Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-26

1 new 0II6en LnOuSdnQ jail, lIG COh-
/ tract having been awarded the Manley-
Lemon Construction company of Dalton
about ten days ago. The structure will
be completed in July.
| FITZGERALD.-A good roads meeting
| for Ben Hill county was held here at II
| o'clock Monday morning with large at
tendance. A brass band of twenty pieces
played during the exercises and gave
parade before the opening of the pro
gram. The meeting was held at the OPP
era hause. Mayor J. c. Knapp presided
| and there were speeches by many prom
| inent citizens of the county. The rural
carriers were present in body.
was killed and Robt. Heald fatally wounded OF
/ a shooting affair at house near Douglas, Cof-
fee county, last night at midnight.
| arrested. Feeling runs, high against him.
Lynching is feared according to reports.
| Both were popular young men Of good fam
three women are in tie county jail charged
with being implicated in the shooting. ss. VI
JoNEsBORo.-The February term OF CLAYTON
superior court opened here Monday. TIE
docket is unusually heavy. large proportion
! of the cases to be disposed OF at this term
/ his charge to the grand jury. Solicitor VIM. >.
Howard is on hand.
/
| VAIDoSTA.-Judge Emory speer will come TO
valdosta wednesday to open the United States
coCrt.' 1t was expected that he would Gomez the
/ first day OF the week., but the prospect of the
MeRee case going over into the week for day
or two caused change in the program.
| VALDoSTA. The record in delayed mail mat
ter has been broken in this city. During the
present week small package that was mailed
! here more than five and half years ago turned
up and was delivered to the consignee, thirty-six
In, IofM uf MINOR
dercd shuttle for her sewing machine from
/ A. A. Parrish of this city, and the shuttle
curely tied and properly stamped. The lady
never received 1t, and, after some correspond
enee the matter was dropped One day this
| fresh MS the day il was mailed. Where it had
been spending these past five and half years
is not known. .E--
/ MACoN.-At meeting to be held by city
council Tuesday next it will probably be settled
whether the local fair association will get the
use Of Central City park for the fair again this
| fail or not Last Tuesday night the directors of
the assoca ion pettioned the city for permission
to use the grounds. This afternoon meeting
] is TO be neld by representatives of the city's
finance and public prorery committees and
delegation from the fair association.
MACON.--An appeal has been taken TO the
superior court of Pfbh county by Chauncey
Groves who was fined $500 or 90 days in police
court lere last week by Recorder UrquhArt. The
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| right to fine man $500 for dsorderly CON
duet and that the sentence was not in accord
with the laws regulating police court.
The Young Mems Democratic League at
it's meeting Tuesday night, made. arrange
ments for the proper reception Of Governor
Folk, of Missouri who comes here on March
25th. and Governor Johnson. of Minnesota, who
comes on March Sth
/ The finance committee. OF which James L.
| Mayson is chairman. will meet Thursday even
| ing in Mr.. Mayson's office to consider rails
/ ing funds for the occasion. a...
! MACoN.-Governnen Inspectors Lee and
Fitzgerald are in the eitv today for the pur-
pose of inspecting the steamer A. B. ChappeIi'
of the Macon and Brunswick Navigation com
pany. This boat. was put in commisslo nal
most a year ago and has been plying the
Ocmulgee river between this point and Bruins
wick ever since
BUCKHEAD.-Mr.- Dan Chambers, well 70
do farmer WIFI. lives near Blue Spring los, LOST
his dwelling and its contents by fire the
origin of the fire is unknown
CARRoLI.ToN.-The Fourth Congressional
A. and NJ. school at this place has recently
been made the recipient Of an electric light
plant. the gift, Of MesFrs. L. c. Mandeville
and c. H. Stewart. Of this city,. So that as
soon as the plant can be installed the stu
dents will furnish their own lights
vALposTA. -one of the largest real estate
deals that have been made recently was that
lands to a saw mill firm. There are about
three thousand acres OF the land ana the
price paid for It was $4,000. This includes all
| of the Young McRee place except Two nuhareu
ana fifty acres and the residence. The part
1 which he retained is all cleared land and is
under cultivation. .-- .,-
COLUMBUS. presence in Columbus this
week of representatives of the Southern Cotton
stalk Pulp and Paper company, OF Atlanta
who have been here on tour OF inspection,
collecting data regarding power and freight
rates shipping facilities, avatlaOle labor, etc.
has aroused good deal OF local interest," IN , Inc
The party was composed of the following gentle
linen: W. L. Mcmillan, president OF the com
many: w. Fl. Croll, inventor Of the process OK
converting cotton stalks into paper, and direc-
tor in the company; Hutson Lee, secretary treas
urer: ]. f. Greene, field manage, all OF At
lanta. and ]. II. German, OF salisbury, N w.
who is also identified with the company.
MAcoN.-Bibb county hopes to get at least
enc hundred conyicts from tue state prison au-
thorities this year, when the new anti,conVict
lease system law goes into eject. Under the
former laws Bibh was given 46 conviets each
year. Co."
| DUBLIN-Captain Hardy Smith. OF this city,
has received the appointment Of assistant adJu-
tant general of the veterans.
k4IZGERALD.-Rev. r. North Tumlin, Of
Glasgow Scotland, has accepted call 10 the
Episcopal church Of this ciJy' and is now N
through the city, liked its looks, got off the
train, met several members Of the church,
preached a sermon. was given formal call, az
cepted and mas wired his daughter I'm England
to join him at once.
The harm that an innocent tabby cat may
do even though II be Maltese shown
in police court Tuesday. ]. NJ. Gallagher
| who is proprietor of a near-beer saloon IN
Wall street. is also owner Of a cat that is
one Of the joys of his life. The cat is an
excellent ratter. so he keeps It at his saloon.
But despite the number Of rats 1t catches
this .tabbv demands to be fed daily, and on
sundays it's appetite knows no waning. So
Mr. Gallagher has been in the custom of go
ing to his saloon every SUNDAY for the pur-
pose of feeding his cat.
! A sharp eyed guardian Of the law noted this
fact and case was made against Mr.. Gal
Iagher for violation of the city ordinance
which says that near-beer saloons shall not
be opened on Sunday. Tuesday morning he
was fined S25.75 by The recorder.
Gray Not Wanted for Bank Robbery
Telegrams received by Inspector George