Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-24
SAVED BYLEAP
But CAR BURNS
Columbus Man Has
Close Call-Fa milv
Is Safe

RICHLAND, June 24.-An auto
mobile owned by Oliver Bush, of CO.
lumubs, turned over in ditch and
was destroyed by fire TUESDAY near
Cusseta. Mr.. and Mrs. Bush and
children had been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs W. j. Snellings, at Richland and
started home to Columbus Tuesday
morning. Just before reaching Gus
seta, one of the front wheels came
eff but caused no damage. Mr.. Bush
put it back on in a shat time and
u.reached Cusseta with ~! rther trou-
rle. But fearing it might come off
again, he insisted on his wife and
baby going on home from Cusseta on
the train.
He then started on alone in the
car but just few miles out of Gus
seta the wheel again came off and
the car ran in ditch and overturned.
Mr.. Bush jumping out lust in time,
Alter some time a car came along
and carried him to Columbus, where
he secured car and some mechanics
and returned to the place where the
accident occurred. He found the car
completely burned and the woods for
some distance around burned also.
Rev. and Mrs. G. w. Hutchinson
are visiting Mrs. Hutchinson's father
at Nashville, Ga, who is critically i'll
at his home there.
Stanley McKinnon, of PARROT, was
a business visitor here MonGay.
Miss Rubye Jones is visiting in Box
Springs.
Miss Bessie Chappell is the guest
of Miss Ruth Terry in Shellman.
Wooten Wells, Lewis Crittendon
and Watson Weathers, of Shellman,
were here Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Dixon, Mrs.
Il. L. Dixon and William Robertson
were in Americas shopping Thursday.
Mrs. Sam Beall was hostess of the
Bridge club Thursday afternoon. Fol
lowing the games a delicious salad
course was served. The guests in
Guided Mesdames W. C. Dixon. Jake
Giles, Harry Dixon, J. C. Dixon, Sam
lakewood, Burke" Nicholson and Miss
Mildred Lide.
Misses Audley Elrod and Bessie
Carter are attending summer school
at G. N. and l. C. at Milledgeville.
Miss Eula Drew is attending sum-
mer school at the Georgia Normal
at Athens.
Afford Roberts, we'll known citi-
zen of Webster county, was in the
city Saturday for the second time
IN several weeks. Mr.. Roberts has
been in i'll health for several months.
Representative W. S. Boyett passed
through Richland Tuesday en- route
to Atlanta to be present at the con-
vention of the 1921 session of the
general assembly.
Senator E. w. Childs, of Omaha,
was mingling with friends here Mon
day.
Mrs A. J. Bostwick and baby left
Tuesday for Jacksonville, Fla, to
= spend few weeks with relatives.
y The many friends of Or. Walford
" are glad to see him out again and
back at his post of duty in Titles
drug store.
DR.. J. B. West is in Atlanta this
week with the Moultrie band, which
is playing there at the governors
Inauguration.
Prof. Guy H. Wells now repre-
senting Mercer University, was a Wis
itor in the city Monday.
The heaviest dust storm in years
made its appearance here Sunday af-
ternoon and for several minutes it
was impossible to see farther than
few feet. No damage was done
here but in Columbus the wind reach
ed such velocity as to render a con-
siderable damage to telephone lines
and other properties.
E. E. Cook, of Plains, was a bust
ness visitor here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Roache and
daughter, Betty, are the guests of
Mrs. Clara Woodward.
Among those going to Magnolia
Springs Sunday afternoon to swim
were Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dixon,
Misses Mary Aston Susie Emma
Chappell Messrs. Cyril Yates and
Frank Bryant.
Misses Annie Laurie, Marie and
Lucy Patterson, of Renfroe, were
among the out-of-town guests who
attended the lawn party Friday night.
Miss Macon, miliner, for Clements
& Co., sprained her ankle badly Tues
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Elrod. Mrs,
NJ B. Brown and son, Raymond and