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Official Organ Team and County
I'tlkr M. Pbbplss, - Editor
Uawrencevlll**. Q a
Tuesday, June 22nd 1897.
The Georgia University team
took the championship of the
South from the University of
Virginia last Friday.
Cap’t. George L. Summey,
of Stone Mountain, died yester
day. lie was an old and hon
ored citizen of that town.
Mr. Keely, widow of Captain
John Keelv, so well known to
the people of Georgia, died last
Saturday. She had been in
bad health for some time.
Cvcloiips seem to be circling
around promiscuously m the
West. Great damage was done
in Indiana and Illinois last Fri
day. Several persons were
killed.
The Atlanta Fair only lacks
a thousand dollars of having
sufficient money subscribed to
make it a certainty. The ]>eo
ple of the city are taking a live
ly interest.
Fred Wylie, a young man
from Atlanta, went over to
Athens last week on a visit to
relatives. While there he went
in bathing in the Oconee river
and got into deep water and
was drowned.
Xot a single bid was made for
the North-Eastern. The lowest
bid must exceed S2B7,UK*. No
body seems to want it at that
price. The State will continue
to operate it.
Atlanta was crowded yester
day with old vets on their wa>
to Nashville. Long trains ol
cars were filled and here and
there could be seen an old worn
Confederate uniform. It was
estimated that 8,000 passed
through the city.
The debate over the annexa
tion of Hawaii will be hot and
furious in the Senate. In fact
it has got to be a regular de
bating society. They will de
bate anything from putting
terrapins on the free list to ac
quisition of half a dyzen islands
in the Pacific.
Another family has been
poisoned near Huntsville, Ala.
Six i*ersons partook of the
poisoned food. It is thought
they will recover. It will be
remembered that only a few
weeks ago three negroes were
mobbed for poisoning a family
in the same neighborhood.
The burglars are still making
night hideous in Atlanta. Only
a few nights ago W. A. llucka
b„e, a drug clerk in that city,
was awakened by hearing the
■Money drawer in the store open.
He rushed in only to meet his
death. The burglar was armed
and commenced shooting as
soon as be saw the clerk, hour
bullets entered his body, trom
which he died. The murderer
lias not been captured, nor even
identified.
COTTON BAGGING.
The silver men of the West
came to the rescue of the cot
ton planters of the South, and
put jute and jute bagging on
the free list.
HUDSON - HANGS FRIDAY.
The Governor respited Terrell
Hudaon for two weeks to enable
him to look into his case. He
has now decided not to inter
fere and next Friday he will be
hung in Decatur.
The (jueeu’a jubilee is attrac
ting the attention of all Europe.
It began last Sunday and will
last through the week. It is
said there are eight million peo
ple in London. This is guess
work, but there are enormous
crowds from all quarters of the
globe.
The old lady, honored
throughout the world and de
servedly so, scattered many
gifts among her special favor
ites. She lias reigned for sixty
years.
Japan, after having whipped
China in the first round, liegins
to think that her interest must
be consulted hy other nations.
Hlie has, through her minister
at Washington, filed a protest
against the new tariff hill which
the Republicans are trying to
forge.
A number of articles upon
which a heavy duty is laid, like
tea, silks, etc, she claims will
be prohibitory and evidently
intended to drive her produc
tions from our shores. And it
is strongly intimated that Ja
pan can do some excluding too
if that is the game this country
expects to play. She can levy
*uch heavy duties on American
goods that our trade with this
(prosperous country will die out
and Kugland, Germany and
France wifi receive the benifit
of it.
There is some food tor
thought iu the suggestion.
f*wik wasTiuug at Zebu
rike county,
for the mSlierilT
Gw inn. He met his fate with
calm nerve tlmt has char
acterized him in all his troubles.
The execution was in private,
hut the papers state that three
thousand people waited around
until he was dead and laid out
in state at. the court house,
when this crowd of men and
women, white and black, crowd
ed their way into the building
to get a last look at the desjier
ado.
Such morbid curiosity is a
disgrace to the civilization of
the age. If it had been a pub
lic execution there would prob
ably have been twice that num
ber standing around enjoying
the gruesome spectacle of see
ing a man choked to death.
The remains were brought to
Atlanta by his sisters and de
cently interred.
The old man, Taylor Delk, is
also under sentence «f death.
And unless the Supreme court
or the Governor comes to the
rescue he too will have to hang.
There is a general feeling
throughout the State that there
is doubt about the old mnn’s
guilt, and that he has not had
a fair trial. Public excitement
is yet so high in Pike county,
that the old sinner has had no
chance. The jury simply chron
icled the decision of the mob.
He is doubtless a bad old
man, but no matter what his
sins were the State of Georgia
should guarantee every man a
fair trial. It is stated that
armed men set around the
court ready to shoot him down
had the jury acquitted him.
In such an atmosphere as that
what chance has a man for
life? If a man is to have no
chance, what is the use of (lie
mockery of a trial ?
NOW FOR HAWAII.
The treaty by which t he Haw
aiian Islands are to be ceded to
the United States has been
signed and approved by the
President. It is only necessary
•'or this treaty to lie approved
by the Senate in order to make
this group of islands in the Pa
cific a part of the American
Republic. They will come in ns
i territory,under full coutr<d of
this government, subject to fu
ture admission as a State. Tire
government there is a sort of
Republic, with S. B. Dole, an
American, as President.
These islands hnve about
7<XX) square miles, and a popu
lation of 100.000 people. Of
this number 81,000 are natives
and the balance are Chinese,
Japanese, Americans, Germans,
Portugese and natives of other
countries. The natives are n
yellow ruce, with stmight hair,
and are intelligent. It is esti
mated that there are between
4000 and 6000 Americans who
are citizens. They are the rul
ing classes. It is a delightful
climate, and sugar is their
largest article of export.
FINDING SOMKTIII WO.
The legislative investigating
committee is nosing about thro'
the State departments, and are
scrutinizing all the items of ex
pense, preparatory to making a
report to the legislature.
They seem to have struck
more oil iu the ollice of the
Commissioner of Agriculture
than anywhere else. Mr. Nos
hit did not remain with them,
hut they examined the depart
ment very carefully. For in
stance, they found where two
men had drawn the same salary
for one month for the work of
one.
Mr. Swift of Elbert, a mem
ber of the committee, publishes
a letter iu the Constitution in
which he charges that the Com
missioner has wasted about
S4OOO iu buying tags for guano;
that the Commissioner paid
$1.60 a thousand while the
same company ottered to fur
nish them to Mr. Swift for 05
cents a thousand, and that an
other house has offered to sup
ply the State at 20 cents a
thousand.
The State uses about 400,000
tugs, and the difference iu price
as set forth by Mr. Swift would
•ave the State over five thous
and dollars.
Mr. Nesbit has not yet re
plied to Mr. Swift's published
letter. but unless then* fig
ures can be explained, it may
result iu a legislative investiga.
tiou of the whole department
next fall.
Jrfo Constitution seems to
igpnnk that the lawyer*- of the
arc responsible for the
delay in punishment of crimi
nals, and sometimes the defeat
of justice.
Why should the lawyers be
to blame ? They simply dis
charge their duty in seeing that
their clients have a fair trial,
according to the law. They do
not make the law or administer
it.
Men are elected to the judge
ship who aro presumed to know
the law, and will administer it
fairly and sternly.
The misfortune is that under
our present logrolling system of
electing judges, men are fre
quently elevated to the bench
who are not proper material to
make judges out of, and the re
sult is that their rulings are so
at variance with the established
law that the Supreme court sets
the verdicts aside and grants a
new trial, and sometimes more
than one. The experience of
half a century in this State
shows that the citizen has at
last to depeud on the Supreme
court to correct the errors of
inferior judicatories.
If the judges will keep them
selves within the established
rules of law in the trial of crim
inal cases there will be very few
new trials granted.
MOVING BUILDINGS.
The removal of buildings has
become a science and it is re
markable how proficient the
men skilled in this business
have become. A stack chim
ney was recently taken bodily
up amt removed to a different
point without the loss of a
brick. The Brighton beach
hotel at Coney Island, which
weighed five tons, was recently
moved by rail road trains. The
building was 4Go feet long by
210 wide and cost #200,000.
And yet at an expense of #25,-
im*i it was moved 800 yards.
Houses are now moved in the
cities while the family reside
in them and nothing is broken.
Not even the clock stops its
regular liekiug.
The stack chimney recently
moved was 65 feet high and
supposed to weigh IIM) tons.
THE NEW MARSHAL.
The President, has appointed
Walter Johnson, of Columbus,
Marshal of the Northern Dis
trict of Georgia to succeed S.C.
Dunlap. The appointment was
sent to the Senate Insl Satur
day, and he proposes to take
charge «ii the first of July.
Sam Dunlap has made an
able and efficient officer but ho
does not chew the l ight sort of
tobacco and must. go.
Johnson, it is understood,
will lake the place of Buck as
chief hugleiiian of the Republi
cans in Georgia.
Georgia will lie well represen
ted at the Nashville Centennial
this week. A large delegation
>f Confederate soldiers will be
there to join in the grand re
union.
The Fifth Regiment of State
tyoops will go in a body. The
Governor and host of stall offi
cers will be on hand and hun
dreds of other citizens will lake
advantage of the low rates to
visit the exposition of our sister
slate.
The most interesting sight
will be the long line of old
soldiers, from the Potomac to
the Rio Grand, as they catch
the step again under their old
battle Hags torn and riddled by
bullets 80 years ago. They are
lilipeiisioued heroes of a lost
cause.
SOME START UNO
EVIDENCE.
XX KVK WITNKSK TO THK KII.I.ISU
or ten wvioht. —marks an
Atnn*vif.
Winder Economist.
A sworn ullidavit was made
yesterday by an eye witness to
the murder of Edward Wright.
This witness went out to the
woods yesterday with several
r» sponsible men of WinderZaud
showed them just how the kill
ing was done. He saw Harvill
before the killing, hieing be
hind some brunches. He saw
Mr. Wright as he crossed the
railroad just before enti ring the
strip of woods, and when
Wright reached the place where
Harvill was hid, Harvill went
out to the road behind Wright
and hit him iu the head with
something. Then they] had a
sculHe and Wright siad to Har
vill, “Alex what do you mean?"
and Harvill replied: “() d
d n you, lam going to kill
you !”
JJe says that after lie struck
Wright that he (Harvill)
caught hold of the lines and
tried to hold the mule, as she
mule had become frightened
ami started to run off; and that
tile buggy ran over Harvill's
foot and tripped him and ran
over his body.
He swears that at this point
vill shot him in the back and
head. He fell after bi ing shot
twice and Harvill picked him
tip and moved him about ten
feet and then stooped over him
and fired the shot in his temple.
. Then Harvill raised up and
looked at his hands and left the
scene, running through the figld
and in the direction of the
swamp,
PERSECUTION.
It would seem that when a
man has been tried, convicted
and sentenced to death that his
persecutors ought to be satisfied
without hounding him down
with slanderous and all sorts of
false statements.
Steve Perry aud his family
seem to be the victims of such
a persecution, as will lie seen
from the following [emphatic
letter written by Sheriff Austin
of DeKalb couuty to the At
lanta Journal:
Decatur, Ga., June 19.
To the Editor of The Journal:
I desire to say that I have
read the article in The Consti
tution of June 18th in which C.
T. Watson says he has seen one
Mamie Reid in a cell together
in DeKalb county jail, where
Perry is confined. He also
states that Mamie Reid is a
constant visitor of Perry’s.
These charges are absolutely
false, aud I also stated that they
were to Colonel W. C. Glenn,
counsel for the prosecution, last
Wednesday.
There was a woman called
once about two weeks ago and
asked to see Flanigan. I went
with her to the outside door of
the jail and called for Flani
gan. Perry informed me after
the woman was gone that it was
Mamie Reid, and he said he be
lieved that it was a trick work
ed on him by his enimies. She
did not go inside the jail, and
Mrs. Perry was in the cell with
Perry at this timo, and us I
have before stated, there were
no words between them.
Watson has been at the jail
several times and always is
drunk. Tho first time Watson
ever visited the jail Perry in
formed me he was a low-down,
trifling man, and mean enough
to do or say anything, and ask
ed me never to allow him inside
the jail, which request I have
granted, und when Watson says
he or any lewd woman has vis
ited Perry in his cell he tells an
infernal iie.
H. C. Austin,
Sheriff DeKalb County, Ga.,
GETS HIS NA‘P UP.
Sam Jones does uot seem to
like the comments of the At
lanta ministry upon his evan
gelistic work, as will be seen by
the following reply he makes to
them:
I see that in last Saturday’s
Journal a half dozen or more of
I he preachers, ex-preacher* and
one presiding elder aired their
views on Sam Jones and George
Stuart and our work in Atlanta,
a;,d now I ask that your enter
prising reporter wait on every
saloon keeper aud beer guzzler
in Atlanta and get their views
of us and our work, and if that
gang, all things considered, are
not as fair and brotherly as
most of those preachers were in
their deliverances, then we will
work in Atlanta no more for
ever, If the pastors and evan
gelists do not get closer together
and all get closer to God, the
devii will get this country by a
big majority.
Sam P. Jonks.
Over the County.
CRUSE.
We had a nice shower Wed
nesday night, but as much
more rain would do as much
more good.
G. B. Chapman of Mobile,
Ala., arrived here the 14th
inst., and will remain until
September. He has sold his
business interests to D. S.
Wright, formerly of this place.
After September Mr. Chapman
don’t kuow what business lie
will uugage ip.
George W. Long is very low
with typhoid fever. Wo hope
for him a speedy recovery.
Miss Maud Elliott is very
ill at this writing.
Wo see and hear of a groat
deal of sickness, Bear in mind
the old adage: “An ounce of
preventative is worth a pound
of cure." This is u» true as
true can be.
Some of the correspondents
are speaking of ull their im
provements. We have three
grist-mills, three cotton gins,
two churches, two academies,
and blaoksmithshops all over
town. As to the business met),
we have doctors, school teach
ers, merchants, etc,, and as to
the lawyers and preachers We
have t he material to make them
of, but we don’t need many of
them. This city is noted for
i*s visitors Its visitors and
reading Tiik Gwinnktt Hkkai.u
is the eaoie of it keeping so
well in front. If tbef,e iffe auy
readers that don't tuke Tux
Hkkai.u they should subscribe
i*t opep and keep up with the
jji*. iirnenor s Antisepnc
for
Gun-Shot W ounds,
BURNS. BRUISES 111 OTHER HIS.
HEALS WITHOUT
INFLAMATION Oil SUPPURATION.
Cooling*! Soothing! Comforting!
IlarinlcHs! Pleasant! Reliable !
For Sale By Druggists. Price 50 Cents.
times, and hear what we have
to say.
H A. Williams and sister.
Miss I.izlie, of Craig, were seen
dashing through our town re
cently.
VV. H., did you heg that girl
to have you ?
Anyone seeing G. P. Wright
would take him to be an off
handed candidate, hut he is not
—he is already elected by the
arrival of a bright faced baby
girl.
Vegetables are plentiful now.
We hear of a good ileal of
sickness among the cattle.
Several of our farmers are
laying-by corn, sowing peas
and talking of eating water
melons.
After a lively debate Satur
day night, “Resolved, That u
horse is of more benefit to man
than a cow.” Pres Summerlin
rendered a decision in favor of
the affirma'ive. The question
for next first Saturday night is,
“Resolved, That powder is of
more benefit to man than pa
per.” Our next officers are:
Jobu M. Summerlin, Pres; W.
A. Summerlin, Vice Pres; A.
W. Corley, Sec; C. El, Franklin,
Asst. Sec.
BERMUDA.
Mr*, R«ed, of Madison, who
lias liwu visiting Messrs. John
and Frank Leveritts, left for
homo Monday.
Mr. M. E Cheney spent Sat
urday and Sunday with the
writer.
Revs. Singleton of Norcross,
and George, of Litlumia,
preached here Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. Clyde Julian, who was
hurt hy a tree falling on him,
has recovered.
Messrs. O. S. Phillips and O.
J. Leveritt, of Ltixoiuui, were
here Sunday.
Miss Ida Cbupp, who com
pleted her coil, sea). LaG range
at the CoinuieiiO-iiienl, was pre
sented on her arrival at homo
with a new |iiaiio
Miss Mattie Miner, who has
been sick, is convalescing.
||. is reinored that a terrible
niutriimmiul wave will strike
here in a few uioiiths.
A general picr.ic will occur at
Maguire’s mills July Brd. Sev
eral have been held their this
year and have been conducted
picely. It js the best location
in the county for that kind of
occasions. Let everybody
come.
SWEET WATER.
The sound of the thresh can
be heard in every direction.
The people arc about done
laying l y their upland corn and
are going over cotton the third
time.
C K It in: bee has the finest up
land corn we have seen.
There is a house on wheels
dpwp hpre. A iputi hy the
panic qf ifqon tpqyed heft* re
peptiy. bonne apd all stays
lie is 11 red Ilf paying house-rept.
The girls all say that Adol
phus looks better sinoo his trip
to Texas. If it would improve
their looks any, there are sev
eral others here that ought to
take u trip.
C II Franklin of Cruse wus
here Tnursflay flight ou partic
ular business.
Several from this place at
tended the singing at Beaver
Ruin Sunday night, and report
a nice time
■I l> Franklin says if he haß
no bad luck he will get through
planting corn by the 4th of
July.
.1 H Shaw will take charge of
a wagon yard in Atlanta the
first of July. What will the
widows do ?
I, O Hazlerigs is making wine.
1> A Cruse says ho thinks he
can make enough brandy to
treat his i.awreuceville friends
once more.
PROSPECT.
We are sorry to learn of the
illness of Ruth, the little daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Sims.
Miss Anua Harvey of J.aw
renoeville is spending a while
with her cousin, Miss Sallie
Hood, near here.
The picnic at Robinson’s'
mill last Saturday afternoon
was enjoyed by those present.
Miss Fannie Oliver and broth
er visited relatives near Logan -
vill Friday, returning Sunday.*
Prospect Sunday-school is in
a nourishing condition.
Several from here attended
preaching ai Shiloh Sunday.
Mr. John Mitchell of Klbeth
el visited his cousin, Mr. Sex
ton, near here Sunday.
Mr. Charlie Moore and sister
of Level Creek visited relatives
near here recently.
Mr. George Kehsley and Miss
•Alma Robinson attended preach
ing at Hog Mountain Sunday.
Mr. Henry Davis and family
visited relatives near Hog Moun
tain court house Sunday.
Miss MyrtieTeagle of near
Elbethel was in our niidßt re
cently.
Miss Maggie Davis vssited the
family of Mr. Henry Gunter
Saturday night.
Mr. Ollie Wliitlock and Miss
Hester Robinson went to Hog
Mountain Sunday.
Mrs. Sallie Crumly was the
guest of Mrs. Stevensou Sun
day.
Kev. Henry Holland of near
Buford preached at Elbethel
Sunday.
Old bachelors and widowers
are plentiful round here. Look
out old muids.
ltycyle riding seems to be a.I
the go with the gouiul men of
this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Koheley from
Walnut Grove spent last Sun
day with the family of Mr,
Ilihard Jackson.
Success to The Hekai.d and
its many readers
T<) ADM 1 nTsTRATOKS " AND
EXECUTORS.
The law, (sec. 2525 of the
code of 18911), requires that all
executors, administrators and
guardians shall on or before the
lirst Monday in July of each
ypar |||e in the ((iijiiiary’s oltice
thpir antiuif| rptiiffp
Notice is hereby giyen that I
4111 feuuifed by hfw to gpp to it
that thesc retiirps are ijled. I
thniefore nail the uttcutint) of
all trustees to their duty in this
matter. If they fail it will lie
my duty lo eite them before the
court for neglect of duty.
May 21st 1897.
J. P. Webb,
Ordinary.
-Ho-1 * l 11
If You W ant A Buggy,
Come to see me before you buy. I handle
all grades, and guarantee to save you
money. Examine my stock, get my prices
and let me fit you up
IVI. 8. Cornett.
Lawroncevillc, Ga , April 12—ts
SEND YOUR * # *
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Job W ork
F<> A l'lic Herald!
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m O uaranteed.
Commercial Printing A Specialty.
NOTICE TO BRIDGE
BUILDERS.
Will lie let to the lowest re
sponsible biddbf, on Saturday
the 2(stb day of June, at the
bridgo, at 1} o’clock p m., the
building of u bridge across Al
cova, at King’s mill, on Law
roocevillo aud Jefferson road, It
miles East of Litwreuceville
Bridge to he 110 feet long; ii
sect ions of single truss. Plan
and specifications on the ground
at letting. Lumber and irons
furnished on the ground; nails
at Lawrencevillo.
James lb Spence,
Cl’k ltd Co Coins.
June 15 1897.—2 w
Cheap Money !
I ail) prepared to secure loans
on real estate for 5 years at a
low rate of interest. Parties
desiring to obtain loans will do
well to see me before making
other arrangements
L.F.M’DONALI).
Lawreuceville,Dec., 21, ’9o.—tf
Indeed you would be cruel to
lot your sweet helpless ltahy
sutler with Colic or Pain in
Stomach or Bowels when there
is such a pleasant, safe aud re
liable Remedy to he obtained ,
so easily. A. M. Winn & Son [
will sell you a bottle of Dr.
Tiobeinr’s Antiseptic for oDcts.
Only 50 Cents!
In ailitiiion to oi|r clubbing rates
with the Constitution, Journal, N.
Y. World and tioutheru Cultivator,
iu order to give the people of the
county thsir county paper Lira low
price, we will seud Die Hkkai.i.
from now until January the first 1
1898 for Fifty Cents. Bend in your
orders bv mail or through the I‘osl
Masters of the county, who are our
authorized agouti.
For Sale.
The undersigned, as agent for
! the Maddox-Ru.-ker liunkiug Co.,
' t Hers I. r sale oil very liberal terms
a two store brick store boose iu the
tow 11 ol Sowanee, it being une-hnlf
of the K ing-Teagli* building.
this i« the 111 ox desirable lout
tion in the lawn lor a business
boose, being close to ihe depot and
fro.iting t>:. leel rm itailroad street
and running back 10(1 feet.
A small e -s. 11 payup ill will he re
huired. 1 lie hut inoo e.n he made
pat able to suit t lie purenaser.
Par i.s deiiring m pnuhase will
: com 1000 cate with me.
June 7, •!•;. T. M. I’kki'i.x*.
LI BIOL Ft tit DIVORCE.
Nora Dornbl.itt Gvvinnel.t Superi
vs rior court. Ke
••olios Dorn- • turned toSepteni*
blalt. I h r term. FB«7.
Tojulill- Derpidmt deTendend-
I 0111 iu the ahov* stated ease —
You nee her. hy unfilled and r*-
! quired to he aud appear, personally
. or bv irtorney, at the lo xt term of
I Gwim.l it Sopeiio e nrt.to he It Id
on Die first Monday in September,
1897, then and (here to answer ths
I plaintiffs complaint in an action
I for total divorce pending (herein.
As iu default thereof the court will
proceed as lo justice shall apper
tain. Witness ihe Honorable N. 1,,
Molehills, Judge of said court.
This l/’tli day of May, 1897.
D T. < aiv, Clerk. 1
W.T. Hinton M D.
| PHYSICIAN A SURGEON,
DAi’l I.A. G KOftlllA.
All calls proinpMy attended liifl
day orhjghf. MK
ftrl iK'ated at Hr. S. !(. tree -
man’s old Maud, and any of his pa
tjeuts desiring to coiitiniie treat
j mepf «i|l lie served Ijy ipe
t.tno.
Papa ami Mima: Don’t for.
get McDaniel-4 Baby Powderg
when baby is teelhi.ig.
: Kipans Tahules cure headaclji..
tttpau* Tahules baiusti oata. j