Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-04-12
HIGH SPOTS IN
GEORGIA NEWS

The Townsville city council last
week reelected D. R. Pringle su.
perintendent of the Townsville
Light and water plant, with a salary
OF $500 per month.
henry Moon, the 14-year-old son
Of Monroe Moon, of near Eatonton'
committed suicide Saturday by tvlng
a rope around his neck and jumping
from a tree. He has IoJ,atedl9
threatened to kill himself. =
NJ. G. Beasley, of Thomasville
substitute mail clerk on the South
Georgia and West Coast Railroad
has been arrested by postoffice in.
spectors, charged with tampering
with. the mails. He will be given a
hearing at Valdosta.
Two stores, a feed stable and
twenty head of stock were DESTROYED
by fire at Dublin Monday night. The
loss Is estimated at $4,000.
Major Paul K. johnson, of Camu
Bennlnng, was instantly killed Mon
day when his auto plunged down an
embankment at Bull Creek.
T. K. Purser, of Macon, swallowed
oicnioride OF mercury by mistake fo-
medicine Monday. He was rushed
to the hospital and will recover,
The safe at the treasurer's office
at the Georgia Railroad at Augusta
was robbed Sunday night of S1,359.
The safe was opened by someone
who knew the combination.
st. Simon Island has been off.
no I'll Il.
nual encampment of the Georgia
National Guard to be held in June.
The city of Columbus will soon
require competitive bids on all pur-
chases made by the city. Already
two departments have put this sys.
tenn into use.
A division of the Naval Militia is
being formed at Columbus by ex.
navy men.
Charles c. Morgan, of Macon, an
All-Southern catcher for several
years when he was a student at Mer-
Ger University, has accepted a con-
tract to play ball with the Toledo
Mudhens, of the American Associa-
ton.
The body of William E. Banks
ton, of Griffin, who was killed in
France in 1919, arrived home Mon
day for burial.
The Brunswick city hospital is
now a department of the city and
will be operated under the direct
supervision of the city manager DR..
r. E. L. Buford has been selected az
superintendent to succeed DIR. R. L.
Fox, resigned
The Rotary Club at Thomasville
was formally organized Saturday
night and steps taken toward the an.
LEGATION for a charter. J. B. Jemi.
son was elected president of the
club.
Henry Barnes, Gambler county
farmer, was cut to death by his
brother, Perry Barnes, Friday night
after fight between Henry and
Perry and another brother, Conley
Barnes. The other two brothers
were unconscious when found.
R. L. Mathis, of Albany was seri-
ously injured when his motorcycle
colIided with a bridge truck there
Saturday.
Following Judge Dickerson's deci
sion that the Berrian county com
missioners were acting within the
law in appropriating money for the
construction of cattle dipping yats,
two watts have been dynamited at
Ray City. The affair was not re-
ported until too late for dogs to pick
up the tracks of the dynamiters;
L. G. Bernard, alias H. M. Ber-
nard, arrested in Florence county
ty Jail at Macon Sunday, charged
with imperonating an army officer
He was dressed in an officers uni
form and wore the insignia of ma
jOr. ~. p;,b
county gang were badly wounded
Monday when they attempted to es-
cane after attacking Frank Bird
guard. Several other guards open
ed fire on the men and they sank to
the ground. ,, :,
Pulaski county farmers sold IA