Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-14
Condensed Necvs items Gathered From oW parts of the State

COLUMBUS, Ga, Dec. 1I-W. G.. Mil
ner got verdict for 5000 in the United
States court this morning, suing for SlO
eco for the loss Of an arm. He was al
employe of the Southern Cotton OIL COM
pany at Blufrton, Ga.
VALDOSTA. Ca, Dec 1.-THE ses-
sions of the United States court for the
southwestern division that was to have
been convened here on the 18th inst has
been postponed by Judge Emory Speer
until after the holidays.
MACON. Ga. Dec. 1l-Three more sto-
ries are to be added to the Y. NJ. c. A.
building in Macon and an unused space of
80 feet in the rear of the present build
ing will be used a site for addi-
ton. This is the way the major portion
of the $50, 600 subscriptions just given the
institution will be spent.
ABBEVILLE. Ga, Dec. 11.-At a reg
ular meeting of Western Light lodge, No
272. F. and \. NJ. held last night, the
following officers for the year 1910 were
elected;
w. r. Googe, worshipful master; P. d
Wootten. senior warden; Stephen Ellis.
Junior warden; w. l.. Harrell. treasurer;
| z. W. Lasseter, secretary; Henry Lawson
tyler.
COLUMBUS. Ga, Dec. u.-At meet
ing of the directors of the Pine Mountain
tuberculosis sanitarium, held in Column
bus yesterday afternoon, the capital
stock Of the corporation was increased
and the president of the organization,
DR.. ]. NJ. Anderson, was authorized to let
contract for the building of four large
cottages at the sanitarium for the purpose
of accommodating the patients.
COLUMBUS, Ga. Dec. lie. w. Ham
mond. aged Is. has given himself up to
the local officers, announcing that he was
a deserter from the United States battle
ship Montana, having left the ship at
Norfolk some time ago. The young man
said that he had deserted to go home
to see his mother, who he declared lived
at Sycamore, Ala. He will be turned over
to the federal authorities.
The McLendon-Gray case argument
was concluded in the supreme court early
Saturday afternoon by Col. p. w. Mel
drim, of Savannah, who closed the case
of Joseph r Gray. Colonel Meldrim was
preceded by Judge John S. Gambler clos
ing counsel for S. G. McLendon Judge
Andrew j. Cobb, of counsel for Mr.. Nc
Tendon, opened the mornings hearing,
resuming the case where 1t had been
dropped at adjournment of court Friday
afternoon.
GRIFFIN. Ca, Dec. 11-Sheriff Hut
son. assisted by officers Stanley, Null
Inns, Archer and Weems, captured a large
illicit dstillery out in Cabins district
Wednesday night, and after destroying
the outfit and a few gallons of wine. ar
rested three men alleged to have been in
charge of the still. The parties arrested
were John and Nathanial Johnson, White,
and Pug Long, who were carried to
Atlanta yesterday by julie Johnson, rev.
enue officer.
MACON. Ga, Dec. 11.-Four days
ago little Welton Weaver, the 11-year-
old son of Mr.. G. J. W eaver, Of Ma
con, accidentally shot himself in the
hand with a toy pistol, and yesterday
the lad died from the effects. Tetanus
resulted from the wound which was
not given any serious thought at the
first EARLY yesterday morning the lad
grew suddenly worse and he died in a
few hours.
The pistol he shot himself with was
one of the cheap kind made for Xmas
celebrations.
MACON, Ga, Dec 11.-During the COM
ing year the Macon Railway and Light
company will begin to extend its line out
further into South Macon, East Macon
and out the Columbus road. 1t is planned
to take the South Macon line fully mile
further south and extend the East Macon
line well out. possibly as far as the Out
Ing and the Recreations clubs.
MACON, Ga, Dec u.-Mayor Moore an
nounced this morning that on Tuesday
night next he will make known his police
and fire department appointments for the
next year. He has been busy working
on the two lists for the past three weeks
and believes that he has about accom-
plished the work.
COLUMBUS. Ca. Dec. 11.-Arch King
the negro who was arrested Friday night
on a charge of attempted criminal as
sault on little Katherine Trammell,
Thursday morning, was sent to Atlanta
tonight by order of Sheriff Beard, of
Muscogee county.
Mrs. Lucibel Cooper, of Commerce, Ga,
has entered suit for total divorce i'm the
Fulton county superior court, against her
husband Charles X. Cooper, a salesman
in an Atlanta pharmacy.
CEDARTOwN, Ca, Dec 11.-Mr
1
nominated for mayor In the recent white
primary by a very large majority, is a
prominent druggist of this city. Mr..
Russell is a wide awake citizen in
every sense of the word and will make a
most desirable city official.
ROME, Ga, Dec lin a dispute over
a sore spot on a mule today Minor Var
brough was shot in the arm by a negro
named Russell Hutchens, at Bryant's Mill
six miles from Rome. While Yarbrough
is painfully injured the wound is not dan
gerous. The negro escaped and is still at
large.
MACON, Ga, Dec 11.-At noon today
| Judge Speer confirmed the sale of the
w. A. HUFF property to Thomas w. 10y
less and others for the price of $40, 700,
| after a stubborn fight had been made
| both for and against the confirmation by
both sides. After the decision had been
rendered 1t was stated by the attorneys
for the HUFF estate that the case would
be taken to a higher court at once.