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ALBANY, GA., SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1893, DATtRDAI NIUIIT’N MTORM. ' v ' T . ^^hmm T ■ ■ 69 ■ ■ m 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! * * * Shoes! 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. 1 ;; - - - - i f-j . 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) ' 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. 12 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. ;— 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, -AND- EYE GLASSES They nro absolutely perfoot nnd cooling to tho ovob. Wo correct nil errors of rofraom* nnd defective vision. Eyes Examined Free. Glasses nro skilfully adjusted. Hr. and Mrs. Phil Harris SCIENTIFIC OPTIOIAN8. ALBANY. GEORGIA. 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