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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY T1MES-REC0RDER DECEMBER I. 1910
GEO. W. GLOVER
PASSES AWAY
WEDNESDAY
Death Comes to
CitizeD.
Valued
CIVIL BUSINESS J. E. MATHIS ' OUR GUNS
ENTERED ON ONLY WINS WILL SOON
BY COURT. „ BY THREE BE HERE
MINISTERS MEET
YESTERDAY
Charge to Grand Jury is Conncil. White and Riley Are Rifle Range Will Then Be Session of the Conference
Forceful.
Eleeted.
Established
Opens.
Term-In Charge to Grand Jury
He Laid Special Stress on the
Gaming Evil.
following a Long Illness He Rests
Peacefully-Hls Long and Valued
Association With the Interests of
Americus—Funeral Today.
Mr. George W. Glover passed away judge Z. A. Littlejohn convened the
peacefully yesterday morning at his I regular session of Sumter Superior
handsome home here. Following the j court Monday morning, and while the
marked change in his condition the I number of civil cases already docket-
day previous, the end was expected ed are unusually email there will be
and quietly and painlessly he fell sufficient business on the criminal side
to keep the wheels of justice turning
during two weeks.
Already the jail is fairly well filled
up, while the busy grand jury will
add recruits thereto.
The grand Jury was organised at
the opening of the court yesterday by
JudqeZ. A. Liltleiohn Is Presiding at Hawkes Is Also Re-Elected Clerk of Government Will Ship Supply From , Attendance Is the Largest In Many
3 1 I ■ I Vmotion Ifnpplcnn nf flnrldn
ir.to the long sleep that know s no
waking before the resurrection morn.
And in his death Americus loses a
valued and esteemed citiaen, one whose
fnterest and best efforts had ever
been eserted In lie upbuilding of the
city and county.
A genial gentleman, affable and!the election of Mr. Frank Lanier as
courtly always, he made and retain-! foreman. The body Is an exception.
ed farm friendships and was uni
versally esteemed.
Mr. O'ovtri health had been none
the best (Jnrisj the put summer, and
since his return home In midsummer
from an extended trip he had bet',
confined to Lis room the greater por-
ally strong and able (me.
The charge of the court was direct
and forceful, as It is always, and di
rected especial attention to the ille
gal sals of lfquor sod gambling, spe-
Councll—Almost a Full vote Is Rock Island to Agricultural College
Gas! !n the Primary-Much Inter- -Millltary Spirit Is Running High
est Displayed. at the Institution.
Years—Bishop Morrison of Florida
Is Presiding Over Session-Many
Apply for Admission.
FOR MAYOR.
J. E. Mathis
J. B. Felder
The military spirit is running high J (Special to Times-Recorder.)
jo; out at the Agricultural College. Thej Columbus, Ga., November 30.—The
jjj | -authorities out there received notice 1 Methodist church convened
' yesterday from the War Department Luke's church here this morning with
FOB ALDERMEN. at Washington, D. C., that the bond
L. 0. Council 396; required by the department to guar-
Cv J. White 311 antee the safe-keeping of ordinance
6. W. Riley 332 supplies and equipment had been ac-
J. E. Poole SHhcepted and that an order had been
0. C. llawklns JSC issued authorizing tie shipment of
C. J. Clark.. 276! the fall equipment as asked for by
jthe school from the arsenals at Au-
FOB CLERK OF COUNCIL. i gusta. Ga.. and Rock Island, Ill. The
T. X. Rankes S51 Third District School was the first
E. i. McMatb 291 in the state to adept the military fev
the largest attendance in many years,
Tie visiting clergy continued to ar
rive last night and this morning as
well, and despite the large attend
ance all the visitors have been as
signed to homes.
Bishop H. C. Morrison, of Florida,
presided at the opening of the session
this morning, and has created a most
favorable impression. v
The Board of Missions has been in
! tore, and h the first to assome offi- session at the First Baptist church,
FOR POLICE COMMISSIONERS. jclal relations with tie National Guard, the Sunday School Board at the
A. T. Oliver 442. One other school has recently adopted Y. M. C. A and the various committees
J. J. Holliday !!-. ...441 this feature in its work. building, and the varlius committees
_____ 1 A rifle range for target practice \ have met at St. Luke’s, where tie
ceminence sessions will also be
cisl stress being laid upon the latter * th « ^ *»** « ***•%&» * '**'*'« *"'J *
regarding the character of cases made KOP mayoralty contest in tie history - The ammunition for sudn practice, h Jj'
Applications.
His death On yesterday is generally
dojlo.-ed by the entire poop'.fl
Aw*t!c« and vicinity.
SAflspe deteetiori. 1 yesterday chosen in the democratic
The grand jury is made up of sterf- Primarj u the next mayor of Americas
ing men who may,be depended upon;' 1 ^"* opponent, Mayor J. -
to turn on the light and create a Felder, by snly three votes.
Outside of this the entire ticket of
stated will' 411 * ° r6a *-er Americus Club was trl-
, ' umphant, the three old aldermen,
Department, along with the guns and
other equipment.
Every male Undent now attending
the school Wears a service uniform,
and *Wly one drills. A'l the girls
WShV a pretty dress uniform. Not on-
ilessra. Poole, Ciark and Hawkins, Vy the military, but the class spirit is
sharp among the students. The new
stir In some lines.
Only civil business,
be tried Oils week.
The criminal docket will be takea
of rental cMM^dffor^ritr will I ^By* thts'defeat the control <0f Conn- 1 enthusiasm promises much for the
h f the week and cl > P* 8 ** Imo 0,6 bands of life Greater i scDod in the near future. The enthus-
It Slz This Of coTr« Ta Americus Club faction, if it is to be l»«» has spread beyond the student
Intemi' ns be looked at from 1 factional stand- body, and many young men who would
c. udes murder cases of Interest, as ^ TeYeftiDg exact)} . the pp^uon be soldier boys and would attend one
for tie past two years when the Citl-j° f the best schools of its kind in the trlct; C. C. Boland. W. C. Culpetl and
zens' Club has been in control of ctrun- i South are thus early applying for T. A. Poseley, Thomasvllle district,
cJ1 places in tf*e school a«:er Christ- j L. E. Brady. Valdosta district; O. Vf.
In addition to electing their entire! maa - Th«e spirit is not confined to the Little. George R. Stephens, Wuycross
J? 7, a “_ J 4 ° ther8 Sti l l ° aldermanic ticket the Greater lAanefi- : ^°7 6 alone for more girls are apply- district, and M. W. Flanders, Dublin
deposed of at this term. re-eV*ted M- T N In S than ever before. _ district.
d. T i ti r Sat“oT Z/sIm, Hawkes as city clerk and treasurer.' ' The school and its work and cadets Dr. E. B. Ohappelle of Nashville,
^ The Greater Americus Club accord-! P rom| a« to figure largely lu the af- j Tenn., secretary of the Sunday School
vr. Dr. A. B. Hinkle, administrator scored the e'ectlon of four!* 3lrs of South Georgia during the Board, delivered an Instructive lec-
well as other felonies accumulated
since the special session.
A number of divorce cases were
heard at the morning session yester-
mlnisters applying for admission on
trial into the conference is composed
oi Hers. C. R. Jenkins, of Waycross;
T. H. Thompson, of Macon, and A L
Hill, of Louisville.
The following young ministers were
before this committee today and took
the examination: : : :
C. S. Bridges and G. A Teas'ey.
Macon district; B. W. Kilpatrick, Sa
vannah' district; S. E. Jenkins, Co-
lutnbug district; W. W. Mill. Americus
Ki; W. G. Bilcher, Cordele dis-
Hlnkle, claimant, which occupied the
greater portion ot tie session.
lex tackles the Hobble
AXb Holsts THE STYLE
Mr, George W. Glover, one of the
pruinineni aud most .t ou».-
ueM men of Americus, tae Orit to es-
taoiish a wholesale or jobbing 'busi
ness in -Sumter county, was ourn in
tats county on May 26, Ibis. His fs-
Uur, Sterling Glover, a native of War-
»■- county, was a planter and mer
chant, who carried on a general mer-
. caandise business In Amer.cus for
aome yean. His. mother, 'Miss Sarah
Daniels, was also a native of South
west Georgia,
Sir. Glover wts attached to tbit
section by .birth, and aoceitry and had
asver wavered In nls a-ieglance to this
portion of Georgia. He had known no
other borne, entered no other field for
la vestments, and had been a decided
.factor la the work of Its development.
Mr. Glover was educated m the
country schools ol Sumter and In those
of Americus.
When the call for mliitia came In the
list year of the Gonfedenacy, although
ne was (hut fifteen years of age, -Mr.
Glover responded with other echool
•boys, although he then had six broth-
ora serving the South In its armies.
Shouldering a musket he served as a
guard at Andersonvllie, going thence
to Atlantia, and falling hack with the
other troops before the advance of the
Union army. Finally at Grlswold-
■vllle, near Macon, In -a bloody lithe
battle in which Us company suffered
severely, be was wounded and captur
ed. Escaping that night he made his
way back to (Macon, where his wound
was dressed, and then taken home. Be
■- fore be was In condition to reaumc
arms the war had closed.
After another year's schooling
Americus Air. Glover, still a stripling,
became a teacher in a country school
serving for a year. He then took a
' position as clerk In the store of his
brother In Americus, at $2S a month.
Serious Illness, lasting several months
-came, and on his recovery he deter-
. mined to engage In business for him
self.
Owing considerable as a result of
his Illness and without a cent In the
world. It seemed as though this was
■beer impossibility. A friend Intro
duced' him to Mr. Samuel Bond, of
Rogers t Bond, jobbers of Macon, then
tfdmg a large trade In this section.
Mr. Bond -agreed to let him have , a
■mail stock of goods and collect from
trim weekly. Under such adverse con
ditions aa tjese be began his -.nercan-
tlie career.
After a short time Mr. Glover asso
ciated with his his brother-in-law, iMr.
J. R. Cain. Under the firm name of
Cain ft Glover they carried on
! retail grocery and uupply huvinesa
for -several years, until the death of
Air. Cain.
Daring tbit period Mr. Glover tore
-down the little old wooden building in
which) he had begun operations, and
erected the brick building now occu
pied by Mr. W. E. Brown on Forsv
street. This was his -first step In !m-
ftwrementa of reel gstate in Ameri
cas and Indicated hla desire to he a
factor in the building up of the city
of h:.i nativity.
Rome Hate after the death 1 ot Air.
Cain, Mr. Glover aasoclated -Mr. ~
Atlanta's Sensational Pulpiteer Bobs
Cp Once More.
Atlanta, Ga., November 29.—'The
biggest piece, of tomfoolery that thu
devil ever put off on women," de
clared Rev. L<en G. Broughton to his
Baptist Tabernacle congregation, "is
the hobble skirt. It makes a woman
appear In her walk like a Georgia
convict In the chalngang. Our wo
men are too much In for fads—Juet
any old fad."
-J. Ferry With him. This.was late in
the < iKhticb. Under the firm name of
“ ' ft Perry they condocted a suc-
I and growing plantation supply
„j s for aevenal year*. During
..... period of bis buslnees career.
;Jlr: oiovar built the opera bouse that
iars hie name and s*o the
warehouse, now occupied by
Americua. He accordingly aold oat
his interest to Messrs. Perry and
Brown and opened the first Jobbing
house m the city. Id the building
now occupied by .Mr. C. L. Ansley.
After a few months Mr. Glover real
ised that to preperly meet the require
ments of iiU expanding -business more
capital was required and the assist
ance of another pushing man. Air.
Frank Lanier, of West Point, accord
ingly became asoiclated with him, and
for tlje next few montiu their Jobbing
business was done under the firm
name of Glover & Lanier. These two
then associated with them local capi
talists and organized the Americus
Grocery Company, with a capital
1100,900, (Mr. G.over being elected
president.
For the following eight year-3 he ac
tively managed this large concern
building up an extensive business
throughout Southwest Georgia. He
then sold his stock and re-entered
business on bis own account. About
three years later he organized
Glover Grocery Company, capitalized
at $100,000, of which he has been
president and- the active manager
since.
During this time Air. Glover built
tio beautiful home on iLee street now
the home of Air. Charles M. Council.
He had alio "been one of the ten who
subscribed $100,000 for the building
of the Windsor hotel.
As an original stookbolder and di
rector of the Americus, Pj-eston and
Lum.nkln railroad, and subsequently
of its successor, the Savannah, Amer
icus and Montgomery railroad, be as
sisted materially In the era of mil-
road building that did so much to stim
ulate the growth of Americus. He was
also at that time a director of the
old Bank of Americus and one of
those who suffered in the troubles that
came upon It after the failure of the
old S., A. ft At. road. t~-
In all of tiese projects Mr. Glover
demonstrated his public spirit.
Mr. Glover hud twice been married,
his first wife having been .Miss .Mary
■Sullivan, of Americus. his second Miss
Eugenia West, of Columbus,
had nine children, one deceased In In
fancy, the others being Mrs. J.
Lumpkin, now deceased; Mrs. Jack
Afassey, of Alacon; Air. Carr S. Glover,
vice president of the Glover Grocery
Co.; Airs. Shelton Harris, of Americus;
Miss Ully Glover, >Mr. Walter Glover,
Alaster Harry Glover, a pupil at the
O. Af. A., at College Park, and 'Mi’s
Carobel, his youngest daughter, at
tending college.
Under the able manageme ntof Mr.
Glover, the business of the Glover
Grocery Company developed Into very
large proportions. Its talesmen cover
a large extent of territory and its
name Is the synonym for integrity and
solidity in the commercial world.
Air. Glover was active In public life,
served for many years on the Board
of Education, of which he was presi
dent at the time of bis death' and
served the city well In former years
tlllRMS.
of Its candidates, against one for the next 4ew E ears ' The Twiggs County
Citizens says:
"One hundred cadets from tb« Third
District Agricultural Colluge gave an
exhibition drill at the Crisp county
fair.”
The cadet*-ih the future, along with
their military band will be able to
acecpt many such Invitations, that
they have been forced to decline dur
ing the present season.
There is one thing that l? seriously
retarding the further progress- of
this worthy Institution. The manage
ment have for some time been send
ing out this notice:
“'Every place in both dormitories
now filled. A few p'aces after Chrlst-
trhs. -If you want one, write at
once."
If Americus and Sumter county
would have this, their school, continue
1n the lead, a new dormitory must be
built-within the enxt eight months.
Citizens’ Club.
For police commissioners there were
but two candidates, unopposed.
In ail 657 votes were cast out ot
a total registration of 706.
There was a large crowd at tie
count in the city hall and the interest
was intense, not until the last two
ballots being counted vis it positive
that Felder of Mathis would be tie
next mayor. There was no especial
demonstration when the returns were
announced. Tie Citizens' Club people
were too much chagrined over the de
feat of thlr aldermanlc candidates to
feel joyful and the Greater Americus
Club people were too mucl' chagrined
over the defeat of their mayoralty can
didate.
The hope was generally expressed
among conservative minded citizens
last night, irrespetive of their affilia
tions, that the new administration
would get together, cease the contin
ued dissension and keep only one ob
ject in view, that of the promitlon of
the beet interests of the city, avoiding
things which 1 it appears impossible to
have an agreement upon at this time.
By such a policy aa this the next ad
ministration, it Is held, would be made
an effective Instrument for the up
building of Americus.
TAFT CALLS A HALT
ON CABINET FIGURES
Tells Them to Go and Come
(Special to Times-Recorder.)
Washington, D. C„ November 29.—
President Taft today informed his
cabinet officers after scrutinizing the
final draft of estimates of the various
government departments for'the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 1911, that there nCiTlj flF W H RATI IFF
must be further and deeper <yts in IH UI lit Ui IlAILIlT
them. They will not do In their pres
ent form.
PRETTY HOME IS SOLD
WILL BUILD ON LEE
Lowrey Home Is Bought By
Mrs. Tomlinson.
Air. M. AI. Lowrey sold yesterday
to Mrs. Sarah Tomlinson his pretty
and very desirable residence on Church'
street and early In the new year will
build a more attractive residence out
Lee street. As part of the considera
tion Mr. Lowrey acquires the Tomlin
son farm of two hundred acres, two
miles west of Americus, and a very
valuable one. Mrs. Tomlinson will oc
cupy the Lowrey home January Lit.
Mr Lowrey Is planning already the
pretty home he will build on Lee
street early in the 1 spring.
THE GABETS ON MARCH
MADE FINE SHOWING.
Sixty Strong They Marched
to Americas.
Thie cadets of the Third District
Agricultural'College marched from the
school campus to the city yesterday
and their soldierly bearing elicited
praise upon all sides as they stepped
'blythely beneath the folds of Old Glo
ry. The Agricultural College is, In-
died to be' congratulated upon the
splendid success attending this mil
itary feaiture. No other of th« eleven
agricultural colleges can boast sucii
‘a splendid batalllon of young soldler
boys. and In no department of the
state's service can a more soldierly
body of troop* be found.
AFTER A WEEK’S ILLNESS
Estimable Young Man Passes
Away Here.
Following a brief illness cf cne week
with pneumonia, Mr. W. H. Ratiff, a
student attending the Agricultural
College here, died last nig. t at the
Hospital, where he had haen taker,
several days ago. Mr. Ratlin was a
most estimable young man of 22 years
and was held in high esteem by the
faculty and student body of the col
lege, as among his many friends. He
was a nephew of Mr. Q. W. Fuller, and
had other relatives here as well. The
remains will be carried this morning
to Plains by the 19:05 Seaboard train
for ipterment this afternoon.
ture last night at St. Luke’s on the
subject of "Child Study."
WEDDING OF MISSBAGLEY
AND MR. JOHN WAGNON
Occasion of Social Interest
Here.
FOimHONEMM
UonitheceviihsadhisIilM.
It’s impossibls for some people to
be both good and Interesting.
A balloon Joy ride Is x continuous
performance wltb.no place to go be-,
tween tbd acts.
At Calvary Episcopal church,
Wednesday afternoon at one o'clock
occurred tine of the prettiest wedd ngs
of the season, when Mils Mary Bag-
icy waa married to Air. Jonn Wag-
uan. of .Macon.
The ci ti-ch was beautifully arranged
with banks on the sides of feriH, ard
tall vases of white carnations were On
the altar. Upon tall pedestals were
large bunches of cream and white
chrysanthemum* tied with white rib
bon.
At the appointed hour the choir
sang a lovely hymn and after this the
bridal party entered to the strains o;
Mendelssohn's wedding march, which
was played by Mr. Harry Williams.
The ushers, Mr. Jamei A. Fort and
Mr. Clifford Williams, entered first
followed by the dainty little Misses
Josephine £ mmons and Martha Jolhi
ion, bearing large white satin pillows.
They wore white lingerie dresses,
lace trimmed and pink ribbons.
Miss Florence Niles, maid of honor,
entered alone and after her the bride
on the arm of her uncle, Mr. H. Clay
Baglcy, of Atlanta, who gave the bride
into the keeping ot the groom, who
awaited them at the altar, with his
best man, who was his 'brother, Mr.
Bert Wagnon.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. J. B. Lawrence.
The bride wore her golng-away
gown of brown, trimmed in Persian
silk and wore a lovely beaver hat. She
carried a shower boquet of white car
nations and valley lilies.
Mb,3 Niles looked lovely in a pale
laveadar cloth dress with velvet trim
ming. and wore a large picture hat
of white and black trimmed with pink
roses and carried pink carnations.
Air. and Mrs. Wagnon left on the
one-forty train for Alacon, where
they will be at home at the Plaza
hotel.
Than .Miss Bagiev, lAmericus "has
no more attractive or popular daugh
ter. She is the daughter of Aire. Lau
ra Bagley and has a large circle of
fvlmde who wish her every hafiplnejs
in her new home.
Air. Wagnon la a young man well
known and as well loved both In
Americus and bis borne city.
Ansley’s
Store Ne
LADIES’ READV-TOhl
Here joii will find a complete se I e
Ready-Made'Garments for Ladies’, MijJ
Children.
ESTRAY xotioe.
From my premises one mile west of
Americus (George D. Wheatley place)
on .Sunday last, ope dark bay mare
fi.ule nine years old. thin In flesh,
weight f.00 or 900 pounds. Had on
bridle without reins. Will 'pay Hb-
eral reward' if returned to R. W.
Uuchhuan. 12-1-tf
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SUIT? AND
COATS
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THE' 11 *
WOOLTEX
GUARANTEE
J>1 '
THElifcw
PETTICOATS
after n number of
the ladles ready.to-w w
after trying nnmerooi
selected the “Weolte
and coats as the best
the demand for theie
proven that our choir,
you have never worn
try on one and joo -
why so manj ladles wt
Y'ea take no rhanres it,
a Wooltex garment braisi
Is an absalate guaranty ,
tlon through two iranii*
$25.00 to (Ml
Just received a shlpnnU
Messallne and Penia
Petticoats; also solid n
changeable effects with M
and bauds, the very latntk
big values for .. .. $5.00 c
UNDERWEAR AND HOSItj
The name “Mentor means the same high quality In nidi
“WooRex" means In suits. We carry u complete line of theie.hJ
ular numbers for women and children and highly recommnlW
discriminating purchaser.
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UNDERWEAR
COVJ
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ts and
PANTS
A good median welfltH
cotton onion salt Ihithoj
comfortably and wrtrtd
sizes j
Children’s sizes .. ••
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The “Mentor Sbrlnlprt*f
Shirts and I’ants sre
weights and quallUM.**^
cd according to dlrKO"^
SHRINK. Light
garment, o slightly
*1.40 per garment
A good medium
and ribbed Shirts ssd^l
will give good strike. I
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HOSIERY J
BARGAINS
Onr *1.50 g'* Jf ' '‘".j
Ladles’ HtoeUng*,-^
Onr “Wear «' ir **
Storking* .. •• ■
Big values »
from 10 to 25c. I
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