Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-21
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Chafley Crumley, %, and CbesIev
Walker, 40, both farmers in the
Eastern part of Tiff county, were
instantly killed by lightning Sunday
afternoon. They had taken refuge
from the storm at the foot of a bic
pine which was struck.
Johnny Towns, the negro who shot
at U. q. B. Hogan, prominent far
mer, in Laurens county several DAYS
ago, IS now in Jail at Dublin having
been brought there from Fort Valley,
where he was captured. Towns does
not deny the shooting, but says he is
sorry he shot at Hogan. Officers
state they have witness who will test
Afy that Towns told them he was CO.
wing to kill Hogan.
Senator Harris, of Georgia, has
presented to the U. S. senate a pc
tition signed by more than hundred
rehabilitation students of the Geor-
gia School of Technology, Atlanta,
urging passage of the Gallivan bill
providing that the Demspey Car
pentier fight be forbidden until con-
gress passed a bonus bill for veterans
Of the world war.
John S. Williams, owner of the
Jasper county murder farm" SEN
fenced to life term on the state
farm for murder, and his three fugi-
tive sons, Marvin Huland and Lee
roy, were Jointly indicted by the
federal grand jury at Atlanta Mon
day for conspiracy to violate the
peonage law"
William S. Morris, SO, treasurer
Of the Georgia Railroad, died at
Augusta Sunday night of apoplexy.
He had been in i'll health for two
years.
Howard Funderburg, aged 20, of
Sumner, was drowned in a pond in
the northwestern part of Tiff coun-
ty Sunday. One of his companions
in a swimming party pretended to
be drowning. FundeTburg was one
Of those who went to him and in a
struggle to duck each other both sank
and Funderburg did not rise again.
Mrs. j. f. Andrews, of the sec
ond ward, was unanimously elected
by the Atlanta city council Monday
as member of the board of trustees
Of Carnegie library, comforting on
her the distinction Of being the first
woman ever elected to serve on one
Of the charter boards Of the city.
Two railroad strikers, negroes, are
in Jail at Fitzgerald charged with
dynamiting the boarding house of
Mollie Hill in the negro section OF
town. Several negro strike break
ers had been rooming with the Hill
woman. Only a light charge Of dyna-
mite was set. The explosion broke
all the window glass in the Hill house
and houses adjoining. No one was
hurt. The negroes in Jail are Os-
car Armstrong, formerly a coal
chute operator for the railroad, and
Joe Sherman, striking fireman.
Pope Benedict has conferred the
decoration of Knighthood of the Or
der of St. Gregory the Great on
Captain P. H Rice, Of Augusta.
Albert c. Foster, attorney, of
\ Madison, has been appointed special
amaster in the receivership of the At
'lanta, Birmingham & Atlantic rail
road by Judge Sibley, Of the federal
district court. MI. Foster will take
all testimony in connection with the
receivership and prepare a report for
submission to the judge.
Milburn Teasley, 15-year-old son
of Lee Teasley, a farmer living about
seven miles from Dalton, was seat
ed on his porch during an electrical
storm Sunday and was struck by
lightning. He was unconscious for
several hours. he is apparently en-
trely recovered from the effects of
the lightning.
Sergeant H. L. Wright, son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. W. Wright, of Covington,
has recently been awarded two med
ais by the British army. Mr.. Wright |
enlisted in the Canadian army, |
where he was in service on year, and
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