The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-26
STATE GLEAKINGS.

girls throughout Georgia and this
section who viii attend the great
Southern Music festival at Atlanta
next May, the 9Th and 9Th. From a
number Of colleges will come parties
ranging in number from ten to fifty.
Such delegations, will be given seats
side by side in the same section Of
the big auditorium The festival prom
Uses to be one of the most important
educational events that the south
has known, as well as being a rare
entertainment.
The Augusta flood commission met
and abandoned the idea OF building
an eight-mile levee on the ground
that 1t would cost too much. Acting
on the suggestion of the commission
er Of Public Works Wingfield, they
adopted a report which recommends
the expenditure of third of mil
lion dollars for protective measures.
The long litigation which has been
pending about seven years involving,
the states claim for taxes on fifteen
thousand shares of the capital stock
of the Western Railway Of Alabama,
owned by the Central Of Georgia Rail-
way company, was settled by the pay
ment by the latter company Of $225,-
coo in satisfaction Of all claims for
taxes against this stock to date.
whenever | reach any determine
ton with reference TO my future,
which in any sense concerns the peo-
pie of Georgia, | will very promptly
take them into my confidence by pub
lie announcement" In addition to
being a tacit announcement that ne
has outlined no definite political
course for the future, the foregoing
statement, given out by Governor
Smith constitutes a very interesting
portion of an emphatic denial OF
recent article appearing in the Macon
Telegraph to the effect that he will
either be the next governor OF Geor-
gia or will name the man who Is"
The article in question was sent out
from Atlanta and quoted the govern
or as having said to friend, II Will
either be the next governor OF Geor-
gia. or / will name him. 1t looks as il
I've got to be a candidate again. I'm
less all sides join in making Murphy
Gambler Mr.. Browns successor / Will
be in the race" The governor class
es the interview as fake" and says
that while he can not take time 10
contradict all newspaper stories
about him, he feels called upon to
deny the rumor appearing in the Tel
egraph.
peremptory order was issued by
Judge ]. r. Pendleton, Of the superior
court, directing State Treasurer ROD
ert e. Park to deliver to j. L. Riley,
appointed as receiver of the Georgia
assets tof the Southern Insurance com
pany of New Orleans, the $4,000
guarantee deposit, which he has been
holding for the protection OF the
Georgia creditors of the company.
RECEIVER Riley will take charge OF
the fund, and will administer IT Tor
the benefit of the creditors OF the in
solvent company in Georgia.
Just about the time he was to don
baptismal robes and enter the fount
Of the Second Street Baptist church
at Macon, young Charles Miller, aged
%. found himself in the firm clutches
OF the law. The young man joined
the navy about four years ago ana
then decided the work was too lrk-
some and left. He came back TO Ma
con and decided to join the churcn.
during the services in the water /,
About the time he was preparing TO
get into the regulation garments
worn during the services in the wa
ter. Police Officer Watson surprised
MIN and arrested him IN the name OF
the government for being deserter
President James e. Dickey Of En-
ory college raised $4,000 for the col
lege endowment fund at Montezuma
following a sermon he preached
r. w. Bishop, patent attorney, re-
ports the following patents granted
Georgians: Dental plugger, William
Weichselbaum, Savannah; set WORKS
for saw mills, H. nj. Lotion, Atlanta;
rotary engine, A. T. Snodgrass, Thorn
asville; plow scrape brace, I. T. Mar
tin and IA. j. Martin, Sale City; rail-
fastening, j. M. Fountain, East Ma
con; cotton chopper, J. D. Maddox
Culverton: fifth Wheel j. l. Ray Sum
ton. alarm attachment, A. n. Johh-
son, Newman.
Reports from various parts OF the
naval stores belt in Georgia and F1or-
ida indicate that the reduction In the
! cut of boxes this season is far great
or than is generally believed. 1t IS
claimed that in many places the cut
has not been one-tnird as great as
Hast year, while in other sections II
win not run above one-half as great
The state prison commission has
notified the Ben Hill county commits
sioners that they Will get nine negro
convicts instead of the six 1rst
awarded them, and that they may ne
forced to take their pro rata part OF
the white convicts of the state III case
no state farm Is found before the
first OF April.
John Galletta is under arrest al
Savannah charged with violating tne
prohibition law because the ponce
round ten bottles OF wine in his nome
He declares that he bought the WINE
10 regale mis- friends at the coming
christening of his infant son.