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VOL. NO 13. ADEL, BERRIEN .XOUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST I9th., 1904. $1.00 PER ANNUM.
DR. MUMFORD IS DEAD.
Founder cf industrial Home
Goes to His Reward,
Macon, Ga., August 12.—After
an illness of nearly three months,
Rev. Dr. W. E M tun ford died
tins morning at the residence of
his daughter, Mrs. Henry Low, in
Vineville, Late last night he
began to sink rapidly, and died
at 0 o’clock rhis morning, stir-
rounded by the members of his
family.
About eleven weeks ago Dr.
Mumford was talon to the city
hospital suffering with malaria
fever and acute rheumatism, and
afte* staying at the institution
pine weeks he was removed to
the residence of his daughter.
When he left the hospital the
surgeons had very little Impe of
his recovery, and a few days ago,
wfieri gastritis set in, his phy¬
sicians and friends gave up nearly
all hope.
^
Than Dr. Mumford, few minis¬
ters of the gospel m the south
were better known. He was born
in Fort Gaines nearly fifty-two
tears ago, and until 1889 was a
printer and newspaperman. For
years he was editor and owner of
The Talbot ton New Era, and
was only a short time ago he s<dd ! j
out his interest in the In I !
paper.
1889 he joined the south Georgia
conference of the Methodist
church and devoted his life to
preaching the gospel.
About eight years ago he came
to Macon and took charge of the
Methodist Orphans’ Home, m
Viueville, and five years ago he
served his connection with that
institution and founded the Geor¬
gia Industrial Home. An orphan
himself at an early age, Dr. Mum-
ford knew well the care that
should be given to children left
to shift for themselves, and since
lie founded the institution him-
dreda of children have been eared
for and placed on the road to be-
coming good citizens.
lie was prominent in secret
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CLOTHES.
New shipment of Men’s and boys suits
just received. Fancy Cheviots, Doe Skins
and unfinished Worsteds of strength and
fineness in suits of new and pleasing
styles. i
You will acknowledge that it is unusual that such suits
should 6e offered for $10.00 and $12.50 while most * of them are
of $15.03 and $18,00 value. We invite you to call at our store
any time, where we will take pleasure in showing you our stock
whether you intend buying jus? now or not.
As we are in this line exclusively we
are in a position to save Shoes. you money on
your Furnishings and
i REMEMBER THE PLACE
t OWENS' IS’the name 9
THE PLACE FOR MEN.
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FOUR CHILDREN BURNED.
Their Parents Left Them Lock*
ed in Their Cabin.
Atlanta, Aug. 16-Charlie Pitts,
a well-to-do colored farmer of
Ujeku’b county, nc'*ompaiiiod by
his wife, attend'd a big negro
meeting in the country last night
and before leaving home they
locked all their children, ranging
from 2 to 10 years of age, in the
cabin for safe keeping until their
return from church. Some time
during their absence the lamp,
which was left burning on the
table, is supposed to have been
knocked oil, causing an explosion,
which set the house on tire and
caused the burning alive of the
the four children, who wer 6 pow¬
erless to escape the fearful death
that awaited them.
On their return from church.
Pitts and his wife were horrified
to find their home in ashes and
their four children burned to a
crisp.
End of Bitter Fight.
“Two ph vsicians had a long and
stubborn fight with an abeess on
my right lung” writes J. F.
Hughes of DuPont, Ga. “and
gave me up. Everybody 'thought
time had come. As a last
resort I tried Dr. King’s New
Discmer.v forjOunsumption. The
benefit. I received was striking
and 1 was on mv feet in a few
(lavs. Now I’ve entirely regain* d
my health.” It conquers all
Coughs, Lung Colds and Throat and
troubles. Guaranteed by
S. P. Williams drug store. Price
and $1.00. Trial bottles free.
order circles and was a member
of the Masons, Knights of Pyth¬
ias, Odd Fellows, Junior Order
American Mechanics, Red Men
and Royal Arcanum. Always
hnppv and jovial, he was beloved
by all with whom became in con-
tact ,and hundreds of friends
throughout the south will mourn
his ( GSS. He is survived by a
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six children, Mrs. W.
LB. Jtarwell, Mrs. Henry Lowe,
Leonard, Miss Kate, Ed and Ruth
Mumford.
The First Bale of Sea Island Cotton
Marketed in Georgia Came to Adel.
Adel, true tu her reputation
the real cotton market of
part of the country, received on
Friday, August 12th, the first
bale of Sea Island cotton mark-
e f et j anywhere in Georgia or
Florida. It was /aised on Mr. J.
T. Wilkes’ place ami was brought
m bv Mr. Tom Cato. It weighed
1350 pounds and sold for 25 cents,
Mr. Thomas II. Weathers being j
the buyer, This is the earliest
that a bale of Sen Island lias been
received in recent years, the first
one last, y 3 ar being received on
Aug. 20ih. The .Savannah News
of the ldtli insr. lias the follow¬
ing to say about it:
The first bale of the new crop
of sen islnn I cotton reached Sa-!
van nail last night. It is consigned [
to John Malloch & Co., who will
ship it immediately to their firm
Estimate Made on CoUo:\
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 10.—
Regarding the cotton crop out¬
look, the Tradesman says:
Just entering on a new cotton
crop, it is well to take a cilm,
unbiased view of the situation
lest we yield too much to the
manipulated figures of either the
bulls or the bears.
The department of agriculture
has estimated the acreage for this
yuar ns 31,731,371 acre, and the
only other problem to lie deter¬
mined is how much of a bale per
acre the south will average this
year.
Looking back over ten years,
we find that the crop has varied
from 7,157,000 bales to 11,275,000
l ales, but this large variation was
caused chiefly by the number of
acres, as the bales per acre have
only varied from .37 bale to .48
bale.
It is fair to assn m3 then that
we will raise somewhere between
.37 and .48 bales per acre this
year.
Taken with Cramps.
Win Kirtnse, a member of
bridge gang working near
port was taken suddenly dlThnrs-
day night with cramps and a kind
of cholera. His case was so severe
that he had to have the members
of the crew wait upon him and
Mr. Gifford was called and con¬
sulted. He told them he had a
medicine in the form of Cham
berlain’s Colic, Cholera and
arrhoea Remedy that he A\ ought
would help him out and
in. - is were
istored w AZ result that
fellow was able to be around next
day. The incident speaks medicine’s. quite
highly of Mr. Giffords
—Elliader, Iowa, Argus.
This remedy never fails. Keep
it in your home, it, may save life.
For sale by all druggists.
Mans's Head Severed by Saw.
Milton, Fla., Aug.
, head of . a young bwede . named ,
Johnson, working at
mill, 7 near Milton, was
severed from his head by the saw
which in soipe way became
tached from its position.
C. E. PARRISH,
Attorney and Counselor at
ADEL, « GGORGA,
Manchester, the muting being
via New York. The cotton was
raised in Berrien county by
Messrs. Wilkes & Cato, and was
ginned by the Ad*d Ginning Co
of Adel, whence the shipment
was matte. The cotton netted
the growers 25 cents a pound.
The receipt of the first hale so
early in t lie season shows that the
crop is tolerably \vll advanced
toward maturity. Last season
the first two bales—two arrived
the same day—were not received
until Aug. 20th.
Malloch & Co. are in receipt of
advices which say that the fust.
cotton would have reached market
much earlier than it did, but f*>r
the wet weather that prevented
picking. It is understood that
this crop generally is in pretty
good shape, and that the move-
ment to market will begin pretty
soon.
Reddick-Otisley,
A pretty home wedding Wed¬
nesday evening at the residence
of the bride’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Reddick, was that of
Miss Bessie Reddick and Mr. John
Ousley, of Morven, Rev. R. P.
Fain officiating. Miss Nellie Wel¬
don, of Thomnsvillo, played the
wedding march. The bride was
lovely in a gown of white crepe
de chine trimmed with elaborate
hand work.
During her residence in Moul¬
trie Mrs. Ousley has by her
charming personality and gra¬
cious manners, made many
friends who regret that she leaves
here,
Mr. Ousley is a brother of Mrs.
W. S. Humphreys, of this place,
and is a young man of excellent
character, he is engaged in bus-
inoss at Morven, where he w.U
take his bride.
Among the out of town guests
who attended the Reddick Ous-
ley wedding were the groom’s
mother and brother, Mrs. Ousley
Mr. Ilobt Ousley of Morveti;
Mr. Will Isom, of Tallokas; Miss
Nellie Weldon, of Thomasville,
an(l Middlebrooks and Prof,
Heck, of Morven.—Moultrie u • n. Ob-
server,
The Australian government has
ordered an expedition under Gapt.
Barclay, to explore the region,
. o0,000 miles, .
square
betv een Eyrie lake and tlie wes¬
tern boundary of Queensland. It
is a desert of the worst type,
which lias cost the lives of several
explorers.
Lholera Infantum.
and Dmrlmea lemedy
into general use. The uniform
SUCC€gs w hjeh attends the use of
this remedy in all cases of Lowel
complaints in children has
it a favorite wherever its value
has become known. For sale by
all druggists.
R. C. WOODARD,
Physician and Surgeon.
All calls answered promptly.
ADEL, GEORGIA.
Phone l Residence 33.
1 Office 33.
LAWYER KILLS CITIZEN.
p * J - Shore Dies of Pisto1 Shot
Fired by W. S. Parris.
Tallulah Falls, Ga., Aug. 15.—
P. T. Shore died yesterday after¬
noon at half past one o'clock
from the pistol shot fired Sniur-
day night by W. S. Parris,. of
Clnvton, Ga., who e»»ine to Tal¬
lulah Falls Saturday evening.
Parris was seen late Saturday
evening with Mr. Shore. The
two seemed to be the best of
f rlem j s Colonel Parris went to
.
home of Mrs. King, where
Shore boarded and said
"'anted to see s< me one that w a s
there on business.' Mrs. King
told him that he would have to
come Sunday as the parties were
asleep.
It is said he insisted, that, lie
must sea them the same night
and was finally ordered to leave
house. He then asked to see
Mr. Shore, who came to the door
witli a lighted lamp.
Mr. Shore turned to set the
lamp down when Parris fired the
fatal shot. Parris gave himself
up to Sheriff Carver, of Rabun
county at Wilev, Ga.
Parris is a prominent lawyer of
Rabun county. Shore is a well
known citizen
Husband and Wife Arrested.
Wavcross, Ga., Aug. 14.—B.
K. Gross, a merchant residing in
“Old Nine” in this city, was ar¬
rested late Friday night, and was
yesterday morning tried for keep¬
ing whiskey for sale. He was
found "guilty and sentenced to
three months on the chaingang
or pay a fine of $100. Ilis wife,
Mrs. Annie Cross, was also placed
under arrest under two separate
charges of keeping whiskey for
sale, but on account of illness she
was unable to attend court this
morning. Mi*. Grass’ case lias
been appealed tothe city council,
and his bond was fixed at $500.
Mrs. Cross’ bond was fixed at
$200._ Warrant8 were sworn out
against them yesterday morning,
and both Mr. and Mrs, Cross will
be tried for selling whiskey with¬
out license beforp the city court,
when the town authorities release
them.
Dr. C. W. McCalla,
RESIDENT DENTIST
Adel, - * Ga.
NOTICE! * ■ ■ .
We are still retailing General Merchan*
(JlS£ 3.t OUT Old St&flG,
Nevertheless one judging from the volume
goods we are receiving daily, and these yet th
mi S ht tWok 0r be led t0 belieVe that ™ had
8 one j n t 0 tilC Wholesale bUSUieSS exclusively.
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you wmL0 i neatly and
comfortably dressed at a very
moderate cost,
Dont fail to get on our band wagon for the fall and
winter outing.
J. T. W-ILKES,
REV. CALEB A RIDLEY
Has Two Calls to Preach In
Florida Towns.
The following interesting news
is clipped from last Saturday’s
Macon News and will be read
hereby Mr. Ilidley’s* friends with
interest.
Rev.C. A. Ridley, of
man, Ga., who is to occupy the
pulpit at the First Baptist church
tomorrow morning a nd n ight, and
address a mass meeting n|i' l^s
the \ M, C. A/at 6:130, been
notified since reaching the city
last night of two calls expended
him by two of the important
churches in Florida, Rake City
and Live Oak.
Lake City is a town of 0,000
inhabitants and has the ptato
university and the Baptist Or¬
phan’s Home. Live Oak is the
best town of northern Florida
with a growing population of
5,000.
Mi*. Ridley when seen this
morning said he was not able as
yet to say what he would do. He
has a very important field at
Quitimm, ifrrd feels loathe to
leave it.
Mr. Ridley was a student at
Mercer in 1899 and 1900 and is
only 80 years old. He is the
author of “Shadowing a Drunk¬
ard,” “An Age of Men” and is
also noted as a Chautauqua
speaker.
Healthy Mothers.
Mothers should always keep iq
good podily health. They owe it
to their children. Yet it is no
uiuisiltil sight to see a mother,
with babe in arms, coughing vi¬
olently and exhibiting all the
symptivo tendency. And why
should this dangerous condition
exist, dangerous alike # to mother
and child, when Dr. Boschee’g
German Syiup would put a stop
it nt once? No mother should
be withopt this old and tried rem.-
edy ;n the lioflse—for its timely
use will promptly cure any lung,
throat or bronchial trouble in
Imrself or her children. The
worst cough or cold can be speed¬
ily cured b.v German Syrup; so
can hoarseness and congestion of
the bronchial tubes, it makes
expectoration easy, and gives
instant relief and refreshing reec
to the cougji-raeked consumptive,
New trial bottles, 25; large size,
75c. At all druggists.
Judging the future by the past
we may have a fire soon. Pro,
teet your interest by insuring at
once in one of our good com,
paniesv Carson, Banks & Co,