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B. Y. MALLARY, S 3. N. JELKS.
Preaideot. Vice-President
J. J. COBB, Cashier.
Commercial ano Savings-Bank,
MACON, GA.
General Banking BualneM Transacted.
35.00 wil rent a box in our safety de
poait vault. an absolutely safe plan in
■which to deposit jewelry, silverware and
securities of all kind*.
UNION SAVINGS BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY
MACON, GEORGIA.
Snfety Deposit Boxes For Rent
J. W. Cabaniss, President; 6. S. Dunlay,
Vice-President; C. M. Orr, Cashier.
Capital, <200,000. Surplus, $30,000.
Interest paid on deposits. Deposit your
savings and they will be increased by in
terest compounded semi-annually. •
THci EXCHANGE RANK
of Macon, Ga.
Capital $500,000
Surplus 150,000
J. W. Cabaniss. Preaident.
6. 6. Dunlap, Vice-Preaident.
C. M. Orr, Cashier.
Li be Lal to its customers, accommodating
to the public, find prudent in its manage
ment, this baaik solicits deposits and other
business in its line.
DIRECTORS.
J. W. Cabaniae, W. R. Rogers, R. E.
Park, H. J. Lamar, N. B. Corbin. S. S.
Dunlap, L. W. Hunt, Sam Meyer, W. A.
Doody, J. H. Williams, A. D. Schofield.
KHTAJBLIbHKJD 1868.
JL ■. PLANT. CHAS. D. HURT
Cashtar.
I. C. PLANT’S SON,
BANKER.
MACON, GA, *
A general banking business transacted
and all canslstent corteslea cheartv.Uy ex
tended to phtrons. Certificates «£ depost
issued bearing 1 nU’Mt
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of MACON, GA,
The accounts of baxks, corporatians
firms and individuals received upor
most favorable terms consistent with eaa 4
aervatlve banking. A share of your feus
Ineas respectfully seJf-’t.rig.
i R. fl. I LaKT,
i Prcxldsnt
Ossrgs H. Plant, Vlc«-PreiM«Bt
W. W. Wrigley. Ca»hlsr>
HEADQUARTERS
FOR
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We have large quantities of money sub
ject to sight draft for loans on city, farm
or suburban property.
Straight interest loans-
Annual payment loans.
Monthly payment loans.
Security Loan ana RDstract Go.
370 Second St., Phone 82.
T. B. WEST,
Secretary and Attorney.
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Ga. I
MILITARY
The Court Martial
Attracts Much
Attention.
WITH THF TROOPS
What is Going on at the
Camps Near the
City.
The court martial that assembled at
Camp Fomance a few days ago has been
, very busy and many cases been dis
; posed of. The cases that h ave been
| brought before the' court are mainly
• against the private soldiers for various
. offenses and they generally get off with a
i light sentence.
The board is compose] of some of the
best officers in the country and all of them
are familiar with military Jaw. The court
i will remain in session throughout the stay
of the troops here and will try all eases
. that come before them.
■ The soldiers 'are anxiously looking for
| ward to the time when the pay master ar
rives. The men are generally paid off be
| tween the first and tenth of each month.
One of the officers of General Batea’ staff
said this morning that they were expect
ing the paymasters here on the sth.
It is very probable that over $200,000
will be paid out. to the six regiments. This
is a large sum of money and if the sol
diers remain here nearly all of it will be
spent in Macon. The merchants have al
ready found that the presence of the
troops helps to increase their trade and
do not hesitate to say that they have been
a great help to the city.
It is a noticeable fact that -all of the
troops are paid off in money that has
never been used 'before. The money is
brought from the niijHs with the paymas
ters and is never take?; put of the pack
until it is given to the' soldiers. The
me fl Hi camps say that are going
•to hard U fSCd time when the* are paid
off.
Yesterday none of the men were allow- t
ed to come into the city unless it was ab- ’■
■solutely This was done to keep
things. Cjiilet hS it waK thought that 'the I
things ouiet, as it was thought that the I
trouble.
When the troops are paid off it is
thought that the provost guard will be
kept busy as a majority of the men are
sure to be disorderly. It never fails when
the men are given their money and it is
estimated that fully three hundred will be
arrested on the day after pay day.
Th« Sixth Virginia regiment, which has
become famous on account of their depre-'
da;ions wherever they go is still under ar
rest. One battalion from the Seventh Im
munes Third North Carolina and Tenth
Immunes are detailed every day ‘to keep
the men in camp and strange to say not a !
of that regiment has been- seen in the j
city since its. arrival. The guns which '
were taken from them have never been I
given back and General Bates says that he i
will not allow the men to have the guns
until they learn to behave. It is
not 1-onwn what will be done with the
regiment and the officers when questioned
in regard io the matter s:-.y ihat the affair
has not been fully investigated.
Several men of the Third North Caro
lina are under arrest charged with shoot
ing at Mr. Burkner Tuesday night. It is
not known whether the right men have
been arrested but the shooting will be
fully investigated and if the soldiers
caught they will be severely dealt with by '
the officers. There has been no trouble at ;
Ryder's store since the provost guard has
been stationed there and the people living ,
in that neighborhood are feeling relieved.
Before the guard was placed in that sec
tion the people were uneasy on account of
the negroes being so near. They were al
ways causing trouble and it deemed
unsafe for a white man to go in that neigh
-1 borhood at night. A guard now patrols
; the Vineville road, however, and all negro
. soldiers caught out of camps after retreat
are taken to the guard house.
The provost guard was inspected yester
day afternoon by Major Logan. The guard
was formed on Cherry street in fr«nt of
’ the guard house. The inspection occupied
over an hour and it was witnessed by
many The clothing and equipment
of the men was inspected. The inspection
was very satisfactory and the officers were
well pleased with the showing made by the
i men.
The board that has been in session for
the past two days making inquiries in re
gard to the competence of some of the
: negro officers stationed here has made no
| report. It is expected that several of the
officers will be ordered removed.
There are fully seventy patients in the
1 hospital at present. The patients are from
! all the regiments and it Ls understood that
the negroes are still placed side by side
with the whites. None of the men are
very sick, however, and Major Hegg. the
surgeon, says that they will all recover.
The ’division have been
fitted un in good shape. They are located
in the Washington block over Sol Hoge's
drug store. The headquarters will not be
moved into camp as first intended, as Gen
eral Bates has decided to remain Tn th?
GEN. W STAFF
The officers of the Second division who
have been stationed in Knoxville has been
moved to Macon. The officers arrived yes- ■
terday afternoon. Under the reorganiza
tion of the First army corps the officers
have been assigned to General Bates'
staff, which is now complete. The names
of the officers are as follows:
Major Louis V. Coziarc, adjutant gen
eral.
Major John J. Ballance, inspector gen
eral.
Major William A. Skunk, chief engineer.
•Major James H. Hysell, chief surgeon.
MACON NEWS FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2 189 b.
OUT OF SEME.
Georgia Officers WUq’vb
Been {flustered Out.
The state of Georgia is giving honorable
discharges to the officers‘of the Georgia
. volunteers who have not signified their in
tention to remain in the service. The fol
lowing special order was issued yesterday,
affecting officers of the Third regiment.
“The following officers of Georgia vol
j unteers now in service with the Third
, Georgia Volunteer Infantry. United States
I army, having failed to comply with the
| general order No. 17, current series from
: this office, are here<by honorably discharg
i ed from the military service of this state.
“Captain Ames Baker, company A, Fifth
infantry, Georgia volunteers.
“Captain Henry J. Stewart, company B,
Third infantry, Georgia volunteers.
“Captain Aaron J. Burr, company F,
Fifth infantry, Georgia volunteers.
i “Captain Louis F. Garrard, Jr., company
. G, Second infantry, Georgia volunteers.
“First Lieutenant J. H. Stevens, battal
j ion adjutant, Sixth infantry, Georgia vol
unteers.
“First Lieutenant Thomas F. Hastings,
company C. Fifth infantry, Georgia volun
teers.
| First Lieutenant W. O. Thornton, bat
i taiion adjutant, Fourth infantry, Georgia
volunteers. .
“First Lieutenant James L. Kimbrough.
Jr., company F. Fifth infantry, Georgia
volunteers.
“First Lieutenant Walter J. Preston,
machine gun battery, Fifth infantry.
Georgia volunteers.
“Second Lieutenant Albert O. Marbut,
company A, Fifth infantry, Georgia volun
teers.
“By command of the governor.
“William G. Obear.
“Acting Adjutant General.”
The following officers of Georgia volun
teers, tow in service -with the Third United
States volunteer infantry, immunes were
also honorably discharged from tbe
military service of the state:
Captain Walter K. Wheatley, comm's
sary, Second infantry, Georgia volunteers.
First Lieutenant Sidney R. Wiley, com
nary. 0, Second infantry, Georgia volun
teers.
First Lieutenant John D. Twiggs, bat
talion adjutant, First battalion cavalry,
Georgia volunteers.
First Lieutenant Wade H. ’Westmere- f
land, company D, Fifth infan.try, Georgia i
volunteers.
TRYING
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To Save Stevens Sy mo
tion for New Trial.
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ON DECEMBER 7.
The motion for a new trial in. the
Stevens murder case has been set for
hearing on December 7. Attorney John R.
Cooper, who is representing Stevens says
that if he fails to get the- new trial he will
carry the case to the supreme court.
Mr. Cooper claims that the jury reversed
the decision of the supreme court by their
verdict and says that he has good grounds
for a new* trial.
Stevens will be kept in jail here until
his case is finally disposed of. From the
decision of the supreme court hi the case
some time ago it is claimed that it was
the opinion of the court that -Slovens was
only guilty of manslaughter and the- ver
- diet of the jury a few days ago has been
the subject of much comment by the mem
bers of the Macon bar. The outcome of the
case will be watched with interest by the
public.
DOfMHM
The reception to be given by rhe Monroe
Academy at Forsyth, Ga.. to the faculty
and students of Mercer University, has
been postponed until the evening of the
22d of December. All of the faculty and
most of the student body will attend.
Mr. Chas. Mullis, who has been attend
ing Mercer, returned to his heme at Coch
ran on account illness.
Mr. Hillyer, a Mercer student, is still
confined’ to his home in Atlanta.
The friends of Mr. Walter Daniels will
regret to learn that .he will not return to
Mercer, on account of the illness of his
brother.
Mr. Allen Barnwell, an old Macon boy.
but who is new connected with one of the
largest drug stores in Savannah, .-spent
yesterday in the city with relatives.
Air. Ben K. Godfrey, who .has been sick
for quite a while, has returned to his home
at Cartersville, Ga.
Mr. L. E. Gant has returned to his home
on account of ill health.
There will be a recital given at-'Wes
leyan this evening by the members of the
music class. The public is invited and’a
large crowd is expected.
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PANSY CIR6LE
The regular meeting of the Pansy Cir
cle will be held tomorrow morning at the
{Public Library. It is requested that all
the members be present as business of im
portance is to be transacted.
Arrangements will probably be made for
the entertainment of .the children of the
Free Kindergarten during Christmas.
Plies, JTUes. ruesi
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cure Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles
when all other ointments have failed. It
absorbs the tumors, allays the Aching at
once, acts as a poultice, gives re-
lief. Dr. Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment
Is prepared only for Piles an- °**Mng of
the private parts and nothing else. Every
box is warranted. Sold by druggists or
SI.OO per box.
WILLIAMS MANUFACTURING CO.,
Proprietor*. Cleveland. O.
sent by mail on receipt of price, 50c and
BIGFIRE.
In Culloden Early
This Morning.
fiveJtores
Entirely Destroyed—lncen
diary Suspected—Great
Excitement.
——
A paseuger on the M. and B. railroad
from Culloden this morning reports a
very disastrous fire in that town last
night. %
About 1 o’clcok the peaceful inhabitants
of the quiet place were awakened by the
cry of fire, the shooting of pistols, the
ringing of bells, and hurrying to the cen
ter of the town, tehy found a fire rag
ing in Wynn’s brick store. *
The fire spread rapidly to the adjoin
ing wooden building and five stores were
consumed. As the place has no fire appa
ratus they could only look on and see
their property burn.
But little could be saved from the
wreck, which included the postoffice, and
so far as could be ascertained the par
ties most interested carried but little in
surance
The gentlemen mentioned was in the
store of Capt. Allen, formerly Allen, Du
mas & Co., of Macon, this morning and
saw. Mr. Wynn examining his books, but
recently taken from the .safe, and they
showed but little damage, though smoked
from heat.
Ibe large safe of Mr. ritzpatrick, one
of the unfortunates, was lying face down
where it fell with the floor.
Culloden 'has been the victim of sev
eral fires during the past year. The Da
vis House, a twenty-four room hotel,
burned but a short rime ago. The fire
was supposed to have been caused by the
act of an incendiary and it is needless
to say that if he is caught the courts of
Georgia will not be troubled by his case.
An estimate of the loss has no: vet been
made.
J HITCH
In the Affairs of The Weather
Land—All About a
Platform.
Weather Observer Collin<s has heard
nothing from the treasury department in
regard to the observation platform that
will have to be built before any weather
reports can 'be sent. out. Both he and
Postmaster Hertz have written to the de
partment in regard to the matter, but so
far nothing has been heard.
Mi. Collins called on Senator Bacon a
few days ago, hut it seems that the sena
tor was not in favor of having the plat
form on the postoffice ‘building as he said
it would spoil the beauty and architecture.
.Mr. iCollinis says that he knows of no
other place in the city 'that would serve
the purpose unless it were the Wei IT &
Happ building, where the division hospital
is now located. Congressman Bartlett is
in favor cf having the platform on the
postoffice building and will urge the mat
ter on his arrival in Washington.
It will he impossible to issue any re- i
ports from this office until the platform is
built, said Mr. Collin's, and I suppose that
it will be some time before we get the
platform com pI e t ed.
Mr. Collins has made ou. the lis't of im
portant postoffices chat he is to 'furnish
with reports, and as soon as he gets the
office in shape he will begin issuing them
at once.
still Hoping for Gommu
tation of Sentence. |
■
Fourteen days more and Abner Taylor, j
the wife murdered, who is at present con
fined in the Bibb county jail, will hang,
unless Governor 'Candler and ths
pardon' board see fit 'to com-
mute his sentence to life imprisonment.
Taylor was sentenced to be hanged on
Friday, December 16ih, and unless some
effort is made by his attorneys to secure a
new trial, it now looks as if he will be i
hanged.
The man is very despondent and the I
death watch is very careful lest he should
kill himself.' Taylor is confined in the cell
in which all of the murderers are kept.
Harry Joiner occupied this cell previous to
his sentence. The cell is decorated with
inscriptions made by ether murderers
which are very appropriate for a murder
ers’ cell.
Taylor says that he is not ready <to die
and that he is afraid to walk to the scaf
fold. He has not been reading his Bible
for the past few days on account of being
sick. He says that he is trying to get
ready to die but fears that he cannot do
so.
He is still allowed the freedom of the
corridor, but he rarely ever leaves his cell.
He remains lying face downward on his
bunk a greater part of the day and one of
the guards. Mr. House, says that he rarely |
ever looks up.
- Taylor is visited every day by two min- j
isters who pray with him. Occasionally
some ladies drop in to see him. He does
not like to talk much and seems worried
when people question him.
He stated seme time ago that he did not
remember anything about killing his wife,
but says now that he remembers the fact
well. He has given the jailer no trouble
recently, but since he has attemrped to
commit suicide twice Jailer Stephan says
that he will keep a close watch on him
and will see that he does not cheat the
gallows. ' .
FIRE SALE
OF SHOES I
Ladies’ Bed Room Slippers, 49c.
Ladies’ Bed Room Slippers, fur trim
med, SI.OO and $1.25.
Our immense stock of Ladies
Fine Shoes are offered in this Fire
Sale.
Ladies’ $4.00 Shoes for $2.50
Ladies’ $3.50 Shoes for $2 25
Ladies’ $2.50 Shoes for SI.BO
Ladies’ Rubbers, 25c
Men’s Rubbers, 35c
Men’s Rubbers, 15c
Rubber Boots 0Q f*g|
All Sizes
fc’s Its 11 Grat Vrtj
Men’s $6.00 Shoes for $4.00
Men’s 5.00 Shoes for 3.50
Hen’s $4.00 Shoes for $3.00
Men’s 3.00 Shoes for 2.00
Men’s 2.50 Shoes for 1.75
On Our Bargain Counter
500 pairs of Ladies’ Shoes slightly damaged
by smoke fors oC a pair
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Home Industries
and Institutions
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Michigan and the Great Lakes constantly growing in popularity
Everybody will be there this summer. For information inquire
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