The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-05-21
LITTLE NEWS ITEMS
THROUGHOUT STATE

Cordele.-In view Of the construc-
ton Of the new Baptist church, which
is rapily progressing, the officers Of
the church have sold the old ediiice to
the Mount zion Baptist church, col
ored.
Oxford.-Dr Charles E. bowman,
dean of the theological department Of
Emory college, former president of the
college. and a member Of the north
Georgia conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, over forty
wears. died at his home in Oxford,
Macon.-Dr. T. A. Cheatham OF Ma
con. secretary of the Georgia Pharma-
ceutical association is mailing out let
tiers to members calling attention to
the annual convention which will be
held at Indian Springs June 8 and 10.
The delegates will be guests Of the Ma
con druggists who are preparing
fine line Of entertainment. J. p. Price,
state commission Of agriculture, will
be one of the speakers.
Tifton-W When his sweetheart, Miss
Evelina MCGEE, refused to change her
mind and consent to marry him,
Jesse J. Hand, 18-year-old son of Will
liam Hand, living on the William
plantation, four miles north Of Triton,
walked out of the girls home and
placing revolver against his left
temple, pulled the trigger. The bull
let passed through his temple, COM
ing out the center Of his forehead.
Death resulted instantly. The cor
oner's jury returned verdict Of
suicide.
Macon Mrs Note o. Hinkle, who
has been made defendant in a $4,000
damage suit by the 73-year-old
mother of her husband, whom she is
now suing for divorce, gave out a
caustic reply to her motherin-law's
charges in her bill of complaint. Mrs,
Hinkle lays the blame for the suit
on her husband, who she says, lis
making good the threats he made
when after years of abuse and mis-
conduct on his part, / decided, with
our two children, that we could not
live with him any more and told him
So"
Ludowici Engineer T. j. Winn is
dead and Fireman Claude H. Nettles
is dying as the result of rear-end
collision between a southbound pas.
senger and freight train. Both are
from Savannah, The passenger train
crashed into the caboose of the
freight, the engine over-turning and
pinning Engineer Winn beneath it.
He was badly scalded by escaping
steam from a bursted pipe and could
not be extracted from his position
for more than an hour.
New York--Mrs. Isabella T. Barton,
of Alameda, Cal, filed her answer in
the supreme court to the suit for
100000 brought against her by Tel
anon Cruger Smith-cuyler, of Atlanta
who alleges that Mrs. Barton, his
mother-in-law, alienated the affec-
lions of his wife, Mrs. Grace T. Guy
Ter, who obtained divorce from him
in San Francisco on the grounds of
desertion and non-support.
Mrs. Barton says in her answer
that Cuyler himself alienated the af-
fections of his wife by his conduct.
Quitman No announcement of re-
cent occurrence carries as much in
terest and weight to and for South
Georgia as that just, made by the
Georgia chamber of commerce, calling
an animal industry convention to meet
at Quitman, and the further announce
ment that they have secured for the
convention some of the most promi-
nent meat industry experts in the
country who will be here as speakers
and delegates to the convention.
Waycross- Following close behind
the sensation caused by Nose Strad-
ley's- indictment for murder in con-
nection with the killing Of Denney
Dixon, of Patterson, in Waycross an
other sensation was sprung when G.
G. Powell, held for Dixons murder,
filed plea of guilty. He was SEN
fenced by Judge Quincy to serve his
natural life at the state penitentiary.
A brother of Powell communicated
the news Of his confession to Mrs.
Powell, who collapsed. Stradley's
case was continued for the term on
motion of the defense. His bond,
fixed at $4,000, was given early to-
nigt and he was released.
West Point-One of the most dis
astrous fires that has occurred in West
Point in many years broke out in an
upstairs room of the building occupi-
ed by the large supply merchants,
Eady Baker Grocery company. The
entire stock amounting to 100000.
was totally destroyed, also the be-
longings of the tenants and the West
Point studio on the second floor. The
building, owned by Miller Erwin &
Scott, burned, leaving the brick walls
standing. The building and stock of
goods were partially covered by in
surance.
Waycross-Ware court was halted
long enough for Judge ]. w. Quincy
to aid cupid in completing a match
between a young couple, residents of
Ware, Miss Linnie Cobb becomes the
bride of H. D. Melvin, the crowded