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tie THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1891. When it was recently announced that Thornton Wheatley’s usual pilgrimage had been made to the Eastern markets, the public waited to see in theso columns, the report of what had been done for their benefit in the way of novelties in goods and revelations in low prices. All things being now Ready for The Feast, the people of Americus and the surrounding country are invited to come. They aro not ex pected to have on their Wedding Garments, for Wheatley’s is the Place where the people must go to be properly decked out for un appearance, either at a feast or at business; and nobody cnn have the trade mark that a Perfectly Dressed Man always bears, until after they have been to iWob Wfleatley’s and have been supplied with Letters Patent of Elegance ! By that establishment. FOULLY MURDERED. SEABORN JONES, COL., KILLED BY BILL BUTLER. The Coroner's Inquest—Evidence Con cl u elusive—Killed by Bis Son-In-Law—The Murderer Jn Jail—C ominitineut Trial %ViU be Had To-Dsy. The Times-Recorder isn’t half Bio EN0CGH to hold even a cat alogue of the Elegant Goods, and the £ cter-Eleoantly Low Prices attached. Only the general heads can here be outlined ; the trne inwardness of the feast can’t be understood until the guests go through the whole Bill of Fare in person at Wheatley’s. No such complete and elegant stock of Gentlemen’s,Youths’ and Boys' has ever been brought to Americas and the MOST ASTONISHING THING about them is the LOW PRICES! HATS! Stiff and crashed, that CANNOT FAIL TO SUIT. A specialty in GENTLEMEN’S UNDERWEAR: Scriven’s Patent Elastic Seam Drawers, and the Cosmopolitan Shirts in suits or in separate garments. FROM THE VERY CHEAPEST TO THE VERY FINEST. A handsomer line of DRESS SHIRTS, TIES, SCARFS AND HANDKERCHIEFS was never seen in Americus. Fast Blk. Hose. ABSOLUTELY STAIN LESS, ONLY 25c PER PAIR. KID GLOVES, Dressed and undressed; all colors, grades and prices. ATTENTION MOTHERS 1 ! Boys’ Shirt Waists, 86c to 01.85.— . Boys’ Jersey Saits, 3 to 8 years. Boys’ Clothing in all styles and prices; •’* ~ -C- UMBRELLA8 enough to stand off a OLOUD-BUB8T? Satchels and Bags enongh to hold all the elegant goods at Wheatley’s that yon will need when you go abroad and want to present a first-class and stylish appearance Every Long, Lean, Fat, Short, Big, Little Man in a dozen conn- ties can get JUST THE FIT in the odd sizes and lengths stock that is carried at Mi Wheatley’s. > LIFE WILL BE A BURDEN to all who spend their money else where, and hnd when too late that they missed getting the choicest ana best bargains in the neatest and most stylish goods ever brought to this market DON’T MAKE SUCH A MIS TAKE, bat go to Wheatley’s and get yourself mode solid. Remember the placo: ,, ' n Corner, Thornton Wheatley'i So-called booanse you can get a “corner” for the smallest cash con sideration, upon the largest, cheap est and finest goods ever shown in I Americas. Yoon for business, \ TOOL <>n Tuesday evening about 8 o’clock the quiet neighborhood near the Plains was disturbed by a gun shot. In a few moments the home of Seaborn Jones, col., was crowded by anxious peo ple, endeavoring to learn the cause of the shooting, who di 1 it, and who had been shot. Noon it was discovered that old man Seaborn Jones, a quiet and inollenslvc colored man, had been shot anil killed. The old man was sitting in front of his fireplace shelling peas, while his wife was in the adjoining room. The fatal shot was fired, striking him full in the side. He got up, walked into the room where his wife was, fell over on his face and died without speaking. Early Wednesday morning Coroner Parker summoned Messrs.U. S. Lockett, C. F. Foster, K. C. West, D. W. Bagley, J. II. Rodgers and T. Q Bass, and pro ceeded to the sccno for the purpose of holding an inquest, witli the following result: From the nino witnesses examined it was learned that bad blood bad existed between old man Seaborn and his son- in-law, Bill Butler, and that Bill had made threats that he would “do the old man." A double-barrel shotgun was found In Bill’s house with one barrel loaded with shot the same size as those Seaborn h^d been shot with,and that the muzzle of the empty barrel was black ened by fresh smoke. For some time Seaborn and Bill have been mixed up in several law cases, in all of which Seaborn came out first best. This seems to have instilled into the brutal mind of Bill that to get even he would have to kill the old man. After a careful and thorough investi gation the jury rendered the following verdict: “We, the jury, believe from the evidence that Seaborn Jones came to his death from a gunshot, and that the gun was in the hands of Bill Butler; John Butler and John Ward, alias John Hor ton, accessories.” Bill Butler was arrested, brought to the city yesterday evening and placed In the county jail, nia commitment trial will be had to-day If the witnesses can be apprehended, if not, it will come off as early as possible. THOUGHT IT WAS LOST. One of Jndce W. F Clarke’s Little Chil dren Cause. Much Anxletj, Judge W. F. Clarke has a little chil not quite two years old, which caused Its mother a good deal of anxiety a few evening's since. Judge Clark lives op College street and his children with those of his neigh bors, play about the lawn. At the time mentioned this little one strayed off from the others, and gono some little time before it was missed. When it was finally discovered that the little one was not with it’s com panions, a search was Instituted, but it was nowhere on tho premises, and Mrs, Clarke was growing exceedingly anxious when.some ono walked up with the child iu their arms. It had been picked up Buveral blocks away from its home, near Rees Park, and there was joy in the household. The New York Life In.urance Company. The following letter from Major Liv ingston Mims will be of interest to many readers of Tun Times-Rkcokdeii, and is herewith given: Southern Department New York Life Insurance Company, Livingston Mims, Manager.—Atlanta, Ga., Sep tember 22, 181U—Bascom Myrbk, Esq. Americus, Ga.—Dear Sir: We have your favor of 10th inst. In regard to the solvency of this company you can rest assured that, from private advices and our own knowledge, the company Is perfectly solvent, and that policy holders risk nothing by paying any premium due; but rather the contrary, they save accrued dividends by so doing, which would otherwise bo sacrificed. We un hesitatingly advise them to pay any premium that may ho duo, and assure them that the company is in a better condition to-day than it ever was before, and wo firmly believe that tho reports will show. Yours truly, Livingston Mims. We respectfully ask the public to call and examine our choice stock of all kinds of groceries. The Avera Grocery Co. What They Say About It. “Tho largest attendance at a matlneo since the theatre was opened,” joyfully remarked Manager Wilkinson, when asked about the house yesterday after noon. The seats were all filled again last evening. It was one of the best holiday attractions ever offered at tho theatre. “The Private Secretary” Is one of the best of Wm. Gillette's excellent plays, and the company which presented it yesterday afternoon and last evening, is a strong and well balanced organization. The company is the same as was here a few weeka ago, and the excellent Im pression made then found expression In the attendance yesterday. “The Private Secretary” will be repeated this after noon and evening —Worcester Dally Spy. The opera house was welled filled lost night to witness the great comedy pro duction of The New Private Secretary. The play was presented In an excellent manner, both at regard! acting and dressing. It waa a rare treat and decid edly above the average. The play waa received with every evidence of gratifi cation by the large audience assembled, and the curtain waa rung up on a ma jority of the acts. Mr. Wm. Fairbanks waa undoubtedly the beat representa tive of the title role we have ever teen. Mr. Harry Eytinge as Cattermole, Mias Bertha Livingston as Ml-a Ashford, and Mr. Edwin Travers as Douglas, deserve special mention for excellent work.— York (Pa.,) Tribune. ■lx Pfsldlors and Their Packs. Tuesday morning six peddlers board ed the east bound S. A. M. passenger train, and carried their packs into the coach. Soon the conductor asked them to remove their packs to the baggage car, which tlioy refused todo. The con ductor had them carried there anyhow, which so much enraged the aforesaid peddlers that they showed fight, and It waa as much aa the conductor could do to preserve order until the train reached Cordele, where lie had them arrested and placed in jail. Warrants were taken out for three of them for disorderly conduct, a trial was bad and the matter amicably settled.* Give U# More Water. Why can't the city council make an appropriation for such an emergency aa is now upon us—tho dry weather and the dryer dust, and sprinklo tho business streets? , The people will approve it heartily; and it is certainly more of a public bene fit—nay even necessity—than the appro priations heretofore made for entertain ing visiting delegations of Alabama edi tors and Sunday school excursions. Come, city fathers; don't • train ont a gnat, and swallow a camel.. Give us water! water!! water!!! Cotton Avenue Ahead. While other quarters of the city aro swathed in clouds of dust; and are put ting up petitions to heaven for rain and to the city for a sprinkler; the wide awake merchants of Cotton avenue, from Forsyth to Lamar, are bolding down the dust In great shape by an assiduous use of their hose no their narrow street. It is really a treat to a wheezing, coughing victim to turn the corner at Russell’s or George Wheatley’s and In hale the great hunks of ozono that fill that section of Cotton avenue between those two corners. The small space to cover, and the larger number of hose in use, put this quarter of the city a long way ahead of their less fortunate or lees enterprising neighbors. The Avera Grocery Company will have not less than ten thousand cans of fruits, vegetables and canned goods generally to arrive in the next sixty days. Plato Glass for the Hotel. The car of plate glass for the new hotel arrived In the elty yesterday. It had been detained in Cordele on the G. S. & F. yard for several days on account of a bumper being pullea out Mr. A. S. Thompson, after arming htmaelf with the necessary papers, volunteered to go over and have the car transferred to the 8. A. M. road. This he succeeded In doing and triumphantly returned with the car, plate glass and a cheerful face. J. Henry Freeman will sell you best coed for least money. , scplodtf A Sharp Negro. Yesterday Mr.Will Roach sent a negro to the city with a load of hay to sell. After disposing of the hay for 8:1.25 the negro ' got on a two-for-a-nick drunk and went home. Upon arriving there ho told Mr. Roach that ho had lost the money, but If he would not arrest him would work it out with him. Go«kI Work. Mr. Mark Salomon In doing good work In this city in aid <»f the Hebrew Orphan's Horae in Atlanta. He has sold more than fifty tickets for the radio «»Y a fine piano, which will come oft .as soon as all tickets are sold. Attention. Knight* of Pythias. Attend regular meeting to-night at Castle Hall. Work in Amplified degree. All visiting Knights invite J. By order oi C. C. B. II. Mayo, K. of R. Sc S. thurs-tf Hunting Party Soveral gentlemen went out to Mr. C. C. Clay's plantation yesterday for a couple of day's hunt and fish. Mr. Clay knows how to entertain the boys and they wilt certainly have a nice time. Tbs Avera Grocery Company keeps . •- — * t£e celebrated Booge Dear. Do you know how much beer Is sold fn Americus each week? Well, guess. Give it up? About three hundfed kegs— all in town, too, besides that which is shipped off. RISING REAL ESTATE MUST BE WET DOWN BY SPRINK LING CARTS. The Parched Throat* and Red Eyes of the People Appeal For Relief—Can’t the City Fathers Come to the Rescue by Appro printing Money For a Sprinkler. Talk about your Egyptian plagues of frogs, and dies, and lice, .and bail, and murrain! Americus is right up to all that; and her plague of dust is what is doing the business. The people swear, or pray, according to their religious scruples; they wheeze and cough, and get no relief; for there is no Moses to stretch out his hand and cause the plague to vanish. True, there is a power in our midst that could if it would; but there is as yet no immediate sign of that powi coming to the front. This is the city council; and that body of public guardians ought to take pity on the suffering people and make some arrangement, and make it right at once, for sprinkling the streets It may be said that the business houses, many of them, have hose, or if they haven’t, it is their business to get them; but that don’t help the matter. There are comparatively few of these sprinkling arrangements, and several of these are out of repair and not in use; and even If thq number was doubled it Nfould take too much of the time of some employee of each establishment, irrespective of the time now fixed, to fight down the prevailing deluge of dust. There isn’t but one solution, and that is for the city to put on one or more sprinkling carts. One will probably bo sufficient to sprinkle all the principal streets from Jefferson to Church, .and Cotton avenue to Lee. and the expense would be but trifling in comparison with the benefit bestowed. The oity can’t make any better use of a portion of its water supply just now; and if don* at the expense of the city, it would fall equally upon all the benefi ciaries. It can’t be done satisfactorily any other way at present; for the,small area that can be covered by the sprinklers of the stpres, does not suffice to abate the nuisance to any perceptible degree; the little patches of sprinkled street here and there being only oases in the desert. Can't the city fathers and . the water commission hold a conclave, and evolve some relief from their ipner conscious ness for the long-suffering public? SCHOOL SHOES t We are prepared to supply romp ing and fun loving boys and girls with the best shoes for the money. Williford, Matthews. & Co. 415 COTTON AVE. If YOUR EYES. 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. Approacblnx Completion. The outside work on the new Catholic Cathedral on Lee street will soon bo completed and then the workmen will devote themselves to the insido finish. The church is a square structure with a largo dome rising up from the centre and surmounted by a cross. The cover ing of the dome is the work of Mr. W. H. R. Scbroeder, and is of the best sheet tin. It has been - painted perfectly white, while the cross and ball on top are gilded. It is the intention to make a handsome finish inside. Done Them Up# On Sunday last two detectives of Cheatham's Detective Ageney, of Mont gomery, went down to Lyons, on the 8. A. M. road, on business of their own. When they arrived there a vigilance committee had been organized, who no tified the detectives to move on. This they refuted to do, whereupon the com mittee proceeded to “do them up" in great shape. Wbat the damages were could not be learned. iTwo New llou.e.. Dr. W. P. Burt is building two now residences on his lots, corner of Chnrch and Prince streets. Tho one on the cor ner will contain six rooms, and the other, facing Church street, will contain five Both houses will be fitted up with mod ern conveniences, and will be most de sirable residences. Ho has already had several applications for tho houses. I'mleifolni Repairs. Since the opening of the cotton season the A. P. A L. compress has been taxed to Its utmost capacity both day and night, which slightly impaired tho ma chinery, and while they are undergoing repairs tho Mammoth Americus com press will be used. Racket * Store. We haven’t hnd much to say since moving into onr new quarters in.the WATTS BUILDING, but we aro selling the goods just the same. For Fall and Winter we have just received a splendid line of ' DRY GOODS, NOTIONS AND CLOTHING and can suit you in both price and style. Our BOOTS, SHOES AND HATS cannot be turned down, nnd wo will make you happy in a short while if you will come and see us. Dopt forget the place—WATTS BUILDING, Americus. Ga. & WILDER. ROGERS SeptlWAw The PHARMACY, Cor. Cotton Ave. and Forsyth St., W. 0. RUSSELL, Proprietor. STRICT ATTENTION GIVEN TO PRESCRIPTIONS, * WHICH I MAKE A SPECIALTY. TOILET COODS. RUSSELL'S HEADACHE SPECIFIC Flavoring Extracts and Family Medicines of nil kinds. Septiod&wtf GIVE LAE A CALL. Fall Fight,. Fall lights have opened up in good style. A neat little set*to occurred on the corner of Forsyth street and Cotton avenue yesterday. Nobody hurt. H. E. Pratt has removed from 505 Jackson to <110 Cotton avenne, opposite Uarrpld A Johnson’s, where he is better prepared than ever to do all kinds of re pairing of furniture. scptl7 dtf , Allison * Arrack. Wo will giro a handsome book mark to alt pupils who will buy hooka opus title we. k. Remember it will be better for you end no too to buy before the nmlt,,,, a eepl7tf. -CFVfir a The Maiden’* Prayer. r >h. the du«t, fhedust! At every little glut C *klng the godly Just 'And eke, too, theunju«t; By all men roundly cu**ed; Oh, clly dads, We've ttinted l«on* enough. We hope and trust Our rutiled and mu^sed- Up feoilng* will Induce you To l.uy a gre.it big water t art. P. D. 11. Highest market price • paid for Cotton Seed, AMERICUS GUANO CO. SepOUAwSwkt, D. WATTS, * Wholesale and Retail Groceries Has come to the front again, and can be found on the corner, Watts Building, With an elegant lino of fresh Groceries Confectioneries, which ho will sell at rock bottom prices. Country merchants will find it to their interest to call and see him when needing anything in his line. "WHISKIES 32 BRANDIES and plenty of Jugs in the rear, which will be shipped to any part of tho United States and Georgia. * SEND HIM YOUR ORDERS. A FEW BARGAINS Farm and City Property On Good Terms for a few days. Allen, Taylor & Co., HarroldBank Building, iJjpTTON AVENUE,/ - AMERICUS, GA. ’^Tytboot-0 £T8vA , ‘ * r\