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THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS.
VOL. IX. NO. 12.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA.. FRIDAY, Dec. 24. 1909.
.00 Per Annum
Superior Court 1$
Just Two Weeks Of!
BIG SUIT IS FILED
AfifllNSTJA. B. B.
Famous Port Rate Case Developed
Through Compress Question As
sumes New LocalJFeature.
The Georgia railroad must' pay S12,
673 damages to the Milledgeville Com
press Co., or give a satisfactory reason
why not. The huit has been filed as the
result of the allegged failure of the , tinue for two weeks. The Milledgeville
Georgia road to comply with certain | ^ ar ossociation held a meeting Wednes-
agreements made in connection with
The Wheels ot Justice Will Begin to
Turn The Second Monday In Jan
uary And Much to be Done.
Just two weeks from next Monday
the January term of superior court will
convene here and it will probably con-
FUNERAL MONDAY OF
MR. C. W. McENDREE
will have his cases readv for trial
every instance on the day assigned. I
Several big cases are on docket and j
there is no doubt but that the coining f
term will be one of the most interesting !
held here in some time.
the erection of a compress here. R L.
Wall and I. W. Richardson, as part
ners composing the concern, are
plaintiffs and they state in their suit
they had expended virtually $2,500 in
money, berides loss in business and on j
contracts, before the railroad refused
to further carry out its agreement. ! ’
The case is one feature of one of the | Ernondl Cnn
most important matters that has been I ulilibFjljb (jvlftiuu IT ill
brought to the attention of the public
in many years and the famous Port
Rate question is involved in the affair.
This latter feature.is now pending be
fore the commission and will no doubt
be quite an issue incase of contest in
the next state campaign. Hines and
Vinson are attorneys in the case.
Mr. C. W. McKendree, who died in
Norfolk, Va., last Thursday, was buried
in the city cemetery Monday, His
death was peculiarly sad as he was a
sterling young man. only 30 years of
ago and his future was exceptionally
bright. He was sick only four days be
fore ho succumbed.
He was the son of Mrs. W. T. Mc
Kendree, who lives near here, and he
been north only a few years, He
leaves, besides his mother, three broth
ers, Mess.s. S. M. and W. T. McKen-
day afternoon and assigned cases for | l * ree ’ Augusta, and Mr. C. M. Mc-
, , . ,, I Kendree, of Macon,and one sister, Mrs.
the term and virtually every attorney
Just Received: —
Car No. 1, Heart Pine Shingles.
Fowler-Flemister Coal Co.
R. H. Wootten has on display the
prettiest line of willow and collapsible
leather doll carriages in middle Georgia.
Huyler’s fine candies for Xmas. Cul
ver & Kidd.
Christmas Holidays '
| Harper, of Uevereux. All attended the
funeral and the services were held at
the cemetery, the funeral occurring
from the home of Mr. E. P. Lane, and
Rev. S. P. Wiggins officiated. The
pall beams were: R. I!. Moore, Charlie
Conn, J. C. McAulilfe, Isbon A. Gid-
dens, E. J. Lane and, W. M. Booze. ^
In addition to Ins other relatives he
leaves a wife and young child. To the
family sincere sympathy is ex
nded.
The Georgia Military College and the
Georgia Normal and Industrial College
are closed for the holiday season. Ap
proximately a thousand students have
left town to spend Xmas at home. The
absence of tho boys and Kiris from
town makes quite a decided chance in
appearances and while there are a large
number of visitors here still they do not
come half way up to even tho girls of
the G. N. I. C. Tho institutions will
open the first week in January.
10c for cranberries, at Chandler Bios
Seasonable
We wish to call your attention to our large assortment of
Gift Goods, selected especially to meet the demand of the
Holiday Trade. Have you selected your gifts? If not, you
cannot afford to wait until our stock is picked over if you
would he exactly suited.
Let us help you - Mail orders solicited.
Christmas Shopping Memorandum
In Gold Jewelry
Signet Rings From $i oo up
Set Ring From $2 co up
Diamond Rings From $2000 to $40000
Thimbles From $3.50 to $7.0 o
Cold Band Thimbles at $1.50
Neck Chains From $2 50 to $25 00
Bracelets From $5 00 to $45 00
Scarf Pins From $1.00 to $15.00
Brooches From $2 00 to $200.00
I ockets From $4 00 to $20 00
Hearts From $1 00 to $2 50
Ilat pins From $2 00 up
Cult Buttons From $2 50 to $15.00
Handy Pins From $125 up
Watches in Great Variety
Tie Clasps, Collar Buttons, and Stud Buttons,
Good S’cck in Filled Links, Handy Bins, Iiat Pins, Vest Chains, Fobs
Watch Chains, and Belt Pins
Cut Glass Pieces From 25cts. to $20 00
Sterling Silver Table-Ware in Attractive Patterns
Silver Waiters, Berry Bowls. Tea sets. Syrup, Sugar and Creams, Candles
Fern Dishes, Lemon Trays, Butter Dishes, Bonbons, Bread Travs
Fountain Pens, Sliver Mesh Bags, Fraternity Card Cases, Whisk Brooms,
Military Brushes, Shaving Mugs and Brushes, Comb. Brushes Miirors
Sets, Manicure Sets, Razor Strops, Match Boxes, Key Rings, Hat
Marks, Bag Tags, Kodaks, Clocks, Electroliers, Gold and
Silver Handle Umbrellas and Canes.
DIXON WILLIAMS, Jeweler.
“It is all right if you buy it from Wlliiams,”
Accident With Many serious
Possibilities in Or. Atkinson
I Tho protectin; band of Fate pro
1 bably saved Dr. John P. Atkinson from
I being seriojsly injured lust Friday morn-
j ing. While come down the grade from
I Midway in his automobile and just as
! lie prepared to release hi 1 brakes part
of tho steering gear broke and the
machine dashed into the first Jitch at
hand, smashing the front wheels,
It was almost miraculous that the ac
cident occurred at the time it did, for
Dr. Atkinson generally comes down tho
long grade at something like 40 miles
an hour and had it been a minute later
the consequences would no doubt have
been vastly different.
Electric Company Target
For Large Damage Suit
The electric department of the Oconee
River Mills has been made defendant in
a damage suit by OLis Cardell, of this
city. In his complaint he avers that
last summer his two children were badly
burned by a live wire with which they
came in contact. As usual in such
cases negligence and carelessness, to
gether with other deficiencies nre nam
ed as tne cause, all due on tho ..art of
the defendants Mr. Cardell asks re
stitution in the sum of $35,000 arid the
case will be tried at the January term
of court unless settled before that time.
Of course, it may eventually find its
wav to the supreme court before it is
concluded.
She Was One of The Prominent Aged
Ladles In This Section it The
State And Admired Here.
At the advanced age of 75 years M rs.
G. T. VViedenman, one of the best known
ladies in this section of Georgia, died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs,
E. J. Flemister, last:; Sunday after
noon. The end enme peacefully after
an illness of little more than a week.
Mrs. Wiedenman was widely known for
her charity and the Christian spirit she
exhibited in everything won for her
admiration in every heart,
Mrs. Wiedenman was married three
times, the first being to A. W. Calla
way, and two daughters survive this
nuptial contract, tht so being Mrs. E.
J. Flemister and Mrs. T. L. McComb.
Her second marriage was to Isaac Now
ell, who lived only a short time. Tho
last was to Mr. G. T. Wiedenman,
founder of the Milledgeville Banking
Co., who died seven years ago. She is
is also .survived by two half it lord
Mrs. L. H. Thomas and Mrs. Jemima
Smith. In addition to these arc many
other relatives,
The funeral was held Tuesday morn
ing from the Baptist church, Rev.
Lamar Sims officiating, assisted by
Kev. D. W. Brannon. Tho pall bear
ers were Messrs. A. J. Carr, I. W.
Richardson, J. B, O’Quinn; J. T. Jack-
son, C. W. Richter and C. E, Greene,
tho interment being at the city ceme
tery.
I11 the death of Mrs. Wiedenman the
city loses a valuable woman and tho
sympathy of tho entire commut ity goes
out to the relatives. She will bo much
missed by the recipients of her charity
and her place will be hard to fill.
Will m ill IMPROVEMENTS SOON
Partial Observance
ot Christmas Holiday
Most of the grocery, hardware, furni
ture and stores of this class will close
here tomorrow, but the drugstores will
observe only part of the dav, remaining
open during the morning. The novelty
stores will be open during the entire
day. Splendid weather is promised for
the whole Xmas season and rio doubt
folk will thoroughly enjoy it.
Military hair brushes
Xmas, Culver £. Kidd.
in cases for
We are ngente for Huylcr’s (i.T
•undies. Culver & Kill.
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YES!
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Annual Bp.!! to b!
Bj Young Men’s Club Bare
The members of the Young Men’s
CoGillion Clun are arranging for their
annual New Year’s bull, which will be
given on the evening of Dei .rnher 31st.
Music for the occasion will be furnish
ed by llaughev’s Orchestra from Athens
and invitations will be sent out io a few
days.
There are some people
in Milledgeville who are
not using —
«n
Tennessee
Young Mules
We recicved a carload December ltth,
and will received another Saturday Decem
ber 18th.
YwU are cordially invited to come in
and make ycur selection at an early date.
Jessies $ Robinson
coal. Good people
too—and that’s the reason
we keep on advertising.*
“Our coal makes warm
friends.”,)
Fowler-
I lemister
6 0al
omoaoy
Fine boxes of cigars for Xmas. Cul
ver & Kidd.
Corn Club Wilt ba
Organized in Baldwin
A strong movement has been started
to organize a corn club among the stud
ent? of the rural schools of Baldwin
county and there is no doubt but that
proper encouragement will be given the
work. The United States department
of agriculture will willingly assist in
the promotion of corn growing and Mr.
Warren Edwards has received u splen
did letter from Mr. Thos. A. Early,
government agent in charge of the de
monstration work for Georgia offering
to help, Mr. Edwards will go to Athens
the latter part of January and study
the conditions as shown at the Univers
ity and he will try to give Baldwin coun
ty the benefit of any experience he
may be able to gain there.
An effort will be made to enlist the
countv board of education and the por-
gressive business men in obtaining suf
ficient prizes to warrant’the offering
of quite a number of splendid prizes.
The movement is a deserving one and
no doubt will be properly supported.
Some Changes Musi Co ne and Ad
vancement Musi he Male hy This
City And New Life Wilt he Noted
in a Short Time
Tomorrow Milledgeville observes the
greatest day of all the year. The
failures and the successes of the year
gone by belong to yesterday and the
New Year will mark tho beginning of
the present that will open up a now
era in Milledgeville. The city is cramp
ed with age an 1 in the century-worn
rut many a good movement is smashed
before its gets a good start. But times
are going to change.
In the first place commercial pro
gress wifi bo noted and this oily will
do more business than it lias done any
year in its history.
Electric light, power, and heal, day
midnight, is a great factor and Mi!- 1
lodgevilie will hardly bo without this,
".cat advantage.
NECK BROKEN IN
A WILD RUNWAY
Fearful Fata Pursures Family, Mr.
Ben Adams Losing His Life by Be
ing Thrown From Buggy.
Mr. Ben Adam?, living just over tho
county line between Jones and Baldwin,
had his neck broken in u runaway
Wednesday morning, The particulars
of the affair are somewhat meager, but
it seems that in the cold the horse he
was driving became Lightened and un
manageable and before Mr. Adams
cou'd 0 > anything t) save himself he
was hurled from the vehicle qnd his neck
broken, killing him instantly. It was
only a mmnsnt between time and otorn-
itV d_r him.
Coupled with the undoes of the tragic
1 here is 0110 thing certain and that: death of Mr. Adams is the story of
Milledgeville will lose its laurels for ! fateful character that clings around tho
having the poorest telephone service in
the state. There must he groat im
provement and this will surely come.
Polities Will stir up things consider
ably, but you c«n count on the bett
men being elected and they’ll get a 1
the publicity they need. Tho othi r
kind will also get the same—more than
they need.
The peoplo of Baldwin county nnd
family. Just a year ago, almost to the
day, Mr. Adams lost his little girl,
about a dozen years old. Sho was play
ing in a straw path which caught (ire
and sho wan encircled by tho blaze,
burning fearfully before sho was res
cued. Her father burned his hands in
trying to rescue her and it was probably
duo partly to this fact that he was un
able to managed tho horse, [|his hands
Milledgeville are in better shape in still being somewhat sore,
every way than they have been in many
years and that is a good start,
Last, but we hope not least, we are
going to try to give you the best news
paper of its kind published in tho state
and wo solicit your cordiul support.
The funeral occurred Thursday morn
ing, several relatives and friends from
this city attending.
And then in closing we wish you a
Morry Christmas and we expect to give
you Now Year greetings next week.
ABBREMTON
h appreciate the confidence imposed in this
Hank hy our customers during the past
year. We desire to show our appreciation by giv
ing to you the best service possible at all times.
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E wish you a prosperous 1910 and hope to
merit a continuance of your patronage.
We shall be pleased to serve you. : : : : :
MiiMvilie BanKina goihd’u
D. 13. Sanford
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Miller S. Bell
V-l'rcH, arid Cunhier
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A large line of Christmas bo:: station
ery from 25 cts. to at R. H. Woot-
ten’s.
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IF YOU WANT YOUR WORK
DONE and DONE RIGHT NOW
See Jackson.
Electrical Wiring properly and promptly finished,
Supplies furnished Telephone No. 330
J. W. JACKSON
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR.