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THE GEORGIAN'S NEWS BRIEFS.
MONDAY-—Continued
A Puzzling Cam.
Jackson, Miss.—The penitentiary au
thorities are confronted by an unusual
situation In the case of Richard Hall,
recently convicted and sent up for four
years for robbery. Hall, 4* years old,
was recognized when he arrived at
Porchman plantation os on old escape.
He was Identified by Sergeant McCoy,
from whom he escaped In ISIS. Hall,
then known as “BUI" Burns, was sent
up for robbery on five separate con
victions. and was given a total of 2S
years. He was 21 years old-then and
escaped two years later. No trace of
the man was found untU he was ar
rested and convicted In DeSoto county
for a similar crime to that for which he
was sent up seventeen years ago.
Judge D. R. Thurman.
Turin, Ga^-Judge David R. Thurman,
an ez-Confederate soldier and for 40
years a citizen of this section, died
here after a brief Illness
County 8chools to Open.
Madison, Ga,—At a recent meeting of
the board of education of Morgan coun
ty It was ordered that the whito public
schools In the county open on Monday.
October 21, and that the colored schools
open on November 28.
Negro Kills Officer.
Montezuma, Ga.—C. A. Bush, a mem
ber of the local police force, was shot
and killed by a negro desperado at
this place. The tragedy occurred while
Bush was attempting to arrest the ne
gro, who had previously shot another
negro, whom ho was attempting to rob.
The murderer made his escape to the
swamps, but Is being hotly pursued by
the enraged citizens with dogs, and it
is thought he will be captured.
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Spain Prapares For Troubla.
Madrid.—Spain has taken the final
step to quell revolt and stem an *t-
tempt to overthrow the monarchy. The
first army reserve has been called out
and King Alfonso has announced his
determination to assume his preroga
tive as commander-in-chief of the en
tire Spanish army.
BRIEF NEWS NOTES OF TODAY.
Colonel L*. F. Livingston, defeated for
congress by W. S. Howard in the Fifth
Georgia district, will take up the prac
tice of law In Washington at the ex
piration of his term.
Five hundred students at the Georgia
Technological school In Atlanta have
joined classes In Bible study.
R. O. Lynch, of Way cross, Ga^ was
badly beaten and robbed by thugs.
A wealthy Michigan man, out cruis
ing in his boat, has disappeared, and it
is feared that he has been murdered.
Dennis O'Neal, of Waycross, Ga., hurt
his toe on a weed. Blood poisoning sot
In and he died of lockjaw.
Five tobacco barns in southern Geor
gia and Florida have been burnod by
night riders.
The poultry exhibit at the Alabama
state fair In Birmingham Is said to be
the finest ever seen in the state.
Aviator Ely, who is trying to fly from
Chicago! to New York for a prise of
$30,000, had a fall near Chicago, but
was not badly hurt.'
Miss Selene Armstrong, formerly so
ciety editor of The Atlanta Georgian,
but now on The Washington Time*,
may take a ride in an airship around
the Washington monument.
Milton ▲. Carlisle, aged 70. formerly
president of a bank at Newberry. 8. CL,
is on trial there on a charge of misap
propriating bank funds. There are 162
counts in the indictment.
Atlanta Women Help.
Atlanta.—-At the weekly meeting of
the Atlanta Baptist mmlsters, held on
Monday morning at the First Baptist
church, announcement was made by Dr.
John K White that the Atlanta wom
en's board of missions, at a meeting
held Thursday, had pledged to raise
$1,000 toward the $100,000 loan and
building fund that the Baptists in this
city are trying to raise. This Is the
initial stop that has b«tn taken by any
of the organizations in the church, and
the ministers felt very much encour
aged by this start r
A Youthful Convict
Jackson, Miss.—In EM ward Cain, a
twelve-year-old negro bqy. Mississippi
has probably one of the youngest con
victs in the United States. Cain was
recently sent up for two years on a
burglary charge.
Crack Two Safas.
Talladega, Ala.—Yeggmen dynamited
the safes in the depots of the Southern
and Central of Georgia at Childersburg.
and also entered several stores there
and rifled tho cash drawers of their
contents. The robbers secured nothing
from tho Central of Georgia, but It is
understood that they made quite a haul
at the Southern.
Quite Central Road.
Savannah, Ga-—C. C. Williams, for
the past ten years secretary of the
Central of Georgia railway, and one
of the best known young men in the
state, resigned at a meeting of <*he
board of directors in Savannah and in
the future he will devote his time to
real estate and the Industrial develop
ment in Georgia and the South.
Two Boys Drown.
Louisvilla, Gas—While in bathing In
a pond near their home, ten miles from
here, Buyna Haydens, fifteen years old.
and Floyd Rabun, fourteen years old,
were both drowned. The boys are sons
of prominent planters. Young Rabun
was drowned while trying to rescue the
Haydens boy.
Vermont Grows 8!ow.
Washington, Oct. 19.—The returns for
the state of Vermont, made public to
day by the census bureau, show a total
population of 355,956. as compared with
341.641 in 1909. an increase of 12,315,
or 3.6 per cent.
. Another Town Bums.
Winnipeg, Ontario.—Word came from •
Rainy River by tho way of Stratton
this forenoon that the town had not
been entirely devastated by tho fire* ;ind
that a hard light was being made to
save It. Hundreds of deputies were
sworn In to fight the flames, which
were encroaching from all sides. W. A.
Preston, member of the Dominion par
liament, has appealed to tho Ontario
government for immediate relief for the
homeless.
Howlett Joyner Drowned
Altho a large force of men have been
working continuously for over 24 hours
in an effort to recover the body of
Howlett Joyner, who was drowned at I
o’clock Sunday morning in the Chntta.
lioochce river while on his way to Aus
tell farm, eighteen miles from the city,
as yet it has not been recovered. The
current of the river is very swift at
that point, as may be seen by the ex
perience of Mr Joyner's companion.
Jack O'Meara, who battled with the
current for half an hour before he was
able to reach the bank.
Demand More Wages.
Mobile, Ala.—Demanding an increase
wages, machinists In the machine
works here quit work today when the
foundries failed to give a final answer
to their demand. They ask an Increase
of $4 and $3.75 from $3.50 per day,
which Is the present scale.
$300,000 Contributed.
Cincinnati, Ohio.—Checks. drafts,
bank notes, costly jewels and coins, ag
gregating $300,000. were piled on the
collection plates at Christ church by
women from all parts of the country in
attendance at the forty-third triennial
convention of the Episcopal Church of
Amerlc&'ln this city.
Seek Dead in Mine.
Starkeville, Colo.—More than a hun
dred miners today still are risking their
lives in the apparently futile hope of
rescuing 53. of their comrades from
death in the Starkeville mine, where
they are burled under tons of coal.
Brazilian Govamor Deposed.
London.—A cablegram from Uio I>«-
Janeiro, Brazil, received today states
that the governor of the province of
Amazonas had been deposed. The Fed
eral troops aided the opposition forces
In the revolt against the governor.
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HOME OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE BUGGY CO.
MADE FAMOUS BY THEIR $49 BUGGY
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NEW FACTORY OF GOLDEN EAGLE BUGGY CO.
The above is a reproduction of a likeness of the new home
of the Golden Eagle Buggy Company of Atlanta. This firm is
engaged in a mail order business to the consumer. The rapid
progress made by the firm offers a striking example of the
possibilities of hustle and enterprise, when coupled with good
business ability.
Seven years ago they began business in a little building on
Edgewood-ave. with an office force of two men and a daily out
put of three vehicles. Today their new quarters at 12-14-16
Piedmont-ave., four blocks south of the Kimball hotel, have a
floor space of 50,000 square feet, and they employ twenty peo
ple in their office alone, while more than twenty-five skilled
mechanics are daily engaged in turning out three thousand
complete rigs annually.
Their patronage extends from California on the west to
Pennsylvania on the east, including the entire Southwestern,
Southern and AtlanCie States. In addition to this homo trade,
they export vehicles to Cuba and other islands of the West
Indies.
They are the only firm in their line in the South who
manufacture and sell direct to the consumer, and the only con
cern of its kind in the country that carries a full liue of com
plete rigs in stock in Atlanta at all times, their stock includ
ing from two hundred to three hundred vehicles.
They are firm believers in liberal advertising, and never
miss an opportunity of boosting Atlanta. S. W.- Foster is at
the head of the organization, aud M. P. Martin is manager.