Interurban Construction and Macon Albany Securities Form New Firms
In Macon Georgia on December 12 the Interurban Construction Co and the Macon and Albany Securities Co were organized in the Grand Building. Charters granted yesterday were accepted and officers named. The construction firm will handle civil engineering surveying electrical and hydraulic work for the Macon Americus Albany line with two sixteen man corps to begin from Macon and Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Interurban Conteraction Co
Macon and Albany Securities Company
Interurban Construction Co
W. Jordan Masse
Joseph 8. Davia
Albany
J. T. Moore
Stuart Davis
Haskell
Atlanta
Forsyth
Nicholas J. Croger
Joseph S. Davis
W. J. Massee
Stuart Davin
M. Felton Hatcher
W. J. Kincaid
Davis
John T. Moore
N. J. Cruger
Sam W. Smith
W. J.i Kincaid
M. Felton Hatch
Fort Valley
Byron
Mattie Roundtree Joins J T Lane In Tippettville
Last Sunday afternoon at three o mles at the home of the bride near Tippettville Miss Mattie Roundtree was married to Mr J T Lane The ceremony was performed by Reverend T Banden in the Scremony with witnesses present and the couple starting a life together.
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T- Tippettville
Mattie
J. T. Lane
Or K T. Banden
All Districts Except Ninth Act on Agriculture Bonds
Atlanta reports Governor Terrell returns from Griffin after a trustee meeting as district bids total cash and land value for the Agricultural College project. Pike county leads with 81 000 dollars and 800 acres, others follow with varying sums and acres. Contracts should begin within thirty days for completion by June 1, 1907.
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Atlanta
Terrell
Griffin
The
Agricultural College
Pike County
Ninth
Bulloch
Morgan
Hancock
Smith-Taylor Wedding at 4 80 O Clock
A refined home wedding occurred Wednesday afternoon at four thirty in the Smith residence as Miss Ollie Smith joined in marriage with Mr EB C Taylor. Rev W L Cutts officiated before a large gathering of relatives and friends. A decorated dining hall hosted an elegant reception and meal followed. The News extends best wishes to the newlyweds for a long, happy life together.
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T. R. Smith
Ollie
EB. C. Taylor
W. L. Cutts
The
Baptist Church
E.C. Taylor
Music Department Celebrates Weber Birthday at Pinehurst
Pinehurst Public School music department hosts a free program honoring Karl Maria von Weber next Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. All residents are invited to attend the entertainment event.
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Pinehurst Public School
Karl Maria von Weber
Insane Patient Jumps From Moving Train in Georgia
Sheriff Passmore returned from Milledgeville with J M Heath to place them in the State sanitarium. Rev W S Heath watched for his brother after he jumped from a fast moving train near Milledgeville. Heath had said he would rather die than go to the sanitarium, though officials did not expect the jump.
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Valdosta
Sheriff Passmore
Milledgeville
J. M. Heath
W.S. Heath
Mr. Heath
Heath
Marriage at Pinehurst F M Herring Home
Miss Ora E Herring married Mr B I Leipteot Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in Pinehurst. Rev O J Frier of the Baptist church performed the ceremony in front of family and a few relatives. The couple will make a home near Pinehurst and visit the groom’s parents in Houston county after the ceremony.
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F. M. Herring
Pinehurst
Ora. E. Herring
B. I. Leipteot
O. J. Frier
The
Baptist Church
Houston County
True Artist Hat Quill Fix Draws Millsiner Admiration
A woman returning from Paris recalls a middle aged man on a train and later on a steamer who fixes the angle of her hat quills. He introduces himself as M. L. a renowned milliner and compliments the hat design with a formal, ironic remark.
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Paris
Philadelphia Telegraph
Cherbourg
M. L
New Yorker Invents Non inflammable Underwear
A New Yorker claims to have developed non inflammable underwear that prevents combustion when the wearer is all lit up. The invention aims to reduce fire risk for people under strong heat or flames.
Tragic shooting near Tifton ends in brother’s death
In Tifton area Georgia last night Sidney McCant shot his brother B R McCant after a prank with an unloaded pistol. The weapon fired fatally as bystanders and the wife watched in horror. Sidney fled, leaving the pistol in the yard where evidence later appeared.
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Tifton
Sidney, McCant
R. McCant
BR. McCant
Sidney McCant
McGant
Jafter
McCant
Mattie Walker
Dodge
Laurens County
Henderson Crawford buggy factory burned in Valdosta
Fire destroyed the Henderson-Crawford buggy factory shop and store room in Valdosta causing about 15000 dollars in losses. The blaze, believed to start in the glue room, left a large building filled with buggy making materials. The site had served as the state fair agriculture building then part as an opera house. The plant planned a February move to Savannah to move its material.
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Valdosta
Henderson-Crawford
Savannah
Twelve-inch guns judged worthless after two hours firing
The article argues the twelve inch guns will fail after two hours of use and, if captured by the enemy, become unusable junk. The claim frames the weapon as a brief, flawed asset in ongoing conflict.
Pinauast District Stock Law Election Draws Tight Contest
Voters in Pinaharat district face a close stock law election on Wednesday December 19. Fence supporters won the previous vote by a single tally and both sides claim victory as the ballot approaches.
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Pinaharat
Farmer Shoots Merchant in Rochelle Georgia
In Rochelle Georgia on December 12 farmer John D. McDuffie shot merchant W. H. Renfroe. A bullet hit Renfroe in the side, another shattered a leg. Renfroe, recovering, is not yet able to be out. McDuffie, said to be drinking, sparked the dispute over the store.
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Rochelle
John D. McDuffie
W H. Renfroe
Renfroe
McDuffie
Anti-Saloon League to press for state prohibition in Georgia
Atlanta reports the Anti-Saloon League will push for state prohibition and plans to send a committee to Governor-elect Hoke Smith to urge support. Smith has not supported prohibition, and lawmakers will decide the issue. a legislature action could lead to a governor's signature on a prohibition law. Hobson questions Congress's naval guidance amid the Japanese crisis.
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Atlanta, Ga
Anti-Saloon League
Hoke Smith
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Congress
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Stock Law
Pineauast
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Merchant
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Park
Cishuko
Hamilton
K. R. Lewis
Dooly Savings Bank
Walton Bros
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