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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. UAPLEY’S r-n HARDWARE \7ALDOSTA n/\IVDWARE V-V** IlEADQUARTERS? V GA.