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10 JL'Hiii ATi-tAJNXA UMJKG1AH AND NEWS. [IDAY, AUGUST 23. lWf. $25.00 $31.50 $33.50 $20.00 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. * , 0 lan nberli in-J inson-l IX, iDose Company 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.