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VAXdlOSTA TIMES, VALDOSTA. GA. SATl'KUAV. NOVKMBEIt 0, 1000.
SAVAfcteS- i
BIG BANQUET
Mis* McKinnon, an Aged Lady, Pass
ed Away on Friday Night.
Mia* Elizabeth McKinnon, a wall-
known resident ot this city, J!"l at
her home on Olay street at 11 o'clock
Friday night
ilia* McKinnon was well advance;!
In years, having almost reached the
eightieth mile-stone In the Journey
ot life. She was born at the >!d
family home about seven mltos irom
Tbomasvllle and her whole life wa*
passed there with tbo exception ot
the last two years when she moved
with'her brother* to town. Miss Mc
Kinnon Joined the Presbyterian
church nt Boston a number of year*
ago and had nbv«r moved her-mem
bership from it She was a dovotod
Christian and lived her relWAn hi
her every day life, Miss McKinnon
Is survived by one 'sister Mrs Mc-
Ras of Mount Vernon and two broth
ers, Messrs. John A. and Duncan Mc
Kinnon of this city.—Thomaavlllo
Tlmcs-Entorprlec.
Atlanta, Ga.. November 4.—With
the price oI.iASh climbing iky high
and tho cotton crop throughout tee
South acknow$d(;ed to be very
short, the spinners tho world over are
In the marteUmStany substitute for
the long staple tor manufacturing
purposes.
This state ot affairs na s glvon a
now Impetus to toe market for “Ha
ters," ns they are commonly called,
which is that fibre which the cotton
oil mills ot 'hojtfiouth take from the
cotton eeed before crushing the same
to extract' the oil and grind tho cake
Into meal. This staple Is not very
long, but this year, on account of tho
splondld weather during which the
cotton hag been picked from tho
Holds, It launusually.free from stains
and of -ndmj$uje. spinning Quality.
Private John's Office.
“When I first decided to allow the
people of Tupelo, to use my name as
a candidate for Congress I went out
to a neighboring parish to speak,"
said Private John Allen to some
friends at the old Metropolitan hotel
In Washington recently.
. "An eld darkey came up to greet
me after th* meeting. 'Marse Allen,'
he said, Tse powerful glad to see
you. I'se known oh you sonse you
wui a babby. Know, yoh pappy long
befo' you—all wus hohn, too. He nseJ
tor hold do same offleb you got now.
I 'members how ho. held dot samo
office fo' years an' years.'
“What office do -you .mean, uncle,"
I asked, as'I never knew pop held
any office.
“ "Why, re office of candidate,
Marse John; >ph pappy was eandl-
Jdate fo' many yeahs.' !•—Nat lone I
As -a result, there are
Altop-Roblnson Woddln*.
New'Xprk, November 4.—Society
was Interested ■ today In the woddlng
of Miss Corlnne Robinson, tlnughtorj
igjkto and Mrs. DotigliiH Robinson
nlt>c« r 'CoJt T)><’Oflr^»» riooHtj-
volt, and Jowfph Ale op, n member of
the Connecticut State Seaato. The
New Principal Elected.
Savannah, Ga„ November 4.—Rev.
I. C.J. Dickens, of Vidalla, has been
lectori Principal of tbo First Con-
be done in Dr, Brunner's Interest
will he done by hie friends here. Dr.
Brunner Is considered peculiar)* fit
ted for this position.
Makes
the most nutritious
food and the most
dainty and delicious
No fretting over the biscuit
making. Royal Is first
aid to many a
1^ cook's success V
fwice-A-Weetc
sentatlve men of Savannah will ho
fellow guest* of the President at this
banquet. Among tbo dinar* will be
two bishops, RL Rev. Ben Kelley, ot
the Diocese ot 8avane ah, Catholic,
ah^ RL Bov. F. F. Reese, Bishop of
Georgia, EpIsqppgL
The souvenirs for the banquet are
to be most unique and of conaiderable
___ j value. At th# place of each guest will
'be found a handsome scarf pin bear-
Savannah, Nov. 4.—Savannah “ lng th 0 seal of the city of Savannah
ready to greet the Preaident of tlle |l n ensunol. It will be lettered to suit Ts ~7 g trahTarrlvedhsra at 1-1*
United States when he arrive# tel*; the^cci^oinjrhere^wlll^be^ souvenir mornlng> bnt lt Wm eight
Sumptuous Attairs In Homr of
President Taft.
t
evening at 7:30 o'clock on a special
train over the Central Railway. This
afternoon at 3 o'clock Mayor Georg©
Tieduman and a few other gentlemen
Including Collector or the Port Leak-
eai and National Republican Commit
teeman Henry Blun, Jr., left lor
■ Ogcochoc, a point on tho Central Rail
way where they will meet tho Presi
dent and come Into the city with him.
When the Preaident arrives he will
be accompanied by a delegation or
Central Hallway officials, headed by
Major J. F. Hanson, the v Pre*ldent,
who have been with him since he
first struck the Central lice* at Blft
mlngham on Wednesday morning.
The Incoming party wiU be met at
the train by Sarannahlans ln fifteen
automobiles headed by Col. G. Arthur
Gordon and accompanied by a brass
band. The procession will he formed
on tho sldo ot the depot and the line
of march to the home of General W.
W. Gordon taken up. The procession
will move down West Broad street to
Broughton, up Broughton to Drayton
and thence tofthe DeSoto Hotel. At
Oglethorpe avonuo and Drayton streets
the automobile containing President
Taft, Mayor Tledeman, General W.
W. Gordon and CapL Archibald W.
Butt, tbo President's Aide, will turn
Into Ogletborpe avenue and go to the
home of General Gordon on the corn
er of BuU street and. the avenue.
There the President will be enter
tained until the time comes for him
to attend the banquet at the DeSoto
Hotel at .nine o'clock.
This banquot will, bo attend
ed by 360 guest*/ ana will he tho
plates containing the seal of the city
also. The lco cream will be served - °' c,ook be,or * Mt ' Ta, ‘ Wt w,ear *
In silken bags which are to be re- ! He took breakfast at the reception
tabled as souvenirs. On the back of at the Hotel Baruett.
It will be a picture of the City Hall
and On the Inside cover will appear
a picture of the President There will
also be sovenlr* with the cigars.
The President after the banquet
will return to the home of General
Gordoi, bnt on Friday morning at 9
o'clock he le to start out again on a
round of entertainment He 1* to he
esoqrtedilowntherlveron the United
States Revenue Cutter Tamacraw and
after an honr on the water will again
bo placed fat an automobile and ac
companied by President Brown and
Mayor Tledeman win be taken for a
ride over Savannah’s famous automo
bile course. During this time he will
visit Bethos.la, where the orphan’s
home founded by Whitfield Is situat
ed and where the President will prob
ably make a short address, and the
county farm where the good behavior
convicts are worked. He will also
visit the Isle of Hope and see Bar
bee’s terrapin crawl where he Is to
be presented with three diamond
back terrapin.
As he leaves the home of General
Gordon on Friday morning the Pres
ident gill be greeted by the children
of the High School which Is directly
across Oglethorpe avenue from the
General’s home.
After leaving tne county farm .the
President will go to Thunderbolt
where he Is to be entertained at !
At ten-thirty tho President , de
livered an r address at the fair
grounds. The train left at 11:4*
for Bavannah.
Macon, Ga., November 4.-4A gen
uinely warm-hearted welcome was
given President Taft ln Macon today
when, as the guest of the State, and
city, he Joined In a parade to the
State Fair grounds and there deliver
ed an address from the grandstand.
Prior to hlg public appearance the
President had enjoyed a breakfast ot
fried chicken, waffles and batter-
cakea at tha homa of Congressman
Bartlett
Several companies of militia and
cadets escorted the President to the
fair grounds and from there to the
depot The streets through which the;
parade passed were handsomely dec
orated. A mammoth cotton arch at
the Intersection of Second and Cher
ry streets was one of the conspicu
ous features of the decorations.
The crowds constantly cheered the
President’s progress as his automo
bile pased along the line of march.
Mr. Taft enjoyed the demonstration
and bowed right nqd left In answer to
the enthusiastic cheers.
luncheon at cron. Tovjuncheon will
la« a mtl,vWo ■thl» S B_kni'- c» gjJRJ j Statesboro
event of tho President's stay ln Sa- ‘ b ® n, ( j the place of Mr. J. W. Hondrlcks, the
vannali. Mayor George W. Tledeman, •£«<>» «it 1.41 ottook to cattch .I prei ,nt Palpal, who ha. tendered
who will sit upon the President’s left, troj^o^harleston^^out^fron^^—
will be the toastmaster. On the right
of the President will be sestet Mr.
W. R. Leaken, the Collector of the
Port and the personal representative
of the President In Savannah.
Jndge Samuel B. Adams, at the con
clusion of the dinner will deliver
an address of welcome to the Presl-
uent The only out of town speaker
wlU be the President himself who
wUl epeak last Secretary of War
Dickinson was to have responded to
the toast “The Army,” but he will
not be here so his place will be taken
fay Cot Dan Kingman, the United
a strenuous time ln Savannah, but It
Is hoped he will find lt a pleasant
Peary Is the official north pole
discoverer. Tho National Geogra
phic Society yesterday examined his
proofs and voted him a gold medal.
John M. Smyth Died Today.
Chicago, Nov. 4-!-John M. Smylth,
the millionaire merchant prominent The Society announces that lt Is now
citizen and « power ln politics^ died ready to examine Dr. Cook's proofs,
this morning. Mr. Smyth was 111.and th# doctor ought to turn thsm
only a week. ! over at ones.
stop of Ills Ujh months’ trip through
tho. South puriihaoing tho llntors of
fered for 'aIr.In and around this mar-
»«•
Ized allk a«F manufactured
articles of wear and linked
Into this country. Those llntors
are not sold for spinning purpose*
are manufactured hi this country In
to ,cloth, felts, made up Into mat
tresses and used aa a padding for
comforts.
The sale of ‘Hater*," another most
Interesting by-product of the cotton
eeed, now a most Important part ot
the cotton crop, has only been de
veloped In the Sooth a few years, bnt
Is rapidly taking lt* place among the
by-products which are now so uni-
Washington, D. C., Nov.'" >mF»>
having reached the North Pole,
Commander Robert E. Peary was
yesterday voted a gold medal by
the National Geographical Society.
The board of managers ot the so
ciety accepted unanimously tho re
port of Its subcommittee of scien
tists who had examined the ex
plorer’s records and proofs, and
found thorn to be conclusive of his
claim that he had reached the pole.
The society adopted a resolution
that the question ot whether or not
any oxplorer reached the North
Pole prior to 1909 slmll be referred
to a sub-committee ot experts with
authority to send for papors or make
such Journeys as may be necessary
to Inspect original records. This In
dicates that the Bocloty proposes ss
soon as possible to pass upon tho
records of Dr. Frederick A. Cook.
Th* scientist* will spare no ex
pense In order that they may be
convinced on this point Dr. Cook
will ho advised Immediately of the
society's action. , rt&jjgkskf‘3Sa
At' the meeting of tho board of
managera there wero present fifteen
men. all prominent ln the scientific
world. After the report ot tho sub
committee was submitted there was.
n debate lasting more than two
hours, but finally the board voted
unanimously to accept the report ot
the threo experts, who believed
without any question of doubt that
Commander Ponry reached the
North Polo Apr'l 6, 1909.
In nddltlon to awarding Comman
der Peary a special gold medal as a
-II of the highest honor the so
ciety esn beHtnw upon him. It was
also fle.cli:,--’. (hat. a medal he given
'a I'a-at. ,p. A- Ilartletl. who was
decilrl'l by (ho society to Tito <H§-
... ... , ! plftyed F<‘'tni'in.nhfp, porttnacl-
wedding took Place at the home o* ; oui e(fort „„„
tho brides family and was a quiet during the Peary Arctic expedition,
affair, aa the Robinson family In !n: '
mourning. _ j Dp , Brunl1 er Endorsed.
Filed Petition for Re-Hearing. I Ga - November 4.-Dr.
Chicago, Nov. 4—-Chief Council : w - F ' Bn ‘ nner ' olt » Hra ' r »
Miller for John Walsh today filed ba * boen ® n,Ior ** d »• * member of
] FRESH SEEDS,
V* '
[ Seeds That Grow.
Brooks County Seed Oats and Rye,
■ Texas Seed Oats,
J Ruta Baga and Turnips, Onion Sets, red
15 and white. Barley. Seed Wheat.
Ingram & Ramsey
School Books, Drugs and Seed.
VALDOSTA, - - GEORGIA.
BROUGHT THE MONEY BACK.
U. D. C. Money Not to Pay For Schol
arship In Mixed 8chool,
Savannah, Ga., November 4.—Mrs.
L. H. Rafales, who represented tho
Georgia Division Daughters of tho
Confederacy at the general conven
tion when It met at Houston, Texas,
hat returned home, bringing with her
the sum donated by the Georgia Di
vision to pay for a scholarship ln the
Columbia University. Mrs. Ralnee
would not pay for the scholarship
when she Aland that both races at
tended the college.
It Is expected the Georgia Division
will buy a scholarship In the State
University and present lt to some de
serving Georgia youth Instead of giv
ing it to the Columbia Institution.
A Literal Distinction.
-^Isbop Potter was known a* quite a
wR, and often took delight ln turn,
log hi* humor loose on Ms associates,
but here Is an Instance where the
Joke, although quite unintentional,
was on tho bishop. Ho was to preach
at a certain parish In the West la
the evening, and the congregation
was not a little amused at the some
what ablguoos announcement of their
worthy pastor, who saM:
“Remember our special service
next Sunday afternoon. The Lord
will be with us during the morning
services, and Bishop Potter In the tu
rning."—From Success Magazine.
*18,000,000 Worth of Cotton.
Savannah, On, November 4.—Tho
value of the cotton In the harbor or
Bavannah today Is more than -18,000,-
000. Never fn the history of the port
ha* there been such a valuable lot
of cotton hero.
appllcat'on for re-hearing before
the federal circuit court Tbs pe
tition charges Innumerable errors.
The many friends of Mr. John
Cowart of Plnetta, Fla., will be
pleased lo know that' he la con
valescing after a severe attack of
pneumonia. He te
his premiss* and It
soon ho
the Board of Trustees of th. State
Sanitarium at MUledgevllle by th.
Savannah Board or Trade, the Sa
vannah Cntton Exchange and the
Board of County Commissioners.
These resolutions will be sent on to
the governor and everything that can
be don* In Dr.
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