The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-23
THROUGHOUT The STATE.


ta's great resources before the world
the chamber Of commerce Of that city,
will issue a booklet descriptive of the
many advantages that are to be found
In the Queen City of the Savannah
river valley. ase
Pensions for the fourth quarter are
not expected by Bibb county veterans
until about the first of December,
Those who have called upon Ordinary
Wiley for information cOncers ng the
payment Of the fourth lisa llment
have been told that the mon a would
be sent as soon as 1t coui u Is( se-
cured by the commission. VI
Ordinary John r. Wilkinson If FL
ton county issued a marriage lice1
to two well known old colored .nan
Of Atlanta, namely, Isaac BHator I.
76, and Sallin Craig, aged 3TJncle ls
stated by both parties hst his II
preaching contract that tt zen
sweethearts since childhot a. that
unfortunate circumstances lad pre-
vented their union before this time.
Collections by the receivers Of the
Exchange bank OF Macon were slow
during the month Of SEPTEMBER as.
the monthly report which was filed, in
the superior court gives less than.
$4,000 as the amount taken in during
the month. This means that another
dividend is not yet in sight unless col.
lections grow more rapidly and q
smaller dividend is declared. So far
the bank has paid 65 per cent Of it's
indebtedness and hopes to bring the
amount up to at least rs before the
end Of the year.
After a consultation with attorney
General Hart Secretary of State Phil
Cook has announced that the election
managers in the national election
are required by law to make two sep
arate returns, one to the governor and
another to the secretarw Of state, Ac-
cording to the law as interpreted by
the two officials, the managers will
be required to make returns for cleo
tors and congressman 10 the govern
or, while returns for the vote on con-
.stitutional amendments must be made
to the secretary of state.
The prison commission has been
notified of the escape Of Jim Council,
a convict, from the Durham coal
mines, in North Georgia. Council was
sentenced from Bibb county, for q
term of fifteen years for burglary.
With Oliver Brown he made his es-
cape by climbing through the air shaft
Of the mine during the working hours.
Brown was captured before getting
beyond the range Of the guards
Macon will be better off next year
with the additional convicts that will
be secured from the state as result
of the passage Of the anti-lease bill.
Heretofore Bib county has been get
ting about feEty-five convicts from
the state each year, but the new reg
ulations will give the county ftty or
more. Should the smaller counties
not want the full pro rata share Of
convicts Bibb will put in an applica-
ton for more of them. They will be
needed badly in road building and in
making other improvements.
John A. Betjeman Of Albany, Sec
rotary Of the committee in charge Of
the arrangements for the southern in
dustrial and commercial congress,
which meets in Washington, D. c., in
December, is in Columbus in the in
terest of the project. He has already
taken up the matter of Columbus rep
reservation with leading members of
the board of trade, and it is hoped
that interest in the congress will be
aroused. IL;
Ben L. Jones of Macon who receiv-
ed word that he is the heir OF a for
tune amounting to 100000 from his
uncle, Nat Jones, in Arkansas, has
left for the west to look after his in
terests in the estate. A letter was re-
ceived at Macon stating that Nat
Jones, who was brother of Ben L.
JONES' father, had died leaF31g the
vast fortune and that Mr.. Jones Of
Macon was the only heir. y N
The Munson Steamship line has
brought suit against the South Allan
tic Car and Manufacturing company
Of Waycross for $4,000, claiming this
amount for alleged loss in their prep
aration to handle shipment of three
hundred cars from Savannah to Pana-
ma. The car company had contract
about two years ago with the United
States government for three hundred
fat cars for use on the Panama rail-
road, but owing to the destruction Of
the Savannah plant by fire had to can
Gel the contract. The steamship COM
pany claims in it's suit that they had
arranged to handle the cars from Sa-
vannah to Colon, and want judgment
for not only $4,000, but, interest
thereon for nearly two years. The
case will come up for trial before
Judge Emory Speer, Valdosta, at the
next term of United States court.
Macon hopes to secure the Wirz
monument to add to her present col
lection and If she is successful it will
he ,,lnnad nj the corner nflGnffnn ave.