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MONDAY, DECEMBER 28.
Can Finish Levee Down to Month ol
Butler’s Creek In ’ls It Conditions
Are Right, Says Mr. Nisbei Wingfield
Commissioner of Public Works Talks of the Levee Below
City. Specifications for Levee Between East Boundary
and C. & W. C. Soon to be Ready.
Mr. Nisbet Wingfield, city engi
neer and commissioner of public
works, says that if the remainder of
the $500,000 of flood protection bonds
of 1914 are sold within the next few
months it is entirely possible to com
plete the levee down to the mouth of
Butler’s Creek, nine miles from Au
gusat, by the first of January, 1916.
Mr. Wingfield, however, is not taking
the position that the bonds should be
sold. He states, in reply to questions,
that if the money is provided—and the
onljl way it con be provided is by the
sale of bonds—the work can be fin
ished if weather conditions are favor
able. The right of way of the levee
below will be about 100 yards
wide.
Mr. Wingfield will have the specifi
cations complete for the levee between
East Boundary and the C. & W. C.
Railroad track within the next few
days and bids will be advertised for.
It is expected that A. J. Twiggs &
Sons will resume work on the levee
within the next week or two and will
A. S, HULL
DIED SUNDAY
Popular Baggagemaster on the
C. &W. C. R. R. 11l Short
Time From Typhoid Fever.
Mr. Albert Sellers McNeill died at
the City Hospital shortly after 10
o’clock Sunday morning after a brief
illness with typhoid fever. Mr. Mc-
Neill was 38 years of age and had
made his home in Augusta for the
past sejven years. Throughout the
time of his residence here he had been
baggage master on the Charleston and
Western Carolina Railroad.
Mr. McNeill was one of the most
popular young men in Augusta. His
manliness, his lovable disposition, and
his high character endeared him to
those with whom he came in contact.
Hundreds of friends will mourn his
loss deeply and sincerely.
The funeral service will be con
ducted in Columbia, S. C., this after
noon, the remains being accompanied
by a committee of Masons, trainmen
and conductors. Mr. McNeill was a
master Mason, being a member of
Webbs Lodge.
Mr. McNeill is survived by his fath
er, Mr. A. E. McNeill, of Bunleven,
N. C.; one sister, Mrs. F. B. Byrd, of
Bunleven, and two brothers, W. W.
McNeill, of Augusta, and L. C. Mc-
Neill, of Chapel Hill, N. C.
HOTEL ARRIVALS
Hofbrau Hotel.
Miss Pate, Miss Deane, Miss Mae
Fannie Persons, Jack Parsons, Joe
Varnell, James Pritchard, W. Peyson,
C. Davis.
Genesta Hotel.
P. M. Leanord, N. Y.; L. C. Kent,
Ga.; M. L. Lawrence, Pa.; A. A. Cox,
Atlanta, Ga.; N. P. Harris, Jackson
ville, Fla.; D. R. Rogers, Atlanta, Ga.;
F. W. Loyal, Pa.
Albion Hotel.
J. A. James, Md.; E. H. White, Jr.,
N. Y.; J. B. Spencerey, Atlanta, Ga.;
L. W. Hatcher, Atlanta; Jacob Phin
izy, City; .J. G. Chancy and wife, S. C.;
W T. Lawrence, Texas.
Plaza Hotel.
T. W. Wilson, Fla.; F. G. Frank, N.
Y.; R. T. Turner, Ga.; S. A. Falkner,
Atlanta, Ga.; D. S. Carter, Tennessee;
J. H. Wheeler, Jacksonville, Fla.; F.
G. Moore, Savannah, Ga.
OPEN BIDS DANTIGNAC
STREET BRIDGE TUESDAY
To be Concrete Bridge Over
the Canal at D’Antignac and
Ninth Streets.
Bids will be opened on Tuesday for
building the concrete bridge over the
canal at D’Antignac and Ninth Street.
This work was provided for by city
council several weeks ago. The place
is one which needs improving badly,
and the canal is now spanned by a
wooden bridge.
FUNERAL OVER REMAINS
OF MRS. J. C. FERRIS
Funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. J. C. Ferris were held yester
day afternoon at the residence of her
son, Mr. Frank Ferris, 420 Reynolds
Street. The services were conducted
by Rev. G. Sherwood Whitney. The
Interment was in the City Cemetery.
Mrs. Ferris’ death occurred In the
early hours Saturday morning, the ill
ness having been of very brief dura
tion. Mrs. Ferris was one of the best
beloved women in Augusta and there
ar emany who will mourn her loss
deeply and sincerely.
Y, M. C. A. MEETING AT
THE DREAMLAND SUNDAY
The Young Men’s Christian Asso
ciation held the second of its Sunday
afternoon meetings at the Dreamland
yesterday afternoon, Dr. Howard T.
Cree being the speaker. Dr. Cree's
address was strong and masterful,
the message therein being especially
appropriate to the Christmas season.
The musical program was most ex
cellent. a quartet consisting of
Messrs. Halford, Moran, Bailie and
Moody rendering several beautiful
selections. The service was well at
tended.
build that portion between Sixth
Street and East Boundary. About
two months work, the putting on of
finishing touches, remains to be done
on the levee between Sixth Street and
where it starts near the city stockade.
Specifications for the work of turn
ing the Houston Street sewer into
Beaver Dam Ditch have already been
completed. By January first tho
Eighth and Eleventh Street sewers
will have been turned into tho canal
at Eleventh and Walker Streets and
by the first of February the Four
teenth Street sewer will have been
turned into the canal. The sewer
openings will be stopped with con
crete and there will be no further
danger of water backing into the
streets through the sewers.
Mr. R. Roy Goodwin, purchasing
agent of the River and Canal Com
mission. is pr&gressing well with the
work of buying property on Bay
Street. Many houses have been pur
chased and some that have not been
will be condemned.
YOUNG Ml WHO TOOK
POISON OIED SUNDAY
m
G. Lee Martin, Who Was In
duced to Take Bromo-Chloral
By Friends, Passed Away.
Inquest on Monday.
Death Sunday morning relieved the
agony of G. Lee Martin, the young
Richmond County man who took bro
mo-chloral cn Christmas Day, think
ing it was wine. A story of the yqung
man taking the poison nppeared in
The Herald Saturday afternoon.
It seems that Martin and his wife
were spending Christmas with Mrs.
Martin’s father, Charles Clark, on the
Wrightsboro Road, nine miles from
Augusta. The young people in the
neighborhood went from one home to
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another drinking wine and eating cake
at each place, and when the home of
S. G. Boswell was reached, which is a
short distance from the Clark place,
Martin was dared by the young men
in the party to drink wine, he having
refused to drink wine or egg-nog
throughout the morning in the pres
ence of his wife. He was kidded and
told that he was hen-pecked. As a
practical ioke the young men had
placed bromo-choral, a poison, in a
glass and told Martin it was French
wine. The young man took the daro
to drink what he thought was import
ed wine and drank an entire gobletful.
He was seized with pains and was
soon writhing in agony. He was car
ried back to the home of his father
in-law and Dr. G. V. Baxley, of Grove
town, sent for. He appeared to be a
little better Friday night, but the
poison had gotten in its work too well
for medical assistance to be of avail.
He died early Sunday.
A coroner’s inquest is being held
Monday over the remains. The young
men who induced him to drink the
poison state that they thought Martin
would take a sip and finding that it
was not wine would leave it alone.
The funeral services will be held
Tuesday morning at 10:30 o’clock at
the home of Mr. Clark, and interment
will take place at Mark’s Baptist
Church Cemetery.
Besides the widow, Mrs. Pearl Clark
Martin, the deceased is survived by
three brothers, Messrs. J. M., F. T. and
W. M. Martin, and one sister, Mrs. V.
T. Maddox, of Thomson, Ga.
EMMA WANTED TgTcLEAN
UP THE PLACE; $10.75 FINE
The desire to inject too much "pep
per” into the show at a local colored
moving picture house caused Emma
Michael and D. Perkins Johnson to
contribute ten-seventy-five each to the
city’s strong box.
It seems that Emma Is “leading
lady” of a musical comedy company
filling an engagement at the ‘‘high
brown” rendezvous. Saturday night
she partook rather freely of the cup
that cheers. In sooth, she became so
imbued with a desire for action that
she started cleaning up things behind
the scenes. Professional jeafciusy, no
doubt.
When an officer came In to quell the
riot (“argument," Emma called it this
morning), Emma started In to include
him In the "cleaning-up” process. D.
Perkins, director of the orchestra,
showed his gallantry by rushing to
Emma's aid, declaring that he would
stand or fall with her. D. Perkins’
intentions w»re of the best but his
Judgment was faulty, as witness tho
fact that both artists fell —to the tune
of ten shekels plus.
REMAINS LITTLE MARJORIE
DECKER INTERRED TODAY
Tho remains of little Marjorie
Decker, who died Saturday from burns
sustained while playing with a Christ
mas sparkler, will be interred thlß
afternoon at the City Cemetery. Fu*
neral services will be held at the homo
of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M
Decker, 458 Broad Street at 3:30. Her
dearth will be moyrned by a host of
little friends who knew her as one of
the most bright and cheerful of chil
dren.
AUGUSTA HAS PROSPECT
FOR WARMER WEATHER
The cold wave passing over this ter
ritory has broken and tbs pro
are that the weather will he consider
ably warmer for several days to come.
The forecast Indicates cloudy weather
tonight and Tuesday with rising tem
perature and a probability of rain.
The Savannah river climbed to 24.4
feet inches yesterday morning but has
been falling since.
Society
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
TO MEET SATURDAY.
An important meeting of tho Public
Health Department of the Augusta
Woman’s Club will be held Saturday
at 12 o’clock at the Albion.
—Mrs. DuPont Klrven, of Columbus,
Ga., is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Frye, having come to at
tend the funeral of her grandmother,
Mrs. J. C. Ferris.
PENDLETON-GYLLENHAAL
PLANS.
Invitations will be issued this week
to the wedding of Miss Philo Pendle
ton to Leonard Gyllenhaal, of Byrn
Athyn, l r a., which will be solemnized
at Bryn Athyn, Pa., where both young
people attended school. The wedding
will take place on the afternoon of
Saturday, January 9th, at 3.30 o’clock,
the ceremony to be performed by
Bshop N. D. Pendleton.
Miss Pendleton will be attended by
her sister, Miss Vida Pendleton, as
maid of honor; Mrs. Paul Carpenter,
of Chicago, as matron of honor, and
little Miss Jean Pendleton, of Bryn
Athyn. Pa., as flower girl. John B.
Gyllenhaal, of Chicago, will be his
brother’s best man.
The eeremony will bo followed by a
reception at the home of the Rev. and
Mrs. W. F. Pendleton.
Miss Pendleton, accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. C. R. Pendleton and Miss
Vida Pendleton, leave next Sunday for
Philadelphia and New York, where
they will spend the next two weeks.
After a short honeymoon Mr. Gyl
lenhaal and his bride will be at home
at Bryn Atliyrr—Macon Telegraph...
Miss Pendleton has done some fine
work during the past several months
in the social department of tile Tele
graph.
WOMAN’S CLUB INVITE
COLONIAL DAMES TO
RECEPTION.
The Augusta Woman's Club invited
the Colonial Dames of Augusta to at
tend its reception to be given on tho
afternoon of New Year’s Day, from 4
to 6 o’clock, at the Albion Hotel.
S. A. MCWHORTER, Chairman.
—Mr. Frank Graham, of Columbia,
has returned home after spending the
Christmas season with his mother,
Mrs. Mary K. Graham.
—Miss Louis Kerr left today for
Macon, where she will visit Miss Mar
garet Kerr.
—Master Charlie Phinizy, of Athens,
will arrive tomorrow for a visit with
Master Bowdre Mays.
—Miss Birdie Deas has returned
home after a pleasant visit with
friends in Jacksonville, St. Augustine
and other Florida points.
-—Mr. and Mrs. William J. Welsh,
of Atlanta, who have been spending
the holidays with Mrs. Welsh’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hogan, on
Monte Sano, have returned home.
MRS. TURNER HOWARD
TO ENTERTAIN.
Mrs. Turner Howard will have a
few friends in for an informal little
party Wednesday afternoon.
ENGAGEMENT OF MISS BESSIE
WHEI-ESS AND MR G. A.
MERCER. JR., ANNOUNCED.
Augusta friends will he interested
In the following announcement from
the Savannah News:
The marriage of Miss Bessie Whe
less to Mr. George Anderson Mercer,
Jr., will take place at the home of the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
I’earce Wheless, Thursday evening,
January 14th. Miss Gertrude Whe
less will he her sister’s maid of honor,
and Mr. Mercer Lang will he Mr.
Mercer’s best. man. Only members of
the family and a few intimate friends
have been invited to the wedding.
MISS HAMRICK
TO ENTERTAIN.
Miss Louise Hamrick will entertain
her music pupils Wednesday after
noon at 4 o’clock at her home on
D’Antignac Street.
MISS MARY MAY
TO ENTERTAIN.
Miss Mary May will entertain with
a dance at her home on the Hill to
morrow, Tuesday, evening.
YOUNGER SET TO ENTERTAIN
AT SANS SOUCI.
The younger set of boys will enter
tain with a dance thlH evening at the
Sans Soucl.
NEW YEAR’S DANCE
AT MRS. NIXON’S.
Mrs. William M. Nixon will enter
tain with a dance New Year’s night
at her home on the Hill, the usual
dance with which she entertains dur
ing the holidays.
MISS DAVISON TO ENTERTAIN
FOR MISS OWENS.
Miss Alice Davison will entertain
Tuesday evening with a dance at the
Sans Soucl.
—Miss Lois Eve, who Is home for
the holidays, has as her guests Misses
May and Edith Inglesby, of Savannah,
and Miss Janette Joiner, of Arkansas.
DANCE AT LAKESIDE CLUB.
One of the most delightful affairs
of th ehollday season will he the dance
at the Lakeside Club tomorrow even
ing. The entire dancing pavllllon has
been enclosed In glass, decorated In
holiday attire and will be an ideal
place for a winter dance. Balk’s Or
chestra will be In attendance.
MISS LOUSE O'CONNOR
TO ENTERTAIN.
Miss Louise O’Connor will entertain
tomorrow evening with a dance at the
llarlson Building hall.
—Misses Anita and Sue Brlttlngham
are spending tho holidays with Mrs.
W. O. Hlnman In Atlanta.
—Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stout, of
Indiana, and their young daughter,
Miss Ruth Stout, are spending the
holidays in New York.
CUNNING, IS IT NOT?
The many friends of young Miss
t>lgarda Horton, the bright little
daughter of Mrs Thnddeus Horton,
had a great surprise Christmas morn
ing when the postman brought them
In lieu of the traditional card of greet
ing an artistic little booklet contain
ing original dime novels and fairy
tales compiled by Ihe young author.
The stories were printed for private
circulation an no effort has been made
to polish, correct or perfect them. A
charming feature of the stories Is that
little Miss Horton has given the names
of her playmates to the hero and hero
ines of the different tales and Christ-
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA. GA.
mas morning several little girls
found themselves masquerading as
fairy princesses and a number of the
little boys as kings and princes and
alas, a few as villains in a dedication
of the number of well known Atlan
tans and is printed in full.
I.
To Miss Gertrude Smith, the cele
bi.T’ied writer—because she dedicated
her book to me, and because she was
the first to encourage me to be an
author.
11.
To my mother and two grandmoth
ers—because they are my nearest re
lations.
111.
To my dearest friends (most of
whom are mad with me, because I read
and write and do not play), Mary
Cohen, Sarah Shane, Mildred Kern,
Frances Kern, Franees Ellis, Margot" i
Mitehel, Marion Coyler, Mary Ruth
Stocker Margaret Leather Turman,
Helen Dorothy Turman Elsie Marks,
Elizabeth Block. Elizabeth Tillman,
Willie Green Childs, Alice Stearns,
Charlotte Meador, and Cecelia Throw
er.
. IV.
To my cousin, Miss Sallle Eugenia
Brown —because I love her.
V.
To m.v cousin, Mr. Joe Brown Con
nolly—because he gave me by first
dog.
VI.
To Mrs. William Worth Martin—be
cause she was my first acquaintance.
VII.
To Mr. Cliattncey Smith—because he
is my first publisher.
VIII
To J Warren Kerrigan and Mary
Plckford—because they are my favor
ite movie stars.
Mr. and Mrs. Rose Benet and
small son, who have been visiting
Colonel and Mrs. Benet. leave Satur
day for their home In New York.
IN HONOR OF
THE MISSES HALL.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hall will enter
tain Thursday night in honor of their
daughters, Misses Lucy and Willie
Hall.
—Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Alexander
have leased their home on the 1111 l and
will spend the winter at their country
place.
DEATHS
DECKER, MARJORIE ELIZABETH—
The three-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Decker, died
last Friday. Funeral services con
ducted from the residence this af
ternoon at 3:30 o’clock, and tho
Interment followed in tho city
cemetery.
McNEILL, MR. ALBERT S.—Died
yesterday morning at 10:30 o’clock
at the city hospital. In tho 38th
year of his age. The body of de
ceased was shipped to Columbia,
where the funeral services and in
terment will take place this after
noon. Deceased Is survived by his
father, Mr. A. E. McNeill, Bunle
ven, N. C.; one sister, Mrs. F. B.
Byrd, Bunleven, and two brothers,
Messrs. W. W. McNeill, Augusta,
and L. McNeill, Chapel Hill, N. C.
HAYNIE, HAROLD—’I 1 lie seven-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Haynie, died (his morning at 11:30
o’clock, as the result of being run
over by a wagon. Funeral an
nouncement will be made later.
MARTIN, MR. G. LEE.- Died early
Sunday morning. Funeral services
will he conducted tomorrow morn
ing at 10:30 o'clock from (he homo
of Mr. Charlie Clark, nine miles
out on the Wrightsboro road. Rev.
Postele Reed will officiate and the
interment will follow in the Marks
Church cemetery. The following
gentlemen will act as pallbearers:
Messrs. H. Crozler, J. Mnrphey, H.
Morris, L. Ward, H. A. Wall, and
A. Marks.
SPEARS, MISS CATHERINE E.
Daughter of the late Mr. end Mrs.
Frances Spears, died last midnight
al the residence, Six Fifteenth
street, in the 73rd year of her age,
after no Illness of ten days. Fune
ral services will he conducted from
the residence of her nephew, Mr.
E. It. Beall, 818 15th street, to
morrow morning at 11 o’cloek.
Rev. G. I). Stine will officiate and
the Interment will follow In ttm
city cemetery. The following gen
tlemen will act as pallbearers:
Messrs. G. D. Etta. VV. H. Ellis,
Arthur Thomas, L. 8. Davis, I). L.
Kuhlke, H. C. Bryson. Deceased
is survived by one brother, Mr.
Frank Spears; four nephews, E. \
It. Beall, A J. Beall, Augusta, and ;
E. A. Beall, Columbia, S. C., and ,
Dr. Francis J. Beall, Syracuse, N.
Y.; four nieces, Mrs. W. R. Jones, I
Mrs. (’. Vi', l’llcher, Augusta, arid l
Mrs. A. J. Kelsey, Jacksonville,
ITa.; Mrs. Mary Ackrldge, Birm
ingham, Ala.
MADE CIGARETTES OUT OF
BUTTS THROWN ON STREET
London. —The butt end* of cigar*
and cigarette* picked tip no Industrl
oualy In the street* by vagabonds are
not hII u*ed for private smoking, as
shown In the case of Isaac I.lss, an
Hast End tobacconist, who was fined
160 pounds this week for selling un
taxed tobacco. I.lss had In his shop
30 pounds of butts and 41,500 elgur
ettes made of that material. Me bought
part of Ills supplies from a man named
Robbins, who sold his picking at the
equivalent of 32 cents a pound. Cigar
ettes made of this material brought
Miss two cents each. In view of the
nature of the business, which carried
disease as well as filth from the streets
to the mouths of deceived purchasers,
the magistrate Imposed the extreme
sentence with Its alternative of four
months In Jail on I.lss, and the half of
that penalty upon the dupe, Kohldns.
royal navy.
INBURANCE THAT FAILED.
Strong armies and strong navies are
Insurance avfilnst war, they say;
lint European nations had
Strong ones, and look at them toda'\
—Exchango.
BEGIN IDE GIT?
CUT Mill
Date Changed From January
4tli. Many Local Attorneys
In Atlanta. The Assignments
City Court will convene January
i 11th instead of January 4th. This
move was decided upon today because
of the fact That quite a number of
local attorneys have eases in tho su
perior court in Atlanta during the first
week in January.
The list of assignments is as fol
j lows:
Monday, January 11th.
William E. 1111 l A Co. vs. Georgia
Iron Works.
I Afri Cola Co. vs. K. A. Feagan.
Charles F. Sehler vs. City Council
of Augusta.
R. C. Collins vs. Augusta-Aiken
Railway .V Electric Corporation.
K. J. Swearinger vs. Augusta-Alken
Railway A Electric Corporation.
Tuesday, January 12th.
11. Lorlek Company vs. Henry
Prontaut.
H, M. Co’.elough V Cobb Bros .V Co.
A. G. Rhodes & Son vs. A. Silver.
John Jones vs. A. .1. Twiggs & Son.
; Mamie Hill vs. Georgia Railroad &
■ Banking Company.
Wednesday, January 13th.
H. A. Haley vs. Augusta-Aiken
Kailway A-Electric Corporation.
B. F. Smith vs. Augusta-Aiken Rail
way K' Electric Corporation.
Rhetta Robinson vs. Albion Hotel
Company.
Charles E. Glover vs. Augusta-Aiken
Railway A- Electric Corporation.
Gladys Andrews (by next, fried) vs.
,Augusta-Aiken Railway & Electric
Corporation.
Thursday, January 14th.
George Holmes vs. Augusta-Aiken
Railway .V Electric Corporation.
E. L. Benson vs. City Council of
| Augusta.
Lula Benson vs. City Council of
Augusta.
Berry Stone vs. City Council of Au
; gusta.
Austin Mohrmnn vs. City Council of
Augusta.
Friday, January 15th.
I Frank lloban vs. Central of Georgia
! Railway Company.
I Mrs. Nellie Whitaker vs. Georgia
: Railroad A Blinking Company.
1 Sarah F. Matthewson vs. Augusta-
Aiken Railway A Electric Corporation.
Fred Huff vs. Augusta-Aiken Rail
way A- Electric, Corporation,
j Piekrell Craig Co. vs. Nixon Grocery
I Company.
Monday, January 18th.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ray vs. City Council
of Augusta.
I Bon Thompson vs. Charleston &
Western Carolina Hallway Co. and
City Council of Augusta.
A. K. Gunter vs. Augusta-Aiken
Railway .V Electric Corporation.
.1. G. Glover vs. Doremus A Co.
Mrs. Walter Young vs.' Augusta
j Aiken Railway A- Electric Corporation.
Tuesday, January 19th.
M. G. Sheftall vs. Louisville A
.Nashville Hallway Company and At
lantic Coast Line Railway Company.
C. E. Ord vs. Independent Butchers'
Abattoir Company.
A. J. McGahee vs. Augusta-Aiken
Railway A Electric Corporation.
W. W. Armstrong vs. Augusta-Aiken
Railway A Electric Corporation.
Maxwell Brothers vs. Brill Electric
I Company.
Wednesday, January 20th.
Barbara Cooper vs. Central of Geor
gia Railway Company.
Lyon A Kelly vs. Mrs. F. H. Rhodes.
A. S. Nichols vs. W. G. Brewer.
T. F. Bristow vs. Augusta-Aiken
Hallway A Electric Corporation.
Bcrdlo Hafer vs. Augusta-Aiken
Railway A Electric Corporation.
Thursday, January 21st.
Matthewson Company vs. Gustave
I Speth.
Garnet Carter Company vs. R. A.
Somers.
Mrs. Mary E. Daly vs. General Ac
cident Assn ranee Corporation.
Henry T. E. Wendell vs. L. H. Han
kinson.
Mrs. Effle Johnson vs. City Council
of Augusta.
Friday, January 22nd.
Amelia Cook Fowler vs. City Coun
cil of Augusta.
E. .1. O’Connor vs. J. E. Arnold, ad
ministrator Lucinda Vincent.
Thomas H. Simmons vs. l’erroux A
! Jones.
SHRAPNEL FIRE FEARED
BY THIS FRENCH BIRD MAN
London. —ln a letter descriptive of
his experience In the air, Lieut. Jose
Orta, a French aviator, writes to his
parents In London, that while the rifle
(Ire Is little feared, "the shrapnel
shells with their vertical range of 10,-
000 feet, are villainous visitors.
"You would not believe the number
that have been aimed at me,” he
writ’s, “but all exploded either too
low or too high. The noise of the mo
tor Is so loud, by tiie way, we cannot
hear them explode unless about fifty
fee's distant. Then we have to dodge.
The most dangerous altitude Is about
6,000 feet, as the tierman aeroplane
artillery Is timed for this range. Eith
er a thousand feet higher or lower Is
safer than 6,000. We have to be very
careful, In any case.”
THE LORD NEEDS HELP.
A certain preacher In one of the
Southern states was preaching away
one Sunday night when a fire alarm
broke the attentive stillness of the
sanctuary.
"Sit still!” he cried to his disturbed
congregation. “If there Ih a fire, the
Lord will take care of ills own, and
not let anything happen that should
not."
Just then two children, who had
stepped outside, shrieked:
"Oh, It’s the parsonage! It’s tho
parsonage!"
Wltout a word of farewell that
preacher made a wild bound from tho
pulpit and struck out. for his burning
residence.
"They Is times. It seems," said a
lean member of the congregation,
"when th’ Lord needs he'p.”—National
Monthly.
RIDING THROUGH THE WOOD.
A college graduate applied for work
In a lumber camp, lie was told to get
busy on one end of a cross- saw,* the
other end being In charge of an old and
experienced lumber man. At first all
went well, but by the second day the
young man's strength proved fickle.
Suddenly the old tnan stopped the
saw.
"Sonny," he said, not unkindly, "I
don't rnlnd yer Tidin’ on this saw, but,
If It's Jest the same to you, I wish
you'd keep yer feet off tho ground.”—
National Monthly.
IDE HISTORY BE
THE GOBI GLOBS
i ——
General Educational Board Is
sues Report on the Progress
of Work of Interesting Boys
On Farm Work.
New York An Interesting chapter in
j firm Comprehensive report of tho
uork ol the (leneY.il Kducation Board,
made public today, summarizes the ef
forts to interest boys and girls in in
| lolllgent, mone y-producing farm In g
methods. The history of the Hoys’ Corn
i luhs in related in detail. The report
B-'gv.H. in part:
“Tho farm demonstration wotrk was
designed to reach adult farmers. Oh
vlously, the need for instruction of this
type would, in tiie long run, disappear
| If, so to speak, the farmer were caught
J younger. The Hoys’ Corn Club was de-
I signed to accomplish this end.
“Hporndic clubs had aVcndy been or
| gun toed by a few county superintend*
euts of education, when, in 190$, Dr.
j Knapp appropriated and made the most
I tbo idea. As far as possible, every
j boy should plant an acre of corn on his
! father’s farm; In every neighborhood
, there should J.. local boys' corn club,
next, county and state organizations; fi
nally, a federation of corn clubs, in
cluding every Southern state.
“Local, county, and state prizes should
he awarded; tho topmost hoys should be
sent to Washington, to meet the Secre
tary of Agriculture and to shake hands
with' the President. The expanded idea
was an effort to appeal to the boy’s
Imagination assured y an effective way
of dignifying the farming profession.
But tho shrewd old teacher knew that
merely decorative distinctions would iu
the long run prove Ineffective. The hoy,
therefore, was to sell his crop and pocket
the money!
“A club consists essentially of a group
of hoys varying in number from twenty
five to one hundred, and ranging In age
from Ift to IS. Corn and cotton are
both cultivated but erfrn Is preferred:
first, because the South needs more
corn; secondly, because corn lends itselt
better to study and selection.
“As a rule, each member works a
plot of one acre. The county superin
tendent of education is usually In charge.
Appointed special agent of the Depart
ment «>f Agriculture with a nominal
salary of $1 a year, lie obtains the
franking privilege which enables him to
I procure reports from tho hoys and to
ilissemlnate information and Instructions
among them.
“But more and more other agencies
also undtfrtako to co-operate, prominent
among them being state colleges of agri
culture, of which nine were regularly
with the work In tlie year of 1012.
“The club enrollment has increased
with great, rapidity, as the following fig
ures testify:
Year. Enrolment of Boys.
1908 10,343
1009 45,000
1910 40.225
1.911 51,178
1912 09,958
1913 *91,000
i * (Approx.)
I "The growth of club work Is itself the
j best proof of Hie enthusiasm excited and
I the substantial material results achieved.
Nor has its Influence been limited to the
I hoys; for the crops raised have set new
standards and opened new vistas for the
I adult farmer.
“In 1910, for example, the boys’ clubs
of Holmes County, Mississippi, averaged
70 bushels of corn per a tfnt. while their
fathers were averaging 10. In the same
season, 100 boys In various parts of the
Mouth averaged 133.7 bushels, and one
hoy produced cover 200: the following
season. 100 hoys averaged 137.18 bushels,
7 hoys raised over 200; In 1911, 171 made
over 100 bushels to the acre; In 1912,
193.
"Tn the awarding of prizes for these
notable performances various factors
are taken Into consideration and credit
is given accordingly: 30 per cent. Is al
lowed for yield 30 Tier cent, for the
showing of profit, 20 per cent, for the
l est ten enVs. 20 per cent, for the best
written report.
“The instances above cited represent,
of course, the most favorable results,
hilt the general average of the bov* Is,
as the following figures show, striking
ly superior to results otherwise obtained:
Average Average
Yield on Yield on
State. Boy’s Acre. Similar Lands
AW lama 033
Arkansas 49.5 22.
Fiord la 38.58 8.
Borgia 50.1 11.
T/ouisiana 55.32 20.24
Mississippi 86.3 18.
Nrfrth Carolina ....03.8 20.
Oklahoma 48. 22.03
Mouth Carolina .... 68.79 18.5
Tennessee 91.46 35.5
Texas 38. 24.
Virginia 59.5 20.
TURKISH TROOPS, NORTH
OF PALESTINE SUFFERING
London. —Turkish troops posted In
the Lebanon mountains, north of Pal
estine, are suffering severely from un
utually hard winter weather, accord
Ing to British advices from Cairo.
Considerable numbers of the troops,
which are poorly provided with cfoth
iny, are said to have died from expo
sure, and cases of frostbite have deci
mated the army.
Lebanon Is being strongly occupied
by the Turks, the number of troops
In the province being estimated at 150,
000. In Syria proper there are 80,000
troops. The Turkish officials are said
to he endeavoring to secure alliances
With various native tribes, hut so fur
their effort* have been without much
success.
"Buttersby Is getting more absent
minded, Isn’t he?”
“I should say he was! Why I met
him this morning on the wuy down
town to have Ills straw hat cleaned,”—
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
BE THANKFUL.
Though you may have no private
yacht,
Tho igh you may have no motor car,
Be thankful you’re as far away
From Europe’s war as what you are.
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Wood lawn Lodtc*, No. 91 f. O. O. F„
nr« rf'jiifHtfd to attend funeral of Bro.
(i L. Martin TI7KHDAY MORNING.
DKC. 2»th at 10:3ft o'clock at Marka
Church OmeteVy, Wrlglitaboro Road
W. W, LTNCKFOUD, Bec y.
A. MACKICV, N. G. d2B
At The Grand
“POLLY OF THE CIRCU3.”
Telling, as it does, the story of tho
odd romance of a pretty, little circus
rider and a village pastor in the mid
dle west, “Polly of the Circus/’ with
Elsie St. Leon, will be presented at
the Grand New Year’s Day, matine©
and evening. It is a drama as origi
nal as it is refreshing, and is one of
those rare plays that appeals to the
“gallery gods” with the same force as
to the occupants of orchestra chairs.
Since this play was first produced,
hundreds of thousands of persons have
been moved from laughter to tears and
to sheer joy in following the fortunes
of the wistful little girl, from whom
comes the title, “Polly of the Circus,”
and her ministerial admirer. The re
production of a circus in full swing
in the third act, is one of the greatest
pieces of stage realism. Dainty Elsie
Ht. Leon will be seen again in the title
mlo. The personnel of the supporting
cnsl is an apparent assurance of a
finished and artistic portrayal of the
other characters. The scenic produc
tion is remarkable for one of such
admittedly unusual skill in such mat
ters as Frederick Thompson. The
third act setting, where an actual saw
dust ring performance, with all the
Incidents and accessories is shown, is
especially notable. Seats one sale
Wednesday, 10 a. m.
MISS MAUDE ADAMS.
There is certainly much promise in
the announcement that Maude Adams
is to come to the Grand Tuesday even
ing, January sth, when she is ot be
seen In a double bill of plays by J. M.
Barrie. The principal play is “The
Legend of Leonora,” in which the act
ress was seen the major part of last
season in New York in which she is
credited with having scored one of her
most satisfying successes. The com
bination of tho Scotch dramatist and
tiie actress began with “The Little
Minister” and since then it has had a
measure of success such as has come
to no other combination that the stage
has known. It is said that Miss Adams
has become so identified with the
Barrie plays that one naturally sug
gests tlie other. Barrie himself has
said that the actress understands his
characters better than he does him
self It has been the custom to speak
of Miss Adams’ charm, her personality
and her magnetism, but in “The Le
gend of Leonora” while all these
things are very much in evidence
they are found to be only the gloss
covering her skill as an actress. The
play deals with one of the loftiest of
themes, a mother’s love for her young.
While there is much whimsy, and
riuaintness, the fantasy, and subtle hu
mor there is also a great deal of real
truth and humanity. Leonora is one
"f Barrie’s most fascinating heroines.
She is a blend of many women and
altogether delightful. Following
“The Legend of Leonora,” which is in
three acts. Miss Adams will come for
ward in “The Ladies' Shakespeare,”
described as “being one woman’s read
ing of a notorious work, edited by J.
M. Barrie.” This play is in one act
imd contains three scenes. It calls
for a large cast. Seats on ..ale Sat
urday, 10 a. rn.
FUNERAL NOTICE *
MARTIN—THE It KL A T IV E 3 AND
frlnmlH of Mr. and Mrs, General L.
Martin. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Martin,
Augusta; Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Martin,
of Jackson, On.; Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
Martin. Martinez, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs.
V. ’l’. Maddox, of Thomson, Ga., are
respectfully Invited to attend the fu
neral of MU. GENERAL L. MARTIN
ol ihe residence of Mr. Charlie Clark,
nine 'miles, W right sboTo Road, TO
MORROW (Tuesday) MORNING at
10:30 o’clock. Interment, Marks Church
Cemetery. dl’B
SPEAKS TIIE It KI.AT IV E S AND
friends of MIS 3 KATHERINE E.
SHEARS ore respeetfullv Invited to at
tend her fundrul TOMORROW (Tues
day) MORNINQ at 11:00 o’cloek at the
residence of her nephew, Mr. E. R.
lteall, SIX Fifteenth street. Interment
City Cemetery. d2S
DIED—AT HER HOME IN PlTTS
hugh, Pa., on Monday morning, De
oembor, 28th 1914, at a quarter before
ten o'clock, KATHARINE McKNIGHT.
wife of John Z. Speer. z d 29
SPECIAL NOTICES
MERCHANTS BANK,
DIVIDEND NO. 31.
August i, Ga., December 23, 1914.
THE USUAL QUARTERLY Divi
dend of $3.50 per share on tho capital
stork of this bunk has been declared by
the Board of Directors, payable Janu
ary 5, 1915, to stockholders of record this
date.
Checks will be mailed.
K. E. ROSBOROUGH,
J 4 Cashier.
LEGAL NOTICES
notice of intention to
TRANSFER STOCK.
Notice Is hereby given ot Intention to
transfer six elm res of the capital stock
of Tho National Exchange Bank of Au
gusta. Georgia, standing on the books of
said Bank In the name of Mrs. Ida B.
Chafes, late of Aiken County, South
Carolina, ns follows, to-wlt: Three
shares to Mrs. Kllse C. Ray, of Aiken,
South Cnro lna, and three shares to Mrs.
Addle C. Walker ,of Savannah, Georgia,
sib] transfer to be made under powers
conferred In Will of said Ida B. Chafe*.
This 14th clay of December, 1914.
ELIBE c. RAY,
SARAH,A. WALKER,
Executrices of Will of Ida R. Chafes.
d14.81.28.J4
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acres for three months.
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