Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-05

and he will be sent to Milledgeville. Wor-
rell became a groom only a few months
ago, but since then has given both his
wife and father no end of trouble. The
father ended the matter by having the
boy placed in jail. While visiting him
one day the father was attacked by the
son, who had armed himself with a
broomstick. Had it not been for Jailer
Hubbard, serious injury might have re-
suited.
MACON-The remains of ]. B. Graham,
the Southern railroad fiagman who lost
his life while coupling cars at Everett
early yesterday morning, are expected in
Macon today. Graham was but % years
of age and had been married. He had
secured divorce just few days before
he met with the fatal accident. He lived
on Ellis street in South Macon, but had
formerly resided on Second street of this
city. The funeral will be held in Macon
MACON-The cabriolet, or beehive hat,
has made its first appearance in Macon,
and has attracted more attention than
the Merry Widow ever did. The hat
looks like weird collection of flowers,
fruit, grasses and products of the orchard
and garden. Plenty of them are to be
seen in the store windows, but there has
been but one person yet with the temerity
W wear OilS. AC hSAly w iNON WIZ AAoW
have to beat it and make room for the
more gaudy effects of the cabriolet.
LLEDGEVILLE.-The Farmers I'M
ion of Baldwin county will have a ware
house of their, own in Milledgeville this
season, according to plans recently map
ped out here They will engage COM
modious store room and an expert mana
ger will be in charge. There are only
two warehouses in Milledgeville at pre-
sent. each ,of them handling over 10000
bales of cotton annually.
Charter was issued by the secretary of
state. Monday, to the Great Southern
Accident and Fidelity company. of At
lafIta capital 100000. The incorporators
named are W.. G. e Chipley, r. H. Con-
.trell, S. F. West, J. r. Duvall and e. P.
Upshaw, all of Atlanta. The company
to. do "a liability, fidelity, casual
ty and accident business. t.-'
u e-..--l ~ 7aai 81. - -'"
Upon the arrival of Gov.
elect Brown here Sunday night he was
met at the. union station by a committee
OF Savannah's1l representative business
men and escorted to the De Soto hotel
where he spent the night. The committee
That took the governor elect in charge
did not make any plans for his enter
tainmont until after his arrival. They re-
sired 70 have his approval of everything
before acting. Mr.. Brown left Tuesday
for Lyons ~ G-t-F
"a Ia T92 a+73g9 H.,
4 SAVANNAH Though the gross reve-
nue. of the Central Of Georgia railway for
the seven months ending January 81 fell
OF 1872 500, the net income is $222, 1861 in
excess OF what It was for the same peri
cd of the previous fiscal year. The In
crease in the net is due wholly to the
saving made in operating expenses. Last
year the percentage of operating expens-
es to operating revenues for the same pc
Rod was at the rate of I'll and this year
1t is only z. &c, a decrease of approximate
ly Ala per cent. The decrease in cost
of operation for the same period Of this
year as compared with last is $561, 1S7. SO.
The gross revenue for the first three
weeks of February show an increase Of
$15s, 900 over the same period OF last year.
MACoN.-A negro named Rufus Gore
was given the extent OF the law In
the way of a sentence. Monday In the
city court, but 1t is,very propahle tIat
he got no more. than was coming to
him. The crime charged, to Cores ao-
count was that OF pouring kerosene OF!
upon. bull and then lighting yitrwith n
match The jury In the case, was called
outside to see the animal Its horrid
plight made them bring in a verdict,
of guilty in less than five minutes 81
wAYCRoss,-That the people OF
waycross Will not see the establishment
of near-beer saloons in this city With
out putting UP a fight against them Is
shown by the call which has been fssued
for a mass meeting to be held tomorrow
afternoon at the Guards armory to
protest against the licensing of these
saloons by the council. The call asks
for the presence of every woman in
Waycross, the members Of the various
churches, as we'll as those who do not
belong to any church. The matter came
UP before the council at the last meet
ing Of council and was deferred until the
March meeting, which will be on March
II.
April LIST at sunrise is the time fixed
by the prison commission in a circular
letter, for the delivery of states convicts
to the counties. The letter has been di-
rected to every county in Georgia that
will work conyicts on it's roads under the
new law. It contains a warning or two
about the greater caution that must be
used in guarding the felony men, and
some suggestions about guns and trans
.portatlon. r.@-r..fah~ .-. tast
SAyANNAH.--+If the idea suggested by
GoVernor-elect Joseph M. Brown mere to-
day is adopted by the general assembly
of Georgia, then it will go into the oyster
and canning industry. The OBJ
3ect Of the governors suggestion is the
raising of additional revenue for the
state, there being ever increasing calls
for funds for state institutions, pensions
and public schools. AS indicated in the
interview, the idea is not new one. IT
being In successful operation in Mary
land and Virginia, where these states re-
ceive large additions to their cash ac-
counts from the sales of the canned, as
well as the fresh product.
GAINESVILLE-The Gainesville Fair asso-
citation has been chartered by Judge Kimsey
and an organization Of the directors was eff
-fected Saturday. Many prominent men of not
only Hall, but the Ninth district are stock
holders. Col. S. G. Dunlap will likely be made
president: Mr.. A. S. Hardy is secretary and
general manager. Mr.. Jasper Thompson VIII
be treasurer, and Congressman T. M Bell will
be one of the first vice presidents. The fair
will be along agricultural lines exclusively.
GAINESVILLE-In very new way OF pre-
senting the old entertainment Of the "Old
Field School, next Friday evening the Kings
Daughters here will present the closing exhi
bition of We olde field slSule in which children
OF the most prominent families Of We village
will speak peices. read compositions and sing
rTn obi Of he