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Thrown From His Horse
Causes Death*
IT OCCURRED SEAR SMITHYILLE
j'aJge Walker Batts While ^t»r
\Hla lioate I« TSretrn From HU
Horse and Bleu Soon Afterward—It
Wat \«t Ktuva Thai Re vrai Serl-
•Dt'r Hart.
A3 TO ClECIjUS.
Thr ©id t neblened Cirrus Recalled—
Ito] hood Fancies Dilated I'pon.
Smithville, Ga., Oct. 28.—[Special]
—Lee county mourns to-day the loss
of one of her most prominent citizens.
Judge Walker Batts is dead, and his
death was a most untimely one. It
was caused by an accident that hap
pened early this morning.
Judge Batts was in town very early
this morning preparing to go into the
conntry on a business errand. He
was riding a horse and left on horse
back alter perfecting ail the ar
rangements for his trip.
Judge Batts’ mission carried him
right by hl3 own home a Yew miles
from town and it seems the wisdom
ot Providence that such was the ease as
he was thus enabled to die at home
surrounded by his wife and family.
While on his way into the country
and just before reaching bis home, his
horse became frightened and threw
him. He did not seem to be hurt much
and rising from the ground he walked
to his home.
fils wife was not surprised at seeing
him as she knew he was to pass there.
However her tender solicitude was
aroused*when he informed her that he
had been thrown from his horse and
that be wa3 hurt.
Mrs. Batts at once made her husband
comfortable and gave bim every atten
tion sbe possibly could render. lit
seemed to have been jolt -d and jarred
very severely and nothing serious
seemed to be the matter.
But there was. Shortly after resell
ing his home he began to get very sick
and In less than an hour was dead.
Judge Batts was one ot I.ee countys’
most prominent and popular citizens
Several years ago he wa3 Ordinary ol
this county and his untimely death i?
deplored>by the entire community.
ins BROl'UUT.
The Feng'Dry Spell Is Causing Much
Inconvenience [and Suffering All
Over Tull Section.
The article In yesterday morning’s
News And Advertiser from Bain-
bridge in which the sufferings of
the people of that section on account of
the drought was referred to was gen
erally commented upon.
It had the effect of drawing forth ex
pressions from the people in this vicin
ity as to the inconvenience they have
experienced.
Col. D. H. Davis of Mitchell county
was in the city and having read the
article he stopped a reporter of the
Newb and Advertiser on the street
and said:—
“The drought has been a serious one
" in my County. In my immediate
neighborhood a large number of wells
have gone dry and I know some par
ties who are hauling water the distance
of a mile.”
Later the reporter encountered Mr.
C. M. Mayo of this city who referred
to thejsame subject. Said he “I am
going now to see a tenant of mine who
is on one of my places In West Dough
erty about this very thing. He lives
about four miles from town and the
drought has been so long, has been so
severe, has been so disastrous that he
has no water at all. He has to come
here to Albany and haul water from
here or else go to a big spring at By
ron abont four miles beyond.”
The people and the stock too are suf
fering on this account and It will be
much worse if it does not rain very
soon.
Eii'or .Yeas a r d Advert iter:
The entertainments now offered to
gain public patronage fall far below
the standard of excellence that char
acterized them formerly. The merry
thousands that gathered from far and
near to see the show of those dajs,
bought their little tickets, went in and
enjoyed the performances. Every
body came out delighted, they bad
seen an honest, legitimate exhibition,
and felt that they had received the
value of their money.
There was some grand work done in
the circus business in the happy days
gone by. Talk to me of sneb riders as
Jim Robinson, Levi North, Bob Stick-
ney or Sebastian, why these fellows
couldn’t hold a candle to the fearless,
dashing Dan Stone of that day. With
the spectacles of memory I can see him,
even now, bounding into the ring,
club in band, and with the shrill
whoop of the Camanche He leaped fu 1
upon the bareback of the horse run
ning at full speed. And such riding!
Why he seemed to defy the laws of
gravitation, and leaning far out from
the side of the flying animal he seemed
the personification of all that was
graceful and daring.
Alas, poor Dan! He is not riding
now, he has gone to the happy hunt
ing grounds ot bis tribe. And yet,
this is not all that might be written
abont the circus of ante helium days.
There were acrobats seen at that time
that for artistic skill in ground and
lofty tumbling, would put to thp
blush the fifth rate bungling of the
present three-ringed, humbug hippo
dromes of our day.
The real, old-fashioned, romantic
circus of boyhood, with its continual
overflow of genuine wit and bumor at
the hands of clowns that tie e clowns
has, long since, become a thing of the
past.
It has given place, in latter days, to
the peaout-vending, lemonade dispens-
ing, penny catching shows now in
v;gne that are hardly worth “cuss
ing” or diseasing.
Some future legislative JboJy wi!
■merit, the thanks of every right-minder
citizen, hy placing a license, upon
threc-ringcd circuses, so high that
will amount to almost absolute prohi
bition and in this way keep them ofl
Georgia soil henceforth and forever.
S.
DECATUR DOTS-
LOST MIND 3 COME BACK.
A VOICE FROM THAT COUNTY
FOR WOOTEN.
Note* From'Our Neighbor* Further
Siaih-Ths On weather Doing
Hluch Damage—Something Abont
Tbe Tobacco Crop.
aIjDany-m aurevian.
Tbe Fine Ua’er with Which Albany
i» Diem d K mor.'o Another Feroen
to Health.
On the lith oi July last Mr. W. R
Gunn, of Tbomasville, an architect
who hoa enjoyea a good trade in this
section, cameto Albany in quest oi
health'.
He had been suffering from physical
depression (hr some time and his phy
sician Binding it impossible to 'build
up bis shattered health recommended
that be give up all work, seek
change and take cold water baths.
He came to Albany and stopped at
the Inn. He-decided to try the arte
sian water baths here and being con
veniently situated to ' Capt. J. G
Stephens artesian btih honse engaged
a series of baths'there.
He lias, been taking these bath?
steadly and regularly ever since and
enjoys them just as thfe water come
from- its great depth. He bas tbe
water turned on right from the well
without being heated'in the least and
the benefit he has derived therefrom
is incalculable.
Mr. Gunn says that when
he came in Jiily here he weighed
101 [founds and was in very
poor- health. Alter- taking the
boths he weighs 192 pounds and his
health lisa been wonderfully improved
He bas not fully recovered yet but ii
he stays' heie ldDg enough he will be
fully restored. This he believes a3 he
is still here and will remain for some
timo. *
Quick Work.
On last Monday mooning Mr. W. E
Mitchell had dirt broken on the rear ot
his home lot for the erection of a hand
some little cottage facing Society
street.
The workmen have been energetic
and with just three‘days’ work tbe
stiucture bas assumed astonishing pro
portions. So rapidly have the work
men pushed this structure that it al
most looks as if it 'would be complete
by tbe close of tbe week.
This shows that work must be plen
tiful, otherwise the carpenters would
not be in such a hurry to get through.
‘The cottage when complete will be j tuis sand
one of the neatest and handsomest in
that part of thecity.-
of;
un<
Aibaay f
greatest improvements in
nths is the raised eon-
iitioo of Washington street between
he Central depot and Society street.
Cob Tilt?’ street railroad ran iigo a.
hollow there and he tilled th& in
which adds g-eatly to the condition ol
that thoroughfare.
The Mart* e Farciurnts
The marble pavement that was start
ed at Bell’s hard ware store to run
around on Broad street to the cement
pavement on that side has been com
pleted. That is, ail the marble bas
been laid .and yesterday a force of
hands was engaged in putting down
curbing on the edge and cleaning out
the gutters.
Capt. R. Hobbs, one of the property
owners and one who was interested in
the lay ing of the pavemens, was look
ing after the work yesterday afternoon
when a friend of his asked him if the
work Bad been completed.
“All the- marble bas been laid,”
said Capt. Hobbs “but the work is no;
yet done. Yon see we have scattered
sand between where ihemarble block-
come together but if we leave it thai
way every heavy rain will wash oui
and wi.l constantly lieav
to rcfiiling- these cracks As soon
as the pavement settles we are going
;o cement .lie creeks between the inar-
Bainbridgb, Ga. Oct. 26. 1891—
[Special Correspondence]—A number
of our people here are pleased to note
that our mutual friend Hon. C. B.
Wooten will be pressed for congres
sional honors in this district. zl
He is a man well qualified in every
respect to wear the mantle of our
former representative, Hon. Henry G.
Turner. Were your correspondent a
member of the nominating convention
—unless one or two of Decatnr’s dis
tinguished citizens were candidates —
and Col. Wooten’s name was placed
before it, he would be certain to re
ceive my hearty support.
A large and successful farmer him
self, there is uo man in our section
wbo understands tbe farmers’ needs
better than he nor one who would
more fearlessly battle to relieve them
of the hardens that are financially ap-
pressing them.
We are too dry to be happy. No
rain of any consequence has fallen here
in two months. Oar small streams
and pools, with very few exceptions,
are dry and our people are compelled
to water tbeir stock from wells:
Tiie tobacco crop keeps rolling in.
Messrs. Leopold & Marsh of New York
who have been buying tabacco here
have paid ont to dale $80,000 for the
weed. They expect hatthe outlay befor
the season closes will reach $150,000.
The trade of our city has been greatly
enhanced by the location of these gen
Clemen here and Decatur county lias
risen greatly in commercial importance
by our farmers turning tbeir attention
to tobacco culture. O. G: G.
Victim of tbe Great Flood Recover
TheirNcrue*.
Phil tdeli his Record.
With all that has transpired since
the fatal Johnstown flood in May,
IS89, a blank to tbeir minds until re
cently, three confined in the Pennsyl
vania Hospital for the Insane at Forty-
feurth and Market staeets. Until a
few days ago all was vacancy to tbeir
vision. Now they are well nigh re
covered from the clutches of the ter
rible disease that placed them there,
and one of them will leave the institu
tion within the next few weeks. Her
facilities have become as they were ot
former days, and she is now perfectly
sane woman.
When Johnstown was submerged
beneath the water of the flood, these
three were not among the thousands
of unfortunatee3 swept to a sudden
death; but if they escaped, a worse
fare was served for them. The fear
ful shock of the calamity was too
great. Acute mental disorder soon
succeeded sorrow and despair, and
their friends had them placed in the
■hospital. That was over two years
ago. Unremitting attention and
careful treatment have been given
them un’stintely, and not in vain.
Dr. John B. Chapin, the physician
of the hospital, who is chiefly respon
sible for their recovery, said yesterday
that there was no doubt that all three
would in a short time be absolutely
well.
It is an an interested fact that the
trio who are abont to pass from dark
ness to light are of tbe highest culture.
They are well educated and thoroughly
refined and one of the three plays tbe
piAno delightfully.
CRISP IN JHE FRAY*
THE ELOQUENT GEORGIAN DO
ING
Campbell la Slaking a Gallant Fight
And Awaken* Great Benthualaam
Wherevc He Appears on the SI nnap.
MAY 1,0 Et PAStOIt.
Her E. D Carroll Called to Dal on,
Ga..—Will lie Acceptr-A Fin:
Offer.
It was rumored in the city yester-
lay that Rev. E. B. Carroll would
iive up his pastoral charge of the
Baptist church in this city tor a better
chtrge at Dalton, in the Northern part
oi the State.
It was stated that the Baptist church
in the latter city ha-1 not only offered
Mr. Carroll a larger salary than he is
receiv’ng here but that he had been
promised a fite school at t’n t place to
be conducted in connection with his
pastoral duties.
It is a well-known fact that Mr. Car-
roll is a fine teacher, he bas had a
number ct fine schools in this sectio
and such an offer was calculated to
make him accept.
In order to ascertain the full truth
about the matter p representative of
the News and Adverriser called on
Mr. Carroll yesterday afternoon and
asked him abont tbe matter. In reply
to a query he said:—
“It is true that I have recieved a
call from the Baptist church at Dalton
and I am now considering it. I have
not accepted the call and have notcoa-
sidered the matter sufficiently to make
any statement abont it whatever. All
that I can say is that nothing but cor
respondence has passed and nothing
definite has been done.”
Renting Bib es.
[New York Sun,
The popular impression that every
family possesses a Bible, as well as- a
dictionary and a copy of Shakespeare,
like many other papular Impressions,
seems to .be an erroneous one, for
there is in a town a firm that makes a
business of renting out Bibles of an ex-
nensive and handsome kind, suitable
to hand to a bishop or fashionable cler
gy man on the occasion of a christening,
wedding, or funeral in the family. If
on the occasion of these religeous
episodes in the family the high church
dignitary should turn to the blank
leaves between the Old and New Tes
taments he wonld find them devoid of
genealogical records, to the con
sternation of the family. A deposit is
demanded when the Bible is hired, and
a charge of $2 a night is the regular
price.
The Occasion and the Man.
The sublime strains of the “Wedding
March,” played on tbe magnificent or-
gan by the* eminent musician as it
never had been played before within
those wails, pealed through the church.
Slowly down the aisles came the
wedding party. Slowly aud in per
fect from the principals and their
friends and attendants, ranged them
selves in irontof the-altar and stood
waiting.
The music ceased and a solemn hush
fell upon the assembly.
Arrayed in bridal robes; whose costly
elegance and faultless taste might fiftl*
environ but could not add to the cliarm^
of her lovely face and lonn stood the
trusting girl who a vs about to give be;
happiness into the l-artis of another.
Proud and happy, with conscious
strength ard ms-.iii tenderness visible
in every feature of his handsome face
and every fine of his symmetrical, well-
knit frame, stood the exultant young
man wbo had chosen her from all tbe
world as his heart’s mate.
The clergyman broke the silenee. In
deep tones he began the impressive,
time-cqnscrafcpd exordium that pre
pares the w^y for the legal solemniza
tion of tb^Aacrament of marriage and
proceeded until he came to these ever-
memorable words
“If any man can show just cause
why they may nut lawfully he joined
together let bim now speak or else
hereafter forever hold hi? peace.”
He paused, in accordance with h ! s
habit and the requirement of the cer-
emon ,*, a id again a deep hush fell up
on the congregation.
■ 1 he stillness was broken by a tail,
slender man with eye-glasses and a
hollow cough, who rose up in a back
seat.
“While the audienoe is waiting,” he
said, “l should like to offer a resolu
tion to tbe effect that it is the sense of
this meeting that the World’s Colum
bian Exposition should not be opened
Sunday.”—Chicago Tribune.
Macon Evening News.
Columbus, O., Oct. 27.—Ohio Is a
Republican state and has never gone
Democratic in the election immediate
ly preceding a presidential contest,
but unless all the signs fail the coming
one will prove an exception. The
farmers who have hitherto been Re
publican are badly split up, some go
ing over to the Democrats and some
j fining the Peoples’ party.
The Republicans are frying out im
mense quantities of fat from the pro
tected manufacturers and It is with this
that they hope to overcome the
groundswell that has set in for Dem-
cracy. It is not believed that the
Republican biodle will be sufficient to
accomplish this, although it will be
uncomfortablyclose.
THE GREAT FIGllT.
Columbus, Cincindatl and Cleveland
are the fighting ground and will de
cide the contest. Hamilton is tbe
v o tal county, as it has been in tbe
past.
Campbell is worki ng like a beaver
and has made five speeches this week,
and McKinley two. Tbe campaign
will close at Cincinnati Monday night.
crisp is there.
Crisp, of Georgia, is in the thickest
ol the fray and his splendid speech
es for tariff reform knocked the objec
tion of some of his opponents silly.
Crisp is doing a splendid work. At
this moment every thing looks bright.
‘MOTHERS’
FRIEND
To Young
Mothers
Makes Child Birth Easy.
Shortens Labor,
Lessens Pain,
indorsed by the Leading Physicians.
Book to “Mother*” mailed FUME.
BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO,
ATLANTA, QA.
SOLD BY ALL DRUOOISTS.
IN ITS WORST FORM.
Beotcn, Lav. Co., Wis„ Dec, ’SSL
- tbe following:
Bor. J. C. Bergen vouches for
fumes Rooney, who wus suffering from St. Vitas*
Dunce in ltu wont form for uboat 1<4 yuan, w
f r several physicians without effect;
es of Factor - - —
treated by
bottle
two
cored him.
Koemg’a Nerve Tonlo
A MONTREAL LETTER.
CZAo True Witness and Chronicle, 3fonti**h,
Can., published Oct. H, 'SB: We are In recefift
of a letter from one ot our well-known citizens,
Mr. E. Boisvert, who writes that upon recom
mendation of the most Rev. M. Marchsnd, of
DrtunmoudvUle, he waa induced to use for that
la glad to say that alter having i
eight years la now entirely cared, and heartily
recommends all sufferers of nervous r
b try this remedy.
T. M. CARTER,
PltEHT.
T. M. TICKNOR.
OA8HUB.
Cumiiai
OF ALBANY, GA.
MONEY LOANED ON APPROVED
PAPER.
blc slabs and theu this walk will al-
-.vay s^ho smooth, even, and one of the
best pavements in the city.”
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The Complexion Is Often Destroyed
by worms. I; can be restored by tak
ing Shriner's Indian Vermifuge. Only
25 cents a bottle.
* 3 he Bicycle Mast Go.
Speaking'of means of locomotion re
minds ns that the edict has gone forth,
the bicycle must go, at least so far as
women are concerned. Emiuent
physicians have been collecting data
since our women took to rtding bicy
cles and tbe showing is startling
American famili. s were small enough
before the introduction of the “safety,”
now so popular with women riders;
hut, good heavens! if these scientific
men are right, the “bike” is the arch
enemy of woman-hood and it mast go
at once, It is all very well to sit at
the window and admire oar yoang
girls as they go spinning down Filth
avenue on the asphalt pavement, bat
onr women have amission to fulfil.
They may not ali be Mme. de Steals
and tamely submit to the taunts and
sneers of our domestic Napoleo is!
Away with these horrid machine?!
We've always been opposed to them.
The spinning wheel* tif our grand
mothers are the proper wheels tor our
; women. They don’t need to straddle
A Question of Chin.
Hartford Post.
Last night at the opera house a
young man of a wonderfully vivacious
temperament sat in the second row.
It has been stated on excellent author
ity that “repartee conies high, but we
must have it.” We had a little of it
when the vivacious young man leaned ; them, either,.to get excellent resnlts.
forward in his seat, between the first; —[Christian A 1 vacate.
and second acts, and said to the cello.
player in the orchestra:
“Jay, why don’t you take that viol- j
in up under your chin like the rest?” ;
“I would,” responded the celloist, .
“if I had as much chin as you have.” |
And the footlights flickered witli
A Dog's Fine Mathematical Head.
A fat Sky terrier stood wagging his
fii7.z7 tail on a Fifteenth street corner.
Ue looks up at his master, says tbe
Washington Evening Star, as much as
to say, “Let-us play at something.”
“Bobby knows more than a human
being,” said his owner proudly to the
group ot young men whom he was
Calking. “Let me show yon & few
things that he can do. Bobby, go find
a fire plug.”
The Skye terrier looked up and down
the street for a minute before deciding
which way to go. Then be saw a fire
plug opposite and started for it.
“Getupon the fire ping, Bobby,”
cried his master.
Bobby got up on the plug and sat
there, still wagging his tail. Presently
he returned and his master told one of
tbe other young men to put down a
nickel and a penny on the sidewalk.
“How many cents are there on the
pavement Bobby ?” asked his owner.
Bobby barked six times.
His master picked up the copper
penny and said: “Now Bobby how
many cents are there?” Bobby barked
five times.
His owner picked np tbe nickel and
put down the penny, saying: “How
many cents are there now, Bobby?”
Bobby barked once.
His master picked up the penny and
put down the nickel.
“Suppose I take 2 cents away from
that, Bobby,” be said, “how many
will be left?”
Bobby barked three rimes.
“Suppose I take one cent away, how
many will be left?”
Bobby barked four times.
“Suppose I take 4 cents away, how
many would belett?”
Bobby barked once.
“Suppose I take five away, how
many will be left?”
Bobby looked up at bis master, wag
ged his tail and was silent.
“That’s correct, Bobby; nothing
would be left,” said the master. “You
are a vary good dog. Go into the shop
and be careful to shut the door behind
vou, because the day is chilly. I
will join you in a moment.”
B ibby walked into the store on the
corner, went behind the open door,
pushed it to, and was not seen again.”
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and to encourage economy in the sav-3
ings of earnings, this Bank has decided (
to allow interest on time deposits
per agreement.
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Mts. Grant surprised her friends
Chicago by appearing as a strong,
hearty and fine-looking old lady, with
no evidence of weakness or debility
about her.
In 1891 there were thirty-five trans
lations of the scriptures in existance.
There are now nearly 300.
The health of the Crown Princess of
Sweden continues to be very poor.
mirth.
The only show carrying a m<
that will visic
Nov. 5th.
yi»u this si
»
the ?< crel of His Wealth*
A millior*~?rc said “the fe.cret of mr
wealth” i; Iti the word S-A-V-E; and
■ he si’eret of uy ’ i? in the wo..;,
S-A-G-iC. By ti: • c- he infant Dr.
Stge. who..- Catarrh Remedy cured
r» l nf o:.p of the worst cs^es ofitflrsrrh
aud thereby .saved him from much suf
fering and premature death, enabling
i him to make his millions, and enjoy
j life. Tiie cures made by this medicate
5-d4t ] are simply wonderful.
!
A negro living at Marianna, Fla., is
=aid to be 126 years old.
The world uses 3,500,000 steel pens
every day.
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Summer Styles in Elegant Cassimereal
Fine Kroadclolhes, best Doesfcinj
handsoi&e Suiting in pieces.
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