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CIRCULATES
In the Counties of Dodge, i'ldas!:!.
Laurens, Johnson, Montgomery, Tel
fair. Wilcox, Wayne ami Irv.iti, and
lias subscribers from Slrlne to Texas.
END FOB SAMPLE ( yi»V.
VOL. 1.--XO. 19.
BlilKF LOCALS.
Mnttrra and Things Laconica!!;,
Noted About the City.
Mr. J. M. Lee, of Baltimore, was
in this city Tuesday.
Mr. W. C. Harvard, of Macon,
was in Eastman Tuesday.
i >. B. Lanier, of Brun wick, was
in this city on Tuesday last.
J. T. Wall spent two or three
days in Abbeville this week.
Lewis Woolen attended the bar
be cue at Abbevilleon Monday. last,
Nathan Coleman visited our
city Saturday.
W. II. Marshall, of Dempsey ’
w as seen on our street Sunday.
W. F Harrell visited Macon
la.- t week on business.
Hurry Brown, of Savannah, was
autographed at the Hotel de
Li< tch Monday.
All who miss the grand treat
lie ;t Tuesday night in Lieteh's
Hi.11 will regret it.
>' apt. John L. Bay and family,
ol Lumber city,left on Wednesday
fora lour North.
Mr. C. D. Woodard, of Cochran,
spent Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week in this city
Col. T. L. Holton, of Baxley, a
rermit graduate of the State I ni
ver-ity, was in Eastman this week,
- , vf| will' 1 b-v Srmi’-v sidmol
colored on’Fridav, picnic at Bishop’s
paik the 28tii inst.
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p, 1 M ’" ° r ■' rb- "•
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Ib’bcrson, tne ^ iiand
some and genial dentist former a.
oi L ixlev, has located in this citj .
<'ol. W. B. Coflee went on a bus
iness trip to several points down
the* load Monday.
id; srs. F. J. Holt and J. >S.
Jones, of Macon, were autograph
ed at the Hotel de Lietch Tuesday.
Mr. J. 1*. Shelly, of M. Fevst a
< Savannah, (la., was in tiie city
Monday in the interest of lus well
known and popular house.
Join) L. Turner, one of the most
genial and urbane commercial
on t he road, was in East
;hh on Frida . last.
I Emanuel llerrman returned
ironi an cxtciulcu visit to
.•n es and Iriemls in Banders
cssrs. Uhas. Lasseter and A.
nn, of Empire, were the gut-sis
4 die Hold vk* I/.etch on vSatur
last.
Everybody go and see the
v.ulest entertainment vou ever
h via Eastman next Tuesday
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Go reserve your seats at Herr
| mil’s .Drugstore for the Chi!
' , n’s Jubilee in Lieteh’s Hall on
( | I vt Tuesday night without extra
rge.
. Foster Armstrong, accompanied
his better half and 19 pound
, T . came up from Jessup Mon
, •„ Their many friends here are
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P» 1 | ■> j Vvnne and wife and
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- 1 at tlie ,iotu ao 1JUv ‘*
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uyy . , ,. , f , , *•■* pj
lad to learn that he has re
i j f roai a bilious attack, and
I . making the real estate
| Joss lin hump.
^"’, is Ma; c.ic Lee, one of ilawk
pic's loveliest younir ladies.
‘i ias been visiting Mrs. W. F.
been j j ■11, of this city, returnetl to
it ii ome in that city on Friday
1 doi
were rents go next Tuesday night
1 ;ee and enjoy the grand work
s’lio. J 1 'ruckeumiller has done
Vi your own children. None
we i f ealize it except those that
prev t.
have
of hi s. Jno. Y. Lowe, of Bibb
w as who lias been spendin,_
hem tv,
desil al days at Cumberland ’
ble e guest of Mrs. J. T. Wail, of
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poiti ity.
the •,
whet. gkon (he Alliance warehouse
ddS l ively onward. Messrs. J.
n -ver i 1 J- C. Sheldon, the well
upwiij contractors, are in charge,
t ! ,at .* , «s a sufficient guarantee that
the do rk will be faithfully
Muon 1 per
Y.len
with ill be by Savannah.
lives, seen a
judfuB-li jji another column of
room. ! P er the Central Railroad
and Ue| jany ’ has placed £5,000.000 . ol ,
t
bam Iton ’s. the proceeds of which
lutd ie used in the immediate con
to lx
itivs lion of the Eden end Ainer
lir.e txtem .on. Unv, the ques
lun wlii' li will build railroad
f ,s, a
mr t nuickt.-i, the amount of money
1,0 e named. OI r $ 32 .i' ! oO,
JpectfuHv Jibles and a pewter spoon,
b rcfei.vd to Brotlu-r
'’lals. of the McRae Enterprise,
S v rm 51 * & S 3
it lh M
J ■ r-a R u A
An Interesting Case.
At the regular August term
D dge Superior Court there will
j be a ca.-e tried, involving the
or liberty of a man, which
! fair to attract a great deal of at
! tendon. Mr. Joshua Coffee will
be the defendant, and the name
his daughter, .Mrs. -Bryant,
appears on the indictment, as the
prosecutor.
Several years ago Mr. Murdock
Bryant was wedded to Mr. Cof
j jv^'s daughter, after a brief
-hip Shortly afterward an un
pleasant feeling sprang up be
tween the two men, which in time
' developed into a bitter hatred.
^ioun difliculties occurred be
tween them, but it appears that
none of them were attended with
any very serious results. As the
story goes threats to take the life
! of each other were made, and as a
consequence both, as a rule, went
pretty well armed. Both men
were game, and consequently, the
terrible result was tio surprise to
those who knew them.
The fatal day arrived about two
years ago. Coffee and Bryant
met by accident at. a point in Pond
Town district. The quarrel was re
newed, culminating in the death
of Bryant, a ball having been, sent
through his body by a rifle in the
hands of Coffee. At the next term
of 1)0(1 Superior Court Coffee
v> ’ a i’idictcd for minder by the
jury, ami, as before stated,
the' name of his daughter, Brv
ant’s wife,-appears on the bill as
the prosecutor,
Coifee cicajicd, and all efforts
c aj)hire him were futile. Finally;
however, to the surprise of’nearly
everybody, he came to Eastman
about two months ago and gave
himself up to th© sheriff. On ap
plication Judge Roberts granted
him bond, fixing the amount at
$5,000, which was promptly given.
Col. L. A. Ilall has been em
ployed by the defense, while
Messrs. Be Lacy Bishop, E. Ilerr
ni .111 aud E. A. Smith -will assist
Solicitor-General Eason in the
prosecution.
A daughter prosecuting her fa
t her for murder is something out of
the usual order of the proceedings
in the criminal courts,and the case
v , ill no doubt attract a great deal
of attention from this fact alone,
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n'm. T'lisventfim * ,0< '
1 uA , c ° ,|!1 > s , u to 1 ..i> .
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bchoo. Convention was held at
'''.7',’. Vm-ilificnt « l(lrrt ^ of imr’ {)
T ^ 1 he* / i 5
ot amodel 1 Sunday o , - -
followed by short speeches trom
R. J. Strozier, Tlieo Edwards and
F. A. Jessup.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Reports of the condition of all
the Sunday schools in the county
there represented, which was
good, showing an increase in near
ly all the schools in the county
since last convention, one month
a “.
Subject lor .. afternoon . discussion .
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Convention adjourned to meet
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>Iarnevt
At the residence of Rev. F. A.
Jessup,on i uesjai ot last week at
J o eloek p. in. 4 .J 1 . (>\\ en
and Miss Roberta F. Crutchfield,
f>oth of Chairncey, were united in
the holy bonds ot matrimony.Rev.
Mr. Jessup officiating.
Mr. Bush is one of themos^pop
ular as well as successful business
™»» »f Cb«»»y. wl.Be I* fair
hrale possesses many qualn.ea
lions of both heart; and mind that
endeared lier to all who knew her.
1 he i iMEs-Jonix al extends its
hearty congratulations to the hap
py couple, with the compliments
of the season.
Orator of tliv Day.
Maj. Chas. R. Armstrong,of this
city, was the orator of the day at
the Masonic celebration in Abbe
vnle on Moudav ast. Jum as e\
cry body knew, tiie major acquitted
himself in a most creditable man¬
ner, and was’congratulated upon
his ffi’ort. Major Armstrong •
one of the brightest Masons in
Georgia, as well as one of the most
enthus’astie, and the 1 imes-Jour
v al feels that it voices the senti
nt of all who know him when
it say that he is an honor to this
iU acred order.
Con. L. McLaws. ex-po-tmaster
.f Favcnr.ali, and a d.-iinguislicu
Confederate general in the
unpleasantness between the
Status, was iu the ci f y last Satur
day.
EAST MAX, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 2S, 1889
CENTRAL BONDS PLACED.
Tlie Five Million of Five Per
Cent. Negotiated — How the
Money Will lie Expended.
Savannah, June 23.—The $5,000,
001 five per cent bonds for the Sa
vannah and Western railroad have
been placed in New York'and the
money is now in the company’s
treasury.
The bonds are issued on the lines
constructed bv the Central rail
road on its Savannah and West
ern division The proceeds of the
bonds will be applied first to the
payment of the floating debt in
e U j. re( ] by the construction of the
r oad. The remainder will be car
ri ed in the treasury of the com
r»any to be applied to’the construe
tion of more branch lines if de
cided upon bv the directors, or for
ot j ler useg at 'their siu'-estion.
General Manager Belknap stated
to-day that the contract for the
branch from Eden, twenty miles
W est of Savannah, to Eastman, on
t j, e jr q< y. £ Q will be let at
once The extension from East
riian to Americus will intersect the
Georgia Southern and Florida near
Oordele. The distance from Sa
vannali to Americus-will Iiah be 175
m iles, and from Saw to Bir
mimdiam 415. 7
A part of the Eden branch has
been" traded and work will be
pt1 shed ahead as rapidly as it can
be handled, General Manager
BelknaT) says.
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The American Crocodile.
The largest alligator ever cap
lured in the waters of the Ocmul
gee, was killed at White Bluff,one
mile from Lumber City on Mon
day last. He measured 1( i feet,
supposed to be 20 years old. A
man was fishing who had a dog
with him. The dog ran a short
distance up the bank and barked,
man looked to see the cause
the dog barking and saw the
monster near the bank, and in an
instant, with a flirt of his tail the
monster threw the dog into his
immense jaws and swallowed him
and went into the stream.
The next day the fisherman
returned and carried another dog
with him and made it bark, and
in a few seconds the reptile made
his appearance, coming from the
opposite side of the river, and just
as he was about to land the fisher
man shot liirn in the eye with a
wincheser rifle killing him in
gtant j v With assistance he sue
ce<? ^ in getling him ashore and
brought him to town. The oldest
fishermen say it was the largest
ever captured in these parts.
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the rivers,creeks , and , ponds , around ,
here and are captured quite ofter,
hut only those of medium size,
The mate of this monster is yet
at large. Wc did not learn his
weight, nor the number of gal
Ions of oil t hey K ot from him.
A Pleasant Occasion.
It was our pleasure . while
Chauncey, June 14, to attend ibc
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and it has long been the pride of
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lhe, : rst ? n • h , \ , TTT
a song by the school, which was
well rendered. This was followed
by recitations from each pupil,
showing they were well trained
and equipped tor the occasion.
The second part consisted of di
alogues, which is always the most
interesting to the hearers.
The exercises were interspersed
with vocal solos by Misses Gene
vive Bussev, Lilia Lamb, Fidelia
Mullin and Pauline Harrison.
Three of these young ladies have
been m .tier the instruction of Mrs.
A. Peacock, and in the manner
ibev acquitted themselves, speaks
volumes of praise for her as a mu
sic teacher,
This was one of tne most enjoy- .
able occasions the writer ever had
lack to memovy ,hc
hours he has spent with old school
mates in bv-gone A davs.
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1 lie occasion was ciosed , by , a
song from the school. "Good
Night.”
Miss Harrison is one of the
most thorough teachers in South
Georgia, and it would be to the in
tere-'t of the community at large
to patronize her. May her efforts
be crowned with success, raid her
juipils a living monument to her
labors. -V VISITOR. ,,
Death oi' a Little Halve.
We are pained to chronicle the
death of the little babe of Mr. and
.dr-. J. C. Rawlins, which occurred
on Wednesday afternoon. We
join their many friends iu extend
ing heart-felt sympathy.
COM H ESP 0 N D FN CE.
FCRNJS1IED FROM TOWNS
ALL AROUND US.
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I'HAUXCEY,
ChaiSjcet, June 25.—Since the
ra ^ n the weather is pleasant
enough and the nights and
ings cool.
It is strange that a young man
will not tell a young lady his name
when asked to do so.
Where Hart goeth, there goeth
j Ben also.
Jim Landsberg says that he and
X- H. are much more intimate
now, as they recently bathed in
the same ocean.
Mr. O. W. Bush and Miss Ro
b%a Crutchfield were joined in
wedlock last Thursday. They will
spend a few days among the moun
tains of North Georgia and
then go to New York; Mr. B. to
purchase goods and his bride to
visit her old classmates in Brook
lyn where she graduated.
Mrs. Eliza "Wilcox and dangle
bug Miss Joe, of Eastman, are
spending a few days at the
field House.
Mr. Wm. Curry is on a business
trip to Atlanta.
A fire broke out near the Prim
ilive Baptist church yesterday and
destroyed about forty cords of
wood and a lot of lumber belong
ing to T. V. A G. I\ Bussey; also a
few-cords of wood of K. Johnson,
Messrs. T. Y. & G. P. Bussey are
going to build an addition to their
brick store.
W. J. Harrell has just had
dwelling painted.
A coachwhip devourered an old
setting goose down at our house
some time since, and her nest was
taken in charge by three little ban
tarn roosters. The eggs were
promptly hatched, and now
aforesaid bantams scratch around
and clin k, strut and crow over
their charges, and not being aide
to hover the goslings $ at
cover them with collar leaves
and sit guard till morning. It may
be proper to state that the
is not related to any ancient or
modern .Vnuaniw and «ould
be induced to prevaricate or come
out at any other gate that leads
away from the truth.
J. Benlock.
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LIS WOOD.
Lixwooo, June 21.—We have
been blessed with a srood season
of rain this week. Corn is doing
well; cotton can’t be beat. Every
stalk of corn lias from two to
four shoots on it Sugarcane is
looking well. Reas and' potatoes
are good. ,
This community was never
healthier than at present.
Mr. W. H. Wright come up
from Waycross last Tuesday to
spend several days with his fam
ilv.
AMOSKEAG.
Mrs. E. „ „ H. Bacon left , for „ For- T ,
svtli Tuesday to be present P at L the e
at
spon t Saturday and Sunday here,
A. Repard (. oleord is at home
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Mr. J. T. G’olcord spent Wednes
’
dav in Macon.
xj r Martin F. Amrous paid
Amoskeag a flying visit last week.
r p] ie Amoskeag brass band ser
the general manager .Mon
day night. They are improving
fast.
Apropos of the cantata of Es
tber to be produced shortly in
F as tm‘>n a ladv hearin ir the sim- "the
gest f ion that ali should read
wok
„„ iw d ivhere she eouid purchase
t j ie same .
Tli;>ir Business Booming.
gela-rul £vivaUffradVat'lilwr
, nan & Hcrrnnm's drug store.
Jffi
..vuv* cur.- ami never disappoint bronefikis. -
colds. «-thnu.
i-roup, and all tnroat and lung d.se.c-, -
.piiekly cnml. You can tf >t it befor.
uuyiugfiy getting a trial bottle
large size it 1. Every bottle « arrarite.i.
rhotosrrapbsT
Blaekshear, the Premium P:io
tographer of the State, is now
ready for work. He is located at
the Uplands Hotel. Call early,
as he will remain one week only.
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tried . .
Thousands who having will truly m vam
to find a remedy that
Mood diseases, think their cases
file, but sueli i- nut the t'aet. Kotai-ie
euwUblootl'poiMn including wh-ja'aTlqthcr Hut spring-. treat- J iax<1
ments,
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Four convicts escaped from tiie
camps of the Gress Lumber Com
pany on Wednesday last.
Hon. Seaborn Hall.
On the evening of the 4th
June. 18S9, there passed from
earth to eternity the life and spirit
of one of the best, as well as one
t! ; e most conspicuous of the
P 5j * )15 o men n{ tin's, common-v end
'‘‘y '"^ rs 8 ra:iS section of i oe State
I!1 <jeo: - ! : >fter a miucringnlness
ol.many days. Bern h is et er box -
orlB - around our dwellings, we can
almost toel his icy touch, and
bold his ghastly visage v, men our
hearts beat strongv n n hope, and
our cheeks wear tiie rosy hues of
heaUn—his visits always unwel
‘-onio, are sometimes peciniam
M hen he enters our
homes and ions us ot t n cchenshed
objects of our love. \\ hen he
strikes down the -grea^ and the
5 ?o°d, those ot whom states and
communities are justly proud
tnen in trutu (.o..amentation and
mourning Born.iaivu iobow drd.i>*M, in Ius^.oot in steps. latt
nak county oi Scoteniir.ii ances-
11J--a race v no»ea<-nie\eninc-1 s iu
Hns count ty luue.uton marvelous.
-'[ r - H* 1 ' 1 hved ius long lile ol
veais amid the scenes
-oid associations <n hu-y i.-utb.
Iat!ie J' was a beo'euant m
Kevolu.ionary nai, Ma.-. .wounded
a “ d captured- bv the Rntisu, aim
iUer !|1S re.ease lie served v.ita
bravery until the nose of that war
u ‘“‘ need to enjoy ms st-mm.
hirinuaj . lie m as t.ie xatner
^ '-‘ ive children, ail residents^ot
ana Appling counties
during their lives. Air. Seaborn
a ^ V:ls ; ! j e promineiii
membci ot tins innri 1 > . Hesened
" dh (L.^tinction in the liulian '' '“
rdo, anil mis elected to me
legislature o! tub Stme eonseeu
F\e!\ fioni l-»5 <o is-ri. llev, a>
a member also <n the famous and
memorable Recession ( oimmtioii
«s a delegate fiom tne couni.v
*'PPli n S- He was a loyal ^soinh
ei-iK ' 1 , ami in t no gic.it
H\een the states he was t ne iait!;
ful adnerant and Mijii-orter of the
political toi. tine* <4 !■> nati\e
• S(,ll(:l - An episode at tu,-close ol
iIieV:ir appropriately. iilm-truled
'’" t s imen,ut.i .-.nd ^ n .t lit \.
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u« i me., am a.-w <
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last council 01 1,10 l
«rate uas ne.ii. as tno it ua^iesoAed, pait.\ uas too j mg<
antl lli s ast-disso,'. mg iopim
the aspiring South faded away,led
t! * eln .!° r( ’. "T
li ‘ v Ul us r aN ls ai " im f
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party set out m a southwesterly ,
and was captured in a
few davs thereafter General
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U f 4incno l m (-..use. 1 man
'* 10 '^ a ' H 11 0 0 iisnane vtn
lA A.’ v 110 K ” ’ ‘ 1 l , I , “ ln t ((
under I resident l J f fl"*?," Fierce, 1 lary ,0 who f m
1856 was elected Vice President
ot .... the l inted .States, with Bucli- ,, ,
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alman for t President, tJ ., , and . who , was
nominated . .. , 101 , . I lesideid • , . . Ijv Ids
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’’ PIia 1 10111 x< ,1U( '■ 011
drew to inflow the cause ot me
South for independence, win. was
<X llia]0r a! 111 1 A; 01 ’’ “° ! “
army, aiipomten an< m Secre.aiy January^ or ar inis
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ai ' ; : ing::is:K “ gcauenmn, sobut-r
V ..m.i, ^..dii .1 . 11 I ■' *
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a “’«c ,lon ( , 5 ™ rou ? , °'J asa<1
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vised to go to L y _‘ '*‘a , , Xi l0
u 1 ' j ’2
lu " l * l “ ‘'at 1 '.’ V' he won.d V '
n V f^ aiWl 5 *axe ™re
. aiu! lost,
oi 1111,1 gne mm a ' ' !!!
f i0(1 a L ! fire until h e " Lri 11 "
A«etu.»*r .
“T8T-! '"hY' , ari
and made mmscn iviiOAn, - an., true
nis noole instincts Mr. Hal P 1 ^'
iccted him lor en d:(>•>, unti:
1^1 l' 1 ll ’ a ^
c-m ^B^The t
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waten m token oi his frmnasmp
. ' i i ‘ • *'• ; • " .: 0 f j j; - ,-Otir
and fidelity. Gen. Frecxen ,
age
,.:.jg e wag furnished a guide and
"" s conducted to the coa
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o,.ta i.u .
- >c..; c‘U on .i 1
j’ , l a ;‘ u 1 ’ ,n ‘. 1 1
Europe, where he remained umil
* ' n ie u ' v riieii l ) ltl " !t
.
Mr. Hal;, rFa"" with 8; ' pleasurable , pride.
1
"••'inn frequently , reier to tins . . ms- , .
incident ill hi.- life, and wa
(he recipient of letters from the
Breckenri !ge fainilv in Kentmkv.
inquiring with friendly solicitude
after him. Before his death
bequeathed the watch, a pre
cions souviner, to his grandson. E.
D. Graham, Esq., by whom, we
trust.it will be worthily worn.
Mr. Hall's death was universally
mourned. In all the relations of
life he was a man, as a member
the benevolent institutions of Ins
country, in his political connec
(ions, as a citizen and as a Chris
tian he was faithful to all of his
espousals. In his order, his party,
his eountry and his faith, in their
prosperity and adversity, taeir
bright day and cloudy day he was
the * same true brother, warm
triend, zealous patriot and unvea
rving Christian. His last public
service was as delegate to the Con
stitutional Convention of 1877.
His business capacity and abil- .
it y enabled him to surround him-
3e lf with the comforts of this hte.
He was the largest planter in this
section of the State, owning eigh
ty-two negroes, the value of which
he lost by the results of the war.
He left a handsome patrimony to
his surviving children. He was
much given to hospitality and his
invitation—“you must come home
with me and be my guest. You
will give joy to me and I will do
a jf tliat is in my power to honor
y 0U —-meant all that was express
e d or implied Ilis charity was
proverbial, and yet as a friend to
the poor, he aras no foe to the
rich, considering himself on a level
with the highest, he was not above
t j l0 level of the humblest, he was
f or t U nate in enjoying the conn
dence and favor of both.
“Bear friend, may the sunshine
0 f heaven beam bright on the
waking. And may the song that
thou |hearest be the seraphim s
song."
Custom and experience have as
signed prices to most of the treas
ures of the world, but no effort of
the mind has been able to measure
an fi determine the worth of a great
like the sun giving per
petual heat and light to the mn
t er i a l universe. A great and good
inan is a source of intelligence and
beneficence to the whole human
family, nor do the trifling spots
U p 0n the sun, nor the siniilgr im
pcp[ y tll ^ns of the man ’sensibly
sphmdoi* or the use
A 1* hik^o
Ragging.
length on this
ykws says;
of the country
entertain fears that the
P on on packed in cotton cloth will
Jiave to be unpacked at a loss,and
they are conscientious in lament
ing a move which they think will
the farmer. This
HQt j )e the tor (he ex
changes of the , southern , seaports .
should regulate this matter. It is
a well known fact that every cent
p a j d f or j u ^ e bagging is lost to the
(• aruiel ^ f or tho price is regulated
; n Liverpool, and the tare taken
off, the farmer being paid only for
lcl ^ Now, T 1 we submit , -..14 that .1 the raer
chant , who , does not . actively , co¬
with . , trying , . to .
operate iarmers in
save the . price . of „ this bagging ,
the country, is standing in his own
rp 0 cover with jute, tiie raw
material being imported, takes the
sum which i( coglrt out of
^ w]iile jo cf)yer with
cotton saves the cost of the raw
material to the South. That is a
pJain and easi i y understood pro
ition> y or illustration, assume
R ie raw material of jute bag
irinj;', not counting cost of inaRU
facturing, cost 50 cents per bale,
that means $3,500,000 sent out of
ihe country. Now, assuming that
required to cover a bale cost the
same, its use results in saving to
the planters of the South $3,500,
ooo.
There is another benefit to the
cotton growing States involved in
the use of cotton bagging; the 100
] >a ] es consumed in making the
(lecr f se ‘ he visil f
stipplv that ranch, and . the
raise
iu tbe ** U bears
to which .-olton can lie ^
benefits the cotton producers
1 rtiou to tho amount
sinned, ,
There is no occasion for any
difference between the farmers
and merchants on this question,
If the merchants can't see that it
is to the farmers interest to use
cotton bagging, why he is entitled
to his opinion, and the different
views can beheld, and the same
close and friendly relations contin¬
ue to exist.
Henry Grady fairly "wiped the
earth up” with the iniquitous Charlottsville. Blair j
i.ill in a speech at j
Va., the other day. All honor to
this fearless and patriotic young
Georgian. Both Mr. Blair and his
bill should be made to go.
KASTMAN TIMES Established 1874.1 consolidated Dec. ifcS.
HODGE GOGN r\ JOURNAL, isS.-.t
W 00 LF 0 LK IS GUILTY
SO DECLARES THE .JURY
WHICH HAS TRIED HIM.
THE MURDERER'S ..SECOND TRIAL,
The (’asp Brought to a (lose, and the
Jury Agrees After n Ten Situates
Consultation — Rutherford's
Opinion.
Perry, Ga., June 25.—Antiei
pating the culmination of jhis
g rea t trial, the court room was
filled early this morning, interest
being up to the highest point,
More ladies than any other time
occupied front seat sin the' audi
torium. Two large boquets of
flowers, complimentary to Mr.
Guerry, were on the table near
| u - |n# Before court opened Tom
appeared paler than usual, with
dejection unmistakably shown in
jfi s countenance. At 8:32 the
court opened, and Mr. Guerry at
once resumed his argument in do
fey-ence to the fact that the jurors
wore already fatigued with the in¬
vestigation. He emphasized bis
desire that they should remember
jj te evedence, and apply it in ac
cordance with the law applicable
to the case. Referring to the ex
c jt em ent, at the scene of the mur
der, he declared that nothing in
the evidence disclosed a threat or
a n act of violence against Tom
Wool folk, though he was removed
from the crowd as an act of can
lion and prudence. In contradic
tion to the argument of defense
that the coroner’s jury was organ
J^ed to try Tom, he asserted that
they investigatedjthe killing to de-
1 ermine toward whom the suspi
cions circumstances pointed. In
combatting the theory of the de
fense that more than one did the
lulling, he eloquently asserted
that Tom’s statement contradicted
that idea, in that the attack had
been made in one room only, and
logically argued that attack would
j iave simultaneously been made in
Tom’s room, and he would have
been one of the first victims. But
ono weapon, one suit of under
clothes were found. He declared
ju a. > “w- 1
no other person would lia\e tried
to erase the blood stains. In Joms
room one Hack only WHS- found,
and none leaving the house, as
would have been had the murder
ers fled, as Tom’s statement de
dared. In handling the ax to il
lustrate that one man could have
done the foul deed, his eloquent
portrayal drew tears to the eyes of
jurors and auditors. Herediculed
the idea that any circumstance di
reeled suspicion to to Jack Bu
bose , or any nogro on the place. , In f
referring to the testimony of Nancy
Bird, her full impeachment was
shown, and in the keenest irony
he spoke of the highest regard in
which Co y 1 Rutherford held
her eviilty* -A and referred to Col
onel Rutherford’s denunciation of
Bone Davis for sending his mother
from his house, he quoted from
the Bible the 10th chapter of
Mark: mi “God then made male and
j female. For this cause shall a
man leave mother and father, and
cleave-to his wife, and they twain
I | shall be one flesh.” A choice be
lween mother and wife as a life
companion. Continuing, he de
voted himself particularly to Col
onel Rutherford’s argument, at
tacking and defending as required
at all times logical,often sublimely
eloquent, and at times cutting
deep with sarcasm. He listened
the defense’s attack on O’Conner
to the fellow in the Georgia Scenes
caught in an imaginary fight. They
could tear him up if need be. At
12 o’clock recess was ordered to
3:30, with a request from the court j
that defense be ready with their
requests for special charges, ex-1 |
pressed in writing. Continuing
j u || ie afternoon Mr. Guerry pass- |
od to a conclusion, at 4:20, ending
the final argument, having spoken
« ^urs and 36 minutes.
'
“I hope and pray he may make
peace with his Maker and prepare
iGr the ,, great , chdii , e to , come. ,,, >>< j
0
ask nothing in the spirit of ven
seance; simply ask that you, gen
glemen of the jury, rise up in your
ciety majesty and as the representatives country. 11 ^of t- ask so ,
e
the just performance of your duty.
That is all we ask. and think we
have the right to demand it. Ren¬
der a verdict in accordance with
the facts, and we will be satisfied j
with your judgment." !
Fifteen minutes later Judge
Gustin .began iris cl large, readme I I
slowly and uistmctly from manu i
script. The charge was clear as
to the law. definition of circum¬
stantial evidence, absolutely im
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A U question in the matter.
partial and was concluded in 20
minutes. It included several spe¬
cial charges asked for by the de¬
fense. The jury retired to con¬
sider the case at 4:55, and at the
expiration of forty-five minutes,
came in with their verdict.
The jury was called and Fore¬
man Joe Frederick gave it to So¬
licitor Felton, who slowly and dis¬
tinctly read: "We, the jury, find
the defendant guilty."
A poll of the jury was asked
for by the defense,and so ordered.
Each juror said the verdict was
his. The verdict was received in
absolute silence,'very few having
left the court ’ 77111 while the jury
was out. Tom turned a shade
paler, gulped a time or two, while
his eyes blinked rapidly. The
aunt and sisters sat with bowed
heads. The jury was discharged
directly after the verdict was ren¬
dered. The court was put on no¬
tice by Colonel Rutherford that a
motion for a new trial would be
ordered. A recess was ordered
until 0 tomorrow morning,
when sentence will be passed.
Directly after the verdict was ren¬
dered, Colonel Rutherford ap¬
proached Woolf oik and, taking
him by the hand, said:
“I told you before the verdict
would not stand. 1 tell you now
this verdict will not stand. You
can rest as easy as if at home in
your bed, so far as this vertict is
concerned.”
Tom replied:
“Oh, I am not afraid.”
Though the verdict is in accor¬
dance the convict ipns of the peo¬
ple, there was positively no dem¬
onstration of approval when ren¬
dered, except possibly the pleased
expression on the expectant faces.
II. S. and J. \V. Wool folk, cousins
of the prisoner,left the courthouse
and town after the jury retired
and before the verdict was render
ed. The aggregate exact lime oc
cupied by the argument on both
sides,after the evidence’was all in,
was thirty-one hours and thirty
five minutes; by the prosecution
thirteen hours and twenty-nine
minutes, by the defense eighteen
%ir ~
ini
coni,gsion t Tyml.
ol this
Everything calm.
TO HANG AUGUST 1(5.
Perry, June 25. —Count met at
0 o’clock this morning with about
one hundred and fifty spectators.
No ladies were present except the
prisoner’s sisters and aunt. Wool- -
folk looked very bad, and evi¬
dently had passed a restless night.
At 9:20 Judge Gustin ordered
the prisoner to stand up, and if ho
had anything to say why sentence
of death should not lie passed un
on him, to speak now Wool folk
arose and said lie had nothing to
say except lie was an innocent
man. Not a muscle moved as he
spoke. Captain Rutherford arose
and said lie would ask that sen¬
tence be suspended, as they in¬
tended to carry the case to the su¬
preme court if a new trial was
not granted. Judge Gustin said
he would sentence him now and
would grant a supercedas.
Judge Gustin then read the sen¬
tence of death dooming tiie pris¬
oner to be executed on the 16th of
August, 1889. Thai the hanging
should lie within two mites of the
Houston court house,and the hang¬
ing should be in private, and only
the friends of Wool folk be per¬
mitted to attend, and Drs. Davis
and Mann be present to determine
when defendant was dead.
Captain Rutherford said he
would present his motion and ex¬
ceptions pendente lite sometime
during the day and file his motion
for trial.
He was given until 3 p. m. when
it will be presented and court will
then adjourn for the term, and ev
will return home once
more, tired of the long trial that
has just ended.
Epoch
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