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VOL. XII.
MRS. T. R. POWELL
HAS PASSED AWAY
Well Known Lady Died Yes
terday Morning—Funeral
at Decatur Today.
On yesterday morning, about 5
o’clock, the “dread messenger” again
made his appearance in our midst
and bore away the sweet spirit of
Mrs. Mary Winn Powell, wife of
Mr. T. R. Powell.
Death is ever an unwelcome visitor
and, to an extent, unexpected. And
when one is young, in the very prime
of life, and he comes with his fell
sickle, he is peculiarly unwelcome.
Mrs. Powell was taken desperately
ill on last Friday and her life was
several times despaired of, but she
had grown better and her relatives
and frierids entertained hopes of her
recovery, then when the report
spread that she had died while the
town slept the news was received as
a shock.
She had lived in tbe town and near
here all her life and is widely known
and beloved—and the report of her
death has caused sorrow and sadness.
Mrs. Powell was born three miles
from Lawrenceville on September 25,
1866. She was the eldest daughter of
Col. Thomas E. Winn and Ireen
Park, the latter having died three
years ago, and the granddaughter of
Major R. D. Winn, whose name yet
lives in Gwinnett county and will for
years to come. She .is survived by
two sisters and one brother—Mrs.
Sewell Wright and Mr. Richard Lee
Winn, of Greenesboro, and Mrs. John
W. Chipley, of Athens.
She was married to Mr. T. R. Pow
ell in March, 1886, and to them were
born four children, one dying in in
fancy. Those living are Minnie May,
Chalmers and Ireen.
In all the relations of life—as
daughter, sister, wife and mother—
Mrs. Powell had few equals. Her
time and energies were given for her
family and she has indeed wrought
well. Truly might the words of Sol
omon apply to her, “She looketh well
to the ways of her household and eat
eth not the bread of idleness. Her
children rise up and call her blessed:
her husband also and he praiseth
her. Many daughters have done
virtuously, but thou excellest them
all.”
The body was taken to Decatur
this morning and interred in the
family lot there, the funeral being
preached from the Presbyterian
church, of which church she was a
consistent member. Dr. Patton, pas
tor of the Decatur church, assisted
by Rev. Richard Orme Flinn, con
ducted the service.
A touching prayer service was held
at the residence Wednesday evening,
conducted by the local pastors, and a
large number of sympathetic friends
accompanied the remains to Decatur.
Mrs. Powell’s father and sisters,
Col. T. E. Winn and Mrs. Sewell
Wright, of Greenesboro, »Dd Mrs.
J. W. Ohipiey, of Athens, attended
the funeral.
Ordinary’s Court.
Judge John P- Webb held a busy
session at his court Monday find
transacted a lot of business.
He appointed guardians for two
lots of negro children and probated a
couple of wills. G. M. and T. W.
Clower, sons of the late John W.
Clower, qualified as executors of
their father s will. C. M. Morcock
was sworn in as executor of the will
of Captain T. M. Peeples.
MR. AB KING WILL
RAISE YOUNG BABY
He Adopts the Little Girl Left
Near the Residence of
Uncle Joe Sudderth,
The county authorities were
troubled with a vexed question
Monday when the disposition of the
infant left near the residence of Mr.
J. E. Sudderth, of Sugar Hill dis
trict, was before them. Mr. Sud
derth wanted Ordinary Webb to
make some disposition of the child,
but that official said he was power
less to act unless a petition was filed
with him, and as that had not been
done he was at his row’s end.
The county commissioners, who
were in session, were next consulted,
and finally Mr. Ab King, who has no
children, agreed to take the baby and
the infant has been turned over to
him and his wife to rear.
The infant is a bright eyed girl and
was placed on the root of a tree near
Uncle Joe Sudderth’s home on the
night of March 12th. It was scantily
clothed and wrapped in an old blank
et. When discovered by Mr. Sud
derth the next morning the baby was
all but dead, a shower of rain having
wet its clothing and -chilled the in
fant. She was taken in and cared
for by the kind people of the house.
She was too w*ak to cry at first, but
a warm fire soon started the blood
circulating and when she made a
fuss all the cats in the house ran
away, not being used to this kind of
noise.
The infant nurses the bottle and is
doing nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. King are doing a good
part by it.
THE MATRIMONIAL EXCHANGE
GIVEN BY BUFORD TALENT
The Matrimonial Exchange was
presented at the school auditorium
last Friday night by the Bill Arp
chapter, United Daughters of the
Confederacy, of Buford.
Although the weather was bad,
there was a right large crowd present
and none were disappointed, as the
play was a good one and each part
was carried out as though by an ex
perienced actor. Certain it is that
none could have even expected a bet
ter play coming, as if did, from ama
teurs. It was of the highest order,
and received much praise from our
citizens.
Following is a list of the charac
ters:
Mr. Lawrence Gotrox, Sr., a Banker
Mr. D. W. Wilson.
Mr. Lawrence Gotrox, Jr., a Swell..
Mr. J. R. Burton.
Mrs. Clyde, a Widow,
'...Miss Julia Hoyt.
Nell Clyde, Mrs. Clyde's Daughter..
Miss Lizzie Hoyt.
Kate Clyde, Mrs. Clyde’s Daughter
..Miss Ethel Vance.
Mrs. O’Flannigan, an Irishwoman
Miss Emma May Vance.
Lord Reginald Montmorency, a Ruin
ed Nobleman -....Mr. W. T. Smith.
Miss Pareppa DeClaimer, an Actress
1 Miss My tie Lee Brogdon.
Billy Lightfoot, Actor, Singer and
Dancer Mr. Earl Vance.
Mrs. Gabble, a Washer Lady ...
.Miss Annie Percy.
Miss Fannie Gusher, a Millionaire’s
Daughter Miss Pearl Neese.
Miss Alvira Sleinmins, an Heiress..
..Miss Myrtice Mehaffey.
Prof. Gustave Trainer, Who Trains
Animals Mr. Carl Perry.
N.-mie, The Colored Parlor Maid
Miss Maude Street.
Micheal McGinnis, a Policeman
Mr. 8. B. Hoyt.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA.. THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1906.
TOM WANTED TD
MAKE A SPEECH
He Discourses on the Situation
in Georgia While Visiting
in the Land of Flowers.
(Continued from last issue.)
As I was goin to say before if it
hadn’t been milkin time, we arriv in
Jacsunville in the mornin of the sec
ond day of pur voyage, an got into a
hack an was druv to the hotel, a
powerful big house all divided up in
rooms up stairs and down. Tom he
writ our names in a book an we soon
begin to go up in a billune to find our
stalls. Mine was next to Tom an Sa
ry’s an after we had shook the dust
of Gergy otf’n our shuse and dresses,
we begin to slide down to the first
floor agin with our kees in our pock
ets. I axed that ther acrobat whar
we could find the dining room an he
showed us in an told us that we could
have our meals any time we felt hon
gry. Hit shore was fine in thar;
flowers an pams an ferns an little ta
bles all over the room an sights an
sights of folks all feedin, ’twasnough
to make youre head swin at the
thought on’t.
Atter breakfast we went over the
sity on a tower of inspection an visit
ed all the places of interest that we
had time to see, an hit was a sight to
see; trees an grass all green in the
winter, the corel walks an driveways
an magnificent winter homes of the
millunairs an the bammy breezes as
theynoisely swept in from ther oshen
was a sight to make ennybody fer
get the keers that has been a naggin
at ’em all these years. Currius what
a voyage can do, haint it ? As long
as folks stays at home an dont never
indulge ther mind in nuthin but slop
in hogs an milkin an settin hens an
bakin bread an washin clothes, ther
minds never gits no higher than
ther hog troft ner the milk stule ner
washtub, but when they travel an
larn the naters an ways of other folks
an change seens an see the world as
hit really is, clothed in all her beauty
an happiness, ambitions rise an them
thar little narrer streaks in youre dis
position broadens an expands till you
fergit the ole channel that you have
bin a steerin in an the pilot of imeta
tion an unselfishness an happiness
takes the rudder an you air sailin in
voluptious haverns of a new found
joy in that air same ole bark of
yourne before you know hit.
Jest about sundown we got back
the hotel all weary and puckered out,
but the inspiration of that day haint
been fergotten till now. I overhearn
a woman say that she was tired of
the monotonus of the situation, but I
thought to myself that maybe she
hadn’t the mind to comprehend it
all, some bo ye know, made so from
the first on’t, but good land ! I found
plenty to interest me, an so did Tom
an Sary.
There was a big library in the hotel
donated I spose by Carnegy, whar
the best of musick was goin on an
dancin fer them that wanted hit; a
pule room an a srnokin room, but I
didn’t have any use fer them as the
pule in the back of the paster meets
my requirements an I never smoke
only a little mullin an catnip fer the
newralgy, but I thought of Eli. We
stayed in tfie musick room most of
the time, an Tom lamented an went
on because he’d neglected to bring
erlong his t*ccordan, an lowed that
hit was more blessed to give than to
receive, but I resumed with him that
they could git along withouten hear
in his accordan, but he kept on wor-
TEMPORARY STRIKE
AT THE COTTON MILL
* "
Bosses Disagreed and Fifteen
Hands Walked Out Yester
day-Back This Morning.
> *
Mr. Ransblossom and Mr. G. W.
Medley, two bosses at the Lawrence
ville Manufacturing Company, had a
disagreement yesterday and as a re
sult of the quarrel fifteen operatives
walked out of the card room.
Mr. Ransblossom has charge of the
mule spinners upstairs and Mr. Med
ley is foreman of the card room on
the first floor.
When these two head men could
not get along Mr. Medley quit and
all the hands in his department went
out with him. This caused the mill
to temporarily shut dowm.
Steam was turned on as usual this
morning and the mill is running as
though nothing had happened, all
the operatives, with the exception of
George Medley, being in their places.
NOTICE.
Will take no more, contracts for
rock until crops are laid by.
W. J. Turner.
0
rin about not bein able to return the
favor an he lowed, “Mother, I might
sing them cumthin, I spose. I could
put on my sleepin shirt an appear as
a singer an sing a silo.” That was
atter a little Cuban girl, in a thin
white dress with low neck an short
sleeves, had sung a luvly tune in sum
furrin language, but hitsounded furst
rate. I suaded him outen that idy,
but he kept a worryin about it, an
he ses, seshe: “Mother, if it won’t
suit for me to sing, I could entertane
all these yer rich folks with a recuta
tion on Maud Muller or the Black
smith Story, fer you know that I was
allers counted as the best declaimist
in the skule, or may be they would
like to hear about the goobernational
race in Georgy. I’ve hearn all sides
an ends so much that I can shet my
eyes an see the whole darn bizness,
an then hit would interest these rich
folks, for all our candidates air mil
lunairs but one pore little critter an
they might like to come up an jine
in. Hit would be entertainin, moth
er, and I know all about Hoke Smith
frum that air loan to the representa
tion of the Virgin Mary that stands
in the middle of the Peedmontsalune
that’s so scant in her wardrobe, down
to the formation of a combine with
Tomas Watson to barter off the ole
vets of the populist party like you do
a basket of eggs at Jones’ store. Pap
used to be a red het ’un, yon know,
an named (pe atter Tom Watsun, but
he ses now he sees what a darn fule
he’s bin, an lowed that when a man
can’t lead his own follers to victory
he’d orte’n to take a corporal’s posi
tion in the ranks of the enemy jest
becase he’s got licked, an that’s the
way Sary’s pa thinks too. Then I
could tell ’em bout tother Smith an
Nunnelly an Howell an Jedge Rus
sel an let ’em know that the land o’
goobers wus still awake.” Then he
looked at Sary and sed in haughty
accents, “I could make a impression
on ’em!”
Well, ses I, I wouldn’t harrow up
the minds of all these yer folks about
the populists leader an millunair can
didates an polyticks while they air
off chasin atter happiness fer they
have enough of that to home in the
big citys. I gradually got him off
the idy, an we went to supper.
Jane Rambo.
(To be continued.)
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GRAND JURY DRAWN
FOR SPECIAL TERM
R. L. Vanderford Will be Tried
in May For Rape—Much
Interest in the Case.
Judge C. H. Brand has drawn a
grand jury for the special term of
court, which convenes the fifth Mon
day in April, and R. L. Vanderford,
who is charged with outraging Pearl
Helton, the fifteen year old girl, will
be placed on trial.
The citizens of Ben Smiths district,
where the crime is alleged to have
been committed, petitioned the court
to draw a grand jury and have this
case tried at the special term and
Judge Brand has complied with their
request. The case is creating no
little interest.
Judge Roan, of Atlanta, will pre
side, and the following jurors will
serve:
GRAND JURY.
Thomas Langley, W. B. Shadburn,
J. J. Jordan, J.O. McDaniel,
D. L. Garner, J. K. Craig,
B. W. Davis, G. \V. Jackson,
P. M. Garner, I. G. Clack,
T. W. Brooks, W. A. Carroll,
A. A. Mauldin, J. N. Williams,
J. 8. Blakey, T. O. Flanigan,
M. 8. Cornett, E. C. McDaniel,
Bam Craig, M. B. Gunter,
J. T. Forrester, Dixon Brown,
W. E. Jones, L. A. Wood,
R. N. Holt, Bliss Woodward,
R. M. Bennett, M. H. Benson,
L. M. Brand, E. J. Mayson.
TRAVERSE JURY.
W W Webb, Jr, J D Bradford.
N Teagle, W A Henderson,
W B Walter, G W Masters,
J F Greason, D W Boss,
C H Llvsey, 8 F McElvany,
H J Jackson, Geo G Robinson,
N G Pharr, Bam Craig,
L W Cates, W T Brownlee,
Joel O Williams, A W Gunter,
J M Barnett, J C King,
J I F Buchanan, T J Bradford,
J G Hood, N L Mauldin,
W W Hogan J M Knight,
J D Barnett, W L Greason,
R P Garner, J R Wall,
J N Morrison, B H Robinson,
J P Freeman, L C Davis,
J W Campbell, A M Campbell.
With The Baptists.
Rev. R. D. DeWeese, pastor of the
Baptist church, preached two strong
sermons last Sunday, which wore’en
joyed by all who heard him. At the
morning service the minister spoke
from Mat. 17:5: “Hoar ye him.”
These were the words spoken by the
Spirit to Peter, James and John on
the mount of transfiguration and the
miu in ter told why every one
should hear Christ.
At the night service the pastor de
livered the counterpart of his seemon
preached two weekß before on “Thou
art weighed in the balances and found
wanting.” He took up the last five
of the ten commandments and ex
pounded the moral law. His deduc
tions were couched in the strongest
language and no loop hole was left
for violators of the law to escape.
Robinson-Boyce.
Yesterday evening at 9 o’clock, at
the residence of Rev. A. H. Holland,
who performed the ceremony, Miss
Hattie Robinson was married to Mr.
Paschal Bqyce.
The bride has been teaching school
r '
at Mechanicsville and is the daugh
ter of Mr. George Robinson, of Win
der. The groom is a prominent young
man of near Norcross.
The happy couple spent the night
at the Cornett hotel and returned
home this morning.
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