Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-26
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GEORGIA NEWS

Fire Tuesday destroyed the
4ronpe House, the first hotel erect
N at Dublin and one of the land
&,arks of the city.
The office of chief of police Of
8ovannah has been abolished by the
H. council and the office of super
8nfendent of police created. The
snavor will fill the place by appoint
npnt with the approval of the ma
8ority of the council.
A reward of $500 has been offer
nv the citizens of Lumber City
IT, the recovery of the body of Rob.
It Wilcox, a young man alleged to
- been murdered by a white fish
and his body thrown in the
Ylc6nee river more than a week ago.
Louis NJ Rossignal, owner of the
Macon hotel, purchased Tuesday the
plaza hotel at Augusta at $4,000.
Governor Dorsey announced Tues
3av the resignation of Judge L. B.
L nike from the bench of the City
court of Alma, Bacon county. An
drew J. Tuten was appointed to fiji
the vacancy.
Margaret Earle, ten years old, was
|I;dnaped from her classro )m in the
Rome public scaGol Tuesday by her
father, from whose custody she was
taken more than 8 years ago when
her dying mother gave her to Earle's
sister, Mrs. Alex Hall, Of Rome. A
warrant charging kidnapping has been
sworn out.
The Grand Commandery of the
Knights Templar Of Georgia will meet
in Macon in annual convention May
18.
Miss Mary Fishback, for some time
clerk in the Atlanta tax office, has
been discharged and a man given
the lob. The women voters of At
lanta says that she was let out be-
cause man wanted the job and the
political bosses paid a political debt
bv the change. The affair has been
brought to the attention of the
League of Women Voters of the city.
Fletcher Parker, ten year old ne
gro of Columbus, was sentenced to
six days in Jail for carrying a con-
cealed weapon and carrying a pistol
without license.
Two negro convicts, under II
months sentence on the Terrell coun-
ty chaingang for stealing COW, es-
capped Tuesday.
The Dawson National Bank has
been designated as a depository fol-
funds of bankrupt estates for the
northern district of Georgia.
A Terrell county post of the AM
erican Legion will soon be estab-
lished at Dawson.
Dan Davis, E. E. Coleman, Wyley
Smith and Roy Burden, of Soperton,
were indicted by the Treutlen county
grand jury for the, murder of Will
liam Hall Sept. 10, 1920. 1t was
thought that Hall had drowned but
an autopsy showed traces of choral
in Halls stomach. Davis held a
1900 insurance policy on his life.
- c. Moss, present chairman OF
the board of county commissioners
Of Banks county, will be an applicant
for appointment TO the office of COL
lector for Atlanta office of the inter
nal revenue department.
Officials of the Columbus Cham
Der Of Commerce will personally
greet Vice President-elect Coolidge
in Atlanta Friday.
The Gainesville Shrine club was
organized there Tuesday with a
membership of forty-fve.
Fire in one of the temporary tent
houses at Camp Benning Tuesday
caused 81 900 damage.
Mrs. Elizabeth o. Dehart Gel
ebrated her 104th birthday at her
home in Atlanta Monday. One son
so years old and two daughters, 10
and IA years old, were present.
Ruby Scroggins was found guilty
in Bibb county Superior court Oh