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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES..RECORDER, FRIDAY, HAY 3. 1907.
AHOST IN ATTENDANCE
AT PLEASANT GROVE
Second Days Session Fine
Success
EXERCISES OF MUCH INTEREST
Among Sunday School Workers
Marked the Day-Superb Dinner
Served the Visitors /
Tuesday.
Probably live hundred periona gath
ered atTleasant Grove Church yes
terday, at the second day's services
of tho Friendship Baptist Association,
The greater number of them were resi
dents of that portion of the county, one
of the most progressive sections of
.Sumter with as line class of residents
os can be found in any part of Georgia.
From Americus were Capt. John A.
Cobb, Georue Cobh, It. L. Maynard,
J. K. Sheppard, Mrs. K. T. Mathis and
family Or. and Mrs. Charles Chapman,
w hile among those from other sections
of the county wore Mrs. Nunn, of
of Huntington, MgJ- Wm. A. Wilson,
Mess. J. M. Johnson, Henry Dan
iel, John Sims, and other woll known
citizens.
The religious exercises were found
of especial interest and were much en
joyed by all in attendance.
BIGCROPSOF PEACHES
MADE IN TEN YEARS
Record for Past Twelve
Years
SHOWS HALF DOZEN BIG CROPS
Americus Orchard Men Still Hope for
a Fair Yield of Georgia Belles—
Crop Record for a Dozen
Years Past.
OPENING OF THE GOLEEGE
In August Will Be Fete Occasion Instead Cornerstone
Laying.
There will be no great celebration at tion organized and carried out with
the laying of the corner stone or the the corner stone laying but two weeks
Third District Agricultural College. j off. It is desired to have the celebra-
Ttlfiinurl rtf illnt •will ah a..a.. a a 1 . ■ ■ • .
Instead of that there will be an even
greater celebration than was con
templated for the corner stone laying,
but <t will take place when the college
Is completed and in readiness for the
grand work that is before it.
The opening of the college Is to be
made the occasion for a gathering of
the people of the entire Third Congres
sional district. Speakers of prominence,
representing the State and National
governments will be on hand, the pro
gram will be one that will be attractive
in every feature, and the college will
begin its history under the most
auspicious circumstances
Tills was the conclusion reached at
the Jolty meeting of the committees
Americas peach growers are still of
the opinion that a fair crop of fruit
will mature here, despite the recent
unfavorable seasons and the general
belief expressed at the time that the
crop would be a failure.
The Klberlas are undoubtedly dead
long since, to a very general extent,
but it is still belioved that the Geor
gia Belles will yield well
| J"—ff ••■WJtlUg VI IUD CUUJUlilltW
At all events there will be some representing the County Commission
peaches in Georgia this summer. er., City Council and Americus Board
The repord for tho past twelve years of Trade, at the court house yesterday
shows three crop failures, four, fair afternoon.
crops and five good crops, which Those present were Messrs
ought to put the peach business on a Tboma, Rayand Chambliss,
a rly good basis. presenting the County Commis
.ii- er t B, V he de ** * ° f thUt re,>0r<1: ,10ne m: • Aldermen Childers, Bo-
ltdlo-Good crop from small number of rum and Furiow, of the City Coun-
trees as compared with present oil, and Mess. Sheffield, Clark and
orchards. Georgia shipped Gamble, of the Board ofTrade.
I about 900 cars. President Frank Sheffield, of tho
At noon the baskets were opened 1896-Complete failure; only 200 cars Board of Trade was called to the chair
and such a dinner as only Sumter can shipped. , nd Mr . z . cblIder8 ^, ldo
servo was partaken of. It was one of 1870—Complete failure:>hlpments very tary
the magnificent country feast, that small. A general discussion showed that
o» on tho most Jaded appetlto could 1898-Good crop; Georgia shipped those present were unanimous in the
not resist. In the afternoon the servi- about 2,500 cars. opinion that it would be impossible to
ces were resumed 1890-Entire crop destroyed. have a thoroughly successful celebra.
The topics of both morning and af-1 1900—Good crop; state shipped 2,250
ternoon were bandied in a practical cars.
manner and the suggestions made were 11901—Fair crop; some damage from
of a most helpfUl nature. I wet weather;' about 2,000 cars
To-dav the association concludes its | shipped.
Sunday School conference for
tton thoroughly advertised, secure
cheap rates from the railroads, bring
men of national prominence here as
speakeis, and otherwise arrange a
drawing program. This could not be
done in fourteen days. - *
A resolution was accordingly adopted
calling for the abandonment of the
idea of a corner stone celebration, the
substitution therefor of an opening day
In the latter part of August, and the
appointment of a a sub committee, one
AN OPINION OF BULLOCK
AS GOVERNORS STATE
Given by A Citizen Who
Knew Him.
ENJOYED HIS STAY AT
BIG SHOW IN VIRGINIA
Com. Hudson Well Pleased
Therewith
AT HEART A GOOD CITIZEN EXPOSITION A GREAT SUCCESS
Was Dominated By Thieves and
Plunderers to Great Extent But
Bullock Himself Was Not
A Grafter.
Georgia’s Popular Commissioner of
Agriculture Enjoyed Greatly His
Recent Visit to the James
town Exposition.
Captain John A. Cobb of Americus,
since the death of Georgia’s Recon
struction Governor, Rufus B. Bullock,
-i>^u,u,...uu, vi • • auu uummiiiee, one two days ago, has given out an lterest*
from eash body represented, to begin I in <t statement concerning his personal
work along this line. I acquaintance with that dignitary dur-
Chatrman Sheffield appointed Mr. I in K the terrible days of carpetbagism
N. A. Ray, from the County Commis-1 ,n Georgia after the Civil War.
sioners; Mr. Zack Childers, from the As so much, pro and con, has been
City Council, and Mr. Thomas Gamble I s * ld ° r G °v. Bullock the following, . - mm
Jr. from the Board of Trade. This com I from the pen of Capt. Cobb, will be off, “ y * tha “ po,lllo “ wm
mlttne will report back from time to Interest at this time. I “ * “»*"“e‘ent success m due season
time the meetings of the entire com- "T had the honor to represent the . . j * 0 er mon,t ® r shows of this
mlttee. democracy of Sumter county In the' k,nd * the ” W “ m ‘ rked evld e>'™ of
The opinion of the representatives of reconstruction legislature In 1868 and | „*!* 0n openIn ff day. Com-
the City Council and of the County I *870 for a term of two years, which had ff ad ‘ OD ' “ one of Georgia’s
Commissioners was tbatlthose bodies I on e notable, continuous session of nine '' P ''f*' ' va * accorded uvery
would unite in meeting I „ months. possible courtesy and attention at the
Hon. Thomas G. Hudson, Georgia’s-
able and popular commissioner of
agrleulture, spont yesterday at his
home in Americus, coming down from
Atlanta to look after his brining inter
ests he-o. Commissioner Hudson has
Just returned fron. the Jamestown Ex
position where be went In an official
capacity on opening day—last Friday.
Mr. Hudson eays the exposition will
TO MARCH UPON RICHMOND
this 1902—Good crop; 1,800 cots shipped.
year. The program will be as fol- 1903—Fair crop; 1,000 cars shipped. | c |
™ . •“'• [SuiBter's Old Confederates Getting Ready to Storm —SSir:
would unite in meeting necessary ex I mu nths.
penses of the celebration. I “During that time I came into fre-
The outlook is accordingly bright ouont association with Goy. Rufus B.
for one of the greatest red letter days in I Bullock. I always found him eour- commission
the'history of Americus in August, I teou » and ready to give a fair hearing to Georgia ’
when the college buildings will be I to an F reasonable request I made for r|fl
ready for inspection. It is believed I constituents. He was i;ot a bitter
that Gov. Smith, ex-Goy. Terrell, and I Partisan. He was a high-toned, honor-
other prominent Georgians will be on I able man, one I knew only to honor
hand, that the Secretary of Agriculture I * nd respect.
may be brought here, and the occasion I “With all the wild waste of the peo
ple's money during his administration,
none soiled his hands, for he came out
of the office of governor of Georgia as
poor as a church mouse.
"Governor Bullock was placed in the
governor's chair by a horde of thieves
and robbers, who fattened on the rev
enues of the people of Georgia, and
hands of the Exposition management
and had no strenous "kick" to make
as did one of the other members of tho
Commission, unfortunately accredited
otherwise rendered memorable.
WHY IT SUGGEEDS,
Richmond.
lows:
8:30
vice,” by Marion Green, 8 a. m.; "The 11905—Fair crop; 2,103 cars shipped
Sunday School a History," by A. B. 1900—Fair good crop; some damage
-Campbell, D. D„ and Jno. F. Eden; 101 from wet weather; shipments,
a. m., "The Sunday School and ’Great 3 400 can I ",“■*” —wropro-1 rney win also visit the histone old I «o was uuminaieu auu conironea
Commission " bvW w VrnnM .mi Thoro , [tentative delegation to Richmond upon I battlefields around Richmond, where Ilke that g ood *“<> P ur ® m » n - President
similar position could baveacted other
wise and resisted the Influence brought
, . to bear on him.
Americus will send a large and repre-1 They will also visit the histone old | He was dominated and controlled
Rov. L. R. Christie, Af Valdosta.
Wonderful Eczema Cure.
“Our little boy had eczema for five
none too good. I representatives of Camp Sumter, U. C.
State Entomologist R. I. Smith savs v. many other citizens will go at that
peach growers are troubled at present I time to attend the Jamestown Expos)
with dying trees. . | tion.
’There are something like 60,000 | They will thus get the advantage of
time witness about 27 hours.
..........vw grandest reunion of
rot and open winter weather. I old Confederates assembled since the
I recently visited half a dozen peach I Civil War.
shipping Points In the state, and in It will be the greatest reunion that return tickets, sold here at 813 round
his crowd.
The Americus party will be given a j Governor Bullock appointed all the
Because It’s for One Thing Only, and
Americus People Appreciate This.
Nothing can be good for everythin*.
Doing one thing well brings success.
Doan's Kidney Pills do one thin
only.
They cure sick kidneys.
They cure backache,every kidney 111.
H. Y. Ferrell, veterinary surgeon,
living at 67 State street Albany
■ays: “Although I have never Uv-
laid up by kidney complaint, I have
suffered a great deal with a lamo and
aching back, and have felt Ilke
to bed on that account toften cnong
This dull, heavy pain was with
for several years. The urine was
very dark and sluggish, and con
tained a thick sodimont. I triod
uoy iibu eczema ior nvei — • . *mjywiinuui got ine
years," writes N. A. Adams, Henrietta, I pe * c,, ,re * s dead or dying In Georgia's I low rates, and at the same
Pa. "Two of our home doctors said the j™ r ® h * rd *’” be ,a ld, "from the effects of|in Richmond the grande
ease was hopeless, his lungs being
affected. We then employed other
-doctors but no benefit resulted. By
chance we read about Electric Bitters;
bought a bottle and soon noticed im
provement. We continued this medl-
this condition. The proposition is I wore the gray in the sixties,
getting to be a serious one. I Camp Sumter Is going to send a large
cine until several bottles were used, j Additional reports which wo have I delegation, as the old soldiers are
when our boy was completely cured.” I r#celved from *«“ or • dozen points re-1 especially anxious to attend the reunion
gardlng to recent freeze afford no I in the former capital city of the Confed-
*uo Aiiinwua Jinny Will DO givon a I «u»*uv» ujrj/uiinou uu mu
sDeclal coach, provided a sufficient J“dgos of (he supreme and superior
number will occupy It. They will leave I courts In Georgia during his admlnls*.
Americus at noon on May 26th,arriving I ‘ration and In this bis adherents had kind of remedies, and used prescrip
in Richmond at t p. m. the next day— I no * x to grind and he was left un- tions of my own, but without success,
about 27 hours. I trammeled by their Influence; and nothing seemed to take hold .until I
After the reunion all the veterans will 1 prooarod Doan’s Kidney Pills. ~
go over to Norfolk to the Exposition, I by any we have bad since. ^ wer0 exactly suited to may case,
the distance being very short. Their I A'good and pure man has left us,
return tickets, sold here at f 13 round I “d •* affords me pleasure to nay this
.-I- - .. I tribute to hts memory. v
when our boy was completely cured.
Best of all blood medicines and body
building health tonics. Guarauted at
Eldrldge Drug Co. 50.
I groat encouragement.
ILLNESS OF COL JAMES WILLIAMS
My Best Friend.
I eracy and witness the unveiling of the
I monument to General Lee.
they cuu return from
Richmond,
either point.
The time limit of the tickets Is June
11th, thus affording two full weeks,
but for 50 qents additional they can he
extended to July 0th. Many citizens
will go with the veterans.
Si
using the piUs I have not been bothe
with those pains, and the kidney
secretions have boon rostored to a no
Still Keeps Him Closely Confined to
His Room.
1V PonOn"*? VT™* *ni U clo,e ‘ I consumption for my son• who. me
ly confined to hip home by Illness, to flr , t boMle ended tbe terrlble CO ugh,
£ a re ‘i”* r ® t ,°f th “ hundred, of and this accomplished, the other symp-
friend, of this genial gentleman. While tom> , eft ono by one , untll lhe w „
''T pMt h |* ^aajtb has been I perfectly well. Dr. King's New DIs-1 The Increase in the number of
during the interim 'hut e for , moro n than COTery '* P ° W6i ° V * r coneh,,nd “Ids patients sent from Americas to tbe
keep to hi. room closely. antoed by the Eldrldge Drug Co. 50c I only wl,b the rlpld lncre,se !n I»pul‘-
| and f 1.00. Trial bottle free. | tion, but* it la a fact that the number
thus sent away has grown very rapidly
within recent years.
The commitment of Lucy Walker,
a negress, by the court of orr inary yes
terday made a total of seven sent up
SUMTER AT THE A5VEUM
Alexander Benton, who lives on Ru
ral Route 1, Fort Edward, N. Y„ says:
’Dr. King’s New Discovery is my
best earthly friend. It cured me of
asthma six years ago. It has also per-1 | are probably fifti
form^.wonderiui curo^Mnciptant [ arfle | ncrease j„ 0 f Patients Sent There ^""’
irrlhln . onnoh. I r TL• _ P * . I — ...
BOUGHT LAST OF COTTON BALES
Small Lot Is Sold Yesterday to Local
Buyer.
Mr. Fred B. Arthur, who has purch
ased practically all the cotton sold In
Americus quite recently, bought a lot
of twenty-five bales yesterday, all that
remained in the L. G. Council ware
house except one single balo. There
are probably fifty bales remaining un- i Sciatica Cured After Twenty Yi
sold in Americus aside from the W. JP. - * _ — '
mal color and consistency,’
Plenty more proof' like this
Americus people. Call at Dodson’s
Pharmacy and ask what customers
port.
For sale by all dealers. Price
cents Foster-.’tUlbura Co., Buffklo,
New York soleagcuts for the United
States. _
Remember the nam-:—Doaa’i
takr ao other-
'.$S
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From This County.
Not if as Rich as Rockefeller.
If you had all the wealth of Rocke
feller, tbe standard oil magnate, you
HUNDREDS ATTEND GONVENTION
UIU bianuara on magnate, youi i ——’
could not buy abetter medicine for I Opening Day at Pleasant GrOVe a I tetday made a total of sevi
bowel complaints thsn Chamberlain’s c from here » lnc ® January. 1st.
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. oUCCeSS. I Thl * •» » most unusual record, when
Tho most eminent physician can not Quits a number of minister, and - ““daratood that in past years a
Prescribe a better preparation for colic Sunday school workero wero in > b “ f d °““ “> - Vta-
and diarrhoea, both lor children and Amencui yesterday morning, en route
adults. The uniform success of this t0 Pleasant Grove Church to attend I HflW’S This?
remedy ha. shown it to bo superior tho ’annual Snn^y seliool convention 1 TOWSiniS/
°a others. It never fails, and when 1 0 f the Friendship Baptist Association.! •• - «««. ««« uuuuipu ujumn «o-
reduced with water and sweetened, is The full programme of yesterday’s I w * rd t?' »“? ca*® of Catarrh that can-
Pieasant to take, Every family should leu i on u weU „ that for today and not ** cured by Hall’a Catarrh Cure,
be supplied with It. Hold by Eldrldge Thursday was published in the F. J. Chkxxy A Co., Toledo, O.
’rug to., Americus, Co. I Times.Recorder yesterday. The scores I TVe, the undersigned, have known F.
of visitors are being handsomely ICkeney for the last 15 years, and be-
entertainod, and the convention will 1 1,eT0 h,m Perfectly honorable In all
*- * 1 buslnesa transactions, and financially
able to carry ont any obligations made
, — [by his firm.
Kneumausm. | w*i.dixo, kinnax a makvix,
Why suffer from this painful malady I Ty*' 0 * 01 **® Druggists, Toledo, O.
- - — - ‘ 1 Hall’e Catarrh Cure la taken inter-
balos, his entire crop
for two years past and which Is per.
haps not really upon the market. Mr.
Jowers is never In a burry to sell and
will dispose of hts two crops at bia
er annum was about the average
Moat of these patients are colored, I leisure
though there are some whites. I
The records In tbo court of ordinary £h« KnOCfe-Out Blow,
show that daring last year thirteen I _ ., ....
persons were sent to the Insane Asylum kn “ k# d - C " b ® t *
from Humter. To these may be added From the earlleet days of the ringlhe
the seven sent up since Janurary 1st. | knock-out blow was aimed for the Jaw,
making a total of twenty within six. 1,18 temple or the Jugular veji. Stomach
teen months. punches were thrown lu to worry and
nrth. ,ki»— , . j weary the fighter, bnt If a scientific man
Of the thirteen sept last year four [ had told ono of tho old fighters that the
were whites and nine colored. Tho molt vulnerable spot was the region of
seven sent this year are all negroes. 1 1110 stomach, ho’d have laughed at him
azrrjiKs--’ I
of Torture.
be a great success.
A MARRIAGE AT DE SOTO TUESDAY
Muptlals of Miss Malone and Mr.
Paul Gulver.
I »»U/ BllllUl HUU. auia 1’UIIUUl Illttiauy I _ . •*" * ' ”
^eaterday evening, at her reaidenc© I when one application of Chamberlain’* I “• 11 * ^ ure 11 taken inter-
near De Soto, Miss Ladle Malone and I Pain Dalm gives relief? Hundreds of I n ** Iy ' directly upon the blood
Mr. Paul L. Culver were united In | grateful people testily to the magical *'ad mucous surfaces of the system,
•narriago. Both have many friends In | power of this remedy over rheumatism 7”, mon , * ,ent tr * t ' Prlce ’ 7Sc > P® r
Americus and throughout the county | For sale by Eldrldge Drug Co., Ameri- ^ by aU DrureUt s.
who oxtend congratulations. cus, Ga. Tako H* 11 ' 1 Family Pills for con
stipation.
Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tome
Average Annual Sak. over Ono rad a Half Million
ROGERS' UVERWORT
Tar and Ganchalagua
For
mwmsv w suw puunu U l>UliMiU| lave
the stomach Is tho most vulnerable -.. uu
out of the prizo ring as well as In It. We
protect our heads, throats, feet and lungs,
but tbe stomach, we arc utterly indiffer
ent to, until disease finds the solsr ploxus
and knocks us out Make your stomach
sound and strong by tho use of Doctor
‘ ’■ " " Medical Disaivcry, and
rifiost "
„ ,. ... »—* | you protect youncii in your most vulner-
Colds, Asthma and Bronchitis and sill | able spot. *Goldcn Medical Discovery*
Lang c lmplslnta tending to Consump-1 cures "weak stomach,* lndlgestlou, or
tion, Liverwort, Tar and Wild Cherry, dyspcfala, torpid liver, bad, thin and Im-
havb for aues mclnuimvt .n ..i.mi.i, i pur# b, o°d and other diseases of the or-
nave ror ages meintalned an established gao, of digestion and nutrition.
ropntatlon as a standard Cough The’Golden Medical Discovery *hcs a
Bemedy. It contains sio opium or I specific curative effect upon all mucous
harmful drugz;can be given with safety “d hence euree catarrh no
to children Price it e” v. 7 m *“? r where loc *t*d or What stago It
to cmiaren. Price »l.e? Sold by may have reached. In Nasal Catarrh It
druggists. I, we || to deamo tho passages with Dr.
Williams' M’fg. Co. Props., Cleve- ®a«®’* Catarrh Bemedy fluid whll > using
nd, O. the ^Discovery ’as a constitutionil rem-
' edy. Why the 'Golden Medical Dtscov
land, O.
Sold by W. A. Rembart.
Sore Nipples.
A cure may be effected by applying
Chamberlain’s Salvo as soon as the
cry* cores catarrhal diseases, os of tho
stomach, bowels, bladder and o.I.cr pelvic
organs will be plain to you It you will
read a booklet of extracts from the writ-
[ legs of eminent medlcul luthoritles, en-
For more than 20 years Mr. J. J.
Massoy, of 3322 Clinton St., Mi__
polls, Minn., was tortured by sclatl
The pain and suffering which he
dnred during this time ie beyond c
prehension. Nothing gave him
permanent relief until he need i
berimin'* Pain Balm. Ono appltcL.
or that liniment relieved tbo pain ■
made sleep possible, and less
bottlo has effected a permanent c_.
Mr. Massoy relatos his experience f
the benefit of others who may be ■
ilarlv afflicted. If troubled with l..
tlca or rheumatism why not try a 9
bottle of Pain Balm and see for jrq
self how quickly It rolleves Itho i
For sale by Eldridgo Drug Co., An
cus, Ga.
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Sufferers who say thoy'havol.
everything -without benefit are tho j
pie we are lookl ng for. Wo wi
to know from glad oxperioi
Ely’s Cream Balm will cure l
Head, Hay Fever, and the
voncod and obstinate forms
Catarrh. This remedy acts i
the inflamed -sensitive membtsnos.
Cleansing, soothing and healing. One
trial will convtnco you
power. Price 50c. All
mailod by Ely Bros., 56 Wa
Now York.
Stomach Trou
EB
dotting Its-ltaprsd^ut* and explaining Mr »’ Suo Martin, a
their curative properties. It Is mailed “apeeted resident c.f
free on request. Address Dr. R.V. Plcrco, ; was sick with stoma.
iti,rr n i„ v x- fru. i—I.,.. .... ,,
free on reqi
Buffalo. N.
This booklet givog all tho than six
Stomach and Liver
* uu I uuuaiu, n, I* XHI9 DOOklCC
child is donenunlng. Wipe it off with Ingredients entering Into ,
a soft cloth tefure aUowtng the child “sdldncs from which it wfll bo seen that . , lr
to nurse. Many .mined nurse. ' wantTd .m the ‘
ttita salve with thebmtre.nl,,. Price the world "
25 cents per box. Sold by Eldridgo j trated Coatnon Seteo Medical Adviser I ln „ ,, „
Drug Co., Americus,:go. I Tent scampi orclJih'd
Address Dr.'Ptarce u
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