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THE VIENNA NEWS.
OFFICIAL'ORGAN OF DOOLY COUNTY AND OF THE CITY OF VIENNA, i LARGEST BONA FIDE CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE COUNTY.
VOL. II. NO. 01!
VIENNA, GA, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1008.
12 PAGES
TWO GOOD GAMES
OF BASE BALL
Vienna Lust]the frist Game witll Tifton
and Won the first dame from
^shburn—Score 15 to 4.
TIFTON VS VIENNA. '
Vienna apd Tifton crossed bats
at the latter place Thursday af
ternoon of last' week, which re
sulted in a Victory for Tifton by
’• a score of 9 to 5. '
ff The Vienna boys found it neces-
:‘sary to kick at two or three
s- decisions of 'tlie umpire in the
Jwfttt two or three innings which
;«fiayed the game for several
f minutes, but after that they
settled down and played a very
good game.
The second game with Tifton
will be played this (Friday) after
noon at the ball park in this city
and the Vienna boys hope to como
out victorious,
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Tifton — 1 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 0—9
Vienna—0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0—5
VIENNA VS A8HBURN
The Ashburn ball team canie up
Tuesday afternoon and played a
I game with Vienna’s aggregation
l meeting defeat to the tune of 15
I to 4. Score by innings.
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Vienna 2 08 1*2 0 1 0—15
Ashburn 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1
■Batteries: Vienna—Simmons,
. Broxton, Stovall and Pittman.
Ashburn—Smith and Hall.
■mT Struck out by Stovall 6, by
■' Broxton 3, by Smith 6.
[ The base ball spirit in Vienna
! is warming up, and some real live
/tall enthusiasts are rapidly de-
\lAeioping. Eyery patriotic Vien-
is interested in our ball team
its success and when money is
needed they go down in their
pockets with pleasure.
• The people of Vienna want a
first-class team, and are willing
to do their part to get one. That
we will have one there is no doubt,
for when this spirit is manifested
by the people, the boys will do
their part.
Tllis spirit is absolutely neces-
f ry to a good ball club. Unless
e boys are encouraged by the
ime people, they cannot put the
gpftrit into the sport that is nec
essary to successful playing.
Base ball is the great national
game of our country, and grows
more popular each year. Like
everything else, great changes
have takeq place in the game in
tbs last few years. Every year it
is*made more scientific and more
difficult for the players.
Vienna has a team to bo proud
of^ for a finer looking lot of boys
could not be gotten together.
They present a nice appearance in
their new uniforms. All are heavy,'
strong and active, and by practice
every man on the team should be
come a heavy hitter. A team
wi$h a bnttey of heavy hitters is
a tough proposition to go np
against, and'wo hope to see our
boys develops into pg-skin smash-
the first water,
boys' 'Composing the team
imen and clubs com-
to play them will be
s' gentlemen themselves
respects. Clean, fair games
>are the only kind they will play.
f Mr. J. C. Thompson closed his
"school lit I’b'ii-iiut Valley last Fri
day and returnee! to ,his home at
Morristown, Tenn., Monday after-
lytftin. Mr, Thompson says that
He has beep teaching eleven years
f Pleasant Valley is the
bes$ country neighborhood in
which he has ever taught. He
made an average of 48^ which if
unusually large for a-school with
out an assistant teacher.
QUARTERLY
CONFERENCE
Quarterly Conference will be
held at Bynpmvillo Saturday and
Sunday. The presiding elder, Rev.
31, A. 3Iorgnn, of 3Iacon, will have
with him Rev. K. Read, of that
city, to nssist'him in the services.
WEDDINGS.
Last Sunclay afternoon, at the
Methodist parsonage in Cordele,
Mr. Dave Wells and- 31iss Mamie
Clements were quietly united in
marriage-by Rev. McGeliee. The
wedding was quite asurpise to the<
friends of the. young jieople. 3Ir.
Wells is a’popuW young business
man of Cordele and the bride is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. jTelson
Clements, who livo a few miles
below Cordele. Both young peo
ple aro very popular,'and their
friends will all*be glad to learn of
the happy event,
A NARROW ESCAPE.
The residence of 3Ir. J; A. Smith
had a narrow escape from being
burned lost Friday afternoon at
about 2:80 o’clock. The fire orig
inated in the stove-flue and the
flames had already burst through
the roof when the fire company
arrived and put it out in quick
order. The flames were held in
check somewhat by the use of
garden hose until the fire company
arrived. The damage was very
small. The rqn and connection
was made from thp reel-house by
the boys in three and one-fourth
minutes. , I
RICHWOOD.
Richwood Ga., May 26th—The
Sunday school is progressing very
nicely despite the inclement
weather.
Mr. F. E. Lashloy, of Vienna,
addressed the Sunday school with
a very interesting talk Sunday
afternoon. ’ (
Mr. C. Sims, ofOcilla, is among
his many friends hore again.
Mr. W. T. Sims visited Macon
on business Monday. '
Messrs. C..A. Sims-and E. G.
Cribb attended Sunday school nt
Mt. Pleasant Sunday afternoon.
Misses Ada and Maggie Bryant
have returned home from an ex
tended visit to their sister, Sirs.
Harvard.'
Little Aliases Clara Sims and
Bertha Calhoun spent Saturday
qight with Mattie Bryant.
Mrs. .Martha Wilder spent Sun
day afternoon with the family of
W. T. Sims.
Misses Lyda and Carrie Bridges
attended prayer meeting here
Sunday night.
Messrs Ed Lee Greene and Jesse
Berry also attended prayer meet
ing here Sunday night.
The school house at this place
caught on fire Tuesday afternoon
but no damage was done.
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION.
Notice is given by various parties
for the incorporation of the Flint
River A Northeastern Railroad Co.
with a capita) stock of $100,000,
with privilege of increasing same
to $500,000. The company pro
poses to build a railroad from some
point on the east bank of Flint'
river to Pelham and Doerun, with
branches toHartsfield and Carlisle
making in all about sixty miles of
railway. Mallette & Gray, a lum
ber firm at Doerufi, now operate
several miles of tram road in that
direction and this will be ‘ linked
with the trbm of the Higgston
Lumber Co., of Pelham, which
runs up several miles in the direc
tion of Doerun. This will leave
only n short gap to be built in
addition to the Hartsfield and
Carlisle branches. The new rood
will haye its offices at Pelham.
THEPINEHURST /
SCHOOL TO CLOSE
A Beautiful Program lias been Ar-
' ranged and a Good ITme Is
* Expected.
The spring term of the Pine-
hurst public schools .will eo.mo to
a close next Friday, June5th. An
excellent program has been ar
ranged for the morning and even
ing exercises.
The morning exercise^ will lie
devoted to the oratorical contest
for the Atkinson and Hoslam
medals. These exercises will be
gin at 9 o’clock.
• The program beginning at 8:00
o’clock that- night will be rendered
by the Lanier and Riley literary
societies, under the direction of
teachers in the literary depart
ment, assisted by the classes in
piano and stringed instruments
under the direction of Alias L. Ai.
Hooten.
At the close of the evening ex
ercises, the awardings of meduls
will take place. Besides the
Speakers’ medals there will be the
Williams medal for scholarship
and the Edenfield medal for
music.
Tllis term has been one of the
most successful in the history of
the school. The closing exercises
are looked forward to with much
interest.
Lewis-Patriek.
Montezuma, May 20,—A mar
riage 'of great significance on ac
count of the high standing of the
contracting parties occurred today
at 1:80 p. m. It was the marriage
of - Miss Christine Patrick, the
daughter of Mr. D. S. Patrick, to
Mr. Wm. Minor Lewis, Rev. H. P.
Jackson performed the ceremony.
Only the immediate family t at
tended the marriage ceremony,,
which occurred at the residence of
the bride’s father, Air. D. S. Pat
rick. They left immediately on
the 2:20p. m. train for Now York
and other points of interest in the
E08t.
The bride is one of the most
beautiful young women in the
State, having been graduated at
the Montezuma high school in 1902
and since her debut iifsociety she
has been a social favorite among
all the young people.
Mr. W. M. Lewis, son of Mrs.
Jno. F. Lewis,.and brother to Con
gressman Lewis, is a young man
of fine business qualities mid high
moral character and is one of the
wealthiest young men in the state.
McKenzie-Hyman. >
Handsome invitations are being
issued today to the marriage of
Mrs. Clara Hyman to Mr. Carlton
M. McKegzie, on the afternoon of
Thursday, 4th of June, 1908, at
12 :80 o’clock, at the First Baptist
churtfli in Cordele.
Air. AIcKonzio is a lawyer and
the talented editor of the Cordele
Daily News. His bride-to-be is a
sister to Slessrs. L. J., S. J. and
Miss Epsie Bush, of this city. The
popularity and prominence of this
couple will make tBeirs one of the
most interesting and attractive
weddings that has occurred in
Cordele. ,
. After the marriage Mr. and Mrs,
McKenzie will join the Georgia
Press Association party for a three
weeks tour of the West, going as
far as California.
In advance the Sentinel joins a
great boost of friend in extending
hearty congratulations.—Cordele
Sentinel.
PARK NAMES.
Mrs. J.,F. Waters sends in the
following names for the park:
Vieoiucta, Powhatan. Eldorado,
Prospect Park, Sunn»sido, Alyrtle
Glen, Fair View, Thronatuska,
Halcyondale.
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Regular meeting of council, Alay
25th 1908.
Present,: Mayor Whitehead, Al
dermen Lewis and Forehand. Ab
sent aldermen Walton and You-
rnans.
Alotion carried that the clerk
<% treasurer purchase a dog catch
ing net.
Alotion curriod that committee
on surveying city limits have sign
boards erected at each public roda
and railroad leading in the city,
where tie city limit crosses them.
On motion the following reso
lutions were adopted: It is re-
olved .by the mayor and aldermen
of Vienna that the Georgia Muni
cipal League is on organization
likfsly to be of great service' in
promoting municipal improve
ments and we. hereby authorize
the payment by our treasurer of
two dollars annual dues, in order
that the city may become a mem
ber of said'League.
ReSolved further that realizing
the necessity of more fire protec
tion and improving the sanitary'
condition of the city, the’propriety
of floating bonds for such purposes
was diseucseed and it is decided
that at some near future day, an
election will be ordered on the
question.
Motion carried that Alderman
be requested to call on owners of
all business houses in the city, and
request them to put brick pave
ments in front of their places of
business.
Minutes read and adopted.
Council adjourned.
J. M. WHITEHEAD, Mayor.
J. A. Walden, C. A T.
BIRTHDAY DINNER.
On last Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
M. E. Rushin tendered to their
son-in-law, Mr. John P. Lilly, of
Cordele, and a number of his
young lady, and gentlemen friends
a birthday dinner in honor of his
twqnt-first year.
A very elegant dinner was served
at 1 o’clock, which' was heartily
enjoyed by all present, who joined
in wishing that Mr. Lilly would
live to have many more such en
joyable occasions. *-
Those present were: Alisses An
nie and Erma James, of Cordele;
Airs. L. W. AIoKenzie, of Spal
ding, and Misses Calls. Lilly, Lila
Mae McDonald and Jewel Powell,
of Vienna; Messrs. James Ray,
Tom Fenn, Jake Heard and Her
bert Rushin, of Cordele, and Air.
Marshall, of Americus.
TENANT HOUSE
BURNED
A tenant house on the planta
tion of Mr. Jerry Clemons was
burned Tuesday morning at 10
o’clock. Everything in the house
was saved, with the exception of
the cooking utensils. Tho origin
of the fire was not learned.
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to • extend to our
friends, and especially to the fire
company, for their quick response
in helpiiig to extinguish the fire
in our home last Friday afternoon.
We will ever feel very grateful to
all of them. .
Yours very truly,
Mb. and Mbs. J. A. Smith
ARREST OF A
DESPERATE NEGRO
Notice
Is hereby given of the intention
to apply for the passage of a bill
at the next session of the Georgia
General Assembly, to be entitled
An Act to establish the City
Court of Cordele, in the county
of Dooly, to define its powers and
jurisdiction, to regulate proceed
ings therein, to provide for officers
of said court, to- provide for the
establishment and maintenance of
said court and for other purposes.
Lawson Henderson Caught and Jailed
by Bailiff Powell on Several
Serious Charges.
Bailiff T. F. Powell brought
Dawson Heuderson to town last
-Thursday and locked him up in
the Dooly county jail, charged
with several offenses. -
Mf. Powell suspicioned Hender
son of having stolen some . meat
lately, and went to search his
house on Thursday lhorning. Uji-
on reaching the house, Henderson,
who was in the yard, told the
officers that they could not enter
his house for the purpose of search
ing it. They covered him with
their guns and kept him from
going into the house himself and
securing his gun. Seeing that they
had tho advantage of him, the ne
gro called to his wife to get his
gun and shoot the officers. The
woman got the gun and leveled it
at the white men, being urged by
her husband all the while to shoot;
but it seems she did not have suf
ficient ndrve to carry out his com
mand.
Seeing that he was very likely
to have serious trouble with Hen
derson,' Bailiff Powell sent for
Sheriff Sheppard here to come
and help make the arrest. Hen
derson first drew an .iron, wedge
and a brick on the officer; then
he ran and secured a hoe and at
tempted to bluff him off with
that. Failing in this, he left the
premises und went to the home of
Air. E.'G. Greene, whose family
was away, and broke into,the house
and secured a gun. Mr. Powell
started to follow him wlion he
uturted off, but when he had gone
a short distance, he heard a shot
at the house and turned bock to
see what the trouble - was there.
The shot at the house was caused
by the accidental discharge of the
gun in the hauds of tho woman..
Henderson did not get a chance
to use the gun he had secured,
however, as the sheriff arrived and
he was put under arrest and hand
cuffed.
His house was then searched
uiul two pieces of meat which he.
hat) stolon were found. The clue
which led' to the negro’s arrest
was the finding of n piece of meat
hanging up in a tree near Hender
son’s houso by a negro working for
Air. J. H. Powell, a brqther to
Bailiff Powell. The negro informed
Air. Powell of what he hod found,
and the latter watched to see if
anyone would come after the meat.
As no one came, suspicion was di
rected toward Hendereon, who had
b*on arrested only a short time
ago for stealing meat from Mr. W.
T. Bridges. ‘ He was out on bond
for this first offense when arrested
this last time.
It scorns that he is a professional
meat thief, and the people of the
Pleasant -Valley community, in
which lie lived, had beeome exas
perated over his depredations.
Henderson lias served one term
in the penitentiary, and from the
number of charges now arrayed
against him, it looks ns thougli
his chances ure good for another
good long term.
The lost meat found in his house
by the officers was stolen from Air.
E. G. Greeno.
Henderson made the statement
that he wished ho could have killed
at least one of the officers. When
asked why hqwished that, ho said
they would then have killed him
and he would not now lie in this
trouble.
There is no doubt that he is a
desperate character,"and the white
people in tho community in which
he lived can now draw an easy
breath.
SPARKS SECURES A
NEW RAILROAD.
A meeting of the citizens of the
town of Sparks was held Wednes
day morning to consider 1 a propo
sition made by the officials of the
South Georgia and AVest Coast
Railroad, to extend their line to
that place.
The road at present runs from
Hoartpino through Quitman to
Greenville, with an ultimate des
tination on tho Gulf Coast of
Florida.
■ They proposo taking up their
tracks at Heartpine, and it is said
made a proposition to the people
of Sparks that if they would con
tribute $8,000 they would extend
their road to that town, and there
make connection with the Georgia
Southern & Florida.
At the meeting in Sparks Wed
nesday, the necessary amount was
raised in ten minutes, and the „
road is now doubtless assured to,
progressive place.
Board of Trade meeting.
The Board of Trade of the city
of Vienna held a very interesting
and enthusiastic meeting at the
courthouse Tuesday morning.
The meeting was called to order
by J. B. McDonald, chairman,
who stated the object of the meet- t
ing.
The following new numbers
were voted upon and elected: P.
G. McDonald, J. P.'Heard, W. F.
Newby, B. F. Forbes, R. S. Mid
dleton, Dr. H, A. Youmans, 0. S.
Bazemore, Dr. C, 1 T. Stovall.
The following gentlemen made
talks duying the meeting; which
were of great interest to all pres
ent : J. P. Heard, J. B. McDon
ald, P. G. McDonald, Ed. 'Howell
and Joseph Burns.
Tho question of a new square
bale ginnery was next discussed
and enough of the capital stock*
of $0,000 toas subscribed at the ‘
meeting to guarantee its erection.
The Board of. Trade is one of
the best organizations in the city,
and we predict that it will be of
great value in the up-building and
future advancement of the city’s
interests in every particular. The
business men of Vienna cannot
afford not to ,become members.
Let every member see how many
new ones can be secured by the
next meeting.
The Picnic Today. \ v
The Baptist and Methodist Sun
day schools of this city will pic
nic out at the park in the fair
grounds today.
The park has been furnished
with plenty of seats 'and other
conveniences and things of amuse
ment, and one of the most enjoy
able picnics in the history of the
town is anticipated, and toe feel
quite sure that all those who at
tend will not be disappointed.
Grlffin-Cato.
Mr. Charlie Griffin and Mist i
Queen Cato were united in mar-
riugu last Saturday afternoon by
Rev. R. R. Hamilton at Wenona.
On Saturday the young couple at* \
tended a picnic near Wenona, and
in the afternoon they got a buggy
and drove to the home of Rev.
Humilton, where they were quietly
married. Thu bride is a daughter
of Air. and Airs. W. C. Cato and
the groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Griffin, and a prosperous
young former. They have the best
wishes of thoir many friends for a
long and lmppy life.;
The weather tho past few days
lias been something, on the ;
summer order. We have been
having fegular August) weather
this week.
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