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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1900
Page
4
Fragmented OCR recounts a war report with a reference to Jim Is NOW an HEELER and a lynching at an unspecified time. It mentions Major General arrivals, a wife, a marriage, a presidential embassy, and a boxing incident, all in disjointed fashion with unclear dates and places.
In Marietta Georgia March 18 masked men raided the jail and hanged John Bailey who had been shot during an assault on Miss Amanda Snedgrove. Bailey survived hours more as bullets tore through his body while a posse fired about 200 shots. Sheriff Bishop guarded the scene and park area as the crowd dispersed, with Bailey moved to the jail for treatment. A later note from Grits Georgia reports worsening fruit prospects after a freeze.
Columbus Ga March 18 Special A lynching occurred in Lee county Alabama when Charlie Humphries a black man who attempted to assault a young white girl was captured and shot by a posse. He was found in Miss Mc Coy’s room and later surrounded at his farm home where he confessed and was killed by gunfire. Local tension rose after multiple barn arsons believed to be by incendiaries.
Savannah gears up for a grand Dewey visit with a Tuesday reception and a bustling Wednesday parade. Out of town commands including First Battalion South Carolina Volunteer Infantry and Georgia state troops will join in the festivities, with many units quartered at Estill Avenue hospital. Rear Admiral Sumner will visit as a guest, and local militias plus visiting bands and volunteers plan to participate.
Bibb county commissioners G. M. Davis T. L. Hanry J. J. Amazon W. E. Jenkins and J. McGee seek re election. A progressive younger ticket Ben L. Jones Henry Horne L. J. Kilturn E. J. Willingham Rolf Sims is touted. Macon candidates depart for Crawford County solicitor general race. seven seek votes amid a Crawford primary.
Savannah reports from Coffee county detail a railway dispute in Nichols where the Southern Pine Company blocks Waycross Air-Line work crossing its property. Track torn up by night, arrests sought but bond posted, later court action and ongoing construction toward Marle with lines crossing paths. John J. McDonough confirms conflict. courts to decide.
Athens Ga March 18 Special Tallulah Falls will be a leading resort this summer with extensive improvements planned including a new hotel. R L Moss Jr who ran the Cliff House last year aims to hire an expert hotel man this season. Athens citizens discuss buying Tallulah sites for summer homes and a few may be built this spring. Hon Hoke Smith of Atlanta contemplates a large rustic log style residence with wide verandas and modern comforts. Unveiling of the Vance statue in Raleigh is postponed from May 2 to July 4, about four months earlier than readiness.
General Nelson A. Miles, commander of the army, is expected to visit Savannah as the city’s guest for the Dewey celebration. Congressman Rufus E. Lester arrived from Washington for the event, while Senator Clay cannot attend. Miles will travel from Charleston after meeting Secretary Root, then proceed to Port Royal and reach Savannah Tuesday morning aboard the government launch Angler. Admiral Dewey and Mrs. Dewey plan to arrive tomorrow.
In Monroe Walton county the senatorial contest for the twenty seventh district gains focus with J H Felker and A C Stone active and J M Ammons as a potential candidate. For the legislature, Rev M F Hurst is the only named candidate aside from renewed speculation as the state executive committee prepares to meet and advance campaigning.
UT the city to confer with local members about the state convention in Macon next Thursday. Delegates are expected. a large fund is being subscribed for a banquet for the Georgia drummers at their annual state convention in Macon next month. A Bibb county Sunday School association meeting is set for Tuesday at 4 PM at the Knights of Damon office, led by President C J Ellis.
Columbus GaMarch 18 Special.Columbus adds 75000 spindles soon 100000 two twenty thousand spindle mills will consume cotton North Highlands Columbus Manufacturing Company and Biho Manufacturing Company building Eagle Phenix adds five story unit employs 150 workers Columbus warehouse receipts 60000 70000 bales mills will raise consumption by about 60 percent Prices rise as mills compete with shippers Farmers may sell directly to mills as predicted. West Point LaGrange Montgomery Macon could lose ground to Columbus. Religious Revival at Oxford Emory College Oxford Ga March 18 Special Rev G W Duval preaching power students commit to better lives at the fountainhead of southern Christianity.
Letter from BE. Beady defends himself in Franklin Georgia dated March 18, disputing a recent fight with Mr. Carter. Beady claims the correspondent misattributed blame and asserts he can prove who precipitated the trouble when witnesses were absent.
Ben J R McDonald announces a platform in Waycross Georgia on March 18 proposing to cut county official salaries and save the county about 3000 dollars. The candidate faces a familiar controversy with the last grand jury over bills before the previous legislature.
An old ad listing assorted cheeses and butters with prices and brands. Includes Bayle's Anchovy Cheese Deviled Cheese C and B Parmasan Edam Philadelphia Clover Hill Fox River Thornton Country Butter with varied jar or pound quantities and cent prices.
G H Miller president of the North Georgia Fruit Growers Association reports the recent cold snap killed no more than five percent of the crop. The season’s late bud formation saves trees from bloom damage and promises an enormous, high quality harvest. An Institute meeting is planned in Adairsville April 4 and 6 with programs on apple culture fertilizing and peach growing.
Copy of an early paper in Georgia titled The New England Journal from Boston, dated April 8, 1724. It notes the issue’s age, a stocking loom invention, England newsletters from 1727, an odd coffee ad in Brattle Street, Boston, and a disturbing sale notice for a young girl. The two small pages remain well preserved and are described as a rare curiosity.
In Savannah on March 18 a rat inhabiting the organ at St Johns church prevented the bellows from producing sound during a Lent service. Investigations showed the rodent gnawed the bellows feather, stopping air intake. a trap failed to deter it. A remedy popular at the time was Dr. Blechter’s Angostura Bitters to tone the system.
Athens March 18 Special In Clarke County records clerk J K Kenney found rare documents dating back over a century One manuscript lists officers under General Marion from the Revolutionary War and a prewar ballot of county officers among other old papers.
Barton F. Carter, former postmaster and Republican official, accuses a Constitution special of persecution. Thurman recounts an incident with a $20 bill when Sam Peck allegedly swindled his family. He says he was arrested, bonded, and expects exoneration next week. Carter defends Thurman, alleging political motives to oust him from county and state roles.
Rome Ga March 14 Special James B Nevin manager and owner of the Rome Opera House will ask the city council to pass an ordinance requiring ladies to remove hats in the theater The practice began with the new house opening and was urged in early performances but lax adherence led to this planned appeal Banquet at Waycross Waycross Ga March 1 6 Special The chamber of commerce will host a reception Tuesday evening for Vice President S H Knott and Superintendent W B Denham of the Plant system at the Phenix hotel with prominent citizens in attendance.
William Guy & Sons sawmill near Praganza burned in a March fire with heavy loss and no insurance. Officials suspect arson. The McDonald blaze nearby also destroyed two dry kilns and thousands of feet of Sumter lumber, with hard effort needed to save the mill.
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