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Woodruff County news., 1902-06-26
A TEXAS EDITOR ON A VARIETY

A TEXAS EDITOR ON A VARIETY OF Boy.
 An insolent unreliable galoot of boy is about as disagreeable an animal as walks this earth, and everybody estimates him pretty correctly but his parents. who invariably regard him fu- ture statesman or philosopher, and the man who attempts to.dis cipline him in the smallest way, no matter in how friendly spirit he does it, is usually rewarded for his pains by the loss of his parents friendship. The mantle of parental love is broad enough to cover any fault child may have. Cameron Inquirer.
Woodruff County news., 1902-06-26
The BabtiZing

On last Sunday 8 week ago, several Of elite of Wiville vert to Cache River fora little eamusement. Several were amusing themselves duck fashion as Mir. Staggs, Dick Beard and some others came up. Now MT. Staggs is always full of his fun etc. and as the duck-im etators had their feathers and shoes in 8 skiff, MT. Staggs pro- ceeded to occupy his time with some sport. He got into the skiff and of course the mischeivous boys tried to upset the section boss and he was in just such a mood that it made no difference to him if the world had come to an end at that time. Consequent ly he encouraged the boys to their mischei When the skiff had drif- ted to deep place the skiff and all capsized. MT. Staggs, of course got as wet as a rat, but he did not mind that. What puzzled him was how the boys without feathers or shoes would journey homeward.
 Lubbie Robinson lost one of his
 new $4.0O shoes. One boy fished
 in vain for his trousers. George
 Walker lost both shoes. They re-
 mained at the river until dark.
Woodruff County news., 1902-06-26

Shakespeare has said, Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast. This being the case, our friend Uncle Bill just had to come. Tt just had to be did" "Af- ter Uncle Willie had heard few of the masters strains, he forgot himself and thought he was in middle Tenn. at dance. He actually began to say, Swing your partners.
 Hands in your pocket and back to the wall.
 Take chew tobacco and bal ance all."
 ssGentlemen to their places
 Like back bands to the traces Give your partner your right hand and swing"
 "Hog's spare rib and beef back bone,
 Swing your partner and walk jaw bone. :"
 First couple lead out the right swing forth:
 Ladies do si do and Gents chaw hay"
 When Uncle Bill came to himself he was near by; but it surprised him so much, that he fled from the scene of action. We have since noticed that mischievous Willie is able to be out again; which we did not anticipate so soon.
Woodruff County news., 1902-06-26

All of this Bill Dougherty side show and Earl Winfree, the rub ber-b boot factory, had no efecton our fiddler. He played right on. The St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern can t evencheck him by sending a through freight along. MT, Oailey is great musician and was still plying the bow when we took our departure for the print-shop.
Woodruff County news., 1902-06-26
Hon. Joe Daley.

Sometime ago, M. H. Patterson and Joe Daley met, talked, agreed, and traded. M. H. Platter son giving business house in town and some money for Joe Dailey,s 80 acre farm located near the bayou. Since the above named deal has been consumated Hon. Joe has moved his belong ins, consisting mainly of himself and old trusty Fiddle anda pair of bones to the second story of his business house. As he believes in strict economy, he cooks his own meals and does his own sleep ing. On last Thursday evening after supper the News man had the pleasure of hearing this mu- sician discourse on his violin. Seated upon the veranda of his domicile, Hon. Joe Daley with be- coming gestures played the vio- lin to the Queens taste. MT. Daley is left handed, but that does not bother him, he is the proud possessor ofa left handed violin.
Woodruff County news., 1902-06-26
CONTIPATED BOWELS.

To have good health, the body should be kept in a laxative con dition, and the bowels moved at least once day, so that all the poisonous wastes are expelled daily. Mr. c. l.. Edwards, 142 N. Main St., Wichita, Kansas, writes: 1T have used Heroine to regulate the liver and bowels for the past ten years, and found it a reliable remedy. soc at pr. j.. B. Neal.
Woodruff County news., 1902-06-26

Of what does a bad taste in your mouth remind you? It in- dicates that your stomach is in bad condition and will remind you that there is nothing so good for such a disorder as Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets after having once used them. They cleanse and invigorate the stomach and regulate the bowels, For sale at 25 cents per box by pr. J. B. Neal of McCrory and A. s. Thompson of DeView.
Woodruff County news., 1902-06-26
DEvIEW.
By Our Regular Correspondent.
Health is very good.

 Health is very good.
 Crops were never better on the 23rd day of June.
 Preaching at Boards yester- day; a good number of our peo- pte attended.
 Mrs. Crosby Aoggard, of Ok lanoma, IS visiting her father z. T. Woodland.
 We are needing rain, the show CTS of last week were not suffi- cient to make the moisture meet.
 Prof. Snider, of Kensett, will teach our summer school; assist ed by Miss Mills, of Augusta, be- ginning the first Monday in July.
 Our children's day service was attended by large and we'll be- haved crowd. Bro. Taylor preach ed in the afternoon a very inter esting sermon. We are informed that a certain element was not pleased on account of not having dinner on the ground, now we will kindly inform those kickers to please bring your din- ner next time and then you will not go home hungry,
 Frank Wright's saw mill is running on full time now; with George Thompson at the wheel. His partner, Jess Hackney, to back stop; what they can't do with sawmill, is not worth do- ing; for they are experienced mill men. They can take pocket knife, a foot adze and pair of shop tongs and make a saw mill most any morning before break fast and not half try,
 In a recent issue of the News, l uoticed with pleasure a letter from our old friend, J. s. flag gard. From what he says, Tex as must be a grand state. and TO doubt, he saw many wonderful things at Dallas. That T foot man was pretty tall fellow, but not as tall as @ horse once heard of that measured 19 feet. q did not see the horse. He was really to small to mention compared to a dugout that MT. Raggard and 1 once found. He wrote us last week about a beet that he raised in his garden, it measured 171 fit. in length (Or he might have said inches;I sometimes get confused) and 3 inches in diameter. Car ter s radish will out match it so bad, that l think MT. H. will say no more about Texas vegetables.
Woodruff County news., 1902-06-26
TAX ON BABIES.

Extreme hot weather is great tax upon the digestive power of babies; when puny and feeble they should be given few doses of Whites Cream Vermifuge, the childrens' tonic. It will stimulate and facilitate the di- gestion of their food, so that they soon become strong, healthy and active. 25c at Dr. J. B. Neal.
Woodruff County news., 1902-06-26
July Excursion.

On July 3rd and 4th, the St. L, I. M. and $. By. will sell round trip tickets from McCrory Ark; to all points within 200 miles for one fare for the round trip, good to return, including July 7th, Fifty cents minimum ticket.
 E. Edwards,
Woodruff County news., 1902-06-26
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC TICKET. EIetection September, 1, 1902. FOR SENATOR
 o. N. KILLOUGH. For Representative
 J. D. ELDRIDGE. For County Jndge
 WILL MOORMA AN. For Sheriff
 M. H. PATTERSON. For Circuit Clerk
 PAUL MARTIN. For county clerk
 l.. B. WINFREE. For Treasurer
 E. l.. BILL1NGSLEA. For Assessor
 w. R. CAIN. For Surveyor
 HENRY SHROETER.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-24

Treasurer Of Centennial Committee.
black and the bits of polished brass
make a pleasing combination of colors
SO that the boiler room is a delightful
surprise to the artistic eye.
Next to the boiler room, in the north
east corner of the building, is the cell
room, a grim fOrbidding place with
WhiteWashed walls of solid masonry
and floor of concrete. Windows OF
heavy ground glass, strongly barred.
admit only a subGued light. A stern,
business like place that makes one al
most shudder after viewing the grace
full beauties Of the remainder of the
building.
There will be little hope of escape for
the prisoner. however cunning, when
once the huge doors are locked upon
him The heavy masonry of the founGa-
ton on two sides has been left un-
inish>l save for The whiteWash and on
TIE other sides are the solid brick
walls. Six steel cells will be placed
here-cages seems better term when
their arrangement is familiar. There
is also q small cell of solid masonry
for female prisoners.
The entrance to this cell room is the
first door on TIL light after passing
through the Front street entrance and
is thus conveniently arranged for the
disposal Of prisoners, and just across
the corridor from the Office of the city
marshal and guard room.
The concrete floor is sloped to graf
ings, connected with the sewer, so that
the whole apartment can be deluged
with water whenever necessary and
thus kept as clean as possible.
The cost Of the building win be in
the neighborhood of $4,000, the exact
figures not being known at present for
the building is not wholly completed
as vet. This was the original estimate
although by changing the original
plans somewhat the first building CONF
mittee reduced the price to $Sl, gT.
When the second movement was n1ade
for the building the price was fiYed at
$40, 900 but this soon proved to be wholly
inadequate for the needs of he city
and it was unanimously decide2 that if
a binding was constructed ut all it
should be Of such cbz,rscter as to
serve the city wen foCrnany years and
this is what the ciJ now has.
The architect If tlne building is
George G. Adams of howell, Mass. whose
work can be seen tll over the country.
He was originality seecsed for the
work and drew th4 first plans for the
building. When it VAS decided the last
time to go ahead VI 18th the work he was
commissioned to rev yse the plans and the
present building is IN result.
1t is a matter of nj lch pride to the city
that the bulk of the fwork. in fact all THAI
could be, was donel by local firms. The
original contractor twas NJ c. Foster &
Son. bat when th4 last movement was
started Horace P4sinton & Co. secured
the contract for the saperstructure and
then when It was ,deeided to push the
work to Completion the same firm Sc
cured this contract although the Proctor
& Bowie Co., another IDEAL firm, was dan
gerously near in thee estimates.
The quartered oak finish was supplied
by Maine firm. w. III. Moore OF Hart
and. The steam beating system was in
stalled by local firm, w. b. Arnold &
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-24

The room is large, well lighted and
airy.
The next room west is a large one
md will be the guard room, devoted tc
he needs of the officers of the polics
department.. This is Il very pleasant
apartment and will fill a long felt need
IN the city.
Next TO the guard room is the toilet
DOM, especially for the department
large and splendiGly fitted up. Thu
work and store room of the city
electrician comes next, convenient!
arranged large rooms Plenty O.
space for work and the storage of al
the equipment that goes with this de
partment has been provided, making
excellent quarters.
The street commissioners office
smallest on this side of the corridor
comes next. Then comes the storag
,ault. already mentioned as extending
from the floor Of the basement to tn
ceiling of the Offices of the treasure
nd clerk. Right here there is an en-.
trance to the basement from the south
;ide Of the building. the steps goine
Town to the west Of the large main en-
trance.
IL the southwest corner of the base
ment is located the jury room which
VII also be used by the Board Of
Registration. This is a large room and
one of the best in the basement.
Passing across the corridor to the
northwest corner of the building tbs
municipal and superior court room, the
largest in the basement, is found.
| This will be in daily use by the
municipal court and will be used by
the superior court when in session il
| the city. 1t is a spacious. conveniently
| located and arranged room.
| \ small room opens just off the court
room and win be the private room fol
| the JUDGE of the superior court Wher
| this is il session. The next room east
| is devoted to the boilers and is really
| IN attractive place. The steam heat
| ing system was installed in the build
| ina by W. 3. Arnold &, Co. and is fin5
| piece Of work. There are two Rich.
| mond Stove Co. boilers of the latest
| pattern. The heavy piping, which
| forms a net work at the top Of thu
| room. has been all covered with as
| neslos, painted white and surrounded
| ut frequent intervals with polished
| bra : bands.
| The room is as neat as a parlor and
| will delight the heart or any mechanic
| Many of the smaller pipes itre Of brass
| polished so they shine like "a new dol
lar The dead white, the lustrous
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-24
GLIMPSE OF PAST.
Continued from page 81

mems. 1t had several landlords. the
n!st being Mr.. Jacilins, joyial JACK
no doubt. Colonel Mathews later he
came Mine Host" one Daniel Fair
iieid coming between. Another. known
some years later rs the Parker House
followed. This, too. was once doe
tors house, having been built by DR..
Appleton. 1T was converted into 4 tay-
efn in 1922 and took the name Parker
House in the late 4O's
Then there was another some wears
ater than the first ones on the lot now
occupied by the Elmw0od This was
ilrst tWo-story farmhouse built bv
James i. Wood. Deacon Abel with
Mr.. Follensbea for partner converted
1t into temperance tavern along
about 81 and as such 1t must have
aroused considerable, interest in those
GAYS The majority Of these old build
'ngs have disappeared with passing
Years to make room for larger and bet
ter ones. The city does not have a
great number Of very old buildings. a
fact that viii be noticed now that Old
days are being recalled.
The first denomination to get foot
hold in the town was the .Esfptist.
Others followed some yearey later in
punches but the BapuSts We're the first
in the field. The present First Baptist
church was Organized August 81, 1918.
Some 20 PERSONS presented letters of
dismissionJ from other churches, the
majogdy coming from Sidney. Rev
Jeremiah Chaplin was first pastor and
lamong the first to be baptized by him
was George Dana Boardman, the
first graduate of Colby College and the
noted missionary. The names Of both
pastor and convert are among the
most illustrious in church work of the
time.
The Methodists came nine years after
the Baptists and the CONGREGATIONAL
lists We're one year behind the Metho-
d1sts. The Universalists, however, were
but three years behind the leaders.
The Unitarians and Catholics are
comparatively recent conlers 1t is
not TO be inferred by these dates that
they mark the advent Of the first
Corners OF the denominations for many
were represented before the churches
were organized.
AiitottS Tie secret ana lfatefaial Or
CARNATIONS the Masons are naturally
the Oldest. Watcrville Lodge, No. 80,
f. and A. NJ, was the second to be
chartered by the Grand Lodge or
Maine. Hermon Lodge of Gardiner get
ting in ahead and being the first.
Previous to this there had been two
ether grand lodges and the other 81
lodges of the State had been chartered
by one or both of these. One was the
provincial Grand Lodge with head
quarters in Boston and subordinate to
the Grand Lodge of England and the
other subordinate to the Grand Lodge
of Scotland. When the colonies gained
their independence these two bodies,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-24

an entrance to the vault, another Mos
Ter door barring the way to fire and
thieves. This is considered the best
office on the floor. These four offices
occupy all the space south of the main
corridor.
Crossing the corridor to the north
west corner of the building one finds
the office Of the overseer of the poor.
Next east of this is spacious toilet
room, splendidly fitted up with Santos
fixtures. The same quartered oak fin
ish has been used here as on the re-
mainder of the floor.
The next rooms east are tn 1se for
the aldermen and councilmen. These
are splendid apartments, plenty large,
airy and very prettily decorated. They
are divided by folding doors so ar
ranged that they can be pushed back.
noiselessly and easily whenever de-
sired. When a joint session is desired
all that will be necessary will be to
push back the doors when both rooms
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-24

Secretary Of the Centennial Committee.
sent their product all over the world.
IN the late f0's there were five rival
steamers running on the river and
many OF the citizens can now we'll re-
member how rates were cut to the
picked point of nothing and how the
old boilers strained and groaned while
the safety valve was securely fastened
down in races up or down the river.
1t was no uncommon sight in those
days to sec many steamers floating at
the wharves Of the city. Walter
Getchell, the city's Oldest citizen at the
present time, once had a part in the
shipbuilding business and one winter
constructed schooner down near
where the Lockwood mills now stand
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
A FLOOD OF FATALITIES.

Perhaps never in the worlds history
has there been such a veritable flood
of fatalities and casualties as within
the past two or three years. Cranks,
religious, social and otherwise, look
aeon it as an earnest that the world is
rapidly drawing to close. OF course
this is nOnsensical, for the Creator is
authority that no one, not even the
angels, will know of His second COM
iny; but it is pulling to know whether
or not such fearsome list of things as
have recently occurred has any por-
tentiOus significance.
Following the disastrous Galveston
food came the Jacksonville fire, and
from that time until now there has
been a steady, increasing and appall-
ing succession of accidents galore and
of every conceivable description. The
most important of these IN point of ia
talities have been the eruption of Mt.
Pelee and two or three other volcanic
mountains, followed by two of the
most disastrous and awful mining ca
families in American history.
Then among the lesser things has
been a sorrowful multiplicity of acct
dents from railroad wrecks, storms,
lightning and a thousand and one
other things. Pick up any day one Of
she larger dailies and you will never
find less than a dozen items of news
showing accidents, fatalities, casual
ties. violent deaths.
The impenetrable veil of Gods mys-
terious future is, as ever, before us,
and it is not for us TO know the why's
and wherefores; but there is some
thing almost uncanny about this flood
of fatalities.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
COTTON GINNERs WILL ORGANIZE.
Their Object Is to Meet Organization
With Organization.

MACON, GA, July 17.-MayOr
Bridges Smith is in receipt of letter
informing him that the ginners of
Georgia wish to meet in Macon at an
early day for the purpose of forming a
state association, and it was desired to
know if they could obtain hall in
v hich TO meet.
MayOr Smith will be very glad to
have the glnners come here, and hall
will be provided for them. 1t is said
that several hundred ginners will be
in attendance.
The ginners wish to organize for the
purpose of interchaneing ideas and
opinions as TO the best method OF gin
ming cotton, not with the view of pro-
noting any individual interest, but TO
promote the interest of all concerned.
Their idea is to meet organization by
organization.
A we'll known ginner says: II 90
not know OF any set of business men
that can accomplish more than the
pinners cau if tAey will organize prop
erly. We have millions of dollars in
vested in gin property; we have brains,
CAPITAL and labor, and we should organ
ize for self.imprOvement and to pro-
tect our property, as all other business
interests have long since done. "
The ginners say they desire, among
other things, to be prepared for oil
mill ginning competition.
The ginners' convention will meet
on August and 8.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
GOVERNOR STANDS PAT.
Ne Ie Criticised for Having Cut s2OO,'
900 from the School, Fund.

ATLANTA, GA. July 1.-THE
Jackson county teachers institute
takes Governor Gambler to task for
Topping off 100000 from the school
fund in 1900.
They petition the members from
Jackson county and the legislature TO
restore this $4,000 cut off by the
Gambler administration.
They also petition the legislature TO
devise means to pay the teachers
monthly.
Governor Gambler was asked about
the matter and said that there was
not enough money in the treasury to
paw the teachers without borrowing
$500, 900, even after this 100000 was
cut Off
In his message to the general as
sembly last year Governor Gambler
discussed this matter, and he stands
pat on what be said then.
In this message he urged the cut
ting down of the pension roll to an
INDECENT basis and Topping off that
extra $4,000 to the school FUND,
which is the basis of the Jackson
county teachers complaint.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
THE COTTON BALES WILL SOON COME

It is now only matter OF a few days
before the bales of new cotton will be-
gin to roll into Dawson. and with their
appearance will begin season OF re-
newed activity in all branches of bust
ness. Almost everything else in this
section hinges around the making and
the marketing of the cotton crop.
Money is borrowed with view to pay
ment after cotton has been sold in the
fall and winter, and the great staple
crop may be likened to the hub of a
great wheel, the spokes of which are
the various lines of industry and trade.
AT this season of the year the ware
housemen, the merchants, the cotton
buyers and the banks are preparing
for the coming rush, and when King
Cotton comes to market he will find
that his arrival has been anticipated
by all sorts and conditions of people.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-07-23
NO BETTER THAN TERRELL

what county in Georgia outside OF
old Decatur can give farmer SIO,OOO
from a single product on six acres OF
land? Three years ago Hon. w. E.
Smith OF Attapulgus got this much
from six acres OF tobacco. Are there
any farmers outside of Decatur who
produce $50 pounds of elegant, market.
able butter a week as side crop? |
rather think Lot. Yet Mr.. Il. NJ.
Dukes and other farmers in the cele-
brated FowltOwn region do this very
thing and don't half try. Decatur coun-
ty has a tobacco plantation upon which
1000 acres of the weed is cultivate d
annually. Two thousand five hundred
laborers are employed on this farm,
and the product brings from 20 cents
10 SO per pound. Decatur county can
make 10000 bales of cotton, 40, 900 bar
rels of sugar and syrup, 10000 head OF
beef cattle and still, as the Chinaman
would say, she's only commenced. .
-Bainbridge Search Light.
No one can blame the Search Light
for its pardonable pride and optimism,
but when it inquiries what other coun-
ty in Georgia can do as we'll as Deca-
tur the answer is as easy as sliding on
a creased log. Terrell county can east
ly, very easily, do fully as well, if not
better. than any other county in Geor-
gla with anything to which her intelli-
gent and progressive farmers turn
their attention. No effort has been
made here toward raising tobacco, the
agr;culturalists still acknowledging
the supremacy OF the tieecy king of
commerce; hut that they make an un-
deniable success of their favorite crop
is witnessed by a recent bulletin issued
by the census department, which
shows that Terrell county produces
more cotton per acre than any other
Georgia county; and, furthermore,
that although one of the smallest conh-
ties ia the state in area it ranks fourth
in the NUM- Der of bales produced.
Nowhere 10 the state or in the south
is found more progressive, comforta-
BILE, well-to-dO, happy set of farmers
than here in Terrell, and when it
comes to growing corn and cotton and
raising their own supplies they never
fail tn show the rest OF the state few
tricks.