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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1884.
NO. 40.
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AMERICUS, GEORGIA.
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from London and Pant, I am prepared
1o mako clothing to ordrr in the latest
style and beat workmanship.
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promptly otlondod to. oetttf
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Xo. 40 Plnm Street, Near Deoot,
MACON, GA.
Board par Dap. (1.00. Bloats Most or
Ltdllasi 33 Coma.
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Edvard J. Mi'ler. C. Uoraco McCall.
Monumental Marble Works,
MILLER A McCALL, Proprietors,
Sosthvaat Comer of tho Pnblie Square,
AMERICUS, (IA.
Monuments, Tombs, Eto..Eto,
sf tho best Italian snd American Marl’s.
Iron Unlllni for Camotary Baein<
nraa, a Specialty.
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POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
T Is pooder never mW, A mirvsl of parity
strength an l w».ol--omene«s. More te«»nomlrnl
than tho ordiatty kinds, aad cannnt Im sold in
aoiiipotioa wiin the aniitltodonf taw tost, short
vrljrht, slum or iihnsphst. powder*. Osit only in
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Meat Market
AN1I
PROVISION STORE.
W.H.&T.M.C0BB
Haviuf purchsard (Vmn lfnrr A Cobb Uu» Mea
Market m.d I*rovMou lle.o on
cotton j&jxrrnsrTTjat
| krep on tsad tbo vrry hast cats of
BEEP, PORK. KID AID SAUSAGE,
and stso a full Ilea of
Green Grorerles and Prorislons,
. ate. It In their will*
in keep * first class esUblishmrrit, mmI tftff thsir
contomora wood gow's m tbs lowest prises.
ftHTIIIghost price nnld for Cull!*, Hugu, and a
inus of country nroonee.
Aiuerlcus, Dec. ID, IBvt.lf
MSG OUT.
I will fp.m thl> date ch«ao gat nt retail my Lt»-
tiroHtoek ofrisddler/.tllsrnesit, and Findings ul
all kluda si snd
Below Cost for Cash.
1 Mean Exactly tfhat 1 Say.
Affsavtlss tedehtod to tho late firm of BAR*
BCTT ft COKKU, or tho nsdsmined, either by
lfntr or Account, will do ws'l to call n*>d settla at
aoee a* the matter nw*t bs rloed K *ht Awn/.
Rsmrmbvr yen Mrs lime trouble MmI t *perns by
lalUnp at Oiuo.
Jno. M. Cokor.
4jDO.rrM.HM. If
JAMAICA GINGER
CORDIAL
IS A SPLENDID TONIC! I
Carta fyapapais. Indigo,tion. Cramp
Colie, Pam in tho Stomach and Rowel*.
Cold,. Chills and Fever. Dinrrhrra and
Djraentury, and nil Mnlnriul 11i,r»,fH by
•timnlatinK the atomneh nml bowel* into
a healthy activity. Try one bottle.
Bold by Dr. Jnlin E. Ham* Anmrlona,
Ga. sprtlllO ly
Ruskin’sWorks
'Rtf AM < AND 1.11.MRS, pn. rr. to centa; doth,
24 cents.
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CLWN OF ATM) Oil VP. psywr. 10 cents;
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rriliCUOKTUR Drw, raior. el«tb, 8Be.
Iruni sod M lie*. Cro»n **f \MM «»:|v* on ,
Klhics of the Itasi, In ono v«i!nme, hhlf Ka«*li,
red edtw*. 40 eta. Modem P"l"t«*r», Htunen of
Venice, ate., la Kenjr.if i/v» A brr# istsUtgan ft. e.
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DA WHOM DOTH.
Dawson, Feb.. 37.—There is a
dearth of news thin week in oar lit*
tie city, though ail the young la
dies are in a flu ter of excitement
over their toilets lor the coming
Leap Year parly. Silks, Batina,
cashmeres, velvets, nuu's veilings,
ribbons, laces and bsngs are dis^
cussed “ad infinitum.’’ The "resi
dent” young men are assiduously
cultivating mustaches,and practic
ing Uyronic glances before their
mirrors, while the "non residents"
as “cool ns ciicu is tiers," look cnlmly
on, debating gravely within them
selves, whether, when tho momen
tous question is proposed, to re
spond in the negative- or affirma
tive.
Many hearts were saddened this
week by the death of Jebu L. Grit
On; a noble hearted, generous,
Christian gentleman, and formerly
one of our staunchest citizens.
Only a few summers have passed
since be laid away to rout his fair
young wife, a fragile lily, too dell
calc to cope with the stern realities
of life. Both the victims of that
terrible disease consumption, are
now united in the Bright Beyond,
May the Father ot the orphan
watch over and protect their dear
little children.
Wo are grieved tp know of the
dangerons lllneas bt Mf. Car
ver, at the realdahfag i i)f Pf. 'Par-
nnm. But little hope is enter
tained of bis recovery, yet as long
as there is life we cannot despair.
Madame Kumnr says there is to
be a wedding soon.
Dawson certainly has a right to
be proud of tin* South Georgia
College, now numheriqg 160 pu-
p*ls. We were -o fortunate aa to
bo present at the closing evening
exercises one day last week, and
wo must coufcs* our astonishment
st the large number present. Tbe
cbapel seemed to be almost crowd
ed. They bole school united in
singing several lieautlful songs,
Prof. Becbter at the organ and Miss
Chaircs leading. Very molodions
to us, seemed the fresh young voi
ces of both girls and boys. V/bat
ini and energy the President and
bis able faculty display. Such an
institution will give prestige to any
town, and hence the liberal pat
ronage it receives.
All are delighted that the cyclone
came no nearer. Death and de
struction followed in its wake, and
the labor of long years, in many
places, was totally lost. The suf
ferers have tho sympathies of our
whole state.
Prof. George Cheevcs has return
ed from his trip to Savannah. Re
ports a most charming visit, and
has dubbed the Forest city as
queen of cities. We agree with
him, natare and art have united
to render it u most desirable
home.
Wo had a conversation with
Piot. B.C. Adams, of the Commer
cial Department of the college, who
has been absent sorno days in Flor
ida. He thinks that no Innd can
equal that of the "Flowers.”
Xo water yet iu our wells, and
the skies as clear as in June.
not a single girl of marriageable
ago.
There are three business houses.
M. M. Blsnlon, general merchan
dise, R. Besrden, same, and M. M.
Folsom, sg'L, liquors and family
groceries. Tbe town oonsista of
SO acres laid ofl in a square Thera
are two principal streets ninety
feet wide running cast and west of
tbe public square, which contains
two acres. There are two streets
each sixty feet wide running back
of tbe business blocks, and then
there arc two priuoipal streets run-
ning north and south of the square
Sixty-Are feet wide, and two sixty
feet wide running back of the bust
ness blocks. There aro twenty-
four blocks, those nearest the
square containing two acres and
cut into fourths and halves, and
those on the outside contain an
acre each, divided in)bslves,exoepl
tbe corners wbloh are anly half
acre lots. Most of the outside lots
are for sale, and some business
lota are offered. When our new
court bouse is built, «e expect a
boom iu real estate. Meanwhile
we are planting sand pears and liv
iog off tbe interest of ocr indebt
edness. Moultrie is situated 36
miles eoutb of Ty.Ty, 30 east of
Camilla, 40 oontbeaot of Albany
37 northeast of Thomesvills, end
36 north ol Quitman. Oui jail baa
contained only fouroriminaio above
34 hours in 10 yean, and one of
the four was a lunatic. There his
never been a man banged or sent
to the penitentiary from tbe conn
ty. There ie bnt one brick bouse
in the connty, and not a money-or
der postofflee, telegraph or express
office in tbe connty. Yon might
very nearly connt the two horse
wagons and gin houses on your
fingers at one round. New who is
going to come here and develop
things ? One mile west ot Moultrie
ie the Ooklocknee, and one mile
east is the Ocoplied. Can you
beat that for fishing facilities?
Should berries ripen early we are
independent.
JOLLY J0HNPBBV1LLB.
MITCHELL’S
EYE-SALVE!
AiCtftais, Sth *nd Effeeiiv* Remedy for
•sssssfisesaemtt
Cure* Teqr-Dropj, (Translations, Stye
Tumors, Bed Ejes. aad Nailed
Eye Lashes,
SuOleere, Ve-
w» Bern, (eaere, lets Bketa.
Stru, riles *r wherever IslemllMi
•sues, MITCHELL'S SALTS suy ke
end U eSreeUgs
I By all Draggles* at Sis ate.
torbsntT
MERRY MOULTRIE.
Moultrib, Ga., Feb. 35.—The
cyclone missed us, but you bet it
hailed here.
Times aro exceedingly hard.
Money is scarce, and the tightest
ever known. Most farmers arc still
following that ruinous policy of
buying on time, Karty corn fields
are suffering from tbe depredations
of larks and crows. I have never
seen them so numerous. Emigrants,
Florida bound, continue la pass
here.
Efforts aro being made to build
a Missionary Baptist, and Metho
dist church in Moultrie.
Tbe population of our town
numbers forty-one persons, thirty-
three of whom live within the limits
ot tho town. There are seven hoods
of families, two single men, end
Jounfbbxvillb, Feb. 25.—We
hear of no more damage by the
late etorm than already reported.
We hear of several who aie dig
Ring a hole in the ground for safe
ty. Look out, friends, yon may
be caught like tbe rabbits are some
times, too far from your hole.
Big excitement among tbe dsr-
kies about their church being blown
to pieces. Some of them say they
collected money enough last sum
mer to build a now one but u*ed
the money for other purposes and
that is why it was blown down, and
now they are without money and a
church to build. Many who ha*e
quit the church speak of returning.
Now would bo a good for a revival.
Heavy rains with tho storm
above and below. We only had
a light shower and are needing
rain. Corn planting is now the or
der of tho day. Many have finish
ed.
Corn stealing continues. We
learn the most of it is carried oil
and tradcu for whiskey, while the
farmer’s poor mules will plow hun
gry. This is very annoying to
maoy of us who have our mules
and feed on different parts of the
plantation in ebargo of tenants. It
would be a good law, and is much
needed, to requiro all whiskey
shops to be closed at sun down,
but instead some of them arc closed
during the day and open all night.
Such is lile. Every white man
that kpows anything about a nigger
knows the majority of them will do
anything for whiskey. We heard
one ol the whiskey sellers was buy-
iog bis own corn. Don't < ost him
much.
'11m Airmen as a general thing
arc up with thsir business. There
has been more fencing done this
year than was done in the last
three. Nearly everybody has
splendid fences, good booses, end
plenty of bends, and all going to
do tbelr best for a bigger crop
than ever before 1f we can get scs‘
sons. We all intend to make so
end so if it rains. I bad for din
ner te-dav greens, radishes and
Irish potatoes.- Greens and rad'
isbes made thie year, potatoes had
left from planting.
There will be preaching at our
school house next 8undsy by Rev-
Ware. All ere invited to attend.
Miss, Crockett Seville will leave
for Dawson this week to attend a
Leap Year party.
C. A. Kimbrough, Taylor Den-
nsrd, Dr. Copeland and W. D Jack-
son were sll before the mayor last
week.'
Any young lady that wants to
get married will do well to corres
pond with me, give height and
weight,whetbera blonde or brunette
color of cyos, also age. I am a
vonng man of good habits. Don't
drink, smoko or obew, I am a farm
er with a home, and tired of living
alone. Address
Businiib, Weston, Ga.
Care of Mayor.
WTKffART COIJSTY ITEMS
L*nfk>* IiriqnM.
Some people in thi* section seri
ously contemplate digging cellars
for future use when cyclones come
along.
The early gardner’s indifference
to Jack Frost is excelled by Jaek
Float’s contempt for tbe early gard-
ner.
Quails are reported to be unus
ually abundant this season; oanse
—no trained setters or pointers in
or near town.
Tbe Lumpkin police force con
template ordering new uniforme
One suit will be sufficient il it has
brass buttons on it.
A man in town who owns a flock
of geese, paints their heads to dis-
tlnquish them from those belong
ing to other persons.
Quite a change ef feeling in re
gard to the stock law baa taken
place in Btewart connty sinoe last
year. Many farmers who opposed
it are now strong advocates of Us
adoption.
A complicated difficulty occurr
ed at Grimes’ Mill on Thursday
night In which one party was shot
in the arm and otherwise bruised
up, while e second ono exhibits
numerous bruises and scratches,
with a knife eat on his bead.
There are conflicting versions of
the affair snd we prefer to gel tbe
testimony under oath ut the prC'
liminsry Investigations before lay
ing the matter before our readers.
If the farmers of Stewart county
don’t mind they will find them
selves in a pretty predicament so
far es tbe stock law is concerned.
On the flr,l Wednesday in July
ihc'pcople of Randolph county will
vote on the fence question and tbe
probabilities are that the law will
go into cfleol in that county. II
it docs the Stewart county (armors
living on tho line will be foroo’d to
keep a continuous line of fence as
they will be liable for ail damage
done by their stock in Randolph.
The same trouble is anticipated on
the North side of the county, as
tho (cnee questiqn is being agita
ted in Chattahoochee county and
tlit: adoption of the stock law is
only a question of time. Do the
the people of Stewart county ex
pect to sit idly by with folded
arms and watch their more pro
gressive neighbor*, or will they
wake up and at the least try to
keep in hailing distance.
FROM WEBSTER.
Goseuesst, Feb. S!._! send
yon some news of tbe atoim that
passed here on Tuesday of tide
week. It blew down ell the houses
on Charles McGill's piece bat the
dwelling. Its course was toward
Judge D. B. Harrell’s mill, wbUh
was blown down to tbe floorl His
miller was blown thirty or forty
yards from the mill. Tbe storm
then went towards W. P. Jowers*
and demolished two houses aad
crippled a colored man. That la
aa far as I have heard from It, only
thak.it tore down a great amount ot
fencing.
Mr. Files Hardwick went haul
ing some time ago and lost one of
his best dogs. When he foond
him hewasinoneof J. F. Wrfghtls
wells. He had been there eleven
days. He was a good dog, hat
very thin,
Mr. Joe. Dismnke killed flvctnr-
key a at one abot, a few days age,
four bena and one gobbler. Eta
was hnnllng'on Bear creek. J.
FROM SMiTliYlLLE,
Smituville, Ga., Feh. 38.—The
"Ladies Fesiival”last Friday night
was a complete success. The pro
ceeds el the evening amounted Is
nearly ninety ($90.) dollars.
Several ol our citizens are hav
ing pits dag as places of refoge
from storm*.
Orris Thompson left last meek
for Perry, N. J., where he will take
prsatical lessons ie horticulture.
The young ladies and gentlemea
of the town have organised a read
ing club.
Dr. Gnerrmnt, who so reoeetly
edified yonr olty with hie religions
discourses, gave us an excellent
sermon last night end tbe night
before. V. X.
Nuntaau’a L«|« **««lw*
When DtliUb elirp«l otr H>UB«on'a
lock* tint mighty athleta st once becams
♦*.« other men." H it coaid be proved
that ths possession ot luarUnt hair
would enable men to tear open lions'
jaws, Uieooi A Co. would bo driven wild
Id tbs tSbrt to supply enough of Park
er'* Bair Balaam to meet the demand.
As it is the Balaam prevents your hair
bom felling out, sad reatmuaUiaoriginal
it faded or gray. Besides bis a
to the “
great addition
ply ae a dressing.
tebCtm
Burns Vista.
I ltacon Tstefrapb.
Fcbkuaby, 25.—Judge J. M.
Lows, the president of tbeboardof
directors of tbe Buena Vista rail-
road, received a note from Presi
dent Raonl to meet btni In Savam-
neb on important business nonnest
ed with the road, and he left for that
olty this morning. He was very
reticent, but from his smiling fees
we conclude be had good news, and
will so report on bis return. He
will leave no stone untamed to atm
vsnee this enterprise, in whloh off
onr people ere vitally interested.
Judge W. B. Butt left for Atlan
ta this morning to argue an import
ant cave before the8upreme Coert.
His mother and sister-in-law also
left for a visit to Louisville, her
native town.
•» • ^ ■
Vienna.
MamaTtlnrayh.
Fbbbcaay, 86—The stors-boase
of Judge J. H. Woodward, situat
ed on his place two miles from
town,was entirely consumed by fin
night before last, together with its
contents, embracing,.besides e well-
selected stock of goods, valuable
papers, bcoks, accounts, etc., and
the splendid law library of the
judge. The tiro occurred’ between
midnight and day, and was not dis
covered until under full headway.
Loss |8,600; no insurance. Fima
in the woods nrourid Vienna am
destroying much property.
Blare Marriage.
Tolhx , O., Feb. 35—A peculiar
case has been decided in the Com
mon Pleas Court involving the
validity of slave marriages. A
colored man named Anderson mar
ried here in 1883, and was there
upon arrested lor bigamy, it being
charged that he was married while
a slave to e slave woman in Bed
ford county, Virginia, in 1861. The
case hinged on the validity of the
■lave marriage. Tbe Judge in
structed the Jury that slaves, being
property, could not make legal
contracts; but the courts bad de
cided that a slave marriage became
valid by cohabitation as man and
wife after the emancipation pro
clamation went into effect in 186*.
The ease thus turned on the ques
tion ol fsot whether the pair bed
so cohabited or not ae Shown by
the evidence,end the Jury rendered
a verdict of not guilty.
It Is a good mis to aooapi only m*
■tadiaiassMhsT*. titer ten* y«r. of tn-
al, proved worthy of ooofld«n«. TkJ*
tea mm whsm otiw psoyWJ
of Iksesaads Uat Ayisrt Query r*°*^
nl b Iks best rough mt-dicma rrsr imd.