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The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14

NO MORE DRILLS
THIS SUMMER
HUSSARS AWARDED PRIZES.
CERTIFICATES PRESENTED Tc
sHARPsHoOTERS AND MARKsMEN.

Squad of SerEt. j. II. Martin. Jr..
Won Prize for Attendance ana
DriIls-CaDt. w. w. Gordon, Jr.,
Expert Sharpshooter With Score
OF l4O-Cnpt. Duncan Has Pre-
pared History of Company since
1876 and Record Will be Pub
lished.
NO more drilsl will be held by the
Georgia Hussars this summer. except
the formal drill required by the state
law. The last regular drill was held
last night.
The prize of $40 in gold offered for
the squad having the best attendance
Tor the year, together with excellency
in sabre and carbine drills, was award
ed to the syaud of Sergt. ]. B. Martin.
Jr. The average attendance of the
squad was SO I'LL per cent.
Certificates of excellency in target
pratice for the year 1908 were awarded
to the following:
Expert Sharpshooter-Capt. w. w
Gordon, Jr., score 14O.
IL. 6.
score l26; Corpl. C. r. Way, score 1872:
Private o. c. Martin, score lis; Lieut..
w. h. Connerat, Jr., score 116; Private
Neyle Colquitt, score llS.
Marksmen-Private S. S. Fleming,
score So; Sergt. H. C. Daniel, score "a:
private N. Coleman. score 90; Corpl
D. b. Martin, Jr., score So.
From 1896 to 1903,
An outline of the proposed record Of
the Georgia Hussars from 1876 to Dec
d. 1908, prepared by Honorary Member
A. McC. Duncan. was read to the
troop, and was so we'll received that
II was at once decided to have the full
record printed. committee was ap-
pointed TO secure the necessary funds
70 cover the cost of printing, as follows
Lieut. Col, Beirne Gordon. chairman:
Capt. G.. B. Pritchard, Capt, Henry
McAlpin, Capt. C. A. l.. Cunningham,
Lieut.. A. Minis, Lieut.. G.. C. GaiIlard,
Veteran Member G.. H. Remshart.
Lieut.. w. H, Connerat, Jr., Lieut.. e.
IL. Demere, First Sergeant C. T. Row
land.
In the proposed work there will he
the original rosters of the troop, and a
reproduction of the various officers and
| AiSA, IOSNlHtI Win the part taken IN
| wars during that period. The Georgia
| l1ussars is the oldest cavalry organi-
| cation in the United States, and, toe
third Oldest volunteer organization. Its
roster has embraced the names of three
| United States senators. as we'll as va
rious Governors and Mayors. Every
old family of Savannah has had its rep
resentation, one having had sixteen
members and another twelve.
A Valuable Record.
The book will contain about 200 page:
and will be of inestimable value to tn,
members, as well as to Savannahian,
generally, who take pride in the histor,
of the military of the state. The frs
commanding officer was Capt. Nobl
Jones, and some of his descendants ar
now members of the company. Capt
Duncan has been registrar of the troop
for long time and has been engaged
in collecting data for the book for NOR,
than forty years.
Members express little doubt regard
ing the publication of the book, and tht
matter will be taken up at once.
Just before the close of the drill Il
was decided not to make the trip t.
Manassas, owing to the failure of the
authorities to make any provisions fol
the hire of horses.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14
THE CASH is READY FOR
SECURITIES co. DIVIDENDS.

New York, June 1S.-James j. Hill,
president of the Northern Securities
Company, has issued circular to
stockholders of the company in which
he says that cash to pay the dividend
declared on May 2, has been deposited
in bank by the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern Railroad companies,
and that payment thereof will imme-
diately follow the distribution and for-
NAL transfer of the railroad shares. He
adds that an early decision in the pend
ing litigation against the proposed dis
solution of the Northern Securities
Company is expected.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14
Let Mother whip Him.

Lexington, KY. June 1s.-Police
Judge John r. Riley to-day revived
the old whipping post regime when he
sentenced Simon Scarce, a 15-year-old
negro lad, to be whipped in the public
square. Scarce had struck a small
white boy. The court decreed that
the boys mother take the negro TO
the public square and give him twen-
ty lashes with a buggy whip. The
mother, in the presence of a large
crowd, administered the punishment
as directed. This is the first time such
an incident has been witnessed in Ken
tucky since the Civil War.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14
LITERARY SOCIETIES
AT WASHINGTON AND LEE.

Lexington, Va, June 13,-The second
Gay of Washington and Lee Univer-
sity commencement exercises was
noteworthy for the joint final cele-
bration of the two literary societies of
The university, which was held ut
night in Lee Memorial Chapel before
large audience. Larry Thompson Of
warren, Ark, was president Of the
JOINT celebration. The orators, who
spoke for handsome gold medal,
were j. w. Addison of Accomac, Va,
and j. F. Bouchelle of Townsville
"a, from the Graham-Lee Literary
society, and r. A. Lapsley, Jr., OF
GGreenville, Va, and A. D. Trundle of
Fiooolesville, Nd. from the Washington
Literary Society.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14
TO EXPERIMENT WITH COTTON
rrof. Balm Is Employed by the Agri-
cultural Department.

Knoxville, Tenn, June 1S.--s. M.
balm, professor of botany at the Uni
Versity Of Tennessee. has been appoint
90 special agent by the United States
government against the boil weevil'
rrof' Balm is directed to experiment
win view to producing an early va
sslety of cotton, which will mature be-
tute the boil weevil arrives. Second,
Ms IS to produce a variety OF cotton
MY, WIN seed high in oil contents. This
~ork wall be done in special reference
W 70 West Tennessee and Arkansas.
a .f Balm will be absent from the
bbllule OF August TO the first OF Decem-
spending this time In Texas
- riof. Balm has been connected win
W. university since 1892, and STANDS
Ign IN his profession, having writ
'N several text books OF value.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14
GOVERNOR TERRELL
Is AT THE UNIVERSITY.

Atlanta, June 15.-Gov. Terrell is at
Athens, where he went to-day to at
tend the meeting of the board of trus-
tees and to accept the new library
building presented by George Foster
Peabody. The Governor has been COM
PEELED to decline an invitation to re-
view the cadet corps at the North
Georgia Agricultural College at Dah-
lonega because of this engagement in
Athens, and has detailed Assistant
Adjt. Gen. A. ]. Scott to go to Dab
lonega tomorrow for that purpose.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14
FLYNN REELECTED
As President of the Mine Workers
i'm Alabama.

Birmingham, Ala, June Backward
Flynn was reelected president of Dis
trict No. 20. United Mine Workers of
America, at the seventh annual con-
vention of the organization to-day. w.
r. Farley was elected a member of
the national board
In his annual report Mr.. Farley Sc
verely criticised Gov. Peabody and
other authorities in Colorado for their
position towards the members of the
Western Federation of Miners. Mr..
Farley has just returned from Colora-
90.
The report of the president shows
there are 10000 men employed in the
mines in Alabama.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14
Students Conference.

Asheville, N. c., June 13.-No actual
business was taken up by the students
conference at Waynesville, the greater
part of the day being devoted to base
ball and other games. The feature of
the day was a baseball match between
delegates representing the universities
of North Carolina and Virginia. North
Carolina won by a score Of IA to 3. At
to-nights session Dr. r. ]. Parker de-
livered an address on "Y. M. G. a.
Work in Cotton Mills"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14
GOES WITH PROFESSIONALS;
BARRED BY C0LLEGIANS.

Cambridge, Mass, June 13.-Walter
Clarkson, captain and pitcher of the
Harvard varsity nine, was tonight
barred from further participation in
college games by vote Of the Harvard
Athletic Committee. Clarkson has
signed a contract with the New York
American League team. Clarkson is a
brother of John S. Clarkson, former
league baseball player.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14


:, Griffin ward.
Chas. Polite, lot No. SO. Barry ward.
Poole & Heise, improvements on lots
Nos. So and So, Brown ward.
Moses Prayer, west half of lot No. z,
Chatham ward.
Est. j. r. Raines, southwest one-ouar-
ter of lot No. 81, Greene ward
Est. Jas. Ray, lot No. 2, Warren ward.
John w. Roberts, south middle part of
lot No. Sc. Lee ward.
Louisa Sanders west half Of lot No. 49,
, Sarah A. Sassard, west half of lot No. 2,
Stiles ward.
Est. Stephen Scanion deceased. south
west one-quarter of lot No. 10, Craw-
ford ward. east.
Thos L. Shiels, north half of east half
of lot No. II, Warren ward.
Est. VIM. Sheftall, lot No. IA, sub d.
vision tract 10. Law ward.
Est. Grant Simpson. lot No. IS, Browns
vile ward.
John Smith, lot No. 8. subdivision lots
Nos. 70, 50, SO, So, 49, Choctaw ward
Moses Spaulding, lots Nos. and 81
subdivision part Section c, lot No.
5, Demere ward.
John Stahmer. lot No. 20, Weed ward.
81: James A. M. o. Church, part of lot
No. Fl. Jones ward
st. Paufs G. M. E. Church. trustees
lot No. %, subdivision lot No. Is,
Garden ward.
Est. VIM. swoll, north one-third of lot
No. 4. swoll ward
T.
Toby Talbird. improvements on lot No
efNI. a fwffnf 1t.
South Oglethorpe ward.
|fAdeIaide A. Thomas, west half of lot
No. Is. Dale ward.
Mary Thomas, improvements on west
half of lot d, Middle Oglethorpe ward
Helen Il. Tilton, east part of lot No q
subdivision tract 10, Lester ward.
G. $. Trowell, lot c, SUBDIVISION lots
Nos lOs and Ito; Barry ward.
Mrs A. G. Van Horn, lot No. 81. Jack
son ward.
Walters Union. lot No. g.. sub-d division
lots Nos. IS to so. Screven ward.
Saml. Walker, improvements on lot No.
Al. Jones ward.
Binah Wash northeast part of lot No.
%, Gilmerville ward
David $. Waters, lot No. 80, Southville
ward.
Est. Chas. Way, lot c, subdivision lot
No. %. Atlantic ward.
Est. John White, lot No. 7. subdivision
lots So to co. Screven ward.
Rebecca A. Wilson, east half of lot No.
3, Greene ward.
B. l.. Winston east half of lot No. Z,
Jackson ward.
Terms cash, purchaser paying for
title. HENRY E. DREESON,
City Marshal
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14
LEGAL NOTICES.

NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED
ITORS.
Georgia. Chatham county.--Notice Is
hereby given 10 all persons having de-
mands against George Schroeder late OF
said county, deceased, TO present them
to me. properly made out, within the
time prescribed by law, so as to show
their character and amount: and ali
persons indebted 10 said deceased are
required 10 make immediate payment
10 me,
savannah, o.. June 6, 1904.
BERTHA SCHROEDER
and r. A. NJ. sCHODER.
Executors WIN Of George Schroeder. De.
ceased.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14

Nashville, Ga. June iS.--At the last
Ess.5,iing Of Nashville Lodge Of. odd
=, lows, the following officers were
y, tea Noble grand, n, y. Connell
p sfanai J W Powell secretary. W,
+. Norris A public installation VII
n held on the first Thursday nighi IN
NY Conducted ~ Grand Master John
w. hennett % WayorOss.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14
Ward Tennis ChamrIon.

New York. June 13-Holcomb Ward
successfully defended his title as Met
ropolitan lawn tennis champion here
to-day by defeating the challenging
player, Robert Leroy. of Columbia, in
three straight sets, So; 60; 6-1.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14
KILLED BY A BULLET
MEANT FOR ANOTHER.
John l.. Smith Lost His Life in Gvvin-
nett County.

V"'HIH III SIIIINH LUNN MS IIIe III UNVIn-
nett County.
Lawrenceville, Ga, June 13.-In a
free fight at Brands Spring, near the
Walton county line, in Gwinnett coun-
ty, near Loganvilie, Sunday morning,
Bert Smith shot at his antagonist,
James Weathers, and, missing his aim,
Killed John l.. Smith, a prominent cit
lzen of Gwinnett county. Smith and
Weathers fought with fists, both being
Knocked down twice, when Lime Bras
well came to the aid Of Weathers. At
this point Smith drew his pistol and
shot, killing the bystander, John l..
Smith, his step grandfather. Smith
fed at once,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14
Stammering Cured.

DR.. 9. w. Randolph. the NOTED voice
school A. s1s isSwnNes baildjng. Atlanta,
Co.. for the cure OF 0TAMhn EhfN =.
Ffe guarantees 70 teaeh any etAmmorer
how 70 talk In from 70 days. Nsny have
been cured oy mall. Come or write 70 him
81 once.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14
Condition of Banks.

Washington. June 1S.--The controller
of the currency to-day issued a call for
the condition of national banks at the
close of business June 3.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14
THTNDTRROTT TINE

THUNDERBOLT LINE.
City Market to Casino and Thunder
bolt via Bolton street junction.
Beginning at $50 a. M cars leave
City Market for Casino and Thunder
bolt every half hour until 200 p. M.
after which cars run every s minutes
until 1870 p. m.
Cars leave Bolton street junction IL
minutes after leaving time at City
Market.
Beginning at 1888 a. m. cars leave
Live Oak station for city every half
! hour until 2:38 p. M, after which
time cars leave every Is minutes until
1905 midnight.
Car leaving Casino at 1885 will run
south on Barnard street to Fortieth
and north on Abercorn to Bolton
street
COLLINSVILLE LINE.
BEGINNING az sos a. M, cars leave Waters
roa n ana EsLill avenue every 20 minutes until
Beginning at sos a m. cars leave Cltg
Market FOR Waters road and Estiil avenue eV-
cry 20 minutes until 1905 midnight
Through cars are operated between Market
and ThundeIoolt VIA Collinsville and Dale
Leave Market. Leave Thunderbolt
St tSbbMM. 5s0oAAMM
WEST END LINE Lincoln Park.l
Car leaves west side Of City Market for Lin.
coin Park 500 a. m. and every 10 minutes
Car leaves Lincoln Park for Market SEQ q. n
and every 40 minutes thereafter until ~ clock
midnight.
FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR.
Leaves east side of City Market for Thunden,
bolt, Cattle Park, Sandy, Isle Of Hope and All
intermediate points-S:I5 a. m. 1;l5 D. M, 5;i5
p m.
Leaves Isle OF Hope for Standby, Cattle Park.
Thunderbolt and all intermediate points--6:0O
o. M, II 100 a. m, 800 o. M
Freight car leaves Montgomery at $50 a. 10.
and 1856 D. M. connecting at Sandhy with reg
ular parcel car for city.
Parcel car from the city carries freight to
Montgomery on each trip.
Regular parcel car carries trailer on each
trip for accommodation OF phssenge1h
ANY further information regarding passen
ger schedule or freight service can be had BY
applying 10 L. II. NASH Manager
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14

Est. j. r. Raines, southwest one-quar-
ter of lot No 81. Greene ward.
Est. Jas. Ray, lot No. 2, Warren ward.
John w. Roberts, south middle part OF
lot No. Sc. Lee ward.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14
SAVANNAH ELECTRIC co.

SUMMER WEEK DAY SCHEDULE.
Effective June 13.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14
CITY MAasHAL,s SALES.

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:, Griffin ward
Chas. Polite, lot No. SO. Barry ward.
Poole & Heise, improvements on lots
Nos. So and 66, Brown ward.
Moses Prayer, west half of lot No. 4,
Chatham ward.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14

ISLE OF HOPE LINE
between Isle of Hone and Fortieth
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-14

sl8-minute wait at Sandhy
Between Montgomery & Thunderboit.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-02-16

As good roads will benefit all classes of people
throughout an entire State or county, the expense
of improving the roads and of building new ones
should not be borne entirely by the rural districts,
but shared by all. Is not the improvement of our
public roads a question that can be taken up by
State Legislatures and also by Congress2 At the
present time there are bills before both houses of
Congress which provide for an appropriation of
SZ4,OOO,OOO to DO used during the next three years
as a fund for national aid to road Improvement.
lhe fate of these bills will depend largely on what
the rural districts will demand. A concerted &C.
ton on their part in a demand for favorable con-
slderatlon OF these bills will do a great deal to-
ward the passage of them. It does sesm that
these bills should receive favorable consideration
just as much as those that refer to the improve
nent OF rivers and harbors. which are simply to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-02-16

and other e%ruptive rocks. Often these rocks can
be obtained along side of the road that is to be
macadamized, so that the crusher can be constant
ly moved to more favorable positions as the work
progresses. Where railroads are convenient, the
crushed stone can be cheaply transported to points
where the macadam is needed.
There should be a more general construction of
bridges over the creeks and streams that the roads
cross. Also, roads should be kept as far back from
the railroads as possible. At the present time
many of our roads follow altogether too closely
to the railroad.
THE RECORD OF PROGRESS THUS FAR
The construction of stone roads has been under
taken in Mecklenburg, Wake, Buncombe, Ala
nance, Cabarrus, Haywood, and to a limited ex-
tent, in Forsyth, Rowan, Granville and Guilford
Counties. In many of the central and western
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-02-16
GOOD PUBLIC ROADS FOR NORTH CAROLINA
AND HOW TO E THEM.

Mineralogist Pratt of the State Geological Survey
Contributes a Paper of Unusual Interest.
Editors Progressive Farmer:
The question of public roads is one that is at
tracing the attention of all classes of people, and
it not only vitality concerns our rural population,
but also the people of our cities and towns. Pub
lie roads should mean good roads and this will
be effected when the communities at large realize
that good roads are cheaper in the end than poor
ones. Bad roads, on the other hand, are a heavy
tax to all who have to use them, not only on &C.
count of the breakage to wagons and the wearing
out of stock, but also to the loss of time and
heavy expense in hauling produce to and from
town. To illustrate, on a good road, one horse
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-02-16

counties the roads have been improved by grad
ing, draining, etc. Of the eastern counties con-
siderable Improvement has been made in the
roads by means of shells, limestone and shell
rocks, in New Hanover, Wayne, Lenoir, Edge
combe and Craven Counties.
Mecklenburg County is the pioneer in the con-
s~truction of good roads, and now it has one hun
dred and thirty-two miles of splendid macadam-
lied roads extending in all directions from Char
lotte to the county lines. The estimated cost Of
these roads was $4,000 per mile. This system of
building a certain amount of macadamized road
each year until all parts of the country shall be ac-
cessible by good roads, is being instituted by a
number of other counties.
The employment of convict labor on the public
roads has been, in a large measure, the basis of all
permanent road improvement in the State. The
value of this convict labor is roughly estimated
at seventy-five cents per day, but 1t would be diff
cult to estimate in money the real value to the peo-
pie of the public roads which have been con-
structed in this way.
The method of building and repairing roads
by the old system will never make good roads in
a county, but there must be a direct taxation to
raise funds for this purpose, which will also pro-
vide for the necessary machines for road build
ing, etc. The labor system is still in vogue in
many of the counties, especially in those in the
mountainous sections of the State. and it is in
these that the roads are the poorest.
Regarding the practical value of good roads, the
most convincing proof that one would wish is the
~estimony of those counties that have them. In
Mecklenburg County, when the subject of good
roads was first considered. it met with strong op-
position from both city and country, the former
not wishing to be taxed for roads built in the
country and the latter not seeing any ADVANTAGE
to be gained, and were satisfied with things as
they were. Now all the people, both in the city
and country, favor the method in use for building
good public roads. This is the same opinion of
the people of Wake, Durham. Buncombe, and all
the counties that have thoroughly tried the sys-
tenn of building permanent macadamized roads.
JOSEPH HYDE
Chapel Hill. n. O.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-02-16

can haul four bales of cotton, while on a poor
road one bale to a horse is the limit and some
times it takes two horses to one bale. In other
words, it costs at least four times as much to
haul a bale of cotton over a poor road as over a
good road, and it also prevents the farmer from
taking advantage of any sudden advance in the
price of the commodity that he has to market.
With good roads, which insure close communica-
ton with the town, how easily it would have been
for the cotton producer to have taken advantage
of the recent sudden and remarkable rise in the
price of this commodity! While the actual pro-
ductive value of farmers may be identical, yet the
one on a good, smooth road, over which he can
haul his produce to market, will be worth a great
deal more than the other, for the actual net earn
ings of the farmer on the good road will be found
largely in an excess of the other. Good roads
make it possible for the rural districts to hold
social gatherings, to have clubs and societies of
various kinds, to give entertainments and to have
lodge meetings during the winter and spring
months, which is impossible with bad roads. Thus
it would make these months full of pleasure and
something to be looked forward to instead of
something to dread. 1t is bad roads more than
anything else that has spread ignorance and dis
couragement among our people of the country.
STATE AND NATION SHOULD JOIN HANDS WITH
THE COMMUNITY.
Good roads mean better educational facilities
in these rural districts, for it will not be neces-
sary to have as many school districts and so many
divisions of the school fund. The districts can
be consolidated, thus permitting larger and bet
ter schools, insuring better teaching and more
enthusiasm on the part of both pupil and teacher.
They will also promote attendance at the school
and also ut church.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-02-16
improve communication and transportation be-
tween communities.
METHODS NEEDED IN D1FFERENr SECTIONS OF
THE STATE.

METHODS NEEDED IN DIFFERENT .SECTIONS OF
THE STATE.
The best and only permanent road to make is,
of course, a graded stone road; but where this IS
impracticable, the road should be improved by
grading, draining, and, where necessary, changing
the location of the old road. Where possible,
macadamized roads should be made, even if only
a mile a year can be constructed. In the wes-
tern counties of North Carolina there is an ample
supply Of stone for this purpose, but in the eastern
counties where the surface of the country is near
ly level, stone for macadamizing purposes is
scarce, or entirely lacking. These counties, how
ever, do have means at hand, with which they can
improve their roads with a small expenditure of
money. Many Of the sandy roads can be Rr~~+1v
improved by the admixture of clay, which i. o1ten
to be found directly alongside of the road. In
a, number of these counties limestone and shell
rock can be obtained at intervals and they make a
very serviceable and permanent road. Such roads
have been made at New Bern and Goldsboro. Oy-
ster and other shells readily lend themselves to
road building, and after being driven over for a
short time make a very hard, smooth and perman-
ent road which is very easily kept in repair, as has
been shown in the case of the shell road between
Wilmington and Wrightsville, New Hanover
County. Where the road-bed is of a clayey ma
ture, it can often be improved by the admixture of
sand and gravel; and wherever such roads are
crossed by streams, sand and gravel can nearly
always be obtained.
In the central and western counties of the
State, the rock is for the most part granite in
character. some of which is too soft for road pur-
poses; but there is always to be found harder and
tougher rocks as hornblende-granite, diorite-trap,