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TWO THOUSAND
MARKJEACHED
The Hospital fund Now Will
Amount to a Little Over
That Sum.
i
. HE IT A WHOOP.
Jone O’i Wi*h the Small Subscrip
tions and Give the Mortgage
a Complete Lift.
Th< Hospital mortgage tund now i
imou,.:- tu marly $2,200 and there i« only
$1,300 to be rai»t<i.
By •.jbHcriptlona handed In y-sterJay [
the amount of the Bat wan increased to :
$2,186.
Mi S. It Jaques, the chairman of the •
tin. uh i < mm; . <• urg< a the people of Ma- 1
. on to come forward now and give as lib-
tally a- they can ■afford as it Is Important '
that this matter be settled at once, and th? i
flnaiH • committee hopes that the people ■
will und-ratand how important It is that
ti.- matter be settled up so as to allow
b>- i..'' ns to take advantage of the offer
•mi li -v Mr. Gresham to erect a memorial |
building.
The full list Is as follows:
Jo <ph J -annenberg $ 500 •
I M Johnson 100 I
W. M Jom. on 10*1 j
S It. Jaques 100 i
R. H. Plant 100 j
Burden, Smith ft Co 100 ,
Thos C. Dempsey 100
Talbott ft Palmer 100 *
Cash 50
Acme Brewing Co 50
A. ft N M Block 50 ,
W. H. Ro--s 50
T. 1). Tln-ley 50
Henry* St. vi ns’ Sons Co 50
3 W. Cabanbs 50 1
Isaac I Pird, man 25 1
I. B. English 25 I
L. Bartlett 25
Grady ft Co 25 1
Ladies \ld Society of Christ Epis-
copal church 20
College Street Circle of Klug's
Daughters 10 i
Jack T. Lamar io
Lady fri.n l . 6
Lady frelud 10
John T. Moore 10
A lady friend 10
Natural Rock A phalt Paving Com-
pany, by \lfred F. Harley 25
A 'cll Morgan 15 ;
Edward Wolff 50
Stm Mayer 50 I
M. R. Cox . 20
J T. Gantt 10
Cash 25 I
Cash 10
Rev. A. M. Williams 5
Miss Laura Whitehurst 5
George W. Morgan 5
A. E. Harris 5
Nisbet School Auxiliary 15 70
Cash 25
Richard Johnston 20
Waxetbaum ft Sims 10
J. C. Eads ft Co 15
Cash 20
Cash 5
Isaac Block 100
Southern Hardware Company 30
Goo. T. Beeland 5
Total $2,186
CHANGE OF NAME.
Macon Light Infantry Will in Future be
Known as Macon Guards.
The Maeon Light Infantry, as stated
some time ago in The News as having de
■ id. J, to cnange their name from the Light
Jn'.antry to the Maeon Guards, made ap
plication to the state department to be
allowed to do so.
The ord<r granting the permission ar
rived yesterday and was read at the com
?.;n\ meeting last night. It is as follows:
State of Georgia—Adjutant Genereal Of
fi. ■ . Atl.-nti’.. March 21, '9S.
Special Orders—No. 20.
At the request of the* commanding offi
cer of Company A, Second Infantry Geor
g a Volunteers, approved by the regimental |
commander, the special name of said com
pany is hereby changed from "Maeon
Light Infantry" to "Macon Guards."
By order of the governor."
Oscar J. Brown,
Acting Adjutant General.
The revival of this good old name will
be of interest to the military men all over
the state. The Maeon Guards was at one
time one of the most famous companies in
the* service. It was organized in 1840,
served in the Mexican war, during which
campaign its commander ami many of its
members perished. When the civil war
broke out the Macon Guards were among
the firs: to offer their services, which were
accepted. The company was ordereel to
Savannah about April 15, 1861, and thence
to Tybee.
After a short service on the island the
Guards returnee! to (Macon for one day,
were ordered to Virginia anti became part
of the celebrated Eighth Georgia Regi
ment. In the first battle of Manassas the
Guards occupied a conspicuous position amt
made a gallant fight. Only about a dozen
of this company came out of the conflict I
untouched.
The Guards remained in the service of
the Confederacy throughout the war, tak
ing prominent part in the two battles of
Manassas. Gettysburg, Sharpsburg. Fred
ericksburg. Garnett's Farm. Malvern Hill,
Se ven days around Richmond, the Wilder
ness. Thoroughfare Gap, Briston Station,
Spottsylvania Court House and Cold Har
bor.
And it is more than probable
that the company will have an
opportunity* to again distinguish itself
at the front and the old members of the
company, who love and revere its memory,
will have no cause to be ashamed of the
young men who will defend the colors on
Spanish soil in the fight that is coming for
Cuban liberty.
The half a cent a word column of The
News is the cheapest advertising medium
In Georgia.
What is Going
On in Society.
Mbs D .i’y Hall ,s winning many lau
rels a: the Cooper Union In New York, and
> ranks among the art stulents there. Not
j Ict.g ago she sent home for specimens of
the v.ork she had done in plaster casts,
and a letter from her this morning an
nounce* that after seeing this work the
! teachers at the Cooper Institute have per
i ml ;i-4 her to skip one of the classes there.
This work of Miss Hall was done under
M;-« Mason at Wesleyan College, and the
te; hers at the Cooper Institue consider it
•:o perfect that they have decide it to be
un- • ,ry for M;ss Mall to take any fur
ther lessons in that branch.
• • •
M.-- Colour, M.s-’ Mary Cobb and 'Miss
Eugenia "o -b returned last night from At
lanta. Mi.-s Eugenia Cobb has been tak
ing lessons in miniature painting, and has
painted an exquisite miniature of one of
Dr. Charles Hall's Revolutionary ances
tors. She has several orders for similar
work.
Miss Pauline Carter leaves this after
noon for Atlanta, where she will spend a
Gw lays with her brother. Mr. Colquitt
Carter. Miss Carter has been the guest
of M-- Louise Rogers, and by her
charming appearance and attractive man
ner has deepened the pleasant impression
made during her former visits to Macon.
After remaining in Atlanta for a few days,
Miss Carter returns to her home at Car
ters, to be present at the marriage of her
Bister, Sallie Carter, to Mr. Samuel Bar
nett, of Atlanta.
The Vim ville Circle of King’s Daugh
ters will give a delightful musical and lit
erary • entertainment tonight at 8 o’clock
at the residence of Mrs. Allen Chappel.
The adm ,-sion price is 25 cents, anti
among those who will take part in the
program are Mrs. Stallings, Mr. Freeman
and Miss Gertrude Freeman.
• » *
The Wesleyan College drawing rooms
were the scene of a pleasant reception last
evening, given by Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Ham
it. >nd to the senoir class of Wesleyan and
the senior class and law class of Mercer
University. They were assisted in re
celving by the faculties at Wesleyan and
of Mercer.
GONE TO CAROLINA
Mr. A. H. Pease of Commonwealth, Will
Prosecute the Good Work.
Mr. A. H. Pease, the representative of
the Christian Commonwealth of Georgia,
left this morning for Augusta, and from
there he will.go to South Carolina where
he will further engage in the missionary
work for the colony. Mr. Pease says that
he does not wish the public to understand
that he or the people of the coloney are in
actual need of something to eat or that
there is any danger of their not succeed
ing in the great work which they have un
dertaken. He says that they have so far
succeeded and that the prospect is very
good but that they need help to prosecute
the work that they have in hand and that
every dollar that they can get together is
used for this purpose.
GROCERS' CLERKS.
Branch of the National Association to be Or
ganized Here.
A branch of the Retail Grocers Clerks
Association will be organized in Macon in
the near future.
This is a new organization and is in
tended for the benefit of the grocery
clerks strictly. It has found much favor
all over the -country and has features that
are considered of great benefit to the mem
bers.
Mr. J. W. Weinbrenner, of Atlanta, will
be here in a few days to organize the
council.
LAST RALLY
Os Union Leagues Before the Conference
Meets.
The last rally of the Union Epworth
League of Macon before the meeting of
the state conference of- the leagues will be
held at Grace church Monday night, at
which time It Is earnestly re-quested that
every leaguer in the city be present, as
there will be much to discuss and prepare
for.
Interesting speeches will be made out
lining the work that each individual
leaguer is expected to do during the con
ference.
BANQUET POSTPONED.
Mr. Graves Will be Unable to Stay Over to
Attend.
The banquet which the alumni of the
Kappa Alpha Society was to have given
Mr. John Temple Graves tomorrow night,
has been postponed, as Mr. Graves finds
it impossible to stay over here until to
morrow.
The banquet will be given some time
next week when it is hoped to have Mr.
Graves present.
ONE WAS LOADED.
Sam Allen and Lige Lowe Played Once Too
Often With Pistols.
Lige Lowe was shot in the stomach last
night by Sam Allen and will in all prob
ability die if he is not dead by the time
the sun goes down.
The two negroes were sitting opposite
one another at the Lowe store in East
Macon and were snapping their pistols at
one another just to see who could "make
his pistol snap the loudest" so Allen said.
But Allen had left three loaded shells
in his gun and it went off just when the
weapon was pointed at Lowe. The result
was that Lowe was shot and Dr. Barron
was at once summoned.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO CITIZENS OF
BELLEVUE.
On and after April Ist the News will
be delivered by carrier in and atound
Bellevue every afternoon. Those desir
ing the paper should send in their names
at once. First class service guaranteed,
and weekly collections wil Ibe made from
those who wish to pay by the week.
Monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or
annually due invariably in advance.
' G. W. TIDWELL,
Manager City Circulation.
Baster neckwear in profu
sion at Neel’s.
MACON NEWS FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 25 1898.
WANG TOMORROW.
The Opera Will be Seen at Two Good Per
formances.
"Wang" with J. W. Kingsley in the
leading role which has been the talk of the
city for a long time, comes to the Acad
j emy matinee and night tomorrow.
"Wang,” which- has probably had the
I greatest popular success of any modern
t comic opera, is to be introduced for the
firs; time in this city next week. The
| opera has for the past four seasons been
: one of the greatest money-makers that
I ever delighted a lucky manager. This fact
I has this season made it possible for an
I unprecedented amount of money to be
i lavished upon its scenery and costumes
whi ra aid in depicting life in Siam under
i the regency appointed during the minority
i of the present king of that country. The
j company consists of fifty people and car
i ries its own orchestra. It also carries
I every foot of the gorgeous scenery needed
for the production, the cost of this scenery
| being in the neighborhood of $5,000.
i "Wang” is now on its final tour and will
■ fill its farewell engagement here tomorrow
| night.
PROTRACTED MEETING
Commences at the Christian Church Sunday
Morning.
A protracted meeting will commence at
the Christian church on Walnut street on
Sunday moring and will continue for an
indefinite time.
On Sunday morning and at night the
sermons will be preached by Rev. F. L.
Adams, of Valdosta. In the morning he
will take for his subject the somewhat
unique text: “What the Angels Saw in
Bethlehem Modernized.” On Sunday night
Mr. Adams will preach on “Heaven, what
it is and what it is not.”
Mr. Adams has the reputation of being
one of the strongest preachers in the
South and his sermons are sure to be very
interesting.
One of the objects of this protracted
meeting is to increase the church building
fund which has been growing all too slow
ly of late and the congregation hopes to
be able to raise a sufficient amount of
money to enable them to start the work
in the near future.
LOST HIS SUIT.
Thomas Gray Did Not Recover Against the
Consolidated Road.
In the city court yesterday Thomas J.
Gray lost his suit against the Consilidated
Street Railway Company.
He sued for damages on account of in
juries received as the result of a defective
track which caused him to be thrown from
his wagon when coming in from the coun
try.
The case took up the whole day and late
in the evening the jury returned a verdict
for the defendant company.
WANTED ‘'JESTICE."
James H. Dickson Caused Lots of Fun at the
Station House.
Just as the crowd was leaving the re
corder’s court this morning, the black
maria rolled up to the station house door,
and all waited to see what the officers had
caught. Seth Knight escorted the prisoner
to the sergeant’s desk, and while he was
being searched he clamored for “jestice,”
and wanted to be tried right away.
“Search me,” he souted, “take every
thing I've got, but gentlemen gimme jes
tice. I am a poor fellow what works for
his living, en I aint done nobody no harm.
As God Almighty gives you jestice so I
wants you to give it to me.”
“Dry up,” said the sergeant.
“Yes. I’ll dry up, but gentlemen, give
me jestice at once. That is all I want,
en I wants it bad.”
When the sergeant had finished search
ing him and had fished a miscellaneous
collection of everything that a man can
possibly carry in his pocket out, he asked
the prisoner’s name.
“James H. Dickinson in black and white,
en I clamors for jestice.”
He was still Clamoring for “jestice”
when the -warden led him away to a cell.
MR. BERNER HERE.
Passed Through Macon T Its Morning En
Route to Southwest Georgia.
Hon. Robert L. Berner, candidate for
governor of Georgia, was in the city a few
hours this morning en route to Fort Gaines
and other points in Southwest Georgia,
where he goes to further his campaign.
Mr. Berner has a strong following in
Southwest Georgia, and he will whoop
them up while there. He will return to
Macon early next week, and will spend
several days here with his friends.
Manhattan shirts, big ship
ment, new sty’es at Neel’s.
8188 NORMAL SCHOOL.
Doing Great Work Among People of This
Community.
The Normal school which has been es
tablished in connection with the public
school system is proving a great success
and benefit to the sytem. It also saves a
great deal that has heretofore been paid
out to supernumerary teachers.
There are now about thirty-four young
ladies attending the Normal school, and
every one of them are working hard on
course which has been prescribed for the
students there. A strange part of the
school is that not a young man has applied
for admittance to it, all of the attendants
being youg ladies.
Yesterday every member of the school
were sent to different schools of the city
and asked to take charge of certain grades,
while the teacher left them entirely in
charge. This is a practical part of the
education of the students, and will fit them
for actual teaching when they leave the
Normal school.
Coaching stripes, the new
style neckwear at Neel’s.
COTTON FUTURES.
New York, March 25.—Cotton futures
i opened steady. Sales 2,500. March 590,
i April 582, May 587. June 589, July 591,
i August 593, September 594, October and
i November 592, December 594, January 596.
••• •••
15 to 35c Dozen.
Hundreds of Vai Laces,
new designs.
At 8c yard.
20 pieces 40 inch Irish
Lawns, worth 12%c yard.
At ioc yard.
50 pieces 12%c Percales,
colors fast.
At 6’Xc yard.
50 pieces 32 inch fine
12%c figured Batistes, colors
fast.
At 8c Yard.
50 pieces 40 inch 12% c
fine Batistss for shirt waists,
etc.
At 5c yard.
ICO pieces Toulon Cords;
worth 8c yard easy.
Only 25c yard.
15 pieces Koechlin’s finest
35c figured Organdies.
At 5c yard.
50 pieces 8c colored Bat
istes.
100 Pieces
Floral Organdies, prettiest
ever shown in Mecon, 10,
12%, 15, 20c yard.
For 35c
10 yards best 5c Apron
Ginghams.
For SI.OO.
18 yards best 36 inch Bar
ker bleaching.
For SI.OO.
24 yards of the best
Apron Ginghams.
For SI.OO.
24 yards best 36 inch 6c
Sea Island.
Ribbons.
Narrow plaid Ribbons for
ruffles. Read} 7 made sashes.
| MACON’S J
I Leailma Slm,
S These Fabrics good for '
Saturday and Monday next. <
£ MISS MILLER is simply doing herself 1
1, proud in her department. In addition to <
v the man.v orders for trouseaus. Easter a
> gowns, etc., she receives mail orders from <
> other cities, among them Savannah, Bir- <
> mingham. Brunswick. Augusta and others. 1
which all goes to show her superiority in <
> her profession and that her reputation" has a
< gone abroad. a
*, Miss Miller will be pleased to show the
S ladies the exclusive line of high novelties 1
she brought out especially for her de- <
partment. Nothing half so handsome in a
C the city. a
Below Our J
Menu Prices. 1
<>G-ood for Today Only:!
Z 10 yards printed dimity, new designs for j
> 3,000 yards more embroidered edges half 1
C price. 1
500 new baby caps, very dainty each. 1
S _ • 25e to $2 4
> 72-inch cream 65c table damask, yard only j
A* 49c 1
Z 25 pieces linen crash for skirts, yard 1
<► •• • ; 15c to 35c 4
<), 20 pieces new black crepons for skirts 4
b 85s to $4 4
> Ladies’ and gents’ Club ties that cost 50c j
Z elsew-here, each 25c 1
150 dozen colored silk club ties each .. 10c <
20 dozen ladies’ 20c sheer linen handker- .
chiefs, each 10c a
Ladies’ new collars, cuffs and belts just in. 4
For Street or
> Tailor Suits.;
< Plain Poplins, Twilled Vigreaus, Eng- <
< lish Serges, Broadcloths. Twilled Chevio-ts, a
X Drap ’Ete’s, Henriettas, etc. Os which <
> we have hundreds of new- things to show 4
£ you. 4
I Silks, Silks. :
Z Beautiful Silks. Never so popular as this 1
I season. Fancy Taffeta, Bayederes, plain, 4
colored and black Bengalines, fancy <
Checks, handsome plaids. Elegant black ,
Brocades, soft .rich Luxoros, Pean de a
Soirs, Satin Duchess, Armures, quantities 4
of them 50c. yard up. Here you see two <
styles to select from for one at any place
else. Look at our new Silks. ,
I Our Art :
Department;
Brim full of new things. MISS GRAHAM, <
who is fully competent to teach embroil- ‘
ery, will take pleasure in giving any sug- ;
gestions about fancy work.
New Battenburg lace patterns, and the <
bra'ds to carry them out, just in. <
_ New Gobelin Drapery for couch pillows, <
Al scarfs, table covers, etc. New couching'
4> cords 8 to 25c. Another sample lot of fine <
S Irish point pillow shams, table covers, <
F scarfs, etc., just in, at half price. <
One lot 18-inch 25c. stamped linen
A* center pieces, t'o close at 15c. each ;
< 22-inch 50c. center pieces to close
S at 35c. each -
> Couch pillows, stamped in latest
< designs, on colored linen or den-
S ims, at 35c. each;
Brainerd & Armstrong famous
wash Silks, all new spring
shades 3 Skeins for 10c
I Hosiery.
< Just a few good things.
J Children’s Seamless Fast Black... .10c. pr ;
> Children’s seamless double soled
> spliced knees 15c. pr ■
Z Ladies’ 35c. plain gauze lisle ...25c. pr
I' Ladies’ 35c. Richelieu rib gauze
lisle, Hermsdorf dye, only 25c. pr
Ladies' fancy lace rib lisle novel-
ties 40c. to SI.OO pr
Children’s fancy plaid Hose.
Gents’ fancy Sox 25 to 50c. pr
25 dozen Gents’ 25c. black Sox to
close at 15c. pr
Corset Fitting.
Always alert to the interest of our cus
tomers, we have introduced a corset fit
ting department, now incharge of MRS.
REDDING, w-ho has learned the art under
experts. Hereafter all Corsets, especially
the higher grades, will be fitted FREE OF
CHARGE when desired. Full line most
approved makes always on hand, such as
La Vidas, P. D., Her Majesty and Ferris
Corset Waists. W. B. Warner’s, Thomp-
Is'on’s.
Many new styles in Ladies’ Bustles.
Ready=Hade
Department.
Here we have an elegant line of Shirt
Waists, with detachable collars, from
Separate skirts fr0m...51.75 to $5.00 each
English Serge tailor suits, silk lined, at
only $12.00 suit
Ladies’ Black Taffeta Waists, tucked,
plaited and corded. .$5.00 to SIO.OO each
Ladies’ Satine Underskirts, ruf
< fles. SI.OO to $2.50 each
Ladies' Mohair Underskirts, umbrella
S ruffles SI.OO to $4.00 each
> Ladies’ Taffeta Silk Underskirts, good
(qualities.. ..$6.50, $8.50 and SIO.OO each
Beautiful styles in Baby Caps
In Ladies’ ready made black Lace
Skirts SI.OO to $25.00 each, with All Over
Lace to match to make the waists.
Ladies’ ready made white embroidered
top skirts, lace insertings and dainty edg
ings, $7.50 to $15.00, All-Overs in dairy
effects for the waists.
* You want all your
s money will buy ? Then
> Buy your goods at the
| Empire Store and use
sPeriodical Tickets.
Only 4c yard.
: Best Indigo and Turkey
:Red Standard Prints.
• For sLoo.
; 20 yards goods good 8c
; Drilling for underwear.
For SI.OO.
► 10 yards English Long
► Cloth, worth 15c yard.
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> 45c Each.
► Best ready made hemmed
► sheets ready for use.
> i2^ c Each.
Best ready made Pillow
► Cases, large size.
For 15c.
> 4 spools Coates’ best Spool
> Cotton.
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5 For 10c.
> 3 papers best nickel safety
> Pins.
; WAVAVAV VtAMAAAAVA/WM
For 5c Each.
; Best gold eyed Needles,
i> full papers.
£ AAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
At 75c Each.
s 100 white Spreads, whip—
| ped ends, worth SLOO each.
*;
;i At yard.
!► Best 36 inch Silesias and
h Percalines.
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i; At yard.
Skirt lining
b black and colors.
<*>AAAAAAAAAAA
| Vests for
<► Infants’ and Children’s
<► lisle thread ,10 to 25c each.
► AAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAA
:> Ladies’ Vests.
Silk taped necks, 10c to
25c. Also high neck and
<► long sleeves.
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