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Newspaper Page TextAmericus Recorder. Established 1879. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1884. DAIIiY, PER YkAR,...26.S0 WEEKLY, “ ... 2.OB TUK ANNUAL RECORD Of PRIZES. ■vk.lr Enorraoni T»t»l mud Wide DUtrlbntlnn. C.prle.i of lta« Blind Oadd.M. AnariUlUstorih* prt.u »V.»« On. Thom- and Dollaw. paid >>T The Loai-lant SUt. luUm Comnaat dorws th« year endue Govern er ISM, MatWvltli the name. >nd aildraatea (Iran to S?c..rapaoy bf the hol<lM», omitting tUoeo who aoonaU are on die al th4 cJtfflSpopipahjr. ■ DRAWING OF DKCEMBEB, 18, IMS John AeVe. Mfrlfasl; D. Alewndt. DKaViSO driANtJARY is, 1IS4. Burg HmST*!* 1 Oral tot »«., Detroit, Coin, & Yeltclmnn, 1M Orarler .t„ Ke» Orlean*, L>.... ■ V* 85,000. l.OtO Orleans (by lit 18M ickionvlllc, ■' ‘'ffSMBWWWS*s3S “°°° feAHte&!»toStow N.p».gi!g!s* ttiroeati B»nk of Aabulllo, ArtoVUIef 9.000 iSIuoiwj.’MJ Mnrjtnt'd *o Wuhingten, D. 0 •—••.• * DRAWISOOr U .Midi 11,1W*. fXenrr IIiron, FoietnaoWeat Stl a.ukoe ehZ.1 it liulX. «. Mt.wankoe,W14. 10,000 JOfa" tonluoibni, Jt'M- "><*» Joi.li Mar *rl,030Saonmenlo .t, Gee*** £K5S?S*l!^iad'ortHdn »•« ^ uooo assv sta**;odx» 'fiMpgSB'8 S’r.nntolt Masten, ISO Frrnklln «t., “ J900 i.lo, N. »■.“•-•; . DRAWING OF APRIL 8, lfM. mi ... a lloiktaolneryoBoantUHeoN l®* 0 ® 0 tff2SRSS®“«» w “" r "- n.doo aSSE«fe&^« } $ ’I'li DRAWING Ol MAY 10, 1881. Into Ilnlnea. Engineer Memplll. n"' 1 ''Jlherletton R. V 0 .‘Sfu d *u ‘ . 'u.000 It «^*to.lIunU»t , le.Alai.... Tj | i | | J 5|0((j ll.C. *lJvS5¥ly. Ky-V'cnllecied ttotw* Lonl.ville Banking .Co., Lou'*- ^ aTPS-Stim.' Aurora',' ililnoii,' e'olltcied I’OOO ‘ :2U0 drawing of junk n, issi. ‘V.***: 85,000 F^MoJ. GrutwA*MII*aukets Wln.,oollect. ed through Second Word saruiaa Beuk, rw'l'p HoXuVlMO'i-'eVe tmo A l£mSuXiSikTsal “ISftVtW- 2,000 gdasggffisftfr *#* drawing of jiily ir, loot W'^SfSSS ,5,0M •d tbroofb ftwt National Bank of jacit^ ^ Ar'cSTi^S,’804NVnVhVt.WlV.juk;., ^ S 5 S2Siff S SiK : ?P i 4,w throng, tiermen Nntlonnl Bank, llem. phii. •trip 1 gn,"" n J.iioagn'rd. Norfolk.Vn.,....‘<,L8do jp _koth,_cw!^Scutt nod CnVopo ^ DRAWING OF AUGUST 18, 1884. Bn-ene Gaudlus, 231 SU Paler A.. Nnw Or-I Imm, Uu, warehouneman for lieaara. B.J |Sr^^w,’'^pent«;'.'isipi»Vtinn Y^kd#*?S1kSo«,WWtMjr Natiouai*Bank ' T^R^I^trrRar,’ Santori.rVondVVeoil'eetM T tkrouthColambna InraraneTi BJnklngJ Oo_ Columbue, M 0,000 A?n ulor.r,88 **■ Compton are.,St.Louie, L^rie'i'De'jrNew l'i*’»en! «' ", 1.8UO (Doe; Foote, Oolcluiter, Ct 1,800 DRAWING OF SEPTEMBER 0, 1884. Mary OutIR; 1804 Spruce et, PhUadel. liub>rA.Vinan,'«»'s|«ruce’i" SLUoK Mo, l&OCO Deny W. Buhner. U. S. Towboat-Wo. Draren A^ae A=aNalionid'Banki SaU fegsSiSE » DRAWING OF OCTOBER 14,1884. daaa National Bank, New Orlean a La. T3.00O » ■««», Juetle.0) the reaea. Green- ‘z on.mrSpifi ^ ratrolaaa Con. Daler. M-mphle, Tenure •• MOO Mart, llodfa, ColombLs Teno. MOO DBAW1NO CP NOVEMBER II, 1M4. Tkt Molhearo, 0020* Washington aU» . Boeton, Kara 15,000 Vkaak Crockett. Banna No. 11 corner Drnmm and Commertial it*., San Fran- iSSS Ionia J. Wild. DonaMeonrille, La 10,000 Kobt. Ulchur, M41 Chrtotlan ar.. Pblladrl* ySS* jpijnflVj ,*4T WaabjagtopaU Vtiut* StepberiVViie, Tes.. t,0C0 ^ Mllwaakea, Wla. collect- 3R£! Ineller. 488 Loemet eU St. Iuale, 1 ^ nut N'ttUui'Koi^ - iujtananeiU* lei I'ifi SU*JS , 11 **tMey.Beakeeervleto f U,Te». 1,8M Unkm Netlonal Baidt, LlBclanatl, O. 1,SU0 ^r/effpirfftwlen tf (A, Ore a.I SmLAaauo Antrfap »/ fAe 14ia farf. am eeheae f. anelArr eefnmn gf fAfe poprr fe^e,. DAWSON. Dawson, Roy. 27.—Mr. David Bigelow, aged about sixty years, died of consumption at bis resi dence two miles south of our city, on Tuesday last, the 25th inst, at ooe o’clock, p. m. He was a con sistent member of the Baptist Church, a devoted hbshand, a kind father,, a useful ettiaeh acd a good mattAdHe' Uavea-ft'iarge family who bare the sympathy of our entire community. He was buried at Sardis Cbureb, this county, at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon, Rev. B, TO. 0~a?is ^csfb!T$ing the solemn rit0 * i. City politics aro being fanned into a blaze In our town. Mayor W. B. Cheatham is a candidate for reflection, and the opposition have induced our popular youog mer chant, J. D. Laing, to become a candidate, and the town is spotted with their respective notices. They are both worthy ot the position, and I would like to vote for both, but as 1 can’t do that, guess I will swap off with myself and not vote at all. Col. J. L. Janes, present city cleik, has an opponent in the person of our worthy book mer chant, Mr. C. L. Mize. The inde fatigable, indispensable Fred W. Clarke is candidate for city treas urcr, and will probably have a walk- oA.j ( i ^ / Yesterday one of Messrs. Stevens k Thornton’s flno horses wns left near the depot, hitched to a dray. He started home alone, became frightened) ran away, tore down several pannels of Judge Orr’s fence, ran through the yate Into Capt. Fulton’s cotton yard, and into bis stablo. The dray refused to go any furthor and stopped the horse. The dray was badly torn up and the horse considerably in jured. All ttao result of careless ness of tbo driver. Mr. Frank Hester and family, of Stewart county, spent a-day and nigbt in our city this week, and left yesterday for Atlanta, where he will make bis future borne. This is Thanksgiving Day and has been observed by the majority of our people—some by going to the Church and bearing Mr. Twilty preach one of his fine sermons, and others by attending a rat show, which was deoidedly good; also tumbling and balancing show of a man who had been “left by the circus.” Alsoa ,l wbeel ot fortune” (or misfortune) in operation on the street. All these have been pat ronized liberally to-day. The Ladies Missionary Society propose to give a supper to-morrow nigbt, at the court bouse, to raiso funds to purebaso new stoves for tbo Methodist Cbureb. Mrs. Mattie Harper returned to her home in Atlanta to-day. Dr. Farnum is gone to Atlanta to attend the celebration. Dawson, Dec. 1—Thanksgiving Day ia a great institution, espec ially when it terminates as last Thursday did with tbe writer. Hon. H. 8. Bell, our extraordinary Ordi nary, killed tbe fatted gobbler and invited Bro. Twittv, Col. Parks, Prof. Quillian, Miss Janie Wads worth, and a few other Mends, (•one of whom I am which,” to par take ot said gobbler and ite con comitant*. The gueata arrived about dusk and were uaberedinto the beautifbl parlor, before a bias ing fire, where everything looked bright and eheerfnl and everybody happy. Half an hour waa passed in pleasant conversation, when sup per wee announced and all repaired to the dining room, where we met with a cordial welcome from Mrs. Bell end ber lovely daughter, Miss Mattie. Soon all were seated at the table, eyes dropped, beads bowed down end a blessing invoked in an appropriate manner upon those around,'and the good things upon the table, after which I raised my longing eyes end surveyed the field before me. Talk about your snow-clad bill*, your cloud capped mountain*. They all dwindle into insignificanoe in comparisen with what greeted my eyes, nostrils and appetite on this iuterestingoeoasion. Right here, Mr. Editor, yon might insert a row of stars to indicate tbe passage ot an indefinite space of time—a little oblivion, or some thing of that sert, for I was almost oblivious to everything that oc curred for the next half hour. I can just remember hearing tbe rat tling oi-tbe dishes, the knives and forks, and the low hum oV voices, as though in the dim distance, and seeing tbe long slices of turkey and other good things too numerous to mention sailing round and halting before me, and I' occasionally felt something like a current of elec tricity run through me “from tip to tip” as Miss Mattfe touched me on the shoulder Uf attract my At tention to Something she was hand ing round. I remember some men leaving tbe tabic and others com ing in and taking their places, and was forcibly reminded of the senti ment in tbe “Song of tbe Brook”— "M>n may come and men may go. Bnt I’ll eat on forever, ever, > I'll cat on forever, ever. I'll eat on forever!" But I will not Turtber tantalize you and your readers who were so unfortunate as to miss this happy termination of Thanksgiving day. This supper was prepared entirely :by Mrs. Bell, without tbe aid of a domestic, and was therefore better and more heartily relished by the guests. 1 would like to describe it in full, but that is impossible. Sucb a supper tmi9t be eaten to be ap preciated. Wo enjoyed a couple ol hours in the parlor, in presence of the Judge’s very .interesting family, conversing 'on religious and kin dred topics; then lmd a very fer vent and appropriate prayer from Bro. Twitty, and the guests re turned to their respective homes, with thankful hearts for the pleas ures for the past, with buoyant hopes ef tfo)i#'uturc, and earnest prayers that our generous enter tainers might live and thrive, and witness many more such Thanks giving days. Willie Miller is tbe youngest father in our city, being only nine' teen. It’s either a girl or a boy. I haven’t beard the particulars. J. A. F. AN OLD B1INI8TER DEAD. B«v, Jamil C. Kendrick Dice In Daw- »on. Dawson, Dec. 3.—The Rev. Mr. James 0. Kendrick died at three o’clock yesterday afternoon, at tbe residence of bis son-in-law, Mr. Jas. H. West, in this city. He was 84 years of age, has been almost help less for several years, finally be came paralyzed iu bis right sidewind lay in his bed about two weeks, tbe latter week unable to speak. He was a Primitive Baptist preacher twenty years, then a Universaiist preacher forty, years, lived happily with his wife 57 years, when death took her from him. He was one of the fonnders ot the schools and churches at the Plains of Dura, some forty or fifty years ago, which Mr. M. B. Pickett so graphically described in hie remlnisencee in tbe Sumter Republican. He has for years expressed a desire to die suddenly, as hie old end distin gulehed friend, tbe Hon. Qeo. R. Harper did, end bad a great fear or dread of growing old and help, less and becoming a burden to bis people. He did grow old and help less, bnt there never was a man, or even a child, more tenderly nursed, watched over and cared for than be was by bis son, Dr. W. C. Ken drick, hie son-in-law, Mr. Jas, H. West, bit daughter, Mrs. 51. K. West, and bis grand-daugbter, Miss Willie Harper. Notwithstanding his death was expected every day for a week, and all knew he was prepared and desired to die, when tbe end came these relatives who sat by his bed side day end night, obeying every jcstnre,’end admin istering every comfort possible, were completely overwhelmed with grief, as though he wee expected to live always. Such earnest and solicitous devotion is not witnessed every day in this cold and selfish world. Theso dear relatives have the sympathy of this entire community. The poet says truly: “We ell mart die, for denth willeertt tile will; Aid we murt pay down life wbf n u*tare’e debt la due; when ilckneea, ae a notary, cornea To warn ne >M the days of grace are fow— j We need not fear, Hour account* are right, And are etockholdera In the Dank of Beaten.*^ The deceased will be carried to Webster county early to-morrow morning, and will be buried by the side of bis wife, (by hU request) at Macedonia church, at abont noon, with Masonic' honors. Mrs. J. W. F. Lowrey was bur ied in our city cemetery this morn ing at'II o’clock'in tbe presence of a large audience, Rev., P. S. Twitty performing tbo aerv|oes in a most impressive manner. J.A.F. webster'ooustt. Webster County, Not. 29.— Two good rains have fallen in this county recently, and the land is now in order for sowing grain. The cotton crop is gathered and nearly all sold, and but few form ers have made “enough to., do them.” The corn and hog ereps are very good, and although we will have no money after paying onr debts, we will be all right for living another year. ■ • i The A; P. & L. road is nearly all graded to this point, and lands in this section are rapidly sjd.vane- ing in price. About every third man in' this county wants an office, or a guano agency, on tho new railroad. We have one Hogg in our eounty who is a candidate for Sheriff, and we heard a man say he was going to vote for him, for bo was fond of pork, and he thought also that, it would take a stout Hogg to root out some things about here. Married, Nov. 25th, at the resi dence of Mr. Culliii Davis, Mr. Jessie Johnson and Mies Lizzie Davis; all of this county. L am going to pull for a big prize in tbo Recorder distribution. Sam. ELLAY1LLE. It OomptalBS of Amwlcaa. Ellayille, Nov. 27.—From a private letter from a business man of Americus, we learn that tbe banks of that city absolutely refuse to let ont any money to any one to buy cotton with in Ellaville. Now if the object of the bankers is to force cotton from this place to Americus, we will assure them that they will make a “glorious failure.” It has been ascertained that a rail road could be built to this place without the “brains and money” of Americus, and perhaps enough money can be got from sueb small towns as Macon and Savannah (as compared with Americus) to buy the cotton with. Our relations with tbe business men of Americus heretofore have been pleasant, bnt we don’t went to be forced to give up onr cotton market jnet to please the bosses, end we don’t intend to, not that we love Amorieu* less, bnt that we love Ellaville more. A telegraph line will soon be put up from Bnena Vista to Anderaon- ville, and an office be established here. We will “get there Eli,” If we look well, end be tony after all. Long may your daily live. X. Doyal Uullty of Manslaughter. Griffin, Ga., Dec. 1—In tbe case of Alfred Doyel, charged with the murder of Policeman Hancock, three years ago, tbe jury to-day returned a verdict of voluntary manslaughter. This is tbe second trial. Doyal bad been sentenced to be hung, but the Supreme Court granted him s new trial- ACARD. To ill wh* nre suffering from tbe error, sod indieort lions of jontb, nervous weakness, early decay loss of manhood* Ae., I will send a ino (bat will enre you, FBEE OF C KABQE. This grunt remedy was discovered by a missionary in South America. Sendaseif-addrtYwp envelope to the Bxv. Joszrn T. Inns Station V, Nat York Vity THE COMING WORLD’S FAIB. New Orleans, November 29 Beside the throng of people who will come here during tbe World’s Fair to atndy tbe egbiblte, (or per sonal, or business profit, large num ber* will be drawn hither by speotal meetings of the religions, beneVo- lent, secret and military order." An eneampment of Federal and Con federate veterans is befog .planned. There will be a Baptist Congress, addressed by leading clergymen or that demoninstlon. There 1* talk of a grand Masonic service at St. John’s Day, December 27, ou the Exposition grounds, sad. other or ders are considering the.propriety of special festivals. Sportsmen, boating mew, wheelmen and the like will be here,' for regattas and similar contests. Dairymed, cot ton plsntere, and - commercial boards will also have conventions here during tbe winter; How New Orleans will accommo date so vast a numbor of viators is a problem sbe carefully studied. She has no great number of hotel* and tbo new once built this year or in process of construction now are few. Tbe St. Louis, just open ed, will accomodate about one thousand guests. Others will be less commodious. There has been some indefinite talk of bringing tbe steamship Great Eastern over hero to serve as a floating hotel during the Exposition. Tbe local restaurant keepors arc extending their facilities somewhat in the city, and out at tho grounds there will be countless cafes and lnneb counters. Yet all these aro inade quate to tho proper entertainment of tbo enormous number of visitors that are naturally expected. To an unusual degree, therefore, tills want will bo met by private fomi lies. , It is not realized, perhaps, In tho North how much suffering has pre vailed in tho South Binoo tbo late civil war, among tho cultured and once wealthy people, from poverty growing out of that confliot. People of this general character, with fine tastes and other enviable traits, but with sadly wasted purs es, have consented to receive vial tors during the fair, and in order to put the former and the latter in communication with each other, a department of information and ac commodation has been orgnnized under the auspice* of the Exposi tion management, with an office at 164|Gravier street. This bureau, conducted by responsible persons, and making no obarge for services to applicants, bos sent circulars all over town by tbe bushel to ascer tain who will give board and lodg ing to people coming to the fair and on what terms. Tbe answers have been codified, and it appears that ample accommodations, at prices ranging from $1 to $3 a day can be furnished in this way to 69,- 000 guests. Tho letters of inquiry from persons intending to visit New Orleans this winter, and desir ous of securing quarters at some of these places, will bo promptly an swered by the bureau; and further negotiations will be conducted when asked. It will assist tbe bureau greatly in this task if ap plicants signify a preference for some particular part of the eity. With this in view, a study of tbe history, topography and features of New Orleans in advance may profit those who intend to come to this fair. At this point the Mississippi river makes a double eurve, like e letter S turned down upon its side. The Oresent City originally lay on tbe north shore of the bend toward one’s right hand. Now it reaches along upstream into tbe other one, and bee a length of seven mile*, with an average breadth of two. On the north tbe eity i* skirted by Lake Ponobsrtrsin, to wbieb ship ping gets access from tbe older part of tho oity by canals, and from which it passes ont eastward to Mobile, Pensacola and other coast harbors. A large portion of the more romantlo interest characterise tbe anelent region most remote from tbe Fair; while newer notions end perhaps more wealth are to be found In nearer proximity to the Oity Perk. Five lines of horse care traverse tbe eity east and west; and numerous steamers will ply between the lower landings end Exposition wbtrf all winter. While tbe down town boarding houses will be ths cheapest, doubtless, tbeir patrons will need a little more time to go to end from tbe Fair every day. The cooking In New Orleans is largely French) end generally good; so-that Visitors may expeot to fare In these' private houses quite os well, at least, as at many Northern summer resorts. \ j Major K. A.' Bnrke, director- general of the • Fair, and the city gorernmbtit held a prolonged and earnest conference last week over cab rathe; -show licenses and many other matters of mnoh importance to exhibitors end sight seers. An tadeaver Is being made to secure, through the oity oonnoil, a redac tion in the cab tariff. Al present It ie $2.25 a mile. The oab drivers have an association which is not willing to reduce prices. The street ears alone are inadequate to the trafflo. The Coney Island steamboats, however, swift and ca- paolons, will probably onme down iieru for service during tho Fair and formidable competition with land transportation routes is thus promised. The management has refused to admit any “side shows’^ to the Exposition grounds, end has even refused an offor ot 9100,000 fora privilege of this character. It ie designed to give admission, for one fifty oent ticket, to all that ie worth seeing in tbe whole' exhibi tion. And in order to preserve tbe dignity and swell of tho treas ury receipts or the Exposition, the direotor-general Ie trying to induce the municipal authorities to keep all catch-penny shows at least three blocks away from the grounds, by withholding license* to all proprietors applying for such. Theatrical and circus and panorama managers are here ia great numbers, and they aim to reap ae high a harvest as possible during tbe gay season now eo close at band. A question.of maoh general in terest, not yet decided, is whether the exhibition will be closed on Sunday or not. Tbe management are evidently divided in opinion, and it is donbtlnl whether Gen. Hawley’s policy at tbe Centennial Exposition will be carried ont rightly. However, it ia intimated, semi-offioially, that tbe maohineij st least will stop on Sunday. eity is below high water mark in tbo river; and it has been neces sary to protect it, therefore, not only on the water front*, but also along its eastern and western boun daries by strong levees. Areas of considerable size in tbe city limits are still little more then swamps or barren pastures; and various bayous intersect tbe town, giving outlet to sewage that could not otherwise be easily disposed of. Tbe older part of the- eity, the French and Spanish quarter, Is to th« eastward or down stream, in tbe southwestern part of the town. Quaint architecture, tbe French tongue, no little colturo and much ANDERSONYILUS. Andehsonville, Deo. 8. Mr. J. B. Glover’s little girl died on Mon day lest, after ao illness of some six months. The physicians were undecided as to the cause of her death, but it Is supposed to have been dlarrhetio. Mr. Newt Williams Is danger ously ill with pnoumonie, though I understand his condition is more favorable than it was, end no fesrs are entertained a* to bis recovery. One of Mr. Bryant’* children at the cemetery is, I am told, down with the whooping-cough and two others threatened with pneumonia. Business at AndersonYiUe f* im proving. Mr. ffn, Glover, Messrs. Purscly A Clerk, 8. J. English, i. A. Phillip* end Dr. TO. B. Harrison are doing an excellent business for so small a town. The reason they do not do better is, probably, be cause they make no use of tbe ad vertising columns of the Rioonnan. Both tbe Daily end Wxxkly have quite a circulation In thlaneighhor- hood, and no donbt an investment in printer 1 * ink would return n good dividend. Mr. 8. J. English has completed bis new store-room, wbieh event was celebrated last nigbt by a ball of no email magnitude. I am told abont forty eonples were present and participated in the dancing until a late hour. Your correspon dent was not present, end not ad miring tbo “Peeping Tom” method of acquiring Information can give no further particulars. Both freight trains resoh us now at nigbt time. This arrangement pleases everyone except the Station Agent; were I to write the language he uses about tbe matter, the morel influence of your valuable paper would be ruined, so I forbear. Both Ellaville and AndersonviDe are overloaded with cotton, and no c-rs can bo obtained at present to haul 'it to market. Blank.

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Americus weekly recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 18??-1891, December 05, 1884, Image 1