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m * THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS. VOL. SV I 1 1. NO. 32. M LLEDGEVILLE, GA., FRIDAY, MAY, 7.1909. 9S1.00 Per Anni'm :v. ■I I’*' l f ■ \ 1 >. f:i GREAT HIGHWAY FROM AUGUSTA TO MILLEDGEVILLE PROJECTED Augusta People Will Give Aid In Every Way to Make old Milledgeville j Road Once More Famous . J. F. BELL Already interesting from an historic-, al standpoint the famous old Milledge- yiile road from Augusta may become The grand Chapter of Masons which met still more notable within the next few in Macon last week conferred special months. The good roads campaign j honors on Mr. J. F. Bell, of this city, new well under way in Georgia makes by making him Grand Master of the it imperative that some well known roads bs wiade into leading highways and in this connection none stand ahead of the old Milledgeville road. When Second Veil, a gret distinction in the or der. Mr. Bell is Past High Priest of the Temple "Chapter No. 6 and this is the first time the Temule Chapter has Mllleagevitie rouu. " ... . _ . , been honored with a state olfiice since this city was capital of Georgia the road . I the war. coming from Augusta was one of the ! most famous in the south and today it The honor given Mr. Beil is very 9 in ine soutii auu ,v i ... ... , 'deserved as he is an untiring worker the Milledgeville road and and the.Masons here are in exceptional good shape, owning approximately $40,- 000 of property in Milledgeville and they are striving in every" way to upbuild the city, morally, spiritually, socially and financially. is known as from it much good advertising is deriv ed-at present. With the improvement of the road greater advantages would •come. Richmond county has already made its portion of the road the best possible. The section through Columbia county is HesIdonoe Por Sale. •in excellent shape and McDuffie needs i . , . xx , „ Nice residence in Milledgeville, on the but little improvement. In Warren' , * „ „ , . , , . hill, hast Side home of W. H. Hall, and Hancock quite a good deal of work .... „ | Good shade, street, fences, neighbor- might be necessary, while in Baldwin! ’ ,. . . , hood, city water and sewerage. Price county the proposition would be carried , out by this county. ELECTRIC PUT'S PIS SICS TOW Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian Organizations Will Gather tn Annual Outing. A splendid time is expected by the members of the Baptist, Methodjst and Presbyterian Sunday schools today. Each Sunday school will hold their annual pic nic ana arrangements hitve been perfected in each instance to make the day delightful for all attending. The Baptist will gather at Bantus’ Spring, the Methodi-ts at McKinley's Place and the Presbyterians at!Carring- ton’s. The Kpiscoal pic nic was held some two weeks ago. Conveyances will leave the respective churches at 4? o’clock and every effort possible ha* been made to provide for transportation for all. It is expected that some of the wagons will leave as late as 9 o’clock’. There is little doult but that an en joyable day will be spent and hundreds are looking forward to tho day with pleasure. J i$l.K50. Apply to- , t i Mrs. W. J. Vaughan. Mr, Fred B. Pope, a member of the . board of commissioners of roads and re-) * , , , , . , . er who bring their automobiles give wenue of Richmond county, state* that ~ , , , n i impetus to the movement ana the run if it is possible under the law Richmond .... . ^i, A from Augusta to Milledgeviilt will ©«* county will be willin* to contribute * ..... pa .j i ltf _i only a pleasure tnu, revolutionizing the liberally in constructing the road by al- r * . . travel of today, to say nothing of the lowing the use of part of its machinery , _ i „„ tho time when the old stage road was in and convicts to grade and fix up the bad places anywhere in any county us "" ... du Tbe counties concerned can do no bet- where needed. Richmond county , , . , i ter than get together on the proposi knows the worth of good roads and the | * * H ,, , .... . I tion and act m a co-operatfV-e manner people there are able and willing to help ... and within a few months the road will any such movement. ...» . . , , . ,be constructed from one end to the ttThey contemplate making a splendwl outer. It will mean great things for this section and will no doubt receive the hearty support of all citizens who are in favw of progress. oad from Augusta to Savannah also and state that if the road from Augusta to Milledgeville is completed it will only be a short before it is extended from Mil- ledgaville to Atlanta and incidentally the connecting link would be budded from here to a point where the Augus- ta-Savannah road runs and then con nection would be had all afound. There is no doubt but that this will be done sooner or later and consequently connot lie regarded in the light of a dream. The fact that Augusta is a Mecca for northern visitors every wint -JUST RECEIVED CAR- Genuine “Durham” SMITHING COAL This coal is high in car bon, contains no/sul phur and is free from all impurities. Send us your orders. f owier- lemister 6 Phone 152. Odl oniDanu Commencement PLAYS A DOUBLE BILL By G, M. College Stu^ dents and Tlie Fam^ ous Players' Club. ! MilMpille Opm House Mon. Night, May 31 1 “A Case of Suspeip •sion" (As n Curtain Raiser) I By Junior and Senior Classes. A College Prank Dram- | atized. 'Short, Breezy, Snappy LOCAL MAGISTRATES ATTEND CONVENTION Georgia J ustices of the Peace and their constables.will hold convention in Macon May 27, next, and Messrs P. W Brown, of Milledgeville, and C. B. Harper, of Scotcsboro, will attend. The purpose of the convention is to memorialize the legislature on defec tive laws governing minor com* and to ask for amendment of same. Another purpose will be to form a state organi zation to make a higher order through out the state. Messrs. J. Tom Rodgers, W. A. Poe and R. F. McCowen, of Macon, constitute the commmittee and they will provide badges to all attending. A regular low rates has been granted all railroad* of Georgia. GOV. HOKE SMITH MILL SPEND TWO DAYS IN MILLEDGEVILLE s New Light and Power Plant is of Immense size rnd Means Much to the City. The new electric light and power plant of the Oconee River Mills is near ing completion and when it is finished this city will have one o f the most mod ern and largest electric plants in the state. The new dynamos are in dupli cate, the engines are great machines of power and beauty and when fn opera tion they will be entrancing to a lover of progressive methods and modern conveniences. The new i lant .will be equipped to furnish heat, • light and power and as soofl as conditions warrant the move ment heat an J power, together with a lay current will be put on. The gener al public here cannot grasp what this means to the city, but it will be clearly demonstrated within u short time after the plant gets in operation. The man agement of the company will be right up to date and there is no doubt but that it will please everybody. A visit to the plant will be most interesting and those who wish to visit the place mav rest assured they will receive courteous treatment while going over it. BIG LAND SALE A GREAT bv t “FPen, Maids, and MalcHffiakers” Jp-to-date 3-act Comedy By G, M. C, Players' CLUB WARRENTON PLAYS 0. M, UIERE- TODAY Crack Basclmil Aggregation Will Con test With Local Players For Nine Innings Tills Afternoon. On the diamond of the Georgia Milita ry college this, Friday, afternoon the baseball team of the Warrenton High school will cross bats with the boys of the G. M. C. 'The game promises to be extremely interesting and will no doubt draw a large crowd. The Warrenton players defeated the G. M. C. last Friday in Warrenton by a score of 2 to 1, but the game was one of the cleverest ever witnessed in that town. The crowd witnessing the play numbered over a thousand, according to reports. The game this afternoon will be call ed at 3 o’clock and it is quite propable that a large crowd of folk attending the Sunday school pic nic will come back into town to witness the game. Carries No Leston-Poinls No Moral lust Funny 'That's All Opera House, Monday'Night, May 31st. DR. 3CARRITT SPEAKS TO B. Y. P. U. TONIGHT A special service of the B, Y. P. U. will he he'd this Friday night at the Baptist church and Dr. W. S. Scarritt, rector of the Episcopal church will ad dress the audience. The Union has in vited the Epworth League to the meet ing and it is quite probable a large crowd will lie present. The address of Dr. Scarritf will no doubt be vere interesting - . ,*fc*0^* J 1 ,■ S West End Lots Brought Splendid Prices And Milledgeville Folk Realize City Is Growing. Local real estate in in big demand and the city has great future stretched out before it. This was clearly demon- strated in the sale of the West End lots last Wednesday afternoon. The Schell property was put on sale at auction by Mr. J. O. Blood worth, the enterprising young real estate man of the city, and within a few hours over $H,000 woith of real estate changed hands, conscr vative local business men being the purchasers in most instances, while a few outside folk participated in the affair. This coming on the heels of two or three big sales lasti year shows Milledgeville is fast assuming a place among the leading cities of the state. The general indications are that the cicy will see an era of prosperty within the next few years that will put it ahead of anything in its history. Tlje sale was a big success from every stand point. The purchasers were satisfied and in several instances lots changed hands within twenty four hours at a much increased price over what they brought at the auction. AUTO HOADS MAV SOON WEB STATE Road Proposed Between Macon and Augusta. Other Routes Will Also Be Laid Out. Atlanta to New York Project Progressing ATLANTA, Ga. -Stirred by the lammoth movement now on for the construction of a great national high way from New York to Atlanta, Prison Commissioner Wiley Williams has con ceived for the employment of surplus convicts a plan that may play an im portant part in the state’s future. Com missioner Williams proposes the con struction of two great Georgia highways quartering the state, one stretching from the Tennessee border on tho north through Atlanta to Valdosta op‘the south, and the other from Columbus on I tho Chattanoochee at the west across the state through Macon to Augusta on the Savannah at the east. ’’The state can do this work with the surplus con victs,—such convicts as the counties don’t want,” hays Commissioner Wil liams. ‘‘It is quite possible that a number of counties will, turn in, their convicts a year ifrom now,—will tuvn them back to tho state at the end of the year, saying they have no more w ork for them' or prefer not to use them, We could easily utilize the convicts so lurried back in building those same state highways that I describe. Some new roads would have to be surveyed, but not many, for we could avail ourselves of the countv systems and in the main both the north and south highway and the east and west highway are there right now, waiting to be amalgamate! throughout their length into one continuous whole. The state prison department will build these two roads if it has any surplus convicts and if I can mako my fellow commide ioners see the matter as I do.” Alter Delivering Commencement Ad dress He Will Visit Stale Insti tutions Here and May Speak !o P. N. & I. Gov. Smith will spend 'wo days In Milledgeville when he comes to deliver the commercoment address at the G. M. C. on June 2, next. He will tint the state saniturium, the reformatory and state farm and, of course, the G. N. I. college. He will probably be ask ed to make an address at the L.tter in stitution on the morning of his secant day in this historic old city. Gov. Smith has many personal frienl - in Millei'geville and he will receive a cordial reception even from his pntiticul opponents here and quite a crowd will be present to hear his address, which, will be a new ono dealing with ihe soutln in the sixties. While heisin Milledge villo Gov. Smith will be the guest oL Mrs. Ferguson for most of tho time. thresher for sale. One good Farquahar grain thresher for sale cheap. Apply to, Robson & Evans. Exercises at G. M. C. Wednesday Impressive The bible and flag presented to the GA M. C. Wednesdnv by the Jr. O. U. A. M. was the occasion of quite impressivo ceremonies. Cel. Jos. E. Pottle ami Col. Carl Vinson made the addresses und the response was by Premdept W. E. Reynolds, of the college. The whole affair was a splendid one and will be re membered for a long time by those present. X-RAY MACHINE WILL BE USED IN MILLEDGEVILLE Dr. John P. Atkinson and Dr. Tom M. Hall have purchased u X Ray ma chine jointly and will use it hereafter when needed in their Dractiee. This, city will be one of tie few in tho state supplied with such apparatus anil m» doubt it will add greatly to tho efficien cy of the already splendid work being done by these physicians in thoir co operative method. MM 35: CENTRAL MR. NISBETAPRIZE WW irWisftfVW g ifVi/VtrYojWiit W * WVi GOING TO BUILD? I If sc, be sure and get our PRICES before plucing your order. We supply every thing fop building and painting. Write h? PRICES The Central of Georgia railway of fered prizes on each division of the road to the agent handling cotton best i.i loading it and Mr. A. D. Nisbet, the popular agent at this place won first prize for the Savannah division. The prize is 125.00 in gold and a week’s vacation with pay. The award is con sidered -quite a honor in railroad circles and those who know Mr. Nisbet’s sys tem are sure it has been justly award ed, ingham Sash £. Door Company jh IRD STREET. - - MACON, GA jfg Wil 457 THIRD ing toMilledgevillelhe has been untiring in his work, making many friiends and entering readily into the life - of the Since com-so ithland. Kodak Time! The pleasures of Kodak ing aie knew,, only fw thwie who have tried it. .... -, This-is the most inviting reason to use them. Picnic occasions, '.he woods, growing ertmx. romiv lrg children and animals are at their best in the spring. We have them from $2.00 to $20.00. Portrait attachments for 50*'** Catalog» upon application. * Ask for .'‘The Kodak oV’fbe Pimm.” DIXON WILLIAMS J eweler. “It is all right if you buy it from Williams.’ I M.