Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-07
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With several applicants, including
the incumbent, reported to be in the
race for chief of the ALBANY police
force. there is warm race IN proS-
pect. The nrcsent chief. C. B. FL
lis, has held the place for several
wears and is after it again. Six 9th
crs are reported to be applicants.
Freeman H. Rowe has been re-
elected president of the Dublin and
Laurens County Chamber of Cam.
mercc.
The school term of the GoodfcId
county school system has haa,
. enlightened two weeks and the nav
of the teachers raised $3.50 90 ST
per month.
John Willis, a negro, charged with
stcaling a purse from an aged ne
gro, is held in Atlanta recorders
court on $4,000 bond.
Mrs. Ruth V. Ryan was the fire,
woman in Chatham county to vote
She voted at the municipal election
at Pooler Thursday. The issue Of
the election was whather or NOT
dancing should be permitted in tho
Masonic hall there. She voted tt1r
Cane ng. Her husband, Carl A. Ry-
an, ran for alderman on the dane
ms ticket.
The safe of The Oxford postofficc
was cracked Wednesday and robbed
The amount stolen has not been
disclosed. 'No"
John w. Burke, of Macon. A stu
dent at Emory University academy
was accidentally shot in the knee
while out hunting Tuesday.
A memorial, costing $4,000, to be
erected at Grant Park, is being plan
ned as a monument to the late 7,
T. Grant, donor of the park to III,
city of Atlanta
Officer Callio E. Wolfe. Of An
Custa, was shot by a negro moon
shncc Thursday when he attempted
to capture boat loaded with whi3-
by TIC negro has not been can.
tured. Wolfe was not seriously in
lured.
W. B. Sloan, of Hall county, cleo
t2r-at-large from Georgia, will BE-
president Of the Georgia clcctora,
college.
Edward Roth aged c years, of Sa
vannah, was seriously injured when
he was shot in the face Wcdnesda,
with blank cartridge by a play
mate. The lads face will be disfg
ured for life.
A committee of tho CoIun,bue Pc
taly club was appointed Thursday
IA discuss ways and means of rails
ing money to aid the starving chill
drcn of Europe.
The City of CulIoden began the
new year free from all debts and
with a balance in the treasury.
Cattle ticl, eradication work in
Cclquitt county, began more than G
years ago, will be finished before the
end OF the year.
A school bond election on an is
sue Of $250,000 for the purpose OF
building new rural school houses,
will be held in Laurens.
Secretary of War Baker, in reply
to Senator Harris, of Georgia, stat
ed the army had no further use for
Camp Gordon and that the sale ri
the camp would be made.
Rev r. P. Fair, of Valdosta, fell
into a state of Inconsistencies while
attending a ministers meeting at Ha
hira Wednesday and was prOnounc-
cd dead. Rev. John Stanford enter
cd the church a few minutes later
and began working the hands of The
corpse" violently. Rev. Mr.. Fain
was soon restored sufficiently to go
TO his home where it was announced
that he suffered an attack of acute
indigestion.
Prince Alison Louis dc Bourbon
half brother Of the King Of Spain
arrived in Alfalfa Thursday with Gut
ION Borglun sculptor, to be the
guest of S. II. Venable, owner o!
Stone Mountain.
Mrs. Kate Coleman Wakefield has
resigned as corresponding sccrctar!
of the Woman's Missionary Union o.
the Georgia Baptist convention. Sac
viii move to Dallas, Ter.
The Toronto club of the Interna-
tional League will go into spring
training this season at Columbus.
The L. P. Dollar suit against the
City of Thomasville for $4,000 I'M
the original suit brought by Mr.. Dol
lar and $4,000 additional brought
by his widow, after Mr.. Dollars
death last year, has been settled