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AMERICUS TIMES-RECO
tH irtieth year.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA.—(WEEKLY)—FRIDAY. OCT. 9. 1908.
County News Items
Interesting Facts Gathered During the Week by Our
Regular Correspondents.
LESLIE.
(From Our Regular Correspondent. I
I.ESI.IF. OA„ Oct. 7.—A lecture on
Wednesday night by W. J. Powell Hale
will lie a great enjoyment to all who
attend it.
jliss .Mattie Wilson returned to
leyan College Monday.
-s. .1. I.. Amason Is spending a
days In Amerlcus with Mrs. Cos
well.
Mr. and Mrs. Shep Pryor and two
oi Fitzgerald, spent a couple of
with rclatices here this week.
.Miss Leila Ranew made a business
trip to Amerlcus Wednesday.
Miss Marflu Jenkins was In lstslie
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cocke are enter
taining a little daughter at their
house.
Misses Ruth Wilson and Mary Eliz
abeth Pryor returned to Andrew Col
lege Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Brady and two
sons of Macon, came down last Sat
urday evening to he at the Pryor re
union on Sunday. They returned to
Macon Monday.
Miss Erma Bass is spending a few
days with her aunt, Mrs. Dollie Wllk
inson.
Mr. Paul Dixon went to Macon
Tuesday, returning to Leslie this
morning.
PLAINS.
(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
D’SOTO.
(Front Our Regular Corresitondent.)
DE SOTO, GA., Oct. 7.—Mrs. Geo.
Jones spent Friday and Saturday In
Antericus, the guest of her sister,
William Tkillls.
r. and Mrs. Joe Stewart, of Hud-
were the guests of Mrs. Ell Tuck
er Sunday.
many friends of Jliss Lillie
Cocke are sorry to know she Is con
fined to her bed with fever.
Esliton Howe and family have
moved here from Jacksonville, Fla.
They were formerly citizens of De
Charles A. Phillips and wife,
of Plains, have returned home after
paying a pleasant visit to Mrs. Wll
liam Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jones are moving
today to the Davis plantation, a few
miles from town. •
Mr. Furlow Gatewood, of Amerlcus
was among the many visitors In town
yesterday.
The many friends of Miss Alice Fer
guson are sorry to know of her Illness
since her return to Bessie Tift Col
lege.
The usual Sunday School services
are conducted here every Sunday af
ternoon at 4 o'clock.
ELLAVILLE.
(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
EI.LUTLLE, GA., Oct. 8.—Miss
Mary llornady, of Dawson, delighted
Iter many friends here this week with
a pleasant visit.
Mr. W. E. Nicholls, of Boston, was
here a few days, ago on business.
Mrs. R. E. Hill spent Tuesday lu
Americas shopping.
Mrs. J. R. Jordan and Mrs. Harry
Dixon were the guests of relatives In
Buena Vista the past week. • ■
Mr. T. M. Furlow of Amerlcus, wps
visiting her sister. Airs. W. E. Drane,
has returned to her home in Wood
bury, to the regre.t of her many
friends.
Mrs. C. A. Norton and Miss Anna
bel McCrory, who represented the
Ellavllle W. C. T. U. at the State con
vention In Albany, have returned
home. .
Mr. H. E. [Walters made a business
trip to Albany a few days ago.
Miss Lilia Mae Bryan, who Is at-
here Monday. | tending Crisp Institute here, spent
Miss Mayme English, of English- Saturday and. Sunday at home,
villi', is visiting her sister. Mrs. S. A. | Aire. Oscar AlcPhall, of Columbus,
Royal. j spent a few days here the past week.
Mrs. W. L. English, of Amerlcus | the guest'of Mrs. Alurphy. v
spent a few days In our city this, The U. D. C. held a most Interesting
iti-ek, meeting at the residence of Mrs. E
Miss Martha Da\’is, who has been|W. Strange on last Monday evening.
15th District.
(From Our Regular Correspofldent.)
Fifteenth District. Oct.- 8.—Mr.
Frazier Smith and family, of Bron-
“ooii, are visiting relatives In Dc-
and near Leslie.-
Mr. W. H. Tlner, from I)e Soto,
gave his cousin, Mrs. B. T. Hart, a
Po.i call last Saturday afternoon.
Miss Estelle Young spent last Frl-
l * a > afternon- with Miss Julia Livings
ton.
Little John Young's playmates are
glad to see him up again.
Little Miss Ruth Young spent* last
Wednesday afternoon with her cous-
■ !l Miss Jennie Kate Tlner, In De
Soto.
Miss Amito Halstead and brother,
from Myrtle Springs, arc visiting
friends near I^slle.
Mr. Arthur Stembrldge s|)dSt Sun-
afternoon very pleasantly' with
friends near I.eslie.
'iiss Julia Livingston spent Sun-
*>' at Mrs. E. ». Young's.
Mr. Sam Terry la spending a few
days with his cousin. Miss Essie
'oung.
DIRECTORY OE CITY IS
Americus Has Accurate Vol
ume Therein.
' Bridget," said Mrs. Hiram Offer,
Jf-'raly, "on my way home Just now
J -aw- the pallcemah who was in the
,''-hen with you so long last even.
!"«• and -I took, occasion to apeak
'o hln,—••
, Oil. shore, that’s all right ma’am.
0 ‘ni not Jealous."—Philadelphia In-
'lulrer.
With 11,500 names and street ad
dresses of citizens of Amerlcus em
bodied within Its pages, the new and
up-to-the-hour directory published by
Mr. C. A. Ames was Issued Tuesday
and distributed among the subscrib
ers. Typographically the book Is a
work of the printer's art, while' for
accuracy it Is as nearly perfect as
such a work can be made. In fact,
the Issuing of the book was delayed
by the efforts of the publisher In re
vising the lists of names to the end
of haring them accurate. It is Just
such book as every misiness bouse,
office and manufacturing plant needs
and a volume should be found In
each place. Mr. Ames has Issued four
hundred of the books and Will print
others as required' It canbe pointed
to with pride by any citizen as an
Index of the growth and actual popu
lation of Amerlcus.
The only way a man can afford to
dress well Is if his family doesn’t.—
PLAINS GA., OcL 7.—The little
village of Plains lias been somewhat
more quiet than usual. Quite a num
ber of our young people of both sexes
are off attending the different colleg
es. We very much miss thptr genial
and happy faces, but can. Welt afford
to be separated from them while they
are attending our different places of
learning, storing their minds with
useful knowledge, to fit them for the
battles of life. It has been well said 1
that the youth of the land Is the fu
ture hope of the country, both
church and state.
The Eastern Star Chapter of Plains,
had a very Interesting and profitable
meeting last Friday afternoon. Sever
al were Initiated Into the mysteries of
the order, which they seemed to en
joy hugely.
The two milliners of Plains. Miss
Eva Mae Stephens and W. H. Forres
ter, had their openings the 1st and 2nd
of October. Plains can now boast of
two first-class milliners in the per
sons of Miss Stephens who is running
a strictly up-to-date millinery busi
ness, and Miss Jonqs, who Is conduct
ing the millinery department for Mr.
W. H. .Forrester.
The citizens of Plains are glad to
welcome to our town Mr. Howell ana
family. He Is a former resident of
Sasser, Ga., who has come to
permanent resident among us.
Mrs. M. M. Jennings Is visiting her
mother at Cordele.
Misses Emma Kate Andrews, Lucy
Williams and Ruth Kendrick, visited
Amerlcus Tuesday, the guests of Mrs.
Ethel Coleman.
Our county superintendent or edu
cation. iW. S. Moore, and wife, attend
ed the Farmers Institute, held at the
Agricultural Col!ege-on Friday laBt.
He reports a pleasant and profitable
outing, was entertained by the noted
speakers on the program, and better
still, for the Inner man had a sumpu-
ous repast
The beautiful and accomplished
Miss Winona Evans, who recently
graduated with distinction at Brenau.
has left Plains to take charge of' a
school located near the city of Val
dosta.
Mrs. Leo Laramore, who has been
visiting at her old home in Lee coun
ty for some time, was welcomed back
to Plains today.
Mr. J. A. McDonald, of our town, at
tended the meeting of Camp Sumter,
United Confederate Veterans, on Tues
day last. The meeting was especially
held to i>erfecL arrangements for at
tending the State Reunion to be held
In Atlanta, Oct. 23.and 24. .
The numerous friends of Miss Jen
nie Bacon are glad to know that she
Is convalescing after a long and seri
ous Illness..
The home of Mr. and Airs. A. C.
Murray was made the happier,* and
brighter by the recent visitor In the
person of little Miss Murray, who has
come to be a permanent resident with
them.
Mr. John Hiller, one of our former
noble young men, but more recently
of Harralson, ,Ga., where he is en
gaged In business, made a flying visit
to Ms parents Sunday.
Rev. C. A. Phillips and wife recent
ly visited the family of Dr. Smith at
De Soto.
Mrs. M. D. Walters and daughter.
Miss Carrie, have returned from
extended visit to relatives in Dawson.
L Miss Minnie Brown, of Parrott, was
a charming visitor to Miss Eva Afae
Stephens on Sunday last.
Misses Helen Smith and Florence
Newburn. of ( Graves Station, are
spending the week very pleasantly at
the Rev. C. E. Robert's home.
Miss Annie Daniel of Friendship,
spent Tuesday at the hospitable home
of Miss Ethel Carter. Miss Daniel is
always a welcome visitor to our town.
Miss Emma Kate Andrew entertain
ed Informally a few friends Afonday
evening.
We feel Justly proud of our High
SchooLand of the thorough and com
petent teachers of the different de
pertinents.
Opr village is on quite a building
boom. Several handsome residences
have recently been completed, and
others are nearfng completion, which
are i^ufte • an addition -to our town.
Our citizens are at peace among them
selves and the reBt of mankind. The
streams of wagons laden with the
fleecy staple that are constantly pour
ing Into our town betoken the pros
perity of our rural districts. So with
these blessings so bountifully be
stowed upon us, by the Great Giver
of all good, we ought to be a happy
am! contented people.
PRESBYTERY HELD
INITIAL SESSION
Able Sermon Preached by
Retiring Moderator.
PRESTON.
(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
PRESTON GA., Oct. ,7.—Following
u|>on an Illness of long duration the
end came last Sunday afternoon to Mr.
William Ball, at the home of his
daughter, Airs. George Sapp. The
condition of Mr. Ball for weeks past
had prepared hta family and relatives
for the -Inevitable, which they fully
realized could not be stayed. For
many years a citizen of Webster coun
ty. this aged veteran was loved and
esteemed by a large number of friends
who extend their sympathy to the
family.
What was at first thought'to be u
large fire In the Bell ginnery last Fri
day, proved to be only a small blaze.
ICCI icrv OV PI IRI ICHFR A number of men rushed to the scene
lOOULl/ III I UULIOIILII and w!th the | r tlmeIy ass i 8 t an ce the
flames were soon extinguished.
Mrs. Rebecca Kidd returned Sun
day afternoon from Dgwson, where
she spent several days upon a pleas
ant visit to relatives.
Air. Alex Cobb rushed out to Enter
prise Sunday afternoon.
Alfss Marcia Scars, of Enterprise,
was a fair visitor in town Sunday.
Airs. Poney Smith returned home
Saturday, after a pleasant visit of
some length to her daughter. Mrs.
Ross, at Hlnesville.
Airs. B. F. Cleveland Bpent a few
hours very pleasantly with Airs. Belt
Saturday.
Air. and Mrs. U J. Alajors came
down to Preston Sunday from Rich
land. where they have been visiting,
and will spend some time here with
relatives and friends before returning
to their home at Apalachicola, Fla.
Mr. H. R. Belcher Bpent Sunday at
the home of Major Jas. P. Walker,
Mrs. Belcher having come several
days before.
Mr. Robert' L. King was a well-
known visitor In town Monday morn
ing while enroute to his home at
1-eesburg. .
Mr. IW. T. Christian of Buena Vista,
is spending this week at the home of
his uncle, Mr. J. L. Horn.
Mrs. Ura Stevens left Tuesday fori ness, have looked
About a score of clergymen
lay-delegates arrived Tuesday
attend the meeting of the Afacon Pres
bytery, being held with the Amer
Presbyterian church.
The Presbytery began Itstmeetl
Tuesday night when Rev. Brownlee,
of Albany, the moderator, preached
the opening sermon, as is the custom.
Mr. Brownlee selected as his text a
verse from Isaiah: "He shall not
nor be discouraged till He have Bet
judgment In the earth, and the isles
shall wait for his law," hts topic be
ing the progress the Church jot Christ
has made upon earth and Its future
development In accordance with the
plans and commands of Christ
There are always many people' to
bo found, said the speaker, who are
discouraged because greater blessings
have not attended their efforts and
their faith has become weak as to
ultimate success. This class has been
found In ever age of the church, from
the time of Isaiah twenty-five hun
dred years ago to the present, and
will be found In every age to come.
Isaiah foresaw the existence of such
a class of discouraged doubters and
said for our comfort and encoifrage-
ment, “He shall pot fall or be dis
couraged," referring to Jesus Christ
and' his conquest and spiritual sub
jugation of the world. He will not fall
He will not be discouraged, He will
not cease until the Gospel Is preached
in every land and all nations are
brought under the Influence of His
divine government. It Is a great, a
gtupenduous work, but It will con
tinue until JeBUs bears universal
sway. We rightly sing. "He shall
reign where'er the sun doth his suc
cessive journeys run.” Such a uni
versal dominion has never before been
established. Conquerors have dream
ed of world-wide conquest but as
their dominions have broadened they
have weakened until split into fra-
grants by their very elements of dis
ruption that came from their own In
ternal nature. But the Kingdom which
our Lord jlroposes to eBtnbllsh Is not
of this character, is not subject to the
weakness of an earthly empire. It Is
kingdom that shall Include every
CATARRH MADE LIFE /
A BURDEN TO ME-
M ISS ANNIE CATRON, 927 Alain
St., Cincinnati, Ohio, writes:
“As I have found Pcruna a blessing
for al severe ease of catarrh of tho head
and throat which I suffered from for a-
nnmber of years, I am only too p'.eased-
to give It my personal endorsement.
‘■Catarrh, such as I suffered tronr r
made life a burden to me, my breath
wad offensive, stomach bait, and my
bead stopped up so that 1 was usually
troubled with a headache, and although
J tried many so-called remedies, noth
ing gave mo permanent relief, I was
rather discouraged with all medicines
when Ferona was suggested to me.
“However, I did buy a bottle, and be--
fore that was finished there was at
marked change in my condition. Much
encouraged I kept on until I was com
pletely cured In a month’s tlmo, and I
find that my general health Is also ex
cellent.’’
People who prefer solid medicines
should try Perona tablets. Each tablet
represents one average dose of Perana.
Man a-I in the Ideal Laxative.
■
EHE UNION 15 OPPOSED'
TO BREWER CANDIDATE
land, every Isle of the sea^ every peo
ple of every tongue and clidie. All
shall feel the impress of His Influ
ence and the power of His life, and
bow willing subjects at the feet of
Omnipotence enthroned in heaven.
Sets In .lodgment on God.
Those who say that this Is impos
sible, continued the speaker, dare to
sit in judgment upon what God says
He will do. Men sometimes regard
the means employed as Inadequate as
Impotent for so vast an undertaking,
forgetting that the power lot Christ
that lies behind the means Is tho
force that tells, the force that accom
plishes the results, and that men are
but the Instruments In his hands. In
past centuries wise men have charac
terized the claims that the world
would be brought to Christ as foollsh-
pon the claims
As Speaker of the Next
House.
Amerlcus on a shopping expldltlon,
and will also visit relatives there be
fore returning home.
Mr. John A. King, who has been sick
for several days was In town a few
hours Tuesday, while en route to At
lanta, where he has gone for treat
ment.
Mr. William Mercer came up from
Dawson Tuesday afternoon, and will
spend sometime with his daughter,
Mrs. S. Bell.
Mrs. J. G. Spann and Mrs. B. F.
Cross were In town shopping Tuesday
afternoon.
The Preston Comedy Co. will pre
sent the first play of the season, “The
Bank Cashier,” on Friday evening.
Oct. 9. ,
Miss Bertha Lunsford, of Plains,
who baa a music class here, made her
usual visit to Preston Wednesday.
Mr. A. V. Ball, who was summoned
here on account of the death of his
father, has returned to hts home
Leary.
DEATH OE YOUNG LAD
OCCURS AT HOSPITAL
New shoes sometimes pinch
pocketbook.
A sad death pccurring,, at the hos
pital Tuesday was that of Frank
Smith, a young lad whose home was
In Rochelle. The little boy, ten years
of age, was brought to Americus on
Sunday and an operation for appen
dicitis performed. At a late hour yes
terday death ensued. The body will
be carried back to Rochelle today for
Interment.
"Why Is it that so many American
girls want to marry penniless for
eign noblemen?”
"Perhaps because the bible teaches
them that a good name Is rather to
be chosen than great riches.”—Cleve
land leader.
No man loveth bis fetters, be they
made of gold.—Spanish
that all nations would be brought to
follow Him as idle dreams. But w.*
know that their predictions have prov
ed untrue, that the work already ac
complished has boyne out the faith
that sooner or later the seeds of the
truth will bring forth an abundant
harvest In every land beneath the sun.
We know that the weak shall con
found the mighty, the foolish the pise.
We enjoy to-day the fruits of the la
bors of untrained and unlearned men
who preached the gospel In all of Its
purity and power. That power has not
been lessened as the ages have pass
ed on, nor will It be as future gener
ations come upon the scene. Christ’s
marching orders, “Go ye forth Into
all the world and preach the gospel
unto every man” are still His com
mand to His church -And must be
obeyed. Regardless as to what the
skeptic or the critic may say, ’ the
Church realizes that the command is
of ji^t as much force to-day as when
it was uttered. It is, and must be,
willing to use all the means at Its
hand and follow Its Leader’s com
mand, In. proportion as It Is obedi
ent It will be blesBed and bring .bless
ings upon the world for whose sal
vation It Is laboring.
After the sermon a business meet-,
ing^of the Presbytery was held and
officers elected, as fojlows:
Moderator, Rev.- E. B. Witherspoon,
of Boston. >
Temporary Clerk, Mr. J. C. Turner,
of Camilla.
Permanent Clerk, Mr. G. T. Bourne,
of Afacon.
*• ....
Id
Amerlcus delegates attending the*
recent W. C. T. U. convention In Al
bany are interested In the following ‘
resolution passed by that body and
which proved one of the sensatlonaf
features of the day’s proceedings, be
ing adopted unanimously:
‘Whereas, Georgia baa upon her
statute books a prohibition law that Is
doing much for the cause of right- \
eousneSs and peace and Is .destined"
to do more; and,
“Whereas, the brewers, distillers
and the liquor crowd generally, with
anarchic spirit and practice, and In
defiance of every moral principle and
common decency, have labored to
prevent the execution of such law
In ordhr to bring about Its repeal;,
and,
".Whereas, there Is a representative*
of the brewers, a director and attor
ney, who Is running for Speaker of
the House of Representatives; and.
“Whereas, the election of a brewer
to the speakership of the legislature
would be an endorsement of the pol
icy of this organization and vitlatlme
of every principle of right and de
cency.
“Resolved, (1) That we, the rep
resentatives ot the mothers, wives,
daughters and children of Georgia,
beg the men of our grand old state
to work, talk and pray and rise up.
In their might and demand the de
feat of this brewer for the speaker
ship.
"Resolved. (2) That we request ev
ery dally and weekly paper In Geor---
gla to publish these resolutions, the ’
secretary to furnish copies thereof.”'
MARY L. McI.ENTJON,
MARY B, PATTNRSO, ’ ♦
JENNIE HART SIBLEY.
MARY HARRIS ARAIOR.
PRIGE OF GODWIN FARM
IS GOOD AT $9,000
Tho Arnold Godwin farm of 400*
acres was offered at administrator's
sale'Tuesday and bid In for the
tate at 99,000, Tho bidding started at.
$5,000 and went up -500 to $1,00''. at
a clip until the $9,000 bid
and accepted. It Is a very handsome
country home and desirabre withal.