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VOLUME 35
Is This Man
In Hamilton?
Say, do you know the kind of fel¬
low who’s just to the world’s mind?
Tire kiud tire world cau’t lose? Tire
kind that folks enthuse over, and
take off their hats to? Why, its the
man who does—He’s the fellow—not
the whose graud-tather got there; uot
tbe follow who would if he could;
the gentleman who’s going to some
day; but tbe man who does now—to¬
day. No sitting around and waiting
about him; no expecting Something to
happen; no looking for something to
turn up. No sir! II,- calls tbe turn,
and turns ’em; lie takes otf his coat
and doesn’t care if he starts a little
sweat; be doesn't need a big brass
button eopper to tell him to move on;
he keeps the procession humping to
keep up with him; he is hustle from
his feet up, and from his head down;
he is not in the push, but by is the
push—the w hole thing; and say bud,
the wav he makes things come, and
business hum, is a caution. Tin? way
the world takes that fellow up, and is
good to him, makes your heart glad;
he’s alright, he is; he greases dm
wheels of progress and keeps the
world spinning ’round.
Twu Devilish Little Words.
There are two little words, simple
enough in themselves, that iiitroilm e
untold troubles in the world and afe
responsible for more gossip, scandal
add harm than any two words in the
English language. These two words
are nothing more than “They sav.”
They have done more to rum rep
illations than all other things. If you
never qoute what “they say” you
may be quite certain you are not a
gossip.—Ex.
lt Pay* To Advertise.
Billy Jones wrote on the black¬
board, "Billy Jones can hug the girls
better than any boy in the school,"
The teacher seeing It, called him up,
“William, did you write that?” she
MM. The children waited for Billy
to come out, when they began to guy
him. “Got a lickin’, didn’t you?”
“No,” said Bill. “Get jawed?”
“No.” What did she do?” they
asked. “Shan't tell, said Billy, but
i pays to advertise.”
% Notice
The registration books will close
ou the 14th day of September. AU
those who have failed to register will
ltave an opportunity of doing so. The
books will be found at the court house
A. €. Harris, T. C.
Notice
The colored institute will be held
the second week in December, at Chip
ley. T. L. Thomason, C. 8. C.
County
Correspondence
Smiths Academy
Mr. J. H. Roberta and Mr. Harris
Steven* attended quarterly meeting at
Hamilton Saturday.
Miss Bessie McCarter, of Chipley,
is staving with her brother, Mr. G. S.
McCarter.
Prof R. R. H. Sivels passed on
his way to Shiloh Sunday morning.
Mr. D. A. Moore left Monday
morning to resume his work at Bul
loehville.
Miss Nettie Dunn made a business
trip to Chipley last Friday.
Our community waa well repre
seated at ... the , baptizing . . over cl
Sunday. ;
Mr. Willie Myliand and sister,
Jewel, visited relatives near Chipley
Sunday.
The restoration of the morning
services to Bethel church, for which
her members have petitioned, will
not only be an embellishment to that
church, but will have a religious,
moral and financial influence with
— a,.
Owing to occasional showers and
searsitv of labor, the progress of cot
ton picking in this section is some
what retarded.
©tic Hamilton fottnuil
HAMILTON, HARRIS COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, SEPT. 28 1906
I Mr. Green Endorsed
Ry Athens Banner
Col Tiros. F. Green, of this citv, i
announced iris candidacy for a
, appeals
j position on tire new court of
, * n this state, provided the people o,
Georgia ratify tl ‘ e proposed anrend
Buu t to tire constitution authorizing
the establishment of this court.
It is with much pleasure that the
• Banner endorses the candidacy ,of
1 Col. Green and coinmeuds him to the
voters ot the state. It is of supreme
importance that the judiciary of this
! stale should be made up ot citizens ot
i the highest character and of unques
j tinned ability. Measured by this
j ! standard Cal. Green is in every which way he
worthy of the position to
aspires.
j He is a wau ot unblemished char- just
j acter, strong in his convictions,
* u his judgment, .conservative in his
j views, moderate in his expressions, in
; fart a well-rounded citizen of high
. character and unquestioned ability,
! Inheriting a high order of ability
from his lather, and from his mater
.
j Hal grandfather, the late ( liancellor
j **!>'• Andrew he lias A. Lipscomb, by study and of the application I'niver- j
become one of tbe best lawyers in the
state. He has behind him sixteen
years of experience as an active prac
titiouer, during which time lie has
achieved great success.
j He is distinctly of a judicial turn
0 f a „d admiaably equipped for
the work on the bench. 11 is selec
t ion for one of the positions on
■ ( . 0 urt of appeals would be a step
j w i*| 01! | 0 n the part ot the people of
t [ u , state.—Athens Banner,
Married.
Last Wednesday evening at eight
j o'clock, at New Hope church, Dr. J.
1 D. De Lamar and Miss Jessie Mai¬
«ere united in tin- holy bonds ol
, ««“»*» liev Fox ot VVe
' - *
,
The contracting parties enter upon
life’s journey with the best wishes of
** u ' j° unud -
Attention
Spanish-American War Veterans.
| After three years of hard lalior n
j special act having been passed by our
' members of Congress for pay due
Georgia soldiers in the Spanish
American war, I have finally secured
a portion of the fund, and hope to se
cure the remainder within thirty days,
it is necessary for me to have the
names and postoffiee addresses of all
veterans of this war, and they should
write me at once giving this iufor
nation, Very truly,
Charles G. Janus,
i Cedartown, Ga.
Shiloh
Mrs. Fannie Johnson lias returned
to her home in Evinston, I'la., after
an extended visit to Mx. 1L S. k’ulier.
Miss Williams, of Columbus, is
the guest of Miss Bird Cooke this
week.
Mr. Elliott Jenkins preached an in-(
teregtillg sermon at the Methodist
church Sunday night.
Mr. Johnston, of Newnan, visited
friends here Sunday.
Miss Holden spent several days in i
Columbus leceutlv.
On of ....... the baptizing the! . .
account at
Baptist . church , , Sunday _ . morning, . there .
was no league service.
Mr. Elliott Jenkins left Monday
for Gainesville, Fla., where he will j
enter school.
Mr. Edgar Sparks visited his -
pa¬
rents Sunday.
Miss Carime Trammell has re- i
turned to Columbus, after spending j
® ier ' aeation here.
-
a, ^
of relatives Sunday. j
Mr. Willie Ed McLendon, of Box
Spring* hte accepted a position with
Mr. W. R. Parker.
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I
UNTIL NEGROES BEGAN
TROUBLE QUIET RULED
County Policeman Hoard Hilled
* By Negroes
SEVERAL BLACKS KILLED
____ I
•TATE TROOPS RAIDED BROWNS
VILLE, A NEGRO SETTLEMENT
OF 1,500 INHABITANTS, l N
SOUTH ATLANTA, RESULTING
IN THE DEATH OF ONE BLACK 1
AND THE ARREST OF 257 OTH
ERS—300 DEPUTIES SWORN IN
BY SHERIFF NELMS—SALOONS
STILL CLOSED—FEDERAL SOL¬ !
DIERS READY TO AID. i
Atlanta. Sept. 26.—County Officer
Jim Heard was shot aud Instantly
killed Monday night on the Jonesboro
road by a mob of negroes, who am¬ |
bushed the party of officers with
whom Officer Heard was riding. Offi
cers EubaiAs, Buran, Odom and Jor
dan were wounded. Eubanks receiving
a thigh full of buckshot, while Buran
had his forehead grazed by a bullet.
Itlzen Ernest Smith was uI’bo wound
About 9 o'clock Officers Eubanks
and Buran came over from the dlrec-1
lion of East Point, and joined a posse 1
of seven county officers, and three
Citizens under the command of Bleu
tenant Poole, at Henderson's crossing.
The posse then rode down the Jones¬
boro road to what Is known as the
Jonesboro crossing, about a half mile ,
beyond Henderson's crossing. At this :
point a large number of negroes had
gathered, and were bolding an open
glr meeting, at which many Incen¬
diary speeches were being made.
Several of the negroes In the crowd
were armed with guns, and these, 1
some eight In all, were disarmed and '
handcuffed. j
With their prisoners under guard
the officers started for the electric car
Hue to bring their prisoners to the
city. They had proceeded but a short |
distance when, from the dark, with- I
out the (east warning, a deadly fu- j
sllade was poured Into the posse.
Officer Heard was Instantly killed and
fell dead from Ills horse, riddled with
bullets. Officer Eubanks was struck
In tbe thigh by aevoral buckshot, and
a bullet grazed the forehead of Offi¬
cer Buran. The officers returned the
fire of the negroes, killing several,
but Just bow many Is not known.
Officer Buran uaed a gun he had
taken from one of the negro prison¬ |
ers. Officer Heard's body taken to !
was i
the Lakevlew car line, and brought i
to the city, and Officer Buran accom¬ ;
panied Officer Eubanks to the Grady
hospital, where his wounds were
dressed. Officer Jordan was not se¬
riously enough Injured to cause him
to be brought to the hospital. Officer
Buran baJ hlg wound dressed at the
hospital, and returned to the scene o!
the fight. I !
After the officers returned the fire
of the negroes, they had fled, and “
went Into what is called the "hollow, |
a swamp near by. Four of the negro j
prisoners escaped, aud four were i
brought to the city and lodged In the 1
Tower. Their names are Rufus Wil¬
son, Ed Lockett, Jim Smith and Dover
8ta! worth.
The weapon with which Officer !
Heard was killed was a single-barrel¬ 1
ed shotgun, loaded with buckshot. It
was brought to the city and turned
over to Policeman Childs, v
The bodies of two dead negroes
were found in Brownsville after the
batt!e - Th «5 e m « re > •» th «
* ££ T attained "until j
the police make a full Investigation, j
What Happened Monday. '
Killed: I
County Policeman Jim Heard.
Mrs. Robert C. Thompson, killed by
fright
Four unknown negroes. 1
Fatally wounded:
Two negroes, Sam McGruder and
Wiley Brooks.
Wounded:
County Policeman Odom.
County Policeman Eubanks.
County Policeman-Jordan.
f Fourteen white people, comprising, u I
fomHies, who lived at ICO Me
Bouough road, were driven out of
their home at about 10 oclock Mon
dayy night by a mob of negroes, and
were forced to come to the police *
b -'r,r r -
All of the 14 people lived in one
house, and the black mob gained en
^
assembled there, u * mlr ‘ d *
almost that no one was killed, for
many shots at close range were fired
by the uegroes. and not one took
effect. J. F. Wilson had a bullet to
go through hU trousers’ leg.
All of the whUea fled through the
rear of the bouse, and succeeded In
making their escape and reaching the
city in safety. The uegroes remained
in the vicinity, held by a larfce num¬
ber of white men who were attracted
**y the confusion.
Mayor J. G. Woodward staled that
jll saloons will be kept closed, 11 nec¬
essary, for the entire week. If open¬
ed at all this week, Mayor Woodward
stated that the hours would be re¬
stricted, the closing hour for such
places being not later than 5 or fi
o'clock lu the evening.
"The- present crisis in Atlanta will
end when the negroes go to
hemes and their work and cease at¬
tacks on the whites," said Colonel An¬
derson Tuesday. “Monday the white
people were perfectly quiet and-every
lilt of the trouble was caused by the
attacks of negroes on whites.
"If the negroes will stop their at
))0 attacks will be made on
them. Peaceable negroes are as site
in Atlanta as they fever were unless
the lawless element of the race con
tlnues its misdeeds.
"It Is to the interest of the negroes
even more than to the Interest of the
whites to stop the present conflict at
once. It Is hoped that they will see
the situation aiul act accordingly.”
By a forced march the Seventeenth
infantry, United States army, which
has heen spending the summer at
Camp Chiekanmuga, reached Fort Mc¬
Pherson Monday night, aud is now
ready to give aid to the plate troops
uhould that ever become necessary.
Colonel Van QreJale, comiuandlug
tbe regulars, Monday night communi¬
cated with Colonel Clifford L. Ander¬
son of the Fifth Georgia Infantry at
military headquarters, corner Peach¬
tree and Marietta a.rests, and report¬
ed the arrival of his regiment, offer¬
ing their services tor the protection
of the city should that he needed.
The men have been supplied with
100 rounds of ammunition, aud Colo¬
nel Van Orsdale assures that they will
be ready to respond at the llrst call.
Colonel Anderson thanked Colonel
Van Orsdale for bis offer, but it Is
pot thought at all prgbable that fed¬
eral will be needed,
Two negroes, Sam JlcUruder and
Wiley Brooks, both about 30 years
of age, were shot to' pieces at 10:30
o'clock Monday night on the fronl
porch of Park Commissioner Robert
H. Manley, 491 Crew street, having
been taken from an Incoming Lake
wood cur, on which county officers
were bringing them to the city on the
charge of having been members of
the negro band which Monday night
assassinated County Policeman Jim
Heard.
Both negroes were taken to the
Grady hospital, where It was report¬
ed early Tuesday morning that Mc
Uruder was sure to die, while Brook3
had a chance to live.
According to Park Commissioner
Manley, on whose porch the tragedy
occurred, the work of the mob wa3
short and swift. The murder of Offi¬
cer Heard had aroused his friends to
a high pitch of excitement. The ven¬
geance of the mob waa as unexpected
as It was swift. ,
Citizens all along Crew street had
retired for the night, though many
were resting uneasily as a result of
the attack on the county policemen
close by. Soma time after 10 o’clock
tiring was heard and coming toward
the city caused the greatest alarm.
Citizens rushed to their front doors,
not knowing whether officers were
pursuing criminals, or whether a ne¬
gro mob was attacking the residents
of the street,
The car on which the negroes were
being brought to the etty had been
stopped by the mob at the corner of
Crew and Jefferson streets. In the
inelee the negroes escaped from the
officers, and ran up Crew, with the
mob in full pursuit.
As the residence of Commissioner
Manley was reached the negroes ran
Into the yard for refuge, evidently
having given up hope of outrunning
the outraged men In their wake. As
the two black men reached the front
steps bo.h fell, and Instantly the mob
was over thein, proatratJ pouring shot after
shot Into their bodies.
Thinking Its work completed, the
mob dispersed as quickly os It had
gathered. By the (toe Commissioner
Manley reached bis porch every sign
of the mob had vanished. The ne
groes were thought already dead, but
Mr. Manley asked for the hospital am
lulahce, and the blacks were taken
to the Grady hospital, where It was
found that both were still alive.
The state militia Is In command of
the suburbs, the etty Is being patroll¬
ed by an Increased force of police
and the 390 additional deputies sworn
In by Sheriff Nelms has begun tbe
disarmament of negroes who threaten
safety.
^ was ^ Tue , day af .
£
kntad from ambush,
negroes reported dead, several offi*
wounded and a number of ne
groes snot. . .
Following tbe battle In Brownsville
district, 2 mJles south of Atlanta,
Monday night, the state militia
tirely surrounded that section, and by
daylight Tuesday morning had cap
tContinued on fourth page.)
Ilusseli To Run
For Judgeship
Former Candidate For Governor De¬
cides To Make Race.
Judge R. B. Russell has yielded to
the urgent requests of his friends arid
has decided to make the race for
court of appeals, though, as he states,
he w ill not have time to make any
canvass of the state.
Since he Iras had the matter under
consideration at the request of friends
he has received numerous letters and
telegrams urging him to run, and re¬
cently Ire w rote the follow iirg card in
which he announces that he is iit the
race:
"Winder, Ga., September 24.—To
the White Voters of Georgia: With¬
out any consultation or intimation to
nie some of my over-partial friends
paid the assessment necessary to place
my name on the official democratic
ballot for tile primary October 3.
This, per fort*, entered my name for
one of the three judgeships of the
proposed court of appeals. The first
know ledge of this fact came to me
through the daily press.
“Hitting in the shadows of a be¬
reavement, which took from our home
circle my youngest son, nothing was
further from my mind than public
office. I had no desire to tax un¬
friends or obtrude myself upon the
public, but in consideration of per¬
sonal appeals eousented to take the
matter under advisemsnt. Since the
entry of my name by my friends my
heart lias been touched by the hun¬
dreds of voluntary letters and telo
grams from all sections of the state
requesting that. I consent to the use of
my namo. These require an answer.
“I am not unconscious of the high
honor of the rcspousibile position to
lie filled and if the voters in the pri¬
mary of October 3 nominate me I will
groatefully devote all my energies to
giving the people oftho state the best
service in my power.
“Present conditions make impossi¬
ble any canvass on my part. Grate¬
ful for the many expression of confi¬
dence aud support I have received, I
leave the matter in the hands of the
voters. If elected I shall feel much
honored in being permitted to devote
the best years of my life and my past
judicial experience to the service of
Georgia on this new court. If, on
the other hand, you choose throe of
the many distinguished candidates to
the exclusion of myself in this unso¬
licited presentation of my name, it
will cause no complaint.
Yours truly,
“Richard B. Kuhhf.ix."
Rearrangement: Of
Hamilton Circuit
It is very probable that Hamilton
Circuit of the Methodist church will
be rearranged next year. The mat¬
ter was discussed in the Quarterly
Conference last Saturday.
The people of Bethel have asked
for a Sunday morning appointment.
Heretofore they have had tlieir sefv
on the first Sunday afternoon,
and this arrangement lias been any¬
thing but satisfactory.
The plan contemplated has for ks
object the following changes: Ham¬
ilton will continue to have two Sun
days each month, second and fourth.
Bethel, third Sunday morning. Shi¬
loh, first Sunday morning and night,
nnd fifth Sundays. Smyrna, Moun¬
tain Hill, will lie placed on the Ca¬
tania circuit.
New Pews In
Methodist Church
The new pews for the Methodist
church have arrived and have been
installed. There is quite a differ¬
ence between these and the old ones.
sr are very Fet 8mI < ' 0,n<brta ‘
“
Kev. J. T O. _ A. . Cook, ,, . the „ presiding ...
Elder of the Columbus District,
preached , . Saturday a. m. and , Sunday ,,
; * all(1 ereBing> *nd Monday
. ht Pastor Brass , begun ■ ot »
«»lS a series
meetings, three services daily, which
wU1 continue ten davs. Kev. Walter
Hanson, of Brewton, Ga., is a,
sisting him.
Judge Hammond
For Court of Appeals
Prominent Lawyer In Race For Judge¬
ship-Democratic Primary Oct. 3.
The following sketch of Judge W.
j U. Hammond will Ire of interest to
the people of Georgia because he is a
candidate for the court of appeals.
He commenced the practice of law in
1870 and soon attained a leading
place at the bar. During the first
ten years of Ills professional life he
was engaged in some of the most im¬
portant litigation in this State, and
soon became a man of eminence in
his profession. In 1882 he was elect¬
ed to the judgeship of the superior
court of tire Atlanta circuit and was
re-eleeted by' the General Assembly
of Georgia in 1884. He resigned
Iris place on'the bench before tire ex¬
piration of his second term, and re¬
sumed the practice of law in Atlanta,
in which he has been engaged ever
since. He practiced law with judge
John I. Hall, now of Macon, from the
time of Iris resignation until Judge
Hall became .assistant attorney-gener¬
al of the United States under Cleve¬
land’s administration. The firm con¬
trolled a large practice, ineluding
some of the most important litigation
Georgia, lie has always been recog¬
nized as oite of the loading lawyers of
Atlanta and of the State.
For ten years he served, without
pay, as a member of tire board of ed¬
ucation of Atlanta, and for more tliau
fifteen years has been a trustee of
Wesleyan Female College, at Macon,
which is the oldest female college in
tlrorfVorld. His interest in education¬
al affairs has always been very marked.
He is also chairman of the board of
trustees of Trinity Church.
He has been a member of the Geor¬
gia State Bar Association over since
its organization, ami has, for a num¬
ber of years, been a member of the
American Bar Association. He has
always taken an active part in the de¬
bates and proceedings of these bodies,
having made a speech in the Ameri¬
can Bar Association a few years ago
which elicited much favorable com¬
ment. His address before the State
Bar Association two years ago, oil
“The Mission of the Lawyer,” was re¬
garded as one of the best delivered
before that body.
Judge Hammond’s candidacy for
the new court of appeals has met with
much favor in every part of the State,
both from tbe bar and the people at
large.
Your Duty To
•Your Town
The man who lives in a community
for what he can get out of it, is a
very poos, ; citizen. The man who
pays his debts and bis taxes, may be
a blessing, or a curse to the town. It
depends on what else lie does. In
making this statement it is to Ire un¬
derstood that by the word “debt” is
meant the ordinary cash obligations
which men incur in the transaction of
business. There are men who appear
to believe that, so long as tliey are
not indebted to tlieir neighbors for
goods purchased, or the municipality
or the state for the last tax levy, they
have discharged tlieir whole duty,
and nothing more remains for them
to do. But in reality a man’s duty
to his neighbor is limited only by his
power to do his neighbor good, and
his duty to the community by his
ability to serve it The community
in which the prevailing statement is
“What do I get out of it?” is one
which docs not and cannot prosper as
a whole. A lew may grow rich by
feeding on the poor, but in all such
instances, the masses suffer.
Shingles! Shingles! Shingles!
If you want any kind of shingles,
its easy money in your pocket to call
on or write to J. A. Luttrell, Waverly
Hall, Ga., for prices.
A nice line of matting just received
at J. O. Whitehead's. Also a wee
lot of buggies.
Dr. L. F. Myers, morphine, laud
nuni, opium and other drug habits
cured in three days, cure guaranteed.
Whiskey and tobacco liabit scientific
ally treated. Office 10J 12th street,
Sanitarium, 434 Broad St, Columbus.
NUMBER 39
Scripture Justifies
Lynch Law
To tl»e Editor of Tire Georgian:
Almost every day some white wom¬
an is assaulted by a black brute, and
frequently there is a lynching there
for.
Some denounce such punishment of
this fiendish crime as very wrong;
others defend it as exactly right
When good men differ they ask
their Bible to decide. Does the Word
of God say anything about rape;
about the penalty therefor and the
manner of its infliction?
The Bible gives thrse instances of
rape, in two of which the divinely
prescribed penalty of death was in¬
flicted by a-brother's hand. In the
other case the -penalty was inflicted by
a mass of indignant people, and re¬
ceived the approval of the Almighty
Himself. Thig ease only is pertinent
to our question. In the twentieth
chapter of Judges God gives the suc¬
cessive steps in the punishment of
rape by His people and under His di¬
rection.
1. ' In verse 5 the fearful crime is
stated.
2. In verse 6 we are told of the
ghastly manner in which it was made
known to the people.
3. Verse 13 recounts the demand
of the people for th« rapists, that
doath upon them might he inflicted
immediately—without the wicked de¬
lay that unprincipled lawyers secure.
4. In verse 13 we have also the
refusal of the tribe, in whose custody
the rapists were to deliver them up
for immediate execution.
5. In verse 14 the soldiers were
sent to kill any of the people who
tried to punish with death the fiends
who had outraged the poor woman.
6. Verso 21 tells that those sol¬
diers did murder some ol’ the people.
7. Verses 47 and 48 toll how the
rapists and those who defended them
were punished for their iniquity. Ex-,
ccpt GOO, who escaped to the wilder¬
ness, the people UNDER GOD’B
DIRECTION slew all of the tribe of
Benjamin—not only the vile rapists,
but also the men who procrastinated
or refused to deliver them up for ini- .
mediate punishment.
Now three questions:
1. If the Bible does not instruct
us in moral questions, thou what is
the Bible for?
2. If Judges, twentieth chapter, is
not written for our instruction in cases
where this most fiendish of all crimes
is committed, then why is this chap¬
ter in the Bible?
3. If God demanded immediate
punishment when a white woman was
raped by white men, will He demand
less when a white woman is thus
treated by a negro brute?
Kootch-Ikihh Christian.
In accordance with the provisions
of an act passed by the last General
Assembly of Georgia, and approved
August 7th, 1806, entitled “An Aet
to provide for the change of county
lines lying within the limits of incor- v -
porated towns and cities, and for
other purposes,” notice is hereby given
that an election will be held in the
town of Chipley, Georgia, on (Tues¬
day, October 23rd, 1906, to determine
whether or not, tbe eounty lines be¬
tween Meriwether and Harris Coun¬
Georgia, shall be so changed
that said town of Chipley shall he
wholly within the limits of
county, and if go, which county.
J. L. Allen, Mayor,
J. M. Lay field, Recorder,
Of the Town of Chipley, Ga.
Sept I7th, 1906.
Will rest or tease 209 acres land and
good improvements within mile of depot
food psrty.l Call oa or write I. H.
Pitts & Son. Waverly Hall, Ga.
Just received, full line of Victor
Graphophones and latest records.
J. p. Whitehead.
The Justices of Peace are requested
call at the Ordinary’s office and
the precinct returns for the Octo¬
ber election.
Blank J. P. Warrants on sale at
this office,
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