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VOL. 30
JOHN HARPER
WILL HANG
Supreme Court Hands Down
Decision Affirming Verdict
of Jury in Murray Su¬
perior Court.
John Harper, who was sen¬
tenced to hang September 20,
1907, for the murder of Sheriff
B. C. Keith last July was refused
a new trial by the court, and, no
doubt, will be resentenced to
hang some time in February.
Solicitor General Sam P. Mad¬
dox, in talking of the matter
gave us the following interview:
“Harper cannot be resentenced
until the expiration of ten days
from the time the supreme court
handed down the dicision affirm¬
ing the verdict of the jury. The
remittur from the supreme court
will have to be transmitted to
the clerk of the superior court
and made the judgement of the
superior eourt of Murray county.
As soon as this is done Judge
Fite will come to Spring Place
and resentence
So during next week Judge
Fite will come to Spring Place,
have Harper brought here and he
will resentence him.
From all indications Murray is
soon to hive a legal hanging.
There is a report going the
rounds that Col. Griffin, Harper’s
counsel, Baid to a man that all
the hopes be had for Harper was
to take the case to the supreme
court and keep his client in Car
tersville jail, let hitn break jail
and escape.
As will be remembered Har¬
per came very near doing this.
But he is now where there is no
chance to escape sa he is located
in Fulton county jail.
Hotel Changes Hands.
The Johuson Hotel has
changed hands, the former
proprietors, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Johnson having gone to Obats
worfch to take charge of the De
Soto Hotel.
The JohnsoiTHotel is now un¬
der the management of Mrs.
J. P. Kelly.
We regret the loss of Mr. John¬
son and family from our city,yet
we wish them success in their
new home.
We also welcome Mrs. Kelly
and family to our city, and
predict for them a prosperous
year.
Notice to the Public.
All parties indebted to me for
work done in the shop are re¬
quested to make settlement at
once. If not paid by February
1, FJ0S, 1 will put them in the
hands of an attorney for collec
tion. i J. A. Dickson.
Election Saturday.
There will be an election in
Spring Place tomorrow (Satur¬
day) for eity Mayor Spring and Council Place. men
for the of
We have not heard of a single
candidate in the field, and who¬
ever is elected to fill these offices
will have it thrust upon him.
Yet, as the proverb goes. “Some
are born great; some achieve
greatness, and others have great¬
ness thrust upon them,” and
the elected ones will be under
the last named clause we should
think.
W. T. Treadwell Passes Away.
Wednesday night at six o’clock
W. T. Treadwell breathed his
last after a lingering illness of
several months from aneurism.
While not confined to his bed
all the time, he has been a con¬
stant sufferer from this dread
disease for a period of about two
years, and his death, while not a
surprise, was a shock to his many
friends.
His remains were laid to rest
in the family cemetery in North
Spring Place at 10:30o’clock this
morning.
He leaves a wife and two chil¬
dren to mourn his sad demise.
The News, with other friends,
extends its heartfelt sympathy
to the bereaved ones.
A special from Hartwell, Ga.,
says that T. M. Crumpton will
be remanded with the killing of
Joe Morrison. Three days aftUr
being released on bond, he shot
Irvin Mahoney, a fifteen-year-old
fooy.
THE MURRAY NEWS.
SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, JANUARY*#,- 1908.
PURELY LOCAL AND PERSONAL
S. II. Kelly visited Dalton
Monday.
Mrs. P. G. Hilliard visited
Chatsworth Wednesday.
W. L. Griffith, of route 8 , paid
us a pleasant call Tuesday.
W. J. Peeples, of Eton, was in
the city On business Tuesday.
Editor B. L. Heartsell, of Dal¬
ton, spent Sunday in the city.
J. M. Bagley and J. P. Henry
were in Dalton on business Mon¬
day.
Col. 0. N. King attended
court in Athens, Tenn., this
week.
Joe Noles was a business
visitor to Dalton the first of the
week.
J. L. Mcflan has our thanks
for some fine stovewood on sub
script ion.
Tom Carney, of Anniston,
Ala., is visiting homefolks near
Spring Place.
“Mrs. L. D. Russell, of Eton,
was an appreciated caller at our
office Tuesday.
Fain Wilson, of Charlotte, N,
C.,isvisiting relatives near Spring
Place this week.
Miss Annie Humphreys, of
Ramhurst, has been visiting rel¬
atives in the city.
L. W. Thompson returned
home Sunday evening from a
visit to Fairtnount.
Col. John L. Edmondson, of
Atlanta, spent Sunday with
Spring Place relatives.
Bring us your Job Work and
let us make you a price on it.
We can save you raon-ey.
Stewart M. Ba-nettv, Atlanta,
Ga., has our thanks for two crLsp
one dollar bills on subscription.
Dennis Groves and family
spent several days of the past
week with relatives in the city.
W. R. Black, of Oran, paid us
an appreciated cal'i while in the
city the latiQj. pari of last week.
Dr. B. E. Hall and family, of
Atlanta, spent several days of
last week with r jlatfves in the
city.
Clerk J. D. GalLman is wearing
a 12x14 grin this' week—it’s a
hoy. Mother and", child doing
well.
John and Dan. Kenner, of
Chattanooga, kre expected to
visit relatives in the -city next
week.
Ex-Sheriff W , O. Groves, of
Oak Grove, pr*ssed through the
city Monday f .orenoon en route to
Dalton.
If you hav® anything to sell,
advertise it * Yi you want to buy
anything, wdverfcise for it—in
The News.
Stanley Foster and wife re¬
turned Sunday from a pleasant
visit of sev'-sral days to relatives
in Eilij&y.
The. many friends of J. A.
Dickson wi'il he pleased to learn
that he is able to be on'the
streets aga in.
E. C. Dickerson, of Chatta¬
nooga, of last Tenn., spent sevt ira .1 days
we ek with friend s in and
near the city.
Read the ads. of McWilliams
Bros., o’? Dalton in th ia issue.
Especia lly the one to thf lir Mur¬
ray county Friends.
Mrs. M. W. Shields Ir&s re¬
turned home after a pleasant
visit of several weeks to relatives
in Knoxville, Tenn.
Mr. and'Mrs. Wm. I'endley
and G. W. Chamlee went to
Adairs ville Sunday to c Attend the
funeral of Mr. Franklii u
Miss Mamie King, af fev-spend¬
ing the Holidays with homefolks
has ret timed to her f .indies at
Bessie Tift college in Forsyth.
J. U. Gregory & Co. , of Chats¬
worth, have an ad. in this issue
which, ’will interest y< m if you
Hre in need of clothing ; or shoes.
The Carter Dry Goo §s A Shoe
Co., of Dalton, have a « ad. else¬
where in this issue, a Said we re¬
quest that you read if it&s a favor
to us. It is to Mur sav county
.
;people.
Mrs. Frank Vonberg, after a
pleasant visit of several days to
relatives and friends in Chatta¬
nooga, Tenn., has returned
home.
Ool S. T. Maddox, of Dalton,
spent a couple of days the first
of the week in the city looking
after the state’s interest in the
Tankersley murder case.
Don’t sell your Beef Cattle and
Ilogs till yon see J. E. Wilson,
Wm. Haig’s old stand, also
chickens, eggs and butter want
ed.
J. T. Wilson,
Dalton, Ga.
Colquitt Cole, several of Chattanooga,
Tenn., spent days of the
past week with homefolks in
Spring Place. He left Wednes¬
day for Montgomery, Ala., where
he goes to accept a position with
Greel Bros., manufacturing
chemists.
Rev. A. W. Conway preached
an interesting sermon -to an at¬
tentive audience at the Method¬
ist church Sunday forenoon.
Owing to the inclement weather
there was only a small congrega¬
tion, and there were no services
Sunday night.
J. R. Harper, of Atlanta, is
spending several days with his
sister, Mrs. J A. McGhee, ear
clt ^ « 1S Spring Place
friends , are always glad to see
him. He has accepted a lucra¬
tive position with the Southern
Bell Telephone Co.
Little Folks’ Parties.
The Spring Place little folks
have enjoyed numerous parties
during the Holidays and the two
weeks .vacation from school,
viz:
Wednesday night of last week
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.
L. Rouse,
Thursday night of last week at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. G.
Hilliard.
Monday night at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Johnson.
Tuesday night at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. 0. F. Heartsell.
Thursdav night at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. I’endley.
FASHION
Well, Christmas is over and
we are glad to state that it pass¬
ed off quietly with us.
W e welcome the new year.
Bill Hammontree made a bus¬
iness trip to Dalton Monday.
The Pinhook Lumber Compa¬
ny 1 ms moved their sawmill to
the Youngblood farm, where they
are doing some nice work.
M. L. Grice is hauling lumber
this\veek.
The young people enjoyed the
some n ■ice box suppers during
Holida, vs.
Henry Youngblood went west
Sunday Hut not to Texas.
Mrs. Bettie Hall has moved
near Fuller’s.
Our bla iksmith, after spend¬
ing the H< didays with his father,
ha^ returnt id home.
Mrs. Hoo ks has returned to her
home in Fas hion.
Johnnie H a.rns gave a box sup¬
per one night last week for the
benefit of the- school.
The Hunter.
A special fr<ini Canton tells of
a probable fatal! accident to Joe
E. Watkins who was throwing
dynamite bombs into the Etowah
river when one exploded prema¬ his
turely in his h;vnd, blowing
hand off, injuring his face and
shoulder. He will probably not
recover. Watkins is a nephew of
the late Senator Hrown.
Watch Party.
One of the most enjoyable
social events of the season was
the “Watch” party given by Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Anderson at their
home on East Ellijay street to
their Spring Place young friends
Tuesday night.
At about 11 p. m., the watch
ers, very careful lest 1907 would
slip by and they would not give
it a parting shot, went to the
churches and school building and
began tolling the old year out.
This lasted forsometime. When
1908 dawned on the eastern
horizon the bells were rung loud
and long, awakening many
‘ sleepers from their slumbers.
4
RUSSELL HELD
LOR MURDER
Williams, One of the Accused
Was Turned Loose after
A Preliminary Hearing,
Lasting the Greater
Part of Two Days.
Justice court convened in the
court room Monday morning to
decide who was the slayer of
young Tankersley, the young
man who was shot at the home
of E. Williams north of the city
on Christmas day.
Two men, Roscoe Russell and
Torn Williams, were both held
for the crime.
After the greater part of Mon¬
day and Tuesday were taken up
in the taKing of evidence and
lengthy discussions by the at¬
torneys, Williams was released.
Russell waived trial and, un¬
less a bond is set and made for
him, he will remain in jail until
February term of Murray Supe¬
rior court when he will he given
a trial before Judge A. W. Fite.
This Is Worth Reading
What seems small, indeed,
somitimeB turn out to be other¬
wise. A small scratch from a
buckle-tongue caused blood pois¬
on-then the death of Dr. Staf¬
ford. Venom, so small that the
eye cannot see it, can be carried
on the bill of a mosquito and in¬
serted into the blood and by that
means produce yellow fever. The
capillaries of the body, that con¬
vey the blood from the arterial
to the venous system, seem very
small, but how importaut they
are! Should they become clog¬
ged, the blood would congest to
some extent and produce disease.
The silt that floats in water has
a wonderful power to fructify the
soil. That is exemplified in
loam soil made by deposits. The
little things are very often over¬
looked. The little drains along
the road-side are allowed to fill
up and the result is that the
road-bed is soaked and easily
worked up into mud and hence
the road is ruined. Some people
will insist on keeping from one to
three old worthlessqurs or hounds
or, worse, fices, instead of a pig
that has a value to it; and the
pig would thrive on what the
mangy dog eats. While on the
dog question, permit me to say :
A better country for sheep and
goats can scarcely be found than
Murray county, butforthe ubiqui¬
tous dog. N. B., I am not curs¬
ing the dog, but no other word so
nicely fits the idea in my mind.
Ubiquitous means everywhere.
My mind Was called to this sub¬
ject by the collection of penuries.
Sometimes a stray word may,and
has produced far more than was
intended by the speaker. “I
said he is a thief it is true and
am sorry for it.” A lawyer was
required by the court to apolo¬
gise to a fellow lawyer for un
courteous remarks. He read it
to the judge all right but put in
some innocent little points before
it got to the printer, and it read
quite different: “I said he is a
thief. It is true, and I am sorry
for it ” Those little points made
the difference. That was a fine
apology! That fellow had some
originality about him. Crazy
sou say? Not much. No doubt
the next step for him was to land
in parliament! Some things are
valuable if they are small. One
pound of hair springe for watches
is worth $2,500, while a pound of
gold is nearly eight times less,
about $320.
If Greene and Gaynor had paid
more attention to the little things
(of honesty,) they would not stripes now
have to don the felon’s
for four years and pay back to
“Uncle Sam” nearly $700,000
they stole from him at Savan¬
nah, Ga, de¬
There is a small insect that
posits its eggs in the eye of the
catterpiller; that egg hatches
and destroys the dormant insect
in its cosy bed, the cocoon. “De¬
spise not the day of small things”
is as wise as true.
David said : “I would rather
be a doorkeeper in the house of
my God than to dwell in tents
of wickedness.” Small and no¬
ble rather than high and ignoble.
The aggregate of small things
makes the larger. Cohutta moun¬
tains are so many grains or atoms.
Grasshoppers are small insects.
They make a grating sound by
rubbing their legs together. You
WAKE UP
to the fact that ! have the
most complete line of
FURNITURE
STUYES «
HARNESS
SADDLES, etc.,
ever shown in this section.
Money and Time
saved by trading with me.
GOME AND BE CONVINCED.
WILLS. COX
m Georgia
Coins Gaskets Robes
say that is a small thing. So it
is but when they are numerous, heard
that rasping noise can be
for miles. Sometimes the small¬
est circumstance leads to the de¬
tection of a thief. Some valua¬
ble diamonds were concealed in
a ladies shoe heel in order to
avoid duty. A detective noticed
that that foot was not put for¬
ward but concealed under the la¬
dies dress. He arrested her and
tore off the shoe heel and found
the diamonds.
A trite saying: Take care of
lhe dimes and the dollars will
take care of themselves.
Signor.
CHATSWORTH
Well, the Holidays passed off
rather quietly here. Nothing
very sensational taking place—
not even a wedding.
Torn Carney, of Anniston, Ala.
is spending a few weeks with
homefolks here.
A number of young people en¬
joyed a dance at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Moreland last
Thursday night.
Mrs. Charlie Brown, Harris,
Jimmie and Miss Ida Etheredge,
of Spring Place, spent a day of
last week with relatives in the
city. Chatsworth at¬
Several from
tended the Christinas table at
Mt. Zion Wednesday.
Chester Hill and Miss Willie
O’Neill, of Eton, were in the city
Sunday. Carney
John, Tom and Will
and Parks Adams, and Misses
Ida and Margie Cox, Dee Grego¬
ry, Misses Vick Moreland, May
and Ella Davis, May and Biddie
Carney were among those from
Chatsworth who attended the
supper at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Wright last Tuesday
evening. is moving into
J. E. Johnson
the Hotel De Soto, recently va¬
cated by S. M. Barnett.
The Misses Carney entertained
at a pound supper last Tuesday
NO. 4
evening in honor of Mr. Tom Car¬
ney, of Anniston, Ala. A large
crowd was in attendance, and
every one seemed to have a jolly
good time.
Jean val Jean.
Hill City, Tenn.
A few jottings from Hill City
might be of interest to some of
the readers of the reliable as it
enters on its thirty-second year’s
work. Chattanooga and surburbs
were favored with a nice quiet
Christmas. All the saloons were
said to be closed during Christ¬
mas day. At any rate the num¬
ber of arrests for drunkness and
disorder were only nine, against
thirty last Christmas day, when
they were kept open, causing
the whiskev dealers to place
another feather in the cap of
Drohibitionists. But not exten¬
sively, as they know the ground
upon which they are standing is
crumbling from under their feet.
They doubtless hoped to enlist
the sympathies of the prohis and
make the impression that they
were a pretty good sort of people
alter all. But they unthought
edly demonstrated to the com¬
munity the very thing that pro¬
hibitionists have been contend¬
ing for.
Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Simpson,
of Gadsden, Ala., and Miss Ida
Griffith, of Hill City, left this
morning by private conveyance
to visit relatives and friends in
Cleveland, Tenn., and Sumach,
Ga.
1 desire to express my appre¬
ciations to the editor and its
correspondents to the News for
the many interesting locals of
the past.
Wishing all a Happy New
Year, I am yours as ever.
Wcg.
We are needing some more
wood on subscription. We ad¬
vertised for some wood on sub¬
scription some time ago—w r e got
it. Now let’s have some more.