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yOL. 30
LOCAL
Lee Jones visited Dalton Mon
day.
A load of wood on subscription
wbuld be appreciated.
A Holiday reduction sale now
on at Ben Bates’.
O. K. Bates made a business
trip to Dalton this week.
D. W. Petty, of Fairy, made
us a call while here Monday.
T. R. Elrod made a business
trip to Chattanooga this week.
Blankets and Comforts, all pri¬
ces. WillS. Cox, Chatsworth. tf
Oscar Williamson, of Dalton,
epfenfc Sunday with relatives near
here.
First-Class Photos at reasona¬
ble prices.— C. H. Shriner,Spring
Place, Ga.
Oliver Dickson and Frank
Mitchell spent Sunday with Dal¬
ton friends. (?)
John Haves, of Sumach, was
an appreciated caller at our office
yesterday forenoon.
The council met Wednesday
night and transacted a large
amount of business.
A Holiday reduction sale now
on at Ben Bates’.
Willie Hill and M. W. Whit
teniore, of Beaverdale, were 111
the city on business Tuesday.
Mrs. Christine Prince, of At¬
lanta, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Theo. E. Everett,here this week.
Pianos and Organs! See me
before buying and save money.
— Will S. Cox, Chatsworth. tf
M. D. Terry, of Ramhurst,
passed through the city Monday
Merchants L. W. Thompson
arid S. H. Kelly made a business
trip to Chattanooga first of the
week. • Ji’A
M. M. Howell, of Fairy, was.
her.* on busine-is Tuesday aod
made us an appreciated visit
while here.
Mrs. Grover Terry,after spend¬
ing a week with her parents
here, returned Sunday to her
Itome at Hassler Mill.
R. N, McCamy, of SJmach,
was in the city on business Mon¬
day and came in and made us
glad to the tune of a dollar.
Bm Bates has just received tf
nice line of Fire Works, oranges,
lemons, cocoa nuts, toilet sets,
collar and cuff boxes, etc. etc.
Don’t forget that my stock of
Coffins is the most complete in
the county. Prices very reason¬
able. Will S, Cox, Chatsworth. tf
Work on the new storehouse of
Messrs. W. H. and J. H. Steed
is progressing nicely and will be
rushed to completion within a
very short time.
She two-story brick building
which Rov. M. W. Shields is
having erected is rapidly nearing
completion. A force of plaster¬
ers are now at work on the build¬
ing.
In the election for this the
824th district, W. A. Obilders
was elected to the office of Jus¬
tice of the Piece, while W. H.
Jones and M. B. Gordon were
the ‘successful candidates for
counstable. Congratulations to
all. defeated and otherwise.
The many friends of W. D.
WiHbanks will be pleased to
know that he has acquired an in
tarest in fhe Murray News Pub¬
lishing Company and will in the
future be interested in said com¬
pany.—The Murray News Pub¬
lishing Co.
Ben Bates has just received a
nice line of Fire Works, oranges,
lemons, cocoa nuts, toilet sets,
collar and cuff boxes, etc, etc.
THE MURRAY NEWS.
SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1908.
All accounts due The Murray
News are due and pavable now
and must be paid by January 1,
1909, or those owing us will find
their accounts in the hands of
an officer for collection. Please
note this fact well and come in
and settle up as soon as possible
and perhaps save further trou
ble. Our lease expires Decem¬
ber 81, 1908, and Mr. Hull Kerr
will be at the helm. If you hav
ent the money bring vis a load of
wood, a sack of corn, peas pota¬
toes, or anything else that is
salable and we will pay highest
market-price for it. Now if you
don’t want to have your account
placed in the hands of an officer,
come in and settle.
YOUNG MEN ! If you want to
know why you should become
telegraph operators and what
school to attend, write to SOUTH¬
ERN SCHOOL OF TELEGRA¬
PHY, Newman, Ga., for free Cat¬
alog “A.” EVERY BOV should
guaranteed. read it. Positions positively
Meeting of Stockholders.
At a recent meeting of the
stockholders and board of direc¬
tors of the Oohutta Banking Co.
C, N. King was elected presi¬
dent; S. M. Carter, vice presi¬
dent, and W. Z. Latch, cashier.
Col. W. C. Martin, O.C. Keith,
T. M. Hemphill, J. W. Spruill,
J. L. Rouse, C. N. King and W.
Z. Latch Were elected as a board
of directors.
The advisory board appointed
are Henry 0. Rouse, A.R.Evans,
J. L. Cole, J. C. MoEntire. A. L.
Keith, John A. Berry, Ed Davis,
J. W. Langston, P. McGhee, 0,
C. Howell, T. M. Wright and W.
C. Carter.
We are informed that this
bank earned a dividend last year
... . .
passed throeffitth* so-oalled pan
ic with but little notice.
This being true with practical¬
ly all the stock owned and con¬
trolled by the above corps of of¬
ficers.
No bank in the state has a
brighter prospect and it bids fair
to be one of the leading institu¬
tions in the state.
The people of the county are
appreciating the institution by
giving it their patronage, and it
is growing like the lilly in fertile
soil.
NOTICE!
I will be in Spring Place,
Ga., on the 18th and 19th
of this month for the pur¬
pose of collecting the State
and County Tafces for the
year 1908.
1 will also be in Bton on
on the morning of the 21st
and in Chatsworth on the
afternoon of the 21st of
this month for the same
purpose as above stated.
These will be my last
calls. Please take notice
and govern yourselves ac¬
cordingly.
JOHN P. GREGORY,
Tax Collector.
Attention.
All members of Spring Place
Lodge No. 141 I.O.O.F., are re¬
quested to be present at our next
regular meeting, next Saturday
night. The annual election of
officers will take place and re¬
freshments will be served.
Fraternally, C. L. Henry,
Noble Grand.
You should always remember
that most cough and cold cures
are constipating. Yet the most
imaortant thing to do when you
have a cold is to move the bow¬
els. You cannot promptly cure
a cold until you do this. Kenne
yy’s Laxative Cough Syrny stops
the cough by allaying inflamma¬
tion of the throat and lungs, and
it drives the cold from the sys¬
tem l»v gently moving the bow¬
els. Children like it for it tastes
nearly as good as maple sugar.
Sold by S. H. Kelley.
CHATSWORTH
A number of young people en¬
joyed a surprise party at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom More¬
land Saturday night. The guests
were as follows: Misses Margie
Cox, Ora Bell Jones, Vic More¬
land, Daisy Cox, Josie Waters,
Ida Cox, Jimmie Harris, Dell
and Aline Gregory; Messrs. Har¬
old Willingham, Tom Brooks,
Edwin Cooper, Fred Robinson,
Charlie Gray, Joel Carney and
John Parker.
Miss Delle Gregory, of Cohut¬
ta Springs, spent Suuday with
Miss Margie Cox.
C. W. Gray & Company are
digging a well for Alvin Jones.
Miss Josie Waters, assistant
teacher, has been absent from
school on account of illness.
Col. G. B. Gann, of Marietta,
is spending a few days here with
friends, (?) *
Mrs. W. L. Jones is spending
the week with her parents at
Blue Ridge, Ga.
James Swann, of Oakman, is
the guest of his brother, R. N.
Swann,at this place.
Tom Wright, of Oran, was in
town a short while Monday.
Oscar Gregory and sister, Miss
Alline, of tins place, and Miss
Jimmie Harris, of Eton, visited
Spring Place Saturday afternoon.
Miss Hattie Wells, of Ellijay,
is the guest of relatives in and
near Ohatsworth.
Quite a number of young folks
enjoyed a social gathering at the
home of T. Carney Tuesday
night.
Bob Peeples left Monday for
Florida where he will spend sev
eral weeks, Janktte.
For Sale.
Fifty head of Tennessee mules,
twenty-five head of horses and
mares, on 1 , 2 and 3 years time
for good notes. Mules are high
but will be higher after Christ¬
mas, so come and get the stock
you will want so as to be ready
to go to work after the holidays.
J. B. & C. B. Brown.
THOUSANDS OF CORDS
TAN BARK BURNED
A citizen from over near Pru
den’s tannery, in Murray county,
was in the city today and reports
the loss of many thousands of
cords of tan bark by the recent
mountain fires.
For four days and nights about
100 men and women were en¬
gaged in a fierce battle with the
raging Haines. Counter fires
were lighted and after a serious
struggle the flames weie extin¬
guished but not without the los;
of a large quantity of the bark
which was cut and piled ready
for delivery. The bark was the
property of several mountaineer 9
and the loss falls quite heavily
on them.
The Daily Argus informant’s
story agrees with the report made
by a recent aeronaut who made
a trip one night from St. Louis
and landed over near Toccoa who
said that he passed great forest
fires in the east Tennessee moun¬
tains. It is known that Cleve¬
land and Chattanooga, Tenn.,
were very darkened and almost
smothered for two days and
nights tollowing these fires and
the tan bark added much to the
discomfort.—Dalton Daily Ar¬
gus.
Every case of backache, weak
back, bladder lmflammation and
rheumatid pains is dangerous if
neglected, for such troubles are
nearly always due to weak kid
neys. Take DeWitt’s Kidney
and Bladder Pills. They are
antiseptic and soothe pain quick¬
ly. Insist upon DeWitt’s Kid¬
ney and Bladder Pills. For weak
kidneys and inflammation of the
bladder they are nnequaled.
Regular size 50c. Sold here by
S. H. Kelly.
TENNQA
Tom Graves and son, John, of
Adairsville, are visiting relatives
and friends in this |»art.
' 0. M. Graves, wife and daugh¬
ter and son, Miss Essie and Gree
ly, visited at the heme of J. H.
Graves Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Nora Black, of Cohutta
Springs, is visiting friends in
Tennga.
Misses Maude White.of Ocoee,
and Leona Graves, of Cisco, and
John Graves, of Adairsville,
spent Tuesday at the .home of 0.
M. Graves.
Mrs. Dovie Fpperson spent
Saturday and Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. Maggie Dunn.
T. M. Epperson Will move to
his new home in town this week.
Mrs. John Graves and daugh¬
ter, Miss Pearl, were in town qn
a shohping expedition one day
first of the week.
ton Mr. first Z. of Page the visited week. R. H. Sh<jf
Miss Maude White, of Ocoee,
Tenn., spent last week with Miss
Leona Graves.
T. E , A. E. and John Graves
spent one night last week at the
home of Charlie Graves.
W.'F. Gordon had t.he misfort
fortune to accidentally shoot
himself through the hand receiv¬
ing painful but not serious inju¬
ries.
f L. 0. Dunn made a business
tiip to Ohatsworth last week.
Misses Lola Maude Gordon
and Grace Bowman speut Sunday
with the former’s grandparents.
Lawson Hartley, of Cohutta
Springs, was in town on business
recently.
Little Miss Jessie Edna Gor¬
don made Greely Tipton Graves
alu.it call one morning last
week.
With best wishes I close.
A Happy Girl.
A Dangerous Operation
is the removal of the appendix
by a surgeou. No one who takes
Dr. King’s New Life Pills is ev¬
er subjected to this frightful or¬
deal. They work so quietly you
don’t feel them. They cure con¬
stipation, headache, billiousness
and malaria. 25c. at Arrowood
& Rouse’s store.
NEGROES CLUB
AUGUSTA MAN
A. W. Phillips Attacked by Sat*
urday Night Revelers.
Aygusta, G., December 8 .—
News has just reached this city
of a dastardly assault upon A.
W. Phillips, a well known citi¬
zen of Augusta, with large farm¬
ing interests in Columbia county 1 !
by negro “hot supper” revelers
on his place Saturday night. He
was struck several times on the
head with clubs, rendering him
unconcious. Physicians in at¬
tendance say the wounds would
have proved fatal but for the
fact that the blows glanced.
It seems that a number of ne¬
gro tenants were creating a dis¬
turbance, and Philips made an
investigation, first arming him¬
self with a revolver. One offen¬
der was pointed out to him in a
large hall where the darkies were
dancing. The landlord made an
attempt to take him into custo¬
dy, whereupon every light went
out and the attack was simulta¬
neous from half a dozen quar¬
ters. Phillips fired several wild
shots and the negroes took fright.
Only a few faithful house serv¬
ants remained near by to render
their master assistance.
Several weeks ago Mr. Phil¬
lips’ wife was killed in a runa¬
way accident here.
Nearly everybody knows De
Witt’s Little Early Risers are the
best pills made. They aresnmll,
pleasat, sure Little Liver Pill
Sold by S. II. Kelly.
HALF ACRE BEND
As I haven’t *een
from this place lately I will send
in a few dots.
Moving and visiting is the or¬
der of the day here.
Bartow Hails and family, of
Gordon county, have moved into
our community.
Henry Owens moved to Mer¬
rill Wood’s place Monday.
Hurley Owens and Ben Par¬
sons business. went to A jResaca Monday on
Will Holland and Henry Bag
leypassed through the Bend Mon
day eff route to Spring Place.
Jones Luffman called on Ben
Parsons Monday.
Sam Blas.singaine was in the
Bend S|j|day.
)ra and Ethel Burks
iVlsitepfn our the community the
pfrt of week.
Jim'Gverby visited his aunt,
Mrs. YifSw-* Morris, Friday "U?r and Satur
*
day. •— -•
Mrs. Jennie Holland spent Fri¬
day with Mrs. Ben Parsons.
The sale at Tom Wright’s was
well attended Saturday.
Our rural carrier had some
rather high water to contend
with Monday but made it
through all right.
Merrell Wood passed through
the Bend Monday.
Jesse Rutledge passed through
our burg recently.
George Henson will leave for
Alabama at an early date.
Jennie Rutledge will leave
Wednesday for Russelville, Ark.,
where she will join her husband
Ben Parsons is moving to his
Rock creek farm which he re¬
cently purchased from Charlie
Durham.
No- Dm’fereS'oi’. Who.,
This is Worth Reading.
Leo F. Zelinski, of 68 Gibson
St., Buffalo, N. Y., says : “I cured
the most annoying cold sore I ev¬
er had, with Bucklen’s Arnica
Salve. day for 1 applied days, this when salve once
a two every
trace of the sore, was gone.”
Heals all sores. Sold under guar¬
antee at Arrowood & Rouse’s
store. 25c*
FLEET HOME
FEBRUARY 22
President Roosevelt Will Review
at Hampton Roads.
Washington. Dec. 9.—Presi¬
dent Roosevelt will welcome the
return of the battleship fleet to
Hampton Roads from its cruise
a:ound the world about noon on
February 22. Details now being
worked out in the navy depart¬
ment will provide that the exer¬
cises take place as near as prac
t'cal with the president’s yacht,
the Mayflower* >n the same posi¬
tion as upon the departure of the
fleet, December 16, 1907.
Admiral Arnald’s third squad¬
ron of the Atlantic fleet is to
meet the battleships out in the
Atlantic, possibly well on toward
Gibraltar, and escort them home.
About 2,500 of the blue jackets
of Sperry’s fleet will be brought
to Washington to participate in
the 1 inauguration ceremonies.
After the review in Hampton
Roads, the fleet will go to New
York, where the men will be
given shore leave.
Contrary to the previous incli¬
nations of the department there
will be no parade of the men of
the fleet oh the Jamestown Ex¬
position grounds.
Victor
Graphophones.
$1.00 down and $1.00 a week.
THl .STORE OF LITTLE PRICES
NO. 52
FIRES ON FAMILY '
r
AND ASSAULTS WOMEN
■*.
Three Men, Said To Be Drinking,
Riddle House with Bullets,
After Which They At¬
tack Inmates.
Oartersville, Ga., Dec. 9.-—On
the charge of being implicated
with two other men in firing on
the Gibson family near Oarter#
ville, resulting in the wounding
of Mrs. Gibson, attempting as
saults and pillaging the house,
Tom Collier, a young man, has
been jailed here.
Officers also have warrants for
Bud Lanham and Steve Heath
and are making every effort to
locate them. They are said to
have been implicated in the
shooting and the assaults. . i
A family by the name of Gib
son came here from Lindale, Ga.,
recently to obtain work, T^e
husband obtained work as a sec
hand on the railroad, and
together with his family moved
about three miles south of here
to a small house. With this fam¬
ily was a young girl, about ’lb
years old, a relative of Mrs. Gib¬
son,her name being Lizzie Hardy.
Bud Lanham. Steve Heath and
Tom Collier, it is claimed, left
this city Saturday night after
midnight, after imbibing freely
of whiskey and. near beer, terror¬
izing the country wherever they
went, and stopped at the house
of the Gibsons about 2 o’clock
Sunday morning. They proceed
ed, it is charged, to shoot the
house full of holes, after break¬
ing down the doors and forcing
an entrance.
Mrs. Gibson was seriously shot
by one of the men, and the hus¬
band was forced atAbe point of a
pistol to sit aside while the house
was pillaged and outraged.;
Bud Lanham, at the point of #
pistol, it is charged, dragged
Lizzie Hardy, a sister of Mrs.
Gibson, and who is but J 6 years
of age, by the hair of the head
from the house into the bushbs
away from the house and crihii
nally assaulted her.
The other men, it is claimed,
remained inside the house and
proceeded to shoot up the house
and attempted to assault Mrs.
Gibson.
For Sale.
2 Mules. Cash or good note,
due in 12 months.
A THE STORE OF LITTLE PRICES
BILL TO PROVIDE
VOLUNTEER ARMY
Congress Uuged to Pass Law
Strengthening War Footing.
Washington, Dec M 9.—In a
special message to congress yes¬
terday President Roosevelt rec
o'mmended making every strong
male citizen, between the ages
of 16 anc( 45 years, subject to
militarv service.
The present law for volunteer
service is declared faulty and in¬
effective, and a new law is want¬
ed to mobilize an army at once
in case of emergency. The bill
provides for an elastic organiza¬
tion, and the president says un¬
der it it would be as easy to raise
an array of two millions as fifty
thousand.
No additional expense to the
government would result. A
draft of a bili, carrying out the
ideas of the message, was intro¬
duced in the senate by Mr. 0»il
lom.
Peas.
We want your field peas and
will pay highest cash prices.
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THt STORE CF U1T1E PRtCKF