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nCIAL ORGAN OF DOOLY COUNTY AND OF THE CITY OF VIENNA. LARGEST BONA FIDE CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE COUNTY.
VIENNA, G A., FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1908.
TON WINS TWO
nr THREE IN THE
IERIES WITH VIENNA
MIDWAY.
Last Week’s Races,
rayton, spout Sunday in Midway,
hey went from hereto Peaehland
i a visit to| relatives. *
Miss Soplyia Avora, of r Mt. Ver-
in, spent Saturday Afternoon ill
n Mt. Vernon
jy met here, ,
school mat- <*■ ■
a good aohopl »
Miss Viola Varnadno spent last
Saturday the guest of Miss Eva
M. Lilly. Come again.
Mrs. Acre arrived here from
Double Run -and was met by Mr.
Aero Saturday. Thoy will, live in
the Mt. Vernon community. , W«
extend a welcome to them.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Gbdwin
The Vienna baseball foam ar
rived home Thursday morning
from Tifton, where they played
three games with the Tifton team
—Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day.
The game on Monday was one
of the closest and most exciting
ever played in this section. It
took eleven innings to decide the
gome—not a score being made on
JA*either side until that inning,
/ when Tifton made one round, with
two men out. But that was all.
The winning run was made by
Brinson, on a three-base hit by
.Henry. The line-up of both teams
on Monday was as follows:
Vienna:—Simmons, 1 b; Jones,
» c; Westbrook, ss; Harris, 2 b;
i Broxton, rf; Freeman, If; Stovall,
8 b; Wynn, cf; Hogg, p. * *
j Tifton:,—Brinson, 2 b; Henry,
ss; Hancock, 1 b; Coker, If;
Cook, 8 b; Dellafarie, rf; Dego,
■cf; Groover, c; Segars, p.
Base-hits by Vienna:—West
brook, 1; Broxton, 1 and 2 base-
hits; Hogg, 1 and 2 base-hits;
strike-outs by Hogg, 9; stolen
bases, Hogg and Westbrook; dou
ble plays, 2; bases on balls by
Hogg, 1.
Tifton:—Base-hits, Cook, 1;
Dego,.l; Segars, 1-; Henry, 8 base
hits; strike-outs by Segars, 8;
stolen bases,' Coker, 1; double
plays, 2.
Score by innings:— ,
123450789 10 11 a
>;Tifton-oeooooooo o o-A
Vienna—0000000 0 0 0 0-^
SECOXI) GAME.
The' second game was also n very
exciting one, and several brilliant
plays'were made on both sides.
At the ninth inning the score
stood 0 to 5 in favor of Vienna.
This was duo largely to the excel
lent pitching and batting of Sblo-
mon, who knocked a three-base
hit against the Baptist church and
scored two runs, putting Vienna
one ahead. This hit would have
easily been a home run if it had
not hit the church.
Batteries: Vienna—Solomon
• and Westbrook. Tifton: Hancock
‘and Dellafarie.
Struck out—By Solomon, 10;
by Hancock, 5.
THIRD GAME.
The third game of the series
resulted in a victory for Tifton by
a score of 14 to 8. This game
was lacking in any special feat
ures, except run-making for Tif
ton. ' ■
Butteries: Vienna—Stovall and
\ Westbrook. Tifton—Segars and
Dellafarie.
A series of three games will be
played in Vienna with the Tifton
boys next Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. The Vienna team will
be strengthened considerably by
•. the addition of several new play
ers, as well as will the Tifton
l team; and some very fine games
k will be played. The Vienna boys
r say that they must have all thretj
of. these gameB, and our people
will expect no disappointment
A series of three gnmes has also
been arranged with the Cordele
I* team for Monday week, Cordel
r W a fine team, and if you want
' to see some good ball-playing,
.jloh’t fail to go and see these
■games.
ygagU Woodruff says that he carried
tfeh first mail tack from the i-ost-
■* onamsat Byromvflle to the A. A B. train.
The mall schedule on this road between
Montesuma and Coidele was put on
Monday. It is quite a convenience and
enables ns to get the Atlanta and Ma
con papers several hours earlier than
heretofore.
On Thursday of last week a nice
race program was pulled off at tho
fair ground race track consisting
of a half mile trotting race for the
best 8 out of 5 between throe Cor
dele horses and three Vienna
horses. There were four entries
in this race as follows: Cordele
horses owned by E. M. Pless and
Tom McElreath. Vienna horses
owned by O. M. Heard and Ed
Howell. The best time made in
1:20.
The horse owned by Mr. Pless
won three straight’heats, which
gave the victory to Cordele. The
horse owned by Mr. Heard, of this
city, came out second in two heats.
A second-class trotting race was
also had with the following en
tries: R. E. Shirah, J. 0. Ham
ilton and N. W. Raines. This
race was won by Mr. Shirah.
A large crowd was out to wit
ness the races from Cordele, Mon
tezuma, Pinehurst, Unadilla and
other places.
A Delightful Day.
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Feen enter
tained fifty or sevenly-five of their
Cordelo and Vienna friends last
Friday at “Blue Springs” on their
valuable farm seven miles West of
Vienna.
It was a day of joy, mirth and
good living. Everything good to
oat was in in abundant evidence,
including trout and brim fish from
their fish pond and beer on ice
from Macon’s Brewery.
A platform had been erected in
a shady bower, and on this the
devotees to terpsichore danced the
live-long-day, while the older sot
annised themselves in social
oonfib.
It was late in the afternoon
when tho merry party broke up
and bid their host and hostess
goodbye, voting them their thunks
for the royal good time. May
many occasions of like joy be
visited by ye scribe.
HARMONY
Mr. Oscar Bryant and Miss
Mamly Hudson were married last
Sunday at Unadilla. It was quite
a surprise to their friends. We
extend beso wishes.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cross visited
his sister, Mrs. W. D. Cross, last
Saturday.
R. L. Spradley and family visit
ed Mrs.Cealio Hudson Sunday last
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Graham
attended preaching at Harmony
Sunday.
There will be a picnic at the
third district court ground thV* 4th
Saturday in June and a fish fry.
Everybody is invited to come and
bring money to help pay for tin*
fish and also bring a well filled
basket.
L. .1. Spradley and family visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Mnshburn
Sunday.
J. R. Quattlebaum and family
spent Saturday night with the
family of Esco Spradley.
Miss Amanda Clemons passed
through Sunday afternoon enroute
to visit her sister, Mrs. J. V.
Scarborough.
J. G. Spradley and wife s|ient
Sunday with the family of D. M.
Herring.
Miss BessieCross s|ient Saturday
night with Miss Daisy Lindsey.
Mr. George Sanders and family
spent Sunday afternoon with the
family of Mr. Cus Davis.
May Belle.
SFRYICES.
EPISCOPAL
We are requested to announce
that services will be held at the
Episcopal church in this city next
Sunday afternoon at half-past
five o’clock. Everybody invited
to attend. Rev. Walden, of Cor
J dele, will conduct the services.
Dr, S. B. Stovall’s old home on
Union street in this city was torn
down last Monday to give place to
the beautiful home of Mr. John
B. McDonald.
Dr. Stovall was born December
8th, 1826 in Lincoln county, Ga.,
and was reared and educated in
his native county, having gradua
ted at the University of Pennsyl
vania. He located at Vienna in
January, 1868—o'ver fifty years
ago. He married Miss Vannie
Gartrell September 12th, 1648.
Dr. Stovall’s father died when
NORRIS.
iew devs ago. Union street was a
crooked road then. Mail came
once a week from Montezuma to
Vieiina, and when the streams
wero up from heavy rains, Vienna
would not get mail for three weeks
at a time. Later mail was se
cured three times a week.
Vienna had a population of 76
at tjiat time. Judge Abner Pow
ers, of Macon, was Judge of the
Superior court, W. K. Degraffereid
was solicitor general, General
Alex Meriwether was Ordinary,
John C. Monger was senator from
Dr. Stovall has been a citizen of Vienna for fifty years, having
been a resident of this piece longer than any other man. He, as
well as hi* old’home, is one of Vienna’s oldest landmarks.
he was young. Ger. Robert Toombs
was his guardian. Tie lot oh
which his homo was located origi
nally consisted of a t< tal block,
bounded by Union, Church, Fifth
and Sixth streets, and was pur
chased frjmi Dr. B. J. Burthwell.
Tho house was built on it in 1855.
Mr. Loam Brown, ex-Ordinary of
the county, took the contract to
build it for $126. The brick used
in the chimneys wore made where
Union street crosses the G. S, &
F. R. R., and the chimneys were
built by John Ham. There was
not a sawmill in the county at
that time and he secured the lum
ber for the floor from Hon. Wiley
Cobh, who lived four miles West
of Vienna. Tho lumber was taken
from his barn floor. Mastin Taylor
a noted shingle maker at that,
time, made the shingles for the
house. William Drawhorn, who
now has a son living East of Vi
enna, dug the well and when he
struck water the well where Miss
Rebecca Rogers now lives imme
diately went dry. Mr.' Draw-
horn then went and dug tho dry
well deeper and Dr. Stovall's well
went dry again. It was dug JO
feet deep and hns been a good well
ever since until it was filled up a
Dooly, Wiley Cold) was represen
tative, Robert B. Davis was clerk.
He was an uncle of Mr. Arthur
Davies, of Vienna. Philemon
Bohannon was sheriff, James
Gamble was tax receiver, Joseph
Sykes was tax collector,' John B.
Colding was county surveyor, John
B. Ham was coroner and James D
1 Lester, Jr., who died a few years
ago in Dooly County, was survey
or in 1867.
Dr. and Mrs. S. B. Stovall are
the only white people living in
Vienna that lived here fifty years
ago. Prof Jim Swearingen,broth
er to the late Hon. O. P. Swearin
gen, taught the school nt Vienna
in 1855. It is said that Mr. D. B.
Leonard \\‘ns a little white headed
boy at that time.
Z. T. Timmons was postmaster
at Vienna. Mail was carried from
Albany to Hawkinsville once a
j week. James Freeman was mail
! carrier on this route. The late
; Gilford Gunter carried the mail a
! few years later from Vienna to
| Americus via Drayton, J. J.
f'Coppr.ge carried tho mail from
I Vienna to Albany many years,
j Vince Calhoun and Sunnier Adams
| were justice of the peace utid no-
jtary public for this district in
The above is a picture of the residence of Dr. S. B. Stovall
which was erected forty-eight years ago. It was one of the oldest
landmarks of Vienna, and has just been tom down to make room
for the handsome new residence of Mr. John B. McDonald, which is
now in course of erection
,1857. Mr. Adams was Mrs. T. R.
Smith’s father.
Hon. Wiley Cobb, who was rep
resentative from Dooly three terms
named Vienna. Dr. Stovall says
Mr. Cobb could not read or write
so any ono could understand it,
but that he was a man of much
ability and fine sharactor. Mr. J.
P. Heard now owns the old Cobb
place.
Z. T. Timmons ran the only
dry good store here thon. Mart
MeDaniel and Bill Perkins had
saloons here in-1856. Rev. A. J.
Daverors was pastor of the Bap
tist church here in 1855. Tllis
church was first organized be
tween Vienna and Drayton and
was called Providence. It retained
this name many years after it
w.is moved to Vienna. Both Mt.
Pleusant and Smyrna Baptist
churches were organized with
members leaving Vienna church.
Rev. W. T. Nornian was pastor
of tho Methodist church here at
that time. Dr. J. B. MeGehee,
the well known Methodist Divine,
preached his first sermon at Vien
na after lie became a pastor. Mrs
B. E. Whittington, of Vienna, is
a niece of Dr. J. B. McGehoo.
Rev.4^’. Dykes was a noted
Primitive Baptist minister and
w»i^ pastor of Mt. Benzeer
church in 1855. Rev. Fulten K.
Lewis, an uncle of Mrs. D. B.
Leonard of this city, was a Uni-
versalist preacher in Vienna at
that time.
The court house was burned nt
Vienna in 1847. The courts were
hold for some time afterwards in
a wood* shop located near tho
Southern hotel. The judges were
very strict in those days. Dr.
Stovall says that Judge Lot War-
rm, who was presiding, here in
1859, fined Mr. Willis Leonard, a
brother of D. B. Leonard $60 for
talking in a low tone in,the court
rooh.
The postoffice (vas located just
where Bryant Bros.,’ store is now
Dr. Stovall helped to set out the
large oak trees around liis old
home, and those around Judge D.
L. Hondorson’s home. ^The'doc
tor had a very largo pructicip in
Dooly for many years, nnd never
sued hut one man in his life. He
joined the Baptist church at Vi
enna and was baptised by Rev. W.
Clark, then pastor of that church.
Iu 1855 j ample would come
many miles iu wagons to attend
court at" Vienna,, and camp out
around the town for weeks. There
were but few hotels as big as t lie
Kimbull House then.
Mrs. Tempie Pipkin, who lived
where Mr. J. L. Penvy now live*,
was the mother of triplets in 1850.
She was related to Moses Pipkin,
who was for some time tax-col
lector for Dooly county.
T. C. Dawson and T. C. Brown
was a noted law firm at Vienna
in 1855.
Col. John B. Colliding, who was
county surveyor and a fine lawyer,
lived here in 1856. He is a rela
tive of Mrs. John T. Waters, of
Vienna.
Job Adkins, John Gralmin, Nan
cy Gralmin nnd Aggie Brown—all
colored—were living at Vienna in
1855, ami still live here.
Hon. Martin J. Crawford repre
sented this district fn congress in
1865. He wus a native of Jasper
county, Ga.; graduated ut Mercer
University in 1887; was member
of the Georgia legislature in 1817;
wus u delegate to the Southern
Convention, held at Nashville,
Tenn., in 1860; was judge of the
Chattuhoocheo circuit in 1858.
In 1802 he was sent to Washing
ton us ono of the peace commis
sioners; he served as u stuff officer
of Gen. Howell Cobb. Ho was
associate judge of tho Supreme
Court of Georgia.
June 17th, 1908,
It is the month of June,
The month of loaves and roses,.
When pleasant sighs salute the
eyes.
And pleasant scents the noses.
Midway is on a boom. She
grows every day—one more new
building—another to be erected
After being confined to his room
for several days with measles, Mr.
Hutto is improving we are glad to
note. Ho left Friday for his home.
Mr. Hutto made many friends
during his short stay here.
Mr. R. S. M. Lilly returned to
Midway after visiting in Milledge-
ville.
Mr. Bascon Dickson and moth
er,.of Pete, visited Mrs. W. B. F.
Lilly last week. Come again.
Miss Minnie Fuqua visited Vien
na one day last week.
Mr. J. Lilly made abuiness trip
to Cordele last week.
We are receiving a lot of the
trade winds now, which is very
injurious to cotton.
Mr. W. I. Butler and son visited
Montezuma on business last week.
Mr. Eddenfield took Mr. Hut
to’s place as section boss, during
the hitter’s illness. Mr. Edden
field lias returned homo. Mr.
O’Quin now has charge.
Mr. J, H. Forehand mudo a busi
ness trip to Vienna lust Friday.
Eddie Lee and Willie Mclnvale'
mado a visit to our little “city”
last Saturday. Oome again.
Mrsy Homer Smith and little
daughter, Floreneo, of Cordelo,
yisited her parents, Mr. antWMrs.
Dunk* Hughes, last week.
Willie and Landon Watts, of
Drayton,
Tliey
non,
Midway.
Quite a cyowd from
and Pleasant Valley
Saturday to discuss
tors. All we need is
and church here.
Aero
the Mt. Vernon
extend a welcome to
Mr. and Mrs. A.
spent Saturday in Midway.
Misses Eva and Alma Lilly at
tended tlio Mt. Vernon Sunday
school Sunday.
Joiner Ingram and Sister, Miss
Eula, worshipped nt Pleasant
•Vnlloy Sunday. * 1
Mry Charlie Walton, of Vienna,
was in Midway Tuesday.
Mrs. Annie Vinson nnd children
were visitors hefe this week.
Black berries, buckle berries and ,
redbugs are plentiful here now. /
Peaches are ripening now, and
whatji fine time we have eating
ponehes, June apples and berries.
We wijl say good bye for this
time. Blue, Bello.
His Father Died.
■Mr. Alonzo Thompson, the
popular telegraph operator at the
A. <fc B. depot, received a telegram
Sunday morning that his, father
died at Notasulgn, Ala., Saturday
night. He left immediately to
attend the funeral. Mr. Thomp
son had licen in bad health for
several months.
He leaves a wife, two daughters
and five sons to mourn his death,
Mr. Thompson hns the sympathy
of his many friends here in his'
Bad loss.
To curt a cold In ontday
Take Laxative Bruroo Quine Tablet*. All
drumfi.n refund the money If It fall* to
cure. E. W. Grove*) iignature la on each
box. 25c. Mar. 28,’or.
safe
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