Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-10-26

here yesterday DN EItSlutlA ilACESAiAhN
under most favorable circumstances in the
presence of many visitors.
HARTWELL. Ga. Oct. 29-Butler Nor
ris has ben elected county school commits
sioner 10 I'LL the unexpired term of Hon.
B. II. Pearman. defeating Mr.. W. F.
Meredith and Hon. T. G. Craft.
TALLAPOOSA. Ga. Oct. 2S.-The first
fair of HARRISON county was one of the
most successful in years.
c,oRNELIA, Ca. oct.-Ex-Gov
Hoke smith addressed a well-attended ed
vocational rally at this place Saturday.
The meeting was the occasion OF the
regular monthly meeting of the teachers
of Habersham county.
CONVICTION. Ga. Oct 22.-The move
ment which has been on foot here for
the past several weeks for the organiza-
ton of stock company. has terminated
| I'm Covington's having secured cotton
mill to be capitalized at sl50.OOO. the ma
iority of the stock being taken by local
capitalists. -e... III.
| sToCKBRIDGE, Ca. Oct. 22.--The lit
lie tl-year-old son of Mr.. w. G. Milan.
two miles west of 1.-THE place, was caught
in a gin shafting yesterday afternoon and
almost Instantly killed, his body and
head being badly broken and bruised.
| The little boy had been playing around
the shafting for several days with a
| small belt. that he had attached to some
| toys and the small belt that he had put
on himself caught him and wound him
around the main gin shafting.
JEFFERSON. Ca. Oct. 22.-Mrs. John
lie. House is dead at her home here,
| from severe burns, which she received
several DAYS ago.
/ Early one morning she was dressing one
| of the ehiIdren/near the fire. when her
! clothing caught fire and she was severely
burned before the fire could be extin-
guished. She leaves her husband and sew
eral small children.
COLUMBUS, Ga. Oct. 23,-Beginning
next Monday morning. the five plants of
| the Eagle and Phenix Manufacturing
company will operate only 40 nours per
week instead of 50 hours as formerly. an
order having been issued, to this effect
by the president. G. Gunby Jordan.
/ About 1900 operatives will be affected.
The management announces that the
present high price of cotton and the low
price of cotton goods is responsible.
| It is believed that other cotton mills Of
| the city will continue operation, at least
until after the meeting OF the Georgia
Textile association in Atlanta next week.
on full time.
|. COLUMBUS. Ga, Oct 22.-The Eagle
1 and Phenix mills. one of the largest
cotton factories in the south, have an
nounced that beginning next Monday
they will run on short time until further
notice, on account of the advance in the
| price of cotton. T.. ..t-..
/ ha a
/ while the cost of cotton today is 13 SIS.
ABBEyILLE. Ga. Oct. 22.-Abbeville
and this vicinity are suffering for rain.
II has been about six weeks since there
has been any rain at all Potatoes,
sugar cane and peas have been cut off
| considera bly,.
i In some sections wells have gone dry
and stock are suffering for the want of
water.
SAVANNAH, Ga. Oct. H.-The good
roads OF Chatham county have met with
Recognition from the federal department.
Judge A. B. Moore, chairman of the board
lof county commissioners has been advls-
ed that the national government will send
/ a good roads expert and photographer
to Savannah next month for the purpose
of taking pictures and getting up report
I for the government. Chatham countys
roads. says the official of the department
| of agriculture who wrote the letter tell
| ing of the expected visit, are known Tar
and wide for their excellence, and for
this reason the government wants more
data about them
The officials will be given an opportunity
| to study good roads in the south.
| oc1Ir,A. Ga. Oct a-The Southern Cotton
| stalk Pulp and Paper company through it's
representative Mr. j. p. Green, r., OF Atan nos
| Ca. met the business men or this place yes
| terdav and completed all the necessary ar
/ rangements looking to putting in a paper mill
al this place TO manufacture paper from cotton
! stake OF 20-ton capacity that will cost
/ from SIS 900 to $4,000 and assured the stock
| holders here that the mill would be In opera
ton in less than six months from date
l. SAVANNAH. Ga. Oct. 2S.-Dr. r. S,
Kenan. a we'll known physician. is be-
ilieved to. be dying at the Savannah hos
pitaf from a heart affection. He has been
very III for. a week or more He is
brother OF Mr.. Livingston Kenan, an at
torney of Milledgeville.
ABEL. Ga. Oct. 23.-Fire, which caused
a loss of 5000. destroyed the Presbyterian
church and the residence of ]. T. Pope.
/ Nearby residences were saved only after
, heroic work.
The loss of the Pope home is estimated
at 5000. fully covered by insurance. The
Presbyterian church cost $1,000 and was
/ insured for $1,000.
| The fire, which originated in. the Pope
home was thought to have been caused
by an electric light wire. 80.
| COLUMBUS, Ca. Oct. 2S.-Capt. Wiley
williams, of the state prison commission,
is in the city. where he will spend Sun
day at home.
The captain is Just from the state farm
! at Milledgeville, and he states that the
farm has been operated quite success
| fully this year TO date. He says:
Two hundred bales or cotton have been
sold at from y 1-2 to IL cents per pound.
besides 100 bales of hay. and other
farm products. The health of the priso-
ners is good and 1t is hoped to put the
farm on. a paying basis next year. 4
The new superintendent Capt. G. M
| Burke, assumed charge Of the farm the
first OF this month. and conditions are i'm
4 proving under his management. He is
the ex-sheriff OF Wilkinson county, and is
well posted in criminology as wen as be-
ing a most progressive and successful far
mer.
| COLUMBUS, Ga. Oct. 25.-At the
| monthly, roaetiuS of the Columbus board