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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-28
MANY FiDDLERS
HAVE ENLISTED
Prof. Mcneil Will Play on
Special Piano.

Great interest is being taken in the
Olde Fiddlers Contest and over thirty
names were taken yesterday of local
fiddlers and also many from the sur
rounding country who will play at the
opera house next Friday night. Some
of the we'll known contestants are:
Col. w. T. Davenport, w. J .Gordy,
R. V. McElhenny, Geo. Dudley, John
Matthews, Chas Hawkins, G. B. Stall
lings, Mrs. B. Dorster, Dow Law, ].
R. Nicholson, e. L. Wright, V. M.
Mercer, L. D. Lockhart, Russ Ainsley,
Mr. Marsh, Jessie Mauk, Will Mcneil
and many others.
Prof McNeill will render a piano
solo and a special high grade piano
from the Wenter Music Co., has been
donated by their agent, Mr.. N. N. Ship
pey. The piano will be shipped from
Atlanta for the occasion and lovers
of high class music will be assured of
hearing Prof. Mcneil at his best. Miss
Florence Niles, will render a violin
solo accompanied by Prof Mcneil.
These two numbers will be entirely
separate from the Fiddlers Contest as
only old time musicians and old
time melodies will be played for
prizes.
1t was stated yesterday that a large
crowd from Albany and surrounding
towns will attend the contest. Mr..
Laughlin, who is working up the
contest, has already received many
letters from local fiddlers who will
enter this Contest and more are COM
ing every day. When one stops to
consider that this Contest is only held
every or years and the fiddlers
come for miles around to play, it is
not remarkable that wherever it is
given everyone becomes interested and
the Contests are big success. 1t is
expected that the opera house will be
crowded next Friday night and the
City Fire Department will realize a
nice sum.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-28
WILL CLEAN UP STOCK
IN LINE OF UNDERWEAR

Winter fingers, and bitter cold days
are yet to come. Prepare in time by
replenishing your stock of winter un-
derwear. ~~
Keep warm and thus avoid grip and
pneumonia
Duncan's store offers unheard of
bargains today in mems, womens and
childrens underwear.
Almost the entire stock is offered to-
day 20 per cent under cost at the
mills.
All grades ladies vests, pants and
union suits worth so cts, 65 cents, IS
cents and 81 are offered today at one
price, 38 cents.
All grades of underwear worth 25
cents to 35 cents, go at Is cents.
ALI grades mems underwear worth
so cents to 81 go at SO cents; all 25 to
so cents grades go at 19 cents; great
est bargains of the season.
All boys underwear, grades 35 cts.
to SO cents, go at % cents today
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-28
STOCK COMP ANY HAD
PLEASING OFFERING
Two Performances for To-
day and Tomorrow.

Before an audience of moderate
proportions, the Empire Stock Com
pany last night presented the first of
series of five "Circumstan-
tial Evidence" Coming as an un-
known bidder for popular favor, the
company labored under disadvantages.
At first the audience was ~inclined to
be somewhat critical, but as the play
progressed the feeling wore away,
and the brighter lines were received
with proper appreciation. The COM
pany proved to be hard working ag-
gregation, each player putting enthu-
siasm into the parts. The perform
ance proved a pleasant surprise to
those who had come with some mis-
givings as to what would be served up.
Interest was we'll sustained through
the play.
Perhaps the best work was done by
]. Henry King, as Seth Crane, an
awkward country boy. He furnished
most of the fun. Miss Helen c. Len
ten as Ruth Evarts, was a breezy act
ress who carried off her part with
grace. Other members of the cast did
their work more or less acceptably.
The play itself was melodrama with
the usual villain and the final end
which always comes in a melodrama
to the wicked man who deceives ev-
erybody up to the last act.
Between acts specialties were given
by various members of the company,
disclosing an unusual versatility for a
stock company. For a popular price
show, the Empire Stock Company is
the best of the kind which has appear
ed here this season.
The offering this afternoon will be
The Child Stealer," and at night "A
Fatal Step" Tomorrow afternoon the
number is "A Bachelors Troubles" a
farce comedy. At night the final Of
fering will be I'm Old Virginia"
One point upon which the manage
ment prides itself is the absolute
cleanliness of the various plays pre-
sented
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-28
DR.. REESE TO ACCEPT
AS BISHOP OF DIOCESE
Parish Here is Greatly
Pleased.

The Americus parish of the dio-
cese of Georgia is greatly pleased at
the acceptance of the Bishopric by
DR.. F. F. Reese, which was rendered
at the diocesan convention, held in
Augusta recently.
When the committee called upon
DR.. Reese at Nashville some days
ago he asked for several days in
which to consider the matter
The salary of Bishop Reese will be
$4,000 a year. Three or four months
will probably elapse before he is
cOnsecrated bishop.
y Bishop Reese is we'll known per-
sonally to many of his parishioners
in Americus and it was one of these
Captain John A Cobb, who presented
his name in the Augusta meeting for
bishop of the diocese.
The Diocese of Georgia is to be con-
graduated upon having such a strong
and able man to preside over it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-28
NOTED LECTURER
HERE TOMORROW
BriCkneII YOung'S Great
Meeting in London.

In giving an account of a meeting
in London by Mr. Bicknell Young,
who will lecture at Miss Bells studio
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock, a
correspondent of the Christian Science
Sentinel says
When London found there was to
be a Christian Science lecture in the
Albert Hail. London smiled, and asked
who was going to fill it. The question
was answered when the time came.
The inspector in charge of the police
outside the hall, when he saw the
crowd collecting, declared he had
never anticipated anything like it, or
he would have had many more men;
however, he had no need for them.
The attendants inside thought it in the
nature of hardship that the doors
were opened so long before the time.
They smiled and said all the people
who would come could easily get in
much later. When the doors were
opened and the audience began to
surge in by thousands, they altered
their minds For the next hour they
were kept busy trying to find seats
for the crowd at the doors. Long
before the organ ceased to play every
available seat was filled, and numbers
of people were going disconsolately
away.
Inside the hall the scene was strik-
ing. With the exception of some seats
held by private individuals, every
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-28
GRAND ARMY is MOVING
IN REALM OF SUMTER
Twenty-Five Candidates in
the Race.

Sumter county enjoys just now the
distinction of leading all of the 145
counties of Georgia in the number Of
candidates for Office, and the strength
| of this valiant host increases as il
marches to the polls
TWenty-nine patriots have thus an.
| nounced a willingness to lay all Other
| business aside and serve their county
If the consent of the voters to this
end is given
And others still will join the can.
| didatal host
The campaign is one of the mos
| spirited here in years, and the dis
cussion of politics and candidates is
the all absorbing theme Many have
| been called where few can be chos
en-, but all are in to win.
The date of the county primary is
yet six weeks in front of the march
| ing hosts and by April 18th theil
ranks will be greatly augmented
| Others, still, will get into the
running, and the voter will have more
| jayelins to dodge.
d. But it is a good-natured race, anC
all the candidates maintain the bes
humor Even those seeking, the
same job fraternalize at the same
soda fount and buttonhole simultan
eOusly the unWary voter.
For all is fair in love and war, anC
county politics.
Up to the hour of going to press
| this morning, 3:45 o'clock, the follow
! ing candidates had announced
For judge of the city court of Am
ericus, Judge Charles R. Crisp.
For solicitor of the city court, Mess
Zack Childers, L. j. BlalOck and Char
| les R. Winchester.
For the legislature, Col. j. E. Shep-
pard announces for one of the two
| seats accorded to Sumter. Others
still will enter for this honor.
For judge of the court of ordinary
| Captain John A Cobb and Judge l. n
| Mott.
For clerk of the superior court, H
/ Egbert Allen.
For sheriff, William H. Feagin and
| Jarrett ] Wilson.
For county treasurer, Captain Z
| II. Williams, to be sure.
| For tax collector, |. Brown Small
and William P. Page.
For tax-receiver, w. r. Speer, j. |
| Hitler ana II -. w lIIOSOi
For county commissioners, five to be
elected, Messrs. John A. Mcdonald
| T. B. Hooks, Frank Sheffield, j. f
Bolton. George oliver, j. H. Daniel
John T. Ferguson, j. l.. Chambl1ss
A. F. Hodges and H. J. Webb are II
the race.
An imposing array of able citizens
from which to pick a ticket.
For superior court solicitor Messrs
w. w Dykes and James R. Williams
are announced candidates to be voted
| for the the June primary.
| For surveyor, Mr.. R. R. Howe Is
| the only Richmond in the field
For coroner there is but one an
! nouncement, Mr.. Jenkins.
But it is an imposing array, anC
| Sumter is proud of the fact that those
who will serve her in an official capa
city will be selected from this mum
ber-unless livelier sprinters enter
the arena to run for the prizes.
But in the meantime all of the
boys are marching on to victory.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-28
LIFE-SAPPING PARASITES
THAT WRECK HUMAN SYSTEM

The follOWin remarkable statement
was recently made by l.. T. Cooper
1t concerns the preparation which has
been so widely discussed throughout
the country during the past year, and
has sold in such enormous quantities
in leading cities
1T is now a well-known fact that
wherever | have introduced my New
Discovery medicine, hundreds of peo-
pie have brought internal parasites,
or tapeworms, to me- In many cases
these people did not know the nature
of the parasite, and were consequently
extremely nervous until | explained
the matter to them. In some cities so
many have had this experience that
the public generally became alarmed.
Il take this opportunity of explain
ing what these creatures are, and
what l have learned about them in
the past "TapeWorms are much more
common than would be supposed.
venture to say that ten per cent, of
all chronic stomach trouble, or what
is known as rundown condition, is
caused by them. An individual may
suffer for years with one of these
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-28
COL. BLACK TO RESUME
HIS WORK ON ROAD
OiSpOseS of Pretty Farm
Here.

Col. Thomas j. Black, farmer,
drummer and general artist with
friends from the Mason and Dixon line
to the coral reef of Florida, has re-
tired from agricultural pursuits, which
profession he SO we'll adorned and
will stick to his last-that of the
shoe. Col Black has grown gray in
the business of selling shoes, and has
sold enough of them to save the sOles
of every man. woman and child in
fifty counties. And now he proposes
to take a new start and sell as many
more. A day or two ago he sold his
fine farm of near 400 acres, a few
miles west of Americus, and is COM
ing here to reside. Entrenched here
as his base of supplies, Col. Black will
again take the road in quest of trade
and the hundreds of friends of this
genial gentleman will wish for him
the continued success that has
marked his efforts in past years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-28
AUCTION PRICES" AT
FRICKER'S 10 DAYS
Reductions on Parity With
Recent Bargains.

In response to numerous requests
yesterday Fricker & Bro, have decid-
ed to continue their sale at auction
prices for the next ten business days,
up to and including March 10.
The plan upon which the sale will
be conducted will be: Anyone desiring
to purchase any article in stock asks
for the auction sale" price on that
article. Mr. Fricker or one of his
assistants names a price which is on
a par, as near as they can judge with
the prices which were obtained for
similar articles during the recent sale
by Mr. Raven, the auctioneer. This
price will of course, be at very ma
terial reductions from the regular
selling price, which is plainly marked
on every article in the store.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
first auction sale made sharp inroads
on the supplies, the firm is anxious
to convert a further share of their
magnificent stock into cash.
In some instances yesterday out-of
town callers had heard of the auction
sale, and did not know it had been dis
continued, and came to take advantage
of it. This suggested the idea of
continuing the reduction for another
ten days. The original sale closed
Wednesday night, with the largest
crowd of the entire auction.
Remember, any article in the stock
diamonds, watches, cut glass, sill
verware, hand painted china-can be
purchased for the next ten days at
auction prices. After that time the
prices on the tags will be the selling
price strictly. Nothing will be held
back in this "after sale"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-28
MISSION WILL BE GIVEN
HERE TO CATHOLICS
Services of Interest Here
Next Week.

Members of the Catholic church in
Americus are interested in the fact
that mission will be given at st.
Mary's church here next week, three
members of the priesthood, the Rev.
Fathers O,Hara, Mahon and O'Sullivan
Officiating. They will come to Am
ericus tomorrow, the usual monthly
services following on Sunday, with
the mission exercises during the
week. This mission, which is for
the benefit of non-Catholics as we'll
as Catholics, will continue throughout
the week While it lasts services
will be held every morning, afternoon
and evening. The morning services
will be at seven, eight and nine
o'clock, the afternoon at $3.50, and
the evening services will begin at
1880. Besides the usual sermons on
moral subjects the course will also
include a series of lectures on the
fundamental doctrines of the Catholic
church
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-28
TOMMY DONNELLY TO
RETURN THIS SUMNER
Laying Plans for Mid-Sur-
mer Minstrel Trip.

In the heart of the Americus peo-
pie Tommy Donnelly, Who appeared
Wednesday night in his Donnelly and
Hatf1eld's minstrel show, has a warm
place. Twice in Americus he~has been
called upon to bear the sad news of
the death of loved ones, his mothers
death on Wednesday being the sec
ond. While these are sad memories
for the leading funny man" in a
mirth-purveying organization, the
circumstance named have also en-
deared the South Georgia city to his
own heart Of hearts. He has enter
tanned with joke and quip and in
return has received here the sad mis-
sives telling Of the departure of
loved ones.
But he does not lay that to the ac-
count of Americus, but has rather
felt closer drawn to the people of
this city by the ties of a grief in
which he has real sympathisers No
city in which he has ever appeared in
the twenty years he has been on the
road has the hold upon him as has
Americus, where he has come regu-
larly for fifteen of those years
"Americus people always give us
royal welcome" said Tommy DON
nelly last night after the perform
ance. 1--WE have been talking of MAX
ing a summer tour through this Sec
ton and Americus is one of the big
drawing cards in causing US to plan
this trip. 1t looks now like we can
arrange such a trip. It's done in 9TH
er sections of the country and l be-
lieve it can be done here. My heart
is with the people of Americus and
want to see them again
In speaking of the prohibition law
in Georgia, which has been put in ef-
feet since Mr. Donnelly was here last,
he declared that it made no difference
to him, as he had been on the water
wagon for ten years anyhow and was
too firmly seated to be in danger of
taking a tumble anywhere.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-28
CLARK Is JAILED UPON
CHARGE OF VAGRANCY
Other Charges Are Named
as Well

j. J. Clark, a white man who has
beenN living in Americus for some
time, is now in the county Jail under
warrant charging vagrancy and
adultery, while it is probable that the
charge of abandonment of minor
children will be preferred against
him as well. Clark's four little child
rem, it will be recalled, were found
here in need and distress, it was
said, quite recently and sent to the
Mumford Home in Macon. Kind-heart-
ed citizens took charge of the poor lit
tie ones, thus found alone, and raised
a fund of $53 for their benefit. The
four, among them girl of twelve or
thirteen years, are now in the Indus
trial Home in Macon, where they are
we'll cared for. Clark was jailed up
on a warrant issued by Justice J. l.
Hudson.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-28

great parasites and not be aware of it.
Contrary to general belief, the ap-
petite is not greatly increased-it only
becomes irregular. There is a general
feeling of faintness, however, and
gnawing in the pit of the stomach
People afflicted with one of these
parasites are nervous and depressed.
Their chief sensation is one of lam
guor, and they tire very easily Lack
Of energy and ambition affect the
body and the mind becomes dull and
sluggish. The memory becomes not
so good, and the eyesight is generally
poorer
"The New Discovery, in freeing
stomach and bowels of all impurities,
seems to be fatal to these great worms
and almost Immediately expels them
from the system. l wish to assure
anyone who has the experience just
related with my preparation, that
there is no cause for alarm in the
matter, and that it will as a rule mean
a speedy restoration to health"
The Cooper medicines are boon
to stomach sufferers. We sell them.
--Dodson's Pharmacy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-28
Mr.. PAGE A CANDIDATE
FOR TAX COLLECTOR

In the column of announcements
today is that of Mr.. William P Page
who offers for the office of tax col
lector, subject to the Democratic pri-
born and reared in Sumter county
He is recognized as a citizen of high
est integrity and popular withal, a
good business man and fully quail
fed to assume the duties of any of
fee he would seek His candidacy
will receive the support of his many
friends in town and county
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-28
Mr.. JENKINS IS NAMED
IN RACE FOR CORONER

Mr. Edward Jenkins, residing near
DeSoto has announced for coroner of
Sumter county at the primary April
10th. Mr.. Jenkins is young man,
well and favorably known n The
ccunty He is blind, and needs the
small stipend which this Office would
afford, and as he is capable of dis
charging the duties thereof his
friends will support his candidacy
aud ask for him the votes % the de-
mocrats of Sumter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-02-28

NOTE: All Fiddlers desiring to enter the
contest please notify ]. B. LAUGHLIN, Room
Fl, Windsor Hotel
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-11-13
The Man Who Pays,

If there is any particular indi-
vidual in this world who should
have an extra star in his crown
when he shutlieS this mortal coil
and takes his seat with the saints
above, we believe is the man who,
while toiling here below, paid his
debts as they came due, or at
least made an honest effort to do
50. Really, we believe that debt
paying is going to be one of the
requisites necessary to pass
St. Peter, and that many a good
citizen" who record is full of
fragrant lapses in this respect
will have serious trouble getting
in at the golden gate.
Too many people 20 through
life on the plan Of letting the
man they owe do the worrying.
Too many of Us are prone to be-
come careless when our town
sordid aims are in the balance,
and we need a wholesome revival
Of ,he sacredness of our o5liga-
tons. There is something wrong
in the makeup of the man who
does not worry about his debt
Orchiltree Eagle.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-11-13
PANHANDLE PROSPERITY IS ASSURED.
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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-11-13
Panhandle 0it Brings Big Prices.

That Panhandle real estate is
looking up is evidenced by the
fact that j, c. Kelly has sold his
section six miles south of ANA
rillo for sis, 40. This is not a
statement carrying with it the
departure of Mr.. Kelly; on the
contrary, he states that there is
no place in the country that of
ferS such inducements to the in
weston as the Panhandle of Tex
as. and he is here to stay.
This is but one of the many
sales of real estate at gratifying
/ prices and is given rather more
by reason of its recent occur
renee than on account of the
price named in connection there
with. Those who are fully ac-
quainted with the tendencies of
real estate say that this season
will prove the greatest the coun-
/ try has ever known.
1t is a generally conceded fact
/ that there will be a greater per-
centage of actual settlers located
here this year than for many
years past. The people are pour
ing in from various sections of
the United States, principally
from the north and east.
The fact that the Panhandle of
Texas is becoming recognized as
an agricultural country is having
its effect and many farmers are
putting in crops of wheat and it
is understood that oats and other
grain will be added at the proper
time. Those inclined to orchard
ing and truck farming have their
eyes upon this great fertile eX-
panSe of country, and many of
/ these will be added within the
next few months. Daily Pan
handle.
This land is in Randall county
and the above report is only one
of many that could be reported.
1t goes to show that people are
beginning to realize that the
lands in this section of the coun-
try are worth just as much as
any land anywhere. People of
/ this section of the state who do
not now own land had better be
gin to make arrangements to Sc
cure their hold or they will be
too late.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1908-11-13

Some newspaper men are
great prevaricators. One of them
wrote about a cyclone, saying il
turned "A well wrong side up in
Mississippi, turned a cellar up.
side down in Iowa, moved town.
ship line in Nebraska, blew the
slaves out Of a whiskey barrel in
Kentucky and left nothing but
the bung hole, changed the day
of the week in Ohio, killed an
honest lawyer in the west, blew
the hair off a bald headed man in
Texas, killed a faithful doctor in
Illinois, blew the mortgage off a
farm in Kansas, scared red
headed woman in Michigan, blew
cracks out Of "A fence in Dakota,
and took all the wind out of a
politician in Missouri. -Ex.