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CHIEF AND LIEUTENANT
STEP HIGHER ON LADDER
SAM JONES AND HIS WORK;
j HIS METHODS AND RESULTS;
HIS GREAT MAGNETISM
|A Study of Preacher
and Man by a Brother
Minister.
i By REV. J. W. LEE.
f Thirty-four yean ago. Ram Jones begun
hit career aa a preacher In the North Oeor-
gill conference. Hla first charge waa the
*fVan Wert circuit. He aerred It three
iyeare~lt73, 1874 amt 1R75. The first circuit
,to which 1 waa sent after Joining the cou-
ferenca In the fall of 1874 waa the Floyd,
'adjoining the Yiui Wert During the year
1*75, I-saw a great (leal of Ram Jones.
1171. I aucceeded him on the Van Wert
circuit and there I heard more of him
than of any preacher I hare erer followed
since. Every one bad aometblug woliderful
to relats either about hla sermons or him
self. The Van Wert circuit was made up
of five churches, and these were In parts
of four counties—Polk, Bartow, Tauldlug
and Floyd. From oil I could bear, th
entire territory wae In a state of constai
excitement throughout the three years Ram
Jones aerred It. He was Just as bright
and as full of life then ns he was after
unnl known by the whole country to he.
Think of 8am Jones confined to sections
of four counties with Are and force nud
| overflowing humor enough to fill the whole'
; United States, People wilt uot be our
iprltad when they think of this, that his
! ministry was the theme of conversation In
j every home on uy circuit. He had magnet
lxed everybody. Baptists and Prvsbytc
rlans, as well aa Methodists, grew eloqueut
.1 when they began to talk about Ram Jones.
■ If I could put down In black and white
fall I heard of him on the Van Wert clr*
| cult In 18f6| the record would mako aev
1 eral books, lie touched the people not
only from the pulpit, hut In the home, on
* the street aud wherever he met them.
Every man, woman nnd child was mode thu
subject of his humor, lie saw something
ridiculous In erery situation. From tin*
‘time he entered a home till he left It, the
. ‘Whole house wan kept In an uproar. No
! one could escape the llghtulug flashes of
this kindly wit. Even the old grandmother
Mn the corner, too feeble to get about,
found herself laughing at herself—os Ham
donee pointed out eomethlug absurd or droll
-.lb couuectlou with her attempt to look
:.yuunger than she really wns, or something
-.else about befsclf she bad never heard of
nor dreamed of before. The head of the
house was. represented Itcfore hla wife and
’children In a way to make the whole fam
ily abake with laughter. Then, after he
had paid his respects to the father, he
■ Would tnk<> the mother os his subject, and
then one child after another, dear dowu
to the baby lu arms. All this runnlug fire
of fuu was continued In the midst of cross
‘turns about duty to Hod nud religion that
'made every member of the household cry
'when bo was uot almost splitting hts sides
with laughter. Ram Jones wns an ani
mated, palpitating camp-meeting, com blued
with a first-class mirth-provoking circus,
’lie started more waves of good humor to
'rolllug than any man of his age, and he
• generated by his appeals to the common
( coMK’!cnce more outgoing resolutions for a
(better life tbau any preacher of his time.
(This because be addressed more people uud
itoached by direct personal speech more
litres than any public speaker of hts day.
iW, T. Stead said thnt Hugh Price Hughes
was a cyclone In breeches. Ram Joues was
Jill this nud more, lie was uot only a
cyclone bearing all before It from Geor
gia to California; he was also a living vol-
<emBo from whose mouth there went forth
'great volumes of the Are aud smoke aud
(tbuuder of the Judgment day.
i Going to hear Ram Jones preach was like
'going to see a giant geyser play. He never
•studied. In the academic sense of that word
,—he simply stood lit the presence of the
.multitude*, nud Set nature caper, or, la
other word*. 1st the truth tearing upon con
duct as lie wtw It rush oat «f his soul In
ns oblivious to the opinions of men as s tor
nado is of the trees It lifts Into Its arms.
All of his friends at the lieglnnlug of bis
ministry were certain he wotfld ruin him-
keif, but 8am Jones dolled ruin; he defied
public opinion; he defied advice. Mauy
Bought to keep him In bound*, to hold hlru
lu prescribed lints. At times, while lis
tening to some old bead, he appparod do
cile aud lamblike, but the next time hs
appeared before n vast throng of lieatlng
hearts ka was more daring than erer,
Finally, ft earn* to be generally under
stood that the thing to do was to let Sam
Jones Slone.
He waa evidently determined to have bis
own way aud say hla own aay. The more
thoroughly he destroyed himself In the ea
teem of the prudeut, the more thorough
ly he seemed to'live and flatm* Slid flour
ish. The more people tried to build lev
eea to confine within iNiunda this wild
rushing current of human life, the more It
overflowed them. During the past few
years, people have fallen Into the habit of
dropping the standards whsu measuring
Ham Jones, lie vras a law unto himself,
but nil had a conviction thnt It was God's
law he bad before hla eyes. Ills ring, sfter
all, was as true as that of the tew com
mandments and the Rermon on the Mount.
He wn* aa loyal to tho truth'aa It Is lu
Jesus Christ, In so far as he understood It.
ns the earth la to tho power of gmvlty.
The chlldreu were with him, the plain pete
pin were with him. the underside of hu
manity waa with him; even the wicked
and lawless were with him. Ue was the
friend of the poor and the wretched,
one able of himself, he was as tender and
gentle as a heart-broken child. It was to
ward the wrong,' the mean, the (me#, th»
ungodly that Ram Jones wss as fnrlous
and as violent and as uncompromising os
howling hurricane. It Is Impossible to dns
alfy him, because he was In a class by
himself. It la Impossible to measure him.
All the rules fall when we get to blui.
He we« as much a source of amasement to
himself as he waa to other people,
waa formed outside the regulatlone of the
schools and the conventions. He was llku
clap of thunder out of the clear sky.
No one could Imitate him. The molds In
which he was made were broken after he
turned out. lie refreshed and cheer
ed and comforted and couvleted nnd con
detuned after a fashion never heard of tw-
fore. If if man life got served up In an en
tirely new style In Ham Jones. In him was
seen an edition of humanity out of the gen
eral run. If every oue he has blessed and
touched with his atrauge, mysterious per
sonallty were to attend his funertU with
aa single flower each. Bartow 9 county
ould uot l>e large enough to fur
nish room for the wilderness «»f |>enuty hi
the midst of which he will lie laid In his
lost resting place.
Ham Jones was so highly keyed to some
far-away music with which he was forced
In a sense to keep atep, that he had either
to move toward heaven with the velocity of
harmonised lightning, or else with the un
regulated, slg-sag speed of electricity move
toward hell.
Ham Jones could not go slowly In any
direction. He had to fly to keep from fall
ing. No well-thought-out, mathematically-
measured pace for him. He was shut up
to the speed of the morulug or to the
darkness of the pit. Thank God. he was
'itahlcd by grace divine to choose tho for
mer, and to keep on the high level of the
dawn till the curtain fell, and after go
ing to sleep Id a palace where he had spent
so much of his life, to wake up In heaven.
Every one. whether lie agreed with Ram
Jones* methods or not. Is thankful at his
marvelous triumph. Ills failure would haw*
been more harmful than the failure of all
the banks of Chicago nnd Philadelphia, too.
The eye* of mltllnns were upon him. He
has gone (u the prime of hla life. He
has none with the good-will and affection
of his countrymen. It wae simply good
night to bis loved oues on earth, to ‘
’oilowed by goor* *— “ — *
leroee lu glory
CHIEF W. B. CUMMINGS.
TRAIN LEAPS
FRIT
One Person Is Killec
and Many Are
Hurt.
William B. Cummings
Ejected Chief of the
‘Fire Department.
William B. Cummins,, lieutenant of
Hook and Ladder Company No. 1,
at headquarters, and formerly for seven
years first assistant chief of the At
lanta lire department, waa at the
meeting of the general council Monday
afternoon elected to ride as chief In
the "little red wagon,” to succeed Chief
Joyner.' Thw only other Applicant for
the position waa Henry- B. -Haney, the
present flnjt assistant clilef, •
Mr. Cummings' name was' placed Uj
nomination by Councilman Pattlllo,
and was seconded by Councllmen Rob
erts and Terrell. Mr. Honey's name
was placed before the council by Al
derman Harwell, . Mayor Woodward
having taken his place as the presiding
officer. ' '
The vote was as follows:
For Cummings—Holland, McEach-
ern. Paters, Qullllan, Curtis. Terrell,
Pattlllo, Martin. Oldknow, Chose wood,
Foster, Pomeroy, Draper, Glass, Ellis,
Taylor, Wlkle, Hancock and Roberts—
1».
For Haney—Harwell, 81ms, Key and
Patterson—<,
Tho election.waajnado unanimous on
motion of Councilman Putteraon.
The new chief goes Into office De
cember 1. when Chief Joyner's resig
nation takes effect. Ho Is 47 years
oltl nnd 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 Are department, and
went to work with the paid depart
ment when the volunteer system waa
abolished. ,
Mr. Cummings hs, a wife and two
children—a son and u daughter.
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, so as
to allow him to be Atlanta's mayor,
waa 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 ah 'the hehd 'of Its de
partment of Are, i and,- by reason of his
energy, food management and con
stant attention. The Are department of
this city stands at the head of such
departments amdng the cities of the
Unled states; nnd
"Whereas, This most exqellent condi
tlort Is due tA the ability and care and
devotion of Chief Joyner, and some
recognition of Jils service should be
had and a luting tribute paid to bis
faithful work; therefore, be It
"Resolved, by the mayor and general
council,. That we, express to Chief Joy
ner the feeling, common to all our citi
zens, that we are under a lasting debt
to him for the efficiency of oiir Arc de
partment and the remarkable record
It has made In Its particular work.
"Be It further resolved, Thnt we put
upon the minutes of this general coun
cil this testimonial of our appreciation,
and that a copy be forwarded to him
by the clerk of council.
"Be ft further resolved, That
hereby tender to Chief Joyner our best
wishes for the prosperity of his Incom
ing term as mayor, and In any effort
or business he may hereafter enter,
and we assure him that Atlanta will
ever remember his service and bear In
loving recollection 'Cap and tho little
red wagun,' and the big-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 81ms, at the
session Mondsy afternoon:
Whereas, we have learned with pro
found sorrow of the sudden death of
Rev. Sam P. Jones; and
"Whereas, he was much.beloved by
our cttlsens because of his constant In-
hls many efforts to advance and Im
prove Its social and mural condition,
and our people desire to pay tribute
to his memory and to testify to their
regard for him and his work;
"Therefore, be It resolved by the
mayor and general council, that we ex
tend to hla family |hl* fori »il expres
sion of our sincere sympathy, and thut
wc feel a personal bereavement by his
death;
"Be It further resolved, that wo re
quest his family to permit hts body to
lie In state In the capttol of Georgia
that his thousands of friends may view
hla remains and give expression of
their appreciation of hi* life nnd ser
vice."
On motion of Councilman Wlkle the
following committee was appointed ta
go to C*rtersvllle to attend the funeral:
Councllmen Wlkle, Patterson, Martin,
Terrtll nnd Foster, and Aldermen
Qullllan and Harwell.
Charlottesville, Va„ Oct. 16.—A pas
senger train, westbound, 26 minutes be.
hind schedule, and going at a rate
possibly 40 miles an hour, lumped the
track last night east of Ivy,, a small
station 8 miles west of Charlottesville.
The dead:, »
FIREMAN WILLIAM B. CARPER,
of Clifton. Forgo.
Injured:
Engineer Henry Johnson, of Clifton
Forge.
Engineer William Jones, Charlottes
vllle.
Fireman Alexander Campbell,
Clifton Forge.
Express Messenger Bledsoe Stratton,
of Washington.
Assistant Messenger Everett Eades,
of Clifton Forge.
Newsboy Walter Riley, of Richmond
Albert McGee, colored porter,
Cobham.
The train consisted of ten coaches
and was drawn by two engines. Both
engines and nve coaches left the track.
The express car was smashed to splln.
tors, being almost cut in two by the
heavy mall car, which, after ripping
one side of the express car, jammed Its
end Into an embankment.
The two day coaches, Ailed with
passengers, did not upset, and none
was seriously Injured.
' So great was the momentum that the
Arst 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 accl
dent. His neck was broken.
T
DEATH OF BROTHER
DEA TH OF SAM P. JONES
MOURNED IN NASHVILLE
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
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falls to cure. E. W. OROVE'8 slgna-
ut liquid' speech, lie wss us fearless aud tare on each box. tic.
Special to The Georgian.
Nashville. Tenn.. Oct. 16.—In tho
death of the Rev. Samuel P. Jones, th*
noted evangelist, the city of Nashville
feels a peculiar loss and universal sor
row pervades this city over which he
had wielded so wide an InAuence and
In which he had held so many suc
cessful meetings.
It was In Nashville some 22 years
ago. at # protracted meeting held In
a tent at Spruce and Broad streets,
that h* Arst became noted as an evan
gelist and great revivalist.
It wss at this meeting that (he
project of building a greet gospel tab
ernacle In NahsvtUe mi launched by
Sam Jones.
At this meeting also Captain T. G.
Ryman, then one of Nashville's wealth
iest steamboat - men. was converted.
Captain Ryman owned a big line of
steamers on the Cumberland river and
wae a typical river character. Under
the spell of Sam Jones' preaching.
however. Captain Ryman's life changed.
It Is related thnt after his conversion
by orders of the Captain Ryman, every
bar on any one of his boats and all the
whisky was ordered thrown Into the
river and that none of It was ever
afterwards seen on a line of Rymun
boats. Captain Ryman joined heartily
with Sam Jones In the proJAn of build
ing a splendid tabernacle in Nashville,
and contributed much time and money
to the undertaking, chiefly as the re
sults of their efforts the splendid audi
torium which now bears the name of
"Ryman Auditorium,” In honor of Cap
tain Ryman. was erected. The build
ing cost over 1200,400, seats over 5.000
persons, and Is one of the Anest audi
toriums In the United States. It was
at Arst used exclusively for religious
meetings, but Is now used for all large
public gathering;*. Memorial services
In honor of the noted evangelist will
be held s( Ryman Auditorium In tiir
near future, and tnmorrow morning a
number of the trustees of the Ryman
Auditorium, ministers and prominent
citizens, who knew and loved Sam
At a meeting of Methodist ministers
Tuesday" morning elaborate \rcsolutlons
were adpptoi! upon' the 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. Gofer,
assistant editor of The Wesleyan Chris
tlan Advocate; Rev. M. LI Troutman,
pastor of the Pnrk Street church: Rev
L. Pierce, pastor of the Walker
Street church, tuid Rev- H. La Edmond
sod, pastor .of SL Pauls churoh.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed:
WMcn Abner died David said: 'Know
ye not that there Is a prince and «
great man fallen this day in Israel?
and when Jonathan wutt slain In battle
David, voicing his personal grief, said:
•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 the character and-
achlevementa of Rev. Sam Jones, and
our aense of personal loss at his de
parture from the earth. He was a
heaven-endowed genius, a many-sided
man, mentally und spiritually. His gifts
were extraordinary. They manifested
themselves In almost every variety of
human speech—wit, humor, sarcasm,
Invedtlve, reasoning, exhortation, per-
suaalon, pathos. He seemed to pnsb
from one .form to another with equal
ease anmeffect,
"Spare of body, ■ fuH of vital energy,
sanguine In temperament, bold in spirit,
aggressive in method, clear-«yed; trum
pet-voiced. swarthy face now gleaming
with fun. then ahlnlng with sentiment,
now solemn In exhortation, then terrl
ble In denunciation, now strong in nr.
gument, then loving In persuasive ap
peal, he was one of the most remark
able, magnetic and forceful speakers In
the world. Aa 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 slh, and decision to lead a new und
better life.
"As an evangelist he held successful
meetings In many places, numbering
hearers by ten thousands nnd converts
by thousand*. As a lecturer he was In
as great, or greater, demand than any
one else In America.
"A marvel of transforming grace
himself, h« relnembered 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
usb of strong drink, and was ever ready
to rescue his fallen brother from the
demon of appetite.
"For many years a member of North
Georgia conference, and fhen In the
local ranks, he wns In thorough sympa
thy with his ministerial brethren, was
greatly honored by'them, nnd glady co
operated with them in raising funds
and holding revival services.
"As agent of the Orphan Home ut
Decatur hs paid off a large and oppres
sive debt, nnd laid the foundation on
which its present prosperity Is build
ing.
"His heart was large enough to take
In salr.t and sinner, Ills purse '.vns open
to the hand of distress, und his chari
ties. public and private, amounted to
thousands of dollars. Churches, ^-hools,
orphanages, hospitals, hemes rir the
old and the Incurable, and a great host
of the needy hqva been made glad by
his benefactions, und will weep that It?
has gone.
"He was devoted to his own church,
but loved all the peiple of God, and
was never so happy a* when leading s
great union meetingfhvh-re minister)
and members of many dcaamina'.lcns
participated.
"His faith In God was str->rj: he he,
llcved 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
tlnal conquest of tho world for Jesus
undlmmed by a cloud.
“It does not become us to speak of
his tenderness and love In his family
relations.
"We realize that these ars emphatic
words, unusual eulogy, but Sam Jones,
from any standpoint, was a remarkable
man, great-hearted as Abner, loving as
Jonathan. >
"He made mistake* and exhibited
frailty, ns all human beings, but his
hear! was gold, his life genuine, and
his works do follow him,' We shall not
look upon his like again.
"Therefore, be It resolved by the
Methodist preachers’ meeting of At
lanta district, tn 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 Helds of our departed brother,
the Rev. Sam P. Jones.
2. That we recognize his eminent
philanthropy for schools, orphanages,
churches and the poor, his success In
turning men from sin to righteousness,
and especially his uncompromising war
fare against the manufacture, salo and
use of ardent spirits.
"3. That, while grieving at his death,
we believe that he was ready to meet
hts Lord, and we rejoice that he has
entered Into his heavenly rest.
"4. Theta committee of Ave, of whom
the presiding.elder be one, shall be ap
pointed to represent Atlanta Methodism
at his funeral. j
"5. 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 to
tenderly preached by their departed
loved one.
"6. That this paper be furnished to
tho bereaved family, Th* Wesleyan
Christian Advocate and the. press of
Atlanta and Cartersvllle. .-
"CHARLES O, JONES,
"C. E. DOWMAN,
"J. W. LEE"
TROUBLE FEARED
WITH HTEINDIABS
I ;
j nts 111
Cheyenne, Wyo., Oqt. l*.—Govern
Brooks, who has been In the vlclnt
of the troublesoine Utes, who are ;/*»
their reservatioa, has appealed to f
United States goveminsnt to send FedM
eral troops, it is learned here today,
The Indiana declare they wlllv
set out fop the Black Hills count..
Nearly 600 of them are camped neat: o!
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,
lng up dally at tho camp.
HUGH COLQUITT JOINS
INTI-SALOON LEAGUE
Hugh Colquitt, a Confederate veteran
and ?ne of the best known men tn At.
lanta, has Joined the Anti-Saloon
I,eague, and pledges himself to work
and support that organization at
times.
Mr. Colquitt waa for over a year an
inmale of the Soldiers' Home, and dur
ing the recent Investigation Into th*
affairs of that Institution, took a prom
inent port. He believed that some
things there were wrong, and that an
official Investigation would right It.
If tho Anti-Saloon League Inaugu
rates a prohibition Aght here In the
spring, It Is probable that Mr. Colquitt
will take a prominent part In the cam
paign.
HE WILL BE BOYCOTTED^
IF HE INTRODUCES BOOKER
Louisville, Ky„ Oct. 15.—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 IntrnduceiuAVaah-
Ington he will decrease the llstof his
acquaintances In Kentucky. A report
from Russellville, his home, says
boycott Is threatened.
MARSHAL OPENED FIRE
IN CROWD OF NEGROES.
Special to The Georgian.
Sparta. Oa., Oct. 16.—Just after the
o'clock passenger train left Sparta
on yesterday evening, there wns a gen
eral Agin engaged In by the crowd
of negroes which meet the train, that
came near resulting seriously. Mar
shal Htmnlcult was attacked by the
crowd with bricks and rocks when at
tempting to stop the Aght. He Ared
four shots In the crowd, which Imme
diately scattered. It Is not known
hether anv ere was Injured •
[uPREME COURT OF GEORGIA.
Argument of Cries or the Criminal
Dce'-.ot, Tuesday, Oetobsr 16.
he 1 vs. xt.ite, fnita.Chn
t'trtte. fl'o'.l Kututer. . Sul
Jones, will meet to ill
these services.
The body o! the rva
panled hv Vrs .V— -
passed lhro"r'. Nasbvili
hour tWsmerotr;
homo ct t'..e ue . a. :
Oa.
X
L DEALERS it
BEGIN SESSIONS
About 200 coal dealers from Georgia,
Florid*. Alabama, North nnd South
Carolina are gathered In Atlanta In
convention, the sessions opening for
mally Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock
An Informal meeting waa held at 11
o clock Tueaday morning, but It was
simply for the purpose of roll call, and
here"* * ,,n * ° n th * r *P re * ent * 1<0D
At 3 o’clock the coal men will assem<
ble In the convention hall. Mayer
Woodward will welcome them to the
city, and John A. Wills, a well known
local coal dealer, will extend a wel
come to the visitor* In behalf of the
cool men.
Following this, President Robert W.
Graves, of Rome, will deliver an ad
dress, as will Secretary W. F. Plane,
of Atlanta. The Tuesday session will
not attempt to transact much bust*
nest.
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock the
second session will be held, at which
time reports from officers and com
mittees will be heard, and the conven
tion will get down to the practical
things of their organization. Presi
dent Grave* stated that ha expected
a mozt succeaaful meeting, and be
lieved that concerted action along cer
tain lines would result In be>#lt* to
both the coal dealers and the consum
ers.
YOUNG FARMER SHOT
BY NEGRO ROWDIES
HE TRIED TO QUIET
Special ta The Georgian.
ML Vernon, aa., Oct. 16.—The neigh
borhood eight miles south of ML Ver
non Is In a frenzy this morning over
the kUlIng of Feljx Williams, a promt-
net young farmer, by a negro, Conle
Nall, last night.
Tho negro, who made his *»*ap*
Immediately after the shooting, Is still
at large, pursued by a posse headed by
the sheriff of the' county.
The shooting wn* enacted In the
forepart of the night last night. Th*
negro, who wee a laborer on the Wil
liams farm, was giving a frolic at hi*
house and they became so bolster™*
that they were arousing th* neighbor
hood. Mr. Williams was awakened by
the notes nnd dressing himself »*"•
to the negro house and asked that to*
noise be stopped. The negro bees'"*
tr.raged and picking up «
tired a load of buckshot Into Mr.
>m». killing hind. .
The murdered man wss 21 years c*
j age and Is survived, by his young wire.
r'.i'sriv C-uses Less of A:p«t' !e -
T»V * 11(1 Sta-.ditrU. Grove's Taneiem
.'•nil! Tonic, drive* out malsrla ana
mill-'- the p\:.eiu. Sold *>>'
I 2. > e;,-" mrer JO rent*-
