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TWICE-A-WEEK.
VOL. Ill NO. 21.
VIENNA, OA., SEPTEMBER 26, 1903.
$1.00. PER ANNUM.
COURT ADJOURNED
" THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Eejmdn WflUuns Sentenced to Hug on
Gets lift Sentence
FOR TEEMURDER OFDOC EDMONDSON.
f Coney Several Months A to,
And The End of The
v ..... Court Came.
Dooly Superior court re-con
vened again Wednesday morning
for the purpose of finishing up the
crimml business of the court.
. The first case taken up Wednes
day morning vras that of the state
VS , Thompson Dennard, colored,
charged with being one of the
murderer* of, Mr. Doc Edmondson.
A white farmer near Coney, several
months ago. The defendant was
ably repsesented by Col.. M. P
Hall of this city, while Solicitor
F. A. Hooper looked after the
state’s interest. The jury re
turned a verdict of guilty of mur
der, but recommended him to the
mercy of the court. Judge Litte-
john then sentenced him to life
in the penitentiary.
The case of the state vs. Sey
more Williams, colored, charged
with the murder of the same man
He was represented by Crum &
Jones, of Cordele. The jury after
being out only 80 minutes return
ed with a verdict of guilty of
murder without recommending
him to the mercy of the court.
Judge Littlejohn sentenced him
to hang on October 20th, 1008.
The case of the negro woman
and the other negro man who were
arretted were nol prossed by the
Solicitor. One of the main ne-
* groet who took part in the killing
managed to escape before the offi
cers could get him and he has
never been heard of since.
The court adjourned for the
term Thursday afternoon.
PLEASANT VALLEY ITEMS.
What Tho People are Doing—Those
Who Come And 20.
We are having some pleasant
weather much to the delight of
the farmers.
Quite a number of our commu
nity attended the singing conven
tion at Snow last Sunday.
Mr. E. Graves visited the fami
ly of J. H. Bowen last Wednes
day.
Mr. Thomas Mason died after a
few days illness at his home last
Saturday. . His remains were in
terred at the Adams grave yard
lait Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Smith went
to town shopping lost Monday.
Hurrah for the young man who
talks on with the widow. “Ha,
ho.”
LATER DETAILS*# THE
ROAD LAV ELECTION.
The Nkws gives the vote on the
road law election of last Tuesday
in full below, our figures in Wed
nesday’s issue being a little incor
rect. The old road law people
received a total of 1,580 votes,
while those favoring the new
system polled only 241.
The small vote throughout* the
county was due.largely to the busy
season of the year. A number of
the new law supporters failed to
vote because of the construction of
the law to mean that the old law
people would have to poll a major
ity of the qualified electors of the
county.
Ordinary Hargrove who never
does anything without investigat
ing carefully the facts and the
law—has held up hie decision as
to the winning side in the election
and will not declare the election
until he has fully investigated the
law touching this case. The vote
in full for the county is as fol
lows :
DISTRICTS For Against
Seventh, 22 205
Cordele, 114 02
Pineliurst, 14 108
Unadilla, 44 111
Ninth, 2 8
Findlay 0 92
Tenth, ,, 9 65
Second 0 79
Sixth 1 220
Eleventh, 9 77
Fourteenth 19 108
Third 0 120
Thirteenth 7 145
First 0 40
WORK HAS BEGUN
Totals 241
1,580
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to thank the people
who so kindly helped us in our
distress in the loss of our house
and its contents.
May Heaven’s blessings rest
heavily upon them and theirs is
our prayer.
Frank Martin.
Nbttie Martin.
Col. G. W. Busboe and Mr. J.
H. Moring were in our commu
nity last Sunday evening.
Wonder what young man got
disappointed last Sunday.
Mr. Jacob Smith made a busi
ness trip to town last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cooper vis
ited relatives at Pinehurst Sunday
last.
Mr. J. C. Bowen visited rela
tives at Midway last Tuesday.
Misses Lucy Bowen and Georgia
Cole visited Miss Martha Smith
last Saturday ana Sunday.
Will close with best wishes to
The News.
Buttercup.
On last Monday night Mr. C. C.
Buchanan, field worker of the
State Sunday School Association;
met a number of Sunday School
workers of this county at the ‘first
Methodist ohurch m Cordele, and
organized the Dooly Couhty Sun
day School Association.
After Mr. Buchanan had ex
plained the work of the association,
the great good that could be ac
complished through it, the election
of officers was taken up, which
resulted as follows:
B. H. Palmer, President.
Prof. Lawson E. Brown, Vice-
President.
D. Ed Kennedy, Secretary.
J. A. Orme, Treasurer.
B. B. Pound, Chorister.
Executive Committee.
Col. M. M. Eakes, Cordele; H.
M. Smith, Cordele; Judge D. L.
Henderson, Vienna; J. M. Dupree,
Pinehurst; Mr. John Crumpler,
Unadilla. .
The officers and executive com
mittee will begin at once to enroll
the Sunday Schools of the county.
A field worker will be put out to
visit the Sunday schools already
organized, and to organize others
where there is a demand.
This is a good movement in the
right direction, and all the Sunday
schools ortho county should at
once get in communication with
the officers of the association.—
Cordele Daily News,' Thursday.
DUFF ITEMS.
ARABI NEWS.
Those Who Are Visiting And Belnz
Visited—Other News Paragraphed.
Duff, Ga., Sept. 28, 1908.
Will you give
me space in your dear paper for
some news from Wilcox? I have
never seen a copy of your paper
but several of my friends say it is
the paper to get the news.
T. R. Smith, of Vienna, spent a
few hours with J. K. Godwin and
family Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Blizzard, of Fitzgerald, is
carrying on a protracted meeting
at Pleasant Hill this week.
Duff is on : a boom. One new
store has gone up. H. N. Ambrose
has added more to his.
Mr. D. L. Rainy lost his thirty
six (80) years old mule Sunday.
“Old Pet” ie gone, but not for
gotten. *
Miss Mamie Williams is depot
agent at Daviaville.
The farmers are busy picking
cotton and saving their hay.
Miss Ida Ambrose, who lias
been very sick, is improving.
Hope she will soon be able to be
up again.
Shop Forrester is on the sick
list this week,'
The News of the City end Suberbs of
Local Irtereet
Arabi, Ga., Sept. 25th—Our
farmers are very well satisfied with
the present price of cotton.
We enjoyed a sermon by Rev.
George Hyman at thesMethodiat
church Sunday night.
Rev. J. W. Reese, of this place
filled his regular appointment at
Oakfield lost Sunday.
.. Some of our young people at
tended the singing at Wenona lost
Sunday. They report a nice time
and plenty of dinner.
Rev. J. J. Hymun has returned
from a trip to Forsyth. He
preached at the Baptist church
Tuesday night.
Prof. Lawson E. Brown has
been absent from the school since
noon Wednesday. He has gdne
to McRae on a business trip and
will return today, (Friday.)
Their was a quiet home wedding
here Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Blalock, the pastor of
the Baptist church at Ashburn,
will deliver a lecture at the Bap
tist church here to-night.
Student.
ComnnVsioner E. G. Green visited
Ashburn Thursday for the purpose of
buying lumber for the erection of the
new Methodist church which will be
built a short distance below his home
about three miles South of the city.
The new church will be 88 x 60 feet and
will be a neat structure.
MOUNT VERNON VISITORS.
Mr. Williams and Mr. Lamb
attended Primitive Baptist ser
vices at Isaac Saturday and .Sun
day.
Several of the young people of
Duff attended preaching at Pleas
ant Hill Sunday.
Wonder what young man turned
two young ladies out of the buggy
Sunday by running in a muddy
place in the road. Watdh how
you drive boys.
■ Miss Carrie Emma Godwin re
turned homo from a visit at Mid
way Saturday.
Joe Rainy, who is attending
school in Abbeville, visited home
folks Sunday.
Henry and John Wilson are
attending school in Abbeville.
Several of our farmers are in
Abbeville attending court.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Coleman
are visiting their, parents this
week.
Miss Mary Moshburn is in Obe
going to school.
Mr. and Mrs. George Champion
visited relatives and friends here
Sunday.*
The farmers of our community
are shipping their cotton to
Hawkinsville and Cordele.
As this is my first time I will
olose, hoping to see it in print
soon.
Mornino Glory.
Local and Peraonal Items (lathered by
a Local Scribe.
Again this week little Butterfly
will fly out.
Dr. Baggly, of Drayton, passed
through our community Tuesday.
Little Laura Kate Adkins was
able to go to Sunday school after
a long spell of fever.
Mr. Bill Acre went to Vienna
Saturday.
Mr. Lovett, of Seville, was in
our community Sunday.
Rev. J. D. Norris filled his reg
ular appointment here Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Smith
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Acre.
A good many from here attend
ed tho funeral of Uncle Tommie
Mason Sunday at the Adams
grave yard.
Mr. H.A. and W. T. Smith
made a business trip to Vienna
Tuesday.
There woe baptizing at Kelley’s
still Sunday.
Mr. Charley Butler and Bilvin
Bevley were here Sunday and
Monday.
Mr. Joe Joiner, of Byromville,
worshiped here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Fitzgerald
and Mr. and Mrs. Lamb Williams
are visiting friends and relatives
here this wee If.
Mr. Willie Ingram is improving
at this writing.
Mr. J. R. Acre made a business
trip to Vienna Saturday.
We are sorry to learn that little
Annie Powell is quite ill at this
writing.
I wonder if Uncle Ashley Royals
has got through courting yet?
Mrs. F. M. Smith spent Sunday
with Mrs. J. R. Acre.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adame vis
ited our community Saturday.
Miss Carrie Emma Godwin has
returned to her home in Wilcox
after a long visit to friends and
relatives here. Come again Miss
Carrie.
Mr. A. Q. Royals is painting his
house. Look out girls, it will
make some of you a nice home yet.
The festival will be here the
25th of September. Everybody is
invited to come and bring their
girl along to keep thefti company.
Butterfly.
J. W. Eaaora, a prosperous fanner of
the Tenth dlstrlot, gave us a pleasant
call last Saturday and renewed hit
subscription. Mr, Easom' hat Just
bought 60 fores more land adjoining
hit place. He says that he wijl make a
good crop of cotton this year and Is
putting his spare dollars in Dooly
county dirt. The News It glad to aee
Mr. Easom doing well and we trust
that every farmer In Dooly county will
be owning good farms before*many
more years pass. Prosperous farmers
inean prosperous towns.
Old Dooly It a lovely land,*
She flow* with milk and honey,
Her barm are filled with corn and hay
Her pockets filled with money;
“There Is meat In the Smoke-house
And butter on the board,
Coffee in the little sack
And sugar in thegoard.’’
And her people are all kind-hearted-
and teem to delight In lending a help*
itig hand to any worthy cause. I have
had the pleasure of meeting with many
of tha good oitixena of Dooly within the
past two or three weeks, and I take this
method of returning thanks to them for
special fsvon and kind treatment while
out among them.
It would make my latter too long to
tell about all the elever men, kind
ladiee and pretty babies that I mel on
my recent trip, but feel under special
obligations to Judge J. T. Carlisle, L.
Q. Nobles, E. I. Mixon, W. H. Gam*
mage, Mae L. Pearce, Rev. A. J. Bans
dors, R. D. Britt, Mrs. Emma E. Lane,
J. D. Spradlcy, David Gamble, J. T,
Brown, D. Amett, J. G. Dorough, J. 5,
Brown, O. D. Dickson, W. J, Napier, 3.
L. Martin, Uriah Mutselwhitt, H. H,
Liggin, J. B. Adkins, W. T, Truluek, T,
W. Mitchell, James Ray, J, D, Smith,
Bunk Davis and Col. Mat William*.
Mr. Williams it a prosperous farmer,
owns a lovely home about four miles
from. Pinehurst, and is one of Dooly
county’s best citixens.
Lee Nobles it a hustling young farm*
er, makes good crops, lives at home,
serves the Lord, loves his wife, help*
nurse the babies and knows how to
make his guests feel at home under hl|
roof.
I spent a night most pleasantly with
Rev. A. J. Sanders, the elever post*
master at Jerry. Rev. Sanders la a
successful dealer in general mereban*
disc and all sorts of a farmer. He
raises big crop* of corn, cotton, peat,
potatoes, cane hay, cattle, poultry and
babies. His erop of babies consist* fit
seven bright hustling boys and three
pretty, tweet little girls. I am not
sure about the number of babies—bat
am sure Jie haa seven seres in boys and
about three In girls. It the president
will come to Dooly he will not find any
signs of race subside. : nr ,
■ Mr. Ray is a farmer. He rant a tan
mule farm and hi* land-is quite-pro*
ductivo. He haa raised one crop -of
babies to bo large enough to lay by and
it now sorter on the lookout for a part*
ner to raise a second crop.. If any*, of
the pretty widows of Dooly are getting
lonesome they would do. well to drop a
few lines in the postofllce. addressed
to Big Jim, Coney, Ga. Ray will no*
demand it and call to talk the matter
over. He is nicely fixed up to.,taka
care of a partner. He has a beautiful
home and everything else that a young
widow would need to make her happy,
I met several psrtlea that were too
busy to talk newspapers. They looked
like bank notes, guano notes and ration
bills were pressing them. Their < old
sows looked hungry, pigs lousey and
plow stocks in bad abape.
Mr. Stevens manages the Clegg plan
and does not belong to that data. Ha
read* the Newt-keep* up with tha
times, ran* 40 plows, keeps his mules
slick and fat. Ha has ginned rad
packed 100 bale* of eotton, will gather
about 16 bale* to the plow and make
plenty of corn and hay to ran the farm
next year. Everything on the term
wae moving like dock wor k. Neat
week I will take up whet I tew rad
heard at Biehsvood, Tlppettvllla and
Pints. Rectus,
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