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AMERICUS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1891.
NUMBER 77
The Reason Why !
' Many find it difficult to preset 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-
WITII THE PRESS GANG|“^ 0 d , hu,OTtane of
man; mll-
THE TRIP THAT THE BOYS TOOK
AND SIGHTS THEY 8AVV.
The Bleb Farming Land* of Indiana—
Beepeete to the Windy CUy and the
World*. Fair—Milwaukee, Mackinac, aad
LESS THAN HALF THE COST!
You are losing the benefits of modern business methods if yon fail
to AVAIL YOURSELF OF OUR SERVICES.
D.
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.
For dress occ'asions what could be more appropriate than onr elegant
styles in .
Prince Albert or Three Button Cutaway Suits t
We have them in all the newest shades and fabrics, (such as
Corkscrew, Clay Diagonal, Granite, Tricot and
fkncy 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 .everyday wear we would suggest one of our nobby Sack or Cut
away Suits ranging in price from $3.00 to $15.00 per suit.
Onr line oonsists of
IMPORTED CASSIMERES, CHEVIOTS,
gLAGK THIBET CLOTHS',
SERGES, FLANNELS, ETC
In a word OUR STOCK WILL PLEASE, and OUR LOW Prices
astonish YOU. '
A WORD ABOUT ODD PANTS.
You need, a pair to “tide yon over” so to speak. Onr assortment is
ENORMOUS and onr PRICES ARE RIGHT. They range from
$1.40 to $7.60 per pair, and cannot be had e.sewhere for less than
double the price. Here is a hot weather item worthy yonr 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 S'JDRICTLY AT COST. /
OUR LINE OF
BOYS’ AND CHILDREN’S CLOTHING.
We th sHU b Xw a good line of those. HANDSOME SAII0R
SUITS, (sires 9 to 14 years) universally admitted such. excellent
value for $ | .50 per suit
SHIRTS! SHIRTS!! SHIRTS!!!
"OUR LEADER” at 60o is the best unlaundered shirt on earth for
‘‘MONARCH SHIRTS.”
lAundried TJnlaundried
Our "Monarch Puffs” have taken the trade by storm.
WE’VE GOT ’EM! iKSSE
AT 10ft H| V—Dents' Belfast Linen Collars.) Any size
AI 15U Is LI—Genta’Belfast Linen Cuffs. ) desired.
Oni,imported Balbriggan, Lisle Thread and Muriin Underwear will
add.to your comfort dnnngtbe hot season.
The recent excursionof the Georgia
Freti Association to the northwesf wot,
without doubt one of the most enjoyable
that could be Imagined.
For weeks prior to the annual meeting
of the association, President Glessner
was busily engaged In making all neces
sary arrangements for the trip, and the
perfect manner ip which this was ac
complishcd went far towairis making it
the success that it was.
The party of twenty-three left Atlanta
aboard one of Pullman’s wheeled palaces
that had been secured for their special
use; and after a pleasant run of six
hours through tho picturesque regym
traversed by the E. T. V. & G., arrived
at Chattanooga in time to enjoy the
tempting supper that awaited them
there.
The route thence to Chicago was over'
the beautiful Queen A Crescent through
Tennessee and Kentucky, and* over the
far famed **Monon," which traverses the
rich prairies of Indiana from end to
end. Nowhere In the United States Is
there a finer farming region than .that of
central and northern Indiana, and In the
broad fields of ripening wheat and‘grow
ing corn, the beautiful orchards of fruit,
the great, stretches of rich clover and
and grassy meadows npon which grazed
thousands of the finest cattle and horses,
to say nothing of the pretty and iqell
kept gardens and homes of these sturdy
farmer!, the Georgia scribes were given
a good opportunity to study the condi
tion of affaire and compare them Vith
that of their own state.
A stay of three days was made In the
“wipdy city,’’ which, despite the jeers
and taunts heaped npon it by rival cities,
is destined at no distant day to bpeome
the great metropolis of the country.
Distinctively American, It Is a city of
which every citizen of this country
ehonld feel proud, and is Indeed a mon
ument of American pinch and progres
sive enterprise. While here the party
had quarters at the Grand Paclfio, one of
the largest and finest Ubtele in Chicago.
Early on the day after arrival, the par
ty was taken in hand by Vice-Prealdent
Bryan, of the World’s Columbian Expo
sition company, and shown throngh the
extensive grounds where the forthcom
ing world’s fair will be held. One could
not fail to be impressed with the magni
tude of this vast work, which, even at
this stage of its progress, evidanees the
fact that the exhibition of 1808 will sur
pass anything of like kind heretofore at
tempted by any of the nations of the
earth.
The party wae the recipient of many
favors during the stay In Chltago. nofa-
tably among which was a “stag banquet”
tendered by the press club of that city,
whloh was attended likewise by the Clo
ver Club, of Philadelphia, one of the
most exclusive and uristocratio organiza
tions of Its kind In the country. It !■
needless to say that every “«t»g" en
joyed the evening to the utmost.
During their eUy nearly every hour
was devoted to sightseeing, each one
being left to follow his own inclinations
In this respect.* The beautiful parks
along the lake front, the theatres, stock
exchanges, the taoe track, tho big build
ings, In fact, every place of lnterest|and
everything worth seeing were given s
hasty inspection.
Just before midnight on Saturday,
June 20, the editorial party "boarded one
of the magnlfioent lake steamers bound
for Maokinao Island, some 400 miles to
the north. Eearly next morning, how
ever, the steamer touched at Milwaukee,
where a atop of several hours was made,
time affording the Georgians an oppor
tunity for seeing the sights of this bean-
Jiful city. Carriages were called, and
for three hour* the party rods throngh
the streets and pretty parka and visited
the many plaees of interest there. Mil
waukee's population* ot .over 200,000 is
about 70 per cent. German, and beer
seemed to be the pnnsipal article of
f Onr prices cannot be excelled in the state.
trapwiR* WIRE BUCKLE SUSPENDERS,thebeetthlngIn themarket,
a/uuuo WARRANTED FOB TWO YEARS, or
your money refunded.
m RIGHT ROBES FOR GENTLEMEN |
OOB OUrcra, MOl^ ^
All appeal to *
Your Reason, Your Rookot, and Your Health.
Cannot you save something by trading with
GEO. D. WHEATLEY
Nothing In nature can exceed the
beauty of thla rook-girt, fairy Isle. It la
a mass of calcareous rook, rising from
the bed of Lake Baron and reaohinga
height Of more than 800 feet above
water. Some of its cliffs shoot up per-
pendicularly, and tower In pinnacles
like half ruined gothic temples..
Mackinac Island la the central point of
tho three great lakes—Hlehlgan, Enron
and Superior. Its area it over 2,000
acres, of which the national park and
military reservation comprise about
000. At the foot of the high 'cliffs on
the south side rested the little, old-
fathlouod French town, while Ar above
the frowning gone of the fort are
trained on every approach to this ro
mantic little gem of tfac lakes.
The Island ha* a mixed population of
about 000 gnula, made up prinpipaliy of
Fronch-Cauadlane, half-breed Indiana
and native Americana, On the adjacent
ialanda live a large number of Chippewa
Indiana, who Gab and hunt and soil bas
kets and other triukote to summer vis
itors, From October until very late in
the aprlng following tho island la shut
out from the outside world by snow and
ice, and only at .are intervals does one
come over from tho main land, eighteen
miles distant, except to bring the mails,
whloh le transported across tho toe In
dog sleda. During our stay of two days
on the Island, June 23 and 24, overcoats
werb found very comfortable, the ther
mometer standing at 08 degrees at mid
day. The time there was delightfully
spent by our party In walking about
the little town, rambling through the
old fort and among tho high hills and
precipices along the shore. .Quito
number spent a portion of the time fish-
ing, always meeting with fine success.
On the morning of the 24th we bade
adieu to Mackinac, and boarding the ele
gant steamer “City of Alpena” sailed
down Lake Huron towards Detroit, our
next stopping place.
Thla la one of the finest cities of the
northwest, and a day was very pleasantly
spent In driving through Its, beautiful
streets and environs. Belle Isle park,
situated equl-dlslant between the Miohi-
gan and Canadian shone, Is one of the
largest aud handsomest In the northwi
and is a deservedly popular resort Here
it wae,alto, that many of the boys seized
the opportunity of setting foot on Queen
Vio’i domain by crossing the river Into
Canada and paying a visit to the flour
ishing oity of Windsor, which is reached
by ferry-boat from Detroit
But in this trip as in all thipgs that
are good, the beat was reserved for the
last, and here agalu the admirable man
agement displayed in arranging the ex-
irafon was to be seen.
If there Is a region of country more
pleasing to the eye or more delightful to
dwhll In than the beautiful cluster of
Island! In Lake Erie, off the north shore
of Ohio, its location is .not indicated
upon the maps. On the largest of these,
Put-In-Bay island, onr party - stopped
next, and the stay of two daya there was
by far one of the most delightful features
of the trip. Here the Georgia editors
were met by Colonel John Maok, of the
Sandusky, (Ohio) Register, and CoL Fred
H. Gletaner, of the Findlay Courier, who
had arranged a very pleating pro
gramme.
After an elegant dinner th» party
boarded a pretty little steamer for a
visit to the neighboring lalands, going
tint to that npon whloh the hatchery of
the Government Fish Commission Is
located. Here they were shown through
the spacious buildings, whets millions
of young fish are hatched aad distributed
among the lakes aad riven of that re
gion. The mode of batohlng aad earing
tor the young fish was folly explained
by the superintendent la charge, aad
proved of mush Interest to the visitors.
The party next* visited Middle Ban
aad Kelley’s Islands, where they were
shown the finest vineyards and conse
quently the largest wine cellars In
America. Grape growing In that region
la what cotton railing la to the south-
only there Is more money in the former
than in the latter. Here we were shown
hundreds of eons of the finest* vine,
yards, tony nothing of the beanttfnl
orchards of peach, cherry, apples and
other fruits, the trees of which were
bending beneath their rich burdens,
while everywhere pretty little farms
dotted the Island, the whole making a
oemmeree and mannfkptap. The lar
gest breweries in the United States are
located here,” thAPaBetfma the Bchlits,
each covering an area of' more than P icture ot surpassing beauty,
twenty acres. The saloons are all open ‘
£ Sunday, and on that particular mom-
j seemed to be doing a rushing bush
At 5 o’clock in the afternoon tlio
steamer sailed again, and after a smooth
and pleasant run of twenty-four hour*
Mackinac Island, tho next point of des
tination, seemed to rise up gradually
out of the blue waters of Lake- Huron.
An hour later the dock was reached,
and soon the party waa moat comfort
ably quartered at the John Jacob Actor
House, whlchjwae built and occupied *
the man whoa* name It
hundred rears ago when
I individual w
Many of thee* farmer* had visited
Georgia on excursions under tho man
agement of Major Glossnor, and a cor
dial welcome was extended the visitors
by them. Carriage drives about the
Island, together with visits to the im
mense vaults where millions of gallons
of the finest wlnos were stored away,
proved a very pleasant feature of the
visit.
The next morning wae spent in a simi
lar manner at another of the larger is
lands, wher* more vineyards, wine oel-
lars and orchards were inspected. Short-
200 confederate officers are sleeping the
*laat sleep.
Tho little cemetery, about an acre In
extent, la situated in a pretty grove
about 300 yard* distant from the stock
ade grounds, where the confederate
prison stood. Through the, instrnmen-
tallty of Colonel Maekaneat marble
headstone has been placed at each gpve,
with the name, regiment and state of
each soldier carved thereon. Col. Maok
looks after the cemetery, whloh Ivowned
by private parties, and By this unselfish
labor of love haa endeared himself to
every Georgian. A beautiful field of
ripening grain makes the spot where
stood tho prison pen, all traces of whloh
have long elnco vadshed.
The remainder of the afternoon waa
•pout In a dellghtfel carriage drive
through the pretty city of Sandusky,
and In visiting the principal Industries
there. It le one of the cleanest and
prettiest cities in northern Ohio, and
le growing rapidly bjth In population
and commercial Importance.
At 7 o'clock the odltorial party again
boarded their special Pullman and
left for Cincinnati, where the
next day (Sunday) wae spent.
Many places of interest were
visited during the afternoon, moat
of the party attending church In the
morning. From Cincinnati a straight
run of twenty-five hours landed the ed
itors in Atlanta, whence their start was
made two weeks before. Thus was end
ed the most delightful excursion ever
enjoyed by the members of the fourth
estate. J. W. Fublow.
(JcMMlf Healthy snowing.
Elsewhere In Tiie Twes-Recobdeb of
this morning there appears a remark
ably good and healthy allowing made by
the Bank of Sumter, In the way of that
institution's semi-annual statement. By
reference to it one will see that about
22 per cent has been cleared on the
capital stock daring the time named.
Another thing that Is worthy ot atten
tion la the tact that during tho six
months covered by the statement the
overdrafts amount to only $178.80. Thla
statement proclaims the Bank of Sumter
one of tho most solid, best managed in
stitutions of the kind in the country and
and reflects a high degree of credit on
the splendid business men and popular
gentlemen who have it In charge—Presi
dent Theron N. Hawke* and Cashier W*
C. Furlow.
* 1* The Monthly Barbecue.
The members of the Amerieui Barbe
cue Club enjoyed themselves moat thor
oughly yesterday. Tho occasion waa
the regular monthly barbecue of that
organization.* Those who are not ac
quainted with the mysteries of the club
can’t appreciate - the real fun there
is in these monthly meetings, but
those members who were not .present
wtll know what they missed when It It
■tated that yesterday's meeting was one
of tho moat pleasant In the history of
the only genuine barbecue club In the
country.
The School Closed.
Quite a party west from Americas to
Andemonrille Wednesday to attend tho
dosing exercise* of the echool at that
place. They all report a splendid pro
gramme, well rendered. Hon. James
M. Dupree of Hontosums deltvored the
literary address. * It was near the per-
fectlon of rbetorio and oratory. The
well rounded periods and the display of
deep thought were commended by all.
CoL Dupree is one df the moat brilliant
orators In this section.
Contracting Agent Appointed.
Mr. E. N. Clark, a railroad man of
much experience, baa been appointed
contracting agent of the Savannah,
Americus A Montgomery road, with
heaqnarters at Albany, Mr. .Clark has
for a term of years' been agent of the
&, F. A W. and B. A W. roads at that
place. He Is aa popular os' he Is clever,
aa clever a* he la student and aa efficient
as any man In Georgia. The &, A. A
M. made a ton strike in securing his
services.
MIXED MISCELLAXY
OF LOCAL MATTERS THAT ARE TOLD
SHORTLY.
Iteau Bolted Down Into Bright, Hroesy
Bite of This and That Which Will Bo
of Much Interest to Tits Time.-R.cor-
W1H Sell I cm This Afternoon.
The ladles of the Christian Workers
will serve loes this afternoon aa usual at
l he,Methodist church yard. On account
of toe protracted aervioea at that church
for the past week or so, the sale of re-'
freshmenta was postponed; bnt from
now until further fiotice the ladles will
hold their regular Friday afternoon festi
vals.
Don’t forget the time and place. At
MethAdlst church yard from 4 to 7
o'clock. -t- . '
Struck Him on the Head.
Ed Mize, a young white boy, Wednes
day hit Fernando Sparks, colored, a tell
ing blow on the head with a rock.
Sparks bad given young Mize what no
white boy who has any ( regard for his
mother will take. It wen that which
caused Fernando to be hit The wound|
waa a bad one, but not serious.
Coffey will find consolation in thfe fact
tfiat the days are growing shorter and
watermelons cheaper.
Warm weather .Is not so bad on the
people of Amorlcus; since they know
there la no danger of an Ice famine.
The coal question Is perhaps the most
important before the people just now,
but It may safely bo said that tho cold
question—or bow to got cool—is troub
ling the most people.
Yesterday the Central road handled
143 cars of watermelons. These cars
pay at least $23 each in freight, to that
road. Many extra trains pass through
Americds loaded solid with watermelons.
The south bound train on the South
western road was forty-five minutes late
yeata-day, owing to a wait on connec
tions at Macon. This train has been
rannlngpretty regularly for sometime,
past.
Supt McKenzie is expected up from
Smithvillo to-day to look Into the hap
pening of last Friday with the viow of
fixing the blame whore It bolougs hud
dealing with whoovet is at fault in the
matter.
It was said yesterday that a party of
negro excursionists will come to Ameri
cus to-morrow from Columbus, by way
of Richland. Nothing definite could be
learned from those who arc considered
in a position to know.
The glorious Fourth will not bo cele- -
brated In any groat shape In Americus,
tho day falling on Saturday. Tho banks
will all close, the post .office will observe
Sifnday hours and Tiie TiMKS-RECom>nu
will take a day off, however.
A handsome dial la being placed on
thehandiome clock at the Bank of
Sumter. . Instead of the figures which
denotes the hours this dial will have on
it the letters which spell the namo of
the institution to which the clock bo-
longs.
Last night George F, Cooper lodge of
Knights of Pythias of this city installed
the officors who are to serve during the
ensuing term. This lodge is in splendid
shape, and there is some talk of the
organization of another branch of the
order bore. .
An Americus firm did an average bus
iness of $2,000 a day last week. That
doesn't sound much like dull times, and
It is quite la contrast with the reports
which comos from Amoricus’ neighbors
of the organization of the loafers and
wliUticrs’ club.‘ *
To-morrow will ho a big day for the
darkoys who go to Coney, ♦he Savan
nah, Amoricus and Homgomc’ry road
will run a special with a very low rate of
faro. The programme will be highly in
teresting aiid dancing will bo an Impor
tant feature of the day.
The splendid showing* made by the
Americus Investment Company at
Wednesday’s meeting was the talk of
Americus yesterday. Everybody was
confident that such a showing would ha
made, and ththg* have begun to look
much brighter since It was made.
All the banks In Americus are making
splendid showings In their quarterly re
ports, which are being .sent out now.
Americus is exceptionally, well fixed In
the way of banks and bankers, haring
more capital and the best bank officers to
be found anywhere in the country.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lanier, Jr., con
template moving Into their handsome
new home on Lee street next week,
after which time they will be numbered.
among the housekeeper* o( Americas.
Thels residence is one of the beat ap
pointed and moat elegant in the city.
splendid opportunities will be
offered Americus theatre goers daring
the coming season. Among other fa
mous attractions .which have been
booked is James O’Neil's Monte Cristo
and Rice’s Evangeline, which have a
worldwide reputation. Keene, Down
ing, Salvlnl and other actors with repu
tations known of men are also on the
list.
The Tiues-Recorder force will cele
brate the Fourth of July, to-morrow, at
Chapman’s mill, where they can uso all
tho pyrotechnics that they care to with
out fear of a star wearer. The boya
count on showing their happiness over
the' anniversary of freedoms
a very decided manner. Of c
will have a big tlraq, for
worked hard enough to appreciati
opportunity to enjoy tbcmselv
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About a year ago a wh
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