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Recorder.
Established 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1885.
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americus.
America! in tb > county seat of Sumter
ouuty. Georgia, situated on the Bomb-
western railroad, 71 miles southweat of
Macon, and about 80 miles north of tbn
Florida lioe. It ia situated in the flnest
action of Georgia, raiding a greater rari
ty of agricultural and horiicultural pro
ducts than any other part of the South,
combining all the truits/grain and vege
tables of the temperate and semi-tropical
cone*—-wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, Irish
*nd sweet potatoes, peanuts, chtifas,
u( ,ttnn peas, sugar cane, apples, pears,
peaches, grape*. pluu»a and other fruits.
The climate is mild and equable, and one
of the most healthv in the world, the air
being pure and *.ry and most beneficial ior
lung and throat diseases. All kinds of
outdoor work can be performed without
inconvenience from stimno-r heat or
v; inter cold. Americus has a population
o'f 0,000, is beautifully situated on high
p.nd'rolling ground and boasts of some of
the handsomest business blocks in the
Naim. The city Ins tjne public schools;
good churches; a large public library;
i.ne daily, one semi-weekly ami two
weekly newspapers; a new opera liouge,
completely furnished wit,, scenery and
capable ot seating 1.000 persons; a well
organized lire department, including
two line so nmors; the streets are well
paved, sewered and lighted; there are
two tlonring mills, a cottouseed oil mill,
planing upll and variety works, carriage
factory, and a number of minor tunnfacto
ries; about t wo hundred firms are engnged
in mercantile businew; three banks with
an abundance of capital; two good
hotels furnish good accommodation.
Americus is the centre ol trade for six
counties comprising tho richest agricul
tural section in Georgia, the average an
nual cotton receipts being 30,000 bales,
which will be largely increased by the
completion of the Preston and Lumpkin
railroad now in process of construction.
It is the largest city m Southwest Geor
gia, and has been appropriately named
tiie ••Commercial Capital” of that sec
lion, ami it is rapidly growing in popu
Ution and wealth. As a place of busi
ness residence it presents attractions
equaled bv lew cities in the J*outb.
Property of all kinds is comparatively
cheap, aUbongh rapidly advancing in
mine: th-inhabitants of both city and
cMtimry are cultivated, courteous and
hospitable, with a cordial welcome to im
migrants. To enterprfsiug tradesmen, ju
dicions capitalists and iudustrious farm
trs this section of Georgia offers tine op
portunities. Any information in regard
to city or country will b* cheerfully fnr<
nhdied by addressing the Americus Uk
cordeii, Americus, Gn.
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Absolutely Pure.
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ECZEMA
And Every Species of Itch
ing and Burning Diseas
es Positively Cured.
repealed daily, w
CUHA RKOlViU
the blood cool, tin
instantly relieved by a
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t Skin Cun
to keep
LAWYERS.
C. R. XcCRORY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ULLAVILLE, GA.
TKKMrt—All claim, from WO ,.r un.Icr.JS;
, r.-ni , ,U to $.100, Irn 1>*T for; ; ovi-r S&HI, wven
prrernt. Jfti cbarift'* uulc*. collection, arc made.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
J.M.R. WEST 1 SHOOK, H. D.
Physician and Surgeon
AMERICUS, GA.
Office at Dr. Eldridge's drug store.
Residence on Church Street, next door
to W. D. Haynes. Ieb7tf
$2,000
At small cost can be^ secured for your
loved cues, by joining the
Knights of Honor.
Let every husband and father do it. Regu
lar lodge meeting first and third Friday
7 I*, m. For paiticulnrs call on
E. TAYLOR, Die.
Or, D. K. Rrinron. Reporter, decllyl
Udwre J. Mi'ler. C, Horace McCall.
Monumental Marble Works
XI 1,1.Kit A MALI, Proprietors,
lioatliWMl C’unu-r of tli« I’lllilio Square,
AMERICUS, GA.
Monuments, Tombs, Etc., Etc
of tho bout Italian and American Marble.
Go* lulling for Cemetery Kncloe-
« r ee,» Specialty.
1885,
E. MATHIS, Fri tpal.
I will take charge of tho Abovo school
on Monday January 12th, next. I have
t.xut<bl for tho people of American before,
»io| wonlo respectfully ask a renewal of
l ‘ lc 'r support.
Tkrms, Rates, Etc.:
J nnoiij. Department per month (2 00
'nil.-mediate, per month 3.00
nrsUCiaa^ per m.mtl 4 00
tuition dne at tba end of each Scho
lastic month.
decSltf J ‘ E ' MATHlS - Prtnat P* l >
To Road Overseers.
'lilIK Overseer, of Roads of tho 27th
~ , ! lkt rict are notified to pat their
roods in order by the April term of the
Superior Court, under penalty of the law.
W. M. PILCHER,
tnir3«3* ltoad Commissioner.
taring. tbe bowel* o'pwn.Tb® liver and kidney* ac
tive. will speedily cure Eczema. Tetter. King worm.
Paoriari*. Lichen Pruritus. Scall Head. Dandruff,
and every specie* of Itching. bealy. and Pir~
Humors of the Scalp and Skin, when the best
sicians and all known remedies fail.
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phy-
WIIl McDonald.2542 Dearborn St.. Chicago,
gratefully acknowledge* a ears of Eczema or Salt
Rheum on head, neck, face. anna, and legs fer sev
enteen years; net able to walk except on hands
and knees for one year; not able to help himself
for eight yean; tried hundreds of remedies; doc-
ton pronounced his case hopeless; permanently
and by Cuncnu Resolvent (blood pnntler) in-
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a cures) externally.
Chns. Houghton, Ea«.. lawyer * State St.,
Boston, reports a case of Eczema under his obser
vation for ten yean, whieb «nered the patient s
bodv and limbs, and to whieh alt kcown nethods
of treatment had been applied without benefit,
which was completely cured solely br the Ctm-
erma Remedies, leaving a clean and healthy skin.
F. H. Drake. Ee*., Detroit. Mich., suffered
untold tortures from Kczema. which appeared on
hia bands, head and face, and nearly destroyed bis
eyes. After the rao*t careful doctoring and a con
sultation of physician* failed to relieve him. be
used the Utmcviu Remedies, and waa cured, and
has nmained so to dste.
Mr. Jehn Thiel, Wilkesbsrre. Ps.. writes:
“ I have suffered from Salt Rheum for over eight
yean, st time* so bad thst I could not attend to
my busines* for weeks at a time. Three boxes of
CtmctrmA and four bottles Resolvent have en
tirely cored me of this dreadfnl disease.
Sold b/ all druggists. Price: Cimctflu. 80 eta.;
Resolvent. f i; Soar. 28 eta. Potte* Deco and
Chemical Co., Boston. Man.
■end for M How to Core Skin Diseases.*’
CUTI C
•‘Jim" Phillips. “Dick" Mieks.
W. J. Phillips & Co.
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BAKERY.
Ijunclloa a Specialty.
Cotton Avenue, Americus,Ga,
fi-MSniS
Come ana Seo ns at Hart’s Old Stand!
I.H. WIGGINS & CO.
WE KEEP A FULL LINE OF
GROCERIES OF ALL KINDS,
FANCY AND STAPLE.
Fine IVliisky and Wines a Sjiecialfy.
We also hnvo a BAR connected with
our business where merits will
flud the very beat Whis
ky, Beer, etc.
We will have in a few days a full line of
Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes,
HATS, ETC.
Oiv« us a call and we will surprise you
in prices. Yours respectfully,
wchllml I. H. WIGGINS & CO.
DAWSOX DOTS.
March 4.—Alisa Lulu Hurst,her
mother and manager, Atkinson,
arrived here at 1 o’clock yesterday
afternoon, and gave an exhibition
in Hart’s Hail last night. The
hall was Ailed to its utmost capac
ity, every seat being occupied and
all the aisles literally packed. Af
ter a few remarks from Mr. Atkin
son, about fifteen of our most prom
inent cii izens were invited to seats
on the stage, and when they were
seated the performance com
menced. All thcRo gentleman were
challenged, one at a time, to hold a
chair still, about two feet from tbe
door, while Miss Hurst merely
placed the palms of her hands upon
it. With one or two exceptions,
they accepted the challenge, and
then the tun began.
The gentleman would hold the
chair I»y pressing it against Ms
body with all his might, She would
gently place tier open hands
against the sides of the chair, and
pretty soon the chair would begin
to jerk ami jump up and down, for-
J ward and hack, from side to side,
us if it had life and wasdetermiued
to get. away from them both at all
hazards. The man would com
mence to waltz, gently at first, but
invariably terminated itwithareg-
ular break-down and stampede.
Prof. Quillian is a man of fine
form, robust, and very str"ng,
physically, and has a very strong
will. When his turn came, he put
his whole soul, body, mind and
strength into the work. I, for one,
began to tremble for tbe lady, and
feared this “bout” would end the
show. But in a few seconds the
Professor was dancing every dance
in the catalogue at once, and come
new dances not yet catalogued. He
humped against wall and window,
tumbled over ebairs aud men,
through curtain, and at last sank,
exhausted, into uis chair like a
lump of jelly. He afterwards ac
knowledged that he bad never been
‘-socarried away’’by a lady before.
Mr. J. J. Hill, of Bronwood. was
thrown flat on bis back, and Mr.
D. B. Trammell was thrown clear
off tbe stage.
Next came the umbrella trick.
A gentleman would bold an open
umbrella with both hands and Miss
Hurst would lay her open hand
upon the stall and away would go
umbrella aud man, as with the
chair. Prof. Adams had never yet
failed to hold an umbrella over a
lady, and appeared confident or
success in this instance. So he
clung with a powerful grip till car
ried from side to side, from rear to
front, and would have fallen off the
stage bad not Mr. Atkinson pre
vented. At last be went head-long
over some chairs and landed topsy-
turvy in the dressing room, um
brella and all, creating immense
applause from the audience. Pres
ently he came slowly out, with his
hair “bloused,” and in an awful
battered condition. He looked and
felt as if lie had passed through a
thrashing machine.
Then about fifteen men, some
weighing over 200 pounds, were
requested to put a chair, which
Miss Hurst held about two feet
high, to the floor. Every one that
Prof. McNulty gave the pupils a
holiday to-dav in honor of tbe in
auguration of President Cleveland.
Mabcu 6.—Mrs. Lou Stspleton,
dsugbter of Mr. T. N. Killen, of
Bronwood, died at her borne in
Cbipley, Ga., on last Tuesday, tbe
3d instant, and was buried at her
father’s burying ground near Bron-
wood at ten o’clock on the morn
ing of tbe 4 th. She attended school
in Dawson when a young lady, and
was quite a favorite with all who
knew her. We sincerely sympa
thize with tbe bereaved husband,
parents and other relatives.
Mr. Hughy Kennedy, one of the
oldest settlers of Terrell county,
died at his residence one mile
northeast o4 our city, yesterday
morning, at C o’clock, of pneumo
nia. He was about eighty years
of age, and was interred in the
grave yard near Captain Robert's
residence at 3 o’clock this after
noon, Rev. A. M. Williams pre
forming the burial services.
Mrs. E. P. Kennedy’s two chil
dren have been very sick for sev
eral weeks, and it is tnought that
tbu little girl Lizzie will not re
cover.
Dr. McLester, of Cuthbert, is on
a visit to our city.
Dr. M. A. Baldwin, of Cuthbert,
is in our town, on a visit to his
three children, who are attending
tbe Male and Female College.
Mrs. Solomon, of Lumpkin, is
visiting her daughter at the col
lege. But to mention all the com
ings and goings of the pupils ot
our college, their parents and
friends, would require as much
space, weekly, as did the list of
presents in this week’s Recorder.
Mr. J. F. Newberry has suc
ceeded in moving Dr. Farrar's
“Harden House” from the west to
the east side ot Main street, and
the Doctor is putting it in good
style. He has had three applica
tions for it by renters already.
Mrs. Anthony has sold her store
to Mr. H. S. Lee, and is having a
larger and better one built in the
corner of her front yard. *
Prof. B. C. Adams, of tho Ap
peal, intends to make and send up
a balloon on to-morrow night week,
the 14th inst., tv which be will at
tach a card, offering any one find
ing and returning said card, a
year’s subscription to the Appeal,
free.
Master Johnnie Allen, ot Ameri
cus, is spending the week with
relatives and old friends in our
city. We are all glad to see him.
Mrs. Laura Mize returned from
Americus this afternoon, accom
panied by Miss Nettie Alien, who
will remain some time in our city
if her relatives and friends have
their way in the matter. Her
“head-quarters” will be with her
sister, Mrs. J. G. Parks.
Dawson, March 10 The rcsi-
extremely low. A constant reader
could get ten dollars worth of good
reading out of.it in one year.
Tbe Golden Troupe is coming to
Dawson again, and will play in
Hart’s Opera House next Monday
and Tuesday nights, tbe 16lb and
17 th insts. They gave our citizens
such entire satisfaction when here
before that we predict they will
have a full bouse.
Cspt. T. M. Jones went to
Americus to-day. J. A. F.
STEWART UOUSTY.
•lence on Main stieet, south side of
town, owned by Mr. C. C. I’rcn-
dergast, catholic priest of Savan
nah, and occupied by Mrs. Julia
Turner, was destroyed by fire yes
terday evening about dust. The
lire originated from the cook store,
and swept all the houses on tiic lot.
No insurance. Mrs. Turner saved
nearly all her furniture but some
could get to it put his whole weight I °f U 1* consideraly damaged
Examination of Teachers.
An examination to fill tbe position of
rineipal of the High School, will be
_elil at tbe college, .Saturday, 14th inst,
between the hours of 0 a. m. and 2 p. m.
By order of tbe Board of Fdacalion.
Jxo. M. Gannon, Snpt.
March 5. d4t
upon it and others jumped upon
their shoulders until there was a
mass ot human beings reaching
nearly to the ceiling, but the chair
remained almost stationary.
Many other feats were performed
which non plussed the gentlemen
on tbe stage and delighted the
audience. She caused a “relapse”
to Capt. Kaigler’s broken arm, and
he threatens to sue her for dama
ges or make her marry him.
Nearly all of Bronwood, halfot
Ward's, many from Weston and
some from Smithville snd other
places were in attendance upon the
exhibition. Dover and-Chickasaw-
hatclieo were liberally represented.
Tho whole thing was a complete
success.
Miss Lillie Allen, after a sojourn
in Philadelphia of six months, has
returned home to thaw out.
Miss Ida Hester, of Stewart
county, is in our city, stopping
with her aunt, Mrs. E. P. Ken
nedy.
Mr. R. P. Windsor, of Ameri
cus, is in our city establishing a
branch of the Frankiin Square Li
brary. I think bo will have no
trouble in getting the requisite
number of names and dollars, as
such an enterprise would be of great
benefit to our city and our people.
Mr. C. L. Mize will be librarian,
and those wishing to join tbe asso
ciation can give him their names
and'pay him one dollar for two
year’s membership. The price is
Lumpkin Independent.
As tbe Chattahoochee river is
never navigable just at tbe time
when a farmer wants to move bis
cotton crop, it would be well for
some of our Jthrifty river planters
to give the new railroad a little
practical encouragement.
We have been requested by sev
eral gentlemen who are deeply in
terested in agricultural matters to
invite the farmers of Stewart to
meet at the Court House on the
first Saturday in April next at
which time it is proposed to or-
ganizc a club of the character
named.
A young white hoy perpetrated
an adroit theft at Mr. W. C. Peed’s
shoe shop last Saturday. He took
a fancy to a piece of leather and
picking it up, unobserved as be
supposed, walked out of tbe back
door. When he re-entered the
shop he was questioned abeut the
leather and with some confusion
admitted that he had picked up a
small piece from the floor, which
he took from bis pocket. He soon
left, and it was ascertained that he
bad stolen half a side of leather
and during tbe time be was behind
tbe store secreted it under bis vest,
in the meantime.cutting off tbe
small piece which bo surrendered
to Mr. Peed as a blind to cover the
theft of tbe larger piece of leather.
When last seen be was hitting the
grit at a 2:10 gait down tbe Cua-
seta road.
An important meeting of tbe
friends of the A. P. A L. R. R. was
held in the Court House on Thurs
day. Col. Hawkins was present
and stated that Stewart county
needed additional subscriptions to
secure tbe completion of her end of
the line, and urged that steps be
taken at once to get up the amount
needed. There never bad been as
much subscribed bereas we needed
and of tho amounts subscribed
some of them wilt not be collected.
It is to make up the deficiences
that subscriptions arc asked and a
committee will wait upon the cili
zens of Stewart county at once to
secure the requisite amount. Notes
can bo given payable next fall
wh'cli can be used in building the
road. There are quite a number of
people in Stewart county who can
give something toward this enter
prise and now is the time to act
as this is the rallying effort for
completing the road. Sumter
and Webster and prepared to
fulfill their part of the agreement
and Stewart county must not
be behind. Col. Hawkins will
be in Lumpkin again next
Thursday when we trust the
committee will be enabled to report
the whole amount made up.
Daily, P*r Ykar,...(8.00.
Wkkkly, “ - ... 100.
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JoiixpREEviLLE, March 9.—But
little improvement in the oats for
the past week. It is the opinion
of many farmers that they will
Anally die out. The last plantings
are doing much better than the
first. There will be a great deal
moro corn planted owing to such
s poor prospect for an oat crop.
Corn planting is now in full blast
and will be for several weeks, while
the early corn can he aeen peeping
through the ground. Thia cold
snap will not hurt it,aa the ground
ia too dry to freeze deep enough
t* do any damage. Some of as are
going to plant aome cotton soon to
tiy and open credit. Tbe uer-
chants say they can’t charge any
good* until cotton planting time.
Some of na are needing a spring
suit and will plant aa soon as we
can get ready.
.. Mra. 0. S. Pace and children, of
Dawson, are visiting in the ville.
Mrs. Baldwin and James, of
Dawson, who have been visiting
in tbe ville for the past two weeka,
will leave for home to-morrow.
A runaway couple went through
the ville yesterday on their way to
Parson Cryrner to be made one,
so we were told. As we don’t
know the report to be true, we will
not give any names just now.
Mayor.
SCIILEY SAIIKATII SCHOOLS.
Ellavulb, Ga., February 28
Pursuant to a call of tbe President,
Dr. J. A. Parks, tbe quarterly con
vention met at tbo Ellaville Meth
odist Church and was opened by
song and reading of tbe Scripture
from the sixth chapter of Galatians,
by Rev. Boland, and piayer. The
music was conducted by Mrs.
Gaines, and added no little to the
interest of the occasion.
Song—“When we get Home.”
Minutes of November meeting
read and approved.
Song-“How Precious tbe Blood.”
Tbe President read tbe constitu
tion and made some very appro
priate remarks concerning same.
Song—“Tell it Again.”
Essay by Miss Catherine My-
riek—“Forever Gone."
Song—“Work, for the Night is
Coming.”
Call of tbe Sabbath Schools in
the county, and reports from such
as had not suspended.
Quartette: Misses Sailie Cheney,
Jessie Peacock, Lillie Williams and
Ada Gaines—“Under the Shadow
of Thy Wing';”
Rev. Clark made an appeal to all
to labor earnestly for the Sabbath
School cause.
Song—“Sweet Rest.”
Dr. Smith made a special choos
ing for bis subject—“Winter Quar
ters," which was well received.
Song—“When the Mists Have
Cleared Away.”
All were then invited to dinner,
and thn quality and quantity was
an evidence that our people are
deeply interested in the success of
tbe cause.
Convention met again. Song—
“Will You Come.”
Experience meeting, and short
speeches made by Brothers Clark,
Boland and Col. B. H. Wilkinson.
Election of delegates to tho State
Sabbath School Convention. Dr.
Parks, Mrs. C. H. Smith and Mrs.
Boland were elected aa delegates,
with authority to appoint alter
nates.
C. Boland was elected to fill the
vacancy in tbe executive commit
tee of the First diatriet, caused by
tbe removal of Col. I. N. Mott.
R. M. Rainey elected to fill va-
canoy caused by tbe removal of J.
M. Bridges.
Dr. Smith introduced tbe follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the place of tbe
next convention shall be left with
the executive committee.
Song—“Wonderful Grace.”
On motion, tbe Secretary read
tbe constitution song, “Gathering
Home.” Adjourned.
J. A. Parks, President.
C. R. McCrory, Secretary.
Tbe Boston Record is a surpris
ing success in the newspaper world.
It has 20,000 circulation, although
only six months old. It is chiefly
devoted to the exposure of social
evils.
The Washington reporters say
the entire Georgia delegation
recommends a colored democrat of
Georgia as minister to Liberia.
Who is the man?
The balloting for Mr. Garland’s
old seat in tbe senate will begin on
the 17th instant. Congressman
Dunn is the leading candidate.
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Remember
That I am selling a Fine Straight
Whiskey, Spring of ’83, for $2.0Ql
feb25ml A. D. B. McKenzie.