Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-28

many friends in the city and county.
President Soule. of the state Agricultural
: college, and many other Georgians Of
note are among the speakers at the next
meeting of the society and the invitation
to Mr.. Hunt was an urgent one.
! ATHENS. Ga, Dec 25.-W. L. White
head, wen-known farmer of Winder, was
, instantly killed here yesterday by a Sea-
board passenger train which struck his
buggy at a road crossing.
The buggy was completely demolished,
! two horses killed and the man dragged
! so feet by the engine.
FORT VALLEY, Ca. Dec 25.-The
Fort Valley lodge, No. ITO. F. A. M,
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: L. Carter. w. M; E. l..
Martin, S. W.; F. l.. Fincher. j. W.; A.
iD. Skelie, treasurer: c. Z. Eberhardi,
secretary; w. E. English, tiler; Nj $.
Brown S. D.; ]. NJ. Long, chaplain;
A. j. Houser, marshal; Tom Anthoine.
H. D.; Moses Solomon. S. s.; Glenmore
Green. ]. S. The lodge is in flourishing
condition.
ATHENS. Ca. Dec. 24.-This morning
the Seaboard train. No. 80, with Ed Neill.
conductor and Hughey, engineer. four
miles north of Winder, at the railroad
crossing, hit the rear end of a buggy and
killed w. L. Whitehead. The two horses
hitched to buggy escaped unhurt. White
head was carried along the track on the
cowcatcher for so yards The train was
an hour and half behind time. tr
COLUMBUS, Ga, Dec. 24--Childish play
with a burning kerosene-soaked ball has
| resulted in the death of little Maud
Doane a 4-year-ol child.
With her mother working in a cotton
mill. the little child dipped the ball in
kerosene which caught fire and inflicted
burns from which the little girl died this
| morning.
Five children who were in the house
had close call from death. Bar +
! EATONTON, Ga! Dec 25.-Fire discov-
cred after midnight at the Putnam Plant
! ers warehouse, by 1--WE negroes who had
( their horse near the warehouse and were
preparing to return home averted serious
. conflagration right in the heart of the
! business district Of Eatonton. The Plant
| ers' warehouse Is IN. the 'Frudden block on
jefferson street and directly between the
large Riley warehouse and Farmers un.
ion warehouse Cotton is piled also in
overflow quantities along the residence
portion of the adjacent streets
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! GAINESVILLE, Ga, Dec. ga fam
! lily feud of long standing resulted In
| the death of Homer Clarke and tne
! fatal injury of Henry Clarke. the dead
/ mans brother, at Nimbelweu church in
! LumpIxin county last night, according
! to information received here this morn
ing Mark Crane, who is charged with
| firing the shots, has escaped
The death and injury of the two
J \ fn11 "a
a bitter family feeling of years between
tine Clarkes and the Cranes The fAud
| was renewed at a box supper at the
church last night. when the three men
/ are SAID to have met at the church. in
/ an alleged intoxicated condition There
was an alteration between the men and
! the firing began.
/ Homer Clarke was instantly killed by
| Crane and Henry Clarke was shot
| through the head. being fatally
1 wounded Crane is alleged to have fed
and officers are unable to find any
clue to his whereabouts.
The tragedy has caused the greHest
/ excitement.
! DALTON. Ca, Dec. 24-Tilton, a small
| town on the We A. railroad ten miles
| south of this city, was practically wiped
| out by fire yesterday morning, the blaze
| starting at 9 o'clock and burning out at
l o'clock. In the fire three stores. the
postofice. the hotel, a blacksmith shop,
one dwelling and two barns were totally
! destroyed.
/ AUGUSTA, Ca, Dec. PAR. E. Dunning-
( ton, who has created so much excitement
| in the county jail since his last arrest
and who some time, ago attacked an
employer in the Gambler building, in At
lanta, and who gave the sensational testi-
mony that caused the recent investiga-
ton in the state asylum for the insane.
was carried back to Milledgeville late
| yesterday.
! When officers went into the Jail for
! the prisoner he became violent and at
| tackled them, but was soon overpowered
and taken back to the asylum.
4 MACON, Ga. Dec 24-Bank clearings
IN Macon for the week just closed are
the largest i'm the history of the Macon
Clearing house, and they set an alto
gether new record. The same week last
year was beaten by over 100000.
| The cearings for the week just ended
amount to S1.7O6,O16. The clearings for the
corresponding week of last year were
1925, 1l9. ea
! - zatr-o.I s.a
FLOVILEA, Ga, Dec. 25.-The city pri-
/ mary was held here yesterday to elect
councilmen for the ensuing year. The
F, following prominent men were elected
DIR. A. r. White, ]. r. Edwards, c. F.
Maddux, J. w Terrell. E. L. Lausen and
| T. o. Lynch, mayor.
DAWSON, Ca. Dec. 25,--0fficers, yes
terday raided the store of Clayton Aaron.
colored, and conf1scated LOO pints of al
! legged blind tiger whisky.
| Three. wagons we're required to trans
port the goods to the courthouse. The
whisky was very cleverly concealed in
the ceiling of the store, the officers find
ing il after a very close search. Aaron
was lodged in jail c-cer a charge OF
violating the state prohibition law.
! .HARTWEII,. Ga, Dec. 25.-At meet
ing of Tugalo chapter. No. 49, Royal Arch
Masons held at r. A. NJ. hall Tuesday
night the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: J. r. Stephens,
l high priest w. E. Meredith, king; j. A.
Brown. sacred scribe; DIR. S. r. Pat
ten, captain of host; L. L. Stapleton,
I principal sojourner; T. NJ. Brown. Royal
Arch captain; Butler Morris, master first
veil; W. B. Mcmillan. master second
veil; DR.. George S. Clark. master third
veil; j. w. Baker, secretary and treas
| urer; NJ M. Norman, sentinel