Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-07
Condensed Nequs Items Gathered From oa Parts of the State

yesterday attempted suicide by sashing his
throat with a razor. He made two attempts,
attempts would have been successful As it is.
he made very serious cut requiring some
twenty stitches to close mp.
Mr.. Nolan has been I'm bad health for some
time and since Christmas his mind has been
badly deranged, but up TO this time had not
been considered dangerous.
ATHENS. Ga. May 5.-The fourth annual
meeting of the Georgia Pankers association
They are being royalty entertain by the local
bankers. They assembled at the cOnven-
tion hall In the Georgian hotel
Mayor Dorsey delivered the address Of well
come FOLLOWED ey Judge Hamilton MeWn 1o5,s5
ana NJ e. Michael If 9sr.eT he response was by josiah
After business session the guests 6s. %ere
s9E ss gyS ere t viii f Se ADDRESSES and banquet
at the Hotel Georgian tonight.
vALDOsTA. Ca, May 5.-The handsome new
pipe organ. which Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Johnson
presented 10 the First Baptist church has ar
rived and viii be put IN position during the
Tery handsome instrument and cost about $500,
il was given as memorial to Mr.. and Mrs
The organ will occupy the space Just back Of
Che pulpit, the space now occupied by the
baOtistry. The baptstry win be moved to the
side of the building.
The PRESBYTERIAN c0ufcn IL FecelNiuk tue
finishing touches and will be completed within
the next two or three weeks. Mr.. J. W. West
has donated handsome pipe organ to that
congregation and II Will arrive very soon. II,
too. win be a very handsome instrument.
SAVANNAH. Ga, May 4-The Georgia
Buzzars 90 strong commanded by Captain
MCINTYRE. left here at o'clock this afternoon
for Clyde Ca. having in charge Brunswick
McRae negro. who is, TO be tried there to-
morrow in Bryan county SUPERIOR court for the
murder Of Zenas Warnell. turpentine opera
tor, several months age. The cavalry is un-
der the orders of Judge Paul E. Seabrook' OF
tho Atlantic circuit. who asked the governor
for the use Of the troops because q the reel
ing against the negro in BRYAN county
II viii take the rest OF today and part or
tomorrow to make the trip to Clyde McRae
was once sentenced to be hanged, but was
given new trial.
AsHBCRN.-1he Methodist and Baptist Sun
day schools Of Sylvester will picnic at Ashourn
park on Friday May e i ~ tho bSr ptettest sites
for a park in South Georgia. 1t was donated
to the town last year by Mr. y s y msny
desirable features. Naturally. II is mass OF
shade and an ideal spot for picnic.
Commissioner Wiley williams, of the
state prison board, has returned after
thorough inspection of the county con-
vict camps over the state, and says that
he is well pleased with the work that
has been done on the roads. Commissioner
Williams says that many improvements
have been made in the roads and that
the Fulton county's roads have shown
much development since the transfer OF
convicts.
TALLAPOosA-Two of Tallapoosa'n
citizens circulated petitions for the storm
sufferers in the upper part of this (Har-
ralson) county and quite nice sum was
raised. --
! IINCOLNTON.-Tha the new rules of
! the prison commission are working hard
ships upon the rural counties is evidenced
in the case of Lincoln county. to Judge
/ from the report of the ordinary, Judge
| S. l.. Wilkes, made TO. the grand jury,
which has Just now ended its April ses-
sIbn In his report to the grand jury
Judge Wilkes says that If the laws set
down by the prison commission are lived
| up to it win mean the taxing OF the
white people of the county to maintain
negro convicts in idleness for about one
third Of a working day. and to feed them
better than the taxpayers are able to feed
themselves, 4.
| LINCOL NTON.-In hisIannual report to
| the grand jury now in session for the
! April term, DR.. w. b, Crawford, county
school commissioner, shows forth that
| Lincoln county is one of the leading rural
counties in educational advancement
pAmone other interesting items taken
! from his report is that during the year
! there has been gain OF IL per cent in
increase of white school population, and
an increase of 10 ga per cent of the total
school population. The report also shows
that there are but IL white persons ir
J the county unable TO read and write,
while the total percentage of ilHteracy is
only 40 per cent. This per cent OF
/ illiteracy was 9 1-S according to the CEN
sus of 1903. During the past two years,
! the doctor says in his report, the school
buildings and property have increased
over four-fold, and he calls attention tH
this believing that there are few coun-
ties in the state that have made an equal
showing. s-
SPARTA-News reached here yesterday
| afternoon Of the death of of Mrs. William
Kendrick, of. Mayfield, twelve miles from
here. She was formerly Miss Eva Bird
song, OF that place, and was about thirty
years old, Besides her husband she leaves
/ two small children.
| LINCOLN the term Of
court Just closed there was but one MUIR
I der case on the calendar and that was for
crime committed IL years ago. and the
| suspected party. a negro, was apprehend-
! ed last fall. The case could not be tried
at this term owing to the absence of an
, important witness for the state. This is
| the only murder case that has been in
! the courts of Lincoln county for twelve
I years
! SAVANNAH The Salvation Army in Sa-
vannah is arranging for a Hallelujah wedding
| at the Savannah theatre on Nav is, Comrades
David Blankinshlp and Maddie Meeks will he
! the contracting parties. They are both mem
I berg Of the local CORDS JThe event will be
, watched by a lRrae audience. An admission
fee wnl be charged. which will go to the
arnys building fund.
VALDOSTA. Ca. May 5.-Wll Robinson, who
was convicted Of bigamy here some time ago.
and whose was carried 20 the higher court
after a new trial was refused by Judge Mitchell,
is stiil IN Jail here. quietly awaiting the YER
dict OF the court OF appeals, before whom the
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