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TWICE-A-WEEK
VOLUME S 3.
BUILT AS TIMBER
ROAD, A.B.&A.
BUILDS TOWNS
Atlanta, Ga., December 17.—“1t
reads like a story of ‘Jack and the
Bean Stalk,’ the rapid growth and
prosperity which followed the build
ing of the 640 miles of railroad,
which constitute the length of the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
railway,’’ is the way A. D. Daniel,
oassehgeg traffic manager of that
road> pub it, when asked for a state
ment. as |to activities along his line
of road.
Built primarily to carry timber to
saw mills, the A. B. and A. has
turned a stream of wealth into many
sections through which it passes and
is today a >transportation factor of
importance not only to the southeast
generally, but to other sections of
the country with which the south
east does business.
“The timber to which the road once
owed its existence has been cut down
and in its place there have grown up
prosperous farming and manufactur
ing communities. One now beholds
an agriculural and industrial ad
vancement along the line of this
short-line road where but yesterday,
so to speak, barren waste, or timber
lands awaited the woodman’s axe.
While the territory traversed by"
the A. B. and A. is primarily agri
culural, manufacturing, which it has
so strongly encouraged, has forged
ahead at art almost phenominal rate.
Along this line now will be found'
cotton mills, knitting mills, otton
seed oil mills, planing mills, tobacco
stemming and re-drying plants, re
fineries of naval stores, wood-work
ing plants, steel and iron castings
industry, machinery manufacturing
plants, and various other manufac
turing industries. •
The territory traversed by thfo
road is also productive of forest
products, including naval stores, and
is rich in mineral resources, includ
ing coal, iron, limestone, clays, py
rites, graphite and other minerals.
Five coal mines, with a total capa
city of 3,000 tons a day, are reached
by this line of road.
The A. B. and A. has an all-the
year deep water terminal at Bruns
wick, Ga., thus , establishing direct
steamer connections with the east
ern seaboard and Europe, Cuba and
South America.
The agricultural department of
this road for a number of years has
engaged most actively and effective
ly in a campaign for diversified
- crops along its lines. This has in
cluded the raising of liye-stock.
These efforts, in co-operation with
those of other interests working to
the same end, have resulted in the
building of a number of new modern
packing houses at several points on
the line.
The packing plant at Moultrie rep
resents an investment of one million
dollars; at Tifton the packing plant
cost more than half a million, and
three other plants at Waycross, At
lanta and Birmingham, represent an
aggregate investment of more than
a million dollars. These plants
handle in a half year more than a
half million head of hogs and cattle,
for which they pay farmers five mil
lion dollars or more annually.
National Prize-Winning Stock.
As evidence that efforts to tn
courage live-stock raising along this
line of road have paid, the officials
of the road point out that this in
dustry has increased 100 per cent in
its territory siri'ce the construction o:
the road, and note that the razor
back hog, once about the only va
riety found in this section, has prac
tically disappeared from the coun
try.
As further evidence, the railroad
officials cite the fact that a breeder
on this line won at the International
Live Stock Show in Chicago, in 1920,
the grand championship prize for
the best Polan-China boar, and at
the same time a similar prize for a
Poland-China sow. In 1919, a breed
er on this road won at the Chicago
International Live Stock Show, the
grand championship prize for the
best Hereford bull.
It is noted that the live-stock in
dustry has also encouraged the rais
ing of corn, and that farmers in the
A. B. and A. territory produce an
nually more than twenty million
bushels of corn, or two and a half
times as much as they did less than
ten years ago. Tobacco, an entirely
new crop for this section, was intro
duced by agricultural agents of the
road and has made fortunes for
growers and is now recognized as
one of the most important crops in
south Georgia.
In order to meet the growing de
mands made upon the A. B. and A.
due to development in its territory,
during the present year improve
ments have been made or are under
construction costing many thous
ands of dollars.
ITinßßEws-l lerald
CONGRESSMAN BRAND RE
TAINS POST ON BANKING
Washington, December 17.—Repre
sentative Brand, of Georgia, has de
cided to remain on the banking and
currency committee of the house,
now an exclusive committee, and to
drop his membership on the commit
tees on education and expenditures
in the interior department.
Under a new arrangement made re
cently by ttya. democratic caucus in
the house the banking and currency
committee becomes an exclusive
committee, which meanji that its
members can serve on no other com
mittee. It now ranks third in im
portance among house committees,
next to ways and means and inter
state and foreign commerce.
WHAT BECOMES OF
THE LICENSE FEES?
Forty-eight states collected 5152,
367,023 in 1922 as receipts from au
tomobile license fees. The cost o£
collection, the cost of the plates
themselves, and other expenses was
less than million dollars, so
that a tot;/of $148,750,000 was left
as the net receipts to be spent oh
highways. '*
ITiis sum is divided nto appropria
tions for the State highway depart
ments, 16 millions; Federal aid funds
34 millions; maintenance of Federal
aid roads, 32 millions; constructon
of other than Federal aid roads, 6%
millions; maintenance of other than
Federal aid roads, 21% millions: and
given as ad to counties, 25% mil
lions.
New Hampshire collects the larg
est revenue per individual car or
truck, getting an average of $25.73
each, while Arizona is easiest upon
car owners from the license stand
point obtaining but $5.69 each.
ROCK SPRINC2.
Lawrenceville, Ga., R. 5, Dec. 17.
—Mrs. Davis and family have moved
to Gwinnett Hall.
Mr. Mauldin and family, of near
Suwanee, have moved into this com
munity.
Mr. Willie will leave
soon for St. Louis he goes to
accept a position.
Mr. Fate Davis, f Chicago^,will
spend Christmas here xji th. -relatives,.
Soon after Christmas fie will leave
for Jacksonville, Fla.
Miss Eula Mae Franklin called on
Miss Annie Crow Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. MOore, of Norcross, will
spend Christmas with Mrs. Virgil
Braswell.
We have had several bad cases of
measles in this community recently
but all are now reported better.
Mr. Lester Kerlin, of Lonesome
Corner, was in this burg Monday.
Mr. Hughes Green spent a while
Monday with Mr. Guy Franklin.
Mrs. Joe Braswell. Mrs. Eula Bras
well, Mrs. Mary Franklin and daugh
ter, Beatrice, made a call on Mrs.
Mary Gunter Friday afternoon.
Mr. Burrall Hughes will leave soon
for Atlanta.
Messrs. Gee, Odus and Jimmie Ad
ams motored through this section
Sunday afternoon. •
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Braswell vis
ited relatives here Sunday.
Messrs. C. L. Franklin and Her
schel Thompson had business in Bu
ford Saturday.
Mrs. L. D. Barrett is on the sick
list.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Long spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. an(f Mrs.
L. D. Barrett.
Master Jessie Barrett spent Sat
urday, night with Master Glen long.
BUFORD HILL.
Buford, Ga., R. 1, Dec. 16.—Mrs.'
Ella Stephens is on the sick list.
Mr. Floy Roebuck has gone back?
to Detroit.
Miss Mary Adams is at home after
spending seme time with her sister,
Mrs. G. L. Owens at Duluth.
Little Miss Dorothy Webb had as
her guest Saturday Misses Loy. and
Lelonie Puckett.
Miss Mary Adams and brother,
Mr. Johnnie Adams, had as their
guests Misses Hortense Stone, Lola
and Lula Mae Puckett, Messrs. Vir
gil Stephens, Herman Cronic and
Troy Roebuck.
Miss Arbell Abbner is not any bet
ter. f
Miss Virginia Lowe had as her
guest Sunday Miss Lois Jones.
Miss Mattie ebb spent Friday with
Mrs. J. L. Webb.
Those from here who spent Sat
urday in Gainesville shopping were
Mrs. Webb Stone and daughters,
Misses Hortense and Lena Stone and
Mrs. Clack and Mr. Hulet Ivey.
You Tell ’Em
“I like your new gown, m’dear—
It fits perfectly.”
“Yes—it does fit well—but not
nearly as perfict as the fit Ceorge
had with the bill.”
GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 1923.
R. ns ONE OF
hmor SCHOOiS
ML t~ ~
a t Gainesville passed
hjtupgh the city, en route to their
.hMfa tor the ■ Christmas holidays.
than 250 students, representing
*%' twelve states, swelled the big
crrmvds of holiday shoppers which
linad the streets. It was slated that
th'e\noted prep school, now an honor
of the United States as desig
nated by the U. S. war department,
will reopen its next session on Jan
uary 2nd.
Colonel Sandy Beaver, president
of Riverside academy, who was in
Atlanta today, said that Riverside
not only from the standpoint of at
tendance, but also judged from the
high academic standards which have
been maintained, has done the best
fall term’s work in its history.
Many improvements have also
taken place at Riverside academy,
among which may be mentioned the
erection of two of the most modern
barracks that can be found in the
United States. The new gymnasium,
Colonel Beaver stated, will be ready
for occupancy <}uring the spring
term.
New Barracks Make Room.
Colonel Beaver said it was not pos
sible to accommodate in September
all who applied for admission to
Riverside. The new barracks, how
ever, will make it possible for a few
additional cadets to be admitted Jan
uary 2nd. A number of reservations
have already been received for these
vacancies, Colonel Beaver said.
National attention has been at
tracted to the school since it was
made an honor school by the U. S.
war department. Army officers who
have recently inspected the institu
tion have praised the work of the
cadets very highly. It is announced
that a rifle team of the academy will
enter national contests next year.
South Gains in Building.
The sustained vigor of southern
development is strikingly evidenced
in reports of business agencies re
ceived in Atlanta, showing a gain of
9.4 per cent in this region’s building
, record- for. NovemW*- over October.
The significance of such a score at
a time when construction work of
all sorts is generally on the wane is
heightened by the fact for the coun
try as a whole November building
was 7.4 per cent below October.
In Dixie alone was there an in
crease. While this is partly to be
ascribed to climate that encourages
outdoor work the year round, it
should be observed, according to At
lanta construction men, that south
ern building in November, 1923, was
49.6 per cent in excess of its total
for the corresponding month of
1922—a rate of increment more than
twice as great as that for the entire
country.
Georgia holds a high place in this
meaningful record. Atlanta’s build
ing for the eleven months of 1923 is
unapproached in the city’s annals, as
regards both the volume and the
value of the permits issued. More
over, the developmeat has been city-
and well proportioned: no one
district has grown at the expense of
the others, bitt all have gone sub
stantially forward.
Frank Adair Vice President.
Frank Adair, prominent Atlanta
'Kaltor and business man, who is well
known throughout the south, has
been elected first vice president of
the Atlanta real esttnte board.
Kir. Adair is vice president of the
Adair Realty and Trust Company
of Atlanta, said to be one of the old
est real estate firms in America,
which is financing the construction
of many buildings throughout the
south'. The firm conducts a chain
store lease department which ex
tends to the greater part of the
United States.
Dumb Dan Himself
Mirandy—“Goodness me, Si, what
you painting the inside of the chick
en coop for?”
Silas—“W'hy, to keep the chickens
from pickin’ the grain out of the
wood.”
FIRE IN WINDER.
Toe grist mill, a two story wooden
building owned by the Winder Oil
Mill, caught fire and was totally de
stroyed Sunday. The loss is SIO,OOO.
Besides the building and machinery
and meal were destroyed. The origin
a large amount of wheat, corn, flou>
of the fire is unknown.
And He Got It
Old Gentleman (meeting 5 year
tot on sidewalk) —Ah—Good Morn
ing, young sir. You’re a mighty fine
young gentleman and a credit to the
country—and how did you sleep last
night?”
Little One—“lnna bed.”
WALTON COUNTY CHILD
KILLfD SHEN HORSE
4-Kiqks HER IN FACE
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• •« Tfi
Athens, |Ea.|l-A kicking horse
caused the ileath Friday night of the
fifteen-year-felst laughter of Mr and
Mrs. B. of Walton county.
The animal kid ed the little girl in
the face wit* bath feet.
FOUR-YEAHt SENTENCE
GIVEN THfEE BOYS FOR
3r*iNG ivjAiL BOXES
New Orleans^—Three boys, ten,
eleven and twelve years old, pleaded
guilty to tamjfifering with and robbing
of mail boxes Friday, and were
sentenced ' inf federal court to serve
four years each in the government
training school for boys, at Wash
ington, D. C|
They are X Harold Schultz, ten
years old; Jesse James Musgrove,
eleven, and Joteph Brown, negro,
twelve. i
SIXTEEN CHICKENS BRING
$16,000 AT MID-WEST
POULTRY EXHIBITION
Chicago.—Sixteen thousand dol
lars were paid for 16 chickens at the
fifteenth annual exhibition of the
great Mid-West Poultry and Pet
Stock association here Wednesday.
The chickens were blooded Black
Minorcas, and were owned by ( has.
G. Pape, of Fort Wayne, Ind. The
man who paid SI,OOO a piece for
them was Frank E. Paige, of Medina,
N. Y. Mr. Paige plans to ship his
feathered purchases east immediate
ly after the poultry show to use
them for breeding purposes.
SERVE DINNER SATURDAY
The ladies of Prospect Methodist
church will serve dinner and supper
Saturday, December 22, at the old
Delmar Case building in Lawrence
ville. will go for painting
and repairing the church.
Everybody invited to come and
help us.
A. WARWICK, Pastor.
PEACHTREE CITY.
» *
Korcross, Ga., Dec. 17.—Rev. Lee
of 'istone Mountain, has accepted a
call "so preach at Bethel church for
another year.
Mrs. Mattie Lee Ross spent Tues
day in Atlanta shopping.
Mr. Homer ffreen, whose fingers
were torn off recently, has returned
from Davis-Fischer hospital and is
doing well.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hewatt an
nounce the birth of a girl December
8, who will be called Mamie Lee.
Mr. Arthur Young and Bijah
Nuckalls were Sunday visitors to the
Gate City.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Corley and
daughter, Miss Della, spent last Sun
day with the former’s brother, Mr.
J. C. Gardner, of Decatur, who is
very ill.
Misses Cleo and Vera Young were
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. H. H. Corley.
There will be a Christmas tree at
the school on Friday afternoon, De
cember 21st. A real nice program
will be given consisting of plays, ap
propriate songs and readings. The
community is cordially invited to
come.
Mss Azzie Hutchins leaves Friday
for her home near Grayson, where
she will spend the holidays.
WEBBVILLE.
Lawrenceville, Ga., R. 3., Dec. 17.
—Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Barretr, and
two children spent several days last
week with the latter’s sister, of near
Suwanee
Miss Helen Long spent Friday
night with Miss Ruby Barrett.
Mr. Belvie Brown and Mr. Paul
Long visited Mr. Ross Barrett Sun
day morning.
Misses lona and Martha Dutton
visited Miss Ruby Barrett Saturday.
Mr. Belvie Brown, Miss Mary
Brown spent Thursday night until
bedtime with Mr. Ross and Ruby
Barrett.
Mr. Paul Long spent a while
Thursday night with Mr. Ross Bar
rett.
Miss Mary Dutton visited Miss
Helen Long Saturday*.
Miss Helen Long visited Miss
Ruby Barrett Sunday.
Miss Ruby Barrett visited Miss
Helen Long Saturday.
Mr. Dave Long spent Thursday
night with Mr. Ross Barrett.
Mr. Daniel Long spent Saturday
night with Mr. Bunk Nash.
Miss Martha Dutton spent a few
days last week with her aunt.
- Mr. Felton Dutton visited Mr.
Ross and Jessie Barrett Saturday.
Miss Ruby Barrett spent a while
Friday morning with Miss Mary
Brown.
Mr. Paul Long spent Friday night
with Mr. Ross Barrett.
BTH AND 9TH
DIS. PRESS ASSN.
Athens, Ga., December 15. —The
Eighth and Ninth District Press As
sociations were combined into the
Eighth and Ninth District Press As
sociation at the meeting held here
Friday.
E. A. Caldwell, editor of the Wal
ton News, was named president to
succeed Ernest Camp, of the eighth
district, and J. F. Shannon, of the
ninth. Mr. Shannon was named vice
president.
E. W. Carroll was elected secre
tary and treasurer and James P.
Davison, of Cleveland, was named
assistant secretary and treasurer.
The next meeting will be held in
Athens the second Friday in March.
The executive committee is com
posed of Louis Morris, of Hartwell,
W. T. Bacon, Madison, Rush Burton,
Lavonia, J. W. McWhorter, Winder,
C. M. Morcock, Lawrenceville, and F.
D. Singleton, Clarkesville.
The meeting Friday was small in
attendance on account of the weath
er, but very pronounced in interest.
Rush Eurtton, editor of the La
vonia Times, who was to have deliv
ered an address before the meeting,
was prevented from attending on ac
count of the conditions of 1 the roads
between here argl Lavonia. His
message on “How the Weekly Press
Can Best Serve the Farmers the
First Three Months of 1924,” was
read, however.
W. T. Andei-son, editor of the Ma
con Telegraph, who was to speak on
the “Press and Good Roads,” wire!
his regrets. He was to have driven
through, but was prevented on ac
count of the rains.
Scores Wave of I.awle-sness.
Editor Shannon, of the Commerce
News, spoke on “The Value of the
Editorial Page,” and his speern was
one of the best ever heard by the
association. Mr. Shannon speaks
with the same degree of soundness
and common sense employed in ni§
editorials. He referred to the value,,
the editorial could be in discus siny'
such vital subjects as good roatjV
agriculture and lawlessness.. Mr.
Shannon has very definite ;ppjni<*Jl
on these subjects and. m
expressing them. In referring to
lawlessness in the state he said he
deplored *the seeming lethargy that
law enforcement had fallen into in
Georgia and he called upon the edi
tors to take a stand for justice
through the regular legal channels.
He said that the courts had be
come too lax in disposing of cases;
that it had come to pass when a man
could go into court and by hook and
crook have his case postponed from
time to time until it has become dis
gusting. He said that no authority
other than the courts, however,
should assume the responsibility of
meting out so-called justice.
Other discussions came up. Ad
vertising was discussed and other
topics brought before the meeting.
Colored Agent Spoke.
E. A. Williams, colored demonstra
tion agent for the state, spoke on the
negro emigration subject and called
upon the editors to support a pro
gram that would divorce the mem
bers of his race from cotton and
bring them back to our farms under
livable conditions.
J. W. McWhorter, C. M. Morcock
and F. D. Singleton were appointed
to draft a new set of by laws.
B. W. Bingham, of Hartwell, was
a guest at the meeting and spoke
oti “Good Roads.”
Others present were Editors Camp
and Caldwell, of Monroe; Morcoek,
of Lawrenceville; Lightfoot, of Cov-.
ington, with Mrs. Linda Lee Bryan,
of Covington; Singleton, of Clarkes
ville; Shannon, of Commerce; Mc-
Whorter, of Winder; A. C. Erwin, E.
W. Carroll, J. W. Firor, T. K. Giles.
Chas. E. Martin and T. Larry Gantt,
of Athens, and Samuel Wilkes, of
Augusta.
Following the business meeting a
delightful luncheon was served at the
Georgian, A. C. Erwin- acting as
toastmaster. Toasts were responded
to by Larry Gantt, Sam Wilkes, Er
nest Camp and E. A. Caldwell.
MRS. STRICKLAND DEFEATED.
Duluth, Ga., Dec. 17, 1923.—1 n
the election for Mayor Mrs. Alice
Strickland running against 11. B.
Herron was defeated, receiving 15
votes.
Mrs. Strickland received much no
toriety last year when she was elect
ed mayor of Duluth, as being the
first woman Mayor in Georgia.
The"?ollowing council wa selected:
Mack Pittard, Grady Wright, Scott
Brown, Dossie Phillips, Floyd Bran
non.
So Particular
“And did you visit Italy—and eat
some of those wonderful doughnuts
fried on the sidewalk of Florence?”
“No—l wasn’t that hungry."
NASH SAYS NO ARRANGEMENT
MADE TO PAVE DcKALB ROAD
Speaking of the publication in the
New Era last week of a statement
from the Walton Tribune that, ar
rangements had been made Tor pav
ing the road from to
Decatur, Mr. L. *T. Y. Nash, county
commissioner, said:
“The statement from the Walton
Tribune is entirely incorrect No
arrangement has been made to pave
the Lawrenceville road, so far as I
know. In fact, I have not been ap
proached on the matter by the au
thorities of the other counties and
nothing has been done about it. I
see that it is stated that the road
will be built at a cost of $17,000 per
mile. I know from experience that
first class highways will cost con
siderable more than that.”
In speaking of the roads generally
in DeKalb county and plans for next
year Mr. Nash said: “We have been
doing considerable work in the east
ern part of the county and the west
ern section, which is the best pro
vided with roads of any part of the
county, has recently received consid
erable attention during the past few
years, and now it becomes necessary
that the road work of the coming
year be directed to the northern and
southern section of the county. We
will, therefore, take up the work
both north and south of Decatur,
with the coming of the new year
and give considerable time to both
of these sections.”—DeKalb New
Era.
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RENT FARM FOR $1
Savannah, Ga.—Chatham county
farms are being offered at a rental
of one dollr a year—for a ten acre
farm five miles from the city on the
Burkhalter road. The board of trade
through one of the members cf the
agricultural committee has effected
the plan by which this can be done.
Several tracts have been subdivided
into ten acye farms and are thus of
fered. Options at a reasonable price
are given with the farms —for pur
chase at Ujifc.'efid of the five year pe-
Vv>d, withtHfce yriwlegc of removal
of any improvements put upon thje
pipces, the only condition being that
renter actually operate the
, five years*
ROCKY BRANCH.
Lawrenceville, Route 3, Dec. 17.
Mr. Belvie Brown spent one night
last'week with Mr. Paul Long.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Long spent
Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs.
L. D. Barrett.
Miss Ruby Barrett and Helen
Long spent Sunday afternoon with
Miss Mary Brown
Mr. John Brown, of Webbville,
spent last Thursday night with his
uncle at Hog Mountain.
Mr. Belvie Brown and sister Mary,
spent Thursday night until bedtime
with Mr. Ross and Ruby Barrett.
Mr. Paul and Don Long and sister,
Helen, spent one night last week un
til bedtime with Miss Ruby and Ross
Barrett. •
Mr. J. H. Long has returned home
from Mountain City.
Mr. Paul Long and MrM. Belvie
Brown attended the party last Sat
urday night given by Mr. Pruitt.
We are going to have a Xmas
tree at this place next Monday, De
cember 21. Everybody is invited to
come out and be with us.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
AT BRADEN
Song—Santa Claus—School.
Christmas Greetings Margaret
Mitchell.
When Santa Claus Comes—Mary
Lanford.
Who Can Guess?—Third Grade.
Song—Holy Night-School.
Jes’ ’Fore Christmas—Willie Go
ber.
The Troubles of Poor Ben—Puttin’
It Off—Mamie Cunningham.
Christmas Joy—Jane Grant.
The Coming of Santa Horace
Britt.
All He Wants—Frank Mansfield.
Sing a Song—Ollie Cunningham.
Miss Prim’s Christmas Shopping—
Lucile Huey.
The Country Chimney—Elizabeth
Brand.
Song—Happy Hearts, Light and
Gay—Seventh Grade.
Babe of Bethlehem—Helen Grant.
Who Is It —Glenn Nelson.
A Christmas Telephone Odell
Yarbrough.
The Christmas Tree—Odus Britt.
Song, “Hark! the Herald Angels
Sing”—School.
That’s Christmas—Willie Hooper.
The above program will be ren
dered by the school at Braden Friday
afternoon, December 21. Everybody
is invited to come out. We especial
ly invite all parents, since the Par
ent-Teacher Association has voted to
have a meeting immediately after the
program. Come and see what your
school is doing.
H. 11. BRITT, Principal.
TWICE-A-WEEK
NEGRO DIED
SHOT RESISTING
SHERiFFSUNDAY
Garfield, alias “Jax-Bo”, Mead
ows, the negro shot Sunday by Sher
iff E. S. Garner while making an at
tempt to place the colored man in
Gwinnett counyt jail, died from the
wound Wednesday morning.
A short time ago an assault to
rape was made by a negro near For
syth, Georgia, and his description
was advertised over the state. Mead
ows came to Lawrenceville about the
13th of December having been em
ployed in Atlanta by a local gentle
man and had worked here a few
days. Sunday morning Sheriff Gar
ner received a telephone call from
the Forsyth sheriff stating that a
gentleman from Forsyth had seen
the negro driving a truck in Law
renceville and after a description in
more detail was received it was con
vincing that Meadows was the man
wanted.
Sheriff Garner went to the mar-
Ket where Meadows was working
about noon Sunday and placed him
under arrest. It is said the negro
talked sassy to the officer who im
mediately started for the jail. Upon
reaching the jail Meadows made a
break and his belt which the off'ter
was holding him by broke. The
sheriff grabbed the negro by the
throat and was severely bitten by
the black on the hand the negro then
running to a rock which he picked
up and was making an advance on
the sheriff when shot
Mr. H. H. Pharr was in his kitchen
just across from the jail and stated
that the negro was attacking the of
ficer.
After being shot the negro ran a
few blocks and was captured by
Messrs. Howard Cannon and Noah
Fowler after severe resistance, the
black trying to bite Mr. Fowler while
he was being held.
Offcers at Forsyth were notified
and checked the description stating
that they would come for him as
soon as he was able to travel.
Being Miurned to the jail Drt
Chalmers Hinton was called and
stated that the wounded man was in
the hall waiting with the officer for
the doctor and examination showed
that he was shot in the left side go
ing through the body just below the
medium line. The doctor also stated
that the negro would pay no atten
tion to him and begged the sheriff
to blow his brains out as he would
be shot anyway. Dr. Hinton stated
that every necessary medical atten
tion was given the man who died la
ter from peritonitis from gun shot
wounds.
Mr. Cannon also stated that after
the negro was captured and being
held he asked to be killed stating
that he would be killed anyway later.
After hearing the above sworn
statements the jury impannelled by
Coroner Peter Smith sitting on the
ease Wednesday returned the follow
ing verdict:
We, the jury impannelled by Cor
oner Peter Smith to investigate the
death of Garfield Meadowk, colored,
now lying dead before us, find from
the evidence that said Garfield
Meadows, came to his death from a
pistol shot fired by Sheriff E. S.
Garner while attempting to arrest
said meadows. We find that Sheriff
Garner committed a justifable fcomi
cK.e in the performance of his of
f.eial duty as sheriff of Gwinnett
county.
B. L. PATTERSON, Foreman.
C. R. WARE,
R. SMITH,
G. B. CLACK,
J. J. BAGGETT,
J. S. YOUNG.
This December 19, 1923.
The county took charge of the
body and gave it burial.
OZORA.
Lawrenceville, Ga., R., Dec. 19.
Mr. B. N. Chandler and daughter,
Maude, spent Saturday in Porter
dale
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hunt spent last
ednesday and Thursday in Atlanta
with his son.
Mr. Sanford Drummond from Oak
Grove, passed through here Satur
day afternoon.
Mr. E. S. Camp, of Lawrenceville,
spent a while with IVtrs. J. J. Camp
Saturday morning.
Mr. Tom Haney and Will Camp
spent Saturday in Atlanta.
Mr. Hubert Drummonds and Cal
vin Lowry spent Saturday in Bu
ford.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Camp, of Law.
renceville, and Misses Pearl and
Nettie Cheek spent last Thursday
with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McMillian
near Loganvillev
NUMBER 15.