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MADE IN AMERICUS
About $25,000 Is Involve*
Therein.
PURCHASED THE ARTESIAN BLOCK
Entire Front Property on Lamar Street
From Lee to Allison Building
, Bought Yesterday by Ed
win Bell.
x Twenty-five thousand dollars
rannd figures, represents the hand
some price paid yesterday for a valua
ble bit of Americus business property
on Lamar street.
Mr. Kdwin Bell was the purchaser,
and thus acquires six stores near the
artesian corner.
The purchase included the entire
block fronting on Lamar, and extend
ing from the Booker cornor to the al
ley immediately oast of the Allison
building.
The stores are now occupied by Mr.
Booker, Bolton Bros. J. M. Bragg,
Mrs. Nan Johnson; Walker, a colored
merchant, and one other occupied by
• Syrian.
The property is valuable, despite the
•oemingly stiff price.
Mr. Bell purchased it as an invest
ment and will Improve the property
The sale was the largest here in some
time, and evidences the advance in re
alty values.
The sale was made through Mr. J. B.
Felder and Mr. McDonald, real estate
agents.
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Men Who Are Building Up
Our City Trade.
SKETCH OF MR. JAMES 6. DODSON
Graduated With Highest Honors at
the New York College of Phar
macy, Honored by His Fel
low Pharmacists of
Georgia.
OVATION IS GIVEN VETERANS
"A I til rUK JUNt 2o
Grand Army of The South Meets in Old Confederate All hjrc hes to Send Del-
fapital. -1 egates.
Mr. James Glenwell Dodson, one of
the most prominent pharmacists of
Georgia, was born at Smlthvllle, on
July 14, 1876. He Is the son of the late
Col. James Dodson, a prominent attor.
ney of this section. Ills mother's maid
en name was Miss Georgia Murray.
When the subject of this sketch was
five years of age his parents removed
to Americus, which has ever since been
his homo.
In the public schools of this city Mr
Dodson received his general education,
lacking one year of graduating from
the Furlow High School when he enter
ed business life, securing a position
with a local druggist, in whose em
ploy he remained three years, getting
a good practical insight into pharmacy
and the conduct of a drug business.
THOUSANDS THRONG GREAT CONVENTION HAIL “ittMUKiwottsaiatTioN
Annual Convention of the United Confederate Veterans Begins
Most Flattering Auspices and Amid Enthusiasm.
Under
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS HERE
For White and Colored Schools of
Sumter.
The general examination for
teachers will be held on June 21stand
ad! teachers who expect to teach in
Sumter County should avail them
selves of this opportunity, as no one
will be allowed to teach without
license. Two scholarships are offered
by the Western Reserve University,
Cleveland Ohio, to voung men of this
State; these scholarships will be award
od by competitive, examination. They
\ are worth two hundred dollars, pay
able quarterly. Inquirers can write
to Mr. Paul Pope, offlce of President
Western Reserve University, Cleve
land Ohio for information. Exam!-
nation for these scholarships will be
held at my office on the above date.
Examination for whites will be opened
at 0 o’clock in my office. For colored
at school building McKay Hill.
Institute fqr white teachers will be
held June 10 to 14th, wherefore all
county teachers are required to attend.
This May 30th,
W. S. Moonit C. 8. C.
31 dt wt.
SHORTAGE THREE THOUSAND CARS
Few Peaches to Mature In State This
Year. *
The peach crop in Georgia this season
will be 3,800 cars short, according to
the statement of a well known railroad
official who yearly makes a study ol
the loutput. On account of the cold
weather of April, there seems to be
little chance for a crop of even 20 per
oent of the usual output. Up to that
time the crop had been estimated at
5,000 cars, but now it is believed that
the crop will not be in excess ot 1,500-
The crop last year was about 3,000 cars,
but this was not a normal season, as
some of the crop bad been Injured on
account of the weather. It is thought
that the crop in south Georgia this
season will amount to about 25 pe
cent of the average crop; in north Geor
gia it is estimated at the same figures.
DR. J. G. DODSON.
IS RESTING WELL AT HOSPITAL
Mr. Sims Was Doing Very Nicely
There Yesterday.
Mr. R. J. Sims, of Leslie, who under
went a surgical operation at the
Americus Hospital a day or two ago,
was doing very well yesterday. The
operation was performed upon his
head, and was skillfully executed by
Dr. Allen of Americus and Dr.
Cunningham of Macon who came
here to assist therein.
Many Children are kkly.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chi-
dreo, used by Mother .Gray, a nurse lnChll-
dren's Home,'.New York, lirtskup Colds In
U hours, cure Feverishness, Headache.
Sb mack Troubles, Teething Disorders, and
Destroy Worms. At all druggists. Me. Pam
Pie mailed FREE. Address, Alien S Om
sled, LeRoy, N. Y.
When eighteen yeurt of age he de
termined to secure u scientific educa.
tion, and accordingly entered one of
the finest institutions in the country,
the New York College of Pharmacy,
branch of Columbia University,
There he took the two years course
with distinction, being greatly aided
by his prelimary knowledge of the
business.
He graduated from the College in
1897, holding the unique, record of
being the only graduate who bad ever
passed a final examination with an
average of one hundred per cent, in
any one branch. In Pnarmacy, the
most important study in the curricu
lum, Mr. Dodson passed a faultless
examination, and received the congratu-
lations of the faculty on his perfect
work. ,
Returning to Georgia Ur. Dodaon
then passed the examination before the
Georgia Board and at once opened
business for himself in the same stand
now occupied by him on Jackaon stroot.
There for ten years be has conducted
prosperous and constantly growing
business.
In June 1900, Mr. Dodaon was elected
by the Georgia Pharmaceutical Associ
ation, and was appointed by Governor
Candler, to fill an unexpirod term on
the Georgia Htate Board of Pharmacy,
being the youngest member of any
State Board in the United States,
Two years later with the unanimous
endorsement of the State Pharmaceu
tical Association, ho was reappointed
by Governor Candler for the full term
of flyo years. A year lator he was elec
tod chairman of the Board, the hlghost
honor that can come to a pharmacist In
Georgia In the line of his professional
work.
In these soveral instances was attes
ted the confidence felt in Mr. Dodson
on thelpsrtof his professional bretliron
throughout the State. .
On November 12, 1902, Mr. Dodson
and Miss Clara May Lewis, of Albany,
Ga., were married.
. Mr. Dodson Is a momber of the Fur-
low Lawn Baptist Church. He la a
member of the Knights of Pythias and
Elks.
Mr. Dodson has achieved a large
measure of success In his chosen calling,
and has the promise of an expanding
trade as the years pass on.
"I attribute my aucceaa to three
things,” says he. They are;
"First, keeping good goods;
"Second, giving good service.
"Third, keeping the public acquaint
ed with the facts,"
In other words, Mr, Dodson believes
in advertising, and that no matter bow
able a man, or bow fine the quality of
hla goods, tho public must be made to
know tho facts before it can bo
expected to give him its patronage.
Next Sunday tho limes-Recorder
will publish a sketch of Mr. K. K.
Allison, president of tho Allison Furni
ture Co., and also of the Allison Realty
Co., and ono of Americus’ most pro-
gressive and successful young business
men.
Richmond, Va„ May 31.—With a
host of Confederate Veterans, and the
vast horse show bnilding, tn which
the convention was held,' beautiful
with fiags and bunting and portraits
of the loaders of the Confederacy, the
seventeenth annual reunion ot the
Confederate Veterans began here
under the most auspicious conditions.
, When Gen. Loo called tne conven
tion to order every chair In the build
ing was occupied, and benches around
the sides of the hall were filled with
surviving remnants of the glorious
army of the Confederacy.
Gov. Swanson of Virginia, amid
wild enthuslam welcomed the veterans
to the Old Dominion,
Mayor McCarthy of Richmond wel
comed the visitors, to the city which
forty-five years ago they delended
against the armies of Burnside, Pope,
McClellan, Sheridan and Grant.
long absent child to lta mother—that
| Richmond is to the Confederate what
Calais was to that French prince, who
compelled to live In England said:
j “When I die. you will find engraved
on my heart the one word, Calais.”
Americus Churches and All Others In
Friendship Association Will Be
at General
Meeting.
Was a Monster Parade.
An Ovation to Lee.
Gen. Dolling introduced the com-
mander-in-chief of the Confederate
Veterans, Gen. Stephen D. Lee, and
the old soldiers rose to their feet and
received him with utmost enthusiasm.
Gen. Lee assumed the gavel of the
presiding officers and delivered his
annual address.
He said among other things that
the coming of Confederate Veteran to
Richmond was like the return of*
At noon the first sessions of the re
union adjourned for the veterans to
J take part in the unveiling of the
equestrian statue of Gen. J. E. B.
-Stuart, erected by the Cavalry Associ
ation of the Army of Northern Vir
ginia.
The parade incident to this ceremony
' started at 2 o’clock, and was a brilliant
I pageant. The weather was beautiful
1 and the display was witnessed by n
vast concourse, estimated to number
75,000 to 80,000. I
Tho people were packed along the ■
whole course of the parade, a distance
ot about two miles, on the sidewalka,
on the porches and in tho windows of
the buildings on both sides of the
streets.
The whole number In line and on the
sidewalka is estimated at 125,000 to
150,000. There are about 10,000 actual
veterans in the city. Sons of Veterans
and other auxiliaries bodies, military
and so on, number about 20,000, and
in addition to these there are about 20,-
000 visitors drawn hither by the Mun
ion ceremonies.
WILL REACH A COMPROMISE
In Settlement of Indebtedness of Stockholders of
‘ * Defunct Bank.
The litigation growing ont of the
failure of the' old Bank of Americus has
at last been settled, it is understood,
by a compromise arranged by Judge
A. L. Miller, of Macon, representing
the creditors of the long defunct insti
tution, and Col. William Garrard, of
Savannah, repiesenting stockholders
of the bank at the time of the failure
who have not vet paid their prorata
toward settling up the debts of the
institution.
Under the charter of the bank the
■tockholdora were liable for Its debts,
not only to the value of their stock,
but up to their limit to meet the debts
of the Institution.
holders at the time of the failure to
taw failed. Court decisions- were
cured reversing old decisions under
which it was hoped to collect sufficient
to pay the creditors dollar for dollar
The outstanding claims against stock
holders have been dragging along for
years.
t It is stated that the basis ot the
compromise now arranged is for the
payment of thirty-three and a third
per cent, ot the par value of the stock
held by those who have not yet
contributed toward the payment of
the bankrupt bank’s Indebtedness.
Two Savannah banks ‘hold 511,000
of stock, one a block of58,000, another
The debts were vastly in excess of a block of 50,000. Under the agree-
the assets of the bank when it closed
its doors. Many of the stockholders
settled up rather than go through liti
gation. Efforts were made to force
everybody who had over held stock in
the institution to stand liable for its
debts, but theso failed.
Efforts to bring some of the stock-
ment which will be submitted to the
Court for final approval these two
banking tnstlutlons will pay 53,060.
If there are any other stockholder! in
the sumo position as these Savannah
concerns, they will doubtless avail
themselves of the same compromise
and avoid further litigation.
NEGRO KILLED AT SUMTER
Result of Disagreement Over Working of Cotton
Crop.
Information reached the city yester- ton crop properly. Mr. Grant sent his
day morning of a tragedy on the Grant force to tho field of the negro cropper®
farm, eight miles south of Americus, j who was badly in the grass, and had
and resulting In the killing of a negro the crop ploughed out. The negro re-
tenant on the place. According to tho sented this, It Is said, and struck
report reaching here Mr. Charlea A.
Grant was assaulted by the negro in
question who, It was said, beeamo In
censed because Mr. Grant had repri
manded him for not working bis cot-
Grant, and In the difficulty resulting
the negro was killed. In the absence
of Coroner Duckworth,*who has gone
to Richmond with tho veterans, Jus
tice J, I. Hudson held the inquest.
CHARTER LOR BANK AT LEESBURG
Another One is to Be Installed
There.
Amerlcu\’ thrify little neighbor,
Leesburg, is to have another bank, the
Bank of Leesburg, for which a charter
was granted yesterday. The -capital
stock la 528,000, and among tfie in
corporators are J. P. Callaway, D. D.
Hall, J. A, Llpaey, A. TV. Goodwin,
J. R. Long, J. M. Hines and U. R.
Stovall.
A Certain Cure for Aching Feet.
Shake Into your shoes A’.len’e Foot-Eaae. a
powder. lt:curts Tired, Aching Callous,
Sweating, Swollen feet. At all Drnggtats
and Shoe Stores, <tc. Sample FREE. Ad
dress, Allen 8. Olmsted. LeRoy, N. Y.
Removal Notice.
We will ask Indulgence of the public
for a few days, at the time we are
going to move our drug stock into
new <iuarters In the Allison Building
in front of the “Hotel Windsor”
Lamar. We expect to shut down
completely Monday June 3rd, and re
main so until the Job ot moving la
completed, and be open for bnslnesa
June 7th. We are thankfril for all past
fitvors and ibope to merit more than
ever, a continuance of your patronage.
Very Respectfully
Davenport Drag Co.
31 2td
/-
Foil Hunt. House corner Han-old
Aye and Bell street occupied by Mrs.
Terrell, four rooms; kitchen. City
water, possession 23. A. W. Smith.
d, tf.
The general meeting of the Friend
ship Asaoclation Is to be held with
Hebron church Sumter county June
28th to 30th when the following pro
gram will be rendered
j Friday, June 28tb, 10 a. m.—prayer
and praise service led by Rev. Walter
Kenmore; 11 a.m. introductory sermon
by Rev. S. A, McMahon.
| Two p. m. query:—“necessary eon -
ditiona of church prosperity,” led by
Revs. O. P. Gilbert and A. C. Wellons.
| Three p. m. query:—“what does a
church owe the community in which it
llvesf” led by Rev. H. F Oliver and
Bro. J. E. Shephard.
| Saturday, June 29th 8:30; prayer and
praise service led by Rev. W. P. Allison
Nine a. m.—"How can a country
church have a good Sunday School?’
led by Rev. C. D. Carter and J, H.
Daniel.
Ten a. m. The layman’s movement,
its significance and Importance and
how it can be promoted in the churches;’
Led by Rev. N. B. O’Kelly and R. L
Bivins.
Eleven a. m. preaching; 2 p. m. "The
Doctrine of Election and the Great
Commission;” led by Rev. A. B. Camp
bell and J. A. Ivey.
This will be followed by open con.
ference for the consideration of any
question of interest growing ont of pre
vious discussions.
Sunday June 30th, 9:30 a. m. meet
ing with addresses on different phases
of ■ Sunday School work. 11 i
preaching.
It'll hoped that each church In the
Association will be represented. Visit
ing brethren cordially invited.
Parties from a distance will be met
at Americus, Plains, or Sumter City on
giving due notice to R. M. Andrews,
Americus, R. F. D. No. 3 or W. E.
Mitchell, Sumter City,
CLOSING EXERCISES
AMERICUS SCHOOLS.
Session Ends Two Weeks
Hence,
CLASS OF HVE TO 8E GIVEN DIPS
Baccalaureate Sermon by Rev. John
F. Eden of Cuthbert at first
Methodist Church Sunday
June 9th.
RATES ARE FIXED FOR
THE ROADS ;IN STATE.
Problem Is Solved By Com
mission.
The Americus publlo schools will
close the spring session with this
week, although the final commence
ment exercises will take place at the
opera house June 18th and will bo
brilliant, as usual.
The examinations are kapidly being
concluded, and already sweet vacation
days are in sight.
The commencement sermon will be
delivered at First Methodist church
on Sunday next, June 9th, by Rev.
John F. Eden, of Cuthbert, who is so
well known and beloved here.
The graduating class this session
contains but five members, the small-
eat in several years. These are Misses
Floyd Fort, Msry' Hooper, Gladys
Dunn, Edna Martin; and Mr.
Herchel Everett.
Prof. Edgar M. Wright, professor
of pedagogy ot the State Normal Col-
lege, Troy Als. will deliver the literary
address on the evening of 13tb inst.
Piles! Piles! Piles!
William’s Indian Pile Ointment will
cure Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles*
It absorbs the tumors, allaya itching at
once, acta as a poultice, givea Instant
relief. William’s Indian Pile Oint
ment is prepared for Piles and Itching
of the private parts. Sold by druggists,
mail 80c and 51.00, Williams’ M’fg
Co„ Props., Cleveland, O.
Sold by W. A. Rembert.
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A LEASE ON THE ALLEN HOUSE
PASSENGER RATES IN GEORGIA.
Two and a Half Gents Will Be The
Basis of Transportion as Arrant
ed By the Railroad Com
mission.
Atlanta, Juno 1,—Two and ono-half
cents per mile will be the basis rate of
passenger fares for Georgia, which will
be fixed in the order of the Railroad
Commission. There will be no fiat 2-
cent rate. There will, however, be
2-cent rate established upon the xone
basis, fixed in the following manner:
For the first 100 miles traveled, 2}
cents; for any distance between 100 and
200 miles, 2| cents per mile; for any
distance above 290 miles, 2 cents per
mile.
The lowes- Oguro In tho scale, how
ever, is to apply only to that portion
of the distance beyond tbaLcovered by
the next higher figure.
Among these aro included auch linos
as the Atlanta and West Point, the
Alabama Great Southern, the Central
of Georgia, the Southern Railway, the
Seaboard Air Line, the Georgia South
era Railroad, the Western and Atlan
tic, and possibly tho Atlanta, Birming
ham and Atlantic and ono other.
The commUslon’sordcr will also pro.
vide for Class B, In which a 3-cont rate
will bo permitted; Class C, allowing a
cent rate, and Class D, allowing a
cent.
Remarkable Resous
That tratH la stranger than fiction,
has once more been demonstrated in
the little town of Fedora, Tenn., the
residence of C. V. Pepper. He Iwrltea;
was in bed, entirely disabled with
hemorrhages of the lnngs and throat,
Doctors failed to help me, and all hope
had Hied when I began taking Dr.
King's New Discovery. Then instant
relief came. The coughing soon ceased;
the bleeding diminished rapidly, and In
three weeks I was able to go to work.”
Guaranteed care for cenghe end colds.
80c. and 51.00 at Eldridge Drag Co.
Trial bottle free. '
Manager Wooten of the Windsor Has
Leased That Hotel.
Manager Wooten, of the Hotel
Windaor, has effected a lease of the Al
ien House, taking possession of that
property this morning. Tho announce
ment yesterday came somewhat in the
nature of a surprise, as the public was
not aware that auch step' was contem
plated. Mias Joe McKay, assisted by
Mr. Robert McKay, has conducted the
Allen House for four years and made of
one of the beat and most homelike
hotels in Georgia. Proprietor Wooten
proposes to continue it as a boarding
bouse althpugh it will not cater longer
to transients.
Deafness Cannot be Cured
by local applications,' as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There la only one way to cure deaf-
neas, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused: by an
inflamed condition of tho mucous
lining of the Euatachaln Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have a
rumbling sound of Imperfect bearing,
and when It la entirely dosed, Deaf-
nea is tho result, and unless the in
flammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to its normal condi
tion, hoarlug will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ton are caused
by Catarrh, which la nothing but an
inflamed condition of tho mucous
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for auy case 'of Doafness (caused by
catarrh)'tbat cannot be cured by nail’s
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY A CO„ Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 78c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constl-
pation.
MRS. RYIANDER GETS AN INJURY
While Walking on Seaboard Bridge
Here.
Mr*. A, E. Rylander was painfully
but not seriously hurt yesterday while
crossing the Lee street bridge across
the Seaboard tracks. A decayed tim
ber gave way under her weight, and
one of her limbs was (evenly sprained
ini the fall. The bridge sholud be given
immediate attention to the end of pre
venting other accidents.
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A Fortunate Texan.
Mr. E. W. Goodloe, of 107 St. Louis
St., Dallas, Tex.‘ says: “In the past
year I have become dcqnainted with
Dr. King’s New Life Pills, and no
laxative 1 ever before tried so effectu.
ally disposes of malaria and bilious
ness.” They don’t grind nor gripe, 25c
at Eldridgo Drag Co. ‘