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Uuv/r\uini 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