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Americus
Recorder.
Established 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1884.
Daily, Pur Ykar,...$0.00
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»imt.uaKD 11Y ! Jas. Fricker & Bro.
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IMinUSUKD BY
GUjESSN ER.
AND DEALERS IN
ORGANS,
Barlow Block, - - - - Americus, Ga.
.,t-FlCE OX COTTON ATEMIIE.
americus.
i«l7ro railroad. 71 miles sonthwest of QV A
Zon and tttwnt 80 miles north of the I AK |\| f jW
KiTin.. It i. situated In the flee,t dfc JiAdbN WM
■ectioD of Georgia, raising a greeter Ynri-
Jtv ofnsriciiHur.il end hortloultural pro-
duels then nny other rart of the South,
cUhmieg oil the fruits. grain and rege-
laid-a of the temperate and semi-tropical
g, no s—wheat, corn, rye, oola, rice, Irish
nnil aweet potatoes, peanuts, chufas,
cotton pets, sugar cone, apples, pears,
ncoches grapes, plums and othor fruits.
The climate is mild and equable, and one
of the most henltbv in the world, the air
heioa pure aDd nr, ooil most beneficial lor
hag and throat diseases. All kinds of
outdoor work can he performed without
inconvenience from summer beat or
winter cold. Americua has a population
of C 000, is beautifully situated on high
•m l roiling ground and Loasts of some of
ihe handsomest business bl inks in the
South Tbo city his flue publio schools;
good churches; a large publio library;
one dailv, one semi-ivetkly end two
weekly neaspapers; a new opera house,
completely furnished wit,, scenery and
capable of seating 1,000 persona; a »,
organised fire department, including
luoi line steamers; the streets are well
raved, sewered nud lighted; tliero aro
t wo flooring mills, a cotton seed oil mill,
rlaniag mill and variety works, carriage
factory, nud nnumberof minorwnnfoclo-
ries; about two hundred Arms ore engaged
in mercantile business; three banks with
on abandonee ef eapital; two Rood
liulels tarnish good uccummodattion.
Am.ricus is the centre of trade for six
connlies comprising the richest agricul
tural section id Georgia, tho average on-
whieh will ho largely increased by- 1 tile I Davis and Williams Singer Sewing Machines!
completion of the Preston and Lumpkin ° e
railroad now in process of construction.
It is the largest city in Southwest Geor
gia, and ha* been appropriately named
the “Commercial Capital” of that sec
tion, and it is rapidly growing in popu
lation and wealth. As a place of bufi-
nenn residence it presents attractions
rqiidec! by few cities in Ilia South.
Property of nil kinds is comparatively
chepp, although rapidly advancing in
value; tho inhabitants of both city and
country are cultivated, courteous and
hospitable, with a cordial welcome to im
migrant*. To enterprising tradesmen, jn-
ilicious capitalists and industrious farm
ers this section of Georgia offers tine op
portunities. Any information in regnrd
to city or conntry will bo cheerfully fur
nished by addressing tlie All Eiticus Re-
louder, Americus, Ga.
UEOR0U NEWS.
PROFESSIONAL & IIUSI.YESS L'AUDS
I ~ Jiafl WYERS.
C. It. McCItOHY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
LLLAVILLE, GA. *
• 'I HUMS—All cluima from 80 or nuder, 8;
*-»• $j0 to §500, ten per cent.; over $5(0,
Dr. 0. B. RAINES,
SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN.
Mciuuy. Office over lhivlg A Callaway '* Sure. ltea
••e ni comer cf Jnckaon and Church atr**ei..
» will receive prompt attcatiou. tanffihl
DR. C. A. BROOKS,
AMERICUS, GA.
left at Daren port's drug .tare will rcc<
Kompt nttenilon. Will be found at night at
residence of Col. 8. U. Dawkins, corner Lee
MISCELLANEOUS.
EOw. J. Mi’hr. C. Horace McCall. 1
Works,
illLLEU Sc Met'ALL, Proprietors,
Southwast Corner of the Public Square,
AMERICUS, GA.
Monuments, Tombs, Etc., Et c
of th# beat Italian and American Marble.
Iran Hailing for Cemetery Kudos-
•ctly »f»Mip«uur.
i’OR KENT. ”
TLe lute resilience of L. C. Barrett, on
Church Street, now occupied by A. A.
* >OSSC8siou given September 1,
Apply to Jxo. M. Com.
Auunst 20th. tf
We desire to call the attention of the public to the fact that wo have at lost got
settled in our new store on the PUBLIC SQUARE nud have on baud a larga and
handsome stock of every thing in our line. Onr stock consists partly of
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry, of All Kinds!
SOLID SILVER AND PLATED WARE,
TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY,
GOLD PENS, PENCILS AND TOOTHPICKS,
WALKING CANES, OPEHA GLASSES,
GOLD AND AND SILVER THIMBLES, ETC.
We are Headquarters for
Spectacles and Eye-Glasses!
Can suit any and every one in Gold, Silver, Steel, Bronze, Zylonite. Celluloid or
Rubber Frames. We are Sole Agents for KING’S CELEBRATED PATENT COM
BINATION SPECTACLES—the best in the world. Wc sell the
and have constantly on hand Needles, Oils, Attachments und Parts for nil Machines.
We have the best equipped shop for the
Repair of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry
iu this section of tno Stnte. We employ none but first-class workmen .'mil guarantee
all our work.
PIANO AND ORGAN DEPARTMENT.
This branch of onr business is steadily increasing and all we ask is that parties
who expect to buy a Piano and Organ wilt call and examine onr stock and get our
prices before they buy. If we cannot do as well or better for you than you can do
for yourselves we do not ask your patronage. The fact that wo hnvo sold Pianos and
Organs to dozens of tbo best business men in Americus shows plainly that we sell as
low as any one, and when you buy from us you have no freight to pay and save the
tronble of unboxing tbo instrument, ns we place it in your Douse and give you a
FIVE YEAR'S guarantee. Wo nlso havo on hand a large stock of small Musical In
struments, consisting of Violins, Guitars, Banjos, Tambourines, Accordeons and
Harmonicas, and also keop Strings of the very best quality, Violin Bows, Tail pieces,
Bridges, Rosin and all kind of Musical Instrument Trimmings.
The Office of the Southern Express Company
is in onr store and their Agent, Mr. S. C. COOPER is in oar employ as Book-keeper
and Salesman and will be glad to serve all who are needing anything in our line.
CALL AND SEE US IN OUR NEW STORE!
oovmr JAS. FRICKER & BRO
IIP®' UOTO ■ *
^ CALVIN CARTER & SON
Foe SOOTSJAXTS SHOES,
Public Square, . . Americus, Ga.
itEST GOODS
FOR
LEAST MONEY!
New Store
| . AND
New Goods.
Dissolution XTotios.
S °M milling interests iu
to tho Americus Oil Company,
the lraaof Baldwins & Davenport is dis
solved by mutual consent.
A. J. Baldwin & Co.
^ect20daw3w Jo Davknpokt.
Oh.oap Engines.
^ **1® * f®w Cooper Portable
Jfjgn*., the best made, which I will sell
- tailed for soon.
_»«pl7tf K. T. BYRD.
WANTED!
ku lawn* - Whit. .Cook.
J. 1.1 II. .F
Gainesville baa lour colleges and
lour private schools.
One negro in Athens has lost
over $200 betting on Blaine.
The potato crop of Henry coun
ty has been housed, and is a sue
cess.
The artesian well in Bainbridge
is 700 feet, and no water has yet
been struck.
Ben Neal, of Henry county, kill
cd three squirrels at one shot last
Monday.
W. O. Tate, an ex-member of
the State Legislature, died at El
burton Thursday.
Holcomb Moore, of Greene, kill-
cd a partridge last week that was
beautifully spotted with white,
Harrison Adair, of Henry coun
ty, has captured ono hundred pos'
sums this season. He also caught
two polecats by mistake.
About 200 rooms in the new
Kimball House at Atlanta have
been completed. Tbe bouse is now
under roof and is independent of
the weather.
Brunswick’s second artesian well
wn9 completed Saturday. It is
420 feet deep, and has a flow of
250 gallons a minute of beautiful
clear water. •
G. C. Jones, of Milton county,
has a bunch of ears ot corn which
grew in one husk, numbering twen
ty one distinct cobs. On each cob
is fully matured corn.
A Northern company, with
$250,000, have bought out tho An
thony shoals, on Broad river, in
Elbert county. A cotton factory
will be built soou and 17 miles oi
railroad added to tbe Elbcrton
Air Line.
Maggie Ferguson, a pretty girl
of 15 years, bas just made tbe trip
from St. Louis to Atlanta in a bo;
car, stealing her way like a tramp.
She had no money, but wished to
reach relatives at Georgia’s capital.
One day last week Allen Cady
of Foikston, was robbed of $1,100,
money which he was carrying to
Savannah to pay off his note, given
for guano, and which was due on
Nov 1, with three days’grave. Mr.
Cady says he had tbe money in a
tourist's satchel, part of it silver,
and becoming tired, whilo cn route
from Foikston to Pearson, he
placed the satchel under bis head
and went to sleep. How long he
slept be don't know. On awaken
ing he discovered that the money
had been taken from under his
bead.
Dooly Vindicator : Wc are sor
ry to learn of a serious accident
which befell Mr. Heniy Hutto, of
this county, a few nights since. He
and several ot his neighbors had
started to Hawkinsville to carry
some cotton and camped for the
night at Fountain's mills, where a
canal bas been dug to run the
water from the pond to the gin,
somo distance from the mill. Mr.
nuttc walked olfa few yards from
the camp fur some purpose, and
the night being dark, ho did not
know be was near the canal, when
he fell into it, his head striking a
rock. His skull was fractured and
one arm broken iu three places.
At last accounts he was resting
; well, but his mind is seriously im-
| paired.
i The Rising Cloud.
Salma Time.
' The snly cloud on tbe horizon is
the great army of men who will
I seek to turn loose a good business
and get a precarious oflice. Oflicc
seeking is an evil, whether practi
ced by Democrats o: Republicans,
it is tbe duty of all good people to
; diecourage too much ot this thing.
. We hope that no place will have
more than live hundred men after it.
; American farmers seem to have
good reason to sesn with some
| anxiety the inereato of tho expor
tation of frozen meats to England
iW HUBS III A COMPLETE LIKE OF PLitE DRilOS.l^r^r.^
. _ | those countries supplied 3,206,800
, Amtnoui, Ga. i pounds of froz.n meat.
Dawson, Nov. 13 The Dawson
Journal is now oflered for sale on
favorable terms. It bas a flue ad
vertising patronage and a largo
subscription list, and would be a
paying investment if tbe right mat
would take hold of it, and especi
ally if be retains Mr. Rainey on Us
stall.
Mrs. Ellen Odum, of Newton,
formerly Miss Ellen Peeples of our
city, died last Saturday of hem
orrhagic fever. She had many
warm friends in this section, who
will very much regret her death.
Messrs. 0. L. Mize, A. W. Flem
ing, Willis Martin, Jim Simpson
and Jos Terrell, all of our oounty,
attended tho grand Democratic
demonstration in your city last
night, and were delig hied with the
whole programme.
JfISW YORK.
Cleveland IVoldluir Ills Own lu the
Canvases
New Yobk, Nov. 13,1 a. m
To the Constitution: The official
canvass is progressing. All but
thirteen counties have finished.
There is no fear of trouble. Cleve
land’s plurality is unchanged.
New Yobk Times.
The Vole Is Sot Balsa Held Bask,
Nbw Yobk, Nov. 13, 12:45 A. M.
—To the Constitution; The vole
is not being held back, but great
care is being exercised in its count.
Tbe corrected count shows nothing
averse to tbe Democrats. In fset,
it more clearly establishes Govern
or Cleveland’s plurality.
Nzw Yobk Stab.
Tlta Inn’s Katlmataa Maintained.
New Yobk, Nov. 13,2:00 A. M.~
To tho Constitution: The canvass
in the city proceeds slowly but
fairly. No material change from
previous figures is looked for. The
Sun's official returns from all but
nine rural counties shows pieve-
land’s plurality unchanged. Tbcro
is no significance ic the delayed
returns. Many have gone back to
tbe poll clerks to have thorn com
ply with the legal forms, but there
will be no change in the pluralities
C. S. Loan,
Managing Editor Snn.
The extraordinary proficiency of
the Dutch Boers of South Africa
markmanshlp makes them dreaded
enemies. An Englishman who has
been hunting among them lately
says that be saw one (Ire hastily at
a bustard which was flying about
two hundred yards distant, and
seud a rifllo ball through its body;
but, ns this did not wholly stop
tbe bird, which flapped rapidly
along the ground, tbe Boer fired a
second time and cut off his head.
British soldiers dread, with good
reason, therefore, to face these
sbarp-ahooting bush-fighters,anitna
ted by tbo idea that they are de
fending tbeir firesides,
Balclfle »r W. !*. Davis.
Tiiomasville, Ga., Nov. 12 —Mr.
W. N. Davis, a prominent and
highly esteemed merchant of this
place, shot himself in his room this
morning. Two shots were fired,
both in the breast, In a note
found in bis room, lie requested E
M. Smith, cashier of A. P. Wright
& Co.’s hank, and his father, who
lives in Campbellton, Fin., to wind
up bis business. No cause is known
which would have induced the act.
UlYSn up tbs Fight
Nbw Yobk, Nov. 12 The coun
ty canvassers did not completo
their work to-day. From the re
turns made, the World estimates
a plurality for Cleveland of 1364.
The official figures will not change
it materially. The Republicans
have practically given up the
light.
Tbo blaze of a gas well near
Pittsburg has lured as many as fif
ty wild geese and ducks to an un
timely death. Tbe light deceives
tho poor birds and they fly into
tho blaze. Tbe beat it so intense
that not even a charred bone is
left.
In the Montana cattle towns, a
newspaper, a shave and a glass of
whisky all cost the same price,
namely, 25 cents.
A splinter of a dear’s hoof, with
powerful mitcroecopes and polarl-
un light, Is as wonderful to set as
• rainbow.
COLONISTS FORUKOUUU.
A Saw Taws Ik HShstea Canal*
Kalabllahsd bjr Masaacbksatta Sat-
tiara—Nsw Raalaad Mavlb(
Santbware.
Saranaah Neva.
The steamship Tallahassee, ar
rived from Now York .yesterday
afternoon, brought a party of forty
colonists from Gardner, Mass.,
who, under tbe management of tbe
Oak Lawn Land Company, propose
to settle in Houston county. The
leading spirit of the Oak Lawn
Land Company is E. J. Fuller, of
Gardner, who nas made several
trips to the Sontb and has been
much pleased with tbe soil, climate
and other natural advantages of
Georgia. Through the no opera
tion of Col. J. P. Fort about 8,000
acres of land has been secured in
Houston county, and is being dis
posed of to settlers in lots ranging
from 10 to 100 acres. Tbe party
which arrived yesterday comprises
a very respectable and intelligent
class of people. They are E. J.
Fuller and family, W. W. Tandy
and family, S. Flood and family, I.
D. Proctor and family, G. R. Chaf
fee and family, H. C. Reed and
family, L. V. Clough and family,
Alex Bassett, George Sheldeo,
Walter Chapin and Henry L. Pom-
roy. Six others preceded the party
and havo been engaged in putting
the old plantation mansion In re-
pair. The coloniats will make
tbeir home in tbe old mansion until
they get their new buildings erect
ed. It will be opened as a winter
hotel later in the season, and it is
thought that at least fifty Northern
people will come South and spend
the winter there.
Mr. Fuller was interviewed yes
terday by a Morning News report
er. He seemed very hopeful of the
success of the ucw colony. “Those
who are in this party,” said ht,
“propose going into early vegeta
ble and iruit growing, but it is my
object to establish a manufactory
of some kind soon. It will proba
bly be for tbo making of chairs
and other furniture. We are not
capitalists, we are all laboring men
—farmers and mechanics—snd pro
pose to work for our living and
make our home in Georgia. I ex
pect during the next year to add
200 moro to tho colony. I have
refused more applications than we
have members of this party because
they wero not of the class of peo-'
pic wo wanted. We only want
the most respectable people. The
Springfield Republican, (peaking
of this colony tbe other day, laid
that of nil the coloniee forming to
go South they bad beard of none
to compare with the one going
from Gardner to Georgia.”
The coloniets left on tho Cen
tral railroad laet night at 8:45. Tbe
pi ico where they will eettle ie twen
ty-live miles south of Macon, be
tween the Central and the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad, and at what is now called
“Buzzard’s Roost." Tbe new town
will lie called Oak Lawn. Mr. Ful
ler is s pushing, go-ahead gentle
man, and is wonderfully pleased
with the South and impressed with
its agricultural and industrial pos
sibilities.
Large quantities of Afrioan pea
nuts are imported into France,
where they are used in the manu
facture of olive oil.
“A STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE!"
your OLD HARNESS nerd* • stitch goto
John M. Coker
and bur you a NEW SETT for what the repairing
will cost, then yea hare a new barat»a and ell U
well. A Large and Near supply of|
SADDLERY AND HARNESS 11
of all grade* and kind#, Jiut In and for sale
Cheaper than Ever Before Offered
In this eity.
FINE GOODS AND PIECE HARNESS
A SPECIALTY t
NEXT* in tbe path or out, and I
iiber It. When you seal anything
in bty line it bj
FULL AND COMPLETE.
JOHN M.COKER,.
Americus, Ga.
