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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11. 150fc 13 l i WASHINGTON STREET HOME I On Washington street, just Ibeyond city limits, a fine Ihome on beautiful lot for [gale cheap. , See LIEBMAN, Real Estate—Renting, 28 Peachtree St. I CHRISTMAS BARGAINS! ' ROCKERS! ROCKERS! |. int CENT reduction ON every 1 nifkVr III our house. . I MORRIS I’liAIItS, I „t I860 up. BEAUTIFUL DE- I p nA' ExronTg. I WilAimWANV DAVENFOItTS, M2. niASE LEATHER DAVENPOHTR, B9. I gj OAK SHAVING STANDS, >12,50. I ia mahogany music cabineth. 115. (11 mahogany music CARINET8, g>. AM) MANY l)T|IEIt BARGAINS. kobison-martin fur NITURE CO., 23 and 27 E. Hunter St. SOCIETY ••••••• Continued from Page Eight. ARE HELD LIABLE EBB TAX OF 1904 The supreme court declines to re- |op*h the case ot Greene and other | counties against the comptroller gen- I er.il, in the suit for injunction to pre- payment of accruing taxes on | iS.ouo shares of the Western Hallway nf Alabama held by the Central to | Richmond county. When the case was heard in Fulton I mperlor court last spring, the injunc- i denied, and the aupreme court I sustained this judgment. It will be remembered that two of the Justices, Cobb and Lumpkin, were disqualified, tiie attorneys appealed for a I full bench, Governor Terrell appointed [ Judges Littlejohn and Freeman to sit 1 In this one case. After adjournment of the term th* plaintiffs in error moved the court to I set aside and disregard their Judgment, I because the same waa participated in by only live justices—Chief Justice I Fish being 111. Plaintiffs also moved. 1 to vacate the judgment because, under rder calling for a full ‘bench the opiainn rendered by only five was Jr- rt-gular and Void. Holding that it I* not essential for six Justices to ,make a verdict valid, only i quorum being necessary, both motions were denied. Will Have to Pa/Tsx. Taxpayers of Worth county will have 1 to Pay the tax levy of f10 on the $1,000 I f'»r i?m under a decision rendered Frl | >bi> winning by the supreme court. <>n August 29, 1904, the county com- tni.sjdoners of Worth levied a tax of W <>n the 91,000 in order to build a court house and Jail. A contract was I made at once. October 21, 1904, the com mis a loners passed an order direct ing the tax collecter to suspend coi- Jecti m of all of the tax except If on I to** si.ooo. An effort was first made tojnake n I new levy for 1905, hut the court* I seated a permanent Injunction against this process. Then In March. 1906, die commissioners directed the tax col lector to collect the balance of $10 on I the 11,000 for 1904. v.us fought also. A petition for Injunction alleged that the commiff- | Sorters had no authority to collect in m ' ! the tax levied in 1904, and more over that It was exorbitant and un- nec^ury. q»h 0 fU p reme court, how- I PVCr . holds that the collection of the la * for 1904 is proper and legal. Liability of Conductor. ‘U'hh respect to the care of pas- I eengern on a railroad train and the ,lf ‘t'Hking contracts for passage "‘‘wee n points'onIds'run, with persons ", ate iiermltted to board trains j hout tickets, the conductor of the ** !n is the alter ego of the carrier." Su °h is the ruling of the supreme ™ l ' rt in the case of Williamson vs. the e ntra! railway. On trial of the case °hy court of Rome, the railroad TO MISS HAWKINS. Miss Nannie Nlcolson will entertain at an egg-nog Christmas morning In honor of Miss Louise Hawkins. MRS. STEWART’S BRIDGE. Mrs. Frank Stewart entertained at the second of a series of bridge parties Friday afternoon at her apartments, 4n the Marlborough. The decorations were American beauty roses and palms, Aft er the game a salad course was served. The first prize was a sliver Jewel box and the consolation was a pair of silk hose. Mrs. Stewart wore a house gown of blue silk, trimmed with lace. RECITAL AT THE WASHINGTON SEMINARY. Friday night the students of Wash ington Seminary will give a recital In music and dramatic expression at 8 "►clock. All friends of the seminary and pa rents of the students are chrdlally in vited to be present. ANNOUNCEMENT. The Atlanta Chapter D. A. R. will meet Saturday, December 15, at 3 p. m. at the residence of Mrs. H. M. Patty. 16 East Linden street. This Is the last meeting of the year and a large attendance is desired. MRS. S. W. FOSTER, Corresponding Secretary. ATLANTA WHIST CLUB. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Coles will act as host and hostess Friday evening at the Atlanta Whist Club and they extend a cordial Invitation to the whist players of the city to be present. The game commences at 8 o’clock at the club rooms In the Grand. MR8. BEA3LEY*ENTERTAIN8. Thursday Mrs. J. Myrick Beasley en tertained the O. M. Club, of West End, at her attractive new home, which was effectively decorated with cut flowers and potted plants. A dclightfut luncheon followed the game. The prizes, consisting of pieces of hand-painted china, were won by Mrs. J. J. Simpson. Mrs. Howard Arnold and Mrs. W. E. Foster. Mrs. Beasley's guests Included airs. Troy. Miss Mills, Mrs. W. E. Foster/ Miss Sharpe, Mrs. Howard Arnold, Miss Edith Cofield. the Misses Brandon, Misses Lillian nnd Mildred Harris, Mrs. William McClelland, Mrs. Lucian Har ris, Mrs. Frank Baker, Mrs. John Mathews, Mrs: Simpson, Misses Mary and Caroline Howell, Miss Margaret Berry, Mrs. Arthur Howell, Miss Gray, of Savannah. Mrs. W. E. Foster will entertain the O. M. Club at Its next meeting on the Thursday after Christmas. COTILLION CLuITtO ENTERTAIN. The members of the Cotillion Club have decided to give but one dance during the winter, and that one to take place some time In January, the exact date not yet having been definitely de termined upon. The officers of the Cotillion Club are: Mr. John D. Little, president; Mr. Thomas B. Paine, vice president, and Mr. Ulrlc Atkinson, secretary and treasurer. The new board of managers includes Messrs. J. Carroll Payne, R. F. Nash, Edward H. Inman, A. J. Ryan and Stewart Boyd. BALL AND DANCe" AT-CAPITAL CITY CLUB, The annual ball of the Capital City, Club Will be given on the evening of Monday, December 31, at 9 o’clock. The committees appointed on dec orations, supper and music Insure a most successful and brilliant function, In keeping with similar entertainments given in the past by the members of this notable social organisation. On the evening of Saturday, Etecem- ber 22, the next dinner dance of the Capital City Club will take place. DANCINGPARTY. Mr. and Mrs.- Bartow Blount and Miss Blount have issued invitations to a dancing party for next Thursday evening in honor of Miss Baird, of At lanta, and of Miss Greer, of Pennsyl vania. A DANCE In’P1CKEN8. Special to The Georgian. Pickens, S. C., Dec. 14.—At the beau tiful suburban home of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hagood a very enjoyable dance was given IiTlionor of Miss Ruby Hill, of Washington, Ga., and Miss Rosa Smith, of Wayside, Ga. The evening was very pleasantly spent by ail those who attended. Those present were: Miss Ruby Hill, of Washington, Ga.; Miss Rosa Smith, Wayside, Ga.; Miss Elizabeth Wyche, of Georgia; Miss Jones, of Easley; Misses Helen Boggs, .Lucia Folger, of Pickens. Chaperons: Mr. and Mrs. Ivy M. Mauldin, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Magood. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Richey. Mr. nnd Mrs. C. H. Alexander, Mrs. Earle Russell. The gentlemen present were: Mr. Wilson, Mr. Maze, of Easley; Ernest Folger, J. P. Carey, Jr., Bruce Boggs, Wayne Mauldin. 8ARAH MMNTOSH CHAPTER. The regular meeting oC the Sarah McIntosh chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution, will be held Sat urday, December 16, at 3 p. m., in the parlors of the Aragon hotel. MRS. OSCAR RAGLAND, Corresponding Secretary. THE PIEDMONT CONTINENTAL CHAPTER. The regular monthly meeting of the Piedmont Continental chapter, Daugh ters of the American Revolution, will be held at the Piedmont hotel Saturday afternoon. December 15, at 3 o’clock. The officer* for the next year will be elected, so a full attendance Is de sired. MISS HATTIE SMITH, Corresponding Secretary. PERSONAL MENTION Hie 4uni urreit an ,j wa , stained. The eu- f ' rc " 1 " court reveres* that court be- | G’-u.e nsufficient ground for the ac- “et forth. Mary C. Williamson got on a _*jitra! train at .Morrison station, five is noth of Rome, and paid her lare th.™ 1 ", she Gad an agreement, with nff ' on ' luclo r,. It appears, to put her .Rome and Decatur crossing, hilt c ,beyond Rome, and where her ,r.,!l an ' 1 was to meet her. Instead, the Ml ? as st °pepd a quarter of a mile the crossing and Mrs. William- ba». r two small children and some I kn. t '"* off In the darkness. Not the locality the woman wan-, mTL, r t "'° hours In the woods, and n . ,’hly rescued by some parties hear- her baby crying I rotwi!; 0 !^ nB to 'he supreme court the ! rT. or gulRy of a breach of ’■ and It was error to throw the 1 ' <d eourym demurrer. Miss Letlfla Johnson has returned from Jacksonville, Fla. Miss Annlo Van Winkle, of Paterson. N. J.. Is the guest of Mrs. Edward Van Winkle. Dr. W. S. Goldsmith, who Is In Bal timore attending tho Southern Surgi cal Association, wilt visit New York before returning. He Is expected home Monday afternoon. Miss Anita Penn, who Is the guest of Miss M. A. Phelan, leaves Friday for her home, In North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Bryan and young son, of Clemson, will spend the holidays with General and Mrs. W. A. Wright. Mr. J. A. Dodson Is very III at hie home, on Juniper street. Mr. and Mre. R. L. West hnd family have moved Into the city from Decatur and have taken apartments at the Men denhall, on Peachtree street. Miss Alice Hodnctt has returned to her home at Haralson, after visiting relatives In Atlanta. Miss Louise Ralls and Mrs. Mary B, Cox. of Gadsden, Ala., are the guests of Atlanta friends. Mrs. James W. English, Jr.. Is spend- Ing several weeks at Aiken, 8. C., with her mother, Mrs, George Gunton. Miss Antoinette Blount has returned from a visit to Nashville, where she ■vas. the recipient of mgny social cour tesies. the N«*t Week—Usual Matinees ” ly, Shipman & Co., Present -ANNA DAY ! When knighthood WAS IN FLOWER Miss Joseph, of Columbus, ts visiting Mrs. Harry English. . Mrs. Robert Hemphill and Miss Cora Hemphill returned Friday from a visit to New York. Mrs Oscar Harold, ot Columbus, end Mrs J. O. Tlgnall, of Greenville, are the guests of Mrs. C. If. Johnson on Piedmont avenue. Mrs W. A. Oliner and young son, J. Decatur, have gone 4o Florida 11 spend the winter. Mr. J. S. Russell Is In Jacksonville. Fla., cn a short business trip. ’ Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Willingham leave tonight for South Carolina, their old home, to spend tho Christmas hol idays. They Will then go to Cuba for the' winter. Miss Ruth Freeman has returned to Cave Spring after spending several months In Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. James L Key have returned from a short visit to rela tives at Xorcross. Mr. and Mrs. Ed McElroy, of Nor- cross, will move to Atlanta January J to reside permanently. Mrs J A. Perry Is the guest of Mrs. J. B. Burch, at Montgomery. Miss Carolyn Jolly Is visiting Miss Shepple Fuller, at Montgomery. Mr. Joseph D. Taylor has returned to Savannah, after a brief vtslt to At lanta. Mrs Frank Calloway will spend the Christmas holidays with her sister, Mrs. Stanford Moses, In Savannah. Miss Sallle Eugenis Brown will re turn to Atlanta on the l#th Inst., after a visit of severul months to Philadel phia, Bar Harbor and other points of Interest. Miss Katharine Glover, who has made her home In New York for the past year, where she met with great success In her literary work, Is In the city, the guest of her mother. Miss Martha Whitman will return Monday from Chattanooga. Miss Katharine Martin, nf Chatta nooga, It the guest of Mrs. Andrew Calhoun. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Woodslds re turned Thursday night from New York. Mr. Slg Leers has returned from Now York city. Dr. R. B. Ridley left Thuredsy for Florida. Miss Nan Payne will be on# of thc rharmlng visitor# In the city during the holidays. She arrives Christmas week to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. Carroll Payne. EAT UNCLE SAMBREAD Get It of Your Grocer. IMPETUS IS GIVEN AT Special to The Georgian. Offerman, Ga.. Dec. If.—Wednesday and Thursday were great days for Ot- ferman. While there were not so many people here, as was expected, most of them who came Invested here, and sev eral new enterprise# were set on foot, among which were a bank and a plan ing mill. Nearly all the stock for a big planing mill was subscribed for and the enterprise Is practically assured. W. F. Gunby, the saw mill man. Is a leading spirit In it, and It Is likely that the machinery will be placed and the mill put In operation within the next sixty days. Subscriptions for a bank were also started, and the Indications are that the stock will be all taken within a week. J. T, Goodwin, a prominent cftlxen of the county, purchased a nice home Thursday and will move his family here January f. He bought the home of Mr. Will Foster, and the latter will begin the erection ot another home at once. The Waycroes brass band was one of the pleasant features of the two isles days. It being the nrst time the Way- cross boys have appeared before the public. W. T. GUI and aeaoclMes have pur chased the large store formerly used for a commissary, and It Is said that they will eetabllah a farmers' supply business, together with a cotton j nery and warehouse. The atone building being erected by Henry Tyre Is rapidly going up, and within another week the stone work will be practically finished. Aberdeen park la being set out In rosea, hedge stock and vines. EAT UNCLE SAM BREAD Get It of Your Grocer. FEATURES AT THE KIMBALL We begin the New Year with a new Policy—strictly Eu ropean. This is in accordance with the demands of the travel ing public. RICES in Palm den and new Cafe will be the most reason- able current at any high class cafe between New York and New Orleans. Rates on Rooms Are as Follows: 43 Rooms without bath, at - - - - $1.00 86 Rooms without bath, at - - - - $1.50 62 Rooms without bath, at - - - - $2.00 20 Rooms without bath, at i - - $2.50 56 Rooms with bath, at $2.50 69 Rooms with bath, at $3.00 29 Rooms with bath, at $3.50 One Hundred additional Bath Rooms now being added in order to accommodate the constantly increasing demand. Our magnificent Chinese Cafe, when completed, will be one of the most delightful spots in Atlanta, and the only Cafe of its kind in the South. HE Christmas Tree and Food Display at the New Kimball Palm Garden promises to be the most unique and enjoyable event of the holi day season. WILL V. ZIMMER, Resident Proprietor. *.iK