Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-09

o STATE NEWS IN BRIEF
/ sAvANNAH-The Savannah Daughters
of the American Revolution are making
ample preparations to entertain the Wis
I itors TO Savannah, who come here next
Thursday to attend the state convention.
There viii be a series of musicales and
| teas for the visitors and there will be 9TH
err forms OF entertainment also provided.
| This meeting is one that is looked for
ward to each spring with a great deal Of
pleasure.
MACON-Though the trustees of Wes-
leyan college have made no public an
nouncement since President Query stat
ed that he would resign in June next, ii Is
understood that Rev. W. n. Ainstworth,
/ of Savannah, is sure to get the place. The
formal resignation will be made during
commencement.
/ wAYCROss-Rev. ]. w. Lilley. of this
city. is anxious to get in touch with the
relatives of John Hagan Dennis, who died
! in Grady hospital on Tuesday of this
week. When dying, Mr.. Dennis told the
authorities that Mr.. Lilley was his best
friend" Mr.. Lilley knew Mr.. Dennis sew
eraI years ago in Brunswick and was
very much attached to him. He states
/ that he was q man OF retiring, modest
disposition and that he was at that time
, in falling health. Owing to his i'll health
/ he found the struggle for a living an up
hin task. He was very reticent about his
1 family address and his friends knew little
Of his family, but II is thought that he
had two daughters IN Alabama and either
. a sister or a married daughter, Mrs.
NFawF1Fun Miss Mr.
Izlley is anxious to communicate with
the deceased mans relatives If they can
be located.
MACoN-The body Of a dead infant
was found in a basket underneath the Sec
ond street bridge Wednesday morning in
Macon. piece OF a rug covered the
basket and had not Gus Bradford raised
the covering he would not have made the
grewsome find. The Central of Georgia
railroad tracks pass beneath the Second
street bridge. The infant was probably
dead before it was placed in the basket
and deposited on the tracks.
MACON-A memorial fountain is to be
erected at an early date on one of the
public parks Of Macon to the late Morris
Happ, of this city, by his wife. The city
has been asked for permission to allow
this work TO be done. Mr.. Happ was a
prominent business man and a we'll known
citizen.
| MILLEDGEvILLE-T cotton raised
on the state farm last year was sold
wednesday to N. B. Ellison. a Milledge-
VILE cotton buyer. Nearly 40 bales were
included IN the sale and it classed good
middling The price paid was 5-s cents
per pound. approximating total OF S25,-
600 and the sale was one of the largest
to be made in the state recently.
MILLEDGEvILLE-T city tax rate
in AfiIIedgevilIe will drop way down be-
low par, so to speak, according to an
official statement given out by Mayor
Miller s. Bell Last year the tax rate
was one OF the highest levied by any
municipality in the state, but it will be
materially decreased.
4 MOULTRIE-Governo Hoke Smith has
accepted an invitation from the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy TO deliver the
memorial address at Moultrie this year.
The Confederate monument recently
erected on the courthouse square now
stands ready for the unwilling exercises,
which will take place on same observed
for Memorial day. Owing to a previous
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here on April 18th, but can and will be
here on April I'D CFriday), which day
will be observed as Memorial day and the
unwilling Of the Confederate monument
| MILLEDGEvILLE-F day exer-
cises at the Georgia Normal and Indus
/ trial college viii be held here Monday
week and quite an interesting time is ex-
pected. All Ave classes of the college will
compete and basket ball, potato races and
other sports viii be INDUCED in by the $50
girl students of the college.
| DAwsON-At a special meeting of the
county commissioners, the following were
| elected to have charge of the convicts
/ engaged in road work: Mr.. ]. T. McLen-
/ don, who has had charge of the changing
for several years, was elected warden and
superintendent of roads, at a salary of
81, 900 a year J. NJ. Stevens. principal
guard, at a salary of $500 per year. n. B.
Drew, night Waterman and guard, at
salary OF $50 per month. NJ. d. Turner
and Rufus McLendon, guards, at a SAL
airy of SIS per month. Drs. Guy Chappell
and H. w. Gardner physicians for the
year.
/ MACON.-Dr. ]. c. Fields, of Americas,
passed away at the city hospital in Ma
con Wednesday after an illness of ten
days. He was about IS years Of age and
leaves a wife. Funeral services were con-
Quoted in Americas Thursday.
ALBANY.-The grand jury has return
ed mo bill' in the case OF the state
against c. c. Smith. the Albany mer-
chant, who killed George Sullivan, a
member of the fire department, in a
street fight last summer.
MACON.-with the exception of Judge
Emory Speer, most OF the officers of the
federal court Of Macon will go to Sa-
vannah next Sunday night for the pur-
pose of opening a term of court there
on next Monday. In the place OF Judge
Speer Judge Sheppard, of the northern
district of Florida win preside. The most
important case to be taken up is that
Of the United States VS.. the American
Naval Stores companuy. An indictment
Was fourd against this cOmpany for a