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Americus
Recorder.
Established 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1885.
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americus.
Americas is the county seat of Snmter
ouutv. Georgia, situated on the Honlh-
western railroad, 71 miles southwest of
M „ on aud about 80 miles north of tbs
Florida lioe. It is situated in the finest
section of Georgia, raising a greater vari-
,n of agricultural and horticultural pro-
ilicts than any other part of the South,
combining all the fruits, grain and vege-
l ,bles of the temperate and semi-tropical
'ones—wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, Irish
znd sweet potatoes, peanuts, chufas,
liotton peas, sugar cane, apples, pears,
peaches, grapes, plums and other fruits.
Tile climate is mild and equable, and one
of the moat healthy in the world, the air
bein ’pure and dry and mosthenefioial lor
lung aud throat diseaaea. All kinds of
outdoor work can be performed without
inconvenience from summer heat or
winter cold. Americus has a population
of b,Odd, is beautifully situated on high
and rolling ground and toasts of some of
the handsomest business blocks in the
South. The city has fine public schools;
, d churches; a large public library.
,1 ailv. one semi-weekly and two
w ., kly newspapers; a new opera house,
completely furnished wit., scenery and
, q.able of seating 1.000 persons; a well
organised tire department, iueluding
two line steamers; 1 lie streets are well
paved, sewered and lighted; there are
two (louring mills, a cottonseed oil mill,
t fining mill and variety works, carriage
factory, and a number of minor manfacto-
nes; about Iwo hundred firms nreengaged
m mercantile business; three hanks with
no abundance of cupital; two good
hotels luruish good aocommodattion.
Americus is the centre of trade for six
counties comprising the richest agricul
tural section in Georgia, the average an
imal cotton receipts being 80,000 bales,
which will be largely increased by the
completion of the Preston and Lumpkin
railroad now in process of conatruclion.
li ,S the largest city in Southwest Geor
gia, and has law u’ appropriately named
dp. '-Commerciul Capital" of that sec
tion, and it is rapidly growing in popu
lation and wealth. "As a place of busi
ness residence it presents attractions
equaled by few ciliea in the South.
Property of all kinda is comparatively
cheap, although rapidly advancing in
value; the inhabitants of both city and
conntry arc cultivated, courteous aud
hospitable, with a cordial welcome to im
migrants. To enterprfsing tradesmen, ju
dicious capitalists and industrious farm
ers tins section of Georgia offers fine op
portunities. Any information in rogard
to city or conntry will lie cheerfully fur
nished by addressing the Americus Re*
rounr.it, Americus, Ga.
LA 11’1'KBS.
(’. 11. McCRORY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
l-.LLAVII.LE, GA.
1 El! MS—All eIni
o »30 or motor, $.1;
ut.; over iioo, seven
collections are made.
MISCELLANKO US.
i. X.R. WESTBROOK,X.D.
Physician and burgeon
AMERICUS, GA.
Office At Dr. Eldridge’il drug More.
Kehidenc* on Church Street, next door
to W. 1). Hitjrue*. feb7tf
$2,000
At sin Jill cost can secured for your
laved ones, Ly joining the
Haights of Honor.
I.M every husband and lather do it Regu
lar loilge meeting first ami third Friday
7 i*. m. For paiticulara call on
K. TAYLOR. I)ic.
° r . !>• K. Biunhon, Reporter, decllyl
Kdw# J. Mt'ler. C. Horace McCall.
Moiiiiiiicntal Marble Works
SI LI. Fit A Met ALL, Proprietors,
■>cithwest Corner of the Public Square,
AMERICUS, GA.
Monuments, Tombs, Etc., Etc
of the Vet Italian mid American Marbla.
,ro “ Hailing for Cametary Enclos-
, urci, a lp«clallf.
1885.
•/ E. MATHIS, Eri iJKil.
I "ill take charge of the uhove Achool
0,1 Moadoy January 12th. next. I have
•aught for the people of Americus before,
* w ‘ m,a respectfully ask a renewal of
their support.
Teiim*, Bates, Etc.:
Primary Department per month, . $2 00
o ermediate, per month 3.00
rirst-UasM, per month 4 00
union due at the end oi each Scho
lastic month.
d«31tf J ' F ~ MATHIH '
To Road Overseers.
I'' iv 0v *r***ra of Koada of the 27th
l. lhstnct ar« uotifi, d to put ttieir
o ais in order by the April term of the
ptrior Court, and*r ;*naltv of the law.
m. a a. W M - PlLCHEU,
mii3«3 Kosd c ,
TO THE
NARROW
2c.
2c.
John R. Shaw's.
I’ELEG KENT ON’S YORTINE.
11 l-Uollcu Wealth that Her a me the
Burden i f Mia l.ife—Dying ai Un
happy. Frleudlaaa Old Mas,
Leaving Property Kstlmat-
ed to be Worth •7*0,000
—Making Reetliutlon
la His Will.
EXTRAORDINARY ANNOUNCEMENT, i Hartfokh, March 7.— I’eleg Ken-
“No, you won't, Mr. Henderson
Massachusetts law provides seven
years only for the man who steals
from his employer,’’ I’eleg replied
laughingly.
“You villain! What do you
meat,?’’ said Mr. Henderson.
“I can't earn 1100,000 in seven
LADIES.
%
yon,aged (JO, recently died in Gris-' years, Mr. Henderson, and you
wold, a rural manufacturing vil- h°ow I’m bound to be a rich roan,
lage in the eastern part of this j ^ ve K°t that much, and after
Private butineM calls me to New York I §t£t,e t leaving property worth, it ^ been punished seven years for
in about ten days from now. hence I have | estimated, $750,000. Kenyon ^ taking it, it’s mine, don’t you see?”
concluded that a« long as I will be in the j was a bachelor, lank, keen-eyed j The merchant was battled. No
market, to make this alao a Imaineng trip, j and bald, and a typical Yankee. I amount of talk would affect the
A business trip with me meana having j j[ e died a miserable old miser, j Ihief. The detectives were battled,
lota of cash t* buy Bargaina with. In ; The boast of his life wa9 that he their wiles had failed to secure
order to meet this demand I will effer started at a machinist’s trade at j money. The widow Kenyon
17 years of age, and at 21 was too, was baffled. She was taken to
worth $75 000. He has lived alone | Boston, and with her eyes stream-
in the barren Kenyon homestead j * n £ wlt H tears she implored Peleg
for years, an unhappy, friendless i niake restitution. It was with-
old man. At his funeral not a tear j ou t avail.
wa9 shed on his bier, and there was “You told me to make my pile
no particularly interested atten
dant save a Boston lawyer. Most
of his property is in real estate and
mortgages in Eastern Massachu
setts, and he left it to the heir of
Henry Henderson, an importer of
\Ve9i. India goods, who thrived at
the Hub somewhat more than 40
years ago.
Peleg Kenyon’s mother was a
me in the pant, I have concluded to coo-1 hard-listcd ^ ankee widow, honest _ _
tiuue them, with the promise to offer! but ambitious. When her son left' $liO$0, was the merchant’s next
even mora valuable presents in the future. I the old farm, more than two score . ofler.
Any orders left with me for goods that years ago, just as the ploughing “HI give you $1,000 to let me
oannot be found here will be faithfully for oats was about to be begun, to j go, responded Kenyon.
seek his fortune in a Boston ma- “I H make it $2,000, said Mr.
until my departure and during my hUj
in New York the remaining stock, espe
cially those that would otherwise have to
be carried over till next fall At fabulous
low prices. I am not quoting, but under
the circumstances 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 daring the month of January av-
ing met with much favor, and appreciat
ing the liberal patronage bestowed upon !
before I came back, mother,” he
said, “and when I come home I’ll
show it to you.”
Mi. Henderson was disgusted.
At the end of a week he offered
Peleg his liberty if he would return
the money.
“Why, I want to go to prison
for it,” was his answer. ”1 expect
to be punished for taking it.”
“We’ll give you your liberty and
carried out, 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 ami be convinced that I
mean exactly what the heading reads,
"STRICTLY BUSINESS."
Respectfully,
8. M. COHEN, The Bargain Man.
Cotton Avenue, opposite Bank of
Americas, Sign of Red Flag.
FOR SAXiS I
Twenty-Four Beautiful
Building Lots!
Within the corporate limits, situated on
the South side of the handsome residence
of A, W. Smith, and nearly opposite the
elegant home of Mrs. F.E. Burke. These
lots havo street running East and West
and one North and South, also L*« 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 are convenient to churches
and schools, and within ten minutes walk
to the court house. The natural growth
of oak and hickory is abundant and the
soil level und fertile.
TERMS—Half cash ami half on twelve
months time with eight percent, interest.
Call on A. C. BELL and T. J. BRAN-
NAN and see diagram of this valuable
property.
marcbdml
Come sud See ns at Hart’s Old Stand!
I.H. WIGGINS & CO.
WK KKK1‘ A HULL LINK OF
GROCERIES 01' ALE KIAOS,
FANCY AND STAPLE.
Fine Whisky and Wines a Specialty.
We also have a BAH connected with
our business where gents will
find the very beat Whis
ky, Beer, etc.
We will hsve in s few days a full line of
Goods, Boots, Shoes,
HATS, ETC.
Give ns a call an.l wo will surprise yon
in piicet. Vonra rospootfallv.
mebllml I H. WIGGINS £ CO.
•‘Jim" Pbii.i.ifs. “Du k ' Miens.
XV. J. Phillips & Co.
cliinc shop, the widow was mad at
him. She took hold of the plough
handles herself, and told I’eleg
never to come back until lie bad
made bis pile. Before a month
had elapsed he was the butt of the
shop where be worked in conse
quence of his frequently and care
lessly expressed determination to
become a rich man within live
years. He was considered cranky.
A year later the gawky stripling
was installed in the great ware
house of Henry Henderson as the
night watcuman. He also did odd
jobs of repairing about the place.
He soon ingratiated himsclt into
the good graces of his employer by
bis indefatigable labors and his
faithfulness.
During the six months that fol
lowed I’eleg was not idle. He at
tended closely to bis duties, and in
bis leisure hours be made first a
duplicate key to the otllce.then one
to the safe, and lastly one to the
cash box inside the safe. From
time to time he would investigate
tbe contents of the cash box, but
never finding more than from
$2,000 to $3,000 in it, he bided his
time patiently. One Saturday after
noon the house received after bank
ing hours a cash payment of $105,-
000 for a crop of molasses. The
money was placed in the cash box
in the office for safety. The safe
was both lire and burglar proof,
and the presence of a trusty watch
man in the building convinced Mr.
Henderson that the great packiges
of bills would be as secure there as
anywhere. That night, as soon as
Kenyon was left alone, he opened
the safe and tbe cash box, stuffed
the bills into bis pockets, locked
the doors behind him, walked to
the depot, and look the evening
train for I’utnam, Conn. At 12
o’clock that night he drove up to
the old homestead in Griswold. At
five the next morning lie was at the
I’utnam depot again, but minus the
money. Sunday night he resumed
bis duties as night watchman in
the warehouses of Henry Hcnder-
•on.
On Monday, ol course, there was
an outbreak. Consternation pre
vailed in the establishment when
the cashier, on opening the sate at
the beginning of business hours,
found the cash box empty. Where
could the money have gone to?
The night watchman was ques
tioned closely. He knew nothing
fW DotuIq Rnnf-ct Sh(V»l about it, had seen no one about the
Dry uooas, uoois, onoes, ()lace nor in it nor ha(i Ue l)een ot!
the premises after dark. Two
detectives were put on tbe case anti
the next day Kenyon was arrested
on suspicion. He stoutly main
tained his innocence, and was re
luctantly taken to prison and locked
up. Mr. Henderson visited him
daily ami talked with him, but
Kenyon held an unbroken Iront lor
weeks. Finally the merchant grew
desperate. His business was badly
cramped by the loss of the money.
No trace of it could be found any
where. No one was suspected ex
cept I’eleg, and many believed him
innocent. Mr. Henderson walked
into bis cell one day and said:
“Peleg, thia thing has gone on
long enough. You stole that
money.’’
“Well, what if 1 did?” coolly re
plied Peleg.
“What it you did? You scoun
drel, why, I’ll send you to prison
for life I*
BAKERY.
j Xjuxsobea »Speol»ltr<
t Cotton Avtiiur, Amtrirut,au t
I Mid 3
Henderson in dismay.
“And so will I,” said Peleg.
The offer to Kenyon wai slowly
increased to $10,000, and he as
steadily advanced bia offer for lib
erty to that amount. Mr. Hender
son was now in despair. He gave
up all hope of getting the money,
and arranged his business so as to
do without it. Kenyon was Dot
brought to trial, however, and two
months later Mr. llemferson asked
him submissively what be would do.
“If you'll let me go with a writ
ten guarantee not to trouble me,
I’ll give you all but $75,000 to-mor
row,” said I’eleg, blandly.
“Hanged if I will,” said tbe mer
chant.
Six weeks more rolled by, and
Mr. Henderson saw fit to accept
tbe terms of the shrewd Yankee
thief. For $30,000 he signed an in
strument putting Kenyon out of
barm’s way, with tbe lion’s share of
tbe money in in bis pockets. Ken
yon was released. He went atonceto
Griswold, crawled under tbe horse
stable in tbe red barn at tbe old
homestead, and drew forth tbe bun
dle of $105,000 in bills intact. He
counted out $75,000, and going
into tbe bouse, said to bis mother:
“Mary, there’s my pile.”
“Xo good will come of it, my
son,” she sternly responded.
Peleg went back to Boston and
paid over $30,000, first investing
hie own money skilfully in real
estate, mortgages, and loans. Fin
ancially he was fortunate. Socially
he was ostracised. In ten years he
had doubled aud trebled hie for
tune, but in the meantime hi*
mother had died, as had all his near
relatives. He went back to the old
farm in Griswold, and made it the
fairest in tbe land. The barren
hillsides blossomed like tbe rose
tree, fat cattle bellowed frocp tbe
rich valleys, and fine horses neighed
in the old' stables. But tbe honest
people held alool from him. and for
the rest of his life Peleg Kenyon
lived alone a toured and rapidly
aging man, with no enjoyment save
tuc piling up and gloating over bit
ill-gotten wealth. It finally became
the burden of bis life, although the
story dropped out of memory years
ago, and lie was lorgotton. Hit
interest in the farm died out. Last
summer he sent for his lawyer in
Boston, and made a will in the
hope of partially atoning for tbe
great wrong of his life. He was
found dead, alone, in front of hit
treasure chest, silling upright in
his chair.
Southern Beauty reigns trium
phant this year at tbe national
capital. At a late assembly Mrs.
Pembroke Jones, of Xortb Caro-
linia. Mist Hampton and Mias
Keith, of South Carolinia, and
Miss Rose Winston, of Memphis,
were the acknowledged belies.
A coocking kitchen on wheels,
easily drawn by one borse or a
mule, is tbe latest reported novelty.
It will cook rations ol any kind
in the field for a regiment, and
will bake, boil and stew while on
the line of march.
An old Indian canoe, SlJ feet
long, was recently dug out of tbe
sand on the shore of Cananda gua
Lake. An a.-row wae found em
bedded in its side. It was found
at what wae known at Deer Ran.
A STBAHUE HK5HAT10K.
Augusta N«wk
It ie known that a number of
negroes have been recently digging
for hidden treasure hereabout, but
a most mysterious and startling
sensation was developed by a well
known colored men the other day,
which reaches the Kvening Xewe
as straight as tbe needle points to
the Xorth star these fine spring
evenings. Tbe manner of tbe mya-
ttrv is about as follows;
Not long ago the old darkey’s
wile was out near the cabin on the
line of hills near the city, when she
stumbled over somethin; and fell.
She examined the obstruction on
rising, and it seemed like a piece
of iron. Stooping to pick it up,
she found it too heavy. She called
her “old man;” and they found it
to be a stone box with an iron lid,
in which there were two keys wjpp-
ped in a pieoe ot paper. On the
paper were written these strange
words: “Dig forty feet east, and
you will find some valuable pa
pers.”
Here was a revelation. Tbe old
man was startled, but he knew be
was “on to” a mystery and perhaps
a bonanza. He dug forty feet east
of his first point, and there, sure
enough, under a log, wae a bottle.
Sealed in the bottle were a number
of old papera. Some were bills and
receipts, and on tome were names
of well known former citizens of
Augusta, now dead. Some papers
were so old that they crumbled
when exposed to tbe air. But
strangest of all. ene of the papers
contained the following mystic and
mysterious information: “Dig five
yards east of this, and you will find
a cheat with a part of Cspt. Kidd's
treasure, amounting to $1,000,000.”
This wae tbo much for the old
man. He was infatuated; mystified,
delighted. No one knew of the
find but himself, hie wife and tbe
intelligent man who aided him in
deciphering hie great find. He was
now in for a bonanza certain. But
lo! hie land ended right kt the log,
and to dig on another man’e lot he
was afraid for several reason*. Hi*
chief alarm was that after finding
bis precious treasure that it would
be taken from him. This wae a
terrible thought, and it is harraas-
ing the old man until he It almost
ertzy. He bae therefore relieved
his mind far enough to confide to
a well known gentleman hi* secret,
but he will not divulge tbe exact
locating of the treasure until he
has raised enough money to bay
tbe acre of lai d where hie love lie*
buried.
And right here the first chapter
of our mystery end*. And at the
Eveniag Newt he* only read the
first chapter, and it also a truthful
journal, w* promiee faithfully to
complete or at least continue this
sensation in our next. It it rather
startling however to think or even
woader if $1,M0,000 1* hidden near
the city and has lain burled eince
tbe days of Capt. Kidd. It it
actually known that tbit old Pirate
King did bury an untold nmonnt
of treunure, but It in generally sup
posed that it was hidden fnr from
Augusta. There i* no telling how
ever, end the old Captain's black
flag may yet be unrolled in our
idst covered with the duet ot
yeare, and covering the treasure of
a modern Monte Ciieto. One thing
it certain,and the old darkey swear*
to it—be hat often carried a sur
veyor’s chain in hi* neighborhood,
and about thin tame spot tbe
needle elwnyt went awry. Hi* old
matter, tbe surveyor, always swore
that a witch lived in the neighbor
hood. It may be tbe witch it the
ghost of Captain Billy, the pirate
Kid. _
If the number ot poet offices
named after him ere any indication
of popularity, says a Washington
•pecitl, Frank Hatton In tbe most
lopular of Postmaster Generals.
!a bit native State of Ohio two
villtget struggled for this honor.
The one that was wonted, deter
mined not to be entirely balked,
compromised on Hattonia. The at
taches of the department say that
Gen. Hatton wan always averse to
graating theee petition*. On one
occasion tbe people of a Georgia
town petitionee him to cb*ngt|tbe
name of their plnoe to Hatton.
He refused. They then wrote
back asking if tbev might call it
“Hat Off.’ T "Ye*," said Hatton,
when the letter was rend to him;
“any community of peopls who
take their bat* oil to me can have
whatever they like,” and Hat Of!
in to this day a post office.
tare Care for Dyspepsia
Dufley’n Malt Whiskey, sold by
Brown A French. feM3dAwtf