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FHE ATLANTA GKOKfilAN.
BY ARSENIC PUT
NTO FINE SUGAR
INOCULATED PRISONERS RAILROADS UNITE
TL’KSUAV. NOVEMBEil
ARE SLAIN BY PLAGUE
Wealthy Man May Dio,
Members of. Family
, Are III.
| Auburn, S. Y., Nov. S?.—Eleven per.
wns have been poisoned, one of whom
l, dj .ns and eeveral ere near death, as
i result of eatlnr food In which aree-
nir hf'I been placed.
William P. Walt, wealthy and promt,
sent. Is at the hoapltal. It Is thought
he will die. Hit eon, W. Byron Walt,
and hi* »on-ln-law, the Rev. Harvey
I'lement*. of lltlca. are seriously 111.
others tvho are III from the effects of
anenlr. which was put In pulverleed
#agar used to'make cake, ate:
Frederick Hancock, coachman; Mar.
ft:ret Hartnett, the rook; Anna Flynn,
the vsltreee: Josephine Watkins, a ne-
jro v uherwomanr Miss McKadden, of
.tiibura. and Mlrs Harris, of Skaned-
ulet. both trained nurses; Catherine
welsh, a domestic: a woman guest and
, buy of all, work.
.Manila, Jfov.
of'^In BI£bW |jrl * on the death
Uted w ,T.l" S Who 1,3(1 been »noou-
d.,o h ,. he v,, ' u3 ot fholfra. In or-
dri»!i ™ nd ® 1 ' ,ll, ' n Immune from the
virus h^ urge - ph >*lolans claim the
other JK?. " om l contamination with
Otner Mr.:;, probably that of the bu-
'onsternatlon bonlc plague.
‘ ^J u t of twenty-four piisonera who
had been Inoculated ten died In Agony
In a ehopt time.
DiV P. R. Strong, who has had charge
of the experiment**, Is not blamed by I
Governor General Smith, who are*
nounces that the government will care
for the families of the dead'men.
TO TEST NEW LAW
IL
HE OFFERS TO RUN .
U S. POSTALSYSTEM
WMbtaiton, Nov. 2T.—W. D. Boyce. make ends meat,
of (.hlcaern. ntihlliih»t* man n# kia. a/ \tf Roi'oa ni . nn
Attorney General- Moody
Joins, in the Defense of
the Statute.
hlcago, publisher, man of big af
fairs and several tlmea a millionaire,
made the proposition on behalf of him.
self and associates, whom lie did not
name, to take over the postofflee busl-
ness and run It on business principles.
The proposal Includes agreement to
cut postage rates in half. There could
be no deficit under such an arrange
ment for the government to meet. Bo-
cause the corporation would have to
Mr. Boyce proposes to pay V'itcle 8am
rental for all postofflve quarters oceu-.
Pled In public buildings and over
against this he designs to charge the
{ tovernment regular rates for all eerv-
ces performed for It. These govern-
inent service* are now estimated at
125.000.000 annually. At half the pres,
ent rates this will be cut to 112.500,000.
Mr. Boyce figures that the cxpendl-
ture for railroad haulage would be cut
from 150.000,000 to about half that sum.
■"*' m '
HOW ARE THE HORSE THIEVES?
SAYS SETH TO THE CABINET
AT- THE WHITE HOUSE
SAYS GLOER IN HIS
IT TO CHIEF
nuinit to the rumors of friction be.
I tween the police matron. Miss Ruth
.-'anderson, and Probation Officer J. it.
ulucr. the latter has submitted to Chief
Jennings and Probate Judge Broyles
> full account of the affair.
H' denies that he Is In favor of
abolishing the position of pollfee urn-
iron, but Insists that a matron Is not
needed tvho tries to run every depart-
mint of the-force as well as her own.
He says when lie was attending to
most. Important duties In his office,
thing advice to boys, i r trying to erad
W*»liluxlou. Nor. 27.t-(’*puiu Selli Bui- the cabinet meet,
lock, first sheriff of ficsdwood. cowpunch- "'Veil, how arc nil the home Ihlt-reeV
»r. ranchmen, hear ala.ter. ohl-tlmS friend ! of ,h ' rr,MV ' 1 ,u
,.’‘ r PuF n *‘ on,rr '’[ f - nml I u ’t «ow j Tho.o who know (be capfsl
1 nltivl States marshal of Homli tinkota. the. greeting ns one of his roinilllhients
blew Into the white house this nfteruooa any v.-ar. tor In hN vocabulary "liot-ao
and huninieled the president right liefore tbit'" - — *
Is « term of cndeorineui.
IIIHIHIHIHlfHHNHHHtlMIIHMI
j THE THEATER? j
5.0... aw Hin.il » a a
“The Kreutzer Sonata."
Not all the muckrakers from Bun-
yan's time to Steffens' day ever raked
together such a putrid mass of filth as
that dished up by Jacob Gordin ffnd
served to decent people at the Grand
•Monday -night by Blanche Walsh and
her company. It was enough to make
... - the worst rounder In the front row
Irate estrangement between father and I ashamed of himself and as for the
rjilltl. the matron has. a number of
times, without knocking, unceremoni
ously entered |he office and started
talking -like an bight-day clock that
»*vfr runs dawn.". .
He say* she would talk ebout the
most trivial ot matters, and -things nb-
•olutely of no connection with hlh
business'or her business. Because she
"«» a woman, Mr. Oloer saya he hart
t‘J keep silent and suffer tills Interfer
ence with his work.
He say* he didn’t side with the news,
lucre reporters against,her. He says
Ip? sis wears the chief has detailed him
'to send Infante to the different homes
Mantt the city, and that the matron
fithlng to Bo-with this. He chargee
‘ tne chief prevented the
hart i
that he-and
mauoti 'from sending two glrle to
t'lnclrnagf reformatory, because there
was no .occasion, and ever since the
matron has been angvy at him, not
even speaking In a civil manner.
young girls and their escorts—well,
they didn’t discuss It on the way
home.
The play Is * dime novel rebound In
morrocco to suit the ’’cultured.” Never
s melodrama of the ten-twenty‘thlrty
class had a barer, older, naetler plot.
In a cheap theater It wouldn’t have
dared been so nasty.
Hattie (Blanche Walsh) le the
daughter of an old Russian. She Is
MISSING PASSENGER
GEORGETOWN WOMAN
s l",ial to The Gcorgluh.
• hurleston, 8. (’,. Nov. 21.—Amelia
Hotmlng. lost while a passenger on
the Iroquois Saturday for Jacksonville,
•* now thought to be, Mary Moffatt,
living at Georgetown.
Hhe spent a few days In Charleston
sort evidently had consumption. She
**s tall with black hair and slightly
'h-poiident. and had a trunk and suit
'use. She left Charleeton Saturday on
the i lyde line for Jarksonvlll* and wore
ei long gray cloak, the same as worn
by Amelia Browning. She tried to go
Thursday, as did the Browning woman,
and was evidently the same person.
STATISTICS.
DEATHS.
William Frnnkllu Draper died at to l.uoklc
t iiwrence Shields teolorrd). aged 56 years,
■tlV't III W-A Larkin street.
M. Thorntoa, aged 12 years, tiled at
.'..I., ”, ‘I H I, 'll r. Sgeil 22
" - died'rtf tubereulosls at ITS Houston
" il Walker leoloretlh aged 56 years, tiled
”, 1 , Sunset svriine.
' V II. Wright, aged J year, died at 5
'vu place.
hertnd taka her to America. The fid.
dler has the true ‘‘artistic tempera
ment,’’ and reminds Hattie of her trou
bles about five times a minute through,
out the play. After they come to
America the younger sister follow*
Hattie's footstep*. Hattie doesn't
seem to mind for eight years.or more,
but one night she gets a mad on nnd
after reaching tor a bottle of achl and
missing It she gathers up the old man's
derringer and shoots both husband and
sister, doing the job thoroughly' by
emntylng the pistol, to the delight of
the gallery. If she had done It In the
first act she would have saved three
hours of dreary dirt.
The acting is well enough. Miss
Walsh Is familiar with such parts, and
shs lias very capable support when the
nesvness of the production Is consid
ered. Her new husband. William Tra
vers. hss a repulsive comedy role, while
she Is also supported-by several mem
bers ot the old "Womttn In the Case 1 ’
cast. ' . ,
The play has been described as
"strong." That doesn’t do It Justice. It
Is rank, foul smelling. One Is not per
mitted to forget the nastiness of It, for
the dirt Is dug up In unexpected places
nnd hurled at the audience when there
Is no excuse for It. "The Kreutzer
Sonata" belongs on the dusty back
shelf, where a decent public baa long
since relegated the novel of that name.
O. D. G.
At the Bijeu.
A large and attentive audience
turned out Monday night to see the
first performance of the week nt the
Bijou. ’’In New York Town." The
show svss one of the very best ever
seen at the theater and the immense
crowd was kept In an uproar of laugh
ter throughout the performance.
This little musical' oddity portrays
the political aspirations and trlbula
lion* of Ikey Bhlnalskl, and while full
of fun. It Is a light satire on modern
political life. The attempts of Skins)
ski. who hss no qualifications whatever
Judge, to win a place on the
bench and hts acquisition of the aid of
politicians by the payment of money,
constituted the principal plot of the
comedy. . ,,
Charles Howard, as Ikey Hklnalskl.
was undoubtedly far ahead of the other
Tuesday afternoon for a matinee and
again Tuesday night. ,/The frog pond
seeds.with Its moonlit shimmering
water!. Mo.«e and pinah’a funny love
scene, the frog song, the animated lilies
and the delightful singing of the Old
Homestead quartet are among the most
pretentious, scenic effects that have
been teen oh Ibe road In a long time.
Two hundred ’and eighty-seven dts-'
tlnct and Independent costumes are
used In the prpductlon. The singing
and dancing Is especially a feature, the
piece abounding In some of tbs catch
iest music that has been written in
many years. There has been only
praise for the production wherever It
has been read.
At the El Dorado.
• "The Silver King” was presented at
the El Dorado Monday night
Baldwin-Melville Stork Company to an
audience not quite so large and not
qultfe so’ enthusiastic as usual. The
fault did not He with the players, bu
was ontlrely In the play. A great deal
of the applause was In disapproval of
the villains.
■The Silver King” has no thrilling
mixes, and there being some dosen
Speolut to Tfce Georgian.
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 27.—United
States Attorney General William
Moody and attorneys for -the leading
railroads of the country. It Is an-
noupeed here, will engage In a strong
fight In 'the Memphis Federal court In
volving the constitutionality of the
sweeping employers’ liability act which
became effective on June ft last.
The test cast Is that of Mrs. Datu-
aelle Howard, widow of Will Howard,
a fireman on the Illinois Central rail
road, who was killed In a wreck two
weeks after the new law beram,
fectlve. At a recent conference be
tween the attorney* for the Eastern
railroads It was decided to unite In an
effort to have the act declared Invalid,
It Is said, and this plan reaching the
eara of Attorney General Moody, he
announced his Intention of appearing
personally: In the case.
The act was Introduced In tho last
cdhgress by Senator Lafollette. Tho
case Is set for trial in the Federal
court here on December 26. ,
E
HOLD MEETING TO
DISCUSS RULING
ctlmi
chan..,.
no time to warm up i
Miss Edna Broths
he subject.
- era In the role of
Nelly Denver, the wife of "The Silver
King,” la a new addition to the com
pany. as Is Miss Blanche Seymour, who
played the part of the villain’s wife,
and each did splendid work In thes,.
role*.
Richard Buhler was In the title role
nnd presented It splendidly.
Mr. Dwyer played the part of Captain
Horbert Skinner, n gentleman crook,
and his acting made the part cordially
hated.
"The Silver King” will be played
Tuesday and "Wednesday matinees and
nights, and will be followed by Brat
Harte’a "M’llss.” B. E. U.
mess.meeting of nil jstlroads and, car
service associations south of the Potomac
and enat of tho Mississippi rivers was called
to order In the assembly room of the Pied
mont Tucsdsy morning by Chairman Par
nut fur the purpose of adopting uniform
role* pertaining to demurrage, storage, and
other matters of Importance to car aervice
association*. ’ .
A set of uulform rules, ns adopted In At
lanta Octol>er,2t. had been printed In pnni
phlet form nnd were banded around to the
different railroad ropveaeiitntlvei In order
that the sulijeeta might ho discussed Intcll
gently. All jif the railroads In the south
.-astoru territory ware represented, together
with the insongera of the different nsoeln-
tlous.
Th most Important change suggested was
the adoption of « rule coneeriilng the be-
ghinhig of car service. Tho provisions of
the rule follow In full:
Car service shall lioglu after the expire
lion of for’r-elgbt hours from tho first 1
a. m. or 12 noon following notice of arrival.
If cars are consigned to politic team tracks
or private alfilngs. car eervlee shall begin
chargee tho time i
lee shall iM-gln otter the expiration
forty-right hours frtmt the first 7 a. tu.
12 noon following placing, or held subject
to order of shipper for lontllug.
The following naioclatlono were retire,
seated: *
Virginia Car Service Association—ll. D.
Duke, chairman; II. A. Taylor, wnnager.
North Carolina Car Servlet* Association—
II. 51, Albright, manager.
Southeastern Car Service Association—J.
f. Ilnskell, manager.
Nashville Car Service Association-W. I*.
Ih-ticc. chairman: B. II. Htevcitsoa. luaiingar.
Isiulavllte Car Service Association—J. C.
Ixtouils, manager; Edmund K. Trabue, attur-
ry.
Tennessee Car Service Association—II. P.
*
err «
tbs Star.
were presented at Monday’* matinee
and night performance* to good-sized
crowds, who seemed to be well pleased
with the performances.
In addition to these two comedy at
tractions nr* many new vaudeville and
musical features of the better sort.
The work of tho 8tar chorus wait
good and received much well-deserved
applause.
The $tar management announce a
special Thankeglvlng day matinee,
when everything will be arranged to
With thl* big jo
hill the seating
BUILDING PERMITS.
C. M. Kngcn. to build two one-story
dwellings nt 186-188 E. Hunter.
1 -Areh Criblie. to Itulbl on,'-story
dwelling at 166 l-awton ttreet.
i!. S. .Sunder#, to repair store »l 106
rmndel two atory I members of the company. He took the
y ‘ part of the ambitious Jew with a por
trayal and a vein of liumor hardly to be
equalled. His part brought down the
house several times. James B. Carson,
a* Baron Von Esslg*. was second only
tj Sklnalskt, In tickling the audience
Into repeated laughter. One of tho
most pleasing bits of femininity seen
hero for some time In a musical com
edy was Miss Jennie Austin, who por
trayed Tease Vassal', the classmate ->f
Ikey’* daughter. She Is pretty, a fine
dancer and her rendition of "Bnthlng.
on* Of the *ong hits, was encored re
peatedly. Mis* Clara Austin, as Bqrtna
Sklnalskt. Ikey’s daughter, teas alt >
good. Miss AVesisIde, friend of tne
K<> Illaa r.ania P.t!.
I % di
capacity of thl* ’ popular vaudeville
house will no doubt be tested.
Till* bill will lie presented all thl*
week with usual niattnee*.
^ SHOOTSHEARTOUT
DURING FUNERAL
OF HIS SISTER
I ^f?iunhS ,, ?5r r 'Henlo* Amoc-UgIoh-II. K.
Ilutelitnir. chnlrmnu: J. 11. Nulfimti, m.m»-
gov.
Among ihn»o l» nttcmlaiHM* nt the ninetlntf
Tiit«0ftj wire 11. K. IlHtcblns. T. K.
llruoki. K. t\ ToiuHiifum. 11. 11. (Trawford*
SI. j. r, Wrenu. W. A. Moody, M. lilddlt,
J. H. B. Tlioiupnon, Uftiulitll Clifton. J. T.
Johntou. C\ B. WHJbnrn. J. V. Istomin. W.
1*. Itruo*. K. 11. HtevMmou. IV, 1>. liuki*. C.\
A. Cuwlm, It. A. Tnjrlor, II. I\ Engor. J. 1..
McCollum. C. W. Ilincluhnv. U. M. At*
l»rf«Ii(. J. A. I'ritlu. A. Popo. J. C. !fit«kelf.
BATTLE ON
A T TANGIER
REAL McCLURE BARGAINS
You know the reputation of this store for great values
So, when we say that the following are unusually attractive
bargains it means much.
These You’ll Find on First Floor
Men’* Garter*- silk webbing;
best stylo: very special at 10c
Ladas’ Hose Supporters in
most popular style and various
colors 39c
Hair Brushes, Nail Brushes and Jewelry Novelties—-Cuff I.inks.
Tooth Brushes; special values
nt 10o
Pearl Buttons—kinds usually
sold at 13 to 20 cents: Rt per
dor 10c
Brooches, Pins, etc., worth up
to 23c 10c
Buster Brown Belts in best col
orx: very special value at..10c
China, Crockery, etc.—Main Basement
Turkey Platters, good slue,
plain or decorated; best value
in town at 25c
Sauce Dishes of plain white
ware; very special nt, per set
of 0 10c
Punch Oups of clear glass in
plain shapes; very special,
each ,3o
Oups and Saucers of very thin
white china; ovidc shape: reg
ular 12 l-2c values, at . ...10c
Dinner Plates, Cups and Sau
cers, Soup Bowls, etc., of good
white ware; very special at.5c
Some Specials in the Basement Annex
Dust Pans of heavy tiu, painted
in imitation of oak 10c
Knives and Forks of good qual
ity silver plate; very special,
each 10c
Water Pitcher* of plain clear
glass; 3-quart air.e; $1.00 val
ue 50c
Wine Glasses of, extra thin
blown clear glass; special...5c
Corn Poppers with long ban-
Turkey Roasters of best sheet dies; very special value at.. 10c
iron; all sizes from $1.00 down
Fire’ ’ Set—including ' shovel!{ Ooai ToDgs of good steel, blaek
tongs and poker; with stand;! cnamc ied; 10 and 25o
complete $1,001
^Tamest
EASIEST to WORK
ANO CLEAN
IT HAS 100 USES
Fruit Press and vegetable
masher; Brighton patent; spe
cial at 25c
Curtain Rods of polished brass;
extension stylespecial at 10c
College Caues with Tech or Clemson Colors For the
Great Thanksgiving Game . 25c
Toys, etc.—Balcony and Second Floor
Doll Carriages of aluminum,
with parasol; miniature size:
only 10o
Magic Laneems with slides:
several styles and sizes; $L0O
down to 25c
Wooly Sheep fur the little ones,
mounted on wheeled plat
forms. . . .* 50c
Metallaphonei, really good mu
sical instruments; 10c to. .50c
“The Balky Mule," one of
most amusing toys ever invent
ed 60c
Doll Tables and Chairs, well
made and nicely painted.. 10c
Canary Bird Whiatlea—Usu
ally sold at 10c; our special
price is .. I. ;.6o
Dining Room Pictures—fruit
and game subjects; real $1.00
values 50c
Tambourines in pretty color
ings and designs; 5c, 10c
and 25c
McClure Ten-Cent Co.
j Seven Stores in Six Cities.
Tnugl<*r. Mon*-vo, Nov. 27.—FlffUtiut; he*
twpfii ii.ntlvfM null lrit*ft!u«*u brokn out to*
cfii.v (11 tb<* nuUklrfft of thin clfjr. Tbo sit*
* »lfn wnrtlilpM nrv
I If It «t)OUll| I***
IVftlllnt •'
Mm. N\ BUltop. u» ro-«*ovor ono*ttory
•ln-olHn* nt 315 Kd*o»‘oo<) nronue.
1 Mrs. T. M. _Mrtor.tt.lrt. In r*K-nv.r
xrctrj* frmuo Uwelllnc Wont fnln
PROPERTY^TRANSFERS.
» tv. r. (inrvln lo Mm. Nolllo G.
.' 1 lor on f’ortroM itvoiiui* n«r Huptia
i 1 1 arenu#. - Wnrrnuty Uoetl to ncoiir#
‘ : '>-MFi. Mattie W. l>oyI# to Mr*.
’ ' ■ Mniulrk. lot on l.ockl# ntreet n#ar
", ' nioiiij Ktrn*r. Wamintr 4t«l. .
i - hr. J. If. ij>wr to Mm. rnrrli* Oil*
* "’l on rinrko »rrw»t near ralllom. Bouii
‘ "-Soutb.cn Il.nl Kslttle surt
' ' to Vlrzll K. Maddox, lot on I’M' li-
;; ill'll Ansl.j Park. Warranty d»«l.
lohn A. t'ortiallr to Mrs. Maude
|H" '' ' ohb. lot on t'ob|i»r str»»t a*sr
, II »tr**r. warrant} il**d.
' “-Mrs. Clara D. Ilasklns to Mrs. Fan-
„ "“It llolUn.1. lot on IVdmcnt sr.nu.
rootb rttet. Warranty d««l. , „
J -0-tt. E. Harp.r to T. J. T».a.l**ll,
, ' ' .t fpltdt tr***F. Warranty dra.1.
—It. K. Ilnrprr to Mrs. Fanstr Tread
>*t on Capitol atreuu.. Warranty
• to Oiv
near Auburn ave
trs. Ste
xr Hill t,
1 detit. with pooer of salt-
SCHOOL IN THE TENTH
SECURED BY HANCOCK
VIVA
heiress, portrayed by Ml#* Oenle Po,
lard, and Mise Loul»e Carver, as "Wel-
n* Worst, the Worst Tet.” created .1
good. lropr*»*lon. MU* Carver wa*
rigged out In some of the queerest cos
tumes ever seen on the stage.
1 There was hardly s rnembr In Un-
company who did not play III* or her
part well. The group of chorus gJrH
was prettier than the.average run and
was dressed In stunning costume*.
They sang well and created a thor
oughly pleasing effect upon the au
dience. A- *-■
"Simple 8imon Simple.”
"Happiness Is a Dibit, cultivate It.’
*ay* Elbert Hubbard. And "a large
Special to The Geurfflan.
Cheater. S. <'.. Nov. 27.;
slater's funeral was In progress yes-
terday morning at the First Baptist
church, T. Butler Woods, a. prominent
business man of this city. Shot himself
through the heart In ht* home here,
killing himself Instantly. He left two
notes, one to Ills wife and the other to
John rt. Alexander, his former business
partner.
Mr. Woods had been I11 bad health
for the past five years nud lie gave this
as th# reason for liis deed. *
He procured a single barreled shot
gun which was abouf fhe house and
went out Into the'upper fitmt veranda;
Thors, seating hlipseUi heinAde * fooh
out of a piece of string, and. fastening
one end around the trigger of the gun
and the other, around Dfa foot, placed
the weapon ngalpst hla fool and fired,
killing himself• Instantly.
Mr. Woods was in good shape finan-
clally. ■ ■ ' -
Htnry E. Jordan.
The funeral 'services ot Henry E
Jordan, who died Sunday night,-were
ll.v luitl,hiding other competitors, llsii*
cork county secured tbc new agricultural
•ehiMd for the Tenth district.
At a meeting nf th* trustees In Augusta
Monday, with Governor Terrell _ peesem,
While ht*4 t>hla. were opci-.ed for the new* scbo.il,
liau.-o.-k bill ft,000 ensb and 275 n.-n-t ol
fcrtlh* land ucar.Mpnrrs. Part of the land
number of ih«t«r-goert*H over Die ^ on(lu(tc ^ t ;, e so'ithvlew church
country hove followed this >!>nb> Monday morittng. Rev. R. 'V. Itygcru
■grtlmt to sec "Simple Simon Simple. |officiated. ,lie fii*uivlved by hi* wife
that -' ■* ‘ ’
irawBtM
EO Wf r»*iii|g«^ *ai#et * ’* I i llv In HUI>|Vro DJ Uln «H
mist highly praised inusl<-ul ex- . im j right uhfidren. Tho, Ijitcrmjm v.o
igutiTv, ivMth comtA to the Grand In’the church ytfri
1*8 811* iU'Uf|n|iiii Ig, a HI» WI Hir m it'i
U bUtorlr jjronmi iroiw th^ fkirt tlrnl Itlrh
uni Mnlrnliu Jobimoii taught aHiool there
(or tiMuy yea m.
(Jnreraor Tarrell will l«vf \Vedne»lajr
morning for Griffin to attend the meeting
of the mint pen of the Sixth dl»trlr». Bibb.
Butt*, I'lke nnd Kpakting roiintlen i
mnke lildn for the eehool. Kiidnr r
th** governor will leave for MAvaunali.
where ha will meet the Flrit dfatrlct true-
tee* Satunlay. Competition In the Flrat
la expeetnl to bring oat the I*e»t bid*
made yet.
COUJ?TY BA tLlFFlS ’
. KLECTIOX 8.V.TUHDAY
4 - ■ , .>■ W *
The regular tb'OlW ‘ tfir the Iwllfff* of
Keltim etoinljr will l»e held Kgtivdny. The
election la held every two yenr% There nre
rlxtreu dlatrfeta In the 4iMtn(7 and two
cions an’ owing Minor rur *mc rimu-w.
It Is prohflblc Hut ninny of the mru
bolding the posillons will lie re-elected.
Gsoroian Off for Panama.
*|*vbil to The Georgian.
Covington. Ga.. No*. 27.—T. JI. illd-
dlebroaks. son of Colonel l.. L. Mlddie-
bronks, and wife left Sunday for I’an-
nnrn.’ All. llldrtlebrook* has accepted a
position ghcro as foreman of a con
crete gang. Mr. MlddlebrOok* wa*
fcddlri tn il:« Vuaiiisb-American war.
MARIETTA DISTRICT
APPOINTMENTS Of
METHODIST PASTORS
Special *0 The (leorRlaJl.
.VHIIsdge>’Ule, Ga.. Nov. 2,.—The ap
pointments for tl*r districts of La-
Grange and Mar/.ta are as follow*;
LsGr/.vg* District.
. J. B. Robins, presiding elder,
l-'lrst church. I. 8. Hopkln*.
Houth LaOrsnge, J. H. House.
Ht. John and Unity. O. U (.'haataln.
West Point, J. it. Tumlln.
West Point circuit. W. W. Gaines.
Mountvllle, B. B. Searcy.
Greenville and Trinity. John Spier.
Oakland Mission. B. F. Hanford.
Woodbury. W. R. McKay,
t’hlpley. L. W. Rivers.
Glenn, L. L Landrum.
Hogansvllle, 51. 8. WCIIains.
Franklin. R. W. Hodnett."
orantvlllrt and lAing Oak. A. It. .1.
Butt.
Moreland and Lutherville, A. A. Til
ley.
Newnan. J. W. Qullllun.
imvejoy Atemorial. W. 8. Gaines. |
Whltesburg Mission, W. D. Kennedy. |
Turn, B. A. Ware.
Palmetto, J. O. Brand.
Kalrbum, M. Llphain. -
Dowfien. J. 5f. Fowler.
- Roopvllle mission. W. W. BentPin.
Superintendent of l.nGrange Female;
t'ollege, H. M. Smith.
Marietta District.
T. J. I'liristlan, presiding elder.
Marietta, W. I. Pierce. I
t’obb circuit. J. R. Jones.
Powder Springs, Olln King.
Austell. J. L. AI good.
Woodsted. A. H. Miller.
Acworth. W. G. Crawley.
Holly Springs, fret well.
.Canton and Nelson. H. A. Kelleit.
Waleaca mission. F. C, Elliott.
Jasper. F. Williams.
Alpharetta, J. W. King.
Blue Ridge mission. C. L. Barr.
Morganton mission. T. C. Hughes.
Superlnttndert Young Harris and
Hlalravlfie mission. W. H. ('lark.
Ilnattelt. J• W. Stipe.
Liverpool, A. B. Heott.
Klijay. T. J. Branson.
Young Harris Culler*. J. A. Sharp.
R. Massn Thornton.
R. 5futon Thornton, the 12-year-old
son of T. P. Thornton, died Alonday
morning. The body was sent to Chat,
tanooga, Tenn., Tuesday morning for
burial.
Mrs. Willie Jackson Sewell,
The funeral services of Mrs. Willi*
Jackson Sewell, wife or Dr. C. B. Se
well. who died at the family residence,
(It West Hunter street, Sunday night,
were conducted Monday afternoon at
Dawson, Ga. Hhe Is survived by her
husband, several sisters, a brother and
her father, who resides In Dawson.
Mrs. Jertmiah Huff.
The funeral services of 5lrs. Jere
miah Huff, one of the oldest residents
of the county, who died XIonday morn.
Ing. were conducted Tuesday morning
at Howell Station. Mrs. Huff w^s born
In Clarke county, July 4. i*2j. she Is
survived by her husband, two daugh-
}!™‘ ™'»•«* B»rah and Cordelia Iluff.
two sons Montgomery Wells and ft.
< lay ton Huff, and nine grandchildren
end five greet.grandohlldren. The In
terment wee In Oakland cemetery.
Mre. Gertrude-Mae Britton.
Mrs, Gertrude .Mae Britton, aged U
years, died at her residence, 349 Coop
er street. Tuesday morning. She h
survived by her husband and her fa
ther. who will arrive Tuesday nlglu
and take charge cf the funeral ai-
tangemente. The Interment will be xt
Hunnyside, Ga.
J. A. Roberts.
J. A. Roberts, aged (3 years, died
.Monday night at hts residence, 1(5
West Fair street. The funeral service- .
will be conducted Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock, at the residence. The
pallbearers will mttt-at the undettak
ing establishment of Hllburn A- Hol
land Wednesday morning at
O’clock. The Interment t||| be in We-t
View cemetery.
GEORGIA RAILROAD
Low Passenger Rates to
ATLANTA, GA.t Account Clemson-Tech Football game Thanksgiving
Day. Tlcksta will be sold from Woodvllle, Union
Point and 'intermediate points for inornigg trains and
No. t November 29th, limited to date of sale.
MACON, GA.: Acco.nt Athens-Auburn Football Gams Thank.*ii in#
Day. Tickets on sale for Train No, It NoVembei 2ltb
and morning trains of. November 22th, limited to No
vember 30th, . ^ -
FOP. FULL INFORMATION CALL UPON ANY TICKET AGENT OF
THE GEORGIA RAILROAD.
R. E. MORGAN, General Agent.