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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1921.
HIGH SPOTS IN
GEORGIA NEWS?
J. J. Williams, of Quitman, pre
sented a bill for S7O to the county
commissioners in special session
there, asking payment of this amount
because five of his cows died from
drinking vat poisoning turned into
a stream by J. W. Tyler, vat in
spector. The commissioners held that
the county was not responsible for
the loss and the controversy is now
shifting to Mr. Tyler, Mr. Williams
asking payment from him.
The Columbus Chamber of Com
merce appointed a committee Mon
day to investigate the feasibility of
the chamber’s accepting ownership of
the Merchants’ and Planters’ Steam
ship company, a Chattahoochee river
line, offered to it Saturday by W. C.
Bradley, Columbus capitalist. The
only staemer operating to Columbus,
burned last week.
Walter Kline, of Cleveland, was
elected president of the National As
sociation of Builders’ Exchanges at
its meeting in Savannah Tuesday.
A bronze honor roll containing the
names of the relatives of the mem
bers of the Savannah Chapter,
Daughters >of the Confederacy, who
served in the world war, was unveil
ed by the Daughters of the Confed
eracy there Tuesday.
Dr. W. P. Smith, aged Decatur
druggist, was seriously injured Mon
day when a ladder fell on him as
he was superintending repair work
on some of his property.
Food prices in Fitzerald have been
reduced by proprietors of three gro
cery stores and the leading restau
rant has issued a new bill of fare
with price reductions averaging 15
per cent.
Holeman Potts, 17 years old, of Ca
milla, was seriously wounded when
the trigger o fa gun, which he was
dragging by the barrel, caught in the
grass and discharged. He is in the
hospital at Albany.
There were in Sunday school at
Colquitt last Sunday 416 persons,
this being over half of the total pop
ulation, white and black. This was
only in the white schools. It is plan
ned to have every white person' in
the city in Sunday school next Sun
day.
The injunction of the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad against the
board of commissioners of Mitchel)
county, which restrained the commis- [
sioners from alleged encroachment on
the right-of-way of the company’s
property between Pelham and Meigs,
has been settled by agreement be-
THE SWARD
AT sl^2s—New Voile Waists, beau
tifully trimmed with embroideries
Sheeting and Laces; equal to last
year’s $2.50 grades.
AT 46 l-2c—Genuine Peppere)
Sheeting guaranteed 72 inches
wide.
AT 59c—Bleached Mercerized Table
Damask, 64 inches; regularly sl.
AT 85c—One case Men’s Heavy Rib
bed Winter Underwear —to close
—all sizes.
AT 60c—Men’s Blue Chambry Shirts,
all made with two pockets; reduc
ed from 98c.
AT 25c—(War stamp included) Men
nen’s Talcum Powder; regularly
37c.
AT 25c—Men’s Lisle Socks, “sec
onds,” of the 50c grade, white,
black and brown.
AT $7.50 Choice of almost any
Silk Dress in our stock; some of
them sold up to $27.50.
AT $7.50 —Choice of Ladies’ Coats
that formerly sold for $25.00.
AT 15c—Good quality Mattress Tick
ing, full regular width.
AT 35c—A. C. A. Feather Tick
ing; guaranteed to hold feathers;
formerly 59c.
AT $1.45 —Choice of our stock of|
Middies, made of the best Standard
Jeans; plain or emblems on sleeve,
white or colored collars; reguarly
$2.50.
AT 98c—Men’s Heavy Sweaters;
have been selling at $2.00.
AT sc—Good quality Fresh Water
Pearl Button, popular sizes; value
10c.
AT 98c—Pure Silk Poplins, all col
ors, 36 inches wide; regularly
$1.50.
AT $1.98 —All Wool Serges, 50 inch
es wide, all colors; regularly $3.00.
AT 6c—Genuine J. & P. Coats’
Spool Cotton, all sizes, black and
white.
AT 19c —Choice of one thousand
yards best standard percales, yard
wide, light and dark patterns.
AT 19c—Choice of five thousand
yards best standard Dress Ging
ham, colors warranted,
AT $1.98 —Our entire stock of La
dies’ Kid Gloves, including black,
white, brown; all formerly $3.50.1
AT 15c —Choice of special lot of
Standard Outings; formerly 35c.
AT $1.98 —Men’s Medium Weight
Union Suits, bleached snow white;
formerly $3.50.
AT 10c—First Quality Laundered
Collars, for men and boys, all
styles; value 25c.
AT 25c—Choice of ten good styles
Men’s 50c Soft Collars, all sizes.
AT s4.9B—Choice of our stock of
Blankets; formerly $lO, $12.50.
Standard Dry Goods Co.
By A. G. Duncan, Prop.
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tween the board and the railroad and;
work will be resumed soon.
Both oil mills at Dawson resumed
operations Monday after having been ’
closed down for ten days.
Mayor Johnson, of Moultrie, has;
issued an order forbidding the stag-;
ing of a ten round bout between
two local boxers within the city lim-j
its of Moultrie. The bout has been!
advertised and considerable expense
incurred by the promoters.
Out of eighteen births reported in
Albany during January, only five
were white, the remainder being ne
groes, according to records of the
city clerk. City Clerk .deGaffenreid
states that the full number of births
in Albany has never been reported
and that the shortage in January was
pronounced.
RufUs Wilmot, aged moonshiner,
was drowned Monday night as hi
was attempting to cross a swolen
stream near Tolona, Ga., with .a
wagon of whisky, according to rev
enue officers. Lee Crump, 23, who I
was assisting Wilmot, escaped death I
by jumping from the wagon and j
swimming to safety.
Miss Emily Bancroft, assistant!
superintendent of the Oglethorpe!
sanitarium at Savannah, was robbed I
and slugged in her room at the
Nurses Home Tuesday night by a
mulatto. She was awakened by the
man who made her tell where her
money was. When he got the money
he hit her over the head with a pis
tol. She ran out of the room shoutng
for help and he threw the pistol at
her and ran. He has not been cap
tured.
The Valdosta Times states that
Federal officers are after dove
shooters in that section.
Marcus McDaniel, of Swainsboro,
who was convicted last October of
unmercifully beating his 14-year-old
daughter ’and sentenced to one year
in prison and was later released on
parol for good behavior, ‘ appeared
before Superior court Wednesday for
breaking b parole, it is alleged
that he not supporting his chil
dren and was cruelly treating them.
An ordinance has been introduced
in the Macon city council to prohibit
skatng on the sidewalks of Macon.
The leading members of the negro
race of Brooks county have issued
a statement deploring the crimes thai
are committeed by individuals of the
race from dime, to time and pledging
co-operation in being better citizens
and asking their white friends to
help them.
The potato syrup experiment sta
tion to be installed at Fitzgerald by
the U. S. Department of Agriculture,
will not begin operation until at least
thirty days from now as the govern
ment is having to manufacture th,
parts of the plant and will not b>
ready until the middle of March.
Sheriff J. R. Hicks, Jr., of Bib!
Mrs. Fannie Everette, formerly o,
Terrell county, died Saturday a
Andalusia, Ala., and was buried a'
Dawson Sunday.
The Monroe county grand jur\
stated formally that “We disapprov,
any movement to annex any part 01
Monroe county to Bibb county or to
any other County.’’
county, has taken personal charge
of a search for a man who, repre
senting himself to be a deputy sher
iff, cashed two checks forged with
Sheriff James R. Hicks’ name Sat
urday night. The checks were for
S7O each.
The Dublin Sweet Potato House
has issued a call for 30,000 pounds
of sweet potatoes kept in bank dur
ing the winter. The price offered is
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
sl.lO per hundred, or ten cents high
er than any market quoted so far.
The A., B. and A. Tuesday issued
orders reducing for the fourth time
the number of employes at the
shops in Fitzgerald.
Seven of the eight clauses of the
constitution providing for student
government at Mercer University
were unanimously passed by the stu
dents at chapel exercises Tuesday.
The fifth clause, providing that upon
entering college a student shall swear
not to cheat in his work, shall con
duct himself in manner becoming a
gentleman, and not to reflect dishon
or upon the university, was to be vot
ed on later.
On the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Wade
Shiver near Quitman, strawberries
are ripe and the vines are full of
fruit. Cherry, plum and apple trees
are beginning to bloom there and
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the spring flowers that usually come
in May are now in full blossom.
Elder T. G. Wright, Baptist min
ister at Macon, has accepted a call
to the pastorate of the Mt. Pleas
ant Primitive Baptist church in Jones
county. He will preach on the second
Saturdays and Sundays 'in each
“Cold In the Head**
la an acute attack oi Nasal Catarrh.
Those subject to frequent “colds In the
head” will find that the use of HAUL'S
CATARRH MEDICINE will build up the
System, cleanse the Blo.id and render
them less liable to colds. Repeated at
tacks of Acute Catarrh may lead to
Chronic Catarrh.
HALL’S CATARRH MEDICINE is
taken internally and acta through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the Sys
tem, thus reducing the inflammation and
restoring normal conditions.
AU Druggists. Circulars free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
months.
An appeal by the defendants to
the United States Circuit court at
Moultrie held up the sale of the Barn
well Pecan Groves, valued at more
than SIOO,OOO, which was to have
COSTS LESS TO
’BUY - COSTS
| LESS TO USE—
jj A NESCO per
FECT OIL COOK
-11 y ING STOVE.
N° Expensive
Wicks, No Burner
Trouble, No Odor
For Sale By
WILLIAMS-NILES C O.
Artesian Comer HARDWARE Phone 706
, GARDEN TOOLS, POULTRY NETTING.
FERRY’S GARDEN SEEDS.
PAGE SEVEN
taken place Tuesday. More than •
year ago several actions were brought
by persons holding securities of the
company and the grove was ordered
sold by Judge Evans of the United
States court.