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About The Ashburn advance. (Ashburn, Ga.) 18??-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1899)
@ ♦ VII. mutual -at k AB I -- -— © 9 9 0 Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Railroad and Mill Supplies Rubber Belting and Packing, Hardware, Cutlery, Guns. Rifles, Ammunition, Rope, Tinware, Stoves, Crockery, Fishing Tackle etc. etc. Write for Prices. 9-11-13 N. Jefferson St, GA. Of Local Interest Things that Happen in and About the Town. Those who Come and Go. Per¬ sonal Mention etc. etc. A Special offer for Thursday’s only: Yard wide fine sea Island 4/. Yard wide Bleeching | yard wide Percale 2 / * 0/ Calicos for 5/. 5/ Calicos for 4/. 12 Balls of thread for 5/. Mention the ad. ' Jeffrey <fc Roobin. Mr. Collier, of Poulan, spent Sunday in Ashburn. Boyd Barbre threatens to be¬ come a citizen of Fitzgerald. Mrs. G. W. Howard, of Doles, visited relatives here Saturday. A musical convention was held at the Nipper school house last Sunday. 1 The junior bass ball nine are to play the juniors of Arabi in that city this afternoon. The spreading of clay upon Railroad street will greatly im¬ prove that thoroughfare. Saying nothing at the wrong time is equally as good as saying the right thing at the right time. Frank ^ , Hudson TT . . le ,, .„ 01 ~ u h- bert Monday where be will accept a position with the Phone Ex- change of that city. The fact that 20 drummers spent Wednesday at the Clyde is evi : deuce sufficient that Ashburn ,, is a prosperous little city. Mr. H. Jeffrey will visit Colum- bus the latter part of next week, Thev say he is trying to convince an individuai of that city that Ashburn is a more desireable t:> live in than Columbus. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF WORTH COUNTY. Ga., IvTay 6; 1899- Miss Vic. Evans is the guest of Hawkinsville relatives. Mr. A. C. Forester joined the Fellows Monday evening. A little girl has arrived at the of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Can- tey. Messrs. Reaves and Mathis, with their families, now occupy the Hambrick cottage. Mr. Dobson and family have into the residence vacated by Mr. Judge and family. Mrs. J. S. Clark left for Macon Monday, accompanied by little Miss Fattie, whose eyes will be treated by a specialist in that city. Mr. J. W. Evans returned Wednesday from Hawkinsville, where lie had been in attendance upon the Chautauqua since Satur¬ day. Will Hunt, one of Betts & Co’s colored employes, died Monday. Will had been in the service of the Company for a number of years, was well thought of by them as well as the public generally. Mr. T. A. Judge’s family left for Cecil Tuesday afternoon where they will make their future home. This family were numbered among Ashburn’s best citizens and we note their departure with Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Cooper went to Quitman Wednesday in re- nge t 0 a message announceing ^ deatfa of t]]e forme r> father, Th haye the sympa thy of the entire community in their be- reavement. The Cable Piano Co., of Atlanta fbe , al . gest concern of its kin d the South and is do ing the most extensive business. Those con- templating the purchase of a Pi- ano, Organ or any other instrn- ment would do themselves an in- justice to purshase without con- suiting the prices of this concern . Superior Court News. Judge Spence been the past week in the trial of inal cases. Many cases of tance were disposed of and remain undisposed of. The first case tried this week that of the State vs. Susan Dray¬ ton, charged with murdering step son, a negro about seven years of age. She was ably de¬ fended by Judge Park, Hawkins and Story. The evidence being positive that the child’s death re¬ sulted from wounds indicted by her the jury found her guilty with a recommendation that she be imprisoned for life. William Drayton who was jointly indicted with Susan Drayton for the mur¬ der of their son, was discharged because of sufficient evidence to disconnect him with the crime. Mack Tigot was placed upon trial for murder of Isaac Stock and the jury found him guilty of murder, but recommended that he he imprisoned for life . Mack was hopeful of an acquittal having been tried on two previous occa¬ sions, each time the jury making a mistrial. His attorneys, Messrs. Perry arid Tipton will appeal for a new trial and they will in all probability secure same. The case of the State vs. Dr. J. W. Jones, charged with a crimnal assault upon a white woman, re¬ sulted in a verdict of acquittal. The prosecution was evidently a malicious one, the alleged victim fully exhonerated the Doctor upon cross examination by Judge Pope, defendant’s counsel. The woman swore that it was her brother-in-law who was prosecut¬ ing case; that no criminal assault had been made upon her, but on the contrary the Doctor had treated her professionally and as a result her health had improved. It was also shown that the prosecu¬ tor was indebted to Dr. Jones upon a note for services rendered his wife. People who prefer charges of criminal assault should always be punished where they fail to sustain the charge. This is an offense easy to he charged and hard to defend. The Advance congratulates Dr. Jones upon his well deserved acquittal. John Moree, a white man, was placed on trial for the offense of stealing hogs from a negro, This was the third charge of hog steal¬ ing he had been required to ans¬ wer for. Upon the first two he was acquitted upon technical de¬ fects in indictments. Col. J. W. Walters, his attorney, made an able and exhaustive argument in behalf of his client, hut the jury found him guilty, and Judge Spence sentenced him to serve a term of years in the penitentiary Col. Waters will in all probabili¬ ty, appeal for a new trial. Lawrence Ransom was tried and convicted for offense of aid- ing two convicts to escape from I *3 i our ziau (LG liters i ream fulfilled? . . Have you purchased for her a Kings¬ bury Piano? There are no better Pianos Mado in the world than the celebrated Kingsbury and COnover. These Pianos can be bought, on easy terms. 'We manufacture more pianos and organs than any other concern in the world. Instruments handled by us come from our own factories. Save Dealer’s Profits By buying from Manufacturers direct, Wo sell on easy payments. Write for our catalogues and prices before you aro talked into inferior instruments. Cable Piano Co., Atlanta, aa $2,000,000.00. 00-98 Whitehall St penitentiary camps at Worth. It is said that he furnished them each a dress and bonnet, with which they disguised themselves and made their escape. Cols. Bass and White, his attorneys, will appeal for a new trial. As w r e go to press the case of the State vs. Leonard Sumner, who is charged with murder, is being tried. It will be remem¬ bered that last week while at Cochran’s store in Isabella, and widiin fifty yards of the Court House, Sumner and James Pow¬ ell became involved in a war of words and the discussion was sud¬ denly ended, it is said, by Sum* ner shooting Powell three or four, times, from which he died imme¬ diately. We suppose that by the 'time our readers shall have read the foregoing the jury will have decided whether Sumner is guilty of murder or not. lie will lie ably defended by Messrs. J. W. Walters, of Albany ; Wm. Har¬ rison, of Quitman, and W. L. Story, of Isabella. The Advance lias “no axe to grind” and wishes only that justice be rendered. If Sumner is guilty let him pay the penalty; if innocent acquit him without delay. All things come to him who waits—had luck included. The porus plaster may lie a good thing, but it has it’s draw backs. When the dressmaker sews anything up wrong, it’s enough to make her rip and tear. When money'talks the average man doesn’t care whether it knows what it is talking about or not. Mr. Will Watson and Miss Bai¬ ley werequietly married last Sun¬ day evening at the home of Mr. R. A. Luke. Mr. Watson is an employe of Betts & Co. Miss Bailev is a neice of Mr. Luke. % No 39 Among the Students, High School Happenings, Writen by the 1 i Du U ** pils for the Advance. Per¬ sonal Mention'etc. 15 V THE NO NS. Master Tom and Henry Judge two of our old students have quit school and moved to Cecil. Among those absent from school a part of last week were: Misses Mary Futcli Ethel Polhill Ellamay Evans, Mattie and May Clarke, Essie Mitchel, Mattie Bello Hug-- gins and Etna Cannon, Messr Claud Hicks, Guy Dixoifand La¬ nier Nipper. Misses Addie and Unie Story, Sheriff’Story’s two daughters •>) Isabella, visited the school la-r, Friday. Prof. Hay has moved his hoard; ing place to Professor Passmore's. Miss Patty Clark is in Macon u this- week having an operation performed on her eyes and is therefore absent from school. Mr. Guy Tenable will be out of school having accepted a position with Mr. Barbre. We always hate to lose our scholars espec- oialy of the sixth grade. The latest wrinkles are rough on any one. Riches are the wings that some¬ times make an ;mgel out of an or¬ dinary girl. These warm spring days might he called “bicycle weather,” they make us so tired. “Andy” Forester is lamenting the fact that Fitzgerald has been misrepresented to him. You have no doubt observed that the individual who knows how r to do everything very seldom does anything.
