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29 rH YEAR
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1907.
YOU TAKE NO CHANCES OR
Run any risk when you
buy a your Clothes of us.
Every garment in our
stock Is of absolute cor
rectness 1n fctjfe, fabric
and finish—of the v< rj
highest character — and
without exception the
greatest value obtainable
at our moderate paices
— nHWtVi oiuu JJUIkOJ HII1UUK
We stand ready to bock 1,16 chatn|tan,rcoilvlcts ’ ,olnducet,I8,n
J not to run away.
up this assertion with
large and splendid selec
tion of the noted
EEF-EFF”
Fashionable Suits For
*and
Spring
just in from the hands of the makers, and conse-
qnentiy expressive of all that Is new and good in the
realm of swell tailordom.
The range of fabrics consists of the fashionable
gray, brown and olive worsteds and cashmeres In
plaids, stripes and checks, fancy cheviots; ilso black
w rsteds, thibrts and blue serges—snappy single
and double breasted styles that a good tailor would
charge from $25 to $50 for, here for your choosing at
$10 to $35.
STORY IS TOLD
IN A PEW LINES
THESE LITTLE TALES CUT SHORT
Penciled Paragraphs Picked in Re*
portersPeregrlnatlons and Boiled
Down To Four Lines.
For quality and right prices soe Bt’l!,
be Jeweler. ,
The Furlow Lawn Sunday school has
arranged to have Its annual picnic on
Friday of nest week, 31at, going to
Holly Springs.
The county authorities should intro
duce bridge w hist or stud poker among
away.
Thousands of Amerlcus people visited
Prospect Park Sunday and enjoyed an
hour or two In this prettr and popular
breathing place.
The grand Jury Is coming to town
next week, which Is the equivalent of
saying that some of the brethren are
going out of town.
It is but three weeks now until the
city schools close, and the "tired” and
overworked school boy will find solnoe
Summer ln dearold Mttckalee.
The only business that breaks the
stillness at the courthouse these days
is the transcript of the mule and crop
mortgago, as usual
Tbe,new Spanish baby, christened
yesterday, will have the title of Prince
ot Asturia. This is probably Spanish
for Prince of Castoria.
PUBLIC WANTS
MONTHLY REPORTS
Showing Operations and Cost of the
County Gang
And Those Who Went Away-Read
the list and See if Your Name
or Your friends Is There.
THIS IS DONE IN OTHER COUNTIES
Smart Spring Ttousers at $3 to $8.
The i907 Straw Hats for men await your in
spection. Every new block It Sennit, *Split and
Mackinaw straws are now ready for your inspection
and try-on. Every hat a HAT ( F QUALITY, well
worth a third more than we ask.
$1.50 to $3.50.
Chas. L. Ansley
Successor to WHEATLEY & ANSLEY.
(See Ad on Fourth Page.)
1 v •«!
JSTO'W
is your time to get a
brush, if you are going
to need one this season
we have all prices—Tooth
Brushes, Hair Brushes,
Flesh Brushes, Nail
Brushes and all kinds of
Brushes.
The goods are new
The prices are right
REMBERT’S
DRUGSTORE
113 FORSYTH ST,
‘Every time I come to town I see
new buildings going up," said a Fif
teenth district farmer here yesterday
And he is exactly correct.
Mr. Ed Htailings is ill at his home
here with fever which, it is feared,
may develop into typhoid. He has
been quite 111 for two days.
The many friends of Col. J. R. Wil
llama greeted 1 him cordially upon the
streets yesterday after a very severe
illness pf six or eight weeks.
The Razor Brigade laments the fset
that it can not go to "dear old Yan
nersonville" next week to carve a way
to glory via the courthouse.
An Amerlcus business man return
ing here from.a buggy drive through
out this section declares the cotton
crop prospect the poorest in years.
Col. Littleton has established head
quarters at the mill, connecting with
a blackberry patch, and Is wreaking
havoc among the ‘cats' and turtles.
The business men of Amerlcus are i
unit on one proposition—cheaper ln
■urance rates. Amerlcus is paying in
premiums the losses of othor towns
It 1* said that the price of Hour has
been advancod $1 per barrel as the
result of the Hurry iu wheat. But the
corn-dodger crop here Is )>romislng.
ENJOYED DAY AT MYRTLE SPRING
Baptist Sunday School Went There
Yesterday.
A half dozen open wagons and as
many private carriages conveyed the
T'lrst Baptist .Sunday school to Myrtle
Springs yesterday upon its annual
picnic. The day was an Ideal one, and
the little tolks and larger one as well
greatly enjoyed the occasion at this
popular resort.
COLLEGE BOYS RETURNING HOME
Should Give Full Details as to the Working of the
Convicts on Public Improvements So People Can
Judge Whether Expenditures Are Justified
By the Results Accomplished.
Following Is the list of the Grand Jury of the Superior Court which begins
Its session on Monday of next week, and which, Ills currently believed, will
investigate the numerous escapes from the county chain gang, and the general
management of the road system of the county of Snmter.
! J. A. Davenport, G. D. Jones, G. W. Montgomery, W. T. Mims, G. A.
Harper, Caleh Griffin, E. A. Stephens, A. D. Gatewood, W. A. Wilson, E. C.
wjbb, C. S. Hogg, W. T. McMath, A. B. Perry, M. B. Connell, W. E. Brown,
A.jRylander, W. C, Carter, E. R. Stewart, Leonard Parker, W. R. Dorn, W.
M.J Jones, W. R. Battle, G. A. Perry, J. W. Timmerman, J. B.-Felder, D. S
DeVrlck, Jno. W. Shiver, A, G, Kendrick, Jno. T. Daniel, G. R. Simpson.
It Is generally felt by the public that the existing system Is capable of
njch improvement, and that the business methods followed In many of the
other leading counties of the State should be adopted ln Sumter, giving the
public full reports as to the operations of the chain gang, the expenses and
th< 1 results, so that It may determine for itssolf whether the results repay the
ta payers for the expenses Incurred,
In Fulton, Chatham, Bibb, Floyd, Muscogee, Burke and other counties
w$ere the convicts are used, as they are in Sumter, on public works, such as
roid building drainage etc.. It is customary for the County Commissioners to
bajve monthly reports presented to them, which are published In the news
papers. keeping the entire public posted as to whst Is being accomplished, anil
h<^v much money Is being expended on the work that is being done. '
\ At the monthly meetings of the Commissioners, which are always public
at which reporters for the papers are always present, these reports are
Hammocks, Tennis goods, baso ball
goods and Fishing Tackles, large line
select from at Hollidays Book
As a general rule it is always customary to show the number of convicts
who have been at work during the month, the number of days work done, the
projects on which they worked and the time on each work, and the total
expenses incurrdd on each work.
It is also customary to show the quantity of supplies bought during the
month, the money paid for same, the cost par capita dally for oaripg for each
convict and for each head of stock, the number of convicts sick and tho number
i days lost, etc.
Through such published reports as these the habile is kept thoroughly
posted, as It unuoubtedly has the right to be, as to what the convicts are cost-
lug the county, what amount of work they are doing and where they are doing
It, and it is putiln position then to Judge intelligently as to whether the gang
Is being operated to the best advantage and economically as possible.
Such a system as this prevents criticism un|nstly. It awakens pnbllo Interest
in the county alfalra, and it keeps he commissioners’closer ln tonch with their
constituents, the public of the county.
It is not a difficult matter to prepare a number of blank reports, to be
filled ln daily, and from which the monthly reports can be tabulated and made
public.
By this method, which commends Itself to the publie wherever It has been
adopted, and which has never been abandoned onde It has been introduced, the
county affairs are brought down to a strictly business basis.
This system does not seem to have ever been Introduced Into the connty af
fairs of Sumter. Once it la done, though, the public will be better satisfied.
The publie undoubtedly feels that it has a right to know at stated periods whst
has been done with the gang In the way of county improvements, and what the
cost has been.
Missy osa McCrary of Macon was
the guest yesterday of her cousin, Miss
Carrie Speer.
Mr. C. A. Adams, due of Webster’s
prosperous farmers, was ln Amerlenc
Saturday on business.
Mrs. Potnam,of Leesburg, Is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Howell B. Sim
mons, at her home here. „
Mr. John W. Forrester, ono of Lee’s
prominent citlzons, came op to Amorl-
cus yesterday on bnslness.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Inman of Albany
visited relatives in Americas yester,
day, among others here, ■
Dr. Wade Chambliss is stillqutte 111
with fever at the Americas Hospital,
where he has been carried.
Misses Wardene and Jennie Holt, Of
Macon, are guests of Miss Ethel Broad-
field at her home here.
Miss Jordan of Macon Is tho attrac
tive guest of Mrs. W. C. Wright, at tier
home on Church street.
Judge/. A. Littlejohn Is spending
this week ln Florida, returning to hit
home ln Amerlcus Saturday.
Miss Blanche Pryor, the fair guest
of her aunt, Mrs. R. L. Maynard, re
turned to Smlthvllle yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. K. >P. Pearson of
Lumpkin, Ga„ are the gnest of Mr.
and Mrs. P. B. Williford on Taylor
street.
Mrs. Henry Collier returned to At
lanta yesterday after a visit of some
length here to her father, Mr. J. W.
Sheffield.
The many friends of Mrs. cfoorgo
Turpin Jr. will learn with much regret
that she Is Ill with fever at hor home
on Chureb street.
Mr. George Blley has gono to tho
convention of the Cotton Seed Crushers
■ Association at Jamestown,representing
the Planters Oil Co hero.
Mr. C. M. Wfaeatleyand Miss Martha
Wheatley have gone to Jamestown,
leaving yesterday and spending some
time at ihlo fair.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. O’Hogan left this
morning for the Jamestown Exposition
and returning will spend some time
in North Carolina.
AN INCREASE IN JUDICIAL SALARY
Local
Will Be Passed to That
Effect.
Sciatica Cured Atter Twenty Year
of Torture.
It Is Dangerous to Neglect a Cold.
For more than 20 years Mr. J. J. B.
Massey, of 3322 Clinton St., Minnea
polis, Minn., was tortured by sciatica.
The pain and suffering which be on.
dured during this time la beyond cent'
How often do q-e hoar It remarked
“It's only scold," and a few days later
learn that the man Is on his back with
pneumonia. This is of such common
occurence that a cold, however; slight'
should not be disregarded. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy counteracts
Several of Amerlcus Representatives
Are Here.
The colleges of the State are closing
for the summer vacation, and soon the
young collegians in nil the splendor of
uniforms will be coming home for need'
ed rest and relaxation. Among the first
arriving are Keys McMath, from the
Georgia Military Institute, and James
Pinkston Jr. from Donald Fraser Col
lege, while others will como this week
well.
prenensiou, coining gave mm any j any tendency ol a cold to
permanent relief until he used Cham- suit ln pneumonia, and has gained
berlain’s Pain Balm. One application 1 Its great popularity and exten-
of that liniment relieved the pain and j slve sale by its prompt cures of
made sleep possible, and less than one this most common ailment. It always
bottle has effected a permanent cure,
Mr. Massey relates his experience for
the benefit of others who may be sim
ilar! v afflicted. If troubled with scia
tica or rheumatism why not try a 23c
bottle of Pain Balm and see for your
self liow quickly it relieves the palu
For sale by Eld ridge Drug Co., Ameri-
cus, Ga.
cures and is pleasant to take. For sale
Idgo Drag Co., Amerlcus, Ga,
bs and
by Eld rid
Among the local bills to be intrpduc-
ed at’ the forthcoming session of the
General Assembly ln June is one look
ing to ao Increase In the salary or tho
Judge of the City Court of Amerlcus
from 11,200 to 82,000. This action has
the Indorsement of a former grand Jury
which recognizes the Justice of an ln.
crease In salary ln view of the vory
large Increase in the volume of business
of this court since Its establishment n
few years ago. At present tho salary
paid Is but little more than ono-third
that of a superior court Judge, while
th- volume of bits'nons Iu the number
of cases tried is very much gtoater. In
Albany, Cordele and other cities much
smaller than Amerlcus the sult!ry of the
city court Judge is in excess of 82,000,
the formertcity paying 82,100. Tho pro
posed bill for the City Court of Amerl
cus will have the endorsement of cit
izens here generally.
Stomach Troubles.
Mrs. Sue Martin, an'old and highly
respected resident of Fatsonla, Miss.,
was tick with stomach trouble for more
than six months. Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets cured her.
She says: “1 can now eat anything I
want and am the proudest woman ln
the world to find tnch a good medi
cine.” For sale by Eld ridge Drug Co.,
Amerlcus, Ga. Samples free..
See Bagley’s buggies bdforoyou buy.
Special price to cash customers or will
sell on terms to snlt customer. * . .:.
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ROGERS' UVERWORT
Tar and Canchalagua
For the complete cure of Coughs,
Colds, Asthms and Bronchitis and al
Luug c tmplainls tending to Consump'
tion, Liverwort, Tat and Wild Cherry,
have for ages meintalned an established
reputation as a standard Cough
Remedy. It contains no opium or
barmfuldrugs;can be given with safety
to children. Price 81-00. Sold by
druggists.
Williams’ M'fg, Co, Props., Cleve
land, O.
Sold by W. A. Rembart.
MbZLEY’S '
LEMON
ELIXIR
The Ideal Laxative.
Than are bo unpleasant effects
from Mozlbvs Lemon Elixir, but |
its action is thoroughly effective.
It regulates the Liver, Stomach,
Bowels and Kidneys, cleanses the
system of all impurities, hut does
not gripe or produce the least un
pleasantness. Mozley'k Union
Elixir, unlike other laxatives,
lias n most pleasing taste, children
even beg for it. 50
$1.00 per bottle.
AT ALL DRUG
PURCHASED THE CRISP PROPERTY
Handsome Home in Amerlcus Sold
Yesterday.
Judgo Charles R, Crisp, as oxocutor,
sold yesterday his father’s former homo
on Taylor street, ono of tho hand
somest residences in Amerlcus and t
slrablh withol. Mrs. .Mary B.
was tho purchaser, and will ot
. as a home shortly. Tho F ....
not announced but is conside
••sting the
HONK 117. for barrel of sanitar
nts.
Jno.