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THURSDAY, AUGUST 13.
Social and Personal
—Mr. Victor Murk waller ban return
*d from Cfiariepicm.
—Miss CarHu ha return
*<l from Culverlon camp mee ting and
a visit to friends in Thomson.
Mr. sn<l Mrs. riMrlh* Whlin.y h.»v*»
returned from Tallulah Pat Is.
-Mr. and Mr *. .!. M. Jon<‘i J*-ft yeuu-r
--4ay for Hot Hprlng*, Ark.
Mr. and Mra. M. S' l<oary iia-c r* -
turned from Atlanto.
Mlm*** Annie and Hr*Hl** Kir *d'jp\
Mia little ponder ami MW »'« ..!
wit! leave on Friday to visit Mrs. W. A
Phillips who will lent for a w"k it
White Oak Comp orounda near Th <mp
•on.
- The many frl'-nd* of Mr. A VV Vat*
IMdOf will \>o very glad to learn mat re
ks convalescent.
Mis. Jiile W.«de will visit frlon lo iwl
rolutlvea In and around Thoiepson fu th>
n«wr future.
- Judge nnd Mrs C A I’L |ti t w H
mm • Into one of the handsome n v. flap
roceiilly ere* fr r| |,y W ( Coon y nil Lj»
per Kills street after OrtoLr firm.
—Mrs John J. O'Connor and cli l*b*ii
•r« on HulUvan's I*l*n 1
Ml see* May and Mukkl* )•' tyH* f.ild
have returned to their home in Hnv nnsh
after a visit to Mr. and Mr. T. O. Phd*
pot.
Mr. and Mr*. Jumw Joy. tittle Vlm
ICIJet Joy and Mr. Will Joy ui< at llend
t»rar»ti v|||«
—Col. Henry H. Jones I* sojourned lit ;
A*h*v|l|«.
Miss Until* Moran I* visiting ft lend* j
la A Hunts.
—Miss Mary Klleii Hughes Is vlni'ing i
Havannuh relatives.
—Rev. ixMiis lin sin 1* conducting ser
vices at Rhnron, On. today.
—Mrs Henry llngrefe and Miss M.i*.
Nell (.'buk have returned from HulMwiii* j
springs white they spent the last two
weeks nnd which is (mo of the pitgost
In the stats.
- Mr. and Mr*. James fl. Jefferies ar«J
ehlldren lesvo Tut‘•day for AilWViUa* ;
K. C.
Mr. and Mr* T. A Imrkln and son*
•is! Miss Anuta ,K*c|M|Yi left yesterday |
for Plttston. Pa Mr John P. Keenan
•nd Miss Mamie Keenan will cor Untie to
reside In Augusta.
-Miss Effls Jaek left yorft* rd »y for!
New York.
—Mr. W. H (Nineteen I* visiting friends
In Thompson.
Mr. W. II Ke*ssnden will «p*ti<l his ;
vacation In I’hsihslon.
Mr. Tahnsdge W ilson will hiVi Ht.nr; |
for Mtona Mountain, (Ik where h« will ■
•gain take up his lioni studies.
Miss laiiiu Cllett left yesterday for i
Thompson
M Kdward glory Is In Atlanta.
Mr. Will Riddick kH Hal nlglr fee At
lanta.
Mis* I.MSSIf Robertson and Mini 1.1 l
lie Heath have returned from pi tkavllh*.
Miss lUihldo tlhilslian Is visiting Au
gusta frleno*.
- Mrs. f'lwrk* Mrs. Phfpman and Mis*
Nell t’lark bays return'd from Hl* van s
Island
- Miss Minor., V Wlngfhdd and Miss
Mary Wlrtgfkdd will l«»v« on I uontlav
to spend the remainder of the summer
with friends In t'rwwfordvllle.
—Mrs. II I*. T* utuni and her two lit
tle daughters will leave ioiti«*rrotv for
Crow for dv ill*.
Miss Mutuye Mclnnes l»*ft tins mot it >
lug for h*r home In Charleston nft*f he
ing the attractive visitor of the Mires
4‘i«t«e on Monte Reno for th* paat l< *
weeks, during which time she wot lh*J
ktaun guest of a number of informal lit
tle affairs
* Mr. Frank Wright lias returned from
Chsi leetoe
Mr. Joe Kelly, of Atlanta. an old An
gust . hoy, spent v.-Mwrduy In the city
While on Ills way to New York
Mr. Koh it Aig» < < ontjvinlen
Charlie Dooliitle left lest night
far n visit to Mr nnd Mrs. Ilarelsou
Ilia* kley la Atlanta where Mt Argo and
htast’T IMinlmmi Argo now are.
—Mr Thomas O'Connor wilt I»avm
this afternoon for N*w York
Mr. Thiii Murray Is spending
tlm'* at Rtcvurd.
Miss Ola Culver, Ml*-* tiarrydallo
fiavldson. Ml»s Hrssle Hktnnri. Mt Will
Wayne. Mr. tt«r|M'r Itryaon, Jt. ami Mt
Cla> • tier Uaatou form a cong-i-lil iP,h<
part> that are spending today at Marti
ney. Os. iui the guest of Mist Prankl*
Boat on.
Mrs. M It Hwigett aceotn|wtltled l»y
her *|stighter, Mias #lleutmt Swtgcrt nod
her mother, Mis. Middleton left thl*
Riot'dng for Havnnnsh
—post mast ei and Mr. and .Mt*.
Vaughn. Ml** I 'll*.* t • 11» \ . m m*
c I Mt'Cord and little Mi Mamie JM
|e MeCortl left y ester,lay lot n week i
•tay on Tjrhes
—Mr Willie MulUrky Is «-nJ%Mttg .»
amooa the North Caroline imnm
lahts
—Miss Mamie lleffiitian ami Mr.
Thames Keffernnn have Join d tn*»|t
•isters at th* Hunt Cottage In jd« tnrd.
N. C
Mia* Mamie M«*il*wcioft and M»mi
I»elt. Kearney st e mi ty flat
terse attention* while c tests a; tin*
Hunt Collage In k«*r\aid
Mrs Fannie McDonald amt !((•«
Anm* MtlW'iiskt ar* n* non g I >
Week* with M* - K*> n, -t i >•
Ran leavlag for Athens tie 1 fu'ttie
b«*m« M** M l * maid w ill rntei i*•
mat* Normal Pctmol upon her nrriwu
lhar* /
Miss Mat«el IliiM > and the Mlaaef
Jan** of <)raeew«tOil are In Henderson*
vttk N C. for a two w, .*ks outing
among the North Carolina mountain*.
Seeking Employment ?
THE AUGUSTA HERALD finds the
solution to the question of the moment.
Good positions found for intelligent help.
Advertisements receivd at Herald Office.
TELEPHONE 297
f M * LoIJU .*ud Mattie Ia ; Hlgnd
i for*l of Woo*llawn avetme, will return
| tomorrow night from a ph.martt . .sit to
j l heir brother. Mr. Roselle MtouJf'M'd in
't. .'-Mi Th*y, with their broth*.. alnv
j'tdtrd friend* tn Tlfton and Forsythe,
’ * will probably h** a*'*‘/>mpatife4
Ihjiim! h> Mr. lto*v.< lie Htandfoul.
PROHIBITiON case
! MADE AGAINST
J. C. FLYNN
Tlip Police Commissioner’*
Place Searched by City^
Court Bailiff, but no
Contraband Found. He
Gave Bond.
A cam 1 In docketed at police head
i.liiarlera J. C Flynn, alleglnß
! violation of the prohibition law. He
waa arreted Friday afternoon by Guy
iKtmy;<SH, illy rourt bailiff In whoae
handa a warrant waa placed. He gave
bond In the usual sum of SI,OOO.
Caa.:- against ('apt. Flynn, Charlie
Holire.law, I H. Kldwell, (Jua Klrache i
and John Johannaen appear conaecu
lively on the police docket, in the
order named. ('apt. Flynn'a name, 1
however, does not appear on the po- 1
lire blotter, where case* are entered ]
as the defendant are brought In !
Tlila la explained by the fact that
('apt. Flynn waa not taken to pollen'
hnadquaders, hut gave bond at his
place of business.
Halllff HMirgeag said last night: "I
had a warrant eharglng Capt. Flynn
with a violation of the prohlhltlo'i
law and I executed It, Friday after
noon. 1 found no evidence of hi*
yiillt al hla place of Imaln.-aa. I know
nothing of the evidence Chief Norris
may have against him, and do not
know upon what the esse la baaed,”
Further I ban that Hturgcaa wouldn't
discuss Hie matter.
CASINO WILL'BE*DARK
ALL OF THIS WEEK
Will Re-Open Monday of
Next. Week With Vincent
Gardner Company.
The advertisement for the Casino
! this week announces the fact that j
there will he "nothing doing," hut
that the para will he open, with all
j of Its pleasure attractions dally from
early morn until midnight,
i Hack of this announcement there
lls a strong story. Manager Cohen
! had engaged a Ivrle company, Messrs
j Powers and McConnell placing the
' Weber A Fields plays with their cos
tumes. This company ruthlessly
broke Its contract and for a money
consideration remained In Mnntgom
!, ry The Casino management had to
get busy, and found that vaudeville
of any character was not neeeptahle
ito Its high toned patronage, ao have
- d«w ided to close the po pillar play,
house for this week only, awaiting the
'arrival of the Vlncent-Oardner Stock
company, the best stock company
i hut ever played on a summer clr
‘cult, and which for two weeks have,
| held unbroken the Interest of tre
mendotiH audiences ai Richmond, Nor
'folk nnd l.vnchhurg
1 They open next Monday night with
; Carmen, nnd unless all signs In the
1 strlcnls fall, the Casino next week
will have the tdggest show, until j
October Ist, ever put on In Augusts. !
The management of the Casino Is
in.l- ed to ho congratulated upon ha\
Ing so keenly discerned the tastes i
l of Its patrons.
OFFICER COMPELLED
TO CLUB BAD NEGRO
Officer Alketi brought In Alex All
| bright charged w ith disorderly con
| duet slid resisting an officer. It I
'seems that Allhright was raising a 1
j ivingli house near the corner of Camp-1
bell nnd Gwinnett streets. Officer
I.Aiken started to walk him In. but
I w hen ue reached No. 2 Kngiue Honrs
the negro refused to route any far
ther and started to tussling with thol
officer Aiken's club dropped out of
Ibis pocket and ihe negro picked It up
I Officer Vlkrn then drew his pistol,
.inn at this time Officer Stoedley,
Aiken's partner, rame up and clubbed
i hltn Into submission. The negro la a
j notorious character.
Officer .lames sent In H H Oard
ucr, a white man. from the comer
of Jones and Marhur.v. The charge
was plain drunk
SILVCnS SIMAT BAwK
KH.VKK. 1*- O Iks first bale of r--a
j cotton of 'Sis season was brought In l►- j
; lay by Mr Jas M HP-herson. and sel-i 1
,in M* os David -, ttrootnsy tiros
I H grade,! middling and weighed In*
i mun4s
Mrs. Leroy Dresser
Mrs. D. Leroy Dresser, who has just
obtained a Dakota divorce, proposes
to enter upon a career In New York
as a stenographer and typewriter.
Bhe declare* that her entire fortune
waa spent in the vain effort to pre
vent the collapse of her husband's
financiers.
ATLANTA NEAR BEER
IS TOOJPOLIC
ATLANTA, Oa.—Six accusations
against local agents and manufactur
ers of 'near beer,” charging them
with violating the state prohibition
law, were drawn by the solicitor of
the criminal court of Atlanta today.
The accusations charge the manufac
turers and dealers with making and
selling beer with more than three per
cent of alcohol in It, and In one ease
more than four per cent.
Tile men agaliiHl whom aenusatlonn
, were made are: Albert and Ira Stein
j er, of the Atlanta Brewing and lee
leifmpany; C. Mandel, a dealer In a
| product of the Chattanooga Brewing
; company; W L Brldwell, Atlanta
agent of the Chattanooga Brewing
| company: James Lynch and 1-orenzo
Jones, local aßenls for Ihe Acme
j Brewing Company of Macon, Ga,
V. E. ANIS SHOT
BT ARWIif OFFICER
NEW YORK -Captain T’eter Coop
er lining, Jr., son of General Peter
Cooper lining, and one of Ihe best
! known younger officer* In the Unit-
I ed Slates army, today shot and prob
; ably fatnlly wounded William E An
■ ills, a magazine publisher of this city,
on the pier of the Bayslde Yacht
club, at Bay aide, 1., I,
■ Annli once numbered among
Mains' most Intimate friends—took
i advantage of the captain's absence on
duty In the Philippines to lead astray
-Ills young and beautiful wife. She
i confessed to her husband. A dlvoree
suit. Instituted In June with Annla
|as ihe co-respondent and 'hen the
j shooting were Ihe rusults of the con
| tesslon.
After Ihe voting officer had fired
i five shots Into Annls Imdv his revol
i ver wss empty and a crowd of vault!-
men and village people swarmed
lon ihe pier toward with the Intent.
1 perhaps of giving him rpngh treat-
I ntcnl.
Captain Halits' brother, T Jenkins
Halits, the novelist, and writer of sea
j tales, held them at hay with his re
volver.
"This Is a matter for the police
! only, gentlemen. ' he said calmly. “W
will not attempt to escape Just sum
! mon the police while we wait.”
I Then the brothers, each with a
I weapon In his hand, sat down upon
, the dock and quietly smoked until
the Its)side constabulary came to
take them to the village lockup.
An ambulance, meanwhile, rushed
Annls to the Flushing hospital. Kv
! »ry one of the betrayed husband's
Ishols had taken effect. The 3A
ralllire bullets pierced Annls' rtomach
two moic penetratid his logs; thi
j llfth went through his arm. He died
several hour# later at the hoapltai.
HALF MILLION EIRE
AT CONCORD, N. C.
t’HARIsOTTK. N V Mill Ntmibor
ji, lll«» lai i**ai of f ho itroup of fly*'
| o*rH by th#* Odell Manufacturinr
i company at Oourord. wm
I by fire at noou today entailing a loan
Jof half a million dollars. Th# fire
' '’He In a in the basement through
1 a hot bo* and the flame wa* corn
munlcated tn the Hoori above by bell
1 tag
FOUR PFRSONS DROWNEO,
i NRW YOIIK Four persons, two of
:th< m women. »rtv drowned when the
; gasoline tank of a launch belonging
tto W H. Daves, of Believnle. N J.
extdtvdisl at the loot of Congress
jatDs-t, Newark, tonight.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD.
New Lot Pearl
and- Feather
bone Collar
Supporters.
End Of The Season Bargains
Realizing' that we have only a short time in
which to close out the Odds and Ends of our
Summer Stock we have cut prices right and
left and down deep in the first cost. Dollars
and Dimes do Double Duty In this Sale. You
know you can always rely upon Hunter’s
“Ads.” You always find things just as
Advertised. - -- -- -- -- -- -
Colored Lawns.
One case, 8e Figured 'll/ r>
Lawns, Monday, O /2^
All loe to 35c Colored Lawns,
\'oiles, etc., on een- 1 Or’
Ire counter, at 1"C
Hosiery Specials
One ease, 50 dozen 10c Tan Hose,
choice Monday, 5 cts
One case, 60 dozen Black and Tan
Lace Hose, 15e quality, ..10 cts
50c Plain and Lace Lisle Hose,
at 35 cts
25c Tan Lisle Hose, at ....19 cts
Babyland Dolls, Lifelike and Indestructible, 25c, 50c. sl, $1.25
Tailor Suits And Skirts
New creations of the best suit and skirt makes of America. Let us
show you some new ideas at popular prices—Fits guaranteed.
LINGERIE SUITS—OnIy a few left of those Dainty Dresses
$18.50 to $25 values at $lO. $5 to $9.50 values at Half Price.
La Grecque
Corsets,
New Shapes
CAPT. RICE BACK FROM
NAT’L K. OF C- COUNCIL
Hm Many Interesting Mat
ters of Information to
Relate at Next Meeting.
Capt. P. H. Rice returned yester
day from his western trip, and is
much pleased with the work accom
plished by the Knights of Columbus
nt their National Council held In St.
l.ouls. Hhe states that he has much
Information to give the local Knights
when they meet again. Captain Klee
was one of the two fieorgla delegates
to the meeting, and he states that
It was the biggest convention! in the
history of the organisation.
The main feature of the meeting
was the rescinding of the law pre
vent It; g as;-oi ;ate members from hold
tng high offle * and they are now on
par with insurance member) a* re
gards every office below that o( state
deput' except financial secretary and
treasurer.
This matter has been a point of con
tention among the member* of the
order for a long time and by the rules
It was Impossible for an associate
member to hold office In the society,
though i the. out numbered the tnsur
anew members many times. They
were only allowed to hold minor of
fice* In the sitb-ordlnate council*
The nett meeting of the national
council will be held in Montgomery.
Ala., and It Is the first time It has
ever been given to a Southern city.
HUNTERS
R. L Hunter Dry Goods Co.
SO6 BROAD STREET
INDEPENDENCE PARTY PUTS
YANCEY CARTER IN FIELD
S
ATLANTA, fia -The Independence
party of (ieorgia today announced
that \V Yancey Carter, a prominent
farmer of Hartwell, formally well
known as a Populist, had been chosen I
by the party as its candidate for gov- 1
ernor to oppose Hon. Jos. M. Brown. 1
Democratic nominee, at the general.
election on October 7. He has been
notified and has accepted.
JUDGE EVE SAYS ROADS
WILL GET CONVICT WORK
Returned Yesterday from
Atlanta, Wliere He Fol
lowed the Investigation
Closely.
’
Judge Wnv F. Eve returned from
l Atlanta yesterday, where he has been
attending the last days of the legis
lature. watching the developments In
the eonvlrt situation. Judge Eve has
had a wide range of experience with
convicts and has always worked them
on Richmond county's roads, making
them among the finest In the United
States. Hl* Interest In the question
Is consequently quite natural
He states that he expects the ex
\ tra session of the legislature will,
i probably put the convicts on the,
I road in every possible instance, llow-.
Staple Apron Ginghams
One case, 10c Apron cheek, /: , _
Monday, yard OIC
Amoskeag A. F. 0. and Red Seal
Zephyrs, 15c values, IQC
Underwear Slaughtered
SI.OO and $1.25 Gowns, at. .85 cts
$1.50 Gowns, at SI.OO
$2.00 Gowns, at $1.50
$1.50 Skirts, at SI.OO
65c Corset Covers, at ....50 cts
85c Drawers, at 50 cts
I ever. It has been thoroughly proven
that many of the sensational charges
put before the committee Investigat
! Ing the matter are without any foun
dation whatever, and consequently
have fallen flat.
Atlanta people expect the legisla
ture to he in session at least two
; weeks, and It is quite certain that the
1 entire time will be taken up with
| the convict matter.
SECRETARY 'JOHNSON
RETURNED YESTERDAY
Attended Convention of
the Chamber of Com
merce Secretaries at
Chatttanooga.
Mr. E. S. Johnson, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, Is back from
the meeting of the secretaries of
Southern Chambers of Commerce,
held In Chattanooga last week. He
will leave on his vacation Monday
and will be gone for about a month
Mr. Johnson state* that the secre
taries formulated an excellent plan
fur a great campaign of advertising
wluch will result In great good to
communities and to the South In gen.
eral. }t will be made public within
Up next lew day*.
Half a hundred secretaries were
present at the meeting, representing
it Southern statps and the nest
meeting will be held in Atlanta.
New Lot Belt
Pins and Hair
Rats and Veil
Pins.
Scarfs and Squares
Hemstitched and Embroidered
Scarfs and Squares. 20 dozen
on sale Monday. Values SI.OO,
r. gotos 50c
Wash Waists
$1.25 qualities, at .. 75 cts
$1.50 qualities, at SI.OO
All high grade Lingerie Waists
at COST
SI.OB and $2.50 Black Batiste
Waists, at $1.50
$1.50 Black Batiste Waists, SI.OO
NEGRESS ATTACKEII
WHILE ASLEEP
INJED
While Julia Sanders, colored, lay
asleep at her home. No. 441 Hale
street, thlg morning about 4 o'clock,
somebody climbed through an open
window, struck a match and attacked
her with a dirk knife. She screamed,
and her assailant, becoming frighten
ed. missed her throat, which she
avows he tried to slash with the
keen-edged weapon. He attacked
desperately for a moment or *O. stas
hing and cutting the womsn three or
four times In the side, then leaped
through the window again and wag
gone.
Several persons In the v*clnlty
heard the woman's cries for help,
and ran to the sc> ne, a pcflhfetnan be
ing among the first to arrive Dr.
Eugene Mnrphey was summoned, and
after a careful examination of the
; wounds, slated that they are not
thought to be serious
The police have no definite clue,
just now, aa to the woman's assail
; ant.
PAGE THREE
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in W.B. and
Warner’s
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