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VOL. XV. NO 33.
Something More of the Fire
in Town of Hahira Last Week.
A News reporter visited the
scene Monday of the fire which
occurred at Habira oil Wednes¬
day night last week, The
warehouse is a mass of ruins arid
burned cotton seed is piled pp
high. Many theories have been
advanced as to the origin of the
fire, but the most feasible one
seems to be that it caught from
sparks from the work train which
was standing directly in front of
it. A gvmtleman says a Wane
was coming out of tJi^-llue when
he went to supper and the hand;
were accustomed to having big
fires at night. A lot of cotton
was near the door and it is pfbb-
able that a spark was swept by
the wind to the door. No smok¬
ing ;md no fire at all v ns allowed
in the warehouse, so it could not
have caught from anything there.
All the fire had been carefully
put out in the office that night,
One hundred and thirty-five hales
of cotton, most of which was up¬
land, was destroyed. Mr. Stan-
fiil had made a shipment of cot¬
ton only a few days before and
would have shipped more of it
I uf was waiting on cars.
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Iuipresses. us as being
neatly dressed, How
, does he appear to you ?
4 We sell this,; make of
Clothing.
J. T. Wilkes
& BR0
ADEL, - - GEORGIA
Oct. 12, 1903.
e H. BRIGGS
Hardware: company
VALDOSTA, OA.
distributing depot for
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ALL GALVANIZED STEEL WISES.
FOS F1EIU>, FARM AND HOG FENCING.
TiK OSLT ElECTSISALLY WELDED FESCF.
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Mill and Farm supplies. ...
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ADEL, BERRIEN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. JANUARY 2Znd„ 1904. $1.00 PER ANNUM. 1
The loss falls heaviest on Mr.
Stanfill, a»tl»e warehouse, wlfich
was worth about #2,500, was his
individual property, and he a 1st)
owned a half iuterest in the big
stock < f goods which were de¬
stroyed. * The* building will lie
rebuilt.
A big shipment of fine coffin?
and erskets had just been receiv¬
ed. The goods in* the big store
adjoiningnvere injured by smoke
and water a good deal, but the
brick wail aiyd. .iron doors were a
«< / i^ i >- ay
great help in keeping out the
flames.
The business is a large one and
the firm has many friends who
deplore their loss. About #12,000
or #13,000 insurance was all that
was carried, while the loss sus¬
tained will almost double that
amount. It was thought at one
time that the entire block would
be destroyed, but the heroic work
of everybody there and the chang¬
ing of the wind at a critical time
prevented this.
Mr. Stantill saved some of his
books and his typewriter.
A STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
Woman Found Dead on Spot Where
She Had Slain a Man.
Elmira, N. Y.—In the tame
spot where three years ago she
shot and fatally wounded her
brother-in-law, John H. Gregg,
Mrs.. Mary A. Gregg was found
still in death last evening, Peter
Gregg, the w oman’s husband, left
his wife at their home on Dubois
street at 0:30 o’clock yesterday
morning apparently in good
health. He came home last even¬
ing at 5:30 o’clock and found the
house darkened and the fire out.
He groped his way through the
darkened rooms till he came to
the kitchen and he stumbled
against an object on the floor.
An instant's investigation showed
him that it was the body of his
wife. Over the ghastly form of
his two children, Mary, aged four
and Baby Catherine a tot of two
were kneeling, almost stiff with
the cold and crying piteously,
‘•Mamma, mamma, wake up
mamma.”
Gregg took the children out of
the cold room to a neighbor’s,
whcr<* they were cared for and
told of his awful discovery. The
polite were notified and Chief
Casssada, Detective Gradwell and
Coroner Annabel went to the
house. They found the body of
the woman lying stretched out on
the kitchen floor.
On the morning of February 2,
1901, the police found in the very
same spat John H. Gregg, brother
of Mrs, Gregg’sihusband. She had
shot him over the heart when he
entered the house drunk and had
threatened her. Gregg died at
the Aruot-Ogdeu hospital two
weeks later. She was not iudict-
ed.jM.tli® grand jury accepted
her storf of self-defense au.l con¬
sidered that under the circum¬
stances she should not be punish¬
ed for her act.
.. .,The body of Mrs. Gregg was
removed to the morgue, where
Dm. Fisher and E. A* Reilly per¬
formed an autopsy. They decided
that.the woman died from a
ture of the wall of the heart. Dr
Fisher had treated h ir for heart
.trouble.
Another Petition For Charter.
Elsewhere in today’s paper w.U
be found a petition for charter
for Booth Bros. Co. The incor¬
porators are among our best bus-
iiu'ss men and the business will
add greatly to the commercial
activity of Adel. AH of our cit¬
izens gladly welcome such enter¬
prises and wish these gentlemen
abundant success.
The Fire
. hand,
-e«.cn is a and this vv,u
remind you that you should be
firBy protected by
Fire Insurance.
I write policies direct, for tLe
Qoe«n anfl Uvwpool an.l Lnml.m
and Globe Tnsuranct, O.nupunies
—none better.
ap^cUr^ 50U - il - J a,Ui
. A. A. WEBB,
LOCAL AGENT.
. , Sale
Ona muie, one horse, one two
horSeOwehsbprdugh wagon, one
number .1, Babcock buggy. Call
L. H. Dasueh.
Adel, Ga. ...
ATTEMPTED TRAIN HOLD-DP.
Highwaymen in Florida Fail to Get
Any Booty.
McClenny, Fla., Jan, 16.—Pas¬
senger train No. 76, eastboun-1 On
the Seabord Air Line, was held
up one mile east of Sanderson at
7:45 to-uigiit by four white men.
The door ot the baggage car was
blown open with dynamite, the
robbers mistaking this car for the
express car.
The engine was stopped by a
volley of shots fired into the cab.
The fireman and. engineer were
taken oft the engine and
to the second class coach, and the
robbers ran the train ahead about
a half mile, when they blew open
the baggage car.
The train conductor went for¬
ward, but was driven back to the
coaches.
Conductor L. S. Peck, who
deadheading over the line, called
for fire arms and volunteers. N.
11. Harrison, claim agent of the
road; B. B. MeCaa, traveling au-
ditor, and J. C. Williamson trav¬
eling freight agent, responded,
and the four went forward, open¬
ed fire and drove the robbers off.
Conductor Peck took the ihrot-
tle and ran the train four miles
down the road.
The robbers secured no booty
and made no attempt to rob the
passengers, but there was great
excitement in tha passanger
coaches while the firing was go¬
ing on.
The sheriffs of Duval and Ba¬
ker counties are on the trail of
the robbers with bloodhounds.
Mrs. Mary E. Converse, Valdosta
Valdosta, Ga., Jan. 16.—News
has been received hero of the
death of Mrs. Converse, widow of
the late Albert Converse, Sr. Her
death occurred at Quitman,
where sha was visiting her daugh¬
ter, Mrs. J. B. Rountree, She
was in apparently good health
when sh® left here a week ago
and was exi>ected to return here
t i m afternoon. She was found
dead iu a chair, her death being
sudden.
SUe was one of the most prom¬
inent women of thi3 city and was
die mother of Messrs. Thomas B.,
Wiilliam L. and Albert Converse.
Her remains will be brought here
for interment in the morning.
She was about 65 years of age.
Her death is greatly regretted in
this city, where most of her life
was spent.
Mrs. Johanna So.lerlv>lm, of
Fergus Falls, Minn., fell and dis-
located her shoulder. She had a
surgeon get it ba:k iu place as
s'Kin as possible, but iu was quite
sore and pnineG her very much,
Her sm , mentioned that he liad
seen Chamberlain’s Pain Balm
advertised for sprains and sore¬
ness, and she a»ked him t<> buu
h ftr a bottie of it, u aicli he did-
It qu.ckl.v reliov.d l.<n and
»hl«9 !>«»»•• several " days. F -? The l
not-done for ie
t
has since recommended it to
many others. For sale by S. P-
\V illiam«
Hull & Jackson,
LAWYERS.
/
General Practitioner in State
and United states Courts.
NASHVIUE GEORGIA.
Tells Why Mims’ Gin House
Was Burned—Writes a
The following unique
was received by Mr. 3. M Mob-
ley, mail carrier on Route No. 2,
this week. The letter will ex¬
plain itself:
NOTICE.
All persons are informed.in re¬
gard to the burning, of Mims gin
house and what it w as dun . fore.
it was for some of his big talk
about People hunting on his land.
Well i Will tell you About the
rest. Mimes had up bird Notice
on his land Prohibite All Persons
from hunting Birds on his land
and thit was the cause of his gin-
house to burn.
Well gentlemen we All see
what you would Do if you could.
You would Put Poor men under
your feet if you could and make
them slaves of them
QUARTERS FOR THE COURT.
Arrangement That is to be Made for
Judge Speer at Valdosta .
Valdosta, (la.. Jan. 16.—The
City Council has purchased the
lease of Mrs. Devine to the City
Hall, and will close up the city
opera Imise at once. The build*
ing is to be converted intoa court
room for a Federal Court, and for
the county courts during the con¬
struction of the new Court House.
The Mayor and Council expect
that the building will have to be
used for five or six years, and
they are going to (iix it up in ex¬
cellent style.
Saved From Terrible Death. "*
1 he family of Mr*. M. L.
Ij.tt of and Bargerton. Torn, saw,her
dying were powerless to sieve
her. The most skilful physicians
and every remedy used, failed,
while consumption was slowly
but surely taking.her life. In this
temhle hour Dr. Kii.r’.
Discovery for oo„.umpt.„u
turned despair into joy. The first
bottle brought immediate relief
and its continued u.s« completely,
cured fier. It’s the most certain
cure in the world for all throat
and lung troubles. Guaranteed
bottles 50c and #1.00. Trial bot¬
tles free at S. P. Williams’ Drug
Store.
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HORSES and MULES ;
A > * ' *• ' "
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/v We have received a car load;
of very fine Horses and Mules
and invite the farmers and pub-
lie generally to call and
them. They are young and in
k: good order and the prices are
right down to the last notch.
* J-
LEWIS, C0URS0N & WRIGHT,
Livery, Feed and Sae Stable. .* it?
THE BANK OF ADEL
wants yaur’business and offers you all the accommo-,
dation and courtesy to which your business and balance
entitles you. - y
W. J. ROGERS, Pres. J. T. WILKES, V.«P. -f'f#
c- *
M. 4. CROSBY, Cash. *’
But i will tell before you Do
>’<>« will die by your fire
NOTICE •
Witch is best for you to do take
down your Birds notice or have
your houses Burned dt your
horses Poison,in your lot. Take
them at once* fire fire x x Poi¬
son Poison t ^
Mr. Mobley Please show this
to your friends and tell them fire
- f
has no Respect for Persons . and
Puisou has non •.;•••
My name is Bird and i am a
night Bird i am going to Reg late
law on Birds by night by fire and
Poison • ‘
My name is death hell and the
grave.
look out for this man.
take down these Bird Notice at
once, and if you Don’t, you may
look out for
COMMISSIONER GARY.
He Writes a Letter to the News Coa*
cerning the Schools.
The following article should
have appeared last week, but was
misplaced. However, we take
pleasure in printing it this week :
Editor Adel News.
V
Dear Sir:—You may stat® that
regulations of th j Board ‘^.de¬
cation are same as last j x-
cept, that those schools 'desiring
It can run a fidl term bv ruddling
three mbnlhs in the spring
two in tlie fall. ' Arrangement
are being made to put the b^oiks
on sale at every-tow irftV ^io
county where merchants' Sesire
them. ' * ''** -** •
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The following schools opone',
Molia » y .; Nashville, M.
cliestnntl .' aKd * ' r ui ’ ...
binitli, 0 ... Miss Bertha' w MfcKinneyj *
Adel, W. D. Wells and^ t(iree'as-
sistants; Tifton,* Jason’'Scarboro
an d five assistants; Alapaha, J -
g ro Miss
Uaoi ' a M /S0k800 ... EWoVad*'':
D. N. Townsend:
Townsend 1 ;" Milirduvnl
Bargroti and " assistant; Sparks, ’
C. M. Woodard,. President; Pj-fie
Grove^ ,D. H’. Purvice;
^rmer: Grove, ( Lenox District)' M. X' fi.
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