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THE AMEIUCUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5,1891.
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CARPETS! RUGS! MATTINGS!
i
Some Beautiful New Styles Just Addbd to
th*: Large Stock on Hand.
You have heard a great deal a boat the advance on Carpets in
consequence of the McKinley bill, and the half has hardly bees told ;
but my opposition to.a protective tariff leads me to do all that I can to
lessen the burdens it imposes, and I am detetariaed to sell yon
Carpets AS LOW AS YOU EVER BOUGHT THEM, REGARD
LESS OF THE TARIFF.
To enable me to do '‘this I sell for CASH, and at MUCH
SHORTER PROFITS than I could do on a CREDIT. I will take
great pleasure in showing my Carpets to everybody.
J. J. G-RANBERRY, AGT
PERSONAL MENTION.
The Americus Jewelry Company luu
the largest work department in this part
of the etate. Three firet-clxee jeweler*
are In charge of the repair department,
and all work promptly delivered and
done In first-class style.
Mr. J. M. McDonald of Sumter City is
ia the city.
Mr. W. n. Tatum of Sumter county is
in the city.
Dr. II. H. McKella of Sumter county,
Je in the city.
Dr. F. L. Cato of DrSoto we* in the
city yesterday.
Mr. S. G. Waters of Plains spent yes
terday in the city.
Sheriff Wood of Schley county was in
the city yesterday.
Mr. G. W. Baglay of DeSoto was in
Americua yreterday.
Col. W. S. Thompson of Cordelo was
in the city yesterday.
Judge C. C.J Duncan of Terry spent
yesterday in Americas.
Mr. W. W. Thompson of Smitbvilie Is
visldag his son in this city.
Miss Lacy Lumpkin of Buena Viata
spent yesterday in Americus.
Mr. Walter Wheatley Is convalescent
after hie recent indisposition.
Mr. J. H. Lumpkin is visiting reta
tires and friends in Buena Vista.
Mr. Walter C. Corbett, United States
marshal, of Macon, Is in the city.
Miss Mattie); Wheatley is able to be
ont again a"ter her recent Illness.
Mr. J. M. Dupree wife and children,
of Honey were in the city yesterday.
Mr. W. K. Staley Is much better, al
though ha Is still oonllned to hie room.
Mrs. S. E. Harris of Macon is visiting
her brother, Capt J. O. Lewis on Jack-
eon street.
Mr. Alex Chappell, a prominent
fanner of Sumter county was In the city
yesterday.
Mrs. Judge W. II. Fish arrived in
Americus yesterday and will remain
here In the future.
accepted a position with Messrs. French
A Mayo.
Mr. W. J. Matthews returned yester
day from Montgomery quite ill, and Is
now at his residence. His friends are
epprebenslve'of bis condition, but it is
hoped that nothing serious will result
Rev. W. M. Hayes, formerly pastor of
the Methodist church here, pasted
through Americas yesterday on his way
to Mississippi, where he goes In the In
terest of the Payne and Lane Institute.
Mr. H. H. Speer and wife of Chattahoo
chee, FIs, arrived in Americas Thurs
day, on a visit to Mr. T. M. Allen. He
will make this city Ids future home, as
he has purchased the Brtmner residence
in East Americus.
T8K VIKTIL1ANM
A FIXED FACT.
AS CERTAIN AS THAT THE SUN RE
VOLVES.
Th* Sees Head Will be Knaalen Into*.-
▼aaash brXaxt Bapuasber-A Combia*-
, ttaa Wltb Iba Soalb Bound tar Terminals
Probable.
Mr. Harry Johnson, a genial knight of
the grip from Savannah, was in the hands
of his friends hero yesterday.
CoL Williams, a prominent attorney of
Abbeville, Ga, waa mingling with hit
friends on our streets yesterday.
Mr. J. D. Gunn of Kentueky Is a re.
cent acquisition to the citizenship of
Americus. And still they come.
Miss May Stafford of Barneiviile, who
lias been the guest of Hiss Alice Wheat-
ley for some weeks, leaves this morning
for her home.
Mr. E. L. Hays end family of Aoworth,
Ga., hare arrived In the city and will
make tble their home. Mr. Hays has
I* the Naina of a New Club That Will
onanlie la Americus.
About twenty young men in Americus
will organize themselves Into a social
club to be styled “The Virtllians,"
named in honor of the famous old Ro
man epicure, Virtilllus, who feasted ou
such rich dainties ss humming birds’
tongues and peacocks' wings. This club
will have for Ita object the securing of
more satisfactory accommodations in
the gastronomic line than are afforded
them by their present quarters. The
members of the new club will chip in
their pro rata which will be exactly the
same amount paid by them for tbelr eat-
ing accommodations, and the sum will
be disbursed for hiring a room and
the furnishing of a table thrice daily,
Only a select circle will be eligible and
the constitution and by-laws will be very
exclusive.
Cell and see Huffman, the expert
operator on White Sewing Maehlne on
Deoember 7th, 8th and Otb at F.
Oiver’s. Free show.
A’.V«rdIct(Iteach«H
The case of H. C. Mitchell, admlnle-
tratorforthe estate of B. C. Mitchell’,
against Addlo Simmons, oonsnmed the
entire session yesterday, and waa not
given to the jury until shortly before the
oourt adjourned.
The arguments in the case . were very
forceful and added new lauiels to the
brows of the advocates.
When the jury filed In a loll succeed
ed In the court room as the foreman
nad the following vsTdiot:
"We, the jury, find for the plaintiff,
premises In dispute, and $1,080 mean
profit*. W. T. Ragan,
Foreman.'
Read our Christmas advertisement.
James Fhickkb a Bko.
The Woman’s Missionary Society of
the Baptist ehureh will meet Monday
afternoon, Deoember 7, at the pastor’s
home, at 3 SO o’doek.
Royal Baking Powder
Leads All.
"The Royal Baking Powder is absolutely pure^
lor I have so found it in many tests, made both for
them and the U. S. Government. The Royal Bak
ing Powder is undoubtedly the purest and most
reliable Baking Powder offered to the public.
“HENRY A. MOTT, Ph. D.”
Late Chemist for U S. Government
"Ail chemical tests to which I have submitted it
have proved the Royal Baking Powder perfectly
healthful and free from every deleterious substance.
It is purest ui quality and highest in strength of
any Baking Powder of which I have knowledge.
"WM. McMURTRIE, E. M., Ph. D.”
Late Chemist-in-chief U. S. Deft of Agriculture,
Washington, D. C.
"The strength of the Royal is shown to be 23 per
cent greater than any other.
"As a result of my investigations I find the Royal
Baking Powder far superior to the others. It is pure,
contains none but wholesome ingredients, and is of
greatest strength. /*
“F. X. VALADE,
"Public Analyst, Ontario, Dominion of Canada!*
The latest investigations by the United States
and Canadian Governments show the Royal Bak
ing Powder superior to all others in leavening
strength.
Statements by other manufacturers to the con-
trary home been declared by the official authorities
falsifications of the official reports.
To Savannah!
It is a certainty!
The Sam road to complete Its eastern
division
Savannah’* anxiety about the extension
of the Sam road into her limits seem* to
have bad the wire edge worn off since 1‘,
Is practically settled that such will he
the ease in a very short time.
When this system ie perfected it will
create the finest eastern route on the
railroad map
It will be the crowning event in the
Industrial history of Americus, stimu-
lating trade and conver.i.ig this city into
the distribuUng point of all this section
of Georgia.
It stands a conceded and undented faet
that such an extension will shortly me-
terlallze and the Sam road will soon be
completed from Montgomery to Savan
nah, • monument to the financial (kill
and ability of Its enterprising projectors
The Savannah Morning News thus
concisely sum* up the whole situation:
Savannah will have by September 1
next a new route to the west, and the
Richmond and Danville will have a pow
erful competitor In the Louisville and
Nashville system.
The Savannah, Americua and Mont
gomery railroad, It Is asserted on good
authority, will begin the work of extend*
ing its line from Lyons to Savannah early
in February, and the road will be com-
pleted aud ready to handle the fall busi-
neat of next year. The Louisville and
Nashville Is behind the Sam, and, it is
said, will assist it by every possible means
to get to Savannah, because through it
the great western system will have an
outlet to the ocean anil will be placed in
a position to have a line of steamers to
compete with the Ocean Steamship Com
pany.
Several months ago the Morning Newt
predicted that eventually a combination
of this kind would be consummated be
tween the Louisville and Nashville and
Sam roads, and now everything Indicate*
tbat’the prediction Is shout to be real.
Ized.
The Rlehmond A Danville fell out
with the Sam just at the wrong time for
Itself and the right time for Col. Hawk-,
ins, the Sam people claim. Hsd the
traffic been broken off several months
ago the Sam, they say, would have been
greatly Injured, because it would have
had a hard time to have'gotten good con
nections. But now the road has com
pleted Its line into Montgomery, where
It has tapped the Louisville A Nash
ville.
The row between the Rlehmond A
Danville and Sam gave the Louisville A
Nashville the opportunity it had been
watching for a long time and it jumped
at the chance. The Rlehmond A Dan
ville people thought the Sam was In
auoh condition, the latter people say,
that Its authorities Would havs to make
overture* to It tad they oould be settled
on a heals laid down by them. But they
reckoned without their host, when they
ran against Col. Hawkins. He had been
MR.A.T. MAXWELL,
it m ~
THEAGENTFOR THE CENTRAL RAIL
ROAD, INDICTED
Uy the Grand Jnry'fnr Alleged Violation af
th • Laws Prohibiting Work oa tbo Sab
bath— BIoo Law* an fo bs Eafaresd-Mr.
MssweU Is Pat Under MOO Bond.
on the lookout for juit euotia step a*
was taken and was prepared accord
ingly.
He took the breaking off of trafflo ar
rangements with an unconcern aadbqol-
nesa which surprised even hie friends.
He said nothing, but quietly awaited de
velopments. He didn't have to wait
long. The Louisville and Nashville had
teen the advantages of getting to Savan
nah and, it la said, they waited upon
Col. Hawkins.
The result* of the conference are not
known any further than It has been given
out that the work of extending the road
will begin In February. Col. Hawkins
It in New York now making the neces
sary financial Arrangements.
The Sam road expects to form a com
bination with the South Bound for ter
minals, and both roada will come into
the city in a union depot
A great deal of traffic, it Is said, will
be exchanged between the new roads,
and the outlook for Savannah’s railway
future is Indeed bright
Another line of fine steamers plying
between Savannah and New York means
a splendid ibcre.se of oeeen traffic, and
with the Louisville and Nashville pour
ing its tremendiout western freights
Into Savannah the dty will Increase rap
idly in finance* and population.
If yon shave yourself 'twill pay you to
buy one of those Tower Razors sold at
Dm. Kldri doe's.
There seems to' be a high priest of
blue law morality turned loose in the
grand jury room, judging from the
clean sweep they am making this ses-
sion.
Yesterday they signalised their star-
chamber session by springing a sensa
tion on the town |ln the indictment of
Mr. A. T. Maxwell, agent at the Central
road.
They found a true bill against him for
violating that section of the code that
prohibits the drilling of cars snd other
railroad freight on the Sebbatb.
Why this statute has been inopera
tive so long snd then in an eierenth
hour is enforced is the first question
suggested by the Indictment of Mr. Max-
well.
Perishable matter frequently comes in
by rail on Sunday and the necessity
arises for shifting cars and attending to
thoir contents.
The idea that you can legislatate mor
ality into a community is a mistaken
one, snd no discrimination against any
interest should be made.
Mr. Maxwell was very much surprised
when informed of the action of the grand
jury and when asked by Tuk TijixsRk-
i-'OKDKU the ground* for the indictment
said: “I was very much surprised at
the action of the grand jury aod fall to
understand why they should have
indicted me as an individual,
since I was acting strictly in pursuance
of orders received from my superior
officers at Macon. This Sunday work is
done only In special emergencies and
under special orders. In one or two
cases where I failed to have this work
done on Sunday I was censured by my
superior officers. This class of work is
regarded and treated everywhere as
work ot necessity, and the action of the
grand jury in this particular instance is
doub'less founded on some private
prejudices; at the agent|of the Sam road
at Americus, who occupies exactly the
same status that I do, has not been In
dicted for the same offence, though the
conditions arejsimllar.”
A FUNERAL PYRE.,
AN OLD AND DECREPIT NEORO
BURNED TO DEATH.
BeSeems to Sleep. Ifcroerk a Window,
bet BltStrsBki Were of .0 Aval!—The
Flames Gradually Cat Oft Every Avenue
•-Fell Pi
OHIO EXCURSION.
Freddie’* stater has been studying tel
egraphy, and the other evening th* lad
went to his mother and said: “Mamma,
there must be lota of bad things in that
book Lizzie it reading.”
Why, child, what makes you say
that?”
“It is pretty near all dashes.”—Wash
ington Star.
For your toilet powder*, toilet creams,
and in fact ell toilet preparations, etU
Dr. Eld iu doe's.
Next to good character I prize printers
Ink.—Peter Cooper. 5 t
A complete assortment of toilet soaps
Dil Eld ri doe's.
“The roed to fortune is through print
era* ink.—P. T. Barnum.
Major Cleunr Has Made Arrangements
for Thom.
Major W. L. Glessnerarrived In Amer-
lout yesterday from Cincinnati. He has
been in Ohio lor the past three weeks
arranging to bring down an excursion to
Georgia.
“Yes,” aaid he, “the people np there
are glad of an opportunity to see Geor
gia, and many of them out of eaeh crowd
make Georgia their home. I fixed for
three excursion* from Ohio—one to come
in January, another in February, and
the third In Maroh.”
The Major hks not been feeling well
since hit return, being thoroughly fa
tigued by the heavy requirements of hit
important position.
Grand art display Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday at “The Little Sewing
Maobtne Man’s,”
Net e Habit.
It ia sometimersuepeoted that a con
gregation is kept together merely by the
habit of going statedly to one plaoe of
meeting ' The Baptist people of Ameri-
ous have shown that inch la not the case
with them, and now necessity afford*
them another chance to demonstrate
that they are held together, not by habit
bntby love for the cause they have
espoused.
Jsrb lb* Proper.
Springfield, Dec. 4.—Jack the Peeper
has made his appearance in this city the
put few days, and is terrorizing the
women of West Pleasant street His
ogly mug has been fonnd often pressed
against windows, peering into rooms
watching families. The rascal com
bine* kissing and bagging with Ids
other art, and several outrage* have
been reported to the police. He stopped
a young Indy on the street, embraced
her tightly and stole akin. The next
time he accosted two married women,
end they clubbed him off. The fellow
is supposed *6 be a member of h gang
of tramp* which invaded the city
short time .-go.
Kuraml oa Dry Dork.
Olympia, Wash., Dec. 4.—Th* steam,
ship Eastern Oregon arrived and went
on the dry dock. Boon after she cangbt
fire from burning grease in the gallerv.
The fire company here attempted to
check the fire, hat could do nothing.
The steamer is a total lorn. She was
valued at about $180,000, and waa for
merly the City of Palatka in the Flor
ida trade. In I88T she was bought by
the Oregon Pacific Railroad company
to ran between San Francisco and
Yaquin* Bay, hut last year the Oregon
Improvement company purchased her
and brought her to the sound. Insu-
■nranoe is unknown.
“An effort is being made,” says the
New York Recorder, “to induce Gov.
eroor Campbell to move to this dty as
soon a* he vacate* the Ohio gubernato
rial chair in January. He will, however,
remain In Columbus until summer.”
Prof. Angelo Helprin of the Pennsyl
vania Academy of Natural Sciences is
now making preparations for a second
trip to Central America in order to con
tinue the geological studies which he
began in Mexico a year ago.
Llk e stubble in the flames.
Ely Black meets a horrible death
The old man dasbe* himself against
tb$, window In futile attempts to escape.
New* reached Americas yesterday of
the frightful death of an old negro map
man named Ely Blaok, which occurred
about (even mile* from Americus.
It seems that the old man was left
alone In hi* bed in the morning, while
bte two daughters went to the field to
work.
When they first discovered the fire
the roof was falling In and the tongues
of flame had almost enwrapped the
home.
They dashed to the window at the bed
of the old man, who waa In his nlntietb
year and unable to walk, and railing It
attempted to rescue him from the seeth*
ing flames that were gradually creeping
upon him, but every time they at
tempted to pull him through the win
dow he would fall back, his frame being
too large to squeeze through.
In a few minutes his screams told
them that the flames had readied their
victim, and before any practical aid
could be rendered him the flames bad
reduoed his body to a cbarreJ mass of
nndiitlngulshable bone and flesh.
It was a horrible spectacle; that will
live in the memory ot those gho wit
nessed it ss long ss life lasts.
The origin of the Are was evidently
accidental and must have first started
in the room that the old negro occu
pied.
Cotton Roport.
Americus, Ga., Dec. 4, 1801
Following is the cotton report in this
city up to date:
Received by wagon ISO
Received by railroad 25
Received previously 33,048
Total..: 36,120
MARKETS.
Corrected daily by L. G. Council, ware
houseman. -
Good middling. 7
Middling «J
Low middling rtj
Market, easy.
Receipts to-day at all United State*
ports. 39,331
SAVANNAH,
Spots, middling 74
Market, dull.
NEW YORE.
Spots, middling. 8 1-10
Market, steady.
LIVERPOOL.
Spot*, upland middling 4 3-10
Manet, weak.
NSW YOP.K—FUTURES.
Market steady. Sale*, 57,911.
Op’g. Cl’g.
N consequence of my con
templated removal to the
two large and elegant stores
recently vacated by the Bee
hive and Americus Grocery
Company. I will, during the
coming week and until remov
al, make an
in the prices of all goods.
Now is the time to buy your
suit^ either for Men, Youths
or Children, as we will show
you prices never before seen
in Americus. Our great sale of
January
February
Maroh
April
December
7.78 7.70
7.05 7.00
811 $12
7 02 7.07
Lord Stanley’s military secretary, Vis
coant Kilooursie, emphatically denies
the rumor published in the London
Truth, that the governor general means
to retire within a short time. He si
that Lord Stanley will certainly oconpy
hie office for the full term, perhaps
more.
Lots nr lands numb-rt on* hundred end
nlnetv (I9C), on- hundred end slxijr-tbre*
(163). north half of lot. of land, number one-
unndnd and alxiy-twolKH), lot01 land num
ber one bnaored and thfrty-oo* (Ml), and lot
or Isnd number on* hundnd and ofty-nlne
(IAS), also fifty acres off of the southwest
oer of lot of land number on* burned
■Ixty-twn (182). containing In all nine hun
dred, sixty-one and onr, fourth (901! i) acres,
mo.* or lees, all lying and being In tb*
tweuty-nrihClMbi district of Webster county.
Levied on aa the property or I. A. Wl.aley
by virtue ora superior court II IE. from Web
ster superior court, in favor of C. and G.
Cooper vs. said I. A. Whaley. Property
t by plaintiff*. Tenantaln posses-
_ | JmMteta
stem onKlied In terms brthe law, this Hep-
■ - — DAN dav.»T
Sbertl
teniber 2. IMS.
■ Will be sold before the court bona* door
llntte cliyof Preston, Weoster county, Ga.,
onlbellntTneadaytn January, 1692,between!
■ie least hours of sale, the following da-
bribed property, 10 wilt a
■West hairof lotof land numberaeventy-al
1(70), in tb* elebtesntb (IMP district of Web!
tier eoonly, Ga., Joined on tb* aoetb aod
east by landeof J. R-gtapletoo. and on the
weet be landeor Louis Clerk. Levied oqjid
virtu* of a Hupertor Court II. fa. ss th*
of J. J. Peel, In flavor ol E. Taylor vs. R: B.
Morris principal, and J. J. Peel, as security.
DIN DAVIS,Mberifr.J
A‘ PP LBTTMBa I OF DISMISSION.
°«!»?3^&or on tt
estate or David Melon, deceased, bavis
“ ‘ hi* petition In m> office for Letters <
tiseloo from said exeentorsblp, ,
see die therefore to cite andedmonli
•,..»nd singular the kindred and creditors,
and allpersons concerned, MSI*their obfoe-
why Mid petition PhODld not btfxanUd «•
V Given under my hand and official
tum.thUWd.yofN^embe^
and official slgna-
Ins ly.
HKRIFF*8 SALE.
S H
Wl
tween the legnl hoar* or Mle, the following
drtcribod property.to-wit: ■ - . _ ■
Oneelnfietopbagmr.mldeeprlng »nd »UU
bar recently boughtofr.L.Holt. Levied on
ana to be nold at the property of J. M. Bui,
by virtue of one mortgnee A. f* Imuoo from
he county court of Mau$ter. in favor of the
*k of Humter vi.tne»*Id J.M.B***. Title
>\ ember LAMARf i*pnty Sheri'/.
now in progress, and we
hope to close" out the entire
stock by- January 1st, if low
prices on good goods consti
tute any attraction.
We have had an immense
trade the past week in Over
coats, but in consequence of
new arrivals in this deparment,
we are still prepared to offer
you a stock that cannot be
equaled in variety, and at
prices that you will be sure to
find agreeable to the times.
We have some special at
tractions in
We want to close out a big
lot of these before removal^nd
will offer at prices that will be
sure to move them rapidly.
Bring on the boys and fix
them up. .It is predicted that
we are to have an unusually
severe winter, so I give you
good advice: Take care of the
boys’ comfort arid save big
doctor’s bills. “An ounce of
prevention is worth about a
ton of cure.
Remember we are closing
out several lines of
and will give you prices never
before seen in Americus.
The above notice <3n all bus
iness and no buncombe. Give
me a call and you will be con
vinced.
Thanking you for your very
liberal patronage during the
Fall and Winter season, and
soliciting a continuance of the
of the same, I am, as ever,