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VOL. 28
J. H. CLARK
MURDERS ONE
And Wounds a Number of Others—Mad*
man Ran Amuck for Eighteen Hours—
After Being Shot Kills Himself in the
Woods.
Monday afternoon James H.
Clark told several people at
Chamblee that the Purcell fami¬
ly had broken up his love affair
with Miss Nellie Gay, the 14
year-old sister of mis. Will Pur
cetl. A number of people talked
with him and tried to persuade
him not to do anything rash. He
got a bottle of whisky from At
lanta some time Monday and
gan to drink the first time
was ever known to drink.
At 7 o’clock lie went to the
home of Will Purcell and told
them he would get revenge.
Purcell went to the house of the
his father, E. S. Purcell, nearby,
and barricaded t hemselves. At
8 o’clock Clark went to the
of E. S. Purceb and demanded
admittance, lie was refused,
and he secured an axe and
hered down the front door. The
he returned it Will
slipped from the house and began
to shoot at Clark, ua se\ lal
WmPMCBH *«r»hot* '
fired*into r urina tl e fusihide of bullets
the Purcell house by
Olark, K. S. Purcell was slightly
wounded and W. S. Mask, day
operator at Chamblee, and Frank
Bilton, a boarder, received flesh
wounds from bird shot which
Clark fired tarn a aUotgun.
Clark next tried to set tire to
the Purcell house, and did not
succeed. Deleft the place and
went to a store, where he told
what he had done, and said he
was not through with his work.
He fired into several houses us
he passed them and shot at T.W.
Jackson and W. J. Govan, of
Atlanta. He visited the
and asked the young man who
had taken his place for
cartridges. Securing none, he
took $3 from the cash drawn* and
left Ins watch as a
He went to Dun woody, which
place he readied at 5 :30
Tu.-Jm morning. In lire .tnrfi
of Nash & Cheek he asked
cartridges. J. W. Cheek, of the
firm, had been warned by
phone not to sell Clark any
tridges. ’
Clark drew his pistol and Nash shot
Cheek dead. He tired at
and the bullet struck a
charm. , Walking , . from „ the ,, store, ,
Clark tossed 10 cents on the floor
and remarked to the old
of Cheek, who was in a buggy,
that he had Killed a man to
what ne wanted.
He walked down the railioad
track, and, meeting with.Coker,
shot at him and struck him with
the butt end of his shotgun.
yesterday morning Clark lay hid
in the woods.
LITTLE SODOM
Die farmers of this section
hustling tins beautiful weather.
Hisses Minnie and Bertie Gray
went shopping to Holly one day
this week.
Fayette Davis and daughter
Miss May, spent Saturday night
and Sunday with relatives and
friends here.
Nat Moreland and Hoodie Par¬
ker were seen in Sodom Sunday.
There will he singing at Pros
pect Sunday by Mr. Weaver, of
Fuller’s: everybody invited.
Mrs. Jane Hooper, who. lias
been visiting relatives in Murray,
will return to her home in the
AVest Saturday.
Gene Gray and wife spent Sun¬
day at the home of his father.
Mines. Nancy Osborn and Jane
Hooper spent a day the first of
the week with Mrs. Nancy Lulf
man.
There will be singing at Cen¬
ter Hill Sunday afternoon;
erybody invited.
Wood Chuck.
A Fishing Pat j.
A gay party of Atlantans are
at Holly this week enjoying a
few days outing.
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New shipment of Ladies" Bob
ton, Rochester custom-made
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McWilliams Bros.
“The House of Little Prices.”
TH H MURRAY NEWS.
SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, MAY 18, 1906.
PURELY LOCAL AND PERSONAL
L. W. Thompson has purchased
a nice surrey.
White linen parasols at Mc¬
Williams Bros.
D. F. Peeples was in the city
a short while Tuesday.
Dr. Price Bates, of Dennis,
spent Tuesday in the city,
James Chalfie, of Alaculsa \ al¬
ley, was in the city Monday.
Gus Pierce, of Cohutta Springs,
spent day or two in the city
this vv ek.
Biggest line of summer
| n g and odd coats in town at
MeWidiamsfjGros.
Stafford, of Dennis,
Passed . throngh n. ,,
\e cuy
route to am
Mrs. J. R. Flood and daughter
spent Saturday in the city, the
guests of Mrs. Lowry.
Mrs. Kate E. King, of Athens,
^ j s spending a few weeks with
re j u ^ ve8 j n Spring Place. '
Aim J. E. Jo.insoti i has Wl bet n
tor the pas., week wito
, j iaV e several hue shoots for
Ba f e cheap. J. Id. ells.
A
Nov Silver ,*) golJ tinseie.l
and white embroidered silk and
wash belts at McWilliams Bros.
Miss Nettie Gladden and Mrs.
Lizzie Loughridge left Tuesday
pm an extended visit to Indian
Territory.
%t * issm-Kiddie iCPJrth’s and May Carney f.frert
, L H., , . ■■•it uhoivtinfm the
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Ul> lUv n ■' ‘
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Miss Valley McGhee , has re
j turned t»< her home in Ardmore.
I after a. several months’ visit to
relatives in Spring Place.
p. Maddux, M. C. Foster, F.
■{' peynokP and Mac Hardwick
c . ui „. ,, ver from Dalton Monday
even in;; and took supper at the
Joliiisou House.
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sl ' y!lr? ,i * 1 . 0 f e
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File Ilnusts ol Inttle I rice.
E. W. Markin announces tins
j week as an sherilf independent subject to car. li
tion for
October election. Hr. .Markin . ■
\ well known in this county and it
elected will, no doubt, make tiic
people a good shenif.
, “The very idea” of a Dalton
n)erchant filing the same kind
|of - ]j(sh ghjrb waists that you
W()U | ( j Jook for j n a large city,
lieJ . V(> you say. Neverthe
jft6g tbey are m isplay at Mc-
1 Williams Bros., ; the House oi
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■ You Correspondents. How do
expect a fellow to do any good
with a paper when you do not
help us «fiv? bond u.-; Hie news.
Wc have a few friends in the
West who take The News for no
reason than to hear from
() j,j ] loni8 0 nce a week, and
^ afe U(jfc ia paH itjon to visit
„acli postolfice once a week and
^ e (- up the news. ,We want to
h»ar from every one of you next
week.
Cat! Term of Goad,
Jim Franklin and Joe bwanger
will he tried on the 80th of this
month for the murder of Hun. A.
K. Ramsey.
O’NEILL--WADE
Mr. L. R. Wade, of
. am, Ala., and Miss Alary O’Neil,
of Dunn, were married in
Place last Wednesday. Judge
R. M. Gudger officiating. Mr.
Wade is a trusted employe on
the L. & N. railroad while Airs.
Wade,as Miss O’Neill, was one of
Pleasant Valley’s fairest daugh
ters; We wish them happiness
and success.
Rails aad RuJling Stock Bought.
CoL , C. N. K , King T , received . , a let , ,
ter from J. T- Alien Tuesday in
which he said that tne rails and
rolling stock for the D. A A
railroad had., been bought and
that their intentions were to have
the r oad in operation by some
time in July. the greatest
Tins w one of
the railroad, ’cause 53 e will have
one at our own door •
HASSLER MILL
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Having seen nothing in print
from this vicinity in give some time j
we shall endeavor to you a
few items this week, for we think
when we can say something good,
then is the time to say it;
wait until something had hap
pens.
The people of our community
are at perfect peace. The
oral health good, and the farmers
seem happy to have heenjaermit- another
ted to begin a crop for
year, and everything and every
' body bespeak’ happiness ' and
orosperitv.
As an evidence that great
interest is being shown Lewis
Terry and “Pat” have gone to
"‘.'He, When they move, others
moH move.
W(J | iave two |i ve Sunday
schools, a Methodist and a Bap
tisfi one in ,.| u; f oreil0 on and the
n (j iyl . j ;1 Bie afternoon. Both
vvo j, attended. We have preach
ing twice during the month, so
you can see that we are not only
striving for worldly gain, hut for
Divine acceptance with the
Vj ’ w lien we shall have (In¬
j ear tli{y pilgrimage.
f(>r A glance of nature
in all her grundeur, cannot hut
inspire dk.re in any ambitious person
„ t„ live for „«« go,,,!
purpose and want to show their
upi )? ciatmn for all these wouder
u ° ! ' ' 1 int#
Key. Tore preached at the ,,
Baptist enureli bunday morning
1o tt ()ccu au< \l < - , * j c Lrome, ‘p alter , a x
P y
* lucl ' 1,01,1 <Mmullim “" Mr '
vice.
Willie Gregory, one of our
most promising young men has
accepted a position with the
Gregory t% Gregory lino, of Dal
lou . We regret to give him up,
hut congratulate the firm on
securing such a trusty bo^y. No
that Billie _
one can deny is a
thoroughly g-od boy and will do
the very best services tor ins
employers.
Dr. Bill Moreland, a re'eent
graduate of tne medical college,
of-Ghattanooga, leaves today for
Oklahoma, where he expects to
go » into the drug business.
„ f lw „,
Valley was calling somewhere in
; t j J(J v j c j tJ , t y <4 Jiassler’s Sunday,
(JiV mma ButeB , of Whitfield,
is! visiting relatives here.
Quite a number of our people
attended quarterly services at
Alt. Zion Sunday.
__“Pat.”
Dr. B. E. Hall will he in
Spring Place a few more days.
All persons wishing Dental work
done can get anything in the
Dental line.
CHATS WORTH.
George Jackson visited Chate
worth bunday.
Lake Dunn, wife and little
SOI1< Paul, spent a few days of
j a .sb week with relatives in
Cleveland.
Mr. and Mrs. Moss, of Calhoun,
are now residents of Chats worth,
Airs. Martin Roberts and her
mo filer, visted at the home of
Mont. Roberts Saturday.
Airs. Zeke Dunn ami two
children were calling on Mrs. J.
Moreland recently.
Afiss Emma Roberts is visiting
relatives here
James Stanford and family
spent bunday with Walker
Aloreland and family.
Joe Leonard and Aliases Ella
Mary Peeples were here
Sunday afternoon,
Mn Moss and wife and Misses
V iek Moreland, Ala.v arid Ella
Davis visited Mt. Z 1011 'Sunday.
J. M. Sanders and If. C. Ham¬
ilton were over from Dalton on
business Wednesday.
Harold Willingham is here to
dav.
1 make a move that The News
correspondents have a big picnic
Chatsworth some Saturday
during July. W hat_ do you all
say v I hat seems a ong tune oh
but it will get here bye amt bye.
All you writers from afar write
often< We enjoy your interest
illg j ette rs,
Erol,
rp i birdship , . , V-LT777 “ e, ‘“ f Tim r J 1
.
! Miey SO re “just right” at
1 ams Bros.
PORT MOUNTAIN
• J-Vrmers in this section are
pr,.,< rising nicety,
\\ ill Cofi’ee and George Jack
S on was here a short wliiie Sun
day afternoon,
0. T.■Owens ami wife, of Spring
Place. spent Sunday with Mrs.
Mary K. .Brown.
Several from this place went,
Oran Monday afternoon on a
shopping expedition, little
John Gregory Jr. and
brother Oscar, passed through
our town Sunday,
Jqo Willbanks lias been sick
for the past few days but is im
proving. We hardly know the
cause of his illness, some predict
love.
Prof. R. J. Stephens and Mes
SI'S Lec Jones and George Keith
and Misses Cora Gregory and
Pauline Keith visited Miss Zoe
Leonard Sunday.
Miss Tibbie Adams spent last
week with Airs. W. 0. Lindsey.
Mrs. Mary E. Brown spent
Tuesday with Mrs. VV. Z. Latch.
Misses Mae and Jennie Will
hanks spent a day of last week
with Miss Mabel Holland.
Sev jral of our 'young people
attended services at Alt. Zion
Sunday. Hurrah she
for Spring Place!
will yet he the town of towns.
Medora
We are having some lovely
weather, the farmers are hust¬
ling about getting their cotton
planted, school largely
S 111 .nay was
attended Sunday afternoon.
Mr.'Qnd Mrs.. 0. T. Owens vis¬
ited Mrs. Mary Brown Sunday.
Mrs. O. I). Keith has been very
very sick hut is much improved.
Miss Fanny Games visited her
sister, Mrs. Pearl Parrott Sun¬
day. J. Stephens, George
Messrs. L.
Keith, Lee Jones and Misses Cora
GroJfery Alibis and Pauline Keith Sunday. visit¬
ed Zoe Leonard
M'isfees Mabel Holland and Min¬
nie Rod visited relatives at Alt.
Zioy Saturday,. dineu with . , Air. ..
V, A. Stuart
L. D. Leonard Saturday.
“Uncle” Eli Stanford passed
through our burg Sunday morn
mg. Kelly graced street
George our
Friday. Leonard left Tuesday
Miss Zoe
for Dalton where she will spend
awhile.
bam (Jordon and sister,
Miss Flora attended church at
AH. Zion Sunday. Edie
Marvin Bond and Miss
Lee Brown were out driving Stm
day afternoon.
VV. 0. Lindsey vu here Sat¬
urday. Job ml Jack.
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SUMAC; I
Health of the c-uuaiunity is
very 'good. making of
The farmers are use
ibis fine weather working over
tfieir crops. returned
Miss Alina Gregory
home last Tuesday after a sever¬
al weeks’ visit to frn-mds and
relatives in Knoxville, Teun.
Airs. Mary MeOamy and son,
Ernest, spent last Wednesday
with Mr. and Mrs. Robert A.
MeOamy. „
Mrs. N. r,. Coin , 01 aS!l,< s-S *
spent last week wil l! her son, .
Wuter's '
he‘r ^ 'in returned to
home Ooltewah, Term.,
Bunday after a two weeks’ visit
j )0r 6 j a ter, Mrs. J. M.
Gregory. Luiglindzf h'h"I
James
regular appointment here bun
'‘bumfay school South is an SuniaclMvith a h....m at
Zion Hill, in
Henry Fitts as snpe ~5 intendeut.
Fred bwiilin*.; sp rz nt Saturday
night, with Elisha Bond.
Mr. and Ah . Robert
Sunday with Air. and Mrs. R. L.
Poindexter. McEntire and
Aiisses Alaude
, e)a MeOamy spent Sunday with
Miss Mattie Hanna.
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Misg Luey Furr, of
t , 8 im< I a y here.
Miss Willie Keys, of Temple
^ rov<; attended the singing here
Sunday evening. took
AlisfcGrace McEntire
nor with Miss Etta Mae Harris
bundav.
Air. and Airs. J. B. Bond spent
; rtulM i ay evening with Air. and
with her mother, Airs. J. R. An-
1 dels,
M. C. IIOTON, President. C. N. KI\G. Vice-President.
f . N. V. KITVItr. Cashier.
COHUTTA BANKING COMPANY
»nuw niww
Patronize the COHUTTA BANKING CO.—
one of the very best equipped banks in the state—
for the following reasons;
I. It has the best Victor Manganise Screw
Door Safe, 4 inches thick, that is made with 3 Yale
time looks to open it, and is absolutely burglar proof.
2. It has a lire proof vault that is a perfect
protection and is closed by two double steel doors
which fasten with 12 1 inch bolts.
3- It carries a large policy of burglar Insurance
for depositors’ protection.
4. It carries a large policy of fidelity Insurance
for the protection of depositors.
5. It has the best facilities for handling business
for the public.
6. It can lend you money when you need it
and receive and care for your deposits.
7- It is a home enterprise and will do every¬
thing it can to build up the country.
COHUTTA BANKING CO.,
Spring Place, Ga.
“Vi"
busy keeping plows sharp for the
farmers. dinner
Clarence Douglass took
with Mill and Frank Chandler
Sunday. and Flossie . Swm- ,
Misses May singing here
ney attended the
Sunday evening. preach at
Walter Bennett will
Zion Hill Sunday night; every
Sody invited. Broom Handle.
BERMUDA
raker buried , .
Little Milton F was
last Tuesday at Center \ alley.
Lfe had been sick only a tew
days, lie was just three years
and four days old. His lather
and mot.her were praying all
the while that he he restored
to health again, hut God, id
His wisdom, saw lit to take
little Milton from earth to
heaven, where there will be no
death or pain. Milton was tne
light of the home. All who Knew
him loved him. Pupa, mamma,
relativos and friends, _ weep not,
for he is at rest.
Sunday school was well repre
sented by Free Ilopeand Fuller s
Chapel Sunday. visited _ friends ... at
Chester Hill
Yarnell Station Saturday mgnt
and Sunday. Gosvvick and .Miss ■_
Marion _ My r
tie Ellis visited relatives near
Oakland Sunday.
Airs. Dora Hill and children, of
Spring Place, visited at the home
of W. J. White Sunday.
Misses Ora Ellis and Alma 11
visited Mrs. Florence Lowry
dav morning.
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see you
Mrs. Levi Gosvvick and MR
Roxie Loughridge visited rel rt
tives near Casey Springs Sunday.
Ben Faw, of Tennessee, sp'enl
several days of last week here,
the family of his brother,
w> W})jte Inai ] e a business
tn P to * )a ] ton l ’ r, j\ uy *
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Mrs. Bates, of Red Clay, ,, who ,
has been spending sevt-vra, days
with her son, R. L. Bates, re
turned home Tuesday.
Mines. M. G. Hill and Dora
Bates and Miss Alma Hill called
Mrs. Detect ami daughter
Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Minnie Mitchell spent last
week visiting relatives in Dalton.
“ Mrs . Ahce Anderson and chil
dr y, visited Mrs. Mary Treadwell
' ' “ J . ' * eek ’
nhdit°her cousin” , , p •
lav ’ Miss Ber
j >nc f vv “ 7 ®;
! Jim Willbanks , called on
Pearl Ellis Sunday afternoon,
Frank Vaughn dined at
home of Tom Morris Sunday.
Mrs. Addie Alums called
Mrs. Faw Sunday evening.
P. B. H.
NO. 21
negro lynched
Af EASTMAN
Bodv Hung Lip and Riddled With Bul¬
lets—His Victim ha Aged Widow
Lady—The Crime Was Committed
* Friday Night.
Eastman, Ga., May 14.—Will
Womack, a negro, aged 80 years,
was lynched by an infuriated
mob of white men, 4 miles north
j ]ere j ag ^ night. The mob was
exc jted by a brutal crime com-
171 iptotl in an assault 011 Mrs,
jyj ar y p ope Friday night,
Mrs. Pope is a widow about 50
vear8 0 f ago, living alone on a
f a rtn near Walden’s Ridge,
Friday night the negroappear
e( j At tli 6 home and committed
( 4 ie assault, then threatened to
j^jjj Mrs. Pope if she told what
j ia( j happened. She raised no
. t ] arln | or fear, but barricaded
her house during the day Satur
( j ay< j\t night Saturday the ne
gro,again made his appearance
an q Mrs. Pope tired a shot through
a | 1() | e p, Mie door, which she had
prepared during the day. The
s | 10 j ^ook effect in the negro’s
(- M )dy, and he tied,
The report of the gun attracted
neighbors to t he home, and Mrs.
p u pe related the story of the as
sault. The men organized a
posse and started a search for the
negro. He was tracked by blood
from his wounds to a farm Sun
day morning about 4 miles dis
taut, where he was. employed,
ami there captured. His cloth
mg was saturated with blood
ling the crime.
He was taken in charge and
detained until Sunday night,
when he wai.- led by a mob to
Walden’s Ridge, where lie was
lynched. After hanging the ne¬
gro, his body was riddled with
bullets and he was left hanging.
The county authorities were
notified this morning of the affair
and a coroner’s jury was sum¬
moned and an inquest held.
The jury decided that the ne¬
gro came to his death at the
hands of a mob.
The affair has created consider¬
able excitement in this neigh¬
borhood.
A Basket of Roses.
Mrs. W. If. Kenner on fas tr
Saturday presented the editor of
The Newt- with a basket of the
finest and most fragrant roses it
has been his pleasure to see in.
many days; one especially, in the
bouquet measuring twelve inches
around. We appreciate such re¬
membrances, it makes a man feel
good to know that he has friends
j who think enough of him to bring;
him such nice flowers.