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W tSNTF-KlGQTH VE AB, AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRLDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8, 1907. NUMBER 4 3 STOCK TAKING REVELATIONS We are just winding up our An nual Inventory and in going through the stock there is always revealed to us many odds and ends in every de partment in the house. It has al ways been our purpose to throw these out and clear them out as rap idly as possible, and if you will visit us during the next few days you will find . . . Special Bargains in— Short Lengths Black Dress Goods, Short Lengths Colored Woolen Goods. Short Lengths Ginghams and Madras Cloths. Short Lengths in Outings and Percales. Short Lengths in Linens and White Goods. Short Lengths in Table Damasks Odds and Ends in Towels. Napkins, Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, ladies and children’s Underwear Gloves and too many Things to mention to interest you that space our going into detail, so prevents we urge Record-Breaking Postal Bill Agreed on By Committee. Washington, Feb. 5.—Appropria tions aggregating $209,180,501 are carried In; the postoffice bill Bgreed upon you the impoitance of coming. uponby Chouse committee on post. SCARE IS GIVEN BY START IS GIVEN TO RAII FV’Q A BEAR AT LARGE WORK ONTHEKOME DAILli o Killed Dogs and Frightened Local Committee to Solicit BIG DISCOII^ Ml 1 People - Funds STILL ROAMING NEAR AMERICUS FOR ERECTION Y M C A BUILDING UIII UlUUUUIl k ^HLI Strange Animal Invade* Two Homes Near the City—Lady Makes Narrow Csoapo—Kills and Eats Doga That Attaok Him. People living In the vicinity of Holly Spring,, a mile or two from Americas, were terrorised yesterday by the ap pearance of a strange animal, either a small bear or wolf, that lnyaded tbe promises of Mr. W. K. Hansford and Mr. S. B. Hawkins. People fled In terror at the approach of the strange beast. Mrs. Hansford saw it very distinctly, late in the evening, and fled to tbe house, the animal in pursuit. She ex-- pressed the belief t State 8aoretary Rogers Will Aid In Work of Raising Additional Amount Required for the Amsrlous Y M C A Building t dog. that it was a large Leaving the Hansford place the ani mal next made Its appearance at the Hawkins farm, a half mile away, where the dogs attacked It, to their sorrow. One dog was killed and eaten upon tho spot, even its bones disappearing. Another dog was ripped open by stroke of the animal’s paw. The beast again disappeared, and probably sought the swamp near by, as It has not since been seen, tracks were entirely too largo to have boon made by any dog, the long claws making Indentation in the sand. The fact, too, that it literally devour ed a dog provod It to be some ferocious beast, and the neighbors will hunt it down. NEGRO KILLED IN THE COUNTRY Dead Body Is Found By The Road Side. Deputy .Sheri IV Fuller roturned yes terday from Webster where he captured John Wesley Clay, charged with the killing of another negro, Will Jenkins, •the 17th district, ten miles west of Amoricus, a day or two ago. The dead body of Jenkins wae found by tbe road side and J. Wesley Clay is suspected of being the man behind the gun. lie im mediately left tho scene of crime and as caught yostorday in Webstor conn- and brought horo. $209,180,661 FOR THE MAILS. Chas. L. Ansley, Successor to Wheatley & Ansley] DIAMOND Investment with us will net you a good income, besides you have the pleasure of wearing them .... - Eugene V. Haynes Co. HIGH-CLASS JEWELERS AND DIAMOND IMPORTERS, 37 Whitehall St. Atlanta. office and poat roads. Tho postofflee aproprlatlon for the current year was $191,C70,5C2. Outs aggregating $10,000,000 have been made by the committee In pay. ments to be made to railways for carrying malls and for the use of cars. A straight cut of $3,000,000 Is made through a reduction In the rate per ton to be paid on heavy mall routes; a cut of $1,000,000 la made In the rest to be paid railways for postal cars; a cut estimated at a mil lion dollars Is made by eliminating the weight of mall bags from the weight upon which railways are to be paid for carrying mail, and a probable cut of about $5,000,000 will result from the decision of the committee to have the dally average mail over routes ascertained by dividing the weekly weights by seven, Instead of by six as is the present practice. The committee considered the pos tnl committee report on second-class mall matter, but decided not to in corporate any of It In the appropria' tion bill with the exception of a rec ommendatton that a commission con sisting of three senators and throe representatives bo named to make an Investigation of all departments of the postal service as suggested In a recent report by the’committee. The presence In Americas of Hr. J 8. Rodgers, one of the state secretaries of the Georgia Young Mens Christian Association, will give Impetus to the work of raising the additional sum re quired for tbe erection of the handsome Y M C A building here. Secretary Rodgers came yesterday and will spend several days here with the local committee. He is a successful worker and en thuslastlcally Interested in the cause, and it Is confidently believed that hts assistance here will secure the end long desired. Already the local committee Is great' ly encouraged at the spirit of liberalitv manifested by Amerlcus citizens to wards the Association, which is sub stantially attested in the liberal sub scriptions made quite recently towards the building fund. Already tbe committee can see Its way through towards success, Tho subscriptions to the building fund total, in round figures, about $21. 000. It is the purpose of the Associat ion to erect a building costing $30,000 and*when $25,000 Is subscribed a begin- ing will he made. The goal, therefore, is very nearly reached now. • The local committee has promises of several goodly subscriptions, and If theso can be fullv secured this week it rill not he long ere the ring of tho trow el \vill he hoard liojre. S' l ‘ Begins today Thursday. FeP. 7th. and will continue through the 23d, of February. The Clothing will be divided into lots and placed on separate tables. Each table will be placarded with the price reductions on a sign, and the customer can make his own selec tion. TOUCHED FOR $1,500,000. ...Seed Potatoes... Shipment Just Received. FINEST VARIETIES, Best Maine Seed Potatoe. We carry the best line of Groceries !ln the city. For quick delivery phone 300- T. M. FURLOW. 310 Lamar St Against Railroad Passes. Carson, Nov. Feb. 6.—The legis lature has passed a joint .resolution declaring It a crime for any legisla tor of state official to ride on a rail road-pass or to accept reduced rates for transportation from « common carrier. An employers’ liability bill was Introduced In the house on Mon day abolishing the law of contribu tory negligence on railroads and In mines. ' A bill regulating the use of passes by the general public was in troduced, making It a crime to ac cept a pass by any citizen of iho state of Nevada,- wflh certain exceptions. A joint resolution censure* the presr. Ident of the United, States ’for declar ing for the abolition of state rights by court decrees, p -r.; v . >. protest against such threats and assertions of the j president of the United States and protect against any restriction or Interference with matters immemo- ria"y recognized as within tho exclu sive Jurisdiction of Standard Oil Man Must Pay for Qaa Dealings. Boston,, Mass., Feb. It—A com promise settlement of tho suit of George Wharton Pepper, the receiver of the Bay State Gas Company, of Deleware, against Henry H. Rogers of 3Jcw York, /to recover profits of between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000 for tho sale of several Bostbn gas companies, - was annnounccd In the United States circuit court Thurs day. An agreement reached by both aides was submoified to Justice Put nam, who, although he had stated that, so far ns he was concerted there would be no trouble,” declined to give hts formal assent to the set tlement until amended and satisfac tory petition was presented at a hear ing set. » Under the terms of a compromise Agreement, which was submitted to the court, Receiver Pepper accepts an offer of $1,500,000 from Randall Morgan, treasurer of tbe United Gas company of Philadelphia, Including an abandonment of the claims of the Bay State company against Mr. Rog ers, and In consideration also of stock the Buffalo Gas company. This stock amounts'to about 30,000 shares. Mr. Morgan acts for Mr. Rogers In the settlement. The scheme of Re ceiver Pepper was to secure profits alleged to have accrued to Rogers through the sale of stock In the vari ous Boston gas companies to interests rep’resentlng the New England Gas and Coke company, while Mr. Rogers was serving as trustee of the Bay Statg company. It was claimed that by virtue of this trusteeship he was enabled to make vast-profits which Receiver Pepper contended rightfully belongs to the Bay State company. 1. Will contain 167 Suits, and will be sold at 50 per cent Dis count from original prices. This means a $ 6.50 Suit for $ 3.25 8.50 Suit for 4.25 10.00 Suit for 5.00 20.00 Suit for 10.00 25.00 Suit for 12.50 Table Number 2. Will contain 188 Suits, and will be sold at331-3 per cent dis count from original prices. This means a 8.50 Suit for.: $ 5.65 10.00 Suit for 6.65 12.50 Suit for 8.35 15.00 Suit for 10.00 18.00 Suit for 12.00 20.00 Suit for 13.35 22.50 Suit for 15.00 25.00 Suit for 16.75 Table Numbeis 3 and 4 Will contain 332 Suits and will be sold at 25 per cent Dis count from original prices. This means a $ 6.50 Suit for........ ......$ 4.85 8.50 Suit for 6.35 10.00 Suit for TT. 7.50 17.50 Suit for 13.15 22.50 Suit for 16.85 25.00 Suit for 18.75 30.00 Suit for 22.50 Table Number 5. Will contain 75 Overcoats, and will be sold at 33,1-3 per cent discount from original price. Teble Number 6 Will contain several hundred pairs of Men’s Trousers, and will be sold at 33 1-3 per cent discount. Boy’s and Children’s Suits. Remarkably-Reduced Suits at $1.5o, 1.75, 2.00, 2.5o, 3.oo, 3.5o, etc- Shoes at 25 Per Cent Discount. I have the celebrated Florsheim Shoes which retail at $5.00 and Preston B. Keith’s at $3.50 and $4.00. These will be sold at 1-4 off. M Stetson Hats at 25% Discount. Don’t M tbe Time Thursday at 9 O’clock, February 7th W. D. BAILEY. Forsyth St. and Cotton Ave. Amerlcus. Ga. Purchase Coal Lands. Nashvli;?, Tenn., Jan. 331.—Tho Southern Timber Land and Mineral company of Nashville, which la head ed by ex-Govemor McMillan, of Tennessee, has purchased,,from the Continental Realty company] of Win chester, Ky.. 52,000 acres of coal and Umber lands In Breathitt, Knott and Perry counties, Kentucky, at a coat of one million dollars. The (and Involved In the deal lied prin cipally on the proposed extension of 'he Lexington and Eastern railroad, nd la the richest land in coal and imber In tbe mountains of eaatent Kentucky-. Saw mills will be erected In the coal ianda opened at once. Elected to House of Commons. London, Jan. 31.—By the greatly reduced majority of 729, W. F. Har vey, the liberal labor candidate, who Is an agent of the Derbyshire Miners’ union, was elected to represent north east Derbyshire in the house of com mons. The vacancy was caused by tbe death of Thomas D. Bolton, liberal, whose majority at the elec tion of 190C, was 1.7C9. ’ It was a straight conservative liberal fight be tween the liberals and conservatives. Do You Want ■ Your friend to remember ■ . > TOR j forever? If you do, make him | or her* present of a PARKER 1 j» FOUNTAIN PEN Guaranteed Prices $1.60 to $10. Let us I put one aside for you. These I are the pens you 6ce advertised I in the magazines. Wc warrant I them as well as the maker. Hollow Ground Razor electrically tempered $1.00 The honing stops, no hone necessary. Ite ac tion on a razor is marvel ous $1.00 f ; 'Mi WE GU. ETHEM. —— 1 13 Forsyth Street.