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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-10-08
Of Harrison Hatfield at The
M0undsViIIe Prison
Ends the Career Of the Most Remark
able Fegdlst IN the History Of
the County.

A story, tragic In It's intensity, and
romantic In its sentiment, has been
disclosed by postoffice inspectors re-
garding Harrison Hatfield. of the
family OF feudlsts of that name, who
died recently in the penitentiary at
Moundsvllle, w. Va
The narrative is OF the loss by
Hatfield OF s2.s54, Of the recovery OF
rart OF the amount, of the murder
Of Mrs Hatfield by her husband in a
fit Of insanity caused by the loss Of
his money, and OF the circumsl ances
(which finally brought to an end the
Acarctr OF one OF the most remarkable
feud.sts in the history OF the coun-
try. ...
Harrison Hatfield lived near Horse
rem, in the mountains OF West Vir-
ginh. He was widely known as "old
Hatcher and was a leader of the
Hatfields in the Mccoy Hatfield feud,
which amounted almost 10 civil war
and disrupted several counties on the
borders OF West Virginia and Ken
lucky. One OF his eyes was shot out
during raid which the Hatfields
made into Kentucky several years
ago. The Hatfields owned large areas
OF land IN West Virginia, from which
they realized considerable money,
sold Hatcher" deposited. $2,S54 In
tho Guyan Valley bank ut Logan, w.
We. Subsequently having need Of the
: money, he authorized Alexander u.
I Trent, postmaster at Horsepen, 10 di-
rect the bank TO forward 20 him the
money by registered mail Hatfield
called at the post1ftice repeatedly
for the registered letter, but when II
arrived, on April p, 1907, he had left
the office only a short time before
TO assist an intoxicated friend who
could not sit as;ride his mule ulone
Hatfield directed Postmaster Trent tC
take special care q the letter lost
Il be destroyed by fire in the post,
office, "....
Early on the following morning tht
p0sioffice was destroyed by fire, th'
contents Of the safe alone being gay
ed. nathelds letter was not in tht
safe. Postmaster Trent declared h,
had placed the leItcr with the oldinar
nail, all OF which was burped.
An Investigation Of the fire aud o
the disappearance Of the letter wa
made by postofflce inspectors, 1t wa,
discovered that Postmaster Trent ha,
obtained typewriter from a Chicag
concern by fraudulent Representations
10 which he confessed Later, Pos'
master Trent and his father were IN
dieted for having stolen the register
Cd letter. Postmaster Trent finall
confessed to the theft and made prop
: osluons looking 10 the refundirg o
y tic @ey. He produced a jar hid
deL under his barn. In which wa
the sum of $3.50, which, with $50
obtained from his bondsmen, wa
eventually turned over 20 Hatfield
Trent was convicted Of the crime
hut escaped from jail and now is
fugitive from justice.
Becoming insane from worry owe
the loss OF his money and the sudde
elation at the recovery of a consit
erahle part OF It, Harrison Hatfiel
poisoned his wife, who was an II
dian woman. He was sentenced
the penitentiary for life, and ther
he Gied only a few days ago. 1t wa
not until his death that the pos
office inspectors felt justified in r.
yealing all the facts respecting tf
case.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-10-08
Missed Man But Killed Horse.

Some time last week a man named
stiggin shot twice at Fred Jobe, well
krown in the Gait country. He
missed Jobe, but each bullet hit a
horse, one of which died Stiggin is
said to have been drunk. The affair
occurred in the west end Of the
county
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-10-08

i. NJ. Ross, of Flat Gap, a well
known and popular citizen of that
section, was in Louisa last week.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-10-08
Louisa, Ky.

Central Methodist Advocate.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
NOTHING LIKE
''CHICKEN" POX
vtcKsBURG NEGRO STRICKEN
WITH A VERY PECULIAR
DISEASE.

VICKSBURG, Miss. July 3.-Taken
sick two years ago with what Char
ity Hospital physicians here pronounce
as Raynaud's disease, a rare afflic-
ton, Henry Fields, young negro,
was brought to Vicksburg from
point six miles south by Sheriff Kelly
to learn if the disease was contagious
it having been reported that the negro
had leprosy. Hospital physicians said
it was not leprosy nor contagious.
Since the disease developed the young
negro first lost his toes, then his
hands were attacked, and both fell
off, and now there are signs he will
lose both feet. Not being able to get
benefit from treatment the negro was
returned to his home.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
THE BATTLE OF
HORSESHOE BEND
Was Celebrated in Alabama Today
Movement for Monument for
the Field.

HORSESHOE BEND, Ala. July g.
THE battle of Horseshoe Bend, which
was fought in 1914, and which opened
to the white man one of the most Ger.
tile sections of the country, was fit
tingly celebrated here today with
speeches and an old time barbecue
Today's celebration marks the open
ing of the movement to have the bat
tlefield marked by an appropriate
monument The battle was with sew
E.eral thousand Indians, the whites be
ing much smaller in numbers and wer'
led by General Andrew Jackson.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03

Man SHOT
FATALLY
STEWART PULLS TRIG-
GER ON HIS soN-lN-LAW,
KENToN MNEILL.
Both Parties Prominent in Their vi
cinity-stewart Made His
Escape.

ELLISVILLE, Miss, July 3.-ken-
ton McNeill, a prominent young man
of Moselle. was shot and fatally
wounded by his step father-in-law
last night at Moselle. After the shoot
ing the man who shot him, William
Stewart, made his escape. Sheriff
Amos Jordan, of this city, went down
to Moselle this morning to investigate
the shooting. 1t was said that McNeill
could not possibly live very long. 1t
is understood the shooting was caused
by domestic affairs. Both parties are
well known in this county. 1t is
thought that Stewart will soon be CAP
tured, he having left last night aftei
the shooting.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
TOOK 22,O54 NEGATIVES
ON 55,000,0O0 STARS

(Mexico,) Santiago, (Chile), Cordova,
(Argentine). Perti (Australia,) Cape
Town, Sidney and Melbourne.
Twenty-Five thousand and fifty four
negatives are necessary. So far 2,20O
of them have been engraved on cop
per.
The map when completed, and the
catalogue. will give the exact position
measurements and size of 100000
stars down to the eleventh magnitude,
and of 5O,0OO,0OO stars down to the
fourteenth magnitude.
The map and catalogue will be used
to determine by scientific comparison
laws of celestial mechanics which are
still unknown, to correct errors and to
know better the marvellous harmony
which rules in space the millions of
worlds which we seen without recog-
nizing them,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
Will Be QUIET
HERE JULY 5
NO PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION, BUT
THE STORES WILL CLOSE
MONDAY,

Independence Day will be observed
on Monday in Hattiesburg, the day
falling on Snday this year.
While there will be no public demon
stration of any sort, all business will
be suspended and employees Of the va
rious business institutions of the city
given an opportunity to celebrate the
occasion as their fancy may dictate
Several fishing parties have been
arranged and quiet a number of our cit
izens will spend the day on the gulf
coast while others wi remain at home
and witness the ball game between
the two teams composed of the local
retail clerks, which will be played on
the Northeastern diamond Monday af-
ternoon.
1t goes without saying that notwith.
Istanding the fact that there have
been no elaborate arrangements made
IforA celebration, every fellow has
made up his mind as to just what he
will Dc on that day, and Hattiesburg
ans VIII have as good a time on the
lFos1Tth as is possible and no casualties
are expected as a result.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
MANY STORIES
OF MAD CANNES
The Public Cannot Be To Careful and
Owners of Dogs Should Keep Them
At Home During This Hot Wealth
er.

Now that the DOG Days" are upon
us and the air is rife with stories of
persons being bitten daily by rabid
CANNES, it is we'll for our citizens to
be cautious of stray and suspicious
looking dogs.
Officer McNair has been very vigi-
liant in his efforts to minimize the
danger arising from this source by
capturing all dogs which came within
his notice and not wearing the requir-
ed muzzle, but it goes. without saying
that one officer cannot look after all
the dogs in Hattiesburg, and the neces-
sity for more strenuous measures to rid
the city of it's overplus of vagrant
CANNES is apparent.
Rabies is not respector of dogs,
and the fact that an animal has the
good ofrtune to belong to kind mas
ter does not render the beast immune
from this dangerous disease. The NAL
ady is a peculiar one in that it devel
/
obs RAPIDLY and in most cases without
previous warning symptoms, and the
| disease may be conveyed from beas
to man and develop the most danger
GUS symptoms in remarkably shor
time.
1t behooves the owners of valuable
| zooe +o COO thot thou arc muzzled NJ
confined within their own premises
both for the protection of the anima
and the welfare of citizens of the com
munity.
While it is rue that no mad dog
have been seen here as yet, it il
nevertheless well to be cautious ant
kill evry suspicious looking animal o
this species on sight.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
A CO[OREO COCAINE
VENDOR CONv|CIE|
HATTIEsBuRuG MAN
GETS FINE PROMOTION

A bulletin from the head office OF
the Home Telephone Company at Me-
ridian announces a change in the man
agement of the concern which is graf
flying to the patrons of the company
in this city.
The change consists in the appoint
ment of Mr.. r. P. Black, form r lo-
cal manager of the exchange here, to
the position of general manager OF
the corporation, to have complete
charge of operation, maintenance and
construction of both the Hattiesburs
and Meridian exchanges, with au
thority to employ and discharge hell
in all departments.
Mr.. Black is succeeded as manager
of the local exchange by Mr.. ]. s
Clark, who has been connected witt
the company here for the past tw'
years.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
some FOOL
YELLED fire.
AND CAUSED A PANIC IN DE.
TRoIT STORE CROWDED WITH
WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

DETROIT, Mich, July ga half
dozen women were severly injured to-
day whe the cry of fire" caused a
panic in Kress' five and ten-cent
store while the place was jammed with
people. In the excitment that follow
ed, women and children trampled each
other under foot in mad rush to
reach the doors of the store. Little
children were knocked down and some
rendered unconscious.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
MONEY AT ROOT OF THE NATTER

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 3.-Sena-
tor Money. of Mississippi, caused much
laughter in the senate today when he
took exception to the statement of
Senator Root to effect that the trend
of times was toward non-partisanship
Mr.. Money said that there was a
srong temptation in men to make ap-
pointments with a partisan bies. there
is the clairr,on = the finauce cornnlt
tee he said. He has never been
charged by any body with being a
good Sunday school doy. Nobody has
ever shot at MIN on account of angels
wings protruding from his shoulders
A general laugh followed all around
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
NO DOUBT
Was HEAVY
ON HIS Mind
NEW ORLEANS MAN WALKS THE
STREETS WITH A BULuLET
IN HIS BRAIN.
Was a Would Be Suicide and His
Recovery Is Considered
Miracle.

NEW ORLEANS, July 3.-Charles
Henry Stock, manager of the Hub Ss-
loon, Union and Carondelet streets,
who went to his room at $40 Common
street some months ago and fired 4
bullet into his brain and another into
his left side in an attempt to commit
suicide may now be seen at his old
stand as well and hearty as though
he did not carry two bullets around
with him, one of which is in his head.
The saving of his life by the AM.
bulance surgeons at the Charity Hos
pital through their promptness and
expert surgery is considered almost
miracle. Though neither bullet
was extracted the patient recovered,
and at the present time experiences
no i'll effects from the bullets.
At one time Stock, who is brother
of William F. Stock, also a saloon
man and a native sof West Virginia,
was considered more dead than alive
and his mother was telegraphed to
hurry to his bedside from the old
homestead. When thu wound in his
head healed it was feared that lJ
would fall victim to pneumonia as Z
result of the wound in the side, bu
the physicians at the . Ngpital pulled
him through this difficulty also.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
YOUNG BOY
WAS SPANKED
AND WHEN HIS MOTHER HEARD
OFT SHE DROPPED DEAD
OF HEART FAILURE.

ST. LOUIS, July 3.-Because her
boy had been spanked, Mrs. Frances
Schulenberg dropped dead of heart
failure at her home in Wellston this
morning. This was the story told Pros
ecuting Attorney Shackleford at Clay
ton today by ]. A. Schulenberg. He
said that James E. Simth, manager OF
circus, had administered a thrash
ing to the boy when he was found
peeping beneath the tent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
TO TEST THE
PAPER PILL Law

SPOKANE, Wash, July 9.-An-
nouncement is made by Ernest Hart,
512 Riverside avenue, Spokane, that a
defense fund of 81 1000 is being gather
ed by popular subscription to test the
anti-cigerette law, passed by the last
legislature of Washington, as part of
the criminal code, effective June 12,
declaring the possession of cigarettes
or cigarette paper misdemeanor. 1t
is believed that outside manufacturers
and local dealers are backing the
movement in which is included plan
to organize clubs throughout the state
to fight the measure and oppose the
reelection of those who voted forsits
passage. his campaign is the direct
result of statement in open court BY
S. A. Mann, police judge in Spokane,
who declared that while it may be q
good law the provision relating I'd Gig
arettes appeared farical to him and
he questioned if it will stand a test
Prominent members of the bar il
eastern Washington say that the new
law is an excellent thing so far as il
relates to prohibiting children from
smoking paper sticks, but that it is al
invasion of personal liberty where il
concerns an adult. They believe /
will fail in a test.-......-... g..
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
WAS FIRST ALARM
IN OVER SIX WEEKS
Fire Department Called Out Last
Night To Residence OF Mr..
Henry Hartzog.
Loss Estimated at $500.

An alarm turned in at 1920 last
night sent the fire department on
hurry run to the residence of Mf
Henry Hartzog on Main street, and
what was at first feared would prove
to be a serious conflagration resulted
in practically no damage.
The blaze originated from long ex'
tension incandescent ilhgt cord in
bed room, travelling rapidly to the
ceiling, and but for quick action, the
fire would undoubtedly have been in
the roof of the building in shor'
time.
The damage was very small.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
LATEST SOCIEY FA
IS RAISING 40.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 3.--Mrs.
Payne Whitney has gone into aspara-
gus raising on the estate near Thomas
vile, Ca, of Col. Oliver Payne, her
husbands uncle. The Whitneys pass
several months there each year for the
benefit of their oldest daughter. Joan
Hay Whitney, who is frail.
Mrs. Whitney say an opportunity for
profit in asparagus, and now has three
acres aid out with it. She intends to
extend the plot until It covers ter
acres and then will ship to the New
York markets. This summer she il
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
negro FOUND
UNDER The BED

MOULTRIE, Ga, July 3,-Riddled
with bullets, the body of Henry
of a tree late this afternon short dis
tance from Barwick Ga, where he was
strung up about 8 o'clock this morning
by small mob.
The negro was found under the bed
of the little daughter of ]. F. Headley,
a prominent citizen of Bardick.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
STRUCK OUT DUTY
ON TEA AND COFFEE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 3.-On
Motion of Senator Daniel, of Virginia,
the senate struck from. the maximum
and minimum rate amendment the pro-
vision for duty of five cents pound
on coffee and ten cents pound on tea
coming from countries which discrimi-
nate against products of the United
States.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03

Astronomers from all parts OF tne
-Iorld will meet in Paris for the inter
national Congress of the Map OF tne
s,,v" under the presidency OF M Ball
,ord director of the Paris observatory
sovs Paris correspondent to the
Chicago Inter-ocean.
This map of the heavens VIII De the
most colossal and also the most dell
cate and difficult task ever attepmeeu
bv human genius in the realm OIL as
tronomy. M
Seventeen importal. observatories'
hesides the Paris one, have Tor the
fast twenty-five years been at work IN
their respective spheres on this stu
oendeous task-those of Greenwich'
Rome. Catania, Helsingsfors, Potsdam'
oxford, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Algiers'
San Fernando, (Spain), Tacubaya'
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
i llE GAS At MERIDIAN

ner of the ROOM, and a good sized
iron safe was hurled to one side and
turned over. In fact it truly looked
like a bull had run amuck in a china
shop.
Loss Estimated at $500.
Mr.. Niolon, the proprietor of the
store, estimated his loss at about
$4,000, and it is estimated that the
damage to the building in the loss
of windows, doors and woodwork will
be about $500, all of which is said
to be covered by insurance.
This is the first time in the his
tory of Meridian, so far as can be
recalled, of an explosion o this kind
and the excitement throughout the
city until the facts were known was
intense.
The prompt and efficient work OF
Chief Powell and his crew undoubt'
edly prevented a disastrous confia
grafton right in the heart of the bus
mess district.
Perhaps more people pass Niolon
corner during the night and day than
any other corner in the city and the
fact that no one was passing just a'
the moment of the explosion, is con
sidered somewhat in the light OF
miracle.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03

making shipments to WASH
Mrs. Whitney also cultivate
and sells them In the capital.
Asparagus raising also has bi q
hobby of Mrs. George vanderh =
personally superintends work Is
acres al Biltmore. the Vanderbilt
tate in North Carolina.
Mrs. Tillman, wife OF the pepp
senator, has sold asparagus from
acres this season. She sent a IA
shipment as gift to the White Hd
and Mrs. Taft wrote note OF ths|
saying asparagus was her husba|
favorite dish.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03

$3.50 o'clock by a terrific explosion
of gas in the coffee, tea and crockery
bore of Mr.. A. H. Niolon, Twenty
l. avenue and Sixth street.
II IS and windows of the buildins
aurled with great force into
III treet while broken glass ana
III .ges of tea and coffee were scat
II along the streets for block
III lhe remarkable feature of the ter
rifle explosion was that so 1ar as
known, not a soul was hurt. IL
ehanced that no one was passing the
corner at the time.
Considerable fear was felt for the
family of Mr.. F. King, owner OF the
building, who reside on the secona
floor, until 1t was learned that
none of the members of the family
were at the building at the time.
Immediately following the explo-
sion the building was ablaze. An
alarm of fire was sounded and the
n ,partment was prompt to RESPOND
1 Id in a short time had extinguished
e flames which had not had time
II gain much headway.
Cause of the Explosion.
Ian investigation following the ex'
hguishing of the flames resulted III
l. discovery that the explosion was
ne TO a leakage of gas from pipes
eing laid into the building by the
hs Company during the day. The
brlz of the plumbers had not beer
Inpleted and while there was al
II DR. of gas when the Store was CLOSED
II the night, Mr., Niolon paid III
lrticular attentian to it. A gas Js
II rs left burning low, it appears, am
II Ilwas from this flame it is said ina
II / accumulated gas in the store wa
bited. -, ,,,... Wreck.
The contents of the storeroom II
which the explosion occurred wer
c1,mnletely wrecked ThA shelyins
on which stood hundreds OF doliar
worth of fancy crockery were TOR
from the walls, the flooring wa
snlintered (the gas leak being unoel
Ho+b the floor in the northeast col
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03

You oen ball rSA time and select
any article M wish to purchase and
it will be pit ab aYh sold to the high
est biddef H. H, eraham Jewelry Co,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
TROTS HIMSELF
OUT FOR GOVERNOR
Nashville Man Who Successfully
Prosecuted Coopers for Murder
Of Senator Carmack.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July AT
torney General Jeff D. McCarn, of
this county. who successfully prose
cuted The Coopers for the murte' of
Senator E. ". Carmack, today an
nounced his candidacy f0r Governor.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
Hattiesburs Constatbles Ia
Trap Which Is Entirely
Successful
THE CULPRIT IS
! NEGRO II !
The Case is interviewer Win 4
comInss and eoinss ternesro =
yer Who Is in Jail on Serious Chan
STORY of Intimidation.

That troubles never come singZ
is true at least in the case Of Sy Gf}
ner, the would be negro lawyer wl
is sweltering in the Forrest coun
jail on the charge of completely
the murder of Emma Holston
Make some weeks ago.
Another cloud appeared on the q
rizon of Sy's peace and happiness ye
terday when local negro doct'
known as DIR. Randall was 3
raigned on the charge of selling {
caine and given fine Of 500 Al
thirty days.
It appears that some time ago, CO
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
Will COME TO A
VOTE ON MONDAY
SENATE AGREES TO HAVE SHOW
DOWN ON INCOME TAX
AMENDMENT.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July Sit
was agreed in the senate today to vote
at 1 o'clock next Monday on Senator
Browns resolution providing for the
submission to the states of an amend
ment to the constitution authorizing
the imposition of an income tax
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03
III As
tWfUL SUDDENNEss
Iely Family Was Away and
( Was Passing Busy Corner
lne-Loss is About $500
|Gas Pipes the Cause.

Il RIDIAN, Miss, July 3.-The
Il Bple of Meridian were thrown iuto
fever of excitement last night 1T
$3.50 o'clock by a terrific explosion
If gas in the coffee, tea and crockery
bora of Mr. II NiOlOn Twenty
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03

Goods sold NH. H. Graham's Auc-
ton sale last nigh9 at 80 cents on the
dollar.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-07-03

stables Tucker and r
suspicion that cocaine :
at a place known as
drug store, owned by
gave so cents to a
name of John Parker,
tions 70 go to this plac
caine Parker went 8
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