Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-28
HIGH SPOTS IN
GEORGIA NEWS

The new city directory of Bruins
wick, issued by the R. L. Polk COM
pany, shows Brunswick has a popu-
lation of 1868.
Two men, believed to be members
Of the gang that robbed the Bank
of Suwanee wednesday, were cap
tured Thursday near Canton. The
car used by the bandits and $1,000
IN money was found abandoned near
Cumming.
Jake C. Thompson, self-confessed
slayer of Robert Wilcox, of Lumber
City, told the sheriff that he killed
Wilcox while playing with Wilcox's
gun that the shooting was accidental.
sGhe body of Wilcox, which was
brown in the Oconee river, has not
been recovered. Thompson is II
wears old and Wilcox was 10. They
had been drinking.
Claude Taylor, young Rome bust
ness man charged with murder in
connection with the death of Miss
Willie Salmon, trained nurse, was ac-
quilted Thursday Taylor was
charged with giving Miss Salmon
poisonous drug.
John F. Crawford, of Augusta, was
convicted in Bib Superior court of
bigamy and sentenced to one year
on the changing. Crawford had
been married four times, three of his
wives living. He stated that two of
the living wives had living husbands
before marrying him.
The Railroad Commission has
granted the request of the Augusta
Gas company for rate. of 81 per
1000 cubic feet gross. The Augusta
company applied for this rate before
but was granted $1.75 by the com
mission and the company came back
later with a statement that this was
not enough to operate on. The APP
plication of the Bel Telephone com
pany for rate raises in Georgia, which
has been pending three months, has
again been postponed until Thurs
day of next week by the Railroad
Commission.
A snowstorm, which lasted several
hours and was the heaviest since
1898 fell in Savannah Thursday.
School was dismissed so the children
could enjoy it.
Three Atlanta merchants have
file dinvoluntary petitions in Fed
eral court at Columbus against JOS
eph A. Murphy, Lagrange merchant.
G. Gunby Jordan, Of Columbus,
for many years member of the
Chamber of Commerce and past pres
ident of the Board of Trade, has
been made the first honorary men,
Der of the trade board.
Hardin Herndon, Atlanta outfield-
err, was burned in a boiler explosion
in the cotton mill at Lindale Thurs
day.
Ed Black, of Doerun, who has re-
Gently returned from business trip
to Florida, says that the tourists are
leaving Florida by the trainload be-
cause they are unwilling to submit
the exorbitant prices demanded
ny hotels, apartments and r." others
who serve the travelling publies DID
A Terrell county farmer snlpped
a cow hide to an Albany firm and
received 4 one-cent stamps in return.
1t brought soc. He was charged 80
cents express on the hide which made
a cents balance.
Judge Joel L. Sweat, of Waycross,
died Monday at his home there OF
pneumonia.
The Citizens Bank and Trust com
pany of cambridge and the Bank OF
Portal, of Portal, Ga, have been adj
mitted to the Federal reserve sys-
tenn.
Rev. and Mrs. c. c. Clements, of
Atlanta, celebrated then golden an
niversary Tuesday.
Steps are being taken to re-organ-
ize the Knights of fytnlas at Dublin.
Major Brabham, OF near Savannah
was killed Wednesday by a squad OF
a dozen negroes when nc aud George
Hester. another white man, were
suspicious that a bateau load of kill
ed hogs had been stolen. Hester eS-
capped after swimming two rivers and
spending hours in the swamp. VI
ficers are investigating the killing.
Several cases of small poX have