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Americus
Recorder.
Established 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1885.
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I KOFKSSIOSAL & BUSINESS CARDS
americus.
Americui is thj oounty seat of Sumter
ountv, Georgia, situated on the South
western railroad, 71 miles eonthwast of
Macon, and about 80 miles north of the
Florida line. It is situated in the finest
section of Georgia, raising a greater rari-
ety of agricultural and horticultural pro-
ducts than any other part of the South,
combining all the fruits, grain and vege
tables of tbe temperate and semi-tropioal
eones-wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice Irish
md sweet potatoes, peanuts, chufas,
notion peas, sugar cane, apples, pears,
peaches, grapes, plums and other fruits.
The climate is mild and equable, and one
of the most healthy in the world, the air
being pure and dry sod most benefioial lor
lung and throat diseases. All kinds of
outdoor work can be performed without
^convenience from summer heat or
winter cold. Amerious has a population
of 6,000, is beautifully situated on high
and rolling ground and toasts of some of
l he handsomest business blocks in tbe
South. The city has flue public schools;
good churches; a large publio library;
or.e daily, one semi-weekly sdiI two
w.-ekly newspapers; a new opera house,
completely furnished wiu scenery and
capable of seating. 1.000 persons; a well
organised firo department, including
two tine steamers; the streets are well
paved, sewered and lighted; there are
two lionring mills, a cottonseed oil mill,
planing mill and variety works, carriage
factory, and a number of minor manfaolo-
ries; about two hundred firms are engaged
in mercantile business; three banks with
an abundance of capital; two good
hotels tarnish good sccommodsttion.
Americus is tbo centre of trade for six
comities comprising the richest Agricul
tural section in Georgia, the average un-
u util cotton receipts being 30,000 bales,
which will be largily increased by the
completion of tbe Preston and I.umpkin
railroad now in process of construction.
It is the largest city in Southwest Geor
gia, and lias been appropriately named
the “Commercial Capital" of that sec
tion, sud it is rapidly growing in popu
lation and wealth. As a place of busi
ness residence it presents attractions
equaled by few oiiiea in the South.
Property of all kinds is comparatively
cheap, although rapidly advancing in
value; thu iuhabltauta of both city and
coniury are cultivated, oourteous sud
hospitable, with a cordial weloome to im
migrants. To enterprising tradesmen, ju
dicious capitalists and industrions farm
ers tbia section of Georgia offers flDe op
portunities. Any information in regard
to city or country will be cheerfully fur
nished by addressing the Americus Hk-
i ukukh, Auierions, Gs.
LA WYERS.
C. R. McCRORY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
f.LLAVILLE, GA.
TERMS—All claim* from $80 or andtr, $8;
‘ Mm $JU to ffiOO, ten per cent.; offer $400,
MISCELLANEOUS.
4. M. It. WESTBROOK, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon
AMERICUS, QA.
oilier at Dr. Eldridge’a drag ntore.
Keeidenofl on Church Street, next door
Id W. I). IlnynoM. feb7tf
$2,000
At small coat can bei secured for .your
loved ones, by joining the
Knights of Honor.
L*t ♦‘very husband and father do it. Regu
lar lodge meeting first and third Friday
7 i*. m. For paitlonliirs call nu
E. TAYLOR, Die.
<>r, D. K. liuiNsoN, Reporter, decllyl
Edw* J. Mi 1 Ur. C. Horace McCall.
Monumental Marble Works
niU.EK It HcVALL, Proprietors,
bnuthweat Corner of the Public Square,
AMERICUS, GA.
Monuments, Tombs, Etc., Etc
of the best Italian and American Marble.
Iroit Railing for Cemetery Keelea-
ocHv » ipeeteltjr.
1885.
MATH 18, Fri ipal.
1 will take charge of the above achool
on Monday January 12th. next. I have
taught for the people of Americna before,
f, . Wou,a respectfully aak a renewal of
tneir anpport.
Terms, Rati*, Etc. :
1‘rimRry Lepsrtment per month *2.00
b* r moMl > 3.00
Tw““\ P" r montb 4 00
nation doe at the end oi each Soho-
i*ntic month.
dec31tf * E- MATHIS. Principal.
rn Road Overseers.
'Iltii. Orerseei. of Rosd. of the 27th
Tn. I. I r c .‘ V* no,ifltd to put their
HnJ i“« tJ « b T‘be April terb of the
B up<nor Court, under penalty of tbe law.
_ . W. M. PILCHER.
uisrl«!)e Bnsd CrmaMoaar.
TO THE
LADIES
NARROW
E
2c,
TWO CERTS
2c,
John R. Shaw’s.
EXTRAORDINARY ANnfOUNCEMENT.
Private bnsinesa calls me to New York
in about ten daya from now, hence I have
concluded that as long aa I will be in the
market, to make this also a business trip.
A business trip with me means having
lots of cash to boy Bargains with. In
order to meet this demand I will effer
until my departure and daring my stay
in New York the remaining stock, espe
cially those that would otherwise have to
be oarried over till next fall at fabnlous
low prices. I am not quoting, bat ander
the ciroumstances will sell at best prices
obtainable. My goods have all been
originally bought for about half their
value and when I state now that I intend
selling them at best prices obtainable,
you may expect extraordinary induce
ments.
The special presents offered my cus
tomers during the month of January av-
ing met with much favor, and appreciat
ing the liberal patronage bestowed upon
me in the post, I have concluded to con
tinue them, with the promise to offer
even more valuable presents in the future.
Any orders left with me for goods that
oannot be found here will be faithfully
carried oat, and orders should be sent or
given to me early.
Remember that I mean business, and
no better chance to buy Dry Goods,
Clothing, Cloaks, Shoes, Hats or Notions
at such prices will occur soon again.
Come examine and be convinced that I
mean exactly what the heading reads,
"STRICTLY BUSINESS."
Respectfully,
S. M. COHEN, The Bargain Man.
Cotton Avenue, opposite Bank of
Americus, Sign of Red Flag.
Look to Mr Interest.
FOR SALE I
Twenty-Four Beautiful
Building Lots
Within the corporate limits, situated on
the South side of the handsome residence
of A W. Smith, an4 nearly opposite the
elegant home of Mrs. F.E. Burke. These
lots have street running East and West
and one North and South, also Lte street
on the East, which is the most fashion
able and desirable in the city and is con
sidered the
Boulevard of Americus!
These lots ere convenient to churches
end school,, and within ten minutes walk
to the oourt house. The natural growth
of oak and hickory ia abundant and the
soil level and fertile.
TERMS—Half cash and half on twelve
months time with eight per cent, interact.
Call on A. C. BELL and T. J. BRAN-
NAN and see diagram of this valuable
property.
maroh3ml
Come and See us at Hart's Old
I. H. WIGGINS & CO.
WE KEEP A FULL LISE OK
(MERIES OF ALL KINDS,
FANCY AND STAPLE.
File Whisky and Wines a Specially.
We also have a BAR connected with
our busineee where gente will
find the very beet Whis
ky, Beer, etc.
We will have in a few days a fall line of
Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes,
HATS, ETC.
Give us a call end we will surprise yon
in pricae. Yours respectfully.
mcbllml I. H. WIGGINS & CO.
'Jim" Pbiixiiw. “Die a" Mints.
W. J. Phillips & Co.
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BUENA VISTA.
From the Bentinel.
Buena Viata now baa a popula
tion of about 850.
Mr. J. J. Nicholson, of Ameri-
cua, was in town Tueadav.
We understand that a passenger
train will be run on tbe Buena
Vista road soon on Sunday.
We understand tint a Baltimore
firm are thinking of locating a cot
ton factory at Tazewell.
We understand that a gentleman
from Montgomery, Ala., is trying
to get up a stock company to build
a telegraph line from Andersenville
to Buena Vista.
Mr. D. K. Baker is no longer
superintendent of the Buena Vista
railroad. Mr. H. W. Cockerel, of
Ellaville, is acting as superinten
dent, pro tern. The vacancy will
be filled hy a thoroughly compe
tent man soon.
Mr. T. J. Gunnels, of Tazewell,
was in town Monday talking rail
road. He says Tazewell is bound
to have a road. A committee ap
pointed for the purpose left Tues
day for Talbotton and Columbus
to see what help those places
would give towards building the
road to Bostick. It is estimated
that $25,000 will grade the road
and pay for tbe cross ties. Wc
understand that Tazewell has $9,
000 to put in the road and that
Columbus has acknowledged her
willingness to aid $10,000 to this
sum. We wish our little neighbor
abundance of success in conduct
ing this enterprise.
While most of the Republicans
are inconsolate a few of them see
a silver lining behind the cloud of
adversity. A prominent North
western Republican said in Wash
ington tbe other day: “When I
first came here tome of the leading
Republicans were still taking our
defeat very hard, but latterly I
have noticed that they are becom
ing thoroughly reconciled. One of
tbe best friends I have, a strong
Republican, said to me the other
day: ‘I believe this change is s
good thing for the country. The
Republicsn party has been too
long in power. Retirement will
smash its bosses and relegate to
perpetual obscurity the ring men
who have grown rich upen corrup
tion ’ ’’ When the bosses and ring
men are fully smashed tbe Re
publicsn party will go into perpet
ual retirement. It has been their
unscrapuloue conduct which hss
kept it in power for the past eight
years.
Another Old Bell fsr New Orleass.
St. Louis, March 10.—Bishop
Baltes, of Alton, Illinois, having
given his consent, tbe old bell be
longing to tbe Catholic Churoh nt
Kaskaakia, Illinois, sixty miles
south of here, and once the seat of
the Spanish empire in tbe Missis
sippi valley, has been sent to the
World’* Exposition at New Or
leans. It is the first bell that ever
tolled west of the Allegheny Moun
tains. It was cast at Rochelle,
France, in 1741,and was presented
ky the King of France to Lonie
Bsyotte tor tbe parish of Ksskas-
kis, where during tbe past one hun
dred and forty years it baa been
in use.
In nearly all large cities are
places where horses that are com
pletely used up are taken, stimu
lated and polished up and sold to
unsuspecting countrymen at $25 to
$40 each as horses temporarily dis
abled. Of course the animals are
utterly worthless, but the sharpers
mannge to make an average of
about $20 each on them. It
is said that some of tbe scamps
who conduct the establishments
are so skillful that they can almost
revive a dead horse long enough
to tradu him off “in his hair and
hide.”
3 f jf
bakery!
tsr*
venue, Amrrlems,0a,
Albssv Claims ReeogaillM far Fete
HU,
1 Albany, Ga., March 11 Our
people haven’t asked an office of
I tbe President yet, but they do sin-
| terely hope while distributing tbs
numerous offices, he will not forget
tbe memorable W. E. Smith, who
| alone cast bis vote against tbe 8 to
7 business, electoral commission.
Bo deserves recognition if say
' In the South doe*.
“Let’s see,” mused B. F. Butler,
turning to his private secretary
“what business was I engaged in
last fall 7”
“Last fall 7" said the Secretary,
reflectively. “01 why, you were
running for President”
“President 7 President of whBt7"
“ Why, President oi the United
States.”
“O, pshaw I get out. Yon’re
dreaming.”
Then the private secretary pi
cured an old copy of tbs New York
Sun and called Butler’s attention
to several editorials.
“Well, blame my hide,’’ exclaim
ed the General; “you are correct;
but the ineidont had entirely slip
ped my memory. J was laboring
under the impression that I was on
a yachting excursion to the Sand
wioh Islands last fall.”—Norris
town Herald
Two o> our most prominent and
thorough young men are making
preparations to begin one of tbe
largest cattle ranobea In thie
tion of the State. Out some miles
from town they own a large tract
of land, and bars begun tbe sur
vey preparatory to tenolng it in
with the improved wire lenoe. One
of these young men will visit the
West soon for the purpose of get
ting some ides as to how the large
ranches are conducted, and will re
turn and begin work at once. Sheep
and cows will be tbe only stock
they will have for tbs time, but
they propose to add other grades
of stock is the course of a few
years. We feel assured that they
will succeed in their enterprise,
and bepe it will be but tbe begin
ning ef a new departure for many
other of eurcotton-iaising farmers.
—Barneaville Mail.
Dr. C. C. Everett, of Cambridge,
relates that at Interlaken, Switzer
land, he dropped into a beok store
and circulating library. “Thegeod
woman who had charge,” be says,
“was a obatty body, and I fell into
conversation with her. She told
me, among other things, of an inci
dent that bad happened in her shop
some time before. Two gentlemen
came in one day; the one, a One
looking man with white hair and
beard, the other younger. The
older aeked her which of all tbe
books in her library ehe could best
recommend to bitn. She brought
him Longfellow’s'Hyperien,’whioh
she told him he would be sure to
like, for it was a book that pleased
everybody. After they had gone
out tbe younger one oame back and
said: ‘Do you knew to whom you
were recommending that book! It
was to Longfellow, himself.’ ”
Jonn Lewis, a colored Democrat
from Leesburg, Vs., arrived in
Washington last Monday weekend
took up bis quarters on a lumber
pile at tbe corner of Thirteenth
and B. streets northwest. He car
ried a sack of flour on his shoulder,
while a tin pan and a poach con
taining some salt and iard hang at
his side, and with the ionr, salt
and lard, together with hydrant
water, he concocted the toothsome
slapjack upon which he has regaled
himself. At night John found
sleeping quarters In a bird store
on Thirteenth street. He went afoot
to see tbe Democratic President,
and, having seen him, and bees
overjoyed at the eight, Lewis left
for his home with his stomach
overloaded with slapjaoks and his
mind saturated with inauguration
scenes.
Rev. Aaron Cleveland, tbe Presi
dent’s great-grandfather, settled in
Halifax in 1750, tbe year after the
city was founded, and established
a church known as “Mather’s
Church,” alter tbe great New Eng
land preacher of that day. He re
mained five years and was suc
ceeded by a Scotob minister. The
church then became known as St.
Mathew’s and was the first Presby
terian church in tbe Britieb lower
provinces. It is tbs leading eharch
in the city to-day. Ita library es
tablished by Mr. Cleveland, still
contains many volumes presented
by him and bearing hit autographs.
There are many relatives ef bis
still in tbe province.
PreyUed With Kindling.
Hearts Neva.
Mr. Burton Treadwell's father
bad no pine et his house one night
when one of bie family was aiek.
Tbe next day be determined that
thie would never ooonr again. He
went ta the woods and brought a
lag six feet loag and an taiga
around aa a man’s body, and_as tat
at aay pint yon am aaw.
twa years after that *
of
kia
A Model Floatation.
One of the bee* ptajHallM 1*
Southwest Georgia, ia CM. L. A.
Jordan’s Fowlton place, six miles
northwest of this city, la Lea
eeunty. It U superintended by
Mr. I. a. Brinson, and the |plde
show a high slate et e«Wv»tami.
Tbe feaees an HI as, the gates
swing rennd easily, m ben aad
all the oath eases 8*8
whitewashed, making
plantation look like a
the males (rit hlsld
is nothing nmshaskliag
place, saa it Is really rsfl
C a through it It is OM
t kept ptantaUooa we have eeen
since the war.—Albany News.
The cabinet slate having been
disposed ef the knowing one* are
now busy in adjusting the rsaMin-
ing prominent Democrats. It Is
said that Mr. Thurman will ba re
served to All an expected vacancy
on tbe Supreme Court beneb, that
McDonald will go to Spain, aad
Pendleton to France. Mr. Beooe,
of Toledo, Ohio, ic mentioned as
tbe snoceeeer of Bell, supervising
arehiteet ef tbe Treasury. Bason
ia a brother-in-law of clevstaad.
Rosscrans is pressed for the same
plaoe.
A lady recently wrote to Rev.
Henry Ward Beechar expressing
doubt as to whether she was a
Christian or not. The answer was
characteristic ei the mea, and, area
if bis views were sot exactly
orthodox, they will ba approved by
a large minority of Christian peo
ple. He wrote her that, “Wheth
er abe was inside or ontalda any
mere ohurob did not matter so much
as whether she had the Inward de
sire to be what a Christian ought
to ba and was making aoma honest
effort in that line.”
A Printer's Attempted BnleMe.
Eastman, Ga., March 11.—.Mr.
Claytoa. a printer in tbe offloe of
tbe Eastman Times, attempted to
commit euioide yesterday by taking
eplnm and landannm in taiga qnaa-
titiee. Hia life was saved by
prompt attention and tha nid of a
physician. An unfortunate love
affair was tha eanae of tha rash act.
GIVES AWAY!
Fine DonMe Barrel
SHOT GUN.
We are daily opening our Hook of sow
Spring Clothing, Hats. Underwear, ate.,
end sailing off nil onr last ssseans gar
ment* at, and bblow cost. Oor stosk
ooosiats of—
Man’ Fins tad Msdissi Clothing,
Bovs’ Fins sad Msdiam Clothing,
Children's Fins and Msdiam Clothing,
Fin* Nobby Btyl* Hots,
Fins Dross Shirts,
Fine Hoalerr.
SUk and Linen Handkerchiefs,
Drawers, Gloves, Walking Cents,
Neek Wear in Bsesttfsl tittles,
Maipenden, Under-Shll is, Nightshirts,
SUk end Imported Uinghem Umbrellas,
Real Leather Valises,
Water-ProoiS, Bath Towel#,
Reel Leethar Pocket-Books,
Sleeve and Soak Elea ties.
Cloth ib Bmhut
Baal Gold PlaU Scarf Pina and Out
uttom.
Onr Celebrated Children’s Waists, 26
osnts, and upwards.
Largs line samples of new style slothes
in our TtUorlng Department.
For every Five Dollars worth of goods
mrohaasd of nt for cash tinea Jon nary
at to Jans lot, 1886, wo will give a tiaket
to onr grand drawing (or also bras eh
luading shot gun on exhibition at oar
•Ion. Prixe to bo awarded Jana 1,1886.
Coma and gnats at tha beans.
Thankful Ibr your liberal patronage wo
respectfully solicit s oosUnoaao* of tbo
seme Assuring yon of polite attention
aad honorable Servian at onr hands. W#
are very truly yours.
The Clothier aad Halier, aad
Dealer ia Shirts.
Gyle* Corots, Asatrians, Os.
Special Mice.
Everyone who am indebted
to the firm of Oliver k Oliver
are requested to come forward
and settle, otherwise their ac
count will be placed in the
hands of an attorney with in
structions to sue. We will alao
state that all work done by ns
in tile future will be for the