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VOL. 31
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Xmas gifts at Kerr’s.
J. S. Bramblett was to the city
%ttWd»jr,
Buy your'Xmas goods at S. H.
’’Kelly’s.
s- A loid of wood on subscription
would be appreciated.
6. K. Bates made a business
trip to Dalton Tuesday.
Mrs. C.L.Henry visited frimls
in Atlanta the past week.
Go to Kerr’s for your Xmas
goods.
Mark Willbanks made us an
appreciated call Tuesday.
Blankets and Comforts, all pri
cefe. Will S. Cox, Chatsworth. tf
Judge and Mrs. R. M. Gudger
are the proud parents* of a fine
boy. *'
W. A. Baggett has our thank*
for a load of wood on .subscrip¬
tion.
Jim and Tom Treadwell were
ov#r from Amzi one c’ay this
weak ^get
GotoS. H. Kelly and his
prices before you buy.
G. W. Chamlee was shopping
among our Dalton advertisers
Monday.
M. W. Williams, of Oran, was
an appreciated visitor to our of¬
fice Monday.
George Ogletree was a pleas¬
ant caller at our office while in
town Monday.
Karr is the cljeap man on
Xmas goods,
A. J. Etheredge and family,
n$kr Eton, spent Sunday in the
»ity guests ao relatives/ -
The young people enjoyed
singing at the home of Mr. and
Mrt. J. L. Rouse Sunday night.
Fianos and Organs ! See
before buying and save money.
—Will S. Cox, Chatsworth.
Mrs. Win, Pendley and son,
Dewey, were shopping* with
News aver Users in Dalton Mon¬
day.
E. G. Gladden, of Adair,
in the city on business
anc made our office a
call while here.
Mrs. M. A, Keister has return¬
ed home from a two weeks’
to her son, G. W. Keister,
family in Dalton.
W. M. Harris ami C. C.
were down from Eton
and Mr, Harris honored us
a pleasant visit while here.
Rev. Barela? preachedt an
teresting sermon to an
tive congregation at the
terian church Sunday
W. J. Robinson, of near
ton, was a business caller in
Spring Place yesterday and paid
us an appreciated visit while
here.
Miss Georgia Mae ^Peyton en¬
tertained a number of her friends
at a dance at the home of her
aont, Mrs. Lillie Edwards, Tues¬
day night.
P. P. Hagerty, of Dalton, is
i„ the city with friends. Mr.
Hagerty expects to take a posi¬
tion with The News about the
first of next year.
Sam and Will Walls, Sanford
Davis, J. O. Willbanks, Jasper
B«arden and Bep Mauldin were
among the prominent Murrayites
in Dalton Monday,
Santo Glad* was so heavily
loaded, that he unloaded his
■ upply of Christmas Toys with
us, and asked us to tell all the
little girls and bovs that they are
here, for sale at lowest prices.
We thank Santa for his kindness
and hope every little boy and
girl will get some one of our nice
Toys.—Arrowood & Rouse.
THE MURRAY NE- ;/ r tj; *
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S^P^p1^7^RRAY COUNTY, .GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1908.
All kinds candies at Kerr’s.
J. W. Matthews was a business
caller in Dalton first of the week.
The cheapest place to get
Xmas goods is at S. H. Kelly’s.
Rev. E. O. Davis was a pleasant
visitor to our office one day this
Week.
Mr. .and Mrs. Grover Terry rep¬
resented Hassler Mill in Dalton
Monday.
Raisins, Nuts, Bananas, Oran¬
ges at Kerr’s.
’Squire Bates,of near Crandall,
was in the city on legal business
Monday.
* Jesse Charles has our thanks
for some nice sweet potatoes on
subscription.
First-Class Photos at reasona¬
ble prices.—C. H. Shriner,Spring
Place, Ga.
Mrs. S. L. Rouse and children,
<4 Dalton, are visiting her pa¬
rents here this week.
H. S. Willingham was over
from Chatsworth a short while
Wednesday afternoon.
If you want fine fruits and can¬
dies buy from S. H. Kelly.
Tax Collector John P. Grego¬
ry apd son. Will, of Eton, were
m the city Tuesday on business.
C. F. Heartsell and wife and
Mmes. J. M. Bagley and J. S.
Ke^ter were shopping in Dalton
Wednesday.
Col. J. J. Bates, of Wichita
Falls, Texas, is back in Spring
Place and expects to make this
his future home.
Dennis Groves and family, of
Oak Grove, spent Sunday in
Spring Place, guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. U Robinson.
Anyone wishing to buy an ex¬
tra good brood and work mare
will do well to call on J. M.
Campbell, Spring Place, Ga.
Don’t forget that my stock of
Coffins is the most complete in
.fie county. Prices very reason¬
ably. Will S. Cox, Chatsworth. tf
Mrs. Christine Prince has re¬
turned to her home in Atlanta,
after several days’ visit to her
sister, Mrs. Theo. E. Everett,
here.
Your attention is called to the
ad. of W. S. Lents elsewhere in
this issue. He has a nice line of
jewelry wb ch would make suit¬
able Christmas presents.
Miss Delma Woods left Wed¬
nesday for Chattanooga, where
she will buy a nice line of Christ¬
mas novelties. She was accom¬
panied by her sister, Miss Fannie,
who goes to have her eye treated
by a specialist.
The many friends of W. D.
Willbanks will be pleased to
know that he has acquired an in¬
terest in The Murray News Pub¬
lishing Company and will in the
future be interested in said com¬
pany—The Murray News Pub¬
lishing Co.
YOUNG MEN! If you want to
know why you should become
telegraph operators and what
school to attend, write to SOUTH
ERN SOHOOL OF TELEGRA¬
PHY, Newnan, Ga.. for free Cat¬
alog “A.” EVERY BO Y should
read it. Positions positively
guaranteed.
NOTICE.
All accounts on
my books not set
tied before
ry 1st, 1909, will
placed for
tion.
Chas. M. Harris,
GUNSHOT WOUND
PROVES FATAL
Sam Cox,Who Accidently Shot
Himself Died Wednesday
Morning.
LOWER LIMBS
vi/rop WtKt daoai PAKALTA v/Ffl
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From the Time of the Accident Until
Hi* Death-Was Conscious all
the . Time. ,
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Sam Cox, w}'* Accidentally shot
himself while out hunting
Friday afternoon, died Wednes
day morning shortly after mid
night.
He and his father were out
hunting when it began to rain
and they started home when Sam
went one way and his father
another. Just before
his home Mr. Cox heard his son’s
gun fire, but thinking he had
at something paid no
When the rain began to fall
harder Sam stepped under
drooping tree and set his
down, and when he started to
he reached around behind bf in
with his left hand to get his gan
when a briar or vine caught
hammers of the gun and pulled
them back. The vine broke and
the hammers fell one load firing
and the other hammer snapped,
the load of shot entering his back
just below the left shoulder and
toward the right rboul
der, tearing a large hole in hn
back - , ■
Neighbors heanl , ... hen ,
help and went^o search for him
and found him lying eu hie back
in the rain and almoat froten,
where he had been for about three
hour.. He wa. carried home ae
eoon a. poeeible and medical aid
wae summoned. The physicians
attending him seemed to have
hope, of his recovery up to the
time of hie death. Particles of
his ,. spinal -it column „„m,„wna,.inir were torn away
by the shot, paralysing hie ,„wer
1
The end came very unexpec
tedly to the family and friends.
8am was about 'ft year, of age
and ot ,, Mr. and Mrs. J. r
is a son
A, Oox. Hi. many friends will
be pained to learn of the terrible
accident, but the sympathy of
the entire county i. extended to
the , bereaved , , family . ..
His remains were laid to rest
Rev. E. O. Davis conducting tlie
funeral exercises.
NOTICE!
i will be in Spring Place,
Ga., on the 18th and I9th
of this month for the pur¬
pose of collecting the State
and County Taxes for the
year 1908.
I will also be in Eton 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. GREGORY,
JOHN P.
Tax Collector.
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 Gough Syruy stops
the cough by allaying inflamma¬
tion of the throat and lungs, and
it drives the cold from the sys¬
tem bv gently moving the bow¬
els. Children like it for it tastes
nearly as good as maple sugar.
Sold by S. H. Kelley.
$35.00 REALIZED m
AT BOX Ml u B
fcfflSK.
Last Thursday Night for the e
Benefit of the Baptist
a. ; Church.
The box supper given last
night in the court
f ,,ui8< ‘ for the,benefit of the Bap
tlst church was well attended
and .about $35.00 was received
the .a^'air was most pleasant
an&wa^reat 'Vil/. success in every
J here were many boxes, , all ,,
colors, all shapes, all sizes and
were , n0 , t ] y fi n e(i wMh si
thing good, or that i#^the SB
as several of the youfig
people have been suffering with
indigestion ever since.
The minimum price for a boj
rt , as j>o cents, while the maxi
mutn price paid was $2.75.
NOTICE.
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Chas. M. Harris,
Eton.
ML MILL BURNS ;
WATCHMAN DEAD
Hames Restroy n Plant , of . c South- ..
em Y)il Company Causing
« *50,009 Loss.,
T?™-',7, ,*»(«_ , r ,
”‘' 1 » l J le Southern Oil com- „
pany, m tin, city, and one of the
oldest and heet mdnetnee of the
■" «t*ta, with .11 it.
contente-seed, hull., meal, oil
“"d machinery, was burned at d
o clock this morning, inenmng a
“ s " f aPProwmately M0,000,
largely covered by insoranee.
Themosthombleaflairincon
f..' night watchman, Oharle,
47 years of age
Th ' originated in the huh
, ler of the mill, ’ and but tor the
e f rts “ f ‘ , “ , lo “‘ . ' « re<ie , :
» M,d 4epot I h *7 'lafoyed and other
surrounding buildings
Manager C. T. Mobley was in
Atlanta at the time of the conlla
, „ ot i(ied that the
work of rebuilding wiil begin a.
onc .....
For Sale.
Fifty head of Tennessee
twenty-five head of horses and
mares, on 1, 2 and 3 years time
for good notes. Mules are high
but will he higher after Christ¬
mas, so come and get the Btock
you will want so as to be ready
to go to work after the holidays.
J. B. & C. B. Brown.
He Fired Calaboose
To Escape Chaingang
Americus, Ga., December 15.
— Desperate at the prospect of
another term in stripes, Tom
Adams, recently discharged from
the Sumter chaingang, early this
morning fired the calaboose at
DeSoto,in which he waa confined.
Adams was arrested last night
upon a burglary charge, and con¬
fined in the DeSota calaboose
until brought to Americus this
morning. The building was in
flames when citizens aroused
came to the rescue, and extin¬
guished the blaze and dragged
Adams, well-nigh suffocated,
safety. Adams is charged with
burglarizing Bagley’s store
DeSoto recently, and was dressed
| in apparel identified as stolen
ZION r '
Miss ■■.•••»•',«*■- Minn iAin speatr^tv
urday night with .MoorsEthel ■}
and Ermine Chapman.
tendef&imlay Karl jfcie and Ben Smit $ 3
school h«re
day afternoon. Gome again boys,
gl,cl jjo have yon.
Mtev.E O. Davis filled his|egu.
iar appointment here Satiinluy Sfcfi$nt
and coti^egations. Si|H®ay to large aud s
ive
Tom Hiordon attended preach¬
ing here Sunday.
Mrs. Dunn and Miss Ojia Fj|^
simmons attended preaching at
at this place Sunday.
Mrs. Bucks spent Sunday at
the home of Mrs. Holland.
Frank Youngblood and family
spent Monday night at the home
of Mrs. Chapman.
Mrs, Viniug spent Saturday
night with her daughter, Mrs.
Lou Bond. m
Misses Minnie Ain, Ermine
Chapman and t||na Ham mon¬
tree dined at tlidwto® of Mrs.
Oscar McLain Suljpsly.
Miss Lucile Bbna spent Sunday
with Miss Alice Wright.
Je88rijind Miss) Lizzie Aly at
teudeditervices bere Sunday.
Fred Chapman .and Gene Ber
rong called on Misses Ella and'
Lou Headrick Supday aftern^m.
Misses Mol lip and Fannie
Wood attended preaching here
Sunday.
Rev. Davis and family spent
Saturday night with A. H.
Youngblood and family.
Miss Cora Garrison attended
preaching here Sunday.
Mr. Carr attended Sunday
school here Sunday.
HarveyWrigfit and wife dmew
with Newton Bennett and wife
Sunday.
Mix, Ethel Chapman dined
with Misses Lizzie and Hattie
Wright Sunday.
Mrs. Lillie Ellis spout ond day
quite recently with Mrs. E. D.
Bond.
Two of Elias Weaver’s girls
have had fever but are better.
We hope they will soon be out
again.
Mrs. Lillie Ellis spent Sunday
with Mrs. Pearl Bond and fam
ily.
Best wishes to all.
CllARI/lTTK.
Nearly everybody knows De
Witt’s Little Early Risers are the
best pills made. They are small,
pleasat, sure Little Liver Pill.
Sold by S. H. Kelly.
BOYS TELL A STORY
OF NIGHT RIDERS
Relating a remarkable story of
having been taken from their
home and beaten by night'riders
and then compelled to leave un¬
der penalty of death, two youths,
Will Nix, aged 16 years, and Joe
Nix, 14 years old, were taken in
custody Saturday nTglit by the
police and turned over to Proba¬
tion Officer Gloer.
The boys say they live near
Maddox’s mill, about six miles
from Dalton, and deny they left
home of their own accord. They
declare that a crowd of men
caine to their home Thursday
night, and calling them out, se¬
verely beat them with hickory
switches, after which the night
riders told them to leave that
section by Sunday night, or they
would be killed. Taking this
advice, the brothers say, they
made a hasty departure Satur¬
day, getting here Saturday night.
The officials doubt the story
and Chief Jennings has written
to the chief of police of Dalton
for information.
The brothers say the night ri¬
ders were after them for fighting.
—Atlanta Georgian.
’ GM 'sm m&m.
.
J4& 4itiHe Harris! ofT
-spent Saturday in Oh*|g J*
; 0. W. (fray spent
Ih^hdall.
, Ragan Harnett spent several
with homefol’ka recently.
Miss Nora Anderson, of Spring
Place, spent S c nday^at Hotel
DeSoto. i*
Fredftobmsonisspendingsev
e -al days in Etowah. Teim.
Miss Clarice Jonpff has beeu
quite ii! but is m; pro ?***£'
Mrs. Maggie Barif i8.
Alline Gregory spend * A'
Eton. ' qMff* * '
Miss .Sallie Holland A^ited
here Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stephe a. -
“ " ef ’ '' * aretiaiti "
& m XM W
Carney, at tw, le. .
Aimes. J. E. Johpson and S, M,
Barnett Spring Place
afternoon. ’ • 'fa m
. ,
Tom CaHikand Miss , Jessie ■**''
Copeland visffced.^lie Misses
at Atnzi Suod&Y
Walter Howard andlfeek Mc
of Free Hopfe’, vitited ’mla.- ,:
her quite recently. V
Leonard Dobbs was ^lie guest
friends here Tq^sd
James A. WillHanks dnd,.;Slis8
McIIan passed here Sun¬
en route to Mt. Zion/
Best wi-Ties to all for a merrv
Ynias arid happy new year.
*m Jankttf
-----rr ,■
Every caspj backache, weak
back, bladder; lyfiammation and
rheumatid pal ills dangerous if
neglected, for such troubles are
nearly aiW*y| f due to weak kid
neys. Take l.)eWitt’s Kidney
antllae pti c aiu ] sootiie pain quick
j y Ins i st upon DeWitt’s Kid
nev and Bladder Pills. For weak
Regular size 50e. Sold here by
S. H. Kelly.
VALUE OF FARM PRODUCTS. -
Important Figures Given Out by
the Agricultural Department.
Washington, December 15.-~
The production in 1908 and farm
value on December 1 of impor¬
tant farm products, according to
the final revised estimates of the
department of agriculture, an¬
nounced today, was as follows:
Corn, 2,008,051,000 bushels and
farm value $1,610,145,000.
Winter wheat, 437,908,000
bushels and $410,330,000.
gyring wheat, 226,694,000 bush¬
els and $206,496,000.
Oats, 806,157,000 bushels and
$381,171,000.
Barley,166,756,000 bushels and
$92,442,000.
Figures for other crops include :
Rye, 31,851,009 bushels and
$23,455,000.
Buckwheat, 15,874,000 bushels
and $12,004,000.
Flax seed, 25,805,000 bushels
and $30,577,000.
Rice, 21,890,000 bushels and
$17,771,000.
Potatoes, 278,985,000 bushels
and $097,039,090.
Hay, 70,798,000 tons and $685,-
428.000.
Tobacco, 709,061,000 pounds
and $74,130,000,
Marked For Death.
“Three years ago I was marked
for death. A grave-yard cough
was tearing my lungs to pieces.
Doctors failed to help me, and
hope had fled, when my husband
got Dr. Ding’s New Discovery,”
says Mrs. A. C- Williams, of Bac,
aiid Kv. “The first dose helped me
improvement kept on until
1 had gained 58 pounds in weight
and my health was fully restor¬
ed.” This medicine holds, the
world’s healing record for cobghs
and colds and lung and throat
diseases. It prevents pneumo¬
nia. Sold under guarantee at
Arrowood & Rouse’s store. 50e
and $1.00. Trial bottle free.