Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-10

Rica Is to have a newspaper with the
| dawn OF the new year. II will be
weekly. published by Mr. Robert Majors,
of Douglasvile.
The editor Of the new paper has beer
/ reared in a newspaper office, being the
eldest son of Mi n. A. j. Majors, present
| editor and publisher of the Douglasville
| Argus The first issue will appear jan
uery s.
! JACKSON, Dec. jackson lodge No.
1872, Independent Order of odd Fellows,
have elected officers for the year as fol-
lows:
/ Noble grand r. e. Evans; vice grant.
r. S. Britt; secretary, ], ID. Lynch; treas
/ urer, -. F. Thaxton.
] Jackson lodge. which is i'm most pros
porous condition has just moved into its
elegant new quarters i'm the Carter war
! then building.
! BLACKSHEAR. Ga. Dec. SD Fulg-
ham shot and killed VIII Meeks, at Fort
| Nudge. in this county, yesterday after
J noon Both men were employed at the
, saw mill Of Mr. Griffin. I'm the capacity
/ of Inspector and sawyer. respectively.
Fulghham surrendered to the sheriff
! and was given a preliminary trial here
/ today before Justice Byrd. From the
| evidence. IL was SHOWN InaJ Me6kS ndo
| beeen drinking all day and had threaten
I ed Fulgham's life in the morning and in
/ the afternoon went to Fulgham es house
renewing the trouble. The justice rem
/ dered a decision of justifiable man-
1 slaughter. Both men were married.
! BUFORD. Ga. Dec. 7-Buford has
again indorsed the administration OF
John Quincy Allen by again electing him
mayor yesterday, without opposition. This
is Mr. Aliens fifth year as mayor, and
/ chief among the many improvements that
have been made by his wise administra-
ton Of the affairs of the town is electric
lights, concrete paving of our sidewalks
and a handsome public school building
Since Mr.. Aliens induction into office
as mayor of Buford the town has grown
by leaps and bounds. He is perhaps, the
youngest mayor of any town of its size
lin the state. having gone into office at
the age of %, having served two years
previously as councilman.
| JACKSON. Ga. Dec. 7.--Sixteen of
of the Associated Advertisers Clubs of
now open for the fall and winter terms
The attendance is uniformly good and
] good work is being done in all the schools.
County School Commissioner c. S. Mad
Edox states that more college men are
1
ever before. He expects to receive a
check in a few days for payment on
teachers salaries.
| The report of Mr.. Maddox to the state
school commissioner for last year show
\ ed that there is a very low rate of illit-
eracy in this county, less than 20 white
children I'm the entire county being unable
TO read and write. This is said to be
one of the best reports ever made in the
history of the atate.
| MACON. Ca. Dec. Washington county is
well represented at Mercer, there being In this
college from Washington county, 10 students
| Harrison of the chair OF education and phil
osophy and Prof. Z. 7. Holmes. of the chair
/ OF Latin As result of the efforts of DR..
! Harrison and Professor Holmes toward this end,
and through their plans and suggestions, the
I students from Washington county have organ
! lied a Washington county club, the purpose OF
: which is the promotion of the social life of its
members and the encouragement OF their intel
lectual development.
ing Officers. were elected S. F. Williams,
president; R. D. Hale. vice president; -. NJ
Price. secretary; z. L. Bridges treasurer The
club meets every two weeks. the first regular
meeting being held Friday afternoon, December
3. The members have manifested great en-
thusiasm and interest in the prospects and ad-
q vantages Of the club. and i'm its beginning It
promises to become strong, permanent. and
growing organization
.JULIETTE. Ga, Dec AT Berner,
lsunday night about Z o'clock. Frahl;
Banks. colored. shot Fred Hansford, also
| colored. three times with a revolver.
Hausford is not expected to live.
1 Hansford is said to have had improper
relations with Banks wife, and this is
said to have been the cause Of the shoot
ing.
"Cap'n. Christmas gi1. Gimme a pah-
don 70 Christmas. Capln.".
Wiley Williams, prison commissioner,
says that appeals like the above are COM
/ ing to him by every mail these days.
| They are one of the clearest signs he has
{ noted, he says of the gladstone holidays.
/ The folks that are the inside looking
out. want to get out and have their
i Christmas" like other people. And Cap
tain Williams, former chief of police of
Columbus. is getting the appeals of all
4 those one-time acquaintance of his in
| that city who now find themselves confin-
ed among the duskys in the state convict
camps.
"See that pile of letters over there on
the. corner of the desk?" said Captain
/ Williams, Tuesday, pointing to stack Of
them about five inches high. They want
pardons for Christmas gifts"
! Going to give them what they want?"
/ he was asked.
! Maybe" he answered with a smile.
Holiday season, you know; and we're
all of us disposed to be a little more lib
eral along at this time of the year"
| SAVANNAH. Ga, Dec. w. r. Per
lSins, harness maker, created a great
Ideal OF excitement in the corridor of
the Savannah postofice yesterday after
noon hy3 trying to cut his throat with a
knife He succeeded in making a deep
sash in his throat. but his hand was
stayed by his sister. who. was with him.
and by two employees of the postoSics
before he could complete his task.
Perkins was carried to his home by
his sister. and as they went through the
street with the blood coming from the
wound Of the man they attracted a great
Ideal of attention. 1t is said Perkins tried
Ito commit suicide in Columbus. Ca, a
short time ago.
!. COLUMBUS. Ga, Dec. 7.--Coumbus is
| soon to have an abundant supply of fine
artesian water. according to the contrac-
tors of the Hudson Engineering company,
now engaged in completing number of
wells! just below the city limits. II is an
nounced by the contractors that test
will be made Wednesday of this week for
the purpose of ascertaining the capacity