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^10,000.
iDg been sued for $10,000,we
rs,
r
llD der the painful ueceeslty of
■ . a |l persons indebted to us
‘ ° up immediately, as we wish
able to pay the judgment
lomptiy, and wc lack about * 9 ' 999
l° tb e necessary amount.
411 Idle ef Spring.
liveth on the interest of
,‘itor now
h g debts,
la m. happy K roe<!r y ■ nt ‘ rob “ nton an
eerie
r barrel seta,
1 . , ha „oodmsn finds no buyer.,though
fcJ,b c „ r setn like a Turk,
L, lb , merry corner loafer, be is getting
P , bis work.
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A Runaway.
I Ssl urday evening a runaway oe-
Led on the Webster road. Two
, were in the bugsy, and tbe
w took flight and ran across
Muckalee Turnpike, passing
|,ree teams on the bridge and eon
Liing his mad career until be
tached tbe busiuess part oftowb
[either of the boys were injured
•VOT oar THE BILLS.
SE,
Meteorological.
I Painfull for Marsh to date.
[larch
Ls
2 2.
.30
.23
1.00
.20
.50
Arer«ae temperature for past week
OEs
Without a Job.
Mr. John Speight, coroner of
Ibis county, is an ofliceholder with-
lut a job. Ever since his commiS'
came in January John has
lept his eyes and ears open on a
lookout tor corpses, but nary a
lorpse has be seen that did not die
Lturslly and with a cause. If
Lis arrangement keeps up for the
Julmce of bis time, it would pay
i to resign and let some one else
live the job.
ICE,
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Fight at Smithville.
Friday night, about 8 o’clock,
t'onduetor Tom Welch brought
[into Smithville a train of forty cars
n.l stopped in front of tbe McAfee
louse. A man named Bennett "lit
be train in two in order to cross the
itreet, and when the conductor re-
noustrated with him for doing so,
lennett struck him over tbe head
ilh a stick inflicting a bad gash
Welch then drew a pistol and shot
[Hennett, the ball passing through
he side of his neck. He flred an.
other shot, which did not take ef
fect, and Bennett begged for his
ife. Welch then went oil and bad
wound dressed. Both men
were up and about Saturday,
[Welch running his train as usual.
Iliis
4t the Guano Houses.
Happily, they are placed under
Ithe hill, and up-town folks only get
lin occasional sniff of tbe savory
■stuff Irom passing teams. There
1 may see most any sort of a
I turnout, from the one-borned ox,
I with two sacks on the dilapidated
I cart which he draws, to the big
I road wagon, drawn by four sleek
I moles, loaded with tenor twelve
I welts. They await their turns as
I mill boys at country grist mills do.
I The guano men are evidently no
I respecters of teams, for each is
j loaded when ita turn comes. It
I »'»s estimated that one hundred
lion, were hauled off Saturday,
jlifty tons may be considered a
I fair trai'e for a day. There appears
I to be little, if any, falling off in the
I trade.
“You area liar, sir!”
The above very emphatic remark
was addressed to Mr. E. F. Hinton
by Mr. S. B. Stanfield at tbe opera
bouse Wednesday night between
one of tbe acts. The trouble, as
described by an eye witness, arose
in this way.
Messrs. Black, Stanfield and But-
ghard were seated in front of E. F.
and Koscoo Hinton. Conversation
bad been carried on at different
stages by the two parties, when it
seems that Hinton made some re
mark about one of tbe members of
tbe party in front. Stanfield told
Black he was meaning him, but
Hinton denied it. More words
passed when Stanfield gave Hinton
the lie.
Immediately Hinton straight
ened up and struck at Stanfield,
hitting him on the back of the head.
Koscoe Hinton also arose and hit
Stanfield on the head. Stanfield
retaliated and struck both the Hin
tons in the eyes, breaking the skin
over Roscoe’s. Friends here rushed
up and separated the combatants.
Tbe audience rose in consternation,
but the affair was settled so quiek'y
that tiie excitement soon subsided.
Early yesterday morning, by tbe
interference of mutual friends, tbe
affair was satisfactorily settled to
both parties, as each found they
bad been acting under a mistake.
They were summoned before Mayor
Felder yesterday afternoon and
plead guilty. Tbe Mayor withheld
bis decision.
Robbing His Employer.
S. L. Miei «, iif Charleston, S. C.,
bus been employed by Aaron Cohen
in bis cluiliing store for the past
six months or more. Lately Coben
came to the conclusion that his
goods wore going faster than his
s ties would warrant. An investi
gation led to the belief that Miers
bad been making away with them.
Not desiring any criminal action be
employed Mr. J. W. Brady to help
recover the goods, if possible, or
find out wbat disposition bad been
made of them. Mr. Brady got to
gether enough evidence and then
faced Miers, who acknowledged
sending various packages to tbe
city of Charleston by express,
Eleven packages had been sent
weighing from sixty-three down to
seven pounds. Besides this money
to the amount of $98 bad been sent,
but this is supposed to have been
Miers’salary. It was all addressed
to his family in that place. On
Thursday two boxes of tbe goods
were returned, and it is expected
that four more will arrive to-day,
Miers was not arrested, wc unner-
tand.and left the town yesterday,
COUNTED BY TENS..
GRAND OPENING.
NEW STORE AND NEW GOODS.
Trains Wrecked.
Several persons from this city,
*ho were returning from the Expo-
•ilion, were delayed by a collision
I *bich occurred at Choctawhatchee
I M** k ’ tWent y- lb ree miles south ol
ontgomery, Tuesday evening.
Mwirs. Jno. T. Argo, S. J. Wal-
* n Will Page, and Misses
Ogletree and Fannie Feagin
I!T° n tllewb * ob WM crowd-
*7 witb passengers. At 8 o’clock
*** tr »i“ stopped at a tank for
* n d another train which was
biniing close behind ran Into the
bt train, wrecking the two rear
*o»ches and wonnding live persons.
*** re Ported that tbe hindmost
r^ # WM worse damaged and. that
**»eral lives were lost, but our in-
did not know positively
ether it was true or not. Tbe
*g>n*er of the first train was badly
13^- The train waa delayed
ing * 0 c,ock > Wednesday mem-
Thornton Wheatley desire* to inform
the ladiea that hia new store is now open
and ready for business. He has now the
handsomest and best arranged store in
the oity, while the goods are tbe latest,
and choicest as well as the cheapest that
can bo found in this market We are
now ottering attractions in all depart
ments, but would mention especially at
this time, tbe largest and prettiest lot of
Hamburg Edgings from the great govern
ment aale for under valuation. My buyer
was there, tad the goods are here. Do
net tail to examine them.
The Clothing and 8hoe Departments
are now full, and will bs fonnd in the
corner store. Ladies' Department in the
new store. A call is solicited.
mar25tf Thornton Wheatley
Butcher and Groceryman.
Said a butoher to a groceryman
Saturday night at doling time:
•‘Here B. it a hog’a head left over,
it will ipoil before Monday, aoyou
take it and have it cooked for balf.”
“Good, I’ll do it,” replied the gro
cer. Monday morning tbe butcher
passed by and the grocer called to
bin: “Say, here’s your balf of the
hog head.” “Good, come in,” said
he to a iriend, “cold hog head ie
awful good lor breakfast’’—but lol
a change came over tbs spirit of his
dreams when he beheld the bones
of tbe bead picked clean ot every
bit of flesh. The friend began
laughing, and the butcher turned
to look for the grocer, but the lat
ter had disappeared. The butober
nays he will be careful to designate
which balf of tbe bog’s head is to
fell to bis share next lime. Later,
he says that he is even, but don’t
explain bow be managed it.
“Bad day, isn’t it?” said Aider-
man Bob Cobb, one rainy day, as
he dropped into a chair in the Re
corder sanctum.
We fully agreed with him.
“It seems to me,” be went on,
“that the winters last longer now
than they uso-1 to. In the early
days of Americus we never thought
of taking so many measures to pro
tect us against the cold and dis
agreeable weather as we do now,
but I suppose that may be one of
the signs of progress, and we
imagine that tbe weather was bet
ter in former days.”
Mr. Cobb is a builder and con
tractor of many years experience,
and it occurred to the reporter that
ho might tell some interesting facts
in regard to the Americus of former
days.
‘‘Do you see much difference in
Americus and Sumter county now
and in- its early days,” we asked
“Yes, sir. One has no idea of
tbe difference, or with the rapidity
ith which time and progress
changes things.”
‘‘What do you think tbe most
noticeable changes?”
“Well, it seems to me that tbe
farms change faster than anything
else, but it may be I think so be
cause I see less ot them than I do
ol tbe city. Ton years have made
wunderful improvement in tbe
country. Twenty years ago, you
koow, we were just over tbe war,
and everything in tbe way of farm
ing was all chaos. It took ten
years to get even accustomed to
the change, and little or nothing
was done in tbe way of improve
ments on tbe plantation s, the plan
ters being satisfied to eke out an
existence. In the last few weeks I
have been out in the country a good
deal, being in some parts I had not
visited for ten years. The change
in tbe places was a surprising one
to me. Where ten years ago there
was waste land or wood is now
comfortable dwellings and barns.
Good fences are up, old s.umps are
out of the ground, and fine horses,
mules and cattle are seen. This
change is not confined to any one
particular portion of the county,
but applies to all. I think the im
prjvemcnt is general, for n every
direction from the city I went I
found the change the same. Large
farms are being cut up into several
small ones, and the building and
cutting still goes on.”
“Wha*, reason can you give for
Americus growing faster than the
neigaboring towns. That is, years
ago, when all the places around
here were the same size, compara
tively ?”
“The natural location of Ameri
cus, and the building ot the South
western railroad. For some time,
you know, Americus was the ter
minus of that road, and cotton tor
sixty miles around was brought
here, sold and shipped. And then
again, the heavy financial backing
Americus has always had. Nat
urally this place is the centre of
trade for Southwest Georgia, and
when we get a direct outlet to tbe
East, It will be the best town in
Georgia. The merchants sell on a
closer margin here than any place
in the State, because they have the
capital to buy heavily, sell largely
and cheaply. Any planter that
ever traded here and at other pla
ces will tell you that. Being 1
natural market for so large a terri
tory brings in a heavy trade and
naturally causts tbe growth of tbe
town. Americus is purely and
solely an agricultural town, and Is
supported by nothing but the farm
ing interests around it. Snch being
tbe case, one would think it would
be of slow growth, but if you will
tako tbe trouble some day to rlae
over the town and note the new
buildings and improvements you
would be very much surprised.”
PoeUcal Prophesy,
“With this issue of the Sumter
Republican we take our positions
on the editorial staff of this paper.
* * * * Recognizing the
grandeur of the mission of the
Press, we proceed to our duty with
misgivings as to our success”.
B. and E. F. Hinton in Republican
Feb. 11, 1885.
Just Received.
“Five little editors sat upon the floor,
One skipped thee ty then there were four.
Four little editors wept and oricd.ab, me!
One received tbe eonge end then there
were three.
Three little editors bunk together now,
But soon the whole shebang is going to
break up in a row.”
—Recorder, Thursday, March 12, 1885.
“To-day we appear before you as
having retired.”—B. B. Hinton and
E. F. Hinton in Republican this
morning.
Trial of Speed.
Since practicing for the tourna
ment began tbe fire boys have been
having impromptu races occasion
ally. A few days ago a crowd of
lacers went down to a pine forest
near town and came back with as
tonishing results. A race was got
up between Arthur Bivins and Ice
Cain, distance one hundred yards
and resulted in Bivins’ defeat.
Cain, it will be remembered, won
the championship medal at the fair
ground last summer. A race with
Gene Doughtie, Lee Aycook, Will
Davis and Arthur Bivins, Doughtie
running each man separately ana
beating all of them. Capt. Shaffer
thought he could beat Doughtie at
two hundred yards, and a race
was agreed on for Monday. At
eleven o’clock that day the dis
tance was measured off on La
mar street, tbe boys pulled ofr
their coats and at it they went, a
large crowd participating in tbe
excitement and sport. For the
first hundred yards the gallant
Captain led tbe race, but Doughtie
pulled up on him and beat him out.
the Captain stopping and giving
up the race before the distance was
run. These races will probably
lead to more, It is pleasant and
exciting exercise, and does no harm
to any one.
irAXELBiDH ON THE RRAIN
J. WAXELBAVH * CO.
hold om-selves personally, individually
and collectively reaponsible for all dis
eases or complications arising and which
may nriae from the pleasurable pain pro
duced by
•I. Waxclbaum * Co., on the Bruin,
Unfortunately we can offer no panacea
for all the ills which the human flesh ia
heir to, but we propose to mitigate an
evil which baa taken deep root, reached
a stupendous height and is of mammoth
proportions to-wit, tbe reigh of
Fancy Prices I
An “educated” idea if you please, bnt one
conceived in sin and born in iniquity,
and which carries within iteelt tbe seeds
of its own dentrnclion. We modestly
used the word "mitigate,” bnt we declare
and promise to the people of the city of
Americas and vicinity that if they will
give us their patronage we will crush
this insidious sapper of their bard earn
ings and give them a fair and jnst equiva
lent for each and every dollar spent with
And as there are snakes so are there
alto sneaks who seek to imitate us.
Therefore always be sore that you are in
the right place. Look at the sign over
the door—
A Blf Thing.
Tbe advertisement of Mr. M. B.
Foster, on tho first page U a big
thing, and it fitly represents tbe big
a took of goods he has just received
and tbe big bargains be is prepared
to give tbe people. He has got a
big store-room filled with brignt
new goods, and wants every reader
of the Recorder to call and see
him, for bigasie his advertisement
bo cannot enumerate in it one-half
of wbat be has got. Go and ree
him and examine bis goods—it will
pay yon.
Solve It.
Who will solve the following puz
zle? It is to be done by tracing the
lines with a pencil, going over each
line but once and without raising
the pencil:
A FINE AfISORTICKNT OF
PKANG AND RAPHAEL TUCK’S
Base Ball Goods,
CROQUET TOPS,
HAMMOCKS, ETC., ETC.
Ml; Seaside and FranUin Snoare
LATEST STY LBS IX
S tatmy, Seals, Etc.
DAILY-WEEKLY PAPERS FOR SALE,
Subscriptions Received for all
Periodicals.
AGNES AYGOCK,
AMERICUS, GA.
75 BARRELS
ISTEFW
Louisiana
CaneSyrup,
JUST RECEIVED AT
G. W. GLOVER’.
LooMonrlnterest.
JUST RECEIVED
TO-DAY
-AT-
lson& Suits,
JACKS OR STREET,
Another lot of
BOSS LUNCH MILK BISCUITS,
FINE FRENCH CANDIES.
ORANGES, APPLES. BANANA&
FIGS, DATES, PRUNES,
Miri'VwnriT einno
BUCKWHEA-f FLOUR/
FULTON MARKET BEEF,
PIGS FEET,
DEEP SEA MACKEREL
AND CODFISH
Also an excellent assortment of
Canned Fish for the Lenten Seas*.
We call your speoial attention to oar
M0MAJA COFFEE!
e rioh end correct blend of high grade,
whole roaeted Coffee, in bulk, we doeoin
the fattest oonfidenee that it will be
fonnd, upon trisl, THE FINEST yon
ever used. We solicit a trial order.
Try ©nr Teas and Spices I
Strictly Pare nod Freeh Ground*
Oar CANNED GOODS ere ell of the beet
quality, not half juice and water,
but solid, whole peeked, both
Fruits end Vegetables.
Competing t
feet, cut under
neve found thei
found that where .
leee then our flrure* th<
quantity or quality,
oar price*, but In tbe loos
‘ “*■— our custom— *
*ey found *
bleb
,— - Mplelnoe
cnee in ptlce. Our motto ie: “fewest price,
titlerU with good quality and honut quantity, M
To the Front Again I
J. ISRAELS,
—dealer IN-
IMPORTED and DOMESTIC
LIQUORS!
BEERS, ALES,
PORTER, WINE,
CIGARS, TOBACCO
ETC-, ETC.
ALWAYS AND
ONLY 5 CENTS PER GLASS.
WILL SOON START THE ICE BUSI
NESS AND WILL ALWAYS KEEP
A FULL SUPPLY OF ICE.
AND ALSO KEEP
!S,
THAT I AM OFFERING CHEAP.
I HAVE AGAIN STARTED
Every Day fromlOtliOautolSau
Thanking tbe pnblie for their
agv kindly extended to mo for tl .
and reepeetfnlly soliott • continuance of
tho earne.
.T. ISRAELS,
Cotton Avenue, Americus, Oa.
mercbSOml
FOR SALE I
Iwing to the heavy elorm of
Saturday night no play wae ren
dered at the opera house. The com-
pany say their enccess wae very
good during the week they cccu
pied the board* here, as they were
able to pay expenses. They play
in Eufaula this week.
Within the oorporat* limits, situated on
the Booth sldeot tho handsome residence
of A. W. Smith, and nearly opposite tbs
elegant horns of Mis. F.E. Barks. These
lots have street running East snd West
snd one North and Month, also Lm street
on ths East, whloh is tht most fashion
able snd dutiable in ths oity and ia oon
sidered ths
REDUCED RATES TO REV ORLEANS
ROUND TRIP TIOKETS,
811.85.
GOOD FOB TEN DAYS.
LOTT WABBEB, Agent.
FOR SAL.B3!
One second hand carpet, bat little
wore, containing about tbirtv]yards. En-
qaire at this office. jon30tf
Boulevard of Americus!
These lots are convenient to churches
and soheols, snd within ten minutes walk
to tha court honsa. The natnial growth
of oak and hiekory Is abundant and tiu
soil level and fernls.
TERMS—HsU cash and half on twain
months Ume with sight per eent. interest.
THE SEASON OPENED
Base Balls and Bats
JUST RECEIVED AT
MRS. FRED LEWIS’.
I HAVE ALSO RECEIVED A LAHOW
INVOICE OF
Easter Cards!
THE FINEST IN THE OITY.
Call on A. C. BELL and T. J. BRAN-
NAN and see diagram of tbis valuable
property.
marcb3ml
Dr. W. F. BITOT,
DENTI ST
Am orlouw, G-a.
__ . except fbr CASH, or
pap«r which will command motcy at the bank. _
do rood work at reasonable prices, an 1 in future
will net take proxniaoa for rnr. KeenegHklfy.
4—As t H,a,Je«M*|srfM«(| •
THE FRANKLIN SQUARE LIBRA
RY IS NOW OPENED. AND
SUBSCRIBERS CAN MAKE
THEIR SELECTIONS.
$5.001 GOLD
For the best score in Ten 8bots.
SILVER Clip for second best.
NICKELPLATED REVOLVER for third.
At the Shooting Gallery next to 3L H.
Ford's, Lamar Street.
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