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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-30
BABY EXHIBIT
FEATURE Of
The BAZAAR
MANY INFANTS ON PARADE
AmGriCuS Bellies and BGaux Of
the Future

Perhaps the crowning success OF
Bazaar Week, certainly one about
which absorbing interest centered, was
the Baby Show yesterday after
noon, in which about seventy-five
of the infants in Americus contested
in friendly rivalry for the three prizes
which were awarded.
Long before the appointed hour, 3:30
O'Clock, the bazaar hall resembled
kindergarten in its galaxy of pretty
babies-the bellies and beaux of tha
| future, all in their best bib and tuck
er and bestowing bewitching smiles
upon the judges. None of them cried.
or evidenced a qearning for paregoric
or the milk wagon.
This entertaining feature, the baby
show, was under the direction of Mrs.
John p. Butt, and Americus has never
witnessed more successful one. Tho
babies were divided into three classes.
according to age, while the commit
tee Of judges, three travelling men.
representing England, Ireland and
Scotland, passed upon their merits.
1t was the most difficult task the
trio of judges ever taekled-that OF
selecting the prettiest and finest buds
from such human bouquet.
In the first class, where the ages
ranged from one to six months, the
prize was awarded the Gammage
twins, the beautiful two months-old
son and daughter. Julian and Juliette,
of Mr. and Mrs. Lon Gammage. The
second prize for babies six months TO
twelve months old, was awarded Mas
ter Eugene Parker, the nine-months~
old son of Mr.. and Mrs Roscoe Par
ker. The third prize was plucked by
Miss Louise English, the pretty two-
vear-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam M, English, and the pride of their
Lee street home.
The award of prizes was made by
numbers pinned upon the babies, thu
judges, neither of whom knew any
of the babies of their parents, merely
awarding the prize in each class TO
the number they deemed the prettiest.
All three gentlemen constituting tha
committee were strangers here and
left for Macon on the first outgoing
train. After the judges had made
their awards Mr.. e. A. Nisbet in choic-
est rhetoric bacheloric presented the
prizes, as he has done upon two scora
similar occasion, and each succeeding
time with more feeling interest
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-30
CLOSE HAS
COME FOR
FOOTBALL
WARRENTON DOWNED LOCALS
Who Showed Up Well in Play
Nevertheless

Thanksgiving Days game of football
put an end to the sport here, which
has had its first inning in the local
High school. Warrenton defeated the
locals Thursday in a well played game
by score of 10 to 0.
Though the score was decisive one
it does not tell by any means the
splendid playing that the local boys
did. They showed up better than at
any time they have appeared here.
The training they received in the few
games played prior to Thanksgiving
had gotten them into fine form.
The superior work of the visitors,
however, who played together with
the accuracy of long training and for
mer experience was too much for the
comparatively inexperienced local
eleven. The visitors deserve credit
for their good work, but the locals did
not disappoint their many loyal sup
porters The Warrenton team has had
long experience in football playing.
consequently they had the advantage
of the local eleven.
The day was an ideal one for the
game, so far as the players were con-
cerned as the snow of the day before
did not materially interfere, while tho
brisk cold served to make the players
show up with snap and vim. A large
crowd of local rooters attended the
game and braved the breath of the
north wind to see the gridiron battle,
which proved by far the most pop
ular one that has been played here
this season.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-30
BOY MAKES new
CORN RECORD
He Makes Five Times the
Average

Savannah, Ga, Nov. 29.-Exactly
how to produce exactly 1T bushels on
an acre of land is set forth in the re-
port submitted by Byron Bolton, OF
Screyen county, together with his cx-
hibit at the Boys Corn club show.
Young Bolton, who is II years old.
got large share of the prizes at the
Savannah show and has an excellent
chance to get the percheeon mare Of.
fered by the Central of Georgia rail-
way In the state show in Atlanta.
His crop Is oven ten times as large
as the average yield for the state and
about five times what the best farm
ers are getting.
The soil on which the record crop
was raised was red pebble twelve
inches deep, with clay sabsoil. The
land had been under cultivation about
ten years and the last crop raised
upon it was cotton. Young Bolton hSd
been building up the land with COM
mercial fertilizer for three years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-30
TO PAVE MAIN STREETS
AT ONCE AT YORK, ALA.

York, Ala, Nov 29.-Agitation has
zeen commenced here looking to the is
suance Of bonds to be used for paving
purposes and the outlook now is that
the coming summer will see active
work begun. Since the building of the
A., T. and N. railroad through here and
the construction OF good roads all
over the county. there has been a
marked increase In the population and
business Importance Of this place AMI
II Is proposed by prominent citizens
here TO keep pace with the growth of
10 pave the business section is an after
York In every way.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-30
FIRE LIMITS
HAVE Been
EXTENDED
UNDER BUILDING ORDINANCE
Ratio of Distance COnSidGrd-
bly, Increased

Under the provisions of the newly
enacted building ordinance for the
city what is known as the fire limits
have been extended so as to include a
considerably larger area of the busi-
ness section of the city.
Under the former provisions defin-
ing the fire limits they were to eX-
tend for 1900 feet in all directions
from a point on Jackson street mark
ed approximately by the front Of
Pinkston's store This area included
about all the buildings within two
blocks of the point mentioned in each
direction.
Under the provisions of the new or
dinance the limits are extended so as
to take in the additional territory
marked by Cotton avenue from the
boundary of the old fire limit line to
Central railway station. Otherwise the
limits remain practically the same,
though the revision may extend them
a little further in one or two other
directions.
The extension of the fire limits on
Cotton avenue will be met with ap-
proval by all who take pride in the
appearance of the city as regards the
buildings that will in the future be
erected along this important thorough
fare of the city. The new building or
dinance will prevent the erection of
any other than safe and worthy struc-
lures within the old fire limits and the
new along Cotton avenue.
Contractors and builders who con-
template erecting structures will do
we'll to acquaint themselves thorough
ly with the provisions of the new or
dinance before they attempt to con-
struct any buildings of this kind.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-30
GOOD CROPS
ARE GROWN
IN SUMTER
RECENT CROPS EXCELLENT
Diversity Of Products is En-
COuFagiDg

Americus merchants have had thus
far a fall season of excellent busi-
ness, and the holiday month";, which
win be ushered in Monday gives prom
Use of exceeding in the volume of
trade any other to this date. In all
lines business has been as good as
in any previous year, and there is no
need of complaint from any source
Certainly the crops have been good
this year, and as trade depends very
largely upon agriculture, there should
be plenty and to spare. No county in
Georgia has surpassed Sumter this
year in the variety of fine crops pro-
duced.
Probably $50 carloads of fine
peaches were grown in Sumter county
orchards this year, and either ship
ped to distant markets or utilized in
the canning factories. About 275 car
loads were shipped, while the can
neries, putting up probably one mill
lion cans of peaches, consumed many
carloads Not only did the peach or
chards produce a fine revenue, but the
melon fields brought thousands Of
dollars to the shippers of this fine
fruit, who had over 5000 acres plant
ed in watermelons.
The greatest of all crops-King Cot
ton--the chief money crop, has prov
en- good one. Already nearly 26,-
900 bales have been marketed in
Americus and, for the most part, sold,
while the total for the season will
easily exceed $1,000 or $4,000 bales.
This is normal crop, the value of
which, roughly estimated, grought the
farmers ane and a half million dol
lars. In addition to the lint cotton
sold, the seed crop was worth $780,
900, had 1t all been sold.
Sumter county produced this year a
crop OF probably more than a quarter
million bushels of oats--one of the
greatest oat crops ever produced IN
the county, which, at IS cents per
bushel, was worth $187,00O to the pro-
ducers.
Fine crops of corn and hundreds of
tons of hay were produced in Sumter
county this year, while just now the
farmers are putting away one of the
greatest syrup crops they have ever
produced Thousands OF barrels OF
splendid syrup will be made Every
farmer, from the humble tenant to the
large landowner made an excellent
cane crop this year.
The potato crop in Sumter thTs
year will probably be the largest ever
produced, while smaller crops have
added their quota to swell the pro-
ceeds of the farm. Soon now the
meat-saving season will be at hand.
when the farmers will put away abun-
dant supplies Of hams and bacon for
the next years use. Surely this is
land of plenty, and there should be no
cause for hard times in Sumter the
banner county of South Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-30
LAST DAY
OF BAZAAR
A HUMMER
MEALS At USUAL hours
Don't Fail to Visit the Ba.
zaar Today

Today will bring to a close the
most successful bazaar the ladies of
the Hospital association have ever
conducted here, so that they wish to
make the final day an appropriate
close for the event Meals will be
served at the regular hours at the
aImory, where the bazaar is being
conducted, and some of the most ap-
petizing meals yet offered are prom
ised to all who attend the bazaar to-
day.
Though there will be no baby show
today there will be many other things
of interest, SO that every one who at
tends will be amply repaid. The an
nouncement was made yesterday af-
ternoon by those managing the ba-
zaar that If any one had donated any
Fancy work or anything else to the
bazaar which had not been sent in thai
1t be carried to the armory today with
' AiA' ~ Sooe IL CduHOI NC ConFeA-
lently sent in, a notification given to
Mrs. c. c. Hawkins will receive due
attention and the donation will be
sent for.
The ladies of the association are
mighty pleased and gratified at the
results of the bazaar, and they trust
mat the attendance today will be In
keeping with that which has charac-
terlzed the affair throughout the
week. They express many thanks &c
tne public of Americus for it's gener,
GUS support of this benevolent pro.
ject.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-30
GOOD SERVICES WERE
Held IN PLAINS CHURCH
In Celebration Of ThaDkSQiV.
ing Day

Rev ]. w. Stokes has returned from
Plains, where he conducted the
Thanksgiving services held at the
Methodist church there last Thursday.
The attendance at the services was
excellent in view of the many other
attractions for the day, as the snow
and hunting and the lure of the out Of
doors was very strong. The services
were greatly enjoyed by all who at
tended.
Instead of preaching sermon, Mr..
Stokes had real Thanksgiving SER
vice, in which a large number of the
congregation took part. He an
nounced in the beginning that he would
vary the service in this way, and the
members of the congregation joined
heartily in the plan.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-30
LINGERING TRACES SEEN
OF CITY'S EARLIEST SNOW

Evidences of Wednesday nights
snow were still visible yesterday upon
roofs where the suns rays had not
reached. and traces of snow will re-
main for day or two yet, although tho
weather is warming uD considerably.
The snowstorm Wednesday night and
early Thursday morning extended gene
orally over Georgia as far south as the
Florida line The oldest inhabltant OF
Amerieus cannot recall snowfall thla
early In the winter, the first snow
aurries here usually coming In Janu-
AIRY or February, and few of these In
n sent years belng aa heavy a. that OF
1.-TWO days ago
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-30
Mr.. SAVILLE
Died BY
own HAND
NO. CAUSE WAS ASSIGNED
Was Prominently Known in
AmpriCuS

Relatives in Americus were apprised
yesterday morning of the tragic death
Of Mr.. William B. Saville at Richland.
1t was stated that Mr.. Saville evident
ly in a moment of mental ALTERATION,
took his own life, though no cause for
the rash act could be ascribed by the
members of his family or many friends
there.
The story of the tragedy caused a
distinct shock in Americus, where MIR.
Saville began his business career many
years ago, and was we'll known in busi-
ness circles. For several years Mr..
Saville had resided in Dawson, but q
year ago he removed to Richland and
purchased a handsome home, where
he was surrounded by every comfort
He was successfully engaged in bust
ness, and was man of means and
prominence in that community.
Mr.. Saville was about fifty-five years
of age. He married Miss Maggie
Pierce, Of Americus, who, with one
daughter, Miss Chap Saville, survives
him. He has one brother, Mr.. Robert
Saville, the well known banker, OF
Dawson, and brother-in-law of Mr..
M. NJ. Lowrey. of Americus; and two
4, sisters, Mrs. James and Mrs. Crockett,
of Cuthbert. Mr.. Saville was native
of Webster county, where he has many
!. relatives and friends who will de-
plore his death.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-30
BEVERIDGE HAS SOLUTION"
Claims PrOgressives Alone Can Weld
North and South.

Esansas City, Nov. 29.--That the Pro-
gressive party is the national solution
of an abnormal geographical division
in American politics-that between the
North and South--was asserted here
tonight by Albert j. Beveridge In an
address at a dollar dinner" under the
auspices OF the Jackson County Pro-
gressiya Association.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-30
ST. ANDREWS DAY
IS TO Be OBSERVED
At Calvary EpiSCOpuI Church
Today

Announcement was made yesterday
that ST. Andrews feast day, which is
today, will be observed at Calvary
Episcopal church today with appro-
pirate exercises.
Holy communion will ge celebrated
in the services that are to be con-
Quoted there at IL o'clock
A cordial invitation is extended to
all to attend the services.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-30
SPECIAL SERVICES AT
The CATHOLIC Church
Bishop Kelley to Be Here
Tomorrow

Interesting services will be held
sunday morning at the Catholic
church here, at which Bishop Kelley
OF savannah, Bishop Of the Catholic
'nufch in Georgia, will officlate.
nlshop Kelley has visited Americus
upon previous occasions, and many
mere VIII again esteem II a privilege
20 near him. Father schonhard will
conduct service at the church thl,
morning at o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-30
Snow Fell at Selma.

Selma. Ala. Nov. 29.-Thanksgiying
signalazed the first snowfall OF the
year here. The weather continues
cold today, though the snow has dis.
appeared
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05
Rain and Snow.

Washington. Nov ga storm.
now central west of the Rocky noun
tains. is coming eastward. bringing
local rains and SHOWS for the north
ern and rains for the southern dis
tricts. The storm. according to the
weather bureaus weekly bulletin,
will prevail over the great central
valleys Tuesday and the eastern
states about Wednesday.
Another storm. attended by gen.
eral precipitation. will reach the
north Pacific states Wednesday or
Thursday. prevail over the middle
west about Friday or Saturday and
the eastern states near the close of
the week. A change 10 decidedly
colder weather Will follow"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05
Tried For ldiocy

Eza White. aged Ia. was tried for
idioc Friday afternoon before Judge
Hanbery. After hearing the :esti-
smopy of his father and another wit
ness and an examination of the boy.
the jury decided that Il boy WIS SC
weak mentally that his parents
should be allowed $75 year for
taking care of him John hite,
the fathe' lives a few miles east OF
Kelly station. The BOY Is not only
weak mentally. but physically. He
never tried to walk until he was six
years of age.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05
WILSON
WILL WIN
Every Test Of Popular Senti-
ment Shows Certain
Victory.
CONGRESS AND SENATE TOO.
Wilson is Expected to Get Not
Less Than 400 Electoral
Votes Out Of 531.


( Every test of popular sentiment
taken jus, before the election shows
that Woodrow Wilson will be over
whelmingly victorious. Nationwide
csnvasses conducted by newspapers
and correspondents from every quar-
ter of the country are unanimous in
their prediction of sweeping Demo-
cratic success
The New York Herald gives Will
son 387. Taft n. Roosevelt 7 and the
rest doubtful with a likelihood that
Wilson will get 46J electoral votes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05
Sanitary Dairy.

Riley Atkins is building Santa
ry dairy on the Phelps plsc'. jlss
outside the city west of the Canton
pike. The concrete hlor and foun-
dation will soon BIZ ready for the
carpenters and it wi ! not be Iong
before Mr. Atkins will commence
business. An entrsnce. Leading from
West l7lh street. is to be opened.
and will be great convenience to
Mr. Atkins and his patrons.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05
A Long Sentence.

Gov. Woodrow Wilson'S message
TO the voters Of the United States.
which was read at the gathering of
Democrats at every county seat in
our country last Saturday. was a
great paper. The closing sentence
OF the first paragraph contained ex-
actly 156 words. Msl What lot of
good sense there was in it-and the
entire address. too.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05
ELECTION NEWS
TONIGHT
Will Be Received Here at the
Circuit Court Room
By Wire.
OVER THE POSTAL LINE.
Chairman RadfOrd, of the Cam
paign Committee, Has So
Arranged.
OVER THE POSTAL LINE.

Walter Radfor.l. Chairman OF the
Democratic County Committee. has
arranged for receiving election re-
turns tonight rs fast as they come
over the wire and they will be an
nounced as received. This is fine
arrangement. as the Circuit Court
room will be comfortable and those
deeply interested in the result of the
election in every state need not go
home until early in the morning. "
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05
A BRACE OF COLLISIONS.
Very Close Calls But Nobody
Was Injured.

Saturday afternoon negro by the"
name Of Douglas Caldwell, who was
drivig mule attached to a Jersey
wagon. drove into buggy near the.
Planters Hardware Company and
turned it over. Mrs. MCGEE and
another lady were in the buggy
which was standing near the curb.
Mrs. MCGEE came very near being
injured. Had not a gentleman taken
hold of her and lifted her out there
il no telling what the consequences
might have been. The other lady
Jumped out as soon as she realized
her danger.
Toe negro drove on as if nothing
had happened. but was later arrest
ed. He had his trial before Ci'v
Judge Wood yesterday moroing d.
was fined $26. which he vii! work,
out ont he streets.
Saturday afternoon Judge Chas..
Prowse and Mrs. George Kolb were
driving out the Nashville pike to
take photograph of Mrs. Ke'h's
horses. They had gotten ON the
bridge at Gates mill when they col
lided with another buggy. both hav.
inc a wheel broken.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05
HIS AUTO BUCKED
TURKS ARE ON THE LAST LINE Fl LECTION NEWS HIS
And Gov. Wilson Gets a Pain
full Scalp Wound.

CIV. Woodrow Wilson was injured
Sunday wuen the automobile in
whjch he was returning from Red
Bank "bncked" and his head struck
the root of the car. ilflicung a scalp
wound three inches long. The Gov
ernor stopped at HiRhstown, where
a physician dressed the injury and
then continued his trip to Princeton.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05

The Louisville Herald says only a
handful of Republicans Turned out
t6&ear the mighty William o. Brad
ley'orale at a much-advertised rally
ia Louisville.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05
And Have Appealed To Powers For Conditions are
Critical---Panic Prevails in COnstantinOple and
- Crime is Rampant

That the Turkish army has reiterated to the last line
of Notifications outside Copstantinope admitted in
the first official bulletin admitting defeat. The Porte
has applied to the Powers for mediation with view to
cessation Of hostities, Constantinope is in panic
reports from the battlefield Crime is rampant in the
city and general massacre is feared
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05

Lieut.. Vothis. Greek naval Off
Ger. slipped into the port of Saloniki
and blew up a Turkish baltleship.
The Lieutenant used big II" eight
times in making his report, the inti-
mr. on being that he considers him
Sc bod Rear Admiralty timber.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05
Scotch Women.

Scotch women. of the 81. Andrew s
Society. Washington. are on the war
psth because the men have decided
to have a stag banquet and drink
Scutch whisky. instead of having a
cold-waler affair with the women
p es,n'.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05

Sunday morning Nov. 3 brought
with il the first real frost of this
delightful fall season in the glorious
climate of Southern Kentucky. It
was hard on the flies and mosquitoes.
There will be another one this morn
inv that will be equally as hard on
Bull Moose and Elephants.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05

Uncle Tom Gaskins. who applied
for license to marry young widow
at Dresden. Tenn. forgot her name
and had to 20 out and get the nee :
ed Information.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05

The presidential election in Gu a
Friday resulted in a walk-over for
Gen. Mario Menocal who has issued
a card of greeting to the people Of
the United States. saying he will
prove worthy of the confidence re-
posed ia him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05
Editorial Comment
The polls open at 6 a. m. and close
at A p. m Vote early.

Nicaragua held presidential cleo
ton Saturday and Adolto Diaz, the
provisional president. was the only
man voted for.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05

Te-day's landslide will break al
records in modern politics. Wilson
will get everything except few
complimentary votes for the PresI.
dent and the Colonel.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05

Hon. JAS. M. Lang, former mayor
Of Paducah. is tipped to succeed
Judge A. w. Barley as county
Judge. when he becomes congress-
man.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05

The. one dscordant note is likely
to be found in Tennessee. where the
Democratic party is split and Hooper
has a chance to re elected.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-11-05
Meeting At CaSky

A series Of meetings began at
Casky Baptist church Sunday. con-
Quoted by the pastor. Rev. J.F. Cor
dor.