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SLE\ SamR-old Stand continues to keep sll the eatables. My stock of Orocerles is best and largest in the city. E. D. Anslky. VOLUME 1, AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY: APRIL 15, 1891. NUMBER 9 FORBIDDEN FRUIT! The weather this season has “forbidden fruit” to many of our customers } but Geo.D.Wheatle 1 Takes pleasure in offering a “FULL CROP” of NEW and SEASONABLE DRY GOODS at prices within EASY REACH of all. CASE AFTER CASE of new goods opened during the past week lias about completed OUR SPRING STOCK, and close relationship to the manufacturers enables us to present this season a line of goods UN APPROACHABLE in QUALITY, STYLE OR PRICE. Special for this week- 25 Pieces Beautiful 25 Pieces Beautiful SOLID COL’D FIGURED SOLID COL’D FIGURED CHINA SILKS FLORENTINES 20 pieces LOVELY WOOL CIIALLIES, solid and figured, at 20c. per yd. Just 15 more of those SUPERB CAMELS’ HAIR Pattern Suits go AT COST THIS WEEK. 40 patterns BLACK SILK GRENADINES, finest quality, 75c. to 11.25 this week. THEY ARE BEAUTIES and worth from 11.00 to 12.00 elsewhere. A perfect profusion of BLACK SILK DRAPERY NETS—the correct thing this season, at prices which will astonish you. Our BLACK DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT, the very best in the city. You can find JUST WHAT YOU WANT at a very moderate cost, Grant us the pleasure of showing you our LACES, EMBROIDERIES, and NEW WASH DRESS GOODS, consisting of everything new in WHITE GOODS. Plain and figured PERSIAN MULLS, CHINA SILKS, FAYAL BATISTES and GRENADINES, MADRAS CLOTH, GING HAMS, ETC. 16 dox. Black SILK MITTS, at 25c. per pair this week. 18 do*. LADIES’ BLACK SILK GLOVES, 40c., (worth 65c) this week. Forty doz. Diamond Dye LADIES HOSE, absolutely stainless, at 26o. per pair this week. OCR NOBLE WOMEN. THE LADIES MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION HOLDS ANOTHER MEETING And Will Have a Splendid Program for Me morial Day—Monday the S7th Will be Observed—They are Earnestly Working— And Ardent Support It Dae Prom All. BE SURE TO ATTEND OUR OPENING SALE OF THIS WEEK. Our Stock is Warranted Matchless in QUALITY, STYLE OR PRICE. 300 Old’s Sailor Salts, Boys' School Saits, 12.50 to #5.00 suit, worth double elsewhere. a specialty; good value, 25c. to 81.50 per pair, any sire wanted. WE FULFILL ODE ADVERTISEMENTS! COMB AND SEE ! The noble women of the south, Geor gia, and to particuralize, America., de serve the ardent ndmiratlon tbey receive from all who have souls. While the deeds of our fallen heroes will ever remain fresh in the minds and hearts of the men, and while nothing will ever bo allowed to detract from their actions one lotaof merit and praise yet if it were nut for the gentle women, little or nothing would be done towards public recognition, and tbe day devoted to the keeping green of the memory of our departed braves would soon vanlsb but for their indefatigable efforts. The Ladies Memorial Aasociatlon of Atnericus held another meeting yester day afternoon in the library rooms, and decided upon many things about the celebration of memorial day here. These ladles have been at work for gome time getting things in readiness, and have (pent a great deal of timo in working to make the occasion a grand success. Already the graves and walks have been fixed, and the cemetery partially gotten in order for the occa sion. Yesterday’s meeting was held to arrange some of the details, and much hard work was done in arranging these, and much more will have to bo done. All of the members had been informed of the meeting, and it was very gratify ing to note the number out. It was a full meeting, and a most enthusiastic one. As has been already stated, Dr. A. B, Campbell has accepted the Invitation to deliver the address. This alone insures that the occasion will be not only a suc cess, but will be one of extreme pleas ure tohdl It Is always pleasant to hear at the works of heroes, and ’tit said the highest of pleasure comes from exciting the sympathetic emotion. Here we Will have sympathy,love and veneration at the beginning, and no muu is inure capa ble of drawing these out that Dr, Camp bell. He la an orator, and a scholar, and being, as be Is, a veteran himself, rilOM ELLAVILUC. MMsy Coart Convened—The Dank Pros pering—The Peacock House. Ei.i.avim.k, April 14.—[Special.]— George Smith was here to-day looking for a horse stolen from hit father, the con.ractor on the new hotel In your city, but he soemed to bo on a cold trail. Mr. J. F. I.andreth has invented a spark arrester, which he has in opera tion, and it is said to be a complete success. It is u “goose neck," which carries the sparks into a Link of water, and thus avoids all danger of fire from that source. It is Intended for use at gins and will ba patented, Capt. Peacock, the proprietor of the Peacouk House, lias won an enviable reputation as a hospitable host. Yes terday waa the first anniversary of the opening of the hotel and a most elegant repast was spread, fully fifty guests be ing assembled at the tables, which were handsomely decorated and well filled with good things to eat. Schley court assembled yesterday morning with quite a number of visiting attorneys from your city and elsewhere in attendance. The business of the court will probably keep it in session throughout tbe week, but there are no Important cases to come up at this term. The jail did not contain a prisoner when eourt commenced, and the criminal busi ness is light The Ellavllle bank, which has only been In operation three months, has proven to be a profitable Institution, and the capital stock will soon bo raised from twenty-five to fifty thousand dol lars. The Ellavllle variety works, under the management of J. F. Landrnth, whioh are being built above the depot,near tbe rMIroad, will aoon be in operation. The bflldlngt.are nearly completed, j J. F. Hudaon haa opened a refresh ment stand just across the street from the hotel. Ur. H. C. Arrington Is making prepa rations for a new residence which will be a handsome addition to tbe town. Ur. T. A. Collins will soon commence to bpild a brlok store house, on the •treet leading to the depot, and will move Into It In time for the fall business. MhJor E. S. Baldwin haa thirty-six store* in watermelons near town and It ntaktog calculations for a fiatjicop. He #1 H&ttD hills to the acre and hopes to and thos wrapped up in his subject, ho will even Increase ihatnlready great rep- __ __ __ ut »t ira *>» made. He will be Intro-] mOki'iwO melons to the hllL ThlTwm 0or. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave. AMERICUS, GEORGIA. duced by Hon. W. U, Hawkcs. The foil program of the day haa not yet been arranged In every particular, but will be published nextSunday. There will, of oourae, be a bnue band, and the Americas Light Infantry will join the procession. Itts desired that as many of the ehildren aa can will be in line, each with a bouquet of flowers. There is no reason why there should not be thousand or more of these, and It earnestly desired and expected that thla number will be exceeded. Some vocal music is necessary, and It la the object of the ladies to get up as fine a ehoD for the occasion as the oily can afford. It is a necessity to hare some singing, and a large crowd wanted. Everybody In the city who can sing Is wanted, and tbe number cannot be mode too large. A meeting of these will be held Friday afternoon at five o’clock in tbo library rooms, and If you ever in dulge in vocal music you muet be baud. Here ia a chance to show your love and patriotism, and an opportunity to evince your appreciation of tbe ladies’ efforts. If you can slug at all, you will do wrong by not being on hand. Tbe ladies earnestly deslro your help, and you will be unappreciative if yon ,do not give it. The date for the ceremonies Is April 27th, Monday week, and no time Is to be lost in getting matters in shape. Ctem Johnston’s Body. Richmond, Va., April 14.—Judge George T. Christian has received s letter from ev-Gov. McLane, in which he says: Gen. Johnston’s will imposes upon me so executor the duty of laying bis body in Greenwood cemetery by the side of his beloved wife. I feel, however, in common with the membersof his family, that should the united voice of bis com. rades in the armies of the south, which he successfully commanded, demand that his body be entrusted to their keep ing and placed with appropriate honors in bis native state, near the capital of the late Confederacy, we would feel Justified in yielding to iL” Indiana Won’t Kallst. St. Loch, April 14.—Gen. Merritt, commander of this military department, has received a report from Col. Wade, of the Fifth United States Cavalry, at Fort Reno, Indian Territory, in regard to the enlistment of Indians in the regu lar infantry. Col, Wade. says strong ef forts were made to Induce Indians to en list, but they were of no avail, not a sin gle one of them having been sworn in. ACUareh For DeSoto. DxSoro, G*., April 14.—[Speclsl.]— The Americas Investment Co. has do oated f lot and (100 in cash to build a Methodist church in this place. An * ct very highly appreciated by the people. A brutal attack. J. W. Elliot, or Muscogee County. Torrlblj Beaten by Two Negroes. HESfOLEAHORSE Columbus, Ga., April 14.—[Special]— Intelligence reached the city this morn ing of a brutal attack made on Mr. J. W. Elliot, overseer on the Bass place, last night by two negtoes, Fred and Will Gilbert. Mr. Elliot was terribly beaten, after whioh the two negroes fled. Deputy Sheriff McMIohael visited the scene this morning, but secured no clue as to the whereabouts of tbe two negroes. Mr. C. St. C. Kirk, a representative of the United States treasury department, reached the elty this afternoon for the purpose of examining Into titles of sites offered for the (100,000 publlo building to be erected hero. Several altos were offoreci the government, but none will be selected until the special agent returns to Washington and makes out bis report AND WAS CAPTURED IN HOURS. Captain James Smith Loses a Fla# Animal. But IS Is Bneovnred In s Few Honrs-The Thief Captured Below Lossborg—He Is aYonuffWhlte Men. give him thirty-six oar loads of melons, whioh at (SO a ear would be (1,801), and he has hi* set profit set at anything over (1,000. We wish tbe major suo- AltUnemnen In Atlnntn* Atlanta, April. 18.—Livingston, Sear cy and Ellington, the three candidates for president of the state AUianoe, were here to-day. Of conn* the coincidence crested considerable comment Living ston and Bearey had a talk this after noon. To-night Livingston, Ellington, Harry Brown and Larry Gantt are in conference. “Tbe meeting,” said Liv ingston, “was purely accidental. We are all good friends, and talked, among other things, about tbe Alliance 'presidency. Nobody has been put up, and nobody ba* been taken down. We are going to continue friends, and people that expect to profit by disoord and bitterness in that race will be very much disappoint ed. Our being here today has made no change wbateverln the situation." Car rind Over a Dam. . Orange, Mass., April 14.—Abont noon today four Italians—Garmelo Car ris, Tony Long, Tony Jedlnn and Nteolo Marehese—were boat-riding on Miller’s River, when they came too near tbe rapid*, near tbe New Home Sewing Ma chine Company’e works, were swept over the dam and drowned. A force of men with grappling irona immediately began dragging the river, but np to a late hour the bodice were not fonnd. Marriage To-day. Mis* Mamie Rodgers, at Sumter City, and Dr. R. A. Mallory, of Concord, will be wedded today In tb* former place, Miss Rodgers is on* of the best known and moat popular young ladles In the county, and her numerous friends are showering their congratulations. Dr. Malloiy is one of Concord’s leading citi zens, and the marriage seems to bo one peculiarly bleated. Miss Emily Hornsdy left yesterday for Sumter City to be present. Dr. Mallory, Mr. Clarenco Mallory and Mr. W. A. Strickland, all »f Concord, stopped here last night also en route to that place. ___________ A Slight Accident. Thsre «** d slight accident down at the variety work* yesterday afternoon, which caused all the machinery to bo topped for about on hour. A plug In tbe boiler blew out, aprinkllng hot water around promiscuously. One of the no- to hands was painfully burned, but his urt* were not serious. Judge Crisp and tbe Tariff. To ThbTimeb-Rkcobdxb:—Like every One else In Georgia, I gueaa yon were aurprlaed to read Tom Watson’s letter wherein he declines to support Judge Crisp for speaker because he regards him a Randallite on the tariff. In the first year of Mr. Cleveland’s ad ministration, when Randall took eight- een Democrats over to tbe Republicans and thus defeated the “Morrison bill” for tariff reform, Judge Crisp, like H. G. Turner and other Georgia oongresemen, was Indignant at Randall’s course. In 1887 at Montezuma there wasajolnt debate between Major Hanson and Judge Crisp. Major Hanson ably presented the Randall and Judge Crisp the Cleve land view of the tariff. Against the passage of the McKinley bill Judge Crisp was not “lukewarm,” but a strong aggressive fighter. His speech against the bill le a magnificent presentation of the low tariff cause. It is a strong plea In behalf of the people of his section. No Georgian can read that speech and be in doubt a* to how Judge Crisp stands on the tariff. No man posted aa to hla record would ever accuse him of being a Randallite. Judge Crisp la as strong a “free-trader” at Sen ator Colquitt No Democrat in congress since the war has favored high tariff ex eept Senator Brown. Tariff reform has been a bobby with Judge Crisp and with Henry G. Turner. The malcontent is getting In hi* disin tegrating work. Distrust is breeding alienation. Forces are at work destroy ing that unity whioh has made ns one people since the war. The brotherhood of our people haa been the pride of Democrats all over the Union. Let l at preserve oar unity. Let ns destroy not the esprit du corps of oar party. Now, when a congressman like Judge Crisp has espoused tariff reform with all his powsr and might, why attempt to dliparage him by Insinuating that he has not been faithful to duty. Judge Crisp haa won national fame by bit fidelity and ability. He has display- ed great gift* as a presiding officer and parliamentarian, and tbe South want* him at tbe next speaker. And now it ha* oome to pass that a Georgian fears to vote for him, lest Jndge Crisp should turnout a Randallite I If Judge Crisp la not to be trusted, then In whom can we trust? . Yours, Ac., James Callaway. Msood, Ga., April 11,1891. A Mew Grocery Firm. From a notice published elsewhere this morning It will be teen that the well-known firm of Argo A Andrews haa been dissolved, Mr. John T. Argo retir ing, 1-hit was made necessary on ao- eount of Mr. Argo’a Important dnttea as aolleltlng freight and passenger agent of the 8. A. A M. railroad, whlclrtook h'm out of the city a great deal, to say noth ing of the vast amount of work devolv ing upon him here. Mr. Argo will be succeeded by Mr. C. C. Carter, the style of the firm hereafter being Andrews A I Carter. Both an clover and popular young business men, and the large pat ronage heretofore extended the old firm will no doubt he given the new. gro iur A nut her Attraction* The opera season is not yet over, ard on the 22nd insL Gorman’s Minstrel* 111 hold the boards. This company haa mads quite a reputation, and a fine perforrnmmt I* expected. The troupe ia a large one, and ia said to be full of art ist*. CapL Jame* Smith, who h „ th8 oon tract for the new hotel and other big buildings here and elsewhere, own* ono of tne finest bones in tbe elty, of which he ia very fond. Besides this animal he has othera, ail of which are kept in a stable back of Mrs. Adams’ residence on Lamar street Yesterday mornlngearly CapL Smith went to the (table and found the part of the plank to which tbe lock was fasten ed entirely removed. The door was open, and on investigating fnrtbor he fonnd bis favorite horse was gone. That It was stolen was evident from the fact of the look being removed, which was scientifically done, auger holei being bored through the plank on either aide of tbe lock. Mr. Smith at once began instituting inquiries, and found that a man had been teen riding the animal abont eleven o'clock tbe night bofore. The other horses lucked In the stable were loose on the streets the rest of the night. The police were at once notified and telegrams sent to all the surrounding town*. About 12:30 o'clock a telegram waa re ceived from Albany, stating that the , horse bad been recovered and the thief captured. Officer Fcagin boarded the southbound ' train leaving here a little after 1 o’clock for Albany to bring tbe thief back here. Just after the train left, Chief Lingo re ceived another message. This waa from Leesburg, from Sheriff Martin of Leo county, stating that the horse was there, and that McNorton, tbe thief was under arrest at that place. Officer Fcagin was then telegraphed to go to Leesburg In stead of Albany. Tbe mention of McNorton in this last telegram confirmed the snspiolons of Mr. Smith. As soon at he ditoorered the lost of his horse his suspicions fell npon this man, who was at work for him on tbo hotel up to Monday morning. He complained of being sick that day, and drew some monoy for medicine. Yesterday morning he failed to show up at ail, and a [combination of circum stance* strongly pointed to him as tbe cnlprlL MaNorton is a young fellow of some twenty-two years, red-headed and said to possess acountenance not at all cal culated to Invito confidence. He hails from a South Can llna town, and has, been here several months. The arrest-was one of the quickest on record, considering the start tbe fellow' had and that there was little to work on- The only description given in the tele grams sent out, was stating that the- horse was a "handsome sorrel.” This So well suited the animal that anyone lay ing eye* upon him would recognize the fitness of IL Offioor Fcagin-was expected back thla morning at 3:26. Fruit growers are greatly discouraged over the proepecta for a crop. Yester day Mr. John Speight brought to Tux Timks-Rxcobdxb office n branch off of | a pear tree and one off n plum tree In his orchard. Both were covered with fruit, whioh to all appearances waa un- |hurt, but on being examined showed ■ black interior. AU] were undoubtedly ruined, and Mr. Speight taya thla Is true of all fruit The young fruit may noteren yet show the effects of the freeze, but be taya tbe limb* will soon be bare. Itla killed, and the warmth of the tun will soon cause it to drop off. BeloUUnUng Itays, Mr. Jams* T. Cotney, tbo jeweler, re ceived over ’(1,000 worth of loose diamonds yesterday, and before night sold stones to the amount of (350. In one of the most Important sales, a large Atlanta firm was competed with and downed. Mr. Cotney is one of the most successful jewert In the state and being experienced, knows how to buy ols goods to that he can tell them cheaper than larger firm* in the state. HU diamond* are especially lorely, and can be gotten at bargains. Important Sunday School Meeting. Furanant to call a number of Sunday School superintendents and delegatsn met at tbe Presbyterian church yester day morning, to arrange for Sumter county's delegation to the State conven tion, wbleh it to bo held in Columbus. April 21st to 23rd. President J. W. Wheatley in the chair, the meeting was called to ordor and af ter dl to usalon the following delegatee were chosen with power to select their alternates: S. B. Glass, J. E. Powell, W. W. Drone, Mark D. Bell, E. R. Stew art, L. J. Blalock, Dr. A. J. Logan, Dr. W. B. Harrison, Dr. H. H. McKellor, Levi Johnson, Thomas Hewett, A. T. Johnson, & B. Glaze, OUt Reese, Mrs. L. P. Howell, IL G. Logan, M. Callaway, Dr. E. T. Mathis, George H. Selg, J. W. - Wheatley, M. Speer, Lee Allen and Lott Warrtn. Tbe railroad fare for the round trip la (2.66. Delegate* will pay full fafe go ing, and one cent per mile returning on thejcerilficate plan. Home* will be pro vided for the delegatee. The train for Colombut leaves Americas at 8 a. m., and returning reaches Americus at 6:4& p. m. It is earnestly desired that Sum- tor’s delegation go in a body on next Tuesday morning. A foil delegation ia hoped for, and those whose names are here giren are requested, if they cannot themselves attend, to bo sure and send an alternate. The program Is a very full ono and much good U expected to result from the convention. Again la Buiam Mr. T. S. Glover, better known among his hosts of friends as “Sioney" has again embarked in the mercantile busi ness,' having recently opened up with a new and select stock of groceries on tha Watts House corner. Mr. Glover I novice in the grocery for many years enjoyed a lucrative trade in this Ills building, on Forsyth also carries a fine line o and tobacco*, which he at mi