The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-01
MANY ACTSOFKINDNESS.
M ar ked the P a ssing of the
Christmas Festivities. 80,
new YORK and LONDON

MIN lUAA HNU ). LUIDUlVi
outdid Themselves in Caring fox. The
Many Thousands Of Honefess. /, !.
+ People Withln Their Gates. \, M. 4
New, York City.-Opening wide 'tKs
hafu Of charity. to make the day ones
Of Ay and g1adness for the poor andE
| qnfc tunate, and freely drawing upon.
| theYstores of plenty and happiness at
its. disposal Ito .spfead" Holiday cheer
from the highest to the lowest strata
of its population, the city of New
York celebrated Christmas Of 'I90g in
way that not only lived. up too the
best Of it's traditions, but set na.tnYW'
standard for the dispensing of hDll3
! day blessings upon its millions. Of In
habitants. The unfortunate in the
jails, the i'll in the hospitals, the poor
! in their homes and the destitute and
helpless in institutions all We're rd
membered., That not far from 1907
600 persons were assisted by meahs,
of donations Of dinners and theS HlS1l
is conservatiVely estimated, whiles the
total of those reached at frstsAaNIls
] and BY indirection through the. a
raj. outpourfng OF benefcence isl hAl
YONG the possibility of anything Aksj
! accurate enumeration - nxr
London, England. -TEs sdark " side
1.Df the English Christmas of 1908 WRs
4 The great number of unemployed, and
fthe distressing prevalence Of desti:
/ tuition and. suffering. This is rseeD
4 principally in London and lat A4sas-
gov and along. the Tyne and other,
shipsbuilding centers, where many
establishments have been closed, and.
/ thousands of men are out of work.
A small band Of stability. dressed,
miserable looking, unemploye per-
sons paraded the fashionable Shop
| ping streets. It's members shouted IN
unison as they marched: 1--WE Want.
Work" The Salvation Army and. oHaan
j er charitable institutions gave dim
1 hers to manys thousands Of destitute
persons, but these Christmas dinners
| were tiny. when compared with the
j needs of the unemployed.
4 Augusta, Ga. - The Christmas
events for President-Elect Taft were
his participation in the annual handi-
can golf tournament of the Country
/ Club in which he won from Major
J. B. Cumming, president Of the club
i in the afternoon, and with his entire
family dined at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. .Langdon Thomas in the evening
Augustus distinguished guest was not
left Mnmindful Of Christmas cheer by
her citizens. Mistletoe, holly and bass
kets Of cut flowers were offered with
hearty good wishes, and received in
the same spirit.
" Denver, COL - Down-hearted and
discouraged because, he was out Of
moM8y and could not make his wife
happy with Christmas presents, ,Fhos:
ELaerfine, plumber, killed himself by
4 Sending bullet into his brain.g The
suicide was committed in the pres
\ ence&of his. wife, who had just given
II him. "a small. Christmas remembrance.
Detroit, Mich.-The police officers
attached tor the Hunt street ponce
station in, the part of the city, where
poor. children !. abound, made the
heartssof fifty little ones happy Christ
mas with a Christmas tree in the sta
ton. The officers, who took pains to-
invite those children whose, stock
ings promised to be most scantily
filed, distributed candy and small
toys among their little guests. Three
little folks who were expected did not
arrive, and the lieutenant In charge
sent a big patrdTman for them. He
4 brought the tots to-. the station desk,
Y where it was decided that they had
Ibeen .."too good" and as punishment
Z eaGh,..was presented with silver
bdellar.'- -"
f Pryor Greek, OkIa-Deputy Sheriff
II Nicholas Mitchell was shot and killed
at Hogan Institute, Is miles south. of
here. when he attempted to 'quiett.:A
disturbance at a Christmas eele6ta7
j ton. ,.sa'
Johnson city. gem, Robert Par
due, 10 years 'oltya h3d hos steft arm
!, blown into. fragmeht4 by a cannon
cracker Chfistmast &eRipga,t. The
liniufed member was ap1putated
Quitnian, Ga.-Becagse he did not
have money enough to provide. the
Usual Christmas toys for his children,
| c. A. casters, a. farmer smear here,
7 deliberately planned. his own death,
and died as he had ,pfafned. Leaving
4 the home where the children weye,
he walked a short distance away, fit
ted his. shotgunF kEeE :fcrked stick,
II pressed Abik Breast against the muzzle
and pushed the.ffigger with stick.
Macon, Ga.-Christmas In dry
town was the novelty to be watched
and the leading business men did not
fail to study the situation. The ex-
press Office has been oVercrowded
with incoming "wet" goods.
# was the first celebration witnessed
in Macon without the saloon since
1929. and was to the last a season
Of fun and frolic that has thus far
cost little by mistake and crime.