Carroll County Wins State Agricultural School Bid
Carroll county won the state agricultural school for the fourth congressional district after extending its cash and land offer to $70,090 in value. Muscogee county bid $31,000 cash plus land, but the board favored Carroll, citing its rural, dry county status and large white student population. Governors, trustees, and local officials attended the meeting, with a 7 to 3 vote then unanimous in favor of Carroll.
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Carroll County
That
Muscogee
Carroll
Terrell
Board of Trade
George P. Munroe
Marton
T. M. Zellars
Coweta
L. C. Mandeville
Carrollton
Jordan
Watch Presented to Dr Hal Johnson by Carriage Club
The American Carriage Builders' Association and the Atlanta Vehicle Club honored Dr Hal Johnson of Palmetto with a gold watch for courtesy. During the Atlanta convention the group toured Johnson's Palmetto mills after a cotton picking contest and cotton field scenes. Dr Anderson, dentist, was administered Salbide Building tf.
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American Carriage Builders’ Association
Atlanta Vehicle Club
Hal Johnson
Palmetto
Atlanta
Found Dead Near Sharpsburg An Irishman Dies Nearby
James Burns an aged Irishman living about three miles from Sharpsburg in the Sixth District was found dead near his home last Thursday. The body was decomposed and the cause of death awaits coroner’s examination. Coroner Broadwater is investigating. Burns lived alone on a small farm and is believed murdered and robbed. He was a native of Ireland who came to the United States during railroad work near Griffin to Chattanooga and later settled near Sharpsburg after marrying, then living alone after separating from his wife.
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Sharpsburg
Broadwater
Burns
Ireland
New York
Griffin
Chattanooga
R. W. Hardy
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