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W. B. DOZIER
BANKER.
Established in 1895.
Floviila, * Georgia.
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All depositors money is covered by Burglary
Insurance.
Give me a part of your business.
It Will Be Appreciated.
J. T. (Chambers
Telephone 323—5 rings.
Automobile at All Hours,
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Prompt Service. Reasonable Rates.
FLOYILLA. = GH.
J. PEARCE
SMITH,
PROPRIETOR OF THE
Depot Slaqd
At Indian Spring.
AND FANCY GROCERY STORE AT FLOVILLA.
You can get what you want for lunches
at these places.
Up-to-Date Line of Groceries.
When the Dummy Stops
VISIT THE
Depot Stand Soda Fount.
flood things to drink and eat.
fflovtlla Ibotel.
to Indian Spring Car
Line and Railroad Depot.
f
21 miles from the Spring.
Strictly first-class and modern throughout.
Open all the year.
Special rates by the week.
Rates $2.00 per day.
A. C. MILLEN, - - Proprietor.
Floviila, - - Georgia.
Indian Spring, Georgia.
(Continued from Opposite Pa^e.)
Nora for whom he had been searching. She suppressed an in
voluntary scream as she recognized the object of her compas
sion, and, laying her hand on the face of her old friend, in a
trembling voice said:
“Oh! my more than brother, have we met at last, after so
many long and weary years of separation, each of which has
seemed an eternity?”
The recognition was mutual, but the meeting was too hap
py, too full of sacred joy, to be intruded upon. The wounds
of Dunlap were carefully bound up by Nora, after the fashion
of her companions from girlhood, and they at once removed as
far as possible from the vicinity of the tight. They were not
discovered the next morning and then commenced a long and
weary journey homeward, which extended through many days.
At last they saw the curling smoke arising from their native
cabin. Here the long lost were greeted with joy, and at an
early day there was a wedding—Dunlap and Nora were united,
and at once settled down to the realities of life.
In 1796, fearing other molestations from the savages, who
were then hostile to the whites, the Dunlap family sold their
lands in Bibb and removed to Liberty county, Georgia, where,
at the present time, many of their children’s children may be
fouiyl occupying high social positions.
Fate of Our Heroes
The boy, Ben Fitzpatrick, grew up to manhood in company
with his friend, Watson. Subsequently he removed to Mont
gomery, Ala., where he died a short time since. His career in
his adopted State was an honored one, he having served in
both branches of the National Congress and as Governor of the
State. Gov. Fitzpatrick was a cousin of Mrs. Cynthia Varner,
of Indian Spring. After the Indians were removed from this
section, Douglass Watson settled in Monroe county, where he
resided until his decease, which occurred a few years ago. Of
the career of Cochran we have been unable to obtain any data.
The foregoing history of the discovery of Indian Spring by
the whites is not all fiction. It is an “o’er true tale.” “Dug
gie” Watson, the hero of the foregoing pages—he who feared
the smell of gunpowder when he first looked upon the half
hidden spring, and fled—has often repeated the history as
we have given it in our hearing.
Early Settlement
The Indians entertained a superstition that it would be
unwise for any of their tribe to make a permanent residence
near this “Healing Water;” because the noise and gambols of
the squaws and papooses would drive the spell from the water.
Thus, as late as 1800, the visits of the race to the Spring,
though frequently made, were only temporary, and for a spe
cial purpose in each instance. The tents of the red man were
always found on the adjacent hills, filled with invalids who
were brought to be cured, and again returned to the war path
or their hunting grounds. About the date named, Gen. Wm.
Mclntosh, a half breed, and a cousin of Gov. Troup, erected a
cabin for his own use, and afterwards spent the summers here
with his family. This broke the spell; and subsequently a Mr.
Ollison erected a double-cabin, which was dignified with the
title of hotel and for years was the only house of accomoda
tion afforded visitors. The same gentleman afterwards erected
a small corn mill, which stood near or on the site of the new
mill now being completed by Col. H. J. Lamar. These were
the only improvements made until after the treaty of 1821, and
are remembered by a number of our old citizens. The Mcln
tosh cabin and the mill were destroyed by fire; what became
of the hotel which stood upon the site of the north end of the
Varner House, we cannot state.
The “spell” was broken, and both races pitched their tents
around the Spring annually for a number of years, mingling
without open hostility. Watson and Fitzpatrick continued to
act as scouts for the Government, making the Mclntosh cabin
headquarters. Among the visitors were Messrs. I)red and
Jonathan Phillips, of Jasper county, who brought a friend that
had been afflicted with rheumatism, and unable to walk for
years. A short stay served to restore the afflicted to his origi
nal health, when the party returned to their homes. While
here the Phillips brothers observed the excellent condition of
the Indian stock, which was attributed to the superabund
ance of cane then covering the extensive bottoms, and, as a
speculation, brought over a large drove of cattle to pasture,
which was left in the eanebrake, but occasionally visited to be
salted and inspected. Subsequently this movement was inter
fered with, as we shall show.
First Outbreak
The rival factions of the Creeks were severally headed by
Mclntosh and Napothlehatchie—the latter termed Big War
rior. Another leader with the Big Warrior clan was Hopoeth
levoholo, who was said to have be>n the most brilliant orator
of the tribe. Through his influence the largest number of the
tribe joined Big Warrior, and he subsequently took an active
part in opposing the treaties of 1821 and 1825, concluded at
Indian Spring. Notwithstanding the factions were bitterly op
posed to each other, we have no record of any outbreak occur
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