The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-01
]. IN. HINES WRITES INTERESTINGLY
ABOUT CONFEDERATE REUNION
Commends the Present Mayor and Council For Pro-
aressive Spirit. Hopes to see Water Works Here
When He Returns.

IL was THEN, capt. Glnkbh WAA OIL
his guard one day and Powatan
captured him. Powatan had q
beautiful daughter named Pocahors
tas and she fell desperately in love
with the white race, and Powatan
had ordered that Capt. Smith head
be cut off the next morning on al
large rock that is in the Jsmes
river. / have been to this famous.
rock and looked att. just AZ they
were in the act Of cutting Capts
Smiths head off. Pocohontas, this
beautiful girl rushed up and through
her pleadings Capt. Smiths life
was saved. Later on Capt. Will
liam Byrd one Of Smiths party;
married Pocahontas and they lived
together to ripe old age. | have.
the pictures Of all these people and
the history Of them, but 1t is too
long to write up and / will bring
them home with me and let my
wife, children and friends look At
and read them.
Later will write you a little
more about the old st. Johns
church and their mode Of hiring
and paying their preachers away
back in 1900. 1t is quite unique
and interesting.
Well see our Commissioners
have called for another bond cleo
ton. I hope it will go through,
but they made q bad mistake in not
making it for $4,000. / have had
two letters from large tax payers,
and they both expressed their re-
greet at the small amount of bonds,
Go to the polls boys and vote for
bonds and you will see how it works
and next time you will not be 80
tender footed.
Well see our City Council Of
Lessburg is waking up also. I see
they have passed a splitting ordi.
nance. This should have been done
long ago. Leesblrg is just 10years
behind Adams Station on this line.
The most Of our citizens will re-
member that my old friend DR..
Patillo fined Jeames Wright, a me-
gro boy, that was working for Dunk
Forester, at his saw mill, $3.50
for splitting on the side walkA
Adams. think Jeames got the
money from dunk to pay the fine.
Mr.. Mayor fine the first one that
spits on the sidewalk heavy fine
and they will stop it, for it Is .
filthy habit. also see that they
are trying to issue bonds for water
works. This is move in the right
direction. Goto it boys for / am
with you in anything to build up
the best town in Georgia. / zee
by your paper that Stovall & Yeo-
man have gone into the automobile
business. They showed good sense
in buying and selling the Ford
cars. They are the only cars for
service and then they are cheap.
] see from the last Issue Of your
valuable paper that Bro. Christie
pher came to the reunion. Sorry
he did not come to zee me, but I
hope to shake his hand before long.
Ny old friends Major BrimberTy,
George Mock, viii Wilder of Al
bany, and Capt. Sermons from Ar
lington and Capt. Daniels from
Leary, came up to the hospital and
spent one hour with me. l showed
them through and they said they
could not have believed it had they
not seen with their own eyes. Ask
them about it aud they viii tell
you. It was one of the most pleas
ant hours l ever spent. / had not
seen anyone from home since left.
l could hardly keep from hugging
them. I must close for this time.
With test wishes to You and success
to your paper, / am,
You're truly,
]. M. HINES.