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Americus
Recorder.
ESTABLISHED 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1890.
THE GROWING
PLAINS.
A Biff Guano Trade—The Firat Bale or
Cotton—Personal No w* and Notes.
Plains of Dura, Feb. 18.—The
merchants ot the Plains are enjoy
ing a feast in the guano trade. More
is being sold here this year than
heretofore. Some estimate it as
high as 3,000 tons.
There is to be considerable com
petition in this neigbborhood for
the first bale of cotton for Sumter.
We hear of several who will plant
for it.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Black,
Messrs. Geo. Oliver and M. L. Hud'
Bon attended “Little Lord Fauntle-
roy." All are extravagant in their
praises.
Miss Eena Wright, of Webster,
Ib visiting at B. T. Jennings’.
Miss Mary Dean spent Sunday
with Miss Cornelia Thomas.
Miss Eunice West has the fash'
lonable “La Grippe.”
C. C. Alexander is convalescing
slowly.
W. L. Thomas and wife returned
from Atlanta on the 13th.
Mr. Tomaston, of Columbus, is
stopping at the Brown House.
There will be a social at C. W.
Bedenbaugh’s tbis week.
L. S. Bawson met with a painful
accident last week. While walking
from his store to his bouse he fell,
dislocating his shoulder. Mr. Baw
son convalesced rapidly and is
about well.
Messrs. Holloway and Dorn, of
Friendship, were in the city Bun-
day.
Mr. Fd Clark, of Smlthville, spent
Sunday with M. L. Hudson.
Messers. Morgan Eldridge and
Will Haynes, of the surveying
corps, were here Saturday.
Mr. Peter Faust of the 17> h is
quite sick.
Bev. G. W. Weekly visited L. J.
Walters a few days last week.
Mrs. L. M. Oliver, of Preston, is
visiting B. L. Oliver, of this place.
Miss Carrie Jennings is visiting
friends and relatives in Smlthville.
Mrs. J. D. Shepherd, of Amerl'
cue, is visiting at the residence of
Dr. Cato.
Miss Emma Beed, of Friendship,
is visiting Miss Maud' Beed, of the
Springs.
Misses Leila Coughman and Ida
Hiller, of Bronwood, are visltfng
Mrs. S. P. Wise.
Miss Anna Stephens is on the
Bick list.
The Alliance was well attended
Saturday.
While B. E. Stephens was hitch
ing up his horse, the animal be
came terrified and breaking from
the negro that held him, com
menced to run, taking the road
home. Mr. Stephens kept hold of
the lines some time, but at length
turned them loose. The horse wbb
caught after running about a mile.
Luckily nothing was broken.
E. L. C.
FROM MOSSY DELL.
Mossy Dell, Feb. 19.—Mrs. Luth
er Wise, Misses Carrie and Camilla
Derriok and five of Mr. Phil Jen
nings family have the measles.
Mrs. Spencer, mother of Miller
Spencer, died after a lingering ill
ness, near Pine Grove Church, last
week. Her remains were interred
at Providenoe.
Miss Lou McWilliams, of Tropio,
and her cousin, Miss Mollle Mc
Williams, of Macon, visited the
Misses Davison at Providence last
week.
Mrs. Taylor Williams, of Fort
Valley, accompanied by her chil
dren are visiting her sister-in-law
Mtb. J. H. Davison. They return
home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs T. A. Davison and
Miss Naonie Davison went to
Americus Tuesday on a shopping
tour. Owing to some peculiar co
incidence the Americus eteeet rail
road had a break down on that day.
It was their firat ride on the street
car.
Mr. Peter Faust, our oldest citi
zen, is suffering from a serious in
ternal derangement. Owing to bis
advanced age, he being In his eigh
ty-third year, fear is entertained
for his recovery. Drs. Griffin, Wise
and Hawkins attend him daily.
Mr, Wm. Faust, of Ozark, Ala.,
came to see his brother Saturday,
but returned to-day. “L. L. D,"
Venl! Vidi! Vici! this Is said of
Salvation Oil, for it conquers the
worst cases of rheumatism and neu
ralgia nt once. Price 23 cents a
bottle.
For ancemic pe- .0 W. W. C. is
> boon. ; —
FROM PUTNAM
Putnam, February 17.—It has
long been an established custom ot
ours uot to- take up space and the
time of the reader, iu correcting
errors that are sometimes made by
the printer and often by the writer;
but we correct our report of big
hogs by giving weights and awards
of premiums by Alliance No. 7.
For best bog of any age, to J. J.
Wall, weight 396; for best hog
under two years of age, to D. W.
Rainey, weight SS0; for best aver
age hog per month under 1 year old,
to J. M. Colima; for the greatest
average number of pounds of meat
per plow, to J. A. Chapman, num
ber of pounds 2,645.
This lodge is composed of about
75 members, male and female, and
represents somewhere about 100
plows, and we believe we are
perfectly safe in saying there has
been an average of 1,500 pounds of
meat killed per plow, making a
grand total of one hundred and
fifty thousand pounds. Any one
familiar with the amount of bacon
necessary to run a one horse farm,
can readily make an estimate and
Bee that there will be a considerable
amount that will not be needed at
home. This meat alone is evidenee
ot a better condition among the
people, but there is many other evi
dences which we will review in
time.
Has there been any change In the
onditton of things? Here is what
an extensive commission merchant
was heard to remark: “Something
has come over the farmer! Why,
five or six years, if a man came in
our store and wanted a tew goods
on time, we did not hesitate to ask
him about the property he had to
mortgage; but we are careful
now—just mention mortgage
and the fellow walks out and rather
Independent at that.”
Farmers are becoming Interested
In manufacturing enterprises, and
no wonder they should, for besides
making the manufactured product
oheaper, every operator is a con
sumer of the farmers produce.
A successful year of last years
operations, seems to be making
farmers anxious to get In another
year. While the usual time for
planting corn is yet near a month
off, some are planting now, and
many more will plantpoon.
The names of candidates are al
ready being whispered. Wa guess
some will be full pledged before
long, as the warm winter has been
favorable for everything green to
come out early.
Walter Stevens is back from at
tending a medical college at Louis
ville, Ky. He says there Is 5 col
leges in the city; that the one be
attended, had in attendance about
800 students, and that a low estl
mate is that eaoh six students dll'
sect one body, which would make
about 800 bodies dissected, eaoh
term in that city alone.
The yonng people have organized
singings, one at Hopewell, on the
first Sunday, and one at Glenn Hol
ley on tbe third Sunday of eaoh
month.
Messrs. Gilmore and S. J. Bainey
caught quite a large wildcat last
week. It’s foot was about as large
as an ordinary dog’s foot.
DAVE DUDLEY
WILL PROBABLY BE AMERICUS’
NEXT POSTMASTER.
Col. 8. Wise Parker* just Returned from
Washington, Says that Appears to
Be the Feellnar There.
Col. S. Wise Parker returned yes
terday from Washington.
He brings diseouraging news to
those who hoped for Dudley’s de
feat.
“The only hope of Crisp and Col
quitt,” said he, "is to have the
nomination withdrawn by tbe
President. The Senate, if left to
take action upon the case, would
probably confirm him.
“Crisp und Colquitt have fought
hard to defeat Dudley. I think
Crisp has about given up the fight
as hopeless, but Colquitt still ap
pears to have a hope that he will be
able to defeat the nomination in the
Senate.
“I saw Assistant Clarkson several
days after the nomination had been
made. He asked me about Dudley,
and I told him that I did not know
myself regarding him beyond the
fact that he was Andrew Dudley’s
son.
“ ’Here] are letters,’ said be 'pil
ing in upon me from Amerious
denouncing him. Why did not the
citizens of Americus unite upon one
man and push bis claims ?'
“ ‘There are nine applicants, I
understand,’ I responded, 'and the
merchants would hardly find it ad
visable to attempt to support one
man, as the friends of. the other
candidates might seek revenge by
trading elsewhere.’
“I was not a candidate for tbe po
sition, and do not want it. It was
thought last week that Bloom
Brown might succeed in getting the
place, but that appears to be past
now. Dudley has some strong po
litical influences working for him,
and it looks as though nevllLgo
through.”
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA-
A Saetlon Rich In Fine Farm Land, and
Rapidly Growing Town..
BRONWOOD LOCALS.
A Building Association—Ju.tlc. Court
—Forsonal Points.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS I
(Special to Rkcobdeb.)
Cordele, Gb., Feb. 18.—Morris
Slattery, agent ofjEdison Manufac
turing Company, is here and com
menced putting in electric lights.
Central station to start with two
dynamos, on the three wire system,
the sameas Birmingham,Brooklyn,
Boston and only the larger cities
have. The city will own the plant
entire, which promises to be one of
the best in tbe State.
S.
Professor John Henry Comstock,
the eminent naturalist, begins la
tbe New York Ledger of March 1,
a series of six articles on the study
of Insects, in which he describes,
not only those insects which are
useful to the fanner, but also those
which destroy entire fields of grain,
cotton and rice, and ravage
orchards, gardens and vineyards.
He demonstrates how it was scien
tifically determined that an average
annual Iosa of $30,000,000 has been
occasioned in the south by the
cotton-worm alone; and that an
average loss per year of nearly $2,-
400,000 has been brought about in
the apple crop of Illinois by the
ravages of tbe codiin moth. The
ftrlt-* i» profusely Illustrated.
Bronwood, Ga., Feb. 10,1800.
Tbe National Loan and Building
Association of Atlanta, Ga., organ
ised a branch company here on last
Saturday. The officers were eleot-
ed as follows: Dr. T. A. Chappell,
President; Bev. J. S. Elmore, Vice-
President; B. T. Marshall, Secreta
ry. The board of directors consists
ot the following names: J. J. Hill,
G. O. Hill, J. G. 'Wells, C. A. Cham
bliss, J. C. Simpson, C. W. Gun
nets, S. M. Thompson. J. S. El
more was appointed local agent.
Justice court oonvened here Sat
urday. Several oases of Importance
were heard, Judge Etden Wilkin
son and Dr. Hammond, of Sasser,
were on hand.
S. W. Denton has been confined
to bis room for .several days with
the ‘-Grippe."
Mrs. N. A. Barnes, tbe effiolent
proprietress of the Barnes’ House,
visited her brother, Bev. Mr. Ses
sions, of Cuthbert, on last Saturday
and Sunday.- During her absence
the hotel was presided over by the
charming graces of Miss Mollie
Bagan.
Miss Lila Edmonds attended the
grand Valentin > ball at the resi
dence of Dr. Kendrick, in Dawson,
on last Friday night. She returned
the next day, and report a huge
time.
The musical entertainment given
last night at the residence of Mrs.
Shackelford, on First Btreet, was
highly enjoyed and appreciated by
all who were so fortunate as to be
present.
Miss Mollie Hill is visiting rela
tives In Macon this week.
Miss Emma Hall, our charming
and efficient telegraph operator, is
in Americus for a short stay. Miss
Fannie Elmore has charge of the
office in her absence.
Quite a number of our people
speak of going to Dawson Friday
night to the show.
Mr. J.C, Simpson left on last
Sunday for Anniston, Ala., to be
E resent at tbe marriage of Ills cous-
i. Mr. Ed Simpson, of that city.
Ea is an old Bronwood boy, and
wo wish for him much happiness
and prosperity.
Mrs. Busbie Gunnels will leave
to-day for a short visit to Atlanta.
The wedding bells will ring out
in Bronwood before many more
weeks. X, Y. 55.
It is reported that famine threat
ens northern Buesia, but it Is a cer
tainty that millions of colds will be
bothering American people thiB
winter. Against famine there is no
protection, but for every cold there
is a bottle of Dr. Bull’s Cough £\rup.
Americus, Ga., Feb. 16—[Spe-
oial Correspondence.]—I have just
finished my third week in South
west Georgia. Radiating princi
pally from Ameticus and Dawson,
I have - been enabled to see a gieat
deal of this country. Everywhere
I have been there 1* found ample
evidence that this whole country is
on a healthy boom. Business men
•nd farmers alike are oheerful and
Confident of greater prosperity.
Tbis is the prettiest farming coun
try on earth. The lands lie beauti
fully and are susceptible of tbe
highest state of cultivation, besides
being adapted to the production of
almost all kinds of cropB and fruits.
} think tbe prettiest plantation I
ever saw in Georgia is that ot Mr.
Marshal Johnson between Ameri
cus and Cordele. To look at it
makes one wish that be were a
farmer.
There is almost an Inexhaustible
iupply of timber all through this
tlon, and, as railroads penetrate
country, saw mills follow,
ere are said to be at least eighty
,w mills located in the country
ibutary to Cordele. Their muslo
to be heard-on every band, and
tey are making fast inroads upon
e Immense pine forests; but when
the timber is gone there is left a
fich and productive land. Yet with
all these saw mills I am told that
they oan scarcely do more than
supply the demand which comes
from the rapidly growing towns
around them.
Perhaps the proudest town In all
this section is Amerious. It is put
ting on a great many oity airs, and
loves to boast to a Colutnbus man
tjbat Americus will soon claim Co
lumbus as a suburb. I was atfked
by an enthusiastic young business
man here why it was that so many
(^olumbus people were moving to
Amerious. My reply was, "Because
they are too little for Columbus.”
The Amerious man walked off. I
tried to borrow some money here
•t one of the banks, offering to In
vest every cent of it in Amerious
dirt , and give the bank the deeds
for security, but it wouldn’t work.
They wanted a margin. Notwith
standing this, the fact remains that
Amerious is growing very rapidly
pnd will soon become a great oity if
jt is not swallowed up by its pheno
menal neighbor, Cordele.
•’ Cordoleans are also great enthusi-
! ats, and take great pleasure in
lowing their own home. The troth
i Cordele is a remarkable place,
nd Is growing with great rapidity.
The happiest people are to be
found at Dawson. They are already
warm admirers of their own town,
but they are- expectingmuoh great
er things from the completion of
the Columbus Southern. There is
feot a vacant store house or reel-
deuco in the place, and new ones
are constantly being erected. There
are now 8,000 people there, and the
indications are that it will not be
Jong before the number increases to
6,000. Terrell county ie one of tbe
finest in tbe State, and Dawson has
a rich farming country from wbioh
to draw her support. The people
there are naturally friendly to Co
lumbus, and many of them will do
their trading In the Queen City.
Columbus and Dawson will be mu
tually benefitted by the iron that
binds them.
Albany, too, is looking forward
with eagerness to the completion of
the Coluinbus Southern. The town
Is going ahead and building her
hopes upon greater things to come.
Albany is a pretty place, and is full
of active and progressive busi
ness men, who are ever awake to
her interest. She will not lsgin
tbe march of progress.
A remarkable little town is Ar
lington. Twice recently it has suf
fered by disastrous fires, but her
people, with indomitable energy,
soon rebuild the waste places.
All down through the country
you find growing towns. I couldn’t
begin to mention them all now. I
hope they will keep growing; bat
my friend, Col. DeWolf, of Box
Springs, says that if things don’t
change eoon the town people will
have to go to the country to make
something to eat. Tbe negroes are
all going to tbe saw mills, the rail
roads and the towns, and nobody is
left to till the soil. Tbis thing might
become more serious than one
would think at first blush, and it is
uot an impossibility for Col. De-
Wolf’s fears to be realized. Just so
I don’t have to pick cotton or grab
ble potatoes. W. O. J.
Tom All.n Glvn a Grapliio Description
of Hie Appearance..
Gloster, Miss., Feb. 10, 1800.
americus Becorder: The peo
ple of this state have a reputation
abroad for their “blue blood” great
hospitality, and true southern cor
diality. To appreciate fully the
meaning of these terms as applied
to tho citizens of tbis sister state, a
person must necessarily pay them
a visit. Call on them soolally, call
on them in the interest of your
business, no matter in what line,
and you will invariably meet with
those greetings and courtesies so
characteristic of the well-bred true
southern citizen.
It'is one month to-night since
your correspondent reaohed Missis
sippi and autographed himself at
Jackson. There several days were
spent—to say pleasantly, I can, but
think if I should write happily, my
feelings would be more truly ex
pressed. The legislature was then
and is now in session, and my busi
ness threw me in contaot with sev
eral of the representatives, among
whom wbb General West, the father
of tbe bill now before this legisla
ture, and to be submitted to con
gress if it successfully passes the
house and senate of this state, ab
rogating the 16th amendment to the
Constitution of the United States,
whloh granted tbe franchise to tbe
negro and placed him upon a polit
ical standpoint at the ballot box
parallel with the men to whom ho
was formerly a slave. While as an
Individual my opinion ie of little
consequence, I think this bill will
never pass or be enforoed—at the
same time it would solve the “negro
problem,” and the exportation of.
“ouffy” would not be neoessary.
The lands ot this state over whloh
I have traveled are very fertile, aud
I am informed that the moBt pro
ductive sections I am yet to visit.
Without fertilizing, though, the
farmers gather an average of about
half a bale of cotton to the aore, and
the yield of corn is proportionately
large.
They till tbelr lands very differ-,
ently from our farmers,though, ahd
it is unusual to see tbe cotton rowB
of last season any way but very
high, even as high In some Instances
os our potato ridges used to be when
we put two negroes on each side the
bed with hoes and had them to
“draw ’em up.” Corn beds, same
thing. Very few oats, no wheat
grown, and very little meat raised.
I’m dally greeted aa “goober grab-
bier,"and feel lonesome occasion
ally, that it is a fact so true, that I
have no company among the Mis-
sissippians to share the "entitle
ments" with me, as Dr. Ford often
remarks.
I have quite an amusing little an.
ecdoto (he oaUed it an allegory) for
the neighbors of a Georgian—a
Sumter county man—one living
(when at home) about 14 miles
east of Americus on the 8.
A. M. railroad. A gentleman
who came out with my father and
I, and who is engaged in our lauda
ble work, that is being appreciated
and taken interest In by our fellow-
men of this State. I am wondering
a little—but I am chuck fall of the
Atlanta National Bulldlngand Loan
Association. (Bread and butter,
you know.) I had gone down to
Capital Springs from Jackson, and
this special agent bad stopped at a
town called Terry. We were at
these respective places on the same
days—theyiare only about ten miles
apart—and sitting in the office of
tbe hotel on the second night, a
gentleman who came in from the
country, after having found out
what I was, and sized me up, in
formed me that he had come to
Capital Springs to take tho early
morning train to go to see Gen.
Jno. B. Gordon, who was at Terry,
that ail his neighbors were going in
the next day. I asked him how he
knew that. He pulled a paper out
of his pocket, published at Jackson,
which stated that Capt. Thos. M.
Alien and son, general agents and
Mr.) J. W. Bailey, special agent,
(Gen. Jno. B. Cordon, vice-presi
dent) of the A. N. B. and L. A., was
In the State, etc. Well, this hard-
banded son of toil had heard that
he had arrived at Terry. I humor
ed the joke and went up to Terry on
the following afternoon; found our
worthy representative and Sumter’s
citizen surrounded by a multitude,
who thought that ho was denying
his identity so that he could avert
an ovation that was imminent, and
which be did not feel entitled to.
They would hear nothing but
that bo was Gen’l Gordon, and
would not rest until he had taken
possession of a wagon in the streets
(he Is naturally very modest and
unpretentious, poor man, I felt
sorry for him, but from a position
well inside a brick store, urged
them on) and addressed them in a
manner that would reflect credit
to almost any man, Ol he'gestlcu-
lated like a little man, and then
such an ovation he received. He
actually had to go back there a
week afterwards to meet them
again. Gen’l John B. Gordon in
Mississippi (?) ringing in my ears
yet. Destroy all these papers be
fore this special agent returns, a for
while the above is true I’m afraid
it will be necessary to my health and
well being that he never see this.
I Informed him that I intended
to ytrite a private (?) letter to Storey
or Coot and telling them about it.
He replied he’d write to my Texas
girl about a little esepade of mine
at Jackson if I did and I promised
to keep mum, so now for the good
and comfort of my Texas girl, I
want the readers to burn this
paper.
The Atlanta National Building
and Loan is ahead of any. In one
month I have organized eight
boards in the State, don’t know
what father and the specials have
done, as have have been unable to
keep up with them. When I get
to Louisiana, (not New Orleans
though) will write again, also from
Arkansas, if my communications
are considered readable by you edi
tors. Thomas E. Allen.
A committee from tbe Americus
Light Infantry will call upon the
business men of Americus for addi
tional subscriptions with which to
purchase uniforms. A considera
ble sum has already been raised,
but owing to tbe great Interest taken
in the company by the young men,
and the great number of accessions
to their ranks since that time, it
has been found neoessary to seek
for further financial aid. Business
men should gladly assist tbe com
pany as it is An urgent neces
sity here, and the knowledge of the
presence here of a well equipped
military body will alone have Its
effect In the protection of property
in this vicinity.
Tho party which will leave for
New Orleans to attend the MardI
Gras festivities continually In
creases. Those who yesterday
announced their Intention of going
arelMr. Will Hawkins, and his
sister, Miss Corde Hawkins, Mr.
Thornton Wheatley, and his daugh
ter, Miss Alice Wheatley, and Mr.
and Mrs. Clay Bagley. Thero are a
number of others who are still un
decided whether to go or not.
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TO THE PUBLIC.
siring to retire from active professional
duties and office work in Atlanta, I have
removed to my plantation in Calhoun
county. **h#T© l can give more personal nt-
lon to my farming Interests. At the
0 t me T Will devoto ft portion of my
time In ptoparlng plans and specifications
for persons contemplating building of any
slf -<• ri pi i'Hi.
My work and long experience in the de-
signingof buildings in Atlunta and else*
where! cite for reference.
Communications addressed mo at
Morgan, Calhoun count}, Ga., v U1 receive
prompt attention. W. II. PAH&1N8,
Janlltf Architect.
$2,000 CASH,
land, welf timbered, within two mile* ot
H. A. A M. Railway, In Montgomery conn*
ty. Timber has been boxed, but abundant
aud for saw mining unsurpassed. Boll
Is good as any in Wlregrase Georgia,
cities perfect. Will be withdrawn from the
market If not sold within next thirty days
For further information, addresa,
GKO. BRIGHT, He!