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TIMES-RECOHDER. VOLUME 1 AMERICUS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY: MAY 1. 1891. NUMBER 4 When you lay this Paper down, kindly place it with OUR ADVERTISEMENT ON TOP. Geo. D. Wheatley WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, CLOTHING Shoes, Hats, Etc. i doing you not only confer a slight favor upon us, but you become IN FACT :i PUBLIC BENEFACTOR, inasmuch as you materially aid us in attracting the public eye to the NUMBERLESS RARE BARGAINS Which we shall offer PRO BONO PUBLICO who patronize us this week. Do You Feel an Interest in FINE DRESS GOODS? For $12.50 you may take your choice of 25 brand new pattern suits that cost us from $ 13.50 to $10.00. TO ADMIRE is but TO SEE our LOVELY FRENCH CHALLIES OVER 8300,000. TWO BIG FIRES IN CHATTANOOGA YESTERDAY. The K. T. V. A Ga. Freight Depot With Car* Consumed—Several Fine Buildings Destroyed—Much of the Loss Covered by Insurance— How the Fire Originated And SIGHT becomes POSSESSION when your choice of 20 different styles is offered at 18c. per yard. LARGE FIGURED CHINA SILKS AND SOLID FLORENTINES In all the newest shades. NOW IS THE TIME to buy your WASH DRESS GOODS. In this department as in ALL OTHERS, we are “fixed to suit you. We carry the best stock of Wash Dress Fabrics in the city, and Our Prices cannot be matched in the state. Wo do not propose to BAIT YOU one moment and BITE YOU the next, but we offer EVERYTHING nt prices uniformly as low as CONSISTENCY WITH GOOD VALUE will allow. Another lot of those sheer quality BLACK LAWNS (satteen stripes and plaids) at 12Ac per yard this week. Pink, Blue aud Black MARIBOU PI ground) 10c per yard this week. PLAID LAWNS (white NOVELTIES IN WHITE GOODS I Ilemstitcliol White Lawns and Flounces for Skirts. Murdered White Lawns for Aprons, Children's Dresses, etc. All (Ivor Kmbrolderios, All Over Laces. Plain White, Polka Spot, and Embroidered Swiss Muslins. Slack Ground with White Polka Spot Swiss Muslins (very now and stylish.) JUST OPENED! FULL LINE OF BOYS,’ MISSES’ AND LADIES’ SHIRT WAISTS. You will And our line of CARPETS AND MATTINGS The very best and cheapest in the city, Wo control the BEST 50 CT. UNLAUNDERED SHIRT ln the world—No ono shows better value for . 75c and our “MON ARCH PUFF BOSOMS” for fine trade is the handsomest and best “liirt in the market. The Best 4-ply Belfast Linen Collar, any style desired. FOR 10c. only for 15c. ONLY Th :.S1* ly d“ L1 "“ c ' ,te OUR GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS Stork is BRISTLING WITH JUST SUCH BARGAINS; we °hly ask th« opportunity to show you OUR GOODS and OUR PRICES will speak for themselves. CLOTHING and CLOTHING UM ,"o Mcknowledce NO COMPETITION in onr Clothing Trade. ''•'ALWAYS Dlb and WE ALWAYS WILL lead the van in Nothing. TO THY IS TO BTJY 0,11 Clothing, because our stock is .the largest. Our styles are faultless and OUR PRICES ARE MATCHLESS. Wo stand by pur Advertisements every time. Geo. D. Wheatley Oor. Lamar St. and Cotton Aye. Chattanooga, April 20.—[Special.]— Two big Ores occurred here thin morn ing about :1 o’clock. Tlie first and largest one started in Campbell & Co’s, furniture factory and destroyed the factory and stock valued at $74,000. Insurance, $30,000. The new brick business block of G. G Lilly, near the Campbell building, was totally ruined. It bad not yet been oc- upied, although preparations had been made to move a stock of goods into it. Loss, $10,000. Insurance, $7,000. Peter McDonald’s house adjoining the burned district went down with tlie bal ance. and nearly all of tlio household goods wero lost. Ills loss is about $3,- .700, with no insurance. Divine’s warehouse on the south side of the East Tennessee yards was leveled to ‘.he ground. Colonel Divine's loss on the building is about $0,000, which is covered by insurance. W. O. I’copies Grocery Company had about $15,000 worth of stock stored in warehouse on which there was $12,000 Insurance. The East Tennessee, Virginia & Geor gia freight depot had about 100 freight cars, half of which were [loaded and complete loss. Damage to depot is es timated at $20,000, Insurance same. Loss on cars and contents of depot about $100,000, insurance $40,000. The total loss in this lire will run near ly $275,000. While the department was at work hero another fire was raging on Mont gomery avenue, in which one brick store and contents and eight cottages were de stroyed. I.oss about $2$,000, insurance $12,000. The lire is supposed to havo startedjfrom a spark from an engine lighting on the roofing of Campbell & Co’s, furniture factory. The second fire started in the kitchen in the second story of the brick store. Iseslie Local* Leslie, Ga., April 29.—The farmers are all busy with the'r crops now. Corn and cotton are looking well, and every thing points to a bountiful crop this year. Our hotel, tinder the management of Mrs. W. H. Sims, la full of guests all the time, which signifies that they are fed on the fat of the land. Prof. W. E. Edwards, principal of tho the public school b has gone to Eastman to visit relatives while he has the measles. Mr. II. A. Wilson left this morning for his home In Wilcox connty, aftei spending nearly a week with his mill in terests in Sumter county. Mr. M. B. Wilson came up from Ab beville Sunday morning to visit friends and relatives. Miss Eula Sloan, of DeSoto, spent Sunday here with friends. Mrs. A. P. Greene and Miss Anna Hunt are contemplating a visit to Mrs. K. A. Wilson, at Reidstlcld. Messrs. Bailey A Wilson have pur chased an Interest in the general mer chandise store of A. P. Greene, and will continue the business at the samo old stand, under tlie management, of E. S, Wilson. Leslie’s literary club still continues to flourish as a green bay tree,and with Mr. Kemp as chairman, nnd Miss Fannie Fordham as secretary its success for tho next term is insmed. A paper called the “Leslie Literary News” is read be fore the society at every meeting, and is a very interesting feature. Mr. A. P. Greene leaves to-night to attend the festivities now taking place in Savannah. He will be absent about a week. No more fishing on land has occurcd lately since tho ill success of a certain young man in Leslie was mentioned two weeks in Thk Timek-Kecohdkk. MissAmmie Roberts is visiting friends and relatives in DeSoto. Mrs. J. W. Wade is visiting her moth er, Mrs. Clopton, at Lamar. KLLAVILLK KTCHKD. What .f'lnt.not has been Going on in that Plane. A Guard Drops Dead. Ai'iiusta, Ga., April 29.—Williams, the man who shot Foster Sherlock last fall in a gambling room and camo near killing him, and who was sent to the chalngang for twelve months, escaped to-day. Polk Thomas, tho guard at the rock pile, sent Williams for a bucket of wa ter. Williams made his escape, and when Thomas was told of It he dropped dead from the shock. Ellaville, Ga., April 29.—Rain it very much needed in some portions of the country. The farmers were late In getting tlie seed in the ground, and as the drouth prevents them coming up it is becoming a serious matter. Tho favored few havo been blessed witli good rains, and are moving on smoothly with their farm work. The variety works is kept running early and late. It turns out first-class work, and Is an enterprise of incalculable value to Ellaville. The literary and social club met on Friday evening last at tlie lovely home of Capt. itobt. Burton. A delightful program was well rendered, and ail spent an evening of rare enjoyment. Ellaville had visitors Sunday from Athena, Monticello, Atlanta, Tliomas- ville, Americas and other places. Our fair little city is the magnet that draws tho people from tlie busy walks of life for days of quite peace and happiness with our hospitable citizens. Mr. Stove Sellars, ono of our most prominent citizens, was thrown from a wagon last Friday and seriously hurt. While his injuries are very painful his physician. Dr Smith, thinks with care ful nursing he will soon be all right. Maj. E. S. Baldwin is gathering two gallons of strawberries per day from a small bed in Ills garden. He has always been one of our most extensive planters, but is no longer a loyal subject of king cotton, He lias resolved to plant a di versified crop, ono that can bo more easily managed than cotton, thereby be coming indopendont of demoralized la bor. Bis attention will in future he de voted to truck farming. Mr. •bd Mrs. T. P. Slappey, Mr. and Mrs. Dk'is, Misses Mitcli and Lillie Bol ton, Will Wright, J. M. Robinson and Will Hornady came out from your bust ling city Sunday to enjoy the shady grove* and salubrious air of Ellaville. One of our sweetest young ladies, Miss Annie Clair Amos, left Sunday after noon to be present at the Memorial ex ercises, and spend a few days with rela tives In your town. Mr. Bd Clark, the efficient cashier of the Planters bank, Is also in Ameri cas.'.- -i Mr. Henderson, of Monticello, spent Sunday with friends ln Ellaville. In tho absence of the pastor the M.’b. odist plulplt was filled yesterday by Rev. . II. Ogletroo, of Sumter. Mr. E. B. Hornady, of Atlanta, spent Sunday with homefolks. Nat Stewart, who is attending the University at Athens, “stole a march on tho powers that bo,” and ran down to spend Sunday in Ellaville. His friends were delighted to see him. Mrs. Dukes and Mr. Floyd, of this county, wore married at 4 o’clock Sun day afternoon. Justice Meadows offi ciating. No cards. Misses lna Kelly and Addie Smith are attending the Teachers' Convention in Brunswick this week. □on. W. D. Murray visited his nephew at Ashburn this week. Momorial day was not observed here as a patriotic people would like to have seen it. Tho orator selected for the oc- casiod was unavoidably detained at Cuthbert, but while there was no dem onstration, | it was a sacred day to many who cannot forget Tho very (lower and chivalry of Schley’s manhood was offer ed on the altar of our country, and down the aisles of memory come trooping our heroic dead. The gallant Tom Black, the young and brave Seaborn Montgom- ory’aml many others, and while we pay a tribute to tlie “hearts of gold” in our cemetery, we do not forget the lonely graves in the valleys of Virginia; tho noble boys who “never came back again.” The quiet stars look down upon a scene of beauty, and tlie dew fell more gently whero loving hands placed the fragrant llowers. Perhaps from “Fame's eternal camping ground” our noble dead are looking down with approving smiles upon our labor of love. DUNN IS DONE UP. THK ROUIXG PLAINS MORE EVIDENCE AS TO HIS DOING THE FORGING- Items of Local and General Interest With a ! Hatch of Personals. His Story Doeso't Take and lie Is.Shown 1'p In a Had Light—^The Pretty Variety Actress Leaves for Sew Tork-She Is In dignant at the Newspaper.. Atlanta, April 20.—[Special.]—Evi dence against J. L. Dunn, accused of forging drafts and bills of hiding on Memphis firms accumulates. It is thought Dunn, and Crockett and Watson are Identical. Crockett it ap pears once was a cotton buyer at Jones boro, but has been dead two years. Wat son Is supposed to be a ficticious char acter. This morning Dunn was identified by tho cashier of the Capital City bank as J. Stewart Crockett who drew through that Institution on Eugene Deergolotte dr Son a few days ago for $(170. Advices from Memphis state that a draf on Brooks, Neely & Co , for $3,000, sent for collection through tlie Southern Express Company by Crockett, was at first paid, but later the firm growing suspicious got back the money from the express company. Tho railroad agents at Columbus and West Point, Miss., whence tho cotton named in the bills of lading accompany ing the drafts was said to have been shipped, both deny that they Bigned tlie bills in question. Miss Helen Maurice, the variety ac tress and skirt dancer, whom Dunn brought to tills city as his wife, left for New York this evening, declaring hor indifference concerning tho fato of her companion and tier own matchless in- nocenco. That tho press had ventured to impeach tlie lattor caused her to ex press groat indignation. FOR THK FAKMKH‘4. Leciiburfc Local*. Lkkhhl’ko, April 29.—[Special.]— hope at this dull season that very little will bo expected from your communi cants as all business is dull. Our mer chants thougli get their share of the trade and seem cheerful enough. Farmers are vory busy, and seem to be moving along all right, though about ten days behind what they usually are at this season. Capt J. W. Forrester and E. P. Mar tin are abont donejchopplngcotton. They are in the lead so far as I am informed, All claim to have the best melons. I haven’t seen all of the farms, and can’t say as to who Is in the lead as to that branch of agriculture. I hear considerable complaint as to bad stands of cotton, and some few are not yet done planting. . Mr. J. H. Iloloman, was called a few days ago to see a sick father In Webster county. He returned Monday, stating that his father died on Sunday last of a lung trouble. Mr. Ilolomon has the sympathy of all his friends. Mrs. E. B. Martin received a dispatch this morning calling her to somo point In Alabama, to soe a sick sister, Mrs. Kodgers. She leaves on the mission to night- We wish for her a pleasant trip, and hope that she may find her sister much improved. Several of our citizens went to Albany to-day to meet in the melon convention which convenes there to-day. Mr. James Morgan, of this place, lost a tine mule last night. Tho health of our city was never bet ter. Our doctors—two in number—have very little to do. The fishing club has not roported with in tlie last few days. J. A. Lipseynow has tho Lindsay-Love hotel, near the artesian well, and will l>e prepared to accommodate any and all who may see proper to call on him court week, first Monday in May, and at all other times. A New Cruiser Leeks. Philadelphia, April 29.—The new cruiser, the Now York, has been order ed to undergo repairs, owing to exces sive leaking on the spardeck. This will delay the vessel’s going into active com mission for some time. Plains , April 29.—[Special.]—Since our last, our entire community has been visited by a refreshing rain, and all kinds of crops look promising. Cotton chopping is now the order of the day with our farmers. Fishing parties are trumps now with the young people. A pleasant party vis ited Black’s mill on tho 23rd, and had much fun and success fishing. Another merry crowd will go on a similar errand to Kinchafoonee creek to-morrow. We have two nourishing, harmonious Sunday Schools, Baptist and Methodist, meeting in onr village every Sunday at 10 s. m. We also havo fine church ad vantages. Rev. J. W. Beck preaches at tho Baptist church here, on the third Sunday, while Rev. H. Stubbs fills an ap pointment at the Methodist church the second Sunday of each month. Rev. J. S. Elmore preaches at the Magnolia spring Lutheran church on the fourth Sunday, and the Bottsford Mothodist church has services on the first Sab bath. Some of our community will visit Omaha with the excursion on the 7th inst. Mr George Cato is at home, resting from his studies at Mercer University. DeWltt Pickett, of Dawaou, is visiting in our midst. Dr. Frank Cato, of DeSoto, spent Sun day with his parents here. Miss Fioroneo Jones, of Dawson, is vis iting her brothers and sisters here. Mr. W. B. Dorn, of Friendship, was with us on Monday. Mr. W. S. Guilard, of Atlanta, lias bcon looking after his landed interest in onr vicinity recently. Miss Pearl Waltors is on a visit to Sa vannah. Mrs. Addy left on Tuesday to visit relatives in Leesvllte, S. C. Mrs. C. D Foster went to Americuson Monday, while Mrs. Dr. Wise and Miss Xlinmlc .Shropshire made a similar trip on Tuesday. Mrs. M. K. Rylander attended the memorial exercises ln Amerleus on the 27th Inst. J)i|f|ng the past week, Messrs. Porter, Cobb, H. II. Blaek and Frank Lanier, Jr., have boon interviewing onr mer chants. Do You Know Him? The following special appeared in yesterday's Constitution: “Brunswick, Ga., April 28.—Bruns- wlckians have been played again. This time Edwin Brobston, a prominent citi zen and .real estate agent, and several bloods, were bit by Louis Mnlford, a man of many aliases, who bss success fully worked many Georgia towns, among them Atlanta and Amerleus. Mnlford came here with a representa tive of Shell’s Tobacco company and a snuff drummer named Hull. He met thorn on tho road, and while here all lived like lords. He engaged a suite of rooms at the Oglethorpe, and made him self known to Brobston and others who knew him when ho once lived in Madi son. The third day after his arrival, Mnlford, who, when among strangers hero, sailed under the alias of Doolittle, approached Brobston and requested him to Idontlfy him at tho First Nation al bank. Brobston endorsed his draft for $77 on Eugene Carmichael, of Atlan ta, and the draft was to-day returned protested. Brobston searched for Mul- ford, but he had left.” There must be some mistake about bringing In Amerleus,as nobody here has been worked In any such manner by Mulford or anybody, and it will be a de cidedly cool day when an Amerleus real estate man gets done up by sueb a snoozer. Arrangement* Made to Hold Grand Alli ance Mat* Meeting* In Every State. Hrotrn Ha* Finished Speaking. Atlanta, April 2!).—[Special.]—It is uuw hiqs-o that tho arguments before the betterments commission will con clude before the expiration of the week. Julius Brown to-day finished his argu ment of three and a half days, and Judge Hall was allowed to begin. Thera, am still two other speakers to be heard from. - / Nlw Yokk, April 29.—President Polk, of the Farmers' Alliance, has just issued s proclamation In which he sets forth the plan of campaign which the national ex ecutive board has adopted, and compels sub-R^iances to cease internal bicker ing and get rid of disloyal members. The plan of campaign consists of systA of lectures by which an army of 35,000 lecturers will plead for the cause. It Is stated in the proclamation that arrari|emcnta are being made lor hold Ing two or more grand alliance mass meetings in eacli of tho alliance states during the year or as many more as the brotherhood may desire. HI* Condition Improving. From a private letter received last night from Dr. H. H. McKerroll, who for the past two weeks has been in Ashe ville, N. C., with Capt. A. R. Coulter, who is under treatment there, it Is learn ed that Capt. Coulter has improved very much during his short sojournment In that mountain city. His physician, an eminent specialist of that place, has de clared Dr. Coulter’s trouble curable, and thinks that by the use of the won derful lymph, together with very care ful treatment, be will ere long be his former self again. Capt. Coulter's hun dreds of friends throughout southwest ern Georgia will wish for him a speedy recovery and an early return home. f MIm Speer Better. Lovkjoy, Ga., April 29,——[Special.] MlieMocs Speer is much better to-night, .in«l It has been definitely settled that she lbs knocked from the track by the ket, and have it at the S. A. A M. depot 8.07 tftin yesterday morning. I by 8 o’clock. The Picnic To-morrow. The picnic of the Second Methodist Sunday School comes oft to-morrow at Coney. Others are expected to go be sides the members, and can do so at the rate of sixty cents for adults, aud thirty (or children.. Don’t forget to carry a well filled baa- Can’t Wo Get Htmf Scott Thornton, Atlanta's eminent tragedian, is fixing to give another per formance in that city, after which he will visit several other cities of the state, starring ln Richelieu. Now the season is over here, but the people would all take great delight In witnessing such a performance as Mr. Thornton is known to give, and the opera house management would confer a great favor by making an early date for him, provided one can be secured. The people want to eee him, and a good guarantee can be made if he will con sent to give them an opportunity of en joying bis great interpretation and pre sentation of some play. Fined «SO George Towns, the negro arrested for stealing a suit of clothes from Mr. 6. D. Wheatley, was tried yesterday and found gnilty. He was fined $50, and succeed ed in raising the amount necessary to free him. Interesting Service*. Services at the Baptist church are be ing held every night, and are attracting largo crowds. They are most Interest ing, and are doing much good In the community. 'ff lD A* Good m New. Engine 106 has just been taken out of the shops at the S. A. <fc M., and the trial trip was nude yesterday. She is ono of tho best engines on tho road, and is as good a* new.