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mgmsBgm ■Vi —■■ ■■■! • , ; .. - t 1 ’ - *• ? *-f -if AT# .•-. QMty i:~ *' Americus ■ ESTABLISHED 1879. AMEKICDS, GEOBGIA, SATE I'DAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1890. QENT5- r URhISniNQf -QOOD5 At 25 per cent, cheaper than you will find them in Ameri cus. Eveiy article in this line right new. The choicest stock of Underwear, Hosiery. Cloves, Handkerchiefs V and Suspenders in the Mftfecity. Note these ex- traordinary prices on | P Underwear: * One lot Shirts and Drawers to match, richly worth $1.50, for 88c. per suit. One lot Shirts and Drawers to match, beautiful weight and excellent quality, $1.16 per suit One lot natural wool Shirts and Drawers, worth $2.50, for 1.98. 1 lot Merino Shirts and Drawers at $1.50 per suit. The choicest lot of goods at 2.25, 2.75, 3.50, 4.00 and 4.75 in Americus. THE PRIMARY. WHO WILL BE THE OFFICERS OF SUMTER COUNTY. A Quiet Election—Though a Good Deal of Interest was Shown—How the Vote Went in the City. Wheatley 11 Aasley. r $ The agony isjover. And the races for.coimty officers have been run. They were all decided at the bnl lot box yesterday, and good men have been elected. In some the contests were close and a full count was required to furnish a certainty. In others the raco 'was virtually decided before the ballotting was beguu. For several days past the various candidates and their friends have been on the keenest edge of excite ment and have been working heart ily for votes. Great interest was manifested by all, and the scene culminated yesterday at the polls, In the city the balloting begun at six o’clock, and votes were slwo- ly polled up to about nine when they began to pour in lively. From then on till nearly five the voting was tolerably continuous, and be tween this hour and six a number were added. Around the polls were gathered an anxious throng. Tbe candidates were there and olosely watched tbe voting. After the polls closed they remained, land far into tbe night, until after three this morning they remained to see how tbe vote stood at the Americus precinct. From the country, only partial reports came la from many. Some only gave the vote up to a certain hour and others merely the vote as regarded certai u candidates. How ever from the best estimate which can now be made the following shows the officers of the county: Clerk Superior Court—J. H. AL len. Sheriff—It. B. Forrest, with J. B, Lamar, Deputy. Tax Collector—T.M. Furlow. Tax Receiver—J. W. Mize. County Treasurer—J. E. Sullivan. Coroner—J. B. Parker. County tSurveyor—J. G. Shock- ley. That’s the way It looks, and la certainly correct. They are all excellent men, and old Sumter could not be represent ed by better offloers. Here are some of the votes re ceived. In the 29th It was as fol lows: For Sheriff—Forest 28, Markett 28. For Clerk-Alien 62. For Treasurer—Glover 28; Sulli van 13, Small 7, and Sheppard 10. Tax Receiver—MIxe 17, W. K. Bailey 20. Tax Collector—Fulton 48, Wind sor 8. Coroner—Parker 40, Lester 7, Speight 7. surveyor—Shockley 63. In the Old 16th the vote stood: Market 7, Forrest 3; Furlow 8, Windsor 10; Bailey 8, Mize 4; Allen 10; Shepherd 0, Sullivan 2, Small 1, Glover 1; Parker 10; Shockley 10. From the New 16th the vote was aBfollows: Forrest7, Markett 11; Furlow 14, Windsor 6; Bailey 10, Mize 9;..Glover 2, Sullivan 3, Shep pard 0; Allen 19; Parker 7, Lester 3, Speight 9; Shockley 19. From tho 17th the following was was reported: Forrest 39, and Markett 23, fur Sheriff; Glover 22, Sullivan 17, Sheppard 18, for Treas urer. In the 17th Forrest 39, Markett 23, Glover 22, Sullivan 17, Sheppard 18. In the old 28th Markett’s major ity was 14; in the new 20th For rest’s 21; In the 28th Forrest’s ma jority was 0. In the race for Sheriff tbe great est interest centered, aDd the re turns were eagerly looked for by the people. It was four o’clock before the vote In the Americus precinct was counted. Here Is the result: For Sheriff—Forrest 428, Market 876. For Tax Collector—Furlow 699, Windsor 111. For Tax Receiver—Mize 638, Bai ley 274. For Clerk—Allen 813. For Treasurer—Sullivan 897, Sheppard 196, Small 107, Glover 106, For Coroner—Parker 886, Letter 191, 8peight 223. For Surveyor—Shockley 897. W. W.C. lor sate at Cook’s Phar macy, 439 Cotton Avenue, Ameri cus, Ga. - ■ -• NOW THE PROBLEM. WHAT SHALL WE DO FOR SER. VANTS7 And 8till the Report, Come In of the Lack of 8ervante—Americas Ladles Daily Complain and Our Country Cousins Are In the Berne Box—How About White Servants h Again The Recorder Is com pelled to mention the servant prob lem. Every day complaints come in, aud tbe problem Is even more seri ous than it was a few weeks since. It is more difficult to secure a servant than to make a fortune. At least that’s what is reported and If the reporters don’t know who does. The Recorder has- often men tioned the subject but it still grows In importance, and we are com pelled to discuss the question again. The great majority of servant girls are incompetent, and of those who are competent many are either Impudent, careless or unreliable. Their lot, it Is true, Is not always as pleasant os It might be made by their employers, and It may be that they would strive to do better if they were treated with alittle more consideiatlon, but the fact that they are not always dealt with kindly hnd JUBtly does not excuse their shortcomings. The truth is tho most of them have hod uo training for the duties required of them, aud do not' make any effort to qualify themselves for their work. They seem to have an Idea that by marriage or otherwise they will soon be relieved of servant girl druggery, or that If they lose their places they will have no trouble to get others. In Philadelphia tbe ladies have formed a Housewives’ League, their object being to piotect them selves agaiDst incompetent, Im proper, impertinent and untrust worthy servants. They intend to make it impossible for such ser vants to get employment. They think the course they have adopted will force'servant girls to strive to give satisfaction, and to prepare themselves for the performance of household duties. So confident are they that they have found the solu tion of the servant girl problem that they think of making the league a national one, so that housewives in all cities oan have the benefit of it. They propose to employ agents to keep the league informed respecting the associa tions, qualifications and habits of servant girls, so that the desira ble ones will always be sure of em ployment and tbe incompetent,and drunken ones will not be able to get desirable places anywhere. They also intend to establish schools where girls may be trained to cook and do all other kinds of household work, aud where good servants can find a refuge when they are temporarily out of employ ment. It Is said that the best servant girls in this country are found In New York where a very large num ber of English, German, Fronch and Scandinavian girls are em ployed. G Iris of those nationalities are drawn to that city by the high wages paid there for good service. They are industrious, quick aud trustworthy. They have not found their way to other cities as yet In appreciable unrabers, but they will, perhaps, eventually. Here In tbe South the servant girls are, as a rule, colored, aud as a class little can be said in their be half. And ths worst of it Is they show no improvement. Those of to-day are muoh Inferior to those of slavery days. Very little depen dence can be put in them and they take no pride in their work. As a rule they are incompetent aud shiftless. It takes two or three of them to do what one ought to do, aRd what they do la not well done. When they are not In the streets or attending some of the numerous meetings of their race they are waiting anxiously for tbe time when they can get away from their work. And the colored cooks think it Is their privilege to feed all their relations at the expense of their employers. A colored cook In the South is uot a luxury, and yet la very expeuslve. Of course there are good servants among the colored girls, but the number is not large, and Is becom ing smaller, it would be a good' thing If housewives in the South should form a league, not so mnett with the view of getting rid of worthless servants, as for providing ways for training girls for tbe per formance of household duties. MORE MAD DOGS. MANY REPORTS CONCERNING HY DROPHOBIC’.CANINES. A Terrible Fight With One by Mr. John Oastloborry—He Finally Kille the Animal—Other Flying Reports. Have our canines an epidemic of hydrophobia. Or are tbe many reporta of mad dogs untrue. For several weekB rumors have been brought into tbe elty of such anlmals belng Been orklllod around us, and even in tbe city some are reported to have been seen. About two weeks ago tbe people living near Wheatley’s Variety Works reported to the police the case of a dog supposed to be mad which had been acting In a strange manner, and had bitten several dogs In tbe neighborhood. This animal waa also heard of before get ting in the city, and it waa said bit many dogs in the country. Nothing more being heard of It, all supposed It to have been a false alarm, but from recent develop ments, it turns out that there may have been something In it. As reported In yesterday’s RE' corder, a our, supposed to be af flicted with rabies, was killed the day before down near the Central depot, after biting three ohlldren and another dog. As to his condi tlon, those jwho saw him say he wbb either mad or had a fit, most of them Inclining to the latter be. lief. However, It Is a source of great uneasiness to the parents of the bitten children, and they will await developments with great anxiety. Yesterday the story of a terrible encounter with a rabid canine came to the city. Tbe fight ocourred last Wednesday night, and from all ac counts it must have been a most blood curdling and horrible af fair.; It seems that Mr. Castleberry Is a well known oltlxen of the 28th dlstriot, and has many frlenda In Amerlous. Late Wednesday after noon a child of Mr. Castleberry was standing in the door when a large dog came running down the path directly towards her. Thinking It their own dog the little girl did not move until the animal reached the steps. Sho then noticed that it was foaming at the mouth and was growling savagely. Seeing this, and that an attaok was about to be made upon her, she stepped inside and shot the door Just In time to prevent being bitten, and probably torn in pieces by the rabid animal, which dashed against the partition and then turned off, running to wards the lot. Here were several hands, and a number of mules and horses. The bands ran into the barn, and the dog, after unsuccess fully snapping at the mules, turned back towards the house. Mr. Castleberry was lu his house and seizing his gun slipped out of the bock door. The animal ran straight for him, Mr. Castleberry waiting until It was wltbiu ten feet of him. Then he fired, striking the dog In the back, but not falter ing him In tho least. On It came and was just at tbe muzzle of the gun when be fired the second time, tearing the head of the dog all to pieces. Had the gun missed fire, or had he waited a second longer, ho would have been mangled and had a hand to hand fight. It was a close call, and Mr. Castleberry says It was the scariest time be ever saw. Wbetbor this animal bit any other dogs or not Is not known pos itively, but reports have been re ceived of a dog running around and biting horses, cows, mules, and other dogs all through that district and others. It seems that tbe county is af flicted with a regular hydrophobic epidemic, and all care should be tasen with your dog. It may be these reports are exaggerated, but it may be they are even less feaiful than the truth. That tbe dog killed by Castleberry was mad there can be no doubt, and every canine is now a fit subject for watchfulness. It cortislnly is not pleasant to contemplate such a state as an epi demic of hydrophobia among tbe dogs,' bat it does look as if there haver been several about In the past few weeks, and there IsnotelllDg howmany more may develop. So 'watch your dog and be very careful how yon play with yonr’sor anybody else 1 # canine. The policemen are on the watch and witaklll any animal thought to bo affected. They have been re- ussted to do so, and it oertalniy VERY SLOW WORK. THAT BEING ID0NE IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE. An Important Bill—The Senate Ad jonrned ’Till Monday—A Laughable Incident. Special to Recorder. Atlanta, Nov. 21.—Little of In terest was done In the Legislature to-day. “That honorable body," the Senate, broke Its record by re maining in session for two houre— aud then adjourned until Monday, It’s time was taken up In the third reading of house bills a third time; only one new bill—and that making minor amendments to the consolidated common school act of ’87—was introduced. A laughable little lnoldent dis turbed the gravity of that honora ble body this morning. It was dur ing the reading of a bill. A page was sitting upon one of tbe press tables, playing with a loy pistol. Suddenly there was a sharp report —the reading of the bill stopped short, half a dozen Senator* sprang to their feet, and the page and his loy pistol were tbe most prominent figures in the room. The little fel low’s faoe was pale as death, and the big tears rolled down bis cheeks, his frightened face expressing the keenest appreciation of his perilous position. If ever a page was fright ened In this world, he was. Tbe toy pistol was as big as a church steeple! As everybody understood tbe sit uation at a glance, a spontaneous roar of laughter followed—the breach of decorum was forgiven. The reading of the bill waa con' tlnucd, but it was several seconds before the usual dignity of that honorable body was entirely recov ered. In the House a bill of general In terest was Introduced by Dr. Bald' win, of Randolph. It it intended to exolude drunken phyalolsnt from praotlce. Its title explain “to prohibit physiclant, ‘and pro scription olerkt Ina drug establish ment from practicing their profes sion or ozlllng who may become in toxicated from the use of Intoxica ting liquors or opiates, and to pro vide a penalty therefore." A first convlotiou of drunkenness la pun nished with a flue only; the second conviction revokes the lloense. Rather a queer thing la the way this legislature “jumps on" tbe running of excursion trains Sunday. The matter nevor attract ed any speolal attention before, but three bills on the subject had al ready been Introduced this session; and yesterday there waa another— (his time by Edenfleld, of Serlven. Huff, of Bibb, Introduced a bill Incorporating the Macon land In dian Springe Railway Company. This, with numerous other Im provements In contemplation or actual progress, will greatly On hanoe the value of the State’s prop erty at the Springs. Time 'was when this was the most famous resort lu the South—the Saratoga of “the old regime," and it is rap idly regaining Us old time popu larity. Tho committee called for under tho house resolution by Gilbert, of Muscogee, to devise a general method for granting charters, waa appointed to-day—Gilbert, Flem ing, and Atkinson, of Coweta, from the House; Johnson and Glcuu from the Senate. Holtzlaw, of Houston, * intro duced a general law, revising the law now governing tbe militia forces of the State. Governor Gordon left to-day for Augusta, to be present and apeak at the demonstration there to-night In his houor. THE SURVEY BEGUN ON THE G. A. R- PARK AT ANDER- S0NVILLE. They Will Maks a Magnificent Perk- And Will Commence Work Before the New year—The Club House—A Meeon Man Sarveyin* the Property. Cook’s Pharmacy has been re moved to the W. J. Slappey corner, near artesian well, where can be bad everything in Drugs, Pateut Medicines* Ac. Respectfully, W. A. Cook. The work was begun yesterday on the park of the G. A. R., at An- dersonvllle. f.. This Improvement has bsen long disoussed, and the buying dUhe property long considered. Now the arrangements have been made, and the surveyor Is on the grounds beginning tbe work of transfomrlng the property Into one of the most beautiful parka to be found In the country. The trade has been pending a long while for the ground and will be finally closed Monday. In faot It might be said that the trade waa Closed now, but the titles will pot be passed until next week. :Ev- erything 1* settled, however, and tbe surveyor has arrived on the grounds to begin the work of Im provement. Next Monday the titles will be turned over to the G. A. B. As has been stated through these columns, the order Intends to beau tify the property wonderfully, and will build one of the finest club houses In the country. The grounds were owned by a negro, George Kennedy by .name, and are now sold to them for f1080. There are 80 acres In all, and tbe work will be commenced In a few weeks. Mr. J. D. Crawford, secretary of the Macon post, arrived at Ander- sonville yesterday, and will begin the survey at once. He will locate the boulevard, avenue and olub house, and make all plata for the work. The entire work is to be fin ished by next summer and the grounds will be done In the best of style. Amerlous, of eourse, Is to be greatly benelltted by tbe move ment. Andersonville Is to be made the plaoe of resort of the ex-pris oners of that plaee, and the park and olub house ths plaoe for meet ing and pleasure, but these and the other G. A. R. visitor* will make our ally their stopping place. They intend making the place the regu lar resort, and our city will be helped by this. They will have'to stop here, and will only spend cer tain portions of their time in An dersonville. The eleetrlo line mentioned as being one of tbs probabilities, has now beoome a certainty, and before the summer months roll around, Americas and Andersonville wlH be connected by cars propelled by that fluid. At least a company Is being or ganised for that purpose, and If It falls, the members say It will bo built anyhow and express this aa a certainty. Mr. Crawford, the surveyor, com mences work at onoe, and will fin ish his part at an early date. PERSONALS. Mr. J.C. Gray, of Baltimore, la In the city. Mr. L. W. Dixon, of LaCrott, la In the city. Mr. C. Deane Hughes left for Florida yesterday. • Mr. Claude Dixon, of Ellayllle, was In the olty yesterday. Mr. Joe Fried left for bis home In Macon yesterday. ’ 1. Mr. W. M. Sears, of Webster, wss In the eity yesterday. Dr. O'Daniel Principal Physician. Special to Recorder. > * •' Atlanta, Nor. 21.—Go v. Norfhcn to-day appointed Dr. W. O’Daniel Principal Physician of ths Peniten tiary, and R. F. Wright, of Eibort, Assistant Principal Kcepor-of'the Penitentiary. For Bate or Bent. House and lot In the ofty of Amerlous. Apply to A. C. Speer. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. & Gov’t Report, Aug. ij, 1889. Baking Powder a 4§