The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-12-21
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states Cotton scld.
The state prison commission has
just sold the states cotton, made on
the state farm in 1905. $50 bales OF it,
at 10 cents The crop brought the
state about s22.5o0 This years crop,
Of about 300 bales, has not yet been
put on the market.
Hardy Refuses to Talk.
Charles Hardy, charged with the
murder OF his father-in-law, Charles
II. Brooks, at Chipley, and who is in
Muscogee county jail, at Columbus,
refuses to discuss the affair for pub
lication His friends deny that he
left Chipley to avoid arrest, stating
that ne left town before he knew Of
the verdict of the coroner's jury.
Flames Ravage Sharon.
Fire in the town OF Sharon caused a
loss aggregating $4,000, with $4,000
insurance. Twelve business houses,
with stocks, were consumed Bhe fire
began in drug store, but it is not
known how it originated.
Sharon is situated On the Georgia
railroad, Is miles north of Barnett in
Taliaferro county. The population is,
less than 800 persons.
More Presidential Postoffices.
1t is announced ut the postoffice
department in Washington that eight
fourth class postoffices in Georgia
would, on the first OF January, be
made presidential Offices, with sala-
ries as follows: GreenyiIle and Hell
ena, each $1,000 Mt Vernon, Roy
ston, Social Circle and summerville,
each $1,100, and VidaIia, $1,000
Public School Fund Enormous.
Comptroller General Wright, Treas
urer Park and State School Commits
sioner Merritt have made up the esti-
mates Of the public school fund for
1907.
From various taxes the amount will
he $1,694,267, and the probable income
from convict hire will be $225, 600. The
direct school levy is $1,000,000; from
poll tax, $270,000: naH rental West
ern and Atlantic s210,t06; liquor tax,
$1S1,515; fertilizer fees, $4,000; oil
inspection fees tees. $1,000 show tax, S.
100; dividends Georgia railroad stock,
$2,046.
Finley Heads G. 8. & F. Road.
President w. w. Finley Of the
Southern railway, was named head Of
the Georgia Southern and Florida rail
way at the meeting in the general Of
fees of the company iii Macon the
past week. He was also chosen to fill
the vacancy on the board of direc-
tors occasioned by the death of the
late President Spencer He thus as
sumes all the duties toward the Geor-
gia Southern and Florida that were
performed by the man who was sue
ceeded by him in the Southern.
Resolutions deploring the death of
President Spencer were presented and
adoptd by the board OF directors.
No other business was disposed Of
Pension Payments Scheduled.
On January Is next, the payment
of the states annual pension to the
survivors Of the Confederate army
will begin. State Pension Commits
sioner John w. Lindsay has issued an
announcement to this effect
The payments win begin With Full
ton county ON January 16, and will
wind up with Sumter, Macon, Pulaski,
Dodge, Crisp, Dooly, and Schley on
February 20.
The commissioner regrets that all
counties cannot be paid in one day,
but under the law this cannot be done.
Some must be first and some last. All,
however, will be paid as rapidly as
possible.
New Judges Draw for Terms.
The judges-elect Of the court Of ap-
peals met at the governors Office
few days ago and drew for terms in
accordance with the act creating the
court. The governor wrote upon
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