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TiUj; ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
CKambgrlin-Johnson-DuBose Company.
Qiamberlih-Jolinson-DuBos? Company.
an. 1 st Housecleanin
With a Decided Slump in Silk,
Wool and Cotton
Chiffon Velvets in the different shades—bines, browns,
Plaid, all wool, Dress Goods, in both medium and large
peens, reds—in fact, all the good colors.
checks. Beautiful bright plaids.
1.50 Quality 1.00 Yard.
04c Quality 69c.
Serges, Panamas and Cheviots; in plain colors. Also
plaid Panamas and Serges.
50c Quality 39c.
17c, 15c and 12Jc
Fancy Taffetas, Messalines, Louisines in the warp prints,
Persians and Pompadour. These represent creme de la
creme of the fancy silk. Silks that were 2.00,2.50 and 2.75
Flannelettes
At 1.39.
Flannelettes in wrapper, kimono, dressing sacque and
bath robe patterns,
Remnants
25c cotton checked Panamas in small, neat effects for
little folks’ frocks , -
10c, 12 l-2c Outings,
Remnants
Remnants of silk in Taffetas, Peau de Soie, Louisines,
Messalines, plaids, stripes and plain weaves
Remnants of Dress Goods, blacks and colors, plains and
fancies, and it has made no difference how staple a weave
may be, they’ve all shared the same fate—
At Half Price.
One-Half Price.
Remnants of Outings, running in lengths from 0 to 7
yards, and the bulk of these are in light color’s.
l(Tl-2c and 12 l-2c Qualities
75c goods 37 l-2c 1.50 goods 75c
85c goods 42 l-2c 1.75 goods 87 l-2c
1.00 goods 50c 2.00 goods 1.00
1.25 goods 62 l-2c 3.00 goods 1.50
At 6!c.
Chamberlin-Johnssn-DuBose Company
ENCOURAGED RESCUERS
WITH CHEERING WORDS
WHILESLOWLYROASTING
* f " The* Georgian.
riott,., x. c„ I***. 31,—CrauliIng Int«> a
" f i-n.letl freight ear* a* It rounded
” :i t Kenehlnntl, a flag atatlon, nine*
east Of Monroe, Saturday night,
train No. 32, on the Heabocird.
* from Atlanta to Richmond. wan
lly wrecked ouil Engineer E. H. Max*
ra * killed. Maxwell'* home wna at
no* running fifty mllea an hour
Cagineer Maxwell alght.nl the freight
'Vltti greatest concern f«»r the pa*
* n h*i%e live* were in UU eare. he
.>uit*rgt>ney brakes lu an effort
ibt* impending eraab. The speed
• ‘•'*•1 t.i ten mile* nn hoar when
V * n «*d the Jlremxtn jumped
•.Jflag hart.
new •** 7.,*
•» in an upright position
. y™ ill tie- drehox. the brave
,T l # f ** r Iw'f. fiiDr couseio***- talk*
lit lit* resttiers, hi* teit
word* lietng a meaaage to hla wife and child
at Raleigh.
No one else wna hurt.
FOOTPADS THREATEN
TO CUT OFF A FINGER
TO GET VICTIM’S RING
GOV. GLENN 8PEAKS
AT Y. M. C. A. BANQUET
Sporlal !o The? Georgian.
Asheville. N. C„ Dec. 31.—Governor
Glenn, of North Carotin*, »a* the
guest of honor ami the principal speak
er at a banquet Saturday night at the
Battery Putt hotel. at '"I
auguruted a campaign to ralae *-».»»»
with Which to put the local Young
Men'a ChrUtlan Association on a good
financial basle. About Maty of A.he-
vllle’a buslnes* men, and Y. M. t-. a-
worker, were prewnt. 1’renl.lept J.
Martin. «f the local a.eoclailon, acted
a, chairman and Introduced the »pe*St-
era.
Daring Hold-Up of J.
T. Doonan by Two
Negroes.
While returning to hla home at 244
Washington street Sunday night
about 9 o'clock, and when almost at
hla front gate, J. T. Doonan, a well-
known young business man, was sud
denly set upon by two daring negro
highwaymen, who beat and robbed
him and then threatened to take his
life.
After Doonan hx<| been felled to the
pavement, one of the footpads noticed
a handsome ring on hla finger. Pull
ing from his pocket a dangerous look
ing knife, he exclaimed to his pal:
"Here, look out, let me cut off that
finger and get the ring.”
Fearing the footpad meant what he
said and that his finger was about to
be summarily amputated, young Doo
nan quickly cried out:
•'Don't cut off my finger. That's not
necessary'. I'll give you the ring.”
And he promptly slipped the ring
from hla finger and handed ft to the
highwayman, who had made the threat
and who leaned close o\’er him with
the glistening knife blade In his hand
ready for the threatened operation.
Fortunately for Doonan he had only
10 cents In money In his pockets. This
sum, together with his card case, was
confiscated by the criminals. After
rifling Ilfs pockets, the footpads threat
ened to cut their victim’s throat and
also to shoot him. They finally alldw-
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O LUM WOO GIVE8 0
O GOVERNOR PRESENTS. O
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0 Not forgetting how Governor O
O Terrell suved him from the O
O clutches of New Orleans high- 0
0 binders, where his life wouldn't 0
0 have been worth a plugged nickel, O
O Lum Woo, the Mitchell street col- 0
0 lar and shirt artist, remembered 0
0 the chief executive in a fitting O
O manner on Christmas. As a result O
0 of Lum'a good memory. Governor O
O Terrell now’ has some new’ Chinese 0
0 napkins, a Chinese table cloth and O
O some genuine Chinese tea to hand 0
O out to his friends when they call O
0 at the executive mansion. Lum 0
. 0 sent 'em. 0
0 It will be recalled when a gang O
O of highbinders down In New Or- 0
O leans wanted to get Lum In that O
0 city on a trumped-up charge so, 0
0 as Lum said, he could be handed 0
0 a lemon In the shape of a knife 0
0 between his ribs. Governor Ter- 0
0 rell refused to turn the chink over 0
O to the officers that came for him. 0
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ed him to arise, however, without
further harming him. The highway
men then fled and escaped.
The hold-up occurred In front of 212
PRIEST CHEERS DYING FOLK
AT SCENE OF BIG WRECK
Washington, Pec. 31.—Msny deeds of he*
nduni into performed at tin* scene of the
Uultlmorc nmi Ohio wreck ns tin* Injured
lay moaning from pain. Rev. Esther A.
M. Mark, of HI. Anthony ebturb, hurried
to the place, mid was In time to adnituls*
ter the last rites to tunny of his friends.
Ife worked heroically, and Ills words of
comfort cheered tintuy poor souls. •
The workers labored under great diffi
culties, for uuttiy of the Injured were
wedged hoiienth the wreckage, and nuin*
oer* of them died before they could ho
rescued. The groans of the dying were
heartrending.
Christman for Poor Children.
Now that the Christmas rush is
over. Major John Berrfman Is ready
to give nearly three hundred children
Washington street. Just beyond the
corner of Clarke street, and within a
few steps of Doonan'* home. He says
he had noticed the negroes following „
him for about thro blocks, but os he ^ their Christmas tree and on Tuesd
neared his home thought to himself afternoon an entertainment
that they meant him no violence. held for the children In the Army h ill.
Just after he had passed Clarke *** ‘ “
on*: of the negrtrea
street, how
slipped up behind him, and, throwing
his arms about his neck, hurled him to
the pavement. Doonan struggled, but
the tw'o powerful negroes were too
much for him and he was quickly
overcome.
Police Call Officers Hulsey and Dor
set! investigated the hold-up^ but ob
tained no trace of the footpads,
*Xt the close of the same the children
will pass out and Santa Claus will give
to the holder of a little white tick* t.
dolls and toys, boxes of candy, bags
of nuts and cake. Over 100 pairs of
shoes and stockings will also he giv* n
to the smaller children. Major Herri-
man will be glad to receive toys, candy
and shoes and stockings for the tree.
Send same to the Salvation Army hall,
172 Marietta street.
