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AMERICUS TIMES-RECGRDER. OLUME 1 AMERICUS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY: JUXE/>’, 1891. 1= NUMBER S n 't Stand on Your Head to Read this. NEHW UOY DEECCUS NI GNIDAER S1HT, UOY |\V EVAH DNUOF TUO TAHT F.HT TSEB ECALP yub lla sdnik fo yrd sdoog, gnihtolc, E. SI TA GEO. D. WHEATLEY’S, Cor. Lamar St. and Cotton Ave. r oU ld we dare to advertise these prices if they were not low? )r this week: e solid caso White Lawns ( ; *o inches wido) at 5c., worth 8c. elsewhere yd. solid case White Lawn (34 inches wide) at 8c., former price, 12k' !"T>'d. solid c.ise White Lawn (4(* inches wide) at 10c., Eormer price, 15c. i«yd. ? solid case Check Nainsook (long fold) at 5c., worth 8c. elsewhere. Milid case Check Nainsook (hook fold) at 8c., worth 12Jc. elsewhere, INGALL S IS COMING. HE AND MRS. LEASE WILL PAY AT LANTA A VISIT. lilaiiio’* Friends ami III* Knenile* — Uon- Kmninuti McCreary lilvfi 111* View# h» t« Campaign Issues—The Macon Con struction Company- XOTKS FltO.M THK PLAINS. THROUGH THE HEART. IV111*I There m of Interest There, mill Wliul the People are Doing. [loud let the grass grow under your feet before you have seen Vhifce Goods Department! Killed to repletion with tho choicest novelties of the seas The following specialties may be of interest to those who contemplate purchasing COMMENCEMENT DRESSES yds. plain White Hemstitched Lawns - VADRQ I SAT ™ STRIFE IHnUu I iACE stripe BORDERED LAWNS in and Dotted Swiss White- and Colored Tarlatan at 30c in is i at l."S at :*«> at XX at IBc. at 20c. at 28c. at 85c. Black, Cream and White Mulls at reduced prices this week. No Goods for the price excels our OLORED CHEESE CLOTHS All Shades, ONLY 5c. PER YARD. Wo will apply the lever of low prices to move our HEMSTITCHED FLOUNCES. Laces and Embroideries this week. superb 4(i-iu. EMBROIDERED H E STITCHED FLOUNCES worth 05c. goes at 45c. Our 75c FlounciDgs at 55c. Our 11.00 FlounciDgs at 70c. Our $1.25 I’louncings at 05c. Our $1.50 Flouneings at $1.20. Our $2.00 Flouneings at $1.50. Of all our elegant Hemstitched and Embroidered Flounces— some th $3.50 and $4.00 per yard—Your choice for $2.00 this week. W LACES! NEW RIBBONS! NEW PARASOLS! NEW FANS! NEW HANDKERCHIEFS 1 NEW HOSIERY ! NEW CORSETS! NEW GLOVES! 1*1. a ins Ga., Juno 3.—The went lie fair and open with UK, and all kinds of farm work is progressing well, tho har vesting of small grains engnging the principal attention at present. Mrs. J. H. West, after several weeks’ illness, died May 20, and her remains were interred at Macedonia cemetery. She was an amiable intelligent lady, a consecrated Christian and a fond wife and mother. Wo tender the bereaved family our sympathy in their great affliction. Mrs. H. H. Black, infant and nurse had a very narrow escapo on Friday eve ning. Her horse became frightened and ran away, overturning tho buggy and throwing them out. Their inju ries, however, were very slight. Maj. J. II. Black, who has been sick for several days, is able to be up again. Black's mill dam was considerably Tho loss is esti- W a sin noton, June :l.—Secretary Blaine was in Boston yesterday, and the telegraph reported that he enjoyed a drive, although he was afterwards care fully guarded from callers. There are two parties to the state of Blaine's health, one maintaining that he will soon be in possession of his usual mental and physical vigor, and another supposed to be unfriendly to his candi dacy, who declare tliot lie will never re turn here in an official capacity. There appears some grouud for the lat ter view, for Harrison has taken on him self the management of foreign affairs with tlie assistance of Secretary Charlie broken on Monday. Foster, who is well up on reciprocity. I mated at fciUO, and it is thought that K % :- Governor, now Congressman, Me-! fifteen days will be consumed in repair- Creary is here. He says the next con-j ing the damages. Fishermen in oar gross will pass a free coinage bill, and community have been reaping a rich the president will veto it. '1 lie house harvest as one of the results of the will then pass it over his veto and the j break. senate will be apt to smother it. This ! Misses Florence Jones and Fleta Wise, lie believes will result in a compromise j who have been attending school, the bill, and free coinage will not be a j former In Dawson and the latter in Lees- salient issue in the next campaign. I ville, S. C., liavo just returned home to Tariff reform, lie thinks, will be the Upend their vacation party slogan in 1802. | Miss Lena Ford, of Americus, lias Kx-Senator Ingalls has accepted an in-1 been visiting here, the guest of Miss vitation extended by Rev. J. W. lleidt, i Willie Cato. manager of the Georgia Chautauqua, to j Mr. Tyre Jennings, of Atlanta, is deliver an address at Lithia Springs Upending some time with his parents some time in July. Mrs. Mary E Lease, j hero, of Kansas, the famous lady alliance lead- Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wells, of Anteri or who contributed largely to defeat | cub, are in our village, stopping with ONE MAN SHOOTS ANOTHER OVER A GAME OF CARDS Both Claimed the Game—They Disputed— Words Multiplied And Two PUtol Shot* Faded the Trouble And a Life—The Murderer Skipped Out. Ingalls and elect l’cffcr, has .also decided to visit the Chautauqua and address the people. Efforts to secure IIou. William K. Morrison and Hon. Ben Butler Worth are now on foot. Col. Xat Harris, of Macon, passed through here last night on his way to Baltimore. He reports tho offers of tho Macon Construction company far from satisfactory and secs no hope at present of lifting that concern out of ihe hands of a receiver. A Distillery In Flame*. Chicago, Juno 3.—ThoShufeldt dis tillery is burning and will probably be entirely consumed. It is attributed to tho whisky trust. It is thought that the Hamcs in the Shufcldt distillery are under control. The loss will be $100,000. Overheated Hues cause of lire. A dispatch says the whisky trust has bought Shufeldt and Culumet distillers, paying $1,000,000 for tho Shufeldt and $500,000 for the Culumet. W. H. Shufeldt denies the report. He Dropped the Counter*. London, Juno3.—Arthur Wilson testi fied that lie saw one red counter before Cumming when lie said tliore wore three counters in tho next hand. Cumming leaned forward and looked into .Somer set’s hand. lie saw it was a poor hand and dropped tho additional counters. Mrs. Timmerman. ShcriiT L. 11. Forrest spent Sunday in our community. Mr. Roe Kdwards anil Miss Jessie Jones went over into Webster Sunday to see Miss Kona Wright. Mr. and Mrs. E. Timmerman, Ur. Wise, F. W. Gridin and If. J. Jennings went over to Americus on Monday. Miss Fannie Chappell, Mrs. Parker and Mrs. P. J. Wise, in company with Mr. A. Chappell, were visiting friends in Americus on Tuesday. Mrs. Forth went down to Lyons Tues day morning. Rev. II. Stubbs, who has been on a visit to Shellman assisting in a protract ed meeting, returned home on Tuesday ovenlng.and reports fine success in spir itual matters. Drummers have bcon ijuito numerous with us during the past week. Messrs. Black, Cain, Carter, Kdwards, Evans, Jennings, Josscy, Mitchell and Moore have been supplying our merchants with groceries and fabrics. Concession* Were Made. Wo will say nothin" about Silk ami Wool GRENADINES jot ’em and OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT, No Dor Necessary. May’s Candino, X. J., Juno 3.—The farmers arc poisoning tho quails. Tho birds .are so numerous that they are de stroying the crops, and poison is the only way by which to get rid of them. They Hanged lllm. Xkw Oni.hank. Juno 3.—A colored gambler named Hummcll shot a levee hand, William Jenings, a painter, couple of other laborers rose and hang ed Hummcll. black silk DRAPERY NETS AND FLOUNCES Demand especial mention. 'EY WERE NEVER SO HANDSOME ! NEVER SO STYLISH ! NEVER SO LOW ! i' ce BLACK FISH NET, (all silk) in polka dot, Worth $1.00 i" r yd., goes this week at 60c. BLACK TOSCA NET, (all silk) plain and figured, worth $1.25, goes this week at 75c. finest CHANTILLY NETS AND FLOUNCES worth from $2.00 to $2,50, only $1.50 per yd. this week. We will open another case of those lovely NE APPLE TISSUES! Luk, medium and light grounds with white and tinted spots and figures ut 12 Jo and 15c this week. W l m° Urtc0U8 obliging salesmen to supply your wants, IS 1 ro YOUR ADVANTAGE TO TRADE WITH eoD.Wheatlev Americus, Ga. All orders by mail recoive personal and prompt attention, furnished on application. The Great Unveiling. Gai.k.na, June 3.—Thirty thousand people participated In the unveiling of the (irant monument. Doing a Good Business. Verily, tho Americus Xatlonal Build ing and Loan Association seems planted on the solid rock of prosperity and that concern can now be numbered among the institutions of Americus, with the accent on the the. Xo busier men can be found than those who have its affairs in charge. During this week 3S0 shares of the stock have been taken, to say nothing of those taken which have not yet been re turned by tho company’s agents, who are fast becoming scattered throughout the country This is a wonderful showing, and it speaks volumes for the Americus Build ing and Loan Association. A Pleasant Event. One of the most pleasant events ever known In Americus was the entertain ment which Miss Leila Maxwell last night tendered to her fnends at the res idence of her mother on Taylor street. Xothing was left undone that could have added to tho enjoyment of the oc casion, for Mrs. Maxwell and Miss Leila are well known as entertainers, and none have a better reputation for enter taining than they. When the hour for dispersing arrived all were sorry that that the merry gathering' was so soon ended. The special committee appointed by the railroad men in conference in Ma con in regard to tho lumber business made Its report which was adopted Tuesday afternoon, after which the meeting adjourned. Tho committee consisted of Superin tendent Dill, of the Central; Superin tendent Fleming, of tho Savannah, Florida and Western; Superintendent Illanlleld, of tho East Tennesssoe; Su perintendent Hogc, of the Georgia Southern, and .Superintendent Marshall, of tlioBavannah, Americus and Mont gomery, appointed to consider tho mat ter and modified tho requirements as asked$>y the lumbermen, made their reporlrto the afternoon meeting anti it was considerably in favor of the lum ber tiufo. Tho,report ill be printed ami issued to the different railroads concerned. It must first go before the railioad commis sion, ^liicli it will do this week. Tho, report, it is understood, allows the use of smaller standards than those required by the former rules. The old rule required them to be 4x4 with six to aside. Under tno new rule three to a side will only bo required. It was this the lumbermen wanted, as heretofore they have been required to use, what they say, is an unnecessarily large amount of lumber in making fasten ings for the cars. It is certain that tho modiffed rules will be very acceptable to the lumber dealers. ' Bight You Are lion. C. L. Bartlett of Macon, one of Georgia’s best posted men, recently spoke to a Constitution man as follows In regard to the speakership matters: ’ “I don’t take much stock in this talk that Colonel Blount Is against Judge Crisp for speaker.” “While I have not talked with Colonel Blount on the sub ject, I have no doubf but that he will vote for Judge Crisp. Of course, every body In Georgia wants to see Crisp elected.” Mr. Bartlett is generally accredited as being in touch with Mr. Blount and he probably speaks by the card. At any rate he is correct In saying that “every body In Georgia wants to see Judge Crisp elected.’’ And the indications are they will see that very thing. Tliore was a killing in Montgomery county Tuesday night that is terrible in its details. From what could bo learned by a Timkh-Kkcokdkii reporter yesterday the affair was one that would nearer do cred it to a Bowery gambling den than to the usually quiet county of Montgomery. It is the same old story of a game of cards, a dispute, tho whole rounded up with a murder and two families made miserable. A gentleman who was in the city yes to relay gave the reporter the following information In regard to the affair: Mr. Charles Saville and Mr. H. 1’ Preston, two white men, worked at the same saw mill in Montgomery county. Their families live near eacli other in the mill quarters, and ever since they have been throw n so closely together they have been intimate friends. Like most people who work about a saw mill they both liked a game of cards occa sionally, and it was more tbanonco the case that they played fora small amount of money, just to make U interesting. A few days ago Sav Inc’s family left homo to visit relatives in a neighboring county. The occasion was auspicious for the men to have a social game, Tuesday Saville asked Preston to come over to his house that night to have little play. Preston accepted the invitation. Little did he know that it was an in vitation to his death. When night camo he went to Sa- ville’s house. Among tho other things that the host had provided for tho occasion was a jug of whisky. They took a chance at that and then set about playing seven up for ten cents a game. Frequently they went to tho jug containing tho whisky and partook of its contents. Every thing went nicely for awhile and fifty cents would have balanced the losses of either party. Finally tho liquor began to take effect, and tho men became addled. They played a hand and Pres ton claimed that it put him seven and that he had won. He reached for the money. Saville stopped him and told him that ho had not made enough to put him out Tho dispute waxed warm. Presently, when Preston continuod to claim that he was out, Saville said: “You are a d—d lying son of a-- Savillc did not liniBh his words for Preston slapped him full In the face, knocking him backwards. Then Pres ton started toward him. Just then Sa ville raised up, and leaning on ono el bow, drew his pistol and fired at Pres ton. The ball struck just below the left nipple and grazed the heart. As tho shot was fired Preston started to run, when he was shot again, tho ball entering the middlo of his back. The wounded man tottered and fell, crying out: Geat God, ho has killed mo! lie killed me for twenty cents!” Saville lost no time in tarrying to see the effect of his wounds, but hurried to escapo at once, and before any one knew what had been done lie was safely away. The residents of the quarter beard the pistol shots and hastened to the scene, to find II. P. Preston lying on the floor in a pool of his own blood. It was evi dent to all who saw him that be was mortally wounded. To the first who arrived ho told the story of the affair as it Is given above. That story ho affirmed with his dying breath, for he was a dead man in twenty minutes after the first shot was fired. Ills death was remarkably easy under tho circumstances and ho seemed to suffer but little. Preston’s wife and little girl were among the last to arrive at the house. The scene when they entered was affect ing indeed. The woman threw herself across the body of her husband and re fused to move until she was forced away by tho strong men who bore Preston’s body to his own home. Tho little girl, w ho is about 10 years old, cried all the time like her heart would qreak. Preston loaves this wife and child. Saville has a wife and two young boys. It Is thought that Saville would first make his way to where his family is be fore going off, and a close watch is being kept for him. All classes seem to be united in wanting him brought to justice. CASUALLY CAUGHT. Item* Gathered and Put Under One Head. Tha Works Started. There is no need for Americus to run short on Ice this season. She has two ice factories now. Yesterday the Amer icas Refrigerating company got every thing in order and started up their ide plant, which has a large capacity. This, in connection with the ' old reliable Amerious Icecompany’s works, will Two cars of beer wero received by tho different brewing agencies yesterday. Let's have a rousing meeting on Davis' raonument day—June 18. Plums ami blackberries are being of fered for salo on (be streets by darkies from the country. , To-morrow is tho day for the grand picnic at Hollis' mill in Leo county. Americus will bo woll represented there. A party of ladies and gentlemen is boing made ud to spend several days on Flint river, on a camp fishing expedi tion. In a few more days tho old postoflice building will bo but a memory. Tho work of tearing It down is progressing rapidly. Tlie sn itching engino on the South- ['stern yard jumped the track yester day, causing a delay of about an hour in the yard work. It lias been definitely announced that t'ao Americus branch of Odd Fellows will be organised amt Installed next Tuesday night. A car load of common stone churns with old fashioned dashers was received by an Americus firm yesterday over tho Central railroad. A TlMEH-ltKCoitnEB reporter was yes terday shown a tomato and a cucumber which had come to full maturity In an Americus garden. A snake of tho black runner variety, which measured more than right feet, was killed on Spring street by a negro back driver yesterday. Fishermen report plenty of fish in tho streams about Americas. A wagon load of fish were brought to Americus yes terday from Flint river. They sold at a good price. Klsowhore in this paper Mr. L. B. Westbrook reports a stray stoer which he took up on tho Wobstor Bagloy place. Iiead tlie description, and if it is your steer you can rocovor it. A small negro boy named I 'harllo An drews fell off of a house iu the eastern portion of the city yosterday and broke his leg in two places. He whs also bad ly bruisod about his body. Americus was visited by a small sized thunder storm yesterday afternoon. It was thought at one time that lightning had cortalnly struck somewhere in the city, but such proved not to bo the case. The report was current In Americas yosterday that a secret marriage had oc curred in Schloy, the bride and groom kelDg parties well known in Americus. Telegrams sent to Kllavllle failed to con firm tho report. Several members of tho Oliver base ball club request The TlMEs-Rr.conDEB , to announce that the Olivers won Tues day’s game of ball, tho score standing, so they say, sovonty-fonr for the Olivers and twenty-eight for tlie Laniors. The pupils of tlie public schoals are now busying themselves about getting in readiness for tho closing exorcises, which will take placo next week. A rehearsal ami practice was had at the opera house yesterday aftornoon. Yestorday tho wrltor was informod by gentleman who is considered well posted that the acreage in cotton in Sumter county, instead of being decreas ed, is greater this year than ft was last. Same have planted less but others have increased their acreage onottgh to make up tho deficiency and moro. A lliirbecile Afoul. Tlie chances arc that Americus will soon ho tlie sceno of ono of tho most ex tensive barbecues ever known iu theso parts. If it is held this barbecue will bo an alliance allalr to which everybody will bo invited. To say that the alliance- men of Sumter county will have it in charge is to guarantee that the barbe cue will lie tho highest kind of a suc cess. In caso tho barbecue is held, and thcro is but little doubting that it will, the day will be set for sometime in July and tho allinncomen of the neighboring counties will bo invited. That will mean a large crowd of visitors to Amer icus. Left For Boston. Hon. Amos J. Cummings left yester day for Boston, after a stay of several days with Judge Crisp. Mr. Cummings goes to Boston to attend tho Inter national Typographical Union, he being one of the trustees of the Cbilds-Drexel home for printers. Mr. Cummings likes to boast himself a printer, and yesterday he showed his union cards to a party of gentlemen. Before be left Mr. Cummings spoke very highly Indeed of Americus, saying among other things that he considered it one of the prettiest spots hs had seen since he left New York. For Great Britain as a whole, the cul tivated surface recorded as farmed by by its owners is 4,843,000 acres, while supply enough coolness to meet thedc- that accounted fir as In the hands of/ mauds of Americas people. tenants is 7t,0tt 00.