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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
FRIDAY, JT NR 9. 1*W.
The Outing Season
is with us now. Maybe you
are going tp the seashore or
to the mountains for a few
weeks' recreation. If so you
will need more or less Fur
nishings to complete yotir
outfit.
A few Negligee Shirts
white or in colors, with cuffs
attached or separate. Light
Neckwear, Feather Weight
Underwear, Fancy Hosiery,
Straw Hats, Light Weight
Caps, and many small articles to complete your siunmer
wardrobe.
ESSIG BROTHERS,
T BUTT IN,"
GREETINGS PASSED
BY GEORGIA AND
NEW YOON BANKERS
"CORRECT CLOTHES FOR MEN/
26 WHITEHALL ST.
GIRL BALKED AT ALTAR
BECAUSE IT WAS RAININGI
B; Print. Leased Wlrr
Chicago. July (.—After Journeying to
‘nd., to ..cap. tit. prying «y.a
do at
O ild. daughter of Kdwln W. OouldJ
• well-to-do man, refused to b« mar
ried bacaua. It .as raining.
Th. bride-to-be wa* standing In po
sition with her flan.., John B. Bllcy.
and Juatlc. Beam waa about to pm-,
form th. emmoay. when ah. hesitated.
Sba aald that to bn married on a rainy
day meant a Ilf. of tears, and aha had
concluded ah. would not gat married
until It cleared up. The party atartad
bark to Chicago to await a clear day.
SON OF CAPITALIST
DROWNED IN LANE
H. McK. TWOMBLEY GOES TO HIS
DEATH WHILE MAKING
A SWIM.
It> Print. Leered Wire.
Ashland. N. H . July While awlm
but In Rig Bquqw lake, alx mllea from
Ashland, laat night, H. McK. Twombly,
Jr., aged II. only eon of H. McK,
Twombly, the well-known rapltallet of
New York and Newport, waa drowned.
Twombly alerted to awlm from the
(in-ten arhool ramp to Carna Cove,
about a mile away, and bad reached a
P‘>!nt a abort dlatance from the ahore
«liere the ramp la located when he
u«a aeen to etruggle In the water, but
before any of tba boya In lha ramp
< "old reach him he dleappeared from
new. The body waa recovered, brought
to Ashland and then taken to New
port.
The boy'a mother waa Mlaa Florence
A. Vanderbilt, daughter of tbe late WII-
ll.im IL Vanderbilt, of New York. | ■
CHARLOTTE SECURES
OAR RECORDS OFFICE
■leclal to The Georgian.
Charlotte, N. C., July I.—It la given
out on the beat authority that the car
record office of the Southern, with Ita
quota of clerk* and officiate, will aoon
t-a moved lo Charlotte following the
las to lha city of the offlcea of the
division superintendent, Mr. McManus,
■"hose offlcea at present
he city of Washington.
NEW ZEALAND'S PREMIERS
QUEST or B00SIV1LT
hr Print. Leased Wire. H
Oyster Bay, L. L. July f.—The new]
premier of New Zealand, 8lr Joseph
'ward, waa the guest of Preaidant
Hooaevelt at luncheon today at Bagal
- more Mill. Ha will return to New York
this afternoon, and with Lady Wan!
, and his party will depart for Washing
ton. where he will meet Poetmasler
1 General Cnrtelynu and than proceed
' west to San Francisco.
AMUSEMENTS
XASINO
! TONIGHT—Matinee Saturday.
MAX HOFFMAN'S OWN COMPANY,
■ SO PEOPLE SO
Including "Silvers" Oakley, Toney
Hart. Gertrude lloffman. Otto
Brothers, Twin 8laters Dolly.
Next Week—VAUDEVILLE.
SALE AT GRAND BOX OFFICE.
DONCE DELEOId
DIRECTION JAKE WELLS, Pres'dit^
THE GARDEN SPOT
Of Atlanta.
BAND CONCERTS TWICE DAILY,
See OSTRICH Farm
ACES!
COAL LAND PURCHASED
BYHANSONANDOTHERS
DEAL INVOLVES ONE AND ONE-
QUARTER MILLION
. DOLLARS.
Mpeclal la The Georgian.
Mobile. Ala* July I.—A deal
been consummated by which the Gulf
Coal and Coke Company of Mobile
transfers to J. p. Hanson and asso
ciates 17,000 acres of coal lands lo
cated In Walker and Jefferson coun
ties.
Mr. Hanson, who la president of the
Georgia Central Hal I rood, with hla as
sociates, are aald lo be the Pratt Coal
and Coke Company of Birmingham,
Ala.
The consideration In the deal la aald
lo be 11,1(0,000.
JUDGE ANOYsMTLESi
IT'S 321-4 BUSHELS
Judge A. K. Calhoun, of the city
court, wore a broad amlla Friday morn
ing. Ha was chawing a straw Ilka a
veteran farmer and seemed to prefer
Illscuselng crops and wealing condi
tions to legal complications. Borne ona
asked the reason.
‘Tv# Just finished harvesting my
wheal." aald lha .judge. "It ran UR
bushels lu the acre. Cat) Kanaaa beat
that?"
"How big a Held did you have,
judge?” soma Inquisitive lawyer asked.
"Just on# acre." said hla honor, "but
that shows wbat Georgia' can do just
as well as a square mile."
COMMISSIONERS OET ANGRY
WITH COUNCIL.
Council Tried to Spend the Park
Board’s Money, Hence These
Harsh Words.
CONFEDERATE VETS
OUGHT TO REGISTER
Confederate veterans who live In
Fulton county or who have removed
to this county since January 1 of this
year may And It to their advantage lo
furnish thalr names and war record to
Tax Receiver T. M. Armtatead nt the
court house. Blanks are provided to
be tilled out.
The state la desirous of completing a
census of all Confederate soldiers liv
ing In Georgia in order that pensions
may bo laaued. To be eligible for a
pension It la not requisite that the
soldier served In a Georgia regiment
tg the war. All former soldier* of
the Confederacy who were living In
the stale on January 1, IMS,
eligible.
The blanks contain spaces for the
company, regiment, enlistment, dis
charge and other Items of the veteran's
record and may he bad on application
to the tax receiver.
CHRISTIAN" ENDEAVORS
MEET IN CHATTANOOGA
•pedal to The tlcorgtaa.
Chattanooga, Tenn, July (.—The
tenth annual convention of the Ten-
ra t'nlon of Christian Kndeavor-
ere met In thle city yesterday after
noon with over :<I0 leading Endeavor-
era from almost every section of the
atate present The aong service was
led by C. U. Karel, of Chicago, the
great singer and composer. Bev. Ira
-andrlth. of Naahvllle, will deliver the
annual sermon Bunday night
MANY DEATHS RESULT
FROM FOURTH ACCIDENTS
Piedmont Park Track,
SATURDAY, JULY 7, 4 P. M.
BIRD VS. HORSE.
The Trotting Ostrich Hurricane
V8-.
The Fast Trotting Horse
BUD GIBBONY.
Other Exciting Races. | LU„^" u .Sf 1 KS3U 0 3SSi«. , iA
•per 1.1 to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., July (.—While
there were no deaths resulting from
the Fourth of July celebration here,
there wore several accidents. Luthr
Jones waa mashed lo death by a
train while Inspecting a Bouthem
freight car. George Lewis, a negro,
was picked up In an unconscious con
dition on the Western and Atlantic
railroad. Tom Williams, a negro, waa
shot by either an officer or a negro.
Robert Hhear*. a IP-year-old boy, waa
run over by an Alabama Great South
ern train and badly hurt, and Tom Me-
Mann, • negro, waa shot seven times by
officer Gang, because the former re
sisted arrest.
ANOTHER - COTTON mTll"
CHARTEREO AT CHARLOTTE.
Npet-UI to The Geuegtaa.
Charlotte, N. CL July (.—Another
IZeo.oot) cotton mill la chartered for thle
county. Charlotte men being the prin
cipal stockholders In the concern. It
A red hut meeting of the park board
was held In the mayor's parlors Thurs
day afternoon, when for two hours i
discussion raged as to whether or not
tfi* board had the tight to spend the
t(,000 appropriation for Piedmont park
In the way It saw lit, dr whether lha
finance commute# could dictate In lha
mailer.
It was first decided to request 22(0
extra for too food, 12(0 for forage and
27(0 for general expenses.
The 2S.OOO Piedmont park app
lion was then taken > uo. Councilman
Hancock statad that Councilman Pat
terson, chairman of the finance com
mlttee, had brought before council i
measure to take 21,000 of the Pled
mont pork appropriation and use It for
cleaning out the lake. The measure
was passed without the recommends
lion of the park board, which was en
tlrcly Ignorant of the disposition.
. After this anonuncemenl waa made
all Ihe members aald thlnga at tha
asms lime. Chairman Brown declared
he would never sign the voucher. Mr.
Manley stated that he wished to go on
record as being against the expenditure
of any money, appropriated to the
C ries, without the consent of the entire
■rd. ■ .
Mayor Woodward voiced the aentl
monte of thp members of the board
when he stated that all the money ap
proprlateil to parks waa directly
charge of th* board. Chairman Brown
said lie wahled lo chow council and
the flnance committee that-they could
not run It over the park board, and
that If such waa allowed to continue It
would not be necessary for the board
to meet.
The mayor waa asked to confer with
Ihe chairman of th* flnance committee
and to notify the board how It stood on
the appropriation.
Among other business transacted
waa a resolution Introduced by Presi
dent Brown providing for the erection
of a shed at Orant pork to accommo
date 1,(60 people. The resolution was
passed and estimate* will be asked for.
JUDGESHOOTSLAWYEI
BECAUSE OF JEALOUSY
IS THE CLAIM MADE
YOUNO PARKER IS MORTALLY
WOUNDED BY SHOT FIRED
■Y FULTON.
■pedal to The Georgian.
Knoxville, Tenn., July When he
alighted from • Cincinnati Southern
train at Helenwood, Tenn., yesterday
evening, Sam Parker, a young attorney
of that place, waa shot and mortally
wounded by Judge J. K. Fulton, of
Scott county. Fulton used a shotgun,
the discharge taking effect In Parker's
abdomen. . _ .
A special train carried a specialist
from Somerset, Ky., lo Parker's bed
aid*.
He Is one of the beat-khown college
athlete* of th# South, having played
for three year* on the rnlvarally of
Tennessee baseball and football learns.
The tragedy la said to be the out
growth of jealousy over a woman.
Fullon waa Immediately placed under
arrest.
ALABAMA CARRIERS
MEETING ADJOURNS
■pedal 10 Ik* Georgias.
Huntsville, Ala, July Th# Ala
bams letter Carriers' Association, Just
adjourned here, will meet next year In
Birmingham. Th# officer* for the year
were elected as follows:
President—Homer Middle, Blrmtng
ham, Ala.
Vice President—E. O. Lawhon,
Huntsville.
Becretary and Treasurer—C. A. Mer
ritt, Birmingham, Ala.
RESIGNS PRESIDENCY
AFTER FEW WEEKS
lur.ssion 25c. and BOe. 1 ','"2S! n)r ' ■ Bj w, “ *• ,oc *'* d nr ‘ r
■pedal to the Georgias.
Culhbert. Ga.. July <•—Rev. W. TV
Beals, who was elected president of
Andrew Female College less than
month ago, has resigned. It I* reported
hat the trustees will offer Ihe place to
lev. Homer Bush, who tilled Ihe place
for eleven year*.
TRAIN RACES AHEAD
TO AVERT COLLISION
•pedal to The Georgtaa.
Culhbert, Ga, July I.—What came
near being a serious accident occurred
at the depot here yesterday at noon.
The north-bound Central train had just
arrived and was standing on the main
line, when Ihe Port Gains train came
In. The brakes refused to work and a
rear-end collision waa narrowly avert
ed by Ihe north-bound train running
ahead of the runaway unUI th* engi
neer could stop It.
W. J. BRYAN MEETS
BRITISH POLITICIANS
Ry Private Irrased Wire.
London. July *.—>•■ th# guest of
John Burns, president of the local gov
ernment hoard. William Jennings Bry
an yesterday afternoon visited th*
house of commons. H* mat many Brit
ish politicians.
At the Charlton Hotel, former Con
gressman Jefferson M. Levy, of New
York, gave a luncheon party In honor
of Mr. Bryan. The gueets tietuded Mr.
and Mr*. Hamilton McCormick, of Chi
cago; Mr. and (Ira. Oscar Straus, and
Colonel and Mrs. Hunslcker.
GRESHAM ASHFCRD
SHOE CO.
93 PEACHTREE ST.
WITHAM BANKERS’ ASSOCIATION
8ENOS TELEGRAM TO NEW
YORK ASSOCIATION.
Appropriate felicitation* ware eg-
rhanged between the Wltham Hankers'
Association of Georgia, which haa re
cently adjourned Its annual session at
Warm Spring*, Ga., and tha New York
Bankers* Association, which Is now In
session at Holal Champlain, Point
Bluff. N. Y.
_ The New Tork bankers regard Mr.
W. B. Without, president of the Willi
am banka as one of their own num
ber, hyi having attended many of thalr
sessions and addressed them on severs I
occasions. The last time Mr. Wltham
was presented with a check for 210*
by th# convention In consideration of
their esteem and appreciation.
Mr. Wltham declined to accept the
check, and returned It to the president
of the association. Later on Mrs.
Wltham waa the recipient of a very
handsome gold clock, and two accom
panying mantel pieces. The following
la a telegram sent to- tbe New York
bankers by the Wltham Bankers’ Asso
elation:
‘The convention representing seven
ty-five country banks bf Georgia ad
journing after a two days' happy ses
sion, send greetings and congratula
tion* to the New York Hanker*' Asso
ciation and lov* io Colonel Robert
Lowry.
"WITHAM BANKERS' ABITN.
"W. D. MANLEY. Becretary "
MARCH TO ATLANTA
WILL SOOK BEGIN
DETACHMENT.OF ARMY OFFICERS
TO TRACE MARCH OF
SHERMAN.
ROOSEVELT DECLINES
TO GREET
PROPOSES TO TAKE RE8T
DURING THE SUMMER.
Loeb Writes to Anti-Truit League
Refusing Invitation for tbe
President.
By 1’rlrate leased Wlrr.
Chattanooga T#nn., July (.—For tha
purpose of studying tha strategic move
ments of the camgaln of General Sher
man In Georgia during Ihe civil war.
a detachement of officers of the United
Stales army, composed of members of
th* United States post-graduate school
at Fort Leavenworth. Kan*., will leava
here In a few days on a march to
Atlanta.
The officers who will make the trip
are mostly captains and Heutenants,
who have been appointed from the dif
ferent regiments of the regular army.
The line of march will be from Fort
Oglethorpe to Atlanta and will em
brace Ihe different point* of the cam
paign during the late war. The entire
trip will be mad* by short marches,
which will follow the advance of Gen
eral Sherman. The detachment will be
provided with marching equipments
and wilt camp each night un til* line
of march., ,
SESSION BEGINS
FRIDAY EVENING
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL CON
VENTION MEETS AT
DECATUR.
By Private Leased Wire.
Oyster Bay, L. I.,. July 2.—When
William Jenlngs Bryan arrive* In this
country August It after his trip around
the world. President Roosevelt will not
preside at the reception which the
Commercial Travelers’ Anti-Trust
League has arranged for the Nebras
kan at Madison Square Garden.
Several days ago. William Hose,
president of the league, wrote the
president InvIMng him to officiate at
the reception. Mr. Hoge emphasized
th* fact that th* league la a non-par -
tlaan organization nnd regarded Mr.
Roosevelt a* as much opposed to the
trust* as Is Mr. Bryan.
Secretary I-oeb answered the letter,
stating that the president had deter
mined some time ago to decline all
proffered engagements during Ihe sum
mer, and therefore he would not be
able to accept.
Malaria Makes Pal* Blood.
Tho Old Standard, Grove's Tasteless
Chill Tonic, drives out malaria and
builds up lha system. Sold by all
dealer* for 27 yearn. Price (0 cents.
CREDIT MEN DISCUSS
BUCKETJHOP BILL
WILL MEET FRIDAY -NIGHT TO
TALK OVER THE BOY-
KIN MEASURE.
The Boykin bucket shop bill, recent
ly Introduced In th* general assembly,
will be discussed at a smoker Friday
night In the ball room of the Kimball
house, at which lha Atlanta Credit
Hen's Association Will be the hosts,
and membara of the two branches of
Ihe legislature th* Invited guests.
The credit man have Indorsed the
movement against the bucket shop
evil and havt already sent a commit
tee to appear before the chamber of
commerce and secure that body's In
dorsement Addresses will be mad* at
th* smoker by Representative Boykin,
who drafted th* bill: Harvle Jordan,
Richard Cheatham, J. K. Orr, Gunby
Jordan. Charles Hill and others. Tha
Invited gueela are requested to respond
promptly to the postal card Invitations
sent them In order that proper prep*
rations may be made.
The annual convention of the Baptist
Bunday schools of lha Btone Mountain
circuit will be held In th# Decatur Bap
list church on Friday. Saturday and
Bunday of this week, commencing with
a meeting at 7:10 o'clock Friday night.
At this meeting there vrtll bi addresses
by Governor Northen and B. W. Bpil
man, field secretary of th* Southern
Baptist convention. It la expected that
largo number of delegates from the
different Bunday schools will bo pre#
am.
The full program la aa follows:
Friday Night, July 6.
7:20—Bong service.
2—Th* Sunday School and CIGaem
ship—W. J. Northen.
*:»0—'The Modem Bunday School
Movement—B. W. Bpllman.
Saturday.
1:20 a m.—Devotional asrvlce—B. A.
Cowan.
10— Organisation of convention
11— The Pastor Leading th* Bunday
School Force*—J. E. Briggs.
11:20—The Bunday School ns i
Evangelist Agency—W. "'. Landrum.
2:20—Open Conference Management
—Georg* W. Andrews.
■—The Superintendent Superintend
ing— B. W. Bpllman. _ ,
2:20—Row to Conduct n Teachers'
Meeting—John T. Pendleton.
7:20—Bong service.
»—Exercises conducted by O.
Andrew* and B. W. Bpllman.
Sunday.
10:20—Keepings th* Records—a. W.
Andrew*. _
II—Sermon—J. J. Bennett.
2:20—Bong service.
»:«(—'Teachers' Training Class—M.
Brittain .. . _
2:20—Substitute Teacher#* Cl***—H
.. Ethridge.
2:«(—Teaching or How to Make tb*
Pupil Know—B. W. Bpllman.
7:«—Song service. _ ... • ..
(—Big Boy Problem—B. W. Bpllman
(: JO—Sermon—A. J. Moncrtcf.
EXCELLENT. SERVICE TO
WRI0HT8VILLE BEACH,
NORTH CAROLINA.
During the month* of June. July
and August tha Soaboord Air Line
Railway will operate on Ita train leav
ing Atlanta at *:*» p. m.. ovory SAT
URDAY. a through sleeping car to
Wilmington. N. C.; returning the
through sleeper wlU leava Wil
mington Thursday at 3:00 p.
arriving In Atlanta at
a- m, Friday. Arrangement*
have bean made with the street r*u
way people at Wilmington to have
ears ready at tbe depot to Immediate
ly transport, passengers to th* hotels
at Wrightsvtlit Beach. Baggage will
__ chocked to destination. WEEK
END rat*, good for tlvo day*.
SEASON' tickets. 21825-
SEABOARD.
COPELAND LEAVES
TO TAKE UP WORN
Rev. Oliver J. Copeland, who recent
ly resigned th* pastorate of th* Jack-
son Hill Baptist church, has requested
that h* be relieved of duties Immedl
ately, and left on Friday for Gaines
villa where he will take up hla new
work.
No definite ateps have as y*t been
taken to secure a successor for him,
beyond th* appointment or the .follow
ing committee at lha prayer meeting
service on Wednesday night, to look
Into the matter and report a recom
mendation of a man to succeed him:
Dr. F. P. H. Aker* W. D. Parian, Dr.
W. H. Burl, B. J. Conyers and N. T.
Anderson.
FANATICISM IN EGYPT
MENACES G, BRITAIN
By Prlval# leased Wire.
London, July (.—Parliament and the
country were given a surprise yester
day by a sensational speech by Blr Ed
ward Oray, th* foreign secretary on
_ recent attacks
on British officials at Tantab were not
accidental, but a deliberate manifes
tation of the fanatical spirit which had .
necessitated the strengthening of the complications should aria*, will
garrison In Egypt, and raid (hat un- , nd about ln m f, w days,
less the authority of Lord Cromtr and
l E
FOR COMFORT DURING
THE HOT WEATHER
REFRIGERATORS $7.50 to $45.00
Ice Cream Freezers $1.75 to $3.00
WaterCoolers (galvanized lined) . .. $1.75 to $3.00
Oil Stoves (single and double eyes) ..$1.50 to $5.00
Hammocks, full and infant sizes $1.00 to $5.00
Mosquito Bars, for bed or crib $1.00 to $3.50
FURNITURE- AND HOUSEFURNISHINGS.
PRICES ASTONISHINGLY LOW.
A few Swings Left at the Same Low Prices.
SWING WITH CHAIR
$2.73.
SWING, 4 FEET WITH
CHAIR,
$3.30.
SWING, 6 FEET WITH
CHAIR,
$4.73.
SWING, DIXIE LAWN,
FOUR PASSENGER,
$-4.98.
Largest Fancy Basket
Una In th* South.
GO-CARTS, ALL
STYLES,
Cat and Dog Transpor
tation Baskets,
Moll Order*, when ac
companied by caeb, given
prompt attention.
ORDER AT ONCE.
NEW HOME HOUSE
FURNISHING COMPANY
66 and 68 North Broad Street, Corner Poplar.
“Home Outfitters from Cellar to Garret.”
Phones: Bell 1681; Atlanta 2465.
LOCAL NEWS CONDENSED
-01’ Time Nigger" Oita.
Stephen Clark, a (genuine old-time
negro, who followed hla master through
the war, ministering to hla needs, died
Thursday afternoon at hla home In No.
170 East Ellis street. Hie forme ivmas-
ter, James Clark, of Madison., was at
the bedside of ihe old negro when he
passed away. He has mad# arrange
ments for the funeral of hla old salve,
and will ate that hla grave Is covered
with flowers.
1,300 Miles in Auto. -
Edward Inman and Fulton Colville,
.j/o prominent Atlantane, left Thursday
afternoon for Nashville, from which
place they wlH start on an automo-
hile tour of 1,200 miles, going from
Naahvllle lo Gloucester, Maas.
Contempt of Court
J. M. Lee wa* lined 2(0 and coate In
the recorder's court Thursday after
noon on Ihe charge of contempt of
court, he having grinned and spoken
sarcastically In the court -room when
arraigned for another offenee several
days ago.
Entertainment at Second Baptist.
At the Second Baptist chruch Fri
day evening there will be held an In
teresting program under th* direction
of the Baptist Young People's Union.
Bav. J. B. Flrklen, pastor of the Inman
Park Presbyterian church, will make
an address and Mis* Judle Leake, th*
noted Christian Endeavorar, $111 have
a few things to any In regard to her
work.
Grain Dealers in Ohia.
IV. 8. Duncan and W. L. Fain have
been attending the thirteenth annual
convention of the National Hay Asso
ciation, held at Put-ln-Bay Island,
Ohio, this week, and are expected back
from thelf trip on Bunday.
Glsssman Improving,
C. W. oleasman, the well-known
traveling salesman who haa been crit
ically III at hla home on Georgia ave-
for the past tow weeks, la Im-
seml-annual pariah meeting. The re-
S ets of all committees and officers wlU
read and officers elected for the fol
lowing alx months. There is other
Important bust nets to bo transacted,
which wlU be of Interest to all mem
bers of th* perish.
Too Strenuous a Fourth.
Because she allowed her children te
Hr# off nreworks on the Fourth of
July when requested not to do so be
cause of a death in- a family next door,
Hattie Gardner, a negress, of Mag
nolia street, waa fined 22 and costa In
tha recorder’s court Thursday after
noon.
Dr. Smith, Not Or. Llayd.
An article about house flies spread-
ig typhoid fever that appeared In
Thursday's Georgian should have been
credited to Dr. Claude A. Smith, city
chemist. Instead uf Dr. A. M. Lloyd,
former city chemist, whose name ap
peared.
Mora Wreck, Suits.
Lulu Tbonute, a minor, filed suit In
the superior court Friday morning
aglanst the Central of Georgia and the
Atlanta and West Point railways, seek
ing to recover 210,090 for Injuries al
leged to have been sustained In the
picnic train wreck on June 0. Her
father, G. \V. Thomas, filed suit agaln.it
the asm* defendants for 22,(00. th*
suit arising from tha same accident.
the Egyptian government la strongly
upheld It might lead to a situation re
quiring the adoption of ttern measures.
THEY ROUGHLY HANDLE
ONK OF THEIR RACE
Hfiectal to The tlrorgUa.
Newberry. 8. C.. July (.—At a negro
barbecue held at 'Helena, n auburb of
Newberry, Wednesday afternoon, Dave
Lyles, n boisterous negro, was roughly
handled by a mob uf hla own race,
and but for the prompt arrival of a
police offlcar, who took charge of the
man, he would In all probability have
suffered violence. There were fully
2,000 negroes present, excursionists
from Greenville and Columbia.
NEGRO WAS KILLED AT
FOURTH OF JULY BALL GAME.
■pectsl lo The Georgian.
Charlotte, N. C, July 0.—A few
days ago a homicide took place some
15 mllea from Wadesboro. and today
comas the news of another homicide. In
which John Leak, colored, lost hla Ufa
la a light with Witt and Tom Llttl* at
a Fourth of July baseball gam*, when
wines were being handed around among
or whom
Ihe crowd, all ■
i were colorad.
Officers Are Elected.
■pectsl to T*e Georgian.
Decatur, Ala., July (.—Company E.
Dick Adams Rifle*. Alabama national
guard, elected officers Tuesday night
*a follows: 'Captain, Rhea Throck
morton; first lieutenant. Roy C. Hor-
second lieutenant. Raman Brawn.
This company will aoon move their
armory from Its present location on
Bank street, Decatur, to New Deca
tur.
Party Going to DstroiL
To attend the National Convention
of the Young People's Christian Union
of the Unlversalist chrch, which con
vanes In Detroit, Mli ‘ ~
Everett Dean Ellenw<
Ian Marsh will leave next Monday
morning for that city aa delegates
from th* local church. From Detroit
the party will go to Chicago for n
brief visit before returning to Atlanta.
Wife and Husband Don't Agrtt.
On the c
of hla wlf*
rant waa on Thursday sworn out In
the justice court by Mrs. J. T. Callo
way against her husband, who
traveling man for the Columbia Show
Case Company- Calloway states that
hla work keeps him from hopt* tha
greater portion of the time, but that
he has sent money home regularly to-
Slid:
Iren.
Result of Baseball Gam*.
The afternoon hall gam* at Piedmont
park on the Fourth waa nearly broken
up In th* fourth Inning by what ap-
K ired to be a small riot In th* smoker.
lice Interfered and th* sequel waa In
Judge Broyles’ court Thursday after
noon. when E. W. C. Reed and C. H.
King were arraigned on th* chares of
disorderly conduct. Th* testimony waa
to the effect that King mad* several
remarks which did not please Reed,
who ran down the *1*1* and struck sev
eral vicious blows at King. Th* re
corder decided that King waa not to
blame for the trouble, and ordered hla
'discharge, but Reed was aaaesaed 213
and coals for hla little celebration.
Semi-Annual Pariah Mealing.
City Court Taka* Recess.
Th* second division of the city court
will close Friday, taking a recess until
tha Aral Monday In August. The cases
on the July docket have been nearly all
disposed of, and there will be little of
Interest during th* remainder o: th*
month.
Councilman Roberta Away.
Charles Roberta, councilman from the
Eighth ward, haa taken hla family to
Toxaway, N. C., for a abort vacatloa
trip. ^ Ho will probably return about
Arch Harrison Amused.
Captain Arch Harrison, deputy clerk
of the superior court, wa# amuaed by
•the report of hla "heriotta” accident
which appeared Thursday afternoon.
Captain Harrison was struck on th*
head by a falling drawer, bis scalp
aUghlly cut, and ha resumed hla dutle*
within fifteen minutes.
Bennett Begins Work.
Rev. J. J. Bennett, who waa re-
cently elected secretory of the Baptist
mission board, to succeed Dr. 8. T,
Jameson, who goes to th# presidency of
Mercer, haa actlraly entered upon the
duties of hla new office, having entire
ly given up hla work as pastor at Grif
fin.
COTTON GROWERS
AND VETERANS MEET
Rperlal to The Georataa.
Lumpkin. Ga-, July 'This week h*»
witnessed a big occasion for Lumpkl"-
The Farmers' Institute wa* hald
Tuesday, at which were several ep**»-
era. Including I’rofeesor Smith, state
entomologist: R. J. Redding. Tnonager
of th* experiment station, and *'•
Hunnlcutt. of Tho Bouthem CultH*l"r-
On Wednesday there waa a cocnblnea
meeting of the Bouthem Cotton Grow
era' Association and of th* veteraa* '
Stewart county. On that day "J*
speech** of Mr. Levert te the
dim and of B. Dixon Armatroog to th#
cotton grower# war# highly
ad. Mrs. Oardln* mod# an lnt#r**tln*
talk also. FuHy 2.00# people *'£
present, and an old-fashioned t" °
dinner was spread on th* groono-
ABE YOU GOING TO
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If so. uae Southern Horn# .
Zinc Mixed Paints. Tho •tendara™
quality In tbe South for th# P"
twenty-two yearn.
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