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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER: FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1891. JOHN R. SHAW, TO BE OR NOT TO BE- THAT IS THE QUESTION WITH THE IOOGSAT SUMTER CITY. Toni Watno'i Occupation Gone-A 8tnu.se Monitor Itovourlnf, All tlio Ciinlnm— Wlmt he Look. Like-Dog Owner. Great ly Troubled. RIDING WITH A MANIAC. An Americas Han's Unpleasant Predica ment While Traveling. ‘THE CHAMPION” Clothier & Outfitter, It; Forsyth St*. Americas, Ga.. urcpaml to clothe the people of imerieus and vicinity; in *fact whole of 'Southwest Ga. with From the Kouthern part of Sumter county comes the most remarkable re ports, and that too from reliable sources, concerning a beast of non-descript ap pearance, that is playing havoc with the curs of high and low degree wherever he goes. lor some days it lias been evident that some strange fatality w*h besetting the dogs, many of them disappearing under conditions that indicated that they were being devoured, as no traces of them were to bo found where erst while they roamed in careless happiness, unmindful of Tom Watson’s malicious designs against their beatific existence. In the vicinity of Sumter City, a station just below A meric us on the Central railroad, the owners of dogs have been noticing that they were disap pearing at night, amid a series of howls that indicated violence, and when on several occasions owners have rushed | out to protect their canine property j they have been horrified to see them | being attacked ami devoured by a huge animal, which seemed devoid of fear of man or beast so intent was it on seizing its prey. This beast lias been seen by a dozen men, black and white, iu the very act of attacking dogs, and lias, in one or two instances, actually followed its fleeing victims right into a house, and had to be beaten off with chairs to save the dog from being devoured right at its master’s feet. The various accounts of the animal agree in general that it is, in its appear ance, like a monstrous dog so far as con cerns its body, while it has the head, nose and mouth of a wild boar, and lias claws like an eagle on all four feet. The tracks that have been seen by numer ous pcoplo in and around Sumter City, are described as resembling those of a wild turkey, only much larger and more hooked claw's. It is not a wild cat, panther, boar nor any othcr.animal that anybody lias ever seen; for it lias seized and devoured in a twinkling several well trained wild-cat dogs, that had a record of whipping any four-footed varmint that over roamed these woods, bolting them as if they were N'» clothing house South of At- j mere puppies. The monster appears to have an appe tite for dog flesh similar to that which a cat has for a mouse, and will follow | them anywhere regardless of people, \ whom it does not appear to stand in awe ! of at all. The dogs are being devoured j nightly by the score, and the wails of I the disappearing canines can be heard • in every direction. In a few weeks more 1 there will not be one left in that part of | the country, and the alarm is spreading In «>iir line of business we are the , lest the beast cat up not only the dogs, I'ngnized leaders and we propose raa y attac,c ot h°r domestic animals | and children, as it never hesitates to « oiituiiie to carry off the honors. dash right into a house in pursuit of its W bile we possess all the requisites i victims. *• .1 - , . . j Hunting parties are to bo organized neu*v*arv for the success of a legiti- , , . ' i at once to go in pursuitof the monster, m ite and dashing business, WE and everybody around Sumter City is IIAVK THE LARGEST determined to catch this strange animal baud In hand, in my case."—Wi I.owell, Mass. •orrect in style :uk1| perfect That i n tit. Every garment is made by the argest New York and other manu- | ufaeturi rs up to the highest standard of art. a can boast of such an admirable | rtment of MEN'S, Y!)!’TIIS, BOVS £ CHILDREN’S | I SPRING AM Mr. Frank Lanier was in a south Georgia town a night or two since on busines for the Americas Grocery com pany, where ho had an experience which ho will not soon forget. The east bound cannonball passes there about midnight, and when Mr. Lanier went to the depot to hoard the train ho made the very pleasant discov ery that a raving maniac, cn routo to MHIedgeville, was to ho a passenger also. Very naturally Mr. Lanier waited until the poor fellow and Ids attendants boarded the train and then wisely got into tlie next car, which was the last in the train. There were but few passengers aboanl the car, and as Mr Lanier took his seat among thorn he could plainly hear tho yells and curses of tho maniac iu tho car just ahead. The other passengors were soon made aware of the situation, and not a little fear was expressed that tlie lunatic would take a notion to come into their car. Tho train had proceeded but a few miles when suddenly the door was opened, and tho maniac stalked into the car unattended, probably having eluded the vigilance of tho guards who were taking him to the asylum. Hero was a picnic sure enough, and everyone had to stick it out. Tho train was running tldrty or forty miles an hour, and to get past the crazy man anil go to a forward car was a hazardous undertaking. No one knew at what moment the fellow would fly into a rage and scalp tho wholo party, and each pas senger was quite positive that he or sho would bo the first object of at tack. With a merry, rippling laugh tlie poor - - ■ - "" fellow went from one passenger to t* 10 1 ESTABLISHED 1067 FOR SICK HEADACHE, * art the most prompt ami efficacious remedy. They strengthen the st< the bowels, stimulate the liver, restore healthy action to the dir**-'**— - and thus afford speedy ami permanent relief. The l>ost family medicine. "I have used, with sueeixts av.»p*u imii. , •. * ... ......... ... , ...adache for m. II. Guyer, | ten years, but was finally cured l»y using ' Ayer's Pills.”-!*. J. Haag. Scou, Wls. Ayer’s Cathartic Pills, Prep.rcU by Dr. J. C. Ayer A Co., Lowell, Ms... Sold by .11 I>ruggl.U and Dealer, io Medicine. K. P. HARRIS, Pres. BLOOM BROWN, Sec.Trcas. Americus Supply Co., Successors to HARRIS & PAYNE, A Machinery Supplies. We arc now in our new building in Artesian Block, and ready for business. Full Line of Cooking Stoves and Ranges. Gas Fixtures and Sanitary Goods a Soecialty. Globe, Angle and Check Valves, Ts'.-a Cotta and Iron Pipings and Fittings. Greneral ReDair YVork dect-tf FKLKFHONE No 1J3. S HERIFF'S sale. GEORGIA—kuntbrCountt. Will ba sold before the court hnase door In tte city of troerlcus, Ga. t on the first Tues day in June next between the legal hours of sale, the following described property, to-wit: * North half of Irt number thlrCe-sevm (37). one hundred, one and ne-fourth CtOlLsJ acres, more or less; fifty (*•) acres off or tho northeast corner, in the shape of a square, of lot. number twenty •seven (27): the uudlvl led two thirds f-' 3 ) interest in the east hair of lot number twenty-eight (28). con taining one hundred, one end one-four h (101 ‘i) acres, more or |e *s; and one hundred an * thirty-three (133) acres off* fiol number thirty- Iglit (88) beginning at the northwest corner of said lot and running south tberee- fourtns (pi) of said lot; th*»nce due east ' wenty-elsnt t28> chains,th* nee due n rth to a certain branc that ru» s vast, thence east •* on 4 the branch to ea-t line of said lot, thence north to the northeast corner of said ot, thence west along the north line of said C. P. PAYNE MVr !k 1 lo . . n V r, hwest corner, aggregating v . i i Aiwa, wgr. three hundred, eighty-tlve und a haif (3S5K) nc«cs. more or ess. In the tweney-atxtb dig- trlct of Sumter e unty.Oa., evled on -a tue pro pc ty of W. p. Held to satisfy the within tl fa, I weed from Hu inter superior court In ravor of Frances L. Ach y. vs. said W. P. Reid. Property pointed out | Q said flfa. in i - rm “ °‘““ L. B. KokhKBT, HhcrifT8. O. S HKItlFF’BHALK. GEORGIA—SoiiTkR County, Will bp -old before the noun house door, iu the city of Aiu-ili'us, iIh., ou the Drat Tueadny In June next, between the u.ual hour, or sole,tho fu'lowing tiemfhea nron. erfy, to-wlt: r * certain slock of goods. In a store house In the town of Andcrsonville, Sumter county. Ga.. consisting of dru^-. not on*, groceries, hardw are. dr> goods, shoes, store fixtures, etc. Levied on ns the property of B. L. i.y vlr ue of a mortgage tlf. Issued ter superior court, of Humter . .»°r °C ll ‘ u Macon Hardware To., ‘esa «I B. L. Joiner Property pointed » said tils. This April 18, jtwi. 1 L. II. Fokkp.st, SheriII. from the •unty, In favor I* the ‘ - ' other, staring them in the face and freez ing the marrow in their bones. No one I dared say a word, and it did seem that | the next station would never be reached. Rut it was reached after awhile, and tho very second tlie train stopped those | passengers went out on the ground as one man. Nobody knew where they were and none seemed to care, and ev eryone breathed a sigh of relief when the train pulled out with tlie merry lu natic aboard, monarch of all he sur veyed. McELREE'8 WINE OF CABDUI for Weak Nerves. I l. i vr i’ r whose appearance aud actions are in- • >1 STORK IN THE CIT\ . j 8 piring terror iu tho homes of the pco- IIAVK THE LARGEST AND J P ,0 > no less than among their dogs. IN KST STOCK- TV Tin.’ PITV I ' Sh far, it has made no attempt to at- * A 1 1 ’ j tack anything else, but so ferocious ami wt are known throughout this ! powerful does it appear, and so fearless an<l as the J of tlie presence of mankind, that there ! is much apprehension that its depreda- j tions will not be much longer conlined I to the dogs. I Jgy WINE OF CARDUI, u Tonic tor Women. Fell Demi In the ltallruom. News readied Americus yesterday of a very sad affair which occurred at tho Harris House, in Fort Valley, Friday evening or early yesterday morning. A ball was in progress at tho hotel, and among tlie gayest of tho young danc ers was Mrs. Whitlield, the proprietress, who formerly resided in Thnmasville, where she is well known and much es teemed. While tlie festivities were at their! height Mrs. Whitlield was seen to stag- [ ger, anti tho next moment fell to tho Hour a corpse, death having resulted from heart disease. Tlie sad affair cast a gloom over tlie entire community, and I tlie announcement will bring sorrow to 1 Mrs. Whit Held’s many friends through out Southwest Georgia. INCORPORATED 1890. JAMES FRICKER & BRO. I Lave just returned from Now York, where I purchased a vory largo stock of DIAMONDS AND WATCHES at prices .that will enable us to sell lowor than over before. Our stock is immenso, assortment complcto, prices lower than any one. Call and see for yourselves before buying. C. A. FRICKER, President.- 4O9 JACKSON ST„ AMERICUS, GA. (Barlow Block.) A rPLICATION FiiR PUBLIC HOAD. ■£»- GLOBOIA—Sl'MTKB COUJtTY. \V II Ton.lHo, E.J. Eldndae. D. P.Holl and others, have made ui pllcatlo foraaac- ond cla*. |Mi IU la road dcucrlbed I n aald peti tion a. I Winning nt the Frl-ndahlp road near the reald. nee ;.r Arnold Godwin, run- nl.'g south to the pnhlle road r no Amrrirua J* I rraton urn» In, aald ro d near the real- denae of Mr Waltera and entering the Botta- f.nd mad neart-ie rea'denee of Mr. MeVfalh In the 26th dlatrlet of aald county, which ha. been marked out by the com'nlMloiiers and a report thereof made on oath by them Aft peraonaare no;Ided that aatd new road m after tlie drat Monday In June, 1801, by the Commlaalnnera of >oada and rev enucnfiaUI county, lie finally granted If no' UhdvSMw'J'wS? '° th ° COn ' r * ry - Th '* may6-ld Clerk Comity Commliuloneni. A ffLICATION FOR PUBLIC HOAD. ” rt (itiOKUIA—Sumtkk County. A peilt'on algned by J L. Page, W. A. Toolo, alul others, for a sccotul claim public 'V 11 ', 1 ’ 1 ’ 11 ln ." • |l1 petition aa beginning nt ihoC.H Itcrosalng near J.A.BIackahear'a. -unntngweaton the land line Interaectlng the Amerlcuaand Hmlthvllle road nearlhe Bar our place, which has been marked oat by the commlsslouerM and a report made on oath by them. All turnons arc notified that said new road will, on and after the ff»st Monday In June, 1K9I, by the Commissioners of Holds and Revenues of snhl county, be Hnolly granted If »•<» new cause ho shown lo the contrary This 1th day of May, 1891. J. W. WlIKATIKV. Clerk County Commissioners. Americus Ironworks, BUILDERS OF Engines, Boilers, Cotton Gins, lr 1, i‘ h«ls ami the public know " *• li.ivc for the last 2*2 year This Is the Oldest. Dr. .I. 1*. Hinkle, of this city, is the possessor of perhaps tho oldest piece of china ware owned by any one in the state —a pi teller known to ho 782 years old. Tills ancient piece of china. Dr. Hinkle says, was made in tho year 110?), which date is plainly stamped upon the bottom. It lias descended from one generation to another, and can easily he traced back coil- j three or four generations by the present iivo business in Americus, j ownor - 11 “ 8lual1 pitcher, ami with ... . t % i the exception of a broken handle is stil 1 u i w in or die on the field j j n good state of preservation. Harness before we will stir- mcELBEE'S wine of cabdui fur Wi nk Nerve, " 1,r I'•inner on which is \ Captured an Alligator. | A party of four or live young men of this city went seining in Miickalec creek i yesterday and caught, besid.es a quanti ty of fish, a big alligator seven feet in length. The saurian made a noble light when the seln was hauled to the bank, f ! and fearing ho would tear it to pi j one of the boys ventured near and of the Le- j plunged a long knife beneath his shout- der. A few pistol halls ended his career and ho was dragged to the city by his j proud captors. 1 BLACK-DR AUGHT tea cures Constipation. >ew Men at the Old Stand. The book and stationery store of Mr. \V. L. Mardre lias been purchased by Messrs. K. S. & G. W. Oliver, who will keep up the stock to the highest stand ard and supply the wants of the literary people of Americus. Messrs. Oliver Bros., who have been in business at the Plains for sorao years, are young men of sterling worth and fine business capaci ty, and will be welcomed Into the mer- chantile circlet of Americus. The malarious summer will soon bo here. Buv a bottle of Cheathnni’s Taste- | less Chill Tonic and fortify yourself against chills and fever. It is absolutely 1 guaranteed to cure and pleasant to take. ! 5 Presses, Feeders and Condensers, Saw and Grist Mills, Yesterdny’mo^nTng while "mi - , .lame.! Shingle Machines, Pipe and Pipe Fittings, Boiler Alexander, who runs a woodshop on i Feeders, Valves, Jets, Etc. Lamar street, was trimming a piece of j seasoned hickory which he intended to j use in his work, he was surprised on j splitting it open to (ind a hickory-nut | snugly imbedded in the heart of the tim-! her. It was several inches from tho out-1 . side and just .above where tlie tree was 1 MaCilinery. cut from tho stump, or about two feet from tlie ground. How it camo there | , will always bo a mystery as tho wood was j • solid all around it. Shaftings, Hangers, Boxes and Pulleys Telephone 79. Tho eighth woudor of tlie world just! discovered—Cheatham’s Tasteless Chill j Tonic. It will prove a boon to humani-1 ty. It is the same tonic as iliat hereto- > fore sold uuder tlie same name except that it is tasteless. Guaranteed to cure. Mi) R. Shaw. 'T’r-in-Chiuf ifitimate "i-iimi.s of Suuthwi'ntern Ga., iD3 F0RSYIk ST- • AMERICUS, CA. 1 his may not be modes ty I bur ’ • 11 w Business all the same. J.R.S. Trr BLACK-DRAUGHT tea for Prroecate. Deaths iu tho royal family of tho Sandwich islands are foretold, so says native tradition, by the appearance of a shoal of red lisli in the harbor of Hono lulu. On Jan. 1 the fatal fish appeared. Twenty days later news was received of tho death of King Kalakana. i GMINIHTRATRIX SALK. A GEORGIA—Wkumtkk County. Affreeab e to an order of theHor.o*ablo Ordinary of Webster county, Georgia, will be sold before the courthouse door In Preston, Webster county. Georgia, on the First Tues day In June, between the legal hours of sale, the following described property, to-wlt: Kit teen acres off of northwest corner of lotol laud nu her forfy-seven (47); eighty live acres oil *.f northeast corner of |«t nurn • l»ejforty-elglit (48); four acres off of south side i f lot i»uin**er eighteen (18); fifty acres, more or less, off of lot number forty-eight H8); all ln the twenty-fifth (25) district of Webster county; also nno hurdred and fifty Tl.jO) acres offorint lumber two hundred and folly-three (243), In the twenty-fomth dls- trictor Webster county. Hold as the prop erty of David Majors, deceased, f. r the pur pose of pa> liu (he debts ol the su«d deceased. I his May 1, 1891. Mahtiia J. Majoks, Administratrix. cr-cable to an order Issued from the Hon- onable Ordinary of Terrell county, will l»o sold before the c Kiri house door In tho town of Pro.don, Webster county, Georgia, be- ween the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday In June next, the following de scribed property: One-half Inscrest ’nene ’ und red and flfly *3 ) acr s off of lot of land nuinn- r twenty- lght(28), un one-biilf Into e-r. In number twenty-nine (29), ex cpt five (.*») acres; end o< e (I) acre off the east half of lot number thirty (30). a 11 !>lng and being In the twenty-tilth (23, dlstrlctof Webster county, being the estate of T. H. Picke t, deceased. Whereas. Mrs. I.llile M. Hlran, widow of H. H. Hloan, deeciHed, has mad* appli cation for twelve months support for her- their report. These are therefore to cite and admonish all parties concerned whether kindred or creditors, to show cause on or before the term of the court (of Ordinary of Hura- J. I*. MoVEY» propretor, Manufacturer of Every Variety of Saws and dealer SAW MILL SUPPLIES. Special attention given to Repairing. Agent for W. L. Power & Co.’s Celebrated. Wood Working Machinery. Large and Well Selected Stock ready for shipment Prices low. Liberal terms. Write for catalogue. ATLANTA, -GEORGIA C. II. Tothl, tho American derby win-! nor, is doing service as a buggy horse in i Sacramento. PuRF£CT€D CRYSTAL LJ|KSES Guilty T.rtt ssi Air*/:. DAVENPORT DRUG GO. Pharmacists Have Exclusive sale of these G'klxbba. ted Glasses ln Americus, Ga. FAULKNER, KELLAM £ MOORE, T^e only Manufacturing Opticians la the South, Atlanta, Georgia. DeLoach Mill Manufacturing Co. MANUFACTURERS OF TIIK DeLOACH SAW MILLS, GRITS MILLS, A N I> WATER WHEELS. ATLANTA, : : s GEORGIA joneJ-wlyear GEORGIA—Sumter Countv, Whereas, Viney Mitchell has made app'l- cat'on for twelve months support lor herself and foil* minor children, from tho estate of Floyd Mltch'-ll deccu>od. These are therefore to cite and ndmonlsh all • artlcM concerned, whether kindred or creditors, to show cause on or Itcfore the June term ot court of Ordinary of Sumter co inty, to be hel.w n the first Monday In June next, why said petition should not be granted a - prayed for. Witness my official signature, this 23th day of April, 1801. A. C. SPEER, Ordinary. GEORGIA—Sumte Wh reas, SylvU > cation for left** DUNLAP HATS. THE LATEST STYLES AND SHAPES. ARTHUR RYLANDER, Comer Lamar and Jackson St jaaltf » t odintnistratiou ou the liH*rt Williams, df-e.-ased. u therefore to cite amt udmonlsh concerned, whether kindred or to show cause on or before tbo i of the t'ouri «*f Ordinary of Sum- rctmitiy, to be held oti the flrst Monday ; Juno next, why said letters should not be •HnU*.l as prnyt d for. WltTiesM my band ami otncisl signature, this 27th<liiy of April, 1891. A. C. SPEER. Ordinary. crvdlto June f 4 PPLICATIC LET i E iv v Wher PPI.ICATIOX. ■ ■ ~"1AI».M INIS r RATION. It. W. Mi-rrl- has made appiica- r>* of it.iniiiiisiration ou the es tate of J. J .Morris, dec tilled. These .no therefore tociteund ndrotiish all parties cor»c» rued, whether kirdred or creuiiors, to show cause on or klore tbp luue term of the Court of Ordinary of Sumter countv, to be held o.. the tl.st Monday In June next, why said peti tion Muould not be granted a* prayed for. Given under my hand and omciai signa ture, this, 2.>th day of April, 1891. A. C.Hpmsr, Ordinary. Gboroia—Sumter County; All persons having demands agntost 8. H. Sloan, late of -sia county, deceased, an hereby notified to present them, properly K roanted, to ine, or in.my absence to my at- truey.J. A. Ansley. within the timepre- scribed by law.br trey mav not be aataad. All persons Indebted to l requested to make prompt Battlement. April 23rd, KM.