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SP #1 * i i \ mm Mm X “TELL THE TRUTH.” 7 4 J. C. HEARTSELL, Editor. A BATCH OF HOT WAFFLES. Happenings of the Week Broiled Down to a Delicious Taste. James Loughndge and son, of Dunn, spent Monday here on business. uoak Leonard and Eli Stan ford made a business trip to Dalton Tuesday, returning Wednesday. Lewis Thompson went up to Chattanooga today to pur chase another large lot of spring goods Shuck (Ion. Pen, Pleasant McGhee, of was here yesterday extending the glad hand to his numerous friends and admir ers. Rev Alvin Jones has recuperating at Cobutta Springs several days of this Vrv‘ ' bede, « htfui honte home of Ch.p o Owens. A stock law ordinance is badly needed in Spring Plac O . Cows, horses and hogs ru 3 ning at large are doing much damage to the walks and fences about town and their owners should be required to keep them in an inclosure off of the streets. SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1903. Miss Tonnye Cole is now conducting a class in shorthand at the home of Perry Hilliard, William Whittle and sister, of near Sumach, are visitors at the home of Rev. Newt Parsons. Several of our denizens at tended a barn raising at Mrs. Florence Holland’s, near Mt. Zion, today. Sam Rlassingame has, we understand, sold his effects and expects to go to Oklaho mn to make his home in a short time We are pained to chronicle the dangerous illness of Mr. and Mrs. John Cos's baby. Wc ho l ,c to he!lr of its earl J’ recovery. Hon. Hull Kerr has been appointed by Gov. '-- oe Terrell to represent this co E nty on the Board of National Charities, wh.ch meets in Atlanta next May. This appointment is quite a distinction and congratulate Hull upon the good fortune. DALTON fllLLINERY CO. We wish to extend hearty thanks to our many Murray county friends and customers for their very liberal patronage during the past year You have our assurance thai we shall devote our best efforts to deserve your patronage during the • present year and we earnestly solicit a larger portion of your trade. Our business and intentions are to please you by offering a line of Millinery arid Ladies’ Furnishings at Honest Prices. Murray did herself proud last year and we enjoyed a most satisfactory trade from her people. You con nevei realize our high appreciation of your consideration. We need your trade. We want your trade. At our.place you can find better values for less money than elsewhere. When a customer comes to our store we intend to hold him or her as a steady patron if good, stylish and fashionable goods at low prices will do it. We have on display the largest and swellest line of seasonable goods ever brought to North Georgia all the finest selections in latest creations and new effectg in Black and White goods,,Notions, fancy Dress G'ods, Ribbons, Silks, Embroidery, Ginghams, Percales, Madras cloth, Muslin, Underwear, Zephyr, Night Robes, Laces, and various styles and colors in Buttons, and everything you want in a first-class Millinery store is here for your inspection. Come and make your choice early. Every department is ablaze with new and stylish goods. HATS, H ATS, HATS! all shades and shapes. Dalton Millinery Company. Actual Circulation 1200 Copies. Disaster to Former Resident. The following article ap¬ peared in an Abiline, Texas paper and explains itself. Mr. Robeson was a citizen of this county for many years and has hundreds of friends here who sympathize with him in his misfortune. Aiferror^rlpOnto^he’report f h burning () t e of the three children of C. A. Robeson at Caps, last Tuesday night, which was published in Wednesday’s News It was stated that no one was at home except the three dead children, and that I Mrs. Robeson had died some time previous This was an | error, though it was given to *! 1e ^ evvS correspondent just that way bv one who should vnown 1 here were nine members of family at home when the ^ three^ons!!three daughter^ f m!ss at u er mother Roheso^ a nd i Manie attempting' Jm W her life in to her two younger brothers When Mr. Robeson awoke he went to the room occupied by his daughters and finding i^liss Mattie not there th^?u went 10 the window leading into the boys’ bedroom and called to her She groped her way through the fire and smoke to his voice, dragging her two HERE’S SOMETHING WORTH READING. Prepared Especially for the Jimplecute’s Appreciated Friends, Bill Wade and family are now snugly ensconced in their new home on Ovbey boule¬ vard Last evening John Everett died of consumption at the home of P. A Gates, two miles south of Spring Place. His remains were intered at Pleasant Valley this afternoon. brothers, but just as she reached her father, told him that one of the boys had pulled away, and with this remark she turned to catch him. Mr. Robeson had hold of her hand but badly, it and was already burned as she reached for the brother the skin on her hand slipped off and slie plunged into the flames At this juncture the roof of this portion oi the building fell in and all three were consumed. As the father started to leave the burning building he heard the scream of another daughter, and when he reached her she was badly burned, but may recover. ESTABLISHED IN 1879. ONE DOLLAR Per. Annum Rev. Barton expects to leave Monday on a ten days visit to home folks inFloyd county. Will Coffee and Miss Lena Keith, of Dunn, spent Sunday in the city, guests of Miss Nettie Moore. Prof. Charles Roney, of Pleasant Valley, was smiling on his hosts of friends in Spring • Place Tuesday afternoon. Hon. Knox Ramsey and Tom Peeples, Jr., spent Tues j of day their in the numerous city, to friends. the delight Our urbane young friend Jack Keith and his interesting family, spent Sunday at the home of W. W. Anderson. James Whitecotton, a pro¬ gressive Amzi farmer, went down to John Montgomery’s extensive Coosawattee nurser¬ ies yesterday after a large n umber of Elberta peach trees. Jim is having quite a fotof his farm set to this splendid vari¬ ety ot fruit trees and his enter¬ prise is most commendible.