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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1914
Page
4
The store reports full stocks in all sections and offers a satisfaction guarantee. December purchases will appear on the January statement with optional February payment for 1915. Wagons depart after closing, delivering all orders, with small parcels advised for distant customers.
G C Walker mining engineer found dead on Union Grove road believed robbed and shot with his own pistol. Bullet through right temple, pistol and two exploded cartridges found nearby. Friends suggest he fired at assailants, then was killed. body moved to Union Grove and funeral held. Information from Lithonia notes Walker carried 3806 dollars from Atlanta to invest in a quarry.
An elderly recluse, Mrs. A. E. Weir, died in a North Hamilton Street residence in Dalton on December 23 after a fire whose origin is unknown but likely started when her dress touched a grate. She left no known relatives locally. her sister Miss Lottie Christman died weeks earlier. The county administrator will handle the estate, estimated at about $1500, with a coroner inquest planned in a case with no witnesses or suspicious circumstances.
Columbus Ga December 23 Special Never before were the poor of Columbus so well remembered and their holiday pleasure so thoroughly provided for this year. An empty stocking movement by kinded ladies has filled hundreds of stockings with good things and will be distributed Christmas Eve to children whose addresses were furnished by the Salvation Army and other sources. Churches Sunday schools and the Muscogee County Equal Franchise League helped, with dinners for 100 families, baskets of food, clothing and toys. Funds from a concert by local musicians aided the effort, and First Baptist Sunday School donated nearly $100 plus provisions and clothing. Children give gifts to be shared with the poor, not their own families. St. Paul Methodist and St. Luke Methodist Sunday schools contributed generously as part of their Christmas exercises. Similar efforts are planned by other Sunday schools.
Decatur Ga December 23 Christmas exercises fill churches this week. Presbyterians hosted gifts for the poor instead of a tree and planned services. Methodists held a rare December tree and a cantata next Sunday. Baptists skip tree events. Junior B P U staged a church entertainment. Episcopalians schedule a morning song service while a Baptist Woman's Missionary Society collects items for Hapeville Orphans' Home. Dr Andrew Stedd of Oxford University to preach Sunday morning.
Druid Hills Presbyterian Sunday school pupils staged a unique Christmas entertainment last night at 7:80 oclock with each class handling a program item. Gift day follows, as blankets shoes clothing and food will be donated to the city's poor.
A Roanoke Alabama man identified as D. Weathers, aged unknown, died in Atlanta at 387 North Jackson Street. His body was moved to Burkert-Simmons undertakers and will be transported to Roanoke Thursday for funeral and interment. He is survived by his wife, a daughter Lois, two sisters and seven brothers. Special despatch from Americus Georgia notes Sarah Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Wright, died of diphtheria. Elizabeth Meyer, 74, died at 406 Frazier Street. survived by a sister and sister-in-law. John T. Reese, 80, died at 21 East Fair Street. survived by a son and a daughter. body at Patterson's chapel. a Confederate veteran. Miss Tommis McCarlie, 33, died at 675 Gordon Street. survived by parents, a brother and sister. Two-year-old Clarence Hales died at 3 o'clock at home on Bede Street. body at Poole's chapel. Bernice E. Mitchell, 6 months, died at 56 Dillon Street.
A reorganized choir directed by Sidney Cooper presents a Christmas day service at 10 30 p m with quartet soloists K Villard and B E Eby chorister boys George Kendrey A Dearing F Barnes and Raymond Smith. The program includes Processional O Come All Ye Faithful Te Deum Dykes Tours in FE hymn Of the Father s Love Begotten O Little Town of Bethlehem Offertory Anthem Sing O Heavenly and Be Joyful O Earth Nunc Dimittis Tonus Regius and recessional Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
Columbus Ohio December 28 The Hester Columbus Breweries a 12 000 000 corporation went into the hands of receivers on order of the federal court due to decreased demand and dry laws The company defaulted on a judgment of 3 518 The capital stock stood at 4 350 000 with 4 829 000 out standing bonds all secured by mortgages on property in Virginia West Virginia Ohio Pennsylvania Indiana and New Jersey The firm blamed dry laws for business losses noting West Virginia voting dry in 1916 and Ohio and other states tightening restrictions The company reports no debts beyond regular accounts and interest and sinking fund requirements
Chicago date. Theodore Proulx Turkish consul general issues a demand for Turkish residents born in 1860 to 1893 to report to obtain exemption from the call to colors and secure nationality certificates due to general mobilization in the Ottoman empire.
Waycross Georgia voters face two key elections in early 1915. On January 1 the Ware county commissioners vote for county physicians attorney clerk and chairman with new members taking office that day. On January 2 the city elects three aldermen and three education board members in the regular election.
The Japanese armored cruiser Azuma, which ended port calls with its companion Idzuma, departed Callao yesterday and sailed again last night. In Washington, the president renominated Henry Clay Hall of Colorado Springs for a seven year term as interstate commerce commissioner.
On Christmas morning Kodak photography will be popular with many taking pictures throughout the day. Jno L Moora & Sons, Opticians, advertise a complete stock of Kodaks and Brownie cameras at 42 North Broad Street.
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