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VOLUME 1 Don’t Stand on Your Head to Read this. n5 E mjy„ U0Y DEECCUS NI GNIDAER SIHT, UOY n£ ™t V f H DNU0F TU0 TAHT EHT TSEB ECALP cte Y si B ta U SDNIK F0 yrd sdoog ’ GNIHT0LC ’ 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. " ■ 1 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! t bb .Hi A 1/ 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." ■ ij. ■ 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.