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GEO. D. WHEATLEY’S,
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.
Would we dare to advertise these prices if they
were not Jo w?
For this.week:
One solid ease White Lawns (3o inches wide) at 5c., worth 8c. elsewhere
per yd.
One solid case White Lawn (34 inches wide) at 8c., former price, 124c.
per yd.
One solid case White Lawn (40 inches wide) at 10c., Eormer price, 15c,
per yd.
One solid case Check Nainsook (Ion? fold) at 5c., worth 8c. elsewhere.
One solid cose Check Nainsook (book fold) at 8c., worth 124c. elsewhere.
Don't let the grass grow under your feet before you have seen
our
White Goods Department!
Filled to repletion with the choicest novelties of the season.
The following specialties may be of interest to those who
contemplate purchasing
COMMENCEMENT DRESSES
350 yds. plain White Hemstitched Lawns<*•'«— «■•*•> at 30c
AMERIOUS. GEORGIA, THURSDAY: JUNE 4, 1891.
500 YARDS
SATIS STRIPE
LACS STRIPE
BORDERED LAWNS
Plain and Dotted Swiss
lUte and Colored Tarlatan
Black, Cream and ’White Mulls at reduced prices this week.
No Goods for the price excels our
COLORED CHEESE CLOTHS
AIL Shades, ONLY 5c. PER YARD.
We will apply the lever of low prices to move our
HEMSTITCHED FLOUNCES.
Laces and Embroideries this week.
Our superb 46-in. EMBROIDERED HEMSTITCHED FLOUNCES
worth 65c. goes at 45o.
Our 75o Flounoings at 660.
Our $1.00 Flouncingsat 70o.
Our $1.25 Flounoings at 95o.
Our $1.50 Flounoings at $1.20.
Oar $2.00 Flounoings at $1.50.
Of all our elegant Hemstitched and Embroidered Flounces—some
worth $3.50 and $4.00 per yard—Your choice for $2.00 this week.
NEW LACES! NEW RIBBONS!
NEW PARASOLS! NEW FANS!
NEW HANDKERCHIEFS 1 NEW HOSIERY!
NEW CORSETS! NEW GLOVES!
We will say nothing about Silk and Wool
GRENADINES
Except that we’ve got ’em and OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT,
BUT BLAOK silk DRAPERY NETS AND FLOUNCES
Demand especial mention.
THEY WERE NEVERSO HANDSOME t
NEVER 80 STYLISH !
NEVER 80 LOW!
One piece BLACK FISH NET, (all silk) in polka dot, Worth $1.00
_ per yd., gdes this week at 60c.
Ono piece BLACK TOSGA NET, (all silk) plain and figured, worth
$1.25, goes this week at 75c.
Our finest CHANTILLY NETS AND FLOUNCES worth from $2.00
to $2.50, only $1.50 per yd. this week.
We will Open another cose of those lovely
PINE APPLE TISSUES!
In dark, medium and light grounds with white and tinted spots and
figures at 124c and 16o this week.
With courteous and obliging salesmen to supply your wonts, IS
IT NOT TO tOUR ADVANTAGE TO TRADE WITH
.Wheatley,
A.mericut~, Gra.
p. s.-.
Samples ft
ive personal and prompt attention.
on applicati
INGALL’S IS COMING.
HE AND MRS- LEASE WILL PAY AT
LANTA A VISIT.
Blaine's Friend, and Hie Enemlee—Con-
creeamaa McCreary civet Hie View* a*
. to Campaign leant*-The Macon Can
■traction Company.
Washington, June 3 —Secretary
Blaine was In Boiton yesterday, and the
telegraph reported that he enjoyed a
drive, although be waa afterwards care
fully guarded from callers.
There are two partlee to the state of
Blaine’s health, one maintaining that he
will soon bo in possession of his usual
mental and physical vigor, and another
•opposed to be unfriendly to hie canill
dacy, who declare thot be will never re
turn here in an official capacity.
There appears some ground for the lat
ter view, for Harrison has taken on him
self the management of foreign affair*
with the assistance of Secretary Charlie
Foster, who Is well up op reciprocity.
E-t- Governor, now Congressman, Mc
Creary is here. Ho says the next eon
gress will pass a freo coinage bill, and
the president will veto. It. Ihe house
will then pass it over hts veto and the
senate will be apt to smother it. This
he believee will result In a compromise
bill, and freo ooinage will not be a
salient Issue in the next campaign.
Tariff reform, he thinks, will be the
party slogan in 1803.
Ex-Senator Ingalls has accepted an In
vitation extended by Bev. J. W. Heidt,
manager of the Georgia Chautauqua, to
deliver an address at Llthta Springe
some time In Jnly. Mrs. Mary E Lease,
of Kansas, the famous lady alliance lead
er who contributed largely to defeat
Ingalls and eleot Peffer, has also decided
to visit the chautauqua and address the
people. Efforts to secure Hon. William
R. Morrison and Hon. Ben Butler Worth
are now on foot.
Col. Nat Harris, of Macon, passed
through here last night on his way to
Baltimore. He reports the offers of the
Macon Construction company far from
satisfactory and sees no hope at present
of lifting that concern out of ihe hands
of a receiver.
A Distillery In Flame*.
Chicago, June 3.—The Shufeldt dis
tillery Is burning and will probably be
entirely conenmed. It Is attributed to
the whliky trust.
It Is thought that the - flames In the
Shufeldt distillery are under control.
The lose will be <100,000. Overheated
flues cause of fire. A dispatch says the
whisky trust has bought Shufeldt and
Culumct distillers, paying <1,000,000
for the Shufeldt and <300,000 for the
Cnlumet W. □. Shufeldt dentes the
report.
He Dropped the Counters.
London, June 3.—Arthur Wilssn testi
fied that he saw one red counter before
Cnmming when he said there were three
counters In the next hand. Cnmming
leaned forward and looked into Somer
set's hand. He saw it waa a poor hand
and dropped the additional counters.
No Dog Necessary.
May's Candino, N. J-, June 3.—The
farmers are poisoning the quails. The
birds are so numerous that they are de
stroying the' crops, and poison la the
only way by which to get rid of them,
They Hanged -Him.
New OhLxaxs, June 3.—A colored
gambler named Hummell shot a levee
hand, William Jenlngs, a painter. A
couple of other laborers rose and hang
ed Hommell.
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THROUGH TUE I1E4RT.
And Some Von Don’t, Who Come and Go
In a Dny.
Tho Great Cnvelllug.
Galena, Juno 3.—Thirty thousand
people participated in the unveiling of
tlm Grant monument.
Doing a Good Huslo***.
Verily, the Americas National Build
ing and Loan Association seems planted
on the solid rock of prosperity and that
concern can now be numbered among
the institutions of Amerlcus, with the
accent on the the. No busier men can
be found than those who havo its affairs
in charge.
Daring this week 380 shares of the
stock have been taken, to say nothing of
those taken which havo not yet been re
turned by the company’s agenu, who
are fast becoming scattered throughout
the country.
This la a wonderful showing, and it
speaks volumes for the Amerlcus Build
ing and Loan Association.
A Pleasant Event.
One of the most pleasant events ever
known In Amerlcus was the entertain
ment which Miss Leila Maxwell last
night tendered to her friends at the res
idence of her mother on Taylor street
Nothing was left undone that could
have added to the enjoyment of tho oc
casion, for Mrs Maxwell and Miss Leila
are well known as entertainers, and
none have abetter reputation for enter
taining than they. When the hour
dispersing arri
that, the;
NOTES FROM THE PLAINS.
Whnt There I* of Internet There, and What
thn People nr# Doing.
Plains, Ga., June 3.—The weather is
fair and open with us, and all kinds of
farm work Is progressing well, the har
vesting of small grains engaging the
principal attention at present.
Mrs. J. H. West, after several weeks'
Illness, died May 20, and her remains
were Interred at Macedonia cemetery.
She was an amiable intelligent lady, a
consecrated Christian and a fond wife
and mother. We tender the bereaved
family onr sympathy in their great
affliction.
Mr*. H. H. Black, Infant and nurse
had a very narrow escape on Friday eve
ning. Her horse became frightened
and ran away, overturning the buggy
and throwing them out. Their inju
ries, however, were very slight.
Vaj. J. H. Black, who hat beon sick
for several days, Is able to be np again.
Black's mill dam wss considerably
broken on Monday. 'The loss It esti
mated at <200, and It Is thought that
fifteen days will be consumed In repair
ing the damages. Fishermen In our
community hare been reaping a rich
harvest-as ono of the result* of the
break.
Mlseea Florence Jone* and Fleta Wise,
who have been attending eobool, the
former In Dawson and the latter In Lees-
villa, S. C., have just returned home to
■pend their vacation.
Miss Lena Ford, of Amerious, has
been visiting here, the guest of Miss
Willie Cato.
Mr. Tyre Jennings, of Atlanta, la
spending some time with Ills parents
here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wells, of Ameri
ous, are in our village, stopping with
Mrs. Timmerman.
Sheriff L. B. Forrest spent Sunday in
our community.
Mr. Roe Edwards and Miss Jessie
Jones went over Into Webster Sunday to
see Miss Rena Wright.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Timmerman, Dr. Wise,
F. W. Griffin and U. J. Jennings went
over to Amerlcus on Monday.
Miss Fannie Chappell, Mrs, Parker and
Mrs. P. J. Wise, in oompany with Mr.
A. Chappell, were visiting friends in
Amerlcus on Tuesday.
Mrs. Forth went down to Lyons Tues
day morning. '
Rev. H. Stubbs, who has been on ■
visit to Shellman assisting in a protract
ed meeting, returned home on Tuesday
evening and reports fine success in iplr-
ttual matters.
Drummers have boen quite numerous
with us during the past week. Messrs.
Block, Cain, Carter, Edwards, Evans,
Jennings, Jossey, Mitchell and Moore
have Been supplying our merchants with
groceries and fabrics.
Conostslons Wore Made.
The special committee appointed by
the rhilroad men in -conference in Mo-
oon to regard to the lumber business
made Its report which was adopted
Tuesday afternoon, after wbloh the
moetlng adjourned.
The committee consisted of Superin
tendent Dill, of the Central; Superin
tendent Fleming, of the Savannah,
Florida and Western; Superintendent
Blanfleld, of tho East Tennessaee; Su
perintendent ‘Hogo, of the Georgia
Southern, and Superintendent Marshall,
of the Savannah,, Americas, and Mont
gomery, appointed to consider the mat
ter and modifled the requirements at
aeked.by the lumbermen, made their
report to the afternoon meeting and It
was considerably in favor of the lum
bermen.
The report will be printed and Issued
to the djfferent railroad* concerned. It
must first go before the railroad commis
sion, which it will do this week.
Tho report, It te understood, allows
the use of smaller standards than those
required by the former rales. The old
rale required them to be 4x4 with six to
A side. Under tne new rale three to a
•Ide will only be required.
Jt was this the lumbermen wanted, as
heretofore they have been required to
use, what they say, la an unnecessarily
large amount of lumber In making fasten
ings for the care.
It I* certain that the modified rules
will be very acceptable to the lumber
dealers.
Richt Ton Are
Hon. C. L. Bartlett of Macon, one of
Georgia's best posted men, rcoently
spoko to a Constitution man a* follows
In regard to the spoakershtp matters:
■I don't take much stock In this talk
that Colonel Blount is against Judge
Crisp for speaker.” “While I have not
talked with Colonel Blonnt on the sub
ject, I havo no donbt bat that ho will
vote for J ndge Crisp. Of course, every
body In Georgia wants to see Crisp
elected.”
Mr. Bartlett is generally accredited a*
being In touch with Mr. Blount and ho
probably speaks by tho card. At any
rate ho is correct in saying that “evory-
' ' ' wants to ‘ see Ji '
ONE MAN SHOOTS ANOTHER OVER A
GAME OF CARDS
Both Claimed the Gome—They Disputed—
Words Multiplied And Two Pistol Shots
Ended the Trouble And a Lite-The
Murderer Skipped Out.
There was a killing In Montgomery
county Tuesday night that Is terrible In
Its details.
From what oould be learned by a
Timxb-Rkcobder reporter yesterday the
affair was one that would nearer do cred
it to a Bowery gambling den than to the
ueually quiet county of Montgomery.
It Is the same old etory of a game of
cards, a dispute, the whole rounded np
with a murder and two families made
miserable.
A .gentleman who was in the city yee
terday gave the reporter the following
Information In regard to the affair:
Mr. Cbarlea Savtllo and Mr. R. P
Preston, two white men, worked at the
tame saw mill in Montgomery county.
Their families live near eaeh other In
the mill quarters, and ever since they
have been thrown bo oloeely together
they have been Intimate friends. Like
most people who work about a saw mill
they both liked a game of cards occa
sionally, and it was more than onoe the
ease that they played for a email amount
of money, jnst to make it Interesting. ■
A few days ago Savllle’s family left
home to vlelt relatives in a neighboring
county. The occasion woe auspicious
for the men to have a social game, so
Tuesday Saville asked Preston to come
over to his house that night to hare a
little play.
Preston accepted the Invitation.
Little did ho know that it was an in
vitation to his death.
When night came he went to Sa
vllle’s bouse.
Among the other things that the host
had provided for the occasion was a jug
of whisky. They took a chanco at that
and then set about playing eeven up for
ten cents a game. Frequently they
went to the jng containing the whisky
and partook of its contents. Every
thing went nioely for awhile and fifty
cents would have balanced the losses of
either party. Finally the liquor began
to take effect, and the men became
addled. They played a hand and Pros-
ton claimed that it put him seven and
that he had won.
He reached for the money.
Saville stopped him and told him that
he had not made enough to pot him ont
The dlepute waxed warm. Presently,
when Preeton continued to olalm that he
was ont, Saville eald:
“You are *M—d lying ton of *—."
Saville did not finish his words for
Preston slapped him full In tho face,
knocking him backwards. Then Pres
ton started toward him. Just tbon Sa
ville raised np, and leaning on one el
bow, drew his pistol and fired at Pres
ton. The boll struck jnst below the
left nipple and grazed the heart. As
the shot was fired Preston staitod to
ran, when he was shot again, the ball
entering the middle of bis book.
The wounded man tottered and fell,
erylDgont:
“Goat God, be baa killed me! He
killed mo for twenty cental”
Saville lost no tlmo In tarrying to see
tho effect of bis wounds, but hurried to
escape at once, and before any one
knew what bad been done he was safely
away.
The residents of the quarter beard the
pistol shots and hastened to the- sccno,
to find 11. P. Preston lying on the floor
in a pool of hla own blood. It was nvl-
dent to all who taw him that he was
mortally wounded.
To the first who arrivod be told the
■tory of the affair as It Is given above.
That story be affirmed with his dying
breath, for ho wua a dead man In twenty
minute* after the fjrtt shot was fired.
Hie death was remarkably easy under
the circumstances and he seemed to
■uffer bnt little.
Preston's wife and little girl were
among the last to- arrive at the home.
The scene when they entered was affeet-
Ing Indeed. The woman threw herself
across the body of hor husband and re
futed tq move until she was forced away
by the strong men who bore Preston's
body to hit own home. The little 'girl,
who is about 10 years old, cried all the
time like her heart would qreak. .
Preston loaves this wife and child.
Saville has a wife and two young boys.
It Is^bought that Saville wonld first
make his way to where hi* family Is be
fore going off, and a close watch it being
kept for him. All claseee seem to be
united in wanting him brought to justice.
Tbs Works Started.
There Is no need for Amerlcus to ran
short on ice this season. Sho has two
lea factories now. Yesterday the Amer
icas r-jfri genIt iug company got every
thin,- in order and Hi.ii f -.1 up
body
i
e tded
Mr. J. W. Wells Is back from a short
stay at the Plains.
Dr. J. S. Clarke returned yesterday
from a business trip to Smilhvllle.
Capt W. E. Wooten was up from
Albany for a short whilo yesterday.
Hon. 8am W. Smith oarao up from
Albany yesterday on a matter'of busi-
nest.
Miss Levla Cobb it with friends in
Preston, where she will remain until
Sunday.
Mr. Joe Wells come up from Smith-
vllle yesterday to look after business
matters. <
Mr. W. A. Graham, of Fort Gaines,
spont yesterday looking after business
matters In Amerlcus
Mr. T. C. Mason, a well known Lees
burg merchant, was among tho visitors
to Amorlcut yesterday.
Mias Liszle Thweatt, after a pleasant
stay with Amerlcus relatives, has re
turned home to Columbus.
Mr. E, T. Hlekey, a leading member of
the Lumpkin bar, waa among tbo visi
tors to Amerious yesterday.
” Hon. C. O. Duncan, of Perry, was in
Amerious a short while yesterday, look
ing after a matter of legal importance.
Mr. Frank A. Hooper left yesterday
for Atlanta to look after Clarke &
Hooper’* business In the supremo court.
Mr. Little Hardre will leave about
July 1 for Lumpkin to begin hie duties
as cashier of the Bonk of Stewart
County.
Judge C. L. Battlo was down from
Ellavlllo yesterday, looking after busi
ness matter* and circulating among bis
many friend*.
Mist Ida Mason, a charming Atlanta
young lady, it the guest of Amerlcus
friends, with whom she will spends
week or more.
Superintendent W. X. Marshall Is
book from Macon,- where he wont to at
tend the meeting of railroad men In ro-
g ud to the lumbor business.
Dr. A. D. Campbell Is at homo in this
city again after a stay of several days In
Cordele, where be took part In tho ro-
vlv«l services going on thoro.
Mr. H. Q. Singletary, tho merchant
prlnco of LaCrosso and one of Sohley's
most prosperous planters, was among
tho visitors to Amorlcus yesterday.
Mr. D. B. Hill went down to Smith-
villo yesterday to look after hla water
melon orop. He will have 2,000 melons,
or two oar loads, ready for shipment by
Jane 25.
Mrs. Lee Bankley, of Cumberland
Island, who la on a visit to relatives in
Fort Valloy, came down from that
place yesterday to spend a day or so
with Amorlcus friends.
Mrs. Dupont Gnerry, of Macon, is
visiting hor parents, Col, and Mrs. W.
T. Davenport, of this city. Sho has
many friends here who will bo glad to
know sho is In Amorlcus.
Mrs Minnie Johnson, of Macon, who
was quite a favorite iu Amerlcus, re
turned to her homo In tho Central City
yesterday, after a pleasant stay witli
friends and relatives in Amerlcus.
Mestlames M. E. Lovo and J. S. Clark
and Mias Magglo West were pleasant
callers at The Tihes-Rkcohdeh ollico
last ovening, when they obtained an in
sight into tlie way a paper Is made.
Mr. R. P Jones, one of Marlon's bust
known planters, was In Amerious yostor-
day purchasing a stock of goods for a
store which bo will soon open up. Ho
reported the crops as being in a goo^
condition up his way.
Prof. J. H. Bailey, of Taztwell, was In
Americas yesterday on hla way to Now
York. Before returning home Prof.
Bailey will make a awing around tho
United States, which will exceed in
miles traveled the president’s late trip.
Col. E. G. Simmons' host of friendt
will be glad to know that lie ho* so far ;
recovered from hi* recent illness a* to bo
able to bo ont once more. Mr. Simmons
la one of the beet known men in Georgia
and all who know him will join In the
hopo that his sick days may bo few.
Col. Robertua L. Oliver, who has been
playing a protracted engagement gt
Smilhvllle and Lectbarg It expected In
Amerious to-uay to regale tho boys with
tome of hts splendid jokes and Interest
ing experiences. The only Robcrtus will
find a hearty welcome awaiting him
here.
Flret
A fow minutes after 1
morning tbo firo alarm was si
bright light was to bo seen 1
ora part of the city, and fri
house it looked as If
Collrge Hill was burning down.
lm.-siig.Uio.-i, liowcvc
to be outside of tln-e
- that tbo I