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VOL. XVII,
MADE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL.
Brother of Richard B. and Lewis C.
Russell of This City Has Re
ceived High Appointment
in the Navy.
The friends of our fellow-towns
men, R. B. Russell and Col.
k Lewis C. Russell, will l)e interested
in the announcement that Captian
R. L. Russell has been appointed
judge advocate general of the United
States navy, a position of great im
portance, at a yearly salary of
$6,500.
Under this appointment Captain
Russell will be stationed in Wash
ington in charge of the legal depart
l reent of the navy, for which service
he will receive a yearly salary of
$6,500.
Captain Russell was appointed to
jthe naval academy at Annapolis by
, Judge Emory Speer in 1881. He
graduated in 1885, and since then
has climbed steadily in the service.
He was one of the three naval
officers appointed by President Mc-
Kinley to attend the coronation of
the czar, and one of his most valued
possessions is a magnificent jeweled
medal presented to him by the
Russian monarch.
HUMOROUS COMEDY.
The humorous comedy drama,
"Joshua Simpkins,” accompanied
by a fine band and an excellent
orchestra,will be seen at The Lyric,
Winder,Saturday night, Nov. 27th-
It is a rural play in four nets,
bound together by an interesting
plot and produced with special
scenery carried by the company.
In the third act a realistic saw mill
scene is introduced, when a real
buzz-saw is seen cutting through a
real log at terrific speed upon which
a human being has been helplessly
bound by his enemies and left to an
evident death. There is an abund
ance of comedy in the play, while
there are many fine singing and
dancing specialties incidentally in
troduced .
Srief News Items.
Editor H. J. Rowe, of the Athens
Banner, on Tuesday defeated J. F.
Rhodes for mayor of Athens by 308
votes.
Press dispatches state that about
00 of the men en tom lied in the
mines at Cherry, 111., have been
tiken out alive. Wonderful hero
ism was displayed by both the res
curers and the imprisoned miners
■ while this terrible tragedy was be
ing enacted.
The 10-year-old daughter of J. S.
Duncan, of Leesburg, Ala., came to
life Tuesday after being declared
dead and after all the arrangements
for her funeral had been made.
Physicians believe that it is only a
temporary recovery and that she
cannot get well.
A small cyclone struck Leon, a
town between Dublin and Eastman,
Tuesday morning and demolished
several dwellings, the school house,
f wrecked a store and injured pain
fully Will Causey.
The Bakers Union, of Newark,
N. .J., will today present President
Taft with a 5.0-pound nfince pie.
• Mr. William Lowe is improving
from an illness, having been con
fined to his room for severrl weeks.
tUinbcr tOcekln Jtaos.
WINDER. JACKSON COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 25, 1909
KEPT “TAB” IN ADVANCE OF DEATH.
Remarkable Diary Left by One of Men
Who Perished in Illinois
Mine.
Cherry, 111 , November 28. —
Hope that there might still be alive
some of the 189 men known to Ik*
entoomed in the St. Paul coal mine
was abandoned today.
An exploration into what is known
as the second, where it was thought
probable miners had barricaded
themselves and managed to exist on
oats and corn kept there for mules
showed that great portions of the
tunnel had collapsed.
It is thought that many men
were buried under the debris and
that if the obstruction is not soon
cleared away at least 100 bodies may
never Ire recovered. Fire is still
raging in these tunnels, and those
portions of the mine, in which im
prisoned miners might have found
a retreat, are said tc be full of the
fatal black damp.
A diary was found today on the
clothing taken from one of the 38
bodies found in a pocket of the
mine. The diary was begun on
Novemlrer 13, and was written by
Samuel D Howard, 21 years old.
It describes the slow death of the
men by the encroaching black damp
and refers tenderly to Samuel’s ef
forts to save his brother Alfred 16
years old, who died by his side.
The diary follows:
“Alive at 10:30 o’clock yet At
10:43; 11 sharp. By Sam D. How
ard. Brother Alfred is with me
yet. A good many dead mules and
men. I tried to save some, but
came almost losing myself. I am
dead. Give my diamond ring to
Mamie Robinson. The ring is com
ing at the postottice. Henry can
have the ring that I have in my
good clothes. The only thing that
I regret is that my brother could
not help my mother out after I am
dead and gone.
“I tried my best to get out, but
could not. I saw Jim Jamison and
Steven Tinke lying along the road,
and could not stand it any longer.
It is five minutes past 11 o’clock,
and the air is fine, but sometimes
it is so bad it almost puts a fellow
to sleep. It is something fierce to
see men and mules lying down all
over like that.
“To keep me- from thinking, 1
thought I woul write these few lines.
There is rock falling all over.
We have our buckets full of wa
ter —stump water, and we drink it
and bathe our heads with it. 10 to
12 o’clock; after 1 o’clock; 2,3
o’clock; and poor air and black
damp. 4:15 o’clock, change of
place. No. men tried to get out,
and could not get back. 7.30
o’clock, tired, hungry and sleepy,
but I could stand quite a bit of this
if I could stand quite a bit of this
1 could get out of this hole.
“7:50 o’clock in the morning.
This is Sunday. There is no air.
We fanned ourselves with the lids
of our buckets. 35 after 9 and
black damp coming both ways. 20
after 10. We gave up all hope.
We have done all we could. The
fan had letter start alw>vesoon. 25
after 10.a. m. Sunday. Wo are
still alive. The only hope is the
fan.”
The municipality of Peterborough,
England, has enriched its treasury
perceptibly by engaging in the cel
ery business.
TIP CONTEST IS OVER.
Four Pretty Girls Win Four Handsome
Prizes in The Winder News
Voting Contest.
For the purpose of increasing our
family of readers, some ten weeks
ago The News inaugurated a popu
lar voting contest. At 7:30 o’clock
Tuesday evening it came to a close.
When one considers the value of
the prizes offered, he must admit
that it was a big undertaking for a
weekly paper, but it has proved a
success beyond our expectations. Our
object has been accomplished and
several thousand new readers have
been added to our list.
We are pleased with the result.
We have met men during the con
test that it is a pleasure to know —
made friends we never had liefore.
But above all we must give to the
popular and intelligent young ladies
the credit for the success of the
venture.
Below follows the finding of the
committee of awards:
Winder, Ga . Nov. “24, 1909.
R. O. Ross, Editor, Winder News,
Winder, Ga.
Dear Sir: —We, the undersigned,
chosen as a committee to make an
examination of the data relative to
contest conducted by The News
and to ascertain the winners of the
several prizes offered, beg leave to
submit the following:
After a careful and painstaking
examination of all records and data
furnished us and called for by us,
we find the result of the ballots cast
for the four leading con test ants,
Miss Susie Wills, Miss Bertie Sig
man, Miss Roxie Robinson and
Miss Sallie Pendergrass, as follows:
Miss Susie Wills 78,875
Bertie Sigman, R 23 , 62,200
Roxie Robinson,R 28, 44,765
Sallie Pendergrass 20,500
We, therefore, award prizes ac
cording to ballots received as fol
lows :
First prize, a piano, to Miss Susie
Wills.
Second prize, a buggy, to Miss
Bertie Sigman.
Third prize, hall rack, to Miss
Roxie Robinson.
Fourth prize, diamond ring, to
Miss Sallie Pendergrass.
Respectfully,
G. A. Johns,
J. T. Stkanok,
W. H. Toole,
Committee.
The final standing of other con
testants as follows:
Miss Marguerite Russell 8,400
•Nancy Wages, R 22, 7,875
Della Smith 8,275
Eula Blalock 4,975
INSTALLATION SERVICES
At the Methodist church Sunday
morning the pastor will install the
new officers. This will be an inter
esting and important service. Let
all the officers lx: present. The
pastor urges all the members and
friends to be present-
Sunday evening subject will lx;:
“Right Motives to Righteousness.”
“Lynchings have been more or
less frequent down South,” remarks
the Washington Herald, but. .so
far Cairo, 111 , has the isolated dis
tinction of having pulled off one
participated in by women.” —Ath-
ens Banner.
LITTLE LOCAL.
Mr. John A. Thompson was in
Atlanta Saturday.
Big and little bottles wanted at
Turner’s Pharmacy.
Mr. R. S. Medlin visited relatives
in Jefferson Sunday.
Dr. R- P. Adams, of Bethlehem,
was in the city Friday.
Mr. J. A. Wills and .1. N. Ross,
of Jefferson, were in Winder Tues
day.
Miss Trumie Smith, of Monroe,
is visiting Miss Annie Thomas this
week.
Mr. Herman DeLaperriere, of
Hoschton, was in the city one day
last week.
Mrs. J. C. Pentecost and little
daughter, of Lawrencevlle, visited
friends in the city this week.
The many friends of Mr. T A.
Herrin was glad to see him on the
streets again after an illness of
several weeks.
Mr. W. E. O’Neal was at home
with his family Wednesday.
Mr. C. N. Sisk and wife, of Bo
gart, were in town Wednesday.
Mr. Loyd Horton, who has been
in Virginia, has returned home.
Turner’s Pharmacy will buy nice,
clean medicine bottles of all sizes.
Don’s fail to let Uncle Josh amuse
you Saturday night. He is all to
the good.
Mrs. W. P. DeLaperriere, of
Hoschton, was in Winder shopping
Tuesday.
For Sale —One good cooking stove,
tables and other household articles.
J. W. Perry.
Five thousand nice, clean medi
cine bottles wanted at Turner’s
Pharmacy.
Mr. Walter Smith, who has leen
in Texas for some time, has re
turned to Winder.
W. F. Woodliff, traveling agent
for the Atlanta Constitution, was in
the city Wednesday.
Mrs. W. P. Nutt, of Jackson,
Ga., is visiting Dr. ami Mrs. J. 11.
Turner this week.
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For Rent —A good two horse farm
one-half mile from New Timothy.
Apply to J. W. Lyle.
Messrs. W. 11. Toole and 11. I).
Jackson made a business trip to
Statbam Wednesday.
Mr. Carl Cox, an old Winder boy,
but now of Athens, spent the week
end with home folks.
Mr. Stewart McElhannon was in
Atlanta Saturday to sec the Geor
gia-Tech foot ball game.
Professor John A. Pool, of Mor
ganton, Ga., visited his father and
other relatives in Winder last week.
Miss Marie Smith, who is attend
ing Brenau College, Gainesville,
Ga-, spent the week-end with her
home people.
For Sale —Good six .year old
horse; fine roadster; gentle and
sound as a dollar. Apply at this
office.
Rev.Jno. 11. Wood returned home
from Anniston, Ala., Saturday,
where he has been holding a meet
ing.
Mrs. 11. L* Johusou, pf Mc-
Donough, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Z. F. Stanton. It is always
a pleasure to Miss Manche’s friends
to have her visit Winder.
CONGRESSMAN D’ARMOND
Meets Death in His Burning Home in
Effort to Save Grandson.
In a vain effort to save his grand
son from a horrible death by fire,
Congressman David A. DeArmond,
of the sixth Missouri district, per
ished in a fire that destroyed his
home in Butler, Mo.,|early Tuesday
morning.
The heroism of the congressman
was made known late Tuesday af
ternoon,when, with his arms locked
Bround the blackened and burned
l)ody of the little boy, the congress
man’s body was found. He had
cought up the 6-year-old lad, David
A. DeAmond, Jr., and rushed with
him through the leaping fiames that
filled their sleeping room. The
congressman fell with his uncon
scious burden, and both sank
through the floor to quiet death.
We are glad to report that Miss
Tavia Mathews i9 able to be out
again after a week’s confinement
with grip.
For Sale —Will be sold to the
highest bidder three lot 9 on New
street Saturday afternoon. First
National Bank at 5 o’clock.
Mr. William Kiser, of Athens,
was the guest of Mr. John W. Car
rington Saturday night. Mr. Kiser
was en route to Atlanta to place
himself under treatment of Dr. Cal
houn, the eye specialist.
“Joshua Simpkins,” a story of
farm life, will be seen at The Lyric
Saturday night. It is said to
abound in novel features, wonderful
mechanical effects, excellent singing
and dancing, and plenty of refined,
wholesome fun. The band carried
by the company will make a bur
lesque parade at noon.
That realistic comedy drama,
“Joshua Simpkins,” will he seen at
the Lyric Saturday night. It should
please amusement lovers. It tells
the story of an honest New England
farmer. It is a play that lingers
with you after the performance Is
over. Don’t fail to witness the per
formance Satarday night.
The many friends of Mr- S. T*
Maughon will l)e pleased to learn
that on December 7th he is to again
become a Winderite. In all prob
ability he will enter business here.
Boot has had many years’ ex
perience in the mercantile business
and is as good a merchant as he is
a farmer. We welcome him to
Winder.
Mrs. Z. F. Stanton, Mr. and
Mrs. F. W. Bondurant, Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Johnson, Miss Launa
Arnold, Masters James Stanton and
Frank Stanton Bondurant spent
Sunday at Stone Mountain. They
made the trip through the country
in automobiles. They had a de
lightful trip. They ate supper on
the mountain and returned home
by moonlight.
NOriCE! NOTICE!
I will sell at my residence, near
Carter Hill, on December 2d, 1909,
at 10 o’clock a. in., the following
descrilied property: 1 pair iron
gray match horses, 5 years old,
weight 10. KJ pounds each; 1- 2-
horse wagon, 1 surrey, 1 buggy,
plow tools, consisting of double
plow, pony plow, single plows, cot
ton planter, guano distributor, 2
spring tooth-cultivators; 100 bush-'
els, more or less, good corn; 1000
bundles, more or less, good fodder:
shucks, and other things too tedious
to mention. S. T. Macohon.
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