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VOLUME
THROUGH GEORGIA.
BITS OF NEWS GATHERED FROM
OVER THE STATE,
Being a Summary of Interesting Hap¬
penings From Day to Day.
From the midsummer fair premiums
Berrien county received $137; Worth,
$107.50; Irwin, $89.
Rumor says that a party of western
capitalists contemplate erecting a peach
brandy distillery over in Worth coun¬
ty, near Poulan.
Two of the largest sawmill plants in
the state are among the possibilities
for Colquitt in a few months. They
will employ about 300 hands.
Marshallville had shipped 100 car¬
loads of peaelies up to a few days ago.
At tho rate of from $1,200 to $1,800
per carload this will run up into the
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The day has been set for a meeting
of the citizens of Clarke county to
close up all necessary plans for the
Clarke county exhibit at the exposi¬
tion. Tuesday, August 20th is the
day, aud at that time the people of
the county will meet at the courthouse
and report what progress has been
made in getting up the exhibit. The
educational and manufacturing ex¬
hibits aro well under way and the
farmers aro now at work arranging
for the agricultural exhibit.
The Albany lleratd remarks: The
railroads and the fruit and melon grow¬
ers aro mutually interested and depend¬
ent upon each other, and the only way
for them to do business satisfactorily
with each other is for them first to un¬
derstand each other. Then each should
be willing to lot tbe other make some
thing. When the railroad people
and the fruit and melon grow¬
ers can bo brought together actu¬
ated by such a spirit, and with a wil¬
lingness to adjust their common in
terests in a fair and business-like man¬
ner, then we believe they will be abb
to agree upon satisfactory terms for
doing business with each other. Let
the railroads and the fruit and melon
growers get together aud talk business.
Dr. Rogers, the Waco physician win
was arrested some days ago ou tin
charge of counterfeiting, talked freeL
about the matter and discussed it from
all standpoints. He said that the gov
ernment was correct iu that they bus
pected that counterfeiting had been
practiced, but they were greatly in
error when they charged him with tin
crime. “I am just as innocent of tin
charges that have been preferred
against me as you are, aud tbo govern
ment has made a great mistake by
having me arrested. I know nothing
whatever about the counterfeit money
that has been in circulation, and have
never in my life made a single coin of
money. I have never seen a pair of
molds, and have not the slightest idea
how they look. I havo simply beeD
practicing my profession, and sup¬
porting my family, and when I was
arrested I was certainly greatly sur¬
prised.”
Rifle Range Contest.
The fifth regiment is preparing to
send a large delegation to Albany on
the 21st of this month, at which time
the state rifle range contest will be
held. Rules and regulations regard¬
ing this meeting have been received
by Colonel Obear, inspector general
of rifle practice. The contest promises
to be one of the largest and most ex¬
citing held in the state. All of the
troops will be represented and tbe
Artesian City will be stormed by the
soldiers. It was the idea of Captain
W. E. Wooten, of the Albany guards,
that a squad from every company in
the state should meet on the 21st and
shoot for the championship. This was
taken up favorably by his men and in
a short time over $300 was raised, all
of which will be offered in prizes.
Reduced rates at the hotels have been
secured and the roads have also agreed
to cut down rates for the occasion.
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Only Four Pastors in 75 Years.
The Presbyterian church of Athens
has a record in regard to pastors per¬
haps unequaled in the history of the
state. The church was organized in
lBZU ana is consequently three-quar¬
ters of a century old, yet in all that
time it has only had four pastors. The
church was organized by Rev. Moses
Waddell, the distinguished divine and
educator, who at that time was presi¬
dent of the University of Georgia.
He served it until 1830, when he was
succeeded by Rev. Nathan Hoyt, who
served until 1866. Dr. Burkhead suc¬
ceeded to the work upon the death of
Dr. Hoyt. Dr. Burkhead served until
1872, when he was succeeded by Rev.
Charles W. Lane, who is now in his
twenty-third year of service.
An examination of the church statis¬
tics in the city shows that there are
over 2,500 members out of a white
population of 6,000, distributed as
SPRING PLACE. MURRAY COUNTY GA., SATURDAY. AUGUST 17. 1895.
follows: Methodist, 1,300; Baptist,
500; Presbyterian, 400; Episcopalian,
150; Christian, 80; Catholic 40; He¬
brew, 100; total 2,570. This is a very
large percentage of church member¬
ship among the white people of the
city.
Organizing Farmers’ Institutes.
Professor J. B. Hunnicutt, who oc¬
cupies the chair of agriculture in the
State College of Agriculture and Me¬
chanical Arts, has started on a tour of
several weeks through Georgia iu the
interest of the farmers’ institutes.
He goes first to'Hawkinsvilie, where
he will attend the meeting of the insti¬
tute at that place, which is in a thriv¬
ing condition and doing good among
the farmers who belong to it and at¬
tend its sessions. Professor Hunnicutt
will lecture at this meeting. From
From there he will goto LaGrauge
aud then to Newuan aud at these
places he will deliver lectures before
the farmers.
Then Professor Hunnicutt will be
joined by Dr. H. C. White, president
of the State college, and they will at¬
tend the session of the State Agricul¬
tural Society. Then they will start to
work organizing new institutes. The
first one will be organized at Waynes¬
boro and then one at SanderBville.
The entire programme has not yet
been made out, but bpfore thoy return
home they intend organizing at least
six new institutes.
The Farmers’ institute is an organ¬
ization originated by these two gentlo
men and fostered and encouraged by
tho state college of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts, locatod at Athens. The
idea is to get a number of farmers to
organize into a body that holds regular
sessions oue a month for tho purpose
of exchanging ideas, discussing meth¬
ods of farming and posting themselves
on everything necessary to their call¬
ing in life. It has been found that
this work results in great benefit to
tho farmers who, through exchange of
ideas and listening to lectures by good
agriculturists, learn many tilings of
benefit to them.
Since this movement was started in
Georgia a number of institutes havo
been organized and in every instanoa
good has resulted. The one crop idea
has disappeared ; the diversifying of
crops has taken its place; the intensive
system of farming has been brought
to the front and moro prosperity has
come upon the farmers who have given
their attention and study to tho farm¬
ers' institute work. Professors White
and Hunnicutt will be gone about
three weeks on this trip.
AGRICULTURISTS TO MEET.
A Great Gathering it. Will he at
Brunswick by the Sea.
Tho full programme for the annual
convention of Hie State Agricultural
association lias been completed and
made public.
The convention is to be held at
Brunswick August 13tli, 14th and 15th.
It promises to be the most interesting
convention tho association has held in
years, judging by the many excellent
features which the programme con¬
tains.
Some of the most promiuent men iu
tho state are booked for addresses on
different topics. Among those who
will add to the interest of the occasion
are ex-Governor Northen, who will
make a speech before the convention
on the subject of “Immigration;”
Colonel E. B. Stalhman, commissioner
of tbe Southern Railway and Steam¬
ship Association, who will talk on the
subject, “The Relation of the Produ¬
cers to the Common Carriers;” Dr.
Harry C. White, of Athens, who will
deliver an address on “Education;”
Colonel S. D. Bradwell, who will speak
on “Tho Teacher-Farmer;’’ Hon. Al¬
bert H. Cox, who is booked for a gen¬
eral address to the convention.
Several subjects of great interest
and importance to the farmers will be
discussed by leuding members of the
convention. These subjects and those
who will discuss thorn have been se¬
lected.
One of the interesting things that
will be done at the meeting will be
the election of officers. It is under¬
stood that President J. O. Waddell
has declined re-election.
A much larger attendance than has
been enrolled at any session of the
association in years is expected. For
quite a while interest in the Farmers’
Alliance somewhat cut off that attend¬
ance at the convention, but this is
ohanged. The convention is composed
of the largest and most representative
farmers in the state.
Here is the full programme aB com¬
pleted and made public by President
J. O. Waddell:
11 o’clock Tuesday morning, August
13th, the convention will be called to
order and constituted with prayer by
Rev. I. W. Waddell, D. D., president
of the North Georgia Agricultural col¬
lege.
Address of welcome by Captain R.
E. Park, of Maeon.
Response by Dr. L. S. Ledbetter,
of Cedartown.
Perfect roll of members.
President’s annual address.
Motions.
Adjournment for dinner.
2:30 p. m.—“Fertilizers,” by Prof.
J. B. Hunnicutt, of Athens.
Discussion.
<
“Toll e TrmtlA,”
“Improvement in Agricultural Im¬
plements”—Hon. J, Pope Brown, of
Hawkinsville; Col. R. F. Crittenden,
Shellman, and Col. George H. Jones,
Norcross. General discussion.
“Selection of Seeds”—Major G. M.
Ryals,Savannah; Colonel M. J. Hatch¬
er, Macon, and Mr. T. W T . McAllister,
Lavonia. General discussion.
Motions and new business.
8:30 p. m.—Experience meeting.
Subject: “What’s the matter with the
Farmers?” Led by Colonel R. J. Red¬
ding. General, free for all, discus¬
sion.
8:30 a. m., Wednesday,August 14th
— “Immigration,” ex-Goveruor W. J.
Northen, Atlanta; Captain J.B. James,
Fort Valley, aud Wyatt deR. Barclay,
Darien. General discussion.
“To Prevent Emigration from Geor¬
gia,” Hon.W. H. Felton, Marshallville;
J. G. McCall, Quitman ; T. J. Lyon,
Cartersville, and J. McBryan, Philo¬
math. General discussion.
Address—Col. J, H. Newmau, Edge
wood. Discussion.
Unfinished business, motions and
reports.
2:30p. m. Wednesday, August 14th
—“The Teacher-Farmer,” Colonel S.
D. Bradwell, Athens. General discus¬
sion.
“The Early History of Cotton”—
Dr. W. B. Burroughs, Brunswick.
Address—Hon. A. II. Cox, Atlanta.
“Tho Relation of the Producers to
the Common Carriers,” address, by
Hon. E. B. Stahlman, Atlanta. Dis¬
cussion.
“Education”—Prof. H. C. White,
Athens; Hon. Hamilton Yancoy, Rome;
Capt. R. E. Park, Macon, and Mr. J.
J. Sanders, Penfield.
Election of officers.
Reports of committees.
Unfinished businoss and motions.
Selecting place for next meeting.
Adjournment.
AGAINST GABY.
Governor Atkinson Revokes His Com¬
mission as Whipping Boss.
Captain T. E. Gary is no longer con¬
nected with the Georgia penitentiary
in any capacity. The hearing which
grew out of the suicide of Porter Stocks
was eoncludod at Atlanta last Monday
and the governor’s decision was ad¬
verse to the man who had charge of
Minneola camp at the time of the At¬
lanta man’s death. Tho governor’s
formal order is as follows:
"After hearing the evidence sub¬
mitted on the rule pending against T.
E. Gary, whipping boss for peniten¬
tiary No. 2, at Mineola, and the argu¬
ment of his counsel, it is found that
the said Gary has violated the peni¬
tentiary rules proscribed for the gov¬
ernment of convicts therein confined,
in his treatment especially of one Por¬
ter Stocks, who was frequently allow¬
ed to go beyond prison bounds unat¬
tended by guards; to have aocess to
and handle firearms; to procure spirit¬
uous liquors and become intoxicated
thereon, during one of which spells of
intoxication he committed suicide, and
‘in not requiring of said Stocks such
hard labor as is contemplated by the
law and the sentence of the court,
which required him to be confined at
hard labor in the penitentiary. ’
It Is further found that if said Gary
was not in every respect directly re¬
sponsible for these violations and un¬
warrantable liberties, he failed to in¬
duce the lessees or their agents to ar¬
rest such abuses, and having failed, did
not report such facts to the governor
through theprincipal keeper of thepen
itentiary department as required ; it is
therefore
“Ordained that T. E. Gary’s com¬
mission as whipping boss be, and } the
same is hereby revoked, and he is dis¬
charged from the service of the state.
“W. Y. Atkinson, Governor.”
The Strain Too Much for Him.
Governor Atkinson left Monday af¬
ternoon for Newnan. He came back
from Warm Springs feeling quite
strong, but the hearing in the Gary
case has been too much for him, and
he goes down to his old home feeling
not nearly so well as he did the first
day he went to the capitol. His doc¬
tors have ordered that he take abso¬
lute rest and attempt to transact no
business whatever. The governor
realizes the importance of following
this order, and he will not return to
the capitol until he feels very much
better indeed.
A TRUCE DECLARED.
The Race War at Spring Valley, Illi¬
nois, at an End.
The war on negroes by tho Italians
of Spring Valley has been declared off.
The Spring Valley Coal Company will
be permitted to resume operations and
the negroes will return to their homes.
This action was taken Wednesday at a
mass meeting of all the white miners,
which assembled in the public square.
About 500 miners were present, the
largest part of whom were English
speaking. Interpreters were present
for the Italians and French.
UNDUj 'LICE SURVEILLANCE.
T' it Spring Valley Resume
their Work.
Bored policemen are on
g gn Valley, in operation, Ill., and about the
■feut one-half of the
;k.
JUSTICE JACKSON
DIES SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME
IN WEST MEADE.
The Distinguished Jurist Had Been
Declining for Over a Year.
Justice Howell E. Jackson, of the
United States supremo court, died
Thursday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock.
Justice Jackson had been oritically ill
at his home at West Meade, Tenu.,
near death Nashville, for several days and his
Since was expected at any moment.
his return from Washington,
Justice Jackson had slowly declined,
and though at times it has seemed that
there was a chance of prolonged life,
that hope was abandoned Thursday
morning and the end came during the
afternoon.
Howell Edmunds Jackson was born
in Paris, Tenn., on the 8th of April,
1882. In 1840 ho removed with his
parents to Jackson, and was graduated
in 1848 at the West Tonnossoo College.
After being graduated there, he spent
two years in the University of Vir¬
ginia. In 1850 ho received a diploma
at Lebanon law school, and began to
practice law at Jackson. In 1859 he
removed to Memphis, and was twice
appointed a judge of the state supreme
eourt. On returning to Jackson in
1878 he was elected a representative in
tho legislature in 1880.
He was elected to tho United States
senate from Tennessee for tho term
beginning March 4, 1881, but resign¬
ed in 1886. In March of that year he
was appointed by President Cleveland
United States district judge for tho
western district of Tennessee, and af¬
terwards associate justioe of tho su¬
preme court of the United States.
Among his last official acts waB hear¬
ing matters at Macon connected with
the Central railroad receivership.
WORDS OF CONDOLENCE.
Telegrams from Frlenrls of the Late
Justice Pour Upon Mrs. Jackson.
telegrams Throughout the entire day Friday
of condolence from all over
North America poured into Nashville,
all" tendering sympathy to the family
<;.? tbo late Justice Jackson. Tele¬
grams were received'Lora nearly every
member of tho federal judiciary, from
United States senators and represent
tives, and from personal friends in
private life. President Cleveland
wired the following:
BczzAbd’s Bay, Mass., August 9.—To Mrs.
Howell E, Jackson, Nashville, Tenn.: I deeply
sympathize with you in your terrible bereave¬
ment, while I mourn the death of a devoted
friend aud (henation’s loss of a wise and up
right judge, a useful citizen and on honest
man. Gaovrnt Cleveland.
T1 o Nashville bar held a mooting
ana Appointed a committee to draft
resolutions of respect to Justice Jack
son. Chief Justice Fuller wired Gen¬
eral Jackson requesting that the funer¬
al services be postponed until Monday
morning in order that he might at¬
tend, and in accordance therewith
10:30 Monday morning wus fixed as
the hour of the funeral; services to bo
at Belle Meade, General Jackson’s
home.
The pallbearers will be Associate
Justice Charles N. Blatehford, of
Lynchburg, Va. ; Judge Charles E.
Fenner, of New Orleans; Judge W. T.
Taft, of Cincinnati; Judge Maxwell,
of Cincinnati; Chief Justice I). L.
Snodgrass, of the Tennessee supreme
court; Judge Thomas H. Malone,
Judge M. Dickerson and Colonel H.
M. Doak.
Chief Justices Fuller and Brewer
left Sorrento, Mo., Friday afternoon
for Nashville to attend Justice Jack¬
son’s funeral.
No responses have been received
from any of the other justices although
it is supposed that Justice White, who
is who in Washington, and Justice Brown,
is in Jamestown, R. I., will also
attend. There will be nothing official
in the arrangements, it being the prac¬
tice of the eourt not to invest the fu
ueral of a deceased member who dies
during the recess with any official for¬
mality.
TEN BODIES TAKEN OUT.
Death List of the Wrecked Building
Grows.
The total number of bodies taken out
of the wrecked building at West Third
street and South Fifth avenue, New
York, up to Saturday night was ten.
0 oseph Guider, of Brooklyn, who was
the contractor for tho plastering work
of the building, has been arrested. He
was taken into custody upon a warrant
issued by Coroner Fitzpatrick. His
arrest is believed to be due to tho as¬
sumption that the floors were over¬
weighted with plaster, and that this
caused the collapse.
Heavy Loss at Lockport.
people Lockport, an Illinois town of 2,000
on the drainage canal, five
miles from Joliet, had a narrow es¬
cape from destruction by flames Satur¬
day nir ver s ' :ss is jirobably §250
000. , cngo and Joliet
only i town, which was
witho j^)r apparatus ad
equaJ - Llames.
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» Year in Advance
THE BUILDING FELL
And Many Workmen Thereon Caught
in the Crash.
An eight-story building in course of
construction at the northeast corner
of West Third street and South Fifth
avenue, New York, fell Thursday
morning and a number of the work¬
men wore carried down in the ruins.
Eighty odd men were working in the
building. The great majority escaped.
One was taken out dead, and four in¬
jured, but alive. A dozen or more are
missing. ,
All of the dead, injured and missing
were workmen, plasterers, carpenters
and electrical lifting men.
A policeman was near the scene
when the accident occurred. He said
he heard the roar of the falling build¬
ing and immediately after it saw a
horse running away.
Hurrying towards the animal, he
saw the cloud of dust near Third street
and turned towards it. There he saw
two men struggling in a pile of debris.
He pulled tbo men out and began to
release a third when the floor beneath
gave way and let him down into the
basement. He was terribly bruised
and it is feared his back was broken.
The structure was to be an office and
warehouse building, the property of
John Ireland, real estate dealer. It
is supposed that one of the supports
in the centre of the third floor gave
way and let the upper stories fall,
crushing the lower floors.
What adds to the confusion is that
a number of the men who were en¬
gaged on tho building soon after the
accident occurred left the scene. This
makes it impossible to state just how
many men are actually missing and
the true number will not be known
until those have reported to the fore¬
man.
The ruins fill the centre of the
building with broken timber, twisted
iron girders and columns, brick, laths
and plaster. It makes a mound as
high as the second floor and is a mass
as dense and hard to handle as a bank
of clay.
It is said that seven men were at
work in the cellar directly under the
centre of the wreck. The building
was filled with plasterers, electricians,
plumbers, gas fitters and laborers.
Contractor Parker and Foreman Seig
mann have both been arrested.
It was said at tbo scene of the disas¬
ter that the cause was undoubtly the
overloading of tho sixth floor with
plaster and building material.
Searching tho Ruins.
The work of clearing away the
wreekago of tho collapsed eight-story
building at West Broadway and West
Third streets was systematically be
gun.
But one of the missing men has re¬
ported, and it is believed that at least
ten bodies will be found in the ruins.
The bodies of two more victims
were discovered in the ruins shortly
before noon Friday. One was identi¬
fied as that of Michael Flynn. His
body was drawn from beneath a mass
of wreckage on the first floor. The
other body was not identified. It was
found beneath the first floor.
The body of the sixth victim is
thought to be that of Michael O’Hare,
a laborer, of 112 Walworth street,
Brooklyn. No positive identification
has yet been made.
The revised list of the dead and
missing as furnished by the police is
as follows: John Burke, Brooklyn,
plasterer; Claus Peterson, electrician,
New York; Charles Smith, electrician,
New York ; Michael Savage, plasterer,
Brooklyn; Michael Flynn, laborer,
New York; Michael O’Hare, laborer,
Brooklyn.
Tho missing: Patrick Cashin, la¬
borer, Brooklyn; Patrick Conlin,
plasterer, Brooklyn; James Grosso,
New York; Edward Hanley, plasterer,
Brooklyn; John Murphy, laborer,
Brooklyn; Christopher O’Bourke,
Brooklyn; Augustus Phillips, New
York; George Smith, iron worker,
New York; Wm. Hayets, Brooklyn.
TO BUILD ELECTRIC MOTORS.
A Move to Operate Steam Railroads
by the Current.
A Philadelphia dispatch save: The
successful use of electricity as a mo¬
tive power on steam roads has led the
Baldwin Locomotive Works aud the
Westinghouse Electric and Manufac¬
turing Company to effect a combina¬
tion.
Conferences have been going on be¬
tween the two companies for the past
two or three months, which have re¬
sulted in an agreement by which they
will hereafter work together the de¬
velopment of apparatus for the opera¬
tion of steam railroads by electricity.
It is expected that the union of the
two great companies will result in the
early introduction of improved forms
of electric motors for standard rail¬
roads.
PATTON’S PLANS ACCEPTED.
A Chattanooga Architect to Build
Tennessee’s New Penitentiary.
L. M. Patton, a Chattanooga archi¬
tect, has been notified that his plans
wore adopted by the state penitentiary
commission for the new penitentiary
to be erected near Harriman, which is
to have 840 cells and to cost $300,000.
NUMBER 29.
If You
ARE GOING TO
Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas,
Texas, Nebraska, Louisiana,
Colorado, Utah, California,
Oregon, Washington, Mex¬
ico, New Mexico or Arizona,
And will send me a postal oard or let¬
ter stating where you are going,
when you are going, where
yon will start from, how
many there are in yonr
party, what freight and
baggage you have,
I will write you or call at your
house and furnish you with
the fullest information regard¬
ing routes, lowest rates of all
classes, besides maps, descriptive and
illustrated land pamphlets, resort
books, Hot Springs guides, etc.
Cheap farming lands in Mis¬
souri, Arkansas, Kansas and
Texas.
A. A. GALLAGHER,
SOUTHERN PASSENGER AGENT,
Missouri Pacific R’w’y
and IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE.
103 Read House,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
(JIIAIILES N. ICING,
Attorney-at-Law,
SPRING PLACE, GA
J # J. BATES,
Attorney-at-Law,
SPRING PLACE, GA.
Special attention to collections and
criminal practice.
Y # L. WATTS,
Attorney-At-Law,
SPRING PLACE, GA
Prompt attention to all business.
C. L. HENRY,
Attorney-at-Law,
SPRING PLACE, GA
Will praotice in the courts of this and
adjoining counties.
J # S. FANN,
Dentist,
DALTON, GA.
Solicits voiir Mtionsas.
JJcNELLY & HEARTSILL,
General Job Printers,
CLEVELAND, TENN.
Mail orders will receive prompt atten¬
tion. Send for prices and
samples of work.
JIIOMAS J. BRYANT,
Livery Stable,
DALTON, GA
I have bought the entire Livery
business of Calaway & Longest, and
solicit your patronage.
Jj. P- BAGWELL, M. D.,
SPRING PLACE, GA
Offers his professional services to the
people of this section and solicits a
share of the patronage.
W. ANDERSON,
Physician and Surgeon,
SPRING PLACE, GA
Professional services offered to the
people of this section. Calls cheer¬
fully answered day and night.
J. A. PRICE, M. D.,
SUMACH, GA
Will practice his profession in this
and surrounding country.
Will be at the Temple House on the
first Tuesdays in eaoh month for the
purpose of examining and treating
Acute and Chronic diseases.
We have Money to Loan at 6 per coat.
On farm or city property in any sec¬
tion of country where property has a
fixed market value. Money ready fur
immediate loans where security and
title is good. No commission. We
solicit applications. Blanks furnished
upon request. ALLEN A GO.,
40-42 Broadway, N. Y,