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THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS. VOL. IX. NO. 7. MILLEDGEVILLE, GA., FRIDAY, [Nov. 19,. 1909. $1 .CO Per Annum II PH Methodists Close The Church Year This Week Special Legislative Committee Has Completed tiriiJ And Report Will lie Rendered Sonellme Soon. The third (tires ligation of tho Geor gia state sanitarium for this year ended Monday night and tl.e committee will render their opinion as soon as possible, tlhose who heard the testi mony at the special investigation are quite confident that the result will be highly favorable to the institution. The investigation throughout last week and Mondav was filled with dufi routine questioning and at no time did the situation assume an interesting aspect from the public standpoint. Ty Ccbb Spent a Few Hours Here Tuesday Tyros Raymond Oobb, star baseball player of the Detroit team and one of the best known man in th«United Stati t, spent a few hours here T tesday morn ing eoroute to Geo. Stallings’ farm near Haddock. As usual he was the center of an admiring group during his stay here and with his characteristic timidity the famous play s'.i e 1 at everything as much as possible. Cobb is one of the highest salaried players in the world, in fact there is hard'y any player who receives more compensation for his services. He has just signed a contract for throe more years with Detroit whereby he receives something over ($.500 a year for the five month ( work. He came over from Augusta in a liupmobile, a machine which he hand- les.ia that city and he is selling many during his vacation period. The conference of the North Georgia division of the M. E. church is being held in Atlanta this week and last Sun day was the last sermon of all the preachers in their old charges. Fol lowing the custom of the church scores of the preachers will be charged, but it is quite certain that all preachers here will be returned. Rev. Ford McRee has spent hia third year here and is in great favor with his congregation. In addition to this fact in his favor the erection of the new Methodist church under his anspices en titles him to the honor of remaing ns a courtesy of the church. Rev. B. P. Searcv has only been here one year and he will undoubtlv be sent back. The pulpits will be vacant next Sun day, but the Sunday following the new church year will begin. Meet Me At The Bazaar Children Papa and Mama Doll announce the en gagement of tbeic daughter to the wedding to take ptaco on the afternoon of D *c. 6th. at half past three o'clock, at tha Red Men’s Hall, Every child in Milledgeville invited. Admission 10 cents. The bride will be in R. H. Wootten’a windnv a week before the wedding. ILL INVESTIGATE 8. E. Negro Boy Killed His Sistsr by an Accident Moving Picture Siiow Now in Miliedgeviile The Jordan brothers, of W rightsvillo, are now operating a moving picture show in Millcdgevillc and will put up a i Ordinary A. R. Walton lo Look Into His Sanity—Hearing to be Had Monday, November 22nd. Ordinary A. R. Walton of Richmond county will on November 2‘‘nd, investi gate into the sanity of R. E. Dunning- ton, who is being held in the county jail charged with shooting at another. His attorneys have taken this step in his case and his three nearest relatives have accepted service in the case that has been brought against him. Dunnington has only been awav from the state sanitarium for the insane about five months, and it was about two months ago that he baffled the officers and made good his escape when a dozen of Sheriff Clark’s men were around his house. The investigation will be held ortte week from next Monday and it Dun nington is found to be crazy, then he will be slnt to Millodgeville again „foi treatment. His keepers and attend Fleming G. Dubignon lj. M. ELLIOTT TO HANG Nearing Great Divide IN LAGRANGE FRIDAY Messages from the bedside of Fleming G. duBignon yesterday state that he is gradually losing his grip on life and that the end is only a matter of a short time. He has been suffering for manv months, but it is only recently that his condition took such a decided turn for the worse. Mr. duBignon was at one time one of the most prominent jurists in Georgia. He was often in the public eye, being one of the leading democrats of the south. He is an universally beloved citizen, and countless numbers of peo ple will watch with anxiety his fight with the Grim Reaper First Cold Weather Of Winter Yesterday 'I'he first touch of real winter was experienced here Thursday morning when the thermometer dropped way down in the tube, the freezing point be ing reached for the first time this sea son. Of course, Imt little damage was none here, except lo flowers and some (lie crops Much interest has been manifested in Milledgeville and throughout Goorgia in the case of J. M. Elliott, of LaGoange- who will hang to day for murder. Every resource of skillful lawyers has been ex, liausted, every appeal of relatiyes and prominent people has failed. After many respites he will pay with his life for the crime with which he is charged unless something turns up at the last minute to save him. Tho hanging will be one of the few of white men to take place in Georgia in many years. at Next Wednesday night a spcr.ii.l Thanksgiving service will be held at tho Methodist church hero and Rev. Ellison R. Cook, of Sparta, will address the Power And Light Day And Night The Oconee River Mills has put on the day and night service without in termission for both light and power. For the lu>t moth the day current has only been operating until midnight, beginning again at. six o’clock in the morning, but now it is continuous. Thero will be no more need for lamps if you use electricity for tht[light it will be there all the time. In addition to this they are prepared to operate sew ing machines, fans und other small power affairs and furnish heat for smoothing inns and other purposes. Now is time to get in line and give encouragement to the progrtssivencss of thi3 concern. Street Work Tied up by Closing Down of Plant unis say that he is not of Bound mind. Harden plants, virtually all Dunnington’s testimony in the in-1 being already gathered. vestigution of the sanitarism last week j • created much interest throughout the state of Georgia and especially in Mil- ledgeviile. Serious Fire Promptly Chocked Monday Night A blaze that threatened to assume splendid line of motion pictures here, I largo proportions occured at the Hen- furnishing entertainment of high class, drix Housvu operated by Mrs. Emmiy The show will be operated in the second j Jackson, Monday night. Tho fire was flour of The Milledgeville News building discovered just at two o’clock in the and everything will be arranged for the morning and had assumed a serious Oild Follows to Have a Splendid Entertainment cimfort and convenience of the public. NEW OFFICERS OF METHODIST CHURCH The 'll'! story of not knowing tho gun was toad id is claim id to be response for the death of Annie Ward, sixleen years old, at tho hinds of her brother, Cka'lie Wart',1 ,st Sunday nssming. The •hooting occured on the farm of Chief of Pol'eo, J. H. Lawrence, in the upp*<r part of tbu county. The eu:■>»..! j <1 shot e r.-ro I th • gi.-l’a Vft eye m l .b/. died i 1 itantlv, Tho n *gn bo sa.v I,,* brotter place the empty gen in the corner a av or two before and in spirit of fur: was playing with the gun, pulled the tigger and death followed. It is reported that the father of the children „ ,, . . had borrav/ed a shell and put it in the Bell. Dirtnet Steward gun after it had been placed in position by the brother of the boy who did the shooting. The Fourth Quarterly Conference of I the Methodist church of Milledgeville was held Thursday afternoon at the parsonage. The following Stewards were re-appointed for the inew year: W. T. Conn. E. E. Bell, M. S. bell,Geo TV I raitley, John T. Harper, G. W. H.di.nthead, J. E. Ffidd, \V. A. Many. D. F. Montgomery, R. U. Moore, M. M Parks, S. D. Stembridge, J. C. Ward- law, Dixon Williams, R. II. W out ten, Dr. .1. M. Whitaker. Capt. W. T. Conn was re-elected Sun day School Superintendent and Mr. M. nspoct before the firemen arrived on the scene. However, it was confined almost entirely to the kitchen and in short order the ilaines were iu-a&.*e<i by the firemen, the water pressure being splendid for the occasion. It was deemed unnecessary to remove the furniture fir.im the building. The loss was comparatively small, but being in the midst of a business black it was an exceedingly dangerous conflagra tion. An incident ot the fire was the dis regard of some of the firemen of orders from • i! ! il sou r» and Firornen Skinner mV. ib.rm were vim pended without pay for fifteen flays. Jesse Daniels and liardy Tar.t were appoint ed substitutes to fill their places for the time being. Cheese, maecarom ' * pickle at. J. G. Bearcen's. el mixed “David and Jonathan” will be pre sented in dramatic characterizations at tho Odd Fellows Hail Tuesday night at 8 o’clock by Newton Boers under the auspices of the Lodge. Mr. Beers is known as tho chief of impersonators and in his presentation he distinctly portrays the famous characters con cerned in the play ho presents and his entertainment never fails to delight everybody. Ticket* may be procured from W. W. Miller. The work of fin! hirg the paving on Wayne street ha:t ti-'en tied up for at congregation on the subject of Thanks-j time by the closing down of tho crush- giving, A splendid program lias been , i„ (c p | un r furnishing the granite fonn- thc caeion and Mis arranged for Weller will be in end of the affair diallv invited to attend and an enjoy able evening is promised. ion stone and ibe paving dust. It is barge of the musical j understood that tho material was 'ilio public is cor | furnished by the Georgia railroad and just what arrangement have been made to comptote work has not been announced. Arrangements are now pending whereby grantc to finish paving Wayne street, may be obtained from Grante Hill, near Sparta, and if it is secured the work will be finished within a week. Or. E. M. McDonald Praises Georgia Slate Sanitarium IS IMPORTANT IN ALL THINGS EE ME and save money on your magazine and newsraper sub- acriptions. I give lowest club rates. Success and Wo- .. ,r ) man’. Home Companion, both one year for - - $!.Ud Ladles Hume Journal and Saturday Evening Post, bolti 1 yr. $3.G0 .MAW OIUER ATTRACTIVE OFFERS OX AI.L MAGAZINES. MALCOLM CONE Agent For All Magazines. MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. FouniSar ef Crittenton to ifes Sons to Hast I - - It will be learned in Milledgeville with | micii regret that Charles N. Clittenton j is dead. A Crittunton circle is active j here and in Augusta there is one of the j seventy three homes that the famotit millionaire established for the rescue of ! unfortunate women. Air. Crittenton died m San Franciuco Tuesday night after an illness of a week, thecuuse be , itig pneumonia. He wag 76 years of , a :e. Two Local Concerns to Operate fly Electricity Right up to the front in a progres sive way, two Milledgeville concerns have just Btarted operating their machi nery by electricity. These arc the Edwards Bottling Works and The Mil ledgeville News. The News has al ready begun operation, being the first concern in the city to start at ing the power current continually. A now modem power press hue a'so been adder to the iob department, the very Lit t designs in typo, the highest class print ers. paid tne largest salaries, among them being Mr. J. C. Hicks, formerly connected with the Chronicle job office, of Augusta, and employed < n leading daily newspapers, arid Mr, Ed. Walls also experienced, the establishment feule cafe in its claim for superior work , In addition to this the office carries | three times the amount of high class I sha,! as I' oaa - paper, envelopes and printing office A s *" !end “ J supporting: company supplies usually found in an offlice of carrie ' ) - th<! mounting is brand new and Declaring that ho was wonderfully impressed with the immensity and the splendid management of the Georgia State Sanitarium here, Dr. E. M. Mc Donald, chief house surgeon of the Gra dy Hospital in Atlanta, added another laurel to the institution and its manage ment. Dr. McDonald visited the asy lum Tuesday. He haB a sister attend ing the Georgia Normal & Industrial College here and whilo he was dispen sing praiso to the Sanitarium ho did not forget to mention that he believed the College to bo one of the best in the en tire country. Lena Rivers at The Opera Rouse Monday There are a few attractions that come to tho tl.tatrea tb it me in the way uf sf ap'es to a merchant; attractions upon which both the public and the theatre management can bank; the one for entertainment and the other for profit, and these two always go hand in hand. Such an attraction is Miss Beulah Poynter’s version of Alary J. Holmes’ popular novel, "Lena Rivers,” v/hich will he seen at the Opera House for an engagement of one night, Mon day Nov. 22nd, with Miss Edna Mar tins kind. The Edwards Bottling Works is also increasing its capacity, turning out high class goods and right up to the front with the most progressive bot tling companies of the state, manu facturing a varied line of drinks of the best quality. See Moran & Wilkerson's Advertised Rev B. P. Searcy and Rev Ford in another column in this issue. This ! Me Roc are attending the Methodk-t | hustling firm is reaching out for business conference in Atlanta this week and and if good goods, low prices and fair there will be no preaching at the dealings count for anything they will Methodist church here Sunday. *L Got Glass VatefisSsr of the bast, and the electrical and other effects are of the best and most ap proved type. Seats on sale at Hawkins Drug store. Central Schedules Are Slightly Changed Here Beginning at once the Central of Geor gia’s schedule* are somewhat changed at Milledgeville. By reference to the advertising columns it >"i!l bo observed that the trains ieaye earlier than here tofore. Telephone Company Has Absorbed Western Onion One of the largest deals in the his tory of modern business was closed Tuesday, according to New York dis patches, The American Telephone and Telograph Co. has absorbed the Western Union Telepraph Co, The present capital of the A. T. & T. Co. is $300, 000,000 and that of tho W. U. is $125,- 000,000 and $40,000,000 in bonds. The transaction leaves the Postal alone in its glory ns an independent concern and officials Of that concern aver they will still remain independent, but the Mackay interests are closely allied with the eompnny absorbing the Western Union. The new concern will have virtually $1,000,000,00f|capltal. the fiEt.nrn roi'rri! ks SEEN POSTPONED BV ti.M. C. The play known as “The Gilded Youth,” which was to have been pre sented by the (i. M. C. i’luycrs Club tonight lias been indefinitely postponed. The reason given by the management is considered sufficient and the next play at the Opera House will be Lena Rivero, on Monday night next. ’■ l 1 ( W-.Q .><*_ ,>, T cu can always count on us to have Real Val- 8-in. Bowl $2.75 ues in Cut Glass. Each year we have a better value than we had the previous yezr. 1 his teasen wj eie offering you fuel. v_'ues as these; 8 inch howls at $2 72 and $?.( 0 ret or six tumb’ers at $5.00; 10 nch vaie at $3.00; mayonaise at $4.00; 8 inch pitch ;r at $3.75; 7 inch fern Juh .5.00; 6 inch ban lied r.rpp'e $1.75 " Let us show you our stock 8-in. Bowl $3.00 Q.IHS. jeweler MOODY ORTH SALE IN EATOYTON BIG SUCCESS Y E S ! YES! YES! There are some people in Milledgeville who are not using— “It is all right if yc u buy it' om Williams.” ~ It will be news of much interest to Millodgeville folk to learn that tho s^Ie j of city lots in Entonton by Messrs. | Bloodworth and Bloodworth yesterday | was a great success. Approximately | $4,000 was paid out for the 37 lots Dlac-! ed on sale and the result was highly satisfactory. The fact that the firm only undertakes good propositions, something that will give the public value received, insures for them the highest consideration and this gives prestige lo any affair with which they are connected. The success of the Eu- U tonton transaction will be learned about b with pleasure by scores of friends of B t'.c er.Urpii»:ng firm here. MBSUZEaYSaHEMQETJuSa coal. Good people too—and that’s the reason we keep on adver tising. “Our coal makes warm friends.” F owier- lemister coal Phone 152.