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i■HHimm■ ; iiI• w -■ \i m~ D L Heddsnon || VOL XXII NO 50 VIENNA, GA. THURSDAY, JULY 28 1904 sass 81 V'^EAK IN ADVANCE ELTON GRA^ HANGED. The noon hour Tuesday dosed the life oi Elton Gray and be is gone, ■ accori mg to his expeotions, where all good : egroes go. He was taken from his ce 1 at 12 o’olook, and dropped through the trap at 12:20 and was ■ dead in 15 minutes. He never lost his nerve, never denied killing his ■ wife and never gave up hope of heaven. . He bad two preachers in the cell . with Inm Tuesday morning who did full t nty to,the occasion and their • pleading for his soul was loud and earnest, lie said he'had seen peace severol'weeks before and, like all negroes who are hanged, said he was ' prepared to die. He confessed to the killing of his wife and said he • had been forgiven for that and all ^otber sins. At high noon he was taken from the cell to the scaffold in the jail hall'and Sheriff Sheppard exeouted the orders of the Court in orderly way. Elton made a little talk in the ordinary language of his race with out making reference to the crime, ’ bht had confessed in the jail. He said, he was there before .them all to pay the debt. That he was trusting in tin Lord and was nqt afraid. He roundly scored the editor of this paper for a remark that was made ahoui him several weeks ago whioh seemed to weigh on his mind. The ' remaiVappeared June 16, and reads •as fo ows. ‘ ‘V>hen yfe last talked to the oon- demi • 1 man he said he was putting his ft ust in the; Lord. That is much better than putting his iruot in a shot ;:un as he did when be got mad with his wife the last time and slew Sjleaking in reply to this he - said the iV nti who wrote that would - bet ter he running for his soul and that f his ), uSe was built On.the sand. His talk isted only a few minutes. Then the rope was placed about his neck, the blank cap adjusted, the levor pulled and he dropped into eternity, lie was dead in 15 minutes^ the rope was cut and he was lowered into his coffin. Then the door was opened and , ns many crowed in to see as the hall would hold, and a hundred or two persons failed to see him. He was buried at tne expence of the county in the colored cemetary near town, within a fcw hours after his execu tion. Elton was hanged for the murder of his wife in Cordele last January. He was about 26 years olcl and she was about 20. They had .been 'separated and he came back home and spent the day with her, after supp- r that night he got jealous of her, so it is said, and he went up town, rented a shot gun, went back to her house and shot her dead. He skipped the country and went all the way to Coflee county, a distance of about 50 miles, where he kicked up other mischief and got into the chain gang. The murder of his. wife being the greater crime, he was taken^iack to'Dooly during the spring term of court, tried, convicted and sentenced to : hang in April. His caso was ap pealed and carried to supreme court as all such cases are now-a-daye, and the case affirmed. He had no rel atives to take charge of his body.and it was buried at the expense of the county;' Previous' to leaving the cell he made arondom statement that he had Committed seven murders’in his life, one thing white a ilian that he killed by mistake. He. said he was after a mulatto who had won his money in a game, and did not know he had killed the .wrong man until after he had shot. He said he tied a gin wheel to the man’s neck and put him in a river. THE NEW COUNTIES. Thobill to allow eight more coun ties in Georgia has passed the legisla ture and lias been signed by the gov ernor. So far it has not made if bob ble, but it mast go through some close plaoes before new counties are made. Being an amendment to the constitution, it must be voted on by the people in ,thc general oiection next November. If the bill gets a majority of the votes m the state, thats another step. Then the gov ernor will appoint a commission of eleven men to lay out the new coun- ‘ ties and looate the county seats. This boing done, another session of the legislature will take up the matter, turn it about and look wise and vote on all of the proceedings up to that time. • Getting a majority there the governor will order an elections of officers for the new counties. Going through all these plaoes without striking a stump will make the hew counties; but if there is a hitoh anywhere, the ground must be gone over Again or the thing is off. The shortest; possible time in which the now counties can he made is in the fall of next year. 1 , THE MAD DOG. John P. Haines, president of the New York ( Society for the Pre vention of \ Cruelty to Animals, makes this declaration: 1. It is supposed that a mad dog dreads water. It ib not so. The mad dog is very likely to plunge its head to the eyes in water, though he cannot swallow it and laps it with difficulty. ,2. It is supposed that a mad dog runs about,' with evidences of intense excitement. It is not so. The mad dog never runs about in agitation, he never; gallops; he is always alone, usually in a strange place, where ho jogs along slowly. If he approached by a dog or man ho shows no sign of excitement, bnt when the dog or man Is near enough he snaps and resufnes his solitary trot. 3. If a dog barks, yelps, whines or growls that dbg is not mad. The only sound a mad dog is ever known to emit is \ a hoarse howl, and that seldom^ Even blows will not bring an outer jjJ from a mad dog. Therefore, if any 'dog, under any circumstances, utters ' any sound other than that of a hoarse howl that dog is not mad. 4. It is supposed that a mad dog froths at the mouth.’ This is not so. If a dog's jaws are covered or fleeked with white frotn, that dog is not mad., The sgrest of all signsthat adog.ia njaJ^^s a thick, ropy, brown mucus clinging to ink ing about his jaws and throat.' If he can, he will probably stray away from home and trot slowly ana mournfully along the highway or aoross oountry, meddling neither with man nor beast, unless they approaoh hnn, and then giving a single snap. The only exception to this behavior • ooours in ferooious dogs, which during, the earlier stages of exoitement may attaox any living object in sight. • —— .w-'-*..’, . .. There is no part of Doply county that shows more improvements du-1 lips, whioh he often trios vainly to ring the pastten years than the 14th tear away with water. district. Only a few years ago there was a little farm here and there, but now the whole face of the earth is almost covered with farnjs. The people are not ready for the stock law, but it-will Hot be many years before they will need to 5. If your dog should be bitten by any other dog, watch him care fully. Ifho is infected by rabic you wili.discover signs of it possibly in.lrotn six to ten days. Then he will be restless, often getting up, orily to lie down, ohanging his turn out farms and shut in the stock I position, impatiently turning from it the land keeps on being cleared side to side and constantly licking up, The farmers there have learned or scratching some particular part lots of things about farming. Where of his head, limbs or body, they used to make one basket of corn j He will be irritable and inclined tney are now making two, and where i to dash at,other animals and he will cotton once looked spindling it now sometimes snap at objects which he|., na king her own expenses all the covers the ground. They have good I imagines to be near him. i time, crops, drive fat horses, 1.vein good [ He will be excessively thirsty, AN OBJECT OF CHARITY TO THE GIRLS WHO WANT TO HELP THEMSELVES First, let me tell you of a girl whom I knew who wanted tq help nerself, and parents as well. This is no horesay. I am acquainted with this same girl, of whom I am going to toll you: For weeks and months she was planning how she would got through with a business course. Her par ents boing poor, she knew very well that they oould not givo her this one thing she so much needed and must havo. Then oame the battle. She must go without the oourso or must ask some friend to help her, so after many long and thoughtful hours she made up her mind, “Spot ted her man” and went to work Only four letters passed between them (the last one containing a oheok sufficient to complete the Oeurse) and the young lady found herself in the busy whir and stir of a Business College, with a light heart and determined mind. Her good friend had beou kind enough to lend her the money to complete her course and she must get to work to return it so that some otuer girl who wished, might nave the benefit of the same money. Time passed by, she completed her course, then went home for short visit, only to return to the same town to take a position with splendid law firm, and by their patience, is to-day fast coming to the front as a business woman, and will soon he able to repay tl e loan made, by the kind friend, besides Sweet oharity is the cream and sugar of human kindness whether it comes from homes of purple and fine linen or from the hovel where heat and cold ' are endured by force of circumstances; to give is a pleas ure not enjoyed by somo beoauso the spirit of giving has nevor dawned upon them. Not the amount of wealth that wo pile up about us that makes us happy but the way wo use To drop a orumn to a bird or a worm to a fish gives greater ploasure to a ohild than catohing the bird or fish for selfish use. Then for man to to be oharitable to man is a grentor pleasurq when tho proper spirit prompts tho deed. This oame to our mind Monday whpn Mr. Jasper Gunter was hauled to town on a bed to given fresh air and to break tho monotony of seeing nothing but tho inside walls of a room at his brother's house whore ho is siok' unto doath from paralysis. For throo^years Jasper has been an invalid with' nti use of his body bp- low the ribs. He heired a portion of his father’s estate and is living on it but it will soon'be gone; then chair- ity will be his only bank account, Ho is now oared for by his brother Lovi who is living,on. rented land and has a large family to support. Levi is not asking for help to support his invalid brother, but that is no evi dence that be should not ho assisted. The next grand-jury is oxpeotqd.; to appropriate a. sum to the support of this unfortunate man, and a no ble deod it will be. Mr. Gunter was raised in this county It takes lots of medicine to keep him up, ana there is no hope of his final recovery. For sweet ohainty this is a worthjr object. houses and seem to know nothing I lapping water eagerly and often. ! one y Not fifty in the state of about the weight of a mortgage. j Then there will be glandular swell- j Georgia, I will venture to say. ii. i | Why? They are afraid to take THE LARGETT BUILDING The Capitol building at Washing ton, D. C., is the largest building in the United States. The corner sto no was Taid December, 1.703, by Pros. Washington assisted by other Ma sons. It was partially destroyed by the British in 1814. The present How loony girl, ho,, wo line M, | f 0 ™" ,s “ •*»* Ginning Notice The Vienna Cotton Oil Company will run both t^he up town and down town Gins this season. The Management has taken the trouble to put both these plants in first-class condition. The one down town will pac'< both round and square bales, while the up town gin will pack square bales only. riessrs. A. J. Shell and C. A. Joiner, both well known by the people of this section, will f have charge of these gibs, Mir. Shell having the manage ment of the up town and Mr Joiner the down town gin. v i r; fv-v; - We propose to give first class service in every re spect and we wish to notify the public that we will not gin any wet cottoli knowingly as it wifi not only gives a poor sample, but interferes with the opera* tion of the gin, thereby, causing our patrons to wait an i|i^nece^ary tipie to get tjheir cottop and a use less fex$ense to ksep the gins in repair, therefore, parties bringing such cotton to the gin and causing us to shut down on this account, will be charged the actual cost of time lost. Thanking you for past patronage and asking for a continuance of same, we remain, Very truly yours, VIENNA OIL CO. such a responsibility upon them selves. They had rather marry some ‘ ‘dude’’, or if he is'nt a* ‘dude. ” it dos'nt matter, just so they can marry. That is no responsibility, you will hear one say, bnt Dear Girls, in my mind there is no greater responsibility, for in quite a ■number of cases you are putting yourself in a position to take oare of yourself and husband too, if it is done at all. Which is the easier, to take care of one or two? I leaye the, question for you to answer for your self, but will make the request that you answer from your heart I know quite a number of girls who dress and go up town, and walk around until Mother gers a meal ready, while they are out trying to catch some fellow, and if they caught him, I am afraid he would oon say . she was sorry that she caught him, for that was all she knew.- Girls j let’s get out of ( this sloth ful don’t care way apd try to make ‘•ourselves useful aq well as orna- smental”, what say -you? There i 8 most surely a chance and a place , for every girl who wants to and will try to help herself, UNO. 1863. The flag of the United States floated from it December 12 th 1863. The cost of the entire build ing has been something over $1 3,- 000,090 Its lqiigth is 715 feet, 4 inches; width, 324 feet. It covers 3 1-2 acres of ground. Thedistanco from the ground to the top of tho dome 146 1-2 feet making fifths as to size with the greatest domes of the world. There seems to be a general de sire for the legal hangings to be public. The crowd standing around the jail Tuesday indicated the public desire to witness thescene. Fully 200 were there to see the body when it was brought out. But none saw it ex cept those who crowded in the hall after the door was open and the body pht in. the coffin. Let our representa tives introduce such a hill and make thimselyes famous. 1 he sheriff of Irwin county is ad vertised for tax sales over l,*00o par cels of land. The legal sales notioes in the Irwinville Courier covers 8 pages. A complaint comes from Fitzgerald that the tax has been paid but not a proper description of the land given. | Dr. D. F. MoCrimmon, of Ro-. ‘chelle, died July 15th-