The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-22
(1!sIg!s News


somewha disappointed that Laurens
county Tiled to reach sixth place
among We Georgia counties, but the
increasdn population during the past
ten veal has been very gratifying}
In 1S90lLaurens had in round NUNS
Ders onI $4,000 people; in 1900, 25,1
600, andin 1910 we have more than
$4,000 Muscogee holds sixth place
by nlrgin Of only 700 people, but
during lhe next ten years Laurens
win .A&ptIessi pass her. Fulton Isl
the on1ycounty in Georgia that made
a create gain in population than Lau'
rens.
Savamah-In the will of John W.
Hunt, formerly of Savannah, who died
at Dall,s, Texas, is a bequest of ST.
100000 to be applied in establishing
in South or Middle Georgia a chari-
table Institution, the character OF
which is left to the two executors Of
the will The document is now In
the possession Of joan E. Harris of
Jacksonville, Fla, and r. L. Lucas OF
Dallas, who is now in Jacksonville. It
is probable the viii will be probated
there soon. Mr. Hunts idea was for
the establishment of an orphans
home He made the bulk of his for.
tune here in naval stores.
Augusta N. R. Haynie OF Keys
vile, near Augusta, has produced an
agricultural marvel in the shape Of
six ears of corn on one cob, and all
covered by one shuck. Mr.. Haynie
didn't think anything of the agricul-
tural curiosity, until ais attention
was attracted a few days ago to an
editorial lin farm publication on
Making Two Blades Of Grass Grow
Where One Grew Before" in which
the fact was sited that a South Caro-
lima farmer had grownqtwo ears in one
shuck. The Georgia farmer is now
going the Carolina farmer two and a
half better. Around an ear of golden
corn, Of about average size and some
10 inches long, are five smaller ears.
about five inches long and fiat on the
inner side. They are all well formed
and -matured.
Villa Rica.-Villa RIGA is maintain,
ing a four year high school and pro-
poses to vote district tax next year
and improve the school building.
Augusta. AT the instigation OF
large agricultural and trucking inter
ests in and around Augusta, bill
will be introduced in congress at the
present session seeking the establish
ment near Augusta of a garden dem.
onstration station by the government.
While the station would be somewhat
larger than the amount indicated, the
government will be called upon to
supply. only. between $4,000 and $780,
900. The project is something entire
ly new under the agricultural depart
ment in that it will teach no general
farm demonstration work, but will be
for the purpose of developing truck
gardening throughout the state, and
demonstrating the methods and usag
es best adapted for such development
The bill will very probably be intro
duced by Congressman Hardwlck.
Athens.-A year ago an iron and
plaster statue of a dog was stolen
from the front yard of A. II. DAWSON.
one morning recently the family was
surprised to find that the dog had
been, during the night, brought back
and placed in exactly the same spot
it occupied for some time previous to
December 16, 1909. Mr.. Davidson has
inserted the following cent-a-word adj
vertisement in the paper: IF the par.
ty who stole my iron and plaster of
paris dog one year ago and brought
him back this date will now kindly re-
turn the two front feet which are
missing he will receive the thanks of
the neignborhood"
Douglasyille. This city has added
a fourth year to it's high school
COURSE and is planning several i'm.
proyements for the new year The
town. voted for water bonds recently.
The next Improvement will be a new
school building about 1912.
Commerce A. Cash has been
awarded $40 by the Commerce News
as first prize for the best ten ears of
corn Corn growing is a hobby with
MIR. Cash He is one of the farmers
VINO has never depended on the West
fer his meal or meat He has raised
all home supplies on his own farm,
and has grown cotton as a surplus.
Ten years ago he began growing cot.
ton on seven acres of land, and at
that time he made a half bale per
acre, and thought he was doing well.
From year to year he has increased
teh amount until this year he made
eleven bales on the seven acres. At
present prices, the cotton and seed
grown on the seven acres would bring
in round numbers $500 or $115 per
acre
Jefferson.-At a meeting of the
board of education of Jackson county;
it was decided to make the term of
public schools in the county seven
months instead of FIVE, as contemplate
ed by the common school law.
fitzgerald. This city completed