Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-06
HIGH SPOTS IN
GEORGIA NEWS

The recent rains in Lowndes coun-
ty have made roads impossible.
Home economic work an Lowndes
county has been discontinued by the
county board of education.
working girls and professional
women in Valdosta are complaInI.l.
against high rent.
Henry tucker, of Valdosta, has a
string butter bean vine in his yara
that mas been there since last spring
and is: still bearing.
A verdict OF unsuitable homicide
was returned by the coronerS jur,
investigating. The killing of Clifford
Jones by Sweet" Duncan in a store
in Valdosta Sunday. Duncan shol
and killed Jones while jones was a4
vancing on him with knife.
The first Baptist church of Val
1d)sta was broken into sometime last
week and ale pastors :tudy ran
sacked in an effort to find money.
I,othlng was stolen.
Because County Attorney j. w.
Maddox, of Floyd county, cannot find
law authorizing the employment of
a county agent, Floyd county may
lie wlChOd- al agent this year. The
county board Of roads and revenue
stated that they could not spend
money OF the county without the au,
thonty Of law. The County Farm
Esuoau has requested the county
board not to discontinue the agent,
especially at. that time.
The establishment of creamery
in Rome was discussed at a meeting
D. F. Phelps, of Sale City, mar
rowly escaped death when his Ford
car ran into a train at a cross1u
Tuesday. The car was torn up but
Phelps escaped without injury.
C. l. Smith, of Omega, died We'd
nesday from wounds received IN ,
pistol duel Sunday in which Smi!L
killed Underwood, his father-in-la"
" bale of cotton sold at sheriff's
sale in Albany Tuesday brought
II "a cents a pound.
Nv" Emma L. Cooper, who was
arrested as one of the occupants OF
the car that last Friday killed Mary
,...>, 4-duse quinn IN Oakhurst,, be
tween Atlanta and Decatur, has con
tossed to the police and says that
The car was driven by Thad PIrkle,
Norcross Pirkle has not been To-
Gated. Mrs. Copper was freed of the
murder charge against her and per
mitted to return home on a $500 bon
as a material witness.
A huge memorial cross built Of
trees and shrubbery to honor the men
of Bibb county who were in the
world war, is planned by the Wom-
ans Auxiliary of the Macon Cham
Der a. Commerce. The work will be
on the road between Loran and
Echeconee and from Dry Branch to
Columbus road
The Clinical Congress for Geor-
gia, Florida and Alabama of the
American College of Surgeons will
be held in Atlanta January IA.
The Meloa Distributors Associa-
ton will meet in Macon February
II and IL. Some of the best au-
thorities in the U. S. Department OF
Agriculture on the diseases of wat
ermelons will be present to address
the meeting.
A. X. Knox, white, on the Monroe
county road gang for 10 years for
burglarizing an Atlanta store, es
capped last May after serving Il
months. Monday he appeared at the
office of the chairman of the coun
ty commissioners and stated that hC
was ready to take up the service
of his sentence. He says he has
been converted and after his SEN
tcnce intends to lead a new life.
Governor Dorsey and staff will at
tend the inaugural ceremonies il
Washington March 4.
The corn and feed mill Of Motley
Brothers, at Villa Rica, was destroy
ed by fire Wednesday with loss OF
$4,000.
The Savannah board of city tax
assessors, in its report to the mayor
Wednesday, increased taxable val
ues $10,000,000 over last year.