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FIRST ROMANCE
OF PRESENT WAR
Captain Sam B. Hunier and
Miss Kitty Seacy Married
Last Night.
TO THE FRONT THIS MORNING
A Surprise to the Many Friends of
Both Parties Quiet Wedding,
Only Members Family There,
Captain Sum B. Hunter, of the Macon
Volunteers, tvas married last nlight at 7
o'clock to Miss Kitty Searcy, of Boling
broke, at the home of the bride’s sister,
Mrs. Jack Lamar, in Vlneville.
The announcement of the wedding came
as a surprise to the many friend's of
the contracting parties. It was one of the
romances of I lie war, and especially as
'Captain Hunter lift this morning at 8:30
to Join his company at Griffin.
The bride is one of the most
attractive young women in Bibb county,
and counts her friends all over the state
Iby the hundreds.
In fai t, it would ,lie hard to find a more
popular young couple than Captain and
/Mrs. Hunter, and for the short time that
he was in (he city this morning Captain
■Hunter received the congratulations of
every one.
r The wedding was extremely quiet. The
young people have 'been engaged to bo
married for some time, and the wedding
was to have t ikon place next fall, but
•when Captain Hunter offered his services
and they wei»e accepted, the young people
deciiled to join their lots in life and the
wedding was quickly arranged for.
Only the members of the family were
present. Mr. Sidney Wiley, who is now a
private in Captain Hunter's company, a'et
<>d as best man. and Lieutenant Granville
'Conner, of the company, was the only oth
er member present.
The friends of Captain and Mrs. Hunter
•wish for them a safe return, and rest as
sured that if he gets a chance to distin
guish himself in the face of the enemy, he
will do so. He goes to the front at the
head of as tine a company as will bo among
the United States volunteers. Each and
every member of the company is attached
to Captain Hunter and they will follow
him anywhere he may decide to go.
Notes Taken
On the Run.
Dr. 1). B. Dardy. a prominent physician
and druggist, of Walhalla. 8. C., is in the
city attending the meeting of the Grand
Lodge of the \. (I. U. W.
The board of directors of the Public Li
brary will hold a meeting this evening at
6 o'clock.
Dr. W. R. Holmes, dentist. 556 Mulberry,
opposite Hotel Lanier. Try a bottle of
Holmes’ Mouth Wash for preserving teeth,
purifying the breath, bletiling gums, ul
cers, sore mouth, sore throat, etc. For sale
toy all druggists.
The old horse sale of the Southern Rail
way took place this .morning and attracted
a goodly number of buyers.
Dr. Charles Lanier Toole, dentist. Of
fice corner Second ami Poplar streets.
Mr. W. W. Davis, of the Central Rail
road has been apointed a packer with the
army at Tampa, and will leave at once to
join the army. Mr. Davis has had consid
erable experience in this line in the west.
1 can do your dental work for less cash
than any other dentist in Macon. Why uot?
No office or house rent to pay. My ex
penses are light. Telephone 275. Vinevllle
and Belt Line of street ears pass office
door. A. S. Moore, 121 Wahington avenue,
Auron. Ga.
Miss Birdie Blackshear has been appoin
ted colleeteor for the Free Kindergarten As
sociation. She will have her headquarters
at the Public Library, and all the members
who are in arrears are requested to make
payment as soon as possible.
The Catholic Young Men’s Sodality will
give a dance at Ocmulgee park tonight.
DRESSY HEELED OXFORDS.
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V- A Turn Sole or Flex-Q)LIUu
SPRING HEEL LOW SHOES.
fgy- Brown, Ctiocolate,
FiSe'soies. on
lu3CB Floros. LowOLluU
Button, One St rap.
Special cars will have First and Oak
streets at 8:30.
The Board of Health will hold its regu
lar meeting tonight. There is nothing of
importance to come before the board.
Mayor Price heard the cases in the re
corder's court this morning and very
quickly disposed of an unimportant docket.
On the occasion of the farewell banquet
and dance to the Macon Volunteers on
Monday night tMr. Mike O’Hara compli
mented the company with a bowl of artil
lery punch, which for size and excellence
<.f the 'brew could not be surpassed. The
taste of Mike’s brew will linger 'long in the
pa'ilettes of the Iboys.
TO SAVE PEACH CROP.
Orchards of Georgia Are Threatened With
the San Jose Scale.
The immense peach orchards of Georgia
with hundreds of thousands of dollars, are
threatened with destruction by an insect
called the San Jose scale, and the state
entomologist has been at work to locate
the pest, measure the extent of, the dam
age and apply effective means to stop the
ravages of the insect.
Professor Wm. Scott, the state entomol
ogist. has returned from a tour of in
spection of the orchards of Georgia, says
the Journal. The special object of his in
vestigation was to find to what extent the
deadly San Jose scale had attacked the
peach trees, and for this purpose he made
a painstaking examination of the orchards
in 'the different parts of the state. The re
sult was the discovery that the scale has
done much damage at Cuthbert and con
siderable at Tifton.
Mr. Scott says the fruit growers at Tif
ton have been fighting the pest with some
success, bu'L that there has been little done
at Cuthbert to stop the ravages of he in
sect, which is killing the peach trees by
the wholesale. At Tifton the fruit men
have used the gas process, whaleoil soap
and kerosene oil, and have applied these
insecticides so carefully and thoroughly
i that much has been accomplished.
I At Cuthbert the work was not so thor-
I ouglily done and the results are conse
j quently disappointing. Professor Scott
I called a meeting of the fruit growers at
t Cuthbert and told them the situation and
I what should be done to save the trees.
I He recommended the adoption of the gas
i process, showed how if was operated and
I offered to take charge of a squad of mon
I and direct them in the use of the gas if the
■ people would furnish the labor and mate
-1 rial. ,
The gas process is described as follows:
'Hydrocyanic acid gas is made by mixing
cynadide of potassium with sulphuric acid.
The chemicals are cheap, t.ut the gas is
deadly poison, and has to be used with
■great care. A tent is put over the tree
affected and the gas generated under the
tent. Care must taken not to leave the
gas on the tree too long, as it will kill a
tree if given time enough. It is not safe
to put untrained hands at this work, and
an expert must have charge of each gang.
Twenty tents are used at a time, and four
hands keep the tents full of gas, moving
I them from tree to treee, as the gas does
the work. In this way four hands can
■treat the trees on two acres a day.
With expert hands the process is not ex
cessively expensive. The chemicals cost
about two cents a tree, and the labor for
treating fifty trees would be about $4. The
whole expense would, therefore, be about
I 10 cents a tree or $5 per acre of orchard
I where trees are thirty feet apart.
Hydrocyanic acid, is very commonly call
ed prussic acid, is very effective in killing
the insect pest, for the reason tha the ap
plication is much more thorough than the
i spraying of trees with chemicals .in solu
i tion. With careless hands spraying does
not reach all the affected parts of the tree,
but the gas covers every inch of it, and
completely destroys the scale. By this
means, energetically used. Professor Scott
hopes to save the peach orchards of Geor
gia from the insect which threatens their
destruction.
FROM A DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR.
I have found Cheney's Expectorant su
perior to anything I have ever tried for
colds and bronchial trouble. Send me by
first mail six bottles of your ino-t excellent
medicine.
PROF. J H. RICHARDSON.
Sweetwater Tenn
Fine Lisle I nderuear,
right prices at Neel’s.
IT WILL BE BURIED.
Washington. 'May ll.—Senator Hanna
spent Sunday at Fortress Monroe recreat
ing. The finding of the Ohio senate that
Hanna is guilty of attempted bribery in
connection with his election to the United
States senate does not create much sensa
tion here. It is likely that it will never
get further than the senate committee on
privc leges and elections, especially as suc
cessful bi i'bery is not charged.
For nice Underwear see
Neel’s.
NEW OWNERS
MW
New Owners of the Electric
Light Plant Send a Peti
tion to Council.
*in give lira service.
A Good Thing for Macon Has Been
Done-Petition is Almost Cer
tain to Be Granted.
——
X petition offered to the mayor and city •
council at flhe regular meting last night
was the first official announcement of the
change of ownership of the Electric light
plant of the (Macon Gas Light and Water
Company.
A notice of she change of ownership was
given in The News several weeks ago. At
that time it was news to ithe public. Since
that time several intimations have been
given out that the deal was about to be
consummated and there is no doubt tthat
there 'would have been an announcement
coming from the courts before now had it
n< been for the fact that Mr. 'Marion Er.
win, the attorney for the receiver of the
Macon Gas Light and Water Company is
absent from the city and the United States
court has not taken action in the matter.
Last night, however, the prospective
owners or the actual owners of the elec
tric light plant of the Macon Gas Light
and Water Company made the announce
ment themselves iwhen they asked council
to renew the same contract with, them
that has been held by the Macon Gas
Light and Water Company.
The matter was referred to the finance
committee and there is no doubt that it
will be reported on favorably at the next
meeting nor is there any reason why such
favorable action should not be taken.
The new owners, who are the same peo
ple who are interested in the Macon and
Indian Spring Railroad will put in an en
tirely new plant and will give Macon a
better system. The people of Macon will
be better satisfied as the new owners are
entirely 'Macon -men and men in whom the
public has the most implicit confidence.
There is nothing of which 'Ma
con has stood in such great need as this
new electric light plant. On several dif
ferent occasions the merchants have
threatened to combine and to supply them
selves with light at reasonable prices. The
new company when it has placed all its
■improvements and has the new plant in
working order will be in a position to sup
ply .the people of Macon with cheaper light
and will give the city a better supply.
The plans of the new company are am
bitious but the men are in the lead and
are practical and they are not likdly to
plan out or .to promise anything that they
cannot perform.
The people of Macon may be prepared
to see some big improvements in the light
ing of the city and of 'the private stores
■wtithin the next twelve mouths. It is
something that will be welcomed and will
greatly benefit 'Macon.
BIG INCREASE
In the Business of the Rail
rvads Reported at the
Meeting; Yesterdav.
Atlanta, May 11—The annual meeting
of the Southeastern Car Service Associa
tion was held yesterday in the office of the
chairman, IMr. George C. Smith, president
of the Atlanta and West Point railroad.
The meeting was attended by Mr. Smith,
General Superintendent T. D. Cline, of
the Central railway; Superintendent J. L.
McCollum, of the Western and 'Atlantic;
Assistant General Superintendent J. S.
Thompson, of the Southern railway; Su
perintendent W. S. Brand, of the Georgia
railroad; General Manager J. R. Lane, of
the .Macon and Birmingham; General Su
perintendent A. W. Anderson, of the
Charleston and Western Carolina; Vice
President E. C. Spalding, of the Atlanta,
Knoxville and Northern, and Superinten
dent \. Tripp, of the Ohio River and
Charleston.
President W. G. Childs, of the Columbia,
Newberry and Laurens, was represented
by proxy.
Captain J. C. Haskell, manager of the
association, made his second annual re
port which showed a large increase in the
number of ears handled by his office. This
increase tells a story of growth of busi
ness in this country, the association em
bracing the states of Georgia, Florida and
South Carolina. The last named state was
included in the territory six months ago,
but excluding that the state and cotnpar-z
ing the business done in the other two
states in 1897 with the business transacted
in 1596, the increase was 40 per cent.
The car service association handles
freight cars loaded or unloaded at com
petitive points in either of tha three states
named. The purpose of the association is
to keep a record of the cars and see that
they are loaded and unloaded promptly,
and if not shippers or consignees have to
pay demurrage. A certain amount of “free
time” is allowed for loading and unload
ing. This “free time” varies from two to
four days but the average is seventy-two
hours. If cars are detained beyond the
“free time,” then they are liable to de
murrage.
In Georgia and Florida 248,741 loaded
cars were handled by the association in
1897 against 179.704 in 1896. This was an
increase of 69.037 cars in one eyar, or 40
per cent. That is proof of the greatly en
larged volume of business last year over
the year previous.
For the first three months of the present
year the increase in Georgia and Florida
was 15.692 cars, or about 17 per cent over
the corresponding quarter of 1896.
Before the association was organized the
average detention of freight cars by ship
pers and consignees was six and three
fourth days. That has been reduced to
two days. Os course, many cars are held
beyond the “free time” limit and demur
rage is paid on them, but as a rule the
ears are loaded and unloaded promptly
now. An average saving of four days on
248,000 cars means a year’s service to the
roads of more than 3.000 freight cars.
This is where a car service association
benefits the roads. Their cars are kept
moving and they get service out of them.
The showing made by Captain Haskell
was complimented by President Smith and
the representatives of the other roads
| present, who stated that the association
i was doing a great work for the companies
and their patrons. The total amount of
demurrage collected in the course of last
year, less the refunds in cases where there
was good excuse for the delay, amounted
to about $17,000.
All the old officers of the association
were re-elected, but Mr. Anderson resigned
and Mr. Thompson was chosen in his
place. The executive committee is com
posed of the following: George C. Smith,
chairman, Atlanta and West Point rail
road: Theo. D. Kline, Central of Georgia
railway; B. Dunham. Plant system of rail
ways; D. E. Maxwell, Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad; J. L. McCollum,
Western and Atlantic railroad; J. R.
I Kenly. Atlantic Coast line; J. S. B.
Thompson. Southern railway.
The Southeastern Car Service Associa
tion Is the largest association in the
South. It handles more cars than Birm-
MACON NEWS WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY u 1898.
Ingham, Louisville or any of the others.
The members are:
Central of Georgia railway. Western and
Atlantic railroad. Southern railway, Geor
gia railroad. Atlantic and West Point rail
road, Plant system of railways. Florida
Central and Peninsular railroad. Georgia
Southern and Florida railway, Georgia and
Alabama railway, Macon and Birmingham
railway. East and West Point railroad.
Charleston and 'Western Carolina railroad.
Wrightsville and Tennille railroad, Chat
tanooga, Rome and. ’Southern railroad.
Northeastern Railroad of Georgia, Macon,
Dublin and Savannah railroad. Albany and
Northern railway, Florida East Coast rail
way, Sandersville railroad, Oconee and
Western railroad. Atlanta, Knoxville and
Northern railway. Tifton and Northwest
ern railroad, Atlantic Coast line. South
Carolina and Georgia railroad, Columbia.
Newberry and Laurens realroad, Ohio
River and Charleston railway. East Shore
Terminal Company, Carolina and Cum
berland Gap railway, Blue Ridge railroad,
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railway.
INTEREST IN LAGGING.
Registration on 1896 Might be Used in the
June Primary.
From the Savannah Morning News.
Hon, F. G. dußignon returned to the
City yes'terdav from a -trip to Washington
and New York. Mr. dußiguon spoke in
terestingly of the intense excitement in
those citdes over the war situation.
With regard to state polities, Mr. du-
Bignon said' it could not be stated now
just what effect the war would have,
though at ithe present 'time there is no
question but that'the'interest in state mat
ters is lagging somewihat. It would be
manifestly unfair to many Democrats, he
said, to use the registration lists of this
year in the priimary of June 6, .If any
registration list is used it will the that of
1896, or the committee might, if it sees
fit, decide to use none at all, as only white
Democrats are to be allowed 'to vote.
EXCURSION RIA TIES TO GHUFFIN ViliA
SOUTHtEIRN RAILWAY.
The Southern Railway will sell tickets
to Griffin for all trains Saturday. May 14,
and for morning trains Sunday, May 15,
good to return until Sunday night. May 15,
at the rate of one fare for the round trip.
.RAiNIDJALL CLIFTON, T. P. A.
What is Going
On in Society,.
The ladies of the First Presbyterian
church gill give a gipsy encampment and
an ice cream festival on the lawn in front
of the church Friday afternoon from 6 to
9 o’clock. The public is cordially invited.
Mrs. Frank West will give a small card
party Friday afternoon complimentary to
Mrs. Thomas Troy. Mrs. Troy leaves Sat
urday morning for her home in Honduras.
Mrs. Sarah Grant Jackson, of Atlanta,
will arrive tomorrow morning to be the
guest of Miss Patterson in Vlneville.
The card party that was to have been
given today by Mrs. Felton and Mrs.
Duncan has been postponed until next
Wednesday.
Yesterday at the home of the bride’s
parents in Milledgeville, Miss May Beall
Key was married to Mr. Henry 18. Hodg
kins, Rev. 11. O. Judd, of this city officia
ting. The bride is a charming young lady
and is greatly admired by a large circle
of friends. Mr. Hodgkins occupies the re
sponsible position of manager for the
Armour Packing Company in Cincinnati,
and ranks high both in social and business
circles. He is justly popular in Macon
where he lived for years, and his friends
here rejoice in his good, fortune, Mr.
Hodgkins was accompanied to Milledge
ville by his parents, Major and Mrs. Hodg
kins, and iby Mr. Ed .Hodgkins, Miss Ber
tha Hodgkins, Miss Lavinia Hodgkins and
by Rev. 11. O. Judd.
Last night at the residence of her sister,
Mrs. Jack Lamar, in Vlneville, Miss Kittie
Searcy was married to Captain Samuel B.
Hunter. The wedding was of more than
unusual interest on 'account of the promi
nence of the contracting parties. The
wedding was to take place next fall,, but
the plans were suddenly changed when the
Macon Volunteers, of which Captain Hun
ter is captain, Was ordered to report for
duty in the army. No invitations were
issued and only the families of the con
tracting parties and a few intimate friends
were present. The ceremony was perform
ed by ißev. .Robert White, of the First
Presbyterian church. Mr. Sidney Reid
Wiley was best man, and among those
present were Mrs. Jack Lamar, Miss Ca
mille Lamar, Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Nis
bet, Professor and (Mrs. Gutteniberger,
(Misses Gutteniberger, Miss Mary Redding,
Lieutenant Granville Conner, Mr. Henry
Lamar, Jr., and Mr. Walter Lamar, Jr.
Captain Hunter left this morning for
Griffin to join his company, and Mrs. Hun
ter will for the present (be at home with
Mrs. R. A. Nislbet on First street.
The Log Cabin Club will give a german
to its members and in honor of visiting
young ladies next .Monday evening, May
16.th.
Among Macon’s most charming guests on
this occasion will be Miss Harrison, of
Virginia, and Miss Hansell, of Atlanta.
The gentleman will please note that the
date has from Friday to
Monday and be governed accordingly In
regard to engagements.
A program of specially selected music
has been arranged for the occasion
Sabbath Hreakor*.
At a meeting of the local Women’s Tem
perance union at Ottawa the other day a
lady gave a shocking example of the in
difference to Sabbath observance which is
creeping over the modern world. She stat
ed that she had, to her shame and sorrow,
seen two men looking in at the window of
a well known tailor’s shop on the Sabbath
day, evidently engaged in selecting the
materials for their new spring suits. She
added that she had consulted a solicitor
as to whether there is no law.which could
be invoked for the purpose of putting a
stop to such profane conduct and that sho
had been informed in reply that, though
there is at present no law under which
tradesmen can ho compelled to pull their
blinds down on Sundays, -it was quite
within the power of the legislature to pass
such a law. She asked the meeting to
join In a petition to the legislature in fa
vor of.such an enactment, and the matter
was referred to the Lord’s day committee.
I believe that 1 can cap the shocking ex
perience of this Canadian lady. I have
seen ladies in church on Sunday taking
stock of the bonnets of their lady neigh
bors, obviously with the view of deciding
on the purchases that they contemplated
making during the week. Such conduct
occurs in all countries. It seems highly
improbable that there Is any law in Canada
for the purpose of stopping this desecra
tion not only of the Sabbath, but of the
bouse of prayer, and the Canadian legis
lature would do well to take this evil into
consideration at the same time as the oth
er.— London Truth.
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BELLEVUE.
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>e delivered by carrier in and aiound
Sellevue every afternoon. Those desir
hg the paper should send in their names
it 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 Citv Circulation.
FIFTH TO NEW ORLEANS.
Washington. May 11.—The fifth regi
ment of cavalry, scattered at various posts
in Texas, has 'been ordered to New Or
leans.
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED.
Rome, May 11 —Martial law has been
proclaimed in the province of Como.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
ARE INJESSION,
The Great Parade This Morn
ins Was a Most Imposing
Spectacle.
FIRST SESSION OF CONCLAVE
Commenced this Morning in the Ma
sonic Building—Shriners Will
Parade a Hundred Strong,
Macon is today the rnecca of the Knights
of Templar of 'the state.
The grand camlnandery of Georgia went
into Session this morning in the Masonic
Temple.
The city is filling tap with ‘the Sir
Knights and every train this morning
brought fin delegates.
The attendance on ,the Grand Command
ery 'this year has ibeen somewhat curtailed
<by the iwar, Ibut 'there are enough here to
make a most excellent showing and they
are as fine a ibody of men as can be gath
ered together.
The Masonic Temple has ibeen gaily
decorate with the Templars flags and tihe
Hotel Lanier 'which is 'the headquarters
for ‘the icommandery is also resplendant
•with the flags ami the colors. The parade
was formed this .morning at 10 o’clock op
posite the Hotel Lanier ami the Knights
■in uniiform presented a most handsome ap
pearance. They were under the command
of Grand Captain General Fletcher, of
Forsyth.
The parade left the hotel and marched
up Mulberry to First street. Then down
Mulberry to Second, down Second to Cher
ry, down Cherry to Third, up Third to
Mulberry and up Mulberry to the grand
lodge building.
Following the parade of the Knights
came the visiting ladies in carriages es
corted by two Knights on black and 'White
horses.
The ladies are in charge cif Mrs. R. B.
Barron, of tihe ladies’ eomtnittee on enter
tainment. As soon as the Knights went
into ‘conclave the ladies were driven
around the city by the committee and were
taken to the different points of interest.
The address of welcome was delivered by
Sir Knight Roland B. Hall. It was a short
speech but was eloquent and in the best of
taste.
The response to the speech was made by
Sir Knight J. R. Saussy, of Savannah.
The address of Grand Commander Wiley
rwas the principal matter before the ses
sion of the conclave this morning.
The election of officers will not take
place before tomorrow morning.
.Among the Knights who are in the city
this morning and are registered at the
Hotel Lanier were:
From Savannah--'A. B. Summons, W. R.
(Mclntyre, John N. 'Geil, Robt. L. Calding,
E. 'A. Cotts, Thomas Ballantyne, W. S.
Blackwell, Thomas Robins, T. E. Youmans,
J. R. Saussy, A. E. Horrocks.
From Augusta—W. T. Davidson and
wife, Wm. Schwergert, Jno. T. Holmes, A.
H. Davidson, iH. R. Fund.
From Americus--'W. E. Staley, C. E.
Van Riper, G. M. McDonald, J. ©. Dunn,
Geo. Van Riper, W. D. Hunt, A. J. Boole,
I. F. Mitchell, R. L. Oliver.
From Fort Valley--F. O. Willis and
wife, Miss Stella Willis, IT. S. Brown, Wm.
Blowston, W. A. Woodall.
From Atlanta —Jno. R. W. Iverson and
wife, H. M. Robinson, Fred G. Paulen and
wife, W. 11. Cahill, J. O. Greenfield, T. H.
Jeffries, J. S. Smith, Jon. C. Joiner, M. B.
Tarbett, T. F. Scully, Geo.H. Halliday, J.
R. Russell, L. C. Johnson, J. E. Brown, J.
'F. Jones, A. J. Holbrook, Jay D. Edwards
and wife, Jno. A. Erdman and wife.
From Rome —Jno. J. 'Seay, E. B. Searcy,
IM. Graham, W. J. Griffin, A. W. Walton
and wife, R. B. Headden, W. A. Dean, J.
N. King, H. ID. Hill, D. B. Hamilton, B.
F. Clark.
Tonight at the (Mulberry Street Meth
odist church Sir Knight Sam P. Jones, of
'Cartersville, Will dieliver the annual ora
tion. This feature of the meeting of the
Knights is open to the public and will
doubtles draw a large crowd.
Mr. Jones does not come to Macon as a
revivalist or as reformer and his speech
will be all the more acceptable.
SHRINERS ON PARADE.
Will Form at the Hotel Lanier At Six O’clock
This Evening.
The procession of the Shriners and their
•presence in the city is a matter of much
general interest.
The following notice has been 'posted in
the Hotel Lanier:
, Listen oh ye
Shriners
at 6 o’clock p. m.,
This Wednesday
in front of Hotel Lanier,
and then
Don’t let the Noble
in front of you
Get away from you or
you will ibe
Lost.
This probably means that the parade of
the Shriners will start at about that time
from the hotel.
It is a little difficult to get any inform
ation about the matter as the high muck
a-muck di the push says that neatly every
thing is a secret.
The fact is that the procession is liable
to swoop down upon any old place camels,
dromedaries and all.
The camel and the other beasts came in
on a special train with Harry Stockdell
this morning and as they have not Ibeen
fed for some 'weeks they are liable to eat
something if it is offered them.
It is a peculiar feature of the processions
of the Shriners that they are very impos
ing affairs but when they get out on the
sands something will drop and there are
no two ways a/bout that.
It is expected that about a hundred
Shriners to say nothing of the camels and
the dromedaries will be in line. Mr. Stock
dell has imported one of the finest of the
fine camels of the Sahara. It is an animal
on which royalty has ibeen accustomed to
ride and is only used to riding of royalty.
Stockdell, however, has so far managed to
imitate a royal seat very -well up to the
present time and nothing has happened,
but should he reveal himself at any time
the camel would most certainly rear,
Some of the members twere disappointed
this morning on account of the non-arri
val of their ships of the desert, but it pos
sible -that they may get here in time for
the parade. It .will be necessary for the
public generally to watch the parade very
closely.
CROP REPORT
For.this Section of the State Makes a Good
Show.
The following report for the week gives
the following for this section:
“A general improvemnt is reported in all
crops in the southwestern counties. Corn
is small, but looks well as a rule and
has been worked. Cotton is not a good
stand; much of the early planted hxs been
replanted lately; plantings are coming up
and look fairly well. Gardens are doing
well. Oats are small, but wh-ea’t is doing
nicely and promises a good yield. Peanuts
are coming up and some are being worked.
Sugar cane looks well. Peach outlook is
good, but pears are a failure on account
ot blight.
“The weather in the western counties
favorable for farm work and the growth of
vegetation, except during the short col<i
spell which came on the night of the 6th
and lasted till the morning of the Sth.
Corn is rather small for the season ami
the stands are poor, but it has improved in
looks during the week. Cotton is about all
planted and chopping is in progress. Cot
ton is a poor stand and does not look well.
Gardens are generally improved. Bottom
land corn is suffering from the effects of
cut worms in a number of fleMs. Ribbon
cane is fine. Fruit crop is still encourag
ing. though in some sections peaches are
■dropping from the trees. Some potato
slips have been planted.
“In the northwestern counities crops gen
erally are doing well and the reports from
that section are very encouraging. Cotton
planting about completed; some of the
early plantings are coming up with very
good stands. A good deal of corn has
been plowed over during the week, but
there are a good many fields yet to be
planted. There Is complaint of cut worms
in bottoms. Small grain still looks well.
While some correspondents state that the
peach crop is a failure, many report pros
pects favorable for a large yield. Winter
apples plentiful, other varttles scarce.
Gardens Improving
ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES
Will Re Held at Mercer University on Friday
Night.
The annual anniversary exercises of
Mercer University will occur next Friday
evening at. 8:30 o’clock at the university
chapel. Rev. A. J. Moncrief, of Macon,
will ibe speaker from the Ciceronian So
ciety, and Mr. Charles E. Roop, of Carrol
ton, Ga.. will speak from the Phi Delta
Society. Both of these gentlemen are
brilliant young orators and have received
much recognition from their respective
societies as being such. Both were speak
ers in the champion debate last year, and
those who heard them pronounced their
speeches a marked success. Mr. .Moncrief
has also taken two or .three medals for
oratory since being a member of the col
lege. Mr. Thomas J. Royal will introduce
Mr. Moncrief; Joseph D. Darling, of Bar
tow county, will introduce Mr. Roop.
A large audience is expected, among
whom will be the “fair damsels” of Wes
leyan who will go in a body. The exer
, cises will be among the most ibrillian.t ever
held at Mercer.
EIGHTEEN TRAINS
Os Regular Soldiers Will Pass TEirough Ma
con Tonight.
Soldiers will pass through Macon to
ning!: t by the .thousands.
TV troops, chiefly cavaltv, left Chicka
mauga this morning an 1 will reach Macon
on their way to Tampa over both the Cen
tral and the Southern roads.
The Southern expects to 'handle about
twelve train loads and the Central seven
train loads.
The officials here are not certain as to
the time of arrival. It is probable that
those who will come over the Central will
be here at 7 o’clock, but the time may be
extended and the arrival will more prob
ably be at 9 o’clock.
The train carrying the troops over the
Southern will probably come in about the
same time, though the officials say that
they hardly expect this before 10 o’clock.
It is certain, however, that the soldiers
will be here between 8 and 10 o’clock.
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.
Engravings of American Heroes Will Be
Sent Free.
We have just published the most hand
some engravings ever issued of Commo
dore Dewey, who won the great naval bat
tle i nthe Phillipine Islands, Rear Admiral
Sampson, who has charge of the fleet of
American 'war ships at Havana. Commo
dore Schley, commander of the Flying
'Squadron. Captain Sigsbee who was com
mander at our battle ship Maine. And of
our brave consul general at Havana, who
is now Major General Fitzhugh Lee and
who will command the volunteer forces
that will invade Cuba. To any one who
will send us a list of names of ten patriot
ic ladiese of their neighborhood and six
2 cent stamps, we will send any one of the
above large engraving free of charge, or
if the entire collection of the five Ameri
can Heroes is desired seal us a list of
■twenty names of different ladies and
twenty 2 cent stamps and we will send
you the five engravings by return mail.
These engravings are the most beautiful
ever published and are handsome enough
■to go into any home. Send us the list of
names and stamps today as the edition is
limited. There is no advertising on any
of the engravings. In sending state whose
engraving you desire.
Address, Faste.lotype Co., 23 Duane
Street, New York City.
NFWARK ELECTED.
■London, May 1’1 —Viscount Newark, eld
est son of the Earl of Manvers, has been
elected a member of parliament as a con
servative without opposition.
To keep cool and clean
cheap get Underwear at
Njeel’s.
Bullets Point to Point.
A correspondent relates the following
remarkable personal reminiscence of an
incident which occurred during the
Franco-German war; “A perfect stran
ger (an Englishman),” said he, “called
upon me and handed to me a chassepot
rifle, which be related he had
up on the field of battie after Gravelotte,
which bad a bullet or two stuck in
about the middle of the barrel and
which he requested me to get removed.
This was done, and upon examination
two bullets were found to have met
point to point, A German bullet must
have entered the muzzle of the French
ritie barrel just as the French rifle had
been fired, and the two bullets had met
together without bursting the barrel. I
inclose my card.”—London Telegraph.
Must Have Loved Him,
Many stories have been told of a
Manchester man who is supposed to be
the —well, to put it
man in England. But we think the fol
lowing is the funniest:
“Mamma,” a child was heard to say
in an awestruck whisper, after, a pro
longed survey of the peculiar features
of the guest, “thatgentleman’s mamma
must have loved children very, very
much. ”
“Why so, my dear?” inquired the un
suspecting parent.
“Oh, ” returned the child in the same
audible whisper, “ ’cause she brought
him up.”—Strand Magazine.
A Narrow Escape.
Thankful ■words written by Mrs. Ada
E. Hart, of Groton, S. D. "Was taken with
a bad cold which settled on my lungs;
cough set in and finally terminated in
consumption. Four doctors gave me up,
saying I could only live a short time. I
gave friyself up to my savior, determined
if I could not stay with my friends on
earth I would meet my absent ones above.
My husband was advised to get Dr. King’s
New Discovery for consumption, coughs
and colds. I gave it a trial, taking in all
eight bottles. It has cured me, and, thank
God. I am now a healthy woman.” Trial
bottles free at H. J. Lamar & Sons’ drug
store. Regular size, 50c and sl. Guaran
teed or price refunded.
<5 is a non-poisonous
emedy for Goiiorrha-a,
:|«t. Sp. rma torr
Vbit.-H, unnatu ra 1 <tiß
harx> or any inn .tuina
ion, irritation or ulcera
tion of in ti en u h mem
branes. Non-stringent.
Sold by Bruu-giats,
or seat in plain wrapper,
by express, pt-paid, for
it,l», or 3 bc.ttleH, $2.75
Circular »eui on rouueat.
Lisle Underwear.
There is probably nothing that a man wears
with more satisfaction than nice Underwear. In our
stock the most fastidious cannot fail to be pleased.
We show the nice things in Gauze, Nainsook, Bal
briggan, Lisle and Silk and Lisle Mixed and the
price range is sure to please—
-25c, 50c, SI,OO, $1.25.
And on up to $3.00 a Garment
See us on your Underwear.
I j // J / s'* f/
iMAC.Q,NLJG?A k
Coast Line to Mackinac
NEW STEEL The GrpMest Perlee
PASSENGER tlon yet attained to
STEAMERS. Boat Construction:
W'/ e- Luxurious . Equlp-
speed. ment ’ Arllstic fl,r
COMFORT j nisMnfl.Oacoratlon
and SAFETY ( andEificlentServleo
To Detroit, Mackinac, Georgian Bay, Petoskey, Chicago
No other Lino offers a Panoraum of 460 utiles of vquaJ variety and inter* t.
Four Tripsa per Week Between R»vry t»n> and :»..y ti< ’ Meht Sera Ire Ref xrern
Toledo. Detroit and Mackinac Cleveland" >s 5 ■
, * Fare, St J, fy K:g h iHrcvtion.
ILIUSkET, “THE SOO.-MARQLKTTK Put-irt-Ray !L Hits, , .<L SUtei G ....
AM) DULI 111. and Toledo. J’-'im. ■. ti.ms ar.l i > ~|. Rtt'l. x bind with
LOW RATFS to PletnreAqiie Mneklnae and Uu !.. si 1, nr ;.|j ; * H t <1 t Month
Return, Ikicludlnir mid IS rlli*-. Approx- “J? ‘. yu.t at I’utrAit for tui points
I mate foot from Vie* elaud, from Toledo, S. rth ♦•*“* G.wi-st.
$11; from Detroit, $1)1.GO. Huuday 1 rip J« u e, July, August,
beptouiber Mid •Irtutwr Only.
oeiicii mi cm tewioii aw
e Centra lof Georgia
Railway Company
Schedules in Feb. 25, 1898 Standard Time,
90th Meridian.
No. 5 | No. 7•! No. I*l STATIONS | No • N A XoT#
11 20 am| 7 40 pm| 7 50 am|Lv Macon. . .Ar| 7 25 pm| 740 am| 3 55 pm
12 19am| 8 40 pm| 8 50 am|Ar.. ..Fort Valley. . Lv| 6 27 pm| 6 39 am| 2 53 pm
! 3 35 pm|... |!io 20 am|Ar. .. .Perry Lv{! 5 (hi pm| |’ll 30 am
I |H 15 am|Ar. ..Columbus. . .Lvi 4 00 pmi )
1 12 30 pm|Ar. . ..Opelika. . . Lv| 2 45 pm| |
1 5 50 pm|Ar. . .B’mham. . ,Lv| 9 30 amj |
1 43 pm| 10 01 pm |Ar.. .Americus. . .Lv| | 5 18 pm| 1 2X pin
f 2 05 pmi 10 25 pm |Ar.. ..Smithville .Lv| | 455 amlf 105 pm
3 15 pmi 11 05 pmi [Ar. .. .Albany.. ..Lv I 4 15 uwj 11 50 am
5 50 pm I I |Ar.. .Columbia. ..Lv | j 9 00 aio
2 55 pmi I |Ar.. ..Dawson. . ..Lv [ | 12 13 pm
3 37 pm| | [Ar.. ..Cuthbert. . ..Lv i | 11 30 am
455 pm| | No. 9 »|Ar.. .Fort Gaines. Lv| No. 10 *| |!10 30 am
4 29 pmi | 7 40 am|Ar Eufaula.. ..Lv 7 30 prn[ | 10:05 am
8 14 pm| | |Ar Ozark. .. ,Lv| | |1 7 05 am
6 00 pm| I 9:10 am|Ar .... Un Springs. Lv| 6 00 pmj... | 9 15 am
7 25 pmi |Ar Troy. ..Lv| | | 7 55 am
7 35 pmi [ 16 45 am|Ar.. Montgomery. .Lv| 4 20 pm| | 7 45 am
No. 11.*| No. 3.»| No. l.*| 1 No. 2.*| No. I.*; No 12 '
800 am 425 am 415 pm|Lv.. . .Macon. . ..Ari 11 10 am| 11 10 pm| 720 pm
922 am 547 am 542 piulLv. .Barm sville . .Lv| 945 : 945 pm| 605 pm
112 05 am 7 40 pm|Ar.. .Thomaston. ..Lv! 7 00 am| [I 3 00 pm
955 am 616 em 613 pm|Ar. . ..Griffin. . ..Lv| 912 am| 915 pmj 530 pm
1 1 05 pm |Ar.. ..Carrollton. .Lv| | |1 2 10 ptu
11 20 am 745 am 735 |im| Ar.. ..Atlanta. . ..Lvi 750 anil 750 pmj 4 Os, pm
No. 6. ! No. 4. • No. 2»| No i. •; fi.i. 3. * t NoUkU
7 30 pm 11 38 pm 11 25 am|Lv. .. .Macou. . ~Ar| I 3 55 am| 7 45 am
8 10 pm 12 19 am l£ 08 puilAr. . ..Gordon. .. .Ar| 5 00 pni| 3 10 ami 7 10 am
850 pm ! 1 15 pm|Ar. .Milledgeville .Lv|! 3 45 pmj I 6 30 r.tn
10 00 pm] ' 3 00 pin|Ar.. ..Eatonton. . .Lv|’ I 30 pm| | 5 25 am
I ! 4 45 pm|Ar. . .Machen. . .Lv|!ll 20 am| |
I ' 6 50 pni|Ar. .. Covington. ..Lvi! 9 20 ami I
•11 25 ami’ll 38 pm|*il 25 am|Lv. .. .Ma con. , ..Ar|* 345 pm|* 256 am|* 345 pm
1 17 pm| 1 30 am f 1 17 pm|Ar. .. .Ten nille Lv| 156 pmi 1 52 ain| 1 56 pm
2 30 pmj 2 25 arn| 2 30 pm|Ar. . .Wad ley. .. .Lv|fl2 55 pm 12 50 aui| 12 55 pm
2 51 pm| 244 am| 2 51 pm|Ar. . .Mid ville. . .Lv| 12 11 pm 12 30 ,t.iu| 12 11 pm
325 pm| 31b am 325 pm|Ar. .. .Mil len. .. .Lv 11 31 am 1» 58 pru| 11 34 am
s 4 13 pm| 4 42 am 510 pm Ar .Wayne sboro.. .Lv 10 13 am 10 37 pm|sJo 47 am
s 5 30 pm| 6 35 am ! 6 55 pm Ar... .Aug usta. . .Lv ! S 20 'iru| 840 pm|s 9 30 am
| 342 am 350 pm Ar. .Rocky Ford. .Lv 11 10 am| 11 19 pm|
I No. 16. *| ! No. 15. *| |
I 750 am|Lv.. .. Macon.. .. Ar 730 pm| |
| 940 am I Ar.. Monticello .. Lv 545 pm| j
| | 10 45 ami Ar. ...Madison. .. Lv| 4 40 pin] I
.| I 12 20 pm|Ar. ... Athens .. ..Lv| 3 30 pm| | ■.
• Daily. .! Daily except Sunday, fMe al station, s Sunday only.
Solid trains are run to ands from Macon and Montgomery via Eufaula, Savan
nah and Atlanta via Macon, Macon end Albany via Smithville, Macon and Birming
ham via Columbus. Elegant sleeping cars on trains No. 3 and 4 between Macou
and Savannah and Aalanta and Savannah. Sleepers for Savannah are ready for occu
pancy in Macon depot, at 9:00 p. m. Pas-sengers arriving in Macon 011 No. 3 and S»
vannah on No. 4, are allowed to remain iuslecper until 7 a. m. Parlor cars between
Macon and Atlanta on trains Nos. 11 and 12. Seat, fare 25 cents. Passengers for
Wrightsville, Dublin ami Sandersville take 11:25. Train arrives Fort Gaiuee
4:3(1 p. in., and leaves 10:30 a. m. Sundays. For Ozark arrives 7.25 p. in. and leave*
7.45 a. m. For further information or schedules to points beyond our lines, addreat
J. G. CARLISLE. T. P. A., Macon, Ga. E. P. BONNER, U. T. A.
81. H. HINTON. Traffic Manager J. C. HAILE. U. V. A.
THEO. D. KUNE rionoral -innertnlomienl
HALF CENT fl WORD.
Miscellaneous.
ALL this week at D. B. Woodruff’s green
houses .in Vineville, eolias, salrias and
all bedding plants, 25 cents per dozen.
Large a.-.sortment of geraniums, bego
nias, fuschias, heliotrope, 5 and 10
cents. Umbrella palms, 10 cents. A
souvenir given vvitH each purchase of
SI.OO.
LOST—Yesterday between the Southern
railway station and 314 College street,
an overcoat. The finder will be re-
College street or George T. Rogers'
(Sons’ warehouse.
BEST home made candy at the new candy
shop 10 cents a pound. All fresh made
every day at 208 Cotton avenue. J.
Coseria.
RENT —Two houses 5 rooms each, 166 and
172 Magnolia street. William Lee Ellis.
FOR REiNT—Cottages with large garden,
stables, etc. C. B. Ellis, Vineville, ar
Will Ellis, Empire store.
LADIES’ hats that Btrfd for sl2, >8 $6, $5
and $4 will sell 'for $3 and $2 less
Thursday, Friday and 'Saturday at 165
Cotton avenue.
FOR RENT —(My home, furnished, near
Wesleyan, on car line. Six rooms,
halls, kitchen, telephone. For summer
months. Apply to Louis J. Anderson,
Post office.
FOR SALE —Good buggy horse. Apply L.
H. Warlick, 378 First street.
FOR RENT —Two or three rooms for light
housekeeping. Apply 122 Academy
street.
LOST —'At Crump’s park yesterday black
silk umbrella, with straight handle,
marked M. L. B. Finder will please
return to News office.
ONE OrT TWO young men can get good
table board at 110 Nisbet street, head
of Cherry, at $12.50 per month.
WANTED —A man cook, must come well
recommended. Apply at 369 First street.
ONE OR TWO young men can get board
and room at very reasonable rate
within three blocks of the business
portion of the city. Address J., care
News.
AGENTS WANTED —For war in Cuba by
Senor Quesada, Cuban representative
at Washington. Endorsed by Cuban
patriots. In tremendous demaud. A
bonanza for agents. Only $1.50. Big
book ,big commissions. Everybody
wants the only endorsed, reliable book.
Outfits sent free. Credit given. Freight
paid. Drop all rtash and make s3t>o
a month with War in Cuba. Address
today, THE NATIONAL BOOK CON
CERN, 352-356 Dearborn street, Chi
cago. 111.
ROOMS FOR RENT—Three comfortably
furnished rooms, two of them fronting
street. Within three minutes walk of
business center. Apply 757 Mulberry.
I AM out of work, have a family and need
something to do. 1 am willing to do
anything that is honorable to make a
support for myself and family. R. B.
Bullock, Walnut street, two doors
of Oranse.
GOOD pasture with shade and water and
wil look after them for 50c per month.
Jerre Hollis.
FLOWERS —Nice cut flowers delivered
promptly to any part of tbe city.
Prices reasonable, ('ail or address G.
W. Tidwell, News office.
FOR SAfljE—-A good s.-coiir hand Xo. 7
epoking stove in good repair ready for
use, cheap. '. pply at Stii'l/lefit-ld House.
HELLO! EVER YJiODY—Have you a pic
ture you want enlarged or framed
first class, but mighty cheap. Do
you want a beautiful dining room,
hall or parlor picture. I have
’em. A beautiful Klondike, African
diamond pin, ear or finger ring, shirt
or cuff or collar button. If so, remem
ber Migrath’s, oppobite Hotel Lanier,
558 Mulberry street.
W. A. GOODYEAR, carnage, buggy and
wagon shop. Horse shoeing, fine paint
ing. Repairing of scales a specialty.
453, 455 Poplar street.
For Sale,
tat Real
Eslale.
The Johnson & Hanis store
building, corner Fourth and Cherry
streets, now occupied by A. and
N. M. Block.
6 room bou c e, io Franklin
street, known as the “Dickey”
property.
3 room dwelling, 314 Jackson
street.
The Glover residence on Hugue
nin Heights.
The Chapman property on Oc
mnlgee street, in front of M an I.
street railway shops with two 4
room houses.
Two 4 room dwellings on the
Tindall pioperty.
5 acres on Vineville car line, ad
joining Crump’s park.
Vacan lots on Gray property in
rear of Mercer university.
Vacant lots on Tindall property
and on Huguenin Heights.
Handsome set of office fixtures,
suitable for bank or similar use.
For any information apply to
M. P. CALLAWAY,
Receiver,
Piogress Loan Improvement and
Manufacturing Company.