August 14,1913.
A deplorable accident happened near Adrian on August 10th about midnight. Fred Childs, a young man about 28 years of age, was shot and killed by Leslie Smith, a young man about the same age who is a barber by trade. Mr. Smith, who lives with his brother about a mile from town, is usually late getting out from his work, and rides a bicycle to his home. This night, about half-way home, two men loomed up immediately in front of him. Thinking them robbers he jumped off his wheel and fired, the bullet striking Childs near his heart instantly killing him.
Childs was an orphan boy, his parents having been dead for many years, but was reared in the community. The town is excited but there are few who censure Smith for the act. Leslie Smith was born here and lived here his whole life with the exception of the past year he spent in Savannah as a barber but moved here to take charge of the local shop. Both men were unmarried. Judge William Faircloth has been engaged as council for Smith. The case was tried Monday in Justice Court at Smith's Court Ground, and the defense was bound over for voluntary manslaughter. The case will come before Judge Hawkins at the next term of Superior Court.
The tax digest for 1913 have been completed and turned over to the Ordinary and Tax Collector. There is a loss of $24,389 on the whites and a gain of $13,003 on the negroes. The total loss being $11,387 compared to 1912 returns. The number of polls for 1913 including defaulters is 2,406 against 1,957 for 1912.
Dr. & Mrs. R.R. Douglas had a son, Carl, born on August 2nd. Messers. Angus Hightower & Leon Lovett enjoyed the weekend at Tybee. Mrs. Elizabeth Lovett announced the marriage of her daughter, Louanna to Mr. Rosur Lee Stephens in October. J. R. Grice is able to be up and out after an attack of malarial fever. Councilman J. M. Cook was confined to his bed by a bilious attack, but is better and took a drive in his auto to Sparta. Mrs. J. M. Mason went with Miss Susan Elmore, the blind sister of Mrs. Tantory to Rawlings Sanitarium to be operated on for gallstones.
The funeral of young John Stanley, son of Com. of Labor H. M. Stanley, who was killed by lightning near Dublin, was held in Atlanta. Stanley was a member of the Boy Scouts of Decatur and the members served as honor guard and pallbearers. It was found that the lad's internal organs had been so badly torn and lacerated by the bolt that it was impossible for the undertaker to use embalming fluid.
The Courier-Dispatch and Laurens County Herald have consolodated and the name of the new corporation is the Courier-Herald Publishing Company, which will begin at once the publication of a semi-weekly newspaper. Some parties from Wrightsville were caught in the Oconee swamp cooking and eating fish, squirrels and turkey without a license or permission from Washington County.
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