Pickens County progress. (Jasper, Ga.) 1899-current, September 06, 1901, Image 1
' T PICK ’ ■?X- ; ^ TB ‘KAi ( / -**^> ■ X. 4 "SS 'v , – f JL. i,-J J3L A*V \V J iLifi A \i AjJ t ■ ^ L VOL. X 1 Y. GENERAL DJRCTORY United States Commissioner ... ' .John K. Simmon*. Superior Court ■fuiirth Miiinlav in Ajiril »a ! $M*'~- ilin Juoqk,—<>■;•>. F.Colter, Mar. jtU tot.Kirron, -Tims. IlntsherJOB. 0 1. Countv OfHoials. 11 it in sa ry Calvin,I. Cornel istn., ins li.'M tli'Ht, Monday 11 eael: I'l.mtn CI.KRK SlIV. ASH CODttT.) J.l. A tie rtnu. . County Thkaki unit.) Sheriff.— c. T. Win eler. Tax Ooi.lkoi', nt,—A. J . HraiUey. Tax Kkokivkh,—R.P Helds. Cocnty Survkyoh,—U ick Gravlt-v. Co icon K it,—W. .W Wrglit MUNICIPAL OFFICERS. Mayor, J. F. Simmons. COUNCILMEN'. J. Cornelison. 17.0. Wheeler, E. Hood, E. Leaning, Walter Itliyne. Religious Services. M. K. CHUttCU, SOUTH. Pkksidino Et.DKit.-Kev. S 15. Ledbetter. Fastob.—R ev. J. H. Little. Services first urd lldrd Sunday, ond S*m <n<) uiyliis lu each month. Rtin(lay School,S.llO,a m. 15. H. Slnunous,Sup baptist eiil iten. Fastob, Rev. G. A. Bartlett. Services, foutli Sunday, in every month. Sunday School 5-.150, a. m. Tnllersou Kirhy Riipt jjoarit of Ediieal iois. Kher WolTiinl. liarncy Pontlley, M. Morrison. J. N. McDaniel. Geo. W. Little, .1. \V. IIctiicy, Comioiss: *n. v I t > rofessioiial Care lb. Dr. F. C. iliCTi I’ilYSICr AN — it — SURGEON > Jaspef. ■ Georgia.- -----* *3 4 mm Dr. R. L HUNTER, Dentist. JASPER, GA. W ill l>e at* t,li« Richards Hotel ton days ii-t ouch month beginning with iiio 20th. Richards House F. G. RICHARDS, Profuietor. — Rules — Reasonable. — vjpeeial Rates to Citizens of Pickens Countv. ---- 0F" Guests Receive Sfe«*ial Attention. r Also, First Class Iaverv in connection with Hotel. - a A \ liJ promptly procured^ OR NO TEE. Sand modal, sketch, or photo for free report on patentability. Book ‘ ‘How and ForeignPAientsandTrade-Hnrks,” offered to i renters. FREE- Fairest terms ever YEA-K^ praotice. a patent LAWYERS OF 25 20,000 PATENTS PROCU3EO THROUGH THEM. All buffinens conftdentiul. Sound advice, kaithful service. Moderata chargee. – co. w t rc. a. show PATENT LAWYERS, Opp. U. S. Patent Office, WASHINGTON, 0. C. 10 ALL PERSONS HAVING > FARMING, TIillUEREI), OR MINERAL LA' 1>S, OR WATER POWERS FOR SALE. The Nashville, Chattanooga – St. Louis L'ailway [imposes to use its best efforts to induce a good cl iss of immigmets to settle in territory con tigiious to its lines, and to engage the attention of capifalists seeking Mnmtfiicf ttt icg Sites or iMiniug JVopertv. !t therefore solicits ti ii ( * support, the eo-ojiel fition and 1 .V assistance < if the people o f cvi-t v countv through which its lines pri . Tho mhiisgenient earnestly requ 1 ’ ts that nil persons who have fa> re sale or ler.se, those who have t i • > ed lands, water powers or iniiu-ra ) lands for s'tle, will send a brief <!• c*rv{ ition of the same to the raiinvi agent nearest* them, giving the price: and terms of sale. The p d'*.e< mu-1 correspond with the prices asked ot local buvors. The management does not prote se to aid in selling iand ti ) immigrants at exorbitant or specula tive prices. eoloniza Larg * tracts suitable for tion, at lo« ? prices, ero especially wanted. J. 15. ]V1I.1,K15UKW, Industrial and Immigration Agant. H. F. Smith. Traffic Manager, ~ NaSHVII.I.K. I' K N V. LABOR DAY IS MOST FITTINGLY OBSERVED Six Thousand Union Men Pa rade In Atlanta. ----- VERY BRILLIANT OCGASION i liroiiglng Crowris Witness 460 Great Street I’ageant—l>tiy Hu* Been More Uenerully Celebrated lu the South Thau ICver Before. Ati.axta, Sept. 2.—Beginning with a glittering pageant in the morning aud ending with a grand bull at uighr, At lanta celebrated Labor day in a more appropriate manner tuau ever before ill the history of organized labor in the south. The preparation of mouihs past reached a splendid climax, when to the etirriug notes of martial music from eight bauds, 0,000 union men in gala at tire marched through ilie principal bus iness streets of the city to honor toe first labor holiday in t iro twentieth -ivt far*" > s ’S ■> cCl 1 ■r. X Lie, i- 4 )L d ?. vv ■JIVC M e r y 1- e tii.il: a* i ^eu on i: '7 V ?2 )i'{ . if; q r-riiicip..l prove u a - a-LIDj i d, s um ’. •> trso v a- hi* a J. r * Tiie l iv i L.G Birin: i b and oxhf ithem c iti.o iiiciG ge ru or anp!*:v . i. • of rue ii has over oi-j . r b in*he south LABOR DAY AT CM!0/. Estimated Thai —<“>,000 Tra ic .mo ists Were In Big idii-ad*-. Chicago, Sept. 2.—Organized vori: men in Chicago and vicinity celebrated Labor day with numerous picnics tid a huge parade today. Tito demonstra tions were blessed with clear skies and pleasant temperatures. The parade was about 3 yiilcs in length and it is estimated that 25,060 trades unionists and musicians were r.i line. Buildings were not decorated, but banks, the board of trade, the Stock change and business houses generally were closed to allow full observance of the day. : The South Chicago Steel workers, who refused to obey Shaffer’s strike or der, were not invited to participate in the demonstrations. They themsalves at a picnic arranged by their employers. A feature of the parade, although not observabie . , . . to spectators , who ... lme.i tue sidewalks. were the union label attached to over garment, cap and shoe worn dv the marchers. A critical committee had seen to it that the parade should ropro sent dyed-in-the-wooi unionism and even tiie horses were not allowed to march unlit it was shown that shoes haa been pm on r;y union smiths. Among the speakers at the picnics were Senators Mason and Cuilom of Illinois, Mayor Harrison aud Samuel Aisobulor, former Democratic candidate for gov eruor of Illinois. HEAVY MONEY SHIPMENTS. * ! -- United Stuia* Trvasury Ssvuils 1 units to Movo Cropi. Washingtox, Sept. 3. — The ship ments of money from the treasure to the south and west for the movement of crops have been much heavier this sou than ever before. Treasurer Roberts said that at the close of August, 1890, there had been transferred to the subtreasuries at Chi cago, Now Orleans and St. Louis the gnin of $2,113k 500. At the close T of ti * same month in 1890 oi e totAJ Si or f t te r O -■ riJa a c:l - re h 't M co *ack I Li i p c. to -*■» t;i 23 1* V/l ■ •1 CO - bu us ' 'r.r^ r n T O., nn: i; i< iioro t men will ' egro iAiu-iiui n I'Y.xr Moxtqo' Ala., ’ Perry, lineman, i a n /r 1 employed by tbd Montgom •id I*ower con- any, was cleft; ii pole ;' tho northeast corner o; SOU TO T.i i i FLA i i). X7 r r :;u rricRV SopU tuber, (>,* 1901 . l RLl i Y V ?t vo< • r. . II si . l o v.* i :i( wor.-i i‘ :-;.>i i.. .1 fninsiormsi at s' •:>" l-’lv. v.b :i i> nu t death. H wus kibod iu-nuitly. Two thousand i through ;hrfo liiiudreii his body. voiu 01 'deoyricity passed Kite 1 tolly 1 111 Up-)- tie Stettin. Nii\v I’ohk. fct'pr, 2. Pivsidenc J. J. Hill o:' the Great XoriuTu raiiroad.it is soio. ora-'red that it- him loeomotiven be mu > seiied bv ■; ieoti'io nutoi s on the 1 l,: ,ne ^'"' u N,1 ' thtr “ It is utuiFT.-tooii mat . if liiis ciiange worked cat si.ti-feoioriiy, oleetilo mo te* - w 1 i: •,■■■daoed on other diri lions ci t.u- r*. a : WILL MAKE EXr iRIMENT. I'ostmnster J o wards uf Macon Has \<■ w Delivery ."elierne. Macox, Mepr. l ! . — Post master Edwards of thi§ city has beta granted permission by the insroiliee department to experi ment vita til-- special liotivery system to the extent of using postal me»seugera ns the telegrapa company uses call boys. A .telephone is in tin* postofflee, and if n let; r nr pare 1 i< to fie sent any where i the city ;• me-- ngor boy may be summoned. He tab-.'.* tue. letter to the post filo.s and reconis it, then car ries it i the ii idr* s ee. i'iu: total cost to t-ho 6' udei is lit* ir.- file uevant f’.tt it t o : -r ;: * <> , system is the s a. 11 i ' h i i a let •• res* to? GUI vic ; rei : pp sin 1 •‘ir. r mu i r> 1 W- ■ M rt vi< c>iv : n ■ :: i ■ i nice NY a ; ; i Ult i a ry, i jrt o: a 1 di ten • iiYi a ,■ i ' ■n-' \' - oi 6 r l"c. J -C c (I IV ; a B - sir A ' I lv, L^’ v i ■ .i: • - • } J i: ■■ 2 I i;Uf. The .*r.* wi today, i-.u tit* i>:i lled ii ji>si i.'iu, ,i uL,: no timo fixed. i iie lit tie child Q . Cobn Williamson died yesrereay after ati ill . - .......- , ., fc-ver. , nesa . ‘ , ’ ’ "*•’ ' »•> i: oldiiig oi.i •' '(>: ton. Cgnuxx:" Ga., Sens 2. — A novel and unusual sigh; in Juthb.-rt- is t lu* ; o’.uiii;' of old cotton rum one sea Ron until tiie opening of am» ai r. This yaur several thousand ties hair* baen heiu by our farmers. - or the past several oavs lots iiuve been .-old from 8 oents t0 H i; ^ ce arket urs. Other - ,,r . still hold asth s u ,. W:;d . I)i*. Mel oil n ■■ I! KU’clcd, Atlanta, Sept. 4 — At tiie regular monthly meeting last afternoon the b n]i , siou bo ., rd of , h „ Southern ‘ Haptist , nsscciati m elected y-av. . , 1. C. McConnell, D- lb. o: uvii.-nourg, Va.. corn i»°' H ‘ i !V r % t0 !<a « c0 « rt ,l! ? late Dr. F II. A r.o. t. Dr. , McConnell is a native Georgian. Tie was educated at Mercer university and at the South C ’ TU Baptise.^ Theological seminary at Louisville, lay. Slimier 1 iiiif !ng Mir. pcl, Macox, Bopr. .--Mimic, ,,d:o killed Mahoney, wiii -nt bo hanged on next Fr dr y ' ’' lfael ' r A Ni “ bur * cll ‘ rk of the a folograi • < -t* '•■■»* rot . i.m-s H. Mo . l: 3’' < 1,10 ,:oarf ot too Umtci- Stat- : i : 1. Wasungtou city, which ;eai. a* •oijov : ‘‘Writ ot error allowed and 1 ■ : 1 to tay i*t case of Isa cor Minde ag;.;i:--t state cf Georgia.” \ l ( ); i l . I > f ] Sr r . s m! sf 1 »nsu t so ;’s v *li c< Itllo > S tin I •lid il *1 , lr w . ■ Y f A- KIDNAPED YOUNG GIRL. iiuatoli Ymk of <. Coumy Sou* tOUCM'd lo r Calhoun, Ga., Sept. 4 —The cat-9 of Russell York, cbiugoii with kidnaping, came up in the kupeiii r court here yes terday and tiitraded wide attention, The courthouse was crowded by an im moose throng, bent on hearing ail the evidence in this unusual ease The prisoner was tuuuu guilty and sentenced to tour yours in the pemtou t-iitry. York is a young ruau of about 22 years of age, ami inis a wife- in this county, from whom lie lias been sepa rated about one year. For some tune ho bad boon working for Joo Campbell, who runs a saw mill near town. Camp boll has a young daughter, about lu yenfs old, to whom lorn had been pay ing some attention, contrary to the wish of the father. About three months ago York met Mis* Campbell one night near iit-r In* t-hei’s home and togetiier ihoy wuutmi to Adairsville, a distune; oi 10 mile , and boarded tue early mom mg train tor Cartersviiie. From Guiiur.-ville tin-y wort to Emerson nnu out i.iro tnec iri'i try a few miles to where a relative of Yolk "..... lived, Officers were soon ou their Iran end when ihey arrived at 1 he country home found York, who was at work in a i; d.i u;u toe noase. He \va- pint; .0 nnmr i ’I -1. 1", t ia-r a - • he \V',;i . tile of; 1 ' ! t \ ;J 2 J ( *v \ tv. i i is i*. ill t' 'Lo.; yi; i.st ii ! ‘i. a; V »v a - ie . !< I". 4 ii’ o! l 6 rr: IV n:i ilu ):yr. 'S. n vnr- u t a;: a uro* in r ; ; •.ora '.r ii-o io ? r. si'torjv ianau.’;- >» ^ ii i>; :nr ii mo nil * at .c ^ ! •ip nvf iin lids' i P v ■ •rentier. :i*« n® »*»- w vreV mid hrotm-r procec, <i to ;;.uppitr. Mie uaa.- >d to close N.oo.or and w:,-.- vaining bebiml the ooy v. lien . ovosseti his lingers against the trig . cere was m explosion not louder tfcr that of n striking match, for (he i if ;; i buiiet was nothing more thy.ii v, h it is known as a Ii. B. cap; but, I small as ir was, it blotted out the life cf a fair ami sweet young girl, the very ! idol of her widowed mother. No. Go Hood street »s the home of Mrs. Emma Wilkes, the widow of the late Benjamin W. Wilkes, who died two years ago at* LaGrauge, this mate. She was the mother of five children. Lo raine, tue’ girl who was killed, was the second child and tiie second daughter. Roy, whose hand caused the tragedy in his home, is the oldest boy aud the third child. LL.EGAL DIVORCE ALLEGED. SensnlIona! Claim Made by Opposing Counsel In DeJjoaeli Case. Augusta, Ga.. Sept. 4.—In tiie mo tion for a new trial in the ease of Mrs. Susan DsLoach versus the Bell Tele phone auYl Telegraph company, beforo Judge W. F. Eve of the city court, a sensational turn was given by Judge Callaway, representing the DeLoach telephone had company, alleging that not been legally divorced from his first wile; that his second wife was, there fore, not lawfully married to him, aud had no cause of action against the com pany because of his death. It r that , its DeLoach t . No. _ T 1 seems - se enreu a divorce from ner husband in Utah. Mr. Do Loach failing to appear, arid iu'kivoiviedgiug service by letter only. The contention is interesting from a legal standpoint, and has no par allel in the history of the local courts. DeLonoh was killed over a year ago by an electric shock while at the top of i a pole at work for tiie Bell company. At * the June term of the court a jury I brought plaintiff in for a $10,000, verdict in favor fall of the j tue amount ;V kid for in the petition. AS 1 .. Er ' * 1 ! ! THE TRACK }‘ • s i • \ r v n n i ■m 1 S' is hr r T • in 'hr :i ; v >f v/. «: ; ■.y i< j'.*/: 1 • • tie • J '( rr \ - S i r >- 1:0 ' i fife tO -HI' O: ; il il ~ ; rriVC-! I'!:' "fjf <■' X‘ li cj oepot i r i.e u;. ! }; biw to Town. :i 1 i*• he* iay down 0:1 ti - ‘ ' wheal .nr iv;nrr aort.' : tic oriiWj-.: wnii the hen - ; j. • -V .4 ; j jin 1:1 late i :<)c :ci voJivic.t} H ;«ti - i f ii • < r t.he reinain , is vcrciiec in aesor* a ti t>o vo. AUGUST REPORT ON CONDITION OF COTTON StiltCIllCllt of the Departill6111 Statistician. AVERAGE FOIL MONTH 71.4 ft lu the .flora Wvstvrn Mutes llieie U CoiKUlerub e ■ii|Mlriiirtii l but (ieor glu, south <m-o.liia and li-nne.iea Show au in irtiv. niMiit. Washimi lux, sept. 8.—The monthly report of tno stati-ncian of the dojwrrt meat of agriouli are suows the average condition ut cotton ou Aug. 24 10 have been 71.-1. as compared with 57 2 ou j n i v 85 . |JS a OI1 St>pt . 1900. (18.5 ou Sopt. t. lS'.ffi. ami a 10-year average of 74 4. Tue re was an impairment of cou dmou tinrivg August amounting to 18 points in Texas, 10 in Oklahoma, 8 in Arkansas, 7 in Alabama, 4 in Virginia, 3 in Louisiana aud 1 point m North Car oliunuud Florida, On the other hand there was au im piYivemet’.r during the m aith in Gh-or . Ynditui ; r ■) a \in K u (Oiiii: a I oi it ) l' com. r pr. ^ e. - i'.r ii . i'llll *T,i less uni Oit rvi, * iiii.t 10 to v ami • ore i ;yiv fa ff." point.- in Mis '■-a ?j.s *;')■ C.lln; , 12 in kTeoim nir. Alabama him’ Missouri, i{ : ] ■ i-." . c- i i e:i. ,isso ami X' r . North Caio.iiu , 8 m Mori 'a ;a! 1 . ' 1:1 i! ot V comuiiou 1 ''■'.■> ni . f the . n cM- , f " :iV ' fer , /. ut f 1 ^ reiynca as follows: Virginia. 82; Norm Curolinn, 72; South Carolina. SO; Georgia, 81; J'lor ida, 78; Alabama. 75; Mississippi, 8*3; Louisiana, 80; IVx.is. 6(1; Arkansas, (il; Tennessee, 74; Missouri. 78; Oklahoma, 68; Indian Territory, 76. APPOINTED BY N P.IISIDENT. Cuiniiils*ioiiK IsMi'd Ki»r TruiMiry, U «r uiiil \iivy Fosilhtns. NVashixgton, Sept. 8.—The president today made the following appointments: Treasury—William A.O’Malley, third lieutenant, revenue cutter service. War—Lieutenant colonel. David P. Heap, aud Firm Lieutenant Robert Johnson, engineer corps, ro be member of Caliiornia debris commission. Naw—Joseph Tester, pay director, rank if captain; lleah Frazer, pay in spector, rank of commander; Edmund W. lloiiiiafon, paymaster, rank of lieu tenant; John D. Barber, assistant pay muster, rank of ensign. Interior—Francis M Klsy of Musko gee, O. T., to be cnairniuu of referee to assess and appraise damages for right of way of Fort Smith aud Western rail road through the Choeta’w nation, In dian Territory. Report of < Join pi roller. Washingtox, Sopt. 8.—The monthly circulation statement of the comptroller of the currency shows that at the close of business Aug. 31, l!)0i, the total cir culatiou of national bauk notes was $357 419.155, an mcrea-o for the vear of $33,1)4,830, and an increase for the mouth of $1,260,252. The amount 0/ United Stale* registered bond* ou de posit to secure circulation uotes was $880,270,030, and to secure public de posits, $106,480,550. Unc.e suiu'o l.iMger. Washington. Sept. 3. — The compara tive statement of the government re ceipts nud expenditures during the month of Aug a-: sho.vs tiie total re* <r. U • - > br'Ai. It til. ■it t-b At Si JC Oi r. - toi Yl hr lorn-. in; n ■jh vv a ia Sti d r i>orrv was fa; , but lew hours ami J, in Wrtteu ba ::■ ** J , but not fatal! r . 'I'll mi been ■rKirati c n ti;r • i ’JO in , an (.pen v/iieat field mr-.'.-iauK tnacninc was own-. •* by hn A'ntrunburger, one of the nieii injured. No. 52 NERVOUSNESS, An American Disease, Dr. S. Weir Mxtchei.l is au thority for the statement that nerv ousness is the characteristic mal ady of the American nation, and statistics show that nerve death* number one-fourth of all deaths recorded, ly the mertality people. being main among young Johnston’s Sarsaparilla QUART BOTTLE. is the grand specific for this great American disease, because it goes straight to the source of the weak streiigth ness, building by supplying up health rich, abund- and ant food and pure Dlood to the worn-out activity tissues, rousing the all liver the to and regulating organs of the body. *‘Th« Mlrhlxii Dr*g C*.,” Ditrolt, Hlrh. Llv.rctt.fi the famous little liver pills. «5c. Title Simmons A- Co. .Jasper, (hi; Sam « S. Tate. Tale (la; N'elson Mercantile fit.' NVIkoii i 'T. Freema T .11. lug "i! I*., 'etc >n fa ' ink [ r\ v c 11' a { it it\s : ■At of ] ! a ill ■t IlOJ hh >v f< 10 t - a IV' y 3 ’od is v •oao u»- 1 ry ,; C a t AT .. gav--- lie pin i . .- -nil in cou) r. I t.r old man Wash Dye A nbytK $75,00b ro s„; ; a iXorw wora 1 lado to b rdk t! 1. « ltd cm a ‘i,- . ■, .m-ieye.d 1* u M. Howr.rti, ■ r. • . a lle.aul ' .!* fiiecfir, Jv*b'- Shi.'. roQlt of r city court of E.beri. ii titfi G. O. Grogan aud tin into John I’, .hriiimm to represent tueni, and paid them each $8,000 as fees. Tue ordinary also allowed the executors 1(10,000 oxira compeusn tion. The administrator do boui ; non claimed that those amounts were ex cessive ami sought to recover n pare back from the estate of the executors, both of whom are dead. l ilt i’.u iitor found $525 for him. lucre tvtie other jesues, but the exira eoiupens tiion and attorney fees were the main points at tacked. There hove been about 20 triais in one way or the other of tiiis estate, ami rht end is not yet in sight. Hun. Fail Kush Resign-. Jackson, Miss., Sept. 8.—Hon. Phi. A. Kush has resigned hie |.o-ition asone of the five commissioners of the Missis sippi Htutehouse commissioners ana the governor immediately n<A,»ptad the resignation ami uppoiuced lion. Ii. A. Dean, ex-president pro tern of the state senate. Noted Animal Trainer Dead. Kansas Cut, Sept. 3.—Edward Do herty, well known on the vaudeville atago aud in the circus business, died here today. He was a noted animal trainer. blilo;Ii -mil Her Baby, Columbus, Ga., Sept. 3.—The infant of Tom Walker, a negro who lives in “tha bottom,” met u peculiar death yes terday. The child was unintentionally smothered to deutb by ita mother dur tpg the night, the woman lying ou the infant in its sleep ia such a manner as to prevent its breathing. Uabbett’s Successor. Savannah, Sept. 8.—Information ha* just beou received in Savannah that W. Hale, nt present iraiumaster of the Sea board Air Line railway, will succeed, on Sopt. 16, Cecil Gabbott division, as supevin- tch t inriont of ih * fourth wi ca fhb tet : <•51 5 1: ill ; T- writ i i- -isa I-t A » .. . ;‘)* : .<? t ( ■> : tHii * i »n GO' :r, e\ .' Cil- . 1 >ut t r* A r >y % ; ^ •. t Vrfli-’ \ 1 V- 1 ' Fl«as:. nl -7 rod. In Go'jil, .N,'V, \l 10 2–c. 60c. C L\i CO’; c filtilh T:» b •*', Notr York. 321 HO-VO-BAC *»’ *1 :, i*i»ac«o c.! by .'illdrug- ilauic.