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4 twUtt LXXV1 Federal Union Established in 18*9 Sonthern Recorder “ “ i8ig | Consolidated 187s. MILLEDQEV1LLE, QA., MARCH 6.1906. Number 37 ORGIt MILITARY COLLEGE. uoin of News From Coach Jordan And His Athletes. c h Jordan has finished another of hard work with his base ball Since Mr. Jordan’s arrival the he r lias been very propitious, there freely a day during tire two r l,en the team was prevented practice on aaoount of rain or ex- s co id. The coach has made the ble use of these open, pleasant, iny days to get his men in pennant inK form. The second week closed a game between the college and city last Friday afternoon. The l,ad to play a pick«d-up team, out any previous practice; and, in nence. was at a disadvantage in , a p against Jordan’s bunch, who been put through daily work-out two weeks. Under these circum- , the college is not crowing over ictory. The made-up team really credit for the showing made, game will doubtiless be repeated when Coach Jordan and l)is coi ns will be made to do some tall ing to win out. . Jordan grows in favor with evety- \ His work as coach is of the A 1 ty. He is thoroughly conscientious $ giving more than valne received active, intelligent and untiring lie is doing for 'the college. Mr. isi* no sense a “slow coach. ” all like him, and under Jus i are diligent and apt students of Mr. Jordan is not content simply directing; he does not stop telling how a ball is to be bunted, particular play made. He shows en how to do by doing the thing trying to teach them to do. His ing is by actual demonstration of point In one word, Mr. Jordan. 11 real teachers, is a leader. He )t call on his men for any work ‘lias not first done himself. It ■ys, fellow me,” from the moment cam goes on the field until the run twice around the field winds ery day’s woeh. That is the kind ii the oollege has secured. Otto it, and tlie college is mighty prood mumps is still on the rampage in liege. The nasty “catching” dis- as knocked out three of Jordan’s en: and there is no telling how will lay the coach himself by eels. He is living every day in dread. Second Baseman Hawes, Baseman Rosa, and Left Fielder inson are "laid by” for an indefin- od. These young athletes are their enforced “rest” pliilo- lly, maybe; bat it is safe to say of them is wishing Mr. Mumps his pestiferous belongings had ed in the depths of the ocean— with the unfortunate McGinty. asking, in a tone bordering on ’> “How long, oh, Lord, how Listerine, the preventive whose were heralded by physicians of epute, has proved a delusion and And, what is more, nothing sten the progress of the disease, ould seize all of its victims with ell swoop, put every susceptible t in bed at one and the same get through with the invasion ecamp, the inconvenience, the an ce and the pain would be endur able. But. the monster pursues no such tasties. His Satanic malevolence lies chiefly iD the fact that he advances to the attack by the slo^ process of the regular seige, rather than the quicker method of the frontal assault. The only relief in sight is the number men yet subject to attack. In evei battle ever fought somebody escaped without scratch from ballet or shell; but iu this seige which General Mumps has laid to the barracks, it seems no cadet to go unscathed. But the end must oome some time. When it does come Capt. Spence is going to order his men to beat the drama, blow the bugles, and Are the cannon. If Mayor Home should hear unwarranted sounds issuing from the barracks some fine day, he need not order out “the reserves;” it will only mean the school is celebrating the raising of the “mump siege.” President Reynolds has contracted with Miss Laura Melirtens, the great Ger man-American artiste, to give a piano recital for the benefit of the athletic as sociation, in the opera house, on-Friday night, April 6. Mrs. Melirtens is ac knowledged by the highest authorities in Europe and America to be the second greatest woman pianist in the world. She carries the endorsement of Carl Reinecke, the great teacher at Leipsic, Germany, whose name alone is a world wide guarantee of incomparable merit. Mrs. Melirtens has played to great au diences iu Europe and America, and every where her work has been pro nounced superb. She is m Southern PIANTAGENET COMMANDER! Stands Fourth Auuual Inspection by Rt. Eminent Sir W. S. Rockwell. Rt *^At the 'or the fourth time Plantagfenet Oom- mandery No. 12, stationed in this city, has been inspected by a grand officer. The inspection occurred in the Asylum of the order last Tuesday evening, Rt. Eminent Sir W. 8. Rockwell, Grand Recorder, being the^ inspecting offleep^ Under established law of the flmuid Oommandery of Georgia, the Grand Commander is required to inspect, eith er in person, or by deputy, every subor dinate commandery within the jurisdic tion every year. Rt. Eminent Sir Robert B. Barron, who holds tlie oflioe of grand command er in Georgia for the present templar year, being debarred by ill health from holding these inspections in person, lias been forced to commit the work to others of tl*e grand officers. Though not able himself to inspect Plantagenet, the grand commander honored the occa sion with his presence. He is particu larly partial to this commandery and feels the keenest interest in its prosperi ty. This is bat nataral. Dr. Barron was born and reared in Jones county, one of Baldwin’s closest neighbors. Morover, his own membership is in St. Omer Oommandery, stationed at Ma con, which city has been the home of his mature manhood. St. Omer is Plan- womtuh beiiig bora in Savinna~h, Ga“ I trgene *’ fi *°ster-mother, representatives which city is her home. Wherever she from that lon * ^bli*ed commandery has appeared throughout the South, the ! haviB * ^ ciated _ at <^_»atttata€^fioar people have been raised to the highest) ^ ear ® pitch of enthusiasm. FIRST PRAISE SERVICE. ' Presbyterian church next Sun day night a praise service will be held that is of interest because it is the first service of the kind held in the new sanctuary. Some very choice music will be ren dered, and some of the most popular re ligions songs will be sung. It is also ex pected that several instruments, will be used in the service besides the flnq new organ. * The pastor will give a brief sermon on an interesting theme^f' NEWS OF 10CAL INTEREST. Paragraph That Tell of Whit it Going on in the City. ments of snch an occasion. The grand officers, including Grand Treasurer Wier, of Macon, who accompanied Grand Recorder Barron, were received by Eminent Oommander Bell with the honors befitting their exalted stations. Immediately thereafter the commandery j Hugh M. Lamar. was formed according to templar tac- : Dr. Richard Lamar has returned tics and the work of inspection was on. , {rom Baltimore, where he has been A large number of the sir knights were ; taking a special medical course at The cold weather of last Week gave early gardens a back Bet. ^Mr. Ben Gause has purchased a large plantation in Washington county.^/ At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Vaughan & Hines held in Maoon last Wednesday. Mr. A. H. Heyward was elected Trustee. Mr. Harry A. Jones, District Manager of the Canned Meat Department of Ar mour Packing Co., spent Wednesday iu the city as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. present for inspection, and right bravely did they stand the ordeal. Following the inspection, Eminent Oommander Bell conferred upon Com panion Roy Alford, a royal arch mason, the Illustrious Order of the Red Cross, after the beautiful and impressive ritual of the order. When all was finished, the inspector complimented the com mandery upon the inspection and the work. This was most gratifying tq Jobs Hopkin, and resumed his duties as a member of the medical staff at the State Sanitarium. Hon. J. R. VanBareu, of Griswold- ville, spent yesterday in the city. He holds the position of fertilizer inspec tor in the State Agricultural Depart ment He lias many friends in this city who are always glad to see him. Mr. John A. Chandler came home Oommander BeU, who had labored utf- from Dublin, and spent Sunday in East Here is what two State papers have said of her brilliant performances: “One of the largest and certainly one of the most critical audiences that have attended a concert in this city gathered last night iu complement to one of Sav annah's artists, Laura Melirtens. From her reputation, achieved abroad as a pianist of the highest abilities, the au dience naturally expected a great deal and iu this it was not disappointed, for the general comment was one only of praise and wonder at the remarkable touch, the charming effects produced by her phrasing and the perfect accuracy with which she carried out the lengthy programme without notes, the entire score in each case, including that of the orchestra, being thoroughly memoriz ed.”—Savannah Morning News. Laura Melirtens is a born artist, and plays with that soul which only a musi cian can. Her technique is faultless, her touch and interpretation beyond descrip tion.”—Jacksonville Times-Union, Feb. 12, 1905. The next game scheduled is with the Mercer Varsity team next Saturday afternoon. When Mercer asked for this game, the G. M. C. manager at once took steps to have the game on a later date, and on Friday. In Milledge- ville, as is well known, Saturday is giveu exclusively to business, and hence Grand Commander Barron knows personally almost every Knight in Plantagenet, and to many of them he is bound^»y the ties of a life-long friend ship. It was with such motives that he singled Plantagenet out from the com mands ries in the jurisdiction for the only official visit his health will permit him to make during his term of office. This unique distinction is flattering to Plantagenet’s pride, and every one of her Sir Knights is suitably grateful for the honor that has been conferred. All the Sir Knights vied with their Eminent Commander, Sir E. E. Bell, in extend ing every courtesy to the Grand Com mander, and in making his visit to the Commandery one of unalloyed pleasure. He sincrely appreciated titese courtesies, and in responding to a toast at a ban quet which followed the inspection, he expressed in the strongest terms his ap preciation of the Knightly attentions shown him, and declared his love for Plantagenet and his feelings of warm personal friendship for its members. It lias fallen to Grand Recorder Rock well to make every inspection of this commandery save one. This is emi nently fitting in view of the fact that Major Rockwell sustains a peculiar re lation to the commandery. If St. Omer is Plantagenet’s foster-mother, Sir it is next to impossible to secure a crowd Knight Rockwell is its god-father. He to witness a base ball game on that day did more than any other Templar to- of the week. Besides, the college team j wards establishing the commandery in is considerably broken up—several of the first instance, and he has followed the best players being out on account of its varying fortunes with unfaltering sickness. E or these reaeons it was very desirable to postpone tlie game until a more opportune time, and this proposi tion was urged in the correspondence between tlie managers of the two clubs. But Mercer, it seems, can come on next Saturday, and on no other date. And so, rather tiian miss the game, the local management determined to yield and play on that day. OMBS COMBS Are you interested in the new patterns of Stylish Back and Side Combs? We have a n ice selection of these goods, and can suit you in style, quality and price. Come and see them, and other new goods that we have and to arrive. IXON WILLIAMS care and tender solicitude. These an nual visits he makes only serve to deep en the affection he feels for this child of his templar love. His coming is ever hailed with pleasure by every Knight of Plantagenet. He is an indulgent critic, and while in no sense does he fail in his official duty as inspector, his generous words, whether spoken inside the Asy lum, or uttered at the friendly banquet ing board, are always surcharged with the sympathy that encourages, and with the hope that inspires. The inspection and review, last Tues day night, more than met the require- Notwithstanding the crippled condi tion of his team, Coach Jordan is going to give theso varsity fellows a game fight. The G. M. C. has fought many unequal battles in the years gone by. Indeed, the two schools are not in the same class. To lose a game to the var sity team, therefore, reflects no more discredit upon a prep team than falls to Mercer when the varsity loses to the Boston Americans or any other of the big Eastern leagues, as has happened a few times in the recent past. All the same, the G. M. C. has long cherished the ambition to beai Mercer on the diamond, and Mr. Jordan may be de pended on to win this game if hard playing can do it. To give Mercer’s “Yellow Kid” a sound drubbing would be almost as good as to win the pen nant. Milledgeville rooters, get your harps in tone. remittingly to get his commandery in shape for inspection. His labors were well rewarded, and he has reason to feel proud over the showing made. From the asylum the commandery with their distinguished guests, ad journed to the Milledgeville hotel, where a snuptuous banquet, prepared with all the taste and elegance for which Mrs. Jackson has become famous, was in waiting. After their arduous labors the sir knights were ready for the feast, and they, each and severally, attacked tlie delicions viands with all the ardor with which Godfrey de Bouviilon anfl his Mailed Champions of the cross as saulted the walls of Jerusalem. And they were more immediately and more completely successful than those doughty knights. The slaughter (aU on one side) was terrible to behold. To drop all figure, the feast went on right merrily, and roast tnrkey, together with other edibles too numerous to men tion, disappeared like things good to eat are ever known to vanish before a company of hungry knights. No jnster compliment can be payed Mrs. Jack- son’s skill as an artistic caterer than the appearance of the tables when those knights drew back their chairs and lighted fragrant Havanas. This was the signal for the “feast of reason and the flow of soul,” without which the best banquet in the world, so far as things eatable go, is a flat failure. Iu words strikingly appropriate, Em inent Commander Bell,who now became the “Governor of the Feast,” annonneed the different toasts. The responses were felicitous—that of Sir Knight Pot tle, eloquent; that of Right Fminei Sir W. S. Rockwell, like “apples of gold in pictures of silver.” All breathed the spirit of devotion to the principles of the noble order of Christian knight hood. At a late hour the eminent command er dismissed the assembly and the Sir Knights sought their separate abodes, every one carrying pleasant recollec tions of a most happy renewal of comradeship. Iu sketching this recent conclave of Knights of the Temple, the writer lias purposely reserved for the last the ele gant dinner given by Eminent Com mander E. E. Bell, iu honor of the dis tinguished visitors. The dinner only served to enhance the reputation of Mr. and Mrs. Bell as entertainers. It was elegant in all of its appointments and was served with faultless taste. Every guest present greatly enjoyed the ele gant repast, and left the hospitable board with a sense of obligation to the host and hostess for an hour of un alloyed pleasure. The only disappoint ment felt by hosts and guests was occa sioned by the failure of Grand Com mander Barron and Grand Treasurer Wier to reach the city in time to share this grapmuB hospitality with their fratem^rhose present at the dinner were: Right Eminent Sir Wm. S. Rockwell, grand recorder of the grand com mandery of Georgia; G. D. Case, J. F. Bell, J. E. Pottle, John Conn, W. E. Reynolds, H. Goodman, T. M. Hall, E. E. Bell. Baldwin, visiting his mother, Mrs. J. B. Chandler. He will return to this county to make home at an early date. We re gret to learn that he is in ill health, tj Ezell Lawrence, a negro wanted in Newton county, on a warreut charging him with decoying off hands, was ar rested in this city last Wednesday by Policeman Lawrence. Sheriff S. M. Hay came after him and carried him to Putnam county. Mr. Charles Roberts says lie has played his last game of base ball. He was forced to this conclnsien last Fri day afternoon. He was pitching for the city team, when Coach Jordan knocked a hot liner, which he stopped with his righth hand. The result was that two of his fingers were broken. JT Rev. Frank Hudson, of lITiftiointon, preached at the Methodist chnrcli in this city, Sunday morning and evening. Both sermons were deeply interesting, and were enjoyed by those who heard them. Mr. Hndson is a true and consecrated man, and a forceful preach er. He is doing a good work, and bless ing the world. Ools. C. T. Crawford and Jere M. Moore will go to Madison to-morrow to argue a motion for a new trial in the case of the State vs. Mims Devereaux. Devereaux was convicted at the last term of superior Coart for the murder of Jack Rnshins, and sentenced to be hang on the 23rd of February. The execution was stayed on account of the motion fo; the new trial. ThiB case will be carrie to the supreme court. ^ '"‘Rev. Joel T. Daves will return today 1 from Nashville, where he has been at tending the Students Volunteer Conven tion. On Wednesday evening he will give some glimpses of the Student Vol unteer convention^This was an im mense gatherinffumd a deeply spiritual one, filled with promise of great blessing to the church. On next Sunday even ing, March 11th, lie will preach on Pro hibition in Baldwin county. This will be the last of the series of sermons on the Liquor Traffic, and will be interest ing. All the citizens of Baldwin county, who are interested in this subject,should attend the service next Sunday evening. CYCLONE AT MERIDIAN, MISS. 19 Dead, 24 Injured and One Million Dol lars Worth of Property Demolished^ Meridian, Min., March 8.—Nineteen people are known to have been killed as a result of the tornado which swept over a section of this city shortly after ft o’olock last evening. Twenty-four per* sons were injured and property with es timated value of one million dollars was demolished or otherwise damaged. The tornado which played such fright ful havoc appeared In the southwest at 6:27 o’clock last evening. A low funnel- shaped cloud was seen to form near the oity. A heavy downpour of rain had been falling, when suddenly the humi dity became intense*. With a roar that coaid be heard a great distance tlie storm approached from the southwest and des cended npon the city. The greatest loss of life is reported from the east end, in what is known as tho “Cotton Mill.” settlement. The large cotton mill there was partially wrecked and probably 400 small houses demolished or badly dam aged. The tornado swept Front street and wrought great-damage there. Many houses were demolished and others were partly damaged. The electric light plant was partially wrecked and to add to the terror of the situation the city was thrown into total" darkness. Lanterns, candles and even , coal oil lamps were used by the people in seeking places of safe. The tornado also did serere damage on Twenty-sec ond avenue, between Front and Rail road streets. Several houses on this avenue were partially wrecked. The work of tlie storm lasted for only a brief period, many people claiming that the entire destruction was wrought in the brief space of five minute*. Death of Mr. Tillman Jonea. Mr. Tillman Joues died at Hie State Sanitarium last Saturday, and his re mains woro buried at the city cemetery yesterday. Mr. Jones was a bravo and true con federate soldier, and was on the line of pickets at Chancellors ille when Gener al Stonewall Jackson was killed. He was iu many of the most prominent bat tles fought in Virginia, aud was never known to shirk a duty. His bravery was never questioned, and although since the war hiB lines have been cast in hard places, and he was a poor hard working man, the nobleness aud trueness of the heart that beat in his bosom, has always been manifested. He has passed over the river, and his brave spirit is now in touch with those of his many comrades, who fell on the battle fields of Virginia, and the many who have since the “days that tried men’s souls,” passed away, Mon Market. Good Middling, 10 1-2. Middling, 10 1-4. The Alkahest Quartette, the last of the Lyceum attractions, will give an entertainment at the G. N. & I. College, next Monday night. They make splen did and entrancing music.' ART GALLERY. An interesting and amusing enter tainment will be held at the home of Mrs. C. P. Crawford, Friday afternoon and evening, March 9th. Public cor dially invited to attend/Admittance 10 cts. Cream and lofigcolate will be sold at the modest price of 5 cts. each. Cpme and help iu a good canse. EXCHANGE BANK MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. Statement Showing Steady Growth of this Bank in Resources and Deposits Since Organization, Jane 1, 1903: July, 1903, January, 1904, Janaary, 1905, January, 1906, resources: $26,541.29 $42,188.52 $75,334.40 $90,888.46 deposits: $11,894.06 $17,040.94 $48,004.64 $80,778.80 We Invite Your Attention to the Above Figures and Re- . . . spectfully Solicit Your Banking Business . . .