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The Jones News.
M. C, GREENE. PUBLISHER.
C REA T RED UCTION SALE.
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Too Much Warm Weather,
TOO MANY CLOTHES.
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Beginning December 1st } and for thirty days , we will sell our
entire stock of
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AT ACTUAL COST FOR CASH.
never x/_ in tne history of this , store have made such reduc_
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S a I IhlS Season. lhe low i price . 0J Cotton, coupled ... with
warm weather , has left us too many Clothes
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It has never been our policy to carry goods over. YOU Will
never nave , the ,, opportunity of buying . good goods little
for _
so
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mOney as here.
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Suits and Overcoats $0.67, worth, ...$ 10.00
“ “ “ $ 8 00 “ ,...$12.50
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(< it r $10.00, “ ...$15.00
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U u ^ $12.00, .$15.00 and $18.00
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it ii ^ $15.00, ...$20.00 and $22.50
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The Largest Stock in Georgia to
Select From. .
JNO. C. EADS & CO..
Formerly Eads, Neel & Co •5
aeon, ■ fjpQ,, _
REMOVAL NOTICE!
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The Globe Store
—HAS REMOVED TO—
511 Olierry Street,
Store formerly occupied by SIMON JOSEPIISON. Our line of Goods
which consists of
Dry Goods, Clothing Hats*
TRUNKS, &c.,
Will be entirely new, as our former stock was sold down. Our DRY GOODS
and CLOTHING for this Fall was purchased before the tariff bill passed and
the people will do well to remember that tho
will be in a position to save them from 20 to 30 per cent, on all goods. A
cordial invitation is extended to all, with the assurance of kind treatment.
W, R. Herndon is hero to serve his Jones county friends. Respectfully,
Henry Wiloliinslti.
j We do not claim to sell moie
SHOES
Than any other store in the city of
MACON
But we do CLAIM "ell as good ones as it is possible to buy for money, and
at prices to match any dealer in the south for the same amount of quality.
A, Come and see us.
J J MIX SHOE CO.,
[Established 1840. ]
107 Cotton Avenue, MACON, GEORGIA.
Business Education,
FREE is offered one boy and girl in each county of 8. C. by the
largest, most elegantly the"8outh. equipped and eminently practical
institution in Daily drill in actual business,
banking and office work. Positions are guaranteed grad-
nates through the employment bureau. Address,
n ness ui j
MACON. Q- A .
GRAY, JONES X)., GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28 1897.
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PAID PENALTY FOR THE MURDER
OF MERCHANT HUNT.
swung from double gallows
One Trembled at Realization of His Fate
While the Other Was Cool
and Collected.
Grady Reynolds and Bud Brooks
were hanged at Jeffersonville, Oa.,
Friday for the brutal murder of M, 0,
Hunt, the Belton merchant. Tho men
died on the same scaffold. The drop
fell at 12:17 p. m. Brooks was dead
in 18 minutes, but Reynolds was not
pronounced dead until three minutes
later.
The execution was private, but
among the few who W itnessed it Were
the three brothers of the murdered
man who had come from South Caro¬
lina to see justice done. Both men
died game. Many expectod to Bee
Brooks collapse, but be seemed to
have imbibed some of his partner's
courage, and did not break down.
Tim execution was in many respects
remarkable. The condemned men
rode a quarter of a mile to the gallows
amid a great crowd.
Standing in tho Vehicle on the out¬
side of the gallows enclosure both
made short speeches. They professed
regret for their deed, though making
only slight reference to it. The gist
of their talk Wfts that they were pre-
pared to die, and they delivered many
a solemn warning to the erowd.
Brooks’ neck was broken but Rey¬
nolds died of strangulation.
Robed In White*
Spotless white robes were pittoed
around each matt as he stood on the
trap and the black caps were fitted on
their heads. Thus garbed they pre¬
sented a ghastly appearance. The
sheriff then asked if they were ready.
From under Reynolds’ mask eatne tub
query:’
"Are you ready, Bud?’’
Brooks nodded.
“I’m ready, too,” added the man
who was giving his last moments to
thoughts of his associate in life and
death. The trap was then sprung.
Both white-robed figures shot through.
Brooks’ body was nearly stiffened.
Reynolds seemed strangling, for his
body writhed and drew up for several
moments,
Both bodies were allowed to hang
thirty minutes. They were then cut
down and turned over to tho relatives
of the dead men.
From Jail To Gallows.
At 11:02 o’clock Reynolds and Brooks
were taken from their cells and placed
in an open phaeton under a strong
guard. They principal rode to the gallows
through the hillside streets of the
distant. town, to a a quarter of a mile
A large crowd preceded the
vehicles in which the murdorers rode,
while the people who lined tho way
fell in behind, very much like a circus
parade. Fully 1,000 people were in
line. Some of them were on horse*
back and others in wagons.
As they rode away Brooks’ face was
ashen and Reynolds’ was pale, too,
but he seemed to have good control over
himself. Neither one of them spoke.
Just before the top of tho hill was
reached the wagon tor.gue broke and
the horses had to be taken out. Fifty
read >’ han(ls oau 8 1 *l hold of the traces
and tho wheels, and Reynolds and
Brooks rode on to the galloWB oncltp
sure.
The Wagort Was drawn up alongside
the coffins that lay on the ground wait¬
ing to receive the outlaw bodies.
Brooks trembled violently at the sight
of them. The journey to the gallows
had consumed 15 minutes.
Sheriff Brazleton rose from his seat
and called tho crowd to order. Ho
said: “The coiulemed men wish to
make their statements.”
They preferred to address the crowd
on the outside rather than to make a
statement from the gallows.
On thfi Death Trap.
After both men had concluded they
were conducted to the gallows. Not
more than twenty people were admit¬
ted to the enclosure.
The condemned men made no state¬
ments on the gallows, and scarcely
spoke during the quarter of an hour
that was occupied in religious services,
and in binding their hands and feet.
iVhen these preliminaries were com¬
pleted Reynolds and Brooks kneeled
together and prayed. It was a queer
medley. Each spoke words which
the occasion prompted. One mo¬
ment Brooks’ voice rose above
that of Reynolds; the next moment
Reynolds drowned the voice of Brooks.
Wliilo the condemned men prayed
the crowd without the inclosuro was
noisy and boisterous. As they stood
on the trap a man in a tree yelled out:
“Good-bye."
“Goodbye, I wish you all joy," said
Reynolds. Brooks was silent.
Then followed the inquiry from
Reynolds as to whether or not Brooks
was ready. At this moment the fatal
trap was sprung.
ZANOLI STILL HELD.
He May Yet Re Tried For Poisoning His
Wife.
Chales Zanoli, the New York barber
who has been held on suspicion of
causing the death of the many people
upon whose deaths he collected insnr-
ae, was arraigned in the police court
in that city last in Tuesday on the charge
of homicide causing the death of
Jennie 8uhmer, his fourth and last
wife, by the use of poison or some
other means.
TWENTY-TWO SAILORS MISSING.
Left Wreckert SVmmer In ltonts »ml Are
Probably t.«*ti
A San Francisco dispatch says: tin-
ccrtainty as to the fate of the overdue
steamer Cleveland, which sailed De¬
cember 4th for Seuttlo, was e tded
Wednesday by the Hall, receipt of • oFthe tele¬
gram from Captain master Charles
ship, to the Sttn owner. PtuudiMh Captain
Nelson, of
From the rather indefinite details so
far received it appears that tho steam¬
er is a total wreck on the west coast of
Yancou *er island, in Barclay sound,
twelve miles north of Cape Beale.
Twenty-two men put off from the
ship in small boats. None of these
floats have as yet been heard from and
it is feared they are lost, although it is
possible they may liflve landed on the
coast of Vancouver island at Rome
remote point. The captain, chief en¬
gineer, purser, three sailors and one
tiremnn, who remained on hoard the
Cleveland, succeeded in reaching the
shore safely.
The only passengers and on Frank tliei»hip Ger-
wore W. L. Deittrick
than, who are among the missing.
The vessel and cargo were valued at
$75,000, on which there is very little
insurance.
The Cleveland was built in 1805 and
was formerly an Atlantic Liner, run¬
ning betwflen Halifax and Queens-
town, under the name of Sirius.
At TOR ASSASSIN YTED.
Stubbed to the Heart ait lib tVa* ftiiteflttfl
the 1 herttre.
At London Thursday night,William
Terriss, the well-known actor, was as¬
sassinated, enteriug being stabbed the with a knife of
as he was stage dooi 1
the Adelphi theatre.
Terriss’s assassin is supposed to bo
a former super. Tho murderer rushed
at the actor as lie was stepping across
the pavement from his cal), and stab¬
bed him jilst below the heart, As the
‘actor fell his murderer was solicit by
people who were outside the theatre.
The wounded man was carried into
the theater and doctors were called
from the Charing Cross hospital, but
Terriss expired in fifteen minutes.
The assassin had tho ftppcarilncn nf
a foreigner and wore a long cloak. He
was taken to Bow street police station,
followed by an angry crowd. His
name was given as Archer. The mo¬
tive of the crime is not yet kjiown.
Terriss was tho actor’s stage name,
his real name being William Lewin.
WORKING FOR UNIVERSITY.
Prominent Women Hold Important Meet¬
ing In Wanhinfftoni
There was a meeting/of Washington pjoinlneiit
American women pjrtnA at Tues¬
day to fftshiistl ftilr H George
Washington memorial building in con¬
nection with the proposed national
university in that city. The meeting
was secret, hut it is reported that the
ladies expect to raise $250,000 for n
memorial building to he devoted to the
administrative offices of the university.
it was suggested that February 23d,
Washington's birthday, he made a day
of national offering to the fund and
that the children of the public schools
throughout the country should be in¬
vited to contribute 1 cent each to the
fund.
Among those present at tho meeting
Were Mrs, 8. Campbell, t. S, Boyd, of North Georgia! Carolina; MrB,
Hope South Carolina,
Mrs. M. K. McNeill,
and Mrs. Alice B. Castlemau, Louis¬
ville, Ky.
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MUST PAY INDIANS.
Railroad Tics Are Belated to Knforre Pay¬
ment of Royalty ott Tlmlict*.
Half a million miles railroad tics, scat¬
tered Over 115 of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroad between
South Canadian and Red rivers, have
been seized by the Indian police to en¬
force the payment of over $00,000 due
the Choctaw nation as royalty on the
timber from which the ties were cut.
Fully as many ties will be seized
along the Choctaw, Oklahoma and
Gulf road to enforce similar claims.
TREATY IS RATIFIED.
King Oeorge Approves Agreement Be¬
tween Turkey and Greece.
A dispatch from Athens, Greece,
received Thursday announces that the
treaty of peace between Turkey and
Greece has been ratifiod by King
George, and that it will be dispatched
by a special steamer to Constantino¬
ple. ■
A later dispatch states that the sul¬
tan has ratified the treaty of peace be¬
tween Turkey and Greece.
EX-GOVERNOR EVANS WEDS.
South Carolinian Married to MImh JCmily
Plume* of Waterbury, Conn.
Miss Emily Mansfield Plume, daugh¬
ter of David S. Plume, was married at
Waterlmry, Conn,, Wednesday night
to ex-Gov. John Gary Evans, of Aiken,
8. C., at the residence of the bride’s
parents. wedding included
The guests mem¬
bers of the groom’s family from Edge-
field, S. C,, and relatives and friends
of the bridal cortege from New York,
New Haven, Philadelphia and Hous¬
ton, Texas.
GAGE MAKES EXPLANATION.
Secretary Give. Senate 111" Antliorlty For
U"i»g lievenue Cutter".
Secretary Gage sent to the senate
Friday his reply to Senator Cannon’s
resolution, inquiring about the use of
revenue cutters to prevent filibustering
The McLane, Winona, Boutwell,
Colfax and Forward have been used
for this purpose on the Florida coast,
and the report shows that the course
alopted by the treasury department
was in compliance with President
Cleveland’s proclamation and with
numerous sections of the revised
st itnes which Secretary Gage quotes,
A FATAL ANI > BLOODY TRAGEDY
AT A PARTY.
WHISKEV WHS THE PRIME MUSE.
Combatants Fou*lit tn Crowflort Boom,
Resulting In Throe lb-atli" and
Two llixlly Wounded.
A pleasant social party given Mon¬
day night at Jeffersonville, Ga., was
turned into a scene of bloodshed, and
all on account of one drunken man.
The party was given at tho residence
of W. H. Califf, a prominent farmer,
who lives near Jeffersonville, to which
a number of leading people were in¬
vited.
Three men shot to death, one woman
fatally Wounded and a little girl hurt
by a stray shot was the result of tho
tragedy.
Among the invited guests was 8hort
Griffin, a young man generally known
throughout the county, Ho bad
always beeu considered wild and
somewhat dissipated, yet not in the
habit of attending social events while
Under the influence of liquor, but on
this occasion he was somewhat under
its influence,
The parlor was crowded with young
people when Griffin came in. They
were siugitig and danclngi chatting
and laughing and merriment wfln at
its height, when suddenly Griffin at¬
tracted the attention of all by a loud
and offensive remark of some kind.
Griffin bad been standing in front
of tilts fireplace from the minute be
entered the parlor anil was the most
prominent figure in the room. His
remark was addressed to one Will
Hooten who had just entered the
room.
Hooten, tts he fireplace, entered the and room, fn do*
walked up to the
ing so rubbed against Griffin.
It was this that caused Griffin to
lose his temper and use the offensive
Ittngtittge Which was heard by every¬
body in the roorii. roundly. Hooten
Griffin cursed him
told Griffin ho would see him next
day, walked into the room on the
right and informed his host, Califf, of
Griffin’s conduct.
Califf went to Griffin and asked him
to leave. Griffin cursed Califf as ho
had done Hooten and pulled his pis¬
tol.
Califf opened his kniffe aiiil put its
blade on Griffin’s throat. Califf’s wife
rushed up another and persuaded her husband
to go into room,
Griffin asked for his hat, reached
back with his left hand and pulled out
a large dirk, remarking: liis knife
“He has put to my throat
ind I am going to get him.”
He advanced to the door loading in
the room. About the time he reached
it Califf met him. Griffin raised his pis¬
tol and fired and Califf commenced
shooting at Griffin, both advancing on
ench other and finally clinching.
Mrs, Califf ran to and caught hold
of her husband..
Califf tired four shots and Griillil
two.
When the firing censed Griffin and
Califf fell apart—Griffin falling in the
corner of the room in a sitting posi¬
tion. He died as he fell. Califf fell
at his feet and expired in a few mo¬
ments,
Near wheto both fell, C. L. Jones, a
young farmer, was sitting in a chair at
the time the firing commenced, Ha
was struck just back of the ear by a
bullet, and his brains oozed out of the
frightful wound.
As ho struggled in an unconscious
state on the floor of the room, Mary
l’ettis, one of the guests, a little
daughter of the postmistress of the
place, was shot through the stomach.
She ran screaming and fell into a heap
in tlie street.
Mrs. Emma Califf, wife of Califf,
was shot In the arm. The elbow joint
was shattered into fragments by the
large (if ball from the pistol of Griffin. the
course, as tho originator of
affair is dead, there is not any proba¬
bility of arrests, but it is stated that
had Griffin not been killed he would
certainly have been lynched by the
people of Jeffersonville.
0L1> WHISKY UNEARTHED.
On© Hundrfld and Slxty-Klv« Itarrrln Bur-
led Forty Yearn Ago.
A Kansas City dispatch says: When
the river steamboat Arabia sank in the
Missouri river near l’arkville, Mo.,
over forty years ago, her cargo included
105 barrels of whisky.
For seveveral weeks past a small
force of river men have been digging
in the sand bar near l’arkville in
search of the Arabia’s valuable cargo.
Late Thursday afternoon tho diggers
uncovered the whisky, finding the
barrels well preserved, and they at
once notified tho United States reve¬
nue authorities that they desired to
remove their find.
TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGHT.
Will Be Trie,I In Mexico Where the Pen •
ally Ih Death.
Wells-Fargo Express company’s
special officers anil deputy United
States marshals have captured in
eastern Arazona five of the train rob¬
bers engaged in the attempted rob¬
bery of the Southern Pacific’s “Sun¬
set Flyer,” at Stein’s Pass a week ago.
They will be carried to New Mexico
for trial. The penalty for train rob¬
bery in that territory is death.
VOL. III. NO. 52.
L. 0. BENTON & CO •J
ROUND OAK, GA.,
Dealers in
General Merchandise,
PLANTATION SUPPLIES,
I/.lilies' Dress Goods, Fine Clothing,
BOOTS AND SHOES-
}Ve also handle and have on hand at all times
Horses and Mules
That we will sell for cash or on time. Wc sell the
CELEBRATED MITCHELL WAGON
Mi l M Make ol Buies ni Harness.
We pay the HIGHEST MARKET PRICE for
Cotton and Cotton Seed,
Anil dinrgc only TEN CENTS for weighing, thereby
snviiith you exorbitant warehouse charges.
Thanking tho public for a liberal patronage in the past, wo solicit a con¬
tinuance of tlm same, promising fair treatment to all.
Respectfully,
L. O. Benton Co.,
ROUND OAK, CA-
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507 Cherry Street. Macon, Ga.
has
DRY ROODS CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, MILLINERY, k.
At prices that will surprise yon. Before you buy come and got our prices,
which is about ONE-HALF the regular price. $3.00 to $15.00
Men’s Suits............................... 85c. to $0.00
Boys’ Suits............................... $3.75 to $10.00
Overcoats................................. 3.00 to 7.00
Mackintoshes.............................. 75c. to 0.00
Ladies’ Capes..............-..............
lialH, Shoes, Comforts, Blankets, Spreads, Millinery, a Krcat
many oilier Ar lidos too numerous to mention,
coiuna AND BB®.
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Proprietors.
507 Cherry Street, MACON. GA,
Wo would like to have our friends come to see
ADJ)0CKi
J. T. PEARCE,
J. R. ANDREWS,
l. s. McConnell.
When Visiting Macon Call On
Iverson L. Smith,
For Dry Boofls, GlotMns, Hats, Boots, Shoes.
THUNKS, VALISES, &C.
at 170 MUXjBBUBlY STIU 3 BT,
—ALSO—
Groceries, Cigars and Tobaccos.
the cheapest place in iviacon.
At 466 Mulberry Street, MACON, GA.
SAM’L EVANS,
Cotton Factor ail Commission Mercian.
Milledgeville, Georgia.
Consignments of Cotton solicited, Liberal cash advances made on Got*
ton for storage.