Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-08
SCHLEY'S CAPITAL SENDS
BUDGET OF news
Our EIIaVilIG Correspondents
Weekly Letter

Ellaville, Ga, Sept. 6.-The fall term
of Crisp Institute opened Monday
morning with fine attendance. Quite
a number of the patrons were present
at the opening exercises and short ad-
dresses We're made by County School
Commissioner E. L. Bridges, Rev. O..
L. Peacock, Prof J. E. Bowman and
Col. c. r. McCrory. The school has
started off under the most favorable
circumstances, and We predict a sue
cessful session. The faculty consists
OF Prof. J. E. Bowman, principal,
Misses Pearl Bowman and Jessie
! Jameson, assistants, with Miss BeryI
Jones in charge Of the music depart
ment.
The Woman's Baptist Missionary
Union was delightfully."- entertained on
Tuesday afternoon at the residence Of
Mrs. A. A. Arlington, Mrs. J. S.
Lightner presiding. A splendid pro-
gram on Cuba was enjoyed
Since the cotton season opened bus
mess has been brisk, and merchants
here make no complaint of dull times.
This is a splendid cotton market and
the warehouses here are being well
patronized.
Mr.. Cleveland Sellars is spending to-
day in Columbus looking after bust
mess interests in that thriving city.
Mrs. S. c. Collins and children have
returned from a few days visit to rel
atiyes at Putnam
We regret to chronicle the departure
of Mr.. Albert Parks and family 10
Ideal. Mr.. Parks has assumed con-
troll of a mercantile business there for
Strange & Arlington.
DR.. B. L. Bridges went over to Ma
con Sunday.
Col. J. H. Cheney has returned from
visit to relatives at Montezuma
Mrs. Ed MCGOWAN left last week for
a visit to North Carolina.
Rev. R. E. Bailey accompanied a
number of students to Sparks Institute
at Sparks, Ga, this week.
Mr.. T. A. Collins is confined to his
home on OgIethorpe street by illness.
His friends hope for him speedy re-
covery.
Miss Mamie Mayo, of Richland, was
the charming guest Of Miss Irene Muir
ray the past week
The many friends of Mrs. NJ. r.
| Dozier sympathize with her in the
death of her son, Jack, at Dothau,
Ala, few days ago.
Miss Eleanor Garden, Of Americas, is
spending some time in our city.
Miss Minnie Jones left Saturday TO
resume her school duties at Wells Mill.
Sumter county.
Miss Maude Williamson has returned
from delightful visit to Miss Julia
Peacock at Douglassyille, Ga.
Miss Vera Mott visited Miss Irene
Murray the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. W. Strange autocd
to Ideal Tuesday.
Mr. Hayner Collins, who has been
holding a responsible position in AL
bany, is quite i'll at his home here.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hill are attending
the Primitive Baptist Association at
Grangeryille this week.
Little Misses Elizabeth and Parma
lee Davis and Miss Margaret Jones
have returned to their home in Amer
icus, after a pleasant visit to relatives
= in our city.
Miss Lucy Chapman returned to her
home in Columbus Tuesday after de-
lightful visit here to her cousin, Leila
e Williamson.
Mr.. Dupont Murphy, of Atlanta, was
here Monday on business.
Messrs. Lewis and Harry Collins left
. Monday for Sparks, where they go to
enter school.
Mrs. J. H. Cheney is spending this
week pleasantly in Montezuma. the
% guest of relatives.