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VOLUME 1
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 1891.
NUMBER A 13
The Greatest Midsummer
Dry Goods,_Noilons,
CLOTHING
AND THE
Grandest Reduction in Prices
Ever known in the history of our trade, commences to-morrow
(Monday) morning
GEORGE D, WHEATLEY’S,
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.
We are determined to make a CLEAN SWEEP
OF ALL KINDS OF SUMMER GOODS.
And in order to do this, YOUR PRICE will be
OUR PRICE for anything you may want of
us this week.
WE ARE GOING TO
GIVE AWAY DOMESTIC 3
TOGETHEIt WITH ALL OUR '
Calicoes. Ginghams. Muslins, Challies.
AND OTHER
SUMMER DRESS GOODS AT COST
And LESS
THAN COST if
CLEAR OUT.
necessary, to
Prices will be cut “FINE AS FROGS’ HAIR.”
If you don’t believe this, OTHERS WILL, so
just come and see the crowd this week at
Geo. D. Wheatley's.
All our 8e Figured Cbsllles to go att'ieperyj
All our l*4o •• “ “ i.eryil,
All our so Standard Calico#. “ So i'«ryd.
All our 7c Printed Victors Lawu. nt 3!.c per yd,
All o ir Sc Wl.lt* Lawn. (,vd irlde) nt-Sc p«r yd,
All onrSc Whit* Choc* Ntilmot.lt ut So per yd,
Llli ili il'-ivi JUJ .
COMING TO TERMS.
RYANS'S CREDITORS TO ACCEPT HIS
COMPROMISE
A FATA,. ACCIDENT.
Stephen A Itynn If.ue, . Circular to HI.
Creditor.—HleCredltor.' Attorney. Give
It Thlr Consideration—HI. Proposition of
Settlement With Them.
Atlanta, AtiJ. 15.—It now seems
that before many days* Atlanta's *ex-
mercliuiit Stephen A. Ryan, will be
ugaiu in the swim of trade with'his
colors flying a* freely as ever, resuming
fnll control of the bargain counters that
have made him famous the world over.
Recently Mr. Ryan mailed an offer of
compromise to all his creditors. His
proposition was to pay !W cents on the
dollar. Ten per cent, was to be paid
cash upon acceptance of the proposition
by all the creditors, 10 per cent, in
twelve months, and 10 per cent, in
twenty-four months.
The creditor's attorneys, after discuss
ing the matter at several me tings, de
cided to recommend the acceptance of
the proposition with a slight amend
ment. The amendment of the attorneys
simply reduced the time of the payment,
making it 10 per cent, cash, 10 per oent.
In nine aud the remaining 10 per cent,
in sixteen months, with interest. Mr.
Ryan is also to pay the costs of the liti
gation so far as it has gone, and the ex
penses of the receivership.
A circular will be issued by the attor
neys. It will contain facts anil flgores
showing the creditors why a compro
mise is recommended. Mr. Ryan,
through his attorneys, has agreed to the
terms of compromise as indicated by the
attorneys, and nothing remains hut the
closing tip of details. The circular to
he issued by the attorney* will he sent
to all tile creditors, anil "it will require
probably a week or ten days before the
creditors will he heard front. Of conrse
the probability is that they will be
guided by thy views of theattorneya and
accept the compromise. Mr. Ryan has
already received rep ies to quite a nnra-
lier of his circulars, notifying him that
his proposition would be accepted. So
it looks as if the big failure will be set-
led np after all.
DR. MARTIN SENT TO THE PEN.
Stock of above will not last long at such prices, so come early or yon
... ; .. will be disappointed.
This is the
FIVE CENT
Bargain liver You Saw.
!5c
NOTTINGHAM CURTAIN LACE. We f 1 " 8c r 00 '*f ITT
time ago ja tbe purchase of a big lot of Nottingham Lach for cur^
tains: We have been asking from 20 to 40c per yard, but the O oods
linger with us longer than we like, so in order JiPiu 10 !® 1
out and at t^ie same tfme give you au A No. 1 BARGAIN we part with the
entire lot at"
5c PER YARD THIS WEEK.
1?R([ '.uij i i Miiob
We cannot mention here any SPfcOIALjRIC??* ojM“S
we have to offer, but remember in reading the foregoing, that r»U-
PORTIONS and SWEEPING REDUCTION IN PRICES will Of Thomas, Hunger & Co., investment
bo the order at this week ur every department of our store.
/// I l/. -Vi-', i ' —
, ,..,.11 .i-...m " ■ OUR'STOCK OF
Handkerchiefs. Hosiery, Ribbons, Laces, Em
broideries, Corsets and Gloves
We guarantee the best in the city, and onr prices beyond the reach of
competition.
Housekeepers will find it to their interest to inspect our line of
TABLE LINENS, DOYLIES, NAPKINS, TOWELS,
, Before buying elsewhere.
A WORD ABOUT
Clothing - and - Gents’ - Fixings.
We carry the VERY FINEST ASSORTMENT TO BE
FOUND, aDd OUR PRICES always have been sjmply
UNAPPROACHABLE from the standpoint of compe
tition.
fin* .lplpnninatiou to reduce stock APPLIES WITH FORCE
hereJSd w^i^eluse NO REASONABLE OFFER for anything
you may need in our lino.
Cannot you save somethin-? by trading
with
Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave.,
A.MERICTJS, GEORGIA.
The Rpqnenre of * Trial Thut ArouNed
the Populace of Atlanta.
Atlanta, Aug. 15.—Dr. M. C. Martin,
Atlanta’s wnrd physician, a man prom
inent. itv politics and other walks of life,
possessing the esteem and rtspect of
those who knew him, leaves a life of
honor and profit to don chains and
strijtes and labor in the penitentiary
for six years. Such is the decision
of the court that has finished the
hearing of one of the most sensational
trials that has evgr occurred in the
criminal history of Fnlton county. He
was brought before the bar to answer
tlie charge of bringing ruin upon a girl
jnst in iter ’teens, and after a trial of
two days, sentence was placed upon
him as the worker of her destruction,
deserving the punishment to he meted
out himself. The attorneys' of the de
fense have appealed for a new trial.
Dr. Martin is a native Qeorginn. He
was bom near Rome Bbout fifty years
ago. and went through the war in the
Confederate army. After the war lie
came to Atlanta, and soon became a
Well known physician. Several years
Cgo lie married Miss Kate Harville, and
today has an interesting family. He
whs for a long time surgeon of the
Richmond and Danville road, amt never
before has luTIiiid any trouble. He is
of medium size with a luxafim* jrMwtli
of black Wril, notwithstandingliis age.
He is a neat dresser ami many people
call him handsome.
/\\\ Lmrlilhk-After thiiSeU I U
NEW YoiiK.'Aug. 1*.‘—The ‘ creditors
brokers at ITS Broadway, who managed
the American Trnst Company at Fort
Worth, ‘Ter., are looking in vatu to find
the men. Those who have called at tb«
New York office have been nimble to
gain any definite information. Dis-
[sitcites "were received in this city re
cently from Forth Worth, inquiring
whether Hunger is in New York. Both
Monger and Thomas looked principally
after the Texas end of the business,
while A. J. Eastman managed the New
York end. The American Trust Com
pany liegan to liquidate ita business sev
eral mouths ago. and about three weeks
since the sheriff received three attach
ments, aggregating #15,000, against the
company, bat found nothing here to
levy on.
8lie Applied a Rawhide.
Macon, On., Ang. 15.—Mulberry
street has been the scene of considerable
excitement. Mrs. L. M. Pace was the
canse of this excitement. She, it seems,
brought it about by cowhiding young
Mr. Peyton Anderson, u stenographer
in the office of Mr. Everett Barnes.
The causes leading to the difficulty are
as follows: In the same building with
Mr. Anderson a young son of Mm. Pace
works. Anderson in ftm, bit the boy
several times with a rule. This angered
the boy and he went to his mother with
the store. She was fired at once and
with blood in her eye she proceeded "to
Anderson's office. She found him and
for a few minutes vigorously applied a
rawhide lash. Both parties were stun-
mated before the recorder, but were
dismissed after acme difficulty.
Shoot, a Conductor.
CtUBLOTTE, N. C.. Aug. 15.—Captain
Kirkland, a Seaboard Air-Line condnc-
train was polling out of Hamlet. It 1*
said that 'the man who did the shooting
was riding on a second class ticket, and
Captain Kirkland wits attempting to
jftl him out id the first class car.
A Bride* Ilutld.r on the Chattahoochee
River Bride* Falls Through
On Friday last one of the most unac
countable accident* on record ocourred
on tlie Chattahoochee river bridge of
the S. A. d- M. railroad. It seems that
while Mr. George West, a bridge builder,
was at work on this bridge he met his
death in this singular manner:
The span of the bridge on each tide of
the river is finished, aDd the workmen
are now engaged at work on the central
•pan, or draw, of the bridge To supply
the heavy and cumbrous iron material
of this draw, a fiat working car Is run
over to carry what Is needed for tlie
work in hand. The track over which
this car Is run Is laid upon the com
pleted span, with cross ties only about
twolve Indies apart. In the river le
sunk a number of piles, which are
capped by heavy timber, on the top of
which are the structures temporarily
erected for the purpose of conducting
the work. Through the upper one of
these structures the iron bridge runs
upon which the track is laid .on which
tho working car is run.
As each heavy piece of iron Is run out
upon the first span, upon a hand car
pushed by several men, It is hoisted
from tlie car and lowered into position
by the aid of a steam derrick, and finally
landed on the barge bolow to receive it.
This was the work that Mr. West and
a number of men were engaged in when
the accident occurred.
When the Iron beam, weighing three
tons, had been rolled out to the derrick,
the signal to hoist was given, and the
men all warned to get out of the way
when the beam began to swing, after it
cleared the car floor a negro, finding
himself too close to it, began to move
hack out of the way. Near him was Mr.
West, both these men standing on the
crossties about midway between the
rails. Mr. West, seeing the negro's
movement, began himself to step further
back; and In so doing, looking at the
beam Instead of at bis footsteps, lie
stepped between two crossties about
twelve inches apart and made a clean
fall through the bridge.
To those who witnessed the fall, it
was regarded the most unaccountable
thing they ever witnessed. A fairly
good sized man dropping clean through
a space only twelve inches wide they
naturally thought would be no Itnpos
slbility.
Hut such Is the melancholy fact. He
went clean through, striking a cap tim
ber forty feet below and crushing his
hip and thigh, and no doubt causing his
instant death. After striking the tim
ber ha turned over it, and mado another
plunge 18 feet lower to the barge
anchored underneath, striking the floor
of which, the bones of his arm, jaw and
face were broken. When reached by
his companion, he was lifeless. He was
taken to the camps of the Georgia A
Alabama Construction Company, where
his bony was prepared for burial, and
was then carried to Jernlgan, Ala.,
where be had resided.
Mr. West was about 25 years old, and
leaves a wife and two small children.
STILL IN HIE KING.
BARKSDALE SAYS HE HAS NOT GIVEN
UP THE RACE.
The Sub-treasury Cumlldute For s Seat In
the United States Senate From Mississippi
Aaulnst Senator Georse, Talks About His
Chances for Election.
IVtints an Heir.
New Youk, Aug. 15.—Sing Quong,
ono of the richest Chinese merchants In
New York, has been lying prostrated
and fasting for nearly three.weeks be
cause his only son, a baby about 8
months oh), died. He use several
daughters by his first wife living In
China, but says they would do him no
good as they were born to become mem
bers of some one else’* family. Sing
Quong till nks lid is going to bo left heir-
less. Ho is w J® jfcti ofii#Jpcord-
ing to the Chinese tide, he will have to | ... ,,, . ,
buy a son. Probably this idea hasten j atate champiowbip race, will be do
the means of prostrating him so long. If
si ackson, Ang, 15.— E. Barksdnle,
sub-treasury candidate for the senate,
was in Jackson on his return from a
campaign tourtlirough n -rtb Mississppi.
When asked about the sitnation he said
he said he was still in the ring and
by no means despondent, notwith
standing his friends seem to have given
up the rein. Within the week Barks
dale has lost two counties, Copiah and
Wayne, and gained Lincoln, so that the
positive vote stands: George, 70;
Barksdale, 28. Major Barksdale fur
ther says that lie is confident that the
sub-treasury men will have a majority
in the legislature, and that they will
not obey instructions and cast their
vote for George in the faco of his de
claration that he will not obey instruc
tions if ordered by the legislature to
vote for the sub-treasury bill in the
senate. There are seventy-five counties
in the state, sixty-two of which have
spoken. Of the remaining thirty-throe
Barksdale bos strong hope* and an
abiding faith and will not give np the
fight until the legislature has spoken,
Swindling in Weighing.
Greescastle, Ind., Aug. 15.—The
farmers of Northern Putnam are con-
siderably exercised over the discovery
of a swindle in weighing wheut sold by
them to Moses Payne, a buyer nt Roach-
dale and Cnrpentersville. There was a
general complaint of wheat not holding
out, and that led to the discovery that
the openings in the weights hod been
filled with lead. One farmer songfit
redress at law, and arbitrators awan
him over #25 as shortage. Other salts
are expected to follow.
OrgnnlzHtlon of Musical Directors.
New York, Aug. 15.—The Musical
Directors’ Association of America, hav
ing for its object the improvement of
orchestral music in this country, has
been organized. Sesse Williams was
elected president and A. C. Pell secre
tary. A resolution was drawn up, and
it will be adopted on Tuesday. Among
tlmae present are A. S. Chiller, J. C.
West, Charles Beckman and William A.
Sailors. _
Conght In the Act.
Newcastle, Pn.. Ang. 15.—A man
giving the name of Edward Logan, of
Cleveland, was arrested while attempt
ing to enter a rear room of the First
National Bank. Logan answers to the
deecrition of the burglar and mnrderer
who recently- robbed the bank at Colum
bus Grove, O., after shooting the cashier
and a fanner, the latter fatally. He will
be held for identification.
The Robber Flesh
Ledo, Kas., Aug. 15.—A masked rob
ber entered the depot here and at the
point of a revolver ordered tlie night
operator to deliver the cash. The. oper
ator reached for his revolver and a
shooting match ensued fir which no one
was hart, and the robber fled. -
Grand Ulcjrcle Tournament.
A grand blcyclo tournament will take
place In Columbus, Ga., on September
18 and 10, on which occasion the hand
somest and most cosily prizes ever of
fered In the south will be oontesteil for.
The following is a summary of ifte. In
ducements held opt:
81,000 in prizes; reduced railroad and
hotel rates; races will be run under L
A. W. rules; you will he given the free
dom of the city; an elegant one mile
track smooth as a floor.
List of prizes will be furnished on Ap
plication to J. H. Polhlll.
The one mite ordinary and safety
SPEAKING OF PEOPLE.
be continues to fast he will soon be a
museum freak. He drinks lotus seed
and ginseng root occasionally. He lets
Ills big business go to the four winds.
There is no use to raske any more
money, he says, If there are to be none
but American lawyers to spend It for
hint.
Everybody Happy.
The entertainment given on Friday
night last by the East Americas Temper
ance Band of Hope, was a snccess In
every particular. The address given by
Dr. W. F. Burt was listened to with
marked attention. The songs were de
lightfully sung, and the dialogues and
recitations were well rendered by the
children. The whole affair was under
the management of Mrs. Geo. W. Brun
ner, who proved herself to b* an elmnsnt
snccess In the training of chlldrsn, and
U> her is doe tbs credit of this social en-,
tertalnmcnL The church was filled with
the friends of the children, and all went
away well pleased.
Fence or no Fence.
The TniES-RECOBDEit is retiably in
formed thjt the ordinary of Webster
tor, was shot anil pro'.ably fatally county was governed In hit decision on
wonnded by one of his passengers as his
elded
A grand parade Saturday, the 10th, In
which 500 wheelmen will take part. .
The races will take place at Exposi
tion Park. The finest track in the
■otith.
There will be tlie largest gathering of
wheelmen ever before witnessed In this
section of the country.
An entry fee of 25 cents will be
charged for the handicap races.
An Honor Worthily Bestowed.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
tho Americus Grocery Company, held
yesterday at their office, Capt, P. C.
Clegg, owing to the pressure of private
business, resigned the position of vice-
president. Mr. Frank Lanier, jr., second
vice president, was unanimously elected
to fill the position made vacant by Capt
Clegg's resignation Mr. Lanier baa
been with the company ever since its
organization, and as a thoroughly com
petent business man, baa no superior.
The responsibilities of his position are
Increased, and so will be the salary. Mr.
Lanier is receiving congratulations from
his many admirers and friends. The
Americus Grocery Company Is one of
the solid institntloos of the city. The
Times-Kecokdkk extends Its best
the fence question by the report of the wishes to President Glover and Vice-
managers of the election. They threw President Lanier, and wishes them a
cut the illegal ballots and certified to most prosperous year’s business. The
the correctness of the returns to which retiring officers, Capt. Clegg and Mr. C.
the ordinary of courts fixed his official | R. Whitley, will enter the banking busi-
seal. ness.
Th.we Who Come to and go From A mart
ens Dey by Day.
Col. E. A. Cutts returned last- night
from a business trip to Cordele.
Col J. B. Scott, one of the finest, from
Cordele, was in Americus yesterday.
Mist Mamie Henderson of Albany Is
tht guest of Mrs. J. D. North, at the
Hawkins House.
Detective Troy Holder of Lumpkin
spent yesterday in the city cirenlsting
among hit friends.
The many friends of Judge and Mrs.
S. Montgomery will regret to hear of
their continued Illness.
Meaars. W. C. Glover snd Will Mor
gan, two popular young men of Ameri •
ous, will spend to-day in Cnthbert.
Miss Long, a pleasant young lady
from Mocod, is visiting Mrs. B. H.
Jossey, at her handsome home on Rees
park.
Miss M. A. Sharman of Tboraaston,
Ga., is visiting her sister, Mrs. S. E.
Mask, two snd a half miles west of
Americus.
Mrs. K. A. Moody of Fort Valley is at
Mr. Will Hayes’ residence, three miles
east of the oity, called to the bedside of
his mother, who is very 111.
Col. Henry Lumpkin ot the well-known
law firm of Butt A Lumpkin loaves this
morning for a two weeks' pleasure trip
to Tallulah and other North Georgia re
torts.
Mrs. H. D. Watts, Mrs, R. L. McLeod
and Mrs. C. P. Payne left yesterday for
Forsyth, where they will spend several
days pleasantly among relatives and
friends.
One of Macon connty’e gallant sons
who has recently been selling goods for
an Amsrletis dry goods house will soon
wtd one of Schley's fairest daughters —
Macon County Citizen.
Mr. J. E. Bitt of Augusta is visiting
his brother, Capt William M. Hitt, of
this city. Joe nitt once lived in Ameri-
eus and has scores of friends who wel
come him to headquarters again.
Sheriff L. B. Forrest leaves to-day for
Starke, Fla., to bring back Baley Daniel,
whq killed Ilamn Swain at a picnic at
Flint river bridgo two years ago and
escaped. The requisition papors arrived
yesterday.
Miss Stella Scarborough and Miss
Inez Felder, two of tho prettiest and
most fascinating young Misses of Amer
icus, left dut lug tlie week for Atlanta,
where they will spend some time visit
ing relatives an I friends.
Mr. Frank H. Conoley, representing
The Amemccs Tmies-Kecobdeb, was
in the city ibis week. The geoBomao
in question is one of the finest newspa
per writer* In the state, and we com
mend him and hie paper to our people.
—Cordelean.
Mr. George D. Wheatley, ono of “the
big three" of Americas hits been heard
from. Hs it In New York" buying all
that comes his way, and ss lie kinder
generally makes things come his way,
the stock of fine goods he will open np
this fall will be dazzling^
Mr. Frank Hamilton Coroley.
Mr. Frapk Hamilton Conoley, former
ly of the Tcihunq ; of-Rome, and later of
Chattanooga, has been engaged the past
week doing same special work for The
Times-Rei'orukr among tlie neighbor
ing towns east of Americus; and will
further prosecute the s.-yno work this
week. He has had considerable experi
ence in Journalism, and cannot but
make friends wherever he goes, as a.
IIE Trv”°
special correapondent of The Times-
Rkcordeii. His first letter on our
neighbor, Cordele, appears this morn
ing.
One of the Fslreat to Leave tie.
Wedding bells will ring In Americas
ere another moon, crescent like, appear#
and the sound of the joyful chimes re
minds us that one of onr liveliest and
most charming women la to bid adieu to
the home of her happy childhood, and
leave a vacuum In society, in the bearte
of friends and in all Americus that will
be bard to fill.
A prominent young railroad man of
the Central City laid selge and has cap
tured one of the sweetest.
Want* to Go Roma#
Evidently, Mr. Sears, of Webster, le
desirous of getting sway from tho Gate
City.
lie baa introduced two resolutions
lately looking to an early adjourn-
mont. A day or two ago he wanted to
adjourn sine die on September 1. Yes
terday he Introduced a tesolutlon calling
for a Joint committee to examine into
the bttslneu o< the general assembly and
report such general measures as require
speedy aistlon. AU sneh resolutions look
to as early adjournment.—Constitution.
Verdict of the Coroner's Jury
In the caseof the death of Bob Crow
der, recently killed by an engine on the
S. A. M. road, a coroner’s jury rendered
the following verdict:
“We, the jury, find that Bob Emmet
Crowder came to his death by being run
over by engine No. 10, A. F. A X., caused
entirely by his carelesflness.and no blame
attaches to Engineer J. O. Brown.”
