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RAINBRIDGE, GA., SEPT. 15,1S92.
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GET'YOUR SCHOOL BOOKS AT
Graves Book Store.
Following is his Spot Cash price list:
READERS.
McGnffey’s Revised 1st Reader, ,...at»e.
“ 2nd ” 30c”
“ 3rd « 45c.
“ 4th “ 50c.
“ 6th “ 75e.
<>th “ 85e.
a it ithm Ernes.
GEOGRAPHIES :
Maury's 1st Lessons,40; Elmentary, 55c.
“ Manual, $1.25; Physical Rev. $1.25
Monteitli 1st lies. 25c; Introduction, 40c.
“ Manual, 75c.
DICTIONARIES:
Webster’s Primary. 50c;Com. School, 75
Blue Rack Speller, 10
Swinton’s Word Book, 20r; Primer, 15o.
l%- These prices are SPOT CASIR
and under no cireumstanes will Books
la charged at these figures.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Kev. n. H. Harris, Pastor. Preach
ing Sabbath at 11 a at. and 7 45 o’clock p m
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening at 7
o’clock. Sabbath School at 3:30 o’clock
p. m.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
Itev. J no. E. McLean, Pastor. Preaching
Sabbath at 11 a. m. and 7 45 o’clock p. m.
Prayer Meeting Tuesday
o’clock. Sabbath School
a. m.
,tf ,i,E local nruodtin ox
fhibav mi.iit,
(apt. U. Ji. Itaraniond. The Silver
Tongucd orator «( the Second
I»i*trlct nt Hi. Heat.
evening at 7
at 9:30 o’clock
METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. W. W. Stewart, Pastor. Preach
ing Sabbath at 11 a. m. and 8:(J0o’clock p, m.
Player Meeting, Wednesday evening at 7
o'clock. Sabbath School 4:00 o’clock p. m.
All are cordially invited to attend all the
services.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Lay Reading every Sunday morning at
II o'clock. Sunday School at 9 o’clock.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Services every- Second Sunday in the
month, at 7 o’clock p. m.. and tlie following
morning Mass at 7:30 o’clock.
the
New Mackerel in Kits at J. I.
Hahn’s.
YY’e invite special attention to the
medical card of Dr. V. Berry in
another column.
Watch this paper weekly for
laughter prices at the Flint River
Store.
Miss Lou Haygood, after a
months visit.to friends at La Grange
Ga., has returned home.
Bro. Hill, of the Dothan Recorder
paid us a pleasant call yesterday—
being in the city on business.
Make home comfortable by buy-
g your carpets at the Flint River
Store.
Rev. W. M. AYom bold will preach
at the Presbyterian church on Sun
day morning and evening. The
public is cordially invited.
Do you wear shoes ? Of course
you do. The best are to he had at
the Flint River Store—best bro-
ans 75c per pair.
Miss Flora Boyce opened a
private School last Monday with a
full attendance. Her friends are
lad to see her school so well pat
ronized.
Political issues are well in their
places, hut will not save you
money like buying the best calico
at the Flint River Store for five
cents.
Airs. Dr. Morgan and children
have returned from a two months
visit to relatives up the country—
to the delight of the Doctor and
many friends.
Hon. J. II. Scaife of t’amilla, our
next Senator from the 8th District
was in the city on yesterday, ipin
ling and shaking hands with
mosskacKs of old Decatur.
Jack Carter will speak at the
Court house to-morrow at 11 o’clock
and everybody is cordially invited
—the colored people especially.
Go out and hear him.
The llainbridge Graded School
opened on Monday last with 94
pupils and this number has been
augmented continuously till the
number reaches KXT.
Nothing pleases us more than to
sell the boys. Come and see us
and get a suit of clothes lor SO cts,
the cheapest place in town is the
Flint River Store.
Cholera has broken out in both
New York and Chicago, and unless
the strictest quarantine re
gulations he enforced everywhere
this country will he scourged as
never before.
He who is not with the demo
cratic party in this campaign is
against it, and against every south
ern institution, interest, and in
dividual. There’s no half way
ground in this business.
The electric light plant is an as
sured fact, and we assure you that
the celebrated Lord A Tayloi
bleaphing is wprth 10 pents, and
vou can buy it for « cents per yfird
at the Flint River Store,
The King’s Daughters, we an
nounce, will give an entertainment
for the public this evening. These
ladies are striving hard to raise a
fund sufficient to buy a hearse.
They desire patronage and we beg
all public spirited citizens to en
courage their unselfish efforts bj
patronizing liberally their en»er-
tuiuweute.
For Tax Receiver
AVe are authorized to announce the
name of Mr. J. Fount Kelley, of Climax,
as a candidate for Tax Receiver in the
approaching January election—subject
in file meantime to the democratic regu
lations. tde
For Tax Receiver
We, the citizens of Rearce’s, Lime
Sink, Whigham, Reagan’s and other
Districts hereby announce the name of
Mr. W. W. Pearce for the office of Tax
Receiver, subject to the Democratic
regulations. Many Voters.
Last Friday night, the Central
Democratic Club consummated a
programme which was as enjoy
able and revivifying as it was well
conceived and executed; and the
people o fthe town and surround-
ing country, catching the inspire-
tion filled the court house to its ut
most capacity—hundreds of ladies
gracing the occasion with their
presence.
At 8 o’clock Capt. Hammond,
with the committee of arrange
ments appeared and the speaker
was received with a rousing storm
of applause.
President A. L. Hawes called the
Club to order and in a few well
chosen words introduced the ora
tor of the occasion—the non. YV
M. Hammond, the silver tongued
orator of Georgia.
Capt. Hammond took the stand
and proceeded with the subject in
hand in his happiest and most cap
tivating style from the start, and
for nearly two hours held his au
dience in rapt attention. His dis
cussion of the issues of the day,
was clear full and convincing,
while his arraignment and castiga
tion of the renegade crowd of
Third Party pot-hunters, who are
engaged in misleading the ignorant
and unthinking men of our country
was as severe as it was just.
He flayed both Peek and Weaver
and placed the horde of lesser
lights in a category which their
children, in future years, will des
pise them for occupying.
A number of colored people were
in the audience, and to them he
addressed a portion of his speech
with telling distinctness, and with
evident effect. He showed them
how they were indebted to their
white friends, the Democrats, for
ail the property, rights and educa
tional facilities that they enjoyed
and how that all the promises
made to them by the Republican
party and their allies had proven
as disappointing as the 40 acres
and a mule.
Capt. Hammond’s speech was a
masterful one and had a marked
effect upon all who heard it.
The speaker receiving an oration
of thanks for his magnificent
speech by a rising vote of the en
tire assemblage.
another speaker.
After (’apt. Hammond had con
cluded Rev. Jack Carter, colored,
of Thomasville, who was in the au
dience, was called on by the Chair
man, and he appeared with some
trepidation and evident embarrass
ment, to speak a few words to his
colored brethren. He heartily
thanked the Chair and the good
people of Decatur county for this
opportunity to speak in the pres
ence of such an assemblage—the
first time such sin honor had ever
been accorded him. His manner
was most respectful and deferential
and he spoke most entertainingly
and forcefully for probably JO
minutes—mainly to the colored
people, whom he advised to stick
to the best elements of the white
race and not to the worse. He told
them that while they were all re
publicans, “their parents were all
gone North for their health” and
had left them (their children) to
shift for themselves. That it had
been determined by Father Buck
and his advisers to not put out a
ticket of their own in Georgia this
year, and so they, the colored peo
ple, had best stick to the best
white people and not go off with
the worst element of whites in the
country who were in the third par-
ta. All this and muen more on
the same line, interspersed with
side splitting anecdotes and sharp
hits, kept the audience in a roar of
laughter till the closing, and made
Jack’s speech a feature much en
joyed—many whites remaining'tili
he had concluded.
Home made Bacon at J. I
Hahn’s.
Go to Thomason’s bottling works
in rear of the Mart, if you want-
fresh soda water.
They are just the thing for chil
dren’s every day wear; we mean
the 4c checks to he had at the Flint
River Store.
Call at the Beef Market where
you can buy your fresh meats and
see if the place is cleanly and neat
ly kept before buying it.
Rev. J. M. Glenn and wife have
removed to Fairchilds where they
will reside. YY'e are sorry to lose
such good citizens as Mr. Genu,
and trust he will make as many
friends in his new home as he left
in Bainbridge.
THE WILLIAMSES.
John and Walter Williams.
The announcement of Mr. J. Fount
Kelly of Climax appears in to-day’s
Democrat for the office of Tax
Receiver, subject to the democratic
regulations. Mr. Kelly is native of
this couny, fought gallantly under
Capt. Lewis in the late war, and lost
an arm at Fredericksbug, \ r a., in
1864, but not before he made a re
cord as a brave and dutiful soldier
of which any man might justly he
proud. Mr. Kelly, ten years ago,
filled the office of Tax Receiver of
Thomas county two terms, and
then retired of his own free will, to
give place to a one legged Con
federate soldier whom he then as
sisted to elect. Mr. Kelly returned
to Decatur several years ago, set
tling at Climax where he now lives,
loved and esteemed by every man
of his acquaintance^; because air
ways found true to principle to hi*
manhood to his country and' his
friends. The best people of Thomas
county say that Fount Kelly made
them as efficient faithful and ac
ceptable a Receiver as the county
ever had, during two .full terms,.
and if *ny one doiibtspt jet
make inquiry there for themselves.
Mr. Kelly will make a strong race
• u the Primary end if nominated
will be triU4ipban ;, y elected.
I
Three car loads of nails to be
sold at the low rate of 40 lbs for
41.00. Call for everything you
want at the Flint River Store.
Mathis Bros, Grocers, have an
attractive ad in to-days Democrat
to which we invite special attention
These young men are clever polite
obliging and worthy and we be
speak for them a liberal share of
public patronage.
It cuts to a bettor advantage
than the narrow goods; that is the
10-4 bleached and unbleached
sheeting selling at 10Ac per yard at
the Flint River Store.
Mr. L. F. Shu ford has opened a
business Institute as YY'higham,
where he proposes to teach the
young men of Decatur and sur
rounding counties the art of Book
keeping in all its departments
Lookout for his ad. in next weeks
Democrat.
There are no flies on Stegall’s
market because the meat is kept
in cold storage and the flies are
kept out by means of wire screws.
Go see it.
Hons. J. YY'. YY’alters and YY r . T.
Jones of Albany spent two days in
the city this week on legal business
before his Honor Judge Bower.
They report Dougherty county free
from all taint of the Third Party
heresy.
This surpasses anything ever
offered in Bainbridge in quantity,
quality and price, we mean the im
mense and varied stock of goods
just opened at the Flint River
Store.
Tiif. Democrat Job Office is
prepared to do any kind of job
work in first-class style and at host
city prices. Give your work _ to a
square-toed, flat-footed, all wool
and a yard wide democratic con
cern—one that will give you honest
work and full count.
John and YValter YY'illiams were
transferred from our jail yesterday
—the former to the Pententiary and
YY'alter to Thomasvillo jail—Sheriff
Patterson having received notice
of the coining of 100 masked men
to liberate them last night. Pat
was “too soon” for them and if they
came the birds had llown.
YY’e mean business when we say
we intend selling out our entire
stock of goods. Call and see us
and prices will convince you that
the magnificent hig stock at the
Flint River Store will soon be sold
out.
THEIR TER YEARS OF HIDING AND
CAPTURE.
Sheriff Patlrnnn Their Bole !SoIr.
YY’e regret to learn that Sirs.
Charlie J. Munnerlyn, of Y’aldosta,
(formerly Miss Josie Branch, and
well known in this city) is dying at
her home in Y’aldosta, and ere this
is read will probably have entered
into rest. May the Savior, whom
she has long trusted light
the way across the dark valley and
bind up the bleeding heart of the
bereaved family and relatives!
YY’o have more to say ou this
subject and will do so later on-
At present we want to call your at
tention to our wove brocade dress
fabrics at 10c per yard, also cash-
mere in all colors at same price at
the Flint River Store.
Misses Cook, Dickson, McNair,
Brown and Haygood will leave for
Milledgeville on Monday next
where they will enter the Georgia
Industrial and Normal College,
taking a through course. On the
same day, Misses Elise Nicholson,
of Attapulgus and Eennie Jackson
of this city, will leave for Macon
where they will enter YY’esleyon
College.
“Bub” Smith, the Third Party
“hull of the woods” has been in
vited to a joint discussion of the
issues of the day with Hon.J.YV.
YY’alters of Albany in this city any
day this month that Bud may
select. YY’e doubt whether he Mill
meet another democratic speaker
after last Saturday’s experience at
Belchers District with Hon. YY’.N.
Spence.
The Scriptures speak of a set of
men who” preferred darkness
rather than light because their
deeds are evil.” The inspired
Apostle must certainly have had
in his minds eye the Third Party-
leaders and their benighted folloxy-
ers for it alnipst impassible to get
one of them tq where the light
shinps,
The Third Party liars are evi
dently- getting desperate when they
resort to such reports as this.
That “Mr. George YV. Kendrick,
one of the Democratic nominees
to the legislature has fits J?. Jf
nnnepessijry fyx |is tft say, that
after an inlii»ate apquanitancp ^hanged my name to f. il- Hayes
running hack ail years that the re-
port is a falsehood out of the whole
cloth I-
Last week’s Democrat contained
the statement of the capture in
Arkansas of John and YY’alter Wil
liams, the two men M-ho procured
the murder, in 1881, of Mrs. Martha
Brockett in the Western part of
this county-, by one Bob Durham,
M-ho has noM- been in the peniten
tiary, for that deed, ten long years.
The following story of the capture
of the other two men implicated, as
accessories, we glean from the
YY’arren (Ark) News, and proves
most interesting reading to all M ho
are familiar with the history of the
crime:
YY'alter T. YVilliams, alias F. H.
Hayes, is row en route to Bain
bridge, Decatur county, Ga., to
stand trial by- a jury' of his peers
for one of the most atrocious crimes
on record, the assassination of a
woman.
On Monday night the Iron Moun
tain train arriving in this city- at S
o’clock had on board a man of
medium heighth, rather sparely
built, keen eyes, large black mu
stache, coal black liair, and a large
M'hite hat. lie M as simply- attired,
and carried in one hand a
medum-sized valise and in the oth
er was a very small traveling bag.
With this latter he refused to part
M'hen the porter took his other grip.
He came to the O’Neal House very
cautiously, though no one noticed
it at the time.
He registered as “John Davis,”
and after having had supper he M as
at once shoM'n to his room. Here
he M as closeted Mith Sheriff YY’at-
son for some time. To Sheriff YVat-
son he gave his name as L. F. Pat
terson, of Bainbridge, Ga., and
Sheriff of Decatur county*.
Tuesday afternoon shortly after 1
o’clock Deputy Sheriff Sam 11 Gu
ard and Marshal Clary, mounted on
good horses, started out from this
place in a southern direction. To
the curious they stated that they
M’ere in search of a missing cow
M’hich belonged to them.
They M ere follou-ed shortly by
Sheriff YY’atsou, driving leisurely
along in a road cart. The three of
ficers leaving tou-n at about the
same time and going in the same
direction greatly excited the sus
picious of those who had seen them
leave and developments u*ere anxi
ously a uai ted.
The citizens were astonished
about an hour later to see a rather
curious procession enter the city
Marshal Clary was mounted on the
horse attached to the cart which
had been driven out by Sheriff
YY’atson, and seated in the cart M’ere
Deputy Sheriff Hou’ard and F. H.
Hayes, a well knoun and highly
respected citizen of this county, re
siding about a mile and a half from
town and Mho had been engaged in
selling meat at this place. The
latter was handcuffed and his feet
securely tied, u’hile he was firmly
held by Deputy Howard.
The cart M’as driven up in front
of the O’Neal House, u’here a call
from Marshal Clary brought to the
scene Sheriff Patterson, whose eye
beamed triumphantly as he drew
from’a hand bag a pair of leg-cuffs
and placed them on the legs of the
prisoner, remarking,“Y'ou got him,
did you?”
The back of the prisoner’s head
and his shirt M’ere bloody, shoM'ing
that he had at least made an effort
to retain his liberty.
Yfter the prisoner had been as
sisted to alight, Sheriff Paterson ad
dressed him, saying, “Y’ou knoM’
me, don’t you, YY'alter?”
The prisoner gave a sidewise
glance at the querist, but did not
essay a reply.
The Sheriff then produced a
small photograph from a M-allet
and said to the psisoner that he
M ould probably recognize that. A
look of surprise SM-eyt over the
countenance of the prisoner as he
inspected the picture, but in a mo
ment he turned a May Mithout mak-
ansMer. _ X
The photograph Mas an exact
likeness of Hayes as he appeared
ten or tM elve years ago. Sheriff
Patterson explained to a NeM S re
porter that the picture Mas made
from a tin type u'hieh Hayes had
attempted to mutilate with a pin,
and had lost it, and it was found by
him, and he had had hundreds of
pictures taken from it and sent
over the country.
Hayes M-as then taken to the coun
ty jail and placed in a cell. Here
a representative of The News saw
Hayes and said:
“Mr. Hayes, is there anything
you M ould like to say?”
«Yes,” said he “I desire to say to
my friend* here that I am charged
with the crime of killing or assist
ing in the killing of a woman in
Georgia. It is true that a woman
was killed- u’hile I was living at
Bainbridge, that State, and that I
was charged M ith thg crijne apd
flpd thp pejuntyy while under bend.
>ly right name is Walter S Wil
liams. When I left Georgia I
and have since been knou n by that
name. Should I emoe clear in this
ase I desire by act of legislature
to ha f e my name changed to
Hayes, as I like it. I never killed
the woman. The murder M’as com
mitted by a man by the name of
Durham, living on my place.
He accused me of hiring him to
commit the deed, but as God is my
u itness, this is not true. Since set
tling here I have endeavored to
make of myself a good and useful
citizen. I have aln ays paid my
debts and have become a member
of the Baptist church. God knou’i
I am innocent.”
Mr. Hayes, it is said that you
have three living naves. Is there
any truth in the rumor?”
“None in the M'orld. The only
time I M’as ever married uas at iny
home in Bainbridge, Ga., uhen
married Miss Eliza Donelson, my
present u ife. YY’hen this trouble
first occurred I u-as a happy, pros
perous man, and uas north at
least 410,000.”
The officers very kindly offered
to perform any act for the prisoner
that lie desired. He requested
that his account book be brought
in order that he might have collect
ed any money that was due him
This M’ish u-as promptly complied
with, and when the train loft yes
terday morning 48.65 u-as handed
him as the result of the collections
Marshal Clary gave to To Nen s
the follou'ing account of the ar
rest:
“Knouing that we had a desper
ate man to deal with, and being
desirous of sparing the family the
scene, it u-as arranged the Deputy
Sheriff Hou-ard and myself should
go out and get Hayes quietly out
of the house, M’hen Sheriff YVatson
Mould drive up and we would
make the arrest and we M-ouId
bring the prisoner to toM-n. We
found Hayes asleep on the bed,
and told him that we M ere looking
for a com- that belonged to us and
had been turned out by one of the
negroes, and asked him it he had
seen anything of her. He replied
that he had not. Then asked him
to come out and shoM’ me a mule
he had, stating that- I desired to
purchase it. He very willingly
came out and M r e started off. A
short distance from the house I
put my pistol to his head and told
him to consider himself under ar
rest, and at the same time Deputy
HoMard snapped the handcuffs on
one of his hands. Hayes at once
bogan to kick and “fight, and called
for his M’ife to bring the guu. At
this time Sheriff YVatson appeared
on the scene and Mrs. Hayes ap
peared at the door simultaneous
ly Mith a shot gun in her hands,
M liich she leveled at Sheriff YY’at
son and threatened to shoot him
HoMever, the Sheriff soon per
suaded her that to pursue such a
course Mould avail nothing, and
she finally put up the gun. In the
meantime Ilayes had become so
unmanagable that I Mas forced to
hit him ou the head with my pistol.
HoM ard and myself took Hayes
further down the road Mhere we
tied him to the cart, Sheriff Watson
holding off Mrs. Hayes M’hile we
drove to town. Hayes has been a
personal friend of mine for a num
ber of years, and I deeply regret
that my duty as an officer compel
led me to assist in making the ar
rest.”
Sheriff Patterson, upon being
asked by a News reporter to relate
the story of the crime M'ith M'hich
YY'illiams alias Hayes is charged,
told the folloM-ing brief story:
“YY’alter T. YY’illiams, for that is
Hayes correct nume. was of poor
but honest parents. He married
Eiss Eliza Donelson, the daughther
of a M ealtthy cattle raiser. YVil
liams began farming and cattle
raising on his own account and
gradually accumulated property to
the amount of about $10,000, and
was on the high road to prosperity.
The sum of 43,000 Mas stolen from
his father-in-law out of a trunk
which M-as in his house. Shortly
atterward a uomanby the name of
Martha Brockett M as assassinated
in her bed on Sunday night. The
M-eapon used was double-barreled
shot gun beloning to YY’alter YVil
liams, and M’as loaded M'ith buck
shot. One of the shot grazed the
face of her little son, who -,vas
sleeping by her side. A corner’s
jury Mas called, of which I was a
member. For four days we heard
the evidence in the case Mithout
reaching a verdict, and then only
the verdict that ‘deceased met -her ,
death by injuries inflicted from
gunshot M-ounds at the hands of
some person or persons unknoM-n.’
A short time after this the man
Durham remarked that he kneM -
‘they M-ere not sharp enough to
catch us.’ He was immediately
arrested, and he M-as such a cow
ard that he turned State’s evidence
before he M’as taken to jail. He
said that the murdered woman had
seen YY’alter YY’illiams bury the 43,-
000 that had been stolen from YVil
liams’ father-in-laM', and in order
to silence her YY’illiams had paid
him 450 to assassinate her. John
Williams, a brother of the de
ceased, went along to see it well
done, and was present at the shoot
ing. Both the YY’illiams’ M-ere ar
rested, but YValter M-as released on
bond. YY’alter had spent the night
at residence of araan named Hold
er, five miles from the scene of the
easassinatiau, and had insisted on
sleeping M'ith another man. This
M-as done, it was thought, in order
that he might prove an ahihi. John
\viiiiams and Robert Durham were
first tried, and both received life
sentences. It Mas rumored that
YY'illiams’ bondsmen M-ere going to
surrender him to the authorities,
THE UNTESRMEB RALLYING
and on the 7th day of September,
18S2, his brother John broke jail. J
ar.d together they disappeared and
have been at large ever since. The
reM ird offered for YY’alter atone
time M-as $1,500, hut that has all
been withdraM*n. HoM’ever, there
is stiu a reM-ard of i-’oo offered for j Determined to Rent the Enemy and
Jehu. For eight years I have been
To -The True Standard,
Shoriff of Decatur county, and dur-1
idg all that time I have used every j
means in my power to capture these I
men. I have made three big trips
in search of YY'alter, having located
him in Louisiana, Taxes and Mexi- |
co. Each time I started after him
I arrived only to find that he had
been M-arned and had fled the j
Restore Tranqnility.
From nearly every section of the
county there came the most cheer
ing reports of Democratic harmony
and awakning enthusiasm.
In many places where Clubs had
nol been organized before, ineet-
country, no one kneM- M here. This ings have been held and Clubs or-
time everyone save , my M’ife M-as ganized during the past M-eek. A
under the impression that I had careful poll is being made of every
gone on a visit to my brother in voter, his position ascertained, and
Danville, Y’a. I registered here democratic pickets stationed at
and every-M-here I stopped as John every point, to prevent any inroads
Davis. Four years ago I made a the enemy might seek to make,
trip to Florida, having heard that whether by bribery with theprom-
he had located there. These two Le of office not theirs to hestou’,
aro the only criminals that have with republican campaign money,
ever escaped from our county with- third party literature or false-
out being captured, and I am just- j hoods, siieh as 12 cent cotton, cheap
ly proud of having captured this j
man. HoM-ever, your Sheriff and
his officers deserve much credit for
the manner in M'hich they arrested
him.”
YY’alter T. Williams, alias Frank I lowing:
IT. Hayes, come to YY’arren from I At Harrell’s Mill, ir
money, free silver or any such ignis
fatuus.
NEW CLUES ORGANIZED.
Among the new Clubs organized
the past week we learn of the fol-
Sahine Parish, Louisiana, via
Y’icksburg and Greenville Miss., at
M’hich later place ho lived about
three months with his family. In
the month of Octobr 1885 he and
his family came here and moved
on Judge YY\ F. Mack’s farm three
miles out from tou-n, U’hero he
lived for two years. He u-as a
quiet, peaceable man, and did not
become involved in any difficulties
or trouble. At the expiration of his
second year’s lease he moved to a
place one mile south from the
Court House, which is just on the
outskirts of tou - n. He has since
been lmng on this one place and
Bell’s Dis
trict, on Friday night last an en
thusiastic meeting was held, after
a short notice, and a Club of over
30 members organized, with the
follou’ing corps of officers: A. C.
Bell, President; J.E.Sanders,Y’ico
President; C. T. Minis, Secretary;
C. H. McNair, Treasurer.
F. S. Harrell, Esq., of Bainbridge,
uas present and made a speech
which seemed to arouse the boys
upon the issues of this campaign.
The name of the Mossback Demo
cratic Club of Bell’s District waa
adopted,ahd every member of the
Club boasts a big patch of moss as
big a3 a saddle blanket athwart his
conducted a kind of beef and pro- back.
duce business, having regular days The BeI l’s Mossbacks aro still in-
m the week which he drove over
toM’n in a one-horse uagon ; visit- creasin S-
the houses of his cutomors. 1 Another Club u'as organized at
This he continued up to and inculd- Climax last u-eek, with forty odd
ing the day of his arrest. It frill j members, and a number of others
thus be seen that during the latter
part of his residence here he has
come in direct contact will nearly
all of the inhabitants of the town ;
and so far as we have been advised
or our knowledge extends, his de
portment as a citizen has been
satisfactory to everyone. His
have since joined, so the Club Mill
now number in the neighborhood
of sixty members. Following are
the officers:
D. YY’. Kelly, President; YY’m,
Milton, Y'ico-President; J. YV.
dealings have been fair, just and I Jeter, Secretary; Joseph Curry,
always been met with promptness,
and he has established a reputa-1
tion for honesty that compares fa
vorably Mith any. During the five j
ears’ residence of the accused in
the suburbs of.town he has led the
life of a quiet, unobtrusive, peace
able, lawabiding and exemplary |
citizen, and held the confidence and
esteem of all who knew him. He I
is a member of the Baptist Church, |
and has all along kept in good
standing.
The Democracy can safely count
on‘Climax sending up a round
hundred majority for the Demo
cratic nominees on the 5th of Oc
tober.
Fiue Boneless Breakfast Bacon
at J. i. Halm’s.
Special Notice*
. . 1 We desire to inform the public
The family have moved 111 good ti,,,* r r 11 1 ,
society and commanded the re-1 1 g 0 holidays our stores
spect of all with whom they have wl “ he closed on Thursday iSeptem-
come in contact. One daughter is her 2ind and Saturday October 1st
married to I. H. Mack, a promising 1892. Stein i.vgkr A- Co
and prominent young merchant of 1
Summerville, and the son is an
exemplary young man and is now
teaching the public school atFarm-
ville. The other daughter is a
young lady highly esteemed and
respected, and remains with her
mother. The family certainly have
the profound sympahy of the en
New Stock French Candy at J. I.
Hahn’s.
matrimonial Fruit Hnakcfa.
YY’e have just received a full line
of Baby Carriages—the finest and
trouble™ 113Unity theil P re8cnt J cheapest ever seen in this market.
YY’hen the arrest was made last ( “ arna o t:ti w nieii sell in other mar-
Tuesday a perfect fever of excite- a4 $20.00 each, we are offering
ment prevailed, and as soon as it at the unprecedented price of $10.50
became known knots and groups each!!
of men began to form on the square
to discuss it. To say that the deni
zens were shocked is placing it in
mild way; they were horrified at
the situation and shocked to a de
gree that beggars description.
The people of YVarren hope Mr.
Hayes will prove his innocence as
Call and see them and get the
little darling one at
L. N ubsbaum’s
Furniture Emporium.
T. I. Thomason’s bottiing soda
he seems to think he will be able I wa4er works is turning out some of
to do.
Later developments prove that
since the departure of .Sheriff Pat
terson John YY’illiams, the brother
of YValter Williams, who escaped
from the Georgia jail under a life
sentence, was apprehended at Til-
Iar, and taken back with his broth
The arrest of John YY’iJiiams
ill furnish the people of this coun
the most delicious bottled soda ever
made in this section. Try it and
you will have no other.
Ilic Malr I Diversity.
The University of Georgia offers
instruction in all the departments
of a first class institution, whh
ty still further surprise and asten-1 thoroughly equipped lalioratorius
ishment, for he is no yther than in the Schools of Physics Chemi*.
John W. E.rlish, ,vho formerly tr) . 1 h8 ““
lived a few miles out from town in I m ... . c
this county. tuition is free. Session opeus
When Hayes was arrested September 21st.
Sheriff Patterson was still ignorant -For information address
of the M’hereabouts of his brother,
but had learned that his assumed
name was Earlish. In a crowd
around him asking questions just
after the prisoner had been jailed,
someone suggested that a brother
had very recently be°n here on a
visit. The Georgia Sheriff shoM ed
6t.
YV. T. E. Boggs, Chancellor,
or A. L. Hull, Treasurer.
Athens, Ga,
One Dollar Weekly
cousin, named Earlish, was here
not long ago.” Sheriff Patterson
immediately drew him to one side
and learned the particulars and
where we have none, wc sell one of .
Hunting Cas' Watches fo- the C’• !
prine$28land send C. O. I). by cxutVaf
with privity.-:
, by express
uf examination bef. re
that he was then living at Tiller ftiV a|ent™?^'ini’rham. N. c
A hurried nonsnlation wan holrl I -n,,. i, .1.... . _ ’
writes;
Our jewelers have eonfessed th-v
don t know how you can furnish su-n
work for the money.”
Our Agent at Heath Sprint. 8 #•
writes: 1
“Your watches take at siuht The
gen tleman o ho got the last wa?ch said
that he examined and priced a jeweler’s
watches in Lancaster, that wereno bet-
A hurried eonsulation was held j
with Sheriff YY’atson and then the |
followiing telegram was sent;
Wakiiex Ark., Sept. 6.
Frank Liitle, Deputy Sheriff,
'jWller, Ark.
Arrest John W. Earlish for mur
der He works in the sbino-ie or I l " Oiat wereno bet-
, r-. b J a u,e hiungle or ter than yours, but the i.riee was *45 ”
planing mill. Is a desperate Our Agent at I'ep.nincton, Tex wriie*-
character. $25 Mill he paid for him ‘ “ Am ,n ’““i" "-■ ’ -
atDermctt to-morroM'.
YV. R. YVatson, Sheriff.
Tuesday night the following tele
gram was received:
Tilla*, Ark., Sept. 6.
YV.Rj YVatson, Sheriff,
Warren, Ark.
Have man spotted. Will have
him at Dcnnott o. K.
Frank Little,
Deputy Sheriff.
,33|e |ist information came over
the wires Wednesday afternoon,
1 at$40.'
X t'X.. Wn
Am in receipt of the watch, and am
ased, without measure. All who
0«eu it say it would be cheap
One good reliable Agent wanted for
each place. Write for particulars.
Empire Watch Co., New York.
WOMEN who have head-
acnes, backaches, ueuraijri-
aa, scanty, profuse and pain
ful disorders and displace*
1 ‘inonts of the womb and sex-
uai oigans, barrenness, lem-orrhoea. etc
should send for Woman’s Book of ilife,
(sealed) five with particulars for home
stating.-that the capture had been I tieations”unhmit^*ei p ^rienTO fi Mref!u
made and that the fugitive was in dtagnosis and honest representations
the company of Sheriff Patterson v? r o UC o C ^ s \v A<idress
on his way to the scenes Qf ton Nashville, Tenn ’ * ' i) ’’ S ’ Vherry,
years ago. He had been at liberty
ten years to a day. Why pay other dealers 75c. and $1 00
Thus ends the ton-years career j J? r n “re when von can get Planta-
Of two fugitives. * At IZuchariaa’’ " beUer one » for ^