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Atlanta. Ga.
8|x'einl to The Georgian.
Macon, Ga., Aug. SO.—Dr. I
Jnmeson, president of Mercer Univer
sity, hds returned to Macon after a
two weeks' trip. In which he waa very
successful In raising funds for the col
lege In order to Insure the $76,000 en
dowment promised by the Educational
Association. According to the terms of
agreement between Mercer and the Ed
ucational Association, Mercer Is to re
ceive a gift of $75,000 as soon as the
trustees can raise $226,000. The trus
tees of Mercer, who have been aiding
President Jameson In his work, be
lieve that the amount needed will have
been raised before the first of the year.
and WHISKEY HABIT®
cured at home wills
out pain. Dookofpajb
tleulars sent FBKlft
B. M.WOOLLKY.M. U-
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY.
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EXTRACTED
teetli $8. Money can
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iKNTAI,
o. t$ Wb
U. S. TO PREVENT
WHITE SLAVE TRADE
Washington, Auk. 3D.—A .j.lrmnllc effort
I, Itehtg mode liy tho nutlmrltlp, to put nn
rml to the whit* *l«vp traffic which. It l»
n**ert*tl, tin* heen conducted i-i,teclnlly lu
cltle. <1* the Atlnutlc ro*.t for n lung time.
(Hut 31. Itulll. Iiur liccii nppolntpil Intnil-
Kraut Inspector for the parlloular purpose
of developing Information re(anllng till,
traffic
BOTH EMPTY PI3TOL8,
BUT NO ONE IS WOUNDED
Spcclnl te The Georlgsn.
Macon, Qa., Aug. 30.—Cornellua
O'Connell, a aaloon keeper on Poplar
atreet, and Patrolman J. A. Coley la.t
night engaged In a platol battle in
which both men emptied their weap
on..
O'Connell reached back over hla
counter and aecured a gun which ha
attempted to use while thi patrolman
waa re-loadlng, but peraona Interfer
ing prevented further trouble.
Some one had ralaed a dleturbanc*
In an adjoining aaloon and O'Connell
remarked that If It bad occurred In hie,
Coley would have arreated every per-
eon In the hduae. The officer and the
aaloon keeper were eoon punching at
each other, and then ehote rang nut.
Narrow cecape* of pedeetrtan* fol
lowed. a ahot paaalng through a book
In the hand of a npectator. O'Connell
waa arreated and placed In police
barrack*.
WANT AN EXTENSION
OF STREET RAILWAY,
Hpcclnl to The (icorgiflu.
Macon, Qa., Aug. 30.—Realdenta and
property ownera of North Hlghlanda
have requeated the Macon Railway and
Light Company to extend the preaent
line for a distance of three blocka. ao
as to make a belt line out of the preaent
line. A petition, algned by every prop,
erty owner and realdent living along
the line, hft* been preaented to General
Manager J. T. Nyan, aaklng for the
extenalon.
BOY8IN WAGON WRECKED
BOTH e
8UINQ COMPANY,
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Ga., Aug. 30.—Two damage
eults were Hied In the city court Thurs
day against the Mncon Railway and
Light Company, each for 41,000. One
was Hied by Andrew Curtla, through
hla neat friend, Andrew Curtla, Sr., and
the other by Edgar Bailey, through hla
next friend, Mary Lou Edmondson.
Each boy tvaa In a wagon which waa
struck by a car.
ARE PREPARING COPY ,
FOR NEW CITY CODE.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Qa.. Aug. 30.—Some time thla
week City Attorney Minter Wimberly
will place In the hands of Mayor Smith
the copy from which the city code la to
be printed. Yesterday Chairman J. B.
Melton, of tho.printing committee, nnd
Mayor Smith held a conference, and the
chairman stated that the city attorney
would place the copy lt\ the hands of
Mayor Smith as soon as It had been
fully prepared.
LABOR DAY PROCLAMATION
ISSUED BY THE MAYOR.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Oa., Aug. SO.—Mayor Smith
haa taaued hla Labor Day proclamation,
and If hla Ideas are followed out by the
business men of the city, but little work
Monday In September. Labor Dny this
year la to be celebrated In a style and
manner that will prove something new.
RAINFALL RECORD FOR AUQU8T
LOWE8T EVER KNOWN,
8peelal to The Georgian.
Macon. Ga., Aug. 30.—During the
month of August only 1.43 Inchea of
rain haa fallen In Macon. Last year
0.33 Inchea fell, and unless somethllng
equal to n cloudburst occurs before to
morrow night, all record* for rainfall
for the month of Auguet in Macon will
be broken. In 1903 only 1.34 Inche* fell,
but the record up to date la even small-
FOUR TRAINS DAILY
siHlSSIl
"ifi
sis,
zt/oaem&tS '
Special to The Georgian.
Vldalla, Ga., Aug. 10.—Vldalla. the
terminus of the Macon, Dublin and
Savannah, the Mlllen and Southwest
ern, and on the main line of the Sea
board from Savannah to Montgomery,
Is enjoying a healthy and steady
boom. The Augusta and Florida Rail
way people, own the Mlllen and
Southwestern and several other lines
between Augusta and Valdosta, and
which corporation Is planning to con
nect up thi lines, have'their survey
ing corps camped near Vldalla. making
the Until survey from Vldalla to Ha-
selhurst. There Js In course of erec
tion, or arranged for, 3(0,01)6 worth of
Improvements In Vldalln. The Citi
zens' bank Is finishing a modern build
ing at a cost of $3,000. A. J. William
son la spending 33,000 on a double
room brick store. W. T. Jenkins Is
placing material on tlte ground for an
$8,000 residence. J. W. Sharpe Is to
build a $2,000 residence. J. F. Darby
Is finishing a $4,000 residence. L. M.
Williamson has finished a $2,000
home. O. L. Johnson, A. A. Darby and
H. A. Wlggs nre spending $1,(00
residences. S. B. Meadows, W. J. Wil
liamson and T. M. Blount are building
100 residences to rent, In addition to
these, Mrs. Rimes Is to build a $12.-
000 brick hotel nnd the new cotton
warehouse Is a $(.000 concern.
The Hattery Is Ready
STRUCK BY ENGINE;
DIES SOON ASTER
er than five years ago. For the past
several days Macon has experienced
some extremely hot weather. Thursday
the temperature regletered 97 degrees.
The heat Is felt much more than the
warm spell of several weeks ago.
t, ui«' i I'n.iuR I MO in,■■■>.in , hi
low the union depot Thoradny afternoon
shortly after 4 o'clock, Jnnics Smith, n
t tiunc mnn In the employ of tho l'attlllo
,umber Company, was ran over by a Geor
gia rnlltoiul engine and sustained tnlnrlc*
tram which he died at 15:30 o'clock Tl
/tuns
NEGRO 18 BOUND OVER
ON LARCENY CHARGE,
Special to Thn Georgian.
Macon, Ga., Aug. $0.—Robert Blg-
ham. the negro who woe ahot by Officer
Glenn on the morning of Auguat 2, was
arraigned In recorder’s court yester
day and bound over to The city court,
charged with larceny.- His bond was
fixed at $1(0. It has been stated that
Blgham attempted to escape from the
Macon Hospital the night before he
was removed to the city barracks, but
waa caught beforo he could leave the
building. From all appearances, the
negro Is suffering no 111 effects from
the pistol wounds, and ho walked with
out any assistance.
young men. who was almnt 20 years
of age, waa erna-dng the track* In company
with n tana named Wood, He did not no
tice the approach of the engine, which waa
hacking, anil was ntrnck liy the aide of the
tender anil knocked In frost of the wheel*.
The left leg waa slmuat completely aevered
nt the thigh nnd the right leg was broken
Jnat below tho knee.
An Ambulance was tmmmnnnd nnd Mr.
Smith nan hurried t.> a privet.- aaullarllini.
Bow of blood nud nnre hla life. He was
conscious long enough to sak that his fath
er, John Smith, who llrrs at Warsaw, he
aent for, after which he lapsed Into tin-
conaclouaneaa nnd remained lu that condl
tlon until his death.
LARGE CROWD ATTEND8
FUNERAL OF W. E. WILDER.
Hpcclnl to The Georgian.
Macon, Ga., Aug. 30.—Funeral eorv-
Ices of tho late \V. E. Wilder, who died
Wednesday evening, wero held yester
day afternoon at 4:80 o'clock from
the family residence. The services,
which were largely attended, were
conducted by Rev. T. B. Stanford. The
Interment wns mado In Cedar Ridge
cemetery. The following gentlemen
acted ns pallbearers: J. C. Wilder, J.
W. Matthews, Bert Llmpkln, Joseph
Evans, J. N. Britt and Walter Streyer.
Corn Twenty Feet High.
8pcrlnl to The Grorglnn.
Dallas, Ga., Aug. 30.—Corn raised on
H. Land’s place, four miles from
Dallas, Is twenty feet high, and the
ears weigh from a pound and a half
to two pounds. Mr. Land has several
ears of his corn on exhibition In the
windows of the Commercial Savings
bank. -
FUNERAL OF LUCILE RYLE.
HELD FROM RESIDENCE.
Special to The Georgian.
Mncon, Oa., Aug. 4o.—After an Ill
ness of several days, Luclle Ryls, tha
little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 8am
Ryle, died Thursday at the family resi
dence, East Macon. The funeral serv
ice* were held thla morning from tha
‘residence, Rev. W. H. Budd officiating.
SATISFIED WITH OFFICE)
- ENTER RACE.
WILL NOT
Special to The Georgian.
Macon. Ga., Aug. SO.—Officer Warren
Mosely, of the Macon police force, haa
stated that he will not be a candidate
for chief of police. He stated that he
has served the city for a number of
years as a patrolman, and Is satisfied
with the position he now holds, and will
not enter the race.
Catarrh
Cure
ESCAPED NEGRO CONVICT
NOT YET LOCATEO.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon. Oa., Aug. 80.—There haa been
no further word received by the Chero-
kee Rrlck Company In regard to the
escaped convict, Bocey Qlvena. who
waa aeen near Avery, Qa. Officers from
the brick company have gone to Avery
looking for the much-wanted negro, and
word of some kind la expected bet
long.
If You Continually K’hawk and
Spit, If There Is a Oomtant Drip
ping From tho No»e Into the
Throat, If You Have Foul,
Sickening Breath, that Is
Catarrh and I Can
Cure It.
With Brunei New Blocks in Hats for Fall 1907-'08.
New Blocks in Derby, Black and Brown, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, $3.50. |
New Shapes in Alpine Hats, Three Colors, $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, $3.50. £
New Flanges for Young Men, "College Fads," $2.00, $3.00, $3.50.
First Showing Of School Suits
All the newest weaves and fancies. In double-breasted styles, with
straight pants or knickerhocker. Blues, blacks and mixed effects in
Worsteds and Thibets. '
$2.00, $2.50, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00, $6.50, $7.50
)>Ci3C«^^I^HOttlC4X<OIOfaOP3t3aOI33’3IC4^^ *
The Globe Clothing Co.
89 Whitehall Street.
HUDSON BAY TO
NEW ORLEANS
BY GREAT CANAL
St. Paul, Aug. 30.—A big ditch, work
on which will soon be begun, will cross
the great watershed of North America,
connecting Bowstring and Round lakes.
Water from Bowitttng flows Into Hud
son bay and Round lake drains Into
the Mississippi. The canal will be six
feet deep and' will permit navigation
‘ Hudson bay to N<
small boats from
Orleans.
PAULDING COTTON CROP
BE8T IN MANY YEARS
Special to The Georlgsn.
Dallas, Oa., Aug. SO.—Cotton In this
section was never better, to It Is said
by some of the oldest farmers. The
plant Is full of bolls, above the av
erage height, and eo far, there le no
blight of any kind apparent. The
weather condltlone afe perfect for i
banner crop and Paulding county ex
pects a rich harvest for her cotton
crop this year.
Let Me 8end You a Free Trial Paokage
of My Romedy.
ONLY TWO FIRE ALARMS
WITHIN THREE WEEKS.
Special to The Georgina.
Macon, Ga., Aug. 10.—For the sec
ond time In three weeks the fire de
partment answered an alarm Thursday.
The department was called to fight a
Are on Poplar atreet. The house In
which the Are originated Is owned by
the estate of W. a. Johnston and occu
pied by Miss Truman. Considerable
damage waa done to the roof before the
blase could be extinguished.
LOOKING FOR PLACE TO SLEEP,
MAN ARRESTED CLAIM8.
Special to The Georgina.
Macon, Ga.. Aug. 30/—Pink McMellan,
who. It la claimed, has served more
time on the chalngang than any other
white man In Macon, was yesterday
bound over to the superior court,
charged with burglary, under bond of
3300. Pink, It la alleged, entered the
Nnpler building, at the corner of Third
id Poplar street*, and was caught by
Officer Watklne. In court he stated
that he w as only looking for a place to
sleep. •
BETWEEN—
Atlanta and Birmingham
LARGE ENROLLMENT
AT MACON COLLEGES.
I Special to The Uvorlgsa.
Macon,- Qa.. Aug. 30.—In less than
three weeks the public schools In Bibb
county will open for the full term, and
at the same time both Wesleyan and
Mercer will open their doors. Macon
thla year will be overrun by college
boys and glrln, ns both colleges report
that they will have the largest enroll
ment they have had In many years.
Catarrh Often Causes Consumption,
General Debility, Idiocy and Insan.
ity. Cure It With Gauss’ Catarrh
Cure Before Too Late.
Catarrh Is nut only dangerous. Imt It
canoe* had hreath. ulceration, death and tie*
esv at hone*, loss of thinking end reason
ing power, kill* ambition end energy, often
.vun
i’nu»V‘H Iom of nppottto, IrvIlKvMlon, iljnpoo.
Ain. raw fhrnitt mu! consumption. It amt
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Birmingham.. . .12:15noon 10:00 p. m. 12:15 a. m. 5:15 n. m.
PULLMAN PABLOR OAR SERVICE ON ALL TRAINS.
mi
ntt.-ntl-.il at once. Care It
Catarrh Core. It Is « qotok,
DIVORCED AND MARRIED
. IN LESS THAN A MONTH
Special to The tieorlgan.
Macon, Oa.. Aug. 30.—One one day
during the last term nf superior court,
sixteen couples were granted divorces.
John Andrew Watts and Mrs. Annie
Watts were Included In the list, and
lees than a month since the legal
separation both are again married.
Watts was formerly dog catcher for
the city. Mrs. Watts was married to
Frank Hardle and Walla was married
to Mlsa Ola Amaaon, both ceremonies
being performed by Justice A. W.
Stokes yesterday.
the poisonous gnu
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■on this dangerous end loathsome dlaease
that Gausa* Catarrh Cure will actually cure
S ny cose of Catarrh quickly, no matter how
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DALLA8 HIGH SCHOOL
WILL OPEN MONDAY
Special to The Georgian.
Dallas, Qa., Aug. 30.—Tha Dallas
High School will open next Monday
morning. The outlook for the year le
the most promising In the history of
rof. H. II,
the school. Prof. H. II. Eszard will
continue as superintendent, and Jul{an
F. Bloodworth, a graduate of Emory
College, will be the principal. The
music department will be In charge of
Miss Pauline Montgomery, of Oalnoe-
vllle, Go. She I* a graduate of one of
tho leading copservatorles of the state
and la nn experienced teacher. Mlsa
Julia Bell McLeod, of Abbeville, Ga..
will return to Dallas and have charge
of the elocution class In the school.
Malaria Makes Pale Blood.
The Old Standard GROVE'S TASTE
LESS CHILL TONIC drives out mu
larla and bullde up the system. For
grown people and children, (0c.
MAY BUILD TROLLEY LINE
WHEN PLANT IS COMPLETED
Special to The flenrglon.
Dallas, Go.. Aug. 30.—The Paulding
County Electric Company haa begun
the new plant, and when completed
It will be one of the biggest Improve
ments the town has. It Is situated
three miles from the town on the
Owen Mill Site, and the water power
Down
lent. The plant wlllTumlah power for
the Paulding County Cotton Manufac
turing Company, the Dallas Milling
Company and several other estab
lishments. There la also talk of
running a trolley line from the Sea
board depot, which Is nearly a mile
from town, to the heart of the city.
Will Can Tomatoes.
Special to The Georlgsn.
Dallas, Go.. Aug. 30.—The Dixie
Canning Company, during the week It
wee In operation, canned 1,(00 cases of
peaches which brougnt 34,(00, and
netted $1,300. Over fifty people were
employed to do the canning. ' About
next week the plant will open up
again and ran tomatoes, which will
be a larger Investment than were the
peaches.
Dr, White Returns.
Dr. .John E. White has returned with
his family from the mountains of west
ern North Carolina, where he has been
for a month. Dr. White Bred the open
ing gun In the Asheville, prohibition
light Sunday night before a tremendous
audience. He will preach Sunday in
his own pulpit at the Second Baptist
church. HI* subject will be Sunday
morning. "The Strength uf the Hills U
Ills Also.”
ORR’S BOOK ST
94 Whitehall Street.
Get your book list filled now and
avoid the rush. We have cor
rect lists. ASK FOR THEM.
Formerly Secretary and Treas. Carter & Gillespie EltctricCo.
GAS FIXTURES and
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TAKE NOTICE—It’a worth your whilo to call on us bofore placlnl
your orders for lumber and general mill work..
E. G. WILLINGHAM & SONS,
Prompt Delivery—Both Phones—542 Whitehall Street.
THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL
WE8T PEACHTREE STREET AND LINDEN AVENUE.
Thoroughly prepare* boys for all leading colleges, scientific school!
and ths government academies. Graduates admitted Without examination
«_ a....:, c_i i .t ■ i_: _x i_ it- i*.. _t i/:*.
to Georgia School of Technology, University of Georgia, University of Vir*
ginia, Washington and Lse University.
Number limited this year to forty-two sefected beys. Individual in
struction under tutorial system.
Experienced faculty of six—« teacher to every seven boys.
Conducted on the Honor System.
Daily military and physical drill. Athletic*,football,baseball,tennis, etc.
Medals and scholarships.
Fourth year begins September 9,1907.
Entrance must be secured before September 1st.
Tuition Reasonable.
For Catalogue address
THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL,
WE8T PEACHTREE ST. AND LINDEN AVE, Ball Tslsphons 4M North.
WASHINGTON SEMINARY,
NORTH AVENUE AND PEACHTREE 8TREET, ATLANTA.
80th year begins September 13. Faculty of 18 specialists. $3* student*
hut session. DISTINCTIVE FEATURES: Small classes, averaging about
ten. to secure persona! Instruction: conservatory advantages In (>“*"■
Art. Elocution; three courses of study leading to full graduation: certificate
admits to Vassar, Wel’.--sl*y, etc.: boarding student* limited to 22 to pro-
vide refined home life; excellent primary department. Write for catalogu.
or phone 847-J North.
L. D. SCOTT, EMMA SCOTT. Principal*.
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Columbus. Oa., Aug. 30.—It now D
O appears as If W. J. Vaughn, who O
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O shot \V. H. Spier, of Phenlx City. O
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O the forehead, ranged through the O
O upper part of the brain nnd tame 0
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0 hole made by the big bullet at the 9
O that a finger could beVpushed In- 0
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STREET CLA8H FOLLOW8
FILING OF DIVORCE BILL.
Special to The Georgian. ,
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 30.—T. J-
Moody, a well-known contractor, a
attracted attention during the last f*
days on account of domestic trout)---
A few hours after Moody had m« d
bill for divorce against hi*. wife. ' ;
met him upon the atreet and reproarti*
him for the charges he had m** ■
During the quarrel which _
Moody struck the woman In the *•* •
knocking her to the pavement. »
at rested and the trouble* of the t ' lU '
which are of a sensational *Q rt -
00000000000000000000090000 Dow being aired in the courts.
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