Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-21
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GEORGIA NEWS

W. R. Fryer was elected mayor OF
, Douglas in a three-cornered race
there SATURDAY. Practically every
woman voted.
The C. c. Mccall cotton warehouse
at Rebecca was totally destroyed by
fire Saturday. About 180 bales OF
cotton were burned.
R. H. Hayes, of Triton, was shot
and killed Saturday night by ne
gro. The negro was whipping ms
wife and Hayes was trying to stop
him when the negro fired. The STAY
er has not been caught.
If negotiations between the Al
bany chamber of commerce and man
ager Jack Hendricks, of the Indian
apolis baseball team are successful,
the Indianapolis team will tram IN
Albany next spring.
Sunday night the Bank OF Cole.
man was robbed and all contents OF
the private deposit boxes taken.
|. A. Porter, of Worth county, Us
charged with shooting and seriously
wounding r. F. Brantley, the To-
year-old son of nelghbor.
Juanita Weaver, blond prisoner at
the state farm who ran away about
a month ago with a prison guard
but was captured, escaped again
last week but after tramping about
the ravines and clay hills OF Bald
win county, gave herself up.
A Ford car belonging to Ernest
Hopson, a defendant in the Shepard
poison case, left parked in front OF
the sheriff's office at Macon for
few moments, by an uncle OF Hopsoh'
was stolen.
Assistant U. S. Attorney ]. c. Hen
lev has received word from the De-
uartment of Justice that under act
of June 3, 1916, the men who fought
in the war could wear their uniforms
and other clothing issued by the gov
eminent.
Robert L. Singleton, of Waycross,
was thrown from his automobile and
probably fatally injured yesterday
as a result of a collision between his
car and one driven by ODE Tatum.
There is a strong probability that
Atlanta will be selected as the site OF
Mooseheart Home No. 2, soon to
be erected by the National Moose
organization at cost OF approx
mately 100000.
Donna Enrico Ruspoli, an Italian
princess. arrived in New York mon
dav on the steameL Nieuw Amster-
dam. The princess, who was for
merlv Miss Eugenia Berry, of Oak
hill Ga, will spend Christmas at
fo.,Doo,. boYaa fhnrp
Joseph Greenfield, secretary OF
the Scottish Rite bodies of Atlanta
a thirty-third degree honorary Scot
fish Rite Mason, and one of the most
prominent members of the order IN
the South, died Monday morning at
his home in Atlanta.
Sick and worried over the fail
ure to be superannuated by the a.
M. E. conference, Rev. J. II. NC
Gehee. negro minister of Selma, Ala.
jumped from the Dillingham; street
bridge at Columbus Sunday morning
and sank beneath the muddy waters
eforbe seevral white men witnessing
the leap could secure boat to reacn
the spot where he was last seen te
sink.
Governor Dorsey probably will be
asked to offer reward for the ar
rest of Archie Willingham, 17-year-
old slayer of Fate Shiver, member
of a widely known Mitchell coun-
tv family. The homicide occurred
at a dance Friday night and IS SAID
to have grown out of quarrel over
drink of whisky.
Miss Ruth Campbell, the fifteen
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
&. E. Campbell, of Waycross, was
severely burned on her back and
arms when her dress caught from an
open fire.
General Walter H. Gordon, COM
mander of Camp Benning, has re-