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TWICE-A-WEEK.
SATURDAY’S
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VOL. Ill NO. 26.
VIENNA, GA., OCTOBER 17, 1903.
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$1.06. PER ANNUM.
WHITE WOMAN IS
ASSAULTED BY NEGRO
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A press dispatch from Waycrosa
dated Oot. 15th states that Miss
Susie Strickland, a white woman
about fifty years of age, was crirn-
nally assaulted yesterday near
Jahunta, a small village 20 miles
pm Waycross, by an unknown
TO man.
1 •She woman was at home alone
yhen without warning, she was
|linded by a handful of red pap
er throwifinto her eyes. For*an
distant before it was thrown she
saw that her assailant was a negro
and that he had a pistol.
Her screams and struggles did
not prevent him from accomplish
ing his purpose. The woman’s
eyes are terribly burned, and she
is unable to give any description
of her assailant. Searching par
ties 'are out, but without a clue to
work on.
DEATH OF TWO PROMISEHT
DOOLY COUNTY LADIES.
Friday V Cordele Daily News.
Coney, Ga., Oct.' 15th.—Mrs.
Susan Coney, mother of Capt. S.
W: Coney died here last night at
the home of her son.
Mrs. Coney was about 85 years
old, and one of Dooly county’s
most highly respected women.
Her death was caused from ex
treme age and general brake down.
The remains were interred at
the family burying ground near
ere this afternoon in the pres-
ac’l of h large number of fridnds
nd,relatives.
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At 12 o’clock Wednesday night
at the home of her niece, Mrs.
Jno. Lewis in this city, Mrs. Em
ma Gray passed peacefully away.
The deceased had been sick for
time , with a complicated
ouble and her death was expect
ed at any time. r/
Mrs. Gray was an estimable
lady, and her death is a shock to
all of her relatives and friends.
The remains were taken to Coney
on the afternoon train yesterday,
where they were laid to rest in
the family burying grounds.
GinHonse Boned
ITews was received in the city
Thursday of the gin house and
contents of Messrs Tippett Bros.,
at Tippettville being destroyed by
fire Wednesday. We were in
formed that the loss will amount
to |2 t 600 with $1,250. insurance.
: . • WHAT IS LIFE?
In the Utt analysis nobody knows, bnt
we do know that It la under strict law.
Abate that law even shightly, pain re
sult*. Irregular living mean, derange
ment of the organs, resulting In consti
pation, Headache or liver trouble. Dr,
King's New Life Pills quickly re-adjusts
this. It’s gentle, yet' thrggoul, Only
35c., at Forbes & Coxe Drug Co.
TRAINS CRASH
ON THE B. AND B.
Three Wounded
AK0THFR OK H. AKD.F.S.
Hear Ashbarn Wednesday—Bngiiwer was
Killed and Several Others
Badly Wounded.
A special dispatch from Bruns
wick dated Oct. 15th, says: As a
result of a collision which occur
red last night about 10 o’clock on
the Brunswick and Birmingham
railway between Coffee and Offer-
man, a colored flagman was killed,
the white fireman fatally injured
and two others badly scalded.
a Burney Ship, who was a fireman
on the B. & B. was riding in the
caboose of the freight train as a
passenger at the time of Jhe wreck,
died on the way to Nichols this
morning, where he Was being tak
en to a doctor.
Train dispatcher Lehew, of the
Brunswick & Birmingham, and
Pierce Smith, engineer on the pas
senger, were both badly scalded
and may not recover.
Ship and Lehew were both aseep
in the caboose. Lehew had been
with the road only a few days and
lived at Brunswick. Ship was
twenty-one years of age and lived
at Baxley.'. - •
It is said that the passenger
train was running without head
light and that the freight hqd no
lights on the rear of the caboose
and that this was the cause of
the wreck.
The colliding trains were the
passenger train due in Brunswick
last night at 9:15 and a freight
train just proceeding it. The
ffeight^ttain in trying to ascend a
grade failed to make good, an ac-
oident happening to her engine,
and it,, went backwards at a very
high rate of speed. The passen
ger train was so close behind that
a collission was inevitable.
The flagman on the caboose
stuck to his post and lost his life.
Mr. Lehew was asleep in t he pas
senger train in the front coach
when the crash came. The wreck
age has all been cleared away and
thingB are moving along smoothly
again. Later.—Mr. Lehew died.
Ashburn, Ga., Oct. 15.—A head-
end collision occurred on the
Hawkinsville and Florida South
ern one mile from Worth this
afternoon.
Engineer Ed Williford was in
stantly killed. Fireman John
Mullis’ skull was fractured and he
will most likely die. Engineer J.
T. Oaks was badly scalded. Oth
er trainmen were slightly injured.
The cause of the wreck is said
to have been due to the conflicting
orders given by train dispatcher.
IN A SINGLE NIGHT TWO
WAREHOUSES ARE
DESTROYED,
Lumpkin, Ga., Oct. 16.—The
warehouses of W. H. Tondee and
J. T. Patterson of Lumpkin were
destroyed by fire on Wednesday
night. The first named one Was
burned about 11 o’clock and the
firemen were still 'pouring on it
when the other one was discovered
on fire in another part of town
about 2 o’clock. About 100 bales
were consumed together with a
lot of hay, cottonseed meal, hulls,
bran, etc. Mr. Tondee was insured
but a number of farmers lost
cotton uninsured. The second
warehouse contained about 850
bales, the farmers losing about
$1,000. Both warehouses were
fully insured. It is thought that
these fires were the work of incen
diaries as the odor of kerosene
was very persceptible.
PEOPLE OF DNADILLA
HEAR REY. I. R. GtJNH
FOR YIEHM
It is Essential to The Growth
of Onr City
Unadilla* Ga., October 15.—
On last Monday evening the people
of Unadilla were favored with a
lecture by Etev. J. It. Gunn, of
Atlanta. His subject, "Wanted
a Fool,’’ had been well advertised
and quite a large crowd responded
to his want ad.
The audience was highly enter
tained as well as instructed and
inspired. The speaker was force
ful and impressive in his delivery,
holding his audience from start
to finish. We hope to have the
pleasure of hearing him again.
YIENHA WILL NOW HAVE
ANOTHER BRICK WAREHOUSE
Mr. D. B. Thompson informs
the News that he will commence
at once the erection of another
brick warehouse# It will be built
on the G. S. & F. right of way just
above the depot platform and will
be 20x80 feet.
Mr. Thompson is arranging to
close out his stock of merchandise
and deal in fertilizers, hay, grain,
brick, lime, lumber and flour in
large quantities.
WHAT COTTON IS SELLIHG
AT IN YIENNA
TODAY.
ROUND BALB
(Friday, Oct. 10th)
Good Middling 9 8-8.
Middling 9 1-4.
Low Middling 9 1-8.
- SQUARE BALB.
Good Middling 9 1-4
Middling 9 1-8
Low Middling ..9
DeWIttVff'h Salve
Fop Piles, Bums, Sores.
What Bonds Have Dona For Other Cities
And What The; Can do For
Vienna.
The history of all modern cities
have an interesting and instruct
ive record. We study the biogra
phy of successful men with great
care. Should we not inquire into
the causes of the wrapped growth
of Onr cities?
A twentieth century city is not
modeled after .the cities of the
last century. There is nota prog
ressive city in Georgia, yes, in the
UnitedStates, that has not issued
bonds for public improvement at
various times.
Vienna should, in the near fu
ture, issue twenty* five thousand
dollar bonds for public improve
ments. If Vienna is to grow and
keep pace with her sister cities
she will have to issue bonds, and
the sooner the better.
Vienna needs a thorough system
of sewerage and water works. It
would be expensive for Vienna to
do this. The streets are. never
worked to any advantage because
it is all done temporarily. The
money that is spent on the streets
of Vienna each year is worth but
little. The only wise and proper
thing for Vienna to do is to issue
bonds. We can never do any
permanent improvements in the
city relying on the annual tax
money. If we had a sewerage
system, our streets and sidewalks
would be beautiful indeed. The
streets, alleys and sidewalks would
be correctly measured and estab
lished.
What a great convenience to do
away with the offensive, detestible
out-houses and have water closets
In each home in the city. The
health of the people would be
wonderfully improved and the
premises kept more decent, and
in order, we could have better fire
protection. The people would
have their sidewalks, homes and
yards beautified
It is not right for the people
whp are living in Vienna today to
be heavily taxed to make it light
Cart* Earns, Itching Humor*
1 Especially for old chronic' case* take
Botanic Blood Balm It givea a healthy
blood (apply to the effected parts, heals
all the sore., eruptions, scabs, scales,
stops the awful Itching and burning ol
eczema, swellings, suppurating, watery
•ores. etc.. Druggist ft. Sample tree
And prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co
Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and free
medical advice sent in sealed letter.
on the future generations, but let
all be burdened Alike.
There are a goodly number of
the citizens in Vienna today who
are in favor of bonds. The next
mayor and councilmen will have
to stand squarely on a bond plat
form. Let all the kickers start
now and get through kicking be
fore we get ready to vote, then
When the time arrives let us come
together—kickers and all—as one
united body of harmopious citi-
tizens, all working together for
efteh other and for the good of our
beautiful !ittle city and vote for
bonds unanimously.
We believe in free speech and
free ballot, but we believe in doing
something for ourselVeii And not
believe so much and do so lit
tle, and yet expect a fortune to
come to us. Let this subject
receive the careful consideration
of every citizen in Viennh.
The two great needs of Vienna
today is the extension of the W.
& T. railroad . from EtawkinsVille
and bonds. J: Di N.
JUDGE SCOTT’S CONDITION
SEEKS TO BE SERIOUS
News was received here yester
day that Judge Sootts, who was
accidentally shot at his tie camp
near Isaac early yesterday morn
ing, had to have the limb ampu
tated. The wound was in his left
arm, and was so seriouB that
amputation was necessary.
Judge Scott was by himself when
the accident occurred, and had to
drive about ttvo miles before he
reached his camp, where he could
get his son, Joe, to go for ft phy
sician. The loss of blood has'
made him very: weak, but it is
hoped that he can be brought home
in a few days.
The accident is very much re
gretted by all his friends and the
people generally.—Cordele, Daily
News, Thursday. Latkb.—He has
been brought home.
A Cotton Tblef.
About 600 pounds of seed cot
ton was stolen from Rev. P. G.
McDonald’s farm, near Rioh-
wood Thursday night, The
cotton was left in the field. A
sharp lookout is being kept, and
the guilty party will no doubt be
brought to face justice in a short
time.
BEWARE OK THE KNIFE.
No profession has advanced more rap
Idly of late than surgery, but it ebonid
not be used except waere absolutely nec
essary. In case ot pile*, for example, it
la seldom needed. De Will's Witch Ha-
xel Salve cures quickly and permanently.
Uneaqualled (or cute, burns, braise*,
wounds, skin disease*. Accept no coun
terfeit*, "I was so troubled with bleed
ing piles that I lost my blood and
strength,” say* ] C Philips, Pans, III.
"DeWItt’s Witch Haxel Salve cured me
In aahort time.” For Sale by Vienna
Drug Co.
G.S.&P. DECLARES
A BIG DIVIDEND,
Macon, Ga., Oct., 15th—At the
meeting held here yesterday of the
stockholders and directors of the
Georgia Southern & Florida rail.
way Company, officers and direo.
tors were elected for the coming' * 1
year, and a dividend of 2 1-2 per
cent on first preferred stock and
2 per cent on second preferred
stock was declared.
The following is the list of re«
elected officers and directors:
President—Samuel Spencer.
Vice-President—W. C. Shaw.
Sec. and Treas.—Ben C. Smiths
Gen. Atty,—Jno. I. Hall.
Asst, Sec,—R. D. Lankford.
Directors—Samuel Spencer, W,
C. Shaw, J. F. Hanson, T. D. Tins*
ley, H. P. Smart, J. M. Johnston,
G. W. Parrott, T. M. Edwards, T,
B. Gres sham, W. A. MerridajF, A',
Pendleton, E. Long, W. H. Tift,
T. p. Burke and W. E. McCaw.
The net earnings of the.compa*
ny for the year ending June 80th,
1008, amounted to $400,000.
ARAB) NEWS NOTES.
Those Who Art Vlsltln* And Being
Visited—Other News.
Prof. Lawson E. Brown will
leave today for Fitzgerald, to at*
tend the Little River Association;
which is being held there this'
week. He will return the latter
part of the week.
Miss Etheridge, a beautiful ah4
charming yonfig. lady of Hawkihs*
ville, is visiting her aunt, jltiftV
E. 0. Bralian, in Arabi this week,
The two literary societies hOte,
the Philo Mathean and Sigma pj
Zota will have a public 1 debate on
Friday'afternoon the 10th inist,
The stabject selected is: ResolVetf
that the negro should be colonized.
This subject is a very important
one, and has been commented oft
by some of the best writers of
the south'.
Rev. J. J. Hyman is spending
several days in Cordele this week.
Miss Rosier Brown spent last
Sunday in Arabi with homefolks,
Friends
My old borne in Vienna is foV
sale. If you want to buy doh’fc
keep it a secret. , Don’t ask prices,
unless you want to buy. It mutt
be sold, bo make me an offer. Also
the Mrs. L. E. Ridonhour house
and lot is for rent or sale. Writt
me if yon mean business.
J. R. Kelly, Cordele, Ga,
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Has world-wide tame for marvelddi
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lion, ointment or balm (or cats, corn*,
barns, both, sores, felons, ulcers, tetter,
salt Rheum, fever sore*, chipped htbdi,
•kin eruptions; Infallible for pil*s. Curt
guaranteed. Only 35c., at ForbSI
| Coxe Drug Co, 1
ft
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EVERY MAN OR WOMAN LOVES
to have a watch they can depend on and worth the money they paid for it; therefore, come to see me
before buying. I have sold over 40 watches in the last Thirty days. Why? Because I sell good; reliable
Watches at small profits. Have just received the best line of
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and Silverware,
ever shown in Vienna. They have got to he sold so come to see me. I can and will save you money.
' H. A. YOUMANS,
Jeweler and Optician.
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