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VOL. VIII.
CITY SCHOOLS WILL HAVE FIRST
FACULTY MEETING ON SATUR
DAY—SUPERINTENDENT BREW
ER LOOKS FOR GOOD SESSION.
There is every prospect that the en
suing year with the Ceordele public
schools will be the most successful in
their history. Superintendent A. I.
Brewer expresses himself as being ful
1y confident of the ability of each mem
ber of the corps of teachers and be
liaving that the schools will show great
achievements during tile ensuing year.
By reason of the addition of two
classes to the schools, a somewhat
congested, though not serious, situa
tion is expected to develop at the main
buildings. A partition will be con
structed in one of the larger rooms
of the high school department to ac
commodate two classes and take care
of the study of science which is be
ing added to the curriculum this year.
Satisfactory arrangements will "be
made for the accommodation of the
new sixth grade.
All preparations are being rapidly
made for the opening of the new term
on September 11. Repairs on the build
ings, renovations of the rooms and
work on the grounds are being fact
completed. A meeting of the faculty
is called for Saturday morning at 9
o’clock.
Following are the teachers and the
respective departments and grades in
which they teach:
High School.
H. B. Nicholson, principal and teach
er of history. ’
J. B. Reynolds, Lamar,-S. C., science
Miss Melissa Ogburn, Reynolds, Ga.,
mathematics.
Miss Ruth Morse, Dalton, Ga.,
Latin.
Miss Lillian Moore, Winder, Ga., En
glish.
J. T. Duncan, Dublin. Ga.. Commer
cial Department and Woodwork.
Grammar Department, O’Neal Sschool.
Miss Eva McElhannon; Jefferson,
Ga., 7th grade. . {
Miss Lyda Sue Bower, Covington,
Ga.. Tth grade. .
Miss Annie Lee Ennis, Milledgeville,
Ga.. 6th grade.
M#ss Nell Almond, Elberton, Ga., sth
grade.
Miss Eunice Roberts, Shelby, N. C.,
sth grade. i
Miss Ethel Pierce, Smith's Station,
Ala.. 4t grade.
* Miss Willie' D. Woodward; Jenkins
hurg. 4th grade.
Miss Kathleen Iswv:zgan, Irwinton,
Ga.. 3rd grade.
Miss Elise Monk, Moultrie, Ga., 3rd
grade. ;
Miss Frances Carswell, Cordele, Ga.,
2nd grade :
Miss May Dunlap, Cordele, Ga., 2nd
grade.
Miss Maggie Bass, Cordele, Ga., Ist
grade <
Miss Annie White, Covington, Ga.,
Ist grade. :
Northern Heights School.
Miss Nell Denton, Milledgeville, Ga.,
principal and teacher 6th grade.
Miss Alma Shellhorse, Chatham, Va.,
sth grade. :
Miss Lenora Hendrix, Macon, Ga.,
411 grade. .
Miss Pansy Webb, Cordele, Ga., 3rd
grade.
Miss Lucile Seals, Donaldsonville,
Ga.. 2nc grade.
Miss Marie Lanier, Athens, Ga., Ist
grade.
WORK- STARTS ON
GOWER RESIDENCE
|
NCE
BUILDER HERE WITH PLANS FOR
HANDSOME HOWE AND DIRT
WILL BE BROKEN TOMORROW.
H. J. Grainger of Atlanta is here}
making arrangements to begin work
on the handsome new residence of O.
T. Gower to be constructed on the
Corner of Thirteenth avenué and
Third street. Plans .have already
been accepted and the work calls for
one of the prettiest residences the
community will have.
It will reaquire some time to complete
the work, but dirt will be broken to
morrow and when this residence is
completed it will add much to tha
splendid appearance of this section of
town.
B. S. AMBROSE PURCHASES
JOHN BRIDGZS GROCERY
B. S. Ambrose has closed a deal for
the purchase of the grocery stock of
John Bridges, located in the Greer
block on Eighth street. He has com
bined the Kconomy Grocery with the
stock purchased from Mr. Bridges at
the lecation occupied by the former
store for a number of years. The
change not only largely increased the
stock carried by Mr. .mbrose, but
largely increases the room for his
business, and he éxpects to make it
one of the most up-to-date groceries
in the city.
William Rosweldt, a young farmer
of Greenville, Wis., has a suffragette
cow. She will not permit 2 man to
come within her stable. To milk her
Rosweldt disguises himself by putting
on a mother hubbard and a bonnet.
* * * * * * * # # * i * *
% COTTON MARKET. *
# The market was closed Saturday *
# and Monday and opened up Tues- *
# day on a basis considerably off, *
* and the prices continue slightly *
* down, showing little variance at *
* the close fro# the market as it *
* opened up this morning. Spots in *
# the local market are Bbringing: *
* Good middling 14 -3; fully mid- *
* dling 14 1-2; middling 14 1-4 2
* * 3 L * #* * * * * s * *
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
LOCAL D. A.R. FIX OCTOBER 12 AS
DATE FOR UNVEILING EXERCIS
ES AT SITE CF OLD FORT EARLY
Fort Early Chapter, D. A. R. has
made plans for the unveiling of the
boulder at the site of the old fort on
October 12, which is Columbus Day.
The occasion will be made an imposing
one and a number of distinguished
speakers, both men znd women will
be here. All the citizens of the coun
ty will he invited te aitend these ex
ercises as the guests of the members
of Fort Early chapter, D. A. R. .
Chapter members feel that this will
be the opportune time to acquaint the
people of the county and surrounding
territory with as much of revolution
ary history as possible and especially
that part atfeciing local people and
surroundings.
An elaborate pregram is being ar
ranged for the occasion and Ilarge
numbers of people will witness the
exercises.
In their called meeting Tuesday af
terncon chapter members gave a ris
ing vote of thanks to the pianist, or
chbstra, quartette and all those who
took part in the minstrel program of
last week. The lacies feel that the
success of the minsirel was due to
the failthful work oi the men who
took part. ;
MORE THAN $lOO
J. 426 G IGRAYDGN: - SOLD: THREE
EALES COTTON AND SEED FOR
¢ll5 PER BALE.
J. C. Grayden, who resides just over
the line in Dooly near the old Drayton
post office. but who transacts all bus
iness in Cordele, was here yesterday
with three bales of cotton which when
ccld, seed and staple, netted $115.68
per bale. !
This price was the high water mark
with Mr. Graydon. He stated that he
had never, before been able to do this,
well with cotton. He is a progressive
and thrifty planter, and studies his
work. He came to this community
“rom Alabama a year ago and is more
chan pleased with the success of the
year’s crop.
MEMBERS AT NEW YORK—WILL
SEEK SETTLEMENT OF MEX!-
CAN BORDER SITUATICN.
New York, Sepi. 5.—A1l the mem
bers of the Mexican commission and
the representatives of “the United
States appointed by their respective
governments to settle the differences
between the twe countries, were in
this city tonight preparatory to their
departure for New London, Conn., on
Tuesday or Wednesday for joint con
ference.
The party leaving here will consist
of twenty-eight persons. all of whom
will make the trip on tiie presidential
yacht Mayflower. J. Brooks B. Par
ker, assistant secretary to the Ur/J ed
States commissioner g announced the
Connecticut .city had been chosen in
place of Portsmouth, N. J.
Informal greetings were exchanged
between the Americans and Mexicans
today, but tomorrow official visits
will be exchanged.
| THIRD DISTRICT FAIR.
Attractive §6,500 Premium List Ready
| Fer Distribution.
Americus, Sept. 4.—The official
premium list for the Third Agriculuur
'al District Fair to be held on the
.grounds of the Third District A. & M.
“College at Americus, October 23rd to
)28!13, is ready for distribution and will
' be mailed prompily to any addresses
lun application.
| The premiums offered total $6.500
l:-.n(l cover every branch of agriculture,
livestock, ponltry, pigeons, school
work, horticulture and home industry.
Competition for premiums offered
for the best, most complete and most
| artistically arranged County Agrical
tural Display and for collective indi
vidual agricultural displays is limited
to exhibits preduced in the Third Ag
ricultural aistrict.
l Tha premiums offered in this de
| partmen: are as follcws:
| County Agricultural Displays.
I. For the best, most. complete and
| most artistically arranged County Ag
| ricultural Display, not less than four
| counties to compete, $35200.
| © For the next best as above, $lOO.
I IFor the next best as above, $5O.
| For the next best as above, $25.
| For the next best as above, $l5.
| Collective Individual Agricultural Dis
plays.
I For the best, most complete and
most artistically. arranged collective
|?n(iividual agricultural display, $25.
l Second best as above, $l5.
Third best as above, $lO.
The construction work on buildings
| and grounds is being rushed and the
| contractors guarantee to have every
| thing in shape several weeks before
1 the opening date.
{ Exhibit space is being rapidly taken
| and intending exhibitors file their ap
ip]ications at once in order to secure
| choice lgcations.
| Full information will be carefully
| and promptly furnished upon written
!rpquest to Third Agricultural District
{ Fair, Americus, Ga.
W. H. STARLING STABS GUS LOTT
ON G .S. & F. RAILWAY TRAIN—
LOTT PEACE MAKER.
..Guss Lott, a foreman of motive pow
cr of the Georgia Southern & Florida
railway, and whose home it at Val
dosta, was stabbed and seriously
wounded Saturday by W. H. Starling
who is operating a large saw mill in
the vicinity of Coney. Lott was wound
ed in the nect. The stabbing took
place on a Georgia .Southern train
near Adel.
Starling and A. J. Forrest, who was
formerly employed by him, were said
to be in a dispute over a matter of
wages and were about o come to
blows, when Lott, iz zn effort to avert
trcuble between them, it is said,
caught Starling by the shoulder. It
is alleged that Starling turned quick
ly and stabbed him.
OOGLETHORPE WOMAN
FOUL PLAY VISTIM
DEATH COMES TO YOUNG WIFE
WHO S ASSAULTED WITH
ROCKS AND KNIFE NEAR LEX
INGTON FRIDAY NIGHT.
Athens, Sept. 4.—Mrs. Thaddelus
Chafin, the young wife of the superin
tendent of the plantation of Hamp
McWhorter, Jr., near Lexington, who
was feund uncenscious a mile and
three-quarters from her licine late last
night, suffering from fatal injuries in
flicted with rocks and a knife. died
this morning at 9:20 o’clock, never re
gaining consciousness, never uttering
a word, the only evidence of life being
at any time slight moans and groans.
With abscliutely no clew on which
to work definitely, hundreds of citi
zens of Lexingion and Oglethorpe coun
ty watched every rcad all night last
night, armed with every canceivable
kind of weapon, and scoured every
corner of the section of the: county,
heping to find the gnuiltyv man, white
or black, it was not known.
Story of the Crime.
The husband of the woeman had been
in a distant field at work all Friday af
ternoon. Coming home about dark he
lieard his little year-old child crying in
the lot. The house was lighted and
supper was on the tabie. The mother
had gone to the lot to feed the pigs, it
wasg evident, and she had answered a
telephone call about dark. Searching
the house and place failed to find her.
The tracks of a man, who wore broad
shoes, and of the young wife and
mother, were found leading away in
the direction of a cotton field. The
alarm was given and scores assembled
for the search.
The tracks were followed and at two
rlaces there were evidences of a slight
struggle. Nearly two miles from the
home the body was found, with life
nearly extinct. The young woman's
-clething had nearly all been torn from
her body and left near Dby. Rocks
were found with blood upon them. The
gully in which the victim’s body was
found was in a clump of woods, and
the dogs put on the trail failed to lo
cate a track they could follow.
Evidence of Fierce Struggle.
At the scene of the finding of the
body there was evidences of fierce
struggle. It was immediately decided
that the assailant had surprised the
young woman at the lot, shocked her
with g leveled gun and then forced her
to make the long walk of agony
through the field and woods to the
lonely spot. It is believed that the as
sailant, after chocking his victim into
insensibility, stabbed and rocked the
body and did not shoot for fear of alrm
ing the neighborhood, though there
was no house in a quarter of a mile.
The home life of the couple had
been ideal. The wife and mother was
about 25 years of age, had been mar
ried nearly three years, was of a prom
inent family in Oglethorpe, and had
one little child 1 year and a few days
old.
Excitement was intense from the
time of the alarm last night and the
county has never been so worked up
to a fever of vengeance.
COLUMBUS WORKING
| HARD FOR A. W. COZART
~ Columbus, Aug. 31.-—The .Bar Asso
ciation of Columbus, Muscogee county,
;Greenville. Meriwether County ;Bue
na Vista Marion county; LaGrange,
"I‘mup county; and (C'usseta, Chattahoo
chee county, by resolutions passed dur
iin;: the past week have unanimously
‘mn!nrsml the candidacy of Judge A.
W. Cozart, of Columbus, for one of
ihe three new places on the Court of
Appeals of Georgia.
| : S ee——
' In addition to this, member after
'member of the Georgia Bar Associa
[tinn has written the Columbus jurist
’nn(l()rsin;: his candidacy and pledging
him, their support and-their votes. The
‘members all know Judge Cozart for
i‘n;n"in;: addressed them in conveption
O numerous occasions.
’ Thee members of many other State
‘lflr;z’anizatinns. including the Georgia
- Hotel Men’s- Association. the Georgia
| Medical association, the Southeastern
| Greeters’ Association, the Georgia Den
' tal Association have also written the
jurist pledging their support. These
'men know Judge Cozart as he has de
livered the convention addresses of
ivarh convention, in some instances
'on more than one occasion.
. Judge Cozart has the largest general
| practice in Columbus. practicing in
i both the state and Federal courts,
Eand before the courts of last resort.
' He is a student of lgw. as well as a
lawyer, and would be a valuable ad
| dition to the bench,
THE CORDELE DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 6, 1916.
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S KING OF GREECE. EMPEROR OF GERMANY |
R S IR P e e :
K s OV EE N OF GREECE L : ;
No queen in Idurope is in just the
kind of trouble that bothers )Quoen
Sophie of Greece. Other queens have
their troubles growing from the war,
one at least has temporarily lost her
throne. But Queen Sgphie is the sis
ter of the kaiser of Germany and the
husband of the king of Greece. The
people of Greece, it is believed, stand
HARRIS FINDIN ;
|
NG
STRONG SUPPORT
————— !
GOVERNOR FINDS FRIENDS EV
ERYWHERE PLANNING TO VOTE
HIM SECOND TERM—-PROHIBI-;
TIONISTS STRONG FOR HIM. |
L |
Rtlanta, Sept. 6.—Covernor Nat E.
Harris is rounding out this week a
campaign tour which has carried him
into {ifiy eounties, with speeches from
four to seven times a day. Wherever !
he has gone he has met with a warm
welcome. |
The friends in charge of the Harris |
Campaign feel perfectly confident of
the Governor's being granted the cus
temiary second term, and expect him‘
t¢. lead the primary race by a good
nargin.
“Covernor Harris will carry more
than 100 ccunties easily,” said the
headguarters management this week.
“We are receiving news from all over
the state which assures us that the
reported Dorsey strength has dwindled
as the momeniary enthusiasm over
him gave way to calm consideration
of relative merits. It goes without
sayiug that supporters and admirers
for Dr. Hardman and Mr. Pottle are |
strongly opposed to the Dorsey move
ment and the dangerous«interests be
hing it, and in a great many counties
where it is impossible for either of
those gentlemen to carry the county
tLeir friends dre uniting on Governor
Harris not only as the candidate who
can carry county and state but be
cause tirey know he is able and hon
ost and has an administration ahove
honest criticism and beyond reproach.
“I'he prohibitionists of Georgia, in
cluding thousands of Dr. Hardman's
friends, are announcing their deter
mination to vete Governor Harris his
second term in recognition of his
great work for the cause in including
prohibition in the extra session call.
They say Dr. Hardman is a younger
man and can well afford to wait 1'01"
a later opportunity.” |
LiVE STOCK SOLD. - |
Statesboro, Sent. 4-—The impetus
put upon the Bulloch farmer for bet
ter live stock is particularly notice
ablc today w.th several cars of regiss
tered cattle and hogs arriving and h??f
ing cffered ror sale, and which are be
ing eagerly bought up. The advent of
the packing plant will add still greater
interest in the subject.
]FOUR ATLANTIANS FINED
| UNDER PROHI LAW
~ Atlanta, Sept. 4.—Four well known
Atlanta men were convicted in the
*Recorder’s court today of violating the
'state prohibition law through a sub
its-rfugr-. fined and turned over to the
state court under bond for trial. They
were: Lou Castro, former baseball
player, fined $100; W. B. Little, fined
i.‘}l{m‘ Steve P Hill, fined $lOO, and Ot
' to Kahn, fined $5O. The cases, it is
%slmr-rl will he appealed.
.e T e
! The recent discovery of extensive de
iposits of alunite in British Columbia
' promises to be cof distinet importance
in contributing an additional source
i,ot’ potash to those already known on
'this continent. The deposits thus far
' examined are on Vancouver Island.
with the allies, and ihouvgh Kink Con
stantine was raised in the Germna
army and leans toward Germany, the
day has passed when kings inay go
too far against the will of their
rcople. Thus the queen, all of whose
leaning,is toward Germany, is strug
gling hard to decide whether she
must stick to her brother or her
husband.
DECLARES SECRETARY LANSING
—MEXICANS AGREE AS TO MEANS
OF SETTLING BORDER TROUBLE
New York, Sept. 4.—The personal
rights and economic interests of Amer
icans in Mexico must be considered
n reaching a permanent settlement
of the differences between the United
States and Mexico, Secretary Lansing
said here today at a luncheon attend
ed by members of the American-Mex
ican join commission. Conferences
looking toward a solution of interna
tional problems confronting the two
countries are to begin shortly at New
London, Conn.
Secretary Lansing declared that “if
suspicion, doubt and aloofness " mark
ed the deligerations the commission
would leave the two nations “in the
same tangle of misunderstanding and
false judgments as in the past.”
Luis Cabrera, chairman of the
“Mexican commission, in reply said
his commission seeks the same result
sought by the American delegation.
Secretary of the Interior Lane, chair
man of the American commission, told
the Mexican delegates that the rights
of Mexico would be respected and that
the Tlnited States would expect Mexi
co to respect American rights.
Secretary Lane announced that the
commissioners and their party would
sail on the presidential yacht May
flower tomorrow morning for New
lL.cnden, and (hat beginning Wednes
day two two-hour conferences would
be held each day.
Lais Cabrera and Secretary Lane
will alternate ac presiding officers of
the meetings. Secretary Lane said
that while the proceedings would be
confidential some arrangements prob
ably would be made to give daily
statements to the press.
BOY IS RUN DOWN BY AUTO;
WOMAN DRIVER ARRESTED
Savannah, Sept. 2.—Miss Georgia
Durden, who drove the Overland run
about fhat ran down twelve-year-old
Winfield Hatch, seriousiy injuring him,
has been arrested. She was held un
der two thousand dollar bond to ap
near in court.
Miss Durden states that she was
driving at a moderate rate of speed.
Hatch was fallowing this machine on
a bicyvele. Suddently he sped out
from the back of the machine in
front of Miss Durden’s machine. The
right hand buffer on her machine
struck the rear wheel of the bicycle,
throwing Hatch to the ground.
FIRE DAMAGED BOi-ER
! RCOMS AT M'COY LAUNDRY
Fire whic)i destroyed the boiler
room at the Mc('oy Steam Laundry
early this morning caused a loss of
about %200. While it is very probable
that the fire originated from the bhoiler,
it is not known exaciiy in what man
ner it caught.
+ On account of the fire, the laundry
was c¢losed down 'todayv, though will
‘be in operation again Thursday.
ON LOCAL MARKET
LOCAL FIGURES NOT AS HIGH AS
IN SOME OTHER PLACES, BUT
NEW HIGH RECCRDS ARE MADE.
While the prices of cotton fluctuate
and just at this time are a bit un
steady, the prices for seeq are steadily
on the incline. Today's quotations in
the local market are $47 per ton, and
indications are that the wnrices will
continue steady to ¢limb until an un
precedented maximum is reached.
Netwithstanding the good prices for
seed and the temptation to sell as a
consequence, there are a good many
farmers who are holding fully as large
a quantity as they did last year for
fertilizing purposes.
——r
ANOTHER PROPOSITIOM FOR EX
TENDING WESTERN & ATLANT
IC TO SEA AND FOR LEASE OF
PROPERTY.
Atlanta, Sept. 6.— A proposition is
pending to b 2 made to the state of
(leorgia so soon as the terms or prob
able terms desired are made known,
for the extension of the Western &
Atlaut:c railroad to the sea, and for a
lease of the entire property, both old
and new.
This stat. ment was made this morn
ing to the W. & A. commission by At
torney Hooper “Alexander, who told
the commission he is representing a
client, whese name he does not care
to bring forth just yet, who will sub
mit a substantial and properly defined
proposition to the commission just sc
soon as he is supplied with informa
tion on what terms the state will ex
pect in the matter of the proposed ex
tension. That this client is and wil!
he prepared to proceed with the pro
posed extension of the road, and will
at the same time make a proposal for
the lease of the old road as it stands,
and tor the lease of the entire prop
erty after it has been extended.
This statement was received by the
’cmnmission as information, and was
diccnssed in executive session later.
MclLendon Before Commission.
Attorney S. G. McLendon, appeared
in behalf of J. A. J. Henderson, pres
ident of tlie Ocilla Southern, in con
‘nection with the tentative proposition
made by him, for himself and associ
ates, for the extension of the road
from some noint near Atlanta to St
Marys and Jacksonville.
All of these presentations were dis
cussed by the ccmmigsion, but no con
clusion was reached on any of them.
The execttive session adjourned about
1 o'clock, to meet again tomorrow
merning at 9:30, when it is expected
the commission’s engineering force
will have ready for submittal its own
report on the road and its conditions.
The meeting of the commission will
wlmost certainiy last through tomor
row, and there is everything now to in
dicate thot the result promises to be
conunencement of negotiations of some
kind, immediately after the meeting
looking to the future disposition of
ihe property. Just what directijon this
will take can't be told at this time;
whether it will be a call for bids right
away, or whether it wiil be through the
immediate negotiations, and later the
matter of leases.
The. Atlanta plaza plan, presented
to the commission, is heing investi
gated by Engineer J. H. Johnston, who
will report on it as early as possible.
That and the proposed extension are
the two most revolutionary features
so far developed in connection with
the disposition of the W. & A. proper
ties, either in part or in entirety.
MisS NETTIHE JOHNSON, PQPULAR
GIRL, LOVED BY SCORES OF
FRIENDS, VICTINMG OF PNEUMO-
NiA.
Miss Nettie dJonneon, aged 16 years,
a daveghter of Mrs. M. & Presley, who
lives with her family in the Williford
community, died Monday morning
about 11 o'clock at the family home.
She had suffered from a protracted
iliness from pneumonia, having been
sick since March.
Miss Johnson was a very popular
young woman in the community and
nnmercus friends deeply deplore her
death.
The funeral and burial occurred at
Union church, near Seville, Tuesday
morning. The services were conducted
by Rev. Carmichae®, pastor of the
Methodist church at Seville.
AMER(@AN SCHOCNER STOPPED
' BY BRITISH SCHOONER
I’cnsacola,, Fla., Sept. 6.—Captain
fßichardson, of the American schooner
Marcus L. Urann. announced on his
arrival in port today that on June 17
while sixteen days out from Norfolk
for Pernambuco his yvessel was stopped
by a 10,0060-ton British cruiser and 11.
Herelesen. a German sailor, was taken
priscner aboard the warship.
The Urann first sighted the cruiser
on June 15, bt was not molested. Two
days later, however, the man of war
again appeared and ordered the
schooner to come about. British offi
cers then came aboapu and, after ex
amining the ship’s papers and crew
list, seized Herelesen. The Urann then
was told to proceed.
. Capt. Richgrdson veported the agair
to custom officers here.,
Delivered By Carrier
In City 5¢ Per Week
tD UNDER BOND
HEL
KIDNAPPING CHARGE AGAINST
MAN ACCUSED OF RUNNING
AWAY WITH TIFTON GIiRL.
After having defended himself in a
committment hearing for alleged kid
napping before Judge Sellers in Tifton
Monday, J. N. Summerford, was held
under bond of $3,500 to await the ac
tion of the grand jury.
Summerford it will be remembered
is the man who several Sundays ago
came through Cordele withh Miss Ada
Nelson and some other friends in an
automobile. It was this trip that made
the trouble for Summerford.
Following is a Tifton account of the
case:
J. N. Summerford, charged with
Kidnapping by Mr. John S. Nelson,
was given a learing before Judge
Sellars Mounday and after taking evi
dence he was hound over to the
Grand Jury under the sum of $3,500.
Bond has not yet been made.
At the hearing Miss Ada Nelsoa
took the stand and briefly answered
the questions put to her by Attorney
Fulwood for the stare, and her testi
'mony developed that she went on a
trip with H. BE. Lineberger, J. N
Summerford and a Miss Fletcher as
fas as Mr. George Fletcher’'s at Chula
where Miss Fletcher left the party.
Miss Nelson testified that at Chula
she took a drink of soda water from
a bottle that had been previously
opened before being brought to her
at the car, and that after she drank
the soda water she began to feel
queer. That she asked Summerford
to take her home and that instead of
being taken home she was taken to
Sveamore, Ashburn and other places
siie vaguely remembers, against her
will.
Summerford acted as his own law
ver in the case and tried to get Miss
Nelson to contradict herself and
unakes admission favorable to his
side of the case, but nhe was unable
to de so. :
~ Several witnesses were sworn, hut
‘no evidence of a new nature was
brough out.
It is said that there are other char
s pending against Summerford in
Dooly county, in connection with the
case.
SMALLEST HEN
EGG IN THE WORLD
REBECCA CITIZENS SENDS IN
EGG WHICH WEIGHS 85 GRAINS.
A RECORD BREAKER.
Rebecca caps the climax with a new
type of hen egg. P. M. Sikes, travel
‘ng representative of the Remington
Typerwrite company, reached Cordele
‘his morning with a sample of the
smallest hen egg in the world. It
weighs ecighty-five grains. The aver
-Ige hen egg weighs 435 grains in
terms of the druggists measurements.
This egg is the size of the Knglish
sparrow egg and has the general ap
nearance. But it is a real hen egg
and comes from the home of J. G.
Young of Rebecca. it was feft on ex
hibit at the Dispatch office. .
Mr. Sikes accredited the wonderful
transformation to the effect of a cer
ta‘n well known medicine adrsinister
~d hy Mr. Young while exporimenting
with his poultry.
NEGRO CHILDREN KILL
BABY WITH REVOLVER
A negro baby less than a year old
was shot and killed on the farm of
"Tubert Williams at Raines ’ifu!gsday.
The baby had been left at home with
ieveral other small negroes, while the
arents went to the field to pick cot
ten. When they heard the report of
v gun at the houce they hastened there
and found the haby dead from a pistol
shot. The older of the children left
't the house was six years of age. It
was found that all the cartridges in
e revolver had been snapped.
TWO BOYS DROWNED
WHILE ON OUTING
Augusta, Sept. s—oOn a Sunday
school outing at Sandbar Ferry to
day Xarl Owens and Herbert Edward
Taylor, aged 16 and 14 years, respec
tively, while wading in the river, got
nto a Lole and were drowned. They
were Richmond Academy boys and
there will be a cadet gscort of the
MRS. EVERS MILLINERY.
Miss Sims of Atlanta arrived in Cor
dele Monday to be «ith Mrs. D. H.
“vers in her millinery parlor this sea
son. Miss Sims is an artist in her
line, She has years cof experience
and training for the best retail trade
of Atlanta. She comes very highly
recemimended.
Mrs. Evers with her own long years
of work and study in the millinery
business, is in a position to show her
customers the very latest in style and
material.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS 4
KILLING OF FARMER
Vaidosta, Sept. 4-—Word was re
ceived here today of the assassination
on Friday afternoon of William Allen,
a presperous bachelor farmer living in
the southeasiern part of Echols coun
ty. The deed man had gone dcross
the Suwanee river after dinner Friday
to get some corn from ‘one of his
farms. About 4 o'clock in the after
noon his little nephew, sent over to
the Allen place by his mother, found
the dead body. It is believed that Al
len was kil’ed for the purpose of rob
hery as he was known to be well-to-do.
ife .= not known to have had any mon
ey with him at the time of the killing.
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