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Lla COLUMN.
II. p. STOREY, Local Editor.
•» A<>ailalMraian,Eswaton
•■I Guardians.
Many of onr friends are nnxlons to
advertise the sale of Estate Lands which
they represent, in the Bkookdko, hot
are uncertain as to the requirements ol
the law. Under the Code (Sec. 2560),
administrators, guardians and executors
select any newspaper having a general
circulation in the county in whieh the
property to be sold is located. Let our
iriends bear this in mind. it
Change of Schedule. "
On and after Sunday, August 20th,
trains will leave AmericuH as follows;—
Pass, train leaves or Albany
ana Montgomery daily 12:44 pit.
Pass, train loaves Itr Macon d’y 3:21 p m.
Accomodation train for Albany
daily except Sunday 1:30 am
Accommodation train for .Macon
daily except Sunday 1 :00a m
Freight train leaves for Macon
daily except Sunday 9:40a m
Freight train leaves for Hmithville
daily except Sunday 6:14 pm
H. H. Coni jut, Agent.
TO-WST TALK. "
■ New Yerk Store.
We will sell for the next thirty days our
entire atock of dry goods, clothing, boots,
shoes, ami carpets at greatly reduced
rates to make room for our Fall and
Winter Stock. Parties in need ol‘any*
thing in our line will save money by
pricing our goads before purchasing
elsewhere.
J. Waxki.iuum A Co.
■ —In these days even the spice of life is
largely adulterated,
—A good physician is like a mule. His
strength is in his heals.
—It is the misfortune ol many reforms
that oranks control them.
—If tho mosquitoes would only stay to
bum—but they do not; they atay to sting.
Money to Loan.
I have places for one 61000, live *500
and twelve *300 to *400 loans immediate,
ly* Farmers in want of such amounts,
and owning their farms, arc requested to
call. Mortgage your forms, pay ns you
go, and become prosperous. Expenses of
negotiating light- F. E. BURKE,
Successor to First National Bank,
July 10 Americus, On.
—The scam risen in boiling pots and
politics, and there is alwnys room at tho
top.
—Nantucket hnsagirl pilot 17 years old.
She knows all the buoys in the sound,you
can bet.
—Time is a good deni like a mule. It is
better to be ahead of time than behind
time.
1023.
BY THE CAB LOAD, TON, T1EBCE,
CASK, BABBEL, OB BAG. And would
solioit vonr inquiries, which will be
cheerfully nud promptly answered.
KNirKunnocKKii Ice Company.
I. N. Hakt, Ag't,
June302m. Americas, Go.
—True friends are like stars. When tho
sun of prosperity sets they shine the
brightest.
Skinny Men.
“Wells’ Health Renewer" re
stores health anti vigor, cures Dys
pepsia, Impotence, Sexual Debility.
Pantograph Hinder.
SOne of the neatest, handieBt and
cheapest devices for binding print
ed stationery, such as letter beads,
billheads, note heads, etc., is The
“.Pantograph Binder,” by which all
stationery is kept in convenient
form, free from dust and waste.
All stationery printed at the Re
corder office will be put up in this
form when desired, wo having the
exclusive right to use it, and hav
ing tho general agency for the
Southern States, Printers desir
ing to secure county rights can do
so by applying to us.
-A-£TX> rPTsaa
—New stores are opening up in
the city.
—Various cities have base ball on
the brain.
—Why don’t our barbers use
Arabi Bey Rum?
—Sugar cane on the market.
Five cents a stalk.
—Cabbages are selling at from
15 to 25 cents per head.
—Six marriages are reported
for the early fall campaign.
Henry Smaw has a toad that
can climb a wall as easily as a fly.
—Peaches aro now selling at
$2.50 per bushel, and arc scarce at
that.
—The South Georgia Normal In
stitute will close on Wednesday
next.
—Tho congressional campaign
is exciting conversation on onr
streets,
—The Library is fast becoming
ajfavorite resort for oitr people in
tlie afternoons.
—Tire heavy rain of Saturday
will greatly delay cotton picking
as well as damage the cotton.
—The cotton Helds are whiten
ing, and the fleecy staple will soon
be on tlie market in quantity.
—Cotton is reported to be bard to
pick this year owing to the rains
maklqg it so damp and tough.
—Summer shoes, hats and slip
pers at reduced prices at
Calvin Carter’s.
—If nny of our farmers have any
Irish potatoes on hand they can
get a good price tor them in thi3
city,
■A hard winter is predicted be
cause the corn husks are heavey.
Corn knows when to take ou an
overcoat.
—Savannah is excited over
Vennor prediction of a cyclone.
The visitor will be excused if it fails
to come.
—Tho only way to have a clean
city is for every body to clean up
before his own doors both front
and back.
—A visit to Price's warehouse
Saturday morning convinced ns
that he was going to receive his
sharo of cotton.
—Fifteen printing presses at an
average cost of two thousand dol
lars, have been received in Geor
gia since the first of August.
—The sting ol a bee is only one-
thirty second of an inch in length.
It is your imagination that makes
it seem as long as a hoc-handle.
W. If. flarp has brought in
four hales of cotton already from
14 acres, and has not got more than
half of it. With this lie has paid
all itis debts and has some money
left over,
Jiidgo EH Hill, of Terrell, was
in town Saturday.
Miss Willie Rarn leaves soon
for Jacksonville, for the winter.
Mr. R. H. Bass, a representative
of Lee, was in town Saturday.
Crawford Wheatley was quite
sick last week.
Prof. Jno. Neely and wife leave
this week for Augusta for a short
visit.
Judge D. B. Harrell was regis
tered at the Birlow last Saturday
morning.
Mr. John Hill, of Brown’s Sta
tion, will be connected with Capt.
Felder’s warehouse Mr the coming
Of the Democratic Cnngret.lonal
Convention.
season. .
Misses Cora Prince and Fauira
Brown will leave shortly for Staun
ton, Va., where they will enter Miss ;
Baldwin’s school.
Miss Carrie Butts, of Macon, lias
been in tlie city for the past week
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. ]!.
Hinkle.
In accordance with the call of
tlie Chairman of the Democratic
Ejftcntlve Committee of the Third
Congressional dislriot, delegates
from tlie counties comprising the
district, assembled at Eastman,
August 22d, for the purpose of
nominating a Democratic candi
date for Congress.
At 12 o’clock the convention was
called to order by Col. A. A. Car
son, of tlie county of Taylor.
Iloit. C. C. Smith, of the county
of Telfair, was elected permanent
chairman, who in a neat little
speech, announced tlie convention
ready for business.
J. B. Hudson, of Webster, and
Milton A. Smith, ol Macon, were
elected Secretaries.
A roll of tlie counties was
Miss Inez Cults leaves soon for
Washington, D. C., where she will
spend tlie winter, and complete her
musical education.
Mr. Willie Davis, of Schley, will
be with Davis & Callaway tho
coming year. He will bo cordially
welcomed by the young people.
We had a very enjoyable call,
Friday, from Mr. O. J. Cottle, of
Ward’8 Station. Ho was on bis
way to his old home in Marion
county.
Mr. Will Hooks, the genial belle
of Americus, has been spending
several days with his brother-in-
law, John Watters, of Lee. Hooks
is a fine specimen of a Georgian
Albany News.
Messrs. W. T. Gunnels and J. S.
Rosser, of Webster county, have
been in the city tho past week,
preparing to open up a produce
business in one of the new rooms
in Hamil Bros., new block on Cot
ton Avenue.
Miss Alice Porter, of near Lees
burg, who has been visiting rela
tives and friends here the past
month, on Saturday departed for
Albany. _ Miss Porter is a true
ideal of a Southern girl.
Misses Clifford and Lucy Chas
tain, who have been visiting Miss
Lelia Felder for a few weeks, re
turned to their home in Cuthbcrt
Saturday. While here they made
many friends, who universally ad
mired and esteemed them for their
many qualities of heart and mind.
ordered and it motion to cast votes
by conn lies adopted.
The majority rule was adopted
by a rule of 24 yeas to 10 nays, the
i coiluly of Cotfeo refusing to vote
4
Davis ^Callaway
FALL STOCK.
Religious Services.
There will be the usual services
at the Baptist church, both morn
ing and evening.
On Thursday, Thanksgiving Day,
Union services will be held at the
Methodist charoh, at the usual
hour. ’
Dr. G. F. Cooper will preach in
East Americus this morning at 11
o’clock.
Thanksgiving Day.
Next Thursday being the day
appointed by the Governor as
Thanksgiving Day, the banks ol
this city will be closed on that day.
A Marvelous Escape.
The Constitution of Saturday re
ports a marvelous escape of a ne
gro boy from being killed by a
train at Leesburg. He was lying
asleep between the rails when the
up train passed, and as soon os he
was seen brakes were whistled for,
and tbo train was stopped only ni
ter half Its length had passed over
him, but be never awoke until it
was at a standstill, and then he
crawled ont with an air of injury
for being aroused from his slum
ber. . -
To the Supreme Court.
In this judicial circuit the num
ber of cases appealed to the Su
preme Court is 29, o! which 14 are
from Sumter, 4 irem Lee, 4 from
Macon, 4 from Sohieyfl continued),
1 from Stewart and 2 from Web
ster.
Savannah Weekly News.
In another column wilt be found
the prospectus of the Savannah
weekly News the leading paper of
the State. It is a largo and band-
80>re sheet, filled with interesting
matter, and thoso who wish a me
tropolitan paper can do no better
than by subscribing for ft.
A Big Season.
Wo nre informed that twenty,
six dates are contracted for with
Glover & Perry during the coming
season. This would seem to indi
cate a heavy draw on tlie purses
of our theatre going people, but
when we take into consideration
the fact that everybody will bo
prosperous, we think they can
stand it.
An Infernal Toot.
Friday night., about 11 o'clock,
tho stcnin whistle on Baldwin’s
mill broke loose and for over an
hour there was a prolonged and
unearthly toot that woke up tho
town, scared tho darkies and dogs
and made night hideous. Some
thought Gabrel bad come to town
with his trumpet, to raise tlie dead
and summons tho living to king
dom come, while others imagined
that a cyclone had broke loose and
they proceeded to inhabit the
cellar. At the back doors of the
houses could lie seen white-robed
figures cautiously peeping out,
until it looked as' if resurreotion
day hud really come. Hereafter,
wo would suggest, that whistle
should be looked up for the night,
put in its little bed, so to speak
and not be allowed to get on mid
night sprees.
Highwaymen Captured.
-Tuclcson Arizona, Augnat 24.—A dis
patch from Oiobe says Curtis B. Hawley,
LaFoyetto Green and Cicero Grimei, who
robbed Well's Fargo A Co'e expreee of
live thousand dollara and killed Andy
Hall, tbe messenger and Dr. .Vail, hare
been captured end have confessed. Their
lynching is only a question of brief time.
It is thought that two of the
gang wero men who were aronnd
here Inst winter, engaged in tbe
lucrative occupation of gambling,
as they left for the West, and when
last Heard from were going toward
Arizona.
For Mutual Aid.
The Mutual Aid Association that
was organized a few months ago
bids fair to become an institution
of broad and liberal ideas. Sever
al days ago a meeting was held, at
which it was determined to en
large their sphere of work, and
committees were appointed tor that
purpose. Finance committee—Law-
son Stapleton, Lott Warren and J.
A. Davenport, whoso business it
will be to attend to all contributions
and donations. Visitors and stran
gers committee—J. L. Price, Oscar
Ansley, Bennie Jossey, D. F. Dav
enport and L. T. Stallings. Com
mittee on sickness—Chns. Hardy,
J. A. Miller and T. E. Davenport.
The association intends, ns far as
is possible lor it to do so, to lake
care of the poor and siek during
Hon. li li. Cheney, of the conn
ty uf Montgomery, placed in nom
ination the name of Hon. Charles
F. Crisp, of the county of Smnter.
which was seconded by Col. J. B.
Hinkle, of Americus, in nn eloquent
little speech, full of noble tribute
to Judge Crisp.
The name of Hen. John McRae,
of Montgomery, was placed in nom
ination by Col. W. H. Willis, of
the county of Macon.
On tho first ballot the vote stood:
Crisp 23, McRae 11, Coffee county
refusing to vote. Judge Crisp was
declared tho nominee of tho con
vention.
Tlie following Executive. Com
mittee was appointed, with
James B. Hinkle asekairmam, and
Charles B. Murrell as secretary:
Irwin. Wiley Whitney; Montgomery,
John A. Morris; Loo, J. F. WntRnn; Tay
lor, O. M. Colbert; Telfair, T. J. Smith;
Schley, .T, N. Cheney; Stewart, M. L.
Everett; Sumter, J. B. Hinkle; Webster,
J. B. Hudson; Dodge, Cbes. B. Murrell;
Coffee, .1. M. Denton; Wilcox, D. Bend;
Mncon, Milton A. Smith; Pulaski, .1. It.
Beverly; Dooly, .1. 8. Lasscter.
The following committee was ap
pointed to notify Judge Crisp of
his nomination and request his ac
ceptance:
Louis Wilcox, Irwiu;Dr. Chns. Hioks
Montgomery; G. W. Warwick, Lee; A. A,
Carson, Taylor; J. N. Cheney, Schley
A. T. Fort, Stewart; J. It. Hudson
Webster; J. M. Denton, Coffee; J. ,1
D mi ward, Wfloox; W. H. Willis, Macon.
•I. 11. McDuffie, I'ulaaki; H. H. Glover,
Sumter; Wm. Moline, Dodge; J. S. Lasse-
tor, Dooly; T. J. Smith, Telfair.
/tesolveil, By this convention,
that tlie llinnks arc hereby due and
tendered to the citizens of East
man for tlie kind and generous
hospitality shown tlie delegates
during their stay and to the
authorities of tho E. T., Va., and
Georgia Railroad for reduction
made to delegates to tills conven
tion, and to W. W. Ashburn for
tho use ot tho hall in which tho
convention was held
Tlie Democratic papers of the
district wero requested to publish
tlie proceedings.
C. C. Smith, Chinn
J. B. Hudson, I
Milton A. Smith, / Secretaries.
Fmithville vn. Leesburg.
Tho following is tho result of the
of tho match guuic of base ball
played between these two places
in Smithville, August 25
HMITIt VII.I.E.
*!!*DRY GOODS.6
Goods
CLOTHINGS
©hoes jLiul Boots.
hats AKTD HATS!
POPULAR LECTURES
—]IY—
S*aaa£Lo-wer Ssuao.ia.els.
NEW
A. C. Garwood,
Lae Edwards,
Lee Avery, jr-
Grcen Avui
Runs. Outs
2 S
2
Green Avery
Willis Hawkins, jr.
J. B. Edwards,
Tim Jennings,
J. S. Skinner,
Chas. Scarborough, C 3 2
Tool, 21 25
LERSRURO.
E. II. Marlin, S S 2 3
W. B. Huntley, 1 II 3 ;|
J. B. Haynes, C 3 ;J
W. H. Kimbrough, 2 li 3 2
J. S. Kitchens, 3 It 3 2
J, 1’. Terry, 1* 4 4
H. Hays, H. 8. 2 4
J. B. Cox, B F :l 4
O. W. Martin. C F 6
Total • 24 30
Mr. G. W. (Martin, we arc proud
to say, took tlie first honor of the
Leesburg nine for not making a
single out, also doing the best bat
ting. Mr. Martin is not only a
good base ball player,hut one of the
most enterprising farmers ol Leo
county.
Compositor Wanted.
A lair compositor can gel steady
I have rented tbe
SI RHINE BRICK BUILDING,
| no the Emit side of the Pahltc Square,
, AMERICUS, ... OA.,
which I will repair nnd hfcve rondj to store rotten
I in the coming soasori. My frlomU and tho public
o patronise
«r.Za.3
A tncricu*, (In., May 8,1882.
Re spectfally,
TIIF. IIEAUTIFUI..
In tho word* of tho poet, I «av Hainan
in finin' to bo a nmu, lot him ho* a man in
the fullest Kenan of tho v/ortl—a man with
a wffo and sixteen children and a halt a
dozen Po^h, and with all thoso biessin'H
if his soul imi't tilled full to the ton with
a love for tbo beautiful and ay namin' for
sympathy, he'll never know tho differ
ence between an aestheto and a blind
mule.
And speakin’ of the beautiful, thore’s
more of it la this world than most folks
is aware of, and its my purposo in these
lectures to tell you where to find it and
how to use it. Home folks don’t know
it when they see it and ritfn't know what
to do with it when they get it. And
there’s such n thing os combinin' tho
beautiful with tho useful ns to tnako it u
, oy forover. Hume folks don’t live, they
, ukL exist, and such folks yon will find a
silt in' around on three-legged chairs
with the Imeks broken off, miserable and
melancholy wrecks; when if they’d go
to Duvo Hill’s furnitnre store in Ameri
cas they could got chairs t’mt would |,e a
comfort to set in and pleasing to tho
MERCER UNIVERSITY,
1UACON, OA.
dciiiH may pumno tho regular collegiate course of
profeaaora, whoso chairman la tho nun. Clifford
Atiaoraoa
Im.nl In “Student* 1 Hill* can be had at SIR
jwmrett.and In print families at from its
m SU, Fur cntaluftui', aod other Infoimatlon.
addnM Ilev. A J.
JuneSI.tm or Jso. 1. IIRANTf.T^, Sec.Willy
FOB
jLATE8T 8TyLE8!
coming winter, anti asks the assist-1 employment at this office. Write,
aneeofthc people in their iintlcrtak-j stating capacity an.l what wages
•°S- | wanted.
fglit. Anil Kpoaklu' of Drive Hill’nfur.
..iluro store—thoro isn't u piano on the
glnbo that yon can flail more beautiful
things, anil things thnt aro of uso and
comfort. He's got ull kinds of furniture,
from split bottom cbnire and plain bed
steads up to splendid upholstered parlor
suites and marble topped bureaus nml
bedsteads flt for a queen to sleep upon.
And you will bn surprised lo see bow
cheap they are, for lio buys direct from
tbe largest manufactories and don't ol-
low anybody to undersell bint. It don't
mnke much difference bow poor yon are
or bow rich von are, you’ll lind bun and
Levi Tower glad to see you and wait up
on you.
It’ll do your aesthetic sold good to go
over that big bouse and see bow many
nice thing* tbey'ro got in it, and you
can’t go away from there without feolin’
that tbe lowliest home may be made beau
tiful and liie in it s ldcasin'. Besides *11
kinds of farnitnre, you'll find crockery
and cutlery to put on yonr table, wilb a
big stock of silverware, curtain* nud lam
brequins to put up at yonr windows,
natures to adorn your walls, lamps to
ight yonr way, and when you're dead
be'll lend yon to glory In n silver-bandied
burial casket. In other wotds, be'll
make your life beautiful and your death
- satisfaction to your family.
Now, don't forget that I’m talkin’hbont
D. B. Hill, tbe fnrnitme man, whose
store you'll find on Cotton Avenue, in
tbe city of Americus, and if you ever
buy nny furniture, dishes, cutl'ory, cur
tain*, silverware, lamps, or snylhingehe
In his line, without gain* rnd serin’ his
slock first, you'll n'.w; ys feel ns if yon’d
been swindle I. Whenever yon think of
anything beautiful, good nnd cheap, just
bear in mind that Hint means I). 11. Ilill's
stock.
•lowest prices;
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20,000 BILL HEADS.
10,1X10 STATEMENTS.
- 15,000 NOTE HEADS,
g 10,000 LETTEB HEADS. V
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AMERICUS, GA.