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Bl 0TJ&I0U8 STORY.
bargcr’s face,
hands and fell
Tha writer was Bitting a few days
ago in the office of the Hotel Martin,
Lancaster. O., conversing 'with an. old
mident of that city on varione topics
relating to the past history of the place,
when he inquired:
“Did you over hear the story of Ja
cob Ilumbarger, the haunted coffin
maker?”
“Never. Is it out of the ordinary?”
“Yea. It ia a curious story, and I
hesitate about telling it, for fear people
will think I am trying to humbug them
with a ghost story.”
“I’ll accept U aa tha Gospel.”
“As I have always remarked, it is a
strange story, and had the effect of
making me believe in supernatural
manifestations—yon will, no donbt,
call it superstition. I was a well-grown
boy when the things occurred which I
am about to relate, and they madesnch
a vivid impression on my mind, that
they are aa fresh in my recollection a;
th.T were over a half centnry ago.
“Jacob Hnmbarger was ot Pennsyl
vania Dutch stock, and came hero from
Lancaster, Pa., three quarters of a cen
tnry ago.—When I first knew him this
city was a village of less than a thous
and population. Ho was a cabinet
maker, and made the rough and sub
stantial furniture in v ojue among
pioneers whom sons have sine* been
congressmen, governor*, senators, cabi
net ministers and generals.
“He was frugal and industrious an:
left some property behind him. In h-1
dition to making furniture, he mad.'
when occasion demanded it, coffins for
the people of all this region. Ther.
were no hearses and splendid under
taking establishments in those days.
The dead were placed in plain, home
made coffins, and carried to the little
graveyards in farm wagons or by hand,
when the distance was not too great,
except in rare instances, when there
was a little more show and ostentation,
and an old fashion carriage was used
in place of the modern hearse.
“People wonld come from, a distance
to Ilnmbaiger’s shop with the dimen
sions of a coffin and wait until it was
finished, and then take it home in a
wagon or on horseback, as the case
might be.
“One night, or rather one morning,
an hour or two hetore daylight, Ilum
barger arose, leaving his wife in bed
proceeded to his shop, and lighting a
tallow candle, set to work. When
Mrs. Hamburger awoke at the nsual
hour, she was surprised to hear Jacob
he had just finished. ‘ *---
‘•He was buried in it, and the story
of Jacob Hamburger was more than a
nine day’s wonder here in Lancaster,
fifty-four year* ago.
The writer was fain to acknowledge
tha'; the story of Jacob Hnmbargcr
larjply discounted the general run
ghost stories.—Philadelphia 2feic$.
MBS. ABTEftVS EXPERIMENT
TRIED TO RIV.iL LULA RU18T*S
ELECTRIC KEATS.
Telegraph and Messenger.
No genuine, home-made woman will
ever allow another woman to get ahead
of her if she can help it. They
strange creatures in this respect, and
when Mrs. Arter read tho other day
how Lula Hurst could jerk the main
spring ont of an umbrella by a simple
touch of the hand, and sling grown
men abont as if they were babies, she
then and there made np her mind that
she had jnst as much electricity about
her as Lula Hurst or Lula anybody
else. Young Tom, who had seen
Peck's Bad Boy played here, encour
aged the old lady ia thiuking she could
twist an umbrella wild-western crook
ed, and the two lit on mo first thing
as the proper subject to practic-
When I went home that night the
old lady was as bright and chipper
a now girl at a ball. Her nna-uai
spryness almost took my breath away,
but when I saw Tom dart behind the
door to straighten his crooked face I
knew there was devilment up of some
sort. I didn't say anything, hut I
kept my eyes open. Alter supper 1
began to see symptoms.of the earth
quake. Tom was tip-toeing around
the housa trying to hide a grin, and ev*
and then looking at me as if I
was about to sit down on a pin or
something of that sort.
After Mrs. Arter had skinned the
clothes off the baby, and swaddled it
d laid it down to sleep,
she told me that she had discovered
that she was a second I.ula
Hurst. I thought perhaps khe had
made the discovery sure enough, 1 aud*
less timo than half a second the Ar
ter family was rich enough to go to
the exposition aud live like lords the
balance of our days. In that half «*ec-
ond I bought the finest liouso in town,
horses carriage, box of fine ciga>» and
was the blooming president of a base
ball club. I could almost feel my
blood getting richer and richer. Then
I thought this thing ought to be in
vestigated, so I said:
“Showme how, honey!”,.
When I called her honey she knew
was half converted. I was ripe en
ough to calfher daisy, if she had jnst
hinted it. So I got up to sec the ex
hibition. We went out in the hall
way where the noise wouldn't wake up
the baby, and Tom handed me an open
umbrella to hold.
going to get ont of the way,’’
said Tom, and he ran in the next room.
I gripped the handle and held the um
brella up as if a heavy rain was blow
ing right against me, and then Mrs.
Arter stepped up. She put htr hand
to her race to brash a bang from be
fore her eyes, jnst as Miss Ilnrst does,
and then she placed one finger on the
handle. The very second she did this
the nmbrclla was jerked out of my hand
with snch force as to stagger me, bnt
ight it again and held on. It was
all I could do to keep it from being
sent to the ceiling, and then Mrs. Ar
ter giggled a little half-giggle jnst like
When the old lady touched the
he jerked .the wire, and the umbrella
■track thp ceiling. Aa to the chair
trick, he aimply detached the wire from
the umbrella and hooked ft on to the
back of the chair.
We will not go to the exposition.
We will etay at home and wonder what
on earth will beoome of that boy
Tox Artee.
Fifty Thousand a Year.
To be sore. You’ve “only got a
cold;” “only a cough.” “Be all over
in a few days.” “Don't worry, abont
me.” Well, wo won’t. Bnt 50,000
people die every year in the United
States from consumption. And every
soul of them began that wav. Better
Stop it note with Parker’s Tonic. This
remedy will exprl the cold at once.
feb. 4 ltn.
Mae legal boors ot sale, the following prop-
_ rehouse and lot In the city of Americas,
Sam ter county, Georgia, bounded as fol-
INTERVIEWS
SCHLEY COUNTY.
Schley Sheriff Sales for March.
„ next, between
me legal h< uis of site the following proper
ty to-wit:
Lots of land numbers 21>, 2'>3, and 204,
and parts of lots numbers 203. and 233,
to-wit:thit part of said land l}Ing west of
the Owen branch, the run of tho branch be
ing the line, the aggregate of said parts of
Whaley, to
Sumter Or-
STS’S*. t.a:
Also at the same tune and place will be
sold a certain lot of land situated In the city
of Amorims. Sumter county, Georgia, to
gether with all the privileges and
apdurllnances to the same belong
ing, and bounded as follows; commenc
ing at G.W. Glovers brick Grocery Store
running west twenty-seven feet on the pub
lic square, thence north three hundred and
twenty five feet to Jefferson street, thence
east 27 feet, thence south to starting
point. Said lot being in said county and
levied on as the property of M. E. Hart to
satisfy a mortgage n fa issued from Sumter
“ iperlor Conn in favor of A. R. Altmayer
Co. vs. M. E. Hart.
Also at the same time and place will be
vs. M. E. Hart.
Also at the same time and place will be
sold, one steam engine and boiler, one hun
dred feet lever shafting, more or less, coun
ter shafting and forty pullles. more or less,
westslde of main building 15x
one room o
hammering away in his shop, and sup
posing that he had some job that must
needs be finished early in the day. set
about preparing breakfast, and when
the meal was ready, she called her hus
band.
“‘Vail, Chacob, vy for you go of
vork 60 gwick the day?’
“‘Vy, Katharine, did yon not heaT
dot man who comes of der coffin by
three o’clock?’
“*Nein, mein, Chacob, you make
foolish of me.’
“ 'I not make foolish, Katharine,
dot man come of three o’clock on de?
door an’ say I most have dot coffin
<»f ten o'clock, an’ he gif me dot meas
ure on dot vork-bench, an’ I go of
voik an’ haf him now half mate.’
“Kathanne was incredulous, and
Jacob was firm in his asseveration.
Certain it was that he had a coffin well
under way, and by ten o’clock it was
finished, and Jacob was waiting farhia
castomer while he smoked a pipe.
“Between ten and eleven o’clock
gentleman appeared at the shop door
and Ilumbarger greeted him with:
" ‘Yon vas a leedle lade, my frent.’
“ ‘Not very late, considering that I
have ridden from near Somerset
74 o’clock.’
“ «Vy for did you go back homo after
yon vake me nb?’
“ ‘I didn’t. I have just got to town.’
“ *Bat yon come of mine door last
nide an* call me ond of mine ped to
make dia coffin.*
“ ‘Oh, no, my friend, bat it looks as
though it wonld suit my purpose,
me measure it.’
“The stranger measured it, and it
was jast the size of a coffin he had
lieen sent to procnre,and he asked Hom-
bargerif he could have it to take back
with him immediately.
“ ‘Dot vas yonr coffin anyway,
yon order him an’ leaf der measure,’
promptly responded Mr. Hnmbarger.
“The price of the coffin was agreed
upon it was paid for, and the farmer
took it away in his wagon. Jacob
related the circumstances to his wife,
who said mischievously.”
“ ‘I told yon; Chacob, dot no one
voke yon nb of der nide. Yon hove
been haunted.’
‘ilumbarger. however, insisted that
he had been called ont of his house dor-
■ ing the night^and that he had readily
recognized the man who had subse
quently got the coffin and pretended
that be nad not ordered it.
“Of course, the story was soon cir
culated throughout the village, and
the gossips added to it. A month later
Hnmbarger had another nocturnal
visit, and a child's coffin was ordered
to be finished in the afternoon. Later
in the day, a farmer, living a few miles
west of town, cailed on Hnmbarger to
Mccnre his services, one of his children
having died.
“Oh, yes; I know dot. You come
of der nide an* told me, an’ mark de
size on dis voik-bench.’
“The farmer protested otherwise,
bnt as the coffin was cf the exact meas
urement desired, he took it home. Then
Mr. Hnmbarger began to have an in*
definable fear that he was haunted.
“The, thing was of regular recurrence
and almost every one who came to
Hnmbarger for s coffin, found it ready,
made to order. The villagers. began
to fear the coffin-maker, and tbeooffin-
maker avoided the villagers as mnch as
possible. Tho women and children,
and n ot a few of the men believed be
was in league with Satan, and he suf
fered a great deal in his trade.
“To those of his neighbors with
whom he conversed on this subject—
and among them was my father—he
•aid that the orders were delivered in
the night by persons whom be imme
diately recognized when they called for
the coffins, and that when ttty were
ordered, be found the exact dimensions
in chalk-marks on bis work-bench the
next morning. His wife no longer
j|i chaffed him on the subject of the ghost
ly orders.
“One morning he said to his wife
that a coffin had been ordered daring
the night, bat that the man had con
cealed his face, and he feared that he
wonld not recognize him. He proceed
ed, however, to make the coffin in ac-
c >rJunc j with tha measurement on his
work-bench, and at last finished it to
his satisfaction.
“I was on pleasaht terms with nn-
SjpHt* Jake, as wo called him, and hap-
&*** *"*" '»*»**. 'TpuIIed the last
•• ‘Dot man vas Bomepoddy who will
»„• buried 11 it dis coffin,* he remarked.
* :> he vas dat order him,
lots being eighty acres,
whole containing 687J4
situate In the 30th district of iSchley county,
and known as the Amos F? Wiggins home-
stead place. Said property levied upon as
the property of Amos V. Wiggins to satisfy
a mortgage II fa issued from Schley Superior
Court in favor of Uarrold, Johnson & Co.
vs. A. F. Wiggins and J. S. Alums. Tenant
In possession notified in wilting in terms of
iame time and place will be
d number two hundred and
hundred and fifty acres off lot
undred and sixty three, all
containing three hundred and fifty, two and
- or less in the 30th dis-
ty.said land beingboun-
id west by the lauds of
Uarrold Johnson & Co., on tho south and
east by the lands of H. Beckwith. Levied
upon under and by virtue ol a Superior
Court fi fa issued from the Superior court of
said county In favor of B. B. Hinton vs. F.
M. Pilcher. Tenant in possession notified in
terms of the law.
Also at the same time and place will be
sold the undivided one-eigth interest in lota
of land numbers 117,138, ICG, 108 and 141.
Each lot cootainiDg two hundred,two and 34
acres, more or less, situate in the 30th dis
trict of Schley county and being bounded on
the north by lands of J. Snider, on the west
by lands of Dr. McMichael. on the south by
lands of A. M. Caskey, and on the east by
JK 15x
— platform running from main bulld-
to railroad track, one shed room on east
—s of the main building, one cotton seed
house 20x60 at northeast corner of main
building, one moveable set platform scales,
one set of Howe’s platform scales, said be
ing in the place or lot occupied by.the
Americas Oil Company, situated in the city
near the right of way of the
Com] - v “*
[yards from
Levied on as the
Oil Company to satisfy a
rant issued by James A Stubbs, N. P. and
Ex-off, J. P. of the 789th district G. M., '
W. H. COBB, Sheriff.
Sheriff Sale,
Will be sold before the Court House door
the city of Americus on the first Tuesday
March next, between the usual hours of
sale, one hundred and twenty-five bushels
s the property of J. E. Odom,
stress warrant In favor of J *’
Walker, vs. J. E. OJom, and sold to
expense of keeping and to prevenCdeterlo-
ration as provided in Code 3,648 ana by or
der of the Hon. J. B. Pllsbuty, Judge of
the county Court of Sumter county.
febl8 4t W. II. COBB, Sheriff.
Lnla does. I was satisfied now that
my wife chock-fall up to the chin with
electiic'ty, and onr fortune was made.
I only wished she was better Looking,
for I didn’t think any large and en
thusiastic audience wonld consider my
“ good looking as Mrs. Langtiy,
»thing was certain-she was elec
tric. She conld m ike an umbrella
think it had been stint k by lightning.
Tom thonght the danger was over,
and he came ont of the next room and
pul away the umbrella. The chair
trick was next on the programme. Now
you have no idea how ranch thinking
s going on in ray brain while I was
inkeying around with that umbrella.
Hanged if I wasn’t happy—I was worse
than happy; I was wild. I was wild
enough to paint the sky red. If any
body had come in and offered me $46,-
000 for my wife I would have refused
it with a scornful sneer.
Tom put the chair in position. Fact
is, Tom acted aa the old lady’s mana
ger, so to speak. With a little prac
tice he’d be a first-class doorkeeper for
a side show. Well, he put the chair iu
position, and I sat down in the atti
tude of a young man at prayer-meeting
with his girl. 1 told Mrs. Arter that
if there was any danger of the chair
tilting over to touch it lightly. She
promised she would. Women ,will
promise anything, though. When I
was well seated, and had worked np a
becoming smile. Tom ran in the next
room to avoid consequences. Awful
cautions boy is Tom. Yon never catch
him rnnning into danger. He wonld
go four blocks ont oi the way of a dog
that was chained np.'
Mrs. Arter was aa proud as
cock, and walked like Mary Anderson
walks when she plays Joliet. I never
saw a woman get so prosd all
of a Midden. Yoo’d thought she was
Vanderbilts wife to have seen her step
np tojwhere 1 was sitting in that chair.
When she got near enough she laid her
hand on the top rim of tne chair; and
before I knew whether! was in Maoon
with Chinese Gordon I was on tho
Poor. My head stack against the
hall tabic and knocked over tbe lamp.
The lamp exploded and the carpet
caught fire, and the blaze ran all over
the hall. I rushed ont on the back
porch to get water and Mrs. Arter
screamed load enough to be heard in
Fort Valley, and the baby woke up
and equalled like somebody had sat
down on it, and Tom hollowed for an
other length of hose, and the neighbors
rnshed in to look at tbe fire and ask
what waft the matter, and when I got
back to the scene there were enough
people in the bouse to run a protracted
revival. The house was in danger and
I dashed a backet of water on tbe
flames and pnt ont the fire, leaving the
orowd in the dark. Knowing that
Mm. Arter was snbject to hyiterics
when under great excitement, I grouped
my way in the dark to where she was
pnt my arm aronnd her waist apd kissed
her as I use J to forty years ago, when
she had good teeth. White I was
whispering reassuring words in her
ear and calling her daisy and other
tweet names, Tom came in the hall
with another lamp, and then thare was
thnndsr to pay sate enough. I was
kissing one of the neighbors! Mrs.
Arter mads a pasa at -me, and if she
ever had electricity in her she bad it
than. When I woke up she was stand
ing over me with the coal-scuttle, hut
aba gave me one liek with tbe scuttle
just by way of a souvenir of tho 003a-
satlsty afi fa Issued from the Superior Court
of Schley county in favor of Lockwood Mc-
Cenlock vs. A. F. Wiggins. Property poin
ted out by plaintiff's attorney and tennant
In possession notified in writing in terms of
the law.
Also at the same time and place will be
ild one hundred and fifty acres land off lot
umber one hundred and ten It being the
^asthalf of said lot, In the 29th district of
said county s-aid land being bouuded on
the north by lands of J. M .Gay on the west
by lands of \V. W. Cheney on the east by
the lands of G. W Tison ana on the south by
the landsof U. H. llolliway, levied upon as
the property of J. M. Gay to satisfy one tax
6 fa in favor of the State sud county vs- J.
M. Gay and two Superior Court fi fas in fs-
— of B. P. Hollis vs. J. M. Gay and S. W.
th security issued from the Superior
Court of said county, and one Superior
Court fi fa In favor of George Parker and
W. H. McCrory, transferee vs. J. M. Gay
and S. W. ‘smith security. Issued from the
Superior Court of said county. Property
pointed out by J. M. Gay defendant in said
fi fas.
Also at the same time and place will bo
sold sixty two and one half acres of land
more or less;bounded on the south by the land
of Mrs.Mattie Myers on the east by the lands
of O. V. Lamar on the West by tbe land of
W* G. Womack, on the north by tbe lands of
Z. T. Womack. The land beiDg sixty-two
and one half acies off south halt of lot of
land number one hundred and fifty-four, in
the 30th Dist. of Schley county. Levied ui
on as the property of J. E. Womack to satl
f y a Justice Court fi fa issued from the Jus
tice Court of the 961st Dist G. M. in said
county in favor of the Peoples National
Bank of Americus, vs- J. E. & J. S. Wom
ack, property pointed out by the defendant.
Levied upon by J. F. Woods Constable and
turned over to me. Tenant in possession
Guardian’s Sale.
Agreeably to au OTderof tbe Ordinary
’ Sumter county, will be sold before the
Court House door In the city of Americus,
Ga.on Saturday, the 14th day of March
next, three hundred acres of land in tho old
Also two hundred and sixty-eight a
Minnie, Weona and John
febl4td
Application—Letters Administration.
GEORGIA—Sumter County.
To all Whom it May Concern
Whereas W-C. Gray applies to r_.
letters of Administration on the estate of
John R. llamil, late o( said county deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
I and singular tbe kindred and creditors,
file their objection at my office on or be
fore the March term of Ordinary’s Court to
be held on the first Monday in March next,
why said letters should not be granted to
said applicants prayed for.
Witness mjrhand and official signature
this 27th day of Jan.1885.
jan28-td
Coroner’s Sale.
GORGIA—Schlxy County.
To all whom it may Concern.
Will be sold before tbe Court House door
In the town of Ellavllle, Schley county, Ga.,
on the first Tuesday In March next between
the legal hears of-sale, the following de
scribed property to-wit:
Two lots of land numbers one hundred
and sixty-six, and one hundred and
seven, each lot containing two bundi
two and a half acres, more or less, all In
the 30th Dist. of Schley county. Levied on
as the property of Mrs. Martha Myers, to
satisfy one fl fa Issued from Superior Court
of Schley county in favor of Bank of Ameri-
Application—Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA—Sumteb County.
To Whom it May Concern.
Whereas Mrs. Emily Forth applies for
letters of Dismission on tbe estate of Jesse
Forth deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular, the kindred and creditors,
to file their objection in my office, on or be
fore the March term of Ordinaiy’i
iven under my hand __
22d day of January 1883.
THOS. H. STEWART, Ordinary.
jan23td
Martha Myi
possession notified in writing.
jan30tds L. A. GYLES,
Coroner.
Application—Letters Administration,
GEORGIA-—Schley County.
To all whom it may Concern.
Whereas John F. Daniel applies to me for
letters of Administration on the* estate of
W. A.Damellate of Schley county deceased.
These are therefore to cite, summon and
admonish all parties interested, whether
kindred or creditors, to be at my office
or before tbe March term of said court to w
held on the first Monday in Match 1883,
court to be
i- . « Monday In March 1883,
to show cause why said letters should not
be granted said applicant.
Given under my band and official signs-
tore, at my office InEllAville, this 22dday of
Janaary 11
Jan23td
- -Application—Jjftttera of Dismission.
GEORGIA—Schley County.
To all whom it may Concern.
Whereas, H. W. Cockrell Administrator
1 the estate of T.R, Swanson, latoof said
county deceased, having filed his petition
for letters of dismission from — * *
t ration-
Theso are therefore to cite and admonish
all parties interested, whether kindred or
creditors, to show cause on or before the
April term of said court, to be held on
the first Monday In April next, why the
said lettersebooid not be granted to Said
petitioner as prayed for.
Witness my hand and official signature,'
C. L. BATTLE, Ordinary.
this Sth day of January, 1883.
C. L. BATTLE,
Ordinary.
WEBSTER COUNTY.
NOTICE.
GEORGIA—Websteb County.
Notice Is hereby given that thirty days af
ter toe publication ot this notice the adver-
: H. COSBY, Ordinary W. C.
TUTTS
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cy among my upper front teeth has not
been filled yet, but I have mado au
important discovery. I may say two
First is, that
as much
PILLS
25 YEARS IN USE.
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SYMPTOMS OF A
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CONSTIPATION.
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TUTT’S HAIR DYE.
GttAT IlAIK or WmsKEEB Change<l_tojv.
express on receipt of SI.
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1 city of /
THE LATEST FROM
JAMES FRICKER & BRO,
. JEWELERS.
Well, its a kind of combination disease. High*Prices,
Poor Goods and credit has about got -the upper hand of us, and
I’ll tel! you, friend John, that we are mighty nigh to starvation
John—I can sympathize with you and give you a remedy, fol
once I was as low down as you are.in fact was so poverty stricken
that my shadow was ashamed of me, my dog “Snyder,” even
would’nt own me; and, as for my horse, ha got so poor that I
actually had to paste sheet-iron patches over all of his joints to
keep the bones in. Then I heard about,
JOHN R. SHAW’S
WIDE-AWAKE
UP AND HEADY,
TIRELESS AND SLEEPLESS
MAMMOTH
BARGAIN-GIVING HOUSE,
Forsyth street, Americas, Ga.
nd whenever I got a little money I went there and got its
equivalent in FULL MEASURE of FIRST-
CLASS GOODS. The consequence was the morel
bought from S HAW the more I had, and the better off I was,
until I got independent.—Just look at me, and just look at my
horse:
-AMD DEALERS 1M—
PIANOS AND OROANS,
We can now be found at our old stand on the Public Square
where we have the largest and most complete stock in our line
ever offered to the people of Americus and surrounding country.
Our new store in the Barlow Block is a large and handsome room
and during the winter we keep closed doors and a good fire, and
use every effort to make it pleasant for those who favor us with a
call. Our stock consists of
WATCHES, COCKS AND JEWELRY
Solid Silver and Plated Ware. Gold, Silver an.l
Steel Spectacles and eyeglasses to suit all eyes and ages at from
25c to $10 a pair. Walking Canes in great variety. Table and
Pocket utle.-y ai l Sjisaora of the very best nglish and Ameri
can manufacture. Gold Pens and Pencils Gold and Silver
Thimbles; Opera Glasses. The world renowned
DAYIS AND WILLIAMS SINGER SEW MACHINES.
Sewing Machine Oil, Needles. Parts and attachments for all
Machines and many other things which we have not space to
mention.
MUSICAL DEPARTMENT.
We have on hand a large assortment of Pianos and
Organs of various makes. We are sole agents in Southwest
Georgia—for the celebrated Kimball Organs. These organs can
not be surpassed for beauty of design, elegant finish, sweet tone
and superior workmanship and we guarantee that our prices are
below those of Beatty and otherawho offer very inferior instru
ments and then we give you a home guarantee. We also keep a
fine line oi Violins, Guitars, Banjos, Tambourines, Accordeons
and the finest line of Violin, Violoncello, Guitar, and Banjo
Strings to be found in the city. Kosin and musical instrument
trimmings of all kinds.
*Worls: ID©pa,rt2XL©rLt.
Hi this department we have fine workmen—fine tools and
the very best material and turn out nothing but first-class work.
The office of the Southern Express Company'is in our store
and their gentlemanly agent Mr. S. Cooper who everybo"
knows, will take great pleasure in serving our customers at
times, all aud see us in our new quarters
Barlow Block, A.mericus, Q-a.
NOTICE.
Is hereby given that thirty days after tbe
publication of this notice the Sheriff’s Sales
of Sumser county will be published In the
Americas Recorder, s public gazette pub
lished in Sumter county, Georgia, instead of
**ie Suxtxii Republican,
W, U. COBB, Sheriffs. C.
Jan. 21, 1883.
NOTICE.
GEORGIA—Sumter County.
Notice Is hereqy given that thirty days at*
tar the publication of the notice the adver
tisements of this Ordinary’s office of Sumter
county will be publiehed in the Americus
Recorder, Instead of the ScxTEX Republi-
A. C. SPEER.
•20d Ordinary of Sumter Co.
Commissioners Sale.
Under an order ot the Court ot Chancery
1 the first Tuesday in March next will be
eold before the Court House door In Amer
icas, lot number fifty eight in the twenty*
eighth district of Sumter cotm^ Georgia.
feb4tds
N, A. SMITH,
Commissioners.
I want you to urge your neighbor Jim, and your friends also
to tall on
JOHN E. SHAW,
For he has his beautiful Stores completelv stocked with a ful
me of FALL and WINTER
DRV GOODS
(Jalt ed 8tat«sMarshaVs Sale.
wuiwaoiann tha 1st Tuesday in March
1885 between the boon or 10 o'Aock a. m.
and 4o’clock p, m. in the city of Americus
at the Artesian'Well Derrick In said city on
the corner of Lunar and Jackson streets,
The Artesian Well derrick, and all -tbe
framework, wheels and windlasses and oth
er wooden and iron machinery and imple
ments, drills, caps, swages, rimmers. anvils
hammers, wrenches, ropes and all other
tools and Implements used and'connected
with the boring of tbe Artesian Well in the
city of Americas. Also one fifteen horse
power engine and twenty horse power boil
er. imeke stack and apparatus, plank house
and plank enclosures also connected with
the boring of said well. Also all the other
property situate within said enclosure of the
*- —•reS. Brasher tbe Manhat-
ell Company. Also one
penow In toe depot of
Americus for use upon said well.
Boots, Shoes, Hats,
Caps, Umbrellas,
Trunks, Ktc.
AND A LARGE AND CHOICE SELECTION OF
Millinery, Fancy Goods,
Notions, Ladies Underwear,
Perfumery and
Toilet Soaps
!0Li*PlftTE MB SILVER
Of course his stock always includes a big lot
BRATEDWORUD RENOWNED I
& Brush
’ell <
f an order issuing outuof
United States Circuit Court for the Western
Division of the Southern District of Geor
gia ia tbe ease of Geo. S. Brush and the
Manhattan Artesian Well Co
Mayor and City Council of
Bala Court pending.
" JO.
ijvs.Tbe
r*
of sale
/UjT
by his deputy O. W. Mosley.
OUPnANT.-niom-
n,Ga„ to whom all orders should be ad-
EWOsders Solicited.
H. n. CARLISLE,
Thomaston.Ga.
by Dr. E. J. Eldridge.
CELE
SEWING MACHINES.
DR- CARLISE’S.
Ia. &C 33.
Rheumatism, Cramp Colic,
bus, Neural^oInOamanono
■
'Juts, Wounds of any do-
Dr:
issss
Esgggssgs
a^SttSfwd^^rSelred. It cannot be ex- «T*q yneet tfa.6 StriORGIlCy Of til© tiDIGS, Slid ttlTG
will be no OUTS on well Known GOODS
to prepare the way for over-charges
on articles with which you
are less familiar.
steps or stepping stones to assist you
Jilt—I thauk you wi
advise, and it" the ‘"Lord tipa
ALL OF WHICH HE IS OFFERING AT GREATLY
Reduced Prices,
I am prepared to bore wells In the very
best order and guarantee water, will also
caved wells at moderate prices.—
0 me at Americus.
\V. J. SPEElt.
“AND DON’T YO
Americus, Ga., Oct. 25.—tf
It Will Ever Be Thus
Until You Patronize
THP BOOT, SHOE bl BAT STORE,
—OF—
JOHN R. SHAW,
Forsyth, Street, Americus, Ga,
WHERE THE LARGESAND BEST LINE OF
BOOTS and SHOES
In the City are Sold the Cheapest
nplete and never so ch apas now. We have bought Goods
t Factories in America and marked them at the
Our stock was never so comi
from the best Factories in America and marked ft
LOWEST PRICES
EVER NAMED IN THIS MARKET.
WE 1IA.VF. A VERY UAHDSOUE UK!: OF • 7
Ladies Misses
and Children’s
Philadelphia and
Cincinati
Custom-Made,
Button Boots,
FROM THE CHEAPEST TO THE FINEST.
OUR FRENCH KID BUTTON BOOTS
“TsUsie ttL© aalsze-"
Will you examine them ? Of course you will, and I respect
fully await your call.
John R. Shaw.
John, for your good
am sure to follow it—
FORGET IT.’
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