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VOL. V.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1884.
NO. 95.
Americus Recorder.
PUBLISH KD MY
W. Zj. G-IjE99NER.
office osTcoitox avenue,
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Tri-Weekly One Year. • 11.00.
Weekly One Year, - - 2.00.
Sunday Issue One Y'eau, - 1.50.
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LAWXEHS.
“ Xi. S. CARTER,
AT TO It -V E y A T /- -I If,
Americus, Sumter County.
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Prompt .tt.ntljn clron tonil'.otlnM.Htro.Oil.
Collection. » .pc'laity end pntn.pl ■]}}•'"
gnarantcl. - ‘ 'X
' C. R. McCRORY,
Attomov a-t Law,
ELLAVILLE. Ga . j
TKRMP—All elalina from -*3<i or nn<l« r, fS;
frum #30 to 600, tell !»T relit.: over fnH). -even
ter cent. So chargee uuleas eol!oiJiini* are unnlc.
April 6 tf
JJOCTOltS.
Dr. 0. B. RAINES,
SITRUEO.V AA’O PIll'SItU.Y.
Ofter-hia I rotfus'onal service-, with a* experi
ence o( 20 venrs to the pem>te «f AmerlfU- Mid
vicinity. Office nt Dr. KUli l lge a Drug «u*-e. lies-
Idence at earn*r of Jackwm &:•<! Church Hi1 e .
Cull- will receive prompt alteutlnn. >aii*.t. 1
Dr. D. P. HOLLOWAY,
DENTIST,
1 HROXWOOI). | CHRISTM AS IN THEI8U1 DISTRICT.
Wo have just thrown aside the | Mr. Kbitohj—l thought I might
| first copy of “Georgia's Big Daily" b <= pardoned for trespassing upon
STOCK FARMING FOR SOUTHIV EST !
GEORGIA.
CONCORD’S CHRISTMAS.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
AMERICUS, GA.
Work equal to the l*e»t. Cash ... — |
he lowest. Try him ami be convinced. Qmcc
over Davanport 6c Son's drug store. nprJUtf
W. F. BTTB.T,
DESNTIST,
AMEHICUS, GA.
f I solicit the nntronape, at rcosomiliie prh
•II otali or fooa paying pain
me. trill Disuse n * - *»-
and shall expect
•ep2l.ml
Tlio-t
member that 1 need the
. ay mint |>i the next 80 d:
Hespcctfally, W. 1*. II
MIS CELL AXE O VS.
J. E. CRAWFORD,
Contractor and Builder
AMERICUS, GA.
Work entreated to me will he done with neat*
ne-s and dispatch. Satisfaction guarantee C For
references anjly to C. Al. Wheatley, Amerleua.
XoiPtf
W. B. OLIVER,
Kmsvth Street. I’d atatni over
Geo. Staplaion’s Store.
DRAPER! TAILOR
AMERICUS, GEORGIA.
IIliving received the Isles! fssliions
from London nnd Furls, I am prepared
lo make clothing to order in the latest
style and best workmanship.
TIIE
PMIX M HER ASHES.
TP. rttlp.l Ilnl.hM, mo.-l pleaianl WMlfni MS
•lraiial BOOTS AND SHOES insilt;. TV
ben repairing done in the moat au'-unimi ami
artUtio style, ami all on muonablu terms. Iterors
to every gentleman in America*, tall on me a
at my new shop In front of Col. S. A. Smith a ol
floe, yn Jackson BtTcet. Americus, Oa.
floe, >n ANDREW DUDLEY.
1109 th mi CilKAUDSY^HIL^P^.
A NEW TREATMENT
For Causamptlon, Asthma, Brouchl-
tue, Dyspepsia, Catarrh, Headache,
Deblllly. Rheumatism, Neuralgia, nud
all chronic nnd Nervous Disorders.
A CARD,
! W'e. the und< rslgne'», lnving received gr. at and
i permanent ii'iieflt from the use «.r“t'UMl*OlTXD
! OXYGEN.” prepared and administered by Dr«.
! 8TAKKKY.V 1WLKN, oj Philadelphia, and be-
i in* rathrtwi that it i< a new discovery In medi.-al
science, and a’l that is claimed fur if, consider It a
| duty which we owe to the many thousands who
1 aie sintering from chronic and so-called “iucurn-
; I !e" diseases to do all tint we can to make it. vir
tues known and to Inspire the public with couth
! deuce.
! We hove personal know led* of Dbs.STAK-
KKY 6c l’Al.KN. They are educated, Inielligent,
I and con-el. ntlou* | hyaiclans who will not, we ate
! sure, make any statement whhh they do not know
or believe to he tru-, nor publish any testlmo-
itils or reports of eases which are m t genuine.
Wi! 1». KKI.I.hY,
Member of Cot gr*: a Irom Philadelphia.
T. 8. ARTIlim,
Editor and Publisher “Arthur’s llouu
Magazine,” Pliiludelphia.
V. L. CONItAI’,
Editor “l.utlie
PW«;
Ohsei
l’hlladel-
l'hi sdelphia, I’a., June 1, 18KJ.
oral Inquiry in regard to
ersoiial s anding, and to
o in our statementiandlu
nlals and reports of
i ur “Treatise on Compound Oxygen,” contain
Inga hlstorv o| and mode of action ol this remark
able curative agent, and a large record of surpris
ing cure* in Ihmsu piion. Catarruh, Neuralgia
Bronchitis Am linn, • te„ a id a wide runge o|
chronic diseases, will be sent fr« e.
Address Dra. STARKEY 6s, PAhEN,
llOtt nud 1111 (Jlrnrd Street,
Nov.21tf Phlndelphla., Pa.
FOR A BUSINESS EDUCATION
Dawson Commercial College,
, DKPAUTMKXT OK TIIK
Nell FloRett,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER,
TALBOTTON, - - - - GEORGIA
Will do Plaatering, Brickwork an l llouaework
Calcomino a specialty. Repairing done. Orders
promptly attended to.
EASON HOUSE,
S. E. EASON, Proprietor,
No. 40 Plum Street, Near lienot,
MACON, GA.
n # .va v .rU*y.,lM. nmg. M«. .r ]
JamU I
SOUTH GEORGIA
MILE and FEMALE MLW
Mr A. McSl’I.TY, : : . ; President.
B. C ADAMS, Principal of Departinant.
The most practical, thorough and Complete
buainc’S training ach*»ol in iho 8outh. Also, the
OHEAPKST UATK-S. Ih-ik-Ueeping a» apjilled
to everv branch of huslnesa. Cooimen tal Law.
Comirercinl Arithmetic, t’oinraer^a! Correspond,
encc, Business Penmaokhtp, Political Economy,
Orthography, Ehicutluii. Pilnelplea and l’rac Ice of
Bust nets.
^-11..* only plme South white voting ladle*
are givt n a thorough busim s* education.
Beautiful Diplomas awarded to gradnati a.
For further information and catalogue Mldresa
out ,9tf It. C ADAMS, Dawson, Ga.
AMERICUS HIGH SCHOOL
months. Our school roo o, the “Bylander Aeade*
■ my,” ia »ituate.l in the Souiiwastern part of
1 A meric u«, a healtliv und pleasmt porti-
j city, U
ed f..i
uiafortable huildiug, and l» lo-lug
'tdenc
urn be
of pupil-.
DAWBON, GA.
pera e
Ut»trd MUd tghlw for kpholoatlo year, bojj, jg go
Piano, Organ or Guitar, “ ! foot*
Use of In.tmment, 10 00
Daily lesa*»na in I'oirann-htp/ f» 00
Co utnercial CY.urse, WOO
Fancy and ornameiwol work per month,
and moral Improvement tn every one ofoar pupils.
Our motto It: Duett non Xoctf. Send for catalogue.
M. A. MeNULTY,
lMwaril J. Ml'ler. O, Horace McCall.
Monumental Marble Works,
MILLEB ii McUALL, I’roiirlctora,
SimtUwcat Comer of Ike Public Square,
AMERICUS, GA.
Monuments, Tombs, Etc., Etc.
of the beat Italian and American Maik'e
Iron Hotting to
_ iruntee rapid Im
provement to every pupil w ho attends our school
regularly. Tim st dent a of this school will he re-
TUITIONI
Primary I)epirtinen», per month
Interra' dlate Dep rtment, 8.00.
Arademic Deportment,., •J.vO*
Book Keeping, ............
Daily leMoua In Ponmaiuhip without extra
charge. fu!t!p:> due at lit® end ol each month,
dt e28tf A J. CL A UK. Prlnclf al.
RATES OF TUITION
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Will I K SCHOOLS.
Primaly and Intermediate, per month, |1.60
Grammar Hih'-tl, '* “
High School, M “ 8 00
COLOR KD SCHOOLS.
Primary, per month, IJ’JW
Intermediate, ” L^'
Grammar. ••
tiov28ml
DAVIS <Sc WELLS
Have opened on the East Side of the Public
Square, a
Meat Market
where all kinds ol Fresh Beef. Mutton, Pork an
Sausages enn >*« bought of the b»-t quality and u
the lowe>t price# for cash n»v4tf
j for the “new year,’’ after reading
; ore.- its ' Political Reckonings,’’
! “Washington Gossip,’’ and its
i brief editorial upon the “old year
i and its disasters,” to write you the
events of the day from a stand
point—if not so situated to hear
from the “States around" or give
you the news from the “Old World”
—that will interest you in the
workings of a determined people to
build up a center for as fair a sec
tion of country as Georgia can
boast, la the past we have called
your attention to an element that
is the life and success of all corpor
ations and municipalities—unity
of sentiment and unity of aelion.
Let there be no lack of this piinci-
| pie in our midst and your efforts
I will be crowned with success, lie-
i member that any aid extended the
| cause of education is an investment
that you owe to yourself as a peo
ple and to those who arc to follow
us. The past belongs In God, the
present is ours to improve, and the
future is the field of the untutored
young lo whom we owe every en
ergy, every thought and care. It
behooves us to look after the care
ful i election of city fathers for an
other year. We want good men
with the interest of our little city
well distilled as a principal to man
age its finances and executive de
partments with judicious economy.
We have bltt to work and the im-
provements we now boast of as an
effort of a few years will far sur
pass the expectations of some who
in all tilings see nothing until it
becomes a “stumbling block” in
their narrow path of life.
As an evidence of the feeling in
our midst, witness the rental of
real estate and the sale of personal
property a few days ago at the ad
ministrator's sale of the U. C.
Martin estate. Note the moving in
of new business men and not an un
occupied bouse in the place, store
or dwelling. See such men as Geo.
Chapman identifying bis interests
with us and forming a nucleus
around which will center the same
energy and management that has
won for himself and boys the repu
tation of being the beHt farmers
among us. Mr. Schwab is *o take
cliargo of bis blacksmith shop,
while Mr. Holt will be found in Iho
wood shop. This is an enterprise
much needed at Bronwood and
brings us in connection with a peo
ple much needed in any communi
ty. Success to you, gentlemen, iu
your new enterprise.
Mr. G. P. Simpson occupies the
II. C. Martin store house. I)r. Sta
pleton moves into the house made
vacant by Mr. Simpson, and will
refit it and furnish it with a stock
of drugs, with Mr. John Clarke as
prescription clerk. Mr. S. W._I)cn-
ton is soon lo build a business
house on Johnson street. Mr. Wig-
gin's dwelling on the same street
is nearing completion.
Mrs. Ruben Geise, in company
with her d uighters, Mrs. Ray, of
Atlanta, Mrs. Hosier, Mrs. J. D.
Geise and Miss Rusbie Geise, of
Bronwood, in charge of the courte
ous and handsome Mr. Ray of At
lanta leaves Ibis week for Florida,
where they will spend the winter
at “Uelse's Grove” on the St.
John's.
The Misses Batts, of Smithvilie,
spent the holidays with us.
Miss A. R. Smith, of Americus,
spent one day with her many friends
• at Bronwood and with her was
i Master Willis Hawkins, who staid
| and enjoyed the week through.
I Mr. George Price, of Macon,
j stopped over one day this week for
I a hunt and didn't fail to bring the
same smile and cheerful face his is
, so want to wear.
I Mr. Ed. Simpson has returned
| from. Florida and can be found he-
| hind the counter at bis brother’s,
! G. P. Simpson.
I Mr. John Killen left his mill
I during the holidays to visit his old
I home and we trust John enjoyed
the trip and respite
your space sufficiently to briefly
state a few of the items of news
happening in our part of the county,
which you are at liberty to publish
if you think they are of sufficient
importance.
One little negro on the place of
Dr. D. Bagiey was made drunk by
some jolly colored men to have a
little Christmas fun, the effect of
said drunk being to send said little
negro to join the “angel band.”
Another jolly colored brother,
obock full of Christmas, shot
auother, got married, and shot still
another, all in the short space of
two day8. How’s that for jolly ?
The occasion, however, of most
interest and importance was a game
of base ball between twenty ol the
“Sand Hill Club” which was play
ed on Thursday, the 21th of Decem
ber, near the residences of James
lloacb and James Murry. D. A.
Small was captain of the first ten,
and E. R. Wallace was captain of
the other, the winning side being
entitled to crown the “Queen of
Lore and Beauty.” The following
are the scores:
Euitobs Recorder:—At the C ar-1 iwsovbmext notes and news items
nest solicitation of your Solicitor,
?i $ !
D. A. Small...: T
J. E. Joiner...! 6
Cull Hargrove 1 8
Ely norne ...' 4
H. Statbatn...! T
Jim Murray .. «
JT. Hargrovel 5
D. Murray....! 5
Cooper Doater fl
John C' »Ilier..i 4
4 | John Asikltia.. C ”3
4 8 K. Adkins..: 4 ! 2
2 i Bob Brown...I it . 8
4 i C. 8. 8. Horne | 7 1
2 1 BUI Colllni.. ; 5 |2
2 1 Ji-aacBurnhatn; & , 8
2 ; Durham Lowir 5 j i
3 ' Cullic llorne.. 6 t I
.61 ,27 Total* M |22
Captain Wallace beat two rounds
and had one inning to play. The
game was interesting and well play
ed, and each side did it’s best. The
playing commenced about eleven
o’clook and at two o'clock the
game was suspended for dinner,
which was bountiful. Then the
playing was resumed, continuing
until nearly ~ sunset. Amid the
shouts and huzzas of the victors
the crowd dispersed to their homes
to eat a hearty supper and then re
paired to the residence of C. S. S.
Horne where Prof. Burk's colored
band furnished music for tripping
the “light fantastic toe." Aboat
10 o’clock, Capt. Wallace having
made up bis mind, (and that was
not an easy thing to do among so
much beauty) the coronation took
place. Leading Miss Zulicka Scott
to a seat in tbe center of the room
UR boldly advanced with crown in
band and said:
“Iu presenting this to you, re
member, Miss Zulieka, that tbe
brightest gem that glitters in the
•coronet it thy purity of heart and
goodneBS of soul."
Leading Miss Scott to the head
of the room, ail took position in
cotillion. Prof. Burke struck up
something lively and everything
went merry as a marriage hell. Miss
Zulicka woro the crown very be
comingly, and when there was so
much beauty, it was a compliment
of which site may well feel proud.
About 2 A. M. tbe crowd dispersed
to seek the embrace of Morpheus.
I forgot to cay that yeur humble
correspondent, being high private
in the rear rank of Captain Wal-
lace’s squad, feeling himself enti
tled to some privileges in the cere-
mony, turned to Mrs. Bet, and
placing his old hat (which had no
crown) on her head, said as solemn
ly as he could: “Vanity of vani
ties, all is vanity saitb the preach
er,” at which Mrs. B., feeling' her
self greatly complimented, leaned
her head proudly back and replied
in her sweetest tones, “I should
smile,” V U. Bet.
Don’t Spill the Milk,
"There is no use cryiDR over spilled
milk," says Iho old saw. If you are not
only bald, but have no life in the roots of
your hair, there is no use crying over
that, cither. Take both time and your
self by tbe forelock while there is a fore-
lock left. Apply Parker's Hair Balsam to
yonr hair before matters get worse. It
will arrest the fslling oil of your hair and
restore its original color, gloss and soft
ness. It is a perfect dressing withal,
clean, richly perfumed, cools and heals
the scalp. jan'I-lin
tbe writer will attempt to write up
the above subject. At the risk of
first, its going to the wastebasket,
second, being called a fool by some
few of yonr renders. Every think
ing man in Southwest Georgia will
admit that there ought to bo a
change in farming here, and every
thinking man will admit that there
ought to be more stock raised here.
Now the question is, how me we
going to make the change? More
stock with us means more feed for
stock and more pastures, and more
feed and pastures for stock means
less acres in cotton. But how arc
we to turn our old crony cotton,
aloose at all? Permit the writer
to make a few suggestions. In
Southwest Georgia thcrcare a great
many large farms and the most ol
these farms have branches nnd
creeks running through them. In
the swamps of the brandies and
creeks there is a natural range for
cattle and hogs. Let 11s draw a
picture. Say we take a ten mule
farm with five or six hundred acres
ol open land. Say there Is a thou
sand acres of land belonging to the
place. Now draw a picture of the
average condition of such a farm
and the financial condition of the
farmer, and you will very likely
find that each of them arc bad.
Now wo must admit that this state
of things is owing to trying to pro
duce big crops of cotton with loos-
ly managed labor. Say the above
farmer has ten tolerably fair mules,
and corn and fodder enough to iced
the ten mules. Let bim pick out
four of bis best mules and planta
tion tools enough to run four plows.
Then let him drum up a big sale
and sell his six mules and surplus
corn and fodder and plantation
tools, and with the money lie gets
from his sale let him pay his debts
and fence his plantation for stock
farming. Then let him bow n large
field in oats; set a large field in
burmtula and other grasses; plant a
large patch ol potatoes and a few
patches of cotton to make cotton
seed for his milk cows, and then
he is partly ready for stock farm
ing. Moss Creek.
December 21th, 1883.
TIDIXUS FROM MOULTRIE.
Moultrie, Ga., Deo. 31st, ’83.
Moultrie is growing. Moultrie
is on a boom and booming, and
right here let me invite you to stick
a pin. Moultrie Is going to be a
market for the products of Colqnltt
county, and don’t you forget it,
railroad or no railroad. Rents are
cheap in Moultrie, and we are
going to sell our farmer triends
supplies at hard-pan prices, and
give them liberal prices for tbeir
produce and thereby establish a
home market.
*To my many old friends in Tlf-
ton, who will read these few lines,
I tender the aoupliments of the
season. May they enjoy the Record
er, anil rest-well of nights.
Did you ever try bachelor life Mr.
Editor? Avaunt, ye hypocrites,
who sigh for the halcyon days of
single oussedness. Ye know not
what ye wish for 1
Mr. A. D. Patterson was robbed
ol a side of bacon Wednesday night.
This the second robbery that has
been committed in our little town.
Something must be done, boys.
Fish wagons are numerous. The
mullet catch has been unusually
good, they, say.. o l. X
Turpentine Is getting vlesc to
Moultrie.
The pro-rata of the public school
fund will amount to nearly five
cents in Colquitt, so says Judge
Gay, tbe efficient superintendent.
Prohibition stands a slimebance
iu our county at present. M. M- F.
If you aro Buffering Iroai a Reuse of ti-
trtmt treiirintu. try one bottle of Aycr’n
Hampaiilla. It will cost you but one
dollar, and will do you incalculable good.
It will do away with tbat tired feeling,
and give you new life and energy.
Christmas has come and gone
and now there is a calm after tbe
storm. We bid adieu to the old
year with all of its losses and cros
ses, joys and sorrows and with
bright hopes and fresh courage we
step on the threshold of the new.
May it be productive of better re-
suits than the last. Our farmers
arc busily engaged in sowing their
small grain at present, it being so
dry before Christmas that they
couldn't prepair this important
work. The indications are at pre
sent that there will not be as large
an area sown in Bmall grain as there
has been for the last two years.
Eveiybody is expecting ti e ton of
guano at tbe consumation of your
drawing, and have been making
strenuous but as yet futile efforts
to secure n plentiful supply of hands
to distribute it. There are plenty
of hands in the country, but they
are partial to job work. They caa’i.
brook tbe idea of313 days continual
labor; they can’t learn to labor and
to wait. The gentleman who was
so sure of getting the ton of guano
at your last drawing that he carri
ed his wagon down, informs me
that he has decided to remain at
home contentedly next time and
let fate do her worst or best.
Signs of improvements are still
viaible. Messrs. James Cook and
ScottHagerson have nearly complet
ed tiicir residences, they are minus
tbe finishing stroke yet, when that
is given they will add considerably
to the beauty and attractions of
old Concord, which is fast shaping
itself into a village on one side.
The Concord school I believe is
without u teacher. Who'll teach it?
Don’t all speak at once. Perhaps
one of the Trustees would take it,
if aolicited.
The young folks have been hav
ing a jolly time dear bunting,
wagon rid'ng, etc. Wo had a “big"
ball at Mr. Calvin May’s lact Wed
nesday night. It was rather a
musicless ball, but as we all knew
our step we managed to keep it
rolling. Tbe ball was given in
honor of Miss Stella Lowe, of Box
Springs, who is tbe guest of Mrs.
May. Miss Nannie Pope of the
same place is also on a visit to Miss
Ada Masbburn. Ol oourse wo boys
arc all kneeling to the Pope and
stooping Lowe to conquer. W.
ETCHINGS FROM ENTERPRISE
Enterprise Ga., Jan. 1 1881.
Adams Station collapsed with
1883. She bloweil, blasted and
bn9ted all in one year. The Piver
Bros, have departed to the land
of flowers, and Mr. E. A. Booker
returns to his farm four miles from
here.
Dr. T. J. I. Patillo has leased
Capt. R. E. Park’s plantation for
the term of five years. He and his
sisters, Mrs. Blanchard and Mrs.
Peede, will reside at the Station in
the house formerly occupied by Mr.
E. A. Booker. Mr. Peede takes
charge of the depot and postolHce.
Mr. M. J. Powell superintends at
the quarter. We heartily welcome
them into our community. The
Dr. is a brother-in-law to the
Messrs. Forresters, of this county.
Capt. Park has painted up his
main dwelling and out houses
around the Station, which adds
much lo the looks of tho place. The
work was executed by Mr. J. U.
Beatty, late from tho State ol New
York.
Adams Station is a very healthy
place and I cannot see why its in
habitants do not number five times
wbat it does at present. Land is
very cheap-
Fine rain last night. Now for
plowing in oat*.
Capt. F. M. Heath and Mr*.
Blanch Yeoman were married to
day. All of Lee county.
JL J.