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ALBANY, GA., SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1893,
DATtRDAI NIUIIT’N MTORM.
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VOL. 2.
HjfAIMED FOR LIPB
A MURDER ON THE B. & W.
Lem Wrslon Returns Home Minus One
Arm nnd n Leg-
Henry Rninfnll, Accompanied by
liightuingnud Thunder.
< Ehrlich’s
City Shoe Store.
Albany Growing Worxe nnd the Minis*
tera and Ohrintinn People Will
Orgnuizc to Fight the Rtila.
THE LARGEST AND MOST COM
PLETE LINE OP
SPRING
HATS! HATS!
K FOR GENTLEMEN, BOYS AND
CHILDREN.
( Shoes! *
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FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
MISSES. BOYS AND
CHILDREN.
WE HANDLE ONLY THE
r BEST GOODS!
IN OUR LINES, AND NO
OTHERS. CALL AT
Ehrlich’s City Slue Store.
SUMMER
—AND—
LIGHT UNDERWEAR
It is as Necessary to be Cool in
Summer, as it is warm
in Winter.
A Straw Hat will keep you cool
Light Suit of Underwear will
keep your body cool, And we are
anxious to suppy the Neces-
■saries.
'rom Monday's Evening Herald.
There was a service for men only at
.the Methodist church yesterday nfter-
uoon, at which only a small audience
was present. The object of the gath
ering, as expressed by Dr. Harvey, of
Macon, who opened the meeting, was
formulate and adopt some plan
whereby the Christian people of Al
bany could organize themselves into a
body to combat the sinful tendenoy of
tbe people. Dr. Harvey said that the
church needed waking up; that the
giinisters were not aggressive enough;
that the gradual inorease of crime all
over the land demands conoerted notion
among Christians everywhere, whose
duty it was, lie said, to hnve in the
flrst plnce, more harmony in the
ohurch nnd then go out intu the high
ways and bring corrupt humanity to
God. ne said that if the Christian
people ever accomplished nnything
that more religion should go into the
homes of the people, under which in
iluenoe the coming generation oould
be taught to reverence a Savior nnd
God.
After Dr. Harvey concluded his re
marks Rev. W. J. Robertson made a
short talk endorsing his remarks, nnd
adding that if the young men of Al
bany were saved from the wrath to
ooaie that some powerful influence
would have to be exerted.
He said that the greatest thing for
Albany would be the establishment of
a Young Men’s Christian Association,
where the youth of the land could And
suoh congenial pleasure and pastime
as would Anally win them from their
present groveling in sin. He said,
also, that there were ten men in the
churches of Albany who oould consol
entlouBly afford to give $1,000 for the
ereotion of a Y. M. C. A. building. Mr,
Robertson then threw the meeting open
and invited others to make speeches.
Among, tfiose -who made addresses
were Rev. J. A. Ruraney, Dr. C. W,
Arnold, Mr. W. 0. Watson, Dr. Geo. H
Thomas. Rev. E. B. Carroll and Mr.
W. P. Ilornaday. Their talks were all
timely, and there seemed to Be a con
census of opinion among them that
Albany is growing worse and that
something should be done at once
eheok the inorease of sin.,
There was no organization affected
yesterday afternoon, but it was an
nounced that another meeting for men
only would be held at the Baptist
churoh next Sunday afternoon at 4:80
o’clock, at which it is hoped a large
congregation will be present.
WILI, VISIT TUB IIIB.
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Prof* Filzpnlrick nnd Five of
Pupil. Will Probnblr Attend.
From Monthly's KvetllUK Herald.
Saturday afternoon, just before dark,
dark, ominous looking cloud ap
peared in tile northwest. The power
ful hand of Boreas shifted around and
got behind it, and in a northeasterly
direction another oloud loomed up.
Many persons watched those olouda
with anxious intent. The rapid
flashes of lightning Iloked their flrey
tongues athwart the darkened dome,
wh’le the reverberating echpea of
Heaven’s artillery kept up a continued
cannonading, until, Anally, a tremen
dous rain storm was ushered in by
blinding flash of lightning nnd a deaf
ening peal of thunder. It reminded
one of the graphic lightning scene bo
beautifully portrayed in Shakespeare’s
Julius Caesar when the conniving
Cassius wns formulating his schemes
to thwart Caesar’s accession to the
throne.
For half an hour the rain fell in tor
rents, the wind blew a terrlfllc gale and
balls of Are played hide-and-seek over
the electrio light and telephone wirea.
Then the elements quieted down and a
steady rain set ill, which lasted nearly
all night.
Robbed of its danger and grewsome-
ness the electrical display was beauti
ful. The rapid lightning lit up the
whole Heavens, traveling in zig-zag
courses from east to west and baok
again. The grandest achievement in
modern pyrotechnics would fade into
nslgniflcanee oompared to Saturday
night’s electrical display.
But when Sunday morning came it
was indeed a calm after the storm, and
the bright aunshine kissed the orystal
drops on trees, tho flowers and the
grass until the whole earth seemed be
decked with the most preoious of
transluoent stones. It was an ideal
Sabbath and an ideal spring day.
■ NTKUBHTINO INDEED,
to
Prof. Fitzpatrick will visit the
World’s Fair after the school closes,
and he intends taking four or live
boys with him. This will be a fine op
portunity for some boy, which should
not be neglected if he can afford to
take the trip. A visit to tbe World'
Fair will be a liberal eduoation in
itself. The following letter will be of
interest:
Z. I. "Fltzpariclt, Esq., Albany, Ga„
Mr Dear Sir:—Your esteemed fa
vor of April 27th is at hand. I have
referred same to Mrs. Florence
Gardiner, Manager of Students' Hall,
Englewood, 111., who will do what she
can for you in regard to board. She
is now engaging some rooms outside
of the school.
I think you are perfectly right in
regard to the educational value of the
World’s Fair. Properly managed,
boyi coming here for four or five
weeks can get very much enlarged
visions of the world, and, as you say,
it will he worth more than a year
schooling for them.
We shall have arrangements at the
Fair for children, steteopticon lectures
to illustrate the countries from whence
the exhibits come, and all means, I
Crust, to make the Fair educative.
Very truly yours,
Francis W. Parker,
A DE1V DROP.
Thai Fell Into the Herald
This Morning.
The following, handed the Herald
this morning, will interest many of
our readers:
I like to keep my books clean,
It at borne or il at school,
Like tho sun that always gleums
In the early sunny morn.
Sometimes i do sometimes i don’t,
And every morn i go to school,
And every morning i seethedew,
I suy to my tenchbr it is cool.
The author, we think, has aspira
tions that should not be discouraged
It is authoritively announced, saya
the Rome Tribune, that the devil and
Tom Watson wiB open a campaign in
Georgia on the fourth of July. The
senior members of this Arm is an old
hand at politics, and will be glad to
see his friends at the old stand, where
he has been beating tan bark for many
years. The new member is a promis
ing disciple and will do' most, of the
talking. .’*'”*''*
From Friday’s Evening Herald.
Parties who arrived in the city this
morning on the Cannon Ball train re
port a most horrible state of affairs at
Willacoochee on the B. & W. road.
It appears that a Mr. Blitob, a prom
inent young turpentine factor at that
place, had some misunderstanding
with a Negro who was employed by
him, and that, yesterday afternoon,
while he was trying to adjust the dif
ference, the Negro become very angry
and before Mr. Blitoh oould defend
himself the Negro drew a pistol and
shot him down. Blitoh died instantly
and tl|e Negro male his esoape to tbe
woods.
All the afternoon and last night
posse scoured the woods looking for
tho murderer, but he could not be
found.
Suspeotlng that the Negro would
likely attempt to board the Cannon
Ball train that passes Wlllaoooohee
early in the morning, a party was de
tailed to keep a sharp lookout for him.
When the train was gradually mov
ing off the officers saw a Negro board
the platform. Quiok as a flash they
brought their Winchester's into play
and a couple of volleyB awoke the mid
night air.
The train never stopped, but it was
found that the Negro waB not aboard
It is likely that be was killed and fell
from the platform of the moving train,
though this is not known to be a fact,
It is reported that intense exoite-
ment reigns at Wlllacooohee and that
more trouble is expected.
Young Blitob, who wbb so cruelly
murdered, was one of the most promi
nent oltizens of that place.
Will be lbs Cloving Kxerci.e. •(
Albnny Academy.
We clip the following pleasant no
tice from the Atlanta Constitution
For the past sesslou, the Albany
Aoademy has been most successful,
numbering 243 pupils. The princi
pal, Z. I. Fitzpatrick, is determined to
make the now rapidly ap
proaching commencement exercises
the best in the history of the institu
tion.
The last thing on the programme
will be a debate participated ’in by
twelve of the most advnnoed boys on
this subject: “Whloh Was the Guil
tiest Macbeth or Lady Maobetli?”
Following tills discussion will be an
nddress by Horn II.’ W. ,Baldwin, .of
Madison, Da., a r)pe scholar add the
distinguished presiding judge of
Morgan county court. Like Governor
Northen, Judge Bnldwlicdevoted sev
eral years of his life to the school
room. There, as well as uptin the
bench, he was a complete sudfcess. , '
people of Albany, nccustomed to
speeches, will be pleased with Judge
Baldwin's effort.
n.n, W. E. Woolen.
From the Times-Enterpvise.
We are happy to announce that tbe
above named gentleman, who has for
some time honored his dislriot in the
State Senate; has accepted the invita
tion of the President- and faoultY of
the South Georgia Military College to
deliver the commencement address be
fore the body of students and the pub
lic in the College Hall on Wednesday
June 7th.
Tbe Phi Sigma and Mnemosynean
Societies of tbe eollege- have also se
lected him as their orator.
The ease and grace with whioh the
handsome young Senator delivers his
beuutiful, chaste and logical thought
have already won for him public ad
miration and more invitations than he
can accept. We congratulate the
President, Faculty and the Societies of
our college' not only on their excellent
selection but also upon the treat in
store for them and our citizens in hav
ing the above eloquent young Geor
gian. Mr. Wooten 'has been recently
added to the military staff of the Gov
ernor as an aide-de-camp with the
rank of Lieutenant Colonel of cavalry,
Col. Lynes and Ilia faculty expeot to
have a line commencement.
Mrs. Palmer wept and that settled
it. As the Constitution said, there is
only one way to meet a woman’s tears,
and that is unconditional surrender.
The First Blouomi.
Mr. J. W. Forrester, of Lee county,
reports that he has discovered the
flrst blossoms in his watermelon
patoh—or field rather, for he has
planted extensively—and that he al
ways counts on having a nice, ripe
melon just six weeks after the flrst
blossom is discovered
We have a speedy and positive cure
lor tatarrh, diphtheria, canker mouth
pnd headache, in Shiloh’s Catarrh
Remedy. A nasal injector free with
each bottle. Use it if yon desire health
and sweet breath. Price 60c. Sold by
H. J, Lamar & Sons. (6)
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NBGRO KILLS A WHITE MAN
AT WIIiliACOOCHEE.
■tense Excitement* nnd There May be
More Trouble—The Mnrderer
Probably Dead#
Layer.—It was learned this after
noon, when the B. & W. train came in
that the Negro supposed to have been
shot this morning at Willaooo
ohee was not the murderer. The
Negro.was oaptured, however, without
being hurt, and proved to be a small
blaok darky, while the one who killed
Mr. Blitob was a bright mulatto about
six fedt tall. His name is Jack Haines
He bad not been oaptured up to
o’olook to-day.
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BLITCH’S MURDER.
A Negro Answering Ibe Description of
Ihe Murderer Being Pursued,
Willacoochee, Ga., May 7.—The
-jijglp^f J, N; Blitoh, who was mur
dered by Zack Holmes, an account of
whioh has been published, were
forwarded to Odum for Interment this
afternoon.
A Negro man answering tl|e dcs
criptlon of the murderer was seen on
he road between this plaoe and Doug-
1, the county site, this morning,
and the offioers and possee have just
left for Douglas in pursuit. The peo
ple of this place aB well as those' of
the surrounding country are doing all
they can to oapture tbe murderer.
rewardof$200 has been offered for bis
apprehension.
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Troubles if an Early Office Seeker.
Incidents note amusing to the general
public than the parties Involved fre
quently occur here in connection with
the struggle for office. An episode is cir
culated today of wbidli the Shoreman
hotel was the scene and the characters a
Georgian senator, office seekers, an ob
stinate watchman and a deceitful friend.
It appears that the Georgian, boliovinj
in the proverb of the early bird, visitci
the hotel at a very immature hour of the
morning to interview the junior Benator
from ills stale. He had a dim idea of the
situation of tho senator’s apartments, hut
nevertheless went ahead on his quest,
Ho knocked at each door as lie groped
along tho corridors, inquiring for Sena
tor Gordon and arousing the inmates
from their slumbers, thrilling some of
them with apprehension that the place
was on fire. There might have been
scene of wild excitement but for the np-
peuranco of a watchman, who took the
early bird in charge us a suspicious char
acter.
The Georgian protested vigorously,
but vainly. On liis way lie caught sight
of a friend from his state nnd appealed
to him to identify him and rescue him
from tho policeman's grasp. The friend,
thinking it all a joke, swore that ho did
not know the man, had never seen him
in his life and added that ho was an im
postor. The prisoner in liis extremity
was forced to call upon Senator Gordon
to deliver^ him from duress. It is said
that he .has gone home disconsolate.—
Washington Cor. Atlanta Constitution,
From Saturday’s Evening Hekai.u.
Lem Weston, colored, who wns sent
to the penitentiary from Dougherty
Superior Court last October, lias had a
very trying experience since he left
Albany about Deoember 1st.
Lem wnB taken to tho Convict
Camps ift Sibley, Ga., on the G., S. & F.
Railroad a few miles from Cordele.
He had been there only a few days, as
he explained it to a Herald reporter
this morning, when he made n desper
ate attempt to esoape. That morning
the guard had given him a thrashing
to the tune of fifty vigorous lashes,
and so severe was the punishment that
he determined to esoape at the flrst
opportunity.
On the same day, a few hours after
the whipping had been administered,
while Lem was working near the rnll-
road track a way-freight eame thun
dering by. In an instant, and before
the guard-oould seo lain lie attempted
to board the train. He jumped to
catch tbe ladder on a oar but missed it
and was oaught under tile wheels,
His left arm and left leg were severed
from the body, the entire train pass
ing over them. He was unconsoioiis
when assistance arrived and was
taken to the oamps where medical at
tention was given.
During the many days when he lin
gered between life and death Lem was
pardoned by the Governor though his
sentence was only for six months for
nssault and battery. He recovered
however, from tbe painful wounds and
has returned to Albany where he was
born nnd reared, placing himself upon
the charity of the people, ne pre
sented a pitiful sight this morning on
the streets, maimed for life. He was a
fine speolmnn of physical manhood,
being over six- feet and well propor
tioned, but as he was Been to-day he
was but a living example of a check
ered criminal oareer.
County Nnnioo:
Couni-y munea in the New England
and middle Atlantic states are almost
exclusively of English or Indian ori
gin. In tho border states of tho
south they ore chiefly English, Iq
tho gulf states English and Indian,
with French in Louisiana and traces
of Spanish origin in Florida and
Texas. In the Mississippi valley the;
ore again of English and Indian oil
gin, with some French names com
ing down from the Jesuit explorers,
In the Rooky mountain states they
are again English and Indian, with a
larger proportion of the latter that
elsewhere, and on tho Pacific, coas
Spanish county names again, crop
out. Texas has a Deaf Smith coun
ty, about the only inBtapce of a nick
n&me having been fixed upon an im
portant political division. A pretty
fair history of the political 'fin'd So
cial influences at work in tho early de
velopment of a state could bo writ
ten from a study of county names.
New York Sun.
lour Eye Sight
If yonr oyes pnln you—feel tired—
try our
SPECTACLES!
Fashions From Accident*.
The great World'of women who de
sire to follow a lead take their cues
from the merest accidents. A man
ufacturer has an overstock of moire
Which he sells at half prioe.. -Worth
buys it for petticoats. The word goes
abroad that he is using moire, and
the stuff becomes fashionable,
newspaper reporter rushes In, the
busy man is too busy to answer in
detail and Is told that every color
will be worn. He chooses to mention
green, and presto I the whole world
goes clad in the hues of spring and
jealousy. Incidentally hwannounces
that he is making no more empire
gowns, but will go in for small waists
and full, round waists. Wtfrfh was
asked if hoops were to be worn,
hope not. I think not," he said. How
ever, when he announces that he has
just pitt 60 yards of silk In a gown,
the evil day seems nigh.—San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
The Hot Water Cure.
“The hot water euro is coming to
the front again,” said Charles Al
mond of Louisville, “and we have in
our town a doctor so devoted to the
cure that he is known pretty widely
as the hot water doctor. The usual
direction is to sip a cup of hot water
going to bed and take another in the
morning. This is for stomach trou
bles, particularly for indigestion,
have known it to work very well,
William Gillette, the actor and play
wright, suffers much with bis stom
ach, and ho always uses hot water.
When ho is playing, he keeps a can of
water heated over the gas jet in his
dressing room and sips it occasion
ally. Some authorities say that
cup of cold water is as good in the
morning as a cup of hot water, hut
Since the death of .Editor Shepard
many of the Georgia papers are copy
ing his style of using a sonptural
quotation at the top of their editorial
page. The verge used is “And
thought to advertise”.—Ruth IV :4.
The piano war is etill raging at
Chicago, and the World’s Fair Imusio
has to glide along without Paderew
ski’s assistance.
INDSTINCT PRINT
General W. S. Roskcbans, of Cali
foriiia, has tendered his resignation as
register of the treasury, to take effect
May 31, This is because of bad
health. Secretary Carlisle has ac
cepted it, and in the future the cur
rency bills Will have another and t
strange signature scrowled upon them,
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