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Americus
Recorder.
ESTABLISHED 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1890.
I Qnlianry,
nAWSON.
IT is BOOMING WITH A BIG B.
rottou CoinpriHi Oil Mill# Gaano F«c-
...», Limn and llrlrk Work*.
Dawson, Ga., April 0.—Dawson’s
boom I" 011 the increase. It fairly
makes my liea<l swim to contem
plate (lie new enteprlses,Industries,
buildings, etc., some of which have
just been put In operation, some
uotv in course of construction and
oiliers ready to be commenced and
still others proposed and promised
iu the near future.
Editor K. D. Itainey of the News
is one of the leaders of the nroces
sion. He deserves much credit for
the success of our cotton compress
project, as lie lias bt u advocating
it in and out of season for two years,
And now lie has capped the climax
by purchasing a steam engine and
a Cottrell cylinder printing press,
will increase the Ncwb to an eight
page paper, and will rattle out the
papers by steam just like the large
city dailies. Thus we grow,
Messrs. Jos. T. Leo and \V. 1$.
Gibson have established 11 brick
factory in the suburbs, and are con
fident that they will soon be able to
supply Dawson and neighboring
cities with, first-class brick. Mr.
Perry Cocke has started a lime fac
tory on Ills farm on the Columbus
Southern in the eastern nortion of
this county. And thus tho large
amounts of money which have been
sent away some distance for brick
and lime will be kept at home.
Messrs. Hamilton* Co. are uego
Gating with Mr. J. A. Heirs for a
portion of his lot near the oil mill,
upon which to build a cotton facto
ry. Mr. Heirs has atlast consented
to sell at a reasonable price, and
take payment In factory stock
Ordinary J. W. Roberts informed
me this morning that the Grangers
intend soon to build another oil
mill in Dawson and a guano factory
in connection with It. He men
tioned the names of several gran,
gers in tho city who wero amply
able to build these without auy out
side help, and then mentioned a
number of wealthy grangers in the
country who were In favor of the
move and would contribute liberal
ly. Tlic grange is very strong in
Terrell county, as well os the Alli
ance, and is composed of our best
and most Intelligent, prosperous
and progressive citizens. They
can easily accomplish what they
propose without any outside assist
ance. At the same time ail our citi
zens would bo glad to aid In this
enterprise, aud would like to take
half tho stock. It will certainly be
a paying investment and give ma
terial aid in building up our city
ami county, ,
•Mr. Frank Cooke, of Lee county
lias sold ills largo steam mill t
Messrs. Littleton & Lowe, of this
place, nnd Intendsinovinghlsfami-
ly to Dawson. He made an effort
to rent a house, but failed. He has
decided to buy a lot and build at
once.
Mrs. E. B. McNulty sold two ya-
tn Itcv. E. M. Whiting and Mr. J
I>. Laing^who will soon erect resi
dences on them. Each contains
three-quarters of an aero and sold
tor $300 each.
Rev. Jesse Rogers is building an
elegant residence for Mr. J. C.
lingers on Stonewall street. Mr.
liogers (and B. H. Brown) built
some of the first houses ever erect
ed In Dawson, and the work will
stand for many years to come.
Easter Sunday was observed hero
to a gieater extent than usual. Tho
Mctliodist church was beautifully
decorated with llowers, tho magni-
Hcent calla-llllles being the most
prominent and admired. The Sun
day School services related to the
Resurrection, and tho songs, pray
ers, and the two excellent sermons,
morning nnd evening, by Rev. E.
M, Whiting, all pertained to that
great event, and tho services wero
v *ry appropriate, interesting, en
tertaining and Instructive.
Judge H. S. Bell left yesterday
(or Cautou, Ga., as a delegate from
bodge No. 1258 of tho Knights of
Honor, to the meetingof the Grand
bodge at that place to-day.
'V 1 had to wait till Tuesday for
Sunday’s Recorder, but it was n
‘‘whopper’’when It did come; as
pretty as a pink and full of good
reading matter.
Lawson is full of strangers, aud
I liud it difficult to learn who they
arc, where they are from, or what
they are trying to do. But they
look very earnest aud seem to mean
business of some sort.
Oats, which appeared killed by
tlie recent freezes, are improving'
und it is probable that an averago
crop will be made. Corn Is up and
is looking well. Cotton is earning
up nicely, and some have their
wholocropup, with good stands,
and will go to chopping next week.
Miss Alice Orr gave a party last
Friday evening at the residence of
her mother, In honor of her visit
ing friend. Miss Bertie Combs, of
Macon. It was much enjoyed by
the young people who attended.
J. A. F.
Special to Kkcokdich.
Dawson, Ga., April 3.—Dawson
capitalists are coming to the front
at last with their hearts and purses
wide open.
Yesterday raorningat nine o’clock
a subscription list was started for
building a cotton compress, and at
eleven o'clock the list was closed
with $30,000. The Hamilton cotton
company took $10,000 of the stock,
and about a dozen of our citizens
took the other $20,000. The list did
not reach half of our buslnees men
who wanted to take stook in (he en
terprise. I believe $50,000 could
have been raised, if necessary.
The building will be commenced
almost Immediately, and he pushed
to completion as soon as possible,
and before the maturity of the
present cotton crop.
It will probably be located be
tween the two depots, near tho “Y"
connecting the Central and Colum
bus Southern.
This is the best day’s work the
citizens of Dawson have accom
plished in many a day, and will
lead on to other laudable enter
prises. In fact, as goon as this mat
ter was settled the subject of a
guano factory was broached and
very favorably discussed. Every
body seemed to favor it and willing
to take stock in it. I believe it was
agreed that a subscription list
should be Btarted one day this or
next week for that purpose, and
am confident a sufficient amount
can be raised In a day.
A furniture factory Is also talked
of, and I would not be surprised if
such an enterprise was established
here In less than twelve months.
It can be built cheaply and on a
largo scale in connection with tho
Dawson Variety Works, the pro
prietors of which were first-class
furniture manufacturers in Michi
gan.
When tbeso enterprises are com
pleted and In operation aud our
third railroad built, the next thing
on the programme will be a cotton
factory. But more of that hereafter.
The Dawson National Bank made
one per cent, on Its capital stock
yesterday. A line showing for one
day. J. A, F.
MOSSY DELL ITEMS-
viantlncr Prediction*—Hr. Faust III—
Speaking Match** In School.
MAGNOLIA SPRINGS.
Magnolia Springs, April
Messrs. Powell and Simmons, who
have been quite sick, have recoV'
ered.
Quite a crowd of young people
from the Plains viBited the Springs
last Sunday evening.
Mr. R. E. Johnston, of Bron
wood, visited his daughter, Mrs.
cant lots near the college last week Rowell, Sunday
Dr. Harper is quite sick.
Mr. Wm. Iteid and father, of
Friendship, visited the family of
Mr. J. A. Hold Sunday.
After a successful buslnes tour of
two days, Mr. Rumbley aud lady re
turned to tho attractive table of Mrs.
Wise.
All come, with your baskets, to
plo nlo at tho Springs on tho 1st of
May.
Mr. Philip Addy’s family have
the measles.
Tho monthly report of the follow
ing pupils of our school show an at
tainment of 00 tier cent: Henry
Jones, Harper Reeves, Alice Jones,
Fleeta Wise, Willie Williams
Oriska Simmons. Following 80.70:
Claude Walters, Willie Payne, Geo.
Payne, Ralph Wise,
The cages of the Georgia press
Have found their noblest, worthiest, best;
And honor us to a great extent
In making Glcssnor their President.
W. H. H.
A Good Man Gone.
Rutler.Ga., Aprils.—Rev. J as.
It. Hays died at his home in this
place at six p. m. day before yester
day. He was one of tho purest and
best of men. Ho had been tax re
ceiver lor ten years. He was a
prominent Alliancenmn, being one
of the charter members In this sec
tion. Atjd for nearly fifty years a
sincere and devoted Christian, and
for thirty-five years a local preach
er of the Methodist church. He
leaves a wife and three grown chil
dren.
Humphreys’ Homeopathic Medi
cine at Cook’s pharmacy.
Mossy Dbll, April 3.—Our far
mers have been bo busy lately plant-
lug and replanting corn that they
could not stop to tell your corres
pondent the news. Now they are
planting cotton, though some of
them predict some cold weather
about Saturday or Sunday. They
do not know any more about it than
anybody else, only guessing from
what they have observed iu the
past. If you have auy faith ill such
things, cover your gardens about
Saturday night.
Mr.'James L. Forrest and mother
visited Deputy SherifTForrest Sun
day.
Though It is rather early in the
season for fish and snake stories,
yet as this one Davors so strong of
truth, we shall relate It. Last
week when “Miller" Spencer raised
his gate at Davison’s mill, the mill
failed to start, as was itB custom
Mr. Spencer hastened below tol l
vestignto matters, and found a suck
er wedgod so tightly in tho wheel
that it would uot turn. , He took
the fish out and had enough for
three meals.
Mr. Wm. Mitchell and lady vis
ited his mother Suuday.
While breaking a stick of wood
last week, a piece of the stick Mow
up and struck Mrs. James Forrest
in the eye, bruising it considerably.
' Mr. Will R. Brumlt is working up
our community in the interest of
"The National Garment Cutter.”
He iB having fair sucoess and every
one, who has tried his method,
speaks approvingly of it.
Uncle Peler Faust returned last
week from Plains of Dura, to whioh
place he had goue for medical at
tention of Dr. Wise. Rut the jour
noy homo proved too much for him
aud ho was taken with an apoplec
tic spell, from which it was thought
for several dayB he could not recov
er. But, we are glad to say, he has
about recovered and will fully re
cover if constant medical attention
and good nursing will pull him
through. *
Borne of the patrons and friends of
our school visited It last Friday to
hear their future men nnd women
say their speeches. They also In'
dulged iu a spelling match, which
furnished fun for several hours.
Learning and experience and
even gray hairs aud beauty, went
for naught, as each in turn yielded
Us place the indomitable cheek of
the impressive school boy.
Some decided they would not
make “peddlers of sassafras” or
sufferers from dyspepsia. But fili
bustering, vying, trying, eating
luncheon, and separating are daily
pleasures and opportunities of
school life. Kemp Hall won the
first match and Frank Webb the
second. Come again, ladles and
gentlemen. L. L. D.
NOTICE
WILCOX COUNTY.
Tho Abbeville and Waycross Railroad
-A New Hill.
To Sunday School .Superintendent* of
Sumter County.
All Sunday school superintend*
cuts of this county are earnestly
requested to meet the county exec
utive committee, of the Bunday
School Association, at the l’resby
terian church, in Americus, 01
Saturday, April 12th, at 10 o’clock,
a. m. The object of the meeting is
to appoint delegates to the annual
convention in Thomasvllle. Every
superintendent Is requested to
bring to the meotlug a written re-
port, showing number of scholars
and teachers, what sehool, and
such other information as will be
pertinent. Superintendents who
cannot attend in person are re
quested to send a representative
aud tho written report.
It is of great importance that
every school In the county be rep
resented at this meeting, and we
earnestly hope that every superin
tendent, or his substitute, will be
present. J. W. Wheatley,
Pros. 8. C. 8. 8. Ass’n.
A. G. Gukrry, Secty.
Advice to ttotbers*
Mrs. W'Nblow’s Soothing Syr
up Bhould always be used for chll-
dieu teething. It soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind colic, and is the best
remedy for diarrhea. Twenty-five
cents per bottle.
Everything iu Drugt, Patent
Medicines, Toilet Articles, etc., at
reasonable prices."
Cook’s Pharmacy,
430 potftpn Avenue.
O. B. LOWE.
Broker and Commission MeraNmt,
Americas. Ga.
Aiiiieville, Ga., April 6.—One
hundred hands are needed by a con
tractor on the Abbeville and Wav-
cross railroad. S. P. Lassiter, presi
dent of the construction company,
expects the rail for the road to be
gin to arrivo in about thirty days.
Wilcox county is to have a new
jail if the County Commissioners
heed the recommendations of the
grand jury.
Builders, contractors aud me
chanics arc in demand iu Abbeville.
Shad are being caught by our
local fishermen, aud some carp are
also being taken from the Ocmul-
gee.
The Gress Lumber Company is
putting in a very large mill at
Wlshart, live miles west of this
place, aud will doubtless soon be
ready to begin cutting lumber.
The deputy sherifl attempted to
arrest a negro at Rochelle, a day or
two since, and was fired upon with
a pistol. The deputy sherifl return'
ed the fire, and the negro ran. The
oilicer was unhurt, but it Is thought
he hit the negro, who made good
his escape.
WEBSTER COURT.
Judge Font's Charge—A*. I*. &
Cases Dismissed—Menuracturina
Enterprises.
Special to llKCOHDSH.
Preston, Ga., April 7.—Court
convened this morning, Judge Fort
on the bench, with Solicitor Gener
al Hudson at his post. Judge Fort’s
charge to tho grand jury was well
received and highlycompllinented.
It was an eloquent appeal, as well
as charge, to the jury for the good
of the publlo. After covering the
usual ground, he paid particular at
tention to gambling, carrying con
cealed weapons nnd vagrancy, also
to publlo roads and public schools.
There Is considerable new busi
ness for this term of the court.
Several A., P. * L. suits on notes
for aubscription to stock were die-
mined, on grounds satisfactory to
all parties Interested.
Mr. W. H. Mercer was elected
foreman of the grand jury.
There are a number of visiting
lawyers In attendance.
Court will probably hold until
Friday.
The town of Preston, und indeed
the entire county of Webster, are
working with a will in the Interest
of their now manufacturing enter
prise, which now exhibits every
slgu of success. Tiio people feol
under obligations to the Recorder
and Its editor for the valuable ut
slstance rendered them in this un
dertaking.
Mr. Daniel Bowman, one of the
oldest and wealthiest citizens of
this county, was buried yesterday,
Coot.
WHY THE SOLID SOUTH?
Representatives Herbert of Ala
bama, Hemphill of South Carolina,
Turner <f Georgia, Stewart of
Texas, Wilson of West Virginia,
ex-Representatlve Barksdale of
Mississippi, Senators Vance of
North Carolina, Pasco of Florida,
Vest of Missouri, and Messrs. W.
M. Fishback, of Arkansas, Ira P.
Jones of Tennessee, O. 8. Long of
West Virginia, and B. J. Sage of
Louisiana, have collectively written
nnd will soon publish a book en
titled “Why the Solid South? or a
Reconstruction and Its Remits.” It
undertakes to narrate, fairly and
dispassionately, in concise and pop
ular form, the history of the recoin
structed governments in each State,
showing how the Republicans ob
tained control aud how they lost it;
the figures and facts as to shrink
age of values and increase of debt
and taxation under these govern
ments, and the prosperity of the
South under present auspices. The
book speaks of Abraham Lincoin’a
death as an appalling calamity to
the South; argues that Andrew
Johnson followed Btrlctly Lincoln’*
plan of restoration, aud contends
that if Lincoln had lived he would
have been able to defend that plan
agi'-inst tho assaults of Congress.
Each chapter Is signed by its au
thor, who thus becomes directly re
sponsible for the truth of his state
ments; and the claim of the book,
in Its preface, (written by General
Herbert, ita editor), is that in all
the chapters the facts are under
stated rather than overstated. The
race question and race troubles are
extensively discussed, and the
statement made that there is no
intention to agitate for the repeal
of the Fifteenth Amendment or the
deportation of the negro. Educa
tional and material atatiatlca of
every kind are given In support of
the contention that the negro is
prospering and that the South la
solving for Itself the negro ques
tion.
The book Is dedicated to the bus-
incss been of the North, with a
statement that they are Interested
iu continuing the prosperity of the
South.
The Elberta Peach Company, of
Macon, is very sanguine of making
big profits in tho nenrfuturo. It
has recently finished setting out
80,000 peach trees on its form—tho
Smith place—In Houston county,
which tho company bought not
long since. One good season will
make the company rich. The poach
orchard is fringed with Keiffer poor
trees; also, the wild goose plum.
This great orchard la within a
quarter of a mile of the Georgia
Southern road. A branch track
will be run from tho main line to
the orchard. The freights to the
Georgia Southern from this orchard
will be immense. Last year Rumph
paid tho railroads $80,000 for trans
porting the product of 350 acres of
peaches. What* then, will be tlie
receipts from the 800 acres of the
Elberta Company, of Macon?
Rumph made over $40,000 net from
his 350 acres. What should the El-
berts company make from 800
acres? The Elberta company
bought nearly $10,000 worth of trpes
from the Rumph nursery.
The whole atmosphere In Wash
ington, says the Philadelphia
Times, is so poisoned by tho exhal
ation of greed In the desperate
struggle of monopoly combines to
Increase taxes ui>on Ibe people that
the truth is systematically sup
pressed and often Intelligent and
honest alms are Imposed upon. The
combined forces of inordinate greed
are heard everywheie in Washing
ton ; iu the White House, in the
Senate, In the House, In commit
tees, lu the lobbies, In the hotels,
on the streets, while the people*
those who must pay the taxes, are
unheard In the national capital.
GEORGIA THRIFT,
Tennille is to have electrlo lights
aud water works.
The Montezuma Invesmont Com
pany’s stock Is on the up-grade
now, beiug held at $1.25 aud none
offered.
The Ceutral railroad is lengthen
ing tho side-track at Shellman 450
feet. A now brfck depot is spoken
of, too.
Montezuma’s canning factory has
been organized. Thu company pro
poses canning tomatoes exclusively
this season, and expects to put up
2,000 tbreo-pound cans per day.
James T. Gordy, of Richland, was
in Americus Saturday with speci
mens of what was claimed by many
to be iron ore, aud which were taken
from the bills around that booming
little city.
The Marshallvllle Improvement
and Investment company was or
ganized Saturday. The minimum
capital stock Is $10,000. Ten per
cent was paid In and operations
will commence at once.
The Mlllodgevllle dummy line
has made Its report to tbs attorney
general. This la tbs first street
railroad company to report fdr
state and county taxation under
tho new law. Tho line consists of
a track 6Ja miles long, .valued at
$10,000.
Lost year’s fruit shipments of
about 100 carloads of peaches ad
vertises the resources of Marshall-
ville to a wonderful extent. The
peach crop for this year Is about
assured. The facilities for handling
tho same will be most excellent
under the management of the Geor
gia Shippers’ Union, comprising
Fort Valley and Marshallvllle.
There is a strong probability that
the Macon Car Works Company
will be organized within the next
few days. Recent developments
which will bo made publlo shortly
show that there fa uot only a strong
deairo and necessity for such a com
pany, but, In addition, that the
men and the opportunity have met
aud the olty will be given the bene
fit of this Important industry.
The Alliance has dono a great
work for the farmers of Georgia,
aud to it Is larg.'ly due tho present
prosperous condition of our State.
It has taught them the power of
comblnatlpn as well as practical
lessons of economy, and through
these means has lifted them out of
the slough of debt.
Cape May Pony, warranted to not
throw the rider at JT.W. Mize’s.
W. D. Howells has written his
first juvenile serial. Itls called “A
Boy’s Town," and describes the
dally doings and dreamlngsof a
typical American boy forty years
afto iu a little town on the Great
Miami River, iu southern Ohio.
Nothing very memorable ever hap
pened there, “as the grown-up
world counts events,” Mr. Howells
says, but it was just the kind of a
town for a boy to be a boy in, and
“every day was full of wonderful
occurrence and thrilling excite
ment” to that boy In h*s narrative.
The first instalment will appear in
the number of Harper’s Young Peo
ple to be published April Htb, and
It will be illustrated by H. F. Farny.
The narrative may be considered
as partially autobiographical, for
Mr. Howells wbb an Ohio boy him
self, and has doubtless drawn large
ly upon the recollections of his
younger days for the material of
"A Boy’s Town."
Bishop Potter will contribute to
Harper’s Young People to be pub
lished April 8th a paper on “David
and Jonathan.” This Is the first In
a “Bible story” series of articles by
prominent divines of different de
nominations. The articles are to
bo accompanied with Illustrations
specially drawn for Harper’s Young
People by well-known French
artists.
The people of the South will be
pained to learn that there is little
hope of Mr. Randall’s recovery, as
be has bad another relapse, which
has left him weaker thau ever be
fore. While they may not always
have agreed with him in his views
upon the tariff, the people of the
South will ever remember the man
ly stand be took iu their defence.
Tho State Board of Health of New
York has Indorsed cotton seed oil
as a food aud declared the belief of
its members that the compound
lard was wholesome. Prof. Wylie,
of the Agricultural Department of
the United States, has also Indors
ed the healthfulneas of col ton seed
oil, and of the lard compounds into
which It enters.
Every day brings us news of ter
rible tornadoes in the Northwest,
destructive to life and property. It
would seem that all tbe elements of
discord bad been let loose, and that
this country was passing through a
stormy epoch.
The Dawson News has purchased
a power press and a steam euglne
and the paper will be doubled in
size. The News Is a good home
paper aud we are pleased to see
this evidence of Bro. Rainey’s pros
perity aud the people’s apprecia
tion of his work.
Tbe newspapers of Georgia seem
to have bad new life Infused Into
them, and they now compare favor
ably with tbe papers of any section
In appearance, and lu ability take
tbe lead.
Tbe present Congress has suc
ceeded in dolngone thing. It has
gotten rid of the surplus. The
question now to bo considered Is
bow to meet the probable defic
iency.
Every colored member of the
Mississippi Legislature voted for a
recent bill to appropriate $10,000 for
the erection of a Confederate mon
ument In that State.
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