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SATURDAY. OCTOBER *, 1291
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
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'' PACE THREE "
JURY RETURNS
(iUILTY VERDICT
WITH NO MERCY
Penalty To Be Inflicted
For Slaying Of Two Little
Boy*
—->statement ON STAND
BRIEF SHIFT OF BLAME
Wife, Mother Of Ud», Jointly
Indicted, To Go On Trial
Monday
o. ALBANY, Oct. 5.—The jury in the
; cast ‘ Glen Moore Hudson, charged
with the murder of his two little stej>
sons here July 12, returned a verdict
at li o’clock this morning, finding
Hudson guilty of first 'degree murder
without recommendation for mer-y.
Hudson was sentenced by Judge
Beil to be hanged November 18 be* i
tween 10 and 2 o’clock.
The jury resumed its deliberation'
early today after failing to return :
verdict last night after being oul
over three hours. The case went to
the jury at 10:25 p. in., after Hud
son in an unsworn statement had
asserted his innocence.
When the case was placed in the
jury s hand- it was .unnuunced that
-Urs. Hudson, w fc of the defendant
ard juinli; indicted with her hus
hand up a murder charge. w,:] be
Placed in tiial here next Monday
Vi c ’""!r , Atlor »cys representing
•Mrs Hudson announced that they
would he ready for trial.
Nothing New Revealed.
The state closed its case during
the morning session, and the defense
immediately began to introduce evi
dence in which it planned to show
some other person than Hudson com-
milled ,the crime, that the mother of
the children was such a low and de
praved character that she plotted to
get rid of the children, with T. M.
bkipper, principal witness for the
state, any by planted evidence to
throw suspicion on Hudson and in
that way to get rid of him also.
The trial was devoid of anything
new in the way of evidence or of the
facts thpt had not been made public
during the investigation of the crime.
Its only really dramatic moment was
when Hudson tool^ the stand Tuesday
afternoon to make nn unsworn state
ment in his own defense.
If any one present thought this
statement would bring out anything
of a sensational nature he was doom
ed to disappointment, for the state,
ment was of few words and deliver
ed in a halting, hesitant manner with
long pauses between sentences.
“Gentjemen: I am before a court
to be tried for the first time in my
life, accused of n crime I am not
guilty of,” he said. I am ns innocent
ns an angel in heaven, God knows 1
am. These children’s mother was
cruel to the litle ones. Her and Mr.
t Skipper both seemed like they had
y a grudge against them. Many times
I've seen her take pieces of rope and
sticks and beat the largest boy and
I’d beg her not to be so horrible to
the little fellows.”
Kissed By Sister.
When Hudson completed his state-
ment, his leading attorney, Claude
Payton, asked him if he hod anything
further to tell the jury and he replied
in the negative. As he left the wit
ness stand he returned to his chair
by the side of his attorneys, where
his brother, a young college student,
shook hnnds with him and his sister
kissed him. Both, sat at his side
while the trial progresed. The broth-
er and sister are from Columbia, Ala,
Argument before the jury was be
gun by J. D. Gardner, of Camilla,
brother of Solicitor B. C. Gardner
and associated with him in the’prose-
cution. Mr. Gardner outlined the
state’s contentions and reviewed the
evidence, seeking to show that a per
feet chain bf circumstantial evidence
had been established to connect Hud
son with the crime.
R. E. L. Spence, Jr., of Macon
opened for the defense, and made n
brilliant and elopuent plea for the
defendant, arguing that all of his
client’s nets following the commissior.
of the crime were those of nn inno
cent man and that evidence against
him was such that it shnwed an evi
dent plant or frame-up on the part
of the real murderer.
Attorney Claud Payton, chief coun
sel for Hudson, closed for the de
fense before court adjourned for sup
per. Mr. Payton made a forceful argu
ment and impassioned plea for hi*
client, ridiculing the testimony of the
state seeking to concnct Hudson with
the crime.
A.H.S.T0PLAY1N
ALBANY FRIDAY
Hard Game Faced By Locali
And Memebra Of Team Are
Working
The Aroericus High school football
team goes to Albany I-’riday for o
game with the Albany team. It m re
ported in High school circles that Al.
bany has a very strong bunch this
year and that the Americas boya will
have to work hard, both in practice
before the game, and during
game, if they nre to win.
“The attendance at prprtices this
week has been fine,” one of those in
terested in the team said. -Monday,
the Jeam shuwed up for practice Kill
tier cent. The fellows have promised
to work hanl nil the week r.nd bring
home the bacon Friday when thej
meet Albany. .
--These buy. on the Americua lean
should have the moat enthusiastic
support of the pupils of the High
aehool and the people, of Americua
They are a fighting bunch and with
the moral support of their town be
hind them, they will make the other
teams feel their weight."
SOUTHER HELD
TORE DROPPED,
SENATOR IS TOLD
Flying Post To, Be Abandoned,
Says Chief, In Economy
Program
FATE OF SUPPLY DEPOT
IS NOT . MENTIONED
Nothing Official Known, Says
Field Commander—Inactive
For Some Time
That Souther Field, located four
miles from Americua, a pert of the
United Slates army air service, is to
The law has been effective since it j be nhamioned. wus the information
the ‘ tov ‘' r " or Bhorll >' I given officially at the War Depart-
pas age. | nlent the chief of air service on
Tuesday afternoon to Senator Harris,
according to word from the capital
today. The change is contemplated
as a part of the government’s re
trenchment policy, it was stated. No
information was given as to when the
order would be given or become ef
fective. The field for some time has
been inactive, and only nine officers
.. ■ ■ and a score of enlisted men are sta-
Figures For Sumter County Up To tinned there.
Sept. 25 Announced By I Lieutenant Dowman, office
Census Taker
BETTER REGISTER
IF EXPLOSIVES
ARE IN YOUR LINE
If you are a dealer in or hand
ler of explosives of any kind, ex
cept gun powder, and ‘have not
registered with the ordinary, you
are a violator of a state law and
subject to prosecution for misde
meanor.
The secretary of state has just
forwarded to Ordinary Cobb a
copy of a statute enacted in the
recent session of the Georgia Leg
islature setting forth that all per
sons handling or dealing in these
explosives must register with the
ordinary every 90 days. Blanks
were enclosed by the secretary of
state for making this registration.
The registrant must name the
character of explosives handled by
him, state the ^quantity, specify
where obtained, to whom sold or
disposed of, in what quantities and
for what purpose. A fee of 25
cents is provided for registering.
ANNIN© REACH j
12,336 BALES
charge, was asked by phone whether
any orders of this kind had been re
ceived at the post. He stated that
Ginnings of cotton in Sumtor coun- | the news had been received by him
only through the morning newspapers
and that he had not received any
previous information, - and nothing
whatever official.
Citizen* Interested
Americus citizens generally were
interested in the report, but so far
as could be learned no steps had
been taken to attempt to have the
government a|er its declared course.
Souther Field, besides being a fly
ing field, is the scene of a large air
service supply depot, and two huge
warehouses and many steel hangars
are filled with packed airplanes and
other equipment. Whether it is the
intention of the War Department to
abandon the depot as well as the
Hying field is not stated,* and not
knowh here. In any event, it is bo
lieved it will require some time to
get matters in shape for closing th
field.
The correspondent of the Macji
Telegraph wires that paper fron
Washington under date of Tuesday
as follows:
Harris Informed.
The chief of the air service, Wai
Department, today informed Senator
William J. Harris that Americas, Ga.,
is being abandoned as an air serv
ice station because of retrenchment
necessarily adopted. The decision
came in the course of a communi
cation to Senator Harris, discussing
the policy of placing .Americas on
the Savannah-San Diego air route,
an Idea eagerly advocated by the
civic bodies of Americus.
Senator Harris said he would urge
the War Department to continue the
ice activities at Americus with
the supply depot as long ns possible,
and he would co-operate with Con
gressman Charles It. Crisp, of the
Americus district, in pressing the
claims of the field.
The communication today from
Major William F. Pearson, adminis
trative executive of the air service.’
snld: “The chief of the air service
lina been requested to advise you that
he* appreciates the claim of Americus
by reason of facilities available
there and its geographical location
to designation, ns a station on the
Snvnnnah-Snn Diego air route. Eco-
nomical reasons have, however, made
a policy of retrenchment necessary
nnd in consequence Americus is be
ing abandoned as nn air sendee sta
tion.
Suggest* Community Action.
It is suggested that if the communi
ty wishes to take this matter up with
view to establishing at Americus a
muincipal lnnding field, with neces
sary facilities for providing accom
modations to pilots and the servicing
of planes, it may he possible that
Americus he designated ns a station
n the Savannah-San Diego airway
as desired.
It will he imposible for the air
rice to provide funds for the pur-
ty up to September 25 totaled 12,336
bales, counting round bales as half
bales. Win. p. Pearsons, U. S. cot
ton census taker for Sumter county,
announced today. This compared to
11,067 bales ginned io the same date-
last year.
These figures caused pessimistic
guessers, who have been talking of a
crop of 1.3,000 to 14,000 bales for
Sumter county, to revise their esti
mates and now concede that the crop
will reach ^t least 16,000 bales for
this year.
PUSHMEMORjAL
LIBRARY PLAN
Women'* Auxiliary To Legion
At Richland After Fair Prem
iums And Other Fund*
RICHLAND, Oct. 4.—The Wo
man’s Auxiliary of the American Le-
gion are working eurly and late on
th<e Richland communitv exhibit for
the Stewart-Webster fair next week.
The Richland board of trade is going
to give them tho $100 prize if it
should be awarded to them to go on
their memorial library fund.
They are also-plunning to take a
combined Stewnrt-Webster exhibit to
tibe Chattahoochee Valley Fair in
Columbus the following week. Should
they win any prizeo there, this money
would go on the memorial library
fund also.
It is probable that this exhibit will
be taken to the fair in Albnny should
it prove successful at Columbus.
Mrs. Harry M. Dixon, president of
the unit at Richland and every officer
and member nre so anxious to raise
memorial that will be a fitting
tribute to the world war heroes of
their community that they are spar
ing neither time nor energy to reach
success.
The last day of the fair the mayor
of Richland is going to auction a
number of exhibits given to the aux
iliary to help out their fund.
Quito n number of people have al-
promised to give any premiums
they may receive to the auxiliary,
which is quite generous nnd is cer
tainly appreciated.
Aside from these things the auxil
iary is to have a booth in the agri
cultural building and sell candy,
cake, doudinuts, peanuts, sandwiches
nnd tea. These things will be donated
from the good people of Richland,
not only from members of the nux-
liary. which numbers .30, but from
practically every home in the town.
If these projects are successful the
auxiliary will be able to open the li
brary in a few weeks.
PLAINS ANDERSONVILLE
PLAINS, Oct. 5.—Mrs. Frank Tim-, ANDKRSONVIM.E, Oct. 5.—One
merman entertained the Young Ma-j of the most delightful events of this
trons club Thursday afternoon. The season was the nice ice cream festi-
broadI veranda uherethetab.es were | B V g ht i or ^ h
plantd was blight with autumn flow-, The intermediate ann tenior rooms
ers and foliage plants. After the i were thrown together into an artistic
games of progressive rook, a salad
course was served. The guests
eluded Mrs. E. Timmerman, Jr., Mrs.
Alvin Timmerman, Mrs. Mamie Brad
ley, Mrs. Ernest Spann, Mrs. Em
mett Harper, Mrs. Hinyon McGnrrah
Mrs. Jack Slappey, Mrs. Bowman
Wise, Mrs. Joe Williams, Mrs. Thad
Wise, Mrs. Alton Carter, Mrs.. S. 1!
Timmerman, Mrs. Bill Arnold.
A delightful event of the week
was the dinner on Thursday evening
given by Mrs. Hoyl Fletcher in hon
or of Mr. Fletcher which came
pleasing surprise on his birthday.
The centerpiece of the prettily ap
pointed table was a basket of lovely
roses. Covers were laid for Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Spnnn, Mr. and Mrs. De-
Witt Howell, Mr. Earl Carter, M
Della Fletcher and Miss Joe Spar
On Friday evening Norman Mur
ray, Walter Kennedy, Hubert Lee,
Michael Logan, Edwin Kennedy,
Thad Jones, Henry Bagwell and B.
T. Marshall entortained at a barbe
cue at Magnolia Springs. After din
ner they played dropping the hand
kerchief and games of other days.
The honor guests were Misses Floy
Howell, Irene Murray, Laura Cun
ningham, Ella Maude Murray, Grace
Montgomery and Evelyn Walters.
Mr .and Mrs. Ralph Wise acted as
chaperones.
The Plains Literary club met with
Mrs. Nina Carter on Monday after
noon. Plans' for securing a lot and
the building of a club house at an
arly date were discussed with much
interest and enthusiasm.. Jno. B.
Clark came before the club with a
proposition concerning a lot owned
by him, which the club with other
ofers, will take under consideration.
The following program was given:
C-uha and Porto Rico. Mrs. If. R.
McGee, Porto Rico; Mrs.. M. M. Jen
nings, Cuba; Mrs. Mae McGill, Cuba.
The next club meeting will be held
ith Mrs. Everett Spann on the 3d
Monday afternoon in October at
3:30.
Due to the fact of tho increasing
demand made upon the lighting plant
it has hen deemed advisable by the
council to install a more powerful
engine, which has already been pur
chased and delivered and will be in-,
tailed at an early date.
ice cream parlor where numbers of
tables were set from which was serv
ed ice cream and cake by several of
the ladies. The room was made more
beautiful by ferns and cut flowers
which were uranged artistically. Dur
ing the hour the Misses Reid sang
several selections with Mrs. Lanier
at the piano. There was also a con
test which was very amusing. Tickets
were sold to all who wished to try to
pin the donkey’s tail on which had
lo be done blindfolded. More than
100 tried this but little Davis Slop
py was the lucky one and was pre
sented with a large box of candy.
Quite a nice sum of money was clear,
ed on this occasion.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Leon Slappey and
Mrs. Peak, who have been visiting
C. A. Slappey, have returned to the
home in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Dykes, Mrs. Lanier
and Miss Reid were in Americus
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rouse, Mrs. Nel
lie Rouse and son, Alex, were shop
ping in Americus Monday.
C. C. Harden, of near* Americus
was the spend-the-day-gucst of T. M.
Harden Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Williams, of
Augusta, were called to the bedside
of their mother, Mrs. Tilla Williams
Monday.
Miss Parks, of Montezuma, was
pleasant visitor at the home of C. A,
Slappey last week end.
Mrs. Zeke At waters and Mr. ^nd
Mrs. Boh Williams, of near Ogle
thorpe, are here at the bedside of
their mother, Mrs. Williams.
Mrs .Lee Bunch and Miss Ruby
Punch, of Americus, were spend-the
day guests of Mr. nnd Mrs. John Ay-
cock and family Sunday.
Pastor Wellons filled his regular
appointment at tho Baptist church
Sunday.
ENGLISHVILLE
Mrs. W. II. Justice is this week the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. C. M.
English.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Justice and
children were Thursday afternoon
visitors of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Eng
lish.
Mr. Worthy nnd Mr. Bray, of
>||«I ui an eany uuic. , Oglethorpe, were looking after husi-
Work on Hie residence being built h e !?. her J' Monday afternoon. .
G. W. Montgomery where his „ M,ra Lalh'-rmi.- McLendon of Ogle
thorpe. is this week tile guest of Mrs.
RICHLAND.
RICHMOND, Oct. 5.—-A-congenial
bunch of young pcop'.e, chaperoned
by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dixon, went
to Hell’* Mill Friday night. Follow
ing the delicious fish supper that is
always served by Mrs. Redmond at
the mill, the party danced till a late
hour. The members of the party were
Misses Lydia Dixon, Carrilou Ste
vens, Agnes Waters, Lois Bobo and
Cora Wood, of Lumpkin, Messrs. Les
ter Sheppard, Brown Nicholson, Jud-
son West nnd Jess Woodruff, of
Lumpkin, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Dixon.
Miss Mary Alston returned Sun
day from a few days visit with Miss
es Louise and Cleone Collins in Ella*
ville.
The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Baptist church held its annual
meeting in the interest of state mis
sions Monday. The needs of the
Georgia Baptist hospital and orphnns'
home were discussed and plans made
to aid them. A box for the orphans’
home was packed.
P. M. Peteet, of Atlanta, spent a
couple of days this Week with Mr.
and Mrs. II. M. Dixon.
Edgar Adams, a former Richland-
ite,.now of Wayeross, is at the Wise
sanitarium for treatment.
Mrs. I,. B. Cannon’s condition at
the hospital continues to show slight
imrdvpement. Hers has been a stub
born case of typhoid fever, which
has held on for several weeks.
The many friends of Mrs. Boie
Browne are glad to know that she Is
at home from the Plain sanitarium.
She is not able to be out yet.
Little Alice Lunsford, one of the
little twins of Mr. and Mrs. C. G.
Lunsford, who was operated on for
appendicitis, will he brought home
French Snelling, Gorman Pickett
and William Morgan left the first of
last week for Mercer University.
Freeman Strickland has returned
to Atlanta to resume his studies at
Tech.
M. D. Goode, of Lumpkin, was a
visitor in the city Monday.
li. B. Reese, of Route One, tax col
lector of Webster county, was a visi
tor in the city Monday.
L. B. Cannon and children and M.
B. Brown and children spent Sunday
afternoon in Plains at the sanita
rium.
Mrs. L. P. Chappol is improving
at the hospital and hopes to be ablfc
reutrn home soon.
Mrs. Mark Suddath's condition
showed some improvement during the
J. D. BULLOCK.
PLAINS, Oct, 4.—Funeral rervk
for J. D. Bollock, son of * pro®
nent family of Preston, was hehK
his father's resident Monday aftl
noon at .3 :.30 o’clock, Rev. J. 1
White, of Hamilton, Ga., condudtirL.
the services, after which the Mason^
took charge of the buriil,
Mr. Bullock'* death followed a
long illness and had been expected
by his family. He was born in
Webster county 41 years ago, the son
of J. W. Bullock, one of Webster
county’s oldest and best known ‘citi
zens. He is survived besides his
mother, and father by one sister,
Mrs. Davis, of Macon, and one
nephew, Francis Marion, of Preston.
While of a retiring nature, he wan
an industrious and faithful worker
and a good citizen, and will be miss
ed very much by the people of thfij
immunity.
JOHN H. YOUNG. j
LESLIE, Oct. 4.—^John II. Young,
age r »5, died at his'home near Les
lie Tuesday morning at 1:30 after
an illness of several month**, He had
been confined to his bed &t the
preFent time for only about a week.
He leaves near relatives a wifo, who
was Miss Nancy Holman, and one
son. Simmie Lee Young,
The funeral services were con
ducted Wednesday morning at 11
o’clock at the Leslie Baptist church
by his pastor, Rev. E. E. Keene. In- ,
terment was in the Leslie ceme-.
tery.
b
pasi
eek.
JOSEPH W. MIZE.
Many Americus people attended
the funeral here at 3:30 o’clock Sun
day afternoon of Joseph W. Mize,
75 years of age, who died at his
home, 121 Prince street, Saturday af
ter an illness of many months.
He had lived in Texas and Ala
bama in recent years, but returned
to Americus several months ago, ac
companied by his wife, and had bo-
invalid since that time. He w
number of yeurs ago Sheriff of
Sumter county, as well as ’ax col
lector, in which office he served for
several years until advancing age
compelled his retirement from ac
tive life.
Surviving nre his wife, Mrs. Re
becca Mize, who was with when he
died; three daughters. Mrs. W. L.
Swegar, of San Antonio, Tex.; Mrs.
C. C. Moore of Dallas, Tex., and Mrs.
William Augndo, of Mobile, Ala.;
three sons, W. W. Mize and J. S
Mize, of San Antonio Tex., and Clar
ence Mize, of Columbus, and one sis
ter Mrs. John Speight, of Americus.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Silas Johnson, pastor of Lee
Street Methodist church, with inter
ment in Oak Grove cemetery. The
pallbearers were George B. Turpin.
T?. E. Allen, Dr. J. R. Statham, John
Taylor, K. N. Argo and Albert
Thayer.
FRANK HARROLD SAILS.
Frank Karrold, Jr„ who has been
RDcnding the past week in New York
City, in company with about forty
other Rhodes students, sailed from
that city today on the liner Aqui*
tania.
“The chief of air service appro
dates the spirit of interest ami co
operation in aeronautics prompting
the Americus Chamber of Commerce
nnd affiliated organizations of that
town in their effort to secure a posi
tion for Americus ns a station on the
air route in question and trusts that
it will be possible to establish a mu
nicipal landing field at that point.”
Senator Harris forwarded a copv
of specifications for municipal land
ing fields to the Americus Chamber
of Commerce as well as the Rotary,
Kiwanis and I.ions clubs, which are
co-operating in seeming a landing
field at Americus.
The air service stated that corps
area commanders have been asked to
make recommendations on location*
for tho establishment of flying fields
within their respective corps area,
nnd it is probable that recommenda
tions submitted will advocate the es
tablishment and maintenance of ae
tive field at points acessible from
large centers of population.
CHftlSTMAN, MANAGER
FRUIT EXCHANGE, QUITS
ATI.ANTA. Oct. 4.—B. J. Christ-
man has resigned ns manager of the
Georgia Fruit Exchange to become
vice president and general manager
uf the Standard Growers’ Exchange,
with headquarters in Orlando, Fla.
Mr. Christman* who has occupied the
position named with the Georgia
Fruit Exchange since 1914, leaves
this position on Octoebr 15.
Under the management of Mr.
Chrstman, the fnme and sales of
Georgia peaches have extended stead
ily with each succeeding year. During
the season just closed 10,468 car
loads were handled through the Geor
gia Fruit Exchange, as against 4,095
cars in 1916.
by G. W. Montgomery
home was destroyed by fire lust ye
is being pushed forward and rt is
rapidly nearing completion.
Mrs. Nannie Spann has gone on a
visit of some length to relatives at
Richland.
Mrs. Dean Ross and little daugh
ter, Louise Ross, leftf Tuesday to
join Mr. Ross in Sanvannah where
they will make their home.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. T. M
Lowry will learn with* pleasure of
the improvement in the condition of
their baby (laughter, Louise, in Moun
tain Rest, S. C., where Mrs. Lowry
went some weeks ago.
Messrs. Claude Shirley, Jeff Shirley
and Hawkins, all of Townville, S C..
make up a party visiting- Mr. and
Mrs. Shirley at his home near Plain *
James Reese, of America*, was a
business visitor to Plains this week
Elder Smith, a former resident of
Plains, more recently of Townville,
S. C., is here on a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Bacon aid
children wore in Americus Wednes
day.
Mrs. Altaic K. French, o f Vidaiia.
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Will
Thomas- for a day or two this week.
Mrs. French lias many friends in
Pluir.s who always welcome her most
cordially.
It. S. Oliver attended tho regular
meeting of the commissioners o:
Sumter county in Americus Monday
Mrs. Laura Wise, Dr. and Mrs.
Bowmnn Wise, Mrs. Alton Carter
and Mrs. Robert West, of Richland,
spent Friday in Macon.
Reese Smith and children spent
the week-end pleasantly with rela
tives in Dawson.
Mrs. Robert West, of Richland,
was the guest of her sister, Mrs
Bowmnn Wise this week .
Misses Pearl and Cynthia Lnngforc
and Helen Smith havo apartment*
with Mrs*. J. R. Logan where the}
moved Monday.
Miss Vivian Cook, who is in train
ing at the hospital here, spent Sat
urday and Sunday at her home neat
Church Hill.
Mrs. J. I). Whitside from nonr Ma
con, is the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. Thomas Morgan.
Little Misses Gladys and Catherine
Logan were cherry visitors to their
grandmother, Mrs. Stapleton,jin Am
eriCus Friday and Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cook, who have
made their home at Plains the past
ten months iiave returned to then
old home at Cusseta where iney will
reside in the future.
Edgar Sanborn, of Americus, spent
Sunday here with his sister, Mrs
Linton Godwin.
Mrs. L. P. Chappell, who has been
patient at tho hospital here fof
some time is convalescing at the hom«
of her mother, Mrs. Mary Markette,
at Sumter.
.1 .R. Reeves and Mrs. DeAlva
!rey spent Sunday with relatives in
looseberry district, Webster county
Mrs. R. R. Arrington, of Shiloh,
i-turned home Monday after a pica*
nt visit to her (laughter. Mrs. Lila
Chambliss, Mrs. Lucy Coogle return-
ith Miss Arrington for a
Jesse McLendon here.
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Duke, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Duke and baby, Joseph,
attended services at Pleasant Ilill
Sunday.
Ann. . • those from here who at
tended the dance at Oglethorpe
Wednesday evening were 1,1! cm Ly
dia. Belle and Ethyl English.
Charlie Griffin of New Era was a
caller in L.iglishville Monday after
noon.
Caudy Johnson and Brit Klcckley,
of Oglethorpe, were here Monday af
ternoon.
Miss Willie Ruth English and Sara
Nelson were Tuesday afternoon
guests of Mrs. Russel English.
T. G. Larhley. of Brooklyn Height:
was here on business Thursday morn
ing.
Miss Louise Justire was a guest of
her sister, Mrs. C. M. English, Thurs-
day.
Mrs. A. N. English was visiting rel
atives in Oglethorpe Saturday.
Mr. nnd Mrs. L. II. Holloway were
nt Mr. and Mrs. 3’. G. I-ashley’s nt
Brooklyn Heights Tuesday.
HUNTINGTON
• HUNTINGTON, Oct. 5.—The first
month of Huntington high school
closed Friday, Sept. 30. The follow
ing students were placed on the hon
or roll for making the highest aver
age in their respective classes:
Sixth grade—Claude Edwin John
son. Seventh grade—Harvey Perry.
Freshman class— A. L. Gleaton.
Sophomore class—Edwin Samson.
Other students who deserve mention
for efficient work are Griff Ethridge,
Hoyt Murphy and Ena Gleaton.
There will be preaching at Pleas
ant Grove Baptist church Friday
night beginning at 7 o’clock conduct
ed by H. L. Crumblcy, of Cuihbert.
Mrs. Florrie Lyons left Friday for
her home fn,Savannah after having
spent a week pleasantly at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. C. It. Cole, of Jack
sonville, are on a visit to their par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hays, this
week.
The dinner guests Sunday of Mr
and Mrs. Claude Johnson were Misses
Geraldine and Sara Lee Ryals, nnd
Clara Belle Ethridge and Wilson Ry«
esdames R. p. and W. A. Par-
from New Era spent Thursday
here al the home of their sister, Mrs
Harris.
rs. Lee Johnson and Mrs. plorrie
Lyons wyre the spend the day guests
f Mrs, Claude Johnson Wednesday
Mrs. Emmett Scott and sons, Em-
lett Jr., and Warren, were week-end
isitors at the home of Mrs. M. C.
Harris.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kinard enter
tained the young people with a sing
at their home Saturday evening.
The Woman’s Missionary Union of
the Summerhill Baptist Association
t at the Baptist church in Weston
Wednesday. A fine program was car
ried out and thoroughly enjoyed by
all who attended. The feature of the
day was an address on “Keeping
Step” by Miss Maud Powell, state
secretary of the Woman’s Missionary
Union. Richland was well represent
ed, having the largest delegation
present. The dinner served on the
grounds by the Indies of Weston was
both bountiful nnd delicious. Weston
is noted for its uexncelled hospital
ity.
Richland had its first rain for
weeks nnd weeks Monday afternoon
and it was greatly needed.
RICHLAND FORDS HAVE
MANIA FOR ACCIDENTS
RICHLAND, Oct. 4.—The people
of Richland are about to believe that
all Fords in Richland are “hoodooed”,
Week before last there were three ac
cidents in Fords in one day and lost
week there were two of her best cit
izens carrying their .arms in slings
on account of kicking Fords.
Last Monday Judge W. B. Miller
nnd children spent tfoe day with rela
tives ip Randolph county. When Mr.
Miller attempted to crank off when
starting home his flivver kicked him
a regular mule doxology. As there
was no doctor near it was necessary
to come to Richland to have 'bis arm
set. Mrs. Miller hnd never driven a
Ford, but as there was no one else to
do it she drove home in the night
with no lights and over extremely
muddy roads.
On Thursday morning Tom Luns
ford, while trying to crank his Ford,
had both bones in his right arm brok-
ng
<*k’s stay.
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and M
Monday pleasantl
reston.
Miss Christine Snann, from neat
rest on, is e visitor in the home of
[r. J. B. Clarke this week.
“Charlie Chaplin may be knight-
I"—News item. All he did over here
as get crowned.
DAVID BISPAM DEAD.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4.—David Schull
Bispurn, baritone, and one of the best
known American lyric artists, died of
intestinal trouble Sunday after an
illness of sixe weeks. He was 61
years of age. A widow and two
daughters survive him.
RAILROAD TAKES OVER
RICHLAND EXPRESS JOB
RB if LAND, Oct. 3. — Effective
about the first of the month the
railroads took over a number of ex
press offices, among them the Rich-
land office, whiqh heretofore has
been in charge of the American Ex
press company's own agent, W. C.
Bryant.
Vnlefs the railroad should emptoy
Mr. Bryant,'he will b » dropped ironi
his post of duty and tho work hand J
by the present force at the depot.
Richland has always contended for a
separate express office entirely sep-
nrte from the railroad bu.does.i nnd
at one time a strong pleas was made
for an express office en Broadway
entirely away from the depo^.
Walter Rylander arrived home
early Tuesday morning from a husi-
nesa trip to New York.
POLICEMAN WHOSE
SON IS FELON ENDS
LIFE WITH BULLET
ATI.ANTA, Oct. 4.—W. E. Eng-
lett, for 21 years a member of At
lanta’s police force, is dead. He
took his own life shortly after noon
yesterday. Brooding over the fact
that his son, II. J. Englett, is serv
ing a term on the state prison farm
as a confessed burglar, is believed
yb fellow olicc ocipces to have
caused him to send a bullet in hia
brain as he sat in the armory of the
police station. The body was
found by a negro scrubwoman
about 6 o’clock- Monday after
noon. From its condition, it ap
pears that the vetcrun policeman
fired the shot ut least four hours
before the discovery of the body.
CREAM STATION FOR
RICHLAND PLANNED
RICHLAND, Oct. 3.—Plans are
being outlined by Industrial Agent
Comer of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway, and H. V. Davis, secretary
of the Richland Board of Trade,
whereby a supply station for one of
the South Georgia creameries .may
he established in Richland at an early
date.
A < rcamery is already established
at Ashhurn and another source is to
be established at Columbus.
The plans are for the establish
ment of a station here wher* all
the farmers throughout this section
nmy ship their milk from here. Cant
will be supplied by the creameries for
shipping.
Where several people desire to use
one cream separator they would have
an opportunity to do so; others
might prefer individual separators
where there nre more cows milked
The creameries will buy the cream
which may be accumulated throe or
four days before shipping and the
shippers will have the benefit of the
skimmed milk for home use. The de
mand for cream will be sufficient to
GEORGE D. ROGERS, t
Funeral services for George Dullas
Rodgers, who died at 11:45 o'clock
Monday morning at the family resi
dence in Sumter, were held at 3:30
this afternoon at Benevolence chprch,'.
with the Rev. E. W. Gray, pastor of
the Methodist church of Smithville,
officiating. Interment followed in
in the church cemetery, and the floral
ofcfrings were many and beautiful.
The pallbearers were J. A. Mc
Donald* A. W. Chappell, Jesse Israel,
J. C. Wise. R. C. Markette and & •
E. Mitchell.
Surviving him are his widow, .Mrs.
Julia Rodgers, three daughters,. Miss
Lillie Rodgers, of Suniter; Mrs. G..A.
Boatright, <of Americus, and Mrs.
II. A. Pridgen, of Wayeross; one
son, T. Calton Rodgers, of Sumter;
two brothers, J. H. Rodgers, of
Tampa, Fla., and S. A. Rodgers, of j
Sumter county. Two sisters, Mrs.
Georgia Rawlins, of Lancaster, Tex.,
and Mrs. Wade Huey, of Pelican, La., £
also survive.
Mr. Rodgers, who was 73 years of
age, had been a resident of Sumter
county for more than 60 years, hav
ing lived a long and useful life in
this community in which he dwelt.
He was one of the most highly
esteemed citizens of the county, with
a wide acquaintance and prominent
family connection. He was a mem
ber of the Methodist church, and wus
identified 'witih all the interests of
that church. Of a kind and gentle
disposition, he will be long remember
ed as the highest exponent of ln~
tegrity, and the community lias suf
fered a loss in his death which will
long be felt.
P
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Kirven,.
daughter. Mist Carrie Kirven, retuiH
cd to their home in Columbus Friday^
having boon called here to attend tlm '•
funeral of Mrs. Kirvcn’s broth'er-in- i I
low, T. C. Wishard.
Mrs. David Branch arrived Sunday
to be the ghest of her niece, Mrs.
T. C. Wishard, nt her home on Sim
mono street.
Congressman Cbas. It. Crisp will re
turn to Washington! tonight to re- '
sumc his place in the notional house
which today was scheduled to get
down to business after being in con- '
tinued adjournment for a couple of
weeks.
Mrs. P. B .Glover, Miss Lois Glow,
cr and Newton Glover I,ft Monday >
afternoon for Atlanta, Where they!
will make their home with Halpl
Glover, who ia connected,with th;
that city for some time past. Pe! i
Witt Glover, is connected with flT
Times-Recorder, will have his homi
with Mrs. R. -B. Godwin on Chun I
street and has already taken up hi •
residence there.
Mr. end Mrs G. 1-. McKinstry ha>.
in ' od t.» their home hero nfter :
creation of a month spent in tin
North’.
Miss Rosalie Smith and Miss Gei
trude Smith will leave tonight fo
Washington where they will residi
Armond Carroll, whose wife ws
formerly Miss Annie May Bell, <.*
Americus, has been elected secretar j
of the Atlanta Ad Club. For com .
time he has been editor of the ciub
monthly magazine, the Ad-Visor, i
Americus friends will regret -
learn of the critical Illness of Ueot>
Rodgers at hia home In Sumter. M
Rodgers has been In declining heult
for the pest year, but has rapid •
grown worae in the last week, ji,
The Macon & Dublin railway, fro
Dublin to Macon, the Central •
Georgia fsom Macon to Atlanta, ag
the W. *'A. from Atlanta to Chi
tanoogo will be the official headquF
ters route to the Confederate geflti
al reunion, Gen. J. A. Thomas, cm
mander of the Deorgia division, h
notified Brig. Gen. Joe Day Stews
Americus, commander of, t .
Western Brigade of Georgia. 0 /
eral Thomas and his staff will let
Dublin on October 24,at 9:10
CLASSIFIED,
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at the market price. >ry)
Hotel.—3tf.w.
WE CAN use your chickens .
at the market price.
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