The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-04-13
GEORGIA
NEWS


the hands of an individual or firm
to whom the person in whose name
it was drawn is indebted. This is.
In effect, the decision handed down in
the superior court by Judge Walter
G. Charlton in a case certioraried
from the court of Justice Vangeisen.
The higher court reversed the lower
court. Judge Charlton holds that
bank checks are not payment until
themselves paid"
Waycross. City council has passed
an ordinance placing $1,000 license
upon any and all dealers in old fire.
arms, and will endeavor to discour-
age the sale of such arms in every
manner possible in Waycross. The
matter was brought to the city au-
thorities' attention a short time ago
when run on cheap guns was ad-
vertised by Greek dealer here. 1t
Is said that several hundred old army
guns have been sold, mostly to ne
groes.
Americus.-The record price of $63
per acre for Sumter farming lands
was reached in the sale of the Cham
bliss plantation near Plains to South
Carolina investors. Recently many
farms here which prior to the days
Of good roads could have been bought
for $40 an acre, sold for $50 and SOS,
but the purchase of the Chambliss
plantation establishes a new record,
and SIS will soon be the prevailing
figure.
| Carnesville.-J. M. Andrews, a very
prominent farmer who lives in Ste
| phens county, is the father of twenty
eight children. Mr.. Andrews has been
| married twice, and of the children
born to him twenty are living. Mr..
Andrews is sixty-six years of age, and
was for number of years county
commissioner of Franklin county.
Cartersville.-A spirit of public in.
terest is beginning to manifest itself
in this city in a most wholesome man
ner, and it is beginning to appear as
though Gainesville would shake of
the lethargy that has afflicted its civ
lie existence for many years, and get
into the game Of city building with a
will. A meeting has been held by
the citizens, called together by Mayor
Paul Gilreath, from whom number
of special committees were appointed
/ to go into the dioerent departments
of the city affairs in a comprehensive
way, and by the process of analysis
and close study ascertain as near as
possible what is needed in the way
Of public improvements.
Washington, D. C.-The Georgia
members were generally unlucky in
the drawing for seats in the house
of representatives None of them got
a choice seat, and some of them rared
real badly. Congressman Bartlett
the dean of the delegation, was among
the last to choose a seat, and he had
to content himself with desk on the
Republican side of the chamber, tc
/ the extreme left of the speaker, IN
the section known as Cherokee
Strip.v Congressman Lee, Howard
and Rodenberry drew seats to the ex
IRENE right of the speaker in the
Democratic section, corresponding tc
cherokee Strip" Congressman Ad
amson. Brantley, Edwards, Hughes
and Tribble drew seats in the front
Of the house, but some distance back
Most of the desirable seats had been
oecupied long before the name of any
Georgian was drawn from the box un
der the lottery system that prevails
nm such occasions. Mr.. Brantley was
the first Georgian to draw seat, ano
Judge Adamson was next called.
Griffn.-The Spalding county vet
Grams will meet to perfect plans fol
attending the Memorial Day exercises
r. he held on the 26th. The veterans
are looking forward with much inter
est to the address to be delivered by
Mrs William H. FELTON, Of Carriers
Vile. 1t will be the first time that
a lady has ever delivered a memorial
address in Griffin, and the indications
are that large crowd will greet this
distinguished lady.
savannah.-The officers Of the
State Federation of Labor met IN
this city and outlined the general
policy to be pursued seeking legisla
ton favorable to labor before the next
general assembly. The federation
will recommend the inauguration Of
4 bureau of labor which will be charg
ed with the supervision of conditions
the enforcement of laws and the col
lection of statistics; an amendment
70 nrovide methods Of enforcement
and the presentation Of a employers
liability BILL compelling compensation
following serious or fatal injury.
West Point.--As a result Of meet
mo az the board of trade, West Point
nos agreed to raise $3.50 to aid the
Southern Commercial Congress in ad
vertising the advantages of the South
This entities West Point to ten mem
bers of congress.
Columbus.-In the closing session Of
the head convention Of the Woodme1
n the World here while the subject
of establishing an orphans home was
discussed. John T. Norman OF this
oi+u arose and announced that he