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THE MAGNIFICENT WIND60R IN ITS
LAST STAGE OF BUILDING.
Wt>it Contractor Smith Ha* to Say About
It—May be Steady by Chrlstroas-The
Visit of Architect Norrman—The Con'
tract to Furnish the Hotel Is Signed.
The Windsor hotel building In rapidly
nearing completion.
It Is now certain that Christmas din
ner will be served in the magnificent
dining hall, while it is possible that the
Thanksgiving turkey with the usual
cranberry sauce, may be served up
there!
Everybody in Amerlcus is looking for
ward to the opening of this magnificent
hostelry, with a great deal of impatience
—but good-natured impatience. They
wish to see the lights gleaming from its
many windows at night and mingle with
the crowds that will surely throng its
corridors by day!
“It is a consummation devoutly to be
wished” and everyone feels that another
era of hope for the future of Americas,
will dawn upon them when the doors of
The Windsor are thrown open to guests.
shadows of Coining Events.
A Times-Kkcojidek reporter was told
yesterday afternoon by Mr. James
Smith that he hoped to he entirely
through his portion of the work in the
next two weeks.
Said he: “My work is being rapidly
closed up and I hope to be able In the
next two weeks, or three at most, to
turn over the building, completed, so
far as my part of the work is concerned.
Then the hard wood work begins, and
the contractors for that portion of
the work will begin operations about
October 1, and they will, of course, push
it through."
Everything Is being dono to hasten
the completion of the building, but al
though work is being done rapidly it Is
not slighted or slurred over in the least
particular, and, when completed, It will
not only be the pride of Amerlcus but
of all of Southwest Georgia.
Architect Norrtnan's Visit.
It was only a few day. ago that Mr.
G. L. Xorrman, the architect who de
signed the building, visited Amerlcus to
personally inspect the building.
Last Saturday be and the building
committee examined the structure, from
bottom to top, and Mr. Xorrman as well
as the members of the committee ex
pressed the greatest degree of satisfac
tion with the progress and quality of the
work, which is a very high compliment
to Mr. Smith and Superintendent E. P.
Bupert who represents Mr. Xorrman
here.
The building committee consists of
Col. S. H. llawkins and Messrs. John
Windsor, Eugene Hawkins and Charles
Wheatley and they were delighted with
what they saw. It Is enough to make
one feel pleasantly, to wander through
that portion of the building nearest com
pleted, for a very clear idea of what it
will be, as a whole, when completed
Furnishing tlie Windsor.
Monday night a contract was made
with the Amerlcus Furniture Company
to furnish the hotel.
Counting the dining room thero aro
108 rooms to furnish, and the furniture
will be as elegant as could ho secured
anywhere. The rooms will be furnished
in oak and the contract will be fulfilled
tgr December 1; the furniture will cost
somewhere about #15,000, and will be as
One furniture as can be made.
The office furniture will be supplied
by the Arm which will do the hard-wood
work and is to be very elegant.
Everything that can add to tho com
fort or pleasure of the guests will be
found in The Windsor on the day when
Its doors are thrown open to tho world,
and the people of A morions will never
tire of pointing to the building with
prldo.
Mr. Smith feels contldent that it will
not be a long time before The Windsor
will he ready for occupancy and when It
is, Americas will go wild with enthu
siasm.
Miss Lena Ford's ruplls Render Some
Sweet Mu.lr.
Ono of the most enjoyable entertain
ments of the season was given Monday
evening at the residence of Mr. J. J. W.
Ford, extended by his daughter, Miss
f,ena, to her music pupils, their parents
and a few invited guests.
The occasion was replete with charm
ing musical renditions, catchy songs,
brilliant chorus and charming recita
tions. As all selections were well ren
dered it seems unwise to make any dis
tinction. f However, tho gems of the
evening consisted of “Johnnie Morgan
. layed the Organ," sung by eleven little
girls, armed with drums, horns and
tamborSnes, who marched and saug glee
fully.
The soft, fsweet notes of "Angels
Voices," gracefully rendered by Miss
Etta May Allen, showed diligent applica
tion ami good execution; the sweet notes
if Miss Susie Lingo in “Love’s Old Sweet
Song," were much admired: two little
girls, Mary Tower and Ina White, whose
i dimpled lingers could not reach
an octave, or their tiny feet the pedals,
played beautifully, a pretty duette; Miss
Itosie Coleman, a little miss of eight
summers, acquired frcsli honors in her
recitation of “Tho Minuet." Witli
powdered hair and in higli-beeled slip
pers, she danced the grand oid dance,
reminding one of the stately dames of
the revolution.
Miss Ford leaves thik afternoon to at
tend the Xew England Conservatory of
Music in Boston for the completion of
her musical studies, and will be absent
several months. Her friends wish her a
safe return to her pupils and many
friends.
ABOUND AND ABOUT.
WHAT HE THINKS ABOUT THE SOUTH
AND SOUTHERNERS-
Mr. John H. Starbuek Writ** s Vetter
Home—His Former Homo W»s In Mas
sachusetts—Some Very Sensible Kspres
•Ions About Matters In General.
A POSTAL CARD.
This Is Ifow One deceived Here I ast
Right Heads:
Elko, Ga., September 8.—The Times-
Recokdkii : My paper haa been makiug
the trip to this office in about four or
live days and some never reach me.
With present mail connections I should
receive it on the day of publication. 1
havn written L. X. Terrell, but it has
done no good. l’leaso investigate.
Yours, etc., W. B. Colllm.
Opening of the Public Schools.
The public schools of the city will
open Monday, the 21st day of Septem
ber.
From this date, the superintendent's
office, in Jackson-street school, will be
open every morning at 8 o’clock.
The books are now open, and pupils
may register for next school year and
secure their admission cards, the white
pupils by applying at the Jackson-streot
school, and the colored pupils at the
McKay-UlU school.
School Days arc Coming.
Have you bought your boys their
school suits? If not, come and look at
my assortment of boys’ short pants, for
ages from 4 to 10 years, and boys long
.pants, for ages from 10 to 17. My se
lection is large and my prices attractive,
John It Shaw.
Yesterday afternoon Chief Lingo and
I were standing in front of the old court
house, watching the laborers demolish
that fine old building.
• * «— •
Said the chief: “1 possess tho only
picture of that building in existence and
I prize it a great deal, although it is
nothing but a tin-type !J[IIow did I get
it? Why, you see one of my boys is a
photograper, and a year or so ago, just
before the great oaks were cut down, he
took a tin-type—only one—of the build
ing, and—well, I wouldn’t part with It
for anything!”
‘That old building,” continued the
Chief, growing reminiscent, “was built
somewhere along about ’40, and those
big oaks out there were about the firBt
settlers this country ever had. Why,
just along there In front of the building
was once a famous ‘stand’ in deer hunts
and I suppose many a ono has been
killed thereabouts.”
Just then the Chief was called away
and I stood there alone, wondering
about the past of that old biick building
and thinking of the famous casos that
must bavo been tried beneath its roof,
when—
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Clang! Clang!! Clang!!!
* *
They were moving the old bell from
the cupola, and it seemed to utter a pro
test at the sacrilege that ruthless hands
wore committing!
• • •
1 glanced at the cupola—the hands,
that had pointed the hours for genera
tions, were? gone, and the face that had
looked down on the towu through sun
shine and storm, night and day, was
gone; the face, that had glistened in
daylight or peered through darkness,
smiled to the sun and felt the moon’s
light kisses, had been torn away by
hands that felt no compunction.
» * •
Clang! I turned away feeling that I
was growing too sentimental for this
work-a-day world.
* * *
I drifted Into ‘‘The Pharmacy” just
after supper last night and found a group
of gentlemen enjoying their cigars. One
of tho crowd was tho Drummer and
another was the Fat Man, and they were
disputing about cigars of different qual
ities and grades, while everybody else
listened.
• • •
Just then a negro gbl came in and
asked for a box of “Rough on Raw,”
but was refused. Some one asked Dr,
Russell why be didn’t sell her the poison,
and bo rep 1 led that he wouldn’t sell the
stuff to certain people, because bo was
never sure as to what use it would be
put—it was a deadly poison.
• • *
Oh, come off !” said the Drummer, in
that Inimitable way of his. “Rat poison
—especially ‘Rough on Rats’—isn't so
bad !”
What do you know about it,” growl
ed the Fat Man in a contemptuous way.
“May be you’ve taken some of it!”
“That’s what I have!” And the
Drummer nonchalantly blew’ tho smoke
from his lips. The group was astound
ed and tho Fat Man fairly shouted
“Took it? Where’d you take it ?”
The following extracts aro taken from
a letter written by Mr. John H. Star-
buck of Amerlcus. to the editor of the
Turner Falls (Mass.) Reporter, who is a
personal friend.
The letter was not Intended for publi
cation, and only portions of it bearing
on the south was published, and the
views expressed in the portion published
are so sensible that they are reproduced
here.
Mr. Starbuek camo to Americas only
recently, but ids manly bearing and
gentlemanly address have won him many
friends already, lie is connected with
Jas. Fricker <k Bro., jewelers, wliose
confidence and esteem lie well deserves.
The extract* are as follows:
“Tho south is a nice country;! like
the city, the people, and the business; in
fact I am very much stuck on tho peo
ple. I have been very fortunately situat
ed socially, and have been treated with
so much consideration and kindness,
that my stay so far has been very agree
able and pleasant. I havo always re
garded southerners as incliued to be lazy
and indolent, but I find tho business men
here just the opposite, and a more push
ing, enterprising, nnd sharp set of busi
ness men I havo never seen, but when
they buy their goods they buy liko
gentlemen, and it is a real pleasure to
wait on them as customers. A great
deal more regard is paid to the little
civilities and courtesies than in the
north.
. « *
“There are very few northern people
here, and few foreigners of tho different
nationalities, contrasting strongly with
most northern cities In this respect,
hence there is only ono kind of servant,
that is the Xlgger, (with a big X), and I
havo been obliged to alter my opinion
and reconstruct my philosophy on the
nigger question. A nigger is the best
servant, the most Iiappy, contented and
faithful of any that grow, in fact the
white man cannot do without the nigger,
or the nigger without the white man
here; but tho combination of the nigger,
the mule and the watormelon present
situations too ridiculous to be enjoyed
alone. I have wished a hundred times
that you could be with me and witness
somo of the absurd and laughable pliascs
of these three articles; the southerner
does not notice or sco anything funny
about thero, so I have to suffer alone.”
"Took a box of It—home" said tho
Drummer. I was tho first m.u to leave
the store—a good item had been spoiled.
Tub ltor.viiKn.
Prescription* accurately compounded
of pure drues, at all hours at
Un. Eli>bii>ue Drug Store.
Home Valuable Information.
One of the worries a mother contends
with, is tho way her children, especially
boys, “go through” their wearing ap
parel and shoes, nnd school days always
seem to incroaso the evil. To avoid til's
a wise mother will buy the best always
and to buy them, especially shoes, she
never fail* to go to “The Eagle" shoe
store for sho Is certain to find what Bbe
wishes nnd thus save money. "The
Eagle" store carries an Immense stock
of shoes just suited for the school-days,
besides one of the most complete assort
ments of lino grade goods, for ladles and
gentlemen, to bo found anywhere. Don’t
fall to go to "The Eagle” shoe store when
you wlint a pair of shoos, whotlier they
are intonded for yourself or your boy.
A Broken TUIkU.
Monday Prof. G. W. F. Phillips,
colored, late principal of the colored
college here, but now a member of the
firm of Phillips A Phillips, had his right
tilgh broken In a rather peculiar way.
lie bad stopped at a friends house on his
way up town and seeing his friend's
little boy walking on stilts he determin
ed to try them. Calling tho boy to him
lie mounted tho stilts and a moment
afterward fell heavily to the ground,
fracturing Ids thigh, llo was attended
by Dr. Miller, and at last accounts was
doing well.
An Intere.tl»K Incident.
Among the merchants now doing busi
ness under Tito Windsor hotel is .Mr.
Thomas Glover—or, its lie is better
known—“Uncle Tom" Glover. He was
tho first man to sell groceries and liquors
in Americus just after the war, and now
be is the first to soli groceries—but no
liquors—from a store in Tito Windsor!
Uncle Tom has been in Americus for
thirty-six years and bis recollections of
tlie early condirion of the town are very
interesting.
l>o You Use Trunks .
If so, you should buy thorn from me,
a* I will shortly discontinue the trunk
business, and can offer you bargains
that are irresistible.
Jobs It. Shaw.
Movements in the Social and Business
Circles of Amerlcus.
Mr. J. W. North of Seville spent yes
terday In Amerlcus.
Miss Dora Ranstler of Richland was <n
Amerlcus yesterday.
Mr. T. S. Chappell of Preston spent
yesterday in Americus,
Mrs. Ben Campbell U visiting friends
and relatives In Opelika, Ala.
Mr. J. I!. Xicholson of Preston was in
Amerlcus yesterday on bus! less.
Mr. Thorn Gamble lias returned from
a please at visit to Cuthbert, bis old
home.
Mr. K. M. McDonald of Sumter City
js circulating among hits Americus
friends yesterday.
Mrs. O. A. Coleman, accompanied by
her children, returned on Monday from
her summer’s outing.
Col. C. It. McCrory of Ellarille spent
yesterday in Americus and was kept
busy shaking hands with friends.
lion. Robert Patton, slate senator
from this district passed through Ameri
cus yesterday on ids way to Atlanta,
.1 udgo D. B. Harrell, tlie popular presi
dent of the Bank of Richland, was greet
ed by many friends while in Americus
yesterday.
Mr. W. M. Harper, private secretary
to Col. S. II. HawkinB, is in Arkansas,
where he went to attend tlie bedside of
bis brother who is very ill.
Miss Carrie Deaton of Columbus, ono
of that city’s charming society young
ladies, is visiting Misses Amzie and Fan
nie May Williford on Lee street.
Mrs. Dupont Guerry of Macon, ac
companied by her daughter, Miss Clara,
and her son, Master Dupont, is visiting
Col. and Mrs. Walter Davenport, on
Brooklyn Heights.
Dr. W. C. Short, who has been in
charge of the Artesian drug store has re
signed his position in that establishment
and leaves to-day for Magnolia Springs
for needed recreation. He will return
in a few weeks, and will then, very
probably, open business for himself.
Hon. John A. McDonald, Sumter
county’s representative In the legislature
was in the city yesterday. Representa
tive McDonald left Atlanta ill last Thurs
day. but has so far recovered that he
will return thither to-morrow. He ex
presses the opinion that the legislature
will not adjourn until October 1,
Prof. Georgo E. Chase, musical direc
tor of Andrew College, In Cuthbert,
passed through the city yesterday on his
way homo. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Chase and bis three pretty chil
dren; the little ones are said to be musi
cal prodigies, and their father has a
regular little orchestra made up by
them.
-OUR-
For the next 5 days our prices will fairly-
upset things in the shoe business.
Williford, Matthews & Co.
415 COTTON AVE.
“YOUR EYES.
We have added to our business an
OPTICAL - DEPARTMENT,
under the management of
Mr. John H. Starbuek,
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 A-TIjA-ISTTA..
Oculists prescriptions carefully and correct
ly filled.
JAMES FRICKER & BRO.
Notice to Water Consumers.
The hours for sprinkling from Sept.
1 to May 1 are 0 to 8 a. m., 12 to l p. tn.
aud 5 to 7 p. m Consumers will take no
tice and govern themselves accordingly
sep0-2t G. M. Ef.imiliOK, Supt.
TltS> Optical House of Georgia.
If you want anything In tho optical
liup, call on our scientific opticians,
Thompson it Anderson. They are head
quarters fo* perfect crystal lenses,
*|H>ctaclcs and eye-glasses. Under The
Windsor, Jackson street. sep.‘d4t
For a pleasant shave go to Dr. El
dridge's and buy ono of those celebrrted
Tower Razors which are guaranteed to
please.
The Music Club.
A number of society people met last
night at Mr. M. Callaway’s residence for
the purpose of organizing the music
club mentioned heretofore. The at
tendance was large, and the enthusiasm
and interest all that could be desired.
A number of important committees
were appointed and other business was
attended, and the club then adjourned to
meet at the same place, Sept. 14 at 8 p.
After business was over some ex
cellent music was enjoyed and the eve
ning passed most delightfully, for every
body was intensely enthused about the
club and its very promising prospects.
Commissions Received.
Yesterday Judge Speer received a
number of commissions for tho follow
ing gentlemen ns notaries public:
W. IL Harrison is commissioned as a
notary public for the 20tl» district; T. L.
Murray for the 28th and V. A. Freeman
for the 15th.
These gentlemen were recommended
by the last grand jury for the offices,
and the commissions have just been is
sued. Tho appointees will no doubt
give satisfaction in the offices to which
they have been appointed.
A Fiftieth Anniversary.
Fifty years ago, last Monday, Capt.
C W. Felder and Mrs. Felder took tho
voa’s that made them man and wife, and
in commemoration of that event they
were yesterday photographed together.
The pictures will no doubt bo treasured
beyond measure by their childrou and
relatives, to whom they will be given.
Notice to Advertisers.
Copy for change of advertisement
must be hauded in at this office before
12 o’clock on day before publication.
This applies to all and will be enforced.
Times Prni.iHiiixjj Co.
July 28,1891, tf.
Americus Ironworks,
BUILDERS OF
Engines, Boilers, Cotton Gins,
Presses, Feeders and Condensers, Saw and Grist Mills;
Shingle Machines, Pipe and Pipe Fittings, Boiler
Feeders, Valves, Jets, Etc.
Shaftings, Hangers, Boxes and Pulleys
Sffi-Special attention given to repairing all kinds of
Machinery. Telephone 79. !M3 ' 4m
A FEW BARGAINS
IX
Farm and City Property
On Good Terms for a few days.
Allext, Taylor & Co.,
Harrold Bank Building,
COTTON AVENUE,
augkdly
AMERICUS, GA.
Death Like the Letter K.
Why Is death like the letter E ? It is
tie end of life. Which often comes tro
soon when you neglect to check dlarrlm a
ordysenierry with Dr. Riggers’ Huckle
berry Cordial.
Thera is a spring in Bear Valley, near
Chatnbersburg, Penn., from tho surfaco
of which bubbles of air and sand ascend
about ten inches and burst. The spring
is ten feet in diameter. Tho water is
pure and refreshing.
DeWitt’s Sarsaparilla cleanse* the
blood, increases tho appetite and tones
up the Rystem. It has benetitted many
people who have suffered from blood
disorders. It will help you. For sale by
the Davenport Drug Company.
M. Julian, ono of the most famous, it
not the most famous, of the art teachers
of Paris, has seventeen studios and some
five hundred men and women students.
You never tried DeWitt’s Little Ear
ly Risers for constipation, billiousness,
sick headache, or you would not have
thesese diseases. For sale by the Da
venport Drug Company.
The color adopted by the royal family
of England is scarlet. Tho royal house
holds of Portugal, Prussia, Sweden and
Germany aro blue, Russia's color is
dark green and Austria’s black and yel
low.
To Our Patrons.
After this week wo will collect ali bills
for job work weekly. This will make
payments easier for you, anil help us
materially, as our expenses are pa; able
weekly. • .
Times Pl-m.isrio Comi-ahv.
Illue, Itlack aud tlruuu.
Those are tlie colors of 100 sailor suits ; Dubuque, Iowa, boasts of a citizen
for boys from 8 to 18 years old, and the | win, has twenty-nine Ilyin* children,
prices havo been reduced tremendously,
John K. Shaw.
Miss Lucy—Has Aunt Belinda made
much progress in riding, WeblyuT
Riding Master—Well, miss, I can’t say
as ow she rides wery well as yet, but
she falls lioiT a deal more gracefully as
w it she did at fust.
Lost.
Tlirco small keys on a steel ring.
Post office key ami Vale lock key. Find
er will confer a favor by returning them
to ice. C. W. Fxuikii.
sept. 8-2t.
Spring medicine is now wanted, for, if
you are out of sorts and feel badly, P. P.
P. is the remedy to take and get strong
and invigorated.
Uuta ba“a, red top and all other va
rieties of turnip seed for fall and sum
mer planting at
Dr. Eldridge’s.
10 CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
Sealed bids will be received and opened on
Wednesday, Oct. 7, by the commissioners
of Roads and Revenue of Sumter county.
Georgia, for the bulldli k of a county Jail, of
Brick, atone. Wood. Hke) and Irou.
Payments to be made monthly tn Archi
tect’s estimates, the CoimnUsloners reserv
ing twenty per cent.on each payment.
Plans and spcclrlcnttoiis esn be seen at
the office of G. L. Norrmau, Architect. At-
l.'iiit i, Ga.. and uts h! the fflee of the coun
ty commissioner*, at Amerlcus, (in.
The t* *»rd of commtsHonr.rs reserve tlie
right torekot any or nl hid*
By ord*»r of ih- board of commissioners of
8uiutercu nty. John W. Wjikati.ky,
Aug 7 w-Kt *ecret«ry.
the court bouse door
or \ fi eri us,'utmer county, Ga.,
t 1 uesduy in Och b'.*r, 18*1, between
’V" ,,omw of sale, the fo lowing de
scribed property, .» wit:
est half or Jot ol land
d'cd hii’l twe,.ty-r«>ur (jfci.,..
ekb'h district of .Sumter county, Ga.,
taming mie hundred one ami one fourth
(101 1 acres, mor* or less. I.evkd on a* the
• roperty or Mrs. C. A. Westbrook, to satisfy
one countv court fl fa l-sued from Hum ter
county cou*t, In lavorof the Raisin Fertiliser
t'ofiiwiny vs. Mrs. C. A. Westbrook. Prop
erty pointed out by paintttfsln Ufa. De
fendant notified in t rmsof tho l* r. August
27.18*1 L. B. FOKKK8T, Sheriff.
A pplication.
LEAVE TO HELL.
GEORGIA—Sumtxk County.
* hereas, J. F, Daniel, administrator on
estate of J. B. Ktnard, deceased, having
made application for leave to sell the lands
sod personal property belonging to said
estate.
These ate therefore to cite and admonish
all, and singular the kindred and creditors,
nnd Mil person* concerned, to file their objec
tion*, If any they luve, on or berore tho
Perfect action am! perfect health re-
suit from the uho of DeWitt’a Little "Why said petition snouId not be granted aa
Early risera, a perfect little pill. For * *“
Hale by the Davenport Drug Company.
A pplication
LEAVE TO HELL.
GEORGIA—Hu ictkr County.
Whereas,8. G.dark, nonilnlstrator do bonis
non, cuiu. testamento aonexn.mi estate of 8.
II. cwrke deceased, tan* app led to me for
leave to sell the real est*'»* and personal
property belonging to said deceased.
These are therefore tociieuud admonish
*11 punks concerned, whether kindred or
ernlltor*, to show cause on or before the
octobtr term or the t our* »>f Ordinary of
s od county, to be held on the first Monday
in October next, why »nfd petition should
m>». be granted pn prayed for.
witness my hand and official signature,
tills 0th day of September JWOi.
A. C. hI'KKH. Ordinary.
Hawke*’ Crystolixcd Lenses in all
styles, specs anil eye-glasses sold with
a guarantee to please or money refunded
by E. f. ELDBIDOt