The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-11
STATE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLR


ny IRE. The origin Of the FIRE is m
known The loss is estimated at
$4,000. with $1,000 insurance.
Contract was awarded for a Jail in
Polk county. Georgia, that viii cost
nearly s20. 600. and for the building Of
q $4,000 fertilizer factory at cordele.
Ca.
.Mefgs enjoys the distinction Of hav-
ing bank whose deposits have doub-
that the year was ushered in amid
sadly troubled business conditions
I Owing to the s weeks drouth dur
ing July and August, the cotton crop
I in Hancock county VIII not be over
so per cent Of last years yield. ac-
( cording to estimates Of close obssrv-
] ers Of the crop.
w B. Spence, who attempted 10
commit suicide at Columbus, by cut
ting his throat with q razor, and who
+ is in the hospital for treatment, is i'm
proving slowly. His physicians say
he wiz recover.
The city Of Hartwsl held an cleo
+ ton to determine whether or not the
city should have puhnc schools, re-
sRlring in a large vote and only four
against public schools.
I The Georgia and Alabama Indus
trial Index says: Another interest
( ing testimonial OF the superiority and
growing popularity Of southern mar
BILE Is found in the beautiful Girard
building, which has inst been COM
pleted in Philadelphia OF Georgia
marble II is, within and without, and
+ it is regarded as one Of the hand
soonest structures in the Quaker me
tr0p0lis. While the New England
marble is soft. white and beautiful,
4 it ahsorbS readily the smoke and i'm
4 purities of a great city The marble
found in the hills of north Georgia
being Of q harder and more crystal
line formation is non-abs0Ehant and
Is regarded as peculiarly adapted for
construction purposes in large cities.
Fourteen fires Occurred in Macon
during the month Of August, while in
+ August, 1907, only nine alarms were
answered by the Macon fire depart
ment. During the past month only
Z one bad IRE occurred and that was
+ Huhn's hardware store early in the
4 month The other fires were small
ones and the damage done amounted
i % very little
+ ]. a. BagweH Of LawrencevfIls, Ca,
hiss bought the Marietta Courier. Mr..
BagweI recently sold the Gwinnett
4 County Journal, OF which he was edi-
\ tor and came to Marietta
4 One Of the most successful revivals
+ ever held in TaIIapoosa has just been
brought to q close by the Baptist
church. Over 4 hundred members
f were added to the church by letter
i and profession of faith. The ordinance
4 az bartism was administered to the
new members at the TaIlapoosa river
and one of the largest crowds ever I'm
attendance upon any occasion WAS
f present. it being estimated that there
were two thousand people at the
river.
4 The resignation Of Judge J. H Mar
ton Of Columbus Of the superior
c0arts Of the ChattahoCchee circuit.
which was sent 10 the governor some
time ago, took effect, and Honorable
s Price Gilbert, who was appointed
by the governor to succeed him. was
sworn in. Judge william Rsdd, Of the
ordinary's court Of Musc0gee county
ofreisting At the same time that
CAPTAIN Gilbert was swurn in as
fn5gs he vacated the once Ct S01icl-
tor general cf the circuit court and
Honorable George c. Palmer. who had
been appointed BY the governor to
succeed him. was also sworn in IS 50
HECTOR general Judge Martin reEires
with the confidence, esteem and g10d
viii OF the people Of the entire cir
cut and the new officials enter upon
the discharge az their duties under
most favorable auspices
More than $4,000 was subscribed in
Savannah for the relief Of the Angus
ia food sufferers. This is the largest
amount raised IN any city. Heavy
contributions were made on the door
+ of the savannah cotton exchange The
American Naval Stores company sent
the Press fund $500, ard Spencer ii.
Shelter. chairman Of the board Of the
same concern. sent the Morning
News fund. q similar amount
( In 4 dstermfned effort to nd the
civ Of blind tigers the cry council
az Albany has offered = standing re-
ward Of $50 to any citizen, policeman.
sheriff or deputy OF any ether CITY
OF county 0Ecer who VIII supply In
formation. with evidence tG convict
az the operation of any blind tiger.
The permits issued hE the aull9lng
inspector Of Atlanta shows that dur
fug the mnnth Of AUguts Just closed
there were issued permits agg-egaIing
over q third Of a million dollars, or
to be exact ssSs ,3a5, q clear gain Of
s4s. $50 over the month Of Aug, 1901.
With this apgreeiable increase the
total increase fer the eight mouths
OF 1908. ever the same number for
fsa- is s22S.02S. The total for the
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