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Epitomized Items of Interest
Gathered at Random.
Body Found After Long Search.
The body of Rev. J. L. Anderson,
the Methodist minister who was
drowned near Eilijay some time ago,
aas been finally recovered.
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Cotton Burned at Montezuma.
Sunday morning at 3 o'clock the
cotton warehouse of Patrick & Mead¬
ows at Montezuma was destroyed by
fire. About two hundred bales ol cot¬
ton were virtually consumed, but fully
Insured; no insurance on the ware¬
house. The salvage will probably
reach $500. The cause of the fire is
unknown.
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Admitted Crime, But is Cleared.
The jury at Thomasville, in the
cast of .1 B. Barrow, accused of the
murder of bis mother-in-law, Mrs. Min¬
nie Parish, ori December 29, brought
in a verdict of not guilty.
The jury was out for fifteen hours.
Harrow is an engineer of the Atlantic
Coast Line and on the day of the trag¬
edy attempted to kill his wife. Har¬
row had confessed the killing to sev¬
eral people, and for this reason the
verdict caused a sensation.
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Frost Given “Parsifal.”
The engagement of the Metropoli¬
tan. opera house company, rendering
“Parsifal” In Atlanta, was a financial
failure, as a result of the unusually
high prices charged, and the fact that
the same company was seen in other
cities not so largo as Atlanta at much
lower figures. This fact became known
in Atlanta and the people simply re- !
fused to he treated in a way that they
deemed unfair and remained away
Horn the performance.
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Road from Albany to Florida.
Following the petition of tin' Alabny
and Northern railroad, filed a few days
ago with the secretary of state, to
extend its road from Albany to Col
quitt, In Miller county, notice is now
given of the intention of the Albany
and St. Andrews Railroad company
to apply for a charter to build a rail¬
road from Albany to St. Andrews,
F'a., touching at Nev. ton. Colquitt and
Donaldse-;,>;1Jlf;.
Short Line to Ocean.
It • is reported in Columbus that the
Central of Georgia railway is pre¬
paring to extend its line from Anda¬
lusia. A11., to Pensacola, Fla., a dis¬
tance of between thirty and forty
miles; that it now has surveyors on
the scene. With this extension made
and the short gap filled in between
Greenville afifi Newnan, which con¬
struction work has practically been
decided upon, the Central would have
a short line from PI.a; t nnooga, Tenn.,
to Pensacola, via Columbus.
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Negroes Held for Murder.
Two of the negroes- lien Slaughter
and dohn Kassel! who participated in
the killing of Kelsey Craw ford in the
tipper purl of Morgan county, two
weeks ago, have been caught and
jailed in Madison.
The other two negroes, Jack Bivin
and Ernest Mitchell, are still at large.
Public sentiment is intense in the
neighborhood where the young man
was killed. It is said warrants will
be sworn out for several prominent
white persons as accessories to the
killing.
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Almost the Golden Egg.
\V. A. King of near Tifton, has a
very valuable goose. The fowl is 30
years old and has been owned by Mr.
King for twenty-seven years. The
goose lays an egg every day and once
a year she will set. From this goose
several flocks of geese have been rais¬
ed and front her product enough feath¬
ers have been gathered to make a
f» at tier bed for every member of Ms
family, eight in number, and a pair
of pillows each. Besides, he has feath¬
ers for two extra beds and the goose
still lives and is now on her annual
set.
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A Bluff on Fertilizer Tags.
That the fertilizer companies have
bought more tags than they have used
tits year, and that numbers of fer¬ !
tiliser tags have been thrown away,
and five or six tags placed on each
sack is a very evident fact now. and
the public can no longer be fooled by
the statements that the heavy increase
in the sale of tags indicates a heavy
increase it. the use of fertilizers. Pres¬
ident Harvie Jordan of the Southern
Cotton association, in an article on
the subject of fertilizer Sags, calls at¬
tention to the methods which have
been pursued for advertising pur¬
poses.
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Georgia is Second in Line.
According to the final cotton cen¬
sus bulletin Issued at Washington a
few- days ago, Texas has held the
first rang among cotton producing
states for twenty years. Its produc
tion in 1904 wee 3,134,677 hales. Geor¬
gia, with a production of 1,960,151
hales, was second, having passed Mis¬
sissippi, which held the second rank
in 1903. Mississippi Is third and Ala¬
bama fourth.
The states w-hich show the most no¬
table increase compared with 1903
are Alabama, Georgia and South Car¬
olina, the largest increase being
found in Georgia, where the crop ex¬
ceeded that of 1903 by 612,380 bales,
or 48.3 per cent. The increase in Al¬
abama is 46.5 per cent, in South Car¬
olina 45.7 per cent and in Texas 27
per cent.
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Georgia Road Cuts Returns.
A eut of $1,700,000 is made this
year in the property returns of the
Georgia Railroad and Banking com¬
pany, received a few days ago by
Comptroller General W. A. Wiright,
below the returns of last year. The
Georgia railroad is not taxed on the
value of its property, as are other
railroads in the state, being exempt
from such taxation under its char¬
ter. Nevertheless, the reduction in
this return, as may readily be seen,
cuts an important figure. The only
tax which the Georgia Railroad and
Banking company is required to pay
under its charter is one-half of one
per cent on its net income. This
year the net income is reported as
being $570,605.05, on which the state
receives total taxes of $2,854.57.
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Electric Line from Atlanta to Macon.
With a view to building a line of
electric road from Atlanta to Macon,
a corps of civil engineers have begun
surveying a route via Forsyth, Barnes
ville, Griffin, Hampton, Jonesboro,
Hapeville and ast Point, and the
superior court, of Fulton county is
petitioned for charters for the Atlanta
Mac.«n Interurban Railway company
and the Atlanta Construction and De¬
velopment company. The capital
stock of the companies will be in ex¬
cess of $2,000,000.
The construction and development
company will build the road and the
Atlanta-AFaoon Interurban company
will operate the line, after it has been
consiructed. The directors of the two
companies are identical, and most of
them are residents of Indiana, Ohio,
Illinois and Michigan.
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Sig Tax Cases With Judge.
Final argument was made Saturday
Judge John T. Pendleton in
Fulton superior court at Atlanta in
the Georgia railroad and Central of
Georgia tax cases, involving taxation
of 30,000 shares of Western Railway
of Alabama stock, half of which is
owned by each of these railroads, and
the case is now with the court.
There is nothing to indicate just
when a decision will be rendered, but
Judge Pendleton has stated that he
would give the cases careful and
prompt consideration. -
It is a serious question, however,
whether the cases can reach the su¬
preme court in time for a final ter¬
mination by that tribunal before the
October term, which will mean that
if will be some time in the latter
part of the year before final decision
is reached in the court of last re¬
sort.
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Jury Exonerates Henderson.
At Macon. Saturday, the jury in
the case of the state against E. R.
Henderson returned a verdict acquit¬
ting the accused man of the charge of
embezzling $43,000 of the funds of the
Macon and Birmingham Railway com¬
pany. Within two hours aftor the
charge had been delivered by Judge
Felton the verdict was made up.
For five days and nignts during the
trial, the twelve men had been locked
in and had no communication with
any one except through the officers
of the court.
Nearly two years ago the charge
, of embezzlement was made againnst
the auditor and cashier of the Macon
and Birmingham as the result of an
investigation which, he assorted, he
brought on. Julian Lane was the
prosecutor of Henderson and Hender¬
son was the prosecutor of Lane. The
state has protested the innocence of
Lane and prosecuted Henderson, and
the acquittal is the result.
Solicitor General Brunson at once
no’ prossed the charge of embezzle¬
ment against ex-General Manager Ju
lian Lane.
SCBWA* 10 MO W188UHS.
American 6eqotiate« to Bniid Several For*
wktable Battleships for Czar.
Ampr,ear. superiority over foreign
r wa.te again triumph in the complete
success uUtoh Has crowned Che visit
of Chance M. Schwab to St. Peters¬
burg, say* a dispatch from the Rus¬
sian capital.
Mt. Schwab's negotiafTons $Kth the
Russian sdniirah.y have resulted In the
conchtsion of an arnxngeoismt for the
construction of a number of lorn: i lia¬
ble line of battle ships of a type
which wiii probably startle the world.
Barber Shop.
F0I WHITES ONLY
Has Lien Running 30 Years.
Mor omplete Than Ever
j\jizors Honed.
—(uVE ME A TRIAL.—
BUD JONES.
EA. r COMMERCE STREET.
Crawl rdville Pressing Clnb,
Do y need pressing, dyeing
or cle; ing? Read below;
Cleh ing Pants ........35c
PreMng Fnnts 15c
g Coats and Vests_____506
Pressing Ladie’t Skirts____356
Dyein; Skirts________50c to 75c
Spob taken out________5c to 10c
Dyein ribbon from GUARANTEED 4c to 5c yard.
SATISFACTION
Word Citlled for and delivered.
S. . ANDERSON.
Mercier Building.
p RQF. .ML WHITMAN
°>9 7 St., Augusta, Ga.,
SlVESjjilEE •ight, gn.iU. EYE lie TESTS glasses fer all jut defects WAY &
• proj>«r a
tt.VX’TS them
Lenses cut mio your frame while you wait.
FSEE OF CHARGE.
Make Money
In California
ron are industrious and capable you can make money there. The big ranches
aking up into small farms that need more workers to care for the increased
The towns and cjtiegLaee prosperous because the country is prosperous,
sere are great valleys of the richest soil in America waiting for you. If you
a little capital you can own one of these small farms yourself, or you can
me on shares and pay for it out of the product in a few years. We will
sen* mat, you descriptive booklets and folders giving full information about the money
ing opportunities for every member of the family.
v ou want to see what the country is really like; you can go there, work a
few .months, enjoy the delightful climate, the flowers, fruit and scenery, and earn
eno ?h to pay your expenses both Wags by taking advantage of the
Bargain Rates
Every Day March 1 to May 15
From $ 30 From
St. Louis
For one-way colonist tickets. Correspondingly reduced rates from almost any point East.
Me The trip is easily and comfortably made via the Reck Island. Two routes—one through New
xico, the other through Colorado.
Through tourist cars—hours quicker than any other line. Double daily tourist service via El Paso
~' ri-weekly via Colorado. Dining-car service ar.d free reclining chair cars, both routes. and
The Rock Island has representatives throughout the United States; they are travel experts
save you money. Ycu can have their assistance in arranging the California trip for the asking.
Co nsult your home ticket agent cr write to the undersigned for our California book and complete
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Remember the Rock Isis nJ runs more tourist cars to California than any other
rcute. Many of them arc cf the latest pattern, with wide windows and la vat on 7 and
toilet rooms tor both men and women, unusually large and complete in their appointments.
Cat out this advertisement, fill in spaces below, and mail to
JOHN SEBASTIAN,
Passenger Traffic Manager, Rock Island System.
CHICAGO.
Please send me rates of fare to California and time tables — also your illustrated
California book, ar.d full information about your new service.
I DYSPEPSIA CURE
DIGESTS WHAT YOU EAT
The $! .00 battle owtai-s 2 % times the trial size, which sells for 50 canti
|!r5|S PREPARED ONLY AT THE LABORATORY CF
E. C. DeWITT fie COMPANY, CHICAGO. IIX
FOR SALE BY H ADA WAY & .MOORE.
To Cure a Cold in One Day In Cures Two Grip Days.
Take Laxative Bromo ©niiune This signature. TaHets. ^ on box. every 25c.
Sevi -n Million boxes sold in past 12 months.
NO PUCiliTY.
Lots of People who like a little
something to drink now and then
object to the Publicity generally
attached to it.
There is no use of any bublicit.y.
Let me now what you want in
the way of Wines and Liquors of
all grades and I will ship in a
plain box just what you order.
Bottled Beer, Dauiel Springa
Ginger AlejBeerine, a Temper¬
ance a drink, a specialty
Yo ur order Solicted,
E. Sheehan,
1010 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga.
Best- and - Oldest - Whiskey
For the least price can be bought at
F. B. Carr’s, Broad Street
AUGUSTA. GA.
Upper Store, Corner McKinnie and Reynolds Streets.
Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention.