Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-27

ROME, Ca, July "a number or peach
growers from Floyd county went TO Atlanta
"Wednesday night TO appear before the general
appropria lions committee OF the house OF rep
rSsentatiyes and urge upon IL a favorable report
on the bill to appropriate $4,000 to the state
department Of entomology.
wAYcRoss. Ca, July 2s.--In the event that
the Brunswick circuit Is divided, Judge L. A.
Parker will, 1t Is stated resign his position
Of Judge Of that circuit and will apply to Gov
crnor Brown for appointment TO the bencn OF
the new circuit Col. C. L. Redding, who has
been the court stenOgrapher OF the brunswick
circuit for several years past, Will also remain
with the new Waycross circuit, and Will -
vote a part Of hls time to his law practice.
ROME. Ca, July 23.-ordinary Penn and the
five county commissioners OF Etowah county,
Cadsden TO inspect the road work on the sum-
merville pike The work is being done as far
as the county line, forming INK N IN tne pro
posed automobile highway from Rome to ChaI-
tanooga, and consists Of repair to the macad-
amized road laid several years ago.
The work is being done by traction engine
and large self-dumping iron carts, which carry
eight cubic yards Of dirt at load. This method
does away with the employment Of mules AMI
commissioners win probably adopt a similar
system In their county.
DOUGLAS, Ca, July 2S.-Coffee county has
decided to make an exhibit at the state fair this
fall and that It will be a good one will be
readily acknowledged by all who know anything
about the county, for no better crops can be
grown In the state than are raised here. Presi'
dent Connor OF the state agricultural society.
came to Douglas yesterday for the purpose Of
discussing with citizens Of the county the adj
visibility OF sending a county exhibit to the
state fair which Is to be held at. Macon this
fall, and he met with great deal OF encour.
agement. A meeting held at the court
house last night and Mr.. ConnOr explained the
object of his visit. The matter discussed
With much enthusiasm and 1t was soon deter
mined TO ask for space for an exhibit from the
county and to go right to work to get up a
prize winning display. President Conner was
given an complication Of the Douglas Way"
OF doing things, for only few minutes Of care
full consideration Of the proposition was needed
TO convince the audience that the county ought
10 be represented at the fair and Douglas has
a way Of acting promptly and unitedly when the
interests OF the town county are at stake.
The crops very fine here this season, and
the exhibit from Coffee will be an eye-opener
to some OF our friends from other counties.
BAINBRIDGE, Ca, July 2s.-F. A. Mize was
served with proceedings In bankruptcy today on
account of the alleged contract produced by
A. D.. oliver between them, In which Mize had
a half-interest In the bank A rule nisi was
Lane referee, on Saturday morning at O'Clock
at the court house in Valdosta, why custo-
dian should not be appointed for his estate.
MiEe has considerable property and the credi.
tors are anxious TO implicate him a partner
In the Climax bank. Mize denies the execution
of the contract lively fight is anticipated
on this issue.
DOUGLAS, Ca, July 2s.-work will soon he
begun on the fine new opera house which Is to
be erected on Peterson avenue. A charter r.
prepared for the building. Much of the mate
risl including a large quantity Of brick is now
on the ground. The building will be modern In
every particular and will be an ornament 10
the city.
The hospital is nearing completion and Will
be very handsome building. 1t is built OF
red pressed brick, trimmed with stone, and mas
a large portieo across the front, supported by
heavy, full-length fluted columns, all comDln-
Ing to make structure that will be classic
in its outlines. II is vel arranged, and viii
The large three-story brick building which Is
being erected by Messrs. Dent and Sweat at
the corner Of Ward street and Madison avenue.
will be completed, and IT has already
been rented In advance. The first floor will be
used for stores, being four in number, all large
and well arranged. The second floor will be
floor for Mr.. Dents telephone exchange and Of
fees The building is Of red pressed brick,
trimmed with stone and the stores will all have
fronts OF plate glass, so that taken altogether.
the structure would be an ornament to much
hrger city.
In lodging a street car in front of the Globe
Clothing company Thursday morning, Robert
Webb, riding a bicycle, ran down Miss Reoe
Kaufman and rendered her unconscious.
She was knocked to the street by the blow,
and IL was thought for while she was serious
ly injured Fortunately, however, her injuries
wore slight. and she was able to appear IN
the recorders court Friday morning when the
case against Webb was called. He was fined
1915.
MILNER. Ca. July 23-At 8 o'clock this
morning Marshal Sims accosted a suspicious ne.
gro on the streets, whereupon he began Ia
curse and abuse the marshal and jumped behind
a tree and commenced to fight.
Sims enptied his pistol at the negro and
closed in on him. when the negro struck him on
the shoulder with a piece OF scantling. breaking
the shoulder bone The negro was finally over
come and is in the lookup with a bullet hole
through the thigh. the only shot taking effect
He gives his name as Willie Stallings, % years
old, is black, and weighs $50 pounds.
He says he is from Newman, and had lived
with Mr.. Joe Gibson of that place The only
explanation he gives for his conduct was that
he was crazy and tramped all night.
Ii Is believed he Was In mischief snmapr here