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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
PEOPLE
AND VISITORS.
Those Who Come and Leave
Daily.
AMERIcus a MECCA FOR MANY
Your Own Name or That of a Friend
Nav Be Found Below In the Long
List of Yesterdays Visitors Who
Game Here,
Game Here,

If you can't come, telephone No. SO,
Hudson's Drug Store for FreG zes,
Soda Water. Quick delivery.
Miss Willie Lou Davis leaves Tues
day for Columbus to spend some time
with friends.
Mrs. j. w. Stall1ngs, now the guest
of Mrs. Streyer in Macon, will return
home Tuesday.
Aaron Cohea left yesterday for New
York. where he goes to purchase fall
stock of goods.
Miss Florine West, who has been in
south Florida for six weeks, will return
home this week.
Miss Louise Lamar, pretty belle of
Richland, is guest at the home of
Mrs. G. W. Lamar.
Mr.. Thornton Wheatley goes to Sa-
Iuda, N. G. this week where he will
spend several weeks.
Mrs. J. B. Dunn left yesterday for
Milledgeville upon a visit to her
dsug liter, Mrs. Hall.
Mr. s. B. Brown, prominent mer-
chant of Albany, came up to Americas
yesterday on business.
S, S. Cheeves, we'll known citizen
of Montezuma, came down to Ameri
Gus yesterday on business.
Miss Annie Belle Matthews, of Bue'
ma Vista, is q charming visitor In
Americas, her former home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Brown return
ed to Columbus yesterday after them
sad visit here, the burial of their pre-
cious little one.
Misses Ethel Baisden and Annie
Dixon are Spending few days pleas
antly at Palm Beach. and will r9turr
home this week.
Mr.. G gorge d. Wheatley has return
ed from New York, where he has beer
busiIY engaged for two weeks, pur
chasing fall goods.
Miss Hickey and Miss Richardson
fair visitors from Lumpkin in Ameri
Gus, were the charming guests of Mrs
I. FL. Kalmon Yesterday.
Hon. Harry Brown, veteran in
Georgia journalism, was pleasant visi.
tor to the Times-Recorder's sanctum
/ yesterday. He was looking as young
and handsome as when we knew hin
in the halcyon days of long ago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
REsrFUL PLACE FOR INvALIDs.
Excellent Treatment There Effects
Many Cures.

Excellent Treatment There Effects
Many Cures.
The Mecca just now as during long
season of years, for the i'll and aft icted
in Georgia people in need of resr,
quietude and the most advanced ideas
In the successful treatment of the many
ills of life, is the Robinson Sanltarium
in Atlanta days travel only from
any Georgia city This splendid in
stitution-not a hospital in any sense
but an elegant, we'll appointed invalid's
home, is presided over by DR.. Robinson
and his most excellent wife, whose
united efforts have brought the bloom
of health to wan ch eeks in hundreds of
homes throughout the north and south,
for their field of labor is not restricted
by state lines. Tnere at all times will
be found the best citizens of Georgia,
and every one of the hundreds who
have been there will join the editor of
the Times Recorder In high endorse
ment of the sanitarium and the splen-
did treatment given there. Medicine
is not given patients, but the electric
and massage baths, the careful dieting
OF patients on food fit for the gods, and
other means employed for restoring
health in all cases of illness are indeed
most remarkable and effective.
DR.. Robinson Is truly a great hu-
manitarian, so wonderful has been the
success of his mode of treatment that
his elegant sanltarium, No. 172 Capitol
avenue, one of the most elevated and
fashionable sections of Atlanta, with
It's half hundred rooms and as mapv
bath rooms and electric cabinets. is
now entirely inadequate to acccmmo-
Gate the large patro lage which sp ,eals
daily to THIS famous health retreat.
Like our great ocean steamers, there is
waiting list kept and Mrs. Robinson,
the genial spirit of this good ship of
health, manages to take care'of thous-
ands, all of who mwiII attest to the viz
tues of Robinson's Sanitarium.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
THIS BURGLAR is iMPERrINENT.
Returns Second Time to Dodge a
Bullet.

Bullet.
A bold burglary was reported yester-
day as occurring at the home of Mr..
Charles Ansley, residing several miles
south Of Americas. While the family
sat upon the front verandah after sup.
per noise was heard in the dining
room. One of the men went to inves-
tigate, whereupon negro jumped
from an open window and ran off.
do lying two .bulIets sent after him,
Thinking that he might return later,
the lights were put out and the family
retired, leaving one sentinel to watch.
Sure enough, an hour later the negro
again approached the house steaIthily.
Five shots were sent after him, but
whether he was struck by them is not
known. Certain is it, this burglar had
nerve.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
SOME FOURL liners
FOR BREAKFAST.
Little Tales Cut Short in
Hurry.
HAND MIRROR OF EVENTS HERE
happenings in The City and Suburbs
OF Local Interest to Be Perused at
Leisure While Your Coffee is Slowly
Cooling.

"Lacqueret' for identifying and pre-
serving furniture, floors -and all kinds
of woodwork, Csc, soc and 75c, at M. s.
Holidays.
Backward turn backward. Oh, time in thy
flight
And let US have frost again, lust for tonight,
am so weary of weather red hot,
MY shirt is all soaking, there's not a dry
spot.
My collar is limp, my trousers all bagged,
And the spirit of man is most fearfully sag
ged.
send us a snowsIorm, and that in a trlce,
Put me on ice mother, put me on ice.
Rock still gently, this weather il parch-
ing,
And over my corpus the suns rags are
sarching.
Buy some ice factories to use as a lotion,
Stake me at Tybee, or bring me the ocean.
Connect me with Greenland, and her icy
mountains,
Then buy dozen or score spraying foun-
tains.
Bring something soothing, with lemons and
spice,
Pitch me highball, and spike ft,with ice
Rock me TO sleep mother, pull down the
blinds,
Turn on the nozzle and sta, up the winds
Buy me blizzard; call up cyclone,
Agitate quickly this heated ozone,
Ring up Niagara and charter Tallulah,
Anything, anything, so that it's cooler
Hunt up a hailstorm, for that may sufice.
Pack me in ice mother; pack me in ice.
J. W.T..
DR., Burt, formerly of Americas, is
again running for councilman in At
lanta. AS here, he was urged to make
the race,
With Tuesday comes September, and
along with it the busy season, the bill
collector and the sheriff's sales before
the courthouse.
There is said to be a little private
prison farm located near Americus,
but Allagood will hardly be offered a
| position out there.
If such weather as we now have con-
| tinues both the Americas ice factories
will have to work overtime to keep a
simply of frigidity.
Col. Tom Lane declared yesterday
that, in his opinion, Sumter county
is in better condition now than it has
been in many years.
There is not a single vagrant in
Americus, evidently, as there has not
been an arrest under the new law. A
happy condition, ours.
Hon. W. A. Dodson sold his first
bale of cotton of his new crop yester-
day. It was heavy one, of fine quail
ty, and Melted him $85.
There was plenty doing ia Americas
yesterday. Hundreds came here to
bring their cotton and to buy in the
best market in Georgia,
The oYerAlIs factory advertises this
morning for fifty operatives. This in
dustry promises much as an addition
to Americus' industries.
With the vast multitude here yester-
day not single fight occurred; there
was little drunkenness, and the city
was, withal, most orde Iy.
Cotton money circulated fre ely in
Americus yesterday, and will soon be
most plentiful. Verify, the glad sea-
son of the year is fast dawning.
Our improvised ''Black Maria" got
busy yesterday and hauled a number
of "wearies" to the barracks. We
need thee every hour, now, Maria.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
End of Bitter Eight.

1.-Two physicians had long and
stubborn fight with an abscess on my
right lung" writes j. f. Hughes of Du-
pont, Ga. "and gave me up. Every
body thought my time bad come. AS a
last resort tried DR.. Kings New DIS.
covery for Consumption. The benefit |
received was striking and | was on my
feet in a few days Now I've entirely
regained my health" 1t conquers ali
Coughs, Colds and Throat and Lung
troubles. Guaranteed by the Eldridge
DrugstOres. Price SOC. and 81. Trial
bottles free.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
Puts and End 10 It All,

A grievous wall oftimes comes as q
result of unbearable pain from overtaxed
organs. Dizziness, Backache, Liver
complaint and Constipation. But
thanks to DR.. Kings New Life Pills
they put an end to it all. They are
gentle but thorough. Try them. Only
25c. Guaranteed by the EIdridge drug
stores.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
HAS HUNDRED BALES
New Cotton is Coming in at Rapid
Rate,

wv" SOAhOh - SOHIIIS III dI KAPPA
Rate.
Seventy five bales cotton, and nearly
all of it worth 123 cents per pound,
made up yesterdays goodly receipts in
Americas, and the cash proceeds of
this valuable commodity turned into
the channels of trade made percepti-
BILE gain in cash receipts here.
Americas has now received, altogeth-
or, about ITO bales cotton.
To the delight of the farmer, mer-
chant and the cotton buyer the price
stays above the 10 cent mark, and q
bale now brings anywhere from $50 to
$50 if good one.
Picking was progressing in every
section of the county yesterday, and
with continued fair weather Americus
will receive thousand bales this week.
The cotton is of excellent quality and
brings high prices.
IT the market will only continue to
hold up to the present standard while
longer that era of prosperity will be
here indeed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
Eat all You Want,

Persons troubled with indigestion or
Dyspepsia can eat all they want if they
will take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, This
remedy prepares the stomach for the re-
ceptlon, retention. digestion and assimi-
lation of all of the wholesome food that
may be eaten, and enables the diges-
tive organs to transform the same into
the kind of blood that gives health and
strength. Sold by w. A. Rembert.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
j. WHEATLEY. GEO. D. WHERllEY.
Not To Be Ignored.

If you prudent in your money spendlng it you BIZ
ieve praccng wise economy, you i'll afford to ig
ore the values which this offers you. AT all times
ou get your honest moneys WORTH just at this time you
ct far more than yonr moneys worth, We're cleaning
be In the best possible shape for the
- which wiz soon begin. Price reductions are most
sent. Will you be among those to reap the benefits
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
Ladies and Misses OxfOrdS.

We offer one hundred pairs Ladies
and Misses Oxfo DIS, broken sizes, and all
are this seasons new goods. Nothing
wrong wi them OILY the price; on special
bargain counter Monday and Tvesday at
CSC per pair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
SERVICES AT CALVARY TODAY

Holy Communion and a Service In
Evening.
Rev. l.. G. H. Williams, rector of
Calgary Church, has returned from
his vacation, announces the following
services for today. Holy communion
at Z a. m. Sunday school at 9:45;
Evening prayer and sermon at 5:45 p.
m. There will be no morning service
at II o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
75C Table DamaSk at BC.

Three hundred Mill Ends of very fine
Table, Damask, full b1eached and extra
width, IN just the right lengths for most
tables 2, 2H and 3 yard lengths Monday
and Tuesday at 49,.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
Odd Lots of COrsets.

Not all sizes of each make, but
sizes to make a good show
ing. These you'll buy at halfprice.
soc Ventilating Corsets at, Csc
81 Ventilating Corsets at. soc
81 &c. B." Corsets at........5 soc
$1,5O &c. b." Corsets at. ...75c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30

FIRST METHODIST: Services at Ii a. m,
and 500 p m, today by Rev. w. L. Woott n
pastor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
Wanted.

Fifty girls to run light-running sew.
ing power machines in sewing room.
Apply to manager. next to Davenport's
Drug Store. AMERIoUs OVERALL Co.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30

morning at II by Rev r. L. Bivins, pastor,
and evening service at 500 p m.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30

ST. PAUL METHODIST: Morning service
first and third Sundays. Evening service
every Sunday by Rev. w. Fl. OVERLY, pastor
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
Making Room for Fall Goods.

We are daily increasing the values on all our BARGAIN
counters and but few days remain In which to take adj
vantage OF our splendid offers will shortly clean them
away to make room for fall line of goods
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bro mo Quinine Tablets
This This SIGNATURE hsn re: GW.&v-z~on.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE: Services every
Sunday at II a. m. and 500 p, m. All invited,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
Last Cut in Wash Goods.

Bound to turn every yard of
Wash Goods into cash if possible.
These prices will assist in the turn
ing.
Toe Colefed Lawns at...........5c
.15c Figured Dimities at. &c
zoe Foulard Dimities at.......1Oc
25c, Soc and soc Embroidered
Lawns Observation-Disclosures. ...15c
SOC Silk Tissues at. .25c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
Our IOC Counter

has been refed with selections from our line Of lawns
Swsse Batses Ranging In price from 15c to CSC per vd
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30

CALVARY EPISCOPAL; Holy Commun-
ion a. IN. Evening prayer and sermon at
5:45 p, m, Rev. L. G. H. Williams, rector
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
AMERIcUs CHURCHES.
Where People Will Worship Today
and Tonight.

FIRST BAPTIST; Services at II a. M, and
500 p, M, today by Rev, r. E, Neighbor
pastor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
Music Class.

I will resume my music class Sept
1st. at my home on Jackson street.
81 At MAGGIE BUCHANAN,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
BAkEs CAKE FOR XMAS TRADE,
Barney Ball Will Have Them Well Sea.
Soned.

Few people are thinking about
Christmas now but Barney Ball is,
and he is baking beautiful fruit cakes
for the holiday trade. Cakes thus
made now, as everybody knows, will
be thoroughly seasoned by Christmas,
and most delicious. He will have
plenty of fruit cakes, and if anybody
wants q fine one now it can be had,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
The 712c and sc Counters

have been repentshed from the higher price Tables d
contain many bargains that would hardly expect even
this late In the season
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
Mems SIPS Shirts for Csc.

Mems high grade Madras Shirts In a
great variety of this seasons newest pat
terms; also good lot of plain white goods;
nothing wrong with them only we have
too many; Monday and Tuesday at Csc each
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30

Among the new features of our August Sale, we have
put out number of remnants In short enoths tse f
our white Goods stock consisting of plain Lawns Madras
Cloths, Check Nainsool and Muslins.
case lot of extra sizs Huck Towels give you the
chance of securing for $125 per dzen towel which or
dinarily would bring zoe each.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
Strips Of Embroidery.

We have offered several fine lots of
oldery Strips at about half their val
y We have placed on sale abont one
trips in lengths of 2l to S yd
ging IN value from s to 20 Mon
9day only at Sc per yd.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
revivify the torpid LIVER and restore
Its natural action.
Wanted.

Two active, bright and we'll posted
grocery statesmen to work Atlanta City
trade. Address j. j. 81. e Maddox,
Atlanta, Ga. 1t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30

LIVERPOOL.
Liverpool, Aug. 2S.-The cotton mar
ket opened firm and closed Quiet
Spots; Middling upland I'D.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
For Rent.

Desirable residence No. 1926 College
street. Possession given Immediately.
Apply THOMAS HARRoLD.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-08-30
AMERlcUs COTTON MARKET.
Corrected Daily by /. C. Council,
Warehouse and Commission
Merchant.
SAVANNAH.
NEW YORK.

Savannah, Ca, Aug. 29.-Steady
Spots; Middling 1873.
NEW YORK.
New York, Aug. 29.-Spots; Middling
II 70, market steady. Contracts open
ed steady and closed firm OF the fol
lowing prices:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-04-22
DIR. DARBY ELECTED PRESIDENT.

From the Daily Item, April II.
The South Carolina Medical Associ.
alton adjourned at o'clock p. m. yes
terday having completed all business
brought before the meeting.
Just before adjournment resolutions
were offered and unanimously adopted
extending the thanks of the associa
tion to the Sumter County Medical
Society, the members of the profession
in Sumter and to the citizens Of Sum-
ter for the courtesies and hospitalities
extended the association during the
meeting.
At the afternoon session a number
of papers were read and discussed.
there being general discussion on sew
eral.
Dr.. j. W. Jervey obtained the As
sociation's approval of his draft of a
bill to be submitted to the General
Assembly, providing for the COM
pulsory examination of eyes and ears
of all railroad employees engaged IN
train service. 1t will be first sent
to the State railroad commission with
request that they suggest its passage
in their next annual report.
A paper by Dr.. Moore, of Camden,
ssSome Thoughts on tuberculosis and
the Necessity for a State Sanitarium
for the Consumptive Poor" was on
motion of DR.. F. L. Parker, referred
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-04-22
FORAGE PLANTS DISCUSSED.
a Well stseaded and Profitable Meeting
CT Farmers.
From The Daily Item, April 18th.

From The Daily Item, April 18th.
Congressman "A. F. Lever, accom-
panied by Prof Hitchcock of the U.
S. Department of Agriculture and
Prof Newman of Clemson College ar
rived in the city yesterday afternoon
from Orangeburs, S. G.. where
they attended large meeting
of farmers. Today they met the farm
ers Of Sumter county in the Court
House and very interesting and prof.
table meeting was held The atten-
dance was not as good as lad been an
ticipated, a similar meeting held a
year ago having had so large num-
Der CT farmers present.
Prof. Hitchcock made very inter
esting practical and instructive talk
on forage plants and grasses and their
utilization for the improvement Of the
land and for stock food. He was asked
numerous questions which be answer
ed to the satisfaction of the practical
farmer present.
Prof Newman discussed farming and
farm methods in general way,
devoting particular attention to the
cultivation of cotton and corn.
He began his sstalk by discussing the
root growth and habit of cotton and
corn and from this topic led up natur-
ally to the proper methods of cultiva-
tion and the effects of improper
methods.
It is to be regretted that more farm
ers did not hear Prof. Newman, es-
pecially young farmers who have not
learned in the hard school of expert
ence without knowing the reason why
the facts that we're so clearly explain
ed by Prof. Newman Such talks not
only do good but will tend to arouse
greater interest in scientific farming
and will do much to relegate to OBJ
livion the hap-hazzard methods that
some farmers still follow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-04-22
Early Closing Agreement.

We, the undersigned business men of
Sumter, hereby agree to close our places
of business at 6 p. m., from the first
day of May 1908 to the first day Of
September 1903, Saturdays excepted.
O'Donne!l & Co., Horn Dry Goods
Co., Levy & Moses, stubbs Bros, r.
F. Hoyt, NJ. B. Randle, J. Ryttenberg
& Sons, Levi Bros, G. F. McFadden,
Geo. D. Shore & Bro, Schwartz
Bros, Sumter Grocery Co., Wells &
Edens, Jules Martin, Corinna Miller,
knight Bros, W. H. Yates, L. w.
Folsom, Jno. Reid, Burns Hardware
Co., Bultman Bros. /. T. LeGrand,
A. A. Strauss & Co., Ducker & Bait
man. L. B. Durant, M. F. jenkins,
B. J. Barnett, The Cash Grocery
Store. Moses Green, The Sumter Dry
Goods Co., Stubbs G Cuttino, Beck
Bros, A. Belitizer, E: a. Bultman,
Gregory g. Bigham. V. Fl. Phelps,
Witherspon Bros. & Co., H. G. Osteen
&, Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-04-22
GREAT SHIP LAUNCHED.
The Largest Vessel Ever Built in
This Country.

New London, Conn, April 16.-In
tie presence of thousands of specta-
tors, including many visitors from
New York, Boston and other cities,
the steamship Minnesota, the largest
vessel ever built in this country, and
the greatest cargo carrier in the world,
was launched today at the yards of the
Eastern Ship Building Company at
Groton. The sponsor of the mammoth
ship was Miss Clara Hill, daughter Of
J. j. Hill, president Of the Great
Northern Steamship Company, for
whom the vessel was built, to become
part of the company's Pacific and
Oriental carrying service. As the last
restraining link that held the ship to
its place on the ways was severed Miss
Hill broke bottle Of wine over the
steel bow and named the craft the
Minnesota. With a gliding movement,
barely perceptible at first, the vast
mass of steel, weighing thousands of
tons, started down the ways, and
gathering speed rapidly, plunged into
the water with wave under her
stem that seriously threatened the
safety of the hundreds Of small craft
in the harbor. Although her momen-
tum seemed sufficient to carry her far
ever TO the other side Of the wide har
Dor, the precautions taken to slack
her speed were sufficient to bring her
to standstill within a mile of the
Groton shore. Tugs then took her in
tow and she was guided to a dock,
where she will be fitted up for service.