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THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF GRADY COUNTY.
VOL. 4
CAIRO, GRADY COUNTY, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, APRIL, 17 I9M.
John Harrell, Prominent Citizen of
■ - Whigham, Shot Dead at Pelham
Three Men Now Held in Ca
milla Jail, Awaiting the Ac
tion of the Grand Jury\
■ Meigs,'Ga., April 15,—John
Harrell, a prominent citizen of
Grady county was shot and kill
ed on the streets of Pelham at
four-thirty Sunday evening.
Mr. Harrell, it is learned, told
Campbell that lie bad something
'n his pocket for hitti (having
bis liahd on his pocket at the
same time.) ..Campbell then told
him if he did not take his' hand
out of his pocket, he would kill
him (Harrell-,) which' was the
immediate cause of the trouble.
Marshal Campbell was shot by
one of the balls from Harrell’s
pistol, as was also Assistant Mai-
shal Josh Haire, but their wounds
are not serious.
Shot Through Head Twice.
Mr. Harrell was shot through
the head twice and two or more
times in the tiody, v/hi. h result
ed in his instant death. We also
learn that Mr. Cata Pullen, a
prominent naval stores man and
'merchant, of Cotton, Ga., was
accidentally shot, in' the foot,
while sitting in his auto, close to
the disturbance. y
The ball was extracted from
the leg, where it had lodged.
It seems that Campbell had some
thing in his pocket '• which the
ball struck before entering the
flesh, which fact prObally pre
vented it from doing serious
h.arm. \
This makes three v men Mr.
Campbell has killed. One while
he was marshal of Camnilla and
two while in the same officer in
Pelham.
Mr. Harrell was the son of
Martin Harrell,' of Decatur Coun
ty, a very prominent and well-to
do family, and was highly re
spected by all. It seems trouble
had been brewing for a year or
more, between the two men,
Marshal Campbell and Harrell,
and this is believed to have been
the indirect cause of Sunday’s
tragedy.
Another Story of the Shooting.
Pelham, April 15.—Chief of
Police Campbell killed John Har
rell on .the streets of Pelham
about 4 o'clock Sunday after
noon. The chief of police says
he saw Harrell with his hand on
his revoluer and ordered Harrell
to take his hands off, but instead
of doing as ordered he drew his
and shooting .began.
About twelve or fifteen shots
were fired. Harrell was shot
three tines, the last time in the
timple and fell dead.
Chief Campbell was hit once in
the thigh; Policeman Josh Hare,
comming to. the assistance of his
RUTHERFORD
PUSSES AWAY
Mrs. Dr. Rutherford died very
suddenly at her home on North
Bread street Tuesday morning at
11:30 o’clock. She was about
eighty years of age. She leaues
a husband, one son and one
daughter.
Mrs. Rutherford is a member
of the Baptist church at Long
Branch.
At this time arrangements
have not been made for the fun
eral. Her son is expected to ar
rive from Sparta, Wis., and it is
very probable that he will take
the body to her home.
Read what oup merchants say
in their advertisements and gov
ern yourselves accordingly. They
want your patronage and they
ask for it through the columns
of the Progress.
chief, was hit in the shoulder and
C. T. Pullen, a citizen, was hit
in the foot. Harrell was a well
to-do farmer living about seven
miles from Pelham. He leaves a
wife and several ceildren.
The affray is said to have been
the result of a personal feud.
Both policeman, after having
their wounds dressed left with
Sheriff Crow for the Camilla jail.
Their wounds are not considered
serious by Dr. W. S. Hill, who
drpssed them.
There are several different
versions of the shooting, some
claiming the officers were justi
fiable, while others claim it was
cold-blooded murder.
PASSES AWAY AT
!E IN T
Another Confederate soldier
and good citizen has passed dwiiy —
Mr. M. W. Baggett who was a mitted to the Board, the Farmers
member of Company K„ Florida State Bank of Whigham was the
regiment during the war died til highest bidder at s8.200.00, and
his home in Thomasville' Tuesday they wore accordingly awarded
evening. II i s remains were
brought here yesterday evening
accomranied by his children who
live in Thomasville and was in
terred Thursday at what is known
as the Long Branch grave yard.
these bonds
It is gratifying to the Whig
ham people to note especially two
points in the sale of these bo nils,
the one being the fact that they
v „ tV¥> . brought, a good price, and the
Mr. Baggett has been in de- other that they were bought ‘by
dining health for some time apd one of their hanks, which tool
he fully realized that. he iriust.
soon answer the last roll Call.
He was formerly a citizen of
Cairo, but moved to Thomasville
several years a>o mid resided
with his sons. He leaves many
relatives and a host of warm per
sonal friende to mourn his death.
Most all; ur citizens knew Mr.
Baggett well. He was famijaffi:
called Uncle Wash by his friends
Hp had a friendly and genial dis
position and his numerous friends
was always pleased to meet him
and grasp his friendlv hand.
Truly it can be said that he was
an honest, upright citizen and a
valiant Confederate soldier and
that he never had an enemy.
Every one who knew him was
his friend. The Progress ex
tends heart-felt sympathy to his
bereaved relatives and dose per
sonal friends who are saddened
by the death of this good citizen
and Confederate hero. Peace to
his ashes.
Pelham, Ga., April 15.—It is
rumortl 'here ,this morning that
on account of possible trouble,
the Sheriff of Mitchell county has
seen fit to remove Mr, Campbell
from the jail in Camilla to safer
quarters,
Many threats are being circul
ated since the killing of John
Harrell, in Pelham Sunday last,
by Marshal Campbell of this place.
Mr. Josh Haire, Assistant Mar
shal, who received a wound in
the shoulder, during, the Sunday
shooting affray, is reported to be
in a critical condition, in the Ca
milla/ jail, with the chances a-
gainst his recovery.
Opinion seems to be divided as
to who was right, therefore it is
almost impossible to secure accu
rate information from even those
Who- claim to havu been on the
spot at the time and saw and
heard alii of the difficulty and
subsequent killing.
Springs For Automobiles
w e have put in a stock of
SPR1NQS for the following cars,
Buick, Cadjllac, E. M. F., Ford,
Flanders, Maxwell & Studebaker.
When you rreed a spring call on
us. We carry also a stock of
Ajax. United States & Michehn
tires and tubes, and a line of
Automobile Supplies.
Give us a call. Our prices are
right.
Wight Hdw. Co.
EDITOR BLANTON TELLS
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FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
CAIRO, GA. -
MONEY
in your
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NOTHING
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W; T. Crawford, Pres. Thos. Wight, V-Pres.
J, E. Forsyth, Cashier. '
I have an invitation to a swell
banquet on April 15th at the Ho
tel Raleigh—the annual banquet
ot the Southern society of Wash
ington. Senator Hoke Smith
will be master of ceremonies;
tlffe President, Secretary Bryan,
the Secretary of War and the
Navy and many others of the
mighty swell heads 1 , will be
there. Plates are $5 each and
all guests must be uniformly ar
rayed in the regulation “even
ing dress”—clawhammer coats
and its attachments. Shall I go?
If I do it will be merely to
them tango rags on, so that you 0 > c i 0 ck. It only costs a nickel.
can print it on the first page of
insane from the lure of society
and the lust of place and power
BONDS SOLO AT HOME
As advertised, the Board of
rustees oC the Whigham School
District met on April 10th foi
pmpose of opening the bids for
the issue of $8,000.00 of. school
bonds .recently voted by this
district;
Among a number of bids sub
the entire issue of $8,000.00,
These bonds will be delivered
at once, and the contract let and
work, begun on a handsome new
school building for our town,
will cost about $10,000.00. The
board has already on hand a fund
of over 82,000.00 in addition to
the amount realized for bonds.
To Any One Concerned:
Criticised? Yes, we are being
criticised for running a Picture
Show, but who, and in what
walk of life, is not being criticis
ed? For sometime wfe hav5
thought of asking those who are
.staying at home and using up
their breath in useless criticims,
to come out just once and see if
the show is really worth while,
gnd not deserving -of what you
are saying.
Don’t Say the Pictures are
“ROTTEN” “BUM” etc. unless
you have seen them. Another
point is that I had been asked to
get a good vaudeville in here. At
an expense to myself for I had
to guarantee, so much to them,
-I secured Mr. and Mrs. Yeager
who for 9 years have played
the Orpheum Circuit. That
seemed to me guarantee enough
for their act and it was, but
some how the ones who wantei
vaudeville so much,'did not ap
preciate the fact of my expense
and a guaranteed act. bo I am
the looser. If you don’t want a
picture shpw here • say so, but
don’t get arqqnd and “knock” it,
Its the children who attend good
picture shows whose minds are
broadened, and who have an out
look on life.
I don’t mind your crticism, but
I do mind the fact that you are
depriving yourself and others of
a real benifit and plearure, and
them too. .\Ve cant run a picture
show on air (aitho the air is good
and pure around Cairo.) We
need the co-operation of the
Citizens heY-e, and if we are not
to have it, then we 'close the
picture show. ,
Now if you are fair minded
Atlanta, Ga., April- 1'6.-Tbe
announcement by his friends
that Judge W. E. Thomas, of the
southern circuit, will be in At
lanta in a few days has turned
the attention of the state entir
ely to the Southwest Georgia
man, even drawing away talk
oyer the formal announcement
of J. R. Anderson, of Savannah,
While his friends do not have
anything to say, it is understood
that Judge Thomas is coming to
Atlanta to “look over the situa
tion, ” as he has been advised
that tfipre is a tremendous senti
ment for him jn North Georgia.
It is not. known whether he
will .make any announcement*
while here or not, but his visit 1
will be'eagerly watched. !
The formal, anneuncement of
Mr. Anderson, a .Waycross boom
for Jesse Mercer, former game
warden, and Judge A. W. Fite’s 1
“feeler” to see if there isn’t an 1
uprising to ma’ke him governor, !
formed about all the* tangible de-1
velopments here in the situation.
• In his statement yesterday Mr.
Andersod says that factionalism
is dead in Georgia and that pro
hibition does not enter into the
question of the governorship at
all now.
Just what is going to be tjie
final shape-up of affairs is not
clear yfet. YVhile Col. Nat Har
ris’ friends about Macon and
over the state are saying many
complimentary things about him,
it is not believed that he will en-'
ter.
Since his home folks held a
meeting and invited Bill Burwell
unanimously to jump into it, the
speaker is inching toward an an
nouncement mighty fast, his
friends think. He would make
strong candidate, it is generally
conceded.
Many Probable Candidates
For Governor of Georgia
NOT MAKE RACE
Hon. J. L. Hand, of Pelham,
whose name was prominently
mentioned as a possible candi
date for governor, and who was
importuned by many of his
friends to make the race as
“South Georgia’s candidate,”
has-asked that his name be not
considered. In a letter to Editor
Merry, of the Pelham Journal,
•which will appear in the next
issue of that paper, Mr. Hand
says: “I am the father of twel
ve living children, and nine of
them are under sixteen years of
age. To guide and educate these
is a responsibility that cannot be
delegated to anyone else. I
therefore feel my paramount
duty is to them.” Mr. Hand
says he does not wish to appear
ungrateful or unappreciative,
but he feels that he has no choice
in the matter, for the reasons
given. He would have had
many enthusiastic supporters had
he decided .to enter the race.
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PROGRAM FOROLD SOL
DIERS REUNION APRIL 28
MEASURING PARTY TO
BE HELD AT AKRIDGE
•On Friday night April 24th at
the Akridge Hall there will be
held a measuring party for the
benefit of the Akridge School.
Refreshments . will be served,
and everybody is cordially invit
ed.
. ,, n . T " •, ,v 11 yw are uir,mmueu
things and what I see I will and wish to have us remain let
, yu nave us remain let
tell.you about it,- And I will your children come to the Mati-
have my picture struck” with ne e cin Saturday rfternoon at 5
I am not begging you-for your
the Progress, with a border m0 ney, y0 . u get its worth in.good
ground it, so the folks at home c j ean pictures, • butT am asking
i pan PYflpf-lv wbaf o o ; i m ..l
. GICCLIl piGtUI.cn, UUb X CKU dSKinL'
can see exactly what a fellow for a square deal and if y6u
looks lika when, in this sin-sick don’t care to give it to me then,
and gr.ift soaked city, he goes We close the Show.
Mrs. II. R. Donnelly
Mr. Qlifford H. Mell'of the
is Savannah Morning News was
Mr. Albert C. Roddenbery. .... 0
confined to his home sick this here this week representing that
week.'. When Albert is net at sterling and reliable old news-
his place of business his custom- paper. Mr. Mell is a genial gen
et's and friends miss him very tlemen and counts' his friefhds by
much. 'the score.
Invocation—Dr. B. D. Rags
dale.
» Chorus—“Bonnie blue flag.”
Reading—Memorial Day—Ina
Ledford.
Chorus—The old flag has never
touched the ground.
Address—Capt. J. F. Stone. .
Double Male Quartette—Tent
ing on the old camp ground.
Song—Dixie. /
* Dinner will be , furnished for
pll old Confederates and their
wives, by the ladies of Cairo.
Mr. Joe Sapp of Douglas, Ga.,
visited home folks here this
week. Joe has a drug store ;n
Douglas and his medicine must
be real healthy as he is the pic
ture of health.
Don’t Forget
Moi ris Pincus Big
Easter Sale
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