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VOL. 28
BREIF ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.
Stephen E. Horn Iris been ap¬
pointed postmaster at Yonker,
Dodge county, vice A. S. Pritch¬
ett removed.
Cracksmen made an unsuccess¬
ful attempt to rob the safe of the
bank at Gray’s Station. Jones
county.
L. O. Granger, who lias been
working at Unity Mills, La
Grange, committed suicide by
shooting himself with a shotgun.
The Millfcovvu public school has
opened with Professer Win.
Rhodes as principal, with the
largest enrollment in the history
of the school.
John D. Rush in an aged man
and a life convict of the state
prison farm, who was sent up
from Thomasvilie was run over
hy a Georgia railway passenger
engine at Milledgeville.
The school at Wintersville lias
increased so much this term that
it lias been decided to build
another room and as soon as com¬
pleted another teacher will be
added to the faculty.
G P Horner, of Baltimore,
traveling salesman for John
Horner and Company, f that
<■ ity, died suddenly at the Valdes
}oM,- Valdosta. His
being due to heart disease.
Mrs J W <)-. lin fell at the
home of her daughter, in Gaines
ville, ’ and sustained serious injur
ies. A fracture of the hip, which
at her age may mean permanent
disability, resulted from the fall.
The jury at Milledgeville in
t he Sanders, murder case has re¬
turned a verdict of not guilty.
Meadows, of IJajiepek comity.
Was killed by Has Sanders, of
Baldwin, on January 4, in Rald
win county.
At the annual meeting of the
Winder Foundry and Machine
Works Woodruff Brothers with¬
drew from the company. They
are manufacturers of the •Wood¬
ruff Hay Press and expect to
establish at once a foundry ana
machine works.
MT. ZION
Health of our community is
very good at present.
Henry Stuart aud family spent
Sunday afternoon at the home of
Lewis Medians.
Miss Ella Peeples one of Mt.
Zion’s fairest belles spent Sunday
with Miss Sallie Holland.
Will and Webby Coffey two of
Pleasant Valley's handsome
young men took dinner with
John Holland last Sunday.
Gome again boys.
Isaac -Shelton has moved to his
new farm that he purchased
recently. He will be badly miss¬
ed in our neighborhood but our
loss will be somebody else’s gain.
John Springfield lias moved
into his new house on Mrs. Hol¬
land’s place, everybody welcomes
him to our cominnnity.
Misses Mary Groves and Myrtle
Stevenson accompanied by Jetf
Jenkins and John Evans attend¬
ed church at Mt. Zion last Sun
el ay.
Prof. W. H. Waters opened
school at Mt. Zion last Tuesday
with a good attendance.
Russel McHan is spending this
week at the home of N. N. Jones.
As news is scarce I’ll drop out
for this time. SrxsjirxK.
SUMACH
Miss Lou Headrick spent
Tuesday night with Miss Flor¬
ence Lillian Hall.
Mr. Albert Howell spent Mon¬
day night with Mr. Ciarence Mc¬
Cain y.
Mr. Ben Poage and family
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Adair. .
Miss . Hattie . , Wright 1T 7 , visited • *i. 1
Mr. Wesley Wright Tuesday
ui „ ht
Reach.
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THE MURRAY- NEWS
SPRING PLACE. MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, JANUARY i 9 , 1906.
CHATSWORTH
If 1 couldn’t huiM a
without throwing mud at all the
other town sites, l would not
to build one at all. If those who
are boasting of a certain
arn’t very careful they won’t
have a town there within the
next century for they are so busy
calling Chutsworth a frog pond
and all such foolishness that they
won’t have time to build a town.
There were a few.frogs here once,
but they have gone as immigrants
to “Eton.”
Rob Peeples and Alfred Mellan
were here Sunday.
George Lindsey, of s A
passed through our b SP oa
day.
Hugh O’hara, of Dalton,
Wednesday night of last week
with friends here.
John and Miss Biddie Carney,
visited Alma Hill Sunday.
Ed Cox and Dennis Groves
were in our burg Sunday.
Henry Anderson is visiting his
sister, Mrs. J. N. Moreland.
Cyrus Terry, of Hasslers, pass
ed through our burg Tuesday.
George Kelly is erecting a new
store house here, and expects to
selling goods here at an early
date.
-There are six new
houses out here and before long
there will be more than you can
vomit. Hurrah for Oja; worth.
Miss \>k Moreland made M iss
May Davis a call Sunday,
laUUKL.
TEMPLE UROVE
We are so ry to state there
is a good deal of sickness in
our commmrrrv.
Little Toro Stephenson has
been quite sick for a week.
, Mr. T and , Mrs. ,. n Cal . Uox ,, . said
good bye to their many
friends on this su.e of the river
Saturday aftei noon. 10 >
went to Joe Cox s to spend
Sunday and would leave Dal
ton for Texas this week.
Tom Haddock has been
very ilk He is better.
Jim Arrowood and family
spent Sunday at Charlie
Dunn’s.
Little Sibil Dunn is very
sick.
Bob Shelton will move this
week to Temple Grove on the
place known as the Fox place.
Mr. Bill Coward has re¬
turned to Forsyth Ga.
Lois Cox has been very
sick, but is better.
Temple Grove school :
open¬
ed with very good attendance.
Mr. Mont Douthett is the
teacher. j
Will Gladdens little girl has
the whooping cough.
Bob Pullen and lamily spent
Sunday with Mi s. lorn Hicks J
who improves slowly. |
Misses Maude and Minnie
Cox spent last Saturday night j
at their uncle’s Mr. Joe Cox. J
ITenry Jackson has return-■'
ed to Austell. Ga. ;
Bill Gregory’s baby has the
'
whoooint? L cou< ” r h.
c;, Vnnho . 'rent -r „_,j j
P qT Saturday g , v nigh, nS it at - Jim Ln a/ A.
rowoods. !
Brother h ,
itz water was sick j
last week, but is able to be
out again.
Grandma Cox is spending
this week across the river.
Half the World Wenders
how the other half lives. Those
neve? wonder ‘it itJilTctue Cuts!
Wounds, Burns, Sores and all
Skin eruptions; they know it
! will. Mrs. Grant Sh^ 1180 E.
Reynolds ^ St., regard Spixn^tietd, j of li.., the
t one
absolute necessities of house
keeping.” Guaranteed by J. L.
Robinson, dr uggilt, 2 oc.
UUCV HILL INSTITUTE
j On account of bcim; very
busy last week, we didn’t
people know of the rapid in
crease of our school but they
may read now. School for
i spring term opened up Jan
navy first with a good lufmbel'
and has been increasing very
rapidly tor these lirst t wo
weeks, and a great interest
being shown by students to
j learn more each day than the
j day previous.
Our school is counting on
i the second hundred and ,f
i come that should, we will see
that you r. your snare
jr. that Hows i G
; reach of all.
If your childreh are here
when you come to visit them
von may see to other things
here that you may be inter
esteil in and when von come
here on any business on tile
first Tuesday, von may then
[ visit your children.
M aleomb Anderson has
returned from Waleska col
lege and re-entered school
; here. He says this is a
Her A. White’s place. children, Four ot of Mr. liollv, Ejf.
i * ,a -; are in school sin ' e
Misses BessiirMue __ and 1
Davis ^ are new students here;
Thev are hoarding with Mr.,.
Walls,
Grover , Terry entered
school here January 1st.
Mamie King has returned
from visiting relatives in differ
! ent parts of the west.
Mr. Patterson Messer, 0
- Ghfti^riki* hrS : '
the start here.
Valley McGhee, of Ard
raore > 1 *•’ came e ; lsf: a,K ^
entered school here this wees.
s ome of M Thomas !
WriglftYchildren are coining
here and come about bve
miJes t j iey are eager for
knowledge.
Miss Florida Coffee, of i
Pleasant Valley, visited oui
school one day last week.
Say! Farmers if von have!
Hiiy mone} in our new ba lk i
just bring your children to,
school when you conic- :
around, if you educate them
they will care for you
your hair is white from
frost of many winters. Rates ,
of school low, incidentals only ; j
twenty-five cents, Why not
take advantage of this golden !
opportunity to find the way!
to success and happiness by i
saving time now.
Daughters Of CoHjcJc; acy .
‘
In spU(l of the (Mlc]tMn< , n , y ol
t} , e weatliePt thf . Murray G.apf ,r
niefc at th( , ]some (1 f Gapt , \y. j.
\\ r } 1 i 11? Saturday afternoon arid
held an interesting meeting J
The name of Mrs. Dora Batvs ivuU
entered on our roll. After going !
throngh with the general bus
iness we were all delighted with
the old war stoi ies told by Messrs :
W. J. White and B. W. Gladden.
The chapter was honored by .
the presence of Mrs. M. J. Hill,
Verna Leonard and Mrs.
Chastain, Then to the delight!
(>f evepyfme was the invitation
into the dining room where the
m()gt dolieiou8 refreshments were
Kerve(] _ W e then adjourned to •
meet at the home of Miss Mattie j
Anderson the 1 st Saturday in
February. Every Daughter ot j
rise Confederacy are requested to;
be present.
Tra ' ,ns to Ctatwwtb-The track say
mg crew reached ( matswortn
yesterday at norm. This part of
the work on the railroad is being
dvj'sIibiI very cry rauidly, u 5 ’ and, ’ if they
continue t > » 1 >■
for a few more nays, ^ should im t
the crew from Carters ville. I
f HASSLER MILL.
|<V merry Now Year Christmas said Uncle and John a
Beaver as he waddled into the
store last Monday and joined the
around the stove. Thetns’
my wishes but I’m doubtful it
the', II do you dead heads any
&'M« Dve ‘lone my part in
acyetin you kindly and given
all advice now l am going to
Adiovepny mind and feelin’s by
some hard and whole*
R| I v ’ee. tro ahead, said
p:;»t'. put i hats in and good lie point all you for
a
start from, Gordin -to your
ttrsumouy uuu the sawmills
creek have been shut
d-fnfifor two weeks for the want
to work at dollar to two
day, II any feller here
e|f show two. me Many a dollar dollar. I will give \
we on ou
got nothin’ to do and folks
a- aht think that jou wanted a
and-yet the saw mills and
t:U railroad are wanting lots of
at,k* bodied men and uarry one
|’<hi , fellers enough
got money
to^ get drunk 011. Ilmv’s my
* ifu tor a happy New 'i ear goin’
jjbd« *|pU a you 'Jans leUars make any your good children or old
happier. IIow’s inv wish
ai: the storekeeper may have a
iKperoiiM New V ear going to do
|n when any good when so many
pus friends arc too lazy and
to be worth anything as
n|sfomtT.s. If somebody would
p§st. me up as legislature and get
'-U so elected I would have a
vagrant law passed that would
to mountain districts and
.! ,f
- . ......; penalty. I,„!
kind of law would make wonders,
If such a law had been put in
force last summer Bob Whitson’s
mill would a been a humin’
G itteu back to the
u bject said Dave, what kind of
iV Christmas and New Years
))U . t!); . ] im; tlin’qualities of John
Reaver fixed «p t for him. Don’t
throw off on me, said uncle John
when 1 loaf I’m restin’, when I
jine yon fellers its after J’lii done
tendin’ to business, my farm on
us
We’li have a merry Christmas,
'ini lias a shot gun and plenty of
hells, a good possum and squir
re! dog, the old lady has a new
bonnett and a lookin’
I’ve got the hams, about
decs and jaws of lour hogs,
ausages, backbones, spare ribs,
Glitterlins’ sweet taters, puin
kind an’ a jug of somethin’ that’s
not cider, and I’m just bfiin’
over with joy. All that comes
in-in work and not hard
work either. I’ll have a New
Years dinner fit for a president
an ) pjj g ; ve out ail invitation for
you fellers to stay away from
1 I »‘eeded you in hoiu’ time
and couldn’t git you hut 1 amt
use for you a New Years
dinner when you’d jest failover
■ mv another if I just say the
word, 1 guess we can stand
bein’ run down says Eli, seem’
tnat we have no ways defeudiu
ourselves. Lordy says uncle
-U-' 1 ' 1 1 aint runnin ’ ymi
boys, t rn 311st talkin to hear
myself talk, can’t run t rings
down that is run down as far as
they can git. I aint got no hopes
for you at all, you’re clean past
doin’ better in the way of gettm
along. 1 wish you a happy New
Year ’cause I’ve got breath to
waste. .Goodbye.
Pat.
Etic-.maus Turnips.
Master Fie mister Davis, son of
T. B. Davis and only five years
o!d pretented the editor with an
,
en()rmous turnip Tuesday. It
meagure d 22 inches around. He
^ otherSi two of which weigh
ed eight pounds. This young
man prepared the land and cul,
tivated the crop.
FORT MOUNTAIN
The pound supper given by
Miss Mae McClure last Friday
night was greatly enjoyed hy the
large crowd who attended. The
supper consisted of many dainty
refreshments, Pleasant Valley,
Mt. Zion Ohatsworth and Oran
were well represented.
Miss Eflie Lee Brown enter¬
tained quite a large crowd at hot¬
house Saturday night, Did you
sit up late Eflie Lee?
Contractor Logan was in town
Friday afternoon.
Miss Stella Leonard spent the
latter part, of the week with
homefolks.
A crowd of young people
enjoyed themselves at the home
of Miss Flora Gordon Sunday
night. How did it happen that
you had to sit up until 12 o’clock
Flora?
Ask Mark Willbanks where he
went Sunday that he did not get
back until the wee small hours
of night.
Miss Delnm Woods who has
been visiting Mrs. Henry Parrott
left Saturday for Chattanooga.
Sam Gordon made a business
trip to Dalton Saturday.
Ft. Mount was saddened last
Monday morning by the depart¬
ure of Joe Willbanks for Gad¬
sden, Ala.
Henry Lindsey and Will Smith
spent, the later part of last week
with homefolks.
Luke Leonard and Sam Gordon
been appointed captains
over the hoo doo crowd.
Elbert Leonard and Miss Jen¬
nie Red spent Sunday with Miss
Flora Gordon.
Luke and Miss Stella Leonard
spent Sunday with Miss Eflie Lee
Brown. .
Janes Swanson was here one
day recently.
J. B. Beavers and wife visited
Mrs. Mary F. Peeples Sunday.
Miss Jennie Red spent Friday
night with Miss Flora Gordon.
Joe Leonard and Dock Adams
was here Sunday afternoon.
Bob Peeples, of Mt. Zion and
Will Carney, of Ohatsworth, was
calling on Miss Mae McClure
afternoon.
Wishing the News much sue
G, ASK B.
GINSENG
Information Relating
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Prof. Howard of ttw Missouri State Agricultu¬
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is easily grown.” A bulletin by the Pennsylva¬
nia State College says: "The supply of native
Ginseng root is rapidly diminishing and the
price per pound is correspondingly increasin';,
while constant demand for the drug in, Chinn
stands as a guarantee of a steady market for
Ginseng in the future.’ American Consul Gen
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WiU he little difficulty in disposing on this coast
of all the Ginseng that is grown in America
.
Ginseng is a staple on the market the same
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We are buyers and exporters of the dried prod
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A Modern Miracle.
"Truly miraculous seemed the
recovery of Mrs. Mollie Holt of
this place,” writes J. O. k. Hoop
er,Woodford, lenn., she was so
wasted away from coughing up
puss from her lungs.
declared her end was so near that
her family had watched by her
bedside forty-eight hours;
at my urgent request, Dr. King’s
New Discovery was given her,
with the astonishing result that
improvement began, and contin
ued until she finally completely
recovered, and is a healthy
mart today.” Guaranteed cure
for coughs and colds. 50 c and
.f 1.00 at J. L. Robinson’s. Trial
bottle free.
NO. 6
FASHION
The school at this place is
■progressing nicely.
Mr. Lee Thornton and wife
was the guest of Mrs. B. E.
Vining Friday night.
Mr. Wesley Wright and
wife visited Mr. W. I hM .
Wright and family Saturday
night.
Rev, Drum filled his regular
appointment at Zion Hill Sat¬
urday and Sunday.
Little Carter Anderson has
been very ill with pneumonia,
but glad to say he is improv¬
ing
Mr. Wesley Wright and
wife were the guests of Mrs.
Nan Stevenson Sunday night.
Mr. Melvin Sayn.es and
daughter, Miss Verda, of
Fullers were the guest of L.
W. Fills Sunday.
Guess who went to see his
girl Sunday and got beat.
Miss Hattie Wright was
visiting her brother, Mr.
Wesley Wright near Sumach
Tuesday night.
Mr. Jim Ellis and wife at¬
tended meeting at Zion I Till
Sunday.
Mrs. Delia West was very
ill last week’.
Mr. W. S. Stroud and fam¬
ily and Mrs. D. Dunn were the
guests of Mr. Bob Dunn Tues¬
day.
HOLLY
Jack Ingle, of Calhoun, is help¬
ing his brother John, repair the
mil! this week. , ,
Grover Burks made a business
trip to Dalton Saturday.
Will Prickett, of Fide lie, was
in town Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Owens and
daughter Miss Willie, were shop¬
ping in town Friday.
The young people enjoyed a
nice pound supper at the home
of Jim Roberts Friday night.
Mrs. Will Roberts and babies
were in town today.
Miss Virginia Edmondson went
to Dalton on business Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith are the
happy parents over the arrival of
a baby girl at their home.
Mr. Bruce is putting him up a
new dwelling house in Holly.
Miss Minia Burks and little
sister Willie, visited Mrs. Will
Roberts not long since.
John Ridgeway and Henry
Ballew graced our streets one day
last" week.
Dr. Pritchett was in town
shopping Saturday.
Mrs, John Jordan is on the sick
list this week.
Brigg Pullinam and Jim Jack
son, of Gordon county, dined at
the home of G. W. Sanders Sat
urday.
Taylor Osborn was handshak¬
ing with friends here Wednes¬
day.
G. W. Sanders and Will Rob¬
erts visited J. N. Burks Sunday
uftOniOOD.
-piie rabbit crop is short this
$ * ^ *
Misses Mable and Anna Gour
d ine were . in town shopping
Thursday.
Drake and Jim Longhridge are
visiting relatives in Walker
county this week. ,
The show at Casey Springs
school house was well attended
by a large crowd Wednesday
night.
j ^ Robinson and Tom Elrod,
Spring Place, attended court
in ] 0 .vm ; Murray Saturday,
Horny Bbkhy.
;
! Beats the Music Core.
j "To keep the body in tune,”
writes Mrs. Mary Brown, 20
| Lafayette Place, Poughkeepsie, King’s New¬
N. Y. "I take Dr.
Life Pills. They are the most
reliable and pleasant laxative I
have found.” Best for the Stom
ach Liver and Bowels. Gifaran
teed hy J. L. Robinson, druggist,
25 cents..