Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
NEWS JOTTINGS
ABOUT TOWN

Shelby Smith, chairman Of the board
of county commissioners and well
known in the real estate field, has re-
turned from hunting. and fishing trip
to Florida, and friends are gathering
round to hear tales of the expedition
Mr.. Smith is the man who recently
brought back to his office in the Empire
building a large stuffed rattlesnake
from the marshes of Glynn. The snake
had terrifying effect on realty pros
poets, and Mr.. Smith removed it to his
garage at home. where the chauffeur
uses 1t to scare away mice.
| Richard d. Stinson, principal of the
Atlanta Normal and Industrial instt-
tute, has sent letter of appreciation
to the newspapers of Atlanta and the
supporters of his propaganda today in
which he expresses his thanks for the
aid rendered him in establishing his
institution for the training of colored
girls and boys in domestic sciences and
trades. Stinson also warmly praises
the manner in which his appeals for
financial assistance were answered.
DR.. r. c. Jolly was made defendant
in $4,000 damage suit filed in SUI
perior court today by W. Calhoun
father of five-year- old Willie Calhoun.
The boy was knocked down and in
jured by DR.. Jolly's automobile in Ma
rietta street on Sunday. The elder
Calhoun told the court that Dr. Jolly
was driving the machine in a reckless
manner.
Colonel Walter p. Andrews manager
of Woodrow Wilson's campaign in
Georgia, has accepted an invitation to
ride in the inaugural parade March
on the staff Of Colonel Carter, who is in
charge OF the civic division for the
function. Colonel Andrews will leave
Friday for Washington. He will go
early in order to pick likely charger
After two days spent in the city,
Ned Grayl, of Newark. has returned
home. Mr.. Gray went to Athens Sun
day to visit his old college mate. Nor
ton S. Hodgson, and the two INDUCED
in many "reminiscences of Princeton,
where both attended.
Captain Robert d. Carter, of the Seven
teenth, L. S. A., has been chosen assist
ant TO General Robert X Evans in the
conduct Of the national rifle matches to
be held this summer at Camp Perry, Ohio.
The matches will last a month from July
10. General Evans directed a letter today
to Colonel j. T. Van Orsdale, commander
of the seventeenth, asking that Captain
Carter be assigned TO this duty
There are several sets of Colonial and
Confederate records in the basement of
the state capitol in Atlanta. one or more
OF which any school within the state. pos
sessing and maintaining a library. may
nave for The asking, ii it desires the
same. The governor is authorized under
a recent act of the legislature thus 70
dispose OF them in his discretion
Harry L, Patton. of Rome. Ga. sccre-
tary OF the Patton Manufacturing Conn
panN contractors and lumber dealers. has
| resigned his position in Rome, and will
bring his family to Atlanta to reside on
April l. Mr.. Patton will he connected
with one of the larger contracting firms
Of Atlanta
chief f. II. Jennings Of the civil serv-
ice department, is having a vacation that
| is not tahulated in the official vacation
| records. His oldest daughte, Leyte, has
an attack of diphtheria and though She il
getting along very well now, MIR len
nlngs Is not allowed to leave his home.
The department Of state has received
me application for charter of the Bank
or Norrstown, IN Emmanuel county. TO
! be capitalized at S25O 600 w
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BUILDING WAYcRoss ROAD.
| WAHCROSS. GA. Feb. 26.-The
county changing has gotten through
! with the heaviest part Of the hill cut
| ting on the Waycruss- BlackShear high
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