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VOL .28
PURELY LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Born to Senator C. N. King
and wife—a boy.
Columbus Jones, Cullman,
Ala., is a new subscriber.
P Harvey Rouse is convalescing
from a severe spell of fever.
I will have hulls and meal
next week. Ben F. Bates.
Miss Mary Curd, of Sumach,
is visiting relatives in the city.
Candidate O. K. Bates made a
business trip to Dalton Tuesday.
(F D. C. McLain and son, Sam, of
Adair, Spent Tuesday in the city.
Prof. Henrv Schoeller, of Dal¬
ton, is visiting friends in the city.
Mrs. A. K. Ramsey, of Ram¬
sey, spent Wednesday in the
city.
Gordon Gann spent Saturday
and Sunday at his home in Ma¬
rietta.
Alonzo Whitson has our thanks
for a year’s subscription paid in
advance.
Mr. Clark, of Jacksonville, Ala.,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. George
Ogletree.
Mrs. C. E. Morris, Route No. 3
has been spending several days
in the city.
Mrs. FlorefiAe Holland and son,
John nesday were morning. injuring Place Wed¬
Miss Maud Lowrey is confined
to her room with a serious attack
of typhoid fever.
Capt. and Mrs. T. J. Ramsey
have our thanks for a basket of
fine tomatoes and corn.
Mrs. Dora Bates and Miss Alma
Hill were shopping in Spring
Place Wednesday morning.
You will find a nice line of box
paper, school tablets, purses,
tooth picks, etc., at. Ben F. Bates.
L. F. Peeplqp lias returned
home from his duties as door
keeper of the House in Atlanta,
D D. Anderson, of Chattanoo¬
ga, is spending a few days with
his parents at Amzi.
Hull Kerr, of Dalton, will turn
his dry goods and notion store
into a 5c and 10c store exclu¬
sively.
Mines Zeke and Lake Dunn and
children, of Ohatsworth. were
shopping in Spring Place Tues¬
day.
The city fathers are having
some much needed improve
ments done on the streets this
week.
Dr. B. E. Hall came down from
Cohutta Springs and spent a
couple of days the first of the
week.
Marvin Berry, representing the
Bishop Hardware Go., of Dalton,
spent Tuesday night in Spring
Place.
Guy Keister and wife, of Dal¬
ton, spent Sunday with relatives
here. Mrs. Keister will stay sev¬
eral days.
I)r. S. A. Brown and family,
of Dalton are spending the week
with Hon. S. G. Treadwell and
wife near here.
Mrs. Townsend, of Atlanta,
came up Monday and spent sev
eral days with her daughter, Mrs.
J. L. Robinson.
Messrs. John Slate and Joe
Bailey, of Tilton, completed the
painting of J. E. Johnson s resi¬
dence yesterday.
Miss Maude Ramsey lias re¬
turnee! home from Atlanta,where
she has been visiting relatives
the past several weeks.
L. F. Henry, of Birmingham,
Ala.", is visiting relatives in the
city. The Col. is always a wel
come visitor to his old home.
I have milk jars enameled
preserving kettles, dishpans,etc*
also a nice assortment of glass¬
ware for sale. Ben Bates.
C. M. Anderson and little
daughters. Zula and Jennie May,
of Pleasant Valley, spent Tues¬
day afternoon in Spring Place.
Clerk G. H. Arrowood visited
his mother, who is spending the
summer with her son, James Ar
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rowood, . at . Gregory, ' ■ J
Judge Gudger says that John
Stokes and wife, of Fashion, are
the champion onion and
raisers of Murray. He is
nateJy enough to be the recipient
of some fine ones from these good
people. *
THE MURRAY NEWS.
SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, JULY 27, 1906.
George Heartsell, after having
spent several weeks with his
father and family and other rel¬
atives here, returned to his home
in Dallas, Tex., yesterday.
Master Peeples Owens gave his
little friends a birthday party
yesterday from 3 p. in. to (5 p. ni.
'I'hey enioyed themselves to the
fullest e ctent, and voted their
host a tine fellow indeed.
Roland Rouse lias purchased
the interest of Mrs. Alvin Jones
in the firm of Jones & Co., and
will shortly move to Spring Place.
The business will he conducted
by Mr, Rouse and his sister Miss
Lizzie.
The Sunday schools of Spring
Place will have a picnic at the
Tyson spring the first Saturday
in August m connection with the
Confederate Veterans reunion.
It was decided to have this pic¬
nic tomorrow', but was later post¬
poned a week.
The people of Pleasant. Valley
arid surrounding country who are
interested in the cemetery at
Pleasant Valley church are re¬
quested to meet at that place on
Friday before the first Sunday in
August for the purpose of clean¬
ing off said cemetery.
G. B. Jackson,
Ob’in of Trustees
The base bail game between
Spring Place and Dalton Friday
of last, week on the Dalton dia¬
mond was decided a victory for
Dalton by t he score of 5 to 4
after six innings of play, when
the game was called on account
of rain. The Spring Place boys
outclassed their opponents at all
stages -of the game, but the
umpiring was a proposition too
fierce for our lads to withstand.
The local team will cross bats
with Pine Grove at tire latter
place tomorrow afternoon.
What came near being a seri
ous accident happened to Mrs. G.
A. Kelly and little son, J. P.,
0 n last Monday. They were
driving a mule bitched to a
buggy, around their barn, when
it became frightened It. at some
land peach crates. began to run
after throwing Mrs. Kelly to
the ground, jumped a barbed
wire fence with the buggy. Af¬
ter clearing the fence, the boy
was thrown from the buggy. It
ran several hundred yards before
it was stopped. Luckily neither
of the occupants of the buggy
were hurt and no damage done to
the vehicle, except breaking the
cross piece from the shafts.
A Masonic Invitation.
To all regular Masons :
You are hereby respectfully
requested to be communication present at our of
next regular No. 145. F.
Spring Place Lodge,
& A. M., 7 o’clock p. m., Tues¬
day, August 7, 1906. Business
of Importance, Refreshments.
Work in the E. A. Degree. A
good time is expected. Come
one, come all..
W. Z. Latch, W. M.
Notice of Meeting.
The Dalton district conference
of the Woman’s Foreign Mission¬
ary Society will convene in Tun¬
nel Hill August 3-5. Opening
service Friday night, August 3.
Mrs. Geraldine Dessau Wheel¬
er, Superintendent. Young Peo¬
ples’ Work of Woman’s Board
Foreign Missions, will be with us,
also Miss Mary Wikle, confer¬
ence secretary.
A large attendance of delegates
desired. L«* <->very president see
that her :■ . o i y is represented.
Every pm 1 •* is earnestly request¬
ed to send delegates from each
of his oJnnWies.
Send names to Mrs. A. Callo¬
way, Tunnel Hill. Ga.
Annie Trueman,
Distrirr s, .'rotary.
Over.Cautij-is.
*'Y"U can’t do any good, work
; ! the world without offe 1 ding
somebody, j; said Congressman
Long voi rJi in a recent address.
“The :nun who teakos no eue
mie? K> the man who does no
good. “Some but for this fear
men.
of n 1 king enemies might accom¬
plish something. A- it is, they
remind me of the dying man who
was too cautions qven to make
peace with Providence.
ait Do you renounce the devil
an( j a jj jj’is works?’ the minister
said to this man.
And the dying man replied in
CO ak, hesitating voice:
“ F—1 ’lease don’t ask me that.
I’m going to a strange country,
and I don’t want to make myself
enemies.”
FORT MOUNTAIN
Rev, McNabb delivered an in¬
structive sermon at Holly Creek
church Sunday.
School will open at this place
Tuesday, under management of
Mrs. W. 0. Lindsey.
Misses Tibbie and Nellie
Adams have returned home after
an extended visit to friends and
relatives near Mt. Zion.
Tax Receiver W. C. Lindsey,
and wife, spent Sunday with the
formers parents at this place.
Rev. William McNabb,assisted,
by Revs, Maples and W. L.
Brown is conducting a series of
meetings at. Holly Creek church
this week.
W. Z. Latch, wife and little
Lola. visited their grandmother
Mrs. Mary F. Teeples Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lilias McH&n
dined at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Jeff Holland Sunday.
Lige Dunn spent Sunday with
Mark and Jim Willbanks.
Esq. O. D. Keith and lady
spent, last Sunday with their
daughter, Mrs. W. O. Swanson.
Mrs. Lewis McHan dined tvith
Mrs. J. 0. Wilbanks Saturday.
Will Smith lilied his regular
appointment Sunday.
Aaron Nix has taken charge of
the 0. D. Keith mill at this
place.
Misses Verna and Zoe Leonard
took charge of their schools Mon¬
day.
W. Z. Latch was bruised up
considerable last week at the
mines, caused by a very heavy
rock falling on his thigh.
MEDORA
OAK GROVE
The recent heavy rains have
done considerable damage to the
crops.and of course the
are looking blue.
Jeff Wood left this morning
for the Ball Ground district
where he is teaching. We wish
Jeff much success.
a. B. Bradley made a business
|. ri | 0 Q or( j on county lastThurs
day.
Miss Laura Springfield spent
Saturday night and Sunday in
our burg.
Miss Willie May Owens was
up from Blind Tiger Bluff Sun¬
day.
Miss Maggie Bradley enter¬
tained several of her friends Sun¬
day evening.
Mrs. Ed Owens, of Rarnhurst,
and little soft and daughter,
Loyd and Alline are visiting her
parents Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Brad¬
ley.
Say, Ohatsworth! I am pa¬
tiently awaiting for another pic
me. Ilasten the time Aubrey
DeVere.
Mrs. Thad Mullinax has been
very sick.
Representative Tom Ramsey
and George Duncan passed
through our burg Sunday.
Miss Fannie Wood has been
very sick but is better I am glad
to note.
Tempest axd Sunshine
FOR SALE—Engine and saw¬
mill and fixtures, cheap. Cash
or on time Apply to A. L. Keith.
MT. ZION
Health is very good at this
writing.
Mrs. Lb A. Leonard is spend¬
ing a few days with friends and
relatives at Fort Mountain this
week.
Will Carney, -of Ohatsworth,
was calling on friends here
Thursday.
Bob Peeples and sister, Miss
Mary, attended church at Holly
Creek Sunday.
Miss Salhe Holland left Satur
day. where she will spend a few
week’s with her sister at Cal¬
houn.
School at this place opened
Monday with a good
Prof. W. H. Waters teacher.
Hello, Bermuda! what has
become of you.
Kktura.
FAIRY
Taylor Oloer, of Alaculsa, was
here Monday on business.
Mrs. Lou Tye and children, of
Conuesauga, Tenn., spent Satur¬
day night and Sunday with Mrs.
M. S. Hall.
Irvin Silvers, of Rossville,Ga.,
is visiting here this week.
Mrs, John Wright returned to
her home in Atlanta Thursday.
Ruth ami Willie King, of Nash¬
ville, Terns,, will visit their
Grandfather, W. D. Petty, at
tins place next week.
Messrs. Julius and Fred Me
t'lond and their wives, of Omaha,
Neb., are visiting their sister,
Mrs. J. W. Harris this week.
Hurry Farris, of Old Fort,
Tenn., was among us Saturday
afternoon.
Miss Nellie ltickett began her
school at Hall’s Chapel Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Adair, of
Adair, Ga., spent last Fii lay
with Mrs. M. S Hall.
John N. Whittle made a busi¬
ness trip to Chattanooga Friday.
J. R. Harris spent Sunday
with relatives at Connesauga,
Tenn.
Mrs. Clara Petty will return
to Cleveland, Tenn., this week.
J. L, McEntire, of Sumach,
was here on business Friday.
W. D. Petty and wife, attend
ed church at Summerour’s Chapel
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waterhouse,
of Little Murray, were visiting
relatives here last Friday.
The Kid.
BERMUDA
We would not have been ab¬
sent so long, but we came very
near getting drowned last week.
Mrs. M. G. Hill dined flith
Mi/' W, J White Bondar
Marion Ellis, wife and
dren and John Stokes visited at
the home of J. 0. Lillis Sunday.
Miss Alma Hill spent Sunday
with Miss Mattie Anderson.
Willie Anderson, of Eton,
our street Saturday.
Mr. Dale Anderson, of Chatta¬
nooga, was in our town Sunday
afternoon.
Tom Treadwell, of Atlanta, is
visiting his mother at this place
who is very ill.
Several from this place attend¬
ed church at Free Hope Sunday.
W. J. White and wife visited
Mrs. Mary Treadwell Monday.
Paul and Fletcher Anderson
were pleasant visitors in our
town Sunday afternoon.
J. O. Ellis and sons Earl and
Cal went to Eton Friday.
Will Stroud, of Sumach, was
in our burg Saturday.
Sunday school at this place
not largely attended Sunday
afternoon on account of the rain.
Hello, John Carney ! why are
you wearing such a long face
now-a-days.
Lee Johnson spent Sunday
night with nis grandmother at
this place.
R, L. Bates and wife visited
relatives near Crandall Monday.
Dixie, Trixie and Xie.
MAN KILLED BY CAR
WATCHING RUNAWAY
Marietta, Ga., July 23.—Will
Harris, an employee of the
Glover Machine Works, was
struck by the 4 o’clock out-going
car of the the Atlanta Northern
Railway, Saturday afternoon,
sustaining injuries from which
he died Saturday night at 9
o’clock. Harris was standing on
the track watching a runaway
team, as the car approached him,
and paid no attention whatever
to the car, although the motor
man sounded the gong contin¬
uously when close upon him.
Harris leaves a wife and five
children. His remains were car¬
ried to Canton, Ga., Sunday,
where they were buried with
Odd Fellows’ ceremonies.
OAK GROVE
Our farmers are wearing long
faces on account of so much rain.
T. P. Mullinax and his cousin,
Miss Then Townsend, spent last
week with relatives in Gordon
and Pickens counties.
Misses Mollie and Fannie Wood
visited the Misses Townsend one
afternoon last week.
Sunday school at Mt. Pisgah is
progressing nicely.
Joe and Jeff Love are on a bus
iness trip to Oartersville.
1 suppose “Grandma Snapem”
has either married or gone visit
mg by her not writing the news
of our busy little town, so Peach
Blossom decided he—or she—
would come forth with the news.
Miss Willie .Owens, of Blind
Tiger Bluff, was here Saturday
night and Sunday.
Edd Owens and family are vis¬
iting their parents here.
A, B. Bradley made a business
trip to Mr. Freeman’s one day
last week.
Jeff Wood left Monday to take
charge of the school at the Elrod
school house.
Peach Blossom.
Buckner, Tex.
Buckner, Tex., R. F. D. 1,
July 20, 1906.
Good morning to you all. 1
thought I would just step in u
few moments and tell you about
the nice rains we are having af¬
ter a five weeks’ drouth.
Cotton is looking fine and is
well fruited. We have a fine
nrospect for a good cotton crop if
the boll worm or weevil does not
strike us.
The corn crop in this part will
be cut a little short on account of
drouth.
Lannerr will soon .be dune lay¬
ing by their cotton.
Well, picnics and reunions are
the order of the day now; and
protracted meetings will begin
soon.
The writer and family attended
the 4th of July celebration at
Weatherford, Tex.; had a nice
time. Everything went off nice¬
ly: only heard of one fight, and
one man was killed while we
were up there.
Well, 1 can sure say now that
l have met one Murrayite here.
While at Weatherford l met with
Dr. W. A. Ileartsell. I had not
met him before for many years,
but he still looks the same as of
old.
Thank you, Bermuda, for ask¬
ing me to come again. I expect
you do know me. You come
again. W. J. W.. what is the
matter with you?
A. M. 8.
FARMERS FIGHT
TO THE DEATH
Alack Sikes Killed and Wat
Chance Wounded at
Alexander, 0a.
Waynesboro, Ga., July 22.—
News reached here this morning
of a shooting affray at Alexander
Saturday night, in which Mack
Sikes was killed and Wat Chance
was injured. It is rumored that
a negro was also shot. Details of
the shooting are meager, but
from what can be learned, the
men met at a negro frolic and
indulged too freely in whisky.
It seems that Chance, when
■Irinaing, had some grudge
against Sikes and this was proba¬
bly the cause of the fight. The
dead man was a porninent farmer,
about 40 years old, and leaves a
wife. Chance is 28 years old and
unmarried. He is also a farmer.
Deputy Sheriff Hurst went to the
scene of the tragedy this morning.
Eleven Thousand Crates at
the Depot in Calhoun.
Calhoun, Ga., July 23.—The
growers are unable to get cars to
move the peaches at tfiis point.
There are tonight eleven thou.
NO. 33
ROME IS STIRRED
BY BIG SHORTAGE
Believed City Clerk Smith’s Sui¬
cide is Explained.
Expert Auditing Shows an Alleged Short¬
age of $35,000 in Accounts of
City of Rome, and It is Believed
Further Shortage Will
Be Announced.
Rome, Ga., July 25.—A tre¬
mendous sensation has been
created in Rome over the dis¬
covery of an alleged shortage in
the city clerk’s office of the
amount of $35,()0O, which is said
to have occurred during the ad¬
ministration of the late Halsted
Smith.
About two months ago when
thepiesent administration took
charge of the city’s'affairs, C. P.
Cole and A. J. Haltiwanger, ex¬
pert accountants from Atlanta
audited the books of the outgo¬
ing officers and discovered the
allege 1 shortage.
When Mayor John W. Maddox
and his new board of aldermen
were inaugurated last April
many changes wore made in the
various offices of the city depart¬
ment. J. II. Cantrell was elected!
to succeed Smith as city clerk
and t he latter was appointed city
attorney. Shortly after Smith’s
retirement as city clerk Cantrell
wont to Smith to ascertain the
whereabouts of a certain check,
for $19,000 received for railroad
taxes. Smith replied that he was
busy at present but would look
into the matter and let him
know the following Monday
morning. Following this inter- >•
_
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view within twelve hours £ aft **
wards caine the announeeiru .
of Smith’s tragic death, which
was a shock to the entire city
and state.
Whether the check in question
had anything to do with the
tragedy' or not remains a matter
to be surmised. Smith came
to Rome in 1875, and being a
lawyer of marked ability and a
man of courtly bearing and afl'a- •
ble disposition, gained a large
circle of admiring friends, who
stood by him in lifeand who still
mourn his tragic demise. He
filled many offices of public trust
with credit and so straight had
been his dealings that no mail
dared to doubt his honesty, nor
question his integrity.
In 1895 Smith was elected city
clerk of Rome, which position he
held for eleven years, until his
retirement last April. All dur¬
ing his term of office le n?ier
was for once suspected of any
wrong doing and he was never
known to wrong a human being.
With his long good standing in
this community and with the
past good record which he seemed
to bear, his friends and the peo¬
ple of Rome generally cannot
understand his shortage. But
the reports of the auditors is be¬
fore the city council, with the
sum of $35,000 which lias not been
accounted for.
The investigation of the audit¬
ors does not end with Smith’s
shortage. Their report, which is
being considered behind closed
doors by the city council, is far
reaching and may show, when
made public, that there are other
shortages in connection with this
department of the city gov¬
ernment, which may increase
Rome’s total loss to $50,000.
Other sensational developments
are expected as a result of the
auditors’ report now before the
city council.
sand crates of peaches on the
platform and 011 the ground, near
the depot, and no cars in sight.
A number of growers have de¬
manded bills of lading from the
railroad agent, w'hich have been
refused.
The growers stand to lose thou¬
sands of dollars by the inability
of the Armour people to furnish
cars.