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FACE EIGK5.
THE AMERICU3 TIMES-RECORDER.
THfRSD.1V, BElEjjgjj
Gruen Bracelet Safeties
Bell, The Jeweler
Special Line of
Goods ior Soldiers and Sailors
Bell, The Jeweler
Sheafier’s fountain Pen
• Guaranteed not to leak
Bell, The Jeweler
Christmas Shopping
WE HAVE
ALLEN’S DRUG AND
SEED STORE
ON FREE TRIAL—NO DEPOSIT
—NO EXPENSE—we w01
•en« y-i: « new Acousticon.
T/ili a die small instrument
:► At \w.i po-»‘ivc!y enabled over
'^'.000 deaf people to hear.
DEAF
You Can Hear
With the Acousticon—
hear conversation of your friends,
music—ewy sound—just as you
used to. We guarantee it or you can
return the Acousticon at our expense
without it a cooling you I coot.
Write at once for ten
days* free home triaL
.r.NERAL ACOUSTIC COMPANY, 1300 Candler Bldg., New York
PRACTICAL
CHRISTMAS
GIFTS
w 1
' E ASK the consideration of the
people who are interested in
25 — ' the most sensible and practi
cal Christmas gifts that it is possible to
give man, woman, boy, girl or child—
Our Choice
FOOTWEAR
The-e are shoes for ccmfort, shoes for
service. In Slippers, we’ve a host of
good styles for ladies, for men, and for
the very little feet There is footwear Jor
the dance and for all the holiday dress
functions. Come in and see how mnny
good things can be easily selected from
our line of choice footwear that ' will be
just the thing for. Christmas.
PRICES ALWAYS AS LOW AS
GOOD QUALITY WILL AUOV/
Tillman & Brown
Fitters of Feet
SUGAR SHORTAGE DUE
I TO MOONSHINE STILLS
LIEUTENANT FERGUSON IS
SENTENCED TO SERVE TEAR
ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 12.—Tho gov-
I eminent has caught the leak In the
nugar supply In Georgia, ten thousand
i pounds have been seized and a number
I ct merchants In and around Greenville
and Ilawsonvllle have been put on
notice that the sale of any moro sugar
by any of them to moonnshiners will
mean no wholesale dealer will bo al
lowed to sell them anything, in ad-
ATLANTA. Ga„ Dec. 12.—Second
Lieutenant C. W. Ferguson has been
sentenced to one year and one day at
hard labor In Fort Leavenworth fed
eral prison, following conviction at
Camp Gordon by courtmarUal, upo l
charges of conduct "unbecoming on
officer and a gentleman," It was an
nounced last night. Ferguson's home
adress was not given. In addition to
the prison sentence, Lieut. Fergusan
will be stripped of his rank and dis
missed from the service. The con
dition to which they will be prosecuted ' Unce, tho first imposed upon an officer
j themselves. ! of Camp Gordon, has passed before a
Investigation by tho food admlnls-! reviewing officer and will go into et-
i tratlon representative and internal * cc t Immediately.
Is now in order and we especially invite you to
call and look over our lines before buying.
Toilet Sets, Manicure Sets, Combs and Brushes
All kinds of Pyrolin Ivory, Perfumes, Toilet
Waters, Perfumery and Powder Sets, Toilet Ar
ticles, Traveling Sets, Kern’s Candies, Razors,
Pocke- Books. Christmas Packages of Cigars and
Tobacco, Briar and Meerschaum Pipes, and a
Thousand and one other things suitable for each
and every member of the family, and last but
not least, THE PRICE IS RIGHT.
Don’t wait. Give us a call and call early.
revenue men has turned up the fact
that in tho past GO days or less more
titan 100,000 pounds of sugar have
been sold by Bmall merchants to mak
ers of “mountain dew." Tracing thl3,
the revenue officers have located and
seized several moonshine outfits and
along with It came an aggregate of
about 10,000 pounds of sugar. The
major portion of thl3 was Belzed from
ono merchant in Ilawsonvllle. That
seizure Itself leading to further in
vestigation In tho neighborhood.
Notice to l'nblle.
Effective Dec. 10th, all repair work
on automobiles will bo raised to 00c
per hour.
AMERICAS AUTOMOBILE CO
HOOKS MOTOR CO.
LAW REES.
B. B. KENY, GARAGE.
CLAUD MAUCK & CO
The trial of Ferguson followed an
investigation by military authorities
into his manner of living, It waR stat
ed.
CHAPPELL MACH. CO.
City Tax Notice.
Notice Is hereby given that unless
all city taxes are paid by Docembor
20th, 1917,1 will be forced to proceed
to collect samo ns tho law prescribes.
E. J. ELDRIDGE,
Clerk and Treasurer.
9-7t
MARKETS
Latest Prices
Steals Wile and Children.
SAVANNAH, Ga.. Dec. 12—The
police authorities have been asked by
authorities at Gastonia, N. C„ to look
out for Jacob Gant, who Is wanted
on a charge of bigamy. Javob Is a
"regular’’ fellow In his lino and Is al
leged to have not been satisfied with
Liking another's wife but capped his
three babies in addition. He spent the
week-end In Savannah and reports
have It that he has gone to Garnet to
work for a mill there.
For safety in clothes-buying-—
come to this store
Local Cotton Market.
Middling 29 1-4
Loral Cotton Seed.
Per Ton $75.00
Now York Cotton Fntnres.
NEW YORK, Doc. 12.—Cotton fu
tures on the call wore as.follows:
January, 29.60-53; March, 29.43-37:
May, 29.15-10; July, 28.76-70; Decem
ber. 30.40.
At (ho close options wore quoted-
January. 29.06; March, 28.90; May.
28.71; July, 28.44; Decombor, 29.90.
NEXT
TUESDAY
Pec. 18
10 A. M.
W HEN you buy clothes first be
careful about what they rea t| y
are; the fabric all-wool; the tail
oring of the best; the style just exactly
what you want. ’
Then find out about the service-
what surety is offered that they win’
last you well and satisfy as long as
they last.
Hart Schaffner &
Marx clothes
That’s your answer. They’re just
what you want in fabric, style and
fit and you get them with a double
guarantee—ours and Hart Schafl-
ner & Marx.
They’re low priced for such qua!
ity. When you look at them you’ll
see what we mean.
W. D. Bailey Co.
Copyright ITart Bcha-ncr it Min
Homo of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes
PLAINS SCHOOL NEWS
1 Clarke’s music class will give a re
cital.
Wishing to show interest 1n the sol
diers. the school contributed twenty
The month of December finds the t0 the y M c A fu „ d ]aJt
Plains school nearing the Christmas | week,
vacation with high hope of Santa'
Claus and a good time.
Chicago Grain quotations. |
CHICAGO, Dee, 12.—Receipts and
shipments at the opening today were!
postod as follows: '
Wheat: Receipts, 330,000; shipment:, 1
2,000.
Corn: Receipts, 79,000; shipments.'
DC,000.
Oats: Recolpts, 338,000; shipments,!
,1,335,000.
On the call grain options wero u!
follows:
oCrn: December, 124 5-8; Jana-1
ary. 121 1-2; May, 119 1-2 to 119 3-8.
Oats: December, 74 3-4 to 74 1-4 !
May, 71 3-4 to 71 3-8.
Ribs: January, 25.00; May, 2421 1-2.
At tho close options were quoted: 1
Corn: December, 124 1-2, bid; Jan
uary. 121 3-8; May. 119 3-8.
Oats: May 72 3-8 to 72 1-4. j
Ribs: January 24.77 1-2;
24.87 1-2.
I will sell to the highest
bidder at my place, one
mile east of DeSoto:
Mar
5 Mules
3 Horses
62 Hogs
2 Wagons
1 Mower
1 Cultivator
1 Superior Drill
Com
Hay
Cotton Seed
1 Piano
Farm Machinery
Implements
A. Cfoad'sey
The boys of the school are begin-
, nlng to make plans for tho next year's
Tho firs', series of examinations has j p| g c i u j,_
been passed and the regular schedule _ . . , . , .
iu hnim. rniinwoz i The Campfire girls have organized
Ik being followed. i .. . . , . .1 ... _ ,
! their club, electing MIs g Rogers lcad-
On the 20th of December, at seven ei#
c clock, tho boys of the sixth and Thn Boy Scouts are quite lively
soventh grades will give a program, hero ot Iatn . Ttle y ar „ cutting wood
consisting of declamation. The girls r „ r the Red Cross room at present.
will assist with the music.
Plains school has the honor of wln-
On December 21 the pupils of Miss nlng the prize, a $25 scholarship of
fered by the Tennessee Chemlol
for tho best essay on the 11
"Profitable Use of Commercial
tllizer." The winner was Cecil
son of the 7tb grade.
Baseball Is the sport of the ci
GEORGIA, 7th Gnf
An Oiler of $3,700.
I hav e an offer of $3,700 for the D
Jordan placo on tho Ellavllle I
about five mUe s from Amerlctu. Fla
contains 248 1-7 acres. Permlut
n'll bo asked of the department to a
Further Information see N. M. Dtdkj
Receive,. Amerclus Notional Bank,
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I^P
Opera House
CHRISTMAS DAY, DEC. 25
Matinee and Night
BELL’S
Famous ^awallaos
A Musical Attraction That Is Different
The only all Hawaiian attraction of its kind ever
presented on the American stage. Beautiful
scenery. Real Hawaiians representing
the Musical, Singing and Dancing
Wizards of the Hawaiian Islands.
Once seen, never forgotten.
Prices -Night SI. 10, 83c, 55c, and 28c.
Matinee 25, 50 and 75.
res include War Tax. SEAT SALE DUDL
SLASHED PRICES
LADIES
TAILOR-MADE SUITS
In order to clear out every f Suit in
stockrapidly we offer for the next
few days the following reductions
f o r t h e
SPOT. CASH ONLY
All $15.00 Suits for $ 9.75
All 20.00 Suits for 12.50
25.00 Suits for
30 00 Suits for
35.00 Suits for
40.00 Suits for
All
All
All
All
16 50
19.75
22.75
26.50
Where alterations are small there will not be any charges
made for same. Come early to secure the choicest.
You may make a deposit on any selections, and we will
keep them for you a few days only.