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JL'Hiii ATi-tAJNXA UMJKG1AH AND NEWS.
[IDAY, AUGUST 23. lWf.
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Sturdy old days tkoss, when Qur forbsars believed in plain, simple, sturdy articles of furniture. But one glance shows tbs high
appreciation they had of graceful lines and curves. These Colonial designs, reproduced faithfully in workmanship as wsll as jins, are as
sturdy and long-lived as ths furniture ef these othsr days. * ,
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HOSPITAL WAHTS
SUPERINTENDENT
Dr. B. F. Guille Spoken of
As Head of the In
stitution.
At a meeting of the board of true*
tee. of the Presbyterian hospital, held
recently. It was decided to eecure the
cervices of a superintendent for the
hospital who trill devote his entire
time and attention to this work.
A committee composed of the fol
lowing well known Presbyterians was
appointed to arrange plans for raising
the money necessary to pay the salary'
of a superintendent and to select a
competent man for the position: J. K.
Orr. chairman; L. R. Walker, Rev. R.
O. Fllnn, Rev. B. F. Oullle, C. R. Nor
mandy and William Bensel.
JThs committee placed Or. Guille In
charge of the selection of a superin
tendent and Instructed him to nominate
aome gentleman" for the position as
early as possible. Dr. Oullle has been
In communication with several parties,
but aa yet has taken no deflnlte action
In the matter.
It Is being urged by a number of
prominent Presbyterians that Dr. B.
F. Oullle accept the auperlntendency
himself, but he has not been approach
ed upon the subject. He Is pastor of
the Westminster Presbyterian church.
Committees of ladles from the va
rious Presbyterian churches In the city
have been appointed to distribute the
cards and make collections.
In speaking of the movement to raise
the money for the payment of a super
intendent for the hospital. Dr. A. R.
Holderby stated Friday that It la meet.
Ing with success and that the commit
tee anticipates no trouble In raising
the neceesary fund.
Lightning Seta Home on Firs.
Special to The Georgian.
Amerlcus, Os.. Aug. It—Lightning
struck the beautiful (home of Qeorge A.
Turpin here Wednesday and the house
was quickly In dynes, but the hasty
work and the competence of tha firs
department soon (had the fire under
control Besides the severe shock that
the neighborhood tSfid, no one was hurt,
which Itself seems miraculous.
BEN HILL FARMERS
COMPLETE GINNERY
Special to The Georgian.
Fitzgerald, Ga., Aug. IS.—Today
marked quite an event In the progress
of the Fanners' Union of Ben Hill
county. In the completion and opening
up for business of the Farmers' Union
ginnery. The plant consists of a bat
tery of four 70-saw gins, of the Liddell
system, and differs from any gin In
this section by having the Liddell angle
drive, the acknowledged superior of all
mokes.
The machinery throughout Includes
the latest Improvements and Is thor
oughly up-to-date.
FOUND WITH MISSING MULE,
MAN IS LODGED IN JAIL
■peris', to The Georgian.
Cleveland. Ga^ Aug. IS.—O. H. Kan-
ady was arrested with a mule belong
ing to Mra. Sarah L. Jackson, which
he took from her stable last Monday
night. Hs was brought here by Sheriff
Carroll and Constable a. H. Turner
Wednesday night and la now In Cleve-
FIRE AT ORE WASHERS
BELIEVED TO BE INCENDIARY
Special to The Georgian.
Etna, Ga., Aug. IS.—Fire this morn
ing at 1 o'clock destroyed the large No.
2 ore washer of the Etna Iron and
Steel Company, of Etna, Oa., to
gether with a locomotive and a number
of cars. The loss Is $30,000, partly cov
ered by insurance.
It Is thought thst the Are Is of In
cendiary origin. Over 7S men are out
of employment as a result of the Ore.
TWO INJURED IN WRECK
ON CENTRAL RAILROAD
Special to The Georgian.
Augusta, Ga., Aug. II.—E. T. Hubert,
an expreaa messenger, and W. II. Carey,
a negro postal clerk, were slightly In
jured In a wreck of Georgia passenger
train No. 28. due In Augusta - at 10
o'clock p. m., near Robinson, 70 miles
from Augusta last night.
Five car* were derailed.
The cause of the wreck Is not known.
An Investigation la being made.
Haywood Abandons Trip.
Milwaukee, Win, Aug. It—William
D. Haywood, secretary-treasurer of the
Weetem .Federation of Miners, has
abandoned his trip to the East on ac
count of III health following the strain
of the trial at Boise.
MONEY IN SOUTH
SOUGHT BY NORTH
Special to The Georgian.
Charlotte, N. C„ Aug. 23.-A. C. Hutchi
son, formerly secretary of the Soft Yorn
Spinners' Association, anil other rntton or-
ganttitlona and associations. la bark from
a tour of the South, on which trip be aeya
he has made the dlamvrry—remarkable as
It Is—that Northern hanks are now aeektng
to hare their notra and paper rediscounted
by Southern hanks. This Indicates thst the
Northern, nnd also Western hanks, are per
suaded thst there Is money In the South at
this time that Is available for nse. and they
are endeavoring to tnhe advantage of the
offer to Itorrow.
Mr. llntehtaon found one hank president
who said that he received requests nearly
every day from Northern tanks to have
their notes rediscounted ny bis Instltntion.
TELEGRAPHERS’ 8TRIKE
TIES UP COTTON MARKET
Rperlal to The Georgian.
Amerlcus, Ga., Aug. 2$.—Amerlcuats
cut off from the outer world as far aa
the telegraph wires are concerned, for
Jt Is Impossible either to tnke or send
a message from these offices The
cotton business Is at a standstill, no
markst reporta being had here at alL
AMERICUS COTTON MEN
ENJOY BARBECUE
Special to The Georgian.
Amerlcus, Go., Aug. 23.—In celebra
tion of the several bales of new cotton
that have been marketed In Amerlcus
this season, the eotton men and the
bankers gave one of the most delightful
barbecues ever given In this section.
The "'cue" was also given to serve as
a welcome to the many new cotton
buyers here, and they did justice to
their unexpected welcome. The out
look In Amerlcus for a busy cotton sea
son was never as bright as now, and
many expect two or three hundred
bales to be marketed here before the
close of the month.
The crop. Is about two weeks late,
and the recent heavy rains have pre
vented the picking of It
Charged With Hitting Negro. *
Special to The Georgian.
Anniston, Ala., Aug. 21.—Shortly be
fore noon yesterday a negro named
Early Jemlson received a terrible blow
on the head at the hands of Foreman
W. C. Knighton, at the Kilby Locomo
tive and Machine Works. Knighton
gave himself up to the police and made
bond for his appearance.
FOR 8HOOTING NEGRO
18-YEAR-OLD BOY IS HEL0.
Special to Tlie Georgian.
Anniston, Ala., Aug. 23.—Philip Crook
Is dead and Ira Perryman, a boy of
about 1* years of age. Is In the county
jail charged with the murder of the
negro, as the result of the free use of s
38-callber pistol yesterday afternoon »«
the corner of Eighteenth street » n “
Cooper avenue.
SUES MAN FOR DAMAGE
FOR KILLING HUSBAND.
Special to The Georgian.
Anniston. Ala.. Aug. 23—At the com
ing session of the city court, on »*P*
tember 21, Mrs. Atnxonln Cobb
again try to recover $10,000 from " ■ •
Ownes, a white man and well ktw“
farmer of beat 12. whom she chart*
with killing her husband. Ownes »-
tried on the murder charge anil a con •
ted. The killing occurred about thre*
years ago, and Mrs. Cobb at " n
brought suit against Ownes. The c
was tried in the Anniston city c "
and a verdict for Ownes was glv* n -
supreme court reversed the esse. ana
will be heard again next month.