Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-12
HIGH SPOTS IN
GEORGIA NEWS,

Three negro boys, aged II. ID and
10, have been arrested at DubIin
charged with attempting to wreck a
passenger tram ON the W. & T. rail
road Monday. The boys placed an
gle bars, used in the construction
of tracks, across the tracks lust to
see what would happen" they state.
The engineer saw the obstruction
and stopped the train in time to
avoid a wreck.
Fire in the Farmers Union Ware
house at Cordele damaged five bales
of cotton.
Mrs. Katie NJ. Gum, of CordeIe
as mother and next of kin of Pvt.
ohm L. Gum, has received a French
%CroiX de Guerre and a Victory Med,
al issued by the United States. The
French cross is in recognition of
bravery by Gum in Belleau Wood,
SCISSORS and Champagne. He was
killed few weeks before the arms.
tice.
The body of a young white man
believed to be j. B. Taylor of Airing
ton, Ga, was found beside the rail
road tracks in Concord, N. c., Tues
day.
r. S. Vessels, governor of the
Georgia district OF the Kiwanis club,
will present the charter to the Daw-
son Kiwanis club Thursday, Jan. 20.
j. A. Shields has been elected
president of the Dawson Chamber
of Commerce.
Robert Duke, of the Carnegie
neighborhood near Cuthbcrt, was
killed when the wagon in which he
was riding jOltCd in a rough spot in
road and caused gun he was hold
ing to fire, the load killing him in.
Stantly.
Effective January 16, the Sea,
board passenger trains will discon-
tinue the use of The Central of Geor-
gia station at Dawson and use the
old Seaboard station.
The Colqultt county commission
ers have withdrawn financial support
from the board of health. DR.. G.
M. Anderson, health commissioner,
blamcs The action of the board on
The political differences between
himself ard the board members. The
case probably will be carried to the
courts as Mr.. Anderson says that it
is mandatory upon the commission
ere to support the board of health.
Emmitt l. Smith, of Macon, en-
tered plea of voluntary man
slaughter in shooting Mrs. M. E
Marsh, known as the queen of Ma
cons underworld, to death on Feb
ruary 20, 1920. He was sentenced
to the penitentiary from to 12I
years.
The Bank of Pembroke, Bryan
county was entered and robed of
about $4,000 in Liberty bonds Mon
day night.
Dr.. K. G. Matheson, president Of
the Georgia School of Technology,
has appealed TO the Atlanta city
council to double the appropriation
of $4,000 for the institution or the
night school would have to be clos
ed. He also asked that the city
double the appropriation of $4,000
year to Tech, otherwise The school
would have to close. The city coun-
ell voted to sustain his request and |
recommended an appropriation of |
$4,000 to the. two institutions.
O. B. Abbott, of Rome, has been
arrested charged with assault and |
battery on his 9-year old son. Feel |
ing against him in his neighborhood |
is said to be high.
f. W. Shealy, planter and mcr
chant of Macon county, died at his |
home in Oglethorpc after suffering |
two strokes Of paralysis Monday.
The annual state convention o. |
the travellers Protective association |!
will be held in Valdosta Thursday |
and Friday Of the second week in
April
The Branncn and Carson company
at Columbus at meeting of its
stockholders Tuesday voted a 100
m w wuU eEnGEM |