mad
ison.
Mr. John W. Hagan Is enjoying
the good climate of Lowndes county
again after spending the past three
months on a trip to South Florida,
where he has been baking In the
sunshine, fishing and enjoying a
quiet life.
Mr. J. A. Baker spent yesterday
in Bainbrldge on business.
Mr. A. H. Denmark and Dr. R. M
Weir drove through from Fitzgerald
in an automobile yesterday, and are
spending the day In this city.
Dr. John E. Barnard returned yes
terday from CartersvlUe, Ga., where
he had spent two days looking after
the erection of a monument over the
grave of his wife.
Messrs. R. B. Myddleton and A
Simms while Innocently rowing
across Ocean Pond this morning
caught a trout which weighed
pounds, being the biggest fish caught
In the lake In some time. Both claim
credit for the catch. Elder Simms
was holding the pole when tho fish
hit his <bob and ran under the boat.
Mr. Myddleton, after wrestling with
the fish a while, pulled it In the boat.
(From Saturday's Dally)
Mrs. N. B. Long and granddaugh
ter, Mias Evelyn Charles, of White
Springs, Fla., are visiting the form
er’s daughter, Mrs. T. W. McClain
on Wooding Lane.
Miss Clyde Thomas has gone to
Atlanta to the Music Festival and
will spent some time In that city.
Messrs. George Sherman and Roy
Dunnaway are attending the Music
Festival in Atlanta this week.
Mrs. A. B. Smith, and Mrs. E. M.
Weeks chaperoned a number of
young people to Loch Laurel this
morning to spent the day there pic
nicking The crowd went out in
wagons about S o’clock this morning
and returned this afternoon.
Mr. A. P. Jones, of The Savannah
Morning News, spent yesterday in
Valdoeta on business for that paper.
Mr. R. E. Johnson, of Pavo, came
over and spent yesterday in this
city.
The John Deere Cotton
and Com Planter.
Plants cotton and plants corn successfully.
Undoubtedly the most satisfactory combina
tion planter on the market. You cannot do
without one. See us.
W. H. BRIGGS HARDWARE CO,
“EVERYTHING IN HARDWARE.”
Valdosta, : : Ga.
WOODS GUILTY
FOURTH TIME
Young Bulloch County Man
is Found Guilty of the
Murder of “Wink” Mikell
Statesboro, Ga., April 28.—For
the fourth time Joe Woods, a young
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"Wink” MJkel, today, the jury being ' and are In arrears may take advan
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The case was one of the hardest for the Dally and Sunday. This li
fought murder cases ever tried in a special cash In advance offer am
the liulloch county court house, good only on rural routes and smal
The trial required nearly two days Inland towns. Nothing less than 1
and the arguments lasted far into months at this sopclal rate. AGENTS
last night. ! wanted,
During the trial Woods sat with j
his little boy, 6 years old. on his I Send ’ r ° ur remittance and sub
lap, with other relatives near hold- ecription today and address,
ing his other little children, who j
are motherless, his wife having seen
burned to death a year ago.
Woods claimed the killing was an
accident; that young Mikel attempt
ed to Jerk the gun from under his
arm, when it was discharged, blow
ing off the top of his head. The
state’s contention was that Woods
deliberately shot Mikel because the
latter had refused to give him a
drink of whiskey. There in much
sympathy felt for Woods.
Tt was stated after the tlral that
another new trial would be asked
for Woods. It being alleged that re
latives of Mikel were on the jury.
Counsel for Woods stated that thev
would fight the case to the last
ditch.
Woods received the verdict of the
Jury calmly. He has gained fifty
pounds since his stay in jail.
The Daily Constitutior
Atlanta, Georgia
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Valdosta. aQ.
Another Dreadnought Launched.
Barrow In Furness. England,
April 29.—Princess Royal, the last
dreadnought, was launched today.
Its displacement la 26.350 tons and
Its speed Is thirty knots aa hour.
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office in the South, where
you will get the best work
with the least pain.
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Formerly United States Army Dental Surgeon.
VALDOSTA, GEORGIA.