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Americus Recorder. State Fair. j PBIT S»OE?TT3. The managers of the Georgia J —— Xjoca* coiiUMW, j State Agricultural Society are do- j Toole, McGarruh & Topdee re- ii. c. aroBKY, Local Biiitor. '; ing all in their power to make the ! ceived a fine Herring Champion — HKr.ioious. I com.ing State Fair a success. The «»fe Saturday mornlnji. it " jh | El8T AMKKirus Church - Sunday ; fair wil11,0 held in Macon, begin-, Skill in connection -with purfr School«*eryS«nilayat:ip. u„andpvayerj Ding October 27th, and we hope i drugs can always be relied on at meeting every Tuesday night ut a the farmers of Southwest Georgia I J. A. k I>. F. Davenport’s. •>'rloek. will see that their section is well ■ ... ... Mktiiod.stCiiimen—Rev. A. T. Mann, | rc|)re6enled , bH , Wfi I We understand that a majority ,.,-wr. Servicis .1 the church "very * XUl “ te - . W , e of the members of the Baptist Sunday «t 11 A. M„ Rml 8 “ ««« «r« M. Prayer j knf>w U, ° “Bricul- | ohuroll h(|V# ricolciert „ ot t0 rebnild •ctlDK every Wednesday evening nt 8; tural section in tbe State, anil our Huudiiy School at 9:30 lurrisT Cm iuh—Rev. J. L. Viw*, Pas-1 of it to prove it by an exhibition t„r. Services at tho Opera House every ; 0 f tlieir products. Sunday at 11 a. M.» and 8 r. m. Prayer meeting at the Methodist church every ■ The Contract Let. Thursday evening at h i». m. Sunday; On Thursday, at a meeting of the School *• °P«™ ■'<>““ evp ry Sunday at, Board of Directors of the Atneri- Preston and Lumpkin Rail- • on the old lot. Tbe new location Cotton Iteceipts. Up to yesterday evening 188 bales of cotton had been received in this city, nearly half of which nine in yesterday. road, the contract ior its entire length was let to John Windsor A Co., they being the lowest bidders. There were quite a number of bid- dels from abroad. As the impress- Full Grown. | >on seems to have got out that all C. C. Olay, of the Huguenin plan-1 tho olllccrs of the road arc engaged tation, brought in Friday what lie ! i' 1 the contract, Col. S. H Haw- calls the first full grown lot of cot- j k *» a . president of the road, author* tun. There weic eleven halos, the | l*e» us to sav that lie is nota mem- average weight of which was 523 I b(!r ° r tlle company to whom the lbs. contract was awarded. K?! ! h “ s not been decided upon, hut wili probably be near the corner of Taylor and Lee srtcets. I’lic latest—Broom Pins. James Frickkb A lino. In another column will be found an interesting letter from Rev. B. W. Bussey, former pastor of the Baptist church in this city. We know that tho readers of the Ke- cordeii will lie glad to hear from him, and that his lines have fallen I in sucli pleasant places. “Eider Down’ - and‘‘Calla Lily” are clcgrnt complexion powders and are used in many places with perfect satisfaction. In while, tlcsh and pink at J. A. A D. F. Davenport's. The Reason Why. I. W. Harper's Nelson Connty Whiskey is preferred above til other Blands is because it is the innit regular sad moot perfect Product, incontestably eve, mate. A long experience in the manufacture of the Harper, the targe capital of the Distiller which eunblea him to hold hia Whiskey until it lias fully ma tured, together with the fact that tbe Whiskey is bought by uml shipped tue to . direct from tho Distillery accounts for j the unvarying satisfaction it has given thoso best educated to a fine Whiskey. ON THE WAR PATH. .J. Israels, Solo Agent, Americas, Os nprI2 fim Cliofe’s Cholera Cure for by J. A. A D. F. Davenport. New Armor). The Americus Light Infantry Will lCcbuild. Mr. U. A. Thomas will soon re-; The last issue of the Republican ! seems to be devoted to contradic- Going (o make it Lively. F. II. Buchanan A Sonnredcter- wi11 move into tlieir new armory n, ' l,ei l n °t 10 bl! undersold by any j ij onlt and explanations of articles lu morrow evening. Tlieir new grocery house in Americus, and on | t ba , appeared in the previous issue, armory occupies tho space of two an ^ after the first ol September ft wa9 the elder Bennett’s idea that iimineas rooms, and is in the sec- 'hey are g° in B 10 BC « how livel >’ un i story of Barlow block. ' they can make it for some of tlieir [ brothers in tlieir lino of goods. If 1 any one doubts this they nro in* i vited to call and he convinced by build I,is store ,n the burnt district, prioiDg lbeir 8tock an(l examining 1,11,1 ' vhel1 1,0 nml ke,Klrick and j the goods They give sixteen U lieatly get their buildings com-1 ounce8 t0 the poundi and want ,.U-ted, there will he no traces olj cverybody t0 reraembe r it, as well The Colored Iloys. Tho colored hall players had a gala day on McKay’s hill Friday, i The occasion was games between tl„- disastrous Barlow Rouse fire.; as lbe fllrthcr fal!t lbal tbey wH , Hig Barbecue. i not he undersold by any one. There will he a big barbecue at i’apt. May's spring, near Bottslord, next Thursday. Hon. Clms. F. Ciisp, lion. W. M. Hawkes and u.hers arc expected to address the j second nine and Ella- people. Kvcryliody is invited to j vi| , e and Montezuma oluba . 0 ne — - —* — . game, between Kllavillc and the I lie Artesian Well. : bomo (J i ubi wa8 played in the morn- W ork on the artesian well 1ms !, and tbe olber one wilh Montc . lu en resumed. Six-incl, casing j zuma jn tfae afternoon . Kltovilto wasput ms.de of the eight-inch wa9 8at down upon by a score of easing, and it is now ninety feet below tbe old casing and going down rapidly. The well is now .mil feet deep. 21 to 1), and Montezuma last by 28 to 8. Early in the morning there was a fight, one man being jugged _ for showing too much pistol. Tbe Another Clothing Store. j boys had an all day picnic of it, bight Bros., of Now York, have ! and sweat nml swore to their heart’s leased a room in Hamil’s block, 1 content. ^ ^ •vliich they will occupy as a cloth- i The Primitry. i"g store about Sept. 15th. The The primary election for tho lirm has a wholesale house in New j Democrntio nomination to the leg- '"rk, and a branch house in sev-| isiuturo was exciting Saturday, cr.-d Southern cities. The polls wore opened at 9, and Nolle closed at 4 o'clock. Mr. J. A. M.V Icc House will he open on i. MuI)o “ al ‘ 1 u,l,,0,mce(1 him9clf but 8 unlays, hereafter, from 7 A. » day or two tl,e clectio "- "> 12 M. and from 3 to fi r. until 1 an ‘ 1 8Ur P risc d everybody by bis lunlicr notice. J. Israels. tbe way to conduct a livo newspu per was to publish an item ot news one day and contradict it the next. To tlie Ladles. We have a lew dozen very fine slippers wn are going to clear out. If yon want something nice, pretty, and neat, you can get them at al most your own price. Calvin Carter A Son. Personal Paragraphs. Mr. and Mrs. VV. K. Bull have returned from their visit in Ten nessee. B. H. Dunbar, of Americus, is spending his vacation with his rela tives in this section Gridin News. Mr. Oliver, of Apalaohicola Fla., brother of Miss Elite Oliver, is vis iting his grandmother and sister in this city. Mr. Hugh Brown leaves to-mor row morning for Memphis , Tenn., j where lie takes a position in a I boot, shoe and bat bouse, j TI10 friends of Capt.. W. H. Mor- ' gan, of Americus, have announced I him as t n candidate for Represen- 1 tutivc ol Sumter couuty. Capt. Morgan is a substantial citizen, an extensive and successful planter, would mako a creditable represen tative. Wo would be glad to bear of ids nomination Hawkinsvillc Dispatch. The Capt. declined the honor or it is probable that the heart of Bro. Woods would liavo been made glad. ANNOUNCEMENTS. aVMTXHCOvSn. ~ T ~ ' FOIt MAYOB. We are Authorized to announce the name of A. 0. HELL ns a candidate for Mayor of Americus at tbe Municipal elec tion in December next. angl tf FOR SHERIFF. Wc arc authorized to unnouuce the name of W. H. COBH as a candidate for Sheriff of Sumter county. If elected, Nj H. White, of the loth District will ho his deputy. te New Advertisements WANTED. To rent • dwelling h«>n«e auiteble for e small family. Add mu. 8. W. DICKBON, Eufaula, Ain. Semi-Annual fTT r r pi i —or oitr— I j ENTIRE STOCK ... . Dissolution XTotioe. Entire Wheat Flour. We will Hire excluHivo xale at and near ArarrU ene, of ear Kntir» Wheat Floor will path It. " "* par In me FRANKLIN MILWl CO., i.WHVliUI AllLIJI Lv.) 38 Clark St., Ohicn|o, 111. bc’tt cud ^ *> CO W'W OL A J -j 0) o 0 P S sun •'ew tjimi teia. In a few days Gyles, the Clothier •l Hatter, will occupy the new ami handsome quarters being fitted U P for him in the Commercial House block, corner of Cotton Ave nue and Forsyth street, where he N °P‘ ? n up the llnest line of -letliing ever brought to this city, his advertisement. strength. It was impossible to get the result from tho country pre- ! * c.ncts, hut in all probability ) , vi |l receive a nice lot. of lemons Hnwkes and Addcrton are the tbu flr8t of t | li8 w ,, 0 k, wliieU I will nominees. Below is the result In | Kell at 25c per dozen. this city: Hawkes 837 Adderton 199 Daniel 119 Wilson 90 McDonald 04 Boss 8 Total number of votes east, 426. Vew IToIIiIiik Store. Mr. 8, W. Dixon, of Eufaula. i *MI open a plothing alii tail'ni-g | establishment in Barlow block us sunn as a room can bo made ie.v 1 y j J. Israels. 11 BOOTS, HOES, HATS, CARPETS ! LADIES AND GENTS 23to vv 23to. Or Consequences! Crushing Pm 30 Days AT John R. Shaw’s, Removed. The renovation of the Hawkins building having thrown mo out of a shop for the present, I can he . .. - . found at my residence on Finn 1 M1 >. He intends to put in a , g trcel , ready to moke and repair 'ne stock and will have good W ...K- | gh0(;s U|a bo „ manner and at h 1 ’ tailoring department.; ,. ca80nable ln . ice8 . i*. U. Stanfiei.il •''•iin is well known here, and we doubt not will command a good t ade. A Little lleattl). lbe poet says “a thing o! beauty *' u j°.v forever,” and those who ■ .... '"Okc the Little Opera Cigar, all c „ ral >>“ r m : ’* rcc with the poet. This cijar is rmce ® ° S *" a 1 y ’ The Pic Nlc Friday. Sixteen happy couples returned from Magnolia Springs Friday evening tired and dusty. By sev- Miss Cora wc have been decidedlv ii i , i requested to describe the beauties aciueiiiy the best five-cent cigar; ‘ ., ., .... ■el,I l„ , . , . , and pleasures of the day. Early in in the city, beinir made of the , 1 . . ... the morning tbe young people left, filling the hand wagon, the buss, A Canine Disaster. Old Hickory, Jesse New’s point er, lias passed over the river into dog heaven, and Jesse’s heart is heavy with grief. In broken hearted tones ho tells of his loss, | for Hickory was the idol of his j heart. Jesse was wont to say that J Hickory wos the most sensible dog : in tbe world. “Why, I can make' him do anything,” lie mice told Col. Davenport. Jesse had u new ! but on his head w hen lie said this, (new hats uic rare with Jesse) and j lie was standing on the hunk of Mitchell's mill pond. Taking bis : bat oil, he threw it in the pond, -pvDT1Ar\ UD TTirT ' exclaiming to h's dog, "go feteb, | I J r»,| J? JA/U 11 | go letch!” Old Hickory turned bis ' tail under his body and made a bee j WAlv I fcU I line for home. Jesse never got his : In aiUlitiou to niy former nrmngemt-ntH ba t to Lav nod ship Dried Fruit, I liavo lor I MBS. M.T. ELAM LEFT FOR NEW YOBK ON THE HATH. WILL BE DONE UNTIL ABOUT THE LAST OF SEPTEM BER MRS. LEWIS WILL HAVE CHARGE OF HER BUSINESS IN HER ABSENCE, AND WILL SERVE HER CUS TOMERS FAITH rtTT.I.Y. Arntrlw*. Us., August S7 ISM. Ml WE MAKE IT A'ltULE NEV ER TO CARRY OVER ANY STOCK FROM SEASON TO SEASON, AND OFFER YOU ANY ARTICLE IN ANY DE PARTMENT AT ACTUAL flew York Cost! THIS IS N* IDLE TALK BUT SIMPLE FACTS, COME AND PRICE OUR GOODS. AND IF WE DON'T OFFER YOU THE SAME GOODS FOR I,ESS MONEY THAN YOU CAN BUY THEM ELSEWHERE. YOU ARE UNDER NO OB LIGATIONS WHATEVER TO BUY. RUT ON THE OTHER HAND SHOULD YOU FIND THEM CHEAP ENOUGH, AND CAN USE THEM, WHY not buy ? we Mean- No. 135 & 13(> Forsyth St., Amerious, • Georgian. Mm MORE COMPLETE STOCK THAN EVER BEFORE I “Strictly Business.” OUR STOCK IS ALL NEW AND FRESH-ALL THIS SEASON PURCHASES—AND IF YOU WISH TO Save 25 Per Cent! NOW 18 THE ACCEPTED TIME. NEVER IX THE HISTORY OF AMERICUS WERE SUCH IIAItGAINS OF FERED AS YOU WILL FIND NOW ON EXHIBITION AT THKMAMMOTII DRYGOODS AND CLOTHING PALACE OF Spring end Summer DRY GOODS, Notions, Fancy Goods, BOOTS AND SINUS, HATS AND CAPS, TRUNKS AND SATCHELS, CLOTHING! Xlto., XIto.. At sack PRICES that will FORCE SALES, sod will be sunk UNANSWER ABLE ARGUMENTS tkat NO HOUSE CAN MATCH NOIt COMPETITION REACH. These nre STERN and STUB* BORN FACTS Ikut will CONVINCE end CONVERT you on the subject ol GENUINE BARGAINS ! ! Yon will find there is ECONOMY AND SOLID COMFORT in dealing with os | nml wo will prove to you Hint we are Not Giving You Wind if you will take the trouble to call on us., If you do not improve ibis opportunity SOME DAY when you realize wha SPLENDID BARGAINS yon have loat, You will be Sick! “AND DON’T YOU FOROET IT.’lj JOHN K. SHAW. I Seeds Fresh at TURNIP.,, a. A I). F Davenport's city, being made of the | 'ttokesovon!'" 1 ll | IC f’ ? Ur<! ,‘r f ’ filling the bind wagon, the buss,: THE "LANGTRY line fra T ■>, ‘T ! aS I two carriages and a pine ton. An | HOOP SKIRT WITH BUSTLE fragrance. I t is sold only by wa “ carried tll0 Und , COMBINATION ll * Buchanan A fcon. 6 ... » I There haa never been anyth ing m 8itlk, | wagon, and the happy hearten j the coining bc-osou the advantage to nave tbe comroiRsionK usually paid to New York hoo.es for handling them. I will I J WAXRLIAAIIM A CO have for New York on or aboat the 1st of " niYUCimuiil August sod romsin tberedariog the Dried [ Proprietors New York Store. Fruit season. Bring in your Fruit early i ■* j and I promise yon, in addition to paying j nu#UU) „„„ W8JW HB| , |V | fnll value for your Fruit, to allow you j * Hewrved Complimeut. maidens made the country ring \ ndaEA " E Jarwbility. thst gave ihe geo- ; U |, Q „ part D f the saving of Hie cotninii- I Country mcrrliunts and largo : I ciime here, 1»5 years ago 'Vc understand that Mr. C. T., a nd echo with their music and : cnl1 10 lbe l, ‘* 1 , •‘ou»- Respectfully. j planters will find this II splcn-1 you target It." ► S' low, ol this city has been oilered j mirtb . A grand target matcl. was Hkir ‘" | FooTofCrdmn Avioue. i W opportunity to l)tiy gOO* } P°*»l»on of Chief Clerk in the 0 ne of the features of the day at I who hoa ever worn one, and *h« will tell j a j yi: | tf (find realize* ft Imndflonif* profit I '7 lle Comptroller General’s office, 1 the Springs, the winners being j-J""* » h *‘ “ he w “ r “ | RSaffT "1 J - W. & Co. * position now occupied by Mr. | BWard ed the favors at dinner, 3«ond lot Jtmt receive,U ’R- Hardeman, candidate for; This accounts, perhaps, for tbe , Mate Treasurer. «- «•—' ml. -. -. . ’ . 1 N. B.—Call aod see lha "Perfection P. S. NO. I. The lirm or firma io American who I could buy goodn for lens, or can live on ; lean prolit, than your humble Mrvant. ALL DIED OR MOVED AWAY BEFORE ‘And don't JOHN K. SHAW. lill the , , JOHN R. BHAW. ,, ... This accounts, perhaps for the s „ _ Call , Dd >ce lhe ..p erfKUo u Mr. r ur.ow will | f ac t that our sporting editor was Bn>ll<( _ The , j|fhUw , t mo , t comf „ tU i,| e position with credit to him- unable to appear at his desk the ! an d durable Baatle in the world—75c to -•id the department, being fully I nftX t morning. The dinner was j fi.no. Also the celebrated '-Duplex,’ "petent, as well as courteous and I cor excellence, and was substan* I "Bnn-Tou" and "Dr. Strong's" Coraeu. ommodating. | ually appreciated. l ,0H:< 11 ■ The late rexidence of L. (). Barrett, on ] Cbnrch Street, now occupied by A. A. • A damn. 1'oxxeHiiion given September 1, I -(0) Also, in East America*, a good fonr- W¥ TT 1 f| ■ oTfttt- ttf.niv'srr Now Ynpg \\nre llidW lUllV uuUlu. P. S. NO. 2 AND LASTLY. NO RESTRICTIONS A8 TO QUANTI TY, therefore CITY AND COUNTRY MERCHANTS te well tut LARGE PLAN TERS, will consult their beat interest by giving us a call before malting tbeiipsr- J0HNH.SHAW. Americus, Go., August 1 881.