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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TCESDAY> DECRMI1En "
mid week Bargains YouShouldn t Miss
Ladies’ and Children’s Coats
Ladles* very handsome 60-lneh. satin-lined Coats of
finest chiffon Kersey, beautifully trimmed; $18.00 values.
$7.95
Ladles’ 50-inch Coats of plain tan and black cloths and
fancy plaids; $10.00 value.
$3.98
Logies’ Corset-fitting Coats.of tan covert, satin-lined;
special af.i/... . /, .V... /\......... ,s....;
$3.75
Misses’ Long Coats of plafn and fancy fabrics; up to
$6.50 values
$3.75
Children’s Coats of “bearskins" and fancy mixtures;
$1.98 j-
Greatest Values
Ever Offered in
Blankets and
Comforts
Bablet* Crib Blankets, plain or fancy;
In this sale at, per 39c
Extra large heavy double bed Blank*
ets. plain,or fancy; per 98c
11-4 heavy Gray Wool Blankets, real
ly worth $2.50; tomorrow, $1.50
California All-Wool Blafikets, worth
$8.60 a pair; (tomorrow $3.98
Large Hire Cotton Comforts, worth
$1.60 everywhere; our AO a
price *3 OC
Extra fine sllkollne covered Comforts,
filled with fine white QA
cotton.^
Great Sale of Sample Suits
Just in by today’s express and to go on sale
tomorrow morning—86 beautiful, new Tailor
ed Suits of fine black, brown and blue broad
cloths and novelty mixtures—suits made up
to sell at from $20.00 to $35.00; take choice for
$12.50
Boys’ Clothes
$1.39
Knee Pants, well made and
fully 60 cents; f A a
> for
Lot of Boys’ Overcoats to
sale tomorrow at,
choice.......
3 go in this
$1.50
Ladies’ Hats
Beautiful Pattern Hats in newest
styles; $10.00 to $12.00 $3.75
Big line of Trimmed Hats of silk
velvet and French ’ /\/\
felt; choice
Petticoats
100 handsome Mercerized Petticoats
with deep ruffled AOs*
flounces .
Sale of Furs
‘Handsntue Fur Neckpiece and Sets,
worth up to $20.00; C /j AA
choice for... • • • •
Great sale of fine Fur Neckpiece*.
72 Inches long; up AO QP
to $10.00 value... ...
Children’s Fur Neckpiece and Muff
Sets; worth'$2.50, 98C
A Dozen Basement Bargains
Sale of Skirts and Waists
. Ladle* 1 Skirts of Altman Voltes and fine taffeta Bilk, trimmed with folds
and medallions; worth up to $16.00; $8 75
Ladies' and Misses’ $6.00 to $6.00 Skirts of fine Panamas; AO QD
In this sale at
Plain and fancy Waists of fine taffeta silk; worth AO AA
$5.00 and $6.00, at....
Beautiful Allover Lace Waists In new styles, white and A1 AC
ecru; $5.00 value... *
New French Flannel Waists, prettily embroidered; OR**
up to $2.50 values wwV
Babies' High Chairs of select willow
with table shelf;
$3.00 value vOC
Children's Rockers, well made and
worth $1.00; take choice 50c
Ladies' Rockers of polished golden
oak, with f&ne seats;
only/. ... ;vOC
Parlor Rocker* of oak or mahogany,
with cobbler seats; A1 QQ
$5.00 value. . ^le^O
Morris Chairs—Oak or mahogany,
velour or chase leather AA QA
upholstered... ... w
Bed Davenports—Extra largo and
handsome; worth AfO Oft
$35.00; In this sale... *9 ■ V
Magazine Racks of mission oak,
worth fully $2.50;
Center Tables of polished oak. with
lower shelf; "7A/%
onlv.. •
Art Squares In new patterns; size
9 by 11 feet; in this QQ
sale at...../ ^IOe<JO
Art Squares In new patterns; size
9 by 12 feet; very A A Aft
Smyrna Rugs, all-wool and reversi
ble; size 26 by 54 A1
Babies’ Beds of enameled Iron with
drop sides; very Ail QQ
special at. only... ^•fe^O
We Give Green
Trading
Stamps
BASS
18 West Mitchell
Street, Near
Whitehall.
Dress Goods, Do
mestics and Gloves
S ' ■
At Special
Prices
Big table of Dree* Goods, worth up to
£8?* 1 ™*! i .£ 55c
Big tablo of Drees Goods, wortb_up to
51.00; at, choice per
rard.
25c
White Wool Flannel, worth 40c a yard;
In this sole 19c
Ladles' Long Kid Gloves; worth 14.00
a^polr; tomorrow $1.98
Ladles’ 2-clasp Kid Gloves; real $1.00
quality; In this sale 98c
Table of Outings, Flannelettes, Sea Is
land and Ginghams at, 5c
PICE CHAP PLANS
DINNERJOESDAY
First Night’s Rest To Be
Celebrated by Mr. and
Mrs. Cyril Scott.
;in celebration ;ot their arrival at a two
sight stand, Mr. and' Mrs/ Cyril Scott, of
“The Prince Chap” company, will entertain
at the rfedmont Hotel at a dinner after
the mntlnee.Tuesday.
For three* weeks the company bmj been
on the rose], traveling all, day, playing In
the afternoons and evenings and sleeping at
night. Atlanta Is the first town they have
reached large enough to stand for more
than two peiformnneei, ao by way of cele
brating that fact Mrs. Scott got up the din
ner party. The company has the prospect
of three weeks more of one-night stands,
whieh will make the affair all the more en
joyable. . ,
Cyril Scott, the star, was seen Tueaday
morning and aakod for nn Interview. He
i»ri4tij, uiu in.i ii, i niMiiu like w
sfmipfhlng smart If I > could, but It'L
early In the morning. If I think of any
thing during the day I will call you up.”
At press time he had not yet called up.
FINANCIAL PROBE
INTO U. S. TREASURY
COMES THIS WEEK
Waihlngton, Dec. 1#.—Resolutions of
Democratic senators calling for tho In
vestigation of the financial operations
of the treasury were today sent to the
committee on finance under the assur
ance, of Chairman Aldrich that the
committee would report on the resolu
tion this week calling for an inquiry
Into the presen. tflnanclal system.
ENJOYED LUNCHEON
WITH PRESIDENT
ATLANTANS TO SELL
LANDJT
A. J. West & Co. Surveying
Bush Property For
Sale.
Special to The Georglsn.
Winder, Ga., Dec. "19.—General A. : J.
West, of A. J. West & Co., the well-
known real estate tlrm of Atlanta, Is
here with two civil engineers, Messrs.
Conn and Campbell, surveying what Is
known as part of the Dr. Bush land,
preparatory to sale at an early date.
Dr. Bush Is the founder of Winder,
formerly Jug Tavern, which has grown
to be a thriving city of nearly 6,000
Inhabitants. It Is perhaps the most re
markable Interior city In the state,
teeming with prosperous factories,
foundries, machine shops, thrifty mer
chants, muny new churches and splen
did schools. The town Is backed up by
one, of the richest' farming sections In
the South.
Winder is the home of Judge ''Dick 1 '
Russell. His front yard enjoys the
unique position of being partly In three
counties, Jackson, Gwinnett and Wal
ton.
Winder has three banks, the farm
ers of this section being among the
heaviest depositors. No city of its slsc
has so many beautiful homes as Win
der.
This sale of somo 500 lots of land
which Is to be handled by A. J. West
Co., Is almost In the heart of the
Deaths and Funsrals
M.G. Tennent
M. G. Tennent, aged 76, died at a
private sanitarium Monday night at 8
o'clock. Mr. Tennent’a home was at
Marietta, Ga., but he came here for
treatment. He is survived by five sons
and one daughter—Lieutenant Gilbert
Tennent, of the United States marine
service; J. M., D. J„ Charles and Wil
li n Tennent, and Mrs. J. T. Stansoll.
The body was removed .to Greenberg,
Bond & Bloomfield's undertaking es
tablishment‘and prepared for burial.
Tho funeral ceremonies will be con
ducted at the residence of his. family at
Marietta, Ga., Wednesday morning at
6:30 o'clock, Rev. C. T. A. Pise, pastor
of St. Philips church, officiating. The
Interment will be In the cemetery at
Marietta.
TO CLOSE SALOONS
BEFOREJLIDAYS?
Some Precautionary Plan
Will Certainly Be
Adopted.
The nnnouneqjncnt made Jh The Georgia
that Councilman Huddleston wJJl probably
Introduce a resolution In Council next Mon-
day, revoking the llcenaes of all the negro
saloons of the city, has created consider
able Interest in polltlcul circles as well ns
elsewhere.
There Is htrdly any question but that
some precautionary measures will be taken.
Certain members of couuoll are In favor of
closing all the saloons at € o’clock from
on; others aro In favor of closing
them n few days before Christmas and
keeping them closed until January 1; others
favor closlug them n few days before
Christmas and allowing them to re-open
“ *—*— them
iowu
Katie Morris.
Katie, the infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Morris, died at the
residence of her parents, near Oak
dale, Ga., Monday morning at H
o’clock. The funeral was held at the
residence Tuesday afternoon at 3
o’clock, the Interment following at} after Christmas; some Tavor dosing tl
Oakdale. | for Christmas Eye, while others are km
J. W. Jackson,
ral rites of J. 1
who died Sunday night, were conducted
at the residence of his family, 7 Louisa
avenue, Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock.
Mr. Jackson was stage manager at the
Orpheum Theater before his death and
was well-known in theatrical circles.
He was,lald to rest In Sylvester ceme
tery.
Thomas H. Casey.
The body of Thomas H. Casey was
sent to Cedartown, Ga,, Tuesday morn
®P**ial to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 10.—Governor
Corner is very much pleased with his
visit to the white house lost week.
This leads to the conclusion that he re
ceived from Mr. Roosevelt encourage
ment to believe that the national head
"ill not get In the way of the states
"orking out Its fight with the trans
portation companies.
After refusing to state specifically
" bat the president had to say. Govern
or Corner said;
The president Is a fine fellow, and
h,! * wife Is a great woman.* They are
both cordial and delightful, and. L en
joyed greatly' my lunch wlfli them. Vhe
Personality of the president Is that of
a v «ry charming fellow.”
250 IMMIGRANTS
ARRIVE AT TYBEE
FROM AUSTRIA
6|t.-'Ui t 0 Th, Georgian.
Savannah, Ga.. Dec. 10.—Th. .tsarn-
1,1 Lug.nl. arrived at Tybee thin
JJiinlng with 250 Immigrant, from
Auatrla. She will dock at Sa-
■mnah thin afternoon. Immigrant In-
•peetor. will pan. on the Immigrant,
’"morrow morning.
80N OF~MINISTER 1
KILLS BLACKSMITH.
*0«lal lo The Gpnrgl.ti,
„.;I < S" on ' Ml**-. Dec. 10.—In a light
r i . ™ r, ck Nelson, a local blacksmith,
Loul. Noteworthy, ion of Rev. R. D.
omrsworthy, a prominent Methodist
minister of thl. »tate. wa» killed here
' ./""’-rday. The dead man', father
tm. on, y * hour* before the
utend the Mississippi confer-
, . ■ /he tragedy was the outcome of
* ktttloua difficulty.
..... , , , . .. _ _ , z sen* in wcu<uiu»ii. uo,. g ucauuv ,
city, and has been In tho Bush family I ■ __, _, <*,«■> .t.u ,,,t.. rA n . *.*a
more than a hundred year.. The pres. nl-Ln
ent owner, Colon?! Wiley H. Bu.h, ha. ^ n
been In possession more than fifty ' conducted. The Intermen
year.. He would never con.em to part
with It until now, which he la doing to
give the citizens of that .ectlon nn op
portunity to acquire aome of tho prop
erty.
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BESTS IN OAKLAND
The funeral service, of Thomaa J.
Harper, a pioneer citizen of Atlanta and
the first city electrician, who died at
hi. home, 48 Formwalt street, at noon
Monday, was conducted from the resi
dence at 2:80 o'clock Tuesday after,
noon, Rbv. D. >1, Matthews officiating,
Thet Interment'was In Oakland ceme
tery.
The pallbearer, were Sid Holland,
Early Gllle.ple, L. T. Keherly, Charles
Howard, W, B. Cummings and F.
Gresham.
Mr. Harper, who died at the age of
68 year*, was a Georgian by birth and
widely known throughout the state.
Early In the seventies he enme to At
lanta and opened a dollar .tore on
Whltehall’.treet between Decatur street
and the railroad. This enterprise won
a reputation all over this section of
the country. Mr. Harper was of a me
chanical turn of mind, and before elec
tricity was used for any practical pur
pose he made illaplaya In nls show win
dows. He had charge of Installing the
first electric light system Atlanta ever
had and became city electrician, .which
position lie held for many year*.
Mr. Harper Is survived by hi* wife,
who wa* Ml** Dora A, Morrell, of
Michigan, and two slater*! Mr*. M.
Moss, of Covington, Ga.. and Mr*. L.
Cornwell, of Griffin.
Officers Commissioned.
Commission* were Issued Tuesday to
First Lieutenant Harry E. Mltllkln and
Second Lieutenant Charles M. Fergu
son, of the Winder Guard*.
The Interment
Mr*. Coorge Hlnman.
The funeral Ceremonies of Mrs.
George Hlnman, who died at Augusta,
Go., Monday morning at 11 o'clock,
were conducted at the residence of her
■on. Dr. Thomaa P. Hlnman, 868 West
Peachtree street, Tuesdny afternoon at
2:30 o'clock. The Interfnent was at
Oakland cemetery. ,
T. B. Shissl.r,
The funeral of T. B. Shls.ler, who
died at his residence, 222 Lee street.
West End, Monday morning at 8
o'clock, was conducted at his late res
idence Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock.
He was laid to rest In Oakland ceme
tery, Mr. Shlsaler was a native of
Iowa, and came to Atlanta twenty years
ago. He leaves Ida widow and one
daughter, Mary Kate Shlsaler, aged 10.
R. O. And.raon,, Jr.
r! O. Anderson, Jr., the Infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Anderson, died
at the residence of his parents, nea^
Wallace Station, Monday night at 12
clock. The funeral ceremonies were
conducted at the Pekchtree church
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock, with
the Interment In the churchyard.
Mr.. J. A. Warns.
Mrs. J. A. Weem«, of Union Springs,
Ala., died at her home In that city on
yesterday. Refore her marriage Mrs:
Weems was Miss Pauline Jeter. She
was a sister of the late William Lamar
Jeter, of this city, and of 31 rs. Samuel
(•arter, of Carters, Ga.- Mrs. Woem*
Is survived by her husband, sister and
two grown children. Three of het son*.
Randle, Jeter and Walter Weems, re
side In Atlanta,
Machinist Ends Own Life.
Mobile. Ala. Dec. 10.—Auguste E.
Bercante. a retired machinist, 70 years
of age. was found dead In the yard* of
the Louisville and Nashville road yes
terday. An Investigation by the coro
per showed.that Bercante had used an
opiate; to end his'.life.'
BRIGHTPROSPECTS
Guarantee Trust and Bank
ing Company Starts
Business.
The new bank In Atlanta, the Guarantee
Trust and Ranking Company, opened for
business to a good line of depositor* Tues
day morning at tbelr banking quarters In
Temple Court.
The depositors represented both new and
old accounts In the banking field, and In
cluded commercial and savings deposits.
President Samuel E. Smith expressed him
self as highly gratified with the business of
the opening dny and stated that the pros
pect* of the bsnk were exceedingly bright.
The advisory hoard elected from the
stockholder* of the Institution Is composed
of the following well known financiers:
■rt-rrmr.T * rwumiiij, i-
Isuts; K. F. Mallard, banker, Waynesboro,
Miss.; U. F. Cogburn, Insurance and bank
er. Talladega. Ain.; James F. Mennett,
banker, McHenry, ills*.: J. I- "artnlehael,
merchant. Hwalnslwro, Go.; Hr. George A.
Mavis, surgeon A. «\ I... I>eLand, Fin.;
Judge William Hendersou. bnnker, Oellla,
Ga.; Charles B. Hervey. hotel proprietor.
Mobile, All.; L. M. Hubgood, planter, Fair-
nnvai stores merensm, jiuihm*. »a
rain John T. Leslie, rapltallat; Tnutpa,
FIs.; Ernest Meres, sponge importer. Tar
pon Springs, Fla.; F, L Sweat, bnnker
and naval stores. Dougins. Ga.; Hon. I>. W.
blmnions, clerk superior court. Rome. *»*.;
P. II. M. Tlppln, baukrr, Gulfport. Mis*.;
S. T. Tygsrt, merchant. Nasurflle, Ga.;
Harry Wndhnm, banker. Hmfdentown. Fin.;
W*. O. btsnips, merchant. Atlanta, Ga.; It.
I). Jackson, lawyer, Carrollton, Ga.; M. I*.
Clifton, paymaster A. and W. P. It. It.,
Atlanta; Vr. A. SInis, Credit Chnrlng
House, Atlanta; Itsphnel imnlphan, sugar
Importer. Havana, Cut*a; Hr. W\ J». Nlc-
•jIson, physician and surgeon, Atlanta.
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PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
510.00— W. W. Lambdin to Mrs. W.
F. Este*. Mr,. Elizabeth Stuart and
Mrs. T. H. Stewart, lot on Angler
Springs road; quitclaim deed.
32.500— Mr«. T. H. Stuart to G. F.
Payne, lot on Angler Spring, road;
warranty deed.
82.500— Mr.. Lizzie Stuart to G. F.
Payne, lot on Angler Springs rogd;
warranty deed.
514.000— Mrs. W. F. . EzUs to G. F.
Payne, lot on Angler Springs road;
bbnd fd2 title. V
3806—Atkinson Bras, to John Spier,
lot on Victoria street; quitclaim deed.
3561.70—Nancy Evane. et al.', to West
Lumber Company, lot on Currier
street; warranty deed to secure loan.
310—W. H. Fields to Mrs. Keren
Hill, lot on North .avenue; quitclaim
deed.
5330—John Spier to A. F. Hill, lot on
Victoria street; warranty deed.
3200—T. J. Treadwell to W. W. Han-
»on, Jot on Newnan toad; eherlff’z deed.
buildincTpermits.
3600—R. M. Woe.ell, 14 Meldrlm
street, to repair fire damage.
33,000—J. H. Whlsenant, 1016 Dc-
Kalb avenue, to build two-atory dwell
ing.
DEATHS.
Ed. Matthews, colored, age 33, died
at rear 169 North Piedmont avenue.
1 BIRTHS.
To Mr. and Mrs. E. f! Bond, 127 Hill
and Mrs. a. F. Wells, *605
Chestnut street, a boy.
To Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hopkins. 61
Danler street, a boy.'
To Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Johnson, 82
South Jackson street, a girl.
Money Coming Into Treasury.
The state treasury surplus was In
creased Monday by 378,625. The month
ly rental of the Western and Atlantic
of 335,001; a check for 334,900 came
from Fulton; 39,682 from Muscogee;
36,894 from Bibb, and smaller amounts
from other counties.
CORRECT POSTING
OF TRAINSASSURED
That the movement of the railroad
commission to secure correct posting ol
delayed trains at depots Is meeting
with the heartiest co-operation from
fill of the railroads Is evidenced by the
letters coming: to the office.
Monday's mall brought letters fr<*m
President and General Manager II. M.
Atkinson, of tho Atlanta. Birmingham
aiid Atlantic; President W. W. Finley,
of tho Southern; J. R. Kenley, third
vice president of tho Atlantic Coast
Line, and Pidcock. presld**trt
and general maiinger-pf .the .Atlanta
Northern. All expresrf hearty sympa
thy with the plan, and state that In
structions have been Issued to have tli,e
order carried otlt
In his lotter to the commission, Pres
ident Atkinson, of the Atlanta, Birm
ingham and Atlantic, says:
‘T most heartily agree with you that
such disregard of the convenience and
business interests of the public as that
covered by the circumstance related ;
in your letter is indefensible.” .
There aeeins no doubt th«t tbe saloons wfl
be closed a day or .two before Christmas,
but Jast when and for how lung after
Christmas can not he foretold.
"I am of the opinion that some atepa
should be taken,” stated Mayor Pro Tern.
Qullllan, “to avoid all nossIMUty of trou
ble, but just wbat should he done I can not
say right now.”
**The article In The Georgian,” said Coun
cilman Huddleston, “atatlng that I Intend
ed to make an effort to have the negro
saloon licenses revoked seems to have met
with popular approval. I bate been get
ting many letters and telephone calls every
dav nretne me to push this resolution.”
^oyner Is out of the city and an
■ *-*— —- ■—* * —*, The
’ law.
Men’s
Neckwear
FOR
In order to bring out an early erowd to
morrow morning we’ll place on sale at 8:30
spleudid assortment Men’s Four-in-Hand Silk
Neckties in a ehoice selection of pretty patterns
and very newest styles. These are identical
qualities selling around town at 25c and 35e
each. Now, here’s your opportunity to secure
your holiday Neckwear. Come, buy half dozen
to a dozen each as long as they last, for
19c
J. M. HIGH CO.