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Brief Summary of Doings
Throughout the State.
Baby Slain by Small Brother.
At Washington ,while Mrs. W. H.
Danner was in town shopping, her
10-year-old son, who was left to guard
the two-year-old baby, took down an
old gun from the wall and while play
ing with it the weapon was discharg
ed, instantly killing the younger child.
The two children were alone when
the accident occurred.
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Pays Remarkable Dividends.
The South Atlantic Car and Manu
facturing Company, of Wayecross, has
made a remarkable report to the board
of directors, which shows a net profit
for the nine months ending June 1 of
over $69,000.
The actual paid in capital stock of
the plaht was only $07,000, and it is
considered remarkable that the pro’es
should almost equal the capital stock
the first year.
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Steamship Arrived Safely,
Savannahians crowded the wharf
last Friday morning at 8:30 o’clock
when the steamship City of Memphis,
of the Ocean Steamship Company, ar- |
rived. The officers of the ship were
surprised by the assemblage, for they
did not know of the anxiety that had
been created in the city by the report
that wreckage from the City of Mem. |
phis had been found at C’a\[,)e Henry
Captgfy Prover-Biid that they had a |
Ver™ pleasant voyage, with absolutely
w*ng out of the ordinary to hap
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eport of Pension Commissiqner,
Jommissioner of Pensions J. W.
Lindsay has prepared a statement
showing that during the present year
$8G2,760 has been spent by the state
in pensions and that 16,626 persons
have received pensions. Commission
er Lindsav recommends that ths leg:
islature appropriate $870,000 for pen
sions next year and that the payments |
be made quarterly instead of annual ;
ly. He also recommends that pay l
ment be made through the ordinaries |
of the counties on one voucher for
each roll and that one warrant cover
the whole sum. |
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May Run Trains Into Atlanta. l
There is a rumor current that the‘
Atlantic and Birmingham Railroad is
making arrangements to run through 1
trains from Brunswick to Atlanta, go-|
ing over the Central Railroad {rom
Montezuma. }
The Atlantic and Birmingham prub-‘
ably runs the finest and most modern
traing in the state. The new cars
recently placed in service are model
of beauty and comfort, being lighted
and ventilated by electricity. All
have the broad windows that make
tbeir sides appear to be almost of
solid glass.
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To Hold Farmer's Institute.
* The farmers of the twenty-seventh
senatorial district, comprising the‘
counties of Newton, Walton, Oconee
and Rockdale, will meet at Salem
camp ground, in the western part of
Newton county, the latter part of July
for a two days’' farmers’ institute. |
The meeting will be under the di
rection of Hon. Harvey Jordan, state
director of farmers’ institutes. Hon.
R. F. Redding, director of -the state
experiment farm at Griffin, will deliv
er lectures on agricultural topies. (
Mrs. W. H. Feiton and other Wwell
knowg‘Gdorgfans will be.pre‘éent and ‘
deliver addresses. . 1
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Co?ing Convention of Farmets.
The Georgia State Agricultural _Sg)-l
ciety will ‘j kL4 eabanh
year jat Ha wiinsville. “The meetfflg‘l
prom?séb to be'one of the most inter
esting In the history of the society.
Hon. Martin V. Calvin, who is the
secretary of the society, talks enthu
siastically of the prospects for a
splendid session,
The dates of the convention are
August 17 and 18. The program is
not yet complete, but will include
addresses by leading lecturers on im
portant topics. Reports will be beard
from the vice presidents on the or
ganization of farmers in their dis
tricts. The annual address of Presi
dent Dudley M. Hughes will also be
a feature,
Secretary Calvin speaks of the com
ing meeting with enthusiasm and pre
dicts one of the most interesting ses
sions the society has ever held. The
indications are for a very large at
tendance.
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Fish Picked Up in Plenty.
Ross lake, near Sycamore, in Ir
win county, ran dry the past week
and the people of the section surround
ing have caught over 5,000 pounds of
fish left helpless on its bottom.
This lake has a subterranean out
let, through which the water escapes
at intervals of from three to five years
and after a few weeks returns. The
last time the water ran out was in
1901.
When the waters begin to escape
the fact is known by the dull roar
as they break into the underground
outlet. It requires several days for
the lake to run dry and by this time
everybody for 20 miles around has
been notified and an immense crows,
assembles to catch the fish.
The lake is a large one and a splen
did fishing ground under ordinary cir
eumstaniés: This year the catch when.,
the waters emptied was larger B |
asual, probably exceeding the 7' B .
given. : IS =
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Many New Counties Wanted.
Many Georgia towns are anxious to
have ne wcounties established around
them, of which they may become the
county seats. '
The number of counties is, at pres
ent, limited to those now in existence,
137, but reasons have arisen to make
the establishment of new counties de
sirable, particularly in the southern
part of the state where some counties
are so large that many farmers have
to drive from 20 to 30 miles, some
times farther, to reach the county
seat.
Among the towns which are anx
jous to become county seats of new’
counties are Cordele, Dooly county,
Tifton in Berrien county, Ashburn
in Worth county, Hazlehupst in Ap
pling county, Millen, which is located
in Burke, Screven and Emanue! coun
tles Villa Rica in Carroll, and Win
der, which is part in Jackson, part
in Gwinnett and part in Waltcn coun
ty. In some instances, it is said, good
reason exists wihy new counties should
be created, and an effort will be _aade
to have the legisiature pass a con
stitutional amendment which will per
mit of changes in this respect.
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Swing Chokes Child to Death.
Annie Parker, the little 20-months
old daughter of James Parker, of Gi
rard, section master of the Mobile
and QGirard railroad, met death in a
peculiar manner at Coiumbus Suunday
afternoon.
The child; while playing about the
yvard, went under the house. A swing.
had been suspended under the house,
and was hanging low, as it was used
by children. In‘some manner the lit
tle girl fell acress it. Her throat rest
ed across the cords forming the edge
of the swing, and her feet barely miss
ed touching the ground.. The little
one did not have strength enough
to change her position, and although
she struggled frantically, her feet did
not touch the ground, missing it an
ingh or so. The weight of her body
8o pressed her throat against the cords
as to prevent her breathing, and she
slowly choked to death.
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Floating capitalds a good thing svhen
attached to aéfo!'d lhcho; Sk
Hog Tries to Devour Baby.
Near Ty Ty, while Romy Williams
was away at work, Mrs. Williams went
a little distance for some wood, leav
ing her child, about one year old, sit
ting in the door.
Returning, her attention was attract
ed by the child’s cries, and she was
horrified to see a large hog seize the
child by the arm and run off with
it
She attempted to follow, but was so
overcome that she was in a half-faint
ing condition. A lady living a czhort
distance away, attracted by her cries,
followed the hog, and by strenuous ef
forts rescued the child.
When overtaken the animal was fe
rociously tearing the child’s clothing
with its teeth in an effort to get at its
breast.
The child was severely bruised
about the head and face and its arm
lacerated, but there are no serious
injuries. The animal was later fol
lowed and shot. '
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Premium List for State Fair.
The premium list which has been
adopted by the Macon Fair‘Associa
tion for the state fair from October
19 to 28 provides for premiums which
amount to $13,905.50. The list is one
of the best ever offered by the asso
ciation, the awards for agricultural ex
hibits and racing events being well
proportioned. ‘The following are
items of the list: .
Agriculture, $4,350; horticulture, $9B;
cattle, swine, etc., $2,211; dairy and
apiary, $188; horses, mules, colts, etc.,
$336; floriculture, $144; mines and
minerals, $400; poultry, $600.50: fine
arts, $205; woman’s department, 222§:
races, $5,125. e
A special premiuni has been offered
by R. L. Warthine for the best spec
imen of native persimmons, the award
to be $lO for the first best and $5
for the se®nd best.
Inquiries from exhibitors are being
received daily by Secretary Redding,
and the meet this coming season prom
ises to be the most successful in the
history of the association.
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Legislate Against 801 l Weevil.
Legislators and farmers will be
interested in the terms of the bill
which is to be introduced at this
session of the legislature, designed
to prevent in so far as may possible
the introduction into Georgia of the
Mexican boll weevil, which has prov
en So destructive to cotton in the
trans-Mississippi territory.
This measure was drawn and ap
proved at a recent meeting of a com
mittee composed of the state agricul
tural societly, the state horticultural
society and the @&eorgia Peach Grow
ers’ Association in Atlanta. The leg
islature will be strongly urged to pass
the measure at its coming session.
The bill' provides, among other
things, that *“it shait be unlawful for
any person to bring into the state of
Georgia, or to have in possession for
any purpose, any living Mexican poll
weevil, or any cotton bolls, pants,
squares or seeds containing the adult,
pupae, larvae or egg state of said
Mexican boll weevil. Violation of
this section shall te considered a mis
demeanor and shall be punishable as
such.
“No cotton seed, seed cotton ,cot
ton seed hulls or cotton lint in bales
or loose shall be brought into this
state from any point in the-staies of
Texas or Louisiana, or from any point
in any other state or couniry where
in the Mexican boll weevil is known
to exist, without having . ‘attaeched
thereto a certificate signed by a duly
Authorized state or governmental er;-
tomologist stating that such cotton
seed, seed cotton, cotton seed hulls
er cotton lint was grown in ,and that
shipment of same originated in a
loeality where by actual inspection by
said official or his agent the 1\.19;,;{.
can boll weevil was not founi to
cxist.
Mr. DPeary has put off his next
search for the pole for a year, The pole
can wait if Peary can.
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No Hope Now for Relief of
Port Arthur.
A FRIGHTFUL SLAUGHTER:
I The Japs Leet a Thousand Men Whi!
Russian Casualties Were Fiy
| Hundred Killed and Three
Hundred Prisoners. 3
\ Advices from Tokio state th
Russian hope of relieving the ¢
on Port Arthur by threater
rear of General Oku, the
of the Japanese forces
Russian stronghold, came ..
Wednesday at Telligg, a point on .
railroad 50 miles merth of Kin-Chou
and 25 miles north of Vafangou, when
the Russians were cutmaneuvered, en
veloped and sweepingly defeated..
They left over 50¢ dead on the field
and the Japanese captured 300 prison
ers and fourteen quick-firing field
guns. The Russians retreated hastily
to the northwari.
The Japanesc charge that the Rus
sians violated the Japanese flag. Cer
tajn officers aver that during the fight
ing a body of Rusian soldiers appear
ed carrying a Japanese flag, and that
the Japanese ..artillery, deceived by
-the flag, ceasyg Wring upon that par
ticular body or Russians. Official dis
patches from the Japanese command
ers made specific charges of this flag
violation.
Early estimates of the Japanese
losses at Telissu say that 1,000 men
were killed or wounded. The Japan
ese attacking force was divided into
right and left columns and began the
advance on Tuesday along both sides
of the railroad. They encountered the
Russians east of Vafangou and.drove
them back. At a late hour in the af
ternoon the Russians held a line be
tween Lung-Wang-Liao and Ta-Fang-
Cheng. The Japanese artillery open
ed on this line and the Russians re
sponded.
The shelling continued for two
hours, and it was followed by the ad
vance of the Japanese line to a posi
tion extending from, Lung-Chia-Tung
-to Yu-Hotun. Darkness put an end
to the fighting. The Japanese dis
patched a column to the westward to
‘ward Fu-Chau for the purpose of cov
ering the Russian right wing and to
protect their left and rear.
During the night it became apparent.
that the Russians were being rein
'forced, and it was decided te make a
general attack in the morning and
force the Russians into a defile back
of Telissu.
The Russians in this position were at
a disadvantage, but they held it until
3 o'clock in the afternoon. At tlis
hour they were routed. The cavalry
- continued to pursue the enemy and
- probably inflicted considerable punish
ment.
! The Japanese commander makes no
; estimates of the Russian losses, but
£aYs they probably were great.
}, When morning came it was discov
ered that the Russians held a line
extending from, Ta-Fang-Shen to
~ Cheng-Tsu-Shan with a force estimat
ed at over two divisions.
~ While the main Yapanese force was
' moving north along the railroad, col
i umns were swung to the left and ¢o
' the right, and finally converged at
!noon on the main Russian position.
NOT BI& ENOUGH.
. Rev. Stout—My dear fellow, I'm
80 glad I have met vou. I want you
‘ te fill my pulpit Sunday evéning.
' Rev. lean—Ah, really, now—l'm
| sorry—but I'm afraid I can’t—
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