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ARE “NIGHT RIDERS” AFTER
FORMER TERRELL CITIZEN?
A Threatening Anonymous Letter No
tified Him to Get Rid ot Certain
Tenants. Another Sensation.
The current issue of the Blakely
Reporter, which is published in the
county in which alleged ‘‘night
riders' recently burned a large num
¥er of negro churches and school
houses, prints a sensational article
in which Mr. George A. Cole, a form
#r prosperous and highly esteemed
citizen of Terrell county, but now a
prominent business man of Blakely,
i 8 a central figure. The story, as
toid by the Reporter, follows: |
““Are ‘Night Riders,” the ‘Colomo
kee Nine' or a ‘Lone Individual’ at!
work in the land? The following
¥etter, which was mailed in violation
of both state and federal laws, has
been received by Geo. A. Cole of this?
city, to whom it was directed: |
* “Blakely, Ga.—Dear Sir: Let us
reason together a little. On last sea- |
son by high rent you run off good
men from your place for greed sake, |
mot content to live and let live. Such
things ought not to be. You strad-}
dled a crowd of roguish negroes on|
a community of good people, an in-{
#ult to humanity. Now things must
ehange. You have plenty of time to
rent out to good folks (white) that
would be an honor to a community;
them negroes must move—they will
be notified to do so, and move they
will. Make your arrangements. No
ene wants to harm you. Other com
munities will pass under the same
rod. In passing over this commu
aifty it is enough to make blood boil.
¥From that fellow Keggler to Jennins
by order of board of ‘night riders.’
by order of board of ‘night riders.’
‘“P. S.—enuf has been said to a
wise man.’
“The above is an exact copy of
the letter as furnished The Reporter
By Mr. Cole. It is in pencil, and
grammatically almost unintelligible.
The envelope which bore it to Mr.
Cole contains the Blakely post mark,
and the proper authorities are at
work to ascertain the sender. Sus
picion points to the guilt of a person
Jiving near Mr. Cole’s plantation in
the Colomokee neighborhood, and it
is probable that an arrest will be
made in the next day or so. Suffi
cient evidence has already been col-
Jected, it is thought, to warrant a
eonviction.
“When seen Wednesday and ques
tioned regarding the probability of
an organized band to run the negroes
out of his community Mr. Cole hooted
at the idea, and said that he was cer.
tain that no such move by any num
ber of men was ever seriously
thought of. He said he knew pretty
well who the sender of the note to
him was, and at the proper time such
action as the offense justified would
»e taken.”
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COUNTY WILL RAISE FOOD FOR CONVICTS
Commissioners Zuy the Johns:;;—l;;:: East of Dawson for Six
Thousand Dollars. Contains Two Hundred Acres.
At their meeting Tuesday morning
the board of county commissioners
bought Mr. R. E. Johnson’s farm,
several miles east of Dawson, pay
ing $3O an acre for it. The farm!
contains 200 acres, and is one of thej
best in that section. |
POLICE RECORD BROKEN.
September Fines Exceed Those of
Any Previous Month.
Chief of Police Paschal’s report to
the city council tonight for Septem
ber will show the biggest police court
business of any month this vear.
During September the police made
about thirty-five arrests, and the fines
imposed aggregate $263.
Chief Paschal says the average
number of arrests per month have
for sometime exceeded thirty.
DEATH OF SAM COMMANDER.
Succumbed Wednesday Night After
Three Weeks' Illness.
Mr. Sam Commander died at the
home of Mr. Wm. Johnson, five miles
from Dawson, on last Wednesday
night after an illness of three weeks.
and his remains were interred the
following day at Chickasawhatchee
church, Rev. Dr. J. A. Ivey officiating
at the grave.
Mr. Commander was 39 years of
age, and had never married. He
was of a genial and friendly disposi
tion, and there are many who will
regret to hear of his death.
A DEAL IN BRONWOOD DIRT.
Mr. G. F. Smith, one of Terrell
county’s prosperous farmers, has
bought the S. M. Thompson place in
Bronwood, containing 33 acres, for
$2,000.
Babies’ soft sole shoes
25¢
Pabies’ Viei Kid in sizes
210 5
S7¢
Sizes 6 to 8
79c
Babies’ tan™ or golden
brown, very fine
98¢
Babies’ red viei, a very
nobby shoe
98¢
Tan polish with paste
10c
Black polish with paste
10c
Black polish, for ladies’
and children’s shoes, that
15 self-polishing
10¢
Shoe strings, per pair,
lc
The commissioners think it econ
omy to own a farm, and raise sup
plies for its paupers, convicts and
mules.
Buildings will be erected on the
place for the paupers, and a stockade
built for the zebras.
IN THE SOCIAL REALM
The Geiger Music Club, composed
of the advanced members of Miss
Chap Saville’s music class, was re
organized last Friday evening. Miss
Wray Chester was chosen president
and Miss Susie Mae Dozier secretary.
Pink and green are the club colors.
After the business meeting a de
lightful programme was rendered.
Misses Wray Chester, Lucy Horsley
and Susie Mae Dozier played solos,
and Misses Florella Crouch and Will
Annie Gurr read interesting papers.
Bach was the composer studied for
the first meeting. The remainder of
the evening was spent in making
fudge and in informal fun and pleas
ure. The first evening was a thor
oughly enjoyable one for all present,
and a pleasant an successful begin
ning of the second year of the club’s
history.
Mrs. Sherman’s Party.
Mrs. J. F. Sherman was hostess at
a lovely affair on Tuesday afternoon.
Palms and ferns were used very ef
fectively throughout the handsomely
furnished rooms, and vases of roses
with the dark green made them un
usually attractive. In the hall the
punch bowl was placed in a bank of
ferns, and twined with exquisite
roses. Mrs. John Hollingsworth and
Miss May Belle Kendrick served
punch. Forty-two was the game
played. Miss Mary Shields and Mrs.
F. M. McNulty tied in making the
highest score, and in drawing for the
prize, a handsome cluney lace center
piece, Mrs. McNulty was the fortu
nate one. A delicious salad course
was served. Mrs. Sherman is one of
the brightest and most attractive of
the young matrons of Dawson, and
an unusually charming hostess. The
affair was one of the most delightful
of the early fall,
The Wednesday Afternoon Club.
The Wednesday Afternoon Club
met last week with Miss Mary
Shields on Orange street. The sub-
Ject for study was ‘“‘Early Explora
tions of America,” and interesting
bapers were read by Mrs. John
Wilkes, Mrs. L. Lamar, Mrs. Lucius
Hill, and Mrs. W. A. McLain. Roll
call was answered by an early settle
ment by each one present. A large
number of members were present,
iand the meeting was a very enjoyabhle
one.
DEATH OF MRS. GLAZE.
An Aged and Highly Esteemed Lady
Passes Away,
Mrs. Fannie Glaze, widow of the
late T. W. Glaze, died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. J. 8. Lowrey,
in Dawson on last Tuesday at‘ternoon.\
The remains, accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. Lowrey and a number of
friends, were taken to Shellman for
Interment Wednesday morning, Rev.
0. B. Chester of Dawson performing
‘the last rites.
’ Mrs. Glaze was 64 years of age,
‘and had been in declining health for
a long while. She was a consistent
member of the Methodist church,
and possessed gentle traits of true
womanhood that endeared her to all
who knew her.
Two children survive Mrs. Glaze—
Mrs. J. 8. Lowrey of Dawson and
Mr. Walter Glaze of Selma, Ala.
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} EARLY COURT IN SESSION.
Recent “Night Riders” Will Very
Likely Receive Attention,
Solicitor-General Laing left Sun
day for Blakely to attend Early su
perior court, which convened Monday
morning.
| This session of Early court is of
more than ordinary interest, as
there is little doubt that the judge
and solicitor, together with the grand
jury will give attention to the
outrages recently perpetrated in that
county by the ‘‘night riders,” who
burned a large number of negro
churches and school houses.
WA s i
Piles! Piles! Piles!
Williams® Indian Pile Ointment
will cure Blind, Bleeding and Itching
Piles. It absorbs the tumors, allays
itching at once, acts as a poultice,
gives instand relief. Williams’ In
dian Pile Ointment is prepared for
Piles and itching of the private parts.
Sold by druggists: mail boc and
$l.OO. Williams’ M’'f'g. Co., Props.,
Cleveland, O. For sale by T. D. Lee.
THE DAWSON NEWS.
}MGHE THAN 16,000 BALES
‘RE(.‘EH’TS 4,000 BALES MORE
THAN AT THIS DATE IN 1907.
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Saturday’s Receipts 717 Against 939
on Corresponding Date of Last
Year. Market Is Weak.
The bulk of the cotton crop of
this section has been gathered and
marketed. At least two-thirs of it,
perhaps three-fourths, has left the
farms.
At noon Tuesday the warehouses
in Dawson had received by wagon
16,386 bales of this year’s crop. The
receipts a year ago on the corres
ponding date were 12,327 bales. In
1906 there had been received on this
date 9,127 bales.
Last Saturday a year ago was
Dawson’s banner cotton day in
1907, the receipts being 939 bales.
The biggest day this season was last
Saturday two weeks ago, when the
receipts reached 1,147 bhales. Sev
eral Saturdays this season the re
ceipts have been greater than they
were on the biggest day last season.
There is also a very great differ
ence in the prices of a vear ago and
now. Yesterday all that good mid
dling would bring was 814 cents,
whereas a year ago on that day it
sold for 1114 cents in Dawson.
There has been very little change
in the market the past several days,
except that it has shown a stronger
downward tendency. The quotations
at the time of going to press were:
Fully good middling. ... ... ... 858
Good midadng vow v ooy 84
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HEROD HAPPENINGS.
Pithy Paragraphs and Personal Items
Penciled for News Readers.
We hear that a revenue official
has been looking over the views here.
We hope he found the place that
“they say’ is haunted by the spirits
of Mr. A. L. Cohol and family, and
that their ghostly work here is
ended.
Rev. A. B. Hawkes will preach at
the Baptist church here the first
Sunday night in November. He is a
former much loved pastor. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all to
come and hear a good sermon.
Mr. J. L. Coker is now one of the
clerical force at J. W. F. Lowrey’s.
He was a very successful merchant
here, and we hate to have him leave
us.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Duggan of
Macon are spending several days with
friends and relatives here. They al
ways receive a glad welcome.
Miss Charlie Claude Harris is vis
iting relatives and friends in Blake
ly and Cuthbert, where she is ac
corded many honors.
Miss Carrie Curington was the
popular guest of Mrs. J. E. Brim
last week. She left for her Albany
home on Thursday.
The prayer meetings are growing
in interest, and those who remain
away deprive themselves of much
pleasure.
Col. and Mrs. 1. P. Cocke were out
to see Herod friends Sunday after
noon. They are immensely popular
here.
Mr. J. T. Bellflower and Mrs. J. H.
Bellflower have been recent pleasant
guests of friends in Mitchell county.
Judge and Mrs. J. P. Hanna were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wor+
sham of Dawson Sunday afternoon.
Mesdames Lewsi and Sears of Daw
son spent Thursday with the family
of Judge A. W. English.
Miss Alma McLain has returned
from a recent pleasant visit to Mrs.
W. A. McLain in Dawson.
Messrs. Harris and Dennis went
over to Doverel Sunday to hear Rev.
A. B. Hawkes preach.
Miss Yetta Harris spent the week
end in Dawson, the guest of Miss
Elizabeth Worsham.
Mr. J. H. McLendon went up to
Americus last week and heard Joe
Brown speak.
Mr. and Mrs. Cense Gatlin spent
Sunday with homefolks in Randolph
county.
Mr. C. M. Harris, and perhaps oth
ers, will attend the fair in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Melton visited
Dawson relatives Sunday afternoon.
Mr. J. C. Coker and family spent
Sunday evening with relatives here.
Mr. Steve Brim of Sasser was a
guest of Mr. J. E. Brim Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. Ein Collum visited
Americus this week.
GRAVES GLEANINGS.
Mrs. T. K. Cobb and Mr. Tom
Cobb of Chamblisston spent a few
days last week with Mrs. O. L. Mec-
Neil.
Mr. J. A. Knighton of Shellman
was a guest Sunday at the home of
Mr. J. R. Jolley, Sr.
Misses Florence Newman and
Helen Smith are visiting friends at
Plains, Ga.
Mrs. W. J. Cranford has returned
from a visit to relatives at Beuna
Vista.
My, i, H. Kimble and children
visited relatives in Eufaula recently.
Miss Lida Greene spent the week
end with relatives in Bronwood,
Mr. S. A. Smith has gone to Madi
son, Fla., for a few days.
Miss Mattie Melton is the guest of
friends in Dawson,
AN RO
A Healthy Family,
“Our whole family has enjoyed
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ago,” says L. A. Bartlett of rural
route 1, Guilford, Maine. They
cleanse and tone the system in a gen
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Doy Nusslan, 500 guality .. . ..., .. i .$3.98
Boys’ Buster Browns, $5.00 quality ................ .853.98
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Boys' extra size suits, hard to get elsewhere, running from
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Men's Suits, all-wool black clay worsted, worth $15.00, to g 0
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Men's all-wool, neat and pretty invisible plaid, worth $13.50,
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Another lot of small Shepherd plaids, very neat, worth $7.50,
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We have just received One Hundred Pairs of the celebrated
Alligator Trousers—made to wear, made to fit—the best line
that ever came to Dawson in ready-to-wear Trousers—every
pair guaranteed. Drop in and get a pair before the sizes are
broken. Satisfaction guaranteed in buying this line.
VERY TRULY,
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Dawson, Ceorgia.
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