Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-02

COLUMBUS. Ca. Oct. 29.-Columbus
will entertain the next annual meeting Of
the Chipola- Flint hattahoochee-Apal
chicola Waterway association, when the
convention meets on November 25
Ex-senator Milton. of Florida, is pres
ident of the association.
CLEVELAND. Ga, Oct 29.-wednesday
was a great day for our farmers. who met
] in the court house and placed on exhibit
! their products in a county fair.
Early in the day farmers from all parts
/ OF the county had on exhibit their best
products, and they were indeed very fine.
! and we doubt If superior ones of same
/ kinds will be found in the district.
COLUMBUS, Ga, Oct. 29.-The Column
I bus public schools formally change adj
ministration tomorrow, when Prof R. B.
Daniel, of Valdosta, Ga, succeeds Prof.
. C. B. Gibson. as superintendent.
/ Professor Daniel reached the city today
/ and he is ready to take up the work at
once. He was accompanied to the city
by his family and they are CHARTERED at
1907 First avenue, where they are to re-
side.
Professor Gibson goes on the road as
representative of large book concern.
negro man became engaged in a con-
troversy with a medical student Thursday
afternoon on Luckie street near the Med
zeal college, and a fight ensued. The ne
gro picked up the white man, it is stated,
i lifted him bodily from the ground and
tossed him over his shoulder like a wrest-
Ter. Thereupon other students became en-
gagged In a fight with the negro and beat
him unconscious. No weapons were used
in the fray,
The negro was sent to the Grady hos
pital His name was Fred Wall, and he
lived at Sc 1-2 James street.
| A Baptist school for Georgia's noun
tain girls to be located at Blue Ridge has
J become an assured fact, through the mu-
niflcence of z. G. Willingham, of Allan
ia For several months past Mr.. Will
bingham has been interested in such an
undertaking, an institution where the
young women of the mountain districts
can receive training in domestic science
and the general literary branches. He
has decided to donate to the Woman's
Baptist Missionary union which meets
at Harwell next week a deed to beau
tiful tract of land and besides this a sum
of money.
MONROE, Ca, Oct. 29.-Pursuant to
call from Mayor z. W.. Roberts, repre-
sentative citizens of the city of Monroe
met at Walton county court house last
night and organized a city board of trade.
! Forty names were enrolled at the meet
| ing, and from beginning to end the great
| est enthusiasm prevailed.
Capt. A. B. Mobley, of the Walton
Guards, the local military company was
made president of the organization. Mr..
]. Roy Nunnally, of w. H. Nunnally
company, and a prominent young busi-
ness man, was chosen secretary and
treasurer Mr.. B. r. Barrett, of the firm
of Barrett, Medlin company, one of the
most wide-awake business men of the
county, was selected as first vice presi-
dent. and Mr. ]. H. Walker, prominent
attorney of the city, was chosen second
, vice president.
Messrs. John J.. Nunnally, w. C.
Wright. Charles NJ. Walker, ]. R. Rad
ford and Col. Allen ]. Arnold we're placed
on the board of directors.
FITZGERALD, Ca, Oct. 2s.-'Let
me kill him! Let me take him out in
( a lot and shoot him like the cur he is"
were the words that rang out in
scenic theater here last night, when
the mother of a young girl, whose
name is withheld on account of the
prominence of the family, clutched
Manager +. II. Browning, of the thea
ter, around the throat. In the excite
ent that followed Browning escaped,
while groups OF men waited for him.
The dramatic attack followed the
statement of Browning that Delaney,
one of the vaudeville seam, had insult
ed the young girl. The mother went
to the theater yesterday AFTERNOON dur
ing. a rehearsal and struck Delaney,
who asked that she investigate the
case further. A warrant was sworn
out for Delaney and he was carried be-
lore Judge Paulk. f
During the investigation it was al
legged that Browning had been guilty Of
attempted improper relations with the
girl 1t was alleged, that Browning is
already married and that he was trying
to persuade the girl to elope with him.
MACON, Ca, Oct. 29.-If plans that are
being made by the Georgia Development
company of South Georgia can be carried
out IS counties in the "wiregrass' region
of Georgia will soon become the mecca
of Georgia planters, and land values will
rise at an alarming rate of speed. The
movement that is on foot is to show the
people of the country how valuable these
lands are and to induce them to settle in
that territory.
Speaking of the movement. Secretary
John w Gree, of Fitzgerald. said yester-
day: -. .s
The possibilities Of this section are not
generally known. and one Of our duties
will be to present them to the public so
that interested people will come to sec
for themselves We have IS acres in the
wfregrass section and we are going to
try and bring it's population up to 100000
600 in the next five years. Congress will
be ASKED for some help ana through our
representatives and congressman we feel
that we can get the desired aid.
As a result of the orphans nome Work
day observed throughout Georgia some
few weeks ago, when every business man
was requested to contribute that days
income to the fund and the women and
work the proceeds OF which they would
devote to the cause, Dr. II. L. Crumley
agent. Of the Decatur orphanage, has re-
ceived up to this time sum amounting
to about $4,000. 1t is believed the funds
Will reach $4,000 or $4,000 by the time
of the meeting of the North Georgia
Methodist conference in Atlanta, Novem-
Der IL.
Last year the contributions received for
all the orphans homes in the states of
Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina
reached $4,000, which was not for Geor-
gia alone as was supposed by many. The
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