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' ^ TH±J AlLAAiA (iLUKUiAA. OWNS CITY LIGHTS; SOME NEW DOPE When Ollle Simmon*, a negro wom an, wai arraigned Wednesday morning In police court on the chars* of drunk- enneia. It developed that *he wa* crazy, laboring under the atrange hallucina tion (hat ahe own* the electric light plant of Atlanta. The woman explained to Recorder Broyle* that ahe controlled the entire electric lighting ayatem and talkad In a rambling kind of manner. The re corder ordered her held for examina tion by the city pbyalcian. . . FIGHT OVER DOG GOES INTO COURT Aa the result of a dispute over title to a dog, K. W, McHughs, a butcher it- 30 Went Mitchell street, and A. Flesh- man were arraigned Wednesday morn-' Ing In police court. The cases were made directly follow' Ing'a fight In the butcltsr shop. Flesh- man asserted that McHughs telephoned him to come to the market and that when he did ao, jumped on him and beat him. * McHughs aald that Fleishman had gone .to bis home about the disputed canine and while there Insulted hia wife. This Fleishman denied. Tha question of ownership of the dog will be settled In a justice court Wednesday afternoon. ESTABLISHED FOR BUSINESS. P IERCE’C Busy Store Southern Dry Goods and Shoe Company. A CALL AND COMPARIM SON WILL CONVINCE YOU The quality and variety of the interest you. Our business Pierce’s Piercing, Pleasing, Po goods we are showing will methods will please you, and pular Prices, will suit you. XMAS BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT-TOYS IN BASEMENT. SILK FOUR-IN-HANDS. Best quality allks In la test designs. plaids, iherks, solid colors, etc., EOc value at 39c, three for *1 LADIES' XMAS UMBRELLA8. All fancy handles, best material, _ covers .natch, at prices $1.50 to $3.00 8USPENDER8 IN XMA8 BOXES. President make, silk finish and guaranteed 60c, also In boxes with supporters 79c LADIE8' GLOVES. Lung and short kid $1.00 to $3.50 Ixing Bilk gloves, $1.10; other gloves, 20c up Xmas Suggestions. Ladies' fancy collars ,_.5o to $2.00 Ladles' plain or fancy hosfery 10c to 50o Stylish veils, all color# 25o to $2.00 Fancy opera shawle .....29o to $4.00 Latest styles In belts 20c to $1.00 Men's beat shirts 25e to $1.50 Men’s gloves 25e to $1.25 Men’s plain or fdhcy sacks 10o to 60c Fancy scarfs, pillow tops, shams, table covers, etc 25c to $5.00 HANDKERCHIEF SALE. Ladles’ and Men’a handkerchiefs 2o up Silk , 20e to $4.00 Large slllf mufflers 39c to $24)0 UNDERWEAR SALE. 3So vsIua Ladles’fleeced at 22e Beet extra heavy or line quality 48c up EOc Outing Sktrte, special 24c OUTING 8ALE. 12 l-2c Outing In solid colors, plaids, checks, stripes, etc 6e Also from 41-2e to..., 20c GREENE AND GAYNDR WILL OCCUPy CELLS DURING HOLIDAYS HERE'S A CHANCE TO GIVE A DINNER WITH NO EXPENSE If You Draw Ticket You Woodmen Elect Officers. Special to Tbs Georgian. Gainesville, Qa., Dec. It —At a meet ing of tho Gainesville Damp, Woodmen of the World, tho fultbwlng officers were sleeted: W. J. Scoggins, C. C.. J. A. Snrrala, A. L.: C. M. Wofford, banker; J. II. Pltchford, clerk; F. M. Nix, escort; A. B. Duncan, watchman; J. L. Hope, sentry; J. II. Westmore land, manager: T. C. Willingham, man ager; T. S. Day, manager; J. H. Downey, physician; K. A. Smith, phy sician. May Entertain Free of Cost. HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS VIA GEORGIA RAIL ROAD. On account of Christmas holidays tickets will be aotd at all points south wf tha Ohio and Potomac and east of tha Mtastaalppt river, SI. Louts, Mo.. Included, at rata of one and one-third flrst-ctaes fare, plue 25 cents, for the round trip. Tickets on rale at all stations De cember >0 to 2B. 10, It and January 1, final limit January T, 1»07. For further Information apply to any C. C. M'MILLIN, G. P. A. A. G. P. A. Augusta, Ga. Would you Ilka to he the host at a dinner to twenty poor hungry chil dren? Tou may do It without coat to your self, If you are lucky enough to draw the winning ticket at Durand's res taurant. This la the way the manage ment has taken to give a dinner to some of the city's poor. Kvery customer nt Durand's Wed nesday and Thursday and Friday will ba given a ticket with hia meal check. These tickets will be numbered and next Friday—Dnrember 21—there will be, a drawing, and the lucky number announced In the afternoon pdpera. The holder of this ticket will have th* privilege of being the host at a Christmas dinner to twenty children. But the children must not be the roay- rheeked, warmly-clad children of the rich. They must be children who need a dinner, to whom It will mean some thing out of the ordinary. Perhaps you don't know where you'd special to Tie Georgian. Macon, Oo., Dec. 1».—livery official from the highest to the lowest, who has 'had to do with the treatment of Greene and tiaynor while they have teen Imprisoned In Macon, has ex pressed appreciation of the quick de- ma'a which have been given the New Turk statements that these two man have t>een enjoying practical liberty In Macon. The prisoners themselves have noted the agitation with deep Interest anil they expressed pleasure at the manner In which they have been treat ed by local newspaper men. Both Captain Greene and Colonel Qaynor were highly pleased with pub lished statements that they hod con ducted themaalvea In polite and cour teous manner at the jail. Thai they have won the friendship of the officials in' chnrge no one can doubt, hut th'a has not won any special privileges for them. They occupy cells, have access to the jail yards and occasionally get some thing sent In In the way of refresh ments, hut a deputy Is always on guard and Jailer Hubbard generally knows what Is going on at all hours. The two men will spend their holidays be hind the bars of the county Jail, as other prisoners. Xmas Sale of Ladies’, Men’s and Children’s Shoes. Shoes of value, shoes of service, shoes of style, shoes of worth, shoes direct from factory and every pair guaranteed. Our shoe stock consists of one of the largest and best assortments of shoes in the city, which places it in competition with all the shoe stores, but without competition in prices. We are out of the high rent district and thus can heat them all on prices. Men’s shoes from $1.50 to $5.00, Ladies’ from $1.50 to $3.50. Children’s, 25c up. Watch for Our Grand Underprice Basement Opening. SPECIALTY TO PLEASE ALL. . ONE PRICE ONLY. WE GIVE TRADING STAMPS. piERCE’C ■ BUSY STORE. SOUTHERN DRY GOODS AND SHOE CO. The Store With a Repu tation. Center of City. 60 Marietta St. Opposite Postoffice. Our Only Store in City. FIREMEN’S CHRISTMAS TREE IS NOW A THING OF THE PAST —r Morris Chair* make excellent Xma* gifte.. Stillman Furniture Co. advertleo them today at 25 per cent reduction. And the children, even If you drew the ticket. Don't be afraid. There are hundred* In Atlanta. The Durand Company will help you And them—tho Aamu’taterf Chatitlee can name you a hundred cheerleee home*. If you draw the ticket und play host at title dinner at Durand's on ('Urlet* nine day you will know what it tneane to enjoy a dinner—what It mean* to l>e really hungry. And If you do not draw It—why. you may entertain as many children a* you can afford that day. not And Huntn Clauft will rtiaiitfp hi* tactic* thl» year In hia vlnltft to the children of tho city firemen, and Instead of calling them nil together aa hat been tho custom at the headquarter* on Alabama street on Christ* innn eve for many year* pant, ho will vltlt thN Clirltrtiniia. their homo* fu tho old-fnfthloned wny. The anuual t'lirlfttmue tree* Inaugurated by «'x-Chief now Mayor Hied Joyner went with that offiakl when he left the depart ment. Chief Cmnitilnga wild Friday morn ing that no entertainment of any kind would take place nt the fire headquarters the If you contemplate opening a new Bank Ac- cqunt or making a change in your present banking connections at the beginning of the NEW YEAR, COLUMBUS SHOP-LIFTER INDICTED BY JURY. klMM'Isl tu The Gforglnu. t'olumbus, Ua., Dev. 19.—Lulu Adams, a negro woman, whose horns la pt Hurtsbord 1 , Ga., came to tho city with tier mistress about two weeks ago, an:l the two went to a dry goods store, where the lady mode some purchase*. One of the lady clerks saw the negro woman slip something under her jacket, and on taking It out found it to be a bolt of allk worth ISl. Before her mistress would allow the wdman lo be arrested. It is stated, ahe at once o0O00000iJ0O0O0OO0OO«0OO0<}O O O O SCHOOL CHILDREN O O MENACED BY FIRE. 0 O New York, Dec. 19.—Marching O 0 step fqr step across a floor that 0 0 was the roof of a roaring furnace. 0 0 skirting scorched partitions that 0 0 threatened momentarily to burst 0 O Into flames. 800 pupils of the Van- O O dewater Street public school, O O passed through a fiery ordeal with 0 O coolness exceeding the courage of 0 O many grown up*. Many of the 0 O youngsters were of extreme youth. 0 hardly above the ' O hardly above the kindergarten 0 0 age. 0 OO0000000000000O00000OOO0Q MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO. f with a Capital and Surplus of $750,000.00, extends you a cordial invitation to call or correspond with a view to opening an'account with this institution, which has ample resources and every facility to serve its patrons. Operative Adj'udgsd Insane. Special to The Georgian. Moron, Go., Dec. 19.—Byron James, the young man who was sent to jail from the recorder's court several days ago after having been nrrulgned on a charge which revealed traces of Insan ity, was yesterday adjudged a fit sub ject for the state sanitarium before Ordinary M. Wiley and will be sent away at once. James la 17 years old and Is a cotton mill operative. COLLEGES AT MACON TO GIVE LONG HOLIDAYS. Special to The Georgian. Macon, Ga., Dec. 19.—Books at We, - leyan will be thrown aside by the young lady studants Thursday after noon, and will not be taken up until the morning of January 2. At Merc, r the school wilt be over until the third of the first month In 1907.