Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-07-18

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great variety Of products being sue
cessfully grown On the valuable farm
lands that have made this county IA
nous.
The people of the neighborhood
keep step with progress in everything
that is for the public good. Well ap-
pointed school buildings, fourishing
churches and fine hard-surface high
ways with well-built steel bridges lead
ing out in all directions leave moth
| ing to be desired. Automobiles put
them in easy reach of Americas, AL
bany and other towns and spin over
the outlying good roads is a positive
delight To all the good things with
which they are blessed these whole!
souled planters extend warm greet
ing to the stranger who comes their
way and fortunate, indeed, is one Who'll
clasps the hand of welcome here ex-I
tended 1t was the privilege of the!
writer in company with an interesting
party to make the trip from DawsonI
in the early hours of last Tuesday,
morning. Past Bronwood, Smithville. !
out through broad stretches of corn
and cotton in luxuriant growth that
I gives promise of bursting barns anil
well-filled smoke houses. At the BEAU
tiful home Of Mr.. G. Bond Dell, close
neighbors, and a number of visitors
from different sections gathered to
enjoy a barbecue, an annual occur
renee to which all in the community
/ look forward with pleasure. The home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dell, with it's broad
verandahs, spacious Railways and ligl
ing rooms set we'll back in a grove oil
magnificent water oaks offers true
Southern hospitality. The broad acras
of fertile land make a beautiful view
and breezes that sweep over these we'll
titled fields bring the fragrance anil
refreshment of Gods out-of-doors. The
rich green of corn and cotton and po-
tatoes and cane with pastures giving
sustenance to registered Jersey cows
and hogs give unmistakable proof that
| these substantial farmers not only live
at home, but live on the fat of the
land No better evidence of this could
have been given than the well-cooked
barbecue piled high on the tables out
under the trees, supplemented with
juicy chicken pies, country ham, fried
chicken salads, cakes; pies and in
Vulnerable other good things in abund-
ance. Ice cold lemonade as free as
water and melons red-hearted and
| luscious furnished an all-day feast.
The fine social spirit that brought to-
gether these neighbors for day Of
pleasure and recreation furnishes the
key to the splendid advancement this
community has already made along
moral and material lines, and argues
we'll for future enlargement, and
greater prosperity. The visitors en-
joying the unstinted hospitality of the
occasion were Mr.. Glenn Dell, Of
Ty Ty, guest of honor; MIR. and Mrs.
I. ]. Wilkinson, of LAGRANGE; Rev
R. F. Williamson and wife; Miss Will
Hanson, Mrs. T. r. Strange, Miss
Strange, Mr.. Cleye Strange; Messrs.
B. F. Greene, J. 7. Royal, ]. B. Smith,
of Ellayille, Mrs. 2. S. Childers, Mrs
Howard and MIS-. Worthy, of Amer-
Gus; Mr.. Charles ]. Greene and NJ.
Martin, of Shellman; Mrs. Gilbert P.
DeWolf, Of Mexico City; Mrs. Sarah
E. Hornady Miss Hornady, Mr. W. P. |
Hornady, of Dawson.
The drouth which prevailed all over
this part of the state seems not to
have affected seriously the crops in
the sections Of Terrell, Lee and Sum-
ter counties through which we passed !
Intelligent farming is every year in
creasing the value of these lands, and
making the rural districts literally
flow with milk and honey.
The old South boosted a civiliza
ton such as no other section has ever