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THE aMEWCUS DAILY T1MES-RECOKDER: SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, i»iH.
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“IDE SUN IDO MOVE”
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AND SO IN TEN DAYS WILL
■ALLISON & A7COCZJ
Everything in our line for the next two weeks at actual cost.
We mean lust wLat we sny. On the first of September we will
move into the fourth storo in the new hotel building on Jackson street
where our friends and the public generally can find us; and as we have
bought largely of everything in our line for future shipment, and in
order to make room for these new goods which have already begun to
come in we propose to astonish Americas and surrounding country
with low prices for the next two weeks. Below we name a few of our
many bargains:
Laro-e cherry easels from SI.75 to $2.50; former price, from $2.50
to $3.50;"oak easels from *2.00 to $2.50 ; former price, $3.50 to $4.00.
Books in sets: Charles Dickens' works, ten volumes, cloth, $4.00; fif
teen volumes, cloth, $5.00; half rroroceo, fifteen volumes, $18.00;
paper cover,’fifteen vols., $1.00; former price, ten vols., cloth, $5.75;
tirleeii vols., cloth, $7.50; 15 vols., half morocco, *10.00; cloth, $1.50;
Chambers’Encyclopedia, half morocco, *11.00: former price, $18.00;
Waverly Novels^Scott— (complete), 12 vols., $0.01.; former price, $12;
Cooper (complete!, five vols., $2.00; former price, $3.50; George
Elliot’s c Jin pie te works, eight vols., $4.00; former price, $7.00; Sliak-
speare, complete in six vols., half morocco, f 4.50; former price, $8.00;
complete in one large vol., $1.00; former price, $1.75. Valuable books
for iess than one-half their value : only a few copies ' tauley in Africa,
$1.00; former price, $2.50; Memorial volume of Jefferson Davis, $1.50;
former price, $2.75; History of the Great Flood at Johnstown, Pa.,
May 31, 18$9, handsome cloth bound book, 25c.; former price, $1.00;
Accounts of George Washington with the United States, in his own
imndwriting, price, 50c.; foi mer price, $2.00. Call in and see this book.
50c novels going for 35c; 25c novels going at 15c; Webster’s Un
abridged Dictionary, $3.00; former price, $5 00; Indexed, $3.75; former
price, $(>.00; largo family Bibles, 4<) per cert less than regular prices;
a large lot of Oxford Bibles.
The goods are already marked down low, but we will let them go
at 15 percent less than regular price.
We have about $25.00 worth of Music (good selections) that we let
go at 50 per cent from retail price. You people that are lovers of
n >sic don’t let this opportunity pnss.
Aeeordeons from $2.55 to $4.54, actual cost; former price, from
14.80 to $0.(0; violins from 75c to $2.50; former piice, from $2.00 to
$0.00.
200 pounds wrapping paper, 44c per pound; former price, fie. A
largo lot of ball twine, 17^c per pound; former price, 20c per pound.
A large lot of Gospel Hymn Books at 20 per cent less than reg
ular price.
$200 worth of Stafford’s inks (the best inks made), from £ pints up
to quarts at 25 per cent oft’ of regular prices. Now is the time to buy
your ink.
Pictures and picture frames at actual cost. We also have about
$300 worth of moulding suitable for framing any pictures, and will
frame your pictures at one-third oft’ of regular price.
We could name hundreds of other things, hut have not the space.
Other goods in proportion.
We will charge no goods at the above
positively close September 1st.
prices. All goods charged will be at the regular prices, and remember this t.pecial sale will
AL I-SON & AYCOCK, Americus, G-a
THE TOWN OF LUMPKIN, GA.
Once the Rival of Americus, and Now
Pushing Rapidly to the Front.
ONE OF HIE PRETTIEST TOWNS ON THE SAM
Road, and One of the Oldest—At One Time the
Home of the Richest Farmers in Stewart
County—Now the Busy Mart of a New
Generation and the Centre of Trade
of Stewart County.
^JSUMFKIN, Ga., August 21.—[Spe-
cial.]—When I was on my way here
the other day, a drummer friend
of mine inquired my destination,
and upon being told he said:
“Do you know what Lumpkin is roost
noted for?”
I assured him of my ignorance on that
point and—wbat do you think he told
me?
“Corn bread and pretty women!”
1 gave that statement a personal in*
vestigatlon as soon as possible after my
arrival, and 1 can truthfully say that this
pretty little town is just running over
with beautiful women; but as to the
cornbread—well, I haven’t finished that
part of my investigation as yet.
Besides being one of the prettiest
towns on the “Sam” road, Lumpkin is
one of the oldest,and was, once upon a
time, the very wealthiest in this whole
section.
The town is situated on a high plateau
which is so hemmed in by llodchodchee
creek and MileJBranch as to almost make
it an island. That sounds queer, doesn’t
it? r -—to speak of an island in this part of
Georgia—but it’s true, for of all the
eight “big roads” running out of Lump
kin there is but ouo that doesn’t cross a
stream within a mile of tiro town.
The two streams mentioned are util
ized by the good people hereabouts, tor
there are four “old tiiney” water mills
within a mile and a half of the town
which grind the meal with which Lump
kin** famous cornbread is made.
Lumpkin was laid off away back yon
der in the ’30s’, and for years was the
home of the rich gentlemen farmers who
thrived and prospered in good old Mew-
art county. Here they built their spa
cious mansions and lived in poace aud
plenty, sending their children either to
the Boys’ Academy or,the Girls’ College,
which two institutions flourished like
a green bay tree in the good old days of
the long ago.
Some of the great roomy mansions
•till stand, aud a sight of them brings
back the stories of the glories of tlio
past when the gentleman farmer hadu’t
much else to do than to enjoy himself
spending the income from the products
of his broad acres. These houses were
nearly all built on the same style of ar
chitecture, with wide halls, roomy ve
randahs and the ever present columns in
front.They.were built mainly for strength
and comfort and their present good con
dition at teats how well the work was
done.
One of the oldest residents told me
that bad it not be*n for the action of a
single man, Lumpkin would to-day be as
large as Americus,and Americus would
ba like Lumpkin. I asked him what be
meant,and be told thia story.
Years and years ago when the Central
railroad waa being built the people of
Lumpkin and Stewart county made np a
$500,000 subscription to hare the road
run into Lumpkin. One of the principal
subscribers, a gentleman named Snel-
ling who owned all of what is now Rich
land, became dissatisfied for some reason
and determined to withdraw from the
list, keeping his determination to him
self. Upon the day the directors were
to meet at his house to settle the matter,
Snelling got on his horse and went fish
ing; so when the party called upon him
he was not to be found. This angered
the directors and—the road went to
Americus; thus making Americus what
she is to-day. So one man’s indecision
threw Lumpkin behind for years—but
she’s coming to the front now, and the
“Sam” road is helping to put her
there.
The country around Lumpkin is the
finest farming land to bo found in this
section, and the soil for $ome peculiar
reason seems especially adapted to cot
ton of the finest grades.
From 10,000 to 15,000 bales of cotton
are shipped from Lumpkin yearly, and
the town does an immense business in
furnishing supplies to farmers.
A great ileal of the cottou is brought
here in the lint, aud a* there is one
steam gin and several water-power gins
in Lumpkin, every facility is offered the
farmer for putting Ids cotton into mar
ketable shape.
Two roomy warehouses alford shelter
for the baled cotton awaitir g shipment
so, of course, Lumpkin is growing
steadily as a cotton mart.
The business men here are wide
awake and prosperous, and it will not
be amiss to mention some of the iqost
prominent.
are some of the main factors to his suc
cess, and long before Timo has sprinkled
the snows of old age upon Ids head he
will have attained the wealth that most
men strive for a life time for
Another prosperous firm in Lumpkin
is that of Zuber A Solomon. This firm
of young men is composed of T. \V. Zu
ber and M. L. Solomon, who are known
and respoctcd by everybody in Lump
kin, and their business enterprise and
fair, squaro dealings have won for them
the regard and admiration of all who
know them.
They began business in 1800 and have
steadily prospered, and now, carrying a
stock^f $2,500 in groceries, Messrs.
Zuber A Solomon do an annual business
something like $15,000. They aro
shrewd and careful men, with an eye
single to business, and they are indefati
gable in their efforts to upbuild and
strengthen themselves in the commercial
world, and they aro doing it rapidly.
In connection with their grocery busi
ness they run the only soda fount in the
town and furnish the overheated custo
mer with the most refreshing iced drinks
imaginable. Of course this makes them
favorites with the ladies!
Messrs. Zuber and Solomon have leased
the Planters’ warehouse, which they will
run in connection with their other busi
ness, Mr. Zuber taking its management
upon bis shoulders, while Mr. Solomon
looks after the grocery store.
If ever two young men deserved suc
cess it is Zuber A Solomon, and from
present outlooks it will come to them as
surely os night follows day.
qualifications and conservative method
of conducting the affairs of the bank
cannot but aid in building up the new
institution in the next ftw years beyond
all expectations.
The directors of the Bank of Stewart
County are men of sterling worth and
business ability. Just see who they
are: Messrs. \V. S. Gillis, A. II. Simp
son. W. L. Mardre, F S. Singer, .1. B.
Richardson, J. M. Scott, It. T. Humber,
E I*. Pierson,R. F. \Vatts,SwiftCrumbley
aud Dr. Neal Gillis, of Omaha.
The Bank of Stewart County is on a
firm and solid basis and will do much to
upbuild and strengthen the business
men of Lumpkin.
In the first place there’s the general
merchandise house of J. E. Humber A
Co., a firm that has done business here
since 1885. The firm is composed of J,
E. Humber and his elder brother, R. T,
Humber, and, carrying a stock of 810,
000, they do a business of 875,000 per
year. The Messrs. Humber do not con
fine themselves to dealing In general
merchandise, for they do a large supply
business, handle guano in large quanti
ties, buy cotton and run several large
farms aggregating 5,000 acres under cul
tivation. !
they run fifty plows aud work 100 hands,
and are known in all this section as pro
gressive and prosperous farmers. Mr.
K. T. Humber looks after the general
management of tiio farming interests of
the firm, while his talented brother, J.
E. Humber, who is known by everybody
in Stewart county as a clear-headed
business man of most excellent qualifi
cations,looks after the mercantile branch
of the business—and he does it well too!
“Jim” Humber, as everybody calls
him, is still a young man, but he is one
of the foremost men of Lumpkin.
Genial, warm-hearted and generous, de
voted to Lumpkin and her Interests, he
H ever ready to take the Initiatory step In
any enterprise that will benefit the town
and bring It into the notice of the outside
world. His enterprise and liberality
Railroad men are proverbial for “get
ting there with both feet,” and that’s
exactly what the grocery firm of Moore
A Boozer is doing!
This firm is composed of M. 31. Moore
and D. L Boozer, and it began business
on April 1, last. Mr. Moore was for
merly agent here for the “Sam” road,
while Mr. Boozer represer.ted the same
road at Mount Vernon, and being full of
push and enterprise they are coining
rapidly to the front with a rush.
This firm bought out J. B. Rockwell
A Co. Inst spring, and have already built
up au excellent patronage, which no
doubt will he increased with the opening
of tho fall and winter season. A large
•aud well selected stock of groceries is
carried by this firm, and Messrs. Moore
A Boozer expect to do a business of
815,000 thU year.
Although this is one of the youngest
firms in Lumpkin, it is one of the most
popular; its mombirs are of that class of
men who make friends easily, and
what’s inure, keeps them.
If they don’t succeed rind till their
coffers with tho root of all evil, it won’t
be Moore A Boozer’s fault!
One of tho most prosperous business
mon in Lumpkin is Mr. B. L. Wood,
who is proprietor of the neatest dry
goods house in the place.
Mr. Wood carries a large and complete
stock of dry goods, notions, hats and
shoes, and his stock is never allowed to
get below a 87,000 basis. Ho does a
business of nearly 850,000 per annum.
He was until ’80 a clerk in Baum A Co.’s
general merchandise store in Irwinton,
when lie came to Lumpkin and became
the junior member of the firm of Bland
A Wood.
Thin firm continued business until ’00,
when Mr. Wood purchased the interest
of Mr. Bland and began business alone,
and has been wonderfully successful ever
since.
Mr. Wood is wbat may be correctly
termed a self-made man, for beginning
life as a poor boy, dependent upon his
own exertions, be has built himself up
until be to-day is one of the foremost
business men in Lumpkin, with a pros
pering, growing business. He is a
young man still, in the twenties, and Ids
genial manners, handsome face and
pleasant address make him a favorite
with all—especially the ladies!
His success has come from an unusual
aptitude for business and close applica
tion and his future glows with promises
that are brilliant
Among the professions represented in
Lumpkin, dentistry has tho honors up
held by S. W. Lide, I). I). 8.
Dr. Lide is a young man who gradua
ted from tho dental department of the
Atlanta Southern Medical college, class
of \0, and who came to Lumpkin May
27, 188'J. II-* has built a splendid prac
tice here and tiie people for miles around
come to Lumpkin to secure his services,
for his reputation as a dentist is not con
fined to Lumpkin alone.
Dr. Lide is possessed of all the quali
ties that go to make up a successful den
tist, as, besides being a perfect geutle-
man, lie is refined aud cultured, with a
must pleasing address—a touch as light
as a woman, and a gentle manner that
alleviates to some degree tho painful
operations lie often performs.
Hu is pre-eminently a favorite among
ladles—and men like and admire him
too—ami ho is bound to make name,
good | fame and money in the pleasant little
I city of Lumpkin.
Grand Removal Sale
AVe shall, on September 1st, remove to oijr elegrnut new store
under tho new hotel, on Jackson street, aud reeosruizinjr the greater
ease with which money can be moved, offer our ENTIKE STOCK of
Boots, Shoes and Hats
At One-third off for Cost till that date.
Please bear in mind our goods are NEW, clean and FItESH,
and while the times aro dull, and the state of trade complained of on
all sides, you must have SHOES AND HATS, on which money can
be saved by giving us your trade.
WILLIFORD, MATTHEWS & CO.,
415 COTTON AVE.
We have added to our business an
OPTICAL - DEPARTMENT,
under the management of
Mr. John H. Starbuck,
A SCIENTIFIC OPTICIAN
and a graduate of the
Chicago Opthalmic College,
and have made complete arrangements for
diagnosing and correcting all visual errors by
the most approved and scientific method.
We aim to make this a special feature of
our business, and our facilities are the best
SOUTH OF ATLANTA.
Oculists prescriptions carefully and correct
ly filled.
JAMES FRICKER & BRO.
Strong financial institutions always
mark a town’* prosperity, and that
Lumpkin is enjoying a run of prosperi
ty is witnessed by the fact that the
Bank of Stewart County is doing
business.
On July 15 bast, this bank began bus!
ness in a bran new brick building built | Lumpkin h is many institutions of
especially for it, with a capital stock of | which she may be proud, but of none
850,000, and although only a little over
a month old, its success has been a sur
prise to Its officers aud directors. It
has already a line liue of depositors, aud
being the first bank ever opened iu
Lumpkin, the people point to it with
great deal of pardonable pride.
Its president,Mr. W. S. Gillis, has lived
in Stewart county for a life time, and
there is nothing I can say that would
increase the respeec and confidence of
the people of Stewart county in him.
For years and years he was in mercan
tile business here, and his selection as
president of the bank retlects a great
deal of credit upou the judgment of the
board of directors.
The cashier is W. L. Mardre, better
known as “Little Mardre” who for some
years was In the stationery business In
Americus, where he gained and deserv
ed the confidence and respect of all who
ever came In contact with him. Of
course he has won the hearts of every
body In Lumpkin, and the business men
»re so than—the Corbett House.
If strangers who come *o Lumpkin
desire a pleasant stopping plac^which
affords all the comforts ofTiome
as well as all the conveniences of a first-
class hotel, and a table that is rarely
equalled, they will certainly go straight
to the Corbett House.
Major and Mrs. Corbett literally make
one feel entirely at home, and with every
wishfanticipated, what more could be
desired?
parlor,as there is an absence of anything
that could possibly suggest tne amateur.
Miss Mansfield's future as an artist is
most promising, aud her mother may
well be proud of her daughter’s great
talent.
Aside from her attainments as au nr-
Clsrlc lloune
I am now running my house, with the
assistance of Mrs. Love iu the eating de
partment She is the best iu town.
Everybody made to feel at h me. I have
the best furnished house in the city. It
is well fitted up with good beds, electric
bolls, gas, ami connected with the sani-
.« » \tt ir «tii: / „ i tary sewerage system Everything con-
tint, Mis* Munslieldi* on# of the most, vcll J |on ., guaranteed,
popular girls in Lumpkin society-awl is ,j t Clakk,
a most charming conversationalist. • Corner Lamar and Prince streets.
But to go back to Lumpkin—every
body is locking forward to a busy cot-j ^
Music I.«sboiis.
a L. Mershou will open a
, ... -— 1 ;it Mr. W. 1>. Haynes' rcsi-
ton season ami a brink winter* trade, | j ence „„ September 1. Tuition per
anil tho merchant* are all In tho very i month, $.">.00; or ten leason* for $.>.00.
host spirit*. Your patronage will ho thankfully re-
Fkaxk Hamilton Co.voi.sv. cclved. Jul20sun0t
I cannot close this without mention
ing Mrs. Corbett's charming daughter,
Miss Carrie Manslield, whose artistic
hands have furnished tho oil paintings
that grace the parlor of the Corbett
Ilouie.
Miss Mansfield is an artist of no ordi
nary degree of talent, and her brush his
already done work that many profes
sionals would gladly own. Two of her
works we especially fine—“The Lady of
the Lake” and — '
The Tryatlng Place, 1
already swear by him, and his business j and they would attract attention in any
It Will lie Appreciated.
Buying Spectacles as you would gro
ceries, by selecting from a ready-made
stock, those which seem to be tiie near
est right, is a method that belongs to the
past. Each eye should be tested sepa
rately, carefully and intelligently by ouo
who is educated to recognize the pres
ence of diseases of the eye by the Op-
thalmoscope, and competent to advise
whether glasses should be worn or not,
as in many cases Spectacles work a posi
tive and permanent injury to the sight.
James Flicker A Bro. have added to
their business an optical department,
tinder the management of Mr. John H
Starbuck, a graduate optician, thorough
ly competent to correct all visual errors
As this department i* the only one in
the state south of Atlanta, it will bo ap
preciated by all who have defective vis
ion.
The lieitdiuK Uuwiii.
Tuesday morning breakfast will bo
served to tho patrons of “The'iteudlng
Koom.”
Mr. Schmidt has arranged to have
everything in tirat-class style, and the
meals lie will otrer those who patronize
him will satisfy any gourmand.
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Attention Builders,
We sell Longman & Martinez prepared
paints, and are authorized by the manu
facturer! to repaint any houae at their
expenae on which their painta do not
prove satis!aetbry.
E. J. Eldridoe, Druggist.
Cows For Kale.
Judge Montgomery has four cows,
with young calves, for sale, for cash or
on time. Go to see him. -
(INK ( ENT ,1 WORD COLUMN.
AGENTS WANTED.
J^jlRKE prepaid outfit^ to enenfetlc
"1:171, New York
HTItAY MILE
» cull at this office.
> bath room on mine floor,
LUMBER
shustgules.
After having onr mill thoroughly over
hauled. wo are now prepared to furniah
Lumber and 8bingles at cheap, or
cheaper, than anybody. Address ns at
America*.
Wiggins & Herndon.
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