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FRIDAY,OCTOBER 8,1920-
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
Adventor&s
TWINS
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PAGE THREE.
championship meet at Cleveland yes
terday by defeating Miss Ethel Cum-
■ ~ ' ago ir •— J '
CHEWING GUM
the penny had
dn t gone the whole way
him
thi:
he
meml
stock , _ _
into thi fish’s month, and he had
/■gtuiaway and left it sticking. Now
h® klad, though that he’d let
It alone. All he had to do was to
stand the fish on its head and out
would roll the penny as nice as pie.
Up he slipped to the bedroom shelf
tipped up Mr. Chub, as he called his
fish-bank, and out popped Mr. Pen-
ty. Then he flew to the store, bought
a stick of crawfish chewing-gum, and
got to school just as the bell rang to
come to order, panting and perspiring
but happy as a king.
Then, as you know, the visitors
arrived, the school hoard, with wise
SHIGH SPOTS IN
!GEORGIA NEW
Valdosta’s new gas plant will soon
be in operation. Pipe connections are
new being made.
Valdosta investors in an Arkansas
il project are discouraged at a tele-
giam announcing a flow of salt wa
ter had been found where oil was ex
pected, and prospects of finding oil
are now remote.
Hand sprays to take the place of
cattle dipping vats which were blown
op in Lowndes county, have arrived.
The Atlanta Law .school fall tern
opened Wednesday night with its lar-
enrollment.
trank C. Mason, of Jonesboro, woo
Lhi slate senatorshlp from the doth
district in the run-over primary.
The Bainbridge Power company a
$200,000 corporation, whose stock
holders are all residents of Decatur
county, will, within a few months, be
ready for operation. This concern is
putting in a hydro-electric power
plant on Spring Creek about ten
miles from Bainbridge.
A mob of 100 armed men at Gome
waited the arrival of Fate Sitton, a
young white man, at Lake Creek Sta
tion, in Polk county and only the fact
that he caught a Central of Georgia
train at the next station probably
averted a tragedy. At that station he
was taken in charge by Deputy U. S.
.Collector Williams, who happened to
in Hie neighborhood, and brought
'Tome, where he was lodged in jail,
fen is accused of making an as-
Pale, Sallow Women
Cfold How To Acquire The Glow
Of Health
Women who are pale, sallow, oyer-
worked, no energy and hardly able to
drag about, if you could only realize
what Vinol, the cod liver and iron
strength creator and body builder
will do for you we are sure you
would not rest until you had tried it.
Miss Phyllis Jones says: “I was
run-down*pale, nervous, thin and had
fainting snells. My doctor prescrib
ed Vinol. I have gained rapidly since
taking it and look and feel better in
every wp~ ”
Vinol enriches the blood with mul
titudes of healthy red blood corpus
cles and what Vinol did for MiMss
Jones, it will do for everv pale, sal
low, weak, overworked woman in this
vicinity.
scratch, the fairy schoolmaster, was
very keen of sight, with his big
specks n everything, he just couldn’t
see everybody do every little thing all
the time, even with Nancy, to help—
Nick too, sometimes. But these oth
ers!
He’d have stuck the chewing gum
inside his desk, only there wasn’t any
inside to it, just an outside, for the
desks.iii Meadow Grove school were
all stones, you know, the seats, too,
for that matter.
Markie rolled his gum into his
cheek and sat still, managing pretty
well when it came his turn to ans
wer a question. But when they start
ed td sing and march—oh, ray! He
didn’t know wha* to do.
(Copyright 1920)
sault on the young wife of a promi
nent farmer near Lake Creek.
Pete Petropol, of Rome, who has
been in Greece for seven months, re
turned Wednesday. He saw his native
land for the first time in eighteen
years. However, he says there is no
place like Georgia, and he was glad to
get back to Rome.
John D. Earle, until a year ago a
resident of Everett Springs, Floyd
county, was accidentally killed Tues
day night at DeForest Junction, Ohio.
The details of the accident were not
furnished. He was an empbye of the
B. & O. railroad.
Savannah was selected as the place
for the next meeting for the Atlantic
Deeper Waterways Associatio i in an
nual convention at Atlantic City.
Jacksonville, Fla., and Portland, Me.,
also extended invitations.
Janies B. Nevin, editor of the At
lanta Georgian, heads Fulton counts
delegation to the state convention at
M.itcn, the delegation being named b7
Ha;ciwick, whom the Georgian act
ively supported.
The Dooly county commissioners
Tuesday unanimously elected R. L.
Scarboro to the Board of County
Tax Assessors, to succeed. J. E. Horne
whose term of office expires January
An address by Mrs. Elizabeth A.
Perkins, of Ann Arbor, Mich., will
feature the opening day’s session of
the Georgia W. C. T. U. A. annual
meeting which wiii be held at Winder
on October 19 to 23.
Hundreds of farmers from the
northwest will be given free trips to
Florida during the coming winter,
according to announcement in Macon
in connection with the passing throng
tomorrow night of the first two cars
of hemeseekers. ,
B. F. Carden, justice of the peace
of Twiggs county was convicted in
federal court in Macon yesterday of
moonshining and fined $100. His son
who testified the still was his and
his father knew nothing of it, was
complimented by the judge for per
juring himself “like a gentleman to
save nis father.
W. A. Hoyle, Thomaston merchant
aged 39, took strychnine and died
in a Macon hotel yesterday. He was
liberal with credit at home and ina
bility to make collections of $10,000
on his books to satisfy his creditors
contribnted to his suicide.
Ben H1U interests have raised $1,-
200 to employ a home demontaration
DB Thc fight on the boll weevll for
next year will be inaugurated by Bibb
farmers at a meeting tomorrow.
Miss Alexa Stirling, of Atlanta,
national woman golf champion,
reached the semi-finals in the 1920
'the surplus funds from entrance fees
that were not used. This will amount
to about ten per cent of what each
candidate paid.
Daniel L. Grantham, secretary to
Congressman Lankford is recovering
at his home in Douglas after a se
vere siege of typhoid.
The West Point Pressing club was
burned Tuesday The building was
owned by Scott & Miller and it was
partially insured. The block of build-
iugs owned by Heyman-Merz & Co.,
and Mrs. Ada Lanier and occupied by
A. Palmisano, the Vaudette theater
and Reed Roberts’ store wore badly
damaged by heat and water.
A large per cent of Colquitt coun
ty’s corn crop will be stored away
this year in weevil-proof barns, ac
cording to an announcement by Coun
ty Agent Stratford.
Lucinda Bailey, 13 year old Rome
girl, who disappeared at the same
time a carnival left that city, was
found at a farmers house 6 miles
from town. A young man is held in
connection with her disappearance.
John Anthony Frazer, formerly of
Rome, died at Tallahassee, Fla., aged
91 years. He was buried in Rome yes
terday.
Thirty emtpy gallon receptacles,
lately filled with moonshine whiskey
and three quarts of liquor was cap
tured in a negro barber shop in Ath
ens by revenue officers and local
police. The negro, Collie Creedel, es
caped.
The Rome Ministerial Association
has decided to initiate a movement to
have the Bible read here in the pub
lic schools.
Governor Dorsey has received o
touching appeal from Vienna asking
that a number of Austrian refugees)
who are suffering in that country, be i
allowed to emigrate to Georgia and
here work out their future destiny.
The communication was addressed to
“the high government of the State •
Geopgia.” While the governor hi
not yet formulated a reply it is prob-t prfsrytfpian rmiDru
able that the only one fie can make) PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
is that the immigration laws of the • q^SuJfS. 8 SES? 11 ?* ft . 4K *.
ssyssjsws suss 1 .?t? $
■KSs—-“• re’slriiS.Mws
Wntprs of Savannah the claa3as a little better,
is asking^the %?£SW5oM£:\, W«Up -
ages for injuries alleged to have 7-30 P. m. E
jstained in an automobile ■***• nS, SK
GnirchN?tes
EVENING PRAYER AT CALVARY
CHURCH
„ Evening prayer will be said at Cal-
ofj vary church tonight at 7:30. Choir
Worship and preaching 11 a. m. and
Subject for morning, ’A
-yfi-;—■— —|o5*s*J S&MJSSB £
Smith l-l It b. 5“"" d “•
that he voted Wednesday for Hard-j Christian ]
wick.
Christian Endeavor, Ip, m.
Sr .... where Hardwick’s! General Nm**: A phone hts been the members should bo present at tho
JEfS.'SES. waXtoTbta ‘“tailed at the pastor’s residence, exercise* to bo given.
FISH
The Best
Undressed
Urge Select Mullet, 20® Lb
Medium Size Mullet IB® Lb
Trout, Gutycd - 25c Lb
OYSTERS
Dressed Cooked Any Style
30c Lb 40c Lb
26c Lb 36c Lb
36c Lb 46c Lb
CatflJilPGuttcd,' Skinned. Headless -25c Lb JOc^Lb ? 60 4 ^? ried
Oysters. Se ect * $ i.oo Stewed 1.00 Fried
Oysters, Select • ' 1 0 lc w Each; 2 loaves 21c; 3 Loaves 30c
Bread, Per Loaf Or Pkc : 2 Pkgs. 18c; 3 Pkgs. 25c
Oysterettes ... ™ fa. 2I , bs . 45c . 3 Lbs. 60c
S3 a.? ®
AMERICUS SEA FOOD CO.
Phono 86. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
contest was thrown out, went for him
this time by two to one. |
Macon Kiwanians have decided
they do not wish to become private
detectives in the crusade against
speeding. . j
A parcel delivery wagon, contain-)
ine *1,500 in dry goods packages,
was stolen from Hie Atlanta streets
Wednesday.
The salaries of Atlanta’s five mu
nicipal judges has been increased by
the county commissioners by *100
per month each, the chief judge now
getting *6,000 per year and the oth
ers $6,400.
College Park and Decatur, Atlanta
suburbs, which have continued to en-
ioy 5 cent street car fares when the
fare inside the city was 7 cents, will
fight the ruling raising their rate to
7 cents.
Among the bodies of 37 soldiers at
Camp Gordon from overseas, sent to
their homes today under military es
cort, was that of Private Wm. D
Chester, of DawBon.
The Baptists of Arabi will build
a new church and hope soon to have
preaching twice monthly instead jf
only once aa at present.
Fulton county including the city or
Atlanta, gave Hardwick a majority of
103 votes Wednesday, he receiving
6,109 and Walker 4,963.
Tho semi-Bnnual convention of the
17th district I. O. O. F. is being held
in Rome today and Saturday.
James , Tribble was elected mayor
of Forsyth Wednesday.
Franklin county will have a coun
ty police officer to enforce prohibi
tion. He will be paid by subscription
until January 1.
Dr. M. L. Brittain, state superin
tendent of schools has written a num
ber of letters urging the people of
Georgia to vote for the ral
of two constitutional amendments
now pending. One amendment la that
embraced in the Elders-Carswel! act
requiring each county to levy from
one to five mills school tax. Tho oth
er Is an amendment by Representa
tive George Carawell removing tho
constitutional restriction of state sup
port for high schools.
The Fulton County Democratic ex
ecutive committee has voted to re-
Itum to various candidates In both
the April and September primaries
624 Harrol j -venue. Our puoue num
ber Is 622. Write it down so you will
not forget it when you wish to call
us.
The members of our aundsy school
will rejoice to know that the contract
has been let for the dividing of uur
Sunday school building Into class
rooms. ,
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
The music for next Sunday at the
'First Methodist cQurch will be in
charge of Mrs. John Oliver. The fol
lowing program is announced:
Morning Service
Organ Voluntary—-Allan.
Hymn 463,
Quartet, “Beneath the Cross’’ So
pranos, Mrs, Henry Everette, and
Miss Gladys Smith. Altos, Mrs. Guy
ton Fisher and Miss Eunice Rnstin.
Offertory—Bierman.
Hymn 508.
Sermon
Hymn 490
Postlndo.
Evening Service
Organ Voluntary—Mallard.
Hymn 817.
Chorus—Shcrwin.
The above will be sung by twenty-
five young ladies, who will sIbo assist
in the choir work.
Offertory.
Trio. “Does Jesus Caret’’ Miss Sa
ra Oliver, Mrs. Henry Everette, Miss
Eunice Rnstin.
Hymn 329.
Sermon.
Hymn 279.
Postiode.
Allies Confer On
Seized Hun Cables
WASHINGTON, Oct 8.—Dele
gated from five of the Allied Powers
met today at the State Department
in the first preliminary, session of the
international communications con
ference. Repreeentatives of France,
The disposition of German cub: *
United States were present,
seized by Great Britain, France ur.d
Japan, of which the United States
proposes to claim a share, was the
foremost problems to be discussed.
Betterment of press and commercial
communication is expected to be the
outcome of the conference.
The largest lake in Japan—
Great Britain. Italy, Japan and the Rlwa—Is onlv 36 miles long.
■T.oke
II l OTHER SUM
TESTIFIES
The Young People’s Missionary so
ciety of the First Methodist chnrch
will hold a meeting in the church
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. All
Declares Health and Strength! short time back I, read the
Restored After Three Year* Of ,tatement of Mr - T - A - Snipes, of
Suffering By Taking Tanlac. Ybor cit " ® bout bow Tanlac had
_____ , helped him and decided to give It a
... trial. Well. I am only sorry I didn’t
* “ m , now enjoying better health) get it long before I did, far It went
than I have for years, and I don’t i right after my trouble at once.
hesitate to say Tanlac is the cause
of it.” declared Silas N. Weeks, of
1603 15th Ave., Tampa, Fla., who is
employed ut the shipyards of tho Os
car Daniels Co.
“For three years before I began
taking Tanlac I had been in very
bad shape. I suffered constantly
from acute pains in my right side,
which caused mo great uneasiness
and kept me taking medicine all the
time.
“A few months ago I got ao weak
and run down I couldn’t work but a
short time without having to stop
and rest. I woko up every morning
feeling tired out and jnst like I
hadn’t alept a wing all night
my I
“I have just finished my second
bottle now and I feel fine, sleep like
a top at night and get up in the
morning ready for anything that
comes to hand. I can drive rivets
all the morning and when the whistle
blows for dinner am ready for a good
meal and can eat heartily and enjoy
it, something I haven't been able to*
do for a long time. I don’t get tired,
like I used to, have gained several
pounds in weight and am still gaining,
and can sum it all up by saying that
Tanlac has made me feel like my fUSB
self again.’’
Tanlac is sold in Amerlcus by
Planters Seed & Drug Co., and in
umter by Ewing Merc. Co. adv
118 1-2 Cotton Avo.
Americus Seed & Supply
COMPANY
Offer
dependable stocks
of
FARM and GARDEN
From Reliable Growers For
Planting
SEEDS
Southern
*
Ruta Ba^a
Turnips
Cabbage
Spinach
Kale
Carrots
Radish
Lettuce
Onion Sets
Abruzzi Rve Fulghum Oats Rape
Georgia Rve. Texas Red Rust Proof Oats
Winter Vetch Burr Clover •
Crimson Clover
PHONE ISO.
121 W. FORSYTH STREET
AMERICUS CAMP, 202. WOC
MEN OF THE WORLD.
Meets every W«
nesday night la t*
W. O. W. Halt A
via] ting Severely,
are invited to meet with ua.
G. J. Clarke, C. C.
Nat LeMmatar. Clark
SUMTER LODGE No. 264 I. O. O. F.
Meets every Tuesday
L5*\ night, corner Forsyth
w—and Windsor Ave. A
cordia linvitation to visiting brother*
GORDON E. BROOKS, N. G
T. ED CASTLL-JERRY. Sec’y.
COMMANDERY MEETING
DeMolay Commandery, No
Knlgbta Templar, meets-every thi-
Wednesday night at 8 o’clock. <
visiting Sir Knights have a cord'
invitation to meet with ns
W. F. Smith, Eminent Commsmt-
Frank J. Payne. Recorder
M. B. COUNCIL LODGE. Y * A
Meets every fil
med third Frid,
nights. Al! visit! *
brothers are Invit.
to attenn
HARVEY MATHIS, W. M
Nat '^Master Secretary
AMERICUS LODC*?
No. 13, F * A. M.
Meets every second
and fourth Friday
gh*:, at 8 o'clock.
S. L. HcDANIEL, Worshipful Maste
8. L. HAMMCND, Secretory.
CHAPTER MEETING.
Won* Chapter No. 42, W Arch
Masons, meet* every fi. <WM JkW
i Monr'ay night at 7 o'clock. Visiting
Companions will tt
«jlccme. J.K
S. I.. HAMMOND,
Secretary.
Ow¥,m>U,W»d|( w II ,
ANOTHER
SPECIAL SALE
Men’s Suits
Saturday
Special big lot of Men’s All W ool Suits in Mixtures and Blue
French Serge, best fall styles. The regular price on these
Suits is $45.00 to $60.00 and they are exceptionally good
values at the regular price, but in order to create lively sell
ing in this department Frida y and Saturday we offer you
Your choice of this special pric e of—
$2 9.7 5
$5.00 Men’s Corduroy Pants on sale special
Friday and Saturday at—
$ 10.00 and $ 12.00 Men’s new Fall Shape Ve
lour Hats on sale, special Friday and Saturday
$7.95
Special lot Men’s Khaki Pants worth $2.50 to
close out Friday and Saturday at—
$1.00 pr.
Sizes 36 to 44 Only
Big lot of $2.00^quality Men’s Dress Shirts,
with or without collars; good patterns on sale
$1.00
Not Over 5 to a Customer.
M
Our entire stock of new Fall Knee Panto Suite
for Boys will be on sale Friday and Saturday
25 Per Cent
DISCOUNT.
Complete new Fall Stock of Men’s and Boys’
Sweaters on sale Friday and Saturday at—
15 Per Cent
DISCOUNT.
With every $5.00 you spend with us during this sale we give you a ticket entitling you to a
chance on a 513-Pound Bale of Good Middling Cotton that will be given away at our store Sat
urday, Oct. 16th, at 3 P. M. to one holding lucky number.