Townsends Saving Rattlesnake Leads to Accidental Shot
On Cumberland Island capsized by misfire Captain L Johnson shot Colonel Townsend in the arm while hunting. Townsend had earlier saved Johnson from a rattlesnake. Townsend was rushed to a hospital in St Marys. the wound is not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
S.C
St. Marys
Mr. Townsend
O. Johnson
Waycross
JY. Proctor
McEvoy
K. Higginbotham
Geor Johnson
Master Johnson Hawk
Johnson
Mr.Townsend
Captain L. Johnson
Clifford Johnson
Captain Johnson
Colonel Townsend
Southern Bell Buys Ware County Cotton
Waycross October 17 Special Acting on instructions just received Manager W S Henley of the Southernest Telephones and Telegraph company today purchased a base of cotton from a Ware county farmer paying 16 cents a pound for the cotton Not only was the cotton grown in Ware but it was also ginned in the county It is understood that the Southern Bell company will purchase several hundred bales through their managers at various points A Detroit Automobile concern also bought a bale through their local agent
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waycross
W. S Henley
Southerest Telephones and Telegraph Company
Ware
Southern Bell Company
Detroit
Lan
Atlanta Train Grounds a Negro to Death
A Negro woman, Turae Hivers, was ground to death when struck by the Atlanta Montgomery passenger train on the city outskirts. The inquest found no clear reason for the act, noting the woman apparently faced a personal crisis before stepping in front of the locomotive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ufauta
Ala
Turae Hivers
Atlanta
War meeting of Atlanta Scots gathers 200 members
The Atlanta Scottish association held a war meeting at the Burns club with over 200 members present. Highlights included Jimmin Lidell singing It s a Long Road to Tip perary, Dr. John Osman delivering a stirring war talk and poem, and speeches by W S Milne Chieftain McWhirter and Arthur Craw. The Black Watch link and Ottawa enlistment plans were noted, with songs Auld Lang Syne and The Wea Smp Hour concluding the evening.
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Atlanta Scottish Association
Burns Club
Tipperary
Jimmin Lidell
Arthur Craig
Atlanta
John Osman
Milne
Edinburgh
Scotland
America
St Andrew's Bay
Pla
Chieftain McWhirter
Arthur Craw
Atlants
Viclnalty
Southern Railway
Ottawa
Dominion of Canada
Black Watch
Forty-Second Highlanders
Wea Smp
Joyner Convicts Two Of Burning House In South Georgia
W. R. Joyner, state fire inspector, returned to Atlanta from Moultrie after convicting Louis Johnson and Adam Barr of attempting to burn Norman Park home. Each received five years on county chain gang. W. M. Martin, owner, indicted as accessory and to be tried January first week. Martin Williams and John McAlister indicted in Tift for burning W. T. Register barn. jailed in Tifton for December trial. Joyner to visit Nashville Dublin and Cuthbert next week amid rise of arson in south Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. &. Joyner
Atlanta
Moultrie
Louis Johnson
Adam Barr
Norman Park
W. M. Martin
Martin Wiliams
John McAlister
Tift County
W. T. Register
Tifton
Joyner
Nashville
Dublin
Cuthbert
South Georgia
Peruna touted by Lockhart couple in health letters
Mr John B Blackwood of Lockhart South Carolina extols Peruna claiming it saved his nervous indigestion and improved his wife after a kidney and stomach illness. He says he travels nationwide as a stone mason and has urged coworkers to use the remedy. Additional letters recount a baby show prize and a sick two year old cured by Peruna and Manalin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Blackwood
Lockhart, S. C
Mr. Blackwood
Ufc
Ruth Manalin Blackwood
Peruns
Great Celebration Planned By Odd Fellows of State In Honor of Judge Daniel
Committees from Atlanta Odd Fellows plan one of the largest rallies in state history in Atlanta on October 20 at the Auditorium. About 2,800 members and delegations from Marietta Smyrna Austell Douglasville Fairburn and more will participate in a parade led by the Dixie Canton with Captain Amos Baker as marshal. The grand lodge officers meet October 13 at the Piedmont hotel with a 2:30 luncheon and a public evening program at Taft hall beginning at 9:15 featuring Judge J T Daniel as the main speaker. Governor John M Slaton and Mayor James G Woodward will welcome attendees.
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Atlanta
Odd Fellows
Od Fellows
Dixie Canton
Amos Baker
John
A. Hynds
Sovereign Grand Lodge of the World
Atlantic City
N. J
Union
Odd Fellowship
Georgia
Avery Lodge
Taft Hall
W. S. Coleman
Grand Lodge of Georgia
John M." Slaton
James G Woonward
Sovereign Grand Lodge
JT. Daniel
Sovereign Lodge
America
Atlante
Sloan
Gainesville
Marietta
Smyrna
Austell
Douglasvile
Fairburn
Jonesboro
Decaptur
Stone Mountain
Broad
Mabama Streets
Auanta
Hemphill
Multon
Schiller
Piedmont
Central
Barnes
Capital
West End
College Park
East Point
Bunger Lodge
Tullegalia
Alabama
Whitehall
Mitchell
Luckie
Peachtran
Sovereign
Grand Lodge
Piedmont Hotel
Five Points
W. &. Coleman
Ledec
John M. Slaton
Tomes G. Woodward
W. B. Stoan
Georgia Grand Lodge
Gaineavitls
John A. Uynda
Grand Mershal
Govereies Grand Torlge
Robert T. Daniel
Griffin, Ga
Officers of Fifth to Hear Addresses at Armory Night
The second talk in a series for officers and enlisted men of the Fifth regiment will occur at the Armory Monday night. Col Orville Hall invites cavalry and artillery to attend. Capt Oscar Palman will present Gettysburg via a blackboard, Major Fort will discuss camp sanitation and field hospital work, and Capt J M Kimbrough will speak as Instructor-Inspector of the Georgia National Guard. The war department prohibits discussing the European war. Sixteen men in one company have typhoid inoculation. regiment to be evaluated for efficiency.
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Orville Hall
Oscar Palman
Gettysburg
Major Fort
Fort
J. M. Kimbrough
National Guard of
Georgia
War Department
Resule
National Guard
Kimbrough
Philippines
Cuba
China
Tiall
Hall
Prizes At Woodbine Fair For Babies And Cakes
Waycross reports a one day Woodbine Camden fair featuring prizes for babies under 18 months and girls under 16 for cakes. Three baby prizes include prettiest finest and largest by age. Corn club judges district agent G Cunningham. farmers hear speeches. Possible U S department agricultural expert paid half by government. Camden educational board to match 300 of 600.
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Waycross
Corn Club
Woodtine
Camden
Henry Hayes
Agricultural Society
Truckers’ Association
Woodbine
G. ¥. Cunningham
United States Department For
Camden County
Camden Board of Education
David Black Not Badly Hurt After Football Game
Master David Black, halfback for the Peachtree Blues, was feared to have a broken leg after Friday’s game. An X-ray on Saturday showed the injury is not serious, and friends report he will be fine.
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Peachtree Blues
David Black
Uptonville Charter Town Joins Local Progressive Move
Waycross October 17 Uptonville in Charlton County is chartered as a regular town. Residents plan to elect town officials and enter local politics. The town is described as thriving and steadily advancing within the region.
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Waycross
Uptonville
South Georgia
Charlton
Mass Meeting At Macedonia Church In Atlanta
An educational mass meeting will be held this afternoon at 2 30 o clock at Macedonia Baptist church colored. A number of leading Atlanta citizens will address the congregation and students of the Atlanta Normal and Industrial Institute will attend in a body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia Baptist Church
Colored
Atlanta
Atlanta Normal and Industrial Institute
Be A Pantry Pirate Again With Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
Suffering men and women are urged to try Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after meals to renew appetite and ease digestion. The ad claims the tablets mix with food, relieve meal strain, and restore normal digestion, with a free sample offer by mail from F. A. Stuart Co. Marshall, Michigan.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall
Mich
Price Offers Plan To Aid The Farmers In Georgia
J B Price commissioner of agriculture Georgia urges using cotton sacks for fertilisers feed and other products. He notes through his office 1 250 000 tons of fertilizer and 178 000 tons of feeding stuff are used yearly in Georgia if cotton bags replaced jute it could remove 61 020 bales of cotton and create jobs while keeping costs similar. He appeals to manufacturers and merchants to consider the plan for national and local welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Price
State of
Georgia
Otter
Nee- Sons
Vours
J. D. Prich
State of Georgia
Atlantas 10 Fight With Black Watch
About forty Scotch citizens from Atlanta left at 5:10 PM for Ottawa to join Scotch Canadians en route to Scotland to enlist in the Black Watch Forty-second Highlanders. The group, led by Thomas Scott, includes many from the Atlanta Scottish Association and sons of members.
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Atlanta
Ottawa
Canada
Scotland
Black Watch
Forty-second Highlanders
Atlanta Scottish Association
Sons of Members
Thomas §. Scott
Regulate Your Bowels With Castaret This Morning
For colds headaches and sour stomachs, Castaret promises immediate cleansing of the stomach and liver. A 10 cent box should make your head clear, stomach sweet, liver and bowels regular, with relief expected by morning. Includes a note to remember the children.
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Lver
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South
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Jacobs’ Pharmacy
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Vick
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Woodbury
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Scott
Nature
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Stara
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Sec
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Jacobs
Jacobs’ Zarob
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