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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1902
Page
7
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Fragmentary notice comments on a campaign in Iowa, mentioning prohibitionists and Republicans, with garbled wording about public sentiment and political prospects. The text appears as a seemingly misread OCR fragment lacking clear entities or events.
Baltimore financial interests completed a major purchase of the Augusta Railway and Electric Company, consolidating it with the Augusta Aiken electric railways. The new ownership, led by J. W. Bidendorf and partners, aims to unify street railway and electric lighting properties under a conservative financing plan. The Augusta Aiken line runs from Augusta, Georgia to Aiken, South Carolina, covering eight cities.
Madison, Ga October 2. Special. Madison's new electric light plant ordered from Schenectady has arrived and workers are installing it. It features forty arc lights and many incandescents, promising brilliant nights. Madison Cotton Market sees strong volume with high prices as farmers bring cotton from surrounding counties to town.
Washington line stockholders face a failed bond issue with $2,800 due plus interest. Shareholders may sell rails to junkers if owners do not salvage value. Key figures cited include T. C. Hogue, T. Burdett, and connections to the Stone and Oxford road.
W C Powell president reports a proposed consolidation of naval stores firms with capitalization set at 3 000 000 instead of 2 500 000 and operations to begin around January after organization planned for November 11 in Jacksonville. Brunswick’s C Downing Company to be represented in the consolidation alongside firms already named.
Rute Turner of Turner Hodgson reported a $200 diamond ring stolen from him in an Athens shoe fitting. Bob Simmons of Madison County was arrested on larceny and concealed weapons warrants after the ring was recovered from his shoe at Seaboard depot. He denied guilt.
Griffin Ga October 2 Special There is more building and growth in Griffin than ever before The Central railway has added five side tracks to serve new industries including a 200000 mill by the Kentucky Refining Company of Louisville a 200000 cotton mill by Boyd Mangham Manufacturing Company a new planing mill and sash door and blind factory Residents are being improved and bricklayers and carriers are fully employed
Cotton receipts at Griffin warehouses for 1902-08 up to October 1 total 41 698 bales. This exceeds last year's by 1 874 bales and tops ten year for the same period. The crop is uneven with thin sections still and sales proceed rapidly.
Minority stockholders of the Fair Association in Waycross Georgia plan to improve grounds and buildings ahead of next year’s fair. The association sold property for about eight thousand dollars to fund upgrades intended to boost the event and attract attendees at forthcoming markets and races.
At the Jones County Fair Macon Georgia October 2 Governors Candler and Mled Ferrell shared supper at the Brown house. Candler was en route to Atlanta after addressing the fair and planned to speak in Jones county the next day.
Hon L S Roan of Fairburn Ga plans to seek appointment by the governor to the vacant Stone Mountain circuit judgeship created by Judge Candler's move to the Supreme Court. Roan, urged by many in the bar and public, is praised for longstanding legal experience and eminent character.
In Macon Georgia October 2 three funerals were held for Rev L B Payne Mrs Sallie Streberg and Mrs Carrie Sewell Dure. Payne 77 long served as superintendent of the South Georgia Methodist Orphan Home. Streberg, 32, daughter of J Wilson, died after illness and burial was at Fort Hill cemetery. Dure died of diphtheria with interment at Rose Hill cemetery. sister of Mrs Vance, her husband was the late George P Dune.
Charley Morris, an African American man in Wrightsville Georgia, shot and killed his sleeping daughter after mistaking her for a burglar. The incident occurred Saturday night when the girl walked out into the yard and returned through an open window. Morris hailed her without response and fired. The girl died a few hours later. The report also notes ongoing Bible Conference activities in Macon with sermons and addresses by Rev. H B Bardwell Rev J B Johnston Bishop Hoss Rev G Smith and Hon DuPont Guerry including Bishop Goss preaching that night.
Forsyth Ga October 2 Specially Rev T J Watts has been called by unanimous vote to serve a third year as pastor of Forsyth Baptist Church. Dr Watts is noted as a successful younger minister in the state and under his leadership the congregation has erected a handsome new church.
In Cumming Georgia a coroner jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Frank Benson for the killing of Leonard Strickland. A warrant was issued charging him with murder and he remains jailed awaiting a preliminary hearing before a justice of the peace Friday morning.
Mecon Ga October 2 Special registration for the December aldermanic election opened yesterday with only fifty nine voters registered. Registration will be held every Monday Wednesday and Saturday in October. The books apply to the white primary on November 4 to nominate one alderman from each of Macon’s four wards.
Consolidated returns from across Georgia show Judge Candler ahead in the vast majority of counties with a predicted state total around 13 000 votes. The biggest county fight centered in Coffee where Candler leads by about 600. populists win several county offices while Democrats take sheriff and tax receiver. Ward contests the results for representative. Local races in many counties reflect a tight, variable turnout with margins ranging from a few votes to several hundred in favor of Candler or Ross.
Macon Ga October greatal Mercer’s law department reports its largest class in history with thirty eight matriculates. Many graduates come from the University of Georgia and other colleges. Officers elected: J B Wall president Powell vice president Howard secretary treasurer Long historian. Refreshments at Lamar’s drug store followed.
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