Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-08

NORCROSS Ca Jan. Sat the close of the
most exciting campaign the election for may
and councilmen has passed into history.
The interest centered in the race for mayor,
between Mr. II. NJ. Lively and Mr.. W. NJ.
MeElroy. Mr.. McElroy won by eighteen ma
The he councilmen are: r. E. summerous. T. E.
johnson, e. l.. Barrett, r. l.. Johnson p. M
Long.
NASHVILLE, Tenu., Jan. 5.-Dr. Lansing,
Burrows has resigned the pastorate OF the
First Baptist church. this city. and, II is UNI
derstood, will accent call to church at
Americus Ga.
DR. burrows is a Confederate veteran and
is Of the most eminent Baptist divines IN
the south. Ei
AIILLEDGEvILLE, Ca, Jan. 5.-As the re-
suit Of an alteration. Watson Drnry was
fatally shot this morning by lee Bonner on
Wilson farm about nine miles from the city
Both are negroes The sheriff has gone 10
the scene. This is the second killing here
In the last two days.
AAIERICUs.-Sumter county begins the new
year with every dollar Of Indebtedness can
celed and money in the treasury, which Is a
gratifying condition of affairs. Recently the
county incurred heavy Indebtedness in building
the Third District Agricultural and Mechanien
college, but the entire Indebtedness has since
been Hquidated.
AMERICUs.-Rev. j. Logan irwin, for seven
years pastor of The Americas Presbyterian
church, has received d unanimous call 10 the
pastorate of The Nald0sta church, and quite
likely will accept.
| SAvANNAH.--Mr. W. s. Nell, known 10 his
associates as Sandy" Nell, today filed an
very sensat ional answer, accusing Mrs Nell OF
many wrongful acts. Nell has recently returned
from the penitentiary where he served a portion
of his term for murder, and his VIE urged
that against him in her suit.
sAvANNAH.-sava Chapter Daughters OF
the Confederacy, at regular meeting yesterday
voted in favor of a special state convention TO
reconsider the determination to place the HA
monument at Richmond. There was an AM
mated discussion of the subject before Tue vote
to reconsideration while Mrs. Hull the president
of the chapter was in favor OF 1t.
FAIRBURN.-The new, mayor and alderm N
were Indicted into office Monday night. Iney
are j.. 7. Longino mayor; w. I. Roberts
w. B. Green. w. Fl. Elder s. H. Brantley'
G. f. Mcconnell w. A, McCurry, aldermen
They went into executive session and elected
w b. Green clerk; w. "A. MeCurry, treas
urer; c. b Milan marshal: N. F. smith
recorder; S. H. Brantley. w. A. McCurry,
w. H Elder street committees: W. II. Elder,
w. T. Roberts w. b. Green sanitary COM
mittee.
MACoN.--It required one passenger coach
and five palace horse cars to carry the detach-
Tnent Of United States cavalry and their
mounts through Macon today The soldiers
are on their way from Cuba back to Fort
Ogletherpe. Other detachments Will come this
way in the near future. as Uncle Sam believes
] it about time to take away some Of the fight
1 ing men from the island
MACoN.-Arthur- S. Goodwin. the rural mail
carrier at ByrOmville. has been implicated, in
q robbery there and has had to give nond
to keep from being kept In tail Goodwin was
To have been star witness against j. T.!
EColeman the Byromville POSTMASTER, who was
charged with misdrecting funds sent 20 mis-
office. H9itE eHH 'sl
.AUGIJSTA-A motornap named Cook. who
runs on the Lake View line. had fight on
his car in Harrisburg Monday night. The
other party in the combat John Van Pelt !
boarded the car and began abusing the mo-
torman for using profane language in the
presence OF his Van Pelt's) wife at some .tine
In the past The quarrel soon resulted in
blows and before long Cook was badly beat
en- I'm the face and over hts head Van Psit
has been arrested and. villa face the reeerdss'
in the morning.
AUGUSTA. I'm an interesting trial Tues
day. a number of alleged bind tigers were
found guilty and convicted. 3 Among the
Of Pef tSe city Several 81 Shess were star wit
neFsss'}- Itf rE5 LL1Ia3f
| AUGUSTA Little Frank Bsrinowski re
! NAMED il an unconscious Condition from
Tuesday AFTERNOON esnts1 l&te Sunday evening.
denly " fell from ms chair ana had several
convulsious At one time II was not thought
that he would recover The little fellow laid
Unconscious until Sunday when he began to
recognize people about htln. and II was not
until that night that he was considered out OF
danger % 4,
REYNOLDS. Much interest is being mani
Tested in 1. the race for mayor between Two
brothers. Mr.. +. II. Marshall and the present
MAJOR. Mr. w. E.. Marshall, At first there
was three in the race. but Mr.. j. A. Math-
ews. the other candidate, withdrew in favor
! of f II Marshall t~,-