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THE LAWRENCEVILLE NEWS, (
Established in 1893, )
, SLEPT ON THE TRACK
Train Game Along and Bailej
Awoke In Eternity.
STRUCK BY THE VESTIBULE
las With Section Crew and When Sent
Back to Flag Went to Sleep
and Was Killed.
Wilburn Bailey, bob of Mr.
James Bailey, was struck by the
north bound vestibule on the Sea
board Air Line railway last Thurs
day near Tucker and killed.
Young Bailey was with the
working crew that goes from dif
ferent places along the line in cars
to repair the track, and on this
eventful day had been sent back
to flag the train. He was not to
stop the train but simply put out
a signal to notify them to slow up
whil6 passing where the crew were
repairing the track.
Bailey went to sleep on the track
and as the vestibule approached
where he was lying Engineer Ab
Garrison saw that it was a man
and he blew his whistle and used
the emergency brake and the
sleeper awoke in time to raise up,
but the engine struck him about
that time and he was hurled some
distance.
Tlfe vestibule stopped and pick
ed him up and brought him on to
Lawrenceville, where medical at
tention could be had. A telegram
informed Dr. T. K. Mitchell that
there was a man on the train hurt
and Bailey was carried to his office
up town soon after being put off
here.
Dr. Johnson assisted Dr. Mitch
ell in dressing the patient’s
wounds, £ut it was soon discovered
that he was beyond the pale of
.medical skill.
Both arms were broken, jaw
mashed and back bruised. The
lick on the head was what killed
him and the sufferer lived about
three hours in his mangled condi
tion. The doctors had one arm
bandaged before death relieved
him.
Mr. Jim Bailey, father of the
unfortunate young man, lives on
Mr. Byrd’s place about five miles
from town, and a messenger was
dispatched for him. He came at
once but reached here after his sou
was dead.
Undertaker Dexter took charge
of the body and after shrouding it
the remains were removed to the
Byrd house, where they stayed un
til the next day.
Friday afternoon the corpse was
carried on the 2 o’clock vestibule,
the same train that struck Bailey
the day before, to Appalachee cem
etery, near Auburn, for interment.
The remains were accompanied by
the sorrowing family and the fol
lowing pall bearers: J. P. Byrd,
P. B. Brand, W. H. Hutchins, Fred
Byrd, J. H. Britt, C. M. Morcock
and W. R. Dexter.
The funeral was preached by
Rev. James Williams, and on this
sad occasion he comforted the fam
ily with words of good cheer.
The remains were then gently
laid to rest in the old cemetery by
the church in Ben Smiths district
to await the resurrection morn.
Wilburn Bailey would have been
seventeen years old on the 4th of
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 25. 1901.
next June bad he lived to that day.
He had been working for the road
about two weeks before the fatal
accident took place. He is a
grandson of Mr. Nathaniel Bailey,
of Auburn, and was known as a
model, ambitious, upright young
mao. Being very large to his age,
no one would have taken him for
a sixteen-year-old boy.
Wilburn has a brother working
for the same road and he was tele
graphed for at Greenwood, S. C.,
as soon as the accident occurred
and he came on the first train, re
maining over several days with his
father after the funeral took place.
Wilburn was not married, but
he had a married sister and several
younger brothers and sisters.
The bereaved family have the
sympathy of their friends in the
loss of their boy, who was cut off
just as he was entering into man
hood’s estate.
PROTRACTED SERVICES.
Rev. 6. W. Griner Preaching at the
Methodist Church.
Rev. G. W. Griner is conducting
a series of meetings at the Metho
dist church this week and the ser
vices have been fairly well attend
ed. The pastor feels greatly en
couraged at the outlook and is do
ing some effective preaohing.
Sunday morning he gave his con
gregation a good sermon on the
question God asked Adam after he
had sinned, “Where art thou ?”
Gen. 3:9, and the minister made a
personal application of the inter
rogation.
That night he spoke of covering
one’s sins, basing his remarks on
Prov. 28-13, “He that covereth his
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sins shall not prosper.” Mr. Gri
ner said that did not mean to
hide our sins from God, because ,
He knew them, but to cover them !
up from man.
Monday afternoon at 4:30 he
addressed his hearers again on the
same line from this verse of Scrip
ture: “If we confess our sins, he
is faithful and just to forgive us
our sins, and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9.
Monday night it raiued and the
congregation was small, but they
were not disappointed in the ser
mon.
Tuesday afternoon the minister
spoke more particularly to the
children on “Seek ye first the
kingdom of God, and his righteous
ness; and all these things shall be
added unto you.’’ Mat. 6:83.
Tuesday night Mr. Griner’s ser
mon was very appropriate, the
man of God preaching on the words
of Job: “My days are swifter
than a weaver’s shuttle.” He
drew a picture of every man stand
ing at the loom of life, weaving
day by day. Those that improve
their talents will have something
to show for their work, but the
slothful wind away tbe precious
moments and will have a hank
without any filling. His hearers
were also admonished to be par
ticular with whom thej T associate
and thus avoid having a bad fill
ing.
Wednesday afternoon and night
the pastor told of the curing of
Naaman of leprosy and the prom
inent part the little Israelitish
maiden played in the matter.
Mr. Griner is an eloquent pulpit
orator, a forceful speaker and an
untiring worker, and much good
is bound to be tbe result of his
'^ncGEE’S^'
Special Sale of Spring Clothing.
Serviceable two and three-piece suits for boys. Natty
sailors and Russian blouse suits for the little fellows, as well
as vest and fancy suits, braided trimmed and furnished.
Ties, Bows, and Scarfs.^-
Of course you will want a new tie for Easter. I have the largest and
prettiest collection of neckwear ever displayed in Lawrenceville.
J. H. McGEE, The Clothier.
efforts.
No time has been set for the
closing of the meeting.
TO IMPROVE PEEPLES’ PARK
Seaboard Has Leased tbe Tract and Will
Beautify tbe Grounds.
The Seaboard Air Line railway
has leased Peeples’ park in Law
reuceville for a term of five years
and will proceed at once to im
prove and beautify the grounds.
This they will do by building a
large pavilion for dancing and
laying off the grove in walks.
The park is situated in a beauti
ful natural location just below the
depot near town and its improve
ment will be quite an acquisition
to our city.
The deal was consummated by
Mr. C. T. Walker, of Atlanta, who
came down last week and confer
red with Col. Peeples.
The Seaboard will run excur
sions out here from Atlanta to
picnic and the park offers the very
place where the city people would
like to spend the day and enjoy a
quiet outing from the crowded
condition of city life.
The park has three bold springs
and with its natural surroundings
and the improvements that will
be made it will be an ideal place
for picnics. It is reported that
the first picnic will be held there
<*u the 15th of May.
You cannot enjoy perfect health
rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes if
your liver is sluggish and your
bowels clogged. DeWitt’s Little
Early Risers cleanse the whole
system. They never gripe. Bag
well Drug Co.
“In the spring the young man’s fancy lightly turns to
thoughts of—” a new Spring suit!
If you live in Gwinnett county i't will pay you to come
to Lawrenceville and buy your spring suit from
~§i J. H. McGee, The Clothier. §2—
A look through his immense stock
of clothing will surprise you. It is equal
to man}' of the best clothing stores of
Atlanta.
We have the swellest suits for men
and boys, made by the very best tailors
in this country. Fine sack suits, cut
aways and Prince Alberts for men.
James P. Waiter Dead.
Mr. James P. Waiter died at his
home near Dacula last Thursday
night and his remains were in
terred at the cemetery at Pleasant
Hill church on Friday.
Mr. Waiter was a young married
man and leaves a wife and one
child. Peace to his ashes.
Eev J. J. Eennett, of Atlanta, to Preach
Commencement Sermon.
The people of Lawrenceville are
congratulating themselves on the
assurance of hearing a fine sermon
at tbe coming commencement.
This sermon will be preached by
Rev. J. .J. Bennett, pastor of the
Jackson Hill Baptist church, At
lanta.
Mr. Bennett is a Jackson coun
ty man, a graduate of the Univer
sity of Georgia and one of the
brainiest and most able pulpit or
ators of the state. He has a com
manding personality, and his suc
cess as pastor is seldom equaled by
one of hie age. Deep, brainy, elo
quent, he carries his audience with
him, and they walk equally to
gether through the flower gardens
and diamond fields of their Fath
er’s Gospel.
We are sure to hear a great ser
mon.
THANKS.
Auburn, Ga., April 21, 1901. —
Editor News-Herald: Please al
low me space in your paper to ex
press my thanks to my friends
and neighbors for their kindness
during the sickness of our boy.
I. F. Wages.
NOTICE.
A meeting of the board of edu
cation is called for next Saturday,
27th inst. A. M. Winn, Pres.
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VOL. VIII. NO 26
Gambling at Trip.
Last Saturday night some fel
lows at Trip who had more money
than common decency decided
they would get rid of some of the
former by taking a nice game of
cards. So they took themsdve*
to the high school building and
beside passing the night in gam
bling polluted the building in such
a way as to render its use unpleas
ant for school purposes on Monday
following. Evidences of rowdyism
were plain and marks of indecency
visible. It is understood that
the parties are known and that
they will be prosecuted.
Christian Politics.
I believe all the Christian peo
ple, irrespective of denominational
lines or previous political prefer
ences, ought to come together and
form a political party that would
take into consideration the great
evils that are predominating in
all the political parties of any
sdecial strength of today and get
rid of so much hotch-potch in pol
itics have one clean political
party that God could recognize,
and then He would help u* t®
elect men that would enact law*
thatwould forever abolish the ex
isting evils.
Satan and all of his emissarie*
get very much excited when a
thing of this sort becomes agita
ted. “Oh,” they say, “my dear sir,
saloons are necessary, that we may
obtain alcohol for medicinal pur
poses; and lewd houses are neces
sary in order to protect the virtue
of our wives and daughters.” And
of course, polygamy is essential to
propagate Mormonism.
W. F. Brewer
Atlanta, Ga.
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