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VOL. 28
JUDGE FITE REPLIES
TO GORDON LEE.
Tartersvilje, Ga., January S.
1906.—Editor News: That long
promised answer signed “Gordon
Lee” in last week’s News, is the
offspring of desperation, and is a
failure as an answer. It is sim¬
ply an abusive plea of “not guil¬
ty,” as I expected. Shakespeare
says, “They all do it.”
However, I did expect that Lee
would give the “original” or
“copy” of that now famous Gann
letter; but 1 am told that the
letter of Mr. Frank Reynolds,
which shows that Lee knew
when Maddox was coming out
of the race, has frustrated the
original plan, and that a new
line of defence has to be formed.
They may possibly mystify, to
some extent, the Cann letter,
but the Reynolds letter will be
Lee’s Waterloo, for Reynolds will
not lie, even for a railroad job;
nor will Mr. Paul Akin, who,
in his written statement eorrob
orates what I say about the Cann
letter. But this letter or a
“copy” thereof will very likely
appear 1 V byand-by;” and a
friend suggests that it will prob¬
ably be about “garden seeds”
or “Ohickamanga Park.”
Lee calls attention to the fact
that he is now in Washington;
this is true, but he was not there
when I spoke in Cedartown, Dal¬
ton and Marietta. On the con¬
trary, he was dodging about over
the district on free railroad pass¬
es, and having my speeches ta¬
ken down by a stenographer, and
scattering, at each of my ap
poinGneuts* s,f,nm duly little
circulars, which met the condem¬
nation of every fair-minded man
who read one of them. He was
m Cartersville the day I spoke
in Marietta.
Lee’s base insinuations as to
my veracity and judicial integ¬
rity are contemptible, and he
would not lepeat them to my
face. In a case now pending in
Bartow Superior Court, General
M. C. Butler, that gallant old
hero of 100 battle fields, was a
witness by interrogatories; his
interrogatories were being taken
in Washington City ; a question
was asked, on cross examination,
which reflected upon his integri¬
ty, and the General, writing
down his own answers, said; “l
decline to answer this question,
first, because it is impertinent.
Second, because no gentleman
would ask me such a question at
such a distance.” This, to some
extent, expresses my feel¬
ings, and I say that‘no gentle¬
man would write or sign, such a
communication about me at such
a distance.
I do not charge Lee with cor¬
ruption in voting for the rail¬
roads against the people, for be¬
ing largely interested in railroads
he may have thought that it was
right, and his duty, to so vote;
but the people think otherwise,
and I believe that they want,
and I lelieve that they ought
to have, a representative who
will be free to act and vote im¬
partially between the railroads
and the people; and especially
so. in the National Congress,
where the lobbyists swarm atid
prosper.
I have made no charge against
Lee, except that he deceived and
kept me out of the last congress¬
ional race, and this was in reply
to his statement that I had an
equal opportunity with him to
enter the race, and, failing to do
so, should not now run against
him. The truth is, Lee began
his attacks on me, privately, as
he traveled over this district on
free railroad passes and through
the newspapers, last summer as
soon as he found out that I knew
about the Cann letter; and he
THE MURRAY NEWS
SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, JANUARY 12, 1906.
CHATSWORTH
Chatsworth isn’t dead even if
some of you do hope it is. You
just might as vveli own up to it
that we are going to have a town
right. We dent, dispute the fact
that there will be other towns
along the line, but dont get it
into your heads that any of them
will beat Chatsworth.
Walter Tyler spent Sunday
with friends here.
Jim Willbanks and Richard
Springfield were riding high in
our burg Sunday. They were
hunting their girls, but I under¬
stand that they went back like
they came.
Mrs. T. Carhev spent Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. J. N. Moore
laud.
Misses Woods and Warmaek
and Messrs Will Woods and
Oscar McGhee were here Sunday.
Misses May and Ella Davis
have entered school at Spring
Place.
Tom Moreland, of Whitfield,
was in our burg one day last
weeit.
Miss May Carney left Monday
to take up her school at Marble
Hill.
Guess who went to see his best
girl Sunday and when he got
there she wasn’t at home.
Newell Moreland spent a few
days recently with friends in
Ell i jay.
Ask Mr. J. if he makes “three
minute” calls often.
Laurel.
Loughridge -f.iomtou.
The most beautiful wedding
that lias taken place in Murray
a long time, was th t of Miss Eu
nic - •■Lmighridge to Mr. Lee M.
Thornton, at the home of the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
James Lnugndge last Wednesday
evening lit half past six.
The bride and groom under
soothing strings of music played
by Miss Annie Bates approached
the room, joined by the best man
and bride’s maid, Mr. Colquit
Lough ridge and Miss Lena Keith
Mr. Frank Hall and Miss Nannie
Mason.
The bride was beautiful in a
robe of white silk, the brides
maids were very pretty in their
suits of white secillian.
They received many beautiful
presents of China and silver,
after which a large corps of
friends served an elegant supper
in the dining room, decorated in
white and groom.
Mr. and Mrs. Thornton will
leave in a few days for their
future home in Memphis, Texas.
The very best wishes of all the
people go with them for long
lives of happiness and prosperity.
lias kept it up ever since, and is
thus spending hundreds of dol¬
lars jpid thousands of dollars to
mislead and deceive the people.
I did not seek to take advan¬
tage of Lee by waiting until he
went to Washington, as Ex-Con¬
gressman Everett was treated,
but asked him to meet me face
to face before the people, before
he went to Washington. This
he refused to do, relying upon
a “still hunt,” circular and
newspaper abuse of me, which,
I believe, the people of this dis¬
trict will repudiate at the polls.
Respectfully Yours,
A. W. FITE.
P. S. By the way, Gordon
Lee, has been sending out
through various newspapers of
the distiiet, in violation of the
postal law T s, sheets having the
appearance of circus advertise¬
ments, the main attraction be¬
ing Lee’s “bright looking” pict
ure in the middle of the “ring.”
If Lee knows any better, he
ought to be “spanked,” and if
he does not know any better,
which is very likely,, he, as Sam
Jones says, “ought to be bored
in the frog of the foot, for the
hollows.” “Uncle Joe” Cannon
should attend to him at once.
A. W. FY
CARTERS
It is so muddy there
much stirring about.
Mrs. Willis is on the sick
this week.
Mrs. Lula Blackwell has re¬
turned home from a delightful
visit to her mother Mrs. Smith
near Wells.
John Moore was walking high
in our burg last week.
Miss Myrtle Blackwell
Saturday night with Miss Julia
Quarles.
Willie Blackwell called on his
sweet girl Sunday evening.
Miss Victoria Blackwell and
aunt Ruth Blackwell called on
Mrs. Polk Ilolcorne Saturday
night.
Silk handkerchiefs are all the
go here.
Ask E. F. Arnett how he
enjoyed his trip to Alabama.
Say girls the mail boy and Mr.
Tucker are both gone for Ala¬
bama, what will we do for mail.
Misses Minnie and Mary Black
well and Miss Julia Quarles
called on Mrs. Willis and family
Sunday.
We all know that there will
not be any rusty hands in this
part soon for the soap peddlei
come through Saturday.
We were all glad to see Tom
Quarles and Frank Blackwell
walking in our burg Sunday. As
they left’here for school at Elli
jay Friday ask then; if they
learned the first rule.
Miss Mertie Blackwell and
aunt Ruth Blackwell spent part
of last week with friends near
Ball Ground.
Guess what girl cooked her
knife in a cake.
Something must- be the matter
as we havent seen the old man
walking through our town today.
Probably he smoked too much
Saturday night. ¥ou had better
use snuff next time,
I tell you girls you had better
set a trap for the fellow over the
way, he says he has got one little
chicken to start on, who can beat
that.
Wonder what has become of
Mr. Ben Messer as i havent seen
him coming down the road lately
He must have lost his razor too,
Mr. Blackwell called on Dr.
Bates Sunday.
Weddings were scarce in this
Christmas, all I hear of was a
candy breaking, apron party, rail
splitting and wood chopping. 1
suppose they were all enjoyed.
Jim Daves called on Mr. Black
well and family Sunday evening.
Jasper Willis and charming
wife attended church at Hope
well Sunday.
The tiger must be dead as 1
havent seen any dots lately,
don’t go hack on us as we enjoy
reading the dots.
Mr. Blackwell is still mule
trading, I guess it beats railroad
nig.
Well as news is scarce I will
ring off. ,Best wishes to The
News and its many readers.
One or Two,
More goods for same money—
same goods for less money at
McWilliams Bros., Dalton, Ga.
LOST.—Some time last fall one
Ledger, with a lot of open ac¬
counts in it, belonging to the
undersigned. Finder will confer
a favor on me to return same to
Tiie N ews office.
8. W. Blassingame,
WANTED.—Several competent saw
mill men to log and saw lot of
fine forest timber.
The Farrar Lumber Co.
Dalton, Ga.
, Warm Underwear, Shoes and
Blankets at McWilliams Bras.,
Dalton.
MT. ZION
The general health of our com¬
munity is rapidly improving.
Everybody welcomes Prof. W.
H. Waters and family to our
neighborhood.
Henry Stuart and Frank Dun¬
can tookdinner with John Hol¬
land last Sunday.
Jim Williams and wife speut
Saturday night and Sunday at
the home of Lewis McHan’s.
Rev. G. B. Barton was in our
neighborhood one evening re -
cently cracking jokes as usual.
Tom Carney, of Chatsworth,
was in our burg a few days ago.
Come agaiii Tom.
Miss Ella Peeples spent one
recently with Miss Dora Martin.
Hick Pulliam spent Saturday
night with his brother V.
Mrs. Bessie Phipps and chil¬
dren spent Saturday with their
aunt, Mrs. Emily Jenkins.
Everybody come out to Mt.
Zion the second Sunday and hear
our new pastor.
Alford McHan and charming
sister Miss Lola, made a shopping
expedition to Spring Place Sat¬
urday afternoon.
Bob Peeples and sister Miss
Ella, spent Sunday at the home
of D. E. Humphreys at Dennis.
M iss Sallie Holland spent Sun¬
day night with her cousin, Mrs
Carrie Gregory,
Sunshine.
» FORT MOUNTAIN
The singing given by Miss Mae
McClure last Sunday night was
greatly enjoyod by the many
who atended.
John Holland was here Tues¬
day night, chatting gaily with a
’certain young lady.
Several of Ft. Mountain’s
handsome young men attended
the pound supper at the Red
Hills Saturday night.
Luke Leonard spent Sunday
night with Sam Gordon.
Miss Zoe Leonard left Sunday
for her school at Center Hill.
Miss Minnie Red spent Thurs¬
day night with the Misses Gor¬
don.
Mrs. Myrtle Wilson was visit¬
ing friends here Friday.
D. E. Humphreys spent Tues¬
day night with his daughter,
Mrs. Marv E. Brown.
Joe Willbanks was at Pleasant
Valley a short while Sunday
afternoon.
Elbert Leonard was here Sun¬
day ofternoon.
, Miss Jennie Red entertained
a large crowd of young people
Friday night.
Mesdames B. C. Keith and J.
L. Hodges was here an afternoon
of last week.
Bob Terry passed through our
burg one day last week.
E, S. Stanford was here recent
ly.
Miss Delma Woods spent
Sunday night with Miss Fannie
Carnes.
Mrs. W. C. Lindsey gave the
young people a quilting Thurs¬
day afternoon. They enjoyed
themselves to a great extent.
Will Peeples was here one day
last week.
Miss Sallie Parrott spent a
night last week with Mrs. W.
C. Lindsey. G. AND B.
To Whom it May Concern.
I have one note signed by E.
II. Brown for the sum of two
hundred and seventy-five dollars
and dated July 8th, 1905, and
due on or about Nov. 1st. 1906.
and made payable to A. L. Keith.
I have also lost a deed from E.
Brown to myself and dated July
8th 1905. The finder will please
return to me. All parties are
hereby notified not to trade for
the above mentioned note,
A. L. Keith.
You can find it at McWilliams
Bros.
FAIRY
As we enter the new year, will
you admit congratulations for the
success ot‘ your paper in 1905 and
hoping that you will spare no
pains to make it more interest¬
ing for 1906.
Everything in and around
Fairy is on a boom—construction
trains often passing, which is
proof that a through passenger
in the near future will gladden
the hearts of our Fairy people.
W. Petty Jr. and better half,
and M. D. Rayce, of Cleveland,
Tenn., spent their holidays at
Fairy.
M. M. Howell, W. D. Petty,
Jr., M. D. Rayce and John Cook
erly, spent six in the mountains
hunting game, report that they
had a merry good time. Messrs.
Petty and Rayce taking home
two nice venson hams. Hon. R.
H. Harris, one of murray’s noted
young men, now a prominent
attornay of Attlunta, visited
his parents Mr. and Mrs. N. W.
Harris, Ohristmass. December
14th 1906, W. D. Petty, sr who
most of the time for nearly half
a century has been one of Mur¬
ray’s best citizens, has moved
back to Fairy after spending a
year in Cleveland, Tenn. To
prove that relatives and friends
were glad to welcome him back,
quite a number of them spent
New Year’s day with him and
his sister, Mrs. Murray, his pres¬
ent housekeeper. Perhaps no
one rejoices more over his return
than the prodigal himself.
Cromwell.
WANTED.—A ing not less than fat young 150 pounds hog Q; |gh- pet,
will pay the market price! i_
cash. Apply at News office.
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JOHN B. GORDON CAMP.
John B. Gordon, camp No. 50,
U. C. V., of Spring Place, Murray
Co., Ga. met in court house Jan.
2, 1900, commander W.J. White,
presiding. Prayer by the Chap¬
lain W. R. Black. Minutes and
all communications read and
adopted. First business report
of committees. There were none
that had any rej off to make as
there were none sick. There
was a motion that the comman¬
der appoint a committee of three
which was B. W. Gladden, L. F.
Peeple and L. 1. Ramsey to draw
up a resolution to be presented
to the senator and representa¬
tives of this county to have same
changes made in pension laws and
report at next meeting.
J. J. Miles made application
to join the camp and on his own
statement and paying 25 cents
dues he was received in the
camp on his statement, he says
he once belonged to the camp, I
fail to find his name.
I have just received from head¬
calling for national dues,
all come first Tuesday prepared
to pay dues.
The next business was the
of officers for the year
1906, which were as follows; W.
White, commander; B. W.
Gladdon, first vice commander;
Pleas McGhee, second vice com¬
mander; A. K. Ramsey, third
vice commander; L. FY Peeples,
fourth vice commander; Thomas
J. Ramsey, adjt; E. S. Stan¬
ford, quartermaster; S. G. Car¬
ter, aid de camp; W. Ii. Black,
chaplain; J. A. Baynes, treas¬
urer; E. H. Dickson, sargeant
major; B. B. Hemphill, officer
of the day. Elijah Williams,
collar sergeant; F. M. Kilgore,
vidett; Alf Kilgore, color guard.
There were thirteen that prom¬
ised to pay B. W. Gladdon $1.00
at next meeting for the monu¬
ment to the good women of the
confederacy. The camp then ad¬
journed to meet first Tuesday in
February at 10 o’clock.
Thos. J, Ramsey, Adj.
W. J. White, Com.
NO. 5
SUMACH
School is progressing nicely.
Mrs. Vena Plemons is visiting
homefolks.
Miss Lou Headrick spent last
Tuesday night with Miss Minnie
Rickett.
Miss Maud Cox spent a few
days Christmas week with Miss
Georgia Isenhower.
Miss Susie Rickett took her
place as second teacher at this
place Monday.
Frank Youngblood and Miss
Bessie Chapman were happily
married one day last week. We
congratulate them.
Miss Pearle Henry spent last
Wednesday night with Miss
Minnie Rickett.
Miss Mattie Hanna lias been
out of school this week, but glad
to say she is back again.
Violet and Rosebud.
IN MEMOR1AM.
On the 80th of last December,
at 11 a. m., at the home of his
mother, Bro. Olen Hill died.
He left a wife and two small
children, a mother, brothers and
sisters, whose hearts had just
been rent by the death of their
husband and father. What a
shock to the community! So un¬
expected to his many friends,
that he, in the prime of manhood
should go out into eternity so
young, and so suddenly, A
shock to his brotherhood of Odd
Fellows! Therefore be it Re¬
solved ;
1. That a brother has gone
from this Lodge to the Great Be¬
yond.
2. That his usefulness in our
Lodge room \yas leading, and up.
ward.
3. That his word and demean¬
or will be missed, in these hours,
when his brothers had learned to
love him as a brother.
4. That we mourn his loss,
and mourn with those who mourn
and weep with those who weep.
6. That his wife and little
ones have our care and protec¬
tion.
6. That the Lodge wear its
badge of mourning and endear
the memory of this dear brother.
Alvin J ones,
G. H. Arrowood,
C. T. Owens,
, Committee.
Big remnant sale at McWill*
jams Bros., Dalton.
FIDELLE
Rev. William Halden was bur¬
ied at this place last Sunday.
T. Y. Scott has bought out
Grandpa Pitts. Grandpa has
moved to Bartow county.
John Martin and George Berry,
of Chattanooga, visited home
folks Christmas.
Luke Berry, son of J. A. Berry,
has gone to Chattanooga to enter
school.
James Couch is putting up a
new stock of goods at this place.
Dr. A. J Montgomery and W.
L. Smith have gone to Florida to
spend the winter.
Tommie Martin, son of S. B.
Martin, is in school at Pine
Chapel.
People of the Ball Ground dis¬
trict seem to be interested in the
Southern Cotton Association.
They met and organized a branch
of the association. Capt. A. K.
Ramsey acted as chairman pro
tern. C. F. Durham was elected
chairman, and J. N. Holcomb
assistant, W. Ii. Prickett, secre¬
tary, T. T. Cowart, assistant and
M. FY Petty, treasurer. The
meeting was small but all took
a very active part. They want
everybody to come and take a part
with them, The district will
have another meeting at W. L.
Smith’s on Saturday evening
Jan. 20. Everybody invited.
Old Nugget,