Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-26

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Hunt, colored who kept them but said nothing
of his find. Recently white man named
Epps did some work for Hert and Epps hap
He told Hart about 1t Monday and the diamond
were recovered. The owner was so Overjoyed
that he let Hunt go.
MACON.-County Ordinary c. NJ Wiley had
to decide a dispute between Godfrey county
residents MONDAY. for number appeared before
him to complain against NJ Richmond hich.
mond, il seems, mad fenced off q road that
went through his land aud some people had run
into the obstruction at night
The ordinary ordered the road reopened Out
told the cOmplainants that they must not use
over 10 feet OF Richmonds property In going
through. The road has been used Tor 10 years.
FITZGERALD. The foundation Of Fitzgeralds
new $50 600 school house has been laid; actual
construction begins tomorrow. Brick masons are
story is nearly up. Eight new dwellings are TO
be finished this week and three more started
on Saturday.
FITZGERALD.-The fourth annual session of
the Sixth District knights Of Pythias will be
held in Cordele on April l4th, this date having
been named by President HotzendOrf, OF this
civ. YESTERDAY. C. A. Weddington, OF Dublin,
is in line to succeed President Holtzendorf, and
IS not expected to have opposition. MeEae has
asked for the next convention and Will hkely
be accommodated. Chancellor d. p. Adams
viii name the local delegates on Wednesday
ommendation Of Major Palmer inspector gen
eral of the Georgia National Guard, TO Major
A. J. Scott, of Atlanta, First Lieut.. A. }.
Reid, of Company c. First regiment, TINS CITY
has rendered his resignation and at the COM
pany meeting the latter part of this week ms
successor will be elected According TO ire
report Of Major Palmer. copy Of which was
furnished Captain DeLang, Lieut.. Reid was
guilty of military negligence in looing after
the company's affairs and was lncomp ,eesns
as an officer, his resignation being requested
and removal threatened. There are several
candidates for the position
ROME.-The opening gun Of brand new
political campaign will be fired in Lindale
Saturday night, the 27th when b. n. ruler,
of Calhoun. Gordon county VIII ADDRESS me
voters. He is candidate for congress TO
succeed Hon. Gordon Lee
ALBANY, Ca March 24-Following meet.
Ing of the subscribers to the capital stock OF
two hundred and fifty Thousand aollar e tSe
Albany Business League, at noon today, deIl-
mite announcement is made of the immediate
erection of the Albany Cotton mills.
All of the stock has been subscribed and
permanent organization will be perfected as
soon as a charter can be secured
w. W. Pace, one of the leading business
men Of Albany, will be president Of the new
mill and associated with him In the manage
menta of the mill will be John A. Betleman,
4 X PRAY c. NJ. ShackelfOrd, A. 2. Vason,
Edwin Sterne F. f. Putney, X. ]. Coroett
'T This win be Albany's first cotton mill and
it secretion will follow a determined effort on
the part of a number of wealthy citizens who
believe that Albany's future Development must
be along manufacturing lines.
TTITzGER AI,D.-The largest class in the his
tory OF the city will graduate from the High
school in May and the class honors, ANNOUNCE
ed Monday, are OF unusual interest, ,F r aeu
ders Lillian Dorminey and Maud Glover VIII
furnish the musical program vera Hnpnard
viii be class prophet 1qhn - , rIe ds,iver
the essay; Everett Cohen Will give the de-
citation and Harry Slower VIII be the vale
dictorian.
E,rTzGERAID.-The annual eighteenth dis
trict odd Fellows convention will be held in
Fitzgerald next week, Thursday and Friday
and fifty delegates gepTesent6ns d Inc lS1ge a
Nichols Sterling, Cordele, Rochelle ana
MeRae will be present. District Deputy
Grand Master William MeGorm nts OF nf,ic Crs
nresent will be Past Grand Master John W.
Bennett, of Waycross; Past Grand Master r. L.
Gruzard Of Columbus, and Grand Master }. I.
Blaloek Of Valdosta.
FITZGERAI.D- The state prison commission
has notified the Ben Hill county commission
ers that they viii get nine negro convlets IN
that they may be forced to take their pro rata
part of the white convicts of the state IN case
no state farm is found before tne iiIst OF
April. The commission last night elected
r F. TYLER warden for the county camp;
w L. Wilson and w. r. Tyler GUARDS Ut
w. D. Dorminey. of Fitzgerald, physician.
MACON Inst about the time he was TO
don baptismal robes and enter the fount OF
the second Street Baptist church, young
Charles Miller, aged twenty three. touno MN,
self in the firm clutches of the law in Macon
on Sunday night. The young man Joined the
navy about four years ago and then decided
the work was too irksome ana lett. ne cane
hack to his home town and after attending
several revival services at the Second street
Baptist church he decided to become a mem
Der About the time he was preparing TO
get into the regulation garments worn during
the services in the water Police Officer Wat
son surprised him and arrested MIN III inc
name of the government Tor pelng uesert y.
Since the arrest II has been learned that the
charges against the young man Tor deseruon
were preferred by persons outside or the local
military recruiting office.
ROME, Ca March 23-The annual ban
ouet of the Manufacturers and Merchants
association of Floyd county. will bring a
notable array Of the leading men OF the state
and nation to Rome April 8. Invitations
have been mailed to men prominent in all the
branches of activity in which the association
is interested, and these men Will be heard
Mt the banquet on the subjects Of railroads.
manufacturing. commerce. waterway develop
ment good roads. and other topics of kin
Atlanta and washington head the list H.
the humber OF those invited From the ma
tional capital President Taft, Secretary
Wilson Postmaster General Hitchcock. Repre-
sentatives Lee, Burnett and Moon, Senators
Clay. Bacon. Frazier and Bankhead have been
hidden.
Among the Atlantians who have been m
yited are j. A Sans, w. @. Cooper, Asa G.
Gambler JOS NJ. Terrell. NJ. S. Harper. l.. l..
McClesky j. S. 3. Thompson, Randall Cliff
ton w H. Paxon, F. II. Bahring, K. +. Nor
ris s G. McIendon Murphy Gambler, II.
Warner HILL Judge w. T. Newman, Chief
Justice w II. Fish, Governor Hoke Smith,
r. f. Sans George Hllyer, Alfred $. New
ell G. E. Payne G.. II. Usher, Eugene Ober-
dorfer G. w. Lloyd and ]. Levin.
AMERICUS. Ga, March 23.-Thomas Adams.
the black desperate and ringleader in the
wholesale Jail delivery here Saturday evening
was recaptured this morning. Adams heavily
armed was going along countSy road. when
a rosse living in ambush presented guns IN
demanded surrender. All Of the four prisoners
escaping are again behind the bars.
NEWTON Ga March 23.-Robert Barnett
was buried in the Newton cemetery late sun
dav afternoon. His remains were brought
here from Camilla, where he died Sunday
morning at the home of his daughter Mrs.
John w. Edwards
Mfr Barnett was eighty-two years of age.
He was born and reared in the county Of
Wilkersham to the age of nineteen, when he
married Miss Jones and moved to the county
of Baker in 1916, where he rearer a family Of
twelve children six sons and six daughters.
Hro,,r cons apd four daughters with ma NJ