Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-17
HIGH SPOTSIN
GEORGIA news
Busy Mans Summary OF State
Events Of Interest Gather
ed From Many Sources

The First National bank of Moul-
trie Friday bought 100000 worth of
Colquitt county's road bonds. The
purchase price was $90,82O.
E. L. Secrest, secretary of the
Georgia Tech Y. NJ. c. A. for the past
three years, has resigned to accept an
appointment to Y. NJ c. A. work in
Mexico City.
The Jasper county fair this year
will be held October rs over the
store of the Person-Phillips- Oxford
company at Monticello. Each com
nunity is expected to make a com
munity exhibit.
The fall and winted session Of the
Quitman schools will begin Monday
Sept 49, The high school will occupy
the beautiful neww building which
has Just been completed.
After a thorough investigation of
present conditions, the Griffin
Spafding County Fair association has
decided not to hold the far this fall
at Griffith It had been planned to
hold a fair in October.
she second trial Of Thad Pirklc,
charged with the death of the two
it'll daughters of +. S. Gwinn, on
East Lake drive, Atlanta, December
2, 1920. has been set Of Oct 6 before
Judge John E. Hutcheson, of the
Stone Mountain circuit.
Sam w. Small's conversion under
the preaching of the late Sam p,
Jones, was celebrated in Atlanta
Thursday eyening with an anniversary
dinner given bv Mr. Small at the He
tel Anslev. with a number Of prom
ineSt Atlantans in attendance
The financial district of Savannah
was excited Friday by the robbery Of
Paul F. Daniel, acting cashier of the
Fulton Realty company. by an UNI
known thief who made his escape.
Judge John D. HUMPHREYS, Of Full
ton superior court, served notice on
Friday on hondsmnn both amateur
aud professional, that he would not
consent hereafter to the reduction Of
any bond Ct and rrincip9u. who skins
hut will hold the surety responsible
for the full amount.
Colquitt and Cook counties will
Jointly build q steel bridge across Lit
tle river on the Noul-rie-Adel road.
The river is the DIVIDING line between
the two counties Decision to build
the bridge has been reached bv the
commissioners of both Cook and Col
Quit counties and the work on j viii
pFebably begin within the next few
wpaks.
Large quantities of valuable Jew
elrv have been found in the haUnts
of Frank Cooper, Atlanta negro des.
rerado, thought by the police to have
been a professional BURGLAR, who was
shot to death early Friday morning
by Officer j. w McWilliams, after
pitched battle
Bishop H ]. Mikel of the Atlanta
diocese cf the Episcopal church, was
the principal speaker Thursday night
al the joint meeting Of four large
civic organizations IN Macon It was
the first Joint meeting IF the Lions,
Civitan, Kiwanis and Rotary clubs
held in Macon.
J. T. White, well-knoWn Columbus
citizen faces a charge of arson in
connection with a recent fire on
North Highlands in which a store
house was destroyed. He is a former
merchant of that section. A warrant
sworn ont Wednesday afternoon by
Mr. L. Wise, makes the charge aud
White IS hell under bond of %75O
ITo denies ~n- connection with on
iaowledee Of the fire
Shof' CIR college 1T Rome onered It's
forty-eighth annual session Thursday
with its usual full enrolment The
opening exercises were featured by
an address by United States Sena-
tor William J. Harris on disarmament
in which he stressed the attitude Of
that country toward the United
States will not result in war.
State and federal officials began
stems Friday for the immediate re-
turn to Atlanta of ], c. Mcbride. al
legged lieutenant of Floyd Woodward
in the "bunco' rings activities here,
who, II Is reported, fell into the hands
of postal insnectors in Washing' on
D. c., late ThurSaas after he had
successfully eluded them since he