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memorial day.
Programm. of Ex.rclsas.
>>xt Saturday will b« Memorial
pay Col. A. S. Cutis ha- heen se-
lrtl ;Jd .-in marshal of the day, and
•tfe*«rs. N. G. Prince, U. 8. Look-
"It and J. C. Clarke ns assistant
marshals. The Confederate Vet
erans’ Association will wear gray
washes. The Araerlcus Light In
fantry will make their first public
appearance on that ■lay.
Tlie procession will form prompt
ly .,i 4 o’clock p. ui. at tlie old
courthouse square, aud will march
down Lee street to Church, up
Church street to Oak Grove Ceme
tery in the following order.
Marshals and aids.
Auierlcua brass baud.
AmertcuB Light Infantry.
Orator of the day and reception
Committee in Carriages.
The ministers in carnages.
Mayor and Council In carriages,
The Confederate Veterans.
Memorial Association lu car-
riages.
Children of different Sunday
schools, each to carry a garland
of (lowers.
Wide Awake Fire Company.
Wheatley Fire Company.
Citizens.
At the cemetery the following
programme will be carried out:
Music.
Prayer by Rev. A. B. Campbell.
Music.
Introduction of orator ny Col,
Frank A. Hooper.
Oration by Ben McLendon, Esq.
of Boston, Ga.
Music.
Benediction by Rev. W. M
Hayes.
After tho benediction all will pro
ceed to decorate tho soldiers
graves, and after tho decorations
and tiring salute by Americus Light
Infantry, dismission will follow.
Dyspepsia, distress after eating,
sour stomach, Iobs of appetite, a
faint, all-gone feeling, bad tnste
coated tongue, heart burn, all re
lieved and cured by P. P. P. (Prick
lv Ash, Poke Root and Potassium)
It will regulate the system, gives
an appetite and make you well.
ltcnl Estate Transfers.
Minerva Abram to Bright Hill
lot on McCay hill, consideration
$40.
■John T. Argo to M. B. Council
•jo Lee street; consideration $100
B l 0 j Wheatley & Co. to George G,
a t.,l)t on College street, consid-
no a $1,050
rejj A. E. Rylaudcr to Roxle L
h y M on Brannon avonue, con-
se lf.‘)n $084.
f ec t ; vl. B. Brown to Mrs. Mary
corbel, house and lot on corner
mo 4‘son and Mayo streets, con-
by ^ou$700.
n V Head to A. M. Shorter, lot
Mail street, consideration $00.
ma 5j. Mize to Margaret J. Du
jjf.ml Martha J. Speight, lot 177.
-(deration $250.
enry Jones to Marion Sims, lot
McCoy street, consideration $110.
P. L. Holt to R. L. Sams, lot,
const..eration $150.
g. Carter, L. H. Brown and J. W.
Whitlield, trustee, to Randall
Hlines, lot, consideration $00.
j. T. Ratliff and others to David
8. Derrick, tlfty acres of lot J7 in
17th district, consideration $275.
Strawrbcrrlcut Strawberries.
Orders left at offleaor home will
receive prompt attention.
.1. E. Bivins.
SHOES! SHOES? SHOES!
We want .very one needing footwear to
call at our Shoe Department and ask our
ahoe man, Mr. John Daniel, to explain
why It la that we are going to make §uch
a slaughter In the price of shoos during the
next 30 days.
Now we are not to give you a SI naper
covered book called a six dollar prize* with
the first twenty dollars worth of shoes
bought of us, but we are going to do better;
we are going to give you—or allow you to
keep 25 per cent, of your money on every
pair or our shoes you purchase of us, unless
It Ison our celebrated Leader,the Doug*
lass, which is sold always below a 25 per
cent, margin. The fact of the business Is
simply this, we carry in stock the best as
sorted stork of shoes in Houthwcst Georgia.
More style, better quality, and propose to
sell them tor less profit than ono over
dreamed of. Now, ut our annual stock
taking on tho 1st February, we found we
had too many shoes for the end of the sea '
son, and with our spring purchase in the
hands of tho manufacturer, ns u-e have all
our shoes made to order, specially ndaoted
to our trade, tusking it Impossible for us to
depend on picking up our stock from sam
ple lines. We a«e compelled to place our
orders several months ahead In order to be
ahead of allcompetltorson shoes. We car
ry everything In shoes. We can fit the tiny
bnbe with Its first shoe; we can fit the old
grundmother, who sits iu the old arm-chair
with a shoe of solid comfort; we can fit tho
children with a very desirable sty/e of
spring-heels; we can fit the boys and misses
with the best school shoe made; we can
make the old man with his corns and bun
ions laugh Instead of frown; we can suit the
working matt or the dude; wo can rr.nke
the young lady wish skirts was made
shorter that they could let the pretty fitting
Kid i utton, wh'cn fits like a Ivld Glove, be
seen. Come and see our shoes In all we usk
and we aro satisfied you will wear our
shoes when we make prices.
Respectfully,
THORNTON WHEATLEY.
A FISHING FROLIC
WAS THE MAKING OF AMERICUS.
How tlie Konte of the Southwestern
Road Was Determined.
The Rise of Stocks.
The rise iu the value ol stocks of
mericus corporations is something
henomonal. They have all met
itb wonderful success lu the re-
lectivc businesses, aud Americus
ipilalists arc most eoulldent of
leir worth. The shares of any
mtpuny organized hero cannot be
jtained for less than par, anil in
mio instances it Is much higher,
nano company stock Is quoted at
X), and Investment Company at
>0. While these are the leading
tocks, many others are also
uoted highly. Our bank stocks
re quoted at about 100.
W, W. C.for sale at Cook’s I’bar-
lacy, 439 Cotton Avenue, Amerl-
us, Ga.
A Ills Ural.
Yesterday a big deal in Leoton
eal estate took place. Mr. E E.
(yaewatidor sold to Mr. Holies
lari, of Philadelphia, fourteen
cres of the old Barlow place. The
ouslderation was $0,000. Mr. Earl
« tlie father of tho city engineer,
iml has recently been investing
argely in Americus real estate.
I’he property > purchased yesterday
vill be subdivided at once and sold,
dr. N'ysewander will erect a hand*
iome residence on Lee stseot. Mr.
r. L. Rust will also erect a real-
lenco.
Paint l Paint 11
The verlll Paint, (ready lor use(
s the best. Outwears all others,
beautiful;economical. In general
iBe 25 yeats. Write for (ample
:ard and guarantee. One agent (a
lealer) wanted lu every town,
leeley Brothers, 32, Burling Blip,
Sew York City.
THE PHILOSOPHER
IllicourM. on Architecture anil Ite
Effects.
Philosophy embraces within Its
scope a wide range of subjects, and
architecture is Included within the
range. You may not,at first thought,
think that architecture haB much
to do with philosophy, but right
there is where you are mistaken,
as I propose to show.
*e*
Have you never seen a house that
gave you the jim-jams to look at It?
—that filled you with a gruesome
awe and brought up the recollec
tion of all the ghost storieB you
v Tttt: only Exclusive Clothing house in americus. ^
MEN AND BOYS
Tailor Fitting Clothing!
Elegant Styles for tlie Spring
: : :: in Dress Suits and Business Suits.
No gentleman can afford to ptetss us by who is desirous of secur-
ever heard?—that reminded you of jug Q, really Elegant Suit, periect in style, fabric and fit. We carry
a lunatic asylum or afoundllnghos- XlL^ —4- „4.nnlr In SSn-n.+ViTTTQCl'f rt-onrerin. Wfl ORTTV the finest
Tho making of Americus was a
fishing frolic.
It would seem strange that out of
such a small affair should develop
so properouB a city.
“Away back early In the fifties,”
said a prominent citizen yesterday,
“there lived in the domicile now
occupied by Major Meyers at Rich
land, an old man named Dick Snell-
lngs. He was very rich, probably
the wealthiest man in that section
of tho country, although it wo)
famed for its rich planters. The
Central railroad had been built to
Oglethorpe at that time, aud it was
being projected to Eufaula by way
of Pond Town aud Lumpkin. A
large subscription was raised by the
planters about Lumpkin for the
road, about one hundred thousand
dollars, and of this amount Dick
Snelling had subscribed ten thous.
and dollars.
"After he had done so, people be
gan to tell him that he had sunk
his ten thousand dollars, as people
who subscribe to railroads and built
them rarely got anything in return.
Now, Dick Snelling was very fond
of his money, and he threatened to
withdraw.
"About this time Chuyler, tlie
president of the Central Company,
determined to consult with Dick
Sncllings regarding the running of
the road through his property. He
appointed a day for the Interview,
aud came all the way from Havau-
uah to Oglethorpe by rail, aud tlieu
from Hint point by carriugc to Dick
.Sncllings’.
“So It happened that on the day
appointed tho carriage of President
Chuyler appeared before Dick
Snelllugs’ house.
"As tlie President alighted, the
wife of Dick Snellings appeared at
the door of her residence.
Very cautiously the Presidout
asked for her husband.
Mrs. Sncllings replied thut he had
gone a-ilsliiug.
“At this Chuyler grow very wroth,
and, returning to his carriage, or
dered the driver to drive back to
Oglethorpe, leaving word with Mrs.
Fuelling that the railroad should
never run through his property.
"Very soon tlie news of tlie visit
began to be noised about through
tiio country, aud great was the iu-
dlgnnlion over the loss of the rail
road. At last a meeting of the
citizens was held and a committee
appointed to wait upon President
Chuyler and seek to have him
change Ills determination to seek
another route. They went to Sa-
annah, but the president wns ob
durate. A larger and more honor
able delegation wns sent again im
mediately upon tho return of the
first committee. Thoy failed like
wise. Then a still larger and still
more liooororable body was sent to
make a proposition to the president
"ml hoard of directors. Lumpkin
would give $000,000 for the road;
Tho directors wavered, but Cliuy
ler’s determination never left him,
He told the directors that If they
accepted the proposition ho would
resign* As railway presidents were
hard to get In those days, tlieso
words hid great weight, and
Lumnkin’s offer was rejected.
“When this was done it became
necessary to settle upon another
route. Propositions were made to
Pond Town and Americus, that
whichever raised twenty-five thou
sand dollars first should have the
railroad. Pond Town was a more
important place than Americus
then. Tho work of raising subscrip
tions was commenced at once.
Pond Town was far In tbe lead. Al
most at once seventy thousand dol-
lars were raised. Then arose a
quarrel amongthe loading men of
the place over the location s
the depot. Every one want
ed to have it on bis land.
While Pond Town was quarreling
over the depot location, Americus
was hard at work, and was success
ful In raising the money. Pond
Town i* now no more,
house having bean deatreyed by fire
recently.”
pltal?—and yet you know nothing
of its history or that of Us occu
pants. And then,, again, have you
not seen houses that seemed the
embodiment of sunshine, happi
ness and contentment, the home of
love? It is true that you might be
mistaken as to both, but the Im
pression was made and it would
take time and strong proofs to re
move.
Aud all this reminds me that peo
ple should be careful as to the ar
chitecture of their homes and seek
to embody in all its details every
element of sunshine and happiness.
The character of the home has a
great Influence upon the lives of the
inmates, aud especially upon the
minds of children. It should uot
bo altogether a question of how
many roams you can get for so
much money, but the question of
beauty and convenience should also
be taken Into consideration. A cozy
little nook is often worth more than
a big barren room, and a beautiful
view from a window is worth more
than tbe richest upholstery.
the largest stock in Southwest Georgia We carry the finest
grade of Goods, satisfactory in every oarticular, while extremely
low in prices. In
G-ents’ i rnisliing: G-oo'ds
Our stock must be seen to be appreciated. We have bought large
ly, making careful selections from the finest stock in the best mar
kets, and are now offering many attractions not obtainable else-
Wl1 The especial feature of our line is the high grade of goods and
the large assortment made up exclusively from the latest styles.
Collars, Cuffs, Hosiery, Shirts, Underwear, Suspenders, Hand
kerchiefs, and
EUSGrANT neckwear.
None better made and sure to please. No fancy prices.
We give good value for every dollar you leave at our store and
to purchase Clothing and Furnishing Goods of us means a bargain
and satisfaction every time.
“The Champion” Clothier and Outfitter,
117 Forsyth Street, Americus, Ga.
JOHN R, SHAW,
Towns and cities are but aggrega
tions of individuals, and what ap
plies to an Individual is generally
applicable to a city. The archi
tecture of publio buildings and
business blocks Ubb muoh to do
with the progress of a city, for It
affects not only the residents, but
visitors. A monotonous row of
buildings, all of the same style and
height, has a depressing effect upon
the people of a city. They aro very
apt to run in a groove, and that
groove was probably dug out by
their grandfathers and worn smooth
by their fathers. You will find few
now ideas and nu Innovation upon
the old style of doing businesses
looked upon us a device of the
devil. They may be a very staid
aud devout people, firm believers
in a personal devil aud a physical
hell, but tney lack the enterprise
of the afternoon of tlie nineteenth
century. The stranger shuns it as
a dead town, and tho drummer
damns it as u. g.
# »
But take a town with variety in
its architecture—plate glass win
dows, iron columns, t«rru cotta
trimmings, and Individuality about
each business house—and you draw
a quicker breath, you think now
thoughts, your heart beats quicker
and your gait is more rapid. You
feel that you are marching In tho
rauks of progress. Such a town at
tracts people and business, tho
drummer sings its praises on every
train, and ils reputation extends
throughout tho whole section.
If architecture has this effect upon
tbo people, it is important that our
publio buildings should be made
pleasing to the eyo and be in ac
cordance with good tasto and mod
ern Ideas. The time was when
there was but ono plan for a public
building, bo it a palace ora jail. It
must be a large plain building,
adorned only with « massive row of
pillars in front. I am sorry to sco
that our city fathers have been so
tmpressed by tradition as to adopt
this old plan for the new city hall.
Some ono must have called them
Solons, and they must have taken
this classic flattery so to heart as to
have deemed it appropriate that
tho building in which they are to
hold their deliberations should re
semble those of Solon’s day. Or, It
may be, that by adding a minaret
to the water tower, adjoining and
o’ortopping the city hall, they de
sired to illustrate the conquest and
domination of the Greeks by the
Turks.
#**
Americus is to be congratulated
however, that tho hotel building
comhiitteo did not have tho same
ideas ofarchitectureaathe classical
aud scholarly counci men. The
plans for the new hotel display a
sentiment in architecture that can
not fall to have a decided impress
upon future building In Americus.
The new hotel will be one of the
most unique and tasteful buildings
In the South. It will have an airy
elegance befitting our sunny clime,
and which will go far toward mak
ing the invalid a cheerful and com;
fortfiblo person. I am satisfied
that even the most practical busi
ness man would not have the te
merity to put up a prosalo building
within Ita shadow.
**•
A new era of architecture has
been Inaugurated In Americus, and
it will make It the handsomest city
In Georgia. PmL -
TTTtt only exclusive clothing house in americus. ^
Tie Oldest aid Largest National Building aid
Loan Society li tie United States.
Facts are Stubborn to Handle.
The only Auoclstlon Issuing guaranteed
**Tho only association that has a slated
lime for the maturity of shares.
The only association that has a stated
time for tho maturity of mortgages.
Tho only luwocistlon protecting a shnre-
ho’derV Invcsiment. •. ,
Tho association that has tho largest act-
U Th0 association that has Its resourcessc-
enred by tho largest amount of real estate.
So bidding against your neighbor for
'"no* purchasing poor property at txorbl-
THIS SPACE BELONGS TO
PROPRIETOR OF THE
San Souci Saloon,
J LAMAR STREET, AMERICUS, GA.
And will be filled as soon as be can find time to write an advertisement.
HUGH M. BROWN,
111 Ms, - tin Ibum - ui Gad CoMii
705 Jackson St., Americus, Ga.
I represent nono but (list-class companies. City property rssrroiJiK Innd.ltor
rent, safe orexchange. fecial attention given to business of non-residents entrusted.
A liberal shore of the public patronage snllctrd.
RO 11 111 UK usglicn \ I/*
Each month a sorlc* within Itself.
The door always otmti.
Investments yield over 40 per cent per
annum according to Interest average
Borrowers puy their loans mid ‘"teres
almost unconsciously, and wind upwunn
handsome profit to their credit. .
Investments absolutely safe aud securely
’’TiFjiunmry J88U Its first Issues of stock
InJnnunry 1887 tho loans closed amount
''ll?January 188S the loans closed amount-
Cd InJ*?mmry 18S9 tho lonns closed amount-
"In’.hfnuury 1800, (Including amk In fund
awalUng perfection of^agem^
* Agent.
Ofllco 511 Juckson Street.
No filling a series and c
g the door.
Ike Old Matie!
Au Immeuso Stock of
FRESH
GARDEN
SEEDS,
Received by express Jsince the
freeze, at
Forsyth Street, American, Ga.
W. D. HAYNES.
II. It. HAYNES
W. D. Haynes & Son,
Americus, Ga.
Office at Rkcobdkb Cilice. 208
Forsyth street.
W. D. HAYNES & SON.
■•••-assEif'-
Hawkins & Brooks.
PHYSCIANS AND SURGEONS
Americus, Georgia.
ones In second story la old “mnberry
Corner, Calls by telephone, or Isfl at.Dr
Kldrtdge'a drug store, promptly attention
yor night.
BYRD,
FIRE AND UFE INSURANCE
REPRESENTS THE SAFEST AND STRONGEST COMPANIES IN THE WORLD.
Insurance Placed on City and Country Property.
Ofilce on JackBOU Street, two doors north of Telegraph Office.
mclil5ddcwtf
6 PER CT. MONEY, MONEY 6 PER CT.
Nothing Represented but What Can be Backed.
J HANESLEY,
Real Estate. Insurance and Loan Agent.
Room Mo. 5 Barlow Block, ® mericus, Ga
the cheapest money
The GeorgiaLoan andTrnst €o.
- ■««*—•» «■*-
TU , «■” ■■ **»
time without bonus'
Won’ certificates.
Interest; payable annually. ■
Apply for rate# to home company nwt.
the diamanta
_ Spectaclesl Eye-aiassts
ArenuurpassM ror nmnanoy anil Purity. They are riso tftnmj*
ipeoki and •oratohe* and being very hard do not eaelly become wonwam
when in use. Eyee properly fitted'with theee Glaiee at
CoohL^s ptLarmaoVi
439 COTTON AVENUE,
fHDl TOO WIMi^AiaO FIND'A NEW AND COlIPMTEjRTOOX or
DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES,*#.
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