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Our rubber goods to the limit,
and note their marvelous elasticity.
This means that they are made of
new, live rubber..
Hot Water Bottles, Syringes,
Nipples, and all needed sick room
appliances of best quality are to be
found in our stock.
Rembert’s Drug Store,
113 Forsyth Street,
NEXT DOOR TO POSTOFFICE.
. Among the first bills Congressman
Hughes' of the Third district has In*
traduced In the House is one provid
ing for the construction of a military
highway between ^Vmerlcus and the
Andersonville cemetery and Prison
Park. The distance is about ten
miles, and such a highway would
prove of Inestimable value. The
subject of the construction of such
road has long been agitated, but
without tangible results. Mr. HugheB
promises to push Ills bill vigorously,
and hopes for favorable action there-
upon. There Is a vast deal of travel
between Amerlcus, and Andersonville.
especially by visitors going to the
National Cemetery, and a smooth
roadway In lieu of the rough one now
used would prove an appreciable
change Indeed. The G. A. R. posts
will lend their aid, no doubt, In the
passage of such a bill as that Intro
duced by Mr. Hughes.
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The F. A. Guttenberger Co.
W. M. ADAMS, Manager
117 FORSYTH STREET.
The Good Roads Committee from
various districts of the county, which
was to have met at the county court
house Saturday, was small on ac
count of the very inclement weather
and was adjourned to meet at ? o'clock
on Thursday next, 25th. when a full
attendance is expected.
Had as the weather was, six dis
tricts out of 'he nine In the county
were represented in the meeting,
showing the Interest that Is b:lng
felt over the county for good roads.
All present promised to make every
effort to organize a “Good Roads
Club" in every district and use every
effort to bring out n full vote when
the question of road bonds is again
submitted.
With a full attendance on the 23th
promised It is conildently expected
that such an Impetus will be given to
the good roads movement that there
will be no doubt as to the result of
the next vote by the county on road
bonds.
Struggling in the grasp of a black
desperado, made even more desper
ate by the thought of regaining his
liberty, Deputy Sheriff Q. W. Fuller,
called loudly for assistance In the
county Jail Saturday as ho saw four
black jailbirds fly away to freedom.
Otlm Slappcy, Tom Adams, Ernest
Rivers and John Hawkins, dashed out
of the front-door of the Jail and away
to sweet liberty.
Though for three of them .the spell
of liberty was very short.
Within an hour Slappey, Rivers and
Hawkins were again cowering In
their steel cells, while a pursuing
posse was hot upon the trail of Tom
Adams, who alone had made good his
escape.
Adams Is well armed, and will
doubtless resist arrest when he Is
finally run to cover.
lion Escape Was Effected
The methods employed by the four
desperadoes evidenced the fact that
the plot to escape had been well con
ceived. No doubt the men had plan
ned it for days past, and only await
ed a favorable opportunity to put It
in execution.
And the opportunity came shortly
after noon yesterday when Deputy
Fuller went Into the Jail to give tho
prisoners their dinner.
Deputy Fuller, with Ernest Rivers
to assist him, had Just completed the
task of feeding all of the prisoners
on the second floor, nnd were ready
to go below.
Deputy Fuller called to the sev
eral prisoners who were exercising
In the main corridor to retire to their
respective cells, and nil of the hien
obeyed. He then pulled the lever
which locks all of the doors In that
portion of the jail.
Rut the locks did not catch, nl
though Mr. Fuller thought they did.
The prisoners had prevented this by
putting an obstruction In the way.
Walker Into Prisoners Trap
VERDICT OF GUILTY IN
CASE OF THE COOPERS
Nashville, Tenn., March 20.—(Spe
cial)—Guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree, with twenty years' Im
prisonment as the penalty was the
verdict of the Jury this morning In
the case against Duncan B. Cooper
and Robin J. Cooper for the slaying
of former Senator E. W. Carmack.
The Jury yesterday acquitted John D.
Sharpe, co-defendant ( and Immediate
ly the defense moved to set aside the
verdict of disagreement of yesterday
and asked the court to declare it a
mistrial. Judge Hart said he would
listen to arguments on this motion
later. He then fixed the defendants
bond at $25,000 each, which amount
was acceptable to both sides.
Spring Millinery
t announce to the ladles of Amerlcus and vicinity that I have opened a
first-class, modern and up-to-date millinery business on l.aniar street, next
door to Neon BuchanatiGs. My lines of lims and millinery are the hand
somest ever shown in Amerlcus, and prices are most reasonable.
I will have my spring opening on Wednesday, March 24th, and Invite
all the ladles to attend.
MRS. S. W. CALMES
D. F. DAVENPORT,
410 Lamar St
DRUGGIST
Prescriptions a Specialty
The Eurld (Hon of Doom
was seen in the red face, hands and
body of the little son of H. H. Adams,
of Henrietta, Pa. His awful plight
from eczema had. for live years, de
fied all remedies and kaffied the beBt
doctors, who said the poisoned blood
had affected his lungs nnd nothing
could save him. "But," writes ' hts
mother, "seven bottles of Electric
Bitters completely cured him." For
Eruptions, Eczema. Salt Rheum,
Sores and nil Blood Disorders and
Rheumatism Electric Bitters Is su
preme. Only 50c. Guaranteed by
Eldrldgo Drug Co.
MANY CAMERAS SHOOT CANDLER
A full line of Drugs, Toilet Requisites, Gar
den Seed, and in fact everything that is to be
found in'a first-class Drug store. Phone 16
J. W. SHEFFIELD, President, FRANK SHEFFIELD Vioe-Prra.
E. D. SHEFFIELD, Cashier.
BANK OF COMMERCE,
Americus, Ga.
A general banking business transacted and all consistent
courtesies extended patrons. Certificates of deposit issued
erning interest. '
The New Itallrond Coimnlssiouer Hun
Ills Likeness Struck
Atlanta. Ga.. March 18.—C. Murphy
Candler, Georgia's most “unphoto-
graphed statesman," has become one
of the most protographed.
An offer of $10 for an acceptable
snapshot of the new railroad commis
sioner caused several photographers
to get busy. Mr. Candler evldently
came to the conclusion that until bis
photograph was taken he would be
beselged with camera fiends all the
way from his home to his offlee. and
that he might as well give In.
A couple of photographer! found
him In the State Library at the Capi
tal, where after brief persuasion, he
decided to put aside the prejudice of
a lifetime and In almost «s many
minutes half a dozen poses of him
had been taken, copies of whlctf have
appeared In all the Atlanta
irs.
Mr. Candler has IssueiLfe card to
his DeKalb constituents J'a which ho
explained his acceptance of the rail
road commlssinnership/n the ground
that It offers a wldeoTleld of service
I to the state. M
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Assured that the Jailbirds were
safely In their cages Deputy Fuller
walked Into the corridor, the negro
behind him. As he stooped to exam'
Ine the bolts, to see that all was
safe, he was seized from behind by
the black desperado.
"Now boys. I've got him; run.” Riv
ers called out.
And the three others, Slappey,
Adams, and Hawkins, dashed from
their unlocked cells and through
the main door to the Jail yard. Re
leasing his grasp upon the jailer.
Rivers ran out also, pulling shut the
main door as he fled. The closing
of the door made Fuller a prisoner In
the corridor, securely locked in,
Deputy Fuller called for assistance
and the cook at the Jail, hearing his
cries, ran into the courthouse, and
gave the alarm. In a few minutes
officers and citizens were u|>on the
scene and the chase had begun after
the fleeing desperadoes.
And within an hour three of them
weer back In their cells.
Mr. John Monahan saw two negroes
dash Into a hencoop of a Church
street residence and, although he
knew nothing of the jail delivery, he
made for them.
The two fugatives, seeing capture at
hand, dashed out on Churrh street.
Officer Tinsley, who was upon the
trail, fired at them, hut missed the
mark. In the meantime other citizens
Joined In the chase.
Tripped (her ail I'lulirrllH
• Mr. W. G. Turpin was close
pursuit of one of the fugitives and
easily tripped him with the handle
of his umbrella. Both Jailbirds were
quickly surrounded and gave
without resistance. These two were
Ernest Rivers and John Hawkins.
A half hour later Otho Slappey,
probably the worst one of the lot,
was found concealed in an outhouse
near the jallyard.
He was yanked out by Sheriff Fen-
gin and others who came to assist In
his capture.
Tom Adama, the only “eseaiie" who
seems to have gotten away, was held
for burglary. Aa Deputy Fuller
struggled In the Iron grasp of the
negro Rivera. Adams took the Jail
er's pistol from bla pocket and car
ried It away with him.
He Is a desperate prisoner, and with
the pistol may realat arrest.
Adams was held for the burglary
of Mr. \V. A. Joyner’s store here
some time ago. Slappey Is the' negro
who attempted to kill an officer here
lost year. He is under sentence to
the penitentiary, but his esse Is now
in the court of appeals.
Hawkins and Rivers were held for
lesser crimes. The affair created
much excitement for tho time. Sheriff
Feagln Is confident of catching Adams
shortly.
Millinery
Department
We respectfully announce our
Spring and Summer Millinery Op
ening, beginning WEDNESDAY
and THURSDAY, MARCH 18th
and 19 th.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all
At this time we exhibit an im
mense variety of Imported Pattern
Hats and Models that you will not
be able to see south of Atlanta.
We will also show a line of
smart Tailored Hats, that will be a
revelation to the trade in style and
price.
1
Miss Wooten, of Philadelphia,
one of the most talented artist and
designers will be pleased to meet
all the ladies and take orders for
anything special in Hats to be made
The Two Things Necessary To
Possess a Bank Account
The first, the Desire or Inclination.
Every ono haa a wish for money—It la human nature, for It takes
money to posses the comforts and necessities of life.
The SECOND requirement Is ONE DOLLAR or more. The first deposit
need not be large, and nfter the first money Is deposited, you have a hank
account.
The Size of your bank accounts resta with you.
Open a saving account with us.
Americus Trust & Savings Bank,
AMERICUS NATIONAL BANK BLDG.
A. NY. Smith, Prest.
G. M. Eld ridge, V. P. N. M. Dudley, Cashier
tank of South-Western Ga.,
Americus Ga.
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DIRECTORS:
L. Anslcy,
W. A. Dodson,
N. M. Dudley.
O. M.EIdridge,
Thos. Harrold.
n. J. Perm
A. W. Smith.
H. R. Johnson,
I. W. WHEATLEY, President, CRAWFORD WHEATLEY, Vice Pres.
R. E. McNULTY, Cashier.
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OF OUR DIRECTORS.
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m
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C. S. S. Horne,
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Jno. T. Ferguson,
W. E. Hamilton,
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