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The Occasion Attended by a Large
Concourse of Friends.
►H .ast Friday evening in the court
house the memorial exercises of
the Knights of Pythias in memory
of their deceased brethren, R, F,
Donaldson, sr., and G. J. Davis,
were lieJd.
A large audience had assembled
to Witness the ceremonies, and
at 8 o’clock the Knights marched
in, some thirty strong, and took
their seats inside the railing.
The exercises were opened with
prayer by the Prelate, Dr. Ray¬
mond Kennedy, after which reso¬
lutions upon the death of Messrs.
Donaldson and Davis were read.
Knight Guyton Fisher delivered
the memorial address, and it was
a moat impressive and feeling
effort. He spoke at length upon
the useful lives of the deceased,
and closed by hoping that the
Knightly band would be intact in
the Grand Lodge beyond the skies.
Knight Albert Deal followed
and paid glowing tributes to both
of the deceased Knights.
The emblematic work which fol¬
lowed these addresses was beauti¬
ful and impressive. Around an
altar on which a lovely wreath of
white roses lay, the officers of the
lodge formed themselves into the
mystic triangle of the ord3r and
deposited the myrtle of Friend¬
ship, accompanying the act with
words of love for the brothers
gone. When they resumed their
seats the other Knights formed
a single file and marching by the
flower adorned altar each one lay
upon the wreath his emblem of
myrtle and resumed his station.
Chancellor Commander Lanier
related the obligations due the
Knight and his family by the
lodge, and the Ceremonies closed
ith pravcr. ___ —.....
The exercises were interspersed
with music, in charge of Mrs. J.
W. Oil iff.
This order, though young in the
world and still younger in States¬
boro, has advanced to the first
place among the secret orders of
the world. It is safe to say that
no order has grown so rapidly.
h especially attractive to
younger generation. Seeking to
trammel no one in his duty
family, country or Maker,
rather to help every one in
which is right and good, it deserv.
edly takes a popular place in the
eyes of men.
The lodge at this place has al¬
ready made itself known and
appreciated by its work of F. C.
and B. The sick have been nursed,
their medicine furnished; while
the dead—none the less loved be¬
cause dead—have been tenderly
laid away. The widow and or¬
phan have not been forgotten.
But recently the lodge paid out
to the sick and to widows of de¬
ceased brethren nearly $1,200.
Statesboro lodge has reason to
be proud of its standing. It owns
a Castle Hall, is on a sound finan¬
cial basis, and is day by day work¬
ing in harmony and exemplifying
to the world its motto, F. C. & B.
We wish for it a sphere of pros
perity and usefulness,
NOTES FROM THE ACADEMY.
Miss Alice Rushing entered
school on last Monday.
Mr. Elisha Anderson has been
away this week on a visit to his
home near Green.
Our debate is sure to be. The
first meeting will be held at the
Academy next Friday night. The
question and the list of speakers
will appear next week.
Mr. DeLoach has been so kind
as to place two brand new willow
waste baskets in the high school
department.
Where are any prettier girls
than we have at the Academy.
C.It * iimi iihWi.
Two Popular Young People United in
the Holy Bonds of ftatrimony.
One of the happiest social
of the season was the marriage
the Baptist church Wednesday
evening of Mr. W. B. Martin and
Miss Lula Mathews.
Long before the hour appointed
for the ceremony the church,
which was most beautifully,deco
rated with roses and evergreens,
was filled to overflowing, and the
audience was on the lip-toe of
expectancy until a few minutes
after 8 o’clock, when the ushers,
Messsrs. Maxey Grimes and John
began marching up the
aisle to the time of Mendelssohn
wedding march, played Mrs. A. W.
Qnaltlebaum.
The attendants were Mr. J. L.
Mathews and Miss Rosa Averitt,
Mr. Brooks Simmons and Miss
May Belle OllitT, Mr. Lester Olliff
and Miss Gussie Edwards, of Sa¬
vannah, Mr, Will Foy, of Egypt,
and Miss Daisy Martin. The
brides-maids all carried handsome
bouquets of white flowers.
Following the attendants and
immediately in front of the bride
and groom came Master Pete Don¬
aldson and little Miss Nannie
(Jutland, who opened the gates to
a lovely flowered bower in front of
the altar made in the shape of a
horse shoe,for the bride and groom.
Standing under a horse shoe
design of pure white roses and
white satin ribbon, the happy
young people were joined in the
holy bonds of matrimony by the
Rev. T. J. Cobb.
The bridal party then marched
out of the church and were driven
to the home of the bide’s parents,
where an elegant repast was served.
The bride wore a lovely costume
of white organdy trimmed with
and ribbons, and carried a
of white roses mlier hand.
The bridal veil was held in place
by orange blossoms.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. B. Mathews, and is one
of' Statesboro’s most popular
young ladies, and the groom is
second son of Judge aud Mrs. C. S.
Martin, and is a most
and popular young merchant.
Many handsome and
presents were received by
young couple, and The
joins their many friends in
ing that their voyage over
matrimonial sea may be free
squalls and adverse winds.
COUNCIL MET TUESDAY NIGHT.
A Couple of Amendments to the
ter Taken Under Consideration.
A meeting of the town council
was held Tuesday night, at which
time a couple of important
ters were passed—the question
bonding the town and
the incorporate limits. A resolu¬
tion was passed by the council
providing for the advertisement of
the notice of the amendment to
the charter which will have to be
passed by the legislature..
The passage of the amendment
by the legislature docs not of itself
effect the town as it now is, except
that it gives the power to extend
the limits in case a majority of
those living in the territory pro¬
posed to be incorporated so desire;
and gives the town authority to
hold an election upon the matter
of bonding for any improvement
that may seem necessary at any
time in the' future, which it is
tmable to do under the charter as
it now stands.
The action of the council in ar¬
ranging for the amendment of the
charter does not necessarily com¬
mit the members ou either of the
questions mentioned, but simply
means that they desire the people
to have an opportunity to pass
these matters
It is understood that, before the
j; mitg of thy town ean be e xtead^i
a two-thirds majority of the voters
proposed to be included must give
in which event it is i in -
probable that Statesboro will be
enlarged very soon. The people
on the outskirts of town are al
most unanimous in their objection
to it. Neither is it probable that
the town will be bonded for any
thing iti the near future, as’we
hear people on all sides speaking
in opposition to taking on any
indebtedness for the town to meet
after years. A change, how
ever, may come over the people if
it can be shown that by bonding
the town some public improve¬
ments can be inaugurated that
will pay off tlie debt themselves.
SLASHED WITH AN AXE.
George Williams Makes Axe-dental
Assault Upon His Wife, Amelia.
George Wil 1 iams (col.) was given
a preiimiliary hearing before Jus¬
tice Lee Tuesday morning on a
charge of “wife beating.” Amelia
several severe wounds upon
her neck and head, inflicted by an
axe in the hands of her irate hus
band. She testified that he delib¬
erately cut her with the weapon,
and therefore she thought it was
an axe-dental assault. George,
however, claimed that lie “didn’t
go to do it,” and therefore that it
was accidental. The Justice in
chned to George’s version of the
affair, and therefore released him
from custody.
The facts, as developed in the
preliminary, were about these:
George and Amelia have been at
“puts” for three or four months,
and though they continue to live
in the same house they occupied
different parts of it. Amelia says
she was mad at «$eorge because he
reitlSed to VToiTt rfurile to Iier sup¬
port ; and George says he refused
to help her because she was receiv¬
ing attentions from another “gem
man.” This other “geminan”
was a family connection of Ame¬
lia’s and visited her house
sionally, aud atone of which times
George became jealous ot
wife’s attentions to the
aud forbad his coming again.
Saturday night George went
home and found the man
talking to Amelia. He invited
him to come out of the house and
meet him, but the negro preferred
not to do so, and for his protection
the doors were, closed and .bolted
against George. He thereupon
went in search of-- an officer of the
law, but none of them were able
to help Dim in:his dilemma, and
George took an axe and went back
to help himse$. He found the
man still insi$e, so lie battered
the door down^and made a pass
at him with The axte. Amelia
jumped betweeh instep, them and caught
the lick , receiving a severe
gash in the bsgfck of her neck and
some cuts onjter head and face.
That is Georgef* version of it.
Amelia denies that the lick was
intended for filie man, but that
upon entering ^he house George
threw the axe at her, making the
gash in her $£ck; and that he
came in aftettfajrds and cut her on
her head ami isfc with his knife.
Immediate!!^after rt the melee
George “dug «t for a strange
land, but was Djyfheriff captured Sunday at
Woodbum Donaldson
and returneofcr trial. He is now
at liberty, Amelia and j>ay says he is willing
Bill to help fier her surgeon’s
for dressing wounds.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors
All persons indebted to tbe eeUte of Andrew J.
* andper,tm * holding cMm *
0t Admn. A. J. Kennedy.
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Refer to any Merchant or Bank in the city.
Application for Homestead.
GEORGIA Bulloch colkty
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ISO, at my offlce In Statesboro. This Sept. 18. 1809.
C. S. MARTIN. Ordinary.