Americus weekly recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 18??-1891, April 25, 1890, Image 1
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Recorder.
ESTABLISHED 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1890.
SUMTER CITY-
Tbe farmers are so very busy
planting and re-planttng their
crops that they will not stop long
enough to tell your correspondent
the news. The farmes are too busy
to tell mo and my teacher Is sick, so
I can't go to school; now I would
like to know how I am to get It.
\Ve are having some real spring
weather at last. When the sun
,hlnea for five or six days as hot as
It has for the past week it makes
one gaze at tbe cloads and wonder
If it Is going to rain.
Sickness still reigns supreme In
our town. General Grippe has de-
•erted us, but be has sent fever In
his stead. Our school has neon
closed for two weeks on account of
the Illness of our teacher, Miss
.Smith. She has had an attack of
slow fever, but we are glad to learn
is Improving rapidly.
Mr. James M. Rodgers died at his
home near Sumter the 6th of April.
He was fifty-eight years and three
months old on tbo day he died.
Hehvas a prominent cttizen, and
inllnentlal in bis community. His
illness was a prolonged one, and he
bore his sufferings with resignation.
He leaves a wife and five children,
besides many friends and relatives,
to mourn his loss. We extend our
truest sympathy to the grief-strlok-
en family. Truly, we live In a world
where solemn shadows are contln
util) falling upon our paths—shad
cva that teoeh us the insecurity of
all temporal blessings, and warn us
that here "thereIs noabldingstay.”
We hwre, however, the blessed sat-
isfac*f^n of knowing that death
csnf t ,enter that sphere to which
th an asrted are removed to. Let
ud faith mingle with your
sorrow, and loolt to that fu-
‘ lere the sundered ties of
lot t
*40.
e re-united, remembering
j o] loss is bis gain.
ula Davis visited relatives
jtace last week,
i ln’8 l0 Market t and sister,
Jjtliel, spent Sunday in
““"•Tie with their cousins,
!")*• Wesson.
by ,goRodgers took Misses
■len, Arva Fowler, Lily
self-
tect„
Jgers fishing Monday.
t ’ or *} all day, and eame home
J not j>arty of fishers as ever
by \th only three fish.
0Wt1 ' Ecoliere.
Mali
ma/irt SUMTER CITY-
df
,,n City, April 22.—We are
see our sohool open again
been closed for two weeks on
unt of the Illness of our teacher,
* Huilo L. Smith.
We are glad to notice the tm
provemcnts In our neighborhood!
Mi. B. F. Markettls having more
rooms added to his house, which
improves the looks of the place very
much.
There was preaching at Sumter
Saturday and Sunday. Rev. R. H.
Jennings was the presiding elder.
Mr*. Georgo Herndon and son,
Mr. Frank, of Amerlcui, were
imoug the congregation.
Miss Jeasie Allen, of Sumter,
M*nt last week with Miss Annie
Holland in Bronwood.
We are glad to hear that Mr. K.
M. McDonald, who has been very
*ick, is up again.
Mrs. Mattie Summerford, of In
'Uati Springs, visited Mr. and Mrs.
J-1*. Cooper last week.
Gussie, the little son of Mr. and
Mr*, T. G. Webb, Is very ill at their
home near this place. He is under
treatment of Dra. Simpson, J. B.
W(1 A - B. Hinkle, two of Atnericus’
and one of Smlthville’s ablest phy-
•ieluns.
We had no Idea that the Recor-
‘>eh was ho widely circulated. Let
ter* have been received from sev
eral diflereut States from friends
that used to live in Sumter. They
take tiie paper and were glad to
•■ear from their old home once a
week through the medium of the
kbiordkr,
l„:; Vt ' r y ol ‘e Is busy lu our town
1,0 y° u must not expect
•mieh new*.
More anon
Miss Lila Edwards is visiting
friends in Dawson this week
A joliycrowd of our young people
spent last Wednesday in Kincba-
foonee swamp on a regular old time
fishing frolic. The party consisted
ot Mr. C. N. Bryau with Miss Mol-
lie Ragan, R.T. Marshall with Miss
Susie Evans, C. A. Chambliss with
Miss Lula Caughmau, of South
Carolina, J. C. Simpson, J. F, Kem
nedy and others. Rev. and Mrs.
B. F. Evans Chaparoned the crowd,
atid an abundance of fish was caught
and cooked, and a beautiful dinner
was spread ou the bank of thecreek
and highly enjoyed by all who was
so fortunate as to be present.
Miss Fannie Garreit, of Dawson,
visited Mis Kate Rowell this week
Mr. T. X. Killen has been con
fined to his bed for several days
with a very severe spell of sickness
He is reported as better to-day.
Dr. J. F. MeMatb, of Smithvllle
was In town to-day shaking bands
with his many Bronwood friends.
Mr. J. A. Horsley, of Dawson
was seen ou our streets to-day.
There is some talk of the mer
chants of Bronwood adoptlngarule
to close the stores at six o’olock.
We think It a good thing, and think
It nothing but right to give the
weary clerks a little time for recre
ation through the long and dull
summer doys. May the good work
go on*.
Several of the Webster county
farmers wererln town last Satur
day buying goods and maneuvering
around generally.
Dr. Chappell, and family and
Charlie Chambliss went over to
Smithvllle this morning to be at
the burial of the Rev. J..H. Ca-
wood, who died yesterday morntDg
at Mllledgeville. X. Y. Z.
FROM WESTON-
GROWING ABBEVILLE-
The A * W. Hull,line Fn.t —Sew
Enterprises mul Investment*.
Ecolierk.
from bronwood.
Hitox wood, Ga., April 17,-Sllen
r°iiwood Is beard from again this
, ’ but news Items are very
a ce, as you W lll see ere you read
hi* communication.
Oui- farm-rs are Ill busy with
cro l’ 8 - I’iowlngcom and chop-
g cotton is the programme of
Mi** Mary Hill Luuday, of Sas-
,IU p 10 b ** h*® 11 suiting Visa
rturn IT 1 * at the BMne ® House,
urnod home one day last week.
Weston, April 22.—Capt. Parrott
came down Saturday and selected
the place for the depot. He says
work will begin on it this week or
next. Mr. B. F. Barge, who owns
tbe land where the depot will stand,
will open a streetthrhugbthe beau
tiful grove wtjtceiit, cut to Main
street, and build several houses on
it. This will greatly improve our
town, and will doubtless start a
boom in building.
Weston Is certainly one of the
most beautiful places for a town In
this part of the State, and ita situa
tion, twenty miles from Dawson
and about forty-eight from Colum
bus, on one ot the best railroads,
too, In the South, with its healthy
location and fine farming lands,
there Is no reason why it shouldn’t
be one of the most Important sta
tions on the line of the Columbus
Southern railroad.
Mrs. M. E. Sims, of Alabama, Is
visiting her son, Mr. John 81ms,
this week.
Messrs. J. E. Dennard, M. F.
Saunders, B. F. Barge and John
Barge went to Columbus last week.
Mrs. W. J. Sims and her daugk
tors, Misses Florence and Lizzie,
spent last Saturday and Sunday In
Richland.
Mr. H. A. Askew has returned
from near Smithvllle, where jie has
been visiting his daughters.
Mr. James French, Sr., and wife,
ot Hlchland, visited their eon, Mr.
W. B. Fronoh, this week.
Little Tommie Passmore spent
last Saturday and Snnday in Par-
rottville.
Messrs. J. W. Bell and Bert Alex
ander aro teaching an Interesting
class here in garment euttlng.
Dr. A. K. Patterson went to
Lumpkin to-day on business.
Revs. M. R. L. Binlon and W.W.
Mabry were In town yesterday.
On tbe roll of honor are, Mattie
King, Salllo Walker, Mary Sam
Dennard and Florenee Sims,
Mrs. X. A. Wiggins, better
known os “Aunt Whit,” is visiting
friends in this place.
Abbeville, Ga., April 20.
Tbe manufacturing spirit per
vades the town. All sorts of new
enterprises are projected. A shingle
mill plant is now being put in near
the wbarf, which will add consider
able to our little town, together
with other now Industrie*.
The A. «fc W. R. R. Is progressing
finely. About ten miles is now
ready for the iron. Tbe Abbeville
Construction Company, with M-.
8. P. Lassater as president, are
doing a nice pleoe of grading.
Tbe iron for the first twelve miles
has been ordered and will be here
in about thirty-five or forty day*.
Rolling stock baa also been ordered.
Tho Construction Company expects
to have rolling atock on the first
twelve miles In ninety days.
Tho Oemulgee Brick Company
will soon be ready for making brick
at this plaoe. The capacity of this
brick maehine will be about one
hundred thousand brick per day,
and will compete with the Macon
brick.
The Amerleus Investment Com
pany has purchased ten acres ot
land near thejdepot. It Abbeville’s
future prospect bad not been bright
those industrious gentlemen would
not have invested in her soil.
On Friday the 13th the Abbeville
Guardi hed a plcnlo at the wharf,
and a gala time was had by every
one present; and on Saturday night
tbe Guards was inspected and en
listed as a volunteer company of
Georgia.
Abbeville Is the county site of
Wilcox county, Georgia, situated
on the Oemulgee river, and In the
rlehest agricultural section of the
State with a population ot about
seven hundred, when only two
years ago she scarcely bad a popula
tion of two hundred. We have one
rallroid, the Savaunih,* America*. Tho'nas Jfcrjr.a Oiled hla
andMontgjiinaiy .familiarly knownT“* ,1 ®^*P 1>oln ^ m ® ,1 * Providence,
as tho Sam road, and will soon have
another—a direct line from Atlanta
to Jacksonville, over one hundred
miles nearer than any other road.
We have a military company and
brass band as any little town In
South Georgia, and all these new
Industries, together with a fine
steamboat line, place Abbeville In
a position that guarantees the auo-
cess and prominence to which she
is entitled by meant of her many
natural advantages.
IT WAS HYDROPHOBIA.
A factory In X. C., Is turning out
daily 2,000 yard* of bagging for cot
ton made from pine needles. It is
believed that this new material for
bagging will not only break up the
Jute trust, but become a source of
great wealth to tbe South. Dry
pine needles, or “straw,” as they
are termed, serve as well as green
ones, but on account of tbe difficuh
ly of obtaining them in a sufficient
ly cleau state, the practice It to
take the leaves fresh from the trees,
selecting the lower and older ones,
and leaving the younger for the
■upport of the tree.
Everything In Drug!, Patent
Medicines, ’Pellet Articles, etc., at
reasonable prices.
Cook’6|Piiarmacv,
439 Cotton Avenue.
Oapt. J. r. Ron Give* an Explanation
or Gna Wright'* Death.
Sunny Slope, April 21.
Editor Recorder:—I noticed
the arrest of Gus Wright, colored,
at a crazed person, and have since
learned of his death. He was In
my employ, and it was a pure case
of hydrophobia, and I here give the
clroumstances connected with It.
On tho morning of February 9 he
was returning from Amerleus, be
tween midnight and day, when he
met a dog In the road this side of
the Furlow place—now belonging
to Mr. Fletcbor—at a mud hole,
and, both taking the same side of
the road and the dog not disposed
to get out of his way, he struck at
it with his stick, which flew out of
hla hand, and the dog, Instead of
fleeing, attacked, and severely bit
him on the hand. By poulticing,
etc., the wound healed In a week or
and no further thought was
given the clrcumstanco until
last Monday morning on his return
again from town, when he reported
that he had a very bad finger, and
and that tbe arm was swelling,
and tbat his shoulder also hurt him
terribly. I asked him It It was the
hand bitten by the dog, and when
did It first commence to hurt.
Replying ho said, that on Satur
day morning, a pricking sensation
as though from a needle In his
thumb was felt r and tbat be waa
confident it was a bone felon and
he bad had such before.
He plowed until noou, though In
much pain, and immediately after,
having finished a patch of cofn, I
stepped to tbe shop, I suppose one
hundred yards off, for a change of
plows, and returning, I found him
fast asleep, and on waking re
marked: “I declare, I can't hold
my eyes open, and I know I slept
nearly all day yesterday and up to
midnight last night, when I started
from town.” After this ho made
several efforts to plow, but would
atop his mule, dropdown and go to
sleep for a few minutes.
Finally he said, “I believe I’ll
dismiss for the balance of tbe eve-
nlng,” aud went direct to his house,
where ho remained until Tuesday
night about dark, when be left for
Amerleus, without eating or sleep,
lug, pacing up and down the floor,
and part of tbo time Monday night,
In the yard, growling like a dog,
and no doubt In great agony, so I
was Informed by a woman 1 on the
place.
1 He was a negro of great nerve
and fought maufully against the
overpowering Influence of tbe dead,
ly virus, and I did hope it would
but result In a bone felon, tho’ my
fears were aroused as soou as the
comatose state appeared. I expect
ed to have to chain him, and didn’t
know he left tbe place , until Wed
nesday morning, and am astonish
ed at bis being able to reach Ameri
cas by 11 o’clook Tuesday night.
He, poor fellow, bad hla peculiar
ities, peculiar only to Gus, and not
liked by many; but to rightly uu.
deratand him, could be managed
as a child 1 and a more faithful and
trusty hand never entered anyone’*
field. I regret his death, and moie
particularly tbe sad and agonizing
one, and must say of him, requles
eat In peace I J. F. Ross.
MOSSY DELL-
Mosly Dell, April 16.—Quite a
large congregation greeted Rev.
John P. Margarth. of Petersburg,
Ala., at the Lutheran church, at
Bottsford, Sunday.
Mr. Margarth took hit text from
Paul’s First Epistle to the Corin
thians, xv. chapter and xx. verse:
“Now is Christ risen from the dead,
and become the first fruit of them
that slept.” The sermon was a fine
qno, full of beautiful and Impressive
passages.
Margarth, though advanced
etui retain* the vigor, and
of language to effect all who
hear him.
I Mr. M
fn age, i
■low of 1
Sunday. He and bis wife spent
Sunday night with* Mr. J. W. F.
Murray.
Mr. Frank Markett and daughter,
Miss Anise, dined with Mr. Murray
Sunday.
Born, to tbe a wife of Mr. William
Cheek, a daughter.
Mr. Ellas Clark lost a good horse
by having it driven Into a well by a
negro woman. The horse’s baok
was broken In two places, but lived
several hours afterward.
Several of the neighbors assem
blejl at Mr. Phil Jennlng’s fish
pond Saturday afternoon, as the
news hod just got abroad that he
was going to draw off the water.
But they were disappointed, as tbe
water did not run low enough to
rtveal tho countless numbers of fine
earp whloh are known to be In it.
The Lutheran Sunday-school met,
for tho first time this year, Sunday
morning with Mr. J. I. Hiller su.
perintendent and Prof. W. H. Hi!
ler teacher of Bible class. We
think we noticed a spirit Sunday,
which, if continued throughout the
year, will accomplish much good,
and make this one of tbe best Sun
day-Behools we have ever had. The
attendance ts very good and will be
larger when tbe committee now at
work shall be able to purchase a
fine organ. May the good work go
ou!
Mr. Phil Jennings was stricken
severe attack of flux Sunday
morning, but happy to say Ison the
tnprovo. *‘L. L. D.”
Card of Thanks.
Editor Ameuicus Recorder:—
Please allow me through the Recor
der to thank the good people of
Leslie and the community for their
untiring efforts to relieve the suf
ferings of my brother during the
twenty seven hours he lived after
the fearful accident which happen
ed to him on last Monday, the 7th
instant.
The brothers and sister and rela
tives of the suffering one, will ever
gratefully remember the kindnesa
of these good people.
We pray the blessings of God
multiplied upon eaoh one of them
thousand fold: and when they,
too, shall i«ss through the “Dark
Valley” may the hand of tbe good
Shepherd guide them, and bring
all at last to Him “In whose pres-
enen is fulnsn of joy, and at whose
right hand aro pleainres foreve-
raore. Gratefully,
J. W. Connors.
Folkaton, Ga., April 14, ’!*).
Croup, Whooping Cough and
Bronchitis immediately relieved by
Sbiloh's Cure.
THE ROMANCE OF REALITY.
Under the above heading the
Macon Telegraph gives the follow
ing syuopBis of a pamphlet entitled
by
“Tbe South’s Redemption,”
Mr. Riehard H. Edmonds, editor of
the Baltimore Manufacturers’ Ilee
ord. It sets forth the wonderful re.
cuperstlon of the South since the
desolation ot the war aud gives
some interesting information eon.
cerning the recent Industrial de.
velopmmt of this section. Ac
cordlug to Mr. Edmonds, the as.
sessed value of property lu the
8outh has Increased from $2,913,
438,093 in 1880 to $4,220,108,400 in
1889, a growth in nine years of $1
306,729,927. It I* probable that the
real value of the property is fully
twice the amouut of Us assessment.
In the present ppmphiet the true
value of property In the Southern
states is put at $10,293,088,700. These
figures are too vast to be conipre.
bended, but they gtveageneral Idea
of the enormoui growth ot
material wealth in 1 the South
since tbe last census. The railroad
mileage of this section has lucres*
ed since 1880 from 20,612 to 40,621
The inerease of our foreign com
merce last year alone was $06,068,
788, the to tailor 1888 being $223,681
658, and that for 1880 $290,640,206
The inerease in tbe banking faclll.
ties in the South from 1870 to 1889
has been remarkable. The total
bank surplus In the South in 1879
was $8,099,309; undivided profits
$8,727,211; loans and discounts $85,-
280,309; Individual deposits $04,730,
In 1889 the figures were as fol
lows: Surplus $21,037,991; undl
vlded profits $7,137,679; Individual
deposits $130,993,232. The Increase
of surplus in the South during this
period was 140 per cent, against 82
per 'cent. In tbe West and 45 per
cent. In theXorth; undivided profits
Increased 02 per cent. In tbe Soutb,
68 per cent, in the West and 4S per
cent. In the North. Individual de
posits Increased 116 per cent. In the
South, 107 perchnt. In the West and
8$ per bent. In the Xortb. ,
During this period the cotton
crop of the South increased from
6,766,350 to 7,260,000 bale*; the
Southern corn crop from 333,121,290
bushels to 616,517,000; tbe wheat
crop from 54,470,740 bushels to 55,.
060,000; oats from 43,476,000 to 77,.
714,000. While tbe inerease of the
Western corn crop from 1879 to
1889 waa only 31 per cent, that of
the Southern corn crop waa 56 per
cent. The Inerease in the value of
tbe chief agricultural produets of
the South during this period was
$213,842,842, and the Iborease In the
value of the live (took $177,749,266.
In 1880 the total number of cotton
mills In the South was 161, of
spindles 567,854, and of looms 14,823.
Last year these figures were
mills, 2,085,268 spindles and 45,001
looms. The production of pig Iron
In the Soutb grew from 807,801
tons In 1880 to 1.566,702 tons
in 1889. In coal production
there was an Inerease for
tbe period named from 6,046,471
tons to 19,407,417 tons. The Invest
ments in railroad property In this
section increased from $670,000,000
to $1,500,000,000; the number of na
tional banks increased from 220 to
472 and taelr capital from $45,607,.
730 to $76,454,610. The number and
capital of State and private banks
increased In even a greater ratio.
The capital invested in the cotton
seed oil industry grew from $8,604,-
000 to $20,000,000.
These figures aresufficlent to give
some Idea of the scope of the pam
phlet. It Is an excellent statement
ot the South’s development and a
fine presentation of the advantages
It offer* to capital and enterprise.
Tbe plain facts of the growth and
progress of the South during this
decade make a story that reads
moro like romance than reality.
The Albany Xews and Adver
tiser, In attempting to bolster up
Its own town, says the cotton re
ceipts of Albany for the past sea
son will reach 62,000 bales, while
those of Amerleus are only 22,000
bales. Where did the News and
Advertiser procure its figures? The
receipts at Amerleus since the 1st
of September are In the neighbor
hood of 60,000 bales, and with our
now dlreot route to Savannah tbat
number will bo Increased next tea-
son. Wo are always pleased to see
Albany do well, but Its growth will
not be advanced by decrying the
efforts of its neighbors.
Soda Water*
We are now dispensing delicious
Ice Cold Soda Wator with pure
Fruit Syrups.
Fleetwood A Russell.
SEVENTY-THREE YEARS-
One of the first newspapers that
this writer ever read was the Dela
ware (O.) Gazette, which a few
days ago entered upon Its seventy-
third year. When we first saw It,
which w<<s more years ago than we
care to confess, the same genial
gentleman whose name appears at
tbe bead of Its editorial columns
was editor and proprietor.- Abram
Thomson, tbe editor, is an old-style
Southern gentleman who knows
and considers the annuities of life.
While be has always been a strong
partisan and has urged his political
views with all the strength of hie
conviction, be has always done It
with tueh a good graco that he has
preserved the good will and respeot
of his opponents as well as his
frlspds. We shallialwaya remem
ber the old Gazette with the kind
liest of recollections, and hope we
mey live toeelebrate its centennial.
Senator Ingalls does not believe
In pure politlea. “Government Is
force,” he tells us, “the decalogue
of the Golden Rule has no part In a
political campaign.” He say* poli
ties Is war, and “the commander
who lost a 1 battle through tbe ac
tivity of his moral nature would be
tbe jest and derision of history.” It
is not necessary lor the Senator to
be so explicit, as he has never been
charged with being a pure politi
cian.
The Republicans have completed
their steal of tbe State of Montana
by seating the Republican contes
tants for seats In the Senste. The
recent election* In Montana con
vinced the Republicans tbat It
would not be safe to refer the mat
ter back to the people. '
Dr. W. C. Kendrick, of Dawson
declines to make the race for Repie-
rentatlve frpm Terrell county. We
are sorry to hear of the Dootor’a
declination, as he made a careful
and conservative legislator, always
at hie post and alive to the Inter
est of hi* constituents.
We are pleased to see that Colum
bus has determined to hold an ex
position this fall, and ir it does not
have a good attendance from this
section it will not be tbe Recor
der’s fault. We believe In helping
home folks, and we regard Colum
bus ee a near neighbor.
As showing that there is no spec
ulation In Amerlous real estate, we
note the foot that elty lots here are
not held relatively as high as In the
smaller towns whloh surround us.
At present prleee Amerleus real es
tate Is tbe safest investment we
know of.
Judge James B. Brown has for
mally announced himself as a can
didate for Congress from the ninth
district. His opponent will prob
ably be Rev. Thad Pickett.
It Is said that a newspaper Is to
be published lu Weston at an early
date by a Mr. Jackson, son-in law
of Col. C. W. Hancock of Sumter
Republican fame.
The first number of tho Bruns
wick Evening Post has reached us,
and gives promise of being a useful
aud lively paper.
The political world seems to be
very quiet at present. The weath
er has settled aud everybody has
gone to work.
Why should tbe sugsr planters ot
country be paid a bounty any more
than the corn and cotton planters?
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