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See Us For JOB WORK. VOL. 24. 00R FIELD Sayings and Doings Chronicled as They Are Heard, From All Corners of the County—Interesting Items The revival meeting closed at Ishain Springs Sunday with five accessions by T baptism. I am informed that Rev. Em met t Dickens has received an unanimous and indefinite call as pastor at Zebulon. He is now off to his old home at Harrison. Rev. E. R. Osborne is expected to fill Mr. Dickens’ appointment at Central Point during his absence. In company with Mr. West Rogers, of Eastman, and several good boys out on the river, I went seining last week. To say I had a big time v on Id not express it. We caught all the fish we needed and I got enough seining and wading mud to last me for some time to come. Mr. Rogers made a tre mendous effort at the beginning, but finding that neither the water nor mud would bear his 275 pounds, decided that dry land suited him best and made a strike on us. He kept to the bank the remainder of the day and says twenty-five dollars would be no inducement for another such fool ish act. I saw Mr. W. H. Thompson’s good rails last week. They are all right and no mistake. It seems that J. L. C. and W. H. T. are inclined to differ on the fence question. Now if you breth¬ ren can’t agree, I would suggest that you refer the matter to Col. Tom Watson, as there must not be a division in the party. Rev. Bob McKinnon don’t ride his bike anymore; he has changed it to a mule. Mr, Charlie Ross and Bro. Lewis, ot near Mattie, were in town Monday and subscribed for the Times-Journal. I was out at the home of Mr. R. F. Buchanan Monday. In cone nection with a five-horse farm, he lias a well-equipped ginnery, and just this side of his place he has a good saw mill with which he is serving the public at large. We now have several new bike riders. Among the number we find Col. J. F. DeLaey one of the most enthusiastic, He is making fine progress. Mr. B. IT. Harrell, of Central Point, has twelve varieties of cot¬ ton. He is trying to discover the most profitable kind. He also has two acres in very fine cane. He and Judge Wm. McRae must be racing on cane, as the has a very fine patch. It is a deplorable fact tnat ni-t is damaging cotton in some sec¬ tions of the county. I would be glad to have someone tell me the cause for rust in cotton, as I no tice it m places where there has been no plowing as well as where it has been plowed since the heavy rams, It- must come from some other cause. A. B. Moore. Back From New York. Mr. S. Harris and son, Herr man, have returned from their visit to New York. While away Mr. Harris pur chased an immense supply of fall clothing for both sexes. These goods are daily arriving, and if you will watch our columns next week Harris & Herrman will tell vou something that will open your eves very wide. i m r I 1 N j J J&A © Eastman Times Established iS73 j Dodge County iournal, iSSj * NEW SCHOOL HOUSE AND Contracts For Their Erection Were Let to W. L. Landrum & Co., of Mayfield, Kentucky, on Last Friday. Last Friday was the day for let¬ ting the contract for the new jail. There were five large construction companies represented, and Judge John M . Bohannon, ordinary', was a verv busy man. The bids sub mitted ranged from $9,618 down to $8,686.50. The last was made by T Mr. Will L. Landrum, repre¬ senting the Pauley Jail Company, of St. Louis, Mo. He, besides making the lowest bid, exhibited the most satisfactory' equipment of cells, etc. Judge Bohannon is determined to secure for Dodge county as good a jail as can be had. The work of its erection will be com¬ menced at once. The city board of education met Friday to open bids for the sale of our $10,000 issue of bonds, which were sold at par to Will L. Landrum & Co., of Mayfield, Ky. The contract for building the white and colored academies was let to the same company for $9,800. Of the $700 remaining, $500 will be paid for the site for the white school, on Chauncey avenue, owned by Air. W. W. Harrell, and the balance, or some part thereof, will be used to pur¬ chase a location for the colored school house, which will be select¬ ed later. The board advertises m this issue for offers of land suita¬ ble for the purpose. Mr. Landrum’s bid was just $8,000 lower than the highest, and about $1,000 lower than any bid submitted for the buildings. The Times-Journal congratu¬ lates the city fathers and board of education upon their success in making these deals, which we con¬ sider highly advantageous to our growing city. Assaulted a Colored Woman. Mr. Ben Harrell, of Central Point, was in the Times-Journal office last Tuesday morning and furnished us with the following facts:— About one mile- from Mr. Har rell’s plantation lives Pleas Pearcy and family, colored. On last Monday afternoon at about three o’clock, while the husband and children were away from home and no one was present except Pleas’ wife, Patsy, a white man stopped at the house and asked the woman for a drink of water. Taking advantage of her being alone, the fellow assaulted Patsy —beating her badly and shooting at her several times with a revolv¬ er, after which he made good his escape. Patsy describes her assailant as a young, red-faced fellow weighing about 175 pounds. He had sandy hair and heavy moustache. I r*H e wore a broad-brimed black hat, red coat, light pants; was carrying a red valise and had a pistol buckled around him. He had a prominent brand on one arm. He c ]aj me( i to be from Gress’ mill and was going in a northerly di rection. The darkies of that neighbor hood are much worked up over the affatr and have been making considerable efforts to catch the man, but so far without success, We truly trust that he will be captured and given the full limit of the law. EASTMAN, DODGE COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1807. T. C0LC0R0 PASSES AWAY After More Than a Year of III Health He Died at H:s Home in Atlanta Early Last Saturday Morning. Mr. Jacob T. Colcord died at his residence in Atlanta last Sat¬ urday morning at half past one o’clock. For some time lie has been in failing health, and on Tuesday a stroke of paralysis brought him to death’s door. From that time he lingered un¬ conscious until Saturday morning when lie breathed his last, sur¬ rounded by relatives and friends. Mr. Colcord was one of the most prominent lumbermen in Georgia. He was born at Exeter, N. 11., in 1889, and came to Georgia when he was only twenty years old. Almost ever since he has been in the lumber business in this state, being associated with prominent men in various concerns. Mr. Colcord built the Amoskeng mill, near Eastman, and was man¬ ager of the business until its re¬ moval a little over a year ago. He was obliged to give up this busi¬ ness on account of failing health, and moved with his family to Atlanta, where he and his son leased the plant ot the Atlanta Lumber Company and began an active planing mill business. Mr. Colcord leaves a wife and two childre,n Mr. A. R. Colcord, of Atlanta, and Mrs. Jos. H. Williams, of Eastman, both of whom attended him in his last hours. Jacob T. Colcord was a mason of high rank. He was instrumental in having erected the Masonic building here, and was an active and prominent member of the order in Eastman and the state. He held the offices of Worshipful Master of Eastman Lodge No. 279 F. & A. M., and High Priest of Ivanhoe Chapter, It. A. M., and was a member of No. fi It. A. M., St. Omer Commandery No. 2, Knight Templar, Grand Scribe of the Grand Chapter of Georgia and Past Eminent Commander of St Omer Commandery No. 2 Knight Templar. He was laid to rest with the most beautiful and impressive Masonic ceremonies, man y G f }jj s Eastman friends at tended to pay their last sorrowful tribute at his grave. He was buried at West view cemetery, At¬ lanta, Sunday afternoon. And Still Another. Who dare say Eastman is not a cotton market right? With already three warehouses of commodious proportions we are also to have a cotton yard Mr. B. L. Harrell is the ener¬ getic projector of this enterprise, and is already engaged in its con¬ struction. The yard is to be lo cated on the Armstrong lot, im mediately fronting the railroad and in proximity to the railroad depot. In addition to the desirability 0 f location Mr. Harrell will have other advantages for facilitating the handling of the fleecy staple. Colored School Site, Competitive bids will be receiv e(1 p v the Board of Education for t for „ , ite for the i colored , public , scnooi, narni- , , j io »e jed in by Saturday, 21st iust . By order of the Board of Edu cation. 8 - 18 - 21 . Consolidated iSSS. “BUN" MAKES ANOTHER He Spends the Sabbath at the Home Mr. John D. Faucett, one of Dodge's Largest Farmers. The prettiest country that I have ever visited, and 1 venture as pretty as any to be found in the county, is that of Mr. John D. Faucett, of the upper edge of this county. 1 had the great satisfaction of spending last Sunday at this farm of farms, and although my visit was entirely unexpected, 1 could not possibly have fared better had they been making special ar¬ rangements for me for the past month—which bears out the as¬ sertion that “Uncle” John is al¬ ways prepared for company. A large, nicely-painted resi¬ dence with a beautiful flower gar¬ den m front, surrounded by lovely shade trees—you have the home of John Faucett. Standing upon the broad ve¬ randas of the house and gazing in whatever direction you may, you see ns far as the vision will reach fields of fine cotton, corn, etc. Such is the crop of John Faucett A. B. Moore’s article on com¬ pelling people to feed their stock certainly does not apply t<> this plantation, for Mr. Faucett has the prettiest, best-kept stock that I know of. In speaking of politics, Mr. Faucett said:— “I have about decided to make the next race for representative. I will let you know more about it later on. t / 1 don’t remember ever having passed a more delightful day than at this pleasant country homo, and I thank Mr. Faucett and his good lady for their courteous treatment of me. Bun. Very Good. Prof. Victor Erliart, the noted violinist, assisted by Mrs. Asa Peacock and Miss Alice Scarbor¬ ough, splendid pianists of Dublin; Miss Lottie Foster, a sweet vocal soloist of Atlanta; Mr. Rndcliff, a fine baritone soloist, of Savannah, and a portion of Eastman’s best local talent, gave entertainments m our opera house on hoik last Tuesday and Friday evenings. While the audiences were rather small, the concerts were first-class and highly appreciated by all. Prof. Erliart is a fine violinist and we trust that he will favor us with another of his concerts soon. Aof Heady for if. Being convinced, both from the arguments advanced pro and con through our columns and conver o w Ti the people, that the far..; - o f Dodge, by a very large majorii' , are not ready for a no fence la., we have decided it a waste of time and space to further continue the discussion. We, therefore, • •.-poetfully u.-k that correspondents direct their favors for our columns in other channels of thought, at least until the sea¬ son for stock law in Dodge is more opportune, should that season ever occur. First New Cotton. The first bale of now cotton this . wrought . La-t season was into man last Friday by Mr. S. E. Horn It brought 8c a pound and was sold to Mr. W. H. Cotter. The bale weighed 150 pounds. J03 to NO. 88 FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS Happenings and incidents of the Week in Dodge County Chronicled for Read¬ ers of the Times-Journal by our Regular Correspondent. Inglewood, Aug. 9.—Health of this community generally' good. A few of our farmers contain* template putting some cotton on the market this week. Dr. Williamson, of Rhine, iu company with Mr. George McLeod, of Abbeville, came near being badly hurt on Tuesday of last week by a run-awuv horse. They worn en route to Rhine from Abbeville through the Ocmulgee swamp. When they- reached the last lake in the swamp they let the bridle reins down so that the horse might drink (both men the meantime being seated in the open-top bug¬ gy) when the horse got one of his legs over the reins, and, throwing his head up, broke the bridle bits, which caused him to run. Dr. Williamson jumped nut as soon as lie could, but received a gush on the forehead ami was pretty badly bruised. Mr. McLeod remained in the buggy until he was thrown out as the horse run between two t rees. The buggy was literally torn t> pieces, but fortunately Mr. McLeod escaped injuries. A valuable dwelling house at Inglewood, owned by Judge Bish¬ op, sr., of Eastman, was consumed by fire on Tuesday evening of last week. The occupants (a colored family) lost a portion of their furniture, some money and cook¬ ing stove—including all the cook¬ ing utensils. The fire originated from the stove. The family of “Uncle” Henry Taylor, (col.) who lives not tar below Inglewood, has had quite a serious time with typhoid fever all this spring and summer. Three of the children have died with¬ in the past two months and two more of t hem are dangerously sick. They may rest assured that they have the fullest sympathy of all the people in this entire section. Mr. T. P. WTIlcox has recently purchased the grist mill and gin¬ nery formerly owned by Mr. Jack Reeves and will be prepared to gin all our cotton tins fall. Mr. T. P. is a hustler and we feed con¬ fident that he will run the busi¬ ness successfully. The good people of Harrell’s community (not far from this place) have recently built a nice church house near Harrell’s a cad* emy. Fair Haven is the name chosen for the church, and Rev. Mr. Bacon, of near Eastman, is the pastor in charge. I venture to say that Mr. Wright Harrell has ten acres of the finest cotton in Dodge county. Mr. Harrell expects to gather a bale to the acre. Truly, the crops of this section will compare favorably with any in south Geor gia. Several families of Inglewood went to the Ocmulgee swamp on a big fishing spree last Friday and tried to catch the Ocmulgo** Suck er in every conceivable way known to a lucky fisherman; but all t<> no avail. As iiiv mouth is al ' uck iu * “{ everything that along, . I comes p. a rned to be more careful, £ am here to tell you that tho Sucker still swims. Ocmulgee Sucker. Continued on Eighth Page.