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1 THE MACON TELEGRAPHS FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1901 ALL THE COtNTY RECORDS WERE DESTROYED AM) THERE IS LIA BLE TO BE SOME SERIOI'S COM PLICATIONS. Tried to Kill Dick Peyton DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO ASSASSI NATE A MT.nO FARMER IN LOWNDES COUNTY. JEFFERSONVILLE, Ga., Fe The county court house her burned last night* together with all the j away county records, dockets, furniture and everything. Fire was seen coming through the roof about 2 o’clock by Pate Harrell, the negro janitor, who lives in the jail. The structure being a frame building, before he could give?’ the alarm the fire had made such rapid progress anil got so hot it was impos sible even to make an effort to save any of the records or furniture. save his folding i on the first floor side from where . close scratch VALDOSTA. Ga., Feb. 7.—A negfo named Matt Webb was arrested today In the southern part of the county on the charge of being implicated in an attempt to assassinate a well known npgro farmer, Dick Peyton. Yesterday morning before day several negroes went to Peyton’s house and set his barn on fire with the intention of kill ing him as he came out of his house. It happened that Peyton was spend ing the night with a relative a mile so the barn burned, but ho was not harmed then. The negroes then went to the house where Peyton was spending the night and set that on lire. ! As he came out of the house he was shot in the stomach with a load of bird Hiot. Inmates of the house extinguish ed the flames and saw the. parties who did ih*» shooting. Upon their state ment Webb was arrested and other ne groes are being hunted. Peyton is sal ! to be a very quiet negro and is there fore unpopular with the lawless cle ment of his race. Were Guests of Waycross THE ENTERPRISING LITTLE CITY GIVES llEll VISITORS A GOOD TIME. BRUNSWICK, Ga , Feb. 7.—Mr. F.J- win Brobston, the young Bruns'wlckkjn who introduced the ship subsidy reso lution at ttie recent session of the na tional maritime congress held in this city, has received many lett? ing a statement of Id? subsidy, should 1 Owing gagemen and his vie. wWi the :queet- n ship t^outh Trouble Over Waynman Mill DISAGREEMENT AMONG STOCK HOLDERS LEADS TO RECEIVER SHIP—THOM ASTON NOTES. Col. Shtinnon desk. His office wt and on the opposit the fire started, and by he saved his desk. The building Was perhaps about sixty years old, first erected in old Marlon, then the county seat of Twiggs, ana afterward moved here by reason of the county seat being changed to this place, perhaps about 3S6S, or just after the close of the Confederate war. At was a two-story building, very tall and roomy. Constructed of very heavy tim bers from bottom to top, perhaps one of tlie strongest wooden buildings in the ! THOMASTON, Ga., Feb. 7.—The country anywhere. About two years ; Waynman cotton mill- of this city ago the building was overhauled Inslfle ,, ... and out and three or tour coats of paint I n 1 <l d ,n hand, of a put on. I temporary receiver. This action was The first floor was composed of the j taken not because the mill Is insolvent court room, board of county commis* . or in debt, but because of a dlsagrco- °?is** 9°!' Ij \P‘ n,f ' nt a ,T1 °ng the stockholders, which, Shannon is advisory counsel for the.., v . • board of commissioners. His office was ,s f ,,il r°d, might affect the business connected with the sheriffs, of the mill. The hearing for perma- Col. W. C. Nottingham is clerk for j nor.t receiver will be had February 11. the board of commissioners, and his The entire stock of the mill changed office was In their office. The scond hands about sixty' days ago, and the floor was composed of the clerk’s of- present entanglement? are between flee, ordinary s office, county school thp former and present stockholders, commissioners office and grand Jury This- mill is considered a valuable piece room. Col. M. J. Carswell had his or- , G f property, and has been paying flee in the county school commission- j handsome dividends during the pas: ers office. The building was carpeted, . feu . years. It was one of thn first cot- iffi 1 i°° r ’ ai yl offices j ton mills built in Georgia. ;i "J?“"SS??; JTCi an ? th ® law - I Mr. Warren Smith of this county died y is o^ce. The loss falls heavily on very suddenly at his home last Tupb- the county. There were j <j oy and was burled Wednesday. Mr?. Nellie Suggs, who recently lived here, died in Atlanta last Monday and was buried in Thomaston Tuesday. Mr. JcEiso Tarbert died at his home at Pleasant Hill last Saturday. The condition of Mr. Ed Thompson, them as well i two large iron safes in the building, i' one in the ordinary’s office and one in I v the board of commissioners’ office, but | the fire is too hot yet to ascertain if their contents are safe. The most valuable records &£ons 1 off In the matter. • a pressure of business en- Mr. Brobston hasiiot found time to reply to all of these In separ ate letters, and to all correspondents he refers to an article under that title which is published this week by the Manufacturer?’ Record of Baltimore, at the request of Mr. Richard H. Ed monds, the editor. Mr. Brobnton’f* letter reads: “Re plying to your telegram asking iny hip subsidy ami reasons why the South should lead rvff in this mat ter/ I cannot more clearly state m? views than as presented in the resolu tion I offered at the maritime congress which convened in Brunswick this week.’and which resolution was unani mously reported by the resolution com mittee and was adopted by the con vention with but ono dissenting vote, that of Capt. Rates of Denver, Col. The resolution reals as follows: "‘Resolved, That our farms, forests, mines and factories need wider mar kets, an! that we must find those among the fourteen hundred millions of people who constitute the population WAYCROSS, Ga., Feb. 7.—Two hun dred representative citizens from Fitz gerald, Douglas and intermediate sta tions on the Air-Line railroad were *ts of Waycross today in cehibra- ‘•f the completion of the Waycross Air-Line. r. W. M. Toomer called the meet ing to order in the opera house at 11 o’clock. Addresses of welcome wore made by E. A. Pound, for the city; L. A. Wilson, for the chamber of com- mereo. Ei sjk ns s were made eu be half of the Waycross Air-Line by Judge J. L. Sweat; Douglas, by Mayor McDonald: Fitzgerald officials, W. 11. Mnrston; board of trade, T. P. Jay. The guests were given a carriage ride over town this afternoon. wiie king or n.i. mmi.ia) un its Is tho celebrated "Bohemian/' tho per- f. ciod product of tho American Drawing Company. St. Louis. More of this br is exported than any other In the wi Order a case for your homo today. Will Vote on School Bonds HURLIN’ IS TO DECIDE WHETHER S11E WILL HAVE A f:r.,{l(KI BUILD ING—NEWS NOTES. SMrfcWaoM ©<U)iin^ Juiisil 75^° I STILL BUYS ’EM. | Wero you one of the « lucky ones last week? $ Jf not you’ll havo tho » chance now, and you Many Indies enmo to « should not miss it. buy one or two and wore « so Well pleasod with tho (! bargain, purchased a $ dozen. You havo tho « same privilege. « * of th State* tem o rid of tho IT; that While our unequalled sy* •a{bonds' Which carry our prod uct? to tin* renboard at rates one-half those of other countries have been de veloped by subsidies in Hind, money and mail nay. we have starved our over-sea shipping while other countries were protecting theirs by subsidies un- tsri from 00 per cent, of our foreign commerce carried in American bottoms It has dwindled to 9 per cent.; that every ship is a missionary of trade, and steamship lines work for their countries as railroads do for their ter minal points; that It is as inconsist ent to rely upon foreign ships to dls- goodf» as it would be for 9 house to rely upon the competing house to make that improvement for nil compcnration are as much sub- lin “llf// SSStftESJffiri; 1 has b«n quit. .ickn. muchlm- i.tiwuh : proved, and dhere is hopes ot his re- establish those records. No insurance on the building or furniture. The ori- I gin of tho fire is unknown. J The fire was plainly visible from Ma con, and was seen by a number of peo ple who happened to be on the streets at that hour. But on account of it?* great distance, being twenty-one miles, it could not be located, and was sup posed to somewhere on the hill?, near Bond’s store. The fact that the court house and all of the court records were destroyed 1? not without local interest, because Jef- forHonvUla has furnished quite i\ num ber of prominent citizens to. Maccn, and Nome of Macon's business men were directly interested in tho records of Twiggs county. Within the last few years the old court house has been the scene of some fierce legal combats, two of which grew out of the Nobles cape and the train-wrecking case against Shaw and Criswell. Mr. Walter B. Chapman, who was reared In the community of Jefferson ville and Old Marlon, remembers when the court house was crccred. Ills step father, Mr. William S. Kelley, con structed it. and in speaking of’the mat ter to a Telegraph reporter lust night Mr. Chapman said: "It was an old building before it was moved from Old Marion. My step father moved it In 1867, when the county site was changed to Jefferson ville. It wan expensive in those days to tear clown and rebuild houses, hut he did the work, and aim constructed the big log Jail, which burned a few yearn ago. I have always contended that he di»l not get a cent for it. Tn fact, I instituted suit against the county for the value of the building, and was represented by Messrs. A. O. Bacon and T. J. Simmon?, but after a long and tedious litigation I lost my case. I do not remember how it hap- penod, but I know I never fel: lled that 1 had received justice. "The story of the court house re minds me of Old Marion's past glory,” continued Mr. Chapman, growing rem iniscent. "Ref remov**d. there were about 1,500 -citi zens In Old Marion, but after th. they commenced to desert it like rats from a barn .and went down until you can hardly tell where it stood. Old man Peck, a big merchant; mad**, I suppose, a million dolars there, and af terwards moved North/* Many complications will very likely aris- because of the destruction of the records of Twiggs superior court, and many sugges ions were heard among the lawyers yesterday’ as to what would have to be done about Jt. The r,»xt court is to convene in March, and the question has been asked: "Will the destruction of the records prevent the holding of the court?” In the opinion of many, the court will be Just r.a able to proceed in March as it will hopes covery. Mr. J. D. Caraway, who has been quite sick, is able to be out again. His friends will be glad to learn that he has recovered. A pretty marriage was. that of Mis? Leona Pearl Trice to Mr. William Ashley Hoke Davis, which occurred in thi? place at the Raptlst church last Wednesday afternoon at 2;30 o’clock. The church was beautifully and artis tically decorated with palms and as paragus ferns. The usher? were S. S. Ix*e, J. Roberts, W. E. A. Adams and Stumpy. Th* bride and groom were unattended and marched to the altar while Mrs. J. T. Alien played Mendelssohn's wedding march. Rev. M. II. Massey performed the ceremony in a happy and very Impressive man ner. The bride looked her best in a traveling suit of nib* green trimmed In applique. The groom woro the conven tional black. The happy couple left this morning for Douglas, Ga., which will be their home in the luture, Mr. Davis is a prominent business man of Douglas and is to be congrat ulated upon winning for a wife one of Thomaston'?# cultured and most popular and lovable young women. tribute one busixies: wagons of a Us deliveries; rivers and hnrb for fast mail on land t sidles ns those proposed on the seas; that this Ik a n national business prop osition outside of politico, therefore.it is our opinion that It is the duty of congress, before the ndournment of th- present scrafon, to revive our shipping upon tho S'Iik by governmental aid to American mail carriers and freighters, equitably distributed,! sufficient In amount to enable them to succrrsfully compete with the cheaper built, cheaper operated and subsidized and bountled merchant ships of foreign countries in the carrying of our imports anil ex ports/ "The South ought to be more inter ested In this carrying trade question than any other .section of our common country, for thn reason that phr* will soon produce more material to be car ried to foreign markets than will any other section. ”L have not advocated the bill now pending In congresr, nor any other bill, but it does seem to mn that mmfl kind of a bill ought to pass the present con gress which will strike at the root of this evil and will revive the Americnn , merchant murlr ms not only A MONSTER DEVIL FISH Destroying it* victim is a type of constipation. The power of this mur derous malady Is felt on organa an! nerves and muscles and brain. There’s no health till it’s overcome. But Dr. King’s New Life Pills are a safe and certain cure. Rest In the world for jtomaeh, liver, kidneys and bowels Only 25c. at all drug stores. C'll A Hi.EM II. OSIIOHN HEAD. The rtlo is likely nd the subsidy pla osonnblo but aboi which the major.t in the Natlo Cong ship subsidy proposition line bi v '■> *!> < rill. I •. | and greatly , ited by leading politicians o state. They claim that the action « a small body of men as gath Brunswick will have little effec effect. But in thi? they may find thi selvw seriously mistaken, for as Mecklenburg meeting In North Cn Una was a forerunner of the Dccla tlon of Indef DUBLIN, Ga., Feb. 7.—Last night tho city council of Dublin passed an ordinance calling for on election March 12 to determine whether or not bond? to the amount of (25,000 >l\all be issued for the purpose of erecting a new school building and for enlarging the light and water plant. It is propose I to Issue 5 per cent, bonds, interest pay able semi-annually at the Hanover Na tional Rank of New York, payable thirty years frdia date, Interest and principal both payable in gold, in de nominations of from $1,000 to $3,000 Clio purchaser may dc?lre. The city now has on hand $6,000 realized from insurance on the burned public school building January 20, last. This uiakis $.’51,000 that can be used towards erect ing a new ochool building and better equipping the light and water plant. M/mday Spivey, an aged negro, win found dead in the field of Mr. Terrell Perry, about four miles from Dublin, yesterday morning. MIps Hiilllo Forest, a highly respected spinster, died Wednesday and will bo interred today in the Poplar Springs burying ground, eight miles north of Dublin. Mr. C. W. Brantley has returned from a visit to Macon. Air. J. A. Spain, who dle.l In Macon Wednesday, was quite well known in this city, where for some months lie was manhger of the Dublin Hamc Works and agent for the Oconee In vestment Company. He wns a mem ber of Oconee Grand Lodge No. 81, Knights of i’ythbiH, of this city. Mr. Henry Walker and Miss Martha Woodard were married In this city yes terday. It was a Gretna Green affair. Mr. J. A. Jackson and Mr. Judson Jackson went up to Tefinlllc yes.erday to witness the marring-* of Mr. Free man H. Keen of this city and Mins Jennie Jordan of Tennillo. Mr. H. W. Hwlnson of Achord spent yesterday In the city, guest of his daughters, Mrs. E. J. Tnrpley and Mts. James T. Rales. Shed Plummer, ono of the city pris oner who recently escaped from tho barracks In this city, was arrested yes terday at Darien. Chief of police J, A. Peacock immediately left for Da rien to bring him hack to this city. PNEUMONIA C AN IIE I'll EVENTED. TIiIh disease always results from i •old or an attack of the grip and anted by the timely us OOOaOOOQOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQQQ Cream of Kentucky i ..Whiskey.. » $1.00 PER QUART. IT IS THE BEST. » FLEETWOOD & CO. I S Distributing Agents. ° o ooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooo GEORGIA SOUTHERN & FLORIDA Rv. RUWANEE HIV Ell ROUTE. ('linns* Without Pnlillo Notice, IN EEFErTT I 1 'Ell. U«l, 1(MM, HTA TH >Nrt. ff J In the inmborlaln's *dy exte •mlence si t Philadelphia, berlaln'n < It the few Southern Dem- world-wMi He Wna One of the I.«*it<llnir Maiiu- fiM’turcrM In (irlfTIn. GRIFIN, Ga.. Feb. 7.—At. 6:20 o’clock thi? morning Mr. Charles II. Osborn, the senior member of the Osborn Walcott Manufacturing Go., died at his home in northwest Griffin of th? grip, after tin day?/ confinement. Mr. Osborn web in his 7Sth year and Wfll* a native of Connecticut. Coming to Griffin in 1813, he married Mis? Laura Walcott, the daughter ofTDr. \V. W. Walcott, who, who with his sons, form the company of which Mr. Osborn was* the head. He was the pioneer wagon and buggy manufacturer of this section, and hi? business grew to such proportion? that he added an iron foundry and machine works to it. Later on the firm began the manufac ture of chairs, and today they furnish the trade all over the South Western states. Mr. Osborn’? name was a syn mym of honesty, and in all of his dealings with his fellow man he was Just and upright. His wife died in 1><88, and in 1 S I>5 he again mar ried the widow of the late Uriah As- .. later date, for, if the records i hew, who survive? him. Ills remains be*n burned, they are gone, and j w 'ill be Interred In the Citizens' ceme- e re-eatablish-i 1 only by slow do- | mlcs of La Grippe i s, and not a single case ht ever been reported that did not v< cover or that resulted in pnoumonl which shows It to be a rertnfn proven of thr.t dangerous disease, r’hnm- gh Remedy has gained a eputntion for Its cures of •at? at Brunswick this _ indication of sentiment unmistakable, kists, and the resolution will be more far- n K cn reaching in result* than was dreamed 1 of by those who participated. [ have I been deluged with letters from people in ait walks of life congratulating mo for having led off. and tho indorsement is coming particularly strong from the buslner? element. Tho action of the Brunswick Board of Trade seems to havo touched a chord that warn already in tunc though we did not know It, and the stand taken by Southern men in this convention show? a disposition to J build up break away from old traditions and I dl« ? whic Inclined to examine questli from a buslnre? standpoint; and when our congressmen are willing to vote for subsidy for fast malls and for rural mall delivery and arc always ready to Ing trade by land. SOUTHERN RAILWAY from Macon for the cans .Mar<!i <»ras. fouthern Railway. years community ali of h:s life U honored and upright hf«*. hi* h!s bon!. He leaves a *i! sons and one daughter, b'-td: many relatives and friends, who will mourn ht* death. The burial win be at t'ntor church in Crawford county . tomorrow afternoon.