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I S. LEWIS HUB . IN AUTO ACCIDENT Editor of Pi ogress and J. E. Gardner Painfully Hurt AU10 SKIDS ROUNDING CORNER HUS TREE AND MEN WERE HURT '•**(% Mr. Lewis Bled Friday Morning From His Infnrles-Edltor ol The Progress and Mr. Gardner Are Rapidly Iteeovlng—Were Ihe Guests o3 Savannah Auto Club. late Tuesday afternoon Kobt. li. L. ' Majors, soil ofT. A. J. Majors, editor of Tub Piioobiws rnwivod the following tel- t gcaui from ■Savannah: ‘ •'Savannah, Ga., 11-1-1010- 4:25 p.tn. “II. K. li. Majors, Cairo, Ga. “Your fatliVr hurt In auto accident. Two ribs broken and arm hurt. Doctor t,(jinks painful hut not serious, lie has -r, every attention at. Savannah hospital. A - ’ F. C. BATTEY, Pres. i . Savannah Auto Club.” The following is condensed account of ‘ Abe accident from the Savannah Morning V News of Wednesday, Nov. 2: “Roiiiidiiiifjtihe curve at Dale ave and • Moore ave yesterday afternoon, after the entertainment a,t the Yaclit Club, the au tomobile of Charles «. Bell, driven by a C. T. Prince Is Slain—C. W. Byrd Surrenders Alter Using Pistol Thonmsville, Ga., Out. 150.--Just back of the principal business block here t\ T. Prince was shot ny C. \V. Bynl, fonnerlv his friend, this afternoon, dying a few minutes af terwards. * Hearing pistol shots in quick suc cession, several persons nearby ran to the scene and found Prince with three bullet wounds in his stomach, lie lived only ten minutes. No one was in sight, but Byrd came and gave himself up. He claims that he and Prince were dis puting and Prince advanced on him with his k'dfu. A knife was found in the dead man’s pocket, unopen ed. • The killing occurred behind a pressing club, out of which two men were seen to come at the time of the shooting. Prince was married and leaves five children. He was an employe of the Cherokee Mills. Byrd was with the Thompson Iron Works. Destroyed By Fire Early Wednesday Morning. LOSS IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT $20,000 " ,„.gro cl'aj}ffer, coalmining visiting news- ^paper men, skidikid into a tree throwing notin' of its occupants out ami seriously injured E. 8. 1-eivis, of the Crystal Opti cal Co. of Atlanta; T. A. Majors, of The Grady County Progress of Cairo ;u)d painfully hurt J. E. Gardner of the Clark County Courier. Mr. Gardner, who sat with the driver was thrown out, lumliog <»n his nose and knee, both oKwI.ic » Uww evidences of a 1 haiv’.iall. WiAAitwis «*Iw» pat directly 1..hi.,duw dry™m.-:.- ••’< ■ ktUiJ&Gie Tre.iv was also thrown out and •landinghis head fracturing his skill) .•landing'/i: * fwhidi later resulted in his death). Mr. Majors, who s.it in the rear cm! on the right side, was. tiirowii violently for ward against the seat in frinit, but did I f jiot likve tlie limeliine, until be did so of his own volition lifter the ear stopped, when h • got oiit'and w< nt. back to ’.assist those who been thrown out. When the shock came, Mr. Majors threw bis right hand forward and had li impaled on a bracket, inflicting wound on liis arm, this did not stop his forward motion and struck his right side on the neat and broke bis ribs in this manner. At the same, time be received the blow on the stomach which caused slight internal injuries. Mr. Lewis was unconeions when pick ed up by the other occupants of the ear, which' was then driven rapidly by the chulfeur to the Savannah hospital and the injured men given every possible at tention. Tlie following telegram was received Wednesday morning: Savannah,Ga.,11-2-1910, 10:22 a.m. R. E. L. Majors, Cairo, Ga., Your father says; “Getting along all right, stay home and get out tlie paper., K.‘C. BATTEY, Dies. S. A. C. MUNICIPAL ELECTION LAST WEDNESDAY City Fathers Elected for the Next Year—Affairs ol City Are In Good Hands. At the annual election for mimie- ipn!. offietps of Cairo, on. Wedties- 'iluy id this week, tlie following ticket, was chosen: FOR MAYOR W. J. WILLIE FOR CLERK AND TREASURER Bi M. JOHNSON COUNCILMAN AT LARGE J. M. POULK COUNCILMAN FROM 1ST WARD G. A. WIGHT COUNCILMAN FROM 2ND WARD W. G. BAGGETT COUNCILMAN FROM 3D WARD T. F. DYSON COUNCILMAN FROM 4TH WARD J. E. HURST Word was received Friday morning that Mr. Lewis was dead as u result of injuries, lie hud just left Cairo, where he liud been representing the Crystal Op tical Co. of Atlanta. Mr. I-ewis had made many friends in Grady comity, who will regret Jo hear of his untimely end Editor Majors is rupidlyjreeoveringund will be ublcto tie out in a few days. THE CENSUS OF CAIRO IS 1,010 The Census of 1900 Showed 690 Increase of 119 Per Cent. In the Past Decade. The census announcement for Cairo, Grady county’s thriving cap- the last canons made the capital of Grady county has been material in its growth, but the energy and push of its citizens and the fact tin t it is tlie market center for the farmers of the county, is one of the main reason* for its development. We congratulate Grady county upon having so aggressive and pro gressive a county scat and we feel assured from the past record that the town ten years hence will have more than doubled its present size. —Thomasville Times-Enterprise. The population of Cairo, capital of Grady county, Georgia,is annone^ ed by the census department to he 1510. Ten years ago it was (WO, and thus the increase is 1 19 per ceiit. It is a splendid showing for that fast growing little South Geor gia city.—Industrial Index, Colum bus Ga. THE REASON WE'RE LATE ital, is lolO. The census in 1900 showed 690, making an increase of 119 percent. The town is to be con gratulated upon its splendid growth in the space of ten years. The fact that it has been since The editor is iu the hospital in Suvan- nah. One of our printers went home lust week leaving only two printers in tlie oflier. Neither being writers of readable matter wewere forced to ask several of our. friends to allow us to impose upon their good nature which they very kindly :<iid. We sine rely t.miik (hem in behalf of tlie editor for their serve e. THE FORCE. & tnK Devil. The Origin of Fire Is Unknown— W. G. Baggett and H. G. Can non Heaviest Losers. Shortly before five o'clock Wednesday morning the sharp clanging of the city hall bell awoke many citizens of Cairo to the fact that Mr. Horton, the night marshal, had discovered trouble in the land.” In a few minutes more the light plant whistle began its hoarse alarum and at almost the same moment the rattle of revolvers in every direction indicated that there was a general awakening to a serious condition. And the con dition proved to be serious, in deed. The building formerly owned by W. G. Baggett, but recently sold to the Farmers’ Union, was on fire. The gallant lads of our efficient fire department were promptly on hand, after the warning giv- ...i ..nci py uravt and heroic ef- uji c succeeded in saving the mb road depot immediately adr jac nt, from destruction. Many of the citizens at larg\i>,Avere also with alacrityjoh ijicf scand numbers of them gallantly ren dered effective auxiliary service. A freight' car loaded with syr up barrels, Standing on the rail road track, hard by, caught on fire after the flameiTiiad envel oped the warehouse but Was pulled out and saved by the en gine of “The Short” passenger train, then just come in, from Bainbridge, Platforms and other exposed portions of the freight depot were ablaze several times but the fireman never permitted those flames to gain headway. ‘‘The Short” was allowed to pass, but freight trains were kept standing for one. or two hours, because the exigency of the occasion would not allow some of the lines of leading hose to be removed from their places across the railroad tracks. .The' building, filled > with in- flamable stores was, with its en tire contents, totally destroyed and the damage is the most dis astrous ever experienced in this town. Messrs. W. % Baggett & Son’s loss on buggies, wagons and other stores, is estimated at be tween $6,000 and $7,000; Mr. H. G. Cannon has lost, in syrup bar rels stored in the building, ap proximately $7,000. We understand that over 100 bales of cotton were burned; be longing mostly to the Georgia Cotton Company, represented by Mr. Rhett Pringle, and W. \V. Espy, represented by Mr. J. H. Mitchell, and all fully insured. There are some losses by private individuals, among whom is one of three bales of cotton by Messrs. Marvin and Pierce Her ring and two bales by Judge P. H. Herring. We are informed that the ware house and lot cost $5,000 and Cannon. Herring’s, nor other persons having “stuff” in stor age, was insured so far as we cm learn. Thus, the total loss in the aggregate, is probably over $20,000, with only $3,000 of insurance, besides that of the cotton buye. s, so far as we are able to ascertain. Mr. Cannon’s loss, though so heavy, has by no means “puts him out of business.” On the contrary, his great new factory is unimpaired and he has thous ands of syrup barrels on hand— amply enough to supply any and every demand that can possibly be made on him. Moreover, he is “true grit” and meeting ad versity with manly courage, ’twill not be long ere all his loss es will have been fully repaired. Mr. Baggett is also a manCtdJ indomitable will and splendid courage, “hard to down.” None need fear that he will succumb, under misfortune. The world will soon see him and his manly son under full headway again. We understand that the Farm ers’ Union will promptly rebuild —the next time, a brick'; fire proof structure—fully adapted to all the purposes of the organiza tion. The staunch farmers of Grady county are ready to dem onstrate by their deeds, what sturdy, unconquerable manhood can do. » ■ — Died Last Saturday After a Continued Illness. SHE LEAVES A LARGE ' " OF \ * Sorrowing Relatives and Friends to Mourn Her Loss. Her Re mains Were laid Away Sun- day Afternoon. 4 ALMOST A CONFLAGRATION Fire Discovered In Cairo Postol- .^ itec^—Yi'MS Extinguished l*>;lorc Any Material Damage Was Done. Tuesday night, at about 7:30 Mr. Abe Poller discovered smoke in the postoffice apartment back of the box-front, and calling the attention of the night watchman, Mr. Allen Horton, to the fact, the latter telephoned the post master, Mr. Crawford. In the mean time Mr. J. L, Mauldin the assistant postmaster came in ami upon investigation, discovered an incipient fire, originating from a box of ashes that had been set down in the back part of the building. Mr. Crawford, on his arrival, said that he placed the ashes there early in the morning and naturally supposed them to have been dead cold for hours. But, on the contrary, they had been verv much alive, and after smouldering there all day, had finally set fire to the box and the flames, having eaten through, would soon have started a serious conflagration had they not been discovered in time to prevent. A Most Laudable Object. We notice on the bulletin board in front of Wight & Browne’s drug store a proposition set forth that meets our heartiest appro bation. It i§ to the effect that a generous-hearted people should,to some extent, show appreciation of the noble and self-sacrificing efforts of our ever-ready volun teer firemen in protecting the In the death of Mrs. Hardy Van Landingham, our town aiild community has sustained a la mentable loss. She was an ex cellent woman in more than one sense of that term. Quiet and Unassuming in manner, modest and altogether unpretentious in h^ibit, she exerted a potent, if undemonstrative, influence with in a circle of relatives and friends by no means small; and, in her death a vacuous voM been left in her family, her C-hurch and \\qj- other relations: of life that iurie, caii nevey fiAi again. The writer of these lines knew her in her childhood. Thirty years ago she was his pupil in the “Cairo Academy,” and he has never forgotton the bright, sweet little “Missie” Cannon, as she was then called, who used to look up into his eyes so frankly and trustingly, in those beaut i-, ful days of throng ago,while he' was tfeffehing, her the beginnings of the lesson of life. For, per haps, twenty-live years after the end of a brief school period in cluding the dace indicated, he was not in direct touch With her; but when, in the round of years, he came within the boundary of her horizion again, lie instantly recognized in the pleasant, ma tronly wife and mother who greeted him, the gentle little “Missie” of “Auld Lang Syne,” Ah time! time! time! While still in her lovely girl hood, “Missie” was manied to Mr. Hardy Van Landingham. of 4ne of the best families of this section, and now he is left, with two sons well along in their teens and two younger boys, to mourn in irreparable bereave ment and unspeakable woe. Mrs. Van Landingham had been for years a member of Long Branch Baptist church and, dur ing her protracted and often ex cruciatingly painful illness with acute Brights’ disease, her faith in her Saviour never wavered and a spirit of sweet submission to the will of God characterized hei to the last moment of life. She, was conscious until the breath left her. She fully real ized her condition and at the end quietly and calmly hade her hus band, her children and the other' weeping relatives about her deathbed, goodbye. Besides her immediate house hold, Mrs. Van- Landingham has \ ward the necessary expenses in volved in keeping up the equip ment of the department. Night or day, whenever the alarm is Continued on page five. fire! Surely our people, gener ally, ought to be as appreciative are! as the old one-armed negro, Ray, sounded, the gallant boys always promptly on hand, heart-1 who has nobly contributed of his that there is"insurance"oT|jj§ J)00 j ily to do and bravely to dare any-j humble means, toward the object on the building. I thing necessary to combat and ;tited. Don’t ignore .the hulle- on tne building. I thing necessary Neither the Messrs. Baggett’s* conquer that terrible enemy — ; tin board. 1M