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THURSDAY, SEPT. 24.
News of the Cotton Crop and Markets
AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET
' Middling 9 l-16c
Tone-==Steady
New York Cotton Market
(TODAY’S FIGURES.)
Open. High. Low. (Toso.
January 8.65 8.67 8.58 8.59
March 8.66 8.68 8.59 8.60
October 8.96 9. OS 8.91 8.98
December 8.77 8.79 S.JI 8.73
Tone—Steady. Spots—9:4o.
(YESTERDAY'S FIGURES.)
Open. High. Low. Close.
January 8.55 8.72 8.54 8.64
March 8.57 8.73 8.57 8.64
October 8.82 9.03 8.85 8.94
December 8.67 8.85 8.67 8.75
Tone—Steady. Spots—9.4o.
New Orleans Cotton Market
(TODAY’S FIGURES.)
Open. High. Low. Close.
January ... 8.72 8.73 8.67 8.68
October 8.76 8.80 8.71 8.73
December .. 8.72 8.72 8.66 8.67
Tone —Steady. Spots—9 1-16.
(YESTERDAY’S FIGURES.)
Open. High. Low. Close.
January 8.66 8.78 8.66 8.74
October 8.71 8.84 8.71 8.77
December 8.66 8.77 8.66 8.72
Spots—9 1-16.
■— 7 "" # — 11 1 .. .. ■
Chicago Grain and Provisions
(TODAY’S FIGURES.)
Open. High. Low. Close.
WHEAT—
September.. .... . 99% 1.00% 091% 1.00%
December 1.00 1.01% 1.00% 1.01%
CORN—
September.. 78% 79 78% 78%
December 65TSt 66% 65% 60%
OATS—
September 49% 49% 49% 49%
December 99% 49% 49% 49%
LARD—
' September 10.22% 10.25 10.17% 10.17%
October 10.20 10.20 9.77% 9.77%
RIBS—
SeoH-mber •• 9.85 9.85 9.82% 9.82%
October .. 9.82% 9.85 9.77% 9.77%
(YESTERDAY’S FIGURES.)
WHEAT " Open. High. Low. Close
September 99% 99% 99% 99%
December 99% 1.00% 99% 1.00%
)ORN —
September .. .. 77% 78% 77% 78%
December 65% 65% 60% 65%
lATS
September .... 48% 48% 48% 48%
it December 48% 4874 48% 48%
'LARD —
September .....‘ —— 10.17%
October 10.20 10.22 10.17% 10.17%
RIBS—
Sentember 9.82%
October 9.82% 9.85 9.75 9.82%
FULL QUOTATIONS IN
THE LOCAL MARKETS
(TODAY'S FIGURES.)
I.ow middling 8 13-1 fi
Strict low middling 8 15 10
Middling » 1-1®
Strict miildllng 9 510
Good middling 9 51G
(YESTERDAY'S FIGURES.)
low middling. . 8 7-8
Strict low middling 9
Middling 9 1-8
Strict middling 9 1-4
Good middling 9 3-8
RECEIPTS, SALES
AND SHIPMENTS
Net receipts today 2898
Through cotton today 50
Gross receipts today 2948
SALES FOR THE WEEK.
Sales. Spin Shpit
Sat 1822 6 1493
Monday . .. 909 50 10*0
Tues. . . .1413 2072
Wed. ... 942 '93 1413
Thurs. . . 1526 4 1421
Total. . . 6612 153 8079
RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK.
1908. , 907.
Sat 2770 2441
Monday. . .3928 3651
Tues. . . .3187 5490
Wed . . . 3000 3504
Thurs. . ..2948 2918
Frl
Total. . .15827 I*oo4
STOCKS AND RECEIPTS
Stock in Augusta. 1908 24,209
Stock In Augusta. 1907 22,930
Receipts since Sept. 1, 1908....40,431
Receipts since Sept 1. 1907....33,442
IN SIGHT AND SUPPLY
1906. 1907.
Sight to Sept 19, ’OB 548.971 470.235
Dunrlng week .... 280.429 ‘215.911
Visible supply ....1,793,009 2.228,505
ESTIMATES FOR
TOMORROW
,T%d.*yi Last Tr
V. Galveston 12235
* 12000-14000 Houston 7002
2000-3000 New Orleans 3248
PORT RECEIPTS
Galveston 13488
New Orleana 3822 2132
Mobile 1500 415
Savannah 11823 12907
Charleston.. .. .. .. I*u4 f 348
Wllmlnggin 3 ft 77 4530
Norfolk 2928 2057
Philadelphia 45
Total ports (est>,.3Boo) 32495
INTERIOR RECEIPTS
1908 1907
Houstop 11507 8873
Augusta 2948 2918
Memphis 1927 475
j Cincinnati 747
AUGUSTA DAILY RECEIPTS.
Georgia railroad 041 085
Southern railroad 1034 830
Central of Georgia.. .. 473 225
C & W. C 325 740
Atlantic Coast Line.. .. 9
Wagon 304 409 ■
Net receipts 2837 2898
Through 81 5 tr
Total.. 2918 2948'
LIVERPOOL COTTON
MARKET TODAY*
Jan-Feb. '. . 4.72 4.72 4.69
Feb Mar. . . 4.7344 4.7344 4.70
Mar-Apr. . . 4.73 44 4.74 4.71
Apr-May 4.72
May-June. .. 4.7444 4.75 4.73
June-.luly. . 4.7 444 .... 4.73
July-Aug. . . 4.75 .... 4.73
Aug-Sept. . . 5.00 5.0544 5.00
Sept-Oct. . . 4.85 4.88 4.82
Oct-Nov. . . 4.78 4.79 4.75
Nov-Dec. . . 4.73 44 4.7 444 4.71
Dec-Jan. . . 4.72 4.73 4.6944
Sales, 5,000; receipts, 5,200; tone,
barely steady; middling, 5.44.
LOCAL STOCKS AND
BONDS.
(Corrected Or Martin A Uitrrm'.l
Government Bonds.
UlO.
I U. S. 3« 1906 100V4
|u. * 2» 1030 103V*
V. 8 2s. 1930 103
Stuta Bond*.
Oft. 3’i". 1930 J * J . . 97
; Oft 3 V«a. 191;*. M AN.. 96
Oa. 4Vb>. Vi'U, J A J lO5
City Oonda.
Augusta 4a. 1931 MA 8 97
Augusta 4*A», 1925, A A O 109 —•
Aufuftta 4a, 1931, MAM 37 ——*
Atlanta. 4a. 1914. J A J. 106
Aufusta 4a, 1936. M A N.. 9H ——
Charleston 4s, 1900, J A J 99 ——
! Charleston 4 1 /fr», 192*. A
A O 104
Charleston *924. A
A O 104
CnumbfA, 4s, 1910, .1 A J.. j a
Olurnbu* 4V*h, 1927, .1
J. A J 103
Railroad Mock*.
A’ltnta and Wasl Point
Ft IV 140 144
On H R and Ban kin* Co JiJ i%\
A A * U ft Co 103
Mouthwaalhrn Ft Ft Co ... loi 10a
Bank Stocks
Auffviata Having* Bank 1 71 — —
Irish - Amorimn Bank <pnr
925) 40
Merrhanta Bank ... .... 190 lf»j
National Bark ... 133 i 4,
National Exchange Hank. 124 I* C
Planters 1 Smr U Havings
Flunk <t> or |10) 20 23
CMcm Hfivlncs Bank tpar
|2si *2*
New York Stock Market
(TODAY’S FIGURES.)
Close.
Atchison 1 88%
Atchison pfd ... . 94%
Baltimore A- Ohio 97%
Canadian Pacific 171%
Chicago & Nc/thwoatern 168
Colorado Southern 38
Denver & Rio Grande 27
Erie 30%
Illinois Central 140
LohsiviUe & Nashville 104
Missouri Pacific 53U
New York Central 103%
Pennsylvania 122%
Reading 128%
Rock Island 18%
Rock Island pfd 35%
St. Paul 133%
Southern Pacific 104%
Southern Railway 20%
Union Pacific 159%
Union Pacific pfd 87%
Wabash 12%
Wisconsin Central 28%
Interboro Metropolitan II
Interboro Metropolitan pfd .... 32
Great Northern 128%
Atlantic Coast. Line 86
Amalgamated Copper 74
American Car & Foundry .. .. 39
American Locomotive 46%
American Cotton Oil 33%
American Smelting & Refining. 85%
Do., pfd 102%
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 47%
1 Colorado Fuel & Iron 33%
General Electric 136%
International Paper 9%
National Biscuit 88
I National Lead 82
Pacific Mail 25%
‘ Pressed Steel Car 30%
j Sloss Sheffield Steel 60
Southern Pacific pfd 118
! Sugar 129%
United States Steel 45%
Do., pfd ..109%
Western Union 59
Mackay’s *.. .. 68
Virginia Carolina Chemical 29%
Do., pfd 109
JUDGES flO
FOR FAjREXIIBITS
•The executive committee of the
Savannah Vaile.v Agriculture asso
elation met today at the Greene &
Horsey drug store, headquarters of
the organization.
Those present were: Dr. J. E.
Greene, nresidunt and Dr. W. E.
Mealing, secretary, and Messrs A.
Meyer, of the Bennett Springs club;
VV. Westbrook, of the Beech Is
land club; W. C. Middleton, of the
Clarke’s Hill club; H. M. Cassells, of
the EMenton club; P. M. Markert, of
the Meriwether club; W. T. Field
of the Richmond county olub; J. C.
Griffin, of the Saikehatchie club; L.
C. Hayne, of the Schultz Hill club.
The Edgefield club was admitted
into full membership of the apsoclg
tion. with all the rights and privil
eges apperlaining (hereto. Upon mo
tion of Mr. Cassells, the committee
voted that Mr J. L. Mims, present,
as unofficial representative of the
Edgefield club, be constituted offic
ial delegate arid admitted Into the
discussion.
The first naymrnt of S4OO from the
Fair association waH divided among
the eight original clubs, named aliovr,
each club being given SSO. The to
| tal l’und 'appropriated by the Fair as
sociation to defray expenses of an
agricultural department Is $2,000.
Judges of the agricultural exhibits
were elected, as follows: Robert M.
Cooper, of Wysakoy, S. (3.; R. p.
Blake, of Greenwood, S. C.fi J. R Mil
ler, of Statesboro.
Dr. Mealing was elected unani
mously to hit the position of superin
tendent of the agricultural depart
ment.
DR. WHATLEY BATTEY'
HONORED IN
ROCHESTER
Is Made Secretary of Sur
geons’ Club of Noted Sur
gical Institute.
It will be gratifying news to the
many friends ol Dr VV Whatley Bar
ley, .!r. to learn of the distinctive
honor that has Just been conferred
upon him in Rochester Dr. Hatley
has been In Rochester In attendance,
at the Mavo Bros, rtnrglcel Institute,
and has been honored with tlie selec
tion as secretary of the celebrated
surgeons club, in connection with
that institution. Burgeon* from all
pads of th>- world have memberships
in this club; among those there as
sembled were the surgeon or Victor
Kmmanuel, the Japan*** Emperor's
surgeon and several very prominent,
men high In their profusion, front
Scotland and England The honor
ome indication ol tlf est-em In
which Dr. Hatley Is held by nls con
feres. Dr. Itsttev Is now In New
York attending the polyclinic of Si.
Mary's Hospita mid will return Or
tnb.-r first, coming via. Baltimore
Cltlz.r.- Ha - k in
Local Bonos.
Augusta Fanory Ist «»,
due I*ls, M imdM.. .. t’i _
Augusta Ry A Elec Co
Jet J A D >4
Hon Mr Hotel c„. cs.
,T * r> 1041-21 .100
Jacksonvllle 6s. 1934. M
A N 104 ——
Ma-on 4'4i, 1926, Isnuary
,|ii-i rterly 101
Mac on «*, 1910, January
qu» rtf.rly 103 ——
vhnrif.fi 6s. 1909. Feb
ruary qijurtrrly . . ... 94 ——
Havann*h 6* 1914, Janu *
uu*rf*rly .104
Local Bono*.
V.r\'< rpr\9t! Mf* Ist
Im 1222. M 4 N .99 n
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
J. C. IVlf4U.il tt.
Market tditor
(YESTERDAY’S FIGURES.)
Atchison 86
Atchison pfd 9t%
Baltimore & Ohio 95%
Canadian Pacific 171
Chicago & Northwestern 155%
Colorado Southern 37% j
Erie 30%
Illinois Central 136%
Louisville & Nashville 103 1
Missouri Pacific 52
New York Central 102
Pennsylvania 121%
Reading 12574
Rock Island 18
Rock Island pfd 33
Southern Pacific 101%
Southern Railway 20 %
Union Pacific 151%
Wisconsin Central 28
Interboro Metropolitan 10%
Interboro Metropolitan pfd .. .. 30%
Great Northern 126%
Amalgamated Copper 7114
American Car & Foundry .. .. 37%
American Locomotive 45%
American Cotton Oil 33%
Am. Smelting & Refining 82
Do., pfd 101
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 46
Colorado Fuel & Iron 32
General Electric 130
National Biscuit 88
National Lead 78%
People’s Gas 94
Pressed Steel Car 30
Sloss Sheffield Steel 59%
Sugar 128%
United States Steel 43%
United States Steel pfd 107%
Western Union 57%
Maekay’s pfd 68
reueflrk ‘
tots j mcE
A meeting of the Asoclated Char
itles was held al the Woman's Club
room Thursday at 12 o'clock, for Iho
purpose ot hearing the repor's of the
various committees I hat were ap
pointed Monday, The or: uiittee on
buildings reported that they had se
cured the ola Second Baptist church
on Kollock et ret, for Ihr No 1 sta
tion and the Vest End Free Li
brary is to be Jo. 2. Miss Dalrym
ple was jppoln 1 superintendent ot
No J and Miss _ mnedy of Mo. 2.
The committee on furnishings re
ported that several tables and chairs
had been loaned by stores dealing in
furnishings. The needles, thimbles
and thread were also donated
The Enterprise. Sibley and King
Mills are to furnish cloth at cost.
Reports were made, where In sev
eral cases the Associated Charities
had given help to persons starting
them In business, up to $25,
The sewing schools are to he unde
the supervision of Rev. Howard r.
Cree and is to be known as the Wo
man's Employment Bureau.
The following is al list ot Iho so
cieties and circles that tire to toaeji
at the schools: At school No. 1, every
Monday, Barachah Circle of King's
Daughters, Tuesdays, My bah Circle
Wednesdays, Memorial Circle, Thurs
day, the Daughter* of Isabella, Fri
days, Ladies Circle. There is no 0110
for Saturday and the secretary asks
that somo organization volunteer.
At srhool No. 2, Mondays, and
Tuesdays no society has volunteered
and the secretary asks some society
to offer their services, Wednesdays,
Murder Bearers, Thursday, Stead-rus
Workers, Fridays, Rain Bow Circle,
Saturdays, Willing Workers.
TO HR DAMAGES
IT THE CEMETERT
* *
The Contract Han Been
Awarded and the Work
Will Begin At Once.
The cemetery committee of conn
cil held a meeting yesterday after
noon to consider the maUer ofs re
pairing the damage to lha city of the
dead occaaloned bv the flood. It was
found that SI,BOO worth of the fence
around the grounds had been d ■
stroved snd that an expenditure of
about J 2 000 would be necessary to
put the place in order.
Contract for the reconstruction was
awarded to McKenzie, and the re
building will be commenced without
further delay. The work of the water
at the cemetery was very destruc
five, hut It will take the contractors
hut a few weeks to put It back In
shape again.
Hltil.y Mf* Co. Ist 6s.
dus 1922, J A r> 91 111
Railroad Bands.
August* go )ty lei mort
gage. 6s. J A D ... 66 ay
C -if Os Hy Is’ Mfg 65..
1946. F and A • 108%
C of Oa r.y Ist Con Mi*
6s, 19(6. M and M .109
C of (j„, Mai a Nor |i|V,
Ist 6a. 1944. J and J ..99 103
Central of O*. V O and
A<<- Ist sa, 194/ .1 A .1 99 HI
Central of Oa / tenion
Branch, Ist / , t9!d,
J and It l 99 101
C of i lk Ist pfd Im am*
6t. 19.6, (V;t .. *4
C of Oa l id pfd Income
6s 1946. Oct .45 —-
C nr On 3rd Income, 6a,
1916. Oct. ... 29 —-
C of Oa Ky Mobile Idv •
Ist sa. 1911. J A j ... 101
C r A A 2nd 7s, 1910,
A andO 109 —.
O-t It It A Hanking Co
r;a It It A BCo «s.
1*99 ita -
ATLiTIC COAST
LINE
(Tomporary Schedule via. Yemassee)
NOTE —These arrivals and depar
tures are given as Information, hut
nrrhnl and connections are not guar
anteed
No. 82. Effective No. 85
North September 8, 1908. South
12:30 pm Lv. Augusta Ar. 12:40 pm
6:80 pm Ar Chas'n Lv 7:45 ntn
8:15 pm Ar Florence Lv 4:40 am
5:10 am Ar Richmond Lv 7:25 piu
8:40 am Ar Wnsh'n. Lv 3:45 pm
30:00 am Ar Baltimore Lv 2:15 pm
12:18 pm Ar W. Phils. Lv 11:55 urn
2:46 pm Ar . New York
(3 3d St) Lv 9:25 am
Pullman BROILER ears between
Augusta and New York, without
change.
L. D. MeCULLUM.
Commercial Agent, 807 Broad St.
T. C. White, W. J. CRAIG,
Gen. Pass Agt Pass. Traf Mgr.
Wilmington, N. C. *
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
RAILWAY.
(t.uiioill ScneHlvltttH I'OlTtv.lPil to
4«utli McruHiiu Time.)
USPAH lUHU3.
Kor Savannah and Macon *7:3oam
For Dublin and Savannah •i!:4.lpnu
For Savannah and Macon
For Savannah and Macon !!9:4o|>m
Al’-PI V ALS.
From Savannah and Macon !!B:osam
From Savannah and Macon ...+*)s.(nam
From Savannah and Macon . . *7:sopm
From Dublin und Ha vunnuh... .*l)L4bpm
•Dully, ••llxccpt Sunday. MSuuuay only.
Drawing Room Sleeping (’am between
Augusta. and Savannan on night train*.
Connects at Milltn with hrough sieop
tng cum *o and from Macon. Atlanta,
Colombo*, HJrmlngham and Chicago, ills,
F. F. PtmiOßS. W VV. HACICBTT,
Coin'l. Agt Truv. Pass. Agt.
73b ltroau St.
Charleston & Western
Carolina Kailway
The following arrival* «..a <n*jmnuioe
or Hums, Unto** station. Augusta. Ua.«
mh well ns connections with otnar coimm
nles, ire simply given as Information,
and are not guaranteed
(Effective Sept. 14, 1908.)
„ DEPARTUhES
6:000 a. m. No 7, Dally for Anderson,
Seneca, WalhaJla, etc
10:10 a. ir.—No. 1, luii; mr urcenwo«m, i
Daurcna, Greertvlli*, 'Spartanburg, I
Hendersonville and Ashevllio.
2:of> p. m No. 42, Dally for Allendale,
Fairfax, Charleston. Savannah,
Beaufort, port Koyal.
4:40 p ui No It. D.illy far (h eon wood.
NO. b leaves LiriirMwood al 4 b 0 a.
up for apartunburg.
ARRIVALS
No. 4, Dally from Greenwood, 9:30 a.
m No. 41, daily from Charleston, Sa
vannab, Beaufort, Port Koynl, etc, 12:30
p. n». fsl 2, dally from Asiievllle, Spart
anburg. Greenwood, etc., 6:15 p. m. No.
H. dally from Anderson, McCormick* etc..
7:35 p. m.
Trains 41 and 42 run solid between
Augusta and Charleston.
Ti i w Hkll Parloi i u tort tea bo( WHn
Augusta and Aahevllte, leaving Augusta
Tuenlayi. ’l‘huradays and Saturdays.
Aihevllle Mondays. Wednonduy uml *rt
days. Trains Nos. I and i
KRNBBT WIDDIAMB.
• General PiiMMongcr Agent,
No. 107 Broads ajr. Augusta, Ga
DON’T KNOW WHEN
WATER WILL BE
PUMPED IN
Contractors Say it Will ho
in Few Days. Mayor Says
it is Impossible t.o Make
Statement Now.
The auxiliary pumps non In opera
tion in Augmttu itre supplying this city
with approximately 3,00(1,000 gallons
of water dally and a contlnous pres*
sure Ih maintained all the time, din*
trlbuttng water at all hours through
out the city. All hydrants In low
places and on the first floors of ail
buildings are supplied witli water
without Interruption except where
they arc out of order.
The water Is being pumped direct
from the river and Turkm-tt Springs,
The river wHter Is now clear ami till*
makes the water coming In at pres
ent appear like the regular supply of
city wafer under normal conditions,
However, It Is not as good ns the til
lered supply regularly furnished from
the reservoir and care should be taken
In its use.
Don’t Waste Water.
Mayor Dunbar reipiest* that there
be no waate of water so that the sup
lily can be maintained Indefinitely,
lie stated this morning thai no ot
flclal Information of any character
had been given out as to what time
the city's waier supply wouid be put
on snd that as yet It Is Impossible
to give any definite statement Messrs.
Thatcher and Payne, superintendent's
of the Oliver Const ruction company,
are very sanguine its to the outcome
of their work and they are of the opin
ion that they will he able to allow wip
ter to be turned on within a verj
short time.
Mayor Dunbar states that water to,
supply all drinking fountains for
horses has been turned on through
out the city and he Its advised See. !
rotary Frank K. Beane, of Hi* H. " (!. i
A , that there will b<- a continual sup \
plv and If any fountains are found j
without a supply they are out of or
der and wll. be put In repair as fast
as reported,
Everything possible Is being done
to remed the situation and no es
fort is being spared to relieve the'
conditions now existing. Ofllclsls of
the Insurance companies w<-re brought I
back to Augusta yesterday by alarm
ing newspaper reports concerning An-'
guHla’s Inefficient water supply, but
last, night the fire department pul on
several teats and the officials went off
sa Halted.
FINANCIAL
THE NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA
707 BROAD STREET.
ORGANIZED 1865.
CAPITAL, SURPLUS AND PROFITS $450,000.00
L. C. HAYNE, President. CHAS. R. CLARK, Caihlsr.
BEGINNING AUG. IST, 1908, ibis Bank will pay 4 per cent In
terest ~n CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS. These certificates will
be Issued by us In sums of SIOO 00 nnd up, for stipulated periods of
time, to suit tiro Depositors' convenience,
SAFETY LOCK BOXES $3.00 TO $20.00 PER YEAH.
The business of our out of town friends carefully looked after.
CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.
THE NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK,
has
Capital $400,000.00
Surplus • 140,000.00
Stockholders’ Liability 400,000.00
Total • $940,000.00
as
SECURITY FOR ITS DEPOSITORS
Your Account is Solicited.
J
Georgia Railroad Bank
Augusta, Georgia.
This Bank Solicits the banking business of
merchants and corporations. YVe pay 4 Per Cent
Interest on all deposits placed in our Savings Dept.
YOUR ACCOUNT INVITED.
YOU ARE ENABLED
by means „f the Coupon Cerllflcalo of Deposit to receive interest
from the dale of deposit 1 per cent, four times a year lo realize
anv where at any lime, on vour deposit, lo do business with the
hank no Dialler how fur you are away from It. issued In Augusta
only by the
MERCHANTS BANK
Capital and Surplus $300,000.00
YOUR ACCOUNT SOLICITED.
— - - <
NOTICE!
WE WISH TO CALL THE ATTENTION OF OUR
ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER CUSTOMERS TO
NECESSITY OF NOTIFYING US IMMEDIATELY OF
ANY CHANGES THEY WILL MAKE ON OCTOBER IBT,
SO THAT WE MAY GIVE PROMPT ATTENTION TO
THEIR WISHES.
Augusta Railway & Hi*trie Co.
0001 DECLINES
MARSHALSHIP
OFFERED
Tin- marshalrhlp of North Augusta
Is mill vacant. Mr. Brown after gc'-
llng the opinion of several lawyers
and other persons ItaH found tliul le
ts nnot legally hold the office duo io
the fact that Ih*. Is not it resldem.
The following Is the letter that Mr
Brown lifts sent to tin- mayor and
count'll.'
Augusta, Ga., September 21th, 11)08
lion. I!. O. Wall, Mayor and City
Council of North Augusta:
Gentlemen:
your September meeting, you
were pari la I enough to elect me to
the Important office of marshal of
vour rliv. Since your acfiott tbo
ontnlon of the attorney general ol
your state anil other eminent allot
niiys In South e-nollmi, have i-i
pressed the opinion Him I am not leg
ally i|imlllitd to accept the position
i n account of non residence.
I am jlu.y appreciative of your kind
me* did partiality. In my (election,
hut In vh-w ol (Ho legal status and
the fact that any arrest I might
make, would he (|Ue*llona' In, I feel I
would not only la- UUappret lutlve of
your kindness, Ihii iiujusi to the citi
zens of North Augusta, Should I ac
cept th«- honorable and liiiportaei
office 111 which I till Ve llei-ll eleeloil
it was a pardonable nmlilc.ou upon
,ny part m serve the people of your
city, but I cannot gain toy ennui til to
occupy any office wlu-re iny (piallfle -
Mom might lie legally dues'lonahlo,
and ymi rellon in electing me Ctrl* 1
nixed. I. Iliert-fiiri , must deCine im
position and 111 doing so rrilorulr m;-
lhanks to you Had each of you
Yours truly,
O BROWN
MERCHANTS MEET
THIS AFTERNOON
There will he a called meeting of
Hie Ailgusla Retail Merchants held
Friday afternoon at 0:30 o’clock n
v, htch mailers of Importance will lie
considered. Nothing definite Is oh
Dtftmble os In the object, but It Is finite
certain that the tripling stamp tjues
Hon will in- considered
Beyond Ve fact that 'h<- i-xecje
live fommltlee of the association has
slronglv condemned the use u{
•lamp* nothing i» known. ;
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FINANCIAL
GENTS) SHOW
IT 1 TONIGHT
Larfle Crowd Prcacnt At
Ball Park thin Afternoon
To See Fine Show.
Gentry Brother*’ famous shows ar
rived In the city bright and early
this morning and the tents were
tpilekly erected on the Bali park. A
street parade, which traverse-d the
principal streets shortly after 10
o'clock, was a complete Index to tho
various merits of the show Gaily
docoraled wagons to which six and
elglil ponies wore attached, two hand!
of music, io addition to the steam
eallope, wound up the procession and
made one of (he prettiest street ill*
(days ever seen in this city. All d
the little folks and some of Hie older
ones were on hand to see the dog«
and ponies In their parade dress. Th»
perform a nee this afternoon was well
attended, and, judging from the shrill
shouts of approvaj of the youngsters,
the program Is up to their experts-
Hons,
The company of clowns and special
ty acts, which is a new departnie--'
of Ihe Gentry show, Is a very
tabling addition and Hi" norif
(he funny fellows was r I etiedy;
Ihe acrobatic portion of tns program
Is equal to the best ever seen in
this dly. Every department of (hi
Gentry Brothers' Hhow has been Im
proved since their lasi visit to tills
city, and In llmir reconstructed form
lac shows are nryre entertaining than
ever. t
Gentry Brothers have a Held on
tliely their own. uml are endeavoring
to provide a clean, moral and Inter
esting exhibition. It Is doubtful ,1
a more entertaining performance
could he given than the one pre
sented by Gentry Brothers snd their
talented animals After the nignt
performance, which begins at 8
o'clock, the show will leave for Black
vllle. it. G., where they exhibit to
morrow.
Miss Alma l.oulse Tong, who hgs
been visiting friends In Chattanooga
for the pasl several weeks, will ro
turn home Monday.
HERALD WANTS BRING
RESULTS.