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TWICE-A WEEK
VOLUME 52.
FINE FISH FRY
HELD BY THE
KIWANIS CLUB
The fish fry held at the weekly
meeting of the .Kiwanis Club on Fri
day night in, the Sammon building
was a huge success and thoroughly
enjoyed by the large membership
present. •*
At its business session a motion
carried asking the city officials to
use the annex *f the old school
building for a community house to
be used by the Woman’s Club, Par
ent-Teachers’ Association and like
civic bodies.
The feature address of the even
ing was the talk of Mr. Joe Wood
ruff kho spoke on the Georgia Co-
Operative Cotton Association. Mr.
Woodruff, brother to the Woodruffs
of Winder, has been engaged in ag
ricultural work for many years and
is now living in Randolph county,
where he is a successful planter apd
cotton raiser. For the next several
weeks he w?l have efcarga of a . team
of workers who are signing up more
Gwinnett farmers in this movement.
His address was instructive and
highly enjoyed.
The body meets again on the night
of Friday, July 20th.
M. E. Publishin
House Shows Big
Increase Business
Dr. A. J. Lamar and John W. Bar
ton, publishing agents of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, in a
recent statement concerning the
publishing houses of the denomina
tion say that the showing for their
fiscal year recently closed is grati
fying and that progress has been
made in all lines.
The report of the agents shows
the assets of the Publishing House,
including the central plant at Nash
ville, and the branch houses at Dal
las, Richmond, ajid San Francisco tp
be'^2,262,000 an increase over last
year of SIOI,OOO. The total sales
for the year were $2,187,297.97,
which is an increase over the preced
ing year of $41,031.99.
In. line with the policy of the M. E.
Church, Soutty, that the superannuat
ed preachers and their dependents
share in the prosperity of the Pub
lishing House, $30,000 of the pro
ceeds of the past year was appropri
ated for the benefit of superannuat
ed peaehers snd widows and or
phans of preachers.
Other marks of advance for pub
lishing interests during the past year
are reported, among them being the
adoption of a press name for books
intended for -voider circulation than
within the bounds of this purpose
was “Cokesbupy Press.” The posi-'
tion of purchasing agent for ftie
four publishing houses has been es
tablished, with P. L. Turner, of Dal
las, in charge; a/department of cir
culation with H. H. Ahrens, of New
Orleans at its head, has been inaug
urated and a nfew factory building is
being erected in Nashville. Recent
publications have yielded satisfacto
ry profits, it was reported.
MAN IS KILLED
THIRTY HURT
Memphis, Tenn.—One man was
killed and about thirty* others in
jured, some seriously, early Friday,
when the Memphis, Special on the
Southern Railway was derailed two
miles east of Larkinsville, Ala., ac
cording to reports received here. Ten
of the more seriously injured are
in a hospital at Huntsville.
Fpur Pullmans and two coaches of
the train, which was en route from
New to Memphis, were torn
loose from the engine, mail, express
and combination cars, and hurled
down the embankment, overturning.
Jigr
CLAYT W. ROBSON
YIELDE TO DEATH
Atlanta, Ga.—Clayt W. Robson, of
Miliedgeville and Atlanta, one of the
most widely known figures in the
political life of Georgia for last
quarter century, died at 6 o’clock at
his suite in the Kimball House Sun
day.
Mr. Robson’s health began to fail
about a year ago after an operation
for appendicitis, but following a few
month’s stay at the home of his
mother, Mrs. S. E. Robson, in Milled
geville, he greatly improved and for
a long time it was believed that he
had practically regained his healthy
jii*. ,Robson was bom on July 25,
1879, at Sandersville, Washington
county. He attended the same school
during his boyhood days with for
mer Governor Thomas W. Hardwick.
The News-Herald
CONSOL. SCHOOLS
FOR WILKES CO.
Washington, Ga.—Everything is in
readiness for the draft of the local
blls that will abolish the city and
county boards of education and pro
vide for the reorganization of the
educational systems in the county
under one governing board, since ac
tion was taken by the joint commit
tee from the city and county boards
of education on Tuesday approving
the plaji of consodidation that was
pronounced to be most nearly per
fect by Hon. Lawton B. Evans, sup
erintendent of education in Rich
mond county, a recognized authority
in the state on the subject of consol
idated schools. ,
The repealing bills and that to
' substitute a consolidated system of
schools of the county for ratifica
tion in a special election for that
purpose, will be drafted by the spe
cial committee consisting of Mr. Wih
heit, from the city board of educa
feon and Mr. Callaway from «the
county board ;rof education, and an
attorney to be engaged by the com
mittee, and passed on to the mem
bers of the Wilkes county delega
tion in the leislature with the re
quest that gthey be passed at the
present session of the general assem
bly, it was said Tuesday
No difficulty is anticipated. In the
way of opposition from th,e'-‘county’s
legislative delegation because*, the
bills will provide for a referendum
to the voters of the county.
Newspapers Have
A Special Appeal
To All Women
The following information was ob
tained through the questionnaire
conducted by the Women’s Adver
tising Club of Los Angeles, Cal :
Do you read: V«* No
Newspaper Advertise
ments? 1 83 .06*
Circular letters?!-,- 33 40*
Billboards? f-'-l -.54 23*
Which of the above advertising me
dia influence you most?
Newspapers? —i*—-t- .36
Circular letters?l , 01
Billboards? i. —— ,04,
Do you prefer a<jvs. with
illustrations?./- .! 64 .16*
Do you like mofe statement
of facts and prices?, 60 .20*
Have you faith in compar
ative prices?./-.-,—i— .35 .30*
Where possible do you' spe
cify “home products?'’ 42 .21*
Have you confidence in ad
vertising generally?—. .73 .10*
* Balance repesdnts percentage who
read but occasionally or did not an
swer.
WILL DOUBLE
AUGUSTA HOS.
Washington. l —As a result of the
study now being made by the vet
eran’s bureau the existing facilities
of 300 beds at, the Neuropsychiatric
Hospital at Augusta, Ga, will be in
creased to about 500 beds, Director
Hines announced Friday.
Director Hines’ personal survey of
the tubercular institution at Oteen,
near Asheville, N. C, discloses, he
said, that certain changes will have
to.be made of the temporary build
ings to bring the institution up to
the standard. The Oteen Hospital
harbors 800 patients, the largest
number of this class in any veterans’
bureau hospital.
GEORGIA HOGS MAY ENTER
TEXAS MARKETS IN RE
DUCED SHIPPING RATES
Washington.—Railroads were or
dered by the Interstate Commerce
Commission Thursday to reduce by
from 5 to 7 per cent rates on hogs
grown in Southeastern states and
destined to packing plants in and
-ound Port Wou l , Texas.
LULA OPERATOR IS
SHOT AND ROBBED
Lula, Ga.—Mr. Ben Ricks, railroad
telegraph operator at Lula was pain
fully shot, and his office robbed,
Sunday night, in a most daring and
coldblooded manner.
When shot Mr. Ricks fell over as
though dead and remained quiet un
til the outlaws robbed his office and
took their departure. After they
had gone and gave such a
description of them as to cause three
suspects, giving their names as F. L.
Meeks, H. B. Hammond and Mar
shall Neally to be arrested at Green
ville, S, C., while riding on a north
'bound freight train. These men are
being held for investigation.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JULY 16, 1923.
NEW MEASURES
BEFORE BODIES
The bill aphorizing the mayor
and aldermen inf the city of Savan
nah to float ajbond issue of $3,000,-
000 for the election of a municipal
port terminal whs reported favorab
ly by the senate Committee on con
stitutional amendments Friday.
In the senate bill was given its
second readng will be placed on
its passage Mondhy, when it is ex
pected to pass without any oppo
sition.
Substitution of the electric chair
for the scaffold for the exectution
of capital offenders against the crimi
pal laws of Georgia is favored by
the House penitentiary committee
in recommendations which it will
make to the General Assembly Fri
day.
The committee expressed this po
sition in voting Thursday night to
the Perkins bill
providing for the abolition of the
hangman’s noose in Georgia and
that in the future all legal execu
tions shall be by electricity. The
bill also provides that death sen
tences shall be executed only at
the state penitentiary, with the
warden of that institution as exe
cutioner.
Representative Flower’s bill to
permit railraod corporations in
Georgia to appoint their employes
as special policemen also was fa
vorably acted upon by the commit
Much interest is centering around
Representative Arnold’s measure de
signed to place all appellate judges
in the state on a retirement list, if
they so desire, with full salary, after
having reached the age of 70 Snd
having served twenty years on the
bench.
Acceptance by any retired judge
of appeals and the superior court of
the state are the appellate courts
The retiring jurist may have served
as judges in any one of these courts
or all of them in compiling his serv
ice record for continued compensa
tion.
“Any judge entitled to retirement
on full pay under the provisions of
this act and who takes the benefit of
same by retirement from office other
than by impeachemnt or removal by
the general assembly,” reads the bill,
“shall have a vested right for teh
balance of his natural life from the
time of such retirement in and to
the salary payable to him under this
act.”
General judiciary committee N 0.2
will consider the>*easure at an early
hearing.
PRESBYTERIAN CAMP MEETING
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CONFERENCE
The Presbyterian Camp Meeting
and Young People’s Conference will
be held at Smyrna Camp Ground,
near Conyers, Ga. Following is the
program.
Camp meeting July 27th to August
sth, 1923. Classes as follows; Ex
pert Endeavor, S. Wilkes Dendy;
Junior Work, Rebecca Brown; Wom
an’s Work, Mrs. W. A. Turner;
Teacher Training Course, Miss Maud
King; Stewadship, W. Huck; Home
Missions, J. E. Hemphill; Music in
charge of W. R. Buhler and Irving
M. Ellis; Recreaton under direction
of Rev. S. B. Hay, of Covington, Ga.
Bring bathing suits and hiking
clothe?.
Entertainment free beds. Hotel
rates; Day $1.50, week SIO.OO,
meals 50 cents. Or bring own food
and do cooking in camp style.
Bible hour and evangelistic mes
sages by Dr. Robert King, of Ten
nessee. Other inspirational speak
ers will be heard.
Open to all young people in the
churches of Atlanta Presbytery.
Plan to come, pray for blessing, push
for a large delegation.
WEEVIL POISON BY
AIR PROVES SUCCESS
, IN TEXAS TRIAL
Corpus Christi, Tex.—Fifteen
cents an acre is what a commercial
aviator charged to distribute poison
over cotton fields and the plane re
qured only three hours to dust the
60 acrAfield. The farmer who em
ployed the aviator said it would take
more than three days to dust the cot
ton in an ordinary way.
JUNIOR CLUB MEET.
The Lawrenceville Junior Club
will meet at the club room Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o’clock.
Well Named
Visitor—“ Rastus, why for you
all call that chile ‘Europe’?”
Rastus—“ Unsettled—so all pow’r
ful unsettled.”
Saving Money
Is The Key To
Door of Success
Russell Sage sa!(Jt “The easiest
way to get money is to save it.” .
John Wanamaker said: “The dif
ference between the clerk who
I
spends ai his salary and-the one who
saves part of it is the difference—
in ten years—between the owner of
a business and the man out of a job.
Theodore Roosevelt said: “If you
should be sure that you are begin
ning right, begin to save.”
James J. Hill said: “If you want
to know whether you ftre destined to
be a success or not, Vou can easily
find out. The test israimple and in
fallible. ' Are you able to save mon
ey. If not, drop out. You will lose.
You may think not, but you will lose
as sure as fate, for the seed of suc
cess is not in you.”
U. S. Compared
To a SrryaU Pup
By Ambassador
Paris.—“We must take our place
in the world. We arm not conscious
of our obligations, we must be
soon. We are like a Newfoundland
pup, upsetting and breaking dishes,
but we will learn.”
Thus American Ambassador Her
rick characterized America’s posi
tion in world affairs in an address
Monday night before a banquet of
American bankers touring Europe.
With Homer Cummings, who also
spoke from the same platform, he
made an indirect plea for American
entrance into European affairs.
Replying to criticism />f America’s
wealth, Herrick said: : “We have
plenty of and they are clean
idealistic dollars —but we haven’t
any to throw away.”
Cummings declared that “litera
ture, art and science are interna
tional, I hope that som* day law will
be international also.”
His statement was construed as
referring .to the wprldjjptfrt.
CONFEDERATE
VET IS FREED
Savannah, Ga,—J. C. Hunter, the
only Confederate veteran confined
in the penitentiary system of Geor
gia, was recommended to the gov
ernor by the prison commission for
parole yesterday.
It is expected Governor Walker
will grant him his parole in a short
time.
Hunte rwas sent up from Chatham
county fourteen years ago on charg
es of murdering his wife and two
other women in a house on the cor
ner of Perry and Montgomery
streets. He has for the last several
years been employed as a waiter and
general helper around the Confed
erate Soldiers’ Home near Atlanta.
It is recommended that he be pa
roled in the custody of Maj. McAllis
ter, superintendent of the home. He
is to remain at the home as a free
man, according to a statement given
out by Major McAllister a few days
ago. The parole has been recom
mended upon the appeals of Mr.
Lawrence, the chairman of the board
of trustees of the home, who is the
father of A. A. Lawrence, and Maj.
McGregor, the pension commissioner
of the state. They and a Savan
nahian appeared before the commis
sion on Tuesday to make a last ap
peal for the old man.
I. O. O. F. ELECTED NEW
OFFICERS MONDAY NIGHT
Li.wrenceville lodge No. 21, Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, elect
ed and installed officers for the en
suing six months Monday night.
The local lodge is a strong one and
has made rapid strides recently.
Following are the new officers:
Noble Grand, Ira Love.
Vice; Grand, J. F* Atkinson.
Corresponding Secretary, J. P.
Tai rer.
Financial Secretary—lverson Rus
sell.
Treasurer, R. L. Robinson.
Warden, L. H. Town ley.
Conductor, W. H. Patterson.
Inside Guard, A. A. Teague.
Outride Guard, Peter Smith.
Chaplain, J. H. Shackelford.
R. S. to N. G., J. T. Simpson.
L S. to N. G., G. W. Gilbert.
R. S. to V. G„ M. M. White.
L. S. to V. G., A B McKelroy.
R. S. S., J. D. Williams.
L. S. S., Ed Shackelford.
WOMAN’S CLUB MEETS.
The Lawrenceville Woman’s Club
meets Wednesday afternoon, July
18th at 5 o’clock. A full attendance
is urged.
RAILROAD WINS
IN DAMAGE SUIT
Americus, Ga.—The Sawyer dam
age suit, which has been in the
courts of Sumter county for the past
three years or longer, ended here
Wednesday, when the jury returned
a verdict finding for the defendant
railroad. Following the destuction
by fre of their machine shops locat
ed upon the line of the Seaboard
Air Line railroad, W. H. Sawyer
Sons company filed suit in city court
of Americus seeking to ecover dam
ages to the extent of the loss sus
tained, alleging the fire was due to
negligence upon the part of the rail
road. Judge W. M. Harper, dis
qualified in the case, which has been
tried several times, two juries being
unable to agree, and one jury bring
ing in a verdict for the plaintiff in
the sum of $25,000. The $25,000
verdict was set aside by Judge Z. A.
Littlejohn, of Sumter superior court,
who presided during the trial of the
case, and the hearing here this week
was conducted by Judge R. L. Greer
of Oglethorpe. The case had been a
hard fought one since its inception,
and because of the large number of
witnesses examined, great interest
has centered in the outcome.
John Henry Hardin,
Caller ‘Shiner King/
Ends Prison Term
Atlanta, Ga.—John Henry Hardin,
alleged “king of Georgia moonshin
ers,” Thursday completed a two year
term at the Atlanta federal peni
tentiary on a charge of bribing a
revenue aent. Shortgly after leav
ing the prispn he appeared before
United States Commissioner W. Col
quitt Carter and took a pauper’s
oath to cover a fine of $1,500 im
posed in the same case.
Hardin’s sentence was reduced
through time allowed for good be
havior.
In the presence of federal officers
Thursday he was reluctanTTh'talk.
He admitted, however, that he was
fifty-eight years of age, and that
four out of the last five Christmas
days have been observed by Him in
prison. /
LAWRENCEVILLE WINS
FROM DEKALB ALL STARS
Lawrenceville opened her baseball
season Saturday'afternoon with a
victory over the DeKalb All-Stars.
The score was 8 to 2.
The result of tfce game was never
in doubt as the DpKalb boys put up
a mighty miserable fielding game,
and their batting was under par.
Ed Watkins, the DeKalb pitcher,,
had plenty of stuff but his support
faltered and as a result the magni
ficent pitching h« put out went to
waste.
The entrie Lawrenceville team put
up a mighty good game, and de
served to wjn. Their hitting and
fielding bordered pn the sensational.
The grand stand was crowded with
enthusiastic fans. Total gate re
ceipts were $4.30,
Lawrenceville returns the DeKalb
game next Saturday, and will have
some interesting announcements for
the fans regarding future games.
A PROCLAMATION.
GEORGIA:
By Clifford Walker, Governor •of
said State
Whereas, Offcial information has
been received at this Department
that on July 5, 1923, Victor Dowis,
former Deputy Sheriff of Gwinnett
County, was murdered from ambush
near his home in Gwinnett County
by unknown party or parties, who
have escaped, and are now fugitive
from justice.
I have thought proper, therefore,
to issue this my Proclamation, here
by offering a reward of Four Hun
dred Dollars for the apprehension
and delivery of said unknown party
or parties with evidence‘sufficient
to convict, to the Sheriff of Gwin
nett County and State.
And I do, moreover, charge and
require all officers ni this State,
Civil and Military, to be vigilant in
endeavoring to apprehend the said
unknown party or parties in order
that he may be brought to trial for
the offense with which he stands
charged.
Given under my hand and sea’ of
the State, this hte 11th day of July,
1923.
CLIFFORD WALKER,
Governor.
By the Governor:
S. M. McLENDON,
Secretary of State.
Jlaw and Second
jmSmmBBT Hand Ford..
H. P. Stiff Motor Ca. Ca.h or crodit
PROHI AGENT IS
i UNDER CLOUD
Howard W. Key, of Columbus, Ga.,
has resgned from the federal prohi
btion enforcement forces in Georgia
as a result of charges alleged to have
been made against him by A. L. Tosh
alias “Red” Jones, who is said to
have accused the former officer of
having povided him an automo
bile and sent him ot Florida to get a
load of whisky. Frederick D. Dis
muke> -federal prohibition director in
the state, who made the resignation
public, said Key’s action was by re
quest.
Charges against Key were made
by Tosh, it is said, after he had been
incarcerated in the jail at Fernan
dena, Fla., on a charge of liquor
running. Tosh is alleged to have
charged that the automobile, as well
as the liquor, belongs to Key.
Tosh or “Red” Jones has aided
federal prohibition agents in Geor
gia on several occasions. He was the
alleged “go between” in the case
made by the government against
Sheriff E. S. Garner and four of his
Gwinnett county deputies, in which
conspiracy to violate the prohibition
laws was charged. He was also used
by the government n working up the
case in Atkinson county against oth
er state officers, against whom the
same charge was made.
Tosh and Key became acquainted
on the Atkinson county trip, Mr.
Dsmuke sail, Key being one of the
agents who assisted the director in
the case.
Key, according to Mr. Dismuke,
admitted that the car used by Tosh
when captured as a’ liquor runner
was his property, but said he had
turned it over to Tosh and a man
named Turner as a passenger bus
between Jacksonville and Ormond
Beach. .
Great Wealth
From the Little
' Adlets Grow
The following first appropriation
figures, taken from Printers’ Ink
Monthly, show how humbly many
well known advertisers began:
Hupp Motor Corporation $ 100.65
V. Vivarfou, Inc 12,000.00
The Proctor & Gamble Co 1f,543.00
Armstrong Cork Co 3,000.00
International Silver Co 10,000 00
Hills Brothers Co ... 16,000.00
L. E. Waterman Co 62.50
The Joseph Campbell Co . 4(264.00
Wm. Wrigley Co (total capi
tal 32’.00
The Charles E. Hires Co . 700.00
The Elcaya Co. (total capi
tal , - 4.50
Northern Warren Corp.— 2,600.00
lifhe Borden Company ... 513.75
CVhn & Fink, Inc ... 5,000.00
ELKS RETURN
AFTER CON.
Atlanta, Ga.—“ Hello, Bill,” the
greeting that has runfj through At
lanta’s streets since Monday, was
supplanted Friday by “Goodby,
Bill,” as visiting Elke departed for
their respective homes throughout
the United States after participat
ing in the fifty-ninth annual con
vert|fen£".»f the P- O. E.
Every train leaving the city Fri
day carried Elks, and the highways
leading from the city were thick
with motoring parties of delegates.
On every hand Atlanta lodge No.
78 was warmly praised for the hos
pitable and efficient manner in
tvhich the local Elks handled the Re
union. Judge L. F. McClelland,
exalted ruler, declared Friday that
he and other offcers were happy sv
er the great success of the gather
ing.
COMMISSIONER CITED
ON CONTEMPT CHARGE
FOR REFUSING AUDIT
Mcßae, Ga.—Because he refused
to turn over his books to account
ants to be audited, County Commis
sioner Thrasher has been ordered to
appear in Telfair superior court to
answer a charge of contempt of
court.
Auditors arrived during the week
from Atlanta to audit Thrasher's
books. He declined tp give them the
keys to the vaults where the records
were kept. The presiding judge of
the Telfair superior court then is
sued an order for Thrasher to turn
the keys over to the auditors.
Thrasher is alleed to have grefused
to do this and in consequence the
auditors returned to Atlanta and the
commissioner was cited for contempt
of court.
£END US YOUR JOB WORK.
TWICE-A-WEEK
WHISKY FOUND .
IN AUTOMOBILE
OF R. B. FORTUNE
About 9:20 o’clock Friday night
Sheriff E. S. Garner, assisted by
local officers, stopped the Ford "be
longing to R. R. Fortune, well
known citizen of Lawrenceville, on
Pike street at tl>e site of the old
Patterson blacksmith shop,, and after
a search revealed a grip and suit
cajj* containing seven gallons of corn
Vmisky.
The booze was poured out and the
party proceeded ,to the county iail.
In a short time Fortune was re
leased.
Mr. Fortune stated to newspaper
men Saturday morning that he had
no statement to make at this time
but would do his talking at the first
trial of the case.
His car remains, along with other
whisky cars, in the jail yard.
Since writing the above in regard
to the Fortune liquor charge made
aginst him by Sheriff Garner and
deputies, Mr. Fqrtune informs us
that he will very likely ask for a
preliminary hearing on Wednesday
afternoon in hte .court house, and
asks that the people of Gwinnett
withhold judgment* until all the facts
are developed.
He states further “that he will
immediately after the trial give the
public and press some interesting
history of the whisky situation in
Gwinnett county; the farcical en
forcement of the prohibition laws by
Gwinnett county officials; how the
big stick" is held over the heads of
all who dare oppose their modus
operandi; how he has been not only
prosecuted but persecuted and
hounded by Samp Garner and his
bunch.” He intimates that this is a
fight to the finish, against what he ,
terms unlawful deals made by of
ficials of our county.
Sheriff Garner stated Monday
morning that he had no statement
.to make; saying that arrested
Fortune, removed seven gallons of
whisky from his car and that pre
liminary hearing would immediately
be given.
Yynch Speeders
Killing Children
Minister Urges
1 *'* \ t ,u
Kansas City, Mo.—Hanging by
mobs for automobile speeders who
kill was advocated by the Rev. U. C.
Clark, of the Agnes Avenue Metho
dist church.
“1 am ready to pull the rope for
any speeder who kills a child*” he
said.
The pastor's remarks Were made
in discussing the killing of Margaret
Lakin 10 year old daughter of the
pastor of the Oak Park Christian
church, by a speeding auto.
“I’m from Mississippe,” Mr. Clark
said, “and in Mississippi we have a
method of direct action. I’m in fa
vor of investing my money in a coil
of good, hard, herpp rope, wrapping
my fingers around one end and pull
ing it—providing the body of some
fiend such at the murderer who
I drove the car which killed Margaret
Lakin is hanging at the other end.
“It is only by such methods, dras
tic as they may seem, that we will
•make this community safe for child
ren.”
PREACHES ON
93rd BIRTHDAY
Athens, Ga.—Rev. J. V. M. Mor
ris, beloved -Athenian, will celebrate
his 93rd birthday Sunday, July 14,
by preaching at Young Harris M. E.
church at the* morning service.
Dr. Morris is one of the oldest
ordained, if not the oldest Metho
dist minister in the southern church.
He was a member of the North Caro
lina Conference continuously for fif
ty years and attended nearly every
conference meetig.
Dr. Morris is still hale and hearty
and enthusiastic in his work.
$150,000 PROPERTY DAMAGE
. IN FIRE AT DOUGLAS, CA.
Douglas, Ga.—The freight and
passenger depot of the Georgia &
Florida Railway, six dwellings and a
grocery store were destroyed by fire
late .Thursday, causing a loss of
$150,000 with partial insurance.
Thousands of dollars’ worth of
freight was stored in the depot and
this, together with a number of
freight cars, were also consumed.
Origin of the fire unknown.
Many persons have expired the
belief that arson was at the bottom
of the original fire.
NUMBER 74.