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Americus-
Recorder.
Established 1879.
AMERICAS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1884.
Daily, Prr Ykah,...$«.00
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Amebicus Recorder
rum.itnsu ur
w. «*■ OMBSMBH
office on cotton avenue.
amekicus.
Amrrieni It tha e-mnly tout of Sumter
county. G-orgis, sh listed on tho How b-
vestsro railroad, 71 miles wmthwc.tof
llaron, sod (boat HO allies nurtb of tb-
Florid* das It is situated in tbs flnesl
section of Georgs, raising s «ri*tet vari
ety ef agricultural sod bortioaltarsl pro
ducts than soy other rsrt of tbs ooatb,
combining sll tbs fruits, grata sod vege
tables of ib* ismporstssud semi-tropical
rones—wheat, corn, rye, oais, tics, Irish
and sweet potatoes, peanuts, obufss.
cotton, peas, sugir cane, apples, pears,
pesebes. grapes, plums and other fruits.
The climate Is mild snd equable, and ono
of the moot health v In the world, tbs sir
balsa nun snd i-ry sad mostbsneBeisI tor
lung and throat diseases. All kinds of
outdoor work osn be performed without
inconvenience from summer host nr
winter sold. Americas has a population
of6,000. is beautifully situated on high
and rolling ground snd umsU of some of
the handsomest business blocks in the
South. The city Ins flue public schools;
good ehnrobes; s largo pablio library;
ono dally, ons semi-weekly snd two
weekly newspapers; s new opera bouse,
completely furnished wiiu scenery snd
capable of (sating 1.000 persona; a well
orginised fire department, Including
two line ■ camera; ibo streets nro will
paved, eewered and lighted; there ere
two flouring mills, s cotton iced oil mill,
rlsning mill snd vsriety works, canisgs
fictorv, and a number of minor msnisolo-
riee; snout two hundred tlrnu ere engaged
in mercantile buslnm; three banka with
an abundance of capital; two good
botela laroiah good oceommodetiona.
Americas is tho centre ot trade for six
coamies compri-ing tho richest agricul
tural sec'lou In Georgia, the average «n-
nunlcotton receipts being 30,000 babe,
which will bo largely Inoreaaeil by the
completion of the I’rsaton and Lumpkin
railroad now in procaee of construction.
It ia the largoet city in Southwest Geor
gia, and baa been appropriately nauud
‘the "Commercial Capital” of that eoc-
tion, sad it is rapidly g-owing in popn-
Ution snd wealth. Aa a plsco of bil-i-
neas rasidenoa it presents attraction
equilod by lew chtea in the eoulli.
Froperty of all kinda ia comparn'lvsly
cheap, althouzh rapidly advancing in
value; Ibo inhabitants of both city anil
country are cultivated, courteoua anil
hospitable, with a cordial welcome in ini-
migranta. To enterprising tradesmen, jn-
dicioua capitalists and iudns'iioiis farm-
era tins section of Georgia offers Unit op-
port uni lea. Any tnlnriuiiiion in rogaul
to cilv or country will be cheerfully fur-
niahed byuddres-ing the AmkhicCs UK-
-CORDKR,Americas. Ga.
ruhanmiUi* imjsi.to cards
LA iri KItS.
V. R. McUKOKV,
attorney at law,
jfcLLWIIXE, GA
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DOCTORS.
' Dr. 0. B. RAINES,
SURGEON AND PHYSICIAN.
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omc ol dl rc*riTto Ik* proieic or Amorim* sod
»trinity UflarflTrf Dflftlh fflltaWW'* Ijtoifl. Rsrt
deuce at corner of .lackwHi and Church
Calls will receive prompt altcutlon. 'anlmi
DR. C. A. BROOKS,
LATEST NEWS.
ENTERFBISINH ELLAVILLF.
AMEKICUS, GA.
Clin Irlt at n.venMt’s aruj .toroj.IU_receive
pros ? pt .U.-n; i U»o_ - ~
Will Se aw n,l el nljM at the
rejulrne. of CoL 8. U. lUwklas, comer Unsl
Caltodge Mreetf. *
'miscellaneous.
3E*iols:©trt,
TSTeil
ALBOTTON, - - - - GEOKGIA
WUI ilo Plastering, Brlekwork and Iloso work
Cobsaiisoa specially. Itcfolriai iloaw OrJere
promptly attended to. ”«t*tf_
-GIN WORK.
% t would rtfljwctftilly stats to th« pablle that
I am now prspain-d to
REPAIR OLD GINS 1
i» uive satl*fa tli>i. All w«rk ga ran-
Iced. I am located wlthmv father on Jotteixm
street, ia rear of Oliver Ar Oliver** ahop. Work
•oUeiUd. |raay*Sim| P, A. CAUEUUK.
Edva J. Mi’lcr. , C. Horace McCall.
Monumental Marble Works,
SILLEU A Mel'ALL, Proprietors,
Southwest Comer of tho Public Hqnare,
AMEKICUS, GA.
Monuments, Tombs, Etc., Etc.
•f Um best Italian and American Marble.
TOR RENT.
Ibs Iota residence of L. C. Uirr tt, on I
Church Street, now occupied by A. A i
Adams. Poaaesainu given Septembci 1,
Apply to Jxo. M. Cosea
Anguet sutb. tf
Kllaville, Ga., Oct. 16, 1884.
—Mr. Wm. Hitt, of Americus,
came up yesterday, and bought
about one hundred b iles of cotton.
The warehouse will lie completed
Ibis week, as will the depot. The
hotel is undergoing repairs, and ao
ia tbo atore of Dr. Scarborough.
Rev. Mr. Tidweil is baring a ocat
residence erected.
Mrs. C. H. Smith, Miss Tbco.
Pease, and Miss Addle Smith left
yeaterday for Darien.
Miss May Thornton was called
homo day before yeaterday from
Wesleyan by a telegram announc
ing the serious illness of her father,
Mr. Ansley, of Buena Vista. He
died before sbe reached home.
Kllaville,Ga., Oct.SO—Cotton
is alili coming in lively, notwith
standing a few cuta by some news
paper writers. In fact, I believe
every tiling said derogatory to our
market by some people but increa
ses the receipts. "Unreliable in
one thing unreliable in everything.”
Schley will poll her full vote for
Hon. C. F. Crisp. Belt ia not know n
in the race here. Crisp 0-st, last,
and all tho time. Is this Democ
racy? If so, wo arc still Demo-
crats.
Hon. T. B. Myers, member elect
from this county to the Legisla
ture, lias resigned (bis resignation
as Bob Sears would aa_v) aa sheriff.
The Ordinary has made no appoint
ment as yet. Truly, X.
MERRY H0ULTB1K.
Moui.tuie, Ga., Oet. 18.—The
weather is hot and dry, though wo
have had some cool nights.
Ocopilee and Oekloeknce creeks
are both drying up, and fishermen
arc having a good lime. 1 am
sorry to say tho pollywoga are not.
The dry and hot weather is pro
ductive of much sickness, ami
there is no doctor to inirae them,
our worthy representative elect.
Dr. Watkins, having been confined
to bis bed for a month with an at
tack of malarial fever, contracted
while nursing a niece, who was ill
of fever and who died at Ty Ty.
Colton is coming in slowly; in
fact, thorn is hut little to come in.
One of our merchants vent COO
pounds of accd cotton to the gin,
and three days ago they sent him
word to cotno and get it, or bring
enough to finish out a bale. He
bas been on the road ever since
trying to buy enough to make out
bis kale, and bas failed to get it.
Our court bouse is going up
slowly. Wo have three carpenters
pecking away on it, and hope to
complete it by the March term ol
superior court.
Sample copies of Recorder re
ceived. Thanks. Hope to send
you a big list from bore. Such a
paper deserves success.
Joe Jefferson.
FIRE IX MACON.
A Ostloa Coninre.e C»««M About
•1.000 Worth.
Macon, 0a., Oct. 20.—A general
alarm of firo was sounded last-night
at 8 o'clock, and it was some time
before the firemen could locate the
fire, but presently di-nsc volumes
of smoke began to arise in the di
rection of tho cotton compress of
English & Ilugucnin. The' fire-1
men found tbc fire to be inside the I
compress. A large lot of lint cot-1
ton under the pressroom caught j
firo from some cause unknown, j
and was burning rapidly when •
discovered. By gallant work the
firemen got the fire under control
and saved a large quantity of col- i
ton and tho handsome compress
building from destruction. The
loss is estimated to be not over
*1,UU0.
I.imsai 1 I.emou . I
A line let just received amt tnij 30ct».
perdcz.-ti. J. Israels. I
SAD HOURS OF PARTINU.
DawsoN, Oct. 16—Prof. W. H
Alien bas chartered a car to re
move bis household goods to
Americus. Tbe drays have been
hauling all tbc morning, and at
noon tbe car is packed entirely
full. Tbe Prof, will accompany
these good* as they go up to-night,
and tbe rest of the family will fol
low to morrow. Every person who
bas an interest in Dawson regrets
very much the departure of this
family from our midst. They bavo
resided among ua for the last
twelve years, and have aided in all
our public and private enterprise*,
great and small, during that time.
The Prof, taught in our High
School ten years, and, ao far as I
have heard, gave entire satisfaction
to pupils and patron*. Mrs. Allen
took charge of our hotel at a time
when it was considerably below
par, remoddled and refitted It
within and without, and in a abort
time, by dint of perseverance and
industry, doubled its patroeage
and popularity. She bas kept it
nearly two years, and it bas be
come so well and favorably known
that its praiacs are sounded by tbe
traveling public I rom New Tork to
tbe Gulf of Mexico. Drummers
often “skip” other towns to He
over on Sundays at our hotel.
They are sorry to learn that Mrs.
Allen is leaving Dawson, and glad
site will follow ‘.he same business
in Americus. Seven drummers
stopped yesterday evening, ran up
and took supper, back to tho train
and off again, saying they were
hooked for at other towns, but de
sired to take one more meal with
Mrs. Allen boforo she left Dawson.
The young ladies ot the family,
Misses Nora, Minnie and Nettie,
have assisted us in our amateur
theatricals, conceits and other
social entertainments so long and
so effectually, that we scarcely
know how to get along without
them. They will ho greatly miss
ed in our halls, as well as tho Sail
bath schools and churches. The
boys, Willio Tim and Johnnie, ari
as faultless as boys of their ago
can be, and have made many
friends here of Iwith sexes and all
uges. But what ia one’s loss is
another’s gain.
We congratulate the good citi
zens ol Americas, and bo[ji they
will accord to this family tho en
couragement and patronage they
merit.
Dawson, Oct. IT, 1884.
Mr. Flank S. Lee, of this coun-
ty, left to-day for Coffee county,
taking his family with him. Ur
will remain there and engage in
tbe lumher business.
Prof. RL-by and Dock Martin,
of Randolph county, passed
through onr city to-day on their
way to the singing convention
near Amerious. It is worth all
they will cat to hear them sing.
About twenty friends of Prof.
Allen went down to tbe depot last
nigbt to sco him off and tell hint
“good bye.” Dr. Farnurn and Mr.
M. Q. Sutlkam accompanied him
to your city.
Col. J. F. Flewellcn. of Outh-
bert, is on n visit to our city.
Mr. James Morrow, formerly of
our county, now of Crescent City,
Florida, is making us his annual
visit this week. Mr. M. is Indeed
a “model man,’’and his old friends
arc always delighted to sec him.
J.A. F.
A Mother:.' Death Her Daughter's
Lain
Kufai.la, Ala., Oct. 21.—Mrs. ;
Q. M. Bates, n widow lady, aged 72
years, died yesterday morning sev-1
in miles south of this place. Site ■
bail an estate of $5,011(1 designed to j
Itc left to a stepdaughter. She had,!
besides,au own daughter. While
attempting to make tbe will lust
nigbt she became speechless Im-fore
the instillment wns executed, and
remained so till her death, the
property thus reverting to her
daughter.
DAI) SON DDTS.
Daws™. Oct. 20 Mr*. Jack
Savage, of Dougherty eouoty, for
merly Miss Susie Newberry, of this
place, died of malarial fever at her
home near Walker's 8talion.on
last Saturday, and was brought to
Dawaon Saturday night and inter
red in Ibo city cemetery Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock. Rev. How
ard Key, ol Cutbbert, performing
tbo burial service.
Mlat Nannie Ogtetree, ol George
town, spent several days in our
city last week, tbe guest of Mrs.
M. M. Anthony. She returned
home yesterday to the regret of
several of onr young men.
Mias Corrinne Jones, late of our
city, now of Eufaula, came over
last week and spent a couple of
days among her relatives and
Iriends, returning yesterday after
noon.
Tom McGill bas just returned
from • two days trip to bis farm
in Webster county. He aaya, in
spite of tbo drought and dust, be
bad a good time with tbe girls.
Mr. J. E. Mercer,of the Cslboan
County Courier, arrived inoureity
yesterday, on bis return from In
dian Springs.
Mr. T. R. Thornton, general
store, has failvd.and bis bouae was
closed by tbe sheriff this morning
Mrs. B. H. Hood left to day for
Ellaville to visit ber sitter, Mis.
William Allen, who is dangerously
ill.
Mrs. W. H. Wilkinson left to
day for Anderaonvillc.
Professor W. K. Pilsbury re
turned to Eufaula this afternoon.
No rain in this section yet.
Dawson, Oct 22 —The young
people met at Judge Orr's Iasi
night and had an excellent musical
ent'-rtainment. The voeal and in
strumental music was of the very
best quality, and the young ladies
anil gents had on their best looks,
and the world went well with all
who attended.
Messrs. Hill and Simpson, of
IS ion wood, and W. U. Long, ol
I e i county, attended preaching a
tin Baptist church in our city last
Sunday.
Mr. S. K. Taylor, of your city,
spent several days with his son and
daughter in our county this week.
Returned home to day.
J. A. F.
THE TERUIBLE DROUTH.
An Inquiry About tho A. Pi A In
HoadeaNawi Items*
Joiinpreeville, Oct. 20.—Sec a
little cloud in the west, with Un
wind from the south, and ruin is
daily expected. Oct up and dust.
Now is tbe time. It is the opinion
of many that if we don’t get rain
soon we will have a great deal of
sickness. In some parts of the
country it is most impossible for
slock to get water. Many of them
have to go miles to get it. Most
of tbe water gins nnd milN arc out
of water, and the steam gins are
crowded. Right here we will say
that we have plenty of water, en
gines in fine order; and one of the
best gins in the Stale, and parlies
wanting their cotton ginned can be
promptly attended to by bringing
it to us. Our arrangements are
such that we cannot be crowded.
We baveffor sale a good 45 saw
gin in fine order. Also set 8 feci
enst gin gearing that we will sell
cheap. Any one needing such an
outfit can buy them chca|ier for
some in the grading? Will some
one answer?
We bear ft reported that the
road from Brainbridge via Culb-
bert will resell Lumpkin l<efore the
Americus, Preston and Lumpkin
road does. We don't know as this
is true, bat we can accommodate
them both. Hurry up, friends,
aome of ua are going to bold some
cotton to ship as soon ns the road
is completed. Many of us expect
to buy our next year’s supplies in
Americus, and have them shipped
to our nearest stations, which will
be much cheaper than hauling them
from other places. Everybody over
bore likes Americus, hut every
thing is so dry and bot, and the
sand so heavy, many of them won’t
pull tbeir stock so far. Give us
the road and we will make Ameri
cus headquarters.
M!r. Wiggins, of Marion county,
and Mias Maggie Roberts, of Stew-
art, were married, yesterday eve
ning, at tbe residence of tbe bride,
Rev. WiUiam Cryraes officiating.
Co tbe happy couple we tender our
sympathies, and wish tbi m a long
and happy life.
Weston now supports a line mil
itary company, with J. S. Parker
as Captain. Jack will make a good
one, and will train the boys up in
tbe way they should go.
Matrimonial market steady, with
a good supply on band. Boys, bow
can you allow yourselves to become
old bachelors? Can’t you face the
music? If you cannot, get some of
your friends to help you out.
Mrs. O. S. Pace and children, of
Terrell county, are visiting in tho
ville, guests of Mrs. N. C. Seville,
their mother and grand mother.
Miss Ida Hester, also Rev. Wm.
Crymes and lady, spent last Sun
day evening in the ville.
Miss Katie Johnson, of Eufaula,
Ala., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Jen
nie Hester, of the ville.
Ellivas.
SICKNESS IN ANDERSON VILLE.
Anderson ville, October 22.—It
would give me pleasure to comply
with your request to furnish tho
Hkcobder witli news from this
point, but it requires the services
of a skilled reporter to find news
where thero is none to find.
There is a great deal of sickness
in tbe neighborhood of Anderson-
ville, and tho physicians complain
ot being overworked. Dr. West
brook hardly gets timo for necessa
ry sleep, there being but few nights
that he is not called up to visit
some sick person, frequently miles
in tbc country.
It has liccn over two months
since we had any rain, and farmers
are gloomy over the proipccts for
the future.
Guano agents are about scraping
up what little the farmers managed
to save this year, and obtaining a
firm grip on uext year’s as well
There was a sl'glit shower south ol
here just after the news from Ohio,
and no doulit after tbe November
election we shall have an abundance
of rain and all the good thing-
moistuic protnisca for Southwest
Genre ia.
The Bcuna Vista railroad appears
to he prospering. 1 am told four
ear loads of cotton have already
liccn shipped through from Kllaville
in Macon. I can learn of none
having gone to Americus. The
freight to Kllaville is also quite
heavy, frequently as much as the
the money than they were eve
sold In Georgia. The gearing lias j c ^ r wl |f bold.
Iiec-n run only one season. Business at Andersonvillc is lair,
,iWe have been asked Hie qnc«-1 | iul , )ol wUa , u OU!? |,t to be. Talk
lion many times it the contract for j , )f u , 10te | nU || conl j n ue», but the
grading the A. P. A. L. road uns , nal | „■[;[, j|, c money has not been
not let oil', before the Direclois ^ found. If some one from abroad
decided to make it a narrow gunge. WO uld come and make the invest-
This is a question we cannot an-1 mcnl| Andcr-onville would not
swer, as wc don’t remember. Many ! object to reap the advantage from
think it was, ami don't think >t j the enterprise.
right to pay as much for grading. —— •
b 1 • , , , calsxS Hears,.
.a narrow as a standard guage, and Th , cllnr ^„ [ljr colored
»n«l
if there is so much difference in „ q wn of lo-nc* a III lu-rcafter U tLOO.
tbc cost ought there not ty lie tt P. It. Hill.
FROM HATCHER’S STATION.
Hatciier Station, Oct. 20.—W*
bad considerable frost on tiro
mornings of the past week, which,
but for tbe dust, would make the
weather vary pleasant and erjoye-
bte; and the cool winds will doubt
less mitigate, if nut atop, Ihecbdie,
especially In tbe bealtbier sectional.
The school at Monticello closed
on Friday last, and Ua principal,
Mrs. G. V. Johnson, will leave ia*
lew deya for ber o|d home in Chat
tahoochee county for recreation.
She look* much worn after eight
months of incessant toil in lha
school room. Sbe proposes t*
open again in January next. Her
present close completes the fifth
year of ber service io the same
bouse, which is evidence of how
ebe is appreciated as an initroo-
tress by her patrons.
Tbe Grange Hall school opened
its fall session very satisfactorily.
Prof. W. A. Hill atill in chargei
lie ia a native ol the county, har
ing been born and raised withla
three miles of bis present school
room, where, alone, be bas estab
lished bis enviable reputation aa aa
educator. No better school for
boys and girls can be found ia
Southwest Georgia.
Tbe yield of tbe corn and pea
crops is entirely satisfactory to
farmers, but very different with
cotton and its market price. Po
tatoes and com are materially in
jured by drought. No rain at all
in eight weeks; all reauy and anx
ious to plant grain, and tnora
anxious for rain.
Thj proprietors of tho new fish-
trap, recently erected in Ps'.aula
creek, have very little catch yet,
hut like Pat “they are ’spectin’
every day for rain when they will
catch.” Indiysof yore a trap la
the same spot was very profitable.
As yet, only eels have liccn caught,
witli n few mud cats.
Now that the cotton crop ia
gathered, and nearly all other
crops, the average day hand finds
but little work, and the possem
and ling hunting is the order of
the night. Wc hear of some sno-
cess in tho hog catch in the com
munity and tho hunters Jugged,
which gives employment to the
county court.
There is an agricultural club in
a noightioring county which seem*
to be a live working body, and it*
influence is being felt throughout
tbc county. For tbe advancement
ol this imblo calling, its next meet
ing comes off simultaneous with
Doris’ big show; but I guess the
parents will have to take the little
ones to see tbe animals.
Quitman.
It has been generally contended
tbat partridges could not be tamed
or domesticated. It seems, how
ever, that this is a mistake. Messrs.
Fred. F. McComns and George A.
Davis, or Hagerstown, baving'leat-
ud tbe matter quite successfully,
have succeeded in having that well
known wild and hitherto untama
ble bird, tho partridge, breed ia
confinement at tbe residence of
Mr. Mt-Comas in Hagerstown. So
f*r as is known to the contrary,
this i> the first time that it baa
been accomplished. The bird*
were placed in a large cage during
tile month of March last. Tbe
coop was 4x12 tect, nnd rested on
the ground, placing the birds aa
nearly as possible in the same con
dition as they arc in their wild and
original stale. A lew days ago
the hen bird brought out from tbe
eggs she had deposited in her neat
a brood ot six young. It was as
certained by aulual observation
that tho male bird did more than
half the incubating.
When this Fierce Election Eight is
Over.
When the Presidential contest,
now waged so fiercely, ends on
November 4lh. the puliiio mind,
now excited, will take a rest, con-
«-nt that the country is saved—no
matter who shall win—but the*
will bean opportunity to win a for
tune of $75,out) by investing in tbc
174th grand monthly Drawing of
The I-ouisiaua Stale Lottery, at
New Orleans, on Tuesday, Xovom
tier 11 t it. Thu particulars tan ha
Imd of M. A. Dauphin, New Or
leans, La.