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I Lodge Directory.
Hendrick Council No. 721
royal
3 arcanum
Meets Second and Fourth Mon¬
day evenings.
C. A. Sockwbll, Regent:
T. J. Shields, Secretary.
Covington Lodge No. 71.
Royal Arch Masons
Meets Second and Fourth Fri¬
day evenings.
M. G. TURNER,
High Priest.
R. R. FOWLER,
Secretary.
Knights of
f'-r. m Or Pythias,
J Lodge No. 718.
Meets every First and Third
Monday evenings. Fraternal wel¬
come extended all visiting Broth
ers. E. W. Carroll, C. C.
R. R. Fowler, K. of R. & S.
Elm Camp,
NO. 202.
SJW. O. W.
Meets every Second and Fourth
Tuesday evenings.
J. J. Corley, C. C.
W. N. Rainey, Clerk.
Jefferson Lamar Camp,
No.
y
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m
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^cif-bT U C V
Meets First Tuesday m each I
month at 2 o’clock, p, m.
J. W\ Anderson, Com.
L. L. Middlebrook, Adjt.
J\ Golden Fleece
\ ‘, ’ r*N", /V Lodge No. 6.
r h A ‘-v
F. <d&3 jSL. |
Meets every First and Third
Friday evening. 1
A. S. Hopkins, W, M.
Jno. W. Peek, Sec. !
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Sewaunee Tribe !
No. 62.
Imp. 0. R. M.
Meets every Wednesday sleep,
&t 7th run and 80th breath. Visit
ing brothers are invited to attend.
N. Z. Anderson, Sachem.
W. R. Stillwell,
Chief of Records.
V_* 5^* STAR LODGE
; »• NUMBER 164.
i. O. O. F.
Meets every Thursday evening,
Visiting brothers in the city cor¬
dially invited t,o meet with us.
Work in one degree each meeting.
J J. Corley, Noble Grand.
J. W. Peek, Reo. Sect’y.
YOUTH KILLS SWEETHEART.
Eye-Witnesses of Affair Tell Decidedly
Conflicting Stories.
Melvin Powell, aged 17, shot and
instantly killed his sweetheart, Lil
lian Humphreys, aged 16, near Hop
kinsville, Ky. Eye-witnesses of the af
fair tell conflicting stories.
Friends of Powell say that the pis¬
tol was accidentally fired, but tbe sis
ter of Miss Humphreys claims that the
shooting was intentional. Powell fled
after committing the deed.
Tax Values in State Increase
$ 12 , 725 , 985 .
FLATTERING CONDITIONS
Shown by Figures Just Compiled in
Office of Comptroller General.
Other Interesting Features
Set Forth.
An increase of $32,725,985 in the tax¬
able values of property in the state
of Georgia is shown in the tabulated
statement just compiled in the office
of Comptroller General W. A. Wright
by Captain ‘’Tip” Harrison, and shows
that the last year saw the state grow
rich indeed.
This is the gain after the tax books
from 145 counties in the state had
been checked up, verified and added
up.
In addition to these totals, ehe state¬
ment is replete with interesting data
which .shows the prosperity which vis¬
ited the state up to the time the tax
books closed in the spring.
According to this book, there are
211,085 white polls iu the state and 116,
041 colored polls, Just now much
these latter figures will he reduced
in the event the disfranchisement
amendment is carried at the next elec
tion remains to be seen.
This book, too, shows that there are
1,041 white defaulters in the state and
4,143 colored.
Captain Harrison has also tabulated
the number of professional men regis¬
tered for taxation in Georgia, and his
list shows that there are one-thTrd
more physicians than lawyers in the
state.
There are 2,462 physicians, 1,877 law¬
yers, 451 dentists, 30 veterinary sur¬
geons, 36 architects, 54 engravers, 152
presidents and corporations and 11 su¬
perintendents of corporations.
When it comes down to the question
of lands, this statement shows that
there are 31,171,072 acres of improved
land in the state, valued at $164,644,*
712, and 4,474,124 aefes of wild land,
valued at $4,728,o<2, making a total of 5
35,945,196 acres of land, with a total J
value of $169,o<3,284.
The aggregate value of the city prop
erty is placed at $169,170,647.
The total value of all property in
the state is $575,978,707, which will
yield elj state in taxes $3,268,294.30.
WON’*. V” LEAVE JACKSONVILLE.
American Naval Stores Company Re¬
considers Expressed Withdrawal.
Announcement was made in Savan
nah, Ga., Friday that the American
Naval Stores company had reconsider
ed its expressed determination to with¬
draw its buying from Jacksonville,
Fla., thus breaking up the factorage
business of that city, unless it should
develop that an exporting company wa3
to begin operations there.
This means Jacksonville will remain
an open market for naval stores.
Some time ago great indignation wa3
created in Jacksonville naval stores cir
cles by the announcement that the
American Naval Stores company would
withdraw from there on account of a
lack of adequate banking facilities.
December was the date named for
that withdrawal. Now arrangements for
continuance have been made and the
business will go on just as in the
past.
UNIVERSITIES BLAMED
For the Spread of Agnosticism in This
Country.
That the growth of agnosticism in
America is directly traceable to tho
I universities of the country was the
i statement made by Rev. Brann, at
the dedication of the new church of
! St. Monica in New York. He especial¬
ly mentioned Columbia and Harvard
universities.
GRAHAMS ARE SENTENCED.
Naval Stores Operators Denied New
Trial in Peonage Case.
Thomas and J % B. Graham, prominent
naval stores operators of south Alaba
ma, convicted in the United States
I 11 urt . at t Pensacola, Fla., after trials on
; charges of peonage, were denied a new
.trial Saturday.
j I Thomas Graham was sentenced to
serve thirteen months in the federal
| ; prison at Atlanta, Ga., and to pay a
fine of $500. J. B. Graham was sen
tence to six months in jail and given
a fine of $500.
:
DEATH CLAIMS STOCKTON,
j
i We, i Known Business Manager of Flor
j ida Times-Urrion Passes Away.
! Thomas Telfair Stocktor, business
| manager of the Florida Timea-Union,
j died at his home iu Jacksonville Sat-
1
urda y afternoon after a long illness.
! He was one of the best known
news
paper men in the south.
FOR ALLEGED CONTEMPT
Alabama State Official is Ordered to
Answer in Court Before Federal
Judge Jones in Montgomery.
Henry B. Stegall, solicitor of the
third circuit, with residence at Ozark,
Ala., has been cited to appear before
Thomas G. Jones, judge of the United
States court for the middle circuit,
sitting in the railroad injunction cases
at Montgomery as judge of the fifth
circuit, and show cause why he should
no tbe adjudged in contempt, it be¬
ing alleged by Deputy Marshal Wil¬
liam Pulliam that Mr. Stegall threat¬
ened to have him arrested when he
went to his office to serve the orders
of the court> in railroad injunction pe¬
titions.
Mr. Stegall is ordered to appear in
Montgomery and show cause why he
should not be adjudged guilty of con¬
tempt for his alleged misbehavior to
wards said deputy marshal, as set forth
in his affidavit. The clerk of court
has issued the order, and the district
attorney is called upon to prosecute
the case. In the order it is said that
it seems to zthe court that, unex¬
plained, a prima facie case is shown
of criminal contempt of the authority
of the court.
Deputy Marshal Pulliam makes affi
davit that when he went to serve the
orders at Ozark, he called upon and
was received courteously bv the clerk
who accepted an acknowledged serv
ice. He then asked that he be intro
duced to Mr. Stegall, which was done
by the clerk, the solicitor being found
in the office of the probate judge. Pul
liam alleges he said to the solicitor:
“I have a paper I want to serve on
you,” and fchat Stegall replied, ‘‘No, l
will not accept it,” and- that thereupon
the solicitor said: “The sheriff wants
to see you;” and, addressing Pulliam
further, either said "I am going to
have him arrest you,” or “He is go
ing to arrest you,” or words to that
e {j ec t
Mr. Pulliam swears that then some
friends of Mr. Stegall told him to go
on and accept the service, which he
did. The deputy thanked the solicitor,
and nmrked his papers served.
After that Pulliam returned to
Montgomery and reported the incident
to Marshal Judkins, who, in turn,
ma de report to the court, following
tj ie affidavit was made out of
which the order came
Mr Stegall will be held, if found to
be j n violation of the revised
s t a tutes giving the court power to
p Un j sb at discretion for contempt, by
fi ne or imprisonment, of any w r ho may
by threat or otherwise impede an offi
ficer in the discharge of his duty. The
penalty is not more than $500 fine and
six months imprisonment or both.
The alleged remarks of Solicitor Ste¬
gall are not regarded as being of a se¬
rious nature. But the present time is
regarded as being very critical. Public
sentiment is in an acute stage over the
litigation, and ill-advised talk, it is
said, may do great harm. It is also
thought that prompt action in all cases
would avert more serious trouble and
more serious offenses against the au¬
thority of the court in the future.
BRYAN GIVEN AN OVATION.
Nebraskan Appears on Floor of House
at Opening of Congress.
William Jennings Bryan of Nebras¬
ka was given a notable reception when
he apeared on the floor of the house
of representatives at the opening ses¬
sion. The greeting was spoanteous and
vociferous, and amounted to an ova¬
tion.
The special significance of the re¬
ception was in the fact that Mr. Bryan
has hied himself to Washington during
the congressional session for the past
six years, but on no former occasion
did the reception tendered him equal
that accorded him on this occasion.
The galleries joined in the demonstra¬
tion, and several republicans did like¬
wise.
Mr. Bryan, a3 an ex-member of the
bouse, was entitled to the privileges
of the floor.
SEIZED GOODS RELEASED.
Tobacco Company Gives Bond for Over
Ejght Mmion cigarettes.
Bond covering their value at ?? m
, havIng been given for the rele „ se o J
8 Q ,<bO, 000 cigarettes . .. for export to Lon
,____. in&apore, sc . izcd at New
Y Y ° r k . f, f V he all ^ ed violatio " of the
’
j a t ! , V"' 1 1 iaWs tllfJ United States
.“ ". * mar
U ^ ^ K ,,! rf , C !. i!1 f rGceiw decree -d of Federal
a from Rich*
11101 , 10 'l" the seizures
v r, ase upon
j order ,lie Llritlsh-American Tobac
■ co com i’any.
THAW TRIAL POSTPONED.
Rotten Case Will Be Aired Again at
New York January 6.
A New York special says the sec¬
j ond trial of Harry K. Thaw on the
i charge of killing Stanford Whit e was
j | postponed Monday until January 6.
I The co urt ordered that a special panel
of 250 talesmen be summoned for the
selection of the jury.
f Georgia Callings
Curtailed Items of Interest
Gathered at Random.
; Rests With 'Judge Newman.
Whether or not Georgia can enforce
a franchise tax upon the Western TJn
j . ion Telegraph company is now in the
hands of Judge Newman, so far as a
I decree from the United States district
court may obtain, His decision is
awaited with much interest. I
* * I
Charter Asked for New Road. filed J
A petition for charter has been
with the clerk of Wilkes superior court i
for the Washington and Elberton Con¬
struction company, which desires to be
incorporated for a period of twenty J
years, and with « capital stock of $75,- j
| I 000, for the purpose of -constructing i
the projected line between Washington I
j and Elberton, and ultimately to bo
extended to Hartwell.
* * *
011 iff Company Not Bankrupt.
Judge Emory Speer in Macon reftis- !
ed to adjudge the firm of J. W. Olliff i
company of Statesboro, bankrupt, at i
a hearing. The petition was filed sev
eral days ago, and A. J. Haynes of
Savanah was made receiver.
i
i The order of the court directed tnat
stoc5c 1)0 returned to the company
after the cost of the proceedings be
pai( * ^* e concer a- This is one of
l ar sest establishmc nts in the sec
H°n, the stock being neaily $200,00".
J. W. Oiiiff president, died recently.
Sjeamer Service Resumed,
After an interruption of several
mon ths following the destruction by
^ re r ' ver steamer Raymond H.,
w bich plied the Flint river between
Albany and points below, boat service
^ ias been resumed by the Albany and
Navigation company with the
steamer Sun ,a Mississippi river boat.
The Sun is the largest boat that has
visited Albany in a number of years,
and has ample accommodations for
passengers. She will, however, be
almost exclusively a freight boat.
Oposed Vaccination Ordinance.
In the recorders court at Augusta
Lucy Laney, principal of one of the
largest negro institutions of learning
in the south, was fined for resisting
city officials who sought to carry out
the terms of the vaccination ordinance 1
The woman refused to allow physi
cians to enter the school.and while th"y
were waiting for the police to arrive
she dismissed the school.
The board of health ordered ,the city
attorney to prosecute the case. Ex
Congressman William H. Fleming de
fended the woman and was reprimand¬
ed by the recorder for referring to her
as “Miss” Laney.
*
All Railroads to Be Inspected.
It Is announced by Chairman Mc¬
Lendon of the railroad commission
that some time during the month of
February the railroad commission will
make a tour of the state. Just what
the nature of this tour will be, when
it will start and its scope was not
announced nor will it be for some time
yet. Chairman McLendon states that
the board wishes to visit the roads
of the state, see what improvements
have been made in regard to the care
of the tracks, what improvements are
needed in the depot facilities, and any
other suggestion which may be made
to the commissioners by coming in
contact with the people throughout the
state.
Cotton Thieves Kill Farmer.
Hon. Jethro Jones was assassinated
a few nights ago near his home, four
miles from Carrollton. A bale of cot¬
ton had been stolen from his gin and
on the next day the cotton w r as found
by some hunters on bis farm near a
swamp, and they so informed Mr.
Jones.
About sundown Mr. Jones went to
the swamp to catch the thief, whom
he thought would come back after the
cotton. The result was that shortly
after dark he was shot.
The sheriff arrested two negroes,
Wes Summerlin and his son, CJjfrley,
on suspicion of committing the deed.
They were hurriedly rushed to Carroll¬
ton and lodged in jail.
*
Industrial Department Abolished.
Because of the necessity of curtail¬
ing expenses, orders have been issued
abolishing the Southern office in At¬
lanta of the land and industrial de¬
partment of the Southern railway, to
take effect on January 1.
With the closing of the office it is
further understood that W. L. Hen¬
derson, Southern agent, of this depart¬
ment, is ordered to Washington and
that the ten men employed in the At¬
lanta office will be dispensed with,
one or the important factors for several
This means that At'anta will lose
years past in building up the industrial
south and that a payroll of between
$1,500 and $2,000 a month will be cut
off.
Executive Mansion Improved.
The improvements in the appearance
of the governor’s mansion have been
completed, under the direction of Keep¬
er of Public Buildings and Grounds
Geo. Tumlin, and a decided change for
the better is noted.
One of the main changes is in the
appearance of the front of the mansion,
brought about by the tearing away of
the old and very small front porch,
and the erection of a new and very
spacious front porch. This has changed
the entire appearance of the buildings
and groun a Sj
Then, too, the mansion has been en
tlrely repainted, the first time in ten
or fifteen years, and instead of the
somber red brick it is now colored a
delicate gray, with a lighter gray paint
used in the trimmings,
* * *
Value of Corporations Increase.
According to the annual report oi
the comptroller general for the year
ending December 31, 1907, which is
now being compiled, the statement
from the tax office will show that the
values of corporations have increased
in Georgia for the year 1907 over 1906
by 33 1-3 per cent.
This means in cold figures as com
puted by Captain “Tip” Harrison of
the tax office that the state is collect
ing taxes this year on $123,558,172, as
against $90,832,187 for 1906.
This is a clear gain of $32,725,985 for
the year.
The totaled digest shows that the
returns for 1907 are $585,978,707, as
against $536,699,352 for 1906, or an
increase of $39,279,355, and a grand
total gain for both corporation and
realty of $77,005,342.
Goodyear Boosting Canal.
Colonel C. P. Goodyear of Brunswick
has written a long letter to Senator
Francis G. Newlands, vice president
of the inland waterways commission,
in advocacy of the proposed canal from
the Georgia coast to the Tennessee
river.
Colonel Goodyear’s plan contem¬
plates utilization of the Altamaha and
Ocmulgeo rivers to Macon, a canal to
Atlanta, thence to a point near Car
tersville on the Etowah, thence by the
Etowah and Coosa rivers to Gadsden,
Ala., to connect with the Tennessee
river at Chattanooga by a canal over
Sarkl mountain.
This would connect the Atlantic
coast with 53 tributaries of the Mis
sissippi, linking more than 15,000 miles
of riverwavs to the heart of the coun¬
try. This route would be more than
200 miles in length, and the estimated
cos t i S $40,000,000.
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Four Thousand Acres for Pecans.
Of unusual interest as a real estate
transaction involving a large sum, as
a movement to bring a considerable
number of desirable northwestern ag
riculturists to Dougherty county, and
as part of a scheme to add several
thousand acres to the area planted in
pecans in the immediate section is the
transfer of one of the finest tracts in
southwest Georgia to Patterson &
Taylor of Chicago by Judge F. F. Put¬
ney.
Judge Putney, who is an extensive
land owner, has sold to the parties
named 4,000 acres of land adjacent to
the little town of Putney, seven miles
below Albany, the consideration being
$100,000, which was at the rate of $25
an acre. The land is among the best
in Dougherty county, having been
brought to a high state of cultivation.
, Ransom to Adress Students.
President Ransom of the Interstate
Cotton Seed Crushers Association has
been invited by Dr. A. M. Soule, dean
of the $100,000 agricultural college at
Athens, to deliver an address before
the student body, which will convene
for its first session in January. Pres¬
ident Ransom has accepted the invita¬
tion and will deliver to the students
a talk on the subject of cotton seed,
cotton seed meal and cotton seed oil,
with which he is fully conversant. Mr.
Ransom recently delivered an address
before the Georgia Dairymen’s Associa¬
tion at Griffin which so pleased Dr.
Soule that he insisted that a similar
talk be made for the benefit of the dai¬
rying students at the agricultural col¬
lege.
Dr. Soule is himself a strong advo¬
cate of cotton seed meal as a cattle
feed and declares that the Georgia
farmers would fare better were they
to turn more largely to cattle rais¬
ing.
MAY REOPEN JAMESTOWN.
Plans on Foot to Continue to Exposi¬
tion Next Summer.
A meeting has been called in the
Norfolk board of trade rooms, in which
business men of Tidewater, Va., are
asked to participate to launch a move¬
ment having for its object the reopen¬
ing of the Jamestown exposition for
four months next summer.
Chairman George F. Adams, of the
reopening committee,states that he has
$75,000 of the needed $200,000, that the
appropriation from the government for
federal participation will be secured,
and that the main object of the gather¬
ing is to start a boom for the reopen¬
ing. He declares that the entire $200,
000 can be secured.
NIGHT SWEAT 1 !
• NO Ajwwt
USED PE.Ru ■N.
ss
m
is an ca<T Hiny Greers,
huh He paints the fl
ler vacation u org
it used to
trillions ot paint l 'here
tv" paint-stares th
: l buy «re aiid
to (one year „f one, -
r>ar of the <>i her ) 90 «o
ter * a 0*
year
the paints Devoe; 60
ad the difference gal
is a saving
a vear
i. , Rood Fallon man was ; but one he wouldn’t of th 1 S4
p Devoe; 90 we turned to the
J A Boyd But Fall,, n ha*
it necessary to get a paint
Jopete with Devoe. He got
f the eight honest paints Hg
M biK hardware store and i 8
these ajl excellent hardware bus.
other but Boyd, of course, has the
nigh r 1 p&iut he s a litttle hard
Me. njalj<
to si s
weaki don’t care how little or big
doctJs if he wants good paint am
on^j ve aild sound.
“A Yours truly
told ?
told W Devoe & Co. New York
“i 8. Covington Hardware sell
8n 1 ->ainL.
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him
get tii
1 FOR SALE.
email
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“^splendid beBt of uew condition, Mahogany OB
•boui u can
will »t my residence ou Floy
done ■ •» in city of Covingtou. ,
at the price am offering i
P®. Parker.-—4t.
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FINEST POSITIONS 'AMKEKA’SBBST"
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No man ever has as much sense
the woman he is engaged to thinks
has.
Taylor’* Cherokee Remedy of Sm
Gum and Mullen is Nature's great mw
dy— oures Coughs, Colds, Croup and Cot
sumption, and all throat and lung trout)*
At druggists, 25t\, 50c. and fl.CO per bottll
Chicago University Library,
The university has already colls
ed a library of 460,000 volumes. Ge
erous appropriations are made atniu
ly for the purpose of desired aii
tions. The whole world is being dm
upon for rare books essential for coi
pleteness in a given line ,of stud
Now publications in fifty departed
of education are being bought. Fill
are being kept up to date. Alraad]
bo far as size is ooncerned, this I
brary ranks among the largest in tl
country, with every assurance oi (6
tinued increase in its facilities. W
an with the other great libraries J
Chicago, it helps to make 2,0041
volumes available in this city. I
ly Its by usefulness lack has of adequate been impaired stack M Bj
the
and Improved machinery of adaM
tration.— r ’ u, ''n' T n Tribune.
NOTHING SERIOUS.
Major—Did tho Kentucky deleg&iW
peach the convention in safety. I
Colonel—Yes, few sah, smashes although on the the] *fl
were quite a Train smashes
Major—Gracious I
Colonel—No, mint smaslies.
cago News.
ANOTHER WONDERFUL ClM
owe your 10
“You say you
patent medicine?
“Yes, indeed. I was ; t1flfor *n
tart-g I (U »
ing til at testimonial. — Eans
Times.
BEGAN YO’JNO
Had “Coffee Nerves” From
“ Whsn very continued young up I 0 ^
coffee and S»<
eix months,’' writes a Texas ^
thin “I and had very been sallow, exceeding Aue- > ^
drinking Fofl
coffee and ^0
Coffee about a month niy n*n > .
disappeared and has neve .
This is the more teacher remarkable and ^
a Primary work,
right on with my
“My complexion now J yi
rosy, my .tin ,o(t
E oo d completion »» I ^ -M
great]v desired, *- e
,b„ tbl,
derived from drinking : ■>
“Befove beginning ,wS tiol
suffered greatly from u tr a
trouble BO
headache; these
known. hanged C*
“Best of all. without i c the Blight*^ ■J0 ,
to Postum not
convenience, did drii
headache. Have use *r M
ers who were visiting J, t!tJ
turn a week without ^jge.
they were known not drlnkiaSj sev ^ ^
“I have and rop it it*
ot Postum “
use 1
they did not bMl R
explaining how it * 0 a ai ^
they have tried it *5
nounced it delicious- Co- K
Greek, Name Mich. given R by eat ;, >3*
Road to WeHvir,e>
a Reason-”