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L Hedderson |* VOL XXIII NO a VIENNA, GA. THURSDAY., SEPTEMBER YEAH IN ADVANCE J. A. BISHOP dead; Also the Negro Who Shot Him. One flight last week J, A. Bish op, a respectable white farmer with a family, living near Irwinuille, was on the A. <fc B. train coming from Fitzgerald to Cordelq. He made some remarks about a -obbcry that hud been committed in Fitzger- aid, and said there was a negro on the train who resembled the one ac cused. The negro overheard some of the remarks while passing through the oar, and^supposihg Mr. Bishop 'to be the sheriff of Irwin county, he walked back to Bishop and shot him in the body. The negro leaped .from the train and the whito man was carried to Cordele and cared for at the Suwancc house until he died Friday morning. From tho hour of the shooting a crowd pursued t^o negro until they captured him Sat urday mdrniug in an out house nea r Rebecca within a few hundred yawls of,,where he did the shooting and leaped fyom tho train. lie’ refusod to come out when called upon, and the house was fired to smoke him out. He soon came out with a full head of steam and made a dash for the woods. A score of guns fired on him at once, and a dozen Bhots struck him belew the belt, no one wishing to kill him outright. He wa9 carried to Fitzgerald, where a crowa gathered around and fright' ened the governor of Georgia into calling out a military company to protoot, the negro until he could die from the wounds he had already received, which le did Monday evening. The negro said his name was John Napper, and that two others, whose names he gave, and they have been arrested, wore oonneted in the robbery for whioh ho shot Bishop to keep from being captured. What a wholesale lynch' ing there would have been if this crime Bad been committed in one of the republican states! i MRS. CULLIK INGRAM DEAD. She Was John II. Forehand’s , Daughter. Mrs. Belle Ingram died Thurs day morning, leaving aliusband and three children. Mrs. Ingram had been sick about three weeks, and was thought to/bo better until death struck her sud denly and she was gone before her stop mother, Mrs. John li. Fore- u Wt II. KIMSEY DEAD. Died Suddenly in the Field. Mr. W. H. Kimsey, a good oiti- xen about 70 years old, died, Friday evening alone, and ho was not found until 10 o’clock that night, lie wont with his so.i to Hie field foj- a load of cotton. The son'"drove tho wagon out of the field while tho father went in another direction to look after some hogs. Not arriving hand, could call any one'in. (She at home at night, if search was made was tho only living sister, or half rfor him, and oontuiuod until after sister, of Kenz, Everett, Jack and Joe Smith, and full sister ‘to W. M. Forehand. Sho was about 30 years old, and as good a woman as tho county affords.. WONDERFUL IIORSEMAN- MANSHIP. Tho news has been received from Washington that the Wonderful Seventh United States Cavalry, that displayed siuoh lino exhibition of horsemanship at the last State fair, has boon ordered to Macon during the coming State fair. The order comes from Gei). Barry, of the \Var department. Those who have wit nessed the marvelous performances of tho members of this troop, will remember that some of the feats performed were remarkable, and displayed a most wonderful mas tery over, the horse. Those per formances will form one of the great attractions- of the fair, and will be well worth a 'journey to Macon to witness.. The piemium list, containing not only a list of premiums but all in' formation concerning the fair, is now ready for distribution, and will be forwarded to auy address on re ceipt'd a postal card. • The fire proof buildings at Cen tral City Park are almost ready, and will prove a pleasant sight to visitors to the ,fair. midnight, when ho was found dead under a. scuppernong vino on tho fenoo some distance from the house. An inquest was held Saturday and the jury found that, ho had died from heart failure. He was buried at Mt* Olive. TO SPEAK MONDAY. Hoke Smith is Expected Hero. There wille-be a public speech at the courthouse next Monday at the noon hour, and it is supposed that- the honorable Hoke Smith of Atlanta will be the spoukkr. State School Commissioner W B Merrctt wrote a letter to County School Commissioner E G 'Green, in which he says, “l’oi^r letter requesting Mr Hoke Smith a speaker on Monday, tho fifth of September, has been sect to him. I hope he will favor you, I shall come also., I am very 1 much pleased to have dhis opportunity. ” Wo are prpmised a good speaker, whether it be Hoke Stnifli or some ono else. The subject is Education. Now comes a public speaker, and a woman at that, who declares that fino clothes are spoiling young girls in the public schools. It makes them vaiu and foolish and the speakor says: “They /think more of thoir clothes than of their slu dies and spend their timein trying to attract attention." There is a diS' tressing amount of trurth in that but little girls arc no worsothan big girls, and boysf and young men are not muoh better. But I cannot agree with the speaker that pretty' olothos should bo abolished. If to do pretty were wrong God would not have clothed flowers and birds so gloriously, or little girls' with beautiful hair, and cjiamond eyes, and roseleaf cheokB, and cherry ,lips', and pearly ufeth. Let parents and teachers help children to rise above vanity in these things. And that is by no means impossible. The average woman pities all men; the fianhelors because they aren’t married and the married men because they have the kind of wives they have. ^ ■ THE SCUPPERNONG GRAPE, j The United States department of j agriculture is investigating the! Scuppernong grape with a view to j determining the best varieties,! methods of culture, pruning, train- j ing, etc., as well as the uses to which the fruit can be put. One of the features of this investigation which is considered of particular importance is the looating of vines of this type, either wild or in culti vation, that are known, to excel in productiveness, size, color or.quali ty of fruit, or in some other impor tant particular. In this connection, the Viticul turist of the Bureau of Plant In dustry, wlio has the work in charge, will be glad to receive reports on such vines from persons who know of their existence, stating the facts regarding, them and the points of special merit that have been observ ed in them. Correspondence in regard to vines should be addreesed to Geo. C. Husmann, Viticulturist, Bureau of Plant Industry, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. The Department will, upon ap plication, furnish special mailing boxes and franks with which speci mens of choice varieties can be for warded to the Viticulturist for ex amination, without cost to the sen der. ! There has been lots of kicking past seasons about the price of cotton in Vienna, but no fair minded man can say Vienna has not had a very fine market up to the present season. She is ahead of ANYTHING ON THE PIKE. ’if you want a good price for cotton bring it to Vienna: You can gin it round or square. Patronize the packing that pays you best. We are in the market for cotton seed, and will pay for them either in cash or barter. If you are opposed to seliing your seed for money, you can ezchange for meal and hulls. There is nothing better as a feed for your cattle than meal and hulls, and meal is one of the best fertilizers that is being sold. Bring your cotton in the seed, and have it ginned your way, and sell your seed to the Vienna Cotton Oil Company. They will treat you right., Yours very truly, ED. HOWELL, Mgr August 29th. Success or failure of tho poultry season depends upon tho days and nights now passing. The mail who fails to boat a cor poration when lio has a chance has a golden crown waiting to drop upon his angelio brow. Divorce statistics for the wholo country show that there are fifteen marriages to one divorce. Boys may not like patches, but a patob is bettor than a hole, and manv a boy that wore patohos be came a great man. There are twenty million peoplo in the United States who' attend school and twenty thousand teaoh- ers who train and direct their youth' ful mind.; Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen eral Bristow has announced that tho salaries of ’ tho rural frOo delivery mail carriers will bo adjusted cm the basisof the number of miles traveled. Many housekeepers dp not know that the tiny black speos seen on al most every lemon are the.eggs of an. mseot. If the grated rind is used these eggs become an un whole' some element of the dish. Do you listen to the ohindren when they talk, or do you treat them with cold indifference? There are some characters being build up around you, and it is well, to rocog nize that fact. Some good women are.like hens in this that they will make just as much fuss over pno child as they wiU ovcr half a dozen. The hay supply will be held by somebody until consumption needs it. Who will hold it, the farmer who owns it, or the capitalists who buys it unremunerafive prices? The farmers have the first say at it. / See that little bee that goes laden with honey to his hive; does he not reproaoh you? See that- little ant oarryiug its burden to its hiding piao6, does not even it reproaoh you? Go to work and do something, and be> in harmony with oreation about you. Lift up your eyes, brethren, and see the sunshine everywhere. '• It is all right to stiok te # ohe’s work faithfully; /the man with thp hoe is a real king. But always looking at the earth makes a man short-sight erf; he never sees the beauties in earth,*sky and nature. Litt'them up Are you keeping aooounts with the poultry? Gan you tell how many eggs you have sold, how many you have set, and how many ohioks have hatohed? And later, how many chicks you raise,’and how many you sell and what you get for i them? . All this will be interesting this winter. J. B. FOLDS COMMENDED. By a Singing Glass- iu Macon Co. Prof. Joe Brown Folds closed a singing school near Montezuma Friday and wak given tho following endorsement: Beulah Church, Macon County, August 27th, 1904. ? Resolved, That Mr. J. B. Folds has taught a school of ton days for us, aud that wo havo boon greaily beuctit by his teaching. 2 f When iio oarne not ono our members know anything about musio, but wo liavo liot only learn ed the rudiments, but can sing fair ly well. Wc know that Mr. Folds ha 8 dono his whole duly, giving to each one personal instructions and giving td each one all the aid they asked. 4. That any community will be benefitted by his work. That we' appreciate liis efforts in our behalf and. wish him muoh success iu future, work. i Look out' for tho cheap wisp guy who is always boasting of never ohanging his mind, for tho chances are tnat’ho has no mind to change. Minors may bo arrested and finod for smoking oigarottes on tbo streets of Chicago or in any public places if the proposed ordinance is aaopted. Tho danoing masters wisn to have jig and clog danoiug taught in tho public sohools. Thoy say it will make the pupils quick on their feet. Next! , Don’t bo SO' modest that you will shut yoursolf clear out, but don’t be so fresh that you will havo to put yoursolf in a cooler to keep from spoiling. • In the battle of life, when you meet your antagonist, do everything in a mild and agreeable manner. Let your courage be as keen, but at fhe same time as polished, as your sword'. \ ZION’HILL. After a long absence I will try to give some of the latest neVs. Wo are having plenty of rain;, in fact, too muoh for cotton It has thrown off about one-fourth of the crop, and damaged the open cotton, but other crops arc benefitted, father than damaged by tho late rams. Mrs. Frances Dorough died very suddenly last Friday evening about o’clock. Sho seemed as well as usual until the very last momont. She was at home aione with her three small girls, and was standing near the fire place, and fell. Her ohildreu ran to her, and seeing she was dead, one of ' them ran to Mr: Clint Bush's for help. Mrs. Dorough leaves nine children and a host of friends to mourn her loss. Wo extend our sympathy,to the be reaved. Cotton Plant. Rev. E. S. Atkinson leaves today for his new home in Camilla. For three and a half years he has been the true and good shepherd to the Vienna and Pinehurst Baptist flock, and has led them through green pastures of prosperity and by the still waters of peace without tiring or seeming to worry. The people heard his voice, they followed him through the space of time and many have found the peaee as he pointed it out to them. May he be crown ed with peace and success in hie new work aH abundantly as he ha* betn at tnis place.