Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-18

election Wednesday colonel A. W. Evans was
reelected mayor bv a majority of about fifty
votes Mr.. j. S. Adams. DR.. NJ. d.
Jamerson was reelected CITY treasurer over
r. NJ. Brown by majority of about sixty
votes The following gentlemen were elected
TO the cltv council: f. NJ. Arnan, Ben
, Brookns. ]. J. Lovett. NJ. Newman and c.
b. Cooley
TOCCOA.-A negro by the name Of Jim Simp-
son assaulted a woman about u miles from
name is not known, she had only recently
moved in that community. being farm hand.
rest rest by Sheriff Rampiey. Of Franklin county.
and placed in jail for safe keeping
sAvANNAH.-The fact that the authorities
at the state insane asylum, at Milledgeville,
Will not recognize the blanks filled out in
mitted to that institution has aroused much In.
terest in Savannah. Chatham county VIII
much speculation as to Superintendent Jones
attitude when another man woman is pre-
sented with only the regular Chatham county
mitted While DR.. Jones induced TO ac-
cept the woman sent up on "Wednesday, 1t Is
next time. Meantime the authorities declare
it is not their intention to change the form OF
by the asylum authorities and which they say
must be filled out. s .-
+ yyRIGHTsvIIIE The Nav term of the
city court OF Wrightsvlle has adjourned
Criminal cases were taken uD Monday ano
continued all the time until Tuesday AFTERNOON
Miles Bradley, who was captured recently while
distillinE liouor. given ten months in the
Changing. or fine Of .sI5. Alex Walker who
was tried for drawing gun. was fined 50"
and costs or eight months at the state farm
TocCoA-Col r. A. Naves. better known
as Uncle Bob" and one Of the leading at
Naves lived few miles from Toccoa and vas
Justice of the peace in his district. He has
been in bad health for the past year and hts
death was exnected for the past week. He
was a prominent Mason. He leaves wife
and six children.
| I.INCOLN.-J L. LYONS. suDerintendent Of
county roads. has resigned his position and
NJ. l. Ward. OF this place. was appointed by
Ordinary Wilkes to succeed him. He gives
as a reason for his resignation that new rules
of the prison commission make 1t too hard
i for him to work the convicts according to
its edicts.
LINCOLNTON while the season is yet at
hand for activity IN the real estate market
there have been some deals of considerable i'm
portance made already this spring. One nota-
bly, the purchase of the Ashmore place
which adfoins the limits Of the villege OF OF
Augusta. Captain Blanchard. while here was
interviewed. and when asked about what he
thought of tie prospects for the future OF
Lincoln county he remarked that they Never
had locked brighter to him" He added, You
might have Judged THIS from my buying more
real estate p"
FITZGERALD, Ca. May H-In attempt
at wholesale delivery of state and county con-
victs at Lulaville this morning at daybreak.
Harry Williams colored, under sentence Of "
months for larceny, attacked Guard Patrick
and was shot and killed in the struggle which
ensued. .-s ...
SIX life convicts were in camp with twenty
others Coroner's inquest being held Friday
afternoon. ss s.t
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LA GRANGE. Ga. May 1.-THE LAGRANGE
Female college will hold its annual commence
ment exercises Saturday, May %, to Monday,
May 81 inclusive. The year just closed has
been one of the most successful in the his
tory Of the college, The program follows:
Saturday. $3.50 a. m.-Annual meeting OF
trustees; p M. annual concert. D..
Sunday. 1890 a. m-Commencement sermon
by Rev. Charles o. Jones, d. D.. OF Griffin
Monday. 10 a. m.-Debate between Irenian
and AIazzofantian societies; 4 to p M,
alumnaA reunion; p. m, address by Hon. w.
A. Covington, of Moultrie, Ca; comforting
degrees
LA GRANGE. Ca, May 14-The following
program has been arranged for the COM
mencement exercises Of the Southern Female
college which will begin Friday evening, May
lowing: tp'E
Friday SIZE D.. m --Pup4ls'' recital in the
saturday, 4sO D. M art and aIumnae re-
cepton in halls and pariors of college.
Sunday. 1890 a. m.-Commencement sermon,
Rev. w. II. Young, d. D., Of Decatur, Ga.
at the First Baptist church.
Sunday evening at First Baptist church,
missionary sermon by DIR. Young.
Monday. 1880 a. m'-Graduatipg exercises;
Atlanta; comforting OF degrees
MACON, Ga. Nav H.-Fsrmer James M.
Smith TODAY sold to the b. B. Forb cotton
firm. of Macon. 1900 bales for the sum of
S7SOGn
The cotton is to be shipped to Bremen and
Liverpool and is now being delivered.
t. - l,, abeEn - faa
staple made in Georgia for some time Some
time ago the Ford COMPANY bought $500 in
one lumn, ... W.
LAGRANGE Ca. Nav 14-At the first
meeting Of the new CITY council after the
election Of Mayor J. d. Edmnndson for the
ing list of city officers were chosen: City
clerk. T. J. Harwel: citv attorney, z. x.
Bradfield. Jr.; city physician DR.. Emmett
Morgan: CHIEF of Dolice0 f. It. Reid; patrol
men c. M. Kitchens. J. w. Upchurch, J.
T. King and w. T. Hicks: street superintend-
emit F NJ Spearman: chief of fire depart,
partnent, c. w Corless: school board, r
NJ. Longley. DR.. II. f. Slack and j. H.
Edmondson. .f
Editor Journal-Dear Sir: Please let this ap-
pear I'm the weekly and daily issues of your
paper, to correct error in your issue of the
18th inst. from Concord, Ga, that negro odd
Fellow kills fellow member II is much
regretted fact that John Means killed EuIIs
Josie hut neither Means nor Josie was in any
, way connected with the order at Concord Ca,
or anywhere else in America.
l very respectfully yours, ...-
Concord, Ga. J. w. ADAMS, P. s.
MACON, Ca, May Ia suit filed in the
superior court here today by Willie Clyde Cul-
lam against the Subers company in which per-
sonal damages amounting to go. 500 sought.
Cullam claims that he was set to work crilnp
ing sheets Of tin upon a defective machine and
he lost tire fingers from his right hand.
He claims he was inexperienced and that the
foreman should have known about this when he
assigned him the task.
Cullam has made quite a name as wrestler
in Macon and Is under age.
Sells Peaches at Fifty Cents Tree
According to advices received by the
Georgia Fruit exchange. large peach
grower at Grays, in Jones county, has
already sold the peaches in his orchard
: of 5000 trees. He got fifty cents
trae tho huver IN assume all risks from