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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY I IMES-RECORDEK. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 29 1910 GROUND IS LIKE FLINT IN WORKING OF R04DS Mules Stalled in Pulling Huge Plows. Work Now Carried On Under Difficulties But Large Force in Sum ter Keeps Busy. , Unless rain affords relief very soo i Sumter's road wprkiug forces may have to resort to the use of dynamite Instead of mule migut, in tearing jj the red sod In' th e .improved high ways. Just now It Is like worklu In a rook quarry, so unusually, hart Is the ground. Despite the obstacle Supt. Chrir tlan is keeping bis large force of county convicts busy. He ha3 just completed tLte ‘'Bump- head" road from Americus to ti e Sumter and Schley county line, a dis tance of six or eight miles, and will now shift his zebras to the Ander- •sonviUe road. So diflicu.t was the work just com piled due to the hardness of t re ground, that very frequently a team of six or eight big mule3 could scarce ly pull the plows through the red clay. Where there has been no ra.u for many weeks tie ground is as hard as adamant. In resuming work upon the Andef- sonvlile road, operations will oeg*.ri at the other end In the direction of Sweetwater creek, working south to wards Americus. The main convict force of probably fifty or sixty men will push this works towards completion before the wet fall season sets in. This road will be one of the most important of the 125 mile system that makes Sum ter’s roads the best of any county *n the state. This is the reputation Sumter enjoys and it is worth untold thousands of dollars to her. Supt. Christian also bus a flying squadron at work in the Seventeeniu district, and is putting the roads there in as good condition as can be done now. t Altogether the current year has .been rich in'results In the way of road building, and Sumter county now possesses larger mileage and bett-i roads than are found In any part of the South. t This l8 saying a great den, but absolute facts justllly. the state ment. UTILt ONE Is KILLED BY BK0IHER IN PLaY. Sad Accident in Americus Yesterday. Child of seven Years Gets Pistol From tne Mantel and Shoots Hi 8 Baby Brother. A deplorable accident of the kind that elicits the sympathy of au en tire city occurred here shortly after noon yesterday, resulting in the tak ing of a baby life at the n’ands of a baby brother but a few years older, while the two little ones were engaged in play in their mother’s room. Johnny Medlln, seven years old, thus shot dead his baby brother, aged about twenty-two months, at their home on Prince street. A revolver lying upon the mantel at traded . the attention of tre older child, and to secure It and end th: life of the other little one was the work of a moment The children were alone in the room at the home of their parents, Mr. and tratced the attention of the older iboy, by climbing upon a chair, was enabled to reach the pistol, other wise safely away from them. There were no witnesses to the dls tresslng tragedy. A sharp report, a scream, and tbe agonized mother rush ed into the death chamber to find her baby boy lying upon the floor, dying, and the frightened child of seven standing beside the weapon, which he had let fall. The' deadly bullet entered the side of the little ohild, rangeef downward, and death resulted In a few minute.} thereafter. IMPORTANT ANNOUlNCEMi We hope to move Into our new building on t comer of Jackson and Forsyth streets now in a f, weeks - nd prior to removal we have a good m a things we want to close out entirely and otherst quantities of which we wish to reduce greatly before moval. In order to do this we are going to offer spec inducements in the following Ijnes to move at on FOR THE CASH ONLY. DB. CRirPEN IS GUILTY IS OPINION 00 JURY Ladies’ Muslin Muslin Drawers Underwear. 35c Ladies' Drawers, now .... . 28c o-,,. Entirely too much of 50c Ladles' Drawers, now .... . 39c t his and we make the 75c Ladles’ Drawers, now .... ,.59r. following prices to make 41.00 Ludles’ Drawers, now .. . 75c it go rapidly. Muslin Gowns Corset Covers 50c Ladies’ Gowns, now . 89c 25c and 35c Corst Covers, now .. 23c 75c Ladies’ Gowns, now . 59c 50c Corset Covers, now 89c 41.00 Ludles' Gowns, now .... . 75c 75c Corset CoTers, now 59c 41.50 Ladles’ Gowns, now .. 41-15 7i> 95c Coroner's Jury Gets Verdict ot Willful Harder. OPENING AT HRS. H. T. ELAM’S TUESDAY, 4TH, WEDNESDAY, 5TI1 Mrs. M. T. Elam respectfully asks the ladles to call on Tuesday 4th, and Wednesday 5th of October, and view the display of her bats which she thinks, as heretofore, will speak for theanselves. 29-4t BIG SALE STARTS ON THURSDAY HORNING Conntrjr Customers Will Have Their Fares Paid. A sale that Is sure to attract con siderable attention from customers who desire to get large values for their expenditures is that which be gins at 8:30 o'clock Thursday morning at D. Pearlman's stores, on Lamar street Special sales at Mr. Pearlman's, It has been found by the public general ly, mean exactly what bis announce ment says. The goods are as repre sented, the cuts In prices are as ad vertised, and the pleased public never falls to come again. This time many bargains of an ex- ceptional nature will be offered to the people of Americus and the sur rounding country. In order to put all on an equal footing as buyers, Mt. Pearlman announces that to every purchaser of goods to the amount ot 420 he will pay the railroad fare with in a radius of twenty miles on pre sentation of railroad agent’s receipt. This gives the country customers what is really an additional discount on tbs goods bought by them. The sale ’begins, as stated, Thurs day morning. With' tempting prices heavy Inroads will speedily be made on the stock. Those who come lira get the best opportunities. The tragic death of Captain Joseph D. Scott, near Cordele, wllare 1»» is killed Saturday by a white ten ant upon his plantation in a dispute over a crop settlement, is greatly ae- aloved In Americus, his former home. Nows of the tragedy, received here on Sunday morning, was a shock to h's uan.v friends. < While a resident of Corde'e in re cent years, where he was honored and esteemed as here, Captain Scott was a resident of Sumter countv for nearly forty years or longer, living upon his farm several miles east ot Americus. - He met a tragic death, being shot twice by the man Day. The tnaredy grew out <?.' a dteptie between Scott and Day relative to division last week of tbe crop which had been produced on halves. Judge Scott secured an injunction restrain ing him from disposing of the crop qntil V.! advances and rentals had been paid. Day claims that be shot Judge Scott In self-defense, as he waa ad vancing with a ltnlfe, and that he draw bis pistoi and fl:ed two shots at Judge Scott, one taking effect in tbe body and the other In the forehead. Judge Scott was a pioneer citizen or Cordele and active In all public ques tions. He was a delegate to the con stitutional) convention In 1877, and took a leading part In that body’s de liberations. He was a Confederate veteran, having served with honor under Lee in Virginia. He la survived by a wife, four daughters and three sons—Mrs. F. L. Bartholomew .Mrs, E. A. Vinson and Miss Luclle Scott, of Cordele, and Mrs. Rev. Harry Walden, of Green vtlle, Ala.; Dunlap Scott, of Ar'lngton, Joseph Scott, of Hawklnsvltle, and T. T. Scott, of Sycamore. Hillary Day is 50 years of age, and hag a wife and seven children. Petticoats 75c Ladies’ Petticoats, now .. .. 50c 41.00 Ladles’ Pettieoatts, now .. .. 75c $1.50 Ladles’ Petticoats, now .. 4M5 42.00 Ladles’ Petticoatts, now ., 41-79 House Furnishings Entire stock of Art Squares at big redactions. \ Every rag In the house at big reduc tions. Every pair Lace Curtains at big re ductions. Every pair Blankets in the house at big redactions. Every Trank in ttiic honse at big re duction. There are too many of these to par ticularize on them .all, bnt If yon will come with the coin *, „j|| price* that will do Lusineu. Cotton Fabric AVc hnvc entirely too mu;| ettes and we want to eleam 0 we will not have spore Iiru other store, therefore we 0 lowing: All 10c Flaneletics lor . All 12 l-2e Flannelettes Ik New style 12 l-2c Foil hams for New Style 15c Fall Dmi now Specially low prices on ill Sea Islands Sheeting, Cheviots, Madras, (ltd: Flannels. Etc, Etc. LADIES’ READY-TO-WEAR GARMENTS. HONSTER HEAD IS EMBALMED AND PROVES A CURIOSITY SU Mr' V Hamilton & Co. A showing of fine Willow Plumes, $5.00 to $40, ^uesday and Wednes day, October 4th and 5th. Among tbe many “trusts” In Ameri cus, the millinery trust Is not In evi dence. It is a cafio ot “no trust” when it comes to selling bonnets. Philo Smith, the most ardent of Americus pole wlelders, has embalmed the head of an immense jack fish caught here last week, the jackspot measuring two and a half feet In length and weighing five pounds. Mr. J. H. Beard played the role of taxi dermist, and made of the shark's head a neat table ornament The stock in this Department this season is larger and better we have ever shown We are going to make it to the interest of ( woman in Americus and surrounding country to buy her Read Wear Garments here as well as all other good merchandise and if will come you will find that we will show you the best everything that is kept in a first class department and at lower than it is possible for you to obtain elesewhere. variefl Chas. L. Anslei DEATH OF DAVID MAYO AT HOME IN AMERICUS Citizen Well Known Passes Away Here. Hamilton & Co. New Millinery Parlors. Will have a display Tuesday and Wednesday, Octo ber 4th and 5th. Five Hundred New Pattern Hats. All are cordially invited. Air. David M. Mayo died yesterday afternoon at L'is residence here, the end following a lingering Illness of several months. In view of his con tinued 111 health, tbe and yesterday was not unexpected, though deplored among a wide circle of friends who esteemed him highly. Mr. Mayo waa a native of Americus, and the greater portion of his life was spent here. For many years h e was actively in the employ of the city and for two years resided at Fitzgerald, where ho was engaged in large municipal im provements. Mr. Mayo was forty-one years oi age, and lg survived by his wife and two sons, who Have the sympathy of many friends in tbe loss of husband and father. The funeral will be-con ducted at 10:30 o'clock this morning from the lat e residence of the deceas ed on Forsyth street. The pallbearers will b eMessrs. M t Edwards, Will C. Sullivan. Willis Mc Arthur, Charles Lingo, Robert Cam eron, J. B. Ansley. Rev. R. L. Biv ins officiating. HER CLAIM FOR $699 IS SETILED FOR SONG Parson Kelsey Hits Streak Good Luck. TAR APPLIED TO CITIZEN FOR GETTING TOO FRESH Drastic Dose Given Resident of Phoe nix City. A case In colored high life which fo a tlm e promised Interesting develop ments was settled amicably yesterday when this Reverend Kelsey, paid Ma-y Sheppard |1G0 in settlement of her a: leged claim against him for the sunt of |699, which she claims she loanel the parson. Rev. Kelsey formerly pastorized In th4s district before landing In A-- lanta, and It was then that he man. the alleged touchdown. Recently Bro. Kels was harpooned In' Atlanta and brought here by the sheriff with bracelets on, and spent a day or two in the county coop, pon dering over the eccentricities of wo manhood and that alleged loan, which thus dwindled to only $150. But the Shepherdess has the fleece UNCLE SAM WILL SPEND MONEY ON OLD PRISON Old Andersonville to Have More Money. PUB1ICIIYWI STARTED I Board of Trade Its Adver Americus Is Interested In the news coming from Washington to the if- fect that more money Is to be spent upon historic old Andersonville prison The eighty-three acre tract embracing the famous prison and fort, the accept ance of whdeh from the Women’s Re lief Corps was authorized by congress and the transfer negotiations carrlod on at Atlantic City recently, Is to he kept by the government In the same way as under private ownership. The prison has been a fruitful sources trouble in tracing title. The site of the old stockade now acquired by the government Includes the historic bur rows made by the prisoners. Tbs shift of ownership means that hereaf ter congress must appropriate for the maintenance of the institution wblcn all right an diBrother Kelsey more is to be kept intact as a landmark ot light-hearted than when he alighted the civil war. here, goes back to tell k<ls flock t'l finale of his financial bout. Hamilton & Co. Sec ond showing of our new Fall Millinery, Tuesday and Wednesday, Octo ber 4th and 5th. Columbus, Oa., September 28.—As a result of tho alleged misconduct of a man reported to be a well known cit izen of Phoenix City, Ala., a number of unknown persons took him in charge at 8:30 tonight In Girard, Alt, and administered a coat ot tar and feathers. Tlie name ot the man was not made public. • v f,. LATHAM, ALEXANDER’S DAILY COTTON LETTER . New York, September 28.—Cotton continued Its advance today on heavy buying from the South. Lower esti mates of the yield are becoming gen erally accepted. Spot sales none; quoted fiftein points higher. Millinery Opening Tuesday, October 4th. Mrs. S. W. Calmes. A FITZGERALD LADY SAYS I Recommend Dodson’s Teething Pow ders. . Mrs. Willie L. Smith, wife ot the tax collector at Fitzgerald, Ga., says; "Dodson’s Teething Powders are tba best I have tried, and everyone to whom I recommended them, likes them.” Dodson's Teething Powders will curs your baby of bowel disorders and make it well and healthy. Send to Dodson’s Pharmacy at once and get a package. - IDEEISH0SEP"®® stow tha cough and heslslondi The Americus Bosrldl resumed its advertliwf and Sumter count?. In last night's null* tlslng for this purpou' the Progressive Fam«j N. C., the Southern f lanta, and the Soutteit' of Chattanooga. Other | journals will be ** nI ' . this week and the 10 J the advantages of f fore home seekers i blast again. If the number ot > Increased to 200 the ! can do highly effe< along In this H ne 1 that will gratify a 11 - PLAN BIG Bl'llW*!, C08 Warehouse Mill * S«» :::- :: l A large brick « wholesale grow)' soon occupy ti- e Jackson and Fin” 5 opposite the I*® 84 * 11 cation Is au Ideal o • usual shlppi"* tion'of a building pose has been con’ time. It is business n»e» jr prise who wholesale grow* this site. thertj TheUleoftfcj, while the jury on ”Cbri»t»» Soli^ f