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VOL. 28
PURELY LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. Ben Bates has been sick
for several days.
J. B. Springfield, Chatsworth,
is a new subscriber.
Esq. T. J. Tyson, of Enoch,
spent yesterday in the city.
Hon. P. McGhee, of Fashion,
spent yesterday in the city.
Mr. John McKamy was in the
city yesterday in the forenoon.
Esq. E. A. Earnest, of Hassler
Mill, was in Spring Place yester¬
day.
The threshing crew of Owens,
Phipps and Roberts began work
Monday.
Merchant Robert Fletcher
made a business trip to Dalton
Tuesday.
Editor B. L. Heartsill, of the
Dalton Argus, was in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. J. S. Keister is spending
several weeks \ with relatives in
Adairsville.
Miss Lela Wilson spent a por¬
tion of the week as the guest of
Mrs. J. E. Johnson
Prof. C. H. Shriner, of Aragon,
Ga., is spending this week with
relatives near Spring Place.
Mrs. W. H. Kenner and son,
Ernest, of the Tibb’s Farm, were
in the city Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. J. W. Elliott, state super¬
intendent of the T. G. F. is in
city this week organizing a lodge
of that order.
John C. McEntire, of Sumach,
candidate for representative, was
shaking hands with the dear
boys yesterday.
Misses Tonnie and Jessie May
Cole, of Royston, Ga., are visit¬
ing their aunt and uncle P. G.
Hilliard and wife.
Senator €. N. King, Represen¬
tation T. P, Ramsey and Door¬
keeper L. F. Peeples spent Sun¬
day with homefolks.
Mrs. J. L. Edmondson, after a
visit df several days to relatives
ki Spring Place returned Satur¬
day to her home at Holly.
Mr. Amos Treadwell, of Indian
Springs, Ga., is spending several
days with her brother, S. G.
Treadwell, and other relatives.
O. E. Horton and wife after
having spent several days in
Spring Place, returned Monday
to their summer home at Balsam,
N. C.
The Walsh <ft Weidner Boiler
Go., Chattanooga, Tenn., want
fifty good laborers, steady em¬
ployment, wages $1.25 per day;
come at once.
George Heartsell and sister,
Miss Dora, and Miss Margurite
Heartsell have returned home
after a week’s visit to relatives
in Petersburg.
The luscious Elbertas will be¬
gin their march to the northern
markets in about ten days.
Spring Place will furnish several
carloads this season,
Clifford Moore, accompanied by
Misses Annie and Nellie Frank,
of Chattanooga, are spending the
week with the former’s parents,
G. L. Moore and wife.
WANTED—An agent in each
county in Georgia to write Live
Stock Insurance for Savannah,
Ga., Company. Address P. O.
Box 63, Swainsboro, Ga.
Clerk George Arrowood re¬
turned Monday after a week’s
stay in Ellijay. He reports that
his niece, Miss Jennie Ward,
who has been seriously ill with
typhoid fever is convalescing.
WANTED—Gentleman or lady
with good reference, to travel by
rail or with a rig, for a firm of
$250,000.00 capital. Salary
$1,072.00 per year and expenses;
salary paid weekly and expenses
advanced. Address, with stamp,
Jos. A. Alexander, Spring Place,
Ga.
For Sale.
One No. 5 wheel and sawmill;
one fifteen-inch saw; one fifty
two twelve-inch endless belt; one
chain sawdust conveyor; one side
edger; one cut-off saw with good
belts and shafting. Everything
is in good condition, and of the
latest improvement. Will sell
cheap. Write
J. A. McClain & Co.,
Ringgold, Ga.
THE MURRAY NEWS
SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, JULY 13, 1906.
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FAIRY
Mrs. John Petty is visiting
relatives at Patty, Tenn., this
week.
J. L. McEutire, of Sumach,
spent Saturday night with Frank
Hall.
John Harris and wife visited
friends in Spring Place Monday,
George Howell made a business
trip to Cleveland, Tenn., Satur¬
day.
Albert and Miss Nellie Howell
called on Miss Lela Harris Sun¬
day night.
Mrs. Lee Treadwell and chil¬
dren, of Atlanta, are visiting N.
W. Harris and family.
John Cokerly, of Temple Grove,
was here Monday.
Cage Plenums and wife and
Mrs. John Wright spent Saturday
night at the home of J. R. Har
ris.
Fred Waterhouse and wife, of
Little Murray, visited O. C.
Howell and family Sunday.
The Kid.
Mrs. Wiliburn Adams Dead
At the home of Mr. Blair
Adams near Mt. Zion, on Wed¬
nesday evening at 9 o’clock the
spirit of Mrs. Wilburn Adams
passed into the Great Beyond.
Mrs. Adams had been in fail¬
ing health for several months
and the end was expected at any
time.
She had been taken to the
home of her brother-in-law about
two weeks ago in the hope t hat a
change would do her good but
she became so weak she could
not be removed to her home.
Mrs. Adams was a devoted Chris¬
tian and had been heard to re¬
mark that she did not want to
be impatient but wished that the
time would soon arrive when she
could bid this world good-bye.
She has many relatives and
friends in the county who mourn
her death.
Interment took place at Mt.
Zion cemetery. t
Pendley Brick Co. Doing Things
On Wednesday afternoon, the
Pendley Brick company landed
the first large order for brick.
They go to J. H.. Stafford, at
Etowah, Tenn. and will be used
in the construction of a large
mercantile establishment at that
place. The order amounts to
$1,^00 and is quite a “rake off”,
for the company considering the
fact that a number of other brick
concerns were figuring on the
order. This company is begin¬
ning at the start to make a suc¬
cess of their project, and there
is nothing to keep th|in from it
as they have the best clay and
make the best brick in north
Georgia.
Mrs. R. P. Messer Dead.
On last Tuesday morning at 4
o’clock Mrs. Patterson Messer
died at hei home near Carters,
Ga.
Mrs. Messer was a high-toned
ladv and her demise is
deplored by everyone who knew
her.
She leaves a husband and sev¬
eral children, as well as a host of
friends to mourn her loss.
10c Lawn at Caylor & Yates to
out at 7 l*2c.
Estiil Speaks.
Col. J. H. Estiil candidate for
governor spoKe to a small, but
appreciative audience here yes¬
terday. His talk was strong and
to the point, declaring himself
as not in favor of disfranchising
the negro. He was also in favor
of a man riding on free passes if
he could get them, and said that
he did not have so little faith in
the Georgia legislature as to be
lieve it could be bought with a
few railroad passes.
He will get a good vote in
Murray county.
SENATE PASSES BILL FOR
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
New State Official To Be Elected by People to Serve
In Death of Governor and Preside
, Over Senate.
The senate at its session Tues¬
day passed by a vote of 32 to 5
the measure introduced by Sen¬
ator Crawford Wheatley, of the
thirteenth district, providing for
the office of lieutenant governor.
The measure will be immediately
transmitted to the house and af¬
ter its adoption by that legisla¬
tive branch will become a law a**
soon as ratified by the people, a
state constitutional amendment
being necessary to create the new
office.
The measure, which consisted
of five kindred bills, provides for
the election of a lieutenant gov¬
ernor by the people at the same
time and place as that of a gen¬
eral election, kind fixes the salary
at $400 per annum. The lieuten¬
ant governor will also be presid¬
ing officer of the senate. I 11 case
of the death, resignation or disa¬
bility of the governor, the lieu¬
tenant governor shall succeed
him.
The lieutenant governor will
not be compelled to reside
at the state capital except during
the sessions of the legislature,
and when he is exercising the
powers of government. As pres¬
ident, of the senate he shall not
be entitled to a vote unless the
ballots are equally divided.
Under the provisions of the bill
the lieutenant governor will be
elected by the people, and re¬
moves complications which would
naturally arise upon the sudden
removal of a governor from office.
Laying to the fact that it will re¬
quire the ratification of the peo¬
ple, the measure, if passed by
the legislature, will not become
effective until after the next
election.
The measure was strongly sup¬
ported in the senate, Senator
Wheatley making one of the
strongest speeches heard in the
senate this session. The bills
were introduced at the last ses¬
sion of the legislature and read
only for the first time.
The following is the vote on the
measure: Ayes, Senators Also
brook, Blalock, A. O.; Blalock,
O. A.; Bloodworth, Bond, Bunn,
Candler, Carithers, Carswell,
Copeland, Fitzgerald, Fortune,
Foster, Foy, Furr, Hamby, Hand,
Hogan, L unis den', McAllister,
McHenry, Odum, Peyton, Phil¬
lips, Reid, Rose,Strange,Walker,
Westbrook, Wheatley, Williams
—32. Nays, Senators Adams, j j
Graybill, King, Miller, Steed—5,
The bill had been made a spe
cial order for Tuesday and the;
debate consumed most of the!
time. Among the other impor
taut bills which were passed,
however, was the one introduced
by Senator Candler for corpora¬
tions to make their returns to the
secretarv of state, paying a regis
tration fee of $F The bill was
amended before the passage so
that the registration fee was fixed
at 50 cents instead of $1. I
The bill of Senator Bunn, in j I
regard to the situs of any debt
was also passed. The bill pro-!
vides that when any suit is
brought by attachment in the
state against a non-resident of the
state and the attachment is levied!
by service of summons of garnish- j !
ment, the situs of any debt due
by the garnishee to the defend- j
ant shall be at the residence of
the garnishee in this state, and j
y gurn due to the defendant
in attachment shall be subject to
ga j f j attachment,
The bill of Senator Westbrook
against the use of the automatic
gun j n the state was tabled, after
a substitute offered by Senator
Bond to regulate instead the
limit of birds killed a day to 25
was lost.
A resolution was introduced by
Senator Steed and passed by the
senate to change the regular hour
of meeting from 10 o’clock a. m.
to 11 o’clock a. m.
'the senate adjourned at 1
o’clock until 11 o’clock Wednes¬
day morning.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BILL.
Soon after the senate was called
to order Senator Wheatley asked
for debate on his bill to provide
for a lieutenant governor, which
had been made the special order.
In his speech advocating the bill,
Senator Wheatley called atten¬
tion to the urgent need for such
an officer, citing the complica¬
tions that would result from any
sudden removal of the chief ex¬
ecutive. He called attention to
the fact - that nearly all of the
other states had a lieutenant
governor.
Senator Miller opposed the bill
upon the grounds that the bill
provided that the lieutenant gov¬
ernor should become, the presi¬
dent of the senate, lie said the
president of the senate should be
elected by the senate—not by the
people, for when a lieutenant
governor is president of the Sen¬
ate he can use his power to be¬
come a candidate for governor.
“He can shape his committees
to^ta for (secure an influence and they in his
race governor, can
be made valuable assets for his
cause.”
At this juncture Senator
Wheatley interrupted the speak
er:
“Do you not understand,” he
said, pointing to Senator Miller.
i * that advocating for
you are now
governor a man who was once
president of the senate?”
“Anj' president of the senate
may run for governor,” replied
Senator Miller.
“The gentleman has riot yet
answered my question,” said Sen¬
ator Wheatley.
While Senator Miller hesiatated
before replying, Senator A. 0.
Blalock made the point that the
question of Senator Wheatley
was not gerniain to the discussion
of the bill, and President West
sustained the point of order,
Senator Candler disagreed with
the opinion of Senator Miller and
said that the fact that the lieu
tenant governor was not a mem
her of the* senate would not in
way hamper him aspresiding
officer.
Senator Candler said that if
the governor of the state died
after a term of the legislature
was over there would be no presi¬
dent of the * senate under the
present system who could suc
ceed him, as the president of the
senate’s term would have ex
pired.
Senator Miller stated,however,
that the president of the senate
held his office till a successor
could be elected and that if the
president could not, then the sec
retary of state. Asked by Sen
ator Candler if lie could refer
him to this provision. Senator
Miller said he did not recollect
the exact article, Senator Can
dler referred him to the provision
that if the governor was removed,
the president of the senate or
speaker of the house would take
liis place. Senator Miller said
that that this provision-did not
refer to the duties of secretary
of state.
“No,” replied Senator Candler,
neither does it refer to the duties
of a justice of the peace.
KILLED BY
WIFE’S FATHER
father Had Never Become Reconciled
to Daughter's Marriage to Black
and Believed Black Unfaithful to His
Wife.
A young man, shot dead by his
father-in-law, 20 years his senior,
as the result of alleged unfaith¬
fulness to Ins wife on the part of
the younger man, was what hap¬
pened at Howell station Monday
at 3 minutes 8
when Charles E. Black, a mould¬
er, who works in Withers’ foun¬
dry, was killed by R. Alonzo
Church, who runs a butcher shop
on the Marietta road, at the lat¬
ter’s place of business. A pistol
was used. Though three shots
were fired, only one took effect,
but that lodged in the region of
the heart, and produced instant
death.
The only witness to the tragedy
was Church’s wife. According
to Mr. and Mrs. Church, Black
came to the shop looking for
trouble, and drew a pistol, an¬
nouncing that he was going to
kill Church and nis wife. Church
says he shot in self-defense, and
that it was only a question of
kill or be killed.
The first man to reach the
scene of the killing was R. E.
Walker, who runs a store almost
opposite Church’s place. He says
he heard three shots, and rushed
to the butcher shop to find Black
lying dead on the floor, and to
have Church tell him r “I have
just killed Charlie; here’s his
gun,” at the same time handing
him a pistol, which had been
snapped fwice.
Immediately after the conver¬
sation with Walker, Church'
boarded a ear, and when he
reached the city limits surren¬
dered to Policeman Frye on Ma
rietta »treet. He carried with
pistol with which he had
killed Black,
The tragedy is only the culmi¬
nation of trouble which has ex¬
isted for years, ever since Charlie
Black married Miss Willie
Church seven years ago, and even
before that. Church was always
opposed to the match, and his
dislike of his son-in-law was in¬
creased by what he believed to
be unfaithfulness to his wife on
the part of Black. For years
they had not spoken, and the
neighbors say that serious trouble
had long been expected. Black
resented interference in bis af¬
fairs on the part of his father-in
law, aiui claimee that he was
being shadowed.
In addition to his wife,Black is
survived by his father and moth¬
er, Mr, and Mrs. J. T. Black, of
8 Longley avenue, with whom he
lived, and one son, John Eugene
Black, 6 years of age. Black’s
father is a moulder, and works in
the same mill where his son is
employed, and all those figuring
in the case are members of the
little community clustered about
what was for a long time the end
of the car line, but which is now
the connecting point between the
old line and the new line to Ma¬
rietta, The whole community
was wrought up to the highest
pitch of excitement by the kill
Senator Hand spoke in favor of
the bill and said he regretted
that Senator Miller had opposed
the bill because he had thought
he would make a good lieutenant
governor and would not disqualify
himself. Speaking of the merits
of the bill, Senator Land stated
that he was in favor of the bill
as tbe officer would be elected by
the people and not by friends in
the senate.
The hill was then passed by a
vote of 32 to 5.
NO. 31
FLAGS TRAIN AT PITS BRINK
Man Stops Trains Near Richland
Just in Nick of Time.
Richland, Ga., July 10.—An
electrical storm visited Richland
and vicinity yesterday afternoon
and considerable damage was
done. A deep fill on the Sea¬
board Air Line railroad one-half
mile east of town was washed
out and but for Clinton Dennard
would have caused a disastrous
wreck. Dennard, who lives near,
ran out and flagged the west¬
bound passenger. When the
train was stopped the engine was
within 2 feet of the roading
chasm.
Crops were badly damaged.
Lands washed and the Elberta
peaches, which are now being
shipped from here, were almost
totally destroyed.
Notice.
To the people of Murray county
who are interested in the grand
and noble cause of music:
We want all the singing class¬
es, as much as possible, to get
together and organize a singing
society, or convention, in this
county. Let’s hear from some¬
one else on the subject, as the
cause seems to be going down.
I remain, Yours very truly,
A. L. Weaver.
Ladies $2.00 Patent Leather
Slippers, $1.50 while they last.
Sizes 3 to 7.
CAYL0R& YATES, Dalton, Ga.
Bank statements issued for six
of Macon’s banks show that $35,
000 in dividends has been declar¬
ed for the present semi-annual
period, every bank being able to
show 6 per cent, and some 7,
at the same time keep a good
surplus.
John Henry Oarra, thirty-five
years of age, living sixmiles from
Sparta, committed suicide by
drinking two ounces of laudanum.
He was addicted to the habit of
strong drink and it is thought he
was in a melancholy state when
he swallowed the poison.
It was not a surprise to either
the friends or the opponents of
the bill to abolish the dispensary
at Athens that the committees
should report favorably upon it.
it was expected that the bill
would pass the house, and the
general opinion is that it will not
pass the senate.
ing, and it was with great diffi¬
culty that anyone could be in¬
duced to give any of the details
of the affair.
Mrs. Charles Black and Mrs.
J. T. Black, wife and mother of
the man who was killed, were
seen by reporters, and both re¬
fused to believe that the young
man had any weapon on his per¬
son. They bdth claimed that
Black neither owned nor carried
a weapon of any kind. The posi¬
tion of the woman who was made
a widow by the hand of her own
father was a peculiarly hard one
as she wept for her dear husband
in the home that her father had
made desolate by killing the son.
J. T. Black, Charles E. Balck’s
father, w as at first greatly excited
over the killing, and vowed he
would have revenge, begging
someone to leud him a gun, but
was later pacified after learning
that Church had given himself
up to the authorities. He sat by
the corpse of his son in front of
Church’s store until it was taken
away by the undertaker’s wagon,
and as each neighbor would come
up he would call him by name
and say: “Well, here’s Charlie.
Ain’t it an awful way he’s in? J>
While admitting that bis son had
his faults, the senior Black de”
dared that there was no reasoa
for his hav ing been killed,