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Sharp County record., 1896-11-13


He has a fair education, and
his honesty and integrity are
unquestionable, an d his
peculiar fitness and qualihca,
tions for the high office he
holds are undoubted. Having
served us for the past two
years as Clerk, he has become
thoroughly acquainted with
all it's duties, and there is no
cause to fear that anyth1n (
pertaining thereto will be
neglected under his care. He
is a true christian gentleman,
a member of the Baptist
church, and leads a consist
ent christian life
Tom W. WILKINS.
No more worthy young
man can be found in the State
than the above named gentle
man, who was elected to sue
ceed c. w. Mullen as Sheriff
and Collector of Sharp Coun-
ty. He is a young man OF
sterling worth, admirable
business qualifications, and a
reputation which is unstain-
ed. Though the youngest
of all our county officers, yet
he is a man of sound Judge
ment and settled moral prin-
ciples, and holds an envlable
position in the hearts of our
people. For the past two
years he has served as deputy
for the Northern District,
under Sheriff Mullen, and
the people showed their ap-
proval of his work by elect
ing him in September. He
was reared on the farm, and
is in every sense a self-made
young man, The important
office he holds, which is in
tended to maintain our peace,
collect our revenue, protect
our property and our lives,
and establish and enforce the
dignity Of all our laws, could
not, in our opinion, have been
placed in better hands.
CHAs. w. SHAVER.
No man in Sharp county
can produce a clearer record
of his past career than Chas.
w. Shaver, who now holds
the office of Treasurer. Born
and reared in Sharp county;
he received a good common
school education, adding
thereto by his own efforts
much outside information of
practical value. He is now
past the meridian of life, and
for S e V e r al y ars has
served the people as County
Treasurer; during this time
he: has gained an enviable
reputation for thoroughness
and the conscientious dis
charge Of his duties. He is
an honest, upright, worthy
christian gentleman, a mem
Der of the Methodist church,
and well deserves the honor
able position he holds. We
feel no hesitancy in saying
that Our public funds will be
safe in his hands, and that
all the duties of his office
will be properly and
thoroughly discharged.
THoS, H. MCCALEB.
The people Of Sharp coun.
Sharp County record., 1896-11-13
Ben Jones was q capital fellow.

Ben Jones was a capital fellow,
But lie was so confoundedly sallowI
That his friends all torsoOK him.
Fen his sweet heart she shook him,
Which made poor Ben loudly below.
Now Benhada friend named McQueens,
Who told lin to take SMITHS BILE
BEANS,
And now hes as rosy as any pink posey,
4 nj has married 2 WomaG Of means,
GjIe Beans will clear tho compieXicl,
I'D sWe2tlu tao hre&CR. % c.per botLt
Sharp County record., 1896-11-13
Directory.
RELIGIOUS.

r-...h,nc ot Methodist church first and third
rIeacn'ns Scb month Rev. a. B. haitonl'
Sasfor Sanp Everybody is invited to att'nd'
sunaav-school every Sunday morning l1hosv y !.
,o,nrt Il tbr Methodist church. EYery4g9S4y 10
invited TO come: w. 'srnerlntenden
Miss Ella Craig, Secretary
Sharp County record., 1896-11-13
SOCIETIES.

rvESING SHADE LODGE NO. li5, r. "a
I'M, holds regular communicaiioi,s ot oh
XX fhe Saturdy before LIST Sun1ay sunday w M NJ
~ \month. H. D p1A00-'
JR Metcalf, sec'y
EvENISc SHADE CHAPTER, No ~, "
JAE,S., meets at Masonic Iin, nal, iS' o. m nun
dsv m each month, at 0,GIocN y; w III;
81: ~ Mrs. KATEHuDDLEol' M "
Mrs. WILLIE AULT, Sec'W'
..~ RuRAL CHAPTER Nc. SO, X. >. M
holds regular cOnv0catlons ~ cntmrdnT
0HVH Han in Evening Shade, the ou "a''i'"'
~ fn each month. ,,.c,,pp II p
Sam H. Davidson, See.
BEREAR LODGE, No. 6z, l.. ". u
k n noIds regular meetings every al
VJ 'ern"'0 ffiOIs L. T. T. MEDLEY, Nc,
Jno. D. Collins, Sec'y, s--a
+ ~
.xMMANIMz EVENING SHADE 4oPs
.,S$SSSMRISlz- No, 29O, K Of Traa 81
(! MZt ZtE%fS@- meets hTsG ory
81 sfSsEA w. month.
S>S3EZ Sel$ W. CARRoL SHAVER, D.
Z S<XIQl'WN CD Wilson K.
Sharp County record., 1896-11-13
Our New Officers.
The Men Who Will Have
Charge Of Our County
Affairs.
DEMOCRATS ALL.
A List of Unstained Names
Worn by Good and
Honest Men.

The new officers elected in
September to look after the
affairs of our county have had
their bonds approved and
were sworn in last week
They are all good men and
our people may feel assured
that the affairs of S h a r F
county are in good hands.
They are, without exception,
tried and true Democrats.
THOs. |. HERRN,
The above named gentle
man is, in every sense of the
word, a self-made man. He
came to Evening Shade some
years ago, a poor boy, with
his heart and soul set on OBJ
tanning an education. He
entered school here, and on
Saturdays and at nights,
while more fortunate boys
were sleeping, he was at
work, making money to pay
his way. In this manner he
worked until he was sufficient
ly well advanced to teach in
the country schools, which he
did until he was enabled to
attend our State University
at Fayetteville, where he
spent some time. After
leaving Fayetteville he came
back to his old home, and
took charge of our public
school as principal, (where
he had himself been a stu
dent.) For the past several
years he has been diligently
studying the law, and is a
leading member of the Eve
ming Shade bar, Two years
ago he was chosen by the
people to represent our coun-
ty in the general assembly,
which he did faithfully and
well, and when at the late
state election he was re.elec-
ted, the position was well
placed. ~ He is not a member
Of any church, but is a mar
OF good moral character, and
will some day 60 up higher
He will be a candidate for
speaker Of the next house,
and a better one could no,
where be found.
Sharp County record., 1896-11-13
WILLIAM G. MURpHEY.

The above named gentle.
man for the second time,
takes upon himself the duties
of County and Probate Judge.
He is one of our oldest and
most highly respected citi-
zens, a veteran Of the civil
war, and the Oldest officer of
the list. A man of wide ex-
perience with men, of mature
and sound judgement, We
do not know if he is a mem
Der OF any church, but feel
assured that he is a christian
he is a man Of good morals,
honest, upright and kind
hearted, Altogether he is
well htted to stand at the
head G. OF our county's judicial
affairs.
Sharp County record., 1896-11-13
WANTED-AM IDEA Y TnS aoS... ea.. y.

hlng 10 puleHL2 Project yJlridgos u &nQy
bring you wealth, Mrit0 JOHN WENT1H
BURN'& co.. Patent Attorneys, Washington
ID, ca for their Sl,SQO Hglsv oller, ..-i
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position in the hearts Of our
people,
Sharp County record., 1896-11-13

Rrcfesslona4 Cards.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-18

Mr.. G. c. Hopkins Of New York was
a visitor at the cotton exchange yester-
day.
Capt. Charles w. Wright, United States
assistant inspector Of steam vessels at Bal
timOre, and Mrs. Wright spent yesterday
in the city on their way to Florida.
Mr. Waldemir Kapustin, a cotton mer-
chant of Moscow, Russia, is in the city,
stopping at the De Soto. He was intro
duced on the floor Of the cotton exchange
yesterday.
Mrs. Charles S. Ellis and Mrs J. Muir
Lang are members of the Savannah COM
mittee to aid in the collection of CON
federate relics for the Richmond memorial
museum.
Mr.. r. A. Brown, a well known young
druggist, who was for several years with
Solomons & Co, is in the city. MIR. Brown
& Co. of Philadelphia.
Mr.. P. H. smyth, weather observer. is
suffering from severe case of grip. For
a time he was threatened with pneumonia.
physician expects to see him out at the
end of another week.
Prof. L. W. Mehrtens has resigned as
organist of the Cathedral of St John
the Baptist, after fourteen years con-
tinuous service. He will be often heard
by his many patrons at his music hail.
where he has erected a fine church or
gan for his own amusement and the
pleasure of his friends.
Rev. J. II. Scruggs, who has recently
come to Savannah as pastor of the Trim
ity Methodist church, will speak to young
men at the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION meeting tomorrow afternoon at
$50 o'clock Mr.. Scruggs is interested in
young men, and they will hear something
to their profit by listening to him.
Special car No. 80 of the Monon arrived
over the Central railroad yesterday morn
ing with Mr.. r. M. Arnold, general freight
agent, and w. II. Newman, division
freight agent at Louisville. These gentle
men are accompanied by their wives Mr..
Arnold was only recently married. The
party is en- route to Palm Beach and Tam
pa and is accompanied by r. w. Glading,
general agent at brownsville.
Mr.. N. r. Jackson has received a sub
stantial check from the Fidelity Mutual
Life Insurance Company as a premium
for being one of five representatives of
the company to write the largest amount
of business during the year which has
just closed. The amount of actually paid
business written by each of these agents
was something over $300,000 and Mr. Jack
son came third on the list. He is being
congratulated by his friends on his sue
cess.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-18

IOtdl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .lr-1o
The number of deaths occurring dur
ing the year of persons over 20 years OF
age is remarkable. there being III deaths
over that age. This is nearly 10 per cent.
of the total mortality The year was evil
IDENTIFY a hard one on aged people, due IN
part, perhaps. to the severe winter. Inc
showing is also remarkable for longevity
there being two deaths at over 100 years
of age. III at between 80 and 100, and 4
between 50 and 80
There were sixty deaths by VIOLENCE,
q white and 30 colOred internal injuries
r. drowning 10 burn and railroad acc.-
dents A. street railway accident /, gun
shot wounds 9, knife wounds 3. OF stu
births there were 81 whites and rs col
ored; premature births, 20 white and 81
celored; and Of deaths without physician
there were - white and 2l5 colored, Or.
Drummer has received the report OF Or.
William J. Binley, the officer at the quar-
antine station. The report shows that S3l
vessels, subject 10 inspection, entered the
port during the year. OF this number
there We're 1O2 steamships II ships, 1874
barks - barkentines, briggs, scnoon-
ers. By nationality the entries were as
follows: British "a, Norwegian l29, Ger
man 81 italian IS, Spanish TO- Belgian T.
Swedish r. Danish 2 Austrian 4 Portu-
guese 4, Russian 4, French !, American
H. The total of the crews Of these YES
sells was Gl96.
This report does not include the coast
wise steamers and schooners, which now
handle the larger part of the carrying
trade from this port.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-18
y: y. &c. ~.

ments would not be less than three-quar-
tiers of a million dollars.
The following table shows the receipts
and expenditures of the water works de-
partment during the last ten years:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-18
COST OF THE WATER WORKS.
The city Has Paid From the First
Nearly 1,OOO.OOO.


The statistics appended to Supt. Loft
toms annual report on the water works
contain many interesting facts and fig
ures. a complete report Of the water
mains of the city showing the location,
length and size of each main. is given.
The totals show that the city possesses
2i0,O64 feet or 45la miles of water mains.
The sizes are as follows: 42-inch, 1000
feet; 36-inch, 900 feet; A-inch, 1000; 10
inch, 1890; 12-inch, 1900; 10-inch, 1850 ;
S-inch. 1920; 6-insh, 1882; 4-inch, 57,1l0;
3-inch, l,5l2.
During last year new mains were laid
as follows: 1920 feet of l6-inch on Bay
street. $50 feet of l6-inch on Abercorn
street, j ,464 feet of 6-inch on Second street
1.42S feet 6-inch on Third street. 1920 feet
6-inch on Ogeechee road from Anderson
street southwest; 1870 feet 6-inch on oak
street; 1866 feet finch on Charles street
$50 feet 6-inch on Barnard street.
The total cost of the water works to
date Is nearly $1,OO0,000. The figures are
ment.
The report of the board of water com,
missioners made in November, 1885, SHOW
ed the total cost of the water works TO
that date to have been $207, 356O7. The
amount expended in improvements from
i've of the new works, was 1852, 1897 The
cost of the new works was 1927, 553.03. EN-
tensions and improvements during 1895
amounted to $l0,556S2. This makes "A total
of S99S, SO, and is the amount the city
has invested in water works since the
the annual cost of maintenance. A con-
siderable allowance must of course, be
made for deterioration, but fair esd
mate of the value of the present improve
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-18
His Growth Was Stunted.
A BOY WHOSE LOOKS WERE
DECEPTIVE.
The Case OF George ThompsOn a Strange
EVEN Physicians were Puz-
aied-A True Story that Reads
Like Fiction.
FROM The Gazette, Darfen, Ga,

From the Gazette, Ddrie1, Ga.
A Gdsette reporter having heard that Mr..
George G. Thompson, who lives about six
teen miles from Darien, had been greatly
benefited by the use of DIR. Williams Pink
Pills, called upon him last week to learn the
particulars OF his cure.
Mr.. Thompson is a young man of about
twenty-one. lie greeted the reporter cor
daily, and spoke freely about his case.
lou wouldn't think that | had been i'll
for eighteen years, would YOU? F" asked he,
and the reporter, after noticing his strong,
healthy frame, the ruddy hue of his cheeks
and generally stalwart appearance. was
forced to admit that no one would think So
Well, I'll tell you, said Mr. Thomp-
son, from the time of my birth until three
years ago, l never saw a we'll day. My par
ents spent as much as their limited means
could afford to restore my health, but with
no avail. never grew very much, and
when l was eighteen looked like a boy of
twelve. | had no energy, no strength. It
was hard task for me to move about I
was thin and pale-ghsstly, in fact. l suf-
tered greatly from headaches and was rarely
free from them. had no appetite and never
enjoyed my food.
You may well imagine that in the face
of all this lite was a burden to me- MANY
a time | thought I'd be better dead and
wished that | might be taken. Doctors
seemed to do me no good. They said nv
case was one of arrested development and
prescribed tonics, but their medicine had no
effect upon me. grew weaker and weaker.
AZ last. three years ago / began to take DR..
Williams Pink Pills From the first box
took L began to improve. | have taken
since then about two dozen boxes of the
pills, with the result that you see NV ap-
petite is excellent, ! am very much stronger
than l was, and never have headache any
more. In the past three years have grown
more than | did in the first eighteen wears of
my life put together, and | fully believe |
owe my cure to DR.. Williams Pink Pills. /
l owe them debt l can never repay"
Mr.. thompson then introduced the re-
porter to his parents, who are both strong
and healthy looking. They fully bore out
the young mans statement in every partic-
ular. % If you had seen my son three wears
ago, when he was a pale-faced. listless
wreck, said his mother. " you would realize
how great a change has been made in his
health by DR.. Williams Pink Pills"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale PEOPLE
are now given TO the public as an unfailing
blood builder and nerve restorer, curing all
forms Of weakness arising from a watery
condition Of the blood or shattered nerves.
The pills are sold by all dealers, or will be
sent post paid on receipt of price so cents a
box, or six boxes for $3.50 they are never
sold in bulk Of by the 1907 by addressing
Dr; Williams Medicine Company, Schenec.
tady, n. Y.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-18
TORN IN PIECES BY A TRAIN.
HENRY L. SMITHS BODY SEVERED
LIMB BY LIMB.

While on His Way 10 savannah From
MeIdrim He Fell Ur,Ier Central
Freight and Was Gsound 10 Death
His Body Scattered in Fragments
Along the Truck-The CorOner's
Investigatfon Failed 10 Discover
How the Accident Occurred.
Henry i. smith. a painter. living with
his mother al No. 1872 West Broad street.
was ground To pieces beneath freight
train on the Central railroad near Pooler
yesterday morning.
Smith had been painting the house or
Mr.. J. W. Conner atsMeldrim. and COM
pIeted the job Thursday night. lie is
supposed to have boarded "a special freight
train. No. l4l. bound for Savannah, at
Meldrim yesterday morning. with the in
tention Of coming TO the city. None Of the
crew OF the train knew anything about
his being on board. but as his body was
found shortly after the train passed, the
natural conclusion was that he had been
killed 10y this train. II he had been run
down 10y the train he would certain
ly have been seen by the engineer and
fireman
The supposition is that he caught on to
the brake-rOd under the train and, after
riding several miles was thrown OF and
run over.
The body was discovered by a tramp
who reported the accident to "a negro man
living near by. The negro went TO PoOler
ad gave information Of the accident there
and Coroner GOette was telephoned from
there
The body was found about mile and a
half beyond Pooler. The coroner held an
inquest. but did not succeed in bringing
out any further information than that
given above. The body was horribly man
gled. being literally torn to pieces and
scattered along the track for over a hun
dred yards. The head was entirely sew
cred, and the arms and legs were torn
from the trunk. The portions of the body
we're gathered up by Coroner Goette and
brought TO the city by him last night. The
body viii be put in shape for burial to-
day.
Smith was "a years old. He has a
brother living in the city besides his
mother,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-18
FLORIDA.

There is a demand for st. Augustine
bonds.
Rhubarb or pie plant, is being grown
as an experiment at Tarpon Springs.
Gas will soon be turned into the mains
at Tampa from the plant just finished.
Citizens of White City have adopted
resolutions in favor of better roads in that
vicinity.
The city of jacksonville made a profit
of $l.754 from its electric light plant in De-
cember
Gov. Mitchell has appointed Albert F..
Schultz clerk of the criminal court of rec
ord for Monroe county.
T. ]. Burrin of Lawtey has an ear of
corn that contains fourteen rows, IS kerr
nels to the row, $50 kernels in ALL
The formal dedication of the Baptist
church at ST Augustine will take place
Sunday, Feb. ?, with appropriate services.
Ellicott Costa, aged 10 or p, shot him
self accidentally in the foot while playing
with an air-gun at Tallahassee Thursday.
The report of Supt. N. w. Eppes ofLeon
county for December, shows the school
and school funds to be in good condition
with a balance of 81, 1875 on hand.
At Chipley Monday, while playing shin
n.y. Henry Farmer and Eason Whiddon,
two lads, quarreled and fought, and whid-
don stabbed Farmer three times with a
pocket knife, infiicting fatal wounds.
At Tallahassee Thursday two little negro
children, aged about years, David Oliver
and Mary Franklin, We're playing with a
pistol, which they didn't know was load
ed" when it fired, shooting the boy in the
left arm.
At DeFuniak Springs Thursday a lively
football game was engaged in at the
State Normal College by the male stu
dents, which resulted in many wounds.
Mr.. Brodie was the mast painfully in
jured, his nose being broken.
p. Kelly, ex-postmaster of Fernandina,
died in that city Thursday At the time
of his death he was the senior member
of the firm of Kelly Bros. In the recent
campaign he was candidate for state SEN
ator against Senator w. N. Thompson.
H. S. Rabbit. a contractor is at Phoe-
nix and has purchased all of the flint
rock on the lands of Edward Stanley. on
the Live Oak Phosphate COmpanys rail-
road spur L. 7. Pedrick has made Mr..
Rabbit bid for loading the rock on
cars.
Bob Hardy, who killed a boy in Santa
Rosa county in 1868, and escaped from
Jail at Milton, and again after being ar
rested in Alabama, by jumping from a
train, is now in jail at Daphne, Ala,
charged with transferring stolen property
from Mississippi to Alabama. A reward
of $500 for his arrest and conviction was
offered in 1872 by the governor of Flor
ida, but now, it is said, he could not be
convicted if brought back to Florida, as
all the witnesses are either dead or NOV
ed away.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-18
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PAR AGR Apis.
GEORGIA.
Ieases IS eDldemlc Al Claxton.

GEORGIA
AIeases is epidemic al Ciaxton.
The drainage Of the svamps. bitches and
ponds on ST. Simon's Island is reported
10 be almost completed
Bishop Haygood is rapidly sinking al his
home at oxford. II Is not thought that he
can live more than q Few days longer.
Burglars entered the residence Of G.
W. Inman at Lafayette Thursday night.
and took $40 in cash and other Valuables-
Rev. W. H. Thomas Of Waycross has
passed his seth birthday, and his health
is excellent. Mr. Thomas attended the
last annual conference at Fort Valley.
The hosiery mill at GAINESVILLE was
closed last Friday 10y Sheriff Gwyn- DIT.
J. l.. FOgg, Col. J. J. Rogers and DR.. j.
p. Thurman foreclOsed mortgage they
had on the property.
The Macon Evening News is Informed
that prohibitionists throughout the state
will make a strong fight to pass the Bush
bill a I the session of the legislature which
cOnVenes next October.
The indications are that one Of the lead
ing issues in the legislative campaign in
Bibb county this year will be the liquor
question. An effort will be made to draw
the lines tight and close on this matter.
Efforts will be made at the meeting of
the stockholders of the Kennon Manu-
featuring Company in February to so
increase the capital stock as TO warrant
the increase in the capacity of the plant.
The factory has proven good invest
ment.
Brunswick correspondence Morning
News: The new officers of the Cumber-
land Island hotel are, President. r. f.
Park; vice president J. S. Baxter; sec
rotary and treasurer, u. Q. Abbot; lessee,
Lee T. Shackleford; directors, j. 5. BaX-
ter, ID. Q. Abbot, A. l.. Butts, G.. Va.
| Duncan, r. L. Park.
Thursday the Sale Davis Drug Company
of Albany concluded a trade with Capt.
A. c. Westbrook, by which that COM
pany purchases the property known as
the Westbrook corner, on the corner Of
Broad and Jackson streets, on which they
will erect an opera house. The price paid
fer the property is $3.50.
AllledgVille correspondent Morning
News: Capt. c. W Ennis. chief of police
has captured Eli Barnes who was sent to
the penitentiary some time ago from Han
cock county to serve out life sentence,
but who escaped from Smiths camps last
July, and has since been at large. He will
be returned to the penitentary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-18
PORT PARAGRAPHS.
Maritime Matters of Local and GEN
craI Interest.

NThe schooners Gov. Hall and Jennie
Thomas, which were at anchor at Tybee
since last Tuesday awaiting fair weather.
went to sea yesterday. Both are bound
from Savannah for Baltimore.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-18

The Norwegian bark Hecla cleared yes
terday for Hamburg, with 1850 barrels of
rosin and 400 barrels of rosin oil. The
cargo was shipped by the S. p. Shotter
Co.