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TWICE-A-WEEK.
THE VIENNA NEWS
SATURDAY’S EDITION.
VOL. Ill NO. 17.
VIENNA, GA., SEPTEMBER 12, 1903.
$1.00. PER ANNUM.
WB HEED A CLOCK IH TBECODRT HOUSE
WHAT WILL THE GRAD JURY DO?
PLEASANT VALLEY ITEMS.
The handsome and commodious
court house at Vienna, of course,
is the property and pride of Dooly
county, and there is great need of
a clock ih the tower of the beauti
ful temple of justice. There is an
artificial clock on the court house.
Thid is a fraud and a shame, and
therefore misleading to our own
people ns well as the strangers
that come daily within our gates.
Dooly is among the very b^st
counties in this great, common
wealth. Her people are noted for
their honesty, sincerity and pat
riotism; our people despise shams
HAPPENINdS AT JERRY.
The News Picked and Paragraphed for
News Readers.
Jerry, Ga., Sept. 10—'\Ve have
had some fine weather for picking
cotton for the past two weeks
We are getting very dry out here
now, and a good rain would be
very acceptable
Our farmers here are very much
discouraged over the failure of
cotton crops. We thought we
would make a pretty fair crop
1 until we commenced picking when
we discovered that the boll worm
had injured it fully one third, if
the court house does not illus
trate the true character and public
What The People are Doing—Those
Who Come And go.
Our Sunday School is progress
ing nicely.
Mrs. Jackson is visiting her
(laughter, Mrs. J. B. Cooper.
Miss Martha Smith visited Miss
Georgie Cole last Sunday.
Mrs. J. B. Smith visited her
brother, Mr. D. Forehand, last
Sunday.
Ernest Sentoll and Jacob Foret
hand attended Sunday school at
Pleasant Valley last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Smith visit
ed the family of Mr. J. H. Bowen
Sunday last.
We will have prayer meeting at
Pleasant Valley every Saturday
afternoon.
Mr. J. H. Bowen and son, Char
lie, visited the famly of Mr. Jacob
COURT HAS ADJOURHED
OYER UHTIL ;iEIT KOHDAY
Dooly Superior court again
locked her wheels of justice Thurs
day night and yrill take another
rest until Monday. Only one day
up this week in trying of crimnals
The case of the state vs Monroe
Turner charged with stealing 90
dollars from J. P. Heard several
months ago was tried and a mis
trial was declared. Robert Leo,
the negro that broke into the
store of T. W. Mitchell at Rich-
wood, who now keeps the post-
office, was given three years in
the gang on a plea of guilty.
This ended the court for the
week. This will bo one of the
shortest terms in some time un
less new developments come up
next week.
spirit of the good people • of the
grand old county of Dooly. Every
thing out side of the court house,
as well as everything inside should
illustrate truth and justice.
The administration Sf justice in
our courts does not hold the high
and honored place in the esteem
of the public mind that it should
have. There should be a real
clock put in the court house by all
means. The sham clock is a sham
on Dooly county, and not having
any clock at all is a great shame
on her people at large.
Thousands of people pass Vienna
over the A. & B. • railroad each
week and see this sham clock, and
they will all dub Dooly county for
she is behind in march of progress.
J^Ast Dooly county put a good
^■fein at once and take out the
Tnam and dumb clock, and put in
one that will keep the correct
time, and ring out to all the city
and surrounding county the hour
of the doy and night. Such a
clock would benefit every citizen
in the county sooner or later.
Our courts would be ready to
adjourned a day earlier each term
and thus save tho county of the
expense of a days’ court, people
coming to town to tako trains,
children going to school and the
laborers will all know when to go
to their tnsk and when to quit,
i people would bo more prompt in
keeping their engagements.
After tho clock has been put in
the city of Vienna will put in an
electric light so the time enn be
seen at night. Let our present
honorable grand jury recommend
it put in at once. We must have it
Let’s keep up with the timesj!
We are living in too dull n-state
Let us keep step with old father
time. Dooi.y Co Citizens.
not half. One of our largest cot-. Smith last Sunday,
ton planters says that his crop is; Miss Loyie Varnadoe is visiting
Shoes we sold lor $4, now $2.50.
Shoes we sold for $2.00, now $1.25.
Our whole stock of shoes in the same
proportion.
Kgleston, McDonald A, Howell Co.
cut off fifty bales by these dis-
tructive worms, so if the reports
from all cotton growing sections
are as unfavorable as they are out
here, we don’t see any reason or
cause for it to deprecate in value,
but it is all in the hands of the
spectators and just about the time
the farmers have marketed all of
their cotton trying to meet their
obligations, the price will rise.
Dr. Mitchell filled his regular
appointment at Mars Hill Satur
day and Sunday and preached us
two able and instructive sermons
The attendance was very good.
The Doctor has served us two years
very faithfully and acceptably and
has been unanimously called for
another year. Wo feel that his
labors here are being greatly
blessed, as the church here has
been most wonderfully revived and
many souls won for Christ and
added to the church. We feel
that the church mad a wise choice
in calling him again. May God’s
favors and blessings continue to
rest on the church and pastor
We are glad to state that Rev.
A. J. Sanders is convalescing from
a two weeks spell of lagrip and
head trouble
Mrs. W. A. Lupo, who has been
suffering several days from a se
vere attack of head trouble, is
improving.
Miss Cass Brondaway has been
very seriously sick with headache
for several days. A physician
was called in to treat her, but
without efltect, and as a result she
is very near deaf. We trust she
will soon bt"•'‘■Aped to hor lieulth 1
Vmd hearing JO ?
We are gl® to note that Miss,
Missie McK»y is improving from
a malarial atfick.
Mr. J. W. piroadaway visited
Jerry on business Monday.
We are woll pleased with the
Twice-A-Week News out here, as
it gives us the news fresh. May
it continue to grow and prosper.
relatives in Vienna.
Mr. Harrie Jackson visited rela
tives at this place last week.
Mr. Neuton Swearingen made a
business trip to Vienna Saturday.
News is scarce will close ’till
next week. Buttercup.
One of the neatest and best
advertisements of a county and
its County site was the Industrial
number of the Blakely Reporter.
It contained several pages of in
teresting history of the county
and a number of its most promi
nent citizens. It was well pat
ronized by the home merchants
and all- of the printing was done
right in the office. We congratu
late Bro. Powell on his get up and,
hustle. He is pushing Blakely
and Early county up in the front
row of the banner counties of
Georgia.
Notice City Tax Payers
Tax books for collection of city
and advalorem taxes for the year
1908 will open September 15th
and remain open until Oct. 16th,
1908. Govern yourselves accord
ingly.
J. A. Walden,
Clerk and Treasurer.
Vienna, Ga., Sept. 7,1908.
A YERY DANGEROUS FIRE IH
PINEHURST THURSDAY.
CITIZEH TALKS ABOUT
THE ROAD LAWS AGAIN.
LITTLE MISS LAURIE
DOUGHTRY PASSED AWAY,
Thursday afternoon about one
o’clock the home of Prof. W. O
Sanders at Pinehurst was discov
ered to be on fire and a large blaze
was coming from the roof on the
northwest corner of the building
directly over the kitchen.
The building is a two-story one
and but for some cjuick work with
the bucket brigade the whole buil
ding would have been destroyed.
However the fire was put out be
foroit- gained much headway. The
furniture was damage,to a small
extent from moving about. The
building and household goods
were all insured.
TAX ASSESSRORS DID GOOD •
WORK FOR THE CITY.
The law under which we have
been working was enacted in ante
bellum days when negroes were'
property and every male oitizeii,
white or black, between the ages
of 10 and 50 were required to work
the roads. Then the burden of
keeping the roads in good condi
tion rested equally on all alike.
That is proportionately according
to the number of slavos owned.
Now these conditions have chang
ed. Taxablo property consists in
lands, live stock, - merchandise,
factories, saw-mills, railroads,
banks und corporations, all of
which is affected by tho condi
tions of tho public roads, but
uone of them bore any part in the
burden of keeping theso roads in
possablo condition. We all know
too well who-work the roads.
Times have changed and condi
tions have also; ought not the
public road law be changed to suit
these conditions? If there were
good substantial thoroughfares in
a radius of two miles of each oth
er on parallel lines to * markets,
would it not enhance the value of
property at least ten per cent?
Then if it made you one hundred
dollars on every one thousand
value at a cost of two dollars tax
on your property, is not that
fine investment? To say nothing
of tho pleasure and convenience
of travel.
Two mules could do the haul
ing of six without any risk of
breaking down. We have tried
the old system ever since the war
and the same mud holes and bad
places remain there still. Let us
make a change for better roads
and keep up with the progress of
the times, and not be influenced
Wednesday night -about nine
o’clock Laurie, the nine-years-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Douglitry, who recently move to
Vienna from Cordele, died after a
short illness. Two hours before'
its death it was not considered
dangerously ill by the physician
who was attending Mrs. Doughtry
and the two children of the family
who were quite sick.
The remains were interred in
city cemetery Thursday afternoon
4:80 o’clock in the presence of
number of friends and relatives.’
The ceremony was {performed by
Rev. B. E. Whittington at the
homo. Tho heart - broken
family have the deepest sympathy'
their many friends in the loss
their precious jewel.
MOUNT VERNON”VISITORS.
FARM FOR SALE OR RENT.
I have several farms between
Unadilla and Hawkinsvillo for
sale or rent; also some nice lots of
pine timbor for sale. Apply to
J. H. Henderson,
S Unadilla, Ga.
CHOLERA INFANTUM.
Thli h» Iona been regarded at on* of
the most dangerous and fatal diseases to
which infants are subject. It can be
cured, however, when properly treated.
All that is necessary Is the give Cham
berlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and castor oil, as directed with
each bottle, and a cure Is certain. For
sale by all druggists.
The tax assessors recently ap
pointed by the city council have
completed their work and their
reports have been made and ac
cepted by the council.
The board consisted of Mesers
R. E. Kelly, Joseph Burns and
Col. Walter F. George. The total
amount of property raised was
something over $140,000100, but
about. $4,000 of this was for the
Cotton Oil Co., which has been
exempt from taxation for five
yeurs. This will still leave a
raise of $100,000, which at a rate
of $10 on the thousand will put
into the city treasury $1,000 more
money than would have went
there hod it not been for the -Tax
Assessors.
It is better to have tax equal
izers than to have the tax rate so
high as somebody would have had
to pay that $1,000- taxes.
terprise further than ‘it helps
them financially. CAiskn.
ICE CREAM FESTIVAL AT
PINEHURST SCHOOLHOUSE
We have a few men’a auiti 38,40 and
42 left. The price does the ufiking.
J. P. Heard & Bona.
On Friday evening, September
18th an ice cream festival will be
given at the Pinehurst school
house, the proceeds of which are to
assist in the erection of a new
building * for the music depart
ment. The growth of tho. music
class has made tho enlargement of
the building necessary, so another
room with hall and veranda will
be added to the one already in use
Work on the new building will
begin at once, and os soon as it is
completed aflother piano will be
put in for the practice of the
pupils.
The literary department of the
school is also growing very. fast.
This has already begun to be one
of the most prosperous sessions in
the history of the school.
Local and Personal Items (lathered by
a Local Scribe.
The weather is hot, hot here
and much rain is needed. News
scarce this time but I will
gather it up-the best I can.
Cotton picking and hay cut
ting is all the go hore now.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Forehand
were in this community Sunday,
Little Miss- Lila Smith, of 1
Pleasant Valley, is visiting hex
cousin Ruby Forehand.
Mr. Bill Acree visited Double
Run yesterday.
Little Laura Cate Adkins is
quite ill at this writing.
Mrs. R. Powers has returned
after a month’s visit at Wilcox. ■
Mr. Morgan got his leg hurt
Monday on a log cart.
Mrs. F. Smith bos returned
home after an absence of a fqw
weeks at tho bedside of her dying
by.man.that have no „puhlin,<in. mot.hnr.^Mxs. Qarutoe.
r. B. Porkins visited Cordele
M&day.
rs. J. H. Forehand visited .
Misses Lon and Addie Smith this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adams, of
near Drayton, were in our com-
munity a short time Thursday.
Mrs. J. R. Acre has returned
home after a few months visit to
friends and relatives in North
Georgia.
Mr. B. Perkins has been very
sick but is improving now.
There will be a festival here, on
the twenty-fifth of September. It
begins at 7 o’clock and everybody
is invited.
Mrs. Earnost Culbert, of Al
bany, is visiting her sister, Mrs,
D. J. Dunn, this week.
Mr. A. Brewer visited, his mill
Monday.
Mr. H. A. Smith was in Mid-
wav Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hnrtwin have
moved into our community, Wq
welcome them in our midst.
Mrs. B. Collins visited her pa
rents Mr. and Mrs, Bowers, at
the Kelly turpentine still.
, Butterfly.
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OPTICAL DEPARTMENT.
I have on hand a full line of Royal Peb
ble and Crystalized Lenses, Beautiful
Solid Gold Frames. Gold Filled and
Aluminun Frames. Remember _ I ex
amine your eyes by the most Scientific
Methods known to the profession posi
tively free of chnrge. I can fit you if,
you can lie fitted. Come to see me.
My Line of Watches is Complete.
I carry everything from the best grades of Railroad Watches to cheap good timers
Nicest line of Hollow and Flat Silverware. Forks, etc., ever shown in Vienna.
Watch Chains, Charms, Solid Gold Ring Brooches, Hat Pins, Stick Pins,
FACT, EVERYTHING KEPT IN A FIRST-CLASS JEWELERY STORE.
Clocks, both French and American, Second to None.
I ALSO SELL THE CELEBRATED NEW HOME SEWINQ MACHINE.
Come to see me and I will -save you money.
H. A. YOUMANS,
Jeweler and Optician.
MY REPAIRING DEPARTMENT;
Consists of Repairing Fine and Compli- >
cated Wutches, all kinds of Clocks, Ex
pert Jowelery Repairing, Stone Setting •
and Engraving. 1 also employ an Expert
Gun, Pistol and Bicycle Repairer.' All
work done on short notice and Guaran
teed to give entire Satisfaction.
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