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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16
TRIANGULAR RACE
SEEMS IN SIGHT.
Senatorial Scrap May Be a
Lively One
Three Favorite Sons of
Sumter May Enter
Field.

Sumter county may have a decided
ly hot and interesting triangular sen
atorial scrap.
The entries in it, as the political
horoscope is now read, viii doubtless
be:
Jarrett Wilson.
Crawford WheatIey.
J. E. Sheppard.
Neither of these well known citi-
zens has as yet announced himself
as a candidate in prospect, but their
friends are eager for them to get
into the field in the near future, are
assuring them of their continued sup
port until the polls are counted, and
the outlook is such as to Justify the
belief that all three viii shy their
castors in the ring and proceed to
give Sumter one of the most exciting
political scraps she has had in many
years.
All three of the prospective candi-
dates have had legislative experience
and each of them has made good in
that capacity. It is not often that a
county has trio of its former law
makers entered i ma senatorial race.
In this instance each candidate IS
popular in addition to having an ex-
cellent record and with their friends
enthusiastic and hard at work the fin
ish would be hard to predict
Some of Mr. Wilson's friends are
claiming that the senatorship is due
tn country at this tim. the last sum
ter county man to fill it being a city
resident. There was a time when in
the election of the representatives in
fact it still exists, by a tactit under
standing one of the legislators sent to
Atlanta come from the city and one
from the country This has never
been acknowledged as an established
rnIe with respect to the senatorsh,p,
however. AS Mr. Wilson has many
friends in the city and will probably
get considerable support here, if he
runs, no stress will probably be laid
on this point
Judging from the current gossip the
legislative race this year will awaken
decidedly more interest than ahy
have in the past two elections. No
one is yet talked of for the house.
Former legislators do not seem much
inclined to run again for the house.
Messrs. Taylor and Dykes deny that
they have any hankerings for a sec
ond term, 1t is probable that the
number of candidates will be quite
limited, and the house race will sink
into insignifcance beside that for the
senate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16
WOULD STAND BY
CHURCH DISCIPLINE
Columbus Pastor Takes Is,
sue With DR.. Anthony.

Rev T. G. Lang, pastor Of st.
Paul NJ. e. church, takes issue with
DR. Baseom Anthony, pastor of st.
Luke, ,on the subject of allowing lay
men to assist in administering the
sacrament. The announcement in last
Mondays Ledger that Rev DR.. An
thony departed from the regular
mode of administering the sacrament
by calling on a member Of the
board of stewards to assist him,
caused much comment among Metho>
dists, not only of Columbus, but
throughout the state.
On the subject, Rev. Mr.. Lang
sends in the following communica-
tion:
Editor Ledger
While | had heard of the incident
of DR. Anthony using layman on
last Sunday I'M the administration of
the sacrament of the Lords supper,
| did not criticize the incident nor
have ] even mentioned it since, but
by reaso nof the publicity given the
matter in the local press and its SEN
sational character in the community,
! feel it my duty as Methodist
pastor in the city to offer comment.
1t is needless to say that regret
the incident.
Our discipline permits only dea-
eon-that is, our church, preacher
who has stood an approved examina-
tion on a prescribed course of study,
been elected to this order by ma
iority vote of the annual conference,
and ordained by the bishop to even
assist in the administration of this
sacrament
Only an elder may administer this
sacrament. A deacon may only as
sist
Now the doctor has, 20 put 1t mild
ly, made a mistake He may consider
his church too sacramentarian.
But whatever his doctrinal view,
he should have awaited the action of
the general conference on the nova
tion he proposes to introduce.
l may not know, but am inclined
to think that that body will scarcely
be prepared at its next session to
take such radical action as the doc
tor favors T. L. LANG.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16
THE 0LDEST' DIPPER
IN SOUTH GEORGIA.
Family Heirloom For More Than 100
Years.
lFrom Monltrie Obserrer

(bf0m M0uItrle observer
Mr.. J n, Hutchinson thinks his
wife has the oldest dipper in exist
enee in this section It was given
to her some time ago by her mother,
Mrs A. J. Strickland, who has had
it for many years, having had 1t
handed down to her by her mother,
Mrs. Norman who died at the age
of ninety-two years who has been in
possession of the dipper since the
death of her mother, Mrs. Jere Till
man, who lived to be ninety years
old, and who had owned the dipper
since she was first married. The
family record has not been kept up
all the way from Mrs. Til1man to
Mrs Hutchinson but it is the be
lief Of members of the family that
the dipper is at least one hundred
and fifty years old, and there are
those who claim it has been in ex-
istence longer than that
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16

DWELLTNd Nd5{ q COLLEGE STREET
BOUGHT BY DIR. HOWELL
7. T. GateWO0d Residence is Pur-
cahsed Yesterday.

Mr., T. r. Gatewood made sale
yesterday of his former residence on
College street, next to the new parson-
age of First Baptist church. The
purchaser is DIR. S. F. Howell, of
the Howell-Prather Drug Co, and
who removed to Americus recently
from Lyons. The residence contains
eight rooms and at the price-$3, ,250
lis a very desirable purchase.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16
BROTHER OF CAPT WILLIAMS
Is DEAD in MONROE
Another Veteran of the Civil War
Passes Away.

Capt. P. II. Williams received
telegram yesterday apprising him of
the death of his brother, Reuben Will
liams, at his home in Monroe coun-
ty. The deceased was 6S years IF
age and one of four brothers who
fought for the Confederacy, and OF
whom Capt. Williams, of Americus,
alone survives Mr. Reuben Williams
was a well known resident of Nor
roe county and is survived by his
wife and several daughters.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16
CALLED TO MARSHALLVILLE
BY DEATH OF FATHER
Aged Citizen There Passed Away
Yesterday.

kilograms received here yesterday
announced the death Of Col Niles at
his home in Marshallville, following
an illness of some length. The de-
ceased was prominent and well
known in Houston county, where he
had long resided He lis survived
by two sons, Mr.. Clarence Niles,
of Americus, and Mr.. George Niles,
of Atlanta
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16
MRS. TILLMAN GETS
HER CHILDREN
Supreme Court Returns
Them to Mother.

Columbia, s. c., February IS
Mrs. Benjamin r Tillman has won the
contest for the custody of her child
ren. BY a decision handed down by
the state supreme court this morn
ing, the children are taken from the
custody of United States Senator
Tillman, their grandfather, and re-
turned to their mother.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16
VOTERS MUST REGISTER, AS
THE BOOKS SOON CLOSE,

The time for payment of 1909 taxes
has passed and fl fas will soon be is
sued against all defaulters. Atten-
tion is also called to the fact that un-
der the new registration law all voters
must registe rthis year six months
before the date of general state cleo
tion. After April 5th voters not reg
istered will be debarred. Please call
at once and register. I. B. SMALL,
Tax Collector
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16
MOVING PICTURES TONIGHT
AT THE OPERA HOUSE

You may have heard the Miserere
from II Trovatore, a thousand times
but never have you heard it as Ca
ruso. Nine. Aida and the chorus Of
the Metropolitan Opera Co will sing
it tonight at the opera house on the
auxtophone.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16
FIVE HURLED TO DEATH
IN CRASH OF TRAINS.
Trains Collide on GEORGIA
Southern.
Many Killed and Others
Fatally Injured in a
Headon Collision.
Especial to Tilnes-Becorder


Macon, Ga, February 15.-Five per.
sons were instantly killed, eight Sc.
riously injured and a score slight,
injured when passenger trains Nos
2 and on the Georgia Southern and
Florida railroad met head on lasi
evening at 5 o'clock nineteen miles
below Macon, and near Boniare.
The deaed:
w J. Yates, Macon, engineer on
train No. 5.
Flagman &. r. Johnson, Macon, for
merly of Americus.
Conductor l. B ingalls,, Macon
travelling as passenger.
Conductor Dupree, of kathleen, Ga,
travelling as passenger.
One unknown white man
Seriously injured.
Leroy Fuss, engineer train No. 2,
badly cut on head and chin.
Robert Williams, colored, mail
clerk, Macon, hurt in back
William NJ. Elder Worth, Ga,
bruised in back
w L. Wheeler, Wellston, bruised
about trunk,
J. r Blount, orangeburg, S. c.,
travelling salesman, painfully hurt
about head
George Bernhart. uagman, painfully
hurt on head.
w H Carson, newsboy, cut On
head.
Loretta Putnam colored, badly hurt
in head and side.
Orders We're Misread.
Train No. is a local running he
tween Macon and Valdosta. No. 3 is a
Jacksonville~Macon train and carried
a heavy passenger list.
It is stated that the wreck was
caused by the crew of train No 2
misreading orders to meet train No.
5, the "shoofly," at Binaire.
A wrecking train and a relief train
were sent out from Macon as soon
as the news of the disaster reached
the head office of the road. The re-
lief train reached Macon at II
o'clock, bearing the bodies of the
dead and injured
Woman Aid Injured.
Both engines. the mail and baggage
car and two day coaches were com
pletely demolished The trains were
not running at great rate of speed
but they met on a curve and the en-
gine6rs had little chance to prevnt
til accident,
The wreck occurred in a dismal
swamp and passengers describe the
cries of the wounded and dying as
most pitiful and heartrending. Sew
eral hours elapsed before medical aid
reached the scene. Many women pas
sengers bound the wounds of the in
tured with bandages torn from their
The body of Engineer Yates was
found buried beneath his engine 1t
required some time to remove the de-
bris so his body could be extricated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16
WALKER HOME Is BURNED
BY FIRE IN SPARTA.

Sparta, Ga, February 15.-This
morning at o'clock the handsome
colonial home of Hon. John D. Walker
caught fire and was completely con-
sumed. Fire caught in Mrs. Walkers
bedroom upstairs while the family
were down stairs. It is understood
the building was fully insured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16
For Sale Improved TOOle Cotton
Seed.

Plant "a to #. high low heavy
limbs, very stocky. limbs close with
short boil joints, often to bolls on
short stems from the secondary limbs.
Bolls medium size seeds small, 98
to AZ per cent. lint. Natures q
heavy crop, reacts quickly and hur-
iies for full top crop. These quail
tiles, with q thin foliage make il
wonderfully prolific cotton.
My seed are pure, carefully selected
ginned in private gins anl guaran-
teed. Less than 100 bushels, Toe
100 bushels up, 70c. A few hundred
bushels of pure Peterkin seed O
1908 growth at soc to Csc.
). w. GILLESPIE.
121w ALBANY, GA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16
MADISON LOSESITS
VARIETY WORKS
Fire Wiped Out Plant There
Yesterday.
Special to Times Recorder.

Madison, Ga, Feb. 15-Fire al
most annihilated the Madison Varie-
ty Works and lumber yards broke
out in the office at $3.50 o'clock this
morning from a flue in the stovepipe.
The town was in great danger for a
while. The plant was damaged
$4,000 with $4,000 insurance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16

'"Fhe Discovery Of the North Pole
by Commander Robert E. Peary" to-
nigt at the opera house. Explorer
talks to the whole world through the
Victor auxetophone. Every word
clear and distinct. Come up and
hear II
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16

Get a Radio-Bel1 treatment, blue
light for pimples, black heads, etc
Radio-Bell red light for face bleach
for falling hair a Salt Glow with VIZ
ibratory treatment. Also see the new
line of braids, turbanetts, pins. Miss
Pearson, over Dodson's Pharmacy.
Phone 275. 13-3t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16
SIX BURNED TO
DEATH IN NEW YORK
Five Gallons of NhiSkey
Helped Spread Fire.
Especial to Times-Recorder.

New York, February 15.-Six per-
sons were burned today in a Jeffer-
son street tenement blaze, the spread
of which was hastened by the explo-
sion of five gallons of whiskey which
a family of tenants had bought for
a wedding celebration today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16
SHOTGUN TRAP is SPRUNG
BY WIFE BY MISTAKE.
Trap Arranged For Chicken Thief Is
Forgotten.

Forgotten.
Columbia, S. c., February 15-
Walking into a shotgun trap set by
her husband to catch chicken thieves,
Mrs. George l.. Neel of Newberry
county yesterday receivd wounds
which will likely prove fatal. Neel,
a well-to do farmer, finding himself
unable to prevent nightly raids upon
his poultry, arranged a shotgun so
that it would be discharged by any
pull upon the cords surrounding his
chicken house. Mrs. Neel, who did
not know of her husbands precau-
tions, stumbled over the cords while
doing late evening chores and receiy-
ed the heavy charge in her right leg
The limb will have to be amputated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16
CONVICT WAS SHOT AS
tiE TRIED TO ESCAPE
L0jd,a5 s45l5. 555s2s!3t shot Hit Fugitive
Z6Csv6O' Ee.

Simon Humphrey, aSNs, Boonvict,
was shot down yesterday sforning by
one of the guards as he attempted
TO escape from the chaingang. The
gang was at work when Humphrey
was seized with sudden desire for
freedom and jumped the game Only
one buckshot, it was said; struck the
fleeing zebra, but it punctured his
neck and stopped him very effective
ly. The exact nature of the wounds,
is not known, and there is a possis
bility that the negro may recoye9'
Humphrey was doing a term Of 1.glg
year on the Sumter county 49,
forgery. The wounded .sse5s as
brought back to the .sS8sS ,A8medical
attention. assr-- 9'SS'
,s@zT2tf1f
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16
NEGRO FIREMAN ON SEABOARD
DROPS DEAD ON ENGINE
Americus Negro Thus Expires From
Heart Disease.

Abbeyille, Ga, February 15.-Ed
Dumas, the negro fireman on Sea-
board passenger train No. II, died on
his engine between Abbeville and
Savannah. Engineer Ed Hines no
ticed him sink down on his box with
his head out of the cab. As he did
not move for quite a while he called
to him, but not receiving an answer
he went over and found that he was
dead. DR. w. r. Googe, local ply
sician for the road, pronounced heart
failure was the cause of death.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16

Tonight the pictures at the opera
house will be unusually fine. A 1910
Powers cameragraph has been in
btalled, and the pictures projected
with this instrument are said to be
absolutely flicker1ess.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16
WHY NOT TRY POPHAM's
ASTHMA REMEDY7

every case. Sold by druggists, price
$100. Trial package By mail 10 cts.
WILLIAMS MFG. co, Props.
Cleveland. Ohio.
Sold at w. A. Renbert's.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16

The reason a man laughs when his
hat blows off nthe street and pre-
tends be thinks it's funny is he wants
to swear.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16
NEW BROOM A LUXURY
FEW HERE GAN STAND
Value of Woman S Weapon
Still Scars.

may NS6u new l3Q1lN regulator
will find it less expensive to buy
a shotgun as a peace promoter than
invest in a broom, the time-honored
weapon that renders husbands tract
able and docile.
.Eirty cents is now the price of the
Sasm for which she formerly paid
uarter. And this, too, with
2oom factory right here in Amer
Tcus.
School children are taught that,
according to the laws Of gravity. ev-
erything that goes, up must come
down. But broonA are the excep-
tion that proves the rule.
Brooms have gone up all right. but
they have so far exhibited no incli-
nation to return whence they came.
The market price of brooms ranges
rom 35 to so cents-more usually
the latter, with a likelihood of reach
ing the three-quarters of a dollar
mark in the near future. The price
of one broom will purchase for
man certain contentment for his in
ner self wherefore the men are not
encouraging their wives in the waste
full expenditure of energy and
strength while the cost of brooms re-
main in the air
The dealers are firm in the belief
that the prices Of brooms cannot soar
much higher. They are already so
high that women are seeking some
other thing with which the family
bossing may be done 1t is not be-
lieved that the high price of food
stuffs has anything to do with the
rise in brooms.
The trouble is alleged to be due to
the lack of the necessary straw from
which the broom lis manufactured.
The price of brooms, it is maintain
ed, is fixed by the manufacturer, the
retail dealer having nothing to do
with if
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16

The charity of some men consists
Of mere willingness to pass the
hat
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16

A man never realizes how many
faults he has until he has been mar
ried two or three years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16

The biggest catches Of fish result
from being well told Is people that
bsfe the easiest
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16
MEETING NIGHT OF
DEMOLAY COMMANDERY

The regular conclave of DeMaloy
Commandery, No. 5, X. r., will be
held in the Masonic Temple this
evening at Z o'clock. All Sir Knights
are requested to be present.
A. b. HOWARD, e. g.
A. G. MILLER, Recorder.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16

All things that 10 one else wants
come III those who wait.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16

No, Cordelia, all sharp men are not
in the sharper class.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16

A truth-telling woman has but few
femme friends.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-16

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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
VERMONT STATE GRANGE.
Interest In the Patrons Growing and
Membership Increasing.

Vermont state grange held its thir-
ty-eighth annual meeting in Burling-
ton. The delegates numbered over
800, the largest number present in the
history of the grange. There were
also several hundred members in at
tendance. The financial report show
ed the permanent fund, including in
terest to July l, 1909, to be $S23.51.
The treasurer received during the
year, including funds on hand at the
close of last years account $13, 1886. 16.
He had paid out but $4,635.S1. The
report of secretary a. A. Priest show
ed that since the last meeting twenty
SIX oranges had been instituted. The
oranges in good standing number 199,
with total membership of 1894
The total number of Pomona oranges
is twenty-four, with a membership Of
GAGS. State Master c. F. Smith Of
Morrisyille in his annual address ad-
vised cooperation in the matter of
buying certain commodities in car lots.
asked for annual training in public
schools. remedial taxation measures.
state support of paupers reduced court
expenses, another liquor law referen-
dunn. good roads, COW testing associa-
ton, reforestation and an effort to
prevent the repeal of the Grout bin
in congress-
The committee on education reported
in favor of liberal policy of educa-
ton and general improvement and
extension in the methods of agricul-
tural training by increasing the facil-
hies for the same. The committee on
agriculture advocated scientific meth
DDS of farming and the adjustment
of old, primitive methods. The COM
mttee also recommended that the pro-
gram Of the lecturer contain more ag-
ricultural topics.
Resolutions were passed favoring a
referendum on the liquor question,
good roads movement, equal taxation,
parcels post, at least one agricul-
tural high school. Industrial education
in schools and opposing congressional
ship subsidy.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
BUSINESS FARMING.
Producers and Consumers Exchange
In Maine-lnsurance In Kansas,

In Maine-lnsurance In Kansas.
A producers and consumers ex-
change has been recently formed In
Brunswick, Me-, among the grangers
for the benefit of farmers in market
ing crops and buying supplies. The
above name was chosen as the official
name of the company. 1t was decided
to fix the capital at $4,000. divided
into 10000 shares at 81 each, as orig
inaily suggested. 1t was thought that
this would be better than to raise the
price. 1t was also voted that the
stockholders or members Of the COM
pany should be confined to members
of the Patrons Of Husbandry, except
Ing those who had already subscribed
for stock or did so before Nov. 10 last.
Bylaws were adopted which fully
protect the stockholders. The follow.
ing were elected directors. Mande-
vile e. Hall of Turner Center, c. S.
Stetson, master Of Maine state grange;
c. II. Blackwell, Skowhegan, master
of Wesserunsett grange; Walter l..
Warren of West Baldwin and Il. G.
Tilley of Ashland
Eugene III. Libby state grange Sec
rotary, was elected clerk, B. L. Ste
vens Of Gushing treasurer and E. C.
Patten, assistant steward Of the state
grange. auditor. At a directors meet
ing later Vaudeville Z. Hall was elect
ed president and G. S. Stetson vice
president.