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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY T1MES-REC0RDER DECEMBER 8. 1910
TWO SALES OF REALTY
FARM AND CITY HOME.
is
By L B. Lott.
THE CHECK WAS BOGUS
MERCHANT IS DUPED
The sale yesterday of the pretty res-
idence of Mr. J. B. Mathis on Chur?';
afreet, near Brown, was of Interest, as
it is one of the most desirable homes
{n that section an drecently has been
very greatly Improved.
The purchaser Is Mr. L. B. Lott, who
recently came to Americas from South
Carolina, and has since bought several
properties.
Another sale yesterday was that of
the desirable farm of Captain John
Cobb, consisting of 220 acres and sit
uated three miles esst of the city.Capt.
Cobb bought it four years ago and
■ells it at a handsome profit.
Both sales, the Mathis and Cobb
properties, were made by Arthur A
■Westbrook, real estate dealers, and at
satisfactory pries.
THE SOIL MAP IS
NOW IN PRESS.
Will Be Ready For Delivery
Before End of Year.
Chech For $90.00 Is
Given Warlich.
Jake Hoetelton, a painter, la being
sought by Sheriff Feagln on a wareant
charging him with forging the name
of Mr. John W. Shiver to a check for
ninety dollars which Hoetelton passed
on last Saturday night on Mr. Samuel
Warllck, at the letter's place of busi
ness.
Hossedton had made .several pur
chases at various rimes at the War-
ikk More, giving checks from other
parties that were found to be all
right.
BUNCH IS SUITED
TO WORK THE ROADS
COTTON CROP IS ABOUT
OUT IN THIS COUNTY!
METHODIST WORK
IN SOOTH GEORGIA
Many ConvicHons In Court Season in Americus Almost Figures Thai Tell Story of
the Year.
Yesterday.
It was a field day for Solicitor*
Williams and Childers—was yesterday
—in Superior court, and a rare bou
quet of colored exotics baa been ar
ranged for Supt. Christian's chalngang
Christmas present
Joe Haywood, for assault to mur
der, waa allowed to plead guli':y to
a misdemeanor charge and got a year
or $60 fine.
Sherman Walker, on a similar
charge, was adjudged guilty and sen.
tenced to one year, or $60 fine, after
Saurday he took a couple of pairs!haring stayed five months of the
of shoes out on approval. Subs?- dozen.
quently he came back and asked the
cashier to cash a $90 check. Mr. War-
lick was at supper and the money
was not available.
Hosselton came back about an hour
later and tic cashier cashed the
check.
Monday it/ wan found that the check
was bogus. It was also ascertained
that Hosselton had duped some of his
Bob Battles, for burglary, got an
even dozen months, but will be re
leased after serving half the sentence
if he can dig up sixty silver slmol-
eon?.
An Identical dose was dealt George
Barlow for an Identical crime as the
above.
Sam and Jim Mitchell, two Zulus
convicted of playfully burning a barn
at fhe End.
The so 1 ! map of Sumter county is
sow nerrly ready for delivery.
This was the good news that Mr. I.
C. Britton, the chief cemptier of the
map and the accompanying data
brought to town yesterday.
“I have recently received smi read
the galley proofs of the report," said
¥’ Briitoc, “and I have also received
and 0. It'd ft CApy'of the m»p. Tkte
map ahj pamphlet are now In press
And fc should be but a very short time
before it It ready for delivery to those
desiring copies.”
The Board of Trade requested that a
special lot of five hundred copies be
reserved for it, to use la Its advertis
ing work among farmers elsewhere
last night Congressman Hughes was
fellow painters and had likewise abas- on the Council plantation a few months
til his credit with some other mer-1 ago, were given a term of seven years
chants, although.’ not crtofnally. |eoch In the state penitentiary.
The matter was pliced In the hands I Filmore Anderson was touched for
jof tie grand jury yesterday and nnjl'5 of hi? OhriMmas coin on a pl?a
indictment returned. Jof guilty to the charge of forj-ep-.
A reward may be offered for Hossel-! while Jes’e Jones got a straight shot
ton. Who it bellenred to have taken the p* 4 J'enr for assault with Intent so
train for a long journey from Amerl- murder.
He had been doing painting job3 'Scarcely a blackbird got through
here for some time, and bis act was
a surprise to many.
MOTHER BIG FARM IS
SOLD IN SUMTER
the legal nets yesterday.
Carolinian Buys the Scar
brough Place.
THE LADIES TO SERVE
LUNCHES AT XMAS
D. A. R. Chapter io Conduct
There Is much pleasant Interest bc-
The W. H. Scarborough farm of S5o ln « displayed in the restaurant to
_ acres, lying east of Americus and ™ n ,or the we * k immediately pre
written to to freshen Che memory ojj near DeSoto. was purchased yesterday ceain S Christmas by the Americus
■tie agricultural department officials s< ; by Mr. W. W. Herron, of South Caro- *- bap:er o( the D. A. R.
that the wishes of the Americus bus!- i U n a, who thus coma/ to Sumter coun- For several weeka the ladle3 of the
organization will not be over-! to* to reside permanently. The sale of c “^f ter i have been bus:j >' engaged in
looked
PUTTING OUT SEVEN
THOUSAND PECANS
Mr. Britton Handling Grea
Plan In Dougheriy.
Sir. J. C. Britton, who made the soil
map of Sumter county, and is now la
<**d at Albany, was In the city yes
terday on business.
Mr. Britton is superintending the
operation), of the Southern Nut and
Fruit Company, a corporation that has
purchased three thousand acres
land south of Albany and proposes to
put K Into one immense pecan
chard and then sell It off In five and
ten sere plots or larger tracts to suit
purchasers. ,
“We hare'seven thousand-trees pur-
chama which we will put out this sea
son," laid Mr. Britton yesterday, "mak
dng this one of tJue largest pecan or
chards in Georgia. We Lave two thous
and trees on the ground now and are
digging the boles. Tomorrow we begin
setting them.
“Our people are very confident of the
success of pecan culture and expect to
dispose of the orchard to a large mint
F*r of parties as time progresses. The
men behind the plan have ample means
to insure Its success and we have no*
reason to anticipate anything but
brilliant fruition of our project as now
laid oat”
DEATH OF MRS. FERSRNS
OCCURS AT TIFTON
Body Brought to Americus
for Burial.
Mr*. Sue Malone Persona, a former
resident of Americus anj daughter of
the late Col. Charles J. Malone,
this d:y, died iSunday morning
TOton, where she hud gone upon a
Vizit to her netce, Mrs. J. R. Forrester.
The body was brought to Americas yes
terday morning and laid away In the
family lot Jn Oaknrove cemetery. The
deceased was the eldest daughter of
CoL Malone, a plonear resident of
■icus, and is well remembered by
■ citizens here. She was 68 years
of age and Is survived by her sou. Mr.
: Persons, of Worcester, Mass., with
> she resided. She has one brother.
Malone, of Albany, who
the funeral party here
the Scarborough farm was made 1 perfec,!n? plan *‘ commit-
through Allen & Crockett, real estate
tees, etc.
With 23.000 bales cotton already
bandied in Americas warehouses to
this date, the cotton season is rapidly
drawing to a close. Probably 2,000
bales additional will be brought In
before Christmas. The rapid market
ing of the crop Is due to the long
drought and early frost.
This latter cause cut off all pros
pcet of a top crop.
But for the cold snap which came
so early this year, that It killed all the
unopened cotton, there would still be
a good deal more cotton to bring in, as
In some parts of the country there
was a good deal which was late, hav
ing been re-planted after the drougth
had Injured it last spring.
All this unmatured cotton was kill
ed in the boll and all of the# matured
cotton not picked was badly injure!
Practically the whole crop in this
county has been marketed, the farm
ers showing little dlspositon to hold
It back, as prices have kept up so well,
and the Farmers Union and other
warehouses here have very little
stored in them.
LEE MANOR IS BOUGHT
BY R.P. STACKHOUSE
Beautiful Lee Street House
Is Sold.
The following statistical reports
made at the .Columbus conference
show the condition of uhechurc bin
■South Georgia
Local preachers, 180; members, 84,-
626.
Infanta baptize! during the year, 1,-
343.
Alulta baptized during year. 2,806.
Number of Epv.x>rt£i Leagues, 145.
Epworth League me|nbers, 4,933.
Number of Sunday school officers
and teachers, 4,559.
Number of Sunday school scholars
enrolled during tie conference year.
45,862.
Assessed by t/iie last conference for
the superannuated preachem and the
widows and orphans of preachers, $14,-
00.
Collected on the foregoing account,
and paid claimants, $14,512.80.
Contributed for missions, foreign
$29,035.53; domestic, $20,317.16.
Contributed for church extension,
$9217.04.
Contributed for the American Bible
Society, $1,843.75.
Contributed for presiding elders,
$24,034.96; preachers in charge, $196,-
578..
Contributed for the support of blah'
ops, $2,859.15.
Number of societies, 785; number of
bouses of worship, 731.
Value of houses of worship, $1,-
715,714; indebtedness, $93,782.28.
Value of parsonages, $384,400;
debtedne-s, $15,936.13.
Number of districts, 10; number
district parsonages, 9; value, $40,009;
Ansley,
Store
EADIES* READY-TO-H
Here you will find a complete t A
Ready-Made Garments for Ladies’
Children.
in
The handsome Lee resddence on Lee
street, formerly the S. H. Hawkins j indebtedness, $6,725.
residence, was purchased yesterday I Number of churches that have been
by Mr. R. P. Stackhouse, a wealthy dama 8«l or destroyed during the year
South’ Carolinian who has large Inves - , b - v ftre or storm, 4; amount of damage;
ments in Americuu, and who will come F3,ol0.
here shortly to reside. Insurance carried, $i 16,005; losires
This realty deal is one of consider- * ustalned , $36; premiums pufd, $4,891.-
ai’le local Interest. 98; 'option on losses, nothing.
Be sides the mansion and spacious j
P r011ndB ’ Mr - Stackhouse purchased Tu/n _ _
likewise the hanShome furnl:ure and | |VU ijAU MIlLu
furnishings of this lovely tome. I
The consideration was not made! THOMASVILLE
known, but was doubtless considers-
agents, and at a very satisfactory I 1 >raaa ’ e io begin operations on
price. Mr. Herron is already highly' Monday * the 19tb 1111,1 c!ose Christmas
pleased with Sumter county and the
Eve.
opportunities presented here for sue-1 Darln * tbat time, from th9 hours
ceusful farming, and thus becomes a of 8 a ' ni ' :o 10 p ' m ' bot drinks and
valuable member of tie great colony 1 0> ' sters wlu seTVed - 4 ljnctBon 41
of South Carolinians locating here thisi D1 ' ldday and dlnc6r e4 <* evening.
y ear On addition to the restaurant there
'will be a bazaar feature, with booths,
selling fancy work of all descriptions.
MR. .POLLARD TO LEAVE
FOR WORK IN BRAZIL
of the Central is
Going There.
In railway circles In Americus in.
tcrest attache* to the fact that Divis
ion Superintendent H. D. Pollard,
the Central of Georgia railway, Lois re- ■
signed bis place, to take effect today.
He goes to Brszll to take up railway
work at a salary of $10,000 a year. In
his place E. H. Daniel, who for a short
time has been trainmaster of the Ma
con division, has been appointed. Both
men are well known In railroad cir
cles, and both have held responsible
places with the Central for a long num
ber of years.
GRAND JURT IS READY
TO QUIT FOR TERM
candy, cakes, etc.
A unique feature will be a booth
where packages are put up, daintily
■tied with ribbon?, at Slight cost.
This Includes not only the gifts
sold at the booths, but shippers may
bring other purchases lu to have
them properly done up for Christ
mas I'vtf.
At this table will be sold the Christ
mas 'Stamps.
SHIFT OF THE ELDERS
AS MADE FOR TEAR
Location of the Presiding
Elders for 1911.
Presiding elders of the 8outh Geor
gia conference have the following Iucu
tions for next year:
J. M. Outler, from Dublin church
to ThomasvlUe district.,
Rev. J. A Thomas, from Tbwmas-
ville First church to Cordele
trict.
Rev. C. A. Jackson, from Waynes
All Business Very Nearly boro t0 Am€ricua dUtrlct
The grand Jury serving at this cur
rent term of iSumier Superior court
rapidly completing all business before
It snd will probably be ready
make Its general presentments tomor-
now. Committee? from the gram! jury
were out yesterday examining the
books of the various court officials for
reports to be embodied In ;helr pre-
litments. This grand Jury has doae
excellent work In looking after the
affairs of the county and In examina
tion of cases brought befort It, and
as rapidly expedited business dur
Ing the ten days It has been In aes-'
slon.
ELIEVED JOS. R. LAMAR
WILL UNO JUDGESHIP
DYE RTISEME NTS,
BE PAID IX ADVANCE
all legal advertisements
Tfmee-Recorder must
In advance. Cush must
■ £e advertisement. Thiel:
i the state
Of Supreme Court or Court
of Commerce.
memories
op the
the dark.
Washington, D. C„ December 7.—It
Is believed here that Judge Joseph n.
Immar, of Augusta, Ga„ will land
Judgeship, efsher on the Supreme court
or the Court of Commerce. Senator
Bacon la pressing for the former and
Is content to accept nothing else.
Rev. J. p. McFernln, from Dawson
First church to Macon dUstrle:.
Sev. C. R. Jenkln-from First church
Waycross, to McRa*district.
Rev. A. M. William? from Thomas
vllle district to Dublin, as pastor.
Rev. A. F. Morgan, from McRae dis
trict to Duwson First church.
Rev. K. Read from Cordele district
ic Waynesboro.
Rev. J. B. Johnstone from Americus
district to Trinity church. Savannah'.
Rev. O. F. Cook from Macon dis
trict to First church, Waycross.
Me, as the yoperty la among the I
F«»r Hundred Bales of Col-
expensive additions to the residence
and grounds, conducive to * attract-
i-cneas and comfort
The spacious grounds of several
acres are electrically lighted through-,
out
ton Go Up in Flames.
It Is understood that Mr. Stack-
house will occupy thilj beautiful bomt
early In the new year, removing his
family here from South Carolina.
Thomasvllle, Ga„ December 7.Th5s
■place experienced two destructive fires
last night, the first starting at ten
BONO OF TREASURER IS
PUT AT $20,000
Meeting of County Board
Monday.
THIS PLACE WENT UP
FIVE DOLLARS AN ACRE
I Was Only a Few Months
Between Sales.
The Board of Commissioners o'
Roads sad Revenues of Sumter county
met In regular monthly session on
Monday, December 5th, 1910. Presen;
Frank Sheffield, chairman, J. F. Bol
ton, secretary; A. F. Hodges, H. J.
Webb and T. B. Hooks. Minutes o
last meeting read and adorned.
Motion made and carried chat the
county treasurer'* bond be fixed a
$20,000.
Motion made and carried that Bon
Davla and Phyllis Powell be allowed
$2 an d$l respectively towards their
support.
Committee on sale of mule, re
ported five disposed of. Upon motion
they were authorized to sell the re
mainder at auction before the court
house, or at private sales at such tlmo
at would bast serve the Interests of
the county.
There being no other business to
come before the Board, after pai3lng
upon and approving bills against the
county to the amount of $4 844.56, the
Boar! adjourned until the first Monday
In January, 1911.
J. F. BOLTON,
Secretary of Baird.
o’clock and destroying the live sock
stables of Holman & Co., and the cat
ton warehouse of J, F. Evans,,and the
second, at 2 o'clock, gutted the Ploey
Woods stables.
The Evans warehouse contained
four hundred bales of cotton valued
at $30,000, partly covered by Insur
ance, and Messrs. Holman & Ca. los:
thirty-seven horses and much feed, etc.
Ten thousand dollara Insurance wa?
carried by this concern, which will
6e only about one-fourtll the total
loss sustained by them.
The Piney Woods staMes were ur
occupied, except by some old buggies,
and were the property of Mrs. T.
Mitchell, being Insured for $1,000.
Owfng to high wind? which prevail
ed during the night much property
was endangered by the conflagrations.
WOOLTEX
SUITS AND
COATS
after a number ol
the ladles resd,.to.i„
•Tier trying nnnifm,
•elected the "Ooottg
and coats as Ut lot
the demand lor ifo,
proren that onrth.lt,
you have never *«„,
Iry on one and ,
why so many ladles «■
THE
WOOLTEX
GUARANTEE
Too lake no cl
a Wooltex
Is an absolute
lion through
parmetn
Ins i
$23.00 it K
THE NEW
PETTICOATS
Jnst received a i
Hcssallne and
Petticoats; also
changeable effects i
and bands, the very h
big values for .. ..$
UNDERWEAR AND H(
The name “Mentor means the same high quality t
“Wooltex* means In salts. We carry o complete 1
alar numbers for women and children and highly i
discriminating purchaser.
‘ Used I
DENTIST HIT A HEARSE
AND DIED ON SPOT.
Accident in Savannah is
Fatal '
A VETERAN ON WHEELS
Regal Gar With
Recurd.
Savannah, Ga., December 7.—Ex
pressing the wish that whin the time
came for him to die be would be taken
off suddenly, D . Percy E. Williams,
a well known dentist, rase from the
dinner table and mounted L1s motor
cycle to meet death in the manner he
had wished. A few blocks away from
his home he went around a corner a:
high speed and meeting a hearse
Its way to a funeral, collided with
it, was thrown from h!s mount and
died. Those who rushed to him from
the crowded sidewalk* heard him mur
mur the words, "Help me, boys." He
then lapsed Into unconsciousness. He
died on his way to the hospital.
COMES TO AMERIGOS COMMITTEE UNDIGATES
SECRETARY BALLINGER
With a running record of more than
38,000 miles the "Regal Plugger” roll-
Mr. L. B. Ix>tt, who purchased 206 to Americus yesterday an-J anchored
acrej off of tjie Duke Crockett farm, 4 t Clark & Johnron's garage, where I;
near the city, has sold the land t> was soon surrounded by a crowd of
The exception thpt proves the rule
could prove anything else with about
,a«.mach' reason.
M Smith, a North Georgia farmer,
at an advance of $5 Bn acre. Mr. Smith
will move here and make hie home on
the farm. It Is understood that Mi.
IjoU will enter Into business In the
city.
The sale of this place is merely
anoflser of the numerous Indications
of tile continued upward trend of land
values near the city, in fact In any
part of Sumter county.
A balloon Joy ride is a continuous
performance with no place to go be
tween the tets.
And Condemns His Accusers
in Report.
“MENTOR”
UNION SUITS
A good mrili* »
cotton anion nR (
comfortably «»4 '
sizes
Children's slid ■
“MENTOR”
WOOLEN
UNDERWEAR
The “Mentor!
Shirts and ru 9 , 1
weights and <1
cd according N A
SHRINK. UfW'
garment, e slIgKUl
61*50 per gamut
“MENTOR”
SHIRTS AND
PANTS
A good mrilt*’
and ribbed SIW*
will give *® c< ’
UNDERWEAR
SPECIAL’
at J5c wc b*'*
tlcecc lined
Misses nnd
shirt?**
interested spectators and automauiics.
Aboard the Regal were Messrs. A. U
Riggs and Leo Sherrard, who are driv
ing It Into every state In the union
on a general exhibition tour. The
"Plugger” was plastered over with
cards and labels attached in the va
rious cities and towns In which it
has stopped since the long tour of
38,000 miles began on July 6th, 1969,
Jttst a year and a ball ago. The party
left In the afternoon for Florida, the
onto- state between Maine and Call
foreta not yet visited by the Regal! Men who ask favors sr. seldom wil-
veteran on wheel*. I ling to grant them.
'a: Ungton, D. C„ December 7—Vin
dicating Secretary of the Interior Bal
linger upon all the charges brought
agains; him and condemning his ac
cusers as haring been Inspired by a
deep feeling of animosity, but upon
4 supposed difference to policy re
specting conservation, a majority of
the congressional committee which in
vestigated the Balllnger-PIchot case
.oday submitted Its report to congress.
The price of ostrich feather* has
advanced, but whit la tome without
themT
HOSIERY
BARGAINS
Our
Ladles’
Onr“ff*»r"
Stocking? •• •
Biff |
101* ft*'
froi
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