Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-03
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Suit for $25, 625.6O has been filed
in Federal court at Valdost by S. E.
Thompson & Co., of New York,
against the South Georgia Grocery
company, of Quitman, on a charge
of violating a sugar contract.
The December term of the Fed
eral court of the North Georgia dis
trict will open Monday with dock
ct of 261 cases. 1862 are liquor
cases.
After hearing the request of wo-
men delegates from the clubwomen
of Columbus, the city council voted
to allow the old market building on
First avenue to remain. The build
ing was to be torn down as unsightly.
The Dougherty county grand jury
indicted three white men charged
with rioting, assault with intent to
murder and other offenses, as re-
suit of the beating and driving off
the negroes, of Dougherty county
from their homes. The men are
men are w. Fl. Parkman, Morgan
Mansfield and Tommie Akridge, all
of Mitchell county.
Two victims of hunting accidents
are in the hospital at Albany with
serious gunshot wounds. ]. ?. Cos
ton. of Worth county, had his arm
shot off at the elbow Monday. 1t Is
thought that a small boy fired the
shot. Alexander Miller, negro of
Worth county, had his foot shot off
when he was standing with his gun
resting barrels downward on his foot
and it accidentally fired.
The Albany-South Georgia fair
grounds at Albany will be used as a
camping ground for tourists passing
through to Florida. The Rotary
club will hire a care-taker for the
grounds. 1t already has water. sew
erage connections and electric light
wiring.
A passenger train and an extra
freight train in the Atlantic Coast
Lines yards at Albany were wrecked
in a rear end collision Wednesday
night. Will Washington, colored
brakeman, was killed. No one else
was injured.
The Howard Theatre, Atlanta's
newest and largest moving picture
theatre, viii be formally opened
Monday, December 13. 1t has been
pronounced by number OF Leading
architects as the most beautiful the
atre in America.
Local organizations of the South
west Georgia Watermelon Growers
association are being formed in ten
counties in Southwest Georgia. The
association will have an inspector
visit every field during the growing
season to see that the crop is uroduc-
ed under the best conditions and tc
have charge of the cars, grading,
steam treatment and packing.
Automobile dealers OF Albany
have formed a dealers association. 1t
will try to improve service, eliminate
"curbstone dealers" and cheap re-
pairs. L4
A prisoners school to be taught
by convicts under the supervision .i Of
P. N. BivinsA Superintendent OIL me
Baldwin count ypublic seAoois, IS 10
be established at the STATE. farm at
Milledgeville. Jack Blrchmore,
serving four year term at the penl-
Tertiary, will be principal of the
school.
The Presbytery of Southwest
Georgia was organized at meeting
in Albany yesterday. Fourteen
counties are embraced. Leroy e.
Henderson, pastor of the Albany
PRESBYTERIAN church, was elected
moderator, Rev. J. A. Warren. ct
Cairo, state clerk, and kev. M. F.
Daniel. of Camilla, permanent clerk.
In connection with the plans as
outlined by the Southwest Georgia
Development Association at their
Abel meeting, the bankers OF INT
county have organized for the Food
Feed and Fertility First campaign.
Rev. E. A. Ware was elected su-