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VOL. 28
CENSUS BUREAU
TO BE EXAMINED
By Harvey Jordan, Richard
Cheatham, and President
Taylor.
President ITarvie Jordan and
Secretary Richard Cheatham, of
the Southern Cotton Association,
with President J. A. Taylor, of
National dinner's association,
left at noon Wednesday for
Washington, where they will
meet with a committee from
congress appointed to look into
the matter of the census bureau’s
report on cotton.
The committee will meet
Thursday and Friday in Washing
ton, anT prominent cotton men
from all over the south have been
asked to meet with it. The
committee is not an investiga¬
ting committee, but it proposes
to hear the complaints of the
cotton men, find consults with
officials of the agricultural de¬
partment with a view of better¬
ing its system in the matter oi
giving out information about, cot¬
ton.
TAYLOR SEES .JORDAN.
President Taylor, of the Nat¬
ional Cotton Ginners’ association
is as much interested as are the
officials of the Southern Cotton
association in the figures given
out by the census bureau on
cotton, He called on President
Jordan and Secretary Cheatham
Wednesday. i
In a recent interview he ex-j
pressed great dissatisfaction with !
ti* work clone in this regard by |
1 lirector North, of the census
bureau, and following a publish¬
ed interview with president
Taylor, Director North asked
t( at he be relieved of the work
of giving out cotton statistics.
1 Ik* meeting of the cotton men
and ginners with the committee
from congress will be in the
nature of a conference. No par¬
ticularly drastic action is antici¬
pated, but it is proposed to in¬
vestigate the situation thorough¬
ly both from the standpoint <d
the census bureau and that of
the cotton growers and ginners.
COMMITTEE WILL REPORT.
The committee from congress,
after it lias gone into subject
exhaustively, will make its re¬
port to congress, and that body
then probably enact some legis¬
lation which shall give a better
service on the part of the bureau.
The work of getting out cotton
statistics has been only an infin¬
itesimal part of the duties per
formed by Director North. He
has asked congress to relieve
him of this particular
claiming that lie could not satisfy
cotton growers with Ms figure,.
The matter was so widely
agitated that congress at last
took official notice of it, with the
result that a conference has been
called.
COTTON MEN IN SESSION WEDNESDAY.
The finance committee and the
district organizers of the Georgia
division of the Southern Cotton
association met at 41 o clock at
the Kimball house Wednesday,
and after a recess, resumed the
session early in the afternoon.
The session was an executive
(Hie meeting is
The object of the
to carry stilt further the work of
o'ganizing in the state, and also
to consider the financial inter
CS L. Johnson, of
President M.
the Georgia division, presided
over the session. He said’that
the meeting Wednesday
ing was merely a preliminary
-™ not CIO
t!.e afternoon. He saidi how
ever, that nothing of a radical
nature was anticipated in the
discussion, and that it was main¬
ly a business one.
THE MU > Dr] CD
SPRING PLACE, MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 16, 1906.
ATIANTA GETS
STATE FAIR
Overbid Macon Nine Thousand
Six Hundred Dollars.
Macon, Ga., Feb. 14.—The
state fair will be held in Atlanta
next fall.
At a meeting of the Georgia
State Agrieultueal Society here
today Atlanta was awarded the
fair over Macon, these two cities
being the only bidders. The
vote for the fair to come to At¬
lanta was again 19 to 16.
The Atlanta delegation again
sprung a surprise on the Central
City people, putting in a bid of
147,100, which was far and away
the biggest bid ever made for a
state fair. Macon's bid fell
short of this amount by $9,000,
so that Atlanta’s claim to the
fair next fall was beyond dispute,
when the merits of the two bids
ahme were considered.
Atlanta’s bid was divided a*
follows:
Premiums, $12,000; rac&s, $10,
000; bonus, $5,600; advertising,
$6,000; other attractions, $Ri,-
500; total, $47,100.
The hid of Macon was:
Premiums, $20,000; bonus,
$5,000; races and other features,
$i2,500; total, $117,500.
BOARDERS WANTED.
We have moved into t!e> W.
J. Johnson property ami are pre
pared to keep boarders. Can
give you something good to cal
and a good bed. A liberal pat
ronago solicited. Bates reason
aide, J, K, JoffXSON.
LITTLE HOLLOW
Mr. and Mrs. Oglet spent Sun¬
day and Sunday night with her
sister Mrs. Gray.
Miss Zoe Leonard visited home
folks Sunday.
Miss Bertie Johnson lias pur
chased a new organ.
Mr. Adair, of Adairsville, is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. G.
VV. Hampton this week.
Mr. Henry Ballew and Misses
Minnie and Evie Gray went to
Oakland Sunday.
E. E. AND M.
DENNIS
Misses Laura Springfield and
Olivia Campbell spent last Mon¬
day night with Miss Annie May
Reed.
Misses Emma and Daisy Har
risen and Leo Swanson spent last
Sunday evening with Mrs.
Eetsger.
Misses Georgia and Minnie
Morrison spent a night of last
week with their sister, Mrs. Mary
lleert.
Mr Hunt and faeorge I nman
visiting their father at Lm
dale this week.
CARTERS.
The railroaders are all gone
and there is not much stirring
around here now.
There will be a pound supper
down the road in a day or so, and
tope Ml will come.
Tne candy breaking at Mr.
Thomas West’s ™ greatly
enjoyed lij by several of our young
r Qftfnrdav ' Smith nUht
Mr Monroe and family
and Mr Dak* West and family
vvin "leave for Indian Territory
March fitli They will be
J them, missed by their friends who know
Newt Holcomb has been trad
b so me for the last few
VSST ti.inUno' of running
. u , ceed
f r> Mason Kn’t dead yet, be
DAUGHTERS OF
CONFEDERACY
In Regular Session Have In¬
teresting Meeting.
The Daughters of the Confed¬
eracy met at tlie home of Miss
Mattie Anderson’ on the first
Saturday evening of February.
The chapter was delighted with
the presence of Mrs. Bertie
Peeples of Atlanta, Ga., who has
been absent for quite a while.
Miss Nettie Gladden made an
eloquent address about the life
and career of the late Gen. Jos.
Wheeler, the famous confederate
calvary leader, which was appre¬
ciated very much by all present.
After going through with the
general business then to tne
delight of every one present
we were invited into the dining
room which was beautifully
decorated with palms and Chi¬
nese sacred lillies. Refresh
merits were served, tea and
coffee, cakes and all kinds of
fruits.
We then adjourned to meet at
the home of Mrs. R. 1,. Bates the
first Saturday evening in March.
All the daughters are requested
to attend the meeting, as some
very important business is to be
attended to.
Robe Bed.
Hands Wanted.
The Chatsworth Land Company
wants about twenty-five hands
to work on streets, etc., at Chats¬
worth, wages range from $1.00
to $ 1.50 per day. Address Chats¬
worth Land Co., at Spring Place,
Ga.
CHATSWORTH
Miss Ora Belle Jones, of
Spring Place spent one nigln
recently with Miss Vick Moore
land.
Copper Jackson and Misses
(tape Webb and Jessie Mae Cope¬
land were pleasant visitors here
Sunday.
Tom Wright and Miss Vick
Mooreland attended church at
Mt. Zion Sunday.
Frank Peeples and lady were
here Sunday.
Bill Richardson and Marshall
Carney accompanied by Misses
Lina and Daisy Cox visited our
town Sunday.
Quite a large number of friends
enjoyed the pound supper given
by Miss Biddie Carney last
urday night.
Misses May Davis and Ethel
Ohamlee were here a short tune
Sunday.
Misses Nettie Moore, Katie
Keister, Jim and Ethel Cole,
Lena Henry and Mrs. Sid Keister,
of Spring Place, were here
urday afternoon.
Mrs. Alvin Jones and
Dora Lowry were visiting 1'^
Thursday.
Richard Springfield and his
j girl were riding high m our burg
j Tuesday afternoon. Frol.
j An
| nj y '
.
j 1
j elegant tunc ,n the way
| "f » <l"»ns at theHoyrdy home u(
j Uol. and Mrs. C. i\. King.
I Ti)e affair was recherce in
every point and nothing left mi
done that would add to the
pleasures of thAlay and
some appreciation was plainly
visible on the face of each guest,
Mrs. King proved herself a
most charming hostess as well as
artist in the cuisine art.
Those present were: Hon.
: sey, Mr. McGhee. and Mr.. Mrs. A Whitmire, w - ^
Miss Jennie Terry, Prof. J. 5 •
JOHN B. GORDON
Camp Confederate Veterans Held Reg¬
ular Montnly Meeting.
John B. Gordon Camp No. 50,
1'. C. \'of Spring Place, Mur¬
ray county, Ga., met in the court
house, February (itli 1906, Com¬
mander, W. J. White, presiding.
Prayer by the Chaplain W. R.
Black, minutes and all commu¬
nications read and adopted wit, 1
the exception of J. J. Miles being
received in the camp as vve fail
to find his name on the old roll,
as he said he belonged to tlm
camp. P>. W. Gladden was ap
pointed to look in the case and
report at next meeting. The
committee that was appointed
last meeting to draw up a hill in
regard to the pension laws, ask
more times so they could co-op¬
erate with the senator and rep¬
resentatives. The camp by a
unanimous vote endorsed the
bill now pending in congress.
That the native government
should look after all confederate
soldiers that died in the northern
prison, and the agent to commu¬
nicate with Gordon Lee to push
said bill.
. The camp endorsed the badge
gotten up by the Whitehead &
C"., of New Jersey, ami also the
badge to wear on the hat, and 14
paid 50 cents for the Whitehead
& Co. badges. The commander
then appointed the following
committee on the death of Oom
rad W. J. Johnson: Pleas Mc¬
Ghee, L. F. Peeples, W. J.
White and report at next meet¬
ing. The camp then adjourned,
to meet first Tuesday in March
#t 10 o’clock.
W. J. White, Com.
Tims. J. Ramtev, Adjt
BERMUDA.
We are sorry to note tiie ill¬
ness of Miss Belle White.
Mrs. Dora Mill passed through
our vicinity the first of t he week.
Misses Mamie Pemlley and
Buna Ohamlee visited the school
I Thursday. Come again girls, we
are always pleased to have visit¬
ors.
A number of our young people
attended the pound supper at
Mr. Tade Carney’s Saturday
night. They report a pleasant
time.
Miss Nettie Gladden and John
| ! Carney spent Sunday with Miss
I Alma Hill.
Misses Sadie White and Bertha
Peeples made a business trip to
| Spring Place the latter part of
j week.
Chatsworth is certainly a ris
mg little town. “We” know,
1 for we visited the place Saturday
^ Etf)n win never see the day
; jfc win get ahead t)f Chatsworth.
MjfS 0ra Ellis spe „t Friday
night with Miss Verna Leonard.
yirgil Barksdale was a pleas
; ant visitor at our schoo! Friday.
i> au l Hill filled his regular
j appointment at Mr. J. C. Ellis’s
j Sull(lay evening, Sun¬
Miss Ilerlein Ellis spent
day with relatives near Spring
Place.
Miss Alina Hill called on Miss
Verna Leonard Monday evening.
Dixie ;nd Trixie.
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1>UUV/C NOTICE '
j -Ramsey ()lir yard at Chatsworth for buSK and
are HOW open
ness See our buyers at these
.
points for specif prices and
specifications. All timber must
^ cu f before sap is Up.
j THE MARIETTA CHAIR CO.
a Guaranteed Cure for Piles
j It chi„g. Files. -4 Druggists IM*. are
truding refund if
j authorized to money
PURELY LOCAL AND PERSONAL
T. P. Ramsey was in the city
yesterday.
Seed Irish potatoes , . and i •
onions
at . Ben Bates. ,, ,
M. G. Everett and tumi.y have
moved to Atlanta.
J. H. Smith, of Dalton, spent
Tuesday in the city.
J. 0. Adams, LaGrange, Ga.,
is a new subscriber.
For meal and flour, sugar .nfl
lord. Try Ben Halos.
J. L. Robinson and wife visited
!l atlv< s 111 1 0,1 k 1111 ay ‘
J. M. Hanna, of Sumach, made
us a substantial call Tuesday.
R. M. Townsend, of Tilton, at
tended the sale here Tuesday.
Wade Shields spent a part of
this week in Knoxville, Tenn.
( . ( . Me Ed tire, ol Audubon,
passed through the city Tuesday.
M. L. Oox, of Ellijay, spent
the first part of the week in this
county.
Col. O. L. Henry and L. W.
Thompson spent Wednesday in
Dalton.
Blair Adams, of Doolittle was
a pleasant visitor at our office
Tuesday.
Ben Bates will sell you lomons,
oranges, candies, peaches straw
berries right.
Coot Shields and son, of the
Tenth district, spent, Tuesday
in the citv.
C. P. Turner, of Adairsville,
spent a portion of this week in
Spring Place.
0. 0. Cole has moved his stock
of goods from Chatsworth to
Spring Place.
Clinton Cole, of Gilmer Coun¬
ty, spent a couple of days this
week in the city.
Joe McEntire, of the Ball
Ground, was in Spring Place the
first of the week.
Ool. Gudger, clerk of the supe¬
rior court of Gilmer county, spent
Monday night in the city.
Bud Goble and Mode Thomp¬
son, of Gordon county, spent
Monday night in Die city.
Max Keister returned to his
work in Atlanta Saturday, after
a week’s visit to homefolks.
Quaker oat's, evaporated ap¬
ples, pickles, jelly and apple
butter for sale by Ben Bates.
Messrs. J. L. and Henry Rouse
have returned from a delightful
trip to Florida.
W. W. Adair, afi rmer Murray
county citizen but now of Adairs
ville, is spending this week with
relatives in the county.
The peach crop lias been in
danger for the last several days,
on account of the unusual warm
weather followed by a cold wave.
G. W. Ilayes, of Gregory, came
m Tuesday and subscribed for
The News. Mr. Hayes has
about decided to enter county
politics this year.
Miss Lizzie Rouse lias purchas¬
ed a part interest in the stock
of goods owned by Alvin Jones,
and she and Mrs. Jones will con¬
duct a first-class millinery estab¬
lishment.
Dick Johnson, representing
the popular hat firm of W. A.
Clark & Co , of Knoxville, Tenn.,
spent several days here last
week and took orders for quite
a lot of hats.
The entire outfit of the Colley
Construction Company was sold
to the highest bidder here on
last.Tuesday. Wright, Williams
&. Wadley bought almost every¬
thing that was worth anything,
the wornout stock and tools go¬
ing to outsiders.
NO. io
STATE NEWS
Haddock station is now a full
Hedged town, with a mayor J and
council, a charter and a marshal.
About forty-five young men
mefc afc the K of p hall at Had
d Qck and organized a military
company, to be known as Ilad
dock Volunteers,
The track of the Atlantic and
Birmingham railroad has been
1 ^' 1 to T “ ll > ott ™ “'"1
trams will be running on .died
ule time at an early date.
Th<J body ()f Floyd Prambo, a
negro shoemaker, was found in a
swamp three miles from Barnes
ville by hunters. He had been
missing for two weeks,
The Macon friends of Mr. Jere
M - Pound f re his name
for chancellor of the state uni¬
versity. He was formerly su
perintendent of Bibb’s public
sc hools.
Tlie re-appointment of Ool. J.
Garret as postmaster gives
general satisfaction in Columbus.
He was strongly indorsed by the
business men an^ by the board ^
of trade?. \ ‘
The farmers of Warren county
are not alarmed over the bear
raid to reduce the price of cotton,
They are steadfast in their deter
mination to hold the balance of
their crop on hand for 15 cents.
The Gainesville city fire de
partment had a record for the
month just ended—there was not
a » alann tur,ied in durin S the
month of January. Usually Jan¬
uary has been an unusally fatal
month for fires.
Postmaster II. L. Williams was
officially notified that Griffin
would have free mail delivery
beginning May 1. There will be
two deliveries daily in the resi¬
dence portion of the city and
four in the business section.
General complaint is registered
on the part of the farmers in
Norwood section about the scar¬
city of farm labor, which grows
more serious every year. Many
farms will lay out this year for
want of hands to work them..
MissSallie Jones, of Rome, was
sitting in front of the fireplace
when a live coal popped into her
lap. In a few seconds her
clothes were ignited and before
assistance arrived she was badly
burned about the face, head and
hands.
Edmondson—Holder.
Oil last Monday, at 2 o’clock,
p. m at the home of the bride’s
mother, Mr. Frank F. Holder, of
Jefferson, Ga., and Miss Virgin¬
ia Edmondson, of Holly were
united in matrimony, Rev. W.
R. Branham, of Jefferson officiat¬
ing. dinner had
After an elegant
been served, the bridal party
marched into the drawing room
and when the few words were
spoken making them man and
wife, they immediately took
their departure for their home
in Jackson county.
Mrs. Holder, as Miss Edmond¬
son, was one of Murray county’s
sweetest and most popular young
ladies and Mr. Holder may con¬
gratulate himself on winning for
his bride a young lady with such
a lovable character.
Mr. Holder is one of Jackson
county’s largest planters and
numbering his acres by the thou¬
sands. anu is one of the most
popular young men in that por
portion of the state in which he
lives.
The wedding ivas a very quiet
affair, only the intermediate
family and a few special friends
being present. congratulates both
The News
of these young people on their
choice of a life partner, and may
they always be as happy and
their life boat glide as smoothly,
and the sun shine as brightly, as
the day they were wed.