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-Qwfa^ ■Y Amerigus Recorder iM ESTABLISHED 1879. AMERICUS. GEORGIA. FRIDAY. MARCH 22, 1889. ^ElRIC^ Recorder oeoro^ ^.STOREY. : ; Publisher, ""Silly ADVERTISING RATES. llDjTwfl M | 3M | 6M I 1 Y -r-T"! - mliTw* 2 001 4 oojl 7 on!* 12 00 sir 4 no 10 00: IB tOj »00 inf* 1 ' s , 2 no, 0 on 12 00 20 00 35 00 w — m s 00 10 00 20 on 85 OOJ BO 00 I !(“ -■ ; S' (I 00' 25 00! 50 00 1 75 00‘ 90 00 Sj£° -■ ), 5 10 00 30 00 00 00 90 00 150 00 trt l„n non Dfi.o I mr lino for each subno- | 'fiJ.iUnSto? for contractu can tie nmtlo 'KSK™, ol Mnrrluaos and (All.” o"l «*x Hno». Inserted *!m£u'o cannot publish obituary notice. aST.,.., of respect Tor lodge., socletlm or mil 1 Oils tree "1 charge. Much matter !Kn hotrever, be token at half the regular rate’ "so itlucrimlnatlon will be|mado In AMERICUS. Amprk'tt' !« the ronnty *mnt of Sumter I aounty, Georgia, xltuat**! on the South- I western Railroad, 7! mile* wonthwent of llwon, and about IW miles north of the I ftori<!» line. It Is eltnatad In theflneAtHce- I non of Georgia, raising a greater vuriety of I uritalfural and horllcultural products I t'isn any other part of the South, eombln- I lot all tie fruits, grain and vegetables of I the temperate and semi-tropical xonos- I *h<*t,oorn, rye, oats, rice, Irish and sweet I potatoes, peanuts, chufus, cotton, peoa, I tpresue, apples, pears, peaches, grapes, I plain* sad other fruits. The climate Is I rllil snd equable, and one of the most I besitny ju the world, the uir being pure end ■ dry »nd most beneficial for lung and throat like**". All Kinds of outdoor work can be I performed without inconvculcncc from I iunucerhe.it or winter cold. Americas bn* * population ot« dno; Is beautifully situated high sud rolllrc ground, and boasts of I woe of the handsomest business blocks In IUa South. The city has fine public schools; ■loodchnrchcs; a large public library; ■daily, one*semi-weekly and two weekly Isewipapers: an opera house completely Ifurnblu-il with scenery and capable of seat- llaf 1,000person*; a well orgaul/.ud tire de- Ipartracnt, larluding two rtne steamers; tho reets Are well paved, sewered and lighted; is water Is good, and water works, sup |pM from artesian wells, will soon lw con- Kructed; there is a cotton comprenH, Ice |factory, pinning mill and variety works, Tinse factory, and » number of minor (mtnnfnctorb'!*: about two hundred firms a engaged in Mercantile business; four ■tonka with an abundance of capital. |Amerlru* is the centre of trade for six eoun dn? th»- richest . agricultural jctlo’j in Georgia, the average atiiiuul d receipts being 40,000 bales. Its trade is wing rapidly extended an«l Increased by Ithchullding of new rallroiuls; the Ameri i, Prc*ton A T.umpkln Railroad I*already noperation for a distance of fifty tulle Mtvsrd snd sixty-two miles eastward, (which gives ns water connect louo and cora- petitive rates. I It U the largest city In fluiitliwwt Geor- kt»,sQd Las been npprm» h»t»*ly named the |‘Commercial Caplin!” of that section, and i rapidly growing In population and •alth. Asa place of husl ness or rosldeuco [ pr^wnt.- attraction a equaled by few cities n the bouth. Propci t.v of all kinds l*eon»- ively cheap, although rapidly advsne- value. The InhabPnnU of both city p I country are cultivate.!, courteous and bpUablc, with a cordial welcome to Iin- ^I'franti. To enterprising tradesmen, Judl- iscapitalists, and Industrious farmers ImceUonof Georg!u otters rtnoopportu- ^lt*e*. Any information In regard toclty country will be cheerfully furnished by AMICKICUH RkCORHRR, Rmcricus, Uu. FROM DAWSON. AJUnom in Church Ilnlldlnc-A Fir. Cnlumbu. Southern-A Lively firoi,7 All Writ Hut Thnae Whonre II1--A Fl,h. ing Frolic. Dawson, March 20.—Rev. W. W. Brimm, a Pres! yterian evangelist from North Georgia, preached two excellent sermons in our Methodist church last Sunday morning and evening. At the morning service lie organized a Presbyterian church for Dawson, with seventeen mem bers to begiu with. Judge Jas. H. I.aing, who lias been a ruling elder of that denomination for many years, was re-elected to that office by the unanimous vote of the mem bers and reinstalled. Mr. 8. T. Jordan was then nominated and unanimously elected a rulingelder, and was ordained by the minister and Judge I.aing and inducted into office. The ceremonies were new to many of the congregation, and very interesting and impressive to all. Rev. Mr. Waddell, a Presby terian minister of Cuthbert, will preach hero on the nth Sunday in this month, after which the Prcsby. terinns will begiu the building of their church. They have a beaut! ful lot just In front or Mr. .1. H. Perry’s residence, on Stonewall street, which was donated to them by the couuty in 1865, and which has recently been used for a city park. Mr. Brimm has already suc ceeded In getting over $1,000 sub scribed by our citizens to begin the erection of the church. Tho Meth odists and Baptists of Dawson me delighted to have tills new church anil another kindred Christian de nomination added to our city, and arc givl g thorn all tho encourage ment and substantial aid they cau. There lias been a great deal said about building a new Methodist church in Dawson, pud very little done lu that direction. The ladies haveHcen waiting for the gentlemen to make the first move till their pa tience are cxliuusted, ami so they put the ball In motion last week by giving a grand supper on Friday night at the Armory Hall. The supper was well gotten up, gener ously attended, properly conducted and very much enjoyed. The u<-t proceeds were $150.80,which amount was turned over to our pastor, Itev. J. W. Weston, and deposited by him lit bank to the credit of our now Metliodlstohurch. Ourdoubt- iug Thomases need doubt uo more, for our noble ladies have put their shoulders to the; wheel, and they know no such word as “fail." The ladies of the Baptist church gave a supper two weeks ago, as au initial Step towards building a new Baptist church in our city. It was Juhn Th , v ,,,^ ht _ a hi> lew Id affair and netted over . i. i. goodly .lumber and they «li seemed ornament to that part of the city. Mr. Charlie Holiday lias moved Into his new and elegant office, where the old one formerly was, and appears and feels at home again. Mr. J. H. Sheffield and Mrs. P. H. Evans, of Atlanta, have rented the St. Janies Hotel, and will arrive in the city and take charge next Sat urday. Mr. Wm. Sheffield will be business manuger and has already arrived. We tender these people a hearty welcome to our city, and wish them an abundant success. Dawson is now on the blggeBt boom of its life; people moving in from every direction, and not a va- ennt store or residence in town. Store and residence lots in demand and prices advancing. J. A. F. LOUVALE LOCALS. Locvai.e, March 20.—We are en joying seme beautiful spring days. Tlie health of our section is good with few exceptions. Mr. Samuel JoluiBton is very 111 at this time. He was down near the Hanna- hatchie creek, last Tnursday and was taken with a violent chill of a congestive nature. Since then he is considered dangerous and under the influence of opiates most all the time. Dr. W. W. Peek.and other doctors have been summoned. In llamation is the trouble. Mrs. Dr. Peek went down to see him, as he Is her brother, and when she started home in the Dr’s, sulky, the horse became frightened and runaway. It was exciting, as the horse ran about a mile before he was stopped, wnen the fcnco served us au anchor, near Dr. Tatum’s house. Mrs. Peek was thrown out, but uot seriously hurt. Mr. >d. I). Tatum Is not well, but is able to be up. Mr. W. D. Flynn lias been troubled with erysipelas lu his feet but he out again and opens and closes tho depot of the t?. A. M. morning, noon and night. Miss Jennie Hussy, of Talbot, is here ou a visit to Mrs. Hr. Tatum, The Handwriting on the Well. Baltimore Manufacturers' Record. The Manufacturers’ Record takes no pleasure in seeing misfortunes coma upon any business enterprise, and It is not numbered among those who want to see the South prosper by seeing other sections grow poor. Deeply interested as it is—being of the South, for the Sooth and by the South—In seeing the marvelous blessings of this section fully util ized and developed, it also desires the prosperity of the whole of our great country. But there are some industries which have flourished in the North, which must deorcase through the ncli ve competition that is being developed in the South, where nature lias brought together such a combi nation of advantages as can be found nowhere else on this continent. Year after year the Manufacturers' Record has pointed out the inevitable fact that the South is to control the Iron trade ot this country, and that many fur naces in tlie North, unableby reason of their location tocompete with the price at which iron can be made in the South, must bo abandoned, These truths are growing more and more plnin every day, and while tlie well-located furnaces of the North may hold their own, yet they will hardly be able to show'any great im crease in the extent of their bus! ness, while those not having the very best advantages must yield to the Inevitable. This Is strikingly illustrated In a letter written by Mr. Thomas T. Roitvc, treasurer of the Giendou Irou Co., ot Kaston, Pa., explaining Ht length the position of that compauy in regard to the re cent notice of a reduction in wages, the number of employees dis charged and the company’s condi tion. Mr. Bouve says: Tho management ot the company is quite sensible of the hardships that in some cases must follow the course of adieu absolutely forced upon it, in order to meet competi- LITTLE SON, Worn. Completely cured by mum mm •f Cut team* Rr medic#* Coetlap . . • Oar littla «co will be four r»u of era on thtM i<ut. In Mar. UV. he wa* attacked with a veqr painfal breaktn* oat of the skin. We called bib Phyalolan, who treated him for about /oar week* • be chi Id race ir«d little or no food from the tread tion of Southern iron. Ita officers have tried every possible way by which to reduce the cost of produc tion, and yet the fact stares them In the face that Sou thorn iron is In vading their territory more and more every year, and is sold, after paying heavy freight charges, at less than the actual cost of produc tion. Moreover, this Southern Iron, even when sold at such prices, after paying three or four dollars a ton freight, and returns a profit to ?^>^’ii*^‘5iKi^SSi D .Si! , . l SJrtt its makers, for Southern furnaces i.ui.>* And tho cbiMpMeadRi %Ulnf l w‘iw!S: are making money even at the ex- R tremely low figures now rnlln-. The letter of the Glendon Co. is but tho handwriting on the wall, which ^MiS l l Sa». ,, KSR;S2ffl2S3a5 needs no Interpreter to make known CuLtL* bJ. o?o£Sj(jSKKi2 its meaning. e.k.°iL'OTicna»so»r. H. E. RYAI*, Owotm. Ltrlsf-loo OO..IC I SabMrlbfd .ml .worn to Mm mo thl. foovtS do»o* JoDDUT, M7. U. H. OOK, jr¥r Jennie, and hope time with us. Miss Sollle Tomine.v was over and speutatew duys visiting her friends here. l.ast Saturday innrniug a party of ladies went over to the |iond to fish. Mrs. Dr. W, H. Tatum, Mrs. IV. D. Tatum, Mrs. Lively and Mrs. J. <). Lewis, .Misses Sallie Tommy, Mary Neal. It-ssie Ellor- 80ii, lieltle Chambliss, Georgia Smith, aud Masters George Ta.um tion nrislng from the fioodingofour market with Southern and western Irons, which are sold to our custom ers much below the cost at which Glendon pig Iron can possibly be now produced. Its members feel, much more keenly than others will, sympathy for those who have long ,,, . , . served the eoni|>:iuy faithfiiHy, and u ill stay alolig^ w , )0 w ,j| necessarily be deprived of employment. The impossibility of .ace: Curtains SEND YOUR —TO THE— AMERICUS STEAM LAUNDRY. ACXOBIBD in Fibst-Cbass Stylb HlOM $2,50 TO $5.00 PER PAIR. The SOUTHWEST GEORGIA griculturalCoUege, DUTHBERT, GEORGIA. term opens January 7th. ont°h D »»rd $8.00 per , r Jncldental Fee only $1.00 Addreee, "-3m K CLARK, President $80.U<> From all indications it is safe to predict that we will have three handsome netv churches in Dawson within tlie next twelve months. At 2 o’clock iaBt Sunday morning lire bolls rang out upou the “stilly night,” aud roused mauy drowsy sleepers from their downy pillows. A tremendous blaze was seen on the north side of town and everybody rushed luthatdlrection. On reach ing the depot it was plain to be seen that tlie barn and set of stables in ronr of Mr. W. li. Rlordso’s store, belonging to Mrs. M. C. Baldwin, were wrapt in flames from one end to the other. They were very dry and the roofs rotten, and before any thing could he done they were burned to the ground. Several wagons ancl buggies and other prop erty, and some corn aud fodder be longing to Mr. Riordau, were con sumed. Origin of the lire not known. No insurance. I lenrn that the camps of the Co- lumbtis Southern railroad are being moved to Richland. Half the road and the most difficult half—has been graded, and track laying will begin In a short time. By the first of November next, trains will be running every day from Columbus to Albany. Capt. Chas. E. Newnan, agent for the Elgin Telephone Company, is In our city putting up wires and In struments. Ho has completed a line from the Farnum House to Alexan der’s livery stable, and another from Statham A Farnum’s stables to the depot. Several more lines will bo put upas soon as possible. Mr. Hubbard, president of the company, Is expected to arrive this afternoon. Tho Alliance men of Terrell will meet in Dawson on the 8th of May. National lecturer, Mr. Ben Terrell, will deliver an address on that day, Tho Dawson Variety Works have put up a beautiful awning, the full extent of the brick block on east side of Main street, from. Will Tal bott’s to Dr. Parks’ office. IV Is an to enjoy tlie fish. V. V. E. L. THE DANCE. Cor iielk, March 21.—Cordele’s first annual spring ball Tuesday evening was well attended and thor oughly enjoyed by every one. It was regretted exceedingly that there were so few hero from Ameri- eus. Mueou nnd Vienna were well represented. Thu ball wus given in tlie large warehouse of Mr. D. B. Teabeaut, tho wholesale grocer, who has just finished tho building. It was splen didly lighted and well arranged for dancing purposes. By 10 o’clock the hall was com fortably Ailed, and tlie floor pre sented a scene of beauty and gal lantry. A number of those who danced were remarkably graceful in their movements. It is greatly to he regretted that a list of the at tendants could not be procured. TheCordeie string band furnished the music for the occasion, and re ceived many deserved compli ments. Cordele is fortunate in having suchan excellent band, and the members did honor to them selves at the ba 1. Refreshments were served at mid night and at one o’clock the crowd went home with the hope that all the dances In Cordele will be as pleasant as this one was. It is said that valuable gold-bear ing quartz haa been found by W. J. Buchanan upon his place about five miles from Amoskeag, Dodge coun ty. A specimen has been sent to Atlanta to be assayed, and the re- ault will be looked for with much Interest. running for the present moro than two furnaces makes It obligatory to discharge many for whom there is no louger work. For thotc who can be yet employed it does uot stem to be a very hard case to ask them to accept wages not so low as the min imum paid by some other compa nies ou the Lehigh. Foreseeing, but only partially, the threatening evil, everything possi ble has been done for the past two years to lessen the cost of produc tion without taking the tinal steps ble. w liicli now ur„ dearly luevitul Most urgem representations were made the -o.| and transportation companies of itn- neeassity that everything shm:l 1 im done on their part to cheiiiHiU tile cost tit m Aerial to us at the furiisees. and to lessen { the burden of li uti royalties reditu: upon the company ii purchased at I smue considerable cost a 1 ' *■' cause be accomplish A Hundred Tons of Honey, It hardly seems possiblo that the I money paid in one jponth for a ton- cent article, could, If pennies were I used in payment, weigh one hun- _, „ dred tons. Yet one of our bright school boys has figured that this is I E.BE*•«*»* true of Diamond Dyes. To judge from the stocks of our dealers in i i.amcmu. is. imi .hi. »». c™* dye stuffs, Diamond DyeB own the field of package dyes, are a com- SilZ^'SlSitJSUumSilr •““" plete success. Of course they have Imitators. “Nothing la a success until imitated." But no onejwants I d>cuu,enuncu. co.. Bomod. Su. to risk a counterfeit when the genu-1 aw-stsd tor -Uo» to c-onskin oiomom," Ine can bo obtained at the same I w "‘PnaH—*. u»toitin price. Three new colors have late- DIIDira silo»dSnipsmmi >n dt»>«u- ly been addee to Diomood Dyes: PHPf 0«“'tecvT»nnun«D,«T«.s w . Fast Stocking Black, Turkey Red yey F R[£ | FREE FROM PAIN! for Cotton, and Brown for Cotton. „ Jgr tm m I)M c, llHn The manufacturers, Wells, Blob- \ ardson * Co., Burlington, Vt., will send colored samples of these new I >im °«9 | » , “ r - mnat*. SCROFULOUS HUMORS. ImI rarlot I M0Mijr.lok. b.ln* rotund -wHk ioom kind officmfMla. Tim doctor* could not , I «m« udviand to try tho Ctmcun* itac*- | TEXT. I did BO, and in o d.y I «t b.tUrl any address, free of charge. These Application for Charter. additions seem to have made the _ _ , UEonoia-Hukt** Couxtt. line so complete that any shade can T Tbc* twiTuon' of “w. < u"oiMui“! ,r iL c. be matched with some color of Dla- „ s h ^ { & HUn0eM - mond Dyes. The beautiful sample i*t. They drain to bu incorporated under book of shaded colors, lately sent to all dealers In dyes will delight the *33: eye Ot any lady, “n’l easy to dye beTbnTtaptwnndDoUan wl htheprlvIU louger a difficult and di Usk “ 1 utely_true^that^ home dyeing lijio J itirx. Thccapitai ■tockihnij bcdirided into able I shares of One Hundred Dollars each, the extent of their u'npeli the capital s*ock of said for 8pr!ug dyeing. This, together JJSJHM&Jy with the thought of that hundred I corporation. ton* of money, leads ua to ask what ] 3rd. Thy niece of business of said com- - • 1 •'-"•"•hallbelnt school boy can figure how many I winthecityofAinertcus.Bum- tliousanda of ladies are now saying I fta. The business of said company shall that this is the timo to use Diamond he that of printing and publishing books, newspapers and other periodicals, blanks or All kinds, commercial paper and publica tions necessary for commercial and mer* Dyes. ; This week news cantlle business, engraving, electrotyping. I Hthographln* and sterntyping. Also to there are three cases carry on a wholesale and retail ouslnesa la | blank books, stationery, notions and fancy fwut Elbertou Star reaches 11s that there aro three of genulno Aslastlc leprosy in the northern portion of this county, two IT ivminncra thsrefore. , their succCHont, bo of the victims being negroes and I ate, for a period of twent' they and f corpor al tb the es ana *te, for a period of twenty years, w 1th the one . respectable white man, whow name we suppress until more au- Tor the purpose hereinbefore named, of thenuc information reaches us. One of tho negroes has turned white while the other la broken out In «d power to sue and be sued, have a com- . . .. | mon weal, urfd to do and perform all oth*y spots, as is also the white man. [ acts and powers incident to M»lil business. Parties who have soon th<*ae c&mh I Petitioners further pray that they be rarues wno nave seen tnese cases olher ttnt |7 urth0r powers and there is no doubt about their I rights incident to corporations under the laws of the 8tste of Georgia. And pell- i'a KIMBROUGH, Petitioners Attorneys. ty being lepers, although we hove uo I IgJJ* professional authority for the same. himmon& A rope walker, while performing 'm'hJSySojiSSh. me very difficult feats! upon the 18S*. J H. A l.l.KN, Clerk, lerablu unst n ml7— k( nm he- . » ... .. i A true .*trnct from the minute. n» Hum- vT.. .» . V , ' ,.i.i rope at the cirous, at Griffin, Irl- ter HuporlorCourt, ihi. laihdiy ofM»rch, by soilnlnK soin.-llnna I" , np „ r hn I nT~ki 11 iTl~ > fhT ls8(l - J. H. AI.I.EN. Clerk 8. C. enmplisliv<t lowarUs m« end ,a i- came near neing Killed, ine i TAX NOTICE I Spalding county Is still trying to raise $20,000, to be offered as an in ducement for locating the experi mental farm within Its lines. aimed at. Recent exiwrieitee hns, however, demonstrated tint nil the company lias done Is short of what must be done In ordor to enutiuuo lte opera tions. as iron liitln-rlo unknown In the East has within a short period come ii:io our irini kets and been sold nt rates entirely destructive to our hopes of going on without addi tional retrenchment. Indeed, the matter of putting all the furnaces out of blast, with the likelihood of never rosumiug work, has been se riously considered. It wub finally judged best to make one more effort to live; but to do this it was neces sary to charge, as done by other companies, a reasonable rent for our houses, and to pay no more in sala ries and wages than ie done else where. It is by no mean, sure that by this additional action we can do a profit able business, or even make both ends meet. The following dividends have been declared by the company dur ing the last five years: 881—Janunry 44 1887—May 44 July 04 November 34 1885—January 04 1*18—January. <-4 July 04 July 04 1S«—January 04 1889—Januury 04 July #41 A most onviablq showing, indeed, for stockholders who have had a million and a half dollars at stake! What is worse the company earned no profits during those years where the ciphers occur so numerously, but, on the contrary, submitted to loss. What a struggle against the in evitable does this letter tell of. It is indeed pathetic, and one cannot read it without being Impressed with the straggle that was made be fore the step which called It out was adopted. Here Is a greet company, having $1,500,000 In its bnslness, owning five furnaces and with a his tory running back nearly half a cen tury, having been established In 1843. which is forced to admit that It can no longer meet the competi- ropo was not successfully fastened to the stake at one end, and while | he was In the midst of bis perform ance it came loose and precipitated 1 oalcc , him headforemost through the tent. I rvcelvin* the tax returns for the' year ML. . . , , . . ,, I All uersons are rroueited to come forward Fortunately for him the canvass, and muki-their return, promptly., though rotten, caused his fall to be I with less force than it would other- | wise have been, He received only a few slight bruises. • The Life or a Child. Mr. W..L. Fain, a large oommis- I sion merchant, says he owes the ofAmcrieii ■ - ..—*—‘pnni; lomri pftVBltl lynhte when mare Buirt.v"Emncrn l« 0 your* old. 1* band* iHctenn of limb and littai [m2 -It*] WM. noon I will open the Tax Hooka of Huratar The Kentucky Spanish Jack, BURLY EASTERN, n lion Huckleberry Cordial, gradually checks the bowels and | does not constipate, os many do. Verily. “The spring time has come, gentle Aunte,” but look out for the equinoctial storms, as Irl Hicks has said “there will be great electric disturbances, high winds and pel haps a cyclone.” But there is no use in getting scared or cross ing the bridge before you get to it. Easter comes unusually late this year, falling on the 21st of April, not on the 14th, as a contemporary announces. Lent covers forty days, but there are forty-six days from Ash Wednesday to Easter. Of these days six are Sundays, which are feast days. 5ES Mr. McRea, the pioneer melon grower of Booth Georgia, now ^ plants no cotton. He owns 30,000 don. forme tuffi cam acres of land, runs a turpentine and lumber bnslness and Is going to put K?SwefIatlrS> 1,000 acres in Bermuda gross. s« ift5i '* relief fr KOn one aore ofjland C. W. Dun- — can, jvho lives about four miles north of Quitman, made last Year Mm. Axx Bornwzu. twenty-sin barrels of syrup, wbloh Ad tebfc, Mich., D«c.». \a. ' overngjd thirty-one gallons to the fcs* ft* S»°t* «a "T-mrrt sad Omeari. . , .o ■ni^jufreo. Taa Bwnrr Sncino Co. barrel. . nr,-..... a. I ST.tOUIS.MO. nnwillm i. oAtuxmr. of my i tiremcnl la renret to srwr 1 ™ •. riiv:-