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VIENNA, GA. THURSDAY, JULT 7 1904
II A YEAK IN ADVANCE
THE REUNION f
For several years it has been a
'custom with the people of Dooly
■county to meet with the'Confederate
Veterans on the 4th of July every
year for a celebration and barbecue
with a. big dinner. A meeting plaod
is selected each year for the follow
ing year and the placo tnat gets it
exerts itself to make the oooasion
a success. This year the reunion
..waa-at Byromville, and . that place
did honor to itself audio the county
' Id the entertainment of tho people
and the ample; support' of the
-gathering.
The weather was fine and a recent
rain had laid the dust and refreshed
the flowers to the bight • of their
glory. The shady grove was oleared
of rubbish and scats arranged for tho
comfort and pleasure of the visitors-
Nature has given to' Byromville i
most beautiful grove and it is kept
in trim by the bands of man; All
nature seemed smiling a'nd'the birds
saug sweetly in -the j trees as the
morning sun rose higher ana higher
and peeped through the tops of the
trees;upon the five thousand who
had ' gathered there fox. a day - ot
, sweet .rc^ stud sooial; enjoymetla.
y^’ptyfomwitn surrounding seat!'
received the veterans tor tho exerolli*
of the day, and sweet music by the
Byromville choir rang out The
Bonny Blub Flag and other popular
atidioul-Slirring pieccs on the soft
air to reveberate among the leaves
of the trees and die awav in the
* distant pines; Spceohes were made
by Cols, U F Hall of Vienna and
DAK Crum and J d Jones of
Cordele. Speakers from a distance
who cbhlhi not have done better,
were expeoted hut they failed to
appear.
Then a long recess and a long
table. A better dinner with more
abi. ndance has uever been / known.
Nearly a thousand feet of table had
been built for the occasion, and it
Was loaded completely witn every
thing uioo from a barbecued beef to
ioe oream. The usual jam and rush
Of tho crowd to get to the table was
not in evidence on this occasion.;
People took theih time and ate:
deliberately. It was evident from}
fell short of nothing. No happier
oooasion has'ever been in the county,
and all glory goes to Byromville
for tho complete auooess of the
oooasion.
THEY SCARED HIM
There is a good old darkoy in
town known as Uncle . Joe. Me is
polite and accommodating andoften
hangs around tho stores at night to
do odd j .bs aud piok up extra change
in addition to ms salary for -drivtn
the dump cart for the city.
He was sent one night recently
across the creek on an errand to be
baokin a given time.
It is known that he i% not afraid
of anything ife the earth or on it
except something that will scare
him. And a thing that will soare
him ig.uearly anything that makes
its appearanoe unexpectedly after
dark.
On this partionlar occasion ho
was returning from Mr. Burt Tur-
tons when some of the hoys appeared
near the road side in the hushes with
* white robe. Undo Joe
quietly informed the object th*t he
knew- what it was and was uot
afraid. It made an awful groan and
advanced a few step? in the direction
of Uncle Joe.r He paused another
moment, .yet unwilling.; to make
dhsh'toHhobity Out standing ready
to leap for liberty if itbocamcmore
exciting. Just at that time a light
was turned on behind a red flag and
Unde Joe oonld stand it ho longer.
His mouth -flew opon and. the sound
therefrom was heard, to the public
square. He did not remain longer,
hut with hat in hand ho started lyr
the oity like he must be there at
once. Tho plank footway is two
feet wide at that place, but he
failed to Make the curve that would
be necessary to pass over the creek
by that route, and he kept the
straight road through the water.
His anval up town was prompt
but he was to much put of breath to
tell how it looked. He does not yet
know what it was, but is confident
that he saw something.
THE CAMPMEETING
In another week the tenters will
he packing up id move to the camp
ground to-enjoy- the annual mooting
and a revival of. religion. For nearly
30 years the tenters entertained the
visitors and it was no small expense.
There is now a hotel at the camp
ground where visitors may get their
meals without Doing of any expense
to the .tenters, heric6 it is less expenso
to tent now than it would he if the
I.te). u^ndtrtWen: rjf ffl.TfC
Until the railroad ran that Way,
there Iras ho hotel there. So many
go on the train how for a stay of
only > day that the hotel is a neoes
sity because lots of people rather
pay for a dinner than take it from
home.
Outside of the tents there are
tables for the aocomodation of those
who carry dinner and go hoiqe at
night. Lots of people dairy dinner
with them ahd spend the day and
return home at night.
There is usually good behavior at
the oampgroubd, and when there is
not, it is a consolation to know that
tho fall termjof court soon,JqUasra. l
the campmeeting. However, it has
never 'been necessary, within our
knowledge, for tno court to punish'
any one for missbehaving at the
campnieeting. Should auoh a thing
be necessary’,'we hopd the fcourV will
do iu,full duty.
’.There are four sarmona a day ‘at
the esmpmeoting: at 8 and 11 in the
morning "at 4. in, the evening and
at night.;
It is ago-oaayplace.nnd la very
eujoyabl? IttMA tho
«0?Tices. A ifiofd beautiful plaoe
for a.campgcouud would be hat d to
find. Its lovctineii.1 attracts atten
tion from all lovers of landscape
beauty. Large trees give a dense
shade and a bold spring snpplieB
cool water in abundahoo for man
and beast.
The first oarapmeeting was held
there 32 yerrs ago. and only three
or four soatleing vears during that
time have been missed. In the 32
years there have been something
like 28 eampmeetings held there.
The first, in 1972, was held undor fi
AN HONORED GEORGIA#
Tho unammods rc-elcotion <Jf Hon.
Oiark Howell as Georgia’s member
of the national democratic cxcoutivc
committee gives him the unique
distinction of being one of the
youngest members of the entire
committee and at the same time the
oldest memoer of the committee in
point of continuous service.
Mr. Howell has allready served
twelve years on the national com-
mitieoand the Georgia delegation
to the St. Louis convention has, just
elected him' for four more years, so
that at the end of the new torm to
which he has just been elected he
will have served continuously on
tho committee for sixteen years—a
period of steady service longer than
that of any other member of tho
committee.
Mr. Howell wps fast elected to
the national committee in the mem
orable oampaign of 1802, when the
FOR NEW COUNTIES
The movement for a few mora
counties in Georgia is no longer a
joko. The sentiment has beoome a
reality and the governor recommen- •
ded such a thing in his message to
ths legislature, and that body ha*
gone at the matter with a perfeot
willingness to give tho state as many
as eight new counties.
The house passed a hill last week
to make eight more counties, or 146
in tho stato. In the senate the hill
was amended to read 13 new conntie*
or 150 in all. Now the bill muat
go back to the bouse and both house*
must agree on tho number of new
counties that may ho added.
After this is passed and signed by
tho governor, it must bo voted on
by the people m the general Nov
ember oleotion. Then i f tho amend
ment receives n sufficient vote in th*
stato election, a commission will b*
appointed to lay out the new quuntios
whore they are most Heeded by
takiug parts of two or more eounhel.
If all this goes through without
.a hitch, tLo new counties may. b*.
getting lb 'shape within two years.
We have no objection to the new
counties if they will not disturb
Dooly.
. FaMIL/ PICNIC , ... .......
There was a family picnic, at E. brush arbor.,Later ft iaWnaoUl ivfiS
the beginning that there, would hoj g Bywens Monday that was lie *' uSU <
no lack of room or provisions, and i g 00( j aocHding to/size as the'reunion
there was no need of a rush by any j aMByromville.Saturdayj
one.. As fast as the-victuals were Mr. Bo Wen entertains his jpoople
taken from the table the space was
promptly filled; from trunks and
jiaakets from under the table. There
■was no.lack of hospitality; no -laok
,of anything hut enough of people to
consume that abundance of good
thing* to eat After all were satia
ted and had left the table, there yet
remained enough to feed a camp
meeting.
After dinner the veterans held a
business meeting in the school house,
and selected Yionna for the next
■jneeting placc. 7
The evening was given to the
' -pleasure of all, and the grove was
inti of people with their social, chats,
qtrolU, lovemaking and sweet
juoUea. „ . , ? _ ... 2 iO a
About a o’clock thexe wai' a ball
game between Vienna and Cordele,
ip whioh Cordele scored two lad
Vienna one. ’ ‘ ■ l> -
The behavior of the crowd jva»
excellent, No disturhagC6*vrhatever
Was reported,. JNojjrunkehriessj.flq
ugly oonbuct'and nothing;-to ■'spoil
tb.e happiness of anyone came
within our knowledge.
with a dinner every yea?, and expects
to celebrate the next Fourth with a
similiar one. ‘
This year he had 79 of his rela
tives and friends to take dinner with
hint. Besides a good dinner, ho had
all the watermelons, lemonade and
ice water the crowd could use.
It was a very pleasant occasion
and everybody present enjoyed it to
the fullness of the heart aud apatite.
They look forward with much
interest to these meetings of the
Bowen'fanuly,.arid‘well they may,
fdr ith*y-;jiffi»rd much pleasure to
those who attend.
Yo ung housewives should remem
berthat no matter.how. tiny the in*
cohtti/a x»all^*ttm|>3ionl4 y be*pnt,
aside regularly for the proverbial
rainy day.
Mrs. Charles King, of Corpus
Christi, Ter., owns more land.than
any dther woman in the world. Her
husband was a famous cattle-breed
er and he left her 1,300,000 acres in
Nueces, Hidalgo, Starr and Cameron
built and covered With'shingles and
has since been re-covered. Several
thousand people could shelter under
it in time.of storm.
Let the praying people plead for
a presence of the Spirit and a soul-
stirring meeting filled with the holy
ghost. Let sinners go there expeotiag
« blessing and they will be apt to
reocive it. Let none go for evil
pnrposea and we will have a meeting
that will oarry its message of love
throughout eternity;
counties, and there are now about
ByronmUe.did her full share and 05,000 cattle on her ranges.
COZZIE CASQNcDE/lD -
Sixteen years old, as. good a boy
as ever lived, Gozzie Cason was out,
down in his youth and has passed
into tho great beyond.. He was the
oldest son of Mr. Bennett Cason
and lived With his father on the
farm tWo-miles east of-town.
There was a rising on Cozzie’s
face which took erysipelas and he
passed out Wednesday morning,
His death was awfnl and he sufiered
mueb pain. The swelling in his
nepk and face was sufficient evidence
of his suffering.
He was buried id the Christmas
graveyard in front of Mr. Cason’s
.house; • ---
. CLARK;
Editor of the Atfanln, Constitut'ort,
Georgia democracy had a battle
royal as to whether or , not Hill or
Cleveland should got the slate’«
vote in the national convention of
that year; After a bitter contest
Cleveland oarried the state oouven
tion by a narrow margin, tho con
vention instructing the state’s dole
gaiion lor him. Mr. IIowoll had
opposed Cleveland and supported
Hill, and naturally some of the
Cleveland leaders m the state, m
tho fiush of Victory! wished to have
one of their own number on the
national committee. An tnterosling
contest followed, resulting in Mr.
Howell's Overwhelming election as
Georgia's roeaiJ^ Pi tho OQnpUteej
which position ho baS held CV(J1'
since.
Mr. Howell's reelection this week
is the end of a Very inieiesting
contest of whioh hut little has been
said for the past month because the
fight praotieally ended in his' favor
shortly after it was begun. It was
sharp and quick and at one tine or
another the names of a half dozen
prominent Georgians were mention
ed for the position, but the opposi
tion failed to make a stand.,and Mr.
Howell goes back on the committee
with the ■ unanimous vote of th*
state’s delegation,
Clark Howell-is now serving his
fiftn year as president of the
Georgia senate, after having also
served fourteen years ago as speaker
of the house of representatives—the
youngest. fpgi&f^Georgia evd* had.
He is the only mhmber of the present
senate who was also a member of the
.last body, the thirty-fifth,senatorial
district having yielded the rotation
system in his behalf in order that
he might twice represent thedistriot
and might thus be re-elected to the
presidency of the senate, to whioh
TO-HANG JULVT 28
Judge Z A Littlcjolyi came to
Vionna.Saturday and passed sentonoe
On Elton Gray to hang on Tuoaday,
July 36.
Gray is. an able bodied negro mar
that could do good, serviw to .th*
state for A long- time, hut the su
premo court refused him a new
trial and-tho state will got rid of
him in short order.
Gray ie> to hang for tho murder of
bis wife in Cordele laBt winter;
They bod not lived peacefully to
gether for a while and the husband
dcoided to sottle the matter with a
shot gun. She was at her mother's
house when ho ’ wont to settle the
matter. She refusod to go with
him as ho requested, and ho shot
bor down from the door. He ran
away and was captured during Feb
ruary term of court and tried im
mediately.- His lawyers carried
his case to the supreme court, as
they always do, but he was refused
a hew trial p§ must- bang. The'
rope Jfl ready; tho sumo ropo tinSJ waa ,
bought for him last spring*
It is not likely that there will hd
any delay, and Dooly county will
have a hanging the next .week after
the oampmeeting.
Thousands of young girls, without
talent, ncgleot their natural oppor
tunities in life because of a desire to
go on the stage, to become ^great
concert singers, or in some other
impossible way to attraot attention
for themselves, ontside of the nsaal
conditions.
A frail mother is given super-
tinman strength when the life of her
child is in danger. And so are we
all given strength*. Strength to
live and to work,41*nr faith i* deep
enough, ahd our oraving for health
and strength is strong enotigh.
Women don’t need medioinea and
sanitariums. They want rest and
work, fresh air and sunlight and
cheerfulness. Staying in the house
alb the time would kill a camel or an
ostrich, and how should a woman
position he was elected five -years j expect to endure such an unnatural
ago without opposition. | existence?