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Twice-A-Week.
VALDOSTA,
iATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1907.
Pretty Young Woman, who la Alleged
to Have Acted aa Their Pence la
Under Bond—Her Engagement to
One of the Alleged Crooks la Said
to Hava Been Broken—Money for
Athena College.
Atlanta, Ga., September 16—Charg
ed with being aoveral klnfla of burg
lars and crooks three Atlanta youths
are now In the Tower awaiting the
action of the grand fury while iMra.
Blanche Smith, a pretty 25-year-old
woman la held under a bond of $500
on the charge of operating a fence
for the disposition of the stolen
goods.
The youths who have the peniten
tiary staring them In the face are
Claude Rayaor, 16 years old and al,
leged leader of the gang; Terrell Bub
ler 16, and Marshall Holly aged 15.
Raysor’s bond was fixed at (1,000
while those of the other two were
made $500.
It was Charged by the detectives
who-made the arrests that the gang
has, been systematically Stealing stuff
and that Mrs. Smith has been dlspos- 1
lug of the swag. She was engaged 1
to be married to Raysor and prepar-
atlons for the wedding were In prog- ■
ress when Che was arrested.
After being sent to the Tower, the '
’ three young men showed an air of -
bravado and seemed to think they
where several hundred .cars could
be unloaded.
Tech 8chool Opens Monday.
Preparations are being made today
for the opening of the Georgia Tech 1
on Monday and nearly all the stu-J
dents are m town ready to begin the
fall work. The examinations are
now being held and will continue un- j
til the last of the week. Just how!
many students are enrolled this yhar.
President K. G. Matheson la not yet!
ready to say but there la every- Indi
cation that this year will be the
most prosperous In the Institution’s
history. There have been several
changes In the faculty and some of
the new professors come to Atlanta
with national reputations aa educa
tors.
expressed grief that hla conduct;
should have driven his wife to the
divorce court. He made no attempt
to balk her plan to secure a legal sep
aration.
Colonel English Is one of the most
prominent business men In Atlanta.
He Is the acilve head of the Obatta-
hooebeo Brick Company, one of the
largeat concerns of the kind In the
South. He emplojs n number of
state convicts, and has mado consid
erable money out or. the leasing of
such. Ho was Chief of staff for Gov
ernor Joseph M. Terrell. Abort a
year ho bought out the Atlanta
Death of Mr. W. B. MePhaul. he tells liquor on that daj
Mr. T. E. Lewis reoelved a tele- decided In the case of Jo
gram yesterday from Roland, North!which came up in fh»,
Carolina, announcing the death of hit court here today. The chfj
brother-in-law, W. B. MePhaul. Mr, Gallut was not that he sold
MePhaul Is a former Moultrie man I , '
having lived here a-number of years, |_ _ _ ,
Ho Is well known throughout.thocoun; Hlinrnpe *
ty and was most highly esteemed byj* *7*0 *
all who knew him,
. C.a!lus,
lunlclpal
against
ly liquor
He had been auf
ferlng for a number of months from
milmnnin--- trouble and was fdreed
[ Albany, N. Y„ Sept.
patty headed by
work and coafldpntlytnald he beWe.- 'i has Tor l 1; *1 -s u
W* would get ten years. [Roland,’NotaJ SUrajJBjT
Mrs. Smith now says her engage-Pretty well until a fe
ment to Raysor Is broken and that | Mr • Lewta received a l
she has been deceived by him. She day “baaing from his sister stating
says she thought he was 22 years of °> a t he was some worso and had
age and that If she had known he sone to Fayetteville, nearby, to en-
readlng
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‘'.'ewlnlne New York reg^meht* that were
lace represented In the giglif fight %f
i as | Culp’s Hill July 2, 1863.
Greene,
llch has
the battlefield by the SiA,
York. The dedication Is toft:
tomorrow with Governorlni
iy»ago,
I candidates. Judge it*
fore.held tho Judgshlp, and It
than likely that he will get It a'galn.
Bj—* Crusselle, a promlnen'
■ Ills wife was a'afuK'hrt-r-.w^y
William D. i.owe, -a man vv^53pi.t<Vif
considerable money In various ei. <*r.
prises In Georgia. Mr. and Alw/
English owned a beautiful residence
on Peachtree street. Sbe has consid
erable money In her own right, hav
ing Inherited a large part of t>V
father's estate.
J £ | f« w • * Edward
|Q Or rllS Iniunes ro,lng b,, * ln * M ma “ of AOa ot*. has
w I anpiounced Iblmaelf a oandldatn for
the state and was prominent In Ma-ithe legislature from Fulton county,
sonry. The funeral took place this | He says he will prepare and make
public his platform In a abort time.
Killed by a Train.
The body of George Poppel, a well
known white larmer of Grady county,
was found yesterday morning on the
tracks of the Atlantic Coast Line
near the Whlgbam depot. It Is sup
posed ho went to sleep on the track,
where he was killed by the night
freight train.
Poppel lived three miles from
Whlgbam and was a brothcr-ln-Iaw
was only sixteen, she would never i* er a hospital,
have consented to have married him,! the letter Mr.
To 8upport college at Athens. j telegram which brought the news of
. Arrangements have been made to;bis death.
raise $30,000 for the support of the | Mr - L®" 18 waa to ° b»te to go to the
state agricultural college at Athens. I fnnernl hut he lelt today for North
This was decided upon at a meeting j Curollna and will wind up the affairs
held yesterday of the trustees of the of the family out there and will bring
University and the trustees of the' Mra - MePhaul and the children back
agricultural school. It was decided |*o Moultrie..—Moultrie Observer.
Atlanta, Ga., 8ept. 26—After lying
unconscious at the Grady hospital
since last Saturday, W. P. Mute, a
well known traveling talesman died
yesterday morning from/'lnjurlis re
ceived by falling down Ian elevator
shaft. Mr. Muse was known all ovtr
2,000 Pounds of Flat).
Mr. J. L. Pickard went over to Mys
tic Wednesday, where the water was-
let off from the mill-pond of Z. J, and
I. J. Bussell.
He says a great day was spent. Ov
er, 2,000 pounds of fish were cau£hV
A total of 265 ticket* were sold MM
fore a man was allowed to go Into thdl
alive
To Honor the Birthday of Semmes.
Anniston, Alt., Sept. 26.—The an-1 commemorate the anniversary of thi
nual reunion of the Northwest Ala- b,rth of Admlral Semmes, the great
„ J . . 1 .. Confederate naval hero. Many vet
bama Veterans’ Assertion b «8 a " ind ^ vl , lt0Pi lre h ,' # ind
here today and will continue over the business part of the city la taste-
tomorrow, tho dates being chosen to | fully decorated In their honor.
water, which waa apparently
with fish, so 365 men were fishing In
the pond at one time.—Tlfton Gazctt.
5T0VESJI
jYou could not buy a better one if you were a millionaire.
[Nothing better on earth—Nothing better can be made.
Heads the list—Best by test.
re the pride of the house—Either will be the pride of
Majestic or Eureka Range, Old Iron King or Excelsior Cook.
P We have also the cheapest title cook stoves.
_We sell on easy monthly payments to white or colored, rich or poor.
nn hardware
Owi Headquarters.
[LEY’S
IDWARE
Valdosta,
