Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-13

from twelve south Georgia towns Will assem-
ble in Fitzgerald during the week of May "A
for teachers institute, the first held here Ia
several years County Commissioner r. j.
Prentiss, of Ben Hin, is chairman Of the com
mittee in charge.
SAVANNAH. Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock
at the Jail four alleged lunatics were given
trial before a jury from the ordinary's court
The most pathetic and important of these de-
PENDANTS will be Israel Wachstein, young
man a little more than p years Of age, who
started out in life with a brilliant future,
but whose mind soon became couded and who
often became violent He was found to be
insane. The others tried were negroes
MACON Efforts on the part of inspectors
from the United states department Of asri-
culture ana from the state of Georgia are now
of stopping the sale Of adulterated foodstuffs
in Georgia. The federal court in Macon has
several trials pending in which the govern
ment is the prosecuting party ana grain COM
panies are the defendants
SAVANNAH The funeral Of Mr.. ". L.
Exly took place at II o'clock FRIDAY morning
from Trinity Methodist church, Of which Re
had been trustee Tor many years Mr.. Elk
ley belonged TO the well known family OF
truck growers of that name in Chatham coIn-
". He was one OF the best known men about
savannah. During the war he served with the
seventh regiment and at ApponatIox wnen
lieutenant, found himself In command OF N
All the higher officers had been killed In
battle.
SAVANNAH-At the city hall Friday DR..
Craig Barrow a son Of the late Pope Barrow,
was in an alderman. He was elected
on wednesday night but did not take the oath
of office until today. Mr.. Barrow was elected
to take the place of alderman Parrttt, who was
the representative of organized labor on the
board. The prominent labor leaders OF the city
do not appear to think that their calling was
given exactly the fair shake when praetiv-
ing physician was chosen as representative
of their faction.
vALDOsTA.-The Georgia Naval Stores COM
pany, composed of b. G.. Lastinger, j. q. Gran
ford and II. E. Miller, of this city, have sold
their SIN and the turpentine privilege OF.
twelve thousand acres Of land at Headlight, In
Clinch county, to r. e. Keefe g. Co., of Der
rien county, for about twenty thousand dol
lars.
FITZGERALD.-Govern Hoke Smith will
not only deliver the commencement address Of
the high school on the night of May 18th, but
he will also assist in the ceremonies incident
TO the laying Of the cornerstone of the hand
some new $4,000 high school on the mornins
of the same day. Committees from the city
council and board Of education have the pro
gram In hand.
SAVANNAH-Th remains of George Hogan,
a Savannah young man, who was killed by an
elevator in New York on Monday, reached the
city Friday morning and were buried at 1880
clock after a service held at st. Patrick
church. Young Hogan went to New York sew
eral months ago He was employed as eleva-
tor boy in the hotel Seymour and got caught
between the lift and the floor and killed.
He was a little more than 20 years old. He
the son of Mr.. John Hogan, Of Savannah, ana
tended by many members of the family Friday
afternoon.
DARIEN-Rey. w. F. Parsons, who has
been rector Of St. Andrews Episcopal church in
Darien for the past four years or more has re-
signed. the resignation to take effect on the
Slst of May, next. The vestry will at once try
to procure a rector to take Mr.. Parsons place,
so that the church will not be closed.
CEDARToWN.-T annual tournament of
the Georgia and Alabama Firemens' associa-
ton meets in Talladega, Ala, in May. and the
Cedartown fire department has already begun
preparations to send a prize winning team as
has always been their record. The men will
commence active training at once under the d.
rection of track manager c. A. Collins and As
sistants George Wood and Felix Bowman.
MACON.-B o. Brown, a prominent planter
of Jones county, is inmate Of the city
hospital here as the result OF the Maud-like
propensities of fractions Jones county mule.
While clipping a mule in that county few
days ago, the animal cut loose her left right
foot and the blow landed upon Browns jaw.
He was FASTENED to the hospital here and the
physicians did their best to alleviate his
sufferings.
MACON.-General Representative f. f.
Blake. of the Dodge Land interests arrived
IN Macon yesterday from New York city and
from now on he will tender his advice In
clearing up the mystery which now sur
rounds the death of Col Pope S. Hill, in
been associated with the case for so long
time that he is eonversant with II in all It's
ton, he should be in position to make his
presence in Georgia very profitable to those
who are searching for the facts in the case,
rrnvly Of ctFf1pf
the Valdosta and Moultrie railroad is pro-
crossing at a rate hardly ever equaled IN
railroad building in this city. The right-of-
city and the road bed is ready for the rails.
The force of workmen is stretched along the
road fifteen miles out, and the dirt is flying
in hurry.
.VALDOSPA-Rattlesna have been crawl
ing rather early this year, number Oh
them having already been killed; A lady az
Mineoa yesterday one of her hens IN
fight with something on the ground, and
an Investigation showed that the chicken
had made an assault upon rattlesnake. Inc
lady got a pole and killed the reptile. In
the same locality a dog was bitten by
large RATHER and died two hours later. The
dog had litter OF puppies which also DIED
from the poison in the old dogs milk
-MACOR.-At a meeting Of several prominent
citizens and aldermen Friday afternoon at the
mayors office plans were preached for the pur-
chase of the waterworks now used to supply
the city with water and for the erection OF
plant by the city itself. That one Of these
two plans will be adopted is fully believed by
many Of the committee seemed real sincere IN
all its actions.
MACON-No less than 800 Masons of Georgia
will assemble in Macon on the q, 2S and %
of this month to attend the annual conventions
of the Grand Council and the Grand Chapter
of F. and A. NJ The council has set the 9th
inst as its convention date and at least one
hundred delegates will be present.
MACON.-A skull that is known TO be that of
a white man was unearthed Friday in the
Fitzgerald alley of Macon by a day lahoreI
named Will whitfield. Whitfield was engaged
in digging a ditch when his pick landed upon
something smooth and round" like one of the
old skulls found after the battle of Blenhiem,
FITZGERALD.-A special panel of 80 jurors
baker and Johnson the charge Of murder In
superior court next Tuesday. Owing to tint
wide publicity of the details and the great in-
terest in the case by those in all walks of life,
ii is expected to be a difficult matter to Sc
cure twelve unbiased men to serve on the jury.
FITZGERALD.-By an order issued by Adju-
tant General A. J. Scott, Of the National
guard, Fitzgerald will lose the headquarters of
Savannah will henceforth be the place where
the medical supplies and field equipment Of the
regiment viii be kept this order to take effect
on June LIST, when the enlistment of the local
members of the corps will expire. The head
quarters were moved here two years ago from,
brownsville and the value of the surgical in
struments and equipment was several thou
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