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SEPTEMBER 23, 1908.
BRISTLE GOODS |
Hair Brushes Tooth Brushes
50c¢ to $6.50 10c to 75¢
Nail Brushes Bath Brushes
10c to $1.75 $l.OO to $1.50
Horsley Drug Company
SHERIFF BEARD SHOTBY SLAYER DF BIUS BOYS
in Desperate Pistol Battle Offi
cer Received Four Wounds.
pead Negro Identified as George
Thomas, the Fugitive. His Body,
Bullet Riddled, Was Brought to
Shellman Monday Night. Another
Negro Informed the Sheriff That
Thomas Was in Ft. Gaines.
Considerable excitement was
aqused in Dawson Monday morning
v the news from Ft. Gaines that
Sheriff W. W. Beard of Clay county
had been shot and perhaps mortally
wounded by George Thomas, the ne
sro who was supposed to have mur
jered Henry and Herbert Bius in the
public road south of Shellman two
weeks ago, and was a fugitive.
Thomas was killed.
Rumors of all kinds were rife dur
ing the day, and the true story of
the tragedy was not knoyn here un
til told by Solicitor-General Laing,
who returned from FKt. Gaines Mon
day night, Clay superior court hav
ing adjourned on account of the crit
ical condition of the sheriff,
The tragedy occurred just after
daylight.
Early Monday morning a strange
negro passed through Ft. Gaines and
inquired the way to the river wharf,
at the time confiding to the negro
who piloted him that he was one of
those who had killed two men near
shellman. He engaged this boy to
show him to the wharf and on the
way rehearsed his story of the Kkill
ing in Randolph county.
After carrying him to the wharf
the negro boy went back up town
and immediately to Sheriff Beard
and informed him of the where
abouts of the criminal. They, to
zether with Bailiff Womack, went to
the wharf.
Negro Fired From Ambush.
Seeing Sheriff Beard approaching
the negro ambushed himself and
when in close range of him opened
fire and continued shooting until he
had emptied his gun, hitting Sheriff
Beard four times, shooting him
through the abdomen and lungs,
breaking one of his arms and wound
ing him in the other. One of the
balls did not lodge in the flesh.
Sheriff Beard shot four times, one
ball penetrating the negro’s neck and
another his scalp, desperately wound
ing him. The negro, however, was
still able to run, and in leaving the
wharf ha' to pass up the steps
where Sheriff Beard was lying. As
he passed over the prostrate officer
it is said he shot down at him.
The news soon spread over the
'own and in fifteen minutes a heavily
armed force of determined and out
‘4ged citizens were in pursuit of the
‘riminal, and after an hour's hunt
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t - SHERIFF BEARD MAY
: RECOVER.
; A telephone message to The
: News from Hon. W. A. McAllister
of Ft. Gaines at 12 o’clock stated
) that Sheriff Beard was doing
; finely, and his recovery was con
tfidently expected. The surgeon
' located and removed both of the
E bullets in his body. The one in
) his arm still remains, no effort
: being made to extract it. The
) surgeon concluded the operation
) early Monday night, and returned
) at once to Atlanta.
succeeded in overtaking and captur
ing him. He was found lying face
downward in a skirt of woods mor
tally wounded.
In the chase the negro showed his
desperate character by firing a num
ber of times at persons who were in
the searching party.
When it was known that Sheriff
Beard was so desperately wounded
the county commissioners of Clay
county telephoned for an Atlanta
surgeon to assist the local doctors
in an operation.
A special train was engaged to
make the trip from Atlanta to Ft.
Gaines, and Dr. Mcßea and an as
sistant and a trained .nurse passed
through Dawson Monday afternoon
about 4 o'clock speeding to the suf
fering man. The special was given
the right of way, and it completed
its dash of 240 miles at 5 o’clock.
The Dead Negro Identified.
Several citizens of Shellman went
to Ft. Gaines Monday afternoon and
identified the dead negro as George
Thomas. His remains were brought
to Shellman that night on the train
and delivered to his relatives.
A letter was found on the per
son of Thomas from a negro lodge
at Shellman which indicated that
members of the lodge were keeping
him posted and assisting him to es
cape.
J. K. Jester, Groceries. 'Phone 87.
ANOTHER BIG COTTON DAY.
Dawson Warehouses Received Nearly
1,200 Bales Saturday.
Dawson received 1,147 bales of
cotton by wagon Saturday, breaking
all former records of receipts in one
day.
It was perhaps the biggest cotton
day in point of receipts in the his
tory of the town. Two weeks be
fore the receipts in one day were
1,021 bales, the next largest of any
day this season.
The total receipts by wagon up to
noon Tuesday were 12,245 bales.
There has been very little change
in the market. The quotations at
the time of going to press were:
Fully good middling 8%, good mid
dling 81%, middling 83%.
J. K. Jester, Groceries. 'Phone 87.
A SPECIAL SERVICE
Will Be Held at the Baptist Church
Next Sunday Night.
On next Sunday night a special
service will be held at the Baptist
church, consisting of several talks
and papers by members of the
church. It will be in the nature of
a service of gratitude, or thanksgiv
ing, on account of the going of Miss
Maggie Tweedy to the Missionary
Training School at Gainesville. All
are invited to be present.
A Sure Enough Knocker.
J. C. Goodwin of Reidsville, N. C,,
says: “Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is a
sure enough knocker for ulcers. A
bad one came on my leg last sum
mer, but that wonderful salve
knocked it out in a few rounds. Not
even a scar remained.” Guaranteed
for piles, sores, burns, ete. 25c at
Dawson Drug Co’s.
Smoke House Burned.
About seven o'clock Thursday
night the smokehouse on the prem
ises of Mr. R. W. Jennings, on Fourth
avenue, was destroyed by fire, to
gether with its contents, including
about 150 jars of preserves, jellies,
pickles, etc. The loss Wwas about
$lOO, and was covered by insurance.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
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Foley’s Honey and Tar affords im
mediate relief to asthma sufferers in
the worst stages, and if taken in
time will effect a cure. Dawson
Drug Co. and People’s Drug Store.
Quick Relief for Asthma Sufferers.
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J. K. Jester, Groceries. 'P.one 87,
PHONES IN OTHER TOWNS
The Local Company Shows the Num
ber in Use and the Prices Paid
in Other Places.
Editor of The Dawson News: To
set at rest the impression that has
been made on some that our rates
for telephone service are not in keep
ing with those charged in other
towns, some of them much smaller
than Dawson, and having many less
'phones (the more '‘phone connections
there are in a town the more valuable
is each instrument to the user), we
append hereto a number of towns in
Georgia, Florida and Alabama, and
give in a number of instances the
number of ’phones in the town and
the price for service as well:
Sale City, Ga., 30 ’phones at $2.00
for residence and $2.50 for business;
Sparks, Ga., 34 'phones at $2.00 for
residence and $3.00 for business;
Adel, Ga., 71 ’phones at $2.00 for
residence and $3.00 for business:
Sylvester, Ga., 97 ’phones at $2.00
for residence and $3.00 for business:
Camilla, Ga., 115 ’'phones at $2.00
for residence and $3.00 for business;
Blakely, Ga., 150 'phones at $2.00
for residence and $3.00 for business;
Pelham, Ga., 161 ’'phones at $2.00
for residence and $3.00 for business:
Swainsboro, Ga., 170 'phones at $2.00
for residence and $3.00 for business;
McDonough, Ga., 240 ‘’phones at
$2.00 for residence and $3.00 for bus
‘iness; Covington, Ga., $2.00 for resi
dence and $3.00 for business: Con
vers, Ga., $2.00 for residence and
$3.00 for business: Locust Grove,
Ga., $2.00 for residence and $3.00
for business; Logansville, Ga., $2.00
for residence and $3.00 for busi
ness; Lawrenceville, Ga., $2.00 for
iresidence and $3.00 for business;
Bainbridge, Ga., 225 'phones at $2.00
}for residence and $3.00 for business:
‘Quin(-_v, Fla., 225 ’phones at $2.00
for residence and $3.00 for business:
‘Tallahassoo, Fla., 300 ’phones at
$2.00 for residence and $3.00 for bus
'iness; Miami, Fla., $2.00 for resi
‘dence and $4.00 for Dbusiness:
' Pothan, Ala., 380 ‘'phones at
$2.00 for residence and $3.50 for
Umsiness: Union Springs;:Ala., 140
’phones at $2.00 for residence and
153.00 for business.
In Bainbridge there are additional
‘phones across the Flint river in what
is known as West Bainbridge, the
equivalent of across the railroad in
Dawson. For these a charge of $2.50
for residence and $3.50 for business
is made.
In a number of other instances
given there is provision in the ar
rangements with the several towns
whereby the rise from $3.00 to $3.50
may be made when the number of in
struments shall reach 300, and higher
when the number reaches 500, the
price to be in keeping with that pre
vailing in towns of similar import
ance.
Many other towns could have been
named, but enough of all sizes have
been given to convince any man who
thinks, and who is not actuated in
his opposition by other motives than
the interest of his town.
There are certainly enough intelli
gent, thoughtful business men in all
'these towns to have discovered long
since if they were being made to pay
more than a legitimate price for ser
vice. Experience is the best in
structor, and that has long ago taught
what is required of the telephone
man if he gives proper service. It
cannot be furnished for a song.
GA.-ALA. TELEPHONE CO.
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Miss Mamie Locke entertained at
a delightful dance Tuesday evening
at her home on Fourth avenue. The
wide porch was brightly lighted, and
was decorated with pot plants taste
fully arranged here and there. Miss
Ruth Tweedy served punch from a
bowl beautifully banked with ferns
and roses. Miss Locke has an unus
ually bright and attractive manner,
and is a most charming hostess. The
splendid music, polished floor and
cordial manner of the hostess made
the evening a very delightful one for
all present.
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The Wednesday Afternoon Club.
The Wednesday Afternoon Club
had its first meeting since vacation
at the home of Mrs. E. T. Jordan
last week. A large number of mem
bers were present, and the work for
the Fall was taken up with an enthu
siasm that points to the next year as
the most successful in the club’s
history. The subject for the after
noon was ‘“Early Discoveries of
America,” the subject for the year
being ‘“‘United States History,” and
interesting papers were read by Mrs.
Guy Chappell and Mrs. F. M. Mec-
Nulty. Roll call was answered with
Indian massacres. . Current Events
by Mrs. W. A. Davidson was one of
the most delightful numbers of the
programme. The new rules were
read and plans for the following
vear discussed, making the meeting
an exceedinly interesting one, and a
delightful beginning of the new
year’'s work.
J. K. Jester, Groceries. 'Phone 87,
Killed a Rare Bird on Nochway.
Alec West, colored, brought in a
blue crane Tuesday evening that he
shot that afternoon on Nochway
creek. The crane measured five feet
from bill to tail and six feet from
tip to tip of its wings. These birds
are rarely seen in this part of the
country, and are very wary.—Shell
man Sun.
—Shellman Sun.
We will send for your
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clocks and repair them. Tel
ephone 68. Jno. P. Allen,
at Dawson Drug Co's. |
THE DAWSON NEWS.
SASSER SIFTINGS.
Interesting Ttems From the South
Terrell Town.
Sasser has added another police
man to her force, former Policeman
Bass having accepted the place. No
better policeman ever swung the
“billy’” than Mr. Bass.
Sasser’'s warehousemen, Messrs. S.
A. Brim & Co., have handled their
share of King Cotton this season.
They have received about two thou
sand bales.
Sasser’s new school building will
soon be completed. It will cost sev
eral thousand dollars, and speaks
pretty well for our educational in
terests.
Lee county was represented here
Sunday by Messrs. Phil Coxwell," J.
M. Brim and Edwin Brim, and Misses
Alie Coxwell and Mattie Brim.
Mr. Travis P. Ward left Friday
to accept a position with the S. A. L.
railroad at Hurtsboro, Ala. Travis’
many friends wish him well.
The ladies of Sasser gave an oyster
supper Saturday night for the bene
fit of the church. It netted them
something like $3O.
Sasser is anticipating having a
voting precinct in the near future,
which would be quite a convenience
to her voters.
Dirt is being broken for the erec
tion of two more brick stores in
Sasser. Keep a watch on the south
Terrell burg.
Mr. J. M. Langston and little
daughter were among the visiting
church goers last Sabbath.
Misses Lena Ward, Mamie Bowen,
Marshalley Marshall and Allie Cox
well visited here Sunday.
~ Mrs. Laura E. Welch visited the
!family of her brother, Mr. W. D.
‘Ward, Sunday.
~ Mr. Charlie Johnston and Miss
Alice Roberts of Dawson attended
church here Sunday.
Sasser has ginned something over
2,000 bales of the fleecy staple up
to the present time.
Mr. James M. Varner is adding to
and remodeling his home—to be
nsed for hotel purposes.
Mr. Henry Turner and wife of
Dawson attended services at the Bap
tist church Sunday.
Mr. Clifford McCree of Herod was
visiting the fair sex here Sunday.
Mr. J. T. Johnson and Miss Emma
Johnson visited Sasser Sunday.
Rev. Culberson fllled his regular
appointment here last Sabbath.
Sunday school at 3 o’clock p. m.
every Sabbath. Let all attend.
Mr. Monroe May of West Point,
Ala., is visiting friends here.
J. K. Jester, Groceries. 'Phone 87.
SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS.
Four White Men Created Some Ex
citement Early Sunday Night.
Early Sunday night four unknown
white men caused some excitement
on Fourth avenue by walking up and
down the street and occasionally
stopping and making a close inspec
tion of some premises. A gentleman
living in the neighborhood where the
suspicious characters were seen tele
phoned for the police, and Officer
Kelley responded. They disappeared,
however, before the officer reached
the scene,
Happy Jim With Jester.
Mr. J. M. Alexander, Jr., one of
Dawson’s best known young men, is
now behind the counters at Jester's
grocery store, and invites his friends
to call on him. When you are in a
hurry for something nice and good
to eat ’phone 87 and you will be
served promptly and politely. Good
goods at living prices coupled with
pol!te attention and free and quick
dehv:ery is Jester’s motto, and is fast
gaining for him a reputation to be
proud of.
Impure blood runs you down
makes you an easy victim for or
ganic diseases. Burdock Blood Bit
ters purifies the blood-—cures the
cause—builds you up.
J. K. Jester, Groceries. ‘Phone 87.
We have just received a shipment of Knox high grade hats 1n
the newest shapes and colors for fall. Come in and see them.
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B. S. Mathews & Co.
COTTON SEED HULLS $7 PER TON
We will sell a limited quantity of loose
Hulls at $7.00 per ton. Price subject to
change without notice. Call and get
your hulls before there is an advance.
Southern Cotton Oil Co. Dawson, Ga.
VOTE FOR
HON. ADIN B. STANSELL
For Pension Commissioner
25 Standard Bred
Have just been received at B. (. Beavers Livery and
Sale Stables, and
Homes Are Wanted
for them. My order of business is quick sales and
short profits, so all of you good Georgia people come
and get one, whether you have got the money or not—
your credit is good. Some good mules also on the way.
B. G. BEAVERS, DAWSON .GA.
CEMENT TILE.
For Sidewalks and Cement Block for Curbing. We
are manufacturing it in Dawson and would be glad to
sell you. Patronize home industry.
BARTLETT, BLACK & BALDWIN.
New Dawson Cafe
NEXT TO TOM M GILL'S,
Everything to eat the market affords, including game
in season. Served promptly and neatly.
QUICK LUNCH COUNTER
For the busy man will be made a feature of our place.
Drop in and give us a trial.
GEOR.GE CUMUZE, Prop.
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