The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-01-05
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rapidly, large force of hands being
this week engaged in grading and
laying ties at Waynesboro, in Burke
county, 100 miles this side of Savan-
nah. The road will come by Thomson.
Washington and Lexington. It is re-
ported here that there may be effec-
tualized connection with the Gaines
vile Midland, owned by Savannah
capitalists, and running from this
place north to Gainesville, and that
ultimately, the road may be pushed
through the mountains to connect
with the Louisville and Nashville, and
give Georgia another through line
from the west to the seaboard
Savannah. Either more Savannah
people were i'll in 1910 than in 1909 or
else they took more medicine than be-
fore, The report Of the city dispen-
sary filed with the mayor shows prac-
tically $4,000 prescriptions were is
sued over the counter. In 1909 the
total was little more than 10000.
Lafayette. A municipal water and
light plant, costing $4,000 was COM
p1eted here, and the water and light
turned on. Citizens are subscribing
liberally, and the plant will be a prof
liable investment to the city. The
water is taken from spring which
has a flow of 1000 gallons per min
ute, the installation of the water
works will result in rs per cent re-
duction in the insurance rates in the
town.
Americus.-Hon. Thomas G.. Hud-
son, state commissioner of agriculture
who spent the holidays at his resi-
dence here, was thrown from his bug
gy by runaway horse while out driv-
ing. Commissioner Hurson was con-
siderably bruised and shaken up by
the bad fall, but his injuries are con-
sidered in no wise serious by his ply
sician, though friends felt consider
able apprehension until advised def
initely regarding his condition.
Athens.-A bulletin is out giving the
officers of the High School associa-
tions for 1911 and a full report of the
meetings held in 1910. The presi-
dents of the several district associa-
tons are given below Meetings will
be held in every district during the
months Of April and May at which
representative from the schools of
the districts will contest in declama-
ltions, recitations, instrumental mus
lie, essay writing and track athletics.
The presidents are as follows; First
district 3. L. Ray; Second, G. D. God,
dard; Third, A. G. Miller; Fourth, G.
L. Smith; Fifth, j. G. Upshaw; Sixth,
w. T. Garrett; Seventh, ]. E. Burks;
Eighth, H. B. Bible; Ninth, J. L. AL.
mon; Tenth, H. B. Carraker; Eley-
enth,, R. e. Brooks and Ralph New
ton.
Swainsboro-M satisfaction is
felt in this county over the return
of the population of this county made
by the census department. This re-
turn gives to Emanuel county an in
crease of 1861 over the return of
1909, an increase of 1871 per cent,
very healthy showing, not flying
machine pace like Ware county, but
substantial growth. Emanuel is one
Of the four vote counties and this dis
tinction one expects to maintain, her
policy being always forward, never
backward. A very interesting deduc-
ton from the census figures is the
fact that the greatest increase in the
states population is in South Georgia,
it's contribution to the states grown
far surprising what was done by north
or even middle Georgia. Four dis
tricts in south Georgia gave 10,S4S
more people than the other seven dis
tricts combined.
/ CordeIe-The newly-elected county
commissioners of Crisp county, who
will assume their duties in January,
are enthusiastic over the matter OF
building a bridge across Flint river
at a point eight miles west OF Cordele
and more than twenty miles east OF
Americus. Every indication is at
present that arrangements Will be
completed for the erection OF this
bridge within the next few months.
At present no bridge spans this river
for the entire distance of the western
border Of Crisp and the eastern bor-
der of Sumter counties, making it a
great inconvenience to the people liv-
ing just across this river from Cor
dele il the marketing Of their prod
ucts.
Albany.-Mayor N. =. Tiff is au-
thority for the statement that not
more than half dozen families can
be found in Albany that are in destl-
tute circumstances. 1t is customary
for the city government to provide
free wood for the poor of the COM
munity at Christmas time. The may.
or had large quantity of wood which
might have been thus disposed OF, but
he was unable to find more than half
a dozen humble homes where the
city's help was needed. He called
the ministers of the city into con-
sultation on the subject, but they
were unable to find any destitute fam
lilies other than those already located.
Hiawassee.-John and Henry Tur.
pine, brothers, who live in the north1
ern part Of this county, were shot