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CHIEF AND LIE U r IENA NT
STEP HIGHER ON LADDER
SAM JONES AND HIS WORK;
I HIS METHODS AND RESULTS;
HIS GREAT MAGNETISM
;A Study of Preacher
j and Man by a Brother
j Minister.
By REV. J. W. LEE.
| Thirlj-fnur years ago, Beni Jonee began
his esYeer ae a preacher In the North Oeor-
'tile conference. Ilia drat charge waa the
Van Wen circuit. He aerred It three
\v ears—1171 1S74 and 1I7S. The Brat circuit
'to which I.waa aent after joining the
ference In the fall of 1171 waa the Floyd,
iL'ljoInlng.the Van Wart. Ifiirlng the year
1175, I aaw a great deal of Bam Jonee.
1576, I aucceeded him ou the Van Wert
circuit, and there I heard more of him
■ than of auy preacher 1 hare ever followed
Mae*. Beery one had aometblng wonderful
to relate either about hla eermope or him
aelf. The Van Wart circuit waa made up
of flee chnrchea. and theaa ware In parte
of four countire— Polk, Bartow, rauhllng
and Floyd. From all 1 could bear, thla
entire territory waa In a mate of conatant
excitement throughout the three yeara Barn
Jonra aerred It. He waa juet na blight
"'-"vid aa full of Itfn then aa he waa after-
ward known by tha whole country to t>e,
Think of'Bam Jonei confined to acctlona
' of four conntlea with Bra and force and
overflowing humor enough to fill the whole
Halted -Blataa. Teopla will not bo pur-
prlaed whan they think of thla. that hla
*; ministry wse the theme of conreraatlon In
I every home on my circuit. 11a bad magnet-
’ Itad everybody. Baptlata and Presbyte-
[ riant, aa.well la Methodleta, grew eloquent
[ when they begin to talk about Bam Jonei.
1 If I could put down In black and wblta
♦ alt I heard of him on the Van/Wert dr*
I cult In - 1I7<, the record would make ear.
aril hooka. Ha touched the people not
only from the pulpit, but In tbe home,
j the atreet and wherever be met them.
Every man. woman and child wai made the
aubjert of hla humor. He aaw aometblng
’ ridiculous ' In errry eltuatloo. From the
( time he'entered a borne till ht left It, the
whole houaa waa kept In an uproar. No
ole could eseepe the lightning flathra of
! - hla kindly wit. Even the old grandmother
tin the corner, too feeble to get about,
.found heraelf laughing at hrraclf—aa Ham
Jonea pointed Out aowelhtug abaurd or droll
• In connection with her attempt to look
lyoanger than ahv really waa, or aometblng
•elan about herarlf the bad never heard of
|uor dreamed of before. Tbe head of tbe
-houte waa.represented before hla wlfa nud
.children In a way to make the whole fata
lity abake with laughter. Thru, after ht
,had paid hla reapeela to the father, he
twonld take tbe mother na hla eubject, and
‘then one child after another, clear down
to tho baby In artua. All thla ruuulng Are
'of fan wan continued In the midst of croaa
.tune about duty to God and religion that
; mad. every member of the household cry
i when be waa not almost splitting his sides
'with laughter. Hum Jones was an aul
itnated, palpitating rampmeeting, combined
‘with a Brst-etasa mlrth-provoklng clrcua.
He surted more warea of good humor to
rolling than any mnu of hla age, and ha
generated by his appesla to the common
conaclence more outgoing resolutions for a
better life than any preacher of his time.
Thla because he addressed more people nud
.touched by direct Personal speech more
'Uvea than any public speaker of bin day.
nr. T. Stead said that Hugh Price Hughes
waa a cyclone In breeches. Bam Jones waa
a|l thla and more, lie waa not only a
cyclone bearing nil before It from Geor
gia to California; be was also a living vol-
mo from whoa* mouth there went forth
.grant volumes of tbe fire and smoke and
Ithuuder of lha Judgment day.
, Going to hear 8am Jonea preach waa like
•going to see a giant geyaer play. He never
kindled. In the academic sense of that word
f—k» simply stood In the pretence of the
■unltltudes. and let hature caper, or. Id
other words, let the truth bearing upon con-
I daet ns be saw It rush oat of hit soul In
r.
so oblivious to the opinions nf men na a tor
nado la of the trees It lifts Into Its arms.
All of his friends at the beginning of hla
mlnlatry were certain he would rulu him-
•elf, hat 8am Jones deBrd ruin; he deflrd
public opinion; he deded advice. Many
•ought to kaep him In hounds, to hold him
In prescribed lines. \ At tlmea. whim lis
tening to some old head, ha appeared do
cile and lamblike, bnt the next lime he
appeared Iwfore a vast throng of lieatlng
hearts ha eras more daring than ever.
Finally. It came to bo ganerally under
stood that the thing to do was to let Bam
Jones alone.
Ho wan evidently determined to hare hit
own way and say hla own say. Tho more
thoroughly he destroyed himself In the es
teem of the prudent, tbe more thorough
ly he seemed to lire and flame and flour
ish. Tho more people tried to build lev
ees to ronflno within bounds thla wild
rushing current of human life, tbe more It
overflowed them. During the past few
years, people htve fallen Into the habit nf
dropping the itgndarda when measuring
Bam Jones. He waa a law unto blmaelf,
lint all had a conviction that It wag God’s
law he had lieforc hla eyes. Ills ring, after
•II, was as true as that of tho ten com-
tunn.burnt, and tbe Bermon on the Mount,
llo waa aa loyal to the truth na It la lu
Jesus Christ, In so far aa he understood ll.
ns the earth la to the. power of gravity.
The children were with him, the plain peo
ple were with him, tbe underside of hu
manity was with him; even the wicked
and lawless were with him. Ue waa Ibr
friend of the poor and the wretched,
one side nf himself, be wee as tender ami
gentle ns a heart-broken child. It was to
ward the wrong, the mean, the base, the
ungodly that Bam Jones was ns furious
end as violent end as uncompromising as n
howling hurricane. It Is Impossible to cine
slfy him. because be was la a class by
himself. It Is Impossible lo measure him.
All the rules fall when we get to him.
He was aa much • source of amaaement lo
htmeolf aa ha waa to other people. II*
waa formed outside tbe regulations of the
schools and the conventions. Ue waa like
a clap of thunder out of the Hear sky.
No one could Imitate him. The molds In
which ha was made were broken after be
wee turned out. Ilo refreshed and cheer
ed and comforted end rouvlcted end con
demned after a fashion never heard of be
fore. Human life got served up la an en
tirely new style In Ram Jonas, lu him was
seen no edition of humanity out of tho gen
eral run. It orery one he baa blessed auil
touched with his strange, mysterious per
sonality were to attend hla funeral with
one single flower each. Bartow county
would uot be large enough to fur*
nlah room for tho wilderness of lienuty la
the midst of which be will be laid In his
last resting place.
Ham Jours wss so highly keyed to some
far-away music with whlrb hr was forrrd
la n souse to keep step, that he had either
to more toward heaven with tbe velocity of
harmonised lightning, or alae with the un
regulated. tig-sag speed of electricity more
toward hell.
Ham Jones could not go slowly In any
direction. He had to fly to keep from fall-
lug. No wrll-t hough lout, mathemstlrally-
ute*snrrd pace for him. He was shut up
to the speed of the morning or to the
darkness of the pit. Thank God. he was
enabled by grace divine to choose the for
mer, end to keep ou the high level of the
dawn till the rnrtaln fell, and after go
ing to sleep Id a palace where ha had spent
so much of his life, to wtke up In heaven.
Every one, whether he ngreed with Bam
Jones’ methods or not, Is thankful at his
marvelous triumph. Ills failure would hevb
been more harmful than the failure of ell
Ibr hanks of Chicago and Philadelphia, too.
Tbe eyes of millions were uiwn him. Its
has gone In the prime of Ms life, lie
has gone with the gond-wtll and affection
of bis countrymen. It eras simply goon
night to hla loved ones on earth, lo I*
'oliowcd by good morning to the saints and
lerors In glory. •
CHIEfr W, B. CUMMIN08.
William B. Cummings
Ejected Chief of the
.Fire Department.
William B. Cummings, lieutenant of
Hook and Ladder Company No. 1,
St headquarters, and formerly for seven
■ first assistant chief of the At
lanta. Are department, waa at the
meeting of the general council Monday
afternoon elected to ride as chief In
the'"little red wagon.” to succeed Chief
Joyrfer. Tha only other applicant for
the position wtji HenryIJ..Haney, the.
present Hirst assistant chief.
Mr. CumMlfigs’ name wrib placed i»
nomination by Councilman - Paitlllo,
and was seconded by Counctlmen Rob
erts and Tsrrell. Mr. Haney's name
was placed before the council by Al
derman Harwell, Mayor Woodward
having taken hi* place aa the presiding
officer.
The vote was as follows:
For Cummings—Holland, McEach-
ern, Peters, Quintan, Curtis, Terrell,
Pattlllo, Martin, Oidknow, Ohosewood,
Foster, Pomeroy, Draper, Class, Bills,
Taylor, Wlkle, Hancock and Roberts—
19.
For Haney—Harwell, Sims, Key and
Patterson—4.
The election waa made unanimous on
motion of Councilman Pattersdn.
The new chief goes Into offtco De
cember 1. when Chief Joyner’s resig
nation takes effect. He Is 47 yeara
old and has filled almost every posi
tion In the department except that to
which he has Just been elected.
He was for years a member of the
old volunteer fire department, and
went to work with the paid depart
ment when the volunteer system was
abolished. '
Mr. Cummings hag a wife and two
children—a aon and a daughter.
Till LEAPS
$
One Person Is Killed
and Many Are
’ Hurt.
Chief Joyner Resigns
to Become Mayor
of Atlanta.
The resignation of Chief W. R. Joy
ner, of the Atlanta Are department,
to become effective December 1, ao as
to allow him to bo Atlanta's mayor,
was accepted Monday afternoon by the
general council, and the following res
olutions of regret, Introduced by Coun
cilman Taylor, were adopted;
"Whereas, Chief W. R. Joyner has
served the city of Atlanta for over
'twenty years aa' the hekd of Its de
partment-of nre,-and,.-by reason of his
energy, gortd management and con-
etant attention, the lire department of
this city stands at the head of such
departments among the cities of the
Unled states; and
"Whereas, This most excsllent condt
tlon Is due to the ability and care and
devotion of Chief Joyner, and noma
recognition of hla service should be
had and a fitting tribute paid to hla
faithful work; therefore, be It
"Reeolved, by the mayor and general
council, That we .express to Chief Joy
ner the feeling, common to all our clll-
gene, that we are .under a lasting debt
to hmf for the-efficiency of-our fire de
partment and the remarkable record
It has made.In lta partloular work.
"Be It further resolved, That we put
upon tbe minutes of this general coun
cil this testimonial of our appreciation,
and that a copy be forwarded to hlht
by the clerk of council.
“Be It further reeolved. That
hereby tender to Chief Joyner our best
wishes for tho prosperity of hie Incom
ing term as mayor, and In any effort
or business he may hereafter enter.
an<^ we aseure him that Atlanta will
ever remember hie service and bear In
loving recollection ’Cap and the little
red wagon,’ and the hlg-hearted man
that rode In It, and the brainy chief
that made our ‘Are laddies among the
finest’ In the land."
COUNCIL ASKS THAT BODY
LIE IN STATE IN CAPITOL;
COMMITTEE FOR FUNERAL
Resolutions on Death
of Rev. Sam Jones
Are Adopted.
The death of Rev. Sam P. Jones
brought from the general council of
Atlanta the following resolutions. In
troduced by Alderman films, at the
session Monday afternoon:
“Whereas, we have learned with pro
found sorrow of the sudden death of
Rev. 8am- P. Jonea; and
"Whereas, he was much beloved by
our cltlxens because of his constant In-
terest In the upbuilding of our etty and
hla many efforts to advance and Im
prove Its social and moral condition,
and our people desire to pay tribute
to hie memory and to testify to their
regard for him and hie work;
"Therefore, be It reeolved by tho
mayor and general council, that we ex
tend to hie family this fon«xt expres
sion of our sincere sympathy, and that
tve feel a personal bereavement by hie
death;
"Be It further resolved, that we re
quest his family to permit his body to
lie In state In the capitol of Georgia
that his thousands of friends may view
his remains and give expression of
their appreciation of hit life and ser
vice.”
On motion of Councilman Wlkle the
following committee was appolntsd tq
go to Cartersvllle to attend the funeral:
Councllmen Wlkle, Patterson, Martin,
Terrell and Foster, and Aldermen
Qullllan and Harwell.
DEA 7H OF SAM P. JONES
MOURNED IN NASHVILLE
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money If It
falls to cure. E. W. GROVE'S elgna-
hqold speech. Ue waa as fearless end lure on each box. 36c.
Special lo The Georgian.
Nashville, Tenn., Ocl. IS.—In tho
death of the Rev. Samuel P. Jones, the
noted evangelist, the city of Nashville
feels a peculiar lose and universal sor
row pervades this city over whIMi he
had wielded so wide an Influence and
In which he had held so many sue-
cessfut meetings.
It was In Nashville some 22 yeara
ago, at a protracted meeting held In
a tent at Spruce and Broad streets
that he first became noted aa an eran-
gellst and great revivalist.
It was at this meeting that the
project of building a great gospel tab
ernacle la Nahsvllle was launched by
Sam Jonea.
Ryman, then one of Naehvlll
lest steamboat men. waa converted.
Captain Ryman owned a big line of
ateamen on the Cumberland river and
was a typical river character. Under
the spell of Sam Jonea’ preaching.
however. Captain Hyman’s life chanced.
It Is related that after his conversion
by orders nf the Captain Ryman, every
bar on any one of hln boats and all the
whisky was ordered thrown Into the
river and that none of It was ever
afterwards seen on a line of Ryman
boats. Captain Ryman Joined heartily
with Sam Jones In the project of build
ing a splendid tabernacle In Nashville,
and contributed much time and money
to the undertaking. Chledy aa the re
sults of their efforts the splendid audi
torium which now bears the name of
’’Ryman Auditorium.” In honor of Cap
tain Ryman, waa erected. The build
ing cost over 1100,0*0. seats over S.000
persons, and Is one of the finest audi
toriums In the United States It waa
at first used exclusively for religious
meetings, but Is now used for all large
public gatherings. Memorial services
In honor it the noted evangelist ulll
be held at Ryman Auditorium In the
near future, and tomorrow morning a
number of the trustee* of the Ryman
Auditorium, ministers and prominent
cltlxens, who knew and loved Sam
\
• Charlottesville, Va., Oct. 1«.—A pas
senger train, westbound, tfl minutes be
hind schedule, and going at a rate of
possibly 40 miles an hour, jumped the
track last night east of Ivy, a small
atatlon 8 miles west of Charlottesville.
The cle.nl:-
FXREMAN WILLIAM B. CARPER,
of CMfton Forge.
Injured:
Engineer Henry Johnson, of Clifton
Forge.
Engineer William Jones, Charlottes
vllle.
Fireman Alexander Campbell, of
Clifton Forge.
Express Messenger Bledsoe Stratton,
of Washington.
Assistant Messenger Everett Eades,
of Clifton Kdrge.
Newsboy Walter Riley, of Richmond.
Albert McGee, colored porter, of
Cobham.
The train consisted of ten coaches
and was drawn by two engines. Both
engines and five coaches left the track.
The express car waa smashed to splin
ters. being almost cut In two by the
heavy mall car, which, after ripping
one aide of the express car. Jammed lta
end Into an embankment.
The two day coaches, filled with
passengers, did not upset, and none
was seriously Injured.
So great was the momentum that the
first engine almost faced about after
It had rolled down Into a marsh. En
gineer Johnson and Fireman Carper
were shot through their cab windows,
the latter being almost completely sub
merged In a small creek, where he was
discovered some time after the acci
dent. His neck was broken.
ministersIdopt
At a meeting of Methodist ministers
Tuesday iflortlttlg elaborate resolutions
were adopted upon tbe death of the
Rev. Sam P. Jones and a committee was
appointed to attend tho funeral at Car
tersvllle.
The following compose the commit
tee; Rev. J. H. Eakes, presiding elder of
the Atlanta district; Rev. M.’J. Cofer,
assistant editor, of The Wesleyan Chris,
tlan Advocate; Rev. M. L. Troutman,
pastor of the Park Street church: Rev.
W. L. Pierce, pastor of the Walker
Street church, and Rev. H. L. Edmond
son. pastor of Hj. Pauls ehUrch.
The following resolutions wero adopt,
ed:
When Abner died David said; ’Know
ye not that there Is a prince' and a
great man fallen thla day In Israel?'
and when Jonathan was slain in battle
David, voicing his personal grief, sold;
'I am distressed for- thee, my brother.
Jonathan; very pleasant hast thou been
unto me.' This eulogy of Abner and
this lament over Jonathan express our
admiration for tha character and
achievements of Rev. Sam Jones, and
our sense of personal loss at hie de
parture from the earth. He was a
heaven-endowed genius, a many-sided
man, mentally and spiritually. His gifts
wsra extraordinary. They manifested
themselves In almost every variety of
human speech—wit, humor, sarcasm.
Invective, reasoning, exhortation, per-
suasion, pathos. He seemed to pass
from one form to another with equal
ease and offset.
"Spare of body, full of vital energy,
sanguine In temperament, bold In spirit,
aggressive In method, .blear-eyed, trum
pet-voiced. swarthy face now gleaming
with fun, then shining with sentiment,
now solemn In exhortation, then terri
ble In denunciation, now strong In -ar
gument, then loving In persuasive ap
peal, he was one of the moat remark
able, magnetic and forceful speakers In
the world. As a'master musician de-
velops varying harmonies from the keys
of a great organ, so this master of as
semblies played upon human emotions,
developing laughter, tears, conviction
for sin. and decision to lead a new and
better life.
‘As an evangelist he held successful
meetings In many places, numbering
hearers by ten thousands and converts
by thousands As a lecturer he was In
ae great, or greater, demand than any
one’else In America.
"A marvel of transforming grace
himself, ht remembered the pit from
which he was digged, and. If more in
tent on any one thing, he struck heav
iest blows against the manufacture and
use of strong drink, and was ever ready
to reacue his fallen brother from the
-on of appetite.
or many years a member of North
Georgia conference, and then In the
local rtnlu, he was In thorough sympa
thy with hla ministerial brethren, was
greatly honored by them, end glady co
operated with them In raising funds
and holding revival services.
"As agent of the Orphan Home at
Decatur he paid off a large and oppres
sive debt, and lald the foundation on
which Jts present prosperity le build
ing. v ’
”HI« heart was large enough to take
In saint and tinner, l\Js purse was open
to the hand of distress, and his chari
ties, public and private, amounted lo
thousands of dollars, f'hurchea, schools,
orphanages, hospitals, homes for the
old and the Incurable, and a great host
of the needy have been made glad by
hla benefactions, and will weep that he
has gone.
"He was devoted to his own church,
but loved all the people of God. and
was never so happy as when leading a
great union meeting where minister)
and members of many denominations
participated.
"His faith In God was strong; he be-
lleved that the Bible Is the word o'
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God; his love for Jesus was a passion;
his belief In the saving power of the
gospel absolute, and his hope In the
final conquest of the world for Jesus
undlmmed by a cloud.
"It does not become us to speak of
his tenderness and love In his family
relations.
"We realise that these are emphatic
words, unusual eulogy, but Sam Jones,
from any standpoint, was a remarkable
man, great-hearted as Abfier, loving as
Jonathan.
"He made mistakes and exhibited
frailty, as all human beings, but his
heart was gold, hjs life genuine, and
his works do follow him. We shall not
look upon his like again.
“Therefore, bo It resolved by the
Methodist preachers’ meeting of At
lanta district,-In called session; Rev.
J. H. Eakes, D. D., presiding elder In
the chair;
1. That we thank God for the long,
laborious and marvellously useful life
In many fields of our departed brother,
the Rev. Sam P. Jones.
"2. That we recognise hla eminent
philanthropy for schoola, orphanages,
churches and the poor, hla success in
turning men from sin to righteousness,
and especially hla uncompromising war
fare agoipst the. manufacture, sale and
use of ardent spirits. '
"3. That, while grieving at his death,
we believe that he was ready to meet
hla Laird, and we rejoice that he has
entered Into hts heavenly rpst.
"4. That a committee of five, of whom
the presiding elder be one, shall be ap
pointed to represent Atlanta Methodism
at his funeral.
"6. That we express our heartfelt
sympathy with Mrs. Jones, her children
and the close relatives of Brother Jones
and commend them to God. tho Com
forter; whose gospel of love was so
tenderly preached*-by their departed
loved one.
"3. That (his paper bo furnished to
th* bereaved- family, The Wesleyan
Christian Advocate and the press of
Atlanta and Cartersvllle.
"CHARLES O. JONES,
"C. E. DOWMAN,
"J. W. LEE.”
TROUBLE FEARED
WITH UTE INDIANS:
HUGH G0L00ITT JOINS
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
Hugh Colquitt, a Confederate veteran
and one of the best known men In At
lanta, has Joined the Anti-Saloon
League, and pledges himself to work
and support thatrorganltatlon at
times.
Mr. Colquitt was for over a year an
Inmate of the Soldiers' Home, and dur
ing the recent Investigation Into the
affairs of that Institution, took a prom
inent part. He believed that soms
things there were wrong, nnd that an
official Investigation would right It.
If tho Anti-Saloon League inaugu
rates a prohibition fight here In the
spring, It Is probable that Mr. Colquitt
will take a prominent part In the cam
paign.
HE tVlLL BE BOYCOTTED -
IF HE INTRODUCES BOOKER.
Cheyenne, Wyo.', Ocf. 13.—Governor
Brooks, who has been In the vicinity
of the troublesome Utes, who are off
their reservation, has spooled to the
United States government to send Fed
eral troops. It Is learned here today.
The Indians declare they will soon
set out for the Black Hills country.
Nearly 600 of them are camped near
Douglas. One hundred of them re
turned to Utah, but refused to remain,
and brought back to camp with them
the Indian agent, whose arguments
proved futile. More Indians are turn
ing up dally at tho camp.
COAL DEALERS I;
BEGIN SESSIONS
X
loaf*, will meet to SI
these services.
The body of, the eva
par.lrd bv Mrs. .Tores :
passed through Nashvlll
hour this morning nn i'»
home of tile dot cased :.i t'u
Go.
Louisville, Ky.. Oct. IS.—Booker T.
Washington Is announced to address
the negroes of Frankfort tonight. Pro
fessor Fuqua, the state superintendent
of Instruction, Is announced to Intro
duce him. Friends of the professor are
Indignant, and If he Introduces Wash
ington he will decrease the list of his
acquaintances In Kentucky. A report
from Russellville, hla home, says a
boycott Is threatened.
MARSHAL OPENEO FIRE*
IN CROWD OF NEGROES.
Special to The Georgian.
Sparta, Ga.. Oct 13.—Just after the
7 o'clock passenger train left Sparta
on yesterday evening, there wns a gen
eral fight engaged In by the crowd
of negroes which meet the train, that
■nine near resulting seriously. .Mar-
ha! Hunnlcutt was attacked by the
crowd with bricks and rocks when nt-
I’.mptlng B> stop the fight. He fired
four shots In the crowd, which Imme
diately scattered. It Is not known
w hether nnv one was Injured. ,
SUPREME COURTOF GEORGIA.
Argument of Cssss on the Criminal
Docket, Tuesday, Cctebsr 16.
. State, from Uanihv. Bull-
utuou rs. litst:.. from Cut
About 200 coal dealan from Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, North and' • South
Carolina are gathered In Atlanta In
convention, the sessions opening for
mally Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
bal| the '‘’"'''"““l* haU ot Ute Kirn-
,^ n Inljrmal meeting waa held at ll
o clock Tuesday morning, but It was
simply for the purpose of rpll call, and
Felting a' line on the representation
At 3 o’clock the c8al men will assem
ble In the convention hall. Mayor
Woodward will welcome them to the
city, and John A. Wills, a well known
local coal dealer, will extend a wel
come to the visitors In behalf ot the
coal men.
Following this, President Robert W.
Graves, of Rome, will deliver an ad
dress. a# will Secretary W. F. Plane,
of Atlanta Th# Tuesday session will
not attempt to transact much buel-
note.
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock tfc#
second session will be held, at whlcli
time reports from officers -and com
mittees will be heard, and the conven
tion will get down to the practlcnl
things of their organisation. Presi
dent Graves stated that he expected
a most successful meeting, and be
lieved that concerted action along cer
tain llnea would result In be’;/Its to
both the coal dealers and the consum
ers.
YOUNG FARMER SNOI
BY NEGRO ROWDIES
OE TRIED TO QUIET
8peclsl to The Georgian.
Mt. Vernon, Ga. Oct. 13.—The neigh
borhood eight miles south of Mt. Ver
non Is In a frenzy this morning over
the killing of Felix Williams, a promt-
net young farmer, by a negro. Conle
Nall, lost night.
The negro, who mads his escape
Immediately after the shooting, l» » ,MI
at large, pursued by a posse headed hr
the sheriff of the county. ■
The shooting waa enacted In the
forepart of the night last night. The
negro, who was a laborer on the Wil
liams farm, was giving a frolic at ht»
house and they became so boisterous
that they were orousing the neighbor
hood. Sir. Williams was awakened by
the r.olse and dressing himself went
to the negro house and asked that the
noise be stopped. The negro became
enraged and picking up a shotgun
tired a load of buckshot Into Mr.
lams, killing him. . ,
The murdered man was 23 years ot
( age and is survived by his young »•-*•
f'l'r-ia C-tues Loss of Appetite-
J The *)'il standard. Grove’s Tasleies*
|<'hill Tuple, drives oul malaria and
