Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-04
HIGH SPOTS IN
GEORGIA NEWS

E. A. Whitaker, captain of the Ma
con- Hussars, was elected major of
the First Georgia Infantry at, meet
in OF Macon Machine Gun compa-
ny, tie Hussars, the Volunteers and
the Floyd Rifles in Macon Tuesday.
.Berner GODDARD, eight-year-old
daughter of MI. and Mrs. w. H.
GODDARD, of Goggansville is slowly
losing the ends of her fingers by a
disease that BATTLES the physicians
there. Some time ago her fingers
became sore but an ointment healed
them. In a short time they became
sore again and she has lost the fin
ger tips on both hands.
Prof. J. Paul Spence, for the last
two years superintendent of the Ell
berton schools, has resigned because
of i'll health.
Ben j. Fowler, representative to
the general assembly form Bib
county, has been rendered the posi-
ton of Judge Advocate General of
the National Guard of Georgia with
the rank of major. 1t is not known
whether he will accept as it will en-
tail his resignation from the legisla-
ture.
W. G, Pippin, of cambridge, was
burned to death Friday when he
approached a fire after his clothes
b.~.me saturated with gasoline while
transferring it. He had been releas-
ed from the Decatur county
Changing four days after a years
sentence for bigamy and was given
a job as truck driver for the coun
ty
Miss Patsy Wilson, of cambridge,
has been appointed by Judge R. C.
Bell OF the Albany circuit, as proba-
ton officer for Decatur county.
ID. n. Lowery, young man of
Laurens county, who has not been
able to speak above a whisper for
three years, suddenly rcgained his
normal voice Monday. He was dress
ing and opened his mouth to make a
remark and found that he could talk
III normal tone. He lost his voice
after an attack of meningitis while
stationed at Camp Wheeler during
the war.
c. B. Paul and Pat Wiley, of Al
lanta, have been arrested by govern
mont agents charged with stealing
government property from Camp
Gordon. In their possession was am
munition, blankets and other sup
plies from the camp.
George N. Napier, attorney gen
eral elect, called on Governor Dor
sey Monday and presented a formal
demand to be administered the OATH
of office and given his commission.
M. b. Underwood, of Tiff county,
was shot and killed Sunday and his
fon-in-law G. !. Smith, was perhaps
fatally wounded in a pistol duel. The
trouble started over family quarrels
that have existed for some time.
Warnings againt another large
cotton acreage in 1921 were given
by prominent agriculturalists at a
mass meeting of the farmers of Put
nam county held in Eatonton Satur-
day. Food crops were urged.
y After thirty years of judge of
county court of Putnam county, |
Judge Walter B. Wingfeld retired |
from office New Years day and will |
resume his law practice.
Several automobiles were burned !!
in a fire that destroyed the garage |
of Bill Maxwell at Duluth Sunday. |
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Private Howard C. Jordan, of |
Mayesville, who was killed in France
the day before the armistice by an
explosion, was buried at Mayesville |
Saturday, his body being shipped |
there from France.
Peter Davis, of Stephens county,
shot and killed himself Sunday when
he thought friends coming to visit |
him were revenue officers coming to
arrest him for making whisky.
Ollie Currcnce, 20 years old, COM
mitted suicide at the home of his
sister at Ousley Sunday. He was
Respondent because his mother had |
moved to Atlanta.
The New Commercial Hotel at
Cuthbert was opened Jan. l. 1t is
run by Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Edison, of |,
Athens. The Hotel Gay changed |
Jan. /, C. H. Johns, of |
Eatonton, taking the place of Mr..
Johnson, who has retired
Private John Skabura, of Camp
Benning, was killed Monday when he
fell under a heavy field piece while
returning from firing practice.
w. 7. Howard, of LAGRANGE, was
shot five times Saturday by Pat Co.
hen as a result Of quarrel at How
ell's home Friday night.
Tie Union Cotton Mills at Ia