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THE AMEKlOUfe WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1891.
E RESULT,
WIiimi it was recently announced
■ . Xlim-uton Wheatley’s usual
Vrininge had been made to the
111 ' tt , nl markets, the public waited
' . j,i these columns, the report
, iv ] lllt hail been done for theii'
il -jji'it in the way of novelties in
"-oo'ls and revelations in low prices.
A]) things being now Ready for
itV Feast, the people of Americus
the surrounding country are
ilie ,l to come. They are uot ex-
Eted to have on their Wedding
i auments, for Wheatley’s is the
Puce where the people must go
o h t . properly decked out for an
ippesiruuce.
laud
■invited
SHAW’S SPLENDID STORE and many otl,ers - s P eclal attention has
. J been given to ladle*' shoes, and any kind
A CLOTHING HOUSETHAT IS METRO
POLITAN IN METHOD.
SomethiuK A limit On* of the Promineut
K.tnbll.hiueuts 111 A ni.rlcu.~An Im-
iiunu stock Hint I. ITurlTolled—Thn
Esgle Shoe Store.
11 11
either at a feast or at
and nobody can have
the trade mark that a Perfectly
Dossed Max always bears, until
Lfter they have been to
anil have been supplied with
IlilTEllS
J3v that establishment
The Ti.mes-Recordeh isn’t half
jc, KX0TOH to hold even a cat-
lalogiio of the Elegant Goods, and
I the 5: iter-Elegantly Low Prices
| attached.
Only the general heads can here
| be outlined; the true inwardness
[of the feast can’t be understood
| until the guests go through the
I whole Bill of Fare in person at
| Wheatley’s.
No such complete and elegant
|stock of
I Gentlemen’s, Youths’ and
Boys’
has ever been brought to Americus
and the MOST ASTONISHING
THING about them is the LOW
PRICES!
HATS!
I Stiff and crushed, that CANNOT
FAIL TO SUIT.
A specialty in GENTLEMEN’S
UNDERWEAR: Scriven’s Patent
Elastic Seam Drawers, and the
Cosmopolitan Shirts in suits or in
separate garments, FROM THE
VERY CHEAPEST TO THE
VERY FINEST.
A handsomer line of DRESS
SHIRTS, TIES, SCARFS AND
HANDKERCHIEFS was never
seen iu Americus.
Fast Blk. Hose, ABSOLUTELY STAIN
LESS, ONLY 25o PER PAIR.
KID GLOVES,
Dressed aud undressed; all colors,
grades and prices.
ATTENTION MOTHERS!
Boys’ Shirt Waists, 36c to $1.26.
Boys’ .Jorsoy Suits, 3 to 8 years.
Boys’ Clothing in all styles and
prices.
A strangor in Americus always notices,
particularly, the neat stores in the city
and the generally business-like appear
ance they have.
This is especially the case with a cer
tain number of establishments that deal
in dry goods or jewelry or clothing-
And more especially is It the case when
they have had occasion to look into the
splendid establishment, of which John
R. Shaw is proprietor, on Forsyth
street.
That storehouse has a genuinely
metropolitan appearance, eveu from
without, but when one enters, lie at once
realizes that lie is in an establishment,
of which the proprietor is a thorough
business man. Everything about*theJ&
arrangements of tlio stock and the
whole interior of the store suggests a
knowledge of detail that is seldom found
outside the large cities and, taken alto
gether, the establishinent is a credit to
ATBI OF ElEGASCE !
reporter entered Mr. Shaw's place upon
a business errand, aud as the proprietor
was engaged at the time, 1m whiled
away an hour looking through the
store.
Upon the left, as one enters, is the
gents' furnishings department, and such
a stock of that class of goods is rarely
found, for it is the largest, without ex*
ceptlon, in southwest Georgia. Every
thing, from an ordinary bone collar but
ton, to a suit of silk underwear, is kept
in stock at Shaw's, and a man who could
not be Fitted out in underwear at bis
place need look no further. Tho stock
is complete in every detail and when
that is said nothing else is necessary;
however, it would be impossible uot to
notice the neckwear. Every known
style and shapo, of recent date, is repre
sented in daintiest shades, and freshest
concerts and nearly every week a fresh
invoice is received.
This department is under the charge
of Mr. Sim J. Carter, who takes a great
deal of pride in making his stock show-
up well.
Then comes the clothing department,
in which anybody, “regardless of race,
color, or previous condition of servi
tude,” can.b-) fitted out so as not only to
fit him but also to fit his pocket-book.
Counter after counter is piled high up
with a fresh, fall stock of clothing, and
in the drawers beneath tho counters im
numerable suits are hid from view; there
is no danger of not getting a fit in Shaw’s
place because if you can’t find one
among tho suits on the counter, the
gentlemanly salesman will pull open the
drawers until luj finds one that does. It
is a boast in Shaw's, and one that can be
made good, that any one, no matter
wl ether short, tall or stout or slim, can
be fitted perfectly; and such a boast
seems reasonable when ono has a $23,000
stock of clothing to back it!
Tho latest Btyles in clothing of all
grades, from a sack suit to a dress suit,
can be found at Shaw's, and any one
from tho ordinary day laborer to the
wealthiest man in the country can be
easily satisfied here. This house makes
a specialty of children's, boys' and
youths’ clothing, and a large stock of ex
tra knee pants for boys is carried.
Shaw's Btock of clothing would do
credit to many a metropolitan clothing
house as it is undoubtedly the largest in
this section of the state. At the time
Mr. Shaw closed out his dry goods de
partment a couple of years ago, he threw
its value, about $1.1,000, into his cloth
ing stock and since then ho has been
able to say, without fear of contradic
tion, that nowhere else in Southwest
Georgia can a stock as large and com
plete as his be found.
Mr. Slmw makes it a practice in his
clothing department, as well as in his
cntlro business, to buy close, sell quick
and keep a fresh, clean stock on hand.
This lias been the secret of his success
in tho clothing trade.
Tho clothing department is presided
over by Mr. J. C. I’ope who is well and
favorably known by nearly everybody iu
this section.
Next comes tho department of which
Mr. Will I*. Ilornaday is in charge and
which includes hats, caues, umbrellas
and traveling hags. This stock is kept
at the top notch always and iu it one can
find the latest styles In soft or still hats,
of every well known manufacture; the
very latest conceits In cancs and umbrel
las and any kind of a traveling bag one
can desire. An examination of the stock
of hats at Shaw’s would mako any one
willing to aver that lie carries as com
plete a line as can be found anywhere in
this portion of tho country, and what’s
more they are all latest styles!
The Uncle Shoe Store.
In connection with Shaw’s clothing
house is the Eagle shoe store, of which
Mr. Sbaw is also proprietor, and in
which one of the best selected and
largest stocks of shoes ever brought to
Americus can be found.
The general lino of goods to be found
in any first-class shoo store Is supple
mented by special grades of shoes for
ladies and misses, among which rosy he
mentioned the fsmous brands of Edwin
C. Burt, Hough £ Ford, Drew, Selby £
Co., BUoker, Gentle £ Co., E. P. Dodge,
of footwear for the fair sex, from a sen
sible, strong street shoe to a dainty ball
room slipper can be found at the Eagle
shoe store.
The men and boys have not been for
gotten, however, and every grade of
shoe suitable to them can be obtained
here. All that is asked is an inspection.
Mr. J. R. Foster Is in charge of the
Eagle shoe store and is very popular
with all who know him.
Shaw's establishment it truly a credit
to Americus, and when one remembers
that Mr. Shaw has been in business at
tlie same stand for nearly twenty-three
years, they cannot wonder that lie has
been successful, for nearly every one
realizes the fact that “a rolling stone
gathers no moss."
The desk in Shaw's office is presided
over by Mr. H. Cleve Davis, who is a
hustling salesman himself, at times, for,
occasionally, he'll throw asido Ills pen
anrt Jump out front and sell goods
alongside any of the boys.
Mr. Shaw, personally, is known to
everybody in this section, not only as a
sharp, shrewd business man, lint as a
gentleman of the first water, who be
lieves that the best goods at good prices
will always pay both dealer and cus
tomer. He lias surrounded himself witli
a corns of gentlemen in the fullest sense
of the word, and consequently it is
always a pleasure to go to Shaw’s.
DUCKWORTH RELEASED
HE GAVE BOND YESTERDAY AND WAS
RELEASED FROM CUSTODY.
Charged with Criminal Assault on Mill?
Lamb—The Crime Alleged to Il^ve
Been Committed In *87—He was Arrested
In tJasper, Fla , a Few Weeks Ago.
A CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE.
I MBRELLAS enough to stand
oft a CLOUD-BURST!
Satchels and Bags enough to
!'.?“* 'ill the elegant goods at
" in'iitloy’s that you will need when
yo !' -o abroad and want to present
a first-class and stylish appearance
Every Long, Loan, Fat, Short,
Little Man in a dozeu conn-
j 1 ’* <’•'<» get JUST THE FIT in
j io odd sizes and lengths stock
that is carried at
P.
life will be a burden
|° all who spend their money else-
'iicro, and hud when too late that
1 i' bussed getting the choicest
® , ' ,cs t bargains in the neatest
i. “‘ost stylish goods ever
wrought to this market.
T MAKE SUCH A MIS
AK E, blit go to Wheatley’s, and
k' t yourself made solid.
Remember tho place ;
Tkornhn Wheatley's Coiner.
[/'-culled because you can get a
; ''filer ’ (or tho smallest cash cou-
■ deration, upon the largest, cneap-
i, and ‘'“lest goods ever shown in
Aiuencus.
Yours for business,
Thornton wheatley.
‘ ua -tue*-thursAwkly9-l<My
Two Young Society People Wedded Monday
Night Secretly.
Ever since Tuesday rumors of the mar
riage of Miss Charlie Hitt to Mr E. B.
Everett have been afloat in Americus,
but nothlug authentic was learned till yes
terday afternoon when the announcement
of the marriage, which appears in an
other column, was duly authorized by
tlio bride’s father.
Xo details of the affair have been
learned. The marriage was wholly un
expected by the parents of tho young
lady and so far it lias been impossible
to collect any reliable Information
about it, save that tho couple wero mar
ried Monday night by Iter. J. J. Boring
—a ministar who was passing through
Americus.
'Mrs. Everett is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Hitt of this city and was
one of the most charming society girls
of Americus and although only a debu
tante iu society, she had already won
the admiration of hosts of the young
men
Mr. Everett is employed in the general
offices of the Sam road, is a young man
of sjilendid business capacity and is well
liked by all who know him.
There seems to be no reason for the
secrecy observed in the matter, as the
parents would have giveir their consent
to the marriage If the bride had inti
mated her desires.
SAM TAKES IT At£ 1IACK.
He Cornell to tho Conclusion That He Did
an Injustice.
Rome, Ga., September 14.—In his ser
mon last night Rev. Sam Jones charged
Judge Max Meyerhardt with being brow
beaten by lawyers in the recent trial of
the saloon keepers of Romo.
After the meeting bad closed, Judge
Meyerhardt called upon Mr. Jones and
told him that he had been misrepre
sented, said that the lawyers did not
brow-boat him, bnt be browboat them.
That he tried to dd hts'duty.
In justice to Judge Meyerhardt, Mr.
Jones writes the following lotter:
Rome, Ga., September 14.—Judge
Meyerhardt came^p to me last night
after the sermon in a kindly spirit and
said to me: “Mr. Jones, you did an in
justice to-night I did not sutTer law
yers to brow-beat me. Instead, I was
firm td tlie end and did my duty faith
fully.”,
I replied: /‘Judge, if I did you an
injustice I will make amend honorable
and purpose, and this article Is to say to
the public that by the facts given to mo
by Judge Meyerhardt, be was faithful
and fearless in tlie discharge of Ills
duty in tho trial of the saloon keepers of
Rome. Very tauly,
[Signed.] Sam P. Jones.
Joseph Duckworth, who lias been
locked up since last Saturday on tlie
charge of having, committed an assault
upon Miss Milly Lamb in June 1887, was
released yestert y upon making bond
for $100.
Tlie bond was made by Messrs. T. S.
Glover. J. L. Chambliss and II. I). Watts
and Duckwortli left the jail with ids
friends.
In conversation with a Times-Recob-
pei: reporter, Mr. Duckwortli declared
that the whole thiug was a put up job
and that he was as innocent of any crime
as a new born babe. lie is a man of
family and his wife and children are now-
in Jasper, Fla., whither lie will go in n
few days.
The story of tlie affair is as follows:
Along iu June ’87 a state warrant was
sworn out charging Joseph Duckwortli
with a criminal assault upon Milly
Lamb, hut before it could he served
Duckworth had disappeared. However,
when the grand jury met in the fall
following, a true bill was found against
tlie absenteo aud Sheriff Forrest and
Deputy Lamar begau tho work of locat
ing their man.
' The work was unsuccessful until a
few weeks ago Duckwortli was located
near Jasper, Fla., where he was farming,
and ills arrest was requested. The au
thorities at Jasper arrested Duckworth
and notified Sheriff Forrest of the fact.
In a few days the proper papers wero
procured and Deputy Sheriff Lamar was
on his way to Florida aftor his man.
Xo trouble was experienced, and last
Saturday the deputy arrived in Americus
with Duckworth and he was Incarcerated
in tho county jail.
As soon as he could communicate with
his friends Duckwortli began operations
to secure his release, and Wednesday
afternoon lie appeared beforo Judge
Fort, at chambers, upon a writ of habeas
corpus and made application for bail.
The prosecutor was present and seemed
anxious to drop tlie whole business.
After bearing the application Judge
Fort granted Duckwortli bail in the sum
of $1,000, which be tried, unsuccessful
ly, to secure. On Thursday, Judge Fort
reduced tlie bail to $100 which resulted
iu Duckworth’s release yesterday.
The crime alieged, was committed in
'87 and the case has ceased to bo of in
terest to the goncral public, but the
friends of tlie accused still claim bis in
nocence as strongly as be does, and de
clare that when the case comes on to be
beard, Duckwortli will be declared in
nocent of the heinous crime with which
he stands charged.
Mr. Duckworth said to a Times-Re-
coiideii reporter that as soon as he at
tends to some little business here, lie
will at once return to his family in Jas
per, Fla.
He declares his innocence in no un
certain terms and says he will be ready
for trial at tlie proper time.
DEATH OF A DESPERADO.
STILL GOING ON!
-OUR-
Great Removal Sale
For the next 5 days our prices will fairly
upset things in the shoe business.
Williford, Matthews & Co.
415 COTTON AVE.
“YOUR EYES.
99
We have added to our business an
OPTICAL - DEPARTMENT,
under the management of
Mr. John H. Starbuck,
A SCIENTIFIC OPTICIAN
and a graduate of the
Chicago Opthalmic College,
and have made complete arrangements for
diagnosing and correcting all visual errors by
the most approved and scientific method.
We aim to make this a special feature of
our business, and our facilities are the best
SOUTH OF A-TLAISTT^l.
Oculists prescriptions carefully and correct
ly filled.
JAMES FRICKER & BRO.
SOMETHING ABOIT TANKS.
The Beaton Why Collector* Have Not
11 •‘sun the Bullet.
As is well known the tax-collector
generally begins collecting on the first
of September, hut tills year, this was
not done.
The reason of the delay is that, as yet,
no rate per cent, of state tax has been
fixed and the card below, which has
been sent to every collector in the state,
will explain itself:
CoMPTnoi.t.Eii - General's Office—
Atlanta, Oa., September 12.—Dhaii
Sue—Tbe rate per cent, of tbo state tax
cannot be levied until tbe legislature
passes the deficiency appropi lation and
tbe general tax act. Such a bill is*now
pending and as soon as passes I will
notify you. You should take noatepa
In the matter until you are officially
notified as to wbat tbe rate will be.
‘ Very respectfully,
. W. A. Wrioht,
Comp. General.
Robbed by Burglar*.
C'obdkle, Go., September 15.—Last
night burglars effected an entrance into
the residence of Mr. J. L. Milner, an ex
policeman, and went throughJ|bIs cloth
ing, taking ninety, dollars from bis
trouser’s pocket No clue has been dis
covered, and bardly any hope that tbe
thief will be apprehended.
Jordan Durham, a Nexro Tough, Killed
Near Cordele Yett®relay.
ConniLE, September 12.—[Special.]—
John Kitchen, a white man, killed a
negro by the name of Jordan Durham,
this morning, at tlie Willingham Sash,
Door and Lumber Company’s mill near
this city.
Durham was a desperate negro who
has given a great deal of trouble to this
section. IIe lias been out of the chain-
gang only a few years. He had served a
term for some misdemeanor, and since
his release has been worso than ever. It
is understood tliet be had made frequent
threats against the life of Mr. Kitchen
and was very abusive and aggressive
this morning before be was killed.
lie was scon in Cordelo this morning,
where lie bought Bomo cartridges with
tlie remark that lie would kill somo
white man to-day.
Mr. Kitchen shot him in the back of
his head with a load of buckshot from a
shotgun. Durham was killed instantly.
Tliis whole section of country will lie
glad to iiear of tlie death of so danger
ous a desperado. It is said he had hardly
enough friends among ids own race to
bury him decently.
The Anll-Sulitreesnrylle*.
St. Louis, September 14.—Every in
coming train brings in delegations to tlie
anti-subtreasury convention, which as
sembles here to-morrow. Tbe prevailing
opinion Is that a separate organization
will take place, and a policy adopted as
to tbe membership which will admit a
great many now excluded.
On Suspicion.
Atlanta, September 14. — Xatha
Worthan alias Will Bell alias Jack Rab
bit was arrested this morning by Patrol
man MMiaffey. It Is said that Worthan
bas just returned to Atlanta, after serv
ing a five years sentence in the Georgia
penitentiary, and that lie Is wanted In
Alabama for another crime.
Racket * Store.
We haven't had much to say since moving into our new quarters
in tho
WATTS BUILDING,
but we are selling the goods just the same. For Fall and Winter we
have just received a splendid line of
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS AND CLOTHING
and can suit you in both price aud style. Our
BOOTS, SHOES AND HATS
cannot be turned down, and we will mako you happy in a short while
if you will come and see us.
Dont forget the place—WATTS BUILDING, Americus. Ga.
ROGERS WILDER.
BeptlMAw
The PHARMACY,
Cor. Cotton Ave. and Forsyth St.,
W. C. RUSSELL, Proprietor.
STRICT ATTENTION GIVEN TO PRESCRIPTIONS,
WHICH I MAKE A SPECIALTY.
TOILET COOPB.
RUSSELL’S HEADACHE SPECIFIC
Flavoring Extracts and Family Medicines of all kinds.
scptiodA-wtf GIVE ME JL CALL.
Jarjr Out Slxty-Flvs Hour*.
Sjlxdkbsville, Ga., Septcmbor 14.—
Tbe jury in tbe Trull case, for tte mur
der of Sam Tkuton last October, after
being ont sixty-five hours, brought in a
verdict of guilty, wi th recommendation
to imprisonment In the penitentiary for
life.
D. WATTS, * *
Wholesale and Retail Groceries
Hus come to tho front again, and can be found on the corner,
Watts Building, With an clegnnt line of fresh
Groceries*^ Confectioneries,
which he will sell at rock bottom prices. Country merchants
will find it to their interest to call and see him when
needing anything in his line.
WHISKIES *§& BRANDIES
and plenty of Jugs in tbo roar, which will be shipped to any
part of the United States and Georgia.
Septlfelskw
SEND HIM YOUR ORDERS.
A FEW BARGAINS
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Farm and City Property
On Good Terms for a few days,
Alleit, Taylor *& Co.,
Harrold Bank Building,
COTTON AVENUE, - - AMERICUS, GA.
angUdly