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Americus
ESTABLISHED 1879.
AMEEICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15,1890.
CORDIAL CORDELE
breaks bread with five thous.
AND GUESTS.
A Large Crowd Witnesses tho Laying
of the Corner Btone of Oordele’e New
Hotel—About the Bpeechea and Speak
ers—The Day in Detail.
At 0:05 yesterday morning the
train carrying the Americue delega
tion to Corde'.e's gala day pulled
out of the 8. A. M. depot. Four
coaoheB were comfortably filled,
one of whloh was reserved for the
Americus Lodge of Masons. A Rk-
cobdrr reporter accompanied the
excursionists,who numbered nearly
three hundred.
On arriving at Cordele the streets
were already alive with a large
crowd from the contiguous country,
and when the S. A. M. train from
the east arrived and discharged its
passengers, the streets and side
walks became almost impassable.
The programme for the day was
postponed until the arrival of the
-pedal train from Macon, on the 6,
S. & F., which brought a delega
tion of sixty members of the Macon
Lodge of Masons, with some three
hundred citizens bound for the fes
tivities. The train was in oharge
af General Passenger Agent Hoge,
and was crowded to its utmost ca
pacity.
A few minutes after 12 the pro
cession formed In front of the Bap
tist church and marched to the site
of the new hotel,.composed as fol
lows:
Cordele Cornet Band.
Grand Tyler, with drawn sword.
Two Grand Stewards, with White
Rods.
Master Masons.
Grand Architect, with Square,
Level and Plumb.
Grand Treasurer and Grand Sec
retary.
Senior Grand Warden and Junior
Grand Warden.
Deputy Grand Master.
Hearer of the three Great Lights
and Grand Chaplain.
Grand Master, supported by Se
nior and Junior Grand Beacons.
Invited Guests.
On arriving at the building, the
procession halted, and formed in
open order, whereupon the ceremo
ny of laying the corner stone took
place In the beautiful and impress
ive manner, Inaugurated by the
Mason. The ceremony was con
ducted by Mr. W. A. Davis, of the
Macon Lodge, who was appointed
by Grand Master John S. Davidson,
of Augusta, to act In his capaolty
on account of his Inability himself
to attend. . ,
Various articles were deposited
beneath the corner stone; and after
it was laid in place, the Deputy
Grand Master came forward and
scattered upon It corn as an em
blem of plenty, poured upon It the
wine emblematic of joy and glad
ness, and the oil of peace; and Cor-
dele’s new hotel was consecrated
in the rites of the Masonic order.
The visitors were invited to the
"Spring” to partake of a grand bar
becue. Arriving upon the grounds,
the managers were overwhelmed
by the vast numbers, who very far
exceeded their expectations. How
ever, everybody was entertained
as cleverly as possible; and after
the tables were cleared upon the
first onslaught, the entertainers
sought zealously to again set them,
so that everybody might be fed.
There was no lack of the unctlous
porker and the savory kid, but the
managers were unable to provide
sufficient accomodation for all to
be quickly served, as they had to
handle a hungry crowd of nearly
live thousand.
After dinner, Col. E. F. Strozler,
in behalf of the citizens of Cordele.
mounted the speaker’s stand and
delivered a felicitous and hearty
address of welcome to tho visitors
to the Magic City of the Pines.
He was followed by Col. J.E. D.
%hipp, of Cordele, who arose to In
troduce Gov. Jno. B. Gordon. His
announcement was met with deaf
ening cheers, at Gov. Gordon’s
presence on the grounds was not
generally known, and It was a
pleasant surprise. To say that Gov.
Gordon made a speech Is equiva
lent to saying he made a good one,
and the appreciation of his audi
ence was fully attested by frequent
Interruptions of applause.
Before closing, he introduced to
the audience MaJ. J. F. Hanson, of
Macon, who had been specially in-
'■Ited to address the assemblage.
Maj. Hanson made a vigorous and
able speech, entertaining bis listen-
er * for about forty minutes.
The Macou delegation then start
ed the move into town in order to
eatch their train, and at 4:30 were
tolling rapidly north. And when
ati>:25 the crowd from Americus
boarded their train for home, quiet
™j again come over the biggest
merriest dayjjordelehadever
T|t<« is thb first large publl^dem-
^ration ever attempted by tha
plucky little two-year-old city, and
‘‘• success may well be gratifying
t0 those who have labored to that
‘la.
SEEING THE^ SIGHTS.
TRIP FROM DAWSON TO COLUMBUS,
GRIFFIN AND ATLANTA.
"J. A. F.” on s Jaunt—Entertained in
Columbus—A Visit to the Experimental
Farm—Atlanta Now and Twenty-Five
Years Ago.
Dawson, August 12.—Through the
kindness of Mr. C. H. Smith, Gen
eral Freight and Passenger Agent,
and the energy of Maj. B. H. Hood,
one of the directors or the Colum
bus Southern, Terrell county was
furnished a special car for the round
trip to Atlanta, and a beautiful and
oomfortable one it was. They gave
us the round trip for single fare,
and about twenty-two of our repre
sentative farmers, merchants and
—politicians boarded said car at 5
o’clock last Wednesday morning
and were soon speeding away upon
one of the most pleasant excursions
I ever experienced.
The following were the gentlemen
and ladles composing the party:
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Hood, Mr. and
Mrs. E. T. Kinney, Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Jolley, Miss Julia Cannon,
Messrs. O. B. Stevens, W. B. Ox
ford, Wm. Kalgler, B. F. Christie,
H. Christie, J. C. Roberts, J. I.
Roberts, 8. D. Hatcher, A. I. Britt,
R. W. Fletcher, C. F. Wall, J. W.
Gammage, E. P. Bigelow, J. H
Andrews, J. N. Haines, J. A. Ful
ton, D. W. Nicholson, of Preston,
and Henry Strickland, colored
porter.
While the train was running at
the rate of exactly twenty odd miles
an hour we held a meeting on the
center of the car and eleoted Maj.
B. H. Hood chairman of the excur
sion, and he appointed Messrs.
Stevens, Kailer and Kinney a com
mittee of ceremonies, and your
correspondent secretary. We en
joyed looking at the fine crops
through Terrell, and the beautiful
scenery In the other counties, es
pecially through the hilly country
in Stewart and Chattahoochee.
Reached ColumbuB at 8 a. m. and
were met by a committee of gentle
men composed of some of the lead
ing business men of the city, who
carried us by street cars to the
Rankin House, and gave us a very
fine breakfast at the city’s ex
pense, and afterwards carried us
through Messrs. Carter A Bradley’s
magnificent new cotton warehouse
and wholesale stores, the immense
struoture and works of the Eagle
and Phenix Cotton Factory; the
Ice factory, and showed us other
places of interest about the city.
At 11 o’clock all returned to tho
Rankin House, where we were ban-
quetted In royal style. Speeches
of welcome and congratulation, and
pledges of friendship and love be
tween Columbus and Dawson were
made by Mayor D. P. Dozier, Mus-
cogees young Representative, Hon.
S. Price Gilbert, Fred Gordon, H.
C. MoKee, S. A. Carter, Clifton
Jones, of the Georgia Midland, B.
J. Daniel, of the Enquirer-Bun, and
others, and were replied to by Hon.
O. B. Stevens, B. H. Hook, B. F.
Christie, and D. W. Nicholson.
Capt, Oxford being called, endors
ed all that hod been said on both
sides, and then the beer, cham
paign, punch and lemonade, pre
pared for the occasion, ilowed
freely for a few minutes, and cigars
passed and repaased till every
member had one In his mouth for
present and one or two in his pock
et for future use, and all adjourned
to the depot of the Georgia Midland,
where our coach waited us, and
were soon whirling along happy as
kings, and praising the kind hospi
tality of the citizen of Columbus,
and especially those mentioned
above as BpeakerB and Messrs. Jno.
O. McNulty, B. G. Farmer, Dan
Joseph,|W. H. Epping and others
whose names I do not remember.
We reached Grifiln at 8 o’clock p.
m., where another warm reception
was tendered us. The kind citizens
of that prosperous and growing city
met us with carriages and buggies
and took our entire party (except
the ladles who preferred to remain
in the coach) and carried us out
three .miles to the Experimental
Farm) and showed us through it,
Capt. Redding, the courteous super
intendent,! pointing out the difter-
eut experiments and tests with dif
ferent seeds and fertilizers, etc.
The crops are very fine indeed, but
want of time and space forbid my
giving a detailed account of them.
When these aropi ark gathered,
weighed and measured the results
will be published and will be of
great Interest and benefit to all
fanners who read them. We were
then shown the grape and wine
farms extending two miles farther
ont, and our party were delighted
with what they saw and learned.
We then returned to the eity, took
supper at the Nelms House, an ex
cellent hotel kept by Mrs. A. M,
Nelms, and were soon on onr way
oyer the grand Central railroad to
to the great city of Atlanta, at
which place we arrived at 10:20 at
night. Here oar party became
scattered, going to various hotels
and boarding houses. Hon. O. B.
Stevens and his niece, Miss Julia
Cannon, and myself stopped at the
Kimball House, where there were
hundreds of people, mostly dele
gates from every county In the
State, sitting or walking through
the corridors. Each one appeared
to be on the hunt tor some other
one who was not there,and meeting
some one else whom he did not ex
pect, and thus the play went on for
hours.
The first gentleman whom I rec
ognized was. Maj. W. L. Glessner,
of Americus, and the second was
Judge W. D. Klddoo, of Cnthbert.
Having secured rooms on the
third floor, our little party of three,
in company with Georgia’s next
Governor, Col. W. J. Northen ana
hts wife and daughter, stepped Into
the elevator and up we went like an
arrow from a bow. 1 was so tickled
at the idea of being "elevated” in
this style with this distinguished
family that I forgot to take off my
hat.
Col. Northen is a tall, handsome,
dignified, polite and very graceful
gentleman. Mrs. Northen Is a hand
some lady, a little above medium
size, and Miss Northen is of medi
um size and height, very muoh like
her mother and quite pretty. This
family will not fall short of Its pre
decessors in doing honor to the
gubernatorial mansion.
I enjoyed going up In the elevator,
and was tempted to slug out
“Up In a balloon, boys, up In • balloon!''
It gives a kind of pleasant, tink
ling Bensatlon about the center of
gravity, like that experienced by
hoys and girls—or boys anyhow—
when they place a plank or pole
across a log and ride “see-saw.”
I went up and down several times
and would have continued the sport
all night If 1 could have disguised
myself occasionally so as to deceive
the drivers—or conductors or what
ever they are called, and thought I
would have a good night’s sleep—
when things got quiet. But they
didn’t get quiet worth a cent. The
hundreds of vehicles running over
the cobble-stones with which the
streets are paved, sounded like a
storm of wind and* rain and hail.
And then the arrival of a train and
the departure of another every few
minutes added to the noise and con
fusion. Then I thoflght of thieves
the danger of patting out the gas
light; thought of Congressman
“Howdy” Martin, of Texas, who
blew out the light in Washington
and came near being overcome by
escaping gas, and others who have
had tho same experience. Thought
I would ring for a servant to see
that everything was In order and
put out the light. But I saw no bell
cord. I saw a brass rod or tube
with a finger hold at the end, but
did not pull it for fear of turning
loose upon me a sluce of water or
sounding the fire alarm. Next
morning I examined this thing
more closely and found it to be only
an air-break for the transom light.
Atllast I put my money, ($1.75) un
der my head, turned off the gaa
and retired.
Next morning I looked out upon
the city and was astonished. This
was my first visit to Atlanta slnoe
May 15, 1805. The city was then
a mass of| smoking ruins, only
a few blaek walls and chimneys
still standing. The Federate had
taken possession, and as we march
ed through from one depot to an
other on our way home, they were
raising the U. 8. flags and firing
salutes, the smoke from their guns
rolling around and over us as we
passed along. That was a sad and
horrible scene, this is a gay and
beautiful one.
I went down town and met my
playmate, school-fellow, comrade-
at-arms and lifelong friend, R. H.
Moonmaugb, whom I had not seen
for many years. I attended hlB
wedding, saw him married to the
beautiful Miss Endora Farrar in
Fort Gaines, about twenty years
ago. He was glad to see me on the
last occasion, and took me out to
his handsome residence, uoOr val
ued at $12,000, showed me his still
charming wife, bis foar beautiful
daughters and one noble son, and
treated me to a dinner worthy of a
more distinguished guest. In the
afternoon he took me on a street
car out on Peachtree street, pointing
oat the Governor’s mansion, the
late Ben Hill mansion, Ben Hill
monument, young Ben Hill's resi
dence and other magnificent resi
dences of distinguished or wealthy
citizens of the past and present.
Then on out to Ponee De Leon
Springs, where we enjoyed the cool
water and fine scenery. Then we
took an eleetrio ear and went the
Whole olrcle of the eleetrio railway,
and gazed for some minutes on the
top of Stone mountain and returned
to the city.
I went to the grand jeapltol twice
and sat with our delegates to the
convention, who were faithful to
their trust and remained In their
seats from the beginning to the end
of the convention, and did not eat
nor drink until every candidate for
whom Terrell county Instructed
was nominated.
Governor Gordon bad it announc
ed during the sitting of the conven
tion that he would hold a reception
from 9 to 11 o’clock Thursday night,
and all the delegatee and their vis
iting friends wsre cordially Invited
to attend. Abeut a doxen of our
party and probably two hundred
others went, and were cordially re
ceived by Governor Gordon and
presented to his wife, who, he said,
was his governor, and who we
found to be aa cordial and amiable
and entertaining os the Gover
nor himself; and they were aa kind,
polite and pleasant to our homey-
handed farmers as if they had all
been Governors,Senators or friends.
I told the Governor that we were
thankful for this opportunity of
shaking his hand onee more; that
we Intended soon to pnt him still
higher, and might place him out of
our reach, etc.
An elegant band dlscourced sweet
musio appropriate to the occasion,
and refreshments were offered and
accepted, and the most pleasant
halt hour of our trip was passed in
the Governor’s mansion. On our
bidding them good-bye, Mrs. Gor
don invited us to visit themat their
future home "in the suburbs.”
I met many of our former Dawson
boys In Atlanta who seem to be in
excellent health* and prospering.
They were Bob Moomough, Willie
Loyless, Willie Wall, Willie Parks,
John Thornton, A. M. Malone,
Charlie Roberts and Seabe Pass-
more. We were also delighted to
see Miss Lorena Passmore, who
came down from Sowannse to meet
i.
We remained in Atlanta one day
and a hall and two nights, and left
at 2:15 p. m. Friday, and’made a
rapid run down the Central to Grif
fin, the Georgia Midland to Colum-
'I bus, and the Columbus Soft them to
^Dawson. I took dinner between 1
and 2 p. m. in Atlanta, and took
supper at home. J. A. F.
Dawson, Ga., Aug. 13.—At high
noon yesterday, the 11th Inst., at
tho residence of the bride's father,
Dr. G. W. Farrar, of this city, Prof.
G. G. Bond, principal of the publle
schools of Columbus, rand Miss
Claud Farrar, one of Dawson’s fair
fcelles, were joined together in holy
bonds of wedlock, Rev. E, M.
Whiting performing the marriage
ceremony In his best style and most
appropriate manner. The happy
coaple took the one o’clock train to
Sandersville to visit relatives, and
will return from there to Colum
bus, Ga., their future home. May
their future life be happy and pros
perous is the heartfelt wish of their
many Dawaon friends.
Last Monday morning a large
number of the business men of
Dawson met to organize a Board of
Trade for our city. Mr. J. W. F.
Lowry was elected President, and
J. A. Fulton Secretary. The Presi
dent appointed Messrs. A. B. Ste
vens, A. J. Carver and B. F. Sim
mons to confer with the B. R.
Commission and Steamship Navi
gation Association and insist on
their making Dawson a prorating
point. This committee left for At
lanta yesterday, determined to se-
oure equitable freight rates for us
before they return.
Last Monday at 10 o’clock the
residence of Mr. Jns. T. Lee, on
Main street, north of Central depot,
was completely destroyed by fire.
The fire caught in roof of kitchen
from stove pipe. Thefurnitoreand
other contents of bonse and kitchen
were saved. Mr. Lee will have an
other house erected at once on the
same spot.
Cotton Is coming In rapidly.
T-a-t Saturday thirty bales were re
ceived and sold at 10 to 11 cents.
The rust will Injure the crop proba
bly one-fourth.
The baby erop promises to be a
fine one this fall. Three “bouncers”
have made their appearance this
week. A girl at J. W. Wooten’s, a
boy at J. W. Thomas' and a boy at
Mr. J. J. Bradley’s, the latter being
the son of Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Ches
.ter.
Messrs. Wm. Littleton, Reed
Jones, Dennis Davis and Will Tal
bot are on a visit to Cumberland
Island.
Prof. J. H. WhitchariNnd wife,
of Weston, after visiting relatives
In Cordele, are spending their vaoa-
tion with relatives and friends In
this eity and county.
Mrs. J. W. Dixon, after a pleas
ant visit to her parents, Capt. and
Mrs. Jno. Whltehard, has returned
to her home in Marshallvllle.
Dr. John T. Lamar, Judge B. F.
Simmons and H. L. Green are at
tending the Agricultural conven-
tlon|ln LaGrange.
Miss Julia Brannon, one of the
charming belles of Americas, visit
ed our city last week, the guest of
her oousln, Mrs. J. G. Dean.
Mr. J. K. Pickett, of Cincinnati,
la visiting his mother, Mrs. A. E.
Plekstt.
Mrs. 8. W. Arnett and daughter,
Miss Lillie, are visiting relatives in
Lumpkin.
Mr. Walter T. Matthews Is now
behind the counters of Mr. W. E.
Blordan.
Robert Baldwin la collecting
clerk In the Dawson National Bank.
Miss Mamie Wilson and her
brother, Willie, of Union Springs,
Ala., are visiting our city,the guests
of their brother, Mr. B. M. Wilson.
Mrs. M. C. Baldwin and son and
Mrs. M. S. Fargerson are spending
a few weeks at Indian Springs.
FROM WESTON.
Delayed Maili-Bapid Improvements—
Politics, Personals, Etc.
Weston, Ga., Aug 18.—Weston
was Ignored by the Recorder
completely last week. It didn’t
come until yesterday, and then
there were no Weston Items.
Weston is here, nevertheless. And
she Is humming. The saw and
hammer can be heard every day,
while wagons are bauliDg In . lum
ber for new buildings.
John Sims has begun to enlarge
his boarding house. Mr. Bob Bell
has the lumber nearly all here for
his new residence. He will also
build a new ahop. He Is moving
here to patronize our exoellent
school. , There have been five other
famlliea banting houses here with
in the past two weeks, bnt, alas,
the houses were not to be had.
They wanted to buy, too, and be-
oome citizens—wanted to eome to
stay. They will, perhaps, buy land
and build thla winter.
B. F. Barge’s warehouse is near
ing completion, and the Farmers’
Alllanoe will build a warehouse
this season also.
Our school here the coming ses
sion will be a hummer.
The political pot is beginning to
simmer. Tne Alliance of Webster
has recommended Hon. James P.
Walker for the Senate for the 12tB
distrlet. And he was endorsed by
the primary of the Democratic
party on the 25th of July, by a
unanimous vote (at which time can
didates for Governor, State house
offices, and Congressman were
nominated.) This expression of
confidence Is the more compli
mentary from the faet that Mr.
Walker was not a candidate.
Prof. S. W. Spratthas J ust closed
an interesting writing school. He
is an efficient teacher.
About thirty of our citizens took
in the camp meeting last Sunday.
It Is our opinion that Richland
bit off more than she could chew.
The meeting was a fat thing for the
hotels, however.
We will have a new academy be
fore the next session is over. Every
citizen in the community (should
contribute liberally towards it.
Mr. Will Patterson Is visiting his
brother, Dr. A. K. Patterson.
Messrs. C. Z. Saunders and Wal
ter Berr visited Richland this eve
ning. Who can tell why these gents’
visits are so frequent?
Miss Maud Saunders visited her
friend, Miss Minute Mabry,of Rich
land, this week.
Ask some of our young ladies why
it is that Borne of our young gents
gaze so Intently at them while at
church.
Miss Joele Shivers, who has been
S uite sick, has about recovered to
le delight of her man; friends.
Mrs. Farrell waa in town this
week visiting relatives.
Mr. John Chapman was Up this
week from Fort Gaines or Coleman
Station. . -
There will be preaching at the
Methodist church on Saturday and
Sunday next by Rev. J. 8. West.
Miss Ruble Loyless visited rela
tives In the bnrg this week.
A NEIGHBORHOOD BARBECUE.
Oapt, J. T. Boss Desoribts It For the Be-
eorder.
Editor Recorder—After six
months of unremitting toll on the
farm, the first and only reoreatlon
day Is wsloomed with emotions of
pleasure. I repair to this place,
near Smlthville, where, for some
time, has bean in contemplation
and preparation, and now in reali
zation, a social gathering climaxed
with a genuine, old-fashioned bar-
becue, notwithstanding to the con
trary a certain citizen of mi 1 dis
trict, by the adoption of the stock
law, asserted that barbecues were
dead. This is one contradiction
even should not another material
ise, for upon investigation I found
twenty-nine eareassea undergoing
modest treatment with fire and sea
soning under the immediate super
vision of Chairman G. W. Edwards.
Conveniently situated, and most
jodiolously arranged In a square
for the especial benefit of the ladles
In the Interior, was the table, su
pervised by Mr. R. P. Johnson,
ohklrman of the oommlttae on
grounds and tables. And there is
no doubt but what this was the
geeatest object of attraction ever
undressed, though In the midst,
of the grounds a dancing pavllUon
had been erected at the expense of
$100 by chalrmhn B. J. McKinney,
and those fond of suoh were enjoy
ing themselves ad libitum. Quite
a crowd bad assembled prior to my
arrival, and continued for some
time afterwards, until I presumed
there were about 500 present from
Sumter, Lee and Terrell coun
ties simply for association
and recreation unalloyed with poli
ties. The occasion was Intend
ed for enjoyment and pleasure, and
though warm, but with plenty of
artesian leed water, all seemed to
be content and satlefiad with their
respeetive sources of pastime to
their own liking, if at danolng, Jok
ing, coqueting aud.so on. Conspic
uous among this assembly was the
Hon. Mr. McLang, the great re*
parteetst, whose wit and humor
attracted quite a crowd around him.
and not until the gratuitous distri
bution of a wagon load of LeConte
pears by Mr. O. Hays was this cor
don broken and he waa left alone,
dispensing his acumen to the state
ly oaks around. Suoh characters
on snoh occasions are indlspenslble,
and I must confess that I enjoy
mother wit and humor from any
one, and am glad to have made his
ioqaftlntioo9«
At this juncture, the Smlthville
band struck up, and rendered some
very pleasant musio, by playing
“Dixie,” “Old Folks at Home,” eto.
—just such pieces as will never die,
and always appreciated.
Following was the announcement
that all the ladies with contribu
tions for the table should repair to
the interior of the square, and there,
with the assistance of the table
oommlttae, arrange for the orown-
lng success and enjoyment of the
occasion.
Soon thereafter, Chairman John
son, with telling voice, gave the
general Invitation for all to repair
hither and participate with equal
Interest In the bounteous spread be
fore them. Was such an Invitation
on just suoh an occasion ever de
clined? No. All repaired, all par
ticipated and all enjoyed, with
much left for the hangers
of all such occasions,
and to the enjoyment of whloh they
were specially Invited, and played
the grab game as Is Usual with their
race.
Taken all In all, the whole busi
ness was a most flattering success,
and should any have left the
grounds unsatiated for the look of
association, enjoyment, pastime
or pleasure, or for the lack of sub
stantiate essential for the comfort
of the Inner person, the fault was
theirs, for each and every commit
teeman extended every courtesy
requisite to their respective assign
ments. J. F. Boss.
In summer It la absolutely neces-
eary for every family to have a
good Diarrhoea medielue at band.
Lamar’s Diarrhoea Mixture, which
costs but 25c. a bottle, is the best
medicine for the purpose you can
buy.
Gen. J. B. Weaver, of Iowa, the
greenback candidate for President
In i880, and saveral times a member
of the House ot Representatives,
has accepted the Democratic nomi
nation for Congress in the sixth dis
trict of Iowa. Gen. Weaver Is an
able man and one of the most ef
fective campaign speakers in
West. He says ho Is sure 1
elected.