Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-04
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Jordan at Hamilton, a verdict of not
guilty was returned.
Mrs. B. Sanders Walker, owner OF
the birthplace of Sidney Lanier at
Macon, has settled the controversy
over the removal of the house by
announcing that she will not allow it
to be moved.
Dennis Hooks was convicted in
Treutlen county Superior court of
the murder og T. K. Lumley, Sr., and
his son, T. K. Lumley, Jr., Thurs
day and sentenced to life improson-
ment. Boss Hooks, son of Dennis,
vii be tried Friday on the same
charge, he having assisted his father.
After investigating the cattle dip
ping situation in Lowrdes county,
the grand jury has passed resolu-
ton urging full compliance with the
law and vigorous prosecution of the
work. With the cooperation be-
tween cattle owners and inspectors
the work, which has been going on
five years, is expected to be finished
by next fall.
Frank H. Harris, forty-one years
ago judge of the City court of
Brunswick for six months, has filed
a claim with the Glenn county COM
missioners for salary due him for
his services. Harris states that It
was the custom of the grand jury
to fix the salary of the judge and
that business reasons forced him to
resign before the grand jury could
fix the amount and that he was never
paid.
An unknown negro boy assaulted
and robbed j. E. Craft, young mes
senger of the Citizens and Southern
Bank of Savannah Thursday. Only
$3.50 was obtained. The bank Of
fered reward of $500 for the ar
rest of the negro.
A meeting of the. owners and
managers of the Churchwell stores
of the state was held in Cordele
Wednesday.
One hundred and fifty representa-
Aives from ten counties of Southwest
Georgia assembled at Abel Thursday
and organized the Southwest Geor-
0ia Melon Growers association with
J. B. Jones, of Abel, president.
A patrol system, such as is nam
tanned by railroads through track.
walkers, is to be employed by Floyd
count so that the county roads VIII
not deteriorate. One man with
cart will be kept on each section OF
the road night and day to see that
every bad place is promptly cared
for.
Five experts have been sent by
hte u. S. Department of Agriculture
to FLOYD county to interview farm
ers in regard to the cost of produc-
ing cotton in that section. Three
other counties, Greene, Laurens and
Sumter have been investigated
Postoffice Inspector Oliver y.
Cole has stated that he has evidence
that indicates that the robbery OF
the post office at Wrens and Keys
Vile Jan. /, were made by Sam j.
Manor, his wife formerly Monteen
Slower, E. H. Moore and Carl Fear
naught, all now held in Atlanta on
a charge of having robbed l Prizes,
Atlanta furrier.
The city officials of Macon have
been asked by DR.. R. W. Weaver,
president of Mercer University, to
submit a bill for damages done by
students celebrating the Mercer
basketball victory over Tech. The
students gave the fire department
several false nuns, painted the front
of the city hall and Their things.
William j. Bere and Miss Vera
Edythe Lumpkin, both employed at
the Southern Railway offices in At
lanta, announced Tuesday that they
had been secretly married seven
months.
Hal Lindsey, Atlanta attorney,
was sworn in Wednesday as assist
ant United States district attorney.
The Board Of Directors of the
people's Bank of Gordon, which
closed its doors Saturday as a result
of poor collections, announced
Thursday that the bank would re-
omen for business Tuesday.
Mrs. George ~othews, of Fort
Valley, was reelected president OF
the South Georgia Womans Mission
ary Society of the Methodist church
at the final session CT the meeting OF
that body in Fort Valley Thursday
The Glynn county commissioners
have decided to inaugurate soon
campaign for the eradication OF the
cattle tick. A number of dipping
watts are to be built in the county.
Rev M. F. Daniels, pastor OF the
Camilla Presbyterian church. has ac-
cepted the pastcrate of the Tattnall
SQUARE Presbyterian church at Ma
con.
In order to handle traffi cover the
Oconee river at Dublin, while the
old bridge is cloesd to allow the new
one to be completed, a number OF
barges are being built.
The farmers of Burke county IN
mass meeting at Waynesboro, signed
pledges to reduce their cotton acre
.ouJoooo with the planS of