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THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
STRONGEST at the bottom. Thin is
an inflexible economic role. This
very instant we arc very near bottom,
having touched it a month ago and
arc now assuredly on the upgrade. A
big opportunity is at hand.
harvest time grow
r observer is able to find more and
cause for optimism in Sumter
B county. Despite the more or les
J* general wail, Sumter crops, taken ns
p a whole, are far from had. The av
p erage corn crop is good. A fine oat
P and wheat crop was harvested. The
E hay is first class. The sweet potatoes
P r . are about as fine as ever. Extra
| large peach and watermelon crops
P were harvested and sold. And th
p cotton crop, now about to come ir
will surprise the pessimists.
True, the boll weevil is busy. II
Ip hat done much damage. But despit
I that fact, and despite the fact that
r the acreage has been reduced nnd the
^ use of fertilizer restricted, Sumter
F county is going to market a fairly
, good crop of cotton. Level headed
| men, who refuse to be influenced by
the general despondent talk, are csli-
j mating 20,000 bales, which will be
an excellent yield under the condi
tions. Cotton market men here as-
f aert their belief that it will bring 15
cents by November or December. It
has been the cheapest crop of cotton
Sumter has produced in years—possi
bly that has ever been produced here.
And the returns from it, while they*
• may pull few entirely out of debt*
will go a long way toward relieving
(ne situation.
Better times, not worse or equally
had, are upon us. World conditions,
[ nations! conditions and local eftndi
tiona are gradually but constantly
^jnoving. It is time for every man to
get out of the old rut of thinking and
paOdag hard times and trouble, and
r Start anew.
^EXT, let us see what is the exact
* financial situation! We are firm
in the belief that ALL the country
now needs is to have the flood gates
of the great Wall Street money de
positaries (POOLS) opened in order
that financial strength may percolate
through the veins of commerce and
industry*, revitalizing them and per
mitting the business of the country to ^
become rehabilitated. Three dav:
ago the New York WORLD said edi
torially—THE FARMERS NEED
NOT CHARITY BUT CREDIT. THE
COTTON THEY ARE HOLDING IS
EXCELLENT SECURITY. IT IS A
NEEDED CROP; ARTIFICIAL FI
NANCIAL CONDITIONS CANNOT
HOLD IT OFF THE MARKET AS A
WORTHLESS PRODUCT FOR
EVER/ This is entirely true, too.
Let us see now how poor-*—or ra
ther how RICH this country really is
a nation we arc worth TWO
HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE
BILLION DOLLAS NET. Our near
rival is England worth only
EIGHTY BILLION DOLLARS. We
hove three-fifths of all the gold in
NEW TRIALS FOR
CRAWLEY BOYS
Tofinl'Riipti I OIL CONCERNS TO
FIGHT 1CENTTAX
JACK Oliver, formerly of Atlanta,
aow a member of the cotton brok
j=j€i*ge firm of Oliver 6 Houghton, of
inils oui an interesting
litter this week, which we are pass-
' along. It may help some of our
»to look up a bit: He says
“This is no time for gloom—cotton
'V‘1 surely sell at 15 cents. The
|writer has just returned from a tour
of careful investigation throughout
(an important portion of the cottAn
h< ' He was not content with visits
the larger towns and cities, so rode
f mil** out into the rural scc-
l and discussed matters with big
*’ l small farmers alike—he oat* _
plil fences and listened attentively to
pH that *Silas Homespun* had to any,
whittled sticks out in front of cross,
stores while being regaled with
opinions of the village oracle,’
all country merchants as
i a« the larger ones in the cities
ed FUNDAMENTALS at
> with prominent bankers and
j^Vankly, he heard not one hopeful
Btheerfnl note. There was not a
[single rift in the clouds of gloom.
I Despair stalked broadcast The war-
Bp— symphony of prosperity and con-
B*“t had been turned into a jazzy jan-
Bp by yelping yawkers—a jaundiced
HMI&w of pessimism had superceded
th. recent roseate aurora of abund-
ar ce * Th* poor house was getting
rearer each day, each hour in fact
th. country sheriff was bent under
Bff'Weight of attachments, while
geaort house doors were invitingly
men to bankruptcy proceedings. It
jjP indeed an indiscriminate, awe-
Ittspiring, illuminating indulgence In
faiquitous indigo-hued industrial
gjid commercial attack of acute indi-
gMUou. Fortunately, however, these
were purely imaginary.
the world, nnd gold is the basis
redit for nations nnd individuals
alike. In our banks there is more
actual money than in all the res; ot
the banks of all the civilized coun
tries of the world COMBINED,
der well over this fact. No
country compares with our oi
quantity nnd quality of raw products,
cultivated nnd cultivatable area: our
water power is matchless. We have
greater and more efficient amount of
manufacturing facilities than any
other country, or several of them to
gether. Then, considering all of
these wonderful advantages, why
should we be in the dumps now?
ATLANTA, August 13. — New
rials were granted Friday by the
supreme court of Georgia to George
and Decatur Crawley, their sister.
Rose Crawley, and their cousin,
Blaine Stewart, all of Union county,
charged with the murder of Deputy
Marshal Ben F. Dixon, who was killed
when he went to their home in the
mountains to arrest the three men
charges of evading the draft.
Blaine Stewart and Rose Crawley
had been sentenced to life imprison-
onment. and the two Crawley boys
had been sentenced to death. Mo
tions for a new trial were overruled
by the trial judge. Judge Jones, and
October 28. 1920, the supreme court
supnorted his decision.
On the ground that Frank Spivia,
one of the jurors, was related to
the wife of Dixon, and on the fur*
their ground that another of the ju
rors, Luther Chastain, was biased.
extraordinary plea for new trial
was filed. This was also overruled
by Judge Jones, was appealed again
to the supreme court and it was on
this apneal that the new trial was
granted.
The case attracted attention all
over the country, since after the
death of Dixon the Crawley boys
took flight in the mountains and
were pursued far nearly a week by
n company of soldiers from Camp
Gordon, The pursuit failing, they
ere csnturrd several days later by
Glenn S. Young, a deputy United
States marshal, who returned with
them to Atlanta.
Miu Mary Timer, who haa been
the met of Mr». J. Ralston Cargill
at her home on Lee street for the
early rummer months, left Monday
for New York for a viait of some
time. Later she will include Lake
Miss Timer will return to Amcricus’
for a further visit
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18,1921.
Prisoner Flees With
Officers’ Handcuffs
ATLANTA, August 11.—Oil com
panies operating in Georgia will bring
* In . the (• l, .U e K* 1 Proceeding! within a few days
Miss Dorothy Cargiil will arrive
home today front a visit of some time
to Miss Charlotte Northcutt at her
home in Marietta. Miss Cargill was
the week-end guest of Miss Mary Lou
Boone rft her home in Macoh.
Hcnrv Walker, Jr., who has been
confined to his home for the post
ten days with fever, is now convalesc
ing.
Dr. Carl W. Minor Monday began
his annual vacation of two weeks or
longer, and will probably spend some
portion of the time in North Geor
gia, where he has many friends, who
will render his visit a pleasant one.
to test the constitutionality of the
gasoline tax of one cent a gallon
provided in a bill passed by the legis
lature and signed Wednesday by
Governor Hardwick, is announced by
H. N. Reed, president of the R»ed
Oil company.
Governor Hardwick signed the
gasoline tax bill Wcfnesday after
noon. He stated he was confident it
would stand the test of the courts.
Mr. Reed, who is the held of one of
the largest companies handling gaso
line in Georgia, stated that th.. fir.l
DAWSON, August 10.—Constable
W. 11. Miller, of Bronwood, not only
lost a prisoner, but he is minus
pair of handcuffs.
At a preliminary trial at Bron-
wood, the defendant, Robert Johnson,
was committed to jail on a charge of
forgery and Bailiff Miller had plac-
cd handcuff! on the negro prepara-
tory to bringing him to Dawson,
when the priaoner made a dash for
liberty and disappeared with the iron
jewelry on one of his wrists.
At last account the negro was still
What became of the hand
cuffa is not known.
Walter Daniel, who was threatened
with an attack of fever recently at
his home on Felder street, is now up
and out again.
Edwin T. Murray, now of Fort
Valley, where he is associated with
the interests of A. J. Evans, spent
the week-end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Murray.
BIOSPEIUT1 and Depression move
gr cycles, one following the other
v ’ * the same precision and regu-
narity as the sun and moon. When
is at the top of the cycle
■K vast majority are gleeful. It la
that Amateur Sages are cock-
e of the future. The horn of plen-
| ii seemingly
inexhaustible. Life
I lived with laughter and Rong,
and dancing in the
«JJERE is probably the most im
portant single item of nil. Read
it very carefully so that you. too, cto
readily appreciate that all in the
world this country needs now is the
loosening of the bankers' purse
strings. The ratio of total reservi
of the Federal Reserve System
year ago, after setting aside the re
quired 35 per cent against deposits
was 47.5 per cent. Today it is 79
per cent. The bills held have been
reduced, roughly, 1500,000,000. To
tal earning assets have been pulled
down from above (3,180,000,000 to
(2,060.000,000 n fall of fully (1
120,000,000. The net demand de
posits of reparting member bangs
have been reduced (through calling
of loans) from (11,300,000,000
year ago to leas than (10,000,000,000
today. Meanwhile the gold reserves
ot the Federal Reserve banks have
increased (500,000.000, or no less
than 25 per cent
Now. as to COTTON! Truly.it
looks at the moment as if the amount
of cotton on hand throughout the
world around December 1st, will be
the very largest in all history. Fac.
ing such a situation if we were to
Ploy only logical deductions
though NORMAL CONDITIONS
isted, it would be easy to figure how
and why cotton should sell at 6 or
7 cents per pound. But wait! The
hacks of all nations, as well as the
shelves of all the stores in the world,
were never before so bare of cotton
fabrics as they arc this minute. Be
yond all question of doubt we will
soon he enjoying the greatest demand
in all history as well. FOR THESE
REASONS WE PREDICT WITH AB.
SOLUTE CONFIDENCE THAT
COTTON WILL SELL ABOVE 16
CENTS PER POUND BEFORE NO-
VEMBER 15TH."
P. R. Andrews returned Sunday
morning from a stay of five days in
New York buying goods. He report
ed the markets hare, with the factor
ies apparently turning out little
vet.
CUT-OFF
Robert Stubbs and Ernest Coker
made a business trip to Oglethorpe
and Montezuma Saturday.
R. J. Holloway and James Tolcn
made a business trip to Oglethorpe
Monday.
Mrs. Lucy Rouse, of Andcrson-
rilie, spent a few days last week the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rouse.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Coker and lit
tle daughter, Gladyse, were in Am
cricus Wednesday.
I lit-
BARBERSHOPS
REDUCE PRICES
of
Mr. and Mrs. David Wicker and
tie daughter. Miss Stella, of Winches
ter, were visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Monroe Wicker and family
Monday afternoon.
The series of meetings closed
the Lutheran church Thursday. Eigh
teen were added to the church.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Frazier, Mr. and
Mr?. Gus Holloway, of Americas were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs, J.
Holloway and family.
Of much interest to a number
friends and relatives was the marri
age Saturday afternoon of Miss Bes-
e Kitchens and Olin Holloway. They
arc at home to their many friends
Andcrsonville.
Prof, and Mrs. D. E. Pennington
and children, Jeanette and Lottie
Eunice, of Americas, are visting the
former’s mother, Mrs. A. J. Penning
ton, a few days this week.
A number of our people have been
attending the revival services at
Pleasant Kill this week.
Miss Della Parker and Otis Bray,
Walter Rvlander has returned from
a business trio to New York and
Chicago.
Miss Hazel Young, of Montezuma,
i« spending some time with Mias Mary
Will Hanrey at her home on Lee
street.
of New Era, visited Mrs. J. T. Mor
ris Sunday.
Rogers Clapp and children,
and Billy, of Atlanta, are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. George Wicker.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. McNeill and
children, of New Era. and Arthur
Wicker, of Amcricus. were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hewett Join
Miss Laura and Robert Stubbs
were spend-the-day guests of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Sommers at Pennington Sun
day.
Mrs. Annilu Gilmore. Miss Mary
Lizzy and John Gilmore, of Dooling.
spent last week here, the guests o:
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shickley an<
family.
Mrs. Bettic Barton is visiting Mr.
slid Mrs, Carleton Barton, near Ogle
thorpe.
Mrs. R. H. Stubbs, A. F. Penning-
n. Prof, and Mrs. D. E. Penning
on were visitors at Ideal Monday.
J. B. Rouse was a business visitor
m Oglethorpe Saturday.
Taylor Shocklcv, of Oglethorpe. „
luting Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shock-
ley.
E. J. Schroedcr and Mr. Hogue, of
Americus, were visitors at the home
w al r ' j and Mrs - " ■ J - Pennington
Wednesday evening.
Snake Eggs Found
Under Setting Hen
W. E. Tayior. who returned last
week from New York, where ne pur
chased stock for the new Fashion
Shop, announces that goods are ar
riving and the store will probablv
hold its preliminary opening next
week, as previously planned.
in Georgia, stated that the first
step probably would be to bring pro
ceedings In the state courts.
Mr. Reed declared if the tax is
found to be legal it will be paid but
said the one cent a gallon will be paid
by the consumer. He said that be.
fore the consumers arc char this
increase the constitutionality of the
measure will be ascertained.
According to the estimator made
by those backing the gasoline tax bilt
that measure will bring a revenue
of' approximately (1,100,000 a year
The total appropriations by tho leg-
„ a ™ ount . approximately
(11,500.000 and if the gasoline tax
law is declared unconstitutional tho
revenues of the state will be serious
ly crippled.
MAKESFARMING
IN SUMTER PAY
ERIE RAILROAD
LEASES SHOPS
MARION, Ohio, Aug. 15,— y|.,
Eric railroad today announced th.,
its local shops and round^hose had
been leased to the Railway Ser/ic,
company of Marion, to bo operated
by that concern beginning iromedi.
visit relatives and friends for two
weeks.
Miss Myra and Miss Emmie Hal
stead have returned to their home
here after a visit of two weeks in
Atlanta and Reynolds.
Miss Annie Duke, of Atlailta, will
arrive in Americus Wednesday to
be the guest for a few days of the
Misses Halstead at their home on
Jackson street.
Former Atlanta Railroad
Man Finds Profits
Regular
G. A. Moore, who was a railroad
man in Atlanta until four years ago,
when ho moved to Sumter county and
engaged in farming, finds that agri
culture beats railroading, even under
boll weevil conditions.
"I have a two-horse farm in the
Seventeenth district," said Mr. Moorb
today, "and I have cleared (1,000 a
year off it every one of the four years
?• , ', en on ft- This year every
lick of labor on the place has been
2®»® by myself and my grown son,
William, except (13 worth. Wc will
make 1,000 bushlcs of corn on 40
acres, which is not bad. and will get
MAY BRING ACTION
BY LABOR BOARD
CHACAGO,, Aug. 15.—Annoim... A
ment at Marion, O.J that the Eri.^
Railroad had leased its shops there
to a local operating company which
will haidle all of the road’s repair
work, may bring intervention bv the
Railroad Labor Board if there is anj
evidence of concerted plan pn the
part of the roads to follow the pra c .
lice generfally, a member of the
board said today.
wit 1 M For i! iav g ,R Car
county jail here while Sheriff Harvey
is endeavoring to find out where they
obtained a new Buick touring car
which they brought to Americus l«, t
Friday with every number chiseled
off the engine and other parts, Hm |
bearing only a home made pasteboard
tag with the word "duplicate." A r
nving here they took the car to tho
Buick agency here and attempted to
trade for a roadster dn represents-
tion that they wanted a lighter car.
They gave the names of George W
Kilgore and O. W. Cite*, both of
Clnyton Aia., but declined to give
the sheriff any namea of persons for
reference. The sheriff
16 bales of cotton on 20 acres. Wc £ eIC ™nce. The sheriff at Clayton
have three acres of potatoes, two in . , bc . cn communicated with and a
turnips for*the hogs, made 200 bush'
Mr. and Mrs. M. A. York moved
today to the residence of Mias Rosa
Jeter on Lee street, where they have
an apartment.
Mr. and Mis. R. H. Carswell and
little daughter, and Mrs. a L.
Wright and children, of Gordon, ar
rived in Americas Sunday morning
to spend severely days with Dr. and
Mrs. E. L. Carswell.
Will McDonald and Litt Da via. of
Albaay. motored to Amerieua today
tor a visit with their relatives. Mr.
and Mrs. E. F. Brown, at their home
here.
Mia Juanita Bloodworth and Mia
Margaret Bradshaw, of Albany, are
the guests of Mia Annie Mae Brown
at her home on Jefferson street.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mosteller, Miss
Sarah Mosteller and William Hos
teller have returned tom a visit ot
ten da» to Tampa. Miami and other
points in Florida.
„ 9: M -. Hunter, formerly with the
National Biscuit Co., is in Amcricus
in the interest of his new enterpri
of selling eras tanks.
Max Banner, of well known travel
ing fame, spent Monday among I
friends end patrons in Amcricus.
Mrs. Hattie Halstead, who has been
spending ten dsn with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Kilby, at their
home in Reynolds, has returned t
Americas.
Miss Lillie Smith, of HartsficM.^is
•be thn. week of Mr. and Mrs..
H. \V. Smith, at their home on Furlow
street.
, M r- * nd Mrs. B. F. Easterlin and
family left Tuesday for Indian Spring
to spend a week at that pleasant
resort.
_ Mrs. J. B. Heard and Miss Frances
Heard, of Vienna, arc the gnests
for a few days of Mrs. A. C. Crockett
at he rhome here.
A congenial party who motored to
els of oats, have plenty of hay, and
otherwise arc doing well enough this
year. The fertilizer we use.J cost us
no outlay of cash, because wo cut «.nd
sold enough wood to buy it all. Yes,
we have some bol] weevils, but we’re
going to make some cotton anyhow.
And what wc get out of our crops this
year will be ours, very largely/*
Mr. Moore’s farm consists of 200
reply is expected from him at once,
ne men are believed to have come
from Alabama. Other efforts also
*° loe * te ,h ' real
owner of the car.
The men refuse to offer much ex-
&P at ‘P n tor th « r Presence hero
.k ' u C * r ^.. ■‘"’P'V assert
t . h .7 bouffht it from a man whom
they did not knowvfor (1,250. hand-
mg him the cash without looking to
—„ a as in tunsisis OI ZU*» i, _ -7- IO
acres, not all of which is under cul-1 8 *®."r Bthcr th ? engine and other
tivation, on part of what is known IP*” - borc numb er» as required by
as the old Fcagin farm. |»*w. «
RICHLAND.
RICHLAND. August 15 Miss
Lad Breaks Arm In
Fall Climbing Tree
Dr. W. C. Lovett, presiding elder
of the Americas district, filled the
pulpit at the morning and evening
hours at the First Methodist church
Sunday, speaking to Urge congrega
tions at each hour. The musical pro
gram Sunday evening urns given '
the young women members of
various Sunday school cissies, and
special numbers were rendered Sun
dav morning.
his
his
Chief of Police John Bragr.
daughter. Mias Louellen, and
granddaughter were among the large
number of people from here who
ited Pablo Beach, at Jacksonylle
Sunday, returning Monday morn
ing. The chief says the one-piece
bathing suits seen there are some- automobile for a trip to Macon, In.
thing scandalous. dun Spring and pocata in Jasper
Major James A. Fort, state prohi>
bition enforcement officer and stat<
commander of the American Legion
spent the week-end at his home here.
Rates Down 20 Per Cent
On Shaves and Hair
Cuts
Welcome. Old Man Normalcy! W
*nn all now irnt that hair cut we’v.
been needing so long, and get our
cos oul from behind the brush.
Announcement won made Wct-
nesdny morning that the prices of
shaven and hair eutn in all the white
liarber shops in Americus had been
reduced, effective at once, shaves
being dropped from 25 cents to "(I
. cents, and hair cuts from 60 cents
( setntiBiting sunshine. 1 But 1 ,0 - 10 cents, a reduction of 20 per
ft When depression takes its turn cc ~ , .
I he barber shop rates were raised
some two Meant ago, when other
tosts continued to soar, anti had re-
maincu .-tntinnnry until now.
turn
thr top of the wheel tho exact rc-
I true. The majority vie with
1C ar >th«r in weeping and wailimr,
^ K*n«ral are headed for th. 1
demnii -;r
with no who?
•u the : retard the decent.
<■ ’< ' ■ ,:..iieate
uture;. panic *eem* immi-
• display caution, even
timeii:;, during BOOM time-. It
b far mare j r- ; . '■ , ,.. u . ( .
oi l-, even daring, when condition. al ,.
d- Ev.* common ser.se
•hat when ; . ; :y - ;
■ should look out for the in, -. -
'■ ride down the toboggan ,n..-.e a |
I'NGING with never a thought
. ,riow. All markets are in
WEAKEST at the top and
3 Lads Go to Jail
For Riding Trains
Walter Bray, Joseph Rotoli and
Cal Hoffman, three younu men pirl.ed
up here by various officers for beat-
in* their way on railroad trainr. u» re
riven 10 day# in jail or fine* of $25
by Judro Harper, o* the City court.
Tuesday on pleas of guilty, and as
they did not have money to pay, ihey
are spending ten day# a? boarders
with Sheriff Harvey. Wararr.’.s
charging Hoffmar. w th ho*.;ig a pis
tol and carrying corccaled weapo:
were dismissed.
Six genuine snake eggs, over
i ,c . . an - Aiideiwonville, Ga., hen
clucked proudly Sunday. were
brought to Atlanta Monday by F.
Reddick, a colored railway postal
clerk, says the Atlanta Journal “He
tfot them frowTRooUriin Brothers,
merchants at Anden»nrjlte. who took
them from the heir which claimed
narenta/e .
parentage.
-‘The half dozen ‘reptile fcmit*
were found in a nest with save**!
authentic hen eggs, they said. The
ih h f i b ' H ‘ n P roadl >’ setting upon
the whole batch.
“The snake eggs were about
the
The Mission Study doss talks oa
“Soul Winning,’’ prepared by E.
Mullins, will begin promptly at
clock each afternoon at the Central
Baptist church. Every one who will
join the class is urged to be presen'
each afternoon on time. The study
period will last only an hour, and
much benefit will be derived from
pursuit of the study, which will be
completed this week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Williams and
Miss Velma Williams, cf EUaville,
were in Americus a few hours Mon
day.
Mrs. J. R. Liles and Miss Elise
Liles have returned from a visit of
weeks spent pleasantly in Bir
mingham with friends and relatives.
They will accompany Mr. Liles Wed
nesday on n visit to Atlanta and Har
alson for a week.
Mrs. John Oliver, Mrs. M. E.
of pigeon eggs, white,”* with Mary Godwin and Mis*
oft. tough shell*. The hen had Andrew* are attending a pic-
Mis* Martha Bell, of Presto.i.
the guest this week cf her *irt«r,
; Mr*. Henry McMvih, at her home
here.
L G. Council has returned from
a pleasant short vocation at Tite
Springs, Tenn.
Nuremburk, Germany, is the tov
center of the world. 7
mashed them a bit. and they were nic toda >* 4t Blue Springs.
stuck together in a cluster by the I
•oft\ shells. When touched, the i
wnEghng reptile within could
foil.
"When brought ta the Journal
news rooms, a number of interested
people doubted as to the actual par
entage of the eggs, so an operation
** performed upon one of them,
i '‘ nfar ’- snake, marked very
much lute a conperhead moccassin.
emerged from the egg. and squirmed
around on the window sill. It was
about eight inches long, had nar-
brown hour-giass-shaped spots
like a copperhead. It was estimated
at he would have naturally hatched
about a week. .
“The Andersonviile ben. according
to reports. » still clacking verj
sngn.y/*
WE CAN use your chickens snd eggs
s: the market price. Windsor
Hotel—£tf.w.
Mr. and Mr*. R. E. Hightower, of
Thomoston, arrived Tuesday tc be the
gurwts of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Mur
ray st their home on Rees Park. They
l.ftve a number of friends here who
aic planning to make their visit
pleasant one.
from^EUav’lte, Cleo„e' S 'and j a*trce'
honor. Among them was** bridge par- I>d ’i,T ,he ^* h ® ®'i hte
ty Friday afternoon at the home of * •?»**«'« elbo<P
Mrs. Harvey Dixon" The gtaest* 6 ln-|todiv* reU,m * d to hl> ■><»•>.) her,'
(lary^ Alston,££$ BSSL' 1 * j®**- ^8 or 10 day. before
Coffin, Mildred Llde, and Mesdamcs 115* /r ,cturc *81 he*l sufficiently
Frank Bryant, and J P Mayo f h °" h,m r « um « \ia »ork. He hai
Mrs. Leonard Alston entertained r P ^ yed i^ n Times-Recor-
w!th a swimming party Friday mom-1 v!l/ 0rc ^i °, f *5** toT th ® P" 1 *
in» in honor ot the Misses Collins. rd ** ri *f.'“ 0B «' ’ f ,h *
The guests included ten of the young- 2i„V,.H™ petent memb « r * ot the
er set. One of the affair, planned f n | ** n, “ tlon -
•heir honor this week is a swimming n .T. ~
party Tuesday night at Magnolia | Prefildinjr Elder I*
May Ellen Carey and Miss
Compton
Emory Rvlander drove to Atlanta * l, * ir * tor “ “«» «* nJdeito^^^ From ^sri^th”ea£
Sunday to spend three or four days **"***** to do any and all kinds of nSwSLkK * ? r '
— ** *ork. This modern equipped ,n lhe 'P*"** 1 ' hf>
E2- -a* asks safe ara a -•
Taylor at ■--- -" • **~ about six months ago " c »lmost waist-high, while his patch of
Mis Chappell forwr’roUwt .*"• Wi " Fitigera'ld, Misses Catb- Zf/.g P ?/ 1 l0 ' !1 J S ,B ,f h i u,ur J'"' t
of this cite. berfatheTh^iaTbel T n '“ d Vi ’«" Bernwell and otNer, ° .£ t ’ nlsh * 11 ” h ' > h » ve
da^STSdJr, JSS! net
T mends Omaha from a camping trip at Mag-1 *** **Je result nf such un-
-—’ ' * lr,p "*8 'usual growth jf v.ne remains lu he
Springs.
-I L * n * f»m-
—ring by
Mn. J. p. M. yo Grover ^!, n d ' 0 b f Ut . ‘i"* •’ promiV! of * ,!n *
Adams gave a lovely shower Wednes- P” d f tub *”-
county. cislriiood home of Mr.
Lane. The T wfij be gone about two
two with th* exeewsow r.t Robert C.
*-*“«• V® rrtara to Americus af-
ter a vik: of a day or two is that
lion.
•ft* n *o©n, honoring Mrs. Frank ■ wniiMnrn MPron nfrc
Bryant, a recent bride. About fortyl c WOUNDED NEGRO DIES,
of the young married set were nrcs- L . Montgomery, the negro fsnn
The eo.or .heme ®«WS3
Mr. C. B. Boone. Mrs. W. J. Eagle
and children, of WKarragtoa. N C
’■”* with Mr. and
Mrs- G. W. Boone ir. their home here.
that purpose. The out of town guests
Mrs. A. B. Woodard and Mrs.i
Mrs. Albert Ha.-rj a.*.d son left o Prow . n ' ot Americus nnd Mrs.
Tu«4aj for Xd*a' to rMii her mother! ***£ Hubbard, of Columbus,
and father. Mr. and Mm T. S . B- Crantford was hostess
BrooU. Mrs. Harris sriC he joined at ?* * d ‘ n "f r l*rty Friday night in
Idea! by Mrs W. H. Bxrxeaa and ehil- ~ Bor of Mr - and »">• frank Bryant,
drtn. of Dublin. They w.r return to Th * J™”'* »«* Mr. and Mrs. Dry-
Amencus with Mrs. Harris after a * n iv Mr ' * ndMn '- B«»» French,
vuit at Idea! <,f *«v«r^ffayi. «ii?fP‘*, on «, n< l children,
white was beautifully carried mir’i« I . Dy u - T * Summers at Mr. Summer*'
the dwirationsand 'refreshments'! home in the 28th district after the
m!m 4&.TI cart’attractively'd’c'I SSTiSSSt? SSSSiS’tLffl!
fore the nlmhmcnts wTre ,UnriC “ ,U ' n '
each pest was asked to write a wish
for the bride on a card provided for|
8 Tired
ho have been viait ing Mr. F. H. Me-
Mrs. W. C. Late arrived from Val- . **• Albany this past week, re.
dosta today to be the gwesh of her tarn,<1 home Sunday,
mother. Mrs. J. w. SeaStags, on „ Mra Jim ^ Williams and. Mrs. I.
Church street.
M’alter Page underwent a slight
operation at tie city hotpital Toes-
“*>'• Today ne is greatly improved
and ab;e to see friends who have call
ed.
Harmon, of Savannah, have been the
wee?* ° { M ”' W * rrcn Bnellinga this|
N. C. Alston. Jr., "Cousin Chnr-
lie. returned home from White
Springs. Fla.. Wednesday. He Just!
could not irisa the barbecue. He re. I
porta that Mrs. It. T. Dixon la Im
proving. 1
Miss Mildred Llde haa two attrac
tive house guests this week.
"I was weak and run-down."
relate* Mr*. Enla Burnett; of
Dalton, Ga. -t era* thin and |
Just felt tired, all th* time
I didn't net well t wai
ever hungry. I knew, by J
thla. I needed • tonic, nnd |
an them ta non* better than—
G. Lester WHiiamj left Tuesday
for Idea!, where he is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Brooks. Mrs. Wil-
I«am« and daughter have Seen at
^•taita^ra^m^.^ P^hfiley Pre.jdys Over
friends have been informed. Mr. Wil
liams will be out of the city for sev
eral days.
CARDIII
Nejjro Odd Fellows
The Woman's Tonic
GRIFFIN August 10.—Tha color® i
ed Grand United Older of Odd Fel®
Margaret Paul, of Madison. ,ow * of the jurisdiction of Georgia
»rd MU* Susie Pearl Jones, of Cor- ®P«ned >t* annual convention In G»if-|
are the guest* of Mrs. Charles at the colored Banlist .'hutch
Poole at her home
reet.
on Furlow
Mr and Mrs. W. D. Jordan and
children, of Leary* are the guest* of
Mrs. Lucius Harvey at her home
here.
Mr*. L. M. Norvelle will leave early
Wednesday morning for poinU in
Alabama and Chattanooga, Tenm., to
‘
Miss Eleanor Riley, who has been
• Pue«t f"r some time of Miss
nizabeth Sheffield *nd Miss Hnlet
Humber, will leave Thursday for her
home in Albany. While here she has
been uronUnent in social affairs.
Miss Varv McGuire, matron of
Bessie Tift College, of Forwth. is
visiting her sister, Mrs. B. F. Bond,
at her heme near Americus. She ar
rived Tuesday night for a stay of
acveral days.
West Solomon strati Tuesday, with
several hundred colored citizens
prominent in the secret orders cf thj
colored lodges in Gfirjia In attend
ance.
Atnonp the “celebrities" are Kcnry
Lincoln Johnson, national Republi
can committeeman from Georgia,
and Ben J. Davis, editor of the At
lanta Independent.
Davie is the grand secretary and
Johnson i, attorney for the grand
lodge. The presiding officer 1* Grand
Master Pughsley, of America*.
The convention will be in session
several day*.
, I began using Carlo!"
continues Mrs. Burnett
"After my first bottle, I slept
better and ate better, t took
four bottles. Now I’m well,
feel just fine, eat and sleep,
ay skin ta deer nnd I her*
gained nnd (ore feel that |
Cardui ta tbs beet tonls aver
Thousands or other woo
have found Cerdot Inst as
Mm Burnett did. Itshs
At all druggists.