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VOL. XXV.
BLOODY BATTLE
NEAR OCILLA.
Georgia has had no more bloody
fight than that which occurred
four miles from Oeilla on Sun
day and Monday last. W. H.
Bostwick, a farmer, was under
bond, and Ilia bondsmen asked for
his arrest. A posse consisting of
Chief ot Police Stephen Davis of
Oeilla, Sheriff Alelnnis.with Dep
uti< s Sheffield Bass and Tucker,
attempted to arrest Bostwick, who
barricaded himself and six chil
dren in his house, and fired on
their approach.
In the first fusilade Stephen
Davis was killed and Deputy Sher
iff' Bass was wounded. They sent
for more men and in the second
apnroach Sheffield was killed and
Sheriff Mclnnis was fatally
wounded, dying on Monday, at
the same hour Bostwick was shut
to pieces in his house by troops
hurried there by the state.
A call was made to Gov. Brown
for military assistance, and the
Fitzgerald Guards were rushed to
the scene, the Albany Guards
arriving also about the time the
battle ended. Bostwick fired on
the troops at every approach and
the great mob which had gathered
surged about the place waiting to
lynch the desperado. The sol
diers tried to prevent any injury
to the children and when Sheriff
Mclnnis fell Bostwick sent his
boy out to pick up the officer’s
pistols, and the boy was allowed
to return to the house unmolest
ed. About the time shots fired
into the house took effect on
Bostwick, he allowed his children
to leave the house and none of
them were injured. Boat
wick’s wife and oldest son had
left home Saturday and were hid
ing out from Bostwick.
The shots that brought down
the desperate man were probably
the ones fired into the roof while
Bostwick was making a hole
through the sningles to get better
aim at his assailants, as he was
heard to fall to the floor with a
thud. His body was found rid
dled with bullets when the door
was broken' in. His Winchester
rifle was shot to pieces and every
thing else in the house.
The dead are, J. P. Mclnnis,
sheriff of Irwin county; Stephen
Davis, chief of police at Oeilla;
Tim Sheffield, deputy sheriff of
Irwin county; and the desperado,
Bostwick. H. C. Bass, another
deputy, Wyatt Z. Tucker, also a
deputy, and James Gill, a far
mer,are wounded, and Tucker lias
since died, making 5 in all.
LEGISLATURE IN SESSION.
The Georgia legislature con
vened in regular session last Wed
nesday and proceeded at once to
business. Gov. Brown’s message
was received and read. He laid
stress on the registration law,ask
ing for a change in the same; and
made an appeal for the equaliza
tion of taxes and for biennial
ses lions of the legislature.
A vote in the house on the bi
ennial sessions bill, passed by
the last senate, resulted in a loss
of the measure. The body took a
recess on Saturday.
Immediately following the mes
sage of Gov. Brown last week,
Hoke Smith announced his can
didacy for governor. Following
this on Monday came the an
nouncement of Atty. Gen. John
C. Hart for governor. Wish pol
itics at fever heat, it is not prob
able that much legislation will be
put thronght of any benefit to
the people.
MR. OUTLAW RETIRES.
We have a letter from Mr. W.
M. Outlaw asking us to w ithdraw
his name from the list of candi
dates for county offices. Mr. Ou
tlaw appreciates the support of
his many friends, during his can
didacy, and retires not. in the in
terest of any other candidate.
j IMPORTANT R. F. D.
ROUTE CHANGES.
To become effective on July Ist,
several changes will be made in
• the rural mail routes of this sec
tion. Routes Band 4 from Mt.
•! Vernon, carried by .T. F. Mills
• and John W. McCullough, will be
transferred to Uvalda and known
as routes number 1 and 8. Route
number 8 from Ailey, Harold
, Gibbs carrier, will also be trails
i ferret! to Uvalda, and become
• number 2.
Under the new arrangements
there will be a few changes also
on route number 2 from Mt. Ver
non, Capt. M. I). Hughes carrier.
The Union Baptist institute will
lie served by J. 1,. Adams of route
number I.
This new arrangement is made i
j necessary by the passing of the
new rail road through this tnrn
i torv. and patrons on these routes
will soon be accustomed to the
changes.
MISS BRIGHT ENTERTAIN.
The young people wore well en
tertained last Monday evening on
College Hill by Miss Hannah
Bright, is the general opinion of
all ail present.
The entertainment was given in
honor of Miss Mary Sal lie Hen
derson, and attractive young lady
of Sandersville. After many mi-
I joyable games were played the
host, left for their home, express
ing them selves as enjoying the
j entertainment very much, indeed.
1 Those present were Misses Lil-i
; ban Clifton, Saddie McQueen,
Joddie Cockfield, Annie Lou Mc-
Allister, Ruby McGabee, Lyra
and Jennie Thompson, Mary Sal
lie Henderson, Camille Adams
and Addie Burch; Messrs. John
A. Morris, Herschel Morrison,
Tim and Rob. Cockfield, Herbert,
j Bailey, Charlie Beugnot and
i Charles Durloo.
STEAMBOAT COMPANY
FORMED IN DUBLIN.
Dublin, Ga., June 28.—The
Oconee Steamboat Company lias
been organized here and a charter
will be applied for.
The company will maintain a
fleet of boats on the Oconee with
i Dublin as the headquarters. The
Katie C will be purchased from
the City National Bank and an
other boat, will be built.
E. Smith, J. E. Smith, Jr., ,T. j
S. Fitchett, B, A. Hooks and I.j
11. Lowery are the stockholders. I
E. Smith will be president of the ;
company and J. S. Fitchett will j
be general manager.
The men named asked no aid
■ from anybody, but the patronage
j of the people along the river is ex- I
pected. It is their purpose to
develop the commerce on the river
and to put us many steamers on
the run as may lie needed.
There was a time when there
was much money in boating the
river, but. this fell off when tin
railroads were built. Commerce
has been picking up on the river
lor several years, and can be ex
pected to continue to increase.
EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT.
The merchants of Mt. Vernon
| have decided it to be a useless
waste of lights to keep open these
short nights and have signed the
following agreement:
We the undersigned merchants
of Mt. Vernon agree to close our
stores from now until the Ist of
Steptemlier at 0:4o p. in., except
Saturdays:
A. Segal, L. M. M cLemore & Bro.
Mcßae & Bro., VV. H. McQueen,
N. L. Spooner, M. E. Fountain,
R. S. McLendon, T. 11. Cockfield.
, Stoves, Ranges, New Horn*
‘Sewing Machines, McCormick
Mowing and Binding Machinery,
! are among my specialties.—W. 11.
I McQueen. j
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 30. 1910.
I A MASS MEETING CALLED,
To the Citizens of Montgomery
County: A mass meeting of the
citizens and voters of said county
is hereby called to meet at the
(courthouse on the 12th day of
July, the Second Tuesday, im
i J
mediately after the adjournment,
of the superior court tor the pur
pose of electing a Democratic
Executive Committee for the next
ensuing two years. A full atten
dance is desired.
W. M. Lew is, Jas. T Geiger,
Sec. pro tern. Chairman.
COL. E. P. MILLER DEAD.
Col. E. P. Miller of Walthour
ville, Liberty county, .lied at the
Savannah hospital on Friday night
last, after a week’s illness. Col.
| Miller was one of Southeast Geor
gia’s r most prominent citizens,
and his death is a distinct loss.
He was a veteran of the civil
war and a successful business
man. lie made many friends in
this section, being a devout Pres
byterian. and having several
times attended meetings of the
Presbytery in Mt. Vernon.
JONES LODGED IN JAIL
ON MURDER CHARGE.
Macon, Ga., June 28. —John-
nie B. .Jones, who was bl
eated in Jacksonville several days
l’go, has been lodged in jail to
answer to the charge of murder
mad*- against him in connection
With the murder of Wiley 1). Bi
shop on the night of March 10 in
| a house near the Southern rail
way passenger depot.
Tom Jones, a cousin of Johnnie
B. Jones, is now under sentence
for life in the state penitentiary
for the murder. Johnnie Jones
says now lie did not kill Bishop,
but said so in t he trial m order to
help his consul escape.
WILL INVESTIGATE CHARGES.
At lanta., June 27. —The charges
made through Thomas E. Watson
against Lee Barron, keeper of
public buildings and grounds,
continues to attract much public
attention.
Very few of the legislators be
lieve that there is any substance
to the charges and some indigna
tion has been expressed that they
were allowed to come before the
house in a public manner before a
| more thorough investigation had
j been made.
It was learned today that the
| governor was in receipt of a mes
| sage similar to that which Spoak
jer Holden read to the house,
I charging Mr. Baron w ith corrupt
practices and stealing from the
i state.
It is now well established that
there can he nothing in the i
| charges referring to the carpet j
and redecorating contracts, be-1
cause they were were awarded by
the governor after advertising j
them in the leading papers of the
state.
Sealed bids were received in
each case and the work given to
the lowest bidder. Mr. Barron
bad little or nothing to do with it,
nor could he have been guilty of
any speculation *in the matter,
even had he desired.
The investigation will be taken
up early next week and will prob
ably prove the most interesting
feature of the week’s work. Some
of the members of the committee
on public property are demanding
that Mr. Watson himself be sum
moned before them and it is not
unlikely that he will, as soon as
I the committee is given the powers
of a court of inquiry by the house.
The friends of Mr. Barron and I
members of the Farmers’ Union
generally, are deeply indignant at
the charges that have been made. (
National President Charles Bar
rett was in Atlanta last night.
While he had nothing to say for
publication, awaiting the results
of the inquiry, it was evident that
he felt that a grievous injustice
I had been done to Mr. Barron,
|THE POLITICAL SENSATION.
/ Tlie gubernatorial situation has
9 1 become sensational almost from
• ; the jump.
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,; Thorn was a chance that the
t i
! tight would lio tamo and thou
t! came the announcement of Judge
- Jon C. Hurt for that office.
Just why Judge Hart entered
1 I the race so late in the campaign
and voluntarily relinquished an
otUee ho could have secured again
without opposition is not yet
known.
The Smit h men claim that the
■ Brown forces are back of the can
'ididacv ot Judge Hart, while the
Brown men charge that it is a
• | Smith ruse.
Truth to tell it is more likely
it he latter than the former he-
I
I cause it is apparent even to the,
« most, enthusiastic Smith support-j
1 er that right now Mr. Brown has
the decided advantage in the race.
1 - .
His support is intact while the
Smith following has to n more or
less extent dintegrnt.od. He has
decidedly more to lose by the can
didacy of Judge Mart and his fol- j
i lowers would be less likely to want
a third candidate in the race.
Tht candidacy of Judge Mart,
i opens the wav for candidates for
, attorney general. It, would be
■ surprising if just the right man
i | for this office announces now and
is elected. That brings up the (
! question, did Judge Hart do just '
. the right thing to withhold his ]
candidacy until the last, minute j
and thus give prospective candi-!
, dates for attorney general no time!
, to make the race? It seems to us
, that, Judge Hurt did not do the
I right thing in not taking the poo- :
, i pie sooner into confidence. The
office of attorney general is tool
important, for the people to run
the risk of securing just the man
1 ! for the place with only a short
' j t ime left in which candidates can
' announce and qualify.
Just what, will develop as a con- i
sequence of Judgo Hart’s candi
dacy cannot be told for a day or!
two at least. There is a clmace,
a hare chance that it means he
will be accepted as a compromise
candidate by both factions. We
are not fully convinced that, this
will or can be brought about.Time
alone will tell.
Wo certainly hops that the cam- '
puigii will be free from bitter
ness, it matters not how many i
< audidates we limy have in the j
Held. The people want, peace at
almost, any cost, and if Judge
Hart’s candidacy means peace
We welcome it.
The race this year will be fought
! quite differently from the cam
paign of 1908. Two years ago
popular vote counted. The lasi
I state convent ion turned buck to 1
the county unit plan. A candi
• date may receive on.* plurality or
one thousand in I.aureus county
and he will have just four votes
in the convention.
The six lug counties will each
furnish six votes in the conven
tion, the next twenty-four largest
S counties will furnish four votes
j each and the remaining counties
two each. The cat didate who re
ceives a majority of the votes in
I the convention w ill win.
The big counties this year will
not decide the contest The small
counties of the state will name
the governor unless the vote shall j
be very close, indeed, which is '
not looked for.
Even if the fight should become
heated and bit,ter it, cannot last j
long, the primary being less than
two months awuy.—Dublin Cou
! nor-Dispatch.
Several dob-gates w ill go down
to the District Conference at Ob.tx
ton from this section. Mr. W.j
M. Mr-Qua* a s in attendance to-j
day. I
A SURPRISE PARTY
| LAST FRIDAY EVENING.
Last Friday evenThg the young
; people of this city gave a surprise
party at the home of Miss Addie
j Burch, in honor of Miss Josie
Johnson, a charming young lady
of Milieu.
After many enjoyable games
were played the guests expressed
them selves as being well enter
tained and hoped that it would
I not be long before t hey could as
semble at Miss Burch’s home for
another pleasant evening, as the
one just passed. Those present
were:
Misses Camille Adams, Mattie
Mcßride, Maudclle Mcßae, Jed
i die Cockfield, Anna Morrison,
! Jennie and Lyra Thompson, Josie
i Johnson, Marin Sut ton and Mvr-
I tie, Addie and Inn Burch; Messrs.
John A. Morris, Herbert Bailey,
I’im Cockfield, Charlie Beugnot,
Charles Durloo, Horschel Morri
son, Jim A. McAllister and Mark,
Howell and Noshit McLemore.
ADJUDGED INSANE.
In a lunacy Inal before Judge
McArthur on Monday last, Thom
as K.Beasley was declared insane.
The unfortunate young man, who
is a son of Mr. Win. A. Beasley
of the Lothair section, became
I violently insane and his relatives
! were forced to have him oommit
; ted to the asylum.
He has a wile and one child, lie
| was taken to the state sanitarium
by Deputy Toil) Hester on Tues
day. While taking him to the
train, Beasley made a break for
liberty, and his attendants had a
j lively chase before recapturing
> ,m 4&, ■
NOTICE OF LOCAL LEGISLATION.
Notice is hereby given that
at the approaching session of the
General Assembly of Georgia, to
tie held during the summer of 1910,
| a bill will be introduced to lie au
| titled An Act to Incorporate the j
1 Town of Alston in the County of
Montgomery, State of Georgia ;to
define the corporate limits of said
town; to provide for a mayor and j
aldermen and other officers of j
said town; to prescribe the com-}
uenaation of said mayor and al- |
derman ; to prescribe their powers}
! and duties; to confer upon the I
■ mayor and aldermen of said town
the power to enact municipal or-j
jdinances for said town; and to i
‘provide for the enforcement of!
j said ordinances and for penalties j
! for the violation of the same; and j
to provide for all matters of mu
nicipal conern of said town and ‘
for other purposes.
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JOHNNIE ABT PAINFULLY CUT.
On Saturday last while trying
to mount an unruly mule, John
Abt, an industrious young farmer
of Mount Vernon, was painfully
‘ cut on one leg.
* John wanted to go one way ami
. the hard-headed mule another
way, and ran against a barbed
w ire fence with the hoy. Dr. Hunt
was hastily called, and with nine
stitches soon had John in a fair
way to go fishing again.
I
ANOTHER CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR.
■ Judge John C. Hart, who has
served the state eight, years as at
torney general, yesterday announ
ced himself as a candidate for
. governor. Judge Hart says that
he enters the lace from a sense of
duty, his object being to obliter
ate the factional tight between
Brown and Smith but we are
afraid he has waited too long to
accomplish his purpose as t,ln
nards have already been shuff led
and eu and the game will very
likely In layed to a finish by the
above nan d candidates.
The Smitu uen, it is said,charge
the Brown llmvers with bring
ing out Judg Mart, while t In-
Brown men sav t,he Smith faction
is responsible for bis candidacy.
Judge Mart’s announcement is
said to have created a great sur
prise and it will be a st ill greater
surprise if lie is elected. — llawk
iiisville Dispatch and News.
DEATH OF MRS. E, H. M’GEHEE,
CUTHBERT
Cut,lllicit, (lu , Julie 28. —The
remains of Mrs. E. H. McGehee
were brought from her home in
Montezuma yesterday afternoon,
and after funeral services at the
Methodist, Church, were interred
in the family burial lot, in the
Western Cemetery, The funeral
services were conducted by the
Kev. John B. McGehee, brother
of the Rev. K. M. McGehee, the
widowed husband. Mis tribute
was most impressive, tender and
appropriate, lie was assisted by
the Revs. It. K. Whittington of
Macon, son-in-law ot the deceas
ed: J. K. Seale, local pastor of
the Methodist Church, and J W.
Malone, president of Andrew Fe
male College.
Mrs. McGehee dies! suddenly at,
I her home in Montezuma, where
| her husband is pastor of tile
Methodist Church. For a iiiim-
I her of years Cuthbert was her
: home, and she had many friends
here. Quite a number of friends
land relatives accompanied the
i remains troin Montezuma, the
I officers of the Montezuma Church
(acting as honorary pallbearers,
with the officers of the Cuthbert
'Church as active pallbearers.
Many floral tributes covered the
I casket. Mrs. McGehee is surviv
|ed by liar husband, Miss Ada Me
i Gehee of Montezuma, Mrs. Wliit
itington of Macon and Mrs. H. P.
| Elder of this city.
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