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ThE ■ W. B. YOUNG, President. i ,f VBV'' l A • .1.0. W’KIOLE, Cashier. SAYINGS , saawofwn'ifmii gggwawaMMi fttawwKaaa «aw*s> ajgW4aeJMiBBttBaeaas i g as *m-Tm.na . a-iTiiy. f**-S,as» MbuiS «aaeaa- SO5 JJroad Street, -.fflUSTA, GE0EH1A. SAYIM1S ACCOUNTS soMcinco. Interest Piilil On Deposits & A # & Volume 20. Waynesboro, Georgia, Saturday, February 15, 1902. Number 44 THE PLANTERS LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK; Augusta, Ca. j ^ c - ^Sd’ent. ' Chas. (. f'award ORGANIZED IhTO I Our Spring stock is now arriving and we propose 'to make a clean sweep of odds and ends for we believe in keeping our stock fresh. The sizes are not regular but may be your size and the style you want is here. Drop in and see. j . " £ J .crjywa.il tCT- 91 prs. L-tdie-.’ Ind K d, button and lace, old fj'tj 75 prs. Men’s Satin Calf BaSs. regular price price, $1 25 now 85c. A | $1,25', now 1(5 prs La iic.s’ L)oneo!a Kid, buttorurfFid lace I g 34 prs. Men’s Satin Calf B;ils. and Cong, best good at ^ 1.50, n >\v $1 00 I h to be found for -Id 50, now | A lot of Cnddrer.’s Shoes, regular price, 75c., g | 100 prs. Men’s Vioi Kid Bala, were cheap at $3 to $1 25 now 50o and 75c. ^ | reduced to $1 9S 1 r a S 95c. $1 15 Our reputation for handling good Shoes is widely known in Burke county and this is a grand opportunity for you. We handle Groceries. OpDOtite Citizens Bank, WAYNESBORO, GJl. mmr&s. DIES AT AGE OF 105 YEARS. DIED TRYING TO SAVE GIRL IN THE SENATE. Dr. Henry J. Godin, EYE SIGHT SPECIALIST, pestacle- and Eye-Glasses Manufactured ira-oiy correct all correctable errors i f ii • human e e-sight. ■M-xiu-iai eyes carefully matched and in- i-.urn.-d without pain. Consultation and ex amination free. Works and Office.: •OS Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA. ' Opposite Planter’s Hotel. OUST iXPL SION AT THE BON Ai fiin NE “Uncle Billy” Green, of Chattanooga, Tenn., Passes Away. Chattanooga, Feb. 11.—William Green, familiarly known as “Uncle Billy," is dead here, aged 105. He was born in County Limerick, Ireland, and came to America in 1853, landing at Charleston, S! C. Three years later he drove into the interior of Georgia with his wife and engaged in truck farming. He came to Chattanooga in 1864 and had lived here since. When he was 80 years old he ran as express mes senger on the Southern railway be tween Chattanooga and Bristol. His hearing was perfect to the day of death and eyesight but slightly defec tive. He breathed the air of three dif ferent centuries. He married when 55 a girl 18. The widow is still living. Many Miners Have Narrow Escapes From Death. $1,000,000 FIRE AT SPRINGFIELD. Senator Fairbanks’ Great East Street FIVE WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED j Explosion Was Caused by Shots Fired 3y Miners to Knock Down Coal For the Day’s Run—List of Those Most Seriously Injured. Ch. tanooga, Feb. 11.—A special to Tl . News from Bon Air, Tenn., says a dust explosion occurred in the main of No. 3 mine. Over J5 men re i v. i injuries. All were rescued ai: I will probably recover. Five of the miners were seriously burned. A Lx- special to The News from the p' lie of the dust explosion at Bon Air mines says: About 100 men are employed in this mine. When the explosion occurred all were in the main entry, which a adr- their rescue possible. Medical attendants say that none of the inju- rie: are necessarily fatal, though five are very serious. The explosion was caused by the shots fired by the miners to knock down the coal for run Shops Burned. Springfield, O., Feb. 10.—The great East Street shops built by William N. Whitley, the reaper king, at a cost of $2,000,000 were destroyed by fire to day. the loss being over $1,000,000. The shops were occupied -by the Springfield Foundry company, Prog ress Stove and Furniture company, In dianapolis Frog and Switch company, Kyle Art Glass company, Krell French Piano company, Miller Gas Engine company. Champion Chemical compa ny and Owens Machine Tool company. The building was bought by Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, ten years ago. Water pressure was insufficient and the firemen were handicapped from the start. Two Skaters Lose Their Lives at Ona- cock, Va. Richmond, Va., Fob. 11.—Herbert Nock and Miss Mae Geiger were drowned while skating at Onancock ! creek, near the town of Onancock. The ice broke through, and friends nearby were not only unable to save them, but several other lives came j near being sacrificed. | Both of the young people belong to I prominent families. Mr. Nock was a son of N. W. Nock, a prominent citi zen of Onancock and collector of cus toms of that port under Cleveland. Miss Geiger, whose family went from j Charlottesville, was a granddaughter | of Colonel Bowcoek. of Albemarle. I Mr. Nock and Miss Geiger were ! skating arm in arm and were on their | way to a boat to return to dinner f "when the ice gave way. The young man might have saved ; himself, hut lost his life trying to res- j cue his fair companion. Four men broke in while trying to ; rescue the couple, but all were got out. ; The bodies were recovered. Pres- DIVED TO HER :ath. A Raging, Roaring Flood Washed down a telegraph line which Chas. C. Ellis, of Lisbon, la., had to re pair. “Standing waist deep in icy wa ter,” he writes, “gave me a terrible cold and cough. It grew worse daily. Finally the best doctors in Oakland, today s Neb., Sioux City and Omaha said I had Then i: ,„e men had been in the drive- NowK.eeev :;nd inner entries when the ex- j ery &ud was w holly cured by six bot plosion occurred many lives would l av been lost either by the concus sion direct or by their being cut off from escape. * 'Hie damage done to the mine is not extensive.’ Among those most seriously injured are: William Barnes, burns about face and hands; Roscoe Anthony, face had- ... ir burned: Herbert Glover, face. Hands ' ? ollec _ to ! AlkeD ’ and body burned; Ezra Cole, neck and Lee burned, and Hiram Naiburg, a n"gro, back injured and badly burned. Considerable excitement prevailed until it was known tnat all the men fax been removed from the mine. ties. ” Positively guaranteed for Coughs, Colds aud ail Throat and Lung troubles by H. B. McMaster. Price 50c. LARGE STILL IS CAPTURED. One of Biggest Ever Found In South Carolina. Greenville, S. C„ Feb. 11.—Revenue assisted by several deputy marshals, near Sunny Side. Pickens county, has destroyed a large illicit distillery outfit, consisting of a 200-gallon copper still, 13 fermenters and 2,000 gallons of beer. The still was in operation when dis covered and the operators, Stanley and Conley, were arrested. , Officers say it was one of the largest y- ; '''$So00©Q©©©0©0©©0©©00C!©©0 i ou tfjt s e ver destroyed In. this section Wedding .Presents. of the state. Woman Trapeze Performer Killed at Newport News. Newport News, Va., Feb. 12.—Eva Gilbert, trapeze performer at the Pow- hattan theater, broke her neck last night during the performance. In her aerial act she swyng from a trapeze, catching her foot in a loop about 35 feet from the floor. Last night her foot slipped from the loop and she fell headlong to the floor al most among the horrified audience. She died in 10 minutes. The woman came here about six weeks ago. Her home was in New York. She was a widow. Sues for $30,000. Tampa, Fla., Feb. 10.—The suit of Alexander Rawls against the Tampa Electric company for $30,000 damages iB the next thing to claim the attention of the circuit court in this county. This is a suit wherein Mr. Rawls claims that oy the carelessness of the employes of the street railway he’ received person al damages that have rendered him helpless for life, and through his attor neys, Palmer & Lunsford, he has asked the courts to order the company to pay him $30,000. Taylor’s Mysterious, Disappearance. Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 10.—The whereabouts of Captain Charles C. Taylor, of South Jacksonville, whose launch, the Bessie, was found ashore in the marsh near Fulton last Tues day, now promises to become a mys tery, the possible solution of which is that a tragedy has occurred and the old man drowned. A party went down the river to examine the launch, but no clew was found that would explain the sudden disappearance of the owner. Resolution to Change Date cf idential inauguration. Washington, Fab. 11.—At the con clusion of routine business in the sen ate today 40 minutes were devoted to the consideration of bills on the cal endar exclusive of private pension bills. Upon the request of Mr. Hoar the senate proceeded to the consideration of a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the c-oiistittuion of the United States respecting the com mencement and termination of con gress, changing the date of the inau guration of the president and vice president from March 4 to the last Thursday, in April at noon, the com mencement and termination of con gresses to occur at the same time. Mr. Stewart protested against the passage of the resolution, hut by a vote the senate overruled his objection and adopted the resolution by the neces sary two-thirds vote. Among the other measures passed were the following: Appropriating $80,000 for a public building at Gainesville, Tex.; to estab lish a sub-port of entry at Naco, Ariz.; appropriating $15,000 for a fog signal and keeper’s dwelling at Piedras Blancas, Cal.; appropriating $10,000 for a monument to the memory of Dorothea Lynde Dix, to be erected at Hampden, Me.; resolution recognizing the able and gallant services of Cap tain Francis Tuttle, revenue cutter service, his officers and men of the Bear; also the services of Lieutenants D. II. Jarvis, E. H. Bertholf and Sam uel Call, composing the overland ex pedition to Point Barrow, Arctic ocean, for the relief of the imperiled whalers Washington. Feb. 11.—Some routine business preceded the resumption of the consideration of the oleomargarine bill in the house today. The amend ments were non-concurred in and the hill was sent to conference. The bill was read for amendment under the five-minute rule. BOY KILLED BY A GUNSHOT. We have the most complete stock of Dia monds, Watches, Ster ling Silver Ware, Fan- Goods especially for ALL occasions, and would be pleased to have you make our store headquerters while in Augusta. Expert engraving, Mother and Child Asphyxiated. Philadelphia, Feb. 11.—Mrs. Louisa , Vennalta, aged 25 years, and her 2- year-old child, were found dead in bed j at. their home, 739 South Clarion j street, late last night, having been ‘ asphyxiated by illuminating gas. In • the same room her other two children | were found almost dead, but they "were i resuscitated after admission to a hos- | pital. Shooting of Fred THman, of Athens, Was Accidental. Athens, Ala., Feb. 10.—A most de plorable accident happened Saturday morning 2 miles from Athens, when Fred, the only son of J. W. Tilman. was shot and instantly killed by the accidental discharge of his gun while hunting rabbits in a newly cleared field. He left home accompanied by Ho mer McGuire, a boy friend, and walked to the hunting ground. Just how the accident occurred is not known, but the entire load entered behind the right ear, tearing a terrific hole in his head, from which death was instanta neous. Seven Years in Bed. Mill & J Suicide Leaves $10,000 to Father. Danville, BL, Feb. 11.—F. M. Zeel- ers, a patient in the hospital at the National Military home here, has re ceived a letter from the American cor.- ! sul at Tien Tsin, China, stating that i j bis daughter Margaret Zeelers, had | , committed suicide there Dec. 23 and J that he held $10,000 in gold which she had left for he- father. Brown Skips Three Bonds. Murphy, N. C., Feb. 11.—Sheriff Wil liam Riley, of Lafayette, Ga„ left here j yesterday morning with a prisoner named Henry H. Brown, who is want ed in Walker county on the charge of concealing stolen goods. Brown has skipped three bonds. His wife and baby accompanied him. Brown came to this county last September, since which time he has been running a saw mill in the lower end of the county. Jewelers, Augusta, : : Georgia. Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin-that s what keeps your head clear, your bowels regular. Sold by u b. McMaster, Waynes boro, Ga. H. Q Bell, Milieu, Ga. Prince Will Sail Saturday. Berlin, Feb. 11.—Prince Heury of Prussia will sail for the United States on Saturday as arranged. Even should President Roosevelt’s son’s illness re sult fatally before that time it is prob able the prince will enter upon his journey, unless it should appear to be President Roosevelt’s desire that his visit be deferred or omitted altogether. Job printing at the right prices. “Will wonders ever cea^e?” inquire the friends of Mrs. L Pease, of Law rence, Kan. They knew she had been unable to leave her bed in seven years on account of kidney and liver trouble, nervous prostration and general debility; but “Three bottles of Electric Bitters enabled me to walk,” she writes, “and in three mouths I felt like a new per son.” Women suffering from Headache, Backache, Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Melancholy, Fainting and Dizzy Spells will find it a priceless blessing. Try it. Satisfaction is guaranteed. Only -50c at H. B. McMaster’s, drug store. Short anil to the Point. Gentlemen:—Dr.Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin is the finest preparation for the stomach and bowel3 that I have overused. Wishing you continued success, T am, Yours very truly, W. C. Kimbel, New Troy, Mich. Sold by H. B McMaster, Waynes boro; R. Q. Bell, Milieu, BiG BLAZE AT ELBERTON. Two Business Blocks Go Up In Smoke. Loss $104,000. Elberton, Ga.. Feb. 10.—Fire broke out in the heart of the business'sec tion of this city at an early hour yes terday morning and before the flames were checked over $100,000 had gone up iu smoke. The loss is estimated at $104,500. Of this less than half was covered by in surance, the total amount of insurance on the burned buildings and stocks amounting to only $41,750. Hon. T. M. Swift was the heaviest loser, not being piotected by insur ance at ali. The Tate block, which was burned, was one of the handsom est. buildings in Elberton, having been erected only throe years ago. The lire was by all odds the most disastrous ; in the history of the Gran ite City. The buildings burned were on McIntosh street, the : principal busi ness street of Elberton, and the partic ular section on which they were locat ed is known locally as the “Spoon- handle.” iMiisia ^imiueri ^itgusRI^i? I ai ills. -J UUUU U11VL JSX111UM, LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATHS, ----- FANCY OODWORK, Elberton Will Be Rebuilt. Elberton, Ga., Feb. 11.—Already plans are on foot for rebuilding the business district of Elberton, which was wiped out in Sunday’s disastrous fire. All the losers by the conflagra tion -ave been busy securing rooms in which to open business again and to rebuild the ruined district. Colonel Swift, one of the heaviest losers, has already made arrangements for erect ing five handsome storehouses. The actual loss by the fire is now placed at $100,000, with insurance of about half that amount. MAIL POUCH ROBBED. On Job Printing promptly executed Advertising rates on appHectfoo.- Negro Cuts into Bag Hanging Crane—$80 Taken. LaGrange, Ga., Feb. 12.—The mail pouch at Mutual was cut into Tuesday evening and robbed of about $80. Mutual is a station on the Macon, LaGrange and Birmingham road, where the Colored Mutual Aid Society has a coffin factory and is attempting to establish a colony of negroes. The train does not always stop at this station, but catches the mail from a crane. On Tuesday evening the pouch was hung on the crane as usual about 20 minutes before train time, hut before the train arrived the bag was cut and the money taken out. Howard Newman, who was on the mail car, discovered the cut in the bag and that the registered packages had been taken therefrom. He immediate ly reported it to the department. Upon investigation it was found that a negro, Anderson Brewer, who works at Mutual, saw the postmaster mak ing up the mail and thought it a fine opportunity to get some cash and em braced the opportunity. The negro was arrested and confessed to the deed, but escaped and is now at large. Builders’ Hardware, Plain and Ornamental Glass. Catalogue mailed free. TOMMBWHP-ag JPWCtBIWnB' £ BARROOM TRAGEDY AT KYLE, GA. Drunken Man Snoots Two Others Fa tally and Escapes. Kyle, Ga., Feb. 10.—As a result of a drunken row m Grant Plowman’s whis ky-shop at Paristown, 1% miles north of here, on Saturday afternoon about 5 o’clock Vestal Stepp now lies dead with a bullet hole through his head, and John Wilson is in a dying condi tion. Both men were shot by Joe Weaver, a young man 21 years old. Both Weaver and Stepp had been drinking heavily, but Wilson had not. Weaver and Stepp got into a dispute over a trivial matter and when Stepp reached for his pistol Weaver fired at him, the ball entering his head to the left of his nose. Seeing Stepp was shot Wilson jumped between them and told Weaver not to shoot again, where upon Weaver shot him, the ball pene trating the abdomen. Florida Postoffices. Washington, Feb. 10.—M. M. Allen has been appointed postmaster at Courtenay, Brevard county, Fla., to succeed B. M. Porcher, resigned. Star I service has been established in Flor- ’ ida from Jonesboro, Lafayette county, j to Steinhatehe. James A. Brown has been appointed postmaster at Capps, i Fla. i FIENDISH CRIME CF NEGRESS. Threw White Baby From Car Window Near Monte, Ga. Swainsboro, Ga., Feb. • 8.—Sheriff Flanders brought to jail here yester day a negro woman, Anna Rabb, for one of the darkest deeds ever com mitted in Emanuel county. Night before last the woman got on the train at Garfield, Ga., with a white _ ^ . . i baby 3 weeks or a month old. She ena or uay n ori a. > was asked what she was doing with St. Lucie, Fla., Feb. 11. Senator M. j the child aad she said it had been S. Quay, of Pennsylvania, has arrived j i e ft in her care and she was going to at his winter cottage here in a private take it to Stillmore. At Monte, on the car direct from Washington. He is ivuilen and Southwestern railway, she much improved from the recent at tack of illness at the capital. His stay here will depend upon the condition of his health. Stepped Into Live Coals. “When a child I burned my foot | frightfully,” writes W. H. Eads, of j Jouesville, Va., “which caused horrible leg sores for 30 years, but Bucklen’s Ar- ! nica Salve wholly cured me after every- I was left in the car alone. She then raised a window and threw the baby out. The fall did not kill the baby, but it froze to death before daylight. The little thing left its sign where it scratched and kicked in the sand. The woman went on to Stillmore and took the train for Adrian. The sheriff was notified after the baby was found. He went to Monte to get the thing else failed.” Infallible for Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Sores, Bruises aud Piles. Sold by H. B. McMaster at 21 c. Two Bald Eagles Killed. New Smyrna, Fla., Feb. 10.—Two fine specimens of bald eagle have been killed near town by Rev. A. N. Elrod and Robert White. They measured 7 feet and 5 feet 2 inches, respectively, from tip to tip of the wings. Both birds were mounted by a taxerdermist 2.000,000 Boxes of Oranges. Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 11.—It is predicted by those in position to know that the orange crop of Hillsborough, Manatee, Polk. DeSoto and Lee coun- ties this fall will be over two million i ^y ru P Pepsin. particulars and took the train for Adrian and caught the woman, who says the mother of the baby is a gypsy and left it with her several days ago and she doesn’t know where she went. She denies throwing the child from the train. She says another woman did it, but there was no other woman on the train. Keen Hunting Twenty Yearn. Winfield, Iowa, Nov. 24th, 1900.— Gentlemen:—I write to say that I have been troubled with dyspepsia and indigestion for the past twenty years, ami have tried many medi cines and spent much money to no purpose until I tried Dr. Caldwell’s I have taken two boxes. Depot Burned at Fayetteville, Ga. Fayetteville, Ga., Feb. 10.—The de pot of the Southern railway here, to gether with its contents of freight and 30 hales of cotton that were on the platform, were totally destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. All records in the depot office were saved. Sev eral negroes were smoking on the plat form and from this source the fire is believed to have originated. Three of the negroes are now under arrest. New Hotel To Be Built. Eatonton, Ga.. Feb. 10.—The late Dr. J. T. DeJarnette had made every prep aration before he died to have the ho tel at Oconee spring that was recently burned rebuilt. The legatees of his estate, after considering the matter, have decided to carry out nis plans in this particular, and will let out the con tract as soon as practicable. Cincinnatians Searching for Gold. Murphy, N. C., Feb. 11.—Cincinnati parties are developing some fire clay property near here and looking for gold. Other parties are also search ing for gold. Clyde Fitch, Playwright, III. New York, Feb. 12.—Clyde Fitch, the playwright, is ill in Atlantic City with acute intestinal trouble. His con dition is not thought to be serious. Atlanta’s Population 135,735. Atlanta, Feb. 10.—According to the city directory published by Thomas J. Maloney, the advance sheets of which have just been issued from the press, Atlanta, ineluumg its immediate vicin ity, has a population of 135,735. Big Land Deal. Waycross, Ga., Feb. 8.—O. Hamp Lowther, of this city, has executed and forwarded to the Sanford Lumber com pany, in Florida, a deed to 15,000 acres of land in Holmes county. bottles and am entirely relieved of all stomach trouble. I canDOt say too much in favor of this remedy. I recommend it to all sufferers from indigestion or dyspepsia Yours truly, Wm. Ruebsam. Sold by ii. ii. McMaster, Waynes boro,; ir. q Bell, Milieu, Ga. Sauls Eoys Are Re'earod. Thomasville, Ga., Feb. 12.—After a thorough examination lasting all day Sanders and John Sauls, charged with the killing of Stephen Fetch, their uncle, near here, on Jan. 28, we*-e re leased- at the commitment trial. How’s This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward foi any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo. O. For Macon Public Building. Washington. Feb. 11.—Representa tive Bartlett has introduced a hill to erect a new public building at Macon at a cost of $500,000. A similar meas ure was introduced in the senate by Senator Bacon. The proposed build ing will be used for the postoffice and United States courthouse. Georgia Postmasters. Washington. Feb. 11.—Postmasters appointed: Goodwill. Franklin county, D. H. Pulliam, vice T. L. Adams; Hart, Elbert county, B. S. Rucker, vice L. H. Hunt, resigned; Rainer, Dooley county, Isaiah Williams, vice H. A. Smith, removed. The great beauty about Dr. Cald well’s Syrup Pepsin is In its certain ty to cure constipation, indigestion, sick headache and stomache trou bles. Sold by h. b. McMaster, Waynes boro; H.Q, Eell, Millen. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last tifteen years, and believe him perfectly honorable in .-’ll business trans actions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West <jc Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Walding, Kinnan & Marvip, Wholesale drug gists. Toledo, Ohio. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of tlie system. Price. 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. E'all’s Family Pills are the best Miners Crushed to ueatn. Butte, Mont., Feb. 10.—In a cave-in in the diamond mine, one of the Amal gamated properties, Jerry J. Conroy and Richard Williams were crushed to death. An immense mass of rock weighing over 75 tons fell upon the men, burying them completely. When recovered the bodies of both were badly mangled. Fine Residence Burned. Fort Wayne, Ind., Feb. 11.—Brook- side, the handsome country home of John H. Bass, president of the Bass car wheel foundries here and else where, was totally destroyed by fire today at an early hour. Loss on build ing is $110,000 and on contents $60,- 000. Insurance, $110,000. Belief In Six Honrs* Distressing Kidney and Bladder i»!eease r«- lieved in six hours by New tn-r-i South- American Kidney Cure. If is a curprise on account of its exceeding prom,HUMsa in re- u-i'l aack. in lievingpain in bladder, kidneys male or female. Relieves retenL almost immediately. If you wa: lief axd cure this is the remedy. by H B McMaster. Druggist Waynehuo" 1 Ga. - '-f water quick re- Try one of our dubbin* ofera. Choicest Offerings. Diamonds, Watches, Gold and Fina Plated Jewelry, Rich American Cot Glass, Lunoje China, Bic-a-Brac, Etc, CF You are cordially invited to visit our our beautiful store—Noibing finer iu the South. Polite attention—Prices right. A. J. HENKL, Jeweler, 706 Broadway, Augusta, Gra.