I FRIDAY wls
I HANGMAN’S DAY.
I pink Williams Pays Penalty at
F Helena and Bill Jones at
| Walnut Ridge.
Helena, April 15.-At 11:30
this morning Pink Williams, a
negro, was legally executed in the
rear of the Philips county jail,
paying the penalty for one of the
most revolting crimes that has
ever been recorded in this county.
The death warrant was read to
| Williams at 11:25 and as the
| march to the gallows was begun
I through a drizzling rain, the con
* demned negro began singing a
1 hymn, which he kept up until the
I black cap was adjusted. As the
I rope was placed about his neck
| he cried “Farewell, farewell,” in
a .voice loud enough to be heard
a block, these being the last
words spoken by him.
The crime for which Williams
paid the penalty was committed
on October 24, last year. Court
was in session at the time. He
was arrested, tried and convict
ed and sentenced to be hung
within four days after commit
ting the deed, thus establishing
a record for swift justice in this
county. An appeal was taken
§r~'of an alleged irregulari
6ir fn the jury selected, hut the
r* decision of the lower court was
affirmed and on March 12 Gov,
. Davis set the date for carrying
out the sentence, Williams kill
ed his wife because she did not
have supper prepared when he
returned from town, where he
had spent the day drinking, the
crime being committed on the
nine miles from
town. The woiian was expect
ing to give birti to a child at al
most any moment wnen sne was
shot down by the drunken hus
band, thus making the crime all
the more revolting.
Walnut Ridge, April 15.—Bill
Jones, a negro, alias Jim Feath
erstone, paid the penalty of death
here today by hanging. Jones
was raised in Franklin county,
Tennessee, where he lived until
four years ago. On December 5,4
1903, he killed Asbury Hoskins
in a drunken crap game. He as- j
cended the scaffold at 2 p.m. to
day, without a tremor. He had i
nothing to say, except “Good
bye.” The fall failed to break his
neck, and death was the result of
strangulation. Twenty minutes
after the drop he was pronounc-:
ed dead. Although it had been
announced that this would be a
private hanging, only the guards
and physicians to be present, still
there must have been 1,500 per- j
sons assembled to witness the
execution. The last legal hang
ing in Lawrence county was in
1875.
HAZEL DANCE.
.— i
^ Nineteen of the young men of
the city entertained that many j
of our young ladies Friday even- -
mg with a deligh ;ful dance at |
the Hazel hotel. The party was j
chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. W. ■
A. O’Neal, and the light fantas
tic was tripped until past mid
‘ night, when all wended their way
home, thanking the young men
for such an evening’s entertain
ment. Those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. ‘W. A. O’Neal,
Mrs. Addie Willis, Misses Lucile
Sanford of Searcy, Belle Troupe,
Mabel Stay ton, Lou Minor,
Josephine Phillips Jennie Mc
Cauley, Amanda Laird, Mary
Laird, Della Bern tein, Aubrey
Arnold, Janie Ste] lens, Marille
Dillard, May War( Lucy Bran,
denburg; Messrs. J j. M. Berger,
Jr., F. P. Skipwith W. T. Dunn’
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Adam Lockard, Charlie Holmes,
W. T. Parish, W. B. Egan, Jesse
Baggett, Tom Dillard, C. E. Car
roll, Sprigg Foushee, George
Stephens, Joe Bevens, Max
Gregg, Sydney Smith and Ralph
Richardson.
THE CHURCHES TOMORROW.
At the Baptist Church—Pas
tor Mahan will be home tonight
from a week’s meeting at Cotter
and will conduct the regular ser
vices morning and evening.
St. Paul’s Church—Divine ser
vices for the second Sunday after
Easter: Morning prayer and
sermon at 11. Evening prayer
and sermon at 7:30. Sunday
school at 9:45 a. m. George B.
Norton, Rector..
Christian Church—Rev. T. F.
Richardson of Martinton, 111.,
will preach at the Christian
church tomorrow at 11 a. m. and
7:30 p. m. You are cordially in
vited to attend these services.
Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, corner of Second and Lau
rel streets. Preaching at 11 a.
m. and 7:30 p. m. Subjects,
“Our Bodies a Living Sacrifice,”
and “Riches for All, or The Open
Road to* Prosperity.” Sabbath
school at 9:30 and Epworth
League at 3. All members are
urgently requested to attend both
morning and evening, as vital
matters will be presented at
both hours. The public is also
cordially invited to each service.
LETTER TO MR. J. S. HARVEY
SWIFTON, ARK.
Dear Sir: We suspect you’d
like the tale, how a woman
beat two hardware dealers in
Girard, Pa.
We tried our best to get those
men to sell Devoe lead-and-zinc
in that bright town; and failed.
Reluctantly took Mrs. E. R. Bow-:
man, druggist.
They said they couldn t sell;
paint for more than $1.25 a gal-;
Ion. Mrs. Bowman can. She;
has sold about all the paint that j
has been sold there since.
She knew Devoe; had sold our |
artists’ materials. Had some
sense and force, besides; she
easily learned that cheap is dear
in paint, and told the people.
Mr. Burt Young bought a gal
lon Devoe for rooms that had al
ways taken a gallon of other
paint; had half left.
Mr. E. H. Hiler, jeweler,
painted Devoe, and says it goes,
further—no particulars.
Mr. John Hanna, grocer,
thought it expensive before ne ‘
bought it; brought' back nearly j
half his paint, and said it was |
the cheapest job he ever had.
Mrs. Bowman reports univer- j
sal satisfaction. So much for a j
cheap paint-town with a bright j
woman in it.
Yours truly
F. W. Devoe & Co.,
89 New York and Chicago. |
AGED WOMAN A SUICIDE.
Plumerville, April 15.-Mrs.
Ellen Shinn, wife of J. R. Shinn, j
near Mill creek, lope countj, I
aged about 63, committed suicidej
yesterday morning by shooting:
herself and then cutting her:
throat with a razor. Her hus- j
band was only, recently discharg- j
ed from the asylum for the in
sane in this state.
The young people of our city
enjoyed a very pleasant dance at
the Hazel Friday night. A large
number were present and con-:
geniality reigned supreme.
CLARKSVILLE TO HAVE
ELECTRIC LIGHTS,
Clarksville, April 15.—At the
last meeting of the city counc 1
at this place, Col. E. T. Mc
Connell was given the franchise
for an electric lighting plant for
thirty years. A cash bond of $200
was deposited with the city by
Col. McConnell as forfeit if active
work was not commenced within
60 days and not completed with
in six months. Col. McConnell
will start immediately to erect
the plant and it is understood will
also erect a cold-storage ware’
house, and complete same in time
to handle the enormous fruit crop
which is expected in this county
the present year.
SUDDEN DEATH
AT BRADFORD.
Bradford, April 15.—A. L.
Powell, Sr., died last night at 9
o’clock of heart failure. He was
up and appeared as well as usual
the day previous and was down
town during the day.
He settled in this county in the
early 60’s and had been living
with his consort fifty-nine years.
His remains were laid away near
Denmark, Jackson county, on
Friday.
TEXARKANA BANKRUPT.
Texarkana, April 15.—J. W.
Lashley, who has conducted a
music store on the Arkansas side
of town for the past ten years,
filed a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy today- He lists his
liabilities at $1,100 and assets at
$1,800. A meeting of creditors
is set for April 25.
LIST OF COMMITTEES.
Following is the list of commit
tees appointed to look after the
Arkansas Travelers’ Association
on May 5, 6 and 7:
Decoration Committee — C R
Hite, chairman: 0 S Lawence, R
C Cox, H Bernstein, W A Bill
ingsley, Chas. Meyer.
Arrangements Committee— C
G Henry, chairman; A Fels, J M
Stay ton, 0 M Bowen, G C Mar
tin, E L Boyce.
Finance Committee — L N
Nouss, chairman; R D Wilmans,
R C Harder, S M Stuckey.
Reception Committee — C E
Erwin, chairman; H 0 Walker,
Arthur Bailey, Ernest McDon
ald, H P Martin, Chas. Wilmans,
H Bernstein, Ike Goldman, T T
Ward, E C Waterman, Percy H
Van Dyke, M A Stevens..
Entertainment Committee-Ike
Bottenstein, chairman; Joe Ber
ger, W T Dunn, C E Carroll, G j
K Stephens, John Stayton, Gus- j
tave Jones, 0 S Lawrence, R C:
Cox, Ed McElwee, Chas Meyer, |
Geo A Hillhouse, M M Stuckey,
J E Doherty, L L Bowen, J S
Sanders, A C Huddleston, W P
McDermott, R H Kirkpatrick, M
E Newbern, G H Brown, George
Anderson, J W Grubbs, L Minor,
Alcorn Ferguson, 0 W Scarbo
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