The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-05-28
LITTLE NEWS ITEMS
THROUGHOUT STATE

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federate Veterans for thirty years, and
was a prominent figure at all the Con-
federate reunions.
Eastman. The monument erected
to the memory Of George D. Bennett,
by Lumberman camp NO 1872, Wood
men Of the World, of Eastman, was
unveiled in Daniels cemetery with APP
propriate exercises. A large number
of Woodmen from neighboring camps
took part in the unwilling.
Darien.-Hon. G.. E. Atwood, repre-
sentative Of Mcintosh county, died at
his country home, Valona, Ga. Mr..
Atwood was SIS years old, and always
4 resided in Mcintosh county. Funeral
services were at the home, and were
attended by the Masons of Live Oak
lodge. He leaves a wife, brother and
several children.
Waycross That the constant growth
of the chautauqua movement here and
the desire of Waycross to entertain
more conventions will aid very much
in the campaign for large auditorium
is the opinion of many of the leading
citizens, who are anxious for Waycross
to get behind the scheme and push it
to successful termination.
i Rome Poolrooms have been pro-
hibited in the city of Rome by an ordi-
nance city council passed at special
meeting under regulations heretofore
enacted, only one poolroom had been
licensed, that operating in the Chero-
kee hotel, and council decided to close.
this and refund the license money to
the proprietor. Some of the poolroom
keepers who have been refued license
have taken out mandamus proceedings,
and it is probable that the matter will
be heard in the courts.
Colquitt. The Miller County Cham
Der of Commerce was formerly organ
lied along the most modern lines. De
partment of farm development, i'm
provement of rural conditions, advance
ment Of wholesale and retail interests,
civic and municipal Improvement will
/ be begun at once Dr. P. 3. Wilkins
was chosen as president; D m. Jordan
secretary and S. M. Watkins, treasurer.
The ways and means committee, to
which all details Of organization are
to be left, will be named by the presi-
dent at later date
Bremen One Of the most destruc-
tive wrecks that has occurred in this
section for some time, occurred on the
Southern railroad, just west OF Mus
cadine, Ala, and as a result all pas
senger trains since Thursday morning
on the Birmingham division have been
detoured by Rome. A freight train,
east bound, drawing long string OF
loaded cars, went through a trestle
at an early hour, and all traffic has
been badly crippled. Five cars and
the tender went into the stream below,
the trestle being completely wrecked.
; No lives were lost
Thomasville girls Of the
; Vashti home, who were bitten few
days ago by dog that was said to
have been mad, are being treated
from the Pasteur institute in Atlanta
and it is thought that all danger from
hydrophobia is over The girls were
gathered on the campus of the home
when stray dog ran up and before
; they could get out Of the way, he had
bitten three of them. The dog was
killed by Superintendent Bishop and
> his head sent to Atlanta and, after ex-
animation, he was pronounced affec-
ted with rabies and treatment sent for
the three girls, which has been ad-
ministrated by the attending physl
clan.
Columbus. This has been the dryest
experienced in west Georgia in years
there having been only one or two
heavy rains in this section since Jan.
uary /. The oat crop is the principal
J sufferer, having been cut rather short
by the drouth, although the unusual
acreage devoted to oats will overcome
: this to a certain extent. Cotton has
) not uttered from the drouth, and corn
: has stood it surprising well and is
! not yet injured. Farmers believe that
: with rain in the latter part of May OF
early June, corn will be none the worse
: for the present lack of moisture
/. students of farming conditions poim
: out that last year was dry May
E year In Georgia and produced the pro
j verbal bumper crops, and venture the
! prophecy that history will repeat it
i self.
Columbus-There is fine outlook
5 for peaches this year in the Pine noun
E tain fruit belt, forty miles north o.
: Columbus. The crop is regarded as
t safe now, so for as freezing weather
E is concerned, and unless a severe hal
] storm or cyclone should visit that sec
ton, a good yield is expected. Re
ports show that the yield from the
: peach section in the south as a whole
/, win be quite short this year. The
q Georgia crop win be short, but the
Y weld in this state will be far above the
9 average for this section of the country
= There are several large orchards il
e the vicinity of Warm Springs and
e woodbury., in the mountain section
have Jared especially well.
Macon.-The first meeting of the ex