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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1891.
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1,
A DASTARDLY OUTRAGE
AN INOFFENSIVE MAN BEATEN NEAR
LY TO DEATH.
^Ijen it was recently announced
that Thornton Wheatley’s usual
nVrimage had been made to the
Eastern markets, the public waited
to see in these columns, the report
of what had been done for their
benefit iu the way of novelties in
.roods and revelations in low prices.
r things being now Ready for
the r'h-sT.the people of Americas
1D d the surrounding country are
invited to come. They are not ex-
neeted to have on their Wedding
tiui.ME.vT8, for Wheatley’s is the
Puce where the people must go
to he properly decked out for an
appearance, either at a feast or at
business; and nobody can have
the trade mark that a Perfectly
PnEssED Man always bears, until
after they have been to
Fl.ndl.li Deed Which Should be Sifted to
the Very Bottom—Mr. W. J. Phillip.
Boaten Well Nigh Unto Doeth bj Buf-
flam—Four Arrest. Made.
and have been supplied with
Letters Patent of Elegance !
By that establishment.
Thf, Times-Recorder isn’t half
bio enough to hold even a cat
alogue of the Elegant Goods, and
thel-flTER-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
wliolo Bill of Fare in person at
Wheatley’s.
Xo such complete and elegant
stock of
Gentlemen’s, Youths’ and
Boys’
has ever been brought to Amoricus
and the MOST ASTONISHING
THING about them is the LOW
PRICES!
HATS!
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 in Americus.
Fast Blk. Hose, ABSOLUTELY STAIN
LESS, ONLY 25c PER PAIR.
KID GLOVES,
Dressed and undressed; all colors,
grades and prices.
ATTENTIONMOTHERS!
Boys’ Shirt Waists, 35c to $1.25.
Boy 8 ' Jersey Suits, 3 to 8 years.
Boys' Clothing in all styles and
prices.
UMBRELLAS enough to stand
off a CLOUD-BURST!
Satchels and Bags enough to
hold all the elegant goods at
“ heatley’s that you will need when
you go abroad and want to present
a hrst-class and stylish appearance
Every Long, Loan, Fat, Short,
mg, Little Man in a dozen coun-
;es can get JUST THE FIT in
;P° odd sizes and lengths stock
that is carried at
s.
life will be a burden
to all who spend their monoy olso-
''hero, and hud when too late that
they missed getting the choicest
and best bargains in the neatest
and most stylish goods ever
brought to this market.
DON’T MAKE SUCH A MIS
TAKE, but go to Wheatley’s and
get yourself nutdo solid.
Remember the place:
Thornton Wheatley's Corner.
So-called because you con get a
corner” for the smallest cash con-
Mderation, upon the largest, cheap-
st and finest goods ever shown in
Amencus.
Yours for business,
THORNTON WHEATLEY.
"‘O'tiMMiiBiMHrklyS-lS.ljr
Mr.W. J. Phillip.,of this city,who used
to run a grocery and confectionery busi
ness here, and who has of late been em
ployed as night watchman at the Araer-
icus Guano Works, was assaulted by un
known parties Saturday night and beat
en beyond semblance of humanity. The
motive is supposed to have been mercen
ary, as Mr. Phillips was known to have
been paid oil Saturday, and his assail
ants evidently attacked him for the pur
pose of robbery.
But they failed to got anything and it
is probable that, frightened at the ex
tent of the outrage they had committed,
they Hod without endeavoring to go
further and securo the monoy for which
they had come.
From the fact that Mr. Phillips' watch
was found to liavo stopped at ten min
utes to 12, it is almoBt certain that this
was tile time at which he was attacked,
his watcli being broken and the hands
pointing to that time. Tho reason why
his assailants failod to securo Mr. Phil
lips’ week’s salary lios in tho fact that
after reaching his post of duty bo
changed his clothing entirely, only re
moving his watcli from tho suit which
he took oil, and leaving Ills pockctbook
and its contents in the pocket of the vest
hanging in the little closet which ho
used for tho purpose of keeping his
clothing. In this closet were Mr. Phil
lips’ shirt, collar, tie, etc., all of which
were undisturbed when lie was found.
From appearances it seems that the
wounded man was first attacked in the
alley adjacent to tho main building
wliero he had gono to lock the door.
From tliero Mr. Phillips tried to get
hack into tho building, as is proven by
the bloody trail left by him from bis
movements. lie was found fully 100
feet from where lio was struck in a di
rect line, and perhaps twice the distance
by the way ho evidently went. From
tho signs it seoms that ho was trying to
Hnd his way out and being blinded and
dazed was unable to do so; then moving
forward, as only ho could do, ho finally
came in contact with a bench In the far
corner and remained there unable to
proceed. It was hero that ho was dis
covered Sunday morning at 5 o'clock, by
Mr. C. W. Small, the night watchman at
thoS. A. & M. railroad shops. Mr.
Small was notified of Mr. Phillip’s con
dition by a negro who camo to him seem
ingly very much frightened and told
him that thero was a man killed at tho
guano works. Mr. Small hastened there
at once and found Phillips in an almost
dying condition. He was removed and
carried to bis homo on Church street,
where ho has ever since boon lingering
between life and death. There are five
fractures in bis sknli, besides a badly
brokon noso and numerous terrible
bruises about the lower part of his face.
Dr. G. T. Miller is attending tho
wounded man and gives little hope^for
bis rocovory, the chances for which are
about one in fifty, each one of the
wounds in his head being of a mortal
character. Mr. Phillips has boon totally
unconscious since receiving his injuries
and In his delirious wanderings entreats
by name certain parties to spare his lift
as they have already nearly killed him.
Four arrests have been made and if the
right parties have not alroady been se
cured, thero is every probability, with
the existing evidence, that the would-
be-murderers and robbers will be safely
jailed in s short time.
Mr. Phillips bss a wife and four young
children.
When the hair shows signs of failing,
begin al once to use Ayer’s Hair Vigor.
Tbit preparation strengthens the scalp,
promotes the growth of new hair, re
stores the natural color to gray and
faded hair, and renders It soft, pliant
and glossy.
See Mr. I. L. Lindsay’s notice in an
other column of fine stock for sale.
Dor Lost.
One pale red hound puppy, nine
months old, white foot and legs, white
spot on tho back of his neck, blaze face,
end of tail cut oft. Lost 31st day of
August on Charley Hudson’s place In
Schley county. I will reward the finder.
Send him to Council * MoGarrah’s ware
house, Amoricus, Ga. H. A. Sims,
Octobor t), 1891.
Letter List.
The following unclaimed letters will
bo sent to the dead letter office if not
called for in ton days. Say “advertised
letters’’ when calling for them at office:
Blackshear, Morrow, col.; Bass, Miss
Clora; Bell, Miss Molley; Bell, Bellia;
Cuzzy, P F; Cooper, ltev T B; Collyer,
Mrs Mary; Carter, Lucy, iMrs; Cone, W
A; Campbell, Mrs R; Ellis, Miss Willie;
Grau, .James C; Griffin, Mrs Baby;
Halney, Miss Julia, col; Jinkius, Frank;
Jackson, Samuel, Johnson, Eber, Jas;
Kinney, Mrs M E; Kennedy, Miss Marx
col; Lewis, Miss Onle; Lewis Lsranul;
Lewis, Miss Maggie; Lee, Rufus; Maae,
W M; Miller, E W; Melton, R H; Mc
Dowell, Mrs A H; McKensle, Mary, (2)
Martin, Miss Daniel; Russell, Lneious;
Took, Mary; Taylor, R Cj Warden,
Gtahlng; Williams, Abe; Weston, Mrs
Mary; Weston Dsregon, Heed, Hem.
J. C. Roust, Postmaster.
Americas, Ga., Oct 14,1891.
Fur Sale.
One Registered Jeney Bull 14 months
old from the very best strains. For par
ticulars apply to I. L. Lindsay,
octl0-w4t Ellavllle, Ga.
MILITARY MATTERS.
Maps Received by CapL BaRley Which
Are of General Interest.
The Americus Light Infantry will hold
its regular sem(-montbly business meet
ing at their armory in the new city hall
this evening at 7350 o’clock. A full at-
TI1E NEW GAS WORKS
NEARINQ COMPLETION AND BECOM-
INQ A WORK OF MAGNITUDE.
Americas Soon to Have m Gas Plank of
Ample Producing Capacity for a Large
City—The Work Will Probably be Com
pleted by December-
A TiMKS-RF.conDEn reporter yes
terday afternoon visited the now gas
plant now in course of construction and
tendance of the members is expected | was surprised at the magnitude of the
and desired, as business of importance work.
will be transacted.
Tills Is the first meeting of the Ameri
cus Light Infantry in their now armory
and tlie boys are to be congratulated
upon their bandsomo and commodius
row quarters. It is suggestad by friends
of tho company that a grand military
fair be held at an early date, the pro
ceeds to bo devoted to furnishing the
armory. A competitive drill, either indi
vidual, by platoon or both, would prove
an interesting feature and one which
would add greatly to tho enjoyment of
the occasion. Such an entertainment
would provo a great success socially and
financially.
Capt. II. C. Baglcy has recently re
cently received a number of handsomely
colored maps from the secretary of war
illustrating in detail the movements of
botii the federal and confederate armies
just prior to and during the battle of
C'hickamauga.
Tlioy also show the detailed move
ments of both armies during the Tennes
see campaign. The maps are furnished
with elaborate foot-notes and explana
tions and offer a vivid interpretation of
tho tragic events of those stirring times,
at tlie game time affording a fascinating
study to all lovers of military.
Aside from this, the maps will bo of
special interest to many of our tried war
veterans who participated in those his
torical manouvres, as to them will ac
crue a sad pleasure from a retrospection
of those times which tried men’s souls,
assisted by a diagram and printed out
line of tho blood-contested spot.
Tiio maps are now at Capt. Bagley’
office and he will take pleasure in show
ing and explaining them to any one who
may call.
Mrs. M. T.KIatn
Is at homo from How York, and has just
opouod a new Importation of late styles
of Bonnets, Round nats and Turbans,
representing the choicest and most novel
designs received this season. Also
showing a very large collection of Dross
and Suit Hats, in now and exclusive
stylos, from the most fashionable im
porting houses, and prices to suit ail.
She Invites the ladies of Sumter and sur
rounding counties to call and inspect
her stock.
Mrs. Elam never fails to suit her cus
tomers. She is at the same old stand,
Barlow Block, Jackson street
octl5-w3m
BAY.
Mrs. Anna E. Ray, wlfo of Bra. Neal A.
Ray, was born August 31, 1833. Bho passed
sway In peace, atler a painful Illness, on
September Si, last. She was truly converted
to God, and Joined the M. E. Church South
at the age of 9 years. Some of the older
brethren, who knew her In childhood, say
that It was one of the brightest and most
unmistakable conversions, from which she
never faltered. She was a devoted wife and
mother, nothing concerning the welfare of
her home escaping her notice. Bhe leaves
behind a loving husband and six children—
ono an Infant. j ,
Loving God with ail her heart, ballevlng
His word and trusting In His promises, she
was anxious and faithful In her efforts to
train her children In the precepts of the gos
pel, She seemed to live but for God, and to
do Hts will, and the purity and goodness or
her life brought an Influence of faith, love.
Joy and peace Into her home, the power of
which will not be loet while memoiy lasts,
and God will not forget her trust la Him and
her labor of love.
May God In Hie loving kindness grant
that the holy example of this truly Christian
woman be aguldlne Influence In the Uvee of
her husband and children, and that they, as
well ae the kindred and friends who mourn
with them the sad bereavement, learn the
lesson of love aud salvation God Intended
her life to teach, In auch a manner as will
lead them on through life In the path of
righteousness to a happy meeting In the glo
rious homo above.
And we believe He will.
Announcement.
I take pleasure in announcing to my
friends and the public generally that I
have accepted a position with Wheatley
A Ansley, and will be glad to see and
serve them again at my old place as of
yore. Respectfully,
thu sun wky Will B. Allen. ,
Macon Produce Exchange.
Macon, Ga., October 7.—A meeting
of Georgia and Florida Fruit, Vegetable
and Produce growers and shippers and
representative commission men from
tho various cities of the United States,
has been called to meet at Macon Geor
gia, on October 28 and 20. This meet
ing will take action in regard to getting
freights on all kinds of fruits and pro
duce reduced—the making of *all cars
neutral, and other matters that are of
great importance to growers, shippers
and dealers.
All dealers, growers and shippers are
especially requested to attend. Apply
early to your railroad agent for reduced
rates. Very respectfully,
Macon Pbodccb Exchange.
Mr. M. Huntine Is superintendent of
construction for tlie contractors, Messrs.
Kerr, Murray Manufacturing Co., of Ft.
Wayne, Ind., and Mr. T. A. Klutz, ar
chitect, of tills city, has local charge of
the work in the interest of tho owuors,
with Mr. J. II. Haggerty, superintend
ent of the Light and Power Company, in
general supervision.
The plant, taken as a whole, is amply
adequate in its producing capacity to
supply tho city witli a good quality of
gas for many years to come, having
three furnace benches of live retorts
each, making fifteen retorts In all. Only
ten of theso retorts will at first bo used,
developing a delivery of 0,000 feet of
illuminating gas per day.
The retort and furnace room is 35 feet
in Bize, the condenser and scrubbing
room 12 foet by 35 foot, and the purify
ing room 24 feet by 35 feet, accommo
dating four purifiers 0x8 each, with
joint purifying capacity of 100,000 foot
per diem.
Next to the purifying room Is tho
office and motor room, 12x35 in dimen
sions and containing tho general offices,
the meter and street maiu governor.
This room is on tlie south end of the
building.
The gas holdor and water tank ad
jacent to tho building on tho west side
are almost completed and are built of
rivotted boiler plate, and when full tho
holder will be forty feet height and
sixty-three feot in diameter,
The company propose to push the
work forward to completion as rapidly
as possible, having employed about
twenty-five hands at present on tlie work
of construction. There liavo been many
unavoidable delays on account of bad
weather, scarcity of labor and lateness
in receiving machinery from the manu
facturers. However, everything is now
running smoothly and by December 1,
the company Is confident of being able
to deliver gas to consumers.
There have been used in the construc
tion of this plant about 600,000 ordinary
brick for general building, and 25,000
fire brick for the retort furnaces, which
will stand a heat of 2,500 degrees.
The buildings are all of the most sub
stantial description and support the lat
est improved slate-covered truss roofs,
and when finished will bo among tlie
most complote gas-works buildings In
the state.
REAL ESTATE
Business Property,
Residence Property,
Vacant Property,
Suburban Property,
Small Farms,
Large Farms,
APPLY QUICK.
MERREL CALLAWAY,
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Supeiuob Court—Hon. W. H. Fish,
judge; C. B. Hudson, solicitor-general;
J. H. Allen, clerk, L. B. Forrest, sheriff;
J. B. Lamar, deputy sheriff. Regular
terms, fourth Mondays in November and
Jnne.
County Court—J.B. Pilsbury, judge;
F. A. Hooper,'solicitor. Monthly terms,
first Wednesday. Quarterly terms, third
Monday in March, June, (September and
December.
County Commissioners—J. H. Black,
chairman; C. A. Huntington, J. A. Cobb,
G. W. Council, J. W. Wheatley. .
County Treasurer—J. E. Sullivan.
Tax Receiver—J. W, Mite.
Tax Collector—J. B. Dunn.
Coroner—J. B. Parker.
Ordinary—A. O. Speer.
Americus, 789th distriot, G. M.—W. B.
F. Oliver, J. P. W. K. Wheatley, N. P.
Court, second Tuesday.
City ok Aueiucus—Mayor—Jno. B.
Felder.
Mayor Pro Tem—W. K. Wheatley.
Aldermen—P. II. Williams, J. J. Wil
liford, T. F. Logan, J. E. Bivins, J. A.
Davenport, W. K. Wheatley.
Clerk and Treasurer—D. K. Brinson.
City Engineer and Superintendent
Water Works—G. M. Eldridge.
Chief of Police—A- P. Lingo.
Obituary.
Mrs. Mary White died at her residence
in East Americus, yesterday morning,
after a brief illness. Iter son, Mr. Geo.
White, then in Jacksonville, was tel
egraphed for and hastened to his moth
er’s bedside, and was fortunate onough
to arrive before her death.
Mr. White was fora long time associ
ated first witli tlie Times, and then with
TukTimes-Kecoiiueu, and lias the deep
sympathy of all who know him in his
loss.
The PHARMACY,
Cor. Cotton Ave. and Forsyth St.
I carry as fine and varied a stock of
Drugs, Chemicals,
Standard Patent Medicines,
and Imported Toilet Goods
as can bo found. I am not under enormous expenses and can sell you goods and
fill your
PRESCRIPTIONS
at reasonable rates. Give me a call and save money.
W. C. RUSSELL, Proprietor.
H. D
WATTS, « #
Wholesale and Retail Groceries
Has come to tho front again, and can bo found on the corner.
Watts Building, With an elegant 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 the rear, which will be shipped to any
part of the United States and Georgia.
SEND HIM YOUR ORDERS.
T. M. Allen. E. Taylor. T. E. Allen.
REAL ESTATE.
To Quick Purchasers, Two
C3--A.I3STS
In small farms. Part Cash. Good terms.
Several Cottages to rent.
Aixbkt, Taylor & Co.,
GEORGE STANFIELD,
FLORIST.
Green House and Bedding Plants aiSpecialty,
FINN STREET. AMERICUS. QA.
Hyacinths, 10c. each. 75c. per doz.
Tulips, 5c. each. 40c per. dfoz.
Easter Lilies, 25c. each.
Palms; 25c. to $15.00.
Japomcas four feet high and full of buds, $1.50 each.
dltawk.’lmo.
C. HAWKINS.
U.O. LOVING.
HAWKINS & LOVING
We are prepared to do EMBALMING on short notice. SATISFAC-
TION^GUAKANTEED. Also keep a fine line of Metallic and
Cloth Covered Cases, Caskets and Coffins.
HEADQUARTERS FOR FURNITURE.
Night calls for coffin* Telephone No. 48, or call on G. O. Loving, Brown atreeL
'Not all It gold that glitters” Is s true
laying; it Is equally true that not all U
sarsaparilla that is so labelled. If yon
would b* sure of tho genuine article, ask
for Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and take no
sr. Health la too precious (to be tri
fled with.
The Chattahoochee Brldso.
The 500-foot trestle just beyond the
Iron railroad bridge across the Chatta
hoochee river at Omaha Is being 'pushed
to completion. The steel rails are all
ready to be placed as soonjaa a few trea
ties are completed between the river and
Hurtsboro, the grading belngfabont fin
ished. It it now thought trains |can go
through to Montgomery on the S. A. M.
road by the 1ft of November.—Lumpkin
Independent.
To restore, thicken and give yon a lux
uriant growth of hair, to keep Its color
natural as In youth, and to remove dan
druff, use only Haifa Hair IUaswsr.
AUGUST MYERS,
Artistic Tailor
Under T. Wheatley’s Store,
FORSYTH ST., AMERICUS, GH.
Having been in the tailoring businesa
for twenty seven years, I have given
perfect satisfaction to my customers, and
have made no misfits. I deal with a
first-class house In New York city, and
can ahow many excellent samples; also
good English, French and Indian dye
goods, ana customers will find my goods
are all first-class. A large number of
samples of Imported saltings. I can
make up salts for $28 to 835.
Call aud see me.
A. MYERS,
Cor. Forsyth and Jaekion Sts.
For your toilet powders, toilet creams,
SDd In fact all toilet preparations, call
at Du. BLsainox'e.
The Tax Rate.
Orrica County Commissions.si
ok hunts* County, Oct. 6, iwi. j
The Commissioners of Kolasand Keveuuo
of Humter County have this day lerlril a
Mx of forty-nine and two-tentba cent, upon
one hundred dollar, of taxable property In
the county for th- current year, to. asm.
being on. hundred and alxtv-onc and on.-
third per cent, upon tfae.Mt. smeeem.nL
Hixly-one and one-thtrd per cent, belngfor
building a new Jail, and on. hundred par
cent. b-Tns for currant expenses of the coun
ty, apportioned ex follow.:
fund So. 1,seueral Indebtcdnosx SO
Fond No. 2, court house, Jell and bridges.SL0
Fund No. 3, officers' fees. 3ju
Fund No. 4, coroner's fee* .7
Fund No. 6, stationary, ete. 1A
und No. 6, Jury fere 2.0
Fund No. 7, support of poor 4.0
Fund No. 8, county court.
TotaL..
X0
J. H. Black,
C. A. Huntington,
John a. Cobb.
Gbo. W. Council,
J. W. Whsatlst,
County Commissioner*.
Our new goods are being opened up
ss rapidly aa possible. Call and see the
new styles. Jamks Fbickbb A Bbo.
A complete assortment of tolletsosps
at • ’ Du. Zldkoos’6.