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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 And hearts like meeting stiakuis I shall flow I F'orever on in Heaven. 1 The flj.9Bt plicate cuustitufoo Gkq I &¥y r W J - , U ‘. McLean- 9 T% I Wine Lung Balm. It 19 » sure remedy | coughs, u>s* of voice and all threat I sfid lung troubles- §,<s4 by Cole. Subscribe forfbe Timm NO, 19