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YOUNG MAN DIES
FROM HYDROPHOBIA
SUFFERED TERRIBLE AGONY
LAST FEW DAYS BEFORE
DEATH. BITTEN IN SEPT.
Mr. W. A. Torbert, a young man
living in Randolph county, south of
Shellman, died Wednesday night _f:(_n_x.]
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hydrophobia as a result of having
been bitten by a dog last September.
It seems that at that time a dog
belonging to a neighbor was being
petted by the unfortunate man, when
the animal bit him about the hand,
inflicting only a slight wound which
soon healed up and the incident was
forgotten. Thursday before his death
Mr. Torbert experienced a peculiar
feeling in his hand, which gradually
extended up his arm and into his body.
Friday he had a doctor called in to
see him, but his condition grew worse,
and shortly it developed that he had
a violent case of rabies.
His condition is said to have been
pitiable. He craved water, yet the
sight of it threw him into violent con
vulsions which sometimes lasted sev
eral hours, requiring the combined
strerigth of several men to manage
him.
Mr. Torbert was about 24 years of
age, and is survived by a young wife.
WILL CHANGE RESIDENCE.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Cocke, who
recently moved to Dawson from Cor
dele, will be at home with Mrs. Min
nie Cocke at her Lee street residence
after February lst.
DAWSON GARAGES VISITED
AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIEFS
FIRED AT BY MR. DOZIER.
Daring attempts were made Satur
day night to steal automboiles from
the garages of three prominent citi
zens.
The would-be robbers first broke
into the garage of Mr. R. L. Saville,
rolling his large touring car as far
down the street as Judge W. H. Gard
ner's residence, where it was for some
reason abandoned. They next went to
the home of Dr. Guy Chappell. Dr.
Chappell heard some one cranking his
car und rushed out and found it on the
other side of the street from his home.
Mr. G. W. Dozier’s garage was the
next one visited. Mr. Dozier was
awakened by the noise and fired sev
eral shots at the intruders, which
frighténed them away.
Reuben Sherman, a Dawson negro,
was arrested Monday Ry Chief of Po
lice Hill on suspicion.
After a commitment trial Reuben
Sherman was given his freedom, as
there was no evidence of his guilt.
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| High School Notes |
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So the name, “Girls’ Literary Socie
ty,” is no more; for at a call meeting
held Tuesday afternoon the girls de
cided upon the name “Athenaeum.”
The name was. applied to the gather
ing of learned people held in Rome,
the first meeing .of its kind in history;
the motto is: “Certum tete finem”
(Seek a certain end). Regular meet
ing of the society was held on Fri
day afternoon, and after the read
ing of the minutes of the last meeting
the following program was rendered:
Song by the society, “That Naughty
Waltz;” current events_ by Elizabeth
Simmons; chorus, Elizabeth Keniday,
Esther Hind, Ruth Herman and
Cathleen Simmons; jokes, Sarah
Mathis, and a reading, “So Was I,”
by Florence Nasworthy. The program
being rather short on account of the
failure of a few to participate the dii
ferent grades took #urns in singing
some of the popular songs. A few also
gave recitations. We are indebted to
Josie Catherine Albrecht, the new
chairman of the program committee,
as well as to the rest of the commit
tee, for the splendid program of the
last two meetings.
Talk by Superintendent.
The chapel/talk of Mr. Dukes on
Wednesday morning was particularly
effective and forceful. After the Bible
reading he talked informally for sev
eral minutes, directing the attention
of his hearers to some of the thoughts
which might be gained from a con
sideration of the parts of the “train.”
The real difference between the box
car and the engine lies in the fact that
the one has the ability to lead, while
the other has no choice but to follow.
The box-car might have been an en
gine if in the factory the blue prints
and plans had called for just the ma
terial to make up the powerful loco
motive. Following out the figure Mr.
Dukes reminded us that this was the
factory and now is the building time;
what the factory turned out would de
pend entirely upon the plans and the
material which each of us is putting
into the building of our lives.
Program For Georgia Day.
The high school faculty has been
working on a program for Georgia
Day, which will be given on the morn
ing of February 11th, at 11 o’clock.
While the complete program is not
ready for publication the faculty and
student body promise an unusually
versatile and thoroughly worth-while
entertainment in commemoration of
%this day.
At a call meeting of the “Forum,”
during the last week, the following of
ficers were elected for the remainder
of the year: Parmalee Watkins, pres
ident; Croswell Brim, vice president;
Julian Hicks, secretary and treasurer;
Julian Jordan, censor.
NEWS NOTES AND PERSONAL
MENTION FROM YEOMANS
Happenings of the Week Chronicled
For News Readers.
Rev. Reese Griffin, of Dawson de
livered a forceful sermon at the school
house Sunday afternoon to a large
audience. From time to time these
services will be announced, and we
hope will be well attended.
The Bible study class met Wednes
day afternoon with Mrs. B. H. Fitz
patrick. . The lesson was taken from
the book of Corinthians. During the
social hour which followed coffee and
cake were served.
Mrs. Rena Chambless and Misses
Hattie B. Anderson and Lois Haut
man spent the week-end with Mrs.
Flynn Bridges.
Miss Meta Fitzpatrick left Sunday
for Columbus to enter a busimess col
lege.
Mrs. C. C. Jones, of Dawson, has
visited her mother, Mrs. Sam McGill.
Miss Anna Belle Jones spent the
week-end with homefolks.
Mr. Ora Barbree, of Albany, was a
|Sunday visitor here.
MORE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
NEAR EAST RELIEF FUND
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Following is a list of contributions
received for the Near East Relief
Fund: Methodist Baraca class $12.00,
Dr. L. Lamar $10.00; M. C. Edwards
$lO.OO, W. L. Hill, treasurer, $30.62.
Children starve while you wait. Make
payments to R. L. Saville, treasurer.
Let the great heart of Terrell county
respond to the support of these chil
’dren without personal solicitation.
| M. C. EDWARDS, Chairman.
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EX-SERVICE MEN WILL
i MEET NEXT WEDNESDAY
All ex-service men of Terrell coun
ty are requested to meet at the court
house Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock
for the purpose of organizing a post
of the American Legion. It is very
important that every ex-service man
be present to get the movement prop
erly launched.
CARL E. MELTON, Temporary
Post Commander. |
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THE DAWSON NEWS
YOUNG WILCOX’S BODY
~ HAS NOT BEEN FOUND
JOHN BUCHANAN CAPTURED
AFTER 10-DAY CHASE. THOM
SON RETRACTS CONFESSION.
Latest developments in the murder
near Lumber City of Robert Wilcox,
nephew of Mrs. C. T. Lowrey, of Daw
son, have increased interest in the
tragic affair.
John Buchanan, one of the accused
men, was arrested after eluding offi
cers and posse several days, and Jake
Thompson, who confessed participa
tion in the crime when arrested a day
or two afterwards, have been remov
ed from the Alamo jail to the San
dersville jail for safe keeping.
Thompson, who is only about 18
years old, has repudiated his confes
sion andenow declares he does not
know who killed Wilcox. He says
that he told the officers he killed the
missing man for the reason that they
had threatened to place him in the
town calaboose, where the crowd out
side could get him.
“I said I killed him to keep them
from letting the mob get me,” he said.
“T don’t know who killed him; I
didn’t. I don’t know whether he is
dead or not.”
Buchanan was present when the
statement was made, but would say
nothing about the matter, only that
he had nothing to do with the killing.
Keep Up Search.
Search for the body of Wilcox will
be kept up ‘indefinitely, according to
reports ‘from Lumber City. A party
of citizens have been dragging the
Oconee river for the body for over
two weeks, but their efforts to find
the body of Wilcox are somewhat dis
couraged; they are still hopeful that
they will be successful in the next few
days. The river has been dragged at
the place where Thompson in his con
fession claimed he threw the body into
the water and for some distance down
stream. It is believed by those engag
ed in the search that the body prob
ably was carried some distance from
the point it was thrown into the river
and has not risem on account of the
low temperature of the water.
Story of the Crime.
The case, which has attracted inter
|est throughout South Georgia, origi-
Inated two weeks ago. Robert Wilcox,
19 yvears of age, following an inspec
tion of cross ties in the swamps several
miles from Lumber City, near what
is ' known as Cheney’s Ferry, met up
with John Buchanan, an old fisherman
who made his living on the Oconee,
Ocmulgee and Altamaha rivers, and
Jake C. Thompson, a youth, who, ac
cording to their confessions, were at
the time engaged in manufacturing
and selling whisky.
The two men had with them at the
time a gallon of whisky. Wilcox went
with them to Buchanan’s shack, locat
ed on the banks of the Oconee. The
trio had several drinks. Later on out
side the shack-Thompson asked Wil
cox, according to Thompson’s con
fession, to let him examine his shot
gun. Wilcox handed over the gun, and
“because I wanted to, aided by a sud
den passion to kill, I pulled the trig
ger and the body fell almost at my
teet,”” stated Thompson in his con
ifcssion.
The confessor and the fisherman
dragged the body to the river bank
and cast it into the stream. They
agreed to keep silent about the crime,
and the youth’s hat and gun were
buried in a thicket. Buchanan then left
the scene, while Thompson remained.
He was captured by firiends of Wil
cox three days later. :
With a rope around his neck and
knowing that the chances of admit
ting the crime meant more or less
| certain death, Thompson told the
crowd that he and Buchanan had slain
the youth and he volunteered to take
the crowd where they had hid the
hat and gun. He led them to the spot.
He was then turned over to the au
thorities.
Buchanan was captured after a fen
days’ chase. Sentiment at Lumber
City is that the fisherman took about
as prominent part in the crime as did
Thompson.
QUARTERLY MEETING.
The first quarterly conference for
the new year was held at Sasser on
Saturday and Sunday, Dr. W. C. Lov
ett presiding. y
“Rat-Snap Beats the Best Trap Ever
Made,” Mrs. Emily Shaw Says.
“My husband bought a $2 trap. I
bought a 50c box of RAT-SNAP. The
trap only caught 3 rats but RAT
SNAP killed 12 in a week. I'm never
without RAT-SNAP. Reckon I could
n't raise chicks without it.” RAT
SNAP comes in cakes. Three sizes,
25¢, 50c, $l. Sold and guaranteed by
Dawson Hardware Co. and Crouch
Brothers.
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Administrator’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Terrell County.—Un
der and by wvirtue of an order granted
by the Court of Ordinary of Terrell
county, will be sold before the court
house door in Dawson, said county,
within the legal hours of sale, on the
first Tuesday in March, 1921, next,
to the highest bidder, the equity of
redemption in 202% acres of land,
more or less, the same being whole
lot No. 118, in the Twelfth district
of Terrell county, Georgia, except one
(1) acre in the northwest corner of
said lot. The property to be sold is all
the right and title held in said prop
erty by J. W. Jennings, deceased,
who held the same subject to a loan
of $7500.00 principal, and a loah of
$909.60 principal, both in favor of the
Pearson’s Tait Land Credit company,
evidenced by deeds dated December
24, 1919, recorded in book “W,” pages
409-10, deed records, Terrell county,
and a loan of $2490.00 principal, held
by W. L.. English, as shown by deed
dated January 6, 1920, book “W.,”
page 421. Said lands to be sold as the
property of J. W. Jennings’ estate.
Terms cash. This the Ist day of Feb
ruary, 1921.
MRS. LEILA M. JENNINGS, ad
miristratrix, J. W. Jennings, deceased.
IS A POWERFUL ANTISEPTIC
AND PAIN KILLER, CURES IN
FECIED CUTS, OLD. SORIS,
TEETER, EIC. RELIEVES
SPRAINS, NEURALGIA, RHEU
MATISM.
DAWSON RELATIVES ATTEND
ED FUNERAL OF MISS COCKE
Deceased Frequently Visited Here and
Was Well-Known.
A message was received in Dawson
Saturday morning announcing the
death of Miss Cora Cocke, which oc
curred at Plains sanitarium. The bur
ial took place at DeSoto, the home
of the deceased, a number of
Dawson relatives attending the last
sad rites. Miss Cocke has frequently
visited in the homes of Mr. J. F.
Cocke and Mrs. Minnig Cocke, and
was well-known. She was a woman of
rare traits of character and was great
ly beloved.-
INCOME TAX COLLECTOR
WILL VISIT DAWSON SOON
Will Visit This City February 7, 8
and 9 to Assist Tax Payers.
Mr. L. M. Ball, district collector of
internal revenue service of Georgia,
will be in Dawson February 7, 8 and
9 inclusive, for the purpose of assist
ing tax payers in filling their 1920
income tax returns. Those interested
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would do well’ to keep in mind :the
dates and attend promptly to this im
portant matter.
CONVICTS STILL AT LARGE.
The two negro convicts, Ed Cooper
and Earnest Mullins, who escaped
from the county chaingang last Tues
day morning seem to have made a
complete getaway. Despite the vigil
ence of the officers no trace of them
has been found.
COLDS, FEVER AND LAGRIPPE.
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IT’S THE MOST SPEEDY REME
DY WE KNOW.
Beginning Sunday, February 6th next, and
each succeeding Sunday we will serve regular
chicken dinner for Seventy-five cents. Why both
er with cooking on Sunday ?
Menu for Sunday, February Sixth,
BAKED CHICKEN WITH CREOLE SAUCE
LETTUCE CHICKEN SALAD
SPAGHETTI, ITALIAN STYLE CANDIED YAMS
o BUTTER ROLLS
COFFEE TEA MILK
COBB’S CAFE
DAWSON, GA.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, g
Dom’t
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