Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-24
Brief NeppS Items From o4A Over Georgia

las countyS jail was Dauly damaged ana
the prison department entirely destroyed
by fire that broke out here about
o'clock this morning.
The living compartment of the jailer
was saved through heroic work on the
part of the volunteer department.
Five prisoners in the jail at the time
were saved barely in time to prevent suf-
location.
The fire originated from defective flue
in the cell department
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga, Dec. 21.-At the
annual election of officers of Douglasville
lodge No. 2S9, Free and Accepted Masons,
the following officers were elected:
T. A. Jackson, worshipful master; ]. F.
Winn senior warden; J. T. McKoy, jun
Tor warden: j. II. Thomas, senior dea-
con; H. w. Williamson, junior deacon;
H. L. Wright and Alex Campbell, stew
ards; n. b. Duncan, treasurer; w. E.
Dendy, chaplain; H. w. Gurley, tiler.
DOUGLAS, Ga, Dec. 2o.-The cleo
ton for mayor and aldermen held here
Saturday resulted as follows:
Mayor, F. L. Sweat; aldermen, B.
Peterson, b. II. Tanner, j. melton.
E. L. Vickers mad ]. II. Gaskins.
The election passed off quietly, All
votes being polled. The new mayor and
aldermen will go into office on the first
Monday in January.
The new Judge and solicitor of the city
court. Messrs. w. c. Landlord and Law
son Kelley, respectively, went into office
Saturday, succeeding Judge Roam and
Solicitor Dickerson, whose terms ex-
plred on that day, neither of whom was
candidate to succeed himself. Judge
Landlord and Solicitor Kelley are both
roII Ga1 he xv1,f
| have just assumed. and will serve to the
satisfaction of the bar and the people,
JACKSON. Ca, Dec 20-Two of the
seven prisoners who escaped from the
Butts county jail Friday night have been
recaptured.
OF the seven who escaped, three are
charged with murder.
DAHL OMEGA. Ga, Dec. H-The mu-
nicipal election here Saturday resulted IN
the reelection of DIR. c. II. Jones, as
mayor; the election of T. S. Littlefield
councilman Second ward: G. II. Moore,
Thir1 ward, and the reelection of W. E..
Ricketts,, Third ward.
Dr. Jones was opposer by W. B. Cur
ley for mayor. and w. B. Ricketts, was
opposed by Louie Meaders and w. j.
Hightower for councilmen from the First
|
G. H. Moore, Third ward, had no op
ponents. 1888 .fats~
SAVANNAH. Ca. Dec. '21.-Rey Hirsch
Goldberg, of New York, has been, chosen
as rabbi of the Synagogue b. b. Jacob,
which congregation has just erected a
new synagogue.
CARTERsvILLE, Ca, Dec H.-Upon
his refusal to give up his wages, which
he had just received on pay day. Joe
Cannon, a section hand on the Western
and Atlantic railroad, was shot and killed
by Jesse Cooke, negro, last night.
Cooke met Cannon with shotgun ant
when the latter declined to turn over
his money, Cooke shot him to death.
WEST POINT, Ca, Dec. 21.--In a
quarrel late Sunday afternoon between
three men at Riverview, a little
mill town seven miles below here, John
Vaughn was killed and Jim Reeves bad
ly wounded.
During the alteration which had
arisen, Otis Brewer, a one-armed man,
was struck with a crutch by John
Vaughn and was told that if he did that
again ne would kill him.
1t seems that the offense was repeated
and as a result one man lies dead and
another severely wounded. There Is
great excitement in the village over
the tragedy.
kilograms received in Atlanta by rela-
tives Monday evening told of the acct
dental death of Mr.. James Weldon Bridge
in his hotel at Monongahela, Pa, Satur-
day evening He was we'll known here
and the news of his sudden death Is re-
ceiyed with deep regret by his hundreds
| of friends.
stranguIation caused by milk is the
verdict of the coroner's jury convened to
investigate the death OF William o., the
l3-months-old son Of Reese Smith, car
renter. living at a Berrien avenue,
About 5 o'clock Tuesday morning, after
giving her baby his morning .nourishment.
Mrs. Smith left him alone in the room
for about 10 minutes, while she was dress
] ing. Returning to the room she found
the baby cold in death. L-tt
DALTON, Ca. Dec. 22.-Monday night
Western chapter, No. so. Royal Arch Ma
sons, met and elected officers for the year
| 1910 Charles L. Carter was made high
priest and the other officers are as fol-
| lows:
]. p. Goodwin, king; E. c. Coffey,
scribe; c. c. McCamey, c. of H: J. II.
Cargle, p s.; Eugene Harden, r. A. c.;
j. t. Gordy. NJ OF Sd "; H. B. Farrar,
M of I'd. v; F. A. Hamilton, NJ. of LIST
v; l. NJ. Cornelison. secretary; G. w.
Orr, treasurer.
JACKSON. Ca. Dec 22.-Officers were
elected for the ensuing year at the meet
ing of st. Johns lodge No. 40 Free and
Accepted Masons, last night as follows:
H. NJ. Fletcher, worshipful master; ]. B.
Hopkins, senior warden; r. b. Thompson.
junior warden; F. NJ. Allen, secretary;
A. c. Finley. treasurer; d. ]. Thaxton,
tiler.
CONVICTION, Ga, Dec. 22.-In the mu-
nicipal election, held here yesterday,
! Charles G. Smith was reelected mayor
| OF Covington and the following were
elected for councilmen:
Jarvis R. Stephenson R. z. Everett,
DR.. Luke Robinson, John Galloway, r. p.
Lester and J. K. Phillips. Only one 'of