The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-29
STATE GLEANINGS.

For the first time Vldalia has been
lighted by new electric plant, which
has just been completed by an Atlanta
firm
Governor Smith has issued orders
for special elections in Pulaski and
Rabun counties, the first to elect a
successor to Representative w. A.
Wray, who died recently, and the sec
ond to I'LL vacancy caused by the
death of Representative r, F. Cannon.
They will both be held June 49,
Professor Thomas ]. Horton, at pres
by the city council etaoin shruldcmfwy
emit principal of Palmer Institute, Ok
ford, Ca, has accepted the position Of
principal of Butler Male and Female
college, to which he was elected by
the city council.
The county commissioners Of Epson
county nave awarded the contract for
the building of the new court house at
Thomaston to GUIDE & Co., of Atlanta,
Ca, the price to be paid is approx
mately $4,000.
The turpentine plant Of the knight
Turpentine company located at Mill
ton has been totally destroyed by fire.
All the gum, spirits, and rosin on the
yard was burned The loss is estimat-
ed at five or six thousand dollors, with
no insurance.
Mr.. Jas. Lavender Of Gaddistown
committed suicide at his home by
shooting himself in the head with a
shot gun. 1t Is supposed that temper
airy insanity was tne cause of his COM
uniting suicide.
Memorial day ceremonies will be
held by members of the Grand Army
OF the Republic in the national Gene
terry at Marietta on May Both. The
Woman's Relief Corps and the Sons of
veterans will assist in the exercises.
Montezuma's first carload of peaches
was shipped Friday to the New York
market by Messrs. Harrison, McKen-
zie & Reid. Similar shipments by exr
press have beenSmade every day since.
A meeting Of some Of the leading
mechanical men of Atlanta was held
at the Piedmont hotel at which
movement was started for the organi-
cation in Atlanta of mechanical and
social club.
the National Good Citizenship league
was in session at Wesley Memorial
church, Atlanta, for two days te past
week. The convention was well at
tended from all parts Of the country.
The program has just been announc-
ed for the annual meeting Of tae AS
ISOLATED Savannah Valley Farmers
Clubs, to take place July at the Meri-
Wether club house. The address of
welcome will be made by Hon. James
l.. Reynolds. The response will be
made by Senator Bates of the South
Carolina legislature,
One of the largest land deals that
has been made in Colquitt county
since the recent depression, occurred
few days ago when John Clark, Jr.,
bought the farm ginnery and stock of
the Carlton Supply Company at their
Center Hill place. The farm contains.
one thousand acres
The twenty-ninth great sun coun-
Gil of the Improved Order of Red Men
of the state of Georgia will convene in
the city of Columbus on June H. The
past year has been most successful
with the order in Georgia.
Mrs. Agatha Woodson of the Angus
ia branch of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy is making prepare
tions to send a big box of dainty edi-
bles to the old soldiers home in At
lanta on June 8, the birthday of Presi-
dent Jefferson Davis.
State Treasurer r. E. Park as made
his second call for 1908 on all the
banks chartered by the state for a
statement of their condition at the
close OF business ON May IA.
The Southern Express company has
made its annual tax returns to Comp.
troller General w. Wright. The total
of the returns was $1,144,245, of which
$65S,697 is franchise. The company's
returns are precisely the same az