Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-14

Thrasher. of Grace Methodist church.
who has be:e ordered to Waycross for
next year by tn South Georgia confer
ence will preach H. farewell sermon to-
morrow night He WI go to his new
charge by next Sunday. Rev. c. c. Elliot,
pastor of y, esley Monumental church,
who is to go to Asbury Methodist %hurch,
will also be heard in the pulpit OF Yes
ley for the last time. Rev. r. d. Ellis, If
Macon, is expected next Monday.
COLUMBUS, Ga, Dec. n.-Charged
with shooting ALT Kimbrough, who was
found in a dying condition in his front
yard early today, Henry Williams, Louis
CogbiII and frank Windham. all of Gil
rard Ala, were today lodged in Jail at
Scale.
Kimbrough. who had some difficulty
with the men earlier in the night, stated
that he was called to his door and shot
down by Williams. This statement also
was corroborated by Louis Cogbill,
, AUGUSTA. Ca Dec 1O.-Julian Lamp
kim colored, charged with the murder OF
lack Kend~ick, an aged white man, near
Harlem Ga. was brought to Augusta
last night for safe-keeping.
Mr. Kendrick who was 78 years of age,
last night was summoned to his small
store and struck down. His skull was
neighbors arrived, the assailant had es-
capped Kendrick stated to three people
before he died that Lampkin was his
assailant. There was much excitement
over the affair.
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. Dec. 10.-At a
recent meeting of the local lodge I. o. o.
F., the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: 4
Homer Green, n. c.; Charley Mayes,
V. G.: Jesse Y. Harris, secretary; John w.
Jones, trustee; T. P. Tedder, financial
secretary and L. G.. Mayes, treasurer.
This lodge has large membership and
is in excellent condition.
SYLVESTER, Ga, Dec. 1O.-The hand
some home of Mr.. J. o. McWhorter burn
ed this morning at l o'clock. The build
ing was valued at $1,000; furniture at So,
600, and was partially insured. The cause
is unknown.
ROME. Ca, Dec s.-Mount Alton Lodge No.
p Knights OF Pythias. last night elected tnc
following officer for the coming year; ii. T.
Duncan, c. c.; ]. r. McCollum, V. T.; A. L.
Free prelate; T. NJ. GoTan, NJ, OF W; NJ ~
F.: c. A. Robinson, NJ. of A; J. ID. Potts,
l. c.; w. G. Brewer, o. G.; f. b. Hoibrook'
w. L. DUnel and NJ. $. Lanier trustees.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Dec 1O.-Robert 5
Turner, of New York agent OF the Met
ropolitan Turf association. and promoter
of the horse races in\ Savannah last win
ter, was tried in the superior court to-
day for operating a gaming place and
convicted. Sentence was deferred UNI
til others indicted for the same offense
are tried.
WAYCROSs. Ga, Dec. 1O.-At meet
ing of the Francis S. Barlow chapter U.
ID. c., held last week, 1T was decided to
erect a monument to the Confederacy,
and a contract was signed for the pur-
chase of this monument. The memorial
will be erected in the Phoenix park, near
the union station, and will be unveiled
in June next, on jefferson Davis birth
day.
The cost will be $3.50 and the monu-
ment will stand q feet high with a base
eight feet square The contract was given
the McNeel Marble company, of Mariet-
ia, Ga, who will begin the manufacture
of the work at once.
The movement which has been under
taken by the ladies will no doubt be one
of the most popular that has been before
the public in this city for some time.
WEST POINT, Ga, Dec. 10.-The Twin
Cities were shocked and grieved this
morning to hear of the sudden death of
Mr.. Thomas w. Wallace, pioneer citi-
zen and well-known planter, which
occurred last night. He was 20 years old
and his sudden death was caused by heart
failure.
Mr.. Wallace leaves a wife and children,
John w. Volney, Misses Zenobia and
Ellen, Mrs. Tom Harrell, of West Point,
and Mrs Junior Ward, of Pelzer, S. G.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been
made.
THOMASTON. Ga, Dec 1O.-Thomaston
held a primary yesterday for the purpose
of nominating a mayor and two aldermen.
The candidates for mayor were Col.
Claude Darrell and Mr.. w. Thurmond
Zorn, with w Y. Daniel, c. B. Forrest
and r. II. Mills in the race for aldermen.
The winners were: For mayor, Col.
Claude Darrell; for aldermen w. Y. Dan
el and c. B. Forrest. The full alderma-
mic board for 1910 is as follows: w. Y.
Daniel, c. B. Forrest, F. d. Riviere, w.
A. Daniel and ]. B. Barrow.
All of the states school bills for the
year 1910 will have been satisfied by the
middle of next January, If the state
school department realizes its present eX-
pectations.
Commissioner Pound on information
furnished him by the state treasury de-
partment, makes this estimate, comput-
ing that with the 10 per cent warrant
drawn on Wednesday a total of SO per
cent of the years fund will soon have
been paid leaving "a per cent balance of
the original S2.250,0OO.
OF that balance the commissioner be-
lieHes that about $25O,OOO will be left in
the treasurer's hands to meet next years
bills by counties that are "ahead of the
game" and the remainder will have
been requisitioned soon after the first of
the year. II the treasury has the money
to satisfy these accounts, as it now ex-
poets to have, all of them will be off the
books by January Is.
WITHOUT HOME OR MONEY