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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY • T/MES-RECORDER. FRIDAY. JULY 10. 1908
Duncan’s Store.
MORE
Entire
BIG BARGAINS
Stock At Cost.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
July brings to the front a fresh assortment of bar
gains, all the reserve stock, which makes the assort
ment just as good as the first day of the sale (June
19th).
Prices Reduced Most Sensationally, nothing
above cost, but thousands of new merchandise at
and below cost.
ALL READY
FOR AN ENORMOUS
BUSINESS.
JULY
Our “Cost Price or Below” Sale
Will Be Continued Through
the Month of
July.
OUR INVOICE BOOKS ARE OPEN TO THE
WORLD. We must give up our store September
1st and we are going to close out our stock
Before that time. One price to everybody, the
$1 customer gets exactly the same as the
$100 customer, COST OR LESS,
NOTHING MORE.
Bill Introduced to Create an Ineurance
Department.
Atlanta, July 2.—There was Intro
duced In the house Wednesday a bill
by Messrs. Barksdale, of Wilkes;
Burwell, of Hancock; Covington, of
Colquitt: Persons, of Monroe; Bar
rett, of Stephens, and Nowell, of Wat
ton, following the suggestion made by
Governor Hoke Smith, In his recent
message to the legislature, calling
for the creation of an Insurance de
partment for the state of Georgia.
By the terms of this measure the
ofllces of comptroller general and In
surance commissioner will be sepa
rated, And each will be headed by a
state house official.
This department will, pass upon all
matters now handled by the Insur
ance commissioner.
The house killed the bill by Mr.
Dohalson, of D«Kalg, Imposing a tax
and calling for a bond from those
who were licensed to “tote" pistols,
winchesters and repeating rifles.
The house Wednesday passed only
one bill. It was that by Mr. Teift,
of Dougherty, which provides that
beginning July 1, 1909, all railroads
In the state, excepting tramways and
and those operated exclusively for
the hauling of lumber, shall be
equipped with electric headlights.
Not Tamper with Prohl Bill.
If the action of the senate In placing
on the table the bill by Senator Over;
street, providing for rule of evidence
In the trial of parties charged with
the violation of the prohibition bill,
making the possession of a federal li
cense by an Individual to^e suffi
cient to convict, may be taken as an
Indication, that body went on record
ns being opposed to the alteration or
modlflcatlon of the present prohibition
bill In any particular.
Just before the bill was to have
been placed upon Its passage, Senator
Brock was recognized by the chair
and stated that In his opinion he
thought that Georgia had enough
prohibition for the present, and,there
fore he moved that the bill be tabled.
The motion was carried by a vote ol
22 to 18, several members of the ken-
ate being absent from the hall.
strong approval by,many members of
the house. It provides tor an amend
ment to ' the atate constitution
by which the terms of the governor,
secretary of state and other state
house officers and county officials be
Increased to foun years, to take effect
In 1911. Several bills were Intro
duced by Mr. Gordon, making sepa
rate provisions for different officers.
Tuggle Bill Unfavorably Reported.
..The committee failed to report fa
vorably on Mr. Tuggle’s bill to ’In
crease the terms of members of the
general assembly, but followed the
example of congress a year or two
ago by reporting with favor the bill
of Mr. Hall to raise (the salaries of
the law-makers. Mr. Hall’s bill pro-
vldes for paying 'representatives and
senators $7 a day, with $10 a day for
speaker and president.
Sate Treasurer Park appeared be
fore the oommtttee In support of the
amendment which allows the state to
raise the. salary of the state treas
urer from $2,000 per annum to $5,000.
He also suggested that the depart
ment of banking be segprated from
that of the state treasurer, and ask
ed that Jils department be allowed
$7,000 per annum for clerical help.
The matter was referred to Joe Hill
Hall to draw up a bill and report It
later.
TALES OF THE TOWN
TOLD IN EEW LINES
Pencil Stubs Picked Up At
Random.
gaggi
Amerlcus Elbertas are now selling
at $2.40 per crate In New York. At
this price the growers can afford gas
In their homes.
The ’’near’’ approach to cheaper'gas
on August 1st Is a near subject which
delights the, Amerlcus consumer to a
degree of near ecstacy.
A carload ol very fine and expen
sive electrical equipment now awaits
unloading at the new plant of the
Amerlcus Railway Co.
Local dealers are not disposed to
kick at the small special tax of $50
a year on near beer. They feared It
would be near $100 Instead.
DUNCAN MERCANTILE CO
115 and 117 Forsyth St. John R. Shaw’s Old Stand.
wEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
ORDINARY’S CITATIONS
GEORGIA—Webster County: \
To All Whom It May Concern:
lira A. Stevens, having In proper
form, applied to me for permanent let
ters of Administration on the estate
of S. R. Stevens, late of said county,
deceased; this Is to cite all and alngu-
if any they can, why permanent ad
ministration should not be granted
to John W. L. Daniel, on Mrs. Bessie
E. Kleckley estate.
Witness my hand and official sig
nature, this 6th day of July, 1908.
JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary.
Notice for Leave to Sell Land
GEORGIA—Sumter County:
Notice la hereby given that the
... . ... . . undersigned has applied to the Ordi-
lar the creditors and next of kin of nar y- g co Ur t of Sumter County, Oeor-
the said S. R. Stevens to be and g| a , f or leave to sell lands belonging
SHEBIFF’S SALE.
appear at my office on or before the
first Monday in' August, next at 10
o’clock, a. m„ and show cause, If any
they can, why permanent Administra
tion should not be granted to the
said Ura A. Stevens on said S. R.
Stevens' estate.
Witness my hand and official signa
ture, this 6th day of July, 1908.
W. H. COSBY, Ordinary,
Webster County.
Notice lo Debtors and Creditors
All creditors of the estate of Jen
nie Foster, late of Sumter county, de
ceased, are hereby notified, to render
in their demands to the undersigned
according to law, and all persons
indebted to said estate are required
to make Immediate payment.
J. L. IRVIN, Administrator.
Amerlcus, Ga., July 6th, 1908.
10-4t-w.
to the estate of Seble M. Wooten, for
the payments of debts and for the
purpose of distribution.
Said application will be heard at
the regular term of the Court of Ordi
nary for said County to be held
the first Monday next, 1908.
This July 7th, 1908.
R. E. CATO.
Admr. of the-estate of Seble M.
t Wooten.
GEORGIA—Webster. County:
Will be sold before the Court House
door in the town fit Preston, Webs
ter County on the first Tuesday In
August, 1908, between the usual
hours of sale the following describ
ed property to-wtt:
One 20 H. P. Erie Boiler, mounted
on wheels with engine attached and
one number one and one-half Deloach
Saw Mill complete In Webster Coun
ty, Georgia. Sold to satisfy a mort
gage fl fa Issued from the Superior
Court of Webster County In favor of
Mrs. E. C. Meyer versus Sallle B.
Bostwlck and J. D. Wright Levied
on and to be sold as the property of
Sallle B. Bostwlck and J. D. Wright.
This July 8, 1908.
J. W. MONTGOMERY, Sheriff.
Atlanta, July 3.—A Joint committee
from the house and senate has been
appointed to draft a bill which, will
he offered to the legislature as a solu
tion of the convict question.
In thlB report it Is thought the bill
will deelahe> In favor of re-leasing the
convicts, all the convicts where the
counties elect, or working all, where
it shall be decided, this way. It Is
further “expected that recommenda
tions shall be made for separating the
white and black convicts and also for
separating the women convicts.
Chairman Turner, In his remarks
from the prison commission, suggested
that the practice of Judges leasing
misdemeanors to private Individuals
should either be stopped or legalized.
He hinted broadly at the idea of peon
age in such practice. -
It Is believed that the proposed bill
will declare In favor of abolishing
such leases.
Two Important measures were pass
ed by the senate at Ita session Thurs
day. the one by Senator Weaver,
which prevents unfair commercial dis
crimination, and the other by Sena
tor Hardman, preventing the confisca
tion of commodities to be appropriat
ed for their own use by railroads and
other common carriers.
The bill by Mr. Tuggle,' of Troop,
to give tht governor a four-year term,
Instead of two, without the privilege
of re-election, and to take effect la
1911, was among the first reported
favorably. With It went the bills for
four years for the other state house
officers and county officers.
The bill to sleet the legislators for
four years was not favorably re
ported.
Atlanta, Juty 6—But little -business
was transacted by the lower house on
Friday. With the passage of a few
minor hills, adjournment was taken
that the members might enjoy the
glorious fourth at home.
In the Senate.
Tiic Senate chamber at the capl-
tol was deserted on Saturday. The
day being a natlonaLholiday, the so-
Ions of the upper branch of the gen
eral assembly went to their several
homes where they celebrated In ap
propriate manner the Fourth.
Dining the week the senate passed
three Important measures, tho first
by Senator Williford relative to mak
ing the school term In the state con
form to a uniform system another by
Senator Weaver, the terms of which
will prevent unfair commercial dis
crimination and the third by Senator
•Atrdman, which prohibits common
carriers from confiscating and appro
priating commodities which are not
theirs. These measures are of far-
reaching importance and if passed .by
the house, will, with the signature of
the governor, become laws In the near
future The committees of the sen
ate had a very busy week, listening
to the discussion of many bills, and
considcilng the merits of the several
mearures.
The members of the senate desir
ing to spend Sunday as well as toe
Fourth at home, on motion of Sena
tors Taylor and Dobs, adjourned
Friday, until 1$ o'clock on Monday.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors
ROYAL IS THE FEAST
SPREAD AT D’SOTO
ORDINARY'*) CITATION
Notice is hereby given to all credi
tors of the estate of Seble M. Wooten,
late of said county, deceased, to ren
der In an account of thetr demands'
to me within the time prescribed by
law, properly made out. All persons
Indebted to said deceased are hereby
requested to make Immediate pay
ment to the undersigned.
July 7th, 1908.
R. E. CATO.
Admr. of Sebie M. Wooten.
GEORGIA—Sumter County:
.Whereas. E. L. Wilson, Administra
tor of A. B. Wilson, represents to the
Court in his petition, duly filed and
entered on record, that he has fully
administered A. B. Wilson's estate;
This Is therefore to cite all persons
concerned, kindred and creditors, to
show cause, if any they can, why
said Administrator should not be
discharged from his administration,
and receive letters of dismission or
the first Monday in August, 1908.
JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary.
SHERIFF’S SALE
The annual barbecue dinner given
yesterday by the Masonic lodge at De
Soto was an occasion long to be re
membered by the hundreds of guests
who enjoyed the unbounded hospitality
extended. The ladles having the
affair in charge, assisting the lodge
members, had spread the tempting
viands upon long tabled in the new
depot building; which admirably suit
ed the purpose. A magnificent menu
of barbecued pork, barbecued chicken,
chicken pies and chicken fried, with
cakes and ices, tempted the appetites
of the many guests and the feast roy
al was heartily enjoyed. There wag
GEORGIA—Sumter County:
To All "Whom It May Concern;
John W. L. Daniel, having, In pro
GEORGIA—Sumter County:
Will be sold before the courthouse
door In the city of Amerlcus, Georgia, 1 no speaking, or other formality, but a
Sumter county, on the first Tuesday 1 generous dinner where good cheer
In August next, the following descrlb-, prevailed and enjoyed by the host of
ed property to-wit: • ! friends of Da Soto Lodge.
One house and lot in the city of - ■ ■ i
Amerlcus, Georgia, No. Lee st.. ALL READY AT BULLY;
and bounded as follows: On north,)
south and east by property of O. W.; PLACE FOB AN OCTIN'G
Bagley, and on the west by Lee
street. Levied on as the property of
George Moon, to satisfy an execution,
Holly Springs, the favorite place of
Issued from the City Court of Amerl- j resort about Amerlcus, Is In trim
. , . , _. — . cue. Sumter county, In favor of C. A. for summer visitors. Recently the
per form, applied to me for perman- Potter vs. George Moon, principal, M. coun . v road H nllv
ent Letters of Administration on the D. Phillips, O. W. F. Phillips and M. h * Holl 3 r ’ tw ® out;
Mil C. Hawkins, securities. Property now haa beeu made smooth and even and
occupied by Jim Redding. Property the resort thus rendered more easy of
pointed out by plaintiff’s attorney and access. New bathing suits are pro
tenant In possession notified In terms vijcj, and the rcsor , , ,
of the law. This Nov. 9. 1907. • , 1 readiness
E. L. BELL. Sheriff. for P lcnlc and
estate of Mrs. Bessie E. Kleckley, late
of said County, this is to cite all
and singular the creditore and next
of kin of Mrs. Bessie E. Kleckley to
be and appear at my office within the
time allowed by law, and show cause,
Atlanta, July 4.—The first bill to
pass both houses was that of Mr.
Dunbar, of Richmond, which the sen
ate passed unanimously at the Friday
morning session. Some amendments
by Senator Felder, however, will ne
cessitate its returning to the house
before It can become a law.
The bill provides for the confirm
ing and validating of all bonds issued
by counties amf municipalities since
the constitution of 1877. Twenty-live
members of the senate voted for It.
After an hour’s easy work, the sen
ate voted to adjourn until 12 o’clock
'Monday, July 8, It being the opinion
of a scant majority that the Olorlous
Fourth should be duly celebrated.
Many members were absent and
ereeral asked leave of absence un
til Tuesday.
Senator Peacock made an effort to
get a reconsideration of the anti-trust
bill, whleh was passed Thursday, but
failed. The barbers’ bill, providing
a state board of tonsorla! examiners
which was Indefinitely postponed on
Thuraday, will again be token up in
regular order.
Increase of 8alar|ea.
To Increase the terms of governor
and state house officers from two to
four years, thus doing away with the
eeseetees turmoil of elections la Geor
gia and giving the business man time
to breathe between primaries. Is con
sidered favorably by the committee on
constitutional amendments of the
house. That body met Thursday 1 af
ternoon and recommended for passago
the bill of Mr. Tuggle, of Gordon,
providing for an Increase In length
<>( terms. /
Mr. Tuggle's bill has been given
Atlanta, July 7—'As a starter for the
week the house Monday morning
passed the Dykes bill, as amended,
Imposing a penalty of $25 upon tele
graph companies for failure to trans>
mlt and deliver promptly all messages
entrusted to them; voted to refund
to Carroll Daniel, of Pulaski county
$224.22 earned -by him as a convict
during a service of eleven months and
fhree days, when he was illegally
held.
The special order to take up the
McMichael measure, which will
change the composition of the state
board of education, did not materialize
and the house took up the regular or
der of business throughout the ses
sion.
The Income and Inheritance tax
bill of Mr. Wright, of Floyd, was read
and referred to a subcommittee com
posed of Messrs. Perry of Jlsll, Per
sons of Monroe, and dban of Floyd
All bills relating to changes In the
election laws were referred to a sub-
'commlttco composed of Messrs. Perry
of Hall, Hall of Bibb, Hines of Bald
win, Hardman of Jefferson, and
Smith of Campbell.
Another free pass measure was fa
vorably reported Monday afternoon,
when the special judiciary committee
of the house placed Its stamp of ap
proval upon the bill by Mr. MoCarthy,
of Chatham, which moket It legal for
common carriers to Issue passes to
pensioned employees of the road, still
on the payroll of the carriers.
That It the second exception so far
favorably reported, the other being
that bill which would allow -firemen
and policemen to ride tree.
This committee took up. a numbet
of local bills which were favorably
reported.
The Seaboard's $3.50 excursion to
Savannah and Tybee on Monday, 20th,
will carry a multitude from Amerl
cus and along the line, as usual.
The meeting of the Congressional
Convention In Amerlcus next Wednes
day, 15tb, will bring a number of
prominent local politicians here.
The crop prospect about Amerlcus
is by far the finest in years. Cotton .
Is in excellent trim and a fine harvest
Is assured.
A drayload of drinkables of “near”
and even nearer Intensity Is being
held at the courthouse awaiting judi
cial distribution.
Jus/ as soon as the haying season to
over, and a little ball practice can be
indulged In, Dawson will try It
Amerlcus again.
Canteloupes of fine quality wore
sold here from wagons yesterday at
one cent each. A glorious region
Is our at this season.
M _ 1M
Quite a number of Amerlcus peo
ple attended the Masonic barbecuo •*
yesterday at DeSoto. The occasion
was a great success. *
Tho courthouse contingent are a
happy lot. There Is nothing for them
to do all day but play checkers and
eat watermelons, etc.
Tax Receiver W, R. Speer Is busi
ly engaged now footing’up the tax
returns. Sumter will sh’ow a very
substantial gain this year.
GRAND EXCURSION TO
SAVANNAH AND TYBEE
Via.
Seaboard Air Line
July 20th.
Account of the above excursion,
tickets will be sold from this station
at the rate of $3.50kfor the round trip
to either Savannah or Tybee.
All tickets will be limited for re- '
turn to leave Savannah on any regular
train up. to and Including Saturday,
July 25th. 1
Any agent will give you full Infor
mation regarding this excursion.
7 to 20.
A Cool Concotlon for Summer Days
A most refreshing drink for warm
days to cold, freshly-made tea, aweot--
oncd.wlth orange syrup and acidulated
with lemon Juice. It is irreslstably
delicious when topped off with
spoonful of Ice cream and served :
mediately with Nabisco Sugar IWafera.
These dainty Sugar Wafers aro tho
unfailing resource of every hostess
and those responsible for household
management. As they set the fashion
In style and make-up, so do Nabisco
Suger Wakers set the standard of i
cellence by which other wafers can bo
Judged.
In Memory of Ross Pilcher.
Abingdon Mills Start Up.
Huntsville, Ala., July 7.—The Ab
ingdon cotton mills, which have been
Idle for several months, have begun
work, giving employment to four hun
dred people. It Is understood that
other mills will be started by the mid
dle of the montl), the demand for cot
ton goods having picked up lately.
Negro Killed Near Decatur, Ala.
Nashville, Tenn.', July 7.—Near
Decatur, Ala., George Neville, a prom
inent planter, sbot and instantly kill
ed Collie Minor, negro, who was at
tempting to enter through a window
the bedroom of Neville’s two daugh
ters.
Bishop Potter Improving.
Coopers town, N. Y., July 7.—
Bishop Henry C. Potter passed a
comfortable night and is sUll-lmprov-
ing. It Is now thought the bishop's
ultimate recovery Is sure.
One Jund 26th. 1908, the Angel of
Death came into the ranks of, the f'
loh Sunday school and took away ]
Pilcher, one of our brightest, best
boys, age twelve years. Ross was
good boy, the bright hope of his de
voted parents, and gave every pron
Ise of a life of usefulness. The pe
pie of Shiloh, as well as his paren
never had a sadder shock or one i
generally felt To cqpie without
moments warning by the accident
discharge of a gun. But we feel that
he Is transplanted In that brighter
happier home, prepared for them f
love the Lord. May the parents
friends through mourning deeply
loss of their loved one be led to
higher, nobler life. Therefore, be !
Resolved, First, That we, as a Su
day School, deeply bourn our I
we weep not as those who have
hope; for by and by we will
again, where there will be no r
Second. That wo tender to li
reaved ones our most sincere
lence and point them to the '
of God who doeth ail things
Third, That a copy of theso
butes be recorded In our
and a copy be sent to the be
family, also that a c
the Tlmes-Recorder L__
MRS. J. F. DANIE
MRS. DORA
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