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thirtieth year.
Copyright 1908 by Hart Schaffner & Marx ,
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no telling who you’ll meet, and it
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they think of you. If you’re inside one of our
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pression, if you behave yourself as well as
your clothes look. We’ll show you some
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and trousers; you can wear a fancy waist
coat if you like—such clothes as are much
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113 Forsyth Street.
NEXT TO POSTOFFICE.
Get Ready For Fly Time
By having John W. Shiver Wire Screen your dwelling.
Greatest comfort at slightest cost,
IF READY TO BUILD A HOUSE
See John W. Shiver for Everything needed, from Foundation y
to Tile or Shingle roof. Full stock of cement, lime, plaster,!
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AMERICUS 1 TIMES-RECORDER
SENATOR FOR I3TH TO
BE NAMED HERE TODAY
Convention of District to
Meet Here.
In convention assembled here this
morning , Hon. W. D. Murray of Sch-
I*- y will lie declared the democrat:’
nominee for the ? i -Teen’l senatorial
district in tie i oxt 0- 1 e;. 1 Assei.i jy.
The convention will be celled to <»■ -
der at noon in the main parlor of
the Hotel Windsor, and will be at
tended by the duly appointed dele
gates from Schley, Sumter and Ma
con counties, together with a number
of invited guests. While the occa
sion is a formality only it will be
rendered a very enjoyable one. Mr.
Murray and party will arrive ct noon
from Ellavilie and will be joined at
the hotel by the other delegates and
friends of the senatorial nominee,
who later will be his guests at a
dinner spread in the private dining
room of the Windsor.
SPECIAL TRAIN TO
DENVER ARRANGED
By Chairman Crawford
Wheatley, of Committee.
Hon. Crawford Wheatley, as chair
man of the transportation committee
having in charge the moving of the
Georgia delegates to the Denver con
vention, has completed arrangements.
As befits its standing as a common
wealth, the Georgia delegation will
travel in a special train all the way
from Atlanta to Denver. This train
will be composed of sleeping cars,
diner, day coach and a baggage car.
It will leave Atlanta at 6:55 a. m., on
July 4, and will make a 49-hour run
to Denver, arriving at 8:30 a. m., on
July 6. Stops will be made at Chat
tanooga, Nashville, Evansville, St.
Louis, and Kansas City. The train
will be fully stocked and provisioned.
Tickets will be sold on July 1,2, ?>,
4, and 5, limited to return not later
than July 31. The round trip; rate
from Americas will be $44.80, from
Macon $45.85 and from Atlanta $43.-
65. The rate for one berth to Den
ver will be $8.50.
At Denver hotel accommodations
have already been secured.
INFO A 1 RESILE TRAIN
WENT. NO ONE HURI
Seaboard passenger train No. 71,
Savannah to Americus and due here
at 3 p. m. yesterday, was derailed at
Gum Creek, a half mile east of Flint
river. The engine w r as derailed but
did not go over the embankment, as
did the baggage and mail coaches.
These cars rolled down the embank
ment, while the colored coach was
partly derailed but did not quit the
track. The first class coaches re
mained upon the rails. Fortunately
no one was in the least injured by
the accident. The delayed train ar
rived here, at 8 o’clock last night.
MONDAY A HOLIDAY IN
IIEU Os THE FOURTH
Americus will observe the Glorious
Fourth as usual, but on Monday J*.ily
f.th. At the F mirth ft is upon Sat
urday this time it is generally un
derstood that the Monday following
will be obs? r, ved as the holiday
instead, as merchants cannot afford
to close their stoves on a busy Sat
urday. Many of them have already
signified a willingness to close on
Monday, and aa agreement to that
effect will be circulated and publish
ed early next week.
BUILDING IS WANTED
FOR SCHOOL ANNEX
The frame building long known as
the public library and occupying the
site of the proposed $20,000 Carnegie
Library, soon to be erected, may con
tinue to do good service. The Pres
byterian church has suggested that it
be removed to the church lot, repaint
ed and used as a Sunday school an
nex, and it is possible that such dis
position may be made of it.
ENJOYED THE TRIP OF
WEEK IN THE WEST
Messrs. T. M. Furlow, Charles Lin
go and T. F. Gatewood, who attended
from Americus the recent Internat
ional Sunday School Convention at
Louisville, are at home again with
Interesting accounts of the trip,
which was enjoyed despite tjie in
tensely hot weather there.. Mr.
Gatewood was accompanied by three
of his sons and extended his trip to
Cincinnati and other points in Ohio
thus rendering it the more enjoyable.
THE VOTE FOR JUDGE
AND SOLICITOR HERE
Chairman Miller, of the recent state
executive committee, has consolidated
the election results in the recent cir
cuits for superior court judges and
• solicitor-general. In the Southwes
tern circuit, composed of the counties
of Sumter, Schley, Macon, Lee, Webs-
I fer and Stewart. Judge Z. A. Little
john received a total of 3,878 votes.
I Messrs., J. R. 'Williams and AV. W.
1 Dykes, candidates for jhe office of
( solcitor-general, received 2,085 and
\ 1,781 votes respectively, Mr. Wil
, lianas majority in the circuit being
j 304.
j WILL NOTIFY DEMOCRATIC
« NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT
f
Hon. Crawford Wheatley was named
at Atlanta by the Denver delegation
to notify the presidential nominee
on behaif of Georgia. In some re
ports sent out from Atlanta, it was
erroneously stated that the honor had
been awarded to Hon. J. Lindsay
Johnson of Floyd. The latter was
named to notify the vice-presidential
nominee.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. FRIDAY MORNING. IUNE 26. 1908.
AMERICUS ST. RAILWAY
MAGNATES ARE IN CITY
PROMISE TO TAKE OVER LIGHT AND WATER PLANT ON OR BEEORE
JULY 15-DAY CURRENT WILL BE INSTITUTED AT SAME TIME
—PIMPS TO BE INSTALLED AT ONGE TOR USE IN EMERGENCY
-PLEASED WITH CITY AND READY TO PUSH RAILROAD BUILDING.
President Walker and the financial
backers of the Americus Railway &
Light Company are in the city, having
arrived yesterday morning. Those
with President Walker are: Mr. J. G.
Lepier, Mr. J. M. Vogdee, Mr. R. A.
Blackwood, the last named being a
gas, water and electrical engineer,
water and electrical engineer.
The gentlemen named are here for
the purpose of making a final inspec
tion of the water, gas and electric
light properties. It is understood
that everything was found entirely
satisfactory so far as investigated yes
terday. In the afternoon a confer
ence was held with Mayor Hawkins
by Mr. W. A. Dodson, local represen
tative of the company.
Take Over Plant by July 15
At the close of the conference it
was authoratively announced that on
some date between now and July 15
the new company will take over the
water, gas and electric light plant.
At the same time this is done a day
current will be installed.
On behalf of the new company it
was stated that the pumps for the
new plant have been purchased, and
have only been waiting an order to
ship. This order will be given at
once. Arrangements will be made
by which these pumps can be connect
ed with the old engines so that in an
emergency water can be pumped into
the tower in even greater volume
than at presents The same pumps
CLEVELAND’S CAREER
INTERESTING ONE
j
led Democrats to National
Victory Twice.
The following is a sketch of the life
of Grover Cleveland, who died Wed
nesday:
Grover Cleveland, twenty-second
president of the United States and
the only Democratic occupant of the
White House since the Civil War, was
born in Caldwell, Essex county, New
Jersey, March 18, 1837. His father
was a Presbyterian clergyman.
When Grover was four years old
his father accepted a call to Fayette
ville, near Syracuse, N. Y., where the
son had an academy schooling, and
afterward was a clerk in a country
store. In his seventeenth year he
became a clerk and assistant teacher
in the New York institution for the
blind in New York city, in which his
elder brother, William was then a
teacher. In 1855 Grover left New
York to go to the west in search of
employment. On his way he stopped
at Black Rock, now a part.of Buffalo,
and called on his uncle, Lewis F. Al
len, who induced him to remain and
aid him in the cbmpilatio n of a vol
ume of the ‘‘American Herd-Book.”
He afterward assisted in the prepar
ation of several other volumes of t}ns
work. In August, 1835, he secured a
place as clerk and copyist for the
new law firm of Rogers, Bowen and
Rogers, in Buffalo, began to read
Blackstone, and in the autumn of
that year was receiving four dollars
a week for his work. He was admit
ted to the bar in 1859, but for three
years longer he remained with the
firm that first employed him, acting as
managing clerk at a salary of SI,OOO,
a part of which be devoted to the
support of his wido\yed mother, who
died in 1882.
He was appointed assistant district
attorney of Erie county in 1863, and
held the office for three years. At
this strenuous efforts were being made
to bring the iCvil War to a close.
In 1865, at the age of twenty-eight,
he was the Democratic candidate for
district attorney, but was defeated by
the Republican candidate, his inti
mate friend, Lyman K. Bass. He then
became a law partner of Isaac V.
Vanderpool, and in 1869 became a
member of the firm of Banning, Cleve-
EX-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
land and Folsom. He continued a
successful practice until 1870, when
he was selected sheriff of Erie coun
ty. the expiration of. his thu;ee:
__ Often a single dose of Ayer’s Cherry Sectoral
M \ |j at bedtime will completely control the night
1 JJfiQp coughs of children. It is a strong medi-
v c j ne) a doctor’s medicine, entirely free from
AJ t you,doCorU,lMyoa.hor a tly m J “ koh “ l - .°”'V ,or *«?"* »' ' h *
‘T: 1 :. bronoh.al tubes, and toga- Full
Cherry Pectoral. Then do as he say*. t{ lJ 1 1 c ' n * Cowell J. Maw!
j will be used in the new plant, but as
stated they will be ready for service
as soon as they reach here, which
, will be within the next fifteen days.
In the meantime the work on the
| new building is being rushed to com-
I pletion and by the time it is ready
! the machinery will be on the ground
But the day current will be put into
, service without waiting for the in-
I stallatiou of the whole equipment.
Street Railway Next
In regard to the street railway, the
backers of the enterprise were en
thusiastic, being much pleased with
the growth and improvements going
on or about to be begun in Ameri
cus. They will begin work on the
street railway project as soon as the
more pressing matters of water and
light have been satisfactorily adjust
ed. Those here who are back
ing the Americus railway, owns simi
lar properties in South Carolina, St.
Petersburg, Fla., and points to the
north.
As the time limit granted the com
pany expires soon, an extension
will be asked, in view of the financial
disturbances which have recently
prevailed all over the country. This
will no doubt he agreed to by the
City Council as a matter of justice
in view of the untoward circumstan
ces over which the new company had
no control but which seriously in
terfered with' the financing of the
deal.
MAX BANNER IS AFTER
A CHANGE OF SHEETS
Wants Clean Bed and fire
Escapes.
Like an avenging Nemesis camping
upon (he trail of the slovenly. Boni
face is Max Banner in his fight for
clean sheets and longer and cleaner
towels. Col. Banner’s Americus
friends will be interested in the
fact that he is now in Milwaukee, the
town that makes things famous, at
tending as a delegate from Georgia,
the National Convention of the T. P.
A. Col. Banner was formerly presi
dent of the Georgia division, and
even then did he inaugurate the right
ous fight for clean linen in the hotel
bedroom, a matter which appeals
mightily to the traveling man. And
he will eventually win out, and the
hotel sheets will be grown longer
and kept cleaner, for the bill to that,
effect in now before the Georgia leg
islature. The press dispatches yes
terday, upon the proceedings of the
Milwaukee Convention, stated that the
report of the national chairman of
the hotel committee. Max Banner, of
Georgia, recommends legislation in
all states for “clean linen" and
“clean sheets,” and suggests that a
national law be framed looking to the
proper equipment by hotels of fire
escape^,
years’ term he formed a law partner
ship with his personal friend and
political antagonist, Lyman K. Bass.
Mayor of Buffalo
In the autumn of 1881 he was nomi
nated Democratic candidate for may
or of Buffalo, and was elected by a
majority of 3,530, the largest ever
given to a candidate in that city.
In the same election a Republican state
ticket was carried in Buffalo by an
average majority of over 1,600; but
Cleveland had a partial Republican,
independent, and “reform” movement
support. He soon became known as
the “veto-mayor.” using that preroga
tive fearlessly in checking public
expenditures that he deemed unwise,
illegal or extravagant. The reform
ed methods of administering the
city’s affairs, instituted by him while
mayor, led to his election in the fol
lowing year as governor of the tSate
of New York, by a majority of 192,-
000 votes over his opponent, Judge
Folger, the Republican Secretary of
the United States Treasury.
His phenomenal success in the gub
ernatorial election, as indicative of
the probability ot his carrying New
York and of attracting the independ
ent vote, secured him the Democratic
nomination for the presidency in
1884. It has been said that Mr. Cleve
land was a reluctant candidate.
It was Mr. Manning, who served
during part of Cleveland’s first term
as Secretary of the Treasury, who
commanded the battle that resulted in
Mr. Cleveland’s election. The
Democrats had not elected a presi
dent since the success of the Repub
lican party in 1860. Mr. Cleveland re
garded the contest as doubtful at
best, and had little inclination to
round out a singularly successful ca
reer with a national defeat. He had
never beep intimate with the Demo
crat leaders of national fame, had
traveled but little, and had the great
est aversion to anything like orna
mental parading in politic^.
Cleveland’s nomination in Chicago
was accomplished against the most
aggressive opposition of Tammany
Hall, led by the veteran John Kelley.
Tammany was in absolute control of
the city of New York, where it re
quired nearly 100,000 Democratic ma
jority to give the electoral vote of the
state to a Democratic candidate. But
Manning and his associates compel
led Tammany to submit to have its
votes in the convention cast for Cleve
land under the unit rule. The result
was that Cleveland w-as nominated to
Miak« th« tigni against James G.
Blane, the Republican candidate. In
the November election the popular
vote cast for Mr. Cleveland was 4,-
911,017, as against 4,843,334 cast fur
Mr. Blaine:
First A.dmjiiistrjitfoii.
Cleveland's first administration was
CHARIER ASKED EOR
THE NEW LIBRARY
To Change Name to Car
negie Association.
Application has been made to the
Superior Court for a charter for the
Carnegie Library Association, same to
be changed from the old Americus
Library Association. The members
of the Americus association are nam
ed as incorporators of the new Car
negie Library.
The incorporators are: Messrs.
Crawford Wheatley, Thomas Har
rold, G. M. Eldridge, W. H. C. Dudley,
C. L. Anslev, John A. Cobb, E. A.
Hawkins, E. A. Nisbet, R. J. Perry, J.
A. Davenport, Frank Sheffield, A. C.
Bivins, M. B. Council, Frank Harrold,
George Oliver, J. iW. Sheffield, John
Sheffield and A. 'W. Smith.
Publication of the petition will be
made for four weeks in the weekly
Times-Recorder, after which the new
charter will no doubt be granted.
RESULT IS THE SAME
NO MATTER THE GAME
Tigers Chew the Lumpkin
Juniors.
Americus has scored two defeats
against Lumpkin this week, and there
still remains two days for any others
who may come this way hunting for
trouble.
Tuesday the Champs cleaned up the
Lumpkin lads, and yesterday the
Tigers bit them.
No matter the game, the result is
just the same.
Yesterday’s game was well play
ed, and the Tigers deserve praise for
the victory won, as two or three of
their best men were out of the city on
business.
Gatewood pitched for the Tigers
and Beall for Lumpkin, the score
standing 8 to 7 for Americus. Fol
lowing is the official score:
LUMPKIN:
AB R II E
Elder, 3 B 5 0 0 1
Beall, P. , 5 1 2 0
French, C 5 2 11
Singer, I B 5 1 2 0
Hawes, L. F. .. 5 0 0 0
French W„ 2 B 5 1 2 0
Irvin, S, S 4 11 1
Law, C. F 2 1 2 2
Welch. R. F 3 0 0 0
Total 39 7 10 5
AMERICUS:
AB R H E
Lee, 2 B 4 11 2,
Wheatley, 1 B 5 11 0
Hawkins, 3 B 3 2 2 0
Hooks, C 4 1 0 0
Daniels, C. F 4 2 2 0
Brooks, S. S 3 1 0 2
Gregory, R. F 4 0 1 0
Pantone, L. F 4 0 0 0
Gatewood, P 4 0 0 1
Total .. ' 35 8 7 5
Summary—Two base hits, Beall,
Hawkins; stolen bases. Pantone,
Gregory; base on balls, off Gatewood,
3, of Beall 2; sacrifice hits, Lee:
struck out by Gatewood 6, by Beall
4. Umpire, Lapiar.
Engugemenf Annoiineed
Announcement is mad© of the
engagement of Miss Eva L. Wimberly
and Mr. S. C. Bailey, residing near;
Americus, the wedding to take place >
on Sunday, July sth at the bride’s
home.
marked by general prosperity by the
admission of four new states,
(Washington, Montana, North Dako
ta and South Dakota) to the Union;
and by a freer use of the veto power
than had generally been exercised by
other Presidents. On the meeting of
Congress, in December, 1887, he de
voted his annual message mainly to
the advocacy of a reduction in tariff
duties in order to prevent the further
increase of the surplus in the U. S.
treasury. This message occasioned a
prolonged discussion of the principles
of protection, and furnished the is
sue in the national political cam
paign in 1888, when Mr. Cleveland
was renominated by the Democrats,
and Benjamin Harrison was chosen
as the Republican candidate. Al
though the former received a popul
lar majority larger than he had in
1884, the latter had the greater num
ber of electoral votes and according
ly on March 4, 1889, Mr. Cleveland
Ipft Washington and removed to New
York to engage in the practice of
law.
The defeat of 1888 was accepted by
most of the Democratic leaders as fin
ally disposing of Mr. Cleveland as a
national factor in the Democratic
party. But when 1892 rolled around
and the Democratic party had to
choose its standard bearer, the Demo- !
cratic leaders were compelled by
the overwhelming sentiment of the
Democratic people to assent to his
third nomination. The contest in the
Chicago convention of that year was
a desperate one. R was on that oc
casion that Bauyke Cochran delivered
his memorable speech against Cleve
land. The nomination was bitterly
fought by the delegation from his
own state of New York. Rut on the
first roll call Mr. Cleveland was
, nominated by a few votes more than
the necessary two-thirds. In the elec
tion Mr. Cleveland rceived a popular
pluarlity of 380,810 over Mr. Harri
son,
Cleveland's second administration
was simply a continuation of the
policy that ruled him during his first
term. New questions arose of the
greatest importance, but he met them
all from precisely the same standpoint
and with the same purposes that al
ways distinguished him in his public
career. The Democratic majority in
: Congress was opposed to him on the
money issue and the antagonism at
times became extremely bitter. His
attitude in the Veneztulan affair won
him general praise as did also his
promptness and firmness in suppress
ing the disorders growing out of the
great railroad strike that centered in
; Chicago. But he had lost caste with"
his o\yu party and the panic that
swept the country during his admin
istration made him unpopular with
the people at large. Hence, there was
no talk of fits renomination in 1896.
When Mr. McKinley succeeded him
in the presidency Mr*. Cleveland re
tired to Princeton? N, J., to spend the
remainder of bis days iin quiet of the
university town.
Mr. Cleveland was the only Presi
dent married in the White House,
where on June 2, 1886, Frances Fol
som, the daughter of his old friend
and partner at the Buffalo bar, be
came his wife. His wife and four
children survive him.
TO CLOTHING BUYERS.
There are many, many men who have not
as yet bought them a spring and summer suit of
clothes but are still sweating out that last winter’s
suit. Now that is the poorest economy for you.
If you do not feel inclined to buy one of those
SUITS—S2S.OO to $35.00.
why simply let us show you some of those
broken lots of odd suits, made by the same high
class tailors, same grades fine wool fabrics, same
linings, in fact same everyway except price—
which is exactly half—for the suits which were '
SIO.OO to $25.00 are now:«
$5.00 to $12.50.
We will “show you”:~
The Best line Sicilian and Alpaca Coats.
! The largest line and swellest styles
of PARAGON TROUSERS.
The most beautifully made MENS LINEN SUITS
of America’s most famous makers for whom
we are sole agents in Americus.
The greatest line “Eclipse” negligee shirts—sl and $1.50.
Largest line Scriven’s nainsook and drill underwear.
Best 50c Balbriggan and check nainsook shirts and drawers in
America.
Unmatchable line lislen sox, blacks and colors, 25c and 50c.
Nightrobes, Pajamas, Neckwear, Suspenders, Collars, etc.
We are head-quarters in these lines and it will repay you
to see us.
CHAB. L. ANSLEY.
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There is no foot irritation with Packard’s.
They are made by experts to conform
t° the human foot. Scientifically con
■r A structed, and with thorough workman
ship in every part. They win out with
every man desiring comfort-
Sold at $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 in all styles
0. 5. GARDNER* l
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TYBEEBY THIF SEA
Georgia’s Greatest Seaside Resort
Offers the greatest Attractions for a Summer
Outing, Fishing, Boating, Dancing, Surf Bath
ing, Skating, Bowling and many other
forms of Amusement.
HOTEL TYBEE
Under new management has been thoroughly overhauled and
refurnished and is new throughout. Splendid orchestra,
fine artesian water, fresh fish and other sea food.
STUBBS & KEEN, Proprietors.
Also The New Pulaski, Savannah.
~W .T DAVENPORT & SON
Write Exclusively
FIRE AND TORNADO INSURANCE
PRESENTING THE BEST COMPANIES IN THE WORLD
We insure all country property:
Dwellings, Furniture, Barns, Provender, Mules, Horses and
Tenant Houses. System or old style Gins for 6or 12 months,
insure your Automobile with us.
We are also sale agents for the American-LaFrance Fire
Extinguisher and Chemical Engines.
Phone 66 W. T. Davenport & Son, Agts.
FOR SALE.
Five hundred acres good land three and a half miles of Al
bany, Ga., three hundred and seventy-five acres open, one
hundred and twenty acres in very fine saw timber, no waste
level, eight framed houses, never been an axe in timber, wood
will pay for place, on public road, two pear orchards full of
fruit. We offer the above at ten dollars per acre.
THE ALLISON REALTY CO<
R. E. Allison, Pres. & Treas.
Office Allison Furniture Store, Phone No. 253, Allison Bldg.
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