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Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1904-05-20
Ballard, Sidney Coggins, clerks;
j D FenneI, bailiff.

Ballard, Sidney Coggins, clerks;
j D FenneI, bailiff.
Stewarts-S A Hughey, Walker
PEBBLES, " Fl Williamson, judges;
Ed Lightfoot, G R Brewer, clerks;
B W Hughey, bailiff.
Lake Cormorant-J E Brady,
M S Thomas, Russell Buford,
judges; J B Eddins, w B Irby,
clerks, Sam Hopkins, bailitf.
Eudora a-John Ellis, S B Dean,
A D Williams, judges; AID Stone,
Arthur Earnhart, clerks; Tom
Earnbart, bailiff.
Oak Grove-H S Harris, S A
Walton, q H Nail, judges; Jack
Weisslnger, M W Jones, clerks;
Dave Dockery, bailiff.
Hernandez A Hausard, Hugh
Foster, N N Whitley, judges; Geo.
Holmes, Geo. Saunders, clerks;
Hardy Harris, bailiff.
Love-B Solomon. J T Gaines,
W E Lamb, judges; J G Lee, Ell
Mum, clerks; Thad Lee, bailiff.
Nesbitt-D E Wilson, Ken In.
gram, J G Davie, judges; J S Rol-
Inns, Joe Dean, clerks; Earl In.
gram, oailiff.
Brights-Levett Glenn, Bowen
Lauderdale, DR.. Crawford, judges;
G w Satchfeld, Joe johnson,
clerks, Ed Walden, bailiff.
SAID county convention will
elect delegates to the state con-
vention, and a new county execu-
tive committee.
L. j. FARLEY,
Chairman Protein.
F. c. Holmes, Sec'y
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1904-05-20

The graves of all soldiers who
are buried in the Baptist ceme-
terry were alike decorated with
evergreen wreaths and flowers
last Friday, and many friends to-
gether with the Randle School
children and veterans, encour-
aged the members of the Bedford
Forrest chapter, who appreciate
the kindly feeling shown by the
good attendance.
All members of the chapter are
requested to meet with Mrs.
Dabney May 81, to make ar
rangements fo: the exercises of
the bestowal of crosses of honor
June 3 which will take place at
the courthouse with basket din
ner. All veterans cordially in.
vited to be present on that day.
Also take this opportunity to
thank the DeSoto camp for re-
cent donations.
WILLIE MORGAN, Sec.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1904-05-20
NUMBER u
A SHORT TERM
Circuit Court Adjourns After Being in
Session Six DAYS.

| SeSS'o" SN HoyS
The May term of circuit court
adjourned last Saturday after
being in session for six days.
Many cases were continued. The
following cases were disposed of:
Y. & NJ. V. railroad VS.. r. J.
Rawlings, eminent domain suit
from Esq Bufords court-Con-
tinued by conset.
State VS. Will Homer, assault
and battery-Continued on appli-
cation of defendant
State VS.. Anderson Moody, as
sault and battery-Continued and
bond fixed at $500.
State vs.. Andrew king, burgla-
ry-Contlnued.
Martin Owens VS.. B. M. McIn-
tosh, damage suit-$60 for plain
tiff.
State VS.. Commodore and Lon
Perry murder-Not guilty.
State VS.. Gus Peyton, grand
larceuy-Continued and bond fix.
ed at $3.50.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1904-05-20
Total

The above statement includes
only such expenses as are paid
out OF the county treasury, and
does not include the salary of the
judge and district attorney, which
is paid out of the state treasury,
and which if added would make
the total about $1,15O for six
days, or nearly 5000 per day.
And this has not been an expen.
Slve court either.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1904-05-20
Interesting Cotton Statistics.

The department of commerce
and labor sas sent out an interest
ing bulletin about cotton and cot
ton ginning, This report shows
the total crop Of 5O0-pound bales
raised in the United States in the
season of 1904 to be 1851, ,129.
On Jan. Is of this year 96. 6 of
this crop had been ginned. 1O,-
$50. 945 bales were raised in the
season of 1908. The report also
shows the number of bales ginned
in each county from 1899 to 1908,
For DeSoto county 1t is as follows:
1908 22,S51
1902 1851
1901 22,361
1899 24,197
Wanted-A good man to drive
team for road machine.
N. w. JONES,
fernando, Miss.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1904-05-20
Another Guest at the Jail.

Peter Thomas, colored, was
brought here Wednesday from
Esq. Dyes court and put in jail
on the charge of petit larceny.
He was convicted Of this charge
on three counts, and his fines and
costs in all amounted to $685. 80.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1904-05-20
Notice for the Letting of Roads.

In accordance with an order made at the
May term. 1904 the Board OF Supervisors of
Desoto county. Miss will at its June, 1904.
meeting let TO the lowest responsible bidder
or DldderS, the contract to work all the unlet
roads in DeSoto county. The Board reserveS
the right to reject any and all bids.
Done by order of the Board
N. E. WILROY, Clerk,
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1904-05-20
DeSoto County in the Supreme Court.

In the supreme court last Mon
day two cases from DeSOto
county were decide as follows:
White Bedford VS. Susie N.
Gartrell, reversed and remanded.
Frank Monroe, alias G. w. JUS
tice, affirmed.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1904-05-20
COMMITTE MEETING
County Democratic Executive Commit
tee Transact Business.

tee Transact Business.
Pursuant to call of the presi
dent, the committee metin Her.
nando May 8, 1904, the following
members being present: L. j.
Farley, chairman, by proxy; G. A.
Brewer, Geo Wilson, J. S.
Nichols, A, Docbery, Nj. G.
Dickson, j. c. Williamson.
The following proceedings
were had to- wit: F. G. Holmes
was elected secretary. Dele
gates We're apportioned to differ
ent precints as follows: Alpha
ba, l; Oak Grove, 1; Stewards, 9;
Lake Cormorant, 3; Miller, 3; Eu,
dora, 3; Ingrams Mill, 3; Olive
Branch, 4; Lewisburg, 3; Pleas
ant Hill, 8; Horn Lake, 4; Nes bitt,
l; fernando, 5; Loves, 3; Cock
rum. 3; Bright, 1.
1t was ordered by said com
mittee that the electors of the
above precincts meet at 10o'clock
a. m. on Saturday June 4, 1904,
at their usual voting places, and
by secret ballot elect the number
of delegates as aboveapportioned
to represent such voting precinct
in the county convention ordered
to be held at Hernando Monday,
June 6, 1904.
The following parties were
selected as officers to hold said
election:
Olive Branch-P H Bryson, J
G Paine, NJ W Powell, judges; A
J Perry, r B Bowe, Jr., clerks;
W FL Murray, bailiff.
Miller-Lee Nichols, w J En-.
triken, R r Foster, judges; Fl r
Craig, R E L Alexander, clerks;
+ Schwann, Jr., bailitf.
Lewisburg-J E Birmingham,
d W Sneed. B f Ross, judges;
Sam Sneed, Spencer Vaughn,
clerks; Glenn Boggan, bailiff.
Ingram's Mill-Henry Hays,
Sam Ingram, W H Dunn, judges;
Guy J4angston, W T Leonard,
clerks; Gilly Kelly, bailiff.
Cockrum-E E Eason, Fletcher
Sage, W A Kerr, judges; John
Treadaway, J c Langston, clerks;
L W Mosby, bailiff.
Pleasant Hill-C A Marshall,
R S Payne, E D Bailey, judges;
J 0 Bridgforth, c b Taryer,
clerks; Clyde Tarver, bailiff.
Horn Lake-W w White, G. N
Dixon, Hector Rowe, Judges; W H
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1904-05-20
A MASS MEETING
Citizens Of fernando Pledge ThemseIve.
to Uphold Law and Order.

Ol I1efnanQO was nelQ at the
courthouse Tuesday evening to
protest against and stamp out
the illicit sale and use of intoxi-
eating drinks, shooting within the
corporate limits and general acts
OF rowdyism and lawlessness
which have become. so common
here as TO endanger $the lives of
the citizens and seriously cripple
the business interest of the town.
The meeting was called to order
by Sheriff Withers and F. c..
Holmes was unanimously elected
chairman and G. L. Darden chosen
secretary. w. f. Wesson stated
the purpose for which the meet
ing was called, and stirring ad-
dresses were delivered by the
leading citizens. The cause which
led directly to the meeting was
the shooting of Walter Jones,
Tuesday morning about 2o'c]ock.
Fully two-thirds of the citizens of
the town We're present. On mo-
ton the following committee was
appointed to draft resolutions:
Dr.. A. l.. Jagoe, DR.. w. s. Weis-
singer, Rev. F. NJ. Cooper, w. F.
Wesson, A. NJ. Lauderdale. The
committee reported as follows:
Whereas, We the undersigned
citizens of fernando, en- masse
assembled, being duly sensible of
the recent and continual acts of
lawlessness, such as drunkenness,
debouchery and shooting reckless.
ly within the corporate limits of
the town of Hernands, day and
night, especially at night, when
the lawbreaker thinks to hide his
lawlessness,
And, Whereas, much OF most
of this lawlessness Is the result
of illicit sale of intoxicating
drinks,
Now, Therefore, We call the at,
tention of the legal authorities,
corporate and county, to the
above stated conditions, and fur.
thermore urge upon said officers
a strict and rigid enforcement of
the law against all such offenses,
Now Therefore Resolved, That
We, each and all, hereby agree for
the body of our citizenship aud
for ourselves individually, to
make all honorable exertions to
suppress the illicit sale and use
of whisky and all intoxicating
drinks, and to ferret out and tes-
tify against any and all persons
in the sale of same;
We further agree and pledge
ourselves, to put forth all honor
able effort to apprehend and con-
vict any and all persons, regard i
less of age, color, or social posi-
ton, engaged in any d5 the above
acts Of lawiessness,
We further agree and pledge
ourselves, where any of these
acts of lawlessness come to our 2
knowledge to furnish any and all
Information that may come into 2
our possession to the authorities 3
md pnhesitatiogly testify before 9
he courts having Jurisdiction to 3
my facts tending to convict such 3
aw. breakers, 9
We further pledge ourselves to z
support and protect, both with (
,ur own person and with our (
means, all persons who are or Z
nay become witnessessbefore the z
,ourt, and likewise to all persons Z
furnishing Information of any z
lcts OF lawlessness; 2
" s Weissinger RP Cooke (
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1904-05-20
CIRCUIT COURT EXPENSES
Detailed Statement of the Expenses Of the
Circuit Court.

That justice comes high is shown
by the following detailed state
ment OF the expenses of the May
term of circuit court, which ad-
journed last Saturday after being
in session six DAYS:
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1904-05-20

A j Jagoe CS Robinson
+ NJ Cooper L j Farley
A M Laaderdale j l. Cooke
F G Holmes BFJ Jones
j z Withers 9 r Robertson
Geo. w Holmes T NJ Jones
I z Finn S p Poag
R L Redding I M Hudson
Il f b Logan I A Hanserd
W D Phillips CD Williams
N NJ Whitley WI Wood
II Il Gaines George Wood
Il d Lauderdale A M Lindsey
W B Lambeth J w Hill
} r Upton G L Darden
L + Davidson RE L Morgan
A l. Weissinger w A Powell
A J Spencer NE Wilroy
Walton & Lee CB Mooney
f L Wilkinson Hugh Foster
w l. Gore j Watt Vinson
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-31

the Company. Richmond. Va. May so.
1904, a committee was appointed who
presented the following resolutions.
which were unanimously adopted:
Your committee to whom was assigned
the duty OF preparing a suitable minute,
expressing the regret with which the
members OF the Board OF Directors of
the South-Atlantic Life Insurance Com
pany have received the intelligence OF
the death OF their associate, Mr.. Viz
glnius Newton. respectfully submit the
following;
Resolved. That In the death OF Vir-
glnus Newton, the South-Atlantlc LIE
Insurance Company has lost q capap!e
official and loyal friend
Foremost among tho citizens of Vlr-
glna and the South in supporting every
movement-financlal. industrial and edu-
cational-2for the betterment OF our peo-
ple, he was an earnest advocate for the
organization of strong life insurance
company with headquarters In this city,
Thus he became one of the incorporators
al the South Atlantic Life Insurance
company, the largest individual sub
scriber TO its capital stock, for years us
yice-presdent, and until his death
member OF It's Board OF Directors.
He was a man OF the highest integrity,
or sound Judgment and Wide experience
as n financier, by his death this CONF
many has lost an official whose place
il will be most difficult to I'M ana q wen
wlsher whose efforts were ever xeaiously
devoted TO Its success,
Resolved further. That the members OF
this Board feel that they have sutesso
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any other single man to reclaim the j2'n uts
I,aism OF the day from the ill.repute ln nlt3
which had sunk and to make It respe s,s,,r
and trusted These principles OF no .,Io :
and decency he instllled into those ,iilu ..e,
him. and many n grateful young maN "a . :
members To Tits day the Invaluable lessons son
he learned under this wise ana ioo'e
'o MI tc.hes,crmans editorials were
sttoons, clear, distinct. lac Peue
trated with amazing facility 10 ~.
gerry heart at A. subject Or a moveihlel u. !.
nni 90 ~ al. once whether 1t was Boou o.
bad, In ali Of his life he never aescel'a fe',
from the high standard ne early se. Ia
his paper. There was ~ su., nt, I'd urnto
ringing He was d gentleman amu W w.,
cihefs the same treatment. Some OIL ms
ortir,es reminiscent and otherwise, are
retnefribered to this day. for their clear ana
vivid o1tlining of people ana things Tor
His Family.
~ tho 5th OF February, 1867, at the
c;rnce Street Baptist Church, In Rich
mind. Mr. Chcsterr1an was, married by
ihn REV. DR.. j. B.EJeter 10 MISS Mildred
Victoria. daughter Of William and Martha
Davis. There were three children. one NJ.
Davis. a boy--died when quite young The
widow and the other two children-Mr.
Evan r. Chesterman, the, well known
nswspaDer man, who as the Idle Re-
nortef' Is widely known. and Mrs Arthur
s. Lee, Of Rlchmond--survive Mt, Ches-
fermar, leaves also a sister, Mrs Florence
Murray. and two brothers-Mr. Writ a.
c.hast drman and Mr.. Forest S. Chester
man, all of Richmond.
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the loss of friend and associate for
whom they entertained the highest es-i
TEEN and the most sincere good will. Mr.s
Newton was n man of rare courtesy and
kindly disposition. In all his relations
with the members of this Board, these
qualities We're eXemplified. and his ass.
sociates were drawn to him by the
stronges ties of friendship and esteem.
Resolved further. That copy OF these,
resolutions be forwarded to his family
that they be spread upon the records Of
the company. and furnished the news
papers of Richmond for publication, as
a sincere, but inadequate expression OF
our estimate of the man and regret at
his death,
e, A. SAUNDERS, Jr,
j. l.. ANTRIM.
BEVERLEY B, MuNFoRD. III
s. w. TRAYERs,
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DEATHS,

MILLER.-Died at his residence, 1919 M.
$40 x. Nj. HENRY BROWN MILLER,
In the nineteenth year OF his age, 4.
His funeral VIII take place az !, I ths I
Methodist Chapel at Jenniness ySss "
ING, and the burial will ne Ia the family
burying ground at the church
Mel soN.--pied. at the residence Of hia
mother, No. Sl n. rhirty-tirst Street.
GEORGE II. NELSON lcolered), aged
thirty four years.
MAY alst at II A 81. Friends invited 4
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RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
HNhn nn.n a II,

Richmond. Va, May 30, 1904.
Whereas, God in his wisdom has seen
fit to remove from our midst our de-
voted friend and esteemed colleague,
Colonel w. D. Chesterman. whose emf
nent abilities and devoted service have
been at the command of his mother State
during his entire useful life, and who
has for the past eighteen years served
as member of the Board of Directors
OF the Virginia penitentlary with the de-
voted enegry that has been characters-
ii, of the man;
Therefore. be It resolved, That we re-
cosnize In his death n loss to the State
of Il loyal son, to this city of ono of It's
FOREMOST citizens and to ourselves of "a
dear and true friend and colleague;
Resolved further, We feel in his death
the sense of a personal bereavement; that
we extend to his family our sincerest
sympathy in this hour OF their sad mis-
fortune.
Resulyed further. That these rcsolu-
tons OF love and respect be inscribed on
the minutes of the Board of Directors
OF the Virginia penitentiary, and that a
COPY he forwarded to his family and also
published In the daily newspapers
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-31
Miss I. 3, Vaughan.
(Special to The Times-Dis

Especial to The Times-Dlspatch)
ASHLAND, VA. May S0.--N1iss Jane
of Mr.. Benjamin Vaughan, of Hanover
county. died here yesterday, In the sixty
ninth year Of her age. at Pasadena.
tho country home Of Mrs. Newton
Vaughan, near Ashland. The funeral
took place this afternoon from the Bap-
fict-C colo ! l !
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-31

,,orto, ~, Arr Examiner and subsequently
heca mo i,isiness manager Of that paper.
In 1874 he began his caree'' on tho Rich,
SiiI,ond Dispatch as a reporter He was
made city editor n Few years later and In
eoo ~. q lille later when the late Cap
taS,, 1vIliiam r. Drinkard's health failed,
he became managing editor and chief
adttoriaI writer. Upon the death Of Colo
nal q, or. Cowartlin. in 1900 he was
mnde oditor-i In chief Of the paper and con-
tin,,ed N this position until the CONSOLE
duiIon Of The Dispatch with The Times
In January, 1908, when he came with this
paper. . 49,,
-, &c thew nre now. They were usually
fo,,r m pes in size and the annual first Of
I.n,,arv edition OF eight was an event.
,rhere ware no telephones The facili-
lies for securing news were small and
tho strong end OF the paper was the edi-
torial mage, where long and labored ar
tIcles directed the public mind. The sur
ran,div PAPERS were absorbed and new
onns started these, too. dropping away
of,or n yyi,ile until in this day there Is In
ptchmond but one morning paper.
In the Cluverius Case.
As a reporter Mr.. Chesternan was con-
nectoH with the history OF a number OF
notable cages and events of more than
local Importance. He was In the Capt.
tot disaster and slightly hurt. 1t is said
that no was caught between two men.
both Of whom were Killed He reported
much OF the Jeter Phillips case, and, as
city editor of the Dispatch, marshaled
the movements that gave to the public
the news, step by step. OF the sensa-
.tional Cluyerlus affair. Cluyerius him.
self said that Peter Burton, a re-
porter on the staff OF the Dispatch, was
responsible more than any one man for
his death on the gallows. Burton. with
great pains built up the theory of muir
der and ~ove the first meshes Of the
net that eventually caught Clurerius and
dragged hin to prison and death. 1t was
at this time that Mr.. Chesterman opened
somewhat OF new field In local Jour
nalism with a series OF remarkable In
tervcws that attracted Widespread at
tenton. 85a
The details Of this famous case are,
still fresh In many minds and need
no repetition here. At first the writing
on the case was done by the others
on the staff, and Mr.. Chesternan direct
rccted the movements Of his men. but
after a few days he took the matter in
hand and did most Of the writing him
self. This was the arrangement at the time
of the hanging. The Introductory story
was written by the city editor himself. It
was ole of the most remarkable pieces of
newspaper work ever known In Rich
mond-grim, Hugoesque, startling.
The close OF Mr.. Chesternians news
paper career was devoted to editorial
writing and "reminiscences of the war and
Of older Richmond. He served in this
capacity on The Dispatch for years be-
coming widely known throughout the
state. He continued this able work on
Tho Times Dispatch, and In addition to
his editorial work built up and conducted
the Confederate column and queries and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-31
r. B. Boughton.

Especial to The Times-Dlspatch.)
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. May 3D.
Mr.. r.. B. Boughton, a prominent citi-
zen of Orange county, died last night at
his home, near st. Just, after an illness
Of only ten days. aged eighty years. He
Is survived by one son, H. B. Boughton
of Orange. and one daughter, Mrs. w.
Mod. Lee, of Irvington. The remains
were taken to Henrico county for inter-
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Funeral of Mr.. Corbin.


Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. May o.
The funeral of Mr.. JaIiles Parke Corpin
late clerk of courts OF this city, took
place from ST. Georges Episcopal Church
at O'Clock this afternoon. The services
were conducted by Rev w. d, Smith, the
rector. and an immense throng Of people
vestrymen OF the church ana Masonic
Lodge No attended Six knight Tenn
,plar in uniform marched with the hearse
The active pall-bearers were Judge A..
T. Embrey, Colonel =. D. Cole ]. P.
Rowe. A Randolph Howard, DIR. M. NJ.
Lewis. Captain S. j. Quinn, j. I. Lowery
and Captain James S. Knox. Honorary
Judge A. w. Wallace, J. Arthur Taylor,
DR.. J. z. Tompkins. Mayor M. G. Willis,
G. w. Shepherd, Judged e. Mason, Ma
jor T. z. Morris. w. z. Bradley "A. 3.
Bolts, Fl. II. Wallace, e. w. Wroten, w,
l.. Slaughter. r, X. Bauman, G: r.. How
The nterment was made In the family
lot in the city cemetery.
Deaths at Charlotte.
(Specal to The Times Dispatch.)
CHARLOTTE, NJ O., May S0.--Mr. j.
X, Purefoy, a well known resident of
this section, died to-day at Lincolnton,
aged sixty-five
Mr., D. II. Cannon, of Concord. prom
nent cotton mill owner, died In Bati-
more yesterday, as the result OF an opera
ton.
died here to-day, She was one of the
best known women in this section of
North Carolina.
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Eugene Crabtree.

Especial to The Times-DispatchD
SALEM, WA. May D.-NIr. Eugene
Crabtree, a promising young artist and
died suddenly of heart disease this MORN
ing. He was twenty-four years of age
and unmarried.
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OBITUARY.
Mrs Katherine r. Ledoux.

Ms. Katherlne r. LedouX. widow OF
the REV. Dr. Louis P. Ledoux, died on
tie tie 2 iSIi instant in New York City.
The older citizens q Rch nnrs to VII so me
vnars t1revious to 1855, her husband hav-
Ing been pastor OF the Third Presbyterr,ia Jan
Church Of this city during that time. Two