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*_Americus Recorder.
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H. 1'. STORE V, Local Editor.
The Artesian.
The artesian well was 37fl feet
deep yesterday morning and every
thing moving along smoothly.
Consolidated.
There having been a consolida
tion of revenue distriots, Capt li.
!•'. Brimberry lias been thrown out
of his position as Deputy Collector,
aud Auiericus is thrown in with the
Albany district. Parties wishing
to make application for license to
sell tobaccoH and liquors will have
to apply to the Deputy Collector
at Albany.
The Fun of a Seine.
Monday morning a crowd of
sportsmen went down to Wells’
pond for a seine, as they had heard
the dam was broke, and thought it
would be a fine chance to catch
fish. It Was all smooth sailing for
the boys until they came to the
seining part. The pond was very
low, and at every step a stump on
would stick out, making it hard
work to manage the seine. Added
to this was the inud aud muck.
John Turpin started in once to
help, aud before he had taken three
steps he was in mud up to his
waist. It became impossible for
him to move, aud the matter looked
serious until the boys got some old
rails and pried him out. The boys
did four or five hours ol the hard
est kind of work, and were reward
ed by catching about twenty live
pounds ol fish, three for each mail.
Added to all this, they were caught
in a very heavy rain, and arrived
home at 8 o’clock, wet, tired, dirty
and without any fish.
Our ArteHinn.
The artesian well seems to have
found a welcome in the hearts of
the city residents, and it is a con
stant source of surprise to see how
many families use it with success,
When a bucket was first, put in the
casing and the water used, no one
thought it even ns good as ordin
ary water. As its use steadily in
creased, its curative powers were
spoken of by many. Now it is pro
nounced good for dyspepsia and
other disorders. There is a pecu
liarity about the water that is very
noticeable. In tbc morning it pre
sents a dull, muddy color, and at
noon and night is as clear as crystal.
Tlie water is a great deal belter
when drank from the well, as it lias
no bad odor. But let it stand a
short time and it is impossible for
sensitive stomachs tostaml It. In
the mornings and evenings the well
is crowded by servants after water.
The council should find some wuy
less laborious to get the water up.
Personal Pariigruplis.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Anslcy re
turn from their visit in Thomas-
ville to day.
Mrs. Nelms, ol Terrell county, is
visiting her daughter, .Mrs. (’. F.
Stanfield.
Mr. I.ec Jones, ol the K in pi re
Store, Macon, came down Saturday
night for a week's visit.
Mr. .1. If. Davison, of Provi
dence, returnd Tuesday from a trip
in the counties above, looking well
and happy.
Mr. T. Wheatley, wife and daugh
ter, left for Savannah Monday.
Mr. Wheatley goes on business for
the Legion of Honor.
Mr. A. C. Bivins, 1’. 8. A. D. S.,
and Mr. Harper Bivins left on
Monday for a Irolie in Athens and
around Tallulah Kails.
We are pleased to learn that Mrs.
Jennie Blown, of Allanla, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. II. T. Byrd,
who has been dangerously ill, is
better and hopes are entertained ol
her recovery.
Mr. John Polhill came down from
Macon Sutuiduy night, and
brought Ids pet bycycle, a superb
Kupcrl, with him. John has a
green spot in his heart for his
Auiericus friends.
Col. Jack Brown, it is said, was
the only Ueorgiun at Chicago work'
ing for Blaine and Logan. The
Washington Post says that “the
administration of President Blaine
will remember and reward the gal
lant Colonel. In honoring Col,
Brown, the country would honor
’ Itself."
Ra IIroad Meeting at Lumpkin
On Thursday of last week a rail
road meeting aud barbecue was held
in Lumpkin in the interest of the
Auiericus, Preston and Lumpkin
Railroad. Several prominent citi
zens, who are especially interested
in Hie railroad, attended tile meet
ing. Prom the Lumpkin Indepen
dent we gather the following par
ticulars of the meeting.
The chairman introduced Col.
S. II. llawkius, President of the
road, who briefly stated the pro
gress that had been made in the
enterprise up to the present time.
He also stated that the contracts
would not lie let out until every
dollar of the subscription was rais
ed, but said that tho very moment
that this was done work would be
begun.
The next speaker was Hon. Du
pont Oucrry, of Americas. lie
spoke of the necessities of the road
and of the unenviable position in
in which we are placed without
railroad facilities. He was author
ized to speak for Smnter county
and said that in one day half of the
subscriptions needed from that
county was raised and that the re
mainder would he spcedly raised.
lion. D. B. Harrell, of Webster,
was next introduced and made a
strong, forcible speech, in which he
brought out some plain truth and
logical conclusions. He said that
no fears need he entertained in re
gard to Webster county; that the
final success of the enterprise now
rested with Stewart county. Judge
Harrell showed clearly that the
road would he a paying investment
and said licit if lie had the money
in his pocket to spare lie would not
want a better paying 20 per cent,
investment than to build the entire
line and not ask a dollar's subscrip
tion. He said that it ejst $2 per
bale to ha.nl cotton to market 20
miles when a farmer used his own
teams and that the carriage ol the
eottou crop of Stewart county for
one season would pay this county’s
share ol subscriptions. In fact, he
would guarantee the road for $30,-
000. He urged the point that it
would pay every land owner in the
county; advancing the prices ol
land within a radius of five or ten
miles of Lumpkin to from 25 to 50
per cent, and to the outer limits of
the county as much as 10 per cent.
We wish every mail in the county
could have heard Judge Harrell's
spcecli ns lie has the welfare of
Steivarl county fully at heart and
and is working zealously lor the
advancement of the interests of
this section.
Hon R. K. Walts made Hie final
speech and showed the great ad-
vantages of transportation, which
lie urged ns the leading idea of all
communities, lie closed by uu
earnest exhortation to the people
of Stewart comity to respond at
once to the necessities of this pro
ject and raisu Hie amount of sub
scription needed to ensure on the
part of this county the success of
the road, lie then called lor sub-
seriptioiis and met witli ready re
sponses from a number of patriotic
citizens in Hie court room. The
subscriptions did not appear to
come fast, however, as a large num
ber of our citizens have already
subscribed liberally.
On motion of Dr. W. A. Oregon',
it was agreed to make an active
canvass of the county during the
next week and report results by
Saturday, July 1 Dili, and that a
committeu of one he selected to go
to each district and co operate with
the local committees already ap
pointed.
Tlie barbecue was not a success,
as tlie rain poured down from II to
3 o’clock and it was impossible to
set tlie tallies.
Tlie independent estimates that
there were about 2,000 people
present.
Tlie latest—Broom Pins.
James Fbu'KF.k A lino.
Surgical Work.
Dr. J. B. Hinkle amputated the
left leg of Mrs. P. D. Ulll last
Tuesday morning. Tlie bone was
cut between the knee and thigh.
For a long time Mrs. Hill has been
suffering from a bone disease \
which finally settled above her |
knee, rendering amputation neces
sary. Yesterday evening she was
resting as welt as could be expect
ed.
iFXaST FOETTIS.
Muckalee is on a great swell.
Tlie Commercial City club will
play in Oglethorpe to-day.
Mrs. I..LB. Hatfield,ofChokee,
died last Monday morning.
Our local weather prophet sjiys
we will have no more rains lor some
time.
To day tlie shooting match comes
oil between Schley county and
Ainericus.
Is there no ordinance against the
firing of guns and pistols within
Hie city limits ? I f not there should
be.
Tlie boys are corresponding with
a view of getting a teacher, and go
ahead with their hand. Oood luck
to them. -
This is the time of year when a
barrel of lime, properly applied,
may save ten times its cost in doc
tor’s bills.
Our butchers have trouble in
procuring fat cattle. Why do not
our farmers pay more attention to
cattle ? There is money in it.
The Ainericus Rangers, tlie col
ored base ball club of this city,
give a festival Urnight to raise
money to pay their expenses to
Perry, where they go to play.
From the sound ol tlie hammer
and trowel, which can be heard in
every part of tlie city, it would
seem that hard timeH could not
stop tho growth of Americas.
The negro hoys of Ainericus are
the happiest in the world. With
nothing to do but amuse them
selves, and uot a care'in the world,
why should they not be happy?
Pepper and salt sprinkled on
watermelon before eating adds to
its taste, aud is said to prevent
anything like the “green corn
dance” afterwards. Salt alone is
very good.
The corn and cotton crops arc
looking fine, although it is ieared
Hint tlie cotton stalks have become
too sappy from tlie rains of tlie
past month to stund tlie hot and
dry weather of August.
Rrooin Pins for the Broom Bri
gade, just received by
James Frickkr A Bro.
Tlie lair ground track will he
fixed up, if permission is given,
and Hie bicycle boys can have a
chance to test their skill und speed.
The prime object of repairing the
track, however, is to train a few
race Horses which have been seut
here.
We know Hint tlie limes arc bard
aud money is hard to get, hut that
should not deter our people from
lending a helping hand to all enter
prises calculated to develop the
trade and increase tlie growtli of
onr city, for it is by such enter
prises that prosperity comes and
times ale made easy.
With the building of the Ameri-
cus, Preston and Lumpkin railroud
Auiericus will enter upon un era of
prosperity which will advance it
in wealth aud population until it
will take a stand among the most
important market cities of Georgia.
Every man Hint has his own und
his city’s interest at heart will sub
scribe to the amount that lie Is
ublc to tills enterprise.
Tlie Arlesians appeared to lie
weary yesterday after their trip to
Dawson and Ainericus the day be
fore. The generous treatment they
met with at tlie hands of the people
of both places was the topic|of con
versation among them all day, and
especially so was this the case when
speaking of the proprietors of the
Allen House, of Dawson, and the
Commercial House, of Ainericus, to
whom they return their sincere
thanks.—Albany News.
A Wult'ltniau Killed.
J. A. Rouse, a watchman em
ployed on tlie Flint river bridge at
Montezuma, was killed by a stick ol
wood which fell from the tender of
the up passenger Sunday morning.
The wood struck him on topofthe
head, and he died a few moments
alter. His body waB brought to
Stewart's crossing, in this county,
Monday, and from there carried to
tlie cemetery aud interred.
To tho f.adles.
I We have just opened ft large iot of La
dies, Misses and Cbildren's Slippers,
evliicki have been received since the fire,
tliat we wish to close out at cost for cash.
If you wish something nice good and
cheap we invito von to call. If
Calvin Carter t Box,
A Valuable Book. I
In tills age of steam and elec-1
tricity, knowledge as well as power, j
to be available, must be condensed.!
The man who would keep up with j
the times uo longer lias tlie time to |
wade through ponderous volumes j
in search of information. Kveu the
cnoly coped las have got to be too i
large for this age of condensation.
When a man wants to know any
thing he wants to know it quick,
and the information must ho fur
nished in a condensed and conven
ient form. “I’eale's Popular Kdu-
cator” comes nearer filling this
want of the age than any work wo
have seen. It is an eucyclopcdiac
library boiled down into a single
volume, it is a history, political,
mythological, anoient and modern,
social and religious; it is a geogra
phy, with fine maps; it is agiam-
mar and rhetoric, with all the forms
for social Intercourse and publio
gatherings; it is law, medicine and
commerce; poetry and physics; a
complete school book; a family li
brary; In short, a book that will i
answer the tbousand-and-one things
you want to know, all at once
or one at a time, on a mo
ment's notice. Dr. A. J. Battle,
President of Moroer University,
says it is “a book for the million,
and ought to lie iu every house
hold.” Judge Underwood, of
of Rome, after owning it one week,
says “outside of the Bible it is the
most valuable book ever publish
ed.” It is strongly endoraod by
Bill Arp, Ex-Gov. Boynton, Rev.
J. R. Winchester, aiid numbers of
others who arc competent to judge.
Our advice is to look over the hook
carefully when tlie canvasser calls
upon you, and then buy it.
THE "LANGTRY"
HOOP SKIRT WITH BUSTLE
COMBINATION.
There lias never been anything in Siyi.k,
Ease anil durability, tliat Rave the gen
eral satisfaction to the wearer that the
“Langtry Skirt" ilocs. Ask any lady
who has ever worn one, and alio will tell
yon that she will woar no oilier- only
$1.25. Second lot just received.
JOHN It. SHAW.
N. B.—Call and seo tbc "Perfection"
Bustle. • Tho lightest, most comfortable
and durable Bustle in the world—75c to
$1,110. Also the celebrated "Duplex,"
"Bun-Ton” and "Dr. Strong's" Corsets.
JOHN It. SHAW.
Tlie IteasoiL
Why, I. W. Harper’s ;Nelson County
Whiskey is] preferred above all other
Brands is because it is tho most regular
and most perfeet Product, incontestably
ever made. A long ciporieoco iu tlie
manufacture of the Harper, tlie largo
capital of the Distiller which enables him
to hold his Whiskey antilit baa fully ma
tured, together with tho fact tliat the
Whiskey is bonght by and shipped me to
direct front the Distillery nccnuntH for
the unvarying satisfaction it has given
those best edneated to a Hue Whiskey.
J. IsltAi'.iN, Sole Agent,
apr12 (!m Amedeos, Os.
■Lady.
We are now ready for businest and ex-
tend an invitation to everybody who arc
needing or ever expect to need any boots,
shoes anil lmts. Wearo now located in
Mess. Council & Williford's warehouse
entrance and intend closing out our on-
tire stock in a very short time and remem
her that tho CASH will bring yon bar
gains. Calvin Caiitrk A Son.
;oiiii1sr or Malls.
Going west anil south close at 12 m.
Going east anil north close at 3 p. m.
Night mail north close at 0:30 p. m.
For Bilena Vista 12 ui.
Lumpkin 12 m.
W. A. Bi.ace, P. M.
LOCAL HCIIKDUI.K.
On sail tiler suu’lsy, Juni sin, Osins wil
ran si follow,:'
Dsv piooMiKlr down Arrives dally, ISIS p in.
*' •• un " " *:X'i p ill.
Klelil " Iu Albany, •' loins p in.
" •• fiom Alismy, “ SnfXaui,
liny firlptit down .laity exi-epl Snaday, V:49pin.
Monday, a in'.
NEW YORK ST01E.
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Ninka
U>TT WAKKKN, Agent.
J.
New Advertisements
DRIED FRUIT
WANTED!
In addition to niy former arrangements
to buy And ship Dried Fruit, I lmvo tor
the coming season the advantage to
the commissions usually paid to New
York houses for Imndling them. I will
leave for New York on or about the 1st of
August and remain there daring the Dried
Fruit season. Bring in your Fruit early
And I promise yon, in addition to paying
full value for your Fruit, to allow you
also a part of the saving of the comm is*
sious. Respectfully,
S. M. COHEN,
Foot of Cotton Avenue.
julylStf
i
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Semi-Annual
ENTIRE STOCK
ini
IKIIITS SlillRS, BITS.
CARPETS !
LADIES AND GENTS
X3to a , into.
WE MAKE IT A;HIILK NEV
ER TO CARRY OVER ANY
STOCK FROM SEASON TO
SEASON, AND OFFER YOU
ANY ARTICLE IN ANY DE
PARTMENT AT ACTUAL
THIS IS N* IDLE TALK HUT
SIMPLE FACTS, COME AND
PRICE OUR GOODS. AND
IF WE DON'T OFFER YOU
THE SAME GOODS FOR I.ESS
MDNEY THAN YOU ('AN
BUY THEM ELSEWHERE,
YOU ARE UNDER NO Oil-
LIGATIONS WHATEVER TO
BUY. BUT ON THE OTHER
HAND SHOULD YOU FIND
THEM CHEAP ENOUGH,
AND CAN USE THEM, WHY
NOT BUY 1 WE MEAN
“Strictly Business.”
OUR STOCK IS ALI. NEW
AND FRESH—ALI, THIS
SEASON PURCHASES-ANI)
IF YOU WISH TO
Save 25 Per Gent!
now is the Accepted
TIME. NEVER IN THE
HISTORY OF AMEHICL'S
WERE SUCH BARGAINS OF
FERED AS YOU WILL FIND
NOW ON EXHIBITION AT
THE MAMMOTH DRY GOODS
and clothing palace
OF
J. WAXELBAUM & CO.
Proprietors New York Si "re.
Country merchants anti large
planters will find this a splen
did opportunity to huy goods
and realize a handsome profit
J. W. & Co.
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-HAVK 1UDK-
lln Like lias Seldom been Seen in
tlie City of Aiuerieus!
IMMENSE STOCK
STWlllll Kill PMCl
MY dittS!
A VAST CONCATENATION OF THE
USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL!
It would require a small volume to
catalogue every attraction, but mark the
principal features. Prices guaranteed to
suit ull from the miser to the millionaire.
These goods were made to sell, were
bonght to sell and have got to fell.
OIJK STOCK OF
ALCES AND EMBROIDERIES
is iiniuuo and elegant, embracing all the
iuU’Ht and chastest designs:
Hamburg Edgeing and Insertion and
All Overs to match, in endless variety aud
prices, from 2£c to $4.00 per yard.
Spauiah, Oriontsl, Encuriul, Pompadour
aud Irish Point Lnce, at matchless prloes.
For Yokes and Sleeves we have Black
Spanish All Ovors, All Over Lace goods,
Tucking and Pnffing.
India anti Irish Linen, Lawns,
Embroidered Dress Patterns,
Nainsook. Swiss Muslin,
French Mull. Oerman Lace,
Chocks, Italian Tmce Pique.
Russian Cambric, etc., etc
We ask an examination of onr large
assortment of Nottingham Lace Curtains
in pairs—3$ yards long.
A beautiful and solect line of Cham*
bravs, Seersuckers, Figured Lawns and
Mulls. Including onr 40 inch Victoria
Lawn at IGo.
These goods are selling very rapidly
and although wo aro constantly ordering
more, we fear wo cannot at all times sup
ply the domand.
Turkey Red, BLaohed and Cream Dam
ask—^Choioo and Cheap.
Large line of Iiedsproads and Quills.
Onr Extra Large white 75o Conntetpane
“Beats the World.”
Towels, Crashes, Napkins and Doyliea
in sufficient quantity to keep bands
cleun for a generation.
Lilian Lip Rubes and Tnble Covers to
suit all.
HOSIERY!
Long and Short, Fine and Common,
White, Blaok, Ringed, Streaked
and Speckled.
No one has ever examined these goods
aud failed to get suited in Quality and
Price. Come to C ns—wo will treat you
right.
JOHNUM,
THE
Clothier, Hatter,
Shirter, Shoer,
—AND-
Dry Goods Dealer,
FORSYTH STREET,
Americus,
"For tk.tllte Mm Ini* Itc
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