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Vienna News T)WICe-A»WEEK. T. A. ADKINS, JR., Ed. W. T. ADKINS, > Proprietors Official Organ Dooly Couniy, Official Organ City of Vienna, Entered at the Postofficeat Vienna, Ga. as Second Class Mall Matter. Advertising rates furnished on request. M^The Ne w * will not be responsible for views expressed by correspondents. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION! One copy one year. .$1.00 One copy sis months 50 One copy three months .sp Published WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS ’PHONE No. 11. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER ISth. 1901 WEATHER FORECAST: For Georgia: Cloudiness. We sincerely hops that the Sen ate will not kill the Hon. Joe Hill Hall's anti'free puss bill. It should become a law by all means. Millard Lee, the aluyer of Miss Suttlea, of Fulton county, has been refused a new trial by the supreme cdurt and he will pay the just penalty of death for the crime some time in December. Governor Terrell has issued his proclamation declaring Thursday Nov. 27, Thanksgiving Day, a legal holiday in Georgia and requesting the people to abstain from their secular occupations and assemble in their houses of worship or about their family altars and unite in tbonks to the Almighty for His many blessings. T. H, Overby, of Cochran, who has been missing several days, was insured for $30,000 in the National Lite Insurance Co., of which com. pany he was an agent. The com* pany. has been called upon to puy the amount, but are investigating the case before doing so. It is believed by some that he was robbed and murdered and his body concealed. Thursday, November 27th, is Thanksgiving day, which will be observed with appropriate exercises at the Methodist church in this city. As is customary with some, would it not be a good idea for everybody to decorate the church with the best fruits of the harvest ? We have great things to be thankful for and actions sometimes speak more forceful than words. Wbat about It ? It would certainly be a pretty •cone to look upon. Roland B. Molineaux, the ptin cipal in one of the most interesting murder cases, is a free man again —after having been tried twice lor the same crime. He had been sentenced to death, and after having stayed in jail for- two or years more, was given bis freedom by the second jury in twentyfive minutes after going to tbeir room. He was charged with sending a poisoned package to a man he wished to murder. The package fell into the hands of a woman who died from the effects of the poison. It is said that the conviction was the result of perjured testimony. A Prosperous Bank. We were around at the Bank of Vienna yesterday, and were shown from the books that the net profits above all expenses for the year just closed were 28 per cent on ’ the Capital. How many banks in the State can beat this record? WAR ON THE HIP POCKET HABIT. There are in many parts of Geor gia evidences of u rising determina tion to suppress the vicious habit of carrying concealed weapons. We have observed recently that our superior court judges in their charges to grand juries have laid grert stress upon the necessity oi a strict enforcement of the law on this subject, and the iflet that such an enforcement is impossible unless the grand juries do their duty, Up to a somewhat recent date the carrying of pistols and other concealed weapons was regarded by the average citizen ns a com. Duratively trivial offense and there was a little disposition, either to find indictments on this account or to press them when found. But there has been a wonderful and a most wholesome change in public opinion relative to the concealed weapon habit. Grand jurors have begun to real*, ize their duty in the matter and are doing it in a manner that contrasts finely with their former indifference The other officers of the law generally have moved forward quite as notably in an organized and systematic effort to climate the loaded pistol pocket a Judges of superior, county and city courts, solicitors general and local police officers have joined forces and are co-operating to make the law a terror to the ’’pistol toter” and all othei bearers of con cealed weapons. It was high time that this reform should begjn and it should be carried on until in every county ot Georgia any man whose nature or habits would impel him to lug a pistol with him wherever he goes will be afraid to do so. It goes without saying thut the habit ual "pistol toter” is a bad citizen, as he presistently violates and defies the law.; Such a fellow should he made scarce in every community that cursed by his presence. There 16 no telling hoW much ot the violence and bloodshed that afflicts this state is directly attributable to that habit which only a coward or a ‘‘bully will indulge in, but the proportion is great. The statute law and the moral law alike should be invoked against this offense. Whenever any man becomes notorious for carrying con cealed weapons, he should not only THE NHQ BRICK STORE, PINEHURST, GEORGIA. BARFIELD & HORNE, Prop’s. -DEALERS IN- General Merchandise. JEWELRY. have to face certain and 'severe punishment, but should lose the respect of all good citizens. How can' we expect the lower classes to refrain from Ibis danger* ous indulgence so long as quasi* respectable persons are often guilty of it? Respectability, instead of miti gating this offense, should be held to increase its gravity. \ It should cease to be a misdemean or for which no severer penalty than the payment of a fine need be expected. Unless harsher measures are used we need not expect this prevalent curse abated very materially. The concealed weapon habit is the source ot many crimes and must be treated with due regurd to its viciousness and ks possibilities for evil. We are glad to observe that when persons arrested by the Atlanta po lice aie found with concealed wea pons they are, in many instances, bound over to await the action of the grand jury after they have been called to account for their offenses against the city ordinances. This should be the invariable rule The police commission, the recor der and all the officers of the city police force.ahould issue orders to this effect and see that they are carried out. The crusade upon the loaded pistol pocket cannot be made too vigorous or too sweeping. —Atlanta Journal. On entering our store you will find u nice display of Jewelry— quality best. At your right you will see a display of well assorted perfumery. DRY GOODS. We have a very fine line of well assorted Dry Goods. Our Ladies and Gents Underwear cannot be excelled. SHOES andJHATS. 1 HARDWARE, ETC. We have a full and complete line of I. K. Orr Shoe Co's. Red Seal Shoes, any style and at any price. Also a complete line of ‘ Swell Hats.” Let us make you an M. Boon suit, no fit—no go. ' FURNITURE. We have a nice line, and if we haven’t what you want in stock, can get it for you on short notice. In the rear of our Store to your right you will find our Grocery Department. In all of our Various Lines our Prices defy Competition. FOR YOUR BUSINESS. BARFIELD & HORNE. NOTE.—WE B UYCOT1 ON SEED. WE WANT TO BUY ALL OF YOUR REMNANT SEED COT1 ON. COME TO SEE US. • " Naturally. One Girl—Jack tried to kiss me last night Another—What in the world did you do? “Oh, I was np In anna in a minute." —Smart Set A Definition. Little Clarence—Pa, what la experi ence? ^ Mr. Calliper*—Experience, my son, la the headaches you acquire from batt ing against the world.—Puck. HEARD’S OPERA HOUSE. SATURDAY. NOV. 15th. 1—NIGHT ONLY—1 WM. N. SMITH PRESENTS, HISS BOKNAIR PRICE, AND COMPANY. Presenting the Great Society Play in FIVE ACTS, “A Woman’s Power.” $25.00 IN COLD CASH 6IYEN AWAY. With each pair of Shoes or Hat bought of us between Oat, 15th, 1902 and Jan. 1st, 1908, the purchaser is entitled to a guess in our trade contest. Ihe one making the nearest correct estimate of the number of pieces of money contained in the glass jar exhibited in our store, will get the jar and its contents. And we guarantee the amount not to be less $25.00. In case two or more.persons guess the same, and that number being the nearest correct, the money udll be divided equally between them. Buy your shoes from the SHOE STORE and get the jar of money. $25.00 in the jar. Remember we guarantee there is Respectfully, , Special Scenic Electrical Effects HANDSOME COSTUMES. A Coterie of Clever Specialties. POPULAR PRICES—2s, 35 and 50c. SEATS NOW ON SALE. Lewis Bros. Go. LOOK. We the undersigned filled the above described jar, and no out knows the number of pieces of money therein, 1. S. LASSETER, MAX L.\ JAMES, t j OUR STOCK IS FRESH, CLEAN AND WELL KEPT. OUR HOUSE IS WELL LIGHTED AND HEATED. MAKE OUR STORE—THE POSTOFFICE-YOUR HEADQUARTERS WHEN YOU COME TO TOWN. In the rear of our store to your left you will find our Hardware. Tinware, Glassware and Crockery department. In these lines our buyer got extremely low prices.and we will give you the benefit of them if you will make your bill with us. Our Stoves were bought before the rise in iron. They go at the old prices. AND HERE IS WHERE WE CAN SUPPLY THE INNER MAN. OUR STOCK OF CANNED GOODS and PICKLES IS THE BEST IN TOWN. i