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ERICUS TIMES R ECORI) E
VOLUME 1
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1891.
NUMBER 91
DRY
GOODS
Out The Bottom Drops.
YESTERDAY’S SESSION
WHAT THE HOUSE AND SENATE DID
DURING THE DAY.
B6ndholder« Sluat Gets Stamp From the
Receiver of Taxes, or Lose their Money—
A Bill to Exempt Cotton From Tax*
atlon—Bills Passed.
ONE OF m ENEMIES.
BED D. WHEATLEY
Determined to dispose of the immense and
varied stock now upon his shelves, has knocked
prices and profits into a cocked hat, for the
present week.
Atlanta, July 20.—Mr. Heard of El
bert introduced a bill this morning
which is an important one for the grow
ers of cotton.
The bill proposes to exempt from tax
ation the cotton crops of the state for
the year succeeding that in which the
same is made, providing the cotton is
held and owned by the producer, free
from encumberance, lien or claim of any
other person on the first day of April of
the succeeding year.
Mr. Sibley introduced a bill this morn
ing which, if it becomes a law, will make
the holders of bonds and notes pay their
proportion of the taxes.
Ilia bill provides that it shall be un
lawful for any person or corporation to
collect any note or bond or the interest
thereon that does not have a tax receiv
er’s stamp, showing that the same has
been returned for taxation, if issued pri
or to the first of April of each year. The
bill also makes it a misdemeanor to vio
late its provisions.
For a tew days we are going to wake up the pr Xe“’tothXfedX! “ P ‘
natives with low prices-
but To The Core, is the way I am CUTTING
PRICES to reduce stock.
No surface shaving, ^XX.orB,d,mo„d-Aun to
Read and Consider the Following:
All Prints at -
Cotton Challies
AH Ginghams at
yd
5c per
5c per yd.
8c per yd.
Toile Du Nord Chambray, 10c.
BIG CORSET SALE
$1.25
O. B. CORSET, -
$1.00.
» $1.00
C. B. CORSET, -
- .85.
$1.25
KABO CORSET, -
1.00.
$1.00
KABO CORSET,
- .85.
Black Silk Gloves only 40c.
DRESS GOODS
In Silk, Woolens, Linens, Lawns, etc. will- be
sold at reduced figures.
This is no wild cat chance game, but
strictly business. We wish to impress you
with the fact that no summer goods will go
into winter quarters. They are for sale and
go they must.
WE KEEP OPEN SATURDAY NIGHTS.
OUR DEEPEST CUTS ARE IN FINE GOODS.
Mr*. Felton Speak, of the Doctor and the
^hlrd Forty.
Cabtersvili.e, July 20.—Sirs. Felton
lias been Interviewed about the ductor's
views on tho third party. Here Is what
she says:
“Why, when these Issues first came
up in this county, the doctor said that
he would offer himself as a candidate If
he knew that ho would not recelvo a
vote—he would do It for the pleasure of
Instructing the people of the district
upon tbu Issues under discussion, and
what ho said to them sounds almost like
prophesy.
“See how it has come to pass," she
continued, “he told them in his speeches
that tills sub-treasury talk would cause
a national discrimination against tho
south. That the price of cotton
would declino and the price of
provisions increaso. That this wou'd
be the result not of any falling off
In the amount of money circulated—that
remains the same—but from lack of con
fidence. I,ook how his words liav. been
fulfilled'. Ho told them that a third
party would be the rosult of this agita
tion. That it would end in the dis
memberment of the democratic party,
and that is the way thing looks just
now.”
make it a misdemeanor for a mother 10
dispose of her infant child to conceal its
idontity.
Mr. Jackson, of Oconee—A hill to ro
quire all property subject to taxation to
be given in in tho county In which the
citizen resides.
Mr. Sears, of Webster—A bill to mako
clerks of county courts ex-officio slier-
ifts,
Mr. Hand, of Baker—A resolution to
appoint a committee to investigate how
the proceeds of tho land scrip belonging
to Georgia has been disposed of, and Its
present condition. Adopted.
The bill to amend section 4502 of the
code. This refers to the sunrise and
sunset law in disposing of seed cotton.
Mr. Hogan, of Lincoln, proposed asasub-
stltuto a bill to license jparties who buy
seed cotton, and allowing no one to buy.
Mr. Whitfield moved to recommit the
bill and substitute. Mr, Humphries
and Mr. Chappell opposed the motion,
and favored the original bill, while Mr.
Swann opposed both. The bills wore
recommitted.
Mr. Hartridge—A bill to prevent rail
road companies from requiring their em
ployes on trains from working over
twelve hours. Passed.
Mr. Whitfield, of Baldwin—A bill to
require all keepers of cotton glms
keep a dally record of their work. Upon
this the yeas and nays were called, re
sulting in 05 yeas, 20 Days, so the bill
was passed.
Mr. Jones, of Appling—A bill to re
quire all railroads to furnish equal ac
commodations for white and black in
separate cars. Pending the remarks of
Crawford, colored, of McIntosh, against
the bill, the house adjourned.
The senate was callod to order this
morning at tho usual hour.
A hill by tho Hon. Mr. Lane, of tho
10th district to make express compa
nies, railroads, or public conveyances,
responsible for all breakage, etc., to
goods handled, was referred to tho com'
mltteo on agriculture.
The following hills were read tho
third time:
A bill to “amend the act of October
25,1880, so as to further limit and re
strict the issuing of license by the Geor
gla State Board of Pharmacy,” by Sena
tor Tatum of tlio 37tb. Tho hill was
passed. Ayes 20, nays 0,
A bill to amend section 3010 of the
code of the state of Georgia in regard to
the selection of jurors by revising the
list, leaving therein only tho names of
upright, honorable men of each county,
whose names shall bo both In tho grand
jury box and traverso jury box, stipu
lating that If a name Is drawn from both
boxes for the same week of tho term,
the juror shall serve on the grand jury,
and not on the traverso Jury, by Senator
, M. Torrell of the 3fltb, was passed.
Ayes 25, nays 5.
A hill by Hon. Bobcrt Todd of tho
thirty-fifth district, In regard to the sale
of remnant cotton either seed or lint
ithout written consent of land owner,
was tabled.
The senate adjourned until Tucsda y at
10 o'clock.
Which i» Correct?
Atlanta, July 20.—In yesterday’!
Now York World tho following up-
peared:
“A question of veracity kas arisen be-
tweeen Capt. E. P. Howell, editor of the
Atlanta Constitution, and President
John II. Inman, of the Richmond Term
Inal road, growing out of tlio recent
ordor for the removal of the general offi
ces of tho system from this city and
Washington, D. C., to Atlanta. The
following dispatch from President In
man Is sent explanatory:
New Yoke, July 17, 1801.—Pat Cal
houn, Atlanta, Ga. Thero Is a dispatch
from Atlanta In the World to-day stat
ing E. P. Howell claims among other
things to have been instrumental in re
moving offices to Atlanta. You know
there Is not a word of truth In this, as
had determined upon removing the offi
cers promptly before Howell came to
New York. You aro at liberty to show
him this telegam. John H. Inman.
A DAY AT ELLAVILLE
WHERE THE SCHLEY COUNTY SUN
DAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
lfeld Its Annual Meeting Last Friday—
One Who Was There Writes of the Day
and What Was Done—A Largo Attend
ance-Other Notes
A Newly-Made Grave.
CartersV11.1.E, July 20.—A thrilllag
story Is told here by a party of ladles
and gentlemen who made a visit to the
salt peter cave near here last qreek.
While roaming about In the dark,
damp chambers of the cave, they dis
covered In the center of one of the bat
rooms a newly dug grave.
Beside the grave, whloh was only
half Ailed with freeh earth, was awheel,
barrow and spade. They did set wait
to solve the mystery, hot fed preoipt-
tately from the cavern.
The mystery may be further looked
into.
Quay Is Undecided.
Rochester, Pa., July 20.—Hon. M.
S. Quay mado the following reply to a
telegram sent him by the Associated
Press, concerning a report published
that ho would resign as chairman of ths
republican national committee at the
next meeting:
'It Is probable, but not certain, that I
will resign the chairmanship of the
executive committee on the 29th.”
Ozburn filings Next Friday.
Atlanta, July 20.—Very probably
tho last week of Charles M. Ozburn, the
condemned murderer, has arrived.
If nothing happens to conAIct with
tlio sentence of the court, Ozburn will be
executed on next Friday, July 24.
There Is now no doubt hut that Oz-
hurn's physical condition will bo snch
that he will be ablo to bo hanged when
the day of execution arrives.
Attempted Suicide.
New Oiileans, July 20.—Mrs. Jane
F. Caruso, tho widow of ono of tho Ital
ians lynched in the parish prison, made
an effort yestorday to end her life by
taking laudanum. She was much at
tached to her husband, and the terrible
fate which he suffered unsettled her
mind. Her life may possibly he saved.
* Do not fail to heed the above as I am in
earnest. *
_ Be assured that you will be the loser if
you do not come.
You Can Kboot Doves.
Tho dove season is now open.
The game law prohibiting the killing
of this particular bird has expired for
this season, and already the boys are In
the wheat fields shooting these choice
birds.
Tho hunters had better remember,
however, that they are only permitted
to hunt doves yet awhile, and they had
better “recover arms” when a partridge
llysover them, for It Is yet unlawful to
4 shoot any bird otlior than doj-es.
To-Morrow at Oglethorpe.
Oglethorpe will hang the latch-string
on the outside to-morrow, and tho place
ill bo crowded with visitors. Tlio oc
casion will ho tho reunion of tho Fourth
.eorgia Regiment. The Fourth Geor
gia was ono of the bravest tiiat Intor-
poscii its desperate courage against fed
eral Invasion. Many members of tho
old command live in Amcricus, and all
of them who can will go to Oglethorpe
to-mortow. Tho Southwestern road has
given round trip rates for tho trip at
reduced rates.
Almost Orer.
The watermelon shipments are light
ening up considerably these days, and
the railroad men who come from down
where tiio hulk of tlio shipping Is being
done say that the largest portion of tiio
crop has been harvested and that thero is
but few melons in tlio fields now. Tho
crop has not panned out anything like as
well as the growers expected.
’
I was one of tbo fortunates that at
tended,at Ellaville on Friday last the
Schley County Sunday School Conven
tion, and am now asked, instructed and
commanded to write for The Tisiks-
Recohdeii some mention of the meet
ing. I hate to undertake tho pleasant
task, for the pen that once becomes In
terested in the happenings of that de
lightful day will know no stopping.
Suffice it to say that if you have never
attended a Sunday school convention in
Dr. Smith's county, you ought not to
die until you do so. This was not my
first visit to a similar convention at El
laville, and the millennium and Dr,
Carswell permitting, It will not be my
last.
Nino o'clock found a large gathering
of tho people at the Methodist Church,
and bef ire long It was full of all sorts
and kinds, children and old folks, town
folks and country folks, the chivalry,
the yeomanry and the girls, Methodists,
Baptists, Presbyterians and tlio rest.
Ellavillo can surely heat Americas in
ono thing, and that is In getting up an
audience for a Sunday school conven
tion. Our town tried that for tlio Bap
tists some weeks ago and she couldn’t
succeed. One good Schloy Baptist sis
ter told me laughingly, that country
people wouldn’t go to Amerlcus to moot
ing, and as Amerlcus people didn't hurt
themselves attending, tho showiug was a
slim ono.
The morning session nt Ellaville was
spent in hearing reports from the
schools, In pleasant addresses and In
good singing. Prof. Cheek of Snmter
presided at the organ.
Dr Smith, the president, has an ad
mirable way of developing the speaking,
talent In hla conventions, and
elicited a speech each from Mr.
Granberry, Itev. Mr. Adams, Jno. W.
Wheatley, Lawyer Lane and Major
Speer.
Mr. Granberry told of of his first Son-
day school. It was a union of the pious
forces in Amerlcus, of whloh Col. Dud
ley wu the moving spirit Even In that
Intolerant day, people could'see sime
good In a union school, the Idea being
that ahalf loaf, or a third loaf was,bet
ter than no bread.
Brother Wheatley spoke of the county,
state and International Sunday school
organizations. At Columbus last spring,
this worth, gentleman had greatness
thust upon him by making him president
of the State Sunday School Association.
He Is now oat on a Sunday school bum
and will visit this summer the state
chatauqua and the New York Chautau
qua, which is the father, or mother, of
all the other chautauquas. Major Speer
cannot be with him on this trip and he
must play a lone hand. Such is the
penalty of fame.
You ought to have beard the major's
speech. When he got to telling about
the International gathering at Pittsburg,
the big ships’ and the world's convention
at London, 1 forgot all about tho good
mooting I had attendod at Newpoint
out here east of town in the dlocesse of
Jim Wilson, Mark Bell and Capt. Bill
Seals.
It was at Newpoint that Col. Lane
mado quite a Sunday school reputation.
The excellence of the effort had been
noised abroad, and when he came to
Ellavillo, Dr. Smith brought him to his
feet, nolens volens.
With the approach of noon the presi
dent announced a committee on nomina
tions who would report during the after
noon session. He announced also that
there would also be a singing contest
participated In by several schools, the
prize, I learned af forwards, to be a dozen
note books.
At the announcement of dinner, I
tried, as usual, to act the par^of a con
scientious guest, and that was, to eat
what was set before mo and ask no ques
tions. I could not begin to dine with
half the pretty girls and blessed women
that invited me, so I gave myself what
tho lawyers term “the benefit of the
clergy,” and in humble resignation
placed my case in the hands of Sub-
Bishop Williamson and the presiding
goddess of his household.
I didn't liavo Pat Williams to eat
against as once before, but in Col. lame
found a forman worthy of my steel
Afterwards I spied him at another table
with his fingers full, and a lot of soft
eyes around him.
Somebody shall beat him next time,
I liavo to send for Dr. Park.
The bountiful spread brought out
another sot of Sunday school orators,
among whom I recall George Seig, Lott
Warren, and to mako an honest confes
sion, I took a short turn myself. It bad
leaked out that the Baptists had only uno
Sabbath school in the county, and that
WM In Its swaddling f lothcs, being only
thirty days old. I sorter blOred tho
Baptist folks up. I think ‘ I
I right, for when a father thrashes his
I children, Its nobody's else business. My
dear sleeping Baptist, let me tell you,
don't rely too much on the water, but
remember to work. Both are essential.
If your blble wont allow you to pull in
double harness, then take it tandem
and learn to tote your own skillet.
If you don’t, these Methodists will
come along with their “Old Ship of
Zion” and carry off all the passengers.
The speaking over, the committee on
nominations reported the same old offi
cers for re-election. This had to be done
by ballot. Here was trouble and trib
ulation. Everybody wanted the tinging
contest to open, and to go into the delay
of a ballot was too bad. With a wave of
of the hand, Will McCrory moved that
we abolish the Schley county constitu
tion. This was done Immediately and
unanimously, the Sumter vote aiding
materially In the result. Dr. Smith was
then proclaimed president and Dr. Mon
roe secrotary. In time of emergency
some blessed lawyer is bound to come to
our relief. Its the fashion to cuss them
these days, but I don’t. On the other
hand I love'em and wouldn't mind be
ing a good one.
There ain’t much thoy can join now-
a-days except tho church and the Sun
day school. If these two Institutions go
back on them, their last chance for ad-
mittanco will be at the golden gate.
Ilopwell, Ellaville and Andrew Chap-
pel schools entered the singing contest.
Prof. Cheek, Mr. Warron and ye scribe
wero tho judges. Hopwell sung with
out an Instrument “In the old sweqt
way,” under the loaderahlp of Mr. Chap
man. Undo Joe McMath, a noted choris
ter himself, enjoyed especially the mu
sic of this school. It carried him back
to the days of auld lang syns, before
the devil had got In his work through
the modern church organ. Hopwell
school certainly deserved great credit.
Ellaville school had perhaps the most
cultivated voices, but for general excel
lence the judges thought Andrew Chap-
pel was entitled to the prize. “God be
with you till we moot again,” waz then -
zung, and zome of ns wiped the tears
from oar eyes to go out and eat more
melons with that kindly people before ‘
the coming of our train.
Amid the pleasantries of the dsy thero
was much that was soulful, and a Godly
cause has been advanced by our Friday’s
gathering. M. Callaway.
'M
THE ONLY ORIGINAL.
"0” Clubs Don’t Begin to Bold Amerlcus’
Barbecue Club a Light.
Atlanta hasa“Q" elnb of whloh it
boasts considerably, but Americas has
the only free-and-easy-go-as-you-please
Barbecue Club In the oountry. The
members have a huge time at their
regular monthly meetings. Maj. Gloss-
ner knows how It Is and this Is how ho
gave It to a Constitution reporter:
'Atlanta may talk about her 'Q'
club,” say* Major W. L. Glessner, "but
If you really want to go to a barbecue,
go to Amerioua There Is the best club
In the world. Let Joe Roney, Pat Wil
liams, Luke Forrest, Henry Allen, John
Pllsbury, John Cobb, Jim Stallings,
Soph Buchanan, Alf Bell, Si Hawkins,
and that crowd take you down to Mag
nolia dell, the prettiest and coolest spot
on earth. There by the side of tho
Muckalee creek, and under the .boughs
of hundreds of magnolia tree#, heavy
with the beautiful and sweet blossoms,
right there on a perfeot carpet of grass,
they will let you lie, and give you tho
best meal you ever read of.
Barbecued meat, fixed only as they
can fix It, soup that reaches the exact
spot needing on Installment, and at this
timo of the year tho very beat watermel
ons in the world. Now those fellows
enjoy life, and eat? Why, the only time
they were ever beateu was by an Atlan
ta drummer, a little, slick, dudlsh fol
low, who wasn’t used to eating, and I'll
venture to say hadn’t had a square meal
in years. He cleaned up the crowd, and
didn't have to charge it to the honae.
Folks know how to live down there,
I want yon to come and try it”
Gone to the Reunions
Capt J. L. Addcrton, ono of the sur
vivors of Rylandcr's Battalion has gone
to Marietta where he will to-day attend
the reunion of Tigo Anderson’s brigade.
He anticipates a grand time with his
comrades of the day’s that tried men’s
souls back in tlio early sixties.
Some one writing under a non de
plume took occasion to say in a late.
Issue of the Macon Evening News that
Rylandcr’s Battalion was not a part of
Tigo Anderson’s brigado. Capt Adder-
ton and other Amcricus survivors who
wore in that command say the battalion
was in Anderson's brigade. * j
About That .Depot.
A reporter heard yesterday that the
[officora of tho Central road who have the-
matter in charge are expected In Amo
cus In a fow days to look after the 8ou
western’s proposed new pass
hero. It 1 j til be hoped by
of Americas that tho officers 1
this visit and that they will
have work on’tbe new t
It is certainly
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