Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-02

its membership, its ordinances and
its missions.
The dinner in the grove Saturday
was declared the "best ever. 1t con-
sisted of barbecue in great abund-
ance, supplemented by a magnificent
array of fried chicken, cakes, pies
and other good things to eat.
ed more than $50 houses at Jackson
vile, used during the war by the Mer-
fTill Stephens company, shipbuilders.
1t also bought the entire plant of the
Merrill Stephens company including
an immense dry dock. The dock
will be brought to Savannah.
The Rush Memorial Congregational
church, Atlanta, will be the scene
of the national convention of Con-
gregational Workers Among Color
ed People, commencing September
% and ending September &c. Some
four hundred delegates, represent
ing virtually every section of the
country, will be in attendance dur
ing the sessions.
Hearing on permanent injunction
brought by citizens of Berrien coun-
ty to restrain Governor Dorsey from
advertising, as required by law, the
constitutional amendment creating
the new county of Lanier, has been
set for September II, in Fulton SUI
perior court, by Judge John D. Hum
phries, following a short hearing on
temporary injunction on the same
petition, which was denied by Judge
HUMPHREYS
Three dipping watts in Lowndes
county were blown up by dynamite
Tuesday night and another one was
destroyed by presumably the same
vandals on Monday night, making
four in all rendered useless in the
southern part of the county, which
has already made a reputation for
such IawIessness as this by previous
destruction of the cattle dipping watts,
says the Valdosta Times.
One million dollars is needed to
meet the immediate needs of Wesley
an College for enlargement and eX-
pansion, and to provide a means of
education FOR 1.-The young women
knocking at her DOORS" DR.. W. F.
Quilhan told Macon Rotarians yes
terday The college is to share in
the $33, 100000 to be raised by the
MethOdists, he stated. Her share in
this amount was originally $453, 200,
but has been increased to S630,000,
of which DR.. Quillian believes she
will secure about $450,000. This
leaves a half million to be raised in
some other way.
Back time" pay for last June,
amounting to $4,000 was reported
distributed among employees of the
Central of Georgia shops yesterday
at Macon. About 1900 employees
received the benefits of the Railroad
Labor Boards decision at the local
shops The back pay was given iii
amounts ranging between $125 and
$3.50 per person.
Due to boil weevil, the Bibb county
cotton crop will not be over seven
ty-fve per cent Of last years crop,
or fifty per cent of normal crop.
Last year a little more than 5000
bales was produced in the county,
while this year the yield is expect
ed to be about 1900 bales
Sparks College, of Sparks, opened
its eighteenth year yesterday with
capacity attendance.
! Dublin reports Is rainy days in
August with total rainfall of TIA
inches for the month.
The Dublin Chamber of Commerce
will stage a'See Your Own County
/ tour September IS.
The Georgia-Florida fair will open
at Valdosta Monday, October 20,
with a big parade.
The South Georgia State Normal
opened at Valdosta Wednesday morn
ing with crowded attendance.
The corn crop will be the shortest
! known in Lowndes county this year,
Ware county claims to be the first
county in Georgia to grant votes for
women, this being authorized at q
meeting of the Ware county Demo
cratic executive committee yester.
day morning. According to The Sa.
vannah Press, this city was the first
to advocate woman suffrage through
support given the movement by The
Waycross Journal seventeen years
ago.
John L. Herring, editor of tie Tiff.
ton Gazette and chairman of the Tiff
county Democratic executive com.
mite, has ruled that the women shall
vote in Tiff county on next Wed
nesday. =.
The DeSoto hotel at Savannah viii
open under new management Sep
TENDER Is.
More whiskey is being made in the
section around Athens now than ever
before in its history, it is stated by
Judge Walter G. Cornett, United
States Commissioner and Deputy
Clerk of the United States court Of
this district