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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES
Formal Announcements in Which the Suffrage of Voters
of the Second Congressional District Is Asked.
j. R. MERCER OF TERRELL,

DAWSON, Ca, Jan. 10, 1910.-To
the Voters of the Second Congress
slonal District of Georgia: | have
long cherished an ambition to offer
my services to the people of the Sec
ond Congressional District of Geor-
gla as their representative in Con-
gress. | little anticipated, however.
the unfortunate death of my friend
and fellow-townsman, and your dis
tlngulshed representative, whereby a
vacancy was occasioned and an cleo
ton OF a representative necessitated.
L now have the honor to offer nv
services to the people of the district
as their representative for the unex-
pired term, and in so doing wish
them to understand that | lay no
claim to office on account of any abili-
ty peculiar to the professions, politi-
clans or public benefactors. The ma
terial, practical, or the business end
of life has fallen to my lot. Along
these lines my fitness lies, if | have
any, and along these lines my success
must be judged and attested by the
people. From the farm in youth I
went into the mercantile business and
then into banking. Later | returned
to my first love, the farm and agri-
cultural pursuits, in which | am now
engaged.
My wide and extended business ex-
perience, | believe, has enabled me
to see the needs of the people and
prepared me to incorporate their de-
mands into such laws as will best
advance their interests.
Personal friends have urged my
candidacy, but beyond this l am not
the candidate of any caucus or COM
bination. If elected l will owe no al
legiance to private interests, but, be-
lieving that the Office belongs to the
people / am of the opinion that their
interests only should be served, and
that they should decide to whom the
Office should 60
My candidacy is the deliberate
seeking of the Office by the man. |
ask it at your hands because l sin
cerely believe that my long years of
experience in business and contact
with the people will enable me to
credftably fill the high office to which
| aspire.
| ask the Office. at your hands sub
ject, of course, to the action of the
Democratic Executive Committee OF
the district, and if elected I promise
to faithfully guard and promote the
interests of the whole people in the
halls of the National Congress. Re-
spectfully, JOHN r. MERCER.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-26

on the track about a quarter of a
mile from the station.
He Immediately telegraphed to
Macon requesting that officers be
sent out Detectives Poole and Rut-
ledge went to Rutland on an out
going train, while the train en- route
from southwest Georgia to Macon
was held on the siding, and succeed
ed in arresting the men, who were
hiding in the woods nearby awaiting
the wreck of the coaches.
They had piled large quantity of
rubber hose on the track in such a
manner that the engine would have
undoubtedly left the rails, probably
forcing the coaches off with it, and
were waiting in the bushes, where
they were screened from observation,
for the disaster to occur.
The men, R. L. Crooms, Dock
Crooms and j. S. Williams, all well
known in Macon, did not attempt to
escape from the officers when dis
covered in their hiding place, nor
did they make any denial of their at
tempt to wreck the train. They
were under the influence of liquor,
officers stated, and were still in that
condition when sent to the Bibb
county Jail, where they will be held
pending an investigation of their
cases by the grand jury, which is
now in session. The operator posi-
lively identified them as the men
whom he had seen placing the OBJ
StructiOnS on the track.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-26
HORNADY FELICITATEs ALBANY.
Thinks That City Did Well to Confine
Nigh Beer to the ''Fire Limits

Nigh Beer to the Fire Limits"
The Albany Herald prints the fol-
lowing letter from Mr.. w. P Hor-
nady of Dawson:
Editor of the Albany Herald: I
hasten to thank and congratulate
your city council for its prompt re-
Spouse to that appeal of the good
women of the w. G. T. L. by con-
signing the sale of so-called near
beer to the fire limits where, ac-
cording to my Bible, it really be-
longs. But the saddest part of it all
to me is the fact that, in the great
and final consignment the man must
follow his business.
IF the nigh beer business is a
legitimate, clean business why do
men prefer to have it in the rear of
their buildings and behind screens?
What would people think of a drug
gist purchasing a handsome soda
fountain, placing it in his back room,
and screening it from the doors?
There would be danger of his pois-
oning the people, either by willfully
dispensing alcoholic poisons in viola
ton of the law or by being too ig-
norant to fill prescription.
when a man is not looking for
alcohol he can get all he wants at
your splendid soda founts or artesian
wells. w. P. HORNADY."
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-26
IN MEMORY OF r.. L. JENNINGS.
A Tribute to the Life and Character
OF Deceased Young Man.

- AAAO0NC " LIlG Lie anu ODaraEEeH
OF Deceased Young Man.
The Messenger of Death visited
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Jen-
nings on the night of January 10th
at 11:15 o'clock and took from them
their oldest son, Robert L. Jennings,
who was 26 years and three months
Old
This young man spent his entire
life in this community except a short
period when at school and some time
at a sanitarium in North Carolina
during the past few years. He was
bright and cheerful as a child, his
presence bringing sunshine in the
home. AS a school boy and play
mate he was attentive and kind, and
always ready to do his part. AS a
young man he possessed the quail
ties that made him pleasant and
caused him to have friends, who
were only numbered by his acquaint-
ance, But the dear Lord saw fit to
allow the tuberculosis germ to har-
Dor in his lungs and throat, and
gradually steal from him his
strength and the color from his
cheeks that were once red and rosy.
His life, once bright with prospects for
the future, became clouGed. and the
result was that he gave up his posi-
ton in business and in society and
fought manfully the disease that
preyed upon him; but only for him
and his loved ones to learn that the
only real healing was to be freed
from the fieshy tabernacle and for
his soul to go home to the Lord. All
was done for him that could be done
by loving hands and physicians, the
only result being to give to those
left behind the comforting thought
that they did what they could. He
was cheerful and patient, and did not
complain at his lot. He never said
a great deal about death, but enough
to leave the sweet assurance by his
words as we'll as by his life that he
was prepared to go. Therefore they
can rest in the assurance that their
! loss in his gain.
| On the morning of the 18th inst
| his body was taken to Chickasaw-
hatchee church, and after a short but
solemn service conducted by Elder
r. H. Barwick of Columbus, his body
! was laid to rest to await the resur-
rection morning. The number OF
people who gathered best demon
strated the esteem that he was held
in by those who knew him, the crowd
being as large as any | ever saw
there on such an occasion
His relatives and friends join to-
gether in solemn reverence to God
who had given such an humble faith.
! full young man to live in our midst
and to be sunshine in the home, fol
he was one of the greatest lovers
of home l ever knew. He evel
seemed to have the greatest conf
dence in his parents Judgment, be
ing the happiest when he felt thai
they approved of his course. Blu
now they have one less tie on earth
one more in Heaven. We say tt
the sorrowing ones, dry their eyes
and look upward. He is free from
i sorrow and affection; he is at res
with God May you say as Daniel
My child cannot come to me- bu
l will go to him. as Job, "The Lore
gave, he hath taken away" Al
Christ taught us to pray, thy will b.
done A FRIEND.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-26
FOR CONGRESS
Vote for
JOHN r. MERCER
REGRET TO GIVE UP RUFUS
LAREDO, TEN, RELUCTANT TO
LOSE FORMER DAWSON MAN.
MIR. Jones Goes Further West to
Take a Responsible Position on
the Staff of Spokane Paper.

the Staff of Spokane Paper.
The many friends here of Mr.. Ru-
fus jones, a former Dawson young
man who has been in the west sew
eral years, and for the past year
secretary of the Laredo, Tex, Board
of Trade, will be interested to know
that he has resigned that position
and gone to Spokane, Wash, to ac-
cept the managing EDITORS desk on
an afternoon paper at salary of
500 a week. The Laredo Times says
OF Mr.. Jones and the esteem in which
he was held in that city:
rs Mr.. Jones really going to leave
Laredo?" is the question that has
formed on many lips since the an
nouncement in the Times that Sec
rotary Rufus Jones of the Laredo
Board of Trade resigned his position
as secretary to accept a position as
managing editor of a newspaper in
Spokane, Washington. The affirma-
tive answer brings forth many gem
uine expressions of regret, such as:
We'll, | am sorry to hear that, but
he will sure make good in his new
home just as he has here, and l wish
him all the success in the world"
Such expressions of regret have
been heard on all sides during the
past two days, which goes to show
that by residing eight months in
Laredo Mr. Jones has made many
friends. Everyone who has had any
business with him admires his meth
DDS of transacting business; those
who have been associated with him
in pleasure pronounce him an ideal
entertainer and premier conversa-
t1onalist; some who know him only
as passing acquaintance admire his
! pleasant manner of speaking and his
very winning smile which seems to
say that he is made happy by seeing
his acquaintance. When he went
around to the various members of
the board of trade for their monthly
contributions toward the organiza-
ton the majority deemed it from
so cents to $500 worth of pleasure
to have him about for a few minutes,
for there. was always some new story
or anecdOte for their entertainment;
but of all who will miss Mr.. Jones
the ones who will miss him more
than any others are the men with
whom he has been most closely as
sOciated-the board of directors Of
the board of trade. This fact is the
highest compliment that could could
be paid Mr.. Jones and his chief rec.
ommendatiOn. The board of direc-
tors are the busiest business men of
Laredo, and their expressions of re-
greet are flowing as freely and as
yoluminOus as the water of Niagara
Falls. They praise his business abil-
ity his general approach of strangers
and sOcialibility, his manner of con-
versatiOn and gentlemanliness his
reputation as an entertainer and
story teller, and most of all his SER
vice while secretary of the organi-
cation. His personality has won
him a host of friends" said one of
the directors yesterday He is a
fine fellow, has made an excellent
secretary and we are all sorry to see
him leave
Mr.. Jones has only lived in La
redo about eight months, but he
leaves friends that will last a life
time. Mr.. Jones and his wife leave
for Spokane about the first of next
week.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-26
REPUBLICAN MAY RUN.
Rumored That Party Contemplates
q Candidate For Congress.

An Albany dispatch says that at
the recent meeting in that city of
the democratic committee of the Sec
ond congressional district it was an
nounced that the encouragement of
the state had given an opinion that
the old registration list of 1908
should be taken as starting point;
that the list be purged of all disquali-
fed voters as much as possible, and
those since qualified added.
Much interest has been manifested
in the rumor that the republicans
are watching the Second district and
may put a candidate in the field. 1t
is rumored that republican candi-
date may make the race independ-
ent of the primary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-26
TRIED TO WRECK THE TRAIN
WHITE MEN PUT DISTRACTIONS
ON CENTRAL'S TRACK.
Telegraph Operator Who Saw Them
Held Train Until Officers Ar
rived and Made Arrests.

AA'NO anu NA<ANS HAAAOSNS'
The Macon Telegraph says an at
tempt to wreck a Central passenger
train near that city a few afternoons
ago was frustrated by the telegraph
operator at Rutland, who witnessed
the placing of distractions on the
track. He was seated at his key
when he looked out Of the window
and saw three men placing something
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-26
BRANTLEY GETS GRIGGs' PLACE.
Georgia Congressman Already Mem
Der of Two Important Committees.

Representative w. G. Brantley of
the Eleventh district succeeds the
late Judge ]. M. Griggs as a member
of the ways and means committee of
the house. The appointment was
announced by the Speaker Tuesday
afternoon. Mr.. Brantley is at pres
ent a member of two of the most
important committees of the house,
the judiciary and the buildings and
grounds committees.
1t was not made a condition of
his important new assignment that
he should resign from either of his
present committees.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-26
MERCER AND RODDENBERY.
The Contest For Congress Will Be
Between Them in Randolph.

A special from Cuthbert to the
Atlanta Georgian says of the con-
gressional contest in Randolph coun-
ty:
Bob Pottle of Blakely, who is also
in the race, will have opposition in
Cuthbert because he is general coun-
sci for the Georgia, Florida and Ala
bama railroad. He is well known
here, but many expressed themselves
as unwilling to send him to congress
on account of his corporation con-
nections. Much opposition to Judge
Spence has developed.
The political forecasters are pre-
dieting that the fiercest contest in
Randolph county will be between
Judge S. A. Roddenbery and Hon.
John R. Mercer of Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-26
A Wretched Mistake.

To endure the itching, painful dis
tress of piles. There's no need to.
Listen: Il suffered much from
piles" writes Will A. Marsh of Siler
City, N. c., "till got a box of Buck
lens Arnica Salve, and was soon
cured" Burns, boils, ulcers, fever
sores, eczema, cuts, chapped hands,
chilblains vanish before it, Csc at
Dawson Drug Co.'S.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-26

Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure
any case of kidney or bladder trouble
that is not beyond the reach of medi-
cine. 1t invigorates the entire sys-
tenn and strengthens the kidneys so
they eliminate the impurities from
the blood Backache, rheumatism,
kidney and bladder troubles are all
cured by this great medicine. Com
mence taking at once and avoid
Bright's disease and diabetes. Daw-
son Drug Co. and Peoples Drug
Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-26

See us before buying building ma
terial. We can save you money. The
Variety Works Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-26
How
Do You
Feed
Your Crops?

mo YOU KNOW just what your cotton and corn
need, and you furnishing it in such quantities
H. as required and in such shape that the
plant can use it?
Suppose you should put the food for your stock in
box nail it UP and place in their trough-would you
pect them to thrive and grow fat?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-08
SUFFERED MUCH HARDSHIP
Stipwrcc,Aed sailors Objects Of Sincere
sympathy on Liner.

postOn, Mass, Sept. 4-Stories of the
hardships endured by the 16 men Of the
British STEAMER West Point, who We're
picked up at sea 10y the Devonian, are
told In a despatch received here by the
Associated Press from Captain Trant az
the pevonian Tonight. His despatch
also confirms the despatch sent 70 Cape
Race by the Maurctania telling of the
rescue of tho captain and IS others of the
rescue of the mon, says:
Chief OfNccr Meiklc reports that the
steamer had founderod on sunday, Aug
ust 2S al 500 y. m. In latitude 45:4s n.
4o:4 W. catching fire at 500 a. m. on
the 9th
They last saw the captains boat con-
tanning the remainder OF the crew, in all
10 men, on Thursday AZ 600 n, m. The
captain had let the men Know that he in
tended keeping 10 the rasthound track.
Thinking the captains boat might he
In the vicinity and the weather coming
in thick, the ship Uevonian was stopped
two hours, firing distress bombs at in
tervals 10 attract attention
This morning we received word from
tho Mauretauia, via cape Race and the
Deutschland, that she lad picked up tho
captains boat from the Wcs, Point. and
that all was we'll.
'The men had very trying time dur
ing the five days in the small boat The
first two days were moderate, after that
they met with tremendous seas In a
heavy gale with continual rain. They
were pulling for seven hours in heavy
seas in order to keep the boats head on.
During this time they were all wet
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-08
Census Figures Show American
Metropolis Has Population
of 4,7CG,S83.
TEN-YEAR GAIN 1877 PER CENT
BOROUGH of Bronx HISS Increased
11A,o per Gent, Queens 6o'G,
Brooklyn 4o.1, Richmond
2S.3, Manhattan &c.

Nnshiae,on. scrt. 1.--Crcetct New
Work ba. a population of 41cf.>>&, Nnder
tho 18th dcconuial Census. according to
figures issued to-nioht hy Director OF
fine Crnsus Durard This makes Now
York tho eeconl largc7t city in the
world. ard as larcr ot any two foreign
cities. excepting London
STAGE 1900 TIC population Of the met
ropois hrs ncrearcd by t3.'G'l. or ST.
per cent. as compared with 2.iS7,2O2 ,,ricr
the llst census.
The borough Of Nrcnx showed the
rrentcs. increase I'M Tho t:rcntcr city.
Queens. Nroolilyn richmond and Man
haitian lonoVing uc%t in ordct. The
figures fo- those Ooroughs together with
the irc"c"scs were rs foilows
Bronx AoqNc, an increase OF 80, i7S, or
has pr cen;
Queens 2AQil, an increase of l3l,oi2, or
S5f 90. cent
Brootyn 'GSt"5i IN increase Of a.. 7da.
or iol y,or cont;
Richmond borough $500 m increase II
IS as or y 9 u.r cont
Manhatttn borough o33i.Ji2 an increase
OF 4Slii9 or 90 per cent
New York "tv contains only ic; G,a
fewer people than tho combined rorula-
ton Of fittsburg, St. Louis. Detroit.
Buffalo. Cncinnlti. Newark Mllwaukec.
washington. indianapolis jersey city.
Kansas Cnv. Providence. St Paul anu
Denver The aggrcsate population of
these cities Is 4.92l5s1
The city # New York. as constituted
prior to the act of consolidation effective
January I, 1875 had Il population in $3.50
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-08
NATIONAL. BANKS NOW
NUMBER 1884 IN u s.

Washington. sept 4,-Thirty-four aH-
pliCations to organize nat,oaal banks were
received by tomptrol!er Murray in Az
gust or tive applications pending %
we're approved and four rejected lin the
same month 70 banks, with total cap
.tal q $4,000, worc authorized to bcgin
business, Of which number three, with
capital ~ $4,000, had ird.yil"2l capital of
loss Than $1,000, md r!:c. with capital Of
S@,c2a Oo T. :ividual capital Ct $1,000 or
over.
Thc total number Of national banks is
asa, OF which 600 have discontinue
business, leaving In existence 7lst banks,
With agthor.7ed capital o. sl"2lGiIl25,
and r.r"',lation outstanding secured by
bonds of size SO. Tho total amount of
the national bpns circulation outstanding
is s7i7,o2l ,Gl, &C which G3o1NS72S IS coy
cred by Ia Nfpl money Of iitc amouut
deposited with tho treasure OF the Nnited
states on account Of liqu,dat.ng and IN
solvent national banks and assoca lions
which have reduced their circulation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-08
i. s. DEFICIT IS
21O,00O,00O LESS
Progressive Condition Apparent
in Comparison with septer-
Der 1, a Year Ago.

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oroa,o 90 90 90 oo- g., .A ,,,,. oo,.
,rd .o.ni ,ao-,, 80 o., .cy nc
,,bo r,r,,oa cto,.s ,roosur,. ,,,.,od w..
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.oneoc 90 h,,, a,,h w. ,.a,,.,..,,
t.,,, =, 200 ,n-,o
~, , .,,4 49,,
. ,,,
+, 49,,
a.,a, ,,. 1i,
,inns
r,hoso who o,, .,,..or,.,, ,,o,o,..
..,
-.
htChlfiH S''ooooV" MORE
Total receipts in the month Of Aug
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-08
WOMAN IN TIGHTS IN
DOORYARD OF JOHN q

Cleveland, Sept clad only in suit
Of red tights, Miss Gertrude Thomns an
pearcl in the door yard of John D. Rookie
fellcr's homo here yesterday in co,npanv
with the parachute IN which she had des
ccnled from the clouds
Miss Thomas had made an exhibition
flight i'm ~ hot air balloon from a local
amusement resort, and loosed her par
nchute directly above the Rockefeller
grounds, mistaking them, she said for
a public park. Immediately upon her ar
rival at the Rockefeller place. she was
waited on by committee headed by the
superintendent Of the estate, who in
formed her that she was trespassinr, Miss
Thomas was asked to array herself in
garh more In keeping with the day ana
then depart. She had cloak with her
which she donued and she left dragging
after her tho parachute.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-08
WOMAN IS SUED FOR $4,000
Negligence Charged In Allowing n
Brick Fall from Her BLOCH and
Kli t--Ycar-Oid Girl

Montpelier, Sept, Papers were filed
to-day in Washington county court in n
negligence suit brought by J. Ward Car
yer Of Barre. administrator If the estate
of Irene Farrar, against Mrs ]. -. San
guinetti and her four Children. owners OF
the Sanguinetti block on North Main
street in Barre FOR $1,000 damages
February I last Miss irene Farrar,
aged II years, was struck ok the head by
bricks falling from n cornicc at the top
of the 6anguinetu block. Her skull was
crushed and she died next morning at
Earre city hospital Negligence of the
defendant is claimed in allowing the
property to be unsafe and thus endang-
erng the lives of the public.
Tho case Is returnable at tho Septem-
Der term of Washington county court.
The papers served on Mrs. Sangunetti
this morning were In the form of an
attachment on the block.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-09-08
PICKED UP by LOCOMOTIVE


Ashtabua, ohio, Sept, 5--Clinhne from
the wreckaFe of his buggy on the pilot of
n LOGON olive flying at the rate Of 30 miles
a hour Fred Miner, aged Is, yesterday
ciambered up on the running board OF the
engine ana into the engine cab, Ills es-
cape was near to the mira culous.
The engine On the Luke shore railroad
struck his horse and buggy "A few miles
outside of This town. The horse was
KILLED and Miner wound In the wreckaRe
or the buggy. remained on the pilot or inc
rushing engine Indignant, he clamhered
INTO the cab, h" says, 10 tell the engineer
What ne thought of him. lie claimed mat
the engine had mo headlight. Tho engine
stopped to let him off, Miner pointing out
mat ms parents would expect him home
carry ana he walked the six miles back
to town. lie was not hurt