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Twice-A-Week.
VALDOSTA, GA, SATUI
NOVEMBER 9, 1907.
between Augusta and this city. It Is
said that the report testifies that at
one point, probably near Thomson,
SO per cent of the ties are rotten or
unsafe, within a distance of one mile.
At other points, It Is reported, that
flsli-plates (which hind the rails to
gether) are missing. Other Imper
fections ere alleged. It Is said that
this expert—who Is an old civil engi
neer-walked every mile of the dis
tance between the capital city and
Augusta—171 miles.' The fact that
the Georgia railroad has been In
spected agalm under direction of the
commission, Is known to only a fow
persons. In fact, the matter has
been kept exceedingly quiet, and the
report was made and. placed In the
bands of the railroad commission be
fore any Inkling of It leaked out:
With ten years In the North Caro
lina penitentiary as his probable fut
ure fate, and with a past record of
cracked safes, back burglaries and
ors and
cadets f
the &K8Q
ittlng up exerolses the
Armly applauded by
.populace, l Sf'y '
■j| ertaln.
H Ions of the An-
ana and the
^¥,Jiat organisation
[lnment last night that
yed. There were sev-
; talks by Cathollo
eminent Irishmen In
I ment. The mayor says the letter la
not a criticism bnt is sent as a mab-
ter of caution. \
Overstreet’s Opening Speech.
Hon. B. K. Overstreet, of Sylvanla.
a prominent member of (be last legis
lature will make hie first
speech as a
candidate for congress from the first
district st Bylvanls, the county eeafc
of Screven, on Nov. 18th. It is en-
peotad Out the formal advent of Mr.
Overstreet into (he nee will bring
out others and there will be a lively
serlee of speecbee throughout the dis
trict from now until the primary next
Stringency In the Money Market le
Being met by Inoreai* In-the Local
Circulation st Savannah—Yount
He Petitions ths City Council Than
to Clve him Another Year's Uses
on ths Property—Savannah Banks
lieue Clearing House Certlftcates-
other Newt In That City.
Savannah, Os., Nov. 7—Mr, Georgs
M.^ Brinson who la building a railroad ,
from Aftione d.mh.v ..a !
He Will Preelde Over the Northern
Diocese, Though Both Wanted Him
—Physical Condition of Georgia
Road Said to bt In Bad Shape-
Noted Yeggman to bo Roloaood
Fdhn Atlanta’o Federal Prison.
year.
A. C. L. to Keep Bhopt In Savannah.
Mr. J. R. Kenley, 4th Vice ProeP
dent of (he Atlantlo Coset Una Rail
way; who was here yseterdsy says (he
Wnycross shops of (be system will be
In operation by January 1st. He al
so esld that H was nqt the Intention
,01 the company to close the Savannah
| shops. "Savannah w'lll always have
| shops of the Coest Une," be eald.
Atlanta, Os., Nov. 7—Bishop Clel-
amd Klmlook Nelson In an official call
to the clergy and laity of Georgia to
meet In Macon on December 4th. and
drganlie the new Episcopal dloceso
In the northern part of Georgia, made
, known yesterday that he would re-
’ mala la Atlanta and preside over (he
northern dtooecs. At the Episcopal
convention recently In Riohmond, Va.,
the division of the Georgia diocese
Into northern and eOnthern dioceses
was sanctioned and since that time
considerable speculation has been In
dulged In as to wbteber or not Bishop
Nelson would preside at toe bead of
toe northern or eontoem division. In
' his call for toe assembly in Maoon,
Bishop Nelson states that Under the
canons of toe church to select toe
diocese about to be onganled and to
assume administration of toe new dio
cese upon Its formation. This decte-
dfcon was a difficult one for Bishop Nel-
^^^Boih the northern and south-.
ilmHhosfl wanted him to preside
went to the southern di\l
have to leave A.!:::,
lllllgfl^H has lived since his cons •
from Athens to Savannah and who!
has succeeded In getting it as far |
as Springfield, Effingham county has
sent a petition-to council asking Oat
he be given another year's leans
land west of toe city upon which he
proposes placing his Savannah termi
nal. Mr. Brinson's lease will expire
on January 1st and he will not bo able
to utllixe the ground at that time. He
wants council lo give Jllm at least
13 months more control of toe land
before the terminal Is built. It Is ex
pected that toe city will comply with
tois.raQusrt.^i, | ' gj|. %
j Well Known; citizen III.
l' ¥f- 0- H^ Remshart, one of the
Dost; known citizens of Savannah, Is
critically ill at bis borne on Joies
street west. Ills son in Nashville
and bis daughter In Jacksonville have '
been telegraphed for and they are ex- 1
pected this aftomoor. Mr. Rrmshart 1
his pals who flourished with him five
years ago In several state* of . toe
Sonto'th A carnival of crime uncheck
ed, went some time ago to toe.fate he’
expects.
Passenger officials of toe railroads
doing business In Georgia appeared
today before toe railroad oomluloa
In response from a request from that
body and were heard In regard to the
question of excess tares when paid
on trains.
i bo heard before toe
Supremo Court as soon
tarried before that (rib-
■In Bankruptcy; V"
id Turpentine and Tim-
has been placed Into
I a petition of T. G.
iHartey Hardware Co..
MTts. MjosBrs. Cranford
Im^toe creditors raid
§|B^ln the U. 8.
elation acqulscod'in It. The Savan
nah Cotton Exchange, toe Savannah
Board ot Trace and the Retail Merch
ants Association have all adoptel
strong resolutions calling upon tha
people of Savannah to accept the cer
tificates at par and uae them ke (hat
would
The Frnl
bor Comps
bankruptcy
Culbrett, .t
and J. jSt
Wreck Delayed Passenger Train.
Passenger train Nc. 89r due’ to *»-,
rive at Valdosta about lour o’clock
p. m;, did not reach here until about
ele^^o’clock jmnreirht.
iH^BPlinitle of "Diocese ot Gcor-
with the southern division
BPrennot be said at this time what
Kle Bishop Nelson will assume. It
■ believed that he will bo either des
ignated as Bishop of North Georgia
Lr Bishop of Atlanta.
'Another Examination of Georgia Ry.
What Is believed to be an astonish
ing and Important report of sn expert
upon toe pbya-.csl condition of toe
commission of Georgia and Is llkelr
to lead to some exceedingly Interest
ing development*. It Is stated that
this expert spent several weeks mak
ing his Investigation; in fact walked
all toe way over toe line and Inspect-
ery cross tie and piece of rail qwned
by the road. Also. It Is stated that
this report charges that there are
and remaining latheW^W^IghtT
The Vclay was occasioned by toe
wreck tof a freight train somewhere
beyond fcatabrldgc ioafly yesterday
morning. V No one Is reported hurt
In toe wreck, bnt fifteen cars loaded
with coal were'-^mashed end tflb coal
dumped on the ground.
of tiff-pupils of the college WBre must-
tered Into toe etato service.” The
mustering officer wss Lieutenant
Colonel Jordan F. Brooks, retired, who
has been training the boys of the col
lege since It was organised. Col.
Brooke has always taken great inter
est in toe command. The mustering
in service this morning was elabor
ate and entertaining. The commis
sions were presented to the officers
ot the companies after which toe
young men were addressed by Rt Rev
Leo Hald Bishop, O. 8. B„ who was
present tor toe mustering ceremony.
Bishop Hald Is President of toe Col
lege. An Immense crowd was pres
ent to witness the mustering cere
mony and after, the salute to the col-
nclt
firm hasQpon In the: mllllng^BBSMsa
at Howoll, a few miles below here,
toward' Jacksonville. Their assets
are fixed at ((HtiiS and their’liabili
ties about $34 A 00. . "j
• of fi'MJi Tll'-n rr -,'J,. ’ ’!,* VJ ■ f\j .
the certificates without
many are being sent to the count!, uor 9th. the occasion being a fishana
banks to be used In meeting obllga- barbecue dinner at Banks’ mill pond,
tloaa. For a radius of several miles Quite, a dumber will be enti-rtatacJ
around Savannah there Is a demand on that day by Mr. T. 0. Skeen, sec
for toe certificates. rotary and general ‘manngwWKM
To Exsrolse Economy. Mllltown Lumber Co. Judgo Turner
Mayor George W. Tiedemsn has of toe prison commission, will attend
addressed a circular letter to toe and possibly too penitentiary com
heads of all departments of the city mltteo from the legislature.—'Way
government and to the chairmen of cross-Journal, <
the different committees of council. —I ———sy
calling upon them to exeTcise ft* It is'to bo (hoped that the automat
grertert economy In the conduct ot | io. typewriter which Is now'being,per
their department of the city govern- feoted will bo able to spoil correctly
G#n. Wdt to Retire.
General ‘A. 1 J. West, whose term
as commander .Of toe Georgia division
of toe United! Confederate Veterans
expires with the convention In Augus
ta next week; will not stand fo^re-
election and the old soldiers will have
to rheoeo a new head for their state
organisation)'
I desire to (dank all toe good peo
ple for their''kindness to us during
toe lllnedt end death of my dear
daughter/Belle. To each one who did
a kind Act. thought a kind thought,
breathed a prayer or let fall a sympa
thetk/tear we are profoundly grateful
MRfC. MOLLIE MOORE and Family.
/ PERSONAL MENTION.
C. B. Peeples sell* .lsn-s-l.se
many Imperfections In the main line
mers
Valdosta, Ga
