Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-24
Condensed Nequs items Gathered From o4A Parts of the State


western Georgia. near Americas, is re-
ported purchased by Triton stock COM
pany.
Twenty-Five hundred acres of magnif-
cent pine timber, from which tree has
never been cut, constitutes the purchase at
$50 an acre.
Sawmills will be established Immediate
ly, and the entire tract thus utilized.
MACON Ca, Sept. H.-Today the OPP
ton given the county two months ago
to purchase the Peter Stubs farm for
$40, 900 will expire and unless Bibb has
that much in cash to pay out the offer
will be recalled. Had the county been
able to dispose OF its present farm on the
Houston road the Stubs place, which
contains 200 acres, would have been pur-
chased.
The commissioners were very anxious
to, but cannot do so, unless the farm
that is now in use is sold. The samv
price was asked for 1t as the amount
which Mr.. Stubs asked, the county for
his place. The Stubs farm is farther
from the city, but is larger and has more
timber land.
COLUMBUS, Ca, Sept. 21.-w. A. King
has been elected superintendent of the CO.
lumbus plant of the Bibb Manufacturing
company, succeeding Walter Rigsby, who
resigned for the purpose of accepting a
similar position in an eastern mill. Mr..
Rigsby was recently elected mayor of
Bib City and has not as yet been in
stalled in office.
Another election will be ordered for
mayor during the next few days.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Sept. H-Local es-
Inmates of the size of the recent cotton
- toII All he
recently made by Daniel j. Sully, when
he said that the 1909 crop would amount
TO about 100000 bales.
OF the estimates of several prominent
cotton men some went above the figures
fixed by Mr.. Sully, while others fell be-
low Nevertheless the differences when
considered are not very much and Mr..
Sullys estimates seem to occupy the me-
dunn between the others.
FORSYTH, Ga, Sept 2l.-one of the
most successful county fairs ever held
In Monroe county was the Banks-ste-
phens fair, held here yesterday. All
of the prizes were given by Mr.. r.. B.
Stephens, a prominent banker here.
: The prize for the finest baby under two
years old, which was a $50 gold piece,
was won by Mr.. A. A. Smiths baby.
Ten dollars was offered for the best
horse colt and won by P. D. Evans. The
prize of $40 for the best mule colt was
won by f. l.. Ponder. Other prizes
were as follows: Best milch COW, $40,
r. B. Stephens; best heifer, $40, Miss
lillian Gilmore; best turkey gobbler, s.,
w E. Davis; best pair pigs, $40, j. r.
Byars: finest bushel of sweet potatoes,
So, B. F. Little, Jr.; finest bushel of
corn in the ear. $3.50. A. ]. Zellner; nm
est stalk of cotton, $3.50, A W. Bramb-
lett; largest pumpkin, $3.50. Sterling
Gibson; largest fall watermelon $3.50,
B. f. Little. Jr.; finest chickens. So. A.
w. Bramblett., .-
SAVANNAH. Sept. 21.-The Taft din
rer, the nearer it approaches. grows In
Importance 1t is the one function that
will go down in the history Of this city
as bringing together more notable .peo-
pie than any similar function that has
ever been held in this city.
Today an acceptance came from Rear
Admiral c. S. Sperry. He advises the
chairman that II would afford him great
pleasure to be here on the date named
Rear Admiral Sperry is one of the most
notable figures in the naval world today
having returned bdt few days ago.
MACON, Ca, Sept. 2.-Mercer threw
open her doors this morning and the re-
turning scholars crowded through them
until over 300 were In the class rooms.
This was a remarkably good showing for
the first day of the fall term. This after
noon many others will reach the city. By
the middle of the week the attendance
will probably be about 500.
The new dormitory at Mercer is already
filled with young men and all of the pri-
vate homes in the neighborhood have
opened their doors. In fact, the entire
college community has awakened after It's
rest of three and half months.
President S. Y. Jamison greeted the old
scholars as they returned today and met
many of the new men. This years fresh
man class will be the largest in the last
Ave years. The total number matriculat-
ing today is over IS.
MACON, Ga, Sept 21.-County police
officials have two tangles on hand to I'M
ravel and 1t begins to look as II they are
stumped. for Y hours have passed with
but little Roadway made. One case is
that of a safe blowing and the other is
an attempt at a double murder. The safe
was in the store Of Eugene w. Smith and
the robber was a white man. The double
murder was attempted by negro, who'
when last seen, was in Crawford county
Yesterday afternoon tne OWNER OA the
tools found in the Smith store was locat-
ed. They belonged to an East Macon
blacksmith and they were used by the
safe blower to pry up the door. He did
not need them after that, and left them
behind in his haste to get away.
The negro who was shot by the negro
from ambush on the roadside is still In
a serious condition at the city hospital
ASHBURN, Ca, Sept. 21.-After holly
contested election, owing to the issues in
volved by the vetoing of the bill abolish
ing the city court Of Ashburn by Gov
ernor Brown, which passed the legisla-
ture. Col r. L. Upton was elected by a
good majority.
M'DONOUGH, Ga, Sept. I.-Wednes-
day afternoon, September %, will occur
the laying of the corner stone of the new
Masonic temple at McDonough, and 1:
will be a red letter day for Fraternal
Lodge No. 81, F. and A. M.
Hon. Thomas H. Jeffries, grand master
of Georgia, and Hon. H. M. Fletcher o!
jackson, district deputy of the Sixth dis
trict, and other prominent Masons of the
state will be present to assist In the cor
ner stone laying exercises.
The work of the new Masonic temple Is
being rapidly pushed to completion. and
by November l it is expected that thu
building will be completed.
One thousand dollars or II months at
- .4ool-oda moe the sentence DaSSed