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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY T1MES-REC0RDER. FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1907
KELLEY IS CAUGHT AT [RELICS OF VALUE ARE
POINT OF A PISTOL; OWNED IN AMERICUS
Negro^Murderer is Located Dudley Family Is Owner of
RIINDRIfK IS f HIDING RArK ™ TCR0P,SK,LLED: just one little vote
DmUMulV lo tiUlVIlnlu DAtR p RL n T cropall right in total of leaders
Here.
Many
SHERIFF BELL IS HIS CAPTOR HAS LETTER FROM LA FAYETTE
Escaping From the Georgia Peniten
tiary Eleven Years Ago-lle
Has Since lived Near Amer-
Icus. A Reward of $75.
At the point of pistol, Short 11 Hell,
captured tin ,-M-apcil penitentiary con
vict, Hurt Kelly, near Americui yea*
terday morning and landed him in jail
here, awaiting the coming 'of the pen
ttentlary guard who will carry Kelly
back to the bastllo.
For eleven years the negro lias lived
here, going under the name of Will
Brown. Hut an avenging Nomosla
was upon ilia trail and Shorin' Boll
finally spotted him.
Yesterday he walked upon Kelly.
The negro ran, drawing his knife and
defying arrest. But tho sight of the
jfun caused him to halt.
Kelly admitted his ldontily, and said
, he had a premonition of recapture.
He was sont up for llfo from Jasper
county In April 1HM, but two years
later escaped and has since been work
lng on farms and In turpentine dis
tricts In Sumter.
Sheriff Bell reaps a reward of (75 for
the capture of Kelly.
Also Court Dress Worn By Minister
Crawford In Paris-Valued Relics
May Be Sent to James
town Exposition.
Suffered for Five Years with Kidney
and Liver Trouble.
"suffered for livo years with kidnoy
and liver trouble which caused severe
pains across the back and a blinding
headacho. I had dyspopia and was so
constipated that I could not movo my
bowels without a cathartic. I was
cured by Chatmberlatn's Stomach and
Liver Tablets and have been well now
for six months," says Mr. Arthur S.
Strickland, of Chattanooga, Tenn, For
sale by Kldridgo Drug Co. Americus,
Ua.
Mr. tV. H. C. Dudley of Americus
has very kindly forwarded to Miss
Huby Felder Kay of Atlanta an auto
graph letter of (ienoral l-afayette, writ
ten to Hon. William II. Crawford
t.eorgiaon .April 1<>. IM7, whentlinlat
tor was secretary of the treasury under
I’resident Monroe.
Miss Kay is a member of Piedmont
Circle, Daughters of the American
llovolutlon, nnd Is greatly interested
in securing valued relies for (ieorgiu’i
exhibit at ,tho Jamestown Exposition
In this letter i.eneral Lafayette in
troducos the two sons of Marshal
tlrouehoy, tells of the death and funer
al of Marshal Mallena, and speaks of
the politics of tho Holy Alliance.
Hon. William II. Craw ford, twice
candidate for president of the I'nitod
.States, and one of the ablest sons of
fleorgla, was the grandfather of Mr.
Dudley.
This letter is loaned to Hie James
town exposition to be exlilbltod with tho
collection of tho Piedmont Continental
chapter, Daughters ot the American
Revolution.
Mr. Dudley has also the elegant
court suit worn by his distinguished
ancestor at tho royal court In Paris
when ho was minister of tho United
•States to France. Tho ludies of this
chapter hope to obtain this suit for
the exposition. Howover, on account
of its ago as well as 11s priceless value
as a family relic. Mr. Dudley guards it
with great care and has never allowed
it to loavo his possession.
BEAUTIFUL STREETS OF AMERICUS
Quickly Attract Attention of Visitors
Here.
“There is not a city of its sizo in
New York State that has such bcautl-
ful streets as Americus" said a resident
New Yorker to the Times Recorder
several days ago. “Your streets are
marvels of neatness; well drained, to
an extent well shuded, while your tiled
pavements would bo a credit to any
diy In tho United States. I was In
Americus a half dozen years ago'' he
continued, “and tho advancement and
progross made hero within that period
is truly marvelous. I travel In New
York State and visit many cities of like
aloe and population as Americus, but
yours is Indeed a “city beautiful" com
pared to any there. And when your
business streets are payed, and th
electric street railway constructed,
Americus will take on a growth even
surpassing that of recent years."
Rhuematic Pains Relieved.
The i|ulck relief from rheumatic
pains afforded by Chamberlain's Pain
Balm has surprised nnd delighted
thousands of sufferers. It makes rest
and sleep possible. A great many
have been permanently cured of rheu
matism by the use of this liniment.
For sale by Kldridgo Drug Co. Amer
icas, (la.
KILLS CATARRH GERMS.
Stomach dosing cannot kill those
germs; a direct local treatment is ab
solutely necessary, and for this pur-
poso nothing equals Hyomei.
Breathed through the neat pocket in
haler that comes with every outfit lly-
omel reaches the most remoto air cells
In tho nose, throat and lungs, giving
Immediate rolief and ellcbting a |Mir-
manent cure in the worst cases of ca
tarrh.
A complete Ilyomei outfit costs but
II .00, and Dodson's Drug Store give a
guarantee with every outfit that the
treatment will cost nothing unless it
cures.
To Care a Cold inlOne Bay ■
Take Laxative Bromo Q-.lnine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
If It fella to cure E. W. drove's sig
nature la on each box. 35a.
Caught Gold While Hunting a Burglar
Mr. Wm. Thos. I.anorgan, provin
cial Constablo at Ohapleau, Ontario,
says: “I caught a sovero cold whllo
hunting a burglar in the forest swamp
last fall. Hoaring of t'hamhorlaln's
Cough Roincdy, I tried it, and ufter
using two small bottles, I was com,
pletcly cured.” This remedy is in
tended especially for coughs and colds.
It will loosen and reliovo a severe cold
in less time than by any other treat
ment nnd Is a favorite whorovor its su
porior excellence lias become known
For sale by Kldridgo Drug Co. Amort-
cus. Ha.
STARTING ON FEDERAL BUILDING
Americus Would Like to See a Begin
ning Made.
When will work bo started upon tho
Federal building in Americus? This
interesting <iuery is made a hundred
times dally, and a hundred times
mains unanswered. The alto is secured
all right enough,but there Is only grass
upon it. Albany has gone to work
Preparations are being made thoro t<
clear tlio buildings off of the lot on
thecomorof Ilroad and Jefferson streets
which was recently bought by the gov
t-rumcnt as a site for tho Albany post-
office and federal court house. Alliany
was give'll an appropriation of (125,000.
of this amount (13,500 was s|>cnt for
tho site, leaving (113,500 for the build
lug.
Rheumatism Makes Life Miserable.
A happy homo in the most valuable
possession that is within the reach of
mankind, but you cannot enjoy its
comforts if you are sutfering from rheu
matism. You throw asido business
cares when you enter your home and
you can be relie veil from these rheu
matic pains also by applying Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. One application
will give reliefjand its continued- use
lor a short time w ill bring about a per
manent cure. For sale by Kldridge
Drug ('o. Amerieus, tin.
Has Stood tho Tost 25 Yoars
The old original i* ROVE’S T»«t#Pse
Ohill Tonic. You know what you are
tat lng. It ia Iron nnd qilume In a taate-
Uat form. No cure, No pay, 50c
HELP IS OFFERED
ro worthy young peo
We 4-arnnfly mtueat all young persons, no matter
bow limited their rm-nnn «>r f-lurntion. who Wish to
.htain a thorough burlru u tratiuogand umlptni-
ti>n. to wiite bv first mail for our grrat half-rate
sff« r. Surroiw, indpr.end-nrcan* 1 prohol'W* fttunc
ivt? guaranu-od. Don't d-.-lay. Write today.
Sh? G.i.«.1U. Btuli
Condemned Murderer to Again Dwell in Americus
Jail. i
The Times-Recorder's announcement shadow of the gallows, with the rope
yesterday of the surrender of George dangling overhead.
Bundrick to the polico of Ijos Angeles, j Then it was that the usual respite
Cal., was read with greatest interest by saved him for a time. t
hundreds in Americus who knew the A respite of thirty days was granted
celebrated sprinter from his long con
finement in the jail here, from which
he escaped in November 1900.
"God Bo With You 'till We Meet
Again" was tho seriptual message
written by nundrick to Nheritr Bell up
on the jail wall, on the night that he
llew away.
The "meeting" will be a tnlle earlier
than Bundrick oxpected.
The story of Hnndrick's bloody
crime, committed near Cordele years
Doctors Disagree on Con= Hundreds oF Goupons Vot-
ditions Here ed Saturday.
BUT PEACH CROP WILL BE SHORT EACH ASPIRANT GETS BALLOTS
by Gov. Terrell, and Bundrick, with a Upon This Point There Is No Discus- A Difference of One Vote Only Be
tween Miss Greene and Miss
Blvins-lnterest in the Race
Growing Dally.
new lease upon life, waa returned
hi. quarters upon the top floor of the
Americu. jail. Hla eellmate was
young Darker, the wlitto man charged
with forgery. •
A few nights thereafter the pair .awed
out of tho bastile and flow away. Par
ker was caught later, but nothing was
heard of Bundrick
slon-Poor Season Rather Than
Cold Weather the Direct
Cause.
A difference of one little vote only
ing of him was expected,
Those who knew the big fellow nev-
"Tbe fruit crop la killed" is the opin
ion of one authority. "The fruit crop m the totals of the two young ladios
And, really, noth- is safe" is theopinton of another. "We j leading today in the exposition ticket
ago, his (light to South America, his er believed he would bo seen again
return to Ijouisiana later, his capture,
trial before Judge Littlejohn at Cor
dele. and sentence of death, are remem
bered by all here.
Fending his execution, Bundrick was
given a cell in the Americus jail, where
he remained for months.
The date of his execution was fixed
and all arrangements therefor com
pleted. In fact, Bundrick stood in the
But Bundrick doubtless becamo weary
of dodging the otlicers. He knew he
was hunted day and night, and life be
came intolerable. Even death was
preferable, and Shrouder's murderer
thus surrendered.
He will be brought back to Georgia,
probably to his old quarters in the
Americus jail. What his fate will then
be, no one can tell.
AMERICUS IS 75 YEARS OLD
It Was Named By Lovett B. Smith
Spring of 1832.
in the
The <1tv of Americus received its
name from l^ovett B. Smith, at that
time a prominent citizen. This was in
the spring of 1H32. Americus is ac
cordingly now about celebrating its
seventy-fifth anniversary. It Is gen
erally customery to have appropriate
exercises on such anniversary oeea-
" When the judges met to name the
town, every one of them had a name to
give to It. After some discussion It was
decided that each judge should jwrite
Tils preference on a slip of paper.
Theso slips were to be put in a hat and
ihe one drawn forth was to be the
name of the new town. I was select
ed to draw the slip. Before this could
sions, but no arrangements were l though, Lovett B. Smith arose and
made for such an event here, and It Is stated that he had a name in mind that
doubtful if there will bo any especial he thought would suit all of tho judges
attention paid until the centennial an- please the public generally,
niversary twenty five years hence. When asked what it was he replied
It is to he regretted that the diamond “Americus,
anniversary of tho city could not have | --The name at once struck the fancy
been appropriately observed, l’er- Q f the judges, who willingly aband
Imps tho Board of Trade anil other on( ] e j their own preferences, and so
bodies may inako it a feature of the .be city was ebristenod as Mr. Lovett
corner stone laying exercises. had suggested. Amerions is accord-
“In the spring of 1R33 Sumter county I lI)Klynow 75 yoars 0 | (l aml owcs lu
was cut oil from Leo t'ounty," said Mr. I attractive name to Lovett B. Smith,
Joseph A. Cobb, In answering tho lonR S | I1C0 deceased.
will have a half crop" says a third, j contest marks Hie remit of the week's
and thus it goes. No cat in history , balloting, thongh r.ll four have inada
over had as many lives as the Georgia
query ns to who named Americus, and
when. “The legislature at that time
met In November and Its sessions ran
over Into tho spring. Tbo county was
named after the gallant revolutionary
officer.
“The first commissioners, as we
would now call them, but then known
ns the judges of the Inferior court, wore
Mess. Robert Savage, John J. Britt,
Richard Salter anil Robert Strange.
Under their administration the city of
Americus w as laid off on lot 157, em
bracing about two hundred acres.
Tho plan for the city was survoyed by
John \V. Cowart, assisted by (Iroon
Wheeler. Jack Tiner and Wright
Brady,
“There were a-few old shanties here
nttbat time" continued Mr. Cobb, “but
the first houso of any character built
was erected by my father, Jacob W.
Cobb, about where the tower non-
stands. My father had boon clerk >f
the court of Lee county, and when
Sumtor was cut off' he wns made
elf rk of tho court of this connt>. Tho
house built by him wns used for court
and tavern purposes for the first three
terms of court until other buildings
were erected."
Mr. Cobb has the honor or having
been tbo first child born In Sumter
countv. He was born In 1829, and has
been continuously a resident of the
county.
BIG PLANT FOR AMERICUS
ts Establishment Within Thirty Days is Fully
thin Thirty Days is
Assured.
Wahin ilit* next sixty 'lays, perhaps
within tho next thirty, Amerieus will
see an important manufacturing enter
prise inaugurated, ati enterpise that is
expected to develop into one oi con
siderable proportions and become an
important factor in the manufacturing
life of tile city.
Tho industry in question will he
apitnli/.ed by Americus men, will be
managed by Americus men, and will
put on the market u first class article,
of daily demand,invented and patented
by an Americus man.
It will bo in every sense of the word
an Americus enterprise throughout.
The Times-Kecorder is not at ltbcity
i yet to published tiie lull details, but
there is no doubt tlmt tho enterprise in
question will bo launched withm a few
eeks, with adequate capital behind It,
and under conditions highly favorable
for its success.
The Article it is to put on the market
is one that is in constant use through*
out the country. From Americus a
demand can lie created that will extend
throughout the State and country.
Those acquainted with it praise
merits highly and predict a great suc
cess for it as soon as arrangements
have been made for its manufacture
and marketing.
This is one of the best items of news
the Times-Uecorder lias published in
many months, It shows' that the men
of means in Americus are willing to
take hold of a good thing when it oilers
and push it along, that they are alive
to the necessity of making this
manufacturing point, and that the
start has been begun that is to make
Americus a hive of industry.
peach crop.
A magnificent crop is killed, buried
and resurrected in r. day.
Americas peach growers are as wide
ly at variance In their opinions regard
ing the crop as are those of any other
section within the hroard domain of
Queen Klberta.
Mr. K. S. Broadhurst.who has some
thing like 30.000 bearing trees in a
beautiful orchard near Americus,
positive that this crop will prove a
failure. He lias carefully examined
his trees and says the peaches are dead
black at the heart.
Not ten percent of a crop, he thinks,
will be realized.
Mr. C. T. Broadfield, another suc
cessful fruit grower here, is likewise
confident that the crop was killed by
the recent frost.
Upon tbo other band, experts who
examined the trees of tho big Bagley-
Gober orchard, where 100.000 trees are
in bearing, insist that the fruit is not
injured and exhibit branches taken
from this orchard to substantiate their
assertion.
Certainly these peaches do no appear
to be in the least injured. They are
as large as partridge eggs and sound
to the chore as evidenced by inspec
tion under glass.
In this orchard are many trees with
few peaches, but this is attributed to
unfavorable weather conditions during
the full and early spring months.
Other trees, both Elbertas and Georgia
Belles, in this big orchard ‘are heavily
fruit laden.
There may not bo a full crop ias ex
pected, but there will be plenty of
peaches for home consumption, nnd for
this we are thankftil.
What Our Reporter Saw in New York
* reo-n- vi*it to nee of the Urgent
p.DD- No-nfi*. to 'he world, dl.oloaed
machinery • bat >u producing 10,0(10
gallon* of P.io', and doing u bett*r
«od in less ilm-i tlian 100 gallon* o.mld
be made by band making,
T.l< -a, the Ot-lebratid L. A M.
Paint.
Toe L. VI, Kino harden* the L A SI.
While Lead ,n>l make. LIU, Paint
wrar I Mm iron for 10 to 15 year*.
-1 gallon. L & M. m xe-l wi'h ;l gal
lon. L-oaeed Oil make* 7eallonaof
paint at a coat of lea. tban $1 80 per
gallon.
If any di foot ex-Ve In L. .8 .U Paint,
rill repaint bonne f >r ontbing.
Donal.on of L. A- M. made to ebnicb-
p.
8 -I by (1-orgn O iver, America* (la.
ENJOYED A TRIP THROUGH FLORIDA
t'hambcrlain's Salve is good for any
disi-asi- of Hie skin. It allays Hie Itch*
log and burning m-ii,alien intantly.
For sale by Kldridgo Drug Co. Amort-
us. Ha.
A Guaranteed Cure far Pllea
Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding
Pilee. DruitaiK'e are authorized to re! and
| _ money If P * ZO OINTMEX E falls to
College, Raton, Ca- cn.-e In -ito U days. 50o.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. £ (%&
ScvtaMUBoa boxes told In post 12 months. This Signature,
Two Days.
on every
box. 25c.
Grip Quickly Knocked Out.
•‘.Some weeks ago during the severe
winter weather l»otli my wife and my
self contracted severe colds which
speedily developed into the worst kind
of la grippe with all its miserablcjsymp-
toms," says Mr. J. S. Kglcston of Maple
Landing. Iowa. "Knees and joints
aching, muscles sore, head stopped up,
' eyes nnd nose running, with alternate
spelle of chills and fever. We began
using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
aiding the same with a double dose of
Chamberlain's.: stomach : and Liver
Tablets,and by its liberal use soon
completely knocked out^tho grip."
Solti by Kldridge Drug Co. Americus,
Ga.
Americus Man Much Benefitted By
Stay There.
Mr. J. O. McArthur returned to
Americus yesterday after a month's
absence iu Florida In search of health.
During this timo ho visited nearly
every city and healtli resort in tho
I*and of Floworr, spending some time
with the Amencus colony in Tampa.
Mr. McArthur was very greatly bene
fited by his trip.
very substantial gains, as shown by
these figures.
Miss Loulie Greene U7r
Miss Miittie Bivins 1171
Miss Mary Stevens 911
Miss Mabel Sawyer 7C4
The positions of all the contestants-
has changed a little.
Last Sunday Miss .Mattie Bivins lad
by 20 votes, while today Miss Lulls
Greene leads*by one vote. Miss Mary
Stevens takes third place, coming up
from fourth.
Friends of all the fair contestants
worked like baevers the past week
with the result that 1,419 votes wer*
polled yesterday.
Pneumonia’s Deadly Work
hail so seriously affected my right
lung," writes Mrs. Fannie Connor, ot
Rural Routo 1. (ieorgetowu, Tenn..
"that I coughed conlinously night and
day and the neighbors' prediction—con
sumption—seemed inevitable, until my
husband brought borne a bottle of Dr.
King's New Discovery, which in my
case proved to be the only RKAI. cough
curer and restorer of woak, sore lungs.'
When all other remedies utterly fall
you may still win the battle against
lung and throat troubles with New
Discovery, the RKAL cure, (luaran-
teed by Kldridge Drug Co. 50c. anil
JI.00* Trial bettlo free.
SPENDING SOME TIME IN AMERICUS
Waller K. Wheatley Returns Home
Upon a Visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter K. Wheatley
arrived yesterday from New York on
a visit to Col. Thornton Wheatley.
Mr. Wheatley goes on to Texas on
business, but Mrs. Wheatley will re
main hero for sorau time. Mr. Wheat-
lev lies boon for five years a resilient ot
tho Amoricsn metropolis, and l>
achieving aui-i-ess there In his profes
sion.
TO ENJOY A GOOD DINNER
There is no need of any self denying
diet list, no call for nasty disagreeable
medicine, no list of hard exercises
simply a Mi-o-na stomach tablot before
oaefi meal, nnd one before going to bed
and It will so stregtticn the stomach
that a good dinner will givo you pleas,
are and comfort without tho least feat
of distress.
Tho host proof of the value of our
advice Is the fact that Dodson tirug Co.
givo a postive guaruleo (applying to
two 50c boxes of Ml-o-nai that yout
money will bo refunded unless qh'
remedv cures. A guarantee like this
mutt givo you confidence in Mi-o-na
stomach tablets.
APPOINFMLNTS OF TAX RECEIVER
At Points in County for Receiving
Property Returns.
I will lie at the following places on
dates given below for the purpose of
receiving tax returns for the year 1007.
De Soto April 15, 31, May (1, morning.
Leslie " 15,31, “ o', afternoon.
Hunilnmnn April Hi, 35,' May 7.
morning.
Sumter April Hi, 35, May 7. after
noon.
Davidson Mill April 17, 39. Mav 8,
morning.
Plains April 17, 39. MBy%, afternoon.
Roney " 18,30, “ 9, entire ilav.
Andersonvllle April 33, Slav 1. 13,
entire day.
Hudson April 33,May 3,1 Lon tire day.
Americus on all Fridays and Satur
days and dally after rounds are made
nnttl books close on Jane 15.
9—d-2t, w-bt W. B. Senna,
Tax Receiver Sumter Co.
Hat stood the Te*t 725 ear*.
The old. origin.I GROVE'S /Taste-
low UhiH tonic. Yon know what-yon
« taking I I- I'O-i an-i q-ilDln* In a
site os* inrm N • .-ore. N ■ pat. 50c.
Cabbage Plants For Sate.
We are attain prepared to fill all or
ders for early and late varieties cabbage
plants. All plants urown in open air
near salt water, causintt them to be
tough and hardy and stand severe cold
without injury. They are best known
o experienced truckers nnd are practi
cally frost proof. Send us a trial order
and bo convinc'd of our ability to
please. All plants packed in ligh
botfes and shipped ('. O. D. If cash Is
not sent with order. Frice $1.50 pei
1000 in small lots. Friees on large lots
such as 5,000 to 10;000 quoted upon ap
plication. No orders filled for less than
r>00. Address all orders to
W. N. Sands A Son.
27—3m Meggetts, S. C.
HELP WANTED.
Ten bright, intelligent fami- -
lies to learn to work in cotton
mill. Comfortable homes,good
wages, healthy surroundings,
and school facilities on grounds.
Only persons of good charac
ter need apply. For further
information write today to
Z. M. FLOYD, Superintendent. -
14t Pelham, Ga.