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AMERICAS. GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 1C, 1891.
NUMBER 62
The 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,” while
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!
-AT-
LESS THAN HALF THE COST!
You ore losin" the benefits of modern business methods if yon foil
to AVAIL YOURSELF OF OUR SERVICES.
D
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.
For dress occasions what could be more appropriate than our elegant
styles iu
Prince Albert or Three Button Cutaway Suits?
We have them in all tlio newest shades and fabrics, (such as
Corkscrow, Clay Diagonal, Granite, Tricot ana
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 tlio market for just TWICE THE MONEY.
For everyday- wear wo would suggest one of our nobby Sack or Cut
away Suits ranging in price from $3.00 to $15.00 per suit.
Our line consists of
IMPORTED CASSIMERES, CHEVIOTS,
BLACK THIBET CLOTHS,
SERGES, FLANNELS, ETC.
In a word OCR STOCK WILL PLEASE, and OUR LOW Prices
astonish YOXJ.
A WORD ABOUT ODD PASTS.
You need u pair to “tide you over” so to speak. Our assortment is
ENORMOUS and our PRICES ARE RIGHT. They range from
$1.40 to $7.50 per pair, and cannot lie had e.sewhere for less than
double the price. Here is a hot weather item worthy your notice:
75 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 “Drapetes,” Sicilians,
Serges, Alpacas, Pongees, Poptins,
TO CLOSE OUT STRICTLY AT COST.
OUR LINE OF
Unlaundried
BOYS’ AND CHILDREN’S CLOTHING,
Aiwaws the best in the city, will lie found of interest to all in
neeTof CHEAP but NEAT AND SERVICEABLE SUITS
« good line of those HANDSOME SAILOR
SUITS, (sizes 9 to 14 yearn) universally admitted snch excellent
value for $ I 50 per suit.
SHIRTS! SHIRTS!! SHIRTS!!!
“OUR LE ADER” at 50c is the b«t unhindered shirt on earth for
the price, while for dress, what shirt can compare with
Messrs duett, Coon & Co.’s Superb
‘MONARCH SHIRTS.”
Laundried *j&
Our “Monarch Puffs” have taken the trade by storm.
WE’VE GOT ’EM! ! ill
AT 1 0<< A hi I Y—Gents’ Belfast Linen Collars. \ Any size
n I 16 0 UI" L 1 —Gents’ Belfast Linen Cuffs. > desired.
Our imported Balhriggon, Lisle Thread and Muslin Underwoar will
add to your comfort daring the hot season.
WE LEA® IN FURNISHING G00®S
Our prices cannot be excelled in the Rtate.
KEW NECKWEAR, NEW SOCKS, SEW HANDKERCHIEFS, NEW SUSPENDERS, Sc.
HAIIIIIS' WIRE BUCKLE SUSPENDERS, the beat thing In the market.
UAUUIS win* v WARRANTED FOR TWO YEARS,or
your money refunded.
[g: RIGHT ROBES FOR GENTLEMEN |
SEASONABLE OOOES
All appeal to
Vour Reason, Vour Pocket, and Your Health.
Cannot you save something by trading with
LAST NIGHT’S BLAZE
WAS ONLV A SMALL AFFAIR BUT SE
RIOUS RESULTS
Would Hare Attended It Osd the Hn
Had a unto More Headway—How Did
The Fir* ort*laet»?-Wae There An,ana
In lha Bulldlna?
There came near being a aerloua con
flagration In Amerlcne last night.
About 11:15 o'clock the alarm waa
sounded and aoon every man in the city
who waa awakened by the big bell waa
on his way to the Are. It waa found
that tlio atore of Tom Mitchell, colored,
on Cotton avonue, was the acene of the
excitement A door waa quickly broken
open, and In a abort while after the
alarm aouoded. Vigilance, colored, com
pany waa playing a strong and steady
stream on the burning house. Then
came the boys of the Clegg hose com
pany, who made the long run from
their reel house on Jackson street in
time to get on the next atream.
It waa not long before the Are waa
out and the danger was over.
The building nor the stock were
neither damaged by tbe Are, but they
were badly hurt by smoke and water.
Indeod, there was not at any time much
Are to be seen. Tbe building is tbe
property of Mr. Ilamil and Is covered by
insurance. Tom Mitchell had $1,000 In
surance on his atock In a company rep
resented by Capt. R. T. Byrd. This, It
la thought, would have covered the en
tire atock.
The building in whioh the Are waa
located is situated on one of the moat
prominent business streets. It is a por
tion of the Haniil block, and Is just
across tlie.street from the Alleo House
and in less than a block of the Hawkins
■louse. If the blaze hail made a little
more headway before It was discovered
it is hard to reckon what would have
been the damage, or how far the Are
would bevo burned.
How did tbe Are start?
That is a question which is a stunner
Some say it was set aAre. Others say
that It caught from a stove In the build
ing. Tbe houso Is used ae a combina
tion bar, restanraat and store The
opinion which most prevailed last night
was that the building caught from the
stovo used In the restanraat Exactly
the location of the Are could not be
Axed. Some say It was right at the
stove, others that It was further back In
the corner.
There are those who assert positively
that someone was beard in tbe building
just before the Ore was discovered.
A short while before the Are was dis
covered Mr..W. F. Mims, who was pass
ing the Alton House, plainly saw tbe
blazo and saw what be thought to be
someone cooking. He had boon at home
and In bed but a short while when he
heard the alarm sounded.
Mr. 81 Hawkins and Mr. Comer of Sa
vannah were sitting In front of
the Allen House. They were at
tracted by a knocking on the glass
In the front doors and went over to see
about it . They felt tbe glass. It was
hot and they decided that it waa a
cracking canned by Uie Are that they
beard. About that time, however, they
are positive that they heard somebody
running inside and that whoever It waa
knocked over a lot of boxes at he waa
making his way out One of the gentle
men of the party ran to tbe rear of the
bouse, but he saw no one. Tbe cellar
door, however,' was slightly ajar, and
anyone who might have been Inside
could have gotten oat that way.
It waa the opinion of tbe gentlemen
who heard the noise that some drunken
man bad been locked up In the building
by mistake and that the smoke bad
awakened h'm.
Others ssy that if there waa anybody
In the building that whoever It waa
started the Are; that a man suddenly
Anding himself In that position would
have called (or help and made 'every ef
fort to eaetpe.
Thus the matter stood last night
Many thought Messrs. Hawkins and
Comer might have been mistaken ahout
hearing anyone In tbe building, but they
are both positive that they did bear
somooue.
Mitchell left the atore earlier last night
than usual so as to go tbe opera house, and
didn't go back until the alarm sounded.
He says-that he Is certain he didn't lock
anyone up Inside, and that he is almost
aa certain the Are caught from tbe stove.
A Voluble Berse Shot.
Yesterday LtenL Marlon 8. Harper
had a valuable home shot. The animal
was afflicted in a vary unusnsl way, mod
it waa to end Ita sufferings that It was
■hot The Ant joint of each Of the
home’s lags gave completely and sud
denly away, and the bone protruded
through the akin. Of course the feet
were entirely useless, and the horse was
let down all around. The case was pro
nounced incurable, so the animal was
promptly killed,
TBE SIX O’CLOCK MOVEMENT
W»t Into Eir*ct Yesterday but It Didn’t
Move to Unanimous!,.
The 0 o'clock closing movement went
Into effect yesterday. But the move
ment didn't work with that degree of
unanimity whtch has been predicted
and hoped for.
Moat of the leading stores oloaed, but
there were some that otalm a place In
that rank which did not shut ua shop
when the hour of six sounded from tbe
big clock In the tower.
It seems that when the list waa carried
around all of the leading dry goods
stores agreed to cine with tbe ex
ceptlon of one, the proprietors of which,
for reasons satisfactory to themselves
and of no interest to the public, re
fused to sign the list.
The proprietors of those dry goods
stores who had agreed to close
backed down yesterday when they found
that the Arm referred to above would not
do so. - The result was that the dry
goods stores, with a single exception, re
mained open. They didn’t do any bull
ness, for the people expected them to
close, but they kept open and tbe result
was that the clerks who have worked
hard and faithfully for them during the
fall, winter and spring were knocked out
of an hour that they could have spent
very pleasantly, and after spending which
«s they saw At they would have felt
more like work to-day.
The clerks deserve something at tbe
hands of their employers, and It is to be
hoped all will unite and close.
Charts, Glass Cauxht.
Sunday’s Times-Recokder contained
a description of a negro whose auspl
clous action led the marshal of Rochelle
to take him In tow, Saturday. That
negro was Charley Glass who killed bis
companion, Lewis Ivey, also colored at
Indian Springs about a week ago, tbe
details of which are well known to
Timks-Rkcobdkr readers.
Glass waa IdentlAed by Ivey'a brother
and he Immediately acknowledged the
crime, told of Its every terrible detail
and gave np $400 which he bad robbed
Ivey of after he had killed him. He
said that he committed the crime to get
the money and that he believes he would
have escaped for good and all had he not
ran Saturday. Glass will be carried to
Jackson and lodged In jail until the
time comes for him - to answer to the
chargq of murder before Butts superior
court
NOW TO COMPLETION
WILL THE HANDSOME BAPTIST
OHUROH BE PUSHED.
Protracted Services.
An Interesting series of protracted ser-
vices'has began At tho First Methodist
church of this city. The meeUogs will
continue throughout this week and
probably longer. Services will be held
dally at 8:30 a. m and 8. p. in. Rev. J.
B. Johnstone, the pastor, will be assist
ed by Rev. T. Christian, of the North
Georgia conference. Two snob able and
earnest laborers will no donbt accom-
plsh much good for the glorious cause
to which they have devoted their life
and talents. All are Invited to attend
three services.
Making Preparations.
The excursion which will be given by
tbe officers and men of tbe departments
of tbe 8., A. A M. road to Ha van nab July
8, bids fair to be an immense auocei
tbe grandest of tbe season. Parties who
go on this excursion will have* the op
portunity of spending the glorious fourth
at Tybee where a grand programme of
amusements will be carried out. Splen
did accommodations will be offered all
who go, the rate will be exceedingly
liberal, and tbe popular 8., A. A M. men
will be remembered by their friends on
that day.
Killed Beneath a'Tree.
News came from Webster county yes
terday that a little negro boy - was
crashed to death beneath a falling tree
In that county yesterday. The accident
happened about uoon. Tbe boy bad
gone to carry hit father, who waa spllt-
lltlng rails, some water. Just as he
walked np tbe tree on which bis father
waa cutting began to fall. It went to
the ground with a crash and fell on tbe
boy, killing him Instantly. The man’s
name Is William Aver* and the boy was
his son, Dan Avert, about 8 years old.
vAedavsoavllle’s 8ehool to Close.
The closing exercises of tbe Ander-
sonvllle high school will begin Sunday,
Jane 28, when Rev. W. L. Geiger, of
Helena, will preach tbe commencement
ion. Wednesday, July 1, will be
commencement day, and on that occa
sion there will be a literary-addreal by
Hon. James M. Dupree, of Montexuma.
On the night of that day there wilt Be a
public exhibition, to wbleb all who will
may go, since a cordial Invitation Is ex
tended to everybody to be preaeoL
Mr. W. B. Mitchell, who baa charge of
tbe Americas Business College, found It
Impossible to formally open the day ses
sion of that institution yesterday. He
will have everything In readiness to be
gin work next- Monday.
The Americua business College prom-
Work to Commence at Once sad he Bar-
rleC With all Feasible «paad Until the
Binding Is Completed and Ready for
Occupancy aad Defllcatlon.
Work on ths new Baptist church la to
begin again.
And ones It la under way there will
be no let up. Everything wlU be push
ed with all the earneetneea possible, and
just ss soon as It can be Anlahed the
elegant building will be ready for oocu-
panoy.
Then Americas will have a church
equal to any In the country and tbe
Baptists will have the bouse of worship
which they have so long needed.
This will Indeed be a handsome build-
ing. It je of brick and atone. Its pro
portions are splendid, and everything
about It shows a muter hand, tbe gener
al etyle of architecture being at once at
tractive and original An assembly
room,a Sunday school room,class rooms,’
a study and putor’a room, and every
other convenience to be found In a
modern church will be provided In tbif
structure. It will be quite a change
from tbe tent now used.
Tbe fact that tbe work le to be re
sumed will be good news to the people
of Amerlous, especially to tbe Baptists.
It will be remembered that a month
or so back tome trouble arose between
the contractor sod those who were hav
ing tbe churoh built. It was pending a
settlement of that trouble that tbe work
on tbe cbnreb was suspended. Yester
day the matter was arranged satisfac
torily to both aides and tha result la that
work la to be started and that It la to be
pushed u rapidly u possible.
It Is hoped to bare the ohurch ready
for use by fall.
Tbe contractor tblnjca there will be no
trouble about getting Me part of tbe
work ready. There are several things,
bowevtr, to be provided that are not In
bis contract. One of these la windows.
Steps will lie taken to get the necessary
windows at onoe. They will be elegant
stained gloss ones and will be In keeping
with tbe general style of tbe building.
Aa aoon u they are received they will
be put In.. Then tbe carpets will be put
down and next the pews placed in posi
tion. yFhen. this hu been done
services ean be held In the ohurch al
though It will not be quite oompleted.
It la a matter of gretulatlon that the
trouble with the contractor has been set
tled and that work la to proceed without
delay. All will now look forward to the
day when the ediAce Is to be
dedicated, and great will be
tbe congregation that will gather
there that day to help in tbelr feeble way
to glva tbe house over to tbe Great Arobl-
teat of our lives.
Tbe people of Amerlcus, of every creed'
and congregation, will hope tbe Baptists
God speed In tbe work of completing
this beautiful bnlldlng.
The Directors Kst.
The directors of tbe Americas Manu
facturing and Improvement Company,
the company which la erecting the ele
gant Hofei Alhambra, met with Archi
tect Norrman, who drew the plane for
the building, at the Bank of «outhwest
ern Georgia, yesterday afternoon. After
the meeting the directors were shown
through ths building by Hr. Norrman
Everything about tbe structure waa
found to be highly satisfactory and tbe
architect reported to the directors that
he saw no reason .why the handsome
Alhambra should not be ready for the
grand opening ball by tbe time namdd
In the contract .
SOME OP THE PEOPLE
Brake His Arm.
Alex West, a young white boy, was
the victim of a painful Occident yeater-
day afternoon. He waa np Id a tree at
the dell gathering magnolias when tbe
limb be waa on broke aod let blm fall to
tbe ground; about thirty feet below.
His right arm was broken In two places
and bla blp was seriously sprained, be
sides other bruises which be suffered.
He will not hunt any more magnolias
soon.
To Let the Contract.
Americas people can rest assured of
getting a good article of gae without
mneh delay—gas of the InAammable
sort From advices received from Mr.
Uriah B. Ilarrold, who la In Baltimore,
U waa learned that the contract for
erecting tbe new plant wlU be let today
or to-morrow. Work will begin shortly
afterwards and It will be pushed with
tbe least delay possible.
There's ho Danger.
With a grand'barbecue at Tilton June
18, tbe Masonln celebrations and barbe
cue at Richland June 24 and tbe roost
extensive barbecue ever held. In Ameri-
cus on July 14, the day of tbe great
alliance rally,tbere Is no danger of starva
tion in these parts yet swhiie. Then,
too, the Americus Barbecue Club will
have its regular monthly feast on tbe
lirst Thursday in July.
Who Visit Americas Friends ami Attend
to Business Mere.
Mr. J. C. Nicholson was at bla place of
business, after a week’s selge of erysipe
las. " . ./
CapL G. D. Buchanan, of the 8., A. A
M. road, has returned from a trip to
Macon.
Rev. J. H. Corley of Fort Gaines spent
a portion of yesteiday with friends In
Amerlcus.
Mr.Frank Herndon returned yeeterday
from a short stay with relatives In Crew-
ford county.
Mr. John Ssddler oame up from Smith-
ville yesterday and spent a portion of tbe
day in Americua.
Mlaa Lula Murpbey, a charming Klla-
vllle young lady, is visiting frlsnds on
Brooklyn Heights.
Mill Frances McGee ie here from
Chattanooga to spend sometime with
Amerlcus friends.
Mr. O. P. Love, city soliciting sgent
of the Central road, Is on a visit to hie
family in Savannah.
Mr. O. F. Ghidings is here from Sa
vannah to spend a season with bis many
friends and relatives.
Mrs. George T. Wililami is down from
Ogiethorpo on a visit to her father’s
family near tbe city.
Judge J. F. Watson was up from
Smithvllle yesterday to look after sev
eral matters of legal business.
Mr. W. H. Forrester of Leesburg
spent a portion of Sunday with relative#
and friends iu A mericus. -
Mrs. F. H. Robinson arrived from
Blakely yesterday to visit her daughter
Mrs. Moore, in Americus.
Miss May Mobley of Barneeville, ar
rived InAraerlcus yesterday on a visit to
friends and relatives here.
Mr. C. S. Cults came down from Mar-
sballville yesterday and is a visitor at
his fatber'e, Col, A. S. Cutta.
Prof. L, D. Lockhart of the James
Frickcr A Bro. music house went on a
tslness trip to Oglethorpe yesterday.
Mr. Jack McPherson of The Tikis-
Recokiikr’s job force Is back from a
stay'of several days at Savannah and
Tybee.
Mr. S. P. Jones was here from Lees
burg yesterday looking after business
matters and circulating among his many
Americus friends. • .
Mr. Henry J, Fite left yesterday for
an extensive tour of hie territory after a
pleasant' stay at the residence of Capk
and Mrs. A. C. Bell.
Misses Loy and Minnie McAfee passed
through Americus yesterday oo their re
turn to Atlanta after a pleasant stay
wttli friends near the city.
Dr. J. M. It. Weejbrooks’ hundreds of
friends throughout this section will be
sorry to know that he Is oritloally III at
his home on Church street In this city.
Mr. J. M. Persons, one of tbe beet
known and most prosperous of Marion
county’s staunch planters, was looking
after business matters In Amerlous yee
terday.
Capt. and Mrs. Bascom Myrick and
Master Shelby will return to-day from
Atlantic City, N. J., where Capt, Myrick
went to attend tbe supreme couneil of
the Royal Arcanum.
Mr. D. B Hill luft yesterday for Bir
mingham, where be went to attend s
meeting of a special committee of tbe
Georgia Undertakers Association, of
which he Is a member.
CapL Lyman Hall, one of those who so
ably represent Americus in tbe Gate
City, has returned borne to Atlanta, after
a pleasant stay with hla parents. Dr. and
Mrs. John E. Hall, in Americua'.
Mr. S. H.‘ Christopher, of the bright
and spicy Marion County Patriot, waa
here from Buena Vista yesterday on' hla
way to Atlanta to attend tbe meeting
of the Georgia Press association.
Mr. Eustace Speer, one whom the
people of Americus are glad to say was
raised here, is down from Atlanta on a
ilslt to the family of hla father, Maj. M.
Speer, and bis many friends here.
General Freight and Passenger Agent
E. S. Goodman of the S , A. A M. rail
way was in Albany yesterday looking
after the affairs of toe A., F. A N.
which will be under bis supervision in
the future.
Mrs. J. L Whittaker and little daugh
ter arrived In Amerlcus yesteiday to
oiake this city tbelr future borne. They
were accompanied from Colembus by
Mr. Whittaker, who baa been here sev
eral weeks.
Hr. H. T. Newman, one of tbe finest
railroad artists In tbe country, who bee
for a long time been with tbe G. S. A F.
at Macon has accepted a position at tbe
Southwestern depot In this city. The
latch string to the commercial metropo
lis of Southwest Georgia ever bangs on
the outside, for such .additions to her
citizenship.