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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES RECORDER. THURSDAY. MORNING SEPTEMBER 1.1910
GEORGE M. HARPER DIES
AT HOME IN AMERICUS
Aged Citizen Here Passes
JOHN 5. GIRTMAN DIES
WHILE ON VISIT HERE
Away Friday.
Mr. George M. Harper died at an
•early hour yesterday morning here,
the end following an immediate iii-
Does cl a few days only, though', hit
iealth his been precarious for a long
while and the end at any time would
not have been unexpected to his fam
ily and friends.
He submitted to an operation on
Tuesday, but the malady was not
relieved and his death resulted In a
few days. ,
Mr. Harper was 68 year s of age and
a most estcefed and valued citizen ui
Sumter, where he had resided for more
than a half century in town an!
country. ,
For many years he resided upon his
plantation near Friendship, but in
recent years has lived in Americus,
ttie family occupying a home on
Church street He is survived by bis
wife and daughter, Miss Georgia Har-
jper, and by odb sister, Mrs. William
Dozier.
Mr. Harper was a gallant soldier
Hurirg the four year B of the civil war,
enlisting as a fember of Cutts’ Ar
tillery.
The funeral services will be con
ducted this morning at the family,
cemetery near Friendship, Re7. 0. B.
Chester of the First Mcthodibt cirurch
officiating. The funeral cortege will
leave the home here at 8 o'clock this
morning, while the funeral is an
nounced for 11 o'clock.
Many friends in city and county will
join in this final tribute to an esteem
ed and worthy citizen.
Aged Resident of Elorida
$0 BALES IN AMERIGUS
RECEIPTS FOR A DAY
Dies Here.
Mr. John B. Girtman, an aged and
very highly esteemed citizen of MiifSii,
Fla., died at an early hour yester
day at the country tome of Dr. Bag-
ley, east of Americus, whore be
came recently upon a visit to his
neice, Mrs. Bagley, and to seek medi
cal treatment. Mr. Girtman was sev
enty years of age and a well known
and wealthy citizen of Miami. T.e
body was embalmed by Mr. J. j.
Beard, of the Allison Undertaking Co ,
and sent last night to Miami, where
the interment will take place tomor
row.
TWO ARRIVALS OF INTEREST
IN C-IRCLES AT TEMPLE
Many Bales Sold at Fancy
Figure.
Eighty tales cotton, worth at cur
rent prices about $75 per bale, or :
total of $6,000. made up the receipts
which were satisfactory. Owing to the
unsjal lateness of the crop the move
ment this season is unusually slow
and it will bp some time In September
ere cotton is brought here in any con
siderable. quantity. Of the bales
brough' to Americus yesterday, the
greater portion were soid at 14 1-4
cents, the prevailing price, although
there is really no official market yet
for new cotton. Probably a total of
125 hales have been received in Amer
icus to this date, whereas three thous
and bales were marketed at this date
last'August.
NINE BALES ON WAGON
ROLLED INTO AMERICUS
Another Fine Attest
Good Roads.
MRS. W. E. DAVIS DEAD
FUNERAL HERE TO-DAY
of Died While on a Visit in
Columbus.
Ann rictus' cotton colony sat and
took notice in fact yesterday when a
four-mule team from the plantation
of Mr. T. B. Hooks drew up in front
of the Council warehouse with' nige
heavy bale3 of cotton as its load, and
a good one it proved. This big cargo
of cotton was hauled over one of
Sumter's good roads, a distance of six
miles, but Vile four mules showed no
evidence of fatigue whatever. The
nine bales made a total of 4,359 pounds
and if sold today at current prices—
14 1-4 cents—would net Mr. Hooks
$020.15.
GAPUUHIN MONKS
WILL HIT IT HARD
Courthouse Club Will Extend Sincere,
Congratulations.
UNCLE ORE IS BEATJiN' , |
IX RACE BY PERRY |
To Go Bark to the Ancient Rules ol
Ti c Order.
Formal announcement yesterday o r
the arrival of two handsome visitc-s
at the homes of Sheriff Feagin atil
Deputy Clerk Heys respectively was
a)f great interest to the many friend
Who Seems to Have u I'.nrnlitj
Over 14,000.
(■Special to Times-Recorder.)
Atlanta, Ga., August 23.—Another
o> the remarkable surprises in Tue*
of these genial gentlemen, and sp<>, . remarKabIe snr I> ris es -'n Tues- live according to the strict ancient
dally in circis official at the court-1 iS lh ! 'i? feat 01 Rail-j rules ot the order, which have fallen
of | Vienna, August 31.—The provincial
of the Capuchin Monks in Austria-Hun
gary. Father Csak, of Vienna, has
sent out a circular commanding the
monks, in the name of the pope, to
Jive according to the strict ancient
house* Miss Feagin and Master S.vj
road Commissioner O. B. Stevens by
Heys, Jr., are much in evidence, A ' fc Pe " y< ot , ^renceviHe..
thei, health will be drank this morn- L AU 10U8h , t v he ' estlaiated returns of
ing in foaming iimeaJes and open-‘ T?*** "i** , were somewiat
cola at tbe corner drug store. Tnvltmt * € ' _ 0 give the victory to Com-
BEATH OF MRS. THO.S. STEWART*
FOLLOWS A LONG ILLNESS
Passed Away Sunday at Residence In
Americus.
Mrs. Thomas Stewart away
here on Sunday at the residence of
Mrs. C. B. Raines, where the
family had apartments. Mrs. Stewart
had been in declining health for some
time, and her deatU therefore, was
not unexpected. The deceased woe
formerly Miss Harcey, of Sumter and
■well known throughout the county,
having many relatives and friends
here, She is survived my her hus
band, Rev. Thomas Stewart,‘and one
child. The funeral yesterday morn.
Ing at tbe family cemetery near
..Plains, was conducted by Rev. O. B.
Chester, of the First Methodist church.
cola at tbe corner drug store. Invited
to this -interesting function will be
.the following friends of the much’e’at-
ed fathers: Messrs. Zack S. Childers,
Brown Small, L| J| Blalock. L. D.
Lockhart, Fred Arthur, J. B. Hudson,
W. P. Wallis, R. L, Maynard, R. E.
McNulty, Will C. Carter, M. M. Lov-
rey, H. B. Mashburn, Henry Lanier
and John P. Cato, while'Dr. Glen Dod
son will extend fraternal greeting to
Ibe genial host, ttys invading his
moisture plant and wish long life to
tbe young honorees of the occasion.
POFUlAR YOUNlJ OFFICIAL
GOES TO SAVANNAH
Mr. Willard Flynn, who for seven
years has been connected with thy
Seaboard Air Line railway here, has
just accepted a position with the C.-u
tral of Georgia railway at Savanna;.
He will take up his duties in the of
fice of Mr. J. M. Fagan with tbe Cen
tral railway in Savannah next Mon
day.
The many friends 3f Mr. Flynn here
enissioner Stevens, and it was bo an
nounced.
Tbe official figures throw new
on this race.
Figures from 118 counties give Mr.
Perry 76,206 and Stevens 62,411, a ma
jority of 13,795 for tbe former.
There was every indication at
late hour that'the additional returns
from remaining countkV will not m.
terlaily change this result.
Mr. Perry is a prominent lawyer of
Lawrencevlile, who has served Gwin
nett county in the legislature, and
hha many friends over the state
NEGRO WAS SHOT IN
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE.
Officer Drane Uses Pistol
on Fugitive.
MEETS IN CORDELE TO
AGAIN NAME HUGHES
Called upon to halt and submit to
regret to see him leave Americus, but arrest, and heeding not the command
they wish for him the greatest success!Eibwt Walters had his tire pane
into disuse of late years.
The Capuchin monks may not wear
bats, shoes or any linen, and they may
not sleep in beds, hut must lie on two
narrow planks, with a single coverlet.
They may not bathe or shave tneir
beards, though the tonsure Is the rule
The re-introduction of the ancient
rules is tbe cause of much discontent.
It Is proposed here to apply it only to
the novices. The communication Is
the cause of groat excitement in Hun
gary.
Mrs. W. E. Davis, of Americus, died
yesterday afternoon at the residence
of her daughter, Mrs. Clifford Thomp
son, in Columbus, where she went re
cently upon a visit of aomq length.
Mrs. Davis has been in declining health
for some time, though it wps not be
lieved that her condition was in any
wise serious. She had long been a
resident of Americus and was great!;
beloved and esteemed here among a
wide circle of frlenA*. Mrs. Davis U
survived by her husband, Mr. W. Ed
ward Davis, one son, Garnet Davis,
and two daughters. The funeral ex
ercises, conducted by Rev. O. B.
Chester of the iFrst Methodist church,
will be held from the family residence
on Prospect Heights at* 10 o’clock this
morning. Friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend.
PEOPLE who COMfi
- A VISIT IN AMFRI/
As Well as Those
Away
Mr. and Mrs. N. \y p
Hnrtsboro, Ala., are guests v
of Mr., and Mrs. Tho mas
their home on College s ;. ep
Mr. and Mrs. w ,h a,,,... ,
vllle, are visilors m , h c °’ L
Will spend some time here M
of Mrs. W. F. Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. Reich and Mil, |
Reich, guests of Mr. and Mr,
Ansley for ten days, have retm
their home in Texas.
Mrs. Zack S. Childers and
Mns. W. R. Strange, return
yesterday from a stay at Meri
Chalybeate Springs.
UNCLE CHARLIE IS
CHAMPION SNAKE CATCHER
BUNCH OF COONS
GOT LIVELY BUCKING
Owner of Bout Threw Them AU Over
board. •
Delegates to [the Congres
sional Convention.
- in his new pusition. Mr. Flynn’s going
| to Savananh means that be baa re
ceived a very worthy promotion and
that a promising future is before him
In bis chosen field of .work in Savan-
|nah, where he will be connectcd-wlth
the largest railway and steamship cor
poration in the state.
Following is the list of delegates ap
pointed to attend the Third district
congressional convention to meet at
Cordeie, September 8th, 1910, at 10
o’clock, a, m., for the purpose of
nominating a candiate for congress:
J. J. llanesiey, Arthur Rylandcv,
John Peel, Reaie Andrews, Jeff Tay
lor, John Methvln, T. J. Wade, Charlie
Hogg, . H. Clark. Ben Easterlin, John
Williams, W. T. Lane. Sam McOarrah,
E. A. Luke, Andrew J. Webb.
Hon. W. T. Lane, present oTatrman
of the Executive committee, will call
the convention to order.
BIBLE CLASS IS
CUPID'S NEW PLAYGROUND
Northampton, Pa., August 31'.—Fou.
secret marriages ip the record of the
lurfcd by a pistol bail yesterday morn
ing ere he shut off his muffler and
dropped to low gear. Officer Will
Drane went to Waiters' home to ar
rest him upon a burglary charge. At
sight of the cop Walters hoarded his
aeroplane and started for Albany o>-
some other remote tract, when a bul
let stopped him, after be refused to
stop voluntarily. The wound in his tllcia -
shoulder Is not u bad one and the
swift Walters is now detained in the
coun.y Atil.
Newcastle. Dei.. August’ 31.—When
David Smith saw a small boat he owns
Ailed with five negro youths off the
ishore today he cogitated a long time
Then he put off In his naptha launch.
He towed tbe boat to the dock between
the Delaware street wharf and the
Reading railway, while the negroes
in the rear, not knowing what fate
wae in store for them, prayed far
mercy.
When tbe end of the journey was
reached Smith ordered the five intrud
ers to scrub out his boat thoroughly.
This the terrified five did with vigor.
The owner entered the boat, looked
over the spotless Interior, and then,
beginning with the leader of the gang,
a youtt about 18 yeans old. be threw
tbe boys into the river. They could
all swim and struck out for fas
shore.
“Please don't try to steal, my boat
again,” Mr. Smith called" out after
Used Ills Hands and A Forked Slick
to Capture Reptiles.
Lakewod, N. J., August 31.—"Un
cle Charlie” Anderson, a farmer, a:
Bennett Mills, a near-by hamlet, 1
said to be the champion rattlesnake
catcqer of this part ot New Jersey,
if not of the whole state. In a few
years he has captured or killed 51
ratters. His latest feat was the cap
ture alive of two snakes which he is
now to exhibit at the county fairs.
The snakes are very much allye. Ono
is a male, with 12 rattlea and a buU
ton, “thick as your hand.” and four
feet long. The other, his mate, a fe
male, Is a trifle over three feet long,
and has 11 rattles.
“Uncle Charlie” catches his snakes
with a forked stick, teasing the snake
til t etrkes. While it is at full length
he juins it to the ground with the
crotch of the stick and takes the rep
tile by the neck, just hack of the head,
and shoves him into a box.
“Some folks what don’t know no
better," says Uncle Charlie, “will
ketch a snake with a pole an’ a slip
noose on the end. They say it'g sat.
Well, maybe it is, an’ maybe it ain’t.
But none o’ that, for mine.. Why. gosh
’a ’mighty’ you might choke the rep
tile to death—then where'd you be?'
Miss Irene Hudson, who hu
Memphis for two or three
at hgme upon a visit, before
to Helena, Ark., to reside.
Mr. Dave H. Jenkins, of Grl
spending a day In Americas, |
mer home.
Joe Forrest will return to As
from Albany to reside and n
with R. L McLeod & Co., it
morrow.
Mr. and Mrs. ,). T. Brown. 4
sonvilic, are visitors' In Am
guests ot the Hotel Windsor
the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E.
will be at home after this I
Fur.’ow street, next to the 1
Mr. Samuel McOarrah.
/
Mr, and Mrs. Merritt Bit
Macon, are visitor here tat
marriage this evening of Miss j
and Mr. LIpe.
GROWS A DOZEN BALES
UPON SIX ACRES
Excellent Results on Farm
in Sumter.
uiui 1 mfcca ip uj-e record oi i.ie
Young Ladles’ Bible Class of Zion. OCTOPUS TO DOWN
IT titan RnpHnu sntmni u-j.._r
TO NAME THE SENATOR
HERE IN CONVENTION
: The .Delegates .Will .Assemble .iu
Americus.
The convention of the Thirteenth
Benatorlal district at which Hon. J. E.
Sheppard will be formally declared tha
J democratic candidate will be held
| Am eric tm and attendod by delegates
representing the three counties
Sumter, Macon and Schley, the date
! at th» convention yet to be selected,
j The delegates appointed from Sumter
[are Messrs. John A. McDonald, Ran-
I doiph Logan, Reese Andrews, C. C.
['Sheppard, 8. JJcGarrah, E. A. Lake,
j Dr., Smith!, H. H. McKellar, Ed. Shcf-
j field, Carr Giover, Walter Ryiander,
IL. U TUcClcsky, E. I* Be!),, Walter
J Brown, W. T. McMath, Frank Lanier,
I John S. Taylor, G. S. Gardner, J. A.
J Hlxon, W. W. Dykes, J. S. Bolton,
I Luther Hawkins, J. D. Hooks, J. R.
■ Cameron, Walter Page, John A. Cobb
^jnd B. F. K;interling.
Union Sunday school here during the
'first year of Its existence. The class
started out with 20 members.
! The latest announcement of the
kirn] came when Miss Gladys K. BJrry,
a popular young school teacher, sent
In her resignation to the school hoard,
and with it the Information that last
April, at Wilmington, De!., she and
William Frick, of Catasauqua, had been
secretly married.
The other three members of t ie
class to wed secretly were Mrs. Wi
liam Farher, formerly 'Silas Jennie
Levan; Mrs. Alfred Wolf, formerly
.Miss Helen Levan, and Sirs. W. Heist
and, formerly Miss Helen Berg.
T« tbe Farmers.
While you aro waiting for tbe co.-
ton market to open up, haul cs it*
Jour four foot wood. We can use sev
eral hundred cords good wood to ne
delivered in next two weeks for $2.03
Per cord. 26-2 w d & w.
HARROLD BROTHERS.
a HitoivN Supporter
BUIES COBB, GA„ MAX
MIGHTY BREADNAUGUTS
Washington, D. C., August 31—It
will be useieus to invent an interior
combustion motor for the purpose ol
driving a bnrtie-hip greater than the
biggest dreadnought, if the na\y da-
partmeat constructs a fleet of subma
rines in accordance with the design
a patriotic citizen from Down Ean
submitted to Maj.-Gen. Leonard Wood,
chief of staff of the army, recently.
A few* days ago Gen. Wood receive 1
lct’er from a citizen who profes
sed to he " genius and an inventor,”’
He had a design for a submarine which
Is adopted would end a naval battel
without loss to the nation owning the
“TWO-STORY” HAT IS
INVENTED FOR THEATRE
Ono Hat Fits Within the Other and Is
Removable.
Chicago, August 31—The retail mil
liners assembled in conventon heic
• uve solved the thea;re-hat problem
by the simple means of selling Miac'y
Theatre-goer two hats. The big, fluffv
picture hat wll carry just us mapr
plumes and ribbons an in former
years, but beneath this there will by
an elaborate little turban of velvet,
satin or some shimmering, elusive
filmy fn ate rial that will not prevent
others from seeing the stage.
TD!a new device will he known as
the French turban. In explaining how
it Is used, Mme. Maerie, president oi
the association, said:
••The big Picture hat I s made
patented submarine. His plan, he [that it fits perfectly ove^ t^litt’e
wrote, was a diving boat witch car- turbhn. The trta’ng f /l t
riod a large wing. He said the boat ter peeps from c.der the larger haL
wou.d travel under wrater until bj- and really makes It more effective.”
neath the bows of a battleship, wh .1
Out in the eastern 'suburbs of
Americus Mr. J. H. Poole has. a field
of six acres of cotton which elicits
the admiration of all who have seen
it. Of great height and heavily fruit
ed with ripening bolls, tUa field prom
ises a yield of ten. if not twelve bales
cotton, as it was heavily fertilized
and well worked, hpsides being natui’-
aliy a line piece of land. The cotton
was plantod iu five foot row-B and with
200 lbs. guano to the acre. Later ou
an additional 200 lbs. per acre was
put upon it, and the result Is a
splendid yield of cotton at ’.east one
and a half hales per acre, if not two
bales, if seasons are favorable.
Mrs. Eugene Reach, of
Is the guest of Mr. and tti|
iiam S. Roach at their pn
dence cn Lee street.
Mrs. C. W. Dosttr, oi
visiting friends in Americus. 1
yesterday to attend the Md
wedding tonight.
Miss Susie Johnson, of Dan
the charming guest of Miss (
9fee at her home on Lee ehwlj
ing last evening.
Mrs. J. E. Boone has
her home here after a visit 1
father, Mr. W. O. Jordan, s|
field, Gai
Misses Ethel McManus, of I
ville, and Leila and Kirby
of Columbus, are visitors k 1
today.
Rev. Alien Port, of CbaSa
spending a few days plea*
Americus, where he
corned.
Miss Cleopatra VarnaJoe.ofl
is a fair visitor here, a ' I
McAfce-Lipc wedding tlis rm
The Misses Parker, efCoH
visiting relatives la Amert*^
former home.
ORDINARY “MUTT* 11
STAMPEDED A STORE
Had Everybody Up In the Air for a
Time.
it would rise to the surface and en- j PRISONER’S BRF1KFVST
vol . p the battleship | a the win? wh- • J!. ./* *
l: would asain sink, drawing the itsu-! SWIPED B\ ItOBBEIiS
t.eslip down' with it, drowning ^
■*indit on beard.
31 Raid Pantry Three Time* In
’ Month.
Paid
In Unique
CHILD IS BURNED HORRIBLY
POURING OIL ON FIRE
Staggers Skeptics.
That a clean, nice, fragrant com*
wind like liueklen’s Arnica Salve will
nadantly relieve a bad hum, cut, scald,
und or piles, staggers skeptics. But
>at cures prove l_s wonderful healer-
[of the worst sores, ulcers, boils felons.
Tczenma, skin eruptions, as aiso ohar-
“d Lunds, sprains ard corns. Try pi
) at Eldridge Drug Co. ^ , _ "
(Special to Timee-Recorder.)
Cobb. Ga.^-August 25—That Brown’s
supiwrters are game to the last, was
proven today when R. W. Pitts, a
staunch supporter of the present gov
ernor, hitched himself to the one-
wheeled Georgia buggy and proceeded
to pay for his gameness by rolling Mr
I. L. Howard on a half mile track. It
was very amusing to the spectators.
Mr. Howard being perched on the
wheelbarrow under a large umbreilV
and Mr. Pitts pushing wearily, wear-
[Illed in Great Agony From Herein.
I Juries.
foixle Green, the young daughter of
Carrio Green, a colored woman, re
siding over on the north side of
Americus, was burned to death yes
terday. Tbe girl attempted to light
a fire with kerosene oil, with the us
uai fata] consequences.
One
, Smith and 20 cts. cotton,”
shrieked a Hokcite here yesterday.
Morristown, N. J.. August 31.—For
the third time In two months the Mor
ris court house has been broken op?n
and the Jail pantry rilled. George
Hill, janitor and cook, this mornu?
discovered that thieves had •gofren
away with 10 pounds of roast beof
and a dozen loaves bread which were
to have been used for the breakfast
of the prisoners.
Entrance was effected through r.
basement window. The window was
open, but a steel netting was In plac*.
he.J by hooks. The thieves cut out a
piece of the netting, inserted a hand
and unhooked a screen. They then
secured from the tool roo ma pair of
shear- with which the locks were!
pried off the pantry door. j
New York, August M—“And he was
just an ordinary mutt,” said Police
man McQuillian, of Jersey City, resent
fully, yesterday afterhoon as he stood
over the dog he had Just shot and
killed.
The dog started down Newark av
enue about 5 o’clock, enarilng and
frothing at the mouth and exhibiting
other signs 0 f rabi‘8. Soon hun
dreds of pbople were after it. With a
delirious yelp, the mutt dashed
headlong into n big department store
'•w.h the whole hue and cry at its
heels.
There were two hundred girls em-
, |ll0Jed ln the store. Fully one hun
dred and ninety-seven Jumped, with
Piercing screams to the tops of coun-
tons. The dog scuttled under thj
glove counter. Policeman McQuillian
and several volunteers prodded it with
a I>oIe “"til it dashed out the Rail'-
mad avenue en-rance of the store, an-1
the policeman shot it. ,
■tiaij
, Mrs. R. ty Allison
Edison from a visit r.?u
was the gue3t yesterdJJ sf
Mrs. R. E. Allison
Mr. Claude S. Cutts,
Americus, but n.i«' promts
nected with the cotton trao'*J
nab, Is iu tt)e city today. *
THREE AMEBICl>
TO BL’ MADE f
(Special to Times-it*®
Rome, Auguts 30.—"-v*
I
ter of course, no staK®'^
pecurc-d today from the
semi-official!}' stated tS4 -‘j
lean prelates are to be **• 1
at the next consistory.
Struck a Rich Mine.
S. W. Bends, of Coal City, Ala., «ays
be struck a perfect mine of health in
Dr. King’s New Ure Pills for thoy
cured him of Liver end Kidney Trou-
b e after 12 years of suffering. They
are the best pills on earth for Consti
pation, Malaria, Headache, Dyspepsia,
Debili’jy. 25c at Eldridge Drug-Co.
BEES-MAKE lU N-ME
SUI'IM .HE* 9
Stuug Rabbit uii Ear a" 1
IVater. 1
Altoona, Pa., Au * U; .,’ e cij
took refuge under » j-
the yard of I’ostnD 9 _ Jj
Rhodes, of Royer. ».>■■
terday, and soon therc3 ^ J <
resented its prosenee
several times on tin* e
In a frenzy of
the river, near b), ^1
swam to the nn( j f ri
times ducking Its ears 1
to allay the Pain- pi
Hunters say 11 ' ^1
rabbits (0 «***A
people know they