The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-02-28
VIII Garry Case HIGHER.

they make excellent workmen.
Will Carry Case Higher.
Judge 9. H. Hardeman OF the Wash
ington city court has sent In his res
ignation as a member Of the city coun-
Gil, giving as his reason the fact that
his duties as Judge come in conflict
with his duties as member Of the
board Of councilmen. A special meet
ing Of council was held, at Thich time
the resignation was read and accepted.
An election has been called to ill the
vacancy.
Coincident with the announcement
OF Mr. Hardeman's resignation the an
nouncement is made that Judge
Toombs has decided 70 carry his cage
against the mayor AND city counciLof'
Washington to a higher tribunal, :" /
State Charter. Denied Club.
Judge Charlton, in the superior court
At Savannah, denied the petition Of
the Palmer LocRer.clvbs for state
charter. eve '&g, o.
q This is a serious blow t6sEsavappah'
locker clubs their death blow, il tie
supreme court OF Georgia sSstaiHs the
decision ss-> $500 sAsA.. :
4 dozen or 'f1ore. Qf. the clubs nave
already paid state and citM LICENSES
amounting to $500, thiAkfng the staae
charters. enabling them to Aseep. 'liftor
in lockers for their, memRers,. would
follow as matter Of course T" ~.
If charters~ere not secwred the clubs
become associations instead of incor-
porations, and each win be subject to q
practically prohibitory federal tax Of
s25 for each membaf..:1. 80. \.
Carnegie Gives i$1OAQp to Normal.
Library day at the State Normal
school at Athens was celebrated Sat
urday at that institution. The exer-,
cises consisted of addresses by Mrs.
Il. @. McSsabe Of, Atlanta, Chancellor
Barrow. Mrs. H, CiskThite of Athens
and President 'Braason. rRey were
presided, over BY. Miss aMirdfed ,shep-
person. ,chaifnafi.lof the ssrary com
mittee. More than Ave hundred books
were received for ;the 5sfbidry, 'anGS a
neat sum Of money also:. this COMES
Shcough the Georgia Federation Of Wo,
mems Climbs. Nt's
EtNtAe conclusion ofthe exercises it
was ANNOUNCED that Andrew CARNEGIE
.kad givep. slo;0OO E,d.-libGary build.'
A~iug &c this. llhastitutlU1. " 81
'''~' Money Prizes FOR School children.
There has been. offered ity'ithe Cot
ton Seed Crushers Association Of
GeorEikh 500 in gold to be divided
= tu%o EaQf prlzesgfprsthe best compqsi.
5. ~.tiSAs sSfitceac By the school children
.pfeGeeEsIa. on fhe sAbsect; The Value
/, and sUses ,of'.c0ffoa Seed ff9ducts. 2.
>'Yhe Gfst Of 'tassse pflzes 'is.tS me $50;
the second SIS; 'She third 'sl5 and" the
sfbGrth $40. w ~
a.
Every codntysschool conpp tssioner in
y the state has baen.. furnished with a
pamphlet of instructions and oAlEof the
countiessare entered in the contest.
The winners are to be announced
through series of examinations.
The best three compositions in each
school in the county are to be sent to
the county school commissioners, who
will select the best one of these and
send his choice to the state judges,
who will select the best four from the
14b submitted, one from each county in
the state.
The county school commissioners are
to make their decisions by April 10
and the state judges soon after May l.
The contest is open TO all schoolgirl
dreu Of Georgia andi win, mo doubt,
bring forth many uses of c9t$QP .seed
meal and cotton seed oil aStsnow gen
orally known. -
Macon Chamber Gives s5anquet. s.
Fully $50 prominent persons. were in
attendance at the banquet given: Dy.; 'ssA 4ee
members Of the Macon chamber OF
merce at the EAnier hotel in the ip.
terest Of the comGlercid aDp6grsss a
the city and community SsPEesideAt
AnnfN &c..