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.V.*k) ilii', A1 LA.> lAii $ FRUIT CROP ruinedjy frost c0n imjtd from Page One. c „ bb county on tliii crop alone at I'’Sw’n heat anil oats crops have been damaged. •ROPS ARE DAMAGED ONE-HALF AT ALBANY. I 3?. i" The Georgian. I ’ ubanv Ga.. April 15.—Planters and I ' ' ' ,; b o are 111 a position to know Milmale that the f° tton c' r °P <n this Ion has been damaged 50 to 75 per n .{nil that the cantaloupe and peach ' has been damaged 50 per cent by recent cold weather. The damage ■ otlon and cantaloupes ran be offset , a great extent by replanting, while [e damage to the fruit crop Is Irrepa- I table. _____ damage will amount 1 TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. v l„l in rue Georgian. Gadsden. Ala.. April 15.—A heavy «h|[e frost fell here and Ice formed to il, e thickness of a fourth of an inch. I practically all tender vegetation above . ground was killed anil great dam- . «as done to the fruit crop. The om ig peaches In the lowlands were frozen hut the owners of • the large mountain orchards claim that their cn) p nos only slightly damaged, tlir large orchards of the Elliott Fruit Company large log fires were kept liurnlnc throughout the night and the Imt was kept off In this way. I Farm crops, such as oats, corn, wheat and grasses, suffered greatly and gar den vegetables of every description iiere killed. The loss will run up Into the thousands of dollars In this part of | the elate. ('•young peaches killed IN NORTH GEORGIA. [ .«i»., liil In The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., April 15.—Au thorities on fruit growing say the cold weather did damage In the neighbor- liood of *100.000 in the Chattahooga district. The principal damage was to the fruit crop, the young peaches In north Georgia and north Alabama be ing frozen on the trees.* The peaches w turning black and falling off. Its mage to strawberries was consid- irable. and the whole crop will be delayed. .Much garden truck was also destroyed. There was Ice Saturday morning and snotv flurries at Intervals all day. frost was general throughout north Alabama.. Reports from Huntsville says there was Ice, and all vegetables, early ;"'' a 'yberries and much of the fruit was killed. The thermometer, registered .’7 at Decatur and all grapes were killed In that section. In Birmingham the frost was as heavy as ever seen here In mid-winter. FRUIT ALL DESTROYED IN CHATTOOGA COUNTY. Special to The Georgian. Summerville. Ga., April 15.—Peaclte.1, plums, strawberries and all other fruit were totally destroyed In Chattooga county by last night’s freeze. FRUIT IS ALL KILLED IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. Special to The Georgian. Gainesville, Ga., April 15.—There will be but little fruit In northeast Georgia during the present year. The contin ued cold of last week, with Its frost and lea several mornings, practically killed all the peaches and vegetation of all kinds. Garden truck Is practically killed. DAMAGE TO COTTON CROP HEAVY AT COLUMBUS, in Tbe Georgian. Columbus, Ga., April 15.—The opln- prevnils that much damage has been dune cotton and young vegetables throughout this section. A great deal •if the cotton will have to be replanted, some estimates being that tliree- f.imths of the cotton first planted early ihie spring has been killed. HEAVY FROST PREVAILED! FRUIT DAMAGED AT ROME. Special to The Georgian. Rome, Ga., April 15.—There waa some ice and a heavy frost her# last night. The peach crpp and truck gardens have been considerably damaged, but to what extent Is not known yet. The fruit growers are making an investi gation anti It will probably be several days before the amount of damage Is known. ONE-THIRD OF CROP AT MARSHALLVILLE. Special to The Georgian. Marshailvllle. Ga., April 15.—While thete was frost this morning and the fruit In the low lands badly Injured, otherwise It was not injured by last night’s cold. . Previous injury has cut down the estimates here to one-thlril of a crop. FRUIT CROP IN BIBB ALMOST TOTAL LOSS. Special to Tbe Georgian. Macon, Go., April 15.—There was s heavy frost here this morulng, with Ice also. It Is believed that nil vegetables In tbe truck cordons nre killed. Cotton and corn are badly damaged. The fruit crop Is almost u tots! loss. GRAPE CROP KILLED BY FROST IN ALABAMA. special in Tbe Georgian. Birmingham, Ala., April 15.—Heavy HIGHLAND PEACHES SAFE, SAYS PROF. SHOWALTER. Special to The Georgian. Dalton, Ga.. April 15.—Professor A. J. Showalter, a prominent peach glow er of Dalton, states that the peaches on the highlands are safe. All low land peaches are dead. A half crop Is expected. Forty Per Cent Damaged. Special to Tbe Georgian. Fort Volley. Go., April 15.—The recent cold bas slightly damaged vegetatdee and tbe gardens here, loiter varieties of penehes are badly Injured.- but the curlier varieties will mnko 50 or 60 per cent of a crop. It In expected that about 40 per cent of nil tbe pench crop nil around lias been killed. Cloudiness Follows. Frost. Special to The Georgian. Anniston, Ala.. April 15.—Anniston was visited by a killing frost last night with a temperature of 30 at 3:10 o'clock this morning. A cloudiness followed so that tide morning the Indlcatlo were only of heavy dew. Considerable damage Is done throughout this section by the frost. , Winds at Valdosta Prevent Frost Special to The Georgian. Valdosta. Ga.. April 13.—Tbe recent cold weather aud especially the cold winds have done.untold damage to crops, gardens and orchards In this city uml section. Tbe mer cury reached SS degrees Imt there was a high wind which prevented frost. Reports from tbe pear orchards indicate that all of the pears In this sectlou have been killed by the blight. Snap Bean* Killed. Special to The Georgian. Dallas, Ga.. April 15.—The therinpm. eter registered’46 degreed here at 10 a. m. Saturday. The fruit, so far. Is not hurt, unless the cold weather con tinues. Vegetables are not Injured.’ except snap beans, which were all killed by the recent heavy froat*. Damage at Perry. Special to The Georgian. Perry, Ga., April 15.—The fruit In this Immediate community is badly damaged by the cold, f Some fruit growers think the damage slight; oth ers think a large per cent la killed Fruit Destroyed. Special to The Georgian. Memphis, Tenn., April 15.—Reports received from points In Shelby countv and from various sections of the states of Mississippi. Tennessee and Arkansan, announce that many Varieties of vege-. tables had been Injured. Fruit In some sections was totally destroyed, and to matoes. potatoes and other vegetables suffered severely. Vegetables are Damaged. Special to The Georgian. Wilmington. Nl C„ ^prll 15.—It Is believed that great damage has been done to strawberries and vegetables In the Wilmington trucking belt, by the continued cold. coin CAMPION Traffic Manage^ • Rowland Announces A. B. & A. Changes. J. R. Rowland, recently appointed traffic manager of the Atlanta, Birm ingham and Atlantic railroad, arrived In Atlanta Monday morning from New York and Immediately assumed his new duties. Among the first things he did was to announce the appointment of J. J. Campion, of New Orleans, as general freight and passenger agent, as succes sor to H. C. MeFadden, resigned. Campion also assumed his duties Mon day morning. Mr. Campion came to Atlanta from New Orleans, \yliere for the last year he has been Joint foreign agent for the Southern railway, the Mobile and Ohio, Character in Hats and Hat Selling Just as the style of a hat and the way it’s worn, pro claims a man’s individuality—just so can a hat store be fairly judged by its hat styles and the way it disposes of them. '• / You’ll find no masquerade at Muse’s:—no three-dollar hats at three-fiftv. nor four dollar ones at five. Stock, style aud price pass under scrutinizing eyes at this store.- Imperial Telescope Knox Derby A Stetson Novelty $3.00. $5.00. $3.50. Worn just as shown in picture. Pearl trimmed to The style tliut sets the pace in hats for men. A high crown, narrow " iiu, Kelt Hat, worn telc- jruped, pulled slightly at ' out. Pearl, with black Feather weight for Spring. Pearl, with pearl Style, Cedar, with brown band and binding, also in black. hand. I'i.md, and black. , A ilno. Bound edge or raw edge match, and hlaek. HIGH’S HIGH’S HIGH’S HIGH’S Down Come the Prices On DRESS GOODS and SILKS Startling Price Cuts on This Season’s Choicest NEWEST DRESS FABRICS Yard Wide Black Taffeta Silk, Tomorrow $1.00 yd. 50c to 65c Suitings At 8:30 we’ll place on sale, while they last, few pieces 50c to 65c Woolen Suitings .for Tailored Suits and Separate Skirts in neat stripes and plaids, 36 to 40 inches wide —as long as they last at the sensational price yd. 54-inch Brown and Navy Brilliantine 59c yd. NOTE THE CUT PRICES! $1.50 Newest Woolen Suitings cut to $1.15 yard \ $1.25 Newest Woolen Suitings cut to i 89c yard $1.00 Quality Woolen Suitings cut to 79c yard 54-inch Blac kAlt- man Voile, $2.25 Quality $1.50 yd. This sale includes the choicest, newest Woolen Suitings brought out this season. Fabrics on which Dame Fash ion has affixed her approval. Beautiful shadow plaids and the little block checks for tailored suits and separate skirts. These fine Suitings have only been in stock a* few weeks. This is the chance you’ve been looking for: $1.50 Suitings cut to $l.^yd. $1.25 Suitings cut to .. 89c yd. $1.00 Suitings cut to 79c yd, Don’t Miss Great This Cut Price Sale Exquisite Quality Marquisette VoUe $1.00 yd. 45-inch Black Gen uine French Voile $1.00 yd. 69c,. 75c and 85c Fancy Waist and Dress Silks cut to This lot consists of about 75 pieces choice Waist and Dress Silks—ueat stripes, checks and plaids. A great va-! riety of patterns aud styles to choose from. Were 69c, ( 75c and even 85c yard, now cut to 59c. yd. Cents a Yard J. M. HIGH CO. A fine selection of Young Men’s Hats at $2.00. Fancy Hat Bands, 25c and 50c. MUSE’S, 3-5-7 Whitehall the New Orleans and Northeastern, the Cincinnati, New Orleana and Texas I’a- clflc ami the Alabama Great Southern. He hod charge of all the Joint foreign business for these railways through the ports of New Orleans and c’halmette. Previous to that position Mr. Cam pion served the Louisville and Nash ville railway In a special capacity, after having served a* industrial agent «t Louisville for the Kentucky Henning Company. For twelve years prevlouv u> that connection he was with the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton with headquarters In Cincinnati, serving through the Southern territory. He went with the C.. H. A I), from the Erie system, where he began hlr rail road career. , „ , , Mr. Campion I* a native of Kentucky NOTICE i The Union Dajry Compa ny is ready to serve the pub lic at 66 and 68 Ivy street, with the best milk, cream and ice cream to be obtained. Personal attention given all orders- and t* known throughout the South liy practically every raBroad man an “Col onel.” Those familiar with hl» career state that he Is especially adapted tor the class of work for which he has been selected, and express the opinion that he will do much to Increase the busi ness of the A., B. & A. Mr. Rowland will make headquarters In Atlanta and New York, Mr. Campion being In charge of the Atlanta office in the absencej>f Mr. Rowland. WASH INGTON ODD~FELLOWS TO HEAR JUDGE DANIEL. ftpcobii to Tbe Georgian. Griffin, Ga.'. April 15.—Grand Rep resentative Robert T. Daniel, of this city, will deliver the anniversary ad dress to the Odd Fellows In Washing ton, D. C. Judge Daniel is one of the most prominent secre: order men In Georgia and is an orator of almost matchless eloquence. He receives In vitations to deliver, addresser every where, and while he was great Incoho- nee of the Improved Order of Red Men several years ago spoke In every town of Importance In the United Rtates. SURPRISE EXPECTED , IX EDDY LITIGATION tlm^ a deed conveying the Eddy prop erty to the three trustees be vacated on the ground that Mrs. Eddy Is Incom- tent to execute such an Inatrument. INTEREST GROWS IN BIG REVIVAL Two splendid revival services were held Sunday at the Jones Avenue Bap tist church, Rev. M. M. Wamboldt, of Jacksonville addressing large congre gations both morning and night. Interest In the revival la growing and It la believed much good le being ac complished. At the conclusion of both the morning and night services num bers of people went forward and gave Mr. Wamboldt and the pastor. Rev. W. L. Savage, their hand. The meeting will continue throughout this week. Concord, N. H., April 1G.—Another surprise la expected In the Eddy equity case today when the answer filed to iha iwliUnner’s bill which demands Silver Tea-Sets Of chaste and elegant pattern anti of a quality leav ing nothing to he desired. These tea-sets are admir able for wedding-gifts. May we have the pleasure of showing you our superb line? If an intending purchaser, you will cer tainly be interested in the values; if you are “just look ing,” you will be well repaid. We shall be glad to show you what we have. Comparison of prices invited. Maier & Berkele.