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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28
LADIES OF THREE AND
FOUR SCORE OF YEARS
Again Enjoy a Party Giyen
Them Here.

Mrs. E. l.. Murray'S reception on
Monday afternoon, 80 to $50 was
one of the most interesting and unique
of the season. 1t was a three score
and ten party given in honor of her
mother, Mrs. w. l. Murray, and charm
ing in every detail
The invitations were limited to
aged ladies of seventy or over, and a
dozen Of these dear old people were in
attendance.
These guests were Mesdames Shep-
pard, Bivins, Horn, Matthews, Wor-
rel, Benton, Goodwin, Derkin, Rodg-
ers, Allen, Warlick and the honoree,
Mrs. Murray.
The house was decorated in palms
with quaint old vases of white and
purple althea and white oleander,
while the punch bowl was wreathed
in asparagus fern and tiger lilies in
keeping with ye olden time of three
score years ago.
Several of the costumes worn by
the guests were dainty conceptions of
comfort, rather than style.
And again did these dear old ladies
live in the golden past, as with stories
and song they revived recollections of
the grandest era in the South's his
tory, that period long before the Civil
War put its blight upon a proud race
here.
The hours thus passed pleasantly,
the festivities ending with a toast,
drank in pure sparkling water, to
the girls Of seventy"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28
CONVENTION OF THIRD
INVITED TO AMERICUS
Request to That Effect is
Made.

The forthcoming session of the
Third District Congressional Conven-
ton may be held in Americus. A
well-defined movement to that end is
already in progress, and there is good
reason for the belief that the conven-
ton will be held in this city.
A petition, numerously signed by
citizens of Americus, will be sent the
nominee, Hon. Dudley NJ. Hughes, re-
questing that Americus be selected
for the convention.
The time and place wherein Mr..
Hughes will be formally declared the
nominee of the democratic party of
the Third district in the next Con-
gress has not yet been determined.
This will be left to Mr.. Hughes very
largely, hence the request
1t has been many years since the
Third district Congressional Conven-
tion was held here, and the friends
and supporters of Mr. Hughes feel
qquite confident that he will ac-
quiesce in their wishes that Sumtel
county be thus favored this time.
Mr.. Hughes reply to the request to
be made of him will be awaited with
interest, as the convention would es-
semble here large number of we'll
known citizens of the Third district.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28
AMERICUS IN GRAY OF
ECLIPSE AT NOON
Spectacle This Morning is
Unusual.

Americus will be on deck this
morning to witness the eclipse of the
sun, occasioned by the butting in OF
fair Luna, and as this phenomena will
not occur again in a hundred years
all should take advantage of this
opportunity.
Even the old maids cannot, in safe
ty afford to sidestep this chance for
the next one billed
The eclipse will be visible from 10
until II o'clock this morning. so
rummage out your smoked glasses.
Owing to the distance of the moon
from the earth. the eclipse will be
only partial 1t will be complete
enough to shut off all the southern
half of the United States lighted for
two hours by a mere aureole OF
light.
About 10 O'Clock the skies will be-
gin to grow wierdly gray and the face
Of the sun to be obscured.
The chickens that escaped the
breakfast fry and the Sunday dim
ner roast will probably snatch brief
siesta thinking night has dropped
down ahead of schedule 1t will
serve as a warning to those going
fishing and knowing not of the ec-
lipse.
1t is stated that Mercury, Venus,
Mars, Neptune and Jupiter will be
visible, nestled closely together in
the west, shortly after sunset This
phenomenon, it is declared, likewise
will not occur again possibly in hun
dreds of years.
The eclipse will be what is known
as annular. That is, the center of
the sun will be obscured and only it's
circumference will be left visible
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28
COLUMBUS is GOING TO
PLAY US TWO GAMES
Will Tackle the AmeriCuS
Champs.

Americus fans, still discussing with
interest the defeat given Albany here
on Friday in the best played game of
the entire season, will witness two
other games equally as good when
Columbus comes here again to try
results. The snipes of the Chatta-
hoochee valley will fly over here to-
morrow for two games, Monday and
Tuesday, and the best brand of anna
teur ball will be handed them Col
umbus beat the Americus Champs
here a month or two ago by narrow
margin, and the Champs are going tC
see to it that nothing of the kline
again occurs Columbus is going tt
bring a good bunch of players to-
morrow and the two games will at
tract large audiences to the bal
park,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28
DISTRICT MEMBERS
STATE COMMITTEE
Chairman Hall Adopts Cau-
Gus Action.

Eleven members of the Democ ratio
committee for the state at large were
named yesterday by Chairman Hall
in conformity with the action of the
caucus of the different districts.
The following is the order of Chair
man Hall making the appointments
as indicated:
Under a resolution passed by the
recent Democratic Convention rela-
tive to the State Democratic Exc
cutive Committee, each Congressional
District was authorized to name four
members, and the Chairman to name
eleven members from the State al
large. Since the adjournment of the
Convention notice has been given me
as such Chairman, that in all, OF
nearly all, of the caucuses of the
various Congressional Districts, in
addition to the four executive com
mitteemen which said Congressional
Districts were authorized to appoint
an additional committeeman was
suggested as a member from the State
at large. Desiring to comply with
the wishes of the various caucuses in
this matter, and relying upon the
wisdom Of their selection, | hereby
appoint the respective gentlemen sug-
gested by the various Congressional
District caucuses at the eleven COM
mitteemen from the State, at large
to-Wit:
Hon. J. r. Miller of Bulloch; Hon
w. W. Banks of Tiff; Hon. w. E.
Steed of Taylor; Hon J. A. Thrash OF
Meriwether; Hon. F. ]. Paxon of Rul-
ton; Hon. A. Emmett Barnes of Bibb
Hon. G. r. Hutcheson of Polk; Hon
]. NJ. Smith of Oglethorpe; Hon. B.
F. Carr of Banks; Hon. Louis Brooks
of Richmond; Hon. F. L. Sweat OF
Coffee.
H. A. HALL,
Chairman Democratic State Con
vention.
Newman, Ca, June 27."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28
Mr.. WILLIAMS TO SPEND
A MONTH IN AMERICUS

Rev. Luther Williams, for several
years rector of Calvary Episcopal
church here, but now in charge of
the Fort Valley parish, will spend
the month of July in Amtricus, to
the pleasure of his many former
friends. Rev ]. B. Lawrence, rec
tor of Calvary church has been invi-
ted to Atlanta for month to fill the
place of the rector of All Saints
church during July, while away upon
his vacation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28
STUDENTS 60 FREE TO
THE NUMBER OF SIX

Six free scholarships in the Georgia
Normal and Industrial College at
Milledgeville are to be awarded that
number of girls in Sumter county
qualified to accept them. Supt. w. S.
Moore was thus notified yesterday by
the college authorities and will rec
ommend such applicants as desire to
attend that splendid school
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28
COOPED THE COONS IN
LIEU OF A LICENSE

When another coon show hit the
city yesterday and opened up near
the depot to a 50 audience the police
promptly rounded up the bunch and
locked up the actors" and the "ac-
tresses" for performing without a Ii
cense The gang hailed from Colum-
bus, and were turned out of the coop
when a five spot was handed over in
police court
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28
WRECK Is CLEARED SO
TRAINS 60 THROUGH

The serious wreck on the Seaboard
Railway at Gum Greek trestle, east of
Americus on Wednesday has been
cleared to the extent that passenger
trains go through to Savannah with
out transferring mails and passengers.
Both the mail and baggage cars went
through the bridge, and that no one
aboard the train was hurt seems a
miracle
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28
CONVICTS ARE GIVEN A
FILL OF PEACHES
Zebra Bunch Thus Packs a
Wagon Load.

Next to watermelon a negro will
go his length for peaches. While
the county convict gang was working
yesterday near the Ware orchard
Supt Paschal thought to give the ze-
bras a treat, and secured several
bushels Of good ripe peaches The
fruit was parceled out ten peaches
to each convict until the third round,
when each of the fifty or sixty negroes
had wrapped his striped suit around
thirty The dinner hour was thus
rendered a memorable one for the
striped brigade and a new record in
eating peaches established
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28
ARMS ARE BROKEN IN
FALL FROM A TREE

James, the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs James Ross, was SO unfortun-
ate as to break both wrists in falling
from tree a day or two ago. The
weight of his body was upon his
hands, doubled beneath him, and the
bones in both wrists were broken
infiicting painful injuries.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28
DISTON ESTATE BACKING
STREET RAILWAY, DEAL
VISITING CAPITALISTS MUCH PLEASED WITH FElDABOUT JULY IS
PROPERTIES WILL BE TAKEN OYER.REDUCTlONS IN COST OF
GAS AND ELECTRICITY TO CONSUMERS TO GET WATER
PUMPED CHEAPER THAN AT PRESFNT."EVERYTfiNG IN FINE
SHAPE

Prospects for the speedy en-
try of the new company
The Americus Railway and
Light-which is to take over the
lighting plants, install a new plant to
supply the city with water at a less
cost than at present, and last but not
least, to build a street railway, have
been much frightened by the visit to
the city on Thursday and Friday of
the capitalists who will furnish the
sinews of war The gentlemen re-
ferred to left Friday night in an en-
thusiastic frame of mind, and with a
final determination to invest their
means in Americus in the projects
named. They were: Messrs j. G.
Leiper, J. NJ. Vogdees and R. A Black
wood, all of Philadelphia.
At this point it might be stated that
the visitors were the representatives
of the Diston estate, one of the very
largest in Philadelphia, the founder
being the maker of the well-known
Diston saw One of the gentlemen
named is a nephew of Jacob Diston
while another is the financial agent of
the estate. A third was an expert en-
gineer
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28
Big Fourth of July Picnic at Myrtle
Springs.

The annual Fourth of July Picnic
at Myrtle Springs will be on Satur-
day, July 4th Everybody invited to
come and enjoy the Glorious Fourth.
A band of music will be on hand
and several games of baseball will be
played during the day. %, 80 / & W
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28
URGENT MEETING OF THE
GOSPEL LEAGUE FOR TO-DAY

A special meeting of the Gospel
League will be held at 4 o'clock this
afternoon, at which matters of urgent
Importance will be discussed Every
pastor in the city is urged to be pres
ent, as well as every member of the
League.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28
is JAILED ON CHARGE
OF KILLING A MULE

A negro farm hand Nally by name,
was Jailed yesterday upon the charge
of cruelty to animals. Nalley worked
for Mr.. George d. Wheatley, and in a
terrible rage beat mule worth $500
until the animal is near unto death,
if not dead already.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28

gallons Tor the pumping OF the water
into the stand pipe, which is less than
it is now costing, not counting the
wear and tear on the plant and inter
est on the investment of the city in
their plant. In order to fully protect
the city in the meantime, the company
has arranged with the city for the buy
ing of a new compressor without loss
to the municipality
In the electric light department,
there will be an all night current with
no moonlight schedule" A day cur
rent will also be installed A larger
candle power will be available, the
power being increased from 200 to
1000 candle The cost will be about
the same to the city as at present for
the street lighting, while to the pri-
vate consumer the price will be reduc-
ed to II cents per kilowat hour.
In the line of gas lights, the rate
will be reduced from 50 to $150 for
lights, and from $3.50 to $125 for
fuel, per thousand feet
The reductions, both in gas and
light, will go into effect about Aug. 1.
When the street railway is com
pleted, it will be surpassed by none in
the state. The equipment will be of
the latest designs, as will also that of
the electric light plant, the Westing-
house company providing their latest
patterns. The cars will be roomy and
modern. The track will be a belt,
about four miles long
Already the company has expended
more than $4,000 in hard cash in the
building of the new power house and
equipping the new offices of the com
DanV
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28
Impressed With This Section.

While here the various reports sub
mitted by President Walker regarding
the situation were verified fully, and
the verdict of the visitors, after they
had driven over the city and county,
was that the half had not been told of
the richness of this territory The
peach orchards were admired and the
farming wealth praised
Before leaving with them, President
Walker authorized a statement that
everything was in perfect shape, and
that the two light plants would be
taken over about July Is, and that
the day electric current would be
available as soon as that was done
The new building is nearly completed
which will house the machinery, and
it was stated that in sixty days the
new plant would probably be ready
for operation.
Following the completion of this
part of their undertakings, the street
railway project will be taken up. The
poles have already been bought in
Lee and Worth counties, and other
supplies will be purchased as rapidly
as needed.
Big Reductions to Consumers.
When the new plant is ready the
city will pay 31a cents per thousand
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28

Passenger-"H How do you feel, my
good man, when the giant waves come
tumbling over the ship?'' Old Salt
Wet, ma 'am-werry wet. Judge.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28
Will Invest Quarter Million.

Including the total investment, the
new company will distribute in Amer
lcus a quarter of million dollars.
giving this city splendid street rail
way, modern electric light and pow
er plant provide water for the city
more economically than at present,
furnishing and maintaining all of the
machinery, and take over the electric
light plant, reducing the cost to the
consumer
All of these hings-except the com
pletion of the street railway-are
promised within the next sixty days
President Walker, who is at the
mead OF the company, is President of
four street railways in South Caro-
lima, as well as companies in other
states. He will return about the mid
die of July. The gentlemen backing
him in the Americus deal are inter-
ested with him in the other cities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-28
Sundry Summer Items:--

Such Neggee Shirts Lisle Sox, Checked Main
sock Underwear Balbrggain Shirts and Drawers Scriv
ems Elastic Seam Drawers and Shirts, PajamaS Night
Robes Neckwear, Collars Handkerchies Suspenders,
etc, All we'll represented here and the prices
right every me-better values for your money than
you will find elsewhere. See u.s.
Williams news., 1908-10-10
Arizona IS Progressing

There is more money being ex- pended in the territory of Arizona oday in the construction of public building than ever before in it's history.
 The Florence prison, $120,OOO; the Tempe Normal school, $6O. .OGO; the Territorial University, at Tue son, $40, ,O00; the Insane asylum at Phoenix, $5OOO0; the Normal at Flagstaff, $55,O00 the Reform school at Benson. $l7 .OOO; and $3O,- poo for fair buildings at Phoenix, making a total of 352,OO0 that is now being expended by the terri tory of Arizona in rebuilding and charging it's various territorial in ,titutions.-B Blade Tribune.
Williams news., 1908-10-10
Manager Mineral Departmen

IT will require an army of 10000 people to take the thirteenth census in 1910. The task of making u e enumeration of the 90,OOO.00O peo- pie in the United States, Alaska |, Hawaii and Porto Rico and in Guam, Samoa and the Panama canal zone will be one of enormous proportions. It will be the most gigantic work of enumeration that has ever been attempted in this or any other country, and it IS in tended to reach the acme of cor rectness and thoroughness.. Not merely a count and compilation concerning the population alone it will include census of agricul- lure, manufactures, mines ard quarries.
Williams news., 1908-10-10
PROHIBITION BY STATE

We do not believe the Prohibit ton vote is going to count for much this year, because prohibit tion in politics is founded on wrong principle, which is no less than that men can be made good by statute There are certain vices belonging to human nature, but they are as old as mankind There are certain instincts in human na-. ture which rebel when compulsion is brought to bear against them. We do not believe a law against marriage would keep the sexes apart; we do not believe that ever so strict a prohibition la W will keep men from drinking. It has not done so in prohibition states, rather it has had a tendency to make men sneaks, to do things oovertly which they never would do unless they were legislated against It is good thing to put all guards around saloons, it is a good thing to conine them to quarters where the young will not see them or see their effects, but the appetite for liquor in some men is insatia ble and the more Instructions put in their way the more fierce their appetites, and the way of the world has proved that all the laws can successfully accomplish will be to put such re- strictions around them that they will not be Haunted in the face of the young, and that the millennium cannot be brought here by statute
 -Goodwin's Weekly.
Williams news., 1908-10-10

UNDOUBTEDLY the best evidence that could be furnished that the central western and western sections of the country did not sui fer. much from the financial panic which developed just about year age is the rather remarkab ble show ing made by the Atchison. Topeka &.Santa Fe railway company in its annual report for the year ending June 30, 1908. Its earnings were such that after the deduction ot operating expenses, taxes and fixed charges, it had sufficient moneys left on hand to pay the usual re
 munerative di, idends and ther leave a surplus of $1 .9S5, 5,879. And surely these figures, on their .face cannot be used as exceedingly strong arguments in favor of any crying necessity for a general ad
 vance in freight rates. These un
 expeotedly excellent figures alst speak volumes for the. efficiency O the off ;ials charged with the man
 age nent and operation of thi' great railroad property. - Albu querqus Citizen. =
Williams news., 1908-10-10
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Williams news., 1908-10-10

in the past, out of the darkest night of our country a rosy dawn appeared, so it will be in the future, and that as our great stan
 lard was long ago hoisted a sym hol of liberty and eqnal rights to men. it will continue to shine on and on until it lights the world GoodWin's Weekly
Williams news., 1908-10-10

s@WHAT Mark Smith has done for Arizona Tn Congress" is a much mooted question just now
 The republican papers say on' thing, and the depocratic papers say another All the voters has te do is to read up the records and vote then for the man who has the best record as citizen, private O, public citizen, of Arizona. "Provt all things and hold fast to that which is good "-St. Johns Hera Id
Williams news., 1908-10-10

THE Bisbee Review states tha, ths.largest producer of silver dur. ing.sthe year 1907 was the Tomb stoae Consolidated Mines company leading with 454,4 ,412 ounces. The second largest producer i s thu URited Verde company, with 356, OBS. ounces, while the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining com paNy at Bisbee was third. witt 338,723 ounces.
Williams news., 1908-10-10

BY% the first of January the trans confidential railroads hope to be abIe-to increase the freight rates or more thahr Sos commodities west bound and about 20 commodities east bound, between all points on thesPaeife coast. The increase will average between 5 and s per cent.=en the present rate.