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When chickens roost low In dukey lend
The mlllentum will como;
When Infills and Cleveland walk hand
In hind,
The mlllenlum will come;
Wbe mr-shlps in blue ether float,
W hen Talmage strikes a lower note,
When Keely's motor begins to mote-
The mlllenlum will come!
Have you seen "Little Willie?"
Work I* progressing very rapidly
on the Allen Hhuse extension.
Vesterday was the dullest,
gloomiest day of the new year.
hand organ with a monkey at-
ent la taking In the city
A. Mack & Co. will probably
finish taking stock by the end of
the week.
The new drinking fount at the
Methodist ohuroh corner 1b a great
convenience.
Thecoal supply has been greatly
increased and no further trouble is
anticipated.
Bad colds are still very prevalent
in Amerlous, with several cases of
pneumonia.
And still the building boom con
tinues. Nothing like it has ever
been seen In any city.
Mr. Frank McKenna will open
his new barrooom in about a week.
It is the handsomest in the State.
The cord to the Are bell was
broken yesterday, and the police
were hustling last night to have it
fixed.
Those bitten by the dog reported
mad a couple of weeks ago have
shown no sign of hydrophobia, and
their wounds nave healed.
Mr. Niles, who recently accepted
a position with the Bank of Amerl-
cus, is one of the beat young busi
ness men in the city. He made an
excellent record while with the ex
press company.
Mr. M. W. Thornton, the young
man who was hurt on the 8. A. M.
road day before yesterday, will be
brought to Americus to-day. One
leg was cut otT just below the
knee. It Is nQped that the other
will be saved.
Mr. W. K. Wheatley, the new
mayor pro tern, has had several
cases before him, and disposes of
them in a manner whioh Is compli
mented lu high terms by all. He
is a young man, but full of brains
and energy.
A couple of foreigners with a big
bear furnished amusement for the
people yesterday. The man and
bear wrestling match was heaitily
enjoyed, and everybody seemed
glad that something had happened
to break the monotony.
The Americus Furniture Com
pany will have some of t ,elr suits
on Bale at the furniture house of
Mr. C. C. Hawkins in a few days.
Urop in and see them and allow
your patriotism to prompt you to
patronize home enterprise.
There must have been a carnival
of the Snow King yesterday some
where to the northward. The Icy
frost reached even unto Americus,
aud the dull leaden clouds that
overhung the sky were as somber a
covering as ever bid the faoe of the
run.
Thu Recorder man talked in
cidentally with several planters
yesterday, and without an excep
tion they reported the supply of
farm hands to be better thau for
romo time past. Farming opera
tions have begun In good earnest
Hull tights may be relioaof barba-
risn, and terrible spectacles when
'fiineered by Spaniards, but when
you put a Jersey and a common
I'tttcy woods bull together It's
"‘ighty tame. A couple of Amerl-
u,» gentlemen tried this, and say
there Isn't much fun in it.
A SIGH.
I’m but a Torn lover's slf b
Breathed in hie sorrow—
Doomed m In death here to lie
Dreading the morrow.
Flowers nod o'er me
While time is a flying,
Naught can restore me
'Til bitterness dylnc
Steals away pain—
Then love lightly tripping,
The honey oells sipping
Will And me again.
-Arthur H. Earle, In Augusta Chronicle.
MORE PROSPERITY.
Notice!
"wing lo our inability to wait on
"• hade pesterdav, and believing
* 'll be appreciated, we have de-
'■lUert t„ continue our Cash Slaugh-
cr Sale to-day. We have a great
. I*' 1 -' specially good bargains left,
• H few dozen, however, of
, 11 ""Istmdtled shirts, and
, ' v he y ,.r met Oppmtuni-
- " tenure then, M. ihe puces.
I'“ r .m nilud i "‘is is positively the
1 «y of this special sale.
Wheatley A An.si.ky.
Mr Y 0,rPor Texas.
forT * ' ,,ar K ,H leaves to-day
,„r Xll "> fro '“ where he will bring
ler <lr °ve of Mb fine horses to
over ‘ C T- He k " ow " horses all
kirn," 6Ver brl "K'' »ny *>ut the
that will sell.
to It|
At i..i
Fell to His Death.
tKfOKDKR.
worth ? ', A ' Jan ’ u -—Henry Stale-
*,11 ,,!Kro laborer, fell In a
•••craSfJr* ,,eul ’
•slling i _| d . *° <1e * th by a mass of
debria of iu blearing away
f lurB ed brick building*.
Shown by tbo Americus Grocery Co.
Meeting.
Another big dividend.
Declared by another of Americus’
enterprises.
This time It's the Americus Gro
cery Co.
Yesterday the directors of this
company met at the Bank of Amer
leus, and looked over the work. As
a result a teu per cent, dividend
was deolared on seven months’
work.
That means $10,000 turned loose
In Americus, which amount added
to the other paid out In dividends
recently ought to and does h’ave the
effect of easing money matters.
This company was organized the
first of last June with the following
directors: G. W. Glover, Frank
Lanier, Jr., P. C. Clegg, C. It.
Whitley, 8. H. Hawkins, H. C.
Bagley, W. E. Hawkins, W. E.
Murphey, Jas. Dodson, J. J. Willi
ford, J. T. Stallings.
Here are the officers elected then,
and re-elected yesterday: G. W.
Gloyer, President; P. C. Clegg, 1st
vice-piesldent; Frank Lanier, Jr.,
2nd vice-president; C. B. Whitley,
seoretary and treasurer.
Seven months ago the start was
made with a capital stock of $100,-
000, only $50,000 of which was call
ed In. The first of September
$25,000 more was called, and yes
terday the remainder.
The dividend declared la especial
ly good, when it is taken into con
sideration that for the past month
or two no business was tried to be
done, owing to the sbakiness of the
times. Then three-fonrths of
the big firms of this kind
all over the country are to
day in an embarassed state, or at
least are In need of money on ac-
oount of the large amount of debts
due them. This company hasn’t a
debt to-day whioh might be termed
bad, and the dividend deolared and
paid is eertalnly an index of the
greatest prosperity.
Like everything else abont
Amerlous the Americus Grocery Co.
lsforglng ahead, and like all our en
terprises meets with the greatest
success.
Letter List.
The following unolalmed letters
will be sent to dead letter office If
not called for in ten days. Mention
advertised letters wheH calling for
at office:
A—Bell Alexander, colored.
B—Miss Harriet Berry. Henderson
Burks, Georgia Ann Burks,
Henton Brooks, Miss Nellie
Balden, P E Balton, Miss Ma-
llssa Bryant.
C—George Chaver, Mrs Eulah Car
ter, Mrs Dllla Crawford.
D—Ed.Dawson, J F C Daniel, Zeke
Davis, Argo Davis, James J
Danlse, Miss Fannie Deberry,
Mrs. C. S. Dickens, Bill Dooly,
Miss B F Dribble, Charley
Drauner.
K—Walter Eden.
F—Rev Charles Frazer, William
Fose, J T Ferrell, Miss Mary
Forrester.
G—Weston Ualnes, Miss Mollle
Green, Miss Haunan Gardiner.
H—Miss Ella Hose, Miss Caroline
Hill, PatHcndorsou, W Hall,
Edward Harris, Mr and Mrs
Henry, Willie Hangau, Jell
Halloway.
J—Charlie Jenkins.
K—O H King.
L—John Langley. J C Leverett.
M—James It Mahoney, A N Mc
Neill, M C McGaddy, W 8 Mc-
Anley, J L Merrls, H B Moody,
Henry Manus, Mr Mason,
Miss Minnie MaoMlller, Edgar
Marks, Mrs M CMcKenny.
N—Felix Nickels.
O—Mrs Rose Oston, Miss Dallis
Otmand.
R—Miss Carrie Ross, L W Robln-
•on. Miss Endle Reed, James
R*-su-
S—AJ Silbersteln. '
T—Jordan Turner, Dr L BTurner.
W—Lidia Wilson, Marshall Wil
liams, William Winn, Emmet
Weaver, Ben Weston, James A
Watson, Tone Wadklns, color-
ed, Miss Hettie Warner, 8 K
Ward, Mary Willeany.
J. C. Ronky, P. M.
DAYS LONG AGO.
Two Disappearances in Bchley Long
Ago—A Qalst Election—A Lost
Negro.
Lost I
A sliver haudled ridlug whip In
Americus yesterday. A piece of
crushed strawberry rlbbou tied to
it. Place for name on handle, but
no name. Finder will confer a
great favor by leaving it at Re-
cohdek office.
To make good devidend with the
money of the government—that I*
what the Flcaiagua folks waat to
do.
Putnam, Jan. 13 —"News contrl
butor” itself signifies the duties at
tached, but while other* may ren
der excu«ei, for deviation from
line* of duty, a liberal publlo will
demand no apology from the com
piler of local Item* into whose
hands the passing days plaoe no
material. Then, while hardly
ripple disturbs the placid surface of
the Present, we will be pardoned
for going back among the cata
combs of the Past, and reserectlng
a few of tbe skeletons over whioh
the tide of times has been dashing
for a quarter of acentury 1 believe!
yes that was Just it, oi at least part
of it, aud it was found, so says our
informant,about the dose of the war
by some boys who are now citizens
of the county, a few miles south of
Ellavllle. These lads, who belonged
to the generation who are the mid
dle aged citizens of to-day, while
eDgaged in that chief of boyhood
sport, a rabbit bunt, had rambled
too near an old saw mill. It was
springtime. Rabbits did not eeem
to be about much, as they had not
struck a trail. Old Troup seemed a
little indisposed and was crapping
grass with his canines near a pile of
sawdust that for years had been
moulding into decay. Of course
tbe puppies did not lead offin tbe
hunt, but presently one,—yes from
somewhere in the deep morass.
Resurrected a human skull I It
was only a skull that could not tell
Its history.
Several years before, in the same
neighborhood, a sunny-haired and
sparkling-eyed little maiden had
disappeared from a family who
stood well in tbe county. Myste
rious letters were received, and
many reports circulated as to the
disappearance, but civil war was In
the land and the matter was
hushed.
In tbe depth of the primeval pine
forest, many acres of whioh, by the
labors of tbe husbandman, are
yielding fleecy cotton and golden
grain, was a rude but, located only
about one mile from the little town
of Wlgglnsville, and the abode of a
family that report says did not pos
sess all tbe virtues.
Old man Plymale, the liege lord
of this then forest home, was con
sidered worthless, yes, It Is said
that he wasevsn a nuisance to oth
er settlers. To make the story
short, he suddenly disappeared,
and hardly an enquiry was ever
made about him. Even the family
seemed unconcerned about the dis
appearance. This Is no new story
to the older settlers.
Schley county schools seem to
have been slow about arranging
for teaohersfor the present year.
Until only a few days ago nearly
every school In the county was
without ■» tea’her. As it now
stands, us we are informed, Glenn
Holley will have Miss Stella Tram
mell In oharge; LaCrosse, I. N
Mott; Hopewell, E. B. Borrow;
Ebenezer, Miss Ansley; Concord,
Wilson and Fellowship, Prof.
Williams. Ellavllle and Andrew
Chapel at laBt reports, had no
teachers.
The stock law, under the looal
act of tbe legislature, bad been In
operation for only a short while,
yet nearly all the fence had disap
peared along the public roads. Rut
since the new act tbe people seem
determined to make their land
lines, their fences In fact, as nearly
every place where there was fence
loft last year, It Is being torn away
this.
Never In the history of the coun
ty was there so little Interest taken
In an election as In the one last
Wednesday, as there wero only two
precincts that opened the polls.
Last Friday night while the wind
kept up Its never ceasing mourn
ing, and its weird whistling; while
ever and anon the rain would dash
in violent sheets aud then moder
ate to a gentle mist, as if trying to
paint upon the Inky sheet of dark
ness all the varied features of its
grotesque and hideous counte
nance; people all over the neigh
borhood would turn in their cozy
beds and listen to what seemed
some spectral 'possum hunter urg
ing Ills <tog In quest of his noctur-
i,sal game.
Alt through ihu night ut meas
ured Intervals, with what seemed
almost ghastly glee, could be heard
that ever repented "wboo-pee,”
“whoo-pee!" ,
Next morning revealed tbe story
that old man Dennis Battle, an old
negro about 85 or 00 years of age,
had been lost In Uchee Bwaiup dur
ing that uwful night. He is still
alive.
Died In Texas.
News was received in Americus
yesterday of the death of Mr. Clnr-
anckC. Clark at Fairfield, Texas.
Mr. Clsrk is sn old Americus boy
who has a host of friends In this
city, all of whom were shocked by
hearing of the death of their old
friend. Mr. Clark waa a nephew
of Mrs H. V. Mnlky and Dr. J. J.
W.Ford.
THAT COMMISSION.
WHICH THE COUNCIL IS CONSIDER
ING.
I Excites: Considerable Attention—
Though the Whole Affair is Consid
ered If ueh Ado About Nothing-What
Alderman Bivins Hu to Bar—Also
Major Felder.
The city council mnddle abont
examining the city books was the
main topic of conversation yester
day upon the streets.
Nearly everybody seemed to take
Interest in the matter, though
many, and a great mauy, thought
that a great furor had been raised
about a small point.
An examination and report is all
right, according to them, aud most
of them can’t see wby.theoity fath
ers, all of whom agree so far, don’t
settle upon some method and have
what they say they desire,
Yesterday, Alderman Bivins, the
Introducer of the resolution for a
commission Monday night, was
seen, and talked to concerning his
side of the question.
"Well,” said be, “to begin at the
first, an examination Is and has
been wanted for sometime. Not be
cause there is the slightest suspi
cion of deficit or anything of the
sort, but for reasons entirely differ
ent. It has been a long time since
any published statement has been
made of tbe oity finances, and the
people are a unit In desiring to see
how we stand. The tax-payers
think that 1.45 percent. Is too much
and want to see if by some means
this cannot be lowered. As you
probably know this high rate has
been grumbled at for sometime,
and a desire to lower this Is one of
the reasons for an examination.
‘Then.byjthls examination more Is
wanted than a bare statement of tbe
condition of olty finances. Besides
the statement, we want to know
how we stand. It has been intimated
that this examination is pushed be
cause of suspicion on our part that
things were not all right. This Is
wrong, as I am certain that there is
not a more honorable man in the
oity than our clerk, and he is gen
tleman for whom I have the highest
respect. But we do wane to know
lu what condition the oity is finan
cially, and want the work superin
tended by an able commission. The
commission suggested is a most
abl* one, and will do the work t j
tbesaiisfaotion of all. To ‘ask the
finance committee to do this Is too
mueh. I am willing aud we all are
willing to attend to our own work,
but to go bae^c over the work for
eight years aDd make the kind of
report desired Is simply more than
we can do, aud I think a commis
sion is necessary.”
Mayor Felder was also seen, and
■poke in about the same strain as
reported already:
CARRIED TO TEXAS.
For Forcing a Note Than A Tear
Ago.
Anie Gurley moved to Webster
county a year ago.
He came to that county from
Texas, and tinee living there has
carried himself circumspectly.
However, It seems that his past
rsoord has not been as good as It
might, and Sunday laat Deputy'
sheriff Hawkins, of Llmsetone
county, Texas, arrived, and left
Monday with Gurley in charge.
It seems that something over a
year ago, this Gurley resided in
theeounty of Texas above men
tioned, and while there wrote some
body else’s name on the south-east
corner of a note, thereby obtaining
money which he could not have
otherwise gotten. He didn’t re
main In that part of the connty
long, and the officers of that coun
ty soon traced him to Georgia.
Sheriff Davis, of Webster, was
written to ooneerning him, and
sent back the information that
Gurley was there.
On this, Deputy-sheriff Hawkins,
as stated above, came and carried
his man back Monday.
ABBEVILLE'S SCHOOL.
It Was Opansd Monday—Three Good
Teachers to Manage It.
Abbeville, Jan. 12.—The public
school opened this morning with
the brightest prospects, with Prof.
W. D. Jolley as Principal, and W.
H. Reynolds and Miss Fannie
Ward as assistants. Miss Ward
will also take charge of the elocu
tion elass. Mr. Jolly was princi
pal teaoher at Cordele last year,
and gave perfect satisfaction. Mr.
W. H. Reynolds has been princi
pal of the high sehool here for sev
eral years, and will certainly give
satisfaction as an assistant. Miss
Ward Is a daughter of our genial
and efficient railroad agent, H. P.
Ward.
The Abbeville Times, which is
now under management of Mr. A.
K. Jennings, has made a wonderful
improvement.
The mnniolpal eleetlon which Is
to come off to-morrow, seems very
quiet to-day as there Is no candi
dates out for either mayor or aider-
man.
The Bsoond Georgia Brgimsat.
The oompanles necessary to com'
plete the ten companies for the or'
ganisation of the second Georgia
Regiment were assigned Saturday.
The ten oompanles are as follows:
Maoon Volunteers, J. E. Wells,
captain; Floyd Rifles of Macon
J. L. Hardeman,captain; Southern
Cadets of Maoon, Hoff Sims, cap'
tain; Putnam Rifles, I. H. Adams,
captain; Baldwin Blues, R. D,
“Suppose the Howard, captain; Perry fllflea, W,
others are successful” he said, "aud C. Davis, captain; Quitman Guards,
wiiml«l.»n N appointed, will | Foravth.T. R. Cabin—, captain;
the iluancecm.iii iie.. I. «• i Uoliniihii. Gnar.i., Gin-r>.
look over the work? Thal’a the
ordinance on tbe subjeot aud I
don’t see how the appointment of
suoh a commission will have tbe
slightest effect upon the duties of
the finance committee. If the ex
amination is gone through In the
manner our side want, this com
mittee will have only an hour or
two’s work a week looking It over.
In the other way the commission
ers would have this work of look
ing over the auditor’s statement,
and then tbe flnanoe committee
would have to look It over also. It
would simply be paying this com-
mlssiou when very unnecessary.
We have the law on our side, and
will stlok to what we know is
right."
Tte other slde;seem just as sure
that they are right, and are Just as
firm. Neither side will compro
mise, and so It stands.
> However, It is not thought that
it will staud this way longer than
the next council meeting. As the
members voted at the last meeting,
tbe result was a tie. Alderman
Williford waB absent, but Is under
stood to be iu favor of tbe commis
sion. If this bo true, and if no
changes are made, tbe next meet
ing will most probably have the
commission appointed.
But there’s nothing certain, and
a week’s time often brings about
great changes.
County Court Yesterday.
Judge Pllab'irry rapped ott his
•Irrk r-»r orilor pruui|-iiy yeetenlny
day morning, uud county court was
opened for the second day’s work.
Mary Cooper, the negro found
guilty Monday of keeping a gaming
eouse, was sentenced to pay a fine
of $50 or to eight months In the
chain gang.
Moses Wilson was up for gaming
and found not guilty. Messrs.
Hinton and Cutts defended him.
Tbe ease against Solomon Cooper
for keeping hlsjsnloon open 8unday
was taken np, but not finished. It
will be conolnded this morning.
Appointed Notary Public.
Mr, W, P. Wallis, one of Ameri
cus’ most prominent young lawyers,
was yesterday appointed Commer
cial Notary Publlo by Judge Fort
uaplaiii, Aiuericu* Light ifi’uiiiry,
H. C. Bagley, captain; Spalding
Greys of Grlflln, David Bailey,
captain. An eleotlon for colonel
will be held on Jan. 23. Lieut.
Col. Wiley of the Second Georgia
battalion will be eleeted oolonel of
thb regiment. After his election
he will call an election for lieuten
ant colonel, major and other offi
cers.
Being Vaccinated.
Tbe people ef Savannah seem to
fear the spreading of small pox,
and are being vaeolnated by the
wholesale. The following is taken
from Monday’s Savannah News:
Tbe saultary board ha* decided
to continue the vaccinating stations
recently established, another week.
Over 5,000 people were vaeolnated
last week by the health officer’s as
sistants. The other physicians
have vaccinated fully 2,000 more,
and as a result 7,000 persons are
walking around with sore arms.
"Upwards of 10,000 “points” were
brought to Savannah, and the sup
ply has been nearly exhausted.
The vaccination will be continued
by the authorities until every one
who desires to be vaccinated has
been accommodated.”
United States Soldiers.
Yesterday two United States sol
diers in fatigue uulform attracted
the atteutlou of the people. They
wer- seen by a reporter, who ascer
tained that they -cer - ’r-un St. Au
gustine, l-'ia. Tuey belong to me
4th regiment, artillery, which reg
iment la composed or four compa
nies stationed in Atlanta and two
In Bt. Augustine, Fla. The men
here were Sergeant H. D Backus
and private J. L. Meanor. They
left yesterday afternoon for Colum
bus, where they will take charge
of the recruiting station recently
placed there.
Drill Laat Night.
The Americus Light Infantry
held their regular meeting last
night, and after business matters
were done away with, a practice
drill waa had. The company Is
Improving rapidly and will soon
rank with tbe first in the State.
Be Sure
n yea hir* mad* op year mind to bay
BeeTs Sarsaparilla do not bo ind need to taka
any other. Hood’s Banapaima la a peculiar
medicine, possessing, by virtue oi lu peeuBnr
combination, proportion, and preparation,
(native power superior to say other article.
A Boston lady who know what she wanted,
and whose exampla Is worthy Imitation, MBs
htr experience Mows
To Get
“In one itora where I went to boy Hood's
lantparilln tha clsrk tried to Indnoo mo bwy
Iheirowminstoad of Hood’s; hetoldmotbelrt
would laat longer! that I might take It on tow
days’ trial; that It I did not Mutt I wood wot
pay anything, etc. But he ooold not ptoral
on mo to change. I told him I knew what
Hood's Sarsaparilla was. I had taken it, wag
eatli&»d with It, aud did not waat any other.
Hood's
When I began taking Hood’i Sarsaparilla
I was feeling real miserable, suffering
a groat deal with dyspepsia, sad so week
that at Haas I could hardly stand. I looked,
and had for aomo time, like a penon In cow-
sumption. Hood’s Sarsaparilla did mo so
mueh good that I wonder at myself sometimes,
aod my friends frequently apeak of lu” MM.
li.i.a A. Gorr, *1 Terraco Street, Boston.
Sarsaparilla
SoMby an druggists. fltdxferft. Prepandowlr
by C. L HOOD * CO^ ApoUueaiiM. Lawall, Nbati
IOO Doses One Dollar
ffYOU WISH
‘° Advertise
Anything
Anywhere
* T Any time
WRITS TO
Geo. P. Rowell & .
No. io Spruce Street
NEW YORK.
W. D. BAILEY,
Gent’s Fine
Furnisher
Shoer and
Hatter.
IN THE C’TY.
WANTED-
10)b-nlK*l* nlee peanut*. Will pay hlfit-
