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VOL I, NO 102.
VIENNA, GA., WEDNESDAY MAY 21. 1902.
TWICE-A-WEEK $1.00 PER YEAR
CITIZEN RECEIVES
A NICE LECTURE
From Our Regular Pinetmrst
: ' Correspondent
Who Qaotes Freely From the “Book of
and Advises Him to
Wash His Own Hands.
I
Pinehurst, Ga., May 19.
Ma. Editor: In last Saturday’s issue
of your excellent periodical we noticed
a lengthy communication from .“Citi
zen.” ( In the latter part of 'said politi
cal slander he uses these words, that
t we desire to notice, to-wit:
“In one thing Mr. Guerry has been
eminently succegsful, he has attracted
to his standard, all the calamity howl
ers, the cranks-and extremists, all the
ancient and more recent foes of de-
- mocracy, and all the sore-head,j politi
cians, There is among his followers a
small minority of honest, patriotic,
though misguided citizens.”
Mr. Citizen, it is somewhat surprising
that you would condescend ■ to admit
that you believed even any of his fbl-
, lowers to.be “honest” or “patriotic."
/ Surely such honorable gentlemen os
) SanvP. Jones, Broughton and Wright;
“Captains” as you ascribe, are not any
--, more extreme ui their denunciation of
' wrong than yon in join-denunciation of
right, and truly they are your equal in
point Of morality. You assume that
Mr. Guerry has succeeded in attracting
’all the cranks and fanatics, and some
honest'misguidcd citizens. Well, cer
tainly he lias done fine then. Now all
that remains for attraction, arc the
ringsters, office-seekers, lobbyist, and
the “boss” who controls:"Bow, if Mr.
Guerry has attracted those aforesaid,
' evidently there remains the latter
element of which t herd are yet a'few.
Mr. Citizen, there is a lesson taught
in the "Book of books” by our Great
. Teacher, abont harsh judgments, that
11 would be well for you to study. Our
.Master condemns the unholy spirit,
with which many are wont to criticise
"the conduct of tlioir neighborsj who
OUR DRAYTON
H SCRIBE Wf
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And Says Tint tke Ninth is Almost Solid
for
Drayton, Ga., May 19.—Rsv. A
J. Chqeves filled his regular ap
pointment here last Saturday and-
Sunday. He was greeted with a
large crowd Sunday morning and
preached a fine sermon. ,
Mrs. R. E. Shirah returned home
Friday from Macon where the haa
been visiting for a few days.
Mr. Durham Lewis was a visitor
to pur city Sunday afternoon.
Judge John F. Bqtler has been
on the sick list for several days.
Miss Berta Tunison, of Lumber-
ton, Miss., who has ’been visiting
relatives here tor some time, will
leave in a few days for Atlanta
tovisit friends before returning
home. Miss Tunison has made
a host of friends here who regret to
seeher leave. ,
Mr. W. H. Brown of Vienna,
attended preaching here Sunday.
Politics is very quiet in our little
butg; Terrell seems to be leading
for governor and '“Uyrii George”
^heppard will carry this* district
almost solidly for sheriff, and from
information gathered he will be re
elected by u handsome majority.
This is as it should be for he is one
of the. best sheriff’s Dooly county
ever had and we do not see any
need for a change.
The political stream is flowing,
And many men 'of note
Are getting their tackle ready
And fixing up the boat.
The governors stream’s been running
A pretty lively pace;
Estill and Guerry are neck and neck,
But Joseph Terrell will win the race.
And for the county officers,
They are striving might and main;
And at the rate they’re working ‘bates’
Many suckers will be slain.
The stream gets higher and higher
And those that can’t swim must float,
But the sheriff and clerk without a
bobble or jerk
Are sitting mighty steady in the boat.
THE TEACHERS SILL
RECEIVE ONLY HALF
V THAT IS DOE THEN
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make the most unfavorable judgments
of all their actions, and assign to bad
, motives, actions that may just*os well
be supposed to have sprung from
motives that mo pure and noble. To
judge here means either the passing of
just or unjust judgment, but thq spirit
wfth which it is done. Men ought to be
careful not to' form judgments unnec
essarily, nor carelessly, nor hastily.
When dutyand observance of require
ments of justice demand, then we may
pass judgment. But even then not
r , , . . , iou u unu unoie usorge snu rnu
same judgment that we apply to others.
God is judge; to judge one’s fellowman
is tot assume his prerogative. Our
judgments: will be reviewed by the
“Searcher of hearts.” Our judgments
will form a basis and be the material
upon which man may, and God will
make up judgment in our cooes; not
that .the 'ojily test of our characters
will .be Ihe judgment we have of the
character of others, but that will be
one the surest of such tests. Our
decisions are not final, friend Oitisen.
They'do .not touch our fellowman as
that from which there is no appeal, but
if they have been unjust and unneces
sarily seyere they come back in con
demnation on our own souL
And still there is this othpr reason:
Sstkbitt or judo Ha w has a raxogaor
i to Kan such judokb - nrrocams. A
[man will pretend to have kind motives,
whereas no man who utters an unnec
essarily severe judgment of his fellow
creatnre;can feel kindly towards him.
The mojt ruinlous things are often said
^oftlyj and surrounded by phrases of
grg^t compassion, but it is at best dhlj
pretentions, such as poor “crank, and
misguided citizen." “Sorry that It is
•o.” Bat you do not pity the poor
crank, and you do not know that he has
been misguided.
V Christ present* a satirical picture of
They’ve rode on the waves of the ocean
Of schemers and tricksters before, »
And their good works will show how
truly they know
How to rig up a boat that will go.
And when the great race is ended—
When many their burdens can’t tote,
You’ll find Unele George and Frank P.
When the grand jury of 6uch a good
old county,
Which is made up of men of some sense,
In language quite plain, recommend in
the main ,
The books and the works of these gents.
It’s as plain as the nose on your face,
Unless you’re as dull as a goat,
That no other can do the work of these
two,
And of course they’re sitting mighty
steady in the boat.
—Lector Bznevole.
■
Money Until June 15—Teachers
Inst Walt for Balance.
Atlanta, Ga., May 19—Warrants
are bfing drawn up today for
1x75,000 which will be paid to the
Georgia teachers. This amount will
cover only haif of the amount due
them, but under the determination
reached by Governor Candler, the
teachers will have to wait until
June 15th before they con get more
money, as none will be borrowed by
the state until that time.
The checks will be mailed to the
teachers by Thursday perhaps.
Secretary C. M. Hitch, of the
executive department, is making
out the warrants today. He will
finish them tomorrow, and then
they will be signed by Governor
Candler and Comptroller Wright.
Treasurer Park, when the warrants
are presented to him will make out
the checks and Commissioner Glenn
will send them out to the different
county school commissioners.
The teachers have been anxious
for another payment for some time,
and they will no doubt ble glad
when they receive their hard-earned
money. ?.
In Memorfam-
such a man. He describes him as going
to a brother who has a mote or splinter
in bis eye, and saying tenderly, “Let
me; I’ll pull it out.” But he is a de
ceiver. There looms up in his own eye
a large beam. How can a man with a
beam inhls own' eye see clearly to
perform the surgical operation of ex
tracting the mote from his brothers
eye? And this,shows the uselessness
of all such judgments. ’
If charity begins at home, so should
judgments. .Wash your' own hands
brother before you point out the soiled
hands of another fellow.
All kinds at Pipe—Pipe fixtures,
Bossies, Cuplings, Hose bibbs, etc, at
J: Pi Hxaxd A 8oxs.
Death has again invaded our ranks and
claimed for his own, one of our noblest
ones—Miss Rosa Coppege, the only
daughterot Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Coppege.
Dentil claimed her in her most useful and
happiest days': having just graduuted
from the Female, college at Lagrange,
with distinction in 1901, happily con
verted to God, and with a cultivated
brain, regenerated, consecrated heart,
and a devoted life to God, His cause and
the upbuilding of [f is kingdom, also the
betterment ot her race by teaching, both
by precept and example—science, nature,
that her pupils might be lead through
nature’s science up to nature’s God.
She joined the church at the old
Campground at the early age of eight,
when the heart was tender, responsive to
the calls of God to duty.
To know her was to love tier, gentle,
kind, honest,- true. I knew her as a
friend, Christian and a pupil, in all these
relations, ever true, kincere, industrious,
obedient, courteous, true and faithful to
every trust and obligation. “Death loves
a shining mark,” and takes the best, the
[brightest and seemingly the most useful.
A noble little womamhas gone. After
a few months of illness she laid down the
Cross to accept the crown. On March
36th, 1903 we closed her eyes in death
and they opened In life eternal. She left
an aged father and mother, and'a host of
friends to mourn her loss. May our loss
be her eternal gain, “For to love is Christ,
but to die Is gain.” Goodbye dear pupil,
friend and sister in Christ, but not forever.
We hope to meet again, beyond the river.
By her teacher and friend,
|. M. Kellky.
Vienna, Ga., May ta, 1903.
WIU Cars Consumpllon.
A A Herren, Finch, Ark., writes, "Fol
ey’s Honey and Tsr is the best prepara
tion for coughs, colds, and lung trouble.
1 know it baa cured consumption in the
first stages.” For sale by all dealers.
Married.
At the home of the bride’s father
Mr. M. B. Timmons in this city,’
bis daughter Miss Sallie, was mar-
to Mr. H. H. Parrish. The cere-
mony was {wrfprmed by Rev, H.
P. Myers about 7 o’clock Sunday
night.
THE DOINGS OF
OUR CITY COURT
Seven] Criminal Cases Were Disposed
v . of at Yesterday’s Session.
The May Monthly Term of the
City court of Vienna, convened in
this city yesterday morning with
Judge Henderson presiding. The
criminal business was take A up first
and a number ot pleas of guilty
were made and a iew tried before
the Judge. The following is a list
of the criminal cases disposed of
yesterday:
State vs Richard Walker, charg
ed with cruelty to animals ; found
guilty and sentenced to xa months
in thd chaingang and not allowed
to pay a fine. . t
State vs M, G. Hall, charged
with carrying concealed weapons.
A plea of guilty ^was made, and
owing to certain circumstances he
was only fined $5.
Statp vs Lemon Henry, charged
with selling liquor. Plea of guilty
was made and he was given a sen
tence of eight months or pay a fine-
of $35.
The civil business was then taken
up and several cases were disposed
of in various ifays.
COMPTROLLER GENERAL’S OFFICE
Tax Department Atlanta, Ga.
Mr. F. J. Lewis, Vienna, Ga.
Dear Sir: Your final statement
of 190a, and.all necessary vouchers
have been received,. They have
been examined and found correct.
I enclose - receipt for* Receiver’s
commission paid which closes your
account with the state for tliut year,
I desire to exprpks my appreciation
ot yuur uniformly «ood work as
Tax Collector, and to thank you in
behalf ot the state for your faith
ful and 'efficient service, and for
your promptness in making reports
and remittances, with best wishes
Yours truly,
VV. A. WntOHT,
Comp. Gen.
A. & B. WILL REACH
CORDELE
And Regular Trains VU1M
Be Operated
Between Cordele and Fltigirald, Says a
Dispatch from Waycross—A Short
Accidentally
Killed nearPinia
News reached the city yesterday
afternoon that the 12-yeur old son
of Mr. J. C. Musselwhite of
near Pima, had killed himself by
the accidental discharge of u pistol
while holding it in hi^ hand. The
bullet took effect in his face and it
is supposed that he was (poking
down the barrel of the pistol when
it discharged killing hjm instantly.
It was quite a sad affair and the
parents are grief stricken,
Attention Veterans.
You are requested to meet me in
Vienna on June 6th, next to ar
range for our re-union at Cordele
on the 4th of July. The citizens
of Cordele are especially invited to
meet with us. Come o it comrades
and help me make arrangements so
we will have one more big time at
Cordele. I, S. Lasseteb,
May 17th, 190J. Com.
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' Waycross, Ga., May 19th,"—On
Sunday May 35, the Atlantic anh
Birmingham railroad will inaugur
ate a new schedule over its road anil
begin the operation of trains on the
newline between Fitzgerald and
Cordele.
Another new passenger train Will
be udded to the equipment of the
road, and a double daily train ser
vice will be operated.
The line from Waycross to Fitz
gerald has been in operation only a
little more than a year. Prior to
that time the road was operated
fiom Waycross to Nichols, and
later on to Douglasr
The management of the Atlantic
and Birmingham have long since
announced that they would extend
the line from Cot dele to Montezuma
and Oglethorpe, via Vienna and
Byromville, It is announced that
the grading on this link ot the road
will be completed by the middle of
July and trains are expected to be
running over it by the first of Sep
tember. Surveyors are also at work
locating the line from Oglethorpe
to Talbotton, and in the course of
u year this link will be in operation
or nearly so.
The progress of thjs road has
been rapid for the past two years.
At thpt time there wus only one
train a day each way. and it a mix
ed train at that. With the new
schedule there are six trains a day
each way three passengers and three
freights. Two years ago the road
owned two small engines: today
they operate eight big moderii ones
and Master Mechanic Tones is in
the North now negotiating for two
more, Two years ago the road was
only 45 miles in length: now it is
doing business over 108 miles.
One remarkable feature connected
with tlm building of the Atlantic &
Birmingham road is the fact that
while nearly every other road in
Georgia is bonded for $15,000 a
mile the Atlantic & Birmingham
has managed to construct its line
with a bonded .debt of only $5,000
a mile. The road only has $500.'
000 of outstanding bonds, which jt,
considered very small.
Extensive improvements are be
ing made in the road all along the
line. Grades are being cut down',
trestles are being filled it) and put
in good condition. The work
between Waycross and Waltertown
alone will cost about $15,000; The
earnings of this road is fully twice
as much as they were a year ago
The gross receipts are now nearly
$13,00 per tnonth,and' it is thought
the inauguration of the new link
between Fitzgerald and Cordele
will increase it to fully $18,000
per month.
W. G. Raoul of Atlanta is pres
ident of the road; Geo. Dote Wad*
ley is vice-president Atkd .general
ma lager; Alex Bonnyman is super
intendent, H. C. McFadden ge'd-
ehl freight and passenger agent'.