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+HF. WFEKLY TH E'IlA TIT: WEBTSPAY. DEH-MBVR 1. 1,-SO.
ro< am.i.unrsi. 1
Gathered I'p In
ally lixprewsed#
The Will j:. fi no f.ir nine fa t >ry will
Uruoning, it i» Bought, by Jan. 15, ItOJ,
There v a i but < n • "drunk end diw>r«
dt-riv" f««T ibatiKagivin*,' day in Macon.
A good mo. <1.
I*r. A. G. Nunnclly, i ml !< nt of Mer
cer Onirtrniiy* bai been chosen as*taunt
|«9ioi* of the First DoplLt Church.
Tl:e widow of Ocn. Howell Cobb died
In Atben* on tart \Wdm-Mlav. .She war
f„r • »m-• tin*s a rwiie it of Jlu m
Johnny P.irkr, an Ea-t Moron boy,
had hi- left ana amputated on lour.day
Ur*. Willknuatid Jicllitton.
y,r. J.nms BLhop, Jr., of Eastman
bad lJ' |Ockd |iiek«i at the East Ten-
fcuwee de. ot on Wed; e - lay but of t8i.
The cent <rari ca e «»t M. I* EJU vs.
the aty before singe Gu.riinof the
•ui-cror court was postponed Saturday
(o the 14th instant.
Maj. v\ inters has taken hold of the
dummy line. It Ding**! hand*, and
«« nope iw last days will be belter tb«.n
the liisb
Tl e cornerstone of the colored Baptist
church was laid Iasi Tbiuaduy
corner of From street .-nd Colton avenue
with appnp.i.ito ceremonies.
Lavinia Hubbard ^colored) sued the
central road lor *10.0.0 for theknlii gof
her husband ti.no ycars ago. Ihe jury
iwarded her $I,UA
Mr. J. H. llnn.m>ck made a narrow
escape Iron) deulo at the East Tenue
ifipot on ihuradoy. lie ran acro»* the
trad in froi.t of uii approaching engine
ted fell, but was re cued.
Optes of the Mattuswo and Bay in
jiincin nu again t tno ciiy authorities
o .,i ihu Georgia Southern rued were
trrved b-turuay by Deputy Vic
Menard*
The unall loy. the most ubiquitous
creature in tho world, is getting in aouio
hoc work i i ills preparation • for Christ-
mci. Bariela am boxes icr bouttru* uru
being gathered up with wonderful rap
idity.
During the rain storm on last Wednes
day the.ightuina struck the nsidencuof
Mr, Moore on L&shU'i hill in South Ma
con. No one was injured, but the whole
«mi of tiie h-.usu was torn out and scat-
Vre l f»r >or«is around.
t.dmorv* pro .t jul lies cono rt« ate to
couie oif on tl e loti*—uHer noon and
tvtnin-'. The full military band with
tin* c nuon, anvils and other r.cc »-ion*.
ei.d the tti.es* troupe of vocalists on the
Am ric«n stage. All lor one price of
idintasiou.
Ihe Willing Worknm of the Presby-
tertan church feiiuay sent a box of
Giristmaa good* to tile little folaa at
Atoka, Indian Territory. Tho b».x wa*
sent to the care of Buv. J. J. Reed, who
la. an Indian school out tluia
Gape, R E. Park received a letter Frl
day informing him tlutt he had h en
riveted a nu niuer <»l the A meric, n Shet
land Pony 1 lute 'lid-club, which ha*
tor it* object the ei OoU . g meat of the
r .mug oi more Shot., n • ponies in this
country* is located at Cbkatgut
lh**e was a great l^a cn dressed
' poultry as well as of tem|«r on Thanks
giving day. A wreck on the East Ten-
111-381*0 kept tho turkeys hack twenty-
eight hours. The turaeye *i>oiUd. and
;p .lied the- thsniUi»i*i8g of quite » trout-
Ur of Macon vtluc-us.
Tlrcre were many royal dinner* served
la-t ’ihur day among thoN) who could
Stlild it. TiiO hotels d.d ill ir U-at. The
|oor ive.o not a t** •••ther for, o ten. T he
Appleton Cr,'h;n< II me was tm- odpient
cl nu eh* am s, uvd iiom tho lrivmis of
tho institution.
Mi. Tot.imo* Hardin ofMonrro county
I yawed till mi ,li 'ii In ..I oil i '•
way to (Vrdeie. win re Ire will eng.igein
the*hunter Lusine-*. This town of i or-
dels is just no* attracting more a turn-
t:oa than any other place ol iia age and
| the in Geuigix.
A joung negro named John Draper
I wa« arra*u?d Wednesday night on *11*-
I plck>i) of complicity in tlit *atcliel rub-
| ferry. Hr rn» ■-•vrr.il rings in his
1 iW'im, wh.cii lie claimed to have i ought
f.otu an lia iun »t lu cent* apiece, tie
I was try ing to teh Hum lor halt a dollar
I S|he«V.
| The wedding epidemic la prevailing in
I M.cuti 11 pre»ent, and the nuuierou* vie-
| bin* ate smilingly wi ll di»p<*. d under
the UiCM ttrk ua attacka. 1 be iateal vic
tims are Mr. T. (). O salary n and 51i*»
I l!a:tie Ib-i e.-'. Mr. O. T. Hodkiay and
I hi- i:oaaiie C. Willett, Mr. T. R West
| and )*la» Ella A. Wtdter.
hupeiiiiteudent Levi liege«f the main
I it. tit of the tcniMi road removed the
1 fitinvs of bia «ie|attu t nt from ^av'atln:lh
lu Mi-c .n Wediusiiay nioming. Tne
furniture arrived on iha #:I5 o clock a.
ni. train in a apcial car. at>dwas|iut
into j* siiion during the rnmoing. bu
|» rii.iendcnt liege celebrated bis than**-
living in hia new home.
OiLini Gardner, the nan with the
, •i.orru^i,• , who waa sent to Milled^ v.he
Itiuijr idglil. wa« re u*ed uUnu« ion to
u.* usvlum tin re for the reason that his
lunac* had tot U en lu.ly | Mm. lie
*o nought tack to Macuu au»lodged
in ti e cuun y ja I to await tue further
u*. ion of the auii.oritius.
Htrgeant Henry lias flnDlieil Ids work
ol earthing out the homes without
icm.em i n them, of which he found
ebiu 175. Most of tliese i o iocs were
kttiid in the hortbern ami tun »hwe*ivr.»
l*s.wnsof toe city. They will Iw pro-
* d*-u with m.nue.s hy thu city eu-
I’tM-r nt the ex|wnse of the« w tiers,
j y a ter ItowLud R Hall, Jr., son of
It 0 t. r R R Hall, oueot the finest
M. felmta lor a bo. ol linage ilJ .ear*)in
b.e(H». Tlistiaagivina Dsy >oung Had.
ehil.-ou*, hunting in com) any with a
f«rt/ of ireuik’tmm, »• ol and knled n
I r.e haw k w nh a parlor ritte. From lip
|0li llieu.d in.a-Utc.1 three Uei S.x
Asi. e from lielng one of the tiest men
|Jo »i*e pu be loro. Odicrr Henry Abel
•* g n u g ton-iderabk* i ruminwnce as a
ywjefui gardener. At In* home on
ok •• 1 *.reet tie rul«H* larg.* (puntit.es o
l -n»ip* and styl o s, an > n*u»ei* ipdiea
ij Ull< Ha- ie sum fro.u the aai# ol tlu-in.
h*s raUmlie* ate aU«ul the finest evir
It ««n m khuo.u It 'bow* whet a nun
■(0 u<> wi.en be Hie .
I 7'* rc h« en a change at th-Central
r-ur a ! isciiviug dep t in the u aniier
h. n * freight, ihe fretaht is now
|Ui il utier having t et-n liuilid on tlie
■jm indeed of before loaded, os for*
/• One rflavt of this uirangeimnt I*
. ' l hie i k rlu of that division now work
average Hum lu uc uck in tiie
-•■'lilii^ ui til 0 i»t ni*> lit wuUWa^f
y “»ui ti au bef. re.*"
Several days a o the announcement
[*• that Mr. C. A. Jouoxj, the
‘ ‘t of ti* i t niral and other rail-
*(. iio.| teudere 1 iris resignatk n. The
»• *•* nenred with jrmir.il surpttae
0 vecuunt of Mr. JoUo</s long and in-
^•• lonncctloo with the attaint of the
•f-’.iai. Nuw, itowever, it in reported
' t cleetid nuthoiity tlut he lias dc
«o wuld.aw his' r *ig i at ion, and
. , 55^ 1 k Nis inui.ti«>4 to •) end the
t of bta ibitt, if n»ed be, with the
o i r* laila’* Ontral.
^ **> • wtarkof not much con-
v»ence,,|| tJm Covington and Macon
nr r the town or Jla u n • n Th ne
at exactly the mine s?.ot scvernl
I Laconic- l ngo, both the w. .» h and tho track
w«ro cl.sely examined, but no cau-e
found forth.* accident. Afier
jBDJUllSSOXCAUUlIT AGAIN'i
I It \t III Soon foinr I |» In (tic
ti'U last
other
, bit i
ef ill
13 THIS
Id be I
JOHNSON
MURDERER
MR. MILLER’S In a few .I \.t ,
AlVUULKSALB MAN TALKS.
*
.|S0f.r INTERfsTINQ A "If AOOUT
K *. iNC'J i i '.Y.
oi-covered to
railiucnL
! Mix T. II. Tharps and h -r frlen l. MIm
i uattie Weaver. ielt .>Mturusy for Monti*
j cel o to si Mid tcvuvl dtys with irieuds
in that city.
The AlethodUts lwd a ‘'donation
and auction" in the hall over Henry
Jones’ store on Tuesday niihL Tho pro-1 this ilm*»v
ce. In will i e applied L» mi-«ionary w..rit i -ii , * ,, , . . .
»«-l l«r lb. LquiJatiua u( Mini V«al J 11 *'*** « qturtloa«l»t *«*bothwl-.K
church dei»ls. >'ireo or four of liiM/s clevervat deputies
During the month of November Ordi- F iday
Tli* Hnro Wry* Ills Nnmn 1* Trt
JoIiiisoii, nml hr |m* Sc«r« on
Ilia If a ii (1 ami 1'nre Jimi Lika
Ihe yiurdrrcr**.
Ilfls the right Ed Johnson been caught
raryH
inc «vi«
U l he 1
v tliat t
ill U
work < n toe |-irt of some of the cu
antiof iho estate.
Everybody n Macon knew Joseph
Farrell, thi px*t, who owned the Kci
. W iley ism. d 53 nmrti.igc lio ns( s—
*/ *o while coui les and 25 to colored.
Novrmber is ahead of any of the other
fall mon.h*. During the holidays, which
arc now clo e at hand, the license* bsuod
will average nearly tniet* a day.
Mie. Jenneta Vickers, on Nov. 29,
after a vend weeks* sickne—. Sii-* wa.
the wife of Col. A*hl<*y E. Vicker-. who
died set or .1 years ago. She leaves two
eons, Asuloy E. ’ of this city and Mark
Faulk of Lauren* county. While her
sulfi-i.ngs were gtc.it she bore them pa
tiently. Bbo ivcii and died a Christian.
Arthur Coleman and Willie Johpson,
two ne^ro I oys, were ar.es o i by Ollicer
P.itt Tu n Friday n ghtforhah Vte.iling.
T he tn»t namoJ buy wo* foil.id wi.h a
*«ck containing lorty pounds of lisn,
which he had stolen from McL-nn, on
t.utton avenue. Both were lodged in
ihe city prison.
ILK McAi. 11 nnd his brother Jim are
now, according to the very late-l ailthi
itv, loa.tfJ soiucwhcro neir Mono
Mounta.n. Tlib will be h Prim ng news
to the bondsmen of 5lcA p»n, who Helped
him out ia»t summer w hen he wiu in
dicted fo wife heating. If ho don't
•ho* up to morrow hh bondsmen will
each liuvo to lore Over a cuol rlOO iu
cash.
Tho horn, ahed and cow bootee of Mr.
John Urehun, who lives ou the l.ne of
Jones and Bibb countioe, about live mil s
from La 4 Macon, were totally defrayed
by tire i« Thui*.luy evening. Tue lo-s
was alsmt gl.uuu, wito no in -uruncc.
H**verjl cos* were budly hurL Mr.
G.ch. n tlnnks lb was tne wtra of an in
cendiary.
Mr. W. E. Johnson, for years travel,
inga^. n of th# Const!.uuou, his well
knoaii and lik -u in Macn. Ui« many
iiiandswj.be pained to learn ot ids
drath, which oocurred B-.turday mom-
lag at sii early hour al Sio.ie Mountain.
But a few w.ek* aao h* was in Macon
looking h le and heariy and none who
•aw him thought tlmtuesth w a* hi near.
The Central railroad receiving depot
has lean furni-hsd with ga«, and the
l.ghta wers turned on hr iday night fortiio
fl at time. Tho hur.tem are ot autv-can-
dlopowrrinl n o Lomethiog entirely
new in Mecoiu They make a thin, inn-
oiiaped tkime, about nix ii c e. in diam-
e «r. wh.cii make aspienuidhght. About
twenty five of th«*e Lurierv, which are
lua.ie in Chicago, have U»n placed in
the bui t lug and pls is 'Uppltad through
a pipe oa.fi/ three inches in dLimeter.
T hurscay morning, on the planta i in
of Ed Uacetark, in Craw fora county,
near Sandy Point, a liuu-o «* cupied by
negn o> was dentroyed by 11 o and will*
it wa« i urr.cd all of the household ef
fects. A H>-year-oM negrogui was deep
ing in the li u - o nt thu time. When she
a*< ke from the heat nml fa-i.es ti c
cl.il t wus |;ir.dy/.t*il vv it It fear and could
not make her escape. In n few minutis,
nrightans who arrived on lbs scene saw
lie r mllerifig the torn r s of death hy the
ilamus, but wet# UOSo.e brsnvu I er.*
Tli. duel..ng of Mr. Teabe. on Wind-
r Hill, vvn* enieic.l un Friday by n r.e-
o di.r.rg tu.- .i -enco ><t il.n family,
l.l i mm* near I e.ng hurglanz. d. The
negro laid spreads sh» ctou ih- ll<<or un 1
was piling it full of nil the choice cloth
ing bsctuld find, when Mr. Harry Lit
tle, A Tuil< r. entered an.t fouud tic
buiglar m a closei. A tuvlo ( ii -u .l, but
finally the mgru got away. Mr. Little “o‘-.i
fli.d a slot altir him. 1*0 U f*!W W “Vie U-diw
t keehetl. The mgro wia a Mranger
to Mr. Lull**. w..o t ad no means of
identifying him or learning his naim*.
The new nuiket »bed ha*, been com-
phted. The pools art (Mimed with
olive green, the gables and s.dua a pule
p.nk and Ihe loof a dark ieO, aco.ul.i-
nation w Idch gives a pleasing effi ct. But
Ui* remarked by nmny that tiude-
tinner iu me a miataLe in not exlending
tits rool on each *i>lw lar enough to cover
wagons driveu In with market produce.
Some think ihe sited ought to extend at
lea»t leu fietmit ou each aide, which
wouhl afford j rote, th n from driving
rains #• wr.l A* al teller fur the waitoux.
Deputy Sle-rUt llvnderaon had quite
an Ofcapauo while iringing fo two ne
groes nmurd W i.linm Nihlnrd and *i bo*.
Jolm-on, who were out ou bond, but
whoso l.onrbmrn (haired to give them
up. He found them In . o « ccuniy.
\» bile taking them to tin* rnllru.d ala-
th<n they got away from him. and he
had to shoot at them to hthig them to a
halt. To add lo in* truunies, he had *o
wait a.'ven « r tight hour* fur tho train
on the Covington and Matuo rued, in
Bing, i
jputv
the jail docket; s the captors of a
who gives the name of Ed Johnsoo,
who tits c!o« ly the description givi
then an wi o mur ■> red Euimer Miller in
Houston county reveral Sundays ago,
andcamo near khliug his good who at
thesiiue lime.
Fur neany three weeks Messrs. Chari
tou Johnson and W, E. Booth have bee
watd f ig a M 8. ic:oi8 negr> who lives
in Tybee, and w ho i* know n a-* a desper
ate character. Ifosr*. J. E. MoCloskuy
and Byron Avant have also been watch
ing a man in the samo ncighl o. Inod.
rfUiy mor.iin{ tlio four b 1 iff*
nit tat the negro’s Iiouho by mutual ar-
rangeraent They Imd received n prtvw o
tip during TlmrMl.iy night that tne roan
they wars in search of wus a»l. ep at tho
Louse, which is located on bishop'* row,
near tho Ojllin* factory. Messrs. Booth
and Johnson vntCMM the front doof ns
Mcntir*. Avant und McCloskey came Into
tne l o i-e from tho re.ir.
In a lied vat a negio, who on sight of
file officer* anook with fear, but who,
when iio fuund they wanted h.m, made
no resistance, but came with them to tiie
city and went into his cell at flu* j.»i
without a worded icmunstia ce. Several
oilier negro men at the h» u*e at the time
were placed under arie»t and Were
t sought to jail nnd locked up during lie
album .ou, in thu hope Ih t they could
Si>sn.t iu g.dning a coufesaion front tiie
man whom theofllcers had hunted dow n.
At a Into hour in the ulteinoon allot
the ne.rou* Mveon«*ere tur .ed law,
and this one was told oi tiie charge tlui.
was prelumd aguinal him—the Millci
murder.
When first asked for bis mine, thu
man gave it as Jou Smith. Later he gave
t e name of Chmilie Nmith, and when
further questioned told the offlcetstluii
his real Hums vas Ed Johnson an i tbm
he was from Hancock oounty.
is nx JOII.NSON?
The negro answers to tlw description of
the Johuaon who is charged with t..u
murder. On Ins right ch.at near the
eye ie a email scar, and en In* left lieiiu
la another scar, loth of which, while
amnli, mark the man. lliseyva and o liei
facial f.aturt-a al-ocotru-qond with tits
dearriptions that have« c« n luruisl od the
oilUe*. Hi* wa:k and gcitual buaihiK
are a loo noticeable.
Yes, my name is Ed Johnson," aaid
ti e negro toa^TiLKoiiAPH man wlu.
talked with him a few mmutus while Id
captors had him iu cu»tody, and with it
Buiiy scowl he continued, “and what L*
it the-e men have got me fori”
being answered, in an evasive manner
ho told of hUactkins forth., past iuw
we. k% “1 wnv in handrivvllle splitting
r. i • n Mr. I ■ ’• 'A
came In hero on Tui adny night anil
had jmt found a | iu -u to board—but
am l telling you this for?" con
'd the negro -i d Jt-nlv wltli ano her
I as lie rviurncd aeuleand refused
to talk any more.
Dtatri i Au. rney ITlton vhited tbc
jail yesterday afternoon and took a look
Th " Itipl.l lurrmto of the
UlH»lr.,u Trad. Uliul II
1 > Aliliiinll) How It Ii Ltl
lo lucrrstf.
Txuu
Thai
op
tin*
am# w-rro sent parties in Uonv-
ty. and it i* t-ought that —v-
n ioiniify the negro will be
to tuu if the riunt m«w
ura osugi.t,
Thu uepu-iei have been wr rklng up
the game quietly, en I li el confident that
they have gut the tu ur-U ier, u it hough he
aiou.ly deioes that lie has ever been in
H.m t <n ctxmiy. Hi. »u»pUdousactions.
e»|MtUdy Mituu he has l«vn in jail, am
aga.n t Idm in no litt e way. If he
S;»»>..!d prove to l« the right man thev
will r re.ve the neat liille sum ot $ 00.
the rewn* f *dlur«d by tiie state and Mr.
Miher’e eon.
Tint fill 11)1 F. WILL rowir.
And llrvttlroi* of Vlnrvllle \» III Koiv
be Able lo Avoid |fanx#r.
The rest'.i-nU 0 Yim-ville and the
fatn e •» living <n iq pvf bibi) county will
be happy tho mo-mug wbt-n (hey le>rn
that the CebU*.! load ha* had llw ph.ns
drawn for a fine Iron bthlge over Ihu
track* at B<. bbtnUlau* t oilegr, ilo-rthy
conru cting the loluml us road wi h ti.e
Forsyth n-ad. and aihudii g a safe and
lung-nredid p.o*i,e*uy lor team**
The county coiniui>-Ionna iuet In
monildv s -- t nvi . iT.iay. Among the
c«.ire»potidencu brought to tbu attention
of ihu iOtfd wo* a letter fiom Mi|*-rdi-
order logit to Macon. But ho finally u-r.dt-nt luge, stnt.ng ihat thu pum«
arrived here with his prisoners, and ! were being made f -ru bridge, which
turned them over to NaL ! w ill he l um m ome, in ru-jon**io the
Thu new furnituru factory of Mr. E. request fiom the lounty ci muns*i<m-ia.
J. Willingham will tu erecttsl at oncu <>u acio«s Ihe deep cut at M, .SUm-Uus Col-
th** p»op» riy lyiu. near tho Dixie works lege, cumphrtmg thu belt nal ui4Ui
“The business men of Macon have un-
i , iA'y cood reason lo f<al encouraged
in-i/tar." Mid a very prominaal whole-
-• 0 •’ niiaanttoa Tklixibapu man the
therday.
*T'.‘ »luuly but few men not connected
MtuJje trade know* at what rate the
vliobsale bmh.' Na of this city lias in-
wed daring ih# loot three pairs, and
»*« * th* statement of it uiayapiour
iuir..ut property.
a i’ll ;.ro famihar w itli t a
re_-tr ir.g hi* i.e.lh in Tuto hp-ii.g
Teen., la.t summer and tho sub»l*«|ue!
coil net over his estate.
Lr. Tiuv o h the physician "Lo n
tends 1 him ui his last ihnew, jr nt<
nis cwlm for as piufeMion. I f> >
and aLo apj c ie«l Ufore l"0 court i
Ti-i.ntui-c asking that lum-clf and J-aihi
Matron of iaio Spring* bo aj jo.nU
ddmiuia«r .U r* unc-er ;v will, wnicti wi
pn»ho*d, by which tin- projxuiy v\.
u i 1 d t > him an I "ihu Si-t.rs* Chari!
ho*i >t..l. Georgia."
Dr. b • i. iikvii was appointed hy 0
dinary Wi.ev a lminisirator in Maion, i
1-nridi‘s pr pcily wus here, onu nui
tho contOBt oouimenced. Banker L*»wr«
of Atlanta came in for a third up|»oin
ment av aounuLtrator on the groan
mat h; rrell’s reai.iunce eras in At ant ^—...
and l:-i> ti.i .. i..e in liter in.o tlu-ithd - •• i .....
court*. l;ous i in this city has increased 50 per
Att- rney Dalv advertis'd for the licit* ! «'• n '- vdtof tlio last year. I know of
of Mr. Far.ell m tho Ne v Yi r ; Herald. ' "' 5, * fl rni whl.-b.
BARGAIN BOOM
<1C. LO’GORMflN IC0:8>
- r \'0-
SIGNALIZE DECEMBER’S FIRST WEEK
*■’i "ike f*rt is, Macon isgeiting to 1
' j i |e 1 | -t whole a!« center (o GeorgU
r . | * n d ;f it coniii.uca logruvv nt the | r vi;
i*| "ill *■ <>• i innk with any other!
e , • ity is the- South in that respect. The
\ j of Ma.on now have gbovl IfPlJj
f- dmtnmers on the road and will, before I ’
d | k-ncMiaveSOO.
Ttw ill probably surprise you to learn
and in th
ceived reliablu infurm.ition regarding
three relative* in Dro.-t.lyn and New
Yu;*. i-.. • w. i.- .'im \\i Lire ol
New York. an uncle on his fatber'a fide,
and Mrs. Kute Biown and Miss Frank ol
Brookly n, cousin* on the imal.er’s vide.
When t • Ten nr eu duct* r learned of
the heiis, he | ut in hia Claim u..a he
was rcpr.-^eni nx them, t ut Uiu appears
to be a ecbeuie hut la tied !• work. All
Ot the lieiis rv-nudiated thu Teiinwweau
un»l forward, d ther ailhiuviis. etc.
.o Aitorney Daly of this city to protect
them in their rig- U
There was oi e heir who. It Is said, is
scarcely in ncOu of the little foitur.e of
nearly $120 0 to budenvwi fr-.n a wile
ot the edau-. TIihI he.r U Mr*. Haiei
oimt-n of .van Fkanchco, a wealthy aa*u-r
of Funvll's mother, w.'O left home at an
early ugo, and who spent the major por
tion of in r life among tl e CaLf./rnianf.
bho was wed tluee tiro*a Mice, s-ivtly to
UebiUM*. all inemi.ureof theoauie firm
und ell very wealthy. Now aiie i* a
widow, wild an abi.’n Dnco of money,
«U.d hhdiug In r New Yoik reiuiivc* tu
toed of the ttn-ney, wb.ch site t!i.n : ii
pro|ierly belmiga to them, she ha* re
solved to make a atroug tl^ht in the.r
lav or.
The will, which was prol nted in Trn-
nesvee, it seems made Fat .er M irnmot
the Catholic church it late Epnnga and
Dr. Tidwell executors undadininistrmtura
lor Dr. Tidwell, and mUo for the honpa I
of the bLtrraof Mercy in Atlanta, wiicn-
Farrell woe well taken care of for some
tune.
It is said that the divine hav investi
gated the ca*e, and ha-* refused to take
ihe money in tm. t for the chtrch, as he
feels that there issotuetning wrung uIh>ui
iU
Bishop Tliomas A. Deck r has also re
fused to allow tne money to be token for
A lantu hospital,on tnelr -und that the
will doe* not suite where tiie lio.-pital h.
and al** because tlu real name of the
i >. t- i • < f Men y 1 loq.iuil,
and nut BDters of Charitv.
What effect this wul havo when the
ra*c comes up in the supremo court in
n-t an--wo. In the m.-.inwhit*. Clcik
o-an A am- of the mj crior c< mt ban the
propv rty inciiai;;**. a- I in boi ling it sub-
j--» t iln- • r .1 . .r i . ... iri. Banker
i.'-uit-y of Atlanta 1m-*, it tan mo sjiuJ, ;3.-
tO>iti money, wh.cii hu Iml
lflbf, did a business
oi $ Oi.ctO; for 1S.nS it was 1,000,and
the « meoi Jwj will shown businm* of
nearly tUOO.utO for the current year.
I lie - • - . ,,t «dry >.< <>-ls turn
doll . t If dtni.ig ill* v • ir.
"•S- iue of ti-u wlioleealo grocery
homes do nn iminem-o businet.*. One
ttmi is reported, on goal aathortiy, t#
have done a bu*ina*s during thu j-n.t
twelvemonths of ?l,fl>».MD. mi l it Is
constantly Incr- ruing. Where is tiicre
nuother grocery house in (iemg a that
... imil,ir vomm,-:
"No wonder that prep*.rations aro l>o-
ing made to atari otiier wholcsaL- wtab-
hshm.n s bare. The central location of
the (ity and its m:*urpaMed facilities of
quirk iran»portalh>n tu all puts of the
(ountry, will always id tract capital and
bu»ineM. And then, the luoie wholesale
w - . :i .. | i 11 . - !• ! . ' I
t e for ail con. i r «d. It is nut hke tho
retail busioaui, as ho local competition b
involved. Thu un re drummers Macon
sen is out. the U tter impreva.on of the
city wi.l be made on the people, and the
more lUely otln r whole-ale t rms will
be sltracird here. Macona wholes-Ie
bu.-ioM Bow amounts to about $-y 0 >,-
uo»i a y rar.
"v\* Us.k noon tbs opening of tho Oo*
muigeo river os tuily o ,u.d to tho build-
If g .i i I o M |. i..I I .ii. ti 'i l.i k
ruuraid, and you tnay bu sure that wt-
aic aaxioudy looking for iu early «c-
coaipiisiiiiient* It v% ill open up a new
u-nUoty tout, which is now trii-utary
to oilier tow n*. 1'robaUy the edal-li»h-
me tof trxs:partaik>n ou this Hv r be-
to* ii M; can and the Altamaha will in-
cre.i^e the city’s tiade to the extent of
I alf a mil Ln uollar* annu.dly, and very
I key even more. Including both whole-
nor 1 H-I.ul At Ii\ i lie, it ill I ■
a great liiing lor us in tho leneiiug oi
in u- K tue ' cm ut ..I w l.i> h u ill hr 1.1:
at or.re, and tho tncrra»o of busincs*
from tho newly •-| ened territory will ot
coutko come later on.
-H e mm} ie.i.n of the Macon and
Hinninglmm nniruad will nd-l nnnthcr
leeder lo tho diy, which must Dot be
l"-t right of III c.ih ul.d ligun the I ill ill. .
i his road will «>| < n :mollu r rich teiri-
Evening Dresses.
Now that tlio '* non fer paycty is at
stfciiil attention lo our
.g Gooils, which is tho
t complete in the city.
Evening Silks.
We have just received nn important n
of fifty pjecesof Buia'i Silks in delicate
rpeciaily for evening
Buying from firrt hands and in inch a
large quantity rnnbles in to olfer tiiem
at .10 cents a yard.
Thewe buraiis are twenty inches wido
I'd a ui u ted ali silk. W« challenge
th. m duplicated elsewhere for lei* than
75 cent*.
.’M inch China bilks, in evening shades,
85c. a yard.
Our stock of Evening Wool Goods in
Henrietta*, Itmcetto*. Abcrline and
All ufriws i* m t romj Icte.
We alto keep a full line of B. Prk st’ey
& Co.'e bilk \\ arp Goods, such as («>ii-
vent, Oyrev Crepe ''
woavee, w hich are quite | ratty.
Draping Nets,
Lovely lino ef !-ilk I'r.iping Nets,
w hi h are so stylish for evening wear.
Evenh g Gloves.
Foil line of Evening Gloves, all ah.-des,
both lu undressed Li t and silk, from
ight to fifty button length*
Elegant nvortmentof full length mitts.
In beautitu. tdui-Jos, v*|k
mg wear.
Ladies, you will find it greatly to your
intrr.'Dt to contull us for anything in
evening good-*.
hi ecul — Checked Homespun, best
qua ity, ft cents a yard.
LAKE CITY THANKING GOD,
any new customer
ng limn, of LuGiuugo a;,
w hich haie hitherto l «•.
Atlanta Icr their kiipplii
i give u» lots of ti
And we;iree-|M'< ially interested, nl
jin secuilng coi ii ction with Tlmmastc
When thoca^e U sot I led it in probable 1 lht * ‘ 11 and Birmingham railroad n
tin t ihe hoUl i r jxrty viih he » >.d foi j ihoritu-^ will maw.* a gnat mistake
dlvlsiuo. h.img to tup that provfvroui ol
—■ 1 pronji-.ing town, for they can gin pa
AftAUC.lxiL jmgfralgot bosfatws ir.m that»#eii.<
t?r. j fuiiy,
■ Milraal* 1 * 1
It there ever wav a time when 31a-
I really good cause to be
thankful it D now. It makes mo fed
t of i n; iial being
lied down’ in the city Jmt now. No
Georgia has gtou » moro than
>j
• rapidly the
coming year, for i.onu iias so many big
□trrprises L *
’U'l us
1 up
AnAtisutla Joiirnall*! I* '-'nt Prom
.Macon to miledgsulils,
A man of w 11-knit frame, with a
•Hong, tut kindly face and iuULigmt
ey*s md good addresa baa n n-ih. n
ome up} rated b I. r- Ihv -rd r Wa*n-
ington lor orunk. nno*. On a ■ tint of
hit evident raspectuhility and t .« fact
that lw had never done any harm lo
anybody while drunk In* line u.i-vin
cbchcase uiedu a* light asjo *ibIo to
give him a bettor chan u tu rt form.
Blit thu Itnn i. y iiul i.o ,--.d. Th-
unit rtunMe viciim vootinu. d to ImUbr
the "ament,” and it a* regularly floored
idm. During Ins Lot term in the city
pu*on It# full a viciim to iho "hotmr*. ’
All day Lo to. d at the little wind >.v of
his cell and sl:o k with «xut- > nt n
terror at the imaginary aoanaa that ware
tiaosj iriug befmo hiui.
and below tno old cemetery at the foot
of i hairy strmt.
Friday two and two-tenths acres,
belonging to tho city, was put up for
•ale. Mr. Willingham was thu only 1 i i-
dcr, and at the minimum price set by
the city council. $2.'-CW |>er acre, he bid
id the pio. erty. The city has a larae
rerarro lo the lower portion of tho city
i . .1 r. • < .v i ..n , M.n ..ii d- i ..i
and track*, winch, if Mavor I‘rice»
plans were carried out, would sc
covered with factory buildings.
the i ity,
It iv Void that as soon nv the company
fill 1 ■ r II... I - I It ' I . • up ll ’•
i r s-ing nt the pn -vut Ymevtlta *U*tion.
The crussiiK is a tu.)-. d ngnow one
usual hailucimi
train* of can I a i cul.nl.
cell, and hi* ntUnti u
•euiued p-rlictly aiieorii
inns of thu|i*opiu wo inaed in ii,.>
nary w r.« k. At other tim- * lie 1.
.. .-t li-- 'll ■> :i -i ..t I.- Iiu
locked in Ly mistake, and an*.
I r><m n ml p* "| I- whom io> kr.
' . I I..OI «.'in I.' call < .1 ' IIII.
terns/ ie wo*adjudged t» n. ■ bji
the Ihebriatu asy him, aud m tun
waa sent to Mih* • g- vdltv
This mao, whoa* name iaOIbba
ner. cuun-s lrom a iiighly « ouue.
r»>| «•« led family 1. Aiigustn. lim fattier
w«aai onu timu owner of thu Guruiltd-
.alistof Uiatcrt*. He ii.o N • u ad
it ■ Id*
ui i At by
Yew
v holes.
head.
have tho Cc nulgaa river
j tliu llacon and Birnnng-
8
td built, half ado/, u
.Ouse* e»iabl'*hed u
lactoriua at work
like coma of th>
matu-ih staud now, a. d it »s tliuugut | *'..1, and
ilull .11 l„.r.l.y r- ■ /
fuse the |>eininsi *n w Inn tno Unit conm*.
Against tots, however, tln-re wi.l K- a
vig. runs prole t Hum the projirrty
v . . owdith at a.<d near tnu stati n, i ut what
be; effort this will have is i.ut known.
borne lima tgw a tmiftuB was circi-
d that thu fa
o " gfit film i" Ii i | •
wid coi piov. ioo u,
come, aud that lie i
rervicu lu him wlf an
It i
K t-
THU lOl.M V « (»i| llhMOMiUs.
ns«e» Honiln^
lie \V<<
* •! -
hud thu matter
Frink W.kb, a Lo, .tx ut 12 jnr. I • of
nl.l, nli.lv hunnn. Tluakailtiii.- n.',rn- »»kln,bupv.nUfmlrnt hr., lo CtiAPK- Th ,, .i...
in}-. I.aI ihv in..-.’onun,'lose. Ll. ifclit j H*-P riM -"l location to
iiimI nadir .lutt.ivO L, a sun .hoL Ur iLol.. r| ,l [urj or m arlLo li riuinui y 1 l0un |,
lunl Jul Icadnl tl.c Ki'n «nl hud In. "t Hi ■ dun,m, iim> U ».i» Mj-i',1 bn u.onthl, «-n!,n
hand ouriLe Biialv nhrntbo ratlra VfHP- “"'I It '« *■«! I. nl 111 j , „ , - urt (
aUntvmtUirouiih tt. ,.li", K r i. Lk.lv to toko ptocn At au, ; ^ (IJ , ; i( u|th
II. .U,id fn m Imme m ^ I JfJi," c i5I5j"2lAS ll couuly comm.
Iha. hi, f.ilirr ..PAH AlaiDwd •»* JP*0f “S? 1 r t l o It trial hi>'n„iui
wci.tii.to IL. wood, in M„nhu( klm., *“ ■**““!»/ ILoomjralUtoVl.,
The l«.,. when found, wi. t.rjr faint l0 . r J'" ... Cham,
ir m .lilfcrlnc and lo-« ..I l l oi. I 1 he * "i d of U.c I ndec. which w.,1 /“'I‘'gj^Uon in ,
hr WI. Alter, I d I, Dr. H. J. Will- I l 0 !' 1 l f br 0 ■ * l 1 '"" in -'' "jll l' r r''nt ,, t 0 ( jjn^ n,
-■■ vr r"";!•
not uu • * i, .ni • < r . i „.y it "a* . ... ii*, i tv a r..l» . | oru..» Ci the H i
I m ulat.'l At ll..-wrlai i. -.e, ,ir aitrr- Lu l .r. Thi InmlilT Ai.a r . i, r.- rural
l.l on. Hie ItoAof a rlaf.t land i a rrr, *P»"-' ' «»'P“r '* “I'l'r-cuicd Ly *£"
"'I """ | JanriA Uolincv, V. ULII,. »i, ud
|wrenta aranod.ut.t thankful thailhvl DNrLH lulls usast. »•«, * - r
aistliernl by ilis old Trarrlrr! l^ ,n *' l* •
Is Hounds Thruii(*li die uu* Acouifllittea vai .q j-■ n‘» <1 fr<
■ . ■ . | |rif i Issuti to Consult wan ti.' i .i . -
... P .„a..,I,...!^;.,ran.. Mr , S . IMU1 .| v.urncit I, ,.d! u- • • ">
The MViwin* fiom Mia. Wm, M. "*L , , ...
Vodlcy i 'At, rorlmlf: ' Th. Ir f.ir.t of Ir. a . . ,
BuUNuWO. .Nor. 24.-Mr. Charlc ' ^V m'“lava!iri'no,n ‘ ' " body ldjoun.4.
The Han j* -i nice In tha Haxsard dlv __ _ '", '', “
tri- tl . t. r. s.imu.d. Do "«lTl.lii»i for a Moment
Cotton pi k. tfiri u.liout B bb ar.-l that catarrh "ill in i wear
thi: cexTBAt,** i;% iiMx;*.
\\ list III* llosd III.I llif. !•«•» Month
( I. III |»M > • 4 V\ III, I.Skl \ .
The< eotral nwi'arar^ r; for lari month
fl.'l III -ll'.w, ill If .'i < .null , n ■ (
117,U-HJ over the rainings of last year. I u
U(H
• tl.(
I'.lunrg thu net to I
mt /. n ». Ii.Ut, I-- - (i|
• ntlis tho incieusu in '*
wn oo
4311 30 L MMl|
Ut wa* L.<1 on t
no doubt thankful that tbu I
ucauiy citergu aui no gtrwur narin. |
rp CLIMlia Tin: FIND.
locoiuu ft tl Mm «D. SI
IM
• ‘• ! S
(.ULIVOU NOT (it ILTY?
I.- qUfkltsB
J. R Odes of Jon s county.
^ I gird to tbu ranting i
Martin l* r °P ert X« A number
Herbsl—Dcar 8rr: I inc.oi ■ a small
ttibution toward the U rary fiuil imgj
fund, Wishh g yoa sacce»# in tl-e wora.
Yours truly, IL R W.vilzv.”
fLheck inclose-! |50.)
Tiiere i-ave Uen othercontrll utfon to
this prs 1‘wtrtky ubjMt rac*n'.ly.
Am* ng 11 uni are subsetiptiona from:
gsj. T. iMtos Jouea •»»
Sir; Ldase 1 r. atniutf taut
Ur. OAJtaMi ILTwatajr *«
btiied.
LW. I-as.* Ginr
k-civing Dav Mr.
even tin- tl-
marriage {fa BO
^ Mi l'll. -; atioc
un Both *«bd
of Craw, harm
r la fal-4
sill
'Iv ’ • I .
11 d, Lur no onu
* xwutliiau Bvctal
These ig os c
* .•»!«)..t tfii^ f>'• u •'/ lb- ''xao.pb "i tl'*-- c* n Ur.vo; fi. W.nror an«l
i were ucr.uiv.-d i mvii and v»*ii U; heard froUi s tcfw>rc »oug. i Drxou of Crawford county.
.in-* out
LAKE CITY THANKS GOD.
,\n imraunse throng gathered at t
►tath n In re to welcome tliu train nml a track
l» ud cheer wv nt up from the multitude l*a*
*« ti e train r.ittIM up to the plitform. • #cI " J
The excitement was Intense, fir I-sk
Ciiy re^tirda th«"|Kning of the Macui
toad a* tho most iin|-ortant railroad <'<*n
nu ti in she has yet made. One cnthuii
n ti:’ citizen moiinte I an empty oil ca*l
on tho lr« i^'ht | filiform nml sri-tited:
"Tbak t».mI! Thi* it wfi.it we're beer
lo k n; for for liv«» year-.
' «<■-' (W.O/UKrl-at.r I jj| jTo l'" , lo > col
JSf- 1 '"!* I »''» “Ut now. ,j
1 li
any'* buninent for Ocfot
mu,, ts> :.w ss iwyo si L ti.w a
n«< s AmwutTtaiil jtrjtrfi r,
Imnm frma
lovesliuuM 0)00 L DflO n<
" t-.vn
MiUr- ijt.i i./.'i {Ther aU require two i.uht*
v./age# s» si think tl.c Macon routn lo
Tbu statement for the flrri four month* ; Bik»( uv is going to be tlte
of thu pre-unt I s ..I >car up to Oct. li, lur on# thi* winter."
i.| «‘ »l vvi h ihutetiu-periodlastyvui, A r.; r-vjtilr.iv >>( t!
ctatci treflia li.. : Kil l:
_ . ovur this new routi
*i * JJ]• 7• jtnttoMct «... . i \. l* fi t
l,a *r-7 -**,, ” MI M 14 autiful I've looked on in many
‘ K3Mit li.caJ.iM md. fiSM«r aa T'.e scenery odjsc ‘
told thu Txucuurtl correspoo
there had been so much inter*-,
arrival of ibis train that it had
ftiietfi'rred with the worship
It's a I Ig thing for ua. Evi-ryUx 1 .
hero is prai-in^ the nudi and ent* rj.ri-o
i<m t m t >w m B ^ ^ of the Macoo cspiulmU who have car-
WM I. ck„l up 1,1 tim City | II 0:I l.l- llwI lL' O '- 11 " - '••[ •
.l.iv I V Ortic.rO ,11,-n <n thicu.,p'.lat| "*•""I 1 »«"»• ■
. . w. ll. Low,.atioiLrr Joan county S°° nicrih«nU. .<A V>. in )lrad of
man. I ...wo ol.K.nt tlml h. ml lO*** n * H “1 "* . ”5"“
■bop la Murom', now Hun la,n»»oln* “ d W.infB arUinry fr»l«ht rat*.-
wit • fin Id hia putk. L Co) w . .nn- in orr roR JACUONTlLUL
ud woko him nu Uv bad no. .o n bin Tho Inin Ml ten At Tilt o'clock a
m.-r., v , .-.and accuhs ll.-young u
Ol tl) I- ' ft.
' • N "tl theoth'r hand avors Iym* lu, ‘ :1 ° ‘ 1 • ’ " 1 ■
and . i m.i were drai-k tiuaday rii-m- brain h n • f that i.n
mat hu left lAfth atktpli tktipfl A ^J** *** waval
h ■. -e and wt*nimw«y with myoungman. kev -• • • am tfie Ira n pad** l «. i >i i
[ Ha says a negro boy w,.s preseBt when I elation lor J« cxaoov die, with about
iN*d IdOwu. Tire aympatbyafId«M pamBfan OB boaid.
ti.e (>:!.• i m* .:i, to be wun (/'i.(»-. %vfi.,,
1- * nr* o l*i v ".ir* of a^' > ■ •(■ ,Bl ">t* I Arrlvait M JirUconilll'
. t ia .-;.IJ. *t ll n -t .,.-'l/onr*rd*b
It. v\.iv «■. niMtii tfi .■>» .( a .i. taut at a i T fi«* fii-.V ' Iim-u-Ii l am (mu.
1 late hour Tnaav at u*rnoon.