Americus weekly recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 18??-1891, January 23, 1891, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Text■CALIj on- Arthur Rylander’s AND SEE ’ ' THE LATEST STYLES IN Dunlap Hats Nellie Bly Caps. NO LIGHTS. IN A BAD SHAPE. THE AMERICUS LIGHT AND POWER | THE AMERICUS LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY SHUT DOWN. i COMPANY. DIAMONDS and WATCHES. $30,00 to S500.00. $25.00 to $200.00. On Account of a Lack of Funds—No Electric Lights and No Gas—The City In Darkness—How Long Will This Last 9 No Telling When Another Start Will Be Mad«—There Are Many Complica tions—And in tho Meantime the Citi zens Are Mad. GO TO \ LITTLE MARDRE -FOR- Fina Artitic .Stationery, Mists’: Materials; and: Picture; Frames dlank Books. School Books. -BASE -BALL BATS Newspapers and Periodicals 105 AND 107 FORSYTH STREET. W.D. Haynes & Son REAL ESTATE. 208 EORSYTH STREET, AMERICUS GEORGIA ONE HOUSE AND LOT FRONTING SPRING STREET, 180 FEET. ONE HOUSE AND LOT FRONTING FURLOW STREET, CO FEET. FOR SAL E CHEAP TO A QUICK BUYER. Cheap_lMoney ! Loanfc Negotiatedson City, Town or Farm Property at Rates that Ueff Competition! TERMS MOST FAVOABLE ALL CONDITIONS EASY J. J. HANESLEY, - - AMERICUS, CxA. REAL ESTATE BRAGAINS. I offer for n few day is the following 1i*Mlriir>!e property clone In at ft bargain: Four houhCH and lots, house* Just co u pie tod; I large roouia each; lots 30x1(13 each. Terms Easy, One house and lot on College Hill, large lot 210x270, fronting two streets. The pret tiest home fa Amerlcua. One house and lot on Jackson street, fronting the College. Large lot, .1 roomst comparatively new house with cook room and bath huuse attached, nice out house barn on the place. Call for baHgalnt. HUGH M. BROWN, 705 Jackson St.. : : Americus, Qa. Fifteen Hharcs Furniture Factory Htock for Halo REPRESENTS THE SAFEST A4D STRONGEST COMPANIES IN THF W0RLL. Insurance Placed on City and Country Property. Olllce on Jackson Street, twe d^ors north of Telegraph Office. inclilSdAwtf Is four Property insured? I represent rtrst-elasi companies and will be pi ease u to plu itjilolCR for you. XjO 2 !?"!? FB JESlXTr Bank of Sumter Buildir g. Ik, People’s. National, Bank, g, Montciomkhy, President. J. C\ Roney, Vice President. John Windsor, Cashier. K. A. Hawkins, Attorney. H. C. Mitchell, Book-keeper. ALL BUSINESS STRICTLY P IVATE CAPITAL, $50,000. SURPLUS. $25,000 The edict bat*gone forth! And darkness reigns supreme in Aim ricuB. “No lights to-night,” was told in sorrowful accents to a sorrowful people yesterday. Aud worse thau that, no lights to-morrow uight. “When will we have light?” was invariably asked, and Nobody knows. . The Americus Light aud Power Company is composed of stock holders in Americtid, and the New York Contract Company, The Americus stockholders own only about 0110-third, the rest be longs to the Now York Compauy. Thus, the control of Americus gas and Aiuoiicus electricity is in tho hands of these people. For some lime past the local management has been aware of the fact that uuless some decided change for the better financially was gotten through some source, that iu a short while a shut down would be the result. Last month $500 had to be donated to keep the machinery moving, aud this mouth finds the company with no money. Wednesday last, a long meeting of the directors was held, and the case put plainly before them. No fuel wason hand, atm without fuel there could be no lights. In the depot were fifteen curs of coal which the road would not deliver until freight already due them aud the freight on tdis lot was paid. No mouey was on hand, aud the case was a deperat£ one. Unless mouey was obtained from some source there could be no lights. At this ifleetiug arrangements were made for fuel enough to run them through the night, and yes terday it was tried to raise enough money to put the compauy on its feet. They failed in this, and the inevitable rc«uit was no lights. A good deal of money Is due them in Americus, and collections are poor, which has a good deal to do with the present embarrassment. Wlieu will another start be mado? It can’t be said. No money on baud aud no prospect. The com pauy iu New York has been wired, and only until a reply is received can anything definite be known. President J. W. Wheatley states that be can say nothing until then. Home trade will certainly be made with the New York Contract Com pany, and operation resumed in a short while’, but exactly how short no one knows. The president also says that it has been known for some time that the present pluut was too small, and that on resum ing $10,000 more bonds will be is sued and the plant enlarged to a sufficient size.’ However, uutil the New York company is heard from nothing definite can be said beyond the fact that only a few days will be allow ed to elapse before we will again have light. • The people took the news hard and with much grumbling. Those who keep lamps for sale were kept in a rush, and ” ’tis an ill wind that blows nobody goo:l,” .was indispu- tably demonstrated. Pedestrians last night were in it about ankle deep, and the remarks concerning the light company were very highly llavored. id K t there be > light. Mg over ti to great ti iseen. ** street-' r r. to be 11 lit the -t- HE SHOT TWICE. At a Negro Woman, But Didn’t Hurt Her. Installment Plan. I can sell you desirable building lots in easy payments. M. Callaway. - Real Estate Agent. All pi’t* iu pa.udxv.r4 fcoiM, | tnk »rap(«ri. *n JMlcrva* NIRUrfrllt. A l Drvfgttu. of trod 4». toyti.. r„ |.«rw»l»fi, txilittotUH. *i>4 “UrlTef for IjNIm," in UU*r, by rtUni Ut W4 t / »U L«xu» DrOlUlfc Chichcstcr Chcmio «•» Utur.by return 12 all Jesse Hawkins, si young man of Americus, shot twice ut si negro woman, Lottie l*arks, yesterday, and was arrested. The shooting occurred just before noon on I.ee street just at the cor ner of Council’s warehouse. Otllcer Martin witnessed the shooting, and pioiuptly arrested Hawkins, who was taken to the court bourse and promptly gave a $300 bond for Ills appearance ut court. Tlie woman wsis considerable frightened hut not hurt. The first shot passed through her dress, barely touching lser leg. She turned and ns she ran, the second shot was tiled missing her en tirely. Hawkins was seen by a reporter, and states that the reason lie shot at tlie woman was because site pub licly swore in tlie court house lies coucerniug him. Tlie preliminary trial will couie off next Friday. A Homo fnsrrance Company. A movement is on foot to orga nize a home insurance company in Americus, anil is being worked up rapidly. Jt is bound to meet with success, as the organizers are lead ing men of the city, both in brains aud financially. This is a splen- Ami the citizen light. But there was n Aud durkness b of Americas, even moon wrth i.<n to b At nights no*, i city are simply 11 without great danger t<> l.fe limb, and ffcw dare to venture To say that the citizens ardi-c ed with the state would not L « guage strong enough, and "O • ' hand discussions wore heard « cerning the trouble. When will we have light? is every’ tongue, and from pre* prospects it looks as if it will some time. It is a certainty that the whole af fair will have to be j-ut in th hands of a receiver, and equally as certain that there isn’t enough property to pay the bond holders fifty cents on the dollar. Tlie elec trie works are all right, aud iu good condition, but the gas part has been most inferior from tb start. The works are no good at all, the system being the poorest iu exist euee. The gas is gotten from crude oil, and there are but three of the kind iu the United States. One in 2Jew York, one in Texas, and that here. The one iu Texas is now in the hands of a receiver. The greatest trouble, and iu fac£, the trouble, arises from a differ ence between the New York Con tract Company and a local syndi cate. The latter made a proposi tion to buy the eutire works, corn!; tioually that everything was up to representation. The offer was ac cepted, and then it was ascertained that things were not up to stand ard, and the trade was not closed At least, so those composing the syndicate claim. Tho New York company • claims that the trade was closed, and that the entire works are owned by the company here, which company would not take the property. The New Yorkers ran the works as long they cared, and then stopped short ofT, declaring they did not own the plant and that they had nothing to do with It. So as the understanding now Is, there is no owner to our electric aud gas works. They belong to nobody, and the creditors can do with them as they please. It’s a a struuge state of affairs, and there is but one thing to be done A re ceiver will have to be appointed, and settle affairs for the creditors. And there, are plenty of these. Tho coal company, wood yards, railroads, etc., all are due money, aud besides all this the property is bonded for about twice its value. This Is what is told, and it does look as ii matters are in *u mighty bad shape. There has been a big mistake made somewhere, and the present complications are the re suit. The local syndicate which claimed to have bought out tho works, deny the fact, and a big lawsuit will be the result. And, in the meantime, what is to be done for light? And what re turn are the people to nave for their great inconvenience, loss of* time and loss of mouey ' Diamond ami Watch Clubs, one to five dollars per week. Prico n clubs less than spot cash to the regular Jeweler, whoso expenses ncrcases the profits. Handsome Gold Watches for $25.00. One Dollar per week. Ladies or Gent's. JAS. T. COTNEY, Fleetwood & Riutell Corner. -AT- Butler & Berry’s InL ROYAL IRON STONK WHITE GRANITE. Pitchers and Basins, $1,01. Regular Price $1.2-5. Covered Chambers, 08c. Regular price $1.00. Cups and Saucers, 45c, set. Regular price 00c. Supper Plates 35c. Regular price 50c. Rreakfast Plates -10c. Regular price 55c. Diuuer Plates 45c. Regular price 00c. Flat Dishes 12—IS—27—30c. Regular Price 15—25—35—15c. Vegetable Dishes 13—22—27c. Regular prieejl.5—SO—35. Covered Dishes, Pitchers aud all other White Granite Ware at equally cut prices. FOR THREE DAYS ONLY. I r TS NOW OR NEVER, AT Butlea? & Berry LEEand LAMAR STREET. AHiERlCUS GA. 320 Lamar Street, TELEPHONE 52. ARGO & ANDREWS. Fancy - and - Family ■ Groceries, ■A.X-.IL. FRESH. Clin GOK: Peaches, Pears, Apricots, Pineapples, Tomatoes, Boans, Swoct Corn. , All at Bottom Prices Cigars a Specially. Confections, Crackers, Lunch Milk Riscui. Rest Cream Patent Hour. Magnolia and Gold Rand Ham.-,. All Goods Delivered at your Door. Open to receive orders from 5 a. in. to 7 p. in. TORN IN TWO. •Atlanta flvalb of a minty 'm line •m a dark f Yel- catch They er the Hpccinl to Rkcoiidkk. Atlanta, Jan. lfi.—Two county farmers were \ in terrible accident on Fulfo? Electric road to-night, crosses the Air Line rain* high trestle. To-night :il Henry Lee and John Britt low River postoffice, tried tho car near that treat! missed the car and started trestle. The car, it Feema, goes over the trestle a short distance and then returns to the city. These men got about half way across when they fell, their logs hanging down be tween the ties, About this lime the car came back, and ran upon them. Lee was broken completely in two, and was instantly killed. Britt was terribly injured. •MO- Dui! Times With Us If the Lights are Out. UOMKTOSKU US IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAVE MONEY ON SHOE©ANDHATS We have the GooiIh and our Prices are Right. DON’T TAKE OUR WGD FO IT Ctoioao - and - See. WILLIFORD, MATTHEWS & CO. W. R. SCHRCEDER. niurlv With M. F. lIollMid MV, Ytlanta. (Ja. J-W. STRICKLAND Formerly with Hunnlcutt & 'llelllugrail* Atlanta, Ga. SCHROEDER & STICKLAND, 7244Colton /Avenue, Amsricus, Ga. afaaufecturfrs of Tin, Copper ana Cher. Iron Wars’ Sahenwi Iron Cornice, Tin and Iron Roofing HOI IU HEATING, ETC- .RON SMOKE STACKS1A SPECIALTY. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS~AND BUILDERS : guarantee all your Tin, Iron and Cornice work. W«- rilctilar. HiJglng, Creating and Final $ Iron Workfroin il to27, Hooting, Gut* CALL. AND GET OUR Ea f I MATES AND GIVE US A‘l RIAL* all kinds solicited i GGIES o ’test i.iicgy la (icorgln, price Ami quality considered. Repairing c) id executed promptly and ncntly. AU work warranted. They Broke Out. Yesterday, a man was put in the guard house, and in a cell not very secure. Ho took advantage of this fact and broke out. He also re leased two others who were put iu the day before. Tlie man who did tin 1 breaking is from Cordele, ami was caught again. Tlie others are still at large. The New OHlcers. The new county officers are ail at work iu their positions. Sherill’ Forrest anddepuly Lamar are look- did move, and’one that is bound to I •“K smllngand happy, but’rather T. S. GREENE. Cttn Ave., Oppstaite Prince’s Americus, Georgia. be of great good to the city. [ dangerous. STRICTLY miilrM HP TO-D A "5r. MAYO’S GEORGIA BEEF MARKET.