The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-02


Andrew Thcnason, farmer, SO
years OF age: 81 Newton district. sew
en- miles south Of AIpharetta. hanged
himself to the rafters in q cotton gin.
Mr.. Thomason is survived by a wife
and seven children. Mr. Thomson
had always been regarded as an in
dustricus farmer of good habits, but
lately he had been i'll and except for
This no. reason is known for the act.
The Registration books, which have
closed for the fau election, show that
there are 1865 voters registered in
QgIethoTp6 county. OF that number
2 ARE Fvbftgsbut two hundred and fif-
ty. The Indications are that there
will be q big vote polled in that coun-
-t enc state election on November
a, RESPIRATION. is about the same
AsAeMf as have been offered by Gov
ernpaYsassth FOR the caprure~and con-
Siction OF Corn and John Miller, who
are. charged with having murdered w.
lkXf3keaton on August %. 1t is claim
ed Sthe Miller brothers entered the
field where Keaton was at work and
I4hMat ely shot him down. There is
100 'tiIaRed in each case. Other re-
81 ave. been offered for the cap
Euf@ ana conviction of Ben Whitehead
and Arlington Lewis, who are wanted
&aE :@nwpsseF- iii'-Lee county.
It is announced that Chatham coun-
ty VIII beir ready to take its full quota
of ,felohy' cohyicts next spring, when
the time comes to apportion them to
the different counties throughout the
STALE. When Governor Smith inquir-
yicfs hfse kind Chatham could work
NE WAS told that fifty would be taken.
If the county is to get one hundred,
however, that many will be employ
ed. bSts!s
+ ,Thes 4-year-old son of Mr.. William
Wilkins, while playing in pile Of
COTTON on the farm of Mr.. A. ]. Nully,
near Pine Log, was smothered to
DEATH. 1t appears that he had dug a
dgep hole in the cotton and had fallen
into 1t Head first He had been dead
some time when found.
AsmeetiRg of the Farmers union of
County was held at the court
house fin Griffin at which strong res
olutions were passed condemning the
action Of the night riders in Law
renceville, Ca, and other places. ].
T. Biles is president of the Spalding
union, r. P. Nichols is vice president
and X. H. E. Ellis secretary and treas
urer, and they all signed the resolu-
tons adopted.
AT 4 meeting Of the citizens of Bue-
ma. Vista $500 was raised to build
"A rallroad' from that city to Mauks,
the additional capital, 100000, to be
By out of town capitalists.
Maalks is "a thriving little town on the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
railroad about fifteen miles from Tai
bottom and about thirty-fve miles
from Montezuma. The road will be
about seventeen or eighteen miles
long. A surveying corps has been
ordered to begin work at once.
A list of the presidential electors
representing the national prohibition
party in the, state of Georgia has been
filed with the state department by w.
S. Withany state chairman. They are:
At.aIrme, wv. S. William, Atlanta, and
I'll N. Stanfll, Hahira; first district,
J1sSRh N. Gary, Swainsboro; second
district, DR.. L. B. Bouchelle, Thomas
vile. third district, Judson CheveS,
Montezuma; fourth district, Leon
Smith, LAGRANGE; fifth district DR.. ].
L. D. Hillyer, Decatur; sixth district,
w w. Milan, Stockbridge; seventh
district, G. w. Fleetwood, Romei
eHshth district, o. L. Teas1ey, Bow
man :tenth. district, w. j. Wren,
NNfh rs; Naleyenth district. Herbert
Mub hreH sWaynesboro.
Unsupported that Governor Smith
isrlo6kiNg for farm lands in various
sl3t ssNsf the stMte for the purpose Of
securing Sites for new stockades and
Nrison farms authorized under the con-
SSrt .SBill which has just passed. The
guyefnor has begun his investigation
al This time in order that the conyictS
flaIAy be put to work making crops
i1k ORiately after they are released
II private lessees at the termination
oAthe present leases on March 81,
l1yU sWill then be able to make
n q next wear. OF course the build
and quarters for the men must
beuaErected in the meantime.
lhdrew Guyton, who for the past
fYessaystwo years has been in the pen
hJehtiary of Georgia serving a life
sentence for murder committed in De
an sAsaunty>. has been pardoned by
Governor Smith
a9SaS n sI.ison commission has receiV-
Cd hctioe that M. G. Clelehan, a con-
oye at the Ashley-Price Lum-
NV oldfany in Coffee county, deliber-
"a put his hand upon a circular
and cut off four fingers. He had