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rHIRTIETH YEAR.
KNOX HATS
Spring 1908
The new
spring styles
are now ready
for your in
spection.
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Outfitter for Men and Boys.
We Sell Carhartt’s Overalls.
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REMBERT’j PRUQQSTORE.
Have You Been to See
The Allison Furniture Co’s.
BIG SHOW WINDOW SALE.
Everything marked in
plain figures. Cost has not
been considered in this
sale. We need the money.
ALLISON FURNITURE COMPANY
OPPOSITE WINDSOR HOTEL.
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
If you want
the best in the
hat line try a
KNOX
CARS OF MACHINERY IN
TRANSIT TO AMERICUS
Billed to New Electric
Plant.
The first trainload of machinery and
building material for the new electric
plant of the Americus Railway & Light
Co., is already in transit here, and
consists of eleven carloads. This
should arrive this week, thus insur
ing a beginning of actual work.
As told by the Times-Recorder sev
eral days ago, 300,000 brick have been
purchased in Macon, and these should
arrive in a few days.
The brick will be used in -building
the new power house.
The new plant, as is well known,
will be erected out Lee street, north,
adjacent to the waterworks station,
the company having effected a long
lease upon lands of the Central Rail
road, extending over a period of for
ty years. The site is a suitable one.
Railway to Build Sidetrack
Already the Central Railway is
preparing to build private tracks to
the site for the necessary handing of
building material and supplies.
The company’s architect was in
Americus yesterday, looking over the
building site, and will at once pre
pare plans for the power house. These
will be ready by the time all mater
ial is delivered and the company is
•ready to start the work. ~
Thus it will be seen , that the new
company, is expediting matters here
as rapidly as possible.
All Contracts Are Accepted
It is said that all contracts for
machinery and electrical supplies
made last week by President Walker
with representatives of manufactur
ers who came here, have been ac
cepted.
These included contracts for the
greater part of the equipment for the
power house, and aggregated more
than SIOO,OOO. The fact that these
contracts have been accepted insures
beyond doubt the early beginning of
work upon this enterprise for Amer
icus.
And in this respect the company has
cause for felicitation.
Owing to depressed trade conditions
and the desire of manufacturers to
get business, the Americus company
effected a vast saving of money in
placing orders for machinery at this
particular time, the amount thus sav
ed probably exceeding $20,000.
Had the plant been built last year
the cost would have been very much
greater than it will* be now.
Day < iim nt in April
As told by the Times-Recorder yes
terday, the company will install a
day current here within four or five
weeks—perhaps much sooner, as
this power will be generated from
the electric plant now in operation
here. This is very greatly needed.
At the uptown offices of the com
pany workmen are busy completing
the work in hand, which will be fin
ished within two weeks.
STORE AT SUMTER WAS
ROBBED BY THIEVES
Cash Drawer is Rifled of
Contents.
The store of E. R. Chappell at
Sumter, eight miles below Americus
on the Central Railway, ,was found
broken open yesterday morning. Thie
ves had entered during the night and
helped themselves. The cash drawer
had been robbed of about four hun
dred pennies, while a registered let
ter in the postoffice in the store was
rifled of its contents. It is said that
Mr. Chappel suspects certain ones
there of committing the robbery. He
could not miss anything taken from
the shelves, showing that the rob
bers only wanted money.
A not her A nnoiineement
Mr. C. A. Chambliss announces a
“Great Reduction Sale” at his store
beginning Saturday morning and
lasting 10 days. Everything marked
down from 25 to 33 1-3 per cent. Some
wonderful bargains in Dry Goods and
Shoes. 100 pairs shoes at 97 cents
per pair.
“AUCTION PRICES” AT
FRICKER’S CONTINUE
Reductiens on Parity With
Recent Bargains.
In response to numerous requests,
Flicker & Bro., have decided to con
tinue their sale of jewelry at auction
prices up to and including March 10.
The plan upon which the sale is be
ing conducted is: Anyone desiring
to purchase any article in stock asks
for the “auction sale” price on that
article. Mr. Fricker or one of his
assistants names a price which is on
a par, as near as they can judge with
the prices which were obtained for
similar .articles during the recent
sale conducted by Mr. Raven, the
auctioneer. This price will of course
be at very material reductions from
the regular selling price, which is
plainly marked on every article in
the store.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
first auction sale made sharp inroads
on the supplies, the firm is anxious
to convert a further share of their
magnificent stock into cash.
In some instances out-of-town cal
lers had heard of the auction sale,
and did not know it had been discon
tinued, and came to take advantage
of it. This suggested the idea of con
tinuing the reduction for another ten
days. The original sale closed Wed
nesday night, with the largest crowd
of the entire auction.
Remember, any article in the stock
—diamonds, watches, cut glass, sil
verware, handpainted china, can be
bought at these reduced prices.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 6. 1908.
BOARD OF TRADE TO
ELECT OFFICERS
Annual Meeting Will be Held
Tuesday Night.
On Tuesday night the Board of
Trade will hold its annual session.
Officers will be elected for tho en
suing year. In addition to this, other
matters of interest will be brought
up. It is desired that there be a
large attendance of the membership.
The past year has been one of
good work on behalf of the Board of
Trade. Secretary Pruitt has been the
spokesman of the organization, and
has looked after a number of things
of much importance to the city. All
of these will be referred to in his
annual report.
During the year the growth in the
membership has been satisfactory. It
is the representative of the business
interests of the city and as such has
been prompt in every movement for
the upbuilding of the city.
Plans for the coming year will be
one of the themes before the meet
ing Tuesday night. With the pros
pects so bright for most important in
dustrial improvements for the pres
ent calendar year, the Board of
Trade will no doubt feel encouraged
to press with even more than its
accustomed vigor for the different
projects whichjvill make towards the
building of a greater Americus.
SYMPHONY CLUB FOR
BENEFIT HIGH SCHOOL
Famous Entertainers Will
Appear March 20.
The Schubert Symphony Club, the
well known musical aggregation, will
give an evening’s entertainment in
Americus on March 20. Supt. A. G.
Miller, of the Americus Public
Schools, has been instrumental in
securing this splendid attraction. The
proceeds will be used iu buying much
needed books for the High School Li
brary.
A number of books of reference are
badly needed for the library, but the
Board of Education has only enough
money to replace the books which are
worn out, and to get the coveted vol
umes Supt. Miller has arranged for
the coming of the Schubert Sympho
ny Club.
This hand of entertainers was
here some years ago, under the man
agement of the Knights of Pythias and
made a-most favorable impression.
Their return will looked forward
to with much pleasure.
When the object of the attraction is
considered, the attendance should be
limited only by the seating capacity
of the hall. The Symphony Club
have popular music and will delight
any audience and it is a most worthy
cause which they are coming to help
along.
CAME TO AMERICUS TO
MEET THE SPECIAL
Chancellor of the Univer
sity Here.
Chancellor D. C. Barrow of the Uni
versity of Georgia, came from Athens
to Americus yesterday evening, and
is .the guest of his niece, Mrs. James
Taylor, on Lee street, while here for
the day. Chancellor Barrow comes
here to meet the agricultural train,
which reaches Americus at noon to
day by the Central Railway, and re
maining here one and a. half hours.
Gov. Smith joined the train again at
Oglethorpe yesterday, where he made
a brief addess, but announced that he
would return to the capital this even
ing it is not known whether he will
come to Americus today. Commis
sioner Tom Hudson will be with the
special train upon its arrival here
this morning.
KNOCKED IN HEAD BY
A THUG ON STREET
Americus Man Has Exciting
Time.
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Cliff McElroy, who is spending some
time in Americus, his former home,
tellsta thrilling story of assault upon
himself a few days ago while en route
here. He stopped off at Cincinnati
for a day, and it was while walking
along a well lighted street the same
night that he was knocked down and
robbed by a bold highwayman. The
fellow felled him with a sandbag and
quickly went through his pockets, se
curing a small sum of money and an
inexpensive watch. Mr. McElroy’s
glove hid from view a handsome dia
mond ring which the thief might have
taken as well. The blow from the
sandbag rendered him unconscious for
the time and the bold robber easily
escaped.
MR. HARPER IS SEIZED
WITH FAINTING SPELL
Mr. W. R. Harper, of the law firm of
Williams & Harper, was seized with
a fainting spell at the • courthouse
yesterday afternoon and until reviv
ed a few minutes thereafter caused
his friends considerable alarm. Mr.
Harper was in the clerk’s office look
ing over a record when he suddenly
sank into a chair, unconscious. Phy
sicians were called and under the
restorative applied Mr. Harper soon
recovered. He was sent home in a
carriage later and is probably en
tirely well ere this.
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“Get Young Again.”
Wait For
Ye Olde Tyme
Fiddlers’Contest
All the Old Fiddlers in the
County Will Participate.
HEAR THE OLD TIME FIDDLERS PLAY
THE OLD TIME TUNES IN THE
OLD TIME WAY.
A RARE TREAT.
BENEFIT OF
Americus Fire Department.
Opera House. Friday, March 6
“Get Young Again.”
NOTE: All Fiddlers desiring to enter the
contest please notify J. B. LAUGHLIN, Room
21, Windsor Hotel.
FIDDLERS WILL
CONTEST TONIGHT
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Prizes to be Awarded Dur
ing Program.
Ye Old Tyme Fiddlers’ Contest will
be settled at the opera house tonight.
Old time melodies will be dispensed,
some of which will be new to many
of the younger generation, but which
were prime favorites with their fath
ers and grandfathers.
Manager Laughlin has been nofffied
by letter that nearly every fiddler on
the list will be present, and presuma
bly they will all be here when the
curtain rises. Interest all over the
County has been aroused and the
final moment is eagerly awaited. The
judges will no doubt have a difficult
task in deciding the various contests.
Each fiddler will he in the contest
for the prize of ten dollars for the
best fiddler, while the other con
tests will be participated in by those
who enter for the different pieces.
The prizes will be awarded after
each contest by Mr. Fred Rochon, who
has arranged a similar contest at
Cordele on tomorrow night.
More seats were sold yesterday.
Some still remain, but those who fail
to secure seats today will have to
take chances on standing.
It is expected that many will come
in from Sumter county this afternoon
and will wait until the theater box
offices open to get their seats. It is
calculated that these visitors will
more than fill what seats were un
sold last night.
The following will be the Judges:
Messrs. L. G. Council, W, T. Lane,
T. H. McGillis, J. E. Shipp, M. N.
Dudley, C. A. Fricker.
The following are the entries for
the contest:
I’rogram of Contest
Dudley Gatewood, W. A. Camman
der, Ed. Walters, S. J. Gordy, J. M.
McElhenny, Chas. Hawkins, J. S. John
son, Frank Marsh, Julius Brown, Jes
sie Mauk, John Daniel, Zera Simp
son, J. H. McElhenny, Claude Mauk,
H. Pittman, Will McNeil, G. D. Rog
ers, Jim Walker, E. W. Pilcher, Bob
Hooks, Ben Tiner, T. E. Joiner, Sr.,
Hawkins Tiner, Russ Ansley, Fate
Fallis, L. D. Lockhart, Chas Wil
liams, V. M. Mercer, John Sylvester,
E. L. Wright, Clyde Brassell, J. R.
Nicholson, Joe Roach, Dow Law, Ab.
Parker, Mrs. Buck Dorster, T .J. Wal
den, John Matthews, Geo. Franks,
R. V. McElhenny, J. C. McElhenny,
Jess Stallings, Sebe Kitchens, Tom
Frazier, W. H. Vincent, C. S. S.
Horne, C. H. Yearwood, (guitar), Col.
W. T. Davenport, Geo. Pool, Jim
Guy.
The following Old Time Melodies
will be rendered.
“Arkansas Traveler,” “Dixie,” “Lea
ther Breeches,” “Cotton Eyed Joe,”
“Farewell to Whiskey,*” “Devils
Dream,” “Flop Eared Mule,” “Irish
Washwoman,” “Billie in the Low
Ground.”
Prizes will he awarded to the best
player in each of the ten contests.
Every fiddler will select his own
tune in the general contest for the
best fiddler.
Between the two parts of the pro
gram musical numbers will be render
ed.
SEABOARD WILL CUT
OUT SLEEPING CARS
Effective Tuesday, the Seaboard
will discontinue its sleeping car ser
vice between Savannah and Mont
gomery on the night train, and on
the next night will discontinue the
sleeper between Montgomery and Sav
annah. The trains will be run as at
present, but only day coaches will
be used.
EDUCATIONAL TRAIN
THIS AFTERNOON
Large Attendance Sumter
Co. Farmers Expected.
This afternoon at 1 o’clock the Ed
ucational Special is due at the Central
depot. It is expected that a large
number of Sumter county planters
will greet the train, as well as many
from the town. The train will con
sist of two coaches for lecture and
exhibition purposes and a baggage
car for carrying the exhibits.
Half-hour talks are scheduled, on
matters of much importance to the
farmers. The train will remain here
two hours.
The train started on Feb. 10 and
has visited a large number of points.
Nearly 150 stops are scheduled for
the entire trip, which is concluded on
March 12 at West Point.
Details of the subjects to be discus
sed have already been published in
the Times-Recorder,
*
NEGRO AND A ROOSTER
BOTH PUT IN JAIL
Little Gamin is Caught With
Goods.
Bennie Green and one of Buchan
an’s red roosters walked out of a cell
at the police barracks yesterday
morning, the rooster to return to his
own coop at the store, while Bennie
wilt amble to the chaingang to do a
stunt for his numerous thefts.
For he is the most adroit young
thieves that ever matriculated in Amer
icus, which has graduated many art
ists in the ehickelnlifting line.
Bennie has stolen everything from
a cow down to bicycles and chickens
that he found Tying about loose, and
even red-hot stoves are watched care
fully when he is around.
The young moke had harpooned
several rare birds from the Buchanan
aviary, thus reducing the stock to
one lone red rooster. Wednesday
night he was removing this last
remaining bird from the coop when a
cop caught him dead to rights.
Ben evidently comes from bad
stock, and a term in the gang will
help him. His father is wearing
stripes there now for some species
of devilment, but Bennie can give the
old man cards and spades in the steal
ing game and beat him to a finish.
Recently Bennie stole a cow and
sold the animal to a Taylor street cit
izen for a dollar, and next swiped a
SSO bicycle which he sold for 25
cents, the price of his stolen fowls.
SALE OF RAJAH SILKS
TODAY AT DUNCAN’S
Another shipment of rajah silks,
the season’s novelty, was received yes
terday at Duncan’s. One large ship
ment of these beautiful goods was
sold out last week at 49 cents. and
this second shipment came by express
yesterday. These silks are In cardi
nal, white, cream, pink, champagne,
black, light blue, brown and navy—all
the fashionable shades. Today this
choice lot is placed on sale at 49
cents.
LONG PROGRAM OF
MOVING PICTURES
Extra long programs are promised
for the moving picture show tomor
row, matinee and. night. No perfor
mance will be given today on account
of the Old Fiddlers’ Contest tonight.
For tomorrow, matinee and night, the
films which wore to have been used
today, will be run, thus practically
doubling the length of each show.
Prices will be the same as usual. The
show will start at 5 o’clock in the
afternoon and run to 11 o’clock at
night.
DRUMMER IS JAILED ON
COMPLAINT OF LADY
But Prosecution is Dropped
Later.
A young traveling man representing
a northern supply house was arrested
by the Americus police yesterday up
on complaint made by a young lady
here who asserted that he had at
tempted to caress her while the two
were alone at the moment in the
place of business where she is em
ployed. The young man was carried
to the barracks and locked up for sev
eral hours, in the meantime protest
ing most vehemently any intention
whatever of attempted familiarity. He
declared that he had not touched the
lady unless, in reaching for an article
on a shelf above them, his elbow may
have struck her, and for this he had
offered every possible apology. His
apppearance coupled with his intense
sincerity in making a statement of
the affair, impressed favorably those
who heard the story. The young
lady, while adhering tearfully to
her statement of the affair, was per
fectly willing to drop the case rather
than give it further publicity, and the
young man was accordingly released
on payment of a fine of $lO upon the
charge of disorderly conduct.
AGAIN A GOOD DIVIDEND
IS PAID BY PLANTERS
Sixteenth Annual Meeting
is Held.
The annual meeting of the Plant
ers Bank of Americus, was held on
Wednesday evening, 3rd inst, and the
usual 10 per cent dividend declared,
and a very substantial amount added
to its surplus, or undivided profit
account.
The same board of directors were
unanimously re-elected, and they re
elected the same active officers: L.
G. Council, president; R. J. Perry,
vice president, and C. M. Council,
cashier.
Owing to the increased business the
office of assistant cashier was filled
by the election of Harris S. Council,
who has been in the employ of this
bank for a number of years, and
justly deserves this promotion.
Since the organization of this bank
in 1891 it has paid an annual divi
dend to its stockholders of 10 per
cent, and in addition therto it has
increased its surplus or undivided
profit account to an amount that
speaks well for the management of
its affairs.»
The Planters Bank is one of the
solid financial institutions of Geor
gia and the business public wishes
for it continued prosperity under its
very able management.
OFFERS PRIZE FOR
FAVORITE TUNE
Mr. C. A. Fricker Will Do
nate Violin Bow.
Another prize, in addition to those
published in the Times-Recorder yes
terday, will be awarded at the Old
Fiddlers’ Contest tonight. Mr. C. A.
Fricker failed to see one of his fav
orites on the list, and wrote to Man
ager Laughlin asking that it be play
ed. It is “Billie in the Low Ground.”
For the best rendition of this number
Mr. Fricker will donate a Violin bow.
In his letter he says:
Mr. J. B. Laughlin, Americus, Ga.,
Dear Sir:—ln reading over the list of
old time tunes which will be played
by “Ye Olde Tfme Fiddlers’ ” in the
contest on Friday night, and for the
best rendition of which, prizes have
been offered, I note with regret that
the choicest one of all the old “break
downs,” the one so full of melody, to
the music of which the sons and
daughters of the South have danced
for time immemorial, has been om
itted. Pardon me for the suggestion,
but I feel that your entertainment
with this “gem” left out, will be in
complete, so with your permission I
will offer as a prize a Violin bow to
be given to the one who plays best
that dear old-time tune which has
been played for ages by all genuine
“Fiddler’s” from Virginia to Texas,
“Billie in the Low Ground.”
Very truly yours,
C. A. FRICKER.
WEBSTER TO VOTE IN
PRIMARY ON JUNE 4
For Election oF County
Officers.
The County Democratic Committee
met the 20th day as February, 1908,
according to the call of the Chairman,
and passed the following resolutions,
to wit:
After reading the rules adopted by
the State Democratic Committee;
On motion of C. C. Tracey, it was
moved and carried that the primary
for county officers be held on the
same day as the State primary, to
wit: on the 4th day of June next; un
der the same rules and regulations as
provided by the State Executive Com
mittee, except as to section 7 of said
rule; instead of a majority of, the
whole votes cast to make a nomina
tion, that the county officer getting
a plurality of votes shall be declared
the nominee.
On motion of C. C. Tracey it was
moved and carried that the assess
ment against the various candidates
for County officers be assessed the
following amounts; to defray the ex
penses of the primary election. The
same to be paid over to the secretary
of this committee at least fifteen days
before the 4th of June, 1908. To
wit:
For Clerk Superior Court .. ..$3
For Ordinary 5
For County Treasurer 3
For Sheriff 3
For Tax Collector 3
For Tax Receiver 3
For County Commissioners, each . 1
For Surveyor 1
For Coroner 1
For Representative 6
For Judge Supreme Court S. W. C. 10
For Solicitor General, S. W. C. .. 10
NUMBER 57
THE RECITAL AT FIRST
BAPTIST LAST NIGHT
An Occasion oF Interest in
Americus.
The organ recital last evening at
First Baptist church brought to that
sanctuary one of the largest and most
appreciative audiences ever assembled
in Americus upon a similar occasion,
and all were delighted with the su
perb program tendered.
It was the first public test of the
beautiful Estey pipe organ just In
stalled by this church, and the result
was gratifying in the extreme.
Probably 800 or 1,000 people filled
the large auditorium and enjoyed the
superb music.
Miss Eda Bartholomew, of Atlan
ta, presided at the organ, and her
skillful touch charmed and held spell
bound the great assemblage. She is
indeed a master of the instrument,
and her rendition of the following
program was truly magnificent:
1. Suite Gothique, op. 25.;
Boellmann
1. Introduction—Choral.
2. Minuet Gothique.
3. Priere a Notre Dame.
4 Toccata.
11. Communion in G. .. Bastiste
Serenade Leniare
Pilgrim’s Chorus Wagner
111. The Universe is Shaking ..
Peace
IV. Offertoire in Dunior .. Bastste
Variations on an American Air..
Flagler
The Answer .. .. Wolstenholme
Hunoreske Dvorak
Intermezzo Callaerts
V. Prelude and Fuge in A Minor..
Bach
VII Pomp and Circumstance .. .
• • ■ Elgar.
As the sixth number upon the pro
gram, Mrs. Norman C. Miller sang
“The Lord is my Light,” her superb
voice filling the church with its rich
ness and melody. There were other
interesting numbers upon the pro
gram likewise.
The First Baptist church is to be
congratulated upon its new organ, a
splendid instrument indeed, and also
for the delightful entertainment last
evening.
LENTEN SERVICES AT CAL
VARY CHURCH THIS MORNING
The Lenten services at Calvary
Episcopal church today include litany
and penitential office at 12 o’clock,
noon; evening prayer at 7:30 o’clock.
The lecture at the evening service
will be upon English church history
The general public is cordially invit
ed to attend.,
For Congressman 3rd Congression
nal District •... 25
Moved and carried that the minu
tes as above, are hereby unanimous
ly adopted. This Feb. 29th, 1908.
JAMES P. WALKER, Chairman
R. F. MARSHALL,
R. E. BRIDGES,
C. C. TRACY,
GEO. E. THORNTON, Secretary,
Committee.
HAMILTON
SCO.
Lamar Street,
Opposite Windsor Hotel
Extra Special for
MONDAY and
TUESDAY
***************
40 Inch Sea Island
6c yard.
***************
Fruit Loom Bleaching
Per yard 10c.
36 inch Long Cloth,
worth 17 l-2c, as a
Leader for Monday
12{1-2c yd.
40 inch White Lawn,
short length, worth 15
and 20c per yard,
10c.
***************
$3 Jeffersonian Hats
Monday
$2.49.
***************
SI.OO Corsets, 50c.
50c Corsets, 39c.?
***************
New Waists, New
Belts, on sale Monday.
***************
Big line sample Hats,
$1.50 to $2 values, 98c.
Hamilton,
Sells It For Less.