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VOL. 28
PURELY LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Marion Ellis was in the
yesterday.
J. C. Ellis was in the city on
business yesterday.
Owen Terry, of Atlanta, spent
Sunday in the city.
R. L. Hill, of Kilburn, spent
Saturday in the city.
Robert Fletcher is
this week near Savannah.
J. C. Heartsell, of Dalton,
spent Christmas with homefolks.
J. 1). Elrod, of Petersburg,
spent a few days in the city this
week.
J. R. Stuart, of Crabtree, N.
C., is visiting relatives in the
county.
Dr. Watt Leonard, of MR Ver¬
non, Term., is visiting relatives
in the city.
J. R. Harper, of Atlanta,spent
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. J.
A. McGhee.
Miss Jennie Terry is spending
the week with her parents at
Hassler Mill.
Sam Ellis, who is attending
school in Atlanta, is at home fbr
the Holidays.
G. L. Harlan, of Calhoun, and
Tom Ramsey attended the horse
sale yesterday.
John Arrowood, of Texas, is
visiting his mother and brother
in Spring Place.
John Bates, of Varnells, and
Miss Nannie Mason were in the
city Wednesday.
Ross Terry, of Atlanta, is vis¬
iting relatives and friends in the
county this week.
Clinton Kelly and Oliver Dick
sou, of Waleska, are spending
the Holidays at home.
Santa Claus presented Mr. and
Mr-. W. 11. Pendley with a fine
hoy Christmas Eve night.
Messrs. O. E. and M. C. Hor¬
ton. of Atlanta, spent Sunday
and Monday in Spring Place.
Prof. J. V. Trotter, principal
of Lucy Hill Institute,isspending
the week in Knoxville, Tenn.
Dr. S. A. Brown and C. L.
Hardwick, of Dalton, spent Tues
day and Wednesday m Murray,
Miss Biddle Carney, of Chats¬
worth, made Tun News office a
pleasant call Wednesday after
noon.
- enjoyed
The people .
young a
dance at the home of Mr, am
Mrs. J. L. Robinson Tuesday
night.
Thompson & Hilliard sold quite
a lot of horses at their sale last
Thursday, and they all brought
good prices.
Misses Sibyl Davis, of Fashion,
and Sudie Walls were appreci¬
ated callers at The News office
Wednesday.
Mrs. Virgil Pendley, Misses
Georgia Pendley, Ada and Beuna
Chamlee visited The News office
W ednesday.
Ervin Baggett has the distinc¬
tion of building Hie first house at
Chatsworth, and will prove i,lto
his new home in a few r days.
George Arrowood claims the
blue ribbon on large pogs, having
killed one last week weighing
400 pounds at thirteen months
old.
L. L. Campbell, former clerk
of Murray county, but now of
Anniston, Ala., is spending a few
weeks with relatives and friends
in the county.
Christmas passed off so quieCy
one might have thought it San
dav. There was no rowdyism
speak of and not a fight
the entire week, which is
thing for Spring Place people
be proud of.
THE MURRAY NEWS.
SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 29, 1905.
MT. ZION
His many friends will he
to know that lvuss dl McIIan
improving.
The Christmas tree at
was a grand success. Had
j good speaking and good behavior,
Webb Coffee, a popular
man of Fashion, dined with
Peeples Christmas day.
again, Webb.
Miss Margaret Itiordon has left
our neighborhood. She is greatly
missed, but we hope she will re¬
turn in the spring.
W. A. Gladden, a popular
salesman of Dalton, John Carney
and sisters, Misses May and Bid
die, of Cluitsworth; Jim Will
banks and Miss Effie Lee Brown,
of Fort Mountain, took Christmas
dinner at the home of Mrs. Hol¬
land. John and Miss Saljie Hol¬
land accompanied them to Spring
Place that night to the Christmas
tree. All report a merry time.
Mrs. Holland and daughter,
Mr-. ,, Chastain, ... , . spent , ,
with Mrs. Mary Blassingame.
Wonder what attracts Frank
Adams to Chatsworth so often?
Frank, you mean business, don’t
you?
As Christmas is not over yet,
and 1 want to have some more
fun as Christmas comes hut once
a year. 1 will not write a very
long letter, but I promise to do
better ik time. Rush.
c::.vrs ,-vdrth
E' <’rybody seem* to he enjoy¬
ing i 1. ? Christmas Holidays lirst
ra
N • “11 More!a ml is Lure from
Ti c 'i -.
Ed D- ' < -..in sp :i)t,, Saturday
night and Sun lay with' friends
here.
Hairisand Jimmie Etheredgi
spent Tuesday with their
Carl Carney.
Tade Carney and daughter,
Miss May, visited Dalton
day.
Air. and .Mrs. Join Moreland
are the proud parents of a boy.
Thad Muliinax called on his
best girl here Monday.
Will and Miss May'
spent a night of last week
relatives in Whitfield county.
Martin Roberts and lady were
here recently.
Handsome Mack Anderson was
here Tuesday.
Misses Vick Moreland and
Biddle Carney spent Tuesday
vvitli Miss Bailie Holland.
Lack nr,.
ANDERSON—KEISTER
<>,, W ednesday , , morning .
Mr. (any Keister and Miss W in
ston Anderson were happily mar
vied at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W- L. I sen bower, Judge Gudger
officiating.
Although their friends ha(1
been expecting their marriage,
no one except a few very
mate ones knew when.
Mr. Keister is one of
Place’s favorite sons and there
no numbering his friends.
Mrs. Keister is one of our
fairest and sweetest girls.
The News, with everybody,
e ] ge wishes them all kinds of
good luck.
New Town in Pleasant Valley.
A new town is to be opened up
in Pleasant Valley on the land
formerly owned by the Jim liar
ris heirs, and the promoters ex¬
pect great things of it.
There are thousands of
...... behind the enterprise, , and, .
that, coupled with
anytlung, they will have a
tim
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Chester Hill „ an W Blare ,,
i den, employes of Caylor &
of Dalton, spent the
with relatives and friends in
around Spring Place.
CARTERS
As it is Christmas times,
thought we would give the
the dots from here as a Christ¬
ina:; present.
Miss Minnie Blackwell is
guest of Mrs. Ida Putman
week.
Sum Putman and family
the guests of Mr. Blackwell
Sunday.
Sav “M. and R; . M you were
mistaken about Mr. Messer hav¬
ing his mouth tilled with
it was his teeth.
W. T. Henderson is
the Holidays at his home in
Nashville.
We are glad to know that
Frank Blackwell is still here,
C. E. Newell made a business
trip to Dalton last week.
We are sorry to hear of the
illness of Mrs. Mell Spradlin, hut
hope for her speedy recovery.
Rev. G. B. Barton spent one
night . ... last week , at , the ., home of
,,
" * ‘ St 1 ’
We are glad to learn that the
new church near here is almost
finished.
Wonder what caused Mr. Ma
son to fall from the train? Don’t
travel by yourself next time, Bob.
Guess what young man hid last
Sunday when lie saw his best girl
coming, because he lost his razor
last week.
Mr. Gilbert is spending this
week with homefolks near Dal¬
ton,
Ben Messer took supper .Sun¬
day night with Mr. Beckham.
Mr. Arnett called on Miss Myr
tie Blackwell Sunday night.
Jasper Willis and charming
bride spent a day recently with
her father, W. 11. Halcomb.
Dave Moore is visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. Chastain, at Ranger.
Miss 01 lie Moore was the guest
of Miss Eva Noland last Sunday
night,
Misses Myrtle and Mary Black
well visited their sister, Mrs.
Polk Halcomb, one day last week.
Dave Spradlin has returned to
his home at Boaz, Ala., for the
Holidays,
We were sorry to learn of Mr.
Morton’s illness. We hope he
will recover in the near future.
We have never heard of anyone
dying a broken heart.
Andy Rigsby went to Calhoun
Sunday.
Miss Dallas Moore, of near
Dalton, is visit mg relatives and
friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bates and
Brothers Arthur and Griffin and
flmi| fl , m , ^
>rp vi , itillg re | ati ve B I,ere.
Clever 1<ra nk , Bl , , * ckw e11 ,, pa«e«l .
throu 6 h <’ lir , hl,n< 1 “/■ We
wero surprised t;- see him as we
thought he was in school at Su
mach.
Several of onr young people at
the Christmas tree at
Pleasant Dili.
Mr. Tucker has left for his
home near Wells.
We close, wishing The News
success during the new year.
May it improve during the new
as it lias in the past. Let
join in and make it the driest
paper published, We
know what to do when
Saturday comes if theite was no
Murray News coming.
I wonder what has become of
Wallflower, Icicle arul Snowdrop?
Ocean Wave,
jo Confederate Pensioners.
The pe „ R j on commissioner has
fJotif j e(] n)C t ] iat t | je Confederate
pensioners of Murray county will
, te ifl off on J anuary
!H 1 5 ncussa,v ° ,aw
your papers fixed as soon as
sible. R. M. Gpdoer,
j Ordinary,
FORT MOUNTAIN
Health of the community is
very good.
George Wiilbanks, Jr., and
Seth Leonard were here Friday.
Miss Mollie Stanford was shop¬
ping here Tuesday.
The Christmas tree at Holly
Creek last Sunday was largely
attended and enjoyed by all.
Earl and Miss Fannie Carnes
spent a day last week in Daltcn.
Miss Verna Leonard spent
Christmas with homefolks.
Miss Laura Springtield spent
Sunday night with Miss Jennie
Red.
Mark and Jim Wiilbanks went
to Spring Place Saturday after¬
noon.
Miss Jennie Red entertained a
crowd of young people Sunday
night.
Luke Leonard has returned
home after spending some time
with relatives at Mt. Vernon,
an.
A number of young people en¬
joyed themselves at the home of
Miss Flora Gordon Saturday
night.
Miss Ocie Gordon spent Tues¬
day night with her sister, Mrs.J.
T. Gordon.
Richard Springfield was here
Friday.
Misses Jennie Red and Stella
Leonard were shopping in Spring
Place Saturday afternoon.
Pleasant Valley and Chats
worth were well represented at
Holly Creek Sunday. Oliver
Dickson, Horace Moore and Perry
King represented Spring Place.
G. and B.
Women in Industrial Life
From the Kansas City Journal,
The census returns show that
live millions and more women
are employed in the nation’s in¬
dustrial life. There are now
three times as many women ste¬
nographers as there were ten
y ears ago, while the number oi
women bookkeepers a;vdaccount
ttn ts has doubled. The petcent
age of saleswomen also shows a
corresponding increase. Women
have risen to be treasurers of
street- railways, presidents of na
Portal and savings hanks, secre¬
taries of financiers on salaries of
$10,000 and $12,500, executive
heads of buildings and eontract
ing linns, buyers for large stores
Gen. Grant's Joke
Secretary Taft, in discussing a j
certain hoax, said:
"It reminds me of the story i
about Sir Richard Owen the fan;
ous English scientist.
"A footman came to Pembroke
lodge, Sir Richard’s residence,
one morning with a large bone
wrapped in a cloth, and with a
note from his master, Lord John
Russell, asking if Sir Richard
would please say what animal
the bone belonged to.
"It required but a glance from
the scientist to convince him that
the bone was hothing but a ham
bone from an ordinary pig. He
gent a message back to that ef¬
fect, and, meeting Lord John
next day, said :
H I Why on earth did you send
me a pig’s ham bone yesterday?’
" ‘Pirtell you,’said the other,
smiling. ‘Gen. Grant, you know,
is a great joker. He made a
present of what purported to lie
that rare delicacy, a grizzly
bear’s ham, but, as I had my
doubts, I sent you the bone.’ ”
W. E. Hatcher, of f TI Hai lem, 1
i near Augusta, has demonstrated
j ' that Georgia. lemons To W. can P. be Muse,a grown in
| eling salesman with Ragan,
]lone <k Co., he gave one of
lemons. It weighs a pound and
a }ia i {( ig Iarger tban a grape
fruit and will make a gallon of
[lemonade.
A Kansas Bean S(ory
John 0. Crockett, who until
yesterday was general superin¬
tendent of t he Southwestern di
vision of the Chicago,Rock Island
& Pacific Railway, tells this story
about k 4 Tom” Grier, which is
worth repeating, says the Kansas
City Star. Mr. Grier is associ¬
ated with his brother, John J.
Grier, who has the general con¬
tract for furnishing meals for
about 2,000 track laborers now
employed on the various lines of
the Rock Island system. He also
has several eating houses, one of
which is in Goodland. Some
time ago “Tom” Grier was in
charge of the Good land house.
It was the time when the Shrin
ers were having a conclave in one
of the large Western cities. All
the trains stopped in Goodland
for meals. As each person passed
out 75 cents was collected. In
one of the crowds was a man who,
when lie came to the cashier’s
desk objected to the charge of
"six bits,” saying that he was
able to get only a plate of beans.
"Tom” Grier, with his custom¬
ary politeness, explained that
the man was unfortunate, but
the rule of 75 cents a meal could
not be broken, as it might lead
to all kinds of complications with
other passengers. The man paid
the price of the meal without
further comment.
In a few days Grier received a
telegram from Salt Lake City
"collect.” It was from the plate
of-beans man. it. read :
"I think you charged me too
much for those beans.”
"Tom” paid the charges and
relieved his mind.
A week later there came an¬
other telegram to the hotel. It
also was "collect” and it was
from Los Angeles. It read:
"I still think you charged me
too much for those beaus.”
This time Grier began to sit up
and notice things. He gave or¬
ders that no more "collect” mes¬
sages should be ceceived.
It was fully two weeks later
and the bean man was entirely
forgotten, when a boy handed
Mr. Greer a message. It was
"collect” and the amount was
large. Grier handed the boy the
amount and opened the telegram.
It was from the City of Mexico
and read :
"The more I think of it the
more I am convinced that you
me too much for those
beans.”
The joke was getting beyond
the laughing point. In fact, those
living in Goodland at that time
gay thar even the railroad men,
w i t j, their large and varied vo¬
cabulary, were startled at the
language heaped upon the bean
man.
Once the order to receive no
more “collect;” messages went
forth. A month later John Grier
was jn the East and his brother
"Tom” was daily expecting a
telegram from him. A message
came and it was "collect,’’but it
was not from Brother John. It
was from the bean man who was
in Boston. It read as follows:
"Now I know that you charged
me a great deal too much for
those beans.”
A Fair Exchange
A man who had purchased
some currant buns at a bakery
was distressed on starting to eat
one, to find that it contained a
)1y. Returning to the bakery,
says Harper’s Weekly, he made
an indignant complaint, demand
ing another bun in the place of
fche habited one.
> “p, n gorry< 8 j r ,” aid the sales-
8
woman. "I can’t give you an
other bun, but if you will bring
me back the flv I will give you a
for it.”
We guarantee our Sewing . Ma
chines. Caylor & \ ates, Dal
ton, Ga.
NO. .3
Iowa Preacher’s Advertisement
Eldorado correspondence St.Paul
Dispatch.
The Rev. T. J. O’Connor, pas¬
i tor of the Erst Christian church
here, believes in modern meth¬
ods of advertising, and in an en
deavor to increase the size of his
congregation inserts the follow¬
ing in the local papers, for which
he insists upon paying the reguj
lar space rates:
Eternal Life Ii s ranee Com¬
pany.
“Home Otlice—Heavenly City
—New Jerusalem.
President—The Lord Jesus.
Capital — God's Everlasting
Love.
“I am one of the many repre¬
sentatives of this great company
in this community, and will be
glad to have you call on me tt
the Church of Christ on the Lord’s
Day at 11 a.m. and 7 :-J0 f.m., or
at my home any time though the
week.
‘‘The firm assures you pedee
and joy here, and in the next
world.”
Her Pride Had a Fall
She was smartly gowned, she
held her head high, she had an
expression of complete sufficien¬
cy, and she had caused trouble
for the conductor from the very
moment she boarded the car,
says the New York Press. Indeed,
she began that before she got on
the car, for she had waited on
the wrong corner and had taken
her own time, as well as that of
the public, to cross the street.
Among her performances were
the.proffer, after a long delay, of
a $5 bill, a demand that a shade
be lowered to nrotect her from
the sun and a request for trans¬
fer after passengers on both
sides of her bad got theirs and
the conductor had moved away.
Ail this was with that bland and
superior manner of detachment
that is far more provocative of
exasperation than either plebian
density or patrician malicious¬
ness. Ami the conductor was
hot clear through.
At a certain point on her tri¬
umphant journey the impenetra¬
ble lady prepared to leave the
car. She reached up confidently
and pulled the bell-rope, but as
she was on the left side of the
car, it was the bell on the rear
platform that rang. The car
went on ; the conductor, collect¬
ing a fare near the front of the
car, saw- and smiled, and the lady
gave the rope another jerk, this
time with a trace of imperious
impatience. The car went on,
the conductor’s smile grew wide,
the bell-cord was nearly pulled
from its fastenings when the lady
stood up and yanked it. She was
tw-o streets beyond her crossing
when she turned about and, wiih
mingled surprise and anger and
ingenuousness, cried out:
"Why doh’fc you stop the car?”
"You didn’t make any sign to
me, Miss,” said the conductor,as
he pulled the right cord. “I
thought you was practicin’
‘Cash!’ ”
It was Twentieth street and
Sixth avenue; the rude shot went
home, and as the lady tumbled
out, red and tearful, a dozen aw¬
ful men roared.with laughter.
What the Tramp Wanted
Once a tramp went up to the
back door of a house and knock¬
ed, says the San Francisco Chron¬
icle. A lady came to the door.
i 4 Please, mum, could you do
a
little sewing for me?” said the
tram P
Yes,with ~ pleasure,’’answered
the lady. "What sewing would
you like to have me do for you?”
"I have a button here; if you’ll
please sew a pair of pants on to
it, I’ll be very much obliged.”
We sell the genuine Southern
j Sewing Machines.-Oaylor &
Yates, Dalton. Ga.
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