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THE NEWS AND COURANT. INIUPPLEM^T. THROUGHOUT siICOUNTY. KINGSTON. We are having some fair weath er. Cotton will soon all be picked out and sold * for the low price of 7 cents. The baseball team of Kingston has disbanded, Dut will organize again next year and will play all comers. The people of around Kingston are having their peach trees prun ed. Mr. Jack Hill, from Atlanta, is now making his home in Kings ton. The boys here will soon organ ize a debating society. The military boys will give an entertainment in the coming week. We are sorry indeed to learn that Mr. W. H.Griffin will leave Kings ton next year. Mr. J. M. Davidson, the well known depot agent, has resigned his position with the N, C. & St. L. R. R. Mr. J. Hill has taken his place. Messrs. J. D. Rogers and L. D. Broad water,Kingston’s well known bird hunters, came in alter an all day hunt with 15 birds each. Cards are out announcing the marriage of Mr. H. B. Gilliam and Miss Georgia Barrett^koon. The Kingston school is on a boom. There are 125 scsholars. Misses Lucy Hargis, Ken nedy, Hattie Lee Hargis, Georgia Barrett and Messrs J. D. Rogers, and Mr. Clifford Johmson went out the other .night - and caught ten opossums. The K. S. C. Club will meet next Friday night. FORD. Since our last report from this section Jack Frjst has come and kil.ed vegetation of every kind. The fields and forests now present every appearence of winter, >et the weatnc 13 lovely and troin the far off vision of dense smoke settled in every direction one cannot help but believe that “Indian summer” is at hand or as the early settlers of Virginia would have it “pow wow-ing days.” Lee Jolly and family, of Tay lorsville, attended church here lasc Sunday at Oak Grove. Also Thomas Gemes and wife of the same place. Ewing Jolly, of Cartersvilie, was in our midst last Sunday. Messrs. Prad and Seaborn Jolly recently returned home from Texas. Rev. Mr. Jamison preached his farewell sermon last Sunday at Oak Grove. Otto Reynolds, of Adairsville, is visiting his mother, Mrs. J. P. Rey nolds. Ben Pitman, of Fairview, while on his way last Sunday morning to meeting at Oak Grove found in the road somewhere near Mr. L. D. Jolly’s residence $32.00, all in paper money. Mrs. Will Henderson, of Ligon, is quite ill with typhoid fever Quail shooting is now the order of the day in this section, but the opossum hunters are seemingly slow. The cotton fields of this com munity are almost bare. The re mainder is so badly frost bitten that it is not probable much can be realized from it. CASS STATION. Miss Jessie Hargis and brother, Mr. Frank Neal, spent Saturday I and Sunday with their grand par ents and family, Mrs. W. N. Mc- Kelvy. Mr. Brown Posey, of Atlanta, I spent Sundav and Monday with home folks. He was accompanied by Mr. John Davidson who return ee Sunday evening, and Mr. Posey returned Monday evening. Mr. W. C. Walton spent a few days in Atlanta recently. Miss Minnie Walton who has been spending about a month with her brother, Rev. Fletcher Walton at Edgewood, Ga., returned home Tuesday morning after a most pleasant visit. Mr.C M. Quillian spent Sunday with his brotiier-in law, Mr. J. G. Green, of'Rome who has been quite sick for some time and is not ex pected to live. It is hoped by his friends that he will recover and be spared to his family. Mr. M. L. Johnson one of the representatives from Bartow spent Sunday at home, returning to At lanta Monday. News has been scarce in our burg for several weeks, but we will admit that we have been somewhat) tardy but we will do better here after. We are glad to announce to the public that the Wofford academy j will soon be completed which has j been under construction for several weeks. We are going to have a nice house, much to the credit of! the building committee which is composed of the following gentle men: Messrs. C. M. Quillian, M. L. Johnson and P\ R. Walker. Mr Walker having most of the details to attend to, while Messrs. Quillian and Johnson were called off to other business. CORBIN. Crops are about gathered and veiv little wheat being sown this fall. Mr. J. V. Bishop went down to Atlanta last week on business. We had a very quiet Wedding Sunday p.nT.at 7 o’clock. The con tracting parties were Mr. James' Brown and Miss Louis Leach, of Stamp Creek. It was a . runaway match, and they went a byroad for several miles to elude pursuers. As good fortune would have it they got through safe and were married at the home of Mr. Stanford Guy ton. Mr. J. vV. Goodson officiating We hope their lives may not be rugged as the road the)’ came to the altar. School began at the academy Monday, Miss Laura Edwards, teacher. School will begiu at* Double Springs next Monday. Miss Lula Edwards will be the teacher. Clump Rates to the West. Thi- VVostefn Atlantic Railroad and the Nashville, Chattanooga and .Si. Lou is Ka.lsvay w2il sell round trip hoine seekers tickets to all points in Oklaho ma and Indian Terriiorv ‘>ll the follow ing dat s: October loth. November s„h and lutli, I) -cumber 3d and !7th Tick ets gnod twenty-one days from date ot sale. Stopover privileges will lie allow ed fifteen days going, at any point in Arkansas. Texie, Oklahoma and Jndian Territory. For rates and full informa tion call on or write to JOHN L EDMONDSON, S. N. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. They Work While You Sleep. While your mind and body rest Cas carets Candy Cathartic repair your digestion, your liver, your bowels, put them in perfect order. Genuine tablets stamped C. C. C. Never sold in bulk. All druggists, ioc. SHOOTING 111 ADAIRSVILLE. Henry Paris Shoots Espasia Smith Fatally. THE TWO MEN HAVE WORDS. When Smith Attacks Paris and is Disarmed But Returns With Another Weapon. A killing occurred at Adairsville last Saturday, Henry Paris putting four shots from a revolver into the body of Espasia Smith, and Smith dying in a little while. Paris is a young mm whose home was in the Pine Log settle ment, but who had recently engag ed as a clerk 111 the store of Mr. A M. Cox. Early in the afternoon Smith came in the store and it was said was drinking some. Parris had taken the agency for a life of McKinley and asked Smith if he would buy a copy. He replied, in effect that he had no use for McKinley or any man who would sell the book. Words followed be tween them when Smith said he would shoot Paris, whereupon the latter grappled with him and called Mr. Cox to take Smith’s pistol away from him. Cox found a pis tol in Smith’s pocket and taking it from him, put it in the show case. Smith became very much enrag ed and when Pairis let him go he said he would go home and fix himself. Cox anticipating seriou-. trouble,followed Smith to his home and remonstrated with him ask ing him not to return to where Parris was. But Smith was obsti nate and attacked Cox inflicting blows on him. When Smith returned he was accompanied by his brother, Rob ert Smith, who it has been said tried to get Espasia Smith to stop at the hotel. Robert Smith walk ed up to near where Parris was who was standing on the sidewalk. Esp tsia Smith soon came up the sidewalk and as Parris saw him, pointed his pistol at him an . told him not to come any further, Smith only hesitated a moment and then made demonstrations as if to shoot when some one in the crowd near by said to Parris, “look out he will shoot you:” and Parris seeing Smith as in the act of shooting be gan shooting, emptying his pistol. Smith went and sat on the well platform a moment then got up and started to the Bailey market when he fell on the sidewalk. He was carried in the market where he died in a little whilei After he had shot Espasia Smith Parris saw Bob Smith with a pistol and he advanced and grappled with him. Two shots were fired in tne scuffle that ensued between the two men. They were separated. Parris and Bob Smith were arrest ed and brought to this city that evening. Bob Smith was allowed to give bond and Parris was held for trial. His case was tried yes terday before the superior court, which was at the time of the killing and is now in session. OA.STO R Z A ■ Bear* the y? The ind You Have A!wa ? s BOSgW Bie :r THE DOCTRINES OF JESUS- Some Great Truths He Tausht of Himself And His Work. Rev. Alex W. Bealer, the pastor, is now engaged in preaching a series of sermons on the doctrines of Jesus. He is showing how the Lord taught ail of the vital doc trines on which the Church is established. Two of the series have been preached to fine congre gations, what Jesus taught about God and what Jesus taught about man. At the evening service Mr. Bealer shows what is the practical value of these doctrines. Next Sunday the subject of the sermon will be “what Jesus taught about himself and his work.” At night the practical side of this doc trine will be developed. The public, and especially strangers in the city are cordially invited to attend these services. Will Close Thanksgiving- We, the undersigned, dealers in in dry goods, clothing, shoes, mil linery, etc , do ■'hereby agree to close our respective places of bus iness and transact no business therein, on Thursday, November 28th, Thanksgiving day: J. W. Vaughan & Cos., Bradley, Griffin & Cos., Q. L Collins & Cos., F. Scheur, S. Fine, J. Bernstein, Freeman & Hall, Miss Leo Shock ley, Jarmulowsky & Knoller, R. E. Gest, Geo. S. Crouch, Miss Lucie Hicks, Knight Hardware Cos., Lumpkin Bros. We, the undersigned, ware housemen and cotton buyers do hereby agree t© close our respec tive warehouses and transact no business on Thursday, November 28th, Thanksgiving day: J. E. Field & Son. J. B. Pyron & Son, E. Matthews. Hatch Turner, Jno. Foster. A Worthy Judge. Atlanta Constitution. Col. A. M. Foute, of Bartow county, has recently assumed the duties of the judgeship of the city court of Cartersvilie and Bartow county, by appointment of Gov ernor Candler. Colanel Foute is well known throughout Georgia as a gallant confederate veteran, a leading citi zen of his section of the state, a prominent ex-representative who has served with distinction in sev eral terms of the general assembly, md as an able member of the Geor gia bar. The appointment is in every way a most creditable one and the people of Bartow county are to be congratulated in securing the services of their distinguished fellow-citizen in the very responsi ble position to which he has been called by the appointment of the governor. A Wav dtrfal Dl*cOT"ry. Tfie last quarter of a centurv -—cords nany wontlerfnl discoveries in raeuieine, jut none that have accomplished more for uiinanity than that Stirling old emedy, Prow ns’ Iron Bitters. It seems’V) ontain the very elements of good health, tnd neither man, woman or child can take it without deriving the greatest beneirt. Browns’ J>on Bitters is sold by all dealers. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is not a mere stimulant to tired nature. It affords the stomach complete and absolute rest by digesting the food you eat. You don’t have to diet but can enjoy all the good food you want. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure instantly relieves that distressed feeling after eating, giving vou new life and vigor. Educate Tour Bowels With Caecarets. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. 10c, 25c. If C. C. C, fail, druggists refund money.