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THIRTY-THIRD YEAR.
Copyright Hart S.-bathe: Cz Mara
IF you drive a motor car, or ride
in one that somebody else
drives; or ride in any other vehicle
in the open, you need one of these
long, roomy motor coats.
Hart Schaffner & Marx
make them right; in correct style,
of the best of all-wool fabrics; and
we sell them as they should be sold.
Suits sls to $35
Overcoats sls to S3O.
We have a full line of Automobile
Gloves; our newest is a long black fleeced
line one at $2.50. Just the thing for this
weather.
THE W. D. BAILEY CO.
This store is the home of
Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes.
James Fricker & Bro.
Jewelers.
New Store, 409 and 411 Lamar Street,
Between the
Windsor Hotel and New Postottice,
Amerfcus, Georgia.
Watch Inspector Fourth Division, S. A.
L. Ry. %
KEMPURES,
Headquarters In Americus for
FRUITS AND FIREWORKS,
Forsyth Street, Near Old Postoffice.
Flue fresh stock for the Holidays of Oranges, Apples, Ihinnauas, ltaisins,
Grapes, Figs, Dates.
Fine Bananas, 2 Doz. for 25 cents. Free Deliver.
Large assortment of Candies. Try our lac a lb., 2 lbs for 25 cents
a fine mixture.
Rockets, Roman Candles, Giant Crackers, Small Crackers, Bombs,
Torpedoes, everything in Fire Works.
AMERICUS UNDERTAKING CO.
Undertakers and Embalmers.
F. 0. MOORE, Funeral Director.
Day Phones 88 and 231 Night Phones fifil and 136
Do Yob Get Mad When You Are forced to Pay a
Bill the Second lime?
Isn't it exasperating when yon think the bill has been paid? Had yon
paid the biH with a bank cheek yon could KNOW the hill hyisd been paid
and PROVE it.
Hi Is paid by check remain paid.
We solicit your check account. " ‘ *•
Americus National Bank
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY.
Capital $100,000.00
Stockholders liabilities -as per U. S. laws) $100,000.00
Security to Depositors $200,000.00
AMERICUS TIMES-RECOR DER
THE CRISP
: LANIER
DEBATE
Will Be Publicly Held At
High School Tonight.
Representatives ol Rival Societies
Will Discuss Advisability of En
couraging immigrants to Come
South. List ot Debaters.
Tonight the first public debate be
tween the rival literary and debating
societies of the Furlow High School
will be held in the auditorium at the
new High School.
The public is cordially invited and
it is believed there will be a large
attendance of the parents and friends
of the boys and girls of the High
School.
The auditorium, the finest in the city
will be thoroughly comfortable, the
heating and ventilating plant now
working admirably, the participants
have studied up the respective sides
of the question at issue and a spirited
discussion is looked for.
The topic for the debate: "Resolv
ed, That immigrants admitted into
the United states should be encour
aged lo settle in the South."
The affirmative side will be argued
by Harvey Mathis, Clovd Buchanan
and William Dews Miller, of the Crisp
society.
The negative side, espoused by tin
young ladies of the Lanier society
will be argued by Misses Pearl J.ott
l.ouise Crockett and Mildred Ride.
The judges for the occasion will be
Col. .1. E. Jl. Shipp, Judge Z. A. Lit
tlejohn and Judge John A. Cobh.
Each of the participants will limit
his discussion to ten minutes. Be
tween each speech there will be in
strumental music, furnished by an
orchestra under the leadership of
Miss Florence Niles.
The young people have been hold
ing debates between teams represenr
ing the rival societies since school
re-opened in the fall and have ao
quired considerable dexterity in hand
ling questions of interest. Tonight
some of the very best speakers de
veloped by the two societies have
been selected and the public will un
doubtedly be well entertained.
The debate will begin at S o’clock.
SBOO,OOO IS LEFT HEIRS
OF ESTATE IN MACON
Will of Dannenburg Put Upon
File.
Macon, Ga., January s.—The will of
the late Joseph Dannenberg, who
-tied in October, has been put oil file
in the ordinary’s office. It was exe
cuted and probated in New York State.
By this will, Mr. Dannenberg Jeaves
an estate valued at SBOO,OOO, exclu
sively to his widow, Mrs. Julia Dan
liejiberg, without any conditions what
ever. Before his death, Mr. Dannen
berg made a settlement upon each of
his sons, whom he set up in business,
amounting to nearl ya million dollars.
His fortune was amassed in the de
partment store business here.
GAMBLERS ON RON IN
FEAR OF SBOO FINE
Macon’s Bunch of Blacklegs
Hiking Hence.
Macon, Ga., January r.,— There was
a general scattering of the Macon col
ony of gamblers today, the thirty or
more members departing suddenly for
Atlanta, Augusta, Hot Springs and
other places This was occasioned by
the convening of the grand jury and
the report becoming circulated that
that body contemplated the indictment
of the gamblers. Early last month
Ir, gamblers were indicted. Court was
then in session, so they pleaded guilty,
and each paid a fine of S3OO Then
they continued to operate their
houses But this grand jury means
business and has summoned witnesses
for the purpose of basing additional
true hills on their evidence
The silent lay of the hen discounts
the noisy notes of lb erooster.
An optimist believes in mascots: a
pessimist believes in hoodoos.
The worst deadbeat is he who re
fuses to pay a debt of gratitude.
If you arc In need of
a good, reliable Watch, at
a price that will interest
you, see
THOS. L. BELL,
THE LEADING JEWELER.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. FRIDAY MORNING,
YOUR WIFE IS A BETTER
BUYER THAN YOU ARE
She knows good material
and she knows good work
manship. Bring her with you
and let her see you in a
Sfein-Bloch Smart Suit.
Abide by her decision. She
will discover what you will
pass by. We are willing to
abide by her decision.
RYLANDER SHOE CO.,
Clothiers and Furnishers.
STUDENT MADE A STEAL
OF TRAY OF DIAMONDS
Held Pistol on Woman in
Store.
Marion, O.', January 5. —(Robert P.
Crist, 19, a student at Ohio Wesleyan
University, today made an unsuccess
ful attempt to get. away with a tray
of diamonds worth $5,000 from a jew
elry store here. He covered a young
girl with a revolver and dashed from
the store only to he caughl aflei a
pursuit through the snow by persons
attracted by the girl's cries. The
youth’s mother is an evangelist.
>IISS BELL’S PIANO
SCHOOL RE-OPENS J
I
Miss Bel's Piano (School opened its
spring term January 2, 1911 at the
studio on Jackson street. All wishing
o enter please make appication at once
by writing, or ’phone 320.
SENATOR ELKINS
HAS PASSED AWAY i
West Virginia Loses Wealth
iest Citizen,
Washington, I). C., January 5. —Sa:i-
ator Stephen B. Elkins, of West Vir
ginia, died at midnight last night. At J
his bedside were liis wife, his daugh-i
ter, Katherine, and four sons, l>a-|
vid, Richard, Stephen and Blaine, and
his physicians. Death was due U
septlcamaeia, or blood poisoning, lie;
was conscious until within half an
hour of his death.
Senator Elkins became ill in the
early summer at his home at Elkins,
W. Va. He was kept In strict con
finement there and only members of
his immediate family were allowed to
see him. On November 9, when he
was removed to Washington in a pri-|
vate car, he wus reported considera
bly improved. Physicians declared that
he might possibly he able to take his
seat in the senate at the opening of
congress. I
'Senator Elkins'ailment had never!
been definitely known. During the
summer he was reported to be suffer- (
iug from intestinal trpuble In re
spects sipiilar to acute indigestion.
At other times physicians are said ip
have believed him afflicted with a ner
vous malady. According to the phy
sicians in attendance, the senator died
from a complication of diseases aris
ing from septicaemia.
FIFTY YEARS MARRIED;
( I TS WIFE’S THROAT
InsHitily Brings Terrible End 1» Long
Life Together.
Pensacola, Fla., January 5. —Tem-
porary insanity last night brought, a
fearful ending to fifty years of al
| most ideal married life. William Mor
gan, an aged and wealthy stock raiser
cut his throat with a pocket
knife, bringing death in a few seconds,
j Then standing above her body with
the open knife in his hand he orb'd
out : "1 wish II were dead, too!"
| The insane man’s cry was a futile
throat, for he did not take his own
| life, and is now in jail.
NEW FURNITURE HOUSE
ABOUT TO OPEN
Is One of Chain of Stores
Throughout South.
The Moresville' Furniture Company,
of Moresville, N. C., has arranged
to open a furniture and general ltous
hold supply store on Jackson street,
in the Windsor hotel block, having
leased two of the stores there which
are to he thrown into one to meet j
their needs.
This Americus store will be one of
a chain of stores that (he Moresville
concern operates. The company has
its own furniture factory at Mores-
Sviile, where it works between 150 and
1200 hands, and its output is handled
through its own retail stores in differ
ent parts of the South. Ainerict!#was
recently settled upon as a promising
point for such a store and the at
rangements were speedily made tc
open here.
Mr. James Bolejack, who is tc
manage the local store, and Mr. Bul
lard, who is to be associated with hitn,
have arrived In the city. The latter’s
family is with him.
] Air. W. B. Troutman, president of
the company, is expected here from
Moresville in a day or two to complete
all arrangements for the formal open
ing of the business here. From Amer
icus he goes to Jacksonville, where
another branch store will also prob
ably be opened in the near future.
'DIXIE FLYER THROWN
FROM TRACKS AGAIN
Second Accident at Sune
Spot Near Inalia.
Macon, Ga., January s.—At exact
ly the same spot where a wreck a
month occurred the first section of
the Dixie Flyer, southbound, from
'Chicago to Jacksonville, was derailed
'in a cut near Inalia, ninety-one miles
'south of Macon, about five o'clock this
'morning, the engine turning com
pletely over and four coaches leaving
i th'e track.
Will Cole, a negro fireman, was bad
ly injured his left leg being broken
and his right wrist and arm scalded.
' she passengers were considerably
I jarred and frightened, but none ol
them were hurt. Owing to the wire
being cut, reports of the wreck were
. slow In being received in Macon this
I morning.
' The engineer, L. F. Ethridge, of Ma
con, stuck to his throttle, and al-
I though the engine turned completely
over and rolled down the embank-
I meat, he escaped injury, not even b>-
'jing cut or bruised by the breaking
glass and splintered wood. CondrMor
t A. G. Smith was in charge of the
train.
J 103 SAIF.
i
-i
One-half interest in a splendid well
r established business: fine opportun
t ily to make good money on amount
' invested. Satisfactory reasons fur
-1 nishc dfor offering it for sale. Will
take about twm thousand dollars lo
'buy, cash, or bankable note. Don’t
miss Ibis opportunity. Address “Op
-1 portunity," General Delivery, Ameri
•cus, Ga. 6-ts
Pills, Drugs and Medicines.
Rental's Prescription Drug Store,
113 Forsyth St.
JANUARY 6, 1911.
DECEMBER
WAS HOST
REMARKABLE
Sixteen Boys Went Below
Freezing Point
Official Data As to the Weather Con
ditions At Americus Last Month-
Was One of Coldest Decembers in
Many Years. Data of Interest.
The thermometer officially register
ed seventeen degrees again yesterday
morning, duplicating the tempera
ture of the previous morning.
During the day the weather moder
ated considerably and by mid-day it
was a sheer delight for any one not an
invalid to take to the streets an en
joy the bracing, sunshiny air.
The moderating will continue and
it is hardly likely that the thermom
eter will go below freezing again in
this cold spell, which has been gen
erally accepted as the coldest in a
nuijtber of years, and probably but
the precursor of others that will es
tablish a new record for the winter if
1910-1911.
Under the arrangement the weather
bureau now has here official data is
kept that in the course of time will
be very valuable, to weather students,
for purposes of comparison. The
Messrs. Harrold make up a monthly
report which is forwarded to Wash
ington, duplicate copies being kept
i nbook form here for reference.
From the report just made up for
the month of December, 1910, it ap
pears that there were eighteen clear
and thirteen cloudy days. The rain
fall for the month was 2.04 inches.
The lowest temperature for the month
was 23 degrees on the 11th, although
there were six days on which it fell
to 24 degrees, and sixteen days on
which it went below freezing, a
rather remarkable record. The mean
maximum temperature for the month
was A3 degree, and the mean mini
mum temperature was 32 degrees. The
daily statement as to temperature was
as follows:
Date Max. Mia.
December 1 45 28
December 2 38 24
December 3 42 24
December 4 40 24
December 5 66 30
December 0 06 40
December 7 11 20
December 8 44 20
December 9 52. 28
December 10 58 31
December 11 50 37
December 12 56 35
December 13 54 29
December 14 45 23
December 15 50 21
December It! 50 36
December 17 58 31
December 18 57 37
December 19 ... 50 41]
December 20 54 36 ’
December 21 40 24 i
December 22 44 211|
December 23 50 29,.]
December 24 .., 59 35
December 25 48 271
December 20 4S 27 (
December 27 63 35;
December 28 08 37 (
December 29 03 42,
December 30 72 45 j
December 3! 51 _ 35
By arrangement with the Harrold!
Bros., the Times-Recorder will pub- ,
lish detailed monthly weather reports
for Americus hereafter. Those who
feel a. direct interest in local weather
conditions will do well to save the
above, and the later reports, for ftt-j
ture ready reference.
meanslnother
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR
West Virginia legislature
Will Elect Two.
Charleston, W. Va., January
death of Senator Elkins adds to the
political complications in West Vir-,
ginia. The democratic legislature,
which already was charged with the
duty of electing a successor to Sena
tor Nathan B. Scott, republican, and
which for the first time In years has
a large democratic majority is now
confronted with two senatorships.
Governor Glasscock, republican, has
the power to appoint a senator to suc
ceed Senator Elkins, temporarily. His
appointee, however, if one is appoint
ed, would serve only until the elec
tion of a senator by the legislature,
which will convene on January 1!.
Ballotting for senator will begin on
January 24th.
Business is a mantle that covers t
multitude of queer transactions.
FIVE YEARS
AND NEVER
ABSENT ONCE
Unique Record of Sunday
School Attendance.
Annual Report of the School of the
First Baptist Church Shows Health
ful (irowth-Tlie School’s Soil of
Honor in Full.
The annual meeting of the (First
Baptist church was held last night.
At this meeting the annual reports
ol the church and of the Sunday school
were presented. Chief in interest was
that of iSupt. Lingo, showing the op
erations of the Sunday school during
the past year.
From this report it appears that the
attendance at the school sessions has
been constantly on the increase. A
statement was made of the average
attendance for six years, as follows:
1905, 120; 1900, 170; 1907, 171; 1908,
162; 1909, 182; 1919, 191.
During the past year the total at
tendance was 9.957, whye the prev
ious year it was 9,455. The total col
lections for general expenses wen
$437.80; for foreign missions, $107.G4;
for home missions, $30.24; for orphan i
home (cash), $30.01, provisions, $4-100;
for old inißiateCß, s2.' 1; total SO4B. 98
The previous year' tie totilt 1 collee
tions were $570.34. j
The largest attendance of the year
was 315, on September 25; the small
est 136, on December 18. 1 Two of
the scholars united with the church
during the year, two died aJJ on the
roll of honor 37 names r Me sul
scribed. X
The roll of honor is mad?; up of
those who have attended Sunday
school an entire year without missing
a ISunday, unless if be through ill
ness, in which event a phyeieiiuis’ cer
terficate must be submitted. The First
Baptist Sunday school has the unique
honor of having two schoiar-s who
have been on the roll of honor con
tinuously for five years, never hav
ing missed during that
entire period. They X'-e Mr. Barney
Guerry and Miss JS-D ■s■'l GtrjVry. It
is quite probable fnat ily hold
record for all Southw< t vl.m-gfcb if i
not for the state as { whole |
The complete roll oj iiopor for ft e
school is as follr hf i
First Year—DfTX'Yttrrows, ’Misr
Lizzie MoLendon)l W M Tullis/.Mary
Hudson, Minnie Reese.
Second Yeaiv-C. A. Chambliss,(Mrs.
C. A. Chambliss, Mrs. T. E. Bo'ton,
Laurjne Chambliss, Mary Sue Clvtn- j
bliss, (’has Chambliss, ji\, EmnJH (
Earl Bolton, Edith Ryals, Tbrlfl •
Ryals, Elizabeth Bagley, Chas.
Henry Bell, Egbert Clarke, Miss Ah\l
Worthy.
Third Year —.Mrs. P. C. Clegg, T. I\. 1
Bell, Hal. Gatewood, Agnes Gate
wood, Mary Alice Lingo, Car
roll Clarke, Owen Poole, Mary Hawk
ins, Melva Clarke, C. C. Hawkins .Miss’
Lizzie Worthy, Cordelia Gatewood,
Dudley Gatewood.
Fourth Year—T. F. Gatewood, Ver
dery Prather, Samuel Gatewood.
Fifth Year —B. “L, Guerry, Ethel
Claerry.
Al HERMAN GRIMSIIAW
MAY SOON BE TITLE
lenial Harry Getting .Into
Politic!! In Savannah.
T 1 *" c f the
j long stretch d from
I Savannah to Montgomery—the A-wrl
eus division —and also of the equally
as long stretch from Columbia lo
Jacksonville, is to be a candidate for
alderman in Savannah on what is
known as the administration ticket.
Having a host of friends down there,
Mr. Grimshaw stands a very fine
j chance of doing efficient service In
|the council of that city for the next
‘ two years.
The antt-administrationlsts, or In
surgents, as they are termed down
there, realize the necessity of off sett
j lug the popular Seaboard superin-
I tendent, so thayj.iave arranged to run
an equally popultflM'ailMiad man as al
derman oh their ticket. Bupt. W. H.
( Wright, of the Central of Georgia, is
• slated for a position on their council
■ manic ticket.
, It is quite likely that when the ro
. turns are onnounced on next Tues
i night (hat there will be two railroad
| superintendents among the aldermeu
elect. ft
i
BOUGHT THE SAMS PLACE
FOR AN INVESTMENT
Arthur ft Westbrook Own
Property.
Arthur & Westbrook bought yesler
/ day for their own use the valuable
plantation of Mr. R. W. Sams ,of At
lanta, containing about six hundred
acres and known as the Rudolph
Hodges place. This place rents for
25 bales of cotton per annum, and
was at a good, round price.
WITH ©UK BEST WISHES
f ° r le h!lpl ' ineas ’ * loa * t * l and P roß P e
I|fc3l /*£) t*' ]owl-| ** 5 ° f ° Ur ~atrons and t * le P u^^c se
orally, we extend our New Year
greeting. Make a good resolution
perfumes, cigars, rubber goods, ai
f*- 5 where your physician's prescriptioi
-T’avßisHT APg£ C 9 are filled to the letter.
HOWELL’S PHARMACY,
LAMAR STREET.
INSURE A HAPPY NEW YEAR
(i vsf) by having your automobile thorough
overhauled and placed in perfect r
V x> lS\ f vair at (,AKK * JOHN SOY’S garagt
A-J WTvSf;' 1 %(T While breakdowns cannot be at a
times avoided, their percentage cs
fi L Y be reduced so small by skillful worl
M j- munship and by leaving nothing
g K *»&&chance that a season's unalloyed d
I i light is secured by having your car t
I I ’] I all times in perfect order, which
H I 1-r : - -V'.;' - guaranteed you by our system <
——. ■——l
Money Loanee
We make farm loans at G per cent, interest and give the borrower th
privilege of paying part of principal at end of any year, stopping interes
on amounts paid, but no annual pay ment of principal required..
Y/e make cltjy loans.
G. R. Ellis or G. C. Wfbh
AMERICAS, GEORGIA.
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COAL VASES,
COAL SCUTTLES,
TONGS, PORKERS,
GRATE FENDERS,
FIRE PLACE FENDERS
J. W. HARRIS.
Estes Barber Shop
AND BATH ROOM.
’ a>k for and will appreciate your patronage
First-class work guaranteed. Bath 15c,
SI.OO. Opan 7a.m.t09 p, m. ■||||
W. H. ESTES, Proprietor^B
The candy everybody®
V reput
„ fell r‘{\\
ft w^*^B(
fro/ j |3 \ want cand >’- “You’re safe at Hawking’
Excellent soda fountain.
CARL HAWKINS’CAFE.
Clark’s Acton
COAL
Montevallo’s Only Rival.
$5.75 a Ton. Phone 305
MONEY LOANED
I hiave excellent facilities for getting money on improved farms, ai
handle all such business with unequaled dispatch. I have been conduct!
my present business since 1388. My methods have been perfected bye
P lienee, and parties who apply to me for money know promptly wheth
or not they can get it.
J. J. Hanesley, Americas, Gs
H'MTIWI I m—l HIM HHriBlT 'IT■WITHih 1 BagWOEM—T.Vjg
For First-Class Piumhinj
and Electrical Work
CALL No. 580
i W. D. PAYNE.
i
I Plumbing and Electrical Contractor. H
II i pairing a Specialty. Cotncy Buifdinl
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