Coweta-Carroll County GaArchives News.....Newspaper articles for MARCH 6, 1908 March 6 1908 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Candace Gravelle http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00023.html#0005680 November 20, 2004, 11:52 pm The Herald & Advertiser NEWSPAPER NOTICES FROM "THE HERALD & ADVERTISER", Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia for MARCH 6, 1908 NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, March 6, 1908 A GOOD MAN GOES TO HIS REWARD Rev. Frank G. Hughes, whose illness has been noted from time to time in the Herald and Advertiser, passed away at 8 o'clock Wednesday night, surrounded by the members of his family and loved ones. he had been in poor health for some time and about three weeks ago was prostrated by a severe attack of la grippe. Other complications followed involving an organic problem of long standing and it was soon realized that in his enfeebled state he could not last many days. Although not unexpected, therefore, his death was nevertheless a sad blow to his loved ones, and a cause of deep sorrow to his hosts of friends throughout the state. Deceased was 75 years of age. He was born in Habersham county in 1833 and when still quite young his father moved with his famiy to Blairsville in Union county. Here he grew to manhood and studied law and in 1859 was admitted to the bar. In 1856 he was united in marriage to Miss Amanda Goodrom, sister of Capt. J.J. Goodrum. At the outbreak of the Civil War he entered the Confederate Army, going out as a private with Smith's Legion, one batallion of which afterwards became the 65th Georgia Regiment. He was appointed chaplain of the regiment and remained in service until the close of the war. Returning home he joined the M.E. Conference and for nearly forty years continued in the active ministry filling many important appointments both as pastor and presiding elder and greatly endearing himself to the people of every community that he served. On account of impaired health he was superannuated in 1900 and from that time until his death he made his home in Newnan. He is survived by his wife and five children, the latter being Thos. Hughes of Atlanta; Wm. Hughes, F.G. Hughes Jr., Mrs. Mamie Thompson and Miss Julia Hughes of Newnan. The funeral took place this morning at 10 o'clock at the First Methodist church and was largely attended. Services were conducted by Dr. R.J. Bigham, assisted by Rev. W.J. Cotter, Dr. Jas. Stacy and Dr. J.S. Hardaway. Visiting ministers present were Rev. Frank Eakes, Rev. Joel T. Daves and Rev. W.T. Hamby, all of Atlanta. The remains were interred in Oak Hill Cemetery. ________ CORONER BROADWATER HELD TWO INQUESTS YESTERDAY Coroner Broadwater held two inquests yesterday. Between 8 and 9 o'clock yesterday morning the dead body of Ed Story, the colored sexton of the First Baptist Church was found in the basement of the church. He went to the church Wednesday night and fired up the furnace and turned on the lights for the regular weekly prayer-meeting service. He closed up the church as usual when the meeting was over and was not seen again until his body was found. He was a good old negro, always faithful to his duties and had many friends among the white people of the community. He was for nearly twenty years janitor at the public school building and was popular with all the school children. Coroner Broadwater held an inquest over the remains yesterday morning the finding of the jury being as follows: "We the jury chosen and sworn to investigate the cause of the death of Ed Story, colored, find, after thorough investigation, that he came to his death from natural causes, unknown to us. Signed, I.N. Orr, foreman, T.F. Shackleford, J.D. Land, J.L. Morris, J.R. Hodge, R.L. Pitman." Yesterday afternoon, it was reported to Coroner Broadwater that the dead body of a while male infant had been discovered under a house in east Newnan. Upon investigation he ascertained that the report was true, and by pushing his inquiries obtained further information that enabled him to locate the mother of the child. She is a young woman about 20 years of age named Jimmie Lou Johnson. She was formerly employed in the overall factory of the Couch-Elder Mfg. Co. at Senoia, and came to Newnan about a month or six weeks ago to visit her mother. The child was born on Thursday night of last week and according to the mother's statements, it died at birth. She was unattended by a physician and says that not even her mother had any knowledge of her distress. She admitted putting the dead body of the child under the house which she did in hope of concealing her shame. She refused to give the name of the man responsible for her ruin, although repeatedly urged by the Coroner to do so. She was reared near Senoia it is said and belongs to a good family. Coroner Broadwater summoned a jury and held an inquest over the body of the unfortunate little waif, the facts recited above brought out by the investigation. The finding of the jury was as follows: "We the jury chosen and sworn to investigate the cause of the death of an infant child of Jimmie Lou Johnson, find that the child came to its death by carelessness on the part of its mother. Signed, J.A. Stephens, foreman, J.E. Featherston, A.H. Arnold, J.B. Shell, J.C. Lewis, A.J. Smith. __________ COWETA SUPERIOR COURT The regular spring term of Coweta Superior Court convened Monday morning with Judge R.W. Freeman on the bench. The first three days of court were devoted to civil business, including half a dozen divorce suits, the latter being as follows: Allen Brown vs. Ida Brown; total divorce Alex Pyron vs. Orrie Pyron; total divorce Rosa Smith vs. L.B. Smith; first verdict for libellant Sallie Fannie Watts vs. Andrew J. Watts; first verdict for libellant D.K. Little vs. Lula Little; total divorce Lizzie Wood vs. Wash Wood; petition of libellant refused _________ Hubert Atkinson, 24 years of age, a traveling salesman fo rthe Couch Manufacturing Co. of East Point, shot himself with a 38 caliber pistol yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The wound inflicted is serious and little hopes are entertained for his recovery. While standing in the office of the company, Atkinson pulled a pistol and shot himself once in the right side, the ball coming through to the back between the fifth and sixth ribs. He fell to the fllor and when found immediately afterwards by some occupants of the building, stated he had shot himself. Atkinson has a wife and two children. _________ GRANTVILLE News Mr. Lucius Arnold of Corinth was in town one day this week. __ PALMETTO News Mr. Ira Smith and daughter Helen of College Park spent Sunday with Mrs. Caspar Smith. __ Messrs. Henry and Karl Cook of South Carolina spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Cook. ___ The many friends of Mr. Taylor Robinson of Goodes, will learn with pleasure that he is improving rapidly after several months of serious illness with typhoid fever and pneumonia. ____ TURIN News We learn that Mr. Jas A. Brown of Line Creek community had a severe fall a few days ago and in consequence of injuries received is now in a serious condition. ___ Mrs. Wathan Shell is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W.S. Gaines who is quite ill at Fairburn. ___ ROSCOE News Mr. J.R. Doster is improving rapidly and he can walk about with the aid of crutches. __ Mr. J.O. Sewell is studying astronomy. He watches the Starrs and tells about it. __ RAYMOND News Mrs. J.Y. McDonald of Longstreet visited her mother Mrs. D.C. Neely at Sharpsburg on Sunday. __ Mrs. John Overby of Longstreet visited her mother Mrs. S.E. Gable Saturday and Sunday. __ Guy Wood of your city, visited his grandmother, Mrs. D.C.Neely on Sunday. __ Miss Lois Johnson of Drewryville is visiting Mrs. Foote Williams this week. __ MT. CARMEL News Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Hutchens and Miss Mary Hutchens spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. R.E. McKoy. __ Mrs. W.W. Cavender and son Mr. G.L. Cavender visited Mr. and Mrs. Houston at Corinth last Sunday. __ NEWNAN HOME AFFAIRS Mr. T.A. Lane is quite sick this week. __ Mrs. T.S. Bailey is visiting relatives at Crawford, GA. __ Mrs. E.W. Wells, an estimable lady of Carrollton, died last Friday. __ Mrs. J.E. Smith is reportedly seriously ill at her home on Greenville street. __ Mrs. Chas. Merck of Gainesville is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Rawson Dent. __ Mrs. C.M. Beale and children of Montgomery, Ala. are visiting Mrs. Sallie Hornsby. __ Mrs. Bob Hamrick of Newnan, who has been in the city visiting her mother, Mrs. J.T. Moore, is quite sick with pneumonia. Carrollton Times ___ Capt. J.M. Strickland and wife of Farmdale, spent several days in the city this week the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Mann. __ Charlie Hill, a young negro man, dropped dead Wednesday in the western portion of the city. His death was due to heart failure. __ The many friends of Capt. I.J. Stephens will regret to learn that he is seriously ill at the home of his son in Vienna, GA. __ Mr. T.J. Hornsby, now a popular conductor on the Southern railway, is here on a visit to his mother Mrs. Sarah Hornsby. He is an old Newnan boy and is receiving a warm welcome from the friends of his boyhood days. ___ The Herald & Advertiser regrets very much to learn of the death of Mr. J.B. Martin Jr. which occurred Wednesday night at his home in the fourth district after a weeks' illness with pneumonia. He was a splendid young man and very popular in the community, his death being lamented by all who knew him. He moved to Coweta from Carrollton about two years ago and a year later was united in marriage to Miss Rosa Pearson of the fourth district, who survives him. Judge W.B. Martin of Handy is his brother. He was 40 years of age. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon at Elim, services being conducted by Rev. F.J. Amis. ____ CARROLLTON News Knowing that an honest and sympathetic public, whose ancestors are guilty of driving the red man from the home given him by the great Gitchimanitu, are always desirous of knowing something of the oboriginal exiles, it gives me great pleasure to produce some letters written to Mr. E.S. Buchanan of Newnan by the granddaughter of Gen. Wm. McIntosh, which that gentleman kindly furnishes me for publication. Like most of her race, Miss McIntosh is noted for her clear and incisive views and in her portrayal of subjects she uses severely plain and unvarnished terms. She calls "a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel" and makes little or no effort to euphonize terms. Her letters disclose the fact that she lays claim to an ancestry that antedates both Greek and Roman civilizations. In the brief space allowed for a letter she does not explain why she claims such antiquity for her people; but the claim, divested of prefatory remarks, is very ingeniously contrived. The letter from Mr. Buchanan is a suave, elegantly written epistle, bristing with wit and pregnant with historical data. It is always my purpose when made custodian of gems abounding with literary effulgence such as does this one, to embalm their sublimity, humor and pathos, which will be done when it is set in cold type and laid away in cold storage by the Herald and Advertiser. The letter of Mr. Buchanan which follows, is written in that inimitable style characteristic of the man: Newnan, GA Feb 17, 1908 Capt. Chas. M. Speer, Carrollton, GA My dear Captain: I saw in the Herald and Advertiser some time since that yourself and several other contemporaries of old Chief McIntosh were agitating the question of building a monument to this celebrated Indian. This I regard as a move in the right direction for I always have some qualms of conscience when I read my land deeds and think we deny the great Indian warrior a monument on the land he gave us. It is a shame on Georgians that no monumental pile marks his remains. It is doubly shameful that the people of Carroll and Coweta counties have never made any effort to preserve the ashes of this great autochthom from oblivion. His home was in our midst and his remains lie unmarked on the home where he dispensed his bounties to his paleface friends and allies; and after seventy years of forgetful neglect his last resting place is so poor and obscure that none do it reverence. O' smiling land of plenty! O' prosperous and happy people! How long, O how long will ye neglect the memory of the great soul who made your home possible and the greatest blessings of life an accomplished fact? I have been in contact with Gen. McIntosh's granddaughter for the past two years and thought this correspondece might possible interest your readers, which gives more or less information relative to his descendants and I herewith enclose several letters from the Indian maiden, who is a resident of Eufaula, Indian Territory. As there is always a touch of the romantic connected with the annals of the aborigines and especially the female contingent, permit me to tell you how we, Ed Long, John Anderson, "Doc" Norris, Joe Aycock, Seab Simonton, Lee Mandeville and Tom Bradley, became acquianted with this distinguished Indian damsel. It has become noised abroad that the Indians owned some lands that were entirely too good for an Indian hunting preserve. In those days we were poor boys on whom fortune had not smiled very broadly. Neither of us owned as much as forty acres of land and a mule. So we allowed our cupidity to get the better of our judgment and raised a filibustering expedition to drive Poor Lo, the Indian, beyond the confines of the old Free State. All went well and we were driving the Indians beautifully towards the setting sun, when suddenly and unexpectedly Billy Bowlegs, the alligator warhorse from the Everglades and his Seminoles made an eruption on the scene. Our little band was scattered like autumn leaves before a gale. None were killed but all fled except "Doc" Norris, who undismayed by superior numbers, fought on and was finally knocked senseless by a war club in the hands of a brawny brave. Thinking him dead, Chief Bowlegs scalped him and to this day he is a bald headed man. Later he was found by Miss Minehaha Lackawana McIntosh sitting at the foot of a black gum tree, inquiring of himself if the red devils had finished him. Seeing the maiden approach, he asked for a tar plaster with which to half-sole his skinned cranium. The maiden took the corner of her pinafore and wiped the blood out of his eyes, patched his head and took him to headquarters. Old Bowlegs was still in a bad humor and when he saw he had not finished the paleface brave he again attempted to club him; but the McIntosh girl threw herself between the infuriated chieftain and his intended victim and persuaded him to spare the wreck until they could negotiate with the whites for his ransom; for the Indians by this time had become imbued with the commercial spirit. Minehaha Lackawans McIntosh (for you observe from her letters her initials are M.L. McIntosh.) managed to escape through the Indian picket lines and conveyed intelligence to John Anderson and the other boys that "Doc" Norris was alive and doing pretty well, considering the loss of his hair and black eye given him by a blow from a war club. She informed his friends that his ransom could be made for a three gallon piggen of firewater. A flag of truce was raised and the boys swapped the piggen of spirits for the mutilated spirited Norris. The girl became enamored with "Doc" and he, with a heart overflowing with gratitude, plighted his troth to the dusky damsel and they escaped to the white settlement of Newnan. The Mexican War came on soon after, and "Doc" Norris, whose turbulent soul could not be satisfied without strife, went to the war; but he swore a four-cornered oath to the damsel that he'd soon return from the ensanguined plains of Mexico with overflowing glory and then they would have the hymenial knot tied. Thus they drifted apart and vows of constancy were forgotten by the maiden, but when the heartbroken soldier returned and vowed eternal celibacy, and even at this writing the winsome wiles of women wanteth striking qualities when it comes to tying "Doc" Norris on to Cupid's train. Later, we succeeded in driving the Indians from the fertile plains of the old Free State, and Ed Long, Joe Aycock, Tom Bradley and Seab Simonton remained in Carroll and designated themselves veterans of the Indian War that emancipated us from savage thraldom, a fact of which we were all proud until we saw that a considerable number of Carroll people were opposing the A. and M. College; then we were sorry we had drivent he Indians out, for they, as a race, take anything that comes along, and I feel sure they would have taken an education had it been offered them as it was to the whites who opposed the school. I doubt not your ability to read the letters from the Cherokee damsel of distinguished ancestry, for I observe in your writing you use such quotations as "au courant du jour" which impresses me with the idea that you can speak Cherokee and read it too. Should you desire any more data than that herein contained, doubless Ed Long, Joe Aycock or Seab Simonton can supply you, as they are much older than myself; and it is known that old men remember more accurately the incidents of youth than happenings of more recent date. It is generally known that Seab Simonton remained in Carroll and before the tracks of the retiring Indians had grown cold, he began to stake off some of the finest lands in the county and he doubtless holds them yet, unless Joe Dent has traded him Newnan Land Co. , stock for them. I certainly enjoy your letters in the Herald and Advertiser. I look forward to them with increased pleasure each week. We Newnanites are glad you still claim Newnan as home. With best wishes, E.S. Buchanan. Eufaula I.T., Nov 19, 1906 Mr. E.S. Buchanan, Newnan, GA Dear Sir, Your welcome letter, bearing the date 6th inst., to hand, and contents read and noted. To an expatriate like myself, you cannot imagine how your letter was welcomed. It has been years since I was in my native state; and though I had vainly striven to get some information relatives to my father's and grandfather's affairs, yours was the first containing the desired knowledge. May the God of Ishmael, our great progenitor, bless you for your kindness to me in this matter. I had almost begun to despair of learning anything of my relatives back there. The information given me in your letter is good and satisfactory, so far as it goes. I am desirous of knowing at what age my father, Chillie McIntosh joined the Confederate Army. He was a member of Co. D 19th Georgia Volunteers. Perhaps there are members of that company alive who can furnish this information. My father, being a half-breed Indian and the son of so noted a man as Gen. McIntosh, it would be a little singular if some old comrade did not remember him as a Confederate soldier and his age as well. We claim nothing for our loyalty to the whites, for be it known my grandfather Gen. Wm. McIntosh fought for the United States both against his own people and the Spaniards; but we claim justice at their hands. I desire no pension from either State or Federal Government; but I want to establish the claim of my father, Chillie McIntosh, to his pro rate share of the $5,000,000. due the Cherokee Indians for large tracts of land lying east of the Mississippi river, sold by them to the United States in 1835. I desire to establish the fact that my grandfather was a half-breed Indian, and his children, Chillie and Jack were three fourths Indian, as their mother, Creecy, was a full blood squaw. It is very important to me that this proof be made, as the Court of Claims has decided that the Cherokee Indians are entitled to this vast sum of money with accrued interest since the purchase was made in 1835. In view of the fact that my Grandfather McIntosh was murdered by his tribe, of which he was chieftan, I should think proof of his Indian blood could be made by a number of persons now living. I am desirous to know if any information can be had as to whether my father or Uncle Jack were enrolled between 1861 or 1862 or at a later period of the war. If I can ascertain the age at which Chillie entered the army, that will enable me to determine approximately the ages of other members of my grandfather's family. I would like to know the birthplace of each of them. I have a faint recollection of something being said of Red Clay, Running Water and Nickojack but was too small to remember if either of these was their place of birth. I am at a loss to know the date grandfather was killed on the Chattahoochee river. Besides his American name, grandfather and all of his family had Indian names. If I did, it would somewhat simplify my task in making my family record. It is all important that I know their ages, birthplace and the time of my father's enrollment in the Confederate Army. When I have gotten the present matter somewhat in hand I will give you a sketch of the origin of my people and how they made their advent into America, which I trust will be instructive to the younger generation. It may be of interest to you to know that Mr. Richmond B. Bridges was the guardian of my people until the death of my father and his mother, Creecy, who died near Senoia, GA in 1862. Uncle Jack has not been heard of since the War Between the States. Gratefully yours, M.L. McIntosh Eufala, I.T. Nov 26, 1906 Mr. E.S. Buchanan, Newnan, GA Dear Sir, The papers kindly sent me by yourself were duly received and their content brought great joy to my heart. The information relative to my ancestors was as sunshine to my yearning soul. It is with pleasure that my mind reverts to my childhood days, spent in grand old Georgia, my own, my native land! In its hallowed bosom lies the author of my being, and also those great souls were his progenitors. My heart goes out in sympathy for the south in her times of trouble, and no one rejoices more than I at her present prosperity and her ever growing influence in national affairs. As a people the Indians have much less cause for complaint at the Southern than the Northern people. Yet the Indians of the South have caused its people an infinite lot of trouble and anxiety. It will be recalled that in my letter on the 19th inst., I promised to give the young people an epitomized history of my people, that they may know something of the great aboriginal peoples who inhabited this continent before the coming of the paleface. We claim our descent from Abraham, who was the father of Ishmael whose hand was raised against all men and all men's hands have been raised against him and his seed. O' how prophetic spoke the inspired writer when he made the foregoing allusion to the great Ishmael! It has that semblance, for from the conception of Ishmael down through the ages, this fierce, relentless man and his tribes have been persecuted of gods and of men. How fitting the beginning of this nomad! Even his father and foster mother conspired for his destruction in his early youth. He was ushered into existance for the pleasure of Sarah, the wife of Abraham, because she, forsooth, was barren and was desirous of raising up seed to her liege. After the birth of little Ishmael matters became complicated in the household of Abraham, for the Lord had made fruitful the womb of Sarah at an age that made the event miraculous and she bore Abraham another son, and they called him Jacob. When this event transpired the jealous mistress banished her bond woman, Hagar and her son to the desert, giving them only a crust of bread and a bottle of water. It is needless to purse the sad story further. You have it from the scriptures that, despite this harsh and cruel treatment, the young wanderer waxed great and raised up a great nation of wild men. It is said that when Joseph, the favorite son of Jacob, was robbed of his coat of many colors by his perfidious brethren, they sold him to some Ishmaelitish traders who were going down into Egypt. These traders were the sons of Ishmael who purchased their cousin germain unwittingly. But before a commercial people, they sold him to Pharoah's servants for a price, money or corn. When Moses went down into Egypt to lead the children of Israel to the promised land, Ishmael would go no further than the Wilderness, where he plied the vocation of hunter. It is questionable in the minds of the most able commentators as to whether the allusion was not made to Ishmael instead of Nimrod, who was a mighty hunter before the Lord. It would seem, from tradition, that Ishmael was the personage referred to as being a mighty hunter before the Lord. In point of fact, he and his tribe are wandering hunters of the earth. After remaining in the wilderness of sin for some centuries, these nomads crossed Behring Strait to America. It is known that at times the waters of the strait become so low they they may be waded. It was at such time that the Children of Ishmael made the passage of this strip of water. This fierce and independent people soon spread over the whole habitable portion of the continent. Following their natural disposition, this people abandoned the modes of civilization for the more pleasing life of the chase. In time the sons of Ishmael increased and divided themselves into numerous tribal heads. It is supposed that about the time Columbus discovered America the Indian was in the zenith of his power, there being more of our people then than has been since. Columbus had never seen a red man before coming to America and he supposed that they were a species of East Indians; hence the name "Indian" which he gave them. At the time of the discovery of America, Columbus regarded the American Continent as a part of Asia and this accounts for the opinion he entertained relative to the natives. While Columbus was a very intelligent member of the Catholic Church, yet he did not know that the red men were the diescendants of Ishmael, a fact which any bible student should deduct. From our traditions we learn that the Cherokee tribe of Indians had its inception about the year 1620 and were lineal descendants of Powhatan, a powerful Virginia chieftain. The first chief of the Cherokees of whom we have authentic information was Namu Tera Tagphoge. Our people were neighbors of the British settlers in Virginia. Their settlement reached as far as the Appomattox on the north, while the undulating forests of southeastern Tennessee and northern and middle Georgia were dotted with numerous Cherokee villages. In point of fact, the sphere of Cherokee influence extended as far south as the Oconee and Savannah rivers. Like similar encroachments which have taken place at different periods of the Indian's experience with his rapacious white neighbors, the Cherokees of Virginia were driven back to the Holstein river, where they were constantly engaged in warfare with their more northerly Indian enemies. In the south they were harrassed by the Creeks and the French, at different periods. From numerous wars, as well as from a horrible scourge of smallpox, the Cherokees were reduced in 1740 from 7,000 to 5,000 warriors. During the period of the Revolutionary War the Cherokees were not so situated that they could be reckoned on as allies of either of the contending forces. In the treatly of 1835, the Great Father at Washington magnanimously presented each poor exiled Indian with a rifle, blanket and traps in leiu of his home claims to millions of rich acres in Georgia and Alabama and transported him west to the Father of Waters to join his comrades who were engaged in war with the bloody Osages. Driven at last, like rats in a trap, we are here in the Indian Territory and already the avaricous white man has made preparations to absorb the remainder of our once vast empire. This territory will soon go to make another one of the galaxy of stars that adorn the nations' banners, and lo! the poor Indian will fall between the upper and the nether millstone. Yours for the right, M.L. McIntosh ______________ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/coweta/newspapers/nw1741newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 28.7 Kb