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THE NEWS.
Entered at the Pint Office at Gray
Ga., as second-class mail matter,
OrrrciAL Organ of thk County.
Publmhkd Every Thursday.
Subscription Prick. |1.
T. R TURNER, Proprietor.
T==:
Notice.
To nimt imm »y° of a
nn t u re vori ngn m an t h e
coming Democratic, primary, in*
saited iu the columns of this pa¬
per, will be charged for and mark*
ed as nn advertisement.
Mr. Bryan is the torpedo boat
of the Itupublicaii fleet.
When Hit* Ilearst boom gets
strong enough to walk Mr. John
T. Graves intends lo take a ride.
We hops these spring time duys
will clear tho northern Ocmulgee
of ice floes and frosty galea nnd
that soon we shall hear Popes
Ferry ripple again.
A few more days like this nnd
the sap will begin to rise in the
gentle Annie variety of poet and
n long suffering public will again
be put to tho torture.
We would snggi'Ht to the Amer¬
ican Jews who propose to give
llie Japanese a warship that they
him it over to tho Russians in oi¬
lier to ba sure that the .Tips gel it.
An exchange say* that Hanna
nnd McKinley nro dead but Bry-
aml Roosevelt wo have with
•till. What ft blessing it
be if Hint were so and tin y were—
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etjip
There is nothing meaner, more
contemptible or lower than the
efforts of n fmv bandylegged poli-
ticiaus in Georgia to lack
selves onto some impossible pres-
identinl boom in an cffoit to
cure some state office.
After deliberating a week the
Htato Supremo Court has decided
that a woman does not have to
mind her husband. It seem a to us
that if there bad been only one
married man on the bench this de¬
cision Could buve been handed
down in fifteen seconds.
When you see two men, says nn
exchange in sweet conversation
with arms entwined, while one
asks the other about bis hoaltli,
his wife and his children, und oth¬
er personal matters, think not
that is a meeting of two long lost
brothers or boyhood friends. One
i* a voter, the other a candidate.
Gray School Observes Hie
Birthday of Washington.
The Gray school celebrated the
birthday of Washington Inst Mon¬
day with the following interest-
ing program:
Song—"Washington,” by the
•uhool.
Recitation—"Our Co u n t r y, »*
Annie May Blanks.
Recitation—‘A Talk with
Grandpa,” Edna Greene.
Recitation—"John Henry
Jones,” Til ad Greene.
Recitation—"The Banner Betsy
Made, * 1
Quotations about Washington.
Reading—"Said by Washing¬
ton,” Wiilie Miller.
Rending—"Tbe Character o f
ashington,’ Mattie Ethridge.
Reading—"Washington ns *
Rider,” Dick Stewart.
Lending—' ., .. ... W n.mugton , .
us a
Gardener, Heim., boutner.
Recitation—"Lika Vn8ll,
. ton, ,, ; Dorsev n Holstnbeck. ,
Reading—-"The Star* and
filrinrs ' ” Otis Blank* '
, , „ lly«dio..l.
Mr* Delia Nelms) No 7
vs divorce D Nelms [- S Jones To Oct. Supr. t'ourt. 1 POo
(ieo. term
To George I> N el ins, Greeting.
You are hereby required and
ally or by attorney to t>c
a! Hie next term of Jones Supcrioi
«-ourt, to xs held in and for said j
t < unity of Jones on the third Monday
i i April iext at Clinton, Ga., then
the ■
end there to answer I'laintitI V, !
complaint in an action for total di *
vow)*, as in default thereof the court
x ill proceed as to justice shall r»«- j
, main. Witness the Hon. !1 G Lew-
is Judge of said court. I i i
This February 16th. UHM
W W Babkox,
Ckrk Join’*. 8. C.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR HEPKK8KNTATI VK.
* I rcupcctfully announce myself a
candidate for the legislature, (-object
to Democratic primary. If ngnin
elec!/wt will continue to serve the
people lo the best of my ability in
whatever may lie best for the public
interest of the county. Your sup¬
port solicited. I run,
Yottr ser.vtint, : y
L. C. MOJlTOX.
FOlUJLKltK.
I respectfully announce myself a
candidate for clerk of the superior
court. .Subject to democratic prima-
ry. Ci. \Y. BRAGG.
FORCOl’NTY 0<HIHT
1 " m a c " n ‘ ,id «*« u,r •ohcitor of
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Tour support will
j, p appreciated,
JOHN A HEN PERSON.
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Min. M. E. Tribble.
Airs. M. E. Tribble died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs.
uey Gordon, Tuesday, February
16, at Plenitude. She was born
and reared In Jones county, and
loaves three sons nnd four dar.gh-
tors to mourn her death. We ex-
lend to those our heartfelt sympa¬
thy in their bereavement.
She was laid to rest in the fam¬
ily burying ground near Pleni¬
tude. The luueral services were
conducted by bor pastor, Mr. Juo.
Glover.
Mrs. Tribble bad been sick for
two months with pneumonia.
J.
Little Bennie Mathloeks.
It is sad to announce tho death
of little Rennie Maddocks, who
died at tho homo cf his grand¬
mother, Mrs. Martin Tyner, on
Thursday morning, February 11,
11 *' * 0 clock.
1,0 l,nd V,e0 " «ick orly a few
d,, v * w,)e “ 11,0 dea ‘h angel came
.
took him away from earth to
that beautiful city of God,
It is bard to give him up for he
was the joy of the home. The 1 it-
tie darling is gone and bis place
at the fireside und table is vacant
but he is not forgotten. We are
grieved to lose him but we know
he is fioe from suffering nnd is nt
rest. May God bless the father,
three brothers nnd relative* who
are lift to mourn liis death. All
tho bereaved ones have our sincere
sympathy in their loss.
O. M. Harpin.
A 'Mother's Recoimnemln-
tion,
I have] iiri d Jt Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy for a number of
years nnd have no hesitancy m
saying that it is tr.e best remedy
for coughs, colds and croup I have
ever used in my family. 1 have
not words to express my confi¬
dence in this remedy.—Mrs. J.
A. Moore, North Star, Michigan.
For sale by W. E. Mnrgun, Gray;
W. I). Winters, Brad'ey; C. W.
M idd leb rooks, Had doc k.
Tourist Sleeper To Cali¬
fornia.
Commencing December Oth, nnd
Tuesdays thereafter, the Frisco
System will place in service be¬
tween Birmingham, Ala,, nnd
San Francisco, Cal., a thoroughly
equipped Tourist Sleeping Car.
Quito naturally these cars will
be placed in the popular South¬
eastern Limited leaving Birming¬
ham at 10:20 p. m. Tuesdays;
Memphis 9:15 o, m. Wednesdays.
Returning leave Kansas City on
Mondays, 6:80 p. m.; arrive Mem
phis, 8:00 a. in.; Birmingham,
8:55 p. m. Tuesdays; Intermedi¬
ate stations, time in proportion
The combination of railways
over which these car* are operated
..ffers t lie tourist or invalids
grand diversity of scenery, plain
»ud mountain, through Kansas
and the Rockies, to the "Land of
Sunshine and Flowers.
1 h“se ears are m charge of a
lU ^y con, P«teut auendunt.
t«!I on nearest representative
V f Fl1 ^ %*tem for berths and
further information, or addres II.
Hilton, General Passenger Agent '
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| COUNTY COMMISSIONERS'
ANNUAL REPORT.
GOOD SHOWING MADE BY THAT BODY FOIL THE
YEAR 1903.
The following report of tho transactions of the County Commission-
era for the year 1908 is an exceptionally good showing for that body.
Tbs present condition of the county treasury, tbs efficiency of the
road gang, and the genera! good condition of all departments of tho
county’s affairs well attests the gcod business judgment of the com*
! missioners.
Following is their report:
Our object in submitting the appended report is to lay before tho
taxpayers of Jones county such information as we have concerning
C °" U,y '* P"**” 1 fin *" cial ■»*“ to iu what manner
the public funds were expended during (be past vear.
In addition to the expenditure* emimt rated below we liavo bought
120,0X) feet of bridge material, which we now have stor'd
at Gray. There was no immediate necessity for this lumber, but it
j was offered to tbe comity at a figure which we thought advantageous
to accept. \Ye have also bought one new road machine,
,l0ve had the old 0116 P llt first-class condition, and have bought
nnd paid for two good mules. Wo consider the equipment of the road
ffutig to be in good condition, and with no accidents to cause unfore*
seen expense, it will cost considerably less dining tbe present year
^ inn was expended upon it during tho year just passed. Most of the
! "bek belonging to the county is in good condition and we do not think
it will bo necessary to make any outlay in this direction during the
present year.
/twill bo noticed that the tax rate of last year was 50 cents on the
thousand lesa than that of the year before—the former being $7.00,
the latlor $7.60. At the next assessment we hope to reduce the rate
still further. The indications now are that enough funds for county
purposes oan be secured on present tax values with a rate of $6.50
per thousand.
I be amount of one affected taxes for the year 1908 was practically
tho same as that of J902.
Following we give a statement of disbursements nnd cash on hand
January 1st, 1908, and January 1st, 1904:
Cash on band January 1st, 1908........... $4,105,10.
Expenditures for 1903:
Paupers nnd pauper burials............... $1,855.45.
Superior Court ................... ... 1,647.56.
Salary of the comity court judge........... . GOO 00.
County court jurors................... ..... 172.00
Office rent fo-judge of county court . ... 21.00.
Paid sheriff' from general fund......... . . 464.80.
Paid Clerk Superior court from general fund. . . . 77.75.
Solicitor of County court nnd sheriff........ ... 878.65.
Tax Receiver....................... . ... 170.97.
Coroner Kins ow.................. ..... .. . . 28.00.
C< roller Jackson ... ............. . . 17.00.
Jones County News . . 60.CO.
Juiler . . 708.00.
j Jail furniture 24.65.
Defaulters’ list, Sheriff, Clerk and Ordinary, 9.09.
j Registrars 6.00.
County Coiiimissionsis' per diem.......... . 288.00.
Office rent, for county commissioners....... 12.CC.
Clerk and counsel for county commissioners. 126.00.
Road tux collectors....................... ... 408.51.
Court house, stationery, coal, etc........... 208.05.
Smallpox........................... . .. 652.88.
S. L. Chiles for examination of tax digest ... 2C .00.
Cupturing convicts. . 19 IK'.
Ordinary, for lunacy cases 8i.ro.
T. J. Buzemore, justice of tbe peace r.oo.
Ronds and Bridges................. ..... 0,00.04.
Total $18,G 3.12.
Cash on hand January 1st, 1904, $8,023.45.
Ah w ill be noticed, the above account does not include the commis¬
sions of County Treasurer and Tax Collector. These commissions i re
fixed by law. The heaviest bills for smallpox have been paid tl is
year and, of course, are not included in the above.
With the addition of these last mentioned items the total expendi¬
tures for the year 19(8 would be approximately $15,0(10. x /
JOHN T. GLOVER,’ Cbm. J
L. SILAS,
J. H. C. ETHRIDGE.
Tentlt'ncy of tho Times.
The tendency of medical sci¬
ence is toward preventive of meas¬
ures. The best thought the
world is being given to the sub¬
ject. It. is easier nnd better to
prevent than to cure. It has been
fully demonstrated that pneumo¬
nia, one of tho most dangerous
diseases that medical men have
to contend with, oan be prevented
by tho use of Chauibtrrlaiu’s
Cough Remedy. Pneumonia a!-
Tomo a o»l«l or from
an attnck uf influe " z ’ a «nd
R *•«« h-wm observed that Ibis rem-
* d ? counteracts any tendency of
these diseases toward pneumonia.
This ims been fuliy proven iu
m(UlV thousands of cases in which
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thl9 r!M11 edv has been used dining
^ prevalenoe of Colds a „d
g, rel,ed ’ P . l| P"n reo-Mt with . implicit *"'} , C confi- “ M ^ ,
deuce. Pneumonia often results
tr u m..li«l.lc„l4«l,
is apprehended until it is sudden-
ly discovered Hint tliere is fever
and difficulty inbreathing nnd
pains in the ehe»i, then it is nn-
uounc*d that the pati l.t has
pneumonia. Be on the sale side
take Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy ns soon us the cold is con-
traded.
Tnis remody is for sale by W.
E. Morgan, Gray; W. D.
ters, Bradley; C. W.
brooks A Co., Haddock.
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W, T. SAUNDERS
G*n'l Agent Pssssngsr Dspartmant
ATLANTA. GA.
PH7FMA Old Sores, Itching Piles,
LULLIBltJ Skin Diseases,
ABSOLUTELY CURED.
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Advertise In The News
i SOFT WORD
TliRNETH AWAY WRATH
(Original.)
“It la a good many years ngo,” said
• white hatred, wrinkled faced man.
“that I was an overseer on a southern
plantation. The overseer of slaves 1ms
so often been pictured us a monster,
especially in the character of I.egree In
‘Uncle Tom's Cabin,’ that I have sel¬
dom admitted that 1 ever held such a
position. The truth is, I was horn and
brought up In the south under the sys¬
tem of slavery, and to me It was a
matter of course. The planter for
whom I worked was as kindly a man
us over lived. Our method of punish¬
ment I think now nnd thought then
was faulty, but we must remember
that In those days Hogging was com¬
mon In the schools nnd in many fam¬
ilies where parents whipped their chil¬
dren.
“One day a strong, lusty negro became
Insubordinate und refused to work. I
ordered him flogged. After his punish¬
ment he said to me, 'I'll get even with
you for this,’ nnd the lock he gave me
at the same time convinced me that he
would be as good us liis word. Many
overseers would have had him Hogged
again and again and then been ready
to shoot him at the slightest provoca¬
tion. On the contrary, 1 treated him
more kindly than ever, though not let¬
ting him see that I attached any im¬
portance to words uttered under great
humiliation.
“Pete—that was the negro's name-
tried at various times to kill me,
though Indirectly. One night 1 found
on turning down my bedclothes a poi¬
sonous snake between the sheets. It
had doubtless been placed at the foot
of the bed, but had not remained there.
I suspected Pete of the work, and the
next morning, coining upon him sud¬
denly, he was unable to conceal bis
Heelings at seeing me, knowing that
his plan had failed. At another time
he placed a huge stone over my door
so that the door's opening would dis¬
lodge the stone. I was struck on the
shoulder, which was dislocated, and I
was laid up for weeks. Several other
attempts were made to kill me in some
such fashion, but none of them could
I trace to Pete, though f felt fairly
sure he had laid the traps. At last 1
grew so wary that I was always on
the watch, and it would have been
very difficult for him to eateh me.
However, after 1 had discovered a
train of gunpowder laid under my lied
I told Pete that 1 understood his pur-
pose and upon another attempt would
reveal bis doings to bis master, have
him arrested, and 1 did not think it
would take tiny court long to send him
to prison for a good many years to
come. I admit this long suffering was
not usual to the overseers of the south.
The truth is that when I bad seen Pete
flogged it occurred to me that if 1 were
In his place i should probably seek re¬
venge. Vet no revenge was open lo
tlie slave that would not react cn him.
“Meanwhile Pete, who was married,
bad a son born to him. a bright, woolly
liendis) little pickaninny, who wound
himself about Pete’s revengeful heart,
The child made a great change in bis
father iu his relations to all save me.
Though 1 didn't eateli Pete in any
overt acts toward tue after this son's
coming, I felt that he hated me more
than ever. Besides, liis master re¬
marked to me that Pete had shown
signs of sulkiness and insubordination
toward him.
"Then the master was taken iil and
died, When Ids estate was settled it
was found to be insolvent. Most of
tbe negroes were sold at auction, pete
and his wife and child among the num¬
ber. When it was announced that lie
and his family were liable to separa¬
tion Pete became the most desperate
looking man 1 ever saw. Ue brooded
till it seemed as if Ue would lose his
reason. When the sale came on, the
auctioneer, failing to get a bid for the
three In one lot, began the sale of Pete
individually, intending to follow with
his wife and child, together if possible,
if not, separately.
“Pete, having a bad reputation, did
uot attract bids and was about to lie
knocked dowu to a negro trader wheu
I stepped in and began to bid for him.
it was curious to note liis expression
when he saw what I was about. He
apparently supposed that I was trying
to buy him for the purpose of reveng¬
ing myself upon him, and when lie was
knocked down to me gave me a look
which meant plainly, 'Well, we shall
see who lives longest.’ But when 1
began to bid for liis wife and eliiid lie
was puzzled. He had evidently thought
I had intended to separate them. 1
was obliged to bid high, but 1 secured
the two, and then Pete gave me an¬
other look, this time of relief mingled
with bewilderment.
“ 'Pete,' 1 said when the sale was
over, ‘I have leased a small plantation,
and you nnd your wife and family are
my flint hands to stock it.’
“Not long after that the war came on,
and 1 was obliged to leave my planta¬
tion to tight for—well, a system I didn't
like. 1 placed everything in Pete’s
hands. The Yankees came down, and
most of the hands left, but Pete and
his wife and pickaninny stayed on. The
fences were burned for campfires, but
j Pete rebuilt them. The outliouses were
torn down, but Pete gathered the frag
meats and put them together again,
Then came the end of the war, with
the abolition of slavery, Hut Pete
would have none of it. He worked for
me till the day of his death under tho
old system nnd charged his wife and
child not to leave me so long ns I lived.
The wife has gone to join him long
ago, but tbe pickaninny—well. 1 edu¬
cated tbe pickaninny, nnd he knows
the value of freedom as his father never
could have known it.”
WALTER M. NORWOOD.
Register!
NOTICE.
After this dute all cows and
i goats found on my place will h>.»
< impounded and damage-
cd. G. C. SJLilH.
Get Rich Quid
We can’t exactly give you the netunl cash, but if you wil ,
our celebrated IIANAN SHOES, tLey give you that n
mice.
Hanan Shoes L I i
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Mf Them AIL
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These shoes not only wear longer, but they fit and feel be
than otbet shoes.
\Ve also carry a line cf heavy shoes suitable for tbe farm.
We soitcil the patronage of our Jones county friends.
STRONG SHOE STORE,
80S Second Street, Macon, C a..
M.C. BALKCOM ’ AGT.
--DEALER IN-
Hardwar Stoves, Cutlery, Gum -
Pistols, Tinware Wooclenwa e
FARMINGJMPLEMENTS, ETC,
362,Tliird]St, (NearJCheary Street) Macon, Ga.
3Z.
As Different as Chalk
| Is from Cheese
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Describes the difference between Benson,
; anil urdi- Vi - S
j Walker & Moore’s clothes the
j coninuuipini'c kind, :/
nary >-
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i "llie Up—to-Date Clotliii rs. m 1 i \
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j 111 your oi,at banger is your means hi V V
identifying li.e finest ready-for-servico
apparal that s produced in tliis country ■ A\ V"%.vP I'M
Suits \\
$10 00 to $87.50. ■ ■
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_ v r . reoats ■w
$10 00 to $40 00- r
A guarantee with efery gar¬ 0 .
ment.
Benson, Walker & Moore,
THE UP-TO-DATE CLOTHIERS,
420 Third Street, Macon, Ga.
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Road Carts, Carriages,
Children’s Carriages, Wagons,
Harness, Leather, Etc.
Jobbers of Bicycle Sundries.
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m av e- i .- pe- *
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Call on us next spring for MONEY and GENERAL
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buggies ano gusno^ Satisfaction guarantsed-
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