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AMERICUS. GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1891.
THEY ARE GRADUATES.
NUMBER 60
THE CLOSING ELERCISES OF THE
PUBLIC: SCHOOLS A SUCCESS.
GEO. D. WHEATLEY’S,
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.
Would we dare to advertise these prices if they
" were not low?
For this week:
° ne ^lorycf 0 Whlte LawnS (:!o iac * 10fl wiJe) at 5c-i worth 8c. elsewhere
^ De8 plry“ 8 Whlte Lawn (34 inches wide) at 8c ’> former P rice ! 124c
White Lawn C 40i, ichea wide) a t 10c. f Eormer price, 15c.
per yd. J v '
One solid case Check Nainsook (long fold) at 5c., worth 8c. elsewhere.
orfu¥f , 1W ,d ? a8e Check Nainsook (book fold) at 8c., worth 124c. elsewhere.
TwMtrtwo Youac Ladles aud York Man
Taka tka Moat Important Step of Their
Llvaa—Last Night’s Kxardses Fully Told
About la Detail.
Don’t let the grass grow under your feet before you have seen
White Goods Department!
billed to repletion with the choicest novelties of the season.
The following specialties may be of interest to those who
contemplate purchasing
COMMENCEMENT DRESSES
330 yds. plain White Hemstitched Lawns (45 inches wide) at 30c
500 YARDS
SATIN’ STRIPE
LACE STRIPS
at 19 1-3
at 15
at 30
at 30
BORDERED LAWNS
Plain aid Dotted Swiss
White and Colored Tarlatan | jj
Black, Cream and White Mulls jit rednoed prices this week.
No Goods for the price excels our
.. COLORED CI-IEESE CLOTHS
All Shades, ONLY 5c. PER YARD.
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We will apply the lever ^
EreStSflTCH)
Laces and Embroideries this week.
Oar suiierk 40-in. EMBROIDERED HEMSTITCHED FLOUNCES
worth C5c. goes at 46c.
.JM.ifcWA * Our 76c. Flouncings at 66c.
Our 11.00 Flouncings at 70c.
Oar $1.26 Flouncings at 96c.
Onr $1.60 Flouncings at $1.20.
„ Our $2,00 Flouncings at $1.60.
OI all our elegant Hemstitched and Embroidered Flounces—si ime
'Wt Ui $3.60 and $4.00 per yard—Your choice for $2.00 this week.
—
' NEW LACES! NEW RIBBONS !
" NEW PARASOLS! NEW FANS!
'•«< < ' NEW HANDKERCHIEFS!
NEW CORSETS!
NEW HOSIERY!!
NEW GLOVJtS!
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We will say nothing about Silk and Wool
: GRENADINES
Except that we’ve got ’em aud OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT,
DRAPERY NETS AND FLOUNCES
Demand eBpecial mention.
WUTOUR
BLACK BILK
THEY WERE NEVER BO HARDBOME !
«<* i.. ... - NEVER 80 BTYLIBH !
• , , .. „ NEVER 80 LO\N 11
aSne'pieee BLACK FISH NET, (all silk) iu polka doh, Worth $1.00
ft t A per yd.; goes this week at 60c.
©pa-piece BLACK TOSCA NET, (all silk) plain and figured, worth
$1,25, goes this week at 75c.
©ur finest CHANTILLY NETS AND FLOUNCES worth from $2.00
to $2.50, only $1.50 per yd. this week.
’ . We will open another caso of those lovely
PINE APPLE TISSUES I
faidark, medium and light grounds with white and tinted spots ipl
figures at 12|[0 and 15c this week*
*' .EraOi courteous and obliging salesmea to supply your wants.
I TBtOr'TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO TRADE WITH
,1I«VWV*V F >
A.mericus, Ua*
2 jg__<4U orders by mail receive personal and prompt atteiiti.on.
ijtfgp fcirniahed.cn application.
J. *1 • I SSIVI* ■ ‘ , ‘ ;
The end has come!
The public ichooli have closed and
last night twenty-two young ladle* and
younn gentlemen took the moat Impor
tant atop of their lives.
White dresses, pink and bluf and
cream ribbons, bright flowers, brighter,
sweeter girl graduates and manly* boya
who stepped proudly forward to receive
their diploma* had thiDga their own
way in Amerlcua last night. ,
The occasion was the elostng exejelsea
of the Jackson street school; the place
was Glover’s opera bouse; the scene jwaa
one of the most pleasant ever beheld in
Americus and those who beheld it were
crowded from parquet to gallery in that
large building. 'Never before has such
an audience assembled to do justice to
such an occasion and never were such
exercises more thoroughly Interesting.
The vast crowd which had gathered
made It very warm Imt 1 tlipre wpji not
one in that vast assembly With wWi not
willing to bear the heat In order to
the entertainment to its very end.
Parents wero there especially to see
how their boy or tbelr girl would, acquit
themselves ;friends were there to look af
ter their favorites; those Interested In
Americus* schools were there to catoh
the reflex of careful training and profita
bly spent months which was sore to
show through the exercises, and 'which
did show through; the soft yonng man
was there to send a basket of flowers to
his best girl and the ubiquitous small
boy was there to see liow much noise lie
could make when the time came to
cheer.
It was a large crowd and a good ns-
tured and splendidly behaved one. In
deed, tlie behavior was one of the Jilgh-
eat compliments that could jwpsff the
schools, considering the
young boys, pnplls of tbsi schools! who
weie in the audience.
When the curtain flr.t went up—
about 8:15 o’clock—the picture was a
charming one. The graduating class,
seventeen of tho most charming young
ladies who ever received diplomas, each
looking her very best in the costume
designed especially for tin
eat occasion of their lives—and five
as bright boys os can be found anywhere
wore seated, two deep, In a semi-circle
running two-thirds across the stage. Op
posite and to the right of these were
seated Maj. M. Speer, Dr. E. J. Eldridge,
Hr. V. Callaway, Jndge Allen Fort, Hr.
Therm ton Wheatley of the hoard of Ed
ucation, Dr. A. B. Campbell, Rev. J. B.
Johnstone, 8opt A. J. H. Bixlen and
Prof. J. E. Mathis, prinoipa! of the high
school, who acted as master of eeremo-
nles.
The exercises were begun by a fervent
and eloquent prayer by Dr. Campbell.
This was followed by the reading of es
says, recitations sad declamations at
were announced on the programmes
whloh were freely distributed and whloh
has been given In Tine Timm-Rkcor-
DKIt.
The first recitation was a good one
and Hiss Genevieve Morgan gratified
her friends by her rendition of “The
SI sax Chiefs Daughter."
"Kentucky Belle” was In good hands
ham Hiss Nell Davis' recited It and she
as roundly applauded.
Hiss Alice Nall’s essay on “Slang”
was well reoetved and the young lady
was highly oompllmented. - i
Her many friiradt delighted In saying
that Mist Jeanne Stapleton's recital of
“What My Lover Said," was one of the
best feature* of the evening.
The most leintlful tribute ever paid
Henry W. Grady was tbat~Ay John
Tesqde Graves. That furnished the
words whose true meaning and pathos
were well given by the delivery of Clyde
Williams.
Sweet as “A Mother’s Love” almost
was the essay of Hiss Hand I.iugo who
wrote and read on that subject t
Hiss Laura Waits read well a medley
on "Commencement Echoes,” which was
above the average essay.
The clear, distinct voice of Miss Janie
Ansley filled every oorner of the build
ing and many whispered word* of ap
proval wero given her recitation of
"Juliette.”
“The. Street Huttelaas," which - was
recited by Miss Em Prince, was perhaps
the most catchy number on the pro-
I gramme. It was rendered In n style
.thoroughly adapted to the beautiful
,piece and the excellent singing of an
unseen quartette added, much to the
general effect .
A good essay on a good subject; and
read erlth effect wias Miss Lillie Lock-
gifs -‘.‘Education."
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Head” until she hsd said the last Miss
Emma Chapman bad the undivided at
tention of her audience, which beat
shows bow her effort was received.
Many were the words of praise epoken
by the friends of Mist Genevieve Adame
beeiuseof her eeMy on "Blatk Birds.”
Id newspaper phhmeology Miss Leila
Watts’ “Intellectual Power” was the
“latest edition.” It spoke of the oom-
mencement sermon of last Sunday and
of other things of equally as late occur
rence. Her admirers showed their ap
preciation of her efforts.
"The Women of the Pretent” had
champion of whom they may be proud
in Miss Kate Mize, who read a well writ
ten essay on that ahbjeot.' v“*
In manner that wall creditable Thai!
Bell spoke on “Our'Duty to lllb Repub
lic.” - jaJ, ■'
Nothing succeeds like “Stlbe***" and
Miss I.ucile Benton made ar 4 ‘iucfeea*’’ ol
her essay on that subject
Miss Callle Windsor was'of herself a
witness to the Success of “Nature as an
AVtlbt,” and she merited the' applause
with Which her essay .was greeted: 1
fn reading her essay on “Twine'Your
Wreath Ere the Flowers Fade,” Mli_
Emma 'Council proved that the flrsi
honor was not awarded amiss, and har
effort Was a fit ending for sneh a spied
did programme. r
To say who did best whore all did so
well would be a task not very essy.
Each number on the programme was re
ceived with a regular storm of applause
and all of those who took part In the ex
ercises received im more ns beautiful
floral tributes to the work they had
done. • ■ ■ '
A novel and deoldedly beautiful part
of the commencement exercise* woe a
tennis drill by sixteen young lady pupils,
all but one—Miss Rolah Hill—members
of the graduating elasa, under the skil
ful training of Miss Susie Taylor; Much
more graceful than the old fashioned
fan, dumb-bell or Indian club drills,
this tennis drill proved quite os effective
as any other drill to. elicit praise and
applause from an appreciating sudi
ence. : •
A net was stretched across the center
of the stage. On each side of the net
were stretched the inner courts. Tak.
ing Into consideration the tasty cos
turoea of the fair performers, their
Jaunty little white cape, the polka dote
on White dresses (and especially those
that were hand painted by the young la
dies themselves as the material
had been exhausted In tlie
market) the' wonderful lnbyrintblc
paths, marches and' coantcrmarchcs,
the precision wlth"whlch the move month
SOUGHT Ills DEATH!
WITHHISOWN HANDS HE AOMINIS
TERED A DEADLYDOSE
Hr JmSu iftetbrook Killed Himself Willi
Laudanum aud Sforpliine-A Filling
Common to Many til* Cauao-Tho Detail*
of Ills Extremely fad Affair.
own
were gone
it mnsl
shouli
ducini
suoha beautiful and; attr
else and also to the eighteen girls who
took part in the, drill, for originating
their modest and, pretty costumes, in
the designing hf which a good deal of
taste was displayed,
The music, too, which consisted of
ins;
Kali
and
As a token
of
drill
MBs'nmpTrMTstes Era Prince and
GenevtaW Adieu; Jeanne Stapleton and
Vievo Morgan; Laura Watts and Leila
Watts; Ida Merritt and Maud Lingo;
Betah Hill and Alice Nall; Em-
ma Chapman and Callle Windsor; Kate
Mize and'JaUle Ansley; Nella Davis and
Miss Ida Merritt’s - imitation of the
negro ln-"The Power of Prayer” was
true to life, and her recitation was a sue-
“from the Ain
word of “The
Lillie Lockett.
As,soon as tbe drill exercise was fin
ished, Major M. Speer, tho president of
the board of education, addressed the
audience, praised Americus And her
public schools, and presented each of
the twenty-two members of the gradu
atlng classa—Misses Genevieve Adame,
Janie Ansley, Lucille Benton, Masters
Thad Bell, Perry Burt, Misses Emma
Chapman, Emma Connell, Nella Davis,
Masters Frank Harrrold, Terry Ilinkle,
Misses Maud Lingo, Lillie Lockett, Ida
Merritt, Kate Mize, Vieve Morgan, Alice
Nall, Em Prince, Jeanno Stapleton,
Laura Watte, Leila Watte, Callle Wind
sor, Master Clyde Williams—with
diploma. It was ■ also announced that
Mi use Emma Council, Jeanne Stapleton,
Genevieve Adams, Vieve Morgan and
Kate Mize were entitled to honorable
mention In the order named.
The exercises were closed by the ben
ediction which was prononneed by the
Bar, J. B. Johnstone, of the Methodist
chnrcb, and one of the most successful
entertainments of the kind ever held In
Amsrteus was at an end.
-Oa Its SSaldew Trip.
■The Charles F. Crisp, 8., A. * H. en
gine No. 120, was taken out on Its trial
trip. At has been stated this and the
E. B. Lewis, Its mate, arc the largest en
gines ever brought to Georgia. They
weigh sixty tons each, hare fifty-fonr
Inch drivers and 10x24 extension front
cylinders. This engine worked like a
charm and it, the E. B. Lewis, and the
two others of the same make which are
on their way here, can pull more than
any other eight engines on the road.
They will be used pulling the heavy
train* between Americus and Mont
gomery.
loving wife, devoted, children, nklnd
friends and skilled physicians, were, hat!
tllog to stave off the closing of . tba life
of this man. ;i.
Mr. Westbrook died .by bis
hands. „i, , tl .
Shortly after 2 o’clock yesterday when
Mm. Wostbrook had flolsbed those
household dutieei whloh required her at
tentlomabout the kitchen and dining
room she wont Into' one: of the front
rooms of her residence, oorner Prince
and Lamar streets, and found her hus
band on She bed,'In an unconscious.con
dition. She called for-belp. A hurried
examination was made and it was found
that Hr. Woitbrook wfes. suffering from
the effects ofa deadly drug.
A hurried runnor was Stmt for medical
aid) Dr. Ji H. R. Westbrook, a brother
of the man who was then dying was so
slok himself that he could be of no aid
saving hit brother’s life,. so Dr*. J. B.
and A. B. Hinkle responded to tho call.
When they arrived Mr. Westbrook was
too much under the influence of the
poison he bad taken to'be walked or
anything of that .kind. It eoemed ievL
dent from the first that he would die. A
stomach pump was applied and a quan
tity of laudanum and morphibe was
pumpedifrotn 1dm. i He; was rolled and
slapped; mustard plasters were applied
and drugs to counteract the effeot of tile
poison wore given - him. Theso were of
no avail, and; from the time the physi
clans arrived he was kept alive only by
false respiration.
At timos the dying man seemed to
tally and while life lingered hope never
deserted those who were struggling so
faithfully to savo the little spark of >lIfo
that remained. So powerful was tho
effect of the dose he had taken, however,
that tho fight for life was a useless one.
Deadened vital ports refused to rally, and
at 8:15 last night Mr. Westbrook died.
Like most other men Mr. Westbrook
had his faults.' One of these was
whiskey drinking To . that is duo his
aattmslv ond.^ He had boon more or
less under the influence of whiskey all
the wppk.AWlifill.flnq Of the fits
of melancholy . caused, thorehy,
doubt, decided to kill himself. A
few days ago he told s friend that such
was his intention, and asked if lauda-
pum would kill, saying that it bad foiled
to do so before, Thinking that Mr.
Westbrook was not In earnest this friend
suggested that be take stryohnlno and,
In cose that didn’t have tlie desired of-
feet, that he shoot hlmsolf. The roan
who Is now deod laughsd and said“I
believe you want me to kill myself sure
enough. But 1 won't!" The two sepa
rated and nothing was , thought of what
had passed between them by the party
who had talked with Mr. Westbrook.
Thursday, In talking with another
friend Mr. Westbrook' said that be bat)
completely hecqme a slave to liquor; that
he would out off.his right srm and give
It for a drink, If be could procure it no
other way. Th|s parly tried to persuade
him to quit drinking, to. show him the
folly of it, and said that when a man
got In such a condition aa that and
would not reform he would be better off
dead.
That may have weighod on Mr. West
brook’s mind and eansed him to take
his own life, or It may have been his In
ability to procure a drink yesteiday that
caused him to take a soothing drug. In
the latter cose It III thought that Mr.
Westbrook simply took too muoh ’ poi
son without any idea of killing himself.
Before breakfast yesterday morning,
the dead man came up town. He went
bock, home and told bis wife he- was
dying with nervousness; that be cou<d
get no whiskey to steady his nerves, and
begged her to give him a dote of lauda
num out of a bottle which he bought for
her at Eldridges several days ago. She did
so, and left the room. Mr. Westbrook
remained at home the remainder of the
day, and when he was discovered about
o'clock It was fonnd that the lauda
num phial, an ounce one, was empty.
The physicians said that had also taken
large doee of morphine. Where, or
when he got this It not known.
AU was dune that could have been,
but the doee was too deadly to combat
and the result was aa has been stated
abo<e.
Mr, Westbrook leaves several brothers'
and sisters and a wile and five children
to mourn hie tad death. He wap a man 1
of nbout 45 years 61 age and was widely
known. He will be buried at Oak Urovp
cemetery at 4 o’clock this afternoon.
A HANDSOME DONATION.
JamenFrlcker A Rro.the Jewelers. Make’
the Light Infantry a Prill^ )
The house of James Fricker dc Bro.,
will long be remembered by the An
feus Light' Infantry. This house hat ,
just donated to the company a very
handsome and costly oxidized silver
Mr. Jesse T. Westbrook is dead.
Last night, while many of tho people
loving wife, devoted, children, kind ' lp .® d f llU “ g b * foro thU muo11
ter sot, to ho given to the member who
on threosuccessive prize : dril!s is the |
victor. The set is to remain the proper
ty of the Company until some member Is
so fortunate ss to win lb It-is unnec
essary to state that there will
1 Making Them New.
The last of the S., A. A M’s narrow
guago engines ie befog made standard
guago at tho road’s shops here In Ameri- v
cus, tindor tho supervision of Master
Mechanic William Argue, who changed S
tho gnugo of tho II. C. Bagley at Bir-
mingliam.' i This onglne hns been sold to
O’Neil Bros.,4he lumbermen. The 110, j
which was wrecked by turning over on
tho west end of tho road, will also be
ready to go out again in a few days.
Mr. Arguo la tho right man In the right
placo and ho is doing some splendid
work just now.' . . j,
prize js taken. Immediately upon the
announcement.by Capt. Bagley, of the
generousgift, the company extended*
hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Fricker sad
agreed, upon the spot, that Mr. Fricker
could call on the company at large to do
his lighting I In'the future. Each maa
then.determined to win .(hat prize or
fcnow.tije reijsoiiiWljy.j/,,;
Just In Ujla connection it might not
he amiss to call the attention of the
public to the work that Is being done by
our soldier boys. When the company
was organized about two years ago, the
citizens cheerfully and largely contrib
uted towards the purchase of the uni
forms and starting the boys off fa their
military career. Sinoe then they have
asked for no holp, but have felt that they
owed it (o tho good poople of Americus
to glvo them a good company; and de-
splto the difficulties attendant upon get
ting raw material worked up, they now
have an aotive, enthusiastic roll of
about fbrty actlvo members. They de
sire now to attain to such a degree of
proflci'cdoy that thoy will rank equal to
tho host companies in the state. All
they - need to accomplish this
purposo Is tho good will and encourage
ment of our citizens. It Is this mani
festation of interest in thoir companies
that Ims given Macon, Oolumbua and
Atlanta tlioso splendid companies which
are known ail over the south, and
certainly net one of those companies are
composed of any better material than
ours. Business men need not hesitate
to allow thblr employes what little time
Is nocessary, fur tho hoys will appreciate
It and doubly pay thorn back In faithful
service on their return. Let them have
a good chance and we will warrant that
tho Americus Light Infantry will come
to tho front anil make a company a of
which Amoricus and tho surrounding
country will ho proud, i ;
(fueer Freak of Llghtnlna.
l’urtics lu Americus yesterday report
ed a queer freak iif lightning wbieb hap
pened Sunday at tho borne of Hr. Jo*
Cranford at Dranovillo. Mrs. Cranford
had takeni off alien with fifteen chick-
ons, tho llttlo chick* being only two
days old, and placed them In a coop
under a plnm tree to protect them from
the heat of the sun. Lightning struck
the tree: and killed tlie' hen aud two
ohlokens, leaving thirteen motherless
little fellows. It i* thought that the hen
wss hovering thecblckens at the time.
Funeral Notice. , , ,,j
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Jcsso T.
.. esthrook and family are requested to
attend the funeral "f tlie former at <>.,k
rove cemetery at 4 o’clock tills after
noon.
lie Rarely Kceaped. . !
An aged white man came near being
killed at (be Southwestern depot yeater-
day afternoon. Tho north bound pas
senger and a south bound freight meet
here. The gentleman was golog to j
board to board the passenger which had
just stopped, when lie fell just in front
of the freight, which was coming In be
tween the passenger and tbs depot. A
gentleman who was near pulled him off ;
the track. , If this arrangement of the
trains is not changed somebody may get
killed there yet.
Clous Behind Him,
Mr. Jones, n brother of the lady who
was assaulted In Crawford county by a
negro named llcnry Jordan, about three ;
weeks ago, was in Amoricus yesterday.
Ho was traced to a point near here when
all track of him was lost. It was lemrn-
ed here that Jordan and an escaped eoa-
vict bad spent sovoral days In Richland
last week. As thoro is a reward of $450
for him be will hardly escape being
caught much longer, especially If he.
gets anywhere In the same district with.
Troy Holder. - 3
Hill ot Exception* Filed.
Tho Americus creditors of that con
cern will he Interested hi knowing that
a bill ol exceptions lias been filed In the
case ol tho lluena Vista Manufacturing
Company, nnd Receiver Bushin has beeuj
restrained from further action until th*j
case can be beatd before the supreme*
court, which will he to-day or to-naosTOW-i
Receiver Kushln, before he wee restrain*
ed, hail an inventory taken of all
assets of the company.