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Americus Recorder. ESTABLISHED 1879. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1890. SUMTER CITY. Abundant (tains—Interesting School K». orrises—FnnwIi Etc. Sumter City, July 8.—Rain! rain! rain! It baa rained hard ev> ery day for the last three days and our farmere are looking sour again. They carried long faces before It rained and the yought to be cheerful now, but they say they bad rather have It divided—eunshlne awhile and rain awhile. Our school closed last night with an exhibition. Following Is the programme: The opening address by little Cooper Webb. Recitation, The Last Hymn—Miss Maggie Markett. Tableau, Many a Slip ’Twlxt the Cup and the Lip—Hr. G. M. Rodg< era and Miss Arva Fowler, Mr. Tom Markett and Miss Kate Rodgers. Music. Fasbionnble Follies, Dialogue- Misses Zena and EUa Isreal. Tableau, The Slok |Doll—Misses Viola Rodgers, Stella Webb and Mr. Rosooe Markett. Dialogue, Faith, Hope and Charity—Misses Maggie Markett, Lily and Kate Rodgers. Recitation, Shadows—Miss Arva Fowler. Tableau, Playing Teacher—Misses Viola Rodgers, Stella Webb, Rosa* He Masters, Rosooe Markett, John L, Fowler, Cooper Webb, George Isreal. ’ Recitation, Hot a Marrying Girl- Miss Anna Harden. Duett—Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Mr. K. M. McDonald and Miss Annts Markett. Tableau. Bashful Lovers—Mr. D. Rodgers and Miss Anna Harden. Recitation—Archie Dean, Mias Snsle Smith. Dialogue, Popping the Question— Mr. G. M. Rodgers and Miss Anna Harden. Tableau, Entertaining Sister’s Beau—Mr. Tom Markett, Misses Arva Fowler and Kate Rodgers. Recitation, The Bald Headed Man—Miss Maggie Markett. Dialogue, The Texas Courtship— Mr. S. A. Rodgers and Miss Arva Fowler. Recitations—Masters Jimmie Webb and Tom Markett. Duett, The Gypsle Countess—Mr. D. L. Rodgers and Miss Sutle Smith. Song, Old Folks at Home—by all the sohool. Tableau, Old Woman That Lived In the Shoe—Miss Maggie Markett as the old woman, Masters Jimmie, Willie and Cooper Webb, George, John and Henry Wiggins, George and (Newt Israel, Rosooe and An* gus Markett and John L. fowler, Misses Stella Webb, Viola/Bodgers and Rosalie Markett. Rodgers recited the ve: The Bridal Scene, Mr. White and Miss Mi bride and groom; Mr. ere with Miss Ammai Harden, and Mr. D. L. Rogers with Miss Arra £ aD (i Mr.' L. Iss Kate Mr. I Fowler as attem A. Roders as cli Dialogue, Rosalie Mark and Stella Wei Duett, saying? Mis Emmie Hori and Mr. D. Dialogue, Mr. Felix Huckaby and his aunt, Mrs. Dasher, of Florida, are visit ing Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Stewart. Messrs. George and John Rodgers left to-day for Dawson, where they will visit their sister, Mrs. Duncan MolAin, who, we regret to learn, is very ill. Fanny Will, the Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Page, we are sorry to learn is seriously ill. On last Friday evening Mrs. D. G. Rodgers gave a very Interesting social party in honor of Miss Lizzie Furlow, Miss Maggie Brown and Miss Susie Smith. A meeting Is to be held at Sum' ter Friday evening, the 11th, In or der to organize an Alliance club. AU who feel an Interest in the Alli ance are invited to attend. Mr. Tom Markett and sister, Miss Annls, visited the Misses Davison last week. Mr. Jesse Caldwell and sister, Miss Emma, visited the family of Mr. B. F. Markett a few days ago. We are sorry to learn that during the thunder storm of Sunday after noon, Mr. K. M. McDonald lost five of bis finest cows, whloh were struck by lightning. Ecolierb. FROM DAWSON. Dawson, July 9.—The Dawson Investment Company has pur chased from the Baldwin estate 230 aores of land In the southeast por tion of the city, for which they paid $6,600. This joins their $8,000 purchase, and all will be laid off Into residence lots and sold to par ties desiring to locate here. The investment Company speak of building 100 houses during this and next year to sell or rent. Mr. S. R. Christie has resigned his position as cashier of the Dawson National Bank, to take effect August 1st, and Mr. Frank E. Clark has been elected to fill the vaoanoy. The tent meeting commenced last Sunday, Rev. O. B. Chester, of Pelham, preaching in the morning, and Rev. E. H. MoGehee, presiding elder, In the evening. Three ser vices are held each day—at 10:80 a. m., 4 p. m., and 8 p.m. Other min isters are expeoted during the meet ing. The almost incessant rains have somewhat interfered with the attendance so far, but it is hoped that they will now cease and the meeting will result in muoh good to the community. Hon. James E. Brown, of New- nan, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Brown, of this city. Mr. Frank P. Allen, of Fort Gaines, andJMr. C.8. Allen, Eufau- la, are visiting their parents, Cap tain and Mrs. J. P. Allen. Dr. Walter J. Thurmond, of For syth, Is in the city, looking after his "personal” property. Plenty of rain, and crops of all kinds In a flourishing condition. J. A. F. motion, appointed a commit tee consisting of Dr. E. K. Bozeman, J, B. Holley and G. M. Harper, to draft resolutions for the purpose stated. The report of the committee which was unanimously adopted, Is as follows: Whereas, Col. A. S. Cutts, Is i candidate for the Democratic nomi nation for the Legislature, and, Whereas that heretofore be has always filled the offloes to which he has been called, both military and oivil, with fearlessness and honesty* of purpose, and to the satisfaction of those who trusted him, be It. Resolved, That In Colonel Cutts we have a candidate who, if elected, will zealously and Intelligently per form the duties of the ofilee and re flect honor upon the county and State. Resolved, That with our votes, and In every other honorable way, we will earnestly endeavor to com' pass his nomination and election. Resolved, That a copy of these B roceedlnesbe furnished to each of te Americus papers with the re quest to publish. FOURTH OF JULY. How It Wai Observed la tka Country. FROM THE PLAINS. gins, Webb, Angus John the wild waves ggle Brown and Washington Sell igera. I’m a Man, Mas- irgeand Henry Wig- Willie and Cooper .j and New Israel, Roscoe Markett and jokes, Messrs S. * A. and i were dosed by Mr. . Rodgers, who thanked the i for their undivided atten- i then presented the prizes, bad bpen awarded to Miss An- den, a gold pen, for the most improvement In penmanship, and cket knife to Master John Wig- l for learning the multiplication A first of the little hoys. Then followed the farewell song by all th< school, God be with you tUl we me et agaiu. 3 Iss Susie L. Smith left last Sat- uri ay for South Carolina, where ahi will spend her vacation drlth he relatives. : rise Amma Harden, of Colum- bu i, returned home, accompanied bj her aunt, Mrs. D. G. Rodgers, lai I week. : lies Maggie Brown, of Macon, is vi Ring Miss Mayme Rodgers. Hiss Lizzie Fnrlow, of Americus, m, ide Mrs. D. G. Rodgers a short visit last week. Come again, Miss Drizzle, and stay longer. . » (Mrs; Goodman, or Dooly county, visited friends near this place last Plains, Ga., July 9.—Mr. W. S. Roach, of Amerlous, has accepted a position with Thomas A Griffin In the mercantile business. He has also bought a lot from Mrs. M. R. Davenport, and Is building a dwell ing. He will move bis family here as soon as it la completed. Mr. J. A. Shields is at home again, shaking hands with his many friends. Mr. John Sheffield, of Amerlous, was In the village yesterday. Mr. J. F. Wright, of Preston, was In the village on Monday. Miss Laura Jowers, of Putnam, returned on home on Monday, after spending several days with rela tives. Mr. J. W. Glass has on exhibition some of the largest sweet potato toes that we have seen for the time of the year. They measured nine Inches In circumference. The dinner given by Miss Annie Harper on Sunday was enjoyed by all present and we did ample justice to the nice dinner prepared. The day will long be remembered. Veni Vidi Vici. FROM FRIENDSHIP. Friendship, Ga., July 4.—A po litical meeting was held at this plaoe to-day The veterans of Col. Cutt’s artillery battalion, and other friends In this community, assem bled for the purpose of endorsing Col. A. S. Cutts as a candidate for the legislature. By request, Dr. W. H. Bailey acted as chairman, and Hagerson as secretary. The object of the meeting having been stated, the Chairman, upon The general holiday taken on the glorious Fourth did every one more good than If the day had been spent in money-getting. The people came back better prepared to make more money on the next day. And after all, what was lost? ft there not as muoh money In this world as if we had all worked on the Fourth? To those who work in Amerlous the holiday meant a change from the dull scenery of the grocery, dry- goods store or printing office to the pleasure of a sight of green fields and the song of the "bob white,” while on the way to a barbecue be hind, or, perhaps, astride of a liv ery horse or a rabbit mule. Two members of Americus’ work ing population that I know of, were, through the kindness of their employers, allowed the day off, and spent It in the referred-to manner. The ride to the barbecue was swel tering, but enjoyable nevertheless, and the barbecue was everything to be desired, but the complete ohange from the olty surroundings was wherein lay the ohief pleasure. The very people seemed different; their personalities stood out plain er than those of olty folk; the socia ble or the unsociable, the timid or, the pugnacious, the open-handed- the close-fisted, the bashful or the lady-killing could each be dis cerned at first glance, and the ma jority were of the more preferable of these types. Character and so ciability were held at higher worth than fine clothes, and a town boy, with faultless olothes, velvetry complexion and other desirable fur nishings, was supplanted In the good graces of a maiden fair by a big, tall agriculturist whose coat- taU ended at the small of his back In strict conformity with his trous ers which stopped suddenly at his shins. But he happened to be a sociable, unassuming, manly fel low, and was taken at his true worth, regardless of appearances. Human nature stood out plain, and an Incident occurred where It tlon to right, with the result In fa vor of the latter, I am glad to say. Human nature was not much to blame, however. It happened thus:. A sturdy farmer and his two sons had put up the dancing pavilion and lemonade stand at the barbecue grounds and calculated to make a few dollars out of the sale of the lemonade. Everything was going smoothly, when along came a gen tleman with a complete lemonade plant and set It up on the premises. He had Ice and the farmers hadn’t. The picnickers all flocked to him and began to absorb his lemonade at ten cents a glass as fast as he oould sell, totally Ignoring the said farmers who asked but five cents a glass for their lukewarm beverage. So the farmers told the gentleman to sell out or get out, and he would do neither. A fight seemed immi nent and the matter was left to ar bitrators. But as the farmers in structed them to arbitrate in their favor orjthey wouldn’t conform,the lemonade vender at last thought It best to retire about three hundred yards, where, With a gun, he defied Interference. He was in the right, but the farmers could not be blamed tor getting riled. A speeeh was made by a repre sentative and a highly respected gentleman of the county, in which he expressed pride In Georgia and In the United States, congratulated the people on their prosperity, and slightly referred to the war as the "late unpleasantness,” and express ing himself as satisfied with Its Is sue. It would have opened some northern people’s eyes to have heard that speech, and no doubt the same sentiments were expressed In a thousand suoh gatherings in the south on that day. The ride home In the cool of the evening was not the least enjoya ble part of the day. I like Lee and Its people. Observes. GEORGIA NEWS IN BRIEF. FROM PUTNAM. Putnam, July 8.—Next Friday, the 11th, Is being looked forward to and Is expected to be the day for the grandest oooaslon of the season. Hopewell has been set apart as the place for all the alliances of the county, their friends and every body else to assemble for a plcnio. Though It can not positively be said that they will bp here, yet Harry Brown, J. ( W. Beck, Col. Northen and othors have been In Tlted and may be present. Polltlos in this oounty seemed to have assumed an unusual shape. It has been asserted that almost eve rybody was a candidate for either theS enate or the Legislature, and there Is only a short time before the nomination comes off. There are hardly enough avowed candidates to .fill the offices. Every one, It seems, wants to be a dark horse. As the chrysalis transforms Into the butterfly, Wlgglnsvllle dons the new name of RodgersvlUe, and the town starts out under a new in spiration. We learn that a railroad agenoy U to be established; several new residences are to be built, that a good school building and steam ginnery are under way of construction, with all the enthusi asm among the citizens and resi dents to guarantee success. The officials of the Sobley county Alliance elected last Thursday are as follows: Robert Patton, presf dent;T. H. Devane, vice-president; T. H. Wilkinson, secretary; W. C. Kelly, treasurer; M. A. -Perry, chap.; J. M. Collum, lecturer; ■E. B. Barrow, assistant lecturer; Geo.'Reed, D. K. There promises to be a lively contest for the olerk’s office In the county. Mr. D. W. Rainey is the sixth man that is being urged for the place. Mr. J. L. Devane happened to an aoddent last week and his spinal cord received a severe injury, from which he lias been almost complete ly paralyzed ever since. Mr. J. F. Woods has been elected director from Schley county for the Amerlous cotton factory. Along the road leading from Ella- vllle to Oglethorpe In the Dupree Peacock settlement are the finest crops, we venture to say, In the county. The seasons hive been fine, and all crops seem better than the land could possibly produce. - Small Industrie*. '"Small Industries—the enterprises that employ from five to twenty people—lie at the root of permanent progress and Improvement, and it Is highly important that they should receive consideration from our peo- pie. No city has greater advantages cropped out In diametrical oppozl- or more peculiar facilities than Americus for the successful estab lishment and maintenance ol In dustrial works. It needs no lengthy argument to prove wherein all classes of our people are to be benefited by small and diversified Industries. They give employment to labor ; they in crease the home demand for sup plies and farm products ; they es tablish markets for the consump tion of raw materials grown by the farmer and naturally Increase the profit arising from such production. This is a matter In which the farm er is as deeply Interested as the merchant. A Fearful Storm. A terrible storm prevailed on Sunday near Sumter, this county. It appeared to rage wtthunuBual violence about the plantation of Mr. IC. M. McDonald. Within a space of a half mile from his home, eighteen trees were struck by light ning. Four of these trees were within a distance of one hundred yards of Mr. McDonald’s residence. Five fine cows sought shelter be neath the branches of the trees. They were all killed. The loss to Mr. McDonald was between three and four hundred dollars. The next Issue of the Cuthbert newspapers will be under the new consolidation, under editorial oon- trol of the able Gunn. An adjourned term of Randolph Superior Court convenes to-day, to try Sam Snelllng and Wash Robin son, charged with murder. An-alllgator was caught by a par ty of young men in a mill pond In Randolph county last week and pnt to death with pocket knives. The Putnam Baptist ohurch was thirty-one years old on the 25th of last month. To-morrow isthe day set apart for the mass meeting In Brooks county. Brunswick is happy over the faot that she is to have no more Ice famines. The brewery there has commenced to manufacture Ice. A short while ago 120 aores of Polk county dirt, about five jmlles from Rockmart, was said $18,000Jln cash to an iron company, who are now getting out tons of the ore dally. W. O. Baldwin, who shot and killed a policeman in Brunswiok, and Is out on ball, Is reported to be recovering from his Illness at the home pf his parents In Cuthbert. IMs not Improbable that guano will be manufactured near Perry within the next six months. Ross Hill and Mossy Hill contain valua ble fertilising properties, and It has been positively asserted that they will be manipulated. Bsilroad Construction This Tear. Returns of railroad construction In the United States during the first six months of the present year are complete and afford an Interesting study. The number of miles of new road constructed up to July 1 1b 1,888. During the same period last year there were built 1,481 mlleB. The total construction in 1839 was 6,800 miles, and the proportion be tween the first and the last six months of that year applied to this year’s construction will give us 6,600 miles of new railroad. Bnt In 1888 the number of miles construct ed during the last six months was only about two and a half times as neat as the construction during the first six months, and this propor tion would bring the construction for the present year considerably below 5,000 miles. Last year the total of new mileage was 6 per cent, more than the amount under con tract in the first six months of the year. The same ratio this year would give about 6,000 miles of new road. It Is gratifying to know that the South keeps Its lead In railroad con struction, More than half the new mileage up to date this year has been laid In the South. The per centage of railroad building In the different sections of the country for the past eighteen months stands as follows: Halt of lSOD. All of ISO. Southern.................M so Southwestern M IS Northeastern M 24 Mortliweetern .......10 10 PaciSc. S 13 Last .year Georgia built more miles of railroad thin any state in the union, and she Is at the head of the list for the first six months of 1890. There were to her credit for this year on July 1, 188 miles of new road. North Carolina comes next with 164 miles. Tennessee, South Carolina, Washington and Montana are the only other states that have built aver 100 miles. The railroad construction of the year, so far, has been the work of ninety-six companies, averaging less than 20 miles each. TheKn ox vllle Southern leads with eighty-five miles. Most of the new mileage has been In the extension of old lines, but this char acteristic will probably not mark railroad construction for the rest of the year, as there are many Import ant new lines on which work is in progress or will be begun very soon, The railroad situation was never before so Interesting. The South ern States, by their rapid develop ment, are likely to keep ahead In railroad construction for some years to come, aB they have for two years past. . All the cities of the North h ave been having a hot time of it tho past few weeks. Congressman Clements Isathome and will make a thorough canvass of his district before returning to Washington, Presdent Harrison does not like the silver bill, though he will not veto It, for the reason that he is afraid he will not get another even as near his liking. Congressman Carlton, of the eighth district, has been petitioned to reconsider his refusal to again enter the race, and it is probable that he w.lll consent to run. Agrand oldfashloned Democratic rally and barbecue was held at Eu- faula Tuesday. Hon. Thomas G. Jones, the nominee for Governor, was present and addressed the peo ple- In Emporia, Kansas, on July 4ttr a parade was formed containing al- llancemen and members of similar organizations, which was five miles long and contained 20,000 people. This shows what a big thing the alliance Is. Four of Georgia’s congressmen are now at home looking after their chances for re-election. They are Messrs. Turner, Stewart, Barn.es and Clements. All have Alliance opposition, but all are hopeful of being returned. After making their majority safe, the Republicans are graciously al lowing some of the Democrats to retain their seats In contested oases. Decisions were rendered in their favor from two Mlssisslppldlstrlcts last Tuesday. Congressman Blount has written a letter to the Alliance of Wilkes county in which he comes out squarely and emphatically against the sub-treasury bill. He says both parties are opposed to It and that it has not the ghost of a chance of ever becoming a law. Humphreys' Homeopathic Medi- ■ ' l Pit Cook’s Pharmacy. Death of Mrs. Dunbar. Mrs. J. W. Dunbar, mother of Mrs. N. G. Prince, passed away Tuesday, at the residence of her daughter on College street, at the age of seventy-three. Her remains will be taken to Griffin for inter ment to-day, where they will be laid by the side of her husband. The funeral will take place at the Presbyterian churon at Griffin at eleven o’clock this morning. The Farmer’s League is the name of a new organization In New York. It Is strong In the dairy districts. The League has given out that it is "distinctly a political organization, which seeks to cure the evils and wrongs complained of by united ef forts iu nominating conventions and at (he polls.” Tho Spalding county Alliance has withdrawn Its endorsement of JudgeStewart and Is left unpledged to any candidate. This leaves the situation a little complicated in his home county, thoughitlsclaim- ed he will carry It beyond doubt. rnnurm Iu irlvon for Mia notion of No reason Is given for the action of the Alliancemen. Nominations by the Alliance of Chattahoochee county have, it is said, awakened discontent in their ranks. L. Harp, an alllancemau, who has failed to receive their en dorsement, will not abide the action of his order, but will run through. Uninstructed delegates will be ruu for the congressional convention, to vote for the best man available. Miss Winnie Davis, "Daughter of the Confederacy,” arrived in New York from Europe Sunday. She was met at the steamer's pier by her future husband, Mr. Alfred Wilkinson. Jt Is understood that Miss Winnie will soon join her mother in Mississippi, where her wedding will take place. It is now In order for Confederate veterans all over the South, to get their wed ding presents ready. It Is stated that there are more than 100,000 negroes In Pennsylva nia who contribute no little to the Republican majorities in that State. But It is a significant fact that they do not share iu the offices nor the honors of the party they support. At Quay’s recent conven tion which so. vociferously endorsed the . Federal election bill, every delegate out of the several hundred was white. Not even the minor offices were given to the negro. Referring to this a Pennsylvania contemporary says: “All the polit ical privilege the colored people or Pennsylvania has is the right to vote for a white candidate. He Is better treated in the South. He sits iu conventions, is elected to the Legislature and occasionally to Congress, can vote for whom he likes, and, so long as he behaves himself, is welcomed to a share in the management of local aflairs. The Quuy convention would have done well to give a little attention to the |>ollticsl condition of the ne gro in Pennsylvania.”