Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-03
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niger trains, 3 and 4, between
- pert and Tallahassee.
TTSMT express messenger of the Cen
~ K4Iof Georgia railroad. nassinp
JE4k8Agh an empty mail COMPARTMENT.
attacked by hobo concealed
4 re who escaped when the train
ped in answer to the messenger
L4&#ng the bell cord. When the af-
was reported to the superinten
TT OF mails in Atlanta runor was
there had been mail robbery,
T ENted. Investigation Showed that
nothing had been stolen.
duncan Owens, Thomas Carlton
and w. w. Gordon, Jr., of Savan-
nah, while out hunting, fell into the
river when their boat capsized. They
were rescued by Ward Allen. an
other duck hunter, who came along
after the accident.
Quill Avery, of Hawkinsville, al
legged moonshiner, is held under S1O,-
900 bond, the largest ever required
for this offense in Georgia. He was
captured and taken to Macon for
preliminary hearing Saturday.
Meat markets in Fitzgerald have
reduced prices Is per cent on all
meats handled.
II. B. Wellborn has been re-elect-
ed governor of the board OF direc.
tors of the Federal reserve bank of
Atlanta,
he ccm.c;cn stock of tie Cfcro.
Cola company viii be increased from
$4,000 to 100000 and preferred
stock increased soon according to a /,
charter amendment applied for Sat |
urday The majority of the stock |!
of tie company Is held IN Columbus. |
4 new light contract for The lily |
OF Savannah for the next five years
has been made with the Savannah |
Electric company. The first two
years the contract will be the same |
as the one now existing and the nexr |
three will depend upon the price of |
fuel oil.
Inc Savannah municipal audi
forum will not be allowed to U. |
used by any person. or organization
without charge any longer, according
to announcement by Mayor Stewart
Sam s. Tomlin, of Macon, is in a
serious con iltion at the Macon hos
pltal after talking Z 1-2 grains of
biciiioride of mercury in a half pint
OF denatured alcohol. Financial
trouble was the cause of the at
tempted suicide. He now saws he
wants to live and has q good chance,
the doctors say.
thomas +. Thompson, Macon city
detective, was shei3 and probably IA
tally wounded Saturday by an I'M
identified man while on a liquor raid.
Arc man is supposed to be a negro.
viii ii. Hayes, of Sullivan, Ind,
chairman of the Republican national
executive committee, was elected
president of the Phi Delta Theta
fraternity at its final business ses-
sion in Atlanta last week He has
wired the convention his acceptance.
P. P. Pitcher, of Norfolk, Va, has
been selected as city manager for
Decatur, which went under the com ,
mission form of government Jan. a
Jim Roland, colored, who shot 4sna r
probably wounded Jason / Harrell,
Grady county farmer, Saturday, was
lynched by a mob in Mitchell coun-
ty early Sunday morning.
Rev. John S. Wilder, pastor of
the. Baptist Temple of Savannah, av-
eraged marriage day for the
year just closed. He started the :
New Year off with two. d :
Berner Williams, of Dublin, Felix
Williams, Ellington and Edenfifld
Williams, of Swainsboro, have been Z
arrested in as a result of the deah :
of C. C. Smith, of near Dublin, fror T
injuries received in an auto accidett !
Dec "a. The accident occurrG | =
when the lights from the William
car frightened mule that Smith an Z
another were driving and backed thl :
buggy into the way of the car.
Safes at the postoffice at Keye3 a.
and Wrensville were blown open :,
Saturday night and $4,000 in stamps
and money stolen.
George G. Metley, of Danville, Va,
will be manager of the Lon Dickey /
Tobacco Warehouse at Abbeville the