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VOL. XXVI.
W. H. COLEMAN
ACCIDENTLY SHOT
Soperton was shocked Monday
evening by the tragic death of
Mr. W. H. Coleman, one of the
prominent business men of that
town and manager of the Cole
man Hardware Co.
Mr. Coleman’s death was the
result of the accidental discharge
of a revolver in the hands of
Lawrence Williams, a clerk in
the store, and the accident is
classed among those which occur
by not knowing that, a fatal
weapon was loaded.
It appears that the firm was
accustomed to locking the re
volvers in the safe at night, and
1 while performing this work Mon
day night about seven o’clock,
Mr. Coleman met his death.
During the day a pistol had been
used by some one, and on return
ing it to the show case it was
left loaded, unknown to the men
in the store. Mr. Coleman,
while opening the safe, held a
lamp, together with a batch of
checks, currency and silver. Mr.
Williams approached him with a
number of revolvers in his arms,
and while in the act of snapping
them the loaded weapon was dis
charged, the bullet striking Mr.
Coleman in the head, producing
instant death.
As Mr. Coleman fell the lamp
was overturned and an explosion
resulted from it. In this manner
his face and body were saturated
with burning oil, his face being
badly burned, as was the cloth
ing on the upper part of his
body. A hurried call brought in
a number of citizens, who, with
some difficulty, carried the body
of the dead man from the build
ing and extinguished the fire.
Mr. Coleman was a son of Mr.
Moses Coleman of Lyons, and
had been in Soperton about eight
months as manager of the hard
ware firm. His father arrived
on the north bound train Tuesday
morning, and on the southbound
train the body of the unfortunate
man was carried to Lyons for
burial.
The untimely death of this
young man is regretted by a large
number of friends. He was a
successful business man. No di
rect blame is attached to Mr.
Williams, as, beyond a doubt, the
affair was accidental. Mr. Wil
liams, who is a son of Rev. 0. O.
Williams, is almost overpowered
with grief as a result of his em
ployer’s sudden death.
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Special Correspondence.
We regret to note that Mrs. J.
D. McDaniel is very ill with ty
phoid fever. ,
Miss Gladys Wright was in
Lumber City last Thursday hav
ing some dental work done.
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Mimbs
spent Sunday with Mrs. Sears,
mother of Mrs. Mimbs.
Mrs. W. W. Tompkins was
shopping in Lumber City on Sat
urday last.
Rev. Ray filled his regular ap
pointment at Bruce school house
last Sabbath.
Misses Victoria and Sadie
Vaughan spent Saturday after
noon at the home of Mr. W. T.
Wright.
Mr. Will Clark of Glenwood is
visiting in our community.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Thos. Wright
spent Saturday and Sunday last
in Lumber City.
Mr. Cullen Lowery is visiting
friends and Relatives in Laurens
county this week.
Several of the young people
attended the icecream supper at
Mr. Joe Clark’s on Saturday
night. Brown Eyes.
MONTGOMERY CONVICT
GETS HIS FREEDOM
Among a number of convicts
pardoned by Gov. Iloke Smith
we find the name of Bill Brink
ley, sent up for murder in 1908.
Brinkley was one of five negroes
who murdered another negro
near the brick yard here several
years ago. .Three were caught
and convicted, among them
Brinkley, and the other two have
never been captured.
Brinkley’s pardon was secured
by Col. W. B. Kent while in At
lanta serving in the legislature,
Col. Kent having represented
Brinkley in the trial. We under
stand from Sheriff Hester that
Brinkley was considered a good
negro, and a faithful worker,
and was probably urged into the
row by parties who should have
been held responsible.
TWIGGS-COOPER,
Mr. M. S. Twiggs and Miss
Maggie Cooper were married on
Thursday night last, Justice G.
J. Stanford performing the cere
mony in his most impressive
style. It is said the happly cou
ple did not give the Judge time
to don his regulation dress suit,
as it was late, and the rain was
pouring down; but with the aid
of Constable Ed , Armfield’s
friendly lantern, who piloted
them across the muddy waters,
they were soon all happy and
may they so continue.
MT. VERNON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 28. 1911.
GOVERNOR BROWN AGAIN
OFFERS FOR GOVERNOR
Former Governor Joseph M.
Brown announced on Saturday
that he will run for governor to
fill the unexpired term of Gov.
Smith who will shortly resign to
go to the United States Senate.
This announcement has been
wa.tched for quite awhile, not
only by Gov. Brown’s former
supporters, but by politicians all
over the state, several of whom
were prospective candidates.
The coming of Gov. Brown in
to the race makes the political
situation in Georgia one of many
complications. But he comes at
the pressing call of many thous
ands of former supporters; and,
in many instances, from a num
ber who formerly opposed him.
Mr. J. R. Smith will be cam
paign manager for Gov. Brown,
but it is not probable that they
will open up regularly until after
Gov. Smith tenders his resigna
tion. It is safe to predict that
the race will be lively whether
there are other entrants or not.
General News Items
Told in Short Meter.
A 5-year-old girl fell into a
30-foot well near Fredonia in
Thomas county, and her head
in falling struck the terracotta
curbing which mUy result in her
death. She caught the chain as
her brother let it go and was
jerked up and dropped into the
well.
William B. Greenburg, known
as the wealthiest newsboy in
St. Louis, died on Sunday. From
obscure poverty he rose to be a
landlord, and at his death owned
an apartment building worth
$112,000 besides his news stand.
E. F. Holmes, a former Geor
gian, now residing in Washing
ton, D. C., has recently bought
fifty acres of land near Dublin
for $7,000, on which he will es
tablish a model dairy.
Frank Miller of Troy, Ohio,
was forced to make a flight in
his aeroplane on Friday evening
by people who jeered him as a
coward. The oil tank exploded
high in the air and Miller was
roasted to death before the plane
struck the ground.
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The residence of Rev. W. A.
Huckabee at Mcßae, occupied by
the families of Lewis Flanders
and Milton Haines, was destroy
ed by fire Sunday night.
James B. Nevin of Rome will
manage Judge R. B. Russell’s
campaign in the gubernatorial
race, Volney Williams of Way
cross will conduct J. Pope
Brown’s and J. R. Smith has
been named as Ex-Gov. Brown’s
manager.
Michael M. Eason of Savan
nah, who had an extensive ac-!
quaintance aTI over South Geor
gia, having been a traveling;
salesman for tweuty-five years,
died at his home there on Mon
day night last, aged 70 years.
A big strike is on at Spartan
burg, S. C., by the street car
motormen and conductors. Gov.
Blease has called out three com
panies of the militia to protect
the street car operators.
Gov. Hoke Smith has named
Oct. 11 as Governor’s Day at the
State Fair in Macon, and willl
attend with the state officials and
deliver an address on that date,
his speech being on agricultural
advantages of Georgia.
On the Chicago and North
western railway near Neenah,
Wis,, Sunday afternoon, a fast
train dashed into a hay wagon
loaded with a party of young
folks, and sixteen of them were
either killed or fatally injured.
FRENCH BATTLESHIP
IS BLOWN UP
Liberte, the largest and newest
of France’s great battle
ships, was blown up in the
harbor of Toulon on Monday. In
the great disaster, sf>B French
sailors went to their death, btfing
burned to death at their posts by
the fire that followed the ex
plosions. The big ship was
wrecked by explosions of the
ammunition hold, and fire im
mediately consumed the wreck
age. Many jumped from the
burning ship and were sent out
by other ships.
THE WAGON TRADE.
The number of wagons sold in
Montgomery county would sur
prise you. All over the county
we see the name of W. J. & T.
A. Peterson on one and two
horse wagons made by Stude
baker. The Studebaker wagon
is a standard vehicle all over the
wagon-using world. The name
is a guarantee‘of light draft and
long service. The Messrs. Peter
son are selling lots of Stude
bakers.
G. F. Radford, express mes
senger on the Atlantic Coast
Line railway, got on a spree
Monday on his run out from Sa
vannah, and tore up a lot of cur
rency and scattered silver pro
miscously till arrested at Black
shear. He had about SIO,OOO
and most of it was recovered
from his bosom and trouser legs.
William Nettles, a.farmer near
Manor, Ga., dropped dead in his
field on Monday. He had heart
'rouble, and a fight took place
between two cotton pickers, and
the excitement caused the death
of Nettles.
At the international aviation
meet, held at Nassau Boulevard,
L. 1., on Monday, Dr. J. C.
Clarke of New York fell 20(5 feet
from his monoplane, and died
shortly from his injuries.
.1. A. Russell, a telegraph op
erator of Athens, walked out of
the second story window of his
boarding house while asleep on
Sunday morning and fell twenty
five feet, sustaining several
bruises and a terrible shake-up.
A street car in Atlanta on Sun
day night left the rails while
dashing around a curve and
twenty-six people were hurt, and
four of them perhaps fatally.
Macon is raising $40,000 to
purchase additional campus
grounds for Mercer University,
the Baptists of the city co-operat
ing with the chamber of com
merce.
Marshall vifle.Ga., had its heav
iest rain in three years on last
Saturday. The people have been
b Tying drinking water hauled
from springs twelve miles away,
and the children carry water to
school in bottles.
In a wreck on the Southern
Railway at the Peachtree Creek
trestle near Atlanta on Friday
night last J. A. Farris, engineer,
and N. M. Robinson, fireman,
were killed. Mrs. W. H. Felton
of Cartersville, one of Georgia’s
best known women, was among
the injured passengers.
Savannah firemen have a pet
alligator which frequently es
capes from his pen and rambles
around in the parks, much to the
amusement of the small boys.
Little Pearl Westmoreland,
daughter of a telegraph operator
at Griffin died from lockjaw,
caused by sticking a small splin
ter in her foot a few days ago.
Among the attorneys attending
to legal matters here yesterday,
we note the presence of Cols.
Lankford and Williams of the
hustling town of Lyons.
Erick Notes.
Special CorrcHpoiiilonco,
Mrs. C. G. Waters and daugh
ter, Miss Louise, are visiting
friends and others in Americus
this week.
Olin Brown returned home last
Friday from Atlanta, where he
was to begin school. On some
conditions, he failed.
Wo are glad to learn that W.
H. Hinson has greatly improved
of typhoid fever since last writ
ing. We hope to see him up and
on duty in a few days.
Barton Hinson spent Sunday
and Monday at home.
Miss Lillie Brown and Ben
Waters spent Saturday night
with Olin Brown and sister Miss
Berta.
W. H. Brown spent Monday in
Mcßae.
Sheriff Tom Hester of Mt.
Vernon was here Monday after
noon, serving a warrant.
Mrs. R. M. Paradise and daugh
ters returned to their home in
Adrian Saturday last. She has
been the guest of Mrs. W. A.
Brown and family.
Miss Carrie Hinson and brother
John visited their brother Sun
day at Avant’s Siding.
Miss Willie Belle Davis and
brother Roger spent Sunday with
Miss Berta Brown.
DEATH OF AN INFANT.
After an illness of several weeks
little Byron, the infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. F. Lee Mcßae died
last Friday in Macon, while en
route to Atlanta. The little one
had been declining for some
time, and it was decided to take
him to Atlanta, but on reaching
Macon, he became exceedingly
worse, when they stopped over
in that city, where death relieved
the little sufferer.
Remains of the child were
taken to Gray, Ga., for inter
ment, Mrs. Mcßae having rela
tives at that point. Their many
friends extend deepest sympathy
to the bereaved parents in their
sadness.
17,000 BALES REACH
DAWSON UP-TO-DATE
Dawson, Sept. 23. Dawson’s
cotton receipts by wagon reached
nerly seventeen thousand bales
yesterday, notwithstanding un
favorable weather for gathering
the crop. Dawson cotton re
ceipts by wagon are approxi
mately seventeen thousand bales,
which is as much as was received
by wagon the entire season of
last year. The cotton people pre
dict 30,000 bales for Dawson this
season on account of the heavy
movement of cotton. The banks
here have about one million dol
lars on deposit.
A registered package contain
ing a bank shipment of about
$30,000 in currency was stolen
from the postoffice at St. Louis a
year ago. The postmaster and
officials kept the matter secret
till a few days ago, trying to lo
cate; the thieves.
Land for Snip.
lam offering for sale a tract
of farming land lying on the
west side of the Oconee River, in
Montgomery county, Landsburg
District, about nine miles north
of Glenwood on the Old Dublin
River Public Road, containing
lffl acres. On this tract of land
is a good eight-room dwelling
house, a few acres in cultivation,
and the remainder of the tract
fairly well timbered. Almost the
entire tract is susceptible to im
provement and cultivation. Also
one Lot of swamp land lying near
to the farming land described. A
bargain for the right man. This
land must be sold. Write; or ap
ply to J. B. Geigek,
Mt. Vernon, Ga. 1
SHOTGUN BRINGS
DEATH TO BOY
The careless handling of a gun
in the hands of Jordan Foskey
caused the life of Sammie Smith
near Orland Saturday last.
It appears that the boys, both
about fourteen years of age,
were out with a gun about noon,
and on returning home, in some
unknown manner the gun was
discharged, the entire load tak
ing effect in the leg of young
Smith, The wounded lad bled
profusely before medical aid
could be summoned, and on the
arrival of the physicians it was
found impossible to save the life
of the young man on account of
his weakened condition.
The Foskey lad is a son of G.
E. (“Em”) Foskey, while the
dead boy was a son of Green
Smith, and both are well known
in their community. The acci
dent is regretted by all. The
boy, after being shot, lingered
several hours, but was unable to
withstand the unusual loss of
blood.
RENEW SERVICES AT
OLD MIDWAY CHURCH.
Many of our readers will be
interested in anything concern
ing old Midway church, one of
Georgia’s most noted and historic
spots. On Oct. Hth, services will
be held at the old church in Lib
erty county, requests having
come from various parts of the
United States for the selectmen
to arrange for semi-annual ser
vices. On this occasion the
service will be conducted by Rev.
Carl Stacy of Elberton, Ga., who
is well known here, his first wife
having been a Montgomery coun
ty lady, and Mr. James Stacy
being his son by this union.
Communion will be served at
the meeting, and the silver ser
vice which has been owned by
the society since 1753 will be
used on this occasion. The holy
sacrament has been received
from this service by suedi famous
men as Gen. Screven, Gen Stew
art, (grandfather of Ex-Presi
dent Roosevelt,) U. S. Senator
Elliott, (Georgia’s first senator,)
Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett
and George Walton, signers of
the Declaration of Independence,
and other noted men, most of
whom sleep in the old church
yard.
The members of the Midway
Society are scattered all over the
United Stato*s, and a great num
ber will gather on Oct. 8 to take
part in this first renewal service.
Many columns could be filled
with facts of historic interest
concerning this noted old church,
but our space is limited.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
BY JUNIORS OF EMORY.
Emory College, Oxford, Ga.,
Sept. 2(5. The junior class offi
cers for the ensuing year were
elected at a meeting Saturday
morning. These officers will
serve through the junior and
senior years.
J. E. (“Red”) Matthews, of
Vidalia, Ga,, was elected dux or
president of the class by a large
majority. He has been a leading
spirit in his class since his en
trance and has already made a
name for himself in the literary
society of which he is a member.
The other officers elected were:
Joel Mallett, of Jackson, histori
an; T. E. Kimball, of Garfield,
secretary and treasurer; S. I).
Cherry, of Oxford, poet; Barn
hill, of Oxford, chaplain. Mark
Few, of Madison, was elected
manager of the football team.
The Game Law
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