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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. -fULl- WEIGHT* hPURBj I p?PfflC£tj CREAM IakiN§ Its superior excellence proven in millions r homes for more than a quarter of a cen tury. It is used bjr the United Elates Got* — nent. Endorsed by the heeds of the it Universities aatha Hironvest, Purest, and most healthful. Dr. ITtee* Cream Bakins Powderdoes not contain Ammonia Lime, or Atom. Sold only In Cane. #BICE BAKING POWDERCO. HXtr mi. OBIOAQO. ST. LOUIS