Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-22
NEWS JOTTINGS
ABOUT TOWN

The Board of Trade of Decatur IS
to-day established in its new quarters
in the Weeks building. Decatur. The
furnishings of the board rooms have
been entirely renovated and with the
larger quarters the members believe.
the work of the organization will De
greatly furthered.
Although it was feared for some
time that the call for troops for the
Mexican border might break up the
International Rifle matches at Camp
Perry, Ohio. August % to September
20, Brigadier General Robert X. Evans,
commander of the Second brigade of
the First division of the United States
army, will leave for Washington Tues
day to make preliminary arrangements
for the skrmish match of which he
has charge Many foreign companies
have announced their intention of en-
tering the matches, and the winner will
gain silver cup; to be presented by
General Evans.
S. s. Elliott, Of Manchester, has
written Chief of Police Beavers asking
him to locate his son. Andrew Elliott
whom he declares has run away from
home. The father is helpless with
rheumatism and he is anxious that the
son return. Young Elliott is suppos-
ed to have come to Atlanta with a
companion, Earl Hillhouse.
The physical and temperamental pos
sbilites of the negro voice in lullabies
and folk songs will be tried out o-night
at the Auditorium in the annual mu-
steal festival and voice demonstration
of the Atlanta Baptist college. A glee
club of 40 voices, a chorus of ESQ, a
quartet and orchestra will be heard
Many tickets have been sold and it is
expected that an attendance OF 5000
will be recorded.
The Railroad Young Mems Christian
association, 31ia West Alabama street,
invites all railroad men and their
friends to hear Rev. Olin King pastor
Of Walker Street Methodist church,
south, at the rooms Sunday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock. A fine orchestra and
rousing song service will be features.
Ex- Governor and Mrs. L. A. Wood
bury of Vermont are visiting friends
in Atlanta, stopping here on their way
home from Daytona, Fla, where they
spent the winter. With Evan p. How
ell. of Georgia, Governor Woodbury.
served on the war department investi-
eating committee during McKinley's
administration. His first visit to Atlanta
was before the war in 1855 and 1856.
The Fulton County Medical associa-
ton last night elected delegates to the
state convention of medical men, which
is to be held in Savannah, Ga, April II
and II. Those named We're: Dr. f. c
Thrash, w L. Champion, ]. b. Camp
bell. f. G. Bellinger. Drs S. r. Rob-
erts j. f. Paullin, l.. NJ. Gaines and e.
c. Gould were elected alternates in the
order named.
Among the many nioonshning cases
which are now occupying the time of
the United States district court, one
conviction was secured yesterday in the
person of c. c. Mcdonald, of Hall coun-
ty. Mcdonald was fined $3.50 by Judge
Newman for removing and concealing
spirituous liquors on which the United
States tax had not been paid.
A case which had fits beginning 21
years ago when w. J. Northen was gov
ernor was settled to-day in the superior
court by the verdict declaring Illegal the
forfeiting of a bond OF $3.50 furnished
by Moses Hill for William Thornton.
Hill walked out Of court before the
case against Thornton was called and
the question of the legality Of the for
fixture of the bond has been in the
courts ever since.
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