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The Dark Day When “Old Jennie” Wae
“Executed In Maryland,
“Awm dark os the day when old Jen
nle was hung” Is ope of the many
queint saylngs that for generations has
beew wsed on the lower eastern shore
of Maryland, but from the accounts
that have been given by those who
lived In old Jennle's day there never
has been a day since that time as dark
as-the day on whivk she was executed
for wholesale murder In the neighbor
hood in which she lived,
The old murderess was publicly
hanged In 1815 In the old jall vard at
Princess Anne, and all those who re
membervd that particular day bhave
passed Into the great beyond long agas
The murderess was a white womun,
tall and singular, and it was said that
she resembled what was popuiarly
supposed to be a witeh far more than
she @il the up to date woman of that
day. In fact, local history records that
she practiced witcheraft. No one ever
knew where she came from, she hav
ing “dropped down” very mysteriously
to the neighborhood, where she killed
a family of four.
Old Jennie was not hanged on a scaf
fold. In thosge days murderers were
syecuted with as little trouble /nd ex
pensi ax possible. The wizen faced
terror of all Somerset was placed in
a eart deawn Ly two oxen and placed
wrectly under a stout linih of an old
oak tree which stood in the jail yard.
The rope was fixed in rude fashion
around her neck, amid the hurrahs of
the crowd and the ourses of the
doomed woman, and when all was in
readiness a bunch of fodder was
placed ten paces from the oxen’s heads,
nnd they were glven the word to start.
Oberine the command. they made a
bee line for the fodder and left old
Jennle dangling at the end of the rope.
That day. it has been told thousands
of times, was the darkest ever known
in thix section, Chickens remained on
their roosts throughout the entire day,
while eandles by the secre burned in
the houses that the servants misht see
to do their work. ‘The local scientists
of that day were at a loss to account
for the strange phenomenon, and the
graphic descriptions which they gave
of it and which were recerded years
are piike interesting reading.
The darkies and superstitions whites
of those days naturally thougzht that
the eiid of time had come. A great
many negroes declare today that the
ghost of old Jennie may be seen stalk
ing around on the edze of the woods
pear where she commitied her crimes
any time on a dark, cleudy night, and
they are very careful net to encounter
her.—Oriole (Md.) Cor. Ckicago Inter
Qcean.
Speculative Life Insurance.
A mania for speculiative insurances
on the lives of public personnges pre
vailed in England during the eight
eenth century. Warren Hastings, the
pretender, the rebel lerds or the une
fortunate Admiral Byng answered
equaliy the purpose of speculation, and
there were also regular quotations on
the lives of notorious highwaymen.
Sir Robert Walpole at cne period of
his career, when his life was endan
gered by popular tumults, was insursd
for many thousands, and when George
15 fought at Dettingen 23 per cent was
paid against his return. Such specula
tive insurances were, however, largely
checked by the gambling act of 1774,
which made insurable interest a neces
sary condition for a valid policy.—Ar
gonaut.
No Picnic.
A Junction City man told of a re.
mark made by a woman at whose
home a number of people took supper
one night during a politlcal campaign
in Summer county. This particular
woman, though young in years, was
the mother of seven children. Nat
urally the children were reasonably
close to one size. When the “cam
paigners” went into the woman’s
house one of them noticed the bunch
of children and said to the woman in
a friendly way, “These all yours, or is
this a picnic?”’ “They are all mine,”
she replied wearily, “and it's no pic
nic.”—Kansas City Journal,
Tipped.
“Doesn’t this boat tip a great deal?”’
asked a timid young wowman cf the
steward.
*The vessel, ma’am,” said the stews
ard, “is trying to set a good example
to the passengers.” o
An Attraction,
Mrs. Gillet—So there is a tablet ip
your transept to her memory. Did she
. do anythipg to bring people into the
church? Mrs. Perry—Well, she wore
a new hat every Sun?ay for three
years.
Me Likes the Kiscr King Shoe
tesracud, G, vz 2) 1909
T H. Weatherly—Dear Sir:
Please send me pair No. 6
Kiser King No. 872 shoes The
pair that I bought of vou ten
months ago is good for four
months more. I want anothe
pair before you are out, tor they
the best and _easiest shoe I
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Real Estate for Sale |
IN JEFF DAVIS COUNTY, GA
BY R. T. WILLIAMS.
Hazlehurst, Ga, :
| Trace No. I—l,ooo acres in bedy,
,125 acies in cultivadon, 3 guud Aum
aulluings, This land has one mile
Caver tront, cun be 300 acres put in
Jarm; § miles north of City of Ha
zlehurst, At §3.00 per acre,
llact No, 2—750 acies in bedy, good
Woceation for stock larm, can be 45v
acres put in cuwstivadion, swmall farin
wow ou lauds, very goud house un-
Anished, has one mile river tront; o
miles northeast of krazlehurst, Ga, Al
%.80 Dper ncre,
I'"act No, 3—370 acres In body, 40
actes in cultivation, good buildings, 4
mles of Hazlehurst, west. At $7.00
per acre, .
Tract No. 4—300 acres in body, 4
milos nerth. of Hazlehwrst, with 175
acrs in cultivauon, 50 ackes good
swamp plantation, 25 acres upland,
all very rich laud and very producs
tive, bui'dings in fair cond:ticu, At
SIO.OO per acre,
Tract Mo. 3—213 acres in boldy, §
miles cast of Hazlehurst, ¢5 acrcs in
cultivation, gocd land, good building,
cxcellant wawer, At § G.op per acre,
Tract No. 6—245 acres in bedy, « 1-2
miles of Hazlehuist, 40. acres in eul
tivation, ccmmon buildings in geod
condition. At sC.coper acie,
Tract No. 7—300 acres in body, 65
a:as ia eultivaticn, gcod G roomn
house frame, finished and painted;
good barn aund cther outbuildings; 6
large bearing peecan trees’ and apple
orciard and goecd water, Tiis farm
is two miles noith of Hazlehurt, witl
public r¢ad in front yard; tclephcne
line passing, with connection. This
is one of the most comfortable farr:s
in the county, healthy and productive,
High red pimply lands. $4,500, Terms
$1,500 cash, SSOO January 1,.1910, SSOO
Januar 1, 1911; SSOO January 1, 1912:
June 1. 1912, llee. icterest on
de'ered paymints at 6 per cent,
Peoples Drug dcure,
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We handle nothing but the very bestand purest
MEDICINES AND BRUGS. (
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A complete stock of all Drug
Store Sundries.
JEWELRY, JEWELRY!
Just received the prettiest line of Solid Gold Jewelry
ever seen in Hazlehurst before; and, you will
tind our prices right, too.
STATIONERY. |
We carry a fine line of STATIONERY of every des
cription. When in need of writing material
- come te the i
Pecoples Drug Sfore,
| J. W. JARVIS, Pro.
~ The City Pharmacy,
: '
) W. T. PATRICK, Prop'r, '
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; I carry a fresh and complete lice of
Drugs and Iledicines.
R SRR SIS
Toilet Articles, Perfumery, Etc.
——Beautiful line of—— i
SOLID GOLD JEWELRY.
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Elegant Ice Crcam and Soda Parlor. i
‘ I live within a few steps of my drug store, and can,’g
~easily be called at any heur of the night by those who
may noed medisinepiienSioare gleocd. |
et b ST L s
will be proud of call at cnce and 1
me show you wiat | huve. Will ma
easy lerms and payments on all lau,
City Property of Haziehusst, Ga,
ANe, I=One house «nd lot in
of Hazlehurst, Ga, consisting of o
Lalf acia of land froming on 'ra;
hastce street, the main street of
city, und Cometery sireet; a cory
loy, with 6 room bubding, 2 gurder
and lot and parn; lenis jfor sl2
p:r wmonth; will sell for $1,.00, $1.4
cazh; S3OO January 1, 1911, or w
take gocd notes bankabie lor ent
amount, ol AP
No, 2—One¢ house and lot cn B
ley and Mcllae streews, con: isting
cne-Lalf eere of laud; new, welil
fuhed 7 rcom Dbuilding, house w
painted; good new barn; w.l voil
$2,600; ecusy paymcnis; rzuls lor
v acath,
No. S=-Tarex-fowrihs of an acie
land fronting lallaiassee sireer, w
two veiy gced houses; rlent to- §.
cacih per month; will sell for $1,2
casy payments,
No. 4—Onz vacant lot on Tallal
gea stra2t; one-half acre; well lo
ed; will sell for $500; casb uv g
wank notes,
No. s—Two vacant lots on Ce
teiy street; one-half acre ftroui,;
gell for $300; cash or goed notes.
No. 6—On=2 vacant lot frorting \
l.ams street; one hall acre freat; °
cell for $l5O.
N:. 7—o One vacant lot on Dexley an
Mceßae streets; one-halt acire: wi
tell for $250. Cash or good aote:
Come and see this property and ge
a home in the City of Hazlehurs
Gocd facilities for educating yo
children; good water; healthy place
gocd locality for any kind of bus
ness. ;i :