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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. t 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, Tkt !M Ym Mm fi Bwgtit < -