Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-23
Brief MepDs items From oAH Over Georgia

cARTERsvII.LE- large planning mill
ana wood working plant Of the Etowah Lum-
Der company in this city was totally de-
stroyed bv fire Thursday night. The loss is
81, 600, with insurance of 5000.
vALDOsTA-Deputy Marshal sutton and a
party of revenue officers headed by Deputy
Collector Charles Bash, have been creating
much excitement among the moonshiners over
on the edge of Grady and Thomas counties.
1t is said that the moonshiners have been
thriving there, most of the stills being Of the
'lard-can" type. The whisky could hardly
be classed with the best grade Of Kentucky
make but X has the virtue OF doing all
tured and destroyed. together with large
amount of beer.
vALDosTA.- Burglaries continue in the
small towns throughout this section. Hardly
Ia night passes that there are not rooberes
in some of them. The local officers were
called upon yesterday to look out for men
who robbed the Naylor Trading company OF
$500 worth Of goods Of different kinds. II
was believed the burglars went toward Live
Oak, Fla.
MIDTOWN. stockholders OF the Bank
of Midtown held their fourth annual meeting
at it's banking room. report was made or
last years business and 1t was decided aissr
paving up the capital stock to $4,000 TO de-
clare a dividend of per cent and place the
balance to surplus The same directors were
reelected for the ensuing year, which are az
follows: J. T. Lewis. J. V. Talley, George
b. Murren ]. B. Strickland. J. j Knight,
w. L. Patten, NJ. c. Lee. r. L. Patten. T. j..
Crum. The directors elected the following
officers to serve for the next year; . -.
Lewis president; ]. ". Talleys first vice
president; George B. Murrell, second vice
president; NJ. w. Bargeron. cashier; C. ID.
Tomlinson, assistant cashier.
MOTLTRIE.-Robert L. Ship and Alfred
r. Kline have returned from Thomasvllle
where they have been representing Mr. George
A. Adams IN his suit against the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway company and its en-
gineer W. W. Phillips. in a suit pending IN
the city court Of Thomasville. 1t viii be re-
menbered that last summer Mr. Adams was
knocked down by a man and placed on the
railroad track In the city of Thomasville and
run over by train on the 4. g ~ l., ana ms
and the engineer running the train. alleging
that at the time of the injury the train was
exceeding the speed limit of the city OF Thom-
asville The jury returned a verdict in favor
of Mr. Adams in the of 5000. The case
was hard fought and was on trial for two
days.
LAGRANGE-Mr T. H. Mendenhal aged
about IS years. and son Of Mr.. w. Fl. Men
denha died Thursday. The funeral services
were held friday morning at 10 o'clock by
brother-in-law of Captain P. G. Awtrey'
ASHER of the LAGRANGE National bank.
NoRWooDW f. shurey ana ID M, l. BATES aIss,,
bear in Ogeechee swamp, eight miles west OF
Norwood The animal wandering up the
river and was shot through the head with
45 calibre bullet.
MACON.-A. NJ. wyche. driver for one of
the fire wagons of Macon, met with pecu-
liar accident yesterday morning while going
to a fire. The sinsletree broke and this al
lowed the horses more Roadway. AS they
lurched forward Wyche was jerked from his
lofty seat and was thrown to the hard pave.
ment He is still in the hospital.
MACON-Macon Elks are doing all there is
in their power to boost the annual state con-
vention in Atlanta in May this year The
local Elks doing this by wearing blue
buttons that tell about the coming conven-
ton and urging all good brothers to be on
hand for thu ceremonies. Several hundred
buttons are to be seen in Macon each day on
the lapels of coats.
MACON.-Funeral services held this morn
ing over the body of the late Mrs. Charles
Canning who died at her home In Macon Fri
day at the age of II years. Mrs. Canning
was one OF the most lovable women OF the
city and her place can not be filled. All OF
the children of the primary class Of Mulber-
ry Street Methodist church attended the fun
eral. Mrs Canning had been superintendent
of that class for fifteen years
DUBLIN.-work will begin soon the new
grammar school building to be erected In the
southern part OF the city. petition was pre-
scented to the mayor and council by a number OF
citizens residing in the southwestern portion of
Dublin, asking that the authorities reconsider
their action In the selection of site for the
granted
DUBLIN-work has been resumed at the
Georgia Cotton mills, with MIR. j. c. Cooper. OF
Atlanta. president; Mr.. c. c. Cooper, Of Eaton
ton secretary and treasurer, and MIR. z. l..
West as superintendent.