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VALDOSTA, GA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1906.
ter the ^Ivldond w»« declared.
reduced <1
about MB
ference be
now and
gan. 9
night and thla morning, three Puget Sounc
rallwaye across the state are out of eommlsaloi
prostrated and full Information of the disaster
tlon of those who love the South.
First there came the Georgia state ml- 1
lltla and then the Sons of Veterans.
Following them were the men < who
' hatPaought the bubble reputation ev
en at the cannon’s mouth. They pre- '
aented |u strange appearance com- >
-pared to their sons who marched] ,
' ahead. There were old ^veteran** i
who havo marched In every state pa- *
Waycross to Hayi
Wayorosa, Ga., Nov 18—For the rlculturs
establishment of a technological and but to j
agricultural school In Wayorosa $50,- therewlt
OOp add 800 aoree-of land were sub- partmert
scribed today. The rr
The failure of Ware oounty to se- scrlpttN
cure the state agricultural school for 500 iff
the Eleventh '
■development Is concerned,
boestablish In connection
firi* complete technollglcal de
rand hlgji school,
bemeny'was started by a sub-
141st of 115,000 In cash and
Braf laid ,valued at 8100 per
•ho orlarto. jury supple-
MUa&uOKrlptim^tt^recom
Alabama Girl Stole a Man Whose Par
ents Objected to the Marriage.
' It la not often the onal that the
bjlde steals the groom although the
groom .steals the bride quite often.
Columbus bad a case Sunday In which
the usual order was reversed, and the ,
bride rtole the groom, according to' .
: Opened With a Big Parade and
Thousands of Negro Visitors.
Macon, Ga., Nor. 18—The negro
nte fair opened yesterday with a big
grade and thousands of negro visit-
ib from nil parts lOf the s'.nto|j -
mipokur WaahlruH-TM. " '--sknxee.
list.'let only whetted
the people otjhlaol^
a school here, equal In every respect
to the district college, as far as eg
along Industrial llnea. Bishop yfuroor
one of the foremost negro divine* In
the country, will deliver an address
during the week.
VETS PARADE WAS
IE.
-it Was the
of
Reunion Yesterday.
i
It Wa* Witnessed by Thousands of
People and the Route was Lined
With School Children—General Wi
ley waa In Command—Militia, 8ona
of Veterans and Old Confederates
In the Line.
Savannah, Nov. 15—The most pic
turesque parade that Savannah has
witnessed In a decade was that of
the Confederate veterans, Sons of
Veterans and Georgia militia yester
day afternoon. The parade which
came as a culmination to the veter
ans reunion was witnessed by thous
ands of people and the route along
which It moved was lined with school
children armed with Confederate
flags which they waved as the vet
erans passed by,
The parade Was In command of
Gen. Wiley the retiring division com-
,gan and they entered Into the spirit
. of It with rest. There were old ban-
' ndra Irf line Ind Wie veterans carried
' them as proudly as they ever did npon
a battle Held.
All who saw the parade were pleased
elrfth It and when taps were sounded
•In the Park Extension many were sor-
ryjthat It was over.
New Brigadier General.
Capt. Louis G. Young who on yes
terday was elected brigadier general
of the southern brigade of the Geor
gia division tT. C. V. Is a Savaunah-
lan who has done much toward keep
ing the spirit of the Confederacy alive
In this section of Georgia.
He Is a veteran of the army of north
ern Virginia and during the war was
frequently mentioned In dispatches
for bravery npon the Held of battle.
He served with Gen. Pettigrew .of
North Carolina at Gettysburg and at
other points In ithe South. He has
for years been commandant of the
Confederate veterans association In
Savannah and has given splendid ser
vice In that connection. His nature Is
as gentle as that of a woman but while
his heart Is tender and his feelings
of that line texture, which make him
slow to resent a wrong or to cause
him long to remember it, his bravery
has never been questioned nor bis
valor doubted.
He Is a typical southern gentleman
of a school that la rapidly passing
away. His wife la Historian of the
Savannah Chapter Daughters of the
Confederacy and a woman who la
much loved by those associated with
her In perpetuating the memory of the
good deeds of the Confederate soldier.
Grand Chancellor Arrives,
This morning Mr. T. H. Nicker
son of Athens, grand chancellor of
the Knights of Pythias of Georgia, ar
rived In the city accompanied by the
Grand Master of Exchequer and other
grand lodge officers. They were
met at the depot by a delegation of
local Knights. The rest .of the morn
ing was spent at the office of the
grand keeper of records and seal
where the books snd accounts of the
order were gone over and checked
This afternoon the grand Chancellor
Is being entertained with • carriage
ride by the Knights of Savannah and
tonight he will be the guest of honor
at a meeting of Savannah lodge No.
62 which win be followed by a mass
meeting of Knights at the K. of P.
Hall. It Is expected to make this
quite an event.
The Grand Chancellor will be escort
ed from the Desoto Hotel to the
Knights of Pythias hall probably a
company of the uniform rank.
Prosecuting Standard tyil Co. But
It Pays Dividend Just the Same.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTI8E.
Washington, Nov. 18.—Attorney
General Moody today, acting through
tha resident United Stats District At
torney, Instituted preceding* against
the Standard Oil Co., of New Jersey,
under the 8herman Anti-Trust act, fil
ing in tha United State* court
SL Louis a petition In equity against
the company and seventy constituent
earporatlone and partnerships, and
seven Individual defendants, asking
that the combination ba deolartd un-
lawful and rnirlned from entering In
to any conflict er combination In fu
ture In rettrt r.t of . trade.
BIG DIVIDEND DECLARED.
New York, Nov 18—The Standard
Oil today declared a quarterly dividend
of ten dollar* per share and tha stock
told off twenty points at 8648, toon af-
Ohlo Man Found Charming Colquitt
County Bride Thl* Way.
Rev. Carl Minor, pastor of the First
Baptist church of Moultrie had an ear
ly morning call yesterday to perform
The Standard Dll Company It be. ja marriage ceremony. The contract
ing preshouted In a number cf states, ling parties were Miss Fronts Carter,
and It ttfreported that tha loasot In daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Car-
Its atceleValuo on acoount of the pros- ter of the Robinson district
ecutlohetby th# government have and Mr. Bertrel Peden, of Blanohard,
n D. Rockefeller’* fortune
that being the dlf-
len the value of the stock
ifore the prosecution be-
Ohlo. The ceremony was performed
at the home of the bride's parents
about 8 o’clock.
•Behind this simple announcement
there Is a pretty little romancs of a
It Is at# rumored at New York that character not uncommon In this day
Rockefefflar' and tha Standard Com- but nevertheless Interesting,
pany wBHexert their Influence to de-| Mr. and Mrs. Peden met tor their
market*, thus hoping to flrat time lasb Thursday when the
glve the covernmsnt an object lesson
In Wha^B means to try and smash
such a Mg trust What Rockefeller
thinks of the campaign la Indicated'by
an cxpraMlon from him which Is print
ed oh this page.
Greatest Floods in History
are Prevailing in Northwest.
groom arrived from his Ohio home,
and he came with the understanding
MD JIM HIS
INDICTED ELEHN.
The Outlook le That the Negro will
be Convicted and Hanged Within
Thirty Day*-Th* Negro It Held
Under Guard at the Jail In Atlanta.
Other Atlanta News.
Atlanta, Nov. 15—2:30 p. m.—Joe
Glenn, the negro charged with crlml-
on a correspondence and exchanged
photos. Each was impressed with
ithe looks of the other and Anally a
Portland, Oregon, Nov. 18—Never within the memory of white men “ arriage 1raa f 0 * ’ nt °'
■ m- It was agreed that Mr. Penden should
ha# the state of Washington suffered from suqjfc * storm as raged last , visit Georgia and If when the two were
that a marriage should follow If, totally assaulting Mrs. J. N. Camp a
social contaot, they were as attractive i white woman last Tuesday waa Indlct-
to each other as they had become ed today and It Is expected that his
through correspondence. .trial will begin tomorrow.
A year ago they *ere attracted to ——
each other through an advertisement 1 Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 16—The grand
In a northern paper. They carried Jury, called for a special session, will ^
return today an Indictment of crimi
nal assault against Joe Glenn, thi
negro who attacked Mrs. J. N. Camp
at her home near Atlanta Tuesday
is are under water, the fbrought face to face there should de
velop no objection on either side, they
* ' would get married and return to Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Peden will leave In
a few days for their future home In
i Ohio, where the groom has a neat lit-
itie home In waiting for them.—Moul
trie Observer.
communication
available.
B forf.i school of*
. . jju, . . • ■ ®j(Melded today w
were In a position to know. [
Ernest Smith and Miss Margaret
Bence, of Miller’s Ferry, near Dade-.
vllle, Ala, reached that city accom- . _
^^X^uZJfci'Pesperafe Negro Kills Five and
they wanted to secure a marriage 11-
morning. The court has appointed
three prominent attorneys to defend
the negro and the trial will take
place tomorrow. If the death sen
tence follows conviction, which Is al
most certain, the negro will he hang
ed at the limit of the thirty days r»
qutred by law. 8herift Nelms; and
several men remained at, lie Jail ail
last nlgbt to guard the prisoner.'
There has been no attempt at lyn^h-
Atlanta Has 8now 8torm. f ?
The snowstorm of yesterday broke
all records for twenty-eight years for
a heavy snow In November, ' it fell
at the rate of an Inch an hour but
melted rapidly In the face f of tha
dampness.
Heads Chamber of Commerce.
J. A P. COATS PROFITS.
cense. The officer directed them to
the proper place.
When they applied tor the license
It proved to be a case where the bride
hod stolen the groom. They stated
to the marriage license man that the
young man's parents objected to the
marriage on account of his age. (He
appeared to he about 26 years old.)
And eo they decided to go to Colum
bus and be married. They secured a
marriage license without difficulty and
Judge J. M. Leonard was called upon
and be spoke tho words that were nec
essary to make the two husband and
wife.
Jor all ?:tnds of surety bonds ap-
sly to B. 8. Richardson- Valdosta O*
is Put to Death by a Posse. *“
Atlanta, Nov. 15—Specials from AbbevIJIe^ay that the negro, Will
Harris, who killed two policemen and two negroes there last Tuesday night
was killed by a poise, near Ashvllle, at noon today. Two members of the
posse were seriously hurt In the fight that resulted In the death of the
negro.
HUR8T COMMITTED 8UICIDE.
Cairo,, Ga., Nov. 16—Mr. I. L.
Hurst committed suicide here today
by shooting himself.
Mr. Hnrst was a former resident
of this town, but lately he has been
depot agent at Gordon, Ala. He Is
well connected here, bis family be
ing one of the first families of the
town. Despondency was the cause.
WAj3lCAUGHT IN BELTING.
What Pohft, Nov. 16—G. R. Griffith,
an employe of the Lanet Cotton MU1,
while shifting a 7-lnch belt from a pul
ley. got caught and his skull was frac
tured against the celling In the twink
ling of mi eye.
He iff* about 22 years of age, and
had been employed at the mill for
several year*. He leaves a wife.
Pawtucket, R. I., Nor. 14—The an
nual financial statement of J. ft P.
Coats Company, limited, thread man
ufacturers, was received here today.
It shows that the profits of the con
cern amounted to nearly (15,000,000
for tho year.
Ae Seen at Quitman.
Fears that Valdosta’s prosperity
will suffer with the removal of the
whiskey trafflo are probably unfound
ed although Quitman and other neigh
boring towns may contribute quite
ha much to the Valdoita hank depos
it* as they have beon doing hereto
fore.
leret to succeed
whoae resignation
last week.
Rival Captain* of Industry.
John Skolton Williams and Alfred
Walters, rival railway captains of In
dustry, spent a day In Atlanta at th*
same time but never met. Each head
ed a party of tourists Booking Invest
ments In the 8outh and loth parties
were entertained at clubs and hotels.
Walters Is president of the Seaboard
Air Lino while Williams le a former
president and promoter of a great
new system which Is to b* formed.
Water 8upply was Cut Off.
Tho city water supply waa com
pletely cut off for two hours during
the nlaht by a steam shovel which
out a water main In two while dig
ging for a new road. Tha city em
ployes worked strenuouely and suo-
cocded In repairing the damage be
fore a Are which woufd hare endan
gered the city broke out.
THIS IS THE STORE THAT SOLICITS AND
APPRECIATES THE LADIES’ PATRONAGE
This Department is
in charge of
MISS ISABEL SMITH
the most obliging
saleslady in
Valdosta.
Enameled Ware.
Cordial Invitation to Come and Examine 1
our elegant line. Now that so many are preparing to entertain the visitors, we
have on hand the very things you will need.
Lisk Improved Turkey Roasters, White Granite Ware, Fine China,
Crockery and Glassware, Cooking and Heating Stoves, Grates, Coal Hods, etc.
HOUSEHOLD PAINTS, JAP-A-LAC, PLAS-TI-CO.
You Can Just Make Everything Shine.
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