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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