Newspaper Page Text
iTJME
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 1891.
NUMBER 61 ’
Reason Why
Many find it difficult to present a creditable appearance and
live within their means, is mainly due to the fact that they
pay such high prices to so-called “merchant tailors," wliile
THE SAME QUALITY OF CLOTH,
THE SAME GRADE OF WORK,
AND THE SAME STYLE OF CUT
Can be obtained from our
Ready Made Clothing Department
LESS THAN HALF THE COST!
You are losing the benefits of modern business methods if you fail
to AV^IL .Y0UB8ELF OF OUR SERVICES.
D,
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.
For dress occasions what could be more appropriate than our elegant
...n:.. i styles in
Prince Albert or Three Button Cutaway Suits?
We have them in all the newest shades and fabrics, and fancy
figured suitings, and
WARRANT OUR SUITS FROM $16.50 TO $20.00
Equal, IF NOT SUPERIOR, in fit and.finish to any “tailor made"
suits in the market for just TWICE THE MONEY.
For eve:
away
wear wo would suggest one of our nobby Sack or Cut-
nits ranging in price from $3.00 to $15.00 per suit.
Our line consists of
IMPORTED CASSIMERES, CHEVIOTS,
fBLACK THIBET CLOTHS,
SERGES, FLANNELS, ETC.
In' a word OUR STOCK WILE PLEASE, and OUR LOW Prices
astonish YOTJ.
A WORD ABOUT ODD PANTS.
You need a pair to “tide von over” so to speak. Our assortment is
ENORMOUS and our PRICES ABE RIGHT. They range from
$1.40 to $7.50 per pair, and cannot be had e.sewhere for less than
double the price. Here is a hot woather item worthy your uotice:
7p Summer Coats at 50c., reduced from $1.00.
100 Summer Coats at 75c., reduced from 1.50.
80 Summer Coats and Vests, $1.40 reduced from $2.50.
All kinds of Summer Coats and Vests, such as “Drajiptes,” Sicilians,
Serges, Alpacas, Pougees, Poptins,
TO CLOSE OUT STRICTLY AT COST.
OUR LINE OF
BOYS’ AND CHILDREN’S CLOTHING,
Alwaws the best in the city, will be found of interest to all in
need of CHEAP but NEa¥ AND SERVICEABLE SUITS
• for their hoys.
, We still snow a good lino of those HANDSOME SAILOR
SUITS, (sizes 9 to 14 years) universally admitted snch excellent
/ value for $I 50 per suit.
SHIRTS! SHIRTS!! SHIRTS!!!
"OUR LEADER" at 50o is the bast unin mdered shirt on earth for
the price, while for dress, what shirt can compare with
Messrs Cluett, Coon & Co.’s Superb
‘•MONARCH SHIRTS.”
Laundried *jS Unlaundried
Our “Monarch Puffs” have taken the trade by storm.
.7ft.
.00.
• I.OO.
All Gratios.
All Sixes.
WE’VE GOT ’EM! !
AT ,0 ° AN I V~Gents’ Belfast Linen Collars. 1 Any size i.|
H I 16c Vie 11 — Gents’ Belfast Liuen Cuffs, t desired. '— ~
Our imported Halbriggan, Lisle Thread aud Muslin Underwear will
add to your comfort during the hot season.
WE LEAD IN PUBNISHING GOODS
Our prices cannot be excelled in the state.
NEW NECKWEAR, NEW SOCKS, NBWIHNDKERCHIEFS, NEW SUSPENDERS, Sc.
HARRIS’ WIRE BUCKLE SUSPENDERS, the bent thing in the market.
F.verv pair WARRANTED FOR TWO YEARS, or
your money refunded.
If NIGHT ROBES FOR GENTLEMEN |
OUR CAREFUL SELECTIONS, . „
OUR REASONABLE PRICES,
OUR SEASONABLE GOODS
All appeal to
Your Reason, You* Pocket, and Your Health.
i i * Lit Gabnot you save something by trading with
GEO. D.WHEATLEY
THE TRANSFER MADE.
THESAVANNAH, AMERICUS A MONT
GOMERY MAKES AN ACQUISITION
Paper. Signed,Sealed and Delivered Which
Give. A in.rtra.(Control of Her Own -The
Albany, Florida A Northern Leased by
America* Own Railroad.
The paper, hare been signed, eealed
and delivered, and for ninety-nine year.
Americas will control her own.
Yesterday the Albany, Florida and
Northern, better known se the Cordele
and Albany road, waa formally delivered
to tlie Savannah, Amerlcus and Mont
gomery railway—Amerlcus’ own road,
which was built by Amerlcus money,
and pushed to success by Aiucricus
men. ,
From a semi-official source Tmt Timks-
Ueiouokii lias it that this loose but
practically amounts to the formal ac
ceptance of the road from the builders
by the men who furnished the largest
amount of the money used lu its con
struction. Those who are In a position
to know positively, however, hail uoth-
lug to say on that line.
The lease was agreed on by the direc
tors of the S., A. <1- M. several day* ago.
Yesterday the directors of the Albany,
Florida and Northern authorized Presi
dent Tift to perfect the lease, and yes
terday the proper papers were drawn up
and signed.
Tlie S., A A M. takes charge of tho
A., F.AN to-morrow These circulars,
which explain themselves, will then be
sent to tli»8efor whom they are intended:
Albany, Flo sip a and Nobtiikxx
Railway—Albany, (la., June 1:1, 1801.
—A lease of the Albany, Florida ami
Northern Railway, first section, north
ern division, Albany to Cordele, Ua.,
having been this <lay executed to the
Savannah, Aiucricus and Montgomery
railway, according to order of the hoard
of directors of this company, witli tlie
concurrence and consent of the Albany
Investment anil Construction Co
Therefore, as president of said Al
bany, Florida and Northern rail
way, acting under authority
the hoard of directors as aforesaid,
1 hereby turn over ami deliver said A., F.
A N. K’y. with all of its property, .equip'
meats and appurtenances, from Albany
to Cordele, Ga!, to the Savannah, Amer
lcus A Monlgnmery railway, in accord
ance with said lease, and the presentof-
flcers, agents and employees of this
company will be governed accordingly.
NelhoxTift, President.
Savaxnaii, Aukiiicus and Moxt-
iiouekv Railway.—Offick of tuk
GEORGIA TO HAVE A GRAND AND
‘ POWERFUL SYSTEM
Of Co-operative Independent Roads—The
Abbeville A tVsycroee Gun. to th. Atlan
ta A Flo* Ids—So gere One WhoCIsIms
Speak by the Csrd. ■ -
rS h “ eT 7br on 40 * DOES THIS STRIKE YOU?
$10,000 per month in excess of what It 1
waa during the fall of 1800. When tho al
most phenomenal business done during
that seasoo is considered it will be seen
at s glance how wonderful Is the bust
ness it the Savannah, Amerlcus
Montgomery road, and how bright are
its prospects.
The west end of tlie road, most of
wbloh could not be used last fall, will
be in a condition the equal of that of
any road in tho country and the S., A
A M. by reason of its traffic arrange
ments with the U., M. A G. ami the Co
lumbus Southern roads will handle an
immense business from Columbus,
Griffin and other points reached by
those roads. Tlie Savannah, Amerlcus
and Montgomery road will make a sur
prising showing for It* work during
1801. The people of Americas hope It
all manner of success.
Non- that Americas has a road of her
own to Albany let's have the people of
that city make us a visit, coming on
special train dSvned by Amerlcus people
over road beds leveled by Americas
money and pulled by the 110, au engine
well nigh built in Amerlcus, that will
land them in the vory center of tipi com
merclal metropolis of southwest Geor
gla.
Pkesiiiknt, Amkiiicus, Ga., June liltli,
1891.—General order.—The Savannah,
Amerlcus and Montgomery railway
having leased tho Albany, Florida and
Northern railway, first section northern
division, Albany to Cordele, Ga., tho
authority of W. E. Hawkins, assistant to
president, W. N. Marshall, general sup
erintendent, S C. Cooper, treasurer, and
K. S. Goodman, general freight-and
passenger agent, of the company, is
hereby extended over .aid Albany,
Florida and Northern railway.
All reports and remittances heretofore
made to officers of the A., F. A N. U’y
will horeaftor he made to officers of the
Savannah, Americus and Montgomery
railway. S. U. Hawkins, .
President
Mr. W. E. Hawkins, assistant to tho
president of the S., A. A M. wua seen
by a Tiues-Recohdek reportor yester
day and questioned In regard to the
road's new acquisition.
The terms of tbs leaso he withheld,
hut ho be said that the A., F. A N. will
uow bo operated as a part of the S., A.
M. that through rates would be made
on both tlie roads, the same as if they
were one and that tho samu rolling stock
would be operated on both roads, lie
said that no extentlon of the A., F; A
N. would Im made yet awhile.
Tlie S., A. A M. lias, however, the op-
tlon on some splendid terminal property
in Albany, which it will secure and im
prove as is necessary to meet the ob
jects in view. The A., F. A N is to
have as good facilities In Albany os auy
road Iwliich goes there. Tho genetai
offices of tlie A.,'F. A N. and the shops
will be one and tlie same with those of
the S-, A. A M. in Americus, and they
will remain here.
Tills acquisition it but a link in the
great system which the S., A. A M. is
becoming. It will bo a valuable feeder
for that road.
From one end of the country to the
other the 8., A. A M. is becoming
known. The engineer in charge has
notified the officers of the road that
track laying to Montgomery will be
completed by June 20l Owing to a de
lay in the shipment of some of the ma
terial for the bridge across the Chatta
hoochee river that structure will not be
completed before August 1. By that
time all sidetracks will have been pnt
in, the terminal facilities will be ar
ranged In Montgomery, all surfacing
will barn keen done and the road will bo
really for the large traffic it is sure to
recive.
A KPKCIAL TRAIN!
Will Carry tlie Sunday School Folk* to
Their MeaUag Next Tuesday.
President Wheatley and the other of.
(Icon of tlio County Sunday School as
sociation are hard at work arranging for
for the annual mooting at New Point
church next Friday,
On yeaterday arrangements wore
made with tlie S. A A M. road for a spe
cial train to carry tlie visitors and dele
gates to tlie meeting. New Ifopu churcli
is just four and a half miles west of the
city on the S., A. A M. rood and tlie spe
cial will carry the crowd over In a few
momontB.
Tlie fare for tlie ronml trip is only
twenty-five cents, and thus an opportu
nity is offered to all interested to attend
tlie meeting.
Well-filled lunch baskets should he
taken by all as a lino diuner is to lie one
of the features of the occasion.
The special will leave tho city about
0 o'clock In tlie morning, returning
about 4r.t0 in the afternoon.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
Sunday school workers and the friends
of the cause to attend tho meeting.
Worked Them,Nicely.
Several Americus people are consoUng
oneh other over the way they were
worked by a portrait agent who was in
Americus taking orders. The fellow
allowed q bandsomo samplo and agreed
to make tlie picture for nothing If tboso
who gaveorders would buy a framo of
him. He required a small sum cosh
down. An his offer was a liberal one
many accepted It, gave tlio man the
amount of money jib asked for and a val
ued picture of soma member tlio family.
That was about two'' months sgo. The
muney, pictures and tho man are gone
and those who invested feel thonisolves
duped.
Will co to New York.
J.udge Crisp is to go to New York
where bo is to be the leading speaker at
Tammany's fourth of July celebration,
lie will spend several weeks east, tilling
Invitations which he has accepted to
apeak in sevoral of the leading cltieB of
(hat section. If- there it any doubt
about those, people wanting him for
speaker there will be none when he lias
finished these speeches.
Has he struck Phosphate?
A gentleman who Uvea near the river
told a reporter yesterday that bo thought
he had struck a valuable phosphate de
posit on Ids place along the banks of tlie
Flint He has sent a sample of his find
to the state chemist to be ^nalyaed, If
it turns out to be phosphate. tbo full
particulars will bo given.
Laid to Kc7l
The body of Mr. Jesso T. Westbrook,
tlie unfortunate viutim of tlie terrible af
fair of Friday was laid peacefully to rest
iu Oak Grove cemetery yesterday after
noon at 4 o’clock. A goodly crowd of
friends and relaUvcs accompanied tlie
body to 1U last resUng place.
Ofllecrs Elected,
At the last meeting of tbo Americus
Light Infantty Prof. J. K. Mathis was
elected Junior second lieutenant and Mr.
Linn Fort first sergeant by a unanimous
vote. These gentlemen are well quail-
tied for the positions and will make
splendid officers.
{Juicily Working Away-
Tlie movers In the company which it
was' menUouud In The Timkp-Rixobukb
a few days ago would bo organized to
Improve Magnolia Springs are quietlv
working away and they tliinlc they will
have a surprising report to make in a
few more days.
Dropped need.
Wtdla going from Ills house to bin
Held yesterday-morning Robert Ilurton,
colored, who lives (n I.co county, mint
Cbokee, dropped dead. Ue was qnlto
that during [ an old negro. The cause of his death
A day or so ago The Tines-Recordeb
announced that $2,200 freight had been
paid on a number of cars of steel rails to
he used on the Abbeville and Waycroti
road, which is now in course of eon
struction from Abbeville to Wayeross,
and that work on tlie road would now
he pushed forward to completion as rap
idly as men an money can push it.
Thereby bangs a tale.
It will bo remembered that a company
of well known capitalists who hare had
some experience in railroad matters
consummated a trade by which they
camera possession of the Atlanta A
Florida, a road wl.ich runs from Atlanta
to Fort Valley through some of tlie heat
country in Georgia. Col. I. Y. Sage,
man well known in railroad circles, was
made president of the road.
The Inlying of tho Macon A Covington
by the northern bondholders, and the
making of Mr. Cecil Gabbet, then gen
eral manager of the Central, general
manager of that road Is still fresh In the
minds of tlie people.
It was announced at the start that the
Atlanta any Florida wonld go to the
sea. Many were tlio routes mapped out
by those'who gave tlie matter their con
sideration. All lliat has evor been ob
tained from tboso on the inside, how
ever, was that the road would go to the
sea, may bo to Brunswick, probably to
Savannali or mayliaps to Darien—but to
tho sea.' Many thought that the road
had fallen into tlio hands of the Central
and thereby of tlio Richmond Terminal
The appointment of Mr. Gabbett as gen
eral manager led ail to believe that such
hail been tlie fato of the Mseon and Cov
ington, and that would be operated in
un'son with tlio Central, which lias lieen
done.
But the lights have changed and
different shadow shows up.
There is not a man in Georgia who.
will not recoiled tho recent scoop of the
entral by the Richmond Terminal and
tho cutting down of Mr. Gabbett’s au
thorlty when be was made superintend
ent, of tho Central division of the Geor
gia Faolfle, under General Manager
Greone. Mr. Gabbett was quoted
saying that lio had made it a rule of his
llfo nover to go backward but to go for
ward in railroad work, and that he
would not accept tbo placo of division
superintendent.
Now Mr. Gabbett is general manager
of tho Covington and Macon. Tlie road
is not such a pretentious one bnt Mr.
Uabbott lias more absolute power over
it than lie hod over the Central. Whllo
the bondholders bought tho road, for
thoy owned it already, tlio same parties
who engineered tho A. A F. deal are
said to have had a linger in Uie pie.
Thoy are also said to have known that
tlio Central was going to the Richmond
Terminal. Since these tilings liavo been
said; since the Atlanta and Florida is to
go to tho sea; aineo those who bought
It announced that the Covington and
Macon would ho pushed northward,
what is Uie matter with an independent
system with tho A. A F. and C. A M. os
nucleus and tbo other independent
road! os feeders, with Cecil Gabbett
general manager ?
It would be an easy matter to splice
out tho gap betwocif tho Covington and
Macon and the Atlanta and Florida. A
gentleman who claimed to know, told a
Timkm-Rkcohhkii reporter yesterday
that this combination would be made
and that Mr. Gabbett would do aome
better woik against the Central than be
has done for it.
To go back to the Abbovllle and Way-
cross: Tliia same gantieman said that
the large freight bill referred to above
was paid by the Atlanta aad Florida.
He eald further that the gap from Fort
Valley to Abbeville will be flUod
in, that the A. A W. will bo Completed
and extended from Wayeross to Bruns
wick, where the A. A F. has already
secured terminal facilities, and that the
Atlanta and Florida would then bo at
tlie sea. In other words be said the
Atlanta and Florida had the Abbeville
and Wayeross.
lie also Bald that the 8., A A M.
would make somo excellent traffio ar
rangements which will be of great ben-
eflt to Americas and tho road, with the
new system which he outlined.
It is known that Atlanta parties have
been closeted with tlie Abbeville aod
Wayeross folks. That gives credence to
the statement that the road has' gone to
the Atlanta and Florida. If that Is trne
that helps to confirm the plan mapped
out by TiikTinks-Recokoeii’h inform
ant.
So It may be that Georgia will have a
grand co-operative system of lndepond-
nt roads to light the Richmond Terml-
:it ami that Americus will bo In the
in*fits that accrue.
on the approach of the marshal yester
day a strange negro who was on tlie
streets broke for Uie woods. That
created suspicion, chase was given and
the negro was captured. Here Is a de
scription of the negro: L>
"Color, dark ginger cake; age, 22 or 23
yean; weight, abont 150 pounds; height,
about five feqt ten. Inches. He was
wearing a neat black suit, cigarette bat,
(blue), patent leather sboeB, had a scar,
over his left eye and, nose, and was
cleanshaven. - V -J
It is evident from his acUons that lie
baa committed some crime somewhere.
Hand him around, and let tlioso who
want him communicate with the au
thorities at Roehelle.
A MagnificentPlano. > ■ ;■ - -
On Wednesday Ia4t Mr C. A. Flicker
received from Messrs. Solimer A Co., of
New York, the mast magnificent upright'
piano ever brought to this section. Work
upon this superb cabinet grand was
commenced last January, and lias just
been completed. It was built by Soh-
raer A Co. expressly for Mr. Frlcker's
personal use, and is without doubt one
of the finest instruments ever made.
The cose is of antique oak,, very mas
sive and heavy,and is relieved by .extend
ed panels, artistically engraved, beauti
ful plasters, rich carvings and heavy
mouldings, all of which show tlio hand:
of the most skilled artisians, tlio result
of which is simply grand. Messrs.'
Solimer A Co., designed this piano ac-~
oording to their own ideas, and Mr. .
Fricker did not know what It would bo
until he saw It In his own parlor. -It is
needless to say that he and Mrs. Flicker
ore perfectly delighted with it. Tlio
tone is perfect, and taken altogether .It
is as floe a piano ns time, money and
skill canproduoe.
Doings of a Drunkdrd
A drunken wlilto man ran nmuck near
the S., A. A M. passenger depot late yes
terday afternoon, and badly frightened a
number of ladies and children who were
ont walking-oh Jackson street. 1 lie
pursued a young lady living on' College
street, who to escape him lied for safety
into a neighboring doorway. A number
of ladios living In the neighborhood were
badly frightened, and a stampede was
earned everywhere the fellow went
along. A policeman finally loomed upon
the scene, and tho cause of the disturb
ance was given a tow to tho cooler; '
A limit the Free Delivery, ,.-w
For tho benefit of its readers in gen
eral and a particular “subscriber" The
Tiuks-Rkcouher will state that Araerl-
ous will bo entitled to a free delivery
system after JnoeSO. The carriers may
be put on in a month after that dato, or
It may be longor, but a general act of
congress assures them. About four
carriers wiii bo ongaged in tlio work'.
Letter boxes will be seattorod through
out tlio city, aud tho carriers will go tp
any house within tlio city limits. .Many
applications have boon made by people
who want to be carriers.
HI* Father Dead.
Last night Mr, J. Henry Frcomaii ami
family returned from Maoon where they
went several days ago to attedd tlio bed
side Of Mr. John Freeman, tlie furmur’K
father. Mr. Freeman died Friday even
ing and was buried yesterday afternoon.
Ho bad lived a long and useful llfo .and
ids death was ilka tlio setting of. tlie
sun on a well rounded day.
Mr. J. Henry Freeman has tlio sym-
pathyof his Americus"friends In this,
ills great misfortune.
WIU U* Tandared a Rail.
The members of tho Americus Light
Infantry will bo pleased to know tint
the management of tlio Point Lookout
notol, on tho summit of Lookout moun
tain, will tender the Second Georgia
regiment a bail and banquet during tlio
encampment at Cbickaipauga.It js
said tlint this occasion will be tho most
brilliant In the history of tbafcwell
known hotel.
Second Method 1*1 Church-
There will be preaching at this churcli
to-day at 11 a. ra. and 8 p. m. by tho
pastor, R. F Williamson. Sunday
school will be held at 4 o'clock tills af
ternoon. A special feature will bo the
catechising of the school for a prize ban
ner by Col. L. J.’ Blalock. The public
is cordially Invited to all services.
rail Radar tbo Wheels. ■ :l ■ '
Mr. Charles Rainey, who lives a few
miles out from Americus, had tlio mis
fortune to fill up on mean wlii-ky yes
terday while in the city. When ho start
ed home he fell off tlio wagon on which
be was riding. Tho wheels passed over
him breaking an arm and badly bruising
him. - • .•«•-* fl
Extract from a bride's letter of thanks:
‘Your beautiful clock was received aid
a now In the drawing room ou the iuan-
tleplcce, where wo liO|ie to sec you
often.” ■ avnli *
The man who thinks ho could write a
poem if he should try speaks volumes
tor his wisdom, and enables himself to
retain bis solf-confldonco by deciding nut
try.
Sarcasm is an effective weapon, but li
acts like a boomerang when it is app
bis landlady by tlie y-.'-J"
two Wt»ktf Itthiud in
board.