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THE NEWS. Established 1871
BIWED BOILER KILLS THREE
I AND BADLY WOUNDS OTHERS
A Terrible Accident at a Saw Mill in Fayette Monday
Evening.
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Senoia, Ga.. Aug. 16.—[Special
to the News and Sun/: — A terrible
accident occurred at J. Flemister
ArusH’s saw mill, three miles from
Senoia, in Finite county, Monday
evening at 4 :30 o’clock, in which
three men were killed outright and
(four wounded The killed are J.
Fieniis f er Arnab, of Senoia, propri
etor ; Bluford Arnall, of Turin,
sawyer; Gus A’•nail, colored.
Wounded, young Mr. Shipp, leg
PATBkUK FBBTLNMMCa*.
Patrick, Ga . August 17.—T
M. Mitchell, of Tennille, is .spending
several days with his parents, Dr. and
Mrs. J. T. Mitchell.
Mrs. May Ounningham, of Atlanta,
is visiting lelatives here lor several
days.
Mrs. J. M. (rawford and little
daughter, of Jackson, visited relatives
here last week.
Misses Thomas, of Macon, are the
quests of Miss Bettie Mitchel.
’'dM.iss Mary Brooks left Saturday for
' Tennille, being called there by the ill
ness of Mrs. J. T. Brooks and little son
Taylor.
Miss Sallie Mae Ball, of Jackson, was
Him guest of Miss Ethel Walker last
week.
Miss Kate Patrick, of Atlanta, is
visiting relatives here for several days.
Willie Miller, of Atlanta, is spending
several days with the family of C. W.
Henderson.
Protracted services will close at Union
today. Had a good meeting. Our
pastor, Rev. I. G. Walker, was assisted
in preaching by two of Locust Grove’s
young preachers. Brothers Walker
Combs and Billy Smith. Had a great
revival with several additions. We
didn’t attend as regularly as we wished
to.
Miss Mary Joe Carmichael, of Jack
son, spent last week with Mrs. A. J.
Welden here.
F Mrs. Andrew Quinland, of Macon, is
guest of her daughter, Mrs. W. P.
£Vt.
George Patrick i- at St. Louis taking
in the sights at the World’s Fair.
Walter Hammock, of Miami, Fla ,
is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs.
Billie Hammock for several days.
It seems that the rain continues
throughout dog days sure enough.
Mrs. Ruse Qook and daughter, Miss
Bertha, returned to their nome in At
lanta Monday after a stay with Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Mitchell here.
We regretted very much to miss the
seventh annual reunion of theG. S. W.;
was in Atlanta at the time; stopped
on my return from Bcrden. Wheeler
, tarings, Ala.; was not physically able
or I would have come on.
But am glad to say I feel benefited by
my stay at the springs; made several
■»w acquaintances while there.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and. Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the t . 7 "“
Signature of
. H. L. WARE,
SENOIA, OA.
The Live Vehicle Dealerl
1 rade is Good and Growing Every Day
»
, We trade to suit the people. Do you want a
Buggy, Wgons,
< Sewing Machine, Mower, Harness
Sr anything on wheels? If you do, come to see us.
We do not ask your trade as a favor. If you can’t
trade and save money here, we don’t want your pat
ronage. We are here to serve you.
H. L. WARE, Senoia, Ga.
badly broken and mangled ; Henry
'Powell, (white) badly scalded.
| Wash ArnaU’s son (colored), bruis
ed ; another colored man badly
hurt. Cause of accident, bursting
iof boiler J. F. Aroall was a prom-
I inent cotton buyer and business
man of Senoia ; Bluford Arnall was
j a farmer of near Senoia.
’ Oscar Gresbam and C. D. Nations,
both white men, were also scalded.
W. L. TAVI OR.
OOBOOBD OULU* US
Concord. Ga'., Aug. 17.—C. W.
Strickland, who is m the internal
revenue service, baa been transferr
ed to Box Springs, in Talbot coun
ty-
E A Lifsey’e store at Lifsey
Springs was burned, together with
its contents, Monday night. It is
thought that the store was robbed
and then fired to conceal the crime.
Miss Bevvie Wilder, of Abbeville,
S. C , has accepted the position of
primary teaohei in the school here.
Soe ha§ has a normal training and
comes well recommended The fall
term begins here Sept, sth. Tuition
will be 40, 60 and 80 cents per
month, according to grade. Quite a
number ot out-of-town pupils
have already been secured, and a
large attendance is assured.
Heavy rains continue to tall here,
but we do not see that anything is
considerably damaged. Some cotton
squares are falling, but more are
coming, and we fail to see why we
will not have a good cotton crop.
J. H. Lee has four acres that will
make six bales if nothing happens
to it. Corn that will make 40 bush
els per acre is common in this sec
tion.
B F. Rowe has sold out his gro
cery business here to Messrs Jesse
Conner and John Carreker.who will
continue the business in its present
quarters. Mr. Rowe does not know
yet what hie future movements will
be.
TEAMON TIDINGS.
Teamon, Ga., August 16.—Rev.
W. T. Buffington came up Saturday
from Milner to fill his regular appoint
ment here. On Sunday morning he led
twelve young converts —five boys and
seven girls— who had passed the twelve
year age, down into the liquid grave.
Rev W. T. Kimball, of Butts county,
preashed on Sunday.
We heard that there was a good
meeting at Mt. Olive, near Molena,
Sunday.
We hear more talk now about the
election to do away with the barrooms
in Spalding than anything else, and it
wilt bn a good thing when it is settled
for the next four years.
The wet weather has caused the
largest portion of the peach crop to rot
and be lost, only that being saved
which was canned, as there has been
no fit weather to dry. .
News is scarce this week.
GRIFFIN. GEORGIA. FRIDAY, AGL’UST 19 1904.
MUNOIA SKMTBVOIfe
Senoia, Ga , August 16.—Mr end
Mrs. J. A. Sasser returned from St.
Louis exposition la-t week. The trip
improved the health of Mrs '•asset
wonderfully.
Mrs. J. A. McKnight, Mrs. G. D.
Pollock, Mrs. Gtissie Edwards. Miss
Luell-i Perdue, Mrs. C. R. Daniel, of
Waynesboro, and B. P and 11. P.
Daniel left for the st. I.ouis exposi
tion list Thursday morning.
Mrs. Elbert Brooks, daughter of J.
T. Chappell, was buried at Digby Mon
day ot
Miss Ethel Stallings, of Newnan,
who is visiting her aunt Miss Maggie
Stallings, in company with her cousin
Miss Ella May Freeman and Col. J. E.
Stallings, of Texas, left on the 3 p. in.
train last Thursday for Griffin for a
few days outing at Hon. and Mrs. J.
11. Mitchell’s
Mrs. C. A Fall, our postmistress,
left for Atlanta last Thursday, where
she will be joined by a large circle of
friends from Newnan ami Atlanta,who
are on a tour to Boston, Mass., and
other Eastern cities to be gone ten
uavs.
Mrs. M. S Spratling, of Waverly.
Ala.. came down last Thursday and
was met by W. O. Herndon, her broth
er-in-law. She will spend some time
visiting her sisters. Mrs. W O. Hern
don and Mrs. E. C. Swygart, at Haral
son.
Col. T. F. Rawls, of Newnan, came
down last Thursday and will be the
guest of Ben Taylor and G P. and J.
W. Hodnett at Haralson several days.
Uncle Billy Cook, of Brooks Station,
furnished your reporter with the fol
lowing last Thursday: The oldest
goose in Georgia expired recently in
Pike county, age 51 years. “Big’’ Billy
Brown was the possessor of this aged
bed-maker. The goose is buried on the
road from Zebulon to Jackson. A nice
plank monument marks her goose
ship’s last resting place.
Watermelons go a-begging on our
streets. Large, fine fellows sell at two
and a hall cents apiece.
Rev. W. A. Davis closed a good
meeting at White Oak Grove last
'Thursday with one addition by experi
ence. The church as a body was
abundantly revived, notwithstanding
the rain, which fell every day or night.
Pastor Walraven. of Turin, com
mented his annual meeting at Bethel,
five miles above here, last Friday night
to continue one week. He should have
a good* audience at every service. With
crops laid by and plenty ot rain, why
not spend one week praising God?
Rev. W. A. Harris will commence
his annual meeting at Haralson Meth
odist church next Saturday. He is ex
pecting Rev. C. M. Dunaway, the
evangelist, to «ssist him.
Rev AV. A. Davis is engaged in his
annual meeting at Ebenezer, three
miles beyond Sharpsburg, this week.
This congregation is ripe for revival.
Mr. and Mrs. J. < . Arnall left Tues
day for the World’s Fair, going via
Atlanta.
Coweta politics are beginning to
warm up, with two Democratic candi
dates in the field for sheriff: may open
a breach for the Republicans and* Pop
ulists to fuse and thereby defeat the
Democratic party. More colored men
are registering this canvass than has
been known in many years in a State
campaign. It means something in
State politics. Harmony, gentlemen,
is what Old Coweta needs.
The continued rains are cau-ing un
easiness among our farmers. Rust, the
fatal enemy to cotton, has already
made its appearance on gray lands.
Pastor Jenkins, after an absence of
one month on a vacation, has returned
to liis post, and is in fine trim for his
pastoral work.
Mr. and Mrs. Life, of Carmel, came
up Sunday evening. Mr. Lils, in com
pany with Dr. W. R. McCrary, left on
the 7:28 a. m. train for St. Louis.
They will visit several cities on the
Pacific coast before returning home.
They will be gone one month.
Remember that Pastor W. A. Davis
will baptize five converts at the bridge
ou Little Whiteoak creek, near Uncle
Ben Hutchins, the 4th Sunday morning
at nine o'clock.
DOBBINS’ MILL DOTS
Dobbins Mill, Ga., August-16 —
We wish to correct a few mistakes in
our last week’s letter. Mrs. J. J. Hen
ley visited h--r father, W. T. Stricklau :.
instead of her brother, and Rev. Zack
Barrou wa- <irom Atwater instead of
Atlanta.
Robert Strickland. Mr. ancT Mrs. W.
C. Hammond and Mrs. T T, Hammond
returned home Friday from Doeru; .
and report a most delightful time.
Miss Lucy Brown ha-r-.-turne I heme
after a two weeks stay wrh her sister,
Mrs. W. T Oapell.
The crops in our section are looking
very nicely at pre^eti', and farmer- are
wearing bright faces.
ORCHARD HILL HAPPENING-.
Orchard HillGa , Aug. 17 —w?
have been having some pretty sunshine
weather for the last few days and
everything looks very refreshing.
The entertainment at Rehoboth was
quite a success. Everybody congratu
lated Prof. Williamson on his success
with h's singing school.
Miss Eva Gunn closed her school
here last Friday and immediately left
for Concord and intermediate points.
H. D. Cauthen returned last Friday
evening from an extended visit to
North Georgia. Alabama and Tennes
see. He says the crops are the-fineet
he ever saw. Bud Cauthen, his son.
came home with him.
CASTORIA.
Bean the tto Kind You Have Always Bougtt
Signature
of
ALL THE NEWS
OF FAYETTE
Gathered at Her Thriving Me
tropolis by the News and
Sun’s Man.
Brooks Station. August 16.—The
Fayette Countv Musical Convention
will convene at Ebenezer, better known
as Old Field Church, tne fourth Sun
day and Saturday before in August.
President Whatley requests us to invite
.di good singers and good behavior peo
ple to come to it and enjoy the day of
good singing. Be sure and carry well
filled baskets with smething good to
eat in them.
Pink Martin, of Henry county, has
returned home, after spending some
time herewith friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs A. W. Haisten have re
turned home, after visiting friends and
relatives at Riverdale for a few days.
Mrs. Ola Adams, of Pineview, Wil
cox county, Ga . will with this issue be
come a subscriber to the News and Sun.
Quite a number from here attended
the annua! singing at Vaughn Satur
day, and all report a good time.
Rev. G. F. Cuthrell closed his meet
ing at County Line Sunday and is
preaching at night at Mt. Springs this
week.
Mrs. Chas. L. Haynes and little son,
of Macon, who have been spending
some time with relatives and friends at
Brooks Station and Newnan, will re
turn home this week
The R..F. D. route from here that
we mentioned last we?k was not grant
ed, and now Brooks Station will prob
ably never have a route except i lie
route No. 5 from Senoia, which is now
on foot and will probably take in most
all of this district.
L. D. Padgette, of Woolsey, R. F. D
No. 2, will with this issue become a
subscriber to the News and Sun.
W.R. 1 homas and his two daughters,
Misses Alma and Minnie, have returned
home, after visiting friends and rela
tives in Meriwether county for a few
days.
L. E. Roberts, better known by every
body as Grave Roberts,died at his home
near Woolsey Monday morning be
tween 7 and. & o’clock after a long ill
ness-and after living between death
and life for ,-ome time. He was an ex
connty commissioner of Favette
county and was well known. He’was
about 55 years of age and was a mem
ber of the Baptist church, and was a
true and a devoted Christian. He
leaves a wife who is verv sick and not
expected to live but a few days longer
and several children, besides a large
number of other relatives to mourn his
death. The remains w. r« interred at
Woolsey cemetery.
J. 'l. Jones and his two daughters,
Misses Maggie and Lizzie, have return
ed home, after visiting friends and rel
atives here for several days.
Mrs. J.T. Akins and Miss Pearl
Akins, of Standing Rock, are visiting
friends and relatives this week.
Dr. J. L. Gable and tamily attended
the burial of Mr. Gable’s father at
Vaughns Monday
Rev. Wagoner, of Morrow Station, is
conducting a revival at Whitewater
church this week.
T. C. Malone, of Fargo, Ga., has re
turned to Brooks Station to make his
future home.
There were quite a z number from
here who joined the excursion to Savan
nah Monday. Among the young ladies
that went were Misses Lena Putnam,
Tinie Malone,Lois Jones, Annie Stein
heimerand Annie Mitcham.
Rev. R. W. Hamrick, of Sargents,
came down Monday to spend a few
days. Mr. Hamrick is one of the oldesf
Baptist preachers living in the State of
Georgia. He is somewhere near 90 years
of age, and has many friends here who
are always glad to see him.
COSTS NOTHING UNLESS CURED
A I air Offer Made by Druggist Brooks
to All suilerers from Catarrh.
Druggist Brooksis selling Hyomei on
j a plan that has caused considerable talk
' am agst his customers
It. : plan is different from that foi
(i■ w-i v other remedie-. but the reme
jdy its< If i-different also. This treat
in cut for the cure for catarrh has such
I an unu-ual record of cures to its credit
that Druggist Brooks ■ tiers to refund
th? money if it does net give the de-
• sir d benefit. This is certainly one o!
! the fair -st offers that can be made and
■ any - n - who has catarrh and does not
take a : vantage mit is doing himself
i or her- If an injustice
• I'l. ■ Hyomei treatment cou.-’.st- of a
smv trd rabb r inhaler thar can be
>.:■ lin the vest pocket <r purse, a
.1,;■ dropper and a bottle of Hyo
; mei Ti e complete treatmer ' costs but
I *>.o" ard as the inhaler last- a iife
i time medicine is very inexpensive,
i Many'people who hav<- used it wiite
| that for the good Hyomei has done
i them they would willingly pay
thou- itids of dollars.
Extra bottles ot Hyomei can be pro
[ cur j d i“i use with the inhaler at 50c.
Do not suffer any longer with tick
ling. smarting, burning eye-watering
troubles that afflict those who have
catarrh. Hyomei will cure you. but if
you do not find it adapted to your case,
Druggist Brooke will return your
money.
B PARKER’S
HAIR BALSAM
Cleaners and ba'-rt.f.cj the hxir.
Promrut a luxuriant growth.
Never Faile to Restore Gray
Hair to its Youthful Color.
Cure* ecalp d:iwuo Jt hair
imi |L<JO at DraggbU
99,000 POUNDS OF WIRE
FOR HIGH FALLS POWER CO.
Superintendent Davis Begins Wiring the Poles and
Still Say s Power Will be Here By January.
About 90,000 pounds of wire
dumped on the Southern freight
platform yesterday nearly broke
down that structure. It is for use
in wiring the power from High Falls
to Griffin, work on which was begun
yesterday, all the polls being up
from the Falls to the Griffin Mills,
which will probably be used as a
STANDIAti ROCK FKAGMKNI'S
SiANiuxu Rock, Ga., Aug. 16,-The
recent, rams damaged cotton considera
bly, lot of it taking the rust.
Many thanks to Uncle J. B. Hunter
for a nice basket of grapes.
J. I . Jones, of Mandeville, Ga., Car
roll county.who has moved here,wishes
the News and Sun changed from that
office to Senoia, Ga., R F. D. No. 2
care L. A. Crouch. .
E.P. Peek has done a lot of repairing
lately, such as covering tenant houses
and barns.
Gi D. Elmore and family, of Cull
man county. Ala., who moved from
here several years ago, are here on a
visit now for the first time since they
left.
Rev. Walraven is carrying on a pro
tracted meeting at Bethel M. E. church
this week.
Early and Harvey Coats made a raid
on snakes one day lasl week, digging,
up and killing 23 moccasins in a ditch
bank in the pasture.
J. A. Hyde, our model farmer, car
ried a load of tine watermelons to Se
noia market last week.
Mrs. J. T. Akin is visiting friends at
Brooks Station this week.
Overseers M. T. Neill, J. T. Rickies,
W illie Harris and S. E. Buchanuon
are putting some of our public high
ways in good condition this week.
As a general thing, watermelons
have been plentiful and large in this
community this year; but Griffe Cook
and L. B. Drake come forward with
the largest yet, the former raising one
which weighed 80 pounds and the lat
ter one which weighed 58 pounds.
Our new temple of justice is going
up rapidly in Newnan now. Ooweta
county aims to have the finest and
prettiest court house in any county
site in Georgia.
A lot of onr best citizens anticipate
moving to South Georgia this fall.
Better stay in old Standing Rock
community.
•I. T. Wilson is trying to learn that
old familiar song, “Rock-a-by-baby,”
to a boy at his house recently.
WEST TIXKYAKD CimWOS,
WEST vineyard, ga.. August 16—.
The heavy down pours of last week
ruined the remaining fruit that was on
the trees.
Protract' d meeting will continue this
week at Mclntosh.
John Galhouse returned home from
his week’s visit- to St. Louis Sunday
night He had a grand time and reports
the fair to be great.
The Stanley tribe of gypsies are
camped here now near the post office
and are doing a fine business at horse
trading. Levi Stat ley. the King of all
Gypsies, is with them and is hale and
hearty, though advanced in years.
Horace Westmoreland, of Mclntosh,
left Monday night for a few days out
ing at Tybte Island.
A GOOD AVERAGE CROP
IS CERTAIN IN TEXAS
And if Ravages of Weevil are Stayed, May be Largest
the State Has Ever Known.
Every ye-:r about- this time Baas
Brothers < ■ .mpany receives letter
from the firm with which H. H
Buss is connected st Temple Texas,
in the heart of Jle citton growing
section of that great cotton State, in
which a very accurate forecast is
given of the coming crop. In fact,
their calculation has very seldom
beeu misled and this gives particu
lar value to the following letter,
which we are permitted to publish .
Temple, Texas, August 16th —
Messrs. Bass Bros. Co , Griffin. Ga
Dear Sirs : Your favor of of the 6th
inst. received and noted The gen
eral condition of the cotton crop is
very promising in this section of
the State. Most of tbe farmers
planted very early and largely of
improved varieties, and in conse
quence the crop is two to three
weeks earlier and now in an ad-
THE SUN, Established 1877
subeUitlon to divide out whit the
mills d<> not use.
Supeiiutendeat Davis has bet a
hat that the mills will be ruunieg by
this power by the first of January
next, and is still sanguine of win
ning. A number of enterprises are
said to be already waiting and anx
ious to use the power in their busi
ness
SI m SIDE ,'CIN ULLA HONS.
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Svxxy Sii>E,Ga , August 17 —Onac
count of Rev. C, V. Weathers’ tailure
to keep his appointment, a large con
gregation was disappointed at Shiloh
Sunday morning. There was no service
on Sunday night, but Rev. Mr. House,
of Oakland, arrived on Sunday and is
assisting Pastor Sansburn in conduct
ing the series of meetings.
B. A. Ogletree, a highly esteem
ed lady of Union district, died Monday
night after a long illness. Mrs. Ogle*
tree was an excellent Christian lady*
and her death is the source of sincere
regret. She is survived by her busband
and several children, besides numerous
other relatives. The interment will
take place some time today.
Hon. W. R Rankin, of Calhoun,
, spent last Thursday night with rela
tives here.
Miss Maude Orr, of Atlanta, is visit
ing relatives at this place
Miss Laura Spangler visited relatives
at Locust Grove last week.
H. L. Winter, D. G. Tucker, G. T.
Gay, Albert Griffin and Goodrich Man
ley went on the excursion to Tyboe
Island Monday night.
Miss Kate Reeves, of Atlanta, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. C. R. Griffin.
J. J. Elder is putting in a new gin
nery at Birdie.
Cbl. J. A. Dorsey has abont com
pleted the first verse of Rookabye-baby,
which he is singing to the new baby
boy which recently made its advent
into his home.
Miss Bessie Davie, of Hampton, la
visiting friends near here.
Misses Elberta and Clifford Wil
liams, of Oxford, are guests of Miss
Nellie Starr.
Mrs. Campbell and Misses Sara and
SterkD Cobb and Master Howell Cobb,
i who have been spending the summer at
t the Wood Home, have returned to
i their home in Atlanta.
j J. T. Elder, of Scotland, who was on
i his return trip from the World’s Fair
at St. Louis, spent several days last
week with relatives at and near thia
place.
The printer who typed up our items
last week made us say that Uncle Bob
Hammond was almost a centurion,
when we wrote it centenarian. A cen
turion is a captain ot a hundred mos,
while Uncle Bob was only “almost a
centenarian.’’ which means a person
one hundred years of age.
For Over sixty Years.
an old and Well Tried Remedy.—
Mrs. Winslow' • Soothing Syrup has been
usm for over sixty years by millions of
mothers for theii children while teething,
with perfect tuooess. It soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain, cures
wind colic, and is the best remedy for
Diarrhoea. Is pleaoant to the taite. Sold
bi druggists In every part of the world.
Twenty-five cents a bottle. Its value Is
incalculable. Be sure and ask for Mrs.
Winslow's soothing Syrup, and take no
other kind.
vance! stvg? with first crop matur
ing. The weevil and h< .1 worm are
making appearances and doing
tome damage, but will not be
numerous enough to damage the
first crop. We fear they will be in
suficien' numbers bv the first of
September to destroy all the later
fruitage. Seme few places in Texas
they have dene considerable dam
age already, while fully one half the
State seems to be free of the pests.
Taking all in all, we teel certain
Texas will make a good average
crop, and if the ravages of the pests
are stayed. Texas will make tbe
largest crop she ever made. The
corn crop is made and is abundant:
full acreage and heavy yield. The .
small grain crops were light, but
good prices made up for the short
ness of the crop. Very truly,
Bentley-Bass Co.