Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-20
lettings About
Town

Justice of the Peace j. B. Ridley has
gone to southwest Georgia on a hunt
ing trip of several days. He expects to
be back on the job in his court the lat
ter part of this week
Frank Level, recently chosen as state
field secretary of the Baptist Young
Peoples union, will be rendered a re-
ception by the Young Peoples Union
OF Atlanta Thursday night at the Tab
ernacle Baptist church. A splendid
program has been prepared and an en-
Joyable occasion is anticipated. The
unions of all Baptist churches of the
city are expected to attend,
Detective John Black. who went to
Detroit after A. d. Walk, an alleged
forger will return to the city next
Sunday. The question of whether he
VIII bring back the prisoner, however,
Is In doubt, as Walk has taken out ha-
beas corpus proceedings and will fight
to finish to prevent the Atlanta Of
ficer taking him out of Michigan. Walk
married wealthy society girl of De-
trolt, holds good position there and
MS friends are standing by him. He
is wanted for an alleged forgery here
in 1910.
Chief Zach Rowan, of the county DO
lice, who is recovering from a long i'll
ness, was at the police station yester-
day minsling with his former com
rades. Chief Rowan was a city detec-
tive before being elected head of the
county force. While able to be out, the
chief has not recovered sufficiently to
! resume his duties.
The governor today reappointed the
entire membership of the state homeo-
pathlc board, to serve a term of six
years. The board is composed of the
following homeopathic physicians: Drs
John d. Lawshe r. E. Zimmerman and
Z. NJ. Paine of Atlanta; Robert Cuth-
bert, of Rome, and NJ. A. Cleckley, of
Augusta.
H. f. Wilson, of London. England
accompanied by his wife and General
Manager George w. Babb, of New York
| city. all prominent officials of the
n or1, Assurance Company, Eng
lands largest life insurance company
VIII be in Atlanta Friday, stopping off
here EN- route to Florida. They will be
guests at the Georgian Terrace.
Mrs. Marie l.. Angler has sold to
Henry F. Emery the old Clarence An
gier homestead at 267 West .Peachtree
l..
between North avenue and Kimbar
| street, according to bond for title which
went to record today. The sale was
made November 10, 1912, and the con-
sideration was $11 600 The lot is about
60 feet in front and has a two-story
frame house on it.
A. o. Blalock, of Fayetteville, former
state senator, is so certain that he is to
step into the job of collector of internal
revenue in Atlanta, that he has been visit
ing the office of Henry S. Jackson and
sizing up the condition of the office, fix
lures, furniture and the Federal building
IN general. On his most recent visit he
was accompanied by his wife, who said,
after viewing Mr.. JackSons elaborate
suite. that the furniture might be more
| Democratic. Mr.. Blalocks hopes are said
to be extremely well founded.
r. L. Virgins, formerly head of the
| department of English at Wofford college,
has been appointed associate registrar at
| Georgia Tech. Mr.. Virgins is a graduate
degrees at Chicago and Columbia. He is
| brother of the Rev DR.. Virgins of the
| First Methodist church.
| q. l.. PaXson, New York and Brooklyn
! distributor of the Packard automobile, is
| in Atlanta today en- route to Florida. over
| land. Mr.. PaXson had three cars shipped
| to Atlanta last week and tomorrow he in
company with two factory representa-
| tiyes, will start for Jacksonville, each
| driving car.
Mr.. Paxson is reported to be the larg-
| est single distributor of automobiles in
America.
! The Christian Index, after reaching the
| ripe old age Of 90 years, has passed from
the hands of its owners, and today is be
| ing conducted by The Index Printing
Company. The sale price has been an
nounced as 100000 Capitalized at $67.-
olT-o
| stockholders large number of the most
prominent Baptists in Atlanta and en-
! virons. The company was organized some
/ years ago to take over The Index from its
| former owners. DR.. B. w. Graham and
| DR. T. p. Bell, as it has long been the
desire to put the publication on a firm
foundation.
| Mrs. Grace Wrinkle. in filing a divorce
suit against her husband, George f. Win
| lde, makes the allegation that her spouse
| often threatened to knock her two eyes
! into one" The couple were married IN
| 1906 and have two children. The wife
asks the custody of the little ones.
Mrs. Joseph Regenstein has come to
the aid of fifteen-ye ar-old Leroy Thorn
as, the country lad; who attempted to
end his life last Thursday night in a
| downtown drug store, following a fit Of
melancholia Although Mrs Regenstein
| today declared she would not adopt the
a home and occupation until he is bile to
take care of himself.
The Tabernacle infrmary is today UNI
| der the control of the state mission board
of the Baptist denomination. The de-
| cision to place the intirmary under such
| control was voted after a tive-hour ses-
/ sion of the board members late yesterday
at the First Baptist church. The in
| Urinary is located on Luckie street and
is one of the best equipped hospitals
| in Atlanta.
| Your rooms can be rented If you VIII
advertise them in the Recognized Rent
| Medium of the city. People who are
looking for nice rooms, look for them
| where they have the largest number to
! choose from. Your ad in THE Georgians
! Rent Bulletin" will attract the attention
OF the party that is looking for rooms in
your house Try it and see
| AZ years old. who died yesterday morning