Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-03-18

body leaning against the house fell
on her.
The body of another negro, chain
ed to a sack of rocks weighing about
100 pounds, has been found floating
feet up in the Yellow river near
CovingtOn where the Dodies of two
negroes chained together and weight.
ed down with rocks, was discovered
last Sunday.
John Buchanan and Jake Tnomp-
son, in Jail at Dublin for safekeep.
ing in connection with the death of
Robert Wilcox at Lumber City,
Thursday made two separate state
ments that Wilcox was not killed.
but met death by drowning whil4
''crazy drunk"
Dyer & DENLY, truckers of Triton
shipped solid refrigerator car oil
radishes to Chicago Thursday.
The price of Coca Cola was ad
vanced from 5 to cents in Bruins
wick Thursdays
Lumpin, who shot and killed his
brother, Virgil Lumpin, at Layaette
Wednesday, was released Thurs
day by coroner's jury, evidence
showing that he acted in self de-
Tense.
The farmers of near Fort Gaines
have decided 10. turn loose their pea
nut crop and are now hauling about
so to 100 tons day to the mills at
Fort Gaines These peanuts were
stored last fall when they were sell
ing from a to cents a pound while
now they are selling for 2 "a cents
A petition for injunction restrain.
ing Russell Gavin, of Chatooga coun
ty, from marrying his 15-year-old
daughter, has been filed by j. A
Sentell, prominent Chatooga farmer
Gavin has secured a marriage IL
cense and persuaded the young girl
to marry him but was prevented by
school authorities.
Judge ]. |. Summerall of the
Coffee county court, granted per
manent injunction and cancelled sew.
eral deeds in a suit brought by Mrs.
Chloe Blecklev, wife of EX-Chief
Justice L. E. Blackley, against S. D.
Anderson to lot of land located in
Ware county and which was drawn
from the state by Ex-Chief Justice
Blecklev and which he willed to his
wife The plaintiff charged that a
certain deed from L. E. Bleckley to
M. B. Millen was forged and that
other deeds made to II. D. Leon were
forged.
The annual st. Patrick's banquet
quet and celebration was called off
in Savannah Tuesday because of the
suffering of those in Ireland.
Charlie Harris, negro murderer
under death sentence in Floyd coun-
ty jail, holds preaching and prayer
service every night at the Jail.
Lightning struck the barn of
Bruce Douglas at bonneville Thurs
day and killed three mules and five
horses.
The Sheesley Shows, which have
been making their winter headquar.
tiers at Valdosta, will open their sea-
son there Monday.
The cotton crop in Jones county
has been cut so percent and the use
of fertilizers rs percent. Crop di.
versification will be practiced.
The Noethiel Oil and Gas Com
pany, Inc, has opened offices in Co.
lumbus and is trying to get options
on land near Columbus with the in
tention of boring for oil.
c. H. Cox, trading as the Column
bus Foundry Company has filed a
petition in bankruptcy, giving his as
sets as $74,587,27 and his liabilities
as $92,317.30.
W c. Richardson, farmer living
near Social Circle, accidentally shot
and killed himself Wednesday as he
was climbing through a wire fence
and his gun hammer caught in the
wire.
Mrs. Edward Wyche, of Augusta
died Wednesday of burns received
two weeks ago when her clothing
caught fire as she was burning trash.
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