Americus weekly recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 18??-1891, April 25, 1884, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text> Americus Recorder. YOL. V. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1884. NO. 48. POWDER Absolutely Pure. i ordinary kind*, »n<! cannot h# sold tn •waytton with the muitJiade uf luwUtt, nkort vHckt.nl am or nkannkntcpowdrr«. SaUtUy in Hmcaiu. KOVAL BtKInO FOWDSK Co. lot ITill »'Mt. New York. oetSljL mmvicME •Wjwttod. ud CnUdaaa Huwv BIm<1 Ifafa—a. Clm. AUinu, al hfajtfi* SMij jjjj. loreo, tba Cnrou Rxxuiiu noI afalllbta. tbn blood nnd pempirntlon. nnd thus remove* tho vmm. Ctmctnu, thogvMttUo Coro, InbUotl/nL* Inr* Itch in« nnd Inflsmrastion,elo«rs tho Skin nnd Scslp, heals Ulcors nnd Boros, toot so— tho Cons* plosion. CmcoiuBoAP, an osqnlsitn Skin Besots- Bor and Toilet RoqnlalU. Is ladlapoasnblo In frost* Inf skin diaonsoa, and for ranch, chapped, or creasy skin, klaekhaads, bloteksa. and baby humor*. Cc- ncnu Rzmxdirs am the only Infallible blood purifiers and akin bsaullflsrs. Outlies Ifouckton, msm bsaeflt. which was ooapfl QimcCTu lUacrpixs, l*r skin. lead ftop ** llow to Cars Rkln Plsoasoa." ATTENTION! LIQUORS, BEERS, CIGARS, I koto an-1 a! way- kn-p oe ka*4, fall -u-ply of Importrd and Domrrtlc Uquo-a, Dona. Cham, payer, Clean, Mr.. etc, whloh I *m Kltln, at LOWEST MARKET PRICED. *(•>'. »toah which 1 ara atllln, M CHEAP AS TIIK CHEAP nr. Gin CM . trial a»d bo coaviaood. Fresh Cincinnati Beer m Draught I Always at kaad at Bo per flaas. FRe Lunch tin 10:30 IN. to 2 F.V I have MM to ray flato * good Billiard and Pool Table PM »W U*UMh* Md Of lk« MMOtoI Will k«rp Fall Supply of Ice on baud. . >JAKE ISRAELS, 7 Great Monarchies OBlBMteo JOHNB. ALREK, Publisher, •OM.1HST, DELIGHTFUL DAWSON. Dawson, Ga., April 22<1, 1884. To-day Is Miiuo'.bst cod for this dfeMOD of Hie year, nevmhelet* we do not anticipate a frost, or weather cold enough to injure vege tation. The month of April, 1849 brought a frost that killed all vege- tation in Southwestern Georgia but we do not tear this year a repetition of the samo kind. Tbd outlook is simply magnificent at thin time for farming matters. A visit to the home orchard of Judge James M. Simmons in this place almost “bewildered" me with the sight of the countless green Iruit that overloaded the trees. Tho super abundance of young peaches upon tho peach tre a and the unripe fruit upon pear and oth er fruit trees proved to yuur cor respondent that Southwestern Georgia would this year “take the cake” in matters of fruit A stroll to the “fowl yard" of this same gentlemen showed the handy work of a house-wife. The sight of 186 growing chickens, all of them raised In the yard proved, that “fowl cul ture" could bo made a success hero at home, that is il our bousc-wivcs take sufficient interest in the mai ler. A mine of wealth is at our doors if we would only take In the situation properly. This little city took in the tem perance question last Sn nday night. At that time tho Hon. T. B. Dema rco, of Kentucky, delivered a lec ture on that theme. After tho ad dress a lodge of Good Templars was formed, consisting of nlucty- two members, with Prof. J. W. F. Lowrey ss Worthy Chief Templar. The “blue ribbon" now is worn by mauy'pf our best citizens. A few months ngo * prohibition” was hipped nut in this county, now we will try “moral suasion." There is a mature connected with the college here that deserves no tice: Tho commercial department, under the charge of Prol. B. C. Adams. The boys of this section of the State need not go far from home to acquire a good business education, for here it is at their doors, and by the way, you hare a graduate oflhisdepartmcntinyour city, Clyde Toole, who Is a first- class book-keeper, manages the in terests of the large warehouse of Toole, McOarrah A Toudce. The military feature iaalso con nectcd with the college tn a coral pauy called the Dawson College Guards. This command is under the charge of Capl. B. C. Adams and is well’drilled, and is armed with the improved weapons—the breech-loading rifle. The people of Dawson ought to foster this military company fora well organiz cd military organization is a “right arm of delcusc"—ready for all emergencies. A GVn'cnniat celebration of the Methodist Sunday school here, will take place on tho second Sunday in May. An address at that time will be delivered by Mr. A. S. J. Henderson a young and talented lawyer of this city. Tho exercises bldcfstr to be of great interest The pastor ol the Methodist church here, Rev. P. S. Twltty.be- aides his reputation as an efficient minister, is also a good newspaper man. At a meeting a few nights ago be successfully managed the claims of bis church organ, “The Wealeyan Christian Advocate," placing that paper in all families of the eburoh hero.who havo never token It Mr. Twitty with four laymen obligated themselves to extend its circulation that way foi a definite time. A “level-headed” ilnlater is a desideratum to any church. The Baptist church here is well officered, and under tho pastorate •f Rev. B. W. Davla la growing in number and usefulness. Mr.'Davia la a pains-taking minister and baa the confidence and esteem of all who know him. Tho churches and schools of Dawson are gema in her diadem. The people hero and elsewhere are kept In a constant state of fear of the “dreadful cyclone.” On last Saturday night the incessant hard rain, loud thunder and vivid lightning roused everybody, and at tho hour of midnight the flitting lights in tho houses showed great trepidation on the part of the in mates. We arc talking railioad here too —time with us will show more than talk. We are going to have anoth er railroad outlet, and don't you forget it. Wo see that you have applied for a charter for the Ameri cus, Preston and Lumpkin railroad Now, that looks like business. Success to you. In your “Pen Points,” yon re ferred to “Capt. Shaffer"—“floral display” and “the most beautiful lady in Americus." ; Who is the most beautiful girl in Americus? For pretty girls Dawson can beat tiie world. On that line we can beat yonr city with its beautiful women. W. K. P. HURRY MOULTRIE. Moultrie, Ga., April 14th— Quarterly Conference, 9nd quar ter Moultrie Mission M. E. C. S-, was held here Monday 8th inst. A church was organized here with a fair number of members. The old court bouse was purchased by the church and will he conveyed to tbo ohuroh lot as soon as practicable. Preachers Anthony, B. E. Calla way, Boston and Wells, of Tallokos, besides sovcral local ministers, were present. 1 ■ ;l Aaron DjiiIcIh, whom I lately reported as having been found dead in tlte woods, left one brother, lie, hearing of his brother's demise, came here io inquire into the affair. He fun ml that everything bad been dono Hint could be and left satis fied. In conversing with him I learned that their father dropped dead under wonderfully similar circumstances. He, too, was driv ing an ox enrt, and was nearly <he same distance from his home at the time of his death. Live Oak school, five miles north of this place, closed Saturday. There was a fair attendance of pu pils, patrons and visitors. The ex- amlnation was very creditable. Speeches were made by most of the boys, and recitations and compost- tions by tbc girls. Col. Patterson made a stirring spoeck to the school and your correspondent, blushing, ly, look the floor after the Colonel got through. I made a deep im pression ou tbc minds of my hearers. The audience was held spell bound during my unintermitilng stream of oratory, and sighs of relief were heard on every hand when I wound up. Col. P. said he hoped my style of rhetoric was not catching. Trade it awful dull, but tbc “com mons of Moultrie" are green as a wheat field, and tho oaks aro all putting on their spring bonnets, the chokey berries are in bloom, tho succulent fennel is lifting Its frazry head, the frisky martin is hnntlng a friendly gounl on a pole where its nest may be located, the red-head woodpecker la hunting for worrums in the old trees which ho canvassed last yetr ere he went on his Southern tour, rfnd the voice of the deep toned bumble bee is heard in ihe land. The bull bats have also come and bird shot arc looking tip. Mad cats arc ripe, bumming birds flatter from flower to.flower and butterflies flit from flitter to flitter; and spring—bilious intermittent spring is here, and don’t let ft escape your memory. Crops are looking very well. Many are planting cotton, some are plowing corn, and some are, at usual, waiting on the moon. We had a sharp frost on the 9th instant. Sandty Schools are budding. There are signs of tbs twigs and tender buds of oonrtebip putting forth their green and bloom, espe cially the green. A debating elub is agitating the brilliant intellect of young Moul trie. Picnics are looming up in the dim and distant future. Quite a tumultous law suit was underway last week, but all la quiet along the Big Injun to-day. A general compromise settled it. M. M. F. QblTSUX COUNTY. Hatcoir Station, April 22 On Ssturday night last we were threat ened wi,h another heavy blow; the electric display was fearfully beau tiful. The writer was up until one o'clock watting the arrival of num ber four passenger train en route from Montgomery to Macon and witnessed the movements of the ciouds, which could be seen plainly by the aid of the continuous light ning. For an hour or two it looked fearful, and all who have storm pits adopted the old Vulgar phrase “rats, to your hole.” A gentleman whose pit bail been filled with wa ter was so anxious to get himself and family into it, they dissenting on account of tba water, be as a last argument proposed that he would get in, lie down, and allow his wife and obildren to ait on him until the etorm passed, but he was unsuc cessful, so all remained in the bouse and was very agreably disappoint ed. for the the etorm did not owme. Quite a quantity of water fell dur iog the night, but so gently as to do no damage, except in rendonng the soil too wet for plowing. It was an advantage to cotton coming up, especially to the hard laud*, which wore badly orusted from the heavy rain a few days before. The improvement in the oat crop is bo slow that farmers have about despaired of a crop of that import ant cereal. The stand of cotton seem to be satisfactory throughout the country. According to previous notice, notwithstanding the rainy morning, quite a number asaembleu at Mont- icello school bouse for the purpose of organizing a Sunday school. J. E. Smith was called to the chair and J. Lanier as secretary. On motion of W. J. C. Barrel, J. E Smith was elected superintendent of the Bchool and J. M. Lanier secre tary and treasurer. Forty-three names were enrolled as members, with quite a number yet to come The school appointed the superin tendent as a committee l-» procure literature for the school. Much enthusiasm pervaded the meeting, which will doubtless develop itself into a flourishing school at Monti- cello near Hatcher Station. God speed the good work. Mrs. Allen, of Tbomasville, Ga., proposes to visit relatives and friends in this county and spend some with them during the coming summer. Dr, J. W. Mercer and lady took in the flrcmanic tournament in Ma con last week, and were delighted with the exercise of the firemen. Quitman. A newspaper correspondent writes that there is not a chimney I anywhere in Mexico, as far os has seen, and their absence gives an odd as|>cct to the architecture, like that of Arabian towns. No bouse has a fire-place or a move, for it is never cold, but the kitchen is equip ped with a sort ofnncalnly brick or stone rouse, ten or fifteen feel long, having holes for pots and kettles and in which charcoal is burned. The femes escape by the open doors and windows. Charcoal is almost the only fuel in Mexico, except in the Northern States. — 1-. i——sr— TURNER CHEATS THE LAW. nr. htrAxolbs iiimseup with a hand- Kincutzr IN A CELL. Grantvillh, Ga., April 18 — Pleasant M. Turner, more familiarly known as Tobe Turner, of Meri wether connty. who was to have been hung at Greenville to-day for the murder of John K. .shuttles, cheated the gallow* ot its victim nnd disappointed tbo crowd gatb ered lor the purpose of witnessing his execution, by strangling him self about an hoar before the time appointed for the hanging. Tur ner readied Grantville yesterday afternoon heavily Ironed and in the custody of Sheriff Moffitt and posse. Immediately upon arrival conveyances were found in read! net-s to convey the party to Green ville. They res bed this point without any accident or incident worthy of mention happening on the route. TRE last NHIQT ON IAHTH. The doomed man was placed In Jail about dark. Here he remained all olgbtuuderaheavy guard. Dur ing the niuht Turner prayed and slept at intervals. He refused to cat anything this morning, but drank a glass of wine. Uisclothing was entirely changed so that no poi son might bo concealed about him but he was allowed to keep a amal silk Handkerchief. He told the Sheriff that be had tried several times to commit snioide, but was sorry, as be loved Jesus, and would go to heaven.' His relatives were allowed to visit him. About so hour before the time appointed lor the execution the attending minis ter and Sheriff Moffitt, who were in tbo coll with Turner, were asked to leave the erll for a few moments, Turner saying to these offiotaln that he wanted to be by himself so that be oould pray ana sikUod lor for giveness for the crime that he bad committed- Ilcaeknowledgcd hav Ing killed Shuttles, and admitted that be had twice attempted to com mil suicide. He regretted this, and promised if allowed to be alone for a few momenta that he would be ready when the hour for ItiseXe cution arrived, and would go to the gallows and be executed with out further trouble. LETT TO DIE BY 1118 OWN ilAND. Tho Sheriltand minister granted the request and left the uell. Soon after they bad gona Turner took his silk hsndkcrchics, and after twisting it encircled it about hi* nock, lie then commenced twist ing it until hi* breathing was cut off. Holding on the instrument that was robbing him of bis life be threw himscif on bis bed end pull cd a blanket over bit head. In this posi ton lie died holdingon to the twisted handkerchief thereby forc ing tbo life from his body. When found by tbs returning 8iieriQ ami a friend or two, be was dead. Effort* were made to restore cir culation without thee***. DISAPPOINTMENT OP TIIB CROWD. W hen these fact* were common lasted to those on the outside ol the building great excitement and disorder prevailed. The hanging was to have been in public, and about the newly erected gallow* several thousand people had gath ored to witness the execution. The remains were turned over to relatives for bunal. The father, mother nnd wife of Turner were overjoyed at learning that Turm r had killed himself, as It was known by them that he preferred death in any way other than the gallows. His mother loll across Ids body exclaiming: “Hsve you really gone to Jesus. They have not bad n chance to put a rope around that dear neck. You have beat them at last.’ She bad to be re moved from the body by force. The Le Conte Pear. ■ Weycroo- Rtport-r. We have from lime to time had much to aav of this truly wonderful pear. And it alwsysgivcs us pleas ure to speak of it, because we aro satisfied of what tho results will bo when our people wake up to a reali zation of the wonderful production ami profit there in In It. The day will oome, and la not (hr distant, when a pear orchard-of ten, twenty, filty-or 100 acres, in South, era G-orgis will be estimated as be ing equally a* valuable ah so many acn s in an orange grove in South Florida. Yoa may say, not so! Let on apply the figures and see how it looks. Ia South Florida landa near trnspoi tation are generally worth from $50 to $150 per sere. Here, right on the lines of transpor tation, ibty are worth trom oae to five dollars per acre after the timber bee been taken off by the mill men. This is a wonderful differebee to start out with. But let os now consider the difference in the cost of atartiug a grove, estimating the same number of trees par aero.say fifty—and rootlets the same pries as the seedling orange-eey 25 rente eaeb or $13.60 per tore, and 50 seres of lend, et $5 per aero—for -land $360, trees $625, total $876—the putting out at the same cost, as or ange trees. The difference in cost to start with, 50 acres of land at $50 per acre, $2,500, treed’ $626, total $8,126. .. The fertilizing and attention nec essary to bring the pear t? the behrlng state, is notmofe than one- third #f that of the orange, Ur *ay nothing of whet can be realised ■ from the cuttings that oan be -root- - ed each year, nnd sold at a.yea? . old, for 25 cents each. At five years old the pear 'commenced td bear, and it will bo patting It low to say that tha .trees will bear an average ofonebuabel per tree, which at $1 per bushel would be at tbo rate of $50 ner acre. At six year old they will average at least live huahels per tree, at ten year old llioy are in full bearing and will average from ten tu Ufu-cn bushels per tree. Now it will be home In mind that we are making the very lowest esti mate* for the pear, they having never sold in the markets, that we have beard of, for leas than $4 per bushel, while they brought et much as $12 per bu*hel in Boston. The orange requires oloee and careful attention from the time they are set end commence to beer as from ten t • twelve years of age with tho uncertainties of being in- jured by cold blight and inseot, none ol iritiob affect the pest, while tho Income under the most favora ble circumstances ere no greeter, l>er acre, after they oomo to the ■late than tbo pear. A CARD. To *11 wh* an suffering from the error* and iDdisenUoM of youth, nervous weakne**, early decay. Ion of manhood, Ac., I will Mad a reolpe that wiU ears you, FREE OF CBABOB. Thi* gnat remedy wta diooovorod by a miMlonary in South Awcriea. Boadoorif addnoood envelop* to the B*v. Josarn T. Iwa, 8M’m D, Mat Fort (Mg- The QuinologUt announces that the numerous cinchona garden* commenced five or *ix year* ago in Java will soon begin to yield, and bark may be expected to take a prominent position in tbo Hat ol cx|>orts from that island. In 1881 the number of new trees in the nur series waa 780,600, and in 1882, 1,- 805.800. The trees in the planta tion numbered 2,107.380 in 1881, and 2,099.400 In 1882. Thera are nine varieties in all; the legerianaa have proved sucueaslul, and con tain from 9 to III per cent, of alka loid. His Slippery Ghu* Eye. “Ib* Squire," uya the anthor of “Tba Hoocicr Hchoclmoter," "won on* (laaa S tand a wig. The glaa* *y* was tan- Lully allppTog oat of fooo*. and lb* wig turning around *id*wi*e on bis base whenever he addreeeed lb* people of lb* FUt Creek DMtricL” Bad spoctaela Puker’* Hair Bates pitssms and pro. , motes tbo growth of tbsaatanlbaW. II also restore* lb* nctural color to bat? which bu fadedoe bteoaMgray. Clean, elegant, bcneflcUl, highly pwfaaad. aprill-lm WOMAN. Ber Health Mini Happiness »r* mutters of Uroat Concent to all fflunhlnd. Mu* Kuam, Oe Seme uoaUiui I heights bottle of Dr. t. Hrwit-tJ e Pr-eile gegdaier, end seed It a By fkmtlj with ynet niklh-llei. I her* recoin, wot II to Urn* (halltor^a* lhr;hove Ims4 to t-ihejoHohuleeWas-l Im U. The raeUn oho hove u*e-i Iters now m pcrTort hrollh oe-1 shle t* Bcv.IL B. JOUNSOV. Steve or (looeeio, Troup Ceonty. I hive nwluf tho nrlpeof Dr. lolih SM- deM, end proeouace It to ho ■ c—btoaUos of modleieoo of (roil werit la the treotwvut of in dlaeeeto #f fmilM far whlih he isoowbssm II w*. r. UKASLgr, m. a ■runnui, Tim. Da. .1. Biumiu: ftirgr-ay deeshfarhe* hen Mfrorinf far winy year, with that dneSfhl elllletlen ke.wo es Knulo IHmn, which he* ee.t ■* rainy ylollito, ud eoiwIlhoUo-ttof I bed the htot n«lIcil etlen-toneo. field eat lad rotfat I hen u-ed raiay e>her kledo et medicine* with out oey rffrrt. 1 bed Jut atoll ftoM her op, wh «»t of Inert, bet hipi-eae-l In the »tor* if W. IV. EckUr rattrol ooilri —to, aod ho, hraraUf of ray 4io(hb-r*e edktleo, permeded om to hap e bold* of yuor Poaito IfageUtor. She tofu to Irapr-.ft at -too. I ou oodoll|h<*d with to* rff-etc tbet I toockl MVOrsl won toutot of H; and, knowing wh-41 dusk wilt, If to-day eased ray family waa augrriac wl-h the! iwhl dtoaan, I would havo II If to coal |dt skittle, far I cl* truthfully lay It Me cored ay -*r-(f—r aoeol ud well, ead myself eed with do Boat toorthy ror*BB**d year Voraili ltegalator to kejrat what to to nprOHOUd to bo. RocpocIMIy, II. D. VKATHKRSON. TraetU oe tho Ueelih u l tl-pprarra of We al oa toallod me. ' Tie Busrnu Sueouv** Ol jMd^by jf. A. dk DL r!*Dato»yiS2i hV. yrora wbtoh bee tool raede . j 60 BALES ON 20 A0BE& Cu he procured at •'“> - J. f.Einti Qrt Harim sun, _ i U([ . f AKERICU8. OA.

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Americus weekly recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 18??-1891, April 25, 1884, Image 1