One Hundred Accessions At Westminster Church In Atlanta
Dr A A Little will record the one hundredth member at Westminster Presbyterian church since August 1 last year marking a church growth milestone. The Florence Crittenton home of Atlanta reports a thriving year 1908 with receipts 3818.28 disbursements 34043 balance 22086 and cares for 22 inmates including 8 adults and 14 children plus 87 admission applicants of which 40 were admitted. There were 29 births and four infant deaths, five marriages, ten conversions, two infant baptisms and twenty prayer requests. A trained nurse now assists in the infirmary and Mrs E H Fraser was elected president renewing dedicated service.
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A. A. Little
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Westminster Church
Forreat
Florence Crittenton
Atlanta
EH Storr
Aick
E. H Fraser
the Home
Growth and Welcome At New Atlanta Church
In a rapid growth area on a main boulevard, a Presbyterian church near Jackson Hill began seven years ago in a Sunday school room. A handsome edifice now stands amid surrounding homes with 500 members on the roll. Dr. Little guides a vibrant congregation with nightly services. his sermon Sunday is Balm for the troubled heart. Music by Professor Barnes leads a strong program featuring Messiah pieces. Sunday school, led by Colonel Willis M Everett, serves nearly four hundred members.
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Nce and Boulevard
Atlanta
Lange
Jackson Hil Baptist Church
Little
Professor Barnes
Marbut
Miss White
Miss Hood
Dom Hood
Tom Latimer
Cornellet
Willis M Everett
Bamuel H Asmew
Three Fine Machines Destroyed by Flames
Fire at 454 Peachtree street early yesterday gutted a barn behind Colonel Scruggs residence. Three automobiles owned by John Kiser and F A Linck were destroyed, with Linck losing two cars at 3 060 each and Kiser a 4 500 vehicle. Total loss estimated around 19 000. Furniture and office fixtures on the barn’s second floor also damaged. Firemen arrived too late to save the structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W Wll Scruggs
Peachtree Street
John ¥. Kiser
F. A. Linck
Frick Company
Jameson and
Gallaher
Kiser
Mr. Linck
Colonel Scruggs
Mesera Linck
Umek
Contempt Case Concludes in Atlanta Trial
In Atlanta an argument concluded this afternoon in the contempt case of Mrs Carrie Mogi Dickens widow of the late J Dickens. She charged her brother in law Charles C Tackens with falsifying accounts of her husband’s firm. The trial lasted thirty days with one accountant witness on the stand for ten days. The judge Best will be in Atlanta soon to hear further matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosile
Ala
J. Y
Carrie Mogi Dickens
Lete J . Dickens
Charles C Tackens
Safe Watches You Cannot Buy An Unsafe Watch Here
A local shop promises reliable watches with clear expectations across low priced and high end models. They refuse to sell any unsafe watch and emphasize safety as a top standard for all timepieces.
Subscription Dinner Honoring Frank S Mason in Atlanta
A subscription dinner for Frank S Mason of Boston Mass, executive secretary of the Federated Boys Club, will be held at the Aragon Hotel on Wednesday January 27 at 8 30 pm. The event honors his visit and supports the Boys Club with talks by Mason W C Foote Mrs Preston S Arkwright Superintendent Dorr and others. Tickets available from Superintendent Dorr. A public exhibition and illustrated talk will follow at Marist College Ball with displays from other boys clubs under the Ladies Auxiliary.
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Mason
Boston Mass
Federated Boys’ Club
National Organization
Aragon
Inney
Wednesley
Atlanta
Mr. Mason
Boys’ Club
Aragon Hotel
Mambera
B. Rivera
Ww. C. Foote
Preston
Receivers of A B & A plan big note issue
Receivers Atkinson and Arkwright of the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic plan a note issue to cover current expenses and past due obligations. Judge Pardee granted authority to borrow 184000, with notes to be discounted at up to 10 percent. The road has paid interest through January 1909 and one rolling stock purchase remains on the books from 1907. The court requires full reporting of terms, size, maturity, and discounting parties.
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Atkinson and Arkwright
Atlanta
Birmingham
Atlantic
Toad
Don
A. Pardes
United States Circuit Court
Fifth Judicial Die
Tres
Guaranty Trust Company
New York
Oak
Pardee
Police Banquet Hosted for Mayor in Grittin
In Grittin Ga on January 22 police officers gave a banquet at Oxford's cafe for the mayor and city officials. The event followed local customs and aimed to honor past achievements and community service.
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Grittin
Oxford
Why the Possum Has No Hair on His Tail
A colorful late 19th or early 20th century regional piece blends folkloric humor with origins of racial caricature. It cites Captain John Smith and Irwin Russell, links a Mississippi tale to literature, and centers on a banjo tale from Booker, weaving a humorous origin of the possum’s hairless tail amid a Noah’s Ark riff and plantation song tradition. The verbose dialect portrays enslaved and Black vernacular, ending with a punchline that heritage lies in the banjo and possum tale rather than hair.
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John Smith
Irwin Russell
Mississipp Post
Joel Chandler Harris Tong
Russell
Mississippi
Booker
Georgia
Noah
Weather Today Cloudy With Light Rain Threats Across Regions
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with limited rain across many areas in the United States. Warm conditions prevail, and the overall weather pattern features subdued precipitation despite persistent cloud cover.
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United States
Western warmth and a whiskered talker
The passage notes warm weather across the west except the far north from Duluth to Spokane. It also cites a high barometer in the middle Atlantic states. A character named Gopher riffs about whiskers and old war tales, concluding with a quirky line about a man’s looks and facial hair. The temperature reached 60 degrees.
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Duluth
Spokane
Atlantic
Rojestvensky
Gopher
County Orloff
Vitsk
Port Arthur
Desperadoes Captured Near Harlem Hy
Nashville Tenn January 22 A Bris dispatch says Henry Cart a Kentucky ex convict 81d Pope and Robert Isborne charged with holding up and robbing a wagon loaded with merchandise near Harlem Hy after killing Tolby Howard one of the men in charge of the wagon and concealing his body in a stream bed have been captured and are in jail The body of Howard was found after days of search
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Nashville
Tenn
Henry Cart
Kentucky
Pope
Robert Isborne
Harlem
King Tolby Howard
Howard
Death of John H. H. Osborne Highlighted by Confederate Veteran
Professor Joseph T Derry discusses the death of his brother in law John Howard Howell Osborne born November 1845 in Georgia. Osborne served in the Confederate Army, fought at Kennesaw Mountain and Jonesboro, later lived in Savannah, worked as a fertilizer inspector and tax official, and was father to W. Osborne of Savannah. He was remembered as genial and generous, leaving a sad vacancy in the family.
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Joseph T Derry
Atlanta
John Howard Howell Osborne
W. Osborne
Savannah
Whdo
Sledgeville
United Confederate Veterans
Augusta
Dugitthorpe
Georgia
Macon
Osborne
Georgia Military Institute
Marietta
Ordnatioe Department
Gabriel Raines
Oglethorpes
Sixty-third
Georgia Regiment
Joseph E. Johnston
Kennesaw Mountain
Renchtree Creek
Jonesboro
Tennessee
Olmstead
North Carolina
Joseph Johnston
Joe
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Admiral Sperry Visits Villa Franche and Officials
Admiral Sperry came ashore at Vila Franche on January 22 and called on Ambassador White and the military governor. He then returned to Vila Franche where the Heimdni commander and local civil authorities paid a courtesy visit aboard the Connecticut.
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Villa Franche
Vila Fremche
Admiral Sperry
Swent
Nies
Ambassador White
Vila Franche
Connecticut
City calls special session over Piedmont park clash
Mayor Maddox issues a Monday 3 PM special council meeting to decide Piedmont park’s fate after fifteen council members petitioned. The Piedmont Park Improvement Association opposes any compromise to allow fairs or demolition of park buildings, insisting the park remain strictly for park use.
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Murphy
Jack Spalding
Fiedmont Park
Maddox
General Council
Sldermanic Board
Piedmont Park Improvement Association
Park Board
Pleamont Park Improvement Association
Spalding Sears
Jack J. Spalding
King & Spalding
Piedmont Park
Aeld
Aldermanic
Piedmont
Sidionious
Ging Council
Park Supporter Warns Against Fair Grounds Contention
The speaker says he attended three hearings and did not appear, asserts strong park support for the city, cites a liberal donation, and warns plans to block the fair if the law cannot allow it. He asks that others not claim the prize or claim they were not warned.
Rev J D Winchester to Address Railroad Y M C A
The Railroad Young Men's Christian Association invites all railroad men to a Sunday afternoon service at 3:30 led by Fey J D Winchester pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church. Winchester, a noted Atlanta preacher, will deliver an engaging address. Attendees are welcome to visit rooms and spend the day culminating in the service.
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Railroad Youngen's Christian Association
Rois
West Alabama
Fey J D. Winchester
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Winchester
Atlanta
Ha Close
Western Classification Committee Holds Night Sessions
Mobile January 22 The western classification committee meets at night to finish their fibors by Saturday night. They are well advanced with sketches, and most of the hardest parts of their laters have been completed.
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Mobile
Western Classification Committee
Rev Howell to Talk to the Young Men at Ponce Church
Tomorrow evening at 730 Rev W Jasper Howell fills the pulpit at Ponce de Leon Avenue Baptist Church to address young men on The Religious Importance of Young Men. He has studied conditions affecting youth and seeks uplift through church, home, and state and urges church members to foster responsible citizenship.
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Ponce de Leon Avenue Baptist
W Jasper Howell
J W Millard
Howell
Mons
Fortifications Budget Reduced by House Committee
The House Committee on Appropriations agreed to report a fortifications bill carrying only 782011 for the next fiscal year. Major items include 1000000 for sea coast batteries in the Philippine Islands and 2600000 for seawalls at Fort Travis, Galveston, Texas. The committee rejected the full 6000000 sought for military aeronautics.
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Washington
House Committee On Appropriations
Fort Travis
Qalveston
Tex
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Wm. L. Peel
Robt. F. Maddox
Jas. P. Windsor
Thos. J. Peeples
Jas. F. Alexander
Crittenton
A A Litle
Westminster Preatyter Church
John Kiser
F. Linck
Judge Best
Safe
Maier&Berkele
Frank S. Mason
Curt
Algner
Count Gopner
John H. H. Osborne
Jos. T. Derry
Brother-in
Royal Grape
Council
J. D. Winchester
Eiseman Bros
Whitehall
Baltimore, Md
Washington, D. C
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