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ESTABLISHED 1879.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1890.
PAIRING OF LOTS
IN BROOKLYN HEIGHTS DIVISION.
Mr, Feuin. a Surveyor on the 8. A. II.
Bo*d, Gets the (6,000 Beiidence.
A few months ago the Atnerlcus
Real Estate Company, who own
the beautiful property known as
Brooklyn Heights, adopted a novel
plan of attracting attention to
Americus and disusing of • their
property, f f • b >
They had their property carefully
surveyed and laid out In avenues
and lots. There ore one hundred
and fifty of these lots, tho smallest
of which is 60x150 feet, every lot
fronting on a wide avenue. On one
of these lota is a large and hand-
tome two-story residence, for which
:he company was offered and re
fused $5,000. Sixteen of these lots
front on the principal streets run
ning through the city, and are val
.red at from $500 to $700.
The company determined to place
all these lots upon the market at a
uniform price of $200 per lot, the
payments being $100 down, $50 on
the first of March and $50 on the
first of September, 1891. Each pur-
- baser was given a cirtlficate enti
tling him to whatever lot he might
draw on the day of distribution,
which was set for the first of Sep
tember. •
The management of the details of
the sale was placed in the hand of
Msj. W. I., (ilessner, who had
furnished the plan, he having pick
ed it up during one of his trips
through the North.
Plats and circulars were printed
and distributed throughout the
State, and advertisements inserted
in the leading papers. Every cir
cular and advertisement set forth
the advantages of Americus and at
tracted attention to our city. The
result was the sale of lots not only
throughout Georgia, but even in
some of the Northern States. In
this manner one hundred and seven
lots were sold.
Yesterday was the day set apart
tor the pairing of lots among the
purchasers. At noon a large num
ber of the purchasers assembled at
the council chamber, and after be
ing called to order they were re
quested to appoint a committee of
live to superintend the pairing.
Messrs. Geo. W. Ogletree, of Co-
• lumbus, J. N. Cheney, of tfllaville,
E. B. Hornady, of Atlanta, N. C
Alston, jr., of Richland, and A. K
Schumpert, of Americus, were se
lected ns such committee.
To this committee were handed
one hundred and fifty cards, upon
which were written the number
:tud block of each lot In Brooklyn
Heights, together with a plat of the
qrounds. The number of oaoh lot
was verified, after which each card
was placed separately In an envel
ope, sealed up and placed in a
basket.
The committee were then handed
a list of the purchasers and cards
with their names written on. These
were comparod and It was found
that one hundred and seven lots
liad been sold. As there wero forty-
throe lots remaining unsold, forty-
three cards having upon them the
uame of the Americus Real Estate
Company were placed with those of
the purchasers. All wero them en
closed separately In envelopes and
placed In another basket.
The envelopes in each basket
having been thoroughly mixed up,
one of the committeemen was
placed at each basket, and between
them a third committeeman, while
another acted as clerk.
The committeemen at the baskets
then eaoh drew an envelope from
the basket, tore It open, took out
the cards, and bb one called out a
came the other called out tho num
ber of the lot, the clerk recording
the name and number of lot. The
cards were then handed to the third
committeeman, who placed a rub
ber band around the two. This
was continued until all the names
and lots were paired off.
While all were not as well satis
fied with the lots they drew as if
'hey had drawn the $5,000 resi-
fieue, all were satisfied that the
drawing was fairly conducted.
The $5,900 residence was drawn
°y G. W. Feagln, who, we under
stand, is a civil engineer in the em-
I'loy of the B. A. M. road. He WM
not present at the drawing.
There was great interest taken in
the drawing throughout the day.
The scheme was a good one for
Americus and the real estate com-
P»ny, as U widely advertised the
i*Ue* r * n< * Proved profitable'to tbs
REAL ESTATE.
AN IMPORTANT SALE FRIDAY
Ur.H. B. Johnson Disposes of His Bos-
ldtnde and Otter Property Adjoining
—A Syndicate Formed and the Prop
erty Will 8oon be Put on tho Market.
There was an important real es
tate transaction Friday.
Mr. H. R. Johnson sold his home
place and twenty-eight acres at
tached to Messrs. Arthur Rylander,
George Stapleton and C. C. Haw
kins.
The price paid was $13,000 and is
considered remarkably cheap for
the property which fronts Itees
park, and Is considered to be worth
at least $20,000.
Within a very short time after
the trade was closed, two of tho
gentlemen were offered a profit of
‘$1,500 on their two-thirds interest,
which offer would amount to $3,000
profit on the whole property.
The gentlemen intend to form
syndicate and have a survey made
of the adjacent twenty-eight acres
prepatory to placing on the market
in the shape of regular residence
lots.
It is believed that when the sur
vey is completed and the lots are
put on the market, they will be
readily disposed of, and that the
whole property will bring consider
ably over $20,000. .
The residence ploce of Mr. John
son is one of the most desirable
pieces of residence property in the
city of Americus.
The house has but recently been
rebuilt and great improvements
made. It has been finished
elegant style and is supplied yith
large and productive orchards, and
many other things whieh go to
make a home pleasant and desir
able.
Mr. Johnson has a large tract of
land adjoining this property. There
arc about 150 acres he intends to
have surveyed Into residence lots
and will soon offer them for sale,
All of it is very desirable property
and will no doubt be early disposed
of and for a good price.
All over the country people are
beginning to learn that Americus
dirt is worth something, and every
day brings new prospectors who are
anxious to become identified with
tho plucky city which is exhibiting
at present tho most healthful and
gratifying progress of any place in
the south.
SUCCESSFUL SEEDSMAN.
Twenty-Seven Hundred Dollars Made
on 8ix Acres.
Dr. A. W. Smith owiib a few acres
of ground in the southern portion of
the city. Ho is an enthusiastic
gardener and horticulturist, and
makes his enthusiasm pay. He is
book-keeper in the Bank of South
west Goorgia, and consequently has
but few hours to spend In his favor
ite pursuit, but those few hours he
spends profitably.
For several years he has been ex
perimenting with new varieties of
llowers and vegetables and has pro
duced several new varieties. Last
year he grew $2700 worth of moon-
llower, bean and melon seed, and
this year his receipts will be equal
to those of last. Ho says, however,
that he can no longer afford to con
tinue his gardening since the last
assessment of his property, at $10
per front foot Is a little too expen
sive for a truck patch.
Beiigned.
Officer Thomaa M. Cobb has re
signed his connection with the po
lice force of this city.
He tendered his resignation to
the Polloe Commission yesterday
afternoon,to take effeot at once. He
has been one of the most faithful
and trusted officers of the force,
and the city government Is very
loath to lose his efficient services.
He resigned to accept the posi
tion of head clerk with the dry
goods business of Morris A Pearl-
man. It is not as yet known who
will be Mr. Cobb’a permanent suc
cessor.
> New Telephones.
Subscribers, please add to your
list the following subscribers:
No. 49 Davenport, W. T., Res.
“ 51 Coles,Simpkins A Co.eomp.
« 52 Argo & Andrews.
82 Fretwell, Mark, residence.
“ 83 Amerieus Light & Power
Company.
*.* • 84 Rylander, Arthur.
“ 85 Borum, Davenport A Co.
M 86 Cole#, Simpkins A Co.,
office. C.E.Skbphbbp,
Manager.
BEAUTIFUL HIGHLAND
A TALK WITH THE GARDEN AR
CHITECT.
The Fountain Near the Ballroad to Be
Erected at Onca—Work. Progressing
Bapidly on the Grading ot the Walks
and the Erection of the Beae Mound.
Early yesterday morning, when a
Recorder man was walking lastly
beneath the shades of Highland
Park, he came In contact with Mr
Joseph Forsyth Johnson, the dis
tinguished garden architect, whose
deft hand and artistic judgment is
directing the work which the Cen
tral railroad is doing for the beauti
fying of the park and the delight
oLtbe people of Americne.
Mr. Johnson was sitting beneath
the shade of a wide-spreading oak,
with an open satchel before him In
which gleamed the gilt edges of
several books.
He asked the reporter to have
seat, and then said:
“This is a delightful country you
have down here. I regard It as the
most wonderful country In tho
world, and I have traveled a great
deal.
“My business as a landscape gar
dener has led me to consider and
investigate the productive advant
ages of many different conditions of
soil and climate, and I have never
seen such a country as this. This
soil needs only to be touched by the
magic hand of industry and it blos
soms as the rose.”
“Mr. Johnson, what do you think
of the selection of this place as a
park and what do you regard as its
especial advantages?”
“I know of no better place about
Americus, and I know of no better
oity so favorable to the perfections
of park culture In the world. Here
if you wish, you can, with proper
labor and care, have roses in bloo.3s
all the year through. Why, do you
know that last February when I
came from New York I found flow
ers blooming all along from Atlanta
to Mobile. That Is only the remot
est suggestion of what this country
could do.”
Mr. Johnson, wbat are to be the
most prominent features of the
Highland?” .
Well, in a few days there will be
a fountain put in there near the
depot, and the mound on which it
will stand and other things which
will be added will make it one ot
the most prominent and attractive
features. The rose mound, which is
rapidly being built, will be another
of the most attractive foatures.”
Mr. Johnson has had more than
twenty years experience In land
scape gardening in the old world.
He came to this country from Lon
don four years ago. He was therie
connected with the Royal Horticul
tural Society and the Ro^al Botanic
Gardens of Manchester. He has
planned improvements on some of
tlie most famous parks in this coun
try, among them the Canadian at
Michigan, and the Piedmont of
Atlanta.
He became enthusiastic on the
advantages of tlie south, and said
that It would be but a few years be
fore it would be the garden spot of
the world, and he believes that
Americus 'will keep pace with the
great territory of which it is the
commercial center.
Tbe Bota Saaks.
Friday evening Capt. Cobb
brought in the boss rattlesnake. It
In the one that was killed on Mr.
Jas. Murray’s placo in the 28th dis
trict, mention of which was made
In the Recobdek, about six weeks
ago. The snake Is seven and a half-
feet in length, and has thirty-one
rattles aud a button, all of whloli
now remain attached to the skin.
The Captain placed it in the Library
for the inspection of the public.
Mr. Murray promised the snake to
tbe Recorder, and if we don’t get
this one he will have to kill another
one for ui.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
TOM LASSITER TAKES LAUDANUM
TO END HIS LIFE.
Great Efforta Required to Save Hla Life
-Supposod to Have Been Oauaed by
Recent Bereavement.
There was a more than usual oc
currence oh Lamar street yesterday-
Tom Lassiter attempted to take
his life, and the attempt cams near
succeeding.
He had been drinking considera
bly for some time, and was feeling
meiancholly when he went Into
drugstore yesterday forenoon and
asked for laudanum, saying he
wanted it for medicine.
The druggist gave him a small
ten cent vial ot laudanum. He
took It and walked back toward the
rear of the store, and uncorking the
vial, drank the
ENTIRE CONTENTS
at once. The astonished druggist
asked him why he had taken such
a large dose, and he answered that
he desired to kill himself. He told
those present lie was going to die,
and wanted to tell them all good
bye.
The byatqudem became alarmed
and notified the police of what Las
slter had done.
NOTHING TO MVS FOR.
He went into an adjoining
store and told the young man
that he had nothing to live for. He
said he wanted to die, and that he
had taken laudanum to kill him
self, and he requested that he be
buried beside his wife, who died
about five days ago.
He was carried to tbe restaurant
of Emma Sparks, on tbe corner of
Leo and Lamar streets, and lay for
some time on a pallet in a deadly
stupor.
Dr. Westbrook arrived In a short
time and at once set to work to'save
his life.
The Dootor saw that he bad taken
a considerable amount ot laudanum
and that it would take great work
to prevent death, but he set vigor
ously to work, and willing hands
came to his assistance, and from
early in the afternoon till late at
night they toiled and tugged away
until every one was almost ex
hausted.
When night cumo he was carried
to one of tho tenement houses on a
down-town street, whero tbe efforts
of bis friends were kept up for some
hours. At midnight Lassiter had
recovered somewhat and there
were strong hopes of his recovery,
HANDSOME AND CONVENIENT.
Will bo tbo Now Faaaengor Depot
Wbioh tbo Central Will Erect
Amerleua.
Continued.
The case of Stone Wilson, the ne
gro charged with stealing Mr. J. A.
McDonald's male, was called yes
terday before a court of Inquiry! but
on entering tbe investigation the
state found that it waa not ready
for tbe prosecution and the case
waa confined until next Thursday
to allow the prosecution time to se
cure additional testimony.
A Youeg Nimrod.
Young Joe Mize, twelve years
oid, yesterday (hot two wild tur
keys on Wolf creek. Joe is a won
derful hunter, and for aererai years
has killed and sold enough gsmeto
clothe and board hint.
A Recorder reporter was shown
a few days ago, tho plans for the
now passenger depot which the
Central road %tll soon erect in
Americus.
Tho now building will be erected
between the present depot and the
cotton yards, whero the hack stand
now Is.
Tho building will be of frame, ot
haudsomo design, one story, 162 feet
ill length and 41 feet in width.
In the end next to the pres
ent depot will be two large offices
for the clerks in the freight depart
ment, and In their rear the private
office of tbe agent. Then comes a
passage way through the building.
On the other side of the passage
way is a large, well lighted waiting
room for the whites, fitted up with
well arranged toilet rooms.
Then comes tbe ticket offiee, ar
ranged so that tlokets can be pur
chased from tbe platform or from
either of the waiting rooms.
Next comes the colored waiting
room, also well fitted up with toilet
conveniences.
Then comes a large and conven
ient baggage room, with rear and
front eutrance.
Lastly comes a large room forex-
press aud freight, with a neat little
office for «the expressman. This
will prove a great convenience, as
it will save hauling transfer express
up to tbe city office.
Along the whole front of the
building is a wide and handsome
verandah. .....
Altogether the building Is one
which will reflect credit upon our
city and the Central road.
For Treasurer.
In another column will be found
the announcement of Mr. J. E.
Bulllvan as a candidate for tbe
office of County Treasurer. Mr.
Sullivan Is an old citizen, astaunch
Democrat, of strict .Integrity and
undoubted qualifications for the
office.
AMERICUS BEER.
HOW MUCH IS SOLD IN THE CITY
AND WHAT KIND.
A Large Amount of Kog Beer Weekly
Consumed—Budwelsor’s Bottlee and
the Pemand for Them Counts.
How much beer?
That is what Is often asked when
the drinking capacity of Amerlous
is referred to.
Thera are numerous places in the
oity where beer is sold at retail,
and most all Of them seem to be
doing a thriving business.
Yesterday, a Recorder repre
sentative went the rounds of all the
beer shops in the city aud collected
tbe amounts of their weekly sales.
He succeeded lu collecting figures
which aggregate about thus: Kegs
sold per week, 200. Budwelser’s
bottled beer, 5,630.
One jobbing bouse sells 2,510 bot
tles in barrel packages per week,
and auotber disposes of two car lots
of Budwelser’s per month, aud the
same house sells weekly to the re
tail dealers of the city 100 kegs.
Saturday is the big day with the
beer lueu, especially durlug the
cotton season, Most all of tbe deal
ers reported that their sales on'Sat
urday were better better than those
of any three days during the week,
Considerable amounts of beer are
sent into adjoining towns and vil
lages, where there Is no local mar
ket, and a large jobblpg business Is
dealers elsewhere.
It is a fact of some interest .'that
the trade that comes from the
coontry partakes largely of the keg
beer, while the oity seems to de
light In the cotents of Budwelser’s
bottles..
The jobbing trade with other
towns Is largely of the bottled bev
erages, put up In barrel paokages,
although the contents ot the keg
seem to meet with favor.
OUR WATER SUPPLY.
It Will Have to bo Inoreaaod to Supply
tho Growing Demand.
The growing demand for water
which will necessarily follow the
extension ot tbo water mains will
necessitate a greater supply, and
the water commissioners are con
sidering tho best meaus ot supply
ing this demand.
Thoro are other springs which can
be tapped ami the fiow turned into
tho pumping reservoir, but it is
doubtful it they will llud tbe needed
supply.
Another place, and one which we
think promises the bcBt results, is
to bore a large artesian well at the
pumping station. It Is known that
at a depth of about four hundred feet
an abundant supply of water can be
reached which llows out at tbe top
of the ground. Such a well could
be bored at comparatively small
cost and it would glvo a sufficient
quantity of pure water to supply all
demands.
We know that at the tlrno the
water works were constructed It
was said that arteslau water could
not bo successfully couducted
through iron piping: that it would
corrode the piping and the water
would notbo palatable. Savannah
and [other cities liaye, however,
made tbe experiment, and it has
been so successful that they have
abandoned their .other sources of
supply. Considering this, the ex
periment is one which Americus
can well afford to make, and prom
ises tbe best results of any plan
proposed.
NEW COMPRESS.
IT WILL BE IN OPERATION WITHIN
A WEEK.
Two Huse Iron MosUnes Wbioh Will
Pack Together 1,200 Balee Per Day.
The new compress I
It will be In operation within a
week.
Yesterday a Recorder man vis
ited to the compress whieh Is be
ing constructed by the Amarious
Compress Company near the yards
of tho Central railroad.
He found a large force of hands
very busy at work. Some were
busy building the brick walla of the
engine house, some were sawing
and morticing sills, some digging,
some sawing, some hammerlngand
some carrying heavy materials.
All around It was a scene of busy,
systematic, go-ahead (work—such a
scene a* delights the lover of a
booming city.
There are some pleoea the ma
chinery which have not yet arrived
and which may cause a slight de
lay. But it Is hoped that they will
be received in time to put the com
press to work Inside of a week.
The two huge Iron presses are al
ready in place and need only the
adjusting of a few pieces ot ma
chinery to prepare them for busi
ness. They will turn out 1,200
bales per day, aud the operation of
the compress wlll'glve employment
to a large force of hands.
' When this compress Is put In op
eration it gives to Amerlous two of
the largest and best equipped estab
lishments of the kind to be found In
the 809th. Now all we need is to
follow these with two large cotton
mills, a glass faotory, cigar factory,
cotton tie works and shoe factory.
MUST HAVE IT.
A House For All the Beoret Brother
hoods In the City—Something to Be
Done Soon. -
Improvements.
Mr. H. D. Watte, the enterpris
ing wholesale and retail grocer and
proprietor of tbe Watts House, Is
preparing to make some extensive
improvements within the next few
days.
He will remove the old awning
lrom the front of bis store and ho
tel office and put in Its place a new
and much improved one. He will
also add numerous other Important
improvements.
Mr. Watte U doing a fine busi
ness, and finds it necessary to make
these improvements, that the de
mands of his business may be met.
Arrested for Gambling.
The police yesterday arrested
Orange Law (colored) on two war
rants for gambling. The police
have been looking for him for soma
time, and one time were so close
upon hjm that he dropped a Win
chester rifle, which was confiscated.
Upon being arrested his first in
quiry was as to what they bad
done with bis gun.
“We must have it."
These were the words of one of
Amerlous’leading merchants yes
terday, as he etood in conversation
with a Recorder man, concerning
a masonlo temple for the city.
“There le nothing we need
more,” he continued. (.“Ail our
lodges have but one placo to meet,
and that Is not a desirable condi
tion of clreumstauoes for them to
labor under. We want andwemiist
have a magnificent temple where
all of our lodges will have a home
and where they will feel like they
are looated in a permanent home.”
Several gentlemen expressed
the opinion that to-day Amerlous
needs nothing more than a superb
modern building for the use of the
secret brotherhoods.
Such buildings always add wou-
derfully to the appearance of a place
and there are few things that at
tract aud Impress strangers more.
They are suggestive of permanent
progress, pf a high degree of prog
ress already attained. Besides,
they are of great convenience, sup
plying on the ground floor elegant
store rooms, commodious offices for
lawyers and physicians on the sec
ond floor, and the lodge rooms on
the third.
Americus is already too grerft a
city to think of doing without a
masonic temple any longer. We
cannot afford It. We inust keep
pace with ourselves.
Considerable Interest is already
aroused in the matter, and some
steps will evidently be taken at an
early day, which will result in the
finest masonic temple in Southwest
Georgia.
Tho Beat Index. .
If you want to know wbat is the
■olid foundation of the prosperity
and golden outlook which Ilea be
fore Amerlcue, just consider her
banks. The banks of Americus are
In a more prosperous condition than
those of any city in the Bouth of
similar size, and what is better
there are more of them than auy
place of tbe same number of In
habitants can support. Americus is
a banker’s city, aud that means a
wealthy city aud one destined to
become great.
Borne-Bare Old Bye.
In 1874, when Mr. L.B. Boeworth
first opened business for himself In
Americus. he purchased three bar
rels of rye whiskey which was said
to be eight years old. Some of this
he bottled and has kept all these
years. Yesterday, as be was re
moving from bis old staud on For-
eyth street he opened tho last of tho
bottles and treated Mb friends to
some twenty-fouryearoli! v>):
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