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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
TRAGEDY RESULTS REUNION WEDNESDAY
FROM OLD QUARREL: AT THE FIRST BAPTIST
8portal to Tlio Georgian.
Neii berry, 8. C, June On Sun-
<luy afternoon at 1 o'clock Dave Chap
man. n young white man 22 years of
«g«\ was ahot by Jamea Jackann. alao
white, at the home ot Mark Ruther-
ford, three mllea from Saluda Court-
House
A pistol tvaa uaed. the bullet enter
ing aiime the left eye, penetrating the
InaIn Chapman lingered In an un-
l onsn <na atate until 4 o'clock, when he
ill.-.)
The killing waa the reautt ot an old
nuurrel. Jackaon haa been lodged In|
Jolt
PREPARING TO MOVE
GEORGIA PEACHES
Pperlal to The Georgian.
< tattnnoogs, Tenn., June Fruit
in <> wart of thla territory who hare
large peach orchards In Georgia fear
(hat the crop will ripen rapidly and
th.it it will be neeeaaary to move It In
ulmut ten days.
i'. K Wnirntt, manager of the Fruit
drowera' Expreag la looking for 2,000
■ears in bo shipped from the North
Georgia section. The crop will begin
to amove about June 20, but the earlier
vaW-tles will begin to move In two
weeks.
In reference to the berry crop In the
Nashville district Mr. Wolcott haa re
ceived a telegram from W. H. Martin,
agent of the Louisville and Nashville,
at Nashville, In which he says that tha
Nashville berry growers have netted
over 210,000 from tha crop then thla
season. Home at tha growers realised
21.75 !>er crate. The - letter further
slates I hat about thirty can are to be
moved from that section. The grow
ers in this section have realised about
Jioo.noo from the berry crop.
About SCO can were shipped out of
this district.
At the First Baptist church Wednes
day evening at 2 o'clock there will be
reunion In the Sunday school room
Thla promises to be one of the moat
enjoyable occasions In the history of
the
A. p. Stewart, the popular tax col
lector of Fulton county. Is the auper-
Intendent ot the Sunday school, ant
under hla leadership of many years
DUBLIN CHAUTAUQUA
WILL BEGIN SOON
fpodnl to The Georgian.
Dublin, Ga., June 6.—Tha time for
tin- opening of the flfth annual aeaalon
nf tb<- Dublin Chautauqua la near at
hand.
Tim first session of the Chautauqua
was held In a cotton warehouse, the
»■cnml year In a tent, and the third and
fourth -esaiom wart held In the court -
house, and this year the tlfth session la
til b» held In the Chautauqua'a home.
'rim auditorium, which la nearly corn-
tad, la probably the beet arranged
I moat commodious In middle
tth Georgia. , I
t ts estlmtaed that the building will
ly and comfortably seat 2,000 peo
i-'oltowlng Is the program In detail
Imt Will appear during the Week:
Sunday, June 17. I p. m.—Sermon by
•r 1. O. Herbert. Lodi, Ohio; eub-
Seeing Hint Who la Invisible.”
Monday, June 12, 10:20 a m.—Lec-
by Kdward Amherst Ott, Chicago,
Kt
,» u j>.
m.,
by Dr. Herbert, aul
i Among Men.”
ursday. June to, 10:20 a. m.—Grand
-ert and entertainment participated
v Killer’s orchestra of Macon, Royal
i- Quartette. D*s Moines, Iowa, and
i-ntrrtalnera of Danavllle, Mich.;
m. lecture by Professor Ott, aub-
"Tba Haunted House."
rJnceday, June 20, 10:20 a. m.—
lire by Dr. Herbert, subject, “A
itty of Power;" 2 p. m., grand con-
and entertainment by orchestra,
rtUlnars and male quartette; 2 p.
If,dura by Congressman Richmond
rein - ,n Hobson, of Alabama, hero of
th„ \i. Minute, subject, "America's
Might! Mil
urn,lay, June 21, 10:10 a. m.—Hu
tu lecture entertainment by Her-
L. Cope, Chicago, III., subject.
Smile That Won't Coma Off:"
in. grand concsrt and entertain-
by orchestra, entertainers and
quartette.
day. June 22, 10:10 n. m, old-
om d song service participated In
Sr seventy-five voices and directed by
sir .i A. Warren: 2 p. m.. Inter-public
sdiool ilc i.,'.,,itton contest participated
v pupila of the leading public
dIs; 2 p. m, humorous lecture en-
(Tinlnniont by Mr. Cope, subject, “The
RcIIki >n of Laughter,"
ABE YOU GOING AWAY?
If H have The Georgian malted to
>u Mailed to city eubacHbere while
vi ' from home for the summer
BB*“ at the regular rate of ten centa
>■<«—no charge for matting. Rent
nr address In the United Htales or
ula. Foreign postage extra.
the school haa grown from a small lot
to one of the hugest In the city:
An excellent musical program will be
a feature: besides all the Sunday
school superintendents of the'clty wl I
make short addressee.
MATERIAL INCREASE
IN ASSESSMENTS
Special to The Georgian. *
Newberry, S. C., June 2.—Auditor W.
W. Cromer has mads up hla abstract
of tha real and personal property of the
county, and haa forwarded it to the
comptroller general to be passed upon
by the state board of equalization
which meats In August.
Tha figures may be slightly changed
and those on the abstract do not In
clude railroad property.
Tha Increase for tho county Is a lit
tle more than a halt million dollars
over, last year.
The atate board haa the power to
raise or lo a wer the property In any
county. Tha auditor has not received
the returns of tha railroad property and
Insurance companies, as these return!
come through the comptroller general'!
office. It Is understood that the rail
road aseessments have been materially
Increased this year. Accepting tho as-
sessment ot these corporations os they
stood last year will show a total as
sessment of 22,122,222, or an Inertaae
over last year of 2102,120.
SUES IRON WORKS
FOR $20,000 DAMAGE
Spactal to Tha Georgian.
* Columbus, Ga, June 2.—Mrs. R, R
Brooks, of Girard, Ala, has sued for
$20,000 for tha life of her husband,
R. R Brooks, whosa death was caused
by a piston-head exploding at the Co.
lumbua Iron works two months ago.
It was a peculiar accident, and only
the aecond one of the kind within the
knowledge of old employees ot tha Iron
works
A pleton-haad from a cylinder nf a
steamboat waa being hasted In a fur-
nace when It exploded, creating hav
oc, and fatally wounding Brooks, who
was standing near.
Thomas F. Totta also sues fop 210,-
000 for Injuries received In tbe soma
accident.
HOME COMING WEEK
FOR KENTUCKIANS.
THROUGH SLEEPERS
Atlanta to Louisville.
On account ot tbe abovo occasion
tho \V. & A. H. U. and N. C. & 8t.
L. Railway will sell round trip tickets
on June 10, 11 and 12 at rate of one
fare plua 35 cents for the round trip,
tha rate from Atlanta being 113.55,
tickets good to return until Juno 23,
1902. By depositing ticket and paying
fee ot 60 cents. However, tickets will
be extended until July 33:
Tbrco tralni dally, leaving Atlanta
at 8:35 a. m., 4.50 p. m. and 8.60 p. m
all carrying standard Pullman sleep-
era Atlanta to NashvjUe and Naihvlllo
to Louisville.
In addition to thla senrloe there will
be through sleeping ears operated on
the 2:60 p. m. trains ot June 19 and 11,
Atlanta to Loulavtlle without change,
arriving Loulavlllo next morning at
8:30 a m.
Routs la vts Chattanooga, Nash
vllle and Mammoth Cave.
For further Information write or
call on.
J. A. THOMA8 or C. B. WALKER,
C. P. ft T. A. U. T. A.
Peachtree Viaduct. Union Paaa Hla.
. CHARLES E. HARMAN.
Oeneral Passenger Agent
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THE VICTOR SANITARIUM
321-323 Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga.
OPIUM, WHISKY a?«£
- PtUtnti do not suffer as
they do si many institutions. Comfort of patients carefully looked af-
Saaltartum ts home-1 ike and pleasant, and not a prison, as some
Imagine Treatment entirely free from any harmful results. For full
t- tr ultra call or address Ths Victor Sanitarium, or Dr. D. M. Woolley,
Lock Box 387.
Self-lichtfor bv*ner—old prloo, 81.23,
cut to 90 cents.
Pn’eC 8J.00
•it] upwarda.
Mulf ct Pm AJujttftim i» Two Stylet,
Eapiw »»d Cftiniftl. #1* 4x1*9, 4 to I4cupa/
X€ you want Coffee, in'our *T*nl«
rerssJ;" It has no equal.
$2.50 f]to$5
This Is the rich season for the germs
to got In their work- The carpet-sweeper
cuts out millions of them. Price, %2 50
an<i up.
AHOT
IRON
Almost for tho prlco of an old-
farhloned Iron. You can get the Cold
Handle for only 65 cents.
Tor the e'.rk room or tor a hun
dred email things, the alcohol lamp
Is very handy. Price only 60 cents.
the largest line of
s thla season that we
arried. Prices very
Only
Have Just received large ship
ment of !«*wn Swings. The best on
the market. Better order now;
they go very fast.
The Joys of June
In the border will be found just a few things that
will add very much to home comforts during the hot
summer months, AND AS A REMIN.DER, let us
suggest that every day delayed in buying these things
is just so many days that you have been minus these
comforts. A Hammock would not be bad; a new
Lawn Hose and Sprinkler would cool things off a
little; the doors and windows- nicely screened would
cause the fly and mosquito families to take new quar
ters. Or, to make a long story short, we have all the
things to make home very cozy and cheerful during
the summer months.
give me Main 1007—THAT’S ALL YOU HAVE
TO DO, if you can’t get down town just when you
wish, and your order will get very quick and accurate
service. ♦
King Hardware Co•
53 PEACHTREE ST.
116 DECATUR ST.
87 WHITEHALL ST.
203 PETERS ST.
$3*00
(Don't wait any longsr. W® sell
tha very beat thing In the way of
Lawn Mowers. So get the full use
of a machine by ordering now.
Big lino of Canary and Mocking
bird Cage*—every size: and for the
balance of season the prices are
cut. •
The
Servant
Hot a
Necessity
The work is so simple and light on our
‘Climax" Ofli Range, and you can feel
Independent of a servant and at the « am #
time cut your ga# bill nearly i n half.
The very newest thing in Warn® Ireni-
heert shaped. They are beauties.
We have sold thousands this season,
end we guarantee every Refrigerator w«
send out—a dozen different makes and
styles.
Our new patented Fly Fan Is
ornamental as well as doing the
duty Intended for It. You should
have one quick.
Concentrated heat m*an# cool cooking
Suppose you try on# of our * Blue Flame"
WickU-rx Oil 9tov«a—from 84.80* to 89 00.
MURDERED MAN'S WIFE
PLACED UNDER SUSPICION
8pecU) to Tbe Georgian.
New orleane. La., June R.—The au-
thnrltle* are clearing up the mystery
ot the death ot the young Italian gro
cer, Joieph Picon., whoMlIfeleu body
was found In hi* bedroom Bunday
evening- Murder le the theory upon
which the Investigation le being fol
lowed. Bo fsr the Identity of the party
who committed the deed ha* not been
learned, but Mr*. Throne, the dead
man'* wife, h«* admitted that ahe threw
the revolver, with which the deed wo*
probably done, Into a privy vault In
the roar ot the premlae*. She *ald
at that time alao that «he woe a*!eep
when her huaband met death, and bad
heard no pistol shots and had not sesn
any weapon nsar when ahe discovered
her hueband'a body.
Nursing Mstesrs and Malaria.
The Old Standard, Grove's Tasteless
Chill Tonic drives out Malaria and
builds up the system. Bold by all
dsalers for 27 years. Price 50 cents.
WOMAN DIES IN OAB
AFTER VISITING DOCTOR
By Private Leaaed Wire.
Detroit, Mich., June •—Mrs. Belle
Berger, wife of 8. Wellington Berger,
of the manufacturing Arm ot Gustave
Berger ft Bon, died suddenly and alone
In a carl rear while being taken last
evening from Dr. Bhurly'e office, where
•be had been treated for lung trouble,
to her home at 129 Trumbull street.
Her father, Superintendent of Police
Downey, had ordered the cab to take
the young woman home.
Arriving at the destination, the
driver of the cab opened the door of
the vehicle and found the young wom
an deed. Doctors pronounced death
due to heart trouble. Mrs. Berger was
married lest October. '
STRUCK ON HEAD;
BECAME UNCONSCIOUS
Special to The Georgian.
Portsmouth. Vs.. June 2.—Russell
Reynolds an engineer employed by the
Seaboard Air Line railway, In Its
freight service, wee struck on the heed
by a projecting plank on a'freight
car In the North street yards of tbe
Seaboard In this city at I o'clock Sun
day morning, as he was running past
In his cab. Reynolds tpimedtatsly
lapsed Into unconsclousnes. He waa
removed to tbe King's Daughters’ hot-
dial, where he haa been unconecloue
’or more than thirty-six hours.
CANINE POPULATION
SHOWS GREAT INCREASE
COMMENCEMENT CLOSES;
AWARDING OF DIPLOMAS
Special to The Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala., June 2.—Ten
graduates from Owsnten Collage were
today awarded diplomas. <
They are: Coleman L. Sumner, of
Dolomite; Carl C. Gregory, Birming
ham; Clyde H. Vann, Albertville; Elh-
elbert M. Norton, Ely ton: Herndon O.
Dowling, ot Russellville: Virgil C.
Herndon, of (Jadsden; Arthur E.'Wilks,
of Bessemer; Robert B. Hayes, of
Woodlawn; Daniel C. McNutt, of Birm
ingham, and James D. Huntsr, ot Pratt
City.
The commencement exerdees came
to a close with the awarding of diplo
mas and medal* Tho boccalauredts
address was delivered by Dr. Enoch
Marvin Banks, of the University ot
Pennsylvania.
Owenion College 1* under the di
rection of the North Alabama confer
ence and will be enlarged during the
coming year. Only recently many
thousands ot dollar* .were raised tor
the contemplated Improvements.
Special to The Georgian.
Newberry. 8. C, June ft—One ot tbe
Interesting Items of the county tax as-
dog* over last year.
ditlon ot over I
Money, .utd credits are also Increased j
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BEST MAN IS ARRESTED
ON EVE OF WEDDINO
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, June 2.—Frank Robin
son, a Buffalo business man, spent an
anxious night In tbe tenderloin police
station wondering whether.be would be
balled out In time to appear a* beet
msn today at the wedding of his sla
ter, who le to be married to Frank
Hanley, the prisoner's business part
ner.
Robinson was arrested for playfully
upsetting a half dosen potted plants
at Murray’s restaurant, Broadway and
Thirty-fourth street. In an exuberance
of enthusiasm following Hanlty's
bachelor supper.
BUILD THIRTY-MILE
IRRIGATION CANAL
Special to The Georgian.
New Orleans, La., June 2.—With a
view to building a 20-mile Irrigation
canal the Union Rice and Irrigation
Company has been organised. The
project Is a big one and when It has
a successfully undertaken 25,004
acres of line rice land In southwest
ern Louisiana will stand a better show
ot development than under present
conditions. The cans! wilt extend
from Washington across St. Landry
parish to Mamou Prairie.
The company Is capttslissd at 51,-
204,040, and among the stockholders
are a number of prominent Phila
delphians, who ere at present on a trip
over the route with J. Franklin
Schnell and L. E. Lit toll, nf Opelousas,
who are In charge of tbe undertaking.
COX DENIES STATEMENT
THAT HE IS SATISFIED
Spedal to The Georgian.
Chattanooga* Tenn., June 2.—In a
telegram Governor John I. Cox denies
the statement that he ts satisfied with
the actions of the recent Nashville
convention and that he will bow to the
will of the Democracy of the state. He
says that he would have been satisfied
with the wilt of yie majority, but that
the wholesale unseating of his dele
gates, fairly and honestly elected lit
Wilson, Maury, Smith, Weakley, Wash
ington and other counties, was not In
accordance with the will of the ma
jority, but was made, possible by the
Greene county trade and hence there Is
little satisfaction In the result ot the
convention.
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CONTRACTORS STOP WORK
ON PASSENGER STATION
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn, June 1—Wtl
Horn Dunbar Jenkins, special engineer
In charge of the plans for the new
2500,000 Southern passenger etatton, le
Indignant because the city council
failed to pass an ordinance closing cer
tain streets about the site In the sta
tion, so that the work of excavation
for the station may go on, and the
contractors who had commenced work
have been recalled. ,
LONDON FOLK WON T BUY
GOODS PUT UP IN CANS
By Private Loosed Wire.
London, June 2.—The sales of can
ned provisions fn Ixmdon today were
InfUnlteslmaUy small. AI1 the deal
ers had tbe some (ale,' namely, that
for tbe last week their sales had drop
ped, until today, when the official con-
llrmation of the .hooting dlertoeurve
waa published, many of tho Urge pro
vision .tone did not sell a .Ingle tin
ot meat or pound ot sausage.
The boycott uffects Itrlil.h colonial,
as weU as American supplies.
RAILROAD COMPANY
APPLIES FOR CHARTER
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Juno 2.—Tho
Chattanooga Northern Railway Com
pany hy. applied for a charter hero for
the purpose of building a railroad from
this city to tho Walden’s ridge coel
and Iron belt and to erect a brldfe
across tho Tcnne«»ee river. The capi
tal stock Is 2100,000 and tht Incorpora
tor* are: W. G. .V. Thomas, Thoms*
MacClellnn, J. H. Thomas, Robert J.
MacCIclInn and L. M. Thomas.
This step followed the recent visit ot
Theodor* Crewdaon, of London, Eng
land, to this city.
THROUGH SLEEPING
OAR LINE TO
Wrightsville Beach, N ,C.
Commencing Saturday, June the 9th. j
and continuing each Saturday durta*
tho months of June, July and Au
gust, through sleeping car* will be op
erated. delivering pusB'jigera at the
hotels at Wrightortile Reach, leaving
Atlanta at 9:35 p. m.; returning, leave
WrightovtUa each Thursday, arrlvln
Atlanta the following morning at 2:30
a. m. 8eason tickets $1S„",5; week
end tickets, good for five days, #8.25.
SEABOARD.
TELEPHONE
TIME
One of the attractive features of the Bell
telephone is that it is ready for use all the
time—day or night. It is always on duty,
In an emergency it may save lives. It is
necessary in the modern home.
Bell Service Is Satisfactory.
The Rates Are Reasonable.
Call Contract Department, Main 1300.
Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Co.