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VOL. 6.
"ON HIS EAR.”
IS O. RKBsiB’S POKITIOK
AT Pit EH ENT.
UK TAKES ftfFENCE AT AN
A WAL L U TH AT APPEARED >W V»r
L Y A AGO.
HoGolw m Xad tl}o4 tfe Fop<{e|ii Him-
M‘ir and < alln Tl;p T.lM. eB a *>»
Account of it i’Hbl/si.ifng t»l»
New*—Jw toU to Oct Jfad,
4 f*W n.RTIKECNT
£*pL W. O. Reese sends the fdJ-
I»’WJ#C tor publication;
Coll Cirv, <U„ July 8,
To the Kdito* or Publisher of T« B
stt Times:—Dkak KiU:
There appeared au artmlo in
your paper of June T-5, in which
you have iyy name very free,
‘jy. And as there is no truth in
<the statements as they appear, 1
v will respectlully a?k oi you as n
gentleman to publish the following
tor the benefit pf your readers who
/iy)v prefer fact* to fiction.
U “A convict killed by a six
teen yjear old boy while trying to
.escape.” Ehi« h not true a? hw,
mother 1* & very °ld ladv says he
#•*£ id years old Jast February and |
l suppose she ought to know
*‘lie is a desperate character, A
fc w years hack ho whipped Capt,
Heeae for whicu he was orotyght
ouk llv told tne Captain that he
h:ul nev-cj been whipped in fciS life
Uitt ?s ho had whipped the C&pt. lie
.would take fifty lashes, but not »
lick more, and would count th«#».
'The lash was laid on to him with
ail the fore* the Capt. could com
mand, and after the fiftieth lick
WjR3 Btrijek tpld him to stop, hut
paying no to the com*
m-nd tho shipping boss started to
giyc him another, but by hhs great
j hysical strength broke loose and
[ofrfi his hand cuffs off and b*
louidnoit bo put hack to recejya
«u.y njto,r,* lashei,”
rej/rd to * £&a only
p£y ghat jt id a lie and made out of
.whole jtioth, 4ndL«ftnsay with'
fvut l&W of /rolitrudictiou, w*tb
joyfix 2‘J experience *ith the con*
yy.ctsot* the Georgia penitentiary,
have never strilP-k a convict
fifty blows at any one time, and l
syjJl never believe that any other
has, —noth withstanding sen
national newspaper article that
have beep published with the view
of misleading the public.
“Youug Cox told Capt. Reese
after the eieiteniewt was over thpt
the Coinpany’M/ms were calculaL
,ed to get a man killed and he would
not go op guard any more with
.them.”
In regard to the above thore is
not a word of truth in it as I never
had any conversation with young
,('ox on the subject stated,
“It is *aid that Simmon* died
cursing the people of the South,
find he refused to tell where be got
this weapop*', his last word was an
oath.’
In regard to the above he ( Sim
mons) did refuse to (tell where he
procured hie arms and it only
i how ed that although a condensed
felon, he atilt at the point of death
had left a spark of manhood in his
heart and that be preferred that tb«
secret should die with him rather
than betray those whom he consid
ered his friends, la regard to
Simmons cussing the people of the
South, and that his last words
were an oath, I have been inform
ed by reliable persons who were
present at and before the death of
commons that there is not a
weird of truth in the above assertion
as he died like the majority of
mankind, appealing to has God for
mercy, and I think his appeal will
more likely be answered than those
wbo have tried to the
jiamo of an unfortunate con
vict, who was trying to regain his
liberty. Although he M&s Adjudge
od Afcriraminalby the ooprts and
l?,ws of this State he stjdJ had left
that m&Pib® that is admired nj
*ll men .of courage: i true to his
FRIENDS, . ,
The management of the convict
»i Cole Cijty isopen for the icspec
‘tion by th« citizens of thi State,
andl glad to gave any
mformaWthat will beet interest
■to the public.,and the Editorof the
~f oo*sid“r to.
eluded in th* number, And Wlndv
information is tjf aired,.you are cor
dially invited tu call apdyou w ill
bo treated cordially and given re
liable information as you may de- |
sire Upon which you can base an ur
fiefii that may he of interest to
your readers, who may desire t.ie
truth and nothing but th |} truth.
You are personally a stranger to
jjj# but j take if for granted you
are a gentleman, and will make the
desired correction of the artnle in
question, Very Respectfully
W, D, RfcKBJS,
Captain R«wa lift* waited « 1
very, vrey long time to find fault
ju the article »bove mentioned, Thu
editor of the Times is the author
of the article he is complaining
about arid ive will here state for
the benefit of tfao Captain that he
would bay.fi given him that in for
mattci? and saved him all the
trouble he ii.iid in getting dUinier
«sted parties to find out for him.
He efOirpH lower than we aro
willing jto go and if w& cannot toll
facts in a more gentle manner we
will stop writing fof newspapers.
As to his charges as to sensational
newspaper* reports we deny in toto.
What appeared in the Times was
retailed on the streets every day,
And as to the gun and conversation
with Cox we will say that an enu
ploye of the Dade Coal Company
gave us the information, and at
the same time telling us that Sim
mons died cursing the State and
the South,
The legislature is in session and
11)0 Captain thinks he will make a
home run by denouncing the
Times as a liar but we are of the
opinion that he will get left.
Now seriously Captain did you or
did you not whip five convicts last
winter at one time and as you
would hit thein with your strap dip
it in a pan of water and tlmu Hit
agaiij? Answer this without bel
lowing you are a liar.
Did not the negro you mention
do something to you for which he
was whipped*/ Speak out.
We dont care a snap how old
young Cox is and it h*« nothing
to do with th« matter at all. Next
time you want to kick don’t vfiit a
month to do so.
You saw the writer face to face
the very next week after the article
was published but nary whimper
came from you.
This leaves ya ah tolerable well in
the valley and hope it will find you
-Ins enjoying the same on the naoun
tain. It is awful hot and we would
like to have your mountain breexes.
Let u* hear from you often. The
Times will remain $1 ft year*
Pimples, blotch#*’, scaiv akin, ugly
sores and ulcers, *b«ess«s, anil tumors,
unhealthy 4L>cbarg«»- such as catarrh,
eczema, ringworm*, and (Cher forms of,
skin disease, are eynjptons of blood im
purity- Take Dr, J. H, McLean’s Sar
saparilla, At cole’s
Uv CoypLes,
Two couples from Alabama have
been Joined iu the holy bonds of mat
rimony at this plsoe since our last is
sue. Ttee first couple to lead off wa»
Mr. George Sinis and Miss Emma
West, T. H, B. Cole officiated, The
second wow B. M. fitorrell and Mias
Mary Hester, J. A. (Juretion tied the
knot,
Perhaps no other event in the
South for years has attracted
greater attention throughout the
trial and acquittal of Dr, McDow
for the killing of Capt Dawson.
Nearly every newspaper of any con
sequence bar said something about
it, and almost without exception
the y.erdict is regarded as a mis
carriage of justice. The seven col
ored jurors come in for a great deal
of *4v«r«e criticism.
Sick headache, bjlliousuees, nausea,
coatiyeaess, are promptly, agreeably
hwiished by Dr. J, H, McLewjts Liver
*od Kidney Pillots {little pills), at
Cole* s.
There are tildes when a feeling of
lassitude wih oyemome the most robust,
wUec the sy**ten? craves for pyre blood,
to furnish Ute .elements of hea&th and
steel?gth The last remedy for purify
ing the blood, is Dr. J. H, McLean s
.S-Stet apardla; at Cole’s.
If health aud life are worth anything,
acd you ? ro f e «l‘ n 8 out of sorts and
tired out, tone up your system by tak
ing I>r 4 U. McLean’s Sarspparil*.
At’Oole’a,
Faults of digestion cause disorders of
the liver, and the whole system becomes
deranged Dr. J H McLean’s Sarsa
parilla perfects the process of digestion
and assimilation.; and this makes pure
blood Ctfe dealer
Dvoted to the Financial Interest of TA> J, ajors
TRENTON, GA., SATURDAY. JULY 13. 1889
THROUGH THE TOWN.
3 .Hi" 1 )!"-
sot liß* CATHEHEI) hrhk and
THERE,
ru,v Vnvra of Hie Meek GrapliMlif
—Tbnjg'i of l.uercM In
jtn-Hcophi of Trent op luulDftdn
(Bp ppt y— Personal Xeution,
t*y yam subscript too.-
The town is full of buoomrfi,
Wh«ftt and oata arc daunt glmt,
Ordinary court last Mwuday.
Bud Sol l*g Drop )s a S uftwring f«l
rain.
This is the pnak number ei th*
Times,
Miss Daisy Tatum is improving
alowly.
Oh ju«U<w where is thy protect
ing power.
Miss Verda Williams i« visiting
in Hill City,
"For Gnds sake" emjnejone build
a house for rent.
Beenfl and onionsff—rcabbage and
cucumber—pickles.
Our gallant Webb now holds
forth in the new capital.
Cronin and Clau.Na-Gael ara
names not. soon to bo forgot,
Char the streets of ail obstructions
and move way for the boom.
Col, Mosley, of Rising Fawn was
on our streets one day this week.
Chattanooga is now assured of
her long contemplated bridge.
Will Case will put up a brandy
"still” at the head of town creek.
Has, Hoilotn sn and Miss Sallie Al
lison were nmrlo d last Thursday.
Rising Fawn furnace is turning
out a large quanity of first class
iron,
Property has advanced 25 per
cent iu Trenton in fh«« past three
days,
Miea Ida White, of gulpnur
Fpriugs is the guest of Miss Sallie
Paoo,
The Tax Digeft for he*
have been complotso by aaasssor
Corpnt,
It is now conxioeded tliat the
iron trade has been oonsum&tfid in
Boaton,
Jess Huglnje has woyad into the
Gardenhire old hoi«l recently pur
chased by him.
Our editor is a way on a jaunt
down in Polk county this week—
hence our short comings.
The steam shovel has finished
up work on this end of of the R, R
and was moved south this week,
A thriving county paper i» the
sure sign of thrift and public
enterprise—b ut alas for Dade.
A certain lady of this town
desires to kdow the ch iof product of
tfio average goat, asked if it was eggs
or milk.
Several Trentosite* took in 'Die
4th at Fort Payne, and John
Cureton fit is reported) von tb#
fat mans race,
Mrs. Jessie Hu«hos oocompudued
bv Miss Mary Case ioft last Wed
nesday for Eagle Cliff,, Ga, where,
they will remain several days,
Several important real octal*
axles will be closed immediately
after the iron trad# is consnwatad
Every day prospectors visit mf
town and go away filled with ad
miration of our vast natural re-,
sources.
Henry Gradv ic the “silver
tuunged” orator of the South and
Henry knows how to make hi*
“pwU." j
The fight of Sullivan- IfUraln took
as advertised last Monday.
Sullivan still remains Champion,
gulp van and his trainer are now un
der arrest.
The '“Times’* want* to bestow
upon (Ghattanooga the name of the
'“Plucky citv. w Well let her haye
jt-—“what's in anat»«,” If obook
means pluch h®t her have it-
It seem 6 ' that Corporal Tanner
intends tojaettle the question of the
surplus ia the government by
giving it awsy to the old Union
soldiers.. Let her go Cap, but make
’em get ’em yp when you give a big
raise.
It seems that the pl&tfornr of 9
Chattanooga Electric car is tyof a
“purty thing to monkey jyijth."
An emploje i° assisting to pu t a
car on a tne track one day this
week was very forcibly reminded
of the power of electrical Lmeos,
J, M. Button, of Clotltanoogrt, was
oyt Tburmlay.
{1 now UhM R< SY. Taylor
owns tt part of the syjjoui lot now
under fence.
Ml Crawford KtnvifU came down
to play with oonuf his old fellows
lasi Wedfiovday,
black and white dog of Zack
Ta>iors has gone mad and it would
bjsyoll <o look out for it.
A squad of workernen have com
mepeiid work on the long contem
plated soutjon houset ttt this place.
Mr. Willie Williams whose par
ents left this plat# ovof twenty
years ago, ja havk 01) 4 Vpbtto rela
tives, He is nut very much im
pressed with entmpiice.
Bro, u»vrun nf the Athens
(Tenn„) Democrat is imitating old
“Hutch’s" schmaa and is trying
to get a corner on all the newspa
pers in C .. t.-aunrry,
SCil oh
With a \ comodious school
l.idldinj situ;;tad in an invigor
ing and healthful climate, and sur
rounded oy material sutficient to
"stock" a well regulated and a nigh
grade college, Trenton today stai ds
without hops stimulated by the
leapt effort or foresight of the fu
ture, H'o simnly drag along con
tent with whatever circUffistances
cast in our way, and seem not
aware of the burdens coming up
on Us Does a three month* free
or a backwoods pchoei of a centu
ry past gatiafy our demands/ Our
young men and young women look
to something higher, their ambi
tion is unsatisfied, their needs de
mand tnora, and the opportunity
should be given, Education at
home is what wo want, and it
should be the most thorough with
in our power to give. What obsta®
cle is in our way that onergy r and
strict performance of our duty
cannot override? Certainly- the
grandest institutions of our land
;could pot ho more suitably located.
'Btititte mttoJfeft highest grade
’that wo would yet wo would
have in our such an in
stitution a* would Uiftof our de
mands. Such a one as would
equip our young tor the future bat
tles in a progressive age and
against all adVWse circurmffances.
We want something ptJfcanent.
iM)t for a year, *r two y* rs, but
for the present generation, and the
next and the future. Let a* have
it for nothing more than «s a
monument to mock our pu*t (of*
get fulness,
- ■ w-iRg
DvxzißCds, nausea, d (U**
trcta after eating, fin a#*t pre
vented bv taking l* >1- W, Melawns’s
I,jv«r :oui Ridkey Pilleta [iittla pill*.]
At cole’B,
If mtintiof VotnUJ Al^ance.
The Dado County Aljiapee met
at Rising Fawn July Gtli
and elected tb« foDmviug oncers
for the ensuing year to wit:
G. A. R. Bible. President; M. A. B.
Tatum, Vice-President; J, A. Ben
nett, Secretary; J. R. AcufT, Treas
urer; Robt. Allen, Chaplain ; R, B.
Small, lecturer; H. V. Taylor, as
sistant lecturer, M, E. MftKWell,
Door Keeper; Tom Killian, assist
ant J'oor Keeper, M, A, $, Ta
tum was appointed business agent.
S, H. Thurman, Peter Forster and
Leon Conaily were appointed a ju»
diary cimm/ttee. On motion the
Alliance passed a en
dorsing tn« Oliver hill,### aom
aeming the Felton higfeof edu«m
tion bill and one endoyef#* tb#
Glem bill 'c tax rail roads for
countv purposes which are now
pending C: "for-. tis legislature
The next meeting of the county
Alliance will be at Trenton,
■ 1 7 "x ~~
Kyen the most vigorous and Lea rtv
people have at times a feeliug of lassi
tude aDd weariness, To dispel this
feeling take Dr, J. H. McLean s barsa
pariliai it will impart vitality and yig.
or, For safe by Cole.
Bu^fjarjy.
Lasi Thursday night the depot
and post office at this place was
broken open and two or three dol
lars in moneyed about twelve in
stamps taken from draiyor.
The door and facing of (the poet
iverje perforated wjth auger
holeg and the building eutcyeif in
this m? 4h 6r .- Fortunately Mr,
Rodgers taken most all of his
cash t<? hjß house, as he always
does,, or the thieves would h ave
made a »jv*re fortunate h?ul far
themselyes.
For a safe amt certain remedy for fe
ver and ague, use l)r J. H. McLean's
Chills and Fever cure' ft ia warrarfed'
to cure At cole *
“HERMIT OF THE W 11,1)6”
PAID Tit UN TON A Vlklt RK»
t’KN'I'I.Y,
lief(iHell to fi(i|4 OoßVßtsatH With
Any tint —It at “PtdPe” Caused
Him to Break his LottCC 8t-
Isnop-orLeß Misteiionsiy.-
Tlrnro was a strange man came
into our town hi&d Friday., ife
was carrying what geemed to 1m; a
bundle of old clothe*. Had a long
hickory atick with him, *ouim b or
8 feet long, somethin© larger than
the usual pize for a walking ativk-
He walked directly to the front
door of the wurt house, no one be
ing in he laid his baggage on the
steps, and looked as though he was
reading on advertisement which
was on the front door, and then
walked around in front of the court
house door aiuj looked as it though
|)p was surveying the situation.
About this time your scribe went
to where the stranger was, and
asjftld him what he wanted, to
which he made ao reply, He did
not seam as if lie heard or uper
stood anything. But finally the
thought came that may be he could
write, Bo the question was put to
him, "where are you from?”be
answered hi writing, “that he was
from Digkroan county, Tenn, Next
question was, 'what is yoqr name"
iii reply he said, “1 am the Hermit
of the Wild-s and well known can
both hear and speak.” He refused
to talk or give any fpther Intor
inatiou of himself. Ho afterwards
said that he sometimes lectured.
Upon this information to the by
standers lie was asked to give them
a lecture when it suited his con
venience as they wanted to hear
him. About this time he said,
“why waste all this paper in writ
ing questions and answers to each
other?" and then spoke in a plain
and intelligent manner. Said he
was well verged in the Greek, and
Latin laugUftgCft and was somewhat
acquainted with Hohrpw, hut knew
nothing of modern history, ®ud the
sciences of the day.. Said he had
lived heretofore in s&cltided places
till is.sf winter and owning to the
scarcity ut provisions he was com
pelled to come down to My. Browns
where he had liyod since, and had
Wn teachings Mr. Brown’s chil
dren. Said he wanted to cross
Lookout mountain, but did not
give anv point lie wished to reach
on the other side, or where h«
wanted to go, He next preceded
(town to Mr, Majors store where a
considerable crowd hud gathered.
He said he wished b Q Wft s ft ß well
as some days ago, he would give
a lecture on the bibje, as fi* was
too feeble to do so now, fie made
some hitting remarks in a general
wav on the bible and other thing ß
which we could readily see jtfca* h«
some good ideas, saying nothing
about his theory of which Ido
not wish to speak. After enter
taining the crowd tor some time
he gathered up his baggage . bade
us all good bye and went off in the
direction of Lookout. Pkdee.
The Tradesman, published at Chatta
nooga. shows dqpiiig the quurter
1,021 tfuw industries estabfMwd agaiust
the previous quarter There were 1 171
new enterprises begun during the six
months of lbeji against 1,200 the cwrres
pondiug periiia the previous year show
ing that the South is going ahead at a
m rre rapid rate thau ever l>tore. ‘V hat
is more sigpifeeapt, says the Fjradesinan
Is the fact the the i‘harg.efcpr ftt the in
dustrious is a jpore .substantial charsct
er and is on better boss's thftp in pre
vious fears. The speculative fpver has
been in a large measure repressed, and
industries pro now being established
Wore in consequence of the actual re
sources aud Jjßjjpitiinate enterprise than
heretofore, The most noticeable feau
ture of the p#.st throe months lias been
the organization of 57 new cotton and
woolen mill, against 35 in the previous
quarter
Georgia loads with ton new mills,
North Carolina, following with eight,
Fifty-two foundries and machine shops
were organized, a gain of seven ftK ß f
the previon quarter. Alabama leads
in this particular industry, with B ,n <&
new works Tennessee. Georgia and
Kentucky followmg with seven each.
Eightvtw m»n>ug and quarrying coin
parties
teuteen we*® in Kentnckev against su.-
tv-one in the previous quarter. The
number of raajriC-fcd companies organiz
ed shows a g«u iof almost 100 per cent,
against sixty-fiv,e during the previous
quarter Texas and Alabama lead in
this Baeaqct, with twenty-two and
twenty three respectively. Two hund
red and sever. wood working establish
ments were organized against 130 the
previous quarter. Other industries es
tablished io the last three modths were
sewn blast furnaces, forty six oil mills,
{«iiiU;eo in South Carolina] eleven pot
****** SJf.i thro*-rolling »il]s
| A QUISTETTG OF »*MOj|B,
TI»PT Subject A Whlto W««aa# fv
A .Night ot Horror.
“4
Charleston, S. C., July f>— A
dispatch to the News and Couriep
from Bisbopyille, Sumpter county
says : On lust Erjday two young
whih; people, Mr aijs Uf.s :
appealed 'in |4*jj{jMW r iUyod ,<**
chuiel), tb rt '«
miles above here, apj stopped
over >vjtp one J.
ApdersoOj fi pojored WVJh an( l P, n .
Monday nwpning started out R>r.
Bist|«pviiie to look for work. On,
their way t.Q totfn weio rqft,
by Ned Williams, .a youfift ne^m.
who bears a very bad reputation,,
and were decoyed by Ned
house, where })M said they could Re
main during Sunday, and he \
then pilot them Monday to a gpQ'l
place to stay until they
tain work.
A DA9TKRELY PLOT.
On Sunday morning NedjWd“
liams went off, ostensibly ,see
about getting a house for the yipuug ,
couple. PI is object, howevyes, was .
to summon four of his coJ?.fftd|;-
Ed Slater, John nid
brother, Tom Charles and
Jefferson, —to aid him in a. scheme
he had planned. The five npgroe*
held a meeting just oi.Apde
William’s house, and in sight ,of
vheir victims. A little
Williams told the yore or»g
man and wife that he w y>vdd now
conduct them to the hoi bad
procured for them, and t t ay set
with him, but had only ; -pp,o, about
200 yards from the ) i yp.se wjieft.
Ned’s companions jum pyd bp t Dpnr
eals, and beat and dro r^hpx^way,
HORRIBLE FATE OF T 1 ili WpMAN..
“Then the fiye, with dya,vfp,
tols, assulted the i oag&j,
abusing her to his he. cpnteAk-
The poor creature, ha dead, was
forced back into N e<su''A,gt]i£ m s’ '
house, and there k< ri, the
next morning, when wife
carried her to the h P re *tqn ,
Jefferson and he t
house of Jane Cup
on O. C. Scarborou ;;n>y place. Cu-,
pid and his wife ar colored
people and she ?«pnailied wit i
them until late 1 £At flight, wdme L,
the white people of the vielnflt*
got the first inkli eg of, the crip'
No need to take * ,b|g cathArt
pills; one of l>r. jJ. % Liv
*nd Kidney Pi 1 lets i?
wore agreeable F Ji .ialp, py % CoJe.
In Me
On June 16th? fjta. Tiren/s , Lang,
ford, of Rising copspyt ,of •
William Langfoi fritting Fawn ‘
panged quitely \ wav leay-/
ipg a disconso! husband andT
five orphan chi!< p,tq,,moiira her'
lose, the younge fQmlng only, tbre*
months old. M was a
good wifo.and a kjtnd consisenf
Christian. Far 3v«plls apq tears be
long to earth an dqttm% aps deaths'
dark banner a r*yes in triumph
along these mor shores. Earth?
u»oonciouß mi 1119,08 askecflike the
grouped decip 1 is, arp,tjpd tljq, sac r
rurpental is it [A> Who nex.hmust
lie down with 1 coffined sleep
ers and swell t’^q.graces,
tion? Life’s fi dream w>ll: soon
be over and 1 1* Jrfpty will m&Hs.the
rest, On life’s our.
little bark is drry.en, but nowand
then our Rdd reachos forth
Hie guiding; Ijjtnd through the
gathering the star
of Bethleham- I
Thus frietnd. after friend depart
and we aro (eat. Earth gropes
poorer andiwa strange long
ings for the lid $. to co,uae. By and*
by with life’s street relations all
renewed tve sjxall be numberetf
with the blest snd live to die no
more.
Oft weeping e-vinory sits alone.
Besides som* grave at evf.
And calls upon some pint flow.
Oh. thpy on eayth oar,
own
Be ours again in heaven?
Shall friends who be the tqost of life, .
By the same storm are driven,
Shall they recount the realms of bliss
The fortunes the tears of this, j
And love again In Heaven. I
Oh, happy world, oh glorious place, J
Where all who sure forgiven, I
Shall find those and lost below I
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