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VOL. 28
FIREMAN KILLED •
ENGINEER HURT
Fireman Hughes Meets Instant
Death Near Dalton, Being
Buried Under Train.
ENGINEER BARRETT IS
ALSO BADLY HURT
Axle of Engine Breaks While Train Is
Going at Full Speed—Entire
Train Leaves Track.
Dalton, Ga,, Oct. 8.—North¬
bound Western A Atlantic train
No. 2, in charge of Engineer Bar¬
rett and Conductor Hargis, was
wrecked about two miles above
Dalton Sunday afternoon.
The train left Dalton about .15
minutes late, and was making
abjut 50 milts an hour ut the
time of the wreck, which was
caused by the axle on the middle
driving wheel breaking.
The engine and nine of the
coaches left the track. The en¬
gine was hurled from the track
and turned completely over and
fell at right angles across the
track. The tender was complete¬
ly reversed, and was wedged
against the end of the express
coach.
Fireman Will Hughes, of At¬
lanta, was instantly killed. It
is presumed he was thrown from
his seat when Hie engine broke
loose from the tender, as his body
was buried beneath the express
caf, and was removed by the
passengers and trainmen.
Engineer Barrett stuck io ‘ nh
post an-1 after the engine turned
over, although badly injured, he
managed to crawl through a hole
in the top of the cab, His escape
from instant death was miracu¬
lous.
The mail car turned On its side
then slid up an embankment and
righted itself. That the loss of
life was not very great was due
to the fact that the wreck oc¬
curred in a deep cut, the bank
being about 15 feet high, served
to hold the cars m line. The
express car wedged itself deep
into this embankment, thus stop¬
ping the rest of the train.
All the passengers were bad y
shaken up and cuts and bruises
were numerous, but with the
exception of Fireman Hughes
and Engineer Barrett, no serious
injuries were known,
As soon as the news of the
wreck reached Dalton a relief
train, with several physicians',
was rushed to the scene of the
disaster.
The body of Fireman Hughes
was placed in a coach and brought
to this city. Engineer Barrett
was seriously hurt, being cut
oyer the ey e i ar >‘l his head
brui§ed up,
The driver, after breaking off',
jumped over a fence and was
found about fifty yards from the
place where it left the track.
The track, for about a hundred
yards, was torn up, and it will
probably take all day to fix it.
Engine 271, which was pulling
this train, is one of the finest
passenger engines on this divis¬
ion, and it will be out of com¬
mission for quite a while, as it is
a complete wreck.
f If it had not been Tor the fact
that the wreck occurred in this
cut, the loss of life would have
been great, as there were a great
many passengers in the three
coaches which remained on the
track.
One of the first things that
Engineer Barrett asked when he
regained consciousness, was,
* # Where is Will?” The physi¬
cians deemed it best not to tell
him the truth of the matter, and
for a long time he his was fireman ignorant had
of the fact tlrat
been killed.
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THE MURRAY NEWS
PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 12, 1906.
CHATSWORTH
\V ill Carney has entered school
at bpring 1 lace.
Ed Dickerson, of Atlanta,
spent Monday night of last week
with Tom Carney.
0. T. Owens and family and
frank leeples, of Spring 1 lace,
spent Sunday afternoon in the
city.
Jim Cantrell and Miss Dora
Lowrey were here Supday after
noon.
Mrs. Docia Everett and Miss
Maude Crow were here Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Nancy Howard spent Sat
urday aiid Sunday with relatives
liere.
Berry King, Horace Moore and
Luther Stuart visited Chatsworbli
Sunday.
Sum Kelly and “better half”
spent, a few short hours with us
Sunday.
The Standard Oil Company is
having a warehouse erected on
Fort street.
Zeke Dunn and family have
g me to Tennessee, where they
will tnrke their future home. We
are sorry to lose these people.
V. A. Stuart and son, Jim,
were in Chatsworth Monday.
Albert Whitfield and MissJef
Ge Varnell were in the city re¬
cently.
L. W. Thompson and family
spent Sunday afternoon with rel¬
atives here.
Tom Moreland and'wife were
guests in the city Sunday.
'tools 5 what 7 t#b nfen
went to see their girls one night
recently during one of the hard¬
est rains of the season,
Chatsworth is ail right, and is
growing rapidly.
Aubbky dk Vkk«,
Farm tor Sale.
1 wish to sell iny farm, south¬
east of court house, and adjoin¬
ing the corporation of Spdng
Place. Terms made on applica¬
tion. — I). T. Brown, Spring
Place,’Ga.
BERMUDA
Syrup making is the order of
the day here. ‘
Cal and Miss Herline Ellis
dined with Frank and Mias Belle
White Sunday.
Chester Hill was calling on
Fort Mountain friends Sunday.
Joe Terry, of Hassler Mill,
called at the home of R. L. Bates
Friday.
J T. Wo ids, of Gordon county,
who is organizing the Farmers -
Union in Murray, spent a few
days of last week m onr town.
Several from this place at tend¬
ed the Association at Prospect
Sunday, and report a fine time.
Jim Willbaoks and Dock Cox,
Mjsses Daisy Cox and Mae Mc
Han were in our burg Suinlay.
it. L. Batps and wife spent one
day last week with relative# at
Crandall. *
Outlier again, Arnzi; we are
missing the news fr< in that place.
The recent heavy rains caused
much damage to the cotton and
coni. We hope and trust that
the fanners everywhere will see
tlie great necessity of an organi¬
zation, and will organize without
delay. * Dime.
FREE!
One Season Ticket
to the Whitfield
County Fair to ev=
Pt*V ^ $10 Of>
* -
purchaser.
evans CC «. WO.
ETON
Softool began here Monday,
with S. E. Berry, principal, and
Miss Bernice Bailey, of Dalton,
first assistant.
The Conhasauga Lumber Go.,
the Mason <k Tyler cotton gin
ning machines and the Botts«&
Peeples saw mills are all in op
eration.
Green Treadwell will build an
np-to-date seven-room residence
here right away.
Mr. g u tler, late of North Oar
0 ]j na ^ w |, 0 bought a portion of
the Dr. Jones farm, is building
a beautiful eight-room cottage op
j,j s | an ,|
C. W. Lindsey and several
others are putting lumber on the
ground for dwellings here.
The Murray County Telephone
q () |* av e recently put in two
telephones at Crandall—one in
Dr. Furr’s residence, and one in
agent's office in the depot.
Agent Kirby, of Crandall, and
Miss Maggie Owens, of Cohutta
Springs, were out driving Sun
day evening and visited Eton,
Stanton and Hill Jones, of Co
hutta Springs, attended church
here Sunday.
Charles Harris is visiting in
Murray this week.
T. C. Richardson, of Ohatta
nooga, Tenn., called on Miss
Alberta Davis Sunday.
Mrs, Cam Johnson, of Houston,
Tex., who is visiting her daugh
ter, Mrs, C. C. Keith, will return
to her home this week.
Misses Ruth Brown and Cam
Keith called on Miss Etta Davis
Sunday.
Rev. Barton, preached one of
good sermons here Sunday night,
Mr, Weaver, the celebrated
singer of this locality, will com
duct a singing here, Sunday
evening, October if,
W. R. I).
FREE!
One Season Ticket
tO t ll e Whitfield
County s-v , r-, Fair * to . ev=
ery $10.00 Cash
purchaser.
Evans & Co,
FORT MOUNTAIN
Hello, Bermuda! We are not
(lead yet.
Win. Latch and family spent
Sunday with Mrs. Mary Peeples.
Miss Georgia Parrott is visiting
Miss Sal 1 ie Parrott this week.
Dr. E. O. Stafford graced our
streets Monday evening.
Parks Adams and Miss Minnie
Beavers were out driving Sunday
afternoon.
Misses Flora Gordon and Min¬
nie Barksdale have entered
school at Lucy Hill Institute.
L D. Leonard and wife went
to Spring Place Tuesday.
Mrs. Joe Beavers visited Mrs.
Jeff Holland Sunday.
Sheriff-elect B. C. Keith swa
smiling on friends here Thursday.
Virgil Barksdale is visiting in
Dalton this week.
Drs. Bowen and McKay, of
Knoxville, Tenn., were pleasant
callers at the home of Misses
Verna and Zoe Leonard Sppday
i evening.
Misses Jennje Red and Fannie
Carnes visited Mrs. Pearl Parrott
Sunday.
Amos Lo'ughridge and Dr. S. H.
o
c . C. Keith.
Medora.
FUR SALE
75 head of mares and mules.
Positively the finest ever brought
fo this market, and will he sold
l%7 dthrM 3 time
,
J.UHIU*,.
R. F. D. No 1, Dalton, Ga.
OAK GROVE
I will endeavor to write you a
few of the most interesting items
of the past few days,
Jeff Love is a victim of mumps.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Mc
Cleskey and children, Mr. and
Mrs. Edd Owens and Van Owens
dined at the home of A. B. Brad¬
ley Sunday. «
Miss Maggie Bradley attended
the Association at Prospect last
Sunday,
Miss Minnie Campbell returned
home last Monday from a visit to
relatives at Pleasant Valley,
Guess who is so seared of the
mumps that she can’t sleep at
night for fear she’ll awake with
them,
Jeff Wood attended the Asso
ciation at Prospect Sunday.
Misses Willie May Owens and
Maliala Anderson, of Blind Tiger
Bluff, spent Thursday night with
Miss Maggie Bradley.
Tram Price visited relatives at
Dalton last week.
We gladly welcome Prof. H.
H, Waters and family to our
neighborhood,
Mrs. A. B. Bradley is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. E. G, Owens,
near Ramhurst,
Mrs. 0. 0. Turner and little
grandson, Ed Waters, spent one
day last week with Mrs. Jeff
Turner.
Mrs. T. W. Brice has been very
sick, but is somewhat improved,
The election is over and maybe
our farmers can go to worK now.
Some are glad and some are sad.
I think we should all be glad.
The recent heavy rains did
considerable damage to the crops,
but I think there will be enough
cotton left to buy a few yards of
cotton checks; that is if checks
don’t go too high,
I wonder what has become of
Albert Me Han that lie hasn’t
been seen so much of late in our
burg?
Miss Maggie Bradley spent one
night recently with Miss Mabel
Handsome John Holland, of
Mt. Zion, was in our burg a few
d ays P a«t,
Say, Chatsworth, let me invite
you down to see our little town
of Ramhurst, blossoming like a
rose. There arff several dwell¬
ings up, two store houses com¬
pleted, and a lot of other things
1 haven’t time to relentiod.
Robin Adair.
Don’t let your -cow die with
murrain, or your chickens with
“sore head” but give them some
KnafH’s Stock and Poultry Food
for sale by Ben Bates.
MT. ZION
I am sorry to note that Mrs.
Bertie Phipps is right sick,
Clove Gregory and wife spent
Saturday night at the home of D.
F. Peeples,
Mrs, Florence Holland, her son
and daughter, Mort and Georgia,
spent Sunday at the home of Jap
Isenhower, at Hassler Mill.
Will Carney, of Chatsworth,
was in our burg a short while
Sunday afternoon to the delight
or his many friends.
Jim Williams and wife spent
Sunday at the home of Lewis
Me Han.
Miss Mary Peeples spent Sun¬
day afternoon with Miss Pyrene
Holland.
Miss Nellie Kate Hemphill has
returned home from a delightful
visit to relatives in Fairmount.
John Holland and )Vill Will
banks attended the Association
at Prospect Sunday.
Bob and Miss Ella Peeples
spent Sunday afternoon with
Miss Effie Lee Brawn at Spring
Place, Royal.
Mrs. J. L. Edmondson and
daughter, Mrs. B. E. Hall, of
the a" 1 ° f the
week with relative,, and friend,
in Spring Place.
IMMENSE CROWD
IS EXPECTED
PURELY LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Col. C. N. King attended court
in Ellijay this week.
Mrs. Horace Clark is a new
name on our subscription list.
Dr. E, O. Stafford, of Dennis,
spent a few hours here Monday.
J. S. Keister and family are
now living in the 0. H. Shriner
house'.
Mrs. U. L. Starnes and baby
spent a portion of last week in
Dalton.
Jim Cantrell, of Fort Moun¬
tain, visited friends here Sunday
afternoon.
Col. W. H. Tibis is very ill at
the home of his son-in-law, W.
H. Kenner.
Misses Dialia Gordon and Sal
lie Graves, of Whip, Ga., are
new subscribers.
Miss Jennie Terry spent Sat¬
urday and Sunday with her par¬
ents at Hassler Mill.
Grover Terry and Cleve Wor
ley, of Dennis, were in the city
Sunday afternoon.
A new line of tobacco, candies,
stationery, and ladies’hose sup
porters, just in. Ben Bates.
Bob Peeples and sister, Miss
Carrie, of Mt. Zion, visited Miss
Kffie Lee Brown Sunday evening.
Dr. J. B. Hughes is having a
handsome barn erected on his
farm, in the southern part of the
city.
Colquitt Loughridge and George
Keith, of Pleasant Valley, were
among friends here Sunday eve
n j n
The young people of the city
enjoyed a singing at the home of
J. E. Johnson and wife Sunday
nigiit.
Eugene Shields and sister,
Miss Malinda, attended the bap¬
tist association at Prospect last
Sunday.
Messrs. Marvin Bond and Web
bie Coffey, of Fashion were vis¬
itor in Spring Place Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. M. G. Hill, who has been
visiting in Ardmore, I. T., for
the past several weeks has re¬
turned home.
Mrs. Annie Smith, of Atlanta,
has been spending a few' days
with Mrs. J. E. Johnson and
other friends.
When you want a ham, rock
candy, grape nuts, bologna sau¬
sage, rice, coffee—anything good
to eat, see Ben Bates.
W. D. Ham, general manager
of the Alyce Mineral Company,
with headquarters at Fort Moun¬
tain, was in the city Wednesday.
The friendB of Jim Jones, son
of W. H. Jones and wife, will he
glad to learn that he is rapidly
recovering from a severe attack
of fever,
F. 0. Watkins, who has been
on the News force for several
months has resigned to accept a
position with the A. J. Showalter
Company.
Mrs. Mary Hemphill and two
grand daughters, children of J.
A. Hemphill and wife, have
moved into the George Arrowood
residence. The children are at¬
tending school at the Lucy Hill
Institute.
Misses Cora, Aline, and Ora
Gregory, Mattie Sue Whitfield,
Minnie Barksdale, Flora Gordon,
Stella Leonard and Fannie Stu¬
art, Oscar Gregory and Oscar
Stuart are among the names of
the out-of-town students at the
Lucy Hill.
NO. 44
To Be Present at the Georgia
State Fair Next
Wednesday
“COTTON DAY” TO
BE OBSERVED THEN
President Johnson Urges the Farmers to
Attend the Fair on
This Day.
The Georgia division, particu¬
larly of the Southern Cotton asso¬
ciation, is taking a deep and
active interest in “Cotton Day”
at the state fair in Atlanta, which
will be Wednesday, October 17.
President M. L. Johnson, of the
Georgia division, calls attention
to the fact that this will be a day
of interest and importance to ev
er y cottoI > grower in Georgia,
The speakers on that occasion
will be Lion, Harvie Jordan,pres¬
ided of the Southern Cotton ae
sociation; Hon. S. A. Wither¬
spoon, of Mississippi, and Hon.
E. D. Smith, of South Carolina,
These gentlemen have traveled
over the entire cotton belt, and
they are in a position to show
how and w by Jiigher puces wi l
be securjd ^ h » ldin * cotto, ‘
They advise that large crowds
them everywhere last
wee i- At Jackson, Miss., $116,
:)0u was 8U u C ribe.l to the ware.
housing corporation,
"Let me urge upon county of
fleers in every county,” Presi¬
dent Johnson said Wednesday,
to hold rallies at once and ar
ra »g e fco have in Atlanta the
Ingest and best possible repre
sontations. The railroads have
given very low rates for that day,
and the niatter of expense will
be small. Let farmers, merchants
and bankers, and business men
of all classes attend this itnpor
taut meeting.
President Johnson further calls
attention to the fact that it is
impossible at present to deter¬
mine the true value of good cot¬
ton .
“Nearly a third of the crop is
not yet fully open. There is no
telling what has been the extent
of the storm damage, and the in
j urv to the crop from other causes.
In fact, every indication points
to the fact that prices will go
way up before spring. Look out
for rumors of all sorts intended
to depress the price, and just
hold on. Don’t heed the rumors,
but come to Atlanta on October
17 and hear the truth. It will
do you good.”
Just arrived, good to eat:
Cream of Wheat, Macaroni,
Cheese, canned Corn, Tomatoes,
Chocolate, Cocoanut and Royal
Seal oats, at
Ben Bates’.
FREE HOPE
The farmers are glad to see
this fine working weather.
Oetton picking and hay Cutting
is the order of the day.
Dock Cox and Miss Mae McHan
visited Bermuda Sunday.
Jim Willbanks and Miss Daisy
Cox were out driving Sunday af¬
ternoon.
James Bearden and family vis¬
ited Harvey Hendersoh Sunday.
John Henry Davis visited the
Bend Sunday. What is the at
traction?
Bermuda failed on her Sunday
school Sunday. I guess they need
some help. Someone give them
a penny to send after literature,
then they will get there.
We are glad to note that Miss
Nettie Gladden is improving. I
hope she will be able to be out
again soon. Pat,