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The Camilla Enterprise;
VOLUME VIII.
MITCHELL SUPERIOR
“COURT ADJOURNED
Many Sentences Imposed Friday
—Adjourned term to be
in December.
Mitchell Superior Court a cl •
journed last Friday evening after
one of the busiest sessions, in point
of important cases tried, ever held
in the county. The entire two
weeks term was given over to the
criminal docket and when court
adjourned there were still a num¬
ber of cases that had not been dis¬
posed of. In spite of the efforts of
the court to expedite matters, sev¬
eral cases seemed to drag, and
numerous lines were imposed upon
jurymen and witnesses for not be¬
ing prompt when called. A good
deal of the delay was due
to the importance of the cases and
the efforts of counsel to gain every
possible advantage for their clients.
Judge Park announced that an
adjourned term would be held the
second week in December, when
the civil docket would be taken up.
He turned the petit jury loose and
announced that anew venire would
be drawn.
Several motions were made for
new trials and all were set for
hearing Monday, November 22nd,
at Bainbridge.
The Grand Jury fiuished up
their business Friday and submit¬
ted their presentments to the court,
w hich will be found elsewhere in
this paper. They returned 82 bills
during their session, many of them
being for gambling, carrying con •
cealed weapons, and for violations
of the prohibition law.
Judge Park imposed the follow
ing sentences Friday.
George Leonard—misdemeanor,
10 months or $80.
Charlie Alexander—simple lar¬
ceny, 6 months or $60.
Will Th urman—misdemeanor,
three cases. Given 12 months in
one, 8 months or $60 in the second
and 2 mouths or $20 in the third.
Sam Bentney—concealed weap
ons, 10 months.
Rich Hodge—assault, 6 months
or $50.
Delmore Crawford—larceny from
the house, 10 months or $80.
Wade Bell — misdemeanor, 8
months or $90.
W. H. Wright—misdemeanor,
8 months or $90.
Pete Wheeler—forgery,8 months
or $75.
Sam Perkins—selling liquor, 12
months.
Gilbert Cunningham—s i m p 1 e
larceny, 6 months or $60.
Jeremiah Cochran—assault, 8
months or $75.
Bill Smith—murder, 99 years.
Lang Powell—assault to mur¬
der, 5 years.
J, H. Spence—manslaughter, 15
years.
Death of a Cbild.
The infant child of Mr and Mrs.
F. J. Stewart died last Sunday af¬
ternoon at 3:30 o’clock after a
lingering illness of several months.
The burial took place at the old
cemetery in this city last Monday
morning, Rev. E. M. Whiting con¬
ducting the funeral services.
The many friends of the be¬
reaved parents sympathize deeply
with them in their trouble.
YOUNG COUPLE RUN
AWAY AND MARRY
Mr. Branch Cullens and Miss
Blanche Harris Disregard
Parental Objections.
A run away marriage which
was a great surprise to the many
friends of the young couple, was
that of Mr. Branch Cullens, of this
city, and Miss Blanche Harris, of
near Montezuma, which occurred,
with the connivance of two or three
friends, near the bride’s home, hist
Sunday.
Parental objections had been
raised on account of their age, Mr.
Cullens being only 18 years of age,
and Miss Harris 16. They decided
to disregard the objections to their
marriage, and forthwith plaus were
devised to outwit the old folks.
Mr. Cullens confided his plans
to Messrs. Glenn Hearn and Austin
Jones, who were well-wishers to
his matrimonial aspirations, and
Saturday evening the three left
for Montezuma. Arriviug there
Sunday morning they reuted an
automobile and started for Garden
Valley, 15 miles northwest of
Montezuma. By arrangement the
young lady had gone to the home
of her aunt to spend the day.
When Mr. Cullens and his party
arrived she was taken in the ma¬
chine and the driver ordered to
take them to the nearest preacher.
A minister was found on the way
back to Montezuma, who consented
to tie the knot. As soon as the
ceremony was performed they
set out for Camilla in the automo¬
bile, exceedingly nervous and out¬
running imaginary pursuers all
the way. They arrived here safely
Sunday evening and so far as we
have learned there has been no
effort made to disturb their con¬
nubial bliss.
Miss Harris is a neice of Mrs.
A. J. Richardson and has been at¬
tending school here. She is a
lovable young lady and Mr. Cul¬
lens is to be congratulated upon
winning her for his bride.
Mr. Cullens is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Cullens, of this
city. He is a manly young fellow,
energetic in business and popular
with all who know him.
Depot at Flint Destroyed.
The Atlantic Coast Line depot
at Flint was destroyed by fire last
Saturday evening about 6 o’clock,
the entire building and contents
being a total loss.
The fire was discovered by Miss
Stoudenmire, the agent,
whose attention was attracted by
the roaring of the flames in the
freight room. She gave the alarm
and in a few minutes a number of
men came to her assistance, but
the fire had gained such headway
that nothing could be done to save
the building. A number of bales
of cotton on the depot platform
and several freight cars along side
the structure were moved out of
reach of the fire and escaped dam¬
age. The company’s books and a
small amount of freight were des¬
troyed.
The origin of the fire is not
known, and opinion differs as to
whether it was set by rats in the
ceiling or that someone dropped a
match among some papers in the
corner of the freight room near an
oil can.
CAMILLA, GrA., NOV. 5, 1909.
Camilla Cotton Market.
Corrected every Thursday afternoon.
Fully Good Middling_____14%c
Good Middling__________14%c
Fifteen Years for J. H. Spence.
Mr. J. H. Spence, who was con¬
victed of manslaughter at the re¬
cent term of Superior Court, was
sentenced last Friday by Judge
Park to serve fifteen years in the
penitentiary.
Counsel for the defense made a
motion before the sentence was im¬
posed to set aside the verdict on
the ground that the verdict was
illegal, the jury not having been
charged as to the law on man¬
slaughter. The attorneys argued
that the jury might just as legally
have convicted the defendant of
burglary as of manslaughter and
that they acted without the law.
Judge Park over ruled the motion
and it will be taken up to a higher
court.
After sentence was imposed, a
motion for a new trial was made
which will be heard in Bainbridge,
November 22nd.
The defendant’s counsel seem
confident that a new trial will be
granted, but if it is refused they
still have their motion before the
poin t of appeals and expect to set
aside the verdict on the ground of
illegality.
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Serious r ire at Pelham.
Pelham was visited by a disas¬
trous fire last Monday morning,
in which two livery stables and a
feed and sales stable were des¬
troyed, with thirty-two head of
horses and mules and other valu¬
able property.
The fire started in the northeast
corner of J. J. Battle’s sales sta
bles and spread rapidly to the
livery of G. Y. James and on to
the building occupied by James
Hollingsworth, another liveryman.
The fire burned so furiously that
the fire department could do noth
ing but confine it to the locality in
which it originated and allow it
to burn out.
Mr. Battle lost 24 head of stock
and several buggies, while Mr.
James lost 8 head of horses, about
$400 worth of feed and all his bug¬
gies and harness. His automobile
was saved by Mr. J. C. de Graffen
ried, who was the first to reach
the scene. Mr. James’ loss is about
$5,000 with $1,000 insurance. Mr.
Battle’s loss was probably con¬
siderably over this with no insur¬
ance. •
Mr. Hollingsworth succeeded in
getting his horses and buggies out
but the building was destroyed
with a loss of about $1,200, which
is partially covered by insurance.
Presbyterian Meeting Closed.
The special services at the Pres¬
byterian church were concluded
last Sunday with two excellent
sermons by Rev. Jos. G. Venable,
of Moultrie, who assisted the pas
tor, Rev. McLauchiiu, throughout
the meeting.
Mr. Venable made a most favor
able impression upon our people
and the powerful, earnest argu¬
ments he delivered in behalf of
righteousness and right-living will
be of much good to those who
heard them.
The gypsies are in town. Now
just watch them get done up
“brown” by our local horse tra¬
ders.
NUMBER 29.
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G. O. Cochran, Prest. R. B. Wingate, Vice Brest.
Crawford O. Baggs, Cashier.
The New Corsets for Fall
$1.00 to $5.00 the pair.
Spence Millinery Co.
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Corporations, Firms and Individuals.
J. P. Heath, President. W. L. Bennett, Vice President.
T. R. Bennett, Cashier.
Shoes
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See our line of beautiful em~
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M. R. Freeman
Broad St.