The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia • Page 4

ALLEN WRIGHT. Atlanta. W. O. BERM' Columbus.

A. C. WARD. Atlanta. A.

N. YANCCY Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Georgia R. T. DANIEL. Griffin.

GEORGE O. BERRY Columbus. JAMES H. ANDERSON- Atlanra TOWN IS FULL OF ODD FELLOWS First Session of the Grand Encampment Georgia Today THE GRAND LODGE TOMORROW It Is Expected To Be a Splendid Con- vetion with Lots of Delegates. X1N6 WILL YffitOtJE THEY Many Questions of Great Importance to the Order Will Be Decided During the Session.

The annual meeting of the grand encampment of the Independent Order of Old Fellows of Gecrgla. will convene at o'clock this morning in th Odd Fellows' ball. MoDaniel building. No. ITT White- hall street.

The meeting will be a secret one devoted to the private interests of the order. The first business to be transacted will be the receipt of reports of all grand of- ters The grand patriarch the grand scribe and the grand treasurer will make their annual reports and all of their ree" ns will be taken up and considered- The appeals from subordinates will be disposed of by the encampment in convention assembled. and new legislation of in terest to the order will be adopted. The election of officers fur the ensuing year te also one of the important things to be done today. These elections are largely controlled by the natural promotion jf the officers.

but not entirely so and there may be considerable Interest to the election. The meeting of the grand encampment Is preliminary to the larger meetliig of the grand lodge of Georgia which con- venes tomorrow in the same place. Therq are about. seventy delegates" to the encampment but there will undoubtedly be. in the neighborhood of two hundred In attendance upon the meeting of the grand lodge which begins tomorrow A large crowd of delegates from differ- ent portions of the state arrived in the city last night.

and today great crowds of them re expected. The Kimball house will be the headquarters of the delegates during the two conventions. Little of public interest will be done before tomorrow. Tomorrow morning there will be a procession of the. visitors from their headquarters to the lodge hall on Whitehall streeet where the Addresses of welcome will be made by Grand Representatives JOhn B.

Goodwin. representing the Odd Yellows of Atlanta by Mayor Porter King. representing the city. and Governor At. kinson representing the state.

The response to these addresses of wel. come will made by Grand Master A. N. Manucy. of Savannah.

in behalf of the visitors. The procession from tire Kimball house will be up Pryor street to Decatur. up Decatur street to Marietta Mt1etta to Broad Broad to Alabama. Alabama to Whitehall Whitehall to the McDonald. building.

No 117H Whitehall street. A nice programme of entertainment has been arranged for the visitors. At 1:15 p. UI. Wednesday.

May 27th. 1896 the members of the Grand Lodge. with their families accompanied by members of the reception committee and local membership. will take electric cars at corner of Marietta and ForsytJi streets for Lakewood where at 2 Po in. a barbecue.

will be served. At o'clock p. m. Wednesday evening. 27th Instant.

a social reunion of members of grand lodge. visiting and Atlanta. members will be held at the lodge hall at which short addresses by prominent members will be made and refreshments served. GILMER COURT. Grand Jury Indorses Judge Qober and Solicitor Brown.

Ellljay. Ga. May Special. Glmer superior court adjourned here today. Judge George F.

Gobtr presided and Colonel Tom Hutcherson acted as solicitor general pro tern. There were no very Important cases tried at this term. yet a large volume of business was disposed of. Since Judge Gober has beets visiting our section In his official capacity a large amount of crime has been suppressed to the great satisfaction of our people. The honest mans friend roteir.

the Pink Woods rang the Greene gang and the white caps woo came from' other counties and murdered and whipped our citizens have Ill found Judge Gober to be a man who lias respect for the law and tile Interests of the civil people. Colonel Steve Clay attended court here and on Friday delivered a splendid educational address at the close of Oakland High chooU Colonel Tom Hutcherson proved himself to be an excellent prosecuting attorney. The grand jury gave Judge Gober sad i Colonel Hutoiersoi the following voluntary nt In taking leave of his honor. George P. Gober.

judge we desire to return- our thanks for the able and Impartial manner in which he conducts the business of the and we feel that the Interests of the law-abiding people will be protected and we are proud to. say that he will have LO opposition for re-election. We learn that. Hon. George R.

Brown. the present able and efficient solicitor general who ties few equals and no superiors as a prosecuting officer will not offer for re-election. We feel confident that a large majority of the people" of Gllmer county prefer the election of lion. Thomas Hutcherson of the county of Cherokee who has been the able and efficient solicitor general pro tern during the present term. find him an able and fearless prosecuting officer and we ask that our member In the next legislature work for his election.

We make these recommendations without any the part of either of these IN THE OCONEE. Delainan Brown Sinks in Ten Feet of Water KffledgevUle. May Spec5al. Delamar Brown was drowned at noon Friday in the Ocone river near the city. He with ris Stembrttse.

were in swimmikj thetime Brown could- only swim aInert distance. There was a sand bank In the river near them and Brown undertook to- swim out to It but the current of the river. being very strong at this point. he was washed down below the sand. When he found he could not get to land.

he called to Stembrldge to help him. Stem- i bridge swam out to assist him. but was I grabbed by Brown and as Brown was the lareer of the two he feared they would both be drowned. so he pulled away from Brown and in horror saw hs companion sink away in ten feet of water. Assistance was quickly summoned and search for the body began.

Owing to the depth of the water it was over an hour from the time he sank until found and brought out by Mr M. Wagnon. Mr. Brown was about twenty years of age. being the oldest son of ex-Chief of Police P.

W. Brown. The sad death has cast a gloom over the entire city. Deima. as he was called was liked by all who knew him and his heartbroken pafents brothers and sisters have the sympathy of the entire people.

HAS HIS PARDON. Lorenzo Powell Free Special Edition of The Rome Tribune Etc. Rome. Ga. May 25.

Special. Lorenzo Powell the slayer of Peter Teague. has Zen pardoned. Powell shot and' killed Teague after a short altercation in Jan- uary ISM. The Tribunes Enterprise.

In the morning The Rome Dally Tribune will come out in two form this being the educational and industrial edition. It will be- printed on fine linen paper richly embellished with numerous tone Illustrations and containing a vast fund of educational and industrial information. The Lanier Circle. The Lanier Circle. Rome's leading litera- ry organization held a.

most Interesting meeting at the home of Colonsl and Mrs. John C. Printup this evening. The subject discussed was Ancient Greece. and entertaining and instructive papers were reed by Mr John C.

Printup Mrs. Mabel Hillye Professor James D. Gwaltney and others. Shorter Commencement. Shorter college commencement will begin Wednesday night with exMses by the primary grades.

The college is justclos ing a very term sod the graduating exercises will be unusually interesting this year. Public School Exercises. The Rome' public schools cease this week after a very successful year. TM attendance has been large and the schools are in a flourishing condition. A beautiful cantata will he rendered at Nevlns opera.

house by the pupils Thursday evening. SUICIDE AT THOMASVILLE. A Woman Takes orpine. and Dies. A Man Swallows Paris Green.

le. Ga. May 25. SpeciaI. LUte.

Harris. a dissolute character committed suicide In this city last night by taking an overdose of morphine. No cause is assigned for the rash act. Rerriugton Won His Bet. Situ Jerrington a white bootblack.

took a. teasp1Onf1 of parts green last night on a wager and is now critically iii from the. effects of It. was boasting to a. crowd that he could swallow that amount of the poison without it hurting him.

One of the crowd bet him a. quarter and another a dollar that he could not do it. They had no idea that Ire would attempt It but In this they were mistaken for as soon as the poteen was produced Herringtou grabbed it and dashed It in his mouth. He was then taken to a. drug store and antidotes administered.

which saved his life though he Is not yet out of danger. He won the bet though. DIED IN JAIL. Green Asutin Dies Suddenly Circum stances Suspicious. Monroe.

ha. May 25. Special Green Austin. who wgs confined in Jan here awaiting an appeal to the supreme court died in jail this afternoon under very suspicious circumstances. He was perfectly well at 12 o'clock when the sheriff gave him his dinner.

At 2 o'clock he said he was sick and died before a doctor could reach the jell. He was convicted at the February court the most brutal murder ever committed In Walton county but as the evidence was circumstantial the jury recommended him to mercy. Last week Judge Hutchirrs refused to grant him a new trial. A coronets will be held. Building Boom in.

TUten. Tttton. Ga. May 24 There is Tlfton. Ga.

May Special. There Is every month in the year. but just now the determination to erect residences seems to have struck about twenty citizens at the same time as Contractor Pittman says that that number of houses are or will shortly be contracted for. The buildings to be erected will all be creditable to the builders and to the town. there being no shoddy structures among the lot.

This building boom. If it may be so caned. is a necessity as there is not a vacant residence in town. while there are inquiries from would-be renters every we k. A Negro Found Dead.

Tbomasvllle Ga. May Special Charley Braeeweu. a well colored- man of this city. was found dead this morning In an outhouse on the- lot. of W.

R. Pittmasi. His neck wee broken and signs on his body indicated foul play. An Inquest was hell and the verdict of the jury wag to the effect that he came to his death at the. hands of unknown parties Mr.

Rosooe Luke of this city was examined by Judge Hansen oday and admitted to the bar. An Enterprising Farmer. Blackshenr. Ga. May John Baxter seems to be the most enter prislng truck farmerta Pierce' county.

He made 1988 barrels of Irish potatoes on eight acres of land. He expects to reSzTwK his potatoes and make a good crop of corn on the aame ground besides. The great annual public sale of the fa mous Tennessee Jersey cabtte will this year on the Bth tostaSt at Team More than eeveoty head celebrated milk and tStarca be soldunder the auspices of the see Jersey- Breeders' Sale ASIIoc. eluding drafts from thetoerdVsf romlr1ebt tree In ttftOrtate SOUTHERN FEMALE COLLEGE. Commencement Sermon Fine Music.

Exercises at the Chapel. LaGrange. Gal May 25. Spe slal. Rev.

Dr. Turpln. of. Arnericus prooched the commencement sermon of the Southern Female college in the beautiful chapel of this institution yesterday at II o'clock from the appropriate text That our sons may be as plants grown up In their' youth that our daughters may be' as. corner stones polished after the similitude of a palace.

He preached a sermon that was not only tilled with thought but. beautiful in diction end editable to the occasion anti that the large audience was in. I'm- pathy with both the text and sermon buRled on It was manifested by an at- teltlon rarely if at all surpassed. A ohoir of thirty or forty trained voices' did the singing. accompanied by tousle made by the college orchestra.

Ventte was the voluntary and was beautifully rendered. The offertory lntlammatus from Rossini's Stabat Mater a solo. by Mrs. N. R.

Hutchison with a full chorus. was a rare piece of musk and rendered in that sweet. soulful manner of hers that always commands attention and elicits commendations from all. The nlgtht service was a' missionary sermon by Dr. Turpln at the Baptist church.

and the reputation that he had made at the morning service by being a beautiful speaker was fully sustained. The-doctor came into our midst a but went away having made lit great number of friends. The exercises at the chapel this morning was the art display preceded by a short programme of tousle. wit Chorus. Neapolitan Air" Rees vocal class.

Waltz G. Salter Peavy. Soap Roving Swallow Davis Miss Nap Ferrell. Impromptu Chopin Nettle Tuggle. Song Waltz.

Rondo. OUlss Annie Peavy. Rtgtletto F. Lisst-AIlss Eula. Render.

Song A Valentine Scftleslnger-QIIss Settle Render. Chant des Nalaxies. 1. Ascher Miss D. Freeman.

Soag The Journey is Long. Coombs-Miss Viola Burke. Love Sou F. Miss A. L.

Strong. Song Dream of Love. Gregh- Mrs. Wino Holmes. After the.

rendition of the above pro- rne the time was taken by the crowd viewing the works of art that hung all round the walls. One of the most striking groups and we might say Instructive. was the portraits of the different presidents of this college from its foundation over a. halt century ago down to the present In cuznbent Dr. G.

Nunnallya with placards on them showing the dates that" each presided over the college Dr. John E. Dawson and MUton E. Bacon front 1843 to 1855 John A. Foster and Henry E.

Brooks. from 1855 to 157 I. F. Cox from 1858. to 1T Professor C.

C. Cox from lS87 to 1595. Dr. Dawson's portrait. was presented the college by Mrs.

Kyle. of Alabama but the others were made and presented by Misses Viola. Burke Anna Trultt Hula Render Mattie Reid I Anna iMell son. members of the present art class. These works of art re fleet great credit on the teacher of this department Mrs.

Po O. Awtxey who is a graduate of this institution and of the Phna elphia School of Design and also took a special course In art under Professor Cart Heclmr of New York. Two of her pictures that attract special attention is a. study front life old Iron gates or the old Ben Hill place of our city on Broad street and an east view from the residence showing the house and yards when the ground was covered with snow. Three pictures suede by Mls Janie Speer.

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Speer a study of kittens of puppies and of the deer elicited many OOIIlPUmetrtS from the different groups of visitors as they passed around the hell viewing and crlticising the different works.

The exercises so far have been a thorough success and the commencement blob fair to be one of the grandest this old institution has ever tnt. Tomorrow comes th laying of the corner stone of the boarding house and the morning wilrbe taken up by these exercises by the Ma- sons. CHARGED WITS HORSE STEALING Arrest of a Young Man Who Claims Atlanta as His Rome. Forsyth. Ga.

May 25. Special. A dap- per young fellow sailing under the cogno- mer of Robert Johnson. of Atlanta arrived In this city Saturday night. He registered at the Hooks house representing himself to be a traveling salesman for the Armour Packing Company.

Chicago. His polished manners and ready' gift of gab. together with his natty suit of gray and tan shoes. showed conclusively that Johnson was a typical sport. However.

he aroused no suspicion what ever and when he ordered the finest turnout to be had in th city. UndBY morning nothing was thought of It. A porter was sent to the stable of Pharr Chapman for the horse and buggy. which was turned over to the supposed drummer. Johnson proceeded to take in the town on a high scale and attracted no little attention as.

he dashed by in his nobby turnout. About noon he disappeared. and as night approached the suspicions of the liverymen. were aroused. Marshal.

Williamson was notified of the strangers disappearance with the team and prompt steps were taken to locate him. When last seen Johnson was near this city on the Barnesvttle road but every trace of him was soon tost. The officers In all the surrounding cities and towns were given a description of the young man with Instructions to arrest and hold him. Marshal Williamson has just received a. telephone message TIOIU Chief Butner of Maoon stating that Johnson was arrested several miles south of that city today at noon and was In the up.

Mr. WlUlamson will leave tonight for to get his prisoner and the turnout. Messrs. Pharr Chapman the liverymen will vigorously prosecute the young thief. who is believed to be an round crook sailing under a.

number of aliases' and badly wanted In several communities. When' arrested Johnson was armed with Smith Wesson 38 caliber revolver. BUT ONE CHANGE. Poya1 rcanun Elects Old Of ficers but One. Savannah Os.

May 21 The supreme council or the Royal Arcanuns did' a. hard days work today. The body held three sessions morning. afternoon and night. The principal feature of the day was the election of officers of the supreme council for the ensuing- year.

That change was the election of lease W. Caulfield of New York to succeed Charles D. COx or' St. Louis. on the committee on council work.

The rest. of tile day was spent in hearing and JIscllwng' report of committee Some contest was made on several of the supreme officers. Mr. Isaac V. Gaulfield of Ne York city the melnberoftha delegation selected to be placed amcn the' sugreena officers lie was elected chairman on council work In place of Mr.

Charles B. Cox. of St. Louts Mo. There was considerable contest for this place and the vote by which Mr.

Oaulfield was elected was 43 to 37. Mr. Caulfield Is secretary of the largest subordinate council' In the United States. New York. No.

348 numbering 2070 members. The-committee on. statistics made a report reccmmendlng the adoption of some plan to advancing of assessments. This proposition is being vigorously fought by many of the members. Under the present arrangement.

when a member enters the order at twenty-tone or at thirty years for example he pays the rate for- twenty- one or for thirty years and continues to pay that rate until death or as long as he Is a member of the plan now proposed Is that a member who enters for instance at One shall pay the rate for twenty-one until after he Is twenty-five when he shall' pay the rate for twenty-five and an increased rate every five years. This matter will be discussed again en Wednesday. but there will be no definite actiontaken with regard to It at this session of the supreme council. As II. rule such Important matters are introduced and discussed some tour or five years before any action is taken with regard.

to them. In this way' such matters go all over the country and are discussed In all the subordinate councils so that finally. the desires of the Individual members are reflected' In those of their representatives to the grand council. This will no doubt- be the course pursued In the matter of advancing the rate of assessments. LIMBS OF THE LAW.

Final Examination of the Law Class at the State University. Athens Ga. May 23. Special. Tlrly 511 young attorneys are now prepared to hang out their shingles and begin practice.

The last examination was passed Friday. AU day the of law" were in the classroom their nerves strained to the utmost It was the day to decide whether their years labor was of any consequence. Mr. W. II.

Harris of Macon. won first honor and speakers place. Mr. Harris was the Phi Kappa anntversarian. Mr.

John T. Norris Jr. of Carters ille won second honor speakers place. Mr. Norris was the InOothenlan anrtlversa- rUin and is one the most promising young men In the-class.

The lawyers are rejoicing today. The en tire class passedawl will receive their dips Tennis Tournament. Mr. Marlot Dubos won the singles In the tennis tournament finished Saturday. The tournament has been.

exciting and close. The university students witnessed the games every afternoon and applauded the many brilliant plays. On Tuesday afternoon the most exciting game was between Heldt and Fancy the latter winning. Price. Lockhart and Erwin also won their games.

Thursday afternoon Hull. Erwin and Lockhart were winners. Yesterday Dubose won from" Yancy winning the singles. Yancey and Erwln tie for second place. It was not a walk-over in any or the games and the finest tennis ever witnessed In this section was played by the contestants.

Tomorrow the doubles will begin. Hsidt and Yancey play together and Erwin. and This will make a strong team anti great playing Is expected. Professor A. H.

Patterson of the university has offered a handsome silver cup as first prize In the double. Professor Patterson is a. great tennis player and takes great interest In. the tournament. Mr.

Colvin. Resigns. With the last edition of The Red and Black the college weekly. Mr. lL Grattan Colvin resigned as athletic editor.

Mr. Colvin has been in charge of the sporting department of this paper since last. fall and has kept it interesting with athletic lap- penlngs and news for the sports His resignation Is regretted by the students as his valuable service on the paper. has been appreciated. Mr.

Robert Davis. of Covlngton. has withdrawn from the university on account of the bad health of. his father. Mr.

Davis was popular both in social and athletic circles. He' was one or the strong players on the Varsity of 05 and of this years team. Ho will return to Athens during commencement week to participate in the many social affairs. The Big Four' was unable enter the tournament on account of the disablement of Mr. Harris and Mr.

Hall however they will go to to-Newport. CRARGED WITH HOG STEALING. OfficersHave a Lively Time Arresting JimJCee. Waycrose Ga. May 25 Special r- Sherlff Qtlller and his deputy returned Sunday from lckley.

In te western portion of this county bringing with them Jim Lee. a white man. who' was arrested on two lndictmente tram the grand Jury charging him with hog stealing. The story of. the arrest is quite interest.

lng Lee is a farmer and Is to good circumstances and had always been considered honest anti upright. Some time last fall he was Charged with hog stealing and the evidence against him was clear and strong. He was arrested and jailed on a warrant sworn out' by the man whose hogs were stolen. Lee re maJnoo to jail several weeks and was finally released on hail to be subject to arrest should the grand jury find A true bill against him. The last grand jury brought two true.

bills against him end yesterday' Sheriff Mttler and Deputy Sheriff Anderson went after him with warrants for his arrest They found him at home. Lee was greatly excited when he saw them. He was In his house and the officers were-at the front A His. mind was against being arrested' and he tried to escape. Lee- jumped out the rear window andran some distance before the officers discovered that he had fled.

A hot pursuit the officers soon brought them within- a stones throw of the niEttlve and they halted Mm. Lee surrendered and was soon on ht way to Jan. He will remain In jail. In all probability untIl the November term or Ware superior court. Rent an Electropolae.

Graham. 25 Electric building corner Marietta. and Broad streets are now renting the Etectropoise' two months for to. Call on them for all particulars. may 19 tf wWlatl Desire.

I the publics attention to the tact thatIiiavea choice selection of the finest etchings photogravures something new and novel. Call and see me 20 Marietta street- SAM WALKER may234ti. rtBiittBurke chairman of the Uclteteomm1ttee' th May. festival re questlU rtlesxtbat had tlcketi to mate. returnsat West Cain street.

a rV A NEW WATER ROUTE. FIRST SHIPMENT OP FREIGHT OVER IT. The Eagle and Phenix Mills Running on Three-Quarter Time Accident at the Nuscogee Mills. Columbus. Ga.

May 25. Special. The first shipment of freight er the new freight route recently estaUsiled between Columbus and Mobile Ala. arrived In the city last- night. The shipment consisted of twelve nurtured fruit Jars consigned to the Columbus Grocery Company from' Alton Ill.

It was sent to Mobile via the Mobile and Ohio railroad where It was shipped to Apalachicola Fla. over- the new steamship line just established. At Apalachicola It was transferred to a local steamer the Queen City. and arrived here last night. There was no delay in the delivery.

which was prompt. quite a considerable saving was made In freight rates. This new water route. which has just been developed means much for Columbus. The lower freight rates enjoyed by Its existence will save the wholesale merchants of tile city J25000 a year it Is estimated.

as nearly every class or western goods Is affected. With the establishment of this water rate as the basis the merchants of the city will now make a determined pull for lower railroad rates. On Three-Quarters Time. The Eagle and Phenlx mills began run- fling this morning on three-quarters time to the gratification of the operatives who are now naturally as anxious to get In as much work as possible after the weeks of idleness to which the recent strike subjected the employee of the institution. In a week or.

two the mills will begin to op-crate- on full time. The ChrittahOochee knitting mill In Glrard just across the river also began- operation this morning. It is a part of the Eagle and Phenlx plant and was closed with the rest of the mills at th time of the strike. A Narrow Escape. This morning Len Oletree an operative at No.

I. Muscogee mm narrowly escaped being fatally Injured by an accident which happened to the engine of the mill. The nipple of a pipe near the cylinder was suddenly blown off. caused probably. by some deficit In It and the pressure of the steam and the action of heat upon the pipe.

Ogletree was not standing exactly in front of the pipe else he would imve been instantly killed but as it was he was slightly burned by the escaping steam. The Annual Outing. On tomorrow the. Columbus Gun Club goes to Ochiila a point a few miles below the city where It hoMs Its annual The party leaves' the city at 7 tfclock In the' morning returning at. 7:30 In the even- log.

There will be a. pigeon shoot- and a grand barbecun anti a highly delightful time Is anticipated. The club is In a. flourishing condition. Its trnual election of officers was held lest ek.

Newsy Notes. The revival meeting at Rose Hill church will be continued this week. Rev. Burch. the pastor will be assisted by- Rev.

W. A. Fancy. of Hamilton. At Broad Street Methodist church last night Rev.

3. H. Mather preached a ser mon on Temperance In the. course of which he discussed local politics In a lively manner. applying th subject of Ms dis- course to things local.

Mr. Charles Kley and Mrs. Kley wet happily united in marriage on Rose Hill yesterday afternoon. While out cycling yesterday. afternoon Mr.

Ernest Andrews had the misfortune to break his left arm by a fall an accident greatly regretted by his Mends. LOOKING OVER THE GROUNDS. Quartermaster General Zenan Visiting Camp Nortlien. Griffln. Ga.

May 25. Lewis H. Kenan assistant quartermaster general. Is In the ctty today looking over Camp Northen In order- to find out what- will be needed in the way of repairs cleaning up etc. to put It In shape for the coming of the soldiers on the 10th of June.

He says that the. ground is in rather bad shape just at present on ac count of a big growth of shrubbery that will have to be cut down and moved away. All the buildings are In fairly good shape but need some repairs and the usual coat of whitewash that is always given them just before encampment opens. The tent floors- are all right and have not suffered t-rom' exposure. The rifle range so he reports Is In a very bad condition generally and will need a great deal of work before it will be in proper shape fee used.

Work will begin on the grounds and buildings next Monday morning and by the time the first companies come In everything will bej In readiness. Aside from the general clean- log up arid cutting away of the undergrowth there Is little to be done. Captain Kenan thinks that the coming encampment will be the most beneficial to the troops of any that have been held. AU are familiar with the duties of camp life I It will be but little trouble to get everythIr to running smoothly. Captain Kenan will come down during the first part of next.

week and remain until the latter pert of June. The people Griffin are looking forward to this years encampment with fond anticipations. It Is always a season of gayety and fills the city- with guests who come to view the martial show. but the corning period promises to surpass all the others In the sunny brilliant anS entertaining visitors. Society will be more In evidence than ever.

while the people of the city are expecting give their visitors such a welcome as they have never given before. The cases against ten parties arrested last week for violating the prohibition laws came up before Mayor Boyd this afternoon Jbut none were tried. All -demanded a trial by jury before Judge" E. W. Beck.

of the city court Bond was fixed at 200 in each case the mayor re quiring that each bondsman be worth- at least 1600. Most of them gave bond more or less easily but severalof them- will spend the summer in jail. FIRED BY LIGHTNING. ct of a Barn atBartnony Grove Saturday. Harmony Grove.

Ga. May 25. Our town was startled Saturday evening' try a sudden flash of Inimedl- ately a' flerct flame shot upward from' Squire W. W. Jordan's bate This bate Is in therear of the Methodist church and near the parsonage and stables on the-parsonage lot.

As soon as the fire was seen our people realized a hard fight was necessaryin order to save the churob and parsonage an probably several other. residences. Our menfought the fire he- and finally whipped the fight after' a hard struggle. The damage amounts to about 1100 but and" all our. people are thankful it was not greeter This fire but emphasizes thVfact that our town stands badly In need ofa flr company and It btobe hopedthat th mayor and town a prtate-ceufacHeof funds at oncer to fiflrst-cbws organization IS HE THE OLDEST MANP New Jersey Has a.

Patriarch One Hundred and Twenty-Five Tears OTdV From The New Ybrk. Mall and Express. Far away from the scenes of W9boyhood with no relative to care foe him Noah Raby. who Is the oldest roan Inthe world. Is lylrg on his bed at the pcorfa1t ta the township of Piscataway three miles from this city awaiting his final summons.

On- April 1 the-old manielJbrated 124th- birthday. Several weeks ago Raby was taken ill with the grip and. In spite Of the efforts of physicians toe has steadily sunk- until tola death Is looked for at- any Raby was born April 1 1772 and ups to' his recent illness has haa-alwaya'beOn In excellent health. Many persons come miles to the poor farm to see the old. roan out curiosity but few gain an andlenoe wlUv him as Overseer Hummer Is twflhing to make an exhibit of his charge When a Mat and Express representative called at the pour farm yesterday Raby was lying on Us bed weak but conscious and able to talk.

He has a massive head and flow log. white hair iis eyes are sunken and the lines about his face show his great age. He Is perfectly blind and been so for the past ten yeas He has no teeth and late voiceIs hollow. Noah held out a bony hand to the Visitor and seemed delighted to have an opportunity to talk. Yes that's right he said In answer tq a question.

I have passed my 124th birthday and it was my last. I did thinkthat I would live another year but. nw I don't think I can. ain not sorry to. dje.

An old pipe by the bedside gave evidence or recent use. and wben asked Raby said Yes I snke. I've smoked' since I was 6. years old. and' I don't feel like giving' up now.

Rabys memory about the past Is remark ably' clear and he told of his life witb enthusiasm. He says lie wai born. In Eatontown. Gates county North Carotid. His mother was Sarah Raby.

a native of South Carolina and his father was North American Indian. His mother was about sixteen yearsoldwhen he Was born. When I was seven" years old Baby said. I was' bound out to afarmez named Miles Field. I worked for him until Twas twenty-one years oldf- then I struct out for myself as overseer of a Mrs.

Parkers slaves. I got 200 a year which was a lot of moneythee. When Mrs. Parker died iNosileftjEha place and shippedas sailor on ttteUnltevI States Mtate Constitution. TWs wai In- 1S08- and Ssoa he years-old.

After a years beforethe roast- he obtained a shift to the Norfolk. navy yard. Baby then went to. theBrook lye navy yard and later drifted Into New Jersey. He worked on farms until about years ago.

when he became anIn mate of the poorhouse. A Jady living here wno has taken great Interest in the old man has written many letters south to gain Information about hire. She has an affidavit made ago by a man living at Summertbwn Vai. Who was then 8 years old. In the affidavit this titan states that when hewas 10" years old he knew Baby who.

to the best of his knowledge was then about SO years old. A. grave has been found In Vrginlawhere a Sarah' Raby Is buried and this is' be. lleved to be Noah's mother. The old ttomb- stone bears date of 1800 Baby is an enthusiastic Free WIH Baptist He was a democrat up to OVER HOOP HAVE PEHp The OutlooH for the Poor I Still Gloomy.

Republican i letter In Boston stater the estimated number of fn es fa loon central MOOO Their the Turkish soldiery and they fl being able to carry them except the clothes on and perhaps a little bedding. not a large place and. or i8 3 ed a matter of fact whaj famine and sickness. than 6000 people This eludes both refugees and MOres toun. Sickness Is very prevalent tlafe' troubles being typhus and From ten to twenty die very Shepard has been there and fcu rlc but one Physician ces- tend 400 patients.

the refS been helped financially at the- rate dollar a head. and the un been given to the most needy retii of Zeltoun. A hospital has bees fitfcdl containing about fifty beds all fan streets which were In a very flftloi dltlon have been cleaned. ConsUei quantities of clothing and four have 1 given out also a large quantity of cine 03- needed. The outlook for the refugees Their houses burned their euiznajj a no Implements or seed what aa thq But the worst of If all Is they aretel midst of a hostile population wldclf Ob for their Wood and fear is expressed1 they will be killed as they arefwnx In the fields or on the- road crosscut to said.

to be smcer its tea of protection but the popu so stirrial ffi hy outrages ttee committed on Tm hh villages tiaf govemmaiT frmrmt Insure a perfect8 fly. Largor of money- are edeiJ help hes people. la addition toc dally txs tor at least three' monthg teglven somefarmintteplen some Xood and a. few animal teach. lags.

A mod erate estimate for this pose to J340COO. a sum which overwb one lts magnitude but which vh Jlded among 10000 people lookii enough. Prom The Indianapolis Sentinel. Senator Voorhees is not- In bad" and he has not written a letter one he will retire to private- the end of his present' term" In the States senate. Jo such.

good luck i store for the millionaires and' mags of the republican party who are atf entnosbng around for his seat. Tle i axor will be his own successor nob standing the' new blocks of ten repnb. scheme recently discovered la Fort Is Reed Better Than. Logiat From The St. Louis Globe Mr.

Thomas BReed Insists that. not a candidate for vice president 1804 General Logan insisted that not a candidate for vice president when he was nominated for that 1 on the ticket with Mr. Elaine he Mr. Reed can. afford to follow the.

i pl of General 00 O-O O. 0 ACOPTT01V-- X- C- I WORLDS BICYCLE. i Will be. giveaway to any one I will come to the business office latei it. In it will be found the news pertaining to The League American Wheelmen All record breakers and- jn feet st information as will feinteresti bicycleiider Jfjbttpnt on these It wiilxsiSu nothing.

v. 000 oo ob sf feiJj Gio Copes DIE Ito DISPUTE- OVER The wards Caugl the Babe George- Copes. a with afternoon his recovery- Is A part of Cop the backof his The thfr that the chancesl doubtful Copts weakness- caused which the night. wan the-size of the The station house was that Copes hadra fit Is often The aafe was so infurlat struck his yictir ing down. i two moreof his Jf tention.

The prompted somewl the two men ha employed at thevcorner of street for then of the sera engaged In shoyd stood near by or gave th negro sd to execute cli authority over Ii were exchanged they finally sep of feeling Abc 4 sioon Copespecad thenegros wSrSL hint-change hh pi the steep embanl was shoveling dii ed him to move- Matthews pron command Stalin no no-authority ovei remain wher he he would move himoelf- whereup shovel and strud on the tel Jones avenue br Ut After for ground the npgrl and struck' the I savage licks ft a Ijole hr braJps Issued fr The wounded form under the and pole statil lance soon arrnl 5 bfi xiis left tmd sad stoi finished could do tntcu John streel happened to is i a chase after the him considerably open field towarc gave utl pot long until the-station hou Call Officers sponded tcMhe but thejjegro hi they ceedingly peniten that he dI act I iserlbed hi aeti or fits as he ca ubj cC lie ale called- him a vl first Matthews Is tot a Is die and at East Point George Copes-1 has a jrtfel 5ar th conjerl Chestnut streetf mair was oltioit ha entertain sins Some otthftB wt of the Ileg A. E. Burke liln was the United Mt dellverH rds la Yebruf Adolph IJeyerl bonds and- mount paid Jbe circuit col ground We for Burkd was reversed Waited stat Jbat the tr PRONENT GEORGIA gON 10' 4 I otQrand of MAYOR the to- a1soone 1 t1ia The de ates en bE glns I j1J ee ae a SS repre ntlng kln n. be be wUlbe 7th eld 8ddrl' 25 adjou ed I I The ds ed Go I oo1. I re lecUon.

rn eral 1 been' a at le weask soon n- ImbWNED Ero BMmedgevUle 2 wn oconte. river. H. 8Wlmm t1me. rOwn u1d' a ehO IIw It.

I la er thetwo a' searc I Mr. about' 8IS I Special Special. Pow ll tr l' wcll ml rnlng thirty page- l' COlon discu ed was Mrs. yer I' I ete ed pub lc week. sncc sful an cO1 lt1on.

uUful MorpI ine 25. I sulclde could th I i I i I Suddenly a. Z5-SveciaL W28 In ave 8 td di 1 rore c. ever.com- to' Inquest will There I uses II contra ted I I week. v.

rrncolo as I e1Y Ct tbAtheCam6 ot i Jud i I Blacl henor 25SP CIal. Mr. bet1e enter- farmer1nPterce rellze 600 on thelI4II1e I the I Je18eYCSltJtkl be held instat Nashvllle I tev oftbme a. cd blAtter. Cattle will I BOld.

under Tennes- Jers y' ers' tlon In- I tho rd cf the mos. mUle state nd de. of' most famouatlattercon world I I Com encement Sermon-Fine I Rev. a I' ye It a el be stonespollshed slmlUt db' wtthtlwught butbea.uU- fulin lothe i on manifestedby all. At I bt I I R.

Ic e18 ght reputa. lon aw nU lIlber prec ded I Rees Snlter- fiss Song M133 Chopln lss Lls1t lss r. clhIes1nger I1ss gj an Miss The Llszt ss Song I WlnnHolmes. I 1herendltlon theilme I worksof preeid nts ttgodown I on oon I 18. 1 lrs.

Inbers pre nt I ths I hen Spe pas ed h1I the morn will be Ma- I Special. Hi I 1 appri ached cFh a if os ms eJ nC th to 1 i to priBOn Ch man thellvery- callberrevolver. UT GE. E1e tS Au. Old Of- The.

supremo RoyalArcanum torthe cbBI wall Caul1leldotNew su ceed 6peatln reI Ortofc cout wasIrUUie everalof I 8 eld. otNew th atncD uf eme was ele te 1 ehalrJii wu. erablecontest torthla ulfield No3 8 mbers. i mbers. tWentr I I on imtn or' order.

The now attwenty ne untllatter pay Ths nultter dlsc Intr lduced Thirty th mO t. lr. Cartergville hO speakers wa8 ung re a lni n- I passe4 TeI itsT ament tournament aft rnoon in nin esg rnie Hf dt gr n1. isH on. thesportlng Icita fg lI I of.

to tft ra Arreatin xee Spec. erlff nd thiscounty In hOneatand an st was. re- ks tob sb uld erday" rItf. SheritfAnderson Th were- at dl9oove pununOt theco1ncenZloon bro thetui1tlve th lila II' ja11. I ne n.

am DuBols25 Irentlng theEIectropolsetwo ntbs on 19U' What I nth.f/ factthaI bave. So' etcifngspbotogravures CaUand t. SAlIWALKER. maT 23 sUtto1Ckets Oa led tD. Mrs 1B jBuTki.

ott1ie ofthltMayfestlva re Ie bat tJeketato iIi' I NEWWATER rime ay The ovPr last consl ted lIunuredfrult fm A I. I wa vi Moi ad rir wrelt. 8hipp Apalahlcola' tem- shp ju etsbUshe. Aplachcola transter steer. Quen Cty.

her lt nIgt. was' deive. whic romp cnsiderale lg ws frght rat. Thl ne bn develO. meaJ lowe freljht It etence wf sve wholeal mrchants ciy SO ye.

I etimted. a neay eve clas weern aeted. ebllahmnt th tte bais. merchant th ciy wil r- rodrte TeeQur Te. Te Ele mi beg nlr Jrnlng theuers tm gUfcton optveswh natuly a anxfus P9sible.

te wek Idenes whch rect sub jted employ I ml wU ben 0' tu1 t. Th Chtto knjtln ml In' Glr. aco al K' opration tis rmng. I prt Eale a Phent plat wa clod rt tm Narow Ecpe. Oldetre.

oprve Muee nawly ecd bIng fatll acidet whch happnd tb egine mUI nipple pIp ner cylnder ot. cused probaly sme defcit It prsu ste acton heat pp Oier WI tndD acUy i pip e. ben Ity kled i slltl brned stem. Te Au Oti. tomorw Columbu oe' Ocbl i pint mies beow te whe hls it barue.

Thl pylfV' thecly oclk i te 7:3 i TherWU pieon plt gnd barecu3 ahlhly dllhtu I antclote. cub I 1cr hlg conGlt n. It Ietou ocer eld wfek. New Nots. meetng at Hi rhuh wi cUnued wek Re.

Buh por wU aSisted Farl y. Haton. Br3 Stet Meoist 12t nbt Mather preache Temprance tb cour whch iSu lol polU lvely mner. subjet 1. CU18E lec.

rey WPI happly Unted mle R0e Hi yesteay after Wlf Ot cyclng teray afteon hd mifoune brk ar accdent gy rted hi tend LOXG OV GRU. Quatrater XenaViiig CpNoren Grifn. a 25. Lwi Kena. aistt qnaeer gener I he' ci looig ove orer Wat wl neede i wy repa cein ete shap he cing ot- solier 10 Jute ys shap pre nt s- bi gwh' shrb wi have mve Al buldng go sha.

nee reprs usa cot wttea give the Ecpe opens Te tet foon a sutere T' expue Te rfie re. 8 te rePQr coniton gner1y ge beore I i prper Shap ued. Wil te gonds Cd bullg on- mornin Id te ti te fst I hl a cuin awy under iw I Ite done Ctn Kenn tIs tt cing wl ms bneclal tp tat held lamlar dutie cap a i wl lte truble everhin rnning stl. Captn Ken wl ce dow durte frst pa a unU te une Te pple tolnl thi yes ecpent MtdpUon8. I sen mey a fUs te th get8 cme maia te cong pno pries 8raS al Uy 1rllant and terning vitors.

5 w1 evience th wle pple ci ae extmg Ive thlr vslon 8uc wece a te gven befo. Thice ainl Je ate lt wek to violatn proibIton law ca befo Byd ths atern ut tre Al. de maDed trl Judge' Be. cour txed 8t Ce myo re bns wor lest n6" Mot gTe. bJ mre Jes e1y bu seerof the wi sen t- luler FD YLBG go aOrmony aqe Sty Grve.

Spfal Or tw staUed Say ei nt' Me fahot lihtg. Iime atel fe fae st. upwar tr i JOasb TIs is itte therer oLthelfest chur ad ne PI18O ad stle' the lot thetnf nor Jpte r1hft nees In oertoave thedur pang. anl Pbbly' ae reide a Ourmefahte reh rl a' whPP thett att' aJsgle Te :4 abt 0 1ut SueJor andJa' pe n' er" Tl bU empt tae rtwlds.bI1 oa lr Cy adt I toJbop tHnaYor w' ncl wl' a prtnd io euJ I OLEnP Ne R1 u. ded a' nt-n' Te Yr Mland Fawytm Ir JJ hood.

wil rlaUve ca 1 N0a RY Wo eodet mn te word lyr at i fa i tonshp Pscatawy tree mUefo cit. awUg hsfalBmoOnC Apr' the' old m' Bbr' Ut Seveal ag brwas ten wt. gp3 ite efor pysa ha stly' S1 unt ai deat Iooketor brn Apr and f' bl ret Iness ha awaysb i e- healt any prs0 mes pr tam ol ot of criOlty fe ga ao wit a Orseer Huer I nOwg exhbit hi Whma MaUa Epr rep entUe ceat be Pr rlymterday. I Ig be wea ut. coIclouad tk.

mIve he an low snow lar eye a Bu aut hi fa gt a. fsprtly ld th te yar le nt th olcJs hoUu. Noa bny te Itor an seme delihted ttave a opp tuni tak. Ye rlgl" I ad answr 0' QUesUon pe Ut a i dd tik lie anter ye. bu II dont I soq A ppe begav evdece recn We whn 7a Ry8d Ye 16e.

Ive sinc Iwa6 ad fel le gv' it' Ra mery abu te ptf rak. ce andhe u1 tia 63)S brn inE- tow Gat Ct Nor CrolaB motr W8' r. nUve St hl No er- ic Indi mtrWAts- yers old when hel br Wen sevenYe odnR sa bud t- a na' I Mie work buU Im e. Ye. to en 1 St myseUa overr' ta Hr Pes i slave aye whc mne j- I Wh de' 1ttl8 slp.

eor t' nle tl. Cnsttion hW I 108 WO' deihe 'lt' yarB ol Mt aj tewyeboJthe mt' 2t NorQ nav Ryte t. tBl nav Ya a dt 1t Jery. taltUf 1ut tt ye ag whe Je be ib ma prhU' 0' Jad lvber gr ltert i ol wl mf ters aou gn WoJa at him ha adavt me twtde a lv sUr ten yea old I aa1t th heW lOje kw RY. wh.

totebtot hl kowe ba bn iVa aS Rby adthlB ileve No's mot sone bdeot 1 ttIUoFwBp tt w' a demt t8 SenorVprheu Jt 1 bad idhe J. notw i i. ter' oo ttt. I' tir fat the. edo rinen el StS8 osuctiC 1 soefortem1ont te' rpubcpy wh a a en nng und' for se Ti ato" h' ow ucr.

rBtdn block ntydlSVel 7 edBT tt" FI he 8Gob MToma elnt4 nota endidat6fprVc det GenerlL nota edldte vee pnsaet whenchewasnomnted fOrt tcetwth MrRecanalon toUott GeneLgan. 9 iA COPYO THE CONSIlrITfON i WORD. IJXGR SJJl Wil gnaw toany 1 I. cometot4cbls SSQf il kfOundthe Jat' peramlngt9r Leag A er au Wl elnen fbjf 0 recordbreaker a a jI t- I infonat na iwl te5n l' 0-- 0 bcc Idrc fJ 1WItO 0 RQQ 19 ean or. l' wilcosiQU I 0- 7.

co u' 0. it 00000" i I 1" S. p' a i i 4 TUJLOOISTITUTIOI ATLA1TAL. TtTESDAYLLy2G4896 a ODD FELL8 HQWILL PARICIPATE ftTHE CONTI I hRrt i2 L4 jp p.ifl/i i I p. Ii ip AUt.

an7 0 ff cers. I I k- t. i. addresses brand i U7 0 lliJay 4 ps forihe zr' t. i nd 1adthess I a tin c- I i beenthe i sen- DEWNBDrn TBE1NEE.

si th c' i--- as as just cbs- very succeefub JA Green ach I an oam I tru IP reali 600 tOUndbesides fa- I eabtI I he of these biatte- sold ee Aesocatio the most treedera- the- na 8Cendk the ea fariu3tjtt. I I I a de lla2 voic nd nb Mrs. in- pla- corn pre- re- P. wh Phitadelphia nd ea an very andwas Macon a BOEiC 1lOld.Of- The tY was mcznber ot the amcngthj ays ay action' taken are Ial Thedn Dubowon the uni- i de- wa tenter th cir- ot a and ran iif theocers Novembertee-m them-for mayl9tf desire mayfl-4L Called u. Wll Burke of the fesUva quests all turxs at 43 andPhenlx l5f the it Cu week.

the dis- fail-an the-city 1 ac- aotnexpOsura to ill a cf to ut ye- oct a the' rear parsonage necessary thuro and men foughi roically- arid IOO flcpilre Jordan the' fact thatour own badlyjn of a a Is to be hoped that the couniI- will appro an ftrg- e' r'- a. tA1 ara Farawayfrom tli ced his boyhood isthe ths athe awaitinghlifinal man slsbratad gri fo up thelines perfectly and le tytotalk. anawertq think' that- am tt wbenask was6 It en walbora wasSaah hisfatheriras hewas workrdfor yeai otd overseerdfa 2 ayear oelitet 4he ea1iorn tlawas a wasitheisi years old at before 1the tbeBoo k- i to farm th1rty years lving-iiere-flo man Itt tWo yeais nvin Va re lathe thatwhea l0years- th FreeWfl1' the time of 1Iayes election. and then publlcan His last vote cast was fo and when maine was defeated neveg to vote again Is Ft The Springfeld A reelved 1n sta refugees I Turkey Is froc villages were destroyed- fled- anything ewg thefr conre refugees have formed an awful burfiea- wh-m probably no tema nat1yes-j an every dat an noble work physlc refuge th yt a can WOrstof lall ire In popuiatxonwj arefoenj the Tbe slncereia protc n. popelafle bytis the Terkisli vl1la govern1g peflse re eeede4 te or some farming ImpI sOmeZood afew' moderate ibis 340C eves's vided 1ooks NotReToBtfr a one that to luck at aroundfor repu gan Globe-Democrat.

B. Reed a be pie- 0 00 0 0 0-0 0 00 A COPYOF-- CONSTITUTION1S wh syi11 thebusiriess i 1at 0 GI abo be interesflng. bicycle. ddea Jf waflt Ofl. bookscome 6nce andge' wilLcost you I 1-i 1 BRAIRE i.

1--Giorg MAY. 2agfrous OVER' C- he- NegroJa Mttthew ashYvel afternoon Inflici Co iniured rn tel andihC a chances surg un thslzof negro vs occ rrenceand I a dis subject aaPault wa 1- victl i- him 2ocri more of hi arirbulance was i a short while Iioapltal- where I here negvotlid deedoulbe comew It seems- that In cx the corner ernAgdcultural lnai shy About. o'clock the ed se A Copes Ca the negros or hlsp steepernba ii 0 use he w-ber" atm the fo ncgr lna boleh stall arm brdi8 in story. As hIsjb down t1-t thto atmee tow cut Cotiong the station to the the negro' ii had Umi Matthews was Itatio ho peniten not his subject. andhaa.tot an slfe rear corner street.

AtSvery2al jilt-ed He lflTSl' of the Wuiiliigtdn. Ofthe wu as of Unit White ebru lisper and erg iflegjy brought suit. Tb. t-lt Co Loutsin the Bhjrk tba law. of ILtUis a WiIISfltyo inaZiflefl with low to give Ount of FO take only si need nOthIIJ becanae it thel1555 Inay laugh' Coming to' you nany phy theisn Regulator The roo of it I good eat i is eflougb i bsd.

1 in the ns Wbfle the egular Tbefled ITA 1SIMMUti.