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i; i ■ ■ mmmmm fHE MILLEDGEYILLE NEWS. /OL. IX. NO. S. MILLEDGEYILLE, GA., FRIDAY, [Nov. 26, 1909. .00 Per Annum » llcffiE WILL BE INSURED 0/ SENI ID Rev. B. P. Searcy And Rev. fl. P. McDermcnt, However, Come Bach to Their Respective Charges. Rev. Ford McRee, psstor of the Methodise church for the past three years, has been sent to Newnan, Geer- gia, by the North Georgia Conference of the church. It is with regret that scores of friends see the beloved work er leave the city and with him will go all good wishes, lies service here has been one of success and under his good offices the now Methodist church was successfully launched. Succeding M*. McRee as pastor of the church hero will be Rev. S. P. Wig gins. Rev. B. P. Searcv and Rev. O P. McDerment come back as pastors in charge of the Baldwin and South Bald win circuits respectively. Judge E. I!. Callaway Trustee G. N. & I. C. Hon, E. H. Callaway has appointed bv Gov. Jos. M. Brown to succeed F. G. duBignon as trustee of the Georgia Normal & Industrial College. Judgi Callaway has accepted the position. Judge Callawuv is one of the best known men in the state and his appoint ment to the position here is one cf im portance ami there is no doubt but that he will take active interest in the col- lege. George E. Nicholson Will Hold The Largest Individual Pulley in the World When Issued—Is in Perfect Health. KANSAS CITY, MO—Insurance of $1,5(10,100 has been applied for on thr life of George E. Nicholson, 40 years old a manufacturer of Kansas City. In surance men sav this is the largest amount in life insurance ever sought at one time upon the life of one person. Twenty-live physicians representing ditTerent companies examined Mr. Nicholson and they declared that, he war in perfect health. The local ageut of the insurance companies said that the policies for $1,600,000 undoubtedly would be issued. Mr. Nicholson already has four $325, 000 insurance policies on his life, so tlia when the policies for $1,500,000 an issued, lie will have nearly $3,000,00 insurance on his life. The companies that made application for the later in surance ate to be the beneficiaries whet he dies. mull, A FdHf OFRSERI COURT Man Who lusllgated lavcsllgallcn Slate Sanitarium here Must Come Back to Institution Perhaps For Life Time. Thanksgiving Gsy D HORAE LE DEATH n« Wednesday. R. E. Dunnington, <;J ( and fought the two officers and assis- Richmond county, one of the most not^ itant furiously, lteportii state that inmates in the history of the stai'J Dunning'on’s aspect was frightful sanitarium and the man who virt.uaL jj and his flashing eyes as well as his brought on the recent investigation strenuous struggle showed his condi- the institntion, was tried by a jurq tion. n his home county and found insan?" tie will now be a inmate probably for iVhen the verdict wns made know jj the rest of his life in the sanitarium Dunnington became a raging madnu^tj here. Generally Observed Yesterday was like Sunday In Mil lodgeville and practically all the stores of tno city c’osrdduKnj the wn< le day. Ofcouc:e(h> bi'iki weie alio clos'd. There is n > d ubt hut th it the d y was as clos ly observed hero as at any time n the past. Bath college i closed for the balance of the week. President M. M. Parks on Road Toward Home F'rom cards received by The News from Pres. M. M. Parks, of the Georgia Normal and Industrial College, it is learned that he has now completed more than half the trip around the world, the last news being received from him at Cairo, Egypt, after he had passed Port Said on the Suez canal. While it will be a long time before he gets back still he has traveled r great distance already. Turnip V Growers Had i »• i « * \ • i ”jr I'.tMk.i JpvttiiMwilJ Horticulturists Meet In Spuria In January The thirty fourth annual session of the Georgia State Horticultural Society, one of the most imoortantorganization: in the state, will be held in Sparti January 26-27, next. An uttractivi program is being arranged for the oc casion and there is no doubt but thui several Miliedgeville folk will attend The matter of shade trees in Milledge ville, the protection of fruit trees in thi surrounding territor), is of paramoutr importance to the general public as wil as to the property owners and mind benefit could undoubtedly be derived bj attending the meeting. Mr. P. J. Bercksmans, of Augusta; n president, J, B. Wight, of Cairo; i secretary and L. A. Berckmuns, trea surer. At the Suarta meeting man.' new members will no probably bo add ed to the association. Fewter=F!emister Co ■ » ** ■ • - f * or<> (HkIiioS; t A,">r f L'U j • m U 1 In the annual contest in turnip grow- ng ir, which Culver £ Kidd always give 1 Carrying out part of their pngram < 16.00 in gold to thoemite.,tart producing enlargement, the F-w r-F’e nisi- the live largest turnips, Mr. W L- Coal and Lumber Co. Tuesday pureha> Peeler won the prize for the second ed the lumber plant and business of Mt time, hit, tu’iips weighing 21 pounds I J- E. Stembridge. who has conduct.- and three ounces. Mr. G. W. Wood all’s weighed 13 pounds, 8 ounces G, D. Myrick’s 12, pounds. 11 ounces; Mr. W. C. Chamber’s 12 p-sinds, ounces and Mr. G. W. Underwood’s pounds ami 15 ounces. such a splendid business here durini the past several years. The Fowler A Flemister Co. will carry on an oxter. 3 alve building supply business, furnish- 11 ing builders supplies and all construct ion material needed. While the mem .J, lsx= I / * ROUND THl* 1 mm prok v < ilu WORLD II N °* 4 PARKS i| Gibraltar Our party reached Gibraltar today* 1 }their turbans, their hooded garments, inv ing come direct from tho Madeira isTvbare logs, and yellow slippers they nl- ands. As the boat approached tho 5 :traded immediate attention, Pa stag strait that leads to the Mediterranean^ by tho Moorish maikct, 1 attempted to •ea, all eyes were turned toward the Stoko a snapshot picture of a venerable missive rock guards the entrance. We j and picturesnue old man. Being warn- recalled Browning’s words: I od by the excited comments of some of “In the dimmest northeast distance, j his companions he threw ut> his hands Dawned Gibraltar, grave and gay. ’ ' Jn a threatening manner and thwarted The rock of Gibraltar projects south j my plans, into the sea, forming a promontory )n tho west, is tho Atlantic ocean; •astward is the blue Mediterranean; on the south, the strait fand on the north is a flat sandy nock of land connecting with Spain. The rock is three miles ong north and south, but nut wide, tho •ntiro distance around being about leven miles. Tho highest point is 1,400 feet above tho sea. From this emi nence, the view is one of the finest in the world, overlooking Europe, Asia, the Atlantic and tho Mediterranean, two continents and two seas. Below can be seen ships fiom everv part of the world. Unique in its position and najestie in Its grandeur, Gibraltar com mands the admiration of every be- lolder. As our boat entered the harbor and ipproached tho city of Gibraltar, wo lasaed a number of foreign steamships ind British battleships; from the deck if one of the enormous gunboats some hat p shooters were firing at red targets listing on tho water. We watched •itli keen interest. First tho water lei ■ ii ‘he. target, and then . . thi shi t could Ik* Pi.i i . i.i .‘mid to be go- ct, a,id almost in the We began to feel rea l.t'io careless. The streoL of Gibraltar are vety n; r- row, and hence where larger convey ances require two horses, tho horses are driven tandem, thus taking up mtu h leas room. The streets uro well paved and thy city appeurs clean and at tractive. Largo numbers of carriages are on the streets ready to take tho tourist to any place desired. The stores and shops are attractive and eager merchants and salespeople are always ready to aid tho tourist n getting rid of some of his surplus money. * One of mv newly made friends bought some kind of a Spanish melon, which he carried to the ship. He doesn't know what to do with it, but ludicrously calls it a Spanish squash. He keeps it as a reminder of his un sophisticated propensity for securing souvenirs. : hi : the firing. ,) British w< 't he demonstration by these gentle., friends of Mr. Stembridge regret to see men is worthy of the Dost turnip grow- him 1?° out of the business, still they ing section in the south and it shows welcome the new firm into the fide that big money can be made growing vacated by him turnips here. Miliedgeville merchants! purchase many tons of turnips every season from Nova Scotia and other | nothero growing turnip sections while | ...... n „ the local supply could easily be grown | nUi. 16, ■ll'j. around here. — I Bishop Allstock, J. G. Evans, Jim and Grymes, Miss Saliie Halland, Miss Del- Hold off your orders for mules horses. Garrard & Co. will soon have J ler Hicks, Miss Qullie Hall. Miss Rosa a carload on this market and they will j Della Harper, John Jone, Miss Alice soon have a carload on this market and j Rayburn, Mrs. Cathern Sales. Mis. *’if ”” of lhe popu | at ion, but with aim of the gunners below; in such a they will be sure to please you. | Jessie I). Turner. J. L Sibley. P. M I pa pop ., i But most interesting of all is the fact that Gibraltar is the moBC cele brated fortress in tho world. It is the British strom ho'd. It has been cull'<1 f .i-' ."P ut Fa 'mul, sit ting a! iha of Ui! M litei r:.ri uni guauling tr.e ci.tronoj io lie fur Ilia rovul master. Gibraltar, is in fact, one of the four strongholds of Great Britain in lhe >jr forefathers lazed the L.iL-li in the Mediterranean sea, the others being i.vs of Kin-; George HI, but wei Malta, Cyprus ami Egypt, ught the diffcr.jr.ce8 of that Jay j martial character of the place .re passed. None of us wanted i j. manifest at a glance. Massive gun- dit Lhe British and none of us wanted m-e lying in the harbor; the die fired at. NVe were uncomfortable. j rock ja honeycombed with tunnels V.iout that time, the firing stopped, j f rnm wl.or.o sides arc countless open- ,1 I wo were male happy, lnternutior.- j aj?g bristling with cannon; in the 1 hostilities were averted, u.nd peace j <.t r eets there are officers, toldiers and .•signed on the Mediterranean, jientinels, with swords and guns and drums and bugles and cannon. The As the harbor is not deep ncur the gates of tho city are opened at sun- shore, our party was taken to the land rise and closed at sunset, guns being on small steamboats or tenders. j fired as signals. The galleries of tun- The city of Gibraltar has a popula*! nels cut inside the rock will aggregate tion of nearly 30,000 people, consisting more than two miles in length, of British soldiers, of English people, Cannon point from all sides, and of Spaniards. Moors, Arabs, Jews, j Ergland guards the sea in every di- Turks, Portuguese’ Africans, Maltese ruction. Two of Ike cannon are 100- and Levantines. Such a cosmopolitan ton guns, each being 32 feet long and group one rarely sees this side of each being capable of throwing for 8 g Kypt< j miles a shot weighing 2,000 pounds. The Moiri and Arabs form only a Sometimes a fog interferes with tne City Election 111 Occur Next Wednesday The regular city election for mayor J and six councilma n will be held next j Wednesday. Tho regular legal hours will be observed for lhe opening and j closing of tho polls, which will be from j 9 o’clock in the rr.oin'm: until 5 o,clock in the afternoon. Hon. Miller S. Bell will head the ticket as nominee for Mayor, Walter W. Stembridge for clerk and treasurer and M. A. McCra v, ,1. F„ Kidd, R. I.. Will', S. R. Few lor, J. C. McAuliil’e ard Ii. S. Alford for councllnion, nil .:ing rcRu’cri'y mmed in the city 1 .cccratic p iir.aiy. About 100 voters nre registered for the election and consequently tho vote will bo very light, J. M. Ellioit Oil] Not Hano on Last Friday J. M. Elliott, of Lagrange, convicted of murder and sentenced to hang in LaGrange last Friday after several respites, was finally given a commu tation to life imprisonment by Gov. Brown at the last moment. It is claim ed that the commutation was extended for various reasons, tho main one being the plea of possible insanity. OF MRS. JLH. LAMAR III Health And Death of Her Husband Trough! One Must Prominent Ladies ot The City to End People of Mdiedgoville wero inex pressibly shocked last Friday evening to receive tho sad intelligence from Macon that Mrs. R. N. Lamar, recently removed from this city, had ended her existence by cutting her throat with seme sharp n atrument, according to authentic statements. The direct cause of her death was nervous breakdown brought on bv ill health following the denth of her linsband, Hon. R. N. Lamar, of this city, who was county school commissioner. After culling herself she leaped from her win low and her brother seeing her, followed. He evorto k her vv. inn two blocks and she died in In's arm*. I no entire city of Macon and also of Miilo'Jgeville was extremely grieved to i ier.rn of t,..o tragic event, for Mrs, j Laifiai iva.i genu ally cstei mod in both i places. Bile leaves a mother in Macon, I . a brother in the aamo city and one in Virginia. /, Santa Flints at Woo (ten’s Santa Claus in all his glory has sr" rived at U. H. Wootten.n beautiful store and all the children are invited to como and see the things he will I ring them. The quality of tho goods are the highest, the display tasteful and one visit will convince you of tho wonderful treasures laid up in store. Come to see mo at Wootten’s if you want what is best and most beautiful. SANTA CLAUS. ‘ „ 7 Methodists Don’t Want Minister Augusta Methodists are up in arms against the appointment of Uey. It. J. B gham Jlo St. John church of that city. Mr. Bigham goes from Newnan and is succeeded in that city by Rev. Ford McRee, of Miliedgeville, The church files its protest Hire ugh 9 stewards and they ask annulment of Fie ai i/'. i J". u. ■ ' • .jvi at thi. Bi 'hop i o>not I- . •> i 'l. • ! ■ •lured thej i.,ay not t rv d Hi dutch. The alL’.ir grow o it of tin su qiLimion of Mr. Bigham by tho conference held at Miliedgeville some years ago when he was charged with being drunk. Since that time has he been rc-instated and served his church with ability and dis tinction 11,003,009 Balas is Says Bradstrcot Bradstreet lias issued his estimate of the cotton crop for this year and places tlie yield at 11,000,01)0 pales, which he states is virtually 20 percent under last vear when 13,825,000 bales wero made Hay is tho only other important crop that ahows a decrease in the yield being 61,166,000 tons against 70,798,000 tons last year. Gut Glass Values You can always count on us to have Real Val- 8*in» Bo^vl $2»7 ues in Cut Glass. Each year we have a better value than we had the previous year. This season we ate offering you such values as these; 8 inch howls at $2.75 and $3.C0, set or six tumblers at $5.00; 10 inch vase at $3.00; mat onaise at $4.00; 8 inch pitcher at $3.75; 7 inch fern d:sh $5.00; 6 inch handled nappie $1.75. Let us show you our stock 500 sheets butter parchment paper for 25 cents at It. H. Wootten’s. 8-in. Bowl $3.00 W illiams, “It :s all right if you buy it from Williams.” JEWELER case, by means of electricity and ma chinery, the sighting can be done by the men at the too of the Mountain. The garrison is prepared, if neces sary, to stand a siege for several years. On one side of the rock, acres have been covered with cement, in order to catcli water in a cistern should a siege occur. Annually the fort costs England over a million dollars; altogether the cost has not been less than a quarter of a billion dollars. Burke once said: Gibraltar made England invaluable to its friends and dreadful to its ene. mies.” There is but one other placo in the world having such a unique position as Gibraltar, standing as it does where two continents and two seas meet. That place is Constantinople. Be cause of international jealousies, the Turk ha3 not been separated from this advantageous position. What its fu ture will be only time will tell. The more 1 make a study of history, the mo'e please 1 I am that old England holds Gibialtar.- Atlanta Journal. REMOVAL NOTICE. After December 1st, tho White Barber Shop, heretofore known as the Elks Barber Shop, will bo located in the basement of the Baldwin Hotel, und,* the postoffleo where better facilities will enable us to accommodate all our friends hotter and tho patronage of country us woll as city customers is respectfully solicited. Pressing club also operated in connection. Yours truly, Will Leopard. The B. Y. P. U. will have a special Thanksgiving service tonight. The study class will arrange tho program end the public i cordially inited to intend. Prof. ,1, C. W: (daw, of the G. N. & I. College, hus boon named alternate delego to the general conference of the M. L. church South which will I e held in Ashvilie next year. Misses Ruth Murks, of Augusta and Nina Turner, of MoDonough, are the charming guest, of M isa Hattie Pottle this week. l ■M There are some people in Miliedgeville who are not using— “Diiie Cll" coal. Good people too—and that’s the reason we keep on advertising. “Our coal makes warm friends.” F owier- fioai Ul Phone 152. - Z.-JLZrr-TLJL^JLLX'J.agH 'UA.nl