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VOLUME 1 AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER :?0, 1891 NUMBER 'h Do vou want to make some one a CHRISTMASs ■PRESENT during the Holidays ? Do you want to find what you want at the right price? Then don’t go and buy, until you /: GO AND SEE the splendid display of Holiday Goods at Geo.D. wneaUey’s. OPEN NIGHTS TILL For the convenience of those whose time is occupied during the day, we will keep our store, open until 9 o’clock at night during the Holidays, thus giving all an opportunity to make selections without the loss of valu- able time. * Cor. Lamar Street and Cotton Avenue, THE GLAD NEW YEAR. DR. W. I>. BURT THE GOOD OLD CUSTOM DATING BACK FROM Tima I immemorial Will Do Observed in Amerjcut—Qalta a Ga'azy of Yuting la- dloo Will Receive at Tholr llomom—Now Year Day Promises I'lea.ant Feature, Friday is New Year! Only two days off! • A bright, happy New Year will soon beam on Americus, ushering in a train of pleasures incident to the occasion. If the old expression that the “way to fortune is paved with good resolutions' holds good, then Americus will supply an ample amount of paving material this year. Good resolutions will bo as thickly sown as turnip seeds, and many young men and young ladles will cutexemplary and s Untly figures for several days after ward, We are all loth to surrender the old year, our old friend and companion and we are almost in the mood of Tenny son when he sang of the old year: lie front'd his It. topers to the ttrllti; And a jollier year we stiall nor see; But tit..’ hlseyes are waxing ditu, And though Ills foes speak III of Itlm, He was a friend to toe. Old Year, you shall not die; We did so Iwttirli and cry with yon; I've Itelfs inlnd to tile with you. Old Year, If you mu idle. The year that Is now on the eve of saying farewell to the world has borne itself to the people of Amerious with generous courtesy. Eighteen ninety two Is at band with large promise. The departing guest will best away our mingled regrets and our warmest rejoicings, all recollections of vain struggles, all memories of rup tured friendships; and the new guest will be greeted with booming guns, ring ing bells, and the pleasures of the ban- <iuet, for he comes with an armful of grander hopes for the young, of new suc cesses for middle life, and the benedlo* tion of rest for the aged. The rapid tiight of time is generally regarded as a melancholy fact, but to Americus It is an Inspiring one full of glowing hopes. The horn of plenty has been turned upside down by the spirit of progress, America, has resson to welcome the advent of the year 1811-2 with unmeas ured pleasure, and the day will usher In many varied and Incidental pleasures New Year’s calling will bo indulged In and a.more enjoyable feature of the day could not be conceived. Many young ladles will receive on New Year’s day, assisted by their most inlimate friends Miss .Yannle I-ou Hawkins will re ccive with Misses Carrie Ltgon and den nie Hollis. Miss Flora Wheatley will rccolvo with Miss Alice Wheatley and Miss Anno Lou DcJarnctte of Atlanta. Others will receive whoso names will lie given later on. POSSIBLE tYAIt. Extensive Warlike Preparations tilting on in Washington. Wasihnutos, D. C., December 20.— In spite of the fact that it generally de nled that such demonstrations mean any thing, it la llrmly believed that a war with Chili Is speedy and sura. A large shipment of ordnance stores has been made from League navy yard and every thing now points to a culmination of the existing negotiations In a hostile decla ration Immediately upon the reassem bling of congress. A Beautiful Marriage. The marriage yesterday in Ellavllle of Hr. Will Carter of Amerious, and Miss Annie Claire Amos, was one of the love liest and most impressive events In the social history of that pleasant little city. The ceremony was performed by Kev, Dr. Campbell of this city, and at the res idence of Captain and Mrs. Burton Loving bands had transformed the rooms of the line old homestead into a wilderness of tlorol beauty, and tokens of affection from absent friends testilled In tbetr rich profusion the popularity of the bride and groom, fjulte a number of guests attended from Americus. The newly wedded pair, who enter now hand In hand upon the remaining partoftbelr life journey, carry with them the blessings and congratulations of many friends, and the Tinna-IlK- coiiiiKii, In unison with these, wishes for Mr. and Mrs. Carter a life replete with peace, proeperity and love. A Tragsdr King. One of the largest, most refined and appreciative audtoncea ever assembled In Americus greeted James O’Neill last evening in his play lof Monte Cristo, dramatised from Dumas' famous novel. Ills clear conception of the requirements of modern tragedy was never so effec tually shown as In bis acting last night. He sustained the interest throughout the whole performance and In whatever capacity he appear*d he was welcomed r overwhelming applause. James Neill is a favorite in Americus and abundantly proved his title to his repu tation as a king of tragedy. Ills support was excellent and the scenery was grand and realistic, and the whole perform- tuce was admirable and bappy. ■ Presents His Rnnsi for Formulating an Amendment to ths Tax Ordinance. Editor Tinks-Rkcohdkr: I grant, In the fullest sense, the right of Mr. W W. Thompson, or any otner person; Thk~ Tiuks-Rkcdudkii, or sny other news paper to criticise any of my official seta as alderman of till, city. But I also claim, and shall exereise the right to defend my official act* before an intelligent public. I am the author of the amendment to the license ordinance unanimously passed by the council last Wednesday night, which Mr. Thompson anil Tiik Timkx- of that paper. 1 do not think any fair minded person, when acquainted with tile facts, will claim that Mr. Thompson has any real grievance against the city council. He is a non-Yesident and pays no taxes of any kind in support of the city gov ernment. Hut no advantage lias been taken of of him on this account. He has simply been placed on nn equal footing with resident tax payers of the city. Citizens who are subject to the license tax demanded of him, besides ad valorem and other taxes which Mr. Thompson does not have to pay, as he Is a non-resident and owns no city prop erty. Ills imaginary grievance Is that he Is “a producer.” Owns a large orange grove in Florida, therefore ought to be allowed to do a fruit business In Atnerl cub free from the license tax required of our resident business men. Is this just claim. Under it a New York millionaire who owns Extensive orange groves in Florida, or large apple orchards in the north west, could demand the same “free trade” privileges in our city, though he had never seen his orange grove or ap- ile orchard. ) Mr. Thompson, for whom I have the very highest personal regard, seems to lose sight of the fact that this Is a busi ness tax, imposed for the privilege of carrying on the business of retail frnlt dealer or fruit peddler In the city, Im posed without any regal'd as to whether the fruit is shipped front private orange groves in Florida, from the apple or chards In Ohio, or from “II. I). Adams A Co., of Macon, Ga." It really ap pears that Mr. Thompson is the man who Is seeking “protection.” He Is not willing to meet his neighbors on equal terms in a competition market. * * The only protection the city council lias favored is the protection of our local dealers who pay a license to the city, and this they have both a moral anti legal, -Ight to demand. Mr. Thompson's claim that he is the embodiment of low-priced oranges Is misleading and fallacious. He sold bis oranges at same price our local dealers are selling them to-day, viz: ‘20a. per dozen for medium size. He would not sell Ids oranges to the trade, demanding *2 23 per box, when the wholesale mar ket price was from *1.75 to *2.00. He wanted to sellTilgh-priced oranges to dealers, while claiming to sell at “charity prices” to consumers. The council was unanimous In the opinlonthat no just reason existed why Hr.,Tbifrapson should be given special privileges over our resident dealers. He, though a non-resident, has been placed on an equal footing with thorn. Can a reasonable business man demand 1uy- thing mbref * W. P. Buirr, Americus, Ga., December 28, 18011 Colored Masons. At ameetlngon Monday afternoon,De cember 28, of St. John's Lodge, F. A A. M. (colored), the following officers were duly installed for the year 1802: A. S. Staley, W. M.; F. D. Lowery, 8. W.; D. S. Stallings,'J. W.; James Ellis, treasurer; A. D. Boule, secretary; J. A. Jones, chaplain; Martin Grinston, S. I) ; L. B. Hill, J. D ; James Bronson and Jackson Bryant, stewards; Ed. Nell, Tyler. This lodge Is'fn a flourishing financial condition, with a full membership, and claims the honor of being the seventh oldest in Georgia. A Clever IUkkI. Will Dennard is a clever rascal. Yes terday lie entered the store of Coleman, on Forayth street with his wife with a parse In bis band. He now began buy ing goods, handing them to his wife who tucked them away In her basket. After making some extensive puichases he motioned to his wife to leave, and after she had gone he Informed the proprietor that be did not have any money. A warrant was sworn ont against him for obtaining gooda under false pretenses and he was lodged In jail. nOOLV DRY. THE PROHIBITIONISTS IN DOOLY COUNTY WON YESTERDAY. The 'Dry*'' Claim About Oas Thousand Majority, and Official Ksturas Will Prob ably Place the Figure. In That Neighbor hood. Returns from the elect!ou held in Dooly couo'y yesterday, - while ns yet Incomplete, show a strong probability of a prohibition success of at least t,000 majority. The actual vote so far an learned up to Hki-okokii condemn in yesterday’s lastinJ a Iati hour last night night stood as fol lows: C'ordele, wet 113, dry 120; Arab! wet 1. dry 127; Patesvllle distriet, wet 8, dry 08; Penis, wet 5, dry 108; Vienna, wet 10, dry 2IH; Coney, wet 43, dry 25. There are yet several dlstriota to be beard from, but tlir, results will not change the complexion o* matters In any way, as the total majorities will more than likely reach up well Into the fourth llgure. This election In all probability settles the prohibition question In Dooly coun ty for a long time to come, and It will perhaps be years before It Is agato brought before the people. Then senti ment of the majority Is plainly expressed In the result and a new generation' of voters will be required toeffeotaohange. BREAK FIST TABLE CHAT,, A Memorial. Saturday night death closed tlio -eyes of “Laddie,” the one-year old dog be longing to Miss Eliza Bell Wheatley. "Laddie” was a good dog and was loved by all who knew him. He was gentle manly In his manners, and had won many friends during Ida short stay on earth. A Friend. Everybody wants to be made happy on New Year's. Go to see Faust and get what you want. A Few Items Gathered up anil Faced Fit- tier Otto Bead- Mite gathers them up with trembling linn Js, Anil a tear duns Iter soft, brown eye; Her heart slrirgs tighten llks iron Itsittla, Hbe feels that she’d Just an a ton die. But not.ly site slides her mini's biller pain. In the path or stern --nty she’ll enter, Hhe’s lied a big row wjth Iter fellow again And will return him tils presents he sent her. Bat 'Us not for Ills pain th it her Imri I sett,' Nor the font that he's now melancholy If It brings I., him misery she feels only gin-1; Yet the gilts—they were awfUtfv Jolly,' —M. Brack. Don't fail to see Faust next Friday, night Dr. J. H. Beynon of Shreveport, La., has located In Amerious and can now be found at the Allen House. He Is a spe cialist and will doubtless soon secure a line practice. Tickets fur Faust will be on sale tills morning at 0 o’clock. Sam Turner, of the aco of spades va riety, wns released yestorday under a *300 bond, charged with assault with In tent to murder. He got involved in difficulty -with John Anderson on Christ mas day, and fired at Anderson. Notice our list for the next 'tbgpe weeks; we have nothing but the finest attractions. Miss Liza Belle Wheatley and Miss Mamie Dudley sustained qulto a loss In the sudden death of their two pets, Lad die of the canine stripe, and La Beuii of the feline persuasion. Tfaeso two pets were -interred with solemn coremonles, Master John Charles Wheatley offlcl- ntlng. . JURY LIST Traverse Jury Drawn For First Munday In Jan., IMM, For Nov. Adjourn oil Term John J Hudson, Jos Alexander, N J Naltor, J S Miers, GD Rodgers, -IW Walters, F M Penington. 11P Poole, EC Parker, . GE Clarke, G C McAlister, . J J Parker. James H ltodgers, P L Chambliss, G W McCraney, G A Turpin, G W Nunn, A C Bivins, TJ Kennedy, W A Stevens, B F Nysewander, Geo D Wheatley, B F Harvey, J T Joiner, W R Allen, W B Worthy. G A Perry, W M Griffin, E L Guerry, 11 R Reese, W W Reid, Jno Q Holley, Lewis Pope, W F Mims, B J Rooks, C J Hawkins, TKAVKIISK JUIIV SECOND WEEK KL MeMath, E J Miller, HT Bivins, W M Ratliff, T B Jennings; J P Brown, M H Ford, Jno A Suggs, J P Halford, David Autrey, J R Ratllti. It S Fletcher, J D Drew, Tbos Broad field, J E Jones, W M Pilcher, ir J Salter, CJ Sherlock, E W Brown, W H Speer, J T Tomer, WC Wright, J N B Carson, R T Jennings, JW Shiver, S K films, J C Clark, I-ayfayette Pallia, OF Foster, A D Autrey, B H Mayo, P B Williford, W B Dell, J J Walters, Chas H Smith, DI. Rodgers, TKAVKBSE JV Hulls—THIRD WEEK. J E Bolton, J L Hall, M Hitchcock, .* T Taylor, Jacob Ferry, C M Williams, Jno K Autry, S D Cobb, P J Wise. II M Bird, I A It Ilagley, V A Freeman, Jackson Parker, \V K Mitchell, ■1 IJ Pennington, Thos M Cobb, Albert S Morgan, G W Israel, W T Cannon, J C Cannon, W B Compton, Geo T Boss, W II Lassiter, II J Stevens, H T Castleberry, J B Salter, SB Ratliff, Thos G Hewett, Lee Patton, J E Hitchcock, W A Parker, N A Law, . s M Cohen, Wm Sloan, J T Hargrove, J C O'Hearn, Dan Salter, F T Jennings, J A Mills, II V McCres, J M Johnson, Dr G W Barrow, James Caskey, R K Webb, J F Robinson, K T Smith, J M Autry, J W Dozier. THE SOUTHWESTERN CIRCUIT. Over I-Jit Cases to Dispose of Before the Southwestern le Reached. Atlanta, December 23, 1801.—Edgar F. IllntoC; Esq., Americus, Ga. Dear Mr. Hinton.—Year Igtter of the 21st InsL, received. I enclose two lists of casea from southwestern. It might be bn accommodation to the bar of your ciroult for you to turn over one of them to your local paper. There are over 125 eases undisposed of before the south western will be reached. The court hear abont thirty case* per working week. They sic alternate weeks. The Rome circuit will be called on January 11th. I don't think that you will be reached before the Drat week In March. . Hoping that you are well, and with the compliments of the season, very truly your friend, Looa.y Bleckley. Southwestern elrcui t—October form, 1801. Pickett vs. Crumbly, complaint, Web ster. The Gelser Mfg. Co., vs. Jones * Toole, complaint, Stewart. * Banks vs. State, murder, Macon. Barrow vs. Mallory Bros. A Co trover, Sumter. Fletcher vs. State, arson, Sumter. Wood ot al. v. Lane, probate of will, Dooly. Mefelreatb vs. Middleton, complaint, Dooly. Howard vs. Leonard, adm’ r., com- plaint for land, Dooly. Jones v*. Forehand, case, action for words, Macon. Harbvs, Respess, et al. adm’rs, equita ble petition, Schley. PERSONAL MENTION. Before you purchase jewelry think trhore you should go. The Americus Jewelry Company invite you to Inspect their stock Qnlok sales and close profits Is their motto. Give them a call. Rev. S. E. Blltch is In the city. Mr. W. s. Boss of Talbotton Is In the city. , • Miss Genevieve Adams is visiting in Macon. Mr. J. E. Thomas was in Americas yesterday/ Miss Lanrlo Adams la visiting friends in Albany. Mr. and Mrs Perry Luko of Desoto, are In Americus. Mr. and Mrs. B, I. McKennie of Smithvllie are In the city. Slajor W. I,. Glosimer left yest enJay for a business trip to Atlanta. ' s Trof. A. J. JI. Blzlen loft ycsterdayV for a visit to friends in Atlanta. \ Maxtor Guy Crittenden of Slicllman is visiting ids aunt, Mrs. Jim Lester. Miss Nettle Allen returned yesterday from Dawson whore she spent Xmas. Mrs. John Taylor returned yesterday from Dawson whore she spent Xmas. Miss Florrle Johnson of Smithvllie Is vlsitleg Miss Ilattlo Clark In tbo city. Misses Mary anti Leila Ilornadsy are visiting Mrs. W. n. Tondce at the Brown house, Mr. and Mrs. Faulk of Foisyth after a pleasant visit to Mr. and Mrs. II. D. Watts returned homo yesterday. Mr. A. T. Curry, the gonial manager of the.Cordolu opera house, wav in the city last night to sco Monte Cristo. Miss Nnnnlo Sue Hill of Xownan, a young lady of many rare occomjtlish- ments, Is the guest of Miss Jennie Hol lis. Col. Edgqy F Hinton returned yester- - day from Macon, where be spent the Christmas holidays with relatives anti friends. Mr A. Weill, the business manager of Reeves' Opera Bouffe Co , who present Faust before our footlights on January 1st, Is In Americus. • - Mr. Guy L. Xticcarello, of Montgomery, Ala., is In the city. Mr. Zuccarello is the state agent for the state of Alabama for the Manhattan Llfo Insurance Com pany of Xew Ybric, Mr. E.X. Moffett of 1\ lasted, Con u., is in the city, the gaest of his friends, Messrs. O’Connell and McPherson of Tiik Times-Rrcoiidkii. Mr. Moffatt Is very mucli pleased with the south, and Americus especially. Fault. The Reeves Opera Bouffe Company has played in Xew Orleans the week of the 0th to the 12th Inst, and had the largest house of any company In New Orleans that week. The press was unanimous in their praise of this company. Their prima donna, Miss May Dnryea, was the favorite among tbo ladies. She received many baskets of flowers from the audi ence as a token of their appreciation. Nothing too much can be said of this little lady, as she Is to-day one of best Marguerites on the stage. Clarence Ross, whose turbulent spirit got the best of him several daya since, was released to-day from jail under a *100 bond, to aiewer the charge of lar ceny from the bouse. Th* grand jury will Investigate the ehaiga of assault with Intent to murder that will ba pre ferred against him. : ' -