The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-18
STATE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.

watching Dry lake Just row. Dry
lake Is a large body Of water near
Pidcock that has a habit Of drying it,
self every seven years. This is the
year for the lake to dry itself, and
the water is now disappearing through
an opening In the bottom of the lake.
The process is a little slow, and it
will take week or ten days for it to
get low enough to catch the many fish
that it contains with nets and seines.
The fishermen are getting daily re-
ports from 1t, and at the right time
will swoop down on the fish that are
said to be In great size and quantity.
Ebert county, Georgia, will rebuild
wooden bridges recently destroyed
by the food with steel structures.
The George and Alabama Industri-
al Index says I'm the Industrial de-
yelopment of Georgia in recent years
feature that has been prominent is
the great progress made in wood
working industries turning out pro-
ducts Of a highgrade character. Con-
tract has Just been closed to furnish
several Of the modern high school
buildings being erected in Alabama
with desks and other school supplies
made In Columbus, Ca, right In the
heart of Dixie. The shipments made
by show case company in Columbus
during the midsummer month Of Aug
ust were the heaviest for any month
in it's history"
In Dorougherty county, Georgia, a
company has applied for charter with
$4,000 capital to engage in peach cul-
ture
The Merchants and Manufacturers
association of Atlanta, have asked the
Northeastern Passenger association
to allow stop overs of three to four
days on all travellers passing through
Atlanta. It is believed the request
will be granted.
BY emitting the final letter "r" from
Fthe word manufacturer in the Wise
"near- beer bill the bill was made to
require the manufacture Of the inn
itation beer to have his name appear
on the Label. The legislature passed
the bill in this shape without any
change. and the lawyers are now spec
ulating on what effect the strange
omission of letter will have in case
manufacturer chooses not to label
his bottles sold in this state.
Work will begin within the next
month or so on an extensive mill fac
tory that Is to be established In At
lanta by number of capitalists from
Lynn, Mass, the big manufacturing
center. The new enterprise will be
devoted to the manufacture of cotton
mill machinery 1t wiz represent an
initial investment of about $4,000
Sam T. Whitaker Jr., who was in
charge Of the ginnery at G.. W. Tru-
tits plantation near West Point had
his arm literally torn from his shout
der by machinery and physicians say
there is no chance for his recovery.
E. H. Cannon, young man en-
ployed as piano player In Q vaude-
Vile house at Savannah was stricken
blind while en- route home. He is said
to have a nervous trouble which ef-
fects his optic nerves.
Judge James A. Pitman, reelected
ordinary of Douglas county for a sec
ond term, makes unique, in fact, a
startling announcement in Douglas
vile paper. He puts the voters Of
the county on notice now that he will
nor be candidate for reelection at
the end of his present term. While
the Judge does not intimate that 1t is
case of turn the rascals out" he
believes in the Andrew Jackson pol
icy of rotation in office.
New ginning companies have been
organized at Broxton and Lavonia.
The bond commission of Fitzgerald
opened bids for the S130,000 bond is
sue recently voted by the city OF
Fitzgerald and awarded the bonds to
the Providence Savings Bank and
Trust company of Cincinnati, Ohio.
The bonds were sold at $101.62 1-S,
making the total Of the sale $1Ss.-
1880.
Postmasters appointed for Georgia:
Gaddistown, Union county, John G.
Lavender, vice S. e. Jones, dead; Kin
law. Camden county, Ada Roberts,
vice G.. r, Gowen, resigned.
r. w. Bishop patent attorney, re-
.norts the issue OF the following pat
ents 10 residents of Georgia: Over
snoe fastener, ]. t. HearnS Victory
electric heat unit, G. H, Wade, Allan
Ia: anchorage for telegraph poles, j..
ID. Self, Hamilton; window, B. A. War
lick, Atlanta; feed and quick release
valve, ]. A. Hicks, Atlanta, assignor
10 Hicks Improved Engine Brake COM
pany, same place
!. The sum of $lS46400 has been APP
proprlated by the Bibb county board
/ of commissioners for operating expen-
ses this year. This is am increase Of
about $1,000 over last year, 1t will take
ali of the above amount to run the
different departments of the county
Through the year. as there are more
bills to be met now than before. The
commissioners raised the county tax
4 from Z IL mills to 8 mills, making
difference of so cents upon each
thousand dollars of property.