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CflPf. J. B. NEVIN
—
WittiiirEws From ’he Legis-j
latiue Race
ALTHOUGH NOMINATION
Was Practically Assured-Manly
Card From a Brave Officer.
Capt. J. B. Nevin has with
drawn from legislative race.
This announcement will prove
a sensation because Capt. Nev
in’s nomination was practically,
a certainly.
So far as The Hustler-Com
mercial has been able to learn,
Capt. Nevin’s absence from the
county, enforced by his duty in
Co, II 2nd Reg. Georgia volun
teers, now stationed at Tampa,
had worked in his favor and
guaranteed his nomination.
But poor health and a malady
that is serious in nature and that
might, under certain surround
ings prove fatal, has caused
(’apt. Nevin to withdraw from
the political contest. He is at
home and is being t< nderly
nursed and doing his full duty
by his health in order that he
may return to his regiment at
the earliest possible moment.
Below is given Capt. Nevin’s
manly card of withdrawal.
CAPT. NEVln’s CARD.
Editor Hustler Commercial,
Rome, May 29, ’9B.—ln view
of the fact that there is a serious
doubt of my ever being able to
take my seat in the Georgia
legislature, if elected, and f r
other other reasons oi a personal
nature, I take this method of
withdrawing my name from the
list of candidates. I hope I shall
be pardoned for saying that I
considered my election a fore
gone conclusion and my mail
lias been heavy with letters
from all parts of the county for
the past few weeks with assur
ances of support. It is to relieve
these loyal friends from a waste
of votes that I withdraw. Under
the advice of Dr. George Brown,
of Atlanta, excitement or un
necessary worry of any kind
may result fatally to me at this
time, and as my principal worry
and care is to get well in a hur
ry and rejoin iny regiment at
the earliest possible moment you
see that I cannot afford to be
bothered by so small a thing as
a seat in the Georgia legislature.
Seriously, I would not embar
rass the democratic party by
asking them to nominate an
ineligible man, nor do I think
my presentunfortunate physical
condition would allow me a
place in the race.
Yours to command
James B. Nevin.
Yesterday’s Constitution, among
other things had this to sav
about the gallant young Roman
and bis mis-fortunes just at this
particular junctor:
Captain James B. Nevin, cf the
second regiment of Georgia volun
teers, has been forced to leave his
command at Tampa on account of
a painful and dangerous abscess
of the right ear and side of the
head, Captain Nevin arrived here
yesterday from Tampa and went
at once to see his physician. He
came here on a several day’s fur
lough, but when Dr, Brown an
nounced that he was dangerously
affected he at once asked for a
two months’ leave from the army,
Captain Nevin left yesterday af*
ternoon for Rome where he will
remain until he gets well enough
t<> rt join his commission outright.
Be is very eery that he has been
compelled to leave his command
acc unt of sickness and hopes
■phat he can s< on go back, at least
in time to go over to Cuba with the
GfiPT. W. G. SMITH
Today Appointed to Raise a
Gomyang.
WILL GO WITH COL. RAY
In the Army of Invasiqn. A
Splendid Officer.
4.
Capt. W. C. Smith was today
appointed a captain in the 3rd
Reg. U. S. Vols , and ordered to
raise a company of 83 men.
This regiment will be command
ed by Col. Ray, as brave an of
ficer as ever drew a sword.
The men who enlist with Capt.
Smith can do so with the assur
ance that they will see active
service in the island of Cuba for
that is the certain destination of
these volunteer regiments. *
The Rome company will be
enlisted at once, Capt. Smith
having wired his acceptance and
asking for the necessary enlist
ment blanks. He will receive;
these papers from Col. Ray, in
Washington, in a few days.
Capt. Smith is reticent about
who his lieutenants are, but The
Hustler-Commercial is in a po
sition to predict that the first
lieutenant will be Mr. Paul S.
Black,of the Land office Depart
ment, Washington, I). C.
Capt. Smith, the newly ap
pointed R< me officer, is a con
ductor on the Southern Railway
and a man of splendid physique
and fine military bearing. He
is a graduate of the United
States naval Academy at An
apolis, of the class of 1876. He
was at qhe time he quit the na
vy a lieutenant
Cool-headed, well educated
in the science of war, perfectly
fearless, Capt. W. C. Smith is a
model leader for brave men. He
will have no trouble in raising
a splendid company.
Dr. Brown furnished Captain
Nevin with a certificate to the
i ffect that the Captain could net
possibly resume his duties without
endangering his life. The certifi
cate follows.
“Atlanta, 6a., May 30. — To
Whom It May Concern : Captain
J. B. Nevin is suffering from an
acute abscess of the middle ear
This is a condition superinduced
by expo c ure or cold. The mastoid
cells are involved, and an operation
may be necesssry to relieve this
condition. This abscess lias affected
his general health So that I deem
him absolutely unfit tor military
duty until this condition is
improved. I have so advised him
In my opinion sick leave should
be granted him until be is cureo,
as this condition endangers not
only hearing, but his life. Respect
fully “Goeorge Bb»wn. M, I).”
LETTERS OF ANMINISTRA-
TION.
GEORGIA. FLOYD COUNTY 1
To all whom it may cencern :
Equitable mortgage company
having in proper form applied to
me for permanent letters of ad
ministration on the estate of Wm
B. Wiggins, late of said county
deceased . This is to cite all and
singular the creditors and uext,
of kin of Wm. B. Wiggins to b<
and appear at my office within
the time allowed by law and show
cause, if any they can, why per
manent administration should not
bn granted to W. H. Ennis Co.
Admr. on Wm. B. Wiggins estate.
Witness my hand and official sig
na ure this 2nd day May 1898.
John P. Davis.
Ordinary.
B'ARD AT MOBLEYS SPRINGS.
A limited number of boarder,
will be received at Mobley springs
Terms reasonable, Apply to J, P
M<TAm>.|| Ist ’98.. 1
BLACK FIENDS
Hanged Last Night by North
Carolinians.
OUTRAGED-MURDERED.
The Young Womans Assailants
Paid The Usual Penalty.
Charlotte, N. C., May 30
Miss Eninia Hartzell, daughter
of Mr. Samuel Hartzell, who
lives four miles from Concord,
was found dead in her father’s
home yesternay afternoon. She
had been assaulted and her
■jhroat was cut from ear to ear.
The yo ung woman was of a
respectable family, and the news
vs the affair spread rapidly. In
a short time large bodies of both
town and country people assem
bled, and in the course of an
hour two negroes, Joe Kiser,
aged twenty live and Tom John
son, aged t wen tv, were arrested
and the sheriff managed to get
them safely to jail.
The prisoner were placed in
the cage, the stn ngbold of the
jail, and the sheriff and other
officers stood guard at the foot of
the stairs. They did all they 1
could prevent the jail being fore- |
cd, but as they looked out upon
the sea of determined, angry j
faces they realized that nothing l
but the blood of the guilty would
satisfy them.
11 was 20 minutes to 10 o’clock
when the mob, unable any long
er to restrain its fury, broke'
down the j til doois. The sheriff
and deputies were overpowered
and the crowd rushed up the
stairs toward the cell of the
doomed men. The lock was brok
en, the door opened and the pris
oners hauled forth. The ciowd
called to the sheriff to get a lamp, i
but only a lantern was to be had.
By this uncertain, fitful light
the mob carried its victims out.
'1 he sheriff saw resistance was
useless, so he made no effort to
frus'rata their work of ven
geance.
The men were taken to a point!
beyond the three mile branch.
They were remarkably cool con- I
sidering that they were going to '
a dreadful death. They protested
their innocence all along the way. |
Rt v Mr. Alexander, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, walked by
their side, talking to them and try
ing to minister to them spiritual*
ly. When the place selected for
the lynching was reached, a halt !
was made Mr. Alexander tried to '
silence the crowd, he could pray !
for the doomed men.
The crowd could not be quieted,
s i he prayid while the crowd con
tinued its excited talk. The men ■
j were asked if they had any pariing
words to speak. They said they ■
were not guilty, and that was all.
A tree was found on which were 1
two limbs about three feet apart.
Over these the ropes were thrown 1
The men were mounted on two
h.-xes about two feet high. The! l
noose was adjusted around each r
man's neck, the box removed and ;
the be dies dropped.
A lew minutes after the drop,!'
one hundred shots w re firud at 1
die dangling bodies ridd'ng them b
with bullets. The doctors who '
were present} pronounced the men '
dead in tliiitoen minutes. Their
bodies were left hanging. 1
Picnic.
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The infant class of the First
Baptist Sunday school will picnic j
at Moblej Springs next Thursday.
All the school are invited. As I ?
pastor I beg that some who may
not feel like going will contribute *
a basket for the occasion Many
will be there who cannot furnish 1
le. _. !•’ B Headden.
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p 1 $ Gas, Water and Steam Fitter.
t A* Gas Fixtures, Qas Stoves, L
R t Pumps, Hydraulic rams, steam fix- h
M► v § tures, Sheet Lead, Lead Pipe, Elec=
3 4? trie fixtures.
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W * ® ’ have employed Alex S. Pierce to $
J L * take charge of my shop department. 4
rd |[ * He is one of the best workmen in the
W /VI * South. Repair work attended to
& M > promptly. j
< I : JOHN C’CHILDS, t
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zy * very latest fads and fancies, nov- » og
* elties, and nice things in fash= #
ionable millinery. We receive *
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