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Self-Sustaining
DALTON, Aug. 16.—Dalton wl!
have at least a partial commission
government beginning with Septem
ber 1, whfen the charter amendment
bill passed during the closing days of
the Legislature goes into effect.
The bill takes the city utilities, in
cluding water, gas and electric light
end power plants, completely out of
the hands of City Council, turning
over the management to the board of
water, light and sinking fund com
missioners, which consists of Paul B.
Trammell, H. J. Smith and H. B.
Farrar, three of the city’s leading
business men.
This commission will have absolute
control of the municipal plants. The
board has the right to fix rates, col
lect all money due from consumers,
authorize and make extensions, etc.,
without consulting the administra
tion, the utilities being entirely sep
arated from the rest of the city gov
ernment.
The bill further provides that the
entire responsibility rests upon the
commission, City ‘Council being in no
wise bound by the actions of the
board. The plants must be at least
self-sustaining, for Council is not ex
pected to appropriate one cent for
maintenance of the various plants,
appropriating only for the sinking
fund and interest on outstanding
bonds.
It also provides that if City Coun
cil receives a bid for the sale of the
plants, the bid being accompanied by
a certified check for one-fourth the
amount offered as a purchase price,
and a petition signed by one-third cf
the qualified voters, an election shall
be called for the purpose of ascer
taining if public sentiment favors a
sale. If in the election called in such
in event' two-thirds of the registered
Voters favor a sale, such a step will
be taken.
Dalton Churches
Will Be Enlarged
First Presbyterian and First Metho
dist to Spend Nearly $30,000
in Improvements.
DALTON, Aug. 16.—The First
Presbyterian and First Methodist
Churches will begin, within a few
weeks, improvements which will ag
gregate $17,000.
The First Presbyterian will spend
$11,000 in completely remodeling the
church and building a Sunday school
annex which will open into the main
auditorium, doubling the present
seating capacity of the church. Plans
for the work have been drawn and
accepted, and the money has been se
cured for the work which, when com
pleted, will give to .the Presbyterians
on of the handsomest edifices in the
city.
Instead of spending $3,000, as was
intended, on the second Sunday school
annex, the First Methodist Church
will double that amount, building ad
ditional room for the Sunday school,
at a cost of $6,000. The new annex
will give to each class an individual
room, will contain a kitchen and din
ing room and will be steam-heated.
When the work is completed the
church will possess one of the larg
est auditoriums in North Georgia.
MEN SHOCKED BY BOLT
OF LIGHTNING RECOVER
WAYCROSS, Aug. 16.—A. H. Price,
a Western Union telegraph lineman,
who was shocked at Tarver, Ga. on
Thursday by lightning, was able to
be out to-day. His left side was in
jured by the bolt and for a long time
after the lightning jumped from a
wire near him he has unable to move.
Lewis L. Harvard, chief clerk to
President A, K. Sessoms, of the Way-
cross and Western, has also recov
ered from a shock he received while
at a telephone during the same
storm.
THOMAS COUNTY WANTS
STOCK LAW PASSED
THOMASVILLE, Aug. 16.—That
Thomas County will have a stock law
before a great while is very probable,
if the wishes of the majority of the
farmers are carried out. This is a
a. matter that has been discussed for
some time, but of late the tide of
opinion has turned so decidedly in its
favor that it begins to look as if con
certed efforts* will be made to have
such a law for the county.
ROADS WILL ENLARGE
C0RDELE UNION DEPOT
CORDELE. Aug. 16.—It is author
itatively reported that work of en
larging the Union depot in Cordele
and making improvements on fhe
grounds will begin about September
15. The time limit of 60 days set on
the railroads by the Railroad Com
mission will expire on October 1,
prior to which time the Georgia
Southern road, which will have the
work in charge, must begin activities.
H00 H00 MEMBERS PLAN
BIG TIME AT WAYCR0SS
WAYCROSS. Aug. 16.—Next Wed-
nesday will be a red letter day for
Waycross. A large number of Hoo
Hoo members will gather here for a
concatenation.
A large class of “Kittens” will make
the trip through the mysteries of the
order to become full-fledged Cats, and
the Cats have let it be known that
the Kittens will be given a royal r?-
ception. A banquet will conclude the
day’s doings. /
Rome
Mrs I H I nmh 0f Atlanta - an August
I no. y). II. I -V 11 I 11/ J> ride _ formerly Miss
Bessie Harrison. She is the daughter of .Mr, and Mrs. W. T.
Harrison, of Gainesville.
‘Come Up or I'll Drop
This Stone;’ He Came
Dalton Officer Forces Man in Well
to Climb Into Bucket
and Ascend.
Plan to Build Branch Line From
Gainesville and Northwest
ern’s New Road.
GAINESVILLE. Aug.'l6.—Report has
It that a line of railroad is to be built
from Brookton on the new Gainesville
and Northwestern to Dahlonega, a dis
tance of 18 miles.
Dahlonega has n« railroad and for
the past twenty-five years has been
trying to get railroad connection.
Years ago a road was graded from
Dahlonega to Gainesville, 25 miles
Coolnel W. P. Price fas at the head
of the enterprise. The project failed.
The rails were never laid.
The grade is still to be noticed. A
party went over the route from Brook-
ton to Dahlonega Thursday, and it ap
pears certain this road will be built.
The same promoters who built the road
from this city to Helen have the branch
line in hand.
RECORD ATTENDANCE.
GAINESVILLE, FLA., Aug. 16.—
The coming session of the State Uni
versity, which opens September 23.
will be the largest in the history of
the institution. Many are coming
from other States, and large accom
modations will be crowded.
DALTON, Aug. 16.—Under unusual
circumstances was the arrest of John
Holder, charged with burglary, made by
Bailiffs A. T. Gilbert and Gus Hicks.
The bailiff found Holder in the bot
tom of a well in East Dalton, and asked
him to come up. He stalled and asked
what was wanted, but changed his
mind when Bailiff Gilbert balanced u
heavy rock over his head. He finally
consented to enter the bucket and was
drawn up by the bailiffs. There was
not suffueient evidence to hold the
man, and he was released.
Fear of Smallpox
Kills Negroes' Thirst
Dropped Bottle and Ran When Told
Disease Germs Were
Near at Hand.
DALTON. Aug. 16.—A convivial party
engaged in passing a bottle of first-
class whisky among them was rudely
Interrupted near Herndon’s livery sta
ble on Crawford street, when warning
of lurking smallpox germs was fired at
them by a negro employed at the lia
ble.
The men were drinking in the stable
when Mr. Hendon entered and in
formed them of the necessity to either
move out or put up the bottle. They
preferred to move. Outside of the sta
ble stood an abandoned hack, and, tak
ing their seats in the hack, they re
newed the onslaught on the bottle.
The hack proved to be one used in
hauling smallpox patients to the pest-
house.
PHYSICIANS 18
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Eighth District Medical Society to
Hold Annual Convention
Next Wednesday.
ELBERTON, Aug. 16.—The Eighth
Congressional District Medical Socie
ty will convene in the ballroom of the
Elks’ home next Wednesday morning.
Mayor Wester will welcome the so
ciety on behalf of the city and Dr.
Will J. Mathews on behalf of the El
bert County Medical Society.
On Wednesday afternoon i.t 2
o’clock a barbecue will bo served a*
Swift Lithia Spring, four miles from
the city, t’aptain Charles W. Parker
will be in charge of the 'cue.
The committee to ’ook after the en
tertainment of the visiting doctors is
composed of I. G. Swift, L. M. Hearl,
E. B. Starke, J. P Bailey and Drs.
W. J. Mathews, D. N. Thompson and
D. V. Bailey.
FLORIDA TITLE MEN MEET.
JACKSONVILLE. Aug. 16.—The
Florida Association of Title Men
opened a two-day session this morn
ing at Atlantic Beach, with President
B. R. Colson, of Gainesville, presid
ing.
From Cliaingang
To Insane Asylum
Noted Blind Tiger Operator of Rome
Faces Lunacy
Charge.
ROME, Aug. 16.—Accused of being
one of the most notorious blind tigers
who ever operated in Rome, of always
violating the law in one way or an
other, “Bill” Martin, a well-known
character of this city recently freed
from the county chaingang, now faces
charges of lunacy.
Martin’s actions have so fright
ened his wife, she alleges, that sh is
afraid of him and wants him sent to
the State Sanitarium. Martin, the of
ficers assert, has been selling whisky
illegally in Rome since time immemo
rial. Shortly before he was sent to
the chaingang he was.tried and con
victed on a charge of stealing har
ness.
Gets Sentence for
Horse-Whipping Man
Callahan Convicted for Using Lash on
Shannon Near Tifton, Mur
ray County.
DALTON. Aug. 16. -Joseph Callahan,
indicted on the charge of being a* mem
ber of the bund of masked men that
whipped h man named Shannon, near
Tilton, several months ago. was con
victed in the Superior Court at Chats-
worth, Murray County, yesterday, be
ing sentenced to twelve m<|nths on the
chaingang.
Shannon testified that he snatched
the mask from one of has assailants
and recognized Callahan. Judge G. G.
Glenn, his attorney, has filed a motion
for a new trial.
Applicants From Metropolitan
Centers Are Turned Away by
Rome Institution.
ROME, Aug. 16.—Berry School is
one institution where city boys and
girls are not wanted.
.According to an instructor of the
school earnest appeals have come
from fathers and mothers in metro
politan centers, who are anxious to
get their offsprings matriculated in
the Berry School, and all of these
have been turned down. Many of
these applications came from Atlanta.
“There Is a great need for a Chris
tian industrial school for city boys
and girls,” said the instructor. “Con
vincing evidence of this is found in
the fact that ih spite of the wide
st >read knowledge that the Berry
School is exclusively for country boys
and girls of limited means, scores of
applications are being received every
day from a host of Southern cities.”
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In the Piano Business the Concern
Church Building Longstreet Home to
Has Sacred Value Be Catholic Church!
Is the Phillips & Crew Company!
Gainesville Edifice Moved Half Mile.
Cost More Than New
Structure.
GAINESVILLE, Aug. 16.—Costing
several hundred more than the value
of the building to move it, -Grace Epis
copal Church has been moved around
corners and through streets, a distance
of more than a half mile, from its loca
tion on College avenue to the rear of
the new church lot on East Washington
street.
The reason for moving the building
intact is because of its sacred value.
Sacred buildings of the Episcopal
Church must be kept.
The new church lot was purchased
by Bishop Nelson as a gift to the
church here, upon it a building to cost
at least $20,000 will be erected, work
upon the foundation to begin at once.
The present church building removed is
being placed upon the rear of the new
lot to be used as a Sunday school and
instruction room.
Rev. Merlin Jones is vicar of this
church.
Congregation Has Had No House of
Worship in Gainesville—Mort
gages to be Raised.
GAINESVILLE, *Aug 16.—It is said
the former home of Mrs. Helen D. Long-
street in this city will be taken over
by the Roman Catholics and will be
used solely for religious services. The
Catholics have had no church building
here, but heretofore this home has been
used for holding mass.
Several mortgages were given upon
the property by Mrs. Longstreet, and
it is said that these will be raised by
the Catholic Church, the debts settled
and the building become the property
of the church.
Officials of this church have been here
this week. Since their arrival Mrs.
Longstreet has gone to New York to
enter newspaper work again.
There’s always One by which the Rest are
Measured—
AGED NEGRESS SAVES FIVE
CENTS ON HER TAXES
DALTON. Aug. 16.—“Aunt" Lou-
cinda Dukes, an aged negress, was
the first local taxpayer to take ad
vantage of City Council’s offer of 3
per cent discount on taxes paid prior
to August 20.
She sent the money to the Clerk’s
office, where it was found that her
total taxes amounted to $1.88. The
discount saved her the sum of five
cents, w r hich would have gone into
the city treasury had she waited until
the last of December, when city taxes
fall due.
GRAND MASTER C0LDING
GUEST OF DALTON MASONS
DALTON, Aug. 16.—Robert L. Gold
ing, of Savannah, grand master of the
grand lodge. Free and Accepted Masons
of Georgia, will be the guest of Dalton
Masons on Monday, August 25, members
of the commandery, the chapter and
blue lodge and local Shriners all unit
ing in the reception planned for him at
2 o’clock. In the evening work in the
third degree will be put on by Dalton
Lodge, No. 105, F. and A. M., the work
to be followed by a banquet in the pri
vate banquet room of the Masonic tem
ple.
W. W. CALLAWAY GETS
PLACE ON JURY BOARD
DALTON, Aug. 16—Willis W. Cal-
laway has been appointed by Judge
Fite as a member of the board of
Jury revisers, filling the vacancy
caused by the death of Joseph H.
Moore.
The board will meet here Mondav
and begin the work of revising the
jury lists of Whitfield County.
WYNNT0N SCHOOL IS
BECOMING INADEQUATE
COLUMBUS, Aug. 16.—So great
has been the increase in population
of Wynnton. Columbus’ most popu
lar residential section, for the past
two or three years, that the school
building which has been in use for
several years has become inadequate
and the question of erecting a new-
building is being agitated. Many of
the wealthiest people around Colum
bus live In that suburb, and it Is ex
pected that they will erect a hand
some building.
PROF. HUBERT TO TEACH
MECHANICAL ARTS
In every line of business there’s unquestionably
ONE that is generally accepted by ALL as being the Standard---the one by
which ALL OL THE REST ARE MEASURED OR COMPARED.
So, ask any Piano Salesman what Atlanta
Piano house he would like most to work for or to represent in the field—
COLUMBUS, Aug. 16.—Professor E.
H. Hubert, last year assistant teacher
in experimental engineering at the
Georgia School of Technology, has
been elected head teacher of mechan
ical arts at the Columbus Industrial
High School in this city. He suc
ceeds Professor T. D. Futch, who re
cently tendered his resignation to the
board of trustees.
DALTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 8
DALTON. Aug. 16.—The Dalton pub
lic schools will open the fall term Mon
day, September 8, the date being set by
the school board at a meeting yester
day. Mr. C. D. Meadows, who comes
here from the Rome public school sys
tem. will begin his service as superin
tendent of the local schools. An elev
enth grade has been added to the High
School, the advanced work to be started
this year
Ask Piano purchasers what Piano. Concern’s
lines are always mentioned in comparison, when other Pianos are being con
sidered for purchase.
And then, ask yourself at what Store you’d
rather select a Piano for use in your own home—
The answer cannot help but be in every in-
stance the same, for the Phillips & Crew Company are the acknowledged
Standard Piano concern in Atlanta—-the Old and Reliable Piano House by
which all others are Measured or Compared.
PHILLIPS & CREW COMPANY
LIEUTENANT SULLIVAN
TENDERS RESIGNATION
SAVANNAH. Aug. 16.—After three
years of faithful service. First Lieu
tenant George D. Sullivan, of Com
pany A. Savannah Volunteer Guards,
has tendered his resignation.
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