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Mr. W. W. Ashburn is again in
the city.
Mr. F. B. 'Stubbs, of Cox. was
in the city Friday.
Col. John Stubbs, of Dublin,
passed through Eastman Sunday
last.
Mr. Tom Curry, of McRae, was
in the city one day last week.
Mr. A. T. Bowers, of Empire,
paid us a pleasant call Monday.
Editor Wade Shepherd, of the
Cochran Tribune, was aphasaat
visitor to our office Monday.
Mr. John Griffin, of Scotland,
spent Friday and Saturday with
Ins mother at this place.
James Bishop, Jr., attended
Montgomery Superior court this
week.
Hon. Make McRae, of Macon,
visited his daughters, Mrs. Wynne
and Mrs Meadows here this week.
Mr. Milton Sapp, of Juliette.
Ga., spent a few da.vs of this week
with his parents here.
We are glad to state that Mr.
w. N. Leitcli is out again after hav¬
ing been confined to his room for
some time.
Miss Anna Ragland, of McRae,
spent Sunday and Monday here
with her sister, Miss Mol lie Rag¬
land.
Miss -Mia Clements who is in at¬
tendance at the Eastman Insti¬
tute spent, Saturday and Sunday
with home folks at Alamo.
Mrs. W. Win go and children
turned Monday from a visit to
Mrs. Wingo’s mother at Hunts
ville Ata.
Sol.-Gen. John F. DeLacy, Hon.
D. M. Roberts and Col. J. E.
Wooten are in attendance at Mont¬
gomery Superior court this week.
Miss Lena Evans, who is attend¬
ing the Eastman Institute, visited
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. G.W .
Evans, near town Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. John F. DeLacy has re¬
turned to the city after a prolong¬ sick
ed visit to the bedside of a
sister. Mrs. DeLacy’s friends are
glad to have her with them again.
Messrs. J. M. Arthur and John
Harrell went down to McRae
Tuesday to do some work for con¬
tractor W. T. Collins. Both of
these gentlemen are verv efficient
in their line.
Mr. Joseph Williams went down
to Temperance Monday to attend
the funeral of his step-mother,
Mrs. W. J. Williams, who died on
Sunday after a lengthy illness.
We extend our sincere sympathies
to the sorrowing family.
Mr. L. M. Ci’rrv is now drum¬
ming for J. R. Bowdry and Cudahy
Packing Co., of Macon Ga., with
t fi rritf>rv over a part of the G. A:
A. and Southern railways. Mr.
Curry is a clever, whole-souled
gentleman, and we are glad to
learn that he is doing a fluunsh
ing business.
"Mrs. E. H. Bacon returned from
Atlanta Friday, accompanied has by
her son. Mr. Ed Bacon, who
been quite sick tor some time, and
lmr daughter, Mrs. A. R. Colcord
Ed came home to spend a week
recuperating, after which lie will
return with his sister to Atlanta
and resume liis studies in the tec -
nological school. We trust that
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he may soon regain his # normal
health and strength.
The Dublin enards, , a m.l.tarj
company of Dnbliu, have b.en.
mitted to the State Malitia. Ed
itor H. M. Stanley of the Conner
is captain of the organizati .
It is thought that the new com pa
ny will be put into a battalion to
be formed of the organizations and S»n- in
Kastman, Hawkinsville
dersville, and assigned reorgamted. toon. >r
the regiments lately
—Savannah News,
THE TIMES-JOURN AL
Eastman Times Kstablisi a- I $7 2
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DEATH OF DR. J. M. MeGEE. I
He Passed Away S5 Mi
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Dr. .T. M McGee, whose serious I
illness has been chronicled from
time to time in these columns,
on Friday morning at 7
o’clock at the home of his father
in-law, Mr. L. M. Peacock, Sr., in
tlvs city
A little over a year ago Dr. Mc¬
Gee moved to Savannah, at which
place he opened up a dental office.
While there he was taken with a
severe attack of grip, and was
very ill for some time. As soon as
he was able to make the trip he
went to Lumber City, at which
place his brother, Dr. \Y. A. Mc
Cfee, was practicing at that time.
There he was again compelled to
take his bed and it was some time
before he was able to be moved
to Eastman. He was brought
here about the latter part of Jan¬
uary, and since that time has been
able to leave his room only a few
times. The attack or grip was
followed by what is known as gal
loping consumption, and his reia
lives and friends realized some¬
time ago that it would be iip,po°
sible for him to ever recover.
Tbe funeral services were con¬
ducted by Rev. J. T. Ryder in a
very impressive manner at the
Methodist church Saturday morn¬
ing at 10 o’clock, after winch the
bodv was laid to rest in Wood
lawn cemetery.
Dr. McGee was reared near Cleve¬
land, Ga., White county, at which
place his father and mother and
one brother now reside. One oth¬
er brother, Dr. W. A. McGee, is
engaged in the practice of dentis¬
try at McRae and other places in
this section, and was with hiiu
during a part of his ll ness am
for three weeks previous to hxs
death. After having graduated
in dentistry, Dr. McGee moved to
this place about three years ago,
and although a perfect stranger
to our people, by bis becoming
conduct and pleasing manners, he
soon made many friends among
us.
Soon after coming here he uni
ted himself with the Methodist
church, of which he made a
sistent member. About two years
ago he was married to Miss ( iil
tord Peacock, one of Eaitman’s
most excellent young women, who
with two little children, are left
without husband and father.
We extend deepest sympathies
to the bereaved ones.
lf*ad the new adv. of W- H.
Clements in this issue.
Too many people perform their
work after the style of machines.
Mr. Raifoivi VanLandingham is
making syrup this week and he
favored us with a sample which
was very fine. Mr. R. L. Pruitt
also brought us a bottle of very
fine syrup. No better quality of
syrup"can be produced anywhere
than in Dodge county and both
of these gentlemen know how to
make it.
John Robinson had a big crowd
to "see his show to-day: with the ticket half
grown boy was there a
? h ,? keep baby
UK -g w asthore to
k nC r a iid the editor was
with a nose for news. Its a
" don't give editors
pity thpv a
a the red lemonade
free pass to bet
stand, but may be he will do
ter next time.
Marshal Fair, whileouhisu*ual
round Friday night, noticed t he
back door of the building occupied
by Mr. Jesse Rogers as a resturant
and small grocery, standing wide
open, and upon! investigation
K(lge r;8 hor* on the
; us j<ie of the builamg devouring
■ x (l ^j eg an ff every other thing
^ (J ^ eatab summoned l e nature home Mr
Ko<ypr9 ha( j been
^ — a fternoon on account Or
^ sic r m tho iQ charge family of and the bus- had
left h ^ forgot close the
'' k “" ^ting d the horsa had no
“ c entrance.
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A little girl was born to Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Sapp on Monday.
Prof. Hurst filled the pulpit at
the Baptist church again Sunday
morning.
The show comes off to-day and
the ehildren are happy. Some of
the old folks are also smiling.
The military company is pro¬
gressing nieelv and ere long we
will have one of the most up-to
date companies in the state.
We are sorry to say that Mr. F.
M. Steward dropped a piece of
timber on his foot last week, in¬
flicting a painful wound.
Dr. T. J. Key is off for a few
days to Moultrie. Dr. Key de¬
sires it understood that lie is still
a resident of Kastman.
Judge A. C. Pate and Captain
John IT. Martin, of Hawkinsville,
passed through the city Sunday
enroute to Montgomery Superior
court.
Dr. W. A. McGee returned to
his business at McRae and other
points Monday, al ter having spent
the past three weeks hero at the
bedside of his brother.
Mrs. M. L. Burch, after a pleas¬
ant ctay in the city, guest of the
family of Col. W. S. Itamsey, left
on Saturday last, for her home in
Eastman.—Dublin Courier.
An interesting article from Rev.
M. Sikes was unavoidably ciowcled
out this week. It will appear in
our next issue.
Judge Bishop is adding a new
coat () f p a j n tto his new purchase,
ihe Eastnuu , Mansion, in addition
1o thorou „ h overhauling he is
& ■ » . * ^ lhf , ho use and premises.
who meteoric .
Those want to see
showers will have to rise early,
From two to four o’clock is the
time they are scheduled to arrive
The citv court bill is expected
to pasg {his week or the early
par) () f next. The court will prob
ab ]y become operative about Jan
uar y ]<)00.
The court h juse is receiving a
new coat of paint which adds much
to its exterior beauty. Judge Bo¬
hannon is determined to keep
things in good shape around him.
Nothing in the world adds more
to the beauty of a town than well
painted houses, Eastman could
improve her appearance consider¬
ably by a liberal use of paint.
Mrs. C. G. Brown x, gave us a
sweet potato yesterday which
weigh pounds, and measured 10
inches in length and lOj inches
around. It was of the Barbados
variety, and was raised by Mr. J.
D. Nash, of near Chauncey.
southbound passenger Sun
® ’j \fter it left Eastman, had on
thre > candidates for the
of this circuit and two
f or solicitor-general, Superior all enroute
to Montgomery court.
Tho boyg down there are doubt
Mr. K. P. Cottar, of McRae,
while out hunting one day this
week happened to quite A peculiar
accident, but fortunately was not
seriously injured Mr. Cotter j
Was, he thought, Hulett. yelping who up a also line j
gobler. Mr. was
out hunting, thought the rainy
thing and fired his gun in the di- ;
rection c f the sound, several of
t j ie shot striking Mr. Cotter. j
Glenn, one of the most
' in Georgia,
1 ‘ . ] 1G tel porters
• , dden i n Eastman one day
^ . George .| was one of the
n{ r0 „ s tUc write r
“ e ^nod “ many times he wn,
• rou"h
. , . ^ behind a J
^ ^ y t ,
; j t w j ien George was
- , before the judgment bar
of (*<xi h» S were found
“ fau!tg he niav
a * K , hVv all is well with
- Courier
1»» soul.-Uu r)nblm an Uouner.
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Con; '.idated iSSS,
Mistaken Identity.
Sheriff t niwlord, of Butts conn*
tv, came to Kastman Saturday
and had Sheriff Rogers to arrest
Henry Hightower, who works at
Peacock & Carr’s warehouse think¬
ing he was a negro wanted in his
county for murder. Henry was
placed in jail Saturday night and
remained until Sunday afternoon.
A negro from Jackson arrived
Sunday morning to identify Hen¬
ry, but he was not certain that
Henry was the right man,alt hough
remarkable resemblance. Sheriff
Crawford, however, decided to car¬
ry him to Jackson and brought
him down to the depot Sunday p.
m. for that purpose. After a good
deal of parleying and a clever
speech from Henry, who claimed
never to have seen Butts county.
The sheriff concluded that ho had
the wrong man, and jusi before
the train came released him. As
a matter of course the crowd had
a good laugh on the sheriff and
his negro identifier, and some of
the peoph present tried to get up
a fight between Henry mid the ne¬
gro who came to identify him, but
this failed entirely, and as the
train pulled out Sheriff Crawford
gave the people a broad smile and
waved a cheerful good-bye, »!
though he carried no prisoner.
The negro wanted is Andrew High¬
tower, who killed another negro
in Butts county about H years ago.
Sheriff Crawford scorns to be a
clever, whole-souled fellow, and
we trust he will iiave better luck
next time he pays our section a
visit.
Henry Hightower was still at
the ware house yesterday, and
says he expects to stay there right
on.
A Kicking Horse Injures A Lady.
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W morning at re¬
. ah , nee ot Mr. J. K Hobbs, near
P< arly, his daughter, Mrs. Hind
Bostick, had n narrow escape frorti
death. A pair of ponies lmd been
hitched up for a drive and as soon
they had gone a few yards one
of them commenced kicking and
hit Mrs. Bostick, breaking a bone
in her wrist. The horses did not
r in. but kicked themselves loose
and ruined the harness.—Dublin
Curier.
|A Murderer Captured.
Sheriff J. C. Rogers and Mr.
Arthur Vancy on Tuesday morn¬
ing arrested Will Mattox,colored,
ab >ut Smiles from Homerville, in
Clinch county. Maddox is wanted
in Butts county for the murder of
another negro on the 10th day of
October. He passed through
Eastman about ten days ago and
was followed to Clinch county
whf , re hf , wa8 arrested. He Will
brought to Eastman Tue-day af
-, rn(jon> an <j Mr. Yancy carried
| 1 j m jj u ft k county Wednesday,
Maddox crime must have been
a very serious one,as the governor
lm(l offered $150 reward for his nr
rest and conviction. Murderers
had better not pass Eastman if
they have any regard for their
safety, for our sheriff has a very
keen eye open for such fellows.
A negro ------THTHT man at McRae c Satin *
jjfjtjfabout*!loloo* claim- !
ylnff for a ny. The negro
ed j je buying goods for h:s boss
man alK i detained the merchants
untl i a f ter J2 o'clock fixing up his j
purc hase8. Finally he was told
tfmt be mu8 t settle up and that
store must beclosed. He then
gai(i bright. and grabbing up his
arin8 f u u t dashed out into the
darkness and escaped. It m
thought the negro’s intentions
were to stay in the store until all .
except one man left it, then to !
murder him and to rob the build
i„g. !
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Mr; and Mrs. K. S. Burton, of
Cordf le are visiting relatives and.
friends here.
The strong-minded woman is al- ,
ways first to sneer at another wo
man for doing things she does her
self,
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Aehord Iletns.
Miss Sue Daughtry has been
quite sick, but is improving.
Mr. A. G. Weaver, of Dublin, is
spending some time here. Mr.
Weaver contemplates locating here
and in that event will be quite an
acouisitiou to our citizenship.
Miss Eva Rawls, of Suffolk Va.,
is here on an extensive visit to the
Misses Daughtry.
Mrs. V. A. Met unity,of Norwood,
’s spending several weeks with her
son, R. K. McGenty.
Mr. B. Doughtry. of Virginia,
is visiting relatives here. We un¬
derstand he will remain here some
time.
Smiling C. MeEuehm, of Hele¬
na, was here Sunday. We are al¬
ways glad t<> see Inin.
Mr. W. H. Howell returned
Saturday from an extensive trip
through South ‘Georgia and Flori¬
da in quest of a turpentine loca¬
tion. He will leave again in a
few days.
Mr. Willie Sanders, of Spring
hill, spent several days of this
week with his sister, Mrs. N. I*.
Gignilliatte.
Mr. Tom Greyham, of Wenona,
was here Saturday and Sunday.
Bro. Hines, of Helena, preached
Ins farewell sermon here Sunday.
He has done a noble work here
and we regret very much to part
with such a good faithful pastor.
The service was largely attended.
I 5 certainly t lie oinks walked a great- all
4 4 her,” if
the way from Baxley to see lmr.
‘•fie” started homeward Sunday
p. Ml.
Lkon.
Items from (joriwiiisville.
Mr. Ernnnif Ward, of Rhine,
spent Tiitirsdi here with his
-inter, Mrs. C. . Lash ley.
Mrs, D. L. Martin, and children
returned 1o their hotii ;> at Tilton
Saturday.
Mr. Carl Wishart left Wednes¬
day for his home at Dade city,
Fla.
Mrs. Bradford Lashiey, ot Or¬
phans, spent last week here, the
guest ot 1 i< r 8011, Mr. 0. C.
Lashiey,
Mrs. W. I). Hargrove and chil¬
dren left Sunday for Moultry,
where they will make their future
homo.
Mr. J. T. Dent, of Eastman,
was in our village Sunday p. m.
Mr. John Gridin, of Scotland,
pa fcl his many friends a visit here
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Annie Hargrove of near
Parkerson, spent \V odnesday here,
the guest o{ her grand-mother,
Mrs. Nancy bugi<» •
Mr. Henry Wiggs, of Vidalia,
8pen t Sunday aftern oon here the
guest of his cousin Mr. Harry
Hargrove.
Mr. Wilks Dean, of Milan, was
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he has an
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excellent crop.
Mr. J. A. Bond paid Scotland
a business trip Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Hargrove
atte!J( jed services at Eastman
Sunday a. ni.
Mr. T. H. Hargrove spent Sun¬
day in Rhine.
Minnkhaha.
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All parties indebted to me will
p| ftaS e call and make settlement
by Jau. 1st, or their accounts will
placed i» the imml,of au attor
tiey for collection.
John Wilcox.
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For Sale.
My Harness establishment with
entire stock of goods. Exclusive
location, B- It. Tolsom,
Eastman Ga