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§ ■ w THE AMERICAS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER: SUNDAY, JUNE 2S, 1891. M w IT WAS THE ENGINEER AN NOT THE COLORED FLAGMAN WHO WAS AT FAULT In thn Grow ClrelMutru of Friday—So Say Partin Who Saw the Entire Affali The First Account Waa as Fa'tdshed a Reporter—A Card. Under the head “Gross Carelessness" The Timks-Recobokb yesterday printed the details of a horrible affair which happened at the McGarrah street cros sing of the Southwestern road as they were furnished by a gentleman who said be was an eye witness to the occurrence Yesterday it was found that the affair was more damnable than first reported from the fact that the fault was with the engineer of the switch engine instead of the with the colored flagman, who did all he could to stop the engine which was backing on the funeral cortege. This communication, which explains itself, was received yesterday: The Tijies-Recordek:—Tho article headed “Gross Carelessness" in your issue of to-day does injustice to an inno cent party. I don't like to see injustice done any one, even if it is a one-legged nogro that has the brunt to bear. Being right on the ground at the time of the occurrence, I am enabled to testify to the fact that the flagman used every means that hands and lnngs afforded him to hold the train until the balance of the procession could cross the track. Now, as to whether the engineer miscon strued bis signals or failed to hear his cries to atop, I am nnable to determine At all events, the degro did his best. The engineer had just sidotracked two coaches on the west side of the crossing aa we were nearing the track, and bow he failed to notice the procession moving up as he was re-crossing after more cars, I am at a loss to conjecture. He may not have seen us, but if he did, gross carelessness and criminal indifference are sugar-coated terms to apply to such wanton disregard of common civility, to say nothing of the lives that were at stake. I.. 8. Toiveii, Corner Jackson and Forsyth streets. Americus, Ga., June 27, 1801. Another gentleman informed a repor ter yesterday that even after the occur rence which was the subject of that arti cle the engineer went to the negro flag man and told him, with an oath, that he had no right to wave the engine down. It was also stated that the engineer almost stopped his engine once, only to start off again at a renewed rate of speed. ' The matter should be Investigated and the party at fault made to suffer the consequences. AUDIT VOIR FRIENDS Low Rates Made. The Savannah, Americus <k Mont gomery has come to the front with these low rates to the tea: For tickets from Americus to Bruns wick good until October 31st, $7 00 for the round trip. Leaving here Saturday night and re turning not later than Monday morning the rate will be $3.50 for the round trip. The rates between Brunswick and Cumberland, and Brunswick and St. Simons are added to the above figures to make through rates between these points and Americus. The rate on the Saturday tickets will go Into effect next Saturday; the other tickets, good until October 31, are now In effect ■ Her Symptoms Mow Favorable. The many friends of Mrs. U. B. Har- rold will learn with regret that two weeks ago while moving hurriedly with a number of other passengers from the rear car (that was to be left) to the more forward car of a train about starting from Brown Street Station, Philadelphia, she received quite a severe sprain of her spine. Since hor return homo a week ago and during the extreme heat of the past week she has been, and is at the present writing, confined to her bed ab solutely helpless and suffering intensely, though yesterday afternoon, there was, for the first time, some favorable symp toms of reaction and recovery of usual X Bought the Busin' - Mr. George W. Brunner has purchased the agency of the Macon Brewing Com pany at this place, the trade to take effect July 1. Mr. Brunner will bottle beer here to be sold to the cheaper trade. He will sell only to wholesalers, being the only one in Americus who does so. George Brunner Is justly popular in Americus. He la a hustler from tho word go, and his many friends will hope him that degree of prosperity which his popularity and the splendid article he will handle insures. And About People You May Not Know. Personal Paragraphs. Dr. J. S. Clarke went down to Smith- vllle yesterday. Mr. Max Altman went up to Macon yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wells are visiting relatives In .Smithville. Dr. Walter P. Stevens of Putnam spent yesterday in Americus. Dr. J. A. McFerrin returned home to Macor yesterday, after spending several days here. Mr. G. W. Martin, a well-known Lee county planter, was among the visitors to Americus yesterday. Hon. Wright Brady came in yesterday and spent the day mingling with his many friends in Americus. Mrs. T. A. Graham and Mrg. T. D. Jackson left yesterday for Preston, where they will visit relatives. Dr. A. W. McCoy and Miss Fannie May McCoy of Opelika, Ala., are visitors at the residence of Col. L. F. McCoy. Dr. John Clarke, who was so badly hurt at Richland Wednesday, Is im proving. His recovery is now assured. Mrs. J. C. Roney, Miss Annabel Roney and J. C., Jr., are on an extended visit to Thomson, Augusta and Columbia, S. C. Miss Amoret Gray left yesterday for Union Springs, Ala., where she will spend some time with friends and rela tives. Miss Matilda Loeb of Columbus who is visiting her sister, Mrs. Aaron Cohen, of this city, loft yesterday to spend to day with friends In Albany. Mrs. Anna Wooten, Misses Wllla and Bessie Wooten and Mr. Richard Wooten of Buena Vista was in Americus yester day on their way to Dawson. Thanks, Pome Again. Large—the largest seen this season- rich colDred and luscious was the forty- pound watermelon for which the man on the tripod waves his thanks to Mr. J. I. West of Cobb’s. Mr. West says that he has thirty acres likes that one and that he will &hip two cars Monday, over the S., A. & M. road to Cincinnati. The Session Ended. After a pleasant and harmonious scs- ssion—a session that will have its effect the Friendship Sunday School Associ ation practically ended its meeting in Americus yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Mr. J. If. Daniel was re-elected presi dent of the association. During the meeting of the association President John W-. Wheatley of the State Sunday School Association was in vited to a seat in the body. From 0 to 11 o'clock this morning there will be Sunday school and a Sun day schoi mass meeting at the Baptist tibcrnaclo. At 11 o'clock Kev. T. C. Boykin, state Sunday school evangelist, will preach at the tabernacle. Will be Her. This Week. Mr. W. M. Tully, tho advance guard of Tully Bro.’s feather renovator arrived yesterday. This firm works wonders with dirty feathers, and their machine is one of the best known aids to sanita tion. They will be ready for operation this week. Their industry deserves a large patronage. The Very Hottest. Yesterday was the hottest day of the season. The thermometer registered 101 at one timo during the day, and all day pedestrians sought the shady side of tho BARGAINS EXTRAORDINARY- FOR SPOT CASH, ITlonday and Tuesday next. The prices we quote, we Positively will not charge on the Boobs All goods charged will be at the regular prices streets. LEMON ELIXIR. Pleasant, Elegant, Reliable. For biliousness and constipation, take Lemon Elixir. For fevers, chills and malaria, take Lemon Elixir, For sleeplessness, nervousness and palpitation of the heart, take Lemon Elixir. For all sick and nervous headaches, Lake Lemon Elixir. Ladies, for natural and thorough or ganic regulation, take Lemon Elixir. Dr. Mozley's Lemon Elixir will not fail you in any of tho above named dis eases, all of which arise from a torpid or diseased liver, stomach, kidneys or bowels. Prepared only by Dr. H. Mozloy, At lanta, Ga. 00c. and $1.00 per bottle at druggists. Sacks Wanted. We will pay six cents a piece for bran and oat sacks. jnne28-d-2w Auericts Ice Co. No Wonder He W». Mod. There are times when words fail ade quately to express tho forcoof pentnp feeling. A portly, elderly gentleman stood at the Brooklyn bridge ticket win dow, got his ticket, and, glancing to ward the step, saw the vanishing heels of several scampering passengers flying up the broad stairway. Hastily gather ing np his change he dashed past the ticket box, dropping his ticket deftly in, nod, cording np his tendons, began the ascent of the steps as rapidly as his portly frame would allow. He wheezed and puffed and gasped, bnt straggled on. His ears caught the rush of a train com ing down along the platform, and he felt that to catch it his timo was short He strained hard on np the stairs, the veins on his forehead standing out like cords with the effort. Finally with deep gasp he gained the top jnst as the cars rollod np to stand still. A broad smile of satisfaction spread itself slowly over his glowing features as be stepped toward the care. It was a hard poll, bnt he had gotten there. He was no doubt mentally congratulating himself upon his success when the voico of bridge policeman suddenly sang ont on the night air with, "This train don' go I”—New York Times. Bridget and the Speaking Tnbei. There never was anything like that girl’s terror of the hell-and-tnbe arrange ment in oar flat The first time a caller came she rnshed in to me with eyes like soup plates and gasped ont: “Harm! Mann I There's somebody a whistling somewhere, and, if yon please, I don't know where!" I explained and encour aged her to put her car to tho tube and get the messago. She nevor did it with out first crossing herself; I know she was convinced the whole process was operated from a place considerably south of our lower halL I urged her the next time she heard the call to go to tho tube and call "YesT Tho whistlo came; and, my dear, the roar she sent down that tube would have raised the scalp of u Pawnee Indian, fled downstairs in terror to seo what ef fect it hod hod, and Mrs. Do Nerfs—you know what a shattered condition sho is in, just recovering from nervous pros tration!—was sitting on tho lower step, qnito limp and faint, clasping her vin aigrette. “Martha,” she said, “evsn if you didn't want to see me, why need yon fire a gun down the tube?”—Boston Commonwealth. Fat as a Batter Ball. Fat as a batter ball, •stall-fed and weighing 020 pounds net is a beef which Is cooling in the large refrigerators at Gnerry * Castleberry's to-day, prepara tory to being sold to the customers of that film to-morrow. From all appear ances there it no way for this beef to get around being tender, sweet and juicy. Yon should send In yonr order early and get a choice cut I > Business Chengs. Mr. Bloom Brown baa sold bis stock In the Americns Supply Company to Hants * Payne. Hr. Charles F. Pan ye haa been elected secretary and treasurer of the company, to flU the vacancy made by Mr. Brown's withdrawal. Slim Jim's Strategy. During a loll in business the dealers in tho “Ma'ah market" occasionally get together and swap yarns to kill time. Tho other day a German butcher gave in hia experience of a “beat” as follows: “Dere vas a tramp used to hang aronndt de market vot we called 'Slim Jim.' He looked like he vaa yuat about starved most of de time. He come to my stand and picked np a string of saosages and holdt it np and say, 'How much is disr Pefore I could say a vort a lean cur dog jumps np, snatches abondt dree pounds of sausage, and was off. “De man yelled and say, ‘Take off yonr dog. Vat for you keep a tongerons animal to bidte yonr gustomere?’ I ogs- plained dot it voe not my dog, bnt he vent away shwearing. Dot feller, as 1 aftervords foundt ondt, ownedt de dog and bad him trainedt for dot bigness. He followedt him to the Smithsonian grounds and got de sansage. Pooty good t trick, don't it? Bnt I bate yon dot ‘Slim Jim' don't come aronndt by my stall •ome more."—Washington Poet Lemon Hot Drop* 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. may2-sunthurs*wkl-lyr A nice line of extracts, colognes, toil- et waters, <ic., at Dr. Eldridgo Drug Store. In twelve months 1,100 purees were left in cabs and 'buses in London. For Rent. A commodious dwelling only a few rods from the artesian well, seven rooms, a large garden, lot, barn, stables, truck patch, hath room, and every con venience. If not rented ns a whole to desirable tenant by September 1, will rent rooms separately. J. E. Hall. june 2Gd6t I have a large lot of good cigars that I will sell cheap by the box or larger lots. C C. Carter. Stockholders* Meeting. The annual meeting of tho stockhold ers of the Savannah, Americus and Montgomery railway will tako place at Glover’s opora houso, Americus, Ga., on Thursday, July 0, at 10 a. m. S. II. nAWKiNS, President. S. C. Cooi'KH, Secretary. Call on J. Henry Freeman. Ho has the best prepared paints to be found. Ho also has Brewer's Rubber Roof paints and will contract for your work. For Kent. The Taylor residence on Lamar street, suitable for boarding house. Possession July 1. S. M. Coiien. junol-l-d-tf Medicinally pure wines, brandies and " " ; Dr. whiskies at Dr. Eldridge's Drug Store. Arrival and Departure of Trains. l-kntrai. n. n. Arrive From. Leave For. 0:40pm 12:45p. ro.Columbus8:20am4:45pm Fifty patterns White Side-band Organdies: worth $2.00 to go at 95c. per pattern. At 12^c. yd., one lot Wool Challies, worth 20c. 15c. yd.,the choicest and largest line fine Wool Challies in all the fine designs, such as Polka Dots,Figures and Flowers, worth the world over, 25c. 9^c. our entire stock Pineapple Tissues- 12^c. our entire stock Persian Mulls. 4yic. one Thousand yards checked Muslin, orth 7Kc. 7Hc. 1,000 yards Dress Ginghams, sold every day at 10 and 12^c. 8 3-4c. one lot extra choice Percales,worth 12 l-2c. 1:08 pm 9:37 pm Macon 2:3ft p m 3:33a m 2:35 pm 8:33 am Albany 1:08 p in 9:37 p in A X. K. It. 8:00a m »>_: 10pin Havannah 8:20am 7:00 p m 6:35 p m 7:15 a m Omaha 6:15 p m 6:45 a m 4 l-2c. one lot Fine Cotton Challies,worth 8c. Golug Went Going horth and WeiitjH. A W.) 7:50 Going Nor.h and Fast (Cen)2:00 pm8:00pn, Going Mouth and West '* 12:30 p m 8:00 p m ONE CENT A WORD COLUMN. E will pay six cent* a piece for bran . . and oat *~ *" * JunetM2w FOlt SALE. O NE Met Single Buggy Ha ne«a. Almost near. Apply to * ** 2»Jun-t( AGENTS WANTED. JHtEE Prepaid Ou’flt to energetic men ' Hflvsnl of nur ulMinsn hnvi> pnrnnil Heveral of .1170 to f 100 a. Box 1371, New Yora. ave at tbU office. JunJOtf artesian well. Apply to 28Junlt B.G. LA UK IN8, On Premises. S T R OOM Mon Church street, oppotlte Mr.Tul- lls*. JuirJkl.lt 4i2 Cotton avenue. 13 l-2c, 1000 yards India Silk Finish Shantong Pongees. Worth 25c 9 3 4c. 1000 yds. Manilla Plaids, worth 12 Kc the world over. $1.50 pattern black | Gent’s Lawns, worth $2.00. $2.35 pattern the choicest black Mus lins ever shown Americus, at the price in Grenadines way down—too many o hand, cash will move them One lot Grenadine suits at $5.90, worth $8.50. One lot 3 ilk Stripe Grenadines, v o r t h $12.50 suit to go at $7 90. One magnificent lot Silk Stripe Grena dines, worth $125 yd at 79c. We defy anybody anywhere to match us on prices. 39 c. our entire stock of 50c Surah Silks. 42c. your choice of our entire stock figur ed China Silks sold hereto fore at 65 and 75c per yard. Big lot remnant Silks at low prices. 12i c. one lot White Ground Organdies with colored figures, worth 20c. 19c. 1000 yards those light weight Ba tistes other houses ask 89c. Black Silk Sub lime 46 ins. wide and worth $1.25. 7 l-2c. one lot ladies Ribbed Undervests, worth 20c. 30 to 35c. for. 12 l*2c. yd. magnifi cent white Plaid Or gandies. worth 20c. 90c. a pattern, choice Black Plaid and Strip ed Lawns. 75o. C-B Corsets; sold at $1.00 and $1.- 25 all over town. REMNACTS. Furnishing Goods Slaughtered! lot gents’ U nder- Drawers, Big lot remnant wht goods slightly soiled from handling, to be cleared out. Too many on hand. Too little room. 33 l-3c. one lot Bal- briggan Undershirts, worth 50c. 45c. one Balbriggan shirts and worth 65c. 50c. one lot magnifi cent Shirts and Draw ers, worth 753. to $1. 69o. our finest goods worth $1 anywhere. 25c. one lot fast black Socks, worth 35c. Cut prices on entire line Half Hose 49c splendid quality Gents’ Night Robes, worth 75c. 69c. Night Shirts, worth $1 anywhere in town. 75c. some of the choicest Night Robes ever shown in Ameri cus. 89c. one lot Night Robes worth $1.25. 98c. one lot Night Robes worth $1.50. 89c. our entire stock Monarch Shirts, laun- dried and unlaundried worth $1.25. Hundreds of articles too tedious to mention will be thrown out for this sped al sale at pri ces simply ridiculous. If you want anything in Dry Goods or Gents Furnishings, call and see us. run rebi WHEATLEY & ANSLEY,