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VOL. 28
PURELY LOCAL AND PERSONAL
M. M. Howell, Fairy, Ga., is a
new subscriber.
M: W. Shields has been very
sick for several days.
O. C. Dunn, of Gregory, was in
Spring Place Tuesday.
Mrs. Will Woods spent Wed¬
nesday in Spring Place.
Mrs. Jordan, of Texas, is visit¬
ing relatives in Murray.
Malcolm Anderson is visiting
in Ohattanooga this week.
Miss Belle White, of Bermuda,
was in the city yesterday.
Robert Fiether spent the first
part of the week in Dalton.
O. Dickson, of Athens, Tenn.,
has been visiting relatives here.
J. H. Beaver, Hassler Mill,has
our thanks for a paid up subscrip¬
tion.
Sam Higdon and John Graves
represented Cisco in Spring Place
Tuesday.
Masses Tonnie and Jessie May
Cole have returned to their home
in Royston.
Mrs. P. G. Hilliard and chii
dien are visiting relatives in
liny stem, Ga.
Jim Turner and family, of
lioyston, are visiting the family
of D. T. Brown.
H. T. Stafford and Charlie
Williams have our thanks for
some nice fruit.
W. J. Duncan, of Rome, is
spending a few days with rela¬
tives in the county.
W. L. Shields who is now
located at Sevierville, Tenn., is
on a short visit here.
J. A. Beaver, of Hassler Mill,
was a pleasant visitor at ou> of¬
fice one day recently. Jg
FOR SALK my farm on 'TCyi
nasauga river Apply to J, W.
Langston, Amzi, Ga,
Mrs. B. E. Hall, of Cohutta
Springs, is spending the week
with Mrs. J. E. Johnson.
Jim Harper, of Atlanta, is
spending several days with his
sister, Mrs. J A. McGhee.
Mrs, E. N, Whitmire left Sat¬
urday for ajn extended visit to
relatives yjfSouth Carolina.
J. E. rrdtt, of Beach Grove,
Ky., is ending several flays
with Samll 1 '. Moss and familv.
Horace vbloore and Charles
Everett week wifcliTiflatlwes sp&n^ several in Ellijay. days last
FOR SAji—Engine fij§ture.<f, and saw
null and cheap. Cash
or on time. Apply 0 A. L. Keith.
Mr. Noah Barlow, accompan¬
ied by his daughter, Mrs. Emma
Robbins and children, of Boone
county, Ky., are visiting the
family of J. L. Rouse.
Mrs. J. D. Temple, of Cleve¬
land, Tenn., is visiting relatives
and friends in and around Spring
Place. Mrs. Temple is always a
welcome visitor to Spring Place.
LOST between Walnut Grove
and Chatsworth on the first Mon¬
day in June an old-fashioned
blowing horn. Finder return to
News office and receive one dol¬
lar reward.
J. F. Allen and J. F. Holcomb,
of Boston, Mass., were in the
city Wednesday. Mr. Allen is
the I). A A. railroad promoter,
and no doubt is making prepara¬
tions to build it at once.
The friends of Lee Smith, of
Kenton, Tenn., will be glad to
learn that he has been re-elected
to the office of county register of
Polk county by 400 majority,
running ahead of both tickets.
Lee is one of Murray’s sons and
we are proud of him.
In this issue you will notice
the announcement of R. R, Love
as a candidate tor the legislature.
He is running on an independent
ticket and will, if elected, make
Murray county a good represent¬
ative. Mr. Love has been county
surveyor for a number of years
and almost every man in the!
county knows him,
Hull Kerr, the enterprising j
merchant of Dalton, closed his!
drygoods store Wednesday and!
took all of his employees on an:
outing to Lookout Mountain.
Those in the party were Messrs J
Hull, George and Jim Kerr ;|
Misses Ethel Parsons, Jessie
Stafford and Lela Kerr. That j
they had a good time goes with- j
out saying.
THE 2 Ph > NEWS.
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SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, AUGUST 10, 1906.
OAK GROVE
N’eivs seems to be scarce in
this part; it rams so much that I
can not get out and gather up
the news.
Mrs. Dora Love, of Texas, is
visiting relatives and friends
here.
School opened at tide place
last Monday with Miss Verna
Leonard as teacher.
Mrs. Dora Mullinax lias been
on the sics list for some time.
Gordon and Willie Owens
were here Sunday.
I reckon there was not much
sunshine last week as tempest
and sunshine failed to appear. 1
think peach blossom, tempest
and sunshine could give the
news if they will ail write every
week.
Several of our people attended
the picnic at Tyson Spring Sat¬
urday. Jeir
Wood, who is teaching at
ti e Elrod school house spent the
Litter part of last week with
homefolks.
W. H. Waters and family
spent Sunday here.
A. B. Bradley spent Saturday
and Sunday with homefolks.
There will be Childrens day at.
Mt. i’isgah the fourth Sunday in
this month. Everybody invi ed
to attend and give us a good
speech. Come all.
Leach Blossom.
Miss Fannie Wood spent last
Thursday night with Miss Maggie
Bradley.
M. J. Teeins and lady spent
last week 111 East Ellijay visiting
their daughter, Mrs. J. Shep¬
herd.
A. B. Bradley came up from
Gordon county and spent Satur¬
day night and Sunday with
homefolks.
Miss Pauline Wood spent
Friday night with Miss Ethel
MoCiesky.
Most of Oak Groves young
people attended the raijiday pic¬
nic at Tyson Springs Saturday-.
Misses Mollie Wood and Min¬
nie Campbell, accompanied by
Gordon Owens were prospecting
a" Ramliurst Sunday.
Mrs. C. 0. Turner made Mrs.
A. B. Bradley a pop call Sunday.
Moses Willie May Owens and
Maggie Bradley and Messrs.
Eugene and Bates Wood and'
Houston Love were among the
number that went to Ramhurst.
Mrs, W. Hk Waters,, of Mt.
and two sons Edd and John¬
nie are visiting her parents, Mr.
Mrs. C. C. Turner.
Mis« Maggie Bradley is spend¬
a few days with Miss Willie
Owens at Blind Tiger Bluff.
Mrs, Andrew Love and charm¬
ing daughter, Miss Katie, of
are visiting friends and
here.
Mrs. T. Sheltou spent one
last week with Mrs. A.
B. Bradley.
Grandma Snapem.
CHATSWORTH
Joel Carney has been sick the
week.
Tom Moreland was in the city
Frank Adams, of Birmingham,
was with Chatsw'orth
Sunday.
C. T. Owens and family and
Sal lie Luck spent Sunday
in the city.
While at the depot Wednesday
Mrs. T. Carney had the
to step on a nail, but
are glad to state that it
to be nothing serious.
S. M. Barnett, of Kesaca, is
here at an early date
take charge of the hotel.
Miss Vick Moreland was the
of Miss Biddie Carney
John Black, of Dalton, was
Sunday morning.
A EIJKKY DeVekk
The annual reunion of the
Veterans of Doolit
District at Tyson’s spring on
Saturday was a great success
usual, us to numbers, some¬
good to eat, good speakpig
good fellowship. The only
marring the pleasures of
day was the rain which came
noon, in which several
received a good drench
!1 ^\ they took it all in a
,n< humor anr ], one any
e wors ? * u r tie experience,
^his reunion is . getting to be a
r « a t day with the boys who
,e g ra > T -
Wanted—Chestnut oak tan bark
any quantity, price higher
ever known. Address
Robert Scholze,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
BUND TIGER BLUFF
Most of our people attended
the soldiers picnic at Tyson
Springs Saturday.
A. Petty is very much improv¬
ed in health.
Joe Anderson failed to fill
his appointment at Oak Grove
last Sunday evening.
Jack White visited his daugh
ter, Mrs. Sanders at Chatsworth
Sunday.
Sawmilling is the order of the
day here.
Misses Ella Peeples and Py¬
rene Holland, of Mt. Zion, spent
Sunday with Miss Nellie Hemp
hill.
Mrs. T)ilia Smith and hand¬
some son, George, of Dalton,
passed through here one day last
week.
Jell Wood who is teaching at
the Elrod school house passed
through BlindxTiger last Friday
Mrs. Carroll and daughter,
Miss Lula, of the Ball Ground,
spent Sunday night with Mrs.
Bagley. Answer Jut.
HOTEL GUEST WALKS
OFF OF HIGH TRESTLE
Florida Man Is Badly Hurt and Is
Taken to Atlanta for
Treatment.
Tallulah Falls, Ga., Aug, 11.—
Mr. J. I). Dickinson, Jr., of Lake
City, Fla,, a guest of the Wil¬
lard house, met with a serious
accident while walking across the
trestle between the falls and the
Lodge hotel last night. He
stepped off the gang plank and
his foot went through between
tiie ties, causing him to fall from
the trestle at about 50 to 75 feet.
One leg and an arm was broken
and a gash cut in his head. He
was taken from here to St. Jo¬
seph’s infirmary, in Atlanta, un¬
der the charge of Dr. J, A. Mor¬
ion, of Athens, Ga.
EX-GOV. CANDLER
RECOVERS SIGHT
Sdy& He Can Now See Well.
He Says Russell Will Be
Elected.
Ex-Governor Allen D. Candlej-,
wiio was in Atlanta Tuesday
morning, has recovered the sight
of his ey« and now believes he
will escape the total blindness
which recently threatened him.
He says his sight is now ji.st as
good as it was one year ago.
When asked his views on the
political situation, he said :
“I intend to vote for ‘Plain
Dick’ Russell because he is ad¬
vocating” pure principles and is
essentially a man of the people.
Besides, as judge of the Western
circuit, which is the largest in
the state of Georgia, he made
of the best and ablest pre¬
siding officers that ever graced
the bench. My opinion, from the
various reports I get from over
the state, is that Judge Russell
will be nominated at the Macon
RAZORS AND PISTOLS USED
Negro Campmeeting to Settle
A Crap Game.
Yatesville, Ga,, August 7.—
at a negro campmeeting
brothers, who were said to
drinking and gambling, en¬
in a shooting and cutting
ray and during the mixup Joe
the youngest, was shot
the hand and cut several
on the face.
A negro whose name could not
ascertained w'as cut with a
and will probably die.
About two hundred shots were
on the church grounds by
/legroes.
SHOT IN NECK
AND IS PARALYZED
Follows Dispute About
Woman—X-Ray To Locate
Bullet.
West Point, Ga., August 7.—
Williams, a young white
man living in Lanett, is partially
as a result of a pistol
fired into his neck by Ohai les
Haralson, the brother- of a West
Point merchant. The trouble
said to be over a woman.
Haialson escaped
Williams was carried to l.a
Grange this morning to have the
bullet located by X ray.
FATHER MAKES PLEA
FOR WAYWARD SON
Shakeup in Police Department Is
Expected to be
Savimiah, Unusg.
The Ga., August 7.—
cases of J. H. Henderson, of
Columbus, and S. II, Keed, of
Jacksonville, two young men,
who are held for the burglary of
Hotel Tybee last month, took an
unexpected turn in the superior
court yesterday afternoon. The
father of young Keed came to
Savannah and appeared before
Judge Oann in his son’s behalf.
He told a story of his boy being
doped in an opium joint and
committing the theft without
knowing what he was doing.
Judge Oann promised to the the
case under advisement and late
in the afternoon he called the
young men up.
' When Keed found that the
judge would probably be lenient
with him he began to take all
the blame for the robberies upon
his ow n shoulders. Advices from
Columbus have been the effect
that Henderson’s father had been
so ofrpn called upon to get his
boy out of trouble that he de¬
clined to have anything further
to do with him. The assuming
of all the blame by this Jackson¬
ville boy seemed to be * ’ ble ‘
almost effort to free get that the Judge^ ofhijjfl ,off
fp te
dined to accept a plea
and to trial. ordered They both will the yoffbjpft:
now fifty,
take their chances with a
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AUGUSTAN IS LOST ■*v »
IN TYBEE
m
John Shewmake Disappears,
l eaving Clothes on Shore
As Only Clue.
Savannah, Ga., August 7.—
Clothes, hat and shoes belonging
to John T. Shewmake, contractor,
of 981 Broad street, "Augusta,
were found on the beach at Ty¬
bee island this afternoon, and it
is thought tlieir owner must have
perished in the ocean some time
Sunday night, The body has not
been recovered and no witnesses
have been found who saw Shew¬
make enter the water.
The clothes were found by J.
E. Baker and.his daughter while
walking along the beach. The
clothes were wet, evidently hav¬
ing been rained on early yester¬
day morning. It is thought they
were left there Sunday night and
that Shewmake went in bathing
in moonlight. Shewmake regis¬
tered at Hotel Tybee for supper
Saturday night, but did not get a
room at the hotel. There can be
no doubt about the clothing be¬
longing to him, as his name ap¬
pears upon papers, The coroner
was notified and search made for
the body, but without result.
JIM GRIGGS ASKS DOLLAR
30,000 Bryan Men; Papers to
Aid Fund.
Washington, Aug. 7.—“Jim”
of Georgia, chairman, of
Democratic congressional
does not propose that
Sherman, chairman of the
committee shall have
copyright on the one dollar
of securing campaign con¬
A circular letter is to he sent
to eacli of the 30,000 enthusi¬
Democrats who subscribed
dollar each to the first Bryan
Then a circular letter
to be sent to each of the edit¬
of 3,300 Democratic newspa¬
throughout the country,
upon them to open sub
lists among the sub¬
The first dollar received as a
was yesterday past¬
on a letter head and hung up
the offices of the committee.
dollar came from Judge J.H.
Neville, of Mississippi, Under
appear these words : “He con¬
the first dollar to the
Democratic congressional com¬
mittee’s campaign fund. He has
proved himself a good, loyal
Democrat.”
PROTECTION TOR
STATE ROAJtf
Senator Miller Introduces Meas¬
ure to Prevent W. & A. Being
Paralleled.
A hill to protect the interests
of the Western & Atlantic rail¬
road by making it a misdemeanor
for any railroad to be built par¬
allel to the state road within the
distance of fifty miles, has been
introduced in the senate by
Senator Miller.
The purpose of the measure is
to prevent the state road from
being bottled up by any other
corporation. According to the
bill the goremor^shall. have au¬
thority to enjoin the building of
any parallel road, and it is pro¬
vided that the character of any
such corporation shall be forfeit¬
ed and the dfficials punishable
as prescribed by tTfb misdemean¬
statutes. i
“A bill to be entitled an act
to protect the Western & Atlan¬
railraid from being destroyed
deteriorated in value by
ing a parallel p^i,4|ng road or roads
punishment
thereby “Section?:!. other purposes.
-Be it enacted by
genCripaSfeinbly of the state
and it is hereby
the same
tljiaf ittnsjifc unlawful for any
person, association, or corpora¬
tion, whether foreign or domes¬
tic, to hereafter build or operate,
except such roads as are now
beipg operated, any steam or
electric railroad # interurban
raifroad parallel with the West¬
ern tln^ftate amj^Atlantic road, railroad, within the known dis
as
tancXof; fifty miles. ,
“Seetinfy 2. Be it further
that it is made the
of the governor should any
be made by any person,
or corporation, wheth
foreign or domestic, to build a
within the limits pro¬
by section 1 of this act,
direct the attorney general to
to enjoin the same.
“Section 3. * Be it further
that if any person, asso¬
or corporation, whether
or domestic shall violate
provisions of this act it is
made the duty of the at¬
general to proceed to
the character of said com¬
and to prosecute in the
of this state any person or
aiding and abetting the
and upon conviction
such person or persons
be deemed guilty of a mis¬
and be punished there¬
as now provided by law for
punishmentcf misdemeanors.
11 Be it further enacted that all
and parts of laws in conflict
the same be and are hereby
AND FAMILY
HURT IN RUNAWAY
Tailor Has Narrow Escape
After Carriage Pole
Breaks.
Kome, Ga., August 7.—In a
Sunday near Kome,S. J,
a prominent tailor of
city, and several members of
family were badly hurt. The
of the carriage broke, caus¬
the horses to run away and
the vehicle over.
Mrs. Burney was severely
and Mr. Burney had his
badiv scratched. Mrs. An¬
Burney Smith received se¬
bruises and Miss Annie
aged 12 years, had her
broken. The horses ran to
city before they were stopped
came near causing other bad
Kev. C. M. Fletcher will begin
revival Sunday, August 12, at
p. m., at Oran, two miles
of Spring Place. A
invitation is extended to
to attend.
NO. 35
.State News
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I Champion, who has been
agent for of nearly the Soutffiip at Elber
ton twtertty years, re¬
signed hie position this week to
go into business.
The annual reunion of the
Twelfth brigade^Gordon’s Georgia battalliqn,
Evans’ divis¬
at ion. Stone Army Mounnpn, of-f|frgihiA, August was hleld
Dr. E. B. Smith, a chemist,
has filed with city council a Ye
port on the condition of milk
sold in Columbus. In several
samples of milk be found that
formaldehyde had been used in
the milk.
There is great dissension Among
the members of the city council
of Macon over what terms to
grant to the Atlanta, Griffin and
Macon Interurban line which has
applied for a franchise over the
streets of the city.
Stating that he had been eat¬
ing' watermelons and drinking
gl&who bum beer, John Jenkins, a ne
nffo lives in Atlanta, went
the Hodge drug store, sat in
Me hair for about died. two minutes
suddened
Military officials in Macon are
making arrangements for the
state shoot which is to be held
in Macon within a short time to
Beleet the team to represent
Georgia this season at the Sea
Girt national shoot.
Manager Moseley of the E. M.
Andrews Furniture company,
out a warrant for Mrs.
Francis Herricks, who claims to
be from New York city, charging
her with passing a number of
bogus checks in Augusta.
Announcement is made of the
fact that the capacity of the
of the Southern Phosphate
and Fertilizer compauy at Au¬
gusta will be doubled in a very
short time. The plant is a branch
of the main plant in Savannah.
The election to determine
whether or not the city shall
issue bonds for the purpose cf
a system of sewer¬
was held nt Eaton ton. Quite
small vote was polled. For
bonds, received 81 votes; against
bonds, 38.
David Kiser, a carpenter, who
lives in Atlanta, fell from the
street bridge and sustain¬
painful injuries in the side
ribs. He was not dangerous¬
injured, however, and will be
to resume his dutier^within
few days.
Engineer Barnett, of Athens, city^oP*
been secured by the
to make the plans and
for pavement of the
for the city. The first
to be paved will be the
leading from the public
to the Seaboard railroad.
Officials of the Macon Fair
are now communi¬
with J. L. Avaiit, of Clin¬
Okla., for the purpose of
arrangements to bring
band of about thirty members
the famous Cheyenne tribe of
to the contennial fair at
in October.
Himself lit
Home of Friend
New Holland, Ga., Aug. 7.—
F. Knight, agent for the
railway at tins place,
was sent here a month ago
relieve Agent Oldfield, com¬
suicide by hanging him¬
at 4 o’clock yesterday after¬
The deed was committed
Ihe home of Mr. Oldfield.
The body was found in the af¬
by friends and cut down.
was discovered that it had only
a short time since the deed
committed and efforts were
to revive the man, but all
He left a note addressed
J. N. Sims, the operator, in
he stated that he was not
had not eaten anything for
days, and that he had
he would he better off
than alive. Grief over the
of his wife, some time ago*
is thought, had much to do.
Knight’s suicide. The note in¬
him to notify H. J. Hin¬
tax collector.of Gwinnett
Hinton, at Lawrenceville; Dr,.
W. T. at Dacuta, and
L. Knight, also at Dacu
of his death.