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'Americus Recorder.
W. I.. ObklMCR. rnMtmr.
OBcUl Orxaa of Webster County.
FRIDAY. APRIL IS, ISS4.
airraw wdwwww.
• Wo Me no good reason why two
conventions should bo held thin
year.—Darien Gszelto,
See the difference a single letter
vake*. We have seen women with
extraordinary lialr-llfting power*
irho never made a cent.
One very- goood reason la. that it
separate* state from national poli
ties and delegate* to the national
oooventlon will be aeluoted solely
M to national issues, and nominees
Csretate officers solely upon states
It is stated that the lowest prie
«d column of advertising in the At*
fonts Constitution is $8,000a year,
and the highest priosd oolumns are
forth $18,000 each per annum.
And yet the poor country printer
Is grudged $100 a column by Us
advertisers.
Mr. Bob Lewis, of Dawkinsville,
thinks the world will want two
i mere bags of cotton next
gear than was raised
I last year.
Ifonr cotton planters kseponin
their present system, there will be
■o trouble In supplying the want.
The people of Butler County,
KaMah.on Thursday, senttwenty*
four cir* of oorfi end ons car of
doer to the flood soflhrers of the
Ohio Talley, to show their appro*
elation of the aid extended by the
Ohioans during the raid of grass
hoppers in Kansas in 1874. This
Is a literal case ol bread cast upon
the waters returning after many
day*.
We should say it was a case of
bread returning alter many days
to be cast upon the waters.
The Pbiladelph a Record wants
ffvery woman ia America to know
the fagt that there ie enough tariff
lb her beat drees to buy her a new
bonnet.
Just let that fact get fairly fixed
Ih the feminine mind, and nothing
abort of a perpendtuntsr reduction
of the tariff will avert a revolution.
GEOBUIA SEWS.
While Editor Gleasner, of the
Amrkious Rtoobdih, la doing nil
In hia power to aecure tbo road for
Amerioua, he does it In a quiet ami
fboffensive manner. The people of
iLee county abould look upon the
ftnoonnE* as a hiend, though, an a
matter ot course, Amerioua cornea
drat—Smlthville E iterprisc.
The Enterprise la right. The
RxconDBA ia a friend to the people
Of Leo oounty, and baa never loet
Occasion to apeak a good word for
them and their enterprises. At the
name time it always stands up for
and advocates the interest of Amori-
cus.
The llawkinsville News says:
•Judge Kit J. Warren,of tbo Sum
ter Republican, is said to be the
'handsomest man connected with
the Georgia press." It ia evident
that brother Beverly ia unacquaint
ed witli the Judge Montezuma
Record.
Wc jrouldn't have thought that
Bro. Christopher was jealous.
Macon county ought to gel up a
collection of woods and send to the
New Orleans exposition. Our for
ests sad awampe abound in an cud-
leas variety of woods, ol excellent
quality, and suitable for manufac
turing furniture, agricultural Imple
ments, wagons, carriages, and mi-
meroua other articles. A handsome
display could bo made if a little
pains were taken in the collection.
This may seem to the casual oh-
Server a* a very small matter, hut
might prove an incalculable benefit
to Montezuma.—Montezuma Re
cord.
The suggestion is a good onu and
ought not only to be carried out by
the people of Macon county, but by
the people of every other county
tn Southwest Georgia, and the col*
lection placed in a Southwest Geor
gia exhibit. These things will at
tract the attention ot pratieal men
who attend the Exposition, and
they may be the means of attract
ing men of capital and onargy to
our section.
It is truly strange to us why the
people of Americas are just at this
time thitiking or putting into exe
cution the charter of the Raw.
fciuaville and Eufaula Railroad,
when the same has been in existence
for many years. Probably the good
ler county could of-
people of Webster
ter a satisfactory solution of tha
problem.—8 mlth rill* Enterprise.
Jasper V. Sum merford and
About ten acres in okra are
planted in and around Qoitman,
A free bridge over Flint river
ia again being talked up in Alb*ny,
8.0. Prudden bss been postmast
er *t Eatouton for forty-nine yean.
A fair will he held at Taibotton
in October, just previous to the
8iate fair.
Since 1875 Butler baa grown
from a town of 500 Inhabitant* to
oneol 1,800.
Councilman Dunning, of Atlanta,
has a son who ia 18 years old and
tips the beam at 840 pounds.
The Columbus Guards are going
to Houston, Texas to witness the
international drill that comet off on
May 6tb.
Canton ahtppad one day last
week about 850 chickens and
many dozen of egg*. Tbit
only an ordinary shipment.
Decatur county, Georgia, has
nearly Bve columns of wild land
tax sales advertised. The eat*
will take place In July next.
The report of varioe* Sunday
school superintendents in Terrell
oounty, ehowa an attendance of AM
children upon the Sunday schools
in that county.
The ladies of Lucy Cobb Inati-
tote nt Athens decorated the grave
of Gen. Cobb, founder of tha school
with flower* Thursday, that being
the anniversary of hia birth.
Good stand* of com are repor
ted by tha former* of Scrivea coun
ty. From present Indication* the
crop ol peaches in that section
will also be unusually large.
A 10 year old negreas of Coving-
ten, who bad been whipped by her
mother, attempted to commit sul
side by cutting her throat with a
razor. She will survive the wound
however.
Mr Miles G. Dobbin* ia making
shipments of manganese ore to
London, England. Ills used in
making the very finest quality of
steel, and is found in inexbaustiblo
quantities In Bartow county.
In Bibb Superior Court suit hat
been entered by Col. Sam H Jem-
ison vs. Southwestern Railroad
Company for 8500 for killing a fine
English pointer. Tbo dog was
run over by a train and killed.
A gcnllcmau who ia having hia
first experience ns a former this
year, baa spring wheat—something
which ia said to be a failure in this
country—that hi* ncighbora are
willing to exchange their fall wheat
for. giving two acres for one of his.
—(irilfin News.
Brunswick’a market bouse, which
had been a landmark tor forty
yrara past, waa torn down last
week. The City Council are con
templating the ereetion of a new
market bouse, the building to be
brick or Iron, 40x60 feet. As soon
as built tho present system of green
grocers will be changed.
The Hincsville Gazette wishes
to know whether every hazel stone
possesses the properties attributed
to the madstono or not. The ed
itor ha* a hazel atone—banters In
that section give them that name
—which was taken from tho inaw
of a buck killed by the late Col.
Win Cliliton, of Tattnal, fifty years
ago. which is much larger than
any liitkerlo mentioned. Ia it a
mail stone?
Cuthkert Appeal: “Randolph
county i* nut of debt and has from
four to five thousand dollar* in
oash on band. Still wc arc almost
without a court house and the prob
abilities arc none will be built un
til the present dilapidated conccru
falls to tne ground. The Ordinary
has bonds for sale bearing C per
cent, issued tor the purpose of
building n new court bouse, but
can find no purchaser*.”
Sandersvillc Mercury, April 8:
11 Wc in*pcctcd last week at Worth-
cn probably the oldest building in
tbe conuty. having been built more
than a hundred years ago. It was
the first jail in tho county, and
waa made of hewn loge. It is a-
bout ten feet square, the staples
ia tbe wall to which prisoners were
thnlned are still there, the sail*
•re wrought, and a* a monument
of the past it is an Interesting rel
ic. When this jail was built Wash-
Ingtjw-oMmty Waa every large one
Leary Courleit “The City Conn- A FAUt PROPOSITION
oil met last Tuesday and Iran sac- Messrs. 8. U. Hawkins. U. B.
tod the following business: A Harrold.J. W. Wheatley and O.
license ol $1,000 put upon the eale W. Glover went to 8avannah thin
of whukey, $600 of this amount week to interview President Raoul,
to go toward tbe payment of debt of tbo Central, on railroad matter*.
Incurred by Capt. Boyd on the ar- They returned Saturday and re-
testa well, remaining $400 to pay ported that they bad had a fu'l and
thejMsrsbair* salary; and valorem free conference with Mr. Raoul and
tax of about one-balf of I per cent.,, canvassed the whole situation with
and a per capita of $3. together him. He finally made them tbe
with a small license to do buslnoe | proposition that If the people of
on the establishment of tbe town Americus would grade the road east
was assessed and will be devoted from Americus lo Flint river or
to the imprevemet of the streets and
the artesian well.”
Homer Ethridge, the 14-year son
of a prominent eltixen ot Putnam
county wae sent to Prof. Carswell’s
school, near Harmony Church,
The lad was very unruly and tbe
teacher lound ft necessary to apply
the lash. In revenge tbe bo.r sot
Are to the school house building
and it was completely destroyed
The young iuoen Hary also attcuip
ted to burn the church, but the
flame* were extinguished before
doing much damage. Tho second
story of tho school building served
as a Masonic hall The structure
wa* owned by tbe community,
and wa* not insured. Youug Eth
ridge has not been criminally prose
cuted at last accounts on account
of the prominence of hie family.
Covington Star: “On the morn-
Ingoftbe 16th of April, 1849,
there was a heavy, killing frost
throughout Middle Georgia, which
destroyed all vegetation, indud'ng
tbe young corn and wheat, as well
aa the green leave* In the forest
Even large trees, in many instanc
es, were killed by tbe severe cold.
The cold weather lasted a whole
week, and was one of the gloomiest
period* ever witnessed in Georgia.
It was followed, however, by fine
crops of all kinds, and the wheat,
which was beading out when it
was bit down by the froet, sprout
ed out again nnd made a pretty
good crop.”
Dawson Journal: Auenl the
building of a new hotel in Dawson,
wc were forcibly struck with n re
mark made uy Editor McIntosh
on last weekiu Albany. In speak
ing of hotels lie su'd: The trou
ble with them all is they are not
large enough, lie said notwith
standing Albany’s improvements
in hotels during the past year, that
they needed now in Albany a
$800,000 hotel. He thinks that
any place in Georgia south of
Macon can fill a hotel with Northern
people during the winter aeason,
matters not how large they build it.
An anomalous case is filed In the
Clerk's office of Bibb Seperior
Court that is as puzzling to the
Macon bar as it ia amusing. Josh
ua Dawson married Alice Jor
dan 19lk February, 1879. Sho
lived happily with him until June
6, 1880, when he began to suspi
cion her infidelity. He secured
counsel and petitioned for a di
vorce Tbe suit was filed against
her in her maiden name instead of
the name the now bears, and be
prays that a writ bo served on hvr
in that manner. The question
arises as to whether the Sheriff can
serve auch a paper. Ifsbcisserv.
cd as Alice Jordau she is not the
wile ot Dawson, and if his wile is
served she is not a partv to the
suit.
The reason is that the people of
Americus have just at this time got
control of the charter. It has not
been their fault that the road was
not built before. Work on the road
Vienna, and there stop, the Central
would iron, equip and operate tbe
road, and would do tbe same by a
road from Americus to Lumpkin.
Under nil the circumstances we
believe it would be for tbe interest
of Americus to accept the proposi
tion sod go to work on these two
roads. Bysodoingwe would notonly
retain our large trade in the Weet,
which threatens to be cut off by tbe
Preston and SmithvUlc road, but
would increase our trade by com
munication with Stewart county,
one of the beet cotton producing
counties in tbe Steto. Wo would
also draw a large trade from Dooly
county, and our cotton receipts
would be increased to a* - least 50,
000 hales. We believe the com-
mlttee are unanimously in favor of
accepting the proposition,salt will
make tbe interest* of Americus and
tbe Central railroad the same, end
if it be followed up by .a spirit of
conciliation we believe that tbe
Central will aid in building up onr
city by giving us fair and equitable
rates.
Habpkb's Maoazink for May will
conclude the sixty-eighth volume
of that now venerable, but never
aged, periodical. Howard Pyle,
author and artist, will lead tbe
number witli a frontispiece tnd
two other charmlm- fuil.pago pict
ures Illustrating “A May-Day Idyl
of the Oltlen Time," a quaint, old-
fashioned love-story, told In letters.
The line-art festnre will beAnother
of the “great pictures” engraved
by C'loison—this time Titian's
“Belle. ’ Tbe heroes o( the num
ber are Emperor William, a careful
study by Bismark’s biographer,
Dr. Busch, and Dr. Schliemann, of
whom Prof. Mahnfly writes; there
arc fine portraits of both, as well
as of President Monroe, Rufus
King, and Henry Clay; in connec
tion with Col. Uigglnson's paper
on “The Era of Good Feeling,” as
he calls Monroe’s administration.
Travel includes a description of the
holy city of Kolrwan, in Tunis, by
A. F. Jaoassy, one of the first Eu
ropeans to visit it, who also illus
trate* his own paper; and tbe sec
ond ot tbe papers on tbo Fraser to
the Columbia region, by Ernest In-
geraoll; Mr. Reidelng also presents
a study of the Bank of England,
which will interest every business
man, as well as those who like to
read ot “foreign parts.” The se
rials by W m. Black and E. P. Roc
will present more of the delightful
illustrations by Abbey, Diclmen,
and Gibson; tnd Alfred Parsons
will illustrate in his charming way
tbo first of some poems of a new
kind, ‘Transcripts from Nature,' by
William Sharp. Among the non-
illustrated articles will h?a thought
ful paper on the control of the dan
gers from defective vision, by one
of the leading oculists. Dr. Jeffries;
a study of “The Thunderer of the
Paria Press,” of*., the Journal Jen
Debalr, an amusing story by Bran
der Matthews, “The Rival Ghost*,’
and a number of poems.
DOTS FROM THE 17UU
Capt. S. T. Feagin la at home
again from a trip lo North Geor-
gl*.
Each Turner, from Terrell, came
up 8unday and waa a little dieep-
Stories on the Road.
L'emmsreial Trarelrrs at • Wayside
lua-Ssmeihiax fe Fat la
Gripsack.
“Ofaitlemrn, lelaaetnay fe« the ssaltlaas
pointed. Come again, Ztcb; she I **
1 ... . , , . . lip; orSB -Marly sbssars issrlsi, (»•* AoeeaL
will be at home again In tbe eweet i»»« »- nwr,* «mi-nyi« otcawmm\A
, . tnavbw eniad as tbe porch *f«be Llndeil
by and bve. Hot-i. *>., unk mo.
... n., , , . , , “Vs./’j* ondad a Naur York repreeentaUre
Mias M innie Jossey, of Ameri-, of t»« proftuiaa. -a ishm !»*> without i.n
, , , . , , . „ . . l{eaei.r« t but s« rsn. hu rub* loo -HUH outside
CUS, I* visiting her sister, Mrs. J. iheeh«i.re.of railroad oadlai ■■ ed steatuloet
U. Jossey, and will leivo for boaiu
tomorrow. Come again, Mias
asplooio *-*
“«S« rl.lt. fat utataneet"
"Till*, far lo-l.ncr,'*«till Mr. W. D. Franklin,
wha wa. then Imr.lla? fir os Kastrrn butuc.
sod It known u werekaeta in an port, of I no
Winnie, when you can atay longer, j euuniry^rhS* wfiSi,"UdlUT’.'-oVau
,, , a. rt r _ 1 U„„| Islaweiie ar-.Tt.lalt—orcoului tka dnpop*s
Prof. M. G. Logan ha* a school
of fifty pupils at Possum Trot
academy, he is giving general
satisfaction and bis school la bound
to lie a success.
There ie to be a picnic at Mr.
8cat’s mill (old Dr. Blaok mill.) on
tha first Saturday lo May. Krsry.
body ie invited to come, and don't
forget your basket.
Miss Fannie Feagin la making a
lengthy visit in Dawson. Come
home, Bliss Fannie; if you don’t
somebody eiso will visit in Dawson.
Mr. John E. Thomas’ condition
Is bo better. He baa for tbe feet
three months been unable to attend
to hie business part of tbe time
being very low. W. P. O.
It is rather a curious lact that,
Choice Cafe, of Dooly county, have
both beep adjadged fossae, tad , _ m ^
was began several years ago and ' although Texas claims to be as
about six miles graded this side of ' great a wool raising Statu ns Ohio,
Uawkinsville, but was abandoned j tbe entire Texas delegation in the
for want o( means and some mis.; House, with tbe exception of Mr.
understanding with the Macon and j Ochiltree, who did not vote, voted
Brunswick road. That road has against the bill of Mr. Converse to
now pawed into the hands of the ' increase the wool tariff. Are not
East Tennessee, Virginia and ’ tho Texas Congressmen ns able to
Georgia Company, and for the fiist judge what is best for their con-
time oiler* an eastern outlet. The stiluents as the Ohio Congressmen
Enterprise and the people of Smith- j are for their constituents? The
ville will find out that railroads are | Texas Congressmen think that an
not built in a day, however anxious increase in the price ot wool would
BOLDE.1Y1LLE Bt’HCOMBE.
Boi.dxnvh.lk, April 13th.—Edi
tor Record**—Miss Ads Wil
liams, of this place, is visiting rela
tives in Montezuma and 8p*td!ng.
Little Kdgsr, son of Mr. L. B.
Bolden, our worthy postmaster,
I as been soriously ill recently, but
we are glsd to know that he is con
valescing.
To-day is -‘Easter Sunday" and
the annual caster meeting at
St. John’s chapel was held to-day,
uuder tbe charge of tho Rev. J, S.
Elmore, who preached an interest
ing sermon on the “Resurrection.”
Mr. Elmore is s fluent speaker,
consequently many were pre lent to
note bis eloquence.
Notwithstanding the destructive
“blow" which did much Injury to
corn and cotton that was j.ist com
ing up, the former is looking quite
promising, thougn the parched Ups
still marks the effects of tho wind.
It is predicted that wc will have an
immense fruit cron this year. As it
has been four years since we had
s fruit crop, of course we wonld be
glad to have one.
Boldenvilie Is on s boom, and is
faithfully emulating her sister cit
ies, and as the competition in build
ing railroads becomes more ardent,
Boldenvillc Is feeling a proud
equality nnd bases her fortuno on
bright future hopes, and as Mr. L.
B. Bolden, our energetic merchant,
is one of the “wbat can-I do-for-you-
tbis-morning-gcntlcmcn” kind of a
merchant, wo feel assured of bis
success.
Tbe report was current for a
while that the new ra'lroad would
have this place for its terminus;
but they did not run it here, how.
ever, and as they are going to run
it to Andersonville, of cour.-c we
are “out” again. Whi'c the citi
zens of the neighboring cities are
enthusiastic on tho “railroad” ques
tion, and are even growing fat on
bright anticipations, we, the citl
sens of Boldenvillc feel at a loss,
however, wc propose to build
road, connecting Boldenvilie with
tbe “Flint” when the river is made
navigable, and when the steam
boats run tho river, and that, to
the opinion of the writer, Is only s
question of time. The road wonld
be an acquisition to Boldenvilie,
which only needs a few more rail
roads, ard a “steamer!’ on the
“Flint” to make It a place of Im
portance. No, wo won’t be lett
behind. We’ll have the road, wc
will. W. C.
wawrald
edboon far sttiss aad dsn.
aseuampl* I Mr, mu, far
Jtiming i
perpetual din* of dirt •
■rom bating no flnS kowi I
Is*. Inwlfiuv
law all right new.”
-NoSIseoMt** jtnrSImlUaT'’ took. In *
CMmjp drr fMdo IraTtlrr, Mflitias hia afar
“Not a eaartar par amt. Bat I kid ta Mao sp
Iravtll'-piorowiiila. ThadpapapaisralooS ’• X
pa Mr. Flaill r I cam* asoaa an adr.nl ratM
o PAr.KKU'H TONIC. I triad It rod It Sard me
op la partedlen. Ti er, la nolhlas an rarlh, la
prirlor, b«U! • letter f
tkaft pre * - ‘ “*
nit prcdM fid. PAI
IHtin. cure* MMtin.il
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Tsiloo. Moss, ft*, s&e ft. Miiiisy to lonsr
riot. sprilSmL
ATTENTION!
HeaiturtinfclMRttaiDia^
LIQUORS,
BEERS,
CIGARS,
JhareuJ ahray. kwp as has* a fill aanplp at
ltaportol sail Daiaratk Llqsorf, Brat* Chu.
paper, Clgrra. ate., rta, vhiah I aaa aceiap at
LOWEST MARKET PRICKS. Alao>a Freeh
liaikd Slack ot
Staple and Fancy Groceries!
Which 1 MaosUlagM CHEAP A8THX CHEAP
EST. Chromestrlsl»o4b«eoOTisee4s
Fresh Cincinnati Beer on Draught !
Alarapa as hand at Sa per plaaf.
Free Lnnd from 1&30 A. I. to 2 P. I
IkmiUNtoip piaaaapaad
Billiard and Pool Table
Fiom sow until the esd of the •
a I will keep
Foil Supply of Ice on baud.
JAKE ISRAELS,
STILL IT HER OLD STAND.
MlRaiM
people may be to have them.
Mr. Will Singleton, whosubscrib
ed twenty-one shares to the Buena
Vista railroad, on condition that
be be sleeted conductor, has bran
elected to that position. Why didn’t
not be an advantage to Texas, and
they are right. It would not be an
advantage to the people of Ohio,
but the Ohio Congressmen, with
the exception of Frank Hurd, can’t
be made to believe U. it is notice
able that Massachusetts and Con-
tho rest of them think of it end. neotfout contributed ten, vote*
■take their subscriptions condition-1 against the bill. Npw f*
and then all oenld have had ' beginning to feel the necessity for
J * •: Kate v raw material*.
What wc are indebted to New
England for is happily stated by
one of her own products, Mr.
Joseph Cook, tbo lecturer. He
says: “It was n New Englander
who founded Mormonism. It was
another New Englander who took
charge of it after tbe founder past
ed sway. It was another New En
glander who founded the Oneida
Community. Loose divorco has
been called a Connecticut Yankee
notion. We must be ready to face
such facto a* that, in the Western
Reserve in Ohio, settled f.om New
England, the ratio of dlvoreee' to
the number of maniacs fo muoli
largwthsnin the southerh counties,
Irt OPENING HEK STOCK
OF NEW
-AT BEK-
OLD STAIfD OK JAl'KSOX STREET!
fSTM » IUlneiclfflrs berilncsrt thanks to Ur*
lember* sf tbs lr» defist latent, by whom nsbls
k»ns $lis wu far**) from aeriosa lew dnrtof lbs
flrr, tnd rsskkd her lo frret (imp friend* si Us
plots shew tbsy bore so long been scenstcmed
is dad her. sprtMli
Stats Depository.
Brtiuor Oeoroia, )
Exkcutivk Dxpartmkkt, >
Atlanta, Ga., March 2o, 1881. )
WIIK11KA3, BjastharUX of u Aet approve*
Oeiabrr IS ISIS, Tka Bask of Amerlcu,, . Book
iocsrpontad bp ihakmafthl.8tal*,aad locate*
la lb. city el Sardes* ku brea oppalste*
Stats Da-seliary far tka Item of fMryaen: III.
OKDXBKD, Thai tha Tu Collseun at tha
aoaatlta of SaaUrr, Wtbdar, Seblsy, Daotp, Lea,
Terran, Kaodalpb, Oaltans, Clay. Calhoun,
Dnfherte, E»rly, Bohn, Kitchen, MMcr,
Dealer, Thomu aod Wank he, as* they an
hereby Inrtrartr* la pay hda tiM Dcpoiilsvy,
aa* 111* uo other, *U —NFS sellccud by than
far bad oaaeeuualsf Suit toxn, otaept auch a.
nay be tnaawitted dlraci Is lb. ktale Traa-unr.
By iba Oarttson IISNXT D. MrDANIXL,
t. W. WARREN, Ooraroor.
Secretary Xs. Dart. aprl»wtaw.wit
LUMBER. LUMBER.
I,»UI baat A. O.BaS'-plaaa, Iwo aad a hair
■Baaftoa Ancrfcua, aavttf Ie twenty day* aod
*U1 deliver Lumber la Aaerksa aa law a* Iks
a. w« roan ax.
•of Okie."
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