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THE MURRAY NEWS
published werkly at Spring PI.ice. C.eorgla.hy
the Murray News Publishing Company, ami de¬
voted to tile interests of Murray County.
Entered at the j>o»t office at Spring Place Ga.
*8 second -clans matter, and issued every Friday,
Official Organ of City and County
Subscription, Jl.00 |xr year; «ix months, 60c:
three months, 26c,
J. ED, JOIINBON, EDITOR.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Representative—tlnexpired Term
I am unexpired a caml date for of Representative Ramsey to ami fill will out
the term A. everybody. K. If elected,
appreciate the support of
will do my Ix-st to fill the office as creditably as
my father did. RAMSEY.
T. I*.
For Representative.
I hereby announce myself a candidate for
Representative and wHl appreciate the supoort
of the voters of Murray county, If elected, I
will discharge my duties, as your representa¬
tive, to the very best of my ability, always look¬
ing to the welfare of our county.
.sul,j,C UXht I. f mocrat,cj ) rnn. ry
; KNTikK
To the voter* and citizens of Murray of Representa¬ County:
I am it candidate fur the office
tive and respectfully solicit your licit, anil sup¬
port for winch I will ever feel <llnelmn<e grateful. of 1 will
promise to be faithful in the my
duties, if elected I will he subject to the action
of the Democratic l>r™p'4j/l'Jr KIM fa IK R,
To the Voters of Murray County:
1 hereby announce mvself a candidate for
Representative at the next ensuing election.
► object to the Democratic usages, f shall appre¬
ciate ycur support, and if elected will discharge
my duty to the best of my ability.
Respectfully^ AUSTIN.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
To the voter* of Murray County:
1 hereby announce myself « candidate for
County Treasurer of Murray county, If subject elected to
the action of the Democratic party. I
will serve the people of my native county to the
hcstul my ‘‘’’"jjYcHARD T. SPRINGWKI.D.
To the voters of Murray County:
I am a candidate fo- the office of county I reos
uifr, subject to the Democratic primary, ami
will appreciate your support anil Influence.
Yours very truly, K.BATbS,
OWEN
1 hereby announce myself a candidate for re
election to the office of County Treasurer ol
Murray enmity, thanking the people support for lor their
kindness in the |«st I ask their re
election, feeling that I have discharged subject my the
duties as treasurer. I announce to
October ejection liMsi. CAMI’UKI.I..
W. A.
FOR TAX RECEIVER
o 0:e Voters of urray Comity:
1 hfurii) amiontice myself subject a aimlulnte to the primary, tor lax
Receiver of llli* county, of each voter in the
ami I no licit Die support discharge duties
county. If elected, ! shall my
to the Irest of my ability and Respectfully, shall try to give
satisfaction to all. Holcombe.
W. J,
I hereby announce myself ft candidate for Hie
office of Receiver of Tax uctm tis at the eiiatting
election subject to the action of Hu* Democratic
party, 1 shall appreciate your support, and. if
elected, will discharge my duty to the best of my
Ability. R. U. CAmI’HHLL.
I hereby announce of Tax mjrst U'n candidate subject for to the the
office of Receiver Returns and will
Action of the Democratic party appreci¬ county,
ate the support of the voters of Murray
If elected I will dischar av the duties of my office
to the of my ability. W. C, LINDSLY,
FOR TAX COLLECTOR
| beret y announce myself icv a cau.U talc foi
re-election to the office or Tax UolUctov. subject
to the Democratic primary If elected, v ill dis¬
charge my duties to the best of my ability
J CHAPMAN
FOR SHERIFF.
To the Voters of Munay County myself : Jude*
I respectfully candidate announce ShcnFT and «# canicsfh an
pendent solicit votes for premise if elected, to din*
your aim of
cJmrire the duties of said office to the best m>
Ability and foi the best interests of the county.
Very Respectfully, MARKIN.
K \V,
I hereby amiouticv mvself a candidate for re
election to tlie office of Sheriff of Murray county
subject to live action of Civ Uetnocniuc primary.
If elected 1 will in the future, as 1 have ill tin
past, serve the people to the best of my abiltlv.
1 ’ \V. C. GROVES.
I herebv announce myself as a candidate for
the the office action ut of shetiO the Democratic of Murray primal county, v. subject It elected, to
I promise to discharge my duties to the best of
my ability. C. TERRY
1 hereby announce mvself a candidate for
Sheriff subject to the October election, and will
appreciate the support of the voters of the
county. 11 elected, will do mj duty to the best
of iny ability, T. o 1UKRCK.
FOR CLERK.
I herebv announce mvself a cand'dntc for re.
election as Clerk Superior Court, subject to lire
net ton ot rue Democratic primary Elmnsmy
the people lor past favors aud soliciting your
support in the present flection, t am
Yours verv truly,
G. H AKKOWOOD.
AmcXU the plums plucked
by Congressman Lee tor the
7th District is :t big fat one for
Dalton. An appropriation of
$50,000 has been made to
erect a public building in that
city.........._
There are only a lew more
days in which the prospective
candidate will have a chance
to announce, and if you intend
doing anything in this line it
is time you were getting a
move on you.
TlIF wav the candidates
were shaking , hands with the ..
“boys” here 1 uestlay was
something here.. 1 hey are
all good workers and will ;
make things warm in the
county primary and general
election.
The D. & A. has again
gone into a comatose condi¬
tion, It’s the hardest sleeper
we have ever seen ; one of the
kind that has been asleep so
long that it is almost an im¬
possibility to wake it tip.
Wake up, dear D.& A. We
want to see your smiling face.
The State, according to our
friend Iloke and his followers,
is going to perdition as fast as
time will let it go. Every¬
thing and everybody is rotten
to the core in Georgia politics.
The affaias of the state have
been run by the “ring” for
years past. A reformation
should take place. All such
stuff as the above can be heard
every day and by men who
are sensible men, too. And
yet Georgia, today, is in the
most prosperous condition she
has ever experienced. The
people might do better to elect
Mr. Smith, but vve h;id better
let well enough alone, and if
the “ring’’ is ruling the busi
ness it is doing a very good
job.
State News
Daniel L. Caldwell has been
appointed postmaster at Joiner,
Dodge county, vice Theresa
Browning, resigned.
Abner Collins lias been ap¬
pointed regular and Robert M.
Collins substitute rural carrier,
route No. 1, at Grantville. j
The Oedartmvn Hides, Go. G. 1
Fifth infantry, National Guard
of Georgia, took part in the sham
battle m Atlanta on the Fourth
First Lieutenant Horace Hobhs
of Fort McPherson, has been
tiered to proceed to Camp Chick
a in a u ga about the middle of July
to act as an assistant to quarter
master Buck.
The hot weather is having a
had effect on the negroes of Sa
vannali. One had a sunstroke on
the street, He came from
wrick on a trip to the city, and
Hip von got too hot for him,
The Dublin it boutliwostmn
railway lias been sold to the
Wrightfiville <fc Tennille. No de¬
tailed accounts can bo learned
other than the fact that the deal
has been consummated ami the
YV. (Sir T. took charge July 1 .
Preston 8. Arkwright, of the
Atlanta, Birmingham A' Atlantic
road, has announced that the
capital stock of that system has
been increased from $1 LnUo.SOO
to $24,351,400. The stock will
henceforth consist of $8,180,700
preferred and $10,170,700 com
moil.
The reunion of the Forty-sec
ond Georgia regiment will lie
held in Atlanta on July 21 this
year instead of July 22, the 1
date coming on Sunday. Ju
ia the date of the hard fought
battle of Atlanta, m which the
Forty-second had such a conspic¬
uous part.
amfbelg"leTahme . . . ,
the "mystery
with two children who are
ing for want of food. Mrs. George
McDonald, of Bushnelt, Coffee
county, has written thief Jon
nings a letter imploring him
institute a search for her hus¬ ;
band, who, she believes, lias met
with foul play in Atlanta.
A Tragic Finish.
, , . .,
ted ateSkTtU greatNorthSea
dyke, which a child’s finger could
have stopped, to become a ruin
ous break, devastating an entire
Province of Holland. In like: j
Yanceboro^Me.^ permitted^ lit
tie cold to go unnoticed until a
tragic finish was only averted by
j),. King’s gZfSitSJSZiSZ Nt-n- piscovery. II.
, neglect e,, c „ld; but
I)r King’s New Discovery saved
. bestoough
mylife.” Guaranteed
“? re ‘"VS ?!.«>' Vniltk
tie free.
THE MURRAY NEWS, FRIDAY, JULY G, 1000
SLAYER OF THREE
MEN TO GO FREE
Killing in Self Defense.—Tragedy of
Strawberry Church Caused by
Lawless Negroes.
Dublin, Ga.. June 28—Unless
some evidence of which the pub¬
lic has no knowledge is brought
to light, Joe Copeland, who is
confined in jail charged with the
killing of “Doc 5 Wright, Sam
Mitchell and Dan Willhurn Sun¬
day afternoon at Strawberry
church, three miles north of Dub¬
lin, will be released tomorrow
when he is given a commitment
trial.
Copeland admits killing Mitch¬
ell and Willhurn. Roth of the
men began shooting at him, it is
claimed, before he fired a shot.
He killed Mitchell first he states,
and then shot Willhurn. Both
of the negroes were shot in the
head, Mitchell twice. Wright
was a bystander and was killed
by a straw bullet from the pistol
of Willhurn, fired as he fell.
The row started over the efforts
0 f Copeland and others to pre
serve order on the church grounds
A negro named Dan Metts began
"hipping his wife. He was ar
rested by the trustees of the
church and tried, Mitchell and
Willhurn were drunk and raised
a row with Copeland. Mitchell
began shooting at him and Cope¬
land then shot him dead. Will
| jUrn then opened lire and Cope
i an j killed him. The two men
p.p within a few feet of each
other.
Willhurn had been considered
a good negro. Mitchell hud
served several terms on t he
gang. He hail just returned
from Wilkinson county where he
served a term, Metts, who
started the row by whipping his
wife, had just finished a term on
the gang and has a charge <d
useau it with intent to murder
pentling against him. He is now
j n j a q on three misdemeanor
charges, whipping his wife, car
rying concealed weapons und dis¬
turbing divine worship. It was
with Metts pistol that Willburn
began shooting at Copeland,
Copeland has been living in
county about two years,
having come from Atlanta. He
is originally from Virginia. lie
gave himself up after killing the
men. Public sentiment seems
to ho with him.
Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and
Tar is the original laxative cough
syrup and combines the qualities
necessary to relieve the cough
and purge the system of cold.
Contains no opiates. Sold by 8.
11. Kelly.
Not His Age.
The oldest youngster in the
Senate of the United States is
Pettus of Alabama, says the
American Spectator. The. South¬
erner saps that a man who does
not grow old as rapidly as do his
friends is at a certain disttdvan
tage in their presence. I lie Sen
a tor is moved to this reflection |
by an incident occurring at the j
recent ce: 3 monies attendii the |
laying of A le corner-stone thej
new Senate office building.
A venerable old fellow, much
bent and broken, approached the
Alabaman, whom he took by the
affectionately inquiring as
to his health.
“1 am in excellent health,’ __
briskly responded Mr.
^ recognizing the old gentle
men.
“Why, don’t you know me,
Pettus?” came in surprised tone
from the other, who gave such
clear evidence of the flight
tears,‘‘we were classmates.”
Whereupon Mr. 1 ettiis
bered: and the two had a friend
ly ehat ,
W i ien the old chap had depart
e< L Mr. Pettus turned to a col
league, observing:
“I knew that gentleman was
jo „ ag0 , but G «,l hless
1 didn't drea m that I w .8 his!”
^ Uol , ey !U ,d Tar . h The pleas- to
coug syrup
M*. '-*>7 « /nX”’ <>P “
OAKLAND
Several of our young fuiks at¬
tended the children’s day exer¬
cises Sunday night.
Mrs. J. R. Townrond visited
her daughters, Mrs. Willie Rob¬
erts a few days last week.
Luther Stuart dined at the
home of W. II. Roberts Sunday.
Sa n i in i e J o n e s a n d J i m Roberts
went to Prospect Sunday.
Francis Adams, Arthur Rob¬
erts and Oscar Stuart made a fly¬
ing trip to Ohatsworth Sunday
morning.
Henry Stuart passed through
our burg Saturday.
Willie Roberts passed through
here Sunday morning hunting a
lost call.
Miss Vinnie Townrond was the
guest of Miss Emma Roberts
Sunday.
Isaac Stuart and wife passed
through our burg one day last
wee k.
Eddie Roberts dined at the
home of Frank Davis Sunday.
Mrs. Tom Moreland, of Spring
Place, visited her parents Mr.
and Mrs. M. E. Roberts one day
last week.
IJoXKVSrcKLK.
Wanted—Chestnut oak tan bark
in any quantity, price higher
than ev(Vr known. Address
Robert Scholze,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
TORN ALMOST IN PIECES
Henry Trawick, Employed in
Mill at Lincoln Killed
by Buzzsavv.
Bain bridge, Ga., June 29.—
News was brought here today by
H. W. Hatton of Raw Spring
Creek, of the tragic death of
Henry Grady Tiawick, a 17-year
old boy worked for the McLean
and Durham sawmill near Lin¬
coln postoilice, twenty miles west
of Bainbridge.
Trawick was carrying slabs
from the mill when it occurred
*o huii that it would be interest¬
ing to feel the friction caused by
his shoe on the leather band that
turned the butting saw. Scarcely
had he put his foot on the swift¬
ly moving belt before he was
swept into it and his entire right
side from ankle to hip came m
contact with the sharp teeth of
the saw. With blood oozing
from scores of wounds he was
finally taken, shrieking, from the
saw, only to bleed to dead before
a doctor could be summoned.
Being in the country far from
physicians and with no quick
means of reaching town little
could be done for the boy. He
is said to have had several rela¬
tives in Bainbridge.
Auntie’s Memory.
An old colored woman down in
Alabama was reputed to be of
great age, and was extremely
proud of the distinction, says the
Boston Herald, The proprietor
of a museum, on hearing of her,
sent one of his agents to make
as n investig P tion as she would be
as < alcalde W cqui w ition to his mu
ge £ m. The agent piled her with
questions regarding her age. He
asked her.
“Auntie, do you remember
George Washington?”
“Does I remember George
Washington. Laws a massy,
mistah, I reckon I does, for 1
done missed him when he was a
chile.”
“Well, 1 suppose you remem
p er the revolution!}' war?”
“Yes, indeed, I does, honey,
] stood dar lots of times an’ seen
d e bullets flyin’ around as thick
as hailstones. ? ? 5
“Well, auntie, how about the
fall of the Roman empire? Do
recollect anything about
that?”
“she reflected awhile and said :
“De fact is, honey, I was party
young then, but I does member
T „„ .peaks of it, rht 1 did
_
hear de white folks tell ’boat i
».ne pm drap bout dar;
time - !
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DeWm X. 8 .am®' p« r JWCVSST* lv Ricpra
WE ARE BUSY
Because We Have What the People Want
OUR CASH SALE IS ATTRACTING
Hundreds of Bargain Lovers
1 yard Oil Cloth .... 15c
8 balls of Thread for .... 5c
3 spools Good Thread 5c
Amoskeag A. F. C. Ginghams per yard . 8 l*3c
Table Linen. 35c quality, per yard 19c
6 Bleached Towels, 13x28 inches, for . 25c
All 25c Underwear, per garment 19c
2 pair Men’s 10c Half-hose 15c
2 pair Ladies’ 10c Hose . 15c
3 Beautiful Pictures, 14x20 inches 25c
1 Child's Parasol 25c
Handsomest line of Girls, Bovs, Children’s and
Men’s Caps ever shown in Dalton at 23c and 50c
12 yards Baby Ribbon 10c
12 yards Val Lace 10c
3 [-inch All-silk Ribbon, per yard . 10c
New Wash Embroidered Belt 25c
Prices on all Oxfords reduced
$2.50 Strap Slippers tor $1.75
$1.50 Strap Slippers for $1.19
Mosquito Bar, all colors, per bolt 49c
10 per cent, reduction on choice line of Men’s
Straw Hats. Panamas, Splits, Sennets and
Yachts. Original prices $5.00, $3 50,
$3.00 and down to $1.00.
200 Men’s Straw Hats at Half Price
These are slightly shop-worn.
San Silk in all colors, per Spool 4c
1 dozen Jar Tops ..... 25c
Good prices on Jelly Glasses, Mason’s Jars and
Preserving Kettles,
I Box—100U Matches 5c
4 pounds Keg Soda 10c
—
MCWILLIAMS BROS.
The Store of Little Prices
DR.B.E. HALL, DENTIST
Will be in Spring Place first Tuesdajs of each
month for the purpose of doing Dental Work for
the General Public. Will spend one week or more if
necessary of each month.
Located with Dr. J. B. Hughes
STORM SWOOPS
ON MONTiCELLO
Many Buildings Damaged by
Force of Wind.
Monticello, Ga., July 1— An
electrical and wind storm caused
considerable damage here this
afternoon at 3 o’clock. An un¬
finished residence and outhouse
of Mr. Charles Oxford and a num¬
ber of chimneys and trees were
blown down. Two mules belonging
to Lewis Walker, colored, were
killed by lightning near the de
pot, and part,of the roof of J. H.
gtor8 was torn off, A
, heavj • j
. lai
Equine Ice Cream Beggar.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Trenton, June 24—A vagrant
horse has attached itself to the
business of an ice cream company
in this city and for several days
has been following one of the
compan>%s wagons on its trips
through e°auimal the gtree t 8 of the city
Th joined the wagon
' -,ne dav on the outskirts 'turned where
it apparently been
^ g raze on the g ra ss in va
H ° t The animll driver of the wag
s ,he an oecsion.i
fa| of the ice cream; which 1
with without utmost bridle relish. | )
The horse is or
harness of any kind and
>b. wagon wherever i, goes pok-
ing its head in at the window
and beggiug for cream wherever
a stop is made.
Middletown, N. J., July 4.—
Miss Basz has trained her two
cats to climb her cherry trees
and remain all day in the braneh
ss, driving away birds from the
fruit.
r Wool NoticeJ
u
We are agents for the
Riverside Woolen
Mills. Bring in yoar
wool at once if you
want it worked up
in to thread, cloth of
any kind,coverlets or
blankets. We have
samples of cloth. ::
5 A TIS FACTION
G IMRA NTE£D
Or if you prefer to
sell your wooil for
cash, we buy for the
mills and are author¬
ized to pay a good
price. : : :: :: |
Bring your wool to us
i
McWilliams Bros., “i
Dalton, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Ga I
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