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THE MACON DAILY TELEGRAPH: THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 1908
Suit Case
Trunks
Bags
The finest and most exclusive line of these goods
ever shown in Macon can now be seen at our store.
For Christmas gifts we know of nrthi iv better or
more useful that you could give him.
Suit Cases
$5.00 to $25.00
$3.00 to $50.00
MORE FIRES TO SHERIFF COOPER
WORRY FIREMEN PLAYED A TRICK
Trunks
$7.50 to $20.00
J 010! PRIDE TO EVERYBODY
TO DM, THIS VERY MORNING
•m tb* b* t ttor* an excellent day to begin saving tour money and
there Is. ■ is you know, go tlrns Ilka tha present time to maka I ha start
awl thatti all any man naads forauccass; Just tha start and manful tfe-
termJnatl m to hustla and auooaad. Open a savings account today*
even If a Ith but a dollar and fas! tha elation of hating a few Jellars;
ycrura an<l In th* bank.
Tha day of nasd may coma to you. so while you can save--you
JT# jay • per cart oo*npound Interest.
Bead our free booklet on safety—onrfi.
Call after • a. »n.
I “SAFEST FOR SAVINOS” I
EQUITABLE BANKING & LOAN CO.
Geo. A. Smith, Pres. Macon, Ga.
Th. taking of Mr. ItarWf.ll.r-. lull-
Deny will be roticiudod tomorrow.
*Un'/Rockefeller's Testimony.
1 The Aral question put to Mr Itocke-
feHer by rounaal brought out hla name
and residence.
"When was your Aral connection In
tha c\Sl buBluaaaT"
"About 1160 or 1IIS. not earlier than
jlto nor Tatar than ItfS. I waa quite
• young man, much younger than f am
now"
• A oo-partnership waa formed.** said
Mr. Rockafsllar. "known aa Andrews,
dark and Campany. which operated
at {’levaland. Ohio.”
Mr. Rockefeller said that tha rafln-
ery waa a email one and tha co-part
nership continued until 1*66. whan It
dissolved. ”1 bought the business ami
the property, and I organised tha Arm
mt Rockefeller and Andrew#." ba aald.
"Did you continue In tha. refinery
Bwlitf f
"Tea.**
•"Did your busHisag Incretaer*
* •'Tea.** aald Mr. Itockefoller. **U
Increased steadily.**
•Whut developments or change In
tha company taok placa later r*
When Changes Began
"Well, In lilt them waa a change.
Tha firm was Wm. Rockefeller and
Company. Tha Rockefeller waa Wil
liam. my brother, and tha ‘company
was Rockefeller and Andrew*.**
Mr. Rockefeller said the refinery of
thU company waa in Cleveland and
that afterwards another company un
der tha mama of Wm. noeksfeller and
Company waa organised In New York.
The same Arm member* that composed
tha Cleveland company mad# up tha
New York company.
•*\Ve had a steady growth and In
crease from tha organisation of the
<lrm In 1660 or IMS until the organi
sation of tha Standard Oil Company
. of OtoU*.
-In lit?, all tha properties cf
Rockefeller and Andrews. Wm. Rocka.
feller land Company, and Rockefeller
and Company ware taken over under
the Arm name of Rockefellar. Andrews
and Flagler,”
"Let me ask you about the house
•which you established here."
"Tea. that waa an advantage. It
gave ua an opportunity to learn for-
sign markets and the export trad*. In
N>w York we were enabled to secure
’larger same of money at lower rates
than In the west. W# were always
aMe to obtain large sums of money i
nd 1 am thankful to aay we always THREE
aald Mr. Rooks
” T ‘We ware all frlaade and enjoyed oui
prosperity loeettier. We recognised that
uhsnxtng conditions ware learning the
chances nf pr<ifH", We were misuocss*
fill In nhtntnlng Urge capital
- iwtafaaca
time end many capitalists feared to risk
money in nil reitntitg. Tiara ware many
schemes floated on property of little
value. Owing to the dlssatlsfactlea with
each conreme it wee hard to obtain
*T think that three years later. In IW4.
the fltnnriam Oil Company of Ohio was
organised with a capital of 61,006.606 and
w# minted much capital In tha e
pany.”
Cendltlaea Made Aetien Necessary.
Mr. Rockefeller said that t« oepe with
chanalug renditions It waa necessary to
obtain capital and purchase the Cleve
land coinpnnlea which, the witness aald.
enabled the Ptnndard to borrow large
smna of utonry by hevlna aaaoctated with
many of Its recognised friends. M \\te
realised,” said Mr. Rockefeller, "that the
larger cotnmny dfctreared the coat of pro
•fuctlon nnu Increased the volume of busi
ness. The companies were purchased
pari In cash and part In alook ef the
Wandard Company.”
"You had ftilth In the business, Mr
Rockefeller?" 1
"Oh. yes," he replied. "It area always
considered a business of risk, the refining
of nil, and its a very hassrdous business
today and not to he claused with hanking
nr some mllroafl hnafneap."
The hearing adjourned with Mr. Rocke
feller still on the stand.
DUTY
Commands you to bt pre
pared for all contingencies.
Croup cornea like a thief In
tka night—Cowan's r repa
ration. external, cures and
prevents Croup, coughs.
Colds, Pneumonia. Keep a
bottle In tha home. J5c;
Me; *1.00. All dniglgats.
Ra prepared to meet emer
gencies. Huy to-day.
CANNOT FIND OWNERS
FOR THEIR PREMIUMS
had good credit. We alwaya kept our
covenants and paid our Mila."
How Largs Bums Ware Borrowed ..
Through the acquaintance made by
Wm. Rockefeller with wealthy m«s
In New York, connections were form*
*d enabling the company to borrow
large same for tha further extension
1 ike
CHECKS HELD AT OF
FICERS OF FAIR ASSOCIATION
THE WINNERS CANNOT
BE LOCATED.
The stats fair association has
. .... thro* check* on hand for persona who
“Hard times came upon the on trade won premium* at the fair and who
•arty In the 7fi*e.** h* aald. Thebue*; therefore entitled tn th. mAllAV .
lrcra waa much overdone because re- * * In entitled to tha money,
flnarlea had been erected so rapidly They cannot be located, however, and
that th© proflt waa much lessened.** j as letter* addm-icd to them, care of
lUTSE,!"* *<"'•••1 rtelK.ry, ... hwWim<.
iw'SFJJTJSIS Ohl. iTr* »" In « cn.Dd.rr- Th.y
WATCKMAN BftITT LOSES ALL
HI8 PERSONAL PROPERTY—
WYLIE HOUSE SET ON FIRE
TWICE YESTERDAY.
Fire destroyed a two-atory frame
house at 662 Jackson atraat about 1
o'clock yesterday morning.
The alarm came In from box 65. and
while the firemen lost no time In re-
a ponding, they found on arrival at the
place that the house wna no tnr gone
that they turned their attention to
lhi» saving of the near-by property.
The houHch on either aide caught fire
on top, but-the tin-men saved them.
Tha house destroyed belonged to
Jlrs. Ida Poole, and wak occupied by
Mr. Tho*. K. ijrltt. watchman at the
Fourth National Rank. He and hla
family lout all they had by the Are.
being unable in tha short time be-
twren the discovery and the danger
point of the flames, to gather up any
thing. Their*# was a total loss.
The department was colled out
nbout 1:20 to the burnt ruins at 7jr»
Pine atreet, of the house belonging to
Mrs. W. A. Wyll*.
During the morning this house waa
found on fire, but oomo ladles living
next door managed to put It out with
a bucket of wntor without sending In
the alarm. On the second call, the
Aremen found that a Are had been
built on the second floor. There wan
the paper, piece* of shingle* and some
piece* at new lumber, all going to
The Aremen Incline to the ©pinion
that the fire was built by children for
no other objeet than to see the blaxe.
The ruin* had been effectually drown
ed out With a deluge of- water the
other day when the upper portion of
the house wa* nflre.
“Children ©r grown peojfle." said
Chief Miller yesterday. -*T would like
to know who they nre. They would
certainly be punished."
And Brought HI* Prisoner to Maoan,
Where Ha la Now Safa ftf J«l»—A
Thrilling Trip' to Escape a Mob.
Whits'Sheriff Robertson and Jailor Hub
bard fate nothing t-j say about It. It Is
true that one of the negroes suspected
>f and marcel with the murder of Jamas
H. Hall, a well known and highly re-
epected merchant of Houston county,
with a store near Perry, last Friday
night. Is safe behind tha bars at the Bibb
county Jail,
Sheriff C
thrilling
Cooper, of Houston county, bad
g^‘cj>erlence In getting the prts-
This negro, Fletcher Willis,
caught by tit* sucrlff near Marshall-
vllif. and after safely landing him In bis
buggy, struck out for Perry. It waa then
that he found that he wa* being pursued
by a mob. Looking behind him ne saw
tlA angry mob following him. He gave
Ms good hors* the whip and the dust
flew. Looking hack again, he aaw tliat
they were gutnlrig on him. At a place
w|»ere be thought It safe for him. ha
drov* Jnm the woods, tied his horse,
ranked Ms chained prisoner out of tha
Dingy, nud as he know every foot of the
ground he carried the man through “
worlds to Perry right to his homo. It
dark and ha entered his home without
being sc-tj. placing tho prisoner In n
mom at Ms hoiisa so that hs oould
cliango hla clothing and leave such word
as whs necermry. he put out through the
country f.ir Mnron. arriving here between
2 fttid .1 o’clock In tho tnnrnin;; and turned
the prisoner over to Jailor Hubbard with
Instrn timm to say nothing about hla be-
jog. here. Then he went beck to Perry
Memlwrs -
the wiser.
lie mob visited the Perry
Jail end searched It for Willis. The Jail
»* wn* searched. The mob either
bought of tha man being brought
"n, ao cleverly had Sheriff C
ffair.' or they k ne w~that
they could not gat him by coming to
Mncon.
The murder of Mr. Tall was a roost
— - The n#!J j|. oei , WWI | to the
brutal
store
they wanted to make some purchases,
and while M». Ifjill was lighting the lamp
Friday night pretending that
mmmmmym
that hung overhead In the store, they
shot Idm. Then they helped themselves
to what they wanted and left Mr*. Hall
heard the shot and sent for a negro man
living near to sea what caused it. and
then It waa that the discovery was made
that the merchant had been killed. Sher-
the woman thought to hava been
nectad with tha affair. It fa said that
soma of the goods taken from tha store
were found in Willis’ houne and that
Mr. Bobbins at Tho Tboato- UfeiST," STW ST,
The other negro man Is said to fie In
rlum will staff today “If I Had
a Thousand Lives to Live."
JAPAN'S EMPEROR
IN PROUD ARRAY PIQHTING CRAFT
OF JAPAN IB ASSEMBLED
FOR REVIBW.
ffnnn Japan. Nov. SB.—'Tha flgh„_ w
craft of Japan, camprtslng ltd vessels,
exclusive of submarines, passed In review
mperor tnday. The weather
I ■perfect and the occasion
long to ba remembered. The
and hla attendants nrrlved at Kobe as
early as 6 o'clo* It today. On tils way to
tha harbor front he drove through streets
<towdad with sllant thousands and ren
dered gorgeous by magnificent decora
tions’In his honor.
Km barking on the battleship^ Asama the
amparor was welcomed by Afmtra! Togo
and tha other admirals of the fleet. As
dozens of guns voUeved their salute the
S n smelted from.behind a cloud, tr.ins
uring the great array of ahlpa with
thslr Hying bannar* and plainly outlining
on a distant hllUMe tha outline of an
anchor composed of ptna*.
Tho Awuna. with Admiral .
bridge, steamed slowly between tha lines
of warships sod auxiliaries with every
band playing the natkmnt anthem. Togo,
at tha emiwror's side, detailed tha
strength and equipment of each vessel,
pointing out the ships captured from
Russia daring tha Huseo-Japansse war.
Tha review was concluded shortly be
fore neon and tha officers took Tiffin
on th* Asama. Aa tbs emperor left the
fUgstitp th* entire fleet united In a than-
demos salute.
Tha emperor rofigratubted the navy
upon Ite great Improvement At Kobe
tanbxht the ecene is a meantfleent one.
. • c * t y J B ^J rar I { n ing r
urifiiAV'
thuslaatlc crowds.
In elect
with i
LATE OF BIBB COUNTY
Information of Hla Ralativas is
Wanted By Hla Wifs.
8hsrlff Robertson la In re«'*lnt of a
letter from Mr*. N. N. Collins, at
Nachltoches. 1.4., to thn effect that
she writes to learn aoma Information
regarding the relatives of har hus
band, tka late Nelson Warren Collins,
an actor, who died In “ ‘
some throe monfaa ago.
She says that Ctdllnn was bom and
partly brad In Macon, or In Bibb
county, and wont t© Nachltochaa with
a carnival company some six yean
r , when she married him. II© was
year* of age. Rh« ray* *h© triad
t© And hla relatives at th© time of hla
death, but was unable to do so. She
now makes tag effort through tha
sheriff. Her address la care of
box 66.
Sluggish Llvsr a Fc* ta Ambltien.
You oan not accomplish vary much
If your liver la Inactive, as you feel
dull your ayes are heavy and alight
exact I o n exhausts you. Orlno Laxa
tive 6>nlt Syrup stimulates tha liver
and bowel* and makes you feel bright
and active. Orlno Laxative Fruit
Hymn doaa not nauseate or grip* and
Is mild and very pleasant to take.
Orlno la more effective than p’lle or
ordinary cathartics. Refuse iubett-
lutes.—I!. J. Lamar A Co., near
Fourth National Bank agents.
Rockefeller replied
"Nona whatever.”
"Methods Alwaya Fair ■
Ha continued: **Fbr myself 1 ima ea>
that the methods need always were abso
lutely fair."
and close up |be'airstni < of the ,
elation, and aa the parties must hn I
alive and somewhere In the city, they j
THE MASK BALI WILL BE
Jail <
; Amerlciie.
©©DEW
Mr*. P. H. Qambrell Entertains at Pretty
Afternoon Bridge Party.
A Pretty affair and ono of tha most
enjoyable parties of tha waek ao far.
was the afternoon bridge at which Mr
r. II. Hnmhren entertained a doinn mi
Irene at her home on Appleton avenue.
Her parlor wa* very attractively de~
rated with autumn leaves, and cut ti
er*. and a dainty course of
followed tho interesting gmu_
Those staying were Mrs. Frank
«f#orge_ Turpin.
dainty course of refreshments
o IntereKtlng game.
w - - . --jyli'K were Mrs. Frank Turpin.
iMra. Heorgo Turpin. Mrs. Reward
llolme*. Mrs. pan U Adams, Mr*. B. L.
Martin, Mrs. Pitt M. Brown. Mrs. Va*-|
sar Patrick. Mrs. Hondlettn Oliver. Mrs.
house!boat party to be given by gome
cousins of here, and they will spend about
two weeks very delightfully cruising In
Tampa (Bay. and on live Oulf of Bcx-
^Th* trip altogether will be a most
charming one. the large house boat fitted
up elegantly, having slat# room* for the
party, who will put Into Tampa from
Urn* to Ume. Where they will be en
tertained by frlenda In the city.
Mlea Kates wli^ be gone for about three
Mr*. Sills Will Entertain at Aftarnoon
Bridge.
Mrs. William Lea Kill
sixteen guests at a d-
R rtjr, tn which the haa issued invitations
r Friday afternoon at i o’clock.
, Mrs. Kills Is a very cordial and charm
ing hostess and her parties ar# alwaya
much enjoyed.
Delightful Location of Tea Room, Which
la Quit* a Success.
The Tea Room being conducted by the
ladlee of the board of control of Hslmath
Mall, and which has proved such a
success. Is again open, after moving, and
they are now pleasantly located In very
bright cheery rooms, over the Macon
Hook Company's store.
These rooms Mr. T. C. Parktr has
kindly given them the use ef free of
charge, and they are coolly and very at
tractively fitted up. making a delightful
and reatrul place to drop In while down
town for a dainty lunch and fragrant cup
of tea, hot chocolate or coffee.
Miss Orrlc Colbert la In charge of the
Tea Room this week, and la assisted by
. several young girls.
Nnchttochea It la proving such a.
being so well patronised that the ladles
have decided to continue It through the
holidays, during which flint It will cer
tainly prove a boon to Christmas out-of-
town shopper*, who are tn the city for
only a few hours, the central location,
near the ClUaene' Bank, on the Cherry
street aide of Triangular Block, making
It a most convenient place to be served
with light refreshments without lose of
Mrs. Oeorge Wing. Jr., ant
afternoon at the second of h-
emall parties she ts giving at
Mrs. George Wing, Jr., to Sntsrtaln Thle
Afternoon.
tsrtalns thin
her eerie* of
giving at her pretty
name on Appleton xvenu# thle season.
fthe will have eight guest*, and the
game will be played In the living room,
nt half after S o’clock, followed by a
dainty coarse of refreshments.
Mr*. Reeves Brown's Party Waa Delight-
party at which Mrs.
Hroves Brown entertained, the second of
series of delightful Informal parties she
this i
handsome ferns and
■ta noi want ta lurn Ik, moiwy bark
Into fiir treasury.
Th-rr an rhn-te—u4 (M4-.l,bd
for Mr*. Do<-tar
Johnn* and Mn>. J . R
laindy. Ttiry ran br bv alliw-
« «»lh« In wm ta m. MaJ.
n R Wlntm. 1M Baton* atrm.
With tti. cxcptlnn of ihaaa tklta,
Orry |.r»mtunr xfTrrM by tka fata aa-
ixvtattan ba. barn paid, and all tail a
f<» of tb. armuni, bay, alaa barn
} B ■ r-ttl. i. within a faw daya Ika antlra
nlTalra of tka aaaw-lallc “
ent ywr will hnv-
EUtflfiBaB IUPPA ALPHA SOCIETY
' MEETS THIS AFTERNOON
Is giving
Jenlinli
pelme fei
tha, RtM. .. Y
were arrumred.-and where after th* game
delirious refreshments were served.
GIVEN AT HUSSAR’S ARMORY ZSgraL ».»,.......
TALKING ABOUT
THOSE PARKS
Seme ef the Wereheueemen May Mev*
From tha Street-Hunting Other
Quarters—8om* Die appointments.
It waa not known until yesterday that
had the mayor and council allowed the
Foplar atreet perks to remain as they
are now. open to the country teams, there
wan .i t-etitlon ready from tt.e merchants
of Mulberry street to tear ( “
~ I parks on Mulberr
Slnoa tbiT action P ot C th« Council waa to
*rcrented. p4r> “* 1110 p * tltloa not b ®
Pr ?«terday Mr. B. T. Adams waa out
trough
n had b
-it to this market, and
been able to bring tome
More proof that Lydia E-PInk-
bam'H Vegetable Compound saved
woman from surfflcafoperations#
Sim. S. A. Williams, of Gardiner, j«« gg** jeSSSt
Maine, writes: the old Bagflsh compreM. and In a room
I waa a itreat aulfbrer from femala | down there now haJ tome elyht hundred
trouble., ana Lydia E. HokhdtoVr-J I «SL5RfiSSl ’KM
table Compound restored mo to health; blockade the street, and as It was abso-
ton was
^ xgltwi
to be branded by the buyer, there was
K i other place than the park beoaus# of
* street car track. Therefore. If the
Park is taken away from the warehouse.
It will be
Compoum
in throe months, after my physician lutely
declared that an operation was abso
lutely necessary."
Mrs. Alvina Sperling, of 154 Cley-
bournfi Avo., Chicago, Ill n writes: IF wIll”be nacMsafy to flnd'other *quaf-
*‘I Buffered from femala troubles, a j tera. Should h# move, there will proba-
miii’li Inflammation- Two bly be no Ukers for th* building, and
e?2 f wSJ th * chance* are that It wifi remain ldla
of the best doctors in Chicago decided | ^ some time.
that an operation was necessary to save. Alderman Mayer said yesterday that
£S : SLSRKf JTL S ue u h ». , «’f. t .S c ,‘l
Compound entirely cured mo without d|d He thou ^ ht the commute* on publlo
an operation.
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia K Pink-
propertv -went further than ju*y other
committee of council he had ever known
when they had the policemen remove the
wagons from the parks, and plowed up
h»m’d Vegetable Compound^made i h n ’ y jr?2u!? r iro^,. th * a rffl’L»
from roots and kerbs, has been the make tho effort to have the matter re-
stnnri'irrl minedv fnr femaln ilia. * considered, but he did not know with
stanaam reineay ior ieraate lits. what -UCC€gB h9 hkre
and has positively cuwa tnousanos of. aii along the line were expressions of
women who have been troubled with Ji* th t,i{JT n ®***IJJJ
dlHpiac-ements,Inflammation,ulcers- : counted, though withouf authority, on
tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, •om* of the aldermen voting to nmw the
periodic pains, backache, that bear-! Jl
ing-down reeling, flatulency,Inaiges- hod not been any conference petwewnj
Uoa,dbzinMa,ornervousprostratioa “gj “J "
Why don’t you try it ? I As It stands, thera Were uvin to four
Mr,. Plnlrhnm Invites all kick SSr8LSM*JB!*4S*JUS
women to write her for advice, to four when be returns. Alderman I
She has guided thousands to Wheeler** position I* that he wants to
health. Address. Lvnn. Huk *SSUV&TUt 2X1 W*
cotton season oloee* eo that tha wacef
■ p In W
lult with black hat and carried pink
chrysanthemums.
nnaratifiatlone did the young
dining i
and costly presents displayed In th*
. j room.
Immediately after the ceremony they
left for tha depot accompanied by a Jolly
* ■* if*, where they
svd of young people, where they
•n>nrded the train, for Jacksonville, St.
Augustine. Tampa and other Florida
points.
Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey will be at homv
to their friends after No v '
Jeff Davis street.
mber 26 at 221
Mrs. Charles H. Humphreys to Entertain
on the 2>th.
Mrs. Charles H. Humphreys will
tertuln at a large bridge party on 1
urday, November 2*. ut ner home
Collage street.
This will be one of the most delightful
sod*| affairs of the coming week, as Mrs.
Humphrey* Is wHi known for the charm
~il hospitality which characterlxa the
parties i
MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE
Mr,. B. Poir.ll Frazrr ,nd chlldrrn
MU. t.tUlan IktH lWM th. lattflf part nerk vrrv i>l.itannUv •t’Ernlon’P’lnV'wtth
;^Vw”. k k ,,r «• a H ” 1
m/'. LSSwfil*^ pnjmliulffil.’fhtn'itaS
1 ’l* safe arrival oTHtU* Miss McLendon
on last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Minor W. Hall, who wer*
recently married In Atlanta, havo ar-
rlved in Mnoon and are at home with
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Denton, on Acad
emy street.
. Ml* F! ore1 ??* Watklna Clay went down
to Hawklnsyllle vmterday and will spend
several week* with relative* and friends.
Dr. and Mr*, ft f. Goston went down
to Butler yesterday to be present at the
William La* Ellis[ Will entertain ffefant aorlsl^rent, jfh* bride!*MIs^Lena
•a * «iwl*htful bridge ltateraan being one ef the most popular
to which ah* has issued Invitations young women In Butler, and tha groom
a prominent banker and merchant of
Reynolds. Ga.
night
Miss Regina Waterman left last
for Savannah to be with relatives and
friends there during the automobile races
n «*t week. Her mother, lira. Waterman,
will Join her later, when they go down
to Tampa to maka their home.
Hawklnsvllle Is
Mr. and Mrs. Cummings Karris have
returned to their home in Augusta after
a brief but pleasant stay In Macon, aa
the guest of Mr. and Mm. W. L Albea
en route home after their wedding trip.
house party
la Sparks left yesterday for
aba. where ah* wm attend a
’ Riven by Mrs. T. L Thrower.
night from Montgomery, and Bufaula.
Ala., where she has been charmingly en-
teeutned. and at both places waa accord
ed nattering social ntt-"*«^»- »-
hostess at. Montgomery.
Young, will arrive today to visit her.
Mlaaea Myrtle and Pearl WlllUm-
won, of Forsyth, who have been visit
ing their brbther. Mr. C. T. Wil
liamson. prealdent of tha Central La
bor Union, will return to their home
today.
EAST MACON KNIGHTS TO
ergantsatloa of the Standard Op Onm
r say of Ohio with other Interests look*
hr to their purchase?*' Mr. Rockefellar
wee p’V’i
"Tee. are* consummated negetUttoas far
the then ©rtn ef Clerk. Payne A Cempa*
rr #-| the 6km of Alexander 6kh©fl*ld
a «‘nrjesny. whteh arete nett to ee la
Tnerv were ether refining concern*
. which we pur-
_ Mr. John William Rami
WVdneada ‘ “
the hem#
, Gtlleland. Th* house was beautified by
Teuag! tasty decerattons. eon thera sratlax and
yellow ehrysanthsmams bring used In
“'lor.
at the piano,
nuptial *ok>.
At the appolntsd hour. 16 n’eleek aa
•peeing note* of MendelMohn'a "Wed.
March” were struck. Messrs. FvveW
Tickets two be s«K*urvd fp>m the fellow- JSa£ V
eg gentlemen, whs comprise the camialt- whlte rthhena. Imfitag from \h#j
•e: Jam** O Wstaa. rhatnasn, win «
spacious tsllroem the Cathode
inecl. - ..
—.-J handsome prise will be given the
best lady and gentlemen masked. Prof.
Welsa* orchestra a lit furnish musk: f.g
The members of Fort Hawkins
Lodge of Kntghta of Pythlaa. of Bast
Macqn. are to have a country store
shortly.
Th* Knights will endeavor to carry
.1 a regular country atore butlneaa.
applying the proceeds to th# pay-
r. John William Ramse* eccuwmtjBSS
esday morning. November 16. at *♦!.?*«*
erne of the bride's father. Mr. ij. k. frlanda to patfonts* tha •tore which
* * - ' will have a number of new features.
i from CeUi
LAXaVi'v? BROM^Quinme ' tka world
signature FI W. OROVS. tic.
make thslr arrangements for the future.
The vote, therefore, on the n*.Ved propo
sition of grassing the Auks, would stand
nine to four.
NEGRO ATTACKS
COLLEGE GIRLS
Two Students State Normal
School Suffer Bad Fright
From Intrusion.
ATHENS. Ol.. Not. 1,.—Early thl,
morning a negro entered the room of two
young ladles at the State Normal School,
and badly •frightened them. It waa In an
upper story of what la known as Old
Rock college.
The young ladles were badly frightened
aa the negro at one tlma had each of
them by tha throat and attempted to
ohoke them. One or tha.younx ladles la
prostrated from tha nervous shock.
This morning Sheppard Harris, who
has been Janitor for ten years, waa ar-
® ted as a suspect at his home In Mor-
town. He was lodged In the county
Jail until h* Can bo Identified,
The negro entered the room occupied
by Miss Annie Morris, of near Ncwnati,
(A, ami Mis. Ella Karri,. Whan lie
appeared Miss Morris and Miss Harris
screamed. He Jumped up on a bed, made
his exit to a balcony and from thcr*
on a vine to the ground.
Mies Morris wa* awakened by finding
the negro by her bed and he took hold
of her. Miss Harris hurried %from the
room and gave the alarm. The negro
first grabbed Miss Morris by the threat
and then made his escape.
A committee of citizens met this morn
ing and a warrant wa* sworn out for
8h**ppard Harris, a porter of tha school.
Miss Mania has entirely recovered
from ner nervous attack and beyond the
fright suffered no violence.
Malaria Makes Pale 8fekty Children.
The Old Standard GROVE'S TASTE
LESS CHILL TONIC, drive* out ma
laria and builds up the system. For
grown people and children fioc.
WANT CITY BENEFITS
ANO KANT THEM BAD
ANNEXATION ELECTION WILL BE
HELD ON SATURDAY-^PEOPLE IN
NEW TERRITORY ANXIOUS
TO COME IN.
The election for annexation to be held
on Saturday Is being looked forward to
with considerable Interest.
Thera ta some opposition to the annex
ation. but those who want to see sewers
and other city benefits are working to
secure a good rot* In favor ef annexing
to tha city.
They see that their neighbors Just
across the Una art enjoying many thlnga
a ey are now deprived of. and they
a Immunity from th* raenaoea to hei_ _.
and they want to be la position to enjoy
„m.
of them negroes. There will, therefore,
be some hustling to bring out a full vote
of those Ir *
movement.
A poll of the voter* taken at random
HAVE A COUNTRY STORE ■ " 5 s ■
coming a part of Macon, but the friends
of annexation want a rousing majority.
It ts believed that tn less than'twelve
months the new territory will be pro
vtded with sanitary sewers, and th# pro
vision for police protection as well as fire
win be mads at ones, should tha vote
result, and there seems to be no doubt
but tha^ tt will. In favor of annexatlea.
Maine's Peculiar N»m««.
Portland Advertiser.
“From Purgatory to rantdlse Hill by
way of Buttermilk Hollow." such a
sign post would guide one to pastures
new in Main* bywxys. Quaint names
are those used tn smaller Maine vil
lages along thy coast and Interior, and
though no gutd* boards point th*
way. ther are easily discovered by th*
traveler, as many of these provincial
localities still rttalp the titles bestow
ed upon them in the early days of their
settlements. Dollar Town and Soda ml
What pictures these suggeat to an lm-
3 ;lnative mind, and when on* reaches
unrry Hollow he la aura to seek tha
Numbering tha Presidents.
SpringSaM Republican.
Will Wm. H. Taft be th# twenty-sixth - -
twer.ty-seventh president of the United! hoap[Umy of wm# fHfftfty tm hOV*
fop that ravenous feeling caused by the
of the place is full upon him.
".Vfix the western part of Maine and th#
Benjamin Ifarvtsoo.! neighboring towns of New Hampshire
-#<*ui &. How
Tk, alumni of Ik. K.ppu Alpha Ita.
'My will hold ■ merlin, thl. altar-
lonn ,1 I II o'clock, at tb, note, ot
dr. tYrJ R. Martin.
All th. rn.mii.iw nf this MtM, ar.
rqor.tM to h. pftamt ,t thl. ratal-
n«. Th.rr «m u number of mi'
hiiT7 tt. I tan la tlacnn.
BURNED BY INCENDIARIES
MKMPHlf. Teen KevHHI ...
suepowdt* ef lw«-rndt*r\ origin, at the'
tVabesh FfM# tksr < ©mpany. de«tn>yed I
i*STC y' rvntwnr 'Ktrick"i 1. * iwk. intm.il>,
fer ag^KaBEffagiSS „„„ „„
’ altar ef ar«#n. r y Tkkn cam* the xreojn., Cleveland «t his first electloa was the are the email hamlets h!d«1»n »mld the
with hla beat man. Mr FVrman Gthriend. twenty-sc-ond orveWont All are agreed,hills or nestled doe* by th© waters of
at afctL'Stt?* ^ Ml ^ U ' h ‘!SAffL °Ld Tor Ortoptf !" mt f y
'“a. T ta,M. In .
ttauUM m bMtamtv. tauntar n.r-.T.ft will l« th. twmity-Mtanth nri 1 *•*,-—cucyc.tlT. of
sttail ih. 'mmjw whk-h mud. lh.mU.i l; tt not. then h* wlllb. th. nwr.:"rirttal eh»r»ctcr nf th» l> 'f t. Bear
nnu mud wlta. Mlm bota Murtd Mftly 1 .tath. But If Onm WuMtartan wu Tut, on th. 0«lr«.: Bell HIM. In
Y—«'• Ptradtu*. '' lb. entrta .tandln, th. rr.taf.ut, rvmi thmn-h M. Mr- OttetMd. »r» pl*CM not fur uwmy
I h.j3 r *-** a * r -1 *jkrt5!.ta ranutal> tan“mu« wk * r * ««• ran w.U luwclnn d-* aerate
— t -. - IBB TB. Iswf rests end was rkarmlnc ha hsr tresident In hi* first term? Let th* Idl'a have been planned and executed
f.srara* f*« ta lumta. | tnvtatw ~ taldta. mV5n w|"h !2T \STtS .« m N.t mt *.ry kmc .m Hoc Van.
fm 7M l, T |i > ‘hMMi | nml #lnw I. Mtrh. «hn, tn. mrld cfUm. pota -etaettan .taiRci VTr. f,n will tn. ram. *t»»n tn »lut I. M rch.nl.
Attractive Gift Books
New Books for Rent
All the good late fiction offered for rent or sale.
Quite a lot of good, readable books this fall.
We have received stock of Holiday Books, very at-,
tractive line of staple and fancy Gift Books. Books at
tractively illustrated, and handsomely bound. The new
little Colored Book has arrived, as well as thousands of
other nice books for children.
McEVOY’S 572 Cherry.
Seasonable Edibles
English Fruit Cake and Plum Pudding; Mince Meat and
Cranberries; Dressed Fries, Hens and Turkeys; Malaga
and Tokay Grapes; red, yellow and green Apples; bright
and russet Oranges; delicious Grape Fruit and Tanger
ines; Ferris and Ktagan’s Bacon and Hams; Canned
Sweet Corn and Peas; white Asparagus and Tips; Head
ed Lettuce and White Celery; Curly Parsley and
Spinach; red ripe, firm California Tomatoes; Mushrooms;
Olives and Olive Oil; Buckwheat and Maple Syrup;
Flap-Jacks and Georgia Cane Syrup; Kumquats & Leb-
kuchen’s Bloater Mackerel and Codfish Steak; Dried
Peaches, Apples and Figs. 1,001 other good things to
^.t.
Flournoy Grocery Co.
BEDINGFIELD & CO.
(Incorporated)
EDWARD L0H, President.
Formerly of Macon, Ga.
The names imply that everything bought here is
the highest grade of all standard whiskies, at lowest
prices.
Send us yonr orders whioh will receive prompt at-'
ten tion.
Write for Catalog
29 W. Forsyth St. P.O. Box 1098
Jacksonville, Florida
swamp land and bog. iButtermtlk IIol-
loy claims kindred with the towns of
Eaton, while Dlekvolo and Dunker-
town are well known to those lummtr
people who frequent this locality.
Flag End and Flddvllla are a sharp
contrast to the Garden of Eden, which
■till blooms undisturbed In a part of
Oxford county. Glorious name tor a
hunting country Is that of Mooseyard.
whdle close by la Mount Hunger, and
In a little section of the State are Mud
City, Nigger Comer and Nigger Town
Opening. A happy outlook has Para
dis* Hill, and other P’s of homelier ti
tles are Pnlhook and Pooduck. Slab
City ha# a dreary sound and of com
monplace history are Spadiger and
•Shovol Hill. A place much In favor
with the Grand Orients. Sucker Har
bor, and not unpleasant ta the queer
Sygotch, & bit of a hamlet In this
state. The Chapel and Toad Hill. Trap
Comer end Tagger, these are well
known to Oxford county men, while
The Gore will never cease to bear a
bit of romance to all who know Its
■tory. Down In Eden township Is th#
abode of the blert. ao aay thoa# sum
mer dwellers of Mount Desert, end In
the quiet places that guard this bor
der land of the Maine coast Is a clus
ter of country village*, all of them
bearing picturesque names.
> Our Deceiving Senses.
Many readers no doubt ar# familiar
with Saxe's version of the Hindoo legend
relating the Impressions ef the six blind
men who went to see the elephant; but
few probably read It with so much as a
passing thought to th* xr»at realm of
mental phenomena at which It hints.
Th# first, it will he remembered, hap
pening to fall against the ehohani's
side, pronounced him like a will; ui*
second, feeling of hla tusk, thought him
like a spear; tha third, taking his squirm
ing trunk In his hands, found him 10 be
venr like a snake; and so tha fourth, filth
and sixth, Judging from his leg. ear and
tall, each In turn lfiri«ir.\i that ha was
like a tree, a fan. an* n rope.
A little reflection will show, of course,
that th* difficulty with the six blind men.
was not Inaccurate perception. If there
really be auch a thing; but Insufficient
observation for a correct generalisation.
Most. If not an of our knowledge of the
external world la gslned through th#
sense organs: and since few subjects In
that external world are of elementary
simplicity. It follows that ths Ideas of
most things ar# mors or less logical ag-
perceptions to
Thua the pencil
-d manifest* Itself to me
Jn manifold ways. I see tte form. Its slxe.
Ita colors. Us Individual peculiarities of
surface. I feel Its smoothness In places.
Ua roughness In others. Its form also,
and even dlstlngutch between the wood
and tha graphite: I he*t It In my bant or
on my finger; I smell the odor of the ce
dar; and (do I?) taste it also, in th*
same way perhaps getting also a sensa
tion differing from the others, from the-
graphite; and then 1 tap It with another
pencil and hear the sound prod-iced. Now
lU these, and many more, percept*, each
more or lees distinct from the others, go
to make up the Idea of penoll.—Technical
World Magazine.
whfili 1**1°”has f glven rise. Thus'the ]
1 hold in my hand
—■ — .r~J «kw> t* tnatrb. while the Mill ef ten* post-elect km sPPJeti .... win ,_. ....... ..... — — ,
| hotter woe pretty la a gma tailored jH the twecey-feua preafckat. ” j Foils, in the old days a wilderness of j
Leaky roofs accm hard to
remedy, bat w# have had 40
year* experience with them
and can certainly fix yours.
Tell ua your roofing troubles
at once.
We manufacture tha beat
grade* of Roofing Materials,
■uch as
Asbestos Fibrous Cement,
Standard Roof Faints, Fitch
mi Tarred Roofings, Rubbor
Roofings, Fainted and Gal.
vanlaod Iron.
ttetski w «i uidilmU i»«un—
hnotx b»'tlrai(TwiUii;U^T(>.
WtOs K csss tsi gtiecs iricnsitico.
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2 ATLANTA. GA.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Jesse B. Hart & Bro.,
Funeral Directors
Personal attention given all business.
Phones 467. 760, 6266. MACON, QA.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT,
3. 0. Parsley,
1.1mar Olay.
PURSLEY & OLAY,
UNDERTAKERS.
Always open, 611 and 013 Mulberry fit.
Oldest exclusive undertaking house In
Macon. Phone 425. Prepared to fill
telegraph or telephone orders on short
notice. Carriages to funeral $8.60.
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
We are prepared to furnish on short
notice mixed car lota of yellow pine
Framing, Flooring, Celling and Weather-
boarding, also Moulding* and Flnlahlni
material, Shingles and Laths. Send ui
your bills for delivered prices.
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Lyons, Ga.
HEIMATH HALL
M8 Walnut Street.
Regular- merit for men and won
cents. Business women 15 cent*.
of-town shoppers.
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The best instruction is tho
cheapest.
The Lyric Theater
CLAUDE AUSTIN,
Comedy Tramp Juggler.
: TOM MACK
Minstrelsy's Merry Monarch.
TRACEY AND CARTER,
Character Change Comedy
Artists-
■ raautai is ri
Tarrant’i Extract ef Cnb-b
Coyelbsta
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