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AMERICUS. GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY: MAY 13, 1891.
NUMBER 33
When you lay this Paper down, kindly place it with
OUR ADVERTISEMENT ON TOP.
ME BLAZING FORESTS.
IBNEWB AT PUTNAM.
COMING TO AMERICA
Geo.D. Wheatley
TOWNS AND VILLAGES SWEPT BY
FIRE IN MICHIGAN.
Til* Cham Against Cottte-EffecU
Broucht-Othrr N.W1,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
dry GOODS,
NOTIONS,..
CLOTHING,
• Shoes, Hats, Etc.
A Widespread Line of Disaster in That
State-Millions of Dollars Worth of Prop
erty Destroyed—People Flee for their
Lives—The Damage Done.
By so doing you not only oonler a alight favor upon ua, but you become IN FACT
a PUBLIC BENEFACTOR, inasmuch as you materially aid us in
attracting the public eye to the
NUMBERLESS RARE BARGAINS
Which we shall offer PRO BONO PUBLICO who patronize us this week.
Do You Feel an Interest in
FINE DRESS GOODS ?
For $12.50 yon may take your choice of 25 brand new pattern suits
that cost ns from $18.50 to $19.00.
TO ADMIRE is but TO SEE our
LOVELY" FRENCH CHALL1ES
nd SIGHT becomes POSSESSION when your choice
different styles is offered at 18c. per yard.
of 20
LARGE FIGURED CHINA SILKS AND SOLID FLORENTINES
In oil 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 oi
the next, bnt we offer EVERYTHING at prioes uniformly as low as
CONSISTENCY WITH GOOD VALUE will allow.
Another lot of those sheer quality BLACK LAWNS (satteen
stripes and plaids) at 124o per yard this week.
Pink, Bine and Block MARIBOU PLAID LAWNS (white
ground) lOo per yard this week. (
NOVELTIES IN WHITE GOODS!
Hemstitched White Lawns and Flounces for Skirts.
Bordered White Lawns for Aprons, Children's Dresses, eto.
All Over Embroideries, All Over Laces.
Plsln White, Polka Spot, and Embroidered Swli* Hnillus.
Black Ground with White Polka Spot Swiss Muslins (very new and stylish.)
JDST OPENED! SHIRT WAISTS.
Yon will find our lino of
CARPETS AND MATTINGS
The very best and cheapest in the city,
We control the
BEST 50 OT. UNLAUNDERED SHIRT
in the world—No one shows better value for 76o and onr “MON-
ABCH PUFF BOSOMS" for fine trade is the handsomest and best
shirt in the market.
FOR 10<j. ONLY
FOR 15c. ONLY
The Best 4-ply Belfast Linen
Collar, any style desired.
The Best 4-ply Belfast Linen Cnfis
any style desired.
OUR GENTS’ FURNISHING G000S
Stock is BRISTLING WITH JUST SUCH BARGAINS:
only ask the opportunity to show you OUR GOODS nnd
OUR PRIOES will speak for themselves.
CLOTHING »"o CLOTHING
WE ALWAYS Dl
Clothing.
NO COMPETITION in onr Clothing Trade,
and WE ALWAYS WILL lead the van in
BTJY
TO TRY IS TO
Our Clothing, because onr itook is the largest. Onr stylSsAre faultless
and
OUR PRIOE8 ARE MATCHLESS.
We stand By our Advertisements every time.
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Geo. D. Wheatley
Oor. Layar St. and Cotton Aye.
Detroit, May 12.—Only the mo»t
meagre reporta are being received from
the vaat district in the central part of
the etete, that hu been the scene of the
devastating forest fires for the past three
days.
These reports more than confirm the.
worst fears, and show a widespn—d line
of dleaster not equaled since the great
woods fires of 1871. The fires have
burned down the telegraph linee, made
railroading dangeroui, and wiped out
barne, houses, stores, churches and
mills, with millions upon millions of
feet of lumber and logs. A smart gale
has swept the flames about at will. The
airie filled with black smoke and a
myriad of aparks that set fire to every
thing they touch.
Clinton, on the Toledo, Ann Arbor
and North Michigan railroad, was totally
destroyed yesterday, not a building be
ing left standing.
The Mill of Wagner A Pierce at that
point and 2,000,000 feet of logy are a
total loss, and about 1,000,000 feet of
lumber wasj destroyed, owned by Hyde
Bros, of Stanton. The people had
barely time to escape with their lives.
Incoming passengers from the north
My that the whole country la blue with
smoke. The Chicago and West Mich!
gan station at Shields, near White
Cloud, has been burned.
Eighteen C. A M. freight cars were
burned at Lilly Junction. Deer Lake,
near Rex City, 100 miles north of here,
has telephoned to this city for aid, and
a fire engine has been sent. Forests are
ablaze, and the Osterhout A Fox lumber
yard, with $250,000 worth of lumber, ,1k
surrounded by flames.
Walkervllle, a small town In Oceana
county, the terminus of Butter’s and
Peter’s logging road, was totally de
stroyed by fire. The hotel, livery
■tables, stores, saloons, blacksmith shop,
and nearly all the dwellings went up In
■moke with 500,000 hard-wood logs.
Forest fires are raging In every direc
tion aronnd Traverse City. Standing
pine, hard wood, cord wood, and mneh
Valuable hard wood timber is being de
stroyed.
Many farm houses and barns In the
the anrrounding country are threatened
and In several dircct’ons in the suburbs
of the town foreea of men are fighting
the fires to keep them from the village.
The air la eo thlok with smoke, uhee
and cinders that It la difficult to breathe.
Lata dispatches from several point*
indicate that rain began to fall this eve
ning, and the worst la thought to be
over now.
The Inhabitants of Bear Lake, Man
istee county, were horned out to-day,
and compelled to wade Into the lake op
to their neeka to eave their lives. The
long railroad bridge at Sturgeon river
was burned today.
Putnam, May 5.—William Cottle, the
young man arrested In Dooly county
iehv will not be (brought to Sobley
till he answers a charge preferred against
him by aDooly county grand Jury.
About three year* ago Cottle wae ar
rested in Schley on a charge of atMult,
and wa$, bound over to the superior
court He Is well connected and was
represented by able counsel, but for
some reason the ease was never tried,
The last term or two of coart the case
has been called, but Cottle did not put
In an appearance, and as the result the
court proceeded to collect the bond.
There J* mueh complaint of poor
stands of cotton. In. many instances
the aeed Wero not planted till the ground
had beeeine so dry, that It will
impossible for them to come up till It
rains, which must make the crop quite
late.
Schley county occupies the first p ages
Id the history of the alliance In Georgia.
Sho baa two or three of the first ten al-
lisnoes organized in the state, and waa
the first county In the state to organize
county allfance. The tint demand for a
state alllaoee was made by her county
allianoe, which resulted In the meeting
of a Aw counties in America*. At this
meeting fiehley county was given the
president land secretary of .what the
members bf the convention thought to
be* legally organized state alliance.
The president of the Texas allianoe de
clared the action Illegal, but due to
Sobley’a agitation of the matter
pressed to eall a meeting at Fort Valley
that reautted In the organisation of a
state alllanee. Schley has all the while
had one, and now has two representa
tives in the state alllanee.
Up to,* few weeks ago there wae never
a better pfoepeet for a bounteous harvest
of small grain, but the last two week* of
drouth ha* blytad the whole crop, and
from the present prospects the crop will
ba a complete fall tire. As many farmers
expected- to finish up their eropa on
oats, they will experience aheavylou
by supplying their place with corn at the
ruling MjfjkMML,, >*ufc a$| '
It Is the season now for the country
school* toclose. Quito a number have
already Closed, and the balance will
oloee In the next two week*. The Glenn
Holley tehool will close the coming Fri
day. ; >
Mrs. E. B. Jernlgan, who baa been so
long affected with canoer, I* reported no
better, but to be elowly falling. She It
at present away from home, undergoing
treatment. She and the family have the
sympathy of the community.
The .prorating of tbtaehool fund by
the board of adnoatton etiU seems to he
of Interact, a* 111* a rare thing for a
number of citizens to get together and
not dlac'uu the subject Really, at
timeelt would seem that the sub-treas
ury, or. “something better," the tariff,
free coinage of silver and who will 'be
speaker are only question! of minor Im
portunes. ■
Throe Men to Bssf,
Atlanta, May 12.—[Speolal.]—Judge
Clark, In the anperior court to-day,
sentenced three men to the gallows
Charles M. Osborn, for killing James W.
Bradley, to hang on Jane 20.
George Washington, colored, to hang
on July 3, for shooting down on Christ
mas eve In cold blood, Ben Oliver, alio
colored. When Washington wss sen
tenced he smiled and (aid to the bailiff
him: “Hope they’ll hang me In
the morning soril get to hell in time
for dinner.
Elisha Underwood, for the mnrder of
Alex Sayre last Marob, was aenteneed to
awing bn July 10. Underwood and Os-
burn are both white men, highly oon-
neoted, and before the crimes were com
mitted. were well thought of. Osburs
and Washington are to be hanged pub
licly.
Only a Claw Picnic.
The Tiues-Recoudek yesterday , an
nounced upon good authority that the
First Methodist Sunday-school would
picnic on Saturday next at Coney Park,
on the S., A. A M. railroad.
This waa a mistake, however, as it
had been decided some time since that
the school would not have a picnic this
year.
However, there will be a number of
class picnics given, and the plenlo men
tioned for Saturday will be given by
Mrs. Cody's, Mrs McCormick’s and Mr.
Wallis’ classes only. These, .with a
number of specially invited friends, will
spend the day most pleasantly at this
pretty park.
TROUBLE AT ARAM.
Armed Men do There From Cental* to
Quell a Riot.
CosiiKLz, Ga, May 12.—About e
o'clock last night telegram* wero re
ceived hero from Arabl, ten miles south
of Cordele on the G. S. A F. railroad,
stating that armed negroes were about
to take the town, and asking for asslat-
Tbe south bound passenger train was
dne here In a few minutes, and by tho
time It, arrived twenty-seven men had
armed themselves and went down to
help , protect the town from the
threatening mob. Aorowdof negroes,
some o% whom were armed with Win-
cheaters, went from here to Arabt on the
game train.
When they arrived atAfabt affair* bad
quieted* down, bnt it waa ascertained
THOUSANDS OF RUSSIAN JEWS TO
SETTLE IN EAST TENNESSEE.
Baroa Hlrsch, the Greet Boselan Phllan
tbroplet. Perches** ea Immease
of Land-BI* Purpose I* to Colonise Hie
Baatched Conatrjmen.
Atlanta, May 12.—[Special.]—An
Atlanta firm has just doted a tremen
dous real estate daal.
The purobaaeria Baron Hlrsch, the
great Russian philanthropist
The tract of laud whloh he hae pur
chased consists of 104,000 acres, lying on
the plateau region of the Cumberland
mountain! In East Tennessee.
The price paid la $3.50 an acre or
$304,000 for the entire tract
Baron niraoh purchased It through
hit New York agents from the Atlanta
real estate exchange. The trade was
closed last week in New York by Mr, L.
M. Ward, who went there for that pur.
pose.
As Is well known, the Osar of Russia
Issued an edict some time ago, expelling
the Jews from Russia.
Baron Hlrtch proposes as an sot of
phllanthrophy to colonise as many of
the Haitian Jew* as are willing to come
over to America.
With this grand objeot hr view he haa
purchased this Immense tract of laud In
East Tennessee.
The land haa three coal teams In It,
and Is adapted for agricultural, mining
and other pursuits. The Idea of the
philanthropist la to assign to esoh emi
grant* little farm and give each tome
kind of employment.
PRRPABMO FOR THE RESORTS.
turner Travel to Mountains and Sea
shore to Open To-morrow,
Hie summer excursion rates on all the
railroad* composing the Southern Pas
senger association go into effect to-mor
row, May 15. There baa been some de
lay In fixing tho rates, but they will be
practically the tame aa last year.
The large number of people who leave
Aniericu*forthe’resorte every manner
for a longer or shorter stay will soon be
gin to ealonlate the cost of a rammer
trip, the railroad fare being the chief
Item In the calonlatlon, though it Is a no
torious foot that hotel bills distance
railroad fare clear out of sight, when it
oomes to a summer trip, especially If It
be a fashionable resort
Many will go to Cumberland and Ty-
wblle Indian Springs will catch
hundreds.
The mountains of North Georgia are
besoming more popular every year, aw}
thousands of people from all over the
state flock there. They have found that
Is just as pleasant In the moan tains of
Georgia aa In Virginia or any other
state.
So many little plaoes are springing up
that portion of the state and elalmlng
the public sttenUon that accommodation
very easy to obtain, and rate* are
mneh lower tbaa at the fashionable re-
aorta further north. Marietta, Gaines
ville, Tallulah, Toeco* and other well-
known places will of oonrae be well pat
ronized. There will, as usual, be a large
number of Americus people who will
vialt the takes and other fMhlonable
nortben resorts.
that the negroes had been firing off
many gun* In town, and that three or
four attempt* had been made by them
to bora the depot.
The trouble teems to have originated
about settlements with some of the ne
groes for work done on the railroad.
They did not attempt to do anything
else improper, and all ta quiet to-day.
. ' Golnx to Cordele.
Soliciting Agent Argo, of the S A. A
M. reports that , quite a large delegation
of citizens will go over to Cordele to
night to witness the performance of the
Albany amateur company.
In order to get the special train at
least fifty tickets must be sold, and those
who propose going should notify Mr.
Argo at the earlist moment possible,
that all necessary arrangement* may be
made. He ha* the ticket* and can tup-
i at a momenta’ notice. The fere H. HAwl
tiro to eehwteta, both gotngaad rotnrw-
lag.
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•% Death or Hr*. Chappell.
Mrs. Alex. Chappell died at her home
at Plains of Dura at 4 o'clock yesterday
morning, after a long illness. t
|For a long tithe Mrs. Chappell had
been a sufferer from paralysis, and while
the eed was not unexpected, her sad
deatb,ca*t a gloom over the entire com-
mpnity where she resided, and where
the waa so much beloved by all.
Yesterday morning a special train car
ried to the Plains the relatives and
friends of the deceased from this city,
who, remained to attend the funeral
services in the afternoon,
Mrs. Chappell
Levs Foead the Way.
The truthfulness of the old adage that
•love tanghs at locksmiths, etc.," wm
folly demonstrated in Americas last
night
The only difference being that instead
of lock* rad looksmlths, parental ob
jection* or rather the objections of rel
atives, proved the barrier In this in
stance to tba nnion of two hearts, two
route—two lives that pined one for the
4tb*r.,
But "love find* the way" whenever
two young lovers, or old onto either,
for that matter, determine to marry,
and the cate 1a point proved no excep
tion to this rule.
Lett night a telephone raeassge reach-
ed The Times-Rxcorder office, stating
that a happy marriage had just taken
piece at the parsonage.
With this for a clue a reporter started
out and soon got at all the facte In the
case, which aubetanttally are aa fol
lows.
A young grocer of this city baa for
some time been engaged to a pretty
young lady living out in tba suburbs,
but for some reason her relatives op
posed the match.
The moat pathetio appeals of the
young folks were of no avail, and aa a
last resort the affianced pair very wisely
concluded to take the affair into their
own hands and settle it according to
their own way of thinking.
Last night was the appointed time,
and at a seaaonable hour the groom-to-
be Vent In la carriage to the home of
the young lady. She was ready, and In
lets time than it takes to tell it they
drove to the minister's home, where the
nuptial knot waa tied.
As In all tuoh ease* the obdurate reia-
will eoon give in, if they bar* not
‘ ' ' young couple
with the M»-
SCOTT THORNTON.
Wbet the Athens Rimer Ha* to Sey Con
cerning His Appearance There.
In view of the fact that "Lawrence
Barrett’s successor," Atlanta’s eccen
tric tragedian, will play “Blohellen” at
Glover’s opera house Friday evening, it
will be interesting to the people of
Amerions to know how be wm received
at other ptaeM outside the city of hit
nativity.
Just a week ago yesterday Scott and
hit wonderful company played In Ath-
the classic oliy of learning and
culture.
He was given an ovation there, as the -
following extraeta from an artlele which
appeared on tho front pag* of the Ban
ner, with a "scare head" of nnnsual
depth, will explain:
“Scott Thornton.
“The Immortal, the Inimitable, the
overwhelming Scott,
"Played Rlohelien to the most enthu
siastic audience of the season last night
“That the performance was enjoyed
goes without saying, for Scott Thornton
played the leading role and hit support
“Words cannot do justice to that sup
port It wm unique and original, as
wm the whole performance.
“By the time the curtain rote tbs par
quet wm comfortably filled by an audi
ence which wm eompoeed largely of
students, and one whloh, at a glance,
oonld be seen bad come to enjoy itself.
Daring the progreM of tho play the ap-
ptause wm deafening, It waa nproarous,
and a fitting tribute to the actors.
Every one went wild with joy, and the
floral offerings were aa varied aa they
prolific. So enthused wero those
preeent that they conld not wait for the
others to do their part. Their offerings
were OMt upon the stage in all their
beauty. It wm a spontaneous offering,
whloh might have made the heart of a
Booth swell and qnlverwith excitement
There hu never been anything like It
in Athene. So deepl/ was the etaraffect-
ed that his feelings got tlie better of :
him, and he wm unable' to carry the per
formance to a close, nil position was
appreciated, however, by tho crowd, and
It raised no objection when be left the
stage.
HE OP LX YOU KNOW
> Ton Don’t, Who Como nod Oo
In n Day.
Hon. W. M. Hawkea left yesterday for
Oglethorpe, where he goos to attend the
regular scMlon of Macon superior
court.
M(i. W. E. Murpbey has returned
home from a pleasant visit of several
day* to rotative* in Auburn, Ala., her
former home.
Hon. D. B. Harrold camo over fro nr
Richland yesterday, and reports hie
plucky little city as still flourishing and
growlng.npldly.
Mr. Ed. Durant, advance agent for'
Soott Thorton’s “Richelieu” aggrega
tion, was in the city yesterday making
necessary arragomente for the
appearanco of “Barrett’s successor"
here Friday night next.
Mr. IT. B. Harrold and O. A. Cole-
wardens of Calvary Episcopal
church, accompanied by Mr*. Harrold
and Miss Anna Harrold, left by the 8. A.
M. train last night to attend the Epis
copal convention which convenea In
Christ church, Savannah, this morning, “
Mr. J. H. McGehce haa become one of
tha editor* of tho West Georgia News,
Talbotton, Ga., Mr. James T. Dixon
haring resigned to engage In the mercan
tile business at West Point Mr. IMxon
will be remembered by our people u
baring been connected with the Ameri
cus Timoa during last December.
The Early Clu.lng Movement.
Now that the warm summer months
are coming on, whqn trade is dull and
comparatively but little is doing, the
clerks and other employees are anxious
know when the 0 o'clock closing
movement will take effect
For years past it has been the general
custom of merchants and others here to
close their places of business at 0 o’clock
m., thus allowing their faithful assis
tants an hour for pleasure and relaxation
from business.
This from long usage lias become the
established rule, and no exception will
be made this summer. Already in many
of the cities in the state the 6 o’clock
movement has gono into effect for the
summer, and there Is no doubt but that
the same will bo done in Americus
shortly.
No argument Is neqded to induce our
merchants and business men to make
this concession, and it is safe to pre
dict that in a short while both employer
and employee will put aside business
for an hour's relaxation towards the
close of evening. AU that is noceeeary
to be done is for some prominent busi
ness man to start the movement off by
circulating the uaoal Ust for aigaatai
agreeing to etaee at 6, and tha work
oppo-dUtoirtod^^^h.,. to
starting the movement right
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