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AMERICUS TIMES-
VOLUME 1
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY: APRIL 28, 1891.
NUMBER 20
When you lay this Paper down, kindly place it with
OUR ADVERTISEMENT ON TOP.
Geo. D. Wheatley
MINISTERS MAD.
A HOT SCENE AT AN EVANGELICAL
MEETING
WHOLESALE AND DETAIL
drygoods,
NOTIONS,
CLOTHING,
Shoes, Hats, Etc.
Jly so doing you not only confer a slight favor upon u«, but you become IN FACT
a PUBLIC BENEFACTOR, inasmuch as you materially aid u« in
attracting the public eye to the
NUMBERLESS RARE BARGAINS
Which we shall offer PRO BONO PUBLICO who patronize us this week.
I)o You Feel an Interest in
FINE DRESS GOODS?
For $12.50 you may take your choice of 25 braud new pattern suits
that cost us from $13.50 to $19.00.
Iter. Mr. Cary Talks About Some of HI*
Brothers—Dr. Lee Takes the Floor and
Informsthe Gentleman that his Remarks
were Contemptible and Idiotic.
TO ADMIRE is but TO SEE our
LOVELY FRENCH CHALLIES
And SIGHT becomes POSSESSION when your choice of 20
different styles is offered at 18c. per yard.
URGE FIGURED CHINA SILKS AND SOLID FLORENTINES
In all the newest shades.
NOW IS THE TIME to buy your WASH
DRESS GOODS. In this department as in
ALL OTHERS, we are “fixed to suit you.”
We carry the best stock of Wash Dress
Fabrics in the city, and Our Prices cannot be
matched in the state.
We do not propose to BAIT YOU one moment and BITE YOU
the next, but we offer EVERYTHING at prices uniformly as low as
CONSISTENCY WITH GOOD VALUE will allow.
Another lot of those sheer quality BLACK LAWN8 (satteon
stripes andplaids) at 121c per yard this week.
Pink, Bine and Blaok MARIBOU PLAID LAWNS (white
ground) 10c per yard this week.
NOVELTIES IN WHITE GOODS
Hemstitched White Lawns and Flounces for Skirts.
Bordered White Lawns for Aprons, Children’s Dresses, etc.
All Over Embroideries. All Orer Laces
Plain White, Polka Spot, and Embroidered Swiss Muslins.
Black Ground with White Polka Spot Swies Muslin* (very new and stylish.)
JUST OPENED! FULL JAMES' SHIRT WAISTS
You will find our line of '
CARPETS AND MATTINGS
The very best and cheapest in the city,
We control the
BEST 50 CT. UNLAUNDERED SHIRT
in the world—No one shows better value for 75c and our “MON
ARCH PUFF BOSOMS” for fine trade is the handsomest and best
shirt in the market.
FOR 10c. ONLY
FOR 15c. ONLY Tb, 4“^' , aSs‘ Li ”“ CuSi
OUR GENTS’ FURNISHING G000S
Stock is BBISTLING WITH JUST SUCH BARGAINS; we
only ask th® opportunity to show you OUB GOODS and
OUR PRICES will speak for themselves.
CLOTHING and CLOTHING
We acknowledge NO COMPETITION in onr Clothing Trade.
WE ALWAYS DID and WE ALWAYS WILL lead the van in
Clothing. , .HO!
TO TRY IS TO
Onr Clothing, because our stock is the
and
OUR PRICES ARE MATCHLESS.
We stand by our Advertisements evdry’time.
Oor, Lamar St. and
Atlanta, April 27.—[Special]—Quite
a sensation was created here to-day at a
meeting of the Ministers Evangelical
Association.
When Itov. Mr. Cary, a holiness Meth
odist preacher, introduced a set of
resolutions condemning the observance
of memorial day on the sabbath, and
more especially the participation in the
exercises of two consecrated ministers.
These ministers were Dm. J W. Lee and
T. P. Cleveland, who olTerod the prayers
at the cemetery.
Dr. Lee has of lato introduced into
the service of the Methodist church, of
which lie is pastor certain forms from
the Episcopal Litany, and l.is innova
tions liavo not been allowed to pass
without opposition. Apparently he re
garded tho resolutions oiTered tills
morning as a porsonal reflection upon
him, and as soon as he could get the
floor he pronounced them both ‘'con
temptible and idiotic,”
Things were waxing warm when a
good brother moved to adjourn, and tho
chairman, adopting tho suggestion, de
clared the meeting at an end.
The ministers have kept this delieato
affair closely to themselves, and great
efforts have been made to guard the
secret from the public.
AMKltl t'S' ELOQUENT HON.
Hon. IV. M. Hawke. Stakes a Splendid
Memorial Addre.s In Lumpkin.
Lumpkin, April 7.—[Special.]—Me
morial day was approp rlately observed
liore yesterday. The exercises, which
consisted of songs, prayer, a short elo
quent talk by Rev, A. E. Keese, then tho
address by Americua' gifted son, Hon.
W. M. Ifawkes, were held in the Metho
dist church.
Never in tho history of Lumpkin has a
more eloquent, touching, soul-inspiring
address been delivered on any subject.
Col. Hawkes was in his happiest vein,
and those who know him nnd have heard
him, realize what that means. He car
ried the large audience with him In
every word, erory gosture, and every
movement of his bofiy. They sat as If
spell-bound and at every beautiful flow
ing period, would have broken Into en
thusiastic cheers but for their respect
for the Sabbath day and the house of
God.
After the address the graves of the
Confederate dead in the Methodist Cem
etery were liberally covered with flow
ers, after which a procession was formed
headed by the old *vet»” and proceeded
to the cemetery of the Baptist Church,
where tho same thing was repeated.
This ia the first memorial service held
hero and from henceforth It will ho an
established custom.
MEMORIAL DAY,
WAS MOST FITTINGLY OBSERVED IN
AMERICUS
Ihi People Turned Ont En Masse And
the Pay Was a Perfect One—The Line
of March and the Programme—A Kplen<
did Address.
A SMOKING TKKE
A Peculiar Story Vouched For by the Host
of People.
Atlanta, April 27.—[Special.]—An
unuinal story reached here from Nor-
eross, where It is claimed a mulberry
tree which stands In the yard of Dr. Mc
Daniel, haa taken to eraoklng.
For two hours yesterday the etrange
phenomenon was watched by the entire
town without any one’s being able to
explain It
Smoke Issued In small volcano-like
puffs from the limbs and trunk of the
tree and floated off In every direction.
Dr. McDaniel climbed up among the
boughs, but could find no cine to the
origin of the smoke.
Tall as this story sounds, Principal
Keeper of the Penitentiary Jon**, and
other prominent persons vouch for Its
truth.
The townspeople went in a body this
afternoon to see the tree re peat IU caper
of yesterday.
Georgia Must Pay.
Atlanta, April 27.—[Special.]—In a
conference held here to-day with the
governor and and the atate school com
mlealonert. Dr. J. L. M. Curry, now a
guest at the executive manelon, and who
la agent for the Peabody educational
fund, gave the others to understand that
the Peabody trustees are growing very
weary of bearing the entire burden of
the annual teachers institute, In this
state.
Dr. Curry said he had used all his In
fluence with the board so far, but he had
now come to the conclusion that It la
about time that the atate of Georgia
should do something for heraelf.
Doctor Curry goes with Gov. Nortlicn
to Brunswick to attend the annual con
vention to-morrow, where this matter, it
li believed will be further discussed.
Mrs. Eaton Better.
Nohtii Bknii, Ohio, April 27.--Mrs.
Eaton, President Harrison's sister, who
was thrown from her carriage yesterday,
regained consciousness through the
night and seemed to be improving.
North Bond was put in direct tele
graph communication with San Fran
cisco, early thle morning, and the presi
dent sent the following message to his
sister:
“We were greatly shocked to hear of
your accident and wait with great
anxiety further news. My love and may
God grant us news more reassuring.
Benjamin IIaiirisox.’’
Miss Moore, who was also thrown
from the same carriage, ia somewhat
The I’.pport on tho Lynching
Nbw Oblxams, April 27.—United
States District Attorney Giant, who was
Instructed by the department of justice
furnish a report of a lynching of the
Italians in the parish prison, has com
pleted bis Instigation* anti forwarded
the result bj thall. Mr. Grant will not
indicate the nature of bis report.
le grand |ury lnvesH|ation ( i* pra
coming
notS.isH hmi aon2 et
The LI* l*aue«l.
Birmingham, Ala., April 27.—[Spo-
clali]—Colonel H. 1 W. Johns oebnplod all
Aha morning speaking for the defense in
the Juba Martin case.
In the course of his speech a verbal
altercation took place between him and
General Alphens Baker,*for tho prosecu
tion, lu which the lie was passed.
NO one was hurt, hut friend* fear
tronblo.
lteaffin'* Itralff nation
Washington, April 27.—Senator
licagln, of Texas, having resigned hie
seat in the senate to accept the position
os chairman of the nowly created Texas
state railroad commission, Governor
Hogg bee appointed Horace Chilton to
All the unexptred term.
Mr. Chilton Is a young man, a native
of Texas, and a life long democrat, and
haa the reputation of being an able man
and an eloquent speaker. He has never
held publie office before, though he was
ones a candidate for coo grass In what la
now “Bnek” Kilgore’s distriet, but
there being a deadlock in the convention
he wihtdrew for the sake of harmony.
Senator Beagan'a appointment at the
head of the railroad commission boa oc
casioned some surprise In view of the re
cent demand of the Texas state farmers’
alliance, that the governor should ap
point “a true and tried alllanoeman, and
no other, as railway commiaalouer; that
tho man should be 8. D. A. Duncan, of
Dallas, and nobody elie.
Jails* Pert Complimented.
Lumpkin, April 25.—Stewart Superior
Court met last Monday and adjourned
Saturday, Hla Honor, Judge Allen Fort,
presiding.
A full attendance of lawyers from
other towns were on hand, but very little
business wai transacted. The most im
portant cases tried were two murder
oases. One egalnet Hal Adama, colored,
for killing his wife, was tried Thursday,
and was acquitted, the evidence showing
the shooting to have been accidental.
The other against Robert Brown, color
ed, for the killing of Kieh Perry, colored,
resulting In a mistrial.
Several Important cases were contin
ued on account of Judge Watta' illness,
among them another murder case.
This being the last time Judge Fort
will hold court here, the grand jury took
their leave of him In a very feeling man
ner which voiced the eontlment of a
large majority of our citizens. We only
request that Judge Watts be elected his
Yesterday was fittingly observed as
memorial day In Araerlcus.
Great succeu characterized every part,
and everybody In the city seemed tv
take pleasure In helping.
All praise Is due and Is given the La
dies Memorial Association, that noble
and true band always reminding the
willing men of their duty. Their energy
was bent to have a general offering to
the memory of the soldier dead, and it
must be a source of great gratification
to them to see how well they succeeded.
It was a day long to be remembered in
Americua.
Nearly everybody In the city took part,
and no memorial day in the past was
ever more generally and well observed
Before .7 o'clock tho crowd liegan
gathering at the library room. Little
children, boys and girls, each with a gar
land of flowers came from every side,
and were met at the apiwlntod place by
the ladles of the association. Gray-
bearded veterans came too, and before
4 o’clock the crowd around the library
| room was immense. .There were a great
many carriages, and everything was In
readiness to start by the time set.
The marshal of the day, Col. A. S.
C'ntts, was too sick to attend, and the
work was done by Messrs, N. G. and J,
K. Prince, U. S. Lockett, J. C. Clark and
C. M. Wheatley. These gentlemen were
on horseback, and managed the line of
maroh.
Promptly at 4 o’clock the line started
moving. The brass band didn’t torn
out, and the Amerient Light Infantry
led the procession, nnder command of
CapL Bagley. The military boys turned
ont in force and made a splendid show
ing In tbelr handsome uniforms.
Next came the carriage containing the
orator of the day, Dr. A. B. Campbell,
In oompany with others. The officer*
of the Ladle*’ Memorial Association fol
lowed in carriages. Then earns a carri
age containing four of our veterans who
suffered serious wounds In fighting for
their country, and who were given
places of ipeoial honor. These four
were A. C. Speer, M. J. Bees, J. W. Har
ris and J. H. Allen. Following them
was a Une of Confederate veterans,
walking, and eaoh with a sash.
Next was a long lino of carnages con
taining altlxens, followed by citizen* on
foot, and the children with tbelr flow
ers. Hundreds of little girls In summer
shot dead.
Another Act In a Famous Kentucky
Trsaedy.
Emzaiiitii, Ky., April 27.—[Spoclal.]
—Another act In the Showera-Mooro
tragedy took place in the court house
hero this morning.
About 8 - o’clock Chtries Moore (hot
William Showers through the head with
a shotgun loaded with buck shot, killing
him instantly.
When the fatal shot was fired, Show
ers had a revolver in bis hand.
Showers married Moore's sister. She
died with a bullet through her head two
years ago, and her husband was tried
under an Indictment for murder, and
was acquitted after a most exciting
trial. A few days before Showers’ trial
Moore was indicted for forging witness
clalme and skipped the couutry. When
Showers was acquitted he seemed de
termined to have Moore caught, and
succeeded in tracing him to Eagle Pass,
Texas, arrosted him and brought him
back here.
To Picnic In Americas.
For many yean put, beautiful Magno
lia Dell, oa the western suburb* of
Amerious, has been a favorite spot for
plcnio parties, and this year will prove
no exception to that established rule.
Already this spriag It bu been the
scene of msny happy occuions of this
kind, and a number of othen wilLfollow
in rapid succession ere the season clous.
From a letter received yesterday by a
gentleman here, It Is learned that the
Sunday-schools of Cuthbert will join In a
grand union plcnio early In May, and
furthermore that Magnolia Dell hubeen
decided upon u the place for it. It Is
to be hoped that tills plan will be carried
out and the several Cuthbert schools come
here. No more beautiful spot In nature
or one more acceutble coaid lie found,
and on behalf of the good people of this
city The Times-Kkcobhkb herewith ex
tends a cordial Invitation to our Cuth-
bort friends to come and enjoy a day in
this romantic spot in Nature. —
This moral
runs wick
xachcrs tl
tend the SI
Misses Sallle
Annie Gyles,
Mrs. D. T. Wilsoi
together with
leave tills morn
America# and Mi
tho East
Quite
tl^e teachers.
Ella Dodson_and Mrs. Btzien and others
whose names could not be learned are In
the party.
. Adams,
Taylor, Stella Dunn,
■WtJt. S. Cowles,
A." J. 'M. Bizlen
m the Savannah,
uraery rfllroadiand
for the oit^hy the
r of fiends go with
(Jussie Mathews,
costumes of white looked sweeter than
ever before, and each carried a lovely
handfull of flower*. There were also
boys, and the beantlfnl eight of theu
many children with tbelr fresh faces and
exquisite bouquets affected all In the
same manner. It wae a eight which
made all feel that the younger genera
tion, even In their childhood, possessed
that feeling of veneration whiob le so
admirable. It seemed that they carried
enough flowers to entirely eover the
graves of all the departed heroes, and
when through distributing them tble
wu shown to be almost trne.
It was a typical Southern day when all
the earth seemed lolled to rut in the
balmy breezes of the happy enniblne
that flickered through the tender leaves
of the budding trees and kissed with lto
mellow light the narrow mounds duked
with the loveliest flowers of the spring.
The soft chords from the organ and the
voioca of tba choir blended with the
sunshine of the day, and the zephyrs
floating o’er the land canted a swelling
to arise In every true Southern heart,
revealing to ns that our grief for thou
who died wu still alive though mel
lowed by the flight of years.
The exerclua at the cemetery were in
keeping with the day of conucratlon.
The crowd, a large one, gathered aronnd
the speakers stand, and after muslo Dr.
Johnston delivered np a touching prayer.
Dr. Campbell, the orator, wu Intro
duced by Hon. W. M. Hawkee in hie
usual happy stylo. The addrau wu
one of the finest ever heard delivered,
and Dr. Campbell, always eloquent,
fairly exceeded himself. Being an old
veteran himself, he could touoh-
lngly refer to the
with the greatest power he brought
forth the examplu of heroism and
bravery. He soared in the loftiest flights,
and talked in praotlcal language, he
brought forth in foil play feeling of sym
pathy anil of touehlng recollections. Not
a hearer went away without hla hurt
moved, and the universal verdict Is that
a better oration wu never heard.
When he finished, Dr. Adams gqye a
few words of explanation about decorat
ing the Midlers graves, and then pro
nounced the lededlctlon.
The people flocked to tho mounds of
earth showing the hut resting place of
departed braves, and with loving hands
scatteredg arlnnds until the earth wu
bidden from sight
Tho Americas Light. Infantry fired
three volloys as a salute, and tho day
as over.
The crowd left, and as a unit express
ed it as being as perfect a Memorial
'd in Americua.
A Orest Country.
Col. Alvin B. Clark, formerly collector
of Internal revenue of this district, but
now a stock and bond broker of New
York, is nt the Atlon House. Ha came
South some months sines on account of
a relapse of La Grippe, but says he hu
entirely recovered, anil thinks Southwest
Georgia the healthiest section of the
United States. Col. Clark la president
of the Fuel Oil, Light and Gas Machine
Manufacturing Company of Chloago,
and uys that hla company furnishes
plant* to give from twenty to 1,000
lights, and makes gu at 75 cents per
1,000 cubic feet, and that the under
writers of New York and other cities '
and the government gu Inspector, of
Wuhlngton City, have given their en
dorsement.
He la en rente from Florida to New ‘
York, and uys that he is utonished at
the enormous growth of Americas, and
bellevu that tbs olty hu a great future.
He thinks that the coming year will
bring more capital Muth than any pre-
vlona year, a* the lands of Georgia are
more productive, according to tholr val
ue, than In any other section of the
country.
The Colonel wu a Union soldier, well
known In Georgla,and although a repub
lican Is respected by his political op
ponents, as he hu always stood well
with the people.
Hearn Gamblers Killed.
The negroes Ipem to do a great deal of
“skinning” In and around the city.
Yesterday Offioera Feagtn and Barrow
arrested nine on this oharge, and have a
good many more on the list
It sums that about twenty-five of the
negroes got togethor Sunday down on
the railroad treek, and hied themselves
off to a secluded spot In tho woods to
indulge in their feetlve pastime. The
officers above mentioned caught on to
their little soheme, and yesterday
started the work of gathering them In.
Thou arrested were John Anderson,
Amu Turner, Moss Wilson, Earnest
Wilson, Aleck WlUon, H. Baker, John
Bonner, Walter MoDonatd and Jim
Perry.
Four of thus gave bond, and the other
five were locked up. Two waived com
mitment trial. The other* will be tried
before Judge l’llsbury tils afternoon.
Colored Teachers
Besides the State Teachers’ Associa
tion, the Georgia oolored teachers meet
this week In Brnuwtek. A party of
twenty, consisting of oolored teachers-
of Americas and their friends, leave,
this morning by the flam rente. They
will epend three or four days In Brau-
wlok. In this party are Catledgs andl
wife, G. W. F. Phillips and wife, J. H.
Covington and wife, Lon Williams,
Nsney Russell, Lizzie Lunsford, Viola .
Hart, Minnie Jenkins, Mattie Hughes *
and Eliza Blaok.
Offioera Smith and Duncan arrested a
negro yesterday morning for the too
careless handling of a loaded pistol.
Evan Pattereon wu bla name, and he
wu evidently drinking at the time. He
acted In a most diurderly manner, and
will be tried for it today.
Day u wu ever held
There will be eervicu at the Baptist
tabcrnaclo to-night, beginning at 7:45
o'clock, which will bo continued nightly
throughout tfle week. These services
will bo rendered very interesting, and a
cordial invitation is extended the publto
to attend.
Station Court.
Marion County Superior Court con
vened yesterday, and a number of
Americua lawyers are in attendance.
Several important cases will como up
and tho session promises to bo most In
teresting. —
Alliance Lecturer.
Mr J; M. Collum, of Pntnam, alllanco
lecturer from ScMey county, will be In
Amerlou* on the tlth of May, He comes
here to help eloct a district lecturer,
who will then be chotcn.
[ ( Picnic To-Morrow. , ,
The Episcopal Sunday-sohool will pic
nic to-morrow at Magnolia Dell.. All
friends are Invited, and a happy day
will be apotiL
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