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VOL 2. NO 46.
VIENNA. GA. SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22.1902.
TWICE-A-WEEK $1.00 PER YEAR
VIENNA HAS BRIGHT
FUTURE AHEAD NOW
Her Business Men Have the Right Kind
of Pluck and Energy that is
Needed to Make a City.
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We believe that Vienna is
destined to become a place of im
portaace to this section in the near
future! certainly the signs of the
times point in that direction. With
two ruilroads with which to draw
trade and immigration, and a live
and hustling set of business men to
push her interests, Vienna shall nol
be doomed to always be as small as
it is at the present day ns to the
mutter of population.
Events ure moving along in a
direction that points to greater
things foi Vtennu. She is now far
and away ahead of the majority of
towns her size. She has public
improvements and institutions that
will compare most favorably with
towns of twice her size. She has
u public school system of which
any town might be justly proud.
She has a system of wuter works,
end will soon have electric lights
that would well be worth the pos-
. session of any town in the state.
* Vienna is the county seal of
Dooly county, and as such is most
naturally the center of the' courts
end all legal business pertaining to
the city and county. She it in
corporated,, and is and lias always
been possessed of a municipal
administration which has ever been
on the lookqut for her best interests
and future welfare, and which has
*
1 taken advantage of every conceiva-
ble opportunity to further her
| growth and importance. She has
business houses and business men
that would do credit to the city of
Atlanta. Iier institutions are all,
of the very first-class, and her
people are always awake to her
interests and future, as well as her
present welfare.
For an example of this fact, take
the securing of the A. & B. road
through this place. They said it
Could not be done. Mr. Wudley
“himself said the road could not
come .through Vienna ; but our
public spirited citizens said: “\Ve
will see about that.” So Yhey
pulled off their coats and went to
work. VVliat did they accomplish ?
Why we got the railroad, and
thereby Vienna gains one of th
greatest factors to her development
and wealth that she could possibly
'possess. Suppose our people had
sat idly by and took no interest in
the matter; do you think for
moment that We would have ever
gotten that railroad? Well, not
inu:h. It was pluck and energy
that did it, and theyime pluck and
.. energy that secured that railroad
1 will push this town to the front in
fcKbe days to come und make of her a
V' place of no smalt-importance.
ASLEEP AMID FLAMES.
Breaking into a blazing home, some
firemen lately dragged the sleeping in-
tiutes from death .It* that way when you
gleet coughs and colds. Don’t do it.
v King’s New Discovery forcontump-
rj gives perfect protection, against all
F at, chest and lung troubles. Keep it
r, and avoid suffering, death and doc
tor's bill. A teaspoonful will stop a late
cough, preslatent use the most stubborn.
Harmless and nice tasting, it’s guaranteed
to satisfy by Forbes & Coze Drug Co
Price 50c and ft .Trial bottles tree
We want to buy your cotton seed—
highest cash price paid.
Vienna Cotton OU Co.
THE HOLMAN COMEDY COMNY
Is Booked to Play Three Nights Here
Next Week, Commencing on.
Monday Night.
The members of the Holman
Comedy Company are very ' busy
just now rehearsing for their fiist
nights appearance oft next Monday
night. The play which they will
present on that night is “A Little
Princess,” and tt is satd to be one
of the very best. This company
promises to the people of Vienna
one of the very best shows on the
road today, being a company of
clean, first-class actors with repu
tations second to none.
Some of the members of this ex*
celient organization were formerly
with the Bonnair Price Company,
while others have arrived from the
north with special engagements
with the company. Those who
have had the pleasure of seeing Mr.
Holman on the stage are very en-
thu«ai>:ic in their praise of bis
ability as a comedian, and he is
backed by an exceptionally strong
company, including some of thg
very best specialists on the stage.
As we said before they will open
here Monday night with ”A Little
Princess,” and we bespeak for them
an excellent patronage from our
people. They deserve it.
FREE PASS BILL KILLED.
By u vote of 70 to 68 the lower
house of the Georgia Legislature
killed the Hall free pass bill
Tuesday. The bill, which would
effectually put to an end free passes
and telepone und telegraph franks
by the members of'the legislature
and other public officials of the
state, had been made the special
order of the day, and had been fa-
vorably reported to the. house by
the general judiciary committee, to
which it had been referred. About
twenty-five amendments, were sent
to the desk, one of which provided
that the law should only apply to
the author of the bill, exempting
the other members und officials.
This brought Mr. Hall to his feet
instanter, and he declared most ve
hemently that he had never . lain
himself liable to such a law, nnd if
he knew himself he never should.
The bill has caused a flood of dis
cussion in the legislature and in
the newspapers throughout the
state, nnd a very hard fight was
made by its friends to have it pass
ed . It does not seem possible that
the mere granting of a free puss to
an official would cause him to for
get his allegiance and oath to the
people.
CHURCH AT SNOW CO/1PLETED.
Dedicatory Sermon WIU be Delivered
by Dr. Byrd, of Atlanta.
The News is in receipt of an invation
to attend the dedication of the new
Methodist church at Snow Spring the
aothofthls month. The dedicatory
sermon will be delivered by Dr. W. C.
Byrd, pastor of the Firat Metho
dist church of Atlanta. A beautiful
new house of worship has been erected
by the members of the church, ana
they are taking much pride in the
event. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all who wiph to go, and a large
audience will doubtless greet Dr. Byrd
The building cost near to f 15.00Q, and
Is a most handsome edifice, the erec
tion of which reflects great credit on
the Methodists of Snow Spring.
HENDERSON JUDGE;
STROZIER SOLICITOR
Were Appointed by GoTernor Terrell on
Wednesday—Harvard Will Be As
sistant Solicitor. “
Governor Terrell, this week ap
pointed Judge D.. ’ L. Henderson
judge of the city court, E. F.
Strozier, of Cordele, solicitor and
W. V. Harvard, ot Vienna, assist
ant solic'tor. Mr. Strozier was an
applicant for the judgeship as well
as Mr. Henderson, and Governor
Terrell was compelled to make u
compromise of some kind,, and this
is the way he made it. It goes
without saying that the appoint
ments are perfectly satisfactory to
the people generally. All arc good
men for the respective places, and
will fill the positions with honor
and ability.
Each of the candidates has- a
host of friends throughout the
county who worked for them with
enthusiasm. The public was in
doubt.as to how the matter would
terminate, as feach man was very
popular, and each of them support
ed Gov. Tyrrell to his race for the
governorship.
Judge Henderson's appointment
is for four years, while the solici
tor and assistant are uppointed tor
two years. ’
THE A. & B. IS STILL y
-1 BLOCKED BY*5. A. L.
An injunction hits been filed by
the Seaboard Air Line against the
Alluntic and Birmingham railroad
to prevent the latter.road crossing
their tracks at Cordele, and this ts
the cause of the delay in beginning
the work of laying the iron. To
effectually prevent the A. and B.
from stealing a march ou them,the
S. A. L. has placed a locomotive
at the spot at which the crossing is
to be made, and there it stands.
The A. & B. Graders were busy
putting in c small fill between the
crossing Thursday when a crew of
the Seaboard Air Line interferred
with their work und began to undo
it.- Tt.ey were arrested by officers
and stoppee.
From present appearances, it is
hard to tell wnen the matter will
be amicably adjusted. It is to be
hoped that the two roads will get
together at once and conic to some
ugrdetnent that will be satisfactory
to both sides.
A merchant who understands and
fully appreciates the value of news
paper advertising is as far ahead of his
neighbor merchant who docs not as a
steam locomotive is*hend of a donkey.
The merchant who advertises is the
merchant who always does the busi
ness. He it is to whom the people go
when they want anything in his linq,
for they don’t know whether the other
fellow has got it or not; he has never
said so, and they are not going to pnt
themselves to the trouble of taking it
for granted. A stranger going into a
strange town of which he know* nothing
about, can name the successful mer
chants of that town and those that do'
the business by looking over the
columns of the local paper. Advertis
ing Is as essential to the modern suc
cessful merchant as the wheels are to
a wagon.
DeWItt’s B Salve
ForPllefs I
"MARCONIfiRAMS" FROM DRAYTON.
The Newa of This Ancient City Briefly
Told by Our Regular
Correspondent.
Drayton, Nov. 21,1902.—Cane grind
ings are in full blast. The farmers are
fortunate in having inode a splendid
crop of cane this year. With plenty of
syrup and a good crop of potatoes with
now and then a—but who said 'possum
anyway?
Mr. Pat Butler now "lullaby*” to a
chubby little Miss Butler left him and
Mrs. Butler by the stork Tuesday a. m.
Little Miss Butler’s avoidupois is 10}
pounds, and that she is a star goes
without saying.
Robert H. Jr., arrived at Mr. and Mrs.
R. H. Stevens Monday afternoon. Mas
ter Robert balances the scales at 11
pounds in a walk.
Mr. John Butler, now known . as
“grand-pap” visited his son Patrick
Butler Wednesday.
. Miss Annie 8addler of Albany, who
has been teaching a fall term at this
place, has closed school until January
on account of business engagements,
and returned to her home.
Mrs. Dan Avery, of near Montezuma,
is spending a few days with Mrs. Ada
Holloh, who has been quite sick several
weeks.
And now that the season of emigra
tion is on, there is constantly passing
emigrants from the "red old hills" of
Georgia, seeking the more fertile lands
of south Georgia. The markt discontent
of the laboring class, leaving the atten
uated soils, the barren farms of north
Georgia, seeking the rich soli—the
fruitful lands of sonth Georgia, reminds
us that we all have our troubles, even
the poor millionaire and his brother,
the multi-millionaire’s existence is
disturbed by the formalities of the
social function exacted by the “400.”
And the penurous kings of finance nnd
great captains of colossal fortunes—
penurous not in the worlds goods, but
beggars in happiness—have our sympa
thy in their giddy swim in gay society,
whom not unlike the discontented
laborers on barren farms are markt by
discontent. Who ever felt and enjoyed
the full fruits of happiness in a super
lative degree like that of the averago
south Georgia farmer with his iiog and
hominy, potatoes and syrup overflowing
his smoke house, with the pantry filled
with milk anil eggs, and—but who
would be a poor millionaire. Usoxa.
THE BUSBEE-LAND MARRIAGE
Will be Solemnized at the Methodist
Church In Rochelle Thursday.
Mr. Perry G. Busbee, of Vienna, and
Miss Grace Land; siyter of Judge Max
E. Land,' of Rochelle, will be married
at higli noon on Thanksgiving day at
the Methodist church in Rochelle, the
home city of the bride-to-be,
Mr. Busbee is one of Dooly county’s
most prominent farmers and is well
known in this section, 'Hie bride-to-be
is a lovable young lady of many good
qualities and is very popular.
They will come to Vienna after the
marriage, and a reception will be
tendered them at the home of Col. G.
W. Busbee.
OUR GRAND FREE OFFER.-
The News haa closed a contract
whereby we can dffer to our readers in
connection with our own paper, for the
same pried, the American Farmer,
one of the beat farm papers pdblished
in the Union. We desire opr relders
to take advantage of thia offer as it
means much to them. Remember, you
get the Vienna twice-a-week News and
the American Farmer one year for one
dollar.
We have sample copies of both, the
News and the American Farmer at thia
office. Anyone wishing a copy can get
same by calling at this office.
GUILFORD GUNTER
DIES IN PENITENTIARY
Sent From tills County For tbe Killing of
A telegram was received in thb
city Friday morning announcing
the death of Guiltord Gunter, in
the state penitentiary at Milledge*
ville.
It will be remembered that Mr*
Gunter was convicted at the March
term of Dooly Superior court for
the killing of dreett B. Spears, a
farmer, who at the time of the
occurence wus working on the farm
of Gunter. A dispute arose over
the division qf a patch of cane, and
Gunter threatened Spear’s 'lifo
unless he left the field. Both men
went to their respective homes and
secured guns and Spears, while
walking back through the field was
shot nnd killed by Gunter, the ball
entering just below the eye.
Gunter at once came to Vienna,
made known what he had donq
and surrendered himself to the
sheriff. He was tried in the su
perior court ot this county last
March, convicted and sentenced to
the penitentiary for three yean.
He was seventy odd years of age
and the man he killed was about
fifty years old. Gunter had not
been confined but a short time, he
having been tent up this last sum
mer. , •
Mrs. Gunter, the wife ot the de
ceased. lives about five miles from
Vienna on the fsrm where the af
fair occurred, and it was to her
that tbe telegram announcing the
death came.
He hud been sick only two or
three days, and his death is sup
posed to have been caused by old
age.
A VERY SAD ACCIDENT.
Mr. Elijah James is Badly /tangled By
A Falling Tree. Near Raines.
A most peculiar and tragio death
occurred near Raines. Ga., in thl|
county, Wednesday night, the particu
lars of which follow:
Elijah James, a young man of sixteen
years of age, was out hunting' and hla
dogs treed a coon. The tree was out
down and in falling it came in eontaot
with another tree, a portion of whloh
broke off and flying, struck Mr. Jamea
on the head fracturing the skull. He
lived until the next morning. The re
mains were interred at the Ebenero
church jurying grounds Thursday
mornindMt 10 o’clock.
Married.
Mr.E. P. Huggins, of Huggins, and
Miss Annie Belle Walters, daughter of
Rev. J. M. Walters, of near Mt. Ver
non, were monied Thursday morning
at nine o’clock at tbe home of Miss
Walter's parents. They arrived in
Vienna Thnrsdry and boarded the train
for Huggins, which' place will be their
home in the future. Both the bride
and groom have many friends who will
wish them much happiness. •
WANTED.—One good two-horse
farm with four or five room house, con
venient to school and church. Apply
et once to H. A. Howard, Vienna, on
leave Message at Z. T. Penny*’ store.
FOR SALE—One 25-horse engine and.
a 30-horse tubular boiler, together with
a complete sawmill outfit. Will sell
eheap.' Apply at once to
H. B.FENN, Vienna, Gav