Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-12


con as the city really Is.
SAVANNAH board Of education Of
Chatham county has declined to increase the
salaries OF the High school principals and
teachers as they were requested to do by petit
ton several weeks ago.
ABBEvnLE-The gin house Of R. f.
Stubbs was burned Sunday evening together
with the seed house. The loss Is about 5000
with insurance Of $1,000. The gin house was
10 miles south of Abbeville. Forest fires
have ragged all over this section of the coun-
ty for the last ten days. This gin house
caught from forest fire. as 1t was near the
woods
ADAIRsvu.LE.-Dr. ]. P. Bowdoin has
just returned from Eton Ca. where he went
as the representative of the grand high prles0
of Royal Arch Masons Of Georgia to insti-
tute new chapter. The degrees were given
to about Thirty Masons.
MACoN.-At a meeting held in East Macon
Monday night the annexation movement was
talked Of and many Of the surburbanites
showed by action and speech that they are
very anxious to become voters In Macon. Kes-
olutions were introduced and were adopted.
DoIrGT. AsvIILE.-It is thought that Marvin
WInn, who was shot Saturday night near
Pray church by Oscar Miller will recover
Miller is still in iail
CANTON. Ca, Feb 9.-The postoffice here
was broken into, the safe dynamited and the
supply Of stamps were secured by burglars rast
night.
CUTHBERT.- The residence of A. s. Perry
was burned Monday morning. The house was
7-room two-story structure The fire origi-
mated in the roof over the kitchen. Insurance.
of 500 was carried on the building and con-
tents.
sAvANNAH.-Mr. ]. F. Dusenberry first
u Igat gOp n
who has been elected president of the j. Il.
Saunders company at Pensacola, Fla, VIII
leave in about ten DAYS to take up his resi-
dence at Pensacola for the purpose OF as
Stunning his duties. Mr. j. A. Carson, presi-
dent of the ]. p. williams company, and Mr.
T A Jenning. president Of the j. p. VIII
Hams Naval Stores company, have been elected
vice presidents of the ]. r. Saunders COM
pany Mr.. J. A. c. Carson. Jr.. who is now
in the employ of the ]. p. Williams company
and who has been located at Pensacola VIII
return to Savannah to do the buying for the
company here. The first vice presidency,
vacancy in which will be caused by the re-
moval of Mr.. Dusenberry will not be filled
at once The j. p. Williams company buys
more than one-third Of all the spirits coming
to Savannah.
SAVANNAH-The Georgia Society Sons of
the Revolution at a meeting last night elect
ed officers and heard a report from Mr.. X. j..
where JASPER fell. 1t has been located where
Count Pualsik received his fatal wound anu
the Central Railway depot now STANDS. IL
will be properly marked. Officers were re-
elected as follows: President w. Z. Charlt Ton
president r. J. Travis; secretary, William
Harden: treasurer. Warning Russell; registrar
r. T. Waller: chaplain. Rev. c. II. Strong
surgeon. Dr. NJ. X. Corbin
MARIETTA, Ca, Feb 10-Fletcher Howell
charged with larceny, and John Heard, the lat
ter a negro, charged with assault and attempt
to murder, escaped from Cobb county jail last
night They were in different parts Of the
jail and neither knew the other was trying to
escape.
the bars Of his cell in two and tied blanket
together and got away. Heard was downstairs
and was sick. He sawed the bars downstairs
in two, but was out of the cell. Neither tn &
sheriff nor the deputy were In jail, both being
out looking for escaped lunatic.
Howell had been granted new trial by the
court of appeals yesterday and would nave
been in ali probability acquitted.
ATHENS. Ca, Feb. 10.-James Davenport was
found dead in his bed al bis home. In BALDWIN
street this morning He had been dead some
hours before the discovery was made .
He was an old Confederate soldier, aged about
seventy years, and is survived by wife, two
daughters and two sons.
SAVANNAH Ca. Feb 1O.-oscar o. Hull
the missing Southern Express company EN-
ploye, who is wanted for stealing pian y
charged, known TO be forger as well as
thief. -
of several express messengers to receipts fol
rmittances which never reached the office
There is a reward of 500 for him.
He is supposed to be making for CALIFORNIA
SAVANNAH.-Chath county has fol
many years had the model misdemeanoI
convict camp of the state, and she Is now
preparing to put in a model felony camp
Ground has been secured near Pooler IN
the western portion of the county, fol
this camp and work on the building will
begin in a short time. Chatham will have
hundred felony convicts to work, and
it is hoped to be able to get more.
DOUGLASVILLE.-A primary has beer
called for February 18th, in order to cleo
tax collector for Douglas county. Mr.
L. A. Bearden, who has been elected tC
filled the office, died a few days after re-
ceiving his commission. At present there
are eight candidates offering for the va
cancy.
DOUGLASvILLE.-Do is to hav'
another newspaper beginning March list. Tn
Douglas County Sentinel. which belongs to
Joint stock company. has been leased by Mr.
j. H. Henderson. of Dallas Ga. The Senti
mel has been run heretofore by 7. A. Major
| ana SOno. l. A. NdlOrs anu sohS VIII AS7N
a new paper.
PERRY.-A nomination for ordinary 70
Houston county was held Tuesday to fill tn
| vacancy caused by the death Of s. j. Hose
p H skellie Of Fort VALLEY, was declared
| the nominee bv fourteen votes. There was
/ very light vote cast. Only 999 votes out o
| !, 400. were registered.
| III,EDGEVILLE-The baccalaureate ser
mon at the Georgia Normal and Industrial col
| leRe will be preached June 6, by Bishop c
X Nelson, OF the Atlanta diocese OF the Epis
| copal church. Bishop Nelson is one Of the bes
| known clergymen in the country and his ser
mon will no doubt be one or much interest
the receivers of the Seaboard Air Line railwa!
| reached the city Wednesday morning at
| o. clock on a tour of inspection He went di
rectly to the wharYes Of the Seaboard Al
| Line on Hutchinson Island, where he spen
| some time going over the terminals. Late
| he was placed aboard a vessel and carried TO
trip of inspection of the harbor. He thel
came to the office Of the seaboard in tn
Sorrell building and met many Of the promi
nent business men Of the city. Later he wa
taken for an automobile ride. Mr.. WarfielC
was accompanied by several officials of thu
| Seaboard.
| SAVANNAH-George billiard. a married man
must serve a year the changing for per
forming an illegal operation upon Annie Bar
/ riman a young girl. billiard performed tbs
operation without the aid OF a surgeon anC
landed the girl in a sanitarium where she
remained for some time. An appeal will prob
ably be taken. There is now in the chain
gang a physician who performed an opera.