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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER R
Demand For Exhibit Space Greatest in History of Fair
Hogs, Poultry and Sheep From West
, Virginia at Georgia-Carolina Fair
Demand For Exhibit Space Greater Than Ever Before---A
Partial List of the Exhibitors in the Live Stock Depart
ment---The Fair Starts Next Monday.
Never in the history of the Georgia-
Carolina Fair Association has there
been such a demand for space for ex
hibit* as now. It seems that the gen
eral plan for the raisin# of more live
stock and the diversification of crops
has increased the ardor of breeders of
high-class live stock of every descrip
tion to show the public what they
have.
On Wednesday morning the fair as
sociation received an entry of sheep,
poultry and Duroc-Jersey hogs from
R. B. Martin, of Waldeck, W. Va. It
is a long ways from West Virginia to
the Georgia-Carolina Fair, but this
shows how well the fair is advertised
throughout the country.
Secretary Beane expects to make
•rough room in the spacious live stock
building for every entry because he
wishes to encourage the exhibition of
live stock all that he can.
Among the prominent live stock
owners who will make exhibits will
be:
Lespedeza Farms, Hickory Valley,
Tennessee, Short Horn cattle.
QUESTION IF HOI FARMER CAN GET
OUTS TO PUNT * SIMPLE ONE
■ i „ ■■ ■' jr
If One-Horse Farmer Has to Sell Bale of Cotton to Get Enough
Oats to Plant the Rise in Value of the Other Cotton He is
Holding Will More Than Compensate Him. Where a Farmer
Has Been Planting Thirty Acres in Cotton Let Him Plant
Fifteen in Oats and Only Fifteen in Cotton.
Now is the time for the farmers of
this section to begin to plant oats and
plan to diversify their crops in many
ways for next year. The European
war has produced a situation entirely
unique in the world's history and it
will mean the revelution of farming in
the south. Those people who are in
clined to view the war as a catastro
phe from which it will be hard for the
south to recover, are all wrong. A
great majority of the thinking people
believe that the farming methods of
the south will be completely revolu
tionized and this section in the fu
ture will raise something else besides
cotton.
Mr. Weems A. Smith, whose plan
for the farmers to plant 18.000,000
acres of oats in the south by the
first of December has attracted the
widest attention and the most favor
able comment, was asked Wednesday
how some of the farmers can get
enough oats to sow.
Many small farmers have raised no
oats for years and now they are in
debt to the cotton factors and the
banks and the question of getting
SPORTITORIALLY SPOKEN
(By J. H. S.
There are a great many“prophets”
locally, and throughout the country,
including Connie Mack, who have
come forth boldly and declared that
the Athletics would win, even walk
a-way, with the world's series. How
ever, regardless of the fact that the
famous Philadelphia machine had
been proven superior, by these "pre
dictors.” Manager George Stallings
has proven each and every one of
thes same gentlemen as belonging to
the Ananias club, unknowingly at
least.
For several years back now, there
has been nothing but "Athletics-
Giants” in the air; what they would
do, and what they would not do. Its
going to be different now. for a while
at least —even if a "gent” from these
parts did have to go up there and
change the Universe, baseballically.
Marvelous, and many other terms
similar to this one are now being ap
plied to Stallings. Just as a matter
of pleasant rehearsal let's take a
SPORT DOPE
Braves to Tour South America.
Boston,—The world’s champions
Boston Nationals, will make a tour of
South America next year, according
to an anonuncement by Frederick Al
fonso Pezet, Peruvian minister to the
United States, at a baseball dinner
given by the chamber of commerce.
Mr. Pezet said Manager Stallings,
of the champions, had Informed him
he would aend two teams to make the
tour.
Hoppe Takes Lead, Balk Line.
Chicago,—Willie Hoppe, champion
American bllllardlst yesterday took
tho lead In his match here with Mel
bourne Inman, English champion, by
winning 1,000 to 232, two games, at
18.2 balk line. The match now stands
1111 points to 831.
McGraw and th# Income Tag.
Now York—John McGraw gets $lB,-
000 a year for managing the New York
National League club, according to a
statement he made yesterday at the
tax office when he swore off the per
sonal assessment the city had levied
against him .The leader of the Oiants
said all his salary was required to
maintain his family.
CITY SERIES GAMES
Giants Win Seriss.
Polo Grounds, Nsw York.—The New
York Nationals yesterday defeated
the N»w York Americans, 4 to 1, win
ning tho c ’.y aeries, four games to
J. D. Douglas & Sons, Shelbyvllle,
tnd., Short Horn cattle.
Hillhouse dairy of Waynesboro, Ga.,
Jersey cattle.
Geo. Wright & Sons., Colliers, S. C„
Por&nd China hogs.
E. O Templeton, Blythe. Ga., Berk
shire hogs.
M. D. Lyon, Edgefield, S. C., Berk
shire hogs.
Wertz Farm, Ninety-Six, S. C., Du
roc-Jersey hogs.
Dutch Fork Truck Farms, Columbia,
S. C„ Tamworth hogs.
W. R. Younginger, Columbia, S. C.,
Tamworth hogs.
Windsor Springs Water Co., Augus
ta, Ga., Berkshire hogs.
R. L. McKte & Sons, North Augusta,
S. C., Poland China hogs.
J. C. Gilchrist, Augusta, Ga., Hol
stein cattle.
There are many other exhibitors of
live stock whose names will be an
nounced later.
The fair starts next Monday. Make
ararngements to come.
seed oats is somewhat of a problem.
"It should he no problem at all,”
said Mr. Smith, “for one can get good
enough seed oats for 65 cents per
bushel and if a farmer has to sell a
bale of cotton in order to get enough
oats to plant, the rise of price in the
other cotton that he has will more
than compensate him for the small
price he may receive for the bale se
sells.
“Let’s take for example a case like
this: Suppose a farmer with only a
one horse farm has been planting 30
acres in cotton each year and ten in
corn . Let him plant 15 acres of the
land he has been planting in cotton in
oats. It will take about two bushels
to the acre.. He can sell a bale of cot
ton and take S2O of the money to buy
oats.
Neither the banks nor the cotton
factors will have to advance him any
money on the oat crop, although on
the 15 acres that he will plant in cot
ton he should get (jpme little advances
next year.
If the one horse farmer plows In the
15 acres of oats himself it will cost
nothing."
slant into what this southerner has
accomplished. From the bottom of
the percentage column, in the Nation
al League, the Braves have soared to
the leading position, and in a little
ovef» three months at that. Then af
ter sticking there a while, Just long
enough to capture the bunting in the
National, George pilots his crew of
Braves to the championship of the
world, winning four consecutive
games from a bunch of world famous
players that have heretofore crushed
all comers, and at everry point of the
conflict have completely drowned
them out—Boston wins the series by
a percentage of games of 1,000 while
their opponents are chalked up as fol
lows: 000.
Hurrah for Boston, hurrah for the
Braves, hurrah for the man who "bul
lied, drove and did everything ‘mean’
in his power to make them make
'monkeys’ of the Athletics.’’
Rudolph, James and Tyler vs. Ben
der, Plank and Bush: ’Nough said,
the former take the prize.
one. The Yankees scored their lone
run in the second when Cree doubled
and came all the way home on a wild
throw by Meyers.
Score; r r. E.
Americans .. .. 010 000 000—1 5 3
Nationals .. .. 000 103 00*—4 g 2
\yarhop and Nunamaker; Demaree
and Meyers.
Whits Sox-Cubs Tie.
Chicago,—The Chicago American
League tied the local National
League representatives for the cham
pionship of Chicago yesterday when
they won, 6to 3. The standing of the
clubs Is now 3 and 3.
Score: R. H. E.
Americans .. .. 010 040 000—5 5 3
Nationals 000 000 201—3 10 8
Benz, Cicotte and Schalk; Vaughn,
Zabel and Bresnahan.
“GET-TOGETHER’ ’ MEETING
AT ST. LUKE TONIGHT
The home-coming at St. Luke church
tonight promises to be the social event
of the week at this church. There Is
an elaborate musical program ar
ranged.
All members and friends of the
church are urged to attend. The ob
ject of this meeting Is to bring tht
members closer together. The meeting
will be held at 8 o’clock.
Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits, $13.60,
$16.00, $18.76. Remember these are
the finest clothes made and SIB.OO Is
the cheapest suit they make Why
don’t you try a suit? F. G. Mertlns.
E. E. PALMER TO
BUILD THE MARY
WARREN HOME
Work to Start Thursday on
Building of Three Stories.
Total Cost to Be About Fif
teen Thousand Dollars.
The contract for the erection of the
Mary Warren Home has been award
ed to Mr. Ij. E. Palmer and work will
begin Thursday. The building is to
be of brick, three stories in height,
including the basement, and will he an
elegant affair. It is to be erected dn
the corner of Central Avenue and
Hickman Road and the total cost will
be about $15,000.
The plans for the home were drawn
by Mr. G. Lloyd Preacher, the well
known Augusta architect, who design
ed the University Hospital, the Plaza
Hotel, St. Joseph's School, Chronicle,
Empire and other buildings.
The Mary Warren Home is now lo
cated on upper Hroad Street and will
move just as soon as the new building
is completed.
The school building at Guyton,
which is to be erected after plans by
Architect Preacher, is being built by
Contractor J. J. Knoph.
WHENTON VS.
ACADEMY HERE
Game Be Staged in Augusta
. Friday---“ White” Davis Out
of Game---Preparing For
Riverside Contest.
The Academy coaches are well
pleased over the showing In the War
renton game Monday. Inasmuch as
the game was intended for the purpose
of training for the Riverside game on
the 22d, the coaches took advantage of
the opportunity to try out some new
formations, both on offense and de
fense. A new defensive formation de
signed for the purpose of breaking up
the old baekfield tandem formation
was tried out and proved most suc
cessful. The most gratifying point was
the demonstration of the fact that the
baekfield is composed of a bunch of
most excellent line-buckers. This
coming to back up the strength of the
plunges in the G. M. C. game against
a far heavier line leads the coaches to
believe that the smashing game is the
one that they can most surely depend
upon.
“White” Davis Out of Game.
Captain “White” Davis, whom com
petent judges declare to be the best
all-around baekfield man In prep bail
and whom many college men who have
seen his work declare can make any
college team In the South, was in
jured in the first few minutes of play
in Monday’s game, and injured so se
verely that he could not be used in
any of the formations. Only pure grit
kept him in the game at all. Even
under these conditions he kicked four
of the five goals after touchdowns, and
made a beautiful drop kick from the
40-yard line. Before the game “White”
in practicing drop kicks from the 40-
yard line put 9 out of 12 over the bar.
in additon to his drop kicking and
place kicking, “White" is really a mar
velous punter, several of hts punts in
games going for 60 to 70 yards. The
coaches will keep him out of the game
Friday, playing Martin in the back
field and letting Bryan do the punt
ing.
The Riverside game continues to be
the chief topic of conversation among
local football fans. These will be out
in force Friday to get a line on the
Academy team In Its game with War
ren ton.
OFFICIAL WORLD SERIES
BATTING AVERAGES
Boston. —The official batting aver
ages of the Philadelphia Americans and
Boston Nationals for the 1914 world’s
series, given out lata last night, fol
lows:
Boston.
Nams. G. AB. R. H. P.Ct
Gowdy, c 4 11 3 6 .545
Evers, 2b 4 16 2 7 .438
Rudolph, p 2 6 1 2 .333
Maranville, ss ~..4 13 1 4 .307
Schmidt, lb 4 17 2 5 .294
Mann, ls-rs 3 7 1 2 286
Whltted, ’cf 4 14 2 3 .214
Deal, 3b 4 16 1 2 .126
Connolly, If 3 9 1 1 .111
Moran, rs 3 13 2 1 .077
Cather, If 1 6 0 0 .000
James, 4 0 0 .000
Tyler, p 1 3 0 0 .000
Devore 1 1 0 0 .000
Gilbert .1 0 0 0 .000
Total 135 16 33 .244
Philadelphia.
Names. G. AB, R. H. P.Ct.
Wyckoff, p 1 1 0 1 1.000
Shawkey, p 1 2 0 1 .600
Walsh, cf 3 6 0 2 .333
Strunk, cf 2 7 0 2 .288
Baker, 3b 4 16 ’ 0 4 .250
Collins, 2b 2 14 2 3 .214
Murphy, rs 4 10 2 3 188
Schsng, c 4 12 1 2 .167
Mclnnls, lb 4 14 2 2 .14 1
Barry, ss 4 14 1 1 .071
Oldrlng, If 4 15 0 1 .067
Bush, p .....1 6 0 0 .000
Bender, p 1 2 0 0 .000
Plank, p 1 2 0 0 .000
Pennock, p ....... 1 1 0 0 .000
Lapp, p 1 1 0 0 .000
Total* 128 6 22 .172
“Money"—that Is what you want—
Well, you can make It at our 10 and
25 per cent reduction sale. See our
big ud. F. G. Martins.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
NEW GEOGRAPHY
SOON TO BE ISSUED
Publishers Now Waiting to
Learn What Changes to
Make in Europ*
Pity the poor maker of maps! He
had no sooner drawn a zigzag line
across the' little neck of land thut
connects the two great American con
tinents for the purpose of showing the
Panama canla, when the Balkan states
begun to swap boundaries with Tur
key. He finished that Job and then It
looked as though the world’s map
would remain as corrected for many a
long day, and the map maker could
go away for a much-needed rest. But
there were rumors of war, which soon
grew into noisy talk, and then some
body threw a brick, since when the
poor, tired maker of maps has been
sitting up nights trying to follow the
armies and line them up in little red
dotted battalions, until now he has
entirely lost track of the original bor
der lines and is wondering if Europe
will ever again be separated into di
visions or will always continue in one
state of delirium.
But the young idea who is learning
to shoot need not think that ho is
going to escape his study of geo
graphy. He will be supplied with a
new one, for publishers are now wait
ing to learn what changes are to be
made in Europe.
Headers of the Herald will be en
abled to keep up with the European
situation through "The Nations at
War," which Is now being presented
to them on the popular coupon plan.
A new part Issued every two weeks,
the entire series making a complete
story of the great conflict. The plan
Is fully explained in the Wair Book
Coupon printed from day to day.
DRAUGHON’S COLLEGE TO
TAKE COTTON FOR TUTION
Five Hundred Bales Will Be
Taken in the Southeastern
States at Ten Cents Per
Pound.
The announcement was made to
day by H. R. Todd, Supt. Southeast
ern Division that Draughon’s Col
leges would take 600 bales of cotton
at 10 cents a pound on tuition—2so
bales at Atlanta and 250 halos at
Montgomery. Similar amounts will
be taken at the other Draughon Col
leges in cotton belt. Draughon's
managers and teachers have been
“boosters’’ of the "buy a bale” move
ment from the beginning and the At
lanta College started the ball to roll
ing Thursday by purchasing two bales
In South Georgia. Further Informa
tion may be obtained by writing
Draughon's College, Atlanta, Ga., or
Montgomery, Ala.
TO HURRY WORK ON THE
BARGE LINE TERMINALS
Meeting of Board of Commis
sioners of the Merchants As
sociation Held Tuesday.
A meeting of the board of commis
sioners of the Merchants and Manu
facturers Association was held at the
Genesta hotel Tuesday afternoon. A
delightful lunch was served.
A new member was taken In—The
Augusta Veneering Company.
Messrs. W. M. McGovern, T. W. Loy
less and Paul Mustin were named as
a committee from the M. & M to con
fer with the city officials and the di
rectors of the Augusta-Bavannah
Navigation Company (the barge llnol
In an effort to have the work of build
ing the terminals at the wharf In Au
gusta completed without further de
lay. The work has been held up by
the city for sometime on account of In
sufficient funds, it Is said.
Mr. If. H. Stafford was appointed
to represent the commercial Interests
of the city In opposing a petition to
raise certain freight rates, which will
be heard before the state railroad com
mission In Atlanta on the 16th.
It was announced at the meeting that
the Southern Bell Telephone Company
has asked the Merchants and Manu
facturers Association to purchase for
them a bale of cotton In Augusta at
10 certs. Tills is a part of a general
order for 200 bales which is being filled
In this part of the South.
INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY
AGAINST MODEL GROCERY
Two Augusta firms and one other,
creditors, Tuesday filed an involun
tary bankruptcy petition In the office
of Deputy U. S. Clerk C. J. Hklnner,
Jr., against the Model Grocery Com
pany, of this city, Jno. F. Holmes,
proprietor.
The petitioners are Audley Hill &
Co., $264.28; Nixon Grocery Company,
$298.17, and the Fairmont Creamery
Co., Omaha, Neb,, 149.54.
10c cotton, that Is what you gft If
you buy a suit from us at 26 per cent
off. F. G. Martins,
FORMER AIKEN MINISTER
IS CRITICALLY ILL
Aiksn, S. T. W. Clift, for
merly rector of St. Thadeus Episcopal
church at Aiken, now located at Beau
fort, H. C„ Is critically 111 at a sani
tarium In North Augusta, where hs
has been several days. Rev. Mr.
Clift's friends throughout the state
will be glad to learn that a slight Im
provement has been noted In his con
dition
Mrs N. C. Walpole, of Birming
ham, Ala., Is In Aiken on a short visit
to her sister, Mrs. George Ugland,
Mrs. Ugland also has its her guest Dr.
Maud Tupper, who ha* been spending
the summer In Nsw York City.
Spend 115.00, save $7.00 at F. G.
Meriins' reduction sale We do what
we advertise. 26 per cent off on suits.
10 per cent off on other goods.
1 EXAMS EOR POSITIONS
WITH THE GOVERNMENT
Will be Held in Augusta During
October and November, 1914.
Here's the List.
Local Secretary J. J. Edwards, of
the IT. S. Civil Service Commission,
at the postoffice, makes announce
ment of the following examinations to
be held In Augusta:
Assistant In warehouse Investiga
tions (male). Salary, sl,Boo-$2,400.
October 15, 1914. Age, 25 to 50 years.
To fill vacancies In the Offtee of
Markets, Department of Agriculture.
Third-Class Steam Engineer (male),
October 21, 1914. Salary, S9OO per
annum. Age, 20 to 50 years. To fill
vacancies In the Custodian Service,
Knoxville, Tenn.
Investigator in Agricultural Insur
ance (male), November 8, 1914. Sal
ary, SI,BOO to $2,400 per annum. Age,
25 to 45 years. To fill vacancies in
the Office of Markets and Rural Or
ganizations. Department of Agricul
ture, Washington, D. C.
l’hOrmaceutleal Chemist, (male and
female), November 3, 1914. Salary,
SI,BOO to $2,500 per annum. To fill
vacancies In the Bureau of Chemistry,
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. C.
Advanced Apprentice Engraver
(male). Salary, $2.00 per diem. Nov
ember 4, 1914. Age, 17 to 21 years.
To fill vacancies in the United States
Geological Survey. Opport unity for
advancement to positions paying sal
aries as high as SI,BOO per annum.
Elevator Conductor (male), Novem
ber 4, 1914. Salary, S4OO to $720 per
annum. Age, 20 years or over. To fill
vacancies that may occur in the De
partmental Service, Washington,
D. C.
Field Agent (male), November 4,
1914. Salary, $1,600 per annum. To
fill vacancies under the Bureau of
Crop Estimates, Department of Agri
culture, In the states of West Virginia,
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkan
sas, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma.
Assistant Agriculturist, (male), No
vember 10, 1914. Salary, SI,BOO to
$2,000. Age, 21 to 40 years. To fill
twelve vacancies in the Bureau of
Plant Industry, Department of Agri
culture, Washington, D. C.
Further information regarding the
above examinations may lie had from
the secretary of the Local Civil Ser
vice Board or from the United States
Civil Service Commission, Washing
ton, D. C.
As there are sufficient ellgibles to
meet the needs of the service, the an
nual first grade examination, sched
uled to be held In November, will not
he held in Alabama, Georgia, Missls
sippe, South Carolina or Tennessee.
The railway mall service examina
tion will not he held before the spring
of 1915, and inquiries concerning it
should not lie made before January
20, 1915.
HOTEL ARRIVALS
Hofbrau Hotel.
W. Sharp, Atlanta, Ga.; W. Hawelle,
Atlanta, Ga.; R. (1. Turner, Atlanta,
Ga.; J. B. Calhoun, Charleston, S. C.;
W. T. Comer, Atlanta, Ga.; S. Sheri
dan, Ind. .
Genesta Hotel.
J, V. Read, Atlanta, Ga.; O. H.
Snead, Richmond, Va.; R. E. Hosgen,
Atlanta. Ga.; C. O. Ruden, Atlanta,
Ga.; F. H. Jones, Jacksonville, Fla.;
J. C. Wheeler, Wilmington, N. C.; W.
Gensey, S. O.; L. L. Kilker, Atlanta,
Ga.; B. O. Alexander, Tennessee; A.
If. Hughes, Mo.; ('. H. Mathis, H. C.;
A. C, Murdock, Atlanta, Ga.; P. F.
Davidson, Mo.
Albion Hotel.
B. Luhn, New York; M S. Parrltt,
N. J.; G. A. Carpenter, Mass.; J. B
Allen, Atlanta, Ga,; W. T’ammell,
Jacksonville, Fla.; A. D. Pender, N.
Y.; W. W. Barrett, N. C.; A. Z.
Strausburg, N. Y.; T. M. Johnston,
Va.; B. F. Ohetts, Washington, IJ. C.;
A N. Lopez, New York; N. I’. Riley,
New Orleans; J. J. Hill, New York.
Planters Hotel.
T. H. Hill and wife, Midville, Ga.;
V N. Hutchens, Atlanta, Ga.; Fitz
gerald, City; R. J. Dean, Atlanta, Ga.;
J. L. Courtney, Atlanta, Ga,; 11. Tel
well, Carolina.
Melbourne Hotel.
O E Jerrugs. S. C.; G. W. Walters,
H C.; W G. Wilson. Ga.; J. B. Cal
houn, Columbia, H. C.
PROTRACTED SERVICES AT
FIRST BAPTIST IN AIKEN
Aiken, 8. C.—Evangelistic services,
which will continue through two
weeks, began Sunday morning at the
Flint Baptist church, of which Bev.
Dr. Phillip J. McLean Is pastor. Dr.
Roy Palmer, of the home mission
board of the Southern Baptist Con
vention, Is preaching afternoon and
evening, twice a day, strong sermons,
and the services are well attended. Dr.
Palmer Is an evangelist of renown and
speakyt with a powerful appeal. He
has conducted successful meetings
throughout the nation. Mrs. Palmer,
who accompanies her husband, assists
In the evangelic work.
Mr. Frank McCravey, a talented
gospel singer, a man /if strong per
sonality, Is In charge of the musical
feature of the meeting, and the song
services, under his leadership, are at
tracting Isrge crowds.
MEETING TEACHERS CLUB
AT THE TUBMAN THURSDAY
The first meeting of the Teachers'
Club, of Richmond County, Georgia,
will be held at. the Tubman High
School, Thursday afternoon at four
o'clock.
All of the members are urged to be
present. The subject for discussion
will be, "Colonial Augusta.”
John “Cap” James Was Killed By
Henry Rabon on Wednesday A. M.
Brother-in-Law Shot While He Was Eating Breakfast, First
With Shot Gun and Then With Pistol. Slayer Surrender
ed to Sheriff Plunket. *
JAMES AND RABON HAD HAD AN
ALTERCATION ON TUESDAY NIGHT
In the Event of Indictment Rabon’s Trial Will Make the
Fourteenth Murder Case at Coming Session of Court.
Much Excitement in Vicinity of Shooting.
FIRST DAY OF
THE AUGUSTA
PRESBYTERY
Was Organized Tuesday Night
at Reid Memorial Church,
With Rev. J. L. Brownlee as
Moderator. First Business
Today.
The sessions today of the Augusta
Presbytery, which was begun at the
Reid Memorial church on The Hill
last night, were very gratifying to all
present.
Tho Presbytery was organized last
evening and Rev. J. I* Brownlee, of
Washington, Ga., was elected mod
erator, with Rev. J. A. Simpson, tho
retiring inoderutor, us clerk. Tile act
of organizing the Presbytery took
place nfter a very strong sermon on
"Companionship with God,” delivered
by tho Rev. J. A. Simpson, of Greens
boro,
Tlio first day's work of the Presby
tery was started after a fifteen min
utes devotional service ut 9:15 o'clock
this morning.
Communication* Read.
Nothing other than the reading of
communications transpired at the
business session tills morning. It was
adjourned at 11:80, at which time Rev.
E. P. Mlekel, D. D., of Union Point, Ga.,
preached an eloquent sermon. A. com
munion service followed, which was
conducted by Rev. Mr. Brownlee and
Rev. J. 1). MoPlwvil, of Waynesboro.
Galls were accepted this morning by
Rev. H. L. McCarty, who comes to
the Retd Memorlul church from the
Macon Presbytery; Rev. Jas. Bradley,
of Atlanta, who goes to tho Presby
terian church at Montlcello, and Rev.
J. F. McPhull, of Athens, who is tratiH
fered to Waynesboro. Commissions
are yet to bo appointed to install these
pastors.
Tho business session for thlH after
noon was to begin at 8:30
o’clock and adjourn at 5:30.
Sermon Tonight.
The sermon tonight will ho delivered
by Rev. D. W. Hranncn.
The meetings for tomorrow will be
gin with u fifteen minutes devotional
service at. 9:15 o’clock, after which tho
Imsincs session will he held in the
morning and again In the afternoon
ut tlie usual hours.
Tomorrow night Mr. C. A. Rowland
will tell the congregation of his trip
abroad tills summer, when he visited
a number of foreign missions His
talk should attract an unusually large
crowd, as it will doubtless he Interest
ing and inspiring.
DEATHS.
JAMES, MR. JOHN R.—Died sudden
ly this morning at 7 o’clock at his
home, eleven miles out on the
Deans Bridge Road, in the 38th
year pf Ills age. The funeral sev
vices will be held at the Mount
eleven Baptist Church tomorrow
morning at 10 o’clock, Rev. Thos.
Walker officiating, and the Inter
ment will follow In tho church
cemetery. Deceased Ih survived
by his father, DeCalb James;
three brothers, G. 8., J. E„ and
Joseph Jamss, and also by three,
sisters, Mrs. W. Pierson, Mrs. H.
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MAN FOUND DEAD IN
HIS BED ROOM TODAY
David Gregg, of 1665 Broad
Street, Said to Have Died
From Heart Trouble. Investi
gation by Coroner’s Physician
David Gregg, 68 years, white, was
found dead In his bedroom at 1686
Broad street at 11 o'clock this morn
ing. It Is stated by the coroner’s phy
sician, Dr. Montgomery, who Investi
gated Into the cause of death, thut the
deceased died suddenly from *omu
heart trouble. It was deemed unneces
sary to summon a coroner's Jury.
Mr. Gregg I* *uld to have been
complaining for some time about his
(cubic health and, it 1* claimed, told
Ida son, Mr, 11. L. Gregg, lust night,
that he expected the end near at hand.
it Is believed that the man passed
peacefully away some time during the
night while asleep, and when his body
was discovered before noon It was
evident that life bad been extinct for
several hours.
The body was removed to the under
taking establishment of Blanchard
Andrews, where It was prepared for
burial. No arrangements have us yet
been made concerning the time of the
funeral, place of Interment, etc.
The deceased la survived by one
daughter. Miss Naomi Gregg, of this
city, besides his son.
. John James, a white man who is well
known In and about Augusta as "Cap”
James, a carpenter and a man of im
mense physical strength, was shot and
killed by Ills brother-in-law, Henry Ra
hon, at 6:30 o'clock this (Wednesday)
morning at Ills home, 11 miles out on
tho Dean's Bridge road. The house
stands some three hundred yards to the
left of the road, Jus( this side of the
turpentine mill, and about eight miles
this side of Richmond Bath.
Henry Rabon rented the place from
James, and ha* been farming it diaing
ttie last year or more. A few years ago
Rabon married Miss Ruth James, sis
ter of the deceased, and It la said that
the couple was not happy together.
About two months ago John James took
up Ills abode with tho Rations, white
working on a Job ut Friendship church,
end It appears that he had occasion sev
eral times to remonstrate with Henrjr
Ration about the way he treated his
wife. Relations between the two men
became strained, hut nevertheless James
continued to live out there, apparently
with the idea of protecting his sister.
The breaking point came on Tuesday,
when, after a serious altercation, James,
it is alleged, knocked Rabon down with
a chnlr. Mrs. Rabon did everything she
could to pacify the two men but could
not persuade her brother to sleep in tho
house last night.. James spent the night
In a swing in the yard. Young Walter
Rabon was the fourth member of the
household, a nephew of Henry Rabon.
Ate Under a Tree In Y*rd.
This morning at 6:39, when Mrs. Ra
tion hail prepared breakfast, she called
tho men. The family was accustomed
In fine weather to eat at a little table
under a big umbrella tree about fif
teen feet from tlie house, and as usual
she hud the meal set there. James, af
ter washing up At the well-pump (for
he still would not enter the house),
came and sat down at the table. Ra
hon remained In the house, and when
his wife called him n second time, an
swered saying that ho would he there
presently.
Meanwhile, be dispatched his nephew,
Walter Rabon, to the barn for some
feed for the tntilo, or on some errand, ,
end watted till the hoy wan out of sight.
Kilted While Eating.
.Tamps was by this time sitting down
at the table eating, and Ilahon, aiming
with a ehot gun out of the window,
emptied a barrel full Into the left elde
of Ids face, which wue toward the win
dow. The window was so clnee to the
laiile that |*antlcslly the whole load of
No. (! shot lodged In James’ cheek and
tirow, killing him instantly, Rabon, In
his excitement, fired the second barrel,
apparently without aiming, for the shot
struck the casing of the window, tear
ing a hole ahout the size nf a dollar.
Immediately Rabon rushed out of the
door, throwing down his shot gun, end
encountered Mrs. Rabon, who had been
on the other side of the house and did
not know what had happened. She
screamed and caught hold of him, but
he tore himself freo and ran up to the
table, where James ,the dead man, was.
It Is said tffat he pulled out a pistol and
fired it Into the body, which had fallan
forward In a pool of blood on the table.
It Is alleged that the bullet wound wea *
afterwards found In the dead man's
head. Mrs. Rabon then caught hold of
her husband again and tried to hold
him, but he wrenched away and mado
for the woods.
Search for Rabon,
The woman’s screams soon attracted
the Inmates of the next farm house,
which Is not far away, and before long
a large number of men were gathered
an If by magic. Three or four squads
set out lit once on a search for Rabon.
Ail were nrmed, for It was known that
Ration still had the pletol with at leaat
four cartridges in the chamber. It was
the opinion of the countryside that tha
tragedy will lead to a feud, for the de
ceased ts survived by three brothers,
Messrs. Green H. James, Jim James, and
Joe James; while Henry Rabon baa four
brothers, Messrs. John, ’’Doc,” 81m; and
George Hal,on, besides Welter Rabon.
the son of another brother. Will, who
was killed In Blythe, Oa., three years
ago when a well caved In on him.
Rabon Gave Himself Up.
Fortunately, however, Henry Ration
managed to elude Ida pursuer*, who
might, In the first frenzy of revenge,
have caused a second tragedy as deplor
able as the first. He drove to town
wltti one of Ids brothers and surrendered
to the county authorities at about 12:80
p. in. tie Is now lodged In jail under
a charge of murder. In the event of
Ration being indicted It will make the
fourteenth murder case which will be
tried in file next session o ( the superior
court. It Is. moreover, the third killing
which bus o'curred during the past
week.
John James Is survived by his three
brothers and his sister. Mr*. Rabon, and
by two other sisters, Mrs. Walter Pent,
sou of Adams Station, who was Misa
Molly J.irtirH. and Mrs. John Ration, who
was Mias Katie James, arul married the
to ol her of Henry Kahon.
The deceased wus about 38 rears of
age and was cut off In the full prime Of
his life. lie wus a man ot herculean
strength, as fine u figure of manhood
as It Is possible to find.
A* soon as the news of the shooting
reached the city Sheriff Plunkett and
Special Bailiff Cook, of the superior
court, left for the scene. When they
arrived Rabon hid left and a search was
Instituted for him. However, the sur
render of the slayer at 12:80 o’clock ob
viated the necessity of continuing the
search.
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