Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09
Condensed Neqps Items Gathered From o4A Parts of the State

MT vERNoN.-on his tour through the
state. Governor-elect joseph NJ Brown ar
rived here Wednesday night and remained
over until Friday. He attended the chapel
EXERCISES Of the -Tuion Bantist Institute early
Wednesday morning and a short talk
he spent part OF the morning in acquaintins
himself with the citizens OF the town. and
at Ii O'Clock made an address to about $50
citizens in the courthouse.
MACON Commanders of the camps Of Con-
federate veterans In Macon have about de-
cided TO adopt the rotation system in eiecting
camp Officers, has been adopted elsewhere in
the south. The heads of the camps OF this city
recognize the fact that the veterans are dying
out rapidly and if they to be honored with
offices Of trust they must be given such places
within the next few years or never at all.
n SAVANNAH.-wit the remittance of 1000
to the state treasurer by Judge Henry Meal
pin for near-beer licenses. collected during
the past month. the total sent in from Chat.
ham county reached the handsome sum OF
S45,0 600 There is apparently more 70 come
and go because on, YESTERDAY another retail
dealer in this seductive beverage paid his
license of $500. The officials Of the court Of
ordinary are optimistic and anticipate that
before long thew win have accumulated, IN
so far as numbers are concerned, as many
dealers IN this commodity as formerly existed
two years ago in stronger beverages:
/ ROCKMART.-Rockmart the home OF the big
cement factories and great slate quaries, Is go
Ing to have its streets paved; The hen city council
soon. The paving is to include Marble street
from the Southern to the Seaboard depots, and
TO extend out some Of the connecting
streets These improvements will add much 10
the attractlveness and value of this rapidly
growing little city.
RoCKMART.-It may be interesting to
say that a deposit of a very fine grad eof
marble has recently been discovered near Rock
mart. Likely other place In the state IS
the center Of as much and as varied mineral
wealth as is stored in this vicinity There
is marble slate, limestone, shale, iron, oaux-
ite, and likely others.
GRIFFIN.-Jack Cane was snet to the
Spalding county chaingang Wednesday, where
he began a life sentence for the murder Of
Zach Brown. near Rover. last December. Both
parties were negroes.
sAvANNAH-That all military organizations
in Savannah will assist in Datrolling the auto
race course in the event Of another inter-
national race here. is assured since the local
companies Of the First Georgia infantry have
agreed to take part in such service If the
plans for getting another race here are sue
cessful. The Chatham artillery is the only
military organization from which no reply TO
the request for such assistance has been re-
ceived. There is no doubt however that this
organization will fall in line with the others
the Guards Naval Reserves and Georgia Hus-
sars. all having volunteered.
MACoN.-A lively meeting Of the Bibb county
commissioners was held at which time Solicitor
Walter j. Grace caused excitement by
sending in a communication in which he stated
that the commission had no legal grounds for
asking him to keep a special record of the work
done by Lane Mullaly, his bailff He said that
the act creating the office did not provide Tor
such record; and were all the movements OF
be disclosed The comm s<ioners finally tabled
the letter and may take steps at their next
meeting to reduce the salary of the baniff again.
II WAS raised TO 5000 per year a couple Of weeks
ago after hard fight IN that dlrecuOn hau
been made.
CITTHBERT- Two negroes Will Jones and
Abner Smith, fought over skin game near
here Tuesday and WIN Jones struck smith a
terrific blow with an ak, burying the weapon
in his side 1t Is thought that he will die
Jones fled and has not been seen since
MACoN.-An Associated Press report given
to the morning papers yesterday gave the
names of L. b. Wilcox and c. S. Shorter as
the two Georxians who were passengers upon
the ilfated steamer Heredia which grounded
off Cape Gracias 10 miles from the. Nicara-
guam \ coast The report failed to state, how
ever, that the purser of the. ship was Hugue-
min Ellis son of Mr. and rms. John NJ. ellis,
Of the city of Macon. Young Ellis has been
with the United. Fruit company for two years
and last November he was made purser on
the. Iieredia News that all three GeSrs1sns
TO Mrs j. w. Wilcox, Of this city. Young
Ellis was on his way to Colon when the storm
arose. ,t -apo9- t.- -r
MACON -PresidentoDuPont Guerry, Of Yves
Ieyan college,. of thiSs city, Isl now trying 10
secure the Gee Of S t5s as conn we as
recitals this spring The various classes in
music at wesleyan ard now finishing up their
terms and It is the wish of the president to
present to them high class entertainments be
fore commencement begins.
Reconsideration Charles Eliot, of
Harvard has been rendered an invitation by
Mercer university, through President S. Y.
Jameson, to come to Macon on March 18th and
~
Eliot vii be in the city of Atlanta AMI it is
believed, that he may be induced to come to
this city for short visit at any rate. ,.
MAcoN.-The millennium may be coming all
right enough, but if the blotter at police court
I'm Macon is to be taken as an indication of
goodness, then it is farther away than it was
during the early spring of last year. This is
true because in February, 1908. 176 cases were
made by the police and in February of this
makes an increase of IS cases for this year
February. %.
ATHENS-It is said Athens is soon to have
an afternoon daily paper. and it may appear
in the next few weeks The report is that 1t
is to be the property of a stock company,
and that one of Athens successful young bus
mess men will have the position of business
manager and it is possible that Atlanta may
furnish the editor.
CARTERSVILLE.-, Frank LAYTON fourteen
years old the son OF J. w. Layton, of this
city. cut his left foot entirely off with
while cutting wood Wednesday morning.
CUTHBERT.-The three-year-old child Of
Mr. George Martin. who lives about miles
from Cuthbert. fell into a tub of water yes
terdav and when found was apparently life
less. The parents phoned to Cuthbert for
doctor and after working with the child
eral hours. it finally regained consciousness.
SAVANNAH.-Mr. John d. Rockefeller
passed through the city Thursday afternoon on
his wav from Jeckelf Island. His
! closely guarded and he would not receive
any newspaper men.
| ACWORTH.-Acworth is ENJOYING a marked
| prosperity. Every dwelling house in Acworth
| is occupied and the board of trade is kept
busy answering correspondence from families
seeking houses here.
| DOUGBASVILLE.-Do is to have
a steam laundry, a greatly needed conven-
| fence A contract has been let to Mr.. j. d.
House for the erection of the building. Mr..
Charles Griggs Of Atlanta. is at the head of
| the new venture.
| LYONS, Ca. March 5.-Hon. Joe Brown
| Gecrgia's next governor. Wednesday the
| guest of Toombs county. He arrived Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock from Savannah, a
party Of twelve having met him at Collins,