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$HR ATHENS BANNER a "7TASDAY- tfOftKmQ DECEMBER 13.1892
Such a lay out of
The season is nearing
not mind it. Money
BARGAINS were never witnessed in Athens and may likely never be seen agiin. Thousands upon thousands of articles are put on the Bargain Counters,
the end. Everything goes at a sacrifice. MAX JOSEPH will be the talk of the town. Many ugly remarks will be made about my reckless prices, but I will
for the goods is what I want—the chances are yours.
Cloaks.
A s can be seen daily in the streets,
the most stylish goodB brought out
th's season, is now an aok:.ow"»dged
fact and this assertion can be verified
by the huudreds of ladies who availed
themselves of the opportunity of pro-
cnrine 1st the handsome, and second
the prices.
re - Is a BIG CLOAK SALE for this w< ek
Ladies’ fine Jackets at 2 50; worth
6 00,
Ladies fine Scotch mixture suiting
Jackets at 6 00, wor;h 10 00,
Ladies Imporied Fre ch Cloth
English-made Coats at 10 00, very
fine, and actually worth 22 50. Those
aie garments that created such a stir
in the ci'y lately.
1 lot MBs Cepe, New Markets.
2 < 0, worth 4 00 and 5 00,
FUR CAPKS, 23 fine black Satin
lined Capes,w’th 8 50 to 9 00 at 5 00.
21 elegant Fur C pes worth 5 00
and 6 00 at 2 50.
10 can8 Fruits,Vegetables and Berries
for 1 00.
Here is the assortment.
1 can peaches,
1 can Pine Apples,
1 can Tomatoes,
1 can Okra and Tomatoes,
1 can Squash,
1 can Damsons,
1 can English Gages;
1 can Egg Plum,
1 can Succotash,
1 can Raspberries or Blackberries
Not more tbf n three dollars worth
to one custonu-r Lay in yonr sup •
plies tor the holidays.
GROCERIES.
20 lbs granu’at d Sugar for 1 00;
6 lbs green Coffee for ICO;
5 lbs finest choice Rio for 1 00,
12 bars Soap for 25 cents,
Assorted Pickles 10c per jar,
Assorted Jellies 20c—large tumbler.
Starch 5 cents per pound,
English Breakfast Tea 25c per lb.
Oolo g Tea 25cents a ib,
500 barrels Magnolia Flour—25lbs
!or 50 cents; 50 Tbs for 1 Oo or 3 85
' barrel.
ICO >acks Dream Flour—I wi 1 sell
15 lb^ for 45c: 50 lbs for 90c; 1(0 »bs
’or 2 00, or 3 40 a barrel.
Mince Meat put up in tins, baskets,
> r jars at less price than your grocer
asks.
Crackers sr.d ( akes.
Soda Crackers 4 lbs for 25c
Ginger Snaps 3 lbs far 25 cen's,
Lemon Cakes 3 lbs for 25 cents,
Milk Biscnits 2£ lbs for 25 cts.
Graham Wafers 2 lbs for 25 cts.
Canned Goods—Assortment Fruits,
Fe'ries and Vegetable *, 8 cans for
1 0 J or 4 cans for 50 cents.
Sing'e widtn Cashmere at 7£c. yd.
Good quality Blenching at 3$c yd.
)-4 Shi J "
10-4 Sheeting at 12$c yard;
Good quality Ginghams at 5c yard.
Outing F annels at 3£c yard;
Cray Twilled Flannel at 7£c yard,
Yard-wide Sea Island at 4c yard,
Lonsdale Cambric at 8c yard;
Scotch Plaid Dress Goods 3£c yd,
10 4 Sheeting at 15 cents,
Double-width Cashmere at 10 c^.
Boys’ Kneo Pan‘s t 25c pair,
Towels at 2£ cents each.
50 gross Buttermilk Soap 5c cake.
SPECI AL SALE OF
25 pieces navy blue alPwoo’ Serges
49 cen s yard, worth 75c.
24 pieces 54-inch Broadcloths at 90
cents a yard, worih 1 25.
Great values will be offered in our
Si k, Velvet and Dress Trimming De
partment.
100 dozen colored silk handkerchiefs
o ly 25 cnts each,
150 dozen Ladies’ fancy bordered
handkerchiefs at 5 cents each, worlb
10 cents.
Great Redaction in Prices
Blankets and Comforts!
150 pieces double width Henrietta
cloths at 10 cents yard,
36 pieces doub e English whipcords
at 22^ cents a yard,
38 pieces pin checks and English
tweeds at 25 cents a yard,
28 pieces colored storm Serges at
25 cents a yard,
16 pieces illuminated storm Serges
at 33 cents a yard,
50 pieces of all wool fancy Cheviots
at 39 cents a yard, worth 50c
f
Large size white blankets at 1 25,
worth 1 25;
Large size white blankets at 1 75,
w rth 2 50;
Large size white blankets at 3 50,
worth 5 00,
Large size wl-ite blankets at 5 (0
wor h 7 5U, *
Extra large size white blankets at
7 50, worth 10 00
Remarkable iLducements now offered
to buy your
Knit Underwear,
56 dozen gents’ natural mixed
shirts and drawees, only 35c each,
worth 50.
60 dozen gents’ soft merino shirts
and drawers, only 35c each.
72 dozen gents’ heavy natural and
fancy colored shirts and drawers, only
15c each, worth 65c,
50 dozen gents’ heavy tan and
brown wool shirts and drawers, silk
fronts, only 65c, worth 1 00,
40 doz ^n odd sizes all wool under
shirts and drawers in natural and
scarlet, worth from 1 25 to 150: on
bargain counter this sale for 76 cents
each;
60 dozen gen’s’ fine camel’s hair
shirts and drawers, only 98 cts each,
worth 1 50;
46 dozen gents’ all woo' fancy neg
ligee shirts at 75c each,
as I have the largest and best se’ect-
ed stock I ever had, and all marked
at ridiculously low prices
60 dozen extra heavy knit and out
ing flannel negligee shirts at only45c;
65 dozen ladies’ heavy white ribbed
vests at 25c each; worth 40c;
60 ladies’ heavy white merino vests
and pants at 35 cen’ a each, worth 50,
72 dozen ladies’ ratnral wool ribbed
vests, only 50c, worth 1 00,
48 dozen ladi s’ fancy flannel Em
press waists and Russia a blouse waists
just received Prices vf ry low.
96 fancy handle silk serge Umbrel
las at 1 25, worth 2 00,
200 dozen assorted suspenders worth
from 40 to 75c, at 23c a pair,
500 dozen men’s silk scarfs, tec-ks
and four-in-hand at 25 cents each
worth 50 cents;
I offer some Special Bargains.
500 business men’s suits at 2 25,
376 men’s Cheviot and' Cashmere
suits at 7 75;
500 men’s imported Cassimere suits
at 10 00, Sold; everywhere at 12 50;
375 men’s single ai.d double breast
ed suits at 12 60. Sold everywhere
at 20 00.
Men’sOvercoats!
Men’s Overcoats!
An elegant velvet collar Melton
coat for 6 50,
Fine imported blue, brown and
b’ack heaver English box coat at
12 50, former price 15 00.
Boys’ overcoats with capes at 2 00,
sold everywhere at 4 00;
Boys’ school suits at 3 00, worth
5 00.
Boys’ school suits at 1 25, worth
3 00.
GENERAL NEWS.
Some of th© farmers of Washing t
county have cotton on hand that v«
made last year.
Atlanta, during the past summer n
early- fall, has experienced few
failles than she ever known in b
history.
Ten acres of land Inside fof Mao<
were advertised to be sold to thehighe
bidder yesterday. It iathe David Fla
ders home place, located in East Maco
ang in 1834 he gave Gov. Wilson Lum;
kin $9 for the ten acres, as the dec
shows. To-day it is worth over $20;
On last Monday night J. C Bryan
Reynolds lost his residence by fire,
succeeded in saving most of his f urnitu
but everytheing in the dining and sto:
rooms was lost. Mr; Bryan bad ju
finished having his house remodel
and painted. It is supposed to ha
caught from a defective flue.
It is said that the dairy business in t'
vicinity of Augusta is when well mana.
td, a profitable one. One firm hs
estimated that it taken in $25 a day, (
whioh $12 can be safely computed t
clear g tin. A member of the concer
says: “The secret of our success :
simple. My partner and myself atten
to everything ourselves, and save accoi
dingly.”
Maggie C. McWilliams, a resident <
Pratt Street, and youngest daughter <
David McWilliams, a planter of pron
inence in DeKalb, who died seven
years'ago, has entered a breach of prn
isa suit against James N. Clay, a farm*
at Decatur, in which she asked for $10
000. The two are second oousinB. Tt
girl claims that she was led astray t
Clay three years ago through promt:
of marriage.
It is expected that a sensation-will t
precipitated when the United Stati
court connenes in Augasta the thir
Monday in this month. It is reporte
that Tom Watson and his followers hay
determined to prosecute a number c
people in Richmond county upon th
accusation of lllega voting and resorl
ing to bribery and eyen intimidatin
voters in the recent election. Mi
Watson is going to exert every effort t
regain his lost seat in coDgrasa.
MAX JOSEPH.
A MIDNIGHT SOIREE
BOLD ROBBERY.
Broken up by the Sudden Appear
ance of the Police.
About twelve o’clock Wednesday
night there came a telephone message
to police headquarters.
It was from Lucy Cobb Institnte and
asked that a couple of officers be sent
at once to the Institute.
Officers Hayes and Davis mounted
their horses and sped away. They a]
preached tbe Institute carefull?*J)£t
their game sniffed danger in tbe
and were gone before they could catoh
them.
The appearance of the police broke
up tbe fun, for it was a regular mid-
night^break down and soiree that the
boys were enjoying in a large hall of
one' of tbe buildings not used by tbe
Institute.
The music of tbe fiddle, banjo, kazoo,
and tin can was blended in exquisite
harmony, and the shuffling of many
feet suddenly ceased their noise when
the offioers appeared.
When they got there, "they felt like
one who treads alone some banquet hall
deserted,” for the game was fled’
This is the latest wrinkle in practical
jokes. It used to be painting the goats;
then it was "Tub” serenades, now it
has gotten down to the midnight kan-
kan soiree. _
A Negro Coes into [the House of Mr.
Henry West.
Yesterday morning about day light
the house of Mr. Henry West on
Dougherty street was broken into and
a lot of qnilts and blanket! stolen.
The police were notified, and Messrs.
McKie, Moon and Scdde’h went to
work up tbe case and capt ire the thief.
It was not long before they snspicioned
Andrew Cole as the negro whi wan ed
re cover daring the cold nights, and
they arrested him and mi>e a search
for the missing property and found it
stored away in Andaew’s house. He
wis brought to the oalaboise and lock
ed up and a warrant takea out by Mr.
West.
Andrew was carried up to the HI
yesterday evening to awa t his depart
ure for the chain-gang.
One of the quilts wai pnzed very
highly, as it was made by the late Mrs.
Lampkin just a short wh'le before her
last sickness.
TALK ABOUT THE MESSAGE.
FLORIDA ORANGES ABROAD.
MB. R. R. SAULTER
Died at his Home Near Athens on
Thursday Night.
Uncle Dick S&ulter, as he was fa-
.. miliarly called died at his home near
Athens on Thursday night.
He had been quite sick for several
weeks, and for years has been afflicted
* and In feeble health. Mr. Saulter was
a native of Walton county, but had
THE ATHENS SAVl.ibS BASK.
Hon. R. B. Russell Was Its Organizer
and First Cas iler.
spent the greater part of his life in this
olty. He was a most kind-hearted and
clever man, end according to bis means,
was exceedingly liberal, never turning
away from his door any needy appli
cant. He was true to his frlendB, and
was honest and courteous in bis deal
ings. Mr. Sanlter had been sick for
ie weeks and was frequently visited
by ministers and Christian men of the
eity. To one of our ministers he stated
that he was at peace with God—saying
that he had entered this state about two
months ago, The remains will be
bnried in this city today.
In the large trade isau i‘, of the Ban
ner, which went out Tuesday morning,
there was an article abo it the Savings
Bank which said that Mr. W. A. Gil’e-
land was its first oashier. This was a
■4 mistake, as we have sines learned that
/ Mr. K. B, Bussell was the first cashier
and one of the organizers of the Sav-1
logs Bank.
The information about Mr. ^Gilleland |
being the first cashier w a not obtained
from any one of tbe offlo irs of tbe bank,
but was written from memory of the
first starting of the ba ik. Mr. R. B
Russell is foremost in a great m«.ny of
our enterprisES and doss a great deal
towards building up our city. Tn<
Saving Bank is doing a great deal oi
good in our city, and U helping man}
of ocr citizens to build themselves i
comfortable home.
What Congressmen Have to Say of'
Some of the President’s Views.
Wa-hington, Dec. 8 —Senator Gray
when interviewed on tbe message said
in regard to tbe President’s Force bill
views: "In answer to that we will
wipe out the entire system of Federal
sup.u visors of elections.”
■nator Teller thought the President’s
ion in reg i:d to silver illogical.
Mr. Holman opposes the proposal f»
repeal tbe Sinking Fund law. So does
Mr. Sayers, of Tex is.
Mr. Hooker, of Mississippi, com
mended tbe utterances in regard to tbe
Nicaragua Canal.
Mr. Hill, of Illinois, is especially
pleased with the President’s attitude
towards Canada.
Mr-Tracey, of New York, said he
was uot so confident as the President
that free coinage cf silver on an agreed
international ratio would promote pros
it rity\
Mr. Williams, of Massachusetts,
thought the President’s silver utteran
ces inconsistent and that tbe only check
■hat would have any iifluence on the
ntornational conference or on the sil
ver question was tbe repeal of the silver
purchase act of 1890.
Mr. Walker, of Massachusetts, said be
thought the President’s utterances on
silver wise, while Mr. Bland remarked:
| "The same old Eorg.”
A Sale of the Fruit in London Proves
Highly Satisfactory.
New York, Doc. 9.—A private dis
patch from London contains informa
tion of the sale there of 4,000 out of 9,56fi
boxes of Florida oranges shipped by the
Steamer Ethelwood from Fernandina
Nov. 17.
This steamer was the first one to carry
to England direct a cargo of Florida
oranges, the object of the attempt being
to provide an outlet for domestic or
anges in European markets.
The EthelWood encountered very
rough weather, and in consequence was
obliged to close her hatches, and this
caused a good part of the cargo to land
in au unsound condition.
Out of 4,000 boxes sold, 2,000 were
sound and these sold at $2.45 and $3.50
for bright fruit, russets selling at $1,50
to $2. There were about 700 boxes in
an unsound condition that sold from
$1.75 to $2.50.
The remaining 700 were in a very un
sound condition, and sold for from 50
cents to $1.75, the total average <5f the
sale being $2.26 per box. Considering
the condition of the cargo, and the
condition of the English orange market,
which is at present supplied with or
anges from Brazil, Valencia and Jaffa,
these resnlts will be highly satisfactory
to all concerned, and will settle the
question of the practicability of ship
ping cargoes direct.
REORGANIZING THE CENTRAL.
A HAPPY MAN.
THE DOCTOR GO WRQN1
Col. C. W. Baldwin and Bride Will Re
turn Tonight.
CoL Charles Warren Baldwin and
bride will reach Athens this evening
on tbe B. & D. R. B. together with his
numerous friends who accompanied
him to Huntington, West Va., to be
present at the Wedding last Wednes
day evening. From a dispatch received
from Col. Baldwin while in Washing
ton City which says, “We are the hap
piest couple in Washington City. Have
already been taken for Grover Cleve
land and wife.” Any one coaid i:
ine that our old friend Charlie is enjoy
ing married iife. Athens will weL
the kind hearted and jovial Col. ^/lid-
win and his beautiful sad accomplished
bride in a proper manner.
putt’s Pills banish bUioi
The Rev. Dr. Lowe Has Skipped th
County—Hois Badly Wanted.
Another prominent physioi&n and
preacher gone wrong.
Dr.Lowe, well-known as a practic
ing physician and pro icher, has skipped
for parts not at present known to tb»'
people who want him.
He is said to be gniity of a good many
little things, which are contrary to law
and order, and the g lod morals of our
conutry.
Hois said to haze borrowed some
money without the consent of the mah
who earned it. Healso borrowed money
with no intention of paying it back, he
bought corn, oats and other articles of
produce, whioh he did not expeot or in
tend to pay for.
In fact the Reverb gentleman is a
high flyer in more respects than one.
He is said to deal largely in counterfeit
money, and is thought to have gone to
New York after a new supply of the
carious money. Anyway the gentle
man is wanted, and wanted badly in
this immediate part of the moral vine
yard.
Messrs. John N. Shields and John
Perry, two of his victims say they in
tend to move the earth and a part of
another planet or get him.
And they may succeed.—Danielsville
Monitor.
A Plau on Foot to Bring the Old Road Oat
Again. .
New York, Dec. 9.—The plan for
the reorganization of thp Georeia Cen
tral railroad has been practically agreed
upon between tbe creditors of tbe road
and its directors, and it will be formally
announced in a week or ten days.
The committee of directors appointed
to confer with the outside finance com-
iqittee, Tiave left for their homes.
is learned that this plan will involve
scaling down of interest on tbe
is of the road and anew issneof first
.tgage bon is sufficient to retire the
t mortgage 7 par cent, bonds, whiph
mature January 1st, also to take up “■*
floating debt.
~ The new bonds will bear 5 per cent,
interest. An issue of new preferred
stock--is also contemplated in the plan
for the nurposo of strengthening .the
junior sectmtite of the company. The
txinds maturing Jan. 1 will be exchang
ed dollar for dollar with new 5 per cent,
bonds, bat some of the janior bonds wili
have to accept 75 per cent, of their par
value, the difference to be made up in a
bonus of preferred stock.
The floating debt of the road now car
ried by JL S. Hollins & Co. , and the
Mutual Life Insurance company will
also be taken no by the issue ofthe new
mortgage bonds. Jo Vi ;
It is said that tbe $4,200,000 of the
road’s common stock held by the Rich
mond Terminal, company is not to be
dealt with in any wav.
i it An Extension to Savannah.
New York, Deo. 9.—It isstated that
the Florida Central and Peninsula road
has succeeded in placing its bonds to
build Die extension to Savannah with
syndicate headed by -Vennillye & Co.
at about 92^. These bonds will be
cancel mortgage on the whole propel
at the rate of $13,009 per mile, enougi
being reserved to take up the under
lying bonds and first prof erred'accumu
lative stock.
^They will probably be offered to the
‘pfiblic in the early part of next year,
T r new Fleming buildirg on Clay
ton s rest is going up very fast.
A LIQUOR WAR-
Retailers and Wholesale Dealers Clash lu
Augusta ou Election Closing.
Augusta, G.%, Dec. 9.—There is a
fight on between the wholesale and re
tail liquor dealers in Augusta. A recent
city law prohibits the selling of liquor
or the opening of shops on election days.
Wednesday the municipal election was
held for councilmen, and the retailers,
in obedience to the law, closed their
places, but the wholesalers kept open
and did business. -
The retailers thought this was an im
position on them, as the wholesalers
wers catching their jug trade. After a
consultation they determined to report
all wholesale houses found open. A
committee walked the streets and noted
all places open and made a report to the
police. Eleven cases were reported.
The trial of the violators was held
before Recorder Pierce. According to a
strict construction of the law they were
found guilty, and E. R. Schneider was
fined $200, L. A. R. Reab, Beane and
Savage, A. W. Stubb. Moore and Shew-
make were each fined $100.
There are five other cases yet to be
tried. The wholesalers have paid the
fine, and they gave notice that they
would certiorari the cases and appeal to
a higher court. They claim that the lo
cal law does not include them, but des
ignates the retailers only.
THE QUEER STORY.
The Ohio Murderess* Fast.
Columbus, Dec. 9.—“Big Liz,” tha
Cincinnati murderess, who fasted eight
days, is rapidly succumbing to exhaus
tion, and cannot speak above a whisper.
She spends all the time sulking in her
bed and grows angry whenever food is
offered her. Sho is becoming quite"
solicitous about her condition, and anx
iously asks the other female convicts
whether they think she will be able to
hold out until sho triumphs over the
Warden's bread and water nourish
ment." Three days have been added to
Che original penalty for misconduct,
making thirteen for her to eat nothing
until next Monday morning if she wins
the contest. Her condition seems to in
dicate an early collapse, and its is prob
able that she will either submit to
bread and water or die before Monday.
Farmer Slack and the Government.
West Superior, Wis., Dec. 9.—“Far
mer” Slack, against whom Secre
tary Noble is said to have made tbe
charge of wrongful disposition of 10,-
000,000 feet of government timber while
in charge of the Fond du Lac reserva
tion, cannot be fOnnd at his home in
this city,. G. E. Robinson, his brother-
in-law, says there is no truth in the
story. He adds' that Stack, when be
returned from the office, had the books
carefully checked up, and tbe govern
ment accepted his accounts as correct.
FROM BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
A Man From Virginia Fqua's Steve
Erodie’S Feat-
w York, Deo 9.—This afternoon
a man scaled the rail of tbe Brooklyn
bridge snd jumped into tbe river, and
was picked np by & small boat, app -
rently uninjured* Tbe man was Daniel
McCluskey, thirty-seven years old, of
Roanoke, Va. He is an Englishman
He came here from Virginia last Fri
day* This afternoon, while on the pas
senger walk of the bridge, about 200
feet from the Brooklyn end, he sudden
ly climbed down in the carriage way,
clambi red on tbe rails and jumped
The river police patrol p’cked him up
and sent him to the hospitsl. When
ask* d why he jumped,
THE MON2TARY CONFERENCE.
die Question of Reassembling Left to the
Respective Governments.
Brussels, Dec. 9.—When the interna
tional monetary conference adjourns at
the end of next week, it wili probably
leave the respective governments repre
sented to decide whether or not it shall
reassemble in January.
The American and other bimetallic
delegates will- try to obtain from the
conference a recommendatian to all the
governments to allow from a year to
eighteen months to elapse before taking
any active measures toward changing
the present currency policy.
The advocates of this recommenda
tion have in view the possible improve
ment in general monetary position.
Professor Andrews, the American
delegate, who is president of Brown
University, will be invited as a Demo
crat and personal friend of President
elect Cleveland, to inform the confer
ence as to the probable attitude of the
coming Washington government toward
silver.
Which a Young Englishman Tells of
Life In America.
Richmond, Va., December 9 —Start
ling and sensational developments ere
promised in tbe case of John F. Swine-
bnrne, a young Englishman, who re
cently left Chesterfield far England,
after having disposed of thousands of
dollars sent him by his mother. He
came to America in response to an ad
vertisement of a Montreal concern
offering to secure positions for young
Englishmen desirous of learning
American methods of farming. Ar
riving in Montreal be was sent to Cov
ington, Vs., where he fell in with a
man from this city, a representative of
an excellent family, who induced
Swineburn to go to Centraiia, five mile3
from Richmond,. for instruction in
American poultry raising. Swineburne
received large sums from hi3 wealthy
mother, but this rapidly disappeared
and Lis health failed him. Friends be
came interested. A week ago he start
ed for bis home in England. He had
been kept systematically drunk, it ap
pears, for som9 time p&9t and for two
weeks before departure, his liquor bad
been drugged.
C. B. Richardson, who accompanied
Swineburn to NeW York, has an affida
vit made by Swineburne, in whioh he
states that his life at Centraiia was
clouded in mystery and to tbe beBt of
his knowledge he wa3 being slowly
poisoned.
A PLAN FuB THE CENTRAL
Has Been Practically Agreed Upon
Nvw York, Deo. 9 —A plan tor the
reorganization of the Georgia Centr 1
railroad has been practically agreed
upon between the creditors of the road
aod its directors. It will iuvdve a
scaling down of interest on tbe bonded
debt of the road, atd a new issue of first
mortgage bonds sufficient to retire the
first moi tgag: 7 per cent, bonds which
mature Jan. 1, atdalso to take up tbe
floating debt. The new bonds will bear
5 per ceLt interest,. An hnue of new
preferred stock is also contemplated iq
the planter the purpose of strengthen
ing tbe junior securities of the compa
ny. Bonds maturing January 1 will be
t xohanged dollar fer dollar with the
new bonds, bat some of tbe holders Qf
iunior bonds mu3t accept 75 per cBnt
of their par value, the difference to be
made up ia tbe issue of preferred stock.
The floating debt of tbe road is now*
carried, by Messrs. H. B. Hollins & Co ,
Woodward <fc Stillman, E. Rillins
_ , _ McCluskey
ssid: “They were going to hangm* . I
saw the scaffold they had built for ma -, r „ „ ™. ^ TO ., _ ,
on the bridge. D n’t know what they - ^ orse « E. YY. Denniston, YY:1. on, Col-
wanted to hang me for. I have done' st0D * Co., and the Equitable Life In-
nothiiig wroDg.” Being asked if he [ S ri noe con panv. They will also be
riT MoC'udtey'° Br ° die ’ ‘ YeB> ” acBW0r - j taken up by the issue of new first mort-
A 2-year-old negro child of Jim Hod
comb, a colored blacksmith of Powde
Springs, was very badly burned at
the face and hands Sunday night. Th{
child got bold of a piece of bobbine
used for a table spread and wasplayinjl
alone about the fire with the sprea
over its bead when it caught fire an
was completely burned up on the child’ 1
head. The screams of the child brongl
the parents from an adjoining room i
time to prevent its clothing from beinl
burned from itB body. The child is li\
ing but is in a very critical condition.
South Carolina’s Prohibition Fight.
Columbia, S, C , Dec. 9.—The prohi
bition bill was the special order in the
House of Representatives tonight The
advocates of the bill went tbeie deter
mined to have a vote on tbe question,
but despite their supposed strength
they failed. They had loaded the bill
down with long amendments, and they
offered eleven sections together, as a
substitute. It took one honr to read
them and then tbe antis declared tbat
they coaid not vote intelligently with
out having these amendments printed.
Mr. Nettlee, tbe prohibition leader,
charged that the antis were trying to
kill the bill by fillibnstering and de
clared tbe prohibitionists would have a
vote on the bill before adjournment.
The motion to print, however, prevail
ed by a large vote, and further debate
was adjourned until tomorrow night.
One of the proposed amendments is to
appropriate $50,000 to set the prohibi
tion machinery in motion, and it is be
lieved that this will have great influ
ence against the measure. Tonight the
antis are jubilant and declare they will
win the fight.
A Family Poisoned.
Cahrolton, Ga., Deo. 9.—A whole
sale poisoning occurred near here yes
terday. Dr. William Gaulding, a phy
sician of this city and tbe Thud party
nominee for ordinary cf Carroll county,
and foup^aembers of his family, were
poisoned by eating souce or pressed
meat,;:) The family ate vety heartily of
the meat for supper and very soon aT
five were taker?Violently ill. Dr. J. W.
Hallmun was sent for, and after a hard
night’s work a!! got better. The meat
was old, but no other reason is given
A.W. Wimberly was arrestpd.^
Augasta Tuesday night for robbing tt
mails. Wimberly is well known i
Augusta as a very shrewd man, one <
the sharpest of his race. He is aspirinj
and canning. He was appointed maf
ing clerk by Postmaster Denning an
has held the position steadily. F<
some time valuable leters have bee
missing and suspicion pointed at Wiui
b-rly. He was watched. InspeoU
Baird was put on the case. Some tin
ago he visited Augusta and baited Wim
burly with a valuable letter. He bit. j
disappeared. Another letter ”was fe
him. He bad caught on. He did m
bite. All others that dropped in h
way were not touched. Wimberly ha
found out that an inspector was in t
city and he was not to be caught nappin
Mr. Baird had to De more cautious
He allowed Wimberly’s supicion to
allayed. Tuesday he came to August
again. Wimberly found a nice fa
letter in the mail. He got it. It ws
lift unmolested a day and not sent o
its way. When Wimberly’s time to
departing came the letter went wit
him.ngAnd then be showed his cunninj
He changed the money for other so th:
he would not be caught with bait tha
could be identfied by the suspector. H
had been caught in the act through an
was arrested. Tuesday night he ws
locked np and guarded.
Tommie, the 3-year-old son of W.
Partain of Cold water, Hart county, wo
fatally burned a day or tv. '"— "'
The King’s Daughters of Mko^.
undertaken to build a home for
friendless and are meeting with gre
success.
C. D. Hammond’s barn burned\Moi
day night at Green’s Cat, near August
Six horses were burned to death. It
not known whether it was insured <
not. The loss is not stated.
Howard Ellis, a well known youn
business man of Atlanta, died Sunda
night* He was a member of O’Conno:
Ellis & Co., and was a lieutenant in th
Gate City Guard.
Threading lawyers of the legislate
have just been called in consnltatio
with Gov. Northen on the world’s fa
appropiation. They agrees' that
appropriation cannot censtitutionali
be‘&&le by the legislature.
negroes had a frolic Saturda
night at St. John’s chnrcb, near Ss
Hill’s plantation in Coweta county
when "Doc” Hill and Andrew Goodwy
became involved in an alternation,
fight followed, in which Hill was killi
by.Goodwyn.
Messrs Arnold and Stewart have de
cided to open a bank at Maoon on Jai
Lpext, and have begun work on tli
new back building with as many hand
as can fiad room to work. The ban
gage bonds.
why it should have been poison. Thefe
is some little talk of poison being put
up by the issue of new first mort- i EQea * ; oe coffee by an enemy. The from D- X, Sanders.
family sure all better.
will begin operation with a capital c
$50,000.
There have Deen four fires ha the uppe
part of Taliaferro county within th
last few weeks. It each case a gin wa
bu ne2.-» Two of these burned 1 e
to James R. Asburry, one cf thei
being one which he recently bough
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