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VOL 2. NO»1.
VIENNA. GA., SATURDAY. JULY 12 1902.
TWICE-A-WEEK $1.00 PER YEAR
THE TALE OF THE
COTTON SAMPLES
Hay Gd, 1898, by W. P. Laughter,
of Edna, Texas.
.Tease Jones was a freedman. While
a slave ho had fits, rheumatism and
other ailments that incapacitated him
for hard work, so he tended to the hogs,
shot squirrels, set out hooks for catfish
and did w) at else of like nature that he
felt Ids condition could stand. When
put to some work that didn't suit him 1
he had a fit at oi\ce, and the harder the
work the harder the fit.
The war ended in good time and Jesse
was freed along with the others. Talk
about your fountain of youth, it was as
nothing compared to thedeep draughts
of freedom that Jesse sucked into his
cxpmding lungs. Old things passed
uwt>y with him. Ho folded up his fits
and rheumatism and laid them away
for future reference. He got religion
and saw that he was living in Sin With
the woman who had been his mate so
long. So he put her away and married
him another, younger and better look
ing, and began farming and raising a
family right, The years rolled on, a
decade of freedom had passed into eter
nity and Jesse lmd worked hard and
did well for his opportunities. He had
a wagon, two ponies, his plows and gear
and house- hold goods enough for his
simple wants. He had a young family
growing up und he was affectionate to
wards them, though strict. Inspite of
his 50 years and 50,000 fits, he was hale
and hearty yet. He went through the
year ot) credit and settled np in the
fall,
His one great ambition was to have
a baht of cotton that would' be all his
own, neither landlord nor storekeeper
to have cue cent of Interest in if. The
time came at length when this ambi
tion was gratified. He settled all his
debts to the-last cent and had a bale of
cotton weighing 504 pounds left over,
all his own, ■ A negro can get lmppy-
happier than anybody else, but if there
be a height of jollification that towers
above all other .heights, Jesse surely
bestrode that eminence as his bale was
weighed. “Bless Gawd,” he said “I'm
gwine to. town termorrer, and sell d&t
cotton. 1 ” He came by early next morn
ing. I helped him load on his bale, and
as he tugged at it the smiles would
broaden into grins, and the grins it their
turn be transformed into uproarous
guffaws. Every poor witticism of
mine met an appreciative response from
Jesse. He'd slap his thighs and throw
his head back andlaughwlth his mouth
bo wide open that I could almost see
the boiled eggs he had eaten for break
fast. He had little Abe Linkum, his
oldest of the second’ set (he entirely
repudiated the Art set), along with him,
and Abe was as happy os his daddy. *1
lay dat boy gwine come book fum town
bogged up in red top boots,” he’d say,
and Abe’s ivories ^rould glisten like
pearls at the thought. - Jesse had his
memoranda notched down on a white
pine stick, and he and Abe would go
over it. “Dis notch fur lasses, (fat un
coffe, and dis here fer a chany doll for
Melindy, and dis for dat red shawl fer
your mammy, and what dish here long
notch what dis fer?” “Dat’s my boots,
don’t you member?” Abe would say.
Talk about the high hopes of a young
man marrying his love. Why, no
brighter visions enchanted Adam’s soul
when the glories of Eden first burst on
his sight, than dawned before that
humble freedman beconing on to town
and rapture. Why, I caught some of
the glow myself, and went to the house
and hugged the cook, .a legitimate
proceeding by the way.
Jesse camped out on the Garoitas that
night, and was up betimes, and rolled
into town as the business houses were
opened. Everybody met by Jesse was
told, “Dis nil mine.” When he got on
Main street the sampling began. The
first pirate that assaulted that bale
ripped It from side to side, and took
out an armfull, and as he went away
with his load another took his place.
All the merchants bought cotton in
those days, and after the head man
Vrould get a sample the clerks would
rush out and get some more samples
and then change hats and turn their
coats wrong side outwards and come
tor more. They soon got a hole in the
sides, and worked so far in that you
could only see their feet sticking out,
and still the good work went on. If
one supposes that Jesse was an uncon
cerned spectator of this busy scene, he
is left. Jesse’s ejaculations were loud
and frequent: “Say dat my cotton,”
’’Hold on dar, don’t take ’mo dat cot
ton. Hay you dar, dess let dat cotton
alone, my goddlemity day git it all
sho,” etc. Jesse’s eyes bulged out,
his face got ashey, and it was only the
disuse of more than half a score of
years that prevented his first machiner
from going to work. As the bale began
to shrink and the hoops get slaok, so
Jesses hopes faded, and as little Abe
Linkum began to cry, Jesse broke down
began to beg and petition, “pleasemas
ter, don’t egsomple dat bale any mo:
gim me what you please, and take it
lack it is.” “Oh, my gawd des let me
have what's left.” etc. He might as
well have talked to the cotton worms
that destroyed his cotton in the field.
Some of the merchants needed a little
more to make a bale, and some need
ed some quilt cotton and some needed
a new mattress or two, and they
couldn’t forego their rights on account
of an old negro and a blubbering boy.
Jesse gave up at lasti and the wrench
it gave his heartstrings tells the sequel
too well. He took, what was left and
hung it across the court house fence
and remarked: “If day is any un you
dat needs some more cotton you better
git it quick, case its most gone’.*
And with a broken heart he returned
to his home, took to his bed, and soon
slept with his fathers. On the mound
above his mortal remains there is a
pine slab with this inscription: “Died
of the Egsamplers.”
To prevent this from becoming an
epidemio have your cotton put up on
the Roundlap press.
D. B. Thompson.
Mr. Wm. McArthur Dead.
Mr. Wm. McArthur of Lumber
City, died at his home in that place
at i o’cock last Wednesday after
noon caused from relapse of an
attuck of lever.
The deceased leaves a devoted
wife, several children, aged parents
and several brothers and sisters to
mourn his death, among them be*
ing Dri .T J. McArthur and L.
R. McArthur of Unadillu, and Dr.
A. L. McArthur of Cordele,
Treat Your Kidneys for Rheumatism
- When you are suffering from rhematism
the kidney must be attended to at once so
that they will eliminate the uric acid from
the blood. Foley’s Kidney Cure Is the
most effective remedy for this purpose.
R T Hopkln of Palor, Wit, says, “after
unsuccessful doctoring three years for
rheumatism with the best doctors. I tried
Foley’s Kidney Cure and It cured me. I
cunnotspcak toohighly of this great medi
cine.” For tale by all dealers.
PINEHURST NEWS.
Pixanuasr, Ga., July 11th,—An elec
tion will be held at this plnco on Mon
day July 31st, to decide whether or not
Pinehurst will adopt the public school
system that is being worked so suc
cessfully in a number of our neighbor
ing towns, Such a system would be
a great help towards building up a fine
school here, and the writer trusts that
the progressive and enterprissng citi
zens of our town will turn out and
carry the election .solidly for public
schools.
Mesdames C. H. and. Sallie Roberts,
of Mellieville, and Miss Lucy Roberts
ore the guests of the family of H. L.
Adams this week.
Mrs. Griffin is the guest of the family
of Joseph Folds.
Mr. George Herring, who lives near
this city, is able to be up again after
a serious illness.
For the next 30 days I will CUT
PRICES on buggies.
Ji 0> Hamilton.
SEVERAL SMALL
SCENES SCOOPED
The News of Town and Conatj Culled
Together for Hasty Readers.
“’What care we
If time doth flee,
And July is an oven;
The peach is here,
And the spring is dear..
And subscribers keop a-coming.”
Vienna continues to build upsteodily.
CUT PRICES ON .BUGGIES For the
next 30 days J. O. Hamilton.
The milk of human kindness isn’t put
up in bottles,
ICE CREAM every afternoon at the
Vienna Drug Co
A Broom Factory will probably be
erected in Vienna in the near future.
BIG DISCOUNTS on all' seasonable
Goods at J P Heard & Sons.
Read the serial story which commen
ces in this issue entitled “The Hidden
Clew.”
Over half of the required capital stock
for the Dooly County Fair Association
has already been subscribed.
Prof. Robert Mason is teaching a
day and night class in pennmonship in
this city and has several pupils.
J. G. Lasseter and family have moved
to town and ore occupying the home
recently vacated by G. C. Bowers.
STRAW HATS half price next TEN
days. DON’T MISS THEM.
J P Heard & Sons.
Mrs. Jasper Forehand of near Pine-
hurst, sister to Messrs. Jno. B. and P.
G. McDonald; of this city, is quite sick.
Watch out for the ad of A E Jordan
next week. He will have something to
say to you about Real Estate, Fire and
Life Insurance.
BE SURE and see our BARGAIN
COUNTER; always something under
the market here.
J P Heard & Sons.
County School Commissioner E. G.
Greene sold his home on Fifth street
Wednesday to Mr. Ed Howell, through
real estate agent, A. E. Jordan.
Now ‘is the time for our Cotton
Warehousemen to place their adver
tisements, and Tbs Nsws is the place
to put them, in order to get the best
results..
Dr. Thompson and W. E. Smith of
Cordele were arrested this week for
selling intoxicants. They gave bond in
the sum of |1C0 and $600 for tholr ap
pearance at court.
Work on the Cotton Oil Mill is pro
gressing nicely. Contractor J. Q. Shipp
is superintending the brick work, while
his son-in-law J. g. Shipp, is looking
after the wood work.
. A Cotton Factory would bo a paying
enterprise for Vienna, beiug surround
ed by one of the best farming* sections
in this state. Who will take hold of
the matter end see whst can be done?
Don’t wait but get in the lead with the
procession.
The prospects now point to a Urge
attendance In our public school tiffs
fall. Miss Norton, one of the assistant
teachers is at Knoxville, Tonn., atten
ding the Summer 8chool of the South.
There are about 300 Georgia teachers
in attendance upon this great school
at present.
. H. B. Thompson has sold out his in
terest in the firm of H. B. Thompson A
Co., to Sheriff 8heppard, who now owns
the entire business. Mr. Thompson
has aoepted a position with his brother
D. B. Thompson, in the store at the
depot. Mr. Thompson is one of the
best clerks in the city and there is al
ways an opening for him. Mr. Shep
pard will continue the grocery business
with a full stock of trash groceries and
also the restaurant. If you want some
thing good to eat for the money give
Sheppard’s restaurant a trial, opposite
the court house on Cotton Avenue.
W. T. Wilder’s daughter at Richwood
is quite ill.
The postoffice at Ren has been re
established.
Clean streets do a lot’of good adver
tising for a town.
Mrs. J. W. Childs of Richwood i9 on
the sick list this week.
It 14 time our public school was given
some kind of advertising. What
about It?
Rev. E. S Atkinson is assisting Rev
J M Kelly in a meeting at Harmony
church this week.
Floy Hester has a good job as assist
ant depot agent at Vienna and is en
joying his work.—Adel News.
Thos Egleston and J H Ormc, ot
Atlanta, spent Thursday in the city,
the guest of Jno. B. McDonald,
The first few chapters of a serial story
entitled “The Hidden Clew,” can be
found in this issue. Read
Foley*s Honey
cores colds, prevents t
Tar
lie.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs, Jim
Roundtree, who live a few miles
North-east of this city died Saturday.
' There will be a Sunday school picnic
at New Hope church, near Unadilla,
Saturday before the third Sunday in
July,
Rey. J. D, Norris held a four days
meeting at Mt. Pleasant ohuroh this
Week, closing Tuesday night, Six new
members were received.
The editor went up to Byropavtlle
Ipriday and returned Monday afternoon
accompanied by his wife and children
who had" been visiting relatives for
three weeks.—Adel News.
The second baseball nine of Vienna
has challenged the Pleasant Valley
nine for a game Monday afternoon. In
the event that Pleasant Valley does
not show up, the first nine will.play
against the second nine
Next Tuesday is the day named for
frtendsof the Dooly county campmeet
ing to meet out at the camp ground
to put the ground and tents in shape.
Lot all who can go out and carry the
proper tools with which to work and
assist in getting everything in fine
shape.
A few enterprising men in a town can
do a great deal towards securing and
having new enterprises erected. Vienna
is fortunate enough to have a few such
men now who have become stimulated
over the coming of the A. & B. railroad
and with renewed energy are going to
work to that end.
During the rain and thunder storm
Thursday night lightning struck the
roof around the chimney of the house
occupied by G. L. Bush, knocking off
some of the shingles and scattering
soot out in the room. Mr. Bosh was
badly frightened at first and ran out of
the house to seo if it had been set afire
by the lighting, but no other damage
was done.
Superintendent O. M. Grady, of the
G. S. & F. railroad has purchased the
Suwanee hotel building in Cordele and
will put tho same in flret-olass condi
tion. Several changes will be made,
among them will be the moving of tho
offico down on the first floor, putting
in an elevator, laundry and eleetrie
plant. When completed it yrlli be one
of the finest hotels in this part of tho
state. •
The first and second base ball nines
of this city crossed bats Wednesday
afternoon. At the end ..of the ninth
inning the score stood 81 to 19 in favor
of the second nine. During the latter
part of the game Col M. P. Hall hap
pened to the misfortune to get his
right ankle sprained just as he reached
second base, running from first base.
Although the hurt was quite painful, It
Is thought that ho will bo alright again
in a few days.
A Suing Opportnnitj.
We will sell you a first class biob
oraue BUGGY at the price our
competitors ask you for cheap
work. SEE For Yourself, Don’t
take our word for it.
J P HEARD & SONS,
The Buggy and Wagnn People.
PINlA ITEMS.
PINIA, GA., July 10th,-Quite A
number of our people attended the re
union at Cordele, on Friday last.
Mr. J. L. Eubanks, of Adel, spent a
few days'last week with relatives here.
Mr. 0. B Gibson and little son,
Eugene, spent Sunday at Nichols, Ga,
Early last Saturday morning Mr. P.
N. Mosley and family Were pleasantly
surprised at the arrival of their, two
daughters, Mrs. Gay and Mrs. Norvel,
accompanied by their husbands, from
Fargo, Ga.
Mr. J. L. Brown, of Orlando, FIs.',
is visiting homo folks much to thO
delight ofhis many friends.
Mr. Jack Sheppard, of Vienna, spent
Saturday in our city with his sister,
Mrs. T, L. Sanders. -
Mr. T % F. Graham will leave this
week for Florida. He will be greatly
missed by the young peoplo of our
community.
Mr. Walter Graham, of, Pinehurst,
spent Saturday and Sunday here with
relatives.
Mr. 8. J. Walls and son, Pete Wfcjlf)
visited relatives at Ocilia last week.
Mr. Tom Reeves, of Rochelle, spent
Saturday with his sister, Mrs. Pittman.
A Pleasant Sociah
Mr. and. Mrs. E. G. Walton
tendered a delightful social to a
number of the young people of this
city Tuesday evening at tbdir
beautiful home on 3rd street.
Several new and very interesting
games were played during th'e
evening and piano music was fur-
nished.by a few of the fair sex*'
which added much to the pleasure
of the occasion. Delicious refresh
ments were served during the
evening and Mr. and Mrs. Waltori •
proved, to.,,bequite an affable
and entertaining nost and hostess.
Those present were :
Misses Annie Whitehead, Lucy
Heard, Eva Penny, Lilia May Mc
Donald, Nina Davies, Minnie Tag
gart, Berta Adkins, Oma Huff. Mrs
Kenny and Carolyn Roberts, and
Messrs W. F. George, Ernest Stov
all, Judson Lashley, A. E. Walton ■,
L. L. Woodward, Wallie Lytle and
J. L. Taggart.
DOgS IT PAY TO BUY CHEAP?
A cheap remedy fqr coughs and colds is
ill right,' but you want something that
rill releave and cure the nwro severe and
dangerous results of throat andlung troub
les. What shall yon do? Go to a warmer
or more tegular climate? Yes if possible;
if not possible for you, then in either esse
take the only remedr that has been in
troduced in all civilised countries with
success In severe’throat and lung troubles,
“Boschee’a Genpan Svrup.” It not only
heal* and stimulates the tissues to destroy
the germ disease, but allays Inflamatlon.
causes easy expectoration, gives a good
night’s rest, and cures the patient. Try
One bottle. Recommended many years
br all druggists in the world. You can
get this tillable remedy at Vienna Drug
Co., Vienna, Ga., and ] W Sanders,
Unadilla, Ga.
Get Green’s Special Almanac.
Serious Accident fit Arabi.
News reached Cordele yesterday
morning, that late Wednesday
evening aa Mr. K, M. Patterson,
mayor of Arabi* was driving into
to wo from bis farm about two or
three miles from Arabi, bis horeo
runaway throwing him out) break
ing one of hie arms, dislocating one
of his legs and otherwise bruising
him up. While his condition is
serious it ia thought he will ire*
cover.—Cordele News.
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erior of Lemonade at Vixnka Dbco Co.
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