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Americus
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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1890.
DAWSON DOINGS.
UrtilroHil—Public School*-—1’<
mat* nod General Gnnlp,
is visiting the family of S. V.
I Brown.
| Dr. Walter J. Thurmond, of For-
th e DAISY CITY IS BOOMING. & y th ' is v,8ltin 8 ''l* 1 brother, and
" " perhaps his brother’s future sister-
in-law.
Mrs. W. J. Pinks is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Helen Cater, of
Perry.
Miss Alice Coker, of Americus,
is visiting Mrs. B. B. Perry, and
our young men are delighted.
Miss Mamie Biuie, of Sumter
county, is visiting her cousins,
Misses Nannie and Fannie Stnth-
ham.
Mrs. A. E. Goode, of Atlanta, and
Mrs. Mary E. Price, of Leesburg,
are visiting the family of Mr. S. T.
Jordan.
Miss Minnie Mooty, of Columbus,
is spending some time with friends
in Dawson.
Mrs. C. L. Mize is spending this
month in Now York, purchasing a
line lot of millinery goods for the
spring and Hummer trade.
Judge Guerry and Solicitor
Griggs are holding court in Clay
county this week.
Rev. E. M. Whiting wants every
Methodist in Dawson to hear him
preach nest Sunday. Members of
other denominations nnd outsiders
are also invited.
Many of our people will attend
the Aibfeny Chautauqua next week.
Mr. Frank Barge, of Webster
county, Is in the city, enjoying life
as usual.
J. A. F.
Dawsox, March 19.—The Dawson
correspondent of the Atlanta Con
stitution wrote that paper on the
17th inst. as follows:
“It is now considered a certainly
dint Dawson will soon have its third
railroad. This road will run from
Tallahassee, Fla., direct to Dawsoti,
uud connect here with tho Colum
bus Southern. It will give Florida
an outlet to the great Northwest,
am | will passthrough sonic coun
ties that a railroad has never touch
ed, and which abound in the finest
timber in tlie State, and are rich In
tlie production of cotton, corn, oats,
sugarcane, potatoes, pea nuts, to-
baeeo, melons, oranges and other
fruits.
"Capitalists could double their
capital in one or two years by in
vesting in farms and timber lands
along thelineof this projected road.
“Tills road will lie built by a
wealthy Philadelphia syndicate,
who have made investments in Tal
lahassee property, are now putting
down a system of water works in
that city, and, when completed,
will till their water works contract
io Dawson, and will invest in Daw
sou property. So says their agent,
who was here recently. Sir. T. A.
Haggles, one of the proprietors or
the Dawson Variety Manufacturing
Co., lias consented to act as agent
for the syndicate here, and will be
one of the directors of the new road.
Tiie charter has been granted and
the survey made, and the work will
lie commenced some time during
this year.’’
This road will be a “bouauza” for
Dawson. Its influence Is already
being felt and manifested here, and
real estate is rapidly changing
hands, at good, hut not exorbitant,
prices. Many strangers are coming
in from other counties and cities
and buyiug lots and promising to
build during the year.
Wo willjsoon have Florida's capi
tal at our finger's end, as it were.
At a conference of the board of
trustees of the South Georgia Male
and Female College and the board
of trustees of tho Public Schools
last week, It was agreed that the
College should be used for publio
school purposes. This is an excel
lent arrangement and will save our
citizens the expense of building an
other college, and thus make them
more able to contribute to other
public and private enterptlses.
I’rof. W. M. Robinson, President
of our college, has organized his
corps of teachers Into a Normal
class, and invites the teachers of
private schools in the city to meet
with them twice a month for mutu
al information and instruction. He
now proposes to organize a Terrell
County Teacher’s Association on
next baturday, the 22nd Inst., at
the college, and Invites all the
teachers In the county and friends
of tlie cause to meet him and assist
in tlie organization. This is a move
in the right direction abd great
good will result from it If all the
teachers will avail themselves of
this excellent opportunity.
( apt. J. A. Laing and Hon. W.
0. Johnson have entered Into co
partnership under the Arm name
of Laing & Johnson, and have gone
into the real estate business. They
arc ottering many desirable lots for
sale both in city and county.
Mr. Henry Hurdley, of Eufaula,
lias returned to Dawson and has
again taken charge of the telegraph
oi'lce. He is day operator and Mr.
Charlie Marshall is night operator.
Marshal Hatcher arrested two ne
gro boys the other day, charged with
stealing a watch lu Smithvillo, and
sen! them up in charge of an of
ficer from Lee county.
everybody down here wants Gen.
"bi: Cook for Secretary qf State for
al least another term and perhaps
for life.
•Mrs. Mollie Morris, of George-
1,nvn i is visiting her brother, Judge
!l - Guerry and her daughter,
• irs- J, G. Dean, of our elty.
Mrs. Mattie Arthur, of Shellman,
®, u ' 1 her sister, Miss Eva Kaigler, of
Georgetown, and cousin, Miss Julia
baigler, of Oglethorpe, visited Miss
ora Lee Anthony last week.
Capt. John T. Hester, of Albany,
lu our city last week, In the
■ merest of the Chautanqua.
Prof. John W. Dozier, of Macon,
"as in the city last week, In the In
terest of the Davis Turbine Water
Wheel.
Capt. Willie E. Wooten, of Alba-
uy, was circulating among hi* many
Dawson friends last Saturday.
Mrs. Lee Cronob and daughter,
of Columbus, visited Mr*. M. M.
Anthony last week.
Mre. Rufue 8. Brown, of Macon,
SUMTER CITY.
The New* a« Recorded by School Girls.
BRONWOOD-
Weekly News of a Busy Burg.
Special tO RECORDER.
Bronwood, Ga., March 19.—
Quite a nice rain fell here this
morning, and things are beginning
to have a little more the appear
ance of spring; but still the trees
look dead. The ends of the limbs
are dead, and some think it doubt
ful about their budding out again.
Mr. J. C. Simpson is enlarging his
bar, which, wheu completed, will
add a great deal to its convenience
and appearance.
J. K. Doran, Manager of the Na
tional Garment Cutter System, has
been lu the town several days this
week.
Justice Court convened here Sat
urday. Dr. Hammond and Col.
Wilkinson, of Sasser, were
hand. Some inportaut cases were
heard and disposed of.
Miss Mallie Hill, who has been
visiting relatives in Macon for some
time, returned home yesterday.
Jack Martin was in town yester
day, with his usual Bmile.
Mr. HughOpny.of Plcotata, Fla.,
is in town this week.
J. R. Cain, of the grip-Baok gang,
was In town this morning.
A FAIR TO BE HELD.
Sumter City, March 19, 1890.—
As all of the towns and postofllces
of Suuitor are represented in the
Recorder we thought we would
represent our town.
We have oue dry goods store, oue
public gin, one dwelling, oue church
and a nice school house.
We have a progressive school with
full attcndauce under the guid
ance of Miss Susie If. Smith, of
Virginia.
There is a society organized now
at this place. It is what we have
needed some time. We met and
elected the following ollicors last
Friday: Miss Jessie Allen, I’res-
dent. Mr. Tom Markett, Vice-
President. Miss Arva Fowler,
Secretary,and Miss Amma Harden,
Critic. Our Society is called First
Steps, and will meet for the ilrst
time Friday, March 28th inst.
I think LaGrippe must have a
spite at our town. Several nave
been quite sick the past week with
the popular grippe. If we had nois
ed LaGrippe we would have been
out of the fashion. That is all the
consolation we have.
Elders T. Everett and R. H. Jen
nings preached at Sumter inst
Saturday and Sunday, but owing to
the cold day there was but a small
attendance.
Mrs. McCaskell, of South Caro
lina, has been visiting friends in
town recently.
Mrs. Cassie Myers and daughter,
Miss Cornie, are visiting the family
of Mr. J. M. Rodgers.
Misses Mamie Tillman uudEmmn
Caldwell visited Miss Maggie Mar
ket Saturday and Sunday. They
are boarding in Smithville and go
ing to school.
Miss Amma Harden, of Colum
bus, Is boarding with her aunt, Mrs.
D. O. Rodgers and attending the
school at Sumter.
You correspondent was sick so
the Sumter letter did not pat in an
appearance last week.
School Girls.
THE OHIO PARTY-
The Impressions They Received In
Georg!*. ^
ALL ABOUT POLITICS.
Latest Talk About the Candidates.
Marshallville, March 18.—
Marshallville, already noted as be
ing the great peach center and
possessing some of the best cotton
lands In Georgia, and containing
more culture than any place of its
size, has at last put on a business
hump. She has formed an im
provement company with $20,000
capital, most of the Btock taken in
one meeting, and Is now ready to
encourage a canning factory with
more peaches than anywhere else
In the world, and to furnish the land
upon which to establish It, besides
our good will and encouragement.
SPOKE AND HUH FACTORY'.
They stand prepared to almost
give 100 acres of well timbered land
to any company that will locate a
spoke and hub factory, or any like
enterprise here.. Our people are
aroused and do not Intend to march
In the rear of the procession.
A FAIR.
Marshallville, which lias held
successful fairs for the past three
years, has determined to “outdo"
herself this year, and exhibit more
fruit, more colts, a larger display of
agricultural products, and a greater
barbecue than ever before. It is
probable the Macon county veter
ans will meet here during the fair.
Then we will have to have Generals
Gordon and Cook to talk to “the
boys” about old times. They are
greatly beloved in this county.
GEORGIA FRUIT UNION.
The Georgia Fruit Union, com
posed of MarshaHville and Fort
Valley peach growers, will meet
here Wednesday next. They have
already accomplished great good in
co-operation by reducing Ice charges
and freights. Their patronage Is
even now besought by New York,
Philadelphia and Boston houses.
The Elberton Star is out squarely
for primary elections.
The Camilla Clarion suggests
“Mitchell county’s fearless, wise
and working J. L. Hand,” for gov
ernor.
There are now three announced
candidates for the otllce of commis
sioner of agriculture, the last being
James B. Hunnicutt, of Cordele.
There are many prospective
candidates in Georgia balancing
themselves on the wiry edge that
separates hope and fear. They will
have to fall one way or the other,
and it will be an act of mercy when
the people give them the needed
push.
The Oglethorpe Echo thinks that
President Livingston has changed
his mind about being governor. It
says that when he was elected presi
dent of the Alliance he announced
“that he did not want to be gov
ernor. His present actions would
indicate that he has changed his
mind, to say the least.”
Col. T. E. Wynn, of Gwinnett, so
the Alllancemen say, has the in
side of the race in the ninth dis
trict. It is theqtalk in that district
that only three men have a chance,
Wynn, Smith and Tate. Tate being
a lawyer, and Smith being a mer
chant, caunot expect to secure the
farmers’ vote. Wynn is a farmer,
President of the County Alliance,
and county school commissioner.
It is also said that he is the only
man against whom Thad Plekett
will not run. Of course, with Thad
in the Held, no man who could not
get the solid farmers’ vote could
hope to win.
Considerable attention is belngdi-
rected to Augusta, and it is predict
ed that a boom is at hand. It Is
said that a party of eastern capital
ists are eager for the purchase of a
large block of down-town property
on certain conditions, and more
likely in a few daya the faet will be
made publio of the purchase of the
two most celebrated places in the
lower part of the city. If the pur
chase Is consummated, either the
old street railroad or the new com
pany will join hands with the east
ern purchasers and run their line to
the lower end of Broad street,
thence down East Boundary street
o the rear of the old fair ground.
Toilet Goods of every description
just received at
jsHFLEETWooD & Russell’s
Hon. N. H. Albaugh, of Dayton,
Ohio, was one of the party of thirty
Ohio people who recently visited
Georgia, and he has written for the
Dayton Journal a long and Inter
esting account of the trip. Mr. Al
baugh is a gentleman of culture and
of social and political prominence
In his State, having served for two
terms as Speaker pro tern of the
House In the Ohio Legislature, and
ilia views ore therefore the more to
be respected.
After giving a detailed account of
tho various places visited, he gives
the following general impressions
of his trip through Georgia:
“We arrived home Saturday noon,
after u two weeks’ trip, which all
agreed (and there were a number of
old travelers In our party) was the
pleasantest one of their lives. The
railroad faro was low. the hospital
ity of the Georgians uubouuded,
tlie climate delightful, the health
of the party good, aud the expenses
next to nothing, as, whenever we
undertook to pay our hotel bills,
theanswer universally came: ‘Your
bills is done gone paid.’
Now a word as to tho Southern
people and politics. The war is
over, the Southrons were whipped;
they know that without reminding
them of it, and, like human nature
generally, they don’t like to have
it “rubbed in." But they seem
thoroughly loyal. They want no
more war; they don’t want slavery
rehabilitated. They universally
told mo they would not return to
slavery days for anything. Things
suit them better under the present
regime. An able-bodied negro can
bo employed for fifty cents a day
aud board himself; pay his own
doctor bills aud no owner’s riBk on
his life, as In the old slavery days.
They care nothing as to whether
you aie Democrat or Republican,
soy^u arc. a useful, stirring citizen.
G. A. R. boys aro found all over the
South aud are universally respect
ed. These same Grand Army men
informed me that in the ten years
or more they had liyed there they
never saw a negro mistreated on ac
count of his color. The negroes, as
a mass, are much more ignorant
than iti the North, being mostly
on plantatims, in thecountry, with
poor schools or none of all, and It
will take years to* bring them up to
un ability to govern themselves.
In the towns, they have good
schools and churches, and are there
generally much further advanced.
We visited several negro schools In
the towns and found them to com
pare quito favorably with any white
school of similar ages. Tho negroes
seem well fed, well clothed, happy
and contented. The only serious
question there is their ballot. This
touches a tender spot with every
white Southron. Their claim is
that so long as the negroes vote sol
idly as a class, they are compelled
for self-protection to vote solidly
against them, and thlB brings the
whiteB Into the Democratic party.
They say, and with some reason,
that the negroes from their igno
rance and lack of financial knowl
edge are not fitted to be the govern
ing class, and that the property of
the whites would not be safe and
secure under negro government,
nor underthegovernmentof adven
turers of the white race, whose con
stituency were almost solidly ne
groes. To hold the supremacy of
political power in thickly Betfled
black districts the whites seem to
resort to various plans,such as a poll
tax (without paying which the ne
gro cannot vote,) a half dollar per
suader, the influence of employer
over employe, and numerous other
devices known in the North, as well
as some peculiarly Southern. All
these prove so efficient that there
seems little use for force or threats
to carry elections. I am satisfied
the whites of the South will divide
on party lines just as soon as the
negroes cease to vote solidly to
gether. The education of the negro
seems to be the solution of the
whole race question of the South.
Is Georgia a good State to emi
grate to by people of the North? I
would say yes, with conditions.
Remember that the rural population
Is largely negroes, and that the best
white sooloty lives in the villeget
and towns where school and church
advantages can be had. A single
white family moving from the
North Into the country In Georgia
would most likely become dissatis
fied on account of a look of white
neighbors and society. A dozen
families going together and buying
contiguous plantations, wonld get
along nicely, with society, schools,
etc assured among themselves, If
necessary. If single families go, I
would advise purchasing near a
Village or town aud either move up
on the plantation near the town, or
live In the to»n itself and farm the
laud outside. This Is perfectly
practicable anywhere within a
couple miles of town.
You will not be killed or maimed
nor ostracised just because you are
from the North, aud will soon learn
to fall In with Southern ideas and
plans, and become one of them.
They are a hospitable, social, moral
and religious people, and, though
their ideaH on some things may be
entirely different from our own, yet
they are gentlemen ami ladies. An
interchange of visitations between
the Nortli aud South, has done, and
will do great goo-1. The climate Is
mild—seldom abovo 90 degrees in
summer or below 20 degrees in
winter—the soli moderately fertile,
cotton a good paying crop, water
good, health good, vory little lung
trouble, and land enough at low
rales for all who may come.
N. H. Albaugh.
Facts For The Sick.
A LETTER FROM AN EMINENT DI
VINE IN REGARD TO THE
REST MEDICINE IN THE
WORLD. READ.
Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 2,1890.
Six months ago, at the request of
a friend who was interested in the
sale of King’s Royal Germetuer, I
made a written statement of the
benefits I had received from the use
of that medicine. In that state
ment I expressed the belief that it
would cure me entirely of Catarrh.
Within the last two months I
have received letters from every
quarter of the nation calling on me
for further Information in regard to
my health. It has been impossible
for me to write privately to each
r -rson who made this request, and
am therefore under the necessity
of making another public state
ment.
I am free from catarrh. I believe
that I could get a certificate to this
effect from any competent physi
cian. I have used no medicine
within the last six months except
King’s Royal Germetuer. My health
is better than it has been in thirty
years. I am in possession of Infor
mation which warrants me In say
ing that the relief whloh 1 have ex
perienced from the uso of the med
icine Is not more certain and radical
than that which It has brought to
hundreds of persons in Georgia and
other states.
I felt It to be my duty to say also
that the effects of this remedy upon
my wife have been even more sig
nal and wonderful. She has been
almost a lifelong Invalid from Nerv
ous Headaehe, Neuralgia and Rheu
matism. In a period of thirty years
she has scarcely bad a day’a exemp
tion from pain. She has neon using
“Germetuer” about two mofiths. A
more complete transformation I
have never witnessed.
Every symptom has disappeared.
Sho appears to be twenty years
younger, and is as happy and play
ful os a healthy child. Wenave
persuaded many of our friends to
take tho mediolne, and the testi
mony of them is that it is a great
remedy.
J. B. HAWTHORNE.
Royal Germetuer builds up from
the first dose, tbe patient quickly
feeling its invigorating and bealth-
givlng Influence. It Increases the
appetite, aids digestion, clears the
complexion and speedily brings
bloom to the obeek, strength to the
body and joy to tbe heart.
If you have a disease and despair
ed of a cure, send stamp for printed
} >articulars, certificates of wonder-
ul cures, etc.
For sale by tbe Atlantic Germe
tuer Company, 14 N. Broad street,
and by druggists. Price reduced
from $2-60 to $1.50 per concentrated
bottle, which makes one gallon of
medicine as per directions accom
panying each bottle. Can be sent
by Express C. O. D., If your drug
gist cannot supply you. wAeod
Advertised Letters.
State of Georgia—Sumter County:
The following is a complete list of
unclaimed letters remaining In the
Americus postoffloe. If not called
for in fourteen days will be for
warded to the Dead Letter Office:
B—Mrs. Bntro. Brown, Mies Betay
A. 8. Bealy.
C—Thurston Cores, Mrs. Francis
Clark, MissSallle Culbut, Har
rison Carey.
D—Miss 8arah Dansy, Mies Miner
va Dary.
E—Thomas Eason.
G—Miss Josephine Gutce, Tomman
Guorrong, Henry Gray, Mallie
Gast, Miss Little GiL-s.
H—George Wronn Hart, M.
Holmes, Master C. H. Hudson,
Mrs. Mary Harrlsoh, Mrs. Mar
tha Hammock.
J—Dave Jeffers, Mtsa Dollle John
son, Miss Agnes Jar rath, Miss
A nifa Jackson.
M—B. S. McKinney.
P—Miss Elnora Peters. William
Pickett, Seaborne P. Peane.
S—Statum A Bell, A. A. Smith, J.
S. Simmon e.
W—Jerkins WlUls, J. Willis, Wil
lie Walton.
Y—John Young.
J. C-SRoney, P. M.
Americus, Ga„ March 19,1890.
The Alliance and the Railroad!
From tho Southern Alliance Farmer.
Tbe position of the committee
upon legislation of the National
Farmers’ Alliance in regard to the
railroad situation is one of deep
interest to the people of Georgia,
but not more so than It Is to the
Alliance people of Texas. North
Carolina and Virginia. Thecondt-
ditiousofthe committee defining
the position for which the order
will contend, must be of such a gen
eral character that the necessities
of the situation In all the states
will be fully met. This they have
carefully, judiciously done, as the
platform they have announced,
will be found ample to meet the
questions In each of the states. It
will help Texas and North Caroli
na to get the railroad commission
laws, for which they have been so
long and gallantly battling, and It
will probably shed some light on
the situation In Georgia.
The Southern Allianco Farmer,
will not participate in the local
railroad fight in Georgia as a par
tisan, because first, the membership
are by no means arrayed on the
same side of the question, and
should the official organ take up
oue side of the question upon whloh
tbe alliance is divided, it would
end to promote discord and di
vision; It would be equivalent to
taking a partisan stand in politics
or religion, and it is not tbe place of
the official organ to try and control
and make the sentiments of the
order. Tho proper mission of the
organ is to fight for such measures
as the order has agreed upon and
disseminate a high, and moral
character of opinions and intelli
gence ; the second reason for keep-
out of the partisan railroad fight is,
that It Is largely a conflict between
different railroad Interests, but tbe
alliance should be very carefnl
under suoholrcumstances not to al
low itself to be used as a cat’s paw,
it should always contend for the
right, but cannot afford to fight
other people’s battles. There has
been a very ingenulous effort made
to draw tbe alliance into the fight
bodily by taking the poaltlon that
tbe provisions of the constitution of
the state were being violated by
railroad methods. This of course
excited the Southern Alliance
Farmer, the state alliance and tbe
alliances of the state generally. All
are anxious to defend and preserve
inviolate tbe state constitution and
always will be. but investigation
has shown that In order for railway
combinations to be a violation of
the constitution they must be com
binations In restraint of competi
tion, and if uncombined railways
represent competition, they are not
monopolies, and If they are not
monopolies then there is no way on
earth to justlty any government
control or interference in tbelr busi
ness any more than the business of
blacksmith or a merchant;
hence the application of the doetrlne
of those who seek to draw the alli
ance Into the fight against railway
combinations lead to more disas
trous results than the combinations
themselves, which the national
committee admits are not to be
dreaded when properly controlled.
Tbe facts are that railroads are
monopolies and must be controlled ,
and when we say they are not mon
opolies and give up tbe principle
on which government control and
supervision la founded in order that
we may declare them competitive
and make combination! among
them a violation of tbe constitution,
we are tearing the barn down to
scare the crows off tbe roof when
we could take up a rock and make
him fly. Let the extreme* of the
fight be left to the partisan press,
they are working for money and tbe
side that pays the best will get
their service. We are determined
to do onr duty as we see it and not
run the great Farmera’ Alliance Into
error If we know It. Railroads are
monopolies, and aa such must be
under efficient control.
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