The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-11-13
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

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| ton of Sapelo Island, located in the
Atlantic ocean off the Georgia coast,
| the island to be used as a farm for
the safe keeping and employment Of
the surplus felony convicts the state
may have on its hands at the expira-
ton Of the present lease. The propo-
sition was made to the commission by
T. H. Boone, we'll known citizen of
Macon, representing the Scottish
American Mortgage company of Ed
inburgh, Scotland. Sapelo Island is
situated about twelve miles from Da-
rien, and is under the jurisdiction OF
the state Of Georgia and Mcintosh
county, so there can be no question as
to the legality of the island being used
as a prison farm
The waterworks and school house
bond issue of $4,000, recently voted
by Decatur, was bought by Hillsman
& Co., Of Atlanta. The issue brought
1.03, which makes the amount receiv-
ed $4,000. The bonds are of the
per cent 30year variety. One-half of
the proceeds will be used in the con-
struction Of new school building and
the balance for extension of the
towns waterworks system.
A big charge of dynamite was set
off under the little Mormon church
near Montreal and the building was
wrecked. No one was near the scene,
as could be located, and so far no one
can be found who knows any Of the
particulars. 1t is said many people
heard the explosion, which caused
quite a shock for two miles around.
The members of the church yesterday
/ found more than forty sticks of dyna-
mite unexploded scattered in the
ruins. This church was formerly a
school house and was recently pur-
chased and converted into church.
which had only last week been paint
ed and fixed up nicely with chairs
for seats While it was known to be
quite Objectionable to a great many
people, it was not expected that any
such crime as this would be the out
come.
Professor w. A. Ingram, who has
been in charge of the school at Sylvia
MIA for the year past, and had started
in for another year, has resigned his
position and left for Bienville, La,
where he has accepted a position with
the institute at that place.
/ Thomas Stewart, who instantly
killed Arthur Harris in Americas re-
Gently, in disturbance about wom-
an, surrendered to Sheriff Bell and
was Immediately discharged upon pre-
liminary examination. Stewart bears
an excellent reputation and readily
proved self-defense in killing Harris.
In an alteration at Danielsville
Clifford Graham shot and instantly
killed Charles Griffith. Both were
young men of prominent families and
were brothers-in-law, having married
daughters of John E. Gordon, a prom
| inent lawyer of Danielsyille.
From a recent report of the bales of
cotton ginned and sold at Waynesboro
for this season shortage is shown.
There have been about 1900 bales
shipped up to the present date, and a
conservative calculation is that $4,000
bales will cover the entire crop for
this year. A good crop year finds
Waynesboro shipping 10000 bales and
upward, but owing to the unfaVorable
seasons this year Burke county can
not boast of such a shipment.
DR.. J. B. reynolds, a prominent ply
sician of Lumber City, died at his
home there after an illness of a few
weeks.
Six Of the Confederate veterans of
Camp 1 at Statesboro have received
crosses of honor. Those receiving
were ]. Bowden, J. t. Smith, A. Wal
tiers, R. Scarboro, w. P. Donaldson.
The Statesboro Chapter of the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy held public
exercises in the Statesboro institute,
and the large auditorium was well fill
ed with spectators.
D. w. VanArsdale, manager for the
Hagan Gas Engine company at Ma
con, committed suicide in his room at
the hotel Arcadia in that city. Coroner
| T. E. Young held an inquest, and the
finding resulted in verdict to the
effect that the man shot himself
through dependency over continued
ill-health and failure to make collec.
tions for his company as lie desired.
He had been in Macon year, and
was well known there.
Incendiaries burned the extensive
ginnery on the George Walters plan
tation near Americas, entailing
property loss Of several thousand dol
lars Eight bales of cotton, besides
1000 bushels Of cotton seed, belong
ING to Charles Ansley were destroyed,
together with the ginning machinery.
Parties on the plantation declare they
saw the incendiary apply the torch
and disappear. There was. no insur-
ance upon the property destroyed.
The residence of DR.. James G..
Bramblett at Ducktown, near Cum
ming, was burned together with twen-
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