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THE MURRAY NEWS VOL. 26 FOR THIRTY DAYS ft 'ONLY “THE MURRAY NEWS” AND “HOME AND FARM” ONE YEAR FOR ONE DOLLAR IN ADVANCE COUNTY NEWS BY CORRESPONDENTS ALACULSA ITEMS. Having seen nothing from this part in some time, 1 will give you a few' dots, School opened here last week with an extra good attendance. Deputy-sheriff Higdon was the guest of J. Van Campbell one day this week. Mrs, A. Clxable, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. L. Campbell, returned home Sun¬ day. Miss Julia Rice, who has been visiting relatives at Graysville, Ga., and Cleveland, Tenn., is ex¬ pected home today to the delight of her many friends. Bishop Armour was the guest of J. Van Campbell Sunday. Francis Watson and wife, of Polk county, Tenn., are the guests of W. D. White. Misses Roxie Arthur, Ellen Campbell and Una Anderson were the guests of Mrs. A. L. Campbell Sunday. John Baxter, who lms resided in Polk county, Tennessee, the past two years, is moving back here this week. Rev. Win. Styles, of Dawson county, was a guest of A. L. Campbell one day this week. Commissioner W. D. Gregory was up to see us last week. Vv e are always glad to see Mr. Greg¬ ory for we like liim as a man, and most especially do we like him as commissioner, and sincerely hope he will be elected again. W. P. White and his grand¬ daughter, Miss Maud White, vis¬ ited relatives in Polk county the first of the week. John Thompson made a bnsj ness trip to Ducktown, Tenn., this week. Success to The News, C AMELIA. FIDELLE NEWS. Health of the community is good at present. We are having some rain now, but it lias been one of the dryest winters in this part of the coun¬ try that we have ever seen, and flip best roads for this season of the year; Thomas Wells- is making some improvements on his dwelling this week, Will Johns and wife are the happy parents of a fine girl baby. Henry Rutledge, of Holly, left Tuesday for Talladega, Ala., and will make tliathis future home. John J. Hales, of Tennessee, lias (been visiting his father and mother, near Petersburg, the past week. Nemrod Casey made a business trip toResaca Friday. The Lad passed through his E thigh and shot his thumb off, in two serious wounds. Mr - Ha-lev of Wells died at hP ber home Monday night. i ™ interred SI-1“ "t Holly } " a host of children and friends t< mourn her Frank Pntchett «o»t to Cal boon Saturday. The dwelling of Alf Chappie SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY GEORGIA, JANUARY 22, 1904. SPRING PLACE MAY HAVE BANK In all probability %>ring Place will have a bank within the next sixty or ninety days. Two northern capitalists, the names of „ whom , we withhold un til further . ^evelo] ueuts are imu!o ’ but who are V‘‘ 11 known in southern banking civvies, have been here for several days, and have met with much eneouragc mon f There is no doubt that a bank in Spring Place will prove a win uing venture, and T.ik News is glad+tb announce the prospect of one being established here at an early date. Institute. I am glad to know ’ however, that they will come home Fridays, as we would miss them in our Sabbatlwu-hool. What strange quest ions some Tolks do ask. Since,Bob Hanna has been clerking for J. V;'. Langston a certain w idow asked your correspondent if there was ever any old lady Hapuii. Ibi.MESl’t X. COHUTTA SPRINGS. Miss Sophia Beer, of Xasln ilk*, Tennessee,. Iia» take it charge of ! her school at this place, with a good attendance. Miss Mary Pflimnon’s' .Johnson J. M. Snuff -a ness trip to Dalton last we k, Miss Alberta Davis, of Dunn, visited Miss Nannie Sue Gregory last week. Lewis Terry, of TTassler passed through our burg Monday. Fred Aley,'of Atlanta, is visit¬ ing liis grandparents at 1 his place. John Ash, of May crick,' Texas, is visiting' relatives and friends here. Miss Annie Bates was visiting in this neighborhod Monday af¬ ternoon. John Spears was the guest of W. I). Gregory Saturday. Creed Bates lias purchased a new buggy. Work on the I). & A. railroad is progressing nicely. Baxter. Regular Methodist Services. Regular services will be held in the Methodist church Sunday by the pastor, Rev. G. B. Bar¬ ton. Could Not Attend. Judge Maddox and the other veterans who hoped to get to At¬ lanta to attend Gen. Gordon’s funeral found it impossible to get away. Judge Maddox found some important matters in his morning mail demanding imme, Dilate attention and he u«a. ; file to finish with them until after jjj* train had left for At lanta. >—* v — j 1). L, Leonard was born Janu ary 25th, 1833, tn Cherokee ty. Georgia, near Frog Town. His father and mother, J. W. and J. B. Leonard, were members of the Methodist church from their ria S e a„rt live,) .aithful, Ohri-t.ian lives. Daniel was underlie m ^ n r wv e„tee„tl, year, and joined the M ( Ahodim church, South and and all its contents were burned last Thursday night. W. L. Johns and wife.left Sat urday , tor . Chattanooga, visit ... on a to their daughter who is quite HI. J. M. Couch has been visiting his brother, T. 0. Couch, this week. Miss Lula Johns, who has been confined to her room with fever, is improving. When I fail to get The Nev a I am like the old lady who lost her pipe. All out of sorts. (Ioot) Luck. SUMACH ITEMS. Jesse II. Me Gamy and Delana J. W hit t'e more were married by Rev. S. II. Henry, at bis resi deuce, last- Wednesday in The presence of a few select friends. The writer wishes the newly wed ded couple the realization of all their anticipations in their new relations, Leap year is here again and the writer thinks as Mr, McOamy has fallen a victim so early in the reason to Cupid’s darts a word of warning to such handsome and marriageable gentlemen as John W. Harris, Prof. J. B. Anderson B. 0. McEntire, John Isenhower 1 John Patterson and Elijah Curd, would not be amiss at this time. ’Squirt and Mrs. J. M. l'Vag visited relatives at Gregory last Friday. Misses Mattie Hanna, Maud McEntire and Etta Harris, chap¬ eroned by Mr. Harris McEntire, visited relatives and friends at Dunn, Saturday and Sunday. Miss Evelyn Gregory has re¬ turned from an extended visit.to relatives and friends in Colmtta, Georgia and Chattanooga, Ten¬ nessee. X. AMZI NOTES The young folks enjoyed a pound party at Morgan Ander¬ son’s one night, last week. Johnson Perkins has returned to his home in Avoline, S. C., after a short visit to his cousins, the Misses Perkins and their brother, E. 0. Perkins, Mrs. Willi© Bettis and two children, ,of Paris, Ky., are vis¬ iting the family of J. S, Bettis. A certain pretty young teach¬ er of this section says that she is teaching her lust , school. Ido not know why, as her health seems pretty good—do not think she is contemplating death. Harvey Hanna says every Sun day night he is down there that there is a certain young man from the Whitfield side there though I don’t know. Arthur Wiggins is back from i Texas, and is mpv employed Mrs. J. W. Langston Monday. ! Mjss Dimple Prater is visiting i Mrs. Claude Langston, I Rev, Harris, of Dalton,preach interesting sermon at liar- 1L”U 1 monv last Sabbath. He will pas einin-!, tlm year. j a. Webb’s horse kicked Ufm M »eet. fro,,, which * to K , per have entered school at Lucy HiR OFFER MILLIONS FOR WAR FUND lived a humble, Christian life. His house was the preacher’s home. But Daniel is no more; tor death came on the evening ot Jfttmary mh ^ , hliuml him< and he peacefully fell to sleep and lias gone to his reward. He leaves a wife, two brothers and four sisters to mourn his loss. A good husband lias gone; the church has lost, a faithful mem her; the community a good citi¬ zen. Daniel, we miss thee. We will never see you going to and from church as of old ; but the angels will welcome yon home to join the host of loved ones that gone before. He was asked just before his departure about his future. IJe said all was right, he did not dread death. So the righteous die. By a Friend. Georgia's School Population. The school sensns for the state of Georgia, which has been taken since June 1,190b, has been com piled. The census was taken under the direction iff the board of education of the several conn ties and local school systems the state, the results being com piled at the office of the school commissioner. The total pope G Ron ace* 'dim. (being to this census is 704,177, 865*602 whites and 837,585 being I colored. Of the whites there are 1 186,970 males and 178,(522 fe- 1 males; of the colored 17.1, M/1 are males and 170,928females. From I ]${)(; to 1903 the whitepopulation of the state increased 24,071 and the colored 18,286, making a to¬ tal increase ol 42,807. The per cent of increase for the white population is about 7, and the per cent increase of the colored about 5.(5, while the total per cent of increase for the state is 0.4. What Good Citizens Should Not Do. Mr, John 1), Rockefeller, Jr’s, famous Bible class is beginning to annoy him somewhat. His scholars are becoming too out¬ spoken and to have too many opinions. Mr. Rockefeller, who is a son of t he Standard Oil mag nate, was instructing the class the ot her day on the duties of good citizenship, saying among other things that the good citizen .should uphold the law and set a good example for bis neighbor. At this point a wolf dressed young man of the class broke in " ui 1 ‘ • “If V cumin “ ° n) ' ' ,• ^ . u» a -( never s in x < ucy *-,■■ man X ™ m«n do; am another tMng l don’tf mk giaul 84011 ‘ J a ' 01 ‘ ‘‘ < ; H or^by^thT sweanV>--off y upon lhc ^ h There was a pamful P^ut * • Gass excises, and the subject was - *' * ; Mr. WiUan, mve „f our most progressive citi.. ms, «e,l bto great demand there, and brings a very high price. NO. 4 , Patriotic Japs Ready to Afd Government - IF IT COMES TO BATTLE, Nation Is Grimly Reconciled to War— Rassia’s Answer Not Expected fur a Week. Tokio, Jan. 21.—Japan does not anticipate Russia’s rejoinder ’for at least one week. In the meantime the nation is prepared and grimly reconciled to war. Political and other distinctions have disappeared, and the cqun try is patriotically united, The government is receiving many oilers of contributions in the event of war, amounting to many millions of yen. The Jap¬ anese people would welcome an honorable peace, but are resolved t.o tight before receding from their position in Oriental affairs, They fear (he, aggression of Rus - s - a > and believe if it is not stopped now it will never be stopped. They are confident that their demands are fair and mod crate,,..ami that their diplomacy, which has been patient, has gone tf* a..reasonable limit. They ox P&-‘(' the world’s sympathy in the struggle, and have a splendid confidence in t heir army and navy. j In the event ol reverses or a ' national disaster, it is thought that England • and the United State. would intervene to pre¬ serve a balance of power in east¬ ern Asia. There is no fear of an invasion of Japan, a country which probably is the most strongly defended in the world. The growth of British and Amer¬ ican sentiment i s remarked. Numerous displays of the.flags of the Uv > nations are made and popular rojprs, “Lion” reciting the “Uncle gld ries of the and Sam” are sung. The characters of ”> ! cl • Sam” and “Johnny Bull” are also semi dances. ' ---,----------:-- Real Estate Transfers. The follow ing transfers of Mur¬ ray county real estate have-beer# filed for record with Clerk G, 1L Arrowoo'i: A. L. K< ith to 8. C. Williams, lit) acres in nth district $ 500 S. A. Davis to Mary Davis 80 acres, 9th district . . 50 Mary Davis to S. A. Davis 80 acres, 9th district . . 300 A. Brown t.o Mary A. Treadwell, 10 acres in Spring Place .... 1500 L M cHan to J. W. Jones , and in ** district . k . 400 E. L. Brain Jett to William Fowler, 25 acres in 8th district...... 150 Caroline Ridiey to William Fowler, 26 acres in 8th district...... 50 Sckooi Children Attended. pupils of Lucy Hill Insti tnte attended in a LvdytheGen Gordon memorial services held thi , dry .art w eek . Marriage Licenses. License to marry lias been is rued to Tl„„na» liandy and May Dunn.