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About The Ashburn advance. (Ashburn, Ga.) 18??-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1899)
The Ashburn Advance. J. Benson. Horne btHUir and Malinger. Official Organ of Worth County, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION (Invariably in Advance.) One year..... • * * $ 1.00 A7. UlOHtllH. 5(1 .. Three mouths 20 Entered fit the postoftke at Ashbum, Georgia, ue mail matter of fcbc second due a. y idditional Locals . The second quarterly meeting ol the Ashburn Station will em- iu uv next Sunday and Monday. \ * •v. J. (). A. Cook will preach Sunday morning and night, and the business session of the confer¬ ence will be held Monday at an hour to be announced Sunday. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. Capt. Gary on Thursday re¬ ceived (he new rules governing convict camps. One of them pos¬ itively forbids any officer cursing in the hearing of a convict. As no provisions are made for preach¬ ing in the comps, Dr. Thrasher says the genial captain in¬ tends to apply for the position of "sky pilot” for his camp, for if be has to quit cussing ho might as well go to preaching. Work on the proposed new $ 0,000 school building must begin before May 1st, or the gift of the handsome 5-acre tract of land upon which it is proposed to lo¬ cate ihe same will not be realized, too donation being made on that condition- Our people should arouse from their lethargy and see to it that work begins before that time. Our growing little city demands a better school building, and right now is the opportune time to begin work on the same. Yesterday a telephone message from Worth was sent here stating that a negro answering the de¬ scription of Bam Hose had passed ihut, town’headed this way. Mar¬ shal Hallman at once organized a posse consisting of Dick Davis, Charley Teagle, Frank Hudson, Phil Everett. Rev. Trank Culpep¬ per, V.B. Clark and J.W.Denhom, started' out and found the dar¬ key, but proving himself not to bo the party so badly wanted at Palmetto, but a resident of Sib¬ ley, ho was released. Anyhow, was an exciting chase for the boys. In days gone by, when the wri- >r used to scribble for the Ad¬ vance, we used to hammer away at the old bachelors and widowers f the town every week in the hope of compelling them to shuf- M ..if their‘‘single coil" or make tracks for the next tank. In efforts we were partially success- :u I, for Henry Smith and Jim Raney aro both enjox Jig comm¬ and bliss, and Jesse Hickman has passed on to the next tank—in Alabama. However, wo have CM. Comer and IT. Jeffrey i > work u*p-»u, and they better be ;intin g tor helpmeets or strike ..Hi timber. A Royal Arch Lodge of Ma¬ sons was organized in Ashburn Tuesday by Grand High Priest Henry C. Burr of Griffin. The following named gentlemen con¬ stitute the charter members: H. Jeffrey, W. A. Murray and J. F. Jenkins, of Ashburn; J. L. But¬ ler, C. E. Walker and Capt. Jackson, of Sycamore; J.T. Usry. P. L. Phillips and J. W. Pate, of Irby. Among the visiting mem¬ bers present were Rev. J. J. Hy¬ man, Prof. Powell and K. M. Patterson, of Arabi; Herman Hill, W. H. Bussey and Dr. W. L. Story, of Sycamore. Ashburn is justly proud of the high honor conferred upon her by locating the lodge here. May the new lodge ever prosper, and grow to enormous proportions. It will be known as Eudora Lodge, R. A. M. The demand for lumber from Betts t%. Co.’s big mill here is said to be greater now than at any time since the mill started, and orders are still pouring in. The institution is now being run to its utmost capacity, and a night shift may yet be necessary. To this phenomenal success may be attributed rare tact in the man¬ agement, and a strict application of business principles to every department. Intelligent, compe¬ tent help only is employed, and from the time the standing tim¬ ber is selected for felling to the time it is loaded on cars in the manufactured state, it is subject¬ ed to the closest scrutiny, and classed where it actually belongs. As a result, Ashburn has one of the largest and best conducted mills in the south, the product of which is always in demand. For some time past the friends of Andy Forrester have noticed that ho bore a dejected appear¬ ance, and for the past two weeks lie has been watched closely for fear he might do himself violence. The cause of this change has been matter of speculation, but while nothing definite is known, it is supposed his rash act Saturday was caused by disappointment in love. On that day it was noticed by those keeping vigilance over him that he was more dejected than ever, and serious results were freely conjectured. Just before the horrible a Hair occurred means had been taken to place him under restraint pending a le¬ gal investigation as toliis sanity v but it was too late. He went to his room, closely followed by his watchers, who, peerind through a window, saw him approach a bu¬ reau. open one of the drawers and take therefrom a razor. When he stood before the looking glass with the gloaming steel in hand his watchers made a rush for the door, forcing an entrance, but be- fore they could reach his side the horrible deed had been commit-; ted. A terrible sight, met their gaze. There stood Andy bereft that beautiful strawberry j blonde mustache, leaving a gash | in his face blood-curdling to look upon, and to be compared only to a slit in a pumpkin, “Get thee behind me," Andy, thou art not good to look upon. A Tift on special of the 17 th says: A deplorable tragedy miles 1 eurred this morning ten west of 1'ifton in Worth county which leaves a mourning widow, four orphan children, and a fam¬ ily plunged in grief. Eight years ago T. J. Willis, a prosperous young farmer of Worth county, married Frances, the oldest daughler of B. F. Sinclair. After the marriage young Willis set¬ tled on a farm about three miles from the home of his father-in- law, and the two families were apparently on the best of terms until a few weeks ago, when some trouble arose, but of exact¬ ly what nature has not yet de¬ veloped. About 7 o’clock in the morning two of Mr. Sinclair’s sons, Henry and Ben, aged about seventeen and nineteeu years, stopped at Willis’ house. Willis asked them to take a drink of corn beer with him, went to his smokehouse, drew the beer and brought it to the room in which the boys were. While they were drinking Willis asked the young¬ er of the two boys about some re¬ ports which he heard they had circulated on him. The boy re¬ plied by giving the report the lie, but a quarrel ensued and Willis started toward the boy, when his wife caught him and held him from behind. The two Sinclair boys drew their pistols and began shooting Willis, two balls taking effect. Willis tore loose from his wife and followed the boys into the yard, when they shot him again, jumped into their wagon and drove off, and up to this time (Tuesday evening) they have not been apprehended. The tragedy is a most deplorable one, and generally regretted, as both families are among the most prominent people of that section of the county. A quiet home wedding took place at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J . II. Gilmore Monday night, at which time Phil O. Everett and Miss Maxie Gilmore were made man and wife, Rev. J. 0. Flanders officiating. Besides the immediate family, only the bride’s grandmother, Mrs. Pat¬ ton and Andy Forrester witnessed the ceremony. For some little time the marriage has been talked of by the public as a coming event, but it was not generally known when it would occur. The groom is one of Ashburn’s prom¬ ising young business men, pro¬ prietor of the 0. K. drug store, who enjoys the confidence and re. spect of all who know him. The bride is the handsome and accom¬ plished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Gilmore, a young lady of rare accomplishments, sweet and lovely disposition, coupled with many other noble traits of char- acter that go to make up true southern womanhood, and whose admirers are legion, the Ad- vaiice ex ^ on ^ s hearty congratula¬ ^ons to the happy couple, and wishes for them continued I»' we *S Umg life and prosperity. - ,ir - an * iars - Everett are at pres¬ eu ’ ma bmg tneir home at Mr. Gilmore s, where they are reeeiv- the congratulations of their many friends. * Will receive next week the nicest lot of Ladie’s and Gentle- men’s Rings.ever seen in Ash- burn Whidby. J. S. BETTS & CO. DEALERS IN (general JV|ereP|anclise > •Ashburn, Georgia. DRY GOODS, HARDWARE, DRESS GOODS, COOKING AND GENTS AND HEATING STOVES, BOYS CLOTHING. SHOES AND RATS. Up stairs we carry a full line of Furniture. Oak Suits from $10 up; Willow Rockers, Dining Chairs, Baby Rockers and High Chairs, Cradles, Children’s Beds, Carpets and Rugs. We will take pleasure in showing you through whether you buy or not. Family groceries of all kinds, fresh and good. Tobacco, Cigars and Snuff, big stock to select from. Farm- ing and Gardening Implemonts. In fact, we have a large and varied stock of goods suited to the wants of the people of this section. Bring us your country produce aud get the highest market prices for it. J. S. Betts & CO. O. tyekr]ekr('feeC DtuS SldTe tlqe K. O When ______ you want Drugs and Drug Sundries. We also car- ry a nice line of Jewelry and Kellemj & Moore’s Crystal . Lenses. Come to see me and be convincd that I carry ev- erything that goes to make up a First-class Drug Store. YOURS TO SERYE, Bliil O . Worth Locals, Mrs. J. M. Hooker is quite sick this week. Sam Cockrell of Sycamore was in Worth Sunday. J. A. Barnhill is building an addition to his store here. S. W. Lockhart visited Sibley Sunday eve. Ditto R. E. Ruff is recovering from an attack of chills and fever. Miss Lilia Hudson of Wellston is here visiting her sister, Mrs. Jno. Hanson. Miss Susie Cockrell is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. M. Scovill, at this place. Joe Barnes, who has been suf¬ fering from an attack of the measles, is convalescent. The rain of the past few days has become a general blessing to the farmers around Worth, G. L. McRae visited Sparks Sunday. There must be some- thing very attractive down there for Mac. Soinething was said some time ^PutGug a new bridge ‘ bnt , Byet there ks\io sig°n of it™’ A new paper entitled The Worth Courier, ( edited and published by S. W. Lockhart of this place, made its first appearance Friday. Clove Seovill, who was called to To bedside of his mother last Friday, returned to school at Syc¬ amine Tuesday, Tbo many friends of Mrs. J. M. Scovill will be pleased to learn that she is rapidly recovering from a serious spell of sickness. A certain young man went fish¬ ing one day last week, ami ’tia said he lay down flat in the bot¬ tom of the boat and fished with the end of his pole. Quite an enjoyable time was spent by the young people of Worth at an entertainment given by Mrs. W. P. Gary at, her home Monday evening, complimentary to Miss Sallie Battle of Wadley. Music and'games were indulged in till a late hour, when the guests departed to their homes. Mrs. Gary proved herself a charming hostess, and delightful indeed was the reception of Miss Battle. SAD DEaTII AT WORTH. The announcement of the death oi little Eddie, the three-vear-old son oi Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Hanson, was the occasion of universal sor¬ row among the citizens of Worth. His sickness was of short dura¬ tion, but accompanied with in¬ tense suffering, when on Sunday morning, the 9th inst., the angel of death came and carried him up higher,"away from sickness, sor¬ row and death into happiness and ing unending rest. May the sorrow¬ hearts find comfort in a sym¬ pathizing Saviour. J. F. Culpepper. Play Ball! The base ball players of Ash- bum, Sycamore, Worth and else¬ where are invited to call and -?■' the balls, bats etc. I have just received. ■ Phil C. Everetts.
