Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-09
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GEORGIA NEWS

Fire of unknown origin DESTROYED
the Allen Home hospital at MilIedge-
vile Friday. The loss is estimated a.
from $4,000 to $4,000 with only
small amount of insurance
Mrs. F. E. South, "a years of age.
of Atlanta, gave birth TO triples,
two girls and boy, New Years day.
John Ray, Calhoun merchant, who
was shot near there Monday by depu-
ties who mistook the car he was driv
ing for stolen machine, died Friday.
One of the leading cafes and hotels
in Brunswick has announced reduc
ton in prices to pre-war levels.
A negro in the employ Of the Sell
den-Breck company OF Columbus.
struck a match against a gasoline
drum while it was being filled and
started fire at a service station here.
The Camp Benning fire fighters put
out the blaze before much damage
was done.
A serious fire was checked at the
Double Churches school at Columbus
Thursday when three boys, j Manry
and Ellis Walter Mobley climbed to
the roof of the building with buckets
of water furnished by bucket brig
ade made up of the pupils who
flooded the roof and stopped the fire.
Banks of Dodge county will be the
first IN the state to be organized in
the general plan to encourage far
mers to decrease 1921 cotton acre
age, according to S. J. Lord, of Dub
lin, chairman of the agricultural
committee Of the Georgia Bankers
association for the Twelfth district.
A banquet, at SO u plat, for the
benefit of the starving children 81
Europe, will be given in Columbus
by the Rotary club.
The price of Coca-COla and similar
drinks have been reduced to 5 cent
by founts in Valdosta.
The new city council Of Atlen
took office Wednesday, In the re-
port Of the city finances by Mayor
Andrew C. Erwin it was shown tnac
he city was free from Indebtedness
and begins the year with baiancs
in the treasury. Mayor Erwin stat
Cd that he would soon ask the city to
shortly accept his resignation as may
or
W. T. Hargrett has been elected
city manager for Triton, which went
under the commission form Of govern
ment for 1921.
The beard of county commission
crG Of Colquitt county has employed
two county policemen in order to
check liquor law violations and reck
less auto driving.
Clarence Powell, an Albany negro,
IS III Jall there on charge of rails
ing 81 bill to $40.
Grew W. Paulk, four times may
CT Of Fitzgerald, has announced that
he will run for that office to succeed
W; yor j. l.. Pittman in the primary
in June.
A small flashlight in the shape y
a pistol caused the arrest of DR.. j.
c. Skies, Of Savannah, on a charge
of carrying concealed weapons In
an automobile accident last May DR.. |
Skies used the light and the young
man into whose car he had run alleg- !
Cd that the doctor displayed ~ pistol |
while talking to him.
Eugene Williams, white boy 10 |
years old, of Savannah, Thursday shot !
and killed a negro man whom he |
said had repeatedly insulted white |
women, one Of whom was his sweet |
heart. Three women corroborated |
his statement and said that the ne
gro threatened Williams life. Will
liams was bound over to the grand |
jury on a charge of murder.
George S. Jones, who went from |
Macon to New York as a vice-presi-
dent Of the Guaranty Trust company, |
has resigned that position and will !
return to Macon and take up his prac-
tice Of law
The mid-winter meeting of the |
Georgia Press Association will be held |
in Macon Monday, January II.
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