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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
MASONS TO HAVE PUBLIC
II INSTALLATION TUESDAY
Rev. 0. B. Chester to Deliver
Address.

Interesting public exercises will
be those to be held by NJ. b. Council
Lodge No. 90, the Americus Lodge
No. 13, of Free and Accepted Masons
and the Americus Chapter, No. GO,
Order of the Eastern Star, at the
Methodist church next Tuesday even
ing at o'clock. The assembled Ma
sons will listen to an address by
Rev. o. B. Chester, pastor of the
church, in connection with the pub
lie installation of officers.
The members of the different Ma,
sonic bodies are requested to assem-
BILE at their respective lodge rooms at
$3.50 o'clock on Tuesday evening i'm
mediately preceding the exercises ut
the church. The exercises will have
unusual interest and impressiveness
for all who attend, and the public is
cordially invited to be present.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
'BAPTISTS TO Send UP
GIFTS TO ORPHANS
Exercises at First Baptist
Sunday School.

The Sunday school of First Baptist
church will have its Christmas tree
and exercises Wednesday evening
next, and all the good things thus col
lected will be sent as the schools
annual Christmas gift to the State
Baptist Orphans Home. Each class
will bring a list of articles specified
and goodly box of provisions, fruits
and needed articles of clothing, etc.
will be sent the little children bereft
of parents. The Sunday school Of
Furlow Lawn Baptist church, which
also makes liberal contributions to
the home, will send gifts of money
this time, instead of groceries, fruits
etc, taking up a special collection
today to that end
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
Mr.. JESSE W. STALLINGS
Died ON SATURDAY
Esteemed Citizen of Ameri-
Gus Passes Away.

The announcement yesterday morn
ing of the death of Mr.. Jesse w.
StalilneS came quite Unexpectedly
to his many friends and the general
public, as while his condition had
been known to be precarious for some
time it was not believed that the
end was so near. 1t was indeed a
shock to many here
The end came peacefully at 5 o'clock
Saturday morning, after an Immediate
illness of a month.
Than Mr.. Stallings, Americus
claimed no more genial, whole-hearted
citizen, nor one more generally es-
teemed. Cordial and affable always
he made strong friendships.
The deceased would have passed
his sixtieth birthday this. week, and
the greater portion of these years
nave been spent in Americus. where
his friends were limited only by his
acquaintances. None knew this gen
lal gentleman but to esteem him
highly.
For long number of years he was
upon the road as travelling salesman.
and in every town and hamlet in SOU
thern Georgia, Jesse Stallings had a
host of friends who will sorrow at his
death. More recently he was connect
ed with the Royster Fertilizer Co.
as travelling salesman.
Besides the stricken wife he is sur
vived by one son,>Robert Stallings.
and a daughter, Mrs. Walker Lane,
one brother and sister.
The funeral services will be cor
1ucted from the family residence on
1hurch street at o'clock this after
noon by DIR. Lansing Burrows, assist
ed by the minister at Preston. Friends
of the family are respectfully invit-
ed to attend
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
IDEAL DAY is PROMISED
AMERICUS FOR XMAS
Fine Weather VIII Follow The Bleak
Clouds.

Americus will felicitate today in
ideal Christmas weather, as the prom
ise comes that clear skies will bios
som out for Christmas day. Colder
weather is on it's way and the south
9asterly winds that have been BLOWN
since Thursday evening will step
aside to let breeze from the north
west daily with the low hanging
clouds. 1t may be that this Christ
mas will be a repetition of last year
The day before was cloudy and rain
during the afternoon and evening fell
in torrents. During the night a strong
wind from the west came and Christ
mas day was one of the coldest and
most blustery of the year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
MORE FERTILIZER
TO BE USED In 1911
Big Crops Will Be Raised
Next Year

Atlanta Ca, December 24.-Report.
from all sections the state receiv
ed in Atlanta are to the effect tha
the planters of Georgia are laying ii
a heavy supply of commercial fertil-
izers preparatory to planting in the
early spring. This is held to be on,
of the healthiest signs of agriculture
prosperity and follows strictly /
line the splendid statement recent
issued showing the increased value :
farm products grown in Georgia du.
ing the year just closing. II is SOW
that during the year 1910 more fe.
tilizer was used in growing the
Georgia crops than ever in the his
tory of the state, and notwithstandiu.
the fact the cultivated area was Yel
little if any larger, the yield was sew
eral million dollars more.
The farmers have awakened to tl.,
fac THAT fertilizers cost less than la
Dor and are planning an intensive
campaign of fertilization during the
coming year.
The excellent weather which has
prevailed throughout Georgia during
the past few months has been put t.
good use by the more progressive
farmers who have ploughed over
their fields and turned the under soil
up to the winter sun, sleet, snow anf
ice. With intensive fertilization dur
ing the coming spring it is expecte,
that the crops next year will surpass
any production ever shown by this
state
Another feature that is adding ma
terial wealth to the prosperity of the
state is the cattle raising industry,
which has taken such a firm hold
throughout the South. Cotton seea
meal, recognized as the least expen-
sive and best cattle feed obtainabI(
is being fed generally and the stable
soil is being preserved for fertilize.
with splendid results. The renewed
interest in intensive fertilization is
being watched with interest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
AMERICUS BANKS TO CLOSE
EARLIER DURING HOLIDAYS

Monday, Dec. 20, 1910, and Monday,
Jan. 2, 1911, being legal holidays, the
banks will be closed all
day.
The days between Christmas and
New Years Day we will close at 12
0 olcck. Our customers will please
govern themselves accordingly.
BANK OF COMMERCE.,
BY f. D, Sheffield. Cashier.
BANK OF S-W. GEORGIA,
BY n NJ. Dudley, Cashier.
PLANTERS BANK OF AATERICUS,
BY H, S. Council, Cashier.
AMERICUS NATIONAL BANK,
BY Geo. ID. Wheatley, Jr., Cashier
AMERICUS TR. &c SAVINGS Blk,
Py Geo. d. Wheatley, Jr., Cashier
COMMERCIAL CITY BANK,
BY w. A. Hawkins, for Cashier.
21-d&w-10d
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
AMERICUS is READY TO
ENJOY The HOLIDAY
Glad Season viii Be CpIe-
brated Here.

FOLLOWING a prosperous business pc
ROD, Americus is ready to begin to-
day the full enjoyment of the Christ
mas season, although the deferred
holiday begins tomorrow. Business in
all lines will be suspended here, as
elsewhere, and the day will be given
over wholly to general and unrestrain-
ed enjoyment among all.
The children will celebrate Satur-
day, Sunday, Monday and as long
thereafter as the drums, horns and
fireworks hold out.
The city, county, state and govern
ment offices will shut up ON Monday:
so will the banks, and all business
houses are expected to close for at
least half of the day.
The postoffice will close at 10
o'clock One delivery will be made
Monday morning in the residence dis
tricts and two in the afternoon. No
afternoon deliveries will be made
The postoffice will be open for a while
this morning, and mail may be call
ed for during these hours; but as
usual, no deliveries will be made to-
day.
The churches will hold their Christ
mas and Sunday servisces at the same
time.
Many people are worrying their
brains trying to remember when
Christmas last came on Sunday. This
happened in 1904 But for leap year.
Christmas would be on Saturday this
year, instead of on Sunday
The u months of bachelors la
ment and old maids rejoicing added
another day to the year, so Christ
mas was put up a day If you are
grumbling because Santa Claus is
going to come along in his aero
plane on Sunday, instead of week
day, just say mean things about leap
year. 1t is responsible for it all
Since Christmas will be on Sunday.
it will be celebrated Monday, as or
the occasion previously mentioned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
TRAIN AGAIN In DITCH
TWICE The SAME DAY
SedbOaFd Fl Turned Over at
HuFtSbOrO.

Seaboard freight train No. 81 evi-
IDENTIFY hauled hoodoo yesterday, as
twice within twenty-four hours it
turned over and blocked the Christ
mas trains hauling holiday crowds.
No. 81 first got into a ditch down
near Mt. Vernon, but was set right
without great damage or injury tC
any one and came on to Americus.
Leaving this city for Montgomery
with new crew in charge, trouble
some twenty-one turned turtle again
yesterday morning out near Hurts
boro, derailing four "green-line
sleepers," but injuring none of the
crew. Passenger trains were delayed
several hours by the wreck and No
73 had to double back to Americus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
WEDDING ON CHRISTMAS EVE
0FfNTEREST TO FRIENDS
Miss Willie Booth and Mr.. Harrison
White United.

AT the residence of the brides
parents. near Montezuma. yesterday
morning, Miss Willie Booth and Mr.
Harrison White, of Americus, were
united in marriage in the presence Of
friends of the happy cou-
pie. Mr.. and Mrs. White returned
here by the afternoon train and are
now receiving congratulations at
their residence on Lee street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
CHRISTMAS MASSES
AT CATHOLIC CHURCH
Three Services to BE Held, BEGINNING
at O'clock.

Today, Christmas, there will be
three celebrations of Holy Mass at
the Catholic church on Lee street, 70
which the public is extended cordial
invitation.
The first Mass will begin promptly
at o'clock this morning, the secon |
will Immediately follow the conclusion
of the first, and the final service will
begin at 10 o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
AMERICUS GIRL Is AMONG
THE LIST OF GRADUATES

Invitations have been sent out for
the graduating exercises on Tuesday
next, 9th, of the Tabernacle Training
School for Nurses, in Atlanta Among
the fair graduates is Miss Minnie Lee
Usry, of Americus, who thus com
pletes the long and very thorough
course of the institution.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
MODERN GUNS.

Modern guns are simple, durable and
perfect in every way. Only two makes
of goth Century guns on the market
this year. They are to be found in
IL, 16 and 20 guage, as light as 5 lbs,
s or, and moderate priced, at
SMTTHWdCK'S GUN STORE.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25

Upper Sandusky o., December pa
Six persons were killed and several
hurt in a head-on collision between
a westbound passenger train and an
eastbound express eight miles east of
here on the Pennsylvania railroad to-
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
TWENTY DOLLARS is TAKEN
FROM TILL AT WARIICK'S

Some sneak thief made a good
haul at Warlick Bros. & Co.'S store
yesterday morning at an early hour,
lifting $40 from the drawer. Suspi-
cion was directed to a particular par
ty but no arrest was made.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
RACES AT PARK MONDAY
WILL BE OF INTEREST
Fleet TrOtters Win Contest in The
Events There.

Among the sports scheduled for the
holidays will be the two days of
racing under auspices of the Ameri-
Gus Driving Club, the program for
Monday and Tuesday including a
score of events among Americus
horses and steeds from other towns.
The club has no published program
as yet, but assure the public that the
racing will be the best ever witnessed
on the Americus track
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
WRECKS CLAIM dozen
LIVES YESTERDAY
Many Are Injured in Head.
On Collisions.

Newcastle, Eng, December "a
Eight passengers were burned to
death today in fire which follow ID
the Lead-on collision of a passenge
train and two locomotives on the
Northeastern railroad, near Kirkby
Station
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
HOLIDAY HOURS AT LIBRARY
DURING THE XMASTTDE

The Carnegie Library will be closed
on Monday, Goth and Jan 2, and will
only be open from 2 to p. m. on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of Christmas week
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
500 Turkeys For Prisoners.

Nashville, Tenn, December pa
The prisoners at the state main prison
near this city will be served with 800
turkeys during the holidays.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25

PECAN trees of best variety, bud
ded and grated, ready for the mar
ket after january 9Th, 1911. H. W
Smithwick
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25

The successful borrower is as quick
as lightning. Also he never strikes
twice in the same place.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25

Il feel that my time is no longer
by own" remarked the fellow who had
just pawned his watch
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25

Any kid would rather be live boy
than dead angel.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-08
DEATH OF CAPTAIN QUINN.

Capt. Sylvanus Jackson Quinn, oil
Fredericksburg, aged 10 years, died
Tuesday night Of heart trouble ut his
country place in Louisa county, where
he went q month ago to spend vaca,
ton Captain Quinn was born III
Georgia. AT the beginning OF the civil
war he volunteered in Mississippi
regiment and soon rose to the rank oil
captain and participated in every battle
fought by the army of Northern Vir-
ginia from the first battle OF Manassas
TO the battle at Sailors creek, where he
was captured. File located in Freder-
icksburg after the war and at once be-
came a leading member Of the Baptist
Church. He was deputy collector oil
internal revenue in 1864, later became
commissioner of revenue OF Fredericks
burg, was repeatedly elected Il member
of the city council, and planned the
present city watcrworks. After the
city waterworks was established, in
1885, he BECAME superintendent and
served in that position until his death.
He was clerk OF the city school board,
Justice OF the peace, secretary OF the
Rappahannock Valley Agricultural So
cicty, secretary OF the Wallace library
board, and was author of The Official
history OF Fredericksburg, ordered
published by the city council.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-08
MAYNARD TO APPEAL.

Congressman Harry L. Maynard an
nounccd yesterday that he would take
the advice suggested at the Portsmouth
massmceting of Tuesday night, and
appeal from the action of the demo-
cratic executive committee OF the
Second Virginia congressional district
in refusing to investigate the conduct OF
the recent democratic primary as con-
Quoted in Norfolk city and county,
and in awarding William A. Young, of
Norfolk, the certificate Of nomination
for Congress.
He will appear before the State COM
mittee with the appeal on September
10. He says that he will bind himself
to nothing that does not contemplate
an investigation.
a call signed by 100 citizens was
issued in Norfolk yesterday for mass
meeting to be held there next Saturday
night, the object of which is to protest
against the conduct of the primary and
the action OF the district committee,
and to demand an Investigation of the
election. Similar meetings are also
scheduled for Suffolk and Smithield.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-08
VIRGINIA ELkS,

Virginia Elks put in n strenuous day
at Charlottesville yesterday and wound
up in smoker last night.
The committee on credentials report
cd in the morning, showing that eleven
lodges are represented, and with all thu
state officers present, except three.
District Deputy Max +. Lindner, on be.
half Of the association, presented X.
Edward Norlieet, OF Suffolk, with a
handsome jewel in token OF esteem for
services rendered the association during
his term as president two years ago.
Officers for next year were elected
rs follows: President Fred Harper, oil
Lynchburg; vice president, Max F.
Lindner, Of Richmond; c. S. Johnson,
Of Roanoke, and Thomas c. Conlon, OF
Charlottesville; secretary, W. Clifford
Godsey, Of Petersburg; treasurer, Thos.
B. Hicks, OF Richmond; sergeant at
arms, J. A. Scott, Of Lynchburg; chap
lain, w. L. McGovoc, Of Pulaski. Mr..
Harper is a son-in-law of the late Senator
John w. Daniel. He is graduate of
the University of Virginia and during
his two years in college was prominent
in athletics, a star quarterback on the
football eleven and center fielder or
the varsity nine. He was also presi-
dent Of the General Athletic Associa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-08
DebS or Roosevelt.

Manchester, Sept. S-"Mr. Roose.
Welt is first and last a selfsecker, .
Roosevelt man, and in all his specta'
cular political manouvering he is always
extremely cautious as to what effect
his vaudeville performances will have
upon his own political fortunes. Ac-
cordng to Eugene V. Debs, former
s,cialistic nominee for President,
Roosevelt in his speech launching the
new nationulism" forgot that it was not
Rooscvelt's but John Browns birth.
day that was being celebrated" The
new nationalism," said Debs today, is
middle class rebellion against the
his interests. 1t is possible that these
Interests may precipitatc a panic as
the means OF checking Roosevelt's III.
sane ambitions, and the poor as usua
will suffer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-08
The Crippen-Leneve Trial.

London. Sept. S.-Dr. H. H. Grip
pen has lost his iron nerve. When
the supposed wife murderer appeared
in the Bow street court at the resump-
ton OF his hearing OF a charge OF
numbering his wife, Belle Elmore, it
was seen that Tuesdays development
of the discovery Of hyoscin poison in
the body supposed to be that OF his
wife, had wrought q great change in
him.
Tuesday Crippen was possessed OF
the greatest sang froid. Today he was
agitated and he was overheard TO con-
verse anxiously with Miss Ethel Clare
Leneve, his former stenographer, who
| is charged with being an accessory
after the fact, regarding the testimony
of Analysis Wilcox that he found more
than half a grain OF hyoscin in the
body of the murdered woman. Unless
this evidence is successfully combatted,
it is generally believed that it will
prove a death blow to Crippen's de-
Tense. Crippen is understood to have
planned defense, in the event that
the identity of the body is proved,
that bis wife died as the result of an
operation that he performed upon her,
but the presence of this poison in her
body WILL it is believed, discredit such
statement.
There was surprise on all sides that
Crippen should have been permitted
to talk with Miss Leneve. The evil
dent interest Of the latter in the fate
Of the man accused of wife murdct,
tends to disprove the story that she
will be used as witness against Grip
pen. The prosecution is still working
on the girl in an effort to get her to
turn against Crippen, but SO far sho
has shown no indica ion OF doing SO.
The proceedings in the trial today
brought out nothing new in the case.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-08

A SUBSTANTIAL victory for Great
Britain on perhaps the two most I'M
portant points, a consolatory triumph
for the United States in the other hive
points, with prospect OF another
arbitration later at the instance Of
the United States government, IS the
way the decision of The Hague trl-
bunal in the Newfoundland fisheries
cases is viewed by government officials
in Washington. The dccision,as stated
Yesterday, eliminated the right OF the
United States to share i'll the making
and enforcement OF responsible regu-
lations" governing the fisheries in the
disputed territory. The defeat OF the
Washington contentious on the first
point, which includes regulations as to
time and method OF fishing, is cspecl-
ally deplored in Washington. The
other lost ground concerns the head
land doctrine, wherein the British con-
tention was that the three marine
miles within which the United States
agreed not to take, dry Or cure dsll,
should be measured from an imaginary
line drawn across the mouth OF bay
from headland to headland.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-08
Tribute to pincllOt.

st. Paul, Sept. S.-"Thc national
forests stand today rs the greatest
demonstration Of practical conServa-
ton, and as the monument to the real
founder OF this great national move
ment, Clifford ''Pinchot.
With this tribute Henry S. Graves,
appointed by President Taft to succeed
Pinchot as Chief Forester, closed his
address before the national conserVa-
ton congress here today.
Conservation Hall, St. Paul, Sept, s.
THE President OF the United States
was Inundated at this congress. His
reception was cool and not even his
office was honored, while Theodore
Roosevelt, a private citizen, was honor
ed beyond measure" declared Henry
EIartncr, one OF the eight members OF
the executive committee OF the Nat
ional Conservation Congress, at a
specially called meeting OF state con-
servation commissions, before the
opening OF today's sessions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-08
LaFollette's Majority.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. S. Al
though incomplete, latest returns from
Wisconsin's statewide primaries OF
Tuesday, today indicate that La Fol-
lette's majority will be more than 80,
900, and that Francis E. McGovern,
La Follette's supporter and anti-county
optionist candidate for governor, has
carried the state by $4,000 plurality.
Progressive candidates on the state
ticket are nominated to q man. The
nomination OF Frank T. Tucker, pro-
gressiye candidate for attorney general
who committed suicide at Oshkosh, 4
few days prior to the primaries, by q
large majority is conceded. Under tho
primary law it is now up to the state
central committee to appoint fuckers
successor. He will be progressive
The republican congressional ticket Is
solidly inSurgent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-08
Must Wear Dress suits or Wedding
Gown.

Montreal, Sept. S,-Withouta dress
suit or evening gown no one will be ad-
mtted to the civic reception to the
papal legate, Cardinal Vannutelli, to-
night. This decision OF the civic COM
mttee OF arrangements i'll charge of
the entertainment OF the Euchariastic
Congress is being bitterly denounced by
many Of the poorer classes OF the city.
The only concession in the matter OF
dress that the committee would make,
however, was not TO insist on decollctte
gowns or hats. Only 5000 invitations
have been issued.
Cardinal Vennutelli had quite re-
covered today from the effects OF his
fainting spell brought on by the fatigue
of the reception given by the Canadian
government.
The most distinguished arrival today
was Cardinal Gibbons, OF Baltimore.
His cminence hopes to persuade the
congress to hold its next meeting III the
United States, in his own city il posi-
bic.
Formal business sessions Of the con.
gress were held today, papers on various
religious topics being read by proml-
nent clcrgymen and laymen.