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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-15
I'm FUTURE THIS TRAIN
TO STOP IN AMERICUS
Central No. 7 no Lonqer
to Albany.

Beginning tonight, Central Rail-
way passenger train No. from At
lanta and Macon, will make Ameri-
Gus its terminal point instead of run
ming on through to Albany as per the
schedule in effect for quite num-
ber of years past.
Permission to discontinue this train
between Americus and Albany was
granted by the Railroad Commission
recently upon petition of the railroad
company.
And in future No. z, lays over night
in Americus, leaving here on the
usual schedule for Atlanta.
AS before stated, there was prac-
tically no travel by this train beyond
Americus, and the. railway company
to the end of reducing expenditures,
so necessary at this time, asked per-
mission to end the schedule here,
which was granted.
1t is quite possible that the sched-
ure of this train. on the return trip
to Macon and Atlanta, may be chang
ed to an extent, and advantageously.
At present this train leaves Ameri-
Gus at 4:40 in the morning, a most
inconvenient hour for one to take it.
The suggestion has been made that
the leaving time be changed to 5
o'clock or $3.50, an hour which would
suit travellers much better.
This matter will doubtless be looked
into by the company and the leaving
time changed somewhat.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-15
PEOPLE TO GATHER IN
HOUSES OF WORSHIP
Services of Interest Here
Today.

At the First Methodist church this
morning Rev. Bascom Anthony, D. D.,
will preach upon "The sin most often
committed most seldom recognized,
and never confessed" a theme which
promises to be most interesting.
At night a sermon for the young
life of Americus will be preached. All
the young ladies and gentlemen, with
out other church engagements, are
especially invited.
At Furlow Lawn Baptist the pas
tor, Rev Robert l.. Bivins will preach
at II o'clock this morning from the
theme How may know that am
a Christian"
AT the night service, 1880 o'clock
Mr.. Bivins subject will be "The law
of Divine mercy"
Putting theory into practice" will
be the sermon topic of Rev j. L.
Irwin at First Presbyterian church
this morning. Tonight his text is
the important thought, do it now"
Rev. o. p. Gilbert will fill his pull
pit at First Baptist church today. AT
IL a. M, Mr.. Gilbert's theme will be
The dead are raised and at the
night service Barring bad books; a
plea for better literature and library.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-15
OFFICERS CHOSEN
FOR HOSPITAL
Institution Doing Great
Work in Americas.

That the Americus Hospital is do
and distress, was emphasized more
than ever at the annual meeting of
the Association held last Monday ev-
ening. The facilities fer operations,
the efficiency of the nursing and the
care of the patients, as reviewed by
the Board of Directors, were all
shown to be of very high order.
The records of the work accomplish
ed for the year was in itself tri-
butte to the zeal of the good ladies
who are the chief support of the insti-
tuition. Charity, that greatest of all
virtues, was also much in evidence
From the Treasurer's report it ap-
peared that out of $50 patients treat
ed in the past eighteen months, that
20 per cent were charity patients.
These received the same kindly care
as was accorded to the pay patients
The success of the Hospital is due
IN large measure to the earnest eff
forts of the good women who have
devoted their time and energies to
the upbuilding of such an institution
Those who have had occasion to test
the resources of the hospital have
had occasion to bless it's founders and
those who are now carrying it for
ward so successfully.
The ladies expect and deserve the
enthusiastic support of the entire COM
munity in their labors, their only pur-
pose being the alleviation of human
suffering
At the meeting the following Off
GERS were chosen:
President-Mr. G. w Bacot
Observation-Disclosures Charles r.
Crisp
Secretary-Rev. J. L. Irwin.
Treasurer-Mr. Morgan Eldridge.
The following Board of Directors
was also chosen: Messrs. w. A. Ray,
A. T. Johnson, c. NJ. Council, G.. M.
Eldridge, j. l. Irwin. G. w Bacot,
w. P. Wallis, E. l.. Murray, F. P.
Harold, w. A. Dodson, G. R. Crisp.
Following the election, matters per-
tanning to the future good of the
Hospital were discussed. A commit
tee was appointed to revise the CON
stitution and bylaws. A resolution
inviting and urging all physicians in
Americus and Sumter county to take
an active interest in the Hospital and
to lend their influence to it's up
building, was unanimously adopted.
The medical staff selected for the
coming year included: Drs. r. r.
Cato, w S. Prather, FieldsA Wade
Chambliss and F. L. Cato.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-15
MEETING IS HELD FOR
TEACHERS OF SUMTER
Many Attend the Session
Saturday.

The public school teachers of the
county held their monthly institute
Saturday at the Office of Supt w. S.
Moore, and the attendance was high
ly gratifying All of the white schools
of the county were thus represented,
and for two hours the young teach
ers discussed educational topics, bear
ing upon their work in the school
room. Supt Moore presided over
the meeting, and at the close of the
institute distributed to the teachers
their salary checks for the past
month During the morning the col
ored teachers had been paid else
where, and altogether $1,000 in cash
was distributed in the way of salar-
les. All of the county schools are
being conducted now upon full time,
and Supt Moore is highly gratified at
conditions generally prevailing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-15
DANCE AT BIVINS HOME
WAS MUCH ENJOYED
Young People Enjoy OCCa-
sion There.

A most enjoyable society even OF
the past week was an informal dance
Thursday evening at the hospitable
home of Mrs. A. c. Bivins, and par
ticipated in by many devotees of Terp-
sichore of the younger social set, be-
sides fair visitors here.
Lovely flowers, delightful music,
and the many beautiful gowns con-
tributed to a picturesque ensemble
and most charming affair.
Dainty refreshments and delicious
ices were served during the evening.
Among those entertained were Miss
Gale of Atlanta, Misses Hazel Pope of
Albany, Matte Bivins, Mamie Wyatt,
Freddie Shipp, Mary Hawkes., Sara
Cobb, Fay Williams, Irma Martin, Ed
ma Martin, Floyd Fort, Cloe Little-
john, Emma Mae Borum, Ruth Smith
Hazel Tower.
Messrs. Uric Ray, Eugene Bailey
Willie Bailey, 81 Hawkins, Lucius Nc
.CIesky, DR.. Eldon Kent Crockett
Duke Crockett, Walter Rylander
Walter Brown, Walter Page, James
Fort, Will Fleming, Carter Legg.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-15
MAYOR DOES NOT
FAVOR CITY CENSUS
General Enumeration Near
Enough for Purpose.

The movement started by the Board
of Trade to have a census of Ameri-
Gus taken does not find a warm advo-
cate in Mayor Hawkins. In fact, luke
warm would much better express the
Mayors position in the matter
THE general census is to be taken
in a little over a year and half"
said Mayor Hawkins yesterday. THAT
will be authoritative. We might go
ahead with a census and put the
figures too high. Then when the
Government figures came out we
would have to climb down a little
LAS to the suggestion that the po-
lice might be able to take the census
required, it must be remembered that
the force is very small now. The
city is in poor financial condition to
hire outsiders. The state takes a
school census every five years and
this helps.
''The matter has not been brought
before the City Council, however, and
| of course do not know what view
they will take of the proposition"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-15
PERUNA EDITORIAL NO. ?.

DR. Hartman has claimed for many that EXCELLENT
CATARRH REMEDY Some of the doctors critics have disputed the
claim as to the efficacy of Peruna.
ingredients
cal authorities concerning the remedies which
Take for instance the ingredient HYDRASTIs CANADENs OR
GOLDEN SEAL The United States Dpnsatoy this remedy
that largely employed the treatment of deprave mucous membranes
chronic rhinit aarh atomic tarh of the
chronic intestinal caah catarrhal un atarrh Of the ver
diseased membranes of the pelvic
the treatment of various forms of diseases peculiar
Another ingredient of Perun C0RYDALS F0RM0SA cad in the
United States Dispensatory a
CEDRON SEEDS another ingredient of excellent that
has been largely overlooked by medical for the
THE SEEDS ARE TO BE FOUND IN VERY FEW DRUG STORES
The United States Densatoy the action
bitter tonic and the treatment dysene and intermittent diseases
SUBSTITUTE FOR QUININE.
OIL OF COPAIBA another ingredient
Dspnsatoy mild
intestinal tract stmuant
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-15
STATEMENT IN CASE Is
MADE BY PHYSICIANS

Drs. Prather and McMath, who at
tended young Spencer Pryor, who
died at the Agricultural school yes
terday morning, make the following
statement:
To the patrons and friends of the
Agricultural school:
I'VE attended young Spencer Pry-
or, who died at the Agricultural
school Saturday morning, and are
prepared to say, that, while the young
man died of menengetis, that we have
every reason to believe that it was
only a sporadic case, possibly caused
from over eXersion, or violent exer-
else, on the baseball grounds, and
that such case is in no sense con-
tagious. (Signed)
]. F. McMATH,
w. S. PRATHER.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-15

Good music and a cordial welcome
to ALL
At First Church of Christ, Scien-
tist, the sermon topic this morning is
Substance" Golden text: Heaven
and earth shall pass away, but My
word shall not pass away. Matthew
24:35.
This is the second Sunday in Lent,
and the services at Calvary Episcopal
church, conducted by the rector, Rev.
James B. Lawrence, will be appro-
pirate thereto.
There will be holy communion at
1870 o'clock this morning; prayer and
litany and sermon at II o'clock and
evening prayer at 7:30. The SER
vices on Monday will be at II o'clock,
noon, and at D. m.
After the services on Monday after
noon there will be a meeting of the
Missionary Society.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-15
INCREASE OF TRADE is
VERY GRATIFYING
Pharmacy is EnIarging Its
Facilities.

The refreshment department of the
Dodson Pharmacy has already had to
be enlarged to meet the demands of
rapidly increasing patronage, and to
this end additional cafe tables and
chairs were installed there yester-
day. This handsome furniture is OF
latest design and adds greatly to the
appearance of this popular resort
This widely known establishment is
one of the most popular in the entire
state, and a visit to Americus without
dropping into Dodson's" would be
wholly incomplete. The fame of the
deliciaus creams and refreshing
drinks served there extends over
southern Georgia and makes the
Dodson Pharmacy more than ever one
of the institutions of Americus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-15
GIVEN A HALF HOLIDAY
NOW IN THE OFFICES
SeabOard Men in Offices
Favored.

The Seaboard Railway division of
fees were closed yesterday afternoon
thus affording the clerical force there
a Saturday half-holiday, which is al
ways done during the summer season
when the rush of business ceases
With yesterdays half holiday the
summer vacation season has opened
and soon now employees in other
avocations will be looking forward
to the summer early closing. In
Americus the o'clock closing season
begins early in May and continues
through the dull, hot summer until
September 1st, and the usual agree
ment will be entered into this sum
mer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-15
LADIES TO HAVE TEA AT
MRS. M'LEOD'S HOME

The kindergarten Association will
entertain with tea from A to 6 at
the residence of Mr.. r. L. Mcleod on
Tuesday, which is St. Patrick's day.
An appropriate musical program will
be rendered and light refreshments
will be served. The public is cordial
ly invited. Admission 10 cents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-15
GROUP PICTURE
OF CANDIDATES

All the candidates for county Of
fees are to be lined up next Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock by photographer
Kelley at the City Hall, and a group
picture taken. 1t is thought that ev-
cry candidate can be induced to wear
a smile, which of course will be inn
possible when the election returns
are in.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-15
SCHOOL Is INVADED BY
DEATH: GRIM REAPER
Spencer Pryor, a Student
Dies There.

Death for the first time has invad.
ed the ranks of the Third District Ag-
ricultural College here and removed
therefrom one of the brightest pupils
and most popular of the young mer
attending; Spencer Pryor, who died
Saturday.
The sudden death of this popular
student, who few hours before was
the life of his associates, brought sor-
row to hundreds of friends here and
cast a gloom over the institution.
Mr.. Pryor was i'll but a few hours
and his death is ascribed to a severe
attack of meningitis.
This illness is not attributed to any
local cause, but rather as the result
of over eXertion upon the part of the
young man.
Thursday afternon he was upon the
ball field with other boys of the schoo
and played hard game, probably ex-
erting himself too much. 1t is also
stated that his back was injured
severely in jumping, after the game
ended
This exercise, it is thought likely
produced subsequent illness.
Young Pryor kept his room the
greater part of Friday and during the
night grew rapidly worse, despite the
constant attention of physicians. Be,
fore the dawn Saturday it was seer
that the end could not be stayed, death
coming at o'clock.
His demise is one of peculiar sad
ness, not only to the school but
throughout the city
Spencer Pryor was the son of Mr.
Robert Pryor of Lee county. He was
seventeen years of age; a splendid
specimen of physical young manhood
and no student of the school was held
in greater esteem by teachers and
pupils alike.
The body was removed from the
dormitory early in the morning and
conveyed to the residence of his
aunt, Mrs. r. L. Maynard The fun
eral will take place this afternoon at
Smithville.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-15
WANTS THE REUNION
OF THE VETERANS
Atlanta Will Make a Bid
for Convention.

ATLANTA, March 14.-Atlanta win
in all probability make big for the
1909 general convention of the Uni
ted Confederate Veterans Association.
This years convention takes place in
Birmingham, Ala, on June II and the
committees from the Atlanta City
Council and the Chamber of Com
merce will probably be on hand to
invite the veterans to come to Atlanta
next year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-15
COMES TO AMERICUS
SOON TO RESIDE

The many Americus friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Wakefield of Kentucky,
will be interested in their coming to
Americus to reside permanently. The
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Wakefield and
four children, will come this week,
occupying the former Turpin resi-
dence on Church street. Mr.. Wake
field will be interested in the stock
business here
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-15
In Masters Degree

A meeting of Americus lodge No.
13, F. & A NJ, will be held Monday
night at 1880 o'clock Work in Mas
ter's degree. All Master Masons cor
daily invited.
L. ]. BLALOCK, w. M.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-03-15

Useful in chronic cystitis, chronic dys-
entery and diarrhea, and some chronic
diseases of the liver and kidneys.
These opinions as to the ingredients
of Peruna are held by all writers on
the subject, including Bartholow and
Scudder
OF HYDRASTIS, BARTHOL0W
SAYS il is applicable to stomatitis
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-21
COTTON HEIRS ASK
TO SETTLE ESTATE
Made in Court to
Seal Agreement on Will
Reached by Contestants
Little Helen Sacher Gets Fourth
of 100000 Estate by
Terms of Pact
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

WASHINGTON. April 2o.-Applica-
tion was made to the district supreme
court today by Mrs. Caroline Cotton
Dahlgren, Miss Kathrine A. Martin and
Mrs. TheodosiaM Cook Grace to have
ratified an agreement entered into with
Helen Margaret Beatrice Sacher, the s
year old great grandchild of Mrs. Ellen
Nj. Cotton, who had instituted contest
over the will of Mrs. Cotton. Seigfried
Sacher, Partisan banker, was named
by Justice Gould as guardian ad ntem
for his little daughter and filed for her
a consent to the ratification of the
terms of the compromise.
Under the terms of the will of Mrs.
Cotton, Mrs Grace was given a parcel
of real estate in Santa Cruz, Cal, and
$1,000 only was left to the little Sacher
girl. The remaining estate was de-
vised equally to Mrs. Caroline Cotton
Dahlgren and her daughter, Miss Kath-
rine Agnew Martin.
The compromise sought to be con-
firmed provides that the will be ad-
mitted to probate and that two admin
istrators be appointed, one to be chosen
by each side of the controversy The
expenses of the litigation, estimated at
$4,000, are first to be paid, $4,000 to
Kathrine Agnew Martin for expenses
incurred by her, and $4,000 to .Seig-
fried Sacher for his costs of litigation.
The value of the estate is given in
the papers filed today as 100000. Miss
Sacher will receive about $150,000.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-21
BARTNETT'S BAIL REDUCED
Banker Appears in Santa Cruz
Court Wreathed in Smiles

SANTA CRUZ, April 20.-When the
case of Walter j. Bartnett, indicted by
the grand jury for perjury when he
made his report to the superior court of
this county as special administrator of
the Ellen NJ Cotton estate. was called
for hearing by Judge Smith at 2
o'clock today, District Attorney knights
stated that inasmuch as Bartnett had
appeared in court of his own volition
and that he was under bonds of S25, 900
to appear before the San Francisco
court he recommended the amount of
the bond required by the local court be
reduced from $4,000 to $4,000 and also
that the sheriff be instructed not to
serve the bench warrant which the
court had ordered to be issued.
Judge Smith accepted to the district
attorneys request, whereupon bond
acceptably drawn was presented and
signed by William G. Payton and Theo-
dora Kearney as sureties. Both Pay
ton and Mrs. Kearney are of San Fran
cisco, but formerly were residents of
Santa Cruz. The date for Bartnetts
arraignment was set for May IL
Bartnett appeared in court smiling
and confident and evidently has not
allowed his predicament to weigh too
heavily upon him. He was represented
in court today by Oscar Cooper of the
firm of Cooper & Gray of San francisco
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-21
q
vR[F[AND BILL IS
TABLED BY HOUSE
Committee on Banking to Report
Favorably on Fowler's Plan
to Create Commission
No Reason Is Given to House
for Adverse Action on
Substitute

WASHINGTON, April 20.-The house
committee on banking and currency to-
day voted to lay ON the table the fnan-
ciaI bin offered by Representative vree-
land New. York; as a substitute for
the Aldrich BILL. and decided to report
favorably the bill recently introduced
by Chairman, Fowler, providing for a
currency commission to consist of 43
members, IL members of the senate, IL
members of the house and FL others,
who must be citizens OF the United
States.
The action Of the committee was
taken late in the afternoon after an all
day meeting. Representative Vreeland
appeared before the committee and
made a long argument in favor OF his
bill, saying that it would be criminal
negligence for congress to adjourn
without passing some measure of pro-
lection in event of another panic this
fall. He did not, however, think that
a panic was -inminent.
The committee went into executive
session to consider, the measure. The
discussion over it was more protracted
than over the Aldrich bill, which was
tabled last week by Unanimous vote.
The Vreeland bill had some support
ers, and when the vote on the motion
to table it was. taken Weeks. (Mass.).
Burton (Ohio) and Mckinney (Illo
voted in the negative.
Those voting in the affirmative were
Prince (Ill.), McMorap (Mich.), Weems
(Ohio), Waldo en- .Y5. Hayes (Cal.),
Pujo (La.), Glass. (Va), Gillespie .(Tex.). !.
James (Ky.), Crawford On. c., Nc
Henry (Pa,) and Chairman Fowler.
AS in the case of the Aldrich-bill, the
committee decided TO give no reason
to the house for it's action, simply re-
porting that the measure had been
tabled The motion to report the Fowler
currency commission. bill was adopted,
10 to 3. Those voting In the negative
were Messrs.. Pujo, James and Craw-
ford, while Messrs. Burton and Nc
Henry voted present
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-21
MARR|ES
MODESTO WOMAN
Wedding Occurs Quietly, With
Few Witnesses, at Home
of Brides Mother
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

MODESTO, April 20.-Extreme SIM
plicity marked the wedding in this city,
at 11:30 o'clock this morning, of Dis
trict Attorney Langdon of San Fran
cisco and Mrs. Myrtle McHenry of this
city The wedding occurred without
the knowledge of any of the Modesto
folk save the immediate relatives of the
bride and half a dozen of, her intimate
friends. and the first inkling they had
of the wedding was the report. which
spread around town after the departure
Of the groom and his charming and
wealthy bride. to the effect that the
wedding, which Modesto folk had sup
posed would be matter of much pomp
and ostentation. was a matter of f'his-
tory.
The beautiful McHenry home~in Mo-
desto was. elaborately decorated with
cut flowers and greenery for the happy
event. The. ceremony was performed
before floral altar by Rev. Father Otis
of San Francisco, and following a brief
interchange of congratulations Mr.. and
Mrs. Langdon stepped into. waiting
automobile and were whirIed to the
town of Turlock, four miles south of
here, where they boarded the south.
bound train at. Z o'clock. Their des
tination is unknown even to the mother
and sisters of the bride in this city.
1t is known, however, that Mr.. and
Mrs. Langdon will arrive in San Fran
cisco probably by the end .,of this
week and will make their home in that
city. They will reside temporarily in
the Turpen residence in Washington
street, San Francisco, pending the erec-
ton of the home which Mr.. -Langdon
is having constructed.
Mrs. Langdon is the widow of the
late Oramil McHenry of this. city, and
to beauty of face and form and charm
of.manners she adds a fortune of over
100000. She is president of the First
national bank of this city, and the Nc
Henry estate has business interests
which extend all over the San Joaquin
valley and to the bay.
Those present at the wedding were
Mrs. A. Conneau, mother of the bride;
Mrs. G. p. Schafer, Mrs. F. A. Cressey
Jr.- and Miss Lena Conneau, sisters of
the bride; AL and Ernie Conneau, broth
ers of, the bride; Mrs. Splain and the
Misses Margaret and Kate Langdon of
San Francisco, sisters of the groom;
Mrs. A. Conneau, Miss Theresa Croft
man, Miss Lena Schafer, G. p. Schafer,
+. A Cressey Jr. and Master Ward
Schafer of this city,