The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-17

sSJ ~ t1S SURVIVING IuSlAUeT5 Oh the
legislature Of 1884-S5, urging them to
be- present at the coming reunion,
which will be held In Atlanta on e
sember 2S. Commissioner Lindsey
aas received large number OF re-
plies, and among them now and then
! letter announcing the death OF one
of those who was thought to be stili
among the living He expresses the
belief, however, that fully so per cent
Df the members Of that general as.
sembly are still living. The extraor-
binary session OF this general assem-
bly, will be convened in the hall OF
the house of representatives at 10
o'clock on the morning OF December
%, and will be presided over by form.
or Governor Henry ID Mcdaniel. Ar
engagements for a banquet are also be-
ing made, This was the legislature
that enacted the first local option
law in Georgia. 1t was the same also
which was adjourned by Henry w.
Grady, private citizen, on the oc-
ic president, Grover Cleveland.
Half dozen governors have re-
piled favorably to the request OF the
Atlanta chamber of commerce to APP
point delegates to the anti-hookworm
conference to be held in Atlanta un-
der it's auspices, January Is. The gov
errors themselves state they would
be glad to attend personally, but for
The fact that the conference of gov.
srnors with the president is to be
held about that time in Washington.
They will, however, send delegations
to take part in the Atlanta meeting,
which will bring together many
prominent physicians, state health Of
fcers and others, including several
members of John ID. Rockefeller's
commission for the eradication OF the
hookworm. The Atlanta chamber Of
The comptroller OF the currency
has authorized the Byron National
bank Of Byromville, to begin business.
Its capital is $1,000. j. s. Byron is
president, w. H. Byron and S. D. BY
rom, vice presidents, and w. q. Daw-
son, cashier.
The Central OF Georgia railways
check for $105, 694.58 to cover taxes
due the state, was received in the
state treasurer's Office and added to
the FUNDS already lying there. This
is the star remittance thus far on the
treasury's book OF current receipts.
Several thousand teachers through
out Georgia were made happy by the
receipt OF Christmas money A total
of S223,0O0 was sent to the various
counties over the state. This payment
will make about 80 per cent Of the
amount due the teachers. With mon
ey rolling into the state treasury in a
steady stream now, it is hoped to
make another payment of fifteen per
cent about the end of the month. This
will mean sum of about $375,0OO
and will bring the payments up to As
per cent The latter part OF January
and early in February $840, 900 will be
needed to pay to Confederate pen
sioners. The treasury surplus is now
creeping toward the million-dollar
mark, and the January taxes, which
will be very heavy, will bring in suf-
ficient to pay the pensioners.
DR.. George Brown, member Of the
legislature from Fulton county, and
a member of the legislative investi-
eating committee on the state sani-
tarium, called at the office OF Gov
ernor Brown and discussed conditions
at the state sanitarium On account
of his absence in Europe, where he
has been studying the tuberculosis
problem, DIR. Brown was unable to
attend the recent meeting of the leg
islative committee at the state SAM
tarium. He is, however, very much
interested in the welfare of the san
itarium and particularly in the mat
ter OF exterminating tuberculosis
among the inmates. He was request
ed by Governor Brown to submit a
tentative plan for the protection OF
the inmates. DR.. Brown suggested
that he thought the inmates Should be
examined at regular intervals, the
tuberculum test promptly applied to
all suspected OF having the disease,
and prompt measures taken to seq
regato and instruct in self-protection
those having the disease. II the di-
sease could thus be taken in hand
in its incipient stages, the patients
could be cured and the spread OF the
disease checked.
John Lively, who was convicted at
the September, 1909, term OF the city
court of Atlanta and sentenced to
ten months in jail, has had his SEN
tence committed by Governor Brown.
The governor also committed the SEN
tence Of Fred Irby, convicted IN Hous-
ton superior court OF carrying con-
.cealed weapons, and given twelve
months. He is suffering from a pain.
full affliction and is unable to work.
He will pay fine Of $35 in lieu OF
finishing out his term.
The burning of a house formerly
owned by E. l.. Dodson Of Rockmart,
drew from the latter telegraphic
protest addressed to Governor Brown,
and a request for the protection OF
his property from Black Hand out
RACES. Accompanying this was an
other telegram from e. ID. Hill, stat