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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-07
EAST VAssALBoRo.

Mrs. Adde Bray and daughter, Gladys.
who have been passing the summer with
Mrs Forsythe, left Saturday Tor Their
home in Boston. Gladys gave farewell
party Thursday evening to & few mt
mate friends. Light refreshments were
served and the evening was very pleasant
Prlice STANLEY and Harold Perkins. stu
dents at Oal; Grove Seminary, were re-
Gently calling on old schoolmates.
Mrs G, +. Wilkins and daughter, ktta
NJ, a graduate of o. G. s, '0S. botn OF
Winthrop. weer visitors at D. Il. Gates
Friday and Saturday.
MI. ard Mrs. Harrison Hammond. Of
Fairfield were recently visiting relatives
Mrs. Jennie f. Merrill, who has been
with her cousin. Belle Gates, for several
weeks. has gone to Machias to visit her
son Julian II. Merrill.
MI and Mrs. Frank E,mmcnS. who at
tended Windsor fair last week. were very
unfortunate in having their horse stolen;
Barker and Clark Gates have entered
Colby college
Mrs l.. b. Folsom of Augusta and Miss
Eta McInne of Watervile were calling
on friends here last Thursday.
Mrs. E!nma Pope is nursing il. Water
vile for an indefinite time.
Mrs. r. NJ. Small was in the village
two davs last week. getting her home III
order preparatory to moving back from
the farm in q short time. Mr.. Small is
somewhat improved in health.
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WINDSOR.

Mr.. Wilcox of Connecticut, accom-
panied by his son. Edward. and daughter.
Mrs. Brennan. ard children, is visiting his
son, John Wilcox.
Miss Ida Bradstreet, who has been pass
ing her vacation with her parents, MI.
and Mrs. Charles Rradstreet, returned
last week to Worcester, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Taylor Of Lynn.
Mass, are making a short visit at the
home of Mr.. ard Mrs. Frank Trask.
James Dean of Lincolnville returned to
his home Sunday, after short visit
with his cousin, Granville Godding.
Nh ana Mrs. Frank Trasll and Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Trask, accompanied by their
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. TAYLOR of M#ssa"h,l-
setts, and Miss Clyde Trask of Augusta
passed Sunday with MI. and Mrs. III. E.
Malcolm.
Several carloads of potatoes have been
sold by farmers i'm this vicinity t. be de-
livered in Gardiner. the price paid being
" Mrs. Emma Little Of Pittston is the
guest Of Mrs. G. r. Donnell.
Mrs. Westo Lewis Of Augusta and her
cousin. Emma Russell of Massachusetts
visited Mrs. 6. f. Donnell last week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-07
LiTCHFIELD.

CORNER-Mrs. Margaret Woodward of
Everett. Mass, visited friends here last
week.
accompanied by his son, Walter Harlow.
IS visiting friends here. Mr.. Harlow
assisted the pastor at the morning ser
vice: Sunday, He was former pas
tor here, and everybody WIS much pleas
ed to see him. Mrs. Harlow was not able
to come with them, much to the regret OF
their many friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tucker were guests
at benjamin Hairs Sunday.
Frank Springer met with a SerouSS ac-
cident last week. The fingers of his left
hand We're very seriously injured. though
the attending surgeon hopes to save them.
Mr. Springer was at work in one OF the
mills at Lewiston when the accident hap
peEed.
ton attended church at the Corner Sun
day.
The students of the Academy held their
first lvceum Of the term Tuesday evening:
The exercises We're very interesting, and
the meeting was well attended.
STEVENTOWN-Sev from this vi
ciniiy went to Litchfied Plains cemetery
last Friday, afternoon to meet the TRENDS
who came from Bowdoinham with the re-
mains of the late Mrs Julia Tibbitts..
Arthur Cole of West Gardiner has been
doing carrcnter work for F.. c. Weston;
Miss IneZ GOwcl went last Thursday
to Sharon, Mass, where she has employ
ment for the winter.
Miss Alberta Hartman. who is en-
ployed in Augusta, made "a short visit with
her parents last week
George Blume. ST., and Mrs Clifton r.
Harris, who were in town to attend the
Blume-Gowell wedding, returned to Bos-
ton on the boat Thursday.
Walter .. Brann of West Gardiner Wis
tied his brother. Ralph Brann. on Sunday
Mrs. Laura Howard of Spears Corner
called on her brother, Emery Mctcalf sun
day.
George Brann made a business trip tc
Brunswick Monday.
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READFlELD.

A number of people here are suffer-
ing from colds, and several children
have cholera infantum.
The schools in this village have been
obliged to take several vacations this
term. The first Of last week Miss
Gordon, teacher of the primary depart
ment, lost her father by death. The
latter part of the week Miss Parkman
was called home to Palmyra by the
death of her father, and will not re-
turn to her work here.
Mrs S. Thurston of the Winthrop
road fell on the floor of the dining
room at her home on Thursday and in
jured her back, causing much suffer-
ing As she is S5 years of age, her
case is considered serious.
Rev. r. G. Chapman will continue
the meetings at the chapel four days
this week.
The Ladies' Circle met at Nh
Wrights last Wednesday with 80 in
attendance. Several new members
were added to the society.
Willard Greedy returned from Seattle
last week.
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WINDSORVlLLE.

MI md Mrs IL l. Marden of Belfast
are the guests of their daughter, Mrs e.
/. York.
Mr. and MIS- Bowman Cooper Ct Coop
Mrs. J, +. Stlphen was tie guest Sat
ulday of Mrs. Ahbie f. Marson.
Raymond York was u visitor at North
Whitefield Wednesday.
( Miss Nina Hnwatt Of Crorer's NILS IS
the guest of Mrs Jessie Swift.
Miss F,,nnio Douglass was a Sunday
visitor at Dexter nuntonS.
Misses Jennie and Nora Perkins of Au-
gusta are visiting their mother, Mrs.
Frank McHanus.
There was a family reunion at Joseph
Wineood's last Wednesday.
Mrs CYRUS Moves and Mrs. Everett
Lyon of "ooper's Mills were callers Mon
day at the home of Mrs. J. B. Sulphen,
Perkins we're visiting friends at Weeks
Mills S,t''"''av.
Will" on Of New Eampsl lre
was Il 9 -u,>, of his sister, Mrs Lillian
Wingord. the past week.
Mis- Marcia "A. BEadstrret has returned
fro,. an outing passed at North White
fiel!.
jessie Swift and Wesley Hughes. Blaine
Swift and Nina Howatt were guests Tues
day of Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Marson:
ing school at the Augusta City hospital,
was visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Wingood. the past week.
Mrs. j, 3. Stilphen and Miss Marcia A.
BraGStre-'t were callers at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo York enc day last
week.
M and Mrs Joseph Wngood and
guests visited Mr.. and Mrs, Peter SNYDER
at their home at South Windsor Wednes-
1ay.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Leon Sfurtcvant and chill
dren are the guests Of relatives in Au-
burn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-07
NORTH WINDSOR.

Lorenzo HallOwell of Pittston was the
guest of his sister, Mrs. John Sludlcy and
family last week.
Lenvil Proctor. rural delivery carrier is
on his vacation. His place is tilled by
Harrison Merrill of Weeks Mills.
Friends are glad to know that Mrs. En-
est Choatc is convalesccnt and that the
little son, Frank Ernest is nicely.
Mrs. J. Frank Jones is attending the
Baptist State Convention al Rumford Falls
this week
The Waldo Quarterly meeting convene
at Cars Corner, oct. 9. 10 and II. IN.
delegates from the BAPTIST church are
Edith Murray and Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl
Merrill.
Presiding Elder Phean, preached !,
very helpful discourse Sunday afternoon To
a large and approaching congregation at
Tylcr'S Corner
Frank Grant is Singing the ell at the
Baptist parsonage
Asa Merrill has returned home from Au-
guSta.
John Macurda recently sold his horse
Francena Taylor and Mrs. Warren
Larapson were calling on friends here last
week,
The Ladies Union meets with Mrs
Reuben Fierce this week on Friday after
noon.
The Union is planning for Box SOFIA
next week at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Pe:ley of South NaSsalboro, the
Gate of which is yet to be decided.
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MARANAcOOK.

Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Townsend and
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. S. Collins, who have
been on hunting trip in the vicinity
of Mt Katahdin, returned Monday, re-
porting moose plenty, while deer were
very scarce. Partridges were numer-
ous One hundred and twenty-five
brook trout were caught by them in
one day. The party reports an ex-
ceedingIy pleasant and interesting out
ing.
Miss Goodwin and party of friends
from Boston, who have been passing
some time at the Goodwin cottage re-
turned to Boston Monday, closing their
cottage for the season.
DR. and Mrs. Knickerbocker of Win
throp were guests of Mrs. H. D. Whit
tier Thursday evening
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent closed their
cottage Thursday, leaving for Boston,
where they will pass the winter. They
will not return South this coming Win
ter, as the climate does not benefit Mr.
Vincent's health.
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RIVERSIDE.

Miss Maggie Robbins of Orient Is Wis
iting her grandmother. Mrs. A. f. Dunlap.
Mrs. Mabel Cilcrease was in Waterville
last Thursday.
Mrs. Clayton and Mrs Fossett passed
the day in Watcr>i'lc last THURSDAY.
Mrs. G Toby # Cross Hill visit
ed Mrs. Clay ton last week
j. A. Muocrs. shctiff-elect Of Somerset
county, WIS in this place last Friday
Frank Holmes Of Augusta was in the
place last Friday.
Il. r Morse of Augusta was il the place
last FRIDAY.
Mrs. Gilman returned to Mt Vernon
ThurSday Mrs. IIaweS accompanied her
as far as Nat"rNil!c.
There VAS an ENJOYABLE dance ut Good
TemparS hall Friday evening.
j. T.. FarWel has had his house re-
paired inside and out.
Ny. Clayton. who recently sold his farm
here. has been IT. Massachusetts the past
two weeks; while there he bought a, farm
in the town of Maynard. His friends here
are sorry to have him move away.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-07
MONMOUTH.

Apple picking is well under way. The
crop is rather light
Potato diggers are being used more
than usual in harvesting potatoes
But little threshing is being done as
on account of the light hay crop the
grain was cut for fodder.
The recent rains have not started the
wells mucn, though they have started
the springs in the pastures, many OF
which were dry.
The Senior class of Monmouth Acad-
envy will present the drama "rhc
Heart Of Hero" Friday evening, Oct
3. in the Grange hall at Wayne The
drama will be followed by dance.
Florence G. Packard, who Is teach
ing the Primary school at Winthrop
Center. was the guest of her parents
over Sunday.
Ray Packard, while trapping recent
ly. caught a raccoon.
Fred Blaisdell is grading his lot or
the shore of Cochnewagan, where he
VIII erect a cottage in the spring.
r AST-tieorge Smith las bought the
Perley Gordon place and will go there [,
live sometime during the winter.
MIS-. Goodwin is visiting her grand.
daughter. Mrs. James Sarborn.
Mrs. g: W: Kimball has returned from
Exeter n f.,
This part of the town has suffered =
great Zeal from the long drought. MANY
families have had to haul water fof drink
ing and other purposes.
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llTCHFIELO PLAINS.

Rev Charles A. Rush preached a
most excellent sermon at the Plains
church Sunday.
Henry Hall and family have moved
into the late Prof S. X Smith house.
Mrs. a. l.. Packard is i'll.
Miss Cora A Maxwell of Monmouth
passed Saturday and Sunday with rel
atives here.
Miss Elsie Pratt of Bowdoin is work
ing at q NJ. Rogers.
Miss Static Allen of Bowdoin is pass
ing a few days with friends here.
Raymond Small and sister Edith went
to Richmond fair Wednesday.
Clarence Washburn of Brockton.
Mass, gave very interesting dis
course at the evening service Sun
Gay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-07
SOUTH VASSALBORO.

Miss Helen Miller has gone to Augusta
to work for Mrs. Wheeler in a millinery
store.
airs. Jesse Henderson and son. Harry. of
Everett, Mass, who were called here to
attend the funeral of her grandfather
George NJ Richardson. are passing few
DAYS nith her aunt. Mrs. C. H. Morse.
Several from this place attended the
fair at Windsor last week.
A. Millikcn passed Sunday at Scaward
with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ballard.
Miss Alice Smart went to Wlterville
Saturday to PASS "A few days with Mrs.
Dan Berry.
Mr. and Mrs. f. f. Warren passed Sat
urday at Augusta.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. F.. Pierce were Sunday
guests of Mrs Pierce's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. 4. Is Warren
VIII Cross of Augusta and MI. Lewis
of Togus were callers at +. r. White
houses Sunday evening.
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pared and a good attendance Is expected.
SOUTH: The many friends of Mrs. Mary
Jacobs and Mrs. Otis l.. Dunn will be giiSl
to learn that both are convalescent AFTER
serious illnesses.
E. l.. Johnson and son are painting on
the Currier house at Readfield.
Mrs. Samuel Bradley and daughter, cora
are visiting relatives at Mt. Vernon.
Miss Louise Jose expects to leave at an
early date for Boston, where she mas a
fire position in an institution IN that
city.
Mr. AMI, Mrs. chas, Hutchinson ha ,, and
Visitors at Belgrade Sunday, being enter
tanned at the home Of MI. and Mrs, IT, G.
Copp.
a guest of his mother Mrs. Emma Walker
at Maplehurst is recovering from pro-
tracted illness of st riuuS nature.
F. NJ. Stevens has been busy filling s'los
for Walker Bros, Q. L. Dunn. Ernest
Pearl and himself.
The corr. crop is much above the aver
age in this section and the young people
are now waiting for invitations to the first
husking frOlc.
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CHELSEA.

The marriage of Raymond !. Little
field. and Marion. Eva Gil. both OF TINS
gentleman performing the ceremony, on
Saturday evening Sept. 10. Congralula-
tons are extended to the young people.
Several from this part of the town, took
in the Worlds Fair at Windsor last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Libby of Kings Mills
We're recent guests of Mr. and Mrs E. H.
Libby.
ter at Weeks Mills.
Mrs. Ezra Hurd and daughter. Miss
Grace Hurd, of Hallowell. were guests OF
Mrs. G Fl. Watson last week.
Air. and Mrs. Edward Norton Of West
Gardiner were recent callers at Mr.. Nor
tors sisters, Mrs: f. H. Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood Haley of Phil
Mrs. Jerome Corbin and son have ar
rived home from a visit with relatives in
Bath.
burn this week to pass tie winter with
Rev. and Mrs. F. E. Smith, formerly of
Randolph.
to be given by the Sunday school will be
held Monday evening. Oct. T. II stormy,
the next fair evening. The public is cord
tally invited to be present and enjoy tn"
excellent program which is being pre-
pared. AMI which contains many novel
features. A small admission fee will be
| charged. and refreshments will be on sale.
| Ire proceeds Wall be uSeu tOf the running
expenses Of thee hurch.
| f.. NJ. Stacey, district superintendent of
the Anti Saloon League. spoke at the
chapel last Sunday afternoon on Temper
ance.' and explained the work of the
| League in Maine.
| +. y. Barker of Gardiner was in town
| a few d2vS last week.
| Orrir Kicker is moving into his fine
new residence just completed on the Gar
diner road
| Jordan G. Percy has returned to his
| home at Parkcr's Head, after visiting
| friends in town
| WEST-Mr. and Mrs, Brown and his
sister, Mrs. Carrie Campbell, passed last
| week with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
| Eugene Frown
David Hayes of Augusta passed Sunday
| with his brother, Hiram Hayes, in this
| place.
Several of the people here are doing
| their thro'hing. among them being Thco-
dore Hayes and his nephew, III. L. Hayes
| who do their work, with their machine
and steam engine.
| n G. Derry started his cider mill, or
the river road. last week
NJ. II. Hayes recently had the line ran
on tie lot he purchased of J. II. Iiust
| and has crew of men at work removing
| trees, and blowing.
Most of the schools in town were CLOSED
| Thursday on account of the Windsor
fair It has always been the custom t.
close the schools on that day.
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VASsALBORO.

Tho first meeting of the year of the
Current Events club was held sept.
"a at the home of Mrs. j.. Fl. Webster.
Officers elected We're: President. Mrs.
EGgcnia Webster: vice president. Mrs.
May Hussey: secretary, Miss 1nez
Webster: treasurer. Mrs. Ella Marden.
It was decided to take United States"
for a study and arrangements were
made for programs. The next meeting
will he Oct s. with Mrs Webster. and
as there are matters of much impor-
lance to be acted upon. it is desired
that each member attend
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SIDNEY.

Miss Mildred Seboyer. who has been
passing the summer at G. B. Reynolds S,
returned to Boston last week
The annual Harvest donation and supper
of the NJ. =. church will be held thursday
evening, Oct. at the church AL! are
invited.
Mrs W. A: Blake of Oakland passed
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. ". B. Man
ter.
Miss Nina Sawtele of Augusta vas
calling on friends here Sunday
Mrs. Hall. who has beer visiting at
LaioreSt Ellis for several weeks, re-
turned to her home in Augusta.
Mr. and Mrs. a. H Blaisdell Of Hing
ham, Mass. are visiting her mother,
Mrs. Cynthia Reavey.
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FAYETTE.

/ Augustus Tuck died in Leeds Sept. %,
aged - years He was born in this place
and lived here nearly all his life. The
remains were brought here for burial
Monday.
George Billings died October ? at the
age of "a years. The funeral was held
FRIDAY, with Masonic services. conducted
bv LAFAYETTE Lodge No. As, of which the
deceased had been an honorcd member.
MIR. Billings is man who will be greatly
missed. A wife, two daughters and one
son survive.
The apple crop here will not be one
quarter as large as that of last year.
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ALBION.

to Boston.
Mi. ami Mrs. Joseph Brown Of Unity
visited at G, y. Woods last Sunday.
l.. L. Libby lost his heavy truck horse
last week.
Sewall A. Wood Gied Sept 80. after few
weeks Illness The remains we're taken to
WinslOw for burial.
Mrs Josiah Tozier has sold her farm
to Mr. " ebhor of New Hampshire
Charles Lttlcfield has sold his farm to
his son and bought the estate of the late
Mrs Olive y. Eakei.
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NORTH MONMOUTH.

I. S. Emery has sold his undivided half
farm situated at North Monmouth to his
partner. Geo. w. Whiting, and Mr.. Emery
has bought back one undivided half of
A farm at Back street, and will move on
and his estimable wife leave the village
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D. E. Shackly has undoubtedly one of
the finest pairs of three-year- old
steers in York County. They are
white faces. girth feet s inches, and
weight 2S40 pounds.
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Sold Everywhere. In boxes 10c. and Csc.
Times-promoter., 1908-10-23
Office Building to Be Erected.

DR.. A. J. Weissinger and G.. L.
Darden have purchased from the town
of fernando the old, abandoned
street lying between the offices of
Drs. w. s. and A. j. Weissinger.
and have let to Contractor j. w. Fer
guson the contract to erect thereon a
brick building to be used by The
Times-Promoter and DIR. A. J. Weis-
singer. The building will be 24x36
feet in size and the ground floor will
consist of four rooms, three of which
will be used by DR.. Weissinger and
one by The Times-Promoter, beneath
this floor will be daylight basement
22x24 feet, which will be used by The
es-Promoter.
According to terms of the contract,
the building will be ready for occu-
pancy by January /, next.
Times-promoter., 1908-10-23

their crops real fast, considering SC
much sickness and labor being SO
scarce.
A few of the people aroudd here
attended the cotton picking given for
the benefit of the church at Mrs.
Stewards Saturday and reported good
success.
: Mrs. Claudio Bowers, of Memphis,
was the guest of Mrs. J. II. McGowan
last week.
Quite number of Memphians came
down to the lake Sunday morning and
had dance, the music being furnish
ed by string band.
Mr.. T. E. Channell, of Austin, has
cose to the hills again for his health.
The delta doen't seem to agree with
him very well.
A crowd of young people from the
Lynchburg neighborhood went to the
island one day last week pecan hunt
ing, but did not have much success.
BLUE EYES.
Times-promoter., 1908-10-23
Battleship Fund.

Mrs. Eunice Lockwood, of Crystal
Springs, who has been appointed by
the commission to solicit funds to
purchase suitable silver service for
the battleship Mississippi" spent a
short time here Wednesday and Sc
cured 1925 for the fund.
1t has been an unbroken custom
for every state after which a battle
ship is named to contribute a silver
service costing about $4,000 to the
vessel. The Legislature should have
appropriated this amount, but did
not. Mississippi is as able to give to
this cause as any other state and
state pride should prompt us to give
something to the cause.
Having the whole state to cover
Mrs. Lockwood did not have time to
remain here longer, but appointed
Mrs. R. L. Dabney to receive sub
scriptions for the fund, and if you
feel that you care to contribute to
this cause you may leave your con-
tribution with Mrs. Dabney or at this
office.
Times-promoter., 1908-10-23
Commissioners Sale OF Land.
j. III. Johnson, Compl't..
va. NO. SZ3l.

j. HI. Johnson, Compl't..)
vs.. ; No. 1921.
A. L. Riley ct al, Def'ts
Under and by virtue of decree Of
the Chancery Court of DeSoto county,
Mississippi, rendered in the above
styled cause at its Sept. term, 1908,
recored in Minute Book 10, page 619
of the records of said court, I, N. E..
Wilroy, commissioner named therein,
will on the
FIRST MONDAY of Nov, 1908,
within legal hours, at public auction,
in front of the east door of the court
house in said county, expose for sale
and sell to the hiphest bidder for cash
(10 per cent. of said bid to be paid on
day of sale and balance on confirma-
tion) the following described land sit
uated in said county, to-wit
The southwest quarter of section
Z, Township 3, Range 6.
Witness my signature this the 7th
day of Oct, 1908.
N. E. WILRoY, Commissioner.
Farley & Lauderdale, SoPs. for Com
plainants. 10-9-3t
Times-promoter., 1908-10-23
POPLAR CORNER PICK.UPS.

Well boys, it's getting as dusty as
ever. Stock water in places has en-
tirely given out and cisterns gone dry
Mrs. w. I'll. Williamson and the Pop
lar Corner school teacher and few
old women went with the school chill
dren and picked cootten for Mrs. w.
E. Stewart last Saturday to make
enough money to finish the Poplar
Corner church on the inside. They
all piced something over 800 pounds.
! think that will finish the job.
Esq. j. W. PEBBLES was back in his
old neighborhood last week, spending
a few days with his friends.
Esq. Gatlin passed the Corner last
Sunday, driving a fine horse with one
Times-promoter., 1908-10-23
NUMBER 43
Mob's Victim Had Property.

As was predicted in last weeks
issue, the negro Jackson, who was
caught attempting to steal cotton at
Branan's gin at Days, was lynctei
by posse in Hurricane creek bottom
last Thursday.
AS soon as word of the delivery
reached here, Deputies Weissinger
and Barbee went to the scene of the
delivery and found the body of the
negro swinging from limb.
On the negro's body at the time of
his arrest was gun and $27O in mon
ey. This property, together with the
team and wagon was taken charge of
by Sheriff Barbee and will be held
for Identification by the heirs of the
negro, if any there be. After thirty
days the property will be turned over
to the county administrator and be
converted into money, which will go
into the county treasury. Van Bran
an claimed that he bought the wagon
and team from the negro before the
latter was lynched, but Sheriff Bar
bee refused to recognize the trade,
but finally agreed to let j. w. Branan
keep the team and use it until time
to turn it over to the county admin
istrator ON condition that Mr.. Branan
would assume personal responsibility
for the animals.