Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-13
Condensed Ne4vs items Gathered From all Parts OF the State

filled with interest. After the reports OF the
son addressed the body on the decades advance
ment in the board Of home missions Insti-
tue work, conducted by Miss Mabel Head,
Miss Head will make an address on the work
Of young people and children.
EATONTON.-News has Just been received
of the burning at Ludowic of the. home OF
DR.. John Weaver, a brother Of DR.. James D.
Weaver. of this place. Aunt Easter, an old
years thinking that her mistress was in the
burning residence, rushed in to save her. II
possible The mayor Of the town, seeing the
old negro go in the burning building ana
knowing her danger rushed in to save her'
He succeeded in setting her out after she
was assured tnat MRS weaver Wa Ss 1890, aA
she died later.
CoNYERs.-Judge Roam is conducting court
here this week, w. S. Howard, solicitor gen
eral. is serving. Among the out Of town
lawyers present are George Westmoreland, j.
Caleb Clarke, shepard Bryan, John E. Mcclel-
land and John 8. Gleaton. all OF Atlanta;
AlonZo Brand, ID. I. Phillips and Howard
Boiling of Lithonia. The docket is unusually
heavy.
DALTON-The bloody fight between Dave
Kettles and his son. Booth, Wednesday aft
erncon is being investigated by the grand
son met in front of the First National bank.
and before they could be separated both were
badly injured. just how the fight started Is
unknown, as no one standing close enough
to catch the words which passed between
them. In the fight, Booth was severely cut
about the throat and arm, and Dave hao
brick in the hands of his son. When the
affair was aired in recorders court. Recorder
over TO the grand jury the bond for the son
being placed at 81 600 and that OF the father
at 500. They had little trouble in making
the bonds.
AUTHORIZATIONS. NJ. ]. Lenihan, o.
the United States army, made the annual
inspection Of the military department OF
the North Georgia Agricultural college We'd
nssday. The day was cool, cloudy and later
on rainy, yet the cadets appeared to good
advantage in their maneuvers, and II Is
thought they made a good impression. North
Georgia Agricultural college is now In class
"A" as a military institution, which rank
entities it to a captain Of the u 3 A. ss
here for Athens, where he makes the next
inspection.
ed device for driving autos with COMPRESSED
air, also charging battery which furnishes
an auto built al once and equipped with his
machine. The machine which he has been dem
onstrAting with crude affair, but il has done
its work all right.
DALToN.-Two hundred witnesses are being
examined at the courthouse, the case being
Of witnesses takes up big portion Of the
membership Of the Farmers union OF this
county. Xix is suing Bird note Of only
s65, and attorneys have figured up the costs
in the case as being over s209. Both Hix
and Bird were prominent in organising the
county chapter OF the Farmers arm UNION IN, .ne
formed a partnership and built the Farmers
union gin, which was later destroyed by fire,
After the fire their partnership was dis
solved
MIINER. Ga. April 10.-Tbe action Of New
Salem church at Griffin in regard to Rev. ],
prise here, though there has been great deal
of interest manifested here In all the sensa.
Ionai AZ Tsd ~ ssrs rsx az e. ~
teapot tempest all the time
Rev. Mr.. Drewry ives pastor Of the Baptisr
church at this place when the articles were
first published wbereupon he tendGed his res
ignation stating that he did not wish Tor the
church to be embarrassed ON bis account. The
church IN conference at once and positively re-
fused to accept the resignation expressing their
confidence In his integrity and Christian chaEae-
confidence since by twice eleetins him to their
pastorate unanimously. The church here has
brewry and during the three years Of his serY-
ice, a large number OF converts have been re-
ceived into the church and score or more OF
them baptized at one time.
The people here generally without regard to
sect or creed deeply sympathize with him in the
embarrassing position in which he has been IN,
Willingly placed and hope and believe he win
soon be fred from it as the case is soon TO be
tried in the courts.
HAWKINSYILLE, Ca, April 10.-Fhe citt-
zeng Of Fawkinsville and section generally
are enthusiastic over the coming session Of
the Hawknsv!lle Chautauqua, which will
convene the week beginning Sunday, June
9Th, and ending Saturday, June 18th.
Prof L. G.. Polhill, superintendent OF
schools, is the manager. and II was through
his efforts that the coming session was or
ganized. The board Of education, city coun-
ell and citizeHs generally have given their
aid and encouragement to Prof. Polhill, and
the program will be one OF the strongest in
the country.
The list of talent includes DR.. ], W. Lee.
OF Trinity church, Atlanta, who will preach
the opening sermon; DIR. Len G. Broughton;
Prof Reno " Melbourne; the Otterbeln
Quartette and Hand Bell Ringers; Miss Ada
Evelyn Lewis. reader; the Misses Ttyner;
''SlG' Landon, humorist; Lorenso Walden,
Lorenzo Zwiekey and other noted entertain
ers.
Music will be furnished by Prof. Robert
Woods orchestra.
The exercises will be held in the rev
city hall and auditorium, which has re-
Gently been erected at the cost OF several
thousand dollars, and will accommodate sew
eral hundred peope-sufficiant to entertain
the many visitors who will be In the city