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AMERICUS TIMES-RECOBDER
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AMERICUS. GEORGIA. (WEEKLY)— TIMES-RECORDER. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY. 24. 1910.
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NUMBER 3
flltfV CAPITAL'S !BRIGHT BUDGE! OF
BUUGtl Of NEWS
County News Items
Interesting Tacts Gathered During the Week by Our
Regular Correspondents.
NtWS fROM lit
COUNIY CIRCLES
Smithville Sends the Usual
Weekly Letter.
NOTICE TO DELINQUENTS.
NEW ERA.
All subscription neeoeBts past dee (From Our Regular Correspondent.)
for two jeers or oier will be plaeed jjew Erai February 23—Tbe ra
in the bands of an attorney for collee- cent ralne were very much appreciat
ion 11 not settled wllhln the next ten ed here, as water was scarce la near
ly all tbe wells,
Mrs. D. C. Griffin and daughter,
. . . . . .... Myrtle, *p.*nt Friday afternoon at tbe
tlements are requested to avoid the home flf ^ g _ M _ ptrker .
days. Statements are being nulled to
all such delinquents and prompt set'
(From Regular Correspondent) ! necessity of placing account* In the ..„ „ p _ k , P M Arraugmueuw w... y.re.i—
Smithville. Ca.. Feb. 23,-MIs. Laura hands of the Justice for collection la w * “«>• “> «lo#e P» bUc ,choota *
Yarbrough, of Cuthbert. Is the guest tke nsn al way. , y wlth "* r * ‘ ' ' Americas on April 2S Md 29. by de-
of her sister, Mrs. J. L. Wells, this'
NEWS FROM PLAINS weet
MAYICLOSE SCHOOLS
TWO DAYS IN APRIL
for Teachers to Attend At
lanta Meeting.
Arrangements will probably ho
eresting Items from Our Bustling Little Cny Sends
Correspondent. i j| any | tems .
rom Our Regular Correspondent)
Kllavllle, Oa., Feb. 23.—Lost Sun-
night at the Methodist church the . . . .
Oman’s Christian Temperance Union ”! U :_ Jy “. returne ? *® ber _ b0 ™
nd red an Interesting program, com'
(From Our Regular Correspondent)
Plains, Ga., Feb. 23.—Mrs. Warner
In
Greenville several days ago, after a
Misses Mary Ansley and Nell Me-
Kenney were visitors In Dawson Tues
day. \
Mr. and Mra. Fort McAfee and Miss
Ona McAfee, of Americui, are spend
ing a few days here with relatives.
Mtases Eva and Mamie Edwards, of
Llnevtlle, Ala., were the attractive
guests for the week-end of their sister.
Mrs. J. C. McClain.
Mrs. Alex Perry has returned to her
homfcTn Cuthbert, a/ter a pleasant vis-
•nioratlng France! E. Willard* ' flt here 10 -Mr ’ anJ Mr8 ’ u ’ onard It of a few day* to Mra. XV. Fort Me
Jennings.
avenly birthday. Enthusiastic tem-
rance songa were sung, some splen-
recltatlons and readings wereglv-
and altogether the affair was most
wssfully carried out. At the con-
slon of the program the collection
taken far the benefit of the W!l-
J Memorial fund.
in Friday afternoon the pupils of
arles F. Crisp Institute observed
rrla day. Many manly speeches
• mr. le and much enthusiasm pre-
led. V.'o predict that In years
nth 1 history ns noted poets and ns
r-tongued orators as have ev
Miss Mah.l Kendrick arrived Satur
day from Atlanta, and is an attractive
guest a: the home of Mr. 1-eonard Jen
nings.
Mrs.. W. 8. Moore ar.d Miss Josio
Maine.: are sitending this week pleas
antly with relatives In Amerlcus.
Mrs. Anna Market: returned Mon
day from a pleasant stay of a week
with Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Markctt
in Douglass.
Mr. Clarence Taylor, of Mason, is
Afee.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Mims, of Lees
burg. spent Wednesday here with Sir.
and Mrs. J. C. McClain.
Mrs. S. C. Stallings has returned to
J Parker.
' 1 ’Wise Parker, of Amerlcus, spent
Saturday night and Sunday here with
LESLIE. : homefolks.
. • | Mies Dallas Morris spent tbe week-
I From Our Regular Correspondent) « Bd W Pl«**»ntly with her cousins,
Leslie, Ga.. Feb. 23—Miss Helen Ml »"» «ndI Dehnn Parker.
Tundee, of EU&Tille, Is the guest of Mesdame* B. TB. Parker, W. A.
Miss Stella Sims this week.
Mrs. Lucius Harvey and Mrs. John wer * callers at the home of Mrs. I.
Harvey spent Tuesday afternoon In N - Mur P hy Tueedny afternoon.
De Soto. I Mr »- k M. Mercer and granddaugh-
Mr. Edd Jenkins Is with friends ter. Jewel Mercer, spent Thursday very
here this week. I Pleaaantly with Mrs. S. M. Parker.
Mr. E. L. Wilson Is now in New Mlsl Myrt,e Orlffln spent Tuesday
York, purchasing spring goods. | nl * ht wlth Ml “ e » “ d Delma
Mrs. Powell died here Sunday morn- Parker
ing after a long Illness. | srr - a,ld Mrs. H. J. Morris and cMId-
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Jones were In ren , P ent Sunday wit hthe former s
Leslie Wednesday morning, coming * ,8,cr * Mra. S. M. Parker,
her home in Amerlcus. after a short' with Mr. and Mra. Scy Jones. ! M f- C j* 0r * 8 Etheridge was a vlaltlr
visit to her aister, Mrs. Will Richard-' Dr - F - u Cato, of Amerlcus, passed at ,he ho “ e ° f bl * ,l8ter ’ Mrl - E*™
son. i through our towo Tuesday, going fo "»"*•*•> Sunday.
Miss Mary I-aramore. of Cordele ! De Soto. • Mr. U M. Parker went to Amerlcus
was the attractive guest of .Miss An-, Mrs. Clark, of Hellena, la the guest on business Thursday.
n!e Randall Sunday. ! of her daughter, Mrs. Tom Williams. I
Dr. J. M. Love. after a visit of some ^rs. Arthur Simmons, of L^ary t
r/.xju.wv .M ,« . length to Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Love, has came U P to Saturday from De
Schley county will hand down' ^ foya fe " days l *^ e B , U08t ot h!a returned to his home in Opelika, Ala. So "°' "'here she Is visiting her sister.
'V• Ma*ni»v no noted nnnto and na * ***** H.1.I1KS. MISS Nettle Burton entertained the Mrs. R. E. Howe.
: ‘!! k , ett . S1>cnl S “ nd “ y Young Ladles Embroidery Club de-t Mr. Walter Wade returned to Mc-
“ llghtfully Friday afternoon. Rae Monday, after spending a week at
Mrs. John Tuggle, of Stone Moun- home.
daring a general holiday, in order
that tbe teaching corps may attend
the meeting ot tbe Georgia Educa
tional Association In Atlanta on time
days. This action la apparently to be
quite general throughout tbs state.
Tbe county schools will generally be
P.rk.e M P Parker and T C Anfr* IU8P « Bdel tOT **• tW0 *•>» >“ 4“«*
: —“^. U .. C „i ntr , y ' tion, and In tbe unsller cities, at
least, a similar course will doubtless
be pursued. Tbe teachers, It Is saldk
derive so much benefit from the meet
ing that the time given them proved
of decided eubsequent advantage to
the school system generally.
Gemimi.
THREE COMPANIES OF
MILITIA UNDER ARMS
In Attempt to Run Cars in
Philadelphia.
(Special to Tlmes-Recorder.)
Philadelphia, Pa., February 23-
Three regiment! of militia wqre order
ed under nrma this morning when It
was decidod to resume tbe operation
of cars through' Frankfort and Ken
sington districts of tbe city, as It was
known the presence of troops would
be necessary to carry out the plan
,, , „ . _ , — — Miss Emma Wiggins attended the! and afford adequate protection to the
color scheme’of pink and white' MeS,:lme3 , n an " , hme nms, spent Wednesday with Miss Jen- < From Our Regular Correspondent.) Teachers’ Institute In Amerlcus Satur- cars.
cnrrle^out 1 most 'tMtltyln* tho 1 mi >"»"* ! “sonvUle. Ga.. Feb 23-BurrvR day . , A condition of anarchy exist, m
Quarterly Conference was held at • Jo n “f returned here the past weok, Messrs. Albert and John Murphy Philadelphia at this time, and the uso
the Methodist church Wednesday atter spending two months In Shur- Il13d8 „ business trip to Amerlcus Sat- of dynamite bomb* has been resorted
Miss
. . pleasantly with friends
1 In the past. last us encourage
ichoal boys and school girls In all |
Seals'
is good and noble. ..f ™/' C ..'f' nll'"h,tt^i*^°t£ ,aln ' came Tuesda >' af ernoon to s P«“ d (
cl.|p:tly the prettiest party of the pl „ k , ho “Versl_ weeks with her sister, Mrs. A ,
n was that given by Mrs. Robert
mge at her homo on Broad street.
Clark attended the Teachers’ Institute
In Amurlcus Saturday.
II. McAfee.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cowart, of
ANDERSONVILLE
(From Our Regular Correipondent.)
Gemini, Ga., Feb. 23.—Mr. W. S.
Oriflln and family visited relatives
near Leslie Saturday and Sunday.
| Mias Annie Willie and Mary Ellen
, Finch (pent Sunday with Misses Mat-
I tie and Mary Pennington.
Ad-1
reihnients nnd decorations. In the
•’ of ‘'12" beautiful hoart-shaped
ntlnn score enrda were used. I
ful visit to relatives In Renfro.
Mrs. Emory Stevens Is at home now
from a visit to relatives In Douglnss.
morning, Rev. J. B. Johnstone, the nee > Okla.
.. urday. — ...
valentines wero given ns souv-' M, ' RH F,ora M arl{ett 8| ' ent the wee ' ! ‘ Presiding elder, of Dawson, preached'- Mr - and Mrs. B. O. Easterlln were Mr. Walter Summers spent Satm-
\aienimeg were guen ns sou; en() at Sunlter w)th her paren ts, Mr.
Mrs. Strange was assisted In nm , Mrs B p Markett .
elvlng by Miss Myrtlce Strange. | Ca))t w D naynegi of Amerlcui
an able sermon.
« Anna Belle McCrory spent v|l|t#J Mr a , 4 Mrs . Tom Jcn „| ni(S
l.y In Columbus shopping. , th|a
ast week.
E. L. McGowan of Jackson
CUT-OFF
fFrom Our Regular Correspondent.)
visitors to Amerlcus the past week. ,| ay | n Amerlcui.
Mr. C. A. Johnson has returned from j| r , Grover Brown of 28th, was a
a pleasant trip to Jacksonville. Day- Sunday visitor here,
tona and other places of Interest In Gemini, Ga., February 15—The val-
FIorIda - entlne party given by Miss Annie Pen-
to In some casea by itrlko sympa
thizers. -
Cottonseed for Hale.
I have a "lot of Toole’s Improved
8hank High and Hardin's Prolific cot-
FL Is theguest of her mother' Messrs Ross Dean and Alton Cart tr Off, February 23-Mr. B. L. Mrs. John W. Green and daughte.. nlngton waI thoroughIy . njo) . e d by ; tons.edforrele forplantlng which I
L li pLk ,1 Hotel Pea" "‘“™ ed Mojiday from a ten day. atay Jolner of Aadcr , onvllIei was he , e Miss Green, of Atlanta, are .pending a „ the I)art .c| P anU. Games were ' will sell delivered at my farm at 75o
1 ® * 1 Snliirrltiv some time here with the former's ninved until 10:30. Then the valet-1 P® 8 aa F quantity. These are
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Holloway spent
Monday afternoon with’ Mr. and Mr*.
A. J. Pennington.
Miss Mollic McKenzie was the guest
daughter, Mrs. C. A. Johnson.
Mr. W. O. Easterlln went to Amerl
cus on business tbe past week.
played until 10:30. Then tbe valet-.
tines were read, after which tbe guesii al1 flr,t p 1 ' 1 ** cottons.
23-w-4t. C. 8. S. HORNE.
departed for their homes.
Mr. Oscar Parker has been spend-
Capt. J. XV. Bryant spent the past > ng a f cw daya w jtb his brother, Mr. j TICKET NO. 718 IS XVIXXKR
IX CONTEST FOB PRIZE
fflss Willie Taylor, of JIacon, Is the
1 S ’ 0°)' a l nni T daughter. Miss attractive guest of Mrs. Seymour Er
ie, wont up to Columbus Monday an , th „ wee!t
end the day. t Mrs. Emma Stapleton, the recent
■iad Mrs. Roger Wlllnms and lit- g .j 8a j n( relatives here, has returned
aasht r Cnthrvne are enendlnc a . . 1 ... or Sir. and Mrs. A. J. Pennington , — --— uonioa rarer. ,
dnv* n*° h " tomt ln Tan,p *’ F,a ’ 1 last Wednesday night. * d there °“ acC0UDt of ,he death ot Mr. O. C. Brown waa a vlaltor he-e’
reH„ r , Mr ' K!nR St:UnH,n ’, 0f "' eb :,'T t J Lmu has moved hi. **?"*?• ^ Bry8nt ' ■—"F- I
and Mr. F w ve, “ r( ' < ''‘ Dt ,m,lne ” vl, "° r ln Pl,,ln, • sawmill to Mr. XV. J. Pennington’s Mr8 ’ P C ’ Dorman ’ who h “ been Mis, Annie Forte Woodruff, teacher
iv Jr 7' 8 ,?f! ! f T neY ard Mr8 - p - c ’ Barkley return ’ place qulte slck for the pMt week ’ la abI# »f ‘he grammar achool, spent the
lea h J th^!.^ T,,e,<lay ,TOm ° maha ' ' h ' re th " y Mr.' Campbell, of Andersonvtlle. was t0 be op aBaln ’ • week-end delightfully here with Mrs.
Co, • 8I * nt 8everal d8V8 P' ea,ant,y W,lh In Cut Off on business Friday. „ Ml88lda Dunn was ca,led to Byro “- E. W.W Parker.
. friends. viU* the past week on account of the
^r C , > „eM I B W ! n, 7 h0 VTT Mr FranIc Tlmm * rmaa came home heal way at^hl^ahingle mill while It IIIn “ 3 of her brother> T ’ N ’ Dttnn ’ j *P*»t Saturday In Americas.
*l 1, ,I,ent SatUrd ‘ y and 8unday , Monday from Mercer Unlveralty. and ““do farm work Mr8 ’ B ’ P ’ Ea8ter,1 “ and Mra - Ja8 ’ Mr. R. L Andrew, spent tbe Utter, ~ DTl ~
Sadie He.rit a it h . Wl " ' p,nd aWh "® wl,h h “ p,ren '’ ,, t MemUme. A. J. and W. J. Penning- W EngII,h sp * nt TuT * day afterDoon part of tbe week wit bhomefolk* in P
i« Sadte Heard delighted her U- Mr and w „. b, Timmerman. 1 . to Mr. w very pleasantly with Mrs. J. M. and p lalni .
Heads with a visit the past Mr. John Hr.rria. of Friendship, wa* c Barl()n aftemoon ’ ' Miss Adella Bryant j Mr. Hawklna Parker spent Batur-' One of the candidate* here Is piping
Mra Freeman and »on, of Atlanta, Mr ' B F ’ Ea,terHn waa ,D Aaeri-j day an d Sunday with Mr. Eaton Par- hot becanas a rural voter sent him a
a “"..tors in Cut Off. CU8 bU8lne88 a „ he, gopher by express. H. regard, it u »
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Pennington and „ M E C ’ Freeman “ d • 0B - Mr -I Mr. W. 8. Orlffln and little son I serious renaetion.
family were the guesU of Mr. R. H. E °®. F T®? nmn : ,pant m weekend carl, went tot Americas Saturday at-
Stubbe’ family 8undsy. WHa veUUves tore. ternoon o nbutlness. Every muletlc resident of Sumter
Mr. and Mrs. R. U Barton, of Amer- e°°“‘Y has been to town this week,
■cue. are visiting their parenU and See the Swell Spring 1 M0#t P * ,pl * C “ * COnrl ' ,C * d “ or, l and Dnantmon * ly «» of Ma ®“*
The drawing for tbs talknphone of
fered by the Forbes Plano Co. wu
held yesterday at thalr. music house
In tbe Mitchell balding. Mr. Sam WU-
.. _ llamson, manager for the Postal Tal-
" , ":_° J “ n .-“ d _. Bu ! d * tt * P,BCI ’ cgrnph Ca. did the drawing, and tha
holder of ticket Na 712 get* the
a well-known shopper In Plain* Tuea-
il* Mias- Pear Higgins, of Pink- day .
AIa ;’ 8 »» Bt a ,ew *»y« «>• P“‘, Messrs. Luther and Herbert Haw-
with her brother. Mr. R. O. kins, of Amerlcui. were visitors In'
our dever depot agent ! P)i !ns Wedn-sday. ,
Elizabeth Davl* was the ad-
oueat of friend* In Amerlcus
y and 8unday.
Mozelle Scott. 0 f Athens, who
srr. eiox news.
other relative* here. C • C*ll 11/ f
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Holloway visited wUltS U1 dllKSj W 0016I1S 1
Mr. and Mra. E. W. Coker Sunday, and Linens, at Alisley’f. 1
Our 8unday school began Sunday J
easily with a club than with logic. | ter’s "Jewanner" wagon.
MT. ZION.
f n 'Hnttlng her slater here, left (From our Recular Correspondent.)
Tor Buena X r l«t* to visit Mt. Zion. Leslie. February 17—The
I Mary Strane, .. ""J* bar * fcl ln,p ~ v ' d B ~ r! > with a good attendance, much to the
® a In Thomasuin* !” ' h ® *! " :n tW T,C ' D ’ ,y W " h " delight of all. j
| many frienil. r at few exceptions. ' Several of our citizens attended the
[ • ‘Hends of Mra. XY. D. Mrs. B. C. Bradley was quite sick
regret to hear of her Illness at ]»st week, but Is Improving rapidly.
Pie of her sister In Amerlcus. Xfr. Tom Harden returned Sunday
t ' "'111lams returned home f ro m a short visit to hts mother.
T' a >’ from atrip to Monroe Mrf . P. O. Bradley and Mr*. Dell ..^Tnum^ "ot7ureu“ue“p«i a ‘ Ml Zion Monday morning. She
Jay to visit re.atlves It Tu( , S(lay . had been sick for several months and
The
rally at the Oglethorpe county court
house Saturday. Addresses were de- ,From 0ur ReKnlar Uorreapouuent.. |
llvered by Messrs. Lewis and Hudson Mt. Zion, Feb. 23.—The remains of
Mr. and Mra. J. D. M. Wicker enter- M- Adeline Powell were laid to rest
J left Mend,
111.. Ha Ir* 0f Dov,c ’ 8pent a Ellavllle.
I t*t week here with friends.; ?tev. v Dlc&!n«on very ahly fill'd hla _ ^
•'• a, '’n has gone to Florida' appointments at Mt. Zton on the 1st * * y '
a Position. I e: q-mdavs
A WlMlamron and Mr. and Our Sunday -boo, show, a marked »‘LE AXD .1 HALF PER ACRE
I • hui, went down to Amerl- improvement elnce Junuary 1st.
J ay ,0 3M> "Graustauk” Mon-! Mr. Ben Dell ha* quite rec
Tuesday.
Mr. Hewlett Jotner visited Mr. J. G. >» er dea th waa not unexpected.
bereaved ones have the aympathy of
tnany frinds.
Mr. Crisp Wilkinson, of little, spent
Sunday very pleasantly with Mr. and
Md Mrs. Claude Baldwin, of
Prpe. arc in our city a few
r * Uf * t8 of Mr. and Mra. A. C.
Irene Murray and LocUe
[ “fomled a “George Woahlng-
“ 'nment at Qlenn Holly the
A- Collin* mod* a shopping
“•erica* Monday.
,**• SteBna and family, cf
[ na - arrived yeetsidoy, and
^ Ellavilia their Mare home.
Jbmt Livingston, who bos
tha winter In Florida,
I to his home here.
18 YIELD OP “PRIZE" SEED Mrs. B. C. Bradley.
The many friends of Mr.
moved Into his handsome new resit jj, f. Jones, Hakes Great Record TVIth Windsor tn this community
deuce. It will be remembered that learn of his death In Americas
his house was completely destroyed toiion. Saturday morning.
by fire during Xmas week. Mr . Earl Bass spent last Sunday In
The farmers are still healing out **r. D. C. Jones, on* of the best Amer ) cat
Dick
to
last
ngmzraEtt
guano.
Mr. and Mra. P. O. Bradley
Bnnday afternoon
with Ur. and Mra. B. C. Bradley.
Miss Jolla Hancock, ot Leesburg,
I* visiting friends and real tire* in
tbl* neghborbood.
known and moot successful planters of
spent this section. Is offering for sale a lim
ited quantity of hla matchless “Prize"
cotton eeed, from which h« made last
yeal on average of a tale and a half
cotton per acre on fifty-lire acres.
Hundreds of farmers here saw this
Mrs. P. O. Bradley spent last Fri
day afternoon with Mr*. B. C. Bradley.
Mr. R. L._ Bass has teen on the
“grip” list for the past week.'
The XYomans Foreign Missionary
meeting will be held next Sunday
| Mratnther Glue and Mra. B. Dell .fine field and know the result The ““Infspent
.peri the day with Mrs. P. O. Brad- "Prixe” cotton stands drought better afternoon fn Leslie
ley lets Tuesday. | than any other variety; Is a “five lock" Mr . A15(rt bis slater,
Mrs. Will Bass, of Cordele, spent cotton and 10 per cent lint. Eise- ’ M , N were Tl>Ilor]I , n
a few days very pleasantly with her where today Mr. Jonea gives prices ZT
sister, Mr*. R. L. Bass, list week. * on the sale of these selected eeed. I ’
Meiers. H. A. Stewart and Crisp
Wilkinson, ot Leslie, psased through 1 It la easy to see tho silver Ualag'of
this neighborhood Sunday afternoon. • other people* cloud*.
FnnsBniE[«ifas
Ladies Oxfords
And Strap Pumps.
We have just opened
our Spring shipment
of LADIES’ OXFORDS
and PUMPS in both
patent, kid^ndlsuede.
Rylander Shoe Company
* CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS.
