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

Nearly 400 cars of peaches have
ben shipped from the Middle Geor-
gla belt thus far this season. accord-
ing to the reports of railroads ne
this number, 1,08l cars have con,a
from the Southwestern division of
the Central of Georgia railroad alone
Jack L. kelloy convicted of the
murder of Leroy S. Trexler at Crit
fin and recently denied a new trial
by the Supreme court, was resent
enced Saturday to be hanged on Fri
day, July Is.
For the fourth time, Joe James.
negro who has been in the Bibh conn
ty jail since late in 1919, was sentenc-
ed Saturday to hang for murder. The
execution was set by Judge J, l..
ent of WrightsvilIe, for JULY y p@slt
Yeffersonville. James was charged
with severing a woman's head from
her body.
Judge Eschol Graham at McRae has
granted new trial for Dan Davis a
prosperous Truetlen county farmer.
convicted of murder with recommen-
dation on February /, in connection
with the death of W. H. Hall. white
crOpper.
George H. CarsweIl, of Irwinton.
announces that he will withdraw
from the race for speaker of the
house OF representatives. His with
draWal will mean, in all probability,
that there will be but two active
candidates for this position when the
assembly meets, these being Howard
Ennis, representative from Baldwin
county and Cecil Neil, representa-
tive from Muscogee county.
Atlanta's campaign for the 1922
convention of the International As
ISOLATION of kiwanis clubs is receiv-
ing the active support of influential
civic leaders in ST. Louis, Cincinnati,
Buffalo, New Orleans, jacksonville
and Altoona, Pa, according to let
ters received by Fred Houser, secre-
tary Of the Atlanta convention bu-
reau.
An agreement has been reached
by the Bib county representatives in
the legislature to introduce an
amendment to the city's charter at
the coming session of the general as
sembly providing for the council
manager fern of government if the
plan is later ratified by the voters
Of the city at special election for
that purpose.
Mercer University is to incorporate
q Engineering School in the cur
riculum, work in the engineering
course to begin with the opening of
college in the fall. The new engi-
neerineering department is the eighth
school to be included in the univers-
ity, which now embraces the schools
Of Christianity, Law, Commerce,
journalism, Arts and Science, Educa-
ton, Pre-Medical and Engineer
ing.
Building contracts in Columbus for
the first five months of this year
totaled 100000 more than for the
same period last year, according to
figures made public by the city super
intendent of public works. The fig
ures for this year are $285 900 and
for the same period of 1920, $245,-I
600.
Announcement is made that W. A.
Alexander, head coach of Techs
olden Tornado last year, Robert
kid" Clay, baseball coach, and
Coach Wood, have signed three year
contracts with Georgia Tech, thereby
dispelling rumors to the effect that
they were considering offers from
other institutions.
Albert Rosel, about 80 years of
ago, auditor of the Southern Cotton
Oil company of Augusta, lost his life
Sunday when his Ford sedan, coming
toward Augusta and on the approach
to Center street bridge over the Sa
vannah river, came to a halt, then
sprang forward, landing on its
wheels in pond, formed from eX-
cavations by a brick mandatory
Roesel was drowned.