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I S. LEWIS HUB .
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Editor of Pi ogress and J. E.
Gardner Painfully Hurt
AU10 SKIDS ROUNDING CORNER
HUS TREE AND MEN WERE HURT
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Mr. Lewis Bled Friday Morning
From His Infnrles-Edltor ol The
Progress and Mr. Gardner Are
Rapidly Iteeovlng—Were Ihe
Guests o3 Savannah Auto Club.
late Tuesday afternoon Kobt. li. L.
' Majors, soil ofT. A. J. Majors, editor of
Tub Piioobiws rnwivod the following tel-
t gcaui from ■Savannah:
‘ •'Savannah, Ga., 11-1-1010- 4:25 p.tn.
“II. K. li. Majors, Cairo, Ga.
“Your fatliVr hurt In auto accident.
Two ribs broken and arm hurt. Doctor
t,(jinks painful hut not serious, lie has
-r, every attention at. Savannah hospital.
A - ’ F. C. BATTEY, Pres.
i . Savannah Auto Club.”
The following is condensed account of
‘ Abe accident from the Savannah Morning
V News of Wednesday, Nov. 2:
“Roiiiidiiiifjtihe curve at Dale ave and
• Moore ave yesterday afternoon, after the
entertainment a,t the Yaclit Club, the au
tomobile of Charles «. Bell, driven by a
C. T. Prince Is Slain—C. W. Byrd
Surrenders Alter Using Pistol
Thonmsville, Ga., Out. 150.--Just
back of the principal business block
here t\ T. Prince was shot ny C.
\V. Bynl, fonnerlv his friend, this
afternoon, dying a few minutes af
terwards. *
Hearing pistol shots in quick suc
cession, several persons nearby ran
to the scene and found Prince with
three bullet wounds in his stomach,
lie lived only ten minutes.
No one was in sight, but Byrd
came and gave himself up. He
claims that he and Prince were dis
puting and Prince advanced on him
with his k'dfu. A knife was found
in the dead man’s pocket, unopen
ed. •
The killing occurred behind a
pressing club, out of which two
men were seen to come at the time
of the shooting.
Prince was married and leaves
five children. He was an employe
of the Cherokee Mills. Byrd was
with the Thompson Iron Works.
Destroyed By Fire Early
Wednesday Morning.
LOSS IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT $20,000
" ,„.gro cl'aj}ffer, coalmining visiting news-
^paper men, skidikid into a tree throwing
notin' of its occupants out ami seriously
injured E. 8. 1-eivis, of the Crystal Opti
cal Co. of Atlanta; T. A. Majors, of
The Grady County Progress of Cairo ;u)d
painfully hurt J. E. Gardner of the Clark
County Courier.
Mr. Gardner, who sat with the driver
was thrown out, lumliog <»n his nose and
knee, both oKwI.ic » Uww evidences of a
1
haiv’.iall. WiAAitwis «*Iw» pat directly
1..hi.,duw dry™m.-:.- ••’< ■
ktUiJ&Gie Tre.iv was also thrown out and
•landinghis head fracturing his skill)
.•landing'/i:
* fwhidi later resulted in his death).
Mr. Majors, who s.it in the rear cm! on
the right side, was. tiirowii violently for
ward against the seat in frinit, but did
I f jiot likve tlie limeliine, until be did so of
his own volition lifter the ear stopped,
when h • got oiit'and w< nt. back to ’.assist
those who been thrown out.
When the shock came, Mr. Majors
threw bis right hand forward and had li
impaled on a bracket, inflicting wound
on liis arm, this did not stop his forward
motion and struck his right side on the
neat and broke bis ribs in this manner.
At the same, time be received the blow on
the stomach which caused slight internal
injuries.
Mr. Lewis was unconeions when pick
ed up by the other occupants of the ear,
which' was then driven rapidly by the
chulfeur to the Savannah hospital and
the injured men given every possible at
tention.
Tlie following telegram was received
Wednesday morning:
Savannah,Ga.,11-2-1910, 10:22 a.m.
R. E. L. Majors, Cairo, Ga.,
Your father says; “Getting along all
right, stay home and get out tlie paper.,
K.‘C. BATTEY, Dies. S. A. C.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
LAST WEDNESDAY
City Fathers Elected for the Next
Year—Affairs ol City Are In
Good Hands.
At the annual election for mimie-
ipn!. offietps of Cairo, on. Wedties-
'iluy id this week, tlie following ticket,
was chosen:
FOR MAYOR
W. J. WILLIE
FOR CLERK AND TREASURER
Bi M. JOHNSON
COUNCILMAN AT LARGE
J. M. POULK
COUNCILMAN FROM 1ST WARD
G. A. WIGHT
COUNCILMAN FROM 2ND WARD
W. G. BAGGETT
COUNCILMAN FROM 3D WARD
T. F. DYSON
COUNCILMAN FROM 4TH WARD
J. E. HURST
Word was received Friday morning
that Mr. Lewis was dead as u result of
injuries, lie hud just left Cairo, where
he liud been representing the Crystal Op
tical Co. of Atlanta. Mr. I-ewis had
made many friends in Grady comity, who
will regret Jo hear of his untimely end
Editor Majors is rupidlyjreeoveringund
will be ublcto tie out in a few days.
THE CENSUS OF
CAIRO IS 1,010
The Census of 1900 Showed 690
Increase of 119 Per Cent. In the
Past Decade.
The census announcement for
Cairo, Grady county’s thriving cap-
the last canons made the capital of
Grady county has been material in
its growth, but the energy and push
of its citizens and the fact tin t it is
tlie market center for the farmers
of the county, is one of the main
reason* for its development.
We congratulate Grady county
upon having so aggressive and pro
gressive a county scat and we feel
assured from the past record that
the town ten years hence will have
more than doubled its present size.
—Thomasville Times-Enterprise.
The population of Cairo, capital
of Grady county, Georgia,is annone^
ed by the census department to he
1510. Ten years ago it was (WO,
and thus the increase is 1 19 per
ceiit. It is a splendid showing for
that fast growing little South Geor
gia city.—Industrial Index, Colum
bus Ga.
THE REASON WE'RE LATE
ital, is lolO. The census in 1900
showed 690, making an increase of
119 percent. The town is to be con
gratulated upon its splendid growth
in the space of ten years.
The fact that it has been since
The editor is iu the hospital in Suvan-
nah. One of our printers went home
lust week leaving only two printers in tlie
oflier. Neither being writers of readable
matter wewere forced to ask several of our.
friends to allow us to impose upon their
good nature which they very kindly :<iid.
We sine rely t.miik (hem in behalf of
tlie editor for their serve e.
THE FORCE.
& tnK Devil.
The Origin of Fire Is Unknown—
W. G. Baggett and H. G. Can
non Heaviest Losers.
Shortly before five o'clock
Wednesday morning the sharp
clanging of the city hall bell
awoke many citizens of Cairo to
the fact that Mr. Horton, the
night marshal, had discovered
trouble in the land.” In a few
minutes more the light plant
whistle began its hoarse alarum
and at almost the same moment
the rattle of revolvers in every
direction indicated that there
was a general awakening to a
serious condition. And the con
dition proved to be serious, in
deed.
The building formerly owned
by W. G. Baggett, but recently
sold to the Farmers’ Union, was
on fire.
The gallant lads of our efficient
fire department were promptly
on hand, after the warning giv-
...i ..nci py uravt and heroic ef-
uji c succeeded in saving the
mb road depot immediately adr
jac nt, from destruction. Many
of the citizens at larg\i>,Avere also
with alacrityjoh ijicf scand
numbers of them gallantly ren
dered effective auxiliary service.
A freight' car loaded with syr
up barrels, Standing on the rail
road track, hard by, caught on
fire after the flameiTiiad envel
oped the warehouse but Was
pulled out and saved by the en
gine of “The Short” passenger
train, then just come in, from
Bainbridge, Platforms and other
exposed portions of the freight
depot were ablaze several times
but the fireman never permitted
those flames to gain headway.
‘‘The Short” was allowed to
pass, but freight trains were
kept standing for one. or two
hours, because the exigency of
the occasion would not allow
some of the lines of leading hose
to be removed from their places
across the railroad tracks.
.The' building, filled > with in-
flamable stores was, with its en
tire contents, totally destroyed
and the damage is the most dis
astrous ever experienced in this
town.
Messrs. W. % Baggett & Son’s
loss on buggies, wagons and
other stores, is estimated at be
tween $6,000 and $7,000; Mr. H.
G. Cannon has lost, in syrup bar
rels stored in the building, ap
proximately $7,000.
We understand that over 100
bales of cotton were burned; be
longing mostly to the Georgia
Cotton Company, represented by
Mr. Rhett Pringle, and W. \V.
Espy, represented by Mr. J. H.
Mitchell, and all fully insured.
There are some losses by private
individuals, among whom is one
of three bales of cotton by
Messrs. Marvin and Pierce Her
ring and two bales by Judge P.
H. Herring.
We are informed that the ware
house and lot cost $5,000 and
Cannon. Herring’s, nor other
persons having “stuff” in stor
age, was insured so far as we
cm learn. Thus, the total loss
in the aggregate, is probably
over $20,000, with only $3,000 of
insurance, besides that of the
cotton buye. s, so far as we are
able to ascertain.
Mr. Cannon’s loss, though so
heavy, has by no means “puts
him out of business.” On the
contrary, his great new factory
is unimpaired and he has thous
ands of syrup barrels on hand—
amply enough to supply any and
every demand that can possibly
be made on him. Moreover, he
is “true grit” and meeting ad
versity with manly courage,
’twill not be long ere all his loss
es will have been fully repaired.
Mr. Baggett is also a manCtdJ
indomitable will and splendid
courage, “hard to down.” None
need fear that he will succumb,
under misfortune. The world
will soon see him and his manly
son under full headway again.
We understand that the Farm
ers’ Union will promptly rebuild
—the next time, a brick'; fire
proof structure—fully adapted to
all the purposes of the organiza
tion. The staunch farmers of
Grady county are ready to dem
onstrate by their deeds, what
sturdy, unconquerable manhood
can do.
» ■ —
Died Last Saturday After a
Continued Illness.
SHE LEAVES A LARGE
'
" OF
\ *
Sorrowing Relatives and Friends
to Mourn Her Loss. Her Re
mains Were laid Away Sun-
day Afternoon.
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ALMOST A CONFLAGRATION
Fire Discovered In Cairo Postol-
.^ itec^—Yi'MS Extinguished l*>;lorc
Any Material Damage Was
Done.
Tuesday night, at about 7:30
Mr. Abe Poller discovered smoke
in the postoffice apartment back
of the box-front, and calling the
attention of the night watchman,
Mr. Allen Horton, to the fact,
the latter telephoned the post
master, Mr. Crawford. In the
mean time Mr. J. L, Mauldin the
assistant postmaster came in ami
upon investigation, discovered an
incipient fire, originating from a
box of ashes that had been set
down in the back part of the
building. Mr. Crawford, on his
arrival, said that he placed the
ashes there early in the morning
and naturally supposed them to
have been dead cold for hours.
But, on the contrary, they had
been verv much alive, and after
smouldering there all day, had
finally set fire to the box and the
flames, having eaten through,
would soon have started a serious
conflagration had they not been
discovered in time to prevent.
A Most Laudable Object.
We notice on the bulletin board
in front of Wight & Browne’s
drug store a proposition set forth
that meets our heartiest appro
bation. It i§ to the effect that a
generous-hearted people should,to
some extent, show appreciation
of the noble and self-sacrificing
efforts of our ever-ready volun
teer firemen in protecting the
In the death of Mrs. Hardy
Van Landingham, our town aiild
community has sustained a la
mentable loss. She was an ex
cellent woman in more than one
sense of that term. Quiet and
Unassuming in manner, modest
and altogether unpretentious in
h^ibit, she exerted a potent, if
undemonstrative, influence with
in a circle of relatives and
friends by no means small; and,
in her death a vacuous voM
been left in her family, her
C-hurch and \\qj- other relations:
of life that iurie, caii nevey fiAi
again.
The writer of these lines knew
her in her childhood. Thirty
years ago she was his pupil in
the “Cairo Academy,” and he
has never forgotton the bright,
sweet little “Missie” Cannon, as
she was then called, who used to
look up into his eyes so frankly
and trustingly, in those beaut i-,
ful days of throng ago,while he'
was tfeffehing, her the beginnings
of the lesson of life. For, per
haps, twenty-live years after the
end of a brief school period in
cluding the dace indicated, he
was not in direct touch With her;
but when, in the round of years,
he came within the boundary of
her horizion again, lie instantly
recognized in the pleasant, ma
tronly wife and mother who
greeted him, the gentle little
“Missie” of “Auld Lang Syne,”
Ah time! time! time!
While still in her lovely girl
hood, “Missie” was manied to
Mr. Hardy Van Landingham. of
4ne of the best families of this
section, and now he is left, with
two sons well along in their
teens and two younger boys, to
mourn in irreparable bereave
ment and unspeakable woe.
Mrs. Van Landingham had
been for years a member of Long
Branch Baptist church and, dur
ing her protracted and often ex
cruciatingly painful illness with
acute Brights’ disease, her faith
in her Saviour never wavered
and a spirit of sweet submission
to the will of God characterized
hei to the last moment of life.
She, was conscious until the
breath left her. She fully real
ized her condition and at the end
quietly and calmly hade her hus
band, her children and the other'
weeping relatives about her
deathbed, goodbye.
Besides her immediate house
hold, Mrs. Van- Landingham has
\
ward the necessary expenses in
volved in keeping up the equip
ment of the department. Night
or day, whenever the alarm is
Continued on page five.
fire! Surely our people, gener
ally, ought to be as appreciative
are! as the old one-armed negro, Ray,
sounded, the gallant boys
always promptly on hand, heart-1 who has nobly contributed of his
that there is"insurance"oT|jj§ J)00 j ily to do and bravely to dare any-j humble means, toward the object
on the building. I thing necessary to combat and ;tited. Don’t ignore .the hulle-
on tne building. I thing necessary
Neither the Messrs. Baggett’s* conquer that terrible enemy — ; tin board.
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