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VOL. 20
SPRING PLACE
SECOND
Town in the State—Many
terestmci Holmes /
round in Murray
County
Spring , . Place?, too county site of
Murray, and otlier sections ol
that bailiwick are possessed
many historical fates which have
almost beet 111 legend The
historical facts ha ;■> been handed
down from one go dearth m to an¬
other and only the inhabitants ot
that vicinity have any knowledge
of them.
For instance. Spring Place,
which is about four 1 lies from
the Louisville and Na: hville
road and the only railway near
there, is the second oldest
ipality ii> the stale. Savannah hop¬
ing the oldest. Tins town ha A
population of am 300 or
But with its small area and pan
city of numbers
have reason to be proud 0 ;
home. Tie most infcoresnu ot
all the sites associa with
ea Hy settlement of Georgia, is
the brick home erected by an old
Indian chief, known as “U ' ’
Van, f ? The age of t in
unknown > far as the citizens ot
Murray cotin.y ar aware
building whi.-h is two ries m
height is still in a spk id con
<1 if ion and is well built.
chan ®c
during the past 200 years or less,
('hies Van hauled th bricks in
this dwelling from Savannah,
.
they having been import d
that port from. England.
It also contain attic an 1
building is erected on -the
of an old southern colonial
The citizens term th place,
House o f Mystery. it has
ny features peculiar t Lt itself. As
a predominant illustration,
is a stairway from the first to the j
second floor, which maker many •
crooks and turns in several diree
turns in its stss^ni
piace is there any supper
■
iirruis tilt.
floor» ; min 0 !
in what manner cr by what means,
wood 1 the
Cti uble o. Ill
tons of
touches t- ! ; the 3C'C
oml floors. The residents
it “Tin
Then, carving on
coating, and the wo: I work-, ovi
dently done by hand, ana r
lai'Iy striking, is very mar
and unlike anything s eeu d:
houses in these attor
There is ale< huge mantle
one of 4- l ie rpoms nd it vun
high. The walls art; pias
the thickness of one At
one Timo, according to reports of
citizens thereabouts, t]ii house
was used a fort bf
(lists. It i now the residence of
one ot the townsmen.
i V w hundred from
Chief Van’s home, aud oh th; pp
posite side of he road lei hi!
into the heart of Spring Pi
still remains the old brick ja
which John iUr ard au
thor of “liome, Sweet >fl «V
was imprisoned by con )fn Hi s **•
the offense of aiding and aoet
ting the Indians. According
Hie legends of that part of in
state, i aine secured
by writing this beautiful sot
wlii !e a prsioner in this ja n
•js contended by.sbim ueovie r.i y 1 a
tiie song was written Eng by am
wdiile he was in m
gardless of this (b ite. from
good authority, tin 1
this little old house 11 ti lie
thor was imprisoned, ii
terwards used as a re
is in fairly good shape.
To the north of Cha 1 , a
new town"^vhicli has * y
sprung up on th l >u an
v.. 1 .!. 11 x rani
mountains, with cv< .oweniu
into the clouds and set c ft w
bluish tint, presents s m of t! W
grandest scenery in the 1 t-ii.
On the side of l ‘I3ig Ben,” th
immssaad 4*0 ps&i' 'pmskm: 1 k H m AY NE J
-PRIX ; PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, APRIL 26, 1907.
CHATS WORTH
. Ward filled his regular
appointment bore Sunday after*
noon.
Miss Cora Gregory visited at
1 Ussier Mill Sunday.
Miss Margie Owens and sister.
of Uohntta Springs, visited rela¬
in the city Sunday,
\ \ are glad to state that
Mrs. J. N. Moreland is improving
>r a long illness.
George Keith, Charlie Karris
tui Misses Alberta Davis and
k nn;e Steed, were here a short
while Sunday.
len Dates, wife and baby, vis
(i ace Sunday.
J ue vbny and family, who
have been at Rain hurst for some
iine, have returned to Ciiats
wortu.
Shorin' Ben Keith and family
are visiting in Atlanta.
I'himl Anderson and family )
were guest in the city Sunday,
Miss ?! Hogan spent Sun
, ia y night with Miss May Davis.
Harris and Jimmie Ethridge
spent Sunday with relatives here,
. M ! es \ ick Moreland, Roesiun-
1J;i> j.,q ;u , > Fraftk Hogan were
j mas ant ■•.tiers a he home of
in id is fhursday af
)Oii
/> tea number of people were
from Spring Place Saturday.
mes. Jones and Robinson
?d mi Mrs. Moreland Sunday
moon.
„T. Cawiey and son, Joel,
T fuesdev afternoon at the
, .Mrs. Fiurenca Holland,
at r . Zion.
Our friend • Jim Henii'.v was
long fact .Sunday.
Markin spent
I ay in Dalton.
(.’•>; i i '-'don \ ■. Cam) ami Mms
Jed Spring Place
U i - e are on
4 a ms breed, ter Peeples
n 1 Doss Straw?;, of Eton,
C h a t w o fth Bund a y.
We learn with regret that Mr.
.an and family expect to leave
Y f >rth at an early date.
JuimsiiA.
1! ruin— i h rough I .(mi
Nashville"-railway show
con c aly ti it • emmigration
he north 1 north-west
cat-foil's lii our desira
-BSi ve • mithland.
,1 i:; ouo of the best
mru; - counties in »«'■
. i nuts lor the lie a !!Uir
•• mill at Faii-mount to Supply
i ll <*. Ill I d*‘] Itj wo b v on L. A N. lines
progress! ng favorably. The
trie line from Fair
moun To Red Bud via Sotiora
poud is being
ted. Watch the good old
of Gordon grow.—Cal
i. 1 LI 108 .
. ;-s. I., no wen, of Way no
1 7 a., writes : “I was a
roim kidney I could disease, so of
i nes not get out
and when I old 1 could not
1 1 took Foley’s
■ Dae dollar bottle
an . A v: irr, of 1 ho second cured me
1 FL-y’s Kidney Cure
wonder.-, where others are
Rouse •'■■■ Rouse, ’
range, is the
rn in of •- i Indian fort
by .tlx reus : when white
men fi: xmetrsfed those re
gi-.iiv-. ruin is 1n so
CO?) iti<m, that the con of
the :>C may easily be perceived,
country so m-ar Atlanta’s
presort! me splen
{ ]jd unery, s Toao Faby 1111
Georgians.—Oaf!
in Atlanta Constitu
tion.
The writer of the f ire going is
mew hat wrong in me iiistai?
dd jail in * id) C
in 5 pti “H( O
not one 1m it
log structure, which ha long
ee bpuii torn down. The jail
ers residence, however, was a
brick structure, which is still in
irly good state of preserva
ion.
n the last paragraph he tell
Indian fort.
is fort is supposed to
mtlt, hy Indian s, but
by i ( he crossed
the continent in search of
“Fountain of Beauty.”
PURELY LOCAL AND PERSONA!
J. E. Johnson spent Sunday in
Dalton.
id. Id. Merry, Purcell, 1. T., is
a new subscriber.
W. C. droves was in town a
short while Wednesday.
Corn and meal for sale by J.
\y % LaugstoiwAunzi, Gai
ban ford Davis was in town one
day the first of the week.
Mrs. ft. M. Childers was shop
pin:.': in town Wednesday.
Ed Childers was a visitor to
our office one day this week.
Sam Kelly spent several days
of last week in Middle Georgia.
L. D. Leonard,represented Ft.
Mountain in Dalton Wednesday.
Eugene Sheilds spent part of
the week with friends in At Fan -
ta.
Notice the ad. of the Eton
Produce Co.,elsewhere in this is¬
sue.
F. W. Cate and Mrs. J. C.
Heart-ell visited Dalton yester¬
day.
G. B. Jackson, of Eton,paid us
en appreciated call last Satur
dry.
Don’t forget the picnic next
Saturday, May 1th, at Ohats
WOl'tll'.
J. A. Berry, of Audubon, spent
a L-v Hours in the city last bat
Miss Julia Humphreys, of near
Ram hurst, is visiting relatives in
he city.
Miss Dora Lowrey lias return
t-d from a short visit to relatives
at Amzi.
Treasurer W. A. Campbell aud
were shopping in the citv
Tuesday.
Mrs. Eliza Whitson, Florence,
Ivy., is a new name on our sub
adoption list.
John Stroud, of near •Sumach,
cull -d in to see us while in town
last Sat urday.
Willie Keith and wife, of Eton,
visited friends m the city one
day this week,
12 on. P. McGhee paid us a
v irasant call while iu town one
<Ly this wc ok.
D jl. Elrod, of Holly, was in
Place a short while one
day tins week,
R. C. Logan, of Ilazelpatch,
Ky., spent Sunday with friends
in Spring Place.
Misses Dora Heartsell and Eth
<>i Chamiee visited Dalton the
latter part of last week.
Miss Ava A. Cowan, of near
Eton, was an appreciated caller
at our office Wednesday.
Luther Bond, of Chattanooga,
was m the c-ity a few hours one
day the first, of the week.
Esq. Sam Higdon, of upper
Murray, was a prominent figure
on our streets Wednesday. ‘
Several interesting letters were
unavoidably left out of this issue,
but will appear next week,
Charles M. Harris and Miss
Annie Steed, of Eton, were m
he city last Sunday afternoon .
George Keith and .Miss Alber¬
ta Davis, of Eton, were among
friends here Sunday afternoon.
J, H. Aly and F. 0. Adams, ot
Dalton, spent a day the first of
! the week in Murray on business.
Wanted—Chestnut oak tan bark,
I Apply to The United States
Leather Co., OhatUuieoga, Tenn.
Webbie Coffey and Marvin
Bond, of Center Valley, attended
prayer meeting here Wednesday
-
I night.
1 R. P. Messer and two daugli
i tors passed through the city
Wednesday en route to his home
I at Carters,
Stanley Foster and wife, of El
Dijay, came over Saturday on a
I short visit to her parents, return¬
ing Sunday.
Mr and Mrs. Wm. Pemlley, G.
| W. Chamiee and Miss daughters, Beuna, Mrs. and
Dora llili and
s Mattie Lou Walls snent
Wednesday in Dalton
COMUTTA SPRINGS
Mr. Davis, of Chattanooga, de¬
livered an interesting sermon at
the springs Sunday afternoon.
Will Keith and wife and Miss
Lena Keith, and Colquitt Lough
ridge, of Eton, were here Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. Redmond and wife, Mr.
Gladson and wife, Sam and Edgar
Aly were guests at the hotel last
Sunday.
Mrs. W, I). Gregory and
daughter, . . Atiss ... Jeane, , ^visited . ,
Mrs. Harris, at fashion, Sunday.
Jim Wilson, of Indian Terri !
tory, is spending the week with ;
W. D. Gregory.
Mrs. Belle Owens spent several
days of last week with Mrs. Chip
Owens, at Ghatsworth.
Lawson Hartley spent Saturday
and Sunday with homefolks.
Mr. McCauley called on Miss
Nannie Sue Gregory Saturday
afternoon.
Frank Gregoiy was down from
Etowah Sunday.
Lee Cape, of Rome, spent Sun¬
day at the hotel.
Miss Nannie Sue and Frank
Gregory, Jim Loughridge and
Bob Keith were guests of Miss
Johnnie Pierce Sunday.
Mr. Breeden, of Whitfield,was
here Saturday.
George Pierce spent Sunday
with homefolks.
Mrs. Lawson Hartley went to
Crandall Thursday.
Mountain; Maid.
W. A. Wilkins and daughter,
of Chattanooga, visited relatives
near Spring Place the latter pari
of'last week.
School closes at Lucy Hill In¬
stitute tonight, and a nice pro¬
gram has been perfected by the
faculty and students.
Archie Stephenson is now a
member of the “barrel” club,
having received the initiatory
and and only degree Tuesday.
FOR SALE! 15 head horses
and mules. Cash or credit.—
McKnight Bros., at McEntire &
Hood’s stable Dalton. 3 8 t f,
An epidemic of measles lias
struck town, but the victims are
improving. There were seven
cases at G. W. Cox's this week.
Clifford Moore and wife have
returned to Chattanooga, after a
several weeks’ visit to his par¬
ents here. They intend making
Chattanooga their home.
The pulpit at the Methodist
cnurch was ably filled hy Rev.
A. F. Ward Sunday forenoon and
by Rev. G. B. Barton in the eve¬
ning, large congregations being
present.
Mrs. Susie Carter, wife of Wil¬
liam Carter, (lied at her home,
near Eton, last, Friday. She was
near one hunred yearstohl. The
bereaved ones have our heartfelt
sympathy.
A number of Spring Place hoys
enjoyed a game of base ball with
the Ghatsworth buys at that
place, last Saturday afternoon.
A number of our fair sex wit¬
nessed the sport,
WANTED. — Two good saw¬
mill men to saw lot of nice forest
pine. One sot. lias logs on yard;
others to saw and log. Over a
million feet to saw,—The Farrar
Lumber Company, Dalton, (fa.
The inclement weather pre¬
venting us from visiting our ad¬
vertisers this week we are only
able to give our readers four pa¬
ges. But we hope to give you
from six to eight in the future.
Dennis Groves opened up his
heart and brought us a few sticks
of wood one day last week, which
was very much appreciated as we
were about as good as out not
having had any for the past three
weeks.
Evangelist- J. E. Bassett, of
Knoxville, Tenn., will deliver a
lecture at the Methodist church
Sunday at 11 a. m. IBs subject
will be “The Second Coming of
Christ.” Also he will be at Mt.
Zion Sunday night.
Lumber is being put down for
the erection of a small handsome
dwellingon the property formerly
owned by Dr. L. B. Bagwell, and
where his house was burned.' Mr.
Josiali Bagwell of near Cleve¬
land, Tenn., has let the contract
to Mr. Win. Pend ley.
HOLLY
Quite a large crowd attended
'the singing at Prospect Sunday
and heard some good singing by
their choir, winch was •njoyod
by all present.
A Sunday school was organized
at Prospect Sunday, to be hold
at 2 o’clock every Sunday
noon. Everybody inyiced to at'-’
tend.
l)r. Hughes, of Spring Place,
was called in our city Sunday.
We were glad to see Sam Wag
[ier ()Ut again Sunday, after a sc
Vt , re attack of mumps,
Mrs. Henry James has been
very sick for the past' week,
Mrs. Frank Pritchett is not any
better at this writing.
Nathan Robinson,of lower Mur¬
ray, was smiling on friends here
Sunday
Rase and Fred Hogan, two of
Tilton’s most prominent young
men, attended preaching and
singing at Prospect Sunday.
John Ingle passed through town
one day this week en route to
tlassler Mill.
Merrill Wood was smiling on
his many friends here Friday.
Mrs. John Pritchett ami son,
Robert, visited at t he home of
John Burks Sunday.
Mrs. John Cagle was very sick
the first of the week, but we are
glad to say that she has improved
a great deal.
Oolman and Miss Mamie A ••
borne, of Center Hill, took din
ner at the home of-G. W. San
ders
Miss Dovne Weaver visited the
Misses Luffman Sunday.
Grover and Walker Bnrks,two
progressive farmers of Holly,
went to Dalton Saturday and pur¬
chased them a new wagon.
Mr. Fuell, of Wisconsin, Lu¬
ther Stuart, Henry Roberts, Tom
and Luther Burks, of Center Hill,
attended preaching and singing
at Prospect Sunday.
J, S. Blankinship made a busi¬
ness trip to Dalton Tuesday.
H. R. and Henry Ballew went
to Dalton on business one day last
week,
Oleve Pickring and wife, visi¬
ted her parents, G. W, Sanders
and wife Sunday.
Misses Bertha and Debbie
Loughridge spent one night last
week with Misses Dolly and Scy¬
thia Reamer.
Ike Couch, Flur Galiman and
Forrest Beamer graced our streets
Tuesday.
Hollybkrky.
BEAVERDALE
Wheat is looking very wall.
Lon Henry spent last Saturday
night and Sunday with Robert
and Henry McEntire.
Sam Harris, wife and grand¬
daughter, Mattie Shelton, spent
Sunday evening at the home of
J. L. McEntire.
Mrs. Green and Miss Husie
Henry spent Saturday night with
Miss Annie Green.
Miss Vera Henry has returned
home after a week’s visit to Miss
Ora Gregory, at Ft. Mountain.
Walter Hill spent Saturday
night with Prof. Richards.
Mrs. N. H. Henry is improving
after a serious illness.
Mrs. Molly Carson made a Hy¬
ing trip to Dalton one day last
week.
Miss Ina Henry, of Adair, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. J.P.Greg¬
ory, at llassler Mill, this week.
Miss Grace McEntire called on
Miss Pearl Henry one afternoon
this week.
Grover and Miss Mossie Martin
called on Sam and Miss Ina Hen¬
ry Sunday.
Mrs. Warmack is very ill.
Sunday school is improving
nicely at Union Springs.
Grover Martin, Luke Cox, Tom
Gregory and Misses Katie Hill,
Bessie and Mossie Martin attend¬
ed Sunday school Sunday at Un¬
ion Springs.
Mrs. VL M. Richards’ two sons,
Harris and Leach, her daughter,
Miss May, and Wayne of Bryjuit
visited at the home W. J.
Latch last Saturday night
Sunday.
N. IT. Henry sppnt , Monday , at ,
J. L. McEntire s.
J. P. Gregory took dinner
N. H. Henry’s Saturday.
E. G. M.
NO. 20
AMZ 1
As the weather has been so
cold our community, lias been
v»ry quiet recently,
Dale Anderson, of Ghattanoo
visited homefolks last week.
Mr. Tucker is still confined to
t,,mil from injuries received
••/imeti'Hie ago by being thrown
from a wagon.
Misses Choice and Octavia Per
Hus are on the sick list this weeK.
Miss Pauline Camp, of Cave
Springs, was a pleasant caller in
o ir burg Saturday.
Mrs. Dock Me Hail is spending
a few days in Spring Place with
her daughter. Mrs. Dock Cox.
W. A. Gladden, of Dalton,
called on Miss Mattie Anderson
recently.
John and Sam Cox made a bus¬
iness trip to Dalton Tuesday.
Will Cowart and family, of
Gordon countv, visited the fami¬
lies of grandma Greeson and Mrs.
Robertson Saturday and Sunday.
He,being a Farmer’s Union man,
lent his encouragement to the
union at this place Saturday
night.
Frank Adams, of Dalton, pass¬
ed through our burg one day the
first of the week.
John Carney, of Ghatsworth,
called in our vicinity Sunday af¬
ternoon.
Johnny Black and Miss Nora
Woods were driving over our
streets Sunday.
Guess wnat young man in our
community . is its champion , qo li¬
ter.
Miss Mattie Anderson went to
Dalton Wednesday.
Bill Richardson called on his
best girl Sunday.
Mrs FI rod has been visiting in
Dalton.
Quite a number of young Mcilan peo¬
ple visited the Misses
Sunday.
A number of our people atten¬
ded church at Harmony Sunday.
There will be singing at Free
Hope next Sunday and some of
our young ladies say, “If Ber¬
muda’s Priscillas want to hear
some good singing they had bet¬
ter come ‘again.’”
As we are expecting company
and news is scarce, we ring off.
An kt Tk.
OAK GROVE
Health is not so good at pres¬
ent.
Mrs. T. Price is sick with la
grippe. wife and little
Lon Owens,
daughter, of Mt. Zion, spent .Sat¬
urday night with Ed Owens and
family. Wiltbanks/of
Misses Ft. Moun
tain, spent .Saturday night and
Sunday, with Miss Minnie Camp¬
bell.
Mrs. 0. 0. Turned is spending
this week with her daughter,
Mrs. Waters.
Tom Tyson and Mr. Brinkley,
of Enoch, called on Thad Mullin
ax Saturday.
The Farmers Union met again
Saturday night, with seven new
additions, and several of tiie
girls are thinking of joining soon.
Say, girls, youre wanting to
take a rule, are you.
Willie and Miss Maggie Brad
lev made a business trip to Ram
hurst Monday morning.
Gordon and Miss Willie Mae
Owens, of Mt Zion, parsed
through our burg Saturday eve¬
ning en route to Ball Ground.
Someone ask Jell' Wood why
the girls are talking of organi¬
zing a little club. I wish them
much success in their underta¬
king.
Mr. Stevenson, of Carrollton,
Ga., spent Saturday night at the
home of A. B. Bradley.
I wonder if M. C. and M. B.
had rather lull chickens than to
drown cats. Say, girls, try rocks
next time.
Jeff Love, one of Whitfield’s
most prominent men, was over
last week, receiving the hand¬
shake of lus many friends. We
are always glad to have such a
man as Mr. Love with us.
Misses Maggie Bradley and
Willie Mae Owens called on Mrs
Shelton one day last week.
S. M.
We still receive communica¬
tions with no name attached,
and they are at once consigned
to the waste basket-. Please re
member that we are always glad
^ (l p.. in j- it ne wsy letter when the
REAL name of the writer is at
bat, POSITIVELY, we
will not print anything unless we
know who wrote it.