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PIANOS, Organs, Buggies. Vol. XX.—B Pages. KNOCKED IN HEAD WITH * ROCK BY BROTHER-IN-LAW As Result of Family Row Alec Tolbert Is Seriously Hurt. Thursday afternoon as a re sult of a family row, Alex Tol bert was. bit in the head with a rock thrown by H. E. Manus his brother-in-lawl Just bow the row was preci pitated. no one seems to know, as both sides to the row tell dif ferent stories. Gossip seems more or less re sponsible for the disagreement. H. E. Manus who lives on the place with his father-in law, went to the field where Mr. Tolbert and his sons were at work to talk over this gossip, it is alleg ed. Asa result, it is said that he attacked Mr. T. A. Tolert,knock ing him down with his fist, and when young Alex Tolert started to the aid of his father, I%‘ was laid low with a rock, and is said to be in a serious condition. A warrant was sworn out for Manus for assault with intent to murder. He was arrested, waived trial and was bound over to the superior court of Jackson County A warrant was also sworn out fo r Mr. T. A. Tolbert and he was placed under bond. Mrs. Mary 5. Bryan Dead. Mrs. Mary E. Bryan, the high est salaried woman of her day, and the Author of forty-seven dif ferent books, died at her resi dence in Clarkston, Ga..at 10.30 o’clock Sunday night, ller death will be widely mourned by thous- Vftids who hdve read her books and grown to love her, as well as by the many personal friends all over the country who were privileged to know her. As editor of The Fireside Com panion. it is stated she earned a salary of $25,000 a year. For twelve years she was actively con nected with The Sunny South, which was afterwards taken Over by the Cncle Remus company. Stabbed to Death Atlanta. June 16 —Dave 8. Yan eey, special deputy attached to th sheriff’s office and the criminal division of the city court, was stabbed to death about noon Mon day by Eugene Watson, a negro whom he was seeking to arrest for snatching another negroes pocket book. Yancey met his death after a long chase and fl hard fight with the negro, who was later desper ately wounded and finally eaptur ed after a battle with, the city poiice. Playing a Game of Solitaire. Atlanta. Ga., June 19—For the first time since old General Ogle thorpe ruled supreme in George l by authority of the crown, politic k in the Cracker State is* a “on. Ilian show.” Ralph O. Cochran Swho has announced himself a can didate for the Foiled States sen atonal primary, which will not come off until 1914, is a whole race track to himself. He is not only a dark horse, he is the whole stable. lie is the only racer on the horizon, lie is play ing a game of solitaire in Georgia politics. a iS i *a 1 V hjp -Turf ( jo x MR. WILLIE COOPER Will Look After the Musi cal Interets of School Children. Mrs. Mac Potts has tendered , her resignation as music teacher to the Board of Education, amd the Board has selected Mr. Wil lie Cooper to fill the vacancy. For the past year or so, this position has been carrying a sal ary hut this year the salary was withdrawn, and the board select ion means only an endorsement, the teacher having t.o hustle for his own pupils, collect his own hills but be subject to the or ders of the board. Mr. Cooper is an excellent mu sician, deserving young man and no doubt will prove satisfactory to the patrons of the musical de partment of Winder's Public School. OPEN UP TOWN OFFICES Prominent Manufacturing Con cern Has New Quarters. 9 ' The growth of any community is augmented rapidly by enter prises of energy and thrift, and Winder has many of this kind. Not. enough, however. One of the prominent manufac turing enterprises that has help ed to “put Winder on the map” to use a trite and pointed ex pression that just at this time is very interesting, is the Bell Over all Cos. i (This is no paid advertisement) The News takes pleasure in stat ing that this concern has in a few short years forged its way to the front in the Southern states as manufacturers of a class of goods that in this imme diate section has been pretty thor oughly supplied by manufacturer of- Eastern territory. By putting into their garments the necessary qualities and mater ial to stand the test of the users, tlie Bell Overall Cos., has built up a trade on their produet that is stable, and tbe fact that tin concern is largely Winder prom< terx makes the success all the more meritorious. (Until recently the offices ot the company have been at tin plant, hut last week they wen moved i<> the new building re cently erected at the corner of Broad and Candler streets, and they now have commodious quar ters. Horned Snake Dies. Atlanta, Ga., June 19. —The horn-tail or hoop snake, recently captured on Marietta road by a Cobb county farmer and brought to the state capitol alive, has died, and consequently legislators will not have the opportunity of seeing the promised wonder, but the remains have already been pickled in alcohol and will occupy a permanent place on the shelf in the state capitol museum. This is the only snake of the kind ever captured in Georgia. It has a liorn like that of a cow on the end of its tail, and popular tradi tion is that in pursuing its enemy it takes this liorn in its mouth 1 and rolls like a hoop. 900 telephone girls struck yes i terday at St. Louis. Winder, Jackson County, Ga., Thursday, June 19th, 1913. ROBERT H. CANNON DEAD Former Citizen of Winder Died Monday in Atlanta. The death of Mr. R. 11. Cannon of Conyers, at a private sanita rium in Atlanta, early Monday morning has caused much sorrow here, where the deceased and his family lived for several years.and where hundreds of people remem ber Mr. Cannon as prominent in business and public life, and hold his memory in love and re spect. Moving here from Conyers many years ago. Mr. Cannon en tered tlie mercantile field in this city and during his residence hen was connected with several lead ing firms. lie was prominent in city affairs, and was at times mei her of the council and board of education, and could always be found working for the progress of Winder. He had been in declining healtl for a short time, and was recent ly carried to Atlanta for treat ment. The body was carried to Conyers and the interment held at tlie family burying ground at Walnut Grove Tuesday. A large number of Winder friends attended the funeral. Surviving him are his wife; three daugters. Mrs. Walter Wood of Winder. Mrs. J. E. Johnson, of Conyers, and Miss Sarah Can non, of Conyers; three; sons. Dr. H. G. Cannon who is assistant house surgeon at the Grady hos pital ; C. E. Cannon, of Conyers, and C. 7T. Cannon, of Tampa, Fla. He also leaves two brothers, Dr T. C. Cannon, of Jonesoro, and W. A. Cannon of Walnut Grove; *nd three sisters, Mrs. J. D. Moon of Washington, D. ('., Mrs. R. Si O'Kelly, of College Park. and Mrs. J. F. Evans, of Jonesboro. Woodruff-Phillips Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the home of the bride at Between, occurred the wedding of Mr. . Grady Woodruff to Miss Mary Lizzie Phillips, Rev. W. Arp Woodruff, brother of tin* groom performing the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of M John Phillips, a prominent citi zen cf this secton of the state, and is a young woman of rare grace and splendid accomplish ments. Mr. Woodruff is a son of J. H. L. Woodruff, one of the most sub stantial and prominent planters of Georgia, and is a young man of sterling qualties. He graduat ed yesterday at the University of Georgia, lie has been elected to fill the position of Agricultural Instructor at the North Georgia Agricultural College, at Dablon ega, and he and his young bride v*il] make that cty their home. Mr. Woodruff has three broth ers in this city Messrs. G. W., R. L.. and J. T. Woodruff, of the Woodruff Machinery Manufac taring Uo., and is prominently connected throuhout this sec tion. His hundreds of friend will learn of his marriage with much interest. Winder Vs Monroe. The Winder Athletics hall team will play the Monroe team at Athletic Park here Tuesday af ternoon the 24th. Both teams are fast, and the game promises to he exciting. \ MILITARY LEAVES FOR CAMP AT ST. SIMONS. Boys Will be Gone Ten Days and Will Enjoy a Stay at Beach Tomorrow afternoon Cos. II Winder Guards, will leave for St. Simons for a tour of camp duty, and the men will have a vacation of 10 days at the beach. This trip has been looked forward to with much pleasure by the officers and men of the company, and practi cally the entire company will go. For many of the boys the annu al encampment of the troops is all the vacation they get, and the officers are determined to make the work as short and light as possible so that the stay at the island can be fully enjoyed. The boys will return on Sunday June 29. During their absence any communication with them eat be had by addressing them at St. Simons Island, Ga., care 3rd. bat talion N. G. Ga., WINDER TEAM WINS AT STATE RIFLE RANGE. Brilliant Markmanship of Men From Cos. H Wins Trophy and Medal. The Georgia State Match held at ('amp Evans, Atlanta, last week was the most successful ev er held by tin* National Guard ot Georgia. The competition in the matches, especially in the team contests, was sharp, and it took good shooting for the fifth regiment team, which final ly captured the Anderson trophy first prize and the Second regi ment team which took second to noze the Winder team out, and into third place, which they held onto and brought home with then the handsome Faxon trophy, which is now on exhibit at the Wages Drug Cos. The shooting of tin* Winder team was a feature of the matches. This outfit, picked froi a single company, won third priz< in the team contest. It was composed of Warren Hale, who a year ago, at Camp IVrry, 0., won the world’s championship at sur prise fire practice, and his two brothers. One of these Privat * Ewell C. Hale, took down the Drummond medal for surprise shooting Saturday. He made 97 out of a possible 100 points. BOY SCOUTS Bunch of Sturdy Young Fellows Leaving Athens Tuesday Arrive Jefferson The seventeen hoy scouts under C. C. Jarrell who left Athens Tuesday evening on a hike to ward the mountains camping out along the way, got to Jefferson before time for dinner. They were met some distance this side of Jefferson by the hoy scouts of that place under Master Joint F. Yarbrough and were convey ed into the Jackson county capi tal in automobiles, I’ho Jeffer son scouts entertained the Atheii ians with a dinner at the hotel and toasts were responded to and speeches made by Col John Holder. Rev. C. C. Jarrell. Rev. J. F. Yarbrough and others. ' Board of Trade. President Toole has called a meeting of the Board of Trade tonight, at which tmie some im portant business will come up. i All members a.qd interestde par- I ties are urged to be present. —the— SHINGLEMAN. 8 Pages.—No. 10 STOP, LOOK, LISTEN PLAN OF OSCAR UNDERWOOD. Mr. Underwood Preaches the Doc trine Of Political Uplift— “ There Are Many Changes Taking Place,” He Says,”And The March Leads to Progress of Mankind. ” i Charlottesville, Vn., June 17— A plea for conservatism in poli ties, a “stop, look listen,” poli cy to guard against hasty adop tion of ill-considered proposals, was the keynote of an address on * “Tendency of Our Tames” deliv ered at the University of Virgin ia today by representative Oscar W. Underwood, of Alabama, dem ocratic leader of tin* house of representatives. It was a nota ble occasion at Charlottesville with many of those who’ve gone forth from the university in the past reassembled to pay tribute to their alma mater. Mr. Ujtder wood is president of the alumni and his son was among the grad uates Mr. Underwood preached the. doctrine of the political uplift. “There are many changes” he said, “taking place today in the political, economic and industrial development, of the nation. To tn.“ man lost in tlie maze of his own business, who lias not the time or desire to climb to ‘the heights above bis own personal desires and ambitions, the way seems dangerous and the onward march beset with perils. But the man who is not tied down by the personal equation is ale to realize the line of march leads to the progress of mankind and uplift of society. FIRST MAYOR OF COMMERCE DEAD. Hon. William Anthony Quillian, Cresses Great Divide. lion. William Anthony Quillian of Commerce, died Saturday rnon ing at four o’clock after a short ill u* s, he liavng been confined to his room for two or three days. Mr. Quillian had been in had health for several months, but non** of his friends dreamed that he was in a serious condition, am. the news of his sudden and unex pected death took the whole town by surprise. 1 1 ; Mr. Quillian was born and rear ed in Banks county, Georgia, and formerly represented that coun ty in the Georgia legislature. Moving to Commerce about 30 years ago be was unanimously elected the first mayor of the lit tle city and a splendid mayor he made, his decisions being noted for the justice, and yet he always executed justice in mercy. Mr. Quillian has been engaged in the mercantile business in Commerce for over a quarter of a, century, and numbered his friends by the hundreds. He belongs to that celebrated Quillian family, who are known all over Georgia for their uprightness and profession al integrity. Stovall Gets Swiss Po£t. The president Wednesday nomi nated Pleasant A Stoval, editor of the Savannah Press for minis ter to Switzerland. Mr. Stovall is identified with the “progres sive” wing of democracy, and has several times represented t Savannah in the legislature.