The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-10-19
GEORGIA NEWS NOTES.


come candidate for Commissioners Of
commerce and labor, pledging their
hearty aid and enthusiastic support.
A petition from Eastman signed by
1872 citizens has also been presented
to Mr.. Stanley. This petition and the
numerous letters he is receiving by
eyry mail shows that the suggestion
Of his candidacy has met with favor
in every section Of the state.
Camilla. Mary Perry the little 2
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T.
B. Perry, was struck and killed by
an automobile. The car was owned
by Mrs. Tate Of Meigs and was driv-
en- by Will Crosby. Crosby was ar
rested and placed in Jail. The en-
tire community was very much shock
ed over the occurrence and much in
dignation was expressed.
Washington. Major Horace P. Viii
liams Of Boston, Mass, spent day
in Washington, the guest of Miss An
ME Lane, regent Of the local chapter
Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. He went by automobile
to "War HILL" 10 miles southwest Of
Washington, to inspect the ground up
on which the battle of Kettle Creek
was fought during the Revolutionary
war This was one Of the decisive
American victories, and Major Will
liams, who represents the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery Of Massachusetts,,
is interested in the matter Of erect
ing suitable monument on the spot,
through an appropriation Of $4,000
from congress-, which will be present
ed by local citizens at the next ses-
sion and will be followed up by active
efforts on the part of this famous mil
itary organization.
LaGrange.-Unde the auspices Of
the chamber OF commerce, mover
ment for a great white way" in this
city has been inaugurated and it is
expected that by December l, court
square will be one blaze of light. 1t
is proposed to install 16 standards
with five lights each to test the light
ing scheme, which, if successful, will
be followed by the lighting Of Main
street from the three railroad stations
to the square.
brownsville. being closed
down for more than a year, the big
mills known as the Tallahassee saw
mills have opened up again. These
mills are the property of the Melton
Phillips Saw Mill company, and are
situated on the Florida Central rail-
road. It is rumored here that the Of
fees of the ]. L. Phillips Lumber COM
pany, which were moved to Jackson
vile last year, will be moved back to
Thomasville in the near future.
NRome.-The state school for the
deaf received a complete vindication
rat the hands of the legislative com.
mittee Several months ago reports
we're sent out from Macon to the eff
feet that the Bib County Medical as
ISOLATION had adopted resolutions con-
demning the location and method OF
teaching practiced at the school on
the ground that the climate at Cave
Spring was unhealthy and the system
of teaching out of date. The Floyd
County Medical association promptly
took the matter up and riddled the
charges. Several weeks later the Bibb
County Medical association repudiat-
ed the action of the previous meet
ing on the ground that the meeting
was unauthorized and attended by but
few members.
Thomasville.-Re Busbee and VIII
Sasser, two young white men, living
near Ochlocknee, in this county, are
in Jail here charged with cruelty beat
ing and then robbing young Syrian
of that town. hTe Syrian claims that
the two men came to him, one Of
them representing himself as the mar
shall of Ochlocknee, took him to a
deserted spot and after cruelty beat
ing him, robbed him of $25 in cash.
Rome-The next big gathering to
occur in Rome will be the Georgia
Baptist convention, which meets on
November Fl, % and 23. The an
nual convention of the Woman's Bap-
fist Mission Union will be held COM
mencing on Tuesday, November Z.
Both Of these gatherings will bring
hundreds of delegates.
Union City.-In a statement issued
on the cotton situation, President Bar
rett of the Farmers union says the
majority of members of that organi-
zation are holding cotton, and that if
farmers generally in the South will
act in concert with them prices will
from this time ascend to the level jus.
titled by the intrinsic demand of the
staple.
Cuthbert-The large iron base Of
Cuthbert's cotton compress, weighing
many tons, and which recently broke,
putting the compress out of commits
sion for the time, has been replaced,
and the compress is now running day
and night
Augusta. Judge William F. Eve,
presiding in the city court, strongly
expressed judicial aversion to juries
going directly contrary to evidence in
finding verdicts Of acquittal in cases