Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-26

were awarded Douglasville lodge No. l62
for excellence in degree work.
r. f. Hagin of Douglasville lodge, was
elected district noble grand; ]. T. Moore,
Truitt lodge, Lagrange. vice grand.
The next meeting will held at New
nan. TRENT invitations were received also
: from Villa Rica and Tallapoosa.
CORDELE, Ga. Oct. 2S.-Charged with
stealing a purse continuing $3.50 and a dia-
mcnd stick pin from a woman employed
by the Wild West and Far East shows
of Buffalo and Pawnee Bill, which gave
exhibitions here yesterday and last night.
a young white man giving his name as
Harry Crawford, from Michigan, was
! lodged in the Crisp county Jail early this
morning by Sheriff John Ward.
1t is alleged that Immediately following
| last nights performances. Crawford, who
was himself an employee of the show, en-
| tered the room of the actress while the
latter was in the bath room and finding
the purse under her pillow stole 1t and
| fed.
J He was apprehended in Oglethorpe
some time during the night and when
I brought back to Cordele confessed MS
guilt to Sheriff Ward.
The valuables We're recovered.
! HAMILTON. Ga. Oct. 23.-Harris coun-
/ ~ superior court concluded it's session
here and the court officials have returned
/ to Columbus.
| Several cases of importance were dis
posed Of including" that of the state vs..
Barden Davis and Virgil Marsh. white,
the charge being that they killed ne
gro On a plea of self defense, they wer
| acquitted.
| Burdette Strickland. charged with kill
] ;,,nr ht- al Ed
! Daniel. was convicted and he was SEN
fenced to fifteen years in the pen.
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| SAVANNAH. Ga. Oct. &C. l.. Hines,
of Darier, s11perintendent OF the Georgia
! Coast and Piedmont railroad. is dead. at
the Park View sanitarium, as the result
lof injuries received on Wednesday night
lnear Darien when a railway motor car
lin which he was riding collided with
some freight cars which had broken loose
from a train.
| Mr. Hines was so severely injured that
The did not regain consciousness and was
brought to Savannah on a special train
for treatment. Harry Owens, who was in
lcharge Of the motor car was Injured, but
not very seriously
| After reaching the city, Mr.. Hines was
carried to the Park View sanitarium
where he was given medical attention. A
/ operation was performed, with the hope
of saving his life.
| COLUMBUS, Ga, oct 22.-The Co
| lumbus bar will hold an important
meeting Saturday morning a 10 o'clock
| when cases for the november term or
the Muscogee superior court will be
| set One of the most interesting mat
tiers to come UP AT the meeting will be
the formal organizing of the children's
! juvenile court, which mas just been es-
tablished in Muscogee.
Judge Gilbert mas invited all minis
! tiers of the city, also tho teachers OF
the city and county schools to be pres
| ent and he proposes to make the affair
| a memorable event in the history OF
the county. No cases will be tried at
the first session, 1t being given over en-
tireIy to organization and outlining
| plans of the new court
! wAYCROSS. Ca. Oct. 22.-Mrs. H. H.
! Burnett, with two of her children, boy
[ and girl. we're driving two Shetland po-
mics this morning. when the ponies be-
came frightened at an automobile. As
they started TO run the pole of the buggy
broke. throwing Mrs. Burnett and little
| girl out on the brick pavement.
| The girl has slight injuries. but Mrs.
( Burnett received large wound on the
head. remaining unconscious for several
hours. She is better this evening. and it is
not thought that the accident will prove
fatal.
| AUSTELL. Ga. Oct 23-Stock subscrip-
| tions are being procured for organizing
| a state bank here. The capital is to be
| $4,000. and most Of the stock has been
taken.
Among the incorporators are B. H. Veal.
| W. w. Duncan. c. c. Duncan, ]. B. G.
Duncan, II. c. Mather, R. M. Brown. j.
ID. Perkerson, r. S. Mather. j. B. Hum
phries DR.. L C. Garrett, d. w. Peacock,
]. w Barnes, and others. The new bank
will open for business about January /,
1910