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THE AMERICUS WEEELY TIMES--BECORDER: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1902.
BITS OF NEWS TOO
SHORT FOR A HEAD.
Boiled Down to Pour-Lines
and Bunched.
hand mirror of events here
Happenings In The City and Suburbs
of Local Interest to Be Perused at
Leisure While Your Coffee Is Slowly
Cooling.
Orders for engraved visiting oardp,
wedding invitations promptly exeonted.
See latest specimens at Holliday’s
L ook store. Phone 240.
It is rather strange that not a pound
of northern bntter is sold in Amerions
now, even thongh home made batter is
not to be had.
Here it is, the first of October, al
most, and the market still abundantly
s upplied with peaehes. Barely oars is
a great country.
Americas’ fire department again prov
ed its efficiency at the oil mill blaze Sun
day, preventing what might have been
a $50,000 fire loss.
A mayor, three aldermen and city
clerk are to be eleoted at the primary In
November or December. Qentp, please
take the front seats.
Than Americas, there is not a more
orderly oity of like size in the state.
With the crowd here yesterday, there
was no disorder at all.
Mnnioipal politics are scaroely dis
cussed as yet, bat a few weeks hence
and there will be a fall field of candi
dates for the offloes.
The Americas citwho has to bay coal
has no cause to kick. In the larger
cities of the north and west it is selling
already at SIS per ton.
Dr. O. B. Baines has not yet recover
ed his lost pocket book, containing S75
or 8100, and whioh was stolen or else
lost a night or two two.
Every oitizen is pleased at the re
duction in the tax rate as made by
connoil. They knew that it would
come, and are glad of it.
Many of the sneak thieves here go to
residences in the guise of beggars for
the purpose of getting a view of the
premise', to return later.
Every able-bodied beggar, especially
those exhibiting self-inllioted sore
hands or arms, calling at yoar home,
should be made to move on.
Lookout for burglars now, as they
are in Americas. Look your doors and
windows, and enoourage the family
bulldog to greater vigilance.
Mr. George Cobb has gone to New
York to study art drawing, for whioh
be manifests a marked talent and will
aohieve distinction therein.
The Bed Men of Americas are rapid
ly increasing in numbers, the member
ship of the lodge here having doubled
within the past six months.
Cotton reoeipts, locally, will be short
this week. The rain interferes with
picking, while not a few of the pickers
have gone on the excursion.
farmers here yesterday reported
great destruction to open cotton in the
fields from the heavy wind and rain
storm the afternoon before.
Every obaritable person In Amerions
will gladly give their mite towards
helping the Ladies Benevolent Aid So-
oiety in building their home.
The cirous piotures are still the de
light of the nnbleaohed eU, who stands
for honrs gazing in wrapt admiration
at the gewbang and the looloo.
A Sumter county farmer told the
Times-Beoorder yesterday that he had
sold already 880 worth of potatoes from
fats patch, and had plenty more.
The month ending with today has
been the busiest September-Americas
merchants have ever known. May the
coming month be quite as good.
Many fair visitors, it is said, will
throng Amerions daring the Elks fair,
beginning Nov. 8rd. and the week
will be one of muoh social gaiety.
An Amerions man wants a bill in
troduced in the legislature for the pro
tection of mocking birds. These
sweet singers are fast disappearing,
The Bundricks, who waylaid and
killed Mr. Shronder near Cordele ten
days ago, have never boon arrested,
and are enjoying full liberty at their
home.
NARROWLY ESCAPE
' DISASTROUS FIRE.
Oil Company Had a Blaze
Sunday.
LOSS MIGHT HAVE BEEN GREAT.
Firo Started In Hull Press Room—Lo
cal Department Does Splendid Ser
vice—Damage to Building Slight-
Loss on Stock.
THE HEBREWS TO CELEBRATE
io Holidays In Their Calendar at
Hand.
The few Hebrews in Americas will
servo today one of tho important
lidays in thoir calendar, Bosh Hosh-
ab, beginning at snnset and ending
sunset Thursday. The observance
Yom Kippur, or tho day of atone
snt, begins Friday of next week, s
But for the energetic, quick and el
fective work ol the tire department
early Sinday afternoon Amerions
would have had one of the most de
structive fires of recent years, that of
the mills and storage depot of the
Amenone Oil Company, and its other
properly.
The effective eervioa rendered outs
the lose to probably 8500 or 81,000.
The warehouse building was well on
fire when the trucks were called there,
volumes of dense smoke pouring from
the onpolae and windows on the seoond
floor.
The aparatns at the plant had been
pnt in operation upon the discovery of
the fire. The automatic sprinklers in
the endangered portion were ot work,
while the employes had already laid
three lines of hose and were ponring
water into the building.
But the skilled work of the firemen
was most tffective. While they laid
three lines of hose also, bat two of
these were need, and these poured
water dlreotly upon the fire.
For a few minutes they thought they
had an all day’s job.
It was not a hot fire, the flames being
in a lot of bolls, but the dense smoke
was stifling.
Within five minutes alter the fire
men got in their work the flames were
extinguished and the danger atan end.
Tbeprinoiple damage to the building
was the burning of woodwork in the
oupolaover the pressroom, and thi
will eearoely exoefcd 8100 or 8150.
In faot, the entire property loss mar
not exceed 8500 or 8800, and this is
largely dne to water. The antomatio
sprinkler as well as water from some o
the nozzles wet a lot of meal and oil
cake in come of the rooms on the flior
below.
It was indeed a close eall from a very
disastrous blaze.
The origin of the fire waB accidental,
and has not yet been determined. It is
possible that a looomotive spark might
hive blown into an open window, tbe
plant being near the railroad track.
No work of any kind was being done at
the time.
Had tbe fire spread over tbe building
end to the oil storage tanks and the
ootton ginnery, Amerions wonld have
had a bad fire.
VETERANS OF AMERICUS GOING.
Camp Bumtor to Bond a Delegation to
Columbua.
The state reunion of Confederate
Veterans, to beheld m Columbus 28tb,
and 29th init, will be largely attended
and a memorable occasion among these
who wore the gray. Every camp In
the state will be represented.
And among those sending large del
egations will be Camp Humter.
Already tha trip is being dleoneeed
with interest, and to the end of com
pleting all arrangements tbe camp will
have an important meeting on Tuesday
next, 7tb, at city hall.
Judge d. B. Pilsbnry, camp com
mander, Issnee the following official
oall for this meeting.
Veterans: Attend meeting of Sum
ter Camp, O. O. V. at eiiy hall Tues
day 7th, at 10:80 a. m. to eleot dele
gates, seleot route and get registration
oardafot badges, lodging, eto. at re
union in Oolumbu*. A full attendance
ia desired. J. B. Pilsbubt, Com
The veterans will respond promptly
to this oall of Commander Pilsbnry,
and all arrangements for the trip to Co-
Inmbns will be made.
GUNNERS MAY CAUSE TROUBLE.
Several aro Shooting BlrdA Out of
Season.
While tbe season of partridge shoot
ing does not begin for a montb, yet
tbe bang of tho gnn Is already heard
about the borne of Bob White. Tho
shooting aeason does not open nntil
November 1st aud anyone killing or
trapping a partridge before that dato Is
snbjeot to prosecution. Trno Ameri
cas sportsmen will koep an eye on the
pothonter who thus violates tho game
laws.
Possibly Cain pnt Able ont of bus!
ss beetuse the latter aeked: “What’a
s score?” .
Miss Cloud at Homo to Her Friends.
’ Having just returned from Atlanta, I
am now prepared to supply my friends
and patrons with the latest etylosin
fall and winter millinery goods. With
competent hands employed I can prom
ise satisfaction to all. Tuesday the
7ih, I will have my opening and cordi
ally invite all the ladies to attend. I
am located on Cotton avenue, No.m.
Bespecially, Miss Emma Cloud,
oct 1 lm w
THEY GOME IN CARS
AND GO THEIR WAY.
People Who Came or Went
Away Yesterday
AMERICUS A MECCA FOR MANY.
Your Own Name or That of a Friend
May Be Found Below In The Long
Llat of Yesterday’s Visitors Who
Came Hore.
’Phone Hudson’s drug store your
wnnts. We deliver promptly any
where in the city. Phone number 98.
Mrs. J. W. Stallings has returned
home from a pleasant visit ot a week in
Borne and Atlanta.
Miss Evelyn Rutherford is here from
Blob wood upon a short visit to her
mother and sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Fite left yester
day for Atlanta where they will make
their home in fntnre.
Miss Florins West has returned to
the eity after a visit in Biver Junction,
Fla., and in Dawson.
Mr. B. E. L. Barnum, a prominent
oitizen of Biohland, was in Amerions
yesterday on bnainess.
Dr. B. L, Joiner, of Andereonville,
was io the otty yesterday morning,
coming down on business.
Mrs. Harry Bradford left yesterday
for Memphis where she will join Mr.
Bradford iu their new home.
Mrs. Edward Stallings, after spend
ing the snmmer months pleasant); in
the East, has returned to her home
here.
Mies Annie Poole, after a pleasant
visit of some leogth to relatives in
Biobmond, Va. returned home yes
terday.
Mrs. Sstlie Begley is at home again
after a visit cf some length tp Mr. and
Mrs. H.O.Bagley, in Atlanta, spending
several weeks there.'
Miss Annie Hailp, the charming
gneet of Mrs. E. E. Elmore for eome
tim», returns to her home in Mont
gomery this afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hawkins, Jr.,
after a visit to Col. and Mrs. E. A.
Hawkins here, left yesterday for their
home in Galveston, Texas.
Mr*. George W. Bacot and sister,
Miss Martha Wheatley, who have been
at Linville, N.O., daring the past snm
mer, have returned home.
Miss Hennie May Crittenden, after a
delightful visit of two weeks to her
eieter, Mrs. W. T. Lane, left yester
day for her home at Shellman.
CHEEK PUNCTURED BY BULLET.
Young Man With Rifle Had a Close
Call.
Yonng Ike Hudson was nursing a
very aore oheek yesterday, resulting
from accidental shooting the day be
fore. He snaked his parlor rifle ont
of tbe honse, and with a party of boys
were plugging away at a woodpecker.
Jnstbow tbe aeotdent ooonrred tbe
boys did not seem to know, bnt cer
tain it is that younfe Hudson caught a
ballet in bis faoe, entering above the
jaw and ooming ont throngh his
month. The wound bled profnBely,
bnt ia not a dangerous one.
Out of Death’* Jaw*.
"When death teemed very near from
levers stomach and Uver trouble, that
. (offered w'th for years,” writes P.
Muse. Durham, N, C., "Dr. K'ug’s
New Life Pills saved my life and gave
perfrot health” Best pills on earth
and only 25o at the Etdrldge Dreg
Stores.
A Great Live Stock Show.
Georgia, the Carolina*, Alabama and
Tennessee will show at the Southern
Inter State Fair, Atlanta, Oot 8-25,
what they have done and ean do In the
way of raising fine cattle. This, fair
has spent thousands of dollars to en
courage the farmers of the sonth to
raise better live etook, and it la said
that the fair ean trace sales of eight to
ten thousand head of registereS cattle
as the direot resalt of past fairs. This
year tbe entries for premiums are re
stricted to southern state*, the Idea be
ing to eneonrage southern farmers
who will not have to compete with the
professional exhibitors from the north
and west.
COTTON MARKET REPORT.
Americas, Go., Oct. 1.—Beceipts
today at local warehouses. 214 bales.
Beceived previously, 12^571 “
Total receipts to date... .12,785bales.
Tbe local market is quoted as follows:
Good Middling ,8*@8|
Middling
New York. Oct. I.-Futnres closed
quiet, ‘oct. 8.05, Nov. 8.78, Dec, 8.79,
Jan. 8.85.
WORK AT PLANT IS
ON WITH A RUSH.
Fine Progress on Building
Is Being Made.
LARGE FORCES ARE EMPLOYED
And Buildings Are Being Rushed To
wards Completion—Company Will
Have in Amerloua One of the Boat
Faotorios In tho State.
Mr. B. F. Sam*, one of the officials of
the Yirginia-Oarolina Chemical Co.
was in Amerions yesterday to take a
look at the work in progress at the
oompany’s new plant here. Bupt, Pike
is keeping every wheel turning, figur
atively speaking, and rapid strides are
being made in patting np the immense
bnildinge. Carpenters are bnsy, and
tbe scene presented there is one ot
greatest activity, The main building,
one of tbe largest in the state ereoted
for the mannfaotnro of fertilizers, is
going np steadily, while progress is be
ing made in the erection, of the other
bnildinge os well. Tbe oompany has
ample traekage throughout tbe yards,
embracing a half hundred acres, and
the delivery of building material is
thus facilitated. The plant under con
struction here represents an invest
ment of $150,000, and when full; equip
ped with the finest maohinery for tbe
manufacture of fertilizer will rank
among the company's largest and beet
plants in Georgia.
CITY CAMPAIGN IS OPENING UP.
Two Announcements For Clerk and
Treasurer.
Two well knowa oltizens of Ameri
ons 00me forward this morning as can
didates In the forthcoming primary
eleotion for the mnnioipal offloes, not
withstanding the faot that the afore
said primary is yet far off, taking
plaee usually either in November or
December.
But it is tbe early bird that harpoons
the too previous wormlet.
This early opening of tbe campaign
will come somewhat in the nature of a
surprise, and will result in the other
aspirants leaving cover and ooming
out into the open.
Tbe first entry Is that of Mr. E. J.
MoMatb, wbo aspires to the -offloe of
oity, clerk and treasurer. Mr. Mo-
Math is one of oor well known citizens
and successful business men, and bis
determination to enter tbe raoo will
oanse hie many friends to rally to ble
support.
Another aspirant for this office ii
tbe present incumbent, Mr. John B.
McGarrab, a popular young business
man.
Mr. MoGarrab was recently eleoted
by the oily oounoil to fill tbe unexpir
ed term of Olerk H. O. Mitchell. An
expert book-keeper and accountant be
has evidenoed great aptitude for tbe
duties of tbe offloe, whioh be is dis
charging with signal ability and to
the eatisfaotiou of all.
And now that the oity campaign has
opened tbue early, there will soon be
plenty doing. It will be a long raoo,
bnt with a fall traok for the offloes, an
interesting one. ■
HUNDREDS TONS HAY DAMAGED.
Farmers Will Sustain Great Loss
From Rains.
Betides damaging open cotton to
the extent of thousands of dollar* of
vain*, the continued rains will entail *
heavy loss upon farmers who are en
deavoring to harvest their bay crops.
On many farina abont Amerions near
ly the entire erop of hsy, reoently ont
down, la atill npon tbe wet ground
and cannot be bonsed in Us prosent
condition. In tbe meantime tbe rains
continue, and esoh succeeding day
but adds to the loss already sustained.
The hay crop in Sumter is an import
ant item, having in late years grown
to be one ot tbe principal crop*, and
any damage thereto this fall will be
eeverely felt by the farmers.
WILL RESIDE IN ATLANTA NOW.
Amerloua Man Will Have Headquar
ters Thero.
Mr. H. J, Fite, southern agent for
the Bock Hill Boggy Co. will transfer
his headquarters from Americas to
Atlanta, and with hie family goes
thereto reside. Mr. and Mrs. Fite
leave today for their new home, to tbe
regret ot many friends in Amerions
where they have so long resided.
FALL OPENING NEXT TUESDAY.
Mrs. Ktockloy Invito*' tho Ladies to
Call Then.
Mrs. Bessie Eleokloy announces her
fall millinery opening for Tuesday
...k 1 A ffll, ah.1 Snmlai■ oil ttkfl
next, Oct, 7th. and invites all the
ladles to call and inspect her besnti-
fnl line of pattern hate and millinery,
These amusing boys composition*
(present a great deal of adult Iabcr.
"Tut, tut,"
saps the
Man Wh
now s',
Fetch
me no
nameless
biscuit
Wrapped in
brown paper.
I know
Uneeda
Biscuit
Snugly kept in the
wondrous packet
that preserves the
toothsome flavor
and the criip fresh
ness withal.” _
LEAPED TO HI8 DEATH.
Rather Than Go to Asylum Coppagi
Takes His Life.
Atlanta, bept. 30.—While prepara,
tions were being made to take him to
the state Insane asylum this morulna
J. 9. Ooppage, Cl ytarB of age, shortly
before 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon,
leaped from the balcony on tho tog
floor of the Tower *nd was dashed to
death on the concrete pavement five
floors below. Death was Instantane-
Just four weeks ago yesterday Cop
page tried to end —a life by cutting
his throat Tho effort proved unsuc
cessful, however, and he had about re-
covered from the wound when he made
the fatal jump yesterday afternoon.
Coppage was tried befaro Ordinary
John R. Wilkinson last week and ad
judged insane. Judge Wilkinson .-e>
ceived a letter yesterday t-m Super
lntendent T. O. Powell, of tho lnsaus
asylum, giving Instructions for Cop-
page to be lent to the Institution. Hi
was to have been sent there this morn
ing.
Knowing this fact, the dislike of go
Ing to the asylum preyed on his dis
ordered mind to such an extent that
he was worked Into a frenzy and was
driven to ttte net of ending Us own
lue. The nearest relative of Cop
page Is a brother, W. H. Coppage, ol
24 West Alexander street, and bis af
fection for thle brother was so great
that he protested against leaving him.
The deceased was a confederate vet
eran, having been a member of the
Forty-second Mississippi. He was also
a Mason and an Odd Follow. He had
resided In Atlanta about flvo years,
and had a large number of friends,
who will learn with regret of his death.
He was a member of the Baptist
church. While In the army he was
captured after the battle of Gettys
burg aud remained 1 In prison at Fort
Delaware for 23 months.
Attempt at Assassination.
Columbia, S. C., Oct 2.—F. Schfcn,
a young merchant at a narrow es
cape from death Sunday. While ly
ing in bed a would-be negro assassin
stuck the barrel of a pistol through a
crack in tho side of the building and
fired npon him. The bullet took cf.
feet In the fleshy part of the |rm. Mr.
Schlen ran out of the house In time
to Identify Harry Simmons os the per.
son Who fired the shot.
Killed by Electric Car.
Milwaukee, Wie., Oct. 1.—By driving
In front of an electric car, a woman,
on whose clothing was found a slip
of paper bearing the name of Miss
Waldo, was killed and a man who was
identified as A. S. Sepner, ot Racine,
WIs., probably fatally Injured early
today at the corner of Buffalo and
East Water streets.
Mangled In Ginnery.
Harmony Grove, Oa., Sept 80.—
While firing an engine at Hood's gin,
4' miles from this place, Cleveland
Hood, a young man, was caught by
the baud’ wheel and killed. His skull
was crushed, botn arms and legs cut
off; In fact, his whole body was mash,
ed into a jelly. There was no one
present at the ginnery except young
HoodjwhenJl«arHdent ii o££urred
DEATH AT THE STAKE.
Mississippi Negro Burned In Presence
of Thousands.
Corinth, Miss., Bept. 29.—Tom Claris
alias Will Gibson, a negro, was put
to death near this city, by fire ycBtee
day afternoon for assault on and muo
dor of Mrs. Mlnnlo Whitfield, which
occurred at her home, in Corinth, on
August 29, about noon.
Tho victim was a highly respected
white lady, and, having no children,
was nlono when assaulted. Tho n»
gro approached tho houso, and looking
through tho window into tho lady's
bedroom, saw her dressing. About
this tlmo sho saw him. He told her
that ho was sent to borrow a saw. The
lady stopped out and opened a Halt
door, holding In her hand a pistol. She
told the negro to get the saw and
leave. He advanced upon her and
she held the pistol on him and hacked
through tho house Into tho yard, where
sho screamed. Tho negro caught Her
and carried her Into tho houso, where
ho choltod her and assaultod her, leav
ing her lor dead. Ho went through
tho houso and got about 50 cents and
a razor In nnother room. Ho heard
tho woman struggling and returned
and cut her throat. He took the
pistol and made bis escapo, hiding It
In a field.
Late In the afternoon when the hus
band returned home and discovered
tho mutilated body of his wife and
gave the alarm, negroes mingled In
the search for the murderer.
Last Sunday Tom Clark’s wife got
drunk, for which ho whipped her. She
kept quiet until Saturday afternoon,
when, smarting unler tho Indignity;
0V1A 8n1d n nmrrn Winn Hint Plnrl# nrta
she told a negro man that Clark was
tho murderer of Mrs. Whitflgld, who
reported to tho ofllcers and the negro
was arrested. He had told his wife
where tho pistol was hlddon, and
was found there and whon he
confronted with this and other evl
donees, be broke down and confi
to the crime. ,ttBB
Clark wan arrest,-,1 and brought
fore a committee of 12 In Corinth,
negro finally confessed to the murt
and also told of other crimes that
bad committed.
At 8 o’clock the prisoner, heavily
manacled, was taken from the Jail by
a posse of armed mon, and followed by
a largo and excited crowd of men
boys, was led to the east gate of
negro cemetery, which Is situated fi
tho western part of tho city. Fl
and wood had been piled high around
the stake and the negro was securel
fastened to the Iron rod. The
were fed by the mob until the body
was burned to a erltn.
Yeung Negro Given Hemp.
Memphis, Team, Oct. 1.—A Scimitar
special from Pine Bluff, Ark., says
Walter Sullivan, a young negro,
quietly lynched at 2 o'clock this 1
lng in Portland, vrhere SuHivan
Saturday night shot Dr. J. —
white man. In the back.
Round Mountain Furnace.
Leesburg, Ala.. Sopt. 30.—'The
Ham J. Gordon Chemical con
Cincinnati, have purchased the Roun
Mountain furnace, near here, and «
put same in blast at once,
nace has been Idle several ;
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I have been relieved of a trouble wh
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