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THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER; THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1891,
CUMMINGS THE TOAST.
NOTEBOOK ETCHINGS.
THE NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN WAS
ENTERTAINED YESTERDAY
THE DOINQS OF A DAY TOLD IN
SHORT, PITHY PARAGRAPHS.
JEWELER,
DIAMONDS
At a Rarbeeoe Given In HU Honor bj tbe
America* Barbecue Club—A Happy Oc
casion It Woe And One Greatly En
joyed by Those Present.
What Timos-Ilecorder Reporters Find on
the Streets, In Stores and Offices That
May be of Interest to the Papers’ Thous-
‘ ends of Readers.
WATCHES
TELEPHONE ‘lO*.
gives the great
est quantity of
y do Save Ice—
ice chamber to the provision
est refrigerating effect possib
ice. Of course they don’t M
DOOIi SIZES
PROVISION
COMPART- I
RENT. !
40 lbs. 5J qtz.
Court’ Yattordur*
Osburn Smith was given twenty yean
for burglary by Judge Fort yesterday.
Jim Saunden got two yean on the same
soore. Bill Jonei wae not prossod for
larceny. William Brace was gnnted a
total divorce from Julia Bruoe. J. 0.
Mathews was appointed auditor In the
case of L, H, Carter. s. Southern Lum
ber Company.
Court adjourned until Monday. The
grand jury will be lu session, however,
to-day.
Stock Holders Meeting.
The annual meeting of stock holders
of the Americus Grocery company will
be held at the office of the company,
417 Jackson street, on Wednesday June
10th, at 10 o’clock a. m.
may 28-td C. R. Whitley,
Sect’y and Treat.'
PERFECTED
CRYSTAL J.ENSES
f guilty Lritul Alviys.
We have just reeel red a beautiful case
of birth stone rings.
James Fricker A Bno.
the Southwestern road, in Smithvllle,
was a blaze of light and beauty Tuesday
evening, the occasion being a bean party
tendered to Miss Nannie Fassar, of
Montgomery, Ala. The feature of the
evening waa the guessing at tbe
beans. Misses Julia Killen, Minnie
Brown and Henry Glover all guessed
800. Eleven more and they would have
bad It right, for 811 was the number.
The prize was a box of candy.
At 10 SO refreshments were served,
after whieh croquet wae played in tbe
yard. Several headlights furnished light
for the players. The affair was indeed
enjoyable.
Pure spices and flavoring extracts at
Dr. Eldrfdgo’" "—
Medicinally
whiskies at I
' • Pharmacists
Have Exclusive salo. of these Cklkdua)
ted Glasses in Americus, Ga.
Birthday rings, the latest “fad,”
msy20-lw James Fricker A t
The only Manufacturing Opticians in
tbe South, Atlanta, Georgia.
paints, and are authorised by the manu
facturers to repaint any bouse at tbolr
expense on whloh their paints do not
prove satisfactory.
E. J. Eldridok, Druggist
Nothing keeptf tbe stingy man from
stealing bat the risk of the thing.
The finest cakes, and the celebrated
cream bread, baked every morning, at
Andrews A Carter’s.
For your toilet soaps, toilet powder*
and all toilet articles, (rato
W. M. JONES,
Agent for Columbia and other BIcyc
Bank of Southwestern Georgia.
DEALER IN
wines, brandies and
idge’s Drag Store,
Andrews A Carter, the Lamar street
grocers, are headquarters for fancy gro
ceries, canned goods, fruit* and confec
tions.
A nice lot of cigars, smoking tobacco
and pipes at Dr. Eldrldgo’s Drug Store.
Prices 835 to 1135.
anssswu •'swpw
Cures all Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness,
Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Hemorrhage
and all throat and lung diseases. Ele
gant, reliable. ■ . .
25 cents, at druggists. Prepared only
by Dr. H. Mozley, Atlanta, Ga.
ot waters, Ac., at Dr. Eldridge Drug
Store,
The best baker in southwest Georgia,
at Andrews A Carter’s.
Prescriptions accurately compounded
of pure drugs, at all hours at
Dn. Eldridoe Drug Storo.
Examinations of applicants for positions
as teachers in t he public schools of the city
will be nelil at Jackson street school house.
For white teachers, F:I«lay, June i»th, for
colored teachers, Saturday, June 20th. Ex-
tiinl at ions from # o’clock a. m.to 5 p.m
Election day, June 23th. New teachers wlh
be needed in the white an k in the colored
schools, By order of committee.
for breads • k, confections and tine
groceries in Americus.
Our celebrated cream bread is made
from “King of Patents” Hour, the finest
ever offered to the trade in Americus.
AndhbwsA Carter.
119 Forsyth St.
rlth white flanks, no horns
Was taken up by me two
icttyou the Webstar Baglcjr
L. B. WksrBttoo*.
M. Borum, M. Callaway and J, A. Dav
enport he rendered a selection which
was melodious and plaintive. The gen-
-AT-
John R. Shaw’s
[A BIGr
ASSORTMENT
OF
STYLES and SIZES
From 4 to 14 yrs.,
THE MOTHER’S FRIEND
Patent Shirtwaist
No Buttons can be Torn off
either In Wearing or
Washing.
The Mother’s 1 Friend docs away en
tirely with the sewing on of buttons. It
is supplied with an adjustable belt,
whieh is easily taken off when the waist
Is washed; the buttons are riveted on the
belt, consequently can not be torn off,
either in wearing, washing or Ironing.
-ALSO-
Shirt Waists
Of the ordinary kind,
AT 25cto 79c TO CLOSEOUT.
SPECIAL OFFER
200 Boys’ Sailor Suits.
47 Suits at $1.25. Deduced from 81.75.
03 Suita at 81-50. Reduced from 82.00,
51 Suita at 82.00. Reduced , from $2.75.
69 Suits at 83 50. Reduced from 83.50.
Colors In Blue, Brown and Gray.
Bay one of these suits for your little
boy—it will nearly tickle him to death.
JOHN R. SHAW,
Men’s, Youths,’ Boys’ and
Children’s
Mason’s and Dixon's line was wiped
out of existence in Americas yesterday.
Thoughts of the different sections
were scattered to the four winds and tbe
bright sun beamed alike on an honored
gentleman from tho north and a party
of. southern men who bad gathered to
receive lii in as their guest.
Yesterday Hoa. Amos J. Cummings
of New York was tho guest of the
Americus Barbecue club. During the
years Of its existence this, the only gen
uine barbecue club in tho entire country,
has ontertained renowned lawyers, rail
road magnates and statesmen of wide
repute as its guests. But none of these
occasions oould compare with that of
yesterday, which was the crowning act
of the club's members as entertainers.
The affair was not burdened with any
tiresome formalities. It was a-free-and-
easy-everybody-erijoy-yourself affair. And
everybody did that very thing, from the
club’s distinguished guest down to the
old negro who did the ’cueing act on
the two fat porkers which were served
The fact that Mr. Cummings was to
be the club’s guest was enough to draw
a good crowd. By 12 o'clock, carriages,
wagons and buggies were to he seen
moving toward tbe beautiful Magnolia
dell, where the barbecue club has its
headquarters. Half an hour later forty
odd members of the club and as many
moregueats had arrived. Durlngtbetime
that Intervened between then and the
announcement of dinnor an informal re
ceptlon was held. Judge Crisp intro
duced Mr. Cummings to the arrivals and
a few pleasant minutes were passed in
words of greeting and in the telling of
some good jokes.
Shortly after 12:30 President Jossey
announced dinner and invited all to
gather around the table, where the car
casses of two fat porkers done to a turn
and cookod in tho best, stylo known to
the barbocuer’s art by old Richmond,
the colored cook of the club, under the
supervision of Messrs. A. J. Buciianan
andE. L. Stanfield; myriads of snowy
white bread with nicely browned ciusts;
any quantity of pickles; a huge pan of
tbo most delicious gravy that ever
tempted mortal man. and a full supply
of those other things which play such a
part in tbe meetings of the club were
spread out in tempting array. Just be
fore tho order was given to charge on
the table some one called “Cummings.’’
Tho call was taken up by those who
heard it, and the gentleman from Now
York rose to the emergency, saying:
“I am coming!'
He had his bearers then, and he did
come with a talk replete with wit, wis
dom and well rounded periods. He told
of the fact that Georgia had a claim on
him, from tho fact that his fatner lived
year but left In time for him to be Dorn
in New York. Then he spoke of his
last trip through Georgia, when be came
as a tramp printer, working In Columbus
and going from there to Tallahassee,
Fla., from sybieh plaeo he went to Ma
con on foot, tramping it through Ameri-
cus, whloh was then a mere village. Now
be was in Americas again. In a proud,
progressive city, the borne of the most
hospitable of men. A elty that will have
a national reputation bocauss it will
furnish the speaker of the next house ot
representatives. This brought forth a
cheer which made the dell sound back
the echo. Ho said that Georgia Is the
most prosperous of the southern states
and that Amerious is one of Georgia's
prettiest, pluckiest, most prosperous
cities. Hr. Cummings captured the
erowd on tbe start, and when he closed
by paying ‘Judge Crisp a high oompU-
ment declaring that “he Is the most
available man for speaker, because of bis
fitness for tbe place as a parliamentarian,
because of bis services in congress and
becanso he is a man who can control the
bouse and control himself' and thank
ing the Barbecue Club for their Invita
tion to test tbelr hospitality, the woods
fairly rang as thoy reverberated back the
long and hearty applause.
Then came dinner. Barbecue waa
never cooked better and gravy never
had a more appetizing flavor. For thir
ty minutes the assemblage feasted. Then
the speech making commenced again
Judge Crisp making a short talk whloh
welcomed Mr. Camming to Americas
and made the many friends of tbe speak*
er of the next house feel prouder still of
him.
Judge Allen Fort, Hon, W. , M.
Hawkes and Col. Edgar F. Hinton then
spoke in the order named. The efforts
were aueh as were to have been expeot-
ed of those who made them and they
tended to add greatly to the pleasure of
tbe occasion.
Mr. Brooks, of Birmingham, Ala.,
was then ealled on. He made a few
remarks and announced that Alabama’s
congressional delegation would vote
solidly for Judge Crisp for speaker.
That brought another burst of cheer-
ing. r><rr, ■'
Chorister Si Hawkins was called on
for a song and assisted by Messrs. I).
tlemen, refused, however, to answer to
an encore.
Another call was made for Mr. Cum*
mlngs, who responded by saying that he
would sing a song at the special request
of Judge Crisp. Ho explained that It
was not a song but a hymn, not a hymn
but a song, at any rate he would sing,
so he gave the crowd a genulue treat In
tbe way of a negro camp meeting snatch,
which he rendered in a manner that
would have brought credit to George
Wilson or A1 Fields.
By a unanimous vote Mr. Cummings
was declared a jolly good fellow and
made a member of the Americus Barbe
cue Club for life, without having to un
dergo tho regulation initiation ceremony,
an honor never before conferred on any
one.
Then toasts wore drank to Judge Crisp
and Mr. Cummings. One was proposed
by Mr. Cummings, tho other by Dr. W.
P Burt.
That ended the most enjoyable affair
ever hold in Americus, and Mr. Cum
mings was kept busy for tho next ten
minutes shaking hands and exchanging
good-byes with those gathered there.
Just before Mr. Cummings entered
the carriage whloh was to take him to
the train, Mr. B. H. Jossey, the presi
dent of the Barbecue Club, presented
him as a souvenir of tho occasion with
the knife which has been used in carving
meats ever since the club's organization.
This was accepted in a neat speech, and
Mr. Cummings was immediately driven
to tbe Central dopot to take the train
for Boston.
Never has an occasion so pleasant been
known in Americus, and President
Jossey and those who assisted him de
serve every congratulation on the splen
did manner in which they managed tbo
affair.
Call and see our birthday rings..
James Fricker & Bro.
They Have Accepted.
It will be good news to the people of
Americus to know that “The Club” has
accepted the invitation to repeat the
programme of its last meeting for the
benefit of the library. The entertain
ment will take place Tuesday evoning,
Kaler’s orchestra will furnish the rausio
and tlioro will be besides the entertain
ment spoken of, a nice programme of
music and recitations.
Sonffe of tho host known peop’e of
Americus, some who liavo passed the
middlo age will take part in the enter
tainment.
CapL Bagloy has kindly consented to
change the time for the Americus Light
Iufantary’s drill, so the boys can lend
their help to the library by attending
the entertainment.
Fine horses and brood mares from
Kentucky and Tennessee just arrived at
Prince’s stables. may20-tf
A Barbecue Ahead.
The chances are that Americus will
soon be the scene of one of the most ex
tensive barbecues ever known In these
parts.
If it Is held this barbecue will be an
alliance affair to which everybody will
be invited. To say that the alliance-
men of Sumter county will have It In
charge is to guarantee that tbe barbe
cue will be the highest kind of a suc
cess.
In case the barbeoue is held, and'
there Is but littlq doubting that it will,
the day will be set for sometime in July
and the alllancemen of the neighboring
counties will be invited. That will
mean a large erowd Of visitors to Amer
ious.
Left For Boston.
Hon. Amos J, Cummings left yester
day for Boston, after a stay of several
days with Judge Crisp. Mr, Cummings
goes to Boston to attend tbe Inter
national Typographical Union, he being
one of the trustees of tbe Cbtlds-Draxel
home for printers.
Mr. Cummings likes to boast himself
a printer, and yesterday be showed his
uolon cards to a party of gentlemen.
Before he left Mr. Cummlng* spoke
very highly Indeed of Americus, saying
among other things that he considered
it one of the prettiest spots be had seen
since be left New York.
Pleasant, Elegant, Reliable.
For biliousness and constipation, take
Lemon Elixir.
For fevers, chills and malaria, take
Lemon Elixir.
For sleeplessness, nervousness and
alpltation of the heart, take Lemon
lixir. ,
For all alck and nervous headaches,
take Lemon Elixir.
Ladles, for natural and thorough or
ganic regulation, take Lemon Elixir.
Dr. Mozley** Lemon Elixir will not
fall you In anv of the above named dis
eases, all of which arise from a torpid
or diseased liver, stomach, kidneys or
bowelft
Prepared only by Dr. H. Mozley, At-
lanta, Ga.
50c. and 81.00 per bottle at druggists.
AMERIOUS, GA.
Two care of beer were received by the
different brewing agencies yesterday.
Let’s have a rousing meeting on Davis'
monument day—June 18.
Plums and blackberries are being of
fered for sale on the streets by darkies
from the country.
To-morrow Is the day for the grand
picnic at Hollis' mill in Lee county.
Americus will be well represented th ire.
A party of ladles and gentlemen Is
being made up to spend several days on
Flint river, on a camp fishing expedi
tion.
In a few more days the old postoflice
building will be but a memory. Tbe
work of tearing it down is progressing
rapidly.
The switching engine on tbe South
western yard jumped the track yoster-
day, causing a delay of about an hour in
the yard work.
It has been definitely announced that
the Americus branoh of Odd Fellows
will be organized and installed next
Tuesday night
A car load of common stone churns
with old fashtofied dashers was received
by an Amerious firm yesterday over the
Central railroad.
A Times-Rkcordeb reporter was yes
terday shown a tomato and a cucumber
which had come to full maturity In an
Americus garden.
A snake of tho black runner variety,
which measured more than eight feet,
was killed on Spring street by a negro
hack driver yesterday.
Fishermen report plenty of fish In the
streams about Americas. A wagon load
offlsh.were brought to Americus yes
terday from Flint river. They sold at a
good price.
Elsewhere in tills paper Mr. L. B.
Westbrook reports astray steer whicli he
took up on tho Webster Bagtey placo.
Read the description, and if it is your
steer you can recover It
A small negro boy named Charlie An
drews fell off of a house in the eastern
portion of the city yesterday and broke
his leg in two places. He was also bad
ly bruised about his body.
Americus was visited by a small sized
thunder storm yesterday afternoon. It
was thought at one time that lightning
had certainly struck somewhere In the
city, but such proved not to be the case
The report was current in Amerious
yesterday that* secret marriage had oc
curred In Sohley, the bride and groom
being parties well known in Amerious.
Telegrams sent to Ellavllle failed to con
firm tbe report. •
Several members ot the Oliver base
ball club request The Tines-Recorder
to announoe that the .Olivers won Tues
day’s game of ball, tbe acore standing,
so they say, seventy-four for tbe Olivers
and twenty-eight for the Laniers.
The pupils of the publio schoals are
now busying themselves about getting
in readiness for the olosing exorcises,
which will take place next week. A
rehearsal and practice was bad at tbe
opera house yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday the writer wgx Informed by
gentleman wbo is considered well
posted that tbe acreage in cotton In
Sumter county, Instead of being decreas
ed, is greater tbit year than It was last.
Some have planted less but others have
increased their acreage enough to make
up tbe deficiency and more.
ILLUSTRATED ECONOMY.
A Penny SAVED is a Penny MADE.
And Ice SAVED means Ice MADE. DO JOB 80S 111! point?
And Ice SAVED is Pennies MADE.
This refrigerator—like the one whose picture appeared last
week—has the advantage of the patent ventilator,which keeps
a constant "blast” of dry cold air always circulating from the
they don’t Make Ice—but they do
and they’ll Save Money for you at the same time.
RED OAK. ANTIQUE FINISH.
PRICE LIST AND DIMENSIONS.
BUTLER & BERRY,
Public Schools of Americus.
A. J. M. Bizi kn, Her ret ary.
FOK SALE.
A large fine oxen, ss