Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-03
Condensed Nez Items Gathered From o4H Parts of the State

p ATHENS, Ca, Aug S1-News reaches
Athens that a severe wind. electric and
rain storm passed over High Shoals late
Sunday afternoon. ... ...
The roof of mill No / at that place
was blown entirely over the roof of mill
No and fell in the yard of the super
intendent.
A large number of trees and fences
were blown down, and the terrific rain
fall injured crops seriously.
MACON, Ca, Aug. S1.-A wireless
telegraph station is to be established
on the fair grounds in Macon, during
the annual state fair, here, this fall.
1t is to be put up. by the Collins Wire
less, company, of Jacksonville. and
should prove to be very educational
feature.
+. AUGUSTA. Ga, Aug 31.-Claiming that
Connie Lewis. third baseman on the Co.
lumbia baseball team in the South At
Iantic league, had insulted relatives
Louis Brooks, former member of the leg
islature, and an attorney. and his broth
er-in-law, Paul Heyman, today gave the
baseball player a horsewhipping on one
OF the principal streets here. 81.
The women asserted that Lewis follow
ed them on the street yesterday, and ac-
costcd Mrs. Heyman. @-
This afternoon at a. special session OF
the recorders court, Lewis was fined $50.
That d. ]. Murray. a prisoner at the
stockade, Just completing a 21-day SEN
tence, made an attempt to gain. his free
dom Monday night by the use of saws,
is the belief of the authorities, although
direct evidence to that effect is missing.
Murray was sent to the stockade q
days ago for being drunk, and was mark
ed return. He is wanted in Macon where
It is alleged that he passed worthless
draft. He will be taken to that city
Tuesday. Monday night was, therefore.
his last night at the stockade. and it is
believed outside friends made an attempt
TO get him saws with which to gain his
liberty. There were tracks found under
his window Tuesday morning, and sew
eral pieces of small saw.
Murray was seen at the barracks, and
denied that anyone tried to get to him
the implements with which to saw him
self to freedom.
+, wINDER, Ga, Sept. lone of the
largest sales of realty in this section, oc'
Cured yesterday. when Rev. H. N
Rainey, of Mulberry, Ca, sold his beau
tiful home consisting of 400 acres anc
other adjoining lands. aggregating in al
LA acres, to Messrs. II T. Flanagan
A. A. Camp and w. H. Toole. The salt
was contaminated by w. H. Toole, presi
dent of the First National bank of Win
| der. Ca. 1t is. understood the price was
$4,000.
This property is situated five miles
north of Winder. on the Gainesville Mid
land railway, in Jackson county. The
purchasers expect to sub-divide the trac
into small farms, of 100 acres EACH anC
sell them. and to thoroughly develop the
100 acres at Mulberry, for townsite pur
poses and build number OF cottages
ATHENS, Ca. Sept. TUESDAY morn.
ing Mayor Dorsey assessed fine OF $lou
and costs upon Walter Price, colored, on
the charge of selling whisky -.
ROME, Ca, Sept. lat o'clock this
morning fire swept three stores on
Broad street. near Third avenue, causing
total damage of $4,000, fully covered by
insurance.
During the progress of the fire. Blake
Barnett and Tom Tolbert, firemen' were
seriously cut by falling glass.
/ Fire broke out in the rear OF the sec
! ond story OF the building owned by Ham
ilfon Yancey and swept through the
store of the Hub Clothing company
spread to the store of Nixon, smith
Harware company, and from there to. the
building, owned by Sam Kuttner and soc-
fcupied by Crawford Brothers. dealers In
chinaware. -, :, e.4r .-1t.
, The estimated losses are Hub Clothing
company stock, $22,OUJ; Nixon Smith
Hardware, COMPANY stock. $4,000; Craw
! ford Brothers stock, $1,000; Hamilton
Yancey building, $4,000; Sam KuttneI
| building, $780, = tat' ~.
+ The owners will rebuild and the stores
will reopen as soon as the insurance Is
adjusted. o.. r.t a.. go
| 4, The same section was visited by
$15OOOO fire last January and Crawford
Brothers we're sufferers
Cecil Broome, aged %. was ARRESTED
here Wednesday morning by Detectiv
Hood on a warrant from lancaster
| c., charging him with criminal assault
and he will be taken back TO tnat plac'
! as soon as the officers come for him
There was reward of $50 onered for thu
arrest of Broome and; he has been a
| large since, july, %, when his crime is al
/ legged to have BEEN committed. g.. 1.
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