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VIENNA. GA., SATURDAY. JUNE 15 1902. TWICE-A-WEEK $1.00 PER YEAR Glass that Graduated in ©ur Public School t! Mr. Gordon Burns, Miss Mattie Lasseter, Miss Louie Fenn, Miss Ethel Lasseter, Miss Jessie Myers. Miss Fannie Fenn, Miss Lucia Owen, U. S. Grant is buried in Greenwood cemetery, in New York City. A fine* monument marks his grave. Chester A. Arthur is busied in Greenwood cemetery. B. B. Hayes is buried at “Freemont, Ohio. William McKinly is buried at Can ton, Ohio. Theodore Roosevelt is still alive but dead politically. Grover Cleveland is-very much alivev The historic Arlington estate is on the Virginia side of the Potomac'; op posite the White . House. This is the old home of General Robert E. Lee. the estate once belonged to George Wash ington, the Custis and the Leefs. There are twelve hundred acres to this estate. General Lee’s beautiful home still stands, General Phil Sheridan is buried in General Lee’s yard. The government confiscated this estate and converted it into a‘ national cemetery, and the Lee family is now sueing the United States for taking it as they did. The proper thing for congress to do is to make lawB for the living and let the dead presidents alone. ' J. D. Norris. THESE KIDS PLAY BALL. T WO events have occurred within the last few days that attracted ‘national attention to our presidents ' and Arlington. President Roosevelt created no little stir and much indig nation by his memorial address at Arlington—in this address he had much to say about lynching in the South—he went eut of his way and took advantage of the occasion to insult the South about something that had no connection with the Civil war It was in very bad taste indeed. On the same day ex- . Governor Jones of Alabama, a native Georgian made a memorial speech at the tomb of General Grant, in which ho. made a grand speech free from sec tionalism and befitting the occasion. The whole country is loud in their praise of Judge Jones’ speech, while they are equally loud in their condem nation of the president’s address Congressman Thompson of Alabama has just introduced a bill in the House to have all the dead presidents buried at Arlington, making a great national mnnsolonm for % the United States. It is urged in behalf of this bill that all countries but'ours have charge of their dead .rulers. We as a nation have lead the world in establishing a real' free republic, and instead of pattering after foreign countries let us show our ability to lend other nations in the treatment of our dead presidents. We are unalterably opposed to the passage of Mr. Thompson’s bill. / So far as citizenship is concerned each man in the United States is on equality. Some are richer, some are more learned, some are superior in gifts and talents to others—but we are all citizens alike. That saying that all men are bom equal is not true; some are bom larger, some of different collar, some are bom idiots and some are born very unequaled. Let each family of the presidents take core of their dead, and if the friends and admirers of them desire to aid in erecting suitable monuments to them, and caring for their graves, it would be quite desirable. But let the nol * M when I was at Charlottesville. James Madison rests in a beautiful spot on the old Madison estate, near Montpelier, Va. Beside him is buried his wife who survived him almost thirty years. James Monroe reposes in Hollywood cemetery at Richmond, Va. Above the body is a huge block of polished Vir ginia marble, supporting a coffin-shaped block of granite, on which are brass plates, suitably inscribed, surrounded by a Gothic temple. Andrew Jackson is buried in the gar den of the Hermitage, eleven miles from Nashville, Tcnn., his wife is buried beside him. The tomb is a massive monument of Tennessee granite, eigh teen feet in diameter, surrounded by fluted columns and surmounted by an urn. Martin Van Buren lies in the village cemetery at Kinderhook, N. Y., in the family lot. His resting place is marked by a modest shaft. William Henry Harrison sleeps at his home at North Bend, on the Ohio river, a few miles below Cincinnati, O., in a family vault. John Tyler rests within ten yards of James Monroe, in Hollywood cemetery and his grave is surrounded with mag- ashes of the dead leaders remain un disturbed. The presidents selected their own burial places and in most cases the details of . their burial were given. It is not right for the govern ment to ruthlessly break the wills of these faithful public servants, and violently disturb their graves in order to gratify some fanciful and morbid ambition of a few small statesmen. This proposed resolution is another step toward imperialism. • In this country there is no national , cemetery that has the pre-eminence. Our dead presidents are nearly all burled in the neighborhood of the homes they occupied while living. We have no .Valhalla, no Westminster Abbey. Our presidents went in the end to the citizenship that they sprang from, to the equality of final repose. Washington’s tomb is a brick vault at Mt. Vernon, Va., one of the world’s noted shrines. I will rtever forget my visit to his tomb. John Adams is buried in a vault be neath the Unitarian church at Quine}, Mass., as is also the remains of his son, j President John Quincy Adams. The * coffins are of lead, placed in caseB hewn from solid blocks of granite. Their , wives are buried with them. Thomas Jefferson lies in a little en closure containing some thirty graves ' ; among the woods on the road that leads from Charlottesville, Vs., to Monticello A granite obelisk, much chipped by ■relic-takers, marks the grave. I hod , but little time to inspect his grave James K. Polk lies in the private garden of the family homestead in Nashville, Tenn. The grave is marked by a limestone monument with Doric columns, a block twelve feet square by twelve in heigbth, bears inscriptions. Zachary Taylor is buried in Cave Hill cemetery, Louisville, Ky. I hove visi ted his grave. Millard Fillmore reposes in the beau tiful Forest Lawn cemetery of Buffalo, N. Y., and his grave is surrounded by a lofty shaft. Franklin Pierce sleeps in the Concord, N. H., cemetery, and his grave is mark, ed by a marble monument. James Buchanan sleeps in the Wood' ward Hill cemetery at Lancaster, Pa,, in a vault of masonry. The monument is composed of a simple bluck of Italian marble. Abraham Lincold rests in the most magnificent place of all the memorials to the dead presidents in the Oak Ridge cemetery at Springfield, 111., enclosed in a sarcophagus of white marble, granite and bronze. Andrew Johnson lies on a cone-shaped eminence half a mile from Greenville, I Tenn., a spot selected by himself. The handsome monument of marble and granite bears numerous patriotic em blems. while the inscription declares, “His faith in the people never wavered.’ A United States flag was wrapped around his body when placed In his coffin. Jaynes A. Garfield Is buried in Lake View cemetery at Cleveland, 0. Mt Vernon News- Messrs. Thos Butler, W. I. Butler, W. E. Tripp, H. D. Royal, J. L. God win and Reason Royal and their fami lies all enjoyed an old time -fish fry at the fork of Pennehatchee and Turkey creeks a few days ago. W. F. and C. M. Hall and their sister Miss Susie, spent Sunday with their sister, Mrs. D. J. Dunn. Mrs. J. H. Forehand is on the sick list this week. Pretty Miss Estelle Godwin, of Duff, is visiting relatives at this place. Theo. and John Butler are on the sick list at this writing. Misses Lpis Ward, Rosa and Laura Hall and their brother Charlie, visited D. J. Dunn’s family Monday afternoon. Little Viola West of Houston county Is visiting her sister, Mrs. II. D. Royal this week. Prayer meeting at Mt. Vernon every Saturday night. Everybody is invited to attend. Mt. Vernon school closed Friday the 6th, Inst. The prize winners were Mis ses Mollie Butler, Annie Clair Lilly and Jordan Mclnvale. Miss Maud Butler returned home Sunday. We are glad to hare her with us again. Crops are looking fine since the rain that fell last Sunday night. Straxoer. The first match game of base ball played on the Vienna diamond this season was played Thursday after noon between the Third Nines of Cordele and this place. The game was called ut 3 o’clock witb.Col. L. L, Woodward us utn ; pirer, with Cordele to the bat lined upasfollbws:—Virgil MbMilian, catch; Stewart Ledbetter, pitcher; Harry Cawley, sort stop; Cawley Brown, first base;-Clanton Shipp, second base; George Mansfield, third base; Dick Scandrctt, right field; Wm. Bailey, center field and Willis Shipp, right field. VIENNA-Gordon Burns, catch er; Judson Simmons, pitcher; Jack Sheppard, short stop; Will Shep pard, first base; Jake Sheppard second base; John Hargrove, third base; Brice Heard, right field; Viv ian Waters, center fieiri and J, C Powell, right field. Score by innings. Vienna 3 o o 1 3 o 3 o *—9. Cordele o 0300010 4—8. Jack Sheppard knocked a three- bagger and made it u home run on an error. Jack and Jake both caught a sky scraper. Stewart Ledbetter, who pitched for the Cordele boys will no doubt, grow to be a star amuteur pitcher. The game was full of ginger and highly enjoyed by all. A game will be played on the Cordele dia mond in the near future. Mr. Dave Browder, who residfe on his plantation a little over a mile west of Cordele, had a lively and thrilling encounter with two negro tramps Wednesday morning, Simon Van, a little black bullet- headed negro from Tennessee, and Steve Dixon, who hails from Wal- ker’sStation. Ga. have been tramp ing over the country for some time, getting a living no doubt, by steal ing. It was about 10 o’clock Wednes day morning when they struck Mr. Browder’s plantation, and proceed ed to get in their little work of robbing. Finding a house all alone Steve stood watch'with a big pistol while Simon entered the house and appropriated a pair of pants and a pair of shoes. But as luck would have it Mr. Browder, who was riding over his farm, happened up before the free handed tourist could make oif. Steve gave the dlam and broke to run. He wnsbrderedtohatrlt, and seeing that he woud not, Mr. Brow-’ der spurred up his horse and caught up with the thief, and as be jumped from his horse to take hold of Steve, the negro threw a big ugly-looking gun in hit breast and ‘pulled down.’ But, thanks to a kind providence, the pistol snapped. Mr Browder then thought ithigh time for “some thing to be doing,’’ so he went to- work with a good will, puncturing Steves yellow hide with pistol bul lets. Steve turned to run agaift, but Mr, Browder’s aim was true and Steve received three bullet*— one in the head, one in the fleshy part of the left thigh and the third in the left foot. Both of the thieves were captured and brought to Cordele, where they were locked up until the could be moved to Vienna jail—Cordele Daily News. Both of the negroes have since been brought to this c.ty und placed in jail. The wounded negro is re ceiving the ciosc attention of tbe County physician,- Dr. Stovall. He has high fevers and little hope is is entertained lor his recovery. A CARO OF THANKS. We desire to render oiu- heart-felt thanks to the many friends who so faithfully assisted us in the illness of our dear little one.' Especially do we feel grateful to the attending physicians Drs. Bivins and Mobley. We assure you these kindnesses will ever be most gratefully remembered, and that we stand ready to reciprocate at any time. Sincerely, Mr. and Mbs. W. D. Bulungtox. Findlay, Ga. |100 FOUND—We will save the first 10 Buggy Customers that come $100 Seven Years In Bed. * Will wonders ever cease? inquires the friends of of Mrs L Pease of Lawrence, Kan. 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