Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, April 21, 1891, Image 1

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VOLUME l FdRBIDDEH FRUIT! Tlie weather this season has “forbidden |froit” to many of ou customers, but Geo.D. Wheatley Takes pleasure in offering a “FULL CHOP” of NEW and SEASONABLE DRY GOODS at prices within EASY REACH of all. CASE AFTER CASE of new goods opened during the past week has about completed OUR SPRING STOCK, and close relationship to the manufacturers enables ns to present this season a' line of goods UN APPROACHABLE in QUA-LIT Y, STYLE OR PRICE. Special for this week— j AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY: APRIL 21, 1891. THE STREET CARS. WHAT IS THE COMPANY GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. Tlio People Say Kun the Car. or Take Up lha Trark—Hn.lnraa la Meant and the Company la Given Fair Warning—The Cara Muet Run. What la gol lg to bo done about the street railroad? For months the people have been wait ing on the company, and expecting the cart to be put on every week. Now, patience haa ceased to be a vir tue; and If the compeny will not begin operation again the city most telce hand. When the company was organized, Americus put in all the money that was naked of her. When the roed was com pleted and ears started running; Ameri cus supported the enterprlie with her acoustomed liberality. When the com pany shut down, the people patiently awaited a new start. They have waited long enough, and wish to Inform the company of the fact. If the company is going to run the cars, let It do so at once. It not, then let the old rusty rails he taken up and carried off. The people are tired of looking at the dilapidated remains, and if the track is notgolng to be used, they want to see it carried off. Americus wants a street car* line, and it the present company won’t operate, let their stuff be gotten out of the way and another one will. When the street cari were taken off report went over this state and others that an Americus enterprise had gone through. When It was stated that the entire line wqp to be carried to Macon, there was more talk of one of Americus big enterprises falling through. While this has os yet had no effect on the growth of our city, it is not pleasant to be so misrepresented. Americus subscribed in cash all asked of her, bnt foreign parties have bad, and still hare control of the line. Amoricue supported the line well, and wanted It A perfect profusion of BLACK SILK DRAPERY NETS—the correct | to keep running, lint the company thing this season, at prices which will astonish you. 25 Pieces Beautiful 25 Pieces Beautiful SOLID COL’D FIGURED SOLID COL’D FIGURED CHINA SILKS FLORENTINES 20 pieces LOVELY, WOOL CHALLIES, 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 $1.00 to $2.00 elsewhere. Our BLACK DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT, the very best in the city. You can find JUST WHAT YOU WANT at a very moderate cost. Grant ns the pleasure of showing yon oar 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. 15 doz. Black SILK MITTS, at 25c. per pair this week. 18 doz. LADIES’ BLACK SILK GLOVES, 40c., (worth 05c) this week. Forty doz. Diamond Dye LADIES HOSE, absolutely stainless, at 25c. per pair tills week. BE SURE TO ATTEND OUR OPENING- SALE OF THIS WEEK. Our Stock is Warranted Matchless in QUALITY, STYLE OR PRICE. 300 Child's Sailor Suits, Boys’ School Suits, * 2 - 50 *° * 500 imit > worth <louble cl8cwlicrc - a specialty; good value, 25c. to $1.50 per pair, any size wan tcil. WE FULFILL OUR ADVERTISEMENTS! COME AND SEE! 0or. Lame St. and Cotton Ave. AMERICUS, - GEORGIA. Furulgn parties had control, bonded the mad, and then decided they would stop the ears. By doing this they have done us not only Inconvenience, but harm. Americus enterprise., as all know, nre all right and prospering without excep tion. Here a foreign company comes In and does as it pleaSes. By the terms of the contract the fran chise is lost, and has been so that It oouid be denied for months. The peo ple base borne with the inconvenienoe and Injury already too long, and now they mean business. To the controllers of tho line they say run the care or move the line. Citizens have put money into it liberally, bat they have more which they can put into a Une of their own. When a visitor ar rives be tees the rails, and asks where are the can. When told of the trouble he believes, but can not help attaching aometbing of the trouble to our city. The citizen* are tired of looking at the old track, and even if they weren’t sure of another line, they would be glad to sec the rusty rails carried off. Betides being unsightly, they are In the way if not used. Amerlcni is wrought up on the sub ject, and tbe people are going to have the matter adjusted. Fair warning is given the company, and unless the cars are put In operation, action will be taken. Start the cars or move your line, Is now the cry of the people, and they mean it. A Correction. In the article pnbltshed in Sunday's Timks-Rxcordeii and signed “Taxpay er,” two typographical errors occurred which had the effect of changing tbe meaning. One of these made tbe writer say that the city “owns” 155,000 of waterworks bonds, when it should have been “owes” that amount. The other error made the bonded debt of Columbns only $48,000, when it should have been $480,000. A Receiver Appoint***. Yesterday was the day for the sale of the good* of Mr, H. C. Odom, of Lees burg, but the sale didn’t come off. A number of the creditors, iuclndlng the Americus Grocery Company, H. D. Watts. Borum, Davenport* Company, J. W. Sheffield * Company and Moore, Marsh * Company, of Atlanta, filed an Injunction, and applied for a receiver. Judge Fort granted the Injunction, and Mr. J. P. Johnson, of SmitbviUe, re ceiver. A Theatrical Treat. The theater going people can't appre ciate too much the great treat In store for them ou Wednesday, April 22nd. Gormans’ minstrels are meeting with an oration everywhere,’as they are under the management Jof 4«ke Tannebaum, whose name assorts snoops*. Thi.com- pany comprises thirty-three celebrated artlrte. . "T AN ORGANIZED 8TKAL. Art. ANT A, April 20.—[Special.]—Tom Dclks Is being held by the police, ac cused of stealing and selling a church organ. The Instrument was mtssod from the Rockwell Road church, near here, two months ago, and was recovered from a church at Duluth where it had been sold for thirty dollars. Delks has long been in hiding in the suburbs, dressed In women’! clothe*. Last evening jhe officers located him end dragged him out from under a bed where, after stripping off the borrowed apparel, he had taken refuge. Professor Winter. Lumpkin, April 18.—The board of education of tbe town of Lumpkin, to-day elected Albert Winter, for merly of the Timet, principal of tbe public school. Prof. Jno. C. Hall, tbe former principal tendered his resignation to take effect at once, so Prof. Winter will take charge of the school Monday morning. If he teaches school as well at he edited a newspaper be will succeed and the people of Lumpkin will be for tunate in teonring hit services. We welcome Capt Winter and his estimable wife as citizen, of our thriving little town. The Claims Commission Atlanta, April 20.—[Special.]—The Western and Atlantle Claims commie slon met again to-day, but held only « short session before adjourning till to-, morrow. Copies of the voluminous evi dence were received from the printer. Argument begins to-morrow or next day* A Free Trip, Atlanta, April 20.—[Special,]—A number of tbe railroads have already agreed to give free transportation to delegates to the World's Fair conven tion soon to meet here, and others are expected to follow the example. Th'* Management of the New.Hotel- As tho time approaches for the com pletion of the Hotel Sumter the ques tion assumes more and more importance as to who ahall manage It. A very serious mistake might be made In tbe selection of tbe management and the reputation of the hotel get below par’ at the outset, unless some. well knuwu.nnd popular man with a wide ao- .. qualntance among tourists la selected. Some northern man who has kept a winter resul t hotel in Florida and a summer resort north, to control the tourists patronage, and a well-known southern hotel man, who knowi all the commercial people, would make a team that would Insure the success of the en terprise from the start. For the next six months the Americus Manufacturing and Improvement Com pany should have a first-class man in tbe middle and New England states, visiting all places of resort, and freely distributing cards, circulars, folders and pamphlets, descriptive of Americus, its cllmnto, advantages, attractions, and more especially the Hotel Sumter as a winter resort It this Is not done, the deficit In run ning the hotel until It becomes known, will be muoh more then the cost of tbe method of advertising hereby suggested. Memorial Bay. Those who will constitute the chqlr for Memorial day met Sunaay afternoon pursuant to calL A practice was held, and arangementa made for vocal mnslc on tbe 27tb. Many were out, hut the choir Is not any too large, and any others who can are asked to join. That the day will be a grand success Is shown by the program published in Thb Ttxas-RncoRDKRof Sunday. Don't fail to assist the ladies in any way you can. Talking Temperance. Mrs. Chapin Is a most entertaining talker, and a large crowd turned out to hear her address at the Methodist church Sunday night In tho aftsrnoon ahe talked to tho children. At night all ware deeply interested and many signed the pledge. She brought forth many telling points against the llqnor traffic. Quite a turn was collected for her. Hot For Coney. At the session of the Sunday School of the Socond Methodist church held on Sunday last It waa decided to give a picnic on May 1st at Coney. A com mittee lias been appointed to wait upon the railroad authorities to secure rates. Further notice will be given through Tax Times-Recordbil \ KIG ROW IN THE -'MARRIEO LADIES’ SOI UNION” Colored Dauieels Hl(liljr Indignant at tho Action or Sitters-A Society I* Broken Cp—And Warrant* WUI bo leaned (or Tholr Arrest. Colored society is in a state of re volt. « At least that part of it which includes those of tbe female sex who are known > “married ladies.” Some of these have a soft snap while the others are raising a mighty ktek. What It will result In ean not be said just now, but It looks as if some of the social leaders of the colored “married ladies” will be tried for oheaUog and swindling. The cause of their revolt and high kick Is because of the actions of “the faithful ten” of a female orgsalzatlon. Sometime ago the females of the ool ored aristocracy of our city organised what they called the “married ladles so- dal union,” As the name implies the member* were limited to those aa the dark racewhose Uvetof single blessedness had been changed Into double blessed ness, or in other words tbe “ladles” who had legitimate husbands and who stood high In social ranks. The object, too, Is shown by the name. It was got ten np for purposes purely social, and all for a time realized great pleasure oat of tbe many meetings. Literary feat ures were not forgotton, and tbe Itn provement of the minds and manner* of the favored'few waa oarefully looked to. For quite a time all things ran smooth ly, but finally the collapse came. Last week some of tbe members got together, caUlng themselves “the faith ful ten” and decided that it waa time to disband tbe organization. There was one hundred dollar* in the bank to tbe credit of this elegant social olub, and the treasurer was prevailed upon to draw tbe entire amount. Then tbe division took plaoe, and even the poor treasurer waa left out. From this division the row arose. “The faithful ten” got the monny, and also tbe emphatically expressed opinion of the remaining fifty or sixty. This decimal number, after deciding that they alone were worthy, proceeded to count ont the dollars, accumulated by the subscriptions of the total number and eaoh take a tenth. This action at one* became spread ont among tbe others, and a mighty howl wax raised. It amounted to a bowl only up to yesterday, bnt now it looks aa if the ton will do the bowling. On* of the women went yes etday to Jndge Plls- bury and told him something of the 18 YOUR NAME STKliN ? Someth!nj; of Importance for Any by That Name* Ordinary Speer baa received the fol lowing communication, which may re sult m good to some of Sumter’s citi zens: Meridian, Texas, April 10th, 1801.— Dear Sir:—IVe have a matter of interest to W. H. Stern (or Sterns), or hit legal heir*. Any information aa to bis or their whereabouts, that will enable ns to find and correspond with him if liv ing, or hit heirs If he it dead, will bo thankfully received. 8amuel Calhoun came to Texas from some county In Alabama, at aa early day. His daughter, Mary, married one Paul Mersfelder, In Walker county, Tex as, about the year 1848, Mersfelder died In 1851, and the next year after hit death, she married Cyrus Peny, who alio died within a few months after their marriage. 8ometlme after Perry's death, Mrs. Mary Ferry, formerly Mrs. Mary Mersfelder, formerly Msry Cal houn, want to Georgia where ahe married one W. H. Stern or Sterns, who Is said to bare been a widower with several chlldran, and who came with her to Teats, when they soon separated, and be, Sterns, Is supposed to have returned to Georgia, and baa not since been heard from In this country. Mia. Sterna died about the year 1865. For hit interest here, to benefit either him or our selves, it Is Decenary for ua to bear from him or hi* heirs at an early date. Enclosed we band you postal card for reply, and If you can give os any Information aa to Stern or his family or the Calhon* a, the favor Will be appreciated and returned when opportunity offers. Thanking you In ad vance for whatever kindness yon may be able to do ua in the matter, we are, Yours truly, Cabbutu * Estes. P. S.—If you don’t know any of these particular parties, but know anyono by the name of Stern or Ster.ns, please give us Ms or her address on tho enclosed postal osrd. There was a heavy hall In Huntington, about ten miles from here, hut Thurs day afternoon. It fell to the depth of as Inch, and the next morning bucket- full* war* pi \ed up. It is reported aa the heaviest* hall ever occurring there. A Pleaie. A ptsaoMt party of young people win tear* this morning for Chapman's milts, aad speod th* day plsaleiog. The , par ty Is composed of quit* a Dumber, “I put in more than my share,” said the, “and 1 want to get it back. The faithful few has got it all, an’ day ain’t got no right to it I give my ton cent* obory mootin', an' helped In de festival, but I never got a cent. 1 want my fo’ dollars what I putln, an' If de tow wlU help me I am goto' to mak* It.' Dey jla robbed me an* de other todies, an’ we Is goto’ to make 'em divide wid us.” She talked most voluminously, and told how tho had worked at the “festi- blo” to make It a success. She was en raged, and the others were backing her. No warrant was sworn out, but there will be, and colored society will be shaken from centre to clreqmferonoe. Interesting Service*. The protracted meeting begun at the Second Methodist church, in East Amer icus, more than a week ago, is being con tinued with unabated interest. The pastor, Rev. R. F. Williamson, to being ably assisted In his great work by the other minister* of the city, and when tbe meetings come to an end there to no doubt but that great good to the entire community will have resulted. The congregations on Sunday tost, both morning and evening, were very large, the house being filled from the door* to th* chancel by the multitude of shippers. Last night another large con gregation listened to a powerful sermon by the pastor, who hold the cloeeat at tention of tho throng from the begin ning to tho end of hia discourse. The public are cordially invited to attend these meetings. A Charming Miss. Mr. George D. Wheatley was noticed yesterday wearing that proverbial proud and happy smile. Enquiry revealed the fact that Mias Kate Wheatley has i rived on n permanent visit, and to bright and charming little mis*. Th* Sunday School Convention. About fifteen from Americas leave this morning for Columbus to be present at the Sunday School Convention which commences at that place to-day, . The session promise* to be a very large and aucceaaiul one, Etweras* Omu). A number of Amorims* lawyers ax* Tbe ClnbGo** Flitting. The Americus fishing olub, twelve In number, left last night via the S. A. & M. for tho famous fishing grounds on tbe Satllls river and Cumberland Island. Mr. John T. Argo, soliciting freight and passenger agent of the S. A. A M., provided tho party with a luxurious ooach, In which the round trip wll be made. Nothing that would in tho least add to the pleasure or comfort of the party was left undone. Among those who went along were Capt. W. H. Tondee, Jas. Fort, Sr., Capt. McGarrab, C. M. Wheatley, O. W. La mar, J. P. Chapman, M. H. Ford, R. T. Johnson, J. O. Roney, W. R. Brown, Si Hawkins and Elton Parkor. Tbe party will roach tho river early this morning, where tholr special car will be side tracked until they start for Brunswlok and Cumberland. JohnT. Argo jias promised to go down on Wednesday morning and pilot the club to Brunswick, and will take great pleasure In carrying anything to the departed that their friends may wish to send. Tbe entire week will be spent lu pursuit of the finny tribe, tbe club returning home about Saturday. A 8lx Weak* Trip. Mr. O. A. Coleman, treasurer of the Georgia Loon and Trust Company, has done splendid work for the company, and his services are greatly appreciated. Yesterday he received leave of absence for six weeks, and with It a round trip * ticket to Europe. He will leave for the old world early in June. Gormans' Mlattrols. It was Guy Bros.' minstrels, and not Gorman*’, that played in Cordele not long slno*. The Gorman troupe la man aged by Jake Tannebaum in person, the great regulator of the southern circuit and om of tbe beat known men in the theatrical profession. Closed tip. Mr. B. L. Joiner, of AndersonviUe, waa closed up yesterday by Deputy La mar under mortgage of $000 In favor of tbe Mao, a Hardware Co. A* the poet office was in th* same room aa the store, all tbe goods had to bo removed another bnilding. Crawfordvllle Democrat: Immediate ly after the tost cold snap, the people were confident that ail the peach crop had been killed, bnt we find on closo ex amination that tho crop to sufficiently large, if it wiU only remain on the trees. Tbe apple crop will be larger than usual, if there to nothing to damage It here after. Tbe pears, we think, have been seriously injured from the freeze, but there are still a few left. Flowery Branch Journal: Hon. F. T. Davie ha* recently discovered iron ore of a fine quality and in large quantities on his farm near town. He ha* sent specimens to a mineralogist for analysis, and ao doubt it will pro?* a large tor- now in LumpkinaMmdiag Smerurt mi- Bum to Mr. Davie, and.grart advautr^ periov court, which OewvuM* yd****' 5* Berne toft “ * ■* "“ —“““• yesterday.