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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
WKtWBMUAk, OCTUUM, 3, 13W.
GETS HEAVY FI
FORU.S. SOLDIER
John A. Davidson, a private of Com
pany H, Seventeenth United States In
fantry, was lined $25.75 or thirty days
Wednesday morning in police court on
the charge of making Incendlar}' re
marks while intoxicated.
He was arrested by Policeman C. L.
Camp and proceeded to heap abuse on
the officer. The latter testified the sol
dier finally exclaimed:
•I wish the negroes had burned this
whole town and killed every white
man in the United States."
The recorder asked Davidson where
he hailed from and he replied:
"New York state."
'MAN OF MYSTERY’ SOUGHT
BY WHOLE POLICE FORCE
The entire police force Is on the
lookout for a mysterious stranger, who
has been acting queerJy in the Second
and Third wards recently, and whose
strange conduct is puzzling the citizens
of those sections.
This man is said to have been going
to different residences representing
himself as an agent of the Singer
Sewing Machine Company and by this
ruse gaining admittance to the houses.
He would ascertain |f the occupants
ned a sewing machine and would tell
them he came to see if it needed any
repairs, stating that if the machine had
been in the house leas than five years
the company would repair It gratia
He would then begin to talk In a
rambling way on different subjects, it j about two weeks’ growth.
Is said, all the while closely observing very well dressed.
the house and occupants and taking In
the situation. After apparently satis
fying himself with his observations, he
would then leave.
Some of the citizens became alarmed
at the conduct of the man and reported
the matter to the police, Call Officer
Chandler obtaining a complete descrip
tion of the stranger. The sewing ma
chine company was communicated with
and notified the police there was no
such man in its employ; that he was
an Imposter.
The police say the man Is either
crazy or is up to some kind of mis
chief and they are anxious to appre
hend him.
He is described as being little more
than five feet tall, very slender, and
weighing about 120 pounds. He has a
small mustache and a short beard of
He was
ACCUSED OF RIOTING,
YOUNG SHEPARD GETS
30-DAY TERM IN GANG
Fred Shepard, of 75 Georgia avenue,
the young white man arrested Tuesday
by Deputy Sheriff Stipe on the charge
of*particIpatlng In the recent rioting,
was Wednesday morning sentenced by
Recorder Broyles to serve thirty days
In the city stockade, in addition to
which he was bound over to the su
perior court under bond of $i,o00.
This is a dose of the same punish
ment meted out by the recorder to the
several other accused rioters.
Detective Lockhart testified he saw
Shepard shortly before the outbreak of
the riot and advised him to go home,
to which he said *the young man re
plied:
"No; I want to stay here and see a
negro lynched."
The recorder complimented Deputy
Sheriff Stipe on his capture of Shep
ard and expressed the hope he would
catch others.
bullaITsentenced
TO DEATH 1)11 GALLOWS
Georgia Farmer Must Haug
For Murder of His
Daughter.
BOOZE FAILED TO DROWN
TROUBLES OF THIS HUBB Y
"Judge, l thought I would drown my
troubles In whisky, but I find I have
only succeeded in bringing on more
trouble."
This sad summary ot his conduct was
made Wednesday morning In police
court by J. B. Shipp, who resides In
Ella street, near the old barracks, and
who waa arrested by policemen Luck
and Blackstone for drunkenness.
Shipp said his wife had worried him
to such an extent ho had simply de
cided to tank up on liquor and try and
forget his troubles. He complained
that she would visit the sick wife of a
neighbor and spend most of her time
there, while he and his children were
forced to go hungry.
"The other night," said Shipp, "I sent
my little boy to ask my wife to come
home and cook some sapper, and she
sent word back for me to go to hell."
Mrs. Shipp, who was In court but
who refused to testify, vehemently de
nied this charge.
The wife protested the husband waa
the one In the throng.
The recorder held the case open
against Shipp on his promise to be
have himself In the future.
Special to The Georgian.
Marietta, Ga., Oct. 3.—John O. Bul
lard, who shot his daughter to death at
Powder Springs, Ga., was on yester
day afternoon sentenced by Judge Go-
ber to hang October 26.
At the conclusion of the hearing the
jury returned a verdict ef guilty and
the sentence was immediately pro
nounced.
Bullard shot his daughter about two
weeks ago. Bullard was a widower and
lie ami his young daughter lived alone.
There were no witnesses to the trag
edy. Immediately afterthe shooting the
girl Bullard went to his brother, told
what he had done and then surrendered
himself to the officers.
He alleged that he shot the girl be
cause she was disobedient.
TO HOLDJJIVENTION
Twenty Churches of West
ern District To Be Rep
resented Here.
COL, WILLIAM PEART
SPEARS WEDNESDAY
Colonel William Peart, chief secre
tary of the Salvation Army, arrived
in Atlanta Wednesday morning from
Birmingham, Ala., where he has been
conducting a several days' council with
the officers of the Salvation Army In
the southern division. He was assist
ed there by Colonel R. E. Holz and
wife, of Cleveland, Ohio, who ure pro
vincial officers of this territory, and
Major J. M. Berriman and wife, of At
lanta, the leading officers for this dl-
Islon.
Colonel Peart Is an able speaker. He
has spent more than twenty years in
active Snlvatton Army work, the most
of this time in Australia, where he held
an Important position with the army.
He is Hecond in command of the Sal
vation Army in this country, with
headquarters In New York city, and
tills is his first Visit to the South.
The street service at 7 o’clock Wed
nesday night will be followed by a
meeting at the Baptist Tabernacle,
where Colonel Peart will deliver an ad
dress on "The Breuking of the Dawn."
Colonel Holz and wife, Major Berri
man and wife and visiting officers from
different parts of the division will as
sist In the services.
The convention of the western dis
trict of the Christian church will Jiegln
Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock at the
West End Christian church, Rev. Ber
nard P.Smlth pastor, und will continue
through Sunday.
Some 20 churches and 2,000 members
•re represented in the convention.
Aside from the business to be trans
acted, interesting devotional exercises
will be held. The program so far as
made up Is as follows:
Thursday evening—Sermon by Rev.
E. L. Shelnut.
Fdrlay morning, 11 o’clock—Sermon
by Rev. F. L. Adams; Friday evening,
sermon by Rev. If. K. Pendleton.
Saturday morning, 11 o'clock—Ser
mon by Rev. A. E. Sedden.
FAKE RIOT VICTIM
POT BEHIND BARS
On the charge of fMm-fiainming sev
eral citizens by representing himself
as a victim of the recent riot and so
liciting aid, Palmer Pease, a negro with
a police record, was Wednesday morn
ing bound over to the state courts by
the recorder and his bond fixed at $300.
He was held on the charges of cheat
ing and swindling and vagrancy.
It waa shown that Pease had gone to
certain i^opie and begged for money
on which "to return tq his home In Au
gusta," stating he had been beaten by
the white mob
Pease recently completed a term of
five years In the state penitentiary for
burglary. The reeoruer said he wanted
to send him back there as he regarded
him as a dangerous citizen. He waa
arrested by Policeman Cowan.
COTTON SEED 8PROUTING
FROM CONTINUED RAINS.
Special to The Georgian
Anniston, Ain., Oct. 3.—Farmers ar
riving In the city yesterday for the
first time since the big storm report
that the cotton crop throughout the
section has been very largely damaged
by the high winds und severe rains.
The seeds are sprouting in the bolls
and budly damaging the limb. The
heavy ruins huve beaten out hundreds
of bales from the bolls and now it lies
deep in the mud.
8uit Filed for Damage.
Special to The Georgian.
Hpartunburg, 8. C., Oct. 3.—Alleging
that the Pacolet Manufacturing Com
pany, while building a new cotton mill
blasted rock on the lands of Mrs. Mary
K. Wood, she has brought suit against
the company for damage In the sum
of $6,000. The case is now on trial In
the court of common pleas.
Sentence Suspended.
Special to Tho Georgian.
Homer, Ga., Oct. 3.—J. B. Lipscomb,
charged with selling whisky, was sen
tenced to the chaingnng for twelve
months and fined $250 in the superior
court, but the sentence of twelve
months is suspended so long as he does
not sell whisky In the western circuit.
WAR ON COW-TICK
RE WAGED IN EARNEST
I»r. E. II. Baughman, of Chicago, nn ex
pert veterinarian In the employ of the
United States department of agriculture,
has arrived here, and will be located at
Cornelia. Habersham county, in the work
of eradicating the cow-tick from north
Georgia.
I»r. Baughman was in concultntlon with
Captain It. F. Wright, assistant commis
sioner of agriculture, at the eapltol Wed
nesday morning. Two other veterinarians
In tho employ of f the national department
of agriculture, will reach here In n feu-
days, and aid ill the work. One will lv
I orated in the middle section of the upper
comities, and the other at Ellljay.
TO MEET THURSDAY
io rnllrond commission will be In ses
sion Thursday morning'nt 10 o'clock, at
which time several Important matters will
be taken up for notion.
One matter of great local Interest is
the question of eompeiJing railroads to
switch and transfer ears promptly. The
commission is of the opinion that it has
tlic authority under the Hew Steed act,
and will determine at Its meeting Thurs-
GEORGIA NEWS
IN PARAGRAPHS
STATISTICS.
BIRTHS.
To Mr. nnd Mrs. W. 11. Uutinhoo, at 113
Windsor street, a girl.
To Mr. and Mrs. !.ouis Hoffman, nt 263
E. Fair street, a girl.
To Mr. mid Mrs. Burnett Pollock, at 38
Fraser street, a girl.
To Mr. and Mrs. Philip F.sslg, nt 56 West
Fifth street, a girl.
To Mr. nnd Mrs. G. U. Richardson, nt 31
Hills avenue, a girl.
DEATHS.
J. W. Kelly, 26 years old, died nt 125 Mc
Millan street.
C. I. Brown. 78 years old, died of heart
failure nt 325 South I’ryor street.
Mrs. A. M. Barker. *8 years old. died of
paralysis at 14 North Butler street.
Mrs. Liura Wlnnnt, 54 years old, died at
llnnlee- street.
Fred Hamhrtck, 6 months old, died of
pneumonia at 200 Haynes street.
Henry Holttclnw, 77 years old, died of
paralysis nt Soldiers’ Home.
J. P. Logau, 37 years old, died at 17 West
Cilin street.
Mrs. Ellxa J. Green, 67 years old, died nt
327 East Hunter street.
I’. T. Young. 37 years old, died of typhoid
fever at I'd Butler street.
Mrs. Little English. 29 venrs old, died of
i rebral congestion nt 96 Jones avenue.
BUILDING PERMIT8. .
$3A*l— Mrs. Nancy A. Walker, to build a
two-story frame dwelling at 34 St Charles
streef
ng
brick building at
ml Forsyth streets.
*I.3K>— A. W. Lily, to build a one-story
frame dwelling nt 27 Rosalie street.
-H. Basil, to repair building nt 35
Marietta street.
ffrtt-riry of Atlanta, to build brick hot
oust* at unklaud cemetery,
Negro Boy Commits Murder.
.special to The Georgian.
Columbus, Ga., Oct. 3.—A half-witted
negro, Peter Rainey, was shot nnd In
stantly killed by a negro boy only 14
years old, In a negro store In this city
yesterday. The negro killed was 25
years old nnd apparently harmless,
and the two had n few words when the
boy, whose name is Harvey, picked up
a shot gun und deliberately shot the
other negro.
Railroad Contract Let.
Special to The Georgian.
Rochelle, Ga., Oct. 3.—The contract
was signed here yesterday and the
money paid over for the building of
the Ocilln and Valdosta railroad from
Ocllla via Fitzgerald to Rochelle. It
is to be completed to this point by
January 1, 1908. Macon is the ulti
mate point of destination.
Negro 8hot at Dance.
.special to The Georgian.
Yatesvtiie, Ga., Oct. 3.—At n negro
church. In Monroe county, near this
place, the negroes had a fight, in which
Joe Allen shot Louis Howard, killing
him Instantly. Allen Is still at large.
Florida Club Organized.
Special to The Georgian.
Emory College, Ga., Oct. S.—The
Florida Club had a very enthusiastic
meeting, the number of members was
larger than ever before. The following
officers were elected: President, C. M.
Tramel, Lakeland. Fla.; treasurer, W.
J. Delaney, Key West, Fla.; secretary.
J. It. Hlocker, Plant City, Fla. The
first banquet will be held In Coving
ton.
Colonel 8. B, Baker.
Special to The Georgian.
Dublin. Ga., Oct. 3.—Colonel S. B.
Baker, of this city, died Sunday night
at 11 o’clock at the home of his broth
er, Dr. T. M. Baker, of Macon. He had
been ill only a short time, and death
came as a result of a stroke of paraly
sis. His remains were Interred in the
family burying grounds at Irwlnton
yesterday.
Will Make Highest Bid.
Special to The Georgian.
Covington, Ga., Oct. 3.—The mass
meeting for the purpose of securing the
agricultural school was presided over
by Hon. L. F. Livingston. The meet
ing appointed a committee necessary
each district. Newton is deter
mined to make the highest bid in the
Fifth congressional district.
SPARTANBURG Y. M. C. A.
ELECT8 NEW SECRETARY.
Hat pictured here is a new creation in rose clipped felt
with brown Mirabeau plume, clusters of rose grapes
and green apple leaves.
Finished with brown meline.
You have long since learned that this is not a millinery
shop of “spring” and “fall” only
It keeps pace with Paris. Paris that creates, wears,
discards and creates again all within a few weeks.
All the new styles can not be produced for one
occasion—that’s self-evident, so we keep in close touch
\
with Paris—the.Paris that makes no mistake.
There are new things here this week that you did
not see.
The hat we show here gives
the keynote to many
HEAVY DAMAGE RESULTS
FROM CONTINUED RAINS.
Special to The Georgian.
Newberry, S. C., Oct. 3.—The con
tinuous rains which have been pre
vailing In thin section for the past
month, show no signs of abatement.
As a result, the farmers are blue over
their prospects for even a fair cotton
crop. Many of the field* :,r>- white,
hot the staple ran not be pi-li**,1
|Cau?e of the rain* Much «.f the ,„t.
■pn la beginning to rot in the fields. 1
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
JM00-M. I.. Petty to A. L. Slaton, lot on
Siuitti Pryor street near Ormond street.
Warranty deed.
$4.5»*i \V. A. Foster to A. II. Goodwin. lot
oti Washington streer near Ortuond street.
Warranty deed.
l>-»- \V. It. Turman, Jr., to S. II. Turnmn,
nenr Burton »tre
lot on Turin
Warranty deed.
ll.M.i \V r llmi'Tk..|>r ,. t j nn
•leu. lot -in !hiiierko|tf street near Mat*
street Bond f-r title.
' I Erwin nnd B B I lay to Mrs.
»: < .i» g|».~iiiif -.iieet n>'ut Lin
lieu street. Bund lui title.
Special to The Georgian.
Spartanburg. 8. C., Oct. 3.—J. W.
Griffin, of PInewood, S. C., first honor
graduate of the South Carolina Uni
versity, has been elected secretary of
the local Y. M. C. A., succeeding H. R.
Howell, resigned. Mr. Griffin will as
sume charge of his duties October 15,
and until that date Mr. Howell will re
main In charge of the Y. M. C. A.
During the past three years .Mr. Grif
fin has been assistant st ervtury of the
M. A. at Norfolk, Vo.
of the new hats of the moment.
Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Cq.