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KB WRECK LAST
FBI3AY MORNING.
ufaD-ON COLLISION ON GEORGIA
RAILROAD NEAR DECATUR.
THREE trainmen IN¬
JURED SLIGHTLY.
head-on collision at 3:30 o’clock
* A morning between two of
f Friday the Georgia rail¬
ed frpieh t trains on
near the Decatur depot, result
V the injury of three trainmen,
L in Hilton, of
of whom, Engineer
Lin No- l headlight 8 ’ was Heri is ° USly said hUrt to - u have
* V dim wreck. The
Stive . the cause of the
n freight No
li^t was. on
in charge of Engineer E. Bell, of
,0 the sidetrack
Augusta, standing on
within one hundred yards of the de
with orders to meet three trains.
ot the light so
According to repots was
that it was mistaken for that of
dim
a switch engine.
The three injured in the wreck
J. R- Hilton, 48 years of age,
were Charles Wil¬
engineer, of Augusta;
liams, colored, fireman, Augusta; Bill
Curry, brakeman, colored, Augusta.
Engineer Hilton was hurried to
Altanta in the Patterson ambulance
I nd taken immediately to the Elkin
a Luckie-st.
Goldsmith sanitarium, on
jj e suffered a severe fracture of the
right leg and contusions. Engineer
Bell leaped from the cab when he
\m No. 18 bearing down on 33, him. also
Williams, the fireman on
'toped, and Curry was thrown from
the caboose.
| Engineer Bell, of No. 33, leaped
aad escaped injury, and continued on
his way to Augusta after furnishing
the officials of the railroad with his
I story of the accident.
Engineer Hilton stood at his post
I of duty until it was too late to jump.
His train was running at about 15
miles an hour, according to railroad
employees, and he was not aware of
[the presence of No. 18 standing in
the sidetrack until he was upon it.
I He called to his fireman to jump
[just [together. about the time the engines came
Had it not been for the
[fact [engine that Hilton slowed down his
to make the depot at Deea
Itur, [ he would probably have been
killed.
Both engines were almost demol
I ished, and the damage has been es
■ timated by railroad men to be about
I $30,000.
The accident caused very little de
llay in the handling of traffic, as the
[sidetracks [short were cleaed within a
time and the regular trains
jins [passed over them while the wreck
(main crew were at work clearing the
line..—DeKalb New Era.
[municipal improvements
ATTRACT NEW CITIZENS.
The Industrial Index, published at
jColunibus, |says: Ga., for the Southeast,
"Municipal improvements in the
jSoutheast jthe general are and aiding substantially in
jof unceasing upbuilding,
this part of the country. Week
lafter week bonds are voted in towns
|i«id cities for paving, waterworks and
sewer systems, electric light plants
l | ar, d school buildings,the providing of
t!l! ' s, ‘ P u Wic utilities and or first
jclass laLtract educational more and facilities helping tc
| The more new citizens.
lowing record for this week in
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HOW * 'i! >rta, R that *'* "
to exijr the gift to a bride should be in good taste in order
she wants U |! r * w ‘ 8 hes prooorlv. Espec ally when it is something
lifetime doesn’t ,\’-c f ee of R atK this J treasure kind for only years be bought to come, at nny store be like for a whole
uu esn’t j K1:1U cm e iu omy oe Dougnt at a a store nae ours, oi n
will Will 1 last 3 a,, -tl\ y inorft more to to get soin ithing if.lilnar in in good 1 taste, something *t.hin that
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where y’ ou hV lfc requires the proper judgment in selecting the place
? re always ' *’e h ive a large assortment of goods of this kind and
l^akinV £ q to ,& iv ? y° suggestion, information assistance
a any or
'og invu OUr , election. Orders taken for enarraved cards and wedd
Covington Jewelry Store
SAYS TOMPKINS POSED
AS ANOTHER WOOLFOLK.
Dublin, Ga.—The trial of Steve
Tompkins, charged with the murder
ol Mrs. Ella Dos ton, was resumed
this morning. No further thr ats of
lynching were heard, hut Sheriff Flan
ders took every precaution and had
the prisoner properly protected by
hiding him in a place of safety through
out the night.
At the trial yesterday, when a 45
Colt 6-shooter fully fifteen inches long
w r as handed the Dean boys, on the
witness stand to testify ais to the
pistol that took the lives of their mo¬
ther and brother, a hush fell over
the court room, and every eye was
turned to get a look at the weapon
that the witness swore that Tompkins
flourished when he told the Deans
tha f he was “going to plaly Woolfolk
with the family.”
Tompkins’ attorneys showed their
line of defence today while Edgar
Dean was on the stand in endeavor¬
ing to prove that Mrs. Dotson and J.
T. Dean were killed in a general tus¬
sle for possession of the pistol. This
contention, however, the witness de¬
nied.
The attorneys for the state sought
to get from young Edgar Dean the
cause of the rouble between Tomp¬
kins and his older brother, J. T.
Dean, which caused the latter to leavt
home about a year ago. They seem¬
ed persistent, evidently believing
this to be the real cause of the trag¬
edy, but the young man, if he knew,
drew the veil over the past by giv¬
ing the court a negative answer.
Notice.
The Imp. I. O. R M. Suwanee
Tribe No. 62, meet at their Hall on
every frist and third Wednesday
eleeps of each month. Qualified mem
bers and visiting brothers are cordiall
Invited.
E. R. GUNN, Sachem.
LOUIS ZETLLN, C. of R.
NOTICE.
All persons are warned not "o hire,
or harbor Harvey Kemp, colored as
he is a minor, and is under contract
by his father, Will Kemp.
T. G. SWANN,
Route 1, Conyers, Ga.
illustrative, though by no means un¬
usual.
“These cities have decided to vote
upon bond issues: Adel, Ga.,$15,000;
Cartersville, Ga., $50,000; St. Andrew
Fla., $30,000 and Cordele, Ga. $90,
000. Ft. Meade, Fla., has voted $39,
000 of improvement bonds.
“Further evidence of the continued
development of the great iron indus¬
try in Alabama is furnished by an an¬
nouncement this week that a Birm¬
ingham, Ala., company is perfecting
plans for improvements and extension
that will cost a total of approximately
$3,000,000.
“A cotton compress to cost $100,
000 is to be established at Milieu, Ga.
and a Bessemer, Ala., company will
expend $100,0000 in improving and en
.larging its plant.
“A railroad’s terminal facilities at
Montgomery, Ala., will be enlarged at
a cost of about $300,000, a tract of
land for the purpose having been pur¬
chased for $50,000. A railroad compa¬
ny has awarded a $100,000 contract
for the construction at-Pensacola, Fla
of a passenger station that will cost
a total of $200,000.
THE COVINGTON NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1912.
MASSEE WILL QUIT
POWER COMPANY.
BIG MERGER OF ELECTRIC POW¬
ER COMPANIES IS EXPECTED
SOON. PRESIDENT HAS
RESIGNED.
On May 15th W. J. Massee, presi¬
dent of the Central Georgia Power
Company, the Macon Railway and
Light Company, the Macon Gas Com¬
pany and affiliated organizations, will
retire from the leadership of these
organizations. The announcement
was made public Friday and was not
altogether unexpected, rumors to that
effect having been circulated some
time ago.
Mr. Massee’s successor will be Le n
S. Dure, according to an authoritative
announcement made Friday. On the
first of the year The A. B. Leach Co.
of New York, came into control of the
properties of which Mr. Massee w r as
president, but it was denied at that
time that there would be any changes
in the managements. Mr. Massee’s
financial career had been watched with
interest. He is said to have received
several hundred thousand dollars for
his holdings.
By many it is believed that it would
be only a-short time before the Cen¬
tral Georgia Power Company and af
fPiated companies will become a part
of the $76,000,000 Georgia Railways
and Power Company, though any such
intention is denied.
The report is sent out that Mr.
Massee and a number of other finan¬
ciers will make application for a new
franchise to operate a light and pow¬
er company in Macon.
In Memory of J. L. Childs.
In behalf of Newborn Lodge No.
115 of the Columbian Woodmen, I
write the fcllow'ing:
In as much as Almighty God in His
wisdom has seenf it to take from our
midst, Worthy Guest J. L. Childs,
which was a shock and surprise to
me, yet I do mot know that the de¬
parture from this life should be a sui
prise to any one. All our daily walks
are in the midst of that call to the
oth .,r life. Notwithstanding this, we
appear to be taken up with material
things to such an extent that we do
not ’ eed the call which is transpiring
among us all the while.
We extend our deepest sympathy to
the family of our departed Worthy
Guest, and especially to the faithful
and devoted wife of our brother,
whose loss to this community is a
wound which time only can efface.
May our Heavenly Father console,
comfort and relieve her in this hour
that seems so dark to her, but that
which seems dark today we penetrate
and understand by the light of tomor¬
row.
It seems to be altogether impossi¬
ble under the condition of our earth
lv existence, to live in such an order¬
ly and systematic manner as we
would if we arose each morning with
the full information that the evening
of that day would be an end to our
earthly existence, and it seems to
be impossible for us to work with
this end in view, as every day finds
the labors and arrangements of us all
in an incomplete shape, which we ex¬
pect on the next day and the fallow¬
ing days to take up and carry on.
This appers to be the essential rea¬
son why this transition we call death,
comes to us all as a matter of sur¬
prise, but should be a matter of daily
expectation, for it is a matter of dai¬
ly occurrances.
This should be a gentle reminder of
the fact that we too .shall soon be
called to he summon of the higher
life.
As we believe in providence we
must believe that those souls who are
debarred from among our physical ex¬
istence, who were engaged in work
with us, will guide, direct and inspire
us. L. R. SAMS.
MACON FRANCHISE GIVEN
THE GEORGIA POWER CO.
Macon, Ga. —■ The Georgia Power
Company, with headquarters in At
ialnta, has been granted a franchise
to erect an electrical system at Ma¬
con in competition with the Central
Georgia Power Company, of which W.
J. Massee is president. This means
that within a few months Macon will
be supplied with two of the largest
electrical plants in the south.
The Georgia Power Company was
requested to deposit $10,000 with the
city as a collateral to show their good
fai', in-desiring to operate in Macon.
The lines from Atlanta have been
completed over half the distance be¬
tween Macon and Atlanta, and within
a few months longer the company wil
be ready for business. The franchise
granted the new company does not
give the corporation the right to oper
ate a street railway into Macon.
MONEY TO LOAN ON FARM LAND.
6 and 8 per cent money an good
farm lands. Five year terms. Any
one desiring money on improved
farm lands I will be glad to figure
with them. H T. HUSON.
PAGE THREE.
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