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>unty News Items sting Facts Gathered During the Week by Our Regular Correspondents. 1EIK0P0L1S ItBSTER GOIINIY, 'lews Happenings in Preston. SCHLEY CAPITAL’S BUDGET OF NEWS The office of tile Times-Hecorder lias (Prom Our Regular Correspondent.) ' „. — — Rur& i Hill, Oet. 19.—Mias Ca^l Mc- been removed from the old location ol R j s spending several dayg'wlth her on Forsyth street to the new AU*o & sister, Mra. Elmore Jennings, nca, ■Hankins building, on Jackson streel. £* y and children, almost directly across from the Car. ■ negle Library The Tlpies-Reeorder will be pleased to greet Its many friends In Its new quarters. Eliaviile Correspondent's Weekly tetter. Regular Correspondent.) Oct. 19.—Mra. W. E. [returned train Columbus, nt two weeks'very pien- S. C. Jenkins. McDowell was. among i here last week, spend- ys with her brother, Mr. fell. rs. King Stillman were ors Here last Friday, a appointed as delegates he Good Roads Conv/n- Wedneaday were! Rom, T. J. Welch, G. E. , Souter, J. P. Lunsforl, neny, A. C. Cole, R. L. . McEarchern and J. W. I Jenkins and King Sti’.l- bng others going over to |»f the Elks Wednesday ericas. II, of Rlc bland, was here Tuesday, nsford, of Weston, spent last week very pleas , M. B. Luna ford, outer and Mr. Jesse ding the Association at _j week, oss visited in Richland sek. urey Was a prominent frcini_Church Hill In t Is soon to have watir- nco ottse fact tout the eadlly growing. If not unds, as the old saying but sure." Only artesfan well of vs completed, and ybody will Have th-it house, as the work Prom Our Regular Correspondent! Eilaville, Ga., Oct. 19.—At her pretty home on Ralirial street, M'S. Rugers Williams entertained the Home Mission Society Monday after noon. A ebdee program was render BRIGHT BUDGET OF NEWS FROM PLAINS. Interring Items From Out Correspondent. (Prom our Regular Correspondent.) Plata, Ga., Oct 19.—Usual services noon. A ctaice program was render at Ijltheran churo h Sunday, ed that proved both interesting and y ‘ & A mnip8 fllIed w , pulpit instructive. The next meeting of the #Bd ^ ing> delivering most of Mossey Dell, were pleasant visitors at the hccne of Mr. G. W. Dillai'J Sun day. Mr. Stubbs, of Americus, spent Sun day with homefolks In this community. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lane have moved to Weston, to' the regret of their many friends. Mr. Fred Johnson and sister, Miss Maude, spent Saturday night and Sun day at their grandnwttar’s Mrs. Smallplece, In Sumter. Mr. Tom McGill, of Dawson, has been In thq_jmmmunity several days, looklngafter hlsfarm. , Mr. and Mrs. Claude Adams and children, of Gorily, spent the week with relatives In this community. society will be held with Mrs. H. F. Dixon. Mrs. John Cheney entertained the U. D. C’s. Tuesday afternoon. The morning and evening, delivering most excellent sermons Mrs. Anna Wellona returned Thurs- De SOTO. (From Our Regular Correspondent) De Soto, Ga., Oct.. i9.—Sergt Henry U. D. C’s. Tuesday afternoon. woman’s Missionary Union "Battle of Atlanta’ was tbs subject! Nlna carter. >1 airs. AlUW vvxyvivaaio iviu. • ' ’ i day from Eilaville, where she attend**! Ernest Rioux, of the U. S. Aimy, wno . . •« . I . i _ 11 _ J _ 4 .C* — ,fA(inrih n a rrvtltrTliVfl ■* jsraost iuoux, w wic u. ««« J ig stationed at Savannah, has returned home, after ependfcg Tuesday ' tie for the.afternoon. Mrs. uneney s m/e- tln OJa Evai)s and Ed Tllmme nman guest of Mr. and. Mrs. Geo. Baigley. ty. home Is always a pleasant “ren g ’ Thurs , }ay delightfully with Mrs. Mrs. Arthur Simmons and young dezvous’’ for social gatherings, and vlctor , a Salter at her i ove ly country ArthUT Hollis, Jr„ of Leary, are visit- happy are those who enjoy her boap!- near here ; ing relatives Dare, tallty. Mrs , Isaac Harvey, of RlcManl,| Mr. and Mrs. Brawn Small, of Am Rev. J J. Bennett, of Atlanta, was Thursday night, the guest of ericus, were among the many visitors the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. W.l- non. Dams en route to tta Baptist Associa- Promises to Be the Best Vet Held. „ Macon, Ga., October 18,—The inter est in the Georgia State Fair con tinues to grow and center particularly along the line of the special darya of the fair, a list of as follows: Oo tober 26 •wUl.be Grand Opening Day and 'we are proud to note that the fair will be enUrely finished and in com plete readiness. October 270) win be noted as ‘Wire- grass Day.’’ This day la especially dedicated to the towns of Georgia south of Macon that are advertising and building up the southern section of the state. October 28th Is “Educational Day, and on this day all the professors of the big colleges twin bo preseht to On It Made Wonderful Corn Crop. ■Spartanburg, S. C, October 7i—TVe competition tor tin- pri/..- of $•>"" whi-- Is to bo given for the -best acre off com in Spartanburg county Is In tense and then-e are many contestants who are going after this prize .with, their greatest efforts. There ha a been much said about the field of corn belonging to J. H. Cald well, “the dynamite faranor,” as he Is known throughout this county. Mr. Caldwell plowed his land toy using dy namite, and has a magnificent yleVl of corn on this land. It was literal./ blown to pieces by the explosive, and now as he Is nearly ready for har vesting, It Is estimated that he will make 200 bushels on the acre. This, crop -will be gathered Within a sho’t tne Big colleges 'win m j,,,...'—- — crop Will ee gameiuu -- — - gether with their students and «U t | mo and the harvest exUblted befo/e their fraternity orders will be repre-' tll0 comD ilttee who Is to award the sented on the grounds -that day with their school colors. Oetober 29th will be designated as "Traveling Men'J Day." and “Child ren’s Day.” Upon this daiy there will be'given away two small fanm wagons, goats and harness. Every child en tering the gate, no matter where they Another field of corn in this county which many think will win the prize Is that of Hon. J. B. Gwynn, a well known and prominent lawyer of th.» city. This field of corn Is within the city ltmlto, and some time ago when the weather was veny dry and his cr ip icnilg bile giUU, Uw uuvvwi v it HO n emiibl 'nas veil) j wuu come from, will ibe given a ooupon | Was g U ffering for want of rain, M ..... . » .A Ii, n »An) mini will ho n J 1 ..... A llftla hnanoh fl.n .here Sunday. They were-the guests I Mrs. Walter Parker,,of Shiloh, Is of relatives while here, tlon at County Line. 'spending several weeks the guest of, Mrs. Joseph Barwtck Is visiting Her Miss Mary Jones, of Americas, MrJ George Jennings, the admired guest of Miss Jennie Dix-j Mrg R McGee returned Satu.’- on reoertly. Mr. A. W. Elliott, Of ticket free *nd the goat outfit will be awarded at five o'clock in tile even ing in front of the grand stand. The Gwynn dammed uip a little branch an-I Jn tills manner Irrigated his field. The city ordered the dam removed o.n ing in iront on erty oruurcu traveling men all over the state will the ground that it brought many germs . . . Ano .nrvfl wi',1 . -lb itlilluilfliV \f r parents it MKddox.this 'week. Mrs. George Jones is visiting * MTS. H. n. Mcuee nsu*««ou i mi b. — — . .'day from a pleasant visit to relatives'slster,Mrs. Tullls, of Americus, Preston, visited ^ Q re envllle, Ala. I Miss Mary Ferguson is visit her friends to our city this week. Mias Mary Ferguson is visiting rel and ntivea in Columbus. n The frlendSof Mr. Edward Ferguson jnejroa,. j are glad t oknow he Is Improving fast Mrs. S. W*. Calmes, of Americws, from a serious attack of appendicitis. ... i. i u /t.m.ii.ta xvion At Plain,1a via- . _ . .. ,.i Misses Bertha Howell, Carrie Mrs. Clark Duster, of Rochelle, .a 0Hyer gpent Saturday the guest of relatives here, comlt* over yesterday. j g k j Ta< g # w. Calmes, of Aroer.v»«, uwm «. MrB. Robert Green, of Albuuiy,. vis-1 gu n(lay at the tame of Mrs.j Mrs. fcamilla WUe, of Plata, Is vis ited Mrs. E. W. Strange a few days wlge 'wing her daughter. Mrs. W. J. Smith, recontly. ' Misses Annlse and Berta Will Clarke | Mr^ndMrs.Alv Bagiey spent a few Quite a delegation of old soldiers from CajToUton Saturday to hdurs to Amarlcus Saturtlay, making from the county are attentilng the m- gpend two day8 ^Rh .home folks. jtife trip In their auto, union in Columbus this week. , Mr H1!ler an d son, of Colu’i-j Mr. John F. Ferguson wentover to Miss Mary Dixon, who has for some ^ Bpmt ae teral dsy» -with hta^il- Coluinbufi Tuesday to attend the sol time been to Americus visiting rel- ^ Mr and Mra j j, Hnier, here diers reunion, atives, retrumed tome Saturday, to the ^ ^ | Mr3 UH; S t deiight of her many friends here. this week. | Mr3 - Simmons Is at home again ... - — Messrs.'W. a Moore and Blackman after spending some time In Troy, Mrs. A i. Bason and children la.t g g atU i<day in Americus. Alabama, last Thursday for Americus, where Mrg H T Coleman and. handsome. The tiling walk which 'was laid they Will in future reside. MttIe Henry Mayes, store guests around the entire building of the new Quite a number of delegates passed ^ here this week. |bank ttts week, gives it a handsome through here today en route to t.ve of relatives here this week. u,,™. I Misses May Belle Anderson and ( appearance. Friendship AsootSatiion, which ^con- ^ Evans were among a number of Plains folks spending Saturday in 4WOOD. venes at County Line church today. j.' B. Williams, W. W. Lumpkin. Arthur }Iurraiy left today to Join tte Megsrg ro,ind-tti3-«tate automobile tour, __ ai Correspondent) October 18.—Mrs. C. Retjrned home from her : e ink called there by ,er mother. , dance at Mr. Jesse st Friday night which ,app Is the attractive Ruby Herrington, Lie ice cream supper in uest ,'ette is ttoe charming se Turner this'weak, iner is on the sick Jing. ierette, Mr. and Mrs. t cbUdren and Mr. and ette spent Saturday Mrs. J. C. Tur- there to go to toeir , I ipent the week-end Mr. Jesse Sap). We have Just received announce ment of the free, clever Puzzle Contest r - . M e ss r s. L. B. Cannon and Alton Car- -being distributed'by Bedingfleld & rand-ttis-stato automobile tour, ter were looking after matters of bis- Co., of Jacksonville, Fla. To each Rev. Mr. Long, pastor of the Ba»- )a A , nwr i oug Monday. '/person who writes to them they send a tist church at Fort Valley, preached a Mrfl FanjjIe coiiinz and little daugi> picture Puzzle Cadd, and to every one most Impressive sermon at the Bap- t<j ‘ odrl8tinei have gone on a visit of. who can correctPy solve the Puzzle tist church here last Wednesday nig.it. a(> ^ e length to re : a tivcs In Albany, j thoy-are giving away a premium, eith- Mrs. Minnie" Cheney, of Spalding, Is Meidsme8 p. w. Griffin, Jack Bow- er a fine Safety Razor, a Watch or this guest this week of her son here. 1^ an4 Mlan i e Brown spent Frld ry some other valuable premium. Mlsa Pauline Lewts and a party o. afternoon ^eat of Miss Lucy) it Is reported that Blnce Bed! friends passed through here in Miss WUIlams . la to Jnntemmvilb Lewis’ handsome touring car Sun!Jay. ( Mf ^ Mm j_ w. Johns other, ERA. ;ular corresposdent) 19_Quarterly Con- j ,at Salem Saturdiy Presiding Elder Johnson very impreseivo senmnn J L. Potter and cliil- uWay !W,lth dir. and Mrs Belle Griffin returned to MT Cordele Sitorday, after week here with friends and ewel Meroor spent Sun , f 'aunt, Mrs. S. M. Parker, to enjoyable event of the i w&s tbe entertaLnoncnt at f Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Uark- V ery much enjoyed by all perfected orran«<m< ,DU wi.h , Cotton OB Co., I am now to pay tLe highest mar- I0r all goond, dry cotton ale. mA wod b» u8e on f crystal to* Co., «»ear Cen- ; WALTER MATNARD. reported that since .Bedingfleld ( & Co. moved to Jacksonville, Fib, spent: from Georgia, that they have develop- Four Quarts. UoUvered, and are giving a full pint of Rock and Rye Whiskey FREE with each shipment Our readers will be interested in their Puzzle Contest and should write them for one of these Picture Cards. Dr. and Mrs. S, H. McKee, of - Sunday wIth relatives at Preston. | e d the largest Moll Older WICakey cue, were recent visitors at the home, Mf &nd Jtr8 Buck Denton, of Bren- Business of any body In the South, and of Mr. sad Mrs. J. C. Rainey. | woadi we re pleasant visitors at tho * Miss Emma Dozier left for August i<)me of Rev _ c< a. phUMps Sunday, today, after having spent a month d3- Miu Kate Andrews was In Itghtfully with bur mother here, , Americus Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Williams, of iIrs g B Warllck returned Satur- Buena Vista, spent Friday very pleas- ^ from a week , 6 vI#lt ln Americus. antly with relaUvies here. | Mre , R a. Stapleton Is spending Mrs. L E. McGowen went np to g3me Ume wlth re i a ttvo!i near Broa- iolambus yesterday on a abort visit. ww)d tMg wee k. Air. E. W. Strange and a party oi Mrg T B Lunsford and daughter, friends autoed to Leslie Sunday. .. ! M eH)a, were shopping 6n Americas Miss Susie Beckham spent Satar- Monday _ day In Amerious shopping. • | Mrg Warner Hill. Jr., and Utt’.e Mrs. G. W. Tyson Is spending this daugkter> Virginia, returned to th;I week .pleasantly at Wall’s Crosarig home [n Greenville Saturday, with her daugtoer, Mrs. Henry Wail, i Mre Luther Wiise spent Monday ii Dr. B. L. Bridges, H. F. Dixon an Americus. - Willis Hogg left yesterday afternoon, Mrj B Timmerman. Jr„ anid-pretty to. join the tourists who are geing , ltt]e daU gi, tor , Hazel, are visiting rel- around the atate In their autc,mobiles. aUve| ^ R^and this week. Mr. S. C. Collins, who la traveling ;drf Alonzo Bush and son, Frank, In Florida, spent the week-end with aM gp^ing a while at Abe home of his family tare. I Mrs. G. W. Montgomery. Miss Morris, of (Bessie Tift, went tOj Mrg jj ZI i e jiuckaby, of Sumter, Is He ln ottendance that day, and will mingle -with their customers and help ln entertaining them. Another great thing tlXa day >wlll be the .mammoth display of daylight fireworks. October 3Xst Is Atlanta Hay. Spe cial excursion trains will bring thous ands of visitors from Atlantal So cial programs .wfil be arranged for tbut day and many special features will be pulled oft to advertise our sis ter city. Mr. Fred J. Paxton, presi dent, -and Mr. Walter G. Cooper, sec retary, and many of the directors and members of the Chamber of Commer:e Will.be presenL WW, , November 1st" w5! W JjvWuwP ■ Day. Gov. Jos. M. Brown Will attend, accompanied by his official staff In uniform. This will be designated also as "Greater Georgia Day,” ami one o' tta finest military parades iwill take place that day on tho streets of Ma con. November 2nd will be known •Boys’ Cbhi Chib Day,” and on this day .will be shown one of the grand est floral parades ever pulled off In the State of Georgia. ' Many of the merctianta will have handsome floats In the parade and many automobiles and carriages will be extensively dec orated with flowers. Many valuable premiums will be given for the best decorated floats and carriages In the parade. / November 4th -will bo Orphans’ Day. and aJl the orphans of the state will be given free admission at the gate and will .be taken case of at all the shows on the grounds. November 5th will be Press Day. when it Is expected that nil the edi tors of/ both the dally and weekly papers of toe state of Georgia will be present with their wives and families and it Is hoped by the fair manage ment that they will take ln the fair and enjoy ttamsolves to the utmost. and was otherwise untiMlthy. Mr Gwynn got out an injunetipn and whllo the matter was hanging fire in the corns he completed his process If Ir rigation and tore down the dim, Witch brought the legal fight to a close. His field Is new one of the best fields ln thfe county, and there are many expert farmers who think he has the best field In the county. L ' COTTON CROP AT' CORDELE IS ABOUT IN MARKET While in Amerious be sure jmd call ln to see my tall millinery, 'if you do not *ntend to buy, it is our pleasure to show you througtt MRS. S. W. CALMES. TO BEHOVE FROM AMERICUS TO RESIDE IN THOMASTON Crops iu Crisp- Will he Short, at Elsewhere. Cordele, Go., October ID—Cordele’3 cotton receipts at all the warehouses to date aggregate 9,660 bales, and the estimates of tho different warehouses vary from 70 to 76 per cent as to the proportion of .the crop marketed. It .Is generally conceded .that owing to as I the excessive Tains In Jane and July 'followed by tile long dfougth In A i- guest nji'.l September, this Is only about G5 to 70 per cent, of an average crop. i IJjJ. RE-ARRESTED AS HE STEPPED FROM PENITENTIARY" Abraham O, Eby WHI Again be Pat on Trial. Bring me your seed and get highest market price. WAITER MAYNARD (Special to Timee-Reoorder.) Atlanta, -Ga., October 19.—As he was released from the federal peni tentiary Here today, Abraham C. Ebv. alias Adam Smith, was re-arreatsd on an indictment which cWarges him wttth ’having carefully planned to blow up tho Norfolk and Western rail road tracks, for which he was paid the aum of 625,000. A good thing about lying la It doesn't fool so very many -peop — 1 There are times when toe hall fel low well met Is better avoided. Family Hnch Esteemed Here Leave Shortly. WHI The many Americus friends of Mr.* Miss Morris, of (Bessie Tan, went u*. Mrg U txle Huckaby, of Sumter, is 0 H whddell and family will regret Hamilton yesterday, after having »P ent the guest of her sister, Mtes F Iora . the fact of their removal to Tbomaa- several days in our city. : Markette. I ton shortly, where Mr. WaddeU pur- Mra. T. A. CoHta Is spending tn.s Qulle a nU |„ber went over to Amor- -^sed a h ome recently. While the week delightfully in Montezuma with lcug evening to see “Grau-' reside there, Mr. Waddell her sister, Mrs. to to Lester. I stark.” Those going were, Mr. and — -■ ’ — „ , Mrs. J. R. Logan, Mr. and Mrs. E.Tlm- Itch relieved In 30 minutes by Woo.- menna „ j j r , ji r . and Mrs. O. T. ford’s Sanitary Lotion. Never falls. . — - ■ • r, r — Sold by Eldridge Drug Co. 6m (White in Americus he sure and call in to awe *97 fall millinery. If you do not intend to buy, it ia our •pleasure to show you throughl MRS. 8. W. CALMES. When yon have any.'aeei to aell re member the place. WALTER MATNABD Lawson and Mrs. J. C. Logan, Messrs. David Jennings, Alton Carter, Frank and Edwin Timmerman Mrs, Edmund Oliver ds spending a few days » Americus. See me before selling youT cotton seed, either wagon or car load lots. WAITER MAYNARD. , That Atlanta widow who freely of totA* *200 for a husband must, have And the lees ealany a man gete lie B«*p*Jr8 Hot finding *ood one on; mare hie wife can pretend he get*. the bargain counters. wiU continue his real estate business in Americus, arid will thus spend a large portion of his time here. Than Mr. Waddell no citizen tas done no much in bringing outside capital 1o Sumter county for investment, nor is there one more esteemed socially or in business circles. You Can Make No Mistake _ 1 * • / , by wearing a Steln-Bloch suit for your business clothes. The best- dressed business man in this town wears Stein-Bloclt. The label is in his coat, and he is proud of it and pf bis own good judgment in selecting, them from among others. For Sale. wish to sell my home of three house anti outbuildings, one- half mil. northwest of toslie, Ga., also SltOC COIHp<IIiy* one ten-horse power gasoline engine a»ia»»Bwa ■» w In good order. T. ,W. Livingston. I-e-s- Jte, Ga. 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