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VOL 2. NO 36.
VIENNA. GA. SATURDAY OCTOBER 18,1902.
TWICE-A WEEK $1.C0 PER YEAR
SAD DEATH OCCURS
NEAR EMERICH, GA.
After an Illness of SeienI Weeks Witt
Slow Fever, Miss Minnie Peacock
Died Thursday flight.
The many friends hear with sad
ness of the death of Miss Minnie
Peacock of Emerich. near Unadilla,
Thursday, after an illness of nine
weeks ot typhoid malarial fever.
Miss Peacock was the daughter of
Ex-Representative D. L. F. Pea
cock, and a niece of Judge John
H. Woodward, of this ,city.
Mr. Peacock telegraphed to his
daughter in Jacksonville that her
Sister was very low and to come at
once. She was accompanied to the
the Inin by her husband who com
plained of a hurting in the back
portion of his head and stating that
he wished that it were possible for
her not to leave him.
While returning home about 9
o’clock was taken with sudden in
disposition and stepping into a
nearby hotel died in a few min
utes.
At the request of bis wife his re-
, mains were sent to Unadilla to be
Interred, the services being con
ducted by Rev. J. D. Winchester,
of Cordele. He left a wife and one
child.
Mrs. Doughtry arrived here a
short time before her sister’s death.
Dr. Peacock, of Athens, and
brother of the deceased young lady
was also present.
Miss Peacock was a young lady
of many lovuble traits and was
universully beloved in the commu
nity in which she lived, and wus a
member of the Buptist church.
Rev, Mr. Dumas conducted the
funeral services.
MR. WILLIAMS DIES SUDDENLY.
Was Taken With a Chill on Thursday
and Rapidly drew Worse.
It is a snd duty for us to chronicle
the death of D. Y. Williams, who died
Thursday night at his home three miles
south-east of Vienna in the Shiloh
community.
Mr. Williams hod gone to buy some
chickens and returned Thursday fore
noon with a chill an3 high fever, a
doctor was called in and after his visit.
Mr. Williams seemed (p rally and eet
better, although he was deltrous. Abou t
1 or 2 o’clock he grew worse and Mrs.
Williams sent for Mr. J T. Murray to
-assist with him, but he only breathed a
-few times after Mr. Murray’s arrival.
He was a member of the Vienna
Masonic lodge and a consecrated mem
ber of the Free Will Baptist church.
- The News extends heartfelt sympathy
to the bereaved ones.
For Ladies Only.
We have the prettiest line- of fall
end winter goods ever received. Call
tor Sllkolina fancies, the latest thing
for waist goods. We have everything
-in dress goods, waistings and ready
made clnthes. Complete line table
linen,, towels, side-board scarffs, table
covers and draperies ot every color and
hoe, infect everything in Dry Goods.
Call to see os.
JL P. Heard & Sons.
Tax Notice.
*The tax books for the collection of
advalorem taxes doe the eity of Vienna
for the year 1909, are now open. Books
Close Nov. 16th, 1902.
B. M. W Wood, Clerk & Treat.
This Oct’7th, 1902.
2,675 LUNATICS IN
STATE OF GEORGIA
TtoAmratf Report tto Stats Isylnm
Is Ont and Gives Soma Yery In
teresting Statistics.
The annual report of the Georgia
State Sanitarum is out of press and
is quite an Interesting document.
The report is fot the year ending
September 1, 190a.
According to this report the
average number of patients at the
saniturium during the year was
3,635 the total number receiving
treatment was 3,319,
The total number on hand Sep
tember 1, of this year was 2,675, of
which 1,877 were whites and 798
negroes. There are now on hie
390 applications of patients await
ing admission. There are in the
various jutls of the state and must
remain there until the adequate
room is provided. The two new
buildings, under course of construc
tion, will uccommodate 1.448 pat
ients and as these be will be com
pleted by the first of Junuary, the
patients how fn the county jails
will be carried there.
This report shows that the cost
of maintenance per capita for the
year was- $112,68.
Every department of this im
mense institution is in splendid
condition. The people of Georgia
have a right to be justly proud of
this great charity.
THE DANCE AT THE OPERA HOUSE
Wednesday Evening was a Delightful
Affair and Highly Enjoyed.
Those attending the danee, given by
some of the young men, report a very
delightful evening. The dance was
given at Heard’s opera house, which
makes an admiral place for dancing
and those present thoroughly enjoyed
the occasion. Among those who par
ticipated were:
Misses Meta Meeks, Estine Rosen-
burg, Lilia Mae McDonald, Bertha
Leonard, Oarrie Whidden, Annie Out
law, Fannie Stovall; Messrs. J. L.
Taggart, M. L. James, Bert Turton,
W. T. McDonald, W. H. Proctor, Ernest
Stovall; Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Raoul,
Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Heard.
In Jail for Stealing a Ride.
Marshal Robertson, of Unnd!lla|
brought down a negro from that place
Thursday at noon and turned him over
to Sheriff Sheppard. The negro was
caught riding on "do train" without
sufficient funds to defray expenses, and
will be entertained by our courteous
sheriff for some time.
Notice.
The Houston Buptist church will
convene in its seventy-second an
nual session with the Ebeneuer
church on Wednesday before the
Second Sunday, the 5th day of
November 1902.
Jno. H. Bedgood,
Chairman Executivgf£om,
Beautiful line of Silverwardl fancy
clocks, etc. at Youmtns’ Jewulery store
Aset Like Hot Cato
“The fastest selling article L have in.
my store.” writes druggist C. T. Smith,
of Davis, Ky», "is King's New Uteovery
for consumption, coaghs aud colds, be
cause It alwar* cures. In my six rears 'of
sale It has never tailed. I have known it to
save suffers from throat and lung diseases
who conld get no help from doctors or
anrother remedy. Mothers relr on it,
best physicians paesertbe It, and Forbes
& Coxe Drag Co. guarantee satisfaction
or return price. Trial bottles free regu-
las size 50c and f L
BATCH OF NEWS
FROM UNADILLA.
Board of Education Elects aa Assistant
Teaclier—White Primary Will be
- Held Some Time Sooa.
Unadilla, Ga„ Ooctober 16.—
Dr. J. W. Saunders and Jack
Bridges are delegates to the Rsho-
beth association and are in Fort
Valley attending same.
y Mr. J. Theodore McArthur of
Wilkinson county $s visiting his
uncles at this plgce.
D. T. Doughtry and wife of
Jacksonville, Fla., attended the
funeral of their son here Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F, Kendrick,
of Henderson, Judge John H.
Woodward of Vienna, Mrs. U. V.
Whipple, R. E. Harris and wife,
R. L. Wilson and W T Doughtry
of Cordele, attended the funeral of
L. M. Doughtry here 'Tuesday.
R. P. Ketchum of Cordele, wus
here Wednesday on business.
The board of education has
elected Miss Nellie Corbin of Grif
fin, teacher of the 3rd and 4th
grades in our school, and she will
begin her duties next Monday.
This places our school iti good
shape for work and makes for us
one of the finest corps of teachers
in the county.
Mrs. W. W. Graham is visiting
parents at Grovania this week.
Dr. T. J. McArthur visited par
ents at Gordon, a few days ago.
A. E Jordan of Vienna, was
here on business Tuesday.
The white voters of the town of
Unadilla, are to meet in mass
meeting Friday afternoon for the
purpose of appointing an execu
tive committee to arrange for hold
ing a white primary to nominate
candidates for the February elec
tion, when three aldermen are to
be elected. We are glad to see
this move as it eliminates the dar
kies from politics and thereby pre
vents the probability of much
trouble.
Judge D L Henderson of Vi
enna, wus here Thursduy after
noon on business.
Chief of police R E Robertson
went to Vienna Thursday after
noon with a prisoner.
Miss Sullie Mullis, of Cochran,
is*spending several weeks with her
sister, Mrs. T. H. Gregory.
Mrs. S. W. Coney, of Cordele,
came up Thursduy on her way out.
to her father’s, R L Barfield, at
Einerich.
Mr G H Willis and family have
moved to Hawkinsville. Mr Wil
lis has accepted a position with
the “Boston.
Mr A E Graves visited Cordele
this week.
All that was mortal of Bessie Yawn
passed away Wednesday evening. Miss
Yawn had been sick for sometime with
fever and the end was not unexpected.
The funeral occurred Thursday after
noon at the city cemetery. Bessie
was the 10-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Airs. J. P. Yawn, of this city. The
bereaved family has the. sympathy of
the News and the entire community.
Messrs. 8 P Adams and W F George,
left Wedneeday afternoon for a hunt
ing trip on the Flint river, returning
Thursday morning.
Dr. L. W. Mobley of ByromviU-.*,
visited Vienna yesterday. While here
he handed the editor a dollar for the
News., Thanks.
G. S. & F. MEETING *
IS HELD IN MACON.
DtTMmto Badared nil Directory ire
Re-Elected—A. Y. A W. Is
Rot Merged.
The stockholders of the Georgia
Southern andFlorida railroad held their
annual meeting at the general offices of
the company Jn Maoon Thursday, and
the following directors were elected:
Samuel Spencer of New York City, W
0. Shaw, J. F. Hanson, J. M. Johnston,
T. D. Tinsley, Wallace E. MeOaw, T. 0
Burke of Maoon; Thomas B. Greshcm
of Baltimore, H, P. Smart of Savannah,
Gdorge W. Parrott of Atlanta, W. A
Merryday of Palatka, Fla., H. H. Tift
ot Tifton, A. S. Pendleton of Valdosta,
E. 0. Long of Jacksonville, Fla., F. M.
Edwards of Boston, Mass.
Just before the stockholders meeting
the board of directors for the past year
met and declared dividends as follows:
Two and a half per cent semi-annual
on the first preferred atock, and 2 per
cent semi-annual on the second pre
ferred.
This was the regular annual meeting
of fie directors, as well as of the stock
holders. After the boaftl of directors
\jros re-elected, another meeting was
held by them, and the following officers
we^e elected for the ensuing year:
Mr. Samuel Spencer, president; Wil
liam C/heckley Shaw, vice-president;
John I. Hall,general counsel; Ben C.
Smith, secretary and treasurer; R. D,
Langford, assistant seoretary.
The purchase of the Atlantic Valdosta
A Western railroad, as reported in the
Macon Telegraph aome time ago. was
confirmed by the stockholders and now
the Atlantic Valdosta A Western is no
more. It will hereafter be known the
Georgia Southern A Florida railroad.
It is not yet stated whether separate
accounts will be kept for its business,
but the idea seem to be that such will
hot be the case.—Macon Telegraph.
Cotton Market.
SQUARE HA LI MARKET,
Good Middling 7 8-4
Fully Middling 7 6-8
Middling. 7 1-2
ROUND BALI MARKET.
Good Middling 8 1-4
Strict Middling 8 1-8
Middling 8
LOST—A mortgage note dated Juno
21,1902, due Sept. 16th, for $23. on one
bay mare mule, 6 acres cotton and 12
acres corn on D. B. Leonard place.
Finder will leave aame with J. G. Fore
hand.
The Vienna Cotton Oil Co., has just
purchas d a large four-horse “O.’d
Hickory" from J P Heard A Sons. We
have seen a 10,000 pound boiler hauled
on one of these two-horse wagons. We
presume this wagon will carry a car
load—it pays to buy the beat.
Without speaking disparagingly of
any others, our fellow-townsmen, M.
E. Rushin is doing a whole lot of good
nnd a lot of it. He doeB nut touch any
thing but the best. His insurance
agency, which was started only a few
years ago, is growing immensely in
public favor, until now you can hardly
And a representative business man
within forty miles of Vienna, who
has not a policy, either of fire or life
insurance with him and his farming
implements are equally as popular.
You may see him for anything you
want.
ACCIDENTAL KILLING
OCCURS AT RICHWOOD
A Mr. Frost, 1 emifet fart Meets ts
Untimely Death at tbe Hinds o!
Another Gntrt.
New* is received here of the ac^
cidental shooting of Convict Guard
J. R. Frost, at Rtchwood, Thurti
day morning about 6 o’clock.
He was accidentally shot by one
of the other guards who was pre*
paring to go to the woods and bad
his gun strapped across his should
der for convenient carrying’and in
stooping down to pick something
up irom the floor the hammer
caught in the small pocket of his
coat, thereby discharging it and
emptying u loud ot buckshot
in Frost’s abdomen. Frost was
fatally wounded and expired at
7:30 that evening.
Tr.e News has been unable at
this time to find out the name of
the person that did the shooting or
anything of Frost’s relatives.
LARGE INSURANCE CASES.
A {Company Withdraws Its Forefel-
ture Of a Laurens County
Policy.
Ungirlng Snmmer Colds.
Don’t let a cold ran at this season.
Summer cold j are tbe hardest kind to
cure and if neglected may linger along for
months. A long seige like this will pull
down the strongest constitution- One
Minute Cough Cure will break up the
attack at once. Safe cure, acts well curee
coughs colds croup, bronchitis, alt throat
and long troubles. Tbe children like' It.
Vienna Drag Co,
See oar Reefers for children; they
are up-to-date. J, P. Heard A Sons.
The July adjourned term of Lau
rens Superior court is now in
session, Judge Fred C. Foster
presiding. It is probable that tha
the court will be in session the
entire week. There is consldorablo
business, both civil and crimnal, oa
hand for trial.
Some time ago the Fidelity Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company de
clared forfeited a policy of $6,000
on the life of Mr. John Wesley
Daniel, after he had paid in more
than $5,000. The grounds for
declaring the policy forfeited was
that Mr. Duniel was a day or two
lute in his payment, although, a
number of times before he had been
late and nothing was said concern
ing it. Mr. Duniel hud carried the
policy for sixteen years and waa
past the age of obtaining insurance
elsewhere when the policy wua
declared forfeited. He endeavored
in u number of ways to induce the
company to reinstate the policy^
offering the pay in another thou
sand at one time and allowing the
compnny to have the use of the
entire amount without interest until
the day of his death. The company
would not hear to no offer or com
promise and some time ago suit
was commenced by Mr. Daniel in
the United States court in Macon to
compel the company to recognise
the policy. As soon as this was
done Mr. Duniel’s lawyers received
a letter from some one connected
with the company, stating tbatMr v
Daniel had been wronged and that
company would gladly reinstate
the policy. Mr, Daniel has accept
ed this compromise and has for
warded all of bis back dues to the
company.
Mr. John W. Scarborough has a
similar complaint against another
company. It is not known whether
this company will take the
action as the Fidelity Mutual. Mr.
Scarborough is preparing to enter-
suit in the city court of AtlaQte.
The Vienna Cotton OU Co. wants to.
do your ginning. Good terries guar-,
an teed.