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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER. THURSDAY. JANUARY 27. 1910. WANTS TO SEE GOOD ROADS Of SUMTER. Chairman Moore, of Chat ham. at Convention. Hon. A. B. Moore, chairman of the county commissioners of Chatham county, is one of the delegates to the Episcopal convention. Mr. Moore is intensely interested the subject of the good roads. Chat ham county already has one of the tin cst systems of good roads in the south, extending for many miles around Sa- vannah, but the county has still many miles of roads to Improve before - system will be perfected. In order put all of the roads In splendid condi tion as rapidly os possible, without subjecting the county to too great an expense, there has been considerable advocacy of the introduction of the clay and sand roads that arc becomin. so popular through the state and which in many counties have been found to work so satisfactorily. While here Chairman Moore hopes to get an opportunity to inspect the good roads of Sumter and learn some thing as to the methods of construe tion and the cost of building and main taining them. , “We have decided to put in a mile of such road in Chatham ns a sample said he yesterday. "The government expert who was down to see us tho other day believes we can utilize ma terial at band and make a good road for all ordinary purposes. We are willing to experiment with the hope that we can succeed in duplicating the success of some other counties. The expert spoke very highly of the Sum ter roads and I am anxious to learn from personal observation exactly what has been achieved here in that direction.” It Is probable that Chairman Moore will have an opportunity to meet Chairman Sheffield and Supt. of Roads Christian before he leaves the city and get some valuable Information at first hand from them. MUST TURN NO MORE SEATS ON TRAINS. ARE BITTEN BY HORSE. 4ND WAGON IS BROKEN Young Lads Are Attacked Upon Street. Savagely attacked by a horse, and their little wagon trampled to pieces, the two young sons of Mr. O. T. John- «on had a narrow escape from prob able serious Injury and are now nurs ing the slight wounds indicted by the stnlmal. The horse, driven to a wagon, was left by the driver near the Sea board depot when the little Johnson hoys, mere children, rode by on their "Irish mall” a little push car. With out warning one of them was seized by the horse and bitten upon the shoulder, while the other child was slightly hurt as well. The horse, it is said, pawed the little car to pieces ere he could be beaten off by Mr. C. W. Henderson, who took in the situation and rushed with a club to tbe rescue. The children were carried home and their injuries given prompt attention. MRS. G. TIMMERMAN HAS PASSED AWAY. Plains Loses One of Its Young Matrons. (Special to The Times-Recorder.) PLAINS, Oa., Jan. 26.—A sad death was that of Mrs. Clinton Timmerman, which occurred Sunday night at 11 o'clock. Just in the bloom of young womanhood her death was doubly sad, but softly as gentle zephyrs wan dering through groves of verdure, de taching sweetness from blossoms, so softly, so gently, her spirit left its earthly tenement and winged its flight to God. She bad been In de clining health for some time, and bore '-her suffering with fortitude and resig nation. She was loved by a large circle of friends, who are in heart felt sympathy with the bereaved bus- band, the little babe and other rela tives. The funeral services, which were held Monday afternoon at the Luth eran church, of which she was a mem- f>er, was conducted by Rev. W. C. Schaeffer, of Atlanta, and Rev. J. S Elmore, of Oglethorpe, and was beau tiful and impressive. The interment was at Lebenon ceme tery. S. A. L. Conductors Kept Busy Explaining. Conductors and porters on tbe Sea board passenger trains are having tbe explaining time of their lives just at present. It all came about In-this way. Complaints were sent to the general office, it appears, from passengers wuo had experienced difficulty in securing seats when there were seats occupied by baggage, or by tho feet of those who had turned seats and were occupying anywhere from two to four seats, showing no disposition to disturb themselves to make room for others. Women and drummers, It was claim ed, were the chief offenders, the for mer frequently depositing their bag gage on a seat and taking another sit in, while drummers have adopted the bad habit of occupying a seat the main compartment with baggage and then spending their time in the smoker. The complaints must have been geting a little too numerous to please the authorities. Conductors, of course, have always made it a rule to hav seats cleared for passengers when they find them standing, but this di not prevent some of them from regis tering their kicks at Norfolk. The re sult was an order, which has been giv en to all the conductors, and by them to tbo porters, to turn no more seats and to enforce the one passenger, one seat rule. The only exception to tho rule are when n woman has small children with her, or when a party of four de sire to have seats together. Other wise the employes are expected hereafter rigidly enforce the regula tion. But the conductors are having very wearisome time explaining the whys nnd the wherefores of the rule. Especially is this true on the Savan nah-Montgomery division. PULLING OUr STUMPS BY THE HUNDREDS Great Clearing-Up Time in Sumter. DELEGATES GOT DOWN TO CONVENTION WORK BREAKING UP SOIL ALL OVER SUMTER armers Everywhere Busy Preparing For Crops. HEALTH AND VITALITT. Mott's Nervcrlne Pills. The great Iron and tonic restorative or men and women, produces strength nd vitality, builds np the system and renews tbe normal vigor. For sale by druggists or by malt $L00 per box, 6 boxes for $5.00. , Sold by W. A. Rembert, Americas. F Out on the hundreds of farms that make up the great backbone of the prosperity of Sumter county and Am ertcus operations looking toward tbo planting of the next crops of cotton and corn are steadily under way. While the farmers of tbe frozen North and West are tied up behind snow (banks, shoveling drifts to get to the fbarn to feed tbe stock, and doing without mall for several days at a time because tbe roads are Impassable, the farmers of glorious old Sumter are out In tbe fields directing the plowlug operations, replanting oats, clearing up tbe land better, and enjoying out of door life In a climate that has superior on earth. Thousands of acres have already had their preliminary breaking for tbe crop operations of 1910. On many thousands of other acres the plows will be busily at work for tbe next few weeks. Fertilizers In great quantities are being hauled out and on every side there are the signs of activity that foretell the great crops for wblcb Sumter ts so noted. This year the acreage given to corn is believed, will be equally os large as It was last year, despite the high prices of cotton. A larger cotton acre age may be planted, but will not mean lessening of tbe urea devoted corn. With anything like n good season Sumter will come up with an other great output of oats, hay, and corn, as well as of cotton. Insuring continued prosperity even if the cot ton market should Blump off toward the 1908 prices. Many Sumter county planters have learned that It pays to raise food supplies at home and the experience of the past few years In that direction 19 not apt to be cast aside simply because conditions that may not be known again In many years brought 13 to 15 cent cotton this season. MISSI.VG SAVANNAH MAN HAS BEEN FOL’ND SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. 26.—T. A. Kline, son of the late T. B. Kline, for years general manager of tbe Central railroad, who has been miss ing for many years, has been beard from. This will admit of the settle ment of the estate which proceedings have hung fire because It was not known If T. A. Kline was dead or not. He has communicated with friends In Savannah, being now in Los Angeles, Cal. He had not heard of the death of his father when he wrote to Sa vanna. Fifteen cent cotton, or some other good reason, has brought about a de elded wave of stump removals In Sum ter county. On many farms, old ns well as comparatively new ones, the stump puller has been hard at work for the past few weeks, and as a re sult many fields have bad the encum brances of many years standing moved forever. In the case of very old and well dried stumps fire has been utilized to destroy the greater part of the stump and then a good pair of mules have succeeded In yanking the balance out of the earth. Where this has not been an efficacious course dynamite has assisted In the operation. Sumter county probably has as many thoroughly cleared fields as any county In southwest Georgia, but tho number will be greatly Increased by tbe operations in that direction during this winter. No better use can prob ably be made of some of the exception al profits of tho past cotton crop. A field that has been well cleared is greatly Increased in value as a crop producer and If it Is desired to sell it the Increased price far more than off sets the cost of clearing out tho un- sighty troublesome stumps. At least that is what experienced planters and real estate men say. As an evidence of prosperity the annihillation of thousands of pestiferous stumps is one of the most pleasing signs that greets the eye in a tour of the county. It is a further step toward making Sumter the greatest agricultural sec tion of this part of the South. TO RESUME THE FIGHT MADE ON BLACK ROOT Com. Hudson to Visit Fif teen Other Counties. Many Reports Read at Yes terdays Meetings. Sumter’B farmers will assemble In Amerlcus upon a date in February, yet to be determined to hear address es by Commissioner T. O. Hudson and others of the state department upon the subject of black root and the Importance of eradicating the disease from their cotton fields. Due notice will be given of the date here when selected. There are fifteen more counties to be visited with this work, then the state will have been canvassed Insofar as this dreod cotton disease has made Itself felt. It Is recalled tbat tbe general as- sebly last year made .a special ap propriation of $10,000 to fight this disease, and the campaign of educa tion which these authorities are mak ing Is a part of this work. Commissioner Hudson, State Ento mologist E. L. Worsham, J. J. Lee, president of the Farmers’ Union of Georgia, and others, will resume their tour of the state about February 10, In tbe Interest of tbe black root cam paign, begun so auspiciously before Christmas. It Is estimated that if this disease had hot been prevalent last year, tbe cotton and cotton seed crop would have brought $10,000,000 more. Not only has the loss of the cotton to be reckoned with now, on account of the ravages of the black root, or wilt, but also tbe loss of tbe cotton seed, which the Georgia farmer looks upon as "velvet." ON TRIAL FOR LIFE FOR THIRD TIME (Special to The Times-Recorder.) ROME, Oa., Jan. 26.—For the thlrJ time Frank P. MIlllps, a young man, faced court this morning on the charge of having murdered Will Morris In an alleged difficulty Christmas eve, 1906. The first trial resulted In a verdict of manslaughter, and sentence of 12 years was imposed. A new trial was granted and the Jury disagreed. We can have Ideals In abundance till we set a chance to carry them out. So Tired It may be from overwork, but the chances are its from an In active LI VER. —. With a well conducted LIVER one can do mountains of labor Without fatigue. It adds a hundred per cent to ones earning capacity. It can be kept In healthful action by. and only by TutfsPills TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. In addition to the clerical and lay delegates there was a large alter, dance of members of Calvary church and of citizens generally at the open ing session of the Diocesan conen tion yesterday moiling. Holy com munion was administered, Bishop Reese bejpg the celebrant. The open ing sermon was delivered by IWv. J Herbert Woodward, of Bafubridge. The roll shows the following in at tendance: Clergymen. Rt. Rev. F. F. Reese,-JSI-D., bishop. Rev. D. Watson Winn, Frederica; Rev. Samuel B. Carpenter, Augusta; Rev. J. Herbert Woodward, Bain- bridge; Rev. George Sherwood Whit ney, Augusta; Rev. Charles T. Wright, Albany; Rev. Samuel J. French, Brunswick; Rev. James B. Lawrence, Amerlcus; Rev. Francis Alan Brown, Savannah; Rev. Richard E. Boykin, Brunswick; Rev. G. Arthur Cornell, Thomasville; Rev. Samuel B. McGlo- hon, Savannah; Rev. Henry L. Bur- rant, PIneora; Rev. Wm. Johnson, Au gusta; Rev. James D. Miller, Cordcle; Rev. Frederick North-Tummon, Fitz gerald; Rev. H. B. Thomas, Valdos ta; Rev, Alex M. N. Rich, Hawklns- ville; Rev. George C. Williams, Au gusta; Rev. W. L. Malllchamp, Doug las, Rev. Charles H. Strong, Savannah. Lay Delegates. Albany, St. Paul’s, Messrs. J. W. Mallett, J. A. Davis. Amerlcus, Calvary, Messrs. John A. Cobb, Clarancfi J. White, Frank P. Harrold. Augusta, St. Paul's, Messrs. Wm, K. Miller, F. F. Powers, J. A H. Clark. Brunswick, St. Mary’s, Mr. F. K. Huger. Savannah, Christ Church, Messrs Henry C. Cunningham, E. S. Elli ott, C. Lucicn Jones. Savannah, St. John's, Mr. John son. Savannah, St. Paul's, Mr. A. B Moore. Thomasville, St. Thomas’, Messrs. R. C. Balfour, F. B. Harris. Cordele, Christ Church, Mr. Dob bin Holmes. PIneora, Holy Trinity, Mr. T. D. Heyward. Sandersvllle, Grace, Mr. W. P. Lovett. Valdosta, Christ Church, Mr. S. D. Ravenel. The reports of the chancellor, Frank H. Miller, Esq., covering 1 number of luw matters, of the stand Ing committee, Rev. Charles T. Wright, chairman; of the treasurer, Mr. W. K. Miller, of the archdeacon of Bruns wick, and other committees, were presented and read and referred to tbe appropriate committees. In the afternoon the bishop deliv ered his annua' address, portions ot which are published elsewhere, fur ther reports were presented and the 'business of the convention was well under way when the hour for ad journment until the night session ar rived. One ot the pleasing events of the day was the presentation to the bish op of a gavel by the rector of Christ church, Frederica, Rev. D. Watson Winn. The gavel, the handiwork of Mr. Winn himself, was made from the wood of locust trees and osage oranges In the historic church yard where Wesley and Whitfield are said to have preached. At the night session a large congre gation gathered. Rev. Robert C. Wil son. missionary at Soochow, China made an exceedingly entertaining and Instructive address on work In that country and tho report of the board of missions on the work In this do- cese was read, showing gratifying con ditions. The chief event of Interest to the general public today Is the address by Vice-Chancellor Hall, of the Univer- sity of the South, at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon. Ladles 9 Tailor- Made Suits Slaughtered Before Stock Taking in order to begin another season with every thing new, we make the most Slashing Reductions Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear Gar ments ever know here. This is not a lot [of junk that you wouldn’t have at any price, but a complete assortment of the season’s finest and best productions. on $15.C0 to $17.50 Suits, Now $ 5.98 18.00 to 20.00 Suits, Now 7.50 22.50 to 25.00 Suits, Now 9.75 27.50 to 30.00 Suits, Now 12.50 32.50 to 37.50 Suits, Now 13.75 Almost Price. entire stock of Skirts at Half Same prices apply to Evening and Street Dresses, also Coats and Rain Coats. All Children’s Coats and Suits at Half Price and Less. All Silk, Linen, Madras and Lingerie Waists, a trifle over Half Price. All sizes from 12-year-old Child up to 46 Ladies’ Suit now in stock, [but at these prices we do not expect them to be here long. FORMER MACON I-tbY DROPS DEAD TODAY (Special to The Times-Recorder.) BEAUMONT, Tex., Jan. 26.—Mrs S. L. Batton, aged 68 years, who come here four years ago from Macon, Ga., dropped dead here last evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. J. McGreew, of this city. Death was due to paralysis. Sale Began Tuesday, Jan.| 18, Runs to Feb. 1. PENNSYLVANIA GRAND JURIES TO INVESTIGATE PRICES. (Special to The Times-Recorder.) PITTSBURG, Pa., Jan. 26.—Twenty- five grand juries from as many coun ties In Western Pennsylvania will be asked through district attorneys to take up the Investigation Into the high prices ot meat by District Attor ney Blakely, ot Allegheny county. A drink on time often starts nine. ALL PRICES QUOTED AR1 FOR THE SPOT CASH ONLY NOT SENT OUT ON AP PROVAL, TAKEN BACK OR EXCHANGED, Chas L Ansley.;