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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-03-07
CHURCH..
PRESBYTERIAN.

PRESBYTERIAN.
BueKEsv1LLs SrR..r.-Rev. W. c. Clemens.
osstor. Services second and fourth Sundays In
each month. Sunday-School at o. m. every Sab
bath. Prayermeeting every Wednesday night
METHODIST.
8uRxEsvnLB STREBr.-Rev. A. Kasey pastor.
Services let. 2nd and Srd Sundays in each month.
Sunday-School every Sabbath at o. m Prayer
meeting Thursday night.
BAPTIST.
GREENsBuRG STREEr.-Rev. J. P. Scruggs. pastor
First and third Sundays in each month. Sunday
School every Sabbath at O. m. Prayermeeting
Wednesday night.
CHRISTIAN.
CANPBnLIsvILLE PKE.-EId. A. L. Oder. pastor.
Services cond and Fourth Sundays in
each month. Sunday School every Sabbath at $50
q. m. Prayermeeting Wednesday night
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H. K. Walkup, bought of the heirs
the farm that belonged TO the late C.
o. Walkup, for six hundred dollars
This farm has been in the hands Of
renters for many years and is very bad
ly run down, the dwelling house having
been burned about eighteen months
ago, but by the expenditure Of six or
seyep hundred dollars it can be made
4 @esirable home.
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A Noted Negro About Town, Muir.
dered Near the CoIored Baptist
Church.
Jodie Burbridee. Notorious Character,
Charged With the Horrible Crime.
Others Implicated.
GAMBLING THE CAUSE OF THE MURDER.

AS an evidence that crap-shooting
and drinking liquor inevitably lead
men into trouble and often to high
crime and death, we have only to recite
a murder that occurred in the suburbs
of Columbia, Sunday morning between
five and six o'clock.
The particulars, as we gather them,
are about as follows: Saturday night
Bill Mcclure, Jodie Burbridge, Tom
Smith, John Burbridge' and Adolphus
Nswby and others, met at the home of
Elmer Willis, located near the Burkes-
vile pike, one mile from the court
house. The crowd had an abundance
of liquor, and early in the night crap
game was started. 1t proceeded I'M
interuptedly until between five and six
o'clock Sunday morning. when a dis
pute over the game arose between Tom
Smith and Bill Mcclure. While the
quarrel was in progress, Jodie Bur-
bridge put in, taking the part of the
Smith negro. At this juncture, as we
are informed, the parties left the house
and Immediately after getting on the
outside, Burbridge and Mcclure clinch-
ed. Burbridge had long-bladed knife
and in few minutes Mcclure had re-
ceived his death wounds. He was
stabbed and cut across the breast, to
the hollow, one of the wounds being
Six inches in length. He was also cut
upon an arm and received one stab
near the groin. Burbridge, seeing that
he had murdered his man, took to the
bushes, and up to this time he has not
been apprehended, though officers are
securing the country for him and tel
egrams have been sent to all the near
by railway stations.
After Mcclure had received his
death wounds, he walked one hundred
yards before sinking.
This makes the second man Bur-
bridge has killed in crap games. He is
an all round bad negro, and it is hoped
that he will be caught, and justice
meeted out to him. Aside from gamb-
ling and occasionally taking too much
liquor, the dead man was a faithful
work hand, and his services were gen.
orally in demand.
An inquest over the remains was
commenced Sunday afternoon, but it
was not concluded until Monday. The
verdict of the Jury was as follows:
We the jury, find that VIM. Mcclure
came to his death on March 4th, 1906,
near the house of Elmer Willis, in
Adair county, Kentucky, and that he
was murdered by Jodie Burbridge with
a spring-back dirk knife, the thrust
being 81 inches long through the ster-
mum, cutting four cartillages and sew
ering number of arteries.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-03-07

We wish to thank the people of our
community, for the kindness shown us
during the illness and death of our
father.
JOHNNIE AND EFFIE CoNOvER.
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Notice.

Four monuments that sold at SIS can
now be bought at $50; four that sold
for $25 now $40, one that sold at $50
now $65. When these are closed out no
more can be had at these prices.
COAKLEY & SIMMS BROS.
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DIRECTORY:
POST OFFICE.
I'M RUSSELL. POSTMASTER.
PETE CONOVER. DEPUTY.
Office hours. week days. 7:30 q. "a. TO $50 r. N.
COURT.

CIRCUIT CoURr.-Three sessions . year-Thir'
Monday in January. third Monday in Nay an
, third Monday in September.
Circuit Judge.-H. C. Baker.
Commonwealth's Attorney.-A- A. Huddieston.
Sheri1.-W. B. Patteson.
Circuit Clerk. r. Neat
County CouRT.-First Monday In each month.
Judge.-Junius Hancock.
County Attorney.-G. P. Smythe.
Clerk.-T. R Stulta.
Jailer.-A. w. Tarter.
Assessor.-G. w. Pike.
Surveyor.-W. n. HeCubbin.
School Supt-Mrs. G. r. Shelton.
Coroner-C w. Rowe.
CRY COURT.-
Mayor-Capt. w. w. Bradshaw.
Judge
Attorney.-Gordon Hontgomefy.
Narshal-S. c. Strange.
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The Elmer Willis Joint, he place
where. the quarrel started, resulting in
the death of Bill Mcclure, should. be
broken up. We understand that
darkies meet there nightly, drink liquor,
shoot craps until day dawn foces them
to disband. There are peaceable colorea
people in the neighborhood, and they
should make an effort to break up this
disreptable house.
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Well Worth Trying.

w. H. Brown, the popular pension
attorney, of Pittsfeld, VT, says; Next
to q pension, the best thing to get is
DR.. Kings New Pills. HE writes:
they keep my family in splendid
health" Quick cnre for Headache, Con-
stipation and Riiousness. Csc. Guaran-
teed at T. E. Paull's drug store.
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FARM FOR SALE.

Idesire to ellmy farm containing lit
acres, well-improved. There is good
dwelling containing seven rooms and
two good barns Plenty Of water. good
orchard. j. K.RoBE RrsoN,
Columbia, KY.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-03-07

An infant child of Mr.. Charley Pile,
Who is sonSin-law of Mr.. Sam Breed =
ing, died last'Friday.
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What do you say q? Guess.
NOTICE..

If the one who has the Watch adver-
tised-a month agO-in this paper will
deliver it up, | will not have them pros
ecuted. am sure have it located.
E. G.. ATKINS.
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LODGE.

MASONIC.
COLUMBIA LODGE. No. 96. F. and A. M--Regnlar
meeting in their hall, over bank. on Friday night
on or before the full moon in each month.
Gordon Montgomery. w. NJ.
E. G. Atkins. Secretary.
coruunrA CHAPTER. r. A. NJ, No. z, meets Friday
night after full moon. SAM LEWIS. II. r.
Horace Jeffries Secretary.s
COLUMBIA COUNCIL U. D.. meets End Friday
night after full moon in each month.
E. G. ATKINS, T. 1. M,
TR STULTs RECORDER.
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q, who knows the definition?

Mr.. VIM. Squires, of near Summer
vile, Green county, died LIST Saturday.
He was afflicted with a cancer.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-03-07

For sale, one extra fine o. l. C. boar
ready for service, ]. B. COFFEY
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What is the meaning of No. p?
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-03-07

You get $500 if you tell us the mean
ing of q.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-03-07

Born, to the wife ]. Frank Montgcm-
cry, Ozark, March 2, 1906, twin girls.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-03-07

Mr.. j. P. Dohoney, Sr, came in the
Office last Wednesday and said: Here is
the money on my subscription to your
paper. I not only want to keep the gas
oliAe engine running, but I want you to
state that / am for improving our
county roads. / want rock crushers
purchased, and hope the Fiscal Court
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1906-03-07

will not hesitate in making the deal
l have been getting up rock for some
time and could furnish the county a
sufficency to pike mile or two of road.
l do not think there is class of peo-
pie who would be more benefited than
the farmers, if a good road system
was inaugurated, and as am one OF
them l want to see the work begun.
The bridges that the county has built
have been of untold benefit, and an
other one or two would not be miss. .
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Editor News
AS tax payer / have noticed
the interviews published in your valua-
BILE paper, in regard to the improve
ment of roads and the necessity Of
bridges. That our public highways
shonld be improved and bridge built
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Mr.. w. B. Rowe, who is one ,
the most prosperous farmers in IL
county, states that he is in favor {
public Improvement and is satisfied tn,
the roads of Adair County need in
mediate attention. He wants a lev
made to the extent of our ability
pay, for crushers. The work of IL
grader must be followed with meta
Every farmer should favor the propos
tion, as that class of people would res
the greatest benefit.
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Human Heads"

Scotland. Pa. Feb. 8, 1901.
Soldiers and Sailors Home:-This
is to certify that P. Burt, gave a
lecture and concert to three
hundred and fifty scholars, tea
chers, and faculty. They were
all delighted. Respectfully
yours, J. W. Skinner.
Governor of Home.
This lecture Human Head"
to be given Monday night at W.
r. c. hall on Main ST., for the
benefit of the free Reading Room
Admission 10, IS, and Csc.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-27

When DR.. J. H: Powell. the
noted eye, ear, nose and throat
specialist, leaves here, which he
will do soon, he enters upon a
twelve months engagement with
the Georgia Medical College
Hospital in Atlanta, in which he
is to lecture six hours a week.
The Doctor has closely applied
himself to his profession until
nature rebels and he needs
relaxation and a change. The
proposed round of duties will
give him an opportunity for rec
reation so much needed. When
he returns to Fitzgerald he will
build residence on Central
avenue.
Mrs. FL. A. Perry and two
children went to Coolidge today
to spend a few days with rela-
tives.
There is an old saying that Its
always a woman at the bottom of
| it," This time it was a little
girls ARRIVAL at the homie of
Ernest Chapel in Jacksonville
and the telegram to that effect
caused him to shorten his visit
here with his parents.
F. D. Lee is disposing of b is
farming imRemtnts and stock
preparatory TO moving int0'towp.
| Miss Martha Harris returned
today to Pavo after a pleasant
stay with her brothers P. F. and
w, EaHarris of Oconee street
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-27

Mrs. S. j. Herman, and baby
Leila of Wright took the train to-
day for Brunswick, where she
will visit relatives.
High grade fertilizers.-Phenix
Warehouse Company.
Children need love and conf
dence to develop their good quail
ties. Rebuffs and distrust choke
the godhead from expression"
So says noted writer. Are we
not all grownup children and
need pretty much the same
treatment.
Amos Heaton, who was one
of the first subscribers to the
Enterprise, is putting up a>resi-
dence in town for himself and
his aged companion and they
will soon move in from the coun-
try.
We have the Hansen Sand
Lime Brick for sale. AS pretty
and fine as the pressed brick, at
the same price as. the common
mud brick.
317.tf ENTERPRISE OFFICE.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-27

w D. FergusOn, or hnoAxIiie,
lis visiting his little daughter,
Harriet at the home of her grand
parents, DR.. and Mrs. Peruchl,
on Jasmine street.
! Mrs. E. J. Walker, the mill
liner, bought pretty lot on N
Grant.
E. e. Hawks, of w. Pine ST.,
lis the new appointment on the
police force for night work.
DIR. Peruchi has an apricot
tree and crab apple in full bloom
for over a week.
Editor J. P. Rogers of the
Douglas Enterprise visited Fitz'
gerald Thursday. We found
Mr.. Rogers already full of ex.
perience-the kind that the news.
paper clan naturally gather on
their Journalistic career.
| It hasn't reached forty days
and nights yet but the rains
came and the floods descended
| in good shape, another week Nnd
| the weather man saYeth not how
much longer.
The engine for the F. Graham
Lumber Co., planning mill has
arrived and the boiler is expec-
ted on Monday. The mill will
be opened up for the present in
the old Cham bless Grocery co.
building.
The Religious Telescope says,
I'VE believe that the man of Sioux
City who lost his wife to another
party, yet, through legal tech
nicality, came into possession of
the other mans $4,000 at his
wife's death, had the better end
of the bargain all the way along"
DR.. S. C. Brown and wife gave
a dinner-party on Thursday at
their pretty home on Altamaha,
in honor of their brotherinlaw
Mr.. Hindmap, of Kansas City,
Missueri. The sociab1e hour
passed 80 pleasantly that the
|inclemency of the weather was
forgotten. Mr.. Hindman starts
Monday for Florida where he
will take in the historical points
and return to Fitzgerald on his
way home in town to sample
Georgia straw berries.
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Bah! I feel as tho I shall never

Bah! I feel as tho shall never
want another cracker as long
as live. Do you know Mother
Enterprise that clerk wiped his
nose on his hand and a few min
utes later he transferred the
crackers I had ordered from the
box, with that same hand. Huh!
it was all too suggestive" and
the dainty, trim little purchaser
walked off with a look of sea-
sickness on her countenance
and we wondered if business
men realized how little unconsci-
Gus tricks affect their trade.
Another housekeeper objected
to trading, where the clerk
smoked during business hours
for she fancied the groceries were
tainted with the odor of tobacco.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Shell, of
Murphy, stopped over enroute
to Vienna long enough to visit
relatives in Wright then went to
iVienna today. .
Gen1. joe Wheeler will be laid
to rest in Arlington National
cemetery with military honors.
| Clyde Smith, mailing clerk will
be transferred to the run from
Hawkinsvi1le to Worth.
J D. P. Harris of Pavo stopped
over on his way to and from
Southland, to visit his two sons
who live in this city and are bott
employees of the A. & B.
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Attention.

The Ladies of the Grand Army
will give Box and Ball Social at
Odd-Fellows Hall on Saturday
evening Feb. 3, for the benefit
of Geo. Grouse Post No. II. All
the patriotic orders and every
body else cordially invited.
Every lady is requested to bring
pound carpet-ball, with her
name placed just beneath. the
surface. Also a nice box of
lunch for two. Hot coffee will
be served. There will be a short
literary program and music with
lots of fun, and plenty of good
things to eat, every body come.
14-5t Com.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-27

Oleomargerine. High grade
at Whifchards. 131-tf
Ladies wanting calling cards
should phone AZ right away.
Mrs. Clements who has been
stopping with Mrs Keeney went
to Lyons yesterday.
Seed Potatoes-Red Bliss, for
sale at the Bee Hive Grocsfy.
want to rent a furnished
room in private family
e. W. Harker.
Mrs. S. O. Cook weat down to
Triton today to meet her hus'
who is on his way home from
Gainesville Fla.
You will fad MEs: Hayes
Art display in tPs>wrieht-Mer-
camille window. 1o-ot
1T is more important for the
mother to superintend her sons
reading than to see that he
wears the latest thing in collars. :"
Souvenir Postal Cards at the
Enterprise Office. Send and get
a quarters worth. They are
made in Fitzgerald"
DR.. Ashley's daughter Gladys,
of Ocil1a, is very i'll with Cerebro-
pinal-MeninRitis. Two little
boys of VIM. Henderson are also
down with the same disease]
Editor Mercer who has been
confined to his bed for couple
of days is again in his sanctum
today altho not entirely recov-
cred.
4 Don't demoralize your charac-
ter by doing poor work. Poor
work may mean only money
loss to your employer, but to
you it means loss of character,
se1f-respect and manhood. IN.
c. Peters.
C. c. Dunn, of St. George. is
back in Fitzgerald looking after
his property here. Indications
point to a permanent return OF
of Mr.. Dunn and family. They
will find a hearty welcome.
| Messrs A. N. Davis, W. D.
|Scott, T. M. Bryan, O. A. Rouse
and John E. Howell came over
from Mou1trie Thursday and
availed themselves of the assis'
lance of the brother Obdfe1lows
in cur local lodge in institutine
an encampment in Moultrie,
VIM. McCormic acting as install
officer.
Rev. W. B. Parsons, of Atlanta
presiding elder for the First M
liz. Church in this city held quart
erly meeting this week, depart
ling for Atlanta Thursday:
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For SALE Three lots
and 8-room house, on
south Grant---$l,3
500 cash, one years
time on balance.
Apply to,
W. B. Brown, City.
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Look Them
In the Eve

When they tell you there is
any other cigar quite half as
good as our AR. S. SC Smoker.
It is the md pleasing of all,
after dinner smokes and guar
anteed satisfactory in every way.
C.. A. JOHNSON,
Manufacturer.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-27

O0A ~ 4EaS1AA~A 49, "a
list.
Seed wheat for sale at
If 4s&F WmTcHARD's.
H. W.,Sapp, Of Douglas was .
visitor among US on Thursday.
Souvenir postal cards at the
Enter prise Office.
Charles Dunn, of st. George
reports the birth of another
>, daughter. e
Z, Red Bliss Seed Potatoes for
: Sale at Brunners. 13"4t
On Thursday David Thornton
of Waycross paid his best res"
poets to our city.
L. D. McCr;mers of Wright
SON of DR.. McCrimers was in
town yesterday.
! Four city lats for sale cheap.
INQUIRE at Grant street Barber
Shop.
A few flakes of the Beautiful"
was seen in the air on our streets
yesterday.
Mrs. M. M. Belote has returned
from Valdosta, where she has
been visiting her mother.
j. D. Frier, of Mobile, Ala.
was prospecting in these regions
this week.
WANTED:-Position as steno-
rrapher where machine is fur
nished, Address, Mable Cool
City.
TT is not what he has. nor
even what he does, which direct
" expresses the worth eta man,
but what he IS"
r. i. Griffin, of Lennox and his
brother D. P. Griffin of Nashville
we're visitors in this city last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Dorminey, OF
Dorminys Mill, took the train fo1
LAX Gland, Fla, yesterday where
they will spend a week with rela'
tives.
Mr.. w. P. Goodwin, of Jack
sonville' Fla, an Uncle to the
Bea1l brothers, is the new clerk
in the grocery department of the
Wright Mercantilesstore.
The Southland investors WHIT
staid ali night Thursday, awokt
yesterday morning to find i
showing. We suggest that tn
name be changed to Greenland
C. C. Cleveland of Cordele, wa
in town Thursday on business
8 E. L. VIM, a stock buyer o
Murfreesboro, Tenn, spent
few days here, and departed TO
Nashville, Georgia on Thursday
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For Rent.

One of the largest and bes
store reemS on Pine street, IN
the heart of the business center.
Apply TO J. I. Campbell.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-27

The following extracts from a
letter from Mr.. Cliff. Hatcher.
of the United States Causalty
Co., of N. Y. to townsman
R. J. Prentiss, speaks for itself.
Mr.. Hatcher writes from At
lanta as follows:
Mr.. Lott, Secretary and Gen
eral Manager Rf the Company,
will be with us Next Wednesday
to deliver to US the prize won by
this agency for producing the
most business for the months of
November and December. l
will tender him banquet Wed.
nesday night at the Capitol City
Club of this city. and as the BUSH
ness sent in by you assisted in
securing this prize would appre-
ciate it if you can arrange to be
with us on this occasion"
For Sale:-House and four lots
fruit trees and fowers-on East
Jassamine corner of Logan. En-.
uuire on premises. loft.
Eleanor Kirk says, "As long
as you believe that the small
piece of gristle you call stomach
is your master just so long you
will bow down and worship it. ,"
Texas Rust Proof Oats,
Georgia Rye, Blue Stem
Wheat, Pearl Onoin Sets, at
CampbeII's Seed Store,
Phone Ne 80 Pine St
Redeemed by the Blood" is
the title of a book thrilling with
tragedy and pathos. The facts
so graphically told demonstrate
the maxim that Truth is stran-
ger than fiction" The thread
of the story ana the characters
so strikingly portrayed all per-
tain to the lives, struggles, de-
feats and triumphs of unfor-
tunate =. women-women with
whom the author, Mother Duff,
has come in touch by daily and
hourly contact through her work
with and for them, A copy
should be in the hands of chris
tian men and women. The book
is published by the Bible school
and Missionary Training Home
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-27

Hot and cold baths at the
Grant Street Barber Shop, P. B.
Owen, Proprietor. If
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-01-27
FOR SALE.

3-5 acre tracts in a bloelssun
north Grant St. 80 b. p.
boiler new. RS b. p. engine
good fix. A. P. Green,
Cortez, Ga.
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Weather Report.

&IuIdII AsAV Hull
8. c. BROWN. Observer.