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Americus Recorder.
W. 1.. OUMMIR, Editor.
uncial Organ or Webster L'onutj.
SUNDAY. AU42U8T «!«, 1984.
JI'IWR CRIMP’S APPOINTMENTS.
Charles F. Crisp, Democratic nominee
for 49th Congress from the 3d Congres
sional District, will address such of his
lellow-citi/.cn as may rfbine out to hear
him (all are invited) at the following
times and places:
Vienna, Tuesday Hept. 9.
Montezuma, Thursday Sept. II.
Oglethorpe, Friday Sept. 12.
Gllaville Tuesday Sept. 23.
Ilawkinsville, Thursday Sept. 25.
Abbeville .Saturday Sept. 27.
frwinrille, Tuesday Sept. 30.
Douglas Thursday Oct. 2.
Preston. Tuesday Oct. 7,
Marsbaltville, Wednesday Oct. 8.
Parry, Friday Oct. 10.
Fort Valley, Saturday Oct. 11.
Americus,* Wednesday Oct. 16.
Leesburg Saturday Oct. 18.
Kastman, Monday Oct.
\T.dA U'.iln.aitaV Ortl
McBae,
Dublin
Mt. Vernon
Lnmpkin,
Wednesday Oct. 42.
Saturday Oct. 21.
.Tnceiley Oct. 2S.
,.. Friday Oct. 21.
"Backward, turn backward, 0
Time, In your flight." The Savan
nah Daily Times announces that on
the .list nil. its annual trade issue
will be published.
“Col. Sid l.ewis, who lat ./ re
signed liis editorial position on the
Macon Telegraph anil Messenger,
is making arrangements to start a
morning daily in Macon, it will
he straight-out Democratic.
- It has been claimed by the Re
publicans that the Irishmen in
America were in favor of Mr.
Blaine on account of his aggressive
American policy. Thursday night
pt last week one of the Inrgesl
meetings ever held in Xcw York
city was organised by Irishmen,
and Cleveland and Hendricks were
endorsed.
SOCTHERN^IKEII.
We arc glad to see that some
parties in Macon arc organising a
company for tlio purpose of raising
and selling soedi. There is no
good reason why the people of the
South should every year send a
large amount dt money North for
tlie purchase of seeds, and thcro
are several very good reasons why
they should not. In the llrst place
it should lie their policy to keep
their money as near home as possi
ble, and in the second place we be
lieve that seeds raised in this sec
tion are more sure to grow and
will produce better plants, for the
reason that they are acclimated.
It is true that many of the seeds
sold by Northern houses are raised
in tlie South, but alter passing
through n number of hands they
are liable to become mixed, liven
if they were kept puro, there can
lie no economy In shipping the
iced north to be shipped back
South in a few months, our people
paying the Ireight both ways. As
an evidenee or the extent of this
business, we mention the fact that
Col. John 1’. Fort, of Mucon, a
few days ago shipped to a I’liilio
dolphin firm 437 bushels of water
melon seed.
The fact is, our farmers are loo
careless ami extravagant in tlie
matter of buying seed. Tlie idea
of a Southern farmer paying from
|t to $2 per pound for watermelon
seed to plant, when by a little fore,
thought lie could save all the seed
lie wauted at no expense. Some
of our tarmers will carelessly feed
out every grain of oats during the
summer and then pay #2 per bushel
for seed oats in tlie tall. It is the
saving of money that makes a peo
ple rich, not the making of it, and
our farmers will hove to learn this
lesson before they can lieeouc fully
independent.
wants’ to know .
A LETTER FROM AN OLD FRIEND. ; We have a wide awake church,and
Shelby, N. C^Aug. 28, 1884. ,leroted P e0 P le ; b The - v
law , 1 ,|„ „.»»4..a.., «nrl know
Editor "Recorder”—The arriv-! crow ^ l *ie oanctuary, and
at of the Weekly Recorder every “» ke » “““ fefcl 8 00(J -
Saturday evening, proves quite a i °“ r Sch ° o1 “> the bc8t ’ ,n BOme TC '
treattons. It is like u long letter | ever 6aff -
, , ! This is a tine farming region,
from a good correspondent, and 1 * °
. , , i Twenty vears ago I om told that
each member of onr little house- - • , u fc _, u
hold
CHARITY BRUINS AT HOME.
No. 19.303.
Eugene Qaudin, warehouseman
for Messrs. B. Onorato A Co. for
somo time, is a good and trusty
worker. He was comparatively
happy at his home, No. 231 St.
TOOLE, McGARRAH & TONDEE,
Mouse ani Commission Merciiants.
R E
nnd ndjotcing coontlM/or lliolr very lii, P , !U |
me in tlie Oituro. we t:ike itlettsurc in
is always anxious to read what j no cotton was raised here, but it j j-eter street, and In his walks he
J - is here now. The seasons are not passed a place in which the tickets
so loug here, as they arc in 8. W. I of The Louisiana State Lottery
Georgia, hut commercial fertilizers I Company are displayed. He had
8 ’ . .. • . • I purchased tickets in partnership
arc used and the pemt is hastened j wil[l j 1|s f e ii 0 w-workers. During
to maturity. But this is a grain ; August he saw displayed one
ICllaville, Ga., Aug. 30,1884,
Kditoh Rkcoriiek—Can you or
any one from Sumter county an
swer how Schley county is to vote
for .1. X. Hudson—he not being the
choice of Schley, or even receive
a single vote front Schley in the I know that quite a number of girls
convention. Arc we bound by that j from Southwest Georgia attend
that convention? I think not. Ac- ! tbit institution. I know of no bet-
cording to the rotation system as I ter school every thing considered,
heretofore all the county had to | l’alcmon J. King, from North-
do wns to present a good Democrat. I Georgia, Is the head of the high
it tells of the place and the people
wo so well remember. Since the
paper began to come to us here, it
has brought us information of many nrc
changes at Americus. Some of
them have been very -ud, others
have been glad. Our hearts have
not been untouched, and we have
rejoiced with those who have re
joiced, and have wept as we read
o( the sail work of death in homes
once so bright and cheerful. We
have been astonished, too, that our
former home should have suffered
so severely by Are. I used to think
that Americus was well nigh fire
proof, but it seems tbat even Its
splendid facilities for extinguish,
ing the devouring clement have
not linen adrquate. We were par-
ticularly surprised and saddened
when we learned that the Baptist
church and parsonage had fallen
victims to the flames. It was a
beautiful church,and I can testify to
the charm of the parsonage as a
place of residence. I am sorry
that it has met with such a fate;
hut 1 nm glad to learn that there
is a determination on tue part of
my old flock to rebuild, and 1
heartily hope tlial the "glory of
the latter house shall be greater
tlrnn of the former.”
Shelby, our home since wc left
Americus, is oue of tlie most pleas
ant little towns in Western North
Carolina. It is the Western termi
nus of the Carolina Central Road,
which extends to Wilmingtou, and
is the trading point of one of the
best sections of the state.
We are in full view of the moun
tains snd enjoy a climate unsur
passed. The place Is built up after
the plan of Americus, the Court
House occupying the center of a
large square, and the business
houses fronting it ou four sides.
The towns of North Carolina aro
noted for their architectural ta9te,
and Shelby is no exception to the
rule Its business houses and resi
dences would do credit to cities far
more pretentious, some of tbu lat
ter are magnificent. We have
three good hotels, but they aro in
adequate to the demands ot visi
tors. It is not necessary to bore
artesian wells here, as the most de
lightful and healthful waters
abound, and are to lie Imd by dip
ping them up. Splendid chalyb
eate springs ore here in tlie town
and there arc a number of flue sul
phur springs near us. Cleveland
White Sulphur, the most promi
nent, are |ust two miles from town
and are very popular. This entire
region is very attractive, and dur
ing the summer there are many
visitors.
Shelby Is a prohibition town, no
whiskey being sold here, and our
entire police force is composed of
just one man. Wo also enjoy the
advantages of the stock law, and
neither In the town nor in the coun
try arc any stock ever scon at large.
Farmers come to town in their
wagons, but they do not sutler from
the depredations ot the "town
cow,” an Individual so well known
in Americus, ia unknown here. The
school children walk the streets, in
ported safety.
Shelby being at the terminus of
the R. R. is a good business point.
There arc two planing mills and
variety - works here. Two iron
founderies, and one enterprising
tobacco factory, besides other en
terprises. We have line schools.
Tho Shelby Female College is un
der the supervision of Rev. K. 1>.
Mallary, whom many of your read
ers know and love. I am glad to
country. Lund here produces from
20 to 50 bushels of corn per acre—
wheat grows well. Good flour
sells here at one dollar and ninety
eents per hundred pounds. Good
flour at less than lour dollars a
barrel. Oats bring thirty-seven
cents a bushel. Wheat, seventy-
five cents. Good board can be ob
tained at from ten to fifteen dol
lars per month. Land in the coun
try is worth from ten to forty dol
lars per ncre. This country is full
of minerals. Mica abounds. I
saw some a few days since taken
from a mine six miles from Shelby
that measured twenty-one by twen
ty-three inches. It was worth
eight dollars per pound.
I notice you are still advocating
lower P. O. box rents. Wc have
the most accommodating post mas-
ter 1 ever saw. Our mail arrives
at ten o’clock at night anil it is
distributed at once. Whenever
the mail comes, it is distributed,
and the people are accommodated.
The political caldron boils here,
as it does some times in Georgia.
One aspirant for ofllcu in this
county lias resolved upon a novel
expedient to further his canvass.
In this announcement in the local
paper, ho says lie has recently
bought n new set of tools mid
that he will extract all teeth with
out charge, for those who come to
him during the time be holds the
office he wants. He adds he does
not make this proposition in order
to buy votes, but to do a little
kindness. How the novel propo
sition will take remains to be seen.
We have been glad to havo with
us during the last month a miui-
herof Georgians,.! udge Vason, Mrs.
Ysson,and Miss Vason of Albany.
Mrs. N. J. Bussey, and Miss l’ink
Bussey of Columbus, Dr. S. Lan
drum and Mrs. Landrum, of New
Orleans, Rev. W. W. Landrum and
family of Richmoud.Va., and a num
ber of others >i our friends have ?' 8 'nm-filth ticket, and was await-
1 —- the making out ot the check
which particularly struck his fancy
—No. 15,305—whether it >viik the
peculiar arrangement of the 5's, or
tho magical placing of {lie 3. even
Caudills is n' a loss to explain.
But that particular ticket haunted
him; peeped out enticingly from
the window, begging plainly to be
liought. Tlie day was close at
hand, and still it hung in the wiri-
dow. Its comrades were dropping
off, and when the last day. the 12th.
arrived, it was almost to be pitied
for its loneliness. Gaudins each
day glanced to see it his little
friend was still in place, started
several times to walk boldly in and
buy on his sole account; but tlie
old trammels of the partnership ar
rangement held him, until the last
moment. Ten o’clock on the morn -
ing of tho 12th he held snlcly in
iiis sole possession one fifth of the
coveted ticket. The revolutions
of the wheel at the Academy of
Music brought out No. 15,3,05 as
drawing the Capital prize. The fad.
was published, and came soon to
the carR of Gaudins, who yester
day was poor, but to-day, by tlie
investment of a dollar, ranks among
tlie "bondholders."
ne called at the office of The
Louisiana State Lottery with Mr.
B. Onorato,and was promptly paid
in full. A reporter wanted to know
what he proposed to do, and he an
swered that he would buy a nice
home for his iamily,und that see
ing them placed beyond tlie reach
of want and in comfort would boas
much happiness as he desired. The
balance of his money he would try
to invest profitably, and would him
self continue to play his modest
part, unspoiled by prosperity. . He
signed bis name neatly to tlie re
ceipt lor the money, and went out
of the office ot the Lottery ns happy
and contented a man as the Cres
cent City now contains.—New Or
leans Picayune, August 15th.
Hearing that another fortunate
holder of a part of tlie lucky num
ber 15,305, drawing $75,1)00 in the
August fchcme of The Louisiana
State Lottery, was on hand to col
lect. his money, a reporter inter
viewed him, Mr. Louis Seymour,
the fortunate gentleman, was found
in tlie office of tlie Lottery with
two friends, lie Imd presented
honored our little town with their
presence this summer.
But my letter is growing ton
long.
Willi kind regards to all your
readers, I am yours, Ac.,
B. W. Bussey.
MASS MKKTINH.
Rl.LAVit.LE, Ga., Aug. 20, '84.
Whereas, Schley county’s choice
for a Senator was unheeded by the
Sumter county delegation, and us
wc believe it right and just for us
to name the Senator according to
rotation rule, and the custom of
nominating conventions heretofore
held to ratify such selections where
so made by each county;
The Democratic voters of Schley
county nrc respectfully invited to
attend a muss meeting in Riiaville,
to give expression to their opinions
in legard to the Senatorial nomi
nation made by the convention in
Americus over the objections of
the delegates from Schley, and a
part of the delegation from XIaeon
county.
We, believing that a “rule of
right wrongs iio one,” also invite
all the Democratic voters in tlie
13th Senatorial District to meet
with us.
The above mass meeting to bo
held in Riiaville, Saturday, the fith,
of Sept, next, at 10 o’clock a. m.
at the Court House.
Rout. Patton,
Chairman of Schley Delegation.
a gentleman, a mau of integrity
and a man well qualified to fill the
office. Wcclaim that we have done
this, and, therefore, W. D. Murray
is virtually the nominee of the
convention.
Would like to hear from some
one on tho inbject.
A Democrat.
school for boys. 1 find here also,
a gentleman who somo years ngo
lived near AinericusMr. E. Riviere,
whom many of your readers remem
ber. We arc well supplied with
churches, having the same denomi
nations you have in Americus.
Few paators, I presume, are more
pleaaantly situated tijan I am. here.
for the amount it culled for. While
appreciating fully Ins fortune, lie
was perfectly cool and pleasant.
He told the reporter that lie was
a native of Memphis, Tenn., and
served in the Confederate army in
tho battle of Shiloh under Uenls.
Albert Sidney Johnston and Beau
regard. His health, impaired liy
army service, had grown much
worse of late years, aud lie came
here to benefit himself. As bis
means wrre limited, lie went to
work on the buildings of the great
World’s Fair to be held ill Now
Orleans next winter. He stuck
to it steadily f ir nearly live mouths,
although it alinoat cnunterbalnn
ccd tlie good dune him by tlie gen
ial climate.
lie was a linn believer in luck,
and never failed to purchase a tick
e in the Louisiana State Lottery.
His experiment in purchasing No.
15,3(15 has confirmed him in his
belief. He was pleased with the
country and tlie people: was de
lighted with everything, and hoped
to enjoy his good fortune. He imd
not formed any distinct plans lor
the future, hut would remain at
case for some time recuperating
uot forgetting always to try his
luck in the lottery that had proved
such a bonanza to him New Or.
leans Picayune, August 10.
ETITBN thank* to tlielr frien<ls of gumi
in the past and rollcit a continuance of the
U *ii4l fU’fiiHiiiittnce* of
COZi. T. M. FTJBiliOW,
he will he with us the comini; season in lie capacity *»! Bealosmnn. His experii
coupled wlth.ius well known integrity. Ins:
imerlcus, Ua-, July 11,18$t. iu‘4
l. weights aii'l fair dealln;
M II. COUNCIL.
COUNCIL & WILLIFORD,
PROPRIETORS OF
GEORGIA WAREHOUSE,
Opera House Block, Americus, Ga.
Wo wonItl call ihe attention of Cotton Planter* tbat wo are ag:
handle anil More their cotton ou the most favorable terms. Our witreho'iixp
IIre-proof, and separate from any other building*, thus insuring low r.itesof insura..,
We propoie to give our customer* lair weights, ami «ecnre for them the highest uj,
ket price. Thuukful for the liberal patronage beatowed upon it* '
continuance of tho name. anghim:
frparoi t„
ask 4
AND DEALERS IN A COMPLETE LINE OF PURE DULGS,
Americus, Ga.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT,
Jas. Fricker &Bro,
AMERICUS, GA.
For Sale or Exchange.
Two stitlonarv engines, thice boiler*,
mill, saw mill. Krlst mill, lath mill, Iron
lathe with pipinf, Inspirator*, lumps,
t radon I* n in in? for hauling timber to tht-
turning
*, bolter*,
if mill nnu
. .. landing. Kuough hud wood aud
pine lumber at ft pur 1030 to but the mill
ftur*. Contract* for mlllim
can lie hnd in Darien, win
r nry *co*on of the year.
rifted
ft;t*er C
a;1w*, etc., for a reasonable time five of co*t
Toe *u»v* property 14 located ou ei»i side of Oc-
tuulgce river. 1ft miles south or IIuwktu»vUle and
12 mile* enst of Kastman. The above property
ill be sold chop |or cosh or will be exchanged
. ir Americus or Humter county property. For
further particular* enquire at Ueo«ri>fr office.
August 27, \m. If
IN»URE WITH THE
Tho Macon Telegraph and Mes
senger of Saturday pays its re
spects to several of its contcm- | flgpwiCll UHi(l FiTB MUM Mlj
porarics in a manner in keeping I gf EB£l311li.
with the weather—decidedly hot.'
Whatever may be said of the Tel- ; assets S1,1SS.07S.
egraph, It has never been afraid to —
speak out in meeting and express j A, L. HUES, Agent,
Its opinions in the most emphatic
language.
About September lirst we shall move inly
our new store, at the old stand, Barlow block,
Public Square, where we shall open the most
elegant assortment of goods in our line ever
brought to Southwest Georgia. At our pres
ent store on Cotton Avenue, we have a large
stock of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, Solid
Silver and Plated Ware, Pianos, Organs and
Sewing Machines, and everything else usually
kept in a Jewelry and Music Store, that must
bo reduced to save moving and make room
for new goods. Therefore, for the next
Twenty Days, or until we move, will sell any
thing we have in stock at prices lower Hum
have ever been reached before
FOR CASH I
Come and examine our stock, get our
prices, aud we will guarantee that you will
be conv inced that we mean what we say.
Remember we have great bargains to oiler for
CASH and the time in which to secure them
is limited. Come one, come all, and don t
fail to come early.
JAS. PRICKER & IMD.
Americus, Ga., Aug. 13, 1884.
Bruom Pina for the Broom Bri
gade. just received by
Javes FrtAer A Bro.
.If Jlank of JmeHeoM.
DISSOLUTION 1 .
The Srra of t,. II. TOMSIEY * CO. ho* dis
solved eoportotrshlit. A. W. flronnon, • m-m-
her o; the lato Arm, will eontiuoe In the Broker
age, Comnlerion mid Cotton budnrw.
MAnurkiu. Ua., Av- M, HU tig
DURHAM’S
IMPROVED
STAMMKl> Mini!
Having opened the llyUnder Academy j SA |ih»dl*?ve*ffibr
I propose to open, on Monday the 18th * r
of August next, a .School of High Grade ■ xSLkLiir !5i?r 'FnrMne In ' , V‘ '*
for Boy» and Oirla. Tertua, rates, etc., ,r
oa heretofore. Having had much expert-i DtfllHAIl * •
ence in conducting aehoola of such char- 1 ^ TTT1 . TI11fDl7V?
acter I earnestly solicit a liberal patronage ' LI I? A p I .11 \l Jjijil
of the go-nl citizen* of Americas and ; VLUJfll De *ra*’'*; 1 ;
uclaity, and tor |
Dollar* per IjWO^ b**». l \v.
lion. ' W. H. ALLEN. lTtneipal.
July 20, 1RS4. tf
| Dollar* Of.- 1000. if.