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^i 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- 00000000000000000000000000 o 0 O LUM WOO GIVE8 0 O GOVERNOR PRESENTS. O O 0 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 0 0 000000000000000000O0000000 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.