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MERSCUS
L879.
AMERICUSjfiEORCrlA, FRIDAY. JANUARY 2, 1891.
’ION
tL CIRCLES
1891
IS THE WAY IT MUST BE WRITTEN
NOW.
And the Year Of 1800 is Numbered
Amonc Things Fast—The Old Year
Ooei Quietly Out and the New Enters
With ■ Smile.
TWO KILLED
DOGS.
iTHE CITY YESTER-
,Y.
ash-
tlie
I seed
fused’
'Mis-
all of
t condl-
is antic!-'
^re next week, when the
( will be called up.
|The President has signed the
amission of Henry B. Brown as
ksociate justice of the Supreme
jets of Wm. A. Wallace,
^Democratic leader, of
ot up $090,000 in
He will pay out
;left to spare,
[tateman & Co.,
prk, was recelv-
L'rented conster-
Ircles.
ig conviction
of congress
! Bon Jon, was
liate to-day.
■continues too
pesslous of the
lighter arrived
[lay and are reg-
lopolltan hotel.
THE STATE.
1891.
Time wlnss its tlight. with won
derful rapidity, and as the years
are piled about the life of humans
it seems that the speed Is gradually
increased until It reaches a fright
ful rate.
1890.
How short a time does it seem
since that was written for the first
time, end the year of ’89 was bid
den farewell, Ann to many ’tie
only a span since 1880 was born,
and greeted with the same loving
embrace that now is given ’91.
Even more; numbers who still pos
sess the buoyancy of youth, and
whose blood still courses with ting
ling through their veins, telling
that they are not yet old, numbers
like these Insist that 1870 or 1800 Is
not long departed.
Now at the birth of a new year
does this rapidity become impress
ed u|>on the minds of all with such
force that time seems to be regis
tered by leaps. The intervening
months from the opening of one
year to the next slip along so qui
etly that the speed Is not realized
until a distinctive point such as the
changing ot the date brings it full
before the people. Thus it Is that
new year’s resolutions are formed.
Eor with the thought that another
year has past, comes the one of the
change In condition, of the progress
or digression, *of the advance or
retrogression, of the things that
might have been done and were
not, of the trouble that might have
been avoided, and how if certain
things had been done, how much
better off one would be. mentally,
morally, physically and financially.
Experience speaks, and It’s voice
plainly points the way.
Thus are the resolutions formed.
When so plainly confronted with
tlie Might of time, the evils of pro
crastination are included. And it
1 simply procrastination, for there
| is not one who does not intend to
i. 31.—To-morrow 1 remedy certain faults just a little
a deed, through j later, aud wiien. the new year ur-
fo theSuv/anee Canal [ rives aud ’tis seen that such has
watnp lauds. Deed | beeu the course during the past
fraction less, than year and so much time lost, theu
At the saw* time
will pay balance of
fancy at 2tl'j ( cents per
have already paid
fit balance is about $35,-
M. B. Young, Vice 1‘res-
ted for company to-night
r y were ready to pay for all
is State could give title to.
AV.&A. lessees to-day
thdir' first rental. It'was a
for $1,516,20 for fractional
Bsttmiber, on a basis of $3-5,000
month. The law requires the
ment the last day of each
month.
The Governor to-day pardoned
Henrietta Grier, a negro woman
sent from Bibb In ’(10, for murder.
She was au ignorant child then,
and has already served more than
twenty years.
A message from the Governor to
night says there is a marked change
for the better in his condition.
Bradwell will take the oath of of
fice to-morrow.
tis decided that the hour for revis
ion has come.
And while these resolutions fur
nish the material for many joUes,
and are the butts for much ridi
cule, they do accomplirh good,
even if brokeu before tho termina
tion of the year. If drinkiug or
smoking or swearing Is resolved to
be put aside, they will certainly be
left olf forawhilein every case, and
in many for the whole year. Ho
with other things, and he or she
who doesn’t resolve upon some ini-
pfovemeut, Is lacking In some es
sential point.
One*' Early in t»if orn f nf _And the
Other in the AftoLon-Both Thought
to Have Been Aftted With Hydro
phobia—Two Fert^ Bitten.
‘•Shoot him! SlVithlm!
“Mad dog: Mad\ 0 g!”
These were the cA„ which star
tled the people of Atprlcus yester
day afternoon.
Then a dog was hurrying
down the street follow) by a crowd
bf men and boys.
It was an excitiug iiL t especial
ly for those who were i»he path of
the animal.'’ These gojout of the
way in.a hurry.
Mr. Gene Docket* wakslandlug
near the Presbyterian chVch, and
as the dog passed, it madi vicious
snap at him, missing him fraction
of an tnch.
On down Jocksoa went tfe dog,
followed by a number detained
to kill It. Terror was spr\d all
tbe way down Jackson stn
out Forrest to Just about thl city
limits, when ashot gun seitleihim.
Everybody along the routeWas
badly frightened and many \ar-
rowly escaped being bitten.
The first beard of the dog wi
the north end of Lee street. Hire
he snapped at several people a]
bit a white woman severely. Bn;
nlng down thestreetand by Elam
stable, Andrew Jackson, a negro]
had his lip terribly cut and lacera
ted by the dog’s teethe The ani
mal ran square up to'him and
leaped up without any warning
whatever. Then turning, ran on
down the street and turned down
Jackson, where the crowd began
following.
That the animal was affected
with hydrophobia, there can be lit
tle doubt, as notbiug else eould ac
count for his actions. However,
lew of tbe symptoms said to belong
to the dread disease were shown.
The eyes were not bloodshot toaay
noticeable extent, and there was
no foam about the mouth. Of
course, all sorts of opinions haye
been advanced as to the probable
cause of the actions of the canine,
aud all hope for the sakes of those
bitten that there was no hydro
phobia.
Another dog was killed early yes
terday morning, near Bylandcr's
corner, by Oillcer Duncan. Mr.
Duncan says the dog either had a
fit or was mad, and was acting in a
strange manner.
It will be well for all owning ca
nines to watch them closely, ns
there Is do telling how many may
have been bitten by one of the two
killed.
THREE BRAVE WOMEN
SAVE A CHILD FROM HORRIBLE
DEATH.
The Little Girl’s Dress Wat In Flams*
—And the Ladle* Succeeded la Xxtln-
euishing Them—Burning Themselves
Bsdly-The Child Not Seriously In
jured. 1
WASHINGTON WIRINGS.
STOLE CHICKENS AND DIED-
L Negro Gets Into the Chief of Poliee'e
1 Hen Booet-The Bed Result
flat to Rscoanga.
Ilanta, Dec. 29.—Emanuel
ck, an aged negro with a pen-
^ for chickens, visited Chief
|iUy’« chicken roost this morn-
lis funeral will take place
fow.
L against Policeman Tyzer
I to Impale tbe oMlcer, who
to arrest him. The police-
{him dead.
tro Killed in Schley.
\Wright spent last Huu-
\llle. In the afternoon
\at a negro had been
country, about four
It being «uch a
.rence to heat such
t-rlcus, ho pall but
|o It, while lh\ citi-
s were greatrt cx-
- \
kilty-
aegnarraigied
ovc-e Clirlt-
elo* J iiil l0
ireltsed.
Many resolutions were made last
night, and, of course, many will
soon be broken. . Drinking and
smoking were quit for a year by
more people than anything else.
At least these are recognized as the
chief things quit,and there certainly
are a great many whe leave these
Oir every new year. Some totally.
Others only to a certain limit.
One gentleman waB heard to say
yesterday: “I don’t want to quit
smoking, and only want to keep
within some limit, and have fixed
upon three cigar* a day as what I
must not overreach.”
Another standing by epoka thus-
ly: "Welll’ve tried that limit busi
ness, and It’* a heap, harder to keep
that resolution than one quitting
altogether. Sol am Jut going to
etop altogether. Iam going to eee
the old year out with a cigar be
tween my teeth, and then atop fora
year.”
While there are many Individual
regrets of good thlnga left undone
and other* of no good done, aa a
city! Ainerlcue la happy, and has
the best of reason* for feeling eo.
The year put I* filled with practi
cal examples of onr leadership, and
fraught with gainings ofourolty.
The most marvelous prosperity ha*
blessed us, and the counting np of
the great growth placet Amerfcus
far in thb lead or all ether cities.
Onr unexcelled health record has
been even bettered, and our climate
remains the most ealubrlou* to be
found. Everything in every line
conduces to make tbe citizens feel
jubilant, and with such a glorious
prospect for tbe new year this ex-
htlerancy is Intensified.
1891 is here, and cries of "Harpy
New Year” are now passed on all
■ides. It lea happy time, aud tbe
happiness of many I* added to ky
the knowledge of the good
tlons made. ,
May all keep their
better than they did Ir
A New Senator Qualifies—The Force
Bill Still on Hand—A Few Ferconal
Paragraphs.
Special to ltzconDER.
Washington, Dec. 29.—The Sen
ate reassembled to-day and Senator
elect Shoup, from tbe new State of
Idaho, presented himself as a can
didate for admission. He was es
corted to the Vice-President's stand
by Air. Hoar and qualified. Hie
colleague, MoConnell, has not yet
arrived.
Shoup and McConnell are both
free coinage senators, and the for
mer Is quoted as being opposed to
the force bill.
The Senate, after referring the
certificates of these new Senators
to the committee on privilege* and
•leztione, then returned the discus
sion pf the force bill, Htecock of
New York, leading off.
Mr. Hlscock presented to the
Senate to-day a memorial from the
Produce Exchange of New York
against the Conger lard bill.
Senator-elect Gordon ha* been
Invited, among othere, to attend a
banquet given by the Young Men’s
Democratic Club, of Philadelphia,
on Januaiy 1st. Cleveland and Hill
> are also Invited.
Senator Cofquttt Is still confined
to his room..
Senator Hampton was In bis seat
to-day.
A. J. Laird, a Georgia postofflee
Inspector, Is here, and Buck Is ex
pected dally.
A Prominent Atlsntian Dias.
Special to Rkcobde*.
Atlanta, Dec. 80.—C. T. Swift,
at tbe head of the great S. 8. 8.
company, and tbe originator of the
concern, died to-day. He wa$
of Atlanta’s fcost wealthy
prominent cl
One of the sweetest Uttlo girls in
Amerious came near a horrible
death Sunday morning.
And but for tne heroic efforts of
three brave, ladies, the little one
would have been to-day a charred
corpse.
As It Is she bears painful marks
of the accident, and the ladles all
have painful burns.
It was a most praiseworthy and
nobly unselfish action on the part
of tbe ladies, and they exhibited
the spirit of true womanhood by
their actions.
The accident occurred at Mrs.
West’s boarding house on Jackson
street about half-past eleven Sun
day morning. Among the boarders
here are Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Good-
band, and It was their little five-
year-old girl, Deborah, who so nar
rowly escaped being burnt.
At the time mentioned, the little
girl was in the room of Mrs. W. D.
Bailey, and was occupying and
amusing herself in various ways
not calculated to especially attract
Mrs. Bailey's attention. Finally
the little girl decided she wanted
something on the mantle, and
stepping upon the fender of the
grate, reached for it. Then Mr*.
Bailey heard a scream, and looking
\p was horrified to see tbe dress ot
he little one all in flames. Un
mindful of the fact that the bad
nr baby In her arms, and only
tanking of the frightful condition
of\ tbe child she rushed up,
stryiug to knock out the flames
wlt\ one hand. Deborah rushed
for \he door at the same time, and
opened It, getting out in the hall
wheri the draught fanned the
flatnetinto greater activity. Mrs.
Balleyetrugglcd heroically, but en-
curabefl'd as ake was with tbe
baby, eOuld do little towards check
ing the,rapid progress of the fire.
The screams of the little*girl at
tracted her mother, and Mrs. H.
S. Johnson, both ot whom
ran hurriedly tp the scene. With
wonderful presence ot mind the la
dles pushed Deborah back into the
room, and then frantically fought
the flames. With their thick
woolen dresies they wrapped the
little form, aud unmindful of tbe
pain let the flames lick their hande.
All -the while, the child was
screamlngaud frightened so that
she did her utmost to run outagaln.
But by main strength aud heiolo
efforts the ladtesfinally smotherep
the flames.*
Then only did a full realization
come upon them, and fears were
entertained that the; child was
more severely burned than ap
pearance showed. Then, too, all
began to feel their own pain. Tbe
little girl’s dress was nearly all
burned, and her beautiful hair was
nearly all singed off. Parts of her
body were painfully burned, and
one side of her face alto scorched.
The ladles all have bad burns on
their hande, and keep them ban
daged.
It was a narrow escape for the
little one, and all are thankful that
the hurts are no worse.
Gordon Institute.
Mies Mamie Meritt, daughter of
Rev. W. B. Meritt, near Friendship,
I* this county, returned to Barqes-
vllle yesterday, after spending the
holldaye with her friends and rela
tives at bom*. Mlee Mamie la one
of tbe teachers In the Gordon Insti
tute, male and female, of Barnet-
ville. The building ha* just been
Depleted andl* conceded to bo
one of the best and most conven-
Georgla, and le presided over b;
one of tbe beet educator* q| “
South, Prest. Jerry
Institute In fast gall
this BUte, and
of the Ifst
Merritt
■ch;
lb
bond, j
J. B. DUNN.
WILL BE THE NEXT TAX COL
LECTOR.
A Close Vote in the Primary Yesterday
—Dunn’s Plurality About 30—Calla
way a Oloae Second.
J. B. Dunn it Is!
Our next Tax Collector!
He wins by a neck.
His majority in the city only- 84,
Which was lowered four by the
country preclnU heard from.
With three not yet known.
Callaway was a close second.
With Windsor third. .
Yesterday wm the day set by the
county Democratic Executive
Committee tor the primary elec
tion to settle upon a man tor Tax
Collector, the place made vacant
by the death of Major Furlow.
There were five candidates in the
sce«and for soide time they have
been livening things up by their
work. Eaoh had a backing of
strong friends, and eaoh made a
strong effort to win the race. Yes
terday, bright and early, the voting
was begun, »>>d kept up- pretty
steadily till 6 o’clock. From the
first It was apparent that in the
city Messrs. Dunn and Callaway
bad the bulge, and it was a ques
tion as to whloh of these would
lead. And as the election was apt
to-go the way the olty went, inter
est at once settled upon these two,
although the friends of the other
candidates remained hopeful. As
the evening drew on it became
more apparent that one of the two
above mentioned gentlemen would
lead, tbe friends of eaoh claiming
It. When the last ballot was cast
things still remained thus, and no
one could sUte with any degree of
oertainty which was ahead.
The count was Impatiently
awaited for, and a large orowd
gathered around the windows
watting for the result. A little
after seven it was announced, and
Mr. J. B. Dunn leads the ticket
here by .34 votes.
Here ij tbe vote as cast in the
city:
J. B. Dunn, 227.
Merrel Callaway, 193.
B. S. Windsor, 108.
John Sims, 58.
P. V. Wesson, 4.
W. S. Windsor, 2.
The last two were evidently
meant for Mr. B. S. Windsor, but
bad to^be counted as cast.
By (his It will be seen that Mr.
Dunn led Mr. Callaway by 34, and
that unless the country precincts
gave the latter great gains that J.
B. Dunn would be the man.
The vote In the 15th stood:
Sims, 33; Windsor, 25; Callaway, 2;
Wesson, 0; Dunn, 0.
In the 28th: WlbdBor, 21; Calla
way, 5; Dunn, 4; Wesson, 1;
Sims, 1. •
Others were heard from, and It
was estimated that Dunn had a
lead of 30, with three precincts to
hear from.
These are the old 2Bth, the
new 26th and the 28th. Tbe first
of these is claimed by Callaway;
the second by Dunn, and the third
said to be in favor ot Wetaon.
This would yet give Dnnn tbe
race, if the estimate from the other
precints are right, an(W it may be
■aid with confidence thet he ha*
the place.
It wa* a does race, and Mr. Dunn
geto the place by a email plurality.
He la a well known and popular
gentlemen, and ie a good man for
the place. HI* friends were con
gratulating him on hi* victory last
night, and he oertainty la to be
congratulated on beating audb men
at were opposed to him.
Bold Out.
Mr. T. S. Glover, who has been
doing a general merobandlaa busi
ness on Forsyth street, opposite
Thb Becobdbk building, hat sold
out to the McMath brothers, who
iu ng men are well known through!
t t Southwest Georgia as upright
■reliable gentlemen. We wel-
o them to the city, and predlot
|them a prosperous business.
[Glover I* one of the cleverest
|l men who has ever do^^Hj
in Amerlcus, and
retiring. Hewjll remain iuil
■r sometime, when he wj
fit’s farm in the 2St!
\\ ■ * | N|
,tral j Year’s Oi
,.der\
GOOD FOR GEORGIA.
WORK OF THE OHIO FRUIT LAND
COMPANY.
The Charter Granted Friday in Amori-
ous—It is a Beault of the Southern
Trip Last February—Orest Things to
Bo Done in tho State.
Friday Judge Fort granted
charter to the Ohio Fruit L
Company.
And this company will do g
things towards the developing
whole State of Georgia.
In faat, a good start has already
been made, and over $100,000
planted in tbe State since last Feb
ruary.
The oompany lean outcome of
the Southern excursion of Ohio
farmers andootbers last February,
organized and brought here liy
Major W. L. Glessner. The niitural
advantages and almost infinite re
sources of the Empire State of the
South were talked to them lsug
before tbe trip was made, and they
were propared to find a land of un
bounded plenty. But high as were
their expectations, they were most
agreeably eurprlsed to find one caso
where the actual faota far exoeeded
the description.
So delighted were they that al
most immediately afterward this
oompany was organized for the pur
pose of pushing work familiar to
them, and which their quick pene
tration pointed to as being better
suited to Georgia than to any other
place. Money was put up at once,
and, as mentioned above, already
over $100;000 has been planted in
the State.
Georgia soil and ollmate has often
been proven as most suitable to
frnlt bearing trees. Almost any
known fruit can be raised, and in
tbe best of quality and largest of
quantity, in this State, and yet this
industry haa been sadly neglected.
There are many highly produc
tive and paying orchards.scattered
about, but nothing hae been done
In any ways approaching what
should be, and whloh Is the object of
this newly organized company.
In this company, and In foot the
main Jmover, la Major AY. L. Gless
ner of this c|ty, aud his Is tbe first
name signed among tbs incorpor
ators. While many Investments
and mnch work has already been .
done, only now can a real start be
made. Now that the charter 1b
granted, and the company is solid
ly formed, they will push their
work in earnest, and make tbe fruit
Industry iu this State fairly hum
by advancing eo rapidly.
This section around Amerlcus
will of course receive great atten
tion on account of Its especial
adaptability to fruit raising, and aa
a result farming land* will advance
in value, and mnch more money
brought this way by the new in
dustry. Around Fbrt Valley ex
tensive work ho* already been
done, and the .great good already
partially realised.
Next month another 'excuislon
will be brought to the State, In-
eluding many members ot this
ompany, besides a great many
others. They will visit Americas
and take a good survey of all the
surrounding section.
Tbe organising and chartering ot
this company means a great deal to
our SUte, and In » Un« whloh haa
heretofore been greatly neglected.
Ohio Xxonrsionist.
Mention wa:i made in The Be-
cobder a few day* since of the
fact that an excursion trow Ohio
would visit this SUte within the
next month or eo.
Yesterday, Major W. L. Glessner
received word from Ohio that the
party was being organized, and a.
meeting would be held Jan., lit.
(to-day). It was further stated/
that a great deal j
manifested ang '
many more I
first thoug
wade _
will »n*3
good to Ge
