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LITTLE GIRL
IS KILLED BY
RUNAWAY TEAM
Child at Cecil Met Sad
Death Yesterday
THE LITTLE ONE )VAH PLAYING
IN THE 8TIIKKT8 WHEN A
1’Alll OF RUNAWAY MULES
RAN OVER HER.
(From Wednesday'* Daily.)
Little Nellie Wells, the daughter
of Mr. Bert Wolls, of Cecil, was kill
ed yeatirday afternoon by a run
away mule team while the child wag
playing in tho atreeta at that place.
It waa difficult for The Time* to
get any of the particulars of the ac
cident this morning, but the mel
ange which came to us over the tel
ephone wires from Cecil stated that
the child was playing in the streets
when a mule team belonging to W.
W. Byrd and ^rlvcu by hla eighteen
year old aon, ran away. The mules
became frightened at a bush or aorae
thing on tho road and tho boy was
unable to bold them.
The child waa playing In the
streets and waa unable to get out of
the way.
The little girl was a grand
daughter of Mr. Richard Black of
thla county, and it waa expected that
the remains would bo brought to
thla city and carried out In the coun
try for the funeral.
The accident la a very deplorable
one and the parents of the little
child have the sympathy of many
frlenda.
soon MERCHANTS CONGRESSMAN
BRANTLEY IS
Editor of Manchester Pa
per Expresses Himself
HE TOUCHES CP SOME OF THE
CONGRESSMAN'S CRITICS AND
SHOWS WHAT BRANTLEY HAS
DONE FOR THE D1TJUCT. '
The following la from the Man
ila editor, Mr. I. N. Johnaon, a gen
tleman who baa known Mr. Brantley
at home and In Washington, and la
conversant with every
BRANDT WILL BB FREED.
Court. Will Keleaao Him If the Gov
ernor Doe. not Pardon.
New York, Feb. 14.—It la learn
ed thlg afternoon that Juttlce Girard
haa notified Gov. Dlx that nnleaa
■ Foulk® Brandt la pardoned by tomor-
a -i eorpna proceed.
kUL
irrlngV#—
being convicted
la from Mortimer
it with Intent to
HOLD I CONVENTION
Business Men Gather in At
lanta to Work for Strongei
Business Bonds.
Atlanta, Oa., Feb. 13.—Joined In
a movement which hag for Its object
the strengthening of the commercial
Independence of the South, nearly
one thousand representative South
ern merchant* aasembled in th!» city
today to confer regarding the better
ment of existing trade conditions
and to dlscuae various problems of
Interest and Importance. The At
lanta Merchants and Manufacturers’
Association took the initiative In
bringing the merchants together and
will act as hoei to the visitor* dur
ing their five days’ stay In the city.
The relation of Southern agricul
tural interests to the development of
commerce and manufacturing lg the
general subject selected for discus
sion. The reduction of the cotton
acroage will be exhaustively consid
ered, also th 0 encouragement of di
versified farming and the further
ance of the stock breeding Indus
try. In addition, the merchants will
discuss advertising mothodg, semi
annual clearance sales and numerous
other matters relating to their daily
business.
The Initial session of tho conven
tion was held this morning In the
assembly room of the Piedmont Ho
tel nnd was devoted to the woTk
of the organization. This afternoon
the visiting merchants Inspected a
number of the large manufacturing
and mercantile establishments of At
lanta. The business sessions will be
resumed tomorrow morning and will
continue until Friday. A notafble * 00d M * congressman,
feature of th® gathering will J>e a
dinner Thursday evening at which
Prof. J. Laurence Laughlln, of the
University of Chicago, will speak on
the subject, “How Currency Reform
Will Benefit the Merchants of the
South."
SEVEN YEARS
OF MISERY
How Mr*. Bethune was Re-
nerr mpn •tored to Health by Lydia
ULILIvULU E.Pinkham’s Vegeta-
ble Compound.
Sikeston, Mo. — "For seven years I
suffered everything. I was in bed for
four or five days at a
time every month,
and so weak I could
hardly walk. I had
cramps, bock
and headache, and
was so nervous and
weak that I dreaded
to see anyone or
have anyone move in
the room. The doc
tors gave me medi
cine to ease me at
cheater Mercury, and waa written by, and Baid that j ought to
have an operation. 1 would not listen to
that, and when a friend of my husband’s
told him about Lydia E. Pinkham’s Veg
etable Compound and what it had done
political»* or wife# 1 was willing to take it
. . . . j Now I look the picture of health and feel
move be baa made for years. It ]i ke it, too. I can do all my own house-
shows what people outside of Mr. * work, work in the garden and entertain
Brantley', district think of h , ra .j them, and can walk
I as far as any ordinary woman, any day
This is what Editor Johnson says: I in the week. I wish I could talk to every
"As a former constituent of Mr. I woman and girl, and tell them
I jvhat Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable
, G. Brantley, we deprecate the; Compound haa done for me.’’-Mrs.
attempt of the Waycrosa Journal to i Deha Bethune, Sikeatonj Mo.
induce opposition to him. Opens'-1 Remember, the rem«ly which did thla
I waa Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable
tion, we feel assured, will not defeat j Compound,
him, but It might detract from the It has helped thousands of women who
useful work he la now doing In aid- havc been troubled with displacements,
,ng h„ Democratic colleague, to -In
WILL VISIT IN
GEORGIA SOON
New York’s Official
Head to Come South
HE IS COMING SOUTH TO GET‘AC
QUAINTED WITH THE GEOR
GIANS—WHAT HIS SECRETARY
SAYS OF HIM.
Pearson Melon. Ingram Drug Co,
ROMANCE FOLLO 1
Suffragists Open-Clubhouse.
fitw York. Feb. 14.—Tb* Madt-
ron Av.au, mansion recently ae-
, Haired by tb, New Turk 8Uto
Woman Suffrage Association «a a
bom* and headquarter, for the or
ganisation was formally opened to-
d*r with a housewarming. Tba house
consists of thru, stories and Is
SQtttppad with offices aM all of the
conveniences ot modern clubhouse.
Chest Pains
and Sprains
Sloein’s Liniment is an ex
cellent remedy for chest and
throat affections. It quickly
relieves congestion and in
flammation. A few drops
io water used ss s gargle is
antiseptic and healing.
Here’s Proof
"I km mi Sfaea’i thtaem lor
cmtslaM beck u4 rhewMtUM sail
ia cYwycM* ii cevefattuat r«U>l. ’
xxnxccA
SLOANS
LINIMENT
is excellent for sprains and
braises. It stops the pain
at once and reduces swell
ing very quickly.
Sold by all dealers.
Moa, 280., BOo„ St MO
Savannah, Feb. lt.-j-Ths mar.
riaga last night of Mlaa Cecilia Mc
Caffrey, a popular young lady of
Savannah, to Mr. William Fletcher
Bernes, Jr., of Rockford, 111., at th*
homo of the bride’s mother, Mrs. J.
G. Keller, wee the culmination of a
romance which had Its beginning
with the 8tvannah Challenge trophy
race hare last November,
The groom wag one of the popu
lar young driven who had mounts
In the race, having been a member
of the Mercer team. It waa while
In Savannah preparing for the race
that ha met Mice McCaffrey. Then
followed a aeries of entertainments
at which Mias McCaffrey was nearly,
always a fuest. Although young
Barnes loet the race by a n**row
margin he won one of Savannah's
meet populer young ladle*. Tho en
gagement was announced a short
while after Mr. Barnes left when
the races were over.
Mlea Julia McCaffrey, the bride's
elater, waa the maid of honor, nnd
Mr. W. T. McCaffrey, her brother,
waa the best men. Mr. and Mra.
Barnes left on a honeymoon, Includ
ing the Northern cities. They will
reside In Rockford.
| ularities, periodic paina, backache, that
tho next presidency by involving him bearing down feeling indigestion, and
in a campaign. nervous prostration, after all other means
"We enjoy a slight personal ac-1 hove failed. Why don’t you try it?
quafntance with thla honorable g*n-
tleman, admire him a* a man, nnd' . . . . a .
. . ... tl . . ' much Is saved by the government
know, along with well nigh his on- . .. , . # .. ..
,, ... .... . . . .in witness and Jury fees. At the
tire constituency, thAt he has made ... a .
We re! * ho en * ere( * congress there was
6 B , only one rural route in It. It Is now
‘.horoughly covered by rural
therefore at a loss to know what is
disturbing the equilibrium of Broth-, . ^ .
.r William., the able editor of the ™ ttt “ “ *"1 T I*
ted States. He ha. also taken care
of the harbor at Brunswick and the
navigable streams In hla district
an extent never before done.
"In addition to the above service,
legislator and It c.„ not he .uccoa-i* 6 alwan voted right, and 1, in-
Yuliy denied that the congressionalI fln^^l ^ th^ counella of hi. nar-
sendee he haa rendered has proved
Journal.
"Brother Wllllami concedes that 1
Mr Brantley Is an able, honorable 1
end worthy gentleman. These are I
the qualifications of a statesman and !
him ta bs all that hs Is fitted for.
To he sure, Mr, BfantlOy's entire (
WfRi :—rftn—It,,;'.] J t
her WllilsT* ‘— “
vote has eeaaed.
"fn short, Mr. Brantley has done
well, and on the advent of the Dem-
do even better. His retirement how
would be a distinct loss to the
state,"
IN COFFEE HUTUniOR COURT.
Justice of the Brace Meadows Again
Indicted There.
Dougina, Qa„ Feb. 14.—The crim
inal saaston of Coffee Superior Court
la In progress thla week.
' Charley Smith and Ira Sapp, both
white, were convicted today of cow
stealing.
The case against Dan Smith,
charged with murdering aged Henry
McRae, was taken up this afternoon
and a Jury waa selected. It will tnko
all day tomorrow te finish the case.
C. J. Meadows, Justice of the peace
at Broxton. waa Indicted again by
the grand Jury for alleged seliln.- of
whisky. He pleaded guilty a year
ago to th» same charge and Judge
Littlejohn of Amerlcus, presiding for
ty. It I,"true that he waa criticised
hy some forJHs vote on tho rales of
the hon»e Jn'the Sixty-first copgress.
If. HeruWdongra^^but on* the
f »dv4ni _ffiL.y (Sic- hbw*.' b»
appears to PESEni' I&SlJS! vlndlea'ed hy »Mlli
who proposes or encourage, oppo.l-i, D ' mo " ,t,c / | “ Ies * n ’*' “ 4 „ »"’ c 1 8
tlon to him at thla time |. not thor-l‘ h “ *”* crU,c ! ra th "
oughly conversant with the polltl- vot * ’"**
cal situation In congress.
"Wo recall that Mr. Brantley la „
a member of th. .11 powerful way I ? CT * Je will
and means committee, whleh com
mittee In addition to framing or
passing on all the general legislation
offered t n the bouse, alio makes up I
all Other committees. I To “ Wat * on M#lon 3« cd - Ingram
"This committee waa made up hyj I,rtl * Co - * 1S w4t
a Democratic caucus and Mr. Brant-1
Icy was unanimously chosen to serve I THE FIRST O. A F. TRIAL.
on It. Every Oetttadratto member j
had a choice In Its selection and an i Has the Ayrock Farm Rented to a
assignment on it la eonelnalvo evl-l Firm for Tracking Business,
dence of both personal oateem and j The Georgia and Florida road,
recognition of ability, all of which'through their industrial agent, Sam
places him In a position to render i
... ... . _ 'Westbrook, announced some time
hi. constituency and th* country nt •
largo an Invaluable service when the."? 0 tha*. they were going to estah-
Democratlc administration takeeillsh a chain of trucking farms
charge of the relna of government throughout their territory to show
next year. Tn view of tho foregoing, [ people that truck could be raised
/V' 8 ,0 * n | °7, »° W a | In this section and ‘bey stated a
good, Ood-fearing, patriotic Demo- ...
cat can muster th. courage to pro- *>««'> of f8rm » »»«' d b » «nted hy
peso a hopeless.opposition to Mr. tenant, for the purpose of
Brantley at till. time. carrying out their Idea ot demon-
atratlon.
The first of these demonstra'lona
was completed yesterday when the
V. E Aycoek farm. Just south of
Moultrie, waa rented to the firm of
Newsome A Mayo, who at once start
ed work to put, In a crop of truck
stuff. The new firm came here at
th* solicitation of Mr. Westbrook
and their efforts will be watched
As before stated, we were until
recently Mr. Brantley’s constituent
and atlll have Interest* In his dis
trict. Wo know ot some of tha
things he hss done while In congress
ind with the view of refreshing th*
minds of th* few readers that we
have In hie district, w* will enumer
ate some of them.
'Within a short time after he en
tered congress he secured an appro
priation tor a public building in
Brunswick. This was the first public
building over erected in his district.. ^ ..... . .
and s, the euatom snd Immigration I* M »’’° *“ ‘ h « « »»
-errice, In addltton to the postofllce.
have to be provided with quarters In «" d «“* «• b *'f* pot
Brunswick, this building ... much From day to day other gurden truck
needed. He also secured approprl- win b. planted and whh good
stlon. for public building. In Way- tb » "* w
cross. Vnldosta, Dublin and Quitman f,r i mer * " f thU ." C ‘'“ n
snd accordance with th. ru-lr* * b »t not Mr yri
by the committee on pabllc b-itld- qnltt county *, a place for tracking,
tngs end grounds, to the effect that
no public building be provided for,
any city notes* Its postofllce re
ceipts art fitO.OOO or more, or els*
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 14.—Georgians
are looking forward with consider
able Interest to the visit to this state
of Mayor Gaynor of New York—and
for more than one good reason,
the first place Mayor Gaynor haa
been so much talked of recently He
a strong presidential . possibility,
that Georgia people are anxious to
see him at short-range and get ac
quainted. Another reason hla visit
to Georgia will be of Interest la that
hla secretary and right-hand man,
Bob Adamson, la a former Georgian
and a former Atlanta newspaper
man.
Mayor Gaynor will be In Augusta
shortly, and It Is hoped, will also vis
it other Georgia cities, though no
definite Information has yet been
obtainable about hla Itinerary.
Bob Adamson has thus far been
the man through whose eyes south
erners have seen Mayor Gaynor.
AdamBon says the mayor Is not a
Now Yorker, strictly speaking, but
Rube” according to tho strict
New York classification, in New
York "Rube" means anybody reald.
lng outside the Metropolitan xono,
not necessarily a person with bay-
seed in hla hair.
But Mayor Gaynor, according to
Adamson, has a mora definite and
honorable title to the appelatlon ot
Rube than the mere fact that he
wasn't born In New York. William
J. Gaynor la a farm-bred country
boy, and la atlll & practical farmer,
at least Bo)i Adamson sliys so, and
When Jlawr York’s mayor comes to
Georgia he will probably be, aa much
Interested in the aouth's agriculture
as in any other thing he sees.
Rocky Ford Colorado Cantaloupe
Seed, Ingram Drug Co. I IS w4t
CHILD AND FARMER SCALDED.
Jos. Johnson, of Albany; Edward
Moore, Thomas, Burned.
Albany, Oa„ Feb. 14.—Joseph
Johnson, 5-yesr-old son of Mr. snd
Mrs. J. A. Johnson, prominent resi
dents onAlbsny, was horlbly burn
ed late yesterday when he tell Into
a kettle o\ boiling water In the hack
yard.
And oldlnegro woman was wash
ing and ths kettle was half full of
boiling water when the child fell
from his tricycle, landing In the
veesel. Hlslhody went down into
the water, only hla legs ana arms re
maining outside. The old Degress
flew to his assistance • and dragged
him out Just aa he collapsed.
He waa terribly burned about the
hips and wnlst 'and while hi* condi
tion Is serious it ,1s believed be will
recover.
Farmer Isl Scaldcd. v
Thomaavllle, Ga., Fab. 14.—While
attempting to pt*\ hog Just killed
Into a vat of hifit water yesterday
afternoon, EdwarliWoore. a promi
nent farmer of tn)l county, stum
bled and tell Into \A boiling water.
Hla body waa \itfiffrged, but ho
managed to feepihlnead above the
“ring severely
with Interest by the railroad people waler- Though
nnd used at an advertisement to from the p urna> he poVsibly will re-
| boom thla section ot the world.
Tho drat thing don* by Newsome
—Moultrie Observer.
Judge Parker, sentenced him to thlr*. »o r«uuc ... . . ,
ty daym In 1*11 snd a heavy fine, any elty nnl*** It* postoffle* re- • * p#b U- _4 ewn ,
ang he served hto time and paid hie .'rib** »»• *tM«« or more, or eta* • ' ' (h TlIla _
fine. IBs population ba 10,000 Inhabitants ‘F-* T ® ***" *«* 10<Ut “* ’"'***
o, more, there t. no other ‘own In »* Milwaukee was organised, with
Jndg* T. A. Psrker early thti
morning Joined a large party from
Douglas In a dor* ahoot at B. H.
hi* dhtrirt that 1* entitled to a pub- Solomon Junean aa first president
.U . ,„ TOl at ». rt. »■ building. He also secured a die- of th* village >o*nL^ At that Ume
Tanner's farm. The crowd bagged '•*<* » T Valdoata, which I. «h* ^’'W hoastcd of a pop “'* , ' 0 “
400 dove* and 00 onall eaally acceaalhl* to all 8onth Oeor- of a little less than TOO, whleh haa
^Lta 1oc«title«. and bj raaton of tWa ainfo Increased to 3T5.000 accord*
Advertise la Th# Dally Timas, lmany people ere eonvenleneed. while lng to the lateet tenaua.
Notice of AppUcafloa lor Parole.
To Whom ll May OoqWn:
Notice la hero i.r girdp that ap-
p’.l.atki. el: he mfd v . to’the Prison
ConmilselcD of Oeorgla, yit the March
sea-nun theef. to W held on Tues
day after the first Monday In
March. 1912. for a parole . for Rob-
.-rl Woods, colored, convicted at th*
November term. 1'iOn'of Xjowade*
Superior Court and sentenced to life
Imprisonment for tho' offense of
murder.
ENNIS ft 8HAW
• Pome, Ga.
Attorneys for Robert Wood*, Cot.
Eden and Kolb Gem melon seed.
Ingram Drug Co. 2 12 w4t
Can Yon Telephone
the Veterinary?
If you could telephone your veterinary like
this Farmer in case of sickness or accident to’ your
live stock, you could probably save the life of a
valuable animal. Every Farmer should be pre
pared for such emergencies.
The telephone costs very little. Why not
put one on your Farm ?
Our free booklet gives all the details. Write
for it today. Address
Farmers Una Department
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE
& TELEGRAPH COMPANY
33 South Pryor St., Atlanta, Ga.
If it is Machinery you want, we have it. Write
us for catalogue, prices and terms.
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41 South Forsyth St, ATLANTA GA.
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Hench & Dromgold, Oelser "Peerless,” and Smith. Myers & SchnlcrSaw
Mills in all sizes and capacities; Erie City, Geiser “Peerless,” and Houston,
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ideal climatic co;;J ’s, and selected with great care. Renew
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Write for prices tr '< .s, also for our illustrated catalogue on all
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Positions Secured
— By Th* Madeata Of The
SOUTHERN SHORTHAND
AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY
10 H West Hitch Ml Street, Atlaata, O.
J" IT taking * court# ta Bookkeeping, 8h<irthann, writ
ing, Basking, Fanmanahtp, ate., at this long-established and rep
utable Business Training School.
over ib,ouo students in posrnoxa
Purchasers of Moor's Business College, which wa* foandad
44 years age. Under Its present management 21 year*.
Banldag Department equipped with Adding Machines, ate.
Large Typewriting Department Experienced and capable faculty.
Beat system, in existence taught Th* famous Graham-
Pitmanie Shorthand, tha system whleh Iq adopted tor expert
work The 20th Century bookkeeping which make* expert ac
countant*. •
EVIDENCE OF MERIT
Th* patronage of thla school la more than double that ot
any other Business Colley* la thla section, which Is n nut sig
nificant fact
Enter at Once. Write To-day for Catalog.
Address A. C. BRISCOE, Pres.
Or L. W. ARNOLD, Vice-Pres. Atlanta, Ga.
Prof Thoa. L Bryan, well-known Educator, is with the Southern
MAD DOG SCARES CHILDREN.
A Little Girl Was Bitten by the Can
ine and is Being Treated.
Savannah, Feb. 14.—Score of
school children tn Savannah were
terrorized yesterday morning when
a mad dog rushed Into the crowd,
biting little Elizabeth Norton, the
9-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. thlrty-slx thousand dollar.,
George Norton. The little victim le
CUT IN THE APPROPRIATIONS
Congress Reduce* National Expendi
ture for Forte .
Washington, Feb. 14.—The ap
propriation committee reported the
fortification bill In the house today
carrying a total of four million and
This la nearly a million and a
being given the Pasteur treatment, half lest than the current year »nd
and as yet no slffns of hydrophobia three million leas tha n tho amount
h *I* 4 * Te j° p * d - , asked for hy the department
David Sharperson, a colored car-, „ „
penter, ru.hed ypon the dog when! Th * » mount ,or t°*lflc»Uona »«•
It made an attack upon the children f curtailed all along the line.
end after chasing It across tk*|
street; captured It after a »ght. The Bnstnes. Section Burned Out.
dog was kilted hy a policeman. An! Utica, N. T„ Feb. 14.—The bnal-
examfnatton of the dog’s heal by ness portion of Frankfort, ten mile*
Dr. V. H. Basset resulted tn the dl»- 1 east of here, wa* swept by fire to-
cevery that the dog had rabies. | day. The loss Is 1100,000.