Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-07

painfully injured i'm a runaway accident
near this city late yesterday afternoon.
While leaning from his wagon in the
act OF placing mail I'm a box, the horse
that he was driving became frightened at
something and ran away. Just as the
horse plunged forward, he tried to kick
loose from the wagon, and Spier, who
was thrown from the vehicle, was struck
in the forehead by one of the animals
hoofs and very badly hurt.
The horse ran for a distance of severa,
hundred yards before being stopped, and
il is considered miraculous that Spier
wasn't dangerously hurt. The vehicle es-
CAPPED without any damage.
CLAYTON. Ca, Dec. 1.-Two brick
stores and several small adjoining houses
in the business section of the town were
DESTROYED by fire late last night. The loss
is estimated at $4,000 partly covered by
insurance.
DEMOREST, Ga. Dec. 4.-The endow-
ment fund of 100000 for the Piedmont
college. located here, was completed FRI
day evening when Andrew Carnegie, the
ironmaster notified the trustees that he
would be good for the $4,000 which was
lacking.
The campaign for this college was
started by DIR. D. K. Pearsons, of Hins-
dale. Ill. He offered to give the college
81. 900 provided $4,000 more be raised.
The trustees at once jumped at the pro-
posed gift and began to secure subscrip-
tions with great regularity
Among those who subscribed to the
fund were The American Missionary asso-
citation, of New York, $4,000; w. 8.
Witham, of Atlanta, 5000. other Allan
tians who gave money for the movement
were S. NJ. Inman ]. w. English. j.. K.
Orr, Nicholas Either, d. Woodward and
G. E. King.
ROME, Ga, Dec. Allowing that he
will not allow food to pass his lips until
Almighty God speaks to him and COM
mands him to eat. William Tippen, a
Broad street confectioner and stakeholder
in the Southern Cooperative Stove foun-
dry, has tasted for Is days. He is now
very weak and scarcely able to leave his
bed, but steadfastly refuses to eat.
For several years Tippen has suffered
from tuberculosis. but he is very de-
vout Christian and believes that through
faith and fasting he will be cured His
theory is that food simply furnishes fuel
for the disease, and four weeks ago he
began his fast.
Although mis- wife and friends beg him
TO eat. he declares that he will not do so
until the voice of God commands him. He
declares that he is not hungry and has
no desire for food. and states that he will
again partake OF food when God gives
him an appetite.
He is now very weak, and unable to
| leave his bed, and his death is expected
daily.
William Webb, a stranded stranger in
Atlanta was sent to the stockade Fri
day morning by Judge BrOyles for IL
days.
Webb was arraigned for sleeping on
woodpile Thursday night He told the
recorder that he spent Is cents, the en-
tire sum of his stake, for a ticket to the
Lyric theatre Thursday night and that
on leaving the show he was forced to seek
the shelter of the wood pile in lieu of
something better.
For at least IL days Webb will have
something to eat and place to sleep.
GIBSON, Ga, Dec yesterday after
noon about 4 o'clock, while out hunting,
Clarence Chalker was accidentally shot
and killed by Grover Kitchens.
Chalker was about p years old. and I'M
married. Kitchens is only a boy of
about Is.
WEST POINT. Ga, Dec. A large and
enthusiastic meeting of Ivanhoe lodge,
No. 2l, Knights of Pythias, was held at
Castle hall Thursday night. An oyster
supper was very much enjoyed.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows:
G. c., w. n. Gachet; V. c., E D. HUI
guley; prelate, ]. H. Horsley; NJ of w,
c. A. Hammond; X. of r. and s.,
E. c. Barker; M. of F., w. H.
Stanfield; NJ of E., Z. X. Miller; Nj. at
A, Alfred Zachery; l. G., Clarence Hud-
mon; o. G., Edwin Turner; Trustee S. T.
Hammond; Hall Com, ]. T. johnson.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Dec. 4.-Charles Major
a negro farm hand, shot and instantly
killed Clifford Holley, a young white
man, at Cough, Ga, yesterday afternoon
about dark. The shooting grew out of a
quarrel between the white, man and the
negro which was begun several days ago.
COLUMBUS, Ga, Dec. 4.-"Southern
Interstate Exposition" will be the name
of the big fair to be given in Columbus in
the fall of 1910. if the suggestion of the
board of trade is adopted at a mass meet
ing to be held at an early date to formal
ly organize an exposition association. CO.
lumbus merchants and business men are
very much enthused over the proposed
exposition and they express themselves
as being determined to make the affair
one of the greatest events of the the COM
ing year.
j. G. McIntire, proprietor of the South
ern hotel, having read in The Journal of
the pitiful plight of Thomas w. Liggin,
the crazy man who has remained nearly
month In the Fulton county Jail because
no officer seemed to know just whose duty
1t was to get him sent to the asylum.
actuated by a spirit of human kindness
and interested because he had known
relatives OF Liggin in the past, appeared
before Ordinary ]. r. Wilkinson Satur-
day and swore out a writ of lunacy
against Liggin.
Now that this action has been taken.
the unfortunate man can be brought to
trial before a lunacy commission and
sent to a place where he will be ade-
quately cared for
II the fact that there is an assault
and battery charge hanging over his head
IN the criminal court brings up any ques-
ton as to whether he can be tried first
TOT lunacy, an order will be issued setting
that objection aside.
MACON, Ga, Dec. 4.-Hattie Parker a
negro, who was accused with beating IN
death her small daughter was found
guilty Of manslaughter I'm the Superior