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CROP OF GRAIN IS
LOST IN FLAMES.
START STOCK FARM
IN SUMTER COUNTY
IMPORTANT
Together With Farm Utensils Will Be Run on lip-to-Dnte
Stored in Barn.
Principles.
Mr. J. W. Hightower Loses Barn With Corporation Formed That Will Enter
Crops of Feedstuff-Loss is More Largely Into Raising of Live Stock weeKS
Than $2,090 With Insurance of; and the Marketing of Same-Sum* .
ter Well Adapted For This. : l M t ft gfS
Only $800.
In the destruction of his barn ay Sumter county will probably soon
tire at an earlv hour Monday nisht have an up-to-date stock farm .n
Mr J. W. Hightower sustained a operation, conducted along the most
joss of more than $2,000, with o ily scientific lines and perhaps the pr?-
$800 of insurance thereupon. It was cursor of important developments ia
believed yesterday that the flrse was the stock raising line in the country j
accidental, resulting from the dro.j- roundabout Americus.
ping of a match or cigarette. 1 Messrs. D. Holmes and A. P.,
Tire bam, a comparately new one, Holmes, of Crisp county, and S. H.
Was entirely consumed, together with ' oung, of Sumter county, are about
ail its contents. “> to the court for a charter
Stored ia the barn were 330 or 400 ^ the Sumter Stock Farm, with the
bushels corn recently gathered; 600 Principal office in Americus, and t.u
bushels oats, besilies many tons of stock farm convenient to the city. I
>-.y, fodiier an 1 ether farm products. "The capital stock of the farm is tO|
By dint of hand work tie mules be * 5 - 000 ' w ’ ta t,ie privilege of in.,
were driven from the blazing struc- creasing it to $20,000, and the busi-^
ture and saved, though it required ness t0 engaged in that of rads-.
We hope to move into-our new building on
corner of Jackson and Forsyth streets now i na
and prior to removal we have a good m
we want to close out entirely and others
quantities of which we wish to reduce greatly before
moval. In order to do this we are going to offer si
inducements in the following lines to move at
FOR THE CASH ONLY.
ing.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IX
CONGRESSIONAL DISTKICT
hard effort to prevent the frighten ;-l Pn = live stock of all kinds and co-i- rj.4i.g1n
animas cunning back into the fi.-i. a general agricultural and *- 1 “ ® *
The farm wagons, harness art! sor.ie sa l® B business.
of the plow tools were also 6asved. I 1,1)18 count Y )S peculiarly adapted to
The fire occurred at an early bo.ii ! the stock business. Erperts who bav •
in the night, but spread so rapidlyth.it i vls ited Sumter have stated .that then
tittle could he saved from the builu- ls no reason wby cattle raising, h >g
raising, in fact, stock raising of any
kind, thauld not be conducted suc
cessfully and very 'profitably her-.
The climate is admirable, the soil we 1
adapted to raise the food supplies, the
country is well watered and every
reas: n exists why experienced me-a
should find such a business one th"t
will pay handsomely for the money
invested and time expended.
The operations of the new stock
farm will be awaited witiu interest
generally, and if it is the success that
is anticipated it is believed that lfi
will give quite an impetus to stock
raising hereabouts.
Those In (barge of Democratic Ar
rungernents Two Years Hence.
Politicians will do well to cut this
out apii save It for .two years hense.
Democratic Executive Committee,
Third Congressional District:
Chairman—O. H. Elkins, Fitzgerald.
Secretary—A. L. McArthur, Cordele.
Crisp—George Collier.
Lee—H. L. Long.
Wilcox—J. L. Bankston.
Ben Hill—D. B. Mull.
Pulaski—T. D. Walker.
Twiggs—L. D. Shannon.
Macon—W. A. Vance.
Schley—Dr. J. R. Jordan.
Webster—George E. Thornton.
Stewart—E. L. Carte*-.
Taylor—A. H. Riley.
Dooly—O. B. Perry.
Sumter—W. T. Lane.
Crawford—J. L. Dent.
Houston—J. P. Duncan.
Ladies' Muslin*
Underwear.
too much of
this and we make the
following prices to make
it go rapidly.
y Corset Covers
26c and 85c Corit Covers, now .
50c Corset Covers, now
76c Corset Covers, now
SI.00 Corset Covers, now
81.25 Corset CoTers, now
•Muslin Drawers
85c Ladles’ Drawers, now 28c
40c Ladles’ Drawers, now 25c
50c Ladies’ Drawers, now 39c
75c Ladles’ Drawers, now 59c
81.00 Ladles’ Drawer-4, now .. .. 75c
Petticoats'
75c Ladles’ Petticoats, now
.. 50c
81.00 Ladles’ Pettlcoatts, now .
.. 75c
$1.50 Ladles’ Petticoats, now .
. $1.15
$2.00 Ladles’ Pettlcoatts, now
. *1.39
Muslin Gowns
50c Ladles’ Gowns, now .. .. 89c
75c Ladles’ Gowns, now 59c
$1.00 Ladies’ Gowns, now 75c
81.50 Ladies’ Gowns, now .. .. 81.15
82.00 Ladles’ Gowns, now .. .. 81.39
House Furnishings
bit;
Entire stock of Art Squares nt
redactions.
Every rug in the house at big reduc
tions.
Every pair Lace Curtains at big re
ductions.
Every pair Blankets In tbe hoaso
big reductions.
Every Trank in tthc house at b lg re-
ductlon.
There arc too maay of these to par
tlcularlze on them all, bnt If yon will
come with the tol n ,
Prices itmt win jo ^
Cotton Fa
twi
Me have entirely
ettes and we want to
we will not have space
other store, therefore
lowing:
All 10c Fianelettei In „
All 12 1.2c FlanacleltaJ
Xcw style 12 I.2c Fail J
hams for .. .
Xew Style 15c Fill ]
Specially low prices osaq
Sea Islands Six
Cheviots,
Flannels. Kto,
Madras,
i Etc.
SEARCHERS ARE -LOCATING
BODIES OF EXTOMBED MIXED!
Awful Catastrophe at Mine of Color-.:-
, • do l-'uel and Iron Co.
HAVE RETURNED TO AMERICA'S
AFTER SI MMER IX XORTIi
Mrs.
(Special to Tlmes-Recorder.)
Starker lie, Colo., October 11.—Fif-j
ty-four hours after the explosion oc
curred In the Starkevllle mine-of the
CMoiado Fuel and Iron Co., entomb
ing snore than 30 men, the first bod
ies of the *io:ini3 were fouai by
searchers. Two men were located at
3:50 o'clock this morning 1 200 feet
from the mouth of the mine, ami at
5:30 o'clock eight more were locat
ed.
Josscy and Family Return
Their Home Here.
The return here yesterday of Mrs
B. H. Jossey an'i the Misses Jossey
is welcomed by their large circle of
friends in Americus Since June th -y
i.uve been In Baltimore spending the
heated term at delightful Pen-Mar, in
the Blue Ridge mountains of Penn
sylvania. For the winter months Mrs
Jo-sey anil fumiy will occupy apart
ments t the home of Mrs. James
Taylor, on Lee street, until the com
pletion of their handsome residence
Harroid avenue.
WEDDING Or MISS SAWYER
AND MR. C. F. BOSTWICK
Is Solemnized at the Sawyer MONEY FOR REMUS FUND
FUNERAL OF MRS. CANNON
WAS HELD WEDNESDAY
Passes Away on Monday at Home Near
the City.
Mrs. Susan Martha Cannon, an agcl
ami hlghy esteemed lady here, died
lyesterday morning, the. end following
an iitness of some length. Mrs. Can
non was sixty years of age, and is
survived by four sons, Messrs. J. O..
W. M., P. R. and R. J. Cannon, and
two daughters Misses Annie and El'a
Cannon. The funeral, conducted bv
Rev, R. L. Bivins, was conduct -d
at Oakgrove cemetery at 10:30 o'clock
WednesJay morning.
KNOCKED DOWN BY ROBBER
WHO STOLE HER Pl'RSE
W-aycror3. Ga., October 10.—R. C
Lynch, i young write man, was ai
saul-ted and robbed list night on Lee
avenue, losing thirty dollars. He wag
•hit on the buck of his head with
blnnt instrument and was rendered
unconscious for a while. The injury
is not serious.
The police also received a report to
day of an attempted robbery at tile
home of Mayor John M. Cox last nigh:
The Intruder entered from the fro.a:.
>ut was frightened away by the loid
screams of the inmates w o lirsi
hoard him.
CHENEY’S
EXPECTORANT
The Great Cough Cure
For Children and Adults.
LADIES’ READY-TO-WEAR GARMENTS.
The stock in this Department this season is larger and betti
" we have ever shown. We are going to make it to the interest
woman4n Americus and surrounding country to buy her Ri
Wear Garments here as well as all other good merchandise and
will come you will find that we will show you the best vi
everything that is kept in a'first class department and at
than it is possible for you to obtain elesewhere.
oil
lower
Home Last Night.
NOW NEAR TO $8,000
Over $5,000 Was the Net
Returns of Teddy’s Visit.
(Special to Tlmes-Recorder.)
Atlanta, Ga., October 11.—The pro
ceeds of -the Roosevelt lecture for I'm
benefit of the Uncle Remus memorial
The marriage last evening of Miss
Julia E. Sawyer and Mr. Charles F.:
Bastwlck was an occasion of inter
est to the very lirge circle of friends
of the bride and groom and, wirb-.il,
one cf the prettiest and most Impres
sive home weddings marking the au
tumn season here.
The rites were solemnized at 8:34
o'clock at the 'home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. \V. H. Sawyer,
101 E m avenue, and witnessed by
large company of friends.
The hall decorations were In grant
and yellow, while In tbe parlor, where
Rev. O. B. Chester received the vo-vi
of the handsome and radiantly happj
couple, the color scheme was a pret
ty blending of pink and white, with
garlands of greet smilax.
The pretty bride was charming in
a costume of white lingerie, elaborate
ly lace trimmed, and carried a bo-
quet of bride's roses. Mies Ixniisc
Mirkett, as maid of honor, was love-
!y In pink lingerie, quite becoming )1[\|ST1T£ GIVES I P PINT
to her brunette beauty, and carried i‘ ' OF BLOOD TO SAVE SISTER
a boquet of pink carnations.
BELIEVES BROTHER WILL SEWER CAMP IS GOING ' POLICE II W|
ALSO LOCATE IK SUMTER. 1 IN FORCE TO COLUMBUS. 1 FOR B1I
Mr. Mitchell Returns From
Virginia to Reside Here.
Large Number of Veterans Believe II
1 Will Attend Reunion. I Riding I
Mr. F. B. Mitchell, the recent pur
chaser of the Josey peach farm, hay
returned to the city, having closed out
hid affairs in Bluefteld, TV. Va., and is
fund turned out better than was' ex- now- residing with TV. P. Wallis, Esn.,
pected. Five tl»>usand dollars was awaiting the completion of improve-
what the ladles of the association had ments he is .making out at the farm,
hoped for, but they netted 200 more' Mr. Mitchell Is thoroughly delighted
than that. j with the outlook here and looks fo--
Thi3 means that the assoclaton has ward to a very pleasant life in Amen-
no ivralsed more than a third of the'eus and Sumter county,
needed $25,000. The rest is expected Mr. Mitchell’s brother, now in the
West prospecting, Is very likely tj
Camp Sumter of Americus will ba I* Joe Napier. j
represented at the Confederate re-. murdered Marital
union in CoVumbua Wednesday by one zuma on Sjodif^ I
cf the largest and mo3t enthusiast c the woods, li S *1
delegations of "the 'hoys In gray” at- strongly stispecte- 1
tending that spendld gathering. Al- Gave been s*** 1
ready Commander H. T. Davenport baa fugitive. Nap|d *1
assurance of a full coach load of the and should tw I
soldiers of the sixties, while many of day night,
the U. D. C.'s and Sons of Veterais flcult matter la 1
will attend a3 well. The Americas' cealment. D***
mu *1
within a year.
With it "Wren's Nest" and "Snap
Bean Farm," tbe home and premises
of Joel Chandler Harris, will be
i'ought and made a permanent m '4
mortal, just like the homes of Shakes-
peare and Keats In England.
Mr. Don Bostwlck, brother of the KiT< & p< w , , MllledgerOIor
groom, was best man. 1
Mrs. Fred Sawyer, of Atlanta, rei-
■the
dered the wedding march, to
ever inspiring strains of which t-io
bridal party entered tbe parlor whera
also come to Sumter county and lo
cate her. His brother here Is en-,
deavoring to Induce him to come th'a
way. and is satisfied that he will
speedily be convinced that nothing D
better than what Sumter offers can
be founl anywhere In the country. |
“I bel'.-'-e my brother would be as
pleased with the prospects here as 1
am,” said Mr. Mitchell .yesterday. I
If Mr. Mitchell's brother locatts-
herc, he will be the second settler
from -the one advertisement carried bv
delegation will go over to Splndleburg] Gov. Biowt « 1
on Tuesday afternoon, via the Sca-|8ble reward I* J
hoard and already quarters have been tells murderer, I
assigned them there at one of the ho- get bis deserts T
teis. This annual State reunion will.
be among the best In recent years, BOYS DR01 •
and splendid, hospitality will be show-1 __
ered upon the scattered and scarr.'d
"Legions of Li
of that city.
by the good people Two loans
i>]
FOR SALE—FILE ASTER WHEAT.
Cancels Engagement.
Atlanta. Ga., October 10.—The Rev
S. P. Wiggins,, a well known Melfio- the Board of Trade In the Chatha
dist minister of Mllledgevlile, who nooga Tradesman.
. . . , j _ , , came to Atlanta to fill the pulpit of .
the expectant guestd and offlclati ig n . „ ,, i
minister awaited. if* J V . S ' f v ^rat Melhc- ENGLISH SPINNERS ALL
Ui3t cfJurch,’ went to the operating ti
tle at Wesley Memorial hospital aid
permitted a pint of iblood to be taken
from his veins Into those of his sla
ter, who U dangerously HI from pel
lagra. _T.he operation was undertaken
In the hope of saving her life, and so
weakened Dr. Wiggins that be will b«
unable to ATI h!s engagement here.
(Sped* 1 M
Atlanta. Ofc
bathing i n *
After congratulations had been ex
tended, the wedding guests were ser
e da delightful menu. Punch was
served In the hallway by Miss Grace
Sbehan, while a bevy of ipretty glr's
In w2Jite assisted in eeruling the
tempting salad course.
Many handsome gifts In silver anJ
cut blase attested She popularity of.the
young couple, who are now “at home'
at their residence on Jackson street,
near College.
RETURN TO WORK MONDAY
•The best milling wheat and least ^08
subject to rust of any grown, prim te J
$1.50 per bushel. A. W. SMITH.
S-d&w-Jw
)
Sejf-cstepm Is a brand of yeast th it
0liable* a man to rise in his own esti
mation.
RmSKTOMYCKTE
-Makes ICidacys mad Olsddcr RliUt
Vast Army of Employes la Cotton
Mills Resume Operations.
(Special to Times-Recorder )
Manchester, Eng., October 6.—The
trouble botwc-cn tbe Federation ot
Master Cotton Spinners which' result" 1
in the lockout of 139,000 operatives re
cently, was settled today and the ml'l*
I will bo oponod Monday.
fifteen , ve3rs
fourteen
ed late r« ,le! *
arc sons of p '
that section
drowned
Hajxlesn hoi-
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
Tbe Kind You Han Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of