The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-28
NEWS OF ATLANTA
HAPPENINGS OF A DAY IN THE
CAPITAL CITY.
PRETTY WOMAN UNDER BOND
TO KEEP THE PEACE AND MODEST
OTHERS NO MORE.

Mrs. BrnntIey Promised to Return
to MacOn-New Board of Trustees
for the State Sanitarium New
Schedule of Charges Fixed for the
Delivery of Messages by the TeIe-
graph Companies.
Atlanta, Nov. 27.-Mrs. Catherine ].
Brantley, pretty Macon woman, was
put under 5000 bond to keep the peace
by Justice Langstona to-day and allow
ed her freedom on condition that she
would return to her home in Macon.
Mrs. Brantley, who has been boarding
at the Kimball House, went on three
separate occasions to the home of Mrs.
Mary l.. Brantley. to whom she is in
no wise related, and created disturb
ance, endeavoring to force an en-
trance. On Thursday she was arrest
ed there and kept in Jail until to-day,
when her father sent some one here
to take her home She gave bond not
to modest further Mr.. and Mrs. Brant-
ley, and left for Macon tonight.
State Sanitarium Board.
Gov. Terrell to-day decided upon the
new board of trustees for the State
Sanitarium and will issue the order of
appointment tomorrow. Seven of the
members of the old board were reap
pointed, namely: Hon. Joel Branham
of Floyd, DR.. James B. Baird of Full
ton, Hon. Richard Johnson of Jones,
DR.. Charles J. Montgomery of Rich
mond, Hon. Thomas G.. Lawson of Put
nam, Hon. John T. Brantley of Pierce,
and DR.. w. F. Drummer of Chatham,
and three new members as follows:
Hon. Thomas M. Swift of Ebert, DR..
I. H. Thrasher of Worth and Hon.
John L. Culver of Hancock. This new
board takes charge on Dec. 5.
New Rules for Delivery.
The Railroad Commission to-day es-
tablished rules fixing a scale of charges
for the delivery of telegraph messages
IN cities. These rules are as follows:
In cities or towns having less than
1900 inhabitants, according to the most
recent census, no extra charge shall
be made for the delivery of telegraph
messages to the addresses there or
within radius of one-half mile of the
once OF the delivering telegraph COM
panY.
III SlIlSS VI lOWIlS IdNllS O,UUU
habitantS or more, according to the
most recent published national census,
no extra charge shall be made for de-
hVerlng such messages within radius
OF one mile from the office of the de-
nVering telegraph company. For de-
hVerlng one or more messages by one
messenger to one address beyond the
limits mentioned, the delivering COM
pany may charge Is cents for the first
mile or fraction thereof beyond such
limits, and 10 cents for each subsequent
mile or fraction thereof beyond such
limits. Wherever practicable, such tel
egraph company may deliver message
by telephone upon written request of
the sender or the addressee thereof"
Old PeddIer Dies at Hospital.
w. Carter, SO years old, an aged ap-
pie peddler, died at the Grady Hospi-
tai last might, following injuries re-
ceived some days ago, in a runaway
accident. caused by the shying of a
morse driven by DIR. S. M. Samuels. 1t
IS stated that an effort will be made
to have DR.. Samuels answer to the
charge of involuntary manslaughter.
Dr. Samuels says he examined Carter
before he died, and that the accident
was in no wise responsible for his
death.
He Owes HObson $1,7O0.
~ II. bedtIy, IOTIleFly d pal tllCi VI
Rlchard Pearson Hobson of Merrimac-
Santiago fame, to-day filed voluntary
petition in bankruptcy in the United
states court here to-day. He owes
capt. Hobson $L700. His total liablli-
ues are $4,000 and his assets only
nominal.
Raises That $4,000.
The Atlanta Terminal Company. which
is building the new union passen-
ger depot here, to-day subscribed ST.
QUO to Atlanta's municipal exhibit at
81. Louis, this completing the $4,000
needed to construct a reproduction of
the new depot in the model city at
the Worlds Fair.
Paid Back $G5,O0O.
Gov. Terrell to-day paid back the
$4,000. which he borrowed to pay the
expenses Of the Legislature. OF this
amount $4,000 was borrowed from the
southern Bank in Savannah. 1919.