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Another Big Lumber Company.
Cordele 1s to have another big corpo
ration. Application has been flled with
the clerk of the superlor court ask
ing for a charter in the name of Ay
cock Brothers Lumber Company, capt
tal stock to be $50,000. The principal
office will be in Cordele, but mills
will be located in Florida and South
Georgia, ; ‘
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New Librarian Selected.
‘l{ i 'flslon 'e‘f_ 21‘: 'bourd of %
tees of .fiio ‘J’qlveuuy fipr
held In Athens a few day§ ago, Dr.
Duncan Burnett, of jthe nlveufiy
of Missouri, was ‘."2."..‘.".’.5 librarian. ‘H-z
18 Quiginal'® rom Virginia. The new
library is almost ready for occupaancy,
and is the handsomest building on
the campus grounds. e
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Daty for Westbrook Trial.
Monday, September 26, has ge_?g
named by Mayor Lippitt, ex-officio,
chalrman of the board of police com
missioners, at Albany, as the date for
beginning the g}arfié of the chargth
preferrod some time ago by proml
nent citizens of Albany against Chief
of Police R. N. Westbrook, for his
assault on the Rev, Len G. Brough
ton.
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L To Test Foreign Labor.
The Atlantic and Gulf mills of Quit.
man expect in a few days 40 or 50
Portuguese mill operatives direct
from Portugal, who will be employ
ed in the mills here. The importation
of this foreign labor is an experi
ment on the part of the mill, and -if
it proves advantageous several hun
dred more will be imported in the
next few months, The class of labor
that can be secured in the immediate
gseotion to work in mills is not at all
satisfactory and the mills are look
ing out for a more satisfactory class
of operatives.
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Alleged Wrecker Caught.
Ed Brown, colored, has been ar
rested upon suspicion of having been
implicated in the last effort to wreck
a Central of Georgla railway passen
ger train near Savannah.
A pile of crossties was placed on
the track near Rogers, and a wreck
wag narrowly averted. Brown is In
jail at Savannah,
The Central is having its lines
watched carefully. A Pinkerton de
tective is among those employed, and
it is hoped that those guilty of caus
ing the two serious wrecks will be
apprehended,.
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Preparing for Farmers’ |nstitute.
The farmers of the district are pre
paring for a farmers' institute at Val
dosta on October 15, and the occasion
is going to be attended by large
crowds, Many speakers are going to
digcuss matters of Interest to the
farmers. There will bhe a great bas
ket dinner and the ladies will have a
part in the meeting; a lady lecturer
being engaged to address them. The
farmers of the section are more pros
perous than ever before, and they ex
pect to make their meeting in Occo
ber a great harvest celebration and
jubllee.
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Misg Tate Sponsor.
Miss Stella Tate, sister of Congress
man Carter Tate, has been named by
‘Governor Terrell as the sponsor for
‘the state to break the bottle of wine
on the majestic battleship Georgia,
when that vessel is launched and
christened at Bath, Maine, on Octo
‘ber 11, g '
Congressman Tate is a member of
the comimittee on naval affairs of
the house of representatives, and it
wag largely due to his influence that
the great ship was named for this
state. On this account Governor Ter
rell thougb@ th,g congressman should
receive some recognition, and deter
mined to appoint Miss Tate, his sis
ter, as Georgia’s sponsor at the
launching. st e Y
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Fined One Thousand Dollars.
Habersham superior court adjourn
ed at Clarksville Saturday after two
full weeks, with enough business on
the dog);&j: to _l;%ve kept the court
busy another week. et
The most important case tried was
the case of the state pgalnst Mr. Sesls,
guperintendent of {ranspdrtation of
the Southern Railway Company, charg
ed with allowing freight trains run
on Bunday. The jury returned a ver
dlot of gullty, 4nd Judge Kimsey fin
ed Mr. Seals $l,OOO. Motion was made
by defendant’s attorneys for a new
trial, gfogoslgg to test the constita
tionality of the statute under which
Mr. Seals was indicted. |
The case was prosecuted by Rev.
Mr. Roser, & Methodist minister, for
merly of Toccoa. { [ :l\ :
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Ordered to Assist Floridians.
At the reguest of (Governor Jen:
nings, of Florida, Goverdbr Terrell or
dqgeg S‘h_erlg }\hddox, of Charlton
county, to go to quger, Fla., which
is near the Georgia liné, and assist
the troops sent there by Governor
Jennings in maintaining law and or
der. The feud between the Duncans
and the Altmans, which resulted a 0
fatally, made the presence of the
troops necessary and at the request
of Governor Jennings Governor Ter
rell immediately wired Sheriff Maddox
to co-operate with the Florida troops
while the vendetta was in progress.
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Georgia Day at St. Louis.
The Georgia state commission to
the Louisiana Purchase exposition has
issued beautifully engraved invitations
to the reception to be given on the
night of Georgia day at the World's
Fair.
The reception will be given to Gov
ernor and Mrs. Trreell, Commissioner
and Mrs. Stevens, President Jordan,
of the Farmers’ National Congress;
the governor's staff and party, and
will take place in the Georgia ‘state
building from 8 to 11.
Governor Terrell announces that all
Georgians in St. Louis on Georgia
day are cordially invited to attend
the exercises and to be present at
the reception that night.
Invitations are not necessary, The
invitations are omly being sent out
to the members of the legislature and
a few specially invited guests.
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His Hobby Is Turnips.
Dan Deadwyler, of Pendergrass, in
Hall county, besides being one of the
largest farmers in that section of
the state, has turned his attention
largely to the ralsing of turnips, and
he has so far met with abundant suo
cess in this line. He has six acres
broadcasted in turnips of several va
rieties, which he expécts to yleld him
at least 126,000 pounds. The six
acres have been kept in fine condl
tion, having been given freguent plow
ing and harrowings. Mr. Deadwyler's
work will not have been in vain,
-however, if this year's crop pans out
like last year's, He will make, at a
reasonable calculation, $2,000 on the
six acres. This beats a two-horse
farm, and.more planted in cotton.
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New Company at Mouitrie.
A military company has just been
organized at Moultrie with a member
ship of about eighty-five. There was
a large and enthusiastic meeting of cit
izens at. the court house, presided
over by Professor George D. Godard.
A number of encouraging addresses
were made, after which organization
was perfected.
The officers will proceed at once
to seek admission into the state mi
litia. Moultrie is in the territory of
the Fourth Regiment, and it is under
stood there is no vacancy In it; but
an affort will be made to get the Moul
trle company in by a re-apportion
ment. ER L Ty
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SBavannah Kicks on Rates.
Acting Mayor James M. Dixon, of
Sa h, advocates a mass meeting
of g’fisiifié’?’s en %fivffifihh&d vi
cinity to protest against the action
of the railroad commission in -
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cles from Atlanta to Macon to Co
lumbug to Augusta.
Since the promulgation of the new
rates, Savannah manufacturers and
business men generally have been
loud in thefr protestsy "the Idcal
papers have taken the matter up and
all declare that the most palpable dis
grimination in favor of Atlanta has
been shown. Savannah and other
coast points, it is asserted, fare par
ticularly hard. ¢
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. Concesslon to Rum Joints,
Al & moewnz Of the prohibition
ists held in Griffin & few-JBys ago,
it was decided to allow the saloond to
continue in business until the exDi
ration of thelr license, on - Decem
bér 31st next. :
A petition signed by many of the
most enthusiastic prohis recited the
fact that a large number of people
in voting against the sale were of
the opinion the saloons would be al
lowed to run until the end of the year,
and as it was not the desire of the
signers to work a hardship on the
liquor dealers, they asked that the sa
loong be allowed to run until their li
censes expire. :
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Heavy Cost of Trials.
According to Governor-Terrell’s es
timate the state of Georgia has al
ready spent $2,000 for the protection
or the attempt to protect negro pris
oners while on triai%in the state and
the end does not seem to be at hand.
‘The troops sent to Statesboro to
protect the negroes on trial there
against a lawless mob cost the state
about $5OO. The court of inquiry
made necessary by the failure of the
troops to give the prisoners the pro
tection fhey were sent there to give
has cost the .state $BOO. Out of this
investigation has grown a courtmar
tial which will cost the state several
hundred dollars.
The sending of troops to Camilla
to protect negroes on trial there will
also cost the state about $5OO, making
about $2,000 which Georgia has al
ready spent to prevent mobs from tak
ing prisonerg out of the hands of the
law.
Governor Terrell and the state
house officials deplore the spirit of
lawlessness that makes this large ex
penditure necessary and hope that en
raged citizens will control themselves
and allow the law to take its course
without it belng necessary for troops
to be called out to protect the courts.
PORTUGUESE LABOR IMPORTED.
Atlantic and Gulf Mills to Experiment
With Foreign Workmen.
‘ The Atlantlc and Gulf mills of
iQultmnn, Ga., expect in a few days 40
tbr 50 Portuguese mill operatives di
'rect from Portugal, who will be em
’ployed in the mills. The bringing of
‘thls foreign labor is an experiment on
the part of the mill, if it proves agd
vantageous several hundred more will
'be Imported in the next few months,
. A Queer Fowl This
A hybrid fowl—tha offsp
wild English pheasant cock |
nea hen, recently died at a
Palatine, N. J. A hybrid of
while not unknown among
men, is quite rare, and very
sons have ever seen one!;j
cumstancs of its birth a
interesting. :
Mr. William Harris, livin
mer, had a flock of guine
spring of 1900. These gu
the range of the farm, on Y
a fringe of timber. Mr. H
his men noticed an English
at times in this strip of v
on a few occasions when 'tk
ranged near the woods the
mingled with them, but ng¢
near the house. i
After this flock of guinea
2 nugbgr of eggs a neighl
Du Bois, bought of Mr.
setting of w©ggs, which v
placed in a nest under a
hen. Ncw in all well-regti
nea families the period of !
is four weeks, but to the
ment of Mr. Harris, one of
hatched in three weeks. |
The little chick was prg
Mrs. Lizzie Smith. It early
its wild parentage, and it
tanght it self-preservation
quite young ! “showed |
alertness. After some of |
would try to catch it, care;’
ing the hand over it unti
was almost touched; then, ¢
flash, it ‘was away. e
The fowl fed and ranged
owrer farm fowls, and w
matured weighed seven po
appearance was not unlike ¢
except that its legs resemk
of a turkey. It had r¢
strength, and in a few mint
scratch a hole deep ‘enougl
itself in. It never met a sq’
out giving and winning batt
Elderly Maiden Had Busine
Too.
“Ever hear the story of
W. Corcoran, the milliox
lover who built the Corcora
in Washington, D. C.,, . wal
down by an elderly maiden
James Follansbee, of - E
“You will recollect that |
owned the Arlington hotel
ington. ratronage was SO g
the quarters beecame cram
additional land was needel
extension to the building.
adjoining to the rear was (
an elderly lady, being a p
her back yard. The m
hostelry keeper greatly des
parcel of iand and ior mo!
cogitating how he would a®p
neighbor. >.i.e being weg
came to the conclusion to |
ly frank wi.. her, satisfied|
would not kold him up if B
ed his plans to her. So he
and wrote her a letter in |
asked her how much she w!
her baeck yard, as he int
anlarge his hotel. The s
he received a neat perful
from his neighbor which ra
“ ‘How muech do you’
yvour hotel, as we need it Y
our back yard? ” {
“For once Corcoran was|
ed.”—Milwaukee 'Sentinel.
. Foreign Dairying. |
According to an Ameri
sular authority, the prodl
butter in Russia has been
in the last ten years. The
has been particularly rapi
beria, where there are now
be 508 creameries or facto
is estimated that Russia
millicn cows, producing 35(
tric tons of butter and ch
annum. Denmark is credi
only +,.-.,000 cows, and wit
nual production of sixty
tons of butter and chees
though the butter exports,
country are. Germany i
next to Russia, with 8,950,
and three hundred thousanc
the two ‘products named ab