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, < 1 HE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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DECATUR (OA.) NOTES,
Miss Clifford Hunter left Saturday
morning for Louisville, where she will
be the guest of relatives for the holi
day season.
Mrs. Cox, ot Eufaula, has returned
borne, after a visit of several days to
her mother, Mrs. Clay.
Miss Josephine Jones will leave the
latter part of next week for Marietta,
and Miss Faye Jones for Monroe, where
they will be delightfully entertained
during the holidays.
Alter a stay of some length in Deca
tur, Mr. and Mrs. William Hargrave
will go to Tlfton next week.
Miss Liza Candler will have os her
guest during the holidays Miss Evelyn
.Norwood, of Agnes Scott.
Mrs. Horace Ehle and her mother,
Mrs. J. D. Stockton, of Quincy, Fla.,
left last night for Florida, where Mrs.
Ehle and children will remain with
her mother until spring.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Cooper have re
turned from Clinton, S. C.
Messrs. Julius, Robert and Julian
Scott are home for the holidays.
.Miss Kate MiUodge has returned
MR. AND MRS GODFREY
TO GIVE LUNCHEON.
-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Godfrey enter
tain at luncheon next Tuesday at the
Piedmont Driving Club In compliment
to Mr. DeForest Hullbard, of the Yale
Glee Club.
MISS LOPEZ TO ENTERTAIN.
Tuesday morning Miss Irene Lopez
will be the attractive young hostess at
a card party which she will give In
honor of her cousin. Miss Inex Lopez,
of Bessemer. Ala. The guests of the
occasion will include Misses Theo Prio-
, D , 0 , m ® PHoleau, Carolyn King,
Mabel Hurt, Dorothy Selby, Evelyn
Reynolds, Roberta and Hortense Mo
ran, Mary Z. Harrison, Helen and
?i ar V,P? w !l , P*' Mar,e Engelhart, Doro
thy High. Edith Sims, Florence Smith,
Laura aand Louise Ripley, Gladys Mill
er Ruth Wing, Agnes Harrison, Marie
Abrams. Harry Schleslnger. Etta and
Fairlle Cubbedge of Macon. Annie Rose
Akers, Mildred Harmon. Harriet Cole
of Chicago.
NINE 0’CLOC|TgeRMAN CLUB.
The Nine O'clock German Club will
give a Christmas german at tho Pied
mont Driving Club at 9 o'clock on the
evening of December 37.
The officers, of this popular social or
ganization are Mr. Samuel Sheer, pres,
ldent; Mr. Lyn Werner, secretary and
treasurer: Mr. Arthur Clarke, Mr. Eu
gene Ottley and Mr. Travis Huff, gov
crnlng board.
SCHOOL CHILDREN CELEBRATE.
Professor Richardson’s school closed
for the Christmas holidays on Friday,
December 20.
After the examinations the premises
were turned over to the pupils. They
had prepared for a feast of good things,
and they had, In their own vernacular,
”a grand time.”
Four young ladles were the charming
hostesses. These were Miss Susie
Lampkln, Miss Martha Lawsho, Miss
Nina Bishop and Miss Altaleen McDan
iels.
Professor and Mrs. Richardson were
the recipients of a handsome carving
set, a Christmas gift from the pupils.
CHRISTMAS DAY~AT
OLD WOMAN’S HOME.
The Inmates of the Home for Old
Women will be at home Christmas Day
to receive their friends.
dinner consisting of all the good
tilings of the eeason, and donated by
generous friends, will be enjoyed by the
old ladles.
Any one wishing to send remem
brances are requested to send them to
the home. 19 East Mltchell-st„ Tues
day morning, the 24th Instant. A com
mittee of the Gordon Circle will be
there to receive them.
A VISIT TO THE
HOME FOR OLD WOMEN.
Friday afternon. Miss Bessie
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CHRISTMAS SALE.
A sale of Christmas dolls by the
ladles of St. Mary's Guild will take
place at Orchard’s store, Gordon-et„
West End. on Monday next from 1 to 6
p. m. Many beautiful dolls at most
reasonable prices will be on sale.
GATE CITY HIVE.
Regular meeting of Gate City hive,
No. 4. Ladles of the Maccabees, Mon
day evening. December 22, at 7:30
o'clock, at 86 Ccntral-ave. .
MUSIC AT FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY.
Morning.
Prelude—Faulkes.
Cornet, Noel—Adam.
Voluntary, “Come AH Ye Faithful”
—Novello.
Offertory. “Rejoice Greatly” (Mes-
elah), Handel—Miss Louise Van Har
lingen.
Anthem. “Sing. O Sing. This Bjessed
Morn,” Rogers—Miss Lillian MacAr
tbur and choir.
Postlude—Guilmant.
Evening.
Prelude—Lemare.
Cornet—Sullivan.
Voluntary, “There Were Shepherds’ 1
—Bochan.
Offertory. "Beneath the Stare On
Bethlehem's Plain,” Spence — Mr.
Thomas B. Davis and choir.
Anthem, “Behold, I Bring You Good
Tidings”—Huhn.
Choir—Miss Louise Van Harlingen,
soprano: Miss Lillian MacArthur, alto;
Mr. Thomas B. Davis, tenor: Mr. Ed
ward A. Werner, bass: Mr. C. T. Wurm,
cornetist; Mr. J. P. O’Donnelly, organ
ist and director.
SAD BLOOD
•'Beforo I boffin usInB Faaeareta, I fcurt n bad rom-
Dlexlon. pimples on my taco. and my foot! wa* not
aicostca n« It should have be^n. Not? I am entirely
well, aud th©pimple* haT®alldliapp*ared from my
fare. I ©an truthfully aay that <;*«©nreti ar© ju*t
uadrertisedf I har© taken oa/ritwo box?* of them.''
Clare rco It. Griffin, Sheridan. Ind.
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CANDY CATHARTIC
Mid to bulk. Th© genuine tablet stamped GOO,
Guaranteed to cure or your monsjr back
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N.Y. 600
ANNUAL SALE, TEN MILLION BOXES
from a ^ot BtverMjreekB to Sa-' H accompanied by the teacher,
vannah. Waynesboro and Midvilie. I JZ .
Miss Ruby Arther will spend the hol-jand scholars of her school, visited the
Ways In Macon. ! "Home for Old Women,” their visit be-
Mr. Fletcher Pearson, editor of The ing a pleasant surprise, and the After-
rees, will spend Christmas day In noon passed too quickly for the old la-
Prees,
Lumpkin.
Misses EfBe and Mattie Boykin and
Miss Erma Hakon have returned from
Bessie Tift College, Forsyth.
Miss Margaret Gresham, who has
been teaching In Lawrencevllle, Is
’.pending a few days with Mrs. Sidney
Crane on her return to her home In
Sumter, S. C„ for the holidays.
Miss Bertha Carmichael, of Jackson,
Is tho guest of Mrs. H. S, Rowland.
Mrs. LeRoy Patterson, of Balnbrtdge,
Is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. How
ell Erwin, Jr.
Miss Marie Ridley will be the guest
of Mias Eddie Hunter next week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Rowland will
spend a part of the holidays with their
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Carmichael, of
Jackson.
Mr. Philln Ansley wll bo the guest of
his sister, Mrs. Philip Harrison, of
hi vv York, during the holidays.
Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Gaines, of Wake
forest, N. C„ are guests of his par
ents at Agnes Scott.
Mr. G. C. McWhlrter will spend aev-
tral days of next week with his par-
tala at Comer.
Mias Jessie Lee Hardeman has re
lumed from McDonough.
Agnee Scott College and the public
tohool closed yesterday. Several teacb-
tts and pupils will remain at Agnes
Brett during the holidays.
Mr .Charlie Crane has returned from
niackshear.
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Power hnve re-
Mlss Julia Richardson returned Sat
urday from Washington city, where she
has been at the Cathedral School. The
dance which she and Miss Katharine
Richardson will give on the evening of
December 31 In honor of Misses Fran
ces Nunnally and Margaret Dlssostvay
will be one of the brightest events of
the holiday season among the younger
set.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Hunt, who have
recently moved to Atlanta from
Charleston, S. C., pre with Dr. and Mrs.
C. E. Boynton until January 1, when
they wll! take their apartment at the
Savoy, on Woet Feachtree-st. Mr. and
Mrs. Hunt are well known In Charles
ton and in Atlanta. They will muke
delightful acquisitions to Atlanta’s so
cial life.
Miss Adore And-rsot.’s box party at
the Grand fceturduy afternoon wa*
iimpllineuary to Ml** Jo»!a Bianken
ship, of Columbus, and her guests In.
eluded Mis* Julia Meador, Mis* Caro,
line DuBose, Mis* Margaret Ladson,
Miss Susie Mae Pope and the honor
of the Lucy Cobb faculty, will *1
the holidays In Atlanta.
Mis* Jenny Cramer has left for her
former home, Huntsville. Ala., to spend
the holiday season.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Calhoun left
Saturday- for Chattanooga to spend the
holidays.
Mrs. A. J. Lyndon has returned to
Athens, after visiting relatives In At
lanta
Mr. Thomas A. Burke and children
are visiting relatives in Athens.
Miss Edith Stearns Is spending the
holidays In this city.
BRENAU COLLEGE-CON
SERVATORY,
Gainesville, Ga.
Mankenshtp, of Columbus.
Miss Winifred Irwin, of Jacksonville,
Fla.. Is the very attractive guest of
Miss Carrie Dallls at the home of Mrs.
Shellman, on Junlper-st. Miss
si— tp...i.. ..... Dallls and Miss Irwin are fellow-etu-
dles. Fruits and handkerchiefs were p..,,,i....... t'. m ,i. ,’.n......
presented to the Inmatee.
GORDON CIRCLE, KING’S
DAUGHTERS AND SONS.
The Gordon Circle of the King’s
Daughters and Sons will meet at the
Home for Old Women January 1, 1908,
at 8 p. m. All active members are re
quested to be present, this being the
first meeting of tho year,' the election
of officers will take place, and an
nual reports of officers and committees
will be read. Associate members are
cordially Invited to be present.
MISS A. M. PURTELL.
Corresponding Secretary.
turned from an extended -visit North,
Mr. Dennie Trotter, who has beeu
with his aunt, Mrs. Susan Brown, and
attending tho Southern Medical Col
lege, has returned to Madison for the
Christmas holidays.
Miss Mary Michael, of Agnes Scott,
will spend the holiday season at Apa
lachee.
Mr. Darbey and daughter, of Charles
ton, S. C„ returned home Saturday,
after a visit of several days to hit son
at Mrs. J. P. Laird's.
Mias Estelle Manning, of Waleska, Is
spending a few days with her sister,
Mrs. Howell Green, on her return from
Wesleyan.
FREEI
We will give away on the 24th day of this month, $15.00
worth of Toys, Wagons, Games or Silverware, FREE. You
don’t have to buy a cent’s worth to get a chance. All you
have to do is to write the last line of our Limerick s
Old "Santa" cornea but once a year,
He buys his stuff from King Hardware,
On everything that he may get
Quality and price are right, you bet,
Please fill in the last line with anything that rhymes with
"Hardware” and mail or bring it to the store, and on the night
of the 23d day of this month the contest will close and the
award* will be as follows: • 1 ■
For the best line, a Five-Dollar order to the Toy or Sil
verware department will be given; for the second best, a
Four-Dollar order; for'the third a Three-Dollar order; for the
fourth, a Two-Dollar order, and for the fifth, a One-Dollar
order.
Get your lines in early, for if there should be two alike,
then the first one received will be accepted. The result will
be published in The Constitution, December 24th.
KING HARDWARE CO,
53 Peachtree Street
dents at the Southern Female College
at LaGrange, and will return to their
studies after spending tbe holidays In
Atlanta
Judge and Mr*. William B. Lamar, of
Florida, reached Atlanta last night
from Washington, and will spend
Christmas Day with Mr. and Mr*. R.
B. Toy. They leave the latter part of
next week for Florida, where they will
spend some little time before re
turning to Washington.
Mr. and Mrs, George Kelly, ot Bir
mingham, and little daughter, Austin,
and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brown Pat
terson, of Greenville, 8. C„ are guests
of air. and Mrs. w. E. Austin, on
Forrest-ave.
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Woodslde and
their young eon, John, Jr., are In Louis,
vllle, Ky„ to spend the Christmas holl.
days with air. Woodslde's mother, who
has-just returned from a six months'
trip abroad.
alias Louise Purdy, of Newnan, la
the guest of Miss Kathleen Wright,
having come to Atlanta to attend, the
wedding of Miss Eugene Featherstone
and air. Robert Barry Tufts.
airs. Monroe, of Columbus, ailss., Is
expected In Atlanta next Tuesday, to
spend tho holidays with air. and Mrs.
Richard Elliott Mlitor, on West Fench-
tree-st.
air. John C. Cater, Jr., returning
from school at Auburn, Ala., spent
Friday night In the city en route to
Forsyth, where he will spend his holt
days.
Mrs, William T. Jones will go down
to Forsyth Monday afternoon for a
visit of two weeks to her parents, atr.
and Mrs. John J. Cater.
aicssrs. Milton Dargan, Edward
Brown, Ed Gay and Remsen King, who
r.re at the University this year, are at
home for the holidays.
air. and Mrs. Will Montag have eent
out Invitations to a dance on Wednes
day evening given In honor of Mies
Black, of Texas.
atlas Margaret Wright, who Is at
tending school at Agnes Scott, will
spend the holidays with her aunt, Mrs.
E. P. McBurney. /
atIss Florlne Hlrsch, who has been
North for eeveral months, will arrive
Sunday to spend the remainder of the
winter In Atlanta.
limited number of vacancies are
available for the Spring Term.
Unusual advantages In Piano, Voice,
Pipe Organ, Stringed Instruments,
Musical Pedagogy, Oratory, Painting,
Domestic Science, In addition to the
standard literary and scientific courses.
Location among 4he foothills of the
Blue Ridge Mountains makes It possi
ble for delicate students to continue
In school until the end of the term.
A summer term makes It possible ror
students from malarial districts
spend the summer In the mountains.
The attendance during the present
session Is the largest In the remarka
ble history of the Institution—nearly
four hundred students, representing
twenty state*.
Tho spring term begins January 23.
Reservation should be made at once,
TO COMPLETE ROAD
BY CLOSE OP YEAR
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 21.—It Is an
nounced here that the actual work,of
construction on the proposed links to
the Georgia Southern and Florida rail
road will begin at once, and through
trains over the line will be In opera
tion by the close of the year 1908.
John Scott, president of tho Augus
ta Construction Company, In tendering
bis resignation from that office to the
board of directors of the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad, an
nounces that the reason he ha* taken
this action la that all the work he had
undertaken for the railroad had been
completed. This work Included the
making of surveys, maps, plans, pro
files, etc.
E. L. Beemls, chairman of the ex
ecutive committee of the board of di
rectors and vice president of the con
struction company, has been chosen to
succeed Mr. Scott.
Grand Master Installs Offi
cers of Luckie
Lodge.
W. D. LuckIc Lodge So. 89. Free and Ac
cepted Masons, held its annual communica
tion Friday evening In the hall at tho cor
ner of Gordon and Lee-sts., West End. Tbe
annual report* were read, from which It
tro* seen that the lodge baa bad a moat
successful year.
T. TO. Hnnhury and J. E. Martin were
presented with past masters' Jewels. The
officers elected for the ensuing year were
as follows:
R. M. Abernathy, worshipful matter; E.
W. Willingham, senior warden: T. B. Fer
ris, junior warden: M. L. Troutman, senior
deacon; C. L. Moore, junior deacon; E. M.
Montteth. senior steward; It. E. Hash ton,
Junior steward: George S. Barker, chaplain.
The Installation of officers was conducted
hy Worshipful Grand Matter T. II. Jeffries.
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BUILDING PERMITS.
$2,500—B. L>. Watkins, 566-567 Lake-are., to
build two dwellings.
$110—F. W. Cole, 10 Illdge-are., to repair
Are damage.
$270—F. w. Cole, 75 Washlngton-st., to re
cover house.
$125—T. B. Ferris, 159 Pledmont-aTe., to ra
wer house.
DEATHS t
Mattie Rosser (colored), age 40, died at
corner Peters and Falr-sts.
F. R. Gantt (colored), age 1, died at 63
Tattnall-st.
Martha Dickerson, age 68, died at East
Point, Go.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Ragsdale, 148
Luckiest., a hoy.
Bryan Would Not Talk.
Kansas City, Dec. 21.—William
Bryan last night refused to discuss the
chances of Governor Johnson, of Min
nesota, for the Democratic nomination
for the presidency. He said he was
afraid he would be misunderstood and
misquoted.
Deaths and Funsrals
Miss Bolling Phlnlsy will come over
from Athens for the Yale Glee Club.
She will be Mlae Elizabeth Rawson’a
guest.
Miss Lucile McRae, an attractive
Wesleyan girl, will spend the holidays
with her aunt, Mrs. A. McD. Wilson.
Misses Emily and Agnes Harrison,
who are spending the winter tn Ath
ens, are at home for the holidays.
Miss Frances Nunnally, who has been
attending school In the East, returned
home Saturday for the holiday*.
Mr*. T. M. Fitzpatrick and Ml**
Marie Fitzpatrick, of Washington, Ga.,
are In the city for a few days.
Mr*. P. W. Arnold has returned from
Athens, after a pleasant visit to her
brother, Mr. E. L. Johnson. . _
Dr. and Mr*. Marion McHenry Hull
ond children will spend Christmas with
Mr. and Mr*. A. L. Hull.
Ml«* Elizabeth J. Wait, a member
FOR XMAS.
3 B’s, Calabash, Meer
schaum and Briar Pipes.
Newest stock in city. 97
Peachtree St. The Smoke
Shoppe.
NEGRO IS HIDING
IN BAD LANDS;
POSSE IN PURSUIT
Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 21.—No effort
I, being spared by tbe police to’effect
the capture of John Young, the negro
who yesterday brutally assaulted Mrs.
William B. C. Hershey at her boros.'
Feeling against the negro Is una
bated and If he Is captured he may be
dealt with severely.
The police are certain that he Is still
In the city and hidden In some remote
hole In the Bad Lands, and they think
he will remain there until house to
house search Is over. Tho woman W|is
assaulted and beaten for revenge.
Citizens In the North End are carry,
lug revolvers and threaten to shoot the
man on sight, and If he Is captured It
will require all *he efforts of the po
lice to prevent him from being lynched.
JUDGE W. LOTT’S
FUNERAL SUNDAY
Specie I to The Oeorglsn.
Wayerols, Ga., Dec. 21.—The body- of
Judge Warren Lott, who accidentally
shot himself while hunting Friday
morning, was brought to his home here
yesterday evening. The funeral will be
held Sunday.
Judge Lott was one of the most wide,
ly known and highly respected citizens
of this section of the state. For twen
ty-odd years he served Ware county
as ordinary and was a most upright,
faithful public servant. Since 1898 he
was a member of the city board of edu
cation. He was the senior member of
the firms of Lott & Peabody and Lott,
Fain A Co., and was connected with a
number of business enterprise* In Way-
croe* and Ware county.
Over thirty years ago Judge Lott
married Mis* Hattie Williams, who,
with five children, survives him. Lieu,
tenant Warren Lott, of the United
States army, stationed at Fort McPher
son, will arrive In the city tomorrow.
The other children are Miss Edith Lott
and Masters John, Henry and Arthur
Lott.
E. E. E. Eakes.
E. E. E. Eakes, aged 29, died at a
private^ sanitarium Saturday morning
at 1 o'clock. He was the son of Rev.
and Mrs. M. H. Eakes. He leaves a
wife and three small children and three
brothers and one sister. After his
death the body was removed to Green-
berg. Bond & Bloomfield’* undertaking
establishment, prepared for burial, and
at 3:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon was
Sent to Llthonla, Ga., for funeral and
Interment. ^
Mrs. Margaret A. Skiff.
Mrs. Margaret A. Skiff, aged 79, died
at her residence, 176 South Pryor-st.,
Friday night, at 8 o'clock, after a short
Illness. She leaves no relative. The
body was prepared for burelal by II. M.
Patterson & Son, and early Saturday
morning was sent to Williamsburg,
Mass., for funeral and Interment.
Mrs. Nancy Roberts.
The funeral of Mrs. Nancy Roberts,
who died Friday morning, was con
ducted at the residence, 64 Ella-st.,
Saturday afternoon, at 2:80 o'clock.
The Interment wa* at Westvlew cem
etery, ' i
ClaudMcMabb.
The funeral ceremonies of Claud Mc-
Nabb were conducted at the residence
ot his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Mc-
Xabb, 206 Means-st., Saturday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. The Intorment was
at Hollywood cemetery.
CHRISTMAS KODAKS
In all stylee from 11.00 up. Noth
ing gives more enjoyment In the house
hold than a Kodak. Jno. L. Moore A
Sons, 42 N. Broad St., Prudential build
ing.
REVENUE OFFICER KILLED
WHILE MAKING RAID.
Greensboro, N. C., t)ec. 22.—J. W.
Hendricks, a revenue officer, was killed
by moonshiners In the Smlthtown sec
tion of the Sauratown mountain, In
Cox county.
While Hendricks was cutting up a
still with an ox, a shot was fired from
ambush, penetrating his heart. Mem
bers of the posse returning to Greens
boro without making any arrests.
J. M. High Co.
THIS STORE
OPEN
EVENINGS
TIL
9 O’CLOCK
Until Christmas.
Remember the Great Cut Price
5ale of China, Art Ware and Bric-
a-Brac now going on.
J.MHighCo.
LAUNCH MOVEMENT
FOR NATIONAL PARK
Special to The Georgian.
Columbus, Go.. Dec. 21.—A movement
has been launched to have a national
park established at the site of tbe lost
battle of the Civil War east of the Mis
sissippi river. The battle was fought
just opposite Columbus, on the Ala
bama side of the Chattahoochee river,
where there was somo firing and one
or more fatalities, a distinguished Con.
federate officer being killed Just after
he crossed the river, at a spot where a
great cotton factory now atands.
The city of Columbus Is preparing to
mark the scene of the ending of the
battle with a large rough bow'lder, ta
ken from tbe battlefield, a suitably en
graved bronze plate bolng attached to
the stone to explain Its slgniflnnce.
Tbe battle of Columbus was fought
on April 16, 1866, beginning late In the
afternoon and continuing until same
time after nightfall.
PROTEST AT DELAY
IN BEGINNING WORK
HOTEL
rST. OENIS^
BROADWAY AND IITH STREET)
NEW YORK-CITY.*
WitMn' Ea«r Aiw/s-of' ETpry’^oInt-o*
l Iotmit. Half Block from Waoamakrr'sj
0 minutes* walk of S&opplas District*
K0TED FORt* Exceltoaco or Culilo*. CbQ>
fortabla Appointment** Courteous Her*'
tlce tod Homelike Surrounding*,'
ROOMS $1.50 PERI DAY AND W
EUROPEAN PLANL
Tablo d’tloto BreakfastSOc.
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JJm.an.jr. * urd sutetj'
Special to The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., Dec. 21.—Columbus,
Yazoo City, Hattiesburg Gulfport and
other towns In the stale for which ap
proprlatlons to be used In the erection
ot Federal buildings were made by con
gress more than two yeare ago, are
sending letters of protest to members of
the Mississippi delegation relative to
tho slownoes of the supervising archi
tect of the treasury In arranging plans
for the commencement of work on tho
structures.
Jackson la also protesting vigorously
against the slow unwinding of the gov
ernmental red tape, a 840,000 appro
priation having been made for an nn-
uex to the government building In this
city, which has not progressed beyond
thn point of preparing the plans and
specifications. At none of the places
named has tbe government commenced
work.
STOP AT
THE FREDONIA HOTEL
1321-1323 H Streel, N. W.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
AUIMCAH PLAN
SAOO Pet 0,f »»4 U,
LUAOPCAN PLAN
Sl.OOPir D„ A»d Up
in m CENTER OF EYERTTHING
Suit Against Iron Company.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanoga, Tenn., Dec. 21.—An In'
voluntary bankruptcy petition has
been filed In the United States court
seeking to have the Sequachle Iron,
Coal and Lumber Company, of Spring
City, declared a bankrupt. The cred
itors filing the bill are the Tom Fritts
Hardware Company, 8600; tha DeLoach
Mill Manufacturing Company, 83.600,
and the Loomis & Hart Manufacturing
Company, $376.
Joins Conclave.
The annual Joint conclave of Coeur
de Lion and Atlanta commanderiea will
be held In their asylum, corner Mitchell
and Forsyth streets, Wednesday morn
ing, December 26, at 10 o’clock sharp.
A toast to Grand Master Henry W.
Rugg will be drunk and tbe ususl
Christmas ceremonies will be observed.
Money Missing from Body.
Rpecltl to The Georglsn.
Chattanoga, Tenn., Dec. 21.—Mystery
surrounds the death of Tom Jones, a
flagman on the Nashville. Chattanooga
and St. Louis railway. He died appa
rently from an overdose of morphine,
believed to have been administered for
the purpose of robbery. It Is said he
hod money on his person a few minutes
before he was found In an unconscious
condition, but he had none when found.
Only One "BROMO QUININE," tlut it . m
Laxative B romo Quinine
Cures a Cold In One Day, Crl^n 2 De—s ^ Sf AsyT
on every
25c
DECEMBER COLLECTIONS
MAY REACH *3,000,000.
Special lo The Georgian.
Jackson, Miss., Dec. 21.—The Decern,
ber tax collections In Mississippi, for
all purposes, will amount to between
23.000,000 and 83,500,000, and the state'e
pro rata will reach the treasury be
tween January 1 and 10, the latter date
being the time limit for settlements.
As the terms of present collectors will
not expire, however, until January 6,
several of the number will be delayed
beyond the time limit In making their
settlements with Treasurer Miller.
The One Best
Christmas
Suggestion
Open a savings account
with this bank and pre
sent it to children, rela
tives or friends as a
Christmas Gift,
Guarantee
Trust &
Banking Co
($500,000 Capital)
Temple Court. Atlanta.
CUISINE AND SeNVICE UNSURPASSED
ELECTRIC LIGHTING. MODERN IMPR0VEMENTR
Special Malta to loarlala and commercial tratalora
Send for Booklet.
DANENH0WCR
Proprietor
HOTEL
GRENOBLE
66th St and 7th Av#.,
Opposite Carnegie Hall
N. Y. City.
,A Select Family and Tranelent
Hotel.
Situated In the finest residen
tial part of the city, two blocks
from Central Park, convenient to
all theaters and shops.
Rooms *150 a day and up.
Rooms with bath *2 per day
• nd up.
PARLOR BEDROOM AND BATH
82.00 A DAY AND UP.
William P. Chase.
HOTEL
PIERREP0NT
’ ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF.
* 43, 45, 47 West 32d St.
On* Door from Broadway.
NEW YORK CITY
A superior, perfectly appointed hotel, np
pealing especially to people of refinement.
European Plan.
Room With hath, HW. $3.00 and II.0A
Parlor hdlroom ami bath. $3.00 an<! SACO
Two Bedroom*. Parlor and Bath. $6, $7, & $1
HARRY L. BROWN.
Of Hotel Victoria, Bo-ton ami ]ml.—?,. r«* 1;::
For preparing a water-proof paper
III Biilne lu the dark u*e the foil,
mixture: Forty part* paperatook. w
pbOMpboro-" rill ©tier. 1" |. ..'!» \\;i
part getatlue and 1 part I t *!• •miuft* o
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