Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-23
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GEORGIA NEWS


Excitement caused by hearing the
fire alarm caused Minnie Keys, an
Abbeville negress, to have a stroke
of paralysis from which she died in
about two hours.
L. C. Smith, of Lyerly, has been
elected secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce of Summerville and man.
ager of the Summerville Telephone
exchange He will take charge De-
cember l.
Chattanooga county will hold an
election December 2 for justice of
peace and two constables for each
of its eleven districts.
The first week of the new sched-
ule of the Southern railway, which
brings the mail from Atlanta and
other points north, has been very
unsatisfactory to the people of Val
dosta on account of the uncertain
hour at which it the train arrives.
All mail is delayed beyond reason,
it is said.
The grand jury of Lowndes coun-
ty is going to find out from State
Veterinarian Peter F. Bahnsen. WHY
the tick eradication campaign has
not ended in that county. Watts have
been operated there for the past five
or six years.
The first basic class, comprised of
LIST years graduates of West Point
infantry branch, undergoing instruc-
ton IN the art of war at Camp Ben
ming, smashed all records in firing
the record course which they COM
pleted last week. Out of seventy
two men firing, 81 qualified as ex-
pert riflemen and FIVE as sharp-shoot-
erS.
Jesse Stubs, IA, negro of Rome,
shot and fatally wounded his step
father, Charlie Bryant, who had rep
rlmanded the young negro for drink
ing. Stubs escaped.
The grist and feed mill of David
Cravey of Sycamore, was totally de-
stroyed by fire Friday night. 1t is
thought to be the work of an incen-
diary. There was no insurance.
William Jones, negro farmer liv-
ing near Juliette in Monroe coun-
ty. claims that he will make from
ten to fifteen bushels of rice on a
small area planted this year. For
several years he has been raising
small quantities of rice either on up
land or bottom land.
Mrs. Ruth Baggett, of Perry, has
field suit against the Chattanooga
manufacturing company for $4,000
for the death of her husband, j. t,
Baggett, while in the employ of the
company. He was engaged in sharp
ening a circular saw when the fire
man started the machinery and was
nearly cut to pieces.
The Georgia State Bottlehs AS
sociation will hold its annual conven-
ton in Macon December nd 9.
The Bank of Dover, which has
been closed several weeks. has re-
opened with Mr.. JONES of Sale City
as temporary cashier. The hnal
shortage has been given out as be
tween $4,000 and $4,000. l.. F.
Harris, former cashier, has been miss
ing several weeks.
Fire Sunday night destroyed the
Holsey Academy, a colored school, at
Cordele. The loss is put at $4,000.
Between two and three hundred col
ored school children are thrown out
of school.
The sixth annual Georgia products
dinner was held at the Atlanta au-
ditorium tody
Despite the fact that the hog mar
ket is not so extensive as last year,
the Swift and compny's Moultrle
plant is killing on average OF 5OO
head day besides many cattle.
The Atlanta Association of Friends
of Irish Freedom announce that Lady
MacSwiney, widow of the Cork may
or who starved himself to death in
a British prison, will include Allan
ia in the cities which she will visit
on her trip to this country.
Listed among the candidates VINO
are to take the Shrine in cambridge
on Thanksgiving Day is James Z.
Bagby, of Augusta, known to the
world as jim Bagby, pitcher, OF the
Cleveland Americans.
The worlds exposition movement
begun by Atlanta has brought TO
MAYOR Keys office letter from
James A. Metclf, president of the
Atlanta Foreign Trades Club, sug-