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RAGGED THE TRAIN secret a r y of sta te rooi
AND AVERTED WRECK, STARTING F0R P0RT0 RIC0 '
A TERRIFIC RAINSTORM VISITS
RICHLANDS. CAUSING
HEAVY OAMAGE.
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Richland. Oa.. July 10.—An electrical
\ litad Richland and vlcnlty ye»-
tei<ln> afternoon, and considerable
damaae was done. It rained (or two
hour*, the heaviest ever known In this
•e. tlon. The stonn was terrific, ac-
romi tnled by vivid, blinding flashes
st , lose Intervals. Telephones were all
put it of commission.
Five residences were struck, some
badly damaged, hut no lives lost.
deep ail on the Seaboard Air Line
railroad one-half mils east of town was
washed out, and came near causing a
'■reck. Clinton Dennard, who lives
>,ear. ran out and flagged the west-
hound passenger. When the train was
stopped the engine was within two
feet of the roaring chasm.
Crops were badly damaged. I.ends
wn-hed snd the Elbert a pfsChes, which
are nos- being shlppr.' from here, were
slmost totally destroyed.
Ity Private Lensed Wire.
Newbury. N. H., July 10.—The con
dition of Mrs. Clara Stone Hay, widow
of the late Secretary of State John
Hay, Is much Improved today and Mrs.
Hav Is up and around the grounds of
her cottage on Rake Hunapee. Mrs.
Hay Is suffering from malaria, but her
Illness Is not serious. She went for s
ride over the mountains yesterday with
her nurse, and It was reported that she
was feeling very well.
HUSBAND OF RUNAWAY MATCH
SHOT TO DEATH BY FATHER-IN-LAW
Charles E. Black Shot
to Death by Lon
Church.
HAD NOT SPOKEN
IN THREE YEARS
Rad feeling of seven years standing
between s father-in-law and aon-ln-
law, superinduced by a runaway mar-
rlagt, terminated In a bloody tragedy
at HowaJI Station Monday night a few
minutes after I o'clock, when R. Alonso
Church, 47 years of age, better
tnown-as I-on Church, the father-in-
1,, iv, shot and almost Instantly killed
i lmrles Edward Black, ST years of age,
hie son-in-law.
The fatal weapon was a pistol and II
-rnt the deadly bullet Into Ihs region
of the heart. Three shots were fired,
but only one look effect,
8lsyer'e Wife Only Witness.
The killing occurred In the presence
of Mrs. Church, wife of Ihe slayer,
she being Ihe only eye witness. As
me sharp reports of the revolver rang
• .ut. the frightened wife and mother-
In-lanr cried out to her husband:
stop shooting. Don't lire any mors.
Ton have already hit him."
Directly after Ihe tragedy church
boarded a trolley car, came Into the
. tty, snd surrendered to Police Ser-
geant Jolly and Policeman Prey, who
sent him to the police elation.
The killing occurred In a meat mar
ket operated by Church. In Ihe Merlet-
is road In Howell Station, directly at
ihe point whsrs the Howell Station and
Marietta trolley lines connect.
Self-Defense, 8ays Church.
Church protests that he acted purely
In self-defenee, and hla story of Ihs
killing Is corroborated by his wife. He
•s.erts that Black had thrsstened to
CRACK OF PISTOL BROKE
SILENCE OF MANY YEARS
Ons ut tht most remarkable features of the Howell Rtallon tragedy Is
Ihs fact that Alonso Church, the slayer, snd Charlie Black, the victim,’
allhough closely related by marriage, being futher-ln-law and aon-ln-law
respectively, had spoken to each other but twice In seven yean up to the
time of Ihe killing.
With an apparently Irreconclllable bitterness, generated by hla daugh
ter's elopement and marriage tp Black, Church would not recognise his
son-in-law even as an acquaintance. The last Urns the two men had
sinken was three yean ago. Prior to and since that time a silence has
existed between them ns though they had nsver known one another.
"V did not wont my daughter tu marry Black, because I considered
him unworthy of her," said Church. y "And I had never beoome reconciled
to the union. I didn't want to have anything to do with him at all, snd
during nil of Ihs seven yearn since Ihe marriage we had aiioken but twice.
I would pass him as though 1 never knew him and would treat him os a
stranger/'
When asked If Rlsck had provided for hla wife and had treated her
well, church replied:
"Ask the neighbors.”
HOTELS AND SUMMER RESORTS.
Hotel
Cumberland
BROADWAY at 54th St
NEW YORK CITY,N.Y.
The smst lusrioosly appointed
hotel Is New York. Its furnishings
are rare, rick sad la go.«l isste.
I led bath ronns reatllsllng Into
tbs open sir a fsstore. TslepU.au lu
hotel offers te perauaeet and
transient guests superior acoomnioda-
tloes. Berries, etr.. at tempting rales.
Send foe tl lustra ted booklet.
EDWARD R. SWETT.
Proprietor.
kill both him and Mrs. Church snd at
tempted to pull a pistol from Ills hip
pocket lo carry out hie threat. The
pistol In some manner caught In the
pocket. Church rays, and this gave him
the advantage. Melting his pistol,
which was lying on a small heater
undernenth the market counter, he Wv-
eled It at hla aon-ln-law, who was only
a few feot away, and opened Are.
At the first shot Black turned and
madn an effort to escape the deadly
bullets, staggering from the market
Into the road, where he fell and died.
Edward Walker, who conducts a gro
cery slurs a short distance away, heard
the shots and was the flfst person to
reach the scene. Approaching Walker,
the slayer exhibited two pistols and
handed him one of them, remarking:
'This Is muck's pistol. Take It nnd
give It to the coroner.
The Two Pistols.
"One of these pistols la mlr.t and
the other Is mark's. Take them and
give them to the coroner.’’
Church stntes that after Black fell
he look the pistol from his pocket.
Church says Black came Into the
market angry and appeared ns though
looking for I rouble. Black Is aald to
have declared that Church and his wife
had been talking too much about hltn
and that he purimsed to put an end to
It, Anally threatening to "flx" both of
them.
Flea! Ward In Thrss Yeses.
This Is said lo hava been the first
time the two men had spoken to one
another In the past three years. Seven
years ago Black and Miss Willis
Church, daughter of Churrh, eloped
and were married, since which time the
father-in-law and son-in-law had
spoken but twice, Ihe last time being
three years ago.
Churrh bitterly opposed the match
between his daughter and young
Ularfc, and had never become recon
ciled. fie says he did not consider
mark a proper tierson ’to marry hie
daughter, and also charges that sine*
the marriage the young husband had
been unfaithful and had neglected hie
wife.
The smouldering feeling between the
two men suddenly burst Into flame
Monday night when some "parties"
are said to nave called Black from hla
home and held a long conversation with
him. Who these “parties" were Is ncl
known. Shortly afterwards Black Is
said to have left his home and lo hava
gone to s friend In an effort lo borrow
a pistol. He failed there, however, but
finally obtained • pistol from James
Sesgrsves. Sesgrsves soys Black told
him he was going to a railroad camp
on some business, nnd ns he would
have to pass through a dangerous sec
tion. wanted the weapon for protec
tion.
Shortly afterwards Black appeared
at the Church market and the tragedy
followed.
Church’s Statement.
When seen Tuesday morning In Ihe
police elation. Church gave out the fol
lowing statement, which la substanti
ated by hla wife:
"My wife and myself were alone In
Iho market last night about * o'clock,
snd 1 was preparing to close up. 1
had already been Informed earlier tt
muck was In an angry mood and
would probably aeek trouble. A few
minutes later my wife attracted my
attention by remarking, 'There Is
Charlie.' mack came Into the market
ami said with an oath that lie was
getting tired of my wife and myself
talking about him, and that he was go
ing lo stop tt. He said he was going
out last night and get evidence that
ws had talked shout him. I told hint
lo get hla evidence. After some more
words he Anally declared he Intended
to flx both of us right there, anti made
an effort to pull a pistol. The pistol
must have caught In the pocket, or for
some other reason he failed to get It
out. I then seised my pistol from un
der the counter and began to lire. Aft
er Black fell I took hla pistol from hla
pocket.
"I regret this affair very much, but
1 feel that I was perfectly justified.
If I had not killed him, 1 am satisfied
he would have killed both my wife and
myself.”
A peculiar feature of the tragedy Is
the fact that Church and John T.
Black, father of tha dead man. knew
each other at boys snd have been life
long friends. Although s close friend
of ihe father, Chutch would never con
sent for the son to marry his daugh
ter.
Inquest Tutsday Afternoon.
The coroner will hold an Inquest Into
the facta of the tragedy at 4:10 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
Malaria Cause* Lees of Appstlts.
Tha Old Standard, Grove’s Tasteless
Chill Tonic, drives out malaria and
builds up the system. Sold by all
dealers for 27 years. Price Co cents.
READ
THIS!
Cheapest Town
Lots Ever
Offered the
Public.
Three Lots 25x120 On Comer for $33
and Four Lots All Joining on the In
side 25x120 Feet for $25. One
Railroad Completed to South
land and Another Going
Right Away.
The Miona Springs Railway Company has completed the permanent sur
vey of their line from Southland to Miona Springs. ' The company have their
charter for this road from Fort Valley to Southland running through the fin
est farming section of Georgia. This new line runs into Southland and will
connect with the A. B. & A. at that place. This new road runs right through
the section of lots we are now offering you. All these lots are right on the
Miona line and are close to the A. B. & A. depot also. You cannot go to any
unoccupied place and get such splendid railroad locations. The depot of the
A. B. & A. is completed at Southland and it will do credit to a town of
twenty-five hundred people.
Now we come and offer you these lots in sets at dirt cheap prices and
they are 'worth twice the money.
READ CAREFULLY
AND ACT AT ONCE!
For as soon as construction begins on the Miona line we will positively not
offer these lots at these prices any more. We expect to begin construction in
August at the town of Southland and right through these sets of lots.
We will sell you three lots for $33.00 on the comer of the block. In
this set you will get the comer lot, 25x120 feet, and the two lots next to
the comer, both 25x120 feet, for $33.00.
Then we will sell you four inside lots, all joining, for $25.00. These
inside lots are 25x120 feet each. If you buy the inside lots you will get
100 feet front by 120 feet deep for $25.00, and if you buy the comer
you will get 75 feet front by 120 feet deep.
We mean what we say when we say that these lots are on the railroad—
right on the line of the Miona Springs Railway Company. Some of these
sets are on the very blocks through which the road will run, and none of
them are far, not more than a few hundred feet at farthest. Now we propose
to give the first ones to take advantage of this offer the best location on the
line. If your money comes first we will do our best to select the best loca
tion for you and send you a deed—warranty deed—by return mail, with a plat
of the town and showing the line of railroad which is to run through the
property we are offering.
If you want a set of these inside lots, send me $25.00 and I will make the
best selection for you possible and the first letter bringing me $25.00 for four of
these lots gets the first selection. If you want a set on the corner, send me
$33.00 and I will select the best location possible for you and send you a
deed and plat at once, f ^
Really these lots are worth far more than the price we put on them, and after construction begins
you cannot buy them at this price.
We will Tiot sell more than two Bets of these lots to one individual for as there are not many of
them we want as many people, to get the benefit of these'low prices as possible.
There are no taxes on these lots this year.
We believe you will double your money on any set of these lots you buy in less than twelve
months.
M&ke all checks and money orders payable to
Rev. George B. Culpepper,
Fort Valley, Ga.