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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER, FRIDAY JANUARY 23. 1903.
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iNEWS NOTES AT SMITHVILLE.
(Happenings of Interest In Metropolis
of Lee.
SmithT)llr, Os. Jan. 16 —Mr. O. B
Wilkerton is one of onr best farmers.
For 12 years he has bad lard and meat
to sell..He has recently killed a porker
weighing net 478 pounds and has anoth
er still larger. Hereoentlysold two fine
males that he raised on bis splendid
farm near.town.
The vote on a dispensary will be
held Feb. 5th.
Bids ere being received for boring
an artesian well.
A recent marriage was that cf Miss
Sarah Potter of this place to Mr.
Mathews, a farmer residing near Daw
son.
Miss Daisy Johnson, of Atlanta, is
visiting Mrs. B. I. McKinney.
Messrs. Walter Cowart and Emmett
Booker have been on the sick list bat
now reported on the road to recovery.
Bev. B. M. Allison has entered upon
his second pastorate of the Methodist
Chnrcb here.
Miss Christy, of Dawson has return
ed home after a pleasant visit here,
W. W. Cowart basgono to Adams to
acoept the! place made vacant by Dr.
Brown.
The new year promises an era of
greatest prosperity for Smithville.
Several new lenterprises, an artesian
well and a supply business justify
\ bright hopes.
Morgan and Hale are opening a new
stock of goods in the store formerly
occupied by Mtt Lunsford.
Dr, H. Smith has admitted to part
nership in his general mercantile busi*
nes his brother, B. 0, Smith who has
already movfed here from Sumter.
The Smithville Supply Oo. compos
ed of C. A. Bbodes, B. I. McKinney
and Walter Cowart is engaged in pat
ting in on extensive . stock of general
mwohandiae.
The Jennings milliqory store has
been moved to Parrott.
0. C. Ansley .fcJCo, have moved their
stock to Dawson.
Judge G. C. Edwards, Lee county’s
ordinary for many years has moved in
to town.;
Will McDuffie from; Blakely is now
with the large stJre of Mr. T. S. Bur
ton here.
Dr. O. T\ Brown from Adams station
is how with Bass & Co. at this place.
Mr. and Mrs, Fort MoAfee are now
domiciled in their own home.
Prof. Parks will soon complete his
fourth year as principal of our school.
He is popular and efficient. Miss
Flora Market', from Snmier City is his
assistant this year.
Miss Neva Good row has returned to
college at Outhbert.
BUSY IS MEETING OF
SOLONSLAST NIGHT.
Body Convenes in Regular
Session.
THE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Read and Accepted—Much Important
Work I, Completed at this Session—
A Brief Resume of Last Night's
Proceedings.
Grove's Chronlo Chill Cpro.
cures the chills that othe^ chill tonics
don't cure.' Made of the following
fluid extracts: Peruvian Bark, Blaok
Boot, Poplar Bark, Prickly Ash Bark,
Dog Wood Bark and Sarsaparilla.
The best general tonio. Ho cure. Ho
Pay. 60o,
AFFAIRS TAKE ANOTHER TURN
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Bankruptcy Proceedings In the Case
, of French & Co.
^Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings
have been instituted in the ease of J.
E. French & Oo. merchants, of The
Plains, who failed recently. As stated
in the Times-Beeorder several days
ago, a proposition was made to pay
80 cents on the dollar. Many of the
oreditora favored this proposition, bat
as the acceptanoe of the terms offered
was not general snob settlement could
not be effected and involuntary bank-
xaptoy proceedings will, therefore, be
instituted. The liabilities of the firm
are approximately 825,000, though the
assets are^,considerable as well. Bev-
oral Americus bouses are among the
creditors, though the amounts are not
very large.
The city council met last right in
regular section His Honor, Mayor E
A". Hawkins, presiding. There was a
full boat J present and not a few mat
ters of importance were digenssed at
length and disposed of, several of
^vhich bad been carried ovel from a
previous meeting.
Ho action was taken upon the matter
of filling the vacanoy of oity engineer
and superintendent waterworks.
However, the Water committee was
authorized to employ an accountant to
keep the books and records of tbe
office until tbe election of a oity en
gineer, which will be at au early date.
Chairman Poole of the Fire commit
tee reported tbe need of a small wagon
for tbe department, and tbe purobase
of snob vebiele was authorized.
Tbe awarding of tbe city printing for
1903 was then taken np.
Sealed bids bad been asked for under
the terms of letting the legal printing
to the lowest bidder, end each of tbe
three papers submitted a seeled bid.
That of the Herald was to do the work
at a fixed pnoe. The Times-Heeorder
proposed to pnblish the minntes and
marshal’s sales gratis.
This paper had done as much before,
and, as stated in its bid, was willing to
aid tbe connoil in its work of retrench
ment, more particularly as such mat
ter as published was of interest to its
readers.
The bid of the Press was to do the
printing for nothing. In addition to
this offer the publishers enclosed with
their bid a one dollar bill, offered as a
bid for teenring the eontract.
The dollar did the workjand secured
tbe printing contract.
The editor of the Timee-Keoorder
protested against this sale of the print
ing and mado an offer of 850, for tbe
printing if it was to be let thnaly.
This proposition was not discussed.
The Times-Kecorder took the posi
tion that its bid was the lowest. If the
highest bid was to get the printing it
was prepared to bid on a cash basis.
But the matter was thus disposed of
and tbe offioial printing for the cur
rent year goes to the Press at its cash
bid of one dollar.
Alderman Sherlock took the high
ground that the eity oouucil of Ameri
cas w0b not a charitable organization
and should be willing to pay for its
printing, but the sentiment of council
was against him upon that higlf moral
proposition.
This is tbe first time in tbe bistory
of Amerions that the printing was ever
bartered lor a money consideration.
Eleotion of City Attorney.
The eleotion of a oity attorney was
disonssed at length and the salary of
the office fixed at 8300 a year, the in
cumbent to receive no additional com
pensation for doing the work. Connoil
then proceeded with the eleotion, Ool.
J. H. Lumpkin reoeivlng five of the
seven votes oast.
Ool. Lumpkin was, therefore, di
ctated dnly eleoted oity attorney.
J, J. Simmons,colored,filed his peti-
tltion for a bar license at 107 Cotton
Avenue. A eonnter petition wee also
filed by several merohants, bat tbe li
cense was granted without a dissent
ing vote android license will be issued
Bimmone today upon payment of t'be
usual price—$1,000.
Numerous bills were approved and
paid, after which connoil adjourned.
JChmsuy friends of G. H. Hansao,
Engineer L. E. & W. B. B , at present
living in Lima, O., will be pleasedent
know of bla recovery frjm threatened
kidney disease. He wiltee: "I was
cured bv using Foley's Kidney Cure,
wbloh I recommend to all, especially
tr Inmeu who are usually similarly
afflicted.” John H. Hudson.
Teachers and Veteran* to Recelvo
Their Money.
State School Commissioner Merritt
is now preparing to send out the bal
ance of the school money for 1902.
The warrants on the state treasury are
being gotten in shape, and they will
probably be signed np today or tomor
row. By Saturday tbe state treasurer
will have made out checks ami they
*11)1 be mailed at once.
Checks cannot be sent, however, to
those counties which have sent in no
itemized statements, and they will, of
conrse, have to wait.
Each county wiil receive in its
check this time school money for tha
last two months of 1902. and the total
to be paid out is about $6CO,<;00. ,
As soon as tbe treasurer gets through
with this work the payment of peu-
aions will begin. Pension Commis
sioner Lindsey has been engaged for
some days in preparing tbe pension
vouebere, and he will be ready to dis
tribute them in a lew days to tbe or
dinary- of the 137 comities of Georgia
who will in turn distribute the checks
among the old soIdierA and widows.
It is not known yet just when tbe
checks for tbe pensioners m Americas
and Sumter will be sent, though it
will be very soon.
Tutt’s Pills
After eating, persons of a bilious habit
will derive great benefit by taking one
of these pills. If you have been
DRINKING TOO MUCH,
they will promptly relieve the nausea,
SICK HEADACHE —:
and nervousness which follows, restore
the appetite and remove gloomy feel
ings. ‘Elegantly sugar coated.
Take No Substitute.
Estimable Lady Passes Away After
Long Illness.
Miea H. Beat Smith, one of tbe b, at
known and most beloved women in
Americas, psss ed away Saturday after
a long illness extending over a period
of more than two months. The an
nouncement of the olose of this pure
and beautiful life, while it brings grief
and sorrow to many hearts here will
not be unexpected as her eondition for
e week past baa prepared those near
and dear to her for the dread summons.
Miss Smith has resided In Americas
for a long period of years, making her
home with her brother, Mr, A, W.
Smith. A woman of highest cnitnrr,
edneation and refinement her friend
ship, worth and esteem were appre
ciated in the select circle m which she
moved; yet, gvithrfl, her life was one of
contentment and happiness, fall of
golden-deeds of kindness and devrted
to the sweet duty of carrying rays of
snushme into the hearts of others. A
true, noble, Christian woman, her
sphere io file here will be diffioolt to
fill and she will indeed be sincerely
mourned.
CLERKS RACE DRAWING CLOSE.
BOUGHT BIG PLANTATION HERE
Valuable Farm Near Americus Sold
Yesterday.
Mr. T, R. Slappey, iormerly of Amer
icas but for several years traveling
salesman for a'Savanuah bouse, pur
chased yesterday l cm the M. E. 81sp-
pey estate the Slappey plantation of six
hundred acres, eight miles north of
Americas. The purobase was made as
an investment, and Mr. Slappey will
bencnforli operate the farm on his own
account It is one of the best places in
Southwestern Georgia and splendidly
adapted to fruit growing as well as to
corn and cotton. Mr. Slappey’s friends
here oongratnlute him npon hissnocuss
in business and npon this judicious in
vestment of his surplus fuud«.
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Contest Will Como to a Close On
Monday Next.
The candidates for the 81,000 office
of oity clerk and treasurer are making
a spirited raee, and while all three, |
Messrs. MaMstb, Hawkes and.Scar-j
borough, are confident of eleotion they
will, nevertheless, put in a lot of good i
work with the voter during the week
intervening. Tbe date of the primary,!
Monday 26tb. is just one week off, and
many voters will be pledged to them
within that time. Thjre are about 300-
white., voters registered, 'and which
ever of the candidates plucks 110, of
these stands a good chance of getting
the job, as all of tbe gentlemen will
poll a good vote. The nominee gets
the place for nearly two years, only
one month of the present torm expir
ing prior to the time when the new
official will be installed. It has been
supposed that Mr. E. A. Lockitt
would also be candidate for the office
of city clerk, but be announces that
be will not be in the race.
A Life at. Stake.
If you but know the splendid merit of
Foley’s Honey and Tar you would never
be without It. A dose or two will pre
vent an attack of pneumonia or la grippe.
It may save your life. John B. Hudson.
Over a quarter millien
satisfied customers
A Q^TEiP^rMn^ON rosioa&° 1 TwS^MumvBuaUy sratun£"iK2«
D?mSfak'SSi. an enormous business «™ia be^up. sustained anflcontlnuaU,
Increased, U out goods did not novo exceptional value and meritt , ,,
think we could bold tb^tradeofoverauuartertt a million people. If oor repu-
an^wSg yoi?the bat profits ot the dealers. Your money back If you're not satisfi|d.
Direct from our distiller^ to YOU
Saves Dealers’ Profit* I Provont* Adulteration I “““
HAYNER WHISKEY
- PURE SEVEN-YEAR-OLD RYE
4 FULL $0-20 EXPRESS
QUARTS O
PREPAID
We will send you FOOT FULL QUART BOTTLES oflHAYKER’SSEVEN-
vp AR-f>T..D RYE for 83.20, and we wiil pay the express charges. When yon
tbiwStakey?tor IIand If you don’t find It all ^tandas^M^
ever drank or can buy from anybody else at any
our expense and your 83.20 will be returned to you by lint h2l5i
that Offer over. How could it be fairer? If you ar ® J52?^2K?i SmJr?a
you are not out a cent. Shipment made in a plain sealed case, with no marks
or brands of any kind to indicate contents.
Orders for Arlz..Cal.Col.Idaho,Mont.Nev..N. M».Ore.,UtgVWaSh.
or Wyo. must be on the basis of 4 Quarts for by isxpre«»
Prepaid or /SO Quarts for 816.00 by i rciglit I repaid*
Write our nearest office and do lt NOW.
THE HAYNER DISTILLING COMPANY
ATUNTAi GA. DAYTON, OHIO ST. LOUIS, HO. ST. PAUL HINN.
154 Distillery, Trot, O. Establishid 1866- ,
In Bed Four Weeks With.La Grippe.
Webavo received the following letter
from Mr. Bey Keo.p, of Angola, Ind.
•‘I was In bed four weeksiwltu la grippe
ana I tried mapy remedies and spent
considerable lor treatment wltn physi
cians, but, I received no relief until 1 took
Foley's Honey and Tar. TwosmaUboi-
Moh of this medicine oured mo and now
I uso It exclusively in my family.” Take
no substitutes. John K. Hudson.
Children Poisoned, -
Many children are poisoned and made
n*r»ona sad weak, it not killed outright,
by mothers giving them cough syrups
containing opiates. Foley's Honey and
Tar Is a safe and certain remedy for
coughs, eroup and lung trouble, and la
the only prominent ecugb medicine that
•contains no opiates or other poisons.
John B. Hudson,
When first known to the Homans
silk was so dear that it sold weight
for weight with gold.
Healthy Kidneys Means Long Life.
If yon want to reetore yonr kidney-
to their former healthy state lake
Smith’s Sure Kidney Cure—50 cents at
druggists.
HUNDREDS OF MULES SELLING.
Americus Market is Supplying Large
Territory.
The long earned cotton maker, a
reeent arrival from Kentucky ^ir the
West, will go oat of Amerions today
in numbers to the plantations in this
aeotion of Georgia. The mule trade
here for a month past has been folly
np to the maximum and hnndredB of
flneantmals have been eold. Prices
are a bit higher than in recent years,
the value ranging from 8150 pp to 8300
for good males, and those are the only
kind in demand. Hot only are tho
farmers of Sumter buying the sleek
animals bnt those of a half dozen other
counties u-o buying stock here as well
A PYRAMID OF COUNTRY HAMS.
Solid Wagon Load Meat Bought By
Buchanan Bros
A Solid two Horse wagon load of
beautiful aoantry hams, juicy, fat and
fine, were brought in yesterday by Mr.
Henry Williams, a prosperous Snmter
county farmer and bought by Buch
anan Bros, for their trade. - It is the
finest meat brought to Amerions in a
long while, tbe lot weighing 2,000
pounds, and bath Mr. Williams and
Bnchanan Bros, are ta be oongratula-
ted, the one as a prodneer and the oth
er as buyer of enoh meat.
The Formula tells the story:
Grove’s Chronic Chill Cure
Not a potent medicine: • thin spirituous liquid, of a pleasant bitter taste, made of
Fluid Extract PERUVIAN BARK Fluid Extract POM^AR R/UUt
Fluid Extract BLACK’ROOT Fluid Extract JWCKLY ASH BARK
Fluid Extract DOG WOOD BARK Fluid Extract SARSAPARILLA
It Cures the Chills that other Chill Tonics Don’t Cure.
The Best General Tonic. No Cure, No Pay. Price. 50c.
. ..FINE WHISKIES....
HOA IMTH A'M is read y to your order!
l I l/\xYl giving the best good fori
the l^t moi.ty. Beginning r.ext Monday, 22nd. I willl
cut prices on my line of WHISKIES through the holiday|
seasoD. or until Jav. 1st. I have on hand
Seventeen Hundred Gallons of Liquors,
including all the popular brands. This 1 am going to sell
CHEAPER THAN ANYBODY Curing my cut Pricel
Holiday Sale. Call on me opposite the Allen House, oil
send mtr >our oioers for Lqiuor.
Jug t race's Specialty. Best goods seived at my bar. -
SECURED A DESIRABLE HOUSE.
Neat Dwelling On Furlow Street Is
Leased.
Mr, J. L. Sparks, the.popular gro-
oer, has leased from Mr. T. M. Fnrlow
his pretty new residence on 1 he Lawn
and will occupy it as a home at once.
Mr. and Mrs. Furlow are going to
make their home with Mr, and Mrs.
S. A. Walters os before, Mr, Furlow
being npon the road the greater portion
of the time. .
Stop It.
A neglected cough cr cold may lead
toserlons bronchial or lung troubles.
Don’t take obaoces when Foley’s Honey
and Tar affords perfeot security from
Bertons effects of a cold. John R. Hud
son.
A woman seldom believes anything
her husband says about [hor, bnt she
believes every word be says about oth
er women.
The Only Guaranteed Kidney 'Care
is Smith’s Bare Kidney Care. Your
druggist will refund yonr money if
after taking one bottle yon are not
satisfied with results, 56 cents.
The Chinese have a complicated cal
ender. Their cycles have 60 years,
each year, month and day having its
own name.
Pneumonia and La Grippe,
Cougha cured quiokly by Foley’s Hon
ey and Tar. Refuse substitutes. John
R. Hudson,
The price of medicine in Prussia is
regulated by the state, a new prioe list
being published every year.
- Sound Kidneys—Perfect Health.
The use of Smith’s Sure Kidney Cure
will produce both, Try a bottle and
be convinced, Yonr.druggist sells it
or 50 cents;
Store For Rent
Formerly ooenpied by G V W. Brnner
Will put in first-class shape. Apply to
J, W. Hightower or W, H. O. Dudloy -
MONEY LOANED!
Farm loans negotiated any
where ia Southwest Georgia
at low rates and on easy
terms.* Save money by see
ing me.
Q. R. ELLIS.
Americus, Ga.
R. D. GRANTHAM,
AMERICUS,
GEORGIA!
Choose Wisely
when you buy a SEWING MACHINE. You’ll rind all sort, and kinds at
corresponding prices. But if you want a reputable ser.’iceablc Machine, then take
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For Sale By F. G. OLVER, Americus, Ga,
...Pure Delight Rye...
Guaranteed 8 Tears Old.
Rich and Mellow
4 Full Quarts,
8 Full Quarts,
.12 Full Quarts,
Direct from Liitillnj
- $3-25
- $6.oo
- $8.50
shipped In r lain staled boxes, with no parks to >»61eate conlents. Same Wbt«|
sell® in stores l» cm 14 to (B.ftOrer irallot*. YV * ■ ba ^#Y5niJ e i>Mrhaiid Coenac Bratl
per gallon. Corn Whlukev a specialty. Also a line line of Apple, Peacn sua uogna ■
imported and Domestic Wines. * ■
G. A. SCOTT & CO., ;
3 IS Lamar St. ; : : • Americus,
J. W BHKFF1KLD; Pn.ld.at FRANK SHEFFIELD, V!c.-Pr..W«
E. D.iSUEtFIELD, Cashier,
Bank of Commerce
AMERICUS, GEORGIA.
JS. uouwl ui>nking business transacted and ail consistent court®
extended to patrons. Certificates of deposit issued bearing inter*
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