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THEJBRUNSWIQK Md^YI^KEWS,
VOLUME 4, NUMBER 140.
LOCAL FIRM
GETS X RIG CONTRACT
WITH THE GOVERNMENT
FURNISH IS FOR
phi m
Brown & Cos. Closed Con
tract With Panama
Commissioners
fROM-MX 10 HGHI CMIGOIS
Erunswick Firm to Ship Upwards o!
575.000 Worth of Tics to Colon
Direct from Tnts Port—Got
Contract Against many Bidders
A v#ty I art; contract was made yes
terday with Messrs. Brown & Cos,
the well known cross lit'. UruiH*r and
Timber dealer: T li! 1 contra'i w :i.-
r * order! by t!ie Isthmian canal Com-
Mission. aft.-r elds had boon received
l.i.in all sect)'Hß or the counn-y.
TClit> contract in Question covers
In m six lo e i.-ht OMrgocs ot crosstho
r.i <i involves upward of sevemy.five
iliousniKl dollars. This enormous
amount of crosstles will a'l bes lipped
!iv Brown & Cos., through the port ot
I'runsvvick lo Colon the capital of the
new republic ol Panama. and '.vi!l l.e
used hy lln isthmian eoinmlsv.om'rs
in the construction of I he great Pann
uia canal which. In the eour.- - ol time
\ I*l connect the two gi latest o.'eatiK
in llii western hemisphere.
Mess Brow u & Cos. the local deal
rrs, .are to be congratulated on secur
irjf ihhb magnfleent contract, more
1c title he case when it is
slated thin the Brunswick concern war,
■ mpeHoct to bid again;’ immens; tarn
let crot-Stie cal timber dealers on
lit* Golden CM''-, ao-l on both the At
!. rt;c aiul Uui,’ coasts,
Messrs. Br.rtve A Cos., are net yet in
ptaltlun to sav Just wtum there ship
ic.bnls wlil t-n uif-.de, hut us scon a;
p.actUV. ( they wli. send in. i fir;;',
ship from Brunswick to Colon.
The- handling of tt,,, tn-meiit.
j.jnount of crosatltm will nut only serve
to materially incn-aae Bruns wick'
shipping rwil, hut will give cr iploy,
li,nt fx> a very large number "1 men.
cud will nmau !bo distribution of mar,-,
‘l on-iands of do:.a.™ in Brun-w :„
as whs announced in t:.. .. ■ -PiKa*
several months ago .V nava. d.'irau to
Cos., ar>- unquestionably tttuoii; the
leading crosstie dealers In the Unttc-d
outlet); ihoy arc forging anecd a.,
along the line and are keen an- alert
u; every emergency that means tln
hc ndilng of cresstiea
lh,i News congratulates Brown &
t'.ree men are the only candidates con
tract and wishes them an abundance
m auueess iu handing name.
BANKRUPT OOURT MEETS TODAV
several Minor Cases to Come up tic
tore Referee Isaa; .
Befel-i-e Jsaar will hold a session of
the bankrupic. couit in his office to
fay and save at cutes will he heard.
Among other 1 the first meeting id
to, creditors ot Mites H. Blowder, >;
Vay crof-s, will be held. The ba.ikmp.
el! tie examined and a t-ustce ;.amu''
.'ml irther matiera in the case disposed
ol
The Inti-rvf r.tion of Avery <&, U. ,
'c recover a shingle machine in
.1. u lVtuglas. bankrupt, will also corri
up. as will ti e Intervention of t.i
i aiy Sare Cos ,n the some cavy.
yesterday an order wt canned a,
lowing the appraiser* in the J. U. An
d.-ison cate li. W. I>nrt of this .Tty,
aid J .F. Overstreet and Moses Grifiin
of Douglas. s£l and their experts's.
In the X. N. Bishop ease uu tmru',
merit to the original schedule war
r- ado adding ahout |l,ooti worth o’
t ebts to the a?ret6 of the oankr iptt in
accordance to a prev.ous aider passed
ay the court.
Judge Isaac yesterday assigned ah
ihe laborers liena on file In his offleo
n the H. Gl Williams case for hear
tnf on March first.
SERVICES TOMORROW.
Public Invited to the Presbytelran
Church.
Af the r*r*c ’ yterian church fomor
ifi servicer v.ill b< as follows: Sun
<ii<y school at 10 a. m. Morning ser
ve* ll o'clock; evening service 7:3ti
p w. There rill bu Rood music under
the direction ot omar, ist Goo. H. Cook
I’teaohing by the pastor. Rev. W. F.
f'nlllngwworth The church will be
comfortably nested and a cordlnl invi-
Slotton I* extended to everyone to *t
tCUii. , L.-a
. ... H t fIMM
ATLANTA IS STILL CUT OFF.
_
Capital City Seems to be Having Some
Bad Weather.
Telegrahpie communication with At
lai.ta was entirely rut off yesterday,
l nth telegraph offices announcing that
the wires were down all around Atlanta
a.iit it was impossible to get i message
through.
Early last night, however, the Postal
miceeded in connection wtffl
•tie Capital c'tyTHdch was the first
in i*o or three days? Reports Irom
'tianta are to the effect that the city
's suffering ti.^worst weather In its
History damage has been
.1 one.
telegraph v.res are also (town to
ntanv other sections, and coiuniuntea
t.oii is almost impossible.
RUCKER TO INSPECT TROOPS.
Cfficer Has Been Detailed to This
Work In Georgia.
l ieutenant l S. l>. Rucker. Jr., S*x
i.ruth Infant, y. who has been detach
ed for duty v ith the stata adjutant
general's office, has been ordered by
(he war di art meat al Washington to
rrjiev,. (Inptai M. C. Butler. Rev jti'h
lavalry; Major Charles Kennedy, Sit
tec nth liifauf; Captain H H. Whit
icy and Captain 3. E. Stevens, artil
cry iVirps, fro a inspecting the Cc orgia
ccope Those officers had been de
tailed lor the vor'c, but since lac ' ei.
cut Rucker ft s ben placed on and.; '.eft
cd duty, it w ih decided to let nir„ do
i.ne work.
the orders which wee rec, >,!
i'liusdaj mo■■rdig by I.icmenaut Ruck
or provide ih- he shall begin fils ion
•t duty on February l-t at Waynesboro
i i.e Inspections will las', unto aub
* •
Col William (.3. Obear, the state i"-
- -or gene h', began btg Inspection
.m February 4 Lieutenant Kitlc r
.;i! visit dm v every command iu the
u.t. Under the now military law •.
.r, i cn'iiro.i lbni the state tiilllVa b'•
*n* l we ted c'v year by an offl-tr ill
■ ..e Unite.l Slates army.
Lieutenant Rucker is a thonmgn
lull master a”, ; he will rnak r an ex-u
i :-nt officer for Inspection work. He
'.iil report direct to the Untied tit i *s
var department during the inspection
MAKING A TOUR OF GEORGIA.
May Visit Brunswick in Interest of Ed
ucational Institutions of State.
It Is possible that Brunswick willi
on receive a visit from Mr. Joseph
S’ Stewnrt, who Is making a tour ot
Georgia in the interest
Institutions He will make a.
r. ll ii,i.mi ot pddmwss at different 1
rintv and w*!l meet wth the people
:t different places and discuss the
educational prcblems with them.
The work that State Agent Stewart
as done in the prat year has been
of the most efficient and far reaching
kind. This wi rk has been very not
. ibiv effective in the increase of in
.eiesis among the* people ‘.u the affairs
i the university and in educational
affairs in general.
One of tin main works of State
Agent Stewart is to firing the people
•a the state to a realization of the
pi cd of a groat improvement in the
. gh schools of .he state, and in this
lie if nor!: he is meeting with mnric
-11! sipVC.-.S.
Very rapfi'iv the high schools of the
:at< are beta;, accredited under the
' Mom proposed by the university, and
iliiis their graduates are admitted to
the classes or the university upon
: :t sentatlon of their diplomas or corn*
rales from these high schools.
To bridge the chasm between the,
university and tlm cc.nmon schools by j
the development of the high school
system U the work that is now being
rt< ne by th. university and It w ill be
gitoivssfiil. Tie unu. will come when
every county In tin* state wifi have
i- high *ho and that will receive the
cl.oi&r iroru the common school and
■urn him over ;<> the university fully
pared for it . classes and curriculum
ibis work of Mr. Stewart Is being
n ost favoraM .* commented on not only
t,y the eduiTitors o! thb state, but
also by the educators of the entire
country.
TRIED TO TAKE LIVES OF TWO
Drunken Pairte? Lies Cun Carelessly
on Streets of Huntsville.
Huntsville, Ala., Feb. 10.—Mody
lor.i-s. a narriajkc painter, got on a
iSTUpape with a tJfttol oh Jefferson
street yesterday afternoon and fired
a sh6t at an unoffeud ! ng back driver
rained John K’-achlcr
Ho then placed the pistol against
the stomach of J,. Jxdiman a book
keeper and trod to shoot, hut Mr. Leh
iflftn escaped Mm.
Jones resisted arrest, but was beat
en Into submission, anil ts nonv held on
charges of pu> lio drunkenness, assault
jktefr kjtSlii u. murder and resisting
sin uSfher.
GA., SATURDAY MNMUUNG, FEBRUARY 11, IfiSSk
MOTHER ANDSW*'
LEATHER ON will.
| Are Charged with Cruelly
I Treating Pretty Little
Miss Willie May Brooks
AM IMLRLSIIMG CASE ON
*
Warren Furlough and Mr*. Fannie Mir
lough on Court Under
Chagp* of Assault and Battery
Hietor# of Crime.
\
tu the dtjNb'urt yesterday an inter
o-Miug and somewhat sensational case
as ftfcuu up in which h pretty young
girl, aliout sixteen yours was
the principal.
file caise on the docket read trie
State vs. Warren Furlough and Mrs.
tannic Furlough, mother and step
father ot the girl, Miss Willie May
Brooks, me charge being assault and
cutlery.
When the case was ready for trial
judge (tale kindly asked all those not
it lerosleu in the case tu icuve tne
court room, and the trial progressed
during the day with only the court oil!
uaiH. Iha Jurors, attorneys and a News
r porter prsotni. Judge Gale excluci
c I visitors owing to the faci that some
unsavory testimony was contemplate:!.
iii ring the trial.
The story eoimeCLod witdi the tria l
i a long one. and it*, some instances a
vi ry gad one but Inasmuch ns the
cf.sc has nor jet gone to the Jury, Tne
M' la no". In position to discuss any
of the leatirnjey introduced yesierda -
However, it deals with the many
aloes of human nature and Ini.ro.finvr.
various forma and lasdiions the
many by ways and hedges that stand
in upon persuasion to,..yjpung •* m.mi*
! rood. This especial story ic marked
.or the simple tact that It appear., liai
the own mother is charged with being
in: Ini,menial :ii bringing about the
trouble ot her daughter The scones
u. the court Louse yesterday at ve
nous timas, were pitabie; its hard
for blood to revolt against blood; It's
or id for r. mo. her to give testimony
again*)l i child aud it is revolting
wi on circumstances connect other par
t es with such a case .
Story of the Case.
Mr. and Mrs. Furlough, stop father
cud mother of Miss Willie May Brook:,
are charged with assault and battery,
li it claimed timt the girl lius been
i r,mercifully beaten by Air. mid Airs
Furlough.
case was Investigated by the
last grand jury anil true bills found
against both the casi't being sent down
in the ertiy court, ami the man and
. ili- are being jointly tried.
it seems that when Miss Brooks
Either died near this city several years
ago, the girl, 'hen otiiy eight oi nine
years of age. was sent to the Episcopal
o.plains home in Macon. She r< milnd
there until last November, when stio
r> turned to her mother, she having
i ten married to Mr. Furlough. She
r’sided with her mother and step
lather, who live on the cypress mills
roads, a few files from the city, for
several days I “fore trouble soimnonc
on.
It Is alleged that the mother and
s ep father bo’.h severely whlpi't-d the
young girl, 'i his fai t or Una charge
hoon became known, and the grand
jury Investigated.
The mother : n<! step father testified
that Lho girl was not satis Boil; thin
nI e wanted to go out Into (he world
v ihout money, friends or profw tton;
ii and that when they refused she would
have a short reply ready for them,
i hat they did everything possible fot
i< i comfort and pleasure in fur as
On Ir mivtns would permit .but she
seemed to be bent on leaving homo
i,ud caring for hc-rsvlf, in what wav
the refused to stale Fur so doing the
mother whipped her, so sue sa.nl on
th cßtand a; ony other mother wouiu
nave done.
On the othor hand the state's wit
ne.sßes and the young -irl tOMlflc! that
the daughter was not whipped us a
mother should whip a child for dlso-
Df.dlen.je. but that both the stop rather
rim mother thiashod her unmerelfully
v-ithout any just cause.
Which one of the stories are to be
hfileveu will be decided by u 'Jury
today.
The furl has boon in charco ot
friends at Hat ey since Ikvewfc r, rei
"lives of Judge I’arkor agreeing to
cure TOr her Hbo ) a an uni. ually
! .etty llt.Ue hlonuo, with un Innocent
fu.c .neatly dressofl nd well educated
sna showing that. sn>- was well trained
in the orphans homo at Macon. She
left last night for Baxley but will anx
lot’sly await the result of the case.
Thj lawyer t will argue the <;a:-o this
itonilng and it will probably go to i
inry before noon, lhe step father an*
mother sr e represented by Attorneys
Krauss a Shepard. ?ih:i. Solicitor
•(V>fson Is nefng assisted by Major It.
I*- .. . V*
PIU BIEIwN M}l.
.GET ii THE HE
Him to
j Guberna
torial Content
MUCH SUPPORT IS OEfEREO
.His Friends Struck by His Speech at
Georgia Agricultural Society’s Ex
ecutive Committee, Want Him
ft Enter Contest,
Macon. Ga., Feb. to.— Hon j. Rope
frown, of Hawkinsvtlio, was one ot
tue prominent Georgians In attendance
uiioii the meeting of the state Agri
cultural society’s executive committee
ana also the meeting or the National
u inner’s association at the Hotel La
n.er yesterday.
I Ihe people of Georgia have been
: commenting most, favoiabiy upon the
Jsreech made by ■ Mr. Brown at Now
I Orleans during ihe recent Cotton Grow
ei convention and he was congra
tulated on every side yesterday Sever
d lending farmers ot Georgia approac'
• ii him ile-cLarlng;
Georgia needs a governor who enn
Bunk such thougbla. vv t - want you
L, run. i)n a half dozen different, or.-
c; sions durin f the day they womti
take tlie riunip for hint They aeciar
i I that tile demand for him In the race
in gr-aNT now than It bar ever been,
'n reply he only s anl
"I do not care to ifißcus tin* subject
fun her Ilian to a ay thal I Iwdiove the
people l>i (Jeoigia will raise issues in
file next race and the man who docs
i.oi meet those is.-nier, fairly and
■ ijuarely wifi not get ihen suppori.
1 be gov ftrnorah!s.**4! n*A, iff"my bjnn
nui go te. the first nor to me highest
I'Hwii bidder. It will go.to the best, bill
dor. It remains ro Do seen wno tnfu.
man is. There arc a great many Hv
.! g issues before tlm people ,r Ueoritm
. i this ifme.
H is known, nowover. that Mr.
Brown win not be a Candidate to sue
ceid himself a*. rai trend eommlasioner.
)'• hat that means remains to be seen.
His friends here say that be shall not
bv allowed to retire ai his present age
a hen Ids greatest usefulness to the
public is abend of him.
When asked about the governorship
be said he did no; care to dlsciiSH the
matter beyond what lie had already
s,i’d. Referring t.o the N’<rw Orleans
••■invention, he said the day of tho
Dinner’s success is at, hand, provided
Miey will stand together on matters
affecting that,* welfare. Me thought
Lie convention had done more to es
ui! fish the position of Ihe farmers in
v bile opinion and to win respect for
Bleu* ri.lits than anything, lie said
that was a gya! nor political gather
i.g. at which the farmers, representeii
1 sonio of the strongest men in I lie
soulh. came togetln r and agreed to
(ff it surrendering themselves to un
xrendly Interests and he believes they
v iii succeed !r, their efforts.
Seriously 111.
The many friends of Capt, Theodore
Llark v-11• rf:gn i l*> ir-aru that lie is
iiuftc ill at fils homo un K orreet. Mr.
( lark has been 111 fur some line
AN INTHKHSTINd liNTLuVIiiW WiTiN.
ONI* OF UNCLE SAM’S NAVY MEN
Daniel M. Carroll, of I he United R'ui
eg navy. Is in the city in the interest
if tip. recruiting station to be opened
'a the postoillce building here from Feb
nary 13 to 17 The following lut.er
new with Mr. Carroll will ba found
v* ry interoatinp:
'T first wisn to slate that the navy
department Is well pi muted wx.h tno
young men wiio enlisted from here
some yoars ago, ana bo it known that
all young men from tins seacoast town
are all now in line of promotion with
Uncle Sam.
“We will enlist boys 17 years of age
*a apprentice stamen; pay the,-a fit
per month and Unde Bam give:: uu u
present $45 worth of clothing to ail
who enlist. VV<- also enlist, able bou
nd men without trade* from i.’s to
...i years of aye* .and also mechanics
01 all kinds, 'lhe pay to all those who
enlist is much larger than one would
ti ink when it is considered that he is
to morely cruise around the world
at the expense of the government,
and me one has asked mo this qusetiou:
"Can a man save money in the U. M.
navy?” Unquestionably he can. There
ire foreign u untrle* we v,g.t that
iron or boy* cannot spend much mon
ey. We have a ship's bank that pays
i per cent on all savings, so you can
readily see a young man who enter*
the navy can bare a snug aum at ua
m MBi
{OffipOHPE
;ies DecftTtTo Erect One
i Brunsvvirk ami Will
at Once Begin Work
OEFINIIE DECISION REACHED
At a Meeting of the Daughters of the
American Revolution Yeterday this
Matter was Bright up and
Enthusiastically Discussed
At the meeting of the^aughte?S ll
ol' the American Revolution held yes
ti rday afternion, steps were taken look
ing to the completion of i
tLorpe monument
every assurauce that this
eonor will be raid to the uiaKory e.i
ihe great genera', who fin*led tlie
colony, which was the embryo of the
i mpire state ot the south.
meeting Mrs. E. F. Coney,
who is always foremost in public spir
fied enterprises announced to the chap
ter lu the following words her willing
ness to undertake the work begun by
the Oglethorpe Memorial society and
ii: Mired the chapter that she would
guarantee to laise the lands required
lor Its coiiii lerion:
“.Madam Regent and Fellow Mem
teis—l looking over the constitution
ol this society ’ find these words: •The
i-tjeots of tliis society are to perpeni
rlt the spirit of the men and women
v no achieved American lndep^nd:.uc"
by the acqulr ; tiou and protection of
i li.sl.orlcai rpoih and (lie erection ol
monuments to honor the memory o:
the founders of poioai*-., and of th
iivroOß who loqgJil for that luCe wn*
I'i'eficod 1
Now, Madam Regent, l think tlm
*l best B..sr of any idea or theory
is the putting el. it into p/rfeu.-.. aim
this 1 think vo may do and iuen w *
will fie impi-i .r ed and will imp.e- j otft
‘u h In a practical . .v i.. -.vlUi t.uo nu.
meaning of th’p soniiment.
"My idea Is to build a monument
to that soldiei, aiatusmun, ChrtsUan
end philanthropist General Oglethorpe,
I fie tounder of our state. I have ap-
I toadu and (Japfiln Wylie on this sub
Joel and I tint that be ; wfifug to
turn over to ibis chap'or the work
of erecting villa nioitumi :il for which
purpose he at ggested and oryaiiizoo
a. tew years ago the OgloUior; o jltino
ral society. He also agrees to turn
over to this chapter all uioni>-.; col
itete,| for said purpose amounting to
? 135.00. If It be the: ploasurc* of th**
chapter to accept Ida offer, 1 shall
al once repor. to Captain Wylly and
ti gin a plan of action 1.0 raise the
tv.nds to complete the grand work be.
i tin by ldm.’’
Mrs. Coney’s talk was received with
tM<rti onthusiism' by tlie chapter and
the offer of Captain V/ylly was at
epee accepted The D A .it. will go
to work on thin undertaking in a short
time and as tne ladies always sue
r,.f;ii in’whatever work they take up, it
is as good as assured I bat Brunswick
i.lll soon have a monument erected
vbfc.li will be a credit to our city aud
(o th' memory of Ocorgi’s gallant
i’f.undor.
The idea of th's monument originat
<’d with Captain Wylly several years
expiration of his time.
’ 1 also des'iv to stale dial a young
man can oiUi r the navy and it Ik not
impossible for him t. gain *t com mis*
sum. That is in order and a number
nave auceode! in getting it. furloughs
rtt* grouted a ler each eiuuv in tho
event of bell*,; on tbo Atlantic coast
I < mill x car hi obtained
"Lhehten'int C. ’ \V. Coin will ho in
c) urge tf this party. Ely the way lie
fas Jvsi return ".I from ciilua uni for
his gasant writ he has boon promoted
lo a place for u period on tho st-eoiai
recruiting board.
“A Strange coincidence Happened
to me m Brunswick today, strange
• < relsit a largo dog, , t big rod canine
to some rinsen or other, seemed to
value iuy friendship. Ho came up to
nt wagging h:s tall a > If he a- . Iren
to ouliKt will, me and I feun' it quite
Hup- tslble to los.j him. 1 tied him to >
h strong p*ace in a printing cilice, but.
: tiaitge to ay I never lord j,lm and n
was at the hotel when i arrived there.
''l explained this strange occurrunce
to a young lady at Wrench s printing
cflice and th > young lady be'ng of a
k.nd and affectionate nature, decided
to take charge of thu wandering dog
until Its owner could be found,
"It is a large, red dog and the own
<r can have, fame j, y ceiling on the
young lady at fVronofc'a offlea."
i vjjrfiß MaQbL or
•OlVßLfiilESViat, VA.,
WAS HUNG YESTERDAY
rgo when in conversation with Mr. J.
h Foster now (ft Darien. Mr. Foster
at once offered to donate $l5O In case
the proposed monument should be
e-cctd on St. Simon. Captain Wylly
then organized tho above mentioned
society and made strenuous efforts to
raise the funds necessary to erect
the monument. Sometime thereafter
U. E. LaManco, formerly of Brunswick
raw an opportunity to have a suita
ble stoue brought down with other ma
terial he was having shipped here for
tie poutoffice building ard work was
begun on the monument. A lack of
£ terest in the matter and the finan
cial depression existing here have pre
vented Captain Wylly from succeeding
m his laudaole undertaking, but the
monument is now practically assured
A. It. with Mrs v ,< oney as
theToadei ‘ will
enter at once on the work of raising
the required' sum.
Tiie site wilt probably be tn the
M'utbern half m Hanover square wince
was the place originally intended for it
•y Captain Wylly.
ATLANTA PICKING TEAM.
T|-, e Capitol CBy Arranging Its Base
Bail Aggregatiort.
Tlie lovers of base ball in Brunswick
v 'll be into)estcsl in the foiowing
in m the Atlanta Constitution:
The Atlanta club owners uncorked
'.l. new deal to (be public yesterday af
ternoon .
While; taking Joe Bean, Bobby Lowe
fud lffugene I cracr.trevilie, and keep
irv the public believing that these
're men ar tl.e only candidates consid
rid lor th? job, Chief Joyner and
bis fellow workers have gone to work
o land a new' (nan.
According to the chief, two men are
consider* and for the job and Mag
fkigoon Ins not up to date been
usd - an offer to manage and captain
the Crackers
Tfie two men who are being consid
ered by the Atlanta owners are major
icaguers, crack piayers, and men who
: is bolb ved will be well able to take
Rf-ltf “fa ball rlub gain the confidence
.)£ the players make the men pull to
y-ffher and with one long pul. land
■■‘•■at rag which now rests in Memphis.
M.agoon his been communicated
•.nh and a splendid offer has been
made him to come to Atlanta and tu
!>:• y on the *n field for tlie Crackers.
a rgoou is not of necessity a second
••;•*■ '-ixiu. Ha has played just as many
game.-, at short a at second base or at
xml such was Ills record last year.
. o it is possible to say the least that
xio will t.o tried out at shortstop.
The Atlanta owners are considering
■ '■•>.■ possibility of playing Anderson
the new recruit In the outlieM Instead
of playing him at second base. Then
xiaiur is another good man who ought
■> do splendid work Cor the Crackers.
i .'i:tT led tbs Missouri league last sea
■ on in batting, finishing up the season
with an average of 347. Not bad for
a youngster.
Altogether things look bright.
SICK WIFE AND BABY
DESERTED BY HUSBAND.
Citizens are Indignant Over Mill Oper
ative’* Treatment.
Hffirtanburg, S. 0., Feb. 10.—The
I v*dolct correspondent of The Spartan
burg Journal, in a special to that news
paper, tells of the Inhuman actions
of an unnatti-al husband and father
•fio deserted b a wife ,who was 111, and
hta infant chii I who was at the time
of Ids fiight f;> a dying conditon. The
i al y subsequently died.
'Use man came to tho mill village of
I’sicolet about a year ago and after
buying attention to n beautituT young
woman won her heart and a wedding
s< on occurred. A short time ago a
bib! was bon to thy couple and Rog
er. while hi wife* lay ill, secured all
‘.be money avamole and Becretly left
u. place. l-i; has not been hoard
*lOlll uiuco. but it is safe to say adds
the correspondent, that If ha returns
<c Hi place and does not make due
amends for l.)a conduct ho will be
.i c. cutH bv :**.- Indignant citizens.
The young mother did not. suffer for
;nt of noun intent and attention for
oiler the true state of affairs became
ii) wu. chaiiifibio inclined persons
unu.iig the ladies came to her rollei
•id she in now on a fair road to re
covery. thou-rn nearly heart broken
v. krlof iti 1 anguish over the con
duct of her and generate husband.
Having Few Runs.
Chief Green stated to a News report
er yc terday that the fire department
I r-'l ben cailil out a less number ot
times during lhe cold weather this
winter than In Dio history of the de
partment. In the several very cow
spells that we have had recently, the
department has only responded to two
alarms, sad neither ifc* are* did any
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
m no m i]
SHE (IIS LIFE
■ 4
Wrote a Letter to One of
Hi? Friends Confessing
to tti& Crime
%
HE DISRi .v h o'-F'*. ti
Walked to the Gallows and DiJ not Ut
ter a Word While Officers Arrang- *
cd Rope About His Nsek—Died
Without Least G#i ggle.
ChavJottsvliie, Va„ Feb. 10—Attired
in a neat suit of black clothes closely
shaved, with white cuffs ar.;l anew
coliar, wearing a red rose in the lapel
of his coat, and without uttering one
word after th j ropes had been fasten
ed around Ids neck, ex-Mayor James
Samuel MoCuo was hung in the county
;ali here at 11 SO o’clock this morning,
she execution befng witnesser by only
a tew officers and others.
Every effort possible was made by
AleCuos’ friends to save bis life, but
nothing could be done, The governor
rfcfusvd to interreie, the supreme oourt
could nol p,, .in[ anew trial, and axx
oay Thursday bis attorneys and
ii tonus tried every way possible to
,'Ostpono tho execution hut to no avail.
T he ox mayor arose early this morn
moan'd carried out h.'s usual daily pro
nra - He had one or two callers ear
iy In the morning and transacted some
little business, and one would Have
nefer tdfceve 1 that he was aware of
the fact that he would bs .-.winging
trom tho gallows m less Uj..xx three
iK.urs
He seemed to be perfectly resigned
'3 his fate, lie had a pler.se .it greet
ing for his friends who ce.i., to pay
...eir last good bye, mid ou.y once did
no show any signs of frigia. When
:.e of his old a::;-, elates sal* and a few
,iour s before the execution ai.d aa he
snook the hand oi Uu ex-iaa, or, tears
came from u.s (tli-. fnead'aj -.yes, Mc
guo then turned uud w„.i ~. away,
: na for the first umo ceeiae. to reai
ii.o his late.
When tho hour camo for .le hang
ing he displayed wuaderfu: n ,rve. He
a:kod to tho gallows ;.ud ne or utter
ed a word wiiiic tin.* deputies ...'ranged
•ihe rope about his \.'b n every-
BTing was in r* ad.uess the si. --riff ask
od:
“Are you read, Air. AlcGuo ”
"I am” wtte the reply,
in an instant the trap was sprung
and the uxau who was once
among Ghariouesviue’s Ica—og citi
zens, was a corpse in auout twenty
s-conus.
Made a Confession.
When asked if he bad any statement
o tnuk", he rop.:ed tnat lie did not
oul ariaouncod that be had i .atten *
.titer to a friend, which wouic be roed
after he was gone.
T his letter was in the bauds of one
ot Mr. McOuc’s intimate lnt- ds ana
me ex-mayor made a full co.;;eS3ion,
admitting that he had murdered hie
wile amt giving a lull and complete
statement of the murder. He o ave tne
friend permiss.ou to make ti.o letter
public, which was done shortly after
the execution
IN CALIFORNIA
They Use Fruit and Grape-Nuta.
Out at Los Angeles, cal., ttoy nave
t opl L > who g:\o some attention to food
•u a sure wav out of Bickness.
A lady gays, 'ne*hand uas been a
sufferer from dyspepsia aad DllUoua
ness together with indigestion for a
great many yearn. He kept getting
worse in spite f all the medicine he
ICOK.
"Wa did not know wnat to Cos for He
<■ as eteumiy running down am wneta
't hj ate meat, bread, fej.ss ot any,
tiiu*g of that sort ho kept io.- ag Bonn
**i til he got cmvn to a skull on. and.
oi course, was a phjsica*
"One day .% f'f.tad advasou him to
-jhit hi:, regular bivakfusl m .rely and
use only t-rape Nat* and axa togetn
rr with a little fruiL
He took the advice and oegua tc
grow hotter at once, ft vv-a.* only a
-r ort Lino when he begad to .auen up
end grow strunntr. Now ho is me pic
•t-' heal .r and lusf old troubles
nu'e disappomod
Vi'e give UrapO'Nvts to our baby
*-oy. He i* very loud ot tue *ooa ann
rs healthy aud suaag. Wo think be la
tlie happiest jiar oia baby u viuuor
a:a.” Name given by Uoiium go., Bat
t o Creek, Mmft.
•rwk In eaoa rkg for tfm f:*moui lit
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