Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-01
AndersOnVllle

! ANDERSONVILLE. Ca, June Ii
wednesday, May goth, Memorial Day.
was observed here in the usual way
that it has been in past years. There
was quite large crowd here. A spec
| ial train from Fitzgerald brought many
| from there and other points who took
part in the exercises at the National
cemetery at II o'clock
TWO cars driven respectively by Mr..
| Charlie Head, of near Oglethorpe, and
! Mr.: Vasser Justice, of Oglethorpe, col
Ilided q. the corner Of the hotel here
Wednesday, badly damaging both
cars and throwing the occupants of
Mr.. Heads car violently out upon the
ground. One of the young ladies, a
Miss Atwater, sustained several pain
| full cuts and bruises, caused from the
smashing of the windshields. Mr.. JUS
tice and the other occupants were
badly shaken up and bruised, but
were not hurt seriously. Both Miss
Atwater and Mr.. Justice receive med
ical attention at once and were car
ried to their homes later in the even
ing. The friends of all parties fee!
interested to know they escaped with
cut serious injury, as it was very
dangerous accident.
1t is good news to the many friends
OF Mrs. Joe Rocks, to know that she
continues to improve at the Plains hos
pital, where she went three weeks ago
for treatment. We hope that it will
rot be many days before she will be
able to return to her home here.
Miss Potter Johnson, of Oglethorpe.
IS spending some time here with rela-
tives.
Leon Slappey has come in off the
road to spend several weeks with
home folks.
Mrs. B. o. Easterlin and children of
kmericus were visitors here Wednes-
day.
Many persons from here went to
Americas Monday and Tuesday to wit
mess the production of The Birth of
Nation" at the Opera House there.
! MIR. E. C. Harris expects to move
his family next week to Byron, Ca
where he has been for some time. We
regret the departure of this family
from Andersonville, but many friends
here Join in wishing for DR.. Harris
land his family circle much success
IN their new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. o. Easterlin and
children, of Americus, were the
spend-the-day guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Il. F. Easterlin Wednesday, at their
, home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Easterlin were
among others from here going to
Americas Tuesday to witness the film
, spectacle 1.-THE Birth of a Nation"
a Miss Pearl Harden and mother, Of
Z Crimson, Ga, were the guests of
friends here Wednesday.
= Mrs. Rena Chambliss returned to her
\ home in Dawson Tuesday after visit
, :of several days to Mrs. Emma Will
$ liams.
The Andersonville school closed last
week after a very successful year with
Rev. E. T. Moore as principal and
=. Miss Beulah Pennington as assistant
and Miss Luella Fields, music teacher
Seine of the older pupils gave con
cert with musical recital on Thurs
!, cay nisht, followed by barbecue and
basket dinner on Friday, which was
/. a huge success. Music was furnished
for the day by an Americas orchestra
Miss Hortense Slappey, of Shellman
delighted the audience with several
readings and recitatiOns which wa
: great, while the address made by DR.
: W. l.. Pickard, of Mercer University
was interesting and enjoyed by all who
heard him.
= Miss Thelma Easterlin is home from
Lucy Cobb Institute, where she has
: been student.
Mrs. Fannie Heath and sister, Miss
Susie Williams. of Fort Valley, came
Tuesday upon a visit to their parents
lATr. and Mrs. John Williams.
A Mrs. Arthur Davies, of Vienna. is
here upon a visit of some length.