Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

Vienna Progress H. D. SMITH. flint erci ns second clasp mail matter. At GUST 18 1004 A good hay orop is expected. The fall Hohools will Roon open See J. F.'Waters about cutting your hay on shares. You seldom see any kind of fruit on the market in Vienna. Eggs have been scarce all sum mer at 15 cents a dozen. . I. S. Lassoter is repairing his cot ton warehouse'. Happy is the young man who is contented an tho farm. Miss Minnio Cole has returned home from Coweta county. A protracted mooting is going on at Deasai’t Valley. Summer Smith has moved to •Montezumafor tho cotton season. .1. A. lirvan, representing the Atlanta Journal, was hero Tuesday. Unalil a's first hale was carried in by R. E. Robertson last Satur day, tho 13th. Misses Minnie and Eula Fuqua are at homo on a visit from Moul trie. Fanner and Mrs. M. E. Rushin spent the first part of the week in Montezuma. S. B.- - Brown brought the first halo of new cotton to Vienna last Tnursday. MifH Kate McArthur arrived Monday on a visit to her aiBtor, Mrs. .J. M. Whitehead. Mine squuro miles of land near Roehullu has been purchased for N orth Georgia settlors. Thu host friend to the friendless children is laid in the tomb of Rov. W. E. Mumford. Several now members were re ceived at tho Methodist meeting at Byromville last week. There will bo a singing all day next Sunday at New Hope ohuroh, a mile east of Unadilla. Miss Janie Thorpo returned home to Byromville Saturday from Thom as county. Mr. Willie G. RamcB, of Cordele, and MIbs Ada Bruce, of Rochelle, were married last'week. . Mrs. H. S. Hammond, of Moul trie, ago 08, died Monday from an pvor dose of morphine. A Mothodisl church ohuroh has been organized at Lilly with 87 members, mostly taken from Pleas ant Valley. The fig is a very healthy fruit, quick to bear and is prolific. Yet there are very few figs in this coun try. C. C. Duncan has lot the oontraot for a 25-room hotel at Unadilla to Contractor D. L. Ivey, and the ho tel is to go up at onoe. The legislature was not entirely idle; it passed about 300 bills, an average of six a day for the ontire term. Mrs. B. W. Mayo, of Tiftou, re turned home Friday evening from a visit of two weeks to relatives near Cordele; Only two legal notices appear this month, and both from the ordi nary. There was no sheriff sale last month and none for this. Alton B. Parker was notifiod la3t week of his nomination, and Col. D. A. R. Crum was notified yesterday. Both of them knew it long ago. Mrs. S, F. Summers, of Vienna, Mrs. T.. F. Amerson, of Moultrie, and Misses Mabel and 2mma Cain, of Cordele, are off to St. Simons. . Misses Bertha and Sallie Lenard returned home Saturday from White Springs. They are off now with their mother to Lithia Springs and Indian Spring. Judge D. L. Henderson and fam ily arc visiting in Houston. Cotton is opening and will soon be rushing in to relieve the mortgages. A good corn crop has been made and all fall crops are doing well. Nobody is vet occupying the Southern Hotel. Lots of good space lying idle there. Yesterday was another big day in Cordoie. Tho Masons bad a picnic and big (iiunor at the springs, and had some good speeoh-making by prominent Masons. Mrs. Lena Whitsott and Mi. R. Cook wove married in Cordele on Wednesday of last week. The bride is Frank Powell’s sister, and she has set her brother a good ex ample. “When a Doolv county man comes over bore lo see one of our women,” said a man in Maoon county the other day, “she just as well piok up her bonnet and go with him..” Dooly has raised $ 1,000 for a county lair, says tho llawkinsvillo Dispatch and Mows. Cutout coun ty lair andjinsert Imbo ball and you will have it about right. Byromville struck water at 850 feet with her artesian well, then wont 250 feet deeper without strik ing any more water. The water re fused to spurt out and thoy had to put iu a pump. Boarding at T. R. Smith’s are six mon. They represent railroad, life insurance, elcctrioity, book keeping, contracting and the press. The landlord is an officer of tho law, and ho keeps the orowd fairly straight. Miss Annie Laurie Jefferson is making herself puite useful during her visit to Vioiinaby keeping honse for Mrs. Rushin, her sister, while the old folks are away for a wcok. Miss Jefferson has suffered slightly from a spell of lever since she has been here, but has about recovered. Misses Mary Lee Pound, of Cor dele, Margaret Finnoy, of Had- dook, and Sarah Mulhs spent a day and night with Mrs. Nell MoCatl. The picture of Miss Finney appear ed in the Atlanta Journal reoently as one of the prettiest young wo men of Haddocks. Contractor J. Q. Shipp applied to Rents Srnitn for boad last week and was accepted. Smith immedi ately sent down town for a load of oats and had them at home before supper time. The oontraotor is now looking sleek and nice, and appears to bo well fed. Negroes Burned at Stake News reached us through the press dispatches of tho 16th to the daily pross of tho state, from States boro, Bullock county, Ga., that the negroes, Paul Reid and Will Cato, principal? in the Hodges murder, and whose trial and conviction was had before Judge Daley on ibe 17th, and "yere sentenced to hang ou Sep tember 9, were taken from the court house immediately aftor t. oy were sentenced, by a mob of 1,000 men, the soldiers in charge being power less to do aught but act as specta tors. The Progress does not belong to tho “We-told-you-so" class of journals at all, nor arc wo a prophet, nor the son ot a prophet, but we just simply felt it in in our bones tiiat these negroes were going to be lyHohod, and were therefore not dis appointed when the news rcaohed us, and we most heartily say amen, for these wretches have committed oho of the most diabolical crimes in tbe annals of tbecrimiuil history of the state .-.ii.ee the ever lo ho re membered Wolfolk case. Now, tins campaign year, and of course our republican campaign sheets are eager for all such stuff as confessed, implicating other negroes as he had in the court room. He denied, however, that he had taken an active part in the murder. Just before the matoh was applied to tne pyre one of those in front asked Re'd if he did not want to tell the truth before be died. “Yes, sir, I killed Mr. and Mrs. Hodges,’’ bo replied. “Who killed the children?" he asked. • “Handy Boll,” came tbe response as the. flames leaped upwards and further questions- were impossible in the wild tumult.” “It was rumored that they were to be carried out to the soene of the Hodges murder, but tbe mob stop ped them about a mile out of town, found a lightwood stump, fastened the two men to the stump with chains, saturated them with kero sene, piled up lightwood all around them and set fire to them. Tn an instant thoy were a flame from head to foot, and the people who remain ed in town could see a volume of black smoke curling towards the heavens. Lightwood knots were piled on as the flames grew higher, and amid the paid the penalty of their orime. Just before they were bound to the stump they were given a chance to make such statements as they de sired to make, and both made a full Confession of the crime Reia stated that ho had done all the ac tual killing, that Cato stood guard and that the two alone had a hand in it. lie stated that aftor he had killed Mr. Hodges he committed a orime on Mrs. Hodges and then killed her and set fire to the house. He stated that they-did not kill the children, but they were burned to death in the building. this, and just how those sleekers «bneks and groans the two negi-oea will fix it up will be a caution. But fix it as they may, and make all tho political capital out of it they can, we do not care the toss of a copper. We have this to say here in refer ence to lynch law; That wo are law abiding, we have laws on our statute book, and wo respect them, and obey them, for the.representa tive mon of Georgia who enaoted them are the peers of any set of men from anywhere. Tbe statute books contain the written laws by which we are govorned. But then there are in evory country under tho sun unwritten laws that must bo ad hered to in order to protect our dear .0 ics and our hemes from the rapeist and the midnight assassin. Just as long as such wrtitohes as these, bent on the commitment of the most hcuhus crimes, persist'in their devilish commitments, just so so long will there be lynohings in Georgia. So it is practically left to the perpetrators of these dastard ly deeds themselves to stop or con tinue these lynching, for so long as these crimes are committed, just so long will lynohings be in the land. Arriving at tne place of execu tion tbe two negroes were made to seat themselves on a log. They were told that th^y had but a short time to live and that they should confess. A WONDERFUL INVENTION. It is interesting to note that for tunes are frequently made by the invention of artioles of minor impor tance. Many of the most popular devices ara those designed to benefit the people and meet popular condi tions, and one of the m6st inter esting of these that bus oyer been invented is the Dr. White Eleotno Comb, patented Jau. 1,‘99. These wonderful Combs positively cure dandruff, liair falling out, siok and nervous hcadaobes, and when used with Dr White’s Eleotrio Hair Brush are positively guaranteed to make straight hair ouily m 25, days’ time. Thousands of these eleotrio combs havo been sold in various cities of the Un : on, aud the demand is con stantly increasing. Our agents are rapidly becoming rich selling these combs. They positively sell on sight. Send for saraule. Men's size S6o. ladies’ 50c.—(half price while we are introducing them.) The Dr. "White Eleotrio Comb Co., Decatur, III. CITY BARBER SHOP. yf nen in tne city please call at the city Barber shop, get a’ hair out, shave, .shampoo and face massagr, olean towels, sharp razors and polite attention a speoialty. BUY BURTSBORO. An ideal country homo is for sale 23 miles north west of Gainsville. Burtsboro is a country village and splendid stand for selling goods. Large roomy buildings, good farm of 300 acres with 1600 apple trees just in bearing age and 400 peaoh trees now loaded, and other fruits in abundance. Daily mail. Post Office pays over $50 year. Also 30 horse power steam saw mill. J. W. BURT, Burtsboro, Ga. •Reed was the first to speak, lie I Waters. Miss Mattie Ouller, of Lake Park, oame yesterday to see Mis6 Ruby WILL MOVE ON CORNER. AFTER SEPTEMBER 1 1 WILL TAKE POSSESSION OF THE STORE NOW OCCU PIED BY FELDSER & RAINBOW. SOME SPECIAL PRICES DURING NEXT 30 DAYS. T. O. MOSELEY. Vienna. PLEAS ANT VALLEY NOTES. Rev,. AY. Lane filled bis regular appointment here Saturday ard Sun day. Services will be conducted throughout the week. Rev. B. E. Whitington is assisting the pastor. S. E. Lamb, accompanied by his niece, Miss Mary Webb, of Byrom ville, attended services here Sunday. J. T. Smith has been quite siok this week. C. G. Bowers and family, who have been visiting relatives here re turned to their home at Fitzgerald Tuesday. li. M. Lewis has been quite sick this week. ' Everett Swearingen ana wife, of Vienna attended services, here Sun- day. Miss Florence Jones, of Pine- hurst, is visiting Misses Mattie and Nellie Lewis this week. Miss Lucia McCall, of Vienna, worshiped hero Suiula/. , — Eli Thompson, of Byromville, was hero Sunday It is quietlly liintea that Uncle- Eli is smiling at the fair sex onensionally. Howard Owen and Miss Janio Thorpe, of Byromville, were among tho visitors here Sunday. H. D. Smith, the jovial Progress ma i, was hero Snnday talking about what pretty girls lived in Pleasant Valley. Oome again. O. P. Ohurehwell and family visited relatives at Bin emirs t Satur day. Mrs. T. J. Mason is confined to her room this week. Miss Lucy Cole, of Snow, is vis iting rclatiyes hero this week. Dr. F. E. Williams, of Vionna, was hore Sunday attcviioon a short time. XX, • Dr. Carlisle’s Liver Pills. these pills meet a want of the people that no patent pill can supplv, being the intelligent administration of an efficient remedy. Whoa tho elimination ot dis eased matter is necessary, these pills have no superior, especially in a sonthern climate, where the blood is so contaminated with malarial poison. No intelligent physiol :q will hesitate lor a moment to recommend those pills, tho formula,'which is invariably approved bp the medical pri fession, being printed on each package. Dlrectns; - for Ti rpid Liver, Dys pepsia, Indigestion, Sick Headache, Con stipation, Colds, Swimming in the bead, & c„ ono or two | ills should be taken at bedtime, . For Chills and Fever, Bilious inn- termittent or continued Fever a full dose should be taken. Aa purg->, two'to 'hreo pills at bedtime. Asa laxative one to two pills at bedtime DR. R. M. CARLISLE., MACON, GA. “G. R. C.” Is Guaranteed to Cure Rheumatism, Syphilis, Scrofula, Blood Poison, Swellings, Stiff,-Painful Joints, Backache, Old Sores, Boils, add. all diseases arising from Impure or Impov erished blood. If it falls to cure, or does not satisfy the- purchaser ot its worth, we will Refund the Money paid direct to us, or to any druggist or dealer th medicine, (or .OoMen. Rhoiu malic Cure; When you want a blood medicine, Insist on haring "O. R. C." If yottr dealer doqp not hare it, ask him to order It for yoo; or aepd your money to us byroad, and wo will ship “O. R. C.” to you with all express charges prepaid:* PHoe $1.00 per bottle? six, ror*5.00. THE G* R. C. CO.. (OLE MANUFACTURERS AND PROPRIETORS. Tilton* Ga* t a