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VOL. 27
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
J. C. Heartsell is having a
siege of the chills.
M. H. Bramblett is a new
scriber to The News.
Jtrip Judge to Rome Gudger yesterday. made a business |
C. H. Shriner, of Dalton, is in I
Spring Place this week.
W. H. Shields, of Sumach, was
in Spring Place Tuesday.
W. H. Moreland paid us an
appreciated call Wednesday.
John A. Berry, of Buff, spent j
Tuesday in the city on business.
Mrs. A. J. Ethridge, of Pleas¬
ant V 7 alley, spent Tuesday in
the city.
Miss Kenner Henry is improv- i
lug rapidly after a severe attack
of fever.
W. R. Bond, Cranberry, Tex.,
will read The News for the next
six months.
Claude Anderson and Janies
Bagley went over to Dalton ]
Wednesday. i
The city court is being kept I
busy this week trying assault
and battery cases.
John Hampton,of North Cohnt- |
ta Springs, spent a portion of the j
week in Spring l’laee. j
Msss Florence McGhee, Ard-i
more, I. T. is visiting friends ;
and relatives in Murray. ;
Win. Pendley is still improv- j
ing and his friends hope to see J
him out in a short while. j
Senator 0. N. King came !
from Atlanta and spent a couple j
of days with homefolks the first j
of the week.
A mi mher of young people
went up to Coliutta Springs Sun
day. They report a pleasant
time.
Mrs Mollie Farnsworth, of
Dalton, is spending a few days
in the city with Mrs. AY 7 . J
Johnson. i
Miss Alleen Brllard, Atlanta,
is visiting at the home of her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
H. Kenner.
The Murray County Cotton ;
Association held its regular)
monthly meeting at the court
house Tuesday.
’Squire . Nick Henry, of Bea
verdale, was in the city r i uesday I
He has been “under the weath
er” several days.
Daws Keith and Ben Lough
ridge, Ardmore, I. T,, are spend
mg a few weeks with friends and
relatives in Murray J
Hotel de Groves has about as
many guests as it can accommo
date handily. A large number of
them are railroad negroes,
T. J. Ovbey and son
came down from.Temple Grove
and spent the first of the week
with friends and relatives.
Homemade watermelons are
coming in now and the natives
are in their glory, The tow'ii
hog, too, is enjoying himself.
\\ .tit ok r, urhnhn. w 1 has been m
Texas for the last two years is
home on a visit to his father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Co,
ker.
J. YV. Holloway, J. D.
Giles Dunn and Dr. John Gil
bert have our thank? for sub
stantials this week in the way of
paid-up subscriptions.
Seth Harper gave us a ply
moth rock egg that takes
cake. It is as large as a goose
egg—about the right size to
make a fellow a respectable egg
flip.
. The News asks its patrons to
kindly look over tiie
this week if you see any, also the
paper if it looks Dummy.”
Part of our force is down with
that “chilly feeling.”
V ■
X MURRAY NEWS
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SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, AUGUST 4, 1905.
The North Georgia Mining and
Milling Company have resumed
operations at the mines after
having found that the gold mill
by them had washed over the
and had settled in the
branch below the mill.
The horse trading convention
which was pulled off here the
first of the week had a fair at¬
tendance. You could get fixed
with any kind of horse you
wanted to swap for or buy, and
then you could get “fixed” in a
trade dead easy.
George Arrowood and George
Pierce wentdown to 1 i I ton Sat
unlay night to help in the es¬
tablishing of an Odd Fellows’
Lodge at that place. They re¬
port at least one hundred and lif
ty in attendance and all the cold
lemonade they could drink,
Mesdames Marie Lou Brown
and Sudie Buckley, who are
spending the summer with
their mother, Mrs. R. E. Wilson,
two and one-half miles south of
the city are spending the week
in Spring Place, the guests of
Mesdames E. M. Gudger and J.
E. Johnson.
If you want an up-to-date
piece of job work done, no mat
liovv complicated it is, give
us your order for it. We can do
anything in job work that any
other outfit can and do it as nice
ly. Give 11 s a trial and we can
convince you. We are printing
eleven thousand five hundred
time checks this week for E. W.
Jordon A Co. and they are men
who kliow a good job when
they see it. We have also a
^ L order on the same line from
Wheaton
Forced to Starve.
B. F. Leek, Concord, Ky., says :
“For twenty years 1 suffered ag
011 ICS witli a sore on my upper lip,
so painful sometimes that I could
not eat. After vainly tryingev
erything else l cured it with
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve.' It, is
great for burns, cuts and wounds.
At J. L. Robinson’s general store,
only 25c.
BOARDERS WANTED.
I can accommodate all persons
wanting meals and lodging dur
ing court week.
AA T . J. Johnson - .
RAMSEY OF MURRAY.
Hon. A. K. Ramsey, of Mm
ray , enjoys the distinction of he
j ng one of the best posted men
ln the house, and bis advice
eagerly sought by y oungei mini
hers. He has had much
once in legislative aiiairs and is
familiar with every branch
the state government. lie keeps
a ‘ close tab on tlie new measures
troc | uce ,i ^‘business' j, the house and
to inform
]]jmge]f as thejr merits and
demeriu before he takes
Mr Ramsey is ever watchful
a ft er the interests of his Murray
conststuents, and has introduced
several measures local to the
county which he lepiesents.
When these measures were con
sidered in committees, Mr. Ram
sey appeared anb pointed out
tJieif desira b i 1 i ty.—Atlanta
oljrna ]
SUMACH
The Children’s Day exercises,
at McOamy’s chapel, in North
: Sumach Sunday was a decided
success. A good program, well
reilderedi to a large an apprecia
t j ve aud j e nce.
Oapt. Willie Hill, of Beaver
d Ie made his regular visit Sun
day _ afternoon,
,
Paul Hill, of Spring Place, was
handshaking with friends here
Sunday,
Miss Florence McGhee, of Ard
mo re, I. T., was sniilingon a host
or admirerB here Sunday,
’Squire and Mrs. ,J. M. Poag
a day last week at Grego-
ry, the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Gregory.
My esteemed friend, Dixon
Douglas, is making preparations
to build a commodious dwelling
in the near future.
The Misses Furr, of Killburn,
were smiling on Sumach friends
Sunday.
Mr. Jim McCamy and brother
in-law, Mr. Quales, of Menlo,
Ga., are the guests of ’Squire R.
N. McCamy and family.
Miss Amy Hughes, a charming
belle of Earnest, Tenn., chape¬
roned by Prof. .1. B Anderson,
enjoyed the exercises here Sun¬
day.
Genial Jean Furr, of Killburn
made Sunday afternoon pleasant
for McOamy’s chapel organist.
Mr. Z. T. Adair, of Adair, who
has been on the sick list for sev¬
eral weeks was able to attend
Children’s Day exercises.
Handsome Andrew Kerr, Lit¬
tle Murray’s chorister, was on
hand Sunday, in one of his best
singing moods.
Rev, W. U. Griffith and charm
daughter Miss Callie, of Gadsden,
Ala., are spending a few days
with Sumach friends.
D. G. McLain and family, of
Cleveland, Tenn., formerly of
this place, are visiting relatives
here.
Walter Hughes, of Earnest,'
Tenn,, and Miss Jennie Henry,!
of Beaverdale, a popular young i
couple, were smiling on friends j
here Sunday.
Genial Charlie Griffith, of
Wayne, I. T., formerly a popular
Sumach boy, is handshaking with i
a host of admirers here.
The Misses Callaway, of Con
iiasauga, Tenn., enjoyed the pic¬
nic at Coliutta Springs Saturday
and the Children’s Day exereis
liere Sunday, chaperoned by
Frank Hall and Charlie Henry.
Hons. Sam E. Berry and J. C.
Sapp, of Dalton, each made in¬
teresting and instructive ad¬
dresses to the children Sunday,
followed by Judge T. J. Ovbey,
of Temple Grove, who acquitted
himself admirably.
Handsome John Martin, of Lit¬
tle Murray, purchased a new
buggy recently and had his pret¬
ty sister, Miss Mossy to christen
it Sunday. It is often said : “If
A young man is kind to his moth
er and sisters he will be kind to
, , . j di>
„y young ladies
1 g ome f our young people at
0
| ended the picnic at Ooliutta
Springs Saturday and report a
j nice time.
I>. K. Dunn, a prosperous mer
chant of Beaverdale, and senior
member of Dunn A Franklm firm
in North Sumach, was a conspie-
11008 fi S lTre on our streets a day
j or tw0 last week '
j ’ of 1 Gregory, learn ’Squire who purchased D. C. Dunn, J. J.. j
McEntire’s farm in South Sn
mach recently, will put up a
“Drug and Novelty Store” in the
near suture. 1 extend a cordial
^ welcome to Dan and family in
I ! behalf will of receive Sumach, valuable feeling addi- that |
we a
tion to our citizenship.
Prof. Giles Dunn, of Gregory,
one of Murray’s handsome peda
gogues, was perhaps the most!
enviable figure on our streets
Sunday, especially to the young
men. Sitting erect ip his new
buggy, driving a fat, spirited
horse, his chip slightly elevated,
a 57xlb smile playing over his
handsome face, while on each
side of him sat, smiling and chat
ting pleasantly, a pretty and up
to-date teacher of the fair sex.
Boys keep cool, don’t pull all
the hair from your craniums,
hoping thereby to vender your
self more popular. Janus.
Hello “Janus”! AY'hut’s the
matter? Write oftener.
Prof. Cal McLain, of Adair,
opened school here the 24th with
a very good number for summer.
Quite a number of young peo
peOple went to the picnic at Oo
liutta Springs Saturday.
Several attended Children’s
Day exercises at McOamy’s
Chapel Sunday.
Miss Callie Griffith, of Gads¬
den, Ala., is visiting school
friends here.
Miss Emma Gregory, of Chat¬
tanooga, is visiting the Misses
Gregory at Sumach.
Bathing has become quite pop¬
ular with the young ladies.
Misses Lora Harden and Em¬
ma Headrick visited near Pra¬
ter’s mill recently.
Mrs.Ida McEntire and Miss El
la Harris were shopping in Dal¬
ton Thursday.
Messrs. Harris and Cooper
McEntire are visiting at Duck
town.*
Health of the community is
some better than usual.
Sunday school was suspended
for the grand old Children’s
Day Sunday.
J. R. Stroud lias returned
from Chattanobga.
Next time 1 will write more.
How old is a person that the
square of the cube equals one
third his age?
“Dixie.”
HOLLY HAPPENINGS
(Crowded out lust week.)
As 1 havn’t seen unyt hingfrom
this part of the moral vineyard
for some time, 1 thought 1 would
come again.
We have a great deal of sick¬
ness in our community at pres¬
ent-. Mr. and Mrs, Jim Fox and
Mrs, M. W. Morgan, Henry Ca¬
gle and H. N. Hall are all sick.
Sunday School is progressing
nicely at this place now.
John Burks and wife are now
receiving congratulations over
the arrival of a brand new baby
hoy at their home.
A number of people from this
place attended preaching at Ful¬
ler’s Chapel Sunday.
Boyd Hargroves has returned
to his home in Chattanooga,
after a short visit to relatives at
this place.
Bob White, George Anderson
and James Gray, three of Ball
Ground’s dashing young beaux,
attended Sunday School at
Casey’s Spring Sunday.
Mrs Pritchett and her son Dock,
visited at the home of John Burks
Saturday.
Mrs. Albert Johnson and daugli
ter, Miss Abbie, . . . . from „ Dalton, i,
visiting relatives at this
place,
Will Pritchett and wife, and
little daugh ter, were shopping in
the town one day last week.
Protracted meeting begins at
Prospect on Saturday before the
first Sunday in August.
Dave Parsons and wile \isited
,,4 the home of their son Dan
Parsons Sunday,
Jack Cooper and wife, of Blaine
aild als0) his sister Mrs. Henry,
of Pine Chapel, attended meet¬
ing here not long since.
Ferman Elrod and sisters visit
ed at the home of John Burks
Sunday afternoon,
Holly Hotter,
OAK GROVE,
School is progressing nicely at
this place,
“Grandpa” and “grandma”
Turner are visiting their son
Harve in Whitfield this week,
BufFord Bradley spent Satur
day and Sunday with his motli
er near Dalton and reports she
will start for the west in a few
days,
Miss YYdllie Mae Owens visited
Miss Mary Wood Saturnay.
Jeff Love has treated himself
to a nice new surry.
Eugene and Jeff Wood went
shopping to Dalton Saturday.
Blacksmith J. M. Quarles and
family visited his mother Satur¬
day.
Little Miss Ethel McClesky
fell from the barn steps and was
seriously injured but is doing
nicely at present.
Mrs. Charley Price and babies
spent Sunday with her mother.
Seth Harper, of Dennis,passed
through here enroute to Dalton
today.
Mrs. Maggie Price returned
yesterday from Dalton where
she has been visiting her father.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Wood visited
their daughter, Mrs. Lon Owens,
Saturday night and Sunday.
Dottevs. the editor has been
complaining because we haven’t
been writing oftener. He is
right. We can’t have a paper
without the news.
Success to The News.
“Morning Glory.”
ADAIR
Health of the community is
not very good at this writing.
Mrs. J. B. Headrick and little
daughter Pearl, have been on
the sick list for the past week
but are better now.
Handsome Jim Curd and one
of Adair’s sweetest belles, May
Swinney, were out riding Sun¬
day.
Miss Maude Cox, of Temple
Grove, spent last- Saturhay
night and Sunday with Miss
May Swinney at Adair.
Mrs. G. W. Swinney was shop¬
ping at D. R. Dunn’s store Mon¬
day
Mr. Henry Pritchett and fam¬
ily visited Mr. P. Presley and
family in Whitfield Go. Saturday
night and Sunday.
Miss Lizzie McClain has re¬
turned after a three weeks visit
to friends and relatives in Chat¬
tanooga this week.
We are glad to know that
Grandmother Hicks is able to be
out again after being confined to
her room with a sprained ankle.
Mr. Henry Douglass and son
Walter, are visiting friends and
relatives in Chattanooga this
week.
Mr. T. J. Hicks and family, of
Temple Grove, visited his sister,
Mrs. Henry Douglass hist Nun
day.
Mr. W. H. Shields passed
through our burg Sunday en
route to Alaculsy.
Mr. Pose Headrick and family
of Gregory, visited J. B. Head¬
rick and family Sunday.
Akoei.tne.
GREGORY
Health of our community not
go good at present.
S. H. Heart-ley is not any bet¬
ter.
S. IT. Cox is sick.
Mrs. Evans was buried Sun¬
day at the Waterhouse grave
yard near this place.
Messrs. Charley Hull,
Dunn, Floyd Dunn, Homer Cay- ;
lor and Wade Caylor passed;
through our burg en rome to
Ringgold for a fox hunt. |
Yellow Jacket.
To Applicants for Teachers’ License.
The annual examination for 1
Teachers’ licenses will be held j
ut the Lucy Hill Institute in
Spring Place on Friday and Sat¬
urday Aug. 25-26, 1905, begin
ning at 7 a. m. 'there will be
no later examination this year.
AY'. D. Gregory, 0. S. 0.
foS™.; f Z $«* fr e
o f
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A< * Bargain
summerviiiV, jewelry Co.,
Ga.
Department 5,
NO. 34
SLUGGING MATCH.
Pulled off at Tiltoa Between
Spring Place and Tilton.
The baseball team went down
to Tilton on last Saturday and
played a match game with the
crack nine of that place. The
score sheet showed at the end of
the fifth inning a score of fortyfor
Spring Place and two for Tilton:
Somehow the boys have had
good luck this year, not losing
a single game: but the softest
snap of the season was on last
Saturday. They say the only
trouble they experienced was in
their running propensities—
gave out they had to run so
much.
They wiil play Dalton tomor¬
row.
Enjoyable Outing.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Chable, of
Nashville, Term., are spending
the heated term at their summer
home inAlaculsy Valley.
They will soon entertain a
party of friends during a ten
days outing and house party. A
delightful program has been
planned in which boating, fish¬
ing, hay riding, recitations and
music will play prominent parts,
and a most enjoyable time is
anticipated. The following in¬
vitations have been issued to
friends from a distance: Mr.
and Mrs. M.A. Lindsey, Atlanta;
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Tanksley,
Nashville; W 111 . N. Jarnagan,
New York City; Miss Emma
Tanksley, Nashville; Jno. Me
Ferren, W. L. King, Bristol, Va.
Miss Daisy Gibbens, Rieeville,
Tenn.; Mr. M. Haslop, Birming¬
ham ; Miss Flora Doak, Bryson,
Tenn.; Miss Resina Chable,
Nashville; J C. Chable.
Several couples from Murray
Co. have been favored with invi¬
tations and will attend.
STATE NEWS
Allie Lester, a well known
citizen of Athens, died after an
attack of typhoid fever.
The annual reunion of the con¬
federate veterans of Pike county
was held at Bluff Springs.
Considerable local interest is
being manifested in a lyceum
course for Dawson this fall and
winter.
John O. Stewart, an old and
respected citizen of Griffin, died
after a lingering sickness of sev¬
eral weeks.
Lee Glenn was shot and killed
by Richard Jones. The negroes
had attended a church festival
near Jackson.
About fifty prominent young
men of Macon met in the supe¬
rior court room and organized a
young men’s democratic club.
In the case of Alf Moore, the
negro accomplice in the murder
of the Carter children, a verdict
of guilty without a recomenda
tion was returned.
Macon is not inclined to accept
a ten minutes’ stop-over at ten
o’clock at night as an acceptance
its invitation for President
Roosevelt to visit the city.
D>uis Oddennino, Italian im
migrant agent of the Southern
railway, was in Columbus to in
vestigate the place as a suitable
location for emmigrants.
Lon Sudduth died at his home
; n chullo district, He was 3D
year8 0 f age, an d leaves a wife
an d four children. He was for¬
merly coroner of Floyd county.
A great deal of spurious coin
Barnesville, will attend the
League of Georgia Municipal!
ties at Griffin August 16 and 17,
I and will read an important pa
per on the subject of ‘Water
I works for Small Towns.”