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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>): •