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WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER. [ V-SECOND YEAR. THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER NOVEMBER 17. 1910 MWIHER 16 unity News Items Itcrcstlng Pact* Gathered During the Week by Our Regular Correspondents. BUDGET OF NEWS FROM PLAINS. | Correspondent. Regular Correspondent.) Ga., November 16.—Sat- SCHLEY'S CJPIT1L SENDS BUDGET OF NEWS. Our Ellavllle Correspondent's Weekly Letter. BUDGET OF Events to Community. (From Our Regular Correspondent.! j Sicitavll.*, Oa., November During’ the afternoon the 11 r8 0- Batts, who left Tuesday j, om> hptins oklve sandwiches were n!gt " f0r Ocala, Fla., where ebe and |>V!1 present spent • moat en- her • If uanl ly will reside In the future. up moon. j Ellavllle, Oa., Nov. 16.—At the resl- j dence of the brlde'j father In Co'.um- ! hua on last Wednesday at one o'clock. •Miss Lucy Baldwin, of Ellavllle, and !IVF NFWS ITFUQ >,r R ’"t c| l'h Woods, of Dawson, weiel LIIL ivLnu 11 Lino united In the holy bonds of matrimony. Rev. R. c. GrarJaerry performing the I ^ting Items From Our Social Functions and Other ner. Immediately after the ceremony. Mr. ’nd Mr*. Wood* left for Rochulle.' | w.. ?re they were teniered a reception ( , b - v groom's sister. Mr*. Clark I Doster. Mr. Wood* Is a promising J yoang merchant of Dawson, while Mbs ! • rnoon tbe meoaaera of the W<ty affair of Tuesday afternoon wa, £7'“' !* 31 °* t pc: f ar < |ry Club were dellghtfufly en- "rep,Ion given by Mr,. C. C. Ans- ^ h ‘ rUndi w ' “ TTH Mesdonaat Reese and Bob * ey *• * Farewell tribute to her aister. , , . 5 e ,Con ' or -- n9at years she has made her in onr midst with her sister, Mrs. H. J. Williams, and safe to say no The house wa's C^inyTesanted Tl* ,l "“ ,oy * 4 * *”* tor t,x " Knute-Collins and little daug-.- »» nu«umn leave, and gorgeous cel-lTf*. )U> ' 0 °"‘ •«* h e. are at home after chrysanthemums. Assisting Mrs. couple a. loey Journey e length to relatives In Mr. and Mrs. Fort Stewart and hand- M America*. ”'^*^7 *" O’cung .on. Bradford, are the ues Cock wa. In Amertcua A deflybtful salad p „, 8t , „ f „ UUv „ hpre . , course wn sensed by Misses Marv and ... Mrs. T.tad Wise spent Prl-!^ a A ^ a ® U1 ^g lnd R ‘ ch ' Wteham weTin AmerttM^.^ lerlcus. arason ana Elms Evans. About fifty ^ S:nl,h 104 c^Bdren. of 7’” called between three and .lx ^ rfturno[ , ere the guests of relatives, * „ from a very pleasant visit of a few W< * k ‘ from a nieaaint i it t • . rn ^ weeks In Macon and Atlanta, visiting Lamar, of Columbus, re- ,Ult to rel3tlve * ln triads and relative.. ho!n ' Tuesday, after a Ma “ n anJ lK ' !in,a ' Mrs. H. J. Williams and little sit to her daughter. Mrs “”• G Jr " ’* v, *? Un * daughter. Veftna Frank, went to Co- ifr u n' ut . vert. inmbus last week to attend tbe Woods- meeting of Plains charge R^ybo.d, c. Atlanti was here Saturday. A good re- tb? gtiest Monday of Mr. t\. Fort Mc- I'.l the churches was given. Afee ' con t0 s :'er.d the day hunt- M " |lliams and little daughter, of ,ng ' -j.j •e guests it Pro.’. X. R. Messrs. H. 0. Walker and MrCranle. ' . <ndsy. of Sherman, were aotong other Sun- W lUoe. of Brunswick, is day visitors, of Mrs. Annie Howell this Mu * Mar > - An * !e . v returned Friday from Macon, where s.'ie was th? gues: 1- Hudson returned Monday for two weri “ ot Mis * Blj » cl ‘“ Ihester. Minn., much Improved Raa '?- the delight of her many B XIcKenney attended the Nut Growers' Association in Mont!* cello last week. SENATOR CLAY PASSES AWAY SUNDAY Died at Robinson’s Sanitarium in Atlanta. t n “" ROB STORE AT MANOI ESCAPE WITH $1,700. '•» -vr ItllJ Baldwin marriage. M ts Hc!en Tosiee wsi th? r*»e»t Ot C*. near Ar.JersonvIile. the lulia Coleman spent Monday |l Mrs Charlie Alston spent ileasantly, guests of Mna. G. onieny. arroll Clarke made a brief datives in Gooseberry th ; s BRONWOOD. (Prom Our Regular Correspancent) Bror.wocd, Gj„ November 13.—The mci: enjoyable event of the tiast week William, .pent Thursday *»• | h !' . I ' ar,y * lven by Mr ' an ‘ 1 Mr *' ed! lend, at Sumter. Frank Wa son Mr. and Mra. J. C. Turner ®:>ent Sun- Max Banner one of t. » cbvsrcst "Knights of the Grip** cn the rasa. - was in our city last Thursday. Mrs. Fc :on Clement-i. of Buena Via* t?, wss the guest at the Hc:?l Pea cock recently. Mr. \V: D. 'Sears, who has 'been quite ill, !s we are r’.ci ta say very much better. Rev. W. A. HuckaT^ee. representing the M. E. Orphan's Home, preached an interesting sermon at the Methoilst ciurch here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Rcbert Sjevens, of Put nam. pjss?d through otr city last Thursday in their handteme new tour- in? car, which they recently purchai- ROYAL Baking Powder Absolutely Pure to the food. The food is thereby made more! tasty and digestible^ |l Mrs. J. A. McDonald left > attend 'the P»ge-Pryor ir America! Wednesday. . Lagan, of Concord, w is few hours Tuesday. | Ibr.ry MoMath came Sinday ( Point to spend the day with day with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hall. Mr. and Mrs. George Hall went to J>awson shopping Monday. Mr. end Mrs. Sam Brinkley and dangbter, Kathleen, of Sumter, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. Turner | Sunday, and were accompanied home .. . - by the former's aister. Mr,. Temple m Steven, Is at home after _ . . . ... . _ , . . Turner, she going to spend some time visit to Columbus. I , . . . with relative* In the Seventen.h. •' , h " , relU /7 Mrs. R. A. Alin called on Mrs. Jim l.ghiful visit to friend. In oBe d>) . „ her home '.. ... „ .. . . below Bronwood. Mr,. VI. 8. Moore .Itended ^ R A A , Un . # „ w mln h „ , r . rived and he has begun sawing. Mr. Jim lk>wrey was the guest of Mr. J. V. Oliver Sunday. ’ Mr. and Mr*. C. T. Davis and son, Charlie Gordon, and Miss Eliza Brink' ley were •(■•tors ot Mr. Abb. Da Sunday. Mrs. C. C. Turner went to Bronwood shopping last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Collin,. Mr. and Mri. J. F. Stewart and Dr. and Mra. L. G. Stewart composed a pleasant Ash ing part: spending the day at Burk creek Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Murphy have re turned home from a few weeks stay In Columbus with' their sister. Mrs. Mc Daniel. a wedding anniversary of frs. J. W. F. Murray, near ''Slav. M Mrs. p. C. Barkley apent In Americas. Rece Andrews and J. R. fat Tuesday to Cordele. [ matter, of business there. ■Sta Tharpe, of Preston, week pleasantly, the firs. J. \v, Johns. F. Burke and aister. Miss lurke. of Macon, spent a day |at the home of Mr,. J. R A. Stapleton I, spending a |h relative, | n Terrell. | Mary lorn and Leila Feagln v tests of Mr,. J. R. Cham- |*eek. RURAL HILL. TH DISTRICT. Regulai Correspondent) rath District. Ga., November e MoTyler and alater, . of Bottsford, were the Mr *- O. P. Jones Friday. M. Murray, of Bllavlli l ur !ay night with Mr. T. O. Mrs Emmette Howell, «>nt the week-end with Mr. and Mm. J. •arilu and Leila Feagln and Burke were guest* of Mrs cl >e|| Sunday. 1,011 funea and Mlsi Buale T0 “sh spent Saturday Sawyer, of Americas, was y fflends here Sunday. J C. Tedder (pent the "M 1 hotnefolk* here. ,rr T Livingstone and of SmltbTllle. were “ Friday. 'Villain, lad caaati, spent 1 Mr. G w. Ienml, ot g ^ Mott waa Ue' gnem of AtHla Sunday. • Herring, ot Anterior*. * *1* Mr*. 0. W. Wl»- (From Our Regular Correspondent) Rural Hill, Nov. 16.—Mr. and Mrs G. VV. Dillard attend'd the golden We,l ding anniversary of Mr. rnd Mrs. John Murray at the Murray home Tuesday and report a glorious occasion Mr. F. P. Jolnes and family spent Sunday at the home cf Mr. W. T. Mc- GIH'u. Mr. and Mr,. C iarlle Johnson went to American shopping Saturdiy Mrs. C. P. Sle* and son. C. P.. Jr.. returned la*t Wednesday to caeir home In Jacksonville. Fla., after pleasant visit of two weeku with Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Dillard. Mrs. M. A. McGill visited Monday at Mr,. Elmore Jennings, near Cotton- da .Mrs. Dilsv McGill and family have moved from title settlement over nesr Parrott. Their many frltnda regret .o have them move. Mr. Mancie Cato and sister. M •• Bottle, visited at the home of Mr. Jim Faust, near Cottondale. Sunday. Miss Pearl Stubb, !« *t*'ln* th* week with Mrs. Ui* ^111. nesr P ‘^“erhoo! at Rural Hill I* doing fine under the careful f ^ Anna Moore. Jto school house U be ing "tinted th’a week. . Mr Ttout Saundera and f»mR) . near Broonwood. spent Sunday before U,t *t Mr. 0. W. Dillard *. OIL KING REVELS IN ROSY CHEEKS. Will Yet Live to Be tenarian. Gen- Tarrjtown. N. Y, November 16.— John D.-RockefeBer Is getting yonnj again. This morning he came down to the Baptut church and he brought live friend, with him. While waiting for the friends to get out of the car riage he noticed a woman approaching ANDERSON VILLE. (From Our Regular Correspondent.) Andersonvllle. Ga., November Id- Judge T. J. Harden went to Americua Wednesday. Mr. MeLeod. of Clarke’, Monumental Works, la here, repalrlog the Wltcon |aln monument. 0»pt. ! *i 1 Mrs. Bryant and daughter the'church 1 entrance. VV'ith'wonderfuT Ml " De "*' * 0,nt Thursday evening okllliy he gave a quick Jump auj ” 1 ! P>»»»tiy with Mr. and Mrs. fairly hopped up the atep and. open' lug tbe door, held K until the woman passed In. Then he helped his guests. Mr. Rockefeller looka to be In bet ter health' than In many years. He has a ruddy color and hi* movements are not as alow as ln former year,. He I, strong and active, and he owes tbe re. turn of his health to golf and auto- moblllng. which sports he enjoys ev ery day. no matter what the weather The assertion tbat % be will live to be 100 yesrs old looks good on the face of things. ffoOSEVELT A DEAD OSEf IIKYAN WIGHT TO KNOW -Peerless One" Says He Is Sal X*w In the Running. (Special to Tlmes-Reeorder.) Muskogee. Okla., November 16.—WII Ham J. Bryan Is certain the defest of Roosevelt's candidate for governor of New York has ended hla prospects of being elected to a third term a* presi dent. "Mr. Roosevelt still can do much good,” Bryan declared. "If he will get behind some good reformer and pro gressive man like Senator LaFollette. ’ WAR WITH JAPAN NOT PROBABLE SAYS O’BRIEN cotton may b. quiet in * Americua unto d-lsrs «• wlnd-Mowlng ImMy**- ~U prood cTwr curly i * » trip Detroit. Mick. November 1I-—There will be no war with Japan, unless th* publication of laeradUry utterances In newspapers bring It about, said T. j O'Brien, of Grand Rapids, ambas sador to Japan, la an address bsfors the Board of Conn* B. F. Easterlla. Dr. J. R. Hair, of Amerlcns. here Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Justice were here Thursday. W. F. Wllhelt and W. E. Richards of Atlanti, were here, sight-seeing oil Shnrrfir J. N. Olive and M. H. Campbell mad* a business trip to Americas Saturday. R. L English, of lows, wss here Saturday. Mrs. W. R. Battle and Mias Rebecca Hodges were visitors hers Sunday af ternoon. D. B. md L D. Slappey. of Americua, spent Sunday with homefolks. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gillespie. W. J. Waldrlp and C. % Merrtman. of At lanta. were visitors at tha National Cemetery and Prison 'Park Sinday af ternoon. A. B. Woods, of Atlanta, was hers on business Tuesday. Ml, Annie Willie Finch, of Gemini, Is Halting her aunt, Mrs. E. P. Smith, this week. Mr. Woodson Tolen and son. James, were here Tuesday. Gene Williams, of (Americas, made a business trip hers Tuesday. J. 9. Johnson has purchased the Rouse place from Dr. Bastay. Dr. a (A. Batter, of DeSotc. wu, here on business Tneaday. Pres, Williford, of America*, j business trip here Tneaday. Mra. B. F. Eaateriln spent tha day nith Mra. J. M. Bryant Tneaday. Brilliant Georgian's Death Vas Quite Unexpected. Though He Had Long Been III—Gov. Brown fill Appoln His Successor for a Time. (Special to Tlmes-Reeorder.) Atlanta, Ga.. November 14.—The death yesterday afternoon ot Cnltud State* Senator Alexander Stephens City' was a shock to his friend* turougboat the state, a* while it was known that his health for tome time had been precarious, not even mera- ‘-ers of bis family dreamed that the end wa* near. Tbe end came at 3 o'clock Sunday af- trnooo at the Robertson Sanitarium, where 8enator Clay had ‘been treated for some time. According to tdae physicians, Senitor Clay's death resulted from dilation of the- heart, snperlndnced by arterlq) solaroais. The senator And been HI tor nearly a year and came to tbe san itarium on November 1 to take a rest cure. He appeared to be Improving until Saturday, when ba suffered a relapse which he. In hi* weakened condition, aria unable to stand. Sanday Senator Clay appeared bet ter tban usual, the physicians stating that be wzs recovering from the re lapse of Saturday. Mrs. Clay came to Atlanta from their home n: Mariet ta In tbe morning, hut when ahe founj the senator so much Improved, turned to Marietta about noon. The on!'; member of the family pres ent at the death bed was tbr senator's ton. Herbert, wlo Is mayor if Ma rietta. Senator Clay waa 3? years old, and was serving hi* third term In tbe seu- ate. He Is survived by his widow, live ions and a daughter, besides his par' ants, Ur. and Mrs. W. J. Clay, of Cobb county. A Sketch of His farcer. Senator Clay was barn September J5, 1833, on a farm In Cobb county: received his primary and preparatory education In the coantry schools and the hf h sejool at Palmetto, Oa.. and gmduated from Hlawassee College In 1867, after which he taught school far two yesrs. lie studied law at Marietta and wu ldmilted to the bar In September, 1(77, and maintained his law practice throughout hi* life, except Wien po- ltlcal duties Interferred. He was elected n member df the city council In 1880 and 1881; In 1994- 83 and 1888-87 tie represented Cobb county In the general assembly; In lbs Utter term he eras elected speaker pro tempore; wu re-elected for 1888- 80 and served as speaker for two years. In lflftlO ha waa elected to the aUte senate, and served oa president of that body for two years; In 1884 h« wa, elected chairman of tbe Stale Demo cratic Executive Committee and con ducted th# state campaign Mween the democrats and populists. He was elected to tbe United States senate to succeed John B. Gordon In October, 1886, and took 'hla seat March 4. 1887. He waa re-elected la 1803, and again In 180k Hla term of service would have expired March 3,1813, Damage of $2,000 Follows Explosion. TRESTLE IS YVaycross, Ga.. November 16.—Three white men wrecked the safe In the Matter Trading Company's stare at M: ner, this county. Just before day light yesterday and took 1300 In ca*h. valuable deeds and notes,. 11,400 In charge slips, and caused 13,000 dam age with' nitroglycerine. Lighter doors srd the cash drawer* were broken open with an ue. Post master J. C. McQusIg beard the ex plosion and aaw the three safe blow ers aa they fled. He state* they were white men. A reward of $500 has been offered for their capture with proof aulflclent to ednvict The men took a double-bar reled shotgun from the stock In tbe store. They were followed for .about half mile, Lot escaped MONDAY Fire Slarls On Sumfer Side of Bridge. P/obablj One Fifth of structure Burns Ere Fire Is Extinguished— Trains Held Up for an Hour and Passengers Are Transferred. PRESIDING ELDER RIDES ON FIREMAN’S BOX In Order to Attend Funeral of Senator Clay. (Special to Tlmes-Reeorder.) Atlanta, Ga., November If.—Stop- pel by a Burning trestle. Rev. B. F. Frasier, presiding elder df the Augus ts District of the Methodist church, mounted tbe Are man's seht In tha cab of a locomotive on the Seaboard Air Line near Montreal this morning and was rushed on through to Decatur It order thut he might preach the fun ernl sermon of United 8fates Senator C?r at Marietta. TOWN IS TERRORIZED BY MOB IN LOUISIANA. Reported That 75 Men Have Possession of Town. (8pecla! to Tlmes-Reeorder.) Shreveport, la., November If.—Fol lowing the shooting this afternoon of Thomas Hickey, the alleged leader of gang of bootleggers by Deputy 8heriff Kelley at Oil City. 10 miles north of here, Hhftey'* .sympathizers gathered In targe numbers and Kan shooting up the town. It Is reported hers that n mob of 75 armed men now have possession of the little town and offlews have been rushed to tbe scene In automobiles from Shreveport all nc.mJ- thin dlsar- Thc repair completed llv- The Soiboard railway Flint river, eiffMeen n Ai.'erlcu*. was' partially lire Monday afternoon, : pies on t..1s division wei ranged for several hours work, quite likely, can some time this morning. The fire started afliong the timbers on the Sumter county (he long trestle work and burn, wards mid-stream. Hallway employees and i"'"P Ing In the Immediate vicinity cai the rescue and fought the Ham. lanlly. By great effort t> fir caringalsbed after probably on of tha bridge had been burned Just how the fire originated Is not known, as the pump bonne and shanty on tho trestle -were aflame when the ■alarm was given, it Is quite likely theii a spark from a ipisalng locomotive or from tb holler used In pumping water at the trestle, fell among (he bridge timbers. All trains were held up at : tres tle and passengers truer " I. trains 71 and 71. Savannah and M ' c : m.ery, going through with but short daisy. -nrth COOPER NOT GUILTY IS VERDICT OF JURY. Final Chapter in Great Mur der Case. EXPLOSION FAILS TO HURT THIS NEGRO. Came Down lo Terra Firma Uninjured. (Sipsclal to Tlmaa-H'-rorder.) Atlanta, Ga., November m- After an aerial trip of thirty feet from the top of the Atlanta Gos Company's top of the Atlanta Gas I.lgh! Compa ny's air and vapor tank, which ■■*- ploded 'beneath him this morning it 8:30 o'clock, Roaa Matthews, colored, landej on the ground with no serious Injuries and but few bruises, as .i re sult of bis rapid transit,trip heaven ward. When picked up later. Matthews de clared that It didn't hurt him. A white man standing near the tank had i marvelous esenpe, as did Several other persons. iAs It happened, however, on ly Matthews was shaken up. ' A largo portion of tho steel roofing of the wss torn away by the force cf tbs explosion and hurled to a dint&uco of 73 feet away. Some men work oat at f tblngt ■i trying to get AGED COUPLE ARE DEAD FROM POISON COFFEE! Believed That Aged Man Placed Drug in Coffee. (Special to Tlmes-Reeorder.) Atlanta, Os.. Novenfber It.—William Bprsyberry, scad 80 years, on. ot tho richest planters of DeKalb county, and his wife. Alary, aged 85 qwtrs, are dead from the effect*, It la believed, of drinking, poisoned coffee. Three senraats employed upon th* plantation are Mao dangerously aaar death from Jrlnking coffee. The Sprayberry plantation la locat ed on Hi* Fist Shoal* road, one acd halt mil** from Urn Cedar Grove church • It U believed by the nelffMnra 'hat Lprsyberry, In a St of temporary In sanity. placed some draff la the ecf- ft* A nephew of the dead eoupl* stat ed this morning that hs (tad believed Mr. Spragterry to b* Insane for tho pm ten years. (Special to Tlmsa-Raeorder.) Nashville, Tenn., November 15.— RObfn J. Cooper, charged with’ the murder of Benutor Edward W. Oar. mack, was given a verdict of not guil ty In th* Criminal court her* thta morning on th* recommendation of At torney-General >A. B. Anderson. Thus was brought to a dot* t$e Anal cKap ler In pae of tbe mast celebrated cases known to th* aumatls of the courts in Tennessee. Itch relieved In 30 minutes by Wool- hird’a Sanitary Lotion. Never falls. Sold by Bldridge Drug Co. , ARMY OP MEXICANS REPORTED INVADING TEXAS „ e Hu min’d Amrr) Men A if nice Dmtli of Country mra. (Special -to Thuoa-Recordfr.) Rock Spring*, Tex , November 16.— Although! an Invading army of thrvo hundred Mexican* is r*l>ortod to Ik* on IU way li to avenge the burning of z, ft could not (be lo- cat”l by rangers today. This* eoun’.y is an armed camp, with 2,000 men on the alert Tho sale of lnioilratlng liquor has been flopped, and no flr. ; - wlll be soil to M'-xicans until after the excitement auUM' s. Oood nature a tan any oti'uer test. ads j '■tier then It would be hard to coQTino* that burglar who waa kwockad down with a two-pound wslgtot by a woman tin woman cant throw. KlaaiM to got her Madam, Your Husband’s Looks are of importance to you. So is his bank account. You can see him improve both if you will insist on his looking into the wis dom of trying-on a Stein-Bloch Suit or Overcoat before he goes elsewhere, es pecially to his tailor's RYLANDER SHOE GO, CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS, I again to get her <