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Santa Clause Will Make His Headquarters at Jackson Furniture Company
\ This Year.
Be sure to see the New Rockers, Davenports, Lounges, Sideboards, Round Dining Tables, Parlor Suites, and the Prettiest Rugs you
ever saw Cheaper Than Ever.
PIANOS AND ORGANS ON VERY EASY TERMS.
JACKSON FURNITURE COMPANY.
Robin Cooper
Acquitted by Jury
Son 10J Col Cooper, Who Was
Pardoned by Governor Pat
terson, is Awarded
Verdict of Not
ft Gudty
Tenn., Nov. 15. Po>-
H. Cooper, charged with tin.*
of Senator Edward Ward
■ -k, was given a verdict of
Hjty in the criminal ourt
A ring «ai recommendation
■ (ietier.d A. U. Anderson.
1 .fought to a clo<c the li
ll. : ole- of tile
upases known to the ann.i 1 - of
of Tennessee.
Unitrust' to the si cues
Parking the first trial of this case,
when the court loom was packed,
almost to suffocation by those eager
to hear every word of the evidence,
there were only a few persons pres
ent. Counsel were probably the
only persons there particularly on
account of this case.
COOPER IN COURT
Robin Cooper came into tae court
room some minutes before the time
for the court to convene and took a
seat a£ the table behind the railing.
About half an hour later his coun
sel, Judge J. M. Anderson, Gen.
tf|L|l. Washington, Charles N.
M. H. Meeks, and
entered the
- at the
ilin-e! elated
Vletieell All -'
llpiid lie -tilled ill rec
the vetdict of not
■nu human heing had
to him connection
prosecution during the
and one-half months that he
been attorney general.
II. Sharp, clerk of the
court, called the case of
Cooper about 9:80 o'clock
several minor matters had
been before the court.
Attorney General Anderson stat
ed that he would like to have a
jury for the disportion of this ease
and jury number 1 was called. Ihe
12 men filed into ihc jury box.
There wascomplete silence in the
court room as the attorney general
arose to address the court and said
he had a recommendation in this
case to make to the court.
* “Your honor is probably familiar
vitli this case,” said the attorney
general. ‘‘‘-This defendant, Col,
Duncan B. Cooper and John Sharp
were indicted jointly for the mur
der of Senator Carmack. The case
came up for trial and resulted in
the acquittal of Sharp. Colonel
Cooper and this defendant were
ound guilty of murder in the first
COCHRAN, PULASKI COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, NOVUM HER 17. 1910.
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Walking 30
000 Miles.
Messrs. Boyce Farbush Hanaford
and Terry Churchill Elmendorf,
“the two boys with the long names
and the long walk,” as they are
called, walked into the city late
yesterday afternoon. These two
young men, its will be remembered,
left New York City on May the
23rd last on foot to tour the United
States, the trip being some 30,000
miles. After arriving here tl*
had covered 2870 miles. Leaving
New York they walked through
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Dele
ware, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, the
Carolina* and into Georgia. They
walked from Macon Yesterday and
left here this morning going to
Eastman.
They propose to cover every
state in the Union before returning
to their homes in New York. They
estimate it to take some three or
four years to complete the voyage.
The object of the long walk is to
make the longest walk ever made in
the United States. From an inter
view with one of the young men,
we learned that they left home with
out a penny and have not worked a
single hour, depending wholly upon
the hospitality of the people along
their route. They have met with
no difficulty in obtaining food a'nd
shelter and have been entertained
by the leading hotels in the cities as
well as by the farmers. They state
that they have not asked for a sin
gle courtesy that was refused them
in their 3,000 mile walk from New
York.
They wish to state that the kind
ly treatment received at the Hotel
Thornley here is but a continuation
of the hospitality everywhere ex
tended in North Carolina, which,
they understand, is Mrs. Thornley’s
native state.
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degree. The Supreme Court affirm
ed the case of Colonel Cooper, but
as to this defendent there was a re
versal.”
ORDERS ACQUITTAL
Judge A. B. Neil then stated to
the jury that in view of the state
ment of the attorney general, the
sworn ffiocer of the state, and in
view of the further fact that there
is no further effort to prosecute the
case, the jury would return a ver
of not guilty which was accordingly
done.
Counsel for the defense had nothing
to say during the proceedings and
at the conclusion General Wash
ington arose and stated to the court
that they would retire. The de
fendant left the court room with his
counsel.
Senator Carmack was killed on
Seventh avenue in this city on the
evening of November 9, 1908.
Dexter Is Now
Growing Fast
\
That Flourishing Town Will
Soon Have Sixteen Brick
Stores.
Dexter, November 17. —While
our neighboring towns “boom,” as
they are pleased to term it, Dexter
is quietly moving forward in such a
manner as to cause even our resi
dents to wonder. In the last few
months two brick buildings have
been finished. At present Dr.
Jajnes E. New is putting the finish
ing touches on a brand new, two
story building facing main street,
and Dr. W. B. Taylor is placing the
brick on the grounds preparatory to
the erection of a store on the corner
of Main and Omega streets. This
building will be 28 by 90 feet, and
will be a two-story structure, the
masonic and I. O. O. E. lodges hav
ing jointly arranged to build the
second (loor. When completed,
this will make 16 brick and stone
buildings for the town, two of
which will be two-story buildings.
Another bank is contemplated,
while Mr. J. T. Mercer may possi
bly build a two-story brick struc
ture on the masonic hall corner,
which, we understand he has re
cently purchased.
Dr. Taylor’s building will possi
bly, when completed, he the hand
somest yet erected in the city. The
front will either be stone or pressed
brick, and will be modern in every
respect.
Recently the Dexter telephone ex
change was organized, and is now
in working order. Several rural
lines have been strung up and this
new enterprise is starting out under
very flattering prospects. All the
merchants seem busy, and none of
them arc complaining of the hard
times, as is usually the case in small
towns. Taken all in all, Dexter
seems to he getting along nicely,
thank you. —Dublin Courier-Dis
patch.
For Sale!
I will sell at my place on Novem
ber 23rd next the following:
3or 4 mules, from two to three
hundred bales hay, four or five hun
dred bushels corn, farming imple
ments, such as hay presses, mowing
machines, binders, etc.
11-3-3 t-pd Jarrett Green.
NOTICE!
The ordinance on bicycles in re
gards to riding on the side walks on
and after this date will be rigidly
enforced. You will take due notice
and govern yourselves accordingly
10-20-4 t W. M. WYNNE, Mayor.
A Delightful
Entertainment
■J&rs. Jl. “P Qrimsley Entertains
the Woman’s Home d%Ttss
ion Society.
The party given by Mrs. A. P.
Grimsley to the members of the
Woman’s Home Mission Society on
last Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs, T. S. Vinson was one of the
most enjoyable and unique enter
tainments it has been our pleasure
to attend in some time.
The invitation began with the
first two couplets of “School Days,”
and when the twenty-four guests
arrived they found the home of
Mrs. Vinson all bedecked in green
and wlnte, the colors of the club,
and introduced by Mrs. Grimsley,
the principal of the school, to the
teachers who were Mesdames J. G.
Dunham and C. E. Taylor. They
bore the mark of the old time school
teacher in that they both carried
long keen hickory sticks, tried and
true. Each guest was given a little
slate,pencil and tablet,and assigned
to their respective teachers. There
for one brief hour we forgot that we
were white haired matrons, digni
fied grandmothers and young wives
with the responsibity of husbands.
Oh, the blessedness of forgetting!
We were a noisy, careless, free
loving lot of children; teasing each
other, talking back to the teacher,
asking foolish questions, some
studying so hard, some playing and
all afraid of the hickory. After pro
gressing from A, B, C’s to literature
our reports were made out and giv
en us tf> take to the home folks.
Mn. J. M. Wynne was the only
pupil graduated and she received a
real diploma, all done up in Latin
which none of us was smart enough
to ret id. Mrs. Wynne is a pupil of
Mrs. J. C. Dunham and reflects
much credit on the institution.
Mrs. Taylor was reelected, and Mrs.
Dunham was dismissed on account
of the very strong feeling existing
among the patrons, concerning cor
poral punishment. Mrs. Grimsley
remains the efficient principal.
At the ringing of the last bell,
Mrs. Vinson invited us into the
dining room where we were remind
of the springtime, when every sprig
and tree is bursting with the green
and white.' The table was truly a
beautiful picture. White chrysan
themums and asparagus fern form
ed the centre piece, while long
streamers of green and white ribbons
hung from the chandelier and were
tied in huffy hows to each corner of
the table. A delicious salad course
was served, after which we had hot
coffee and cocoa.
We spent the remainder of the
time trying t j read the diploma
and twitting each other asonlychil-
Conductor Pendley
Seriously Injured
Capt. Gus Pendley, one of the
cleverest, most efficient, and accom
odating freight conductors on the
Southern railroad, happened to a
real serious accident here Sunday
morning about 4 o’clock. He bad
charge of a South-bound freight
train, and on attempting to mount
the engine as the train was leaving
the station his foot slipped and was
caught under the driving wheel.
Part of his right foot, including the
large toe, was mashed off. Dr. T.
1). Walker, Sr., the company’s
surgeon, was called in. He gave
him proper attention and carried
him to Macon on No. 7, where he
was placed in the hospital.
Conductor Pendley has been in
the employ of the Southern Rail
way Co. for seven or eight years.
He is chairman of the Order of
Railway Conductors for the Atlanta
division, and was in Washington
three or four months of this year
its a representative of the conduc
tors in their application for a raise
in wages. They were successful in
securing a much deserved raise of
about twenty per cent.
The many friends and fellow wor
kers of Conductor Pendley wish for
him a speedy recovery and hope to
see him back at his post of duty at
tin early date.
Home Mission Society
The ladies of the Foreign Miss
ionary Society of the Methodist
church will observe the week of
prayer beginning Monday Nov. 21.
Ladies have been appointed for each
afternoon as follows:
Tuesday, 3p. m. Leader, Mrs.
C. E. Taylor. Subject “The King’s
Business.”
Wednesday, 3 p. m. Leader, Mrs.
J. A. Walker. Subject, “Our Re
sponsibility.”
Thursday, 3 p. m. Leader, Miss
Jesse Meyers. Subject, “Increase
of Gospel Light in non-Christian
Lands.”
Friday, 3p. m. Leader, Miss
Bessie Smith. Subject, “Do We
Need so much more Money Than
the Heathen?”
Mrs. R. J. Morgan, Pres.,
Mrs. J. M. Wynne, Sec.
Our mill is running every day.
We can work your lumber in any
shape on short notice.
Cochran Lumber Co.
dren will do, when presto! we were
all too soon changed back to grown
ups once more and bade our hostess
good bye, truly glad that we were
fortunate enough to be member/ of
the Womau's Home Mission Socie
ty.
NUMBER 25.
Senator day
Died in Atlanta
While Talking to his Son Her
bert, United States Senator
A. S. Clay Passed
Away Suddenly
Sunday.
Atlanta, Chi., Nov. 14 —United
States Senator, Alexander Stephens
Clay, of Georgia,died at the Rob
ertson Sanitarium here yesterday
afternoon at 8 o’clock after an ex
tended illness. His death was as
peaceful as it was sudden. He had
been talking with his son, Herbert,
a few minutes when lie suddenly
ceased speaking and fell back with
a slight gasp.
During the morning and after
noon the senator appeared in bet
ter spirits than usual, the attending
physicians stating that be was ap
parently recovering from the slight
relapse of Saturday. Mrs. Clay
came to Atlanta from their home at
Marietta in ihe morning, but when
she found the senator so much im
proved, returned to Marietta about
noon. The only member of the
family present at the death lied was
the senator’s son, Herbert, who is
Mayor of Marietta.
According to the physicians, sen
ator Clay’s death resulted from di
lation of the heart, superinduced by
arterial sclerosis. The senator has
been ill for nearly a year and came
to the sanitarium here on Nov. Ist.
to take a rest cure. He appeared
to he improving until Saturday,
when he suffered a relapse .which
lie, in his weakened condition, was
unable to stand.
The body was removed to the
Clay home at Marietta late in the
afternoon,where the funeral services
will be held Tuesday.
Senator Clay was 57 years old
and was serving his third term in
the United States Senate. He is
survived by hie widow, five sons
and a daughter, besides his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Clay of Cobb
county.
Ralph Smith, Senator Clay’s sec
retary, wired Sergent at Arms Ran
sdell, of the United States Senate,
the announcement of the senator’s
death, and a committee will be
appointed from the senate to attend
the funeral.
Notice to Taxpayers
Please call in and pay your city
taxes. Books will close December
1, 1910.
11-17-2 t J. E. Cook, Clerk.
FOR SALE —One 10 horse power
gasolene engine, comparatively new,
in good running shape. Also one
Meadows grist mill. Write or call
on R. L. Walker, Cochran, Ga.
11-17-tf