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THE AMERICUS ’We^KlY VlMES-RECOBUlilL' tf RTllA V DEOEMSEb' 36, 1902.' ' --
Ioloboarois OUT
Boiled J)own to Four Lines
and Bunched. |
THE NEW GOES IN.
ISHOT IS FIREO BUT
HIT WIDE OF MARX.
HAND MIRROR OF EVENTS HERE
Former Council In Session
Last Night
Two Negroes Had Fight on
Avenue.
Happeningsin The City and Suburbs
of Looal Interest to Bo Perused at
Leisure Wliilo Your Colfeo is Slowly Co,l " oil Take Oath-Old Members
Cooling. I Retire Mayor Hawkins Names His
— . | Standing Committees.
With three dairy farms at hrr gater,
Americas will have plenty 0 f butted I The °>d cutuoil gav« place to the
loDg nooded « ha oi 'y h»« “ ew 'a»t night when Mayor Eocene A.
GIVES PLACE TO NEW BOARD. BURTON SPED A HOT BULLET.
Mayor Hawkins and Now Members of
THEY COME IN CARS
AND GO THEIR WAY.
People Who Came Or Went
Away Yesterday.
But Human Target Outrln Leaden
Missile. Shooting Caused Much
Excitement. Burton Was Arrested
and Jailed.
A young-boy was accidentally shot
with a parlor rifle ont on Elm Avenee
yesterday afternoon, but his injury
not a serious one.
The'Times-Recorder trusts that dear
old Haita will not overlook one single
expectant little sonl in Americas this
Christmas morniug.
The Times-Recerder has never heard
from, our merchants suoh enthnsias-
tio comments on the holiday tiad-. It
was the best ia years
Hawkius and Al.lerm-u J.A. Pinkstcn.
0. T. Sullivan aud Elmo Poole took
the prescribed o«th, administered to
ihem by Judge Z. A. Littlejohn.
Quite an atsemblage of oitizens wit
nessed the ceremony.
Mayor Felder and Aldermen Fort,
Glover and John R. Radeon, the retir
ing members of the council, gave place
to the new upon the conclusion of |tbe
installation ceremony.
No business of importance was trans
acted by either board.
After taking their seats Mayor
Hawkins announced the standing com
A rnmer was started among tho col
ored people Sunday to the effect that
Mon Adams had escaped jail. But Jlon
is safely in the coop.
. t 1 mittees of cotinoi! for the next year ss
The meanest mau iu Americus ia said follows*
to ho oue who Uu.lwthree sound teeth ■
pulled because a traveling dentist offer ! * IDaEOU 'nation—Pinkston,
6d to do it for uotbing. I Belloc, Poo'.
Stewart Furlow, at present the oulv * Fire and p °'ice-Poni, Sherlock,
Amerious young min at the State 1 and StHivau.
School of Technology, came home yei-* Cemeteiiee and Parks—Rndsop,
Cornelius Burtor, a country negro,
was the man behind the gan in a shoct
ing soiree that created a panic on Cot*
ton Avenne yesterday afternoon. Bar*
ton and Henry Holt, another negro,
had • Christmas row, in which a Christ
mas brick figured. In the melee Bur
ton unlimbered his pocket artillery
and fired a Christmas saints with Holt
as the target, the litter outclassing the
ballet in a sprint .towards Mackeies.
Officer Barrow aud Sheriff Bell were'
close at hand and harpooned the belli
cose Barton, who will eat this Christ
mas dinner in jail sod the next one in
the chaingane, in all probability.
Tutfs Pills
terday lor tile holidays.
Only two days before Santa comes,
anil the unreleuting washwoman is
still holdingonr ouly pa-rof perforated,
heelless hosiery for debt.
Zack Childers is spending today do*
llghtfully ever in Montgomery. He
told veiy few friends that he was going,
fant be's there all the same.
New industries for Americas should
be the watchword for the New Year, A
cotton factory ought to he the begin
ning of an industrial revival.
Doctors L'ghtner, Chapman, Shipp
and Evans, four Americus young men
attending the Atlanta Dental College
aro at home for Christmas.
Americus’ cotton receipts will crowd
the 30,000 mark by the end of the
year. Tbe “last picking'’ seems to
show up very considerably.
Ia tbe meantime tbe patriotic Amsr-
icus youth is burning with a desire to
go to Venezuela, should J. Bull get
busy with Uncle Sam there.
' The streets in tbe business dietriet
were in holiday attire last night. Peo
ple who cannot “shop” daring the busy
day were ont in strong force.
Mr. Boy Parker has eome to Ameri
eus from Oglethorpe to reside, and
on Jan. tat. will take the position of
book-keeper for Sherlock A Co
Co’, Augustus Harris, formerly of
Americas bat now a prosperous Lee
oouoty farmer, is breathing tbe Christ
mas ozone here for a day or two.
CHRISTMAS BALE IN EVIDENCE,
Last of the Crop is Being Sent to
Town Now.
The last bale of cotton, the "Jbrist-
tnas bile,” held in reserve on many
farms about Americas that the pro-
coeds might bring cheer at this glad
some season, ia being brought to 'own
this week. Many of them wore hauled
In yeeterday and sold at onrrent prices
—aboutSoents. Farmers in this county
and section are rapidly winding up this
orop and getting ready to start on the
next one. A large acreage of oats has
been planted, and this will be an ob-
j cot of solioitude nntfl ihs season of
. freezes has en led.
Pool and Bberiock.
Strerti and Sidewalks—Sherlock,
Bolton aud Sullivan.
Public Buildings and Lights—Snlli-
van, Pinkston, Hudson.
Water and Sewerage—Bolton, Pool
and Sullivan.
Public Schools—Pickstou, Sallivar,
Sherlock.
Fjrchasiog—BjIIod, Pool, Hudson,
Ordioance—Hudson, Pinkston, and
Sherlock.
One important change to be institut
ed by the new council will be the date
of meetings.
Heretofore Monday night has always
been the regular time of meeting, but
by resolution adopted last night tbe
date of weekly meetings is henceforth
changed to Friday night of each wetk
instead.
The new council, therefore, will bold
its first regular meeting on Friday
nigh', January 3rd, 1003.
stimulate the TORPID LIVER,
strengthen the digestive organs,
regulate the bowels, aud are un-
equaled us an
ANTI-BILIOUS MEDICINE,
In malarial districts their virtues are
widely recognized, as they possess
lely recognized, . ,
peculiar properties In freeing the
system from that poison. Elegantly
sugar coated.
Take No Substitute.-*
RECORD WAS EXCELLENT ONE.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
Dices' a'l .'classeajof food, trees a a
streogtbeus the stomach and digestive
organs. Cures D|«pc-p«i», Indigestion,
stomach Troubl s, and jmskes .Ich red
blood, health and strength. Kodol re
builds wornout tissues, puilfies,
strong-ns and sweetens the stomach.
Gov. G. W. Atkinson, of W. Va says
■I b’,v> used a number cf bottles of
Kodol aud have found It to be a very cf
foctlvo and, Indeed, a powerful remedy
for at >maili c'lmi-nt. I recommend It
to my liiends." W. A. I eat rt.
AMERICUS HAS HOLIDAY BLAZE.
The Only Guaranteed Kidney Cure
is Smith’s Sure Kidney Cure. Tour
druggist will refund your money if
after taking one bottle yon are not
satisfied with results, 50 cents.
THIRTEEN ENTER THE LOTTERY
Weddings Galore Hero During the
Festivo Season.
Just thirteen couples aro going to
get married in a id near Americus to
day, Jadge T. M. Alleo issuing tbit
unlucky number of marriage licessea
yesterday. It was a busy day for the
urbane Judge, who wished all of the
prospective grooms good luck despite
the superstition that attaches to ilia
number thirteen.
Healthy Kidneys Means Lon? Life
If you went to restore your kidoey-
to their former healthy e'» ,e » k ®
Smith'd Sure Kidney Cure-50 cents at
druggists.
For Ront.
Good farm close to town one or two
plows, see w. R. or Lee Hansford.
4 IIwit
Small Fire on Taylor Streot Caused
Excitement.
The horning of a small barn on the
premises of Mr. J. E. D Shipp, with
that of a small servants boose on the
premises of May* r Felder adjoining,
created a breeze of sxeitement lsst
night. Located npou tbe highest point
in Americas, tbs b'sze lighted np that
portion of town and give tbe appear*
ance of a big fire. Tbe property loss
was not considerable as the fire de
partment soon put the flsmos under
control.
What's In a Name?
Everything is lo ihs name when It
comoeto Witch Hazel Halve. E, C, De-
WUt A Co. of Cblcigo, discovered,
some years ago, new to make a salve
from Witch Hazel jthat is a specific for
Piles. For Blind, bleeding, Itching and
protruding Piles, eczema, cuts, burns,
brulsta and all skin diseases ;DeWitl’s
Salve baa no equal. This bas given
rise to numerous wortbleaacounterfeits.
Ask for DeWItt's—the genuine. W. A.
Renibert,
For Sale.
Tuesday Dee. 301b, I will sell at pub-
lio outcry on the premises at the Jar-
rett place a lotjof perional property con
sisting of 12jhead of mules, two horses,
cows, Hogs, eorn, fodder, hsy, seed
oaue and a full equipment of farming
implements, comparatively new.
30 J. A. Wants.
Americus Flro Losses For Year la
Lota Than $2,500.
The annual report of Fire Cbief John
Monahan, submitted to tbe oily council
lsst nigh', is a splendid record of the
efficiency of Americas’fire department,
tbe best in Georgia. Cbief Monahan
shows that ihu toial fire lueses in
Americas daring tho entire year wore
bat $2,333. Ih nkuf n city the size
and importance cf Imtricos, showing
au auuua! ti c io.s Icb.s tbau $2,500.
During tho year the department re*
spomled to 40 alarms, of whfohSO eamd
in by telephone. Tho value of build
ings wherein fire* occurred was $81,
575; the value of stocko endangered
was $37,727 making a total property
value of 890,200 endangered by fire.
Tbe damage done buildings amounted
to only $673; damage to contents,
$1,701, n total damage of only .$2,883
The total oust to the oily of maintain
ing her department was $5,216, which
includes the purobaso of horses, etc.
Certainly no city in Georgia can make
a better record than that mads np for
Ameriens by Cbief Monahan.
AMERICUS A MECCA FOR MANY
Your Own Namo or That of a Friend
May Be Found Below In the Long
List of Yesterday's Visitors Who
Canto Here,
Said the Grocer
Fresh shipment of Hayler’e Candies,
one to five pounds iu handsome Xmas
baskets at Hudson's Drug Store.
Miss Luoile Clegg, one of Americus'
fair representatives* at Shorter, will,
return home today.
Mrs. M. Walters was among the
many shoppers from The Plains Id
Amerious yesterday.
Miss Louise Clark is at home from
Monroe Female College at Foraytb, lo
spend the holiday season.
Hooks Burkhaitsr has returned from
the Agricultural and Mechanioal col
lege atDahlonega to spend hia vacation
at home
“I'll have to get a barrel to hold the nickels.'"'
“What's the matter?''
“Uneeda Biscuit! The new delicacy.
Sold only in 5 cent packages^
Enough for a meal. too.
Just look at that package 1
Royal purple and white.
Dust proof 1 moisture proof 1 Odor proof!
Keeps in the goodness.
Keeps out the badness.
Everybody wants >
Uneeda
Biscuit
...
Take oo imitations.
Miss Lizzie Bivins will arrive today
from Milledgevillv, and wilt be the
fair guest of Miss Mamie Clarke during
Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Rodgers and
Mies Rodgers, of Sumter, were among
tbe many Christma shoppers in Amer-
ii*ns this weok.
Miss Ailtemay Kleekley left yeeter-
day for Oglethorpe, where she will lie
the fair guest of frieuds during the
Cbristmaatide.
Mies Fannie Stalling', of the musio
department at Shorter College, re
turned home last nlgbt to ^pend the
holiday season.
Mrs. J. R. Britton and children ar
rived yesterday from Pelham to spend
the holidays with her parents, |51r. and
Mrs. A. Dodson.
hisKeys
Prof. Harrold Davenport, of the
faculty of the State University at Ath
ene, is spending tbe holidays at hia
homo in Americus. *
Sir and Mr*. Gaorga W. Glover and
two children are now at The Windsor,
where they have taken apartments fjr
the winter season.
It K ops the Feet Warm anti Dry.
Ask today for ; Allen's Foot-Ease,
powder. It ontes Chilblains, Swollen,
Sweating, Sore, Aoblhg, Damp feet.
At all druggists and shoe stores, 25o.
ARRANGE A PRAYER SERVICE
The finest Meerschaum pipes, Cigar
holders, Amber Tubes, Tobacco pouch-1
Rembert's Drug Store.
Pastor* At range Programme For the
Weak of Prayer.
Tbe pastors of tbe different ehurobea
met at the First Baptist Ohutoh yes
terday morning to arrange, for the
week of prayer services. The follow
ing is the program:
Monday, Janaary 51b., city hall—
Leader, J. L Irvin, Subjeot, Con
secrated Personalty.
Tuesday, Jknusry fltb., Pre’byterian
Church—Leader, B. L. Bivins. Sub
ject, Prayer end Thanksgiving.
Wednesday, January 7tb., Furlow
Lawn—Leader, O. B. Oyerby, Sub
ject, Bible Example! of prayer.
Thursday, January 8th., First Baptist
Church—Leader, W. L. Wootten.
Subjeot, “Prayer For All Men.”
Friday, January Otb., East Americas—
Leader, B. E. Neighbor. Hubj-et,
A New Year's Motto.
The pastors trust that all tbe people
will enter heartily into these servieci.
A cordial invitation is extended.^Ser
vices begin promptly at 7 o'clock.
Tbe evening services at tbe First
Methodist, Farlow Lswn Baptist,
First Baptist and Presbyterian Church
es, will, hereafter, begin at 7 o'clock
daring the winter months. •
Miss Kate Wilkeraoo, a bjauiifnl
holiday visitor here, tbe guest of Mrs.
Eula L, Hollis, has gone to Riahlsnd
to spend severs! days.
Mieses Ettie Tallis and Mamie Mo-
Lendon are apending two days delight
fully in Lumpkin, the fair gnesta of
Dr. and Mrs. Ulsrke.
Missos Lons and Mattie Parramore
leave Wednesday for Arlington, where
they will be guests of friends daring
tbe Christmas season.
Miss Eloisa Pickett, pf tbe faculty of
Wesleyan College, came yesterday to
spend Christmas in Americas with ber
aunt, Mrs. Sobampert.
Misses Hattie and Amzie Daniel,
two of Samter’s charming young Ju
dies, are guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs Olin Daniel here.
Mrs. William H. Fish arrived from
Atlanta yesterday to spend the holidays
with Mr. and Mrs. H. 8. MoOleekey.
Justice Fish comes today.
Little Miss Harrold is a beautiful
and very weloome Christmas visitor at
the home of Mr. end Mrs. Thomae
Harrold, arriving yesterday.
Judge H, C. Rmey, of Augusts, will
arrive tomorrow to spend the holiday!
at tbe home of hia brother, Mr. J. O.
Roney, on Brooklyn Heights.'
Mr. Gordon Clark has eome from
Thurmond West, Va. with bis friend,
Mr. Lawrence, to spend Christmas
with Mr. end Mrs. W. E. Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Basoom, of Atlan
ta, wilt be the gnesta of Mr. and Mre.
W, F. Mims, on Obnreh street tbia
week, arriving this afternoon, ‘i
Miss May Howell, aooompaoied by
Miss Minnie Mnmford of Moultrie, is
spending tbe holidays at tbe home of
Mr. John T. Howell, near tbe eity.
Miss Mamie Livingston, of Smith-
vilie, is e charming visitor hero this
week, the gnest of Mrs. G. A. McNeil
at her beentifal borne on Gharob
street.
j C issue an illustrated liquor catalogue in which are
quoted prices of Wines, Whiskeys, Brandies, Beers,
etc. This catalogue is sent free to all who write
fer it. To order from us enables you to buy all
Whiskeys at wholesale prices and places at your
command the resourced of one of the largest liquor
stores in tho country. All goods are packed in plain cases and
no mark ttf indicate contents. We ship everything subject to
approval and can be returned to us at our expense if found un
desirable and unsatisfactory.
RYE WHISKEYS
H. O. Wise Private JlecJIr-A pure
*> • yenr-uld copper dUtliled Rye
^Vntskejr. Quart*, $1.00; Kftllon. S3.50
Jacobs* Special Reserve Rue
Whiskey—A prime favorite; ffu»r*
tin teed to year* old, * pure, mellow,
mild whisk- y,especially adapted**
a stimulant for ladle* and aged per
sons. Quart*, $1.50; gallon $3*00
Jacobs• Monogram Rye Whiskey
A v**ry tine double-copper distilled
Kq- Whiskey; 1* distilled from ae-
I ruled home-grown rye, with moun
ts » spring water, at id 1* distin
guished for Its absolute purity, del*
teaev and remarkable bouquet; 8
years old. Quart, 91.96; gallon.. .$4,00
Rob Roy Rye Whiskey—l years old,
it straight Kentucky Rye Whiskey,
dUtliled In copper and aged in
wood, and i* a leader among whis
keys of similar price. Quart, 7fa.;
gallon'.
..$9*30
key—* .
able for the price. Quart, 60c.; gal
lon $9*00
n. Rye IDAfsAwjr—Dlstilled In
J; low proof but pure. Price $1.60
Hon; % gallon smallest quantity •
ja ,%i?A e s&
a Tory superior grade of whiskey
fortheprloe. Quart,00o.;gal....$9.93
BOURBON WHISKEYS
fJ In wood tor S year., tally ma- J
tured and entirely free from ta.lt ^
Quart, lino; gallon 93.SO
CORN WHISKEY
Jacob* Private Stock Corn—'This
wo .believe to be the very best whis
key made; certainly everything
that tireless energy and equipment
could accomplish has been done to
make this a perfect whiskey; aged
In wood for 6 years. Quart, 91.00;
**H°n * $3.30
Uncle
omb Whiskey—>4
tely pure! a splen*
superior —
years old, absolute!. ,
✓ did stimulant and superior whis
key for medical and family use.
Quart, 7SO., gallon $9*30
£*.5? .
ot ih« muat MlMt corn, over open 7
Are., aged In wood lor two y«an.
Quart, Mo., gallon 93.is
Jacob* Hand.mado Corn-Now
good., not high proof, not wild tn
Km. than H gallon lota; par gal...91.10
Hobbit Poof Cora WhUtoy-Tbe
ad. on tbl. whiskey 1. wlthont
Jacob* Sw.mt Math Corn Whir*
■Oy—Ji perfectly pun whuxey.
[uart,We.;gallon S3.73 *
Ooldon Shuck* Corn WhUkoy—
• year, old, yellow corn. Quart, Me.;
«*“«»“
Jacobs’ P s harmacy
Atlanta, Georgia
WEDDED IN DAWSON SUNDAY,
Feminine instinot leads every,woman
to keep an extra sappl; of ping in etock.
CHRISTMAS AT THE CHAINGANG.
Black Covey of Bird* Flitted Away
Yeaterday,
Abunoh of birds, blackbirds, jail
bird*. winged their flight from Ham
let's brick, otgo end lit in the ohatn-
gang yesterday. This is but • patt of
the covey flashed daring the recent
term of coart. There ere others, and
thsae will go abortly. Sheriff Bell
made a Christmas shipment of a half
djzen yeeterday to one of tbe aoeth
Georgia camps.
Young Couple of This County are
Thus. United.
Miss Opal Books and Mr. James
Pllober, both residing near America,
and wall known bqre, were united in
mnrrlsge at Daw.on 00 Sun lay, Slat,
where Miss Books was vi.itlng rela
tives. The happy couple returned
here yeeterday and are now “at both*”
to their many friend* at the reaidenoe
of Mr. William Pilcher, near the ei'y.
The Pride of Heroes.
M my soldi*'* in the laatysr’,wrote to
■ >y that for Sobratohes, - Bin'se*. O its,
wound*, Cirn*. Sure Pent and Stiff
Join's, Basklra'a Arolsa Si va I* lb-
belt in. tbs world. Sim, f V Barer,
Spalds, Bril', ILoer*, ht-i E uo'luns
and Pile*. Ir ituroa nr in |it>, O-i>
211 at E J Bldrgt**’. <*rue .'nru.
Things We
Like Best
Often Dlsagrco With Us
Fancy Caff, Collar, Handkerohlo
and Glove boxes for Christmas pres-
ants. Rcmbert'iJDrog Store. xSShotlferemahuMUmumeiMuiSa^
Because we overeat of them. Indf.
geation follows. But there's a way to
eacapeiuch consequences. A dose ot a
good dlgesltnt like Kodol will relive you
atones. Your stomach is simply too
weak to digest wbat you cat. That’s all
Indigestion Is. Kodol digest* the food
without the atomach’s aid. Thus the
stomach rest* while the body Is strength
ened by wholesome food. Dieting is un
necessary. Kodol digests any kind ot
good food. Strengthens and Invigorates.
Kodol Makes
Rloh Red Blood.
... .of good taste, there is....
.nothing nloer than a battle of....
. ..FINE PERFUME
..HOLIDAY GOODS..
Ws aro Keadquarlar. for
Dressing Cases,iToilet Sets,
Brushes with Triys, Cellar
ioid Gootjs, Perfumes, Con*
fee tioncry in Fangy Packages,
Words * an not describe them.
Come and Inspect our stock.
Rambert’s Drug Store.
Next Poetoffioe
S. L. MUNN.
BRICK LAYER
S AND CONTRACTOR.
JOBBING PROMPTLY D0NE_
Leave Order, at
416 1-2 Lamar Street, Artesian Blook