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- "I w ■ THE 4MRRICU5 V. EEKLY TIMES-RECORDER, FRIDAY DECEMBER 6. 1907 Duncan’s Sensational Sale Women’s Long Coats A Limited Quantity, Just 50 in This Lot. Before This Sale Such a Price for Fine Coats Was Never Known Here. Come early for these, none of them are shorter than 50 inches, and they are made of the best materials used in the manufacture of women’s coats. We have selected one lot for a flyer for Monday and Tuesday’s selling. Ladies Coats, 50 inches long, cut extra full in back, made * tnM Sey ei an< * broadcloths. They are bargains even at the price they were made to sell for, ¥12.50 to $15. These on sale here Monday morning at 8 o’clock, none will be charged or sent out on approval, all sizes, price $7.50 TALES OF THE TOWN TOLD IN FEW LINES Pencil Stubs Picked Up At Random. PASTORS ARE SENT TO NEW HOMES FOR 1908 Watches from $1.00 to $100,00 at Bell’s, the Jeweler. The grand Jury is fast finishing up business and will soon adjourn, to the delight of the black brother-con cealed In the bushes. Amerlcus has not gulped Just such a vile dose of weather since the sol diers were here In 1898—the mean est winter on record. I of the Columbus district. St. Lulce, J. H. McFerrin; St. Paul’s G. Fisher. Rev. C. M. Meeks Is assigned to the church at Beuna Vista. Rev. K. Read remains at Cordelo as presiding elder, with Rev. C. A. Johnson as pastor of church. Rev. B. E. Whittington goes to Amorims ond District to M “f*i»a»viiie, Rev. h. m. Morrison MIIMjl lUUd Ol IU l/IOll lltl IU to Montezuma. Rev. F. G. Laeg to Fort Valley, Rev. M. F. Beals to Ogle- Fare Well. at Dress Goods at Decisive Rebuctlons Here’s the season’s greatest oppor tunity for purchasing some of the beat fabrics offered at remarkably low prices, the fabrics involved in this sale are frotfl regular stocks all thia season’s, newest goods—the fa brics most In demand. All-wool fancy suitings, all-wool check and plaid suitings. Every piece is 45 inches wide, and not a yard In the lot that Is worth a cent less than $1. ’ Now take your pick of this lot at per yard 69c, Women’s $1.25 Wool Vests at 85c Swiss Ribbed, very elastic, all sizes, silk tape ,neck extra length. Women’s $3.00 Shoes at 95c, The discontinued Shoe Department makes this great offering In sizes 2, 2%, 3, 3H and .4,, button or lace. Men’s 20c all-linen H’ndk’fs. 12 I-2c Almost one thousand pure Linen Handkerchiefs, new and perfect, at .'. i 1214c. Boy’s $2.50 to $3.50 Suits, $1.95 Just an oven hundred in this lot, they are samples used on the road; every suit is In perfect condition; all sizes from S to 16 years, at the low price of per suit $1.95. 39c to 50c Chiffon Taf. Ribbons 24c Monday morning we will place on sale four thousand yards all silk chiffon taffeta ribbons for less than Stan. Prints and Percales 6 l-2cyd. Monday morning we will place on sale a special purchase of three thousand yards of standard prints the cost to manufacture, they range' and 3-4 percales, at 6He yd. Great In widths from 100 to 150. Thousands j variety of new patterns, all fast col- yards of this grade of ribbons were ors (none sold to merchants) here retailed here last summer at 50c. All) Monday and Tuesday at per yard 6Hc. colors here now at per yard ... 24c. i , Fine Table Damask Under-Price. Women’s 35c Hose at 23c Pair. , M M . * At 49c, regularly 75c, Satin finish onen work i f ' P " tt,r , Table Damask, 08 inches wide, open work ankle designs. j At Now that the aldermanic votefest Is over with, Amerlcus will smuggle herself In comfort and await the com ing of the electric cars. Mr. Paul Westbrook, III with ty phoid fever for a long while, Is now rapidly Improving and able to sit up the greater part of the time. Suppose Amerlcus’ street cars had been running this week while It rained. What a harvest of nlckles would have been gathered. 38c, worth 60c, Mercerized Men’s 50c Ties at 25c. ? Table Da,nask ’ 68 Inoh 8 »**»• Two hundred all-silk Four-In Hand Ties from the best Neckwear flnlah Table Damask ’ tw0 jrlde. maker In the country, regular 60c J 10c and 15c Pearl Buttons, 5c Do;. kinds at each 26c. 1 Men’s Madras Shirts at 49c. About five hundred Shirts In this offering, made of pretty Madras Cloth! It’s a pity to brand these buttons ’’seconds," you can’t tell them from the regular perfect goods, five of the most popular sizes, at per dozen 5c. "Is de cullud folks court gwlne on' asked an old darkey at the courthouse yesterday. And the array of cases In dicated him a good guesser. Cotton values continued to go up yesterday, and the "Christmaa bale” held for the luxuries of the season, Is going to bring a good price. with attached cuffs, sizes 14 to is. Men's Collars, Regular 15c, all 0c. regularly 75c and $1.00, now each 49c. Men - S ColIars> <. plyi , n a „ the new Splendid Towels Under-Price. “ TV, 8e i! tag In Americus every day for 15c, Ijere At 5c, worth 10c, Bleached Cotton Towels, size 17 X 34 Inches. At 12He, worth 20c, hemmed Huck aback Towels, size 20 X 40 Inches. At 12He, worth 20c, bleached Turkish Towels, size 18 X 36 Inches. now at each I0e, 20c Taffeta Ribbon at 12 I-2c Yd All silk' Taffeta Ribbon, In whit#, black and all colors, four to six Inch es wide. DUNCAN MERCANTILE CO 115and 117Forsyth St. John R.Shaw's Old Stand. COTTON CONTRACTS MADE GOOD GAINS Sales Locally at II I *4 to II 1-2 Cents. cotton changed hands, the total about IfllMFP UIK TPIFh AM equaling the size of the lot sold ear- JUII1LH IlflO ItlILD Ull Her at 10 1-2 cents basis. All offer ings were readily sold. The receipts by wagon for the day were 73 bales. Quotations are advanced 1-8 of a cent from the day before. THE QUOTATIONS IN AMERICUS At the opening of the cotton mar ket Wednesday prices Jumped 13 to 26 points over the close for the day be fore. Liverpool was about as due at their opening but. by the time the American markets were ready the English market had overcome the early losses and was actively on the road to higher values. Spot sales In that market were enormous and at aa advance of 10 points. As was to be expected, the advance In the Liver pool market, which bad held back for 1 so long in the face of the recent ad vance on this side, was the signal for a response here. Prices were pushed beyond the opening gains bnt at the best a flood of selling or ders, of which a large number were from the South, came on the market and the bulge following the opening was more than lost. The close In the American markets was at gains of 13 to 23 points as compared with the figures at the close for Tues day. New York opened 13 to 26 points up With December Bllghtly In the lead. January then made quite a gain, with the other positions trailing some distance behind. In the afternoon the market weakened, the close being practically at the low point for the day, 13 to 16 points above the previous close with the tone steady. Spot prices were advanced 10 points. New Orleans opened 18 to 25 points December leading, and after a little irregularity moved to a still higher level. The close was at the lowest, steady 21 to 23 points above the close for Tuesday. Spot quotations were unchanged. Liverpool was due’ 2 to 3 points lower and opened 1 1-2 to 4 points down. At the 2 o’clock call the los ses had been turned Into gains of 5 to T points. The close was steady, 10 points above the - final figures for Tuesday. Spot prices were marked up 10 points to 6.33d, with salerf of 15,000 bales. In the local spot market the de mand continued throughout the day. When New York was at the highest a good-sizod block of choice cotton was sold on the basis of 11 1-2 cents for good middling. As prices In the controlling market eofted off, local buyers were bidding on .1 good mid dling basis ofM 3-8 cents and then 11 1-4 cents. At the two prices some . * fsHSl; ia ■ Cotton Market as Reported Daily by L. G. Council. Americas, Go., Dec. 4.—We quote the locstlcotton market steady, as fob lows: Last —Today Yesterday Year Good Middling 111 111 10} Middling 11} 11 10 Low Middling.. 10} 10} 8| CHARGE OF FORGERY A Insurance Man Before Jury. The phenomenal Jump In cotton values Friday brodght / a post thankful smile to the fellow on the "rf? ■lght side," or behind the bale. The grand Jury yesterday returned “no bill" against Dr. D. F. Davenport, growing out of the difilculty with Dr. J. G. Dodson here some time ago. An Eastern banker declares the fin ancial depression to be due. to psy chological Influence. Down .this way It has been purely sockdologlcal. Merchants are already brightening up their windows with Christmas trlx, and the holiday spirit will be bubbling over here ere we know It. The hunting season for bachelors and marriageable males generally opens In thirty days. In the mean time the old maids are ready to rush. .Leap year Is Just one month In frdht, and the man who may be “game” for some callcoed relic Is looking longingly towards the reeds. The Times-Recorder regretted Us Inability to give Tuesday the as signment of pastors for the Amerlcus district, as it expected, and had pre viously nranged therefor. The assignments were read out a late hour by tho Conference Brunswick; too late for transmission by wire to Amerlcus. Both telegraph offices here close at 8 o'clock—an hour too early even for a crossroads village. As known already. Rev. Bascom Anthony is assigned to the Amerlcus church, while Dr. J. P. Wardlaw for four years pastor here, goes to the church at Waycross. Mr E W Gray of Amerlcus, who was admitted to the Conference this session, has been assigned to the church at Leary. Dr. J. B. Johnstone Is continued us presiding elder of this district The other appointments for the Amerlcus district follow: Sumter missions, S. B. Edwards, supply. < Mt. Zion and Leslie, N. H. Olm- EllaVille, C. A. Norton. Smlthvllle circuit, T. R. McMIchae! Bronwood circuit, R. M. Allison. Parrott mission, S. Grady. Richland circuit, J. N. Jones. Stewart circuit, J. W. Connors, Springvale and Georgetown, J. Lowe. Fort Gaines, J. G. Christian. Dawson, O. m. Chester. Cuthbert, H. Bush. Plains circuit, C. M. Ledbetter. Shellmnn and Graves, W. K. Den nis. Shcllman circuit, A. G. Brewton. Lumpkin, C. T. Clark. Leary mission, E. W. Gray. • President Andrew College, J. W. Malone. Some of the other pastorate as signments are of Interest here. Rev. A. M. Williams goes to Thom- asvllle as presiding elder. Rev. George W. Matthews, a former beloved pastor of the Amerlcus church, goes to Trinity church, Sav annah. Rev. C. W. Littlejohn, also well known here, goes to Girard. Rev. E. M. Overby goes to Colquitt and Damascus. Rev. W. L. Wooten, who preceded. Dr. Wardlaw In Americus, Is assign ed to tho church at Moultrie. Rev. .1. B. IIcGehee goes to Way- cross as presiding elder. Rev. T. D. Ellis goes to Mulberry Street church, Macon; with Revs. E. C. Wells and C. S. Bridges as as sistants. Rev. J. A. Thomas remains at Vtnevillc, Macon, and Rev. W. H. Budd at First street. Rev. J. O. Cook presiding elder T. thorpe, Rev J. V. Arnold to Perry. Rev. J. W. Weston, so well known in Americus, goes to Lumber City. Missionary to Korea, J. J,. Gerdine. Conference misionary seeietary, Geo. G. N. McDonnell. Editor Wesleyan Christian Advo cate, W. C. Lovett. Agent Orphans Home, W. A. Huck- abee. Missionaries to Cuba, H. B. Bard- ill nn.l P n ni„.„ * well and E. E. Clements. BEATTY WAS KILLED IN FALL FROM A DRAV Odd Accident on Streets Yesterday. Ellis Beatty, a colored drayman r >r Mr. W. E. Brown, the Forsyth street grocer, was Instantly killed Tuesday morning In a fall from a dray. Beatty fell on Jackson street, near Forsyth, and was dead when bystanders ran to the rescue, Ills neck having been broken by the fall. Beatty was com- ing from the Central depot with a drayload of flour and when near Schroede.r's shops lie was seized with vertigo and tumbled headlong from tho dray, the fall breaking ills neck. Tho old negro had been in the em ploy of Mr. Brown for many years A and was respected for his honestv and Integrity. , / REMEDY FOR NEURALGIA PAIJf IJf THE SERVES * OK For neuralgia and sciatica-Sloan’s Liniment has no pqual. It lias a powerfully sedative effect on the ner ves—penetrates without rubbing and gives immediate relief from pain- quickens the circulation of the blood and gives a pleasant sensation of comfort and warmth. , 1 “For three years I suffered with neuralgia in the head and Jaws.” writes J. P. Hubbard, of Marietta, S. “and had almost decided to have three of my teeth pulled, when -friend recommended me to buy a twenty- five cent bottle of Sloan's Liniment. did so and experienced ininiedlnt/i relief, and I kept on using ft until the neuralgia was entirelv cured. I will never be without a bottle of Sloan's Liniment In my house again. use it also for insect bites and sore throat, and I can choarfnllv recom mend it to any one who suffers from any of the ills which I have mcntlon- •• Cotton values continue to go sky rocketing. Farmers are happy over the good prices paid, and merchants rejoice over greatlv Increased trade. NEW YORK FUTURES. New York, Dec, 4,—Spots: Middling at 10.90 Futures closed steady. Open Close Dec 11.65 11.65 Jan 11.03 11.05 March 11.20 11.11 May " 11.26 11.1ft July 11.30 11.21 SAVANNAH. Savannah, Ga. Dec. middling 11 } cents. 4, — Spots NEW ORLEAN’ New Orleans, La. Dec. 4. — Close steady. Spots 11], LIVERPOOL, Liverpool, Dec. 4.—The cotton mar ket closed steady. Spots: uplands 0.33 L. C. Joiner will serve a term the chalngang, or as an alternative spend six months In Jail or pay a fine not exceeding $1,000, In the dis cretion of the court, as the result of his trial in the superior court Tues day afternoon upon the charge of forgery. The jury, at 8:30 o’clock last eight, rendered a verdict of guilty, but rec ommended a misdemeanor punish ment for the crime. The -recommendation alone saved Joiner from a worse sentence. Joiner heard the verdict with the same Indifference which marked hfs demeanor throughout the trial. Judge Littlejohn will pass sentence upo.n him this morning, quite likely, and his fate will then be definitely known. Unless Joiner Is demented, as his counsel vainly Attempted to show, he did some really excellent acting throughout the trial yesterday. With hair disheveled, unshaven and un tidy withal, his appearance was that of a craxy man, to say the least. But the jury thought such on as tute business man and capital horse trader as he was three or four weeks ago could distinguish between right and wrong, so found him guilty. And the alleged forged notes were In evidence to aid the jury In arriv ing at this conclusion. So an attempt was made to prove Joiner mentally Irresponsible. This had been done successfully before, but this jury could not see It that The defendant had. In ^904. been committed to the asylum from Lowd- nes county. During his residence of Middling „| x -or eight months in Amerlcus, j however, this fact was unknown, and | he was regarded as a very astute bus-' Iness man. WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS. Joiner, as the local agent of Received yesterday by wagon 73; Pacific Mutual Life Co., was ari Received previously by wagon 27,4251 b *™ am ? ntb U P°" forgery 1 charge, that of duplicating a note This Christmas trade Is going to be the best In a long while. Times have been a trifle tight, but the purse strings will loosen up just the same. The fierce weather of the past two days cut heavily Into the receipts of the bazar, but it was a success, not withstanding, and a delightful event. Last week was a dull one In superior court, but with the trial of the criminal docket next week the opaque gloom will be dissipated. With Monday next Christmas shop ping will begin In Amerlcus in earnest. Not one person In ten, as usual, has looked after. Santa’s affairs. % GODWIN FARM BROUGT FAIRLY GOOD PRIGE No Other Land Sells at Public Outcry. The fact that several parcels of land were advertised for administra tor’s sale Tuesday attracted a crowd of buyers to the courthouse- at 11 o'clock. The first property offered, the Arnold Godwin farm of 606 acres, was sold by the administra tor and bought in, presumably for the heirs, at the round price of $9860. The Pennington place was cried, but the sale finally withdrawn. Tctml to date Last year 27,498 27,015 The misguided philosopher who first informed us that tomorrow never comes evidently never had a note to meet.—Ex. Some people are accused of wast ing time when it Is difficult to see how a thing can be wasted that ts worth nothing.—Ex. SUNDAY SERVICES AT BENEV< given for premiums by a policyhold er. He failed to make bond in the sum of $800 and has since been In Jail. Ho was ably defended by Messrs. Williams & Harper and Col. L. A. Whipple of Cochran, while Solicitors Hooper nnd Childers represented the State in the prosecution of the case. R. K. Webb’s hack now In service. Calls answered promptly. Phono 87 for hack,'’or best line of groceries. 12-3-2m. Johnson’s 3 cents made the ither man. look like 30.—New York C. P. PAYNE, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Steam Heating Sheet Metal WoVk, Roofs Repaired and Painted, Nickle Plat ed Bath Room Furnish ings, Etc . the | Repair work a specialty. Next to Steam Laundry. . Phone 315. Buy clothes to iit. Get style too. Shop with us. We’ve the pro >1^ Ot What ? U Clothes. s. RYLANDEHJSHOE C0MPA1