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NIGHT RIDERS IN
Unknown Band Sends Bullets
Into the Homes of Hab
ersham Farmers.
( I.aRKESVILLE, GA., Dec. 18.—
j . main clansmen in the vicinity of
Mt Airy are blamed in a feud warfare
y. s been started against farmers.
, ctlon, and already the homes
, wll known farmers have been
The identity of the marauders
\ -mknown and the origin of their
. , v ,u c- against the farmers is a mys-
; mst outbreak came Monday
ben the home of Burt Trotter
. s attacked. Members of the Trotter
viiv .vie awakened when they heard
. ■. tlie barn yard. A few minutes
: they saw shadowy figures of men
... darkness moving about the Darn
mi then saw their stock driven
tin woods. A few minutes
■ i Trotters heard footsteps on
front porch. Then some one rat
: door as though trying to force
mi cm rance.
Prowlers Fired On.
,■< son went to an open wln-
... .-looking the porch and fired at
saw at the door. The man
•i. . •; . seaped in the darkness. A
i:ah s later shots were fired into
T ter house.
: y William Harper, a. neigh-
Trotters, came to Clarkes-
.io some trading, returning
it.- in the evening. Last night
ii. - home was tired into by un
known persons,
Harper ami Trotter believe that the
wo is responsible for both at
•h. • nd that Harper’s house was'shot
a, uni., file impression that he had
isii- I i ' i.-kesville to give information
Trotter attack. This, however,
. not the case.
To.. iv Habersham county officerfare
' vormg to clear up the mystery
m down the elan, responsible for
. | ( lotions.
K ISLAND MAY BUY
THE COLORADO MIDLAND
~ ;AISPRINGS, COLO., Dee. IS.
rumored here that the Ro«k Is
-t.-ni soon will purchase a con
r’.crest in the Colorado Midland,
■ lia.- -tone Imo the hands t.f a re-
< . r la this event, the Ruck Island
al hops at this point would be
■ ■ ■•' i-> Colorado City, and most of the
Isiuiv/s freight traffic destined to
bevoml Its system proper, now de
..ver several connecting lines,
•' handled through Colorado
. .er the Midland.
MANGLED SWITCHMAN BEGS
FOR WHISKY AND CIGARETTE
MV "V GA„ Dec. 18.—When 11. C.
iis m switchman, was picked up in
s..mb. :■ railway yards last night
ight leg severed just below
... hl; and his body badly bruised he
’ kg. I lor a drink of whisky and a eig
.ette. H<- stumbled over a switch and
'■■H under a moving freight car.
MACON CITY GOVERNMENT
TO COST $523,000 IN 1913
■' ' ''N. GA., Dec. 18. —It costs more
*’"’».ood to run the city govern
•-nt ~f Macon each year. The budget
■ ' adopted last night by coun-
'Vi-.. ft,;- appropriations in the
i-u of 5.»23,0»00. F*ev.’ salary raises
■ ' ■ i by council, but the various
■ nt> received increased appro
priations.
FIND THREAT OF DEATH
IS NO BIGAMY EXCUSE
■ ■de v;o, Hee. 18.—A jury in the clr-
of Waukegan held that a th -eat
- I ' r •* man's life Is not a sufficient
■ r mm to marry more than one
■man at a time.
, L '‘' r<l ”• Ahrens, of Davenport.
•< '.I- toim.l guilty Os blgamj. ami in
u.s defense that Mary Conray,
■'ag ’. Would have killed him had he
rried her. He was already married
•Mart Miller, of Chicago.
will find that druggists < very
' speaJc well of Chamberlain’s
' ■ Remedy. They know from long
" ii.-nee in the sale of it that in
■■■ - >f coughs and colds it can always
.", fended upon, and that it Is pleas-
■ :,l ’d safe to take. For sale bv all
"ders. (Advt.)
■ P A . Ji?’® PURE FLAVORING EX-
16 * lave no equal. Sold every
. «0c and 25c the bottle, at vonr
(Advt.)
’ OPERA GLASSES”
- tii..i will please any one. Jno.
■ «k Sons have them from $5.00
L! North Broad St. (Advt.)
LOWERS and FLORAL DESIGNS.
ATLANTA FLORAL CO,
■ ’ Ph "nes Nutrber 4. 41 Peachtree.
1 Advertisement.»
| Guaranteed I
EGGS
; XsC^ 11 1
TODAY I
I SEWELL COMMISSION GO. I
113-115 Whitehall SI.
1912 ATLANTA'S RECORD
BUILDING YEAR; PERMITS
WILL TOTAL $10,000,000
When Building Inspector Ed R. Hays
makes his annual report to council
early in January he will tell of evi
dences of prosperity that never before
have been equally equalled in Atlanta.
Total building permits will hover
round slo,ooo,ooo—a banner year. Pub
lic buildings, including hotels, office
buildings, school houses, etc., will have
beaten 1911 by more than 7 to 1.
His report will show that the erec
tion of business houses Increased
steadily ami that four times as much
was expended on apartment houses as
in the preceding year.
The figures will represent that peo
ple ai • mure prosperous tnan during
1911, in that tile house builder has
or-eit jible to put nearly $2,500 into his
dwelling, whereas he was able to in
vest an average of only 82,338 the year
before.
How City Has Grown.
Following are some unofficial figures
that show how Atlanta has gained rap
idly on oilier big cities in the matte- of
building. The figures are for all of
1911 and only eleven months of 1912
January through November;
Nine apartment houses cost during
eleven months of 1912, a total of $717,-
auO and twelve during 1911 cost a total
m ..238,150, averages per apartment of
$<9,<22 and $19,842, respectively. Dur
ing L l -- petmlts wert Issued per month
as follows: February, $70,000: March
$20,000; April (2), $90,500; May (4),
$8 <,000; Ju.y, $450,000. During 1911:
February (2), $65,000: March (2), 844,1
600. April (2), $27,150; June, $16,000;
Juiy, $9,000; September, 21,000; No
vembe • (2) $50,000.
<-b.u-.ches cost $56,700 in 11 months
of 1912, and $135.40(1 in 1911.
i’mj th.ee solid brick dwellings were
ereeiea during 1912, and at a cost of
$-,ofm. $2,000 and $4,000, and but three
19 COS “‘ ig s3 ’ oo0 ' »‘.500 ami sl,.
som There were many brick veneers
however. They are classed in with
frame dwelling’s.
The total cost of 1,124 frame dwel-
STORE OF THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
1 M. RICH & BROS. CO. I
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5* - -- - - 5
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B Walk Through the Famous 2
■•jE --'X> Center Aisle Will Solve 2
| 1 Y° ur Xmas Problems B
|S One-Day Sale of OQ| s
AhivljralF 50c Hsc Handkerchiefs at <sczC s
!5» i/l' d \ wo lotß of la<h,>! '' handkerchiefs that wen- acquired under *’
2* M UM 7' JS* price by our buyer when abroad last summer, and one lot <»f ini. 2,
I yvjY; -—\ t la handkerchiefs in broken sizes are offered tomorrow at the Sr?
\ v W * ver . v special price of 39c. Choose from J>
-M A \&A " t-JLj /VRw< E/"k\ lift Real Madeira hand-scalloped fine linen hand- nn
I v 1 tf ,y Tn' d kerchiefs, full size, tor 39C
5» "Z JI- Vi’ / J 50c Ladles' Genuine Armenian full-size linen *> rx 2"
..g /*% ’ tViSiB jT ‘ SSI (C, ‘\ tWL Handkerchiefs, a splendid 50c number, at 39C *•
7J* n Z "1L I d "! c pa ' Madeira linen initial handkerchiefs nn
gE /I o > AJ— / P/'W With fancy colored scallops some initials missing. JHC 2
« •' ZV. : ■ // i < V\ I 2
’>» V Ljf I! j I (Christinas Handkerchiefs— Main Floor— Left Aisle) 2'
| I g UXj Loveliest Silk Lingerie ——-gp I
s | >L m o Just Off the Steamer B
J; / v |J- I f *ZZ —Models from abroad and certain S \ I E
■,-» / styles that are made at a saving in Z- x JG
S xZX t 1 f 'ri r- . country. Fascinating crepe de
*' /ne vines t chine nightgowns with the most ex- / •
» Ci,tsin S. laces and hand embroidered Z **' * I
Santa sPack —An empire style has the entire bust of 4 / \ • ?•
|g J \ . ,ace: another model in lace and crepe de •*» • \° •
'« Was P®C®5M Are at Rich S chine combined. A sweetly simple style has *%* • mi
<5 1 round neck edged with pico linen lace and • A '*V m "
3 I R WrH with bust hand-embroidered. » x
—The petticoats are also in soft clingy crepe Z ? 2
de chines—very distinguished looking to **s. \ «
?! I . I" - W/f TX • 1171 • 1 wear nnder party frocks. Lace l N.
m JlKl n JVIOrP in Whirn ruffles darll >gly slashed and embellished , • . \ \
w UUai <Z ATI.KJI A-XXJO 111 TT iliCll with handsome handmade silk and satin jJrT \
roses. Some have underlay ruffles of accor- JJ-
w . ■ V7 * J • , HP dion pleated chiffon or net. rVy *
I 5 tO vjd I OUI* t OVS —Pretty combinations, too. All these gar- \ A. 2’':
* ments variously in white, pink and blue \ \ > £
5 .rust live more shopping days to Xmas, and oven SX »"■' ”X SI
■* our big stock of imported toys is beginning to show * *. • 2 .
* little breaks in the ranks. Os course, we’ll have Gowns, $4.95 to $15.00. V<: * *
.* enough toys right up to the last minute — but will Combinations, $6.50 to $16.50
* they be the toys you want your little ones to have? Skirts, $4.95 to $12.50.
I For the best tors are living right and left, and every ~•. c u CT , Zz —1 *
a j r Pt n i . i i. (Lingerie—Second F«oor; *•
day from now on counts. Let s get the kiddies pres- 2
ents out of the wa.v tomorrow. There is ample choos- . 3:
'" glrom: $7.50 to $lO Beaded Bags s
Doll Dresses. 50c to $3.50. Doll Beds. SI.OO to SIO.OO. , O «s
Electric Trains, $1.50 to SSO. Games and Blocks. 10c to $5.00. Exceptionally givable, and worthy. Made /**!■* 2*
Shoo-fiy Rocking Horses, 75c to $6. Dolls, 15c to $25.00. of gold, jet and cut steel beads, iii unique IL LZ O W m
Play Stores, Stables, Houses, 59c to Tool Chests, 75c to $6.95.. k ,i ■ I *r9 A ■ “*-
$7.50. Noah's Arks, 69c to $2.00. and beautiful designs Various sizes, cha- U/U.UU %
Musical Instruments. 25c to SIO.OO. Doll Trunks. 50c to $3.50. mo ’s lined, rrames of gdt, German silver w
Music Boxes. 25c to SIO.OO. Blackboards, 25c to $3.00. and gun metal. An importer’s close-out lot, is the cause of the 2p
i Rocking and Morris Chairs, SI.OO to Iron Trains and Toys, 25c to $3.50. lowered price. 2'“
; yjj $23.50. Doll Coaches, 49c to $15.00. ■«!
ItS Mechanical Toys, 25c to $35.00. Hand Cars, $2.98 to SIO.OO. j CJfz Cz 1* CM m » n E
Play Horses, $3.50 to $25.00. Tricycles, $3.50 to $22.50. A 11111 Ola aterliriff bllVCr MCSH Bdff 2
Automobiles, $4.95 to $30.00. . Moving Picture Machines, $1.50 to . .. „ , ®
'll Velocipedes, $1.75 to $18.50. $18.50. is , g . ft recipient can treasure for ages. Our stock of sterling silver *.
Doll Furniture, 75c to $1.50. Desks. 69c to SIO.OO. “® sh . Hp », n c d ll y con ‘P 1 ete, including every want. <1 ize and shape.
4Z Toy Pianos. 59c to $15.00. x Friction Toys, 25c to $2.50. ™ ceß sls '°° t 0 * 3s '°°' * '
Drums. 25c to $7.50. ' Mechanical Boats. 25c to $18.50. , f’ERMAN silver mesh bags are also here in wonderful variety. Pay as S>-
3* Steam Engines. 50c to $32.50. Dishes, 50c to $5.00. ' little as $1.48 for a 5-lnch bag of thorough workmanship ami go up step Sf
3J : by step to $15.00.
(Toyland Annex—Main Floorl | (Center Aisle—Main Floor.) Ep
M. RICH & BROS. QO.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 18. 1912
lings during 1912 was $2,742,258, and of
1,206 during 1911, $2,879,986. The num
ber and prices were apportioned among
the months of 1912 as follows: January
(80). $208,800; February (86), $187,810;
March (99), $247,715; April (91), $250.-
680; May (129), $319,937; June (90),
$296,489; July (97), $217,427; August
(102), $258,975; September (100), $246,-
825; October (143), $310,400; November'
(107), $271,205. And during 1911: Jan
uary (93), $163,005; February (104).
$213,075; March (148), $360,765; April
(128). $310,795; May (112), $248,740;
June (113), $310,795; July (107), $302,.
238; August (109), $309,376; Septem
ber (104), $265,807; October (87). $194,-
603; November (65), $123,977; Decein
i ber (36), $76,885.
Many Fire Escapes Erected.
Furnaces Installed during 1912 <355)
cost a total of $142,644, and in 1911
(274). $141,091.
Miscellaneous buildings, including
ga-ages. stores, etc., were $34 4,752 in
1912, and $527,905 in 1911.
’ One hundred. and thirty-three Are
escapes in 1911 cost $24,745, while in
1912 ten cost $3,343. The great excess
in 1911 was due to quick conformity to
the law. following the .condemnation of
buildings by Inspector E.i R. Hays apd
Fire Chief w B. Cummings.
Brick business houses in 1912 took a
jump over 1911, with a total of $1,027,-
i 680, as against $931,813. There were
. 80 In 1912, which averaged $12,846, and
74 in 1911, which averaged $13,592.
Public buildings, including office
buildings, hotels, school houses and
the like, cost $3,045,932 in 1912, and
$432,225 the year before.
CHAMPION EGG-LAYING
HEN IS SOLD FOR SBOO
SPRINGFIELD. MO., Dee. 18.—Lady
Show You. a While Plymouth Hock ben
that won the national egg-laving contest
at the state poultry station. Mountain
Grove, Mo., this year, was old here for
SBOO by J. A. Bickerdite, of Millersville,
The hen has a record of laving 281 full
weight eggs this year.
XMASRUSHON
AT POSTOFFIGE
Officials Do Not Expect Con
gestion This Year, Despite
Heavy Business.
The must Christmasy place in Atlan
ta today, barring the department,stores
and the hearts of children, is the big
stone building known as the Atlanta
postoffice. A spirit of bustle, unusual
even for that busy place, is In evidence
throughout the building, while the ap
pearance of mall carriers as they stag
ger into the mailing rooms with great
sacks bulging with packages and let
ters stamped with Red Cross seals
shows that something unusual is on
hand. '
But, in spite of the hurry and tur
moil, the iHistoffice never has been in
better position to handle the holiday
rush, and Assistant Postmaster Colo
believes that there will be no conges
tion this year. New men are added to
each department as the rush warrants
the addition, and more than 50 substi
tutes are waiting to help when the time
comes.
The money order department is one
of the busiest in the building. From
morning until late at night a constant
line of people stand in front, eager to
either send money to relatives or
friends in other cities or countries or
to receive a little needed help from the
main exchequer in some other city.
Surveyor of Customs Markham is
surrounded with strange gifts from al
most every country In the world, and
his attempt to appraise their dutiable
value is bringing more gray hairs to
his head. Silks from China and India,
strange images, wonderful creations
in ivory from Africa, strange perfumes
from Japan—things he nev. r has before
either seen or Imagined—all go to make
him one us the hardest worked men in
the government service during the hol
idays.
AGED INVALID, LOST IN
HILLS, THOUGHT HE
WAS HUNTED FUGITIVE
CLARKESVILLE, GA., Dec. 18.—
Crare Heskett. the aged Ohio invalid
w ho mysteriously disappeared from the
home of his brother, D. H. Heskett,
near Demorest, three hours after he
had arrived there from his Ohio home,
has been found. After wandering about
for several days in the mountains,
sleeping on the ground and eating nuts
and berries, he appeared at the home
of John Kinney, a farmer, near Mt.
Airy.
The news of the disappearance had
spread throughout Habersham county
and searchers were hunting night and
day for the missing man. Mr. Kinney
recognized him from descriptions as the
man sought. He took him into his
home, furnished him food, provided him
a place to rest and then took him to the
Heskett home near Demorest. He will
reci ive the reward offered by the broth
er.
The aged man had wandered away
wliije under a delusion that he was a
fugitive and that officers were hunting
for him.
DEPOT IMPROVEMENTS AT
CORDELE TO COST $50,000
CORDELE, GA., Dec. 18.—Plans for
the Improvement of Cordele’s passen
ger depot facilities, as mapped out at a
recent conference, provide for a union
station about twice the size of the
present depot, umbrella sheds and
paved grounds about the depot. The
improvements will aggregate in cost
between $50,000 and $60,000.
Letters received bj’ the Chamber of
Commerce here show that the railroad
officials and J. F. Gray, of the railroad
commission, are anxious to reach a final
agreement, to the satisfaction of Cor
dele citizens and get tin work started
in a few months.
-BROOKLYN VESTIBULE OF
HELL”—GAYNOR TO PASTOR
NEW YORK, Dee. 18 —Mayor Gay
nor has written a letter to a Brooklyn
clergyman that "Brooklyn is a vesti
bule of hell.”
A There
Rogers ne
Store for
o i Near
B nd Your
More Door
Specials for Thursday
3 Solid Carloads
Finest Fresh Eggs
These are every one large, clean, selected
fresh eggs, bought especially for our Christmas
trade. You can always Hndithe freshest, best
eggs at all our stores, but not always at this
price.
Dozen, 37c
Purina Poultry Feed
gßfc. We have received another ship
ment these feeds, and on account
severa l °f our s Lores having run
short, we will sell THURSDAY only
'Xj chick V, th e same price as advertised for
vhi fezd V; Monday and Tuesday.
J 3 PariM Mill*, JA a
One Day, (fr I QQ
Bag - -
Another Big Shipment of Those
Fine Baldwin Apples
Fancy, select hand-picked New York State
Apples. This is probably the last shipment we
can gel to sell at this price. Order early, so you
will be sure to get yours.
Peck, 39c---Barrel, $3.75
Fancy Choice
Mixed Nuts Mixed Nuts
A mixture of the best i This mixture contains
California th i n-s hell No. 2 California English
Walnuts, California pa- Walnuts. No. 2 Califor
per-shell Almonds, extra nia Almonds, medium
large Brazil Nuts and Brazil Nuts, medium Pe-
Junibo Pecans. cans, and Hickory Nuts.
Pound, 20c Pound, 15c
5 Pounds, 95c 7 Pounds, 95c
Two Big Shipments of
Florida Oranges
Royal and Queen Brands, Delicious, sweet, juicy,
fancy, tliiii-skin Oranges, thin-skin Oranges. but
full of juice. small sizes.
Box, $3.00 Box, $2.50
Christmas Delicacies
California Cluster Ralsina, Brazil Nuts, extra large, pound, 18c
P ouni ’ Brazil Nuts, medium, pound ..12c
Royal Scarlet Cluster Raisins, California Soft Shell Walnuts—
pound 35c No i pound 22c
Connoisseur Cluster Raisins. No. 2, pound 18c
pound 25c California Soft Shell Almonds,
Royal Scarlet Pitted Dates, pound 22c
package 15c California Paper Shell Almonds,
Purity Dates, package 10c ' .
Jumbo Texas Pecans, pound . 25c
Royal Scarlet Seeded Raisins, Georgia Paper Shell Pecans,
pavkaKe 12c . 60c
Castle Brand Raisins, package, 12c Black walnuts, pound 3c
Sunflower Currants, package . ,10c Xon( , Such M)nce Meat
Smyrna Figs. 3-erown. pound. 20c package 10c
s’myrna Figs, 7-crown, pound .25c Fancy Glace Cherries, pound. 50c
California Layer Figs, pound . .15c Best Glace Pineapple, pound ..50c
Very Fine
Sweet Country Butter
Are you paying fsc a pmiml for butter J
W<* have secured several hundred pounds of
very tine, sweet country butter that we will
sell one day only at
Pound, 25c
ROGERS’
36 Pure Food Stores
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