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BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS. Events of a Week Epitomized In Curtailed Paragraphs. Honorable Fred Foster, of Madison, was in our city last Thursday. Col. E. N. Harris, an old citizen of Atlanta, died on last Wednesday. The preparatory arrangements for the State Fair are going on now in good style. The survivors of the 30th Ga. Regi ment had a happy reunion at Doug lasville yesterday. How about a reunion of Georgia veterans next fall? We have not heard of it from Savannah yet, since the Charleston reunion. Our lawyers who are readers of The Georgia Record are requested to give items of news about the courts and cases of interest in any way. The Methodist Conference of the North Atlanta District held a meeting on Thursday. Bishop Candler pre sided. About fifty delegates were present. Veterans of “the Blue and the Gray 1 ’ are specially requested to give us items of news about camps or re unions or picnics. Let us have mat ters to go on record in The Record. -Honorable Daniel Pitchford, died at his home in this city, on last Wednes day. He was 87 years old, and had been a citizen of Atlanta nearly forty years. He was a native of North Car olina. Mrs. Lizzie Gray, of Hawkinsville, Ga., died in this city on Thursday. She was the mother of Mrs. Luck, the wife of Policeman Luck. The body was carried to Campbell county for burial. Daughters of the Confederacy are specially invited to use the columns of The Georgia Record for announce ments of meetings, programs, and per sonal notices. Make it your medium for the record of events. Readers of The Georgia Record are requested to furnish us with items of local interest on any matters, as mar riages, births, deaths, meetings, re unions, sociables, or anything of in terest in your vicinity. Mr. Walter Bennett of this city, partner in the firm of Bennett Print ing Co., and Miss Willie Irene Tan ner, were married in this city last - Wednesday evening The bride is a niece of Hon. G. H. Tanner, the pop ular clerk of our courts. Mr. Dan Cary, well known in our city, as a writer on the Constitution, and a friend to Confederate veterans, left the city this week to enter upon editorial duties on the “Times,” news paper at Greenville, 8. C. We extend to him our sincere good wishes. Mr. Lucien L. Knight returned this week from an extended tour to the North and East. He is held in very high esteem by our veterans, and all wish him a happy way of life. We do not know of any young man more sincerely loved by veterans than is Lucien Knight. Mrs. Azilee Webster and Master Earle Webster of this city are visit ing friends in Rome and Floyd county Georgia. Their friends here wish for them a pleasant visit and safe return to their home, to husband and father, who is our esteemed comrade and friend, Mr. George A. Webster. Capt. Walter Payne, of Milledge ville. the Clerk of Court of Baldwin county, was in our city several days this week, attending the convention of delegates of a benevolent associa tion. He is in splendid appearance as to health, and cheerful in spirits as always he was since we first knew him thirty-seven years ago. “The Blue and the Gray” is the title of a very interesting book re cently published by Col. J. P. Austin, of Atlanta. Col. Austin was a brave Confederate officer, and was in the service from the beginning to the elose of the war. He was with the cavalry service, under Gen, John H. Morgan. He gives us a very entertaining ac count of the scenes of the service, and relates many incidents never before published, which are truly of historic interest. It is a very interesting book. The Georgia Record has been sent to several persons who have not yet sent us the necessary subscription price. We desire to continue the pa per to all, and all are now requested re spond with the one dollar at once, to send the paper one year. You will be pleiWted with it after we get well un der way. If you fail to see the good that may be in it, take the failure to yourself for your own account. We will try to do our part in the way of getting out the paper. Our solicitor will call on readers in the city next week. Pay him and let The Georgia Record come to you. The Georgia Record of last week discussed the matter of the franch'ses of the electric car lines in the city, and suggested the idea of having the companies to pay a roya’ty on income for the benefit of the city, also as to making arrangement for the city to own the lines. On last Wednesday, within a week from our discussion, we observe a proposition from Mr. Joel Hurt was made to the council to share with the city the profits of his elec tric lines, and suggested the eventual ownership of the lines by the city. We are moving along in the right direction, pro bono publico, A motion for new trial was heard by Judge J. H. Lumpkin this week in the celebrated will case of Mrs. Mary G. Thurman against Mrs. Florence Underwood. Mrs. Thurman entered her caveat to the probate of the will of Dr. Thurman, when it was offered before the Court of Ordi nary. The caveat was overruled and the will was allowed by the ordi nary. Appeal was entered to the supe rior court. Tiial on the appeal came on last year. During the trial one of the distinguished lawyers in the case died suddenly. He was Judge Mar shall J. Clarke. The trial continued, however, and a verdict of the jury was in favor of Mrs. Thurman. Motion for new trial was made. Since the trial and verdict, another one of the em inent lawyers, Hon. Nat. J. Hammond, has died. The case is still living and moving in hands of other lawyers, and will probably go to the supreme court. The record of the case is about 1,200 pages of typewritten matter. On last Tuesday the Southern Industrial league held a conven tion in this city. Governor Candler made the address of welcome to the delegates. Major J. F. Hanson, of Macon, made an address, which was well received and applauded. Mr. F. B. Thurber, a merchant of New York of great wealth and exten sive wholesale trade, sent a letter to the Southern Industrial League con vention. He did not attend in per son. In his letter he gave a lecture to the southern people on their ways of business. Amongst other things he said: “The Southern people are warm-hearted and impulsive and this temperament some ■ times leads them into making mistakes ;they ‘go off at half cock,’so to speak, and often take action on important questions which, with further study, would not betaken.” We may not quite understand the cold, calculating methods of Mr. Thur ber, but we would not exchange the genial warm-heartedness of our southern men and women for his style of disingenuous methods, as suggest ed by his letter, for all the wealth of all the Thurbers and his ilk, in the world, and we would rather have the nature of sincerity by an im pulse, than to have the style of an adroit calculating trader. Let our southern people retain their character for being warm-hearted and impulsive, rather than yield it to the schemes of avarice, or to give up their warmth of hearts to the cold, chilly, calculating methods of selfishness. Avarice and selfishness may flourish by such ways as suggested by Mr. Thurber, but true business principles are not suffer ing in the south by the warm-hearted ways of our southern business men. WEST END NOTES. Miss Mamie Culberson is spending a few weeks at Smyrna with her friend, Miss Susie Taylor. Mrs. J. H. Latimer spent last week in Rome, Ga., visiting her daughter, Mrs. Adel Latimer-Bale. Mrs. M. E. Harrington has return rd to West End, after a very pleasant visit to her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Lon gino, at Smyrna, Ga. Mrs. R. L. Foreman and children have returned to their home in West End, after a delightful stay of several weeks at Tallulah Lodge. Mrs. Frank Baker, who has been spending some time with relatives and friends in Dahlonega, has returned to her home on Oglethorpe avenue. Mrs. Hebert Dean, of Gainesville, Ga., spent last week in the city visit ing her friends, Mrs. W. H. Haralson and Miss Kate Jackson, on Oglethorpe avenue. The friends of Dr. and Mrs. Wyllys Rede will be sorry to learn of the seri ous illness of their little son, Kenneth, at Atlantic City, where Mrs. Rede bad gone to spend the summer. Mrs. A. J. Dawson, mother of Mr. F. J. Spratling, No. 161 Lee street, left the city last Thursday for a short visit to her grandson, Mr. James Hook Spratling, of Lithia Springs. Mr. J. M. Mayne, of McCall’s Sta tion, purchased, this week, the pretty cottage recently occupied by Mr. Os car Parker, on Beecher street, and will move into West End about September Ist. Mr. W. E. Thomas,of West End,and Miss Addie Mayne, of Hapeville, were married on Sunday, July 23rd, at the Methodist Church in Hapeville, Rev. A. E. Seddon officiating. Mr. Ernest Seddon acted as “best man,” and Miss Carrie Thomas, sister of the groom, was maid of honor. The happy couple are at home to their friends, at No. 202 Oak street, West End. , Mr. Arthur R. Rodgers, a foreman with the Southern Bull Telephone Co., left the city on Ttairsday last to superintend the construction and re pair of the lines from Opelika to Tuskegee, Alabama. Mr. Rodgers is one of the youngest men in the employ of the company and it is an evidence of the confidence which they have in his ability to discharge his duty faithfully and well. Mr. Rodgers took a large force of hands with him, and will secure others when arrived at Opelika. A Yankee Sword. We have now before us in our office an old mutilated sword which has about it an interesting history. It was shown to us by Captain Ed C. Murphy, who is a well known citizen of Atlanta. During *L'e 'civil war Captain Murphy was retailed from his command by the Coi ederate gov ernment, for duty in the armory here, for the manufacture of swords, fire arms, shot and shell. i Captain Mur phy was an expert mechanic, and his skillful service was of special im portance then to the Confeder acy. In his duties he came in contact with many interesting inci dents. Just after the battle of Mur freesboro, Tenn., many of the wounded men of both armies, Confederates and Federals, were sent to the hospitals in Atlanta. Captain Murphy was engag ed in having them properly eared for when they were taken from the train. A kinsman of his wife was among the Confederate wounded. Another sol dier was an officer of the Federal army, wounded and captured. He was put in the old church hospital on Jen kins street. In his ministrations to the wounded prisoner he became interested and contributed to his comforts and gave him substantial refreshments. The prisoner was wounded in his hip. He had been permitted to bring his own sword with him. He gave it to Captain Murphy. The scabbard was broken by a minie ball. Captain Murphy had a record of the prisoner and his name, but when Sherman’s army came, the papers were taken, and he has forgotten the name of the man who was the wounded prisoner. Capt. Murphy would be glad to learn something of the man if possible, and requests that papers give notice of this matter, and make inquiry. Information is wanted for the purpose of commu nicating with the soldier, and to re store to him the sword. Northern papers are requested to give notice. Information may be sent to The Geor gia Record, Atlanta, Ga. Reunion of First Georgia Cavalry. Editor of Georgia Record. The annual reunion of the surviv ors of the First Georgia Cavalry Regi ment was held at Newnan, Ga., July 25th, 1899. After a sumptuous din ner, prepared by the good people of Newnan and Coweta county, the regi ment was called to order in a business meeting. The roll was called, and about seventy-five answered to their names. A record was made of those who have died since last annual re union, which shows a very small per cent of those present last year. J. L. Cobb, of Atlanta, was elected assistant secretary, Jule Wynne, of Rome, being secretary. Lieut. George A. Webster, of Atlanta, was elected president; Dr. J. W. Taylor, of Luthers ville, vice president. Rome, Ga , was unanimously se lected as the place for the next reun ion of the regiment, on July 25, 1900. Each survivor is earnestly requested to attend at that time and place. Deaths of members should be reported to Secretary Jule Wynne, at Rome, Ga. Send a paper to the following: J. L. Cobb, 55$ East Hunter, city; Geo. A. Webster, 42 Hood street, city; Ed Cox, city; J. J. Morrison, Decatur, Ga.; Jule Wynn, Rome, Ga.; Lieut. J. W. Taylor, Luthersville, Ga.; W. W. Cavendor, Newnan, Ga.; H. W. Haney, Newnan, Ga. Member. UNFAVORABLE TO MRS. MATBRICK Secretrary of Knglfah Home Office Will Not Recommend Koya! Clemency. In the house of commons (London) Monday, Mr. Michael Davitt, member for South Mayo, asked the govern ment if, in view of the fact that the conduct of Mrs. Maybrick in prison had been uniformly good, the home office would not recommend royal clemency in her case. Sir Matthew White Ridley, the home secretary, said that he was un able to hold out hope of exceptional treatment of Mrs. Maybrick. NEW COTTON RATHS Ab Fixed By South Carolina’s State Rail road Commission. The South Carolina state railroad commission Wednesday made public its new standard tariff of cotton freight rates, which becomes effective August 25th. The tariff provides for a reduc tion of from 25 to 35 per cent on the present rates, which was established when the state was producing not more than 400,000 bales of cotton. This is said to be the lowest local cot ton freight tariff of any now in opera tion in the United States. Real Estate For Salo The tracts, lots, and parcels of lands as stated below are for sale, cheap for cash, or will exchange for available merchandise at reasonable prices. The land lots indicated will be sold with special warranty of title, with plat and grant, with the original “beeswax” seal: No. Dist. Sec. Acres. County. 942 2 3 40 Paulding. 124 7 2 40 Fannin. 90 1 81 Rabun. 118 26 2 40 Gilmer. 57 11 1 40 Union 137 19 3 40 Paulding. 308 10 1 160 Union. 650 16 2 40 Cobb. 718 16 2 40 Cobb. 719 16 2 40 Cobb. 885 16 2 40 Cobb. 887 16 2 40 Cobb. 915 16 2 40' Cobb. 958 16 2 40 Cobb. 843 16 2 40 Cobb. 646 17 2 40 Cobb. 16 17 2 40 Cobb. 17 17 2 40 Cobb. 86 17 2 40 Cobb. 1090 17 2 40 Cobb. 267 20 2 40 Cobb. 1006 16 2 40 Cobb. 514 15 2 40 Cobb. 567 15 2 40 Cherokee. 584 15 2 40 Cherokee. 585 15 2 40 Cherokee. 638 15 2 40 Cherokee. 639 15 2 40 Cherokee. 640 15 2 40 Cherokee. 641 15 2 40 Cherokee. 642 15 2 40 Cherokee. 255 13 2 160 Cherokee. 102 21 2 40 Cherokee. 101 1 2021 Troup. 731 19 3 40 Paulding. 72 3 3 40 Paulding. 501 3 3 40 Paulding. 880 2 3 40 Paulding. 1175 18 3 40 Paulding. 13 18 1 160 Pickens. 246 6 1 160 Chattooga. 708 18 2 40 Polk. 981 21 3 40 Polk. 7 26 3 160 Murray. 1012 12 1 40 Lumpkin. 314 11 1 40 Lumpkin. 697 11 1 40 Lumpkin. 573 5 1 40 Lumpkin. 830 11 1 40 Lumpkin. 148 8 2 160 Fannin. 629 3 4 40 Floyd. 643 18 2 40 Douglass. 8 3 490 Wayne. 95 3 490 Wayne. 96 3 490 Wayne. 151 3 490 Wayne. 200 3 490 Wayne. J 173 3 245 Wayne. 160 2 490 Wayne. J 75 2 245 Charlton. {XI 17516 25} Upson. }x} 11112 25} Taylor, j 368 28 125 Early, i 113 16 1 80 Union. } 175 16 1 80 Union. 815 14 1 40 Forsyth. 398 5 1 40 Dawson. 157 11 2021 Henry. 104 19 2 40 Cobb. 901 21 2 74 Cherokee. One city lot, 27x93, on Woodward avenue, in Atlanta, Ga. Three lots, 50x150 feet each, alto gether being Nos. 14, 15 and 16, on Mt. Zion avenne, in the village of Mt. Zion, Carroll county, Ga. One lot, No, 114, in block 17, in Montrose Park, Montrose county Col orado. Six acres on Satterfield Ford road, 5 miles from Greenville, in Greenville county, S. C. Three lots at Montreal, on G. C. & N. railroad, DeKalb county, Ga. One lot 52x120 feet, on west side of Violet avenue, Atlanta, Ga. 1,100 acres; 700 hammock, 400 up land, in Screven county, Ga. This is a fine place, divided by the Georgia Central railroad, 50 miles from Savan nah. Railroad station on the place; good location for country store. Splendid situation for factory for staves and cooperage works. Enough good tim ber on the hammock land to pay for the place three or four times over. Investors are invited to examine this place. 1.149 acres on west bank of Savan nah river, in Effingham county, Ga., grant of 1784, and descent of title to present owner. 1.150 acres on Satilla river, in Cam dem county, Ga., grant from state, and deeds on record for 100 years back. Good title, by descent to pres ent owner. 1,150 acres on. St. Mary’s river, in Camden county, Ga. Grant and deeds on record 100 years back. Good title, by descent to present owner. 430 acres on west bank of Savannah river, in Screven county, Ga. Deeds on record since 1827. Good title, by descent to present owner. All of these lands are available for agriculture, stock raising, mining, or timbers. Some few of the lots in north Georgia are in the hills, but they have the advantage of being sit uated in the finest section of country for minerals. Several of these lots have been examined, or, as the essay ists and miners would say, have been prospected, and found to bear fine de posits of gold, silver, iron, copper and marble. The state of Georgia is de- veloping some of the finest mineral resources in this country, in ceal, co rundum, gold, silver, copper, man ganese, and other minerals,and marL-'e, also a variety of the finest timbers for all sorts of manufactures of wooden wares and furniture. The state is noted for its salubrious climate, and its remarkable adaptability for all kinds of agricultural products, fruits and vegetables. Some of these lauds, now offered, are as fine as any in the world for fruits and cereals. A prominent real estate journal, the “American Land and Title Register,” recently used a paragraph under the head of “Investments and Specula tions,” and it impresses me as being so appropriate, that I quote it here as follows: “Real estate is the thing, above all others, that furnishes a field for investment that is absolutely safe md profit bearing. It is the material interest itself, and it cannot be de stroyed by bad management, extrava gant methods, competition, casualty, dishonesty in management or legisla tion. Its value eannot be depressed by any of these causes. Investments in real estate, judiciously made, can not fail to be profitable. If you want to get rich, buy real estate aud know what you are getting; if you want to gamble, buy stocks and let some one else know what they are giving you." I desire to sell these lands as soon as possible, and they must go at low prices, very low for cash, or on easy terms and long time with 5 per cent interest, as purchasers may desire and prefer. Persons desirous of investing money for future profits by enhance ments should examine these offers at once. I have other lands, which I will sell on good terms and low prices. In writing for information about any of these lands, refer to them by the number, district, section and county, and enclose two stamps, 4 cents, for reply. Robert L. Rodgers, ts Attorney at Law, Atlanta, Gs» MRS GJ SMITH, HAIR DRESSING and MASBACE r .For ladies Only CALL FOR ATTENTION AT 206 Lee St. { Sj Atlanta, Ga. ——— MRS. SMITH’S Hair Tonic, The greatest remedy on earth for Removing Dandruff’, Healing the Scalp, Preventing Hair From Falling; Out; It Promotes the Growth-and Re stor* s Faded and Gray Hair to its Original Color. It is perfectly harmless, but makes a delightful dressing by toning up and giving the hair a vigorous appearance. THE Gabriella lotion. For beautifying and improving the complexion it is unsurpassed. It Removes Tan. Freckles, Blackheads and all Blemishes of the Skin, lieu dering a Delightful Toilet, Per fectly Free From Anything; That Im Deleterious to the Faca. Ladies of West End Are Invited to Cail. Rtf ARE READY TO ENTER YOUR NAME ON OUR SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS. YOU WILL NOT MISS THE SMALL SUM NECESSARI TO BECOME OUR CUSTOMER. ATLANTA MARKETS. COBnECTED WEEKLY. —30 Groceries. Roasted coffee, Arbuekle $ll.OO, Lion and Levering *IO.BO-all less 60c per 100 lb cases. Green coffee choice llo; fair 9c; prime Sugar standard gran- ulated, New York 5.80. New Orleans 5.75. New Orleans white do yellow Syrup, New Orleans open kettle 25®>40e. mixed 12)4@20c; sugar house 28@35e. Teas, black 50@65e; green 50@65c. Rice, head 7J4<>; choice 6%@70; Salt, dai ry sacks $1.25; do bbls, bulk $2.00; 100 $2.75; ice cream $1.25; common 65@70e. Cheese, full cream 11c. Matches, 65s 45c; 200s ®1.30@1.75; 300 s $2.75. Soda, boxes 6c. Crackers, soda cream 6c; gingersnaps 6c. Candy, common stick 6J40; fancy 12®13e. Oysters, F. W. SLBS@ $1.75; L. W. sl.lO. Flour, Grain and Meal. Flour, all wheat first patent, $5.00. second patent. $4.40; straight, $4.00; extra fancy. $8.90; fancy, $3.80; extra family, $2.85. Corn, white. 54c; mixed, 53c. Oats, white 45c; mixed 39c; Texas rustproof 40c. Rye, Georgia 85c. Hay No. 1 timothy largo bales 80c; Meal, plain 523; bolter' 46c. Wheat bran, large sacks S2e; small socks 82c. Shorts 95c. Stock mon); 85c. Cotton seed meal 90c per 100 bushels white crowders $1.60 (® $1.75; common white $1.25@1.40: Lady *1.25@1.50. Grits $2.90 per bbl; *l4O per bag. Provision*. Clear ribs sides boxed 5%c; clear side. 5%C; Ice-cured bellies B><c. Sugar-cured hams ll®13c; California 6%0; breakfast bacon 10®12Uc. Lard, best quality 7)40; sec ond quality 6J*@6>4; compound sc. Cotton. Market closed steady; middling 5 9-16.